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please

(plēz)
v. pleased, pleas·ing, pleas·es
v.tr.
1. To give enjoyment, pleasure, or satisfaction to; make glad or contented.
2. To be the will or desire of: May it please the court to admit this firearm as evidence.
v.intr.
1. To give satisfaction or pleasure; be agreeable: waiters who try hard to please.
2. To have the will or desire; wish: Do as you please. Sit down, if you please.
adv.
1. If it is your desire or pleasure; if you please. Used in polite requests: Please stand back. Pay attention, please.
2. Yes. Used in polite affirmative replies to offers: May I help you? Please.
[Middle English plesen, from Old French plaisir; see pleasant.]
pleas′er n.
Synonyms: please, delight, gladden, gratify
These verbs mean to give pleasure to: was pleased by their success; a gift that would delight any child; praise that gladdens the spirit; progress that gratified all concerned.
Antonym: displease
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pleased

– disappointed

The following adjectives can be used to indicate how pleased or disappointed someone is. They are arranged from 'most pleased' to 'most disappointed':

  • thrilled, overjoyed
    I was so thrilled to get a good report from him.
    He was overjoyed at his son's return.
  • delighted
    I know Frank will be delighted to see you.
  • glad, pleased
    The people seem genuinely glad to see you.
    They're pleased to be going home.
  • satisfied
    We are not satisfied with these results.
  • resigned, philosophical
    Pauline was already resigned to losing her home.
    I was always philosophical about being ill.
  • disappointed
    I was disappointed that Kluge was not there.
  • upset
    After she died I felt very, very upset.
  • shattered, devastated
    It is desperately sad news and I am absolutely shattered to hear it.
    Teresa was devastated, her dreams shattered.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj. 1. pleased - experiencing or manifesting pleasure
content, contented - satisfied or showing satisfaction with things as they are; "a contented smile"
displeased - not pleased; experiencing or manifesting displeasure
2. pleased - feeling pleasurable satisfaction over something by which you measures your self-worth; "proud of their child"
proud - feeling self-respect or pleasure in something by which you measure your self-worth; or being a reason for pride; "proud parents"; "proud of his accomplishments"; "a proud moment"; "proud to serve his country"; "a proud name"; "proud princes"
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pleased

adjective happy, delighted, contented, satisfied, thrilled, glad, tickled, gratified, over the moon (informal), chuffed (Brit. slang), euphoric, rapt, in high spirits, tickled pink (informal), pleased as punch (informal) They're pleased to be going home.
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pleased

adjective
Eagerly compliant:
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Translations
مَسْرور مَسْرور، راضٍ، سَعيد
spokojený
glad fortilfredstilfreds med
mielissään
zadovoljan
ánægîur
嬉しい
기뻐하는
veselzadovoljen
nöjd
พอใจ
hài lòng

pleased

[pliːzd] ADJ
1. to be pleased (= happy) → estar contento ; (= satisfied) → estar satisfecho
we will be pleased to answer any questions → contestaremos, encantados or con mucho gusto, todas sus preguntas
I am pleased to hear it → me alegra saberlo
pleased to meet you! → mucho gusto (en conocerlo), encantado (de conocerlo)
we are pleased to inform you that → nos complace or nos es grato comunicarle que ...
I'm so pleased you could make it → cómo me alegro de que hayas podido venir
he wasn't too pleased that I had sold it → no le hizo mucha gracia que lo hubiese vendido
to be pleased about/at sth I am pleased at the decision → me alegro de la decisión
we were pleased at the news → la noticia nos alegró
I'm not very pleased about it → no me hace mucha gracia
I'm really pleased for you → me alegro mucho por ti
what are you looking so pleased about? → ¿a qué se debe esa cara de alegría?
to be pleased with sb/sth → estar contento con algn/algo
he was pleased with my progress → estaba contento con or satisfecho de mis progresos
he is/looks very pleased with himself → está/parece estar muy satisfecho de sí mismo or consigo mismo
you needn't look so pleased with yourself → esa cara de satisfacción que tienes sobra
see also Punch
2. (with noun)
he glanced at her with a pleased smile → la miró, sonriendo satisfecho
there was a look of pleased surprise on her face → se le veía en la cara que se había llevado una grata or agradable sorpresa
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pleased

