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1 liking
مَيْل \ bias: a leaning of the mind towards or away from sth.; a fixed opinion in favour of sth. or against it: The judge was blamed for bias against the prisoner.. disposition: sb.’s usaul way of thinking and acting; sb.’s character or nature: My son has a cheerful disposition. flair: a natural ability to do sth. well: a flair for languages. liking: fondness: I have a special liking for iced coffee. My father has a great liking for his neighbour. taste: a liking for sth.: She has a taste for foreign travel. tendency: a leaning towards (in behaviour); a natural weakness or readiness: She has a tendency to feel cold. He has a tendency to drink too much alcohol. trend: the general direction of a change: a trend towards greater freedom for women. weakness: a special liking for sth.: He has a weakness for home-made wine. -
2 liking
وَلَع \ craze: a keen interest that will not last; the object of such interest: His latest craze is to collect old coins. liking: fondness: I have a special liking for iced coffee. My father has a great liking for his neighbour. love: great fondness (shown by kindness, care, honour, respect, etc.): a mother’s love; a man’s love for his country and his friend. -
3 liking
noun1) a taste or fondness (for):مَيْل، رَغْبَهHe has too great a liking for chocolate.
2) satisfaction:ذَوْق، هَوى، رَغْبَه، رِضاIs the meal to your liking?
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4 for
لِـ \ at: (showing cause): I was pleased at the news. for: in regard to: He has a liking for fruit. For a boy, he’s rather weak. He’s too young for such work, that is intended to belong to, be given to, or used for the purpose of This parcel isn’t for you, it’s for your sister. What’s this money for? It’s for buying some food for dinner. They go fishing for pleasure. on: showing the state of sth.: The goods are on sale. per: for each: It costs 36 pence per pound. to: also so as to, in order to showing purpose: He did that (so as) to annoy me. -
5 for
فِيمَا يَتَعَلَّق بِـ \ as regards, regarding: concerning: As regards your offer to help, would you join us tomorrow?. concerning: with regard to; about: News concerning the aeroplane accident is coming in slowly. for: in regard to: He has a liking for fruit. He’s too young for such work. in connection with: concerning; in regard to. in respect of, with respect to, respecting: concerning: a bill in respect of car repairs. on the part of: in the case of; so far as sb. is concerned: There was no mistake on her part (If there was a mistake, it was not hers). towards: in regard to: What are your feelings towards her?. -
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7 have a weakness for
to have a liking for:مَيّالٌ إلى ، لَدَيْهِ ضَعْفٌ نَحْوَShe has a weakness for chocolate biscuits.
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8 fatte sympati for
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9 goût
goût° [gu]masculine nouna. ( = sens) tasteb. ( = saveur) taste• ça a bon/mauvais goût it tastes nice/nasty• donner du goût à qch [épice, condiment] to add flavour to sthc. ( = jugement) taste• avoir du/manquer de goût to have/lack taste• homme/femme de goût man/woman of taste• prendre goût à qch to get or acquire a taste for sth• à mon/son goût for my/his taste• avoir des goûts de luxe to have expensive tastes (PROV) des goûts et des couleurs (on ne discute pas) there's no accounting for taste(s)* * *gunom masculin1) ( sens) taste; ( appréciation) palate2) ( saveur) tasteavoir un goût sucré — to taste sweet, to have a sweet taste
avoir un goût de brûlé/de pêche — to taste burned/of peaches
donner du goût à quelque chose — to give something flavour [BrE]
3) ( discernement) tastede bon/mauvais goût — in good/bad taste (après n)
d'un goût douteux — [décor, plaisanterie, scène] in dubious taste (après n)
avec/sans goût — [décorer] tastefully/tastelessly
s'habiller avec/sans goût — to have good/no dress sense
4) ( gré) likingne pas être du goût de tout le monde — [situation] not to be to everyone's liking; [décor, aliment] not to be everyone's cup of tea
5) ( préférence) taste••avoir un goût de trop peu or pas assez — to be on the stingy side
tous les goûts sont dans la nature — Proverbe it takes all sorts to make a world Proverbe
des goûts et des couleurs on ne discute pas — Proverbe there's no accounting for taste
* * *ɡu nm1) [aliment] tasteavoir bon/mauvais goût [aliment] — to taste nice/nasty
Ça n'a pas de goût. — It's got no taste.
