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1 joie
joie [ʒwa]1. feminine noun• quand aurons-nous la joie de vous revoir ? when shall we have the pleasure of seeing you again?• c'est pas la joie ! (inf) it's no fun!2. plural feminine noun• ce sont les joies de la voiture ! that's the joy of car travel!* * *ʒwa1) ( bonheur) joyjoie sans mélange or sans partage — pure joy
quelle joie! — iron wonderful! iron
être ivre de joie — to be drunk with happiness ou delight
2) ( plaisir) pleasurese faire une joie de faire — ( envisager avec plaisir) to look forward to doing; ( faire avec plaisir) to be delighted to do
leurs seules joies — their only pleasures; faux I
••s'en donner à cœur joie — lit to enjoy oneself to the full; fig to have a field day
* * *ʒwa nfavec joie [accepter] — with the greatest pleasure
* * *A nf1 ( bonheur) joy; la joie éclairait son visage his/her face glowed with joy; être au comble de la joie to be overjoyed; joie sans mélange or sans partage pure joy; cette enfant fait la joie de ses parents the child is her parents' pride and joy; la joie de faire the joy ou pleasure of doing; la joie de retrouver sa maison the joy ou pleasure of getting back home; des cris de joie cries of joy; il y a eu des explosions de joie dans toute la ville the whole town erupted with joy; c'est une joie de le regarder he's a joy to look at; quelle joie! wonderful!; être ivre de joie to be drunk with happiness ou delight; sauter/pleurer de joie to jump/cry for joy; avoir de la joie au cœur to have a cheerful disposition; un enfant plein de joie a happy ou sunny child; beaucoup de joie great happiness; faire la joie de qn to gladden ou delight sb, to make sb happy; être en joie to be delighted; mettre qn en joie to delight sb; pour or à la plus grande joie de qn to sb's great delight; être tout à la joie de faire to be carried away by the thrill of doing; c'est la joie dans les rues happiness reigns in the streets; ‘comment ça va au travail?’-‘c'est pas la joie○!’ ‘how are things at work?’-‘not great○!’;2 ( plaisir) pleasure; cela a été une joie de vous recevoir it has been a pleasure to have ou having you; exprimer/dire sa joie de faire to express one's pleasure at doing; avoir la joie de faire to have the pleasure of doing; accepter qch avec joie to accept sth with pleasure; se faire une joie de faire ( envisager avec plaisir) to look forward to doing; ( faire avec plaisir) to be delighted to do; ⇒ faux;3 ( source de plaisir) pleasure, joy; leurs seules joies their only pleasures.B joies nfpl ( aspects agréables) (du monde, des sens) pleasures; (de l'amour, d'une activité) pleasures, joys; goûter aux joies de l'amour to taste the joys of love; s'adonner/se livrer aux joies de qch to devote oneself to/to give oneself over to the joys of sth.joie de vivre joie de vivre, exuberance.[ʒwa] nom fémininpousser un cri de joie to shout ou to whoop for joypour la plus grande joie de ses parents, elle a obtenu la bourse much to the delight of her parents ou to her parent's great delight, she won the scholarshipc'est pas la joie à la maison (familier) life at home isn't exactly a laugh-a-minute ou a bundle of laughs2. [plaisir] pleasurenous avons la joie de vous annoncer la naissance de Charles we are happy to announce the birth of Charlesje suis tout à la joie de revoir mes amis (soutenu) I'm overjoyed at the idea of ou I'm greatly looking forward to seeing my friends againdes films qui ont fait la joie de millions d'enfants films which have given pleasure to ou delighted millions of childrenla petite Émilie fait la joie de sa mère little Emily is the apple of her mother's eye ou is her mother's pride and joyil se faisait une telle joie de venir à ton mariage he was so delighted at the idea of ou so looking forward to coming to your weddingje me ferai une joie de lui dire ses quatre vérités (humoristique) I shall be only too pleased to tell him a few home truths————————joies nom féminin pluriel[plaisirs] joysles joies de la vie/retraite the joys of life/retirement -
2 goûter
I.goûter°1 [gute]➭ TABLE 11. transitive verba. [+ aliment] to tasteb. [+ repos] to enjoy2. intransitive verb( = faire une collation) to have an after-school snackII.goûter°2 [gute]masculine noun[d'enfants] after-school snack ; [d'adultes] afternoon tea* * *
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1. gute1) ( essayer) to taste, to try2) ( apprécier) to enjoy [paix, solitude, spectacle]
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goûter à verbe transitif indirect1) ( essayer)2) ( faire l'expérience de)goûter à — to have a taste of [liberté, pouvoir]
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goûter de verbe transitif indirect
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verbe intransitif to have one's mid-afternoon snack
II gutenom masculin1) ( nourriture) snack2) ( réunion d'enfants) children's party* * *ɡute1. vt1) (= essayer) to tasteGoûte donc ce fromage: tu verras comme il est bon! — Taste this cheese: you'll see how nice it is!, Have a taste of this cheese: you'll see how nice it is!
