el vestido no ha quedado a mi gusto

Ex: Reality is often very much lacking in delight.

Ex: This is to ensure that the taste for good English is kept alive and developed by the provision of good literature.

Ex: Plainly, in many documents sections that can be regarded as truly representative of the flavour of the original are absent or difficult to identify.

Ex: So I read on with increasing interest and enjoyment and, let it be said admiration too.

Ex: Sometimes this exchange can be sufficient to reshape our reaction from one of dislike and puzzlement to liking and understanding.

Ex: The students also rated each picture's tastefulness, newsworthiness, likability, and powerfulness.

Ex: It is important to recognise, then, that a variety of different indexing approaches are inevitable, not only for reasons of history and indexer preference, but because different situations demand different approaches.

Ex: I would also like to know where to find other expats in Dusseldorf would have the same like for beer/wine and talking rubbish.

Ex: It may be that, apart from the simple pleasure of browsing, documents arranged on shelves, may be easily examined.

Ex: In the summer months one of the greatest treats of all is home-made mayonnaise; a thick mass of unctuous golden ointment, perfect for dipping slices of raw vegetables.

Ex: I don't know if it's paranoia or my subconscious acting up or a vitamin deficiency, but I have now twice had a soapy aftertaste when eating.

* adquirir un gusto por = get + a taste for.

* agradable al gusto = palatable.

* a gusto de = to the liking of, at the pleasure of.

* Algo que se le va tomando el gusto con el tiempo = acquired taste.

* añadir + Nombre + según el gusto = add + Nombre + to taste.

* buen gusto, el = good taste.

* cogerle el gusto a = acquire + a taste for, develop + a taste for.

* con buen gusto = tastefully.

* con gusto = happily, satisfyingly, stylish, willingly.

* dar gusto = oblige, bring + pleasure, flavour [flavor, -USA].

* darse el gusto de = indulge in.

* darse el gusto de comprar = splurge on.

* de buen gusto = tasteful.

* de mal gusto = in bad taste, tawdry [tawdrier -comp., tawdriest -sup.], distasteful, unbecoming, tasteless, tacky [tackier -comp., tackiest -sup.], naff, trashy [trashier -comp., trashiest -sup.].

* de pésimo gusto = tacky [tackier -comp., tackiest -sup.], tawdry [tawdrier -comp., tawdriest -sup.].

* de + Posesivo + gusto = of + Posesivo + choice, of + Posesivo + choosing.

* discusiones sobre gustos y colores = flame war.

* encontrarse a gusto = be at ease.

* en la variedad está el gusto = variety is the spice of life.

* gusto al que Uno se acostumbra con el tiempo = acquired taste.

* gusto personal = personal taste, personal preference.

* gusto por lo dulce = sweet tooth.

* gusto que se adquiere con el tiempo = acquired taste.

* gusto refinado = refined taste.

* hacer a gusto del consumidor = make to + order.

* hacer que Alguien se sienta a gusto = put + Nombre + at ease.

* mal gusto = bad taste, tawdriness.

* por gusto = for kicks, (just) for the fun of (doing) it, (just) for the hell of (doing) it.

* sentido del gusto = sense of taste.

* sentirse a gusto = feel + at home, be at ease.

* sentirse a gusto con = be comfortable with.

* ser del gusto de Uno = be to + Posesivo + taste.

* tener el gusto de = take + pleasure.

* todo tipo de gustos = all shades of opinion.

* tomar el sol con gusto = bask.

 

Del verbo gustar: ( conjugate gustar)

gusto es:


gustó es:


Multiple Entries:
gustar    
gusto
gustar ( conjugate gustar) verbo intransitivo
1 (+ me/te/le etc):

me gusta su compañía I enjoy her company;
los helados no me/te/nos gustan I/you/we don't like ice cream;
le gusta mucho la música he likes music very much;
a Juan le gusta María Juan likes María;
le gusta tocar la guitarra she likes to play the guitar (AmE), she likes playing the guitar (BrE);
le gusta mucho viajar she's very fond of traveling (colloq);
nos gusta dar un paseo después de comer we like to have a walk after lunch;
¿te gustoía visitar el castillo? would you like to visit the castle?;
me gustoía que vinieras temprano I'd like you to come early
2 ( en frases de cortesía) to wish (frml);

cuando usted guste whenever it is convenient for you
verbo transitivo (AmL) ( querer) to like;

gusto sustantivo masculino
1


tiene un gusto medio raro it has a funny taste to it;
tiene gusto a fresa it tastes of strawberry;
deja un gusto a menta it has a minty aftertaste


una broma de mal gusto a tasteless joke;
para todos los gustos to suit all tastes
2


da gusto estar aquí it's so nice (being) here;
me dio mucho gusto volverlo a ver it was lovely to see him again;
por gusto for fun, for pleasure;
un lugar donde se está a gusto a place where you feel comfortable o at ease