2) [personne] tasteElle a très bon goût. — She's got very good taste.
de bon goût — in good taste, tasteful
de mauvais goût — in bad taste, tasteless
prendre goût à — to develop a taste for, to develop a liking for
* * *goût nm1 Physiol ( sens) taste; ( appréciation) palate; agréable/désagréable au goût pleasant-/unpleasant-tasting; avoir le goût exercé to have a keen palate; stimuler/émousser le goût to stimulate/to dull one's sense of taste; éduquer le goût des enfants to teach children to appreciate food;2 ( saveur) taste; avoir un goût sucré/désagréable to have a sweet/an unpleasant taste; avoir un goût de brûlé/de pêche to taste burned/of peaches; avoir un petit goût de miel to taste slightly of honey; avoir bon/mauvais goût to taste nice/unpleasant; avoir un petit goût to taste a bit strange; laisser un (mauvais) goût dans la bouche to leave a nasty taste in one's mouth; le vin a un léger goût de bouchon the wine tastes slightly corked; donner du goût à qch to give sth flavourGB; n'avoir aucun goût to be tasteless;3 ( discernement) taste; avoir du goût to have taste; se fier à son goût to trust to one's own taste; avoir un goût très sûr to have unfailingly good taste; avoir bon/mauvais goût to have good/bad taste; de bon/mauvais goût [décor, vêtement, plaisanterie] in good/bad taste ( après n); d'un goût douteux [décor, plaisanterie, scène] in dubious taste ( après n); les gens de goût people with good taste; c'étaient des personnes de goût they had good taste; avec/sans goût [décorer] tastefully/tastelessly; s'habiller avec/sans goût to be well-/badly-dressed; sans goût ni grâce [personne, visage] plain and ordinary; il serait de mauvais goût de faire it would be in bad taste to do; avoir le bon goût de faire to have the decency to do; avoir le bon goût de ne pas faire to have the good taste not to do; avoir le mauvais goût de faire to be tactless enough to do;4 ( gré) liking; trop chaud à mon goût too hot for my liking; avoir du goût pour la peinture to have a liking for painting; ne pas être du goût de tout le monde [situation, réforme, proposition] not to be to everyone's liking; [décor, site, aliment, forme d'art] not to be everyone's cup of tea; je n'ai rien trouvé à mon goût chez l'antiquaire I didn't find anything I liked in the antique shop; elle ne trouve pas mon fils à son goût she doesn't like my son; mon choix n'était pas au goût de mon père my father didn't approve of my choice; je n'ai aucun goût pour la politique I have absolutely no interest in politics; je n'ai plus goût à rien I've lost interest in things; elle reprend goût à la vie she's starting to enjoy life again; avoir le goût du risque to like taking risks; avoir le goût du détail [peintre, écrivain] to like detail; [décorateur, designer] to pay attention to detail; être au goût du jour to be trendy; to be ‘in’; se mettre au goût du jour to update one's image; remettre qch au goût du jour to bring sth back into fashion; il a pris goût à la pêche/aux échecs he got to like fishing/chess; il semble prendre goût à la politique he seems to be developing a taste for politics; faire qch par goût to do sth for pleasure; dans le goût classique in the classical style; dans le goût de Picasso in the style of Picasso; quelque chose dans or de ce goût-là○ something a bit like that○; je vais te faire passer le goût de me critiquer en public○ I'll teach you to criticize me in public;5 ( préférence) taste; je ne connais pas tes goûts I don't know your tastes; avoir des goûts simples/de luxe to have simple/expensive tastes; mes goûts littéraires/artistiques my taste in literature/art; il y en a pour tous les goûts there's something to suit all tastes; ‘c'est joli?’