Placer in english
pronunciation: pleʒɜr part of speech: noun
placer1 = delight ; pleasure ; gratification ; enjoyment ; treat.
Example: Reality is often very much lacking in delight.Example: It may be that, apart from the simple pleasure of browsing, documents arranged on shelves, may be easily examined.Example: It is the 'intellectual challenge' and the 'gratification of providing personal assistance' that constitute the attraction of reference librarianship.Example: So I read on with increasing interest and enjoyment and, let it be said admiration too.Example: In the summer months one of the greatest treats of all is home-made mayonnaise; a thick mass of unctuous golden ointment, perfect for dipping slices of raw vegetables.more:
» amante del placer = pleasure-loving .
Example: It was one of the best days of all our lives and a triumph for the pleasure-loving layabout over the industrious follower of Adam Smith.» a placer = at will .
Example: Once having got into the system, he or she can switch from database to database at will.» buscador de placeres = pleasure seeker .
Example: Three hundred years ago, Venice was, for pleasure seekers, the single most seductive destination in the world.» buscar placer = seek + pleasure .
Example: Come to reading willingly, seeking many pleasures from books, and you soon find enjoyment.» casa de placer = house of pleasure .
Example: Some of the streets transform at night with garish neon lights and red lanterns signifying houses of pleasure.» crucero de placer = pleasure cruiser .
Example: Up to 60 people were feared drowned last night after a pleasure cruiser was rammed, run over, and sunk by a huge dredger in the early hours.» dar placer = give + pleasure ; give + enjoyment .
Example: I have myself a well-known dislike for historical fiction; it is a genre that on the whole gives me little pleasure. Example: Literary novels do not set out simply to entertain and give enjoyment; indeed they can be tremendously depressing.» dar un gran placer = give + Nombre + great pleasure to .
Example: Horses have always had a special place in her heart and it gives her great pleasure to capture them.» derivar placer de = obtain + pleasure from .
Example: For me a picture of myself in a dentist's waiting room is a perfect metaphor for set and setting very much in play against the easily obtained pleasures I usually get from reading.» encontrar gran placer en = find + great pleasure in .
Example: I find great pleasure in using color out of context to express emotion and to entertain the viewer.» encontrar placer = find + delight ; find + enjoyment .
Example: There is a new profession of trail blazers, those who find delight in the task of establishing useful trails through the enourmous mass of records. Example: Come to reading willingly, seeking many pleasures from books, and you soon find enjoyment.» estropear el placer = spoil + Posesivo + pleasure .
Example: My problem was to make the other children aware of that truth about literature without at the same time spoiling William's pleasure in reading 'Ransome'.» gemir de placer = groan with + pleasure ; moan with + pleasure .
Example: She groaned with pleasure and licked her lips. Example: You need to learn some tips so you can make her moan with pleasure tonight.» gran placer = great pleasure .
Example: A great pleasure in life is doing what people say you cannot do.» no ser un placer = bring no + joy ; there + be + no joy ; take no + joy .
Example: As teachers, we have to shatter their naivete (because ultimately that is what education ought to be), but it brings no joy to do so. Example: Well, friends, we were really scraping the bottom of the barrel, and there was no joy, no joy at all. Example: Make no mistake, I take no joy in seeing peaceful protesters attacked.» obtener placer = take + pleasure ; obtain + pleasure from ; derive + pleasure .
Example: Just as Ivan finds that by taking pleasure in an extra piece of food he makes survival possible and beats Stalin and his jailors at heir own game. Example: For me a picture of myself in a dentist's waiting room is a perfect metaphor for set and setting very much in play against the easily obtained pleasures I usually get from reading. Example: He was interested mostly in what he described as 'word of God' and he derived pleasure and consolation from his reading = Estaba interesado principalmente en lo que describía como la "palabra de Dios" y obtenía placer y consuelo de su lectura.» obtener placer de = get + pleasure from .
Example: You cannot get pleasure from a literary book until you have 'lived inside it' -- have discovered the patterns of event, of character, of language, of meaning, being woven in it.» placer corporal = bodily pleasure .
Example: Though the modern use of the term 'epicurean' is associated with the saying, 'Eat, drink and be merry,' epicureanism did not advocate simple pursuit of bodily pleasure.» placer de la lectura, el = joy of reading, the .
Example: Universal schooling does not guarantee a daily reading habit, and the emphasis on teaching the techniques of reading can obscure the real joy of reading, of engaging emotionally with the text.» placer oculto = guilty pleasure [Placer del que no sentimos avergonzados admitir] .
Example: For some folks chocolate is a guilty pleasure, others like candy but mine comes from 1959-1964: The Twilight Zone.» placer prohibido = outlaw delight ; forbidden pleasure .
Example: Because books are so often used as a means of instruction, children too often come to suppose that this is is how all books must be read, except, of course, for those outlaw delights like comics. Example: Sinful and forbidden pleasures are like poisoned bread; they may satisfy appetite for the moment, but there is death in them at the end.» placer sexual = sexual pleasure .
Example: Most women who get labelled as frigid are actually warm, caring people but they find displaying overt sexual pleasure difficult.» por el placer de hacerlo = (just) for the fun of (doing) it ; (just) for the hell of (doing) it ; (just) for the sake of it ; (just) for the devil of it .
Example: Last week, I decided to collect as many sarcastic and funny remarks as I could, just for the fun of it. Example: The article is entitled 'A Marshland index - or ìndexing for the hell of it'. Example: When they started to eff and blind just for the sake of it, I felt they lost the plot a bit. Example: He would steal from the hawkers just for the devil of it, raising a hullabaloo in the dense, crowded streets.» por placer = for kicks ; (just) for the fun of (doing) it ; (just) for the hell of (doing) it ; (just) for the sake of it ; (just) for the devil of it .
