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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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