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delighted [dɪˈlaɪtɪd] adj (often foll by an infinitive) extremely pleased (to do something) I'm delighted to hear it! sentence substitute
I should be delighted to! delightedly adv delightedness n ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms Translations delighted [dɪˈlaɪtɪd] ADJ delighted! → ¡encantado! I'd be delighted → con(mucho)gusto to be delighted at or with sth → estar encantado con algo we are delighted with it → estamos encantados con ello (I'm) delighted to meet you → (estoy)encantado de conocerlo, mucho gusto de conocerlo I was delighted to hear the news → me alegró mucho recibir la noticia we shall be delighted to come → estaremos encantados de ir delighted [dɪˈlaɪtɪd] adj (= very pleased) [person] → enchanté(e), ravi(e) I'd be delighted → j'en serais enchanté(e), j'en serais ravi(e) to be delighted that ... → être enchanté(e) que ..., être ravi(e) que ... to be delighted with sth → être ravi(e) de qch to be delighted to do sth → être enchanté(e) de faire qch, être ravi(e) de faire qch He'll be delighted to see you → Il sera ravi de vous voir. delighted adj (→ über +acc) → erfreut, entzückt; to be delighted → sich sehr freuen (→ at über +acc, → that dass); absolutely delighted → hocherfreut, ganz entzückt; delighted to meet you! → sehr angenehm!; we will be delighted to accept (your invitation) → wir nehmen Ihre Einladung gern an; I’d be delighted to help you → ich würde Ihnen sehr gern helfen delighted [dɪˈlaɪtɪd] adj delighted (with sb/sth) → contentissimo/a (di qn/qc), felice (di qn/qc) delighted at sth → contentissimo/a di qc, felice di qc to be delighted to do sth/that → essere felice di fare qc/che + sub I'd be delighted → con grande piacere delighted [dɪˈlaɪtɪd] adj delighted (with sb/sth) → contentissimo/a (di qn/qc), felice (di qn/qc) delighted at sth → contentissimo/a di qc, felice di qc to be delighted to do sth/that → essere felice di fare qc/che + sub I'd be delighted → con grande piacere How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Sedley; delighted beyond measure at the Bazaars; and in a whirl of wonder at the theatre, whither the good-natured lady took her. The pretty little creatures would have been a novelty anywhere, so the people were as amazed and delighted at their appearance as even the Wizard could have desired. She was delighted to see her father look comfortable, and very much pleased with herself for contriving things so well; but the quiet prosings of three such women made her feel that every evening so spent was indeed one of the long evenings she had fearfully anticipated. |
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