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1 kindly
A adj [person, nature] gentil/-ille ; [smile, interest] bienveillant ; [voice] plein de gentillesse ; [face] sympathique ; she's a kindly soul elle est très gentille.B adv1 (in a kind, nice way) [speak, look, treat] avec gentillesse ; to speak kindly of sb avoir un mot gentil pour qn ; thank you kindly† tous mes remerciements ;2 ( obligingly) gentiment ; she kindly agreed to do elle a gentiment accepté de faire ; would you kindly do/refrain from doing auriez-vous l'amabilité de faire/de ne pas faire ; ‘would visitors kindly do’, ‘visitors are kindly requested to do’ GB ‘les visiteurs sont priés de faire’ ;3 ( favourably) to look kindly on approuver [activity] ; to think kindly of avoir une bonne opinion de [person] ; to take kindly to apprécier [idea, suggestion, person] ; I don't think he'll take kindly to being kept waiting je ne crois pas qu'il va apprécier qu'on le fasse attendre. -
2 kindly
kindly [ˈkaɪndlɪ]a. ( = in a caring way) avec bienveillanceb. ( = generously) aimablementc. ( = please) kindly be seated veuillez vous asseoir• will you kindly be quiet! veux-tu te taire ?d. ( = favourably) to think kindly of sb apprécier qn• to look kindly (up)on sb/sth considérer qn/qch avec bienveillance* * *['kaɪndlɪ] 1.adjective [person, nature] gentil/-ille; [smile, interest] bienveillant; [face] sympathique2.1) ( in a kind way) avec gentillesse2) ( obligingly) gentimentwould you kindly do/refrain from doing — auriez-vous l'amabilité de faire/de ne pas faire
3) ( favourably)to look kindly on — approuver [activity]
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3 nicely
1 ( kindly) [speak, treat, ask] gentiment ;2 ( attractively) [decorated, furnished, dressed] agréablement ; she sings very nicely elle chante très bien ;3 ( satisfactorily) bien ; the engine is ticking over nicely le moteur tourne bien ; the building is coming along very nicely la construction avance très bien ; to be nicely chilled être juste frais/fraîche comme il faut ; to be nicely done [steak] être juste à point ; that will do nicely cela fera l'affaire ; to be nicely placed to do être bien placé pour faire ; -
4 nicely
nicely [ˈnaɪslɪ]a. [work, progress] bien• that will do nicely! (inf) c'est parfait !• to be doing very nicely for o.s. (inf) s'en sortir très bienb. ( = politely) [eat, thank, ask] poliment* * *['naɪslɪ]1) ( kindly) gentiment2) ( attractively) agréablement3) ( satisfactorily) biento be nicely chilled — être juste frais/fraîche comme il faut
4) ( politely) [eat, speak] convenablement; [ask, explain] poliment -
5 gently
1 ( not harshly) [rock, blow, stir] doucement ; [comb, treat, cleanse] avec douceur ; [cook] à feu doux ;2 ( kindly) [speak, look, tease, admonish] gentiment ; treat her gently soyez gentil avec elle ; to break the news gently annoncer la nouvelle avec ménagement ;3 ( lightly) [exercise] sans forcer ; he kissed her gently on the cheek il lui posa un léger baiser sur la joue ; ‘squeeze gently’ ( washing instructions) ‘presser sans tordre’ ; -
6 benignly
benignly [bɪ'naɪnlɪ](a) (kindly → say, speak, smile) avec bienveillance(b) (harmlessly) bénignement -
7 pleasantly
pleasantly ['plezəntlɪ](a) (attractively) agréablement;∎ the room was pleasantly arranged la pièce était aménagée de façon agréable(b) (enjoyably) agréablement;∎ pleasantly surprised agréablement surpris, surpris en bien(c) (kindly → speak, smile) aimablement
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