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1 gackernd
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2 CACKLE
• Cackling hen does not always lay (A) - За бездельника язык работает (3)• Don't cackle till your egg is laid - Не говори "гон", пока не перескочишь (H)• He that would have eggs must endure the cackling of hens - Любить тепло - и дым тер петь (Л), Любишь смородину, люби и оскомину (Л)• 'Tis not the hen that cackles most that lays the most eggs - За бездельника язык работает (3), Кто говорит без умолку, в том мало толку (K), Кто много говорит, тот мало делает (K), Много слов, а мало дела (M) -
3 kaok-kaokan
cackling; yelling, screaming -
4 graznido
• cackling• cawing• croak• quack -
5 gogail
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6 Geschnatter
n; -s, kein Pl.; umg., pej.2. fig. chatter(ing)* * *das Geschnattercackle* * *Ge|schnạt|ter [gə'ʃnatɐ]nt -s, no pl (lit)cackle, cackling; (fig) jabber, jabbering* * *(fast, incoherent talk.) gabble* * *Ge·schnat·ter<-s>[gəˈʃnatɐ]\Geschnatter der Menschen chatter [or chattering] of people* * *das; Geschnatters (ugs.)1) (das Schnattern) cackling; cackle* * ** * *das; Geschnatters (ugs.)1) (das Schnattern) cackling; cackle -
7 Gegacker
n; -s, kein Pl.1. von Hühnern: clucking2. umg., fig. von Mädchen: cackling* * *Ge|gạ|cker [gə'gakɐ]nt -s, no pl (lit, fig)cackle, cackling* * *Ge·ga·cker<-s>[gəˈgakɐ]nt kein pl cackling* * *1. von Hühnern: clucking2. umg, fig von Mädchen: cackling -
8 agarrado
adj.1 stingy, miserly, mean.2 clutched.past part.past participle of spanish verb: agarrar.* * *1→ link=agarrar agarrar► adjetivo1 familiar stingy, tight\bailar agarrado to dance cheek to cheek* * *ADJ1) mean, stingy2)* * *I- da adjetivoa) [ser] (fam) ( tacaño) tightfisted (colloq)b) [estar] (CS fam) ( enamorado) in loveII III* * *= stingy [stingier -comp., stingies -sup.], tight-fisted, miser, skinflint, penny-pinching, tightwad, cheapskate.Ex. All subjects completed a four-page questionnaire in which they rated Americans on six bipolar adjective dimensions: friendly/unfriendly, polite/impolite, industrious/lazy, religious/anti-religious, generous/ stingy, and patriotic/not patriotic.Ex. The money for modernizing Indian towns will have to come out of the pockets of leading merchants, men stereotyped as tight-fisted scrooges.Ex. If one were to think of an analogue outside the library situation, one would conjure up the image of a miser cackling with delight as he counts and recounts his beloved coins.Ex. He is been described as a penny-pinching skinflint tightwad who would sooner die than part with a dollar.Ex. He is been described as a penny-pinching skinflint tightwad who would sooner die than part with a dollar.Ex. He is been described as a penny-pinching skinflint tightwad who would sooner die than part with a dollar.Ex. Most of these cheapskates will not come right out and tell you that they don't want to pay anything for your software.* * *I- da adjetivoa) [ser] (fam) ( tacaño) tightfisted (colloq)b) [estar] (CS fam) ( enamorado) in loveII III* * *= stingy [stingier -comp., stingies -sup.], tight-fisted, miser, skinflint, penny-pinching, tightwad, cheapskate.Ex: All subjects completed a four-page questionnaire in which they rated Americans on six bipolar adjective dimensions: friendly/unfriendly, polite/impolite, industrious/lazy, religious/anti-religious, generous/ stingy, and patriotic/not patriotic.
