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1 de pinga
*amazing, terrific* -
2 asombroso
• amazing• astonishing• astounding• breathtaking• marvelous• miraculous• remarkable• startling• stupefying• surprising• wonderful• wondrous -
3 despampanante
• amazing• astonishing• astounding• dazzling• flabbergast• flabbiness• stunning -
4 estupendo
• amazing• astounding• colossal• good form• good-for-nothing person• phenomenal• stupendous• terricolous• terrifically• that's enough of your joking• that's funny• top-hole• tremblingly• tremendous confusion -
5 inaudito
• amazing• increasingly weaker• incredible as it may seem• unaccountable• unbelievable• unearthly• unheard-of• unprecedented -
6 pasmoso
• amazing• astonishing• astounding• stupefying -
7 precios de escándalo
• amazing prices• sale prices -
8 sorprendente
• amazing• astounding• startling• surprising -
9 asombroso
adj.amazing, wonderful, marvelous, surprising.* * *► adjetivo1 amazing, astonishing, surprising* * *(f. - asombrosa)adj.amazing, astonishing* * *ADJ amazing, astonishing* * *- sa adjetivo amazing, astonishing* * *= amazing, astonishing, extraordinary, staggering, startling, astounding, breathtaking, uncanny.Ex. However, this is still a long way from the amazing power of a large mini or mainframe computer.Ex. It asserts that the answer to the problems relating to the astonishing growth of great research libraries lies in large-scale interlibrary cooperation.Ex. Having entered the next state and a highway off the turnpike, he was amazed by the extraordinary flatness of the land, especially in contrast to the hilly terrain he had grown up with back home.Ex. It's a staggering list of accomplishments, and considering bureaucracy and some of the internal problems of the Library of Congress, I think that the Library deserves a great deal of credit and commendation.Ex. At the time, it was a startling accomplishment and gained wide recognition.Ex. His voracious appetite for detail and numbers is coupled with astounding powers of recall.Ex. This breathtaking building is 213 meters long and has over 300 windows.Ex. Surrealism is an art concerned not with love and liberation but with the uncanny, the compulsion to repeat, and the drive toward death.----* a un paso asombroso = at an astounding pace.* a un ritmo asombroso = at an astounding pace.* no es asombroso que = not surprisingly, unsurprisingly.* paisaje asombroso = breathtaking scenery.* vista asombrosa = breathtaking view.* * *- sa adjetivo amazing, astonishing* * *= amazing, astonishing, extraordinary, staggering, startling, astounding, breathtaking, uncanny.Ex: However, this is still a long way from the amazing power of a large mini or mainframe computer.
Ex: It asserts that the answer to the problems relating to the astonishing growth of great research libraries lies in large-scale interlibrary cooperation.Ex: Having entered the next state and a highway off the turnpike, he was amazed by the extraordinary flatness of the land, especially in contrast to the hilly terrain he had grown up with back home.Ex: It's a staggering list of accomplishments, and considering bureaucracy and some of the internal problems of the Library of Congress, I think that the Library deserves a great deal of credit and commendation.Ex: At the time, it was a startling accomplishment and gained wide recognition.Ex: His voracious appetite for detail and numbers is coupled with astounding powers of recall.Ex: This breathtaking building is 213 meters long and has over 300 windows.Ex: Surrealism is an art concerned not with love and liberation but with the uncanny, the compulsion to repeat, and the drive toward death.* a un paso asombroso = at an astounding pace.* a un ritmo asombroso = at an astounding pace.* no es asombroso que = not surprisingly, unsurprisingly.* paisaje asombroso = breathtaking scenery.* vista asombrosa = breathtaking view.* * *asombroso -saamazing, astonishing* * *
asombroso◊ -sa adjetivo
amazing, astonishing
asombroso,-a adjetivo amazing, astonishing
' asombroso' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
asombrosa
English:
amazing
- astonishing
- astounding
- mind-blowing
- staggering
- startling
- wondrous
- striking
* * *asombroso, -a adjamazing, astonishing* * *adj amazing, astonishing* * *asombroso, -sa adj: amazing, astonishing♦ asombrosamente adv* * *asombroso adj amazing -
10 bestia
adj.1 thick (ignorante).2 amazing (extraordinario).¡qué bestia, regateó a seis jugadores él solito! wow o that's amazing, he beat six players all by himself!3 beast.f.beast (animal).bestia de carga beast of burdenbestia negra bête noiref. & m.1 oaf (bruto).2 brute (ignorante).3 brute (violento).* * *1 (animal) beast► adjetivo1 (bruto) brutish3 (asombroso) fantastic, amazing\a lo bestia (fuerte) hard 2 (a lo loco) like a madman 3 (rápido) like mad 4 (en cantidad) in enormous amountsmala bestia nasty piece of work* * *noun f.* * *1. ADJ *1) (=bruto)ese tío bestia le ha vuelto a pegar a su mujer — that brute o animal * has been beating his wife again
no lo vayas a asustar ¡no seas bestia! — you're not going to frighten him, are you? don't be such a brute o such an animal! *
los hinchas llegaron en plan bestia — Esp the supporters came looking for trouble
poner a algn bestia Esp *** —
2)a lo bestia: un deporte parecido a la lucha libre pero más a lo bestia — a sport that's similar to wrestling but more rough
comimos a lo bestia — we really stuffed ourselves *, we pigged out *
3) (=ignorante) thick *¡anda, no seas bestia! ¡eso no puede ser verdad! — don't be an idiot! that can't be true!
4) [con admiración, asombro]¡qué bestia! ¡ha ganado todos los partidos! — she's amazing o incredible! she's won all the matches!
¡qué bestia! ¡se come cuatro huevos diarios! — it's amazing! she eats four eggs a day!
¡qué bestia eres, le has ganado al campeón! — what a star! you beat the champion!
