joie de vivre
English
Etymology
Borrowed from French joie de vivre (literally “joy of living”).
Pronunciation
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 360: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "GA" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /ˌʒwɑ də ˈviv(ɹə)/
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 360: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "RP" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /ˌʒwɑː də ˈviːvɹə/
- Rhymes: -iːvɹə
Noun
joie de vivre (uncountable)
- Enjoyment of living; happiness, ebullience, zest for life.
Related terms
Translations
enjoyment of living, zest for life
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French
Pronunciation
Noun
joie de vivre f (uncountable)
- joie de vivre, zest for life
- 2005, Gilles Asselin, Ruth Mastron, with Marianne Seïte-Karner (translator), Français-Américains: ces différences qui nous rapprochent, Alban Editions, page 304:
- Apprenez à apprécier la joie de vivre française.
- Learn to appreciate the French joie de vivre.
- respirer la joie de vivre ― to breathe the joy of life
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