gusto [ˈɡʌstəʊ]
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gusto(
guhs
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do
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).
1. (zest)
a. el entusiasmo
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Bobby went out on stage and sang with gusto.Bobby salió al escenario y cantó con entusiasmo.
gusto
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).
1. (general)
a. la entusiasmo m, ganas
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
with gustocon muchas ganas
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gusto(
goos
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toh
)A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g. el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
1. (sense)
a. taste
Los sentidos del gusto y del olfato están relacionados.The senses of taste and smell are related.
2. (culinary)
3. (fondness)
a. liking
Al principio no me gustaba, pero ahora le estoy tomando el gusto a la comida tailandesa.At first I didn't like it, but now I'm taking a liking to Thai food.
4. (delight)
b.
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
no direct translation
¿De verdad nos tenemos que ir? Me encuentro muy a gusto aquí, sentada al sol.Do we really have to leave? It's so nice here, sitting in the sun.
Me siento a gusto en este café. Tiene buenas vibraciones.I like to be in this café. It has good vibes.
5. (desire)
6. (aesthetic judgement)
a. taste
La hermana de Robin tiene muy mal gusto para la ropa.Robin's sister has very bad taste in clothing.
gusto
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).
1. (estilo)
a. taste
2. (sabor)
a. taste, flavor
una casa decorada con (buen) gustoa tastefully decorated house
de buen/mal gustoin good/bad taste
3. (prov)
a.
sobre gustos no hay nada escritothere's no accounting for taste, each to his own
tener buen/mal gustoto have good/bad taste
4. (placer)
a. pleasure
con mucho gustogladly, with pleasure
iría con (mucho) gusto, pero no puedoI'd love to go but I can't
da gusto estar aquíit's a real pleasure to be here
mucho gusto — el gusto es míopleased to meet you — the pleasure's mine
hacer algo a gustoto do something willingly o gladly
mucho o tanto gustopleased to meet you
sentirse o encontrarse o estar a gustoto feel comfortable o at ease
tomar gusto a algoto take a liking to something
gusto
2 [de comida] taste; flavour; flavor; (EEUU)
tiene un gusto amargo it has a bitter taste o flavour; it tastes bitter; le noto un gusto a almendras it tastes of almonds; helado de tres gustos Neapolitan ice cream
3 (sentido estético) taste
tenemos los mismos gustos we have the same tastes
es demasiado grande para mi gusto it's too big for my taste; he decorado la habitación a mi gusto I've decorated the room to my taste
al gusto de hoy según el gusto de hoy in the taste of today
ser persona de gusto to be a person of taste; tiene gusto para vestir she dresses with taste; she has taste in clothes; una habitación decorada con gusto a tastefully decorated room
buen gusto good taste
no es de buen gusto decir eso it's not in good taste to say that
tiene buen gusto para combinar colores she has good taste in combining colours; un decorado de buen gusto tasteful décor
mal gusto bad taste
es de un mal gusto extraordinario it is in extraordinarily bad taste; una broma de muy mal gusto a joke in very poor taste; un comentario de mal gusto a tasteless remark
sobre gustos no hay disputade gustos no hay nada escrito there's no accounting for tastes
4 (placer) pleasure
a gusto
aquí me encuentro o siento a gusto I feel at home o ease here; tengo los pies a gusto y calientes my feet are nice and warm
acomodarse a su gusto to make o.s. at home; make o.s. comfortable
con mucho gusto with pleasure
lo haré con mucho gusto I'll be glad to do it; I'll be only too happy to do it; con sumo gusto with great pleasure
comer con gusto to eat heartily
dar gusto a algn to please sb; give pleasure to sb
lo compré para dar gusto a los chiquillos I bought it to please the kids
da gusto hacerlo it's nice to do it; da gusto trabajar contigo it's a pleasure to work with you; da gusto verlos tan contentos it's lovely to see them so happy; tienen un entusiasmo que da gusto they show a wonderful enthusiasm
leo por gusto I read for pleasure
no lo hago por gusto I don't do it out of choice
es por gusto que siga allí (Latinoamérica) you'll wait there in vain
tener el gusto de hacer algo to have the pleasure of doing sth
5 (agrado) liking
al gusto de to the liking of; ser del gusto de algn to be to sb's liking
coger el gusto a algo tomar gusto a algo to take a liking to sth
tener gusto por algo to have a liking for sth
6 (en presentaciones)
¡mucho gusto! ¡tanto gusto!
¡gusto verlo! (Latinoamérica) how do you do?; pleased to meet you
el gusto es mío how do you do?; the pleasure is (all) mine; (tengo) mucho gusto en conocerle I'm very pleased to meet you; tengo mucho gusto en presentar al Sr Peláez allow me to introduce Mr Peláez
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| mis gustos | my tastes | |
| para todos los gustos | for every taste | |
| sobre gustos no hay nada escrito | there’s no accounting for tastes |
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