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complaire

/kɔ̃.plɛʁ/ verb C2
  1. to get stuck in, to get caught in (reflexive)
  2. to take pleasure in, to bask in (reflexive)
  3. to wallow, to revel in (derogatory, reflexive)
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Verb forms

Infinitive
complaire
Present participle
complaisant
Past participle
complu
Present (je)
complais
Future (je)
complairai
Passé composé (je)
ai complu

An irregular verb: some of its forms don’t follow the rules, so learn them by heart.

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Lorsqu'il arriva chez lui, le gérant tenait son propre journal et paraissait se complaire dans un premier-Paris sur le sucre de betterave, qui, probablement, était de sa façon.
Le Comte de Monte-Cristo, p. 860 · C1
Le cicérone en tenait la portière ouverte : le cicérone est un être très complaisant et qu'on peut employer à toute chose.
Le Comte de Monte-Cristo, p. 1077 · C1

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