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1 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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