Significado de delight em inglês
delightdelight1 /dɪˈlaɪt/ noun 
Ver todas as traduções1[uncountable] a feeling of great pleasure and satisfactionsentimento de grande prazer e satisfaçãowith/in delight
The kids were screaming with delight.As crianças gritavam de alegria.to somebody’s delight/to the delight of somebody To the delight of his proud parents, he has made a full recovery.Para a alegria de seus orgulhosos pais, ele se recuperou completamente.squeal/gasp/cry etc of delight She gave a little gasp of delight.Ela soltou um pequeno grito de alegria.► see thesaurus at pleasure2[countable] something that makes you feel very happy or satisfiedalgo que faz você se sentir muito feliz ou satisfeitothe delights of something a chance to sample the delights of nearby Viennaa oportunidade de experimentar os encantos da vizinha Vienait is a delight to do something It was a delight to see him so fit and healthy.Foi uma alegria vê-lo tão em boa forma e saudável.3take delight in (doing) something to enjoy something very much, especially something you should not doapreciar muito algo, especialmente algo que não se deveria fazer: Chris takes great delight in teasing his sister.Chris tem grande prazer em provocar a irmã.COLLOCATIONSCOLOCAÇÕESadjectivesadjetivosgreat delight· It gave her great delight to tease him about his various girlfriends.Era uma grande alegria para ela provocá-lo sobre suas várias namoradas.sheer/pure delight (=very great)· She opened the present and laughed with sheer delight.Ela abriu o presente e riu de pura alegria.obvious/evident (=easy to see)· Spencer was staring at the girl with obvious delight.Spencer olhava fixamente para a garota com evidente alegria.verbsverbostake/find delight in something (=enjoy something a lot)· He took delight in entertaining guests in his apartment.Ele tinha prazer em receber convidados em seu apartamento.squeal/scream with delight· Lucy suddenly saw the sea and screamed with delight.Lucy de repente avistou o mar e gritou de alegria.laugh with delight· ‘That’s a brilliant idea’! she said, laughing with delight."Que ideia brilhante!", disse ela, rindo de alegria.greet something with delight· His suggestion was greeted with delight.A sugestão dele foi recebida com alegria.phraseslocuçõesa squeal/gasp/cry etc of delight· The child gave a squeal of delight.A criança deu um grito agudo de alegria.a source of delight (=something that gives great pleasure)· It’s a beautiful park and a source of delight to most visitors.É um parque lindo e uma fonte de alegria para a maioria dos 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.A princesa parou para falar com as pessoas, para grande alegria da multidão.
Ver todas as traduções1[uncountable] a feeling of great pleasure and satisfactionsentimento de grande prazer e satisfaçãowith/in delight The kids were screaming with delight.As crianças gritavam de alegria.to somebody’s delight/to the delight of somebody To the delight of his proud parents, he has made a full recovery.Para a alegria de seus orgulhosos pais, ele se recuperou completamente.squeal/gasp/cry etc of delight She gave a little gasp of delight.Ela soltou um pequeno grito de alegria.► see thesaurus at pleasure2[countable] something that makes you feel very happy or satisfiedalgo que faz você se sentir muito feliz ou satisfeitothe delights of something a chance to sample the delights of nearby Viennaa oportunidade de experimentar os encantos da vizinha Vienait is a delight to do something It was a delight to see him so fit and healthy.Foi uma alegria vê-lo tão em boa forma e saudável.3take delight in (doing) something to enjoy something very much, especially something you should not doapreciar muito algo, especialmente algo que não se deveria fazer: Chris takes great delight in teasing his sister.Chris tem grande prazer em provocar a irmã.COLLOCATIONSCOLOCAÇÕESadjectivesadjetivosgreat delight· It gave her great delight to tease him about his various girlfriends.Era uma grande alegria para ela provocá-lo sobre suas várias namoradas.sheer/pure delight (=very great)· She opened the present and laughed with sheer delight.Ela abriu o presente e riu de pura alegria.obvious/evident (=easy to see)· Spencer was staring at the girl with obvious delight.Spencer olhava fixamente para a garota com evidente alegria.verbsverbostake/find delight in something (=enjoy something a lot)· He took delight in entertaining guests in his apartment.Ele tinha prazer em receber convidados em seu apartamento.squeal/scream with delight· Lucy suddenly saw the sea and screamed with delight.Lucy de repente avistou o mar e gritou de alegria.laugh with delight· ‘That’s a brilliant idea’! she said, laughing with delight."Que ideia brilhante!", disse ela, rindo de alegria.greet something with delight· His suggestion was greeted with delight.A sugestão dele foi recebida com alegria.phraseslocuçõesa squeal/gasp/cry etc of delight· The child gave a squeal of delight.A criança deu um grito agudo de alegria.a source of delight (=something that gives great pleasure)· It’s a beautiful park and a source of delight to most visitors.É um parque lindo e uma fonte de alegria para a maioria dos 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.A princesa parou para falar com as pessoas, para grande alegria da multidão.delightdelight2 verb [transitive] to give someone great satisfaction and enjoymentproporcionar a alguém grande satisfação e prazer: Her fabulous recipes will delight anyone who loves chocolate.Suas receitas fabulosas vão encantar qualquer pessoa que ame chocolate.delight somebody with something He is delighting audiences with his wit and humour.Ele está encantando o público com sua sagacidade e humor.delight in something phrasal verb [transitive] to enjoy something very much, especially something that other people think is not niceapreciar muito algo, especialmente algo que outras pessoas consideram desagradável: He delights in complicating everything.Ele adora complicar tudo.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.O verbo delight in normalmente não é usado para falar de coisas que as pessoas gostam de fazer. Use enjoy ou love no lugar:·Gosto muito do campo.·Ela adora assistir a filmes antigos.
to give someone great satisfaction and enjoymentproporcionar a alguém grande satisfação e prazer: Her fabulous recipes will delight anyone who loves chocolate.Suas receitas fabulosas vão encantar qualquer pessoa que ame chocolate.delight somebody with something He is delighting audiences with his wit and humour.Ele está encantando o público com sua sagacidade e humor.delight in something phrasal verb [transitive] to enjoy something very much, especially something that other people think is not niceapreciar muito algo, especialmente algo que outras pessoas consideram desagradável: He delights in complicating everything.Ele adora complicar tudo.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.O verbo delight in normalmente não é usado para falar de coisas que as pessoas gostam de fazer. Use enjoy ou love no lugar:·Gosto muito do campo.·Ela adora assistir a filmes antigos.