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1 delight
A n joie f, plaisir m ; to take delight in sth/in doing prendre plaisir à qch/à faire ; to take delight in tormenting sb se faire un plaisir de tourmenter qn ; her delight at sth/at doing son plaisir pour qch/à faire ; a cry of delight un cri de joie ; to laugh in sheer delight rire de plaisir ; it is a delight to do c'est un plaisir (que) de faire ; it gives me great delight to do c'est un grand plaisir pour moi de faire ; (much) to my delight à ma plus grande joie ; he is his mother's delight il est la plus grande joie de sa mère ; it's a gardener's/gastronomic delight c'est un plaisir pour l'œil du jardinier/pour le palais ; it's a delight to the senses c'est un régal pour les sens ; the delights of camping/of Paris les joies du camping/de Paris.C vi to delight in sth/in doing prendre plaisir à qch/à faire ; I delighted in his failure son échec m'a ravi. -
2 delight
delight [dɪˈlaɪt]1. nouna. ( = intense pleasure) grand plaisir mb. ( = source of pleasure) régal m[+ person] enchanter* * *[dɪ'laɪt] 1.noun joie f, plaisir m2.to take delight in something/in doing — prendre un malin plaisir à quelque chose/à faire
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3 delight
delight [dɪ'laɪt]1 noun(a) (pleasure) joie f, (grand) plaisir m;∎ she listened with delight elle écoutait avec délectation;∎ to the delight of the audience à la plus grande joie ou pour le plus grand plaisir de l'auditoire;∎ her brother took (great) delight in teasing her son frère prenait (un malin) plaisir à la taquiner(b) (source of pleasure) délice m;∎ the film is a delight le film est un délice;∎ the delights of gardening les charmes mpl ou délices fpl du jardinage;∎ the child was a delight to teach c'était un plaisir d'enseigner à cet enfantravir, réjouir;∎ to delight the ear charmer les oreilles;∎ to delight the eye enchanter la vue;∎ her show has delighted audiences everywhere son spectacle a partout conquis ou ravi le publicse délecter de, aimer beaucoup;∎ to delight in doing sth se délecter à ou aimer beaucoup faire qch;∎ he delights in publicity il adore faire parler de lui;∎ she delights in irritating people elle prend plaisir ou se complaît à énerver les gens;∎ she delights in her grandchildren elle adore ses petits-enfants -
4 delight
1. verb1) (to please greatly: I was delighted by/at the news; They were delighted to accept the invitation.) enchanter2) (to have or take great pleasure (from): He delights in teasing me.) prendre plaisir à2. noun((something which causes) great pleasure: Peacefulness is one of the delights of country life.) délice- delightfully -
5 Turkish delight
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6 Turkish delight
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7 gurgle
gurgle ['gɜ:gəl]1 noun(of liquid) glouglou m, gargouillis m; (of stream) murmure m, gazouillement m; (of pleasure, delight) gloussement m, roucoulement m; (of baby) gazouillis m∎ she gurgled her delight elle roucoula de plaisir -
8 whoop
[wu:p, ]( American also[) hu:p] 1. noun1) (a loud cry of delight, triumph etc: a whoop of joy.) cri2) (the noisy sound made when breathing in after prolonged coughing.) sifflement2. verb(to give a loud cry of delight, triumph etc.) pousser des cris- hooping-cough -
9 PAQUITTA
pâquitta > pâquitta-.*\PAQUITTA v.réfl., se réjouir.Esp., se regocija (Z107 et 172).Angl., to rejoice, to take delight (K). -
10 contain
contain [kənˈteɪn]* * *[kən'teɪn] 1.transitive verb1) ( hold) contenir [amount, ingredients]; contenir, comporter [information, mistakes]2) ( curb) maîtriser [blaze]; enrayer [epidemic]; limiter [costs, problem]; canaliser [strike]3) ( within boundary) endiguer [river]; retenir [flood]4) ( control) contenir [joy]; contenir [enemy]2. -
11 darling
