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A n1 ( well-being) confort m ; ( emphasizing wealth) aisance f ; to live in comfort vivre dans l'aisance ; he likes his comfort il aime son confort ;2 ( amenity) confort m ; every modern comfort tout le confort moderne ; home comforts le confort du foyer ; the comforts of civilization les conforts or agréments mpl de la civilisation ;3 ( consolation) réconfort m, consolation f ; ( relief from pain) soulagement m ; it's a comfort to know that il est consolant de savoir que ; to be a great comfort to sb [person] être un grand réconfort pour qn ; [knowledge, belief] apporter beaucoup de réconfort à qn ; to take comfort from trouver un réconfort dans ; we can take comfort from the fact that nous pouvons nous consoler à l'idée que ; to give ou bring comfort to ( emotionally) procurer du réconfort à ; ( physically) procurer du soulagement à ; if it's any comfort to you si cela peut vous réconforter or consoler ; to be small comfort for sb n'être qu'une maigre consolation pour qn.B vtr consoler ; ( stronger) réconforter ; to be comforted by sb se faire consoler par qn ; to be comforted by the thought that être réconforté à l'idée que.it's (a bit) too close for comfort (of where sb is, lives) ça fait un peu trop près ; (of fighting, war) c'est dangereusement proche, ça devient inquiétant ; that's outside my comfort zone ce n'est pas quelque chose que je pourrais faire.
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