placer1

placer1
1 = delight, pleasure, gratification, enjoyment, treat.
Ex. Reality is often very much lacking in delight.
Ex. It may be that, apart from the simple pleasure of browsing, documents arranged on shelves, may be easily examined.
Ex. It is the 'intellectual challenge' and the 'gratification of providing personal assistance' that constitute the attraction of reference librarianship.
Ex. So I read on with increasing interest and enjoyment and, let it be said admiration too.
Ex. 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.
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* a placer = at will.
* buscar placer = seek + pleasure.
* casa de placer = house of pleasure.
* dar placer = give + pleasure, give + enjoyment.
* derivar placer de = obtain + pleasure from.
* encontrar placer = find + delight, find + enjoyment.
* estropear el placer = spoil + pleasure.
* gran placer = great pleasure.
* obtener placer = take + pleasure, obtain + pleasure from, derive + pleasure.
* obtener placer de = get + pleasure from.
* placer de la lectura, el = joy of reading, the.
* placer oculto = guilty pleasure.
* placer prohibido = outlaw delight, forbidden pleasure.
* placer sexual = sexual pleasure.
* por el placer de hacerlo = (just) for the fun of (doing) it, (just) for the hell of (doing) it.
* por placer = for kicks, (just) for the fun of (doing) it, (just) for the hell of (doing) it.
* por puro placer = (just) for the fun of (doing) it, (just) for the hell of (doing) it.
* ser un placer = be happy to.
* ser un placer + Infinitivo = be a joy to + Verbo.
* sólo por placer = (just) for the fun of (doing) it, (just) for the hell of (doing) it.
* tener el placer de = take + pleasure.

Spanish-English dictionary. 2013.

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