Ex: The money for modernizing Indian towns will have to come out of the pockets of leading merchants, men stereotyped as tight-fisted scrooges.Ex: If one were to think of an analogue outside the library situation, one would conjure up the image of a miser cackling with delight as he counts and recounts his beloved coins.Ex: He is been described as a penny-pinching skinflint tightwad who would sooner die than part with a dollar.Ex: He is been described as a penny-pinching skinflint tightwad who would sooner die than part with a dollar.Ex: He is been described as a penny-pinching skinflint tightwad who would sooner die than part with a dollar.Ex: Most of these cheapskates will not come right out and tell you that they don't want to pay anything for your software.* * *2masculine, feminine( fam)bailar agarrado to dance closely, dance cheek to cheek* * *
Del verbo agarrar: ( conjugate agarrar)
agarrado es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
agarrado
agarrar
agarrado 1◊ -da adjetivo
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino (fam) ( tacaño) skinflint (colloq), tightwad (AmE colloq)
agarrado 2 adverbio:
agarrar ( conjugate agarrar) verbo transitivo
1 ( sujetar) to grab, get hold of;
(con violencia, rapidez) she grabbed me by the arm
2 (esp AmL) ‹ objeto› ( tomar) to take;
( atajar) to catch;
3 (AmL) (pescar, atrapar) to catch;◊ si lo agarro, lo mato if I get o lay my hands on him, I'll kill him
4 (esp AmL) ( adquirir) ‹resfriado/pulmonía› to catch;
‹costumbre/vicio› to pick up;
‹ ritmo› to get into;
‹ velocidad› to gather, pick up;
le agarró asco he got sick of it;
le he agarrado odio I've come to hate him
5 (AmL) ( entender) ‹indirecta/chiste› to get
verbo intransitivo
1 (asir, sujetar):◊ toma, agarra here, hold this;
agarra por ahí take hold of that part
2 [planta/injerto] to take;
[ tornillo] to grip, catch;
[ ruedas] to grip;
[ tinte] to take
agarrarse verbo pronominal
1 ( asirse) to hold on;
agárrate bien or fuerte hold on tight;
agarradose a or de algo to hold on to sth;
2 ‹dedo/manga› to catch;
3 (esp AmL) ‹resfriado/pulmonía› to catch;
agarradose un disgusto/una rabieta to get upset/into a temper
4 (AmL fam) ( pelearse) to get into a fight;
agarradose con algn to have a set-to with sb (colloq)
agarrado,-a adjetivo
1 familiar stingy, tight
2 (baile) cheek-to-cheek dancing
agarrar verbo transitivo
1 (sujetar con fuerza) to grasp, seize: lo tienes bien agarrado, you are holding it tightly
2 LAm (coger) to take
3 fam (pillar a alguien, un resfriado) to catch
agarrar(se) una borrachera, to get drunk o fam pissed
' agarrado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
agarrar
- agarrada
- soltar
English:
meanie
- clutch
- grasp
- grip
- tight
* * *agarrado, -a♦ adj1. [asido]me tenía agarrado de un brazo/del cuello he had me by the arm/the throat;agarrados del brazo arm in arm;agarrados de la mano hand in hand♦ nm,fFam [tacaño]ser un agarrado to be tight o stingy♦ nmFam [baile] slow dance♦ advFambailar agarrado to dance cheek to cheek* * *adj1 fammean, stingy fam2:bailar agarrado dance close together* * * -
9 amado
adj.beloved, dear, darling, loved.m.1 dear, truelove, love.2 Amado.past part.past participle of spanish verb: amar.* * *1→ link=amar amar► adjetivo1 loved, beloved► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 love, sweetheart* * *(f. - amada)noun adj.* * *amado, -a1.ADJ dear, beloved2.SM / F lover, sweetheart* * *I- da adjetivo dear, belovedII- da masculino, femenino love, sweetheart* * *= beloved, loved, beloved, darling.Ex. If one were to think of an analogue outside the library situation, one would conjure up the image of a miser cackling with delight as he counts and recounts his beloved coins.Ex. Listening to stories, poems, nursery rhymes, nonsense, while occupied with a loved adult in a comforting activity, acclimatizes the infant to the rhythms of prose and poetry.Ex. This shows how quickly he lost his heart to his beloved, and that he believes in love at first sight.Ex. Anyhow, family -- including my darling niece and nephew, who were a little bit off their oats when I arrived.----* muy amado = much-loved.* ser amado = loved-one.* tan amado de todos = so beloved of all.* tan amado por todos = so beloved of all.* * *I- da adjetivo dear, belovedII- da masculino, femenino love, sweetheart* * *= beloved, loved, beloved, darling.Ex: If one were to think of an analogue outside the library situation, one would conjure up the image of a miser cackling with delight as he counts and recounts his beloved coins.
