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1 gruñón
adj.grumpy, cranky, grouchy, gruff.m.grouch, grumbler, grump, snarler.* * *► adjetivo1 grumbling, grumpy► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 grumbler, grouch* * *gruñón, -ona1.ADJ grumpy, grumbling2.SM / F grumbler* * *I- ñona adjetivo (fam) grumpy (colloq)II- ñona masculino, femenino (fam) grump (colloq), grouse (colloq)* * *= grumpy [grumpier -comp., grumpiest -sup.], cranky [crankier -comp., crankiest -sup.], curmudgeon, curmudgeonly, cantankerous, bad-tempered, crusty [crustier -comp., crustiest -sup.], irascible, crabby [crabbier -comp., crabbiest, -sup.], ornery, misery guts, grouch, sour puss, testy [testier -comp., testiest -sup.].Ex. That's despite grumpy comments like those of William Hartston who said it was 'surely one of the ugliest words ever to slither its way into our dictionaries'.Ex. For example, you already know that living in a windowless room will make you cranky and out of sorts.Ex. The most common problem suffered by curmudgeons turns out to be their circumscribed social life.Ex. Offended by the idea of an addict selling sneakers to kids, he launched into a curmudgeonly rant.Ex. To attain this order within the structure of chaos, Eros divided himself into two parts: Eros as amicable, social love and Eros as cantankerous, divisive discord.Ex. He was a brave novelist but also bad-tempered, churlish and subject to fits of rage.Ex. For this crusty author as well as for that young one having fun being famous is what matters = Tanto para este autor hosco como para aquel autor joven, ser famoso es lo que importa.Ex. He was a rag-and-bone man living with his irascible father in a junkyard with only their horse for company.Ex. The normally perky and intrepid Cristina is flat out crabby these days.Ex. My mama says that alligators are ornery because they got all them teeth and no toothbrush.Ex. At the other end of the scale are misery guts, who are neither happy with their job role nor their employer.Ex. We all have a grouch in our lives and if we wake up on the wrong side of the bed or take our daily mean pill, at the very nicest, we have been described as a ' grouch'.Ex. It is no fun being around you when you are being such a sour puss.Ex. We're assailed by doubts, mortified by our own shortcomings, surrounded by freaks, testy over silly details.----* vieja gruñona = grumpy old woman.* viejo gruñón = grumpy old man, grumpy old sod.* * *I- ñona adjetivo (fam) grumpy (colloq)II- ñona masculino, femenino (fam) grump (colloq), grouse (colloq)* * *= grumpy [grumpier -comp., grumpiest -sup.], cranky [crankier -comp., crankiest -sup.], curmudgeon, curmudgeonly, cantankerous, bad-tempered, crusty [crustier -comp., crustiest -sup.], irascible, crabby [crabbier -comp., crabbiest, -sup.], ornery, misery guts, grouch, sour puss, testy [testier -comp., testiest -sup.].Ex: That's despite grumpy comments like those of William Hartston who said it was 'surely one of the ugliest words ever to slither its way into our dictionaries'.
Ex: For example, you already know that living in a windowless room will make you cranky and out of sorts.Ex: The most common problem suffered by curmudgeons turns out to be their circumscribed social life.Ex: Offended by the idea of an addict selling sneakers to kids, he launched into a curmudgeonly rant.Ex: To attain this order within the structure of chaos, Eros divided himself into two parts: Eros as amicable, social love and Eros as cantankerous, divisive discord.Ex: He was a brave novelist but also bad-tempered, churlish and subject to fits of rage.Ex: For this crusty author as well as for that young one having fun being famous is what matters = Tanto para este autor hosco como para aquel autor joven, ser famoso es lo que importa.Ex: He was a rag-and-bone man living with his irascible father in a junkyard with only their horse for company.Ex: The normally perky and intrepid Cristina is flat out crabby these days.Ex: My mama says that alligators are ornery because they got all them teeth and no toothbrush.Ex: At the other end of the scale are misery guts, who are neither happy with their job role nor their employer.Ex: We all have a grouch in our lives and if we wake up on the wrong side of the bed or take our daily mean pill, at the very nicest, we have been described as a ' grouch'.Ex: It is no fun being around you when you are being such a sour puss.Ex: We're assailed by doubts, mortified by our own shortcomings, surrounded by freaks, testy over silly details.* vieja gruñona = grumpy old woman.* viejo gruñón = grumpy old man, grumpy old sod.* * *masculine, feminine* * *
gruñón
gruñón,-ona adjetivo grumpy
' gruñón' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
gruñona
English:
grouch
- grouchy
- grump
- grumpy
- nag
- nagging
* * *gruñón, -ona Fam♦ adjgrumpy♦ nm,fold grump* * *I adj famgrumpyII m, gruñona f famgrouch fam* * ** * *gruñón2 n moaner -
2 gruńón
• cranky• grotto• grotty• grouchy• ground• gruelling• gruffness• grumbling• grumblingly• grumpily• grumpish• grumpishly• grumpy person• irascible• snarler• testis unus testis nullis• tetanic -
3 viejo gruñón
(n.) = grumpy old man, grumpy old sodEx. The idea of male menopause (andropause) -- or grumpy old men syndrome -- has been steadily gaining ground in recent years.Ex. One of the few consolations of getting old is you are allowed to be a ' grumpy old sod'.* * *(n.) = grumpy old man, grumpy old sodEx: The idea of male menopause (andropause) -- or grumpy old men syndrome -- has been steadily gaining ground in recent years.
