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1 contentment
noun satisfaccióntr[kən'tentmənt]1 contento, satisfacción nombre femeninocontentment [kən'tɛntmənt] n: satisfacción f, contento mn.• contentamiento s.m.• contento s.m.• satisfacción s.f.kən'tentməntmass noun satisfacción f[kǝn'tentmǝnt]N contento m, satisfacción f* * *[kən'tentmənt]mass noun satisfacción f -
2 happiness
noun felicidad, alegría, dichahappiness n felicidadtr['hæpɪnəs]1 felicidad nombre femenino, alegríahappiness ['hæpinəs] n: felicidad f, dicha fn.• alegría s.f.• dicha s.f.• felicidad s.f.• ventura s.f.'hæpines, 'hæpinɪsmass noun felicidad f, dicha f['hæpɪnɪs]N (=contentment) felicidad f ; (=cheerfulness) alegría f* * *['hæpines, 'hæpinɪs]mass noun felicidad f, dicha f -
3 satisfaction
- 'fækʃən1) (the act of satisfying or state of being satisfied: the satisfaction of desires.) satisfacción2) (pleasure or contentment: Your success gives me great satisfaction.) satisfacciónsatisfaction n satisfaccióntr[sætɪs'fækʃən]1 (contentment) satisfacción nombre femenino, complacencia2 (fulfilment) satisfacción nombre femenino, cumplimiento3 (response to complaint) satisfacción nombre femeninosatisfaction [.sæt̬əs'fækʃən] n: satisfacción fn.• complacencia s.f.• enmienda s.f.• satisfacción s.f.• ufanía s.f.'sætəs'fækʃən, ˌsætɪs'fækʃənmass noun1) ( contentment) satisfacción fsatisfaction AT something/-ING — satisfacción por algo/+ inf
satisfaction guaranteed or your money back — si no queda satisfecho, le devolvemos el dinero
the matter was settled to everybody's satisfaction — el asunto quedó solucionado a plena satisfacción de todos
2) (frml)a) (fulfillment - of desire, needs) satisfacción f; (- of terms, conditions, claim) cumplimiento mb) ( reparation) satisfacción f, reparación f[ˌsætɪs'fækʃǝn]N1) (=contentment) satisfacción fhas it been done to your satisfaction? — ¿se ha hecho a su gusto?
it gives me every satisfaction... — es para mí una gran satisfacción...
to express one's satisfaction at a result — expresar su satisfacción con un resultado, declararse satisfecho con un resultado
2) [of debt] pago m, liquidación f* * *['sætəs'fækʃən, ˌsætɪs'fækʃən]mass noun1) ( contentment) satisfacción fsatisfaction AT something/-ING — satisfacción por algo/+ inf
satisfaction guaranteed or your money back — si no queda satisfecho, le devolvemos el dinero
the matter was settled to everybody's satisfaction — el asunto quedó solucionado a plena satisfacción de todos
2) (frml)a) (fulfillment - of desire, needs) satisfacción f; (- of terms, conditions, claim) cumplimiento mb) ( reparation) satisfacción f, reparación f -
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1. kən'tent adjective(satisfied; quietly happy: He doesn't want more money - he's content with what he has.) satisfecho
2. noun(the state of being satisfied or quietly happy: You're on holiday - you can lie in the sun to your heart's content.) satisfacción
3. verb(to satisfy: As the TV's broken, you'll have to content yourself with listening to the radio.) contentar, satisfacer- contentedly
- contentment
II 'kontent noun1) (the subject matter (of a book, speech etc): the content of his speech.) contenido2) (the amount of something contained: Oranges have a high vitamin C content.) contenido•- contentscontent adj contentotr['kɒntent]1 contenido1 contenido m sing■ have you read the contents of the letter? ¿has leído la carta?————————tr[kən'tent]1 contento,-a, satisfecho,-a1 contento1 contentar, satisfacer\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLnot content with... no contento,-a con...to be content with contentarse con, conformarse conto content oneself with contentarse con, conformarse conto one's heart content todo lo que uno,-a quiera, hasta quedar satisfecho,-acontent [kən'tɛnt] vtsatisfy: contentar, satisfacercontent adj: conforme, contento, satisfechocontent ncontentment: contento m, satisfacción fto one's heart's content: hasta quedar satisfecho, a más no podercontent ['kɑn.tɛnt] n1) meaning: contenido m, significado m2) proportion: contenido m, proporción ffat content: contenido de grasa3) contents npl: contenido m, sumario m (de un libro)table of contents: índice de materiasadj.• contento, -a adj.• ufano, -a adj.n.• cabida s.f.• componente s.m.• contenido s.m.v.• contentar v.
