accontentare
satisfy
verb ahk-kohn-tehn-TAH-reh Less Common
Origin: from contento, 'content, happy'
Also means
please
Usage Note
Accontentare means to satisfy or please someone, while its reflexive accontentarsi (di) means 'to make do with' or 'settle for'. So mi accontento di poco is 'I am content with little'. Note the double c and double t.
Examples
"È difficile accontentare tutti."
Natural Translation
It is hard to satisfy everyone.
Literal Translation
It-is difficult to-satisfy all.
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