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1 don de soi
self-denial, self-sacrifice -
2 abnégation
abnégation [abnegasjɔ̃]feminine noun* * *abnegasjɔ̃nom féminin self-sacrifice* * *abneɡasjɔ̃ nfself-denial, abnegation* * *[abnegasjɔ̃] nom féminin -
3 don
don [dɔ̃]masculine nouna. ( = aptitude) giftb. ( = cadeau) gift ; ( = offrande) donation• faire don de [+ fortune, maison] to donate* * *dɔ̃nom masculin1) ( donation) donationfaire don de — to give (à to)
2) ( talent) gift ( de quelque chose for something)•Phrasal Verbs:* * *dɔ̃ nm1) (= cadeau) giftfaire don de [biens] — to make a gift of, [organes] to donate
2) (charitable) donation3) (= aptitude) gift, talentavoir un don pour — to have a gift for, to have a talent for
avoir des dons pour — to have a gift for, to have a talent for
avoir le don de faire ironique — to have a knack of doing
Elle a le don de m'énerver. — She's got a knack of getting on my nerves.
* * *don nm1 ( donation) donation; dons en argent cash donations; dons pour la recherche donations for research; dons des particuliers private donations; faire don de to give [amour, corps, œuvre] (à to); don de soi self-sacrifice;2 ( talent) gift; avoir le don des langues to have a gift for ou the gift of languages; avoir le don de faire to have a talent for doing; il a le don de m'énerver he has a special talent for getting on my nerves.[dɔ̃] nom masculinelle a un don pour la danse she has a talent for dancing, she's a gifted dancerceux qui ont fait don de leur vie pour leur pays those who have laid down ou sacrificed their lives for their countryle don de soi ou de sa personne self-denial, self-sacrifice5. [en Espagne] Don -
4 oubli
oubli [ubli]masculine nouna. ( = omission) oversightb. ( = trou de mémoire) lapse of memory* * *ublinom masculin1) génl'oubli de quelque chose — gén forgetting something; ( de devoir) neglect of something
2) ( omission) omission3) ( anonymat après la mort) obliviontomber dans l'oubli — to be completely forgotten, to sink into oblivion
* * *ubli nm1) (= fait d'oublier)L'oubli de cette obligation peut coûter cher. — Neglecting this duty could cost you dear.
2) (cas d'oubli) oversightC'est dû à un oubli. — It's due to an oversight.
Il s'agit d'un oubli regrettable. — It's an unfortunate oversight., It's a regrettable oversight.
3) (= omission) (dans une liste, un texte)Il y a trop d'oublis. — There are too many omissions.
4) (= absence de souvenirs) oblivion5) (hors de la mémoire collective) obliviontomber dans l'oubli — to sink into oblivion, to be completely forgotten
6)7) (pardon) [offense] forgiveness* * *oubli nm1 ( fait d'oublier) l'oubli de qch gén forgetting sth; ( de devoir) neglect of sth; l'oubli des autres forgetting other people; elle cherche l'oubli dans la boisson she drinks to forget; le temps apporte l'oubli time passes and men forget;2 ( omission) c'est un simple oubli it's just an oversight; cet ouvrage contient de regrettables oublis there are some regrettable omissions in this work;3 ( anonymat après la mort) oblivion littér; tirer qch/qn de l'oubli to rescue sth/sb from oblivion; tomber dans l'oubli to be completely forgotten, to sink into oblivion.oubli de soi(-même) selflessness.[ubli] nom masculinl'oubli d'un accent sur un mot coûte un point forgetting ou neglecting to put an accent on a word will lose you one point2. [lacune] omissionil y a beaucoup d'oublis dans sa liste she left a lot of items off her list, there are a lot of gaps in her list3. (soutenu) [isolement]arracher quelque chose à ou tirer quelque chose de l'oubli to snatch ou to rescue something from oblivion4. [consolation]5. (littéraire) [indifférence]l'oubli de soi selflessness, self-denial -
5 suffisant
suffisant, e [syfizɑ̃, ɑ̃t]adjectivea. ( = adéquat) sufficient ; [résultats scolaires] satisfactory• je n'ai pas la place/la somme suffisante I haven't got enough room/money• 500 €, c'est amplement or plus que suffisant 500 euros is more than enoughb. ( = prétentieux) [personne, ton] smug* * *suffisante syfizɑ̃, ɑ̃t adjectif1) ( adéquat) sufficientdeux heures, c'est suffisant pour faire le trajet — two hours is enough for the journey
2) ( vaniteux) [personne, ton, air] self-important* * *syfizɑ̃, ɑ̃t adj suffisant, -e1) (temps, ressources) enough, sufficient2) (résultats) satisfactory, (raison) sufficientÇa n'est pas une raison suffisante. — That's not sufficient reason.
3) (personne) smug, self-importantIl est un peu trop suffisant. — He's rather smug.
* * *suffisant, suffisante adj1 ( adéquat) sufficient; 100 euros, c'est suffisant 100 euros is enough ou sufficient; deux heures, c'est suffisant pour faire le trajet two hours is enough for the journey; l'éclairage n'est pas suffisant there is inadequate lighting; il y a à manger en quantité suffisante there's quite enough to eat; il y met de la bonne volonté mais ce n'est pas suffisant he's willing but that's not enough;2 ( vaniteux) [personne, ton, air] self-important; faire le suffisant to give oneself airs, to put on airs.( féminin suffisante) [syfizɑ̃, ɑ̃t] adjectif1. [en quantité] sufficientsa retraite est suffisante pour deux his pension's sufficient ou enough for twotrois bouteilles pour cinq, c'est bien ou amplement suffisant three bottles for five, that's plenty ou that's quite enoughvotre accord n'est pas suffisant, nous avons aussi besoin de celui de son père your consent isn't enough, we also need his father'sdes excuses ne seront pas suffisantes, il veut un démenti apologies won't be sufficient ou won't do, he wants a denialc'est une raison suffisante pour qu'il accepte it's a good enough reason ou it's reason enough to make him accept
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