Plaira (en. Will please)

/plɛʁa/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench
verb
To express satisfaction or interest.
This song will please everyone.
Cette chanson plaira à tout le monde.
To please, to seduce, or to attract attention.
I hope the movie will please the critics.
J'espère que le film plaira aux critiques.
To be agreeable, to be to one's taste.
The gift you chose will surely please my mother.
Le cadeau que tu as choisi plaira sûrement à ma mère.

Etymology

From the Latin 'placere', meaning 'to please'.

Common Phrases and Expressions

it won't please everyone
This expression means that something will not be to everyone's taste.
cela ne plaira pas à tout le monde
to please someone
Means to make a person happy or satisfied.
faire plaisir à quelqu'un
to please someone
Indicates that something or someone is appreciated by a person.
plaire à quelqu'un

Related Words

pleasure
Feeling of satisfaction or happiness.
plaisir
pleasing
That brings pleasure, pleasant.
plaisant
to joke
To make jokes, to amuse.
plaisanter