2.SMF * (=bruto)¡eres un bestia! — you're a brute!, you're an animal! *
el muy bestia se ha bebido media botella de whisky él solo — that animal drank half a bottle of whisky on his own *
3.SF (Zool) beastbestia de arrastre — draught animal, draft animal (EEUU)
bestia de carga — beast of burden, pack animal
bestia de tiro — draught animal, draft animal (EEUU)
bestia feroz, bestia salvaje — wild animal, wild beast
bestia negra, bestia parda — bête noire
* * *I1) (fam)a) (ignorante, estúpido)es tan bestia que no distingue un Picasso de un Velázquez — he's so ignorant he can't tell a Picasso from a Velázquez
no seas bestia que vas a chocar! — watch out, you're going to crash!
b) ( grosero) rudeno seas bestia ¿cómo le vas a decir eso? — don't be so crass, you can't say that to him!
c) (violento, brusco)qué hombre más bestia! ha vuelto a pegarle — what a brute o an animal! he's hit her again
a lo bestia — (fam)
comen a lo bestia — they eat an incredible o a massive amount!
2) (fam) (expresando admiración, asombro) amazing (colloq)IIfemenino beastbestia salvaje or feroz — wild animal
IIIser una mala bestia — (fam) to be a nasty piece of work (colloq)
masculino y femeninoa) (fam) ( ignorante)es un bestia que no sabe ni usar el cuchillo — he's so uncouth, he can't even hold his knife properly
b) ( persona violenta) animal, brute* * *= beast, brute, behemoth, behemoth.Nota: Criatura mitológica.Ex. In Little Gidding T.S. Eliot gives us some lines that express what I mean not just by saying it but by demonstrating it too: Last season's fruit is eaten And the fullfed beast shall kick the empty pail.Ex. It is often held that brute animals cannot have legal rights.Ex. And we have the slumbering behemoth: the vast quantity of researchers who don't understand the system and don't care.Ex. And we have the slumbering behemoth: the vast quantity of researchers who don't understand the system and don't care.----* bestia negra = bête noire.* bestia salvaje = wild beast.* La Bella y la Bestia = Beauty and the Beast.* * *I1) (fam)a) (ignorante, estúpido)es tan bestia que no distingue un Picasso de un Velázquez — he's so ignorant he can't tell a Picasso from a Velázquez
no seas bestia que vas a chocar! — watch out, you're going to crash!
b) ( grosero) rudeno seas bestia ¿cómo le vas a decir eso? — don't be so crass, you can't say that to him!
c) (violento, brusco)qué hombre más bestia! ha vuelto a pegarle — what a brute o an animal! he's hit her again
a lo bestia — (fam)
comen a lo bestia — they eat an incredible o a massive amount!
2) (fam) (expresando admiración, asombro) amazing (colloq)IIfemenino beastbestia salvaje or feroz — wild animal
IIIser una mala bestia — (fam) to be a nasty piece of work (colloq)
masculino y femeninoa) (fam) ( ignorante)es un bestia que no sabe ni usar el cuchillo — he's so uncouth, he can't even hold his knife properly
b) ( persona violenta) animal, brute* * *= beast, brute, behemoth, behemoth.Nota: Criatura mitológica.Ex: In Little Gidding T.S. Eliot gives us some lines that express what I mean not just by saying it but by demonstrating it too: Last season's fruit is eaten And the fullfed beast shall kick the empty pail.
Ex: It is often held that brute animals cannot have legal rights.Ex: And we have the slumbering behemoth: the vast quantity of researchers who don't understand the system and don't care.Ex: And we have the slumbering behemoth: the vast quantity of researchers who don't understand the system and don't care.* bestia negra = bête noire.* bestia salvaje = wild beast.* La Bella y la Bestia = Beauty and the Beast.* * *A ( fam)1(ignorante, estúpido): es tan bestia que no distingue un Picasso de un Velázquez he's so ignorant he can't tell a Picasso from a Velázquez¡no seas bestia que vas a chocar! don't be so stupid o reckless, you're going to crash!2 (grosero) rudemira si es bestia, entra sin saludar a nadie he's so rude, he just comes in without saying hello to anyoneno seas bestia, ¿cómo le vas a decir eso? don't be so crass, you can't say that to him!3(violento, brusco): ¡ay, perdón! ¡qué bestia que soy! oh, sorry! I'm so clumsy o careless!¡qué hombre más bestia! ha vuelto a pegarle what a brute o an animal! he's hit her againel público se puso a gritar a lo bestia the crowd began to shout like crazy ( colloq)todo lo hace a lo bestia he's so slap-dash in everything he doesconducen a lo bestia they drive like madmen ( colloq)¡qué bestia! ¡metió seis goles! that's amazing o he's amazing, he scored six goals!¡qué bestia! se ha comido dos platos enteros de lentejas this guy's incredible! he's just eaten two whole plates of lentils ( colloq)beastbestia salvaje or feroz wild animalbestia de carga beast of burdenser una mala bestia ( fam); to be a nasty character o a nasty piece of work ( colloq), to be bad news ( colloq)Compuesto:bête-noireA1 ( fam)(ignorante): es un bestia que no sabe ni usar el cuchillo he's so uncouth, he can't even hold his knife properly2 (persona violenta) animal, bruteB (expresando admiración) whiz* ( colloq)el bestia de tu hermano ha vuelto a ganar el concurso your brother's incredible o amazing o ( colloq) a real star! he's won the competition againeste bestia arrasó con todos los premios en el colegio this whiz kid walked off with all the school prizes ( colloq)* * *
