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1 amused
amused [əˈmju:zd][person, look, smile, attitude] amusé• I was amused to see that... ça m'a amusé de voir que...• to keep o.s. amused se distraire -
2 amused
amused [ə'mju:zd](a) (occupied) occupé, diverti;∎ to keep oneself amused s'occuper, se distraire;∎ the game kept them amused for hours le jeu les a occupés pendant des heures(b) (delighted, entertained) amusé;∎ they were greatly amused at or by the cat's behaviour le comportement du chat les a bien fait rire;∎ I was greatly amused to hear about his adventures cela m'a beaucoup amusé d'entendre parler de ses aventures;∎ she was not (at all) amused elle n'a pas trouvé ça drôle (du tout);∎ an amused look/smile un regard/sourire amusé;∎ she looked at him, amused elle l'a regardé d'un air amusé;∎ familiar we are not amused très drôle!ⓘ We are not amused Cette expression fait allusion à une réflexion qu'aurait faite la reine Victoria pour marquer sa désapprobation, après avoir entendu une histoire osée de la bouche d'un de ses courtisans. De nos jours, il est courant de l'employer en réponse à quelqu'un qui a fait une remarque qu'on ne trouve pas drôle ou qu'on juge malvenue. -
3 entertain
entertain [‚entəˈteɪn]a. ( = amuse) [+ audience] divertir ; ( = keep occupied) [+ children] distraire• why don't you go and entertain our guests? tu veux bien aller t'occuper de nos invités ?b. ( = offer hospitality to) recevoirc. ( = have in mind) [+ possibility] envisager ; [+ intention, suspicion, doubt, hope] nourrir ; [+ proposal] accueillira. ( = amuse) divertirb. ( = offer hospitality) recevoir• do you entertain often? vous recevez beaucoup ?* * *[ˌentə'teɪn] 1.transitive verb1) ( keep amused) divertir; ( make laugh) amuser; ( keep occupied) distraire, occuper2) ( play host to) recevoir3) entretenir [idea]; nourrir [doubt, ambition, illusion]2.intransitive verb recevoir -
4 entertain
A vtr1 ( keep amused) divertir ; ( make laugh) amuser ; ( keep occupied) distraire, occuper ; ( keep company with) tenir compagnie à ;2 ( play host to) recevoir ; to entertain sb to dinner recevoir qn à dîner ; she's being entertained to dinner by some friends elle est invitée à dîner chez des amis ;3 ( nurture) entretenir [idea] ; retenir [suggestion] ; nourrir [doubt, hope, ambition, passion, illusion] ; I couldn't entertain the thought that je n'arrivais pas à me faire à l'idée que. -
5 amuse
A vtr1 ( cause laughter) amuser ; to be amused at ou by s'amuser de ; the shareholders were not amused by the decision la décision n'a pas fait sourire les actionnaires ; I'm not amused! je ne trouve pas ça drôle! ;1 ( entertain) se distraire ;2 ( occupy) s'occuper.
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keep somebody amused — keep sb aˈmused idiom to give sb interesting things to do, or to entertain them so that they do not become bored • Playing with water can keep children amused for hours. Main entry: ↑amusedidiom … Useful english dictionary
amused — adj. 1) highly, thoroughly, vastly amused 2) amused at, by (she was amused at/by that story) 3) amused to + inf. (I was amused to see him playing up to the boss) 4) to keep smb. amused (he kept the children amused by reading stories) * * * [ə… … Combinatory dictionary
amused — [[t]əmju͟ːzd[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED: usu v link ADJ, oft ADJ by/at n, ADJ to inf If you are amused by something, it makes you want to laugh or smile. Sara was not amused by Franklin s teasing... We were amused to see how assiduously the animal… … English dictionary
amused — a|mused [əˈmju:zd] adj 1.) if you are amused by something, you think it is funny and you smile or laugh amused at/by ▪ Ellen seemed amused by the whole situation. ▪ I could see she was highly amused (=very amused) . ▪ The man looked a little… … Dictionary of contemporary English
amused — adjective 1 someone who is amused by something thinks it is funny so that they smile or laugh (+ at/by): Clare was highly amused by the little boy s antics. | He won t be very amused when he finds out what s happened to his garden. | James… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
keep — keep1 W1S1 [ki:p] v past tense and past participle kept [kept] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(not change)¦ 2¦(continue doing something)¦ 3¦(not give back)¦ 4¦(not lose)¦ 5¦(store something)¦ 6¦(make somebody stay in a place)¦ 7¦(delay somebody)¦ 8¦(do what you… … Dictionary of contemporary English
keep — I n. maintenance to earn one s keep II v. 1) (D; tr.) ( to have ) to keep about (esp. BE), around (do you keep a screwdriver around the house?) 2) (d; intr.) to keep after ( to keep persuading ) (keep after the children; they are still too… … Combinatory dictionary
amused — adj. VERBS ▪ be, look, seem, sound ▪ She looked faintly amused. ▪ keep sb ▪ He kept the children amused for hours … Collocations dictionary
Amused — Amuse A*muse ([.a]*m[=u]z ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Amused} ([.a]*m[=u]zd ); p. pr. & vb. n. {Amusing}.] [F. amuser to make stay, to detain, to amuse, [ a] (L. ad) + OF. muser. See {Muse}, v.] 1. To occupy or engage the attention of; to lose in… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
keep somebody in stitches — verb To keep somebody laughing hard or amused. The show kept me in stitches the whole time … Wiktionary
entertain — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. receive, welcome; amuse, divert, regale; harbor, shelter, cherish; maintain, keep up; consider, dwell upon, heed. See attention, thought, amusement. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To keep amused] Syn. amuse,… … English dictionary for students
