appreciative

appreciative
-ʃətiv
adjective (giving due thanks or praise; grateful: an appreciative audience.) agradecido, atento
appreciative [ə'pri:ʃət̬ɪv, -'prɪ-; ə'pri:ʃi.eɪ-] adj
1) : apreciativo
an appreciative audience: un público apreciativo
2) grateful: agradecido
3) admiring: de admiración
appreciative
adj.
• agradecido, -a adj.
• apreciativo, -a adj.
ə'priːʃətɪv
adjective
a) (grateful) <smile/gesture> de agradecimiento

he wasn't very appreciative — no se mostró muy agradecido

to be appreciative of something — estar* agradecido por algo

b) (of art, good food) apreciativo
c) (admiring) <look> de admiración; <comment> elogioso
[ǝ'priːʃɪǝtɪv]
ADJ
1) (=grateful) [person] agradecido; [smile] de agradecimiento; [look] lleno de agradecimiento

to be appreciative of — [+ kindness, efforts] mostrarse agradecido por, agradecer

he was very appreciative of what I had done — se mostró muy agradecido por lo que yo había hecho, agradeció mucho lo que yo había hecho

2) (=admiring) [person] apreciativo; [comment] elogioso; [look, whistle] de admiración

it's rewarding to act before an appreciative audience — es gratificante actuar ante un público que sabe apreciar la calidad de lo que ve or ante un público apreciativo

to be appreciative of — [+ art, music, good food] saber apreciar

3) (=aware)

to be appreciative of — [+ danger, risk] ser capaz de apreciar

they were not fully appreciative of the danger that lay ahead — no eran capaces de apreciar del todo el peligro que les acechaba

* * *
[ə'priːʃətɪv]
adjective
a) (grateful) <smile/gesture> de agradecimiento

he wasn't very appreciative — no se mostró muy agradecido

to be appreciative of something — estar* agradecido por algo

b) (of art, good food) apreciativo
c) (admiring) <look> de admiración; <comment> elogioso

English-spanish dictionary. 2013.

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