bestia adjetivo (fam)
b) (violento, brusco):◊ ¡qué hombre más bestia! ha vuelto a pegarle what a brute o an animal! he's hit her again
■ sustantivo femenino
beast;
bestia salvaje or feroz wild animal
■ sustantivo masculino y femenino ( persona violenta) animal, brute
bestia
I sustantivo femenino
1 beast, animal
2 fig fam mala bestia, bully, thug
3 figurado bestia negra, bête noire
II m,f fam fig brute, beast
III adj fig brutish, boorish
♦ Locuciones: a lo bestia, (groseramente) rudely
trabajar como una bestia, to slave away
' bestia' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cabestro
English:
animal
- beast
- brute
- pack-animal
* * *♦ adjFam1. [bruto]es tan bestia que quería meter el piano por la ventana he's such an oaf, he wanted to try and get the piano in through the window;un chiste muy bestia a really gross joke¡qué tipo más bestia! what a brute o thug!3. [ignorante] thick;¡qué bestia, no sabe quién descubrió América! he's so thick he doesn't even know who discovered America!4. [extraordinario] amazing;¡qué bestia, regateó a seis jugadores él solito! wow o that's amazing!, he beat six players all by himself!5.a lo bestia: conduce siempre a lo bestia he always drives like a maniac;comer a lo bestia to stuff one's face;cerró la puerta a lo bestia he slammed the door shut;si metes el clavo a lo bestia se va a doblar if you just bash the nail in like that it'll get bent;trata a su mujer a lo bestia he treats his wife like dirt♦ nmfFam1. [bruto] oaf;yo no le dejo mi coche al bestia de tu hermano I'm not going to let your oaf of a brother have my car2. [ignorante] brute3. [violento] brute♦ nf[animal] beast; Fam bestia de carga beast of burden; Fig bestia negra bête noire* * *I f beast;trabajar como una bestia work like a dogII m/f1 ( zopenco) fambrute; antipático swine fam ; mujer bitch;ser un bestia be a brute2:conducir a lo bestia fam drive like a madman* * *bestia adj1) : ignorant, stupid2) : boorish, rudebestia nf: beast, animalbestia nmf1) ignorante: ignoramus2) : brute* * *bestia1 adj2. (grosero) rudebestia2 n1. (animal) beast / animal2. (persona) brute -
11 impresionante
adj.1 amazing, astonishing (asombroso, extraordinario).2 impressive, awful, affecting, awe-inspiring.* * *► adjetivo1 (admirable) impressive2 (impactante) powerful; (inquietante) disturbing3 (sorprendente) astonishing, amazing* * *adj.* * *ADJ1) (=maravilloso) [edificio, acto] impressive; [espectáculo] striking2) (=conmovedor) moving, affecting3) (=espantoso) shocking* * ** * *= dazzling, formidable, impressive, striking, awe-inspiring, awe-inspiring, imposing, breathtaking, bedazzling, astonishing, spectacular, awesome, towering.Ex. It was a grand day, one of those dazzling spectacular blue and gold days of early fall.Ex. 'It's up to you to see that things are done,' she defended herself, somewhat nervous and abashed by his formidable stare.Ex. Given such an impressive array of advantages it may seem surprising that conventional subject indexes to the literature continue to be produced.Ex. A very striking example of this is the fact that in all our rules there is the provision that anonymous publications should be entered under the author when known.Ex. Some of the books recently published in the field of automotive engineering can perhaps best be described as awe-inspiring.Ex. Some of the books recently published in the field of automotive engineering can perhaps best be described as awe-inspiring.Ex. Today's imposing array of courses is seen as a worthy monument to the efforts of those who have given so much to education for librarianship.Ex. This breathtaking building is 213 meters long and has over 300 windows.Ex. He is a skillful raconteur, his writing is wonderfully entertaining and his message is controversial, bedazzling, savvy, disquieting... yet optimistic.Ex. It asserts that the answer to the problems relating to the astonishing growth of great research libraries lies in large-scale interlibrary cooperation.Ex. There were some quite spectacular success stories reported of SLIS exporting their IT talents to the rest of the institution.Ex. In the sometimes frenetic push towards the somewhat awesome concept of Universal Bibliographic Control (UBC), the library needs of the nonscholar are easily overlooked.Ex. We will stop along the way to visit towering forests, waterfalls and scenic lakes.----* de un modo impresionante = impressively.* paisaje impresionante = breathtaking scenery.* vista impresionante = breathtaking view.* * ** * *= dazzling, formidable, impressive, striking, awe-inspiring, awe-inspiring, imposing, breathtaking, bedazzling, astonishing, spectacular, awesome, towering.Ex: It was a grand day, one of those dazzling spectacular blue and gold days of early fall.
