Word of the Day: satisfecho

Question

Regarding the second example: "¡Después de este postre me quedaré muy satisfecha!" "I'll certainly be satisfied after eating this dessert!" This can mean I am "very satisfied" (as listed) or "very full". Very different meanings. Is there a common usage that would be used for "full" in this case?

For whatever it is worth, I once said to a waiter in Mexico - estoy demasiado lleno para postre- and he knew what I meant. That of course does not make it right. :) - bosquederoble, Aug 23, 2015

But it was actually a waiter I knew well enough that he might have told me if I had said something totally stupid. :) - bosquederoble, Aug 23, 2015

Answer 1

When it comes to eating, we always say satisfecho to mean full for both humans and animals - never lleno, which would sound very low class almost to the point of being vulgar.

For everything else, lleno is full, ie: El vaso está lleno / Llene el tanque con "Magna sin" (gasolina sin plomo) por favor / Tengo la cabeza llena con ideas.

Thanks, Julian. I tend to find people in Mexico are too polite to correct me most of the time. :) - bosquederoble, Aug 24, 2015

Very helpful information JulianChivi - Muchas Gracias - tomasdeAlba, Aug 24, 2015

You're right about Mexicans being polite. They are cortesísimos. They didn't even mind my peninsular accent. - Daniela2041, Aug 26, 2015

Answer 2

Cuarenta años después, y todavía no puedo conseguir no ... Forty years on and I still can't get no ......

Answer 3

So...how would I say "I was very satisfied."? (vs. "full")

Estaba muy satisfecho. - Peterae, Aug 27, 2015