she+was+very+pleased+to+hear+the+news

she is very pleased with the results — está muy contenta/satisfecha con los resultados

I'm very pleased for you! — me alegro mucho por ti

she was very pleased with herself — estaba muy ufana, estaba muy satisfecha consigo misma

I'm so pleased you could come! — (cuánto) me alegro de que hayas podido venir!

I am pleased to hear it — me alegra saberlo

pleased to meet you! — mucho gusto (en conocerlo), encantado (de conocerlo)

I'm so pleased you could make it — cómo me alegro de que hayas podido venir

he wasn't too pleased that I had sold it — no le hizo mucha gracia que lo hubiese vendido

we were pleased at the news — la noticia nos alegró

I'm not very pleased about it — no me hace mucha gracia

you needn't look so pleased with yourself — esa cara de satisfacción que tienes sobra

she is very pleased with the results — está muy contenta/satisfecha con los resultados

I'm very pleased for you! — me alegro mucho por ti

she was very pleased with herself — estaba muy ufana, estaba muy satisfecha consigo misma

I'm so pleased you could come! — (cuánto) me alegro de que hayas podido venir!

le mandamos flores para alegrarla un poco — we sent her some flowers to cheer her up a bit

me alegra que me preguntes eso — I'm glad you asked me that

nos alegra saber que ha aprobado — we're pleased to hear that you passed

el rojo te alegra la cara — red gives your face a bit of colour

¡alegra esa cara! — cheer up!

los nietos alegraron su vejez — his grandchildren brought happiness to his old age

alegra esa cara! — cheer up!

unas flores alegrarían la habitación — some flowers would brighten up the room

me alegro mucho por ti — I'm really happy for you

se alegró muchísimo cuando lo vio — she was really happy when she saw him

está mucho mejor - me alegro — she's much better - I'm glad (to hear that)

se alegró mucho con la noticia — she was very pleased to hear the news

alegrarse de + inf — to be pleased to + inf

los nietos alegraron su vejez — his grandchildren brought happiness to his old age

alegra esa cara! — cheer up!

unas flores alegrarían la habitación — some flowers would brighten up the room

me alegro mucho por ti — I'm really happy for you

se alegró muchísimo cuando lo vio — she was really happy when she saw him

está mucho mejor - me alegro — she's much better - I'm glad (to hear that)

se alegró mucho con la noticia — she was very pleased to hear the news

alegrarse de + inf — to be pleased to + inf

être heureux de vivre — to be happy with life

heureux en ménage — happily married

très heureux de faire votre connaissance — (very) pleased to meet you

‘il a réussi!’ - ‘encore heureux!’ — ‘he succeeded!’ - ‘just as well!’

l'heureux propriétaire de... — the proud owner of...

être heureux de qch — to be pleased about sth, to be happy about sth

être heureux de faire — to be happy to do

Je serais heureux de vous rencontrer. — I would be happy to meet you.

J'ai été très heureux de vous rencontrer. — It was very nice to meet you.

être heureux que — to be pleased that, to be glad that

Nous sommes très heureux que vous soyez rétabli. — We are very glad you are better.

s'estimer heureux de qch — to consider o.s. fortunate in sth

s'estimer heureux que — to consider o.s. fortunate that

encore heureux que... — just as well that...

ya sabe decir varias palabras — she can already say several words, she already knows several words

- tengo prisa -dijo — "I'm in a hurry," she said

olvídalo, no he dicho nada — forget I said anything

¿decía usted? — you were saying?

como decía mi abuela — as my grandmother used to say

como iba diciendo... — as I was saying...

¿cómo ha dicho usted? — pardon?, what did you say?

mi amigo dice que eres muy guapa — my friend says (that) you're very pretty

dicen que... — they say (that)..., people say (that)...

el cartel dice claramente que... — the sign says clearly {o} clearly states that...

decir que sí/no — to say yes/no

-¿viene? -dice que sí — "is she coming?" - "she says she is {o} she says so"

la miré y me dijo que sí/no con la cabeza — I looked at her and she nodded/shook her head

¿quién te lo dijo? — who told you?

se lo dije bien claro, pero no me hizo caso — I told her quite clearly, but she didn't take any notice of me

tengo algo que decirte — there's something I want to tell you, I've got something to tell you

hoy nos dicen las notas — they're telling {o} giving us our results today

me dijo que no vendría — he told me (that) he wouldn't come

ya te dije que no tiene ni idea — I told you he hasn't got a clue

¿no te digo que no puedo ir? — I've already told you I can't go

la profesora me dijo que esperara fuera — the teacher told me to wait outside

le dije que fuera más tarde — I told her to go later

dile que venga a cenar mañana con nosotros — ask him to come and have supper with us tomorrow

te digo que te calles — I said shut up

decir tonterías — to talk nonsense

¿cómo le dicen a esto en Perú? — what do they call this in Peru?

se llama Francisco, pero le dicen Paco — his name is Francisco, but he's known as Paco

le dicen "el torero" — he's known as "el torero"

en México se le dice "recámara" al dormitorio — in Mexico they say "recámara" instead of "dormitorio"

podemos ir a Portugal, ¿tú qué dices? — we could go to Portugal, what do you say?

