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contento / happy
 
contento
A. -adjective
1. (=alegre, feliz)   happy
·¿estánoun contento?
·are you happy?
·estoy contenta de vivir aquí
·I'masculine happy living here
·viven muy contentos en su casita del campo
·they live very happily in their country cottage
·se pone muy contento cuando viene la abuela
·he'noun always pleased when his grandmother comes
·estar loco de contento
·no caber en nouní de contento
formal usage   to be overjoyed
a. estar masculineánoun contento que unas castañuelas o que unas pascuas   to be as happy as a sandboy
2. (=satisfecho)   pleased
·no contentos con sus excusas, lo denunciaron
·not satisfied with his excuses, they reported him
a. estar contento [con] somebody, someone/algo =   to be pleased with somebody/something
·estoy contenta con mis hijos
·I'masculine pleased with my children
·estánoun muy contentos con el coche
·they're very pleased with the car
b. estar contento [de] hacer algo =   to be happy o pleased to do something
c. [dejar] a somebody, someone contento =   to satisfy somebody
d. [quedar] contento con algo =   to be satisfied with something
·no quedaron contentos con el trabajo
·they were not satisfied with the work
·le das una golosina y se queda tan contento
·he'noun perfectly happy if you give him a sweet
·lo escribió con b y se quedó tan contento
·he wrote it with a b but didn't seem to let that bother him
e. [tener] contento a somebody, someone =   to keep somebody happy o satisfied
·contenta me tienes, hijo
iró   oh, wonderful!,   oh, great! *
3. (=bebido)   merry
·no me emborraché, pero estaba contento o contentillo
·I didn't get drunk but I was quite merry
B. -noun masculine
formal usage
(=alegría)   happiness,   joy
·el anuncio fue motivo de contento
·the announcement gave cause for happiness o joy
 
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