liking

liking
noun
Vorliebe, die

take a liking to somebody/something — an jemandem/etwas Gefallen finden

something is [not] to somebody's liking — etwas ist [nicht] nach jemandes Geschmack

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noun
1) (a taste or fondness (for): He has too great a liking for chocolate.) die Neigung
2) (satisfaction: Is the meal to your liking?) der Geschmack
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lik·ing
[ˈlaɪkɪŋ]
n no pl Vorliebe f; (for person) Zuneigung f
he's taken an instant \liking to her er hat sie auf Anhieb gemocht
to develop a \liking for sb immer mehr Gefallen an jdm finden
to develop/have a \liking for sth eine Vorliebe für etw akk entwickeln/haben
for one's \liking für jds Geschmack
it's too sweet for my \liking es ist mir zu süß
to be to sb's \liking (form) jdm zusagen
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['laIkɪŋ]
n
1) (for particular person) Zuneigung f; (for types) Vorliebe f

to have a liking for sb — Zuneigung für jdn empfinden, jdn gernhaben

she took a liking to him — sie mochte ihn (gut leiden), er war ihr sympathisch

2) (for thing) Vorliebe f

to have a liking for sth — eine Vorliebe für etw haben

to take a liking to sth — eine Vorliebe für etw bekommen

to be to sb's liking — nach jds Geschmack sein

she asks too many questions for my liking — für meinen Geschmack stellt sie zu viele Fragen

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liking [ˈlaıkıŋ] s (for) Vorliebe f (für), Geschmack m (an dat):
have a liking for eine Vorliebe haben für jemanden, etwas, Zuneigung für jemanden empfinden, jemanden, etwas gern mögen;
take a liking to Zuneigung fassen zu jemandem, Gefallen finden an jemandem, etwas, Geschmack finden an etwas;
be (greatly) to sb’s liking jemandem (sehr) zusagen;
this is not (to) my liking das ist nicht nach meinem Geschmack;
it is not my liking to have to get up early ich mag es nicht, früh aufstehen zu müssen;
it is too old-fashioned for my liking es ist mir zu altmodisch
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noun
Vorliebe, die

take a liking to somebody/something — an jemandem/etwas Gefallen finden

something is [not] to somebody's liking — etwas ist [nicht] nach jemandes Geschmack


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