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1 liking
1) (a taste or fondness (for): He has too great a liking for chocolate.) predilecção2) (satisfaction: Is the meal to your liking?) gosto* * *lik.ing[l'aikiŋ] n inclinação, amizade, preferência. to one’s liking a seu gosto. to take a liking to simpatizar com. -
2 liking
1) (a taste or fondness (for): He has too great a liking for chocolate.) gosto2) (satisfaction: Is the meal to your liking?) gosto -
3 have a weakness for
(to have a liking for: She has a weakness for chocolate biscuits.) ter um fraco por -
4 have a weakness for
(to have a liking for: She has a weakness for chocolate biscuits.) ter um fraco porEnglish-Portuguese (Brazil) dictionary > have a weakness for
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5 attachment
1) (something extra attached: There are several attachments for this food-mixer.) acessório2) ((with for/to) liking or affection: I feel attachment for this town.) afeição* * *at.tach.ment[ət'ætʃmənt] n 1 ação de fixar, juntar ou embargar. 2 estado de se achar fixado, juntado, afeiçoado ou embargado. 3 anexo, acessório. 4 conexão, ligação, fixação. 5 atração, simpatia, dedicação, afeto, afeiçoamento, amor. 6 arresto, seqüestro. foreign attachment embargo de bens estrangeiros. writ of attachment ordem de prisão. -
6 attachment
1) (something extra attached: There are several attachments for this food-mixer.) acessório2) ((with for/to) liking or affection: I feel attachment for this town.) apego -
7 fondness
noun ((especially with for) affection; liking: her fondness for children.) afeição* * *fond.ness[f'ɔndnis] n afeto, amor, gosto, apego, afeição, meiguice, ternura, predileção, inclinação. -
8 fondness
noun ((especially with for) affection; liking: her fondness for children.) afeição -
9 showy
adjective (giving an impression of value by a bright and striking outward appearance: His clothes are too showy for my liking.) vistoso* * *show.y[ʃ'oui] adj pomposo, cheio de ostentação, brilhante, vistoso. -
10 showy
adjective (giving an impression of value by a bright and striking outward appearance: His clothes are too showy for my liking.) ostentoso -
11 taste
[teist] 1. verb1) (to be aware of, or recognize, the flavour of something: I can taste ginger in this cake.) sentir2) (to test or find out the flavour or quality of (food etc) by eating or drinking a little of it: Please taste this and tell me if it is too sweet.) provar3) (to have a particular flavour or other quality that is noticed through the act of tasting: This milk tastes sour; The sauce tastes of garlic.) saber a4) (to eat (food) especially with enjoyment: I haven't tasted such a beautiful curry for ages.) saborear5) (to experience: He tasted the delights of country life.) gozar2. noun1) (one of the five senses, the sense by which we are aware of flavour: one's sense of taste; bitter to the taste.) gosto2) (the quality or flavour of anything that is known through this sense: This wine has an unusual taste.) sabor3) (an act of tasting or a small quantity of food etc for tasting: Do have a taste of this cake!) prova4) (a liking or preference: a taste for music; a queer taste in books; expensive tastes.) gosto5) (the ability to judge what is suitable in behaviour, dress etc or what is fine and beautiful: She shows good taste in clothes; a man of taste; That joke was in good/bad taste.) gosto•- tasteful- tastefully
- tastefulness
- tasteless
- tastelessly
- tastelessness
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- tastiness* * *[teist] n 1 gosto: a) sabor, paladar. b) bom gosto. what bad taste! / que falta de gosto! c) sentido do paladar. d) distinção, elegância. e) inclinação, predileção, propensão. f) critério, discernimento. 2 gustação, prova. 3 pouquinho, bocado, amostra. • vt+vi 1 experimentar, provar. I had not tasted food for days / tinha ficado dias sem comer. 2 sentir o gosto. 3 ter gosto de. it tastes sweet / é doce. 4 saborear, apreciar, experimentar. tastes differ, there is no accounting for tastes gostos não se discutem. to have a taste for apreciar. he has a taste for music / ele aprecia música. to take a taste of experimentar um pouco, provar. -
12 partiality