¿tu familia qué dice de la boda? — what does your family say about the wedding?

había 8, digo 9 — there were 8, I mean 9

dirá usted aquel otro — you must mean that other one

¡qué digo! — what am I saying?

no puedo leer lo que dice — I can't read what it says

no me dice nada este libro — this book leaves me cold

mis súbditos se presentarán ante mí ¡he dicho! — my subjects shall appear before me: I have spoken!

aunque no es el director es, como quien dice, el que manda en la empresa — although he isn't the manager, he's the person in charge, so to speak, of the company

está, como quien dice, aquí al lado — it's just round the corner, as they say

como quien no dice nada — quite casually, as though it wasn't important

- gracias por todo -lo mismo digo — "thank you for everything" - "likewise!" {o} "thanks to you too!"

deberías buscar trabajo, vamos, digo yo — you ought to look for a job, that's what I say, if you ask me, you ought to look for a job

¡si te lo digo yo! — of course it's true!

¡lo digo yo y basta! — you will do it because I say so!

mi prima, es decir, la hija de Ana — my cousin, that is (to say) Ana's daughter

¿qué quiere decir "spatha"? — what does "spatha" mean?

¿qué quiere usted decir con eso? — what do you mean by that?

¿querrás decir un millón, no un billón? — do you mean a million rather than a billion?

les ha costado más cara que mi casa, y eso ya es decir — it cost them more than my house did, and that's saying something

no es que yo lo diga, pero... — it's not because I say so, but...

es, digamos, un comerciante — he's a dealer, for want of a better word, he's a sort of dealer

¡haberlo dicho!, ¡me lo hubieras dicho! — you could have told me {o} said!

y su madre, no digamos — not to mention his mother

no estuvo muy cortés, que digamos — he wasn't what you'd call polite, he wasn't exactly polite

¿cómo (lo) diría yo? — how shall I put it?

¿cómo diríamos? — how shall I put it?

¡quién lo diría! — would you believe it!, who would have thought it!

pero no quiso por el qué dirán — but she didn't want to because of what people might say

se preocupa mucho por el qué dirán — she's always worried about what people will say {o} think

-¿te puedo pedir un favor? -dime — "can I ask you a favour?" - "go ahead"

-¿te gustaría cambiar de coche? -¡hombre, ya me dirás! — "would you like a new car?" - "you bet I would!"

su nombre no me dice nada — her name doesn't mean anything to me

su mirada lo dice todo — her expression says it all {o} speaks volumes

una situación que tan mal dice de nuestro gobierno — a situation which shows our government in such a bad light

¿cientos de personas? - bueno, es un decir — hundreds of people? - well, figuratively speaking

ya dice `mamá' — he says `mama' now

no digas esas cosas, por favor — please don't say things like that

no digas estupideces — don't talk nonsense!

¿cómo pudiste decir eso? — how could you say that?

¿eso lo dices por mí? — are you referring to me?

no lo dirás en serio! — you can't be serious!

dijo que sí con la cabeza — he nodded

no se dice `andé', se dice `anduve' — it isn't `andé', it's `anduve'

eso no se dice! — you mustn't say that!

¿cómo se dice `amor' en ruso? — how do you say `love' in Russian?

bonita, lo que se dice bonita, no es — she's not what you would call pretty

es el sábado; ni que decir tiene que estás invitado — it's on Saturday; you're invited, but that goes without saying

haberlo dicho antes — why didn't you say so before?

¿tendrá tiempo de hacerlo? - dice que sí — will he have time to do it? - he says he will

¿no lo encontró? - dice que no — didn't he find it? - no, he says he didn't

digan lo que digan — whatever people say

decirle algo a alguien — to tell somebody something

eso no es lo que me dijo a mí — that's not what he told me

¿sabes qué me dijo? — do you know what he told me?; (expresando sorpresa, indignación, etc) do you know what he said to me?

se lo voy a decir a papá — I'm going to tell Dad

hoy nos dicen el resultado — they're going to give us the result today

Andrés me dijo lo de tu hermano — Andrés told me about your brother

a mí me lo vas a decir! — you're telling me!

ya te lo decía yo! — I told you so!

