English translation of 'piacere'
masculine noun
1. (gen) pleasure
i piaceri della vita the pleasures of life
fare qc per il piacere di farlo to do sth for the sake of doing it
ho il piacere di annunciare che... it gives me great pleasure to tell you that ...
mi fa piacere per lui I’m pleased for him
è un piacere averti qui it’s a pleasure to have you here
che piacere vederti! how nice to see you!
piacere! or è un piacere conoscerla pleased to meet you
mi farebbe piacere rivederlo I would like to see him again
se ti fa piacere if you like
fare qc con piacere to be happy or glad to do sth
ho saputo con piacere che ti sposi I was delighted to hear you’re getting married
un viaggio di piacere a pleasure trip
è un viaggio d’affari o di piacere? is this trip for business or for pleasure?
potevi averne a piacere (volontà) you could take as many as you wanted
tanto piacere! (ironic) so what?
2. (favore) favour (British)
⧫ favor (US)
fare un piacere a qn to do sb a favo(u)r
mi faresti un piacere? would you do me a favo(u)r?
mi fai il piacere di smetterla? would you kindly stop that?
per piacere, potresti...? could you please ...?
su, mangia la minestra, fammi il piacere come on, eat your soup like a good boy (or girl)
ma fammi il piacere! for heaven’s sake!
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Mi piace l’Italia. I like Italy.
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Mi piace l’Italia. I like Italy.
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intransitive verb (irregular) auxiliary verb: essere
(persona)
piacere a qn to be liked by sb
mi piace (lavoro, film) I like or enjoy it; (progetto) it suits me; (sport, attività) I enjoy it
quei ragazzi non mi piacciono I don’t like those boys
mi piace molto questo quadro I like this picture very much
non credo gli piaccia I don’t think he likes it
mi piace di più così I like it better this way
un gusto che piace a pleasant or agreeable flavour
una ragazza che piace (piacevole) a likeable girl; (attraente) an attractive girl
il suo discorso è piaciuto molto his speech was well received
che ti piaccia o no or ti piaccia o non ti piaccia whether you like it or not
che cosa ti piacerebbe fare? what would you like to do? ⧫ what do you fancy doing?
gli piacerebbe andare al cinema he would like to go to the cinema
mi sarebbe piaciuto andarci I would have liked to go
fa’ come ti pare e piace do as you please or like
a Dio piacendo God willing
Verb conjugations for piacere
Presentio piacciotu piacilui/lei/Lei piacenoi piacciammovoi piaceteloro piaccionoFutureio piaceròtu piacerailui/lei/Lei piacerànoi piaceremovoi piacereteloro piacerannoImperfectio piacevotu piacevilui/lei/Lei piacevanoi piacevamovoi piacevateloro piacevanoPresent Perfectio sono piaciuto/piaciutatu sei piaciuto/piaciutalui/lei/Lei è piaciuto/piaciutanoi siamo piaciuti/piaciutevoi siete piaciuti/piaciuteloro sono piaciuti/piaciute
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Examples of 'piacere' in a sentence
piacere
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Consentitemi di precisare che il termine di "trattato costituzionale" non mi piace.
In other languages
piacere
British English: fancy
/ˈfænsɪ/ VERB
If you fancy something, you want to have it or do it.
Do you fancy going to see a film sometime?
- American English: fancy /ˈfænsi/
- Arabic: يَرْغَبُ في
- Brazilian Portuguese: gostar de
- Chinese: 想象
- Croatian: željeti
- Czech: mít chuť
- Danish: kunne tænke sig
- Dutch: zin hebben in
- European Spanish: tener ganas de
- Finnish: tykätä
- French: être attiré par
- German: jemanden attraktiv finden
- Greek: συμπαθώ
- Italian: piacere
- Japanese: ･･･が気に入る
- Korean: 공상하다
- Norwegian: forestille (seg)
- Polish: mieć ochotę na
- European Portuguese: fantasiar
- Romanian: a-și imagina
- Russian: желать
- Latin American Spanish: apetecer
- Swedish: tycka om
- Thai: ปรารถนา
- Turkish: hoşlanmak
- Ukrainian: хотіти
- Vietnamese: thích
British English: like
/laɪk/ VERB
enjoy If you like something, you think it is nice or interesting.
Do you like swimming?
- American English: like /ˈlaɪk/
- Arabic: يُحِبُّ
- Brazilian Portuguese: gostar
- Chinese: 喜欢
- Croatian: voljeti
- Czech: mít rád
- Danish: lide
- Dutch: houden van houden van
- European Spanish: gustar
- Finnish: pitää (jostakin)
- French: aimer
- German: mögen
- Greek: συμπαθώ
- Italian: piacere
- Japanese: 好む
- Korean: 좋아하다
- Norwegian: like
- Polish: polubić
- European Portuguese: gostar
- Romanian: a plăcea
- Russian: нравиться
- Latin American Spanish: gustar
- Swedish: tycka om
- Thai: ชอบ
- Turkish: hoşlanmak
- Ukrainian: подобатися
- Vietnamese: thích
British English: pleasure
/ˈplɛʒə/ NOUN
If something gives you pleasure, you get a feeling of happiness, satisfaction, or enjoyment from it.
- American English: pleasure /ˈplɛʒər/
- Arabic: سُرور
- Brazilian Portuguese: prazer
- Chinese: 愉快
- Croatian: zadovoljstvo
- Czech: potěšení
- Danish: fornøjelse
- Dutch: plezier
- European Spanish: placer
- Finnish: ilo
- French: plaisir
- German: Vergnügen
- Greek: ευχαρίστηση
- Italian: piacere
- Japanese: 楽しみ
- Korean: 기쁨
- Norwegian: fornøyelse
- Polish: przyjemność
- European Portuguese: prazer
- Romanian: plăcere
- Russian: удовольствие
- Latin American Spanish: placer
- Swedish: nöje
- Thai: ความปีติยินดี
- Turkish: zevk
- Ukrainian: задоволення
- Vietnamese: thú vui
British English: treat
/triːt/ NOUN
If you give someone a treat, you buy or arrange something special for them which they will enjoy.
His mother had never yet failed to return from town without some special treat for him.
- American English: treat /ˈtrit/
- Arabic: يَدْفَعُ لِشَخْص
- Brazilian Portuguese: mimo
- Chinese: 款待
- Croatian: čašćenje
- Czech: dárek
- Danish: lille gave
- Dutch: traktatie
- European Spanish: gusto placer
- Finnish: mukava yllätys
- French: gâterie
- German: Sondervergnügen
- Greek: κέρασμα
- Italian: piacere
- Japanese: 歓待
- Korean: 대접 즐겁게 하다
- Norwegian: noe spesielt
- Polish: przyjemność
- European Portuguese: mimo
- Romanian: bucurie
- Russian: угощение
- Latin American Spanish: gusto placer
- Swedish: något extra gott
- Thai: การเลี้ยง, การให้ของ
- Turkish: birine ufak bir armağan alma
- Ukrainian: задоволення
- Vietnamese: sự thết đãi
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