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I. gent|il (gentille) [ʒɑ̃ti, ij] ADJ
1. gentil (agréable):
gentil (gentille)
kind, nice (avec to)
aide-moi, tu seras gentil
give me a hand, will you?
c'est gentil, je vous remercie
that's very kind of you, thank you
sois gentil, réponds au téléphone
do me a favour, answer the phone
vous êtes trop gentil
you are too kind
avoir un mot gentil pour qn
to have a nice ou kind word for sb
ce n'est pas gentil ce que tu viens de faire
what you've just done wasn't very nice
vous seriez gentil de faire moins de bruit
would you mind making a bit less noise?
c'est gentil de sa part
that's kind ou nice of him/her
2. gentil (obéissant):
gentil (gentille)
good
3. gentil pej:
le spectacle/film était gentil
the show/film was harmless enough
c'est bien gentil tout ça, mais…
that's all very well, but…
il est (bien) gentil
he's nice enough
4. gentil (non négligeable):
gentil (gentille) somme, récompense
fair
II. gent|il N m
gent|il m:
gent|il HISTORY, REL
gentile
rudement cher, gentil, fatigant, bon, bien
really
rudement cher, gentil, fatigant, bon, bien
damn sl
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Gentile
gentil m
spurge laurel
bois m gentil
unkind person, thought, act
pas très gentil/-ille
it was a bit unkind
ce n'était pas très gentil
it is/was unkind of her to do
ce n'est/n'était pas très gentil de sa part de faire
to be unkind to sb (by deed)
ne pas être gentil avec qn
thoughtful letter, gift
gentil/-ille
it was thoughtful of her to do
c'était gentil de sa part de faire
charming! iron
mais c'est gentil ça!
neighbourly person, act
gentil/-ille
he has a good bedside manner
il est gentil avec les malades
he is harmless, unless provoked
il est gentil, sauf si on le provoque
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gentil(le) [ʒɑ̃ti, ij] ADJ
1. gentil (aimable):
gentil(le)
kind
gentil avec qn
kind to sb
2. gentil (joli):
gentil(le)
pretty
3. gentil (sage):
gentil(le)
good
4. gentil iron hum (coquet):
gentille somme
tidy sum
Phrases:
c'est (bien) gentil, mais ... inf
that's all very well, but ...
être gentil/doué au possible
to be as kind/gifted as can be
English
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decent
gentil(le)
kind
gentil(le)
to be kind to sb
être gentil avec qn
it is uncharitable of you to say so
ce n'est pas gentil de ta part de le dire
bless you! in thanks
c'est tellement gentil!
sweet
gentil(le)
that is so sweet!
comme c'est gentil!
nice
gentil(le)
be nice to your sister!
sois gentil avec ta sœur!
it was nice of you to call
c'est gentil que tu aies appelé
to be (such) a dear
être gentil
not very friendly
pas très gentil
French
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gentil(le) [ʒɑ͂ti, ij] ADJ
1. gentil (aimable):
gentil(le)
kind
gentil avec qn
kind to sb
2. gentil (joli):
gentil(le)
pretty
3. gentil (sage):
gentil(le)
good
4. gentil iron hum (coquet):
gentille somme
tidy sum
Phrases:
c'est (bien) gentil, mais ... inf
that's all very well, but ...
English
English
French
French
decent
gentil(le)
kind
gentil(le)
to be kind to sb
être gentil avec qn
sweet (kind)
gentil(le)
that is so sweet!
comme c'est gentil!
nice
gentil(le)
be nice to your sister!
sois gentil avec ta sœur!
it was nice of you to call
c'est gentil d'avoir appelé
what a nice thing to say to your brother
c'est gentil de dire ça à ton frère
bless you! in thanks
c'est tellement gentil!
it is uncharitable of you to say so
ce n'est pas gentil de ta part de le dire
to be (such) a dear
être (si) gentil
not very friendly
pas très gentil
how nice!
comme c'est gentil!
how kind of her!
comme c'est gentil de sa part!
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Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)
mignon/gentil tout plein inf
just too cute/kind
gentil avec qn
kind to sb
c'est (bien) gentil, mais ... inf
that's all very well, but ...
être gentil/doué au possible
to be as kind/gifted as can be
être plutôt gentil
to be quite kind
Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)
Ce massif sauvage a été rudement frappé par la tempête de mars 2008.
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Le bras est rudement mis à l'épreuve lors de ces passages.
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Watōnai refuse de leur donner le tigre et leur parle rudement.
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Rudement éprouvé par un diabète chronique, il garde sa chambre après avoir complètement perdu la vue.
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La petite commune est rudement affectée et elle perd à nouveau une grande partie de son patrimoine bâti ancien.
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