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1 indiscreto
adj.indiscreet, incautious, tactless, impolitic.m.indiscreet person.* * *► adjetivo1 indiscreet► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 indiscreet person* * *(f. - indiscreta)adj.* * *ADJ (=falto de discreción) indiscreet; (=falto de tacto) tactless* * *- ta adjetivoa) ( falto de tacto) indiscreet, tactlessb) ( que revela un secreto) indiscreet* * *= intrusive, meddlesome, indiscreet, prying.Ex. Librarians should be careful during this critical stage not to become intrusive elements.Ex. The business community began to see the institutions of the Community as meddlesome or, as in the case of the European Parliament, superfluous.Ex. Palma, described by many as an indiscreet braggart, told people at the gun range that the group was preparing for clandestine trips to Cuba.Ex. Our books are not open to general requests from the general public, or prying individuals seeking to find something with which to find fault.----* miradas indiscretas = prying eyes.* * *- ta adjetivoa) ( falto de tacto) indiscreet, tactlessb) ( que revela un secreto) indiscreet* * *= intrusive, meddlesome, indiscreet, prying.Ex: Librarians should be careful during this critical stage not to become intrusive elements.
Ex: The business community began to see the institutions of the Community as meddlesome or, as in the case of the European Parliament, superfluous.Ex: Palma, described by many as an indiscreet braggart, told people at the gun range that the group was preparing for clandestine trips to Cuba.Ex: Our books are not open to general requests from the general public, or prying individuals seeking to find something with which to find fault.* miradas indiscretas = prying eyes.* * *indiscreto -ta1 (falto de tacto) ‹pregunta› indiscreet, tactlessno seas indiscreto, eso no se pregunta don't be so indiscreet o tactless, you don't ask questions like that2 (que revela un secreto) ‹comentario› indiscreet, unguarded; ‹persona› indiscreet; ‹mirada› indiscreet* * *
indiscreto◊ -ta adjetivo
indiscreto,-a
I adjetivo indiscreet
II sustantivo masculino y femenino indiscreet person, tactless person
' indiscreto' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
charlatán
- charlatana
- curiosa
- curioso
- hablador
- habladora
- indiscreta
English:
indiscreet
- personal
- indelicate
* * *indiscreto, -a♦ adj[persona, comentario, mirada] indiscreet♦ nm,findiscreet person;tu hermano es un indiscreto your brother is very indiscreet* * *adj indiscreet* * *indiscreto, -ta adjimprudente: indiscreet, imprudent♦ indiscretamente adv* * *indiscreto adj tactless -
2 indiscreto
indiscreet* * *indiscreto agg. indiscreet, tactless; (invadente) meddlesome, intrusive, intruding; (curioso) inquisitive, prying; (fam.) nosy: al riparo da sguardi indiscreti, safe from prying eyes; è molto indiscreto da parte sua, it is very indiscreet of him; se non sono indiscreto, chi è?, if it is not a tactless question, who is she?; non fare domande indiscrete!, don't be inquisitive!* * *[indis'kreto]al riparo da occhi, sguardi -i — safe from prying eyes
* * *indiscreto/indis'kreto/indiscreet; [ domanda] intrusive, tactless; al riparo da occhi, sguardi -i safe from prying eyes. -
3 indiscreto
agg [indis'kreto] indiscreto (-a)se non sono indiscreto... — if you don't mind my asking...
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4 indiscreto
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5 indiscreto
• incautation• incautiously• indiscernible• indiscreetly• tactless -
6 indiscreto agg
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7 comentario indiscreto
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8 de modo indiscreto
• tactlessly -
9 comentario indiscreto
m.indiscreet remark, impertinence, impertinent remark, inopportune remark. -
10 curioso
adj.curious, funny, odd, eccentric.m.1 snooper, rubberneck, busybody, eavesdropper.2 bystander.* * *► adjetivo1 curious2 (indiscreto) inquisitive3 (aseado) clean, tidy, neat4 (extraño) strange, odd► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 (mirón) onlooker2 peyorativo (indiscreto) nosy parker, busybody* * *(f. - curiosa)adj.1) curious2) peculiar, unusual* * *curioso, -a1. ADJ1) [persona] curious; (=indiscreto) inquisitive2) (=raro) [acto, objeto] curious, odd¡qué curioso! — how odd!, how curious!
3) (=aseado) neat, clean, tidy4) (=cuidadoso) careful, conscientious2. SM / F1) (=presente) bystander, onlooker2) (=interesado)3) (=cotilla) busybody* * *I- sa adjetivo1) (interesante, extraño) curious, strange, oddes curioso que... — it's odd o strange that...
lo curioso del caso es que... — the strange o funny thing is that...