Ex: One of the few consolations of getting old is you are allowed to be a ' grumpy old sod'. -
4 viejo
adj.1 old, elderly, senile, long in the tooth.2 old, aged, antique.m.1 old man, elder, old timer, aged man.2 father.* * *► adjetivo1 (gen) old2 (desgastado) old, worn-out3 (antiguo) old, ancient► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 elderly people\caerse de viejo,-a figurado to be falling apart with ageestar viejo,-a to look oldhacer la cuenta a la vieja to count on one's fingershacerse viejo,-a to grow oldmás viejo,-a que Matusalén / más viejo,-a que ir a pie familiar as old as the hillsmi viejo,-a familiar (hombre) my old man, the old man 2 (mujer) my old woman, my old lady, the old ladymis viejos familiar my folks, my parentsmorir de viejo to die of old ageser gato viejo / ser perro viejo familiar to be a sly old foxviejo verde familiar dirty old man* * *1. (f. - vieja)adj.1) old2) worn2. (f. - vieja)nounold man / woman* * *viejo, -a1. ADJ1) (=de mucha edad) oldhacerse o ponerse viejo — to grow old, get old
de viejo me gustaría vivir junto al mar — when I'm old, I'd like to live by the sea
- más viejo que el cagar2) (=envejecido) old3) (=usado) oldropa vieja — old clothes [pl] ; (=de segunda mano) secondhand clothes [pl]
4) (=antiguo) old5)2. SM/ F1) (=persona mayor) old man/old womanlos viejos — the elderly, old people
verde 1., 6)el Viejo de Pascua — (LAm) Father Christmas
2) (LAm)*mi viejo — (=padre, esposo) my old man *
mi vieja — (=madre, esposa) my old woman *
mis viejos — ( esp LAm) (=padres) my parents, my folks *
3) (LAm)* (en oración directa) (=querido) darling4) (LAm)* (=chica)las viejas — the chicks *, the birds *
5) *(como excl) (=tío, colega) mate *, pal *, buddy (EEUU) ** * *I- ja adjetivo1) [ser] <persona/animal> old; <coche/ropa/casa> oldser más viejo que Matusalén — to be as old as the hills
2)a) [estar] <persona/animal> ( envejecido) oldb) [estar] <zapatos/pantalones> ( desgastado) old3) (delante del n) ( antiguo) <costumbre/amigo> old•II- ja masculino, femenino1) (m) old man; (f) old womanlos viejos — old people, the elderly
un viejecito or viejito encantador — a delightful old man
de viejo: se casó de viejo he was an old man when he got married; se murió de viejo — he died of old age
2) (fam) ( refiriéndose a los padres)mi viejo/mi vieja — my old man/lady (colloq)
tus viejos — your folks, your Mom and Dad
3) (AmL) (hablándole a un niño, al cónyuge etc) darling (colloq), love (colloq); ( a un amigo) buddy (AmE), mate (BrE)4) (Méx fam) ( esposo) (m) old man (colloq); (f) old woman o lady (colloq)* * *I- ja adjetivo1) [ser] <persona/animal> old; <coche/ropa/casa> oldser más viejo que Matusalén — to be as old as the hills
2)a) [estar] <persona/animal> ( envejecido) oldb) [estar] <zapatos/pantalones> ( desgastado) old3) (delante del n) ( antiguo) <costumbre/amigo> old•II- ja masculino, femenino1) (m) old man; (f) old womanlos viejos — old people, the elderly
un viejecito or viejito encantador — a delightful old man
de viejo: se casó de viejo he was an old man when he got married; se murió de viejo — he died of old age
2) (fam) ( refiriéndose a los padres)mi viejo/mi vieja — my old man/lady (colloq)
tus viejos — your folks, your Mom and Dad
3) (AmL) (hablándole a un niño, al cónyuge etc) darling (colloq), love (colloq); ( a un amigo) buddy (AmE), mate (BrE)4) (Méx fam) ( esposo) (m) old man (colloq); (f) old woman o lady (colloq)* * *viejo1= old [older -comp., oldest -sup.], long-standing, age-old, olde, hoary [hoarier -comp., hoariest -sup.], senile, timeworn, long-time [longtime].Ex: These circumvent many of the problems that must be tackled in subject indexing such as the emergence of new terms and new meanings for old words.