2) soutenu (= apprécier)ne goûter guère; un auteur dont je ne goûte guère les \(oe)uvres — a writer whose works are not at all to my taste
2. vi1) (= prendre une collation en fin d'après-midi) to have an afternoon snackLes enfants goûtent généralement vers quatre heures. — The children usually have a snack around 4 o'clock.
2) (= prendre de)goûter à — to taste, to sample
3. nm* * *goûter verb table: aimerA nm1 (collation, nourriture) snack (eaten by children mid-morning or mid-afternoon);2 ( réunion d'enfants) children's party; goûter d'anniversaire children's birthday party.B vtr1 ( essayer) to taste, to try; goûtez-moi ça! have a taste of this!; je peux goûter? may I taste it?;2 ( apprécier) to enjoy [plaisir, paix, silence, solitude]; to appreciate [spectacle, discours, plaisanterie]; je goûte fort peu ce genre de plaisanterie I don't really appreciate that kind of joke.C goûter à vtr ind1 ( essayer) goûter à to try [aliment, boisson]; il n'a pas voulu goûter à mon soufflé he wouldn't try my soufflé; mais tu y as à peine goûté! but you've hardly touched it!;2 ( faire l'expérience de) goûter à to have a taste of [liberté, indépendance, pouvoir, plaisir]; goûter aux joies/charmes de la campagne to sample the joys/pleasures of the countryside.D goûter de vtr ind to have a taste of; avoir goûté de la prison to have had a taste of life in prison; il va goûter de mon fouet! he's going to get a taste of my whip!E vi [enfant] to have one's mid-afternoon snack.I[gute] nom masculin[collation]afternoon snack for children, typically consisting of bread, butter, chocolate, and a drink[fête] children's partyII[gute] verbe transitifvoulez-vous goûter ma sauce? would you like to taste ou try my sauce?fais-moi goûter let me have a taste, give me a taste3. (Belgique) [avoir un goût de] to taste————————[gute] verbe intransitifvenez goûter, les enfants! come and have your snack, children!2. (Belgique) [avoir bon goût] to taste nice————————goûter à verbe plus préposition1. [manger]2. [faire l'expérience de] to have a taste of————————goûter de verbe plus préposition2. [faire l'expérience de] to have a taste of -
3 joyeuseté
ʒwajøzte nfironique... et autres joyeusetés —... and other joys
* * *joyeuseté nf joy; et autres joyeusetés and other similar joys. -
4 chagrin
chagrin [∫agʀɛ̃]masculine noun( = affliction) grief* * *
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chagrine ʃagʀɛ̃, in adjectif [personne] despondent
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avoir un gros chagrin — [enfant] to be very upset
* * *ʃaɡʀɛ̃, in chagrin, -e1. nmgrief, sorrowElle a eu beaucoup de chagrin à la mort de sa tante. — She was very upset by the death of her aunt.
2. adj(humeur) despondent, dejected* * *A adj [personne] despondent, dejected; [visage] doleful; [temps] dreary; être d'humeur chagrine to be despondent ou dejected; les esprits chagrins the malcontents.B nm1 ( peine) grief, sorrow; faire du chagrin à qn to cause sb grief; accablé de chagrin grief-stricken; à mon grand chagrin to my (great) sorrow; avoir du chagrin to be sad; avoir beaucoup de chagrin to be very sad; ‘M. et Mme Vernet ont l'immense chagrin de vous faire part du décès de leur fils Pierre’ ‘it is with great sadness that Mr and Mrs Vernet have to inform you of the death of their son Pierre’; elle a eu de nombreux chagrins she's had many sorrows; mourir de chagrin to die of a broken heart; avoir un gros chagrin [enfant] to be very upset;2 ( en reliure) shagreen; relié plein chagrin bound in shagreen.chagrin d'amour unhappy love affair.I( féminin chagrine) [ʃagrɛ̃, in] adjectifII[ʃagrɛ̃] nom masculin[cuir] shagreen[ʃagrɛ̃] nom masculincauser du chagrin à quelqu'un to cause distress to ou to distress somebody -
5 cortège
cortège [kɔʀtεʒ]masculine noun• cortège de [+ malheurs, faillites] trail of* * *kɔʀtɛʒnom masculin1) ( défilé) procession2) ( série) liter•Phrasal Verbs:* * *kɔʀtɛʒ nmprocession, figet son cortège de... (suivi d'un nom au pluriel) — and its attendant...