Ex: Listening to stories, poems, nursery rhymes, nonsense, while occupied with a loved adult in a comforting activity, acclimatizes the infant to the rhythms of prose and poetry.Ex: This shows how quickly he lost his heart to his beloved, and that he believes in love at first sight.Ex: Anyhow, family -- including my darling niece and nephew, who were a little bit off their oats when I arrived.* muy amado = much-loved.* ser amado = loved-one.* tan amado de todos = so beloved of all.* tan amado por todos = so beloved of all.* * *dear, belovedmasculine, femininelove, sweetheart* * *
Del verbo amar: ( conjugate amar)
amado es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
amado
amar
amado◊ -da adjetivo
dear, beloved
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino
love, sweetheart
amar ( conjugate amar) verbo transitivo
to love
amarse verbo pronominal ( recípr) to love each other
amado,-a
I adjetivo loved, beloved
II sustantivo masculino y femenino sweetheart
amar verbo transitivo to love
' amado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
amada
- querido
English:
beloved
- dear
* * *amado, -a♦ adjmis seres amados my loved ones♦ nm,floved one, beloved* * *m, amada f love, sweetheart* * *amado, -da adj: beloved, darlingamado, -da n: sweetheart, loved one -
10 avaro
adj.avaricious, greedy, grasping, miserly.m.miser, moneygrubber, Scrooge, money-grubber.* * *► adjetivo1 (tacaño) avaricious, miserly, mean; (codicioso) greedy, avaricious► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 (tacaño) miser; (codicioso) greedy person* * *avaro, -a1.ADJ miserly, meanser avaro de o en alabanzas — to be sparing in one's praise
2.SM / F miser* * *I- ra adjetivo miserlyII- ra masculino, femenino miser* * *= miser, stingy [stingier -comp., stingies -sup.], tight-fisted, scrooge, skinflint, penny-pinching, tightwad, cheapskate.Ex. If one were to think of an analogue outside the library situation, one would conjure up the image of a miser cackling with delight as he counts and recounts his beloved coins.Ex. All subjects completed a four-page questionnaire in which they rated Americans on six bipolar adjective dimensions: friendly/unfriendly, polite/impolite, industrious/lazy, religious/anti-religious, generous/ stingy, and patriotic/not patriotic.Ex. The money for modernizing Indian towns will have to come out of the pockets of leading merchants, men stereotyped as tight-fisted scrooges.Ex. The money for modernizing Indian towns will have to come out of the pockets of leading merchants, men stereotyped as tight-fisted scrooges.Ex. He is been described as a penny-pinching skinflint tightwad who would sooner die than part with a dollar.Ex. He is been described as a penny-pinching skinflint tightwad who would sooner die than part with a dollar.Ex. He is been described as a penny-pinching skinflint tightwad who would sooner die than part with a dollar.Ex. Most of these cheapskates will not come right out and tell you that they don't want to pay anything for your software.* * *I- ra adjetivo miserlyII- ra masculino, femenino miser* * *= miser, stingy [stingier -comp., stingies -sup.], tight-fisted, scrooge, skinflint, penny-pinching, tightwad, cheapskate.Ex: If one were to think of an analogue outside the library situation, one would conjure up the image of a miser cackling with delight as he counts and recounts his beloved coins.
Ex: All subjects completed a four-page questionnaire in which they rated Americans on six bipolar adjective dimensions: friendly/unfriendly, polite/impolite, industrious/lazy, religious/anti-religious, generous/ stingy, and patriotic/not patriotic.Ex: The money for modernizing Indian towns will have to come out of the pockets of leading merchants, men stereotyped as tight-fisted scrooges.Ex: The money for modernizing Indian towns will have to come out of the pockets of leading merchants, men stereotyped as tight-fisted scrooges.Ex: He is been described as a penny-pinching skinflint tightwad who would sooner die than part with a dollar.Ex: He is been described as a penny-pinching skinflint tightwad who would sooner die than part with a dollar.Ex: He is been described as a penny-pinching skinflint tightwad who would sooner die than part with a dollar.Ex: Most of these cheapskates will not come right out and tell you that they don't want to pay anything for your software.* * *miserlymasculine, femininemiser* * *
avaro◊ -ra adjetivo
miserly
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino
miser
avaro,-a
1 adjetivo avaricious, miserly
II sustantivo masculino y femenino miser
' avaro' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
avara
- rata
- miserable
- ruin
English:
miser
- miserly
* * *avaro, -a♦ adj[codicioso] greedy; [tacaño] miserly, stingy, Br mean♦ nm,f[codicioso] greedy person; [tacaño] miser* * *I adj miserly;ser avaro de algo be sparing with sth;es muy avaro de su vida personal he gives very little away about his private lifeII m, avara f miser* * *avaro, -ra adj: miserly, greedyavaro, -ra n: miser* * *avaro1 adj meanavaro2 n miser -
11 cicatero
