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pleasure [ˈpleʒər]1. nouna. ( = enjoyment) plaisir m• toys which can give children hours of pleasure des jouets avec lesquels les enfants peuvent s'amuser pendant des heures• has he gone to Paris on business or for pleasure? est-il allé à Paris pour affaires ou pour son plaisir ?b. ( = source of enjoyment) plaisir m• with pleasure ( = willingly) avec plaisir• I have pleasure in accepting... j'ai l'honneur d'accepter...• Mr and Mrs Brewis request the pleasure of your company at the marriage of their daughter M. et Mme Brewis sont heureux de vous faire part du mariage de leur fille et vous prient d'assister à la bénédiction nuptiale2. compounds* * *['pleʒə(r)]2) [C] (enjoyable activity, experience) plaisir m (of de)it is/was a pleasure to do — c'est/c'était agréable de faire
3) ( in polite formulae)I look forward to the pleasure of meeting you — ( some day) j'espère avoir un jour le plaisir de vous rencontrer
my pleasure — ( replying to request for help) avec plaisir; ( replying to thanks) je vous en prie
what an unexpected pleasure! — gen quelle excellente surprise!; iron ça! par exemple!
‘Mr and Mrs Moor request the pleasure of your company at their daughter's wedding’ — ‘M. et Mme Moor vous prient d'assister à la cérémonie de mariage de leur fille’
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A n1 ¢ ( enjoyment) plaisir m (of de ; of doing de faire) ; to give/bring pleasure to millions donner/apporter du plaisir à des millions de gens ; to watch/listen with pleasure regarder/écouter avec plaisir ; to take all the pleasure out of enlever tout le plaisir de ; to take pleasure in/in doing prendre plaisir à/à faire ; to find pleasure in trouver du plaisir à ; to do sth for pleasure faire qch par plaisir ; sb's pleasure at sth le plaisir qu'apporte qch à qn ; his pleasure at my remark le plaisir que lui apportait ma remarque ; it gives me no pleasure to do cela ne m'est pas agréable de faire ; to get more pleasure out of life avoir une vie plus agréable ;3 ∁ (enjoyable activity, experience) plaisir m (of de) ; he has few pleasures in life il a peu de plaisirs dans la vie ; it is my only pleasure c'est mon seul plaisir ; it is/was a pleasure to do c'est/c'était agréable de faire ;4 ¢ ( recreation) plaisir m ; to put duty before pleasure faire passer le devoir avant le plaisir ; to mix business and pleasure joindre l'utile à l'agréable ; are you in Paris for business or pleasure? êtes-vous à Paris pour vos affaires ou en voyage d'agrément? ;5 ( in polite formulae) it gives me great pleasure to do c'est avec plaisir que je fais ; ‘will you come?’-‘thank you, with (the greatest) pleasure’ ‘voulez-vous venir?’-‘merci, avec (le plus grand) plaisir’ ; I look forward to the pleasure of meeting you j'espère avoir prochainement le plaisir de vous rencontrer ; ‘it's been a pleasure meeting you ou to meet you’-‘the pleasure was all mine’ ‘je suis ravi d'avoir fait votre connaissance’-‘tout le plaisir est pour moi’ ; my pleasure ( replying to request for help) avec plaisir ; ( replying to thanks) je vous en prie ; what an unexpected pleasure! gen quelle excellente surprise! ; iron ça! par exemple! ; may I have the pleasure (of this dance)? m'accorderez-vous cette danse? ; would you do me the pleasure of dining with me? me ferez-vous le plaisir de dîner avec moi? ; ‘Mr and Mrs Moor request the pleasure of your company at their daughter's wedding’ ‘M. et Mme Moor vous prient d'assister à la cérémonie de mariage de leur fille’ ;6 sout (will, desire) what is your pleasure? gen que désirez-vous? ; ( offering drink) que prenez-vous? ; at one's pleasure à son gré.
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