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1 skimpy
adjective (too small; inadequate: a skimpy dress.) escasotr['skɪmpɪ]adj.• escaso, -a adj.• tacaño, -a adj.'skɪmpi['skɪmpɪ]ADJ (compar skimpier) (superl skimpiest) [skirt etc] breve; [allowance, meal] escaso, mezquino* * *['skɪmpi] -
2 skimpy
adj.1 exiguo(a), escaso(a) (meal); exiguo(a) (ropa)2 mezquino, tacaño. -
3 bikini
bi'ki:ni(a brief two-piece swimming costume for women.) biquini, bikinibikini n bikini
bikini sustantivo masculino or (RPl) f bikini ' bikini' also found in these entries: Spanish: biquini English: bikini - itsy-bitsy - itty-bitty - bottom - skimpytr[bɪ'kiːnɪ]1 biquini nombre masculino, bikini nombre masculinobikini [bə'ki:ni] n: bikini mn.• bikini (Textil) s.m.bɪ'kiːninoun bikini m or (RPl) f; (before n)bikini bottom/top — parte f de abajo/arriba del bikini
[bɪ'kiːnɪ]bikini line — entrepierna f, ingle f
1.N bikini m (f in Arg)2.CPDbikini bottom(s) N (PL) — parte f de abajo del bikini, bragas fpl del bikini
bikini briefs NPL — bragas fpl del bikini, parte f de abajo del bikini
bikini line N — entrepierna f
bikini top N — parte f de arriba del bikini
* * *[bɪ'kiːni]noun bikini m or (RPl) f; (before n)bikini bottom/top — parte f de abajo/arriba del bikini
bikini line — entrepierna f, ingle f
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4 brief
bri:f
1. adjective(not long; short: a brief visit; a brief account.) breve
2. noun(a short statement of facts (especially in a lawsuit, of a client's case): a lawyer's brief.) informe, expediente (legal)
3. verb(to give detailed instructions to (especially a barrister, group of soldiers etc): The astronauts were briefed before the space mission.) dar instrucciones a; constituir- briefing- briefly
- briefs
- brevity
- briefcase
- in brief
brief adj brevetr[briːf]1 (report) informe nombre masculino2 SMALLLAW/SMALL expediente nombre masculino3 SMALLMILITARY/SMALL instrucciones nombre femenino plural2 (instruct) dar instrucciones a\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLin brief en resumento hold a brief for SMALLLAW/SMALL representar abrief ['bri:f] vt: dar órdenes a, instruirbrief adj: breve, sucinto, concisobrief n: resumen m, sumario mn.• información s.f.• relación s.f.• resumen s.m.adj.• apresurado, -a adj.• breve adj.• compendioso, -a adj.• conciso, -a adj.• corto, -a adj.• fugitivo, -a adj.• informe adj.• pequeño, -a adj.n.• escrito s.m.v.• informar v.
I briːfa) <reign/interlude> breveb) <statement/summary> breve, sucintoc) ( scanty) diminuto
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b) ( instructions) instrucciones fpl; ( area of responsibility) competencia f
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transitive verb \<\<lawyer\>\> instruir*; \<\<pilot/spy\>\> darle* instrucciones or órdenes a; \<\<committee\>\> informar[briːf]the president had been badly briefed for the meeting — el presidente no había sido bien preparado para la reunión
1. ADJ(compar briefer) (superl briefest)1) (=short) [visit, period, career] breve, corto; [glimpse, moment, interval] breve2) (=concise) [speech, description, statement] breveplease be brief — sea breve, por favor
in brief — en resumen, en suma
3) (=skimpy) [panties, bathing costume, shorts] diminuto, breve2. N1) (Jur) escrito mto hold a brief for sb — (fig) ser partidario de algn, abogar por algn
I hold no brief for those who... — no soy partidario de los que..., no abogo por los que...
