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1 casual
'kæʒuəl1) (not careful: I took a casual glance at the book.) despreocupado, rápido2) (informal: casual clothes.) informal3) (happening by chance: a casual remark.) ocasional, fortuito4) (not regular or permanent: casual labour.) eventual•- casually- casualness
casual adj1. despreocupado2. informal
casual adjetivo chance ( before n)
casual
I adjetivo accidental, chance Locuciones: familiar por un casual, by anychance: ¿sabrías por un casual el teléfono de Luis?, do you know Luis' telephone number, by any chance?
II m fam chance ' casual' also found in these entries: Spanish: desenfadada - desenfadado - despreocupada - despreocupado - eventual - informal - ocasional - vestida - vestido - deportivo - estilo - sport English: casual - coincidental - eventual - meeting - nonchalant - passing - rakish - sport - sportstr['kæʒjʊəl]1 (chance - visit, visitor) ocasional; (- meeting) fortuito,-a, casual2 (unconcerned) despreocupado,-a; (irresponsible) descuidado,-a, informal■ a casual acquaintance un,-a conocido,-a4 (informal) informal; (clothes) (de) sport, informal, desenfadado,-a\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLcasual wear ropa de sportcasual ['kæʒʊəl] adj1) fortuitous: casual, fortuito2) indifferent: indiferente, despreocupado3) informal: informal♦ casually ['kæʒʊəli, 'kæ-ʒəli] advadj.• casual adj.• despreocupado, -a adj.• indiferente adj.• informal adj.n.• obrero eventual s.m.'kæʒuəl1)a) ( superficial) (before n) < inspection> superficiala casual acquaintance — un conocido, una conocida
casual sex — relaciones fpl sexuales promiscuas
b) ( chance) (before n) <visit/caller/reader> ocasional2) ( unconcerned) <attitude/tone> despreocupado; < remark> hecho al pasar3) ( not regular) <employment/labor> eventual, ocasional['kæʒjʊǝl]casual worker — ( on farm) jornalero, -ra m,f; ( in factory) obrero, -ra m,f eventual
1. ADJ1) (=not planned) [walk, stroll] sin rumbo fijo, al azar; [meeting, encounter] fortuito; [caller] ocasional•
it was just a casual conversation between strangers — no era más que una conversación para pasar el rato entre extraños2) (=offhand) [attitude] despreocupado, poco serio; [manner] informal; [tone] informal, poco seriohe tried to appear/sound casual — intentó parecer/sonar relajado
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he was very casual about it — no le dio mucha importancia3) (=informal) [discussion] informal; [clothing] de sport, informalcasual wear — ropa de sport, ropa informal
4) (=occasional) [drinker, drug user, relationship] esporádico5) (=temporary) [labour, work, employment] eventual•
on a casual basis — temporalmente, eventualmente•
casual worker — (in office, factory) trabajador(a) m / f eventual; (on farm) trabajador(a) m / f temporero(-a), jornalero(-a) m / f2.Ncasuals (=shoes) zapatos mpl de sport; (=clothes) ropa f de sport, ropa f informal* * *['kæʒuəl]1)a) ( superficial) (before n) < inspection> superficiala casual acquaintance — un conocido, una conocida
casual sex — relaciones fpl sexuales promiscuas
b) ( chance) (before n) <visit/caller/reader> ocasional2) ( unconcerned) <attitude/tone> despreocupado; < remark> hecho al pasar3) ( not regular) <employment/labor> eventual, ocasionalcasual worker — ( on farm) jornalero, -ra m,f; ( in factory) obrero, -ra m,f eventual
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2 nonchalant
'nonʃələnt, ]( American) nonʃə'lont(feeling or showing no excitement, fear or other emotion.) indiferente- nonchalance
tr['nɒnʃələnt]1 (not worried) despreocupado,-a2 (calm) sereno,-a ecuánime3 (not interested) indiferentenonchalant [.nɑnʃə'lɑnt] adj: indiferente, despreocupado, impasibleadj.• descuidado, -a adj.• indiferente adj.'nɑːnʃə'lɑːnt, 'nɒnʃələntadjective < person> (casual, relaxed) despreocupado; ( indifferent) indiferente; < gesture> desenfadado['nɒnʃǝlǝnt]ADJ1) (=casual) [person, attitude, manner] despreocupado2) (=indifferent) indiferente* * *['nɑːnʃə'lɑːnt, 'nɒnʃələnt]adjective < person> (casual, relaxed) despreocupado; ( indifferent) indiferente; < gesture> desenfadado -
3 laid-back
tr[leɪd'bæk]'leɪd'bækadjective (colloq) < person> tranquilo y relajado, despreocupado; < atmosphere> relajado[ˌleɪd'bæk]ADJ [person, attitude] (=easy-going) relajado; (=casual) despreocupado; [party] tranquilo* * *['leɪd'bæk]adjective (colloq) < person> tranquilo y relajado, despreocupado; < atmosphere> relajado -
4 offhand
adjective (acting or speaking so casually that one is being rude: offhand behaviour.) brusco, descortéstr[ɒf'hænd]1 (abrupt) brusco,-a; (inconsiderate) descortés, desatento,-a, desconsiderado,-a2 (easy-going, relaxed) informal1 de improviso■ I'm not sure of the exact figures off-hand sin mirar, no estoy seguro de las cifras exactasoffhand ['ɔf'hænd] adv: sin preparación, sin pensarlooffhand adj1) impromptu: improvisado2) abrupt: bruscoadj.• de improviso adj.• improvisado, -a adj.adv.• de improviso adv.• sin pensarlo adv.
I 'ɔːf'hænd, ˌɒf'hændhe dismissed the whole scheme in a very offhand way o manner — descartó todo el proyecto muy a la ligera
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adverb así de pronto or de improviso, en este momento[ɒf'hænd]1. ADJ1) (=casual)"it was nothing," he said in an offhand manner — -no fue nada -dijo como quitándole importancia
"it could have been worse," said Hamish, in an offhand tone — -podría haber sido peor -dijo Hamish en tono despreocupado
his attitude to work/punctuality is very offhand — se toma el trabajo/la puntualidad muy a la ligera
2) (=cavalier) displicente2.ADV (=without some thought) sin pensarloI can't tell you offhand — no te lo puedo decir así de pronto or sin pensarlo un poco or (LAm) así nomás
offhand, I'd say that there were around 40 — así, a ojo, diría que eran unos cuarenta
do you know offhand where the copies are kept? — ¿sabes por casualidad dónde se guardan las copias?
do you know her phone number offhand? — ¿te sabes de memoria su número de teléfono?
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I ['ɔːf'hænd, ˌɒf'hænd]he dismissed the whole scheme in a very offhand way o manner — descartó todo el proyecto muy a la ligera
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adverb así de pronto or de improviso, en este momento
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