Ex: The struggle to make the library an integral part of the educational process is a long-standing one which has yet to be resolved.Ex: The current environment in higher education is providing an opportunity for librarians to define a future that will ensure their central role in the educational process and thus resolve these remaining age-old questions.Ex: The article 'Ye olde smart card' presents an annotated list of information sources on the credit card industry.Ex: I know this is a rather hoary topic, but I am going to mention it again.Ex: However, the advertisements were not found to support the societal stereotypes that the aged are inflexible, senile, physically deteriorated, and dependent.Ex: In the crest of the timeworn Black Mountains lies the summit of Mount Mitchell, the highest point east of the Mississippi.Ex: The late James Bennet Childs, one-time head of Descriptive Cataloging at LC and long-time documents specialist, has often pointed out how the quality of documents cataloging went downhill after the special cataloging unit was abolished.* cada vez más viejo = aging [ageing].* coche viejo = lemon, jalopy.* de la vieja guardia = old-style.* desde los viejos tiempos = since olden times.* loro viejo no aprende a hablar = you can't teach an old dog new tricks.* los viejos tiempos = the good old days.* más viejo que Matusalén = as old as Methuselah, as old as the hills.* morir de viejo = die of + old age.* Posesivo + viejas costumbres = Posesivo + old ways, Posesivo + old ways.* Posesivo + viejos hábitos = Posesivo + old ways, Posesivo + old ways.* ropa vieja = bubble and squeak.* vieja escuela, la = old school, the.* vieja guardia, la = old guard, the.* viejas costumbres nunca desaparecen, las = old ways never die, the.* viejo amigo = old friend, old buddy.* viejo amor = old flame.* Viejo Mundo, el = Old World, the.* viejos tiempos, los = good old days, the.* vino viejo en pellejos nuevos = old wine in new bottles.viejo2= old geezer, oldtimer [old-timer], old man, wrinkly [wrinklies, -pl.], long in the tooth.Ex: 'Old geezer!' exclaimed Carpozzi, staggered, dumbfounded.
Ex: Throughout the book, he demonstrates how racial tensions often overshadowed class and cultural differences between oldtimers and newcomers.Ex: The book follows Philip's development from a bashful teenager to a more self-assured, but tortured, adult, and finally to a pathetic old man, who often suffered from long bouts of debilitating depression.Ex: These wrinklies are the wise men who have been to hell and back.Ex: Training would be needed for the reception staff, who all said they were a bit long in the tooth for learning how to use a computer.* el viejo = the elder.* Plinio el Viejo = Pliny the Elder.* Posesivo + viejo = Posesivo + old man.* viejo chochopelmazo = dodderer, old fart.* viejo gruñón = grumpy old man, grumpy old sod.* viejo lobo de mar = old sea dog, old salty dog.* viejo pelmazo = old fart.* viejo pesado = old fart.* viejo verde = dirty old man.* viejo veterano = war horse.* * *A1 [ SER] ‹persona/animal› (de edad) oldno es tan viejo como parece he's not as old as he lookste estás haciendo viejo you're getting oldese peinado te hace vieja that hairstyle makes you look old2 [ SER] ‹coche/ropa/casa› oldtoda la ropa que tengo es vieja all my clothes are oldser más viejo que Matusalén or (CS) que andar a pie to be as old as the hillsese remedio es más viejo que Matusalén or que andar a pie that cure is as old as the hills o ( colloq) has been around for donkey's years3de viejo: una librería de viejo a secondhand bookshopzapatero de viejo cobblerB1 [ ESTAR] ‹persona/animal› (envejecido) oldya está viejo he's got(ten) old¡qué vieja estoy! ¡mírame las arrugas! I look so old! just look at these wrinkles!2 [ ESTAR] ‹zapatos/pantalones› (desgastado) oldes