2) (=instructions, remit) instrucciones fplhis brief is to negotiate a solution to the conflict — sus instrucciones son solucionar el conflicto mediante negociaciones
it's not part of my brief to sort out disputes — no entra dentro de mi competencia solventar disputas
3) briefs (man's) calzoncillos mpl, slip m, calzones mpl (LAm); (woman's) bragas fpl (Sp), calzones mpl (LAm)3. VT1) (Jur, Mil) (=instruct) dar instrucciones a2) (=inform, prepare) informar* * *
I [briːf]a) <reign/interlude> breveb) <statement/summary> breve, sucintoc) ( scanty) diminuto
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b) ( instructions) instrucciones fpl; ( area of responsibility) competencia f
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transitive verb \<\<lawyer\>\> instruir*; \<\<pilot/spy\>\> darle* instrucciones or órdenes a; \<\<committee\>\> informar -
5 miserable
'mizərəbl1) (very unhappy; She's been miserable since he went away.) abatido, triste, deprimido, infeliz2) (very poor in quantity or quality: The house was in a miserable condition.) miserable•miserable adj1. triste / deprimido2. horrible / deprimente / tristewhat miserable weather! ¡qué tiempo más horrible!
miserable adjetivo ‹ sueldo› paltry, miserable ■ sustantivo masculino y femenino wretch, scoundrel
miserable
I adjetivo
1 (lástimoso, pobre) wretched, poor: gana un sueldo miserable, she earns a miserable salary
2 (malvado, ruin) despicable
un comportamiento miserable, despicable behaviour
3 (avariento) mean
II mf
1 (mezquino) miser
2 (canalla) wretch, scoundrel: un miserable le robó la bicicleta, some scoundrel stole his bicycle ' miserable' also found in these entries: Spanish: astrosa - astroso - escoria - mezquina - mezquino - mísera - miseria - mísero - pajolera - pajolero - chancho - triste English: abject - miser - miserable - niggardly - skimpy - squalid - stingy - bleak - sorrytr['mɪzərəbəl]1 (person - unhappy) abatido,-a, triste, deprimido,-a, infeliz; (- bad-tempered) antipático,-a2 (place etc) deprimente, triste; (weather) horrible, malísimo,-a3 (paltry) miserable, mezquino,-a, despreciable; (pathetic) lamentablemiserable ['mɪzərəbəl] adj1) unhappy: triste, desdichado2) wretched: miserable, desgraciadoa miserable hut: una choza miserable3) unpleasant: desagradable, malomiserable weather: tiempo malísimo4) contemptible: despreciable, míserofor a miserable $10: por unos míseros diez dólaresadj.• agarrado, -a adj.• aporreado, -a adj.• desdichado, -a adj.• desgraciado, -a adj.• lastimoso, -a adj.• miserable adj.• mísero, -a adj.• triste adj.'mɪzərəbəl1)a) ( in low spirits) abatidob) ( depressing) < weather> deprimente; < prospect> tristeto make somebody's life miserable — amargarle* la vida a alguien
2)a) ( mean-spirited) miserablea miserable $2 — dos míseros dólares
b) (wretched, poor) míseroc) <episode/failure> lamentable['mɪzǝrǝbl]ADJ1) (=unhappy) [person] abatido, con el ánimo por los suelos; [face] tristeto feel miserable — tener el ánimo por los suelos, sentirse abatido or deprimido
don't look so miserable! — ¡alegra esa cara!
2) (=depressing) [place, life, weather] deprimente; [childhood] desdichado, infelizit was a miserable business — era un asunto deprimente or lamentable
to make sb's life miserable, make life miserable for sb — amargar la vida a algn
to have a miserable time — pasarlo mal, pasarlo fatal *
3) (=wretched) [hovel, shantytown, beggar] mísero4) (=contemptible, mean)you miserable (old) thing! — ¡viejo ruin!
