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41 demasiado susceptible
(adj.) = oversensitiveEx. But while librarians certainly have a lot to answer for, they should not become oversensitive about the non-user.* * *(adj.) = oversensitiveEx: But while librarians certainly have a lot to answer for, they should not become oversensitive about the non-user.
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42 sensitif
- ive sɑ̃sitif, iv adjectif sensory* * *sɑ̃sitif, iv adj (-ive)1) (nerf) sensory2) (personne) oversensitive* * *A adj sensory.————————, sensitive [sɑ̃sitif, iv] nom masculin, nom féminin————————sensitive nom féminin -
43 Mimose
f; -, -n1. BOT. mimosa2. fig., pej. hypersensitive creature* * *die Mimosemimosa* * *Mi|mo|se [mi'moːzə]f -, -nmimosaempfindlich wie eine Mimóse sein — to be oversensitive
* * *(a plant with small flowers and fern-like leaves which close when touched (also called sensitive plant).) mimosa* * *Mi·mo·se<-, -n>[miˈmo:zə]f1. BOT mimosaempfindlich sein wie eine \Mimose to be a sensitive plant* * *die; Mimose, Mimosen1) mimosa2) (fig.) oversensitive person* * *1. BOT mimosa2. fig, pej hypersensitive creature* * *die; Mimose, Mimosen1) mimosa2) (fig.) oversensitive person -
44 mimosenhaft
Adj. fig., meist pej. hypersensitive* * *mi|mo|sen|haft1. adj (fig)oversensitive2. adv (fig)reagieren oversensitively* * *mi·mo·sen·haft* * *1.(fig.) Adjektiv oversensitive2.adverbial oversensitively* * *mimosenhaft adj fig, meist pej hypersensitive* * *1.(fig.) Adjektiv oversensitive2.adverbial oversensitively -
45 przeczulony
adjprzeczulony (na punkcie) — +gen oversensitive (about), touchy (about)
* * *a.- eni (= przewrażliwiony) oversensitive, touchy (na punkcie kogoś/czegoś about sb/sth); być przeczulonym na punkcie czegoś be oversensitive about sth.The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > przeczulony
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46 douillet
douillet, -ette [dujε, εt]1. adjectiveb. ( = confortable) cosy2. feminine noundouillette [de bébé] quilted coat* * *- ette dujɛ, ɛt adjectif1) ( sensible) pej [personne] oversensitive to pain (jamais épith)2) ( confortable) [existence, appartement] cosy GB, cozy US* * *dujɛ, ɛt adj douillet, -te1) (ambiance, vêtement) cosy2) péjoratif (personne) softJe ne supporte pas la douleur: je suis très douillette. — I can't stand pain: I'm a real softie.
* * *2 ( confortable) [lit, existence] cosy GB ou cozy US, comfortable; [intérieur, appartement] cosy GB ou cozy US, snug.( féminin douillette) [dujɛ, ɛt] adjectif1. [très sensible à la douleur] oversensitive[qui a peur de la douleur] afraid of getting hurt————————douillette nom féminin1. [robe de chambre] quilted dressing gown2. [de prêtre] quilted overcoat -
47 свръхчувствителен
super sensitive, oversensitive(болезнено чувствителен) neuroticмед. allergic ( към to)(за уред) ultrasensitive* * *свръ̀хчувствѝтелен,прил., -на, -но, -ни supersensitive, overemotional, oversensitive; ( болезнено чувствителен) neurotic; мед. allergic ( към to); (за уред) ultrasensitive.* * *hypersensitive* * *1. (болезнено чувствителен) neurotic 2. (за уред) ultrasensitive 3. super sensitive, oversensitive 4. мед. allergic (към to) -
48 ipersensibile
hypersensitive* * *ipersensibile agg. hypersensitive◆ s.m. e f. hypersensitive person; (estens.) oversensitive, touchy.* * *[ipersen'sibile]aggettivo hypersensitive (anche med.), oversensitive* * *ipersensibile/ipersen'sibile/hypersensitive (anche med.), oversensitive. -
49 Kräutchen
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50 übererregbar
* * *übererregbar adj allg overexcitable; sexuell: extremely easily aroused; (überempfindlich) oversensitive -
51 zimperlich
