Sweet Tooth
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I was looking at the English word of the day and wondering whether there is a Spanish phrase that describes someone as having a sweet tooth (ie. someone who always craves sweet foods). I did not see anything like this in the phrasebook.
Does anyone have any ideas?
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updated Aug 26, 2011
posted by croberts
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The dictionary says...
to have a sweet tooth -> ser goloso(a)
updated Aug 25, 2011
posted by SpanishPal
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There is no expression in Spanish for "sweet tooth", because we express the idea "to have a sweet tooth" with "ser" and an adjective: "ser (un) goloso" (to be sweet-toothed), or less commonly, "dulcero".
updated Aug 25, 2011
edited by lazarus1907
posted by lazarus1907
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afición a los dulces = fixation with sweets
as per WordReference
updated Aug 25, 2011
posted by toothpastechica
there we go, that couldn't even be misunderstood :D - unMica, Aug 25, 2011
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It might actually just be diente dulce. Let's see if someone can confirm/deny!
updated Aug 25, 2011
posted by unMica
No, in Spanish teeth are made of calcium, and this minera is not sweet. - lazarus1907, Aug 25, 2011
That's the kind of idiom that is almost impossible to work literally in other languages. Think of it: why a tooth? Why not the taste buds, for example? - lazarus1907, Aug 25, 2011
I agree, it probably wouldn't be translated literally, I guess one could probably be understood if they said this though. still, goloso is a much better word and I learned it today, so hurray - unMica, Aug 25, 2011
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"Golosa"
updated Aug 25, 2011
posted by Politically_Correct1