[-ʃi'æləti]1) (a liking for: He has a partiality for cheese.) fraco2) (the preferring of one person or side more than another: He could not help showing his partiality for/towards his own team.) parcialidade* * *par.tial.i.ty[pa:ʃi'æliti] n 1 parcialidade, facciosidade. 2 predileção, inclinação. -
13 preference
['pre-]noun ((a) choice of, or (a) liking for, one thing rather than another: He likes most music but he has a preference for classical music.) preferência* * *pref.er.ence[pr'efərəns] n 1 preferência, predileção (to, over, above, diante). he gave his preference to / ele tinha predileção por. 2 promoção. 3 objeto ou pessoa preferida. my preference is for beer rather than wine / prefiro cerveja a vinho. 4 Jur prioridade, primazia. -
14 partiality
[-ʃi'æləti]1) (a liking for: He has a partiality for cheese.) gosto2) (the preferring of one person or side more than another: He could not help showing his partiality for/towards his own team.) preferência -
15 taste
[teist] 1. verb1) (to be aware of, or recognize, the flavour of something: I can taste ginger in this cake.) sentir o gosto2) (to test or find out the flavour or quality of (food etc) by eating or drinking a little of it: Please taste this and tell me if it is too sweet.) experimentar3) (to have a particular flavour or other quality that is noticed through the act of tasting: This milk tastes sour; The sauce tastes of garlic.) ter gosto de4) (to eat (food) especially with enjoyment: I haven't tasted such a beautiful curry for ages.) saborear5) (to experience: He tasted the delights of country life.) experimentar2. noun1) (one of the five senses, the sense by which we are aware of flavour: one's sense of taste; bitter to the taste.) paladar2) (the quality or flavour of anything that is known through this sense: This wine has an unusual taste.) paladar3) (an act of tasting or a small quantity of food etc for tasting: Do have a taste of this cake!) prova4) (a liking or preference: a taste for music; a queer taste in books; expensive tastes.) gosto5) (the ability to judge what is suitable in behaviour, dress etc or what is fine and beautiful: She shows good taste in clothes; a man of taste; That joke was in good/bad taste.) gosto•- tasteful- tastefully - tastefulness - tasteless - tastelessly - tastelessness - - tasting - tasty - tastiness -
16 affection
[ə'fekʃən](liking or fondness: I have great affection for her, but she never shows any affection towards me.) afeição- affectionately* * *af.fec.tion[əf'ekʃən] n 1 afeição, simpatia, amizade, amor. 2 sentimento, pendor, emoção, paixão, tendência, inclinação. 3 doença, enfermidade, moléstia, estado doentio ou mórbido. to have an affection for sentir simpatia (amor) por. -
17 hooked
1) (curved like a hook: a hooked nose.) adunco2) ((with on) slang for very interested in, or showing a great liking for; addicted to: He's hooked on modern art; He's hooked on marijuana.) viciado* * *[hukt] adj 1 curvo. 2 que tem ganchos. 3 coll atraído, encantado por. 4 viciado, obcecado. -
18 mad
[mæd]1) (mentally disturbed or insane: Ophelia went mad; You must be mad.) louco2) ((sometimes with at or with) very angry: She was mad at me for losing my keys.) zangado3) ((with about) having a great liking or desire for: I'm just mad about Harry.) apaixonado•- madly- madness
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- like mad* * *[mæd] adj 1 louco, doido, demente. 2 exasperado, furioso. 3 hidrófobo. 4 insensato. • adv like mad 1 furiosamente. 2 muito rapidamente. to be mad about someone gostar demais de alguém. to drive somebody mad levar a pessoa ao extremo de irritação. to go mad ficar enfurecido. -
19 hooked
1) (curved like a hook: a hooked nose.) adunco2) ((with on) slang for very interested in, or showing a great liking for; addicted to: He's hooked on modern art; He's hooked on marijuana.) amarrado -
20 mad
[mæd]1) (mentally disturbed or insane: Ophelia went mad; You must be mad.) louco2) ((sometimes with at or with) very angry: She was mad at me for losing my keys.) louco da vida3) ((with about) having a great liking or desire for: I'm just mad about Harry.) louco•- madly- madness - madden - maddening - maddeningly - madman - mad cow disease - like mad
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