`please`: English to Spanish.
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please
To give pleasure or satisfaction to someone; to make someone happy or content. This is the verb form of 'please', used in both formal and informal contexts.
Translations:
agradar;
complacer;
gustar;
It really pleases me to see you happy. — Realmente me agrada verte feliz.
please
Used as a polite addition to requests or commands. This is the interjection form of 'please', very common in both spoken and written English.
Translations:
por favor;
Could you help me, please? — ¿Podrías ayudarme, por favor?
please
To satisfy or fulfill a desire or requirement. This is a more formal or literary use of the verb 'please'.
Translations:
satisfacer;
complacer;
He built the house to please his wife. — Construyó la casa para complacer a su esposa.
please
Used in the expression 'as you please' or 'if you please', meaning 'as you wish' or 'if you want'. This is a polite or sometimes ironic/formal usage.
Translations:
querer;
desear;
You may leave whenever you please. — Puedes irte cuando quieras.
please
Used impersonally in expressions like 'it pleases me', meaning 'I like it' or 'I enjoy it'. Slightly formal or literary.
Translations:
gustar;
agradar;
It pleases me to announce the winner. — Me complace anunciar al ganador.