un abrigo bonito pero ya está viejo it's a nice coat but it's seen better days o it's getting oldC ( delante del n) (antiguo) ‹costumbre/amigo› oldestábamos recordando los viejos tiempos we were remembering old times o the old daysuna vieja leyenda an old legendCompuestos:feminine old guardel Viejo Continente Europeel Viejo Mundo the Old Worldmasculine Old TestamentD (anterior, precedente) oldla cocina vieja era mejor que ésta the old stove was better than this onemasculine, femininelos viejos old people, the elderlyno llegará a viejo he'll never reach old agede viejo hizo las paces con ella as an old man o when he was old he made his peace with herun viejo gruñón a grumpy old manuna viejecita or viejita muy amable a dear o sweet little old ladyun viejecito or viejito encantador a delightful old manCompuestos:B ( fam)(refiriéndose a los padres): mayor que mi viejo/mi vieja older than my old man/my old lady ( colloq)pídele dinero a tus viejos ask your folks o your Mom and Dad for some money ( colloq)(hablándole a un amigo): ¿te tomas otra copa, viejo? do you want another drink, pal o ( AmE) buddy o ( BrE) mate? ( colloq)* * *
viejo◊ -ja adjetivo
1 [ser] ‹persona/animal› old;
‹coche/ropa/casa› old;
2
¡qué vieja estoy! I look so old!
3 ( delante del n) ( antiguo) ‹costumbre/amigo› old;
Vviejo Testamento Old Testament
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino
1 (m) old man;
(f) old woman;
llegar a viejo to reach old age;
se casó de viejo he was an old man when he got married;
se murió de viejo he died of old age;
Vviejo Pascuero (Chi) See Also→ Papá Noel;
viejo verde or (Méx) viejo rabo verde (fam) dirty old man
2 (fam) ( refiriéndose a los padres):◊ mi viejo/mi vieja my old man/lady (colloq);
tus viejos your folks, your Mom and Dad
3 (AmL) (hablándole a un niño, al cónyuge etc) darling (colloq), love (colloq);
( a un amigo) buddy (AmE), mate (BrE)
4 (Méx fam) ( esposo) (m) old man (colloq);
(f) old woman o lady (colloq)
viejo,-a
I adjetivo old
una vieja iglesia, an old church
II sustantivo masculino y femenino old person
(hombre) old man
fam (padre) dad
(mujer) old woman
fam (madre) mum, US mom
fam (los padres) los viejos, the parents o folks
' viejo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acabada
- acabado
- cacharro
- casarse
- casco
- continente
- engarzar
- ir
- resabio
- retrasarse
- tartana
- usada
- usado
- verde
- vieja
- zorra
- zorro
- antiguo
- barrigón
- cafetera
- carcacha
- cascajo
- chocho
- de
- envejecer
- llegar
- maña
- para
- vez
English:
ageing
- archaic
- banger
- battered
- dig out
- dinosaur
- dirty
- ditch
- dog
- fall for
- frumpy
- get on
- grouch
- hulk
- irascible
- locate
- long-standing
- old
- old-looking
- rickety
- rust
- salvage
- shabby
- standby
- sugar daddy
- swap for
- trade in
- used
- date
- decrepit
- dirty old man
- father
- junk
- Santa Claus
- second-hand
- stale
- way
* * *viejo, -a♦ adj1. [en edad] old;está muy viejo para su edad he looks very old for his age;esa ropa te hace más viejo those clothes make you look older;hacerse viejo to get o grow old;de viejo fue cuando empezó a viajar it was only as an old man that he started to travel;morirse de viejo to die from old age;RP Famser más viejo que andar a pie to be as old as the hills, to have come out of the ark2. [usado] [ropa, aparato] old;estas botas están ya viejas these boots are worn out o past it now;una radio vieja an old radio;una librería de viejo a second-hand bookshop3. [antiguo] old;viejas canciones old songs;un viejo conocido an old acquaintance;es un chiste muy viejo it's a really old joke4. RP [de toda la vida]baila muy bien, es tanguero viejo he dances very well, he's always loved tango;a ése no le creas, que es mentiroso viejo don't you believe him, he's a born liar♦ nm,f1. [anciano] old man, f old lady;los viejos the elderly;los viejos del pueblo the old people in the village;llegar a viejo to live to be an old manRP Fam el viejo de la bolsa the bogeyman; Chile el Viejo Pascuero o de Pascua Santa Claus, Father Christmas;viejo verde dirty old man[madre] old girl;mis viejos my folks[amiga] girl, US girlfriend;¿qué hay de nuevo, viejo? what's new, Br mate o US buddy?