piacere

Italian

Etymology

From Latin placēre, present active infinitive of placeō.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pjaˈtʃere/
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Verb

piacere

  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 melaI 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, kindness

Interjection

piacere

  1. pleased to meet you
    Piacere, AlbertoPleased to meet you, I'm Alberto

Anagrams

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