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joy [dʒɔɪ](a) (pleasure) joie f, plaisir m;∎ to shout with or for joy crier de joie;∎ she moved out, to the great joy of her neighbours elle a déménagé, à la grande joie de ses voisins;∎ her grandchildren are a great joy to her ses petits-enfants sont la joie de sa vie;∎ it was a joy to see him laughing again c'était un plaisir de le voir rire à nouveau;∎ the joys of gardening les plaisirs ou les charmes du jardinage;∎ full of the joys of spring au comble du bonheur;∎ the joys of having children les joies qu'apportent les enfants;∎ the joys of having a car les joies d'avoir une voiture;∎ her style is a joy to watch son style est un plaisir pour les yeux;∎ he's a joy to work for c'est un plaisir de travailler pour lui;∎ our new car is a joy to drive avec notre nouveau modèle, la conduite est un plaisir;∎ she's a joy to be with, it's a joy to be with her c'est un plaisir que d'être à ses côtés;∎ ironic oh joy! ô joie!∎ they had no joy at the casino ils n'ont pas eu de chance au casino;∎ any joy at the job centre? tu as trouvé quelque chose à l'agence pour l'emploi?;∎ (did you have or get) any joy? ça a marché?, tu as réussi?;∎ no joy! ça n'a rien donné!, ça n'a pas marché!;∎ you won't get any joy from him tu n'arriveras à rien avec lui -
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pastoral [ˈpα:stərəl]a. ( = rural) pastoral ; [beauty, joys] champêtreb. [care] (by priest) pastoralc. [role, duties] (in school) de conseiller* * *['pɑːstərəl], US ['pæs-] 1.noun pastorale f2.1) Art, Literature, Religion pastoral2) GB School, University [role, work] de conseiller/-ère -
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sorrow ['sɒrəʊ]1 nounchagrin m, peine f, tristesse f; (stronger) affliction f, douleur f;∎ I am writing to express my sorrow at your sad loss je vous écris pour vous faire part de la tristesse que j'ai éprouvée en apprenant votre deuil;∎ her sorrow at or over losing the match was short-lived le chagrin qu'elle a éprouvé ou la tristesse qu'elle a éprouvée d'avoir perdu le match n'a pas duré;∎ to our great sorrow à notre grand regret;∎ more in sorrow than in anger avec plus de tristesse que de colère;∎ his son's failure was a great sorrow to him l'échec de son fils lui a fait ou causé beaucoup de peine;∎ life is full of joys and sorrows la vie est faite de joies et de peines;∎ one for sorrow, two for joy = maxime que l'on prononce par supersitition lorsqu'on voit une pie, une pie seule étant censée porter malheur tandis que deux pies sont censées porter bonheurliterary éprouver du chagrin ou de la peine;∎ he is still sorrowing over his son's death il pleure encore la mort de son fils
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