No. 8,545 in French
amuser
"Amuser" means "to entertain" or "to amuse."
In a sentence
Je vais amuser les enfants avec des jeux.
I am going to entertain the children with games.
Here, 'amuser' means to entertain or provide amusement for others.
Ils aiment s'amuser en jouant au football.
They like to have fun playing football.
In this case, 's'amuser' is used reflexively to express enjoyment or having fun oneself.
Elle trouve qu'il est difficile d'amuser son frère.
She finds it difficult to entertain her brother.
This sentence uses 'amuser' to express the challenge of providing entertainment to someone else.
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