el gusto es mío the pleasure is mine
gustar
I verbo intransitivo 1 me gusta el pan, I like bread
me gustaba su compañía, I used to like his company
(con infinitivo) me gusta escribir, I like to write o I like writing
me gustaría ir, I would like to go ➣ Ver nota abajo
2 frml cortesía: cuando gustes, whenever you like
¿gustas?, would you like some?
3 frml (sentir agrado o afición) gustar de, to enjoy: gusta de salir a pasear por las mañanas, he likes to have a walk in the morning
II vtr (degustar, probar) to taste
Gustar se traduce por to like: Me gusta esta música. I like this music. Sin embargo, recuerda que en español el sujeto del verbo gustar es lo que nos gusta (esta música), mientras que en inglés el sujeto del verbo to like es I.
Si quieres añadir un verbo como complemento del verbo to like (me gusta nadar), debes emplear el gerundio, que siempre sugiere algo placentero: I like swimming. Pero si más que gustarte simplemente te parece una buena idea o lo haces por tu propio bien puedes usar el infinitivo: I like to go to the dentist twice a year. Me gusta ir al dentista dos veces al año. Sería muy difícil que alguien dijera I like going to the dentist, porque significaría que disfruta haciéndolo.
En el modo condicional ( I would like) sólo se puede usar el infinitivo: I would like to go out tonight. Me gustaría salir esta noche.
gusto sustantivo masculino
1 (sensación) taste
2 (para apreciar la belleza) taste: la tía Rosa tiene muy mal gusto, aunt Rose has very bad taste
fue un comentario de mal gusto, it was a remark in bad taste
3 (inclinación, agrado) liking: esa literatura no es de su gusto, he doesn't like that kind of literature
para mi gusto está precioso, I find it very pretty
4 (placer) pleasure: lo hace por gusto, she does it for the sake of it
este solecito es un gusto this sun is very nice
no tengo el gusto de conocerle, I have not had the pleasure of meeting him
♦ Locuciones: a gusto, comfortable o at ease
con (mucho) gusto, with (great) pleasure
tanto gusto, pleased to meet you
sobre gustos no hay nada escrito, each to his own
' gusto' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
antojo
- bastante
- bebible
- chabacana
- chabacano
- decoración
- despacharse
- detalle
- dulce
- dulzón
- dulzona
- encontrar
- exquisita
- exquisito
- fina
- fino
- gloria
- grado
- gustosa
- gustoso
- hogareña
- hogareño
- imperio
- macarrónica
- macarrónico
- paladar
- paleta
- paleto
- plato
- primera
- primero
- recargada
- recargado
- refinar
- refinada
- refinado
- ricamente
- sentida
- sentido
- solícita
- solícito
- tampoco
- teatralidad
- toque
- absoluto
- afición
- charro
- chulo
- comentario
- como
English:
cheap
- comfortable
- customize
- deplorably
- discerning
- discriminating
- discrimination
- do
- ease
- exquisite
- flavor
- flavour
- full-bodied
- gladly
- gore
- gristle
- gusto
- hoax
- indulge
- like
- liking
- matter
- naff
- please
- pleasure
- prefer
- put off
- relish
- savor
- savour
- sense
- sick
- sight
- take to
- taste
- tasteful
- tastefully
- tastefulness
- tasteless
- tastelessly
- tastelessness
- tone
- unsophisticated
- vulgar
- vulgarity
- acquired
- choice
- distasteful
- dress
- fun
[cómodamente] to do sth comfortably; Fam Perú, RP [adrede] on purpose;

I II III I II III

Ex: Bold, ambitious and in-your-face I've always considered them to be just too cocky by half.

Ex: Poole was a notorious gang leader & street thug, murdered by enemies of similar background.

Ex: It was possible to identify 3 main groups who display 3 different types of attitude -- participative, delegative and ' snobbish'.

Ex: Every one looked like death warmed up, including the snobby staff who I found far from welcoming.

Ex: The biggest faux pas according to snobs who take such things seriously is calling a sofa a couch or a setee.

Ex: The ebullient Mr Wang is a chatterbox and a bit of a show-off.

Ex: Steve knows that he is a ' showboat, a little bit of a prick,' but he also knows that it's too late for a man in his fifties to change.

Ex: Jerry Hairston is a bit of a hot dog and needs to be reined in at times.

Ex: The coroner said she had died not from drowning, but from being abused and murdered by a gang of ruffians.

Ex: Gangs of hoodlums, aged as young as eight, are roaming the streets terrorising store owners and shoppers in broad daylight.

Ex: Another reason why this is nifty is because this site has plenty of resources available for your use, so you're not having to re-invent the wheel should you decide to adopt this assignment for your course.

