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Gentil

By Laura K. Lawless, About.com

Definition: kind, nice, good

C'est gentil à toi de m'aider. - It's nice of you to help me.

Merci, tu es très gentil - Thank you, you're very kind.

Sois gentil, mon fils. - Be good, my son.

Related: un gentilhomme - gentleman; la gentillesse - kindness; gentiment (adv) - kindly

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Pronunciation: [zha(n) tee] Audio Link

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