2)a) [ser] ( inquisitivo) inquisitive; ( entrometido) (pey) nosy* (colloq)b) [estar] ( interesado) curious3) (Esp) ( pulcro) neatII- sa masculino, femeninoa) ( espectador) onlookerabstenerse curiosos — (Esp) no timewasters
b) (fam) ( fisgón) busybody (colloq)* * *= curious, quaint, inquisitive, onlooker, intriguing, prying.Ex. Books in miniature formats were attempted from time to time, although they may always be more curious than useful.Ex. Clergymen practice the quaint custom of reading aloud at meal times.Ex. Skilled and inquisitive use of libraries can enrich the academic and personal lives of students.Ex. One of the problems identified by staff from the use of Prestel in the library has been the noise from the set or from onlookers.Ex. Graphic displays are an intriguing step towards a multi-dimensional pictorial map of the subject areas covered by a thesaurus.Ex. Our books are not open to general requests from the general public, or prying individuals seeking to find something with which to find fault.----* curioso por conocer = interrogator, interrogator.* curioso por saber = interrogator.* miradas curiosas = prying eyes.* objeto curioso = knick knack.* objetos curiosos = bric-a-brac.* ojos curiosos = prying eyes.* * *I- sa adjetivo1) (interesante, extraño) curious, strange, oddes curioso que... — it's odd o strange that...
lo curioso del caso es que... — the strange o funny thing is that...
2)a) [ser] ( inquisitivo) inquisitive; ( entrometido) (pey) nosy* (colloq)b) [estar] ( interesado) curious3) (Esp) ( pulcro) neatII- sa masculino, femeninoa) ( espectador) onlookerabstenerse curiosos — (Esp) no timewasters
b) (fam) ( fisgón) busybody (colloq)* * *= curious, quaint, inquisitive, onlooker, intriguing, prying.Ex: Books in miniature formats were attempted from time to time, although they may always be more curious than useful.
Ex: Clergymen practice the quaint custom of reading aloud at meal times.Ex: Skilled and inquisitive use of libraries can enrich the academic and personal lives of students.Ex: One of the problems identified by staff from the use of Prestel in the library has been the noise from the set or from onlookers.Ex: Graphic displays are an intriguing step towards a multi-dimensional pictorial map of the subject areas covered by a thesaurus.Ex: Our books are not open to general requests from the general public, or prying individuals seeking to find something with which to find fault.* curioso por conocer = interrogator, interrogator.* curioso por saber = interrogator.* miradas curiosas = prying eyes.* objeto curioso = knick knack.* objetos curiosos = bric-a-brac.* ojos curiosos = prying eyes.* * *A (interesante, extraño) curious, strange, oddes curioso que no haya venido it's odd o strange o curious that she hasn't comelo curioso del caso es que … the strange o funny o odd o curious thing is that …B2 [ ESTAR] (interesado) curiousestoy curiosa por saber qué pasó I'm curious to know what happenedC (pulcro) neatmasculine, feminine1 (espectador) onlooker[ S ] abstenerse curiosos ( Esp); no timewasters* * *
curioso◊ -sa adjetivo
1 (interesante, extraño) curious, strange, odd
2
( entrometido) (pey) nosy( conjugate nosy) (colloq)
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino
curioso,-a
I adjetivo
1 (indiscreto) curious, inquisitive
2 (extraño) strange, odd
lo curioso es que..., the strange thing is that...
3 (limpio) neat, tidy
II sustantivo masculino y femenino
1 (mirón) onlooker
2 pey (chismoso) nosey-parker, busybody
' curioso' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
curiosa
- inquieta
- inquieto
English:
curious
- enough
- funny
- inquisitive
- odd
- Peeping Tom
- quaint
- rubberneck
- strange
- droll
- inquiring
* * *curioso, -a♦ adj1. [por saber, averiguar] curious, inquisitive2. [raro] odd, strange;¡qué curioso! how odd!, how strange!;lo más curioso es que… the oddest o strangest thing is that…;es curioso que… it's odd o strange that…3. [limpio] neat, tidy;[cuidadoso] careful4. [fisgón] inquisitive, nosy♦ nm,f1. [espectador] onlooker2. [fisgón] inquisitive o nosy person* * *I adj1 persona curious2 ( raro) curious, odd, strangeII m, curiosa f onlooker* * *curioso, -sa adj1) : curious, inquisitive2) : strange, unusual, odd♦ curiosamente adv* * *curioso adj1. (extraño) strange¡qué curioso! how strange!2. (interesado) inquisitive -
11 charlatán
adj.loose-tongued, prating.m.1 charlatan, fraud, faker, fake.2 braggart, bluffer, brag, boaster.3 chatterbox, chatterer, blabbermouth, talkative person.4 charlatan, mountebank, flamboyant deceiver.* * *► adjetivo1 (hablador) talkative2 (chismoso) gossipy► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 (parlanchín) chatterbox2 (chismoso) gossip; (bocazas) bigmouth3 (embaucador) trickster* * *(f. - charlatana)noun* * *charlatán, -ana1. ADJ1) (=hablador) talkative2) (=chismoso) gossipy2. SM / F1) (=hablador) chatterbox2) (=chismoso) gossip3) (=estafador) trickster, confidence trickster, con man *4) (=vendedor aprovechado) smooth-tongued salesman* * *I- tana adjetivo (fam) talkativeII- tana masculino, femenino (fam)a) ( parlanchín) chatterbox (colloq)b) ( vendedor deshonesto) dishonest hawker; ( curandero deshonesto) charlatan* * *= trickster, huckster, charlatan, talkative, chattery, chatterbox, windbag, quack.Ex. A chapter each is devoted to the comic hero, comedian, humorist, rogue, trickster, clown, fool, underdog, and simpleton.Ex. This article presents a view of the Internet as comparable to an American travelling carnival of olden days, the sort operated by con men and hucksters.Ex. He is gullible, not very bright, the ready dupe of the charlatan and the demagogue.Ex. Both blacks & whites perceived themselves as active, caring, critical, emotional, friendly, individualistic, intelligent, & talkative.Ex. He is very chattery when he wants to be, and the rest of the time really chilled out and very rarely stressed.Ex. The ebullient Mr Wang is a chatterbox and a bit of a show-off.Ex. Anyway, some day in the not too distant future the old windbag will be pushing up the daisies.Ex. This is another example of how quacks are ignorant not only of physics, but also of psychology.* * *I- tana adjetivo (fam) talkativeII- tana masculino, femenino (fam)a) ( parlanchín) chatterbox (colloq)b) ( vendedor deshonesto) dishonest hawker; ( curandero deshonesto) charlatan* * *= trickster, huckster, charlatan, talkative, chattery, chatterbox, windbag, quack.Ex: A chapter each is devoted to the comic hero, comedian, humorist, rogue, trickster, clown, fool, underdog, and simpleton.