-‘ça dépend des goûts!’ ‘is it pretty?’-‘that's a matter of taste!’; chacun ses goûts to each his own, there's no accounting for taste.avoir un goût de revenez-y [dessert, plat] to be moreish GB, to make you want seconds US; avoir un goût de trop peu or pas assez to be on the stingy side; tous les goûts sont dans la nature Prov it takes all sorts to make a world Prov; des goûts et des couleurs on ne discute pas Prov there's no accounting for taste.[gu] nom masculin1. [sens] taste2. [saveur] tasteça a un goût de miel/moutarde it tastes of honey/mustard3. [préférence] tasteun goût marqué ou particulier pour... a great liking ou fondness for...c'est (une) affaire ou question de goût it's a matter of tasteà chacun son goût, chacun son goût each to his ownil faut leur donner le goût des maths we've got to give them a taste ou a liking for mathsfaire quelque chose par goût to do something out of ou by inclination5. [jugement esthétique] tasteelle a bon/mauvais goût she has good/bad tasteil serait de bon goût de nous retirer ou que nous nous retirions it would be proper to take our leavecette plaisanterie est d'un goût douteux that joke is in poor ou doubtful tasteune remarque de mauvais goût a remark in poor ou bad taste6. [mode]dans ce goût-là: c'était une fourrure en renard, ou quelque chose dans ce goût-là it was a fox fur, or something of the sort————————à mon goût, à son goût etc. locution adjectivale & locution adverbialeto my/his etc. likingDire que l'on aime quelque chose ou quelqu'unI like French food/reading in bed at night. J'aime la cuisine française/lire au lit la nuitI quite/really like her. Je l'aime bien/beaucoupI (really) love opera/swimming in the sea. J'adore l'opéra/nager dans la merI like nothing better ou There's nothing I like more than a hot bath. Rien de tel qu'un bon bain chaudI think he's really nice. Je le trouve très sympaI have a soft spot for her. J'ai un faible pour elleI have a passion for sailing. J'adore la voileHe's really into jazz familier. Il est très branché jazzYou can't beat a nice cup of tea familier. Il n'y a rien de meilleur qu'une bonne tasse de théDire que l'on n'aime pas quelque chose ou quelqu'unI don't (really) like him/rap. Je ne l'aime pas (vraiment)/Je n'aime pas (vraiment) le rapI don't like being told what to do. Je n'aime pas qu'on me dise ce que je dois faireThe thing I don't like about him is his arrogance. Ce que je n'aime pas chez lui, c'est son arroganceI'm not too keen on classical music UK. Je n'aime pas trop la musique classiqueI hate him/football. Je le déteste/Je déteste le footI hate having to get up early. Je déteste me lever tôtI can't stand (the sight of) her. Je ne peux pas la voir (en peinture)If there's one thing I can't stand, it's hypocrisy. S'il y a une chose que je ne supporte pas, c'est bien l'hypocrisieWalking in the rain isn't my idea of fun. Marcher sous la pluie, ce n'est pas ce que j'appelle s'amuserHe's not really into sport familier. Il n'est pas très branché sportCamping isn't really my (kind of) thing familier. Le camping, ce n'est pas tellement mon truc -
10 Neigung
