Agrado in english
Liking
pronunciation: laɪkɪŋ part of speech: noun
pronunciation: laɪkɪŋ part of speech: noun
In gestures
agradar = please ; warm + the cockles of + Posesivo + heart ; take + a fancy to ; take + a shine to ; take + a liking to ; like ; sit + well (with) ; go down + well with ; be to + Posesivo + liking ; suit + Posesivo + taste.
Example: By polar contrast the book for the mass culture reader, the 'consumer', simply aims to please.Example: The organizers announced that the high conference attendance in Glasgow will bring 160,000 Euros into the IFLA coffers -- news to warm the cockles of a parsimonious treasurer's heart.Example: He is a collector who wants to form a collection by making his own paintings of pictures he has taken a fancy to in other people's houses.Example: She took a shine to Sheldon, and before he knows what has happened, the misanthropic physicist finds himself with a girlfriend.Example: He quickly took a liking to American clothing stores and acquired a taste for fast-food restaurants.Example: But the incompleteness of information can be turned into an asset by challenging students to specify what additional information they would like and how they would attempt to get it.Example: Although football pools were immediately popular with the public, they did not sit well with the establishment.Example: The recent High Court verdict banning hookah parlours has not gone down well with hoteliers in the city.Example: She had been searching for the appropriate gift but none was to her liking = She had been searching for the appropriate gift but none was to her liking.Example: My mother was someone who confidently hated anyone whose actions didn't suit her taste.more:
» agradar a todos = suit + all tastes .
Example: We have a wide selection of stair rods to suit all tastes.» difícil de agradar = choosy [choosey] [choosier -comp., choosiest -sup.] ; hard to please .
Example: I became a hungry reader who was not choosy at all about the food. Example: Reality star Kris Jenner has revealed that her son-in-law is hard to please and even harder to say no to.agrado = liking ; pleasure.
Example: Sometimes this exchange can be sufficient to reshape our reaction from one of dislike and puzzlement to liking and understanding.Example: It may be that, apart from the simple pleasure of browsing, documents arranged on shelves, may be easily examined.more:
» ser del agrado de = be to + Posesivo + liking .
Example: She had been searching for the appropriate gift but none was to her liking = Había estado buscando el regalo adecuado pero ninguno era de su agrado.» ser de + Posesivo + agrado = be to + Posesivo + liking .
Example: She had been searching for the appropriate gift but none was to her liking = Había estado buscando el regalo adecuado pero ninguno era de su agrado.