adj.1 niggardly, scrimpy, close-fisted, niggard.2 prudish.m.miser, skinflint, Scrooge, niggard.* * *► adjetivo1 stingy, mean► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 miser* * *cicatero, -a1.ADJ stingy, mean2.SM / F miser, skinflint* * *I- ra adjetivo (fam) tightfisted (colloq)II- ra masculino, femenino (fam) skinflint (colloq)* * *= stingy [stingier -comp., stingies -sup.], tight-fisted, miser, skinflint, penny-pinching, tightwad, cheapskate.Ex. All subjects completed a four-page questionnaire in which they rated Americans on six bipolar adjective dimensions: friendly/unfriendly, polite/impolite, industrious/lazy, religious/anti-religious, generous/ stingy, and patriotic/not patriotic.Ex. The money for modernizing Indian towns will have to come out of the pockets of leading merchants, men stereotyped as tight-fisted scrooges.Ex. If one were to think of an analogue outside the library situation, one would conjure up the image of a miser cackling with delight as he counts and recounts his beloved coins.Ex. He is been described as a penny-pinching skinflint tightwad who would sooner die than part with a dollar.Ex. He is been described as a penny-pinching skinflint tightwad who would sooner die than part with a dollar.Ex. He is been described as a penny-pinching skinflint tightwad who would sooner die than part with a dollar.Ex. Most of these cheapskates will not come right out and tell you that they don't want to pay anything for your software.* * *I- ra adjetivo (fam) tightfisted (colloq)II- ra masculino, femenino (fam) skinflint (colloq)* * *= stingy [stingier -comp., stingies -sup.], tight-fisted, miser, skinflint, penny-pinching, tightwad, cheapskate.Ex: All subjects completed a four-page questionnaire in which they rated Americans on six bipolar adjective dimensions: friendly/unfriendly, polite/impolite, industrious/lazy, religious/anti-religious, generous/ stingy, and patriotic/not patriotic.
Ex: The money for modernizing Indian towns will have to come out of the pockets of leading merchants, men stereotyped as tight-fisted scrooges.Ex: If one were to think of an analogue outside the library situation, one would conjure up the image of a miser cackling with delight as he counts and recounts his beloved coins.Ex: He is been described as a penny-pinching skinflint tightwad who would sooner die than part with a dollar.Ex: He is been described as a penny-pinching skinflint tightwad who would sooner die than part with a dollar.Ex: He is been described as a penny-pinching skinflint tightwad who would sooner die than part with a dollar.Ex: Most of these cheapskates will not come right out and tell you that they don't want to pay anything for your software.* * *se dice ahorrador, pero es más bien cicatero he says he's thrifty, but I'd call him a misermasculine, feminine* * *
cicatero◊ -ra adjetivo (fam) tightfisted (colloq)
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino (fam) skinflint (colloq)
' cicatero' also found in these entries:
English:
penny-pinching
* * *cicatero, -a♦ adjstingy, mean, Br miserly♦ nm,fskinflint, miser* * *I adj stingyII m, cicatera f miser, tightwad fam -
12 estimado
adj.1 dear.2 esteemed, estimated, valued, cherished.m.estimate, appraisal.past part.past participle of spanish verb: estimar.* * *1→ link=estimar estimar► adjetivo1 (apreciado) esteemed, respected2 (valorado) valued, estimated\estimado señor / estimada señora (en carta) Dear Sir / Dear Madam* * *ADJ esteemed, respected"Estimado señor Pérez" — "Dear Mr Pérez"
* * *- da adjetivo dearestimado señor Díaz — (Corresp) Dear Mr Díaz
* * *= beloved, projected, loved, esteemed, valued, dear [dearer -comp., dearest -sup.], estimated.Ex. If one were to think of an analogue outside the library situation, one would conjure up the image of a miser cackling with delight as he counts and recounts his beloved coins.Ex. The areas allowed for housing books were based on the size of the existing collection, plus the projected annual acquisition rate multiplied by ten years.Ex. Listening to stories, poems, nursery rhymes, nonsense, while occupied with a loved adult in a comforting activity, acclimatizes the infant to the rhythms of prose and poetry.Ex. This tremendous outpouring of titles is one reason why British publishing has such a highly esteemed place in the world.Ex. One very elementary kind of invitation might be the introduction of lavatories in public libraries: a facility to be found in department stores, which are interested in service to valued customers.Ex. Heaney noted that 'in the first place and in the last resort, libraries are for dear life also'.Ex. This youthfulness explains the estimated loss to the profession of 105 librarians by 1983.----* muy estimado = highly regarded, highly esteemed, highly reputed.* * *- da adjetivo dearestimado señor Díaz — (Corresp) Dear Mr Díaz
* * *= beloved, projected, loved, esteemed, valued, dear [dearer -comp., dearest -sup.], estimated.Ex: If one were to think of an analogue outside the library situation, one would conjure up the image of a miser cackling with delight as he counts and recounts his beloved coins.