pej.I Adj. oversensitive, soft umg., wet umg.; (leicht Ekel empfindend) squeamish; (geziert) affected; (prüde) prissy umg.; sei nicht so zimperlich don’t make such a fussII Adv.: wenig zimperlich (unsanft) none too gently; (bedenkenlos) unscrupulously; nicht gerade zimperlich mit jemandem umgehen treat s.o. none too gently, not exactly treat s.o. with kid gloves* * *demure; prissy; prudish; squeamish; gingerly* * *zịm|per|lich ['tsImpɐlɪç]1. adj(= überempfindlich) nervous (gegen about); (beim Anblick von Blut etc) squeamish; (= prüde) prissy; (= wehleidig) soft2. advoversensitively* * *zim·per·lich[ˈtsɪmpɐlɪç]sei nicht so \zimperlich don't be such a sissy* * *1.(abwertend) Adjektiv timid; (leicht angeekelt) squeamish; (prüde) prissy; (übertrieben rücksichtsvoll) over-scrupulous2.adverbial s. Adj. timidly; squeamishly; prissily; over-scrupulously* * *zimperlich pejA. adj oversensitive, soft umg, wet umg; (leicht Ekel empfindend) squeamish; (geziert) affected; (prüde) prissy umg;sei nicht so zimperlich don’t make such a fussB. adv:nicht gerade zimperlich mit jemandem umgehen treat sb none too gently, not exactly treat sb with kid gloves* * *1.(abwertend) Adjektiv timid; (leicht angeekelt) squeamish; (prüde) prissy; (übertrieben rücksichtsvoll) over-scrupulous2.adverbial s. Adj. timidly; squeamishly; prissily; over-scrupulously* * *adj.demure adj.prissy adj.prudish adj.squeamish adj. adv.demurely adv.prissily adv.prudishly adv.squeamishly adv. -
52 demasiado
adj.too much, far too much, a bit much, much too much.adv.too, much, too much, all too.pron.too much.past part.past participle of spanish verb: demasiarse.* * *► adjetivo1 (singular) too much; (plural) too many► adverbio1 (modificador de adjetivo) too; (modificador de verbo) too much* * *1. (f. - demasiada)adj.too much, too many2. adv.too, too much* * *1. ADJ1) (=excesivo) too much¡esto es demasiado! — that's the limit!
¡qué demasiado! — * wow! *
2) pl demasiados too many2. ADV1) (=en exceso) [con adjetivos, adverbios] too; [con verbos] too much2) LAm (=mucho)DEMASIADO ¿"Too", "too much" o "too many"? ► Demasiado se traduce por too delante de {adjetivos} y {adverbios}: Hace demasiado calor It's too hot Hace un día demasiado bueno para quedarse trabajando en casa It's too nice a day to stay at home working Hablas demasiado deprisa You talk too quickly ► Se traduce por too much cuando demasiado describe o se refiere a nombres {incontables} y como complemento de verbos: Le he echado demasiada agua a las patatas I've put too much water in the potatoes Creo que he comido demasiado I think I've eaten too much Habla demasiado He talks too much Cuando acompaña a un verbo de tiempo demasiado suele traducirse como too long: Ha tardado demasiado en acabar la tesis He's taken too long to finish his thesis ► Se traduce por too many cuando demasiado precede a nombres {contables} en {plural}: Tiene demasiadas preocupaciones She has too many worries Para otros usos y ejemplos ver la entradalo siento demasiado — I'm very o really sorry
* * *I- da adjetivo (delante del n)IIhabía demasiada gente/demasiados coches — there were too many people/cars
1) <pequeño/caliente/caro> too2) <comer/hablar/preocuparse> too muchIII- da pronombre* * *= far too (many/much), too + Adjetivo/Adverbio, too great, too heavily, too much, too far, all too + Adjetivo, way too much, overly much.Ex. Obviously this is far too many references or added entries.Ex. A user may reject a document because it is in a language that he cannot read or because it was written too long ago.Ex. Truuskee Sanders, NBLC organiser for the Children's Panel, feels that the press attach too great importance to the books thus selected.Ex. This leads to an approach which is insufficiently analytical, and which relies too heavily upon enumeration.Ex. Finally a word of caution: do not expect too much.Ex. Public libraries have had difficulty in establishing such a role without straying too far outside their own area of competence.Ex. The author compares the high tech dreams of access to information technology for US school libraries with the all too shabby reality that currently exists.Ex. Staying out late, lots of glasses of wine and having way too much fun has resulted in us both feeling under the weather all weekend long.Ex. In the past, she's relied overly much on her ready laugh, lean looks, and willingness to doff her duds.