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1 bless
bless [bles](preterite, past participle blest or blessed) [blest]• Nature blessed him with... la Nature l'a doué de...• and Paul, bless him, had no idea that... et ce brave Paul ne savait pas que...* * *[bles] 1.transitive verb1) Religion bénirgoodbye, God bless! — au revoir!
2) (colloq) ( affectionately)bless her — ou
bless you! — ( after sneeze) à vos souhaits!
3) (colloq & dated) ( in surprise)bless me! — ou
bless my soul! — ou
4) ( favour)to be blessed with — jouir de [health, beauty]
5) ( be grateful to)2. -
2 bless
A vtr1 Relig bénir [building, congregation, food, marriage, person, sacrament] ; God bless America/the Queen que Dieu bénisse l'Amérique/la Reine ; God bless you que Dieu vous bénisse ; we bless you for your great mercy nous vous rendons grâce pour votre grande miséricorde ; goodbye, God bless! au revoir! ;2 ○ ( affectionately) bless her ou bless her heart! c'est un ange! ; bless you! ( after sneeze) à vos souhaits! ;4 ( favour) to bless sb with doter qn de ; to be blessed with jouir de [health, luck, skill, intelligence, beauty] ; we were never blessed with children le ciel a voulu que nous n'ayons jamais eu d'enfants ; to be blessed with six children avoir le bonheur d'avoir eu six enfants ;5 ( be grateful to) bless you for answering so quickly merci d'avoir répondu si vite ; you paid the bill? bless you! tu as réglé la facture? tu es un ange!(I'm) blessed if I know je ne sais absolument pas ; (I'm) blessed if I can remember je ne m'en souviens absolument pas.
См. также в других словарях:
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