agreability

French translation: volonté de plaire

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English term or phrase:agreability
French translation:volonté de plaire
Entered by: Maya Jurt

20:27 Dec 9, 2001
English to French translations [Non-PRO]
Art/Literary
English term or phrase: agreability
this agreability is present because...
anne
harmonie
Explanation:
agreeability also means "being in harmony"
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Eva Blanar
Hungary
Local time: 10:26
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Summary of answers provided
4 +2volonté de plaire
Maya Jurt
5harmonie
Eva Blanar
4caractère agréable
Philippe Danjoux


  

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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
volonté de plaire


Explanation:
faculté de consentir

les terme sont interchangeable, selon le context.

Maya Jurt
Switzerland
Local time: 10:26
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in pair: 491

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  mckinnc: the first one would make sense, my Collins English dictionary says word doesn't exist and if it did would spell with 2 Es
4 mins
  -> Right on the two Es. Typical U.S. creation. My Webster has it.

agree  Yolanda Broad
7 days
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caractère agréable


Explanation:
The Webster's Third New International Dictionary defines agreability as: "The quality or state of being agreable." Therefore, "caractère", "capacité", would be the sort of words I would use... again, depending on the context.

Philippe Danjoux
Italy
Local time: 10:26
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in pair: 63
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
harmonie


Explanation:
agreeability also means "being in harmony"

Eva Blanar
Hungary
Local time: 10:26
Native speaker of: Hungarian
PRO pts in pair: 123
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