Ex: 'It's up to you to see that things are done,' she defended herself, somewhat nervous and abashed by his formidable stare.Ex: Given such an impressive array of advantages it may seem surprising that conventional subject indexes to the literature continue to be produced.Ex: A very striking example of this is the fact that in all our rules there is the provision that anonymous publications should be entered under the author when known.Ex: Some of the books recently published in the field of automotive engineering can perhaps best be described as awe-inspiring.Ex: Some of the books recently published in the field of automotive engineering can perhaps best be described as awe-inspiring.Ex: Today's imposing array of courses is seen as a worthy monument to the efforts of those who have given so much to education for librarianship.Ex: This breathtaking building is 213 meters long and has over 300 windows.Ex: He is a skillful raconteur, his writing is wonderfully entertaining and his message is controversial, bedazzling, savvy, disquieting... yet optimistic.Ex: It asserts that the answer to the problems relating to the astonishing growth of great research libraries lies in large-scale interlibrary cooperation.Ex: There were some quite spectacular success stories reported of SLIS exporting their IT talents to the rest of the institution.Ex: In the sometimes frenetic push towards the somewhat awesome concept of Universal Bibliographic Control (UBC), the library needs of the nonscholar are easily overlooked.Ex: We will stop along the way to visit towering forests, waterfalls and scenic lakes.* de un modo impresionante = impressively.* paisaje impresionante = breathtaking scenery.* vista impresionante = breathtaking view.* * *‹éxito› amazing, incredible; ‹accidente› horrifichabía una vista impresionante desde el hotel there was a spectacular o an amazing view from the hotelhabía una cantidad impresionante de gente there was an amazing o incredible number of people therela caída del dólar fue impresionante the dollar's fall was dramatic* * *
impresionante adjetivo ‹éxito/cantidad/paisaje› amazing, incredible;
‹ accidente› horrific
impresionante adjetivo
1 (admirable) impressive, striking: contemplamos un paisaje impresionante, we contemplated the astonishing landscape
(sobrecogedor) shocking: sufrió un impresionante accidente, she had a horrific accident
2 (intensificador) fue una metedura de pata impresionante, it was a terrible blunder
tengo unas ganas impresionantes de verte, I can hardly wait to see you
' impresionante' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ciega
- ciego
- conquistar
- espectáculo
- formidable
- imponente
- cantidad
English:
awe-inspiring
- awesome
- breathtaking
- effective
- imposing
- impressive
- impressively
- mighty
- spectacular
- stunning
- towering
- awe
- breath
- cool
* * *impresionante adj1. [asombroso, extraordinario] amazing, astonishing;tuvo un éxito impresionante it was amazingly successful2. [conmovedor] moving;era impresionante verlos sufrir it was terrible to watch them suffer3. [maravilloso] impressive;una puesta de sol impresionante an impressive o spectacular sunset4. [grande] enormous;hace un frío impresionante it's absolutely freezing* * *adj impressive* * *impresionante adj: impressive, incredible, amazing♦ impresionantemente adv* * *impresionante adj1. (admirable) impressive2. (sorprendente) amazing / incredible3. (muy grande) terrible -
12 pasmoso
adj.amazing, astounding, astonishing, stupefying.* * *► adjetivo1 astonishing, amazing* * *ADJ (=asombroso) amazing, astonishing; (=admirable) wonderful* * *- sa adjetivo amazing (colloq), incredible (colloq)* * *= awesome.Ex. In the sometimes frenetic push towards the somewhat awesome concept of Universal Bibliographic Control (UBC), the library needs of the nonscholar are easily overlooked.* * *- sa adjetivo amazing (colloq), incredible (colloq)* * *= awesome.Ex: In the sometimes frenetic push towards the somewhat awesome concept of Universal Bibliographic Control (UBC), the library needs of the nonscholar are easily overlooked.
* * *pasmoso -sasu tranquilidad es pasmosa he's incredibly o amazingly relaxeda una velocidad pasmosa at an incredible o amazing speed* * *pasmoso, -a adjFam astounding, amazing;tiene una habilidad pasmosa para cocinar he's amazingly good at cooking* * *adj amazing, astonishing* * *pasmoso, -sa adj: incredible, amazing♦ pasmosamente adv -
13 alucinante
adj.1 hallucinatory (medicine).2 amazing, awesome (informal) (extraordinario).3 hallucinating, hallucinatory, hypnotic.4 hallucinotic.5 mindblowing, mind-blowing.* * *► adjetivo1 hallucinatory2 argot (extraordinario) brilliant, fantastic, amazing, incredible, mind-blowing* * *1. ADJ1) (Med) hallucinatory2) Esp * (=fascinante) attractive, beguiling; (=misterioso) mysterious; (=genial) great, fantastic *3) Esp * (=inconcebible) absurd2.SM Méx hallucinogenic drug* * *a) (Med) hallucinatoryb) (Esp, Méx fam) ( increíble), amazing (colloq), mind-boggling (colloq)* * *= mind-blowing, face-melting.Ex. The implications of this are mind-blowing, since oil provides 40 per cent of all energy.Ex. You can think of Homer as a badass literary ninja who wailed out a lyre solo so face-melting that it was remembered for the rest of history, and then dropped a smoke bomb and back-flipped out of sight forever.* * *a) (Med) hallucinatoryb) (Esp, Méx fam) ( increíble), amazing (colloq), mind-boggling (colloq)* * *= mind-blowing, face-melting.Ex: The implications of this are mind-blowing, since oil provides 40 per cent of all energy.
Ex: You can think of Homer as a badass literary ninja who wailed out a lyre solo so face-melting that it was remembered for the rest of history, and then dropped a smoke bomb and back-flipped out of sight forever.* * *1 ( Med) hallucinatorysu parecido contigo es alucinante she looks incredibly o amazingly like you ( colloq)* * *
alucinante adjetivoa) (Med) hallucinatory
alucinante adj argot brilliant, mindblowing
' alucinante' also found in these entries:
English:
boggle
- hallucinatory
- mind-blowing
* * *alucinante adj1. [que provoca alucinaciones] hallucinatoryuna película alucinante an amazing o awesome film;es alucinante lo bien que canta she's a hell of a good singer* * *adj famincredible* * *alucinante adj: hallucinatory* * *alucinante adj amazing -
14 sorprendente
adj.surprising.* * *► adjetivo1 surprising, amazing, astonishing■ lo sorprendente del caso es que... the surprising thing about it is...* * *adj.* * *ADJ surprisingno es sorprendente que... — it is hardly surprising that..., it is small wonder that...
* * *adjetivo surprising* * *= amazing, staggering, startling, stunning, surprising, astonishing, unexpected.Ex. However, this is still a long way from the amazing power of a large mini or mainframe computer.Ex. It's a staggering list of accomplishments, and considering bureaucracy and some of the internal problems of the Library of Congress, I think that the Library deserves a great deal of credit and commendation.Ex. At the time, it was a startling accomplishment and gained wide recognition.Ex. The trends themselves are not hard to anticipate, although the stunning pace of development is often not fully appreciated.Ex. Given such an impressive array of advantages it may seem surprising that conventional subject indexes to the literature continue to be produced.Ex. It asserts that the answer to the problems relating to the astonishing growth of great research libraries lies in large-scale interlibrary cooperation.Ex. The teacher should not give away any details which would be best enjoyed when met for the first time in a full reading, such as twist in the plot, unexpected endings, and the like.----* de manera sorprendente = shockingly.* de modo sorprendente = shockingly.* nada sorprendente = unsurprising.* resultado sorprendente = stunning result.* tan sorprendente como pueda parecer = as amazing as it seems.* * *adjetivo surprising* * *= amazing, staggering, startling, stunning, surprising, astonishing, unexpected.Ex: However, this is still a long way from the amazing power of a large mini or mainframe computer.
