please in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for please in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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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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

“running in, please pass”

“en rodaje”

“running in, please pass”

en ablande RioPl

please send immediate notification of your decision

por favor notifíquenos inmediatamente su decisión

Translations for please in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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porfa

please

descontentadizo (descontentadiza)

difficult to please

escriba el nombre completo en letra de molde

please print your full name

por saturación de enlace rogamos repetir la llamada dentro de unos minutos

all lines are busy, please try again later

please in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for please in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.please [pliz] VB trans

1. please (make happy):

please

complacer

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 [pliz] 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 [pliz] INTERJ

please

por favor

if you please form

con su permiso

more potatoes? — (yes) please

¿más patatas? — sí, por favor

oh, please! (in annoyance)

¡oh, por favor!

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please, keep together

por favor, no se separen

please accept my apologies

le ruego (que) me disculpe

Translations for please in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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regodeón (-ona)

hard to please

le acompaño en el sentimiento

please accept my condolences

placer

to please

¡haré lo que me plazca!

I will do as I please!

agradar

to please

quieres agradar a todos

you want to please everyone

complacer

to please

véase al dorso

please turn over

¡el siguiente!

next please!

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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He said that he was on a mission to save his partner from making the mistake of trying to please bloodthirsty fans.

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I will ask you again for the umpteenth time please direct me to one positive article you have ever written about tiger.

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Put the jingoism aside for a moment please.

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Please cast aside any preconceptions that this phrase may evoke.

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Please bring your own ukulele and a music stand.

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But he that is with a wife, is solicitous for the things of the world, how he may please his wife: and he is divided.

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Please make sure to buckle up, put away distracting electronic devices, watch your speed and don't drink and drive.

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Please save all work in progress and log off.

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Please repost this and tell the local authorities to stop animal performances.

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