delight [dɪˈlaɪt]
delight
delight(
dih
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layt
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).
1. (happiness)
a. el deleite (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
When I got home, to my delight, dinner was already on the table.Cuando llegué a casa, para mi deleite, la cena ya estaba en la mesa.
b. el placer (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Her mother could not conceal her delight when hearing the news.Su madre no pudo ocultar su placer al enterarse de las noticias.
2. (source of happiness)
b. la delicia (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
What a delight it is to sunbathe on the beach!¡Qué delicia tomar el sol en la playa!
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g. I bought a book.).
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g. The man sneezed.).
4. (to enjoy; used with "in")
a. deleitarse
She delighted in playing the flute for hours in her bedroom.Se deleitaba tocando la flauta durante horas en su habitación.
b. disfrutar
The couple delighted in the company of so many old friends.La pareja disfrutaba con la compañía de tantos viejos amigos.
delightNountransitive verbintransitive verb
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).
1. (pleasure)
a. el gusto m, placer(M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
to my/her delightpara mi/su deleite
he took delight in her failurese alegró de su fracaso
to take delight in doing somethingdisfrutar haciendo algo
the delights of Blackpoollos encantos or placeres de la ciudad de Blackpool
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g. I bought a book.).
2. (general)
a. deleitar, encantar
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g. The man sneezed.).
3. (general)
a.
to delight in doing somethingdisfrutar haciendo algo
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