----* alcanzar + Posesivo + mejor momento demasiado pronto = peak + too early.* calentarse demasiado = overheat.* con demasiada facilidad = all too easily, all too easy.* con demasiada frecuencia = all too often.* con demasiadas expectativas = over expectant.* con demasiado trabajo = overworked.* conducir demasiado cerca de otro = tailgate.* confiarse demasiado = be lulled into a false sense of.* consentir demasiado = overindulge.* demasiada presión = overpressure.* demasiadas veces = one too many times.* demasiado + Adjetivo = over + Adjetivo, too narrowly + Adjetivo, overly + Adjetivo, disappointingly + Adjetivo.* demasiado + Adjetivo + para su desgracia = too + Adjetivo + for + Posesivo + own good.* demasiado amplio = overwide [over-wide].* demasiado ansioso = overeager [over-eager].* demasiado bien pagado = overpaid.* demasiado blando = mushy [mushier -comp., mushiest -sup.].* demasiado caro = overpriced [over-priced].* demasiado cerca = too close for comfort.* demasiado chabacano = all too shabby.* demasiado complejo = overcomplex.* demasiado complicado = overcomplicated [over-complicated].* demasiado común = all too common.* demasiado corto = all too short.* demasiado costoso = non-affordable [nonaffordable].* demasiado cualificado = overqualified.* demasiado decorado = overly-decorated.* demasiado delgado = underweight.* demasiado donde elegir = embarrassment of riches, spoilt for choice.* demasiado entusiasmado = overeager [over-eager].* demasiado entusiasta = overenthusiastic [over-enthusiastic].* demasiado exagerado = overly-exaggerated.* demasiado fácil = all too easy, far too easy.* demasiado fácilmente = all too easily.* demasiado frecuente = all too frequent.* demasiado fuerte = over-strong.* demasiado gordo = overweight.* demasiado grande = overgrown, oversized.* demasiado indulgente con uno mismo = self-indulgent.* demasiado lejos = too far.* demasiado líquido = runny [runnier -comp., runniest -sup.].* demasiado maduro = overripe.* demasiado mayor en relación con Algo = overage.* demasiado mayor para su curso = overage for grade.* demasiado meticuloso = nitpicking [nit-picking].* demasiado optimista = over-optimistic [overoptimistic].* demasiado poco común = all too rare.* demasiado precipitado = too hurried, too rush.* demasiado preciso = over-precise.* demasiado pronto = too soon.* demasiado puntilloso = hair-splitting [hairsplitting].* demasiado raro = all too rare.* demasiado recargado = glaring.* demasiados = too many, all too many, Número + too many.* demasiado seguro de uno mismo = overconfident.* demasiado simplificado = oversimplified [over-simplified].* demasiados participantes = too many cooks (spoil the broth).* demasiados pocos = all too few.* demasiado susceptible = oversensitive.* demasiado sutil = hair-splitting [hairsplitting].* demasiado tarde = too late.* demasiado temprano = too early.* demasiado tiempo = too long.* demasiado usado = overworked, overused [over-used].* desarrollarse demasiado pronto = peak + too early.* durante demasiado tiempo = for too long.* encabezamiento demasiado general = much-too-broad heading.* encarecer demasiado = price out of + the market, price out of + the reach.* encontrar Algo demasiado difícil = be out of + Posesivo + league.* enfatizar demasiado = overstress.* estar demasiado representado = overrepresent.* exigir demasiado = overtax.* exigir demasiado de = put + strain on.* fruta demasiado madura = overripe fruit.* gastar demasiado = overspend.* haber bebido demasiado = be over the limit.