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1 soso
adj.1 boring, dull, soggy, spiritless.2 tasteless, dull, flat, flavorless.3 drab, dull.m.bore, boring person.* * *► adjetivo1 (insípido) tasteless; (sin sal) unsalted2 figurado dull, insipid* * *(f. - sosa)adj.1) flavorless, saltless2) dull* * *ADJ1) (Culin) (=insípido) tasteless, insipid; (=sin sal) unsaltedestas patatas están sosas — these potatoes are unsalted o need more salt
2) (=aburrido, inexpresivo) dull, uninteresting* * *- sa adjetivob) <persona/película> boring, dull; < estilo> flat, drab* * *= dull, wishy-washy, lifeless, bland, insipid, party pooper, cut and dried [cut and dry], vapid, wet blanket.Ex. These librarians are given Haykin upon the day of their arrival and are expected to read the entire dull document and use it as a guideline in establishing subject headings.Ex. This is not the way for many wishy-washy persons who have never considered Cutter, probably one of the greatest librarians of his day.Ex. Despite the proliferation of biographies aimed at young adults which have lavish illustrations, easy-to-read print and attractive layout, most of them are lifeless and mediocre.Ex. While bending over backwards to avoid bias biographies present their subjects' lives in a bland and uninteresting way = Al hacer lo imposible por evitar la parcialidad, las biografías presentan las vidas de las personas de una forma sosa y poco atractiva.Ex. Otherwise, the result will probably be too small and insipid to be of any real use.Ex. He is a self-confessed party pooper, he doesn't drink, smoke, or do drugs and his only vices are caffeine, fatty foods, and the Internet.Ex. I don't like to hear cut-and-dried sermons -- when I hear a man preach, I like to see him act as if he were fighting bees.Ex. Television has become so vapid and devoid of information that I didn't see the point of watching the presidential debate.Ex. I can also remember a time when slurs were uttered about Jewish people and if you didn't laugh you were considered a wet blanket.----* sosa cáustica = caustic soda.* * *- sa adjetivob) <persona/película> boring, dull; < estilo> flat, drab* * *= dull, wishy-washy, lifeless, bland, insipid, party pooper, cut and dried [cut and dry], vapid, wet blanket.Ex: These librarians are given Haykin upon the day of their arrival and are expected to read the entire dull document and use it as a guideline in establishing subject headings.
Ex: This is not the way for many wishy-washy persons who have never considered Cutter, probably one of the greatest librarians of his day.Ex: Despite the proliferation of biographies aimed at young adults which have lavish illustrations, easy-to-read print and attractive layout, most of them are lifeless and mediocre.Ex: While bending over backwards to avoid bias biographies present their subjects' lives in a bland and uninteresting way = Al hacer lo imposible por evitar la parcialidad, las biografías presentan las vidas de las personas de una forma sosa y poco atractiva.Ex: Otherwise, the result will probably be too small and insipid to be of any real use.Ex: He is a self-confessed party pooper, he doesn't drink, smoke, or do drugs and his only vices are caffeine, fatty foods, and the Internet.Ex: I don't like to hear cut-and-dried sermons -- when I hear a man preach, I like to see him act as if he were fighting bees.Ex: Television has become so vapid and devoid of information that I didn't see the point of watching the presidential debate.Ex: I can also remember a time when slurs were uttered about Jewish people and if you didn't laugh you were considered a wet blanket.* sosa cáustica = caustic soda.* * *soso -sa1 ‹comida/sopa› (falto de sabor) bland, tastelessestá soso (sin sabor) it's bland o tasteless, it doesn't have much taste o flavor to it; (sin sal) it needs more salt, it doesn't have enough salt in it2 ‹persona/película› boring, dull3 ‹estilo› flat, drab* * *
soso◊ -sa adjetivo
