Sentence examples of "plaisirs" in French

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Translations: all88 pleasure74 fun9 enjoyment4 other translations1
Un de mes plaisirs est de regarder la télévision. One of my pleasures is watching TV.
L'habitude transforme les plaisirs luxueux en nécessités ennuyeuses et quotidiennes. Habit converts luxurious enjoyments into dull and daily necessities.
Rencontrer les gens est un des plaisirs du voyage. Meeting strangers is one of the pleasures of a trip.
La lecture est l'un des grands plaisirs de la vie. Reading is one of life's great pleasures.
L'homme le plus riche est celui dont les plaisirs sont les moins dispendieux. That man is richest whose pleasures are the cheapest.
Il considère les femmes comme des plaisirs jetables plutôt que comme une quête durable. He regards women as disposable pleasures rather than as meaningful pursuits.
Sais-tu que la conversation est un des plus grands plaisirs de l'existence ? Do you know that conversation is one of the greatest pleasures in life?
La consommation de nourriture délicieuse est l'un des plaisirs de la vie les plus intenses et poignants. The eating of delicious food is one of the most intense and poignant pleasures of life.
Le plaisir n'est pas un mal en soi, mais certains plaisirs apportent plus de peine que de plaisir. Pleasure is not bad in itself, but certain pleasures bring more pain than pleasure.
De tous les plaisirs, le plaisir le plus doux, c'est de se voir loué de ceux que chacun loue. Of all pleasures, the sweetest is to see oneself praised by those that everybody is praising.
Le goût de la princesse pour les plaisirs était en plein essor ; et l'on ne songeait qu'à leur donner de nouveaux assaisonnements qui pussent les rendre plus piquants. The princess's taste for pleasures was expanding; and we thought only about how to sprinkle on them new seasonings, so as to give them more spice.
Combien de gens ont un habit de cent francs, un diamant à la pomme de leur canne, et dînent à vingt-cinq sous ! Il semble que nous n'achetions jamais assez chèrement les plaisirs de la vanité. How many men are there that wear a coat that cost a hundred francs, and carry a diamond in the head of their cane, and dine for twenty-five SOUS for all that! It seems as though we could never pay enough for the pleasures of vanity.
Le plaisir est pour moi. The pleasure is mine.
Il abattit l'arbre pour le plaisir. He cut down the tree for fun.
Je trouve beaucoup de plaisir à pêcher. I find much enjoyment in fishing.
Cela me donne grand plaisir. That gives me great pleasure.
Il l'a fait juste pour le plaisir. He did it just for fun.
La musique et l'art peuvent grandement contribuer au plaisir de vivre. Music and art can greatly contribute to the enjoyment of life.
Elle trouvait du plaisir à lire. She found pleasure in reading.
C'est un plaisir de nager dans la mer. It is fun to swim in the sea.
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