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149 months ago

Amanda Haste PhD, DipTrans(IoLET), MCIL, CL  See profile asked this question:

Language pair:

French > English

Subject:

Arts / Entertainment

Level of diffculty:

Easy / medium

Word or term in question:

douceur espérée

Context:

Art book

Keywords:

…lorsque Gainsborough immortalise Mary Graham, noble épouse de Thomas Graham, il campe un art de vivre, une douceur espérée.

 

 

The answer of Marie-Claire  See profile was rated best

he exudes a sweet optimism.

My comment:

With a little lateral thinking and a sprinkle of imagination, I came up with this answer. espérer-espérance-hope-hopeful attitude, with a little stretch it becomes optimism. Expectation restricts us and does not convey a sense of optimism necessarily.