piacere

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Etymology

From Latin placēre. Compare Romanian plăcea.

Pronunciation

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

Interjection

piacere

  1. pleased to meet you
    Piacere, AlbertoPleased to meet you, Alberto

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