piacere
Italian (Fiorentino)
/pjaˈtʃere/
verb
Definitions
- (intransitive) (followed by a or preceded by an indirect object) to be pleasing to (usually translated into English as like with exchange of the subject and object)
- (intransitive) to be fond of
Etymology
Inherited from Latin placēre.
Origin
Latin
placēre
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- please English
- placēre Latin
- Pläsier German
- dispiacere Italian
- dispiacevole Italian
- piacevole Italian
- piacevoleggiare Italian
- piacevolezza Italian
- piacevolissimo Italian
- piacevolmente Italian
- piacimento Italian
- spiacevole Italian
- déplaisir French
- plaisamment French
- plaisant French
- plaisanter French
- plaisir French
- complacer Spanish, Castilian
- placer Spanish, Castilian
- plaire Old French
- plaisir Old French
- plaĉi Esperanto
- plezuro Esperanto
- plaer Catalan, Valencian
- plăcea Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- plăcere Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- prizar Ido
- plaisir Middle French
- prazer Old Portuguese
- plãtseari Aromanian
- plasê Friulian
- plazer Old Occitan
- piâxéi Ligurian
- plezi Haitian, Haitian Creole
- plezir Mauritian Creole
- plezir Seychellois Creole
- plaer Old Catalan