Ex: This article presents a view of the Internet as comparable to an American travelling carnival of olden days, the sort operated by con men and hucksters.Ex: He is gullible, not very bright, the ready dupe of the charlatan and the demagogue.Ex: Both blacks & whites perceived themselves as active, caring, critical, emotional, friendly, individualistic, intelligent, & talkative.Ex: He is very chattery when he wants to be, and the rest of the time really chilled out and very rarely stressed.Ex: The ebullient Mr Wang is a chatterbox and a bit of a show-off.Ex: Anyway, some day in the not too distant future the old windbag will be pushing up the daisies.Ex: This is another example of how quacks are ignorant not only of physics, but also of psychology.* * *masculine, feminineB1 (vendedor — ambulante) hawker; (— deshonesto) dishonest o cunning salesperson2 (curandero deshonesto) charlatan* * *
charlatán
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino (fam)
( curandero) charlatan
charlatán,-ana
I adj (hablador) talkative
(indiscreto) indiscreet, gossipy
(fanfarrón) boasting
II sustantivo masculino y femenino
1 (hablador) chatterbox
(indiscreto) indiscreet person, gossip
(fanfarrón) boaster, show off
2 (embaucador, timador) trickster
' charlatán' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
charlatana
- hablador
- habladora
- sacamuelas
- saltabanco
- saltabancos
- vocinglera
- vocinglero
- curandero
- loro
English:
charlatan
- garrulous
- windbag
- chatter
- quack
* * *charlatán, -ana♦ adjtalkative♦ nm,f1. [hablador] chatterbox3. [indiscreto] gossip4. [vendedor] hawker, pedlar♦ nm[ave] bobolink* * *I adj talkativeII m, charlatana f chatterbox* * *: talkative, chatty1) : chatterbox2) farsante: charlatan, phony* * *charlatán1 adj talkativecharlatán2 n chatterbox [pl. chatterboxes] -
12 desacertado
adj.mistaken, wrong, in error, unwise.past part.past participle of spanish verb: desacertar.* * *1→ link=desacertar desacertar► adjetivo1 (erróneo) wrong, mistaken2 (inadecuado) unfortunate, unwise, inappropriate; (sin tacto) tactless■ un comentario desacertado a tactless remark, an unfortunate remark* * *ADJ [diagnóstico, opinión] mistaken; [medida] unwise* * *- da adjetivo <elección/comentario> unfortunate, unwise; < estrategia> misguidedestuvo muy desacertado al decir eso — ( indiscreto) it was very tactless o indiscreet of him to say that; ( equivocado) he made a big mistake saying that
* * *= misconceived, ill-advised, infelicitous, off-beam, wide of the mark, indiscreet.Ex. It is important that those engaged in IR should not be abused by misconceived goals based on a failure to recognize the essential properties of IR.Ex. The cost implications of ill-advised or hastily prepared rules for American libraries catalogs would grossly transcend any short expenditures.Ex. Past failures to make interactive machine translation viable as a tool for skilled translators have been the result of an infelicitous mode of interaction rather than any inherent flaw in the idea.Ex. The director goes where even the previous two movies feared to tread -- to an exquisitely off-beam imaginary world of arrested adolescence.Ex. The reviewer, focusing on questions of methodology, finds the book often wide of its mark and the method historically licentious.Ex. Palma, described by many as an indiscreet braggart, told people at the gun range that the group was preparing for clandestine trips to Cuba.----* Algo desacertado = infelicity.* estar desacertado = miss + the mark, miss + the point.* ser desacertado = miss + the mark, miss + the point.* * *- da adjetivo <elección/comentario> unfortunate, unwise; < estrategia> misguidedestuvo muy desacertado al decir eso — ( indiscreto) it was very tactless o indiscreet of him to say that; ( equivocado) he made a big mistake saying that
* * *= misconceived, ill-advised, infelicitous, off-beam, wide of the mark, indiscreet.Ex: It is important that those engaged in IR should not be abused by misconceived goals based on a failure to recognize the essential properties of IR.
