pleased

pleased
adjective
(satisfied) zufrieden (by mit); (glad, happy) erfreut (by über + Akk.)

be pleased at or about something — sich über etwas (Akk.) freuen

be pleased with something/somebody — mit etwas/jemandem zufrieden sein

be pleased to do something — sich freuen, etwas zu tun; see also academic.ru/45995/meet">meet I 1. 3)

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adjective (happy; satisfied: Aren't you pleased about moving house?; She was pleased with the dress.) zufrieden
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pleased
[pli:zd]
adj
1. (happy) froh, erfreut; (content) zufrieden
a \pleased smile ein zufriedenes Lächeln
to be \pleased about sth sich akk über etw akk freuen
to be \pleased about sb sich akk für jdn freuen
to be \pleased with sth/sb mit jdm/etw zufrieden sein
to be \pleased that ... froh sein, dass ...
to be \pleased with oneself mit sich dat selbst zufrieden sein
I'm \pleased to report/say that... ich bin froh, sagen zu können, dass...
I'm very \pleased to meet you es freut mich, Sie kennenzulernen
my father wasn't exactly \pleased mein Vater war nicht gerade begeistert
2. (willing)
to be \pleased to do sth bereit sein, etw zu tun
I'm only too \pleased to help ich helfe wirklich gerne
3.
to be as \pleased as Punch [about sth] sich akk wie ein Schneekönig [über etw akk] freuen fam
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[pliːzd]
adj
(= happy) expression freudig; (= satisfied) zufrieden

to be pleased (about sth) — sich (über etw acc ) freuen

I'm pleased to hear that ... — es freut mich zu hören, dass ...

pleased to meet you or to make your acquaintance — angenehm (form),

I'm pleased to be able to announce that ... — ich freue mich, mitteilen zu können, dass ...

we are pleased to inform you that ... — wir freuen uns, Ihnen mitteilen zu können, dass ...

to be pleased at sth — über etw (acc) erfreut sein

to be pleased with sb/sth — mit jdm/etw zufrieden sein

pleased with oneself — mit sich selbst zufrieden, selbstgefällig (pej)

that's nothing to be pleased about — das ist aber gar nicht gut

I was only too pleased to help — es war mir wirklich eine Freude zu helfen

they will be only too pleased to let someone else take the risk — es wird ihnen nur zu recht sein, jemand anders das Risiko tragen zu lassen

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adjective
(satisfied) zufrieden (by mit); (glad, happy) erfreut (by über + Akk.)

be pleased at or about something — sich über etwas (Akk.) freuen

be pleased with something/somebody — mit etwas/jemandem zufrieden sein

be pleased to do something — sich freuen, etwas zu tun; see also meet I 1. 3)

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adj.
erfreut adj.
gefällt adj.
zufrieden adj.

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