¿querés un caramelo, mi viejo? Br do you want a sweet, love?, US do you want a piece of candy, honey?* * *I adj oldII m old man;mis viejos L.Am. fam my folks fam* * *viejo, -ja adj1) anciano: old, elderly2) antiguo: former, longstandingviejas tradiciones: old traditionsviejos amigos: old friends3) gastado: old, worn, worn-outviejo, -ja nanciano: old man m, old woman f* * *viejo1 adj old -
5 retobado
adj.1 artful, crafty. (Metaphorical)2 wild (animal); wild (person), unruly; rebellious. (Latin American)3 grumbling (gruñón). (Andes & Central America & Mexico)4 cunning (taimado). (Andes)5 unruly, rebellious, bolshy, insubordinate.6 obstinate, pigheaded, stubborn, headstrong.past part.past participle of spanish verb: retobar.* * *ADJ2) LAm [persona] (=taimado) sly, crafty; (=rebelde) rebellious; (=terco) obstinate; (=hosco) sullen; (=caprichoso) unpredictable, capricious* * ** * ** * *retobado -daAB( Chi fam) (directo): cuando vuelvas te vas retobado a la cama when you get back you're going straight to bed* * *retobado, -a adj2. Méx, RP [indómito] wild, unruly* * *adj L.Am.unruly -
6 roncero
adj.1 slothful, tardy.2 snarling, growling.3 flattering, wheedling, melliloquent.4 slow, tardy.5 unwilling (desganado); slack (gandul), slow.6 grumpy (gruñón).7 sly (taimado), sharp; nosey (entrometido). (Andes & Central America)* * *ADJ1) (Náut) slow, slow-moving, sluggish2) (=desganado) unwilling; (=gandul) slack, slow3) (=gruñón) grumpy, grouchy *4) (=cobista) smooth, smarmy * -
7 gruñona
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8 divertir
v.1 to entertain, to amuse.Su conversación divierte a María His conversation entertains Mary.2 to have fun, to enjoy to.Me divierte dispararle a las manzanas I have fun shooting apples.3 to be entertained by.Me divierte tu charla I am entertained by your conversation.4 to be pleased to.Me divierte bordar I am pleased to embroider.5 to divert, to deviate.El gerente divirtió fondos en secreto The manager diverted funds in secretEl accidente divirtió la atención The accident diverted the attention.* * *1 to amuse, entertain1 to enjoy oneself, have a good time■ ¡diviértete! enjoy yourself!* * *verbto amuse, entertain* * *1. VT1) (=hacer reír)2) (=entretener) to entertain, amusedivirtió a los niños con sus juegos de magia — he entertained the children with his magic tricks, he kept the children amused with his magic tricks
3) frm (=distraer) to distract2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo to amuse2.que te diviertas! — have fun!, enjoy yourself!
* * *= entertain, give + enjoyment.Ex. Libraries are changing into activity centres, where one can keep warm, or leave one's child to be entertained, but where the shelves are half-empty.Ex. Literary novels do not set out simply to entertain and give enjoyment; indeed they can be tremendously depressing.----* divertirse = have + fun, amuse, derive + enjoyment, disport + Reflexivo.* divertirse de lo lindo = have + a ball.* para divertirse = for kicks.* por divertirse = for kicks.* sólo por divertirse = (just) for the fun of (doing) it, (just) for the hell of (doing) it.* * *1.verbo transitivo to amuse2.que te diviertas! — have fun!, enjoy yourself!
* * *= entertain, give + enjoyment.Ex: Libraries are changing into activity centres, where one can keep warm, or leave one's child to be entertained, but where the shelves are half-empty.