Ex: It's a staggering list of accomplishments, and considering bureaucracy and some of the internal problems of the Library of Congress, I think that the Library deserves a great deal of credit and commendation.Ex: At the time, it was a startling accomplishment and gained wide recognition.Ex: The trends themselves are not hard to anticipate, although the stunning pace of development is often not fully appreciated.Ex: Given such an impressive array of advantages it may seem surprising that conventional subject indexes to the literature continue to be produced.Ex: It asserts that the answer to the problems relating to the astonishing growth of great research libraries lies in large-scale interlibrary cooperation.Ex: The teacher should not give away any details which would be best enjoyed when met for the first time in a full reading, such as twist in the plot, unexpected endings, and the like.* de manera sorprendente = shockingly.* de modo sorprendente = shockingly.* nada sorprendente = unsurprising.* resultado sorprendente = stunning result.* tan sorprendente como pueda parecer = as amazing as it seems.* * *surprising* * *
sorprendente adjetivo
surprising
sorprendente adjetivo surprising, amazing
' sorprendente' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
chocante
- pasada
- traca
English:
optimism
- surprising
- surprisingly
- remarkable
- striking
* * *sorprendente adjsurprising* * *adj surprising* * *sorprendente adj: surprising♦ sorprendentemente adv* * *sorprendente adj surprising -
15 alucine
1 argot amazing thing■ ¡vaya alucine! wow!* * *masculino (Esp, Méx arg)qué alucine! — far-out! (colloq)
de alucine — mind-boggling (colloq), amazing (colloq)
* * *masculino (Esp, Méx arg)qué alucine! — far-out! (colloq)
de alucine — mind-boggling (colloq), amazing (colloq)
* * *(Esp, Méx arg)¡qué alucine! far-out! ( colloq)fue un show sensacional, de alucine it was a fantastic show, absolutely mind-blowing ( colloq)* * *alucine nmFam¡qué alucine! that's amazing!;un alucine de moto a humdinger of a bike, a totally amazing bike;canta de alucine she's a hell of a singer;es un alucine de tía [físicamente] she's absolutely gorgeous* * *m:de alucine fam amazing -
16 hostia
f.1 host (religion).2 bash, punch (vulgar) (blow). (peninsular Spanish)* * *1 RELIGIÓN host, Eucharistic wafer1 tabú damn it!, Jesus!, bloody hell!, fuck!\darse de hostias tabú to fightdarle una hostia a alguien / pegarle una hostia a alguien tabú to give somebody a hiding, give somebody a smack in the facedarse una hostia / pegarse una hostia tabú to give oneself a real bash, come a cropperdarse/pegarse una hostia con el coche to have a car crashde la hostia tremendous, a hell of aestar de mala hostia tabú to be in a shitty moodir a toda hostia tabú to go flat outser la hostia tabú (fantástico) to be bloody amazing, be bloody fantastic 2 (penoso) to be bloody useless* * *SF1) (Rel) host, consecrated wafer2) *** (=golpe) punch, bash *; (=choque) bang, bash *, smash3) *** [como exclamación]¡hostia! — [indicando sorpresa] Christ almighty! **, bloody hell! **; [indicando fastidio] damn it all!
4) *** [como intensificador]•
de la hostia, ese inspector de la hostia — that bloody inspector **•
ni hostia, no entiendo ni hostia — I don't understand a damn o bloody word of it *¿qué hostias quieres? — what the hell do you want? *
¡qué libros ni qué hostias! — books, my foot! * o my arse! ***
5) ***•
mala hostia, estar de mala hostia — to be in a filthy * o shitty *** moodtener mala hostia — (=mal carácter) to have a nasty streak; (=mala suerte) to have rotten luck
6) ***ser la hostia —
¡ese tío es la hostia! — [con admiración] he's a hell of a guy! *; [con enfado] what a shit he is! ***
* * *1) (Relig) hostdarse or pegarse una hostia — (Esp vulg o fam)
3) ( uso expletivo) (Esp vulg o fam)hostia! or hostias! or la hostia! — jeez! (AmE colloq), bloody hell! (BrE sl)
de la hostia — (Esp vulg o fam)
hace un frío de la hostia — it's goddamn (AmE) o (BrE) bloody freezing! (sl)
qué hostias...! — (Esp vulg o fam) what the hell...! (sl)
ser la hostia — (Esp vulg o fam)
este mechero es la hostia! — ( expresando fastidio) this lighter is the pits! (colloq); ( expresando admiración) this lighter's great! (colloq)
* * *1) (Relig) hostdarse or pegarse una hostia — (Esp vulg o fam)
3) ( uso expletivo) (Esp vulg o fam)hostia! or hostias! or la hostia! — jeez! (AmE colloq), bloody hell! (BrE sl)
de la hostia — (Esp vulg o fam)
hace un frío de la hostia — it's goddamn (AmE) o (BrE) bloody freezing! (sl)
qué hostias...! — (Esp vulg o fam) what the hell...! (sl)
ser la hostia — (Esp vulg o fam)
este mechero es la hostia! — ( expresando fastidio) this lighter is the pits! (colloq); ( expresando admiración) this lighter's great! (colloq)
* * *la Hostia= Host, the,, slap.Ex: Among his topics are how he gagged on the Host on the occasion of his first communion, his marriage to a Lutheran, and the oppressive history of Roman Catholicism.
