delight

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delight
[dɪˈlaɪt]
sustantivo
1gusto (m) placer (m) (pleasure)
  • to my/her delight -> para mi/su deleite
  • he took delight in her failure -> se alegró de su fracaso
  • to take delight in doing something -> disfrutar haciendo algo
  • the car is a delight to drive -> conducir or (español de España) manejar ese coche or (Am) carro or (Am) auto es una delicia (RP)
  • the delights of Blackpool -> los encantos or placeres de la ciudad de Blackpool
verbo transitivo
2deleitar, encantar
verbo intransitivo
también:
  • to delight in doing something -> disfrutar haciendo algo

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delight [di-lait]
sustantivo
1Delicia, deleite, placer, gozo, alegría (joy); satisfacción, encanto.
  • To take delight in reading -> tener gusto en leer
  • Her happiness was a delight to see -> era un placer o daba gusto verla tan feliz
  • His success delighted them -> su éxito los llenó de alegría
  • The clown delighted the children -> el payaso hizo las delicias de o deleitó a los niños
verbo neutro (intransitivo)
1Deleitarse, tener deleite en alguna cosa; divertirse, complacerse. (n)
va. Deleitar (give pleasure to); agradar, contentar, causar placer, divertir; llenar de alegría (make very happy).

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delight [dɪˈlaɪt]
noun
1 (feeling of joy) deleite; (m) placer; (m) (jubilation) regocijo; (m)
much to her delight, they lost perdieron, con gran regocijo de su parte
to my delight
to take delight in sth disfrutar con algo; deleitarse con algo; to take delight in doing sth disfrutar haciendo algo; deleitarse en hacer algo
2 (pleasurable thing) encanto; (m)
one of the delights of Majorca uno de los encantos de Mallorca; the book is sheer delight el libro es una verdadera delicia maravilla;or she is a delight to teach (said of schoolgirl) es un placer ser su maestra; a delight to the eye un placer para la vista
verb:transitive
[+person] encantar; deleitar
verb:intransitive
to delight in sth disfrutar con algo; deleitarse con algo; to delight in doing sth disfrutar haciendo algo; deleitarse en hacer algo

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Verb Conjugation for "delight"

Imperative
  • delight
  • you delight
  • he/she delights
  • we delight
  • you delight
  • they delight
Preterite
  • I delighted
  • you delighted
  • he/she delighted
  • we delighted
  • you delighted
  • they delighted
Present Continuous
  • I am delighting
  • you are delighting
  • he/she is delighting
  • we are delighting
  • you are delighting
  • they are delighting
Present Perfect
  • I have delighted
  • you have delighted
  • he/she has delighted
  • we have delighted
  • you have delighted
  • they have delighted
Past Continuous
  • I was delighting
  • you were delighting
  • he/she was delighting
  • we were delighting
  • you were delighting
  • they were delighting
Past Perfect
  • I had delighted
  • you had delighted
  • he/she had delighted
  • we had delighted
  • you had delighted
  • they had delighted
Future
  • I will delight
  • you will delight
  • he/she will delight
  • we will delight
  • you will delight
  • they will delight
Future Perfect
  • I will have delighted
  • you will have delighted
  • he/she will have delighted
  • we will have delighted
  • you will have delighted
  • they will have delighted
Future Continuous
  • I will be delighting
  • you will be delighting
  • he/she will be delighting
  • we will be delighting
  • you will be delighting
  • they will be delighting
Present Perfect Continuous
  • I have been delighting
  • you have been delighting
  • he/she has been delighting
  • we have been delighting
  • you have been delighting
  • they have been delighting
Future Perfect Continuous
  • I will have been delighting
  • you will have been delighting
  • he/she will have been delighting
  • we will have been delighting
  • you will have been delighting
  • they will have been delighting
Past Perfect Continuous
  • I had been delighting
  • you had been delighting
  • he/she had been delighting
  • we had been delighting
  • you had been delighting
  • they had been delighting
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