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encantado

delighted; pleased to meet you

adjective en-kahn-TAH-doh Less Common

Also means

enchanted; bewitched

Usage Note

Encantado (fem. encantada) is the standard polite response when introduced to someone — the equivalent of 'pleased to meet you'. The fuller form encantado de conocerte/conocerle is more explicit. It also means 'delighted' in a broader sense: estoy encantado con el resultado.

Examples

"—Mucho gusto. —Encantado de conocerte."

Natural Translation

'Nice to meet you.' 'Delighted to meet you.'

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