Ex: The cost implications of ill-advised or hastily prepared rules for American libraries catalogs would grossly transcend any short expenditures.Ex: Past failures to make interactive machine translation viable as a tool for skilled translators have been the result of an infelicitous mode of interaction rather than any inherent flaw in the idea.Ex: The director goes where even the previous two movies feared to tread -- to an exquisitely off-beam imaginary world of arrested adolescence.Ex: The reviewer, focusing on questions of methodology, finds the book often wide of its mark and the method historically licentious.Ex: Palma, described by many as an indiscreet braggart, told people at the gun range that the group was preparing for clandestine trips to Cuba.* Algo desacertado = infelicity.* estar desacertado = miss + the mark, miss + the point.* ser desacertado = miss + the mark, miss + the point.* * *desacertado -da‹elección/comentario› unfortunate, unwise; ‹estrategia› misguidedestuvo muy desacertado en sacar ese tema a relucir (indiscreto) it was very tactless o indiscreet of him to bring up that subject; (equivocado) he made a big mistake bringing up that subject* * *
Del verbo desacertar: ( conjugate desacertar)
desacertado es:
el participio
desacertado,-a adjetivo unwise
' desacertado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
desacertada
- desgraciada
- desgraciado
- desafortunado
- errado
- torpeza
English:
ill-advised
- ill
* * *desacertado, -a adj[inoportuno] unwise, ill-considered; [erróneo] mistaken, wrong; [erróneo] her comments were very wide of the mark* * *adj misguided* * *desacertado, -da adj1) : mistaken2) : unwise -
13 hablador
adj.talkative, conversational, talky.m.1 talker, chatterbox, babbler, bigmouth.2 storyteller, liar, fibber.* * *► adjetivo1 (parlanchín) talkative2 (chismoso) gossipy► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 (parlanchín) talker, chatterbox2 (chismoso) gossip* * *(f. - habladora)adj.* * *hablador, -a1. ADJ1) (=parlanchín) talkative, chatty *2) (=chismoso) gossipy, given to gossip2. SM / F1) (=locuaz) great talker, chatterbox *2) (=chismoso) gossip* * *I- dora adjetivoa) ( charlatán) talkative, chatty (colloq)b) ( chismoso) gossipy (colloq)c) (Méx fam) ( mentiroso)IIes tan hablador — he's such a fibber (colloq)
- dora masculino, femeninoa) ( charlatán) chatterbox (colloq)b) ( chismoso) gossip (colloq)c) (Méx fam) ( mentiroso) storyteller, fibber (colloq)* * *= talker, talkative, chattery, chatterbox, chatty [chattier -comp., chattiest -sup.].Ex. A voluble talker, he is known as a person with a large talent and a large ego.Ex. Both blacks & whites perceived themselves as active, caring, critical, emotional, friendly, individualistic, intelligent, & talkative.Ex. He is very chattery when he wants to be, and the rest of the time really chilled out and very rarely stressed.Ex. The ebullient Mr Wang is a chatterbox and a bit of a show-off.Ex. Lulu is a friendly, chatty parrot and we urge everyone in and around this area to keep their eyes peeled for her.* * *I- dora adjetivoa) ( charlatán) talkative, chatty (colloq)b) ( chismoso) gossipy (colloq)c) (Méx fam) ( mentiroso)IIes tan hablador — he's such a fibber (colloq)
- dora masculino, femeninoa) ( charlatán) chatterbox (colloq)b) ( chismoso) gossip (colloq)c) (Méx fam) ( mentiroso) storyteller, fibber (colloq)* * *= talker, talkative, chattery, chatterbox, chatty [chattier -comp., chattiest -sup.].Ex: A voluble talker, he is known as a person with a large talent and a large ego.
