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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesa sus anchas
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ah soos ahn-chas
"Los niños jugaban a sus anchas en el parque."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
As much as one wants; to the full extent of one's desires or appetite.
"She sat by the window and read books to her heart's content all afternoon." - 2
Without any hindrance, limitation, or restriction upon what one wishes to do.
"The children were allowed to run around and play in the mud to their heart's content."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Middle English usage combining 'heart' (representing the seat of emotions and desires) and 'content' (from Old French 'content' and Latin 'contentus', meaning satisfied). The idiom has been used continuously since the late Middle Ages to signify fulfillment of personal wishes without restriction.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "To one's heart's content" is said worldwide
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à loisir
Transliteration: ah lwa-zeer
"Il pouvait peindre à loisir pendant ses vacances."
nach Herzenslust
Transliteration: nahkh herts-en-loost
"Sie konnte auf dem Markt nach Herzenslust einkaufen."
a piacimento
Transliteration: ah pya-chee-men-to
"Poteva mangiare a piacimento durante il buffet."
a sus anchas
Transliteration: ah soos ahn-chas
"Los niños jugaban a sus anchas en el parque."
à vontade
Transliteration: ah von-tah-deh
"Eles puderam dançar à vontade na festa."
जी भर के
Transliteration: jee bhar ke
"उसने अपनी पसंद की किताबें जी भर के पढ़ीं।"
尽情地
Transliteration: jìnqíng de
"孩子们在游乐园里尽情地玩耍。"
원없이
Transliteration: won-eops-i
"그녀는 쇼핑을 원없이 즐겼다."
心ゆくまで
Transliteration: kokoro yuku made
"彼は温泉に心ゆくまで浸かった。"
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