le loisir

leisure activity, hobby, pastime, free time, leisure

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noun · masculine Rare #47,924
leisure activity, hobby, pastime Often used in the plural: loisirs.
FR: La lecture est mon loisir préféré.
EN: Reading is my favorite hobby.
free time, leisure In the expression « avoir le loisir de », it means having the opportunity or time to do something.
FR: J’ai le loisir de lire pendant le trajet.
EN: I have time to read during the journey.
Declension of loisir
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L'arrivée d'un gardien lui donna le loisir de se remettre.

The arrival of a guard gave him time to recover.

J'ai le loisir de m'en occuper.

I have the time to take care of it.

— Garçon d'honneur (1993)

C'est le seul loisir qui reste à ceux qui se méfient de l'avenir.

It’s the only pastime left to those who distrust the future.

— La grande bellezza (2013)

Mon loisir, c'est de jouer du piano.

My hobby is playing the piano.

En parlant de loisir, j'aime beaucoup le baseball.

Speaking of hobbies, I really like baseball.

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