* hace demasiado tiempo = too long ago.* hilar demasiado fino = split + hairs.* horarios de trabajo demasiado cargados = over-long hours.* intentar abarcar demasiado = burn + the candle at both ends.* ir demasiado lejos = overstate + case, go + too far.* llegar demasiado lejos = go + too far.* llevar Algo demasiado lejos = push + Nombre + too far.* mimar demasiado = spoil + Nombre + rotten, overindulge.* no darle demasiada importancia a Algo = think + little of.* pagar demasiado = pay through + the nose.* prometer demasiado = over-promise.* proteger demasiado = overprotect.* que espera demasiado = over expectant.* regado con demasiada frecuencia = heavily watered.* ser Algo demasiado difícil para = be in over + Posesivo + head, be out of + Posesivo + depth.* ser demasiado = be over-provided, be a mouthful.* ser demasiado + Adjetivo = be too + Adjetivo + by half.* ser demasiado común = be all too common.* ser demasiado precavido = err + on the side of caution.* ser demasiado tarde para echar atrás = reach + the point of no return.* sin pensarlo demasiado = off-the-cuff, off the top of + Posesivo + head.* tener demasiada prisa = be in too much of a hurry, be in too much of a rush.* utilizarse con demasiada frecuencia = be overworked.* * *I- da adjetivo (delante del n)IIhabía demasiada gente/demasiados coches — there were too many people/cars
1) <pequeño/caliente/caro> too2) <comer/hablar/preocuparse> too muchIII- da pronombre* * *= far too (many/much), too + Adjetivo/Adverbio, too great, too heavily, too much, too far, all too + Adjetivo, way too much, overly much.Ex: Obviously this is far too many references or added entries.
Ex: A user may reject a document because it is in a language that he cannot read or because it was written too long ago.Ex: Truuskee Sanders, NBLC organiser for the Children's Panel, feels that the press attach too great importance to the books thus selected.Ex: This leads to an approach which is insufficiently analytical, and which relies too heavily upon enumeration.Ex: Finally a word of caution: do not expect too much.Ex: Public libraries have had difficulty in establishing such a role without straying too far outside their own area of competence.Ex: The author compares the high tech dreams of access to information technology for US school libraries with the all too shabby reality that currently exists.Ex: Staying out late, lots of glasses of wine and having way too much fun has resulted in us both feeling under the weather all weekend long.Ex: In the past, she's relied overly much on her ready laugh, lean looks, and willingness to doff her duds.* alcanzar + Posesivo + mejor momento demasiado pronto = peak + too early.* calentarse demasiado = overheat.* con demasiada facilidad = all too easily, all too easy.* con demasiada frecuencia = all too often.* con demasiadas expectativas = over expectant.* con demasiado trabajo = overworked.* conducir demasiado cerca de otro = tailgate.* confiarse demasiado = be lulled into a false sense of.* consentir demasiado = overindulge.* demasiada presión = overpressure.* demasiadas veces = one too many times.* demasiado + Adjetivo = over + Adjetivo, too narrowly + Adjetivo, overly + Adjetivo, disappointingly + Adjetivo.* demasiado + Adjetivo + para su desgracia = too + Adjetivo + for + Posesivo + own good.* demasiado amplio = overwide [over-wide].* demasiado ansioso = overeager [over-eager].* demasiado bien pagado = overpaid.* demasiado blando = mushy [mushier -comp., mushiest -sup.].* demasiado caro = overpriced [over-priced].* demasiado cerca = too close for comfort.* demasiado chabacano = all too shabby.* demasiado complejo = overcomplex.* demasiado complicado = overcomplicated [over-complicated].* demasiado común = all too common.* demasiado corto = all too short.* demasiado costoso = non-affordable [nonaffordable].