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A n1 (sort, type) sorte f, genre m, type m ; this kind of book/film ce genre or type de livre/film ; this kind of dog/person ce genre de chien/personne ; all kinds of people/cars/music/activities, people/cars/music/activities of all kinds toutes sortes de gens/de voitures/de musiques/d'activités ; various kinds of cheese/car, cheeses/cars of various kinds diverses sortes de fromages/de voitures ; what kind of dog/car is it? qu'est-ce que c'est comme chien/voiture? ; what kind of person is she? comment est-elle? ; what kind of person does he think I am? pour qui me prend-il? ; what kind of (a) person would do a thing like that? qui pourrait faire une chose pareille? ; what kind of a question/an answer is that? qu'est-ce que c'est que cette question/cette réponse? ; what kind of talk is that? en voilà des façons de parler! ; I won't do anything of the kind je n'en ferai rien ; I don't believe anything of the kind je n'en crois rien ; ideas of a dangerous/subversive kind des idées dangereuses/subversives ; decisions of a difficult/momentous kind des décisions difficiles/capitales ; a criminal/racist of the worst kind un criminel/un raciste de la pire espèce ; they could find no information/food of any kind, they could not find any kind of information/food ils n'ont pas trouvé la moindre information/nourriture ; this sculpture is the oldest (example) of its kind c'est la plus vieille sculpture du genre ; this is the only one of its kind, this is one of a kind c'est unique en son genre ; he must be some kind of idiot/sadist ça doit être un imbécile/un sadique ; a picture of some kind un quelconque tableau ; they needed some kind of success/progress ils avaient besoin d'avoir du succès/de faire des progrès ; I think it's some kind of detective story/cleaning device ce doit être une histoire policière/un système de nettoyage ; ‘what do you need?’-‘books, toys, that kind of thing’ ‘de quoi avez-vous besoin?’-‘de livres, de jouets, ce genre de choses’ ; I like tennis, squash, that kind of thing j'aime le tennis, le squash, ce genre de sport ; what kind of thing(s) does he like/do? qu'est-ce qu'il aime/fait? ; that's my kind of film/man! c'est le genre de film/d'homme que j'aime! ; that's the kind of person I am/she is je suis/elle est comme ça ; I'm not/he's not that kind of person ce n'est pas mon/son genre ; she's not the kind of person who tells lies ou to tell lies ce n'est pas son genre de mentir ; they found a solution of a kind ils ont trouvé une solution qui n'était pas merveilleuse ; it's wine/butter of a kind c'est du vin/du beurre de mauvaise qualité ;2 ( expressing vague classification) a kind of une sorte de ; a kind of handbag/toy/soup une sorte de sac à main/de jouet/de soupe ; a kind of anarchist/genius/servant une sorte d'anarchiste/de génie/de serviteur ; a kind of depression/intuition une sorte de dépression/d'intuition ; I heard a kind of rattling noise j'ai entendu comme un cliquetis ; I felt a kind of apprehension j'ai ressenti une certaine appréhension ;3 ( classified type) espèce f, genre m ; I know your/his kind je connais les gens de votre/son espèce ; they stick with their own kind ils ne fréquentent que les gens de leur espèce.1 ( in goods) en nature ; to pay in kind payer en nature ;2 ( in same way) to repay sb in kind ( good deed) rendre la pareille à qn ; ( bad deed) rendre la monnaie de sa pièce à qn ;3 ( in essence) they are/are not different in kind ils sont/ils ne sont pas très différents.C ○ kind of adv phr he's kind of cute/forgetful/clever il est plutôt mignon/distrait/intelligent ; they were kind of frightened/happy en fait, ils avaient un peu peur/ça leur faisait plutôt plaisir ; I kind of like him en fait, je l'aime bien ; we kind of thought/heard that… nous pensions/avons entendu dire que… ; ‘is it interesting/dangerous?’-‘kind of’ ‘est-ce que c'est intéressant/dangereux?’-‘plutôt, oui’ ; ‘did you have a good time?’-‘kind of’ ‘est-ce que vous vous êtes bien amusés?’-‘oui, c'était pas mal’.D adj (caring, helpful) [person] gentil/-ille ; [act] bon/bonne ; [remark, gesture, words] gentil/-ille ; [thought] délicat ; to be kind to sb être gentil avec qn ; ‘Sudso is kind to your hands/skin’ ‘Sudso respecte vos mains/votre peau’ ; to be kind to animals bien traiter les animaux ; the critics were not kind to the play les critiques n'ont pas épargné la pièce ; life has been kind to me j'ai eu de la chance dans la vie ; life has not been kind to him la vie ne l'a pas épargné ; time has been kind to him il ne fait pas son âge ; that's very kind of you c'est très gentil/aimable de votre part ; it's very kind of you/him to give us a lift/lend me some money c'est très gentil de ta/sa part de nous ramener/de me prêter de l'argent ; ( in polite formulas) would you be kind enough ou so kind as to pass me the salt? auriez-vous l'amabilité de me passer le sel ; she was kind enough to give me a lift home/offer me a drink elle a eu la gentillesse de me ramener/de m'offrir un verre ; ‘you're too kind!’ ‘vous êtes trop aimable!’ -
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[kaɪnd] 1. adjuprzejmy, życzliwy2. nrodzaj mwould you be kind enough to …? — czy byłbyś uprzejmy +infin ?
* * *I noun(a sort or type: What kind of car is it?; He is not the kind of man who would be cruel to children.) rodzajII 1. adjective(ready or anxious to do good to others; friendly: He's such a kind man; It was very kind of you to look after the children yesterday.) uprzejmy, życzliwy- kindly2. adjective(having or showing a gentle and friendly nature: a kindly smile; a kindly old lady.) życzliwy- kindness
- kind-hearted
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