ravi/ʁa.vi/
adjective · A2 · Frequency 5232
adjectivemasculine
Meanings
thrilled, overjoyed, delighted
Used to express being extremely happy or pleased about something, common in both spoken and written language.
Examples
Paul est ravi de cette bonne nouvelle.
Paul is delighted by this good news.
Mon frère était ravi de recevoir son cadeau en avance.
My brother was thrilled to receive his gift early.
Le client, ravi du résultat, a recommandé notre service à ses collègues.
The client, delighted with the result, recommended our service to his colleagues.
Collocations
- être ravi de vous rencontrerto be delighted to meet you
Common mistakes
être ravi pour vous rencontrer
être ravi de vous rencontrer
With the current lemma ravi meaning “delighted,” an infinitive expressing the reason for the delight is introduced by de, not pour.
Related words
- synonymenchantéenchanted, delighted
- synonymcontentcontent, satisfied, pleased
antonymmécontentmalcontent, discontented, displeased, dissatisfied, disgruntled, disaffected
adjectivefeminine
Meanings
thrilled, overjoyed, delighted
Used to express being extremely happy or pleased about something, common in both spoken and written language.
Examples
Sophie est ravie de son résultat à l'examen.
Sophie is delighted with her exam result.
La cliente, ravie, a remercié toute l'équipe.
The delighted customer thanked the whole team.
Elle était ravie de retrouver ses amies après les vacances.
She was thrilled to see her friends again after the holidays.
adjectivemasculine
Meanings
thrilled, overjoyed, delighted
Used to express being extremely happy or pleased about something, common in both spoken and written language.
Examples
Les enfants sont ravis de découvrir leur nouvelle salle de classe.
The children are delighted to discover their new classroom.
Les gagnants, ravis, ont remercié toute l'équipe.
The delighted winners thanked the whole team.
Mes frères sont ravis de passer le week-end à la campagne.
My brothers are thrilled to spend the weekend in the countryside.
adjectivefeminine
Meanings
thrilled, overjoyed, delighted
Used to express being extremely happy or pleased about something, common in both spoken and written language.
Examples
Les voyageuses étaient ravies de découvrir ce petit village.
The female travelers were delighted to discover this little village.
Les clientes sont ravies de leur nouvelle coupe de cheveux.
The female customers are thrilled with their new haircut.
Les enfants ont offert des fleurs à leurs enseignantes, qui étaient ravies.
The children gave flowers to their female teachers, who were delighted.