| Principales traductions |
| amuser⇒ vtr | (divertir) | entertain⇒ vtr |
| | | amuse⇒ vtr |
| | | keep [sb] amused vtr + adj |
| | Le clown a amusé les enfants toute l'après-midi. |
| | The clown entertained the children all afternoon. |
| s'amuser⇒ v pron | (se divertir) | have fun v expr |
| | | play⇒ vi |
| | | amuse yourself vtr + refl |
| | | keep yourself amused v expr |
| | Les enfants s'amusent dans leur chambre. |
| | The children are having fun in their room. |
| s'amuser v pron | (perdre son temps en futilités) | mess around, muck around vi phrasal |
| | | play around, fool around vi phrasal |
| | (UK) | mess about, muck about vi phrasal |
| | (UK) | play about, fool about vi phrasal |
| | Si tu travaillais plus au lieu de t'amuser, tu aurais de meilleures notes. |
| | If you worked more, instead of mucking around, you would have better marks. |
| s'amuser à faire [qch]⇒ v pron | (faire [qch] de mal) | mess around by doing [sth], play around by doing [sth], fool around by doing [sth] v expr |
| | (UK) | mess about by doing [sth], muck about by doing [sth], muck around by doing [sth] v expr |
| | (UK) | play about by doing [sth], fool about by doing [sth] v expr |
| | Quelqu'un s'est amusé à inverser toutes les étiquettes. |
| | Et ne t'amuse pas à tricher à l'examen ou tu auras des problèmes ! |
| | Someone has been messing around by switching all the labels over. |
| s'amuser à faire [qch] v pron | familier (prendre du plaisir à faire [qch]) | have fun doing [sth] v expr |
| | | amuse yourself doing [sth] v expr |
| | | keep yourself amused doing [sth] v expr |
| | | enjoy doing [sth] v expr |
| | Les enfants se sont amusés à faire des châteaux de sable sur la plage. |
| | The children had fun making sandcastles on the beach. |