no le gustan

he doesn't like

no le gustan(noh leh goos-tahn)

phrase

1. (third person singular)

a. he doesn't like (masculine)

Tomás es adicto al trabajo y no le gustan los fines de semana.

Tomas is a workaholic and he doesn't like weekends.

b. she doesn't like (feminine)

Ana dice que no le gustan los hombres que la tratan con condescendencia.

Ana says that she doesn't like men who patronize her.

c. it doesn't like

Este gobierno es dictatorial y no le gustan las críticas.

This government is dictatorial and it doesn't like to be criticized.

d. doesn't like

A Susana no le gustan las películas de terror. - A mí tampoco.

Susana doesn't like horror movies. - Neither do I.

e. he doesn't like them (masculine)

¿Por qué no se comió Alberto las alcachofas? - Porque no le gustan.

Why didn't Alberto eat his artichokes? - Because he doesn't like them.

f. she doesn't like them (feminine)

A Maribel podríamos regalarle rosas por su cumpleaños. - No le gustan.

We could give Maribel some roses for her birthday. - She doesn't like them.

g. it doesn't like them

¿Podemos darle manises al mono? - El cuidador dice que, curiosamente, no le gustan.

Can we give peanuts to the monkey? - The caretaker says that, curiously, it doesn't like them.

h. doesn't like them

¿Por qué no hiciste croquetas? - Porque a Javier no le gustan.

Why didn't you make croquettes? - Because Javier doesn't like them.

2.

(formal)

(second person singular)

a. you don't like

No le gustan las botas en rosa, ¿verdad? Las tenemos también en marrón.

You don't like the boots in pink, do you? We also have them in brown.

b. you don't like them

Le he comprado estos guantes, pero, si no le gustan, puede cambiarlos.

I've bought you these gloves, but if you don't like them, you can change them.