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1 invitation
1 (request, card) invitation f ; an invitation to lunch/dinner une invitation à déjeuner/à dîner ; to send/accept/decline an invitation envoyer/accepter/décliner une invitation ; thank you for your kind invitation je vous remercie de votre aimable invitation ; we regret we are unable to accept your kind invitation nous regrettons de ne pouvoir accepter votre aimable invitation ; to receive an invitation to do être invité à faire ;2 ¢ ( act of inviting) invitation f ; ‘by invitation only’ ‘entrée sur invitation uniquement’ ; at sb's invitation à or sur l'invitation de qn ;3 Ind (summons, bidding) offre f ; the rail union issued an urgent invitation to talks le syndicat des chemins de fer a lancé une offre pressante de négociations ;5 fig ( encouragement) incitation f ; unlocked doors are an open invitation to burglars les portes non fermées à clé sont une incitation manifeste pour les cambrioleurs ; this was an invitation to him to feel persecuted cela l'a incité à se considérer comme persécuté. -
2 invitation
invitation [‚ɪnvɪˈteɪ∫ən]• this lock is an open invitation to burglars! cette serrure est une véritable invite au cambriolage !* * *[ˌɪnvɪ'teɪʃn]1) (request, card) invitation f2) [U] ( act of inviting) invitation f‘by invitation only’ — ‘entrée sur invitation uniquement’
at somebody's invitation — à or sur l'invitation de quelqu'un
4) Financean invitation to bid ou tender — un appel d'offres
5) fig ( encouragement) incitation f -
3 thank
thank [θæŋk](a) (in gratitude) remercier;∎ to thank sb for sth remercier qn de ou pour qch;∎ formal Madeleine Barry thanks Mr Dupont for his kind invitation Madeleine Barry remercie M. Dupont de son invitation;∎ to thank sb for doing sth remercier qn d'avoir fait qch;∎ she thanked us for coming elle nous remercia d'être venus;∎ I can't thank you enough for what you've done je ne sais comment vous remercier pour ce que vous avez fait pour moi;∎ you have your father to thank for that tu peux dire merci à ton père pour ça, c'est à ton père que tu dois ça;∎ ironic you have only yourself to thank for that! c'est à toi seul qu'il faut t'en prendre!;∎ you won't thank me for it vous allez m'en vouloir;∎ thank God or goodness! Dieu merci!;∎ thank heaven or heavens you're safe! Dieu merci vous êtes sain et sauf!∎ I'll thank you to keep quiet about it je vous prierai de ne pas en parler;∎ I'll thank you to mind your own business! je te prie de t'occuper de ce qui te regarde!2 thanks∎ give her my thanks for the flowers remerciez-la de ma part pour les fleurs;∎ (many) thanks for all your help merci (beaucoup) pour toute votre aide;∎ Administration received with thanks pour acquit;∎ that's all the thanks I get! voilà comment on me remercie!∎ to give thanks to God rendre grâce à Dieu;∎ thanks be to God rendons grâce à Dieumerci;∎ thanks a lot, thanks very much merci beaucoup, merci bien;∎ thanks a million merci mille fois;∎ thanks for coming merci d'être venu;∎ no thanks! (non) merci!;∎ ironic thanks for nothing! je te remercie!grâce à;∎ thanks to you, we saved a lot of money grâce à vous, nous avons économisé beaucoup d'argent;∎ thanks to you, we lost the contract à cause de vous, nous avons perdu le contrat;∎ no thanks to you! ce n'est sûrement pas grâce à vous!►► formal thanks offering action f de grâce;
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