joie de vivre
English
Etymology
Borrowed from French joie de vivre (literally “joy of living”).
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˌʒwɑ də ˈvivɹə/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌʒwɑː də ˈviːvɹə/
Related terms
Translations
enjoyment of living, zest for life
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French
FWOTD – 12 June 2017
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʒwa d(ə) vivʁ/
Noun
- joie de vivre, zest for life
- 2005, Gilles Asselin; Ruth Mastron; 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.
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