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douceur

/duːˈsɜːr/ /duːˈsʊər/

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noun

Amabilidad, dulzura

Sweetness of manner: agreeableness, gentleness.

Examples :

"Her douceur in explaining the difficult math problem made it much easier for the frustrated student to understand. "

Su amabilidad al explicar el difícil problema de matemáticas hizo que fuera mucho más fácil de entender para el estudiante frustrado.

character attitude quality human mind

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noun

Cumplido, halago

Sweet speech: a compliment.

Examples :

"Her douceur made him blush, even though he knew she complimented everyone's work. "

Su halago lo hizo sonrojar, aunque sabía que ella elogiaba el trabajo de todos.

language communication word

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noun

Soborno, soborno

A sweetener: a gift offered to sweeten another's attitude, a tip or bribe.

Examples :

"The teacher offered a small douceur to the student who had behaved well all year. "

El profesor ofreció un pequeño soborno al estudiante que se había portado bien todo el año.

value business attitude finance moral

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noun

Beneficio fiscal

A tax break provided as an inducement to sell valuable items (especially art) to public collections rather than on the open market.

Examples :

"The museum hoped the douceur would convince the wealthy family to donate their priceless painting instead of selling it to a private collector. "

El museo esperaba que el beneficio fiscal convenciera a la adinerada familia de donar su pintura invaluable en lugar de venderla a un coleccionista privado.

art government economy finance property