plaisir

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French

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Etymology

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Inherited from Middle French plaisir, from Old French plaisir, from Latin placēre. Compare Occitan plaser, Catalan plaer.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /plɛ.ziʁ/ ~ /ple.ziʁ/
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Noun

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plaisir m (plural plaisirs)

  1. pleasure
    avec bien de plaisirwith much pleasure
    avec grand plaisirwith great pleasure
    priver quelqu’un du plaisir de faire quelque choseto deprive someone of the pleasure of doing something
    avoir eu le plaisir de faire quelque choseto have had the pleasure of doing something

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Further reading

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Middle French

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Etymology

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From Old French plaisir.

Noun

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plaisir m (plural plaisirs)

  1. pleasure

Descendants

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Old French

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Latin placēre.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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plaisir oblique singularm (oblique plural plaisirs, nominative singular plaisirs, nominative plural plaisir)

  1. pleasure

Verb

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plaisir

  1. to please

Conjugation

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This verb conjugates as a third-group verb. This verb ends in a palatal stem, so there is an extra i before the e of some endings. This verb has irregularities in its conjugation. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

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