* * *cortège nm1 ( défilé) procession; marcher en cortège to walk in procession; se former en cortège to form a procession; le cortège des grévistes the procession of strikers; suivi d'un cortège d'enfants/de chiens followed by a troop of children/of dogs;2 ( série) liter un cortège de souvenirs a stream of memories; un cortège de joies et de peines a succession of joys and sorrows; la guerre et son cortège de misères war and its trail of misery.cortège funèbre (funeral) cortège; cortège nuptial wedding procession.[kɔrtɛʒ] nom masculin1. [accompagnateurs] cortege[d'un roi] retinue3. [défilé] processioncortège funèbre funeral cortege ou procession -
6 célibat
célibat [seliba]masculine noun* * *seliba* * *seliba nm1) [personne non mariée] single life2) [prêtre] celibacy* * *célibat nm1 ( état) single status; vivre dans le célibat to lead a single life; les joies du célibat the joys of single life;2 ( chasteté) celibacy.[seliba] nom masculin[d'un prêtre] celibacyelle a choisi le célibat she decided to remain single ou not to marrya. [homme] to remain a bachelorb. [femme] to remain singlec. [prêtre] to be celibate -
7 félicité
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8 initier
initier [inisje]➭ TABLE 71. transitive verba. [+ personne] to initiate (à into)b. [+ enquête, dialogue, politique] to initiate2. reflexive verb* * *inisje
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1) ( former) to introduce (à to)2) ( admettre à la connaissance) to initiate (à into)3) ( être à l'origine de) to initiate [projet, réforme]
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s'initier verbe pronominal* * *inisje vtinitier qn à — to initiate sb into, (= faire découvrir) [art, jeu] to introduce sb to
* * *initier verb table: plierA vtr1 ( former) to introduce (à to);2 ( admettre à la connaissance) to initiate (à into);3 ( être à l'origine de) to initiate [projet, réforme].B s'initier vpr s'initier à l'escrime/au parachutisme (to start) to learn fencing/skydiving; s'initier à une langue to start to learn a language; s'initier à la photo to learn about photography.[inisje] verbe transitif1. [novice] to initiateinitier quelqu'un à quelque chose to initiate somebody into something, to introduce somebody to something————————s'initier à verbe pronominal plus prépositionj'ai besoin de deux semaines pour m'initier au traitement de texte I need two weeks to teach myself ou to learn how to use a word processor -
9 s'adonner
adɔne vpr/vis'adonner à [activité, sport] — to devote o.s. to, [vice, penchant] to abandon o.s. to
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10 adonner (s')
adonner (s') [adɔne]➭ TABLE 1 reflexive verba. s'adonner à [+ art, études] [+ sport, passe-temps] to devote o.s. to ; [+ pratiques] to indulge in -
11 chouette
I.n. m.1. Le chouette de¼ The great thing about¼ Le chouette de l'affaire, c'est qu'on lui a prêté son propre fric: The really hilarious thing about it all was that we lent him his own money.3. (pl.): Genuine I.D. papers. Marcher sous ses chouettes: To go about under one's true identity.4. Prendre du chouette: To indulge in sodomous intercourse.II.n. f. Il était tout à la chouette à l'idée de revoir sa bonne femme: He was full of the joys of spring at the thought of seeing his missus again.III.adj.1. 'Swell', 'great', fine. C'est une chouette personne, ta frangine: Your sister is a really nice person.a To be 'in someone's good books', to be held in esteem by someone.b To 'have a crush on someone', to be enamoured with someone.IV.interj. Good-ho! — Smashing! — Great! Chouette alors! Well, that's really super! (The French and English are equally twee.) -
12 rigouillard
adj.1. (of person): Fond of 'larking about', 'full of the joys of spring' where women are concerned.2. 'Side-splitting', hilarious, very funny. -
13 vaillant
adj. 'Full of beans', sprightly, full of energy. Tu n'as pas l'air très vaillant ce matin! You don't look full of the joys ofspring this bright and cheery morning!
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