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1 amused
amused [ə'mju:zd](a) (occupied) occupé, diverti;∎ to keep oneself amused s'occuper, se distraire;∎ the game kept them amused for hours le jeu les a occupés pendant des heures(b) (delighted, entertained) amusé;∎ they were greatly amused at or by the cat's behaviour le comportement du chat les a bien fait rire;∎ I was greatly amused to hear about his adventures cela m'a beaucoup amusé d'entendre parler de ses aventures;∎ she was not (at all) amused elle n'a pas trouvé ça drôle (du tout);∎ an amused look/smile un regard/sourire amusé;∎ she looked at him, amused elle l'a regardé d'un air amusé;∎ familiar we are not amused très drôle!ⓘ We are not amused Cette expression fait allusion à une réflexion qu'aurait faite la reine Victoria pour marquer sa désapprobation, après avoir entendu une histoire osée de la bouche d'un de ses courtisans. De nos jours, il est courant de l'employer en réponse à quelqu'un qui a fait une remarque qu'on ne trouve pas drôle ou qu'on juge malvenue. -
2 amuse
A vtr1 ( cause laughter) amuser ; to be amused at ou by s'amuser de ; the shareholders were not amused by the decision la décision n'a pas fait sourire les actionnaires ; I'm not amused! je ne trouve pas ça drôle! ;1 ( entertain) se distraire ;2 ( occupy) s'occuper.
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