ease

ease
ease [{{t}}i:z]
1 noun
(a) (comfort) aise f;
to be or to feel at ease être ou se sentir à l'aise;
to be or to feel ill at ease être ou se sentir mal à l'aise;
we're at ease with each other now maintenant nous nous sentons à l'aise ensemble;
to be at ease with oneself être bien dans sa peau;
a nation at ease with itself une nation qui s'accepte;
to be at ease with one's sexuality assumer pleinement sa sexualité;
I feel at ease about the new proposals les nouvelles propositions me conviennent tout à fait;
to set sb's mind at ease tranquilliser qn;
set your mind at ease rassurez-vous, soyez tranquille;
now that your mind's at ease maintenant que tu es tranquillisé;
to put sb at (his or her) ease mettre qn à l'aise;
{{}}Military{{}} (stand) at ease! repos!;
{{}}old-fashioned{{}} to take one's ease prendre ses aises, se mettre à l'aise
(b) (facility) facilité f; (of movements) aisance f;
to do sth with ease faire qch facilement ou aisément;
to speak with ease parler avec aisance;
the ease with which they adapted la facilité avec laquelle ils se sont adaptés;
ease of access facilité f d'accès;
ease of use facilité f d'emploi
(c) (affluence)
to live a life of ease avoir la belle vie, mener une vie facile
2 transitive verb
(a) (alleviate → anxiety, worry) calmer; (→ pain) calmer, soulager; (→ pressure, tension) relâcher; (→ traffic flow) rendre plus fluide; (→ workload) alléger;
to ease sb's mind rassurer qn;
to ease sb of a burden décharger qn d'un fardeau, retirer un fardeau des épaules de qn;
to ease sb of their anxiety/pain calmer l'inquiétude/la douleur de qn
(b) (move gently)
to ease oneself into a chair s'installer délicatement dans un fauteuil;
{{}}Cars{{}} to ease in the clutch embrayer en douceur;
she eased the rucksack from her back elle fit glisser le sac à dos de ses épaules;
they eased him out of the car ils l'ont aidé à sortir de la voiture;
to ease sth out faire sortir qch délicatement;
to ease sb out (from position, job) pousser qn vers la sortie;
they eased him out ils se sont débarrassés de lui en douceur;
he eased himself through the gap in the hedge il s'est glissé ou faufilé à travers le trou dans la haie
3 intransitive verb
(pain) se calmer, s'atténuer; (situation, tension, rain) se calmer;
the awkwardness between them eased le malaise qu'il y avait entre eux s'est dissipé
ease back separable transitive verb
(throttle, lever) tirer doucement
ease off
1 separable transitive verb
(a) (lid, bandage) enlever délicatement
(b) {{}}Nautical{{}} (let out) (rigging) filer, choquer
2 intransitive verb
(rain) se calmer; (business) ralentir; (traffic) diminuer; (tension) se relâcher;
work has eased off il y a moins de travail
ease up intransitive verb
(slow down → in car) ralentir; (rain) se calmer; (business, work) ralentir; (traffic) diminuer;
to ease up on sb/sth y aller doucement avec qn/qch

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