Ex: Both blacks & whites perceived themselves as active, caring, critical, emotional, friendly, individualistic, intelligent, & talkative.Ex: He is very chattery when he wants to be, and the rest of the time really chilled out and very rarely stressed.Ex: The ebullient Mr Wang is a chatterbox and a bit of a show-off.Ex: Lulu is a friendly, chatty parrot and we urge everyone in and around this area to keep their eyes peeled for her.* * *1 (charlatán) talkative, chatty ( colloq)2(indiscreto, chismoso): ¿por qué tienes que ser tan habladora? why do you have to be such a bigmouth? ( colloq)3( Méx fam) (mentiroso): no seas hablador don't be such a fibber ( colloq), don't tell fibs ( colloq)masculine, feminine1 (charlatán) chatterbox ( colloq)2 (indiscreto, chismoso) bigmouth ( colloq)* * *
hablador◊ - dora adjetivo
c) (Méx fam) ( mentiroso):◊ es tan hablador he's such a fibber (colloq);
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino
hablador,-ora adj (charlatán) talkative
pey (indiscreto) gossipy
' hablador' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
charlatán
- charlatana
- habladora
- callado
English:
chatty
- talkative
- talker
* * *hablador, -ora♦ adj1. [parlanchín] talkative;es demasiado hablador he talks too much2. [chismoso] gossipy;es muy hablador he's a real gossip3. Méx, RDom [mentiroso] lying♦ nm,f2. [chismoso] gossip3. Méx, RDom [mentiroso] liar* * *I adj talkative; MéxboastfulII m, habladora f chatterbox* * *: talkative: chatterbox* * *hablador adj (que habla mucho) talkative -
14 imprudente
adj.1 careless, rash.2 reckless, careless, imprudent, tactless.3 presumptuous, excessively forward.f. & m.rash or reckless person.* * *► adjetivo1 imprudent, careless1 (imprudente) imprudent person, careless person; (indiscreto) indiscreet person* * *adj.imprudent, rash* * *ADJ1) (=irreflexivo) imprudent, rash2) (=indiscreto) indiscreet3) [conductor] careless* * *fuiste muy imprudente al decírselo — it was very rash o imprudent of you to tell him
* * *= unwise, rash, injudicious, reckless, ill-judged, foolhardy, indiscreet.Ex. It may appear, at first sight, unwise to establish standards for encypherment as any publication of methods is likely to assist the intruder.Ex. And some way down the list of benefits was a rash promise to 'slash the red tape that hinders our trade with Europe -- and thereby safeguard the 2 1/2 million jobs involved'.Ex. The author concludes that, although valuable CAL resources had been produced during both projects, over reliance on email is injudicious.Ex. The article is entitled ' Reckless driving on the information highway, or, is the scholar of the research library effectively using the available resources?'.Ex. The announcement has been criticised by the Institute of Physics, which said the university was making a 'precipitous and ill-judged' move.Ex. There is nothing wrong with killing enemy soldiers that are attacking you and it would seem foolhardy just to let them escape.Ex. Palma, described by many as an indiscreet braggart, told people at the gun range that the group was preparing for clandestine trips to Cuba.----* ser imprudente = be reckless.* * *fuiste muy imprudente al decírselo — it was very rash o imprudent of you to tell him
* * *= unwise, rash, injudicious, reckless, ill-judged, foolhardy, indiscreet.Ex: It may appear, at first sight, unwise to establish standards for encypherment as any publication of methods is likely to assist the intruder.
Ex: And some way down the list of benefits was a rash promise to 'slash the red tape that hinders our trade with Europe -- and thereby safeguard the 2 1/2 million jobs involved'.Ex: The author concludes that, although valuable CAL resources had been produced during both projects, over reliance on email is injudicious.Ex: The article is entitled ' Reckless driving on the information highway, or, is the scholar of the research library effectively using the available resources?'.Ex: The announcement has been criticised by the Institute of Physics, which said the university was making a 'precipitous and ill-judged' move.Ex: There is nothing wrong with killing enemy soldiers that are attacking you and it would seem foolhardy just to let them escape.Ex: Palma, described by many as an indiscreet braggart, told people at the gun range that the group was preparing for clandestine trips to Cuba.* ser imprudente = be reckless.* * *(que actúa sin cuidado) imprudent, careless; (temerario) recklessfuiste muy imprudente al decírselo it was very rash o imprudent of you to tell himes un imprudente he's very reckless* * *
imprudente adjetivo ( que actúa sin cuidado) imprudent, careless;
( temerario) reckless;◊ fuiste muy imprudente al decírselo it was very rash o imprudent of you to tell him
imprudente adjetivo imprudent, unwise
' imprudente' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
temeridad
- alocado
English:
careless
- foolish
- ill-advised
- ill-judged
- imprudent
- jaywalker
- rash
- reckless
- short-sighted
- unguarded
- unwary
- unwise
- foolhardy
- jay
* * *♦ adj[en los actos] careless, rash; [en los comentarios] indiscreet;es muy imprudente al conducir he's a reckless driver♦ nmf1. [en los actos] reckless person;es un auténtico imprudente he's very reckless2. [en los comentarios] indiscreet person;es un imprudente he's very indiscreet* * *adj reckless, rash* * *imprudente adjindiscreto: imprudent, indiscreet♦ imprudentemente adv* * *imprudente adj1. (acción) rash2. (persona) careless -
15 charlatana
f., (m. - charlatán)* * *
charlatán,-ana
I adj (hablador) talkative
(indiscreto) indiscreet, gossipy
(fanfarrón) boasting
II sustantivo masculino y femenino
1 (hablador) chatterbox
(indiscreto) indiscreet person, gossip
(fanfarrón) boaster, show off
2 (embaucador, timador) trickster
* * *I adj talkativeII m, charlatana f chatterbox -
16 indiscreta
f., (m. - indiscreto)* * *
indiscreto,-a
I adjetivo indiscreet
II sustantivo masculino y femenino indiscreet person, tactless person
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17 curioso
curious* * *curioso agg.1 curious, inquisitive; (spreg.) nosy: è una donna molto curiosa, she is a very curious woman; sono curioso di sapere che cosa dissero, I am curious to know what they said; è un ragazzo curioso di apprendere, he's a boy who is interested in learning2 ( strano) curious, strange, odd, peculiar: che oggetto curioso!, what a curious object!; è curioso!, that's odd!; è un viso curioso, it is a strange face; curioso!, non ha detto niente, that's strange (o odd o funny)!, he didn't say anything◆ s.m.1 curious person; inquisitive person; (spreg.) nosy parker; ( spettatore) onlooker; ( astante) bystander: un assembramento di curiosi, a group of onlookers; è una curiosa incredibile, she's a terrible nosy parker2 ( cosa strana) the strange thing, the odd thing, the funny thing: il curioso è che non ricordo neanche il nome!, the funny thing is I can't even remember the name!* * *[ku'rjoso] curioso (-a)1. agg(gen) curious, (che vuol sapere) inquiring, pegg curious, inquisitive, (strano) odd, strange, curiousun fatto/tipo curioso — an odd thing/person
essere curioso di qc/di sapere qc — to be curious about sth/to know sth
2. sm/fbusybody, nosy parker Brit fam3. smil curioso è che... — the funny o curious thing is that...
