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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?

16.06.2025 07:38

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?

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

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

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

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

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

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

Why do I want to suck cock, after smoking methamphetamine?

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’.

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

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 ‘ ).

I think that being gay is wrong, but I treat gay people respectfully like any other person. Is it homophobic? Or offensive in any kind of way? Aren’t disagreement and discrimination two different things?