f2. fig. (Hang) inclination (zu to, toward[s]), propensity (to, for); (Vorliebe) liking, penchant, predilection (for); WIRTS., POL. tendency, trend (toward[s]); (Veranlagung) disposition (for); bes. zum Negativen: proclivity (for); (Zuneigung) affection (for), love (of); eine Neigung zur Kunst / Philosophie etc. haben have an artistic / a philosophical etc. bent; ein Mensch mit künstlerischen / philosophischen etc. Neigungen auch an artistically / philosophically etc. inclined person; seinen Neigungen nachgeben oder leben follow one’s inclinations; wenig Neigung zeigen zu (+ Inf.) (keine Lust haben) show little inclination to (+ Inf.) er zeigt wenig Neigung dazu (hat kein Talent) he shows little talent in that direction* * *die Neigung(Gefälle) slope; gradient; declination; inclination;(Veranlagung) bent; predisposition; proclivity; proneness; disposition;(Vorliebe) tendency; inclination; propensity; bias; penchant; warp; trend* * *Nei|gung ['naigʊŋ]f -, -en1) (= das Neigen) inclination; (= Gefälle) incline, slope; (ESP RAIL) gradient (Brit), grade (US); (= Schräglage) tilt; (von Schiff) list; (von Magnetnadel) dip; (ASTRON) inclination2) (= Tendenz) tendency; (MED = Anfälligkeit) proneness, tendency; (= Hingezogensein, Veranlagung) leaning usu pl; (= Hang, Lust) inclinationer hat eine Néígung zum Geiz/zum Trinken/zur Kritik — he has a tendency to be mean/to drink/to criticize, he inclines or tends to be mean/to drink/to criticize
künstlerische/politische Néígungen — artistic/political leanings
etw aus Néígung tun — to do sth by inclination
keine/geringe Néígung verspüren, etw zu tun — to have or feel no/little inclination to do sth
3) (= Zuneigung) affection, fondnesszu jdm eine Néígung fassen — to take a liking to sb
jds Néígung erwidern — to return sb's affection
* * *die1) aptness2) (a natural inclination: a bent for mathematics.) bent3) (a weight on or in an object (eg a bowl for playing bowls) making it move in a particular direction.) bias4) ((especially American) the slope of a railway etc; gradient.) grade5) (a slope.) gradient6) (a tendency or slight desire to do something: Has he any inclinations towards engineering?; I felt an inclination to hit him.) inclination7) ((an act of) bowing (the head etc).) inclination8) (a slope.) incline9) liability10) (a position or direction that is neither level nor upright; an upward or downward slant: The floor is on a slight slope.) slope11) (a liking or preference: She has a leaning towards the arts.) leaning12) (a taste or fondness (for): He has too great a liking for chocolate.) liking13) (a desire for something or to do something: He had a sudden notion to visit his aunt.) notion* * *Nei·gung<-, -en>f1. (Vorliebe) leaningeine \Neigung verspüren, etw zu tun to feel an inclination to do sth2. (Zuneigung) affectionaus \Neigung with affection3. (Tendenz) tendencydu hast eine \Neigung zur Ungeduld you have a tendency to be impatient4. (Gefälle) slope5. BAU pitch* * *die; Neigung, Neigungen1) o. Pl. (des Kopfes) nod3) (Vorliebe) inclinationseine politischen/künstlerischen Neigungen — his political/artistic leanings
eine Neigung für etwas — a penchant or fondness for something