* * *[ku'rjoso] 1.1) (desideroso di sapere) [ persona] curious; [ mente] inquisitivecurioso di sapere come, perché — curious o intrigued to know how, why
2) (indiscreto) [ persona] curious, inquisitive, nosy, prying3) (strano) curious, odd, strange, queer2.sostantivo maschile (f. -a) (persona indiscreta) curious person, inquisitive person, nosy parker spreg.; (passante, spettatore) onlooker, sightseer, bystander* * *curioso/ku'rjoso/1 (desideroso di sapere) [ persona] curious; [ mente] inquisitive; curioso di sapere come, perché curious o intrigued to know how, why2 (indiscreto) [ persona] curious, inquisitive, nosy, prying3 (strano) curious, odd, strange, queer; per una -a coincidenza by a strange coincidence(f. -a) (persona indiscreta) curious person, inquisitive person, nosy parker spreg.; (passante, spettatore) onlooker, sightseer, bystander. -
18 descosido
adj.1 unstitched, torn, unpicked, unsewn.2 incoherent, unconnected.3 indiscreet.m.split seam, rip, rip in a piece of cloth.past part.past participle of spanish verb: descoser.* * *1 open seam————————1→ link=descoser descoser► adjetivo1 figurado (hablador) talkative2 figurado (incoherente) disconnected1 open seam\* * *descosido, -a1. ADJ1) (Cos) unstitched, torn2) [narración, historia] disconnected, disjointed, chaotic3) [persona] (=hablador) talkative; (=indiscreto) big-mouthed *, indiscreet, blabbing2.SM / Fcomer como un descosido — to eat to excess, stuff o.s.
3.SM (Cos) open seam* * *I- da adjetivo <dobladillo/costura> unstitchedIImasculino split seamIII- da masculino, femeninocomo un descosido — (fam) < comer> like a horse
gritar/reírse como un descosido — to shout/laugh one's head off (colloq)
* * *----* como una descosida = like a madwoman.* como un descosido = like a lunatic, like a madman, as one possessed.* * *I- da adjetivo <dobladillo/costura> unstitchedIImasculino split seamIII- da masculino, femeninocomo un descosido — (fam) < comer> like a horse
gritar/reírse como un descosido — to shout/laugh one's head off (colloq)
* * ** como una descosida = like a madwoman.* como un descosido = like a lunatic, like a madman, as one possessed.* * *‹dobladillo/costura› unstitchedsólo logró expresar unas ideas descosidas all he managed to come out with were some disconnected ideassplit seamtienes un descosido en la manga your sleeve is coming apart o unstitched at the seammasculine, femininecomo un descosido ( fam): se reía como un descosido he was laughing his head off ( colloq), he was splitting his sides (laughing o with laughter)se puso a gritar como una descosida she began shrieking o shouting her head offcome como una descosida she eats like a horse* * *
Del verbo descoser: ( conjugate descoser)
descosido es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
descoser
descosido
descosido◊ -da adjetivo ‹dobladillo/costura› unstitched
descoser verbo transitivo to unstitch, unpick
descosido m (en una prenda) open seam
♦ Locuciones: familiar como un descosido, (muchísimo) like mad, wildly
' descosido' also found in these entries:
English:
split
* * *descosido, -a♦ adjunstitched♦ nm,fFamcomo un descosido [hablar] non-stop, nineteen to the dozen;[trabajar, estudiar] like crazy; [beber, comer] like there was no tomorrow;gritar/reír como un descosido to shout/laugh one's head off♦ nm[roto] burst seam;tengo un descosido en el pantalón the seam of my trousers is coming apart* * *I adj figdisjointedII m, descosida f:como un descosido fam like mad fam ;hablar como un descosido fam talk non-stop -
19 imprudencia
f.1 carelessness, recklessness (falta de prudencia) (en los actos).2 careless or reckless act, indiscretion.3 imprudence, carelessness, recklessness, rashness.* * *1 (falta de prudencia) imprudence, carelessness; (en la carretera) dangerous driving2 (acción imprudente) rash move, reckless move; (indiscrección) indiscretion\las imprudencias se pagan carelessness costs lives* * *SF1) (=cualidad) [al hacer algo] imprudence, rashness; [al averiguar algo] indiscretion2) (=acción)* * *a) ( acción) imprudencedecir eso fue una imprudencia — it was a rash o an imprudent thing to say
no cometas esa imprudencia — don't be so rash o reckless
b) ( cualidad) imprudence* * *= unwisdom, imprudence, recklessness, endangerment, wantonness, rashness.Ex. They believed in the 'inevitability of stratification, necessity of aristocracy, importance of religion and morality, sanctity of property, unwisdom of majority rule, urgency of constitutionalism, and folly of all attempts at social and economic leveling'.Ex. Lack of proper self-evaluation may explain both their callousness and their imprudence = La falta de una autoevaluación adecuada puede explicar su insensibilidad e imprudencia.Ex. General principles of criminal law, including the difference between recklessness and gross negligence, are reviewed to provide those in the outdoor industry a rough guide as to their possible criminal liability.Ex. This article postulates that communities are achieved through endangerment and are not founded on proximity or convenience but rather an opening of the self to the risks of human connection.Ex. This Court has often reiterated that while ordinary negligence involves inadvertence, wantonness requires a showing of a conscious or an intentional act.Ex. Courage stands halfway between cowardice and rashness, one of which is a lack, the other an excess of courage.----* cometer una imprudencia = commit + imprudence, be reckless.* imprudencia temeraria = endangerment, wanton endangerment, criminal negligence.* * *a) ( acción) imprudencedecir eso fue una imprudencia — it was a rash o an imprudent thing to say
