pleasing in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for pleasing in the English»Spanish Dictionary

pleasing [Am ˈplizɪŋ, Brit ˈpliːzɪŋ] ADJ

1. pleasing (pleasant):

pleasing manners/sight/tune

agradable

pleasing to the ear

agradable or grato al oído

2. pleasing (gratifying):

pleasing news

grato

the outcome will be pleasing to head office

el resultado complacerá a la central

I.please [Am pliz, Brit pliːz] INTERJ

please

por favor

please sit down

(por favor) siéntese

pass the salt, please

pásame la sal, por favor

pass the salt, please

¿me pasas la sal?

would you like another one? — yes, please

¿quieres otro? — sí, gracias

may I read it? — please do!

¿puedo leerlo? — ¡sí, cómo no! or ¡no faltaba más!

say please

¿qué se dice?

say please

las cosas se piden por favor

don't tell her, please

no se lo digas, (te lo pido) por favor

stop it, please!

¡para ya, por Dios!

II.please [Am pliz, Brit pliːz] VB trans

1. please:

please (make happy)

complacer

please (satisfy)

contentar

please (satisfy)

complacer

we always try to please the customer

siempre tratamos de complacer al cliente

her progress pleased her parents

sus padres estaban contentos con los progresos que hacía

you're very hard to please

eres muy difícil de contentar or de complacer

she's easily pleased or easy to please

se contenta con poco or con cualquier cosa

you can't please everyone

no se puede tener contento or complacer or contentar a todo el mundo

2. please (suit):

may it please Your Honor … form

tendría a bien Su Señoría … form

III.please [Am pliz, Brit pliːz] VB intr

1. please (satisfy):

we do our best to please

hacemos todo lo posible por complacer al cliente (or a todo el mundo etc.)

he's eager to please

busca la aprobación de los demás

2. please (choose):

please

querer

don't dress up, just come as you please

no hace falta que te pongas elegante, ven como quieras or como te parezca

do exactly as you please

haz lo que quieras

do exactly as you please

haz lo que te parezca

do exactly as you please

haz lo que te dé la gana inf

just as you please

como quieras

I'll have no arguing, if you please

haga el favor de no discutir

and then, if you please, she turns up with three friends

y luego ¿qué crees tú? va y se presenta con tres amigos

IV.please [Am pliz, Brit pliːz] VB refl

to please oneself please yourself

haz lo que quieras

to please oneself please yourself

haz lo que te parezca

to please oneself please yourself

haz lo que te dé la gana inf

now we can please ourselves

ahora sí podemos hacer lo que nos parezca

now we can please ourselves

ahora sí podemos hacer lo que nos dé la gana inf

she can please herself whether she comes or not

(que haga lo que quiera:) si no quiere venir, que no venga

V.please [Am pliz, Brit pliːz] N

without so much as a please or thankyou

sin pedir por favor ni dar las gracias

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the dismal landscape was unredeemed by any pleasing feature

nada atenuaba or redimía lo desolado del paisaje

please fwd

se ruega hacer llegar

check my bags through to London, please

factúreme el equipaje directamente a Londres, por favor

please make a fair copy of this

por favor pasa esto en limpio

please make a fair copy of this

por favor pasa esto a limpio Spain

Translations for pleasing in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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agradable sensación/efecto

pleasing

agradable a la vista

pleasing to the eye

porfa

please

descontentadizo (descontentadiza)

difficult to please

escriba el nombre completo en letra de molde

please print your full name

pleasing in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for pleasing in the English»Spanish Dictionary

pleasing ADJ

pleasing

agradable

pleasing news

buenas noticias f pl

crowd-pleasing [ˈkraʊdpli:zɪŋ] ADJ

crowd-pleasing policy, product, performance:

crowd-pleasing

al gusto del público

I.please [pli:z] VB trans

1. please (make happy):

please

gustar

to be hard to please

ser difícil de contentar

she's notoriously hard to please

es muy difícil complacerla

2. please inf (do as one wishes):

please yourself

haz lo que te parezca

II.please [pli:z] VB intr

1. please (be agreeable):

eager to please

deseoso de agradar

2. please (think fit, wish):

to do as one pleases

hacer lo que uno quiera

you can do as you please

como usted quiera

to do whatever one pleases

hacer todo lo que se quiera

III.please [pli:z] INTERJ

please

por favor

if you please form

con su permiso

more potatoes? please

¿más patatas? Sí, por favor

please VB

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please (satisfy) trans

complacer irreg

Translations for pleasing in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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es agradable a la vista

it is pleasing to the eye

resulta satisfactorio comprobar que...

it is pleasing to confirm that ...

porfis

please

porfa

please

porfi

please

regodeón (-ona)

hard to please

pleasing Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

please think carefully (before doing sth)

piénsatelo muy bien (antes de hacer algo)

there are few things that please him

hay pocas cosas que le agradan

please make certain that he has answered

por favor, asegúrate de que ha respondido

pleasing news

buenas noticias f pl

I'll have a neat gin please

tomaré un gin solo

two pizzas to take away, please

dos pizzas para llevar, por favor

it is pleasing to the eye

es agradable a la vista

it is pleasing to confirm that ...

resulta satisfactorio comprobar que...

please do this favour Brit [or favor Am] for me!

¡hágame Ud. este obsequio!

would you please leave me alone!

¡hágame el favor de dejarme en paz!

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Never seen as aesthetically pleasing, the tight building regulations meant they also came with reasonable-sized rooms and gardens.

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In spite of beautification works and lax coastal management, it remains unexploited and visually pleasing.

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Of course, pleasing everyone all the time isn't music making; it's pandering.

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A thriving economy allowed him to indulge in expensive but crowd-pleasing social policies.

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It is an attractive small tree with a rounded crown and a pleasing weeping effect.

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Cover acts or bands are entertainers who perform a broad variety of crowd-pleasing music for audiences who enjoy the familiarity of hit songs.

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These errors are termed artifacts (or sound/sonic artifacts), and may be pleasing or displeasing.

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And the pages themselves are artful designs, irregular albeit nonetheless pleasing patterns of panels rather than uniform grids.

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Together they created an environment of lower-scale dwellings with streetscapes that respected visually pleasing setbacks accommodating gardens, lawns, and sidewalks.

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This same genetic variation can also produce trees that are aesthetically more pleasing than others.

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