comforting in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for comforting in the English»French Dictionary

comforting [Brit ˈkʌmfətɪŋ, Am ˈkəmfərdɪŋ] ADJ

comforting sight, news, thought:

comforting

réconfortant

it is comforting to know that …

il est réconfortant de savoir que …

I.comfort [Brit ˈkʌmfət, Am ˈkəmfərt] N

1. comfort:

comfort (well-being)

confort m

comfort (emphasizing wealth)

aisance f

to live in comfort

vivre dans l'aisance

he likes his comfort

il aime son confort

2. comfort (amenity):

comfort

confort m

every modern comfort

tout le confort moderne

home comforts

le confort du foyer

the comforts of civilization

les conforts or agréments mpl de la civilisation

3. comfort:

comfort (consolation)

réconfort m

comfort (consolation)

consolation f

comfort (relief from pain)

soulagement m

it's a comfort to know that …

il est consolant de savoir que …

to be a great comfort to sb person:

être un grand réconfort pour qn

to be a great comfort to sb knowledge, belief:

apporter beaucoup de réconfort à qn

to take comfort from

trouver un réconfort dans

we can take comfort from the fact that …

nous pouvons nous consoler à l'idée que …

to give or bring comfort to (emotionally)

procurer du réconfort à

to give or bring comfort to (physically)

procurer du soulagement à

if it's any comfort to you

si cela peut vous réconforter or consoler

to be small comfort for sb

n'être qu'une maigre consolation pour qn

II.comfort [Brit ˈkʌmfət, Am ˈkəmfərt] VB trans

comfort

consoler

comfort (stronger)

réconforter

to be comforted by sb

se faire consoler par qn

to be comforted by the thought that …

être réconforté à l'idée que …

III.comfort [Brit ˈkʌmfət, Am ˈkəmfərt]

it's (a bit) too close for comfort (of where sb is, lives)

ça fait un peu trop près

it's (a bit) too close for comfort (of fighting, war)

c'est dangereusement proche, ça devient inquiétant

that's outside my comfort zone

ce n'est pas quelque chose que je pourrais faire

cold comfort N

cold comfort

piètre consolation f (for pour)

comfort food N

comfort food

nourriture f qui réconforte

comfort break [ˈkʌmfə(r)t ˌbreɪk] N

comfort break (at work)

pause f toilette

comfort break (during a journey)

arrêt m pipi

comfort eat <pret ate; pp eaten> VB intr

comfort eat

manger pour se réconforter

comfort station N Am

comfort station

toilettes fpl

comfort zone N

comfort zone

situation dans laquelle un individu se sent à l'aise

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consolateur (consolatrice)

comforting

consolant (consolante)

comforting

c'est consolant de faire

there is some comfort in doing

comforting in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for comforting in the English»French Dictionary

comforting ADJ

comforting

consolant(e)

I.comfort [ˈkʌmfət, Am -fɚt] N

1. comfort (ease):

comfort

confort m

for comfort

pour le confort

2. comfort (consolation):

comfort

réconfort m

3. comfort pl (pleasurable things):

comfort

commodités fpl

II.comfort [ˈkʌmfət, Am -fɚt] VB trans

comfort

réconforter

comfort station N Am (public toilet)

comfort station

toilettes fpl

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crumb of comfort

brin m

Translations for comforting in the French»English Dictionary

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réconfort

comfort

avoir besoin de réconfort

to need comforting

réconfortant(e) (consolant)

comforting

être pour qn une personne réconfortante

to be a source of comfort for sb

rassurant(e) visage

comforting

vivre confortablement

to live in comfort

inconfort d'un logement

lack of comfort

bien-être

comfort

comforting Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to be cold comfort

ne pas être très rassurant

for comfort

pour le confort

to eat for comfort

manger pour se réconforter

to be a source of comfort for sb

être pour qn une personne réconfortante

to comfort sb with a letter

réconforter qn par une lettre

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

It's comforting because it lessens personal responsibility, or removes it entirely...

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As in comforting, it is unknown whether the physical pain is reduced, or whether it is the level of anxiety which is affected.

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Others include there is something comforting about being tied up.

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Her courage and dignity touched journalists and relief workers, who put great efforts into comforting her.

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The reviewer described it as dark yet comforting.

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The shomrim sit and read aloud comforting psalms during the time that they are watching the body.

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Her best friend smells of a comforting sea breeze.

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The solid light brown bricks of the elementary and high school fail to keep quiet about the many memories which happen within their comforting classrooms.

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He took a large number of comforting personal messages to their worried families.

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The only thing that's comforting is, they're pretty harmless at that age.

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