no cometas esa imprudencia — don't be so rash o reckless
b) ( cualidad) imprudence* * *= unwisdom, imprudence, recklessness, endangerment, wantonness, rashness.Ex: They believed in the 'inevitability of stratification, necessity of aristocracy, importance of religion and morality, sanctity of property, unwisdom of majority rule, urgency of constitutionalism, and folly of all attempts at social and economic leveling'.
Ex: Lack of proper self-evaluation may explain both their callousness and their imprudence = La falta de una autoevaluación adecuada puede explicar su insensibilidad e imprudencia.Ex: General principles of criminal law, including the difference between recklessness and gross negligence, are reviewed to provide those in the outdoor industry a rough guide as to their possible criminal liability.Ex: This article postulates that communities are achieved through endangerment and are not founded on proximity or convenience but rather an opening of the self to the risks of human connection.Ex: This Court has often reiterated that while ordinary negligence involves inadvertence, wantonness requires a showing of a conscious or an intentional act.Ex: Courage stands halfway between cowardice and rashness, one of which is a lack, the other an excess of courage.* cometer una imprudencia = commit + imprudence, be reckless.* imprudencia temeraria = endangerment, wanton endangerment, criminal negligence.* * *1 (acción) imprudencedecir eso fue una imprudencia it was a rash o an imprudent thing to sayse debió a una imprudencia del piloto it was caused by the pilot's imprudenceno cometas esa imprudencia don't be so rash o reckless2 (cualidad) imprudencesu imprudencia al conducir his reckless drivingCompuesto:criminal negligenceel conductor fue condenado por imprudencia temeraria the driver was convicted of reckless driving o of criminal negligence* * *
imprudencia sustantivo femenino
imprudence;◊ no cometas esa imprudencia don't be so rash o reckless;
su imprudencia al conducir his reckless driving
imprudencia sustantivo femenino imprudence, rashness: fue una imprudencia hablar de ello, it was unwise to talk about it
imprudencia temeraria, criminal negligence
' imprudencia' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
bestialidad
- necedad
- temeridad
English:
imprudence
- rashness
- reckless driving
- recklessness
- unwariness
* * *imprudencia nf1. [falta de prudencia] [en los actos] carelessness, recklessness;[en los comentarios] indiscretion;actuó con imprudencia she acted recklessly;fue una imprudencia conducir bebido it was reckless of him to drive while he was drunkDer imprudencia concurrente contributory negligence; Der imprudencia temeraria criminal negligence2. [acción] careless o reckless act, indiscretion;[dicho indiscreto] tactless remark, indiscretion; [dicho desacertado] foolish o reckless remark;confiar en él fue una imprudencia it was unwise to trust him;cometió una imprudencia y atropelló a un peatón she knocked over a pedestrian as a result of a reckless piece of driving* * *f recklessness, rashness* * *imprudencia nfindiscreción: imprudence, indiscretion -
20 resfriado
m.cold, chill, common cold, head cold.past part.past participle of spanish verb: resfriar.* * *1 cold (poco importante) chill————————1→ link=resfriar resfriar► adjetivo1 with a cold1 cold (poco importante) chill\coger un resfriado / pillar un resfriado to catch a cold 2 (poco importante) to catch a chill* * *noun m.* * *1. ADJ1) (=acatarrado)2) Arg * (=indiscreto) indiscreet2.SM cold* * *I- da adjetivoIImasculino coldpescar un resfriado (fam) — to catch a cold
* * *= cold.Nota: Nombre.Ex. Homographs may need a modifier in parenthesis to clarify the meaning that is associated with them, for example cold (Disease).----* agarrar un resfriado de muerte = catch + Posesivo + death (of cold).* coger un resfriado de muerte = catch + Posesivo + death (of cold).* estar resfriado = have + a cold.* pillar un resfriado de muerte = catch + Posesivo + death (of cold).* resfriado común, el = common cold, the.* tener un resfriado = have + a cold.* * *I- da adjetivoIImasculino coldpescar un resfriado (fam) — to catch a cold
* * *= cold.Nota: Nombre.Ex: Homographs may need a modifier in parenthesis to clarify the meaning that is associated with them, for example cold (Disease).