Ex: And actually a good slap is said to be statistically more likely to result in a child with agression and conduct problems, you may be interested to hear.* echando hostias = like the clappers.* Hostia Sagrada, la = Host, the.* inflar a Alguien a hostias = baste.* inflar de hostias a Alguien = beat + Nombre + black and blue.* la hostia = the bee's knees, the cat's meow, the cat's whiskers, the dog's bollocks.* pegarse una hostia = come + a cropper.* * *A ( Relig) hostte voy a dar or pegar una hostia you're going to get o you're asking for a smack in the face ( colloq)darse or pegarse una hostia ( Esp vulg o fam): se pegó una hostia con el coche he had a really bad car crash o smash ( colloq)C(uso expletivo) ( Esp vulg o fam): ¡hostia! or ¡hostias! or ¡la hostia! jeez! ( AmE colloq), bloody hell! ( BrE sl)de la hostia ( Esp vulg o fam): se acaba de comprar un coche de la hostia she's just bought herself an amazing car ( colloq), the car she's just bought is something else ( colloq)habían invitado a la hostia de gente they had invited a hell of a lot of o a real crowd of people, they had invited the world and his wife ( colloq)ser la hostia ( Esp vulg o fam): ¡este mechero es la hostia! (expresando fastidio) this lighter is the pits! ( colloq), this lighter is a pain in the ass! ( vulg) (expresando admiración) this lighter's great! ( colloq)¡este tío es la hostia! this guy is too much! ( colloq)* * *
Del verbo hostiar: ( conjugate hostiar)
hostia es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
hostia
hostiar
hostia sustantivo femenino
1 (Relig) host
2 (Esp vulg o fam) ( golpe) slap, smack in the face (o mouth etc);
3 ( uso expletivo) (Esp vulg o fam)◊ ¡hostia(s)! jeez! (AmE colloq), bloody hell! (BrE sl);
hace un frío de la hostia it's goddamn (AmE) o (BrE) bloody freezing! (sl);
¡qué hostias …! what the hell …! (sl)
hostia
I sustantivo femenino
1 Rel host
2 vulgar (golpe) belt, smash, thump
II excl vulgar (usu tb pl) shit! bloody hell!
♦ Locuciones: fam vulgar estar de mala hostia, to be in a foul mood
ser la hostia, (estupendo) to be bloody amazing o fantastic
(ser el colmo, intolerable) to be the limit
echando hostias, as fast as possible: cuando oímos la explosión, salimos de ahí echando hostias, when we heard the explosion we shot out of the house
' hostia' also found in these entries:
English:
host
- wafer
* * *♦ nf1. Rel host;Esp Vulg¡me cago en la hostia! fucking hell!Esp Vulg Esp Vulg¡hostias en vinagre! Br Christ on a bike!, US Jesus H. Christ!inflar a alguien a hostias to beat the shit out of sb;¿dónde hostias habré puesto las llaves? where the hell did I put my keys?;tiene una casa de la hostia she's got a house you just wouldn't believe;la hostia de: [m5] había la hostia de gente the place was heaving;[de malo] to be Br bloody o US goddamn awful;tus amigos son la hostia, me encanta salir con ellos your friends are Br bloody o US goddamn brilliant, I love going out with them;tío, eres la hostia, ¿cómo se te ocurre pegar a tu hermana? you're fucking unbelievable! how could you hit your own sister?;y toda la hostia: [m5] con el viaje y toda la hostia me he quedado sin dinero what with that Br bloody o US goddamn trip and everything, I'm out of cash;a toda hostia at full pelt o flat outhoy está de una mala hostia tremenda he's in a really filthy mood today5. Esp Vulg [excusas]¡déjate de hostias y cuéntame lo que pasó! cut the crap o Br stop pissing around and tell me what happened!♦ interjEsp Vulg¡hostia!, ¡hostias! Br bloody hell!, US goddamn it!;¡hostia, no me había dado cuenta! Christ o Br bloody hell!, I didn't realize!;¡hostia, cómo has crecido! Christ, haven't you grown!* * *f1 REL hostdar una hostia a alguien pop slap s.o. in the face fam ;darse una hostia pop bash o.s. fam3:es la hostia pop it’s amazing fam ;* * *hostia nf: host, Eucharist -
17 milagroso
adj.1 miraculous, prodigious, wonder-working.2 wonder-working.* * *► adjetivo1 miraculous2 (asombroso) marvellous* * *ADJ miraculousmilagrosa* * *- sa adjetivo <cura/remedio> miraculous, miracle (before n); (insólito, asombroso) amazing, miraculous* * *= miraculous.Ex. Simply to carry books around the university often seems to give students confidence and one does at times wonder if they believe that the information in the book will in some miraculous way transfer itself via hand, arm and shoulder into the head.----* cura milagrosa = miracle healing.* * *- sa adjetivo <cura/remedio> miraculous, miracle (before n); (insólito, asombroso) amazing, miraculous* * *= miraculous.Ex: Simply to carry books around the university often seems to give students confidence and one does at times wonder if they believe that the information in the book will in some miraculous way transfer itself via hand, arm and shoulder into the head.
