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 Translation for 'to please' from English to Greek
VERB   to please | pleased | pleased
pleasing | pleases
SYNO to delight | to please
Please!Παρακαλώ!
2
to pleaseδίνω ευχαρίστηση
Excuse me, please!με συγχωρείτε!
The bill please!Το λογαριασμό παρακαλώ!
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Usage Examples English
  • Rowling has spoken of an estrangement from her father, stating in an interview with Oprah Winfrey that "It wasn't a good relationship from my point of view for a very long time but I had a need to please and I kept that going for a long time and then there ...
  • The devas of this world are capable of making any appearance to please themselves.
  • " written to please the anarchical spirit of the nobles.
  • Alyattes's offering to Delphi might have been sent to please the sanctuary of Apollo and the Delphains, especially the priests, to impress the Greek visitors of the sanctuary, and to influence the oracle to advise to Periander of Corinth, an ally of Thrasybulus of Miletus, to convince the latter to make peace with Alyattes.
  • In Greek Mythology, Actaeon is widely thought to symbolize ritual human sacrifice in attempt to please a God or Goddess: the dogs symbolize the sacrificers and Actaeon symbolizes the sacrifice.

  • The most independent central banks enjoy a fixed non-renewable term for the governor in order to eliminate pressure on the governor to please the government in the hope of being re-appointed for a second term.
  • 1 in September 2004 to please licensees, but even the new version did not lead to production devices.
  • Before 1907 there were no penalties for a refusal and the competitor was sometimes asked to miss the fence to please the spectators.
  • Clovis came to the realisation that he wouldn't be able to rule Gaul without the help of the clergy and aimed to please the clergy by taking a Catholic wife.
  • The breed is famed for being docile and eager to please, with a bearing of gentle dignity.

  • Because a client was beholden to his patron for his position, the client was eager to please his patron by carrying out his policies.
  • While some women find being a receptive partner during anal intercourse painful or uncomfortable, or only engage in the act to please a male sexual partner, other women find the activity pleasurable or prefer it to vaginal intercourse.
  • In 1994, the Government became a full member of the Organisation of the Islamic Conference (now the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation), in part to broaden its base of international support but also to please the country's sizeable Muslim population.
  • In 1994, the government became a full member of the Organisation of the Islamic Conference, in part to broaden its base of international support but also to please the country's sizeable Muslim population.
  • Shinto believers desire to appease the evil kami to "stay on their good side", and also to please the good "kami".

  • Game Revolution said, "The well crafted story, admirable science-fiction world, fully realized scenario, and quality core gameplay are sure to please."
  • Keeshonden want to please, so harsh punishment is not necessary when the dog does not obey as quickly as desired.
  • In the simplest case, an adjective phrase consists solely of the adjective; more complex adjective phrases may contain one or more adverbs modifying the adjective ("very" strong"), or one or more complements (such as "worth "several dollars", "full "of toys", or "eager "to please").
  • The same Atlantic-Congo languages which have noun classes also have a set of verb applicatives and other verbal extensions, such as the reciprocal suffix "-na" (Swahili "penda" 'to love', "pendana" 'to love each other'; also applicative "pendea" 'to love for' and causative "pendeza" 'to please').
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