* demasiado cualificado = overqualified.* demasiado decorado = overly-decorated.* demasiado delgado = underweight.* demasiado donde elegir = embarrassment of riches, spoilt for choice.* demasiado entusiasmado = overeager [over-eager].* demasiado entusiasta = overenthusiastic [over-enthusiastic].* demasiado exagerado = overly-exaggerated.* demasiado fácil = all too easy, far too easy.* demasiado fácilmente = all too easily.* demasiado frecuente = all too frequent.* demasiado fuerte = over-strong.* demasiado gordo = overweight.* demasiado grande = overgrown, oversized.* demasiado indulgente con uno mismo = self-indulgent.* demasiado lejos = too far.* demasiado líquido = runny [runnier -comp., runniest -sup.].* demasiado maduro = overripe.* demasiado mayor en relación con Algo = overage.* demasiado mayor para su curso = overage for grade.* demasiado meticuloso = nitpicking [nit-picking].* demasiado optimista = over-optimistic [overoptimistic].* demasiado poco común = all too rare.* demasiado precipitado = too hurried, too rush.* demasiado preciso = over-precise.* demasiado pronto = too soon.* demasiado puntilloso = hair-splitting [hairsplitting].* demasiado raro = all too rare.* demasiado recargado = glaring.* demasiados = too many, all too many, Número + too many.* demasiado seguro de uno mismo = overconfident.* demasiado simplificado = oversimplified [over-simplified].* demasiados participantes = too many cooks (spoil the broth).* demasiados pocos = all too few.* demasiado susceptible = oversensitive.* demasiado sutil = hair-splitting [hairsplitting].* demasiado tarde = too late.* demasiado temprano = too early.* demasiado tiempo = too long.* demasiado usado = overworked, overused [over-used].* desarrollarse demasiado pronto = peak + too early.* durante demasiado tiempo = for too long.* encabezamiento demasiado general = much-too-broad heading.* encarecer demasiado = price out of + the market, price out of + the reach.* encontrar Algo demasiado difícil = be out of + Posesivo + league.* enfatizar demasiado = overstress.* estar demasiado representado = overrepresent.* exigir demasiado = overtax.* exigir demasiado de = put + strain on.* fruta demasiado madura = overripe fruit.* gastar demasiado = overspend.* haber bebido demasiado = be over the limit.* hace demasiado tiempo = too long ago.* hilar demasiado fino = split + hairs.* horarios de trabajo demasiado cargados = over-long hours.* intentar abarcar demasiado = burn + the candle at both ends.* ir demasiado lejos = overstate + case, go + too far.* llegar demasiado lejos = go + too far.* llevar Algo demasiado lejos = push + Nombre + too far.* mimar demasiado = spoil + Nombre + rotten, overindulge.* no darle demasiada importancia a Algo = think + little of.* pagar demasiado = pay through + the nose.* prometer demasiado = over-promise.* proteger demasiado = overprotect.* que espera demasiado = over expectant.* regado con demasiada frecuencia = heavily watered.* ser Algo demasiado difícil para = be in over + Posesivo + head, be out of + Posesivo + depth.* ser demasiado = be over-provided, be a mouthful.* ser demasiado + Adjetivo = be too + Adjetivo + by half.* ser demasiado común = be all too common.* ser demasiado precavido = err + on the side of caution.* ser demasiado tarde para echar atrás = reach + the point of no return.* sin pensarlo demasiado = off-the-cuff, off the top of + Posesivo + head.* tener demasiada prisa = be in too much of a hurry, be in too much of a rush.* utilizarse con demasiada frecuencia = be overworked.* * *A ( delante del n):le dio demasiado dinero he gave her too much moneyhabía demasiada gente there were too many peopletrajeron demasiadas cajas they brought too many boxeshace demasiado calor it's too hotcon demasiada frecuencia too oftenaquí lo que hay es demasiado extranjero ( fam); there are far too many foreigners around hereB ( fam)A ‹pequeño/caliente/caro› toofue un esfuerzo demasiado grande para él it was too much of an effort for himes demasiado poco it isn't enoughes demasiado largo (como) para que lo termine hoy it's too long for me to finish todayB ‹comer/hablar› too muchtrabajas demasiado you work too hardno te preocupes, demasiado has hecho ya don't worry, you've done far too much alreadypiden demasiado por la casa they're asking too much for the housesomos demasiados there are too many of ushizo demasiados she made too many* * *
