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comprazer

[kom-pra-zɛr]
verb
to please, to satisfy, to gratify
1. to give pleasure or satisfaction to someone; to comply with someone's wishes
He always tries to please his guests.
Ele sempre tenta comprazer seus convidados.
2. to be pleasing or agreeable to
This solution will not please everyone.
Esta solução não comprará a todos.
Synonyms
agradarsatisfazercontentardeleitar
Antonyms
desagradardescontentardesagradarofender

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
agradar
more commonly used in modern Brazilian Portuguese
Portugal
agradar
comprazer is archaic or literary in Portugal
Formal/Literary
comprazer
primarily used in formal or classical contexts

Related Idioms & Phrases

comprazer-se em algo
comprazer a alguém
comprazer-se com algo
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