piacere

Italian

Etymology

From Latin placēre. Compare Romanian plăcea.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pjaˈt͡ʃe.re/
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  • Rhymes: -ere
  • Hyphenation: pia‧cé‧re

Verb

piacére (first-person singular present piàccio, first-person singular past historic piàcqui, past participle piaciùto, auxiliary èssere)

  1. (intransitive) (followed by a or preceded by an indirect object) to be pleasing to (usually translated into English as like with exchange of the subject and object)
    Mi piace questa mela ― I like this apple (literally, “This apple is pleasing to me”)
  2. (intransitive) to be fond of

Conjugation

Derived terms

Noun

piacere m (plural piaceri)

  1. pleasure, enjoyment
  2. delight
  3. favour/favor, kindness

Interjection

piacere

  1. pleased to meet you
    Piacere, Alberto ― Pleased to meet you, Alberto

Anagrams

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