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1 happy hunting ground
1 ( Amerindian) paradis m (des Indiens d'Amérique) ; -
2 happy
∎ to make sb happy rendre qn heureux;∎ I want you to be happy je veux que tu sois heureux, je veux ton bonheur;∎ I'm the happiest man in the world je suis l'homme le plus heureux du monde;∎ I hope you'll both be very happy je vous souhaite beaucoup de bonheur ou d'être très heureux;∎ I'm very happy for you je suis très heureux pour toi;∎ if you're happy, I'm happy si tu es satisfait, moi aussi;∎ would you be happy living here? serais-tu heureux ici?;∎ in happier times à une époque plus heureuse;∎ in happier circumstances dans des circonstances plus heureuses;∎ those were happy days c'était le bon temps;∎ I'm not at all happy about your decision je ne suis pas du tout content de votre décision;∎ I'm still not happy about it je n'en suis toujours pas content;∎ that should keep the kids happy cela devrait occuper les enfants;∎ their happy smiling faces leurs visages heureux et souriants;∎ it's a happy office il y a une bonne ambiance dans ce bureau;∎ happy ending (in book, film) fin f heureuse, dénouement m heureux;∎ to have a happy ending (book, film) bien finir;∎ happy birthday! joyeux anniversaire!;∎ Happy Christmas! Joyeux Noël!;∎ Happy New Year! Bonne année!;∎ I'm only too happy to help je suis ravi de rendre service;∎ I would be happy to do it je le ferais volontiers;∎ happy to oblige ravi de rendre service;∎ we'd be happy to put you up nous serions heureux de vous loger, nous vous logerions volontiers;∎ I'd be happy to live here/move to Scotland j'aimerais bien habiter ici/aller habiter en Écosse(c) (lucky, fortunate → coincidence) heureux;∎ the happy few les privilégiés mpl(d) (apt, appropriate → turn of phrase, choice of words) heureuxhappy families (card game) jeu m des sept familles;happy hour (in pub, bar) happy hour f (heure, généralement en début de soirée, pendant laquelle les boissons sont moins chères);happy hunting ground paradis m des Indiens; figurative mine f d'or;∎ the market is a happy hunting ground for collectors le marché est une vraie mine d'or pour les collectionneurs;happy medium équilibre m, juste milieu m;∎ to strike a happy medium trouver un équilibre ou un juste milieu
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