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1 improper
im'propə((of behaviour etc) not acceptable; indecent; wrong: improper suggestions.) indecente, indecoroso; indebido- improper fraction
tr[ɪm'prɒpəSMALLr/SMALL]1 (behaviour) impropio,-a; (method, conditions) inadecuado,-a; (remark) inoportuno,-a; (dress) incorrecto,-a2 (use) incorrecto,-a, indebido,-a3 (language) indecente4 (proposal) deshonesto,-aimproper [ɪm'prɑpər] adj1) incorrect: incorrecto, impropio2) indecorous: indecorosoadj.• abusivo, -a adj.• ajeno, -a adj.• impropio, -a adj.• incorrecto, -a adj.• indebido, -a adj.• indecoroso, -a adj.ɪm'prɑːpər, ɪm'prɒpə(r)1)it was considered improper for a woman to dress this way — no estaba bien visto que una mujer vistiera así
b) ( indecent) < language> indecoroso; < suggestion> deshonesto[ɪm'prɒpǝ(r)]ADJ1) (=unseemly) [behaviour, laughter] indecoroso, impropio2) (=indecent) [remark] indecoroso; [suggestion] deshonesto3) (=incorrect) [use] indebido4) (=illicit) [dealings] deshonesto* * *[ɪm'prɑːpər, ɪm'prɒpə(r)]1)it was considered improper for a woman to dress this way — no estaba bien visto que una mujer vistiera así
b) ( indecent) < language> indecoroso; < suggestion> deshonesto -
2 incorrect
inkə'rekt1) (not accurate or correct; wrong: incorrect translation of a word.) incorrecto2) ((of behaviour etc) not acceptable; wrong.) incorrecto•incorrect adj incorrectotr[ɪnkə'rekt]1 (wrong, untrue) incorrecto,-a, erróneo,-a, equivocado,-a2 (improper - behaviour) incorrecto,-a; (- dress) impropio,-a, inadecuado,-aincorrect [.ɪnkə'rɛkt] adj1) inaccurate: incorrecto2) wrong: equivocado, erróneo3) improper: impropio♦ incorrectly advadj.• erróneo, -a adj.• incorrecto, -a adj.• inexacto, -a adj.'ɪnkə'rektadjective <answeranslation/spelling> incorrecto; <statement/belief> equivocado, erróneo[ˌɪnkǝ'rekt]ADJ1) (=wrong) [answer, spelling] incorrecto; [information, statement, assumption] erróneoit is incorrect to say that... — es erróneo decir que...
that is incorrect, you are wrong — no es cierto, usted se equivoca
2) (=bad) [posture, diet] incorrecto, inadecuado3) (=improper) [behaviour] incorrecto, impropio; [dress] inapropiado* * *['ɪnkə'rekt]adjective <answer/translation/spelling> incorrecto; <statement/belief> equivocado, erróneo -
3 misconduct
(bad behaviour.) mala conductatr[mɪs'kɒndʌkt]1 (improper behaviour) mala conducta2 (bad management) mala administración nombre femenino1 administrar mal\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLprofessional misconduct falta de ética profesionalmisconduct [mɪs'kɑndəkt] n: mala conducta fn.• extravío s.m.• mala conducta s.f.v.• administrar mal v.'mɪs'kɑːndʌkt, ˌmɪs'kɒndʌktmass noun (frml) mala conducta fprofessional misconduct — mala conducta en el ejercicio de la profesión, falta f de ética profesional
1.[mɪs'kɒndʌkt]N mala conducta f ; (professional) falta f de ética profesional, mala conducta f profesional2.[ˌmɪskǝn'dʌkt]VT manejar mal, dirigir malto misconduct o.s. — portarse or conducirse mal
* * *['mɪs'kɑːndʌkt, ˌmɪs'kɒndʌkt]mass noun (frml) mala conducta fprofessional misconduct — mala conducta en el ejercicio de la profesión, falta f de ética profesional
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4 indecent
in'di:snt(offending against accepted standards of sexual or moral behaviour; not modest: indecent clothing.) indecenteindecent adj indecentetr[ɪn'diːsənt]1 (obscene) indecente, indecoroso,-a, obsceno,-a2 (improper) impropio,-a, indebido,-a, injustificado,-a; (undue) excesivo,-a\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLindecent exposure exhibicionismoindecent [ɪn'di:sənt] adj: indecente♦ indecently advadj.• bascoso, -a adj.• grosero, -a adj.• indecente adj.• profano, -a adj.ɪn'diːsṇta) ( obscene) <language/gesture> indecenteb) ( unseemly) indecoroso[ɪn'diːsnt]1. ADJ1) (=obscene) [photograph, language, film, gesture, clothes] indecente2) (=shocking) escandaloso2.CPDindecent assault N — (Jur) abusos mpl deshonestos
indecent behaviour N — (Brit) (Jur) atentado m al pudor
indecent exposure N — (Jur) exhibicionismo m
* * *[ɪn'diːsṇt]a) ( obscene) <language/gesture> indecenteb) ( unseemly) indecoroso -
5 rude
ru:d1) (not polite; showing bad manners: rude behaviour.) grosero; maleducado2) (vulgar; indecent: rude pictures.) indecente•- rudely- rudeness
rude adj maleducado / groserotr[rʊːd]2 (improper) grosero,-a3 (crude) rudo,-a, tosco,-a1) crude: tosco, rústico2) impolite: grosero, descortés, maleducado3) abrupt: bruscoa rude awakening: una sorpresa desagradableadj.• desatento, -a adj.• descomedido, -a adj.• descompuesto, -a adj.• descortés adj.• escabroso, -a adj.• fiero, -a adj.• grosero, -a adj.• inculto, -a adj.• malcriado, -a adj.• ofensivo, -a adj.• recio, -a adj.• rudo, -a adj.n.• ganapán s.m.ruːd1)a) ( bad-mannered) < person> maleducado, grosero; < remark> grosero, descortésthey were very rude about my cooking — hicieron comentarios muy poco amables sobre la comida que había preparado
to be rude TO somebody — ser* grosero con alguien
b) ( vulgar) (esp BrE) groserohe said a rude word — dijo una grosería or una palabrota or una mala palabra
2) (liter)a) < tools> rudimentariob) < person> tosco, basto4) ( robust) (liter)to be in rude health — gozar* de muy buena salud
[ruːd]ADJ (compar ruder) (superl rudest)1) (=impolite) [person] grosero, maleducado; [remark] groserohow rude! — ¡qué poca educación!, ¡qué grosero!
