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1 pleasing
adjective (giving pleasure; attractive: a pleasing view.) agradabletr['pliːzɪŋ]pleasing ['pli:zɪŋ] adj: agradable♦ pleasingly advadj.• agradable adj.• azucarado, -a adj.• complaciente adj.• gracioso, -a adj.• grato, -a adj.• gustoso, -a adj.• lisonjero, -a adj.'pliːzɪŋa) ( pleasant) agradablepleasing to the ear — agradable or grato al oído
b) ( gratifying) < news> grato['pliːzɪŋ]ADJ [manner] agradable; [news] grato; [result] satisfactoriopleasing to the ear/eye — grato or agradable al oído/a la vista
* * *['pliːzɪŋ]a) ( pleasant) agradablepleasing to the ear — agradable or grato al oído
b) ( gratifying) < news> grato -
2 beauty
'bju:tiplural - beauties; noun1) (a quality very pleasing to the eye, ear etc: Her beauty is undeniable.) belleza2) (a woman or girl having such a quality: She was a great beauty in her youth.) belleza3) (something or someone remarkable: His new car is a beauty!) belleza, monada, guapada•- beautifully
- beautify
- beauty queen
- beauty salon
- beauty spot
beauty n belleza / hermosuratr['bjʊːtɪ]1 belleza, hermosura2 (person) belleza\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLbeauty is only skin deep las apariencias engañanthat's the beauty of it esto es el encanto que tieneto get one's beauty sleep dormir para estar guapo,-abeauty consultant esteticista nombre masulino o femeninobeauty contest concurso de bellezabeauty cream crema de bellezabeauty parlour sala de bellezabeauty queen miss nombre femenino, ganadora de un concurso de bellezabeauty treatment tratamiento de bellezaBeauty and the Beast la Bella y la Bestian.• beldad s.f.• belleza s.f.• divinidad s.f.• hermosura s.f.• primor s.m.'bjuːti1)a) u ( quality) belleza f, hermosura fbeauty is in the eye of the beholder — todo es según el color del cristal con que se mira; (before n)
beauty contest o (esp AmE) pageant — concurso m de belleza
beauty queen — reina f de la belleza
b) c ( advantage) (colloq)the beauty of the plan is that... — lo bueno del plan es que...
2) ca) ( woman) belleza f, beldad fb) ( fine specimen) (colloq) preciosidad f, preciosura f (AmL), maravilla f['bjuːtɪ]1. N1) (=quality) belleza f, hermosura fthe beauty of it is that... — lo mejor de esto es que...
2) (=person, thing) belleza f, preciosidad fisn't he a little beauty? — (=child) ¡mira qué rico es el niño!
that was a beauty! — (=stroke etc) ¡qué golpe más fino!
3) beauties (=attractions) maravillas fpl2.CPDbeauty competition, beauty contest N — concurso m de belleza
beauty consultant N — esteticista mf
beauty cream N — crema f de belleza
beauty editor N — directora f de la sección de belleza
beauty pageant N — (US) concurso m de belleza
beauty parlour, beauty parlor (US) N — salón m de belleza
beauty product N — producto m de belleza
beauty queen N — reina f de la belleza
beauty salon N — salón m de belleza
beauty shop N — (US) salón m de belleza
beauty sleep N — hum primer sueño m
beauty spot N — (on face) lunar m postizo; (in country) lugar m pintoresco
* * *['bjuːti]1)a) u ( quality) belleza f, hermosura fbeauty is in the eye of the beholder — todo es según el color del cristal con que se mira; (before n)
beauty contest o (esp AmE) pageant — concurso m de belleza
beauty queen — reina f de la belleza
b) c ( advantage) (colloq)the beauty of the plan is that... — lo bueno del plan es que...
2) ca) ( woman) belleza f, beldad fb) ( fine specimen) (colloq) preciosidad f, preciosura f (AmL), maravilla f -
3 agradable
agradable adjetivo ‹ persona› pleasant, nice; ‹ carácter› pleasant; ‹día/velada› enjoyable, nice; ‹sensación/efecto› pleasant, pleasing; ‹sabor/olor› pleasant, nice;
agradable adjetivo pleasant ' agradable' also found in these entries: Spanish: bastante - encanto - esforzarse - extemporánea - extemporáneo - fresca - fresco - gustosa - gustoso - hospitalaria - hospitalario - imaginar - música - simpática - simpático - suave - trato - vida - bien - bueno - cambio - dije - lindo - rico - sabroso English: above - agreeable - change - congenial - convivial - cool - decent - delightful - doll - doorman - engaging - enjoyable - guy - length - likable - likeable - livable - nice - personable - place - pleasant - pleasantly - pleasing - pleasurable - company - cozy - easy - friendly - have - make - palatable - sight - sweet -
4 glad
ɡlæd(pleased or happy: I'm very glad that you are here; the glad smiles of the children.) feliz, alegre, contento- gladden- gladly
- gladness
- glad rags
glad adj feliz / contentotr[glæd]\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto be glad alegrarseto be glad of agradecer1) pleased: alegre, contentoshe was glad I came: se alegró de que haya venidoglad to meet you!: ¡mucho gusto!2) happy, pleasing: feliz, agradableglad tidings: buenas nuevas3) willing: dispuesto, gustosoI'll be glad to do it: lo haré con mucho gustoadj.• alegre adj.• contento, -a adj.• gozoso, -a adj.• gustoso, -a adj.• regocijado, -a adj.• satisfecho, -a adj.glæda) (happy, pleased) (pred)to be glad (THAT) — alegrarse de que (+ subj)
to be glad to + INF: I'm only too glad to help es un placer poder ser útil; you'll be glad to hear that... — te alegrará saber que...
b) ( grateful) (pred)to be glad OF something — (BrE)
c) ( showing happiness) (before n) <smile/expression> de alegría or felicidad[ɡlæd]ADJ (compar gladder) (superl gladdest)1) (=pleased)"I had a great time" - "I'm (so) glad" — -me lo pasé fenomenal -me alegro (mucho)
to be glad that — alegrarse de que + subjun
to be glad to do sth — (=pleased) alegrarse de hacer algo; (=willing) estar encantado de hacer algo
our receptionists will be glad to help you make any theatre reservations — nuestros recepcionistas le ayudarán con el mayor agrado a reservar entradas para el teatro
he assured her that he would be only too glad to help — le aseguró que sería un verdadero placer ayudarla
Ralph was glad of a chance to change the subject — Ralph se alegró de tener la oportunidad de cambiar de tema
glad tidings — hum or liter buenas nuevas fpl
- give sb the glad eyeglad-hand* * *[glæd]a) (happy, pleased) (pred)to be glad (THAT) — alegrarse de que (+ subj)
to be glad to + INF: I'm only too glad to help es un placer poder ser útil; you'll be glad to hear that... — te alegrará saber que...
b) ( grateful) (pred)to be glad OF something — (BrE)
c) ( showing happiness) (before n) <smile/expression> de alegría or felicidad
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