glad

glad
glad [{{t}}glæd]
1 adjective
(a) (person) heureux, content;
(I'm) glad you came (je suis) heureux ou bien content que tu sois venu;
I'm glad you like him je suis content que vous l'aimiez;
I'm feeling a lot better today - oh, I am glad! je me sens beaucoup mieux aujourd'hui - j'en suis ravi!;
he's decided not to go - I'm glad about that il a décidé de ne pas partir - tant mieux;
I was glad to hear the news j'étais ravi d'apprendre la nouvelle;
he was only too glad to be asked il n'attendait qu'une chose, c'est qu'on le lui demande;
I'd be only too glad to help je ne demanderais pas mieux que d'aider;
could you do me a favour? - I'd be glad to pourriez-vous me rendre service? - avec plaisir ou volontiers;
(I'm) glad to meet you! enchanté!;
they were glad of the money cet argent tombait à point nommé ou à pic;
we were glad of the opportunity to meet her nous avons été heureux de pouvoir faire sa connaissance;
I was glad of your help votre aide a été la bienvenue;
it makes my heart glad to hear him cela me réjouit le cœur de l'entendre
(b) {{}}literary{{}} (news, occasion) joyeux, heureux; (laughter) de bonheur; (shout) joyeux;
it's a glad day for all of us c'est un jour de fête pour nous tous
(c) {{}}familiar{{}} (idioms)
to give sb the glad eye faire les yeux doux à qn, faire de l'œil à qn;
to give sb the glad hand serrer la main de qn avec de grands sourires (souvent dans un but intéressé)
2 noun
{{}}familiar{{}} (gladiolus) glaïeul m
►► {{}}familiar{{}} glad rags vêtements mpl chics ;
to put on one's glad rags se mettre sur son trente et un, se saper

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