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Italian word
piacere
pleasure (noun); nice to meet you; to please / to like (verb)
Looks like
pleasure (somewhat)
a feeling of enjoyment or satisfaction
⚠️ The trap
'Piacere!' as a greeting means 'pleased to meet you' — not 'pleasure' in a general sense. As a verb it works in reverse: 'mi piace il caffè' = I like coffee (literally 'coffee pleases me'). Learners say 'io piaccio il caffè' — WRONG. The subject is the thing liked.
To say "a feeling of enjoyment or satisfaction" in Italian:
piacere (correct — used as noun and verb)
"piacere" in English means:
pleasure (noun); nice to meet you; to please / to like (verb)
Example
"Piacere! Mi chiamo Marco."
"Nice to meet you! My name is Marco."
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