deleitarse

deleitarse

► verbo pronominal

1 to delight (con/en, in), take delight (con/en, in)

■ se deleita con la música clásica he takes delight in classical music

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VPR to delight (con, en in)

deleitarse en hacer algo — to delight in doing sth

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(v.) = savour [savor, -USA], relish, gloat

Ex. Some books provoke vocal responses, a kind of literary effervescent effect, while others seem to turn people in on themselves, when they prefer to say nothing but savor the reading in silence.

Ex. They all relish a fast paced working environment, rapid change and constant challenges to traditional notions of what a library and library work should be.

Ex. Speaking personally, I do not like to gloat -- I like to think we can be generous in victory and gracious in defeat.

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(v.) = savour [savor, -USA], relish, gloat

Ex: Some books provoke vocal responses, a kind of literary effervescent effect, while others seem to turn people in on themselves, when they prefer to say nothing but savor the reading in silence.

Ex: They all relish a fast paced working environment, rapid change and constant challenges to traditional notions of what a library and library work should be.

Ex: Speaking personally, I do not like to gloat -- I like to think we can be generous in victory and gracious in defeat.

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■deleitarse verbo reflexivo to take delight: se deleita contemplando la luna, she enjoys looking at the moon
'deleitarse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
embriagarse
- saborear
- deleitar
English:
revel
- delight
- kick
- luxuriate

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vpr

deleitarse con o [m5]en algo to take pleasure in sth;

deleitarse con la vista to enjoy the view;

deleitarse haciendo algo to take pleasure in o to enjoy doing sth;

me deleitaba escuchándola cantar I took great pleasure in listening to her sing

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deleitarse

v/r take delight (con, en in)

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