a gloria: meaning & examples

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Language: Spanish

Meanings:

  • 1.

    SpainLatin Americainformalcolloquial
    • Extremely pleasant or delightful, especially of taste, smell, sound, or sensation.
    • Used to indicate that something is wonderfully satisfying or blissful.

    Examples

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    • El aroma del café recién hecho estaba a gloria y me despertó con una sonrisa.

      The aroma of freshly made coffee was delightful and woke me up with a smile.

    • La música de aquel concierto estuvo a gloria, cada nota tocó mi corazón.

      The music at that concert was wonderful, every note touched my heart.

    • Después de una larga caminata, el baño caliente fue a gloria para relajar mis músculos.

      After a long walk, the hot bath was blissful to relax my muscles.

Examples:

  • ES: Pero ahora suena a gloria.
    EN: It sounds like heaven now.
  • ES: Mira esa lluvia. No me digas que no suena a gloria.
    EN: It is nice listen to that rain?
  • ES: ¿A que sabe a gloria?
    EN: Tastes good, don't it?
  • ES: Chico, esa primera calada sabe a gloria.
    EN: - Ohh, that first drag sure tastes good.
  • ES: - Sólo es un poco de sopa. - Seguro que nos sabe a gloria.
    EN: Believe me, we're happy to be fed.
  • ES: Hemos quedado que: si todo sale bien, toco a gloria y todos vuelven.
    EN: Here is the deal: if it goes well l ring 'Gloria' and everyone returns.
  • ES: Tienes que ver eL hogar modelo, a gloria Le ha encantado.
    EN: Gloria was crazy about it. Oh, well, she would be.
  • ES: Escucha Joe, voy a trabajar hasta muy tarde ¿podrías recoger a gloria y llevarla a cenar a Tony's?
    EN: Look, Joe, I'm going to have to work late tonight, so will you pick up Gloria for me and take her to Tony's? - Sure, I will. - All right.
  • ES: Soy terrible cuando se me conoce, pregúntale a gloria.
    EN: I'm terrible when you get to know me. Ask Gloria.
  • ES: No, no, no Le preguntes a gloria.
    EN: No, no, no, don't ask Gloria.
  • ES: No Le dirás nada de esto a gloria, ¿verdad?
    EN: You won't tell Gloria anything about it, will you? Me?
  • ES: Su voz suena a gloria, hecho.
    EN: - Thy voice is the sound of bells. You have a bet, my friend.
  • ES: Ésto sabe a gloria.
    EN: This tastes adventurous.
  • ES: Cualquier cosa sabe a gloria cuando has comido en tugurios.
    EN: - Nothing special. Anything would taste good to you after all those hash joints you've been eating in.
  • ES: - Este guiso huele a gloria.
    EN: -That smells good enough to eat.
  • ES: Se van a gloria de conocer mejor que nadie las cloacas de Londres.
    EN: "MR. SPARROW CLAIMS BETTER ACQUAINTANCE WITH THE OLD SEWERS OF LONDON THAN ANY LIVING PERSON."
  • ES: Eso va a saber a gloria.
    EN: That's sure gonna taste good about now.
  • ES: Corre a nuestro convento, y que repique a gloria la campana!
    EN: Run to our convent, and ring the bell to glory!
  • ES: A mí me suena a gloria.
    EN: Sounds good to me.
  • ES: Está bueno y sabe a gloria.
    EN: It's good. Didn't I guess it? And it's not cold.

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