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complacer — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • cater verb To provide food and drink, typically for an event, as a professional service.
  • delight noun A feeling of great pleasure or joy.
  • indulge verb To allow oneself to enjoy something desired, often without restraint.
  • oblige verb To require someone to do something, by law, duty, or circumstance.
  • pander verb To act in a way that indulges or appeals to someone's weaknesses, desires, or lower tastes, often for personal gain.
  • please verb To make someone happy or satisfied.

Senses

complacer is used for these senses in English:

  • delight To give delight to; to affect with great pleasure; to please highly.
  • oblige (transitive, intransitive) To do (someone) a service or favour (hence, originally, creating an obligation).
  • please (ambitransitive) To make happy or satisfy; to give pleasure to.

cater — full definition

  1. verb To provide food and drink, typically for an event, as a professional service.
  2. verb To provide for or suit the needs or tastes of a particular group.

delight — full definition

  1. noun A feeling of great pleasure or joy.
  2. verb To give someone great pleasure or joy.

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