4) o. Pl. (Anfälligsein) tendency5) o. Pl. (Lust) inclination6) (Liebe) affection; fondness; liking* * *Neigung f2. fig (Hang) inclination (zu to, toward[s]), propensity (to, for); (Vorliebe) liking, penchant, predilection (for); WIRTSCH, POL tendency, trend (toward[s]); (Veranlagung) disposition (for); besonders zum Negativen: proclivity (for); (Zuneigung) affection (for), love (of);eine Neigung zur Kunst/Philosophie etchaben have an artistic/a philosophical etc bent;ein Mensch mit künstlerischen/philosophischen etcleben follow one’s inclinations;er zeigt wenig Neigung dazu (hat kein Talent) he shows little talent in that direction* * *die; Neigung, Neigungen1) o. Pl. (des Kopfes) nod3) (Vorliebe) inclinationseine politischen/künstlerischen Neigungen — his political/artistic leanings
eine Neigung für etwas — a penchant or fondness for something
4) o. Pl. (Anfälligsein) tendency5) o. Pl. (Lust) inclination6) (Liebe) affection; fondness; liking* * *-en (Drang) f.affinity n.aptitude n.aptness n.inclination n.penchant n.predisposition n.proclivity n.proneness n.propensity n.tendency n. -en (Gestalt) f.dip n.gradient n.slant n.slope n.warp n. -en (zu) f.liability (to) n. -en f.declination n. -
11 gusto
m taste( sapore) flavo(u)rfig ( piacere) pleasurebuon/cattivo gusto good/bad tastesenza gusto tasteless* * *gusto s.m.1 (senso del gusto) taste: è piacevole al gusto, it is agreeable to the taste; avere il gusto fine, delicato, to have a fine palate2 (sapore) taste; (aroma) flavour: un gelato al gusto di limone, a lemon (-flavoured) ice cream; mi lasciò un gusto amaro, it left a bitter taste in my mouth; questa minestra non ha alcun gusto, this soup has no taste (o is tasteless) // aver gusto di, to taste of: questo arrosto ha troppo gusto di aglio, this roast tastes too much of garlic3 (senso estetico) taste: un abito di gusto, a tasteful dress; arredato con ottimo gusto, furnished in very good taste; un uomo di (buon) gusto, a man of (good) taste; uno scherzo di cattivo gusto, di dubbio gusto, a joke in bad taste, in doubtful taste4 (preferenza) taste; like: è una questione di gusti, it is a matter of tastes; ognuno ha i suoi gusti, tastes differ; che razza di gusti!, what weird taste!; il gusto della citazione, a taste for quotation // tutti i gusti son gusti, (prov.) there is no accounting for taste5 (voglia, capriccio) fancy: un gusto passeggero, a passing fancy; mi sono tolto il gusto delle fragole, I've satisfied my craving for strawberries6 (gradimento) liking, taste: è di tuo gusto?, is it to your liking?; questo metodo non è di suo gusto, this method is not to his liking (o taste)7 (piacere, entusiasmo) zest, gusto, relish: se ti bocciano, ci ho gusto, I'll be glad if they fail you; mangiammo di gusto, we ate with relish; suonava di gusto, he was playing with zest (o gusto); ridere di gusto, to laugh heartily; che gusto ci provi a bere così tanto?, what do you get out of drinking so much?; prendere gusto a qlco., to take a liking to sthg. (o to get to like sthg.); ha preso gusto alle carte, he has taken a liking to (playing) cards; prende gusto a stuzzicarmi, he enjoys teasing me; mi sono preso il gusto di dirglielo in faccia, I had the satisfaction of telling him to his face; ho perso il gusto di andare al cinema, I don't enjoy going to the cinema any more8 (stile) style: il gusto neoclassico, neoclassical style.* * *['gusto]sostantivo maschile1) (senso) taste2) (sapore) taste; gastr. flavouravere un buon, cattivo gusto — to taste nice, unpleasant
avere un gusto dolce — to have a sweet taste, to be sweet to the taste
3) (piacere)trovar(ci) gusto in qcs., a fare qcs. — to enjoy sth., doing sth.
prenderci gusto — to get to like sth., to acquire a taste for sth., to develop a taste o liking for sth.