* cura milagrosa = miracle healing.* * *milagroso -sa1 ‹cura/remedio› miraculous, miracle ( before n)2 (insólito, asombroso) amazing, miraculousfue milagroso que saliera ileso it was amazing o miraculous that he wasn't hurt, it was a miracle that he wasn't hurt* * *
milagroso◊ -sa adjetivo
miraculous
milagroso,-a adjetivo miraculous
' milagroso' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
milagrosa
English:
miraculous
- wonder
- miracle
* * *milagroso, -a adj1. [aparición] miraculous3. [asombroso] amazing;es milagroso que el jarrón siga entero it's a wonder o miracle the vase is still in one piece* * *adj miraculous* * *milagroso, -sa adj: miraculous, marvelous♦ milagrosamente adv -
18 pasada
f.1 wipe.2 passage, passing.past part.past participle of spanish verb: pasar.* * *1 (con un trapo etc) wipe; (con la plancha) iron2 (en costura) stitch, tacking stitch; (en punto) row, row of stitches■ dale unas pasadas al dobladilo que lo tengo descosido just tack up my hem, it's come unstitched3 (de pintura) coat, lick4 (repaso) check, going over■ le daré otra pasada al informe antes de entregarlo I'll just check the report again before I hand it in6 (abuso) rip off■ ¿100 euros la hora?, ¡qué pasada! 100 euros an hour?, what a rip off!7 (maravilla) something else■ es una pasada de película that film's too much, that film's something else\* * *1. noun f. 2. f., (m. - pasado)* * *SF1) [de pintura, barniz] coat; [con un trapo] wipe2) (Cos) (=puntada)3)me comentó de pasada que no vendría mañana — she mentioned in passing that she wouldn't be coming tomorrow
ya que vas al estanco de pasada cómprame unos sellos — LAm if you are going to the tobacconist's could you buy me some stamps while you're there o while you're at it
solo estoy aquí de pasada — LAm I'm only just passing by o through
4) * (=barbaridad)¡este coche es una pasada! — this car is amazing!
¿has visto cómo ha saltado? ¡qué pasada! — did you see him jump? amazing!
¡qué pasada! me han cobrado 75 euros — what a rip-off! they charged me 75 euros *
una pasada de... — * (=un montón de) lots of..., tons of... *
había una pasada de gente — there were lots o tons * of people
5) (=jugarreta)hacerle o jugarle una mala pasada a algn — to play a dirty trick on sb
7) Col (=vergüenza) shame, embarrassment* * *1)a) ( con un trapo) wipe; (de barniz, cera) coatb) ( en labores) rowc) ( paso)de pasada: estuvo de pasada, no se quedó mucho rato he was just passing (by), he didn't stay long; trató el tema de pasada he dealt with the subject in passing; hacerle or jugarle una mala pasada a alguien — to play a dirty trick on somebody
2) (Esp arg) ( abuso) rip off (colloq)* * *= pass.Ex. Apart from serving as 'electronic money', smart cards are already being envisaged as identification and access control passes, bearers of personal records, encryption devices and so on.----* de pasada = by the way of (a) digression.* de una pasada = once-through.* mala pasada = dirty trick.* mencionar de pasada = make + passing mention.* * *1)a) ( con un trapo) wipe; (de barniz, cera) coatb) ( en labores) rowc) ( paso)de pasada: estuvo de pasada, no se quedó mucho rato he was just passing (by), he didn't stay long; trató el tema de pasada he dealt with the subject in passing; hacerle or jugarle una mala pasada a alguien — to play a dirty trick on somebody
2) (Esp arg) ( abuso) rip off (colloq)* * *= pass.Ex: Apart from serving as 'electronic money', smart cards are already being envisaged as identification and access control passes, bearers of personal records, encryption devices and so on.
* de pasada = by the way of (a) digression.* de una pasada = once-through.* mala pasada = dirty trick.* mencionar de pasada = make + passing mention.* * *A1 (con un trapo) wipe; (de barniz, cera) coatdale otra pasada de pintura give it another coat of paintcon dos pasadas con la plancha queda perfecta just give it a quick run over with the iron o ( BrE) a quick iron and it'll be fine2 (en labores) row3(paso): de pasada: sólo se refirió al tema de pasada he only touched on the subject in passing, he only made a passing reference to the subjectde pasada voy a parar a comprar cigarrillos I'll stop off on the way and buy some cigarettesestuvo de pasada, no se quedó mucho rato he was just passing (by), he didn't stay longhacerle or jugarle una mala pasada a algn to play a dirty trick on sb¿30 euros por eso? ¡qué pasada! 30 euros for that? what a rip off! ( colloq)tratarlo así fue una pasada you went too far treating him like that ( colloq)* * *
pasada sustantivo femenino
(de barniz, cera) coatb) ( paso):
hacerle or jugarle una mala pasada a algn to play a dirty trick on sb
pasado,-a
I adjetivo
1 (último) last
2 (sin actualidad, trasnochado) old-fashioned: le di un número pasado de la revista, I gave him a back number of the magazine
3 (estropeado, podrido) bad: creo que esta carne está pasada, I think this meat is off
4 Culin cooked
un filete poco pasado, a rare steak 5 pasado mañana, the day after tomorrow
II sustantivo masculino past: no puede recordar el pasado más reciente, he's got a bad short-term memory
tiene un oscuro pasado, his past is a mystery
pasada sustantivo femenino
1 (repaso, retoque: de la lección, trabajo) revision
(: de pintura) coat
(: para limpiar) wipe
2 fam (objeto o situación sorprendente) aquella boda fue una pasada, that wedding was amazing 3 mala pasada, dirty trick
♦ Locuciones: de pasada, in passing
' pasada' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
faena
- guarrada
- guarrería
- jugada
- pasado
- remontarse
- trastada
- agua
- cochinada
English:
appease
- bloody
- dump
- engagement
- fast
- half
- last
- move out
- ocean
- oust
- passing
- trick
- week
- down
- only