darling [ˈdα:lɪŋ]1. noun• come here, darling viens, mon chéri2. adjective* * *['dɑːlɪŋ] 1.1) ( term of address) ( to loved one) chéri/-e m/f; ( to child) mon chou (colloq); (affectedly: to acquaintance) mon cher/ma chère m/f2) (kind, lovable person) amour m, ange m3) ( favourite) (of circle, public) coqueluche f; (of family, parent, teacher) chouchou/-te m/f2.1) ( expressing attachment) chéri2) ( expressing delight) -
12 dizzy
dizzy [ˈdɪzɪ]a. [person] pris de vertigeb. [height] vertigineuxc. [person] ( = scatterbrained) écervelé* * *['dɪzɪ]dizzy with — ivre de [delight, surprise]
2) [height, spell] vertigineux/-euse3) ( scatterbrained) écervelé -
13 feast
feast [fi:st]1. nouna. festin mb. (religious) fête f* * *[fiːst] 1.noun gen festin m; Religion fête f2.wedding feast — banquet de mariage; fig ( delight for the senses) régal m (to, for pour)
transitive verb régaler [person] (on, with de)3.intransitive verb se régaler (on de) -
14 hoot
hoot [hu:t]1. noun[owl] hululer ; [driver] klaxonner* * *[huːt] 1.1) ( noise) ( of owl) (h)ululement m; ( of train) sifflement m; ( of ship or factory siren) mugissement m; ( of car) coup m de klaxon®; ( shout) rire m moqueur2) (colloq) ( funny)2.to be a hoot — être très marrant (colloq)
transitive verb huer [speaker, actor]3.to hoot one's horn — donner un coup de klaxon® ( at somebody pour avertir quelqu'un)
intransitive verb [owl] (h)ululer; [train] siffler; [siren] mugir; [car] klaxonner; [person, crowd] ( derisively) huer••I don't give two hoots! — (colloq) je m'en fiche (colloq) comme de l'an quarante!
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15 joy
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16 measure
measure [ˈmeʒər]1. nounb. ( = gauge) to be the measure of sth donner la mesure de qch• this exam is just a measure of how you're getting on cet examen sert simplement à évaluer votre progressionc. ( = step) mesure f• measures aimed at building confidence between states des mesures fpl visant à créer un climat de confiance entre Étatsmesurer ; [+ success, performance] évaluer• what does it measure? quelles sont ses dimensions ?3. compounds[+ wood] mesurer ; [+ person] jauger( = be adequate) être à la hauteur[+ task] être à la hauteur de* * *['meʒə(r)] 1.1) ( unit) unité f de mesureweights and measures — les poids mpl et mesures fpl
liquid measure — mesure f de capacité pour les liquides
it's made to measure — ( garment) c'est fait sur mesure, c'est du sur mesure
2) ( of alcohol) mesure f3) ( device for measuring) instrument m de mesure4) (qualified amount, extent)a good ou wide measure of autonomy — une grande autonomie
in full measure — [feel, possess, contribute] pleinement
5) ( way of estimating) ( of price rises) mesure f; (of success, anger) mesure f, indication f; (of efficiency, performance) critère mto give some measure of — donner une idée de [delight, talent]
to use something as a measure of — utiliser quelque chose pour mesurer [effects, impact]
beyond measure — [change] énormément; [beautiful] extrêmement
6) (action, step) mesure f2.transitive verb1) ( assess size) mesurer [length, rate, person]to measure something in — mesurer quelque chose en [metres]
2) ( have measurement of) mesurera tremor measuring 5.2 on the Richter scale — une secousse de 5,2 sur l'échelle de Richter
4) ( compare)to measure something against — comparer quelque chose à [achievement]
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17 rapture
rapture [ˈræpt∫ər]( = delight) ravissement m* * *['ræptʃə(r)]noun ravissement mto go into raptures over ou about something — s'extasier sur quelque chose
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18 rapturous
rapturous [ˈræpt∫ərəs][applause] frénétique ; [reception, welcome] enthousiaste* * *['ræptʃərəs]adjective [delight] extasié; [welcome] enthousiaste; [applause] frénétique -
19 ravish
['rævɪʃ]transitive verb littér ( delight) ravir -
20 revel
revel [ˈrevl]( = delight) to revel in sth se délecter de qch* * *['revl] 1.plural noun revels festivités fpl2.
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