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1 chaste
eist(pure and virtuous.) casto, puro- chastity- chasteness
tr[ʧeɪst]1 (pure) casto,-a, puro,-a2 (not ornate) sobrio,-a, sencillo,-a1) : casto2) modest: modesto, puro3) austere: austero, sobrioadj.• casto, -a adj.• modesto, -a adj.• pudibundo, -a adj.• pudoroso, -a adj.• púdico, -a adj.'tʃeɪstadjective chaster, chastest casto[tʃeɪst]ADJ casto* * *['tʃeɪst]adjective chaster, chastest casto -
2 chaste
adj.casto(a). -
3 chaste tree
s.pimienta loca, pimienta silvestre, incienso japonés, agnocasto. -
4 chaste-eyed
adj.el que tiene el mirar modesto. -
5 chaste-tree
s.agnocasto, sauzgatillo o pimiento loco. (botánica) -
6 modest
'modist1) (not having, or showing, too high an opinion of one's abilities etc: He's very modest about his success.) modesto2) (decent, or showing good taste; not shocking: modest clothing.) recatado3) (not very large; moderate: She's a person of modest ambitions.) pequeño, moderado•- modestly- modesty
modest adj modestotr['mɒdɪst]1 (person - unassuming) modesto,-a, humilde; (- shy) tímido,-a2 (not large - house, income, etc) modesto,-a; (- improvement, increase) - modesto,-a; (- price) módico,-a; (- demand, ambition) moderado,-a; (- rise, success) discreto,-a, moderado,-amodest ['mɑdəst] adj1) humble: modesto2) demure: recatado, pudoroso3) moderate: modesto, moderado♦ modestly advadj.• honesto, -a adj.• moderado, -a adj.• modesto, -a adj.• pudibundo, -a adj.• pudoroso, -a adj.• púdico, -a adj.• recatado, -a adj.n.• modestia s.f.'mɑːdəst, 'mɒdɪsta) ( not boastful) <person/remark> modestob) <income/gift> modesto; < improvement> moderado, pequeño; < success> moderadoc) ( chaste) pudoroso, púdico['mɒdɪst]ADJ1) (=humble) modestodon't be so modest! — ¡no seas tan modesto!
2) (=small) [garden, income] modesto, pequeño; [amount, sum] módico, modesto; [increase, improvement, reform] moderado3) (=chaste, proper) [person, clothes] púdico, recatado* * *['mɑːdəst, 'mɒdɪst]a) ( not boastful) <person/remark> modestob) <income/gift> modesto; < improvement> moderado, pequeño; < success> moderadoc) ( chaste) pudoroso, púdico -
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8 puro
puro 1
◊ -ra adjetivo1 ( limpio) ‹ aire› fresh, clean ‹ niño› innocent; ‹mirada/amor› innocent, pure 2 ( delante del n) ‹casualidad/coincidencia› pure, sheer; de puro cansancio from sheer exhaustionb) (AmL fam) ( sólo):son puras mentiras it's just a pack of lies (colloq)
puro 2 adverbio (fam) (muy, tan): lo hizo de puro egoísta he did it out of sheer selfishness ■ sustantivo masculino cigar
puro,-a
I adjetivo
1 (un producto, color, sensación, etc) pure
al aire puro, outside
2 (uso enfático) sheer, mere: fue un puro trámite, it was a mere formality
es la pura verdad, it's the absolute truth
3 (una persona) chaste, pure
II sustantivo masculino
1 (cigarro) cigar
2 (reprimenda, castigo) trouble: si llegas tarde, te va a caer un puro, if you are late, you're going to get into trouble ' puro' also found in these entries: Spanish: bastarda - bastardo - cigarro - legítima - legítimo - pura - teatro - anilla - bluff - café - capricho - castizo - cuentista - cuento - fumar - tabaco - vacilón English: cigar - fat - pure - sheer - solid - unadulterated - whip up - act - black - coffee - indulgence - light -
9 virgin
'və:‹in(a person, especially a woman, who has had no sexual intercourse: She was still a virgin when she married.) virgen- virginal- virginity
virgin n virgentr['vɜːʤɪn]1 virgen nombre masulino o femenino1 virgen\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLthe Virgin Mary la Virgen Maríavirgin birth alumbramiento virginalvirgin territory tierra virgenvirgin ['vərʤən] adj1) chaste: virginalthe virgin birth: el alumbramiento virginal2) : virgen, intactoa virgin forest: una selva virgenvirgin wool: lana virgenvirgin n: virgen mfadj.• virgen adj.n.• doncella s.f.• vestal s.m.• virgen s.m.
I 'vɜːrdʒən, 'vɜːdʒɪnnoun virgen f
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a) <innocence/modesty> virginalc) ( unprocessed)virgin wool — lana f virgen
['vɜːdʒɪn]virgin olive oil — aceite m de oliva virgen
1.N (lit) virgen mf2.ADJ (fig) [forest, soil etc] virgen3.CPDvirgin birth N — partenogénesis f inv
virgin oil N — aceite m virgen
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I ['vɜːrdʒən, 'vɜːdʒɪn]noun virgen f
II
a) <innocence/modesty> virginalc) ( unprocessed)virgin wool — lana f virgen
virgin olive oil — aceite m de oliva virgen
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10 casta
casta sustantivo femenino caste; ‹ torero› top-class
casto,-a adjetivo chaste
casta sustantivo femenino
1 (división social) caste
2 (raza, pedigrí) breed
de casta, thoroughbred, purebred
3 (ascendencia, linaje) lineage, descent ' casta' also found in these entries: Spanish: intocable English: born - caste -
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puro,-a
I adjetivo
1 (un producto, color, sensación, etc) pure
al aire puro, outside
2 (uso enfático) sheer, mere: fue un puro trámite, it was a mere formality
es la pura verdad, it's the absolute truth
3 (una persona) chaste, pure
II sustantivo masculino
1 (cigarro) cigar
2 (reprimenda, castigo) trouble: si llegas tarde, te va a caer un puro, if you are late, you're going to get into trouble ' pura' also found in these entries: Spanish: cepa - comedia - fachada - lana - puro - raza - semental - sugestión - verdad - casualidad - chatarra - el - rutina English: courtesy - fact - naked - pedigree - plain - pureblood - purebred - purely - simple - thoroughbred - gospel - idle - motion - poseur -
13 modest
adj.1 modesto(a) (not boastful)2 modesto(a), moderado(a) (moderate) (requirement, increase)3 recatado(a) (chaste)4 poco pretencioso, modesto.
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