Ex: The areas allowed for housing books were based on the size of the existing collection, plus the projected annual acquisition rate multiplied by ten years.Ex: Listening to stories, poems, nursery rhymes, nonsense, while occupied with a loved adult in a comforting activity, acclimatizes the infant to the rhythms of prose and poetry.Ex: This tremendous outpouring of titles is one reason why British publishing has such a highly esteemed place in the world.Ex: One very elementary kind of invitation might be the introduction of lavatories in public libraries: a facility to be found in department stores, which are interested in service to valued customers.Ex: Heaney noted that 'in the first place and in the last resort, libraries are for dear life also'.Ex: This youthfulness explains the estimated loss to the profession of 105 librarians by 1983.* muy estimado = highly regarded, highly esteemed, highly reputed.* * *estimado -dadearmi estimado amigo my dear friendestimado señor Díaz ( Corresp) Dear Mr Díaz* * *
Del verbo estimar: ( conjugate estimar)
estimado es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
estimado
estimar
estimado◊ -da adjetivo
dear
estimar ( conjugate estimar) verbo transitivo
1
( tener cariño) to be fond of
2 (frml) ( considerar) (+ compl) to consider, deem (frml)
estimado,-a adjetivo
1 esteemed, respected
Estimado Señor Pérez, (en carta) Dear Mr Pérez
2 (apreciado, valorado) appreciated
estimar verbo transitivo
1 frml (sentir cariño) to esteem, respect
2 (juzgar, considerar) to consider, think: no lo estimo necesario, I don't think it is necessary
3 (valorar) to appreciate, think highly of: estimo tu ayuda, I appreciate your help
4 (calcular) to estimate
' estimado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aproximada
- aproximado
- considerada
- considerado
- estimada
- señor
- presupuesto
English:
dear
* * *estimado, -a adj1. [querido] esteemed, respected;estimado Señor [en carta] Dear Sir2. [aproximado] estimated* * *estimado, -da adj: esteemed, dearEstimado señor Ortiz: Dear Mr. Ortiz -
13 evocar una imagen de
(v.) = conjure up + an image of, conjure up + a vision ofEx. If one were to think of an analogue outside the library situation, one would conjure up the image of a miser cackling with delight as he counts and recounts his beloved coins.Ex. The scythe, to me, conjures up a vision of warm summer days and lingering sunsets, straw hats, sackcloth and shire horses.* * *(v.) = conjure up + an image of, conjure up + a vision ofEx: If one were to think of an analogue outside the library situation, one would conjure up the image of a miser cackling with delight as he counts and recounts his beloved coins.
Ex: The scythe, to me, conjures up a vision of warm summer days and lingering sunsets, straw hats, sackcloth and shire horses. -
14 hacer imaginar
(v.) = conjure up + an image of, conjure up + a vision ofEx. If one were to think of an analogue outside the library situation, one would conjure up the image of a miser cackling with delight as he counts and recounts his beloved coins.Ex. The scythe, to me, conjures up a vision of warm summer days and lingering sunsets, straw hats, sackcloth and shire horses.* * *(v.) = conjure up + an image of, conjure up + a vision ofEx: If one were to think of an analogue outside the library situation, one would conjure up the image of a miser cackling with delight as he counts and recounts his beloved coins.
Ex: The scythe, to me, conjures up a vision of warm summer days and lingering sunsets, straw hats, sackcloth and shire horses. -
15 hacer pensar en
(v.) = conjure, conjure up + a picture of, bring to + mind, conjure up + an image of, conjure up, conjure up + a vision ofEx. Any funeral scene in a story inevitably conjures in myself memories of my childhood spent as the son of an undertaker.Ex. This article argues in favour of the term 'conservator' rather than 'restorer' of books as the former does not conjure up a picture of the Victorian artisan vandalising documents with irreversible treatments simply for effect.Ex. These commands bring to mind word frequency-based automatic indexing algorithms of the past 3 decades.Ex. If one were to think of an analogue outside the library situation, one would conjure up the image of a miser cackling with delight as he counts and recounts his beloved coins.Ex. As we enter full-throttle into the Information Age, the mere mention of 'the information highway' conjures up a predictable set of high-tech images.Ex. The scythe, to me, conjures up a vision of warm summer days and lingering sunsets, straw hats, sackcloth and shire horses.* * *(v.) = conjure, conjure up + a picture of, bring to + mind, conjure up + an image of, conjure up, conjure up + a vision ofEx: Any funeral scene in a story inevitably conjures in myself memories of my childhood spent as the son of an undertaker.
