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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?

Last Updated: 19.06.2025 02:12

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?

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

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

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

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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 ‘ ).

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

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

How do I stop having work crushes because I only keep getting disappointed almost every day as I keep seeing they don’t like me back and won’t ever ask me out?

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

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’.

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

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