| Principales traductions |
| plaire à [qqn] vtr ind | (convenir) | please [sb]⇒, delight [sb]⇒ vtr |
| | (subject/object inversion) | like⇒ vtr |
| | (subject/object inversion) | be pleased with v expr |
| | Son cadeau semble lui plaire. |
| | He seems to like his present. |
| plaire à [qqn] vtr ind | (séduire) | appeal to [sb] vi + prep |
| | (subject/object inversion) | like⇒ vtr |
| | C'est un homme qui plaît aux femmes. |
| | He's the kind of man who really appeals to women. |
| | He's the kind of man most women like. |
| plaire à [qqn] vtr ind | (tenter) | appeal to [sb] vi + prep |
| | | entice, tempt |
| | (subject/object inversion) | like⇒, love⇒ vtr |
| | Une année sabbatique pour faire un tour du monde me plairait bien. |
| | A sabbatical year to do a round the world trip would really appeal to me. |
| se plaire⇒ v pron | (éprouver une attirance mutuelle) | like each other, like one another vtr + refl |
| | Alexandra et Jérémy se sont plu dès le premier regard. |
| | Alexandra and Jeremy liked each other from the moment they laid eyes on each other. |
| se plaire v pron | (s'apprécier soi-même) | like yourself vtr + refl |
| | Tania se plaît avec les cheveux coupés au carré. |
| | Tania likes herself with her hair cut in a bob. |
| se plaire v pron | (aimer être quelque part) | be happy vi + adj |
| | (home) | like living somewhere, enjoy living somewhere, be happy living somewhere v expr |
| | (visit) | like being somewhere, enjoy being somewhere v expr |
| | Ma fille se plaît dans son nouvel appartement. |
| | My daughter likes living in her new apartment. |