demasiado 1◊ -da adjetivo ( delante del n): demasiado dinero too much money;
había demasiados coches there were too many cars;
hace demasiado calor it's too hot
■ pronombre: es demasiado it's too much;
somos demasiados there are too many of us;
hizo demasiados she made too many
demasiado 2 adverbio
1 ‹pequeño/caliente/caro› too;
2 ‹comer/hablar/preocuparse› too much;
‹ trabajar› too hard
demasiado,-a
I adj (cuando el sustantivo inglés es singular) too much
(cuando el sustantivo inglés es plural) too many: hay demasiada pobreza, there is too much poverty
guardas demasiados trastos, you keep too much junk
había demasiada gente, there were too many people
II adv (modificando un adjetivo) too: es demasiado pesado/caro, it is too heavy/expensive
(modificando un verbo) bebe/habla demasiado, he drinks/talks too much
' demasiado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ancha
- ancho
- arriesgarse
- caldosa
- caldoso
- clavar
- complaciente
- contemplar
- demasiada
- desventura
- dulzón
- dulzona
- empalagar
- herniarse
- histriónica
- histriónico
- inasequible
- interlineal
- lejos
- mucha
- mucho
- muy
- pagadera
- pagadero
- rápida
- rápido
- razón
- reciente
- resultar
- tardar
- tozuda
- tozudo
- transigente
- abrigado
- alejar
- apresurar
- bastante
- ceñir
- confiar
- demorar
- detener
- duro
- enfriar
- espacio
- exigir
- extender
- impresión
- junto
- justo
- para
English:
administration
- age
- assailant
- attractive
- awesome
- boat
- bristle
- candle
- carry
- chew
- close-fitting
- commercialize
- cord
- deny
- digestion
- domineering
- easy
- expose
- far
- far-fetched
- frame
- gristle
- late
- lay on
- limit
- loud
- moderately
- much
- obtrusive
- over
- overconfident
- overdo
- overgrown
- overly
- overpay
- overwork
- rank
- scare
- sentimental
- something
- space
- spread
- still
- swallow up
- take on
- temptation
- tight
- to
- too
- weak
* * *demasiado, -a♦ adj[en exceso] too much; [plural] too many;demasiada comida too much food;demasiados niños too many children;aquí hay demasiado niño there are too many kids in here, this place is too full of kids;tiene demasiada estatura she's too tall;hay demasiado ruido it's too noisy;¡esto es demasiado! [el colmo] this is too much!♦ adj invEsp Fam [genial] great, cool;esta discoteca es demasiado this club is something else;¿que te has casado? ¡qué demasiado! you're married? too much!♦ adv[en exceso] too much;* * *demasiada gente too many people;hace demasiado calor it's too hot¡esto es demasiado! fig this is too much!* * *demasiado adv1) : toovas demasiado aprisa: you're going too fast2) : too muchestoy comiendo demasiado: I'm eating too muchdemasiado, -da adj: too much, too many, excessive* * *demasiado1 adj1. (con sustantivo incontable) too much2. (con sustantivo contable) too manydemasiado2 adv1. (con adjetivos, adverbios) too2. (con verbos) too muchdemasiado3 pron1. (con sustantivo incontable) too much¿cuánto piden? Demasiado how much are they asking? Too much2. (con sustantivo contable) too many¿cuántos has comido? Demasiados how many have you eaten? Too many -
53 quisquilloso
