entertaining in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for entertaining in the English»French Dictionary

I.entertaining [Brit ɛntəˈteɪnɪŋ, Am ˌɛn(t)ərˈteɪnɪŋ] ADJ

entertaining

divertissant

II.entertaining [Brit ɛntəˈteɪnɪŋ, Am ˌɛn(t)ərˈteɪnɪŋ] N (art)

entertaining

art m de recevoir

they do a lot of entertaining

ils reçoivent beaucoup

I love entertaining

j'adore recevoir

ideal for entertaining!

parfait pour recevoir vos amis!

I.entertain [Brit ɛntəˈteɪn, Am ˌɛn(t)ərˈteɪn] VB trans

1. entertain:

entertain (keep amused)

divertir

entertain (make laugh)

amuser

entertain (keep occupied)

distraire, occuper

entertain (keep company with)

tenir compagnie à

2. entertain (play host to):

entertain

recevoir

to entertain sb to dinner

recevoir qn à dîner

she's being entertained to dinner by some friends

elle est invitée à dîner chez des amis

3. entertain (nurture):

entertain idea

entretenir

entertain suggestion

retenir

entertain doubt, hope, ambition, passion, illusion

nourrir

I couldn't entertain the thought that …

je n'arrivais pas à me faire à l'idée que …

II.entertain [Brit ɛntəˈteɪn, Am ˌɛn(t)ərˈteɪn] VB intr

entertain

recevoir

we don't entertain much

nous ne recevons pas souvent

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prodigally give, entertain

avec prodigalité

Translations for entertaining in the French»English Dictionary

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distrayant (distrayante)

entertaining, amusing

c'est (d')une lecture distrayante

it's an entertaining read, it makes entertaining reading

délassant (délassante) film, loisir

entertaining

attractif (attractive)

entertaining

récréatif (récréative) jeu, activité, film, soirée

entertaining

divertissant (divertissante) (qui occupe)

entertaining

amusant (amusante) émission, spectacle, soirée, sport

entertaining

trouver amusant de faire

to find it entertaining to do, to enjoy doing

c'est un film qui délasse

it's an entertaining film

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Translations for entertaining in the English»French Dictionary

entertaining ADJ

entertaining

divertissant(e)

I.entertain [ˌentəˈteɪn, Am -t̬ɚ-] VB trans

1. entertain (amuse):

entertain

amuser

entertain with music, stories

divertir

entertain with activity

occuper

2. entertain (offer hospitality to guests):

entertain

recevoir

3. entertain (consider):

entertain doubts

concevoir

entertain suspicion

éprouver

entertain hope

nourrir

entertain idea

prendre en considération

II.entertain [ˌentəˈteɪn, Am -t̬ɚ-] VB intr

entertain

recevoir

Translations for entertaining in the French»English Dictionary

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distrayant(e)

entertaining

divertissant(e)

entertaining

réjouissant(e) histoire, spectacle

entertaining

carnotset

cellar room for entertaining friends

amuser

to entertain

recevoir

to entertain

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English

He loved entertaining, travel, good food and wine.

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He was a good, forceful speaker and could be entertaining.

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The majority of the rooms on this floor are used for official entertaining.

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The school provides plenty of entertaining clubs and activities such as drama club and trampolining.

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The plan is to re-create the movie theater experience by educating and entertaining guests from across the state and beyond.

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This light, entertaining film revolves around the three son-in-laws.

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That sketch is, however, an entertaining little collection of fragments.

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Her works tend to have an uplifting theme while entertaining, and have been immensely successful commercially.

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The moves that are choreographed in the routine must be precise, in sync with the music and entertaining.

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The western study was used by the family for study, meals, and entertaining friends.

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