easy listening in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for easy listening in the English»French Dictionary

easy listening N

easy listening

musique f légère

Translations for easy listening in the English»French Dictionary

‘easy listening’ MUS

‘variétés’ fpl

Translations for easy listening in the English»French Dictionary

listening [Brit ˈlɪsnɪŋ, Am ˈlɪs(ə)nɪŋ] N

it makes interesting/exciting listening

c'est intéressant/passionnant à écouter

‘easy listening’ MUS

‘variétés’ fpl

I.listen [Brit ˈlɪs(ə)n, Am ˈlɪs(ə)n] N

to have a listen to sth

écouter qc

have a listen to this!

écoute un peu ça!

it's well worth a listen

ça vaut la peine de l'écouter

II.listen [Brit ˈlɪs(ə)n, Am ˈlɪs(ə)n] VB intr

1. listen (to words, music, sounds):

listen

écouter

to listen at the door

écouter aux portes

to listen to sb doing

écouter qn faire

I was listening to her singing/playing the piano

je l'écoutais chanter/jouer du piano

listen to this!

écoute un peu ça!

to listen to sb/sth

écouter qn/qc

‘you're listening to…’ RADIO

‘vous écoutez…’, ‘vous êtes à l'écoute de …’

2. listen (pay heed):

listen

écouter

listen carefully!

écoutez attentivement!

sorry, I wasn't listening

excusez-moi, je n'écoutais pas

you just never listen, do you?

tu n'écoutes donc jamais (ce qu'on te dit)?

listen, can you come tomorrow?

écoute, est-ce que tu peux venir demain?

to listen to teacher, adviser

écouter

to listen to advice/reason

écouter un conseil/la voix de la raison

don't listen to them

ne les écoute pas

Phrases:

to listen for (wait for) voice, sound, signal

guetter

I listened for sounds of crying

je guettais le moindre pleurnichement

I.easy [Brit ˈiːzi, Am ˈizi] ADJ

1. easy (not difficult):

easy job, question, victory, life

facile

that's easy to fix

c'est facile à réparer

it's not easy to talk to him, he's not an easy man to talk to

ce n'est pas facile de lui parler

that's easy for you to say!

c'est facile à dire pour toi!

it's all or only too easy to

il n'est que trop facile de

she makes it look easy

cela a l'air facile avec elle

it's an easy walk from here

c'est facilement accessible à pied d'ici

to be an easy winner

gagner très facilement

within easy reach

tout près (of de)

that's easier said than done

c'est plus facile à dire qu'à faire, c'est vite dit

to make it or things easier

faciliter les choses (for pour)

to make life easier (for sb)

faciliter la vie à qn

to make life or things too easy for criminal, regime

être trop complaisant avec

to have an easy ride fig

avoir la vie facile

we didn't have an easy time of it

ça a été une période difficile

to take the easy way out

choisir la solution de facilité

2. easy (untroubled, relaxed):

easy smile, grace, elegance

décontracté

easy style, manner

plein d'aisance

at an easy pace

d'un pas tranquille

to feel easy (in one's mind) about

ne pas se faire de souci à propos de

3. easy (weak):

easy victim, prey

facile, tout trouvé

he's easy game or meat

c'est une proie facile

4. easy (promiscuous) inf, pej:

easy person

facile inf

5. easy (having no preference) inf:

I'm easy

ça m'est égal

6. easy FIN:

easy market

en légère baisse

II.easy [Brit ˈiːzi, Am ˈizi] ADV

1. easy (in a relaxed way):

to take it or things easy

ne pas s'en faire

take it easy! (stay calm)

du calme!, doucement!

stand easy! MIL

repos!

2. easy (in a careful way) inf:

to go easy on or with

y aller doucement avec

to go easy on or with

y aller mollo avec inf

person go easy on the milk/gin

vas-y doucement avec le lait/gin

easy does it!

doucement!

III.easy [Brit ˈiːzi, Am ˈizi]

to be easy on the eye

être agréable à regarder

as easy as pie or ABC or anything or falling off a log

facile comme tout, simple comme bonjour

easy come, easy go

c'est de l'argent vite gagné vite dépensé

easy does it

doucement

See also lay

I.lay [Brit leɪ, Am leɪ] VB pt

lay → lie

II.lay [Brit leɪ, Am leɪ] N

1. lay (sexual partner) sl, pej:

she's an easy lay pej

c'est une fille facile pej

she's a good lay pej

elle baise bien vulg sl

she's a good lay (sex act)

baise f vulg sl

2. lay LIT:

lay

lai m

III.lay [Brit leɪ, Am leɪ] ADJ

1. lay (gen):

lay helper, worker

non initié

lay opinion

l'opinion des profanes

2. lay REL:

lay preacher, member, reader

laïque

lay brother, sister

lai

IV.lay <pret, pp laid> [Brit leɪ, Am leɪ] VB trans

1. lay lit:

lay (place)

poser

lay (spread out) rug, blanket, covering

étaler

lay (arrange)