5) (=paltry) [offer] mísero, mezquino; [pay] miserable; [meal] triste, mísero6) (=complete)to be a miserable failure — [attempt, play] ser un fracaso espantoso or rotundo, ser un triste fracaso; [person] ser un fracaso total
* * *['mɪzərəbəl]1)a) ( in low spirits) abatidob) ( depressing) < weather> deprimente; < prospect> tristeto make somebody's life miserable — amargarle* la vida a alguien
2)a) ( mean-spirited) miserablea miserable $2 — dos míseros dólares
b) (wretched, poor) míseroc) <episode/failure> lamentable -
6 skimp
skimp1) ((with on) to take, spend, use, give etc too little or only just enough: She skimped on meals in order to send her son to college.) escatimar, economizar2) (to do (a job) imperfectly: He's inclined to skimp his work.) chapucear•- skimpy- skimpily
- skimpiness
tr[skɪmp]1 escatimar1 escatimar (on, -)skimp ['skɪmp] vito skimp on : escatimarv.• chapucear v.• economizar v.• escatimar v.skɪmpintransitive verb (colloq)[skɪmp]to skimp (ON something) — escatimar (algo), cicatear (algo) (fam), mezquinar (algo) (esp AmL)
1.VT [+ material etc] escatimar; [+ work] chapucear; [+ praise] ser tacaño en or con2.VI economizarto skimp on fabric/work/food — escatimar telaabajo/alimento
* * *[skɪmp]intransitive verb (colloq)to skimp (ON something) — escatimar (algo), cicatear (algo) (fam), mezquinar (algo) (esp AmL)
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7 corto
Del verbo cortar: ( conjugate cortar) \ \
corto es: \ \1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
cortó es: \ \3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativoMultiple Entries: cortar corto
cortar ( conjugate cortar) verbo transitivo 1 ( dividir) ‹cuerda/pastel› to cut, chop; ‹ asado› to carve; ‹leña/madera› to chop; ‹ baraja› to cut;◊ corto algo por la mitad to cut sth in half o in two;corto algo en rodajas/en cuadritos to slice/dice sth; corto algo en trozos to cut sth into pieces 2 (quitar, separar) ‹rama/punta/pierna› to cut off; ‹ árbol› to cut down, chop down; ‹ flores› (CS) to pick; 3 ( hacer más corto) ‹pelo/uñas› to cut; ‹césped/pasto› to mow; ‹ seto› to cut; ‹ rosal› to cut back; ‹ texto› to cut down 4 ( en costura) ‹falda/vestido› to cut out 5 ( interrumpir) ‹película/programa› to interrupt [ manifestantes] to block; 6 (censurar, editar) ‹ película› to cut; ‹escena/diálogo› to cut (out) 7 [ frío]:◊ el frío me cortó los labios my lips were chapped o cracked from the cold weatherverbo intransitivo 1 [cuchillo/tijeras] to cut 2a) (Cin):◊ ¡corten! cut!cortarse verbo pronominal 1 ( interrumpirse) [proyección/película] to stop; [llamada/gas] to get cut off; se me cortó la respiración I could hardly breathe 2 ‹brazo/cara› to cut; 3 ( cruzarse) [líneas/calles] to cross 4 [ leche] to curdle; [mayonesa/salsa] to separate 5 (Chi, Esp) [ persona] (turbarse, aturdirse) to get embarrassed
corto 1
◊ -ta adjetivo1 el vestido le quedó corto the dress is too short for her now; iba vestida de corto she was wearing a short dress/skirt ‹visita/conversación› short, brief; 2 (escaso, insuficiente): corto de vista near-sighted, shortsighted (BrE); andar corto de tiempo to be pressed for time 3 (fam) ( poco inteligente) stupid; corto de entendederas or alcances dim, dense (colloq)
corto 2 sustantivo masculino (Cin)b)
cortar
I verbo transitivo
1 to cut (un árbol) to cut down (el césped) to mow
2 (amputar) to cut off
3 (la luz, el teléfono) to cut off
4 (impedir el paso) to block
5 (eliminar, censurar) to cut out
II verbo intransitivo
1 (partir) to cut
2 (atajar) to cut across, to take a short cut
