No. 4,116 in French
contenter
To satisfy or please.
In a sentence
Il est difficile de contenter tout le monde dans une grande réunion.
It is difficult to please everyone in a big meeting.
Here, 'contenter' is used to mean 'to please or satisfy.', describing the action of making others satisfied with a situation.
Elle cherche une solution pour se contenter de ce qu’elle a.
She is looking for a way to be satisfied with what she has.
In this sentence, 'contenter' is reflexive ('se contenter') and means 'to be satisfied with,' indicating acceptance or sufficiency regarding one's possessions or situation.
Les enfants se contentent souvent de jouer avec des choses simples.
Children are often satisfied playing with simple things.
'Contenter' is again used reflexively ('se contentent') to mean 'to be satisfied with,' indicating children find pleasure or fulfillment in simple objects.
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