fue algo espantoso, todo lo que te diga es poco — it was terrible, I can't begin to tell you how terrible

no me digas que no es precioso! — isn't it beautiful?

dime con quién andas y te diré quién eres — you can judge a man by the company he keeps

porque lo digo yo! — because I say so!

harás lo que yo diga — you'll do as I say

papá dice que vayas — Dad wants you

dice que llames cuando llegues — she says (you are) to phone when you get there

dijo que tuviéramos cuidado — she said to be careful

decirle a alguien que + subj — to tell somebody to + inf

diles que empiecen — tell them to start

le dije que no lo hiciera — I told him not to do it

decir adiós — to say goodbye

decirle adiós a alguien — to say goodbye to somebody

di adiós a tu vida de estudiante — you'd better say goodbye to your student days

¿qué dice aquí? — what does it say here?

el diario no dice nada sobre el asunto — there's nothing in the paper about it

se llama Rosario pero le dicen Charo — her name is Rosario but people call her Charo

la forma de vestir dice mucho de una persona — the way someone dresses says a lot/tells you a lot about them

el tiempo lo dirá — time will tell

algo me decía que no iba a ser fácil — something told me it wasn't going to be easy

¿te dice algo ese nombre? — does that name mean anything to you?

decir misa — to say mass

querer decir — to mean

¿qué quiere decir esta palabra? — what does this word mean?

¿qué quieres decir con eso? — what do you mean by that?

¿quieres decir que ya no te interesa? — do you mean (to say) that you're no longer interested?

¿y los padres qué dicen? — what do her parents think of it?, how do her parents feel about it?

habría que regalarle algo, no sé, digo yo — we ought to buy her a present, well, I think so anyway

es muy fácil - si tú lo dices... — it's very easy - if you say so...

a decir verdad — to tell you the truth, to be honest

como quien dice — so to speak

papá - dime, hijo — dad - yes, son?

quería pedirle un favor - usted dirá — I wanted to ask you a favor - certainly, go ahead

se decían secretos al oído — they were whispering secrets to each other

se dijeron de todo — they called each other every name under the sun

yo sé lo que me digo — I know what I'm talking about

tú te lo dices todo — you seem to have all the answers

¿cientos de personas? - bueno, es un decir — hundreds of people? - well, figuratively speaking

ya dice `mamá' — he says `mama' now

no digas esas cosas, por favor — please don't say things like that

no digas estupideces — don't talk nonsense!

¿cómo pudiste decir eso? — how could you say that?

¿eso lo dices por mí? — are you referring to me?

no lo dirás en serio! — you can't be serious!

dijo que sí con la cabeza — he nodded

no se dice `andé', se dice `anduve' — it isn't `andé', it's `anduve'

eso no se dice! — you mustn't say that!

¿cómo se dice `amor' en ruso? — how do you say `love' in Russian?

bonita, lo que se dice bonita, no es — she's not what you would call pretty

es el sábado; ni que decir tiene que estás invitado — it's on Saturday; you're invited, but that goes without saying

haberlo dicho antes — why didn't you say so before?

¿tendrá tiempo de hacerlo? - dice que sí — will he have time to do it? - he says he will

¿no lo encontró? - dice que no — didn't he find it? - no, he says he didn't

digan lo que digan — whatever people say

decirle algo a alguien — to tell somebody something

eso no es lo que me dijo a mí — that's not what he told me

¿sabes qué me dijo? — do you know what he told me?; (expresando sorpresa, indignación, etc) do you know what he said to me?

se lo voy a decir a papá — I'm going to tell Dad

hoy nos dicen el resultado — they're going to give us the result today

Andrés me dijo lo de tu hermano — Andrés told me about your brother

a mí me lo vas a decir! — you're telling me!

ya te lo decía yo! — I told you so!

fue algo espantoso, todo lo que te diga es poco — it was terrible, I can't begin to tell you how terrible

no me digas que no es precioso! — isn't it beautiful?

dime con quién andas y te diré quién eres — you can judge a man by the company he keeps

porque lo digo yo! — because I say so!

harás lo que yo diga — you'll do as I say

papá dice que vayas — Dad wants you

dice que llames cuando llegues — she says (you are) to phone when you get there

dijo que tuviéramos cuidado — she said to be careful

decirle a alguien que + subj — to tell somebody to + inf

diles que empiecen — tell them to start

le dije que no lo hiciera — I told him not to do it

decir adiós — to say goodbye

decirle adiós a alguien — to say goodbye to somebody

di adiós a tu vida de estudiante — you'd better say goodbye to your student days

¿qué dice aquí? — what does it say here?

el diario no dice nada sobre el asunto — there's nothing in the paper about it

se llama Rosario pero le dicen Charo — her name is Rosario but people call her Charo

la forma de vestir dice mucho de una persona — the way someone dresses says a lot/tells you a lot about them

el tiempo lo dirá — time will tell

algo me decía que no iba a ser fácil — something told me it wasn't going to be easy

¿te dice algo ese nombre? — does that name mean anything to you?

decir misa — to say mass

querer decir — to mean

¿qué quiere decir esta palabra? — what does this word mean?

