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1 complaisamment
kɔ̃plɛzamɑ̃1) ( aimablement) obligingly2) ( avec trop d'indulgence) indulgently3) ( avec autosatisfaction) complacently* * *kɔ̃plɛzamɑ̃ adv1) (par indulgence ou paresse) complacently2) (= avec obligeance) kindly* * *complaisamment adv1 ( aimablement) obligingly;2 ( avec trop d'indulgence) indulgently;3 ( avec autosatisfaction) complacently.[kɔ̃plɛzamɑ̃] adverbe -
2 complaisance
complaisance [kɔ̃plεzɑ̃s]feminine nounb. ( = indulgence coupable) indulgence ; ( = connivence) connivance* * *kɔ̃plɛzɑ̃s1) ( volonté de faire plaisir) kindness, readiness to oblige2) ( indulgence excessive)3) ( autosatisfaction) complacency, smugness* * *kɔ̃plɛzɑ̃s nfattestation de complaisance — medical certificate issued for non-genuine illness to oblige a patient
2)3) (= obligeance) kindness* * *complaisance nf1 ( volonté de faire plaisir) kindness, readiness to oblige; avoir la complaisance de faire to be kind enough to do; faire qch par complaisance to do sth to oblige ou out of kindness; sourire de complaisance polite smile; certificat médical de complaisance medical certificate delivered by an obliging doctor; pavillon de complaisance flag of convenience;2 ( indulgence excessive) la complaisance d'un père à l'égard de ses enfants a father's indulgence toward(s) his children; leur complaisance à l'égard du régime their soft attitude toward(s) the regime, the fact that they condone the regime; décrire la situation sans complaisance to give an objective assessment of the situation; un portrait sans complaisance a candid portrait;3 ( autosatisfaction) complacency, smugness; il s'écoute avec complaisance he likes the sound of his own voice.[kɔ̃plɛzɑ̃s] nom fémininavec complaisance kindly, obliginglyavec complaisance smugly, complacently3. [indulgence - des parents] laxity, indulgence ; [ - d'un tribunal, d'un juge] leniency, indulgence ; [ - d'un mari] connivance————————complaisances nom féminin pluriel————————de complaisance locution adjectivale————————par complaisance locution adverbiale
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Complacently — Com*pla cent*ly (k[o^]m*pl[=a] sent*l[y^]), adv. In a complacent manner. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
complacently — complacent ► ADJECTIVE ▪ smug and uncritically satisfied with oneself or one s achievements. DERIVATIVES complacency (also complacence) noun complacently adverb. ORIGIN from Latin complacere to please … English terms dictionary
complacently — adverb in a self satisfied manner he complacently lived out his life as a village school teacher • Derived from adjective: ↑complacent … Useful english dictionary
complacently — adverb see complacent … New Collegiate Dictionary
complacently — See complacent. * * * … Universalium
complacently — adverb In a complacent manner; overly calm and contented; not troubled … Wiktionary
complacently — adv. in a self satisfied manner, unconcernedly; tranquilly, calmly … English contemporary dictionary
complacently — com·pla·cent·ly … English syllables
complacently — See: complacent … English dictionary
self-complacently — See self complacency. * * * … Universalium
complacent — complacently, adv. /keuhm play seuhnt/, adj. 1. pleased, esp. with oneself or one s merits, advantages, situation, etc., often without awareness of some potential danger or defect; self satisfied: The voters are too complacent to change the… … Universalium