"Pleased to meet you"
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Please can you advise, would "mucho gusto" be a less formal a reply than "encantado"?
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updated Feb 10, 2015
posted by pipey
Both mean the same thing. - chileno, Feb 7, 2015
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To my ear it´s not so much a matter of formality but of preference and nuance. Mucho gusto is a very commonly used expression and would also probably used when by someone who is not really interested in being presented to a specific stranger.
Encantado shows true appreciation of meeting a new person and wouldn´t be used when being presented to someone in an unpleasent situation, such as meeting a cop who has bad news about a loved one. This is also a more colorful expression that has more emotional nuance than the other.
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posted by 005faa61
Thank you - pipey, Feb 10, 2015
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Encantado would be nicer because it means delighted.
updated Feb 10, 2015
posted by zoezoe101
Thats a nice explanation - pipey, Feb 10, 2015
