delight

delight
1. verb
1) (to please greatly: I was delighted by/at the news; They were delighted to accept the invitation.) deleitar, encantar, dar gusto
2) (to have or take great pleasure (from): He delights in teasing me.) deleitarse

2. noun
((something which causes) great pleasure: Peacefulness is one of the delights of country life.) placer, gusto, alegría, deleite
- delightfully
delight n placer / alegría
delight
tr[dɪ'laɪt]
noun
1 (great pleasure, joy) placer nombre masculino, gusto, alegría, deleite nombre masculino
2 (source of pleasure) encanto, delicia, placer nombre masculino
transitive verb
1 (give pleasure to) deleitar, encantar, dar gusto; (make very happy) llenar de alegría
intransitive verb
1 deleitarse (in, en/con)
delight [dɪ'laɪt] vt
: deleitar, encantar
delight vi
to delight in : deleitarse con, complacerse en
delight n
1) joy: placer m, deleite m, gozo m
2) : encanto m
your garden is a delight: su jardín es un encanto
delight
n.
delectación s.f.
deleite s.m.
delicia s.f.
encanto s.m.
gusto s.m.
hechizo s.m.
placer s.m.
regodeo s.m.
v.
deleitar v.
encantar v.
extasiar v.
gratificar v.
hechizar v.
lisonjear v.
regocijar v.
regodearse v.
dɪ'laɪt
I
noun
a) u (joy) placer m, deleite m

to take delight in something — disfrutar or gozar* con algo

b) c (source of joy) placer m

her happiness was a delight to see — era un placer or daba gusto verla tan feliz


II
1.
transitive verb
a) (make very happy) llenar de alegría

his success delighted them — su éxito los llenó de alegría

b) (give pleasure to) deleitar

the clown delighted the children — el payaso hizo las delicias de or deleitó a los niños


2.
vi

to delight in -ING — deleitarse + ger

[dɪ'laɪt]
1. N
1) (=feeling of joy) deleite m , placer m ; (=jubilation) regocijo m

much to her delight, they lost — perdieron, con gran regocijo de su parte

to take delight in sth — disfrutar con algo, deleitarse con algo

to take delight in doing sth — disfrutar haciendo algo, deleitarse en hacer algo

2) (=pleasurable thing) encanto m

one of the delights of Majorca — uno de los encantos de Mallorca

the book is sheer delight — el libro es una verdadera delicia or maravilla

she is a delight to teach — (said of schoolgirl) es un placer ser su maestra

a delight to the eye — un placer para la vista

2.
VT [+ person] encantar, deleitar
3.
VI

to delight in sth — disfrutar con algo, deleitarse con algo

to delight in doing sth — disfrutar haciendo algo, deleitarse en hacer algo

* * *
[dɪ'laɪt]
I
noun
a) u (joy) placer m, deleite m

to take delight in something — disfrutar or gozar* con algo

b) c (source of joy) placer m

her happiness was a delight to see — era un placer or daba gusto verla tan feliz


II
1.
transitive verb
a) (make very happy) llenar de alegría

his success delighted them — su éxito los llenó de alegría

b) (give pleasure to) deleitar

the clown delighted the children — el payaso hizo las delicias de or deleitó a los niños


2.
vi

to delight in -ING — deleitarse + ger


English-spanish dictionary. 2013.

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