Example: These robbers carry out their vicious attacks for 'kicks' and street credibility rather than cash, a chilling study reveals. Example: Last week, I decided to collect as many sarcastic and funny remarks as I could, just for the fun of it. Example: The article is entitled 'A Marshland index - or ìndexing for the hell of it'. Example: When they started to eff and blind just for the sake of it, I felt they lost the plot a bit. Example: He would steal from the hawkers just for the devil of it, raising a hullabaloo in the dense, crowded streets.» por puro placer = (just) for the fun of (doing) it ; (just) for the sake of it ; (just) for fun ; just for a laugh ; just for laughs ; just for fun ; just for kicks (and giggles) ; just for the fun of it ; (just) for the devil of it .
Example: Last week, I decided to collect as many sarcastic and funny remarks as I could, just for the fun of it. Example: When they started to eff and blind just for the sake of it, I felt they lost the plot a bit. Example: Research shows that teenagers also use the Web as a as an entertainment source -- to play or download games, listen to music, or surf the Web for fun = Las investigaciones nos muestran que los adolescentes también utilizan la web como fuente de entretenimiento (para jugar o descargar juegos, escuchar música o navegar por la red por pura diversión). Example: And she tore it up and threw it in my face, just for a laugh. Example: My guess is the guy who did it had a sense of humor and probably did it just for laughs. Example: We mostly did it just for fun, we never thought about doing it for anything else. Example: The boys, aged 14 to 18 at the time, said they were high and they did it just for kicks. Example: Do you often sing or whistle just for the fun of it?. Example: He would steal from the hawkers just for the devil of it, raising a hullabaloo in the dense, crowded streets.» proporcionar gran placer = find + great pleasure in .
Example: I find great pleasure in using color out of context to express emotion and to entertain the viewer.» proporcionar un gran placer = give + Nombre + great pleasure to .
Example: Horses have always had a special place in her heart and it gives her great pleasure to capture them.» que busca el placer = pleasure-seeking .
Example: But problems arise when pleasure-seeking behaviors take over a person's life, as in drug addiction or obesity.» que da placer = pleasure-giving .
Example: Cocaine works by stimulating pleasure-giving neurotransmitters.» que produce placer = pleasure-giving .
Example: Cocaine works by stimulating pleasure-giving neurotransmitters.» ser un gran placer = give + Nombre + great pleasure to ; take + great pleasure in ; take + great delight in .
Example: Horses have always had a special place in her heart and it gives her great pleasure to capture them. Example: Happiness is just being -- I take great pleasure in watching leaves fall or being blown around by gentle breezes. Example: The two young boys took great delight in the splashes made by dropping chunks of rubble into a large puddle.» ser un placer + Infinitivo = be happy to + Verbo ; be a joy to + Verbo .
Example: Maybe Juan and his merry companions would be happy to relegate us to the boiler room, or a janitor's closet!. Example: So it was a joy to take a stroll down memory lane and revisit some of their most poignant and funny moments as described in the book.» ser un placer para la vista (y los oídos) = be a feast for the eyes (and (the) ears) ; be a treat for the eyes (and (the) ears) .
Example: This will undoubtedly be a feast for the eyes and ears on the big screen that you won't want to miss. Example: The night was full of music from all over the world and a real treat for the eyes and ears.» ser un placer para la vista y el estómago = be a feast for the eyes and the stomach ; be a treat for the eyes and the stomach .
Example: This open air food market is a feast for the eyes and the stomach. Example: The food court is a treat for the eyes and the stomach featuring pastries, baked goods and delicious Scottish traditional foods.» sólo por placer = (just) for the fun of (doing) it ; (just) for the hell of (doing) it ; (just) for the devil of it .
Example: Last week, I decided to collect as many sarcastic and funny remarks as I could, just for the fun of it. Example: The article is entitled 'A Marshland index - or ìndexing for the hell of it'. Example: He would steal from the hawkers just for the devil of it, raising a hullabaloo in the dense, crowded streets.» tener el placer de = take + pleasure .
Example: Just as Ivan finds that by taking pleasure in an extra piece of food he makes survival possible and beats Stalin and his jailors at heir own game.» viaje de placer = pleasure trip .
Example: Canadian travellers aged 25 and over consider rest-and-relaxation to be an important benefit of taking a vacation or pleasure trip.placer2 = please.
Example: By polar contrast the book for the mass culture reader, the 'consumer', simply aims to please.more:
» hacer lo que + Pronombre + placer = do as + Pronombre + please .
Example: For the first time in her life, Willa is free to do as she pleases.» haz lo que te plazca = do as you please .
Example: And he rejoined: "Do as you please" .» por el placer de hacerlo = (just) for the fun of (doing) it ; (just) for the hell of (doing) it ; (just) for the sake of it ; (just) for the devil of it .
Example: Last week, I decided to collect as many sarcastic and funny remarks as I could, just for the fun of it. Example: The article is entitled 'A Marshland index - or ìndexing for the hell of it'. Example: When they started to eff and blind just for the sake of it, I felt they lost the plot a bit. Example: He would steal from the hawkers just for the devil of it, raising a hullabaloo in the dense, crowded streets.» por sólo placer = (just) for the sake of it .
Example: When they started to eff and blind just for the sake of it, I felt they lost the plot a bit.