[ˈpliːzd] adj → content(e)
My mother's not going to be very pleased → Ma mère ne va pas être contente du tout.
to be pleased with sth → être content de qch
He was pleased with my progress → Il était content de mes progrès.
It's beautiful: she'll be pleased with it → C'est beau: elle va être contente.
to be pleased with o.s. → être content de soi or contente de soi
to be pleased that ... → être content que + subj ...
She seemed very pleased that he had come → Elle semblait très contente qu'il soit venu.
He's going to be pleased that we identified the real problems → Il va être content que nous ayons identifié les vrais problèmes.
we are pleased to inform you that ... → nous sommes heureux de vous annoncer que ...
to be pleased to help → être heureux d'aider
I'd be pleased to help → Je serais heureux d'aider.
pleased to meet you! → enchanté (de faire votre connaissance)!
to be none too pleased → n'être guère enchanté
Marianne was none too pleased to find Simon seated beside her → Marianne n'était guère enchantée de trouver Simon assis à côté d'elle
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pleased

adj (= happy) expression → freudig ; (= satisfied) → zufrieden ; to be pleased (about something) → sich (→ über etw acc) → freuen ; I’m pleased to hear that ... → es freut mich zu hören, dass ...; pleased to meet you or to make your acquaintance → angenehm (form), → freut mich; I’m pleased to be able to announce that ... → ich freue mich, mitteilen zu können, dass ...; we are pleased to inform you that ... → wir freuen uns, Ihnen mitteilen zu können, dass ...; to be pleased at something → über etw (acc) → erfreut sein; to be pleased with somebody/something → mit jdm/etw zufrieden sein; pleased with oneself → mit sich selbst zufrieden, selbstgefällig (pej); that’s nothing to be pleased about → das ist aber gar nicht gut ; I was only too pleased to help → es war mir wirklich eine Freude zu helfen ; they will be only too pleased to let someone else take the risk → es wird ihnen nur zu recht sein, jemand anders das Risiko tragen zu lassen
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pleased

[pliːzd] adj (happy) → felice, lieto/a; (satisfied) → contento/a, soddisfatto/a
to be pleased (about sth) → essere contento/a (di qc)
pleased to meet you! → piacere!
I am not pleased at your decision → la tua decisione non mi ha fatto piacere
to be pleased with sb/sth → essere contento/a or soddisfatto/a di qn/qc
to be pleased with o.s. → compiacersi, essere compiaciuto/a di sé
we are pleased to inform you that ... → abbiamo il piacere di informarla che...
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

