English-Italian translations for pleasure

• piacere
  Questo mi ha fatto molto piacere. That has been a great pleasure.
  E' un piacere vederla tra di noi. It is a pleasure to see you here.
  Non mi fa certo piacere sollevare la questione. I take no pleasure in raising this.
• piacimento
• goduria
• preferenza
• scelta
  . Signor Presidente, è un immenso piacere per me essere qui per la prima volta in occasione del dibattito in Assemblea plenaria; la scelta dell’argomento non avrebbe potuto essere migliore. . Mr President, it is a great pleasure to be here for my first debate with you in plenary, and the subject could not have been better chosen.
  Per molti il fumo non è questione di scelta nè di piacere: il tabacco esercita il suo potere di causare assuefazione, come le altre droghe, grazie alla nicotina.For many, smoking is not a question of choice or pleasure. Tobacco gets you in its grip, just like any other drug, on account of the fact that it contains nicotine.
• voluttà

Definition of pleasure

• A state of being pleased or contented; gratification
• A person, thing or action that causes enjoyment
• One's preference
• The will or desire of someone or some agency in power
• pleased to meet you, "It's my pleasure
• To give or afford pleasure to
• To give sexual pleasure to
• To take pleasure; to seek or pursue pleasure

Examples

• He remembered with pleasure his home and family
• I get a lot of pleasure from watching others work hard while I relax
• It was a pleasure to meet you
• Having a good nights sleep is one of lifes little pleasures
• What is your pleasure: coffee or tea?
• to hold an office at pleasure: to hold it indefinitely until it is revoked
• to be imprisoned [[at Her Majestys pleasure
• to be imprisoned indefinitely
• at Congresss pleasure: whenever or as long as Congress desires
• Johnny pleasured Jackie orally last night
• to go pleasuring

Related words

• pleasureful
• displeasure
• gold-of-pleasure
• antipleasure
• pleasure to meet you
• pleasure boat
• pleasure craft
• pleasure center
• pleasure principle