piacere

pleasure, enjoyment delight piacere m (plural piaceri) pleasure, enjoyment. delight. favour/favor, kindness.

​PIACERE, A, 'at pleasure,' is generally prefixed to a cadenza, or cadenza-like passage, in solo vocal music, to indicate that the expressions, and the alterations whether of time or force, are left to the will of the individual performer.

prima. first. (Prima; Primo) e.g. prima volta = first time; tempo primo = revert to the speed at the beginning of the piece of music.

The musical term “ad libitum”, equivalent to the Italian “a piacere”, means freedom in the interpretation of a musical fragment. It describes the group's artistic activity best: diversity of repertoire and a personal touch brought to each song.

You choose piace or piacciono based on how many things you like. Piace if singular, piacciono if plural. You use the indirect object pronouns (mi, ti, gli, le, ci, vi, gli) to conjugate the verb piacere. You add the preposition A in front of the person who is doing the liking if you decide to express the subject!

As we've already mentioned in our first blog post on this topic, the irregular verb piacere literally means to like, as in “to be pleasing to.” Italians use this verb when they want to express the idea that they like something.

Piacere is an irregular verb mostly used in the third person singular (piace) and plural (piacciono). As can be seen in the examples, “piace“ is used if the thing that one likes is a singular noun or pronoun, or the infinitive of a verb; “piacciono” is used if the things that one likes are a plural noun or pronoun.

Word History Etymology. Adjective. Italian, feminine of primo, from Latin primus. Noun. Latin, feminine of primus first.

Prima is a girl's name of Latin origin meaning “first.” It's also believed to have roots in Ancient Greece, where first-born daughters were often given the name thanks to its meaning. Prima can be associated with qualities such as leadership, innovation, and excellence, inspiring baby to aim for the top.

at pleasure a pia·​ce·​re. ˌäpyäˈchārē, -erē : at pleasure : ad libitum. used in reference to a musical performance.

Verb “PIACERE” with INFINITIVE Verbs

We use piace if the thing we like is a singular noun or a verb in the infinitive. We use piacciono if it is a plural noun. Ci piace la pizza. We like pizza (literally, “pizza is pleasing to us”).