SATISFY

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satisfy verb A. tranzitiv

1. a plăti, a lichida (o datorie); a se achita de (o datorie, o obligaţie), a îndeplini (o condiţie); a dezinteresa (creditorii).

2. a da satisfacţie (cuiva).

3. a satisface, a mulţumi (pe cineva), a da motiv de satisfacţie (cuiva);

to satisfy the examiners (despre şcolari) a fi primit cu menţiunea „suficient“ sau „admis“.

4. a satisface, a potoli (o dorinţă, foamea, curiozitatea etc.);

to satisfy smb’s expectation a corespunde aşteptărilor cuiva.

5. a convinge, a asigura; a clarifica (o nedumerire), a elucida;

to satisfy smb. of smth. a convinge pe cineva de un lucru;

to satisfy smb. that a convinge pe cineva că;

are you satisfied that it is true? eşti sigur că e adevărat?;

to satisfy you that this is so pentru a vă convinge că este aşa, pentru a vă împrăştia îndoielile în această privinţă.

6. (chim.) a satura.

satisfy verb B. intranzitiv

a corespunde, a da satisfacţie;

food that satisfies hrană care te satură;

fruit does not satisfy fructele nu ţin de saţ.

satisfy verb C. reflexiv

1. a se satisface.

2. a se convinge; a fi sigur;

I have satisfied myself that m-am convins că.

Exemple de propoziții și/sau fraze:

When he saw me he held it out to me, and said:—Are you satisfied now?

(Dracula, de Bram Stoker)

As to that, my sweet Catherine, there cannot be a doubt, and you know me well enough to be sure that a much smaller income would satisfy me.

(Northanger Abbey, de Jane Austen)

They seem to satisfy every body else.

(Emma, de Jane Austen)

He had fitted in sufficiently to satisfy his fellows but not to satisfy himself.

(Martin Eden, de Jack London)

When I had made it clear to them, I returned to the main chamber of the machine and took a good look at it to satisfy my own curiosity.

(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, de Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

Oh, yes, my dear Watson, I am perfectly satisfied.

(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, de Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

But now I must be satisfied about Miss Price.

(Mansfield Park, de Jane Austen)

I don't believe you'll ever say it, and I know he won't be satisfied if you do.

(Little Women, de Louisa May Alcott)

She did: he was satisfied, and said no more.

(Persuasion, de Jane Austen)

“I looked for single motives in everyone,” said Mr. Wickfield, “and I was satisfied I had bound him to me by motives of interest. But see what he is—oh, see what he is!”

(David Copperfield, de Charles Dickens)

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