nice in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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nice [Brit nʌɪs, Am naɪs] ADJ

1. nice (enjoyable, pleasant):

nice drive, holiday
agréable
it would be nice to do
ce serait bien de faire
it would be nice for him to do
ce serait bien qu'il fasse
it's not very nice doing
ce n'est pas très agréable de faire
did you have a nice time?
tu t'es bien amusé?
nice weather isn't it?
beau temps, n'est-ce pas?
a nice cool drink
une boisson bien fraîche
it's nice and sunny
il fait beau
to have a nice long chat
bien bavarder
nice work if you can get it! hum
il y en a qui ont de la veine! inf
nice to have met you
ravi d'avoir fait votre connaissance
nice to see you
ça fait plaisir de te voir
how nice!
comme c'est bien!
have a nice day!
bonne journée!

nice-looking [Brit nʌɪsˈlʊkɪŋ, Am ˌnaɪsˈlʊkɪŋ] ADJ

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a nice little earner
une belle petite source de revenus

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nice in the PONS Dictionary

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5. nice iron hum (unpleasant, bad, awkward):

nice
joli(e)

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sympathique
nice
joli(e) intérieur, vêtement d'homme
nice
joli(e) chanson, vêtement de femme
nice
joli(e)
nice
il est agréable à vivre
he is nice to be with
agréable
nice
l'agréable dans ce poste, c'est les longues vacances
the nice thing about this job is the long holidays
être bien torché
to be a nice job
ne pas être jojo
to not be very nice
chic type
nice guy
ce n'est pas très chic de sa part
it's not very nice of him/her
ce lieu est bien fréquenté (qualitatif)
the people who come here are nice
il est vilainement bâti
he's not got a nice build
il fait bon
the weather's nice

nice Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

the pictures came out pretty nice
les photos ont été réussies
it was nice of you to call
c'est gentil que tu aies appelé
nice work if you can get it!
il y en a qui ont de la chance!
not a nice sort of guy
un type peu fréquentable
it's not very nice of him/her
ce n'est pas très chic de sa part
she's nice-looking, I think so anyway
elle est jolie, enfin, à mon sens
he's not got a nice build
il est vilainement bâti
the people who come here are nice
ce lieu est bien fréquenté (qualitatif)
he is nice to be with
il est agréable à vivre
to say nice/bad things about sb/sth
dire du bien/mal de qn/qc
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Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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I thought it would be a nice way to convey that now everyone will see that bionics can't always be controlled.
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A nice wine list, too, which isn't surprising in this shoulder of the woods.
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Bamboo also makes for a nice, low-cost bowl.
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It has a very nice waterfall that gushes down during the rainy season.
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The lawyers must still be having a nice lie down after watching.
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And though salads and such are nice, the sandwich truly is the brown bag nosh of choice.
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How nice that he was so enamored of the work he was doing, which no doubt contirbuted to the success of the project.
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It has been nice to be in the company of so many international players and it's good to share the dressing room with them.
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Who was fluffy, white, and nice and fat.
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If you're going to write a biography of somebody, it'd be nice if you'd talk to their family.
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