welcome

welcome
welcome [ˈwelkəm]
1. adjective
   a. ( = gladly accepted) to be welcome [person] être le bienvenu (or la bienvenue)
• he's not welcome here any more sa présence ici est devenue indésirable
• they really make you feel welcome on y est vraiment bien accueilli
• to put out the welcome mat for sb (inf) se donner du mal pour recevoir qn
• you're welcome! (answer to thanks) je vous en prie ! de rien !
• you're welcome to try (giving permission) vous pouvez essayer
• you're welcome to use my car vous pouvez emprunter ma voiture si vous voulez
• I don't use it any more, so you're welcome to it je ne m'en sers plus, alors profitez-en
   b. ( = appreciated) [food, drink, change, visitor] bienvenu ; [decision, reminder, interruption] opportun
• it was welcome news quelle bonne nouvelle !
• it was a welcome relief ça m'a (or l'a etc) vraiment soulagé
2. exclamation
• welcome! bienvenue !
• welcome back! content de vous (or te) revoir !
• welcome to our house! bienvenue chez nous !
• "welcome to England" (on notice) « bienvenue en Angleterre »
3. noun
accueil m
• to give sb a warm welcome faire un accueil chaleureux à qn
4. transitive verb
[+ person, delegation, group of people] ( = greet, receive) accueillir ; ( = greet warmly) accueillir chaleureusement ; ( = bid welcome) souhaiter la bienvenue à ; [+ sb's return, news, suggestion, change] se réjouir de
• please welcome Tony Brennan! (TV) veuillez accueillir Tony Brennan !
• we would welcome your views on ... nous serions heureux de connaître votre point de vue sur ...
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['welkəm] 1.
noun accueil m
2.
noun modifier [speech] de bienvenue
3.
adjective
1) (gratefully received) bienvenu

that's a welcome sight! — ça fait plaisir à voir!

nothing could be more welcome! — rien ne pourrait tomber plus à propos!

2) (warmly greeted)

to be welcome — être le bienvenu/la bienvenue m/f

to make somebody welcome — (on arrival) réserver un bon accueil à quelqu'un; (over period of time) accueillir quelqu'un à bras ouverts

3) (warmly invited)

if you want to finish my fries you're welcome to them — (politely) si tu veux finir mes frites, ne te gêne pas

if you want to watch such rubbish you're welcome to it! — (rudely) si tu veux regarder ces idioties, libre à toi!

you're welcome — (acknowledging thanks) de rien

4.
exclamation (to respected guest) soyez le bienvenu/la bienvenue m/f chez nous!; (greeting friend) entre donc!

welcome back —

welcome home! — je suis content que tu sois de retour!

5.
transitive verb accueillir [person]; se réjouir de [news, decision, change]; être heureux/-euse de recevoir [contribution]; accueillir favorablement [initiative, move]

we would welcome your view on this matter — nous aimerions savoir ce que vous pensez de cette affaire

‘please welcome our guest tonight, Willie Mays’ — ‘applaudissons notre invité d'honneur, Willie Mays’

Phrasal Verbs:
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to wear out one's welcome — abuser de l'hospitalité de quelqu'un


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