pleasantly
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pleas·ant
(plĕz′ənt)adj. pleas·ant·er, pleas·ant·est
1. Giving or affording pleasure or enjoyment; agreeable: a pleasant scene; pleasant sensations.
2. Pleasing in manner, behavior, or appearance.
3. Fair and comfortable: pleasant weather.
4. Merry; lively.
[Middle English plesaunt, from Old French plaisant, present participle of plaisir, to please, from Latin placēre; see plāk- in Indo-European roots.]
pleas′ant·ly adv.
pleas′ant·ness n.
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Adv. | 1. | pleasantly - in a cheerful manner; "`I'll do the dishes,' he said pleasantly" |
2. | ![]() unpleasantly - in an unpleasant manner; "he had been unpleasantly surprised" |
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بِسُرور
příjemně
dejligt
notalega
prijaznoprijetno
pleasantly
[ˈplezntlɪ] ADV [say] → amablemente, en tono agradablethe evening passed pleasantly enough → la velada fue bastante agradable
the room was pleasantly furnished → la habitación estaba amueblada con gusto
it was pleasantly warm → hacía un calor agradable
we were pleasantly surprised → fue una grata or agradable sorpresa para nosotros
I was feeling pleasantly drowsy → tenía una agradable or placentera sensación de somnolencia
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
pleasantly
adv → angenehm; smile, greet, speak etc → freundlich; pleasantly decorated → nett or hübsch eingerichtet; the room is pleasantly light and airy → das Zimmer ist angenehm hell und luftig; to be pleasantly surprised → angenehm überrascht sein
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
pleasantly
[ˈplɛzntlɪ] adv (smile, greet) → cordialmenteI am pleasantly surprised → sono piacevolmente sorpreso
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
pleasant
(ˈpleznt) adjective giving pleasure; agreeable. a pleasant day/person.
ˈpleasantly adverbˈpleasantness noun
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