adj.touchy, delicate, jumpy, finicky.* * *► adjetivo1 finicky, fussy, touchy► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 fusspot* * *ADJ1) (=susceptible) touchy, oversensitive; (=irritable) irritable; (=perfeccionista) pernickety *, persnickety (EEUU) *, choosy, fussy2) (=preocupado por nimiedades) too bothered about petty details* * *- sa adjetivo (meticuloso, exigente) fussy, picky (colloq); ( susceptible) touchy* * *= fastidious, nitpicking [nit-picking], irritable, fussy [fussier -comp., fussiest -sup.], quibbler, finicky [finickier -comp., finickiest -sup.], fusspot, fussbudget, picky [pickier -comp., pickiest -sup.].Ex. Some of them will be sufficiently bizarre to suit the most fastidious connoisseur of the present artifacts of civilization.Ex. Librarians are expected, by their popular media image, to be fussy, nit-picking, pedants.Ex. 'Searching' or even 'ordering' would be better, so long as we didn't imply by either of them an ' irritable reaching after fact and reason'.Ex. Librarians are expected, by their popular media image, to be fussy, nit-picking, pedants.Ex. They attacked him, not as grammarians and philologists, but as quibblers, cavillers; not with arguments, but insults.Ex. After all, even a healthy cat can become finicky when offered an unfamiliar meal.Ex. As for Steve, he traded his days as a bachelor for life with a fusspot.Ex. And they're playing an odd couple reminiscent of Neil Simon's classic pairing of a fussbudget and a slob.Ex. If by chance she gets close to a boy that she likes she suddenly get very picky and think of all his negative points.----* ser demasiado quisquilloso = put + too fine a point on, split + hairs.* ser muy quisquilloso = be picky.* * *- sa adjetivo (meticuloso, exigente) fussy, picky (colloq); ( susceptible) touchy* * *= fastidious, nitpicking [nit-picking], irritable, fussy [fussier -comp., fussiest -sup.], quibbler, finicky [finickier -comp., finickiest -sup.], fusspot, fussbudget, picky [pickier -comp., pickiest -sup.].Ex: Some of them will be sufficiently bizarre to suit the most fastidious connoisseur of the present artifacts of civilization.
Ex: Librarians are expected, by their popular media image, to be fussy, nit-picking, pedants.Ex: 'Searching' or even 'ordering' would be better, so long as we didn't imply by either of them an ' irritable reaching after fact and reason'.Ex: Librarians are expected, by their popular media image, to be fussy, nit-picking, pedants.Ex: They attacked him, not as grammarians and philologists, but as quibblers, cavillers; not with arguments, but insults.Ex: After all, even a healthy cat can become finicky when offered an unfamiliar meal.Ex: As for Steve, he traded his days as a bachelor for life with a fusspot.Ex: And they're playing an odd couple reminiscent of Neil Simon's classic pairing of a fussbudget and a slob.Ex: If by chance she gets close to a boy that she likes she suddenly get very picky and think of all his negative points.* ser demasiado quisquilloso = put + too fine a point on, split + hairs.* ser muy quisquilloso = be picky.* * *quisquilloso -sa1(meticuloso, exigente): es terriblemente quisquilloso y no le gusta que nadie toque sus cosas he is terribly particular and he doesn't like anyone touching his thingsningún hotel le vino bien, es tan quisquilloso none of the hotels suited him, he's so hard to please o so choosy o so fussy2 (susceptible) touchy* * *
quisquilloso
( susceptible) touchy
quisquilloso,-a adjetivo & sustantivo masculino y femenino
1 (meticuloso) fussy
2 (suspicaz) touchy
' quisquilloso' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
quisquillosa
- chinche
- fastidioso
English:
fussy
- nit
- picky
* * *quisquilloso, -a♦ adj1. [detallista] pernickety2. [susceptible] touchy, oversensitive♦ nm,f1. [detallista] nit-picker2. [susceptible] touchy person;ser un quisquilloso to be touchy* * *adj touchy* * *quisquilloso, -sa adj: fastidious, fussyquisquilloso, -sa n: fussy person, fussbudget* * *quisquilloso adj -
54 exagéré