2) (=indecent) [gesture] grosero, obsceno; [joke, song] verde, colorado (LAm)a rude word — una grosería, una mala palabra
3) liter (=primitive) [shelter, table] tosco, rudimentario; [tool, device, implement] burdo, rudimentario4) liter (=unexpected and unpleasant)5) liter (=vigorous)to be in rude health — gozar de muy buena salud, estar más sano que un roble
* * *[ruːd]1)a) ( bad-mannered) < person> maleducado, grosero; < remark> grosero, descortésthey were very rude about my cooking — hicieron comentarios muy poco amables sobre la comida que había preparado
to be rude TO somebody — ser* grosero con alguien
b) ( vulgar) (esp BrE) groserohe said a rude word — dijo una grosería or una palabrota or una mala palabra
2) (liter)a) < tools> rudimentariob) < person> tosco, basto4) ( robust) (liter)to be in rude health — gozar* de muy buena salud
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6 comportamiento
comportamiento sustantivo masculinob) (Mec) performance
comportamiento sustantivo masculino behaviour, US behavior ' comportamiento' also found in these entries: Spanish: betún - condenable - correcta - correcto - crasa - craso - cualesquiera - dolerse - error - esquema - execrable - gesto - incomprensible - indigna - indigno - innoble - intríngulis - ligereza - mamarrachada - martirizar - miserable - náusea - paleta - paleto - propiedad - recoveco - reincidir - repercutir - salvaje - sancionable - satisfacer - tosca - tosco - admisible - concordar - corregir - cosa - descortés - discreto - disculpar - dócil - estudiar - excusar - extravagante - gamberrismo - honrar - imperdonable - impropio - inadmisible - incorrecto English: appal - appall - ask back - barbaric - becoming - behavior - behaviour - compel - condone - conduct - conventional - demand - demeanor - demeanour - disgrace - disgusting - disreputable - dissatisfied - dramatic - emotional - erratic - exasperate - extraordinary - extravagance - fuel - have off - idiotic - improper - indefensible - inhuman - insight - ladylike - lapse - learned - off - outrageous - pay - proper - release - rude - self-conscious - shocking - short - sickly - strained - top - unacceptable - unaffected - uncivilized - unheard-of -
7 suggestive
tr[sə'ʤestɪv]1 (with sexual connotations) provocativo,-a, insinuante\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLsuggestive [səg'ʤɛstɪv, sə-] adj: insinuante♦ suggestively advadj.• sicalíptico, -a adj.• sugerente adj.• sugestivo, -a adj.səg'dʒestɪv, sə'dʒestɪv1) <gesture/laugh> insinuante2) (pred)a) ( indicative) parecer* indicar algob) ( reminiscent) hacer* pensar en algo, evocar* algo[sǝ'dʒestɪv]ADJ1) (=improper) [remark, look, clothing] provocativo, insinuante2) (=indicative)to be suggestive of sth: symptoms which were suggestive of heart failure — síntomas que sugerían que pod(r)ía tratarse de un fallo cardíaco, síntomas que parecían indicar que se trataba de un fallo cardíaco
his behaviour was suggestive of a cultured man — su comportamiento parecía indicar que era un hombre culto
the atmosphere was suggestive of a jazz session — (=evocative of) el ambiente evocaba el de una sesión de jazz
3) (=thought-provoking) sugerente* * *[səg'dʒestɪv, sə'dʒestɪv]1) <gesture/laugh> insinuante2) (pred)a) ( indicative) parecer* indicar algob) ( reminiscent) hacer* pensar en algo, evocar* algo
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