3 familiar (interrumpir una relación) to split up: cortó con su novia, he split up with his girlfriend Locuciones: familiar cortar por lo sano, to put an end to
corto,-a
I adjetivo
1 (distancia, tiempo) short
2 fam (de poca inteligencia) corto,-a (de luces), dim-witted
3 (escaso) short: el guiso está corto de sal, the stew is short of salt
corto,-a de vista, short-sighted
4 (vergonzoso) shy
II sustantivo masculino
1 Cine short (film)
2 Auto luz corta, dipped headlights pl Locuciones: familiar quedarse corto, to fall short (of the mark), underestimate: y me quedo corto cuando digo que es la mejor película del siglo, and my saying that it's the best movie of the century is an understatement ' corto' also found in these entries: Spanish: atar - carabina - comunicación - corta - cortar - cortarse - literalmente - pantalón - pequeña - pequeño - remo - salida - short - slip - tachuela - tres - vista - corriente - cursillo - espacio - gabán - llevar - pelado - plazo English: ankle - block off - bob - coat - cord - crop - dim - dull - have - hop - least - short - short-haired - short-range - short-term - short-winded - skimpy - spell - term - themselves - thick - understatement - clean - cut - draw - herself - himself - jab - nearsighted - notice - on - over - push - sever - side - slash - their - under -
8 escaso
escaso
◊ -sa adjetivo‹ posibilidades› slim, slender; ‹ visibilidad› poor; ‹conocimientos/experiencia› limited
escaso,-a adj (alimentos, recursos) scarce, scant (dinero, tiempo) short (luz) poor Locuciones: andar escaso de, to be short of ' escaso' also found in these entries: Spanish: baja - bajo - contada - contado - corta - corto - delgada - delgado - escasa - mezquina - mezquino - mínima - mínimo - pelada - pelado - apurado - dinero - pobre English: low - marginal seat - pressed - run - scant - scanty - scarce - short - slender - slim - small - sparse - meager - narrow - poor - skimpy - slight - under -
9 falda
falda sustantivo femeninoa) (Indum) skirt;( de hombre) kilt; se enemistaron por un asunto de faldas they fell out over a woman
falda sustantivo femenino
1 (de vestir) skirt
falda pantalón, culottes pl
2 (de una montaña) slope, hillside, foot
3 (de ternera) brisket
4 (regazo) lap Locuciones: estar pegado a las faldas de alguien, to be tied to sb's apron-strings ' falda' also found in these entries: Spanish: berrido - costura - escocés - escocesa - lunar - remangar - remangarse - romperse - tabla - teñir - vuelo - acampanado - acortar - alisar - angosto - arreglar - bajar - caber - caer - caída - ceñir - chafar - componer - confeccionar - cortar - enagua - ensuciar - estrechar - estrecho - hacer - hechura - llegar - práctico - raja - recoger - recto - ruedo - sacar - subir - sujetar - torcido - transparentarse - vaquero - ver English: brisket - chequered - culottes - dressmaker - fit - foothill - full-length - kilt - lightweight - ride up - side - skimpy - skirt - swish - tear - catch - go - long - slope -
10 mezquino
mezquino 1
◊ -na adjetivo( vil) mean, small-minded
mezquino 2 sustantivo masculino (Col, Méx) wart
mezquino,-a adjetivo
1 (persona) mean, stingy
2 (escaso, despreciable) miserable ' mezquino' also found in these entries: Spanish: baja - bajo - mezquina - miserable - rastrera - rastrero - ruin English: cheapskate - mean - parsimonious - petty - shabby - shoddy - skimpy - small-minded - stingy - miserly -
11 pobre
pobre adjetivo 1 ‹ vestimenta› poor, shabby ‹ salud› poor, bad; ‹ argumento› weak 2 ( delante del n) ( digno de compasión) poor; pobre, tiene hambre poor thing, he's hungry; ¡pobre de mí! poor (old) me! ■ sustantivo masculino y femenino ( necesitado) poor person, pauper (arch);
