pleasantry

But this place is too sombre for pleasantry.
Mais cet endroit est trop sombre pour la plaisanterie.
I think it was probably a pleasantry.
C'était probablement une plaisanterie.
For some, it's a pleasantry.
Pour d'autres, une plaisanterie.
I don't think it's a very pleasant pleasantry.
C'est une plaisanterie déplaisante.
Every citizen other than the newly arrived has the capacity to see through what on your planet was mostly an innocuous pleasantry.
Tous les citoyens qui ne sont pas fraîchement arrivés ont la capacité de voir à travers ce qui était principalement sur votre planète une plaisanterie anodine.
This is crucial, as our language and culture cannot be reduced to an intellectual pastime, an educational decoration, or a mere pleasantry.
C’est un enjeu primordial car notre langue et notre culture ne se réduisent pas au loisir intelligent, à l’ornement de la formation ni au supplément d’âme.
Just making a pleasantry, that's all, Ronnie.
C'est juste une plaisanterie. C'est tout, Ronnie.
Just a pleasantry, sir.
C'est juste une plaisanterie.
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