please
gb/plˈiz/ us/plˈiz/
A1
Angličtina
~ 2400
örömet szerez, kedvére tesz, tetszik, kérem, kérjük, kérlek, legyen szíves, azt csinál, amit akar, kedve szerint cselekszik, úgy tesz, ahogy neki tetszik
SLOVESO
A2
1
Vzorec užití:
to please [someone]
The new movie is sure to please fans of the series.
Az új film biztosan tetszeni fog a sorozat rajongóinak.
She works hard to please her clients.
Keményen dolgozik, hogy elégedetté tegye az ügyfeleit.
It pleases me to see you doing so well.
You can’t please everyone all the time.
The gift seemed to really please him.
Učební příklady
I want to please my teacher.
Szeretnék örömet szerezni a tanáromnak.
He tries to please his friends.
Igyekszik a barátai kedvére tenni.
The music will please many people.
We cannot please everyone.
She pleased her parents with her grades.
Častá chyba:
Learners sometimes confuse 'please' with 'thank you'; 'please' is used to make requests polite or to talk about making someone happy, not to express gratitude.
Význam
Make someone happy or satisfied
Kolokace
please the crowd
|please the customer
|please the audience
|please parents
Synonyma
satisfy (Focuses on meeting needs or expectations, not necessarily emotional happiness.)
|
delight (Implies giving a high level of joy or pleasure.)
Antonyma
displease (Means to make someone unhappy or dissatisfied.)
Témata
emotions
|daily life
|relationships
|core_vocabulary
Definice
To make someone feel good or happy by doing what they like.
To cause someone to feel happy or satisfied by doing what they want or enjoy.
A1
2
Could you pass the salt, please?
Ideadnád a sót, kérlek?
Please sit down and make yourself comfortable.
Kérem, foglaljon helyet, és érezze magát otthon.
May I have some water, please?
Please be quiet during the movie.
Please call me when you arrive.
Učební příklady
Please give me the pen.
Kérlek, add ide a tollat.
Can you help me, please?
Tudnál segíteni, kérlek?
Please come here.
Please open the door.
Please wait here.
Častá chyba:
Learners sometimes forget to use 'please' in polite requests, making them sound too direct or rude in English.
Význam
Polite word in requests
Kolokace
please help me
|come in, please
|sit down, please
Synonyma
kindly (More formal and old-fashioned way of making a polite request.)
Témata
daily life
|politeness
|communication
|core_vocabulary
Definice
A word you say to be polite when asking for something.
Used to make a request, offer, or invitation sound more polite.
SLOVESO
B1
3
Vzorec užití:
to please oneself
You can come and go as you please.
Kedved szerint jöhetsz-mehetsz.
On holiday, I like to please myself and not follow a schedule.
Nyaraláskor szeretem azt csinálni, amihez kedvem van, és nem igazodni semmilyen napirendhez.
He does as he pleases, regardless of the rules.
Please yourself; I’m going out anyway.
They spent the afternoon pleasing themselves with books and music.
Učební příklady
I can eat as I please.
Azt ehetek, amit akarok.
She travels as she pleases.
Kedve szerint utazik.
He does as he pleases every day.
Please yourself; I will go alone.
They live as they please.
Častá chyba:
Learners may confuse this with making someone else happy; here it means making yourself happy by doing what you want.
Význam
Do what one wants
Kolokace
please yourself
|do as you please
|come and go as you please
Synonyma
indulge oneself (Focuses on treating oneself to pleasures, often luxuriously.)
Antonyma
restrain oneself (Means to stop oneself from doing what one wants.)
Témata
daily life
|individuality
|daily_life
|relationships
|core_vocabulary
Definice
To do what you want and enjoy it, without worrying about what others think.
To do whatever one wants or finds enjoyable, often without considering others' opinions.
Gramatika
Slovníkový tvar
please
IPA
GB/plˈiz/
US/plˈiz/
Slabiky a přízvuk
please (1 slabika)
Stress on 1st syllable (please)
Tvary slova
Verb
- Base: please
- 3rd Person Singular: pleases
- Present Participle: pleasing
- Past: pleased
Příbuzná slova
Forms
Related words
pleasantly
adverb B1
Negative and opposite forms
Advanced or less common
pleasurable
adjective B2
displeasure
noun B2
Výrazy
as you please
1/ˈæz jˈu plˈiz/
fixed phrase
In whatever way you like
Do something in any way you want.
Příklady
- You may arrange the furniture as you please.
- Dress as you please for the party.
if you please
1/ˈɪf jˈu plˈiz/
fixed phrase
formal
Polite or emphatic phrase
Used to be polite or to give emphasis in a request or statement.
Příklady
- Take a seat, if you please.
- We will start now, if you please.
please yourself
1/plˈiz jʊɹsˈɛlf/
fixed phrase
Do whatever you want
Do what you want, even if others do not like it.
Příklady
- If you don’t want to join us, please yourself.
- He always pleases himself without thinking of others.