What does à l'aise in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word à l'aise in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use à l'aise in French.

The word à l'aise in French means comfortable, comfortable with, confident in , assured in, No sweat!, in your element, uncomfortable, Make yourself comfortable, put at ease, get comfortable, make uncomfortable. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word à l'aise

comfortable

locution verbale (être confortable, se sentir bien)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Le nouveau est à l'aise à son poste.

comfortable with

(confiant, tranquille)

Ce professeur est à l'aise avec les jeunes enfants. Je veux que tu sois à l'aise avec moi et que tu n'hésites pas à me dire ce qui ne va pas.

confident in , assured in

(assuré, confiant)

Cette élève est à l'aise avec les maths.
This student is maths-savvy.

No sweat!

interjection (ce sera facile) (informal, figurative)

(interjection: Exclamation--for example, "Oh no!" "Wow!")
Si je peux faire ça tout seul ? À l'aise, Blaise !

in your element

locution adverbiale (être bien dans sa peau)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Le nouveau a l'air d'être à l'aise dans ses baskets à ce poste.

uncomfortable

locution adverbiale (se sentir gêné)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
La jeune fille était toujours mal à l'aise dans les soirées où elle ne connaissait personne.

Make yourself comfortable

(installe-toi)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

put at ease

locution verbale (aider à se sentir bien)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Ma belle-famille a tout de suite su me mettre à l'aise.

get comfortable

(relâcher sa tenue)

Dès que je rentre chez moi, je me mets à l'aise et enfile des chaussons. Nous sommes ici en famille, mettez-vous à l'aise !

make uncomfortable

locution verbale (perturber, indisposer)

Arrête tes questions indiscrètes, tu vois bien que tu mets ce jeune homme mal à l'aise ! Cette remarque a mis toute l'assemblée mal à l'aise.

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