¿qué quieres decir con eso? — what do you mean by that?

¿quieres decir que ya no te interesa? — do you mean (to say) that you're no longer interested?

¿y los padres qué dicen? — what do her parents think of it?, how do her parents feel about it?

habría que regalarle algo, no sé, digo yo — we ought to buy her a present, well, I think so anyway

es muy fácil - si tú lo dices... — it's very easy - if you say so...

a decir verdad — to tell you the truth, to be honest

como quien dice — so to speak

papá - dime, hijo — dad - yes, son?

quería pedirle un favor - usted dirá — I wanted to ask you a favor - certainly, go ahead

se decían secretos al oído — they were whispering secrets to each other

se dijeron de todo — they called each other every name under the sun

yo sé lo que me digo — I know what I'm talking about

tú te lo dices todo — you seem to have all the answers

le plaisir des sens/des yeux — sensual/aesthetic pleasure

prendre un malin plaisir à faire — to take a wicked delight in doing

j'ai appris avec plaisir que — I was delighted to hear that

je ne te punis pas pour le plaisir mais parce que tu le mérites — I'm not punishing you for the sake of it, but because you deserve it

pour le plus grand plaisir des auditeurs — for the enjoyment of the listeners

faire plaisir à quelqu'un — to please somebody

qu'est-ce qui te ferait plaisir? — what would you like?

si ça peut te faire plaisir — if it'll make you happy

je viendrai, mais c'est bien pour te faire plaisir — I'll come, but only because you want me to

tu vas me faire le plaisir de ranger ta chambre! — you'll tidy up your room if you know what's good for you!

il se fera un plaisir de vous aider — he will be delighted to help you

une vie de plaisirs — a life devoted to pleasure

aimer les plaisirs de la table — to enjoy good food

pour le plaisir; pour son plaisir; par plaisir — for pleasure

faire plaisir à qn — to please sb

J'y suis allé pour lui faire plaisir. — I went there to please him.

Ce cadeau me fait très plaisir. — I'm very pleased with this present.

prendre plaisir à qch — to enjoy sth

prendre plaisir à faire qch — to enjoy doing sth

j'ai le plaisir de... — it is with great pleasure that I...

M. et Mme X ont le plaisir de vous faire part de... — M. and Mme X are pleased to announce...

se faire un plaisir de faire qch — to be only too pleased to do sth

au plaisir — see you again

faites-moi le plaisir de faire... — would you mind doing..., would you be kind enough to do...

elle lit, lui regarde la télévision — she's reading, he's watching TV

lui et moi avons longuement discuté — he and I had a long chat

lui seul a le droit de parler — he alone has the right to talk

le frapper, lui, quelle idée! — hit him? what a thought!

lui, il faut l'enfermer — he should be locked away

à cause de/autour de/après lui — because of/around/after him

ce sont des amis à lui — they're friends of his

il n'a pas encore de voiture à lui — he doesn't have his own car yet

le parti/l'association lance un appel, apportez-lui votre soutien — the party/the association is launching an appeal - give it your support

l'Espagne a signé, le Portugal, lui, n'a pas encore donné son accord — Spain has signed while Portugal hasn't yet agreed

le toit, lui, n'a pas besoin d'être réparé — the roof doesn't need to be repaired

l'appartement, lui, a été vendu — the apartment was sold

je l'ai rencontrée hier et lui ai annoncé la nouvelle — I met her yesterday and told her the news

Mon père est d'accord: je lui ai parlé ce matin. — My father said yes: I spoke to him this morning.

Ma mère est d'accord: je lui ai parlé ce matin. — My mother said yes: I spoke to her this morning.

Il est très content du cadeau que je lui ai offert. — He is very pleased with the present I gave him.

Elle est très contente du cadeau que je lui ai offert. — She is very pleased with the present I gave her.

"Qu'est-ce que tu donnes à ton poisson rouge?" — "Je lui donne de la nourriture pour poissons." — "What do you give your goldfish?" — "I give it fish food."

Elle est contente de lui. — She is pleased with him.

Cette voiture est à lui. — This car belongs to him.

J'ai pensé à lui toute la journée. — I thought about him all day long.

Je la connais mieux que lui. — I know her better than he does.