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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.
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.).
3. (to please)
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
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.
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