WordReference English-French Dictionary © 2026:
| Principales traductions |
| contenter⇒ vtr | (faire plaisir) | please⇒ vtr |
| | | make [sb] happy vtr + adj |
| | Cette décision contente tout le monde. |
| | This decision pleases everybody. |
| | This decision makes everyone happy. |
| se contenter de [qch] v pron + prép | (se satisfaire de) | be satisfied with [sth], content yourself with [sth] v expr |
| | | settle for [sth] vtr phrasal insep |
| | | accept⇒ vtr |
| | (informal) | make do with [sth] vi phrasal + prep |
| | Si on n'arrive pas à avoir des billets pour les Rolling Stones, on se contentera de U2. Elle se contente de sa situation. |
| | She is satisfied with her situation. |
| | If we can't get tickets for the Rolling Stones, we'll make do with U2. |
| se contenter de faire v pron + prép | (se limiter à faire [qch]) | do little more than do [sth] v expr |
| | | confine yourself to doing [sth], limit yourself to doing [sth] v expr |
| | Pour son devoir maison, cet élève s'est contenté de recopier un article de Wikipédia. |
| | For his homework, this pupil has done little more than copy out an article from Wikipedia. |
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