disposer

lay (ceremonially, as offering) wreath

déposer

lay baby, patient

coucher

lay the cards face down

posez les cartes face en dessous

lay the blanket on the ground

étalez la couverture sur le sol

lay the slices of apple on top

disposez les pommes coupées en tranches sur le dessus

she laid the baby in the cot

elle a couché le bébé dans le berceau

to lay the newspaper on the table

étaler le journal sur la table

he laid his hand on my forehead

il a posé sa main sur mon front

he laid his cheek against hers

il a mis sa joue contre la sienne

to lay hands on sth (find) fig

mettre la main sur qc

to lay hands on sb REL

imposer les mains à qn

2. lay (set for meal):

lay table, cutlery, crockery

mettre

to lay the table for lunch

mettre la table pour le déjeuner

to lay the table for four

mettre le couvert pour quatre

to lay the table with the best china

disposer la plus belle porcelaine sur la table

to lay an extra place

ajouter un couvert

3. lay (prepare):

lay fire, plan, trail

préparer

lay basis, foundation

poser

lay trap

tendre

4. lay:

lay CONSTR, FARM, MIL carpet, tiles, bricks, paving, turf, cable, mine, pipe

poser

lay railway, road, sewer

construire

5. lay ZOOL:

lay egg

pondre

6. lay (attribute) fig:

lay charge, accusation

porter

lay complaint

déposer

lay curse, spell

jeter (on à)

to lay stress or emphasis on sth

mettre l'accent sur qc

to lay the blame for sth on sb

rejeter la responsabilité de qc sur qn

7. lay (bet) (gen) HORSE RAC:

lay money

parier (on sur)

8. lay (suppress) fig:

lay fears, doubts, suspicions

dissiper

lay rumour

arrêter

9. lay (have sex with):

lay sl

baiser avec vulg sl

to get laid

se faire sauter vulg sl

V.lay <pret, pp laid> [Brit leɪ, Am leɪ] VB intr

1. lay:

lay FARM, ZOOL

pondre

2. lay NAUT:

lay

jeter l'ancre (off au large de, alongside le long de)

VI.lay [Brit leɪ, Am leɪ]

to lay it on the line

ne pas mâcher ses mots

to lay a finger or hand on sb (beat)

lever la main sur qn

to lay a finger or hand on sb (touch)

toucher

easy listening in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for easy listening in the English»French Dictionary

I.listen [ˈlɪsən] N inf

to have a listen to sth

prêter l'oreille à qc

John, have a listen to this!

Jean, écoute ça un peu !

II.listen [ˈlɪsən] VB intr

to listen to sb/sth

écouter qn/qc

to listen with half an ear

écouter d'une oreille distraite

to listen to reason

écouter la voix de la raison

to listen to sb playing music

écouter qn jouer de la musique

to listen (out) for sth

tendre l'oreille pour entendre qc

will you listen out for the phone ?

peux-tu surveiller le téléphone ?

listening N no pl

listening

écoute f

I.easy [ˈi:zɪ] ADJ

1. easy (simple):

easy

facile

within easy reach

à portée de main

to be far from easy

ne pas être facile

it's easy to cook/clean

c'est facile à cuisiner/à nettoyer

he's easy to annoy

il est vite contrarié

it's an easy mistake to make

c'est une faute qu'on fait facilement

easy to get on with

facile à vivre

it's as easy as anything

c'est un jeu d'enfant

that's easier said than done inf

c'est plus facile à dire qu'à faire

the easy way out

la solution de facilité

easy money inf

argent vite gagné

available on easy terms FIN

disponible avec facilités de paiement

2. easy (comfortable, carefree):

easy

confortable

easy mind

tranquille

to be easy in one's mind

être sans souci

3. easy (relaxed):

easy

décontracté(e)

easy charm

agréable

easy on the ear

agréable à l'oreille

to walk at an easy pace

marcher d'un pas souple

to be on easy terms

être en bons termes

4. easy pej (overly simple):

easy

simplet(te)

Phrases:

to be on easy street inf

ne pas avoir de problèmes financiers

II.easy [ˈi:zɪ] ADV

easy

avec précaution

to go easy on sth inf

être prudent avec qc

go easy on coffee!

ralentis un peu le café!

to go easy on sb inf

y aller doucement avec qn

Phrases:

take things easy

n'en fais pas trop

take it easy!

du calme!

to be an easy touch inf

être un pigeon

easy come, easy go inf

vite gagné, vite dépensé

III.easy [ˈi:zɪ] INTERJ inf

easy does it!

doucement!

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The repertoire includes a full range of popular music, musicals, opera and operetta, film and classical music, including lesser-known oratorio and easy listening music.

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For example, popular music would encompass blues, jazz, country music, easy listening, hip hop, rock music, and several other genres.

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It was created to fulfill the need for sports broadcasting, as well as provide listeners with folk, jazz, easy listening, and rock and roll.

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Easy listening music was the sound-track of my childhood.

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It's a rocking album and the excitement of the group and crowd has been captured well, but it's not easy listening, somewhat frenzied!

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They were unsure whether he was suited to middle-of-the-road/easy listening nightclubs or alternatively should be presented as a jazz artist.

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During the 1980s, the station aired what today's jockeys pejoratively referred to as an elevator music (likely something along the lines of middle-of-the-road, beautiful music or easy listening) format.

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Its format consists of largely of easy listening / nostalgic music, and community programs.

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His consistent use and exploration of tonality is energised by his finding new nuances in harmony and melody which is accessible to the listener without being easy listening.

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Crown would request five surf albums, five country and western albums and five easy listening albums.

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