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Translation of please – English-Spanish dictionary

please

exclamation uk /pliːz/ us /pliːz/ Add to word list Add to word list A1 used to make a request more polite por favor Could I have two coffees and a tea, please? Póngame dos cafés y un té, por favor. Please remember to close the windows before you leave. Por favor, no os olvidéis de cerrar las ventanas antes de marcharos. used to add force to a request or demand por favor Please, David, put the knife down. Por favor, David, baja el cuchillo. Oh, please. Do shut up! Por favor, ¡cállate de una vez! UK used especially by children to a teacher or other adult in order to get their attention aquí Please, Miss, I know the answer! Aquí, señorita, ¡sé la respuesta! A1 used when accepting something politely or enthusiastically sí, gracias "More potatoes?" "Please." — ¿Más patatas? — Sí, gracias. "May I bring my husband?" "Please do." — ¿Puedo traer a mi marido? — Sí, claro. "Would you like dessert?" "Oh, yes please."

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• Can you pass the salt please?
• Come on children, stop chatting and settle down please!
• "Would you like a glass of wine?" "Yes please."
• Someone's at the door - would you answer it please?

Grammar

Please and thank youPlease and thank you are usually associated with politeness. We use them a lot in English. … PleaseWe use please to make a request more polite: … Thank you and thanksWe use expressions with thank you and thanks to respond to something politely and to show we are grateful for something. Thanks is more informal than thank you. We often add other words to make the response stronger: …

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verb uk /pliːz/ us /pliːz/ B1 [ I or T ] to make someone feel happy or satisfied, or to give someone pleasure contentar I only got married to please my parents. Me casé solo para contentar a mis padres. He was always a good boy, very friendly and eager to please. Siempre fue un buen chico, muy simpático y con ganas de agradar. [ + obj + to infinitive ] It always pleases me to see a well-designed book!  if you please old-fashioned or formal used to make a request more polite por favor Take your seats, ladies and gentlemen, if you please. Damas y caballeros, hagan el favor de sentarse.

• It would please Granny no end if you wrote to her occasionally.
• I'll give you a key then you're free to come and go as you please.
• He's a hard man to please.
• I don't care about fashion - I dress how I please.
• My niece is impossible when she's tired - you can't do anything to please her.

(Translation of please from the Cambridge English-Spanish Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Translation of please | GLOBAL English–Spanish Dictionary

please interjection /pliz/ used to politely ask for sth por favor Could you tie this for me please? ¿Podrías atarme esto por favor? used to emphasize a request or order por favor Boys, please stop bouncing the ball in the house. Chicos, por favor dejad de botar la pelota dentro de la casa. used to politely accept (sí,) por favor “Would you like some more cake?” “Yes, please.” “¿Te gustaría comer un poco más de pastel?” “Sí, por favor.”

(Translation of please from the GLOBAL English-Spanish Dictionary © 2020 K Dictionaries Ltd)

please verb [ transitive-intransitive ] /pliz/ to cause to be happy contentar complacer She tried hard to please her father. Ella se esforzó por complacer a su padre. He’s not easy to please. Él no es fácil de complacer.

(Translation of please from the GLOBAL English-Spanish Dictionary © 2020 K Dictionaries Ltd)

Examples of please

please If you think that two adjacent statements apply, please circle both. From the Cambridge English Corpus The volume should please both the academic and the general reader alike, and will probably realize its aim of finding a home in travelers' backpacks. From the Cambridge English Corpus In other words, husbands were not expected to simply dispose of their wives as they pleased. From the Cambridge English Corpus To please the experimenter, children might have produced labels about which they were uncertain. From the Cambridge English Corpus A vocal delivery that might seem haughty or conceited, too mellifluous or elegant, excessively 'musical', or calculated to please others must be avoided. From the Cambridge English Corpus If you would like to discuss ideas for articles, please contact one of the editors. From the Cambridge English Corpus In initial position the accentual status of please is somewhat controversial. From the Cambridge English Corpus The result is a well-balanced selection that will probably please political, social, economic, and military historians alike. From the Cambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. A1,A1,B1

Translations of please

in Chinese (Traditional) 好嗎，請（用於客氣地請求）, 請，求求你（用於加強請求或要求的語氣）, 讓我說（尤指兒童為引起老師或其他成年人的注意時的用語）… See more in Chinese (Simplified) 好吗，请（用于客气地请求）, 请，求求你（用于加强请求或要求的语气）, 让我说（尤指儿童为引起老师或其他成年人的注意时的用语）… See more in Portuguese por favor!, agradar, por favor… See more in Marathi in Japanese in Turkish in French in Catalan in Dutch in Tamil in Hindi in Gujarati in Danish in Swedish in Malay in German in Norwegian in Urdu in Ukrainian in Telugu in Bengali in Czech in Indonesian in Thai in Vietnamese in Polish in Korean in Italian कृपया, कृपाकरून, आनंदाने… See more どうか, どうぞ（丁寧に依頼する時の言葉）, ～を喜ばせる… See more Lütfen!', mutlu/memnun etmek, memnun etmek… See more s’il te/vous plaît, je te/vous prie de, merci… See more si us plau, complaure… See more behagen, willen, alstublieft… See more ஒரு கோரிக்கையை மிகவும் கண்ணியமாக கேட்கப் பயன்படுகிறது, ஒரு கோரிக்கை அல்லது கோரிக்கைக்கு வலுசேர்க்கப் பயன்படுகிறது, பணிவாகவோ அல்லது உற்சாகமாகவோ எதையாவது ஏற்றுக்கொள்ளும்போது பயன்படுத்தப்படுகிறது… See more कृपया, किसी अनुरोध को और शिष्ट बनाने हेतु प्रयुक्त, कृपा कर के… See more કૃપા કરીને, મહેરબાની કરીને, વિનંતી કે માગણીને પ્રબળ બનાવવા વપરાય છે.… See more behage, glæde, ville… See more behaga, vilja, var snäll och …… See more menyenangkan hati orang, ingini, tolong… See more zufriedenstellen, gefallen, bitte… See more vær så snill, er du snill, takk… See more پلیز, برائے مہربانی, شائستگی سے درخواست کرنا… See more догоджати, робити приємність, хотіти… See more దయచేసి, ప్లీజ్, ఎవరినైనా సంతోషపెట్టు లేదా తృప్తి పరచు లేదా ఎవరికైనా సంతోషాన్నిచ్చు… See more অনুগ্রহপূর্বক, নম্রতাসহ অনুরোধ, জোরের সঙ্গে অনুরোধ অথবা দাবি… See more vyhovět, potěšit, chtít… See more menyenangkan, menyukai, tolong… See more ทำให้พอใจ, ชอบ, กรุณา… See more làm hài lòng, phù hợp, xin/ hãy… See more proszę, przepaszam (czy), zadowalać… See more 제발, 부디, (다른 사람을) 기쁘게 하다… See more per favore, fare piacere a, accontentare… See more Need a translator?

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