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1 métaphore
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2 métaphore
métaphore [metafɔʀ]feminine noun* * *metafɔʀnom féminin metaphor* * *metafɔʀ nf* * *métaphore nf metaphor; s'exprimer par métaphores to speak in metaphors.[metafɔr] nom féminin -
3 bonheur
bonheur [bɔnœʀ]masculine nouna. ( = félicité) happiness ; ( = joie) joy• alors, tu as trouvé ton bonheur ? so, did you find what you wanted? (PROV) le bonheur des uns fait le malheur des autres(PROV) one man's meat is another man's poisonb. ( = chance) luck• il ne connaît pas son bonheur ! he doesn't know how lucky he is!• ça porte bonheur de... it's lucky to...► au petit bonheur (la chance) (inf) [répondre] off the top of one's head (inf) ; [faire] haphazardly* * *bɔnœʀnom masculin1) ( état de plénitude) happiness2) ( moment heureux) pleasurefaire le bonheur de — [personne, cadeau] to make [somebody] happy [personne, enfant]; [exposition, événement] to delight [spectateur, touriste]
3) ( chance) pleasureau petit bonheur (la chance) — [répondre, décider, chercher] at random
••le malheur des uns fait le bonheur des autres — Proverbe one man's meat is another man's poison Proverbe
l'argent ne fait pas le bonheur — Proverbe money can't buy happiness
alors, tu as trouvé ton bonheur? — (colloq) did you find what you wanted?
* * *bɔnœʀ nm1) (= sentiment) happiness2) (en locution: idée de chance)* * *bonheur nm1 ( état de plénitude) happiness; je vous souhaite beaucoup de bonheur, tous mes vœux de bonheur I wish you every happiness; être au comble du bonheur to be ecstatic;2 ( moment heureux) pleasure; quel bonheur de vous retrouver/boire un bon café what a pleasure it is to see you again/to drink a nice coffee; mon plus grand bonheur c'est de faire my greatest pleasure is to do; faire le bonheur de [personne, cadeau] to make [sb] happy [personne, enfant]; [exposition, événement] to delight [spectateur, touriste]; le nouveau musée fait le bonheur des touristes the new museum is delighting the tourists; les nouvelles mesures font le bonheur de l'industrie the industry is delighted by the new measures; pour le plus grand bonheur de qn to the great delight of sb;3 ( chance) pleasure; c'est un vrai bonheur de travailler avec elle it's a real pleasure to work with her; avoir le bonheur de faire to have the pleasure of doing; par bonheur fortunately; au petit bonheur (la chance) [répondre, décider, chercher] at random; tu ne connais pas ton bonheur! you don't realize how lucky you are!;4 fml ( réussite) il manie la métaphore avec bonheur he uses metaphor to great effect; il a répondu avec bonheur à toutes nos questions he answered all our questions felicitously.le malheur des uns fait le bonheur des autres Prov one man's meat is another man's poison Prov; l'argent ne fait pas le bonheur Prov money can't buy happiness; alors, tu as trouvé ton bonheur○? did you find what you wanted?[bɔnɶr] nom masculin1. [chance] luckpar bonheur fortunately, luckilyconnaître son bonheur: tu ne connais pas ton bonheur! you don't know when you're lucky ou how lucky you are!2. [contentement] happinessfaire le bonheur de quelqu'un [le contenter] to make somebody happy, to bring somebody happinessau petit bonheur (la chance) locution adverbiale
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