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pleas·ur·a·ble

(plĕzh′ər-ə-bəl)
adj.
Agreeable; gratifying.
pleas′ur·a·bil′i·ty, pleas′ur·a·ble·ness n.
pleas′ur·a·bly adv.
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Adv. 1. pleasurably - in a very pleasurable manner; "they were walking along the beach slowly and deliciously"
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Translations
بِصورَةٍ سارَّه او مُمْتِعَه
příjemně
fornøjeligt
élvezetesen
ánægjulega

pleasurably

[ˈpleʒərəblɪ] ADV → agradablemente, deleitosamente
we were pleasurably surprised → para nosotros fue una grata sorpresa
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

pleasurably

adv → freudig, angenehm ; he had often pleasurably anticipated this moment → er hatte oft voller Vorfreude diesem Augenblick entgegengesehen
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

pleasurably

[ˈplɛʒ/ərəblɪ] adv → (molto) gradevolmente ; (anticipate) → con piacere
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

pleasure

(ˈpleʒə) noun
something that gives one enjoyment; joy or delight. the pleasures of country life; I get a lot of pleasure from listening to music. plesier سُرور، مُتْعَه، فَرَح удоволствие prazer potěšení, radost das Vergnügen glæde; fornøjelse ευχαρίστηση, χαρά, απόλαυση placer mõnu, nauding لذت nautinto plaisir הנאה आनन्द užitak, zadovoljstvo öröm kesenangan ánægja piacere 楽しみ 기쁨 malonumas prieks; bauda keseronokan plezier glede, fornøyelse przyjemność لذت prazer plăcere удовольствие potešenie, radosť užitek zadovoljstvo nöje, behag, njutning ความยินดี zevk 愉快 задоволення; розвага خوشي، لطف điều thú vị 愉快
ˈpleasurable adjective
giving pleasure; agreeable. a pleasurable pastime. plesierig سارٌّ، مُمْتِع приятен agradável příjemný vergnüglich fornøjelig ευχάριστος agradable, grato nauditav لذت بخش nautinnollinen agréable מהנה सुखद, सुखदायक ugodan kellemes menyenangkan ánægjulegur piacevole 楽しい 즐거운, 유쾌한 malonus patīkams; baudpilns menyeronokkan plezierig behagelig, fornøyelig przyjemny خوشالوونكى agradável agreabil приятный príjemný prijeten ugodan angenäm, behaglig, välgörande ที่ให้ความเพลิดเพลิน zevk verici 令人愉快的 приємний پرلطف، مسرت بخش thích thú 令人愉快的
ˈpleasurably adverb
plesierig بِصورَةٍ سارَّه او مُمْتِعَه приятно agradavelmente příjemně vergnüglich fornøjeligt ευχάριστα agradablemente meeldivalt بطور لذت بخش nautinnollisesti agréablement בְּאוֹפֶן נָעִים सुखद ढंग से, सुखपूर्वक ugodan kellemesen, élvezetesen secara menyenangkan ánægjulega piacevolmente 楽しく 즐겁게 su malonumu patīkami menyeronokkan plezierig behagelig, fornøyelig przyjemnie په خوشالوونكى توګه agradavelmente (în mod) agreabil приятно príjemne prijetno ugodno angenämt, behagligt, välgörande อย่างเพลิดเพลิน hoşça 令人愉快地 приємно مزے سے thích thú 令人愉快地
ˈpleasure-boat / ˈpleasure-craft nouns
a boat used for pleasure. plesierboot زَوْرَق للتَّنَزُّه лодка за екскурзии barco de recreio výletní loď der Vergnügungsdampfer turbåd σκάφος αναψυχής barco de recreo lõbulaev قایق تفریحی huvivene bateau de plaisance סִירַת שַׁעֲשוּעִים मनोरंजन के लिए उपयोग की जाने वाली नौका izletnički brod sétahajó perahu pesiar lystibátur/-snekkja battello/imbarcazione da diporto 遊覧船 유람선 iškylų valtis jahta u.tml. izpriecu braucieniem bot utk bersiar-siar plezierboot lystbåt statek wycieczkowy, łódź rekreacyjna د تفريح بيړى barco de recreio прогулочный катер výletná loď izletniška ladja brod zadovoljstva fritidsbåt เรือสําราญ eğlence gemisi 遊船 яхта; катер для прогулянок تفريحي کشتي du thuyền 游船
take pleasure in
to get enjoyment from. He takes great pleasure in annoying me. neem behae in يَجِدُ لَذَّةً في، يَسْتَمْتِع доставям си удоволствие ter prazer em mít potěšení z Vergnügen finden an nyde απολαμβάνω, ευχαριστιέμαι disfrutar haciendo algo end lõbustama لذت بردن از nauttia prendre plaisir à לְהָפִיק הֲנָאָה מ- आनन्द उठाना zadovoljstvo örömét leli vmiben merasa senang njóta provare piacere a, divertirsi a 〜を楽しむ 즐거워하다 jausti malonumą gūt baudu; darīt ar prieku suka behagen scheppen få glede av, finne glede i znajdować przyjemność w له يو شى خونده اخيستنه ter prazer em a-i plă­cea (să) находить удовольствие в mať potešenie z uživati uživati u finna nöje i ได้รับความพอใจ zevk almak 以...為樂 насолоджуватися کسي چيز ميں مزہ پانا thích 以...为乐
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No other subject gave them half the satisfaction, or commanded half the attention; and but few scenes in my life remain so freshly on my memory, or are so pleasurably recalled to my contemplation, as these hours of intercourse with a distant and benighted race in the midst of the desert."
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I had just work enough to do, in mounting my employer's drawings, to keep my hands and eyes pleasurably employed, while my mind was left free to enjoy the dangerous luxury of its own unbridled thoughts.
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I never was so won upon, as by this class; never yielded up my full confidence and esteem so readily and pleasurably, as to them; never can make again, in half a year, so many friends for whom I seem to entertain the regard of half a life.
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She fancied likewise, but it might be altogether fancy, that there was a stirring up of her system--a strange, indefinite sensation creeping through her veins, and tingling, half painfully, half pleasurably, at her heart.
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But I wished to tell him that I had done it; and in truth I was not more than pleasurably afraid; I had rather that impersonal curiosity as to the issue which has been the saving of me in still more precarious situations.
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Having very pleasurably spent a recent Bank Holiday evening watching the octogenarian Joan Hickson play Miss Marple in one of those 1980s TV versions, I only hope they don't cock up the remakes by trying to 'sex it up'.
A horror date with 21st-century Miss Marple
Though less pleasurably offbeat than the helmer's well-received "Read My Lips" and "The Beat That My Heart Skipped," this is solid, sinewy pulp fiction with strong prospects for arthouse showings abroad and on local release Aug.
A Prophet
Such willfully contaminated modes of identification (do I want to be Jodie or have Jodie?) pleasurably echo from the mise en abime of Adler's images.
Subject to revision
There's almost no dramatic action until the opera's second half; instead, there's a tuneful series of folk-flavored songs, dances and choruses that reek pleasurably of a time and place at a fascinating remove from our own.
Michigan Opera Theater. (Opera in Review)
Ben Harvey might never be first violin, but there has got to be a place for him in the band and Moseley are pleasurably occupied at this moment in trying to bring him into the tune.
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If you roll the food around your mouth you experience each bite more intensely and more pleasurably.
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Filmmaking is pleasurably on the cheap, though digital vid image seems altogether the wrong look for a film that screams to be shot on celluloid.
The Signal

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