Ex: This article argues in favour of the term 'conservator' rather than 'restorer' of books as the former does not conjure up a picture of the Victorian artisan vandalising documents with irreversible treatments simply for effect.Ex: These commands bring to mind word frequency-based automatic indexing algorithms of the past 3 decades.Ex: If one were to think of an analogue outside the library situation, one would conjure up the image of a miser cackling with delight as he counts and recounts his beloved coins.Ex: As we enter full-throttle into the Information Age, the mere mention of 'the information highway' conjures up a predictable set of high-tech images.Ex: The scythe, to me, conjures up a vision of warm summer days and lingering sunsets, straw hats, sackcloth and shire horses. -
16 pesetero
adj.penny-pinching, cheapskate, stingy.* * *► adjetivo1 money-grubbing► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 money-grubber* * *ADJ1) (=avaro) money-grabbing *, mercenary2) Méx [comerciante] small-time* * *- ra adjetivo (Esp fam) money-grubbing (colloq)* * *= stingy [stingier -comp., stingies -sup.], tight-fisted, miser, skinflint, penny-pinching, tightwad.Ex. All subjects completed a four-page questionnaire in which they rated Americans on six bipolar adjective dimensions: friendly/unfriendly, polite/impolite, industrious/lazy, religious/anti-religious, generous/ stingy, and patriotic/not patriotic.Ex. The money for modernizing Indian towns will have to come out of the pockets of leading merchants, men stereotyped as tight-fisted scrooges.Ex. If one were to think of an analogue outside the library situation, one would conjure up the image of a miser cackling with delight as he counts and recounts his beloved coins.Ex. He is been described as a penny-pinching skinflint tightwad who would sooner die than part with a dollar.Ex. He is been described as a penny-pinching skinflint tightwad who would sooner die than part with a dollar.Ex. He is been described as a penny-pinching skinflint tightwad who would sooner die than part with a dollar.* * *- ra adjetivo (Esp fam) money-grubbing (colloq)* * *= stingy [stingier -comp., stingies -sup.], tight-fisted, miser, skinflint, penny-pinching, tightwad.Ex: All subjects completed a four-page questionnaire in which they rated Americans on six bipolar adjective dimensions: friendly/unfriendly, polite/impolite, industrious/lazy, religious/anti-religious, generous/ stingy, and patriotic/not patriotic.
Ex: The money for modernizing Indian towns will have to come out of the pockets of leading merchants, men stereotyped as tight-fisted scrooges.Ex: If one were to think of an analogue outside the library situation, one would conjure up the image of a miser cackling with delight as he counts and recounts his beloved coins.Ex: He is been described as a penny-pinching skinflint tightwad who would sooner die than part with a dollar.Ex: He is been described as a penny-pinching skinflint tightwad who would sooner die than part with a dollar.Ex: He is been described as a penny-pinching skinflint tightwad who would sooner die than part with a dollar.* * *masculine, feminine* * *
pesetero,-a adjetivo stingy: no te hará nada gratis, es muy pesetero, he won't do anything for nothing, he's so mercenary
' pesetero' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
pesetera
* * *♦ adjmoney-grubbing♦ nm,fmoneygrubber* * *adj fammoney-grubbing fam -
17 querido
adj.1 dear, dearest.2 dear, beloved, loved.f. & m.darling, sweetheart, sweetie, honey.past part.past participle of spanish verb: querer.* * *1→ link=querer querer► adjetivo1 (amado) dear, beloved; (en carta) dear► nombre masculino,nombre femenino2 familiar (apelativo) darling* * *1. (f. - querida)noundear, honey2. (f. - querida)adj.dear, beloved* * *querido, -a1. ADJ1) (=amado) dearqueridos amigos, nos hemos reunido para... — dear friends, we are assembled here to...
queridos hermanos — (Rel) dearly beloved
un alcalde querido por todos — a mayor who is well-liked in the community, a popular mayor
2) [en cartas] dearQueridos padres: — Dear parents,
3) And nice2. SM / F1) [uso apelativo] darling¡sí, querido! — yes, darling!