Ex: The scarf can be knit with pockets at the end to keep their hands toasty or trimmed with bobbles for a funky look.

Ex: The entrance to the hotel is very swish and the rooms although small very well maintained and clean.

* lo chulo = coolness.

 

chulo 1

1 (fam) ( bonito)


‹ mujer› pretty, cute (esp AmE)
2 (Esp fam) ( bravucón) nervy (AmE colloq), cocky (BrE colloq)
3 (Chi fam) ( de mal gusto) tacky (colloq)
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino (Esp fam) ( bravucón) flashy type
chulo 2 sustantivo masculino (Esp fam)
1 ( proxeneta) pimp
2 (Col) (Zool) black vulture
3 (Col) ( signo) check mark (AmE), tick (BrE)
chulo,-a familiar
I m,f (presuntuoso) show-off
(insolente) cocky: tu primo me pareció un chulo, your cousin's a bit of a show-off
II adjetivo
1 (insolente, fanfarrón) se puso muy chulo con nosotros, he got all cocky with us
2 (bonito) smashing: familiar llevas un collar muy chulo, that's a great necklace you've got on
III sustantivo masculino (proxeneta) pimp
' chulo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
chula
- rufián
English:
cocky
- in-your-face
- neat
Fam Esp Vulg Esp [proxeneta] pimp fam

1. 2. 1. 2.

Ex: This simple observation also goes some of the way towards explaining the variety of tools, methods and systems which are encountered in the organisation knowledge.

Ex: Wherever abstracts are found they are included to save the user's time in information gathering and selection.

Ex: This order suffices for a list whose purpose is to identify and locate documents, whose bibliographic details are already known.

Ex: When all necessary amendments have been spotted, edit the draft abstract and make any improvements to the style that are possible.

Ex: The author approach remains an important means of tracing a specific document.

Ex: The index fields are used for tracking annual indexes.

Ex: Although I have not done a complete analytical search of library literature for discussions of the structures of catalogs, preliminary searches have turned up little except for historical discussions.

Ex: He found his way quickly and easily to the materials he needed.

Ex: Tests such as this one will often disinter the real citation intended but it is a time consuming task.

Ex: As a rule analysts are left on their own to ferret out useful and appropriate areas to be investigated.

Ex: The article has the title ' Rooting out journals on the Net'.

Ex: It is, therefore, expedient to look into history to lay hands on the root of the problem.

Ex: This article shows how teachers came by such information and the use they made it of in their work.

Ex: In stepping away from the genre's glamorous robberies and flashy lifestyle, this stealthy, potent movie tracks down the British gangster icon to its inevitable end.

Ex: Slake is such a dreamer that he bumps into lampposts.

* buscar y encontrar = match.

* difícil de encontrar = hard-to-find.

* dificultad + encontrarse = difficulty + lie.

* el que lo encuentre se lo queda = finders keepers.

* encontrar aceptación = find + favour, find + acceptance, find + a home.

* encontrar + Adjetivo + de + Infinitivo = find it + Adjetivo + to + Infinitivo.

* encontrar afinidades = find + common ground.

* encontrar Algo demasiado difícil = be out of + Posesivo + league.

* encontrar Algo difícil = have + a hard time, have + a tough time.

* encontrar alojamiento = find + a home.

* encontrar aplicación práctica = find + application.

* encontrar casa = find + a home.

* encontrar confortable = find + comfortable.

* encontrar cosas comunes = find + common ground.

* encontrar defectos = fault.

* encontrar defectos en = find + fault with, see + faults in.

* encontrar difícil de explicar = be hard put to explain.

* encontrar difícil + Infinitivo = find it hard to + Infinitivo.

* encontrar dificultades = encounter + difficulties, encounter + limitations.

* encontrar eco en = find + echo in.

* encontrar el camino = wayfinding, wind + Posesivo + way.

* encontrar el camino de vuelta = find + Posesivo + way back.

* encontrar el dinero = come up with + the money.

* encontrar el equilibrio = strike + the right note.

* encontrar el modo de = find + way of/to.

* encontrar el modo de paliar un problema = find + way (a)round + problem.

* encontrar el modo de regresar = find + Posesivo + way back.

* encontrar el punto medio = strike + the right note.

* encontrar el tiempo = make + an opportunity.

* encontrar en abundancia = find + in abundance.

* encontrar evidencias = find + evidence.

* encontrar expresión = find + expression.

* encontrar información = dredge up + information.

* encontrar justificación = build + a case for.

* encontrar la forma de = devise + ways.

* encontrar la horma de + Posesivo + zapato = meet + Posesivo + match.

* encontrar la realización de Uno = be + Posesivo + big scene.

* encontrar la salida a = find + a/the way out of.

* encontrarle defectos a todo = nitpick.

* encontrarle el truco a Algo = have + a handle on, get + a handle on.

