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douceur [dusœʀ]feminine noun[de peau, tissu, brosse, voix, lumière, couleur] softness ; [de temps, saveur, fromage] mildness ; [de parfum, fruit, liqueur, son, musique] sweetness ; [de caractère, personne, sourire, geste] gentleness• prendre qn par la douceur to deal gently with sb ; (pour convaincre) to use gentle persuasion on sb* * *dusœʀ1) (de matière, tissu, cheveux, peau) softness, smoothness; (de saveur, d'odeur) mildness; (de fruit, vin) mellowness; (de liqueur, d'alcool) smoothness; (de lumière, couleur, musique, son) softness2) (de climat, temps, soleil) mildness3) (de visage, traits, ton, voix, gestes, paroles) gentlenessemployer la douceur avec — to use the gentle approach with, to be gentle with
avec douceur — [parler, agir] gently
en douceur — [conduire, atterrir] smoothly; [atterrissage, transition] smooth
4) (de relief, paysage) softness5) ( friandise) sweet GB, candy US••plus fait douceur que violence — Proverbe gentleness works better than violence
* * *dusœʀ1. nf1) [surface, couleur, son] softness, [matière, soie] softness, smoothnessCette crème maintient la douceur de votre peau. — This cream keeps your skin soft.
2) [aliment, friandise] sweetness3) [climat, air] mildness4) [personne, son attitude] gentlenessen douceur [réveiller, prendre] — gently, [démarrer, atterrir] smoothly
L'avion a atterri en douceur. — The plane made a smooth landing.
2. douceurs nfpl(= friandises) sweets Grande-Bretagne candy sg USA* * *A nf1 (de matière, tissu, cheveux, peau) softness, smoothness; (de saveur, odeur) mildness; (de fruit, vin) mellowness; (de liqueur, alcool) smoothness; (de lumière, couleur) mellowness, softness; (de musique, son) softness; la douceur de l'amour love's sweetness;2 (de climat, temps, soleil) mildness; douceur de vivre relaxed rhythm of life;3 (de visage, traits, ton, voix, gestes, paroles) gentleness; il est d'une grande douceur avec les enfants he's very gentle with children; employer la douceur avec to use the gentle approach with, to be gentle with; prendre qn par la douceur to deal gently with sb; avec douceur [parler, répondre, agir] gently; traiter qn avec douceur to treat sb gently;4 (de relief, paysage) softness; ( de freinage) softness, smoothness;6 ( mot d'amour) dire des douceurs à qn to whisper sweet nothings to sb.B en douceur loc adv [freiner, démarrer, conduire, s'arrêter] gently, smoothly; [décoller, atterrir] smoothly; le problème/malentendu a été réglé en douceur the problem/misunderstanding was sorted out smoothly; les négociations se sont déroulées en douceur the negotiations went smoothly; lessive/shampooing qui lave en douceur mild ou gentle washing powder/shampoo; la transition s'est faite en douceur it was a smooth transition.plus fait douceur que violence Prov gentleness works better than violence.[dusɶr] nom féminin1. [toucher - d'une étoffe, d'une brosse] softness ; [ - des cheveux, de la peau] softness, smoothness2. [délicatesse - de caresses, de mouvements, de manières] gentleness ; [ - d'une voix] softness4. [d'un relief] softness5. TECHNOLOGIE [d'une eau] softness7. [friandise] sweet————————douceurs nom féminin pluriel1. [agréments] pleasuresles douceurs de la vie the pleasures of life, the pleasant things in life2. [propos agréables] sweet words————————en douceur locution adjectivale[décollage, démarrage] smooth————————en douceur locution adverbialeréveille-moi en douceur la prochaine fois next time, wake me up gently
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