déplaire

French

Etymology

From dé- + plaire, after Latin displicere.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /de.plɛʁ/
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Verb

déplaire

  1. (intransitive) to be displeasing or disliked
    Les pubs déplaisent à ma sœur. My sister doesn't like adverts.
  2. (takes a reflexive pronoun) to be ill at ease

Conjugation

plaire and its derived verbs conjugate like taire, except that the third person singular of the present indicative may take a circumflex on the ‘i’.

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