pobre
I adjetivo poor: su vocabulario es muy pobre, his vocabulary is very poor
II mf poor person
los pobres, the poor ' pobre' also found in these entries: Spanish: barriada - bendita - bendito - desgraciada - desgraciado - infeliz - miserable - necesitada - necesitado - neurona - papelón - pedazo - quebrantar - sórdida - sórdido - suburbio - ángel - desdichado - malo English: bargain for - bargain on - down-and-out - effort - flimsy - pauper - poor - shabby - sod - thing - yet - feeble - hand - impoverished - lame - low - pathetic - penniless - skimpy -
12 ración
ración sustantivo femenino◊ una ración de calamares a portion o plate of squidc) (Mil) ration
ración sustantivo femenino
1 portion: tomemos una ración de jamón, let's order a side-dish of ham
2 (en el Ejército, en situaciones de emergencia, guerra, etc) ration
3 fam (de trabajo, problemas, etc) share: le dieron una buena ración de trabajo, he got more than his fair share of the work ' ración' also found in these entries: Spanish: generosa - generoso - enano - extra - mezquino English: adequate - helping - portion - ration - share - skimpy - serving
См. также в других словарях:
skimpy — index deficient, marginal, petty, scarce Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
skimpy — 1842, from SKIMP (Cf. skimp) + Y (Cf. y) (2). Related: Skimpiness … Etymology dictionary
skimpy — scrimpy, exiguous, *meager, scanty, scant, spare, sparse … New Dictionary of Synonyms
skimpy — [adj] sparse, inadequate deficient, exiguous, failing, insufficient, meager, miserly, niggardly, poor, scant, scanty, scrimp, scrimpy, short, shy, spare, stingy, thin, tight, unsufficient, wanting; concepts 334,762,789 Ant. adequate, enough,… … New thesaurus
skimpy — ► ADJECTIVE (skimpier, skimpiest) 1) providing or consisting of less than is necessary; meagre. 2) (of clothes) short and revealing … English terms dictionary
skimpy — [skim′pē] adj. skimpier, skimpiest Informal barely or not quite enough; somewhat less in size, fullness, etc. than is needed; scanty skimpily adv. skimpiness n … English World dictionary
skimpy — UK [ˈskɪmpɪ] / US adjective Word forms skimpy : adjective skimpy comparative skimpier superlative skimpiest 1) skimpy clothes fit very tightly and do not cover very much of someone s body. This word often shows that you do not approve of clothes… … English dictionary
skimpy — skimpily, adv. skimpiness, n. /skim pee/, adj., skimpier, skimpiest. 1. lacking in size, fullness, etc.; scanty: a skimpy hem; a skimpy dinner. 2. too thrifty; stingy: a skimpy housekeeper. [1835 45; SKIMP + Y1] * * * … Universalium
skimpy — skimp|y [ skımpi ] adjective 1. ) less than necessary or less than you would like: Her knowledge of art was skimpy. 2. ) skimpy clothes fit very tightly and do not cover very much of someone s body. This word often shows that you do not approve… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
skimpy — [[t]skɪ̱mpi[/t]] skimpier, skimpiest ADJ GRADED Something that is skimpy is too small in size or quantity. ...skimpy underwear... They suffered long hours, unsafe working conditions and skimpy pay … English dictionary
skimpy — A barmaid in a hotel who wears very little (i.e. skimpy ) clothing. Skimpys are found in Western Australian hotels, particularly in Kalgoorlie. These hotel employees are also said to do skimpy work: The laws regulating stripping and skimpy work… … Australian idioms