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1 capricious
adjective (changeable: She may change her mind - she's very capricious.) caprichosotr[kə'prɪʃəs]1 caprichoso,-a, antojadizo,-acapricious [kə'prɪʃəs, -'pri:-] adj: caprichoso♦ capriciously advadj.• antojadizo, -a adj.• caprichoso, -a adj.kə'prɪʃəs[kǝ'prɪʃǝs]ADJ caprichoso, antojadizo* * *[kə'prɪʃəs] -
2 capricious
adj.caprichoso(a). -
3 capricious character
s.carácter caprichoso. -
4 capricious person
s.persona caprichosa. -
5 be fickle or capricious
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6 skittish
tr['skɪtɪʃ]1 (person) caprichoso,-a, frívolo,-a2 (animal) excitable, asustadizo,-askittish ['skɪt̬ɪʃ] adj: asustadizo, nerviosoadj.• asustadizo, -a adj.• espantadizo, -a adj.'skɪtɪʃa) ( capricious) < person> voluble, veleidoso['skɪtɪʃ]ADJ (=capricious) caprichoso, delicado; (=nervous) [horse etc] nervioso, asustadizo; (=playful) juguetón* * *['skɪtɪʃ]a) ( capricious) < person> voluble, veleidoso -
7 caprichoso
caprichoso
◊ -sa adjetivo‹tiempo/moda› changeable ■ sustantivo masculino, femenino: (es difícil, exigente) he's so fussy
caprichoso,-a
I sustantivo masculino y femenino mi hermana es una caprichosa, my sister is very impulsive
II adjetivo
1 (antojadizo) whimsical, fanciful
2 (maniático, exigente) fussy
3 (creativo, sin norma) las nubes creaban figuras caprichosas, the clouds made strange shapes ' caprichoso' also found in these entries: Spanish: caprichosa - mañoso English: capricious - erratic - flighty - moody - whimsical -
8 caprice
kə'pri:s1) (an especially unreasonable sudden change of mind etc; a whim: I'm tired of the old man and his caprices.) capricho, antojo2) (a fanciful and lively piece of music etc.) capricho•- capriciously
- capriciousness
tr[kə'priːs]1 capricho, antojocaprice [kə'pri:s] n: capricho m, antojo mn.• albedrío s.m.• antojo s.m.• capricho s.m.• desvarío s.m.• gusto s.m.• veleidad s.f.kə'priːscount & mass noun capricho m[kǝ'priːs]N capricho m, antojo m* * *[kə'priːs]count & mass noun capricho m -
9 fanciful
1) (inclined to have fancies, especially strange, unreal ideas: She's a very fanciful girl.) caprichoso2) (imaginary or unreal: That idea is rather fanciful.) fantasiosotr['fænsɪfʊl]1 (idea) imaginario,-a, fantástico,-a2 (extravagant) caprichoso,-a, rebuscado,-a, estrafalario,-afanciful ['fæntsɪfəl] adj1) capricious: caprichoso, fantástico, extravagante2) imaginative: imaginativo♦ fancifully advadj.• caprichoso, -a adj.• fantástico, -a adj.• imaginativo, -a adj.'fænsɪfəladjective ( impractical) < idea> extravagante, descabellado; ( elaborate) < design> imaginativo['fænsɪfʊl]ADJ [drawings] fantástico; [ideas, story, account] descabalado, rocambolesco; [person] imaginativo, fantasioso; [temperament] caprichoso; [imagination] vivo, rico* * *['fænsɪfəl]adjective ( impractical) < idea> extravagante, descabellado; ( elaborate) < design> imaginativo -
10 random
'rændəm(done etc without any particular plan or system; irregular: The opinion poll was based on a random sample of adults.) aleatorio, casual; sin orden- randomly- at random
random adj (hecho) al azartr['rændəm]1 aleatorio,-a\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLat random al azarrandom access memory memoria de acceso directorandom ['rændəm] adj1) : fortuito, aleatorio2)at random : al azar♦ randomly advadj.• aleatorio (Matemática) adj.• escogido al azar adj.'rændəma) <testing/choice> al azar; < shot> hecho al azar; < bullet> perdido; < sample> aleatorio, seleccionado al azarb)['rændǝm]to hit out at random — dar* golpes a diestra y siniestra or (Esp) a diestro y siniestro
1. ADJ1) (=haphazard) [arrangement] hecho al azar2) (=capricious, indiscriminate) caprichosoa random shot — un disparo hecho sin apuntar, una bala perdida
3) (Statistics, Maths) [sample, distribution] aleatorio2.N3.CPDrandom access N — (Comput) acceso m aleatorio
random access memory N — (Comput) memoria f de acceso aleatorio
random number N — número m al azar
* * *['rændəm]a) <testing/choice> al azar; < shot> hecho al azar; < bullet> perdido; < sample> aleatorio, seleccionado al azarb)to hit out at random — dar* golpes a diestra y siniestra or (Esp) a diestro y siniestro
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11 wayward
'weiwəd((of a child etc) self-willed and rebellious.) rebeldetr['weɪwəd]1 (person - wilful) voluntarioso,-a; (- unruly) revoltoso,-a, indisciplinado,-a, rebelde; (- erratic) voluble, inconstante; (- capricious) caprichoso,-a2 (behaviour) irregular, imprevisiblewayward ['weɪwərd] adj1) unruly: díscolo, rebelde2) untoward: adversoadj.• caprichoso, -a adj.• descarriado, -a adj.• díscolo, -a adj.• voluntarioso, -a adj.'weɪwərd, 'weɪwədadjective díscolo, caprichoso['weɪwǝd]ADJ1) (=wilful) [person] rebelde; [behaviour] díscolo, rebelde; [horse] caprichoso, rebelde2) (=unmanageable) [hair] rebelde; [satellite, missile] rebelde, incontrolable* * *['weɪwərd, 'weɪwəd]adjective díscolo, caprichoso -
12 whimsical
tr['wɪmsɪkəl]whimsical ['hwɪmzɪkəl] adj1) capricious: caprichoso, fantasioso2) erratic: errático♦ whimsically advadj.• antojadizo, -a adj.• caprichoso, -a adj.'hwɪmzɪkəl, 'wɪmzɪkəladjective < person> caprichoso, antojadizo; < smile> ( enigmatic) enigmático; ( playful) juguetón; < mood> voluble['wɪmzɪkǝl]ADJ [person] caprichoso; [idea, suggestion] caprichoso, fantástico; [smile] enigmático* * *['hwɪmzɪkəl, 'wɪmzɪkəl] -
13 veleidosa
veleidoso,-a adjetivo capricious, inconstant -
14 veleidoso
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