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piacere

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Etymology

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Inherited from Latin placēre. Compare Romanian plăcea, French plaire, Occitan plaser.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /pjaˈt͡ʃe.re/[1]
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  • Rhymes: -ere
  • Hyphenation: pia‧cé‧re

Verb

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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 quest'autoI like this car (literally, “This car is pleasing to me”)
  2. (intransitive) to be fond of

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Noun

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piacere m (plural piaceri)

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

Interjection

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piacere

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