Translations for „pleasure“ in the English » Slovenian Dictionary

pleas·ure [ˈpleʒəʳ] N

1. pleasure no pl (enjoyment):

pleasure

užitek m

pleasure

zabava f

to give sb pleasure

dajati komu zadovoljstvo

to take pleasure in doing sth

uživati v čem

2. pleasure (source of enjoyment):

pleasure

zadovoljstvo n

please don't mention it, it was a pleasure

nikar ne omenjajte, bilo mi je v veselje

3. pleasure form (desire):

pleasure

zadovoljitev f

pleasure VB

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to do sb a pleasure trans

ustreči komu

pleasure N

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at pleasure

po mili volji

ˈpleas·ure boat N

pleasure boat

turistična ladja f

ˈpleas·ure prin·ci·ple N no pl

pleasure principle

načelo n užitka

ˈpleas·ure trip N

pleasure trip

izlet m

good pleasure N

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good pleasure (will)

dobra volja

Usage examples with pleasure

to give sb pleasure

dajati komu zadovoljstvo

to squeal with pleasure

vreščati od zadovoljstva

vicarious pleasure/satisfaction

posredno veselje/zadovoljstvo

to combine business with pleasure

združiti prijetno s koristnim

her face lit with pleasure

njen obraz je zasijal od zadovoljstva

to take pleasure in doing sth

uživati v čem

her face lit up with pleasure

obraz ji je zažarel od zadovoljstva

sb derives pleasure from doing sth

kaj komu prinaša zadovoljstvo

not at all, it was a pleasure

ni za kaj, bilo mi je v veselje

please don't mention it, it was a pleasure

nikar ne omenjajte, bilo mi je v veselje

she gets a lot of pleasure from it

v tem zelo uživa

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The log drives were stopped after 1915, when pleasure boat owners complained about the hazards to navigation.

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Some will pour it on the saucer and slurp it with abandon pleasure.

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To experience the abject in literature carries with it a certain pleasure but one that is quite different from the dynamics of desire.

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For the toddler, loading and putting money into the machine invoke wide-eyed pleasure.

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Many of the upper middle class regarded amateur theatre as at best a harmless pleasure with no particular moral or aesthetic merit.

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This behavior enforces clinging and denial which promotes the persistence of the pleasure principle in an attempt to avoid the pain of separation or subsequent depression.

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The varied pace assures that after a rush of events, she allows a few quiet pages about long-married life, the serene pleasure of going to sleep companionably in another's embrace.

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In very simple terms, a hedonist strives to maximize net pleasure (pleasure minus pain).

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Most people mistake such trips to be pleasure trips.

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Bring your yacht, hire one or just take a pleasure boat cruise along the 200 kilometer coastline.

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