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1 ( loving) [embrace, farewell, gesture, person] affectueux/-euse ; [eyes, heart] tendre ; fond memories de très bons souvenirs ; ‘with fondest love, Julie’ ‘je t'embrasse affectueusement, Julie’ ;2 ( heartfelt) [ambition, hope, wish] cher/chère ;4 ( partial) to be fond of sb aimer beaucoup qn ; to be fond of sth aimer qch ; to be fond of doing aimer faire ; to be very fond of sb/sth adorer qn/qch ;5 ( irritatingly prone) to be fond of doing aimer bien faire. -
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fond [fɒnd](a) to be fond of sb aimer beaucoup qn, avoir de l'affection pour qn;∎ to be fond of sth aimer beaucoup qch, être amateur de qch;∎ I'm very fond of sweet things je suis très friand de sucreries, j'aime beaucoup les sucreries;∎ I'm rather fond of her je l'aime bien;∎ they're fond of each other ils s'aiment bien;∎ he's fond of reading il aime lire;∎ I'm not fond of being told I'm an idiot je n'apprécie pas qu'on me traite d'idiot;∎ he is rather too fond of the sound of his own voice il aime un peu trop s'écouter parler;∎ he was fond of the odd whisky il aimait bien prendre un petit whisky de temps à autre(b) (loving → friend, wife, embrace) affectueux, tendre; (→ parent) indulgent, bon; (→ look) tendre;∎ with fondest love (in letter) affectueusement∎ my fondest dream mon rêve le plus cher∎ in the fond hope of catching a glimpse of my idol dans le fol espoir d'apercevoir mon idole;∎ she still retained the fond belief that he would return elle persistait à croire qu'il reviendrait
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