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 Translation for 'to welcome sth' from English to French
accueillir qc. favorablementto welcome sth.
Partial Matches
Bienvenue !Welcome!
bienvenu {adj}welcome
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hirondelle {f} messagère [Hirundo neoxena]
welcome swallow
souhaiter la bienvenue à qn.to welcome sb.
cadeau {m} de bienvenuewelcome gift
être la bienvenueto be welcome
Je veux bien ! [volontiers]You're welcome!
accueil {m} triomphalhero's welcome
souhaiter la bienvenue à qn.to bid sb. welcome
être la bienvenueto feel welcome [female]
De rien !You're welcome!
accueillir parmi nousto welcome one another
accueillir qn.to welcome sb. [to greet]
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Je vous en prie. [loc.]You're welcome. [idiom]
Avec plaisir !You're welcome! [idiom]
Avec plaisir !You are welcome! [idiom]
s'éterniser [fam.] [s'attarder]to outstay one's welcome
accueillir qn. à bras ouvertsto welcome sb. with open arms
accueillir qn. très chaleureusementto give sb. an effusive welcome
faire un accueil royal à qn.to give sb. a royal welcome
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Usage Examples English
  • Hagen summons the Gibichung vassals to welcome Gunther and his bride ("Hagens Ruf" - "Hagen's Call").
  • In Japan, entrance into grade school involves a special ceremony to welcome the kids, so this lucky bunch got to see all the monsters on the set rather than endure the usual boring speeches from school officials.
  • In defence of the earlier incident over the Taiwanese President's visit, Tavola said that it was the Pacific way to welcome people.
  • In Ovid's "Metamorphoses", King Pentheus is warned by the blind seer Tiresias to welcome Bacchus or else "Your blood be poured out and defile the woods and your mother and her sisters..."
  • Welcome poles are placed at the edge of a stream or saltwater beach to welcome guests to the community, or possibly to intimidate strangers.

  • An estimated 25,000 people turned out to welcome him at the Canadian Pacific Railway station at the foot of Granville Street in Vancouver.
  • This was done to welcome everyone to the campus as people looked through the north entrance columns to see the statue's open arms waiting to greet them.
  • One of the council's first acts was to welcome West Germany into its fold on 2 May 1951, setting a pattern of post-war reconciliation that was to become a hallmark of the council, and beginning a long process of "enlargement" which was to see the organisation grow from its original ten founding member states to the 47 nations that make up the Council of Europe today.
  • The Russian Church of Saint Nicholas, in the Carrassi district of Bari, was built in the early 20th century to welcome Russian pilgrims who came to the city to visit the church of Saint Nicholas in the old city where the relics of the saint remain.
  • The use of "challenge coins" dates back to World War I when a member of one of the aero squadrons bought his entire unit medallions with their emblem, while another cultural tradition unique to the Air Force is the "roof stomp", practiced by Airmen to welcome a new commander or to commemorate another event, such as a retirement.

  • At the same Turnmills gig, the Brothers also played a previously unreleased song at midnight to welcome 2007, which went down well with the crowd.
  • Adventists may gather for Friday evening worship to welcome in the Sabbath, a practice often known as vespers.
  • Damasus supported the appeal of the Christian senators to Emperor Gratian for the removal of the altar of Victory from the Senate House, and lived to welcome the famous edict of Theodosius I, "De fide Catholica" (27 February 380), which proclaimed as the religion of the Roman State that doctrine which Peter had preached to the Romans and of which Damasus was head.
  • On 7 October 2013, the day after filing his nomination for the 2014 general elections as running mate of Ashraf Ghani, Dostum issued a press statement that some news media were willing to welcome as "apologies": "Many mistakes were made during the civil war (…) It is time we apologize to the Afghan people who were sacrificed due to our negative policies (…) I apologize to the people who suffered from the violence and civil war (…)".
  • Even a note published on 27 August 1866 by Balbiani, which Pasteur at first seemed to welcome favourably had no effect, at least immediately.

  • Service NC State (SNCS) is sponsored by the Center for Student Leadership, Ethics & Public Service as the definitive service event to welcome new students to NC State's campus, and as a way to impact the community.
  • When Cortés and his men invaded [...] , Moctezuma II chose to welcome Cortés as an ambassador rather than risk a war which might quickly be joined by aggrieved indigenous people.
  • In July 1515 the city of Bayonne was "prohibited to welcome people from plague-stricken places" and on 21 October, "we inhibit and prohibit all peasants and residents of this city [...] to go Parish Bidart [...] because of the contagion of the plague".
  • TCAH also founded over the years several festivals which include: The Telluride Film Festival; Telluride Bluegrass Festival; Telluride Mountainfilm Festival; Telluride Tech Festival; Telluride Jazz Festival; Telluride Chamber Music Festival and the Countdown to New Years held in front of the San Miguel County Courthouse to welcome in the New Year at Midnight on Main Street.
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