* encontrarle el truquillo a Algo = have + a handle on, get + a handle on.

* encontrarle faltas a todo = nitpick.

* encontrar limitaciones = encounter + limitations.

* encontrar muy difícil = be hard-pushed to.

* encontrar oposición = meet with + opposition, find + opposition.

* encontrar placer = find + delight, find + enjoyment.

* encontrar por casualidad = come across, chance on/upon, stumble on.

* encontrar pruebas = find + evidence.

* encontrarse = occur, be positioned, reside, stand on, come upon, be poised, meet up, find + Reflexivo.

* encontrarse a gusto = be at ease.

* encontrarse ante un reto = in the face of + challenge.

* encontrarse cara a cara = come + face to face.

* encontrarse con = meet, run into, cross + Posesivo + path.

* encontrarse con dificultades = run up against + difficulties.

* encontrarse confortable = be at ease.

* encontrarse con problemas = run into + trouble.

* encontrarse con sorpresas = encounter + surprises.

* encontrarse con una barrera = face + barrier.

* encontrarse con una limitación = face + limitation.

* encontrarse con una situación = come across + situation, meet + situation.

* encontrarse con una sorpresa desagradable = rude awakening + be in store, be in for a rude awakening.

* encontrarse con una traba = face + limitation, face + barrier.

* encontrarse con un obstáculo = face + obstacle.

* encontrarse con un problema = encounter + problem, meet with + problem, run up against + issue, come across + problem.

* encontrarse en = lie (in), be based at.

* encontrarse en casa = be in.

* encontrarse en dificultades = find + Reflexivo + in difficulties.

* encontrarse en el trasfondo de = lie at + the root of.

* encontrarse en una mejor situación económica = be economically better off.

* encontrarse en un dilema = be caught in a conundrum.

* encontrarse en un impás = face + impasse.

* encontrarse en ventaja = find + Reflexivo + at an advantage.

* encontrarse fuera de lugar = be out of + Posesivo + element, be out of place.

* encontrar simpatizadores = find + friends.

* encontrar suerte = be in for a good thing, come in for + a good thing, be into a good thing.

* encontrar su propio modo de actuar = find + Posesivo + own way.

* encontrar su sitio = find + a home.

* encontrar tiempo = find + time.

* encontrar trabajo = find + a job.

* encontrar trabajo en una biblioteca = join + library.

* encontrar una salida a = find + a/the way out of.

* encontrar una solución = find + solution, develop + solution.

* encontrar un chollo = come in for + a good thing, be in for a good thing, be into a good thing.

* encontrar un equilibrio = find + a balance.

* encontrar un hueco = find + a home.

* encontrar un término medio entre... y = tread + a middle path between... and.

* intentar encontrar un término medio entre... y... = tread + a delicate line between... and.

* no encontrar nada + Adjetivo = find far from + Adjetivo.

* no encontrar palabras = be at a loss for words, be lost for words.

* orígenes + encontrarse = origins + lie.

* problema + encontrarse = problem + lie.

* respuesta + encontrar = answer + lie.

* ser difícil de encontrar = be hard to find.

 

encontrar ( conjugate encontrar) verbo transitivo
1


no le encuentro lógica I can't see the logic in it


‹cáncer/quiste› to find, discover

2 (+ compl):

lo encuentro ridículo I find it ridiculous;
¿cómo encontraste el país? how did the country seem to you?
encontrarse verbo pronominal
1 ( por casualidad) encontrarse con algn to meet sb, bump into sb (colloq)
2 ( recípr)

( por casualidad) to meet, bump into each other (colloq)

3 ( enf) ( inesperadamente) ‹billete/cartera› to find, come across;

4 (frml) ( estar) to be;

el hotel se encuentra cerca de la estación the hotel is (located) near the station
encontrar verbo transitivo
1 (algo/alguien buscado) to find: no encuentro el momento adecuado para decírselo, I can't find the right time to tell him
2 (tropezar) to meet: encontré a Luisa en el cine, I met Luisa at the cinema
encontrarás serias dificultades, you'll come up against serious difficulties
3 (considerar, parecer) lo encuentro de mal gusto, I find it in bad taste
' encontrar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acertar
- aparecer
- aterrizar
- atinar
- colocarse
- desconocer
- discografía
- fórmula
- hallar
- horma
- mariposear
- parte
- buscar
- dar
- encuentra
- esquivo
- solución
- ver
English:
bear
- difficulty
- dig around
- discover
- find
- fit in
- flesh
- forgetful
- get
- grade
- housekeeper
- intensify
- intimate
- locate
- lodging
- loophole
- pent-up
- replacement
- scrabble
- speed up
- store up
- strike
- traceable
- trail
- try
- be
- come
- encounter
- explain
- fumble
- high
- meet
- run
- seek
- solve
- spot
- stumble
- time
- word
- work
CSur Fam