Ex: Literary novels do not set out simply to entertain and give enjoyment; indeed they can be tremendously depressing.* divertirse = have + fun, amuse, derive + enjoyment, disport + Reflexivo.* divertirse de lo lindo = have + a ball.* para divertirse = for kicks.* por divertirse = for kicks.* sólo por divertirse = (just) for the fun of (doing) it, (just) for the hell of (doing) it.* * *vtnos divirtió con sus chistes she amused o entertained us with her jokesme divirtió muchísimo su reacción I was greatly amused by his reactionsu compañía lo divierte he finds her company entertaining¡que te diviertas! have fun!, have a good time!, enjoy yourself!nos divertimos mucho en la fiesta we had great fun o a really good time at the party, we really enjoyed ourselves at the partysabe divertirse solo he knows how to keep himself amused, he is good at entertaining o amusing himselfse divertían haciendo sufrir al pobre animal they were amusing o entertaining themselves by tormenting the poor animal* * *
divertir ( conjugate divertir) verbo transitivo
to amuse
divertirse verbo pronominal ( entretenerse) to amuse oneself;
( pasarlo bien) to have fun, enjoy oneself;◊ ¡que te diviertas! have fun!, enjoy yourself!;
nos divertimos mucho en la fiesta we had a really good time at the party
divertir verbo transitivo to amuse, entertain
' divertir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
entretener
- divierta
English:
amuse
- divert
- entertain
* * *♦ vt[entretener] to entertain, to amuse;divertía a sus invitados contando chistes she entertained her guests by telling jokes;leer es lo único que me divierte reading is my only distraction;nos divertía bastante su carácter gruñón his grumpiness amused us a lot* * *v/t entertain* * *divertir {76} vtentretener: to amuse, to entertain* * *divertir vb to entertain / to amuse -
9 pupa
f.1 blister.2 pain (informal) (daño).hacerse pupa to hurt oneself3 pupa.4 cold sore, pupa.pres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: pupar.imperat.2nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: pupar.* * *1 (en el labio) cold sore2 familiar (en lenguaje infantil) pain■ mamá, me he hecho pupa mummy, I've hurt myself3 (insecto) pupa1 (persona) walking disaster* * *1. SF1) (Med) * (=ampolla) blister; [en los labios] cold sore; (=úlcera) ulcer2) * [en lenguaje infantil] pain3) * (=error) gaffe, blunder4) (Entomología) pupa2.pl pupasSMF INV * unpredictable person; (=gruñón) moaner ** * *a) (fam) ( en los labios) cold soreb) (Esp leng infantil) (dolor, daño)mamá, (tengo) pupa — mummy, it hurts
¿te has hecho pupa? — have you hurt yourself?
* * *= scab.Ex. Blood that flows outside of a blood vessel will clot and form a scab.* * *a) (fam) ( en los labios) cold soreb) (Esp leng infantil) (dolor, daño)mamá, (tengo) pupa — mummy, it hurts
¿te has hecho pupa? — have you hurt yourself?
* * *= scab.Ex: Blood that flows outside of a blood vessel will clot and form a scab.
* * *1 ( fam) (en los labios) cold sore2¿te has hecho pupa? have you hurt yourself?* * *
pupa sustantivo femenino
b) (Esp leng infantil) (dolor, daño):◊ mamá, (tengo) pupa mummy, it hurts;
¿te has hecho pupa? have you hurt yourself?
pupa sustantivo femenino
1 (pústula, llaga) sore
(en los labios) cold sore
2 fam (lenguaje infantil) me hace pupa, it hurts
' pupa' also found in these entries:
English:
cold
* * *♦ nftengo pupa en la rodilla my knee's sore♦ pupas nm invser un pupas to be accident-prone* * *f1 ZO pupa2 en labio cold sore;* * *pupa n (en los labios) cold sore -
10 regañón
adj.scolding, grumbling, grumpy, nagging.m.grumbler, nag, grouch, grump.* * *► adjetivo1 familiar grumpy, irritable► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 grumbler, moaner* * *ADJ (=gruñón) grumbling; [mujer] nagging* * *I- ñona adjetivo (fam) grumpy (colloq)II- ñona masculino, femenino (fam) grumbler (colloq)* * *= nag, shrewish.Ex. No supervisor should be a tiresome nag, but the achievements and failings of a persons's performance deserves mention in a constructive way at timely, regular intervals.Ex. He was a shiftless, good-for-nothing man and his shrewish wife was constantly importuning him.* * *I- ñona adjetivo (fam) grumpy (colloq)II- ñona masculino, femenino (fam) grumbler (colloq)* * *= nag, shrewish.Ex: No supervisor should be a tiresome nag, but the achievements and failings of a persons's performance deserves mention in a constructive way at timely, regular intervals.
