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contentar

to be content with, to settle for, to satisfy, to please

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content to be content with, to settle for + ar 1st/3rd person singular future subjunctive
verb · 1st-person singular / 3rd-person singular, future tense Rare #35,876
to be content with, to settle for Usually used with the reflexive pronoun se in this meaning: contentar-se com algo.
PO: Vou me contentar com este café.
EN: I'll settle for this coffee.
to satisfy, to please
PO: Quero contentar meus amigos.
EN: I want to please my friends.
Conjugation of contentar
contentar
Subjunctive future
SingularPlural
First contentar —
Third contentar —
Subjunctive present
SingularPlural
First contente —
Third contente —
Imperative
SingularPlural
Third contente —

Aprenda a se contentar com pouco.

Learn to be content with less.

Nem sempre é possível contentar a todos.

It's not always possible to please everyone.

Nesse caso, terei de me contentar com a mais próxima.

In that case, I’ll have to settle for the closest one.

— Mistérios de Lisboa (2010)

Teremos de nos contentar apenas com panquecas por um tempo.

We'll have to settle for just pancakes for a while.

— O Serviço de Entregas da Kiki (1989)

E a Índia pode ter que se contentar com a medalha de prata.

And India may have to settle for the silver medal.

— Dangal (2016)

Faço por contentar e estou contente por fazer.

I do it to please others, and I am happy to do it.

— Malcolm X (1992)

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