please

(pliːz) verb
1. to do what is wanted by (a person); to give pleasure or satisfaction to. You can't please everyone all the time; It pleases me to read poetry. tevrede stel, gelukkig maak من فَضْلَك угаждам на agradar vyhovět; potěšit zufriedenstellen behage; glæde ευχαριστώ, ικανοποιώ, δίνω ευχαρίστηση σε gustar, agradar meeldima خشنود کردن miellyttää plaire לְרַצוֹת प्रसन्न करना, रिझाना ugoditi örömet okoz menyenangkan gleðja accontentare; piacere 기쁘게 하다 įtikti, patikti []patikt; iepriecināt; sagādāt baudu menyenangkan hati orang behagen glede, gjøre til lags zadowalać, sprawiać radość خوشحاله كول agradar a satisface; a-i plăcea угождать; доставлять удовольствие vyhovieť ustreči; veseliti udovoljiti behaga ทําให้พอใจ memnun etmek 使滿意 догоджати, робити приємність خوش کرنا làm hài lòng 使满意
2. to choose, want, like. He does as he pleases. wat hy wil يَخْتار، يُحِب، يُريد намирам за добре querer chtít, zlíbit se gefallen ville θέλω, μου κάνει κέφι placer, querer, dar la gana heaks arvama خوش آمدن haluta plaire לִרצוֹת चाहना, पसंद करना svijdjeti se, dopasti se tetszik (vkinek) menyukai þóknast piacere; parere 원하다 norti, (kam) patikti labpatikt ingini willen ha lyst til, ville chcieć ښه راتلل querer a vrea желать, хотеть chcieť, páčiť sa ugajati želeti behaga, vilja ชอบ istemek 選擇 хотіти, бажати چاہنا phù hợp 选择
adverb
a word added to an order or request in order to be polite. Please open the window; Close the door, please; Will you please come with me? asseblief من فَضْلَك моля por favor prosím bitte venligst παρακαλώ por favor palun لطفاً ole hyvä s'il te/vous plaît בבקשה umoljavati kérem...! tolong gera svo vel per favore どうぞ 제발, 아무쪼록 prašau, prašom, malonėsit lūdzu tolong; sila alstublieft vær så snill proszę لطفاٍٍٍََ por favor te/vă rog пожалуйста; будьте добры prosím prosim molim Vas var snäll och ..., tack, varsågod och ... กรุณา lütfen, rica ederim 請 будь ласка درخواست کرنے کا لفظ xin/ hãy 请
pleased adjective
happy; satisfied. Aren't you pleased about moving house?; She was pleased with the dress. in sy/haar skik مَسْرور، راضٍ، سَعيد доволен satisfeito spokojený zufrieden glad for; tilfreds med ευχαριστημένος, ικανοποιημένος contento, satisfecho rahul خشنود tyytyväinen content מרוצה प्रसन्न zadovoljiti (meg)elégedett puas ánægður contento, soddisfatto 満足した 기쁜, 만족스러운 patenkintas apmierināts gembira blij, tevreden glad, fornøyd zadowolony خوشحاله satisfeito mulţumit довольный potešený, spokojný zadovoljen zadovoljan nöjd, belåten พอใจ memnun 滿意的 задоволений خوش، مسرور hài lòng 满意的
ˈpleasing adjective
giving pleasure; attractive. a pleasing view. aangenaam سارٌّ، مُفْرِح، مُمْتِع приятен agradável půvabný, atraktivní angenehm dejlig ευχάριστος agradable meeldiv خوشایند mieluinen agréable מהנה रमणीय, रोचक, मनोहर, सुखद privlačan, dopadljiv kellemes menyenangkan ánægjulegur piacevole 愉快な 기쁘게 하는 malonus, patrauklus patīkams; jauks menyenangkan aangenaam tiltalende, behagelig miły په خوښه agradável agreabil, plăcut приятный pôvabný, atraktívny prijeten zadovoljavajući behaglig, angenäm, tilltalande น่าพอใจ hoşa gidici, memnuniyet verici 令人愉快的 приємний; привабливий خوش کن dễ chịu 使人愉快的
ˈpleasingly adverb
aangenaam بصورَةٍ مُمْتِعَه приятно agradavelmente příjemně angenehm dejligt ευχάριστα agradablemente meelsasti بطور خوشایند miellyttävästi agréablement נעים रमणीयता से, सुखदपूर्वक privlačno kellemesen secara menyenangkan ánægjulega piacevolmente 愉快に 기분 좋게 maloniai, patraukliai patīkami; jauki dgn cara yg menyenangkan aangenaam fint, behagelig miło په ښه خوښۀ agradavelmente (în mod) agreabil приятно príjemne prijetno zadovoljno behagligt, angenämt, tilltalande อย่างน่าพอใจ hoşa gidecek şekilde 令人愉快地 приємно پسنديدہ طور پر một cách dễ chịu 使人愉快地
if you please
please. Come this way, if you please. asseblief من فَضْلَك моля fazendo o favor prosím wenn ich bitten darf hvis du vil være så venlig παρακαλώ, αν έχεις την καλοσύνη por favor, haga el favor kui tohib paluda اگر دوست دارید olkaa hyvä s'il te/vous plaît אִם תוֹעִיל यदि इच्छा हो तो, पंसद हो तो htjeti, biti voljan ha volna szíves silakan gerðu svo vel per favore, (se non ti dispiace) どうぞ 당신이 원한다면 prašom, būkit malonus esiet tik laipni bolehkah alstublieft vær så god/vennlig å proszę bardzo كه د تاسو خوښه وې se faz favor te/vă rog пожалуйста; будьте (так) добры prosím prosim molim Vas om jag får be กรุณา lütfen, rica ederim 請,對不起 з вашого дозволу; якщо ви дозволите براہ کرم xin mời 请,对不起
please yourself
do what you choose. I don't think you should go, but please yourself. doen wat jy wil إعْمَل ما يَحْلو لَكَ правя както искам faça como quiser podle vlastního uvážení wie du, etc. wünschst gør, hvad du vil όπως θέλεις, κάνε ό,τι νομίζεις haz lo que quieras tee nagu tahad به دلخواه خود عمل کردن tee niin kuin haluat faire à sa guise עָשֶׂה כִּרצוֹנך जैसा मन करे वैसा करो zadovoljiti tégy, ahogy jólesik sesuka hati Anda eins og þér þóknast (fa' pure), (fa' quel che ti pare) 好きなようにする 당신 마음대로 하세요 daryk kaip nori dari, kā vēlies suka hati kamulah ga uw gang gjøre som du vil rób jak chcesz په خپله خوښه عمل كول faça como entender fă după cum îţi place делайте/поступайте как хотите podľa vlastného uváženia naredi, kar te je volja kako god želite gör som du vill ทําตามใจ nasıl isterseniz, siz bilirsiniz 請便 робіть як хочете جو چاہو کرو xin cứ làm theo ý mình 请便
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pleased

→ مَسْرور spokojený tilfreds erfreut ικανοποιημένος contento mielissään content zadovoljan lieto 嬉しい 기뻐하는 tevreden fornøyd zadowolony satisfeito довольный nöjd พอใจ memnun hài lòng 高兴的
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