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What are some examples of the use of the word “piacere” in Italian? What do they mean and how would you translate them into English?

14.06.2025 09:21

What are some examples of the use of the word “piacere” in Italian? What do they mean and how would you translate them into English?

A. Thank you very much. B. It's a pleasure ( = don't mention it ). In Italian you translate ‘ It's a pleasure’ in : prego ( or ‘ non c'è di ché ‘ ).

Piacere : to like. A me piace spesso mangiare un’insalata. I often like to eat a salad. I like : a me piace.

A me piace molto suonare il pianoforte. I’m fond of ( = a me piace molto ) playing the piano. A me piace : from the verb ‘piacere’.

Have you ever had a bad gut feeling about someone and it was right?

I’m pleased to meet you. Piacere di/è un piacere (= I’m pleased ) conoscerla.

In fact the noun piacere is translated into ‘pleasure’. Life’s pleasures : I piaceri della vita.

Take pleasure in doing something = provare piacere nel fare qualcosa.

Why would Trump make conspiracy claims that Haitians are eating pets in Ohio?

A brothel : una casa di piacere ( even though it's more common the expression ‘ casa di tolleranza ‘ ).

A whore : una donna di piacere, una prostituta ( a prostitute ).

Mi può aiutare < per piacere > ? Can you help me < please > ?. ‘Per piacere’ stands for ‘please’.

Is it okay if I am not interested to talk to any of my relatives as I saw the real faces in my brother's marriage as none of them helped us rather were a kind of disappointment and were talking bad?