"douceur" meaning in Anglais

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Noun

Forms: douceurs [plural]
  1. Pourboire, cadeau en espèces pour « adoucir » le comportement d’une personne.
    Sense id: fr-douceur-en-noun-gjgq~OdO Categories (other): Exemples en anglais, Exemples en anglais à traduire
  2. Pot-de-vin.
    Sense id: fr-douceur-en-noun-wGLbj5uI Categories (other): Exemples en anglais, Exemples en anglais à traduire
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: bribe, gratuity, sweetener

Inflected forms

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