Significado de delight en inglés
delightdelight1 /dɪˈlaɪt/ noun 
Ver todas las traducciones1[uncountable] a feeling of great pleasure and satisfactionsentimiento de gran placer y satisfacciónwith/in delight
The kids were screaming with delight.Los niños gritaban de alegría.to somebody’s delight/to the delight of somebody To the delight of his proud parents, he has made a full recovery.Para alegría de sus orgullosos padres, se ha recuperado por completo.squeal/gasp/cry etc of delight She gave a little gasp of delight.Ella lanzó un pequeño grito de alegría.► see thesaurus at pleasure2[countable] something that makes you feel very happy or satisfiedalgo que te hace sentir muy feliz o satisfechothe delights of something a chance to sample the delights of nearby Viennala oportunidad de disfrutar los placeres de la cercana Vienait is a delight to do something It was a delight to see him so fit and healthy.Fue un placer verlo tan en forma y saludable.3take delight in (doing) something to enjoy something very much, especially something you should not dodisfrutar mucho de algo, especialmente de algo que no se debería hacer: Chris takes great delight in teasing his sister.Chris disfruta enormemente burlándose de su hermana.COLLOCATIONSCOLOCACIONESadjectivesadjetivosgreat delight· It gave her great delight to tease him about his various girlfriends.Le causaba gran deleite burlarse de él a causa de sus diversas novias.sheer/pure delight (=very great)· She opened the present and laughed with sheer delight.Ella abrió el regalo y se rió de pura alegría.obvious/evident (=easy to see)· Spencer was staring at the girl with obvious delight.Spencer miraba fijamente a la chica con evidente deleite.verbsverbostake/find delight in something (=enjoy something a lot)· He took delight in entertaining guests in his apartment.Disfrutaba enormemente entreteniendo a sus invitados en su apartamento.squeal/scream with delight· Lucy suddenly saw the sea and screamed with delight.Lucy vio de repente el mar y gritó de alegría.laugh with delight· ‘That’s a brilliant idea’! she said, laughing with delight.«¡Esa es una idea brillante!», dijo ella, riendo de alegría.greet something with delight· His suggestion was greeted with delight.Su sugerencia fue recibida con alegría.phrasesfrasesa squeal/gasp/cry etc of delight· The child gave a squeal of delight.El niño soltó un chillido de alegría.a source of delight (=something that gives great pleasure)· It’s a beautiful park and a source of delight to most visitors.Es un parque hermoso y una fuente de deleite para la mayoría de los visitantes.much to somebody’s delight (also to somebody’s great delight) (=used to say that something gave someone a lot of pleasure)· The princess stopped to talk to people, much to the delight of the crowd.La princesa se detuvo a hablar con la gente, para gran deleite de la multitud.
Ver todas las traducciones1[uncountable] a feeling of great pleasure and satisfactionsentimiento de gran placer y satisfacciónwith/in delight The kids were screaming with delight.Los niños gritaban de alegría.to somebody’s delight/to the delight of somebody To the delight of his proud parents, he has made a full recovery.Para alegría de sus orgullosos padres, se ha recuperado por completo.squeal/gasp/cry etc of delight She gave a little gasp of delight.Ella lanzó un pequeño grito de alegría.► see thesaurus at pleasure2[countable] something that makes you feel very happy or satisfiedalgo que te hace sentir muy feliz o satisfechothe delights of something a chance to sample the delights of nearby Viennala oportunidad de disfrutar los placeres de la cercana Vienait is a delight to do something It was a delight to see him so fit and healthy.Fue un placer verlo tan en forma y saludable.3take delight in (doing) something to enjoy something very much, especially something you should not dodisfrutar mucho de algo, especialmente de algo que no se debería hacer: Chris takes great delight in teasing his sister.Chris disfruta enormemente burlándose de su hermana.COLLOCATIONSCOLOCACIONESadjectivesadjetivosgreat delight· It gave her great delight to tease him about his various girlfriends.Le causaba gran deleite burlarse de él a causa de sus diversas novias.sheer/pure delight (=very great)· She opened the present and laughed with sheer delight.Ella abrió el regalo y se rió de pura alegría.obvious/evident (=easy to see)· Spencer was staring at the girl with obvious delight.Spencer miraba fijamente a la chica con evidente deleite.verbsverbostake/find delight in something (=enjoy something a lot)· He took delight in entertaining guests in his apartment.Disfrutaba enormemente entreteniendo a sus invitados en su apartamento.squeal/scream with delight· Lucy suddenly saw the sea and screamed with delight.Lucy vio de repente el mar y gritó de alegría.laugh with delight· ‘That’s a brilliant idea’! she said, laughing with delight.«¡Esa es una idea brillante!», dijo ella, riendo de alegría.greet something with delight· His suggestion was greeted with delight.Su sugerencia fue recibida con alegría.phrasesfrasesa squeal/gasp/cry etc of delight· The child gave a squeal of delight.El niño soltó un chillido de alegría.a source of delight (=something that gives great pleasure)· It’s a beautiful park and a source of delight to most visitors.Es un parque hermoso y una fuente de deleite para la mayoría de los visitantes.much to somebody’s delight (also to somebody’s great delight) (=used to say that something gave someone a lot of pleasure)· The princess stopped to talk to people, much to the delight of the crowd.La princesa se detuvo a hablar con la gente, para gran deleite de la multitud.delightdelight2 verb [transitive] to give someone great satisfaction and enjoymentdar a alguien gran satisfacción y disfrute: Her fabulous recipes will delight anyone who loves chocolate.Sus fabulosas recetas deleitarán a cualquier amante del chocolate.delight somebody with something He is delighting audiences with his wit and humour.Está deleitando al público con su ingenio y humor.delight in something phrasal verb [transitive] to enjoy something very much, especially something that other people think is not nicedisfrutar mucho de algo, especialmente de algo que otras personas consideran desagradable: He delights in complicating everything.Le encanta complicarlo todo.RegisterRegistroThe verb delight in is not usually used to talk about things that people like doing. Use enjoy or love instead:· I really enjoy the countryside.· She loves watching old movies.El verbo delight in no se usa normalmente para hablar de cosas que a la gente le gusta hacer. Use enjoy o love en su lugar:·Me encanta el campo.·Le encanta ver películas antiguas.
to give someone great satisfaction and enjoymentdar a alguien gran satisfacción y disfrute: Her fabulous recipes will delight anyone who loves chocolate.Sus fabulosas recetas deleitarán a cualquier amante del chocolate.delight somebody with something He is delighting audiences with his wit and humour.Está deleitando al público con su ingenio y humor.delight in something phrasal verb [transitive] to enjoy something very much, especially something that other people think is not nicedisfrutar mucho de algo, especialmente de algo que otras personas consideran desagradable: He delights in complicating everything.Le encanta complicarlo todo.RegisterRegistroThe verb delight in is not usually used to talk about things that people like doing. Use enjoy or love instead:· I really enjoy the countryside.· She loves watching old movies.El verbo delight in no se usa normalmente para hablar de cosas que a la gente le gusta hacer. Use enjoy o love en su lugar:·Me encanta el campo.·Le encanta ver películas antiguas.