adonner
French → English
verb//a.dɔ.ne//
(habit) to devote oneself: to apply oneself passionately to an activity; to indulge in
Pendant sa retraite, il s'adonne pleinement à la peinture.
(English) During his retirement, he devotes himself fully to painting.
Il ne faut pas s'adonner excessivement aux jeux d'argent.
(English) One should not indulge excessively in gambling.
verb//a.dɔ.ne//
(Canadian French) to happen: to occur by chance or lucky coincidence; to coincide
Ça s'est adonné que nous étions dans le même train.
(English) It just so happened that we were on the same train.
Vendredi matin m'adonne bien pour notre rendez-vous.
(English) Friday morning suits me well for our meeting.
Entry ID: fr:en:adonner · Source: refined · Type: vocabulary