compiacere

Italian

Etymology

From Latin complacēre.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kom.pjaˈt͡ʃe.re/
  • Rhymes: -ere
  • Hyphenation: com‧pia‧cé‧re

Verb

compiacére (first-person singular present compiàccio, first-person singular past historic compiàcqui, past participle compiaciùto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (transitive) to please, or gratify (someone)
  2. (transitive) to pander (to someone or something)

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