- pleased
- adjective (happy; satisfied: Aren't you pleased about moving house?; She was pleased with the dress.) contento, satisfechopleased adj contentoyou don't look very pleased no pareces muy contentoI'm really pleased to see you me alegro mucho de vertepleasedtr[pliːzd]adjective1 (happy) contento,-a; (satisfied) satisfecho,-a■ I'm so pleased to see you me alegro mucho de verte■ he looks very pleased with himself parece muy satisfecho de sí mismo■ I'd be only too pleased to lo haría con mucho gusto■ we are pleased to inform you that ... tenemos el placer de comunicarles que ..., nos complace comunicarles que ...\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLpleased to meet you! ¡encantado,-a!, ¡mucho gusto!pleased ['pli:zd] adj: contento, satisfecho, alegrepleasedadj.• complacido, -a adj.• contento, -a adj.pliːzdadjective (satisfied) satisfecho; (happy) contento
she is very pleased with the results — está muy contenta/satisfecha con los resultados
I'm very pleased for you! — me alegro mucho por ti
she was very pleased with herself — estaba muy ufana, estaba muy satisfecha consigo misma
I'm so pleased you could come! — (cuánto) me alegro de que hayas podido venir!
to be pleased AT/ABOUT something: I was pleased at the news me alegré con la noticia; they were pleased about her appointment se alegraron de su nombramiento; to be pleased to + INF: I'd be pleased to help you te ayudaría con mucho gusto; I am pleased to inform you that ... (frml) tengo el placer de or me complace comunicarle que ... (frml); pleased to meet you — encantado (de conocerlo), mucho gusto
[pliːzd]ADJ1)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
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to be pleased about/at sth, I am pleased at the decision — me alegro de la decisiónwe were pleased at the news — la noticia nos alegró
I'm not very pleased about it — no me hace mucha gracia
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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/algohe 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
Punchyou needn't look so pleased with yourself — esa cara de satisfacción que tienes sobra
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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* * *[pliːzd]adjective (satisfied) satisfecho; (happy) contentoshe is very pleased with the results — está muy contenta/satisfecha con los resultados
I'm very pleased for you! — me alegro mucho por ti
she was very pleased with herself — estaba muy ufana, estaba muy satisfecha consigo misma
I'm so pleased you could come! — (cuánto) me alegro de que hayas podido venir!
to be pleased AT/ABOUT something: I was pleased at the news me alegré con la noticia; they were pleased about her appointment se alegraron de su nombramiento; to be pleased to + INF: I'd be pleased to help you te ayudaría con mucho gusto; I am pleased to inform you that ... (frml) tengo el placer de or me complace comunicarle que ... (frml); pleased to meet you — encantado (de conocerlo), mucho gusto
English-spanish dictionary. 2013.