Spanish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin complacēre. Equivalent to com- +‎ placer.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (Spain) /komplaˈθeɾ/ [kõm.plaˈθeɾ]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /komplaˈseɾ/ [kõm.plaˈseɾ]
  • Rhymes: -eɾ
  • Syllabification: com‧pla‧cer

Verb

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complacer (first-person singular present complazco, first-person singular preterite complací, past participle complacido)

  1. to please
  2. to satisfy
  3. (euphemistic) to sexually pleasure.
    • 2015 September 11, @minuto30com, Twitter[1]:
      Una mujer fue captada “complaciéndose” en un Starbucks.
      A woman was caught "pleasuring herself" at a Starbucks.
  4. (reflexive) to take pleasure
    El director se complace en invitarte a la inauguración.
    The director is pleased to invite you to the inauguration.

Conjugation

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Noun

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complacer m (plural complaceres)

  1. concession

Further reading

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