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affable

/ˈæf.ə.bəl/ adjectif C2

En français : aimable, doux

  1. Receiving others kindly and conversing with them in a free and friendly manner; friendly, courteous, sociable.
  2. Mild; benign.
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Dans la bibliothèque

“Yes, ma’am, that he was indeed; and his son will be just like him--just as affable to the poor.”
Pride and Prejudice, p. 277 · B2
“However,” replied the abbé, with an affable smile, “when that report is in accordance with the truth, everybody must believe it, the police as well as all the rest.”
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 712 · C1
Morcerf, usually so stiff and formal, accosted the banker in an affable and smiling manner, and, feeling sure that the overture he was about to make would be well received, he did not consider it necessary to adopt any manœuvres in order to gain his end, but went at once straight to the point.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 795 · C1
The banker saw the carriage of the count enter the courtyard, and advanced to meet him with a sad, though affable smile.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 1026 · C1

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