* * *pasada nf1. [con trapo] wipe;dales una pasada a los muebles con el trapo del polvo give the furniture a wipe o run-over with the duster;dale una pasada con la plancha a los pantalones just run the iron over the trousers, will you?;dar una segunda pasada a [con brocha] to give a second coat to2. [en costura] stitch3. [repaso] read through;dar una pasada a un texto to read a text through4. [de vehículo]los alborotadores dieron varias pasadas en coche delante del cuartel the troublemakers drove to and fro several times in front of the barracks;el avión dio dos pasadas sobre el aeropuerto antes de aterrizar the plane made two passes over the airport before landing5.[sin detalles] in passing;de pasada [de paso] on the way;vete a comprar el pan y de pasada tráeme el periódico go and buy the bread and get me the paper while you are at it;decir algo de pasada to say sth in passing6. Esp Fam [exageración]lo que le hiciste a Sara fue una pasada what you did to Sara was a bit much, you went too far doing that to Sara;ese sitio es una pasada de bonito that's a really lovely spot;me han regalado una pasada de ordenador I've been given this amazing computer;le metieron diez puñaladas – ¡qué pasada! he was stabbed ten times – that's barbaric!7.mala pasada dirty trick;los frenos me jugaron una mala pasada the brakes let me down* * *f2 de pintura coat3:jugar una mala pasada a alguien play a dirty trick on s.o.4 fam:¡qué pasada! that’s incredible! fam ;este coche es una pasada this car is so cool! fam, this car is something else! fam5:de pasada in passing* * *pasada nf1) : passage, passing2) : pass, wipe, coat (of paint)3)de pasada : in passing4)mala pasada : dirty trick* * *pasada n1. (repaso) check¡qué pasada de casa! what an amazing house! -
19 memorión
adj.having a long memory.m.1 person who remembers all.2 long memory.* * *► adjetivo1 familiar with a brilliant memory► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 familiar brilliant memory————————1 familiar brilliant memory* * *es muy memorión he has an amazing o a wonderful memorymasculine, feminineA (persona) person with a good memoryes un memorión he has an incredible memoryB* * *♦ adjser memorión to have an amazing memory♦ nm1. [memoria] amazing memory -
20 asombrar
v.1 to amaze.Su talento y carisma asombran a Ricardo Her talent and charisma amaze Richard.2 to be amazed at.Me asombran tus logros I am amazed at your achievements.3 to be amazing.Su destreza asombra His prowess is amazing.4 to be astonished to, to be shocked to.* * *1 to amaze, astonish, surprise1 to be astonished, be amazed, be surprised* * *verbto amaze, astonish* * *1. VT1) (=extrañar) to amaze, astonishnos asombra ese repentino cambio — we are amazed o astonished at this sudden change
me asombra verte trabajar tanto — I'm amazed o astonished to see you working so hard
2) frm (=hacer sombra) to shade4) frm [asustar] to frighten2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo to amaze, astonishme dejó asombrada — I was stunned o amazed
2.me asombró su reacción — I was astonished o taken aback by his reaction
asombrarse v pron to be astonished o amazedasombrarse de/por/con algo: se asombró con los resultados she was amazed o astonished at the results; yo ya no me asombro por nada nothing surprises me any more; se asombró de que... — he was very surprised that...
* * *= surprise, amaze, astound, startle.Ex. He was surprised that he couldn't find the earlier editions, which he expected certainly must be someplace because that book was based on an oration delivered by Emerson in the 1830s.Ex. I am fairly certain that this amazes and confuses many users.Ex. For a decade or so, Liszt thrilled and astounded audiences at a time when virtuosity was the norm.Ex. I was a little startled in some ways by a statement that other decisions have been directed towards achieving a consistent form of heading.----* asombrarse = raise + eyebrows.* no ser de asombrar que = it + be + little wonder that.* * *1.verbo transitivo to amaze, astonishme dejó asombrada — I was stunned o amazed
2.me asombró su reacción — I was astonished o taken aback by his reaction
asombrarse v pron to be astonished o amazedasombrarse de/por/con algo: se asombró con los resultados she was amazed o astonished at the results; yo ya no me asombro por nada nothing surprises me any more; se asombró de que... — he was very surprised that...
* * *= surprise, amaze, astound, startle.Ex: He was surprised that he couldn't find the earlier editions, which he expected certainly must be someplace because that book was based on an oration delivered by Emerson in the 1830s.
Ex: I am fairly certain that this amazes and confuses many users.Ex: For a decade or so, Liszt thrilled and astounded audiences at a time when virtuosity was the norm.Ex: I was a little startled in some ways by a statement that other decisions have been directed towards achieving a consistent form of heading.* asombrarse = raise + eyebrows.* no ser de asombrar que = it + be + little wonder that.* * *asombrar [A1 ]vtto amaze, astonishme dejó asombrada I was stunned o amazed o astonished, it amazed o astonished meme asombra que lo haya sabido I'm amazed o astonished that he knew itasombra la perseverancia con que trabaja the perseverance with which he works is quite astonishing o amazing o incredibleme asombró su violenta reacción I was astonished o stunned o taken aback by his violent reactionaunque sea muy normal a mí no deja de asombrarme it may be quite normal but I still find it astonishing o incredible o amazingto be astonished o amazed asombrarse DE/ POR/ CON algo:se asombró con los resultados/con lo rápido que lo hice she was amazed o astonished at the results/at how quickly I did ityo ya no me asombro por nada nothing surprises me any morese asombró de que no hubieras llegado he was very surprised that you hadn't arrived* * *
asombrar ( conjugate asombrar) verbo transitivo
to amaze, astonish;◊ me asombró su reacción I was astonished o taken aback by his reaction
asombrarse verbo pronominal
to be astonished o amazed;
se asombró con los resultados she was amazed o astonished at the results;
yo ya no me asombro por nada nothing surprises me any more
asombrar verbo transitivo to amaze, astonish
' asombrar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
admirar
- deslumbrar
- extrañar
- encandilar
English:
amaze
- astonish
- astound
- loop
- stagger
* * *♦ vtto amaze, to astonish;el tenor volvió a asombrar a todos con su maestría once again the tenor amazed o astonished everyone with his masterful performance;el colorido del paisaje nunca deja de asombrarme it never ceases to amaze o astonish me how colourful the landscape is;me asombra oír sus quejas I'm surprised to hear her complain* * *v/t amaze, astonish* * *asombrar vtmaravillar: to amaze, to astonish* * *asombrar vb to amaze
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