sweet-natured in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for sweet-natured in the English»French Dictionary

sweet-natured ADJ

sweet-natured → sweet-tempered

See also sweet-tempered

sweet-tempered ADJ

sweet-tempered person:

sweet-tempered

doux/douce

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sweet-/pleasant-natured

d'un naturel doux/agréable

Translations for sweet-natured in the French»English Dictionary

ange [ɑ̃ʒ] N m

1. ange REL:

ange

angel

être le bon ange de qn fig

to be sb's good angel

être le mauvais ange de qn fig

to be a bad influence on sb

être un ange de beauté

to be angelically beautiful

être un ange de patience

to be patience itself

2. ange (terme d'affection):

ange

angel, darling

va me chercher mes cigarettes, tu seras un ange!

be an angel and get my cigarettes for me!

ange déchu

fallen angel

ange exterminateur

avenging angel

ange gardien

guardian angel

ange de mer

angel shark

ange de la mort

Angel of Death

ange de la route

motorbike patrolman

Phrases:

être aux anges

to be in seventh heaven, to be walking on air

‘un ange passe!’

‘somebody's walked over my grave!’

un ange passa

there was a lull in the conversation

sourire aux anges

to smile serenely

il est beau comme un ange

he looks like a cherub

être patient comme un ange

to have the patience of a saint

être doux comme un ange

to be sweet-natured

discuter sur le sexe des anges

to count how many angels can dance on the head of a pin

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The riposte carries not the indignation of a lion affronted but the sweet-natured slap on the wrist from a simpering spinster.

www.thehindu.com

She's very sweet-natured and wholesome, always seeking peaceful solutions, and making friends with everyone, even people with difficult tempers.

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On the other hand, she could be sweet-natured, happy and child-like with infectious enthusiasm and sudden acts of kindness, like sending flowers or home-baked biscuits.

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She is dim-witted and naive but also sweet-natured and very endearing.

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