4) (senso estetico, della misura) tastedi buon, cattivo gusto — [arredamento, vestito, scherzo] in good, bad taste
ha un ottimo, pessimo gusto nel vestire — she has exquisite, awful taste in clothes
sarebbe di cattivo gusto fare — it would be in bad o poor taste to do
5) (preferenza, gradimento) taste••(tutti) i -i sono -i — prov. there's no accounting for tastes, one man's meat is another man's poison
* * *gusto/'gusto/sostantivo m.1 (senso) taste2 (sapore) taste; gastr. flavour; al gusto di caffè coffee-flavoured; che gusto ha? what does it taste like? avere un buon, cattivo gusto to taste nice, unpleasant; avere un gusto dolce to have a sweet taste, to be sweet to the taste; non avere nessun gusto to be tasteless3 (piacere) trovar(ci) gusto in qcs., a fare qcs. to enjoy sth., doing sth.; prenderci gusto to get to like sth., to acquire a taste for sth., to develop a taste o liking for sth.; non c'è gusto a litigare con lui it's no fun arguing with him4 (senso estetico, della misura) taste; di buon, cattivo gusto [ arredamento, vestito, scherzo] in good, bad taste; le persone di buon gusto people with good taste; ha un ottimo, pessimo gusto nel vestire she has exquisite, awful taste in clothes; sarebbe di cattivo gusto fare it would be in bad o poor taste to do5 (preferenza, gradimento) taste; è di tuo gusto? is this to your taste? troppo violento per i miei -i too violent for my taste(s); troppo furbo per i miei -i too smart for my liking(tutti) i -i sono -i prov. there's no accounting for tastes, one man's meat is another man's poison. -
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f affection ( für, zu for); Zuneigung zu jemandem fassen become fond of s.o., take a liking ( oder shine umg.) to s.o.* * *die Zuneigungfondness; attachment; liking; affection* * *Zu|nei|gungfaffectioneine starke Zúneigung zu jdm empfinden — to feel strong affection toward(s) or for sb
Zúneigung zu jdm fassen — to take a liking to sb, to grow fond of sb
* * *die1) (liking or fondness: I have great affection for her, but she never shows any affection towards me.) affection2) ((with for/to) liking or affection: I feel attachment for this town.) attachment* * *Zu·nei·gung* * *die; Zuneigung, Zuneigungen affection (zu for, towards)* * *Zuneigung f affection (für, zu for);* * *die; Zuneigung, Zuneigungen affection (zu for, towards)* * *(für) f.affection (for) n. (für) f.sympathy (for) n. -
13 ميل
مَيْل \ bias: a leaning of the mind towards or away from sth.; a fixed opinion in favour of sth. or against it: The judge was blamed for bias against the prisoner.. disposition: sb.’s usaul way of thinking and acting; sb.’s character or nature: My son has a cheerful disposition. flair: a natural ability to do sth. well: a flair for languages. liking: fondness: I have a special liking for iced coffee. My father has a great liking for his neighbour. taste: a liking for sth.: She has a taste for foreign travel. tendency: a leaning towards (in behaviour); a natural weakness or readiness: She has a tendency to feel cold. He has a tendency to drink too much alcohol. trend: the general direction of a change: a trend towards greater freedom for women. weakness: a special liking for sth.: He has a weakness for home-made wine. \ مَيْل عارض \ fancy: a liking: The old house took my fancy. -
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مَيْل \ bias: a leaning of the mind towards or away from sth.; a fixed opinion in favour of sth. or against it: The judge was blamed for bias against the prisoner.. disposition: sb.’s usaul way of thinking and acting; sb.’s character or nature: My son has a cheerful disposition. flair: a natural ability to do sth. well: a flair for languages. liking: fondness: I have a special liking for iced coffee. My father has a great liking for his neighbour. taste: a liking for sth.: She has a taste for foreign travel. tendency: a leaning towards (in behaviour); a natural weakness or readiness: She has a tendency to feel cold. He has a tendency to drink too much alcohol. trend: the general direction of a change: a trend towards greater freedom for women. weakness: a special liking for sth.: He has a weakness for home-made wine. -
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مَيْل \ bias: a leaning of the mind towards or away from sth.; a fixed opinion in favour of sth. or against it: The judge was blamed for bias against the prisoner.. disposition: sb.’s usaul way of thinking and acting; sb.’s character or nature: My son has a cheerful disposition. flair: a natural ability to do sth. well: a flair for languages. liking: fondness: I have a special liking for iced coffee. My father has a great liking for his neighbour. taste: a liking for sth.: She has a taste for foreign travel. tendency: a leaning towards (in behaviour); a natural weakness or readiness: She has a tendency to feel cold. He has a tendency to drink too much alcohol. trend: the general direction of a change: a trend towards greater freedom for women. weakness: a special liking for sth.: He has a weakness for home-made wine. -
