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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
to do sb a pleasure trans
ustreči komu
at pleasure
po mili volji

ˈpleas·ure boat N

pleasure boat
turistična ladja f

ˈpleas·ure prin·ci·ple N no pl

ˈpleas·ure trip N

pleasure trip
izlet m
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
Her husband contracted a venereal disease from the pleasure quarters, and she divorced him.
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Some will pour it on the saucer and slurp it with abandon pleasure.
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For the toddler, loading and putting money into the machine invoke wide-eyed pleasure.
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In very simple terms, a hedonist strives to maximize net pleasure (pleasure minus pain).
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He is the support of all beings and is beyond sensual pleasure.
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This is regardless of whether an intending passenger is on business or pleasure trip.
thenationonlineng.net
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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A promenade was built along the seafront in 1903 and a pleasure pier opened in 1905.
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These spring drives were stopped after 1915, when pleasure boat owners complained about the hazards to navigation.
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Most people mistake such trips to be pleasure trips.
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