Polyglot Dictionary

Vorliebe

/ˈfoːɐ̯ˌliːbə/

die noun B2

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
die Vorlieben

Meaning

  1. preference, fondness

    Built from vor + Liebe (love).

    • Er hat eine Vorliebe für süße Speisen.

      He has a fondness for sweet foods.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

Geschmack

Vorliebe is a specific preference or fondness for something; Geschmack is taste — literally (flavor) or figuratively (one's general taste/preferences).

Similar in other languages

English

taste

Close — a preference is "a taste for" something.

Spanish

gusto

gusto is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "taste, preference."

Practice

1 What does Vorliebe mean?

2 Fill the gap: Er hat eine ___ für süße Speisen.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Vorliebe?

See also

noun

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