delight

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/dɪˈlaɪt/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/dɪˈlaɪt/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(di līt)

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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
delight n (pleasure, joy)placer nm
  deleite nm
 Sarah's delight at seeing her old friend was obvious from the big smile on her face.
 El placer de Sara de ver a su vieja amiga era obvio por su gran sonrisa.
a delight n (cause of pleasure, joy)un placer art + nm
 Your children are so well behaved; they're a delight!
 Tus hijos se portan muy bien, son un placer.
delight [sb] vtr (make happy)deleitar a vtr + prep
  encantar a vtr + prep
 The birthday presents Mary received certainly appeared to delight her.
 Los regalos que ha recibido por su cumpleaños deleitaron a María.
delight in [sth] vi + prep (enjoy)deleitarse con v prnl + prep
  disfrutar de vtr + prep
 Stefan delights in simple pleasures since his heart attack.
 Stefan se deleita con los placeres simples desde su ataque al corazón.
delight in doing [sth] v expr (enjoy doing) (acción)disfrutar vi
  deleitarse v prnl
 The children delight in tormenting their babysitter.
 Los niños disfrutan atormentando a la niñera.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
squeal with delight,
squeal with joy
v expr
(shriek happily)chillar de emoción loc verb
 Wendy squealed with delight when she saw Dan.
take delight in [sth] v expr (enjoy)disfrutar de vtr + prep
  deleitarse en, deleitarse con v prnl + prep
  encontrar placer en loc verb
 They took great delight in the beautiful sunset.
 Disfrutaron mucho del hermoso atardecer.
take delight in doing [sth] v expr (enjoy doing [sth])disfrutar de hacer algo loc verb
Turkish delight n (confectionery)delicias turcas loc nom fpl
 En la pastelería de tu barrio venden unas delicias turcas que me encanta tomar con el té.
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Collocations: [earthly, gleaming, culinary, sexual] delights, [writhing, sighing, grinning, eating, dancing] in delight, [writhing] in [pure, sheer] delight, more...

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