the pleasures of good food

it's a pleasure to listen to her — es un placer or da gusto escucharla

to find o take pleasure in something — disfrutar con algo

I get a lot of pleasure out of reading — disfruto muchísimo leyendo; (before n)

pleasure seeker — hedonista mf

thank you - (it's) a pleasure — gracias - de nada or no hay de qué, ha sido un placer

I play just for pleasure — toco sólo porque me gusta; (before n)

pleasure craft — embarcación f de recreo

pleasure cruise — crucero m de placer

Jane is a real pleasure to teach — da gusto or es un verdadero placer darle clases a Jane

at your pleasure — cuando (usted) guste (frml)

to be detained during Her/His Majesty's pleasure — ( in UK) quedar detenido indefinidamente a discreción del Ministerio del Interior

sexual pleasure — placer m sexual

my pleasure!, the pleasure is mine! — frm (returning thanks) ¡de nada!, ¡no hay de qué! (esp LAm)

• what pleasure can you find in shooting partridges? — ¿qué placer encuentras en matar perdices?

• to do sth for pleasure — hacer algo por gusto or placer

• to get pleasure from sth — disfrutar con algo

• to give sb pleasure — dar gusto a algn

• I have much pleasure in informing you that... — tengo el gran placer de comunicarles que...

may I have the pleasure? — frm (at dance) ¿quiere usted bailar?

• Mr and Mrs Brown request the pleasure of your company — frm (on invitation) los Sres. Brown tienen el placer de solicitar su asistencia

• to take pleasure in books — disfrutar leyendo

• with pleasure — con mucho gusto

• at sb's pleasure — según la voluntad de algn

• to be detained during her Majesty's pleasure — (Jur) quedar encarcelado a disposición del Estado

to pleasure o.s. — euph (=masturbate) masturbarse

pleasure boat, pleasure craft N — barco m de recreo

pleasure cruise N — crucero m de recreo

pleasure ground N — parque m de atracciones

pleasure seeker N — hedonista mf

pleasure steamer N — vapor m de recreo

pleasure trip N — viaje m de placer

it's a pleasure to listen to her — es un placer or da gusto escucharla

to find o take pleasure in something — disfrutar con algo

I get a lot of pleasure out of reading — disfruto muchísimo leyendo; (before n)

pleasure seeker — hedonista mf

thank you - (it's) a pleasure — gracias - de nada or no hay de qué, ha sido un placer

I play just for pleasure — toco sólo porque me gusta; (before n)

pleasure craft — embarcación f de recreo

pleasure cruise — crucero m de placer

Jane is a real pleasure to teach — da gusto or es un verdadero placer darle clases a Jane

at your pleasure — cuando (usted) guste (frml)

to be detained during Her/His Majesty's pleasure — ( in UK) quedar detenido indefinidamente a discreción del Ministerio del Interior

prendre or avoir (du) plaisir à faire — to enjoy doing

à plaisir — [se tourmenter, exagérer, mentir] for the sake of it

ça fait toujours plaisir! — iron isn't that nice!

faites-moi le plaisir de vous taire! — would you please shut up! (colloq)

faire durer le plaisir — lit to make the pleasure last; iron to prolong the agony

je vous souhaite bien du plaisir — iron I wish you joy of it!

cela me fait plaisir [cadeau, nouvelle] — I'm delighted with this, I'm very pleased with this

à plaisir (= à volonté) — freely, (= par plaisir) for the sake of it

preparare la tavola — to lay o set the table

a tavola! — lunch o dinner (is ready)! time for lunch o dinner!

portare o servire in tavola to put the food on the table, to serve; preparare o apparecchiare la tavola to set o lay the table; mettersi o sedersi a tavola to sit down at the table, to dinner; essere a tavola to be having lunch o dinner; alzarsi da tavola — to leave (the) table, to get up from the table, to get down

i piaceri della tavola — the pleasures of the table o of good food

le -e della legge — bibl. the Tables of the Law

tavola calda — snack bar, coffee bar, diner AE, luncheonette AE

tavola reale — gioc. trictrac

tavola rotonda — fig. round table, round-table discussion, panel discussion

fare qc con piacere — to be happy o glad to do sth

potevi averne a piacere — (volontà) you could take as many as you wanted

tanto piacere! iro — so what?