Ex: He was a shiftless, good-for-nothing man and his shrewish wife was constantly importuning him.* * *masculine, feminine( fam)* * *regañón, -ona♦ adjes muy regañón he's always telling people off for nothing♦ nm,fes un regañón he's always telling people off for nothing* * * -
11 viejo2
= old geezer, oldtimer [old-timer], old man, wrinkly [wrinklies, -pl.], long in the tooth.Ex. 'Old geezer!' exclaimed Carpozzi, staggered, dumbfounded.Ex. Throughout the book, he demonstrates how racial tensions often overshadowed class and cultural differences between oldtimers and newcomers.Ex. The book follows Philip's development from a bashful teenager to a more self-assured, but tortured, adult, and finally to a pathetic old man, who often suffered from long bouts of debilitating depression.Ex. These wrinklies are the wise men who have been to hell and back.Ex. Training would be needed for the reception staff, who all said they were a bit long in the tooth for learning how to use a computer.----* el viejo = the elder.* Plinio el Viejo = Pliny the Elder.* Posesivo + viejo = Posesivo + old man.* viejo chochopelmazo = dodderer, old fart.* viejo gruñón = grumpy old man, grumpy old sod.* viejo lobo de mar = old sea dog, old salty dog.* viejo pelmazo = old fart.* viejo pesado = old fart.* viejo verde = dirty old man.* viejo veterano = war horse. -
12 ñoña
f.1 None, last of the minor canonical hours, answering to three o'clock P.2 (Southern Cone) Grandma, granny.3 lethargic encephalitis, encephalitis lethargica.* * *f., (m. - nono)* * *femenino (Ven fam) rubbish (colloq), crap (vulg)como la ñoña — (Chi fam) very badly
volver or hacer algo ñoña — (Ven fam) to smash something
volverse ñoña — persona (Ven fam) to get into a mess (colloq)
* * *femenino (Ven fam) rubbish (colloq), crap (vulg)como la ñoña — (Chi fam) very badly
volver or hacer algo ñoña — (Ven fam) to smash something
volverse ñoña — persona (Ven fam) to get into a mess (colloq)
* * *(Chi, Ven fam)me fue como la ñoña it went really badly, I screwed up ( colloq)lo pasamos como la ñoña we had a lousy time ( colloq)sacarle la ñoña a algn ( Chi fam); to beat hell o the living daylights out of sb ( colloq), to beat the shit out of sb ( vulg)sacarse la ñoña ( Chi fam) (esforzarse mucho) to work like a dog ( colloq), to work one's butt off ( AmE colloq), to slog one's guts out ( BrE colloq) (quedar herido) to get hurt; (matarse) to kill oneself* * *
ñoño,-a adjetivo
1 (sin gracia) drippy, dull
2 (mojigato) prudish
(remilgado) whiny, fussy
II m f whiny person, drip
' ñoña' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
gruñón
- refunfuñón
* * *ñoña nfAndes, Ven muy Fam1. [excremento] crap, shit2. [cosa mala] piece of crap;esta ñoña de bicicleta otra vez está sin frenos the brakes have gone on this lousy bike again;hoy todo me fue para la ñoña I've had a lousy day today* * *I adj feeble fam, wimpish famII m, ñoña f drip fam, wimp fam -
13 retobada
adj.1 artful, crafty. (Metaphorical)2 wild (animal); wild (person), unruly; rebellious. (Latin American)3 grumbling (gruñón). (Andes & Central America & Mexico)4 cunning (taimado). (Andes) -
14 roncera
adj.1 slothful, tardy.2 snarling, growling.3 flattering, wheedling, melliloquent.4 slow, tardy.5 unwilling (desganado); slack (gandul), slow.6 grumpy (gruñón).7 sly (taimado), sharp; nosey (entrometido). (Andes & Central America)
См. также в других словарях:
gruñón — gruñón, na adjetivo,sustantivo masculino y femenino 1. (ser / estar) Uso/registro: coloquial. Que gruñe con frecuencia: Está muy gruñón, se nota que se está haciendo viejo … Diccionario Salamanca de la Lengua Española
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