contentan in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for contentan in the Spanish»English Dictionary

I.contentar VB trans

¡qué difícil de contentar eres!

you're so hard to please!

es imposible contentar a todos

it's impossible to please everybody

pretenden contentarnos con promesas

they're trying to keep us happy with promises

II.contentarse VB vpr

contentarse (contentarse con algo):

se contenta con muy poco

he's easy to please o it doesn't take much to make him happy

no se contenta con nada

she's never satisfied with anything

no hay cerveza, así que vas a tener que contentarte con jugo de naranja

there's no beer, so you'll have to make do with orange juice

no se contentó con gritarle, tuvo que humillarlo delante de todos

not content with shouting at him, she then had to humiliate him in front of everyone

me contentaría con que me llamase

I'd be happy if she just called me

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tuvo que hacer verdaderos malabarismos para contentar a todo el mundo

he had to do a real juggling o balancing act to keep everyone happy

Translations for contentan in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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choosy

difícil de contentar

he is attempting a balancing act between both groups

está haciendo malabarismos para contentar a ambos grupos

content

contentar

you'll have to content yourself with a little less to start with

para empezar te tendrás que contentar con un poco menos

they seem perfectly satisfied just to sit and watch

parece que se contentan con sentarse y mirar

some people are happy with anything

algunas personas se contentan con cualquier cosa

please (satisfy)

contentar

you're very hard to please

eres muy difícil de contentar or de complacer

you can't please everyone

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

it's impossible to suit everybody

es imposible contentar a todo el mundo

I'm easy to please

soy fácil de contentar

contentan in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for contentan in the Spanish»English Dictionary

I.contentar [kon·ten·ˈtar] VB trans

contentar

to satisfy

II.contentar [kon·ten·ˈtar] VB refl

contentar contentarse:

contentar

to be contented

Translations for contentan in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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to be hard to please

ser difícil de contentar

to be hard to please

ser difícil de contentar