pleasure
/ˈpleʒər/ nounTranslation
HAPPINESS [U] › a feeling of happiness or enjoyment
zevk, haz, sevinç, mutluluk
His visits used to give us such pleasure. She seemed to take pleasure in (= enjoy) humiliating people. It gives me great pleasure to introduce our next guest. → Opposite displeasure977ENJOYABLE EXPERIENCE [C, U] › an enjoyable activity or experience
zevk, sevinç, keyif
Food is one of life's great pleasures. It was a pleasure to do business with you. I once had the pleasure of sharing a taxi with her.977NOT WORK [U] › If you do something for pleasure, you do it because you enjoy it and not because it is your job.
zevkine yapılan, keyif alınan şey, zevk
reading for pleasure I never mix business and pleasure.977 It's a pleasure.; My pleasure. › a polite way of replying to someone who has thanked you
Rica ederim!', 'Benim için bir zevkti!', 'Her zaman!', 'Bir şey değil!'
"Thank you for a wonderful evening." "My pleasure."1249(Definition of pleasure noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish
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