I 'kɑːntent, 'kɒntent1) contents pl (of box, bottle, book) contenido m(table of) contents — ( of book) índice m de materias, sumario m; ( in magazine) sumario m
2) ua) ( amount contained) contenido mb) ( substance) contenido m3) u kən'tent ( contentment) (liter) contento m (liter)
II kən'tentadjective (pred) contentoto be content WITH something — estar* contento con algo
not content with raising taxes... — no contentos con subir los impuestos...
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1. kən'tenttransitive verb contentar, satisfacer*
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v reflto content oneself WITH something/-ING — contentarse or conformarse con algo/+ inf
I [kǝn'tent]1. ADJ1) (=happy) contento ( with con)he is content to watch — se conforma or se contenta con mirar
2) (=satisfied) satisfecho ( with con)2.N (=happiness) contento m ; (=satisfaction) satisfacción fto one's heart's content — hasta hartarse, a más no poder
3.VT (=make happy) contentar; (=satisfy) satisfacerto content o.s. with sth/with doing sth — contentarse or darse por contento con algo/con hacer algo
II ['kɒntent]1. N2) (=subject matter, amount) contenido m2.CPDcontent provider N — proveedor m de contenidos
contents insurance N — seguro m de contenido
contents page N — (in book) índice m
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I ['kɑːntent, 'kɒntent]1) contents pl (of box, bottle, book) contenido m(table of) contents — ( of book) índice m de materias, sumario m; ( in magazine) sumario m
2) ua) ( amount contained) contenido mb) ( substance) contenido m3) u [kən'tent] ( contentment) (liter) contento m (liter)
II [kən'tent]adjective (pred) contentoto be content WITH something — estar* contento con algo
not content with raising taxes... — no contentos con subir los impuestos...
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1. [kən'tent]transitive verb contentar, satisfacer*
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v reflto content oneself WITH something/-ING — contentarse or conformarse con algo/+ inf
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5 sigh
1. verb1) (to take a long, deep-sounding breath showing tiredness, sadness, longing etc: She sighed with exasperation.) suspirar2) (to say, or express, with sighs: `I've still got several hours' work to do,' he sighed.) suspirar, susurrar
2. noun(an act of sighing.) suspirosigh1 n suspiro"Thank goodness," she said with a sigh Gracias a Dios dijo con un suspirosigh2 vb suspirartr[saɪ]1 (of person) suspiro\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto breathe/heave a sigh of relief dar un suspiro de alivio, respirar aliviado,-asigh ['saɪ] vi: suspirarsigh n: suspiro mn.• ay s.m.• gemido s.m.• suspiro s.m.v.• decir suspirando v.• suspirar v.
I saɪintransitive verb suspirarto sigh FOR something/somebody — (liter) suspirar por algo/alguien
to sigh WITH something: he sighed with relief/contentment — suspiró aliviado/satisfecho
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noun suspiro m[saɪ]to heave a sigh — dar* un suspiro, suspirar
1.N [of person] suspiro m ; [of wind] susurro m, gemido mto give or heave a sigh — dar un suspiro
to breathe a sigh of relief — suspirar aliviado, dar un suspiro de alivio
2.VI [person] suspirar; [wind] susurrar* * *
I [saɪ]intransitive verb suspirarto sigh FOR something/somebody — (liter) suspirar por algo/alguien
to sigh WITH something: he sighed with relief/contentment — suspiró aliviado/satisfecho
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noun suspiro mto heave a sigh — dar* un suspiro, suspirar
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