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para complacer a

to please

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phrase Rare #50,819
to please The phrase is followed by the person or people you want to please; the a is a grammatical marker and is not translated into English.
SP: Hice una tarta para complacer a mis amigos.
EN: I made a cake to please my friends.

Firmas lo que sea para complacer a tus enemigos, y a mí.

You sign anything to please your enemies—and me.

— El último emperador (1987)

Los gatos no cazan ratones para complacer a Dios.

Cats don't hunt mice to please God.

Dije eso para complacer a mi madre.

I said that to please my mother.

Algunos doctores dicen cualquier cosa para complacer a sus pacientes.

Some doctors will say anything to please their patients.

No puedo abandonar a una esposa enferma y tres hijos para complacer a Su Alteza.

I cannot abandon a sick wife and three children to please His Highness.

— Corre Lola, corre (Run Lola Run) (1998)