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1 swanky
adjective (fashionable and expensive: a swanky restaurant.) de lujo; (peyorativo para personas y cosas) pijo; (para personas) fanfarróntr['swæŋkɪ]2 pejorative (person) fanfarrón,-ona, fardón,-onaadj.• elegante adj.• ostentoso, -a adj.'swæŋkiadjective -kier, -kiest (colloq)b) ( classy) chic adj inv, pijo (Esp fam), pituco (CS fam), popoff adj inv (Méx fam)['swæŋkɪ]ADJ (compar swankier) (superl swankiest) [person] fanfarrón *, presumido; [car] despampanante; [restaurant, hotel] de postín* * *['swæŋki]adjective -kier, -kiest (colloq)b) ( classy) chic adj inv, pijo (Esp fam), pituco (CS fam), popoff adj inv (Méx fam) -
2 swanky
adj.1 fanfarrón(ona) (familiar) (persona) (boastful); pijo(a) (posh) (España), fresa (México); fastuoso(a), pomposo(a) (restaurant, hotel)2 ostentoso, de moda ostentosa. -
3 chic
ʃi:k(stylish: She looks very chic.)
chic /ʃik/, /tʃik/ adjetivo invariable chic, fashionable ■ sustantivo masculino chic; ' chic' also found in these entries: Spanish: paquete English: chic - swankytr[ʃiːk]1 chic, elegante1 eleganciachic ['ʃi:k] adj: chic, elegante, de modachic n: chic m, elegancia fadj.• chic adj.• elegante adj.• paquete adj.n.• chic s.m.ʃiːkadjective -er, -est chic[ʃiːk]1.ADJ elegante2.N chic m, elegancia f* * *[ʃiːk]adjective -er, -est chic -
4 swank
swæðk
1. verb(a slang word for to behave or talk in a conceited way.) fanfarronear, fardar, darse tono/humos
2. noun(a person who swanks.) fanfarrón, fardón- swankytr[swæŋk]2 (person) fanfarrón,-ona, fardón,-ona1 familiar fanfarronear, fardaradj.• ostentoso, -a adj.n.• ostentación s.f.v.• darse charol v.• fanfarronear v.• pavonearse v.
I swæŋknoun (BrE colloq)a) u ( boasting) fanfarronada f (fam)b) u ( show)just for swank — sólo para lucirse or para darse tono
c) c ( person) fanfarrón, -rrona m,f (fam)
II
intransitive verb (BrE colloq) fanfarronear (fam)[swæŋk]1. N1) (=vanity, boastfulness) fanfarronada * fhe does it for swank — lo hace para darse tono or lucirse
2) (=person) fanfarrón(-ona) m / f2.VI fanfarronear ** * *
I [swæŋk]noun (BrE colloq)a) u ( boasting) fanfarronada f (fam)b) u ( show)just for swank — sólo para lucirse or para darse tono
c) c ( person) fanfarrón, -rrona m,f (fam)
II
intransitive verb (BrE colloq) fanfarronear (fam) -
5 fanfarrón
fanfarrón
( al actuar): ■ sustantivo masculino, femenino (fam) ( al hablar) loudmouth (colloq); ( al actuar) show-off (colloq)
fanfarrón,-ona familiar
I adjetivo boastful, braggart
II sustantivo masculino y femenino show-off ' fanfarrón' also found in these entries: Spanish: charlatán - charlatana - chula - chulo - fanfarrona - fantasma English: boastful - show-off - big - show - swanky -
6 pijo
pijo
◊ -ja adjetivo (Esp fam &pey) ‹persona/moda/lugar› posh (colloq & pej) ■ sustantivo masculino, femenino (Esp fam & pey) rich kid (colloq & pej)
pijo,-a fam, pey
I adjetivo posh, snooty
II sustantivo masculino y femenino rich kid, spoilt brat ' pijo' also found in these entries: Spanish: pija - pije English: posh - preppy - swanky -
7 pituco
pituco
◊ -ca adjetivo (CS, Per fam)■ sustantivo masculino, femenino (CS, Per fam)◊ es un pituco he's stuck-up (colloq)' pituco' also found in these entries: English: posh - swanky -
8 postín
postín m fam conceit, airs, boasting, showing-off
darse postín, to show off, to put on airs
de postín, posh, swanky
См. также в других словарях:
swanky — 1842, from SWANK (Cf. swank) + Y (Cf. y) (2) … Etymology dictionary
swanky — ► ADJECTIVE (swankier, swankiest) informal 1) stylishly luxurious and expensive. 2) inclined to show off … English terms dictionary
swanky — [swaŋ′kē] adj. swankier, swankiest [ SWANK1 + Y3] Informal ostentatiously stylish; expensive and showy swankily adv. swankiness n … English World dictionary
swanky — UK [ˈswæŋkɪ] / US adjective Word forms swanky : adjective swanky comparative swankier superlative swankiest informal fashionable and expensive a swanky restaurant/hotel/car … English dictionary
swanky — [[t]swæ̱ŋki[/t]] swankier, swankiest ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n If you describe something as swanky, you mean that it is fashionable and expensive. [INFORMAL] ...one of the swanky hotels that line the Pacific shore at Acapulco. Syn: ritzy … English dictionary
swanky — [“swaerjki] mod. classy; ritzy. □ What a swanky joint! □ This place is too swanky. I like to eat where I can pronounce the names of the food … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
Swanky — Swankie Swank ie, Swanky Swank y, n. [Cf. G. schwank flexible, pliant.] An active and clever young fellow. [Scot.] Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
swanky — swank|y [ˈswæŋki] adj informal [Date: 1800 1900; Origin: swank to behave showily and boastfully (19 21 centuries), perhaps from Middle High German swanken to move unsteadily from one side to another ] very fashionable and expensive ▪ eating meals … Dictionary of contemporary English
swanky — adj Luxurious. They spent the night in a swanky hotel with a ritzy restaurant on the top floor. 1920s … Historical dictionary of American slang
swanky — adjective informal 1 very fashionable or expensive; posh: a really swanky reception 2 especially BrE tending to act too confidently to get attention … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
swanky — /ˈswæŋki/ (say swangkee) adjective (swankier, swankiest) Colloquial 1. conceited; boastful. 2. expensive; smart; luxurious: *as soon as you ve got things going really well again, then naturally you ll want a proper office, a really swanky one… …