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مَيْل \ bias: a leaning of the mind towards or away from sth.; a fixed opinion in favour of sth. or against it: The judge was blamed for bias against the prisoner.. disposition: sb.’s usaul way of thinking and acting; sb.’s character or nature: My son has a cheerful disposition. flair: a natural ability to do sth. well: a flair for languages. liking: fondness: I have a special liking for iced coffee. My father has a great liking for his neighbour. taste: a liking for sth.: She has a taste for foreign travel. tendency: a leaning towards (in behaviour); a natural weakness or readiness: She has a tendency to feel cold. He has a tendency to drink too much alcohol. trend: the general direction of a change: a trend towards greater freedom for women. weakness: a special liking for sth.: He has a weakness for home-made wine. -
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مَيْل \ bias: a leaning of the mind towards or away from sth.; a fixed opinion in favour of sth. or against it: The judge was blamed for bias against the prisoner.. disposition: sb.’s usaul way of thinking and acting; sb.’s character or nature: My son has a cheerful disposition. flair: a natural ability to do sth. well: a flair for languages. liking: fondness: I have a special liking for iced coffee. My father has a great liking for his neighbour. taste: a liking for sth.: She has a taste for foreign travel. tendency: a leaning towards (in behaviour); a natural weakness or readiness: She has a tendency to feel cold. He has a tendency to drink too much alcohol. trend: the general direction of a change: a trend towards greater freedom for women. weakness: a special liking for sth.: He has a weakness for home-made wine. -
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مَيْل \ bias: a leaning of the mind towards or away from sth.; a fixed opinion in favour of sth. or against it: The judge was blamed for bias against the prisoner.. disposition: sb.’s usaul way of thinking and acting; sb.’s character or nature: My son has a cheerful disposition. flair: a natural ability to do sth. well: a flair for languages. liking: fondness: I have a special liking for iced coffee. My father has a great liking for his neighbour. taste: a liking for sth.: She has a taste for foreign travel. tendency: a leaning towards (in behaviour); a natural weakness or readiness: She has a tendency to feel cold. He has a tendency to drink too much alcohol. trend: the general direction of a change: a trend towards greater freedom for women. weakness: a special liking for sth.: He has a weakness for home-made wine. -
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مَيْل \ bias: a leaning of the mind towards or away from sth.; a fixed opinion in favour of sth. or against it: The judge was blamed for bias against the prisoner.. disposition: sb.’s usaul way of thinking and acting; sb.’s character or nature: My son has a cheerful disposition. flair: a natural ability to do sth. well: a flair for languages. liking: fondness: I have a special liking for iced coffee. My father has a great liking for his neighbour. taste: a liking for sth.: She has a taste for foreign travel. tendency: a leaning towards (in behaviour); a natural weakness or readiness: She has a tendency to feel cold. He has a tendency to drink too much alcohol. trend: the general direction of a change: a trend towards greater freedom for women. weakness: a special liking for sth.: He has a weakness for home-made wine. -
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مَيْل \ bias: a leaning of the mind towards or away from sth.; a fixed opinion in favour of sth. or against it: The judge was blamed for bias against the prisoner.. disposition: sb.’s usaul way of thinking and acting; sb.’s character or nature: My son has a cheerful disposition. flair: a natural ability to do sth. well: a flair for languages. liking: fondness: I have a special liking for iced coffee. My father has a great liking for his neighbour. taste: a liking for sth.: She has a taste for foreign travel. tendency: a leaning towards (in behaviour); a natural weakness or readiness: She has a tendency to feel cold. He has a tendency to drink too much alcohol. trend: the general direction of a change: a trend towards greater freedom for women. weakness: a special liking for sth.: He has a weakness for home-made wine.
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