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fond1) (loving: fond looks; a fond husband.) cariñoso, afectuoso2) ((of wishes, hopes etc) unlikely to be fulfilled: His fond ambition was to be a film star.) más querido/anhelado; ilusorio•- fondly- fondness
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fond adjto be fond of someone tenerle cariño a alguien / querer a alguientr[fɒnd]1 (loving) cariñoso,-a2 (indulgent) indulgente3 (hope, belief) vano,-a\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto be fond of somebody tenerle cariño a alguiento be fond of something ser aficionado,-a a algo, gustarle mucho algo a unofond ['fɑnd] adj1) loving: cariñoso, tierno2) partial: aficionado3) fervent: ferviente, fervorosoadj.• afecto, -a adj.• afectuoso, -a adj.• aficionado, -a adj.• amante adj.• amigo, -a adj.• cariñoso, -a adj.fɑːnd, fɒndadjective -er, -est1) (pred)fond OF somebody/something/-ING: she's very fond of Sue le tiene mucho cariño a Sue, quiere mucho a Sue; he was fond of chocolate le gustaba el chocolate; he's a bit too fond of criticizing other people es demasiado aficionado a criticar a los demás; to grow fond of somebody — tomarle cariño a alguien, encariñarse con alguien
2) (before n)a) ( loving) <gesture/look> cariñosob) ( indulgent) <parent/husband> indulgentec) (delusive, vain) <hope/illusion> vano[fɒnd]ADJ (compar fonder) (superl fondest)1)to be fond of sb — tener cariño a algn, querer mucho a algn
I am very fond of Inga — a Inga le tengo mucho cariño or la quiero mucho
they were very fond of each other — se tenían mucho cariño, se querían mucho
I've become or grown fond of him — me he encariñado con él, le he cogido cariño
2)to be fond of sth: she is very fond of marmalade/shopping — le gusta mucho la mermelada/ir de compras
he is very fond of handing out advice — pej es demasiado aficionado a dar consejos
he became or grew very fond of gardening — le cogió gusto a la jardinería
3) (=affectionate) [wife, parent, relative] cariñoso, afectuosoabsenceto bid sb a fond farewell, bid a fond farewell to sb — despedirse de algn cariñosamente
4) (=pleasant)5) (=foolish) [belief, hope] ingenuo, vanoin the fond belief that — con la ingenua or vana creencia de que
6) (=fervent) [wish] ferviente* * *[fɑːnd, fɒnd]adjective -er, -est1) (pred)fond OF somebody/something/-ING: she's very fond of Sue le tiene mucho cariño a Sue, quiere mucho a Sue; he was fond of chocolate le gustaba el chocolate; he's a bit too fond of criticizing other people es demasiado aficionado a criticar a los demás; to grow fond of somebody — tomarle cariño a alguien, encariñarse con alguien
2) (before n)a) ( loving) <gesture/look> cariñosob) ( indulgent) <parent/husband> indulgentec) (delusive, vain) <hope/illusion> vano
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