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délice {noun}

délice {m} (also: joie, plaisir, stupre)

delight {noun}

J'ai eu l'occasion de voyager avec elle, et ce fut un pur délice.

I also had the occasion to travel with her, which was an absolute delight.

Elles sont abandonnées après avoir fait les délices de ceux qui en ont trop joui.

They are abandoned after having delighted those who took too much pleasure in them.

J'aimerais commencer par accueillir chaleureusement M. Henderson, président en exercice, aux délices de l'heure des questions du Parlement européen.

I wish to begin by extending a warm welcome to Mr Henderson as the acting President-in-Office to the delights of European Parliament Question Time.

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dans les Jardins des délices,

In Gardens abounding in bounty and blessings.

Les pieux seront dans des Jardins et dans des délices,

The God-revering, pious ones will surely be in Gardens and bliss,

C'est un délice dès la première bouchée.

I can only describe it as nothing short of bliss to take one's first bite.

Le sénateur LeBreton : Vous en avez fait vos délices pendant des années.

Senator LeBreton: You have dined off it for years.

Les bons seront, certes, dans un [jardin] de délice,

The virtuous and godly ones will indeed be in (the Gardens of) perpetual bliss;

A leurs pieds les ruisseaux couleront dans les jardins des délices.

And their greeting (to each other and from God and the angels) will be: "Peace!"

Les bons seront dans [un jardin] de délice,

The virtuous and godly ones will certainly be in (Gardens of) bounty and blessing;

Les pieux auront auprès de leur Seigneur les jardins de délice.

For the God-revering, pious there are Gardens of bounty and blessing with their Lord.

Puis, assurément, vous serez interrogés, ce jour-là, sur les délices.

And on that Day you will most surely be questioned as to all the favors (bestowed on you).

Ceux qui auront cru et fait de bonnes oeuvres seront dans les Jardins de délice,

Consequently, those who believe and do good, righteous deeds will be in Gardens of bounty and blessings.

Notre profession d'avocats nous a d'abord rapprochés; mais ensuite un amour et un délice communs pour les plaisirs de la bonne table.

We had several things in common. We were both lawyers and we then found we shared an appreciation, in fact a real love of good food.

alors (il aura) du repos, de la grâce et un Jardin de délices.

Then (there is for him) comfort in eternal relief (from all kinds of hardships and pains), and abundance, and a Garden of bounty and blessing.

Quand tu les verras, tu les prendras pour des perles éparpillées. ~~~ Et quand tu regarderas là-bas, tu verras un délice et un vaste royaume.

There will go round them youths of perpetual freshness; when you see them you would think them scattered pearls.

Le Président Arafat s'en est allé sans avoir goûté au délice d'une Palestine indépendante, objet fondamental du combat qu'il a livré toute sa vie.

President Arafat has departed without knowing the joy of seeing an independent Palestine, the essential goal of his lifelong struggle.

Chacun d'eux convoite-t-il qu'on le laisse entrer au Jardin des délices?

Does every one of them covet admission into the Garden of bounty and blessing (regarding himself as supremely deserving Paradise without the effort of faith)?

Depuis mars 2003, l'Office des opérations de détention et de refoulement est devenu une division de l'ICE au sein du Département de la sécurité du territoire.

Effective March 2003, the Office of Detention and Removal Operations became a division of ICE within the Department of Homeland Security.

Leur Seigneur leur annonce de Sa part, miséricorde et agrément, et des Jardins où il y aura pour eux un délice permanent

Their Lord gives them glad tidings of mercy from Him (to bring unforeseen blessings), and His being pleased with them, and of Gardens wherein is everlasting bounty for them;

Je vais revenir aux délices de la diplomatie bilatérale mais, avant de partir, je voudrais remercier quelques-uns des membres éminents de notre club auquel je faisais allusion.

These are my colleagues, the permanent representatives, and in particular the one who is now concluding his presidency, together with all their assistants.

On a comme l'impression que, étant donné que pour le gourmet français le foie gras est un délice sans pareil, on ne se préoccupe pas sérieusement, en fin de compte, de l'intérêt des animaux.

It rather seems to be saying that, if a French gourmet thinks goose liver is a mouth-watering delicacy, he is not thinking very seriously about the interests of animals.

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délice {noun}

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