* agarrar un resfriado de muerte = catch + Posesivo + death (of cold).* coger un resfriado de muerte = catch + Posesivo + death (of cold).* estar resfriado = have + a cold.* pillar un resfriado de muerte = catch + Posesivo + death (of cold).* resfriado común, el = common cold, the.* tener un resfriado = have + a cold.* * *estoy algo resfriado I have a slight coldcoldcoger or ( fam) pescar un resfriado to catch a coldno te quiero pegar este resfriado I don't want to pass this cold on to you, I don't want you catching this cold* * *
Del verbo resfriar: ( conjugate resfriar)
resfriado es:
el participio
resfriado 1◊ -da adjetivo: estoy (algo) resfriado I have a (slight) cold
resfriado 2 sustantivo masculino
cold
resfriado,-a
I adj (constipado) está resfriado, he has a cold
II m (catarro, enfriamiento) cold: pillé un resfriado, I caught (a) cold
' resfriado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
agarrar
- coger
- enfriamiento
- enfriarse
- resfriada
- catarro
- constipado
- fuerte
- moquillento
- peste
- pillar
- quitar
- simple
- vulgar
English:
bit
- chill
- cold
- down
- have
- catch
- common
- stinking
- stream
* * *resfriado, -a♦ adjestar resfriado to have a cold♦ nmcold;coger un resfriado to catch a cold* * *I adj:estar resfriado have a coldII m cold* * *resfriado nmcatarro: cold* * *resfriado1 adjresfriado2 n cold
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- 2
См. также в других словарях:
indiscreto — indiscreto, ta adjetivo 1. (antepuesto / pospuesto) Que se dice o se hace de forma inoportuna o poco conveniente: Echó una indiscreta mirada por la ventana. adjetivo,sustantivo masculino y femenino 1. Que dice o hace cosas de forma inoportuna o… … Diccionario Salamanca de la Lengua Española
indiscreto — /indi skreto/ agg. [der. di discreto, col pref. in 2]. 1. [di persona che, nei rapporti con gli altri, viola la riservatezza personale: è stato molto i. a farmi tutte quelle domande ] ▶◀ importuno, indelicato, invadente. ↑ impudente, sfacciato,… … Enciclopedia Italiana
indiscreto — indiscreto, ta adjetivo 1) entrometido, importuno, curioso. ≠ discreto. 2) hablador, chismoso, murmurador, bocazas (coloq … Diccionario de sinónimos y antónimos
indiscreto — |é| adj. 1. Não discreto. 2. Imprudente. 3. Curioso. 4. Falador, mexeriqueiro. • s. m. 5. Aquele que não tem discrição … Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa
indiscreto — indiscreto, ta (Del lat. indiscrētus). 1. adj. Que obra sin discreción. U. t. c. s.) 2. Que se hace sin discreción … Diccionario de la lengua española
indiscreto — in·di·scré·to agg. CO 1. di qcn., che manca di delicatezza, che oltrepassa i limiti dell educazione e della convenienza, spec. nel fare domande o nell approfittare della gentilezza altrui: sei stato indiscreto, avere dei vicini indiscreti; in… … Dizionario italiano
indiscreto — ► adjetivo/ sustantivo 1 Que no tiene discreción: ■ no le cuentes nada porque es muy indiscreto. SINÓNIMO voceras ANTÓNIMO discreto ► adjetivo 2 Que se hace sin discreción: ■ no pienso responder las preguntas indiscretas. SIN … Enciclopedia Universal
indiscreto — {{#}}{{LM I21614}}{{〓}} {{SynI22163}} {{[}}indiscreto{{]}}, {{[}}indiscreta{{]}} ‹in·dis·cre·to, ta› {{《}}▍ adj.{{》}} {{<}}1{{>}} Que se hace sin discreción o que no la tiene: • una pregunta indiscreta.{{○}} {{《}}▍ adj./s.{{》}} {{<}}2{{>}}… … Diccionario de uso del español actual con sinónimos y antónimos
indiscreto — {{hw}}{{indiscreto}}{{/hw}}agg. Che è insistentemente e sfacciatamente curioso | Che è privo di discrezione; SIN. Indelicato; CONTR. Discreto … Enciclopedia di italiano
indiscreto — pl.m. indiscreti sing.f. indiscreta pl.f. indiscrete … Dizionario dei sinonimi e contrari
indiscreto — ta adj. Que no tiene discreción o juicio para obrar y hablar … Diccionario Castellano