2) (=amante) lover* * *I- da adjetivob) (Corresp) Dearc) (Col fam) ( simpático) niceII- da masculino, femeninoa) ( como apelativo) darling, dear, sweetheartb) ( amante) (m) fancy man; (f) fancy woman* * *= beloved, dear [dearer -comp., dearest -sup.], beloved, darling.Ex. If one were to think of an analogue outside the library situation, one would conjure up the image of a miser cackling with delight as he counts and recounts his beloved coins.Ex. Heaney noted that 'in the first place and in the last resort, libraries are for dear life also'.Ex. This shows how quickly he lost his heart to his beloved, and that he believes in love at first sight.Ex. Anyhow, family -- including my darling niece and nephew, who were a little bit off their oats when I arrived.----* muy querido = much-loved.* ser querido = loved-one.* tan querido de todos = so beloved of all.* tan querido por todos = so beloved of all.* un querido = a little something on the side.* * *I- da adjetivob) (Corresp) Dearc) (Col fam) ( simpático) niceII- da masculino, femeninoa) ( como apelativo) darling, dear, sweetheartb) ( amante) (m) fancy man; (f) fancy woman* * *= beloved, dear [dearer -comp., dearest -sup.], beloved, darling.Ex: If one were to think of an analogue outside the library situation, one would conjure up the image of a miser cackling with delight as he counts and recounts his beloved coins.
Ex: Heaney noted that 'in the first place and in the last resort, libraries are for dear life also'.Ex: This shows how quickly he lost his heart to his beloved, and that he believes in love at first sight.Ex: Anyhow, family -- including my darling niece and nephew, who were a little bit off their oats when I arrived.* muy querido = much-loved.* ser querido = loved-one.* tan querido de todos = so beloved of all.* tan querido por todos = so beloved of all.* un querido = a little something on the side.* * *1(amado): mi querida patria my beloved countryes uno de mis recuerdos más queridos it's one of my fondest o dearest o most cherished memoriesrodeado de su familia y de sus seres queridos surrounded by his family and loved onestu querido hermano me ha vuelto a dejar plantada ( iró); your darling o dear brother has stood me up again ( iro)2 ( Corresp) DearQueridos padres/tíos Dear Mother and Father/Aunt and UncleMi querido Carlos My dear Carlos, Dearest CarlosMi querida amiga Dear friend ( frml)¡mira qué querido! how nice o kind of him!es una niña muy querida she's such a nice o ( BrE) lovely girlmasculine, feminine1 ( como apelativo) darling, dear, sweetheartlo vi en el restaurante con su querida I saw him in the restaurant with his fancy woman o with that woman he's having an affair with* * *
Del verbo querer: ( conjugate querer)
querido es:
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querer
querido
querer ( conjugate querer) verbo transitivo ( amar) to love;
sus alumnos lo quieren mucho his pupils are very fond of him;
¡por lo que más quieras! for pity's sake!, for God's sake!
1a) (expresando deseo, intención, voluntad):
quisiera una habitación doble I'd like a double room;
¿qué más quieres? what more do you want?;
hazlo cuando/como quieras do it whenever/however you like;
iba a hacerlo pero él no quiso I was going to do it but he didn't want me to;
tráemelo mañana ¿quieres? bring it tomorrow, will you?;
no quiero I don't want to;
quiero ir I want to go;
quisiera reservar una mesa I'd like to book a table;
quisiera poder ayudarte I wish I could help you;
no quiso comer nada she wouldn't eat anything;
quiero que estudies más I want you to study harder;
¡qué quieres que te diga …! quite honestly o frankly …;
el destino así lo quiso it was destined to be;
querido es poder where there's a will there's a wayb) ( al ofrecer algo):◊ ¿quieres un café? would you like a coffee?;
( menos formal) do you want a coffee?c) ( introduciendo un pedido):◊ ¿querrías hacerme un favor? could you do me a favor?;
¿te quieres callar? be quiet, will you?
2 ( en locs)
donde quiera que wherever;
queriendo ( adrede) on purpose, deliberately;
sin querer accidentally;
fue sin querido it was an accident;
querer decir to mean;
¿qué quieres decir con eso? what do you mean by that?
3 ( como precio):◊ ¿cuánto quieres por el coche? how much do you want o are you asking for the car?
quererse verbo pronominal ( recípr):
querido -da adjetivo
seres queridos loved ones;
un profesor muy querido por todos a well-liked teacherb) (Corresp) Dear
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino
(f) fancy woman
querer
I verbo transitivo
1 (a alguien) to love
2 (algo) to want, wish ➣ Ver nota en want
3 (intención, ruego, ofrecimiento) to like: ¿quieres otra taza de té?, would you like another cup of tea?
