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1 tacky
tr['tækɪ]1 (sticky) pegajoso,-a2 (in bad taste) de mal gusto, cutre, hortera1) sticky: pegajoso2) cheap, gaudy: de mal gusto, naco Mexadj.• pegajoso, -a adj.'tækiadjective tackier, tackiest1) (cheap, tawdry) <jewelry/decorations> chabacano, hortera (Esp fam), naco (Méx fam), lobo (Col fam), rasca (Chi fam), mersa (RPl fam)2) ( sticky) pegajoso['tækɪ]ADJ (compar tackier) (superl tackiest)1) * (=cheap-looking) [furniture] chabacano, hortera (Sp) *; [restaurant, hotel] destartalado; (=tasteless) [behaviour, remark] de mal gusto, vulgar2) (=sticky) pegajoso* * *['tæki]adjective tackier, tackiest1) (cheap, tawdry) <jewelry/decorations> chabacano, hortera (Esp fam), naco (Méx fam), lobo (Col fam), rasca (Chi fam), mersa (RPl fam)2) ( sticky) pegajoso -
2 tacky
adj.1 pegajoso(a) (sticky)2 chabacano(a), ordinario(a) (familiar) (tasteless), hortera (España), gacho(a) (México), mersa (R.Plata)3 mal hecho, barato.4 de mal gusto, hortera, lobo, mersa.5 chillón, chillante.6 desvencijado, ruinoso.7 vulgar. -
3 ticky-tacky
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4 hortera
hortera adjetivo (Esp fam) ‹vestido/canción› tacky (colloq);
hortera
I adj fam
1 (persona) flashy, vulgar: esa mujer es tan hortera, that woman has no taste at all
2 (objeto) tacky, kitsch
II mf es un hortera, he has no taste ' hortera' also found in these entries: English: brash - flash - flashy - loud - naff - tacky - tawdry - vulgar -
5 horterada
horterada f fam tacky thing o act: el espectáculo fue una horterada de principio a fin, the show was tacky from start to finish -
6 macarra
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7 mersa
mersa adjetivo (RPl fam & pey) ‹ropa/lugar› tacky (colloq); ‹ persona› common (pej) ■ sustantivo masculino y femenino (RPl fam & pey)a) ( persona):◊ es un mersa he's so common (pej)b)◊ la mersa sustantivo femeninothe plebs (pl) (colloq & pej), the riffraff (hum or pej) ' mersa' also found in these entries: English: tacky -
8 rasca
Del verbo rascar: ( conjugate rascar) \ \
rasca es: \ \3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativoMultiple Entries: rasca rascar
rasca adjetivo (CS fam) ‹lugar/canción› tacky (colloq)
rascar ( conjugate rascar) verbo transitivo ‹ pintura› to scrape off rascarse verbo pronominal ( refl) to scratch (oneself)
rascar
I vtr (la piel, etc) to scratch (la pintura, suciedad) to scrape (off)
II verbo intransitivo to be scratchy fam (picar) to itch: este jersey rasca, this sweater is very itchy ' rasca' also found in these entries: Spanish: rascar English: scratch card - tacky -
9 chabacano
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10 chulo
chulo 1
◊ -la adjetivo1 (fam) ( bonito) ‹ mujer› pretty, cute (esp AmE) 2 (Esp fam) ( bravucón) nervy (AmE colloq), cocky (BrE colloq) 3 (Chi fam) ( de mal gusto) tacky (colloq) ■ sustantivo masculino, femenino (Esp fam) ( bravucón) flashy type
chulo 2 sustantivo masculino (Esp fam) 1 ( proxeneta) pimp 2 (Col) (Zool) black vulture 3 (Col) ( signo) check mark (AmE), tick (BrE)
chulo,-a familiar
I m,f (presuntuoso) show-off (insolente) cocky: tu primo me pareció un chulo, your cousin's a bit of a show-off
II adjetivo
1 (insolente, fanfarrón) se puso muy chulo con nosotros, he got all cocky with us
2 (bonito) smashing: familiar llevas un collar muy chulo, that's a great necklace you've got on
III sustantivo masculino (proxeneta) pimp ' chulo' also found in these entries: Spanish: chula - rufián English: cocky - in-your-face - neat -
11 decoración
decoración sustantivo femenino ( de habitación) decor; ( de árbol de Navidad) (AmL) decoration
decoración sustantivo femenino decoration: se dedica a la decoración de interiores, he's an interior designer
la decoración del hotel es de pésimo gusto, the hotel decoration is so tacky ' decoración' also found in these entries: Spanish: ambiente - coqueta - coqueto - escobilla - recargada - recargado - rústica - rústico - sobria - sobrio - adorno - chabacano - clásico - cursi - encajar - frío - variar English: decoration - fulsome - window dressing - decor -
12 huachafo
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13 lobo
lobo
◊ -ba sustantivo masculino, femenino (Zool) wolf;lobo marino seal
lobo,-a sustantivo masculino
1 Zool wolf 2 un lobo de mar, an old sea dog 3 hombre lobo, werewolf Locuciones: ver las orejas al lobo, to realise something is wrong
como boca de lobo, pitch-dark ' lobo' also found in these entries: Spanish: boca - ejemplar - hombre - loba - negra - negro - oreja - aullar - colmillo - hocico English: black - dog - pitch-black - pitch-dark - sea dog - wolf - tacky -
14 naco
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15 pacotilla
pacotilla sustantivo femenino trash; ‹ reloj› cheap, shoddy
pacotilla f fam rubbish
de pacotilla, second-rate, two-bit: es una actor de pacotilla, he's a two-bit actor
dos candelabros de pacotilla descansaban sobre el piano, there were two tacky candelabras on the piano ' pacotilla' also found in these entries: English: tinpot -
16 pegajoso
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17 sustancia
Del verbo sustanciar: ( conjugate sustanciar) \ \
sustancia es: \ \3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo
sustancia sustantivo femenino substance
sustancia sustantivo femenino substance ' sustancia' also found in these entries: Spanish: ácida - ácido - acusar - adictiva - adictivo - angostura - cien - concentrar - concentrada - concentrado - gelatina - inalterable - limpiador - limpiadora - maleable - miga - muestra - polvo - rebajar - rica - rico - sabor - segregar - segregación - sustancial - tinte - tintura - tolerancia - veneno - adhesivo - caucho - componente - corrosivo - cuajo - dañino - descomponer - esperma - líquido - materia - mineral - nocivo - óleo - pastoso - pegajoso - pez - tratar - venenoso English: chemical - consistency - extract - fluff - material - matter - medicine - poisonous - slimy - sloppy - substance - tacky - meat
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