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pleasure
English
Etymology
From Early Modern English pleasur, plesur, alteration (with ending accommodated to -ure) of Middle English plaisir (“pleasure”), from Old French plesir, plaisir (“to please”), infinitive used as a noun, conjugated form of plaisir or plaire, from Latin place? (“to please, to seem good”), from the Proto-Indo-European *pleh?-k- (“wide and flat”). Related to Dutch plezier (“pleasure, fun”). More at please.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?pl???/
- (General American) enPR: pl?zh??r, IPA(key): /?pl???/
- Rhymes: -???(?)
- Hyphenation: pleas?ure
Noun
pleasure (countable and uncountable, plural pleasures)
- (uncountable) A state of being pleased or contented; gratification.
- Synonyms: delight, gladness, gratification, happiness, indulgence, satisfaction
- Antonyms: displeasure, pain
- (countable) A person, thing or action that causes enjoyment.
- Synonyms: delight, joy
- Festus, willing to do the Jews a pleasure
- (uncountable) One's preference.
- Synonyms: desire, fancy, want, will, wish
- (formal, uncountable) The will or desire of someone or some agency in power.
- Synonym: discretion
- He will do his pleasure on Babylon.
Derived terms
Translations
Interjection
pleasure
- pleased to meet you, "It's my pleasure"
Verb
pleasure (third-person singular simple present pleasures, present participle pleasuring, simple past and past participle pleasured)
- (transitive) To give or afford pleasure to.
- Synonyms: please, gratify
- (transitive) To give sexual pleasure to.
- (intransitive, dated) To take pleasure; to seek or pursue pleasure.
Translations
Related terms
- displeasure
- please
- pleasant
Further reading
- pleasure in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- pleasure in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
Anagrams
- serpulae
pleasure From the web:
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transport
English
Etymology
From Middle English transporten, a borrowing from Old French transporter (“carry or convey across”), from Latin tr?nsport?, from trans (“across”) + porto (“to carry”).
Pronunciation
- Verb
- (Received Pronunciation) enPR: tr?nzpôrt?, tränzpôrt?, IPA(key): /t?ænz?p??t/, /t???n?sp??t/
- (General American) enPR: tr?nzpôrt?, IPA(key): /t?ænz?p??t/
- (rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger) IPA(key): /t?ænz?po(?)?t/
- (non-rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger) IPA(key): /t?ænz?po?t/
- Hyphenation: trans?port
- Noun
- (Received Pronunciation) enPR: tr?nz?pôrt, tränz?pôrt, IPA(key): /?t?ænz.p??t/, /?t???nsp??t/
- (General American) enPR: tr?nz?pôrt, IPA(key): /?t?ænz.p??t/
- (rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger) IPA(key): /?t?ænz.po(?)?t/
- (non-rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger) IPA(key): /?t?ænz.po?t/
- Hyphenation: trans?port
Verb
transport (third-person singular simple present transports, present participle transporting, simple past and past participle transported)
- To carry or bear from one place to another; to remove; to convey.
- (historical) To deport to a penal colony.
- (figuratively) To move (someone) to strong emotion; to carry away.
- We shall then be transported with a nobler […] wonder.
Synonyms
- (carry or bear from one place to another): convey, ferry, move, relocate, shift, ship
- (historical: deport to a penal colony): banish, deport, exile, expatriate, extradite
- (move someone to strong emotion): carry away, enrapture
Translations
Noun
transport (countable and uncountable, plural transports)
- An act of transporting; conveyance.
- The state of being transported by emotion; rapture.
- 1919, Elisabeth P. Stork (translator), Heidi, Johanna Spyri, page 53:
- In her transport at finding such treasures, Heidi even forgot Peter and his goats.
- 1919, Elisabeth P. Stork (translator), Heidi, Johanna Spyri, page 53:
- A vehicle used to transport (passengers, mail, freight, troops etc.)
- (Canada) A tractor-trailer.
- The system of transporting passengers, etc. in a particular region; the vehicles used in such a system.
- A device that moves recording tape across the read/write heads of a tape recorder or video recorder etc.
- (historical) A deported convict.
Synonyms
- (act of transporting): conveyance, ferrying, moving, relocation, shifting, shipping
- (state of being transported by emotion): rapture
- ((military) vehicle used to transport troops):
- (vehicle used to transport passengers, mail or freight):
- (system of transporting people): See public transport
- (device that moves recording tape across the heads of a recorder):
- (historical: deported convict): deportee, exile, expatriate
Translations
Derived terms
- means of transport
- public transport
- transport interchange
Related terms
- antitransport
- transportability
- transportable
- transportage
- transportation
- transporter
- transportive
Catalan
Etymology
From transportar (“to transport”).
Noun
transport m (plural transports)
- transport
Further reading
- “transport” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “transport” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
- “transport” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “transport” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch transport, from Middle French transport, from Old French transport, from transporter (“carry or convey across”), from Latin transporto, from trans (“across”) + porto (“to carry”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tr?n?sp?rt/, /tr?ns?p?rt/
- Hyphenation: trans?port
- Rhymes: -?rt
Noun
transport n (plural transporten, diminutive transportje n)
- transport
Synonyms
- vervoer
Descendants
- Afrikaans: transport
- ? Indonesian: transpor
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t???s.p??/
- Rhymes: -??
- Homophone: transports
Noun
transport m (plural transports)
- transport
Derived terms
Further reading
- “transport” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Medieval Latin transportus, from Latin transportare
Noun
transport m (definite singular transporten, indefinite plural transporter, definite plural transportene)
- transport, transportation
Derived terms
References
- “transport” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Medieval Latin transportus, from Latin transportare
Noun
transport m (definite singular transporten, indefinite plural transportar, definite plural transportane)
- transport, transportation
Derived terms
References
- “transport” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Polish
Etymology
From Latin tr?nsport?.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?tran.sp?rt/
Noun
transport m inan
- transport (act of transporting)
- Synonym: przewóz
- transport (vehicle used to transport passengers, mail or freight)
- transport (system of transporting passengers, etc. in a particular region)
- load, cargo
- Synonyms: fracht, ?adunek
Declension
Derived terms
- (verbs) transportowa?, przetransportowa?, przetransportowywa?, przytransportowa?, wytransportowa?
- (nouns) transportowiec, transportówka
- (adjective) transportowy
Related terms
- (nouns) transporter, transporterka, transportacja
- (adjective) transporterowy
Further reading
- transport in Wielki s?ownik j?zyka polskiego, Instytut J?zyka Polskiego PAN
- transport in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Romanian
Etymology
From French transport.
Noun
transport n (plural transporturi)
- transport
Declension
Serbo-Croatian
Noun
trànsport m (Cyrillic spelling ??????????)
- transport, conveyance
- transport (vehicle)
Declension
Swedish
Pronunciation
Noun
transport c
- a transport, something to be moved
- a transport, a preliminary sum to be carried to the next page
- a transport, promotion to a new job or task
Declension
Related terms
- transportera
See also
- befordran
- export
- import
- kommunikation
- minnessiffra
- spedition
- trafik
- åkeri
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