¿quieres callarte?, will you shut up?
II sustantivo masculino love, affection
♦ Locuciones: quieras o no, tendrás que oírme, you'll have to listen to me, whether you want to or not
querer decir, to mean
ser algo un quiero y no puedo, to try to make people think that one is more affluent than one actually is
como quiera que, since: como quiera que no pueden vernos, no saben qué aspecto tenemos, since they can't see us, they don't know what we look like
sin querer, unintentionally, by accident
querido,-a
I adjetivo dear, beloved
II sustantivo masculino y femenino
1 darling
2 pey (hombre) lover
(mujer) mistress
' querido' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cariño
- querida
- reparar
- ser
English:
baby
- darling
- dear
- ducky
- elementary
- precious
- beloved
- bereaved
- bereavement
- loved one
* * *querido, -a♦ adj1. [en cartas] dear;Querido Juan Dear Juan;Queridos padres Dear Mum and Dad;Mi querido amigo Dear friend2. [amado]la pena que causa la muerte de alguien querido the pain of losing a loved one o someone dear to you;el alcalde era querido por todos the mayor was loved by everyone;una ciudad especialmente querida para el cantante a city that is particularly close to the singer's heart♦ nm,f1. [amante] lover2. [apelativo afectuoso] darling* * *I part → querer1II adj dear* * *querido, -da adj: dear, belovedquerido, -da n: dear, sweetheart* * *querido adj dear -
18 recontar
v.to recount (cantidad), to relate distinctly.* * *1 (volver a calcular) to recount, count again2 (volver a narrar) to recount, retell* * *VT1) [+ cantidad] to recount, count again2) [+ cuento] to retell, tell again* * *= recount.Ex. If one were to think of an analogue outside the library situation, one would conjure up the image of a miser cackling with delight as he counts and recounts his beloved coins.* * *= recount.Ex: If one were to think of an analogue outside the library situation, one would conjure up the image of a miser cackling with delight as he counts and recounts his beloved coins.
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19 reírse con regocijo
(v.) = cackle + with delightEx. If one were to think of an analogue outside the library situation, one would conjure up the image of a miser cackling with delight as he counts and recounts his beloved coins.* * *(v.) = cackle + with delightEx: If one were to think of an analogue outside the library situation, one would conjure up the image of a miser cackling with delight as he counts and recounts his beloved coins.
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20 roñica
► adjetivo1 familiar mean, stingy1 familiar scrooge, miser* * *= stingy [stingier -comp., stingies -sup.], tight-fisted, miser, skinflint, penny-pinching, tightwad.Ex. All subjects completed a four-page questionnaire in which they rated Americans on six bipolar adjective dimensions: friendly/unfriendly, polite/impolite, industrious/lazy, religious/anti-religious, generous/ stingy, and patriotic/not patriotic.Ex. The money for modernizing Indian towns will have to come out of the pockets of leading merchants, men stereotyped as tight-fisted scrooges.Ex. If one were to think of an analogue outside the library situation, one would conjure up the image of a miser cackling with delight as he counts and recounts his beloved coins.Ex. He is been described as a penny-pinching skinflint tightwad who would sooner die than part with a dollar.Ex. He is been described as a penny-pinching skinflint tightwad who would sooner die than part with a dollar.Ex. He is been described as a penny-pinching skinflint tightwad who would sooner die than part with a dollar.* * *= stingy [stingier -comp., stingies -sup.], tight-fisted, miser, skinflint, penny-pinching, tightwad.Ex: All subjects completed a four-page questionnaire in which they rated Americans on six bipolar adjective dimensions: friendly/unfriendly, polite/impolite, industrious/lazy, religious/anti-religious, generous/ stingy, and patriotic/not patriotic.
Ex: The money for modernizing Indian towns will have to come out of the pockets of leading merchants, men stereotyped as tight-fisted scrooges.Ex: If one were to think of an analogue outside the library situation, one would conjure up the image of a miser cackling with delight as he counts and recounts his beloved coins.Ex: He is been described as a penny-pinching skinflint tightwad who would sooner die than part with a dollar.Ex: He is been described as a penny-pinching skinflint tightwad who would sooner die than part with a dollar.Ex: He is been described as a penny-pinching skinflint tightwad who would sooner die than part with a dollar.* * *
roñica
I adjetivo stingy, miserly
II mf skinflint, tightwad
* * *♦ adjstingy, tight♦ nmfskinflint
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