Translation of "kind" - English-French dictionary

kind

noun countablekind /kaɪnd/
a type or sort
genre masculine , type masculine , sorte feminine

What kind of book is it?
Quel genre de livre est-ce que c'est ?

Are you the kind of person who can deal with stress?
Es-tu le type de personne qui peut supporter la pression ?

I work with all kinds of people.
Je travaille avec toutes sortes de personnes.
kind of
spoken=a little; fairly, in a way
un peu

It's kind of hard for me to understand him.
J'avais un peu de mal à le comprendre.

The cookies were kind of unusual.
Ces biscuits étaient un peu bizarres.

kind

adjectivekind /kaɪnd/
generous or thoughtful
gentil/-tille , affable , attentionné/-ée , aimable

a kind woman who would help anyone
une femme aimable qui aiderait n'importe qui

a kind gesture
un geste attentionné

It was kind of him to help.
C'était gentil de sa part de donner un coup de main.

Be kind to your friends.
Sois aimable avec tes amis.

(Translation of “kind” from the GLOBAL English-French Dictionary © 2014 K Dictionaries Ltd)

kind

noun /kaind/

› a sort or type

sorte, espèce
What kind of car is it?
He is not the kind of man who would be cruel to children.

kind

adjective /kaind/

› ready or anxious to do good to others; friendly

gentil
He’s such a kind man
It was very kind of you to look after the children yesterday.
kindly adverb

› in a kind manner

gentiment
She kindly lent me a handkerchief.

› please

avoir l’obligeance de
Would you kindly stop talking!
kindliness noun

›

bienveillance
kindness noun

› the quality of being kind

gentillesse
I’ll never forget her kindness
Thank you for all your kindness.
kind-hearted adjective

› having or showing kindness

qui a bon coeur
She was always kind-hearted towards other people.

(Translation of “kind” from the PASSWORD English-French Dictionary © 2014 K Dictionaries Ltd)

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