bless

bless
bless [{{t}}bles] (pt & pp blessed)
transitive verb
(a) {{}}Religion{{}} (of God, priest) bénir;
∎ God bless (you)!, bless you! que Dieu vous bénisse!;
∎ bless you! (after sneeze) à vos/tes souhaits!, {{}}Swiss{{}} santé!; (in thanks) merci mille fois!;
∎ Mary, bless her, has agreed to do it Mary, Dieu soit loué, a accepté de le faire;
∎ he remembered her birthday, bless his heart! et il n'a pas oublié son anniversaire, le petit chéri!;
∎ bless your heart! que tu es gentil!;
∎ {{}}familiar{{}} {{}}old-fashioned{{}} bless my soul!, bless me! Seigneur!, mon Dieu!;
∎ {{}}familiar{{}} {{}}old-fashioned{{}} bless me if I didn't forget her name! figurez-vous que j'avais oublié son nom!;
∎ {{}}familiar{{}} I'm blessed if I know! que le diable m'emporte si je sais!;
∎ I bless the day I learnt to swim béni soit le jour où j'ai appris à nager;
∎ God bless America = phrase traditionnellement prononcée par le président des États-Unis pour terminer une allocution
(b) (usu passive) {{}}formal{{}} (endow, grant) douer, doter;
∎ to be blessed with sth jouir de qch, avoir le bonheur de posséder qch;
∎ she is blessed with excellent health elle a le bonheur d'avoir une excellente santé;
∎ Nature has blessed him with an extraordinary memory la nature l'a doué d'une mémoire extraordinaire;
∎ they have been blessed with two fine children ils ont deux enfants adorables;
∎ {{}}familiar{{}} he hasn't a penny to bless himself with il n'a pas le sou
(c) {{}}Religion{{}} (glorify)
∎ to bless God bénir ou adorer Dieu

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