exagéré, e [εgzaʒeʀe]( = excessif) excessive• venir se plaindre après ça, c'est un peu exagéré it was too much to come and complain after all that* * *exagérée ɛgzaʒeʀe adjectif1) ( outré) exaggerated2) ( excessif) excessive* * *ɛɡzaʒeʀe adj exagéré, -e(prix) excessive* * *A pp ⇒ exagérer.B pp adj2 ( démesuré) [chiffre, hausse] excessive; [louanges, politesse] exaggerated; [empressement, pessimisme, sévérité, importance] excessive; être d'une sensibilité exagérée to be oversensitive; il n'est pas exagéré de dire que… it is no exaggeration to say that…; deux heures de retard, c'est un peu exagéré! two hours late, that's a bit much!1. [excessif - dépense, prix] excessive ; [ - éloge, critique] exaggerated, overblown ; [ - optimisme, prudence] excessive, exaggerated ; [ - hâte, mécontentement] undue ; [ - ambition, confiance en soi] excessive, overweening150 euros par personne, c'est un peu exagéré! 150 euros per person, that's a bit much! -
55 fainthearted
[ˌfeɪnt'hɑːtɪd] 1. 2.the fainthearted — + verbo pl. (cowardly) i codardi, i pavidi; (oversensitive) i timidi
* * *[ˌfeɪnt'hɑːtɪd] 1. 2.the fainthearted — + verbo pl. (cowardly) i codardi, i pavidi; (oversensitive) i timidi
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56 liikaherkkä
yks.nom. liikaherkkä; yks.gen. liikaherkän; yks.part. liikaherkkää; yks.ill. liikaherkkään; mon.gen. liikaherkkien liikaherkkäin; mon.part. liikaherkkiä; mon.ill. liikaherkkiinallergic (noun)highly strung (noun)hypersensitive (noun)over-sensitive (noun)oversensitive (noun)* * *• allergic• over-sensitive• oversensitive• hypersensitive• highly strung -
57 mimozowa|ty
adj. [osoba] thin-skinned, oversensitive; [charakter, reakcje] oversensitiveThe New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > mimozowa|ty
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58 nadwrażliw|y
adj. 1. (przewrażliwiony) oversensitive- nadwrażliwa natura an oversensitive nature- nadwrażliwe sumienie an overactive conscience2. Med. hypersensitive- skóra nadwrażliwa na słońce skin that’s hypersensitive to the sunThe New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > nadwrażliw|y
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59 przewrażliwi|ony
adj. [osoba] oversensitive- być przewrażliwionym na punkcie czegoś to be oversensitive about sthThe New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > przewrażliwi|ony
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60 ранимый
1) General subject: hurtable, vulnerable, woundable, oversensitive, thin-skinned, sensitive2) Aviation medicine: vulnerable (легко)
См. также в других словарях:
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oversensitive — [spelling only] … English World dictionary
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oversensitive — adjective easily upset or offended: I didn t mean that. Rod s just being oversensitive … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
oversensitive — oversensitivity, oversensitiveness, n. /oh veuhr sen si tiv/, adj. excessively or unduly sensitive. [1840 50; OVER + SENSITIVE] * * * … Universalium
oversensitive — adjective Having excessive sensitivity; reacting to stimuli too readily; thin skinned … Wiktionary
oversensitive — Synonyms and related words: allergic, anaphylactic, delicate, empathetic, empathic, goosy, hairsplitting, high strung, hypercritical, hyperesthetic, hyperpathic, hypersensitive, irritable, itchy, miffy, morbidly sensitive, nervous,… … Moby Thesaurus
oversensitive — o|ver|sen|si|tive [ ,ouvər sensətıv ] adjective easily becoming upset about things people do or say to you … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
oversensitive — adj. overly sensitive; excessively touchy … English contemporary dictionary
oversensitive — adjective excessively sensitive. Derivatives oversensitiveness noun oversensitivity noun … English new terms dictionary
oversensitive — over·sensitive … English syllables