enjoy

enjoy
enjoy [{{t}}ɪn'dʒɔɪ]
1 transitive verb
(a) (like → in general) aimer; (→ on particular occasion) apprécier;
∎ to enjoy sth/doing sth aimer qch/faire qch;
∎ to enjoy a hot bath aimer prendre des bains chauds;
∎ to enjoy a glass of wine with one's meal aimer boire un verre de vin avec son repas;
∎ to enjoy life aimer la vie;
∎ he enjoys swimming/going to the cinema il aime la natation/aller au cinéma;
∎ I don't enjoy being made fun of je n'aime pas qu'on se moque de moi;
∎ enjoy your meal! bon appétit!;
∎ did you enjoy your meal, sir? avez-vous bien mangé, monsieur?;
∎ I enjoyed that (book, film) cela m'a plu; (meal) je me suis régalé;
∎ I thoroughly enjoyed the weekend/party j'ai passé un excellent week-end/une excellente soirée;
∎ I enjoy the various advantages the job has to offer j'apprécie les divers avantages qu'offre ce poste;
∎ I'm really enjoying this fine weather quel plaisir, ce beau temps;
∎ did you enjoy it? cela t'a plu?;
∎ what did you enjoy most? qu'avez-vous préféré?, qu'est-ce qui vous a le plus plu?;
∎ to enjoy oneself s'amuser;
∎ enjoy yourselves! amusez-vous bien!;
∎ did you enjoy yourself? alors, c'était bien?;
∎ to enjoy life profiter de la vie;
∎ the Duke and Duchess, enjoying a joke with their daughter (photograph caption) le Duc et la Duchesse, riant avec leur fille d'une plaisanterie;
∎ I enjoyed seeing them make fools of themselves j'ai pris plaisir à les voir se ridiculiser;
∎ I don't enjoy being woken up in the middle of the night je n'aime pas qu'on me réveille en plein milieu de la nuit
(b) (possess → rights, respect, privilege, income, good health) jouir de; (→ profits) bénéficier de;
∎ to enjoy good health/a high standard of living jouir d'une bonne santé/d'un haut niveau de vie
2 exclamation
esp {{}}American{{}} (enjoy yourself) amusez-vous bien!; (enjoy your meal) bon appétit!

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