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pleasure noun plaisir m (of de;
of doing de faire);
for ~ par plaisir;
my ~ (replying to request for help) avec plaisir;
(replying to thanks) je vous en prie.

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'pleasure' found in these entries:

English:

anticipation - business - detract - find - fleeting - flush - give - gladly - glowing - good - indescribable - joy - launch - perverse - positive - real - ride - thrill - treat - tremendous - vicarious - walk - walker - walking - with

French:

agrément - bonheur - complaire - goút - jouissance - paroxysme - plaisance - plaisir - quoi - refuser - tressaillement - tressaillir - trouver - utile - vent

pleasure: WordReference English-French Dictionary © 2009

Principal Translations/Principales traductions
pleasure	n	(sensual pleasure)	plaisir nm
			satisfaction nf
Eating chocolate brings Sally great pleasure.
Manger du chocolat procure beaucoup de plaisir à Sally.
Manger du chocolat procure beaucoup de satisfaction à Sally.
pleasure	n	(agreeable feeling)	plaisir nm
It's a pleasure to meet you.
C'est un plaisir de vous rencontrer.
Additional Translations/Traductions supplémentaires
pleasure	n	(not work)	plaisir nm
			loisirs nmpl
Are you travelling for business or pleasure?
Voyagez-vous pour affaires ou pour le plaisir ?
Voyagez-vous pour affaires ou pour vos loisirs ?
pleasure	n	(activity generating pleasure)	plaisir, bonheur nm
Gardening was his only pleasure.
Le jardinage était son seul plaisir (or: bonheur).
pleasure	n	(will, desire)	souhait nm
What is your pleasure, sir?
Quel est votre souhait, monsieur ?
pleasure	vi	(take pleasure)	apprécier vtr ⇒
She stopped for a moment to pleasure in the sounds of nature.
Elle s'arrêta un moment pour apprécier les sons de la nature.
pleasure	vtr	(please sexually)	donner du plaisir, satisfaire vtr ⇒ ⇒
A conscious man can pleasure his lover.
Un homme sensible peut donner du plaisir (or: satisfaire) sa partenaire.
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Compound Forms/Formes composées
give sensual pleasure		v	réjouir les sens
gold-of-pleasure		nf	plante herbacée (plante herbacée)
intense pleasure		nf	volupté
intense reading pleasure (literary criticism)		nf	jouissance
of pleasure		adj	de plaisir (cri)
physical pleasure			plaisir physique
pleasure garden			jardin d'agrément
pleasure principle (psychoanalysis)		nm	principe de plaisir (psychanalyse)
pleasure trip		nf	excursion
pleasure-pain		nm	masochisme
pleasure-pain		nm	plaisir de souffrir
pleasure-seeking		adj	hédoniste
quest for pleasure		nf	recherche du plaisir
sensual pleasure		nf	volupté
sensual pleasure		nf	jouissance
sexual pleasure			plaisir sexuel
take pleasure in		v	prendre plaisir dans
with pleasure			avec plaisir
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