su, mangia la minestra, fammi il piacere — come on, eat your soup like a good boy (o girl)

mi piace — (lavoro, film) I like o enjoy it, (progetto) it suits me, (sport, attività) I enjoy it

un gusto che piace — a pleasant o agreeable flavour

una ragazza che piace — (piacevole) a likeable girl, (attraente) an attractive girl

fa' come ti pare e piace — do as you please o like

il film gli è piaciuto molto — he really liked o enjoyed the film

quel tizio non mi è mai piaciuto — I have never liked o I've always disliked that guy

lo spettacolo è piaciuto molto — the show was very successful o was a hit

non è bello ciò che è bello, ma è bello ciò che piace — prov. beauty is in the eye of the beholder

piacere di conoscerla, di fare la sua conoscenza — nice o pleased to meet you

fare un piacere a qcn. — to do sb. a favour o a good turn

fammi il piacere! — iron. do me a favour!

prima il dovere, poi il piacere — prov. = duty comes first

andare giù che è un piacere — [cibo, vino] to go down well

what's this stuff called? — ¿cómo se llama esto or (fam) esta cosa?

I can't eat this stuff — esto yo no lo trago (fam)

this wine is good stuff — este vino es del bueno or está muy bien

stuff and nonsense! — (dated) puro cuento! (fam)

to stuff something WITH something: we stuffed our pockets with apples nos llenamos los bolsillos de manzanas; to stuff oneself/one's face — (colloq) darse* un atracón (fam), ponerse* morado or ciego (Esp fam)

stuff her! — que se joda! (vulg)

to be made of sterner stuff — no ser tan blandengue *

where have you put my stuff? — ¿dónde has puesto mis cosas?, ¿dónde has puesto mis bártulos or (Sp) chismes? *

all that stuff about how he wants to help us — todas esas historias or todo el cuento ese de que quiere ayudarnos

don't give me that stuff! I know what you're been up to! — ¡no me vengas con esas historias or ese cuento! ¡sé lo que pretendes!

stuff and nonsense! — † * ¡tonterías!, ¡puro cuento!

and stuff — y tal *

he was busy writing letters and stuff — estaba ocupado escribiendo cartas y tal *

I haven't got time for boyfriends, the cinema and stuff like that or and all that stuff — no tengo tiempo para novios, el cine y rollos por el estilo *

I couldn't give a stuff what he thinks — me importa un comino lo que piense *

she's a nice bit of stuff — está bien buena **

they stuffed him with morphine * — lo atiborraron de morfina *

to stuff one's head with useless facts * — llenarse la cabeza de información que no vale para nada

her head is stuffed with formulae * — tiene la cabeza llena de fórmulas

to stuff a ballot box — (US) (Pol) llenar una urna de votos fraudulentos

to stuff one's face * —

stuff o.s. (with food) * — atracarse or atiborrarse de comida *, darse un atracón *

to stuff sth in or into sth — meter algo en algo

I'm sick of having ideology stuffed down my throat — estoy harto de que me metan la ideología a la fuerza *

stuff you! — ¡vete a tomar por culo! (Sp) ***, ¡vete al carajo! (LAm) ***

oh, stuff it! I've had enough for today — ¡a la mierda! ¡por hoy ya vale! **

if you don't like it, you can stuff it — si no te gusta te jodes ***

(you know where) you can stuff that! — ¡ya sabes por dónde te lo puedes meter! **

stuff the government! — ¡que se joda el gobierno! ***

get stuffed! — ¡vete a tomar por culo! (Sp) ***, ¡vete al carajo! (LAm) ***

what's this stuff called? — ¿cómo se llama esto or (fam) esta cosa?

I can't eat this stuff — esto yo no lo trago (fam)

this wine is good stuff — este vino es del bueno or está muy bien

stuff and nonsense! — (dated) puro cuento! (fam)

to stuff something WITH something: we stuffed our pockets with apples nos llenamos los bolsillos de manzanas; to stuff oneself/one's face — (colloq) darse* un atracón (fam), ponerse* morado or ciego (Esp fam)

stuff her! — que se joda! (vulg)

disfrutan de una pensión del Estado — they enjoy o receive a state pension

Ex: The contentment can only be alarming, however, in the context both of the needs of information education for the future and the much higher levels of resources enjoyed by the principal competitors of SLIS.