( sin sal) it needs more salt
‹ estilo› flat, drab
soso,-a
I adjetivo
1 (sin sal) lacking in salt
(sin sabor) flavourless, tasteless
la comida está sosa, the food is tasteless
2 fig (sin gracia) bland, insipid, dull
es una mujer muy sosa, she's a bore
II sustantivo masculino y femenino bore: los dos son unos sosos, both of them are dull and boring
' soso' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
anodina
- anodino
- insípida
- insípido
- sopa
- sosa
English:
bland
- colourless
- drip
- flair
- flat
- flavorless
- flavourless
- insipid
- nondescript
- wishy-washy
- drab
- so
- tasteless
* * *soso, -a♦ adj1. [insípido] bland, tasteless;esta sopa está sosa this soup needs more salt;el guiso ha quedado muy soso the stew hasn't got much flavour2. [sin gracia] dull, insipid♦ nm,fdull person, bore* * *I adj tasteless, insipid; figdullII m, sosa f stick-in-the-mud fam* * *soso, -sa adj1) insípido: bland, flavorless2) aburrido: dull, boring* * *soso adj1. (sin gusto) bland / tasteless2. dull / boring -
2 zest
zest(keen enjoyment: She joined in the games with zest.) entusiasmotr[zest]1 (eagerness) brío, entusiasmo2 (spice) emoción nombre femenino3 (of lemon etc) cáscarazest ['zɛst] n1) gusto: entusiasmo m, brío m2) flavor: sabor m, sazón fzestmass nouna) (gusto, relish) entusiasmo m, brío mb) (piquancy, flavor) sabor m, sazón fc) ( Culin) cáscara f, peladura f[zest]Nher zest for life — sus ganas de vivir, su gusto por la vida
2) (=excitement) ánimo m* * *[zest]mass nouna) (gusto, relish) entusiasmo m, brío mb) (piquancy, flavor) sabor m, sazón fc) ( Culin) cáscara f, peladura f -
3 geschmacklos
См. также в других словарях:
insípido — (Del lat. insipidus.) ► adjetivo 1 Que no tiene o tiene poco sabor: ■ hoy has hecho el café insípido. SINÓNIMO desaborido 2 Que no tiene gracia o interés: ■ la comedia me pareció bastante insípida. SINÓNIMO insulso soso … Enciclopedia Universal
simple — (Del bajo lat. simplus.) ► adjetivo 1 Que es sencillo o poco complicado: ■ es una máquina moderna pero muy simple. 2 Que está formado por uno o pocos componentes, comparado con algo del mismo género formado por varios: ■ un geranio de flor simple … Enciclopedia Universal
Café — Para otros usos de este término, véase Café (desambiguación). Café … Wikipedia Español
insulso — (Del lat. insulsus.) ► adjetivo 1 Se refiere a la comida o alimento que no tiene sabor: ■ los tomates parecían de buena calidad, pero el sofrito te salió insulso. SINÓNIMO insípido 2 Que no tiene gracia o interés: ■ es un chico muy insulso y… … Enciclopedia Universal
insulso — {{＃}}{{LM I22209}}{{〓}} {{SynI22765}} {{［}}insulso{{］}}, {{［}}insulsa{{］}} ‹in·sul·so, sa› {{《}}▍ adj.{{》}} {{＜}}1{{＞}} Soso o falto de sabor: • La comida sin sal ni especias resulta insulsa.{{○}} {{《}}▍ adj./s.{{》}} {{＜}}2{{＞}} Falto de gracia,… … Diccionario de uso del español actual con sinónimos y antónimos
insípido — insípido, da (Del lat. insipĭdus). 1. adj. Falto de sabor. 2. Que no tiene el grado de sabor que debiera o pudiera tener. Fruta insípida. [m6]Café insípido. 3. Falto de espíritu, viveza, gracia o sal. Poeta insípido. [m6]Comedia insípida. ☛ V.… … Diccionario de la lengua española
insulso — sa adj. Insípido, falto de sabor. fig. Falto de gracia o viveza … Diccionario Castellano
insulso — insulso, sa (Del lat. insulsus, sin sal). 1. adj. insípido (ǁ falto de sabor). 2. Falto de gracia y viveza … Diccionario de la lengua española
dessaborido — adj. Falto de sabor; de mau sabor; impulso … Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa
simple — es. Del latín. (adj.) (Muchos sitios) Insípido. Soso. Falto de sabor o sazón, particularmente de sal … Diccionario Jaén-Español
agrio — (Del lat. acer, acris, acre, agudo, penetrante.) ► adjetivo/ sustantivo 1 Que es ácido al gusto o al olfato: ■ el limón y el vinagre tienen un sabor agrio. SINÓNIMO ácido 2 Que es áspero, desabrido o agresivo: ■ es agrio de carácter y mordaz en… … Enciclopedia Universal
