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41 fantasioso
adj.1 unrealistic, utopical, fey.2 show-off, fanciful, braggart.* * *► adjetivo1 imaginative* * *ADJ1) (=soñador) dreamy2) (=presuntuoso) vain, conceited¡fantasiosa! — you're so vain!
* * *- sa adjetivo prone to fantasizing* * *= whimsical, fey, airy-fairy.Ex. This slightly off-balance, whimsical remark was a Marsha James' trademark.Ex. When he tries to address other topics, such as politics, the results are fey and inconsequential.Ex. Home Secretary David Blunkett says an ' airy fairy, libertarian' view of the world is no good for fighting terrorism.----* fantasioso, lo = fantastic, the.* * *- sa adjetivo prone to fantasizing* * *= whimsical, fey, airy-fairy.Ex: This slightly off-balance, whimsical remark was a Marsha James' trademark.
Ex: When he tries to address other topics, such as politics, the results are fey and inconsequential.Ex: Home Secretary David Blunkett says an ' airy fairy, libertarian' view of the world is no good for fighting terrorism.* fantasioso, lo = fantastic, the.* * *fantasioso -saprone to fantasizinges muy fantasioso he's very prone to fantasizing, he's always making things up ( colloq)* * *
fantasioso,-a
I adjetivo imaginative
II sustantivo masculino y femenino person who fantasizes
' fantasioso' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
fantasiosa
- cuentista
English:
dreamy
* * *fantasioso, -a adjimaginative* * *adj:es una fantasiosa she tends to imagine things o to fantasize -
42 grifo
m.1 tap (British), faucet (United States) (llave). (peninsular Spanish)grifo monomando mixer tap2 petrol station(gas station) ( British). (Perú)3 faucet, tap, water faucet, stopcock.4 griffin, griffon, gryphon, griphon.5 junkie, addict, dope fiend.6 gas station, petrol station.* * *1 (llave) tap, US faucet2 (animal) griffin, gryphon, griffon\abrir el grifo to turn the tap oncerrar el grifo to turn the tap off* * *noun m.1) tap2) cock, faucet* * *ISM1) [de agua] tap, faucet (EEUU); [a presión] cockcerveza (servida) al grifo — draught o (EEUU) draft beer
2) LAm (=surtidor de gasolina) petrol pump, gas pump (EEUU); And (=gasolinera) petrol station, gas station (EEUU); (=bar) dive *3) Cono Sur [de incendios] fire hydrantII grifo, -a *1. ADJ1)estar grifo — Méx (=borracho) to be plastered *, be soused (EEUU) *; (=loco) to be nuts *; (=drogado) to be high *, be doped up *
2) And (=engreído) snobbish, stuck-up *2. SM / F1) [de drogas] (=fumador) dope smoker *; (=adicto) dope addict *2) (=borracho) drunkardgrifa III grifo, -a1. ADJ1) [pelo] curly, kinky2) Caribe † [persona] black2.SM / F Caribe † black man/woman, black persongrifa IVSM (Mit) griffin* * *I1) (Esp) (del lavabo, de la bañera) faucet (AmE), tap (BrE)abrir/cerrar el grifo — to turn the faucet o tap on/off
2) (Per) ( gasolinera) filling station3) (Chi) ( de incendios) fire hydrant, fireplug (AmE)II- fa adjetivo (Méx fam) high (colloq)III- fa masculino, femenino (Méx fam) pothead (sl), dopehead (sl)* * *= faucet, tap, spigot.Ex. Unless the library has a whole book devoted to the repair of faucets they will have to look under one of the less specific heading.Ex. The cinema would be enormously the poorer if deprived of its loaded pistols, banana skins, ticking timebombs and dripping taps.Ex. What I think the president ought to do is get on the phone with the OPEC cartel and say we expect you to open your spigots.----* agua del grifo = tap water.* grifo de la cerveza = beer tap.* * *I1) (Esp) (del lavabo, de la bañera) faucet (AmE), tap (BrE)abrir/cerrar el grifo — to turn the faucet o tap on/off
2) (Per) ( gasolinera) filling station3) (Chi) ( de incendios) fire hydrant, fireplug (AmE)II- fa adjetivo (Méx fam) high (colloq)III- fa masculino, femenino (Méx fam) pothead (sl), dopehead (sl)* * *= faucet, tap, spigot.Ex: Unless the library has a whole book devoted to the repair of faucets they will have to look under one of the less specific heading.
Ex: The cinema would be enormously the poorer if deprived of its loaded pistols, banana skins, ticking timebombs and dripping taps.Ex: What I think the president ought to do is get on the phone with the OPEC cartel and say we expect you to open your spigots.* agua del grifo = tap water.* grifo de la cerveza = beer tap.* * *agua del grifo water from the faucet, tap waterabrir/cerrar el grifo to turn the faucet o tap on/offcerraron el grifo de las subvenciones they cut off the flow of subsidiesCompuesto:B ( Per) (gasolinera) filling stationD ( Mit) griffinmasculine, feminine* * *
grifo 1 sustantivo masculino
1 (Esp) (de lavabo, bañera) faucet (AmE), tap (BrE);◊ abrir/cerrar el grifo to turn the faucet o tap on/off
2 (Per) ( gasolinera) filling station
3 (Chi) ( de incendios) fire hydrant, fireplug (AmE)
grifo 2
grifo sustantivo masculino
1 (de agua) tap, US faucet
2 Mit griffin, gryphon
' grifo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abierta
- abierto
- abrir
- cerrar
- difusor
- difusora
- gotear
- turbia
- turbio
- canilla
- caño
- cerrado
- paja
English:
cock
- faucet
- griffin
- run
- tap
- tapwater
- turn on
- twist
- gas
- hydrant
- petrol
* * *grifo1 nmcerrar el grifo: la banca internacional ha amenazado con cerrar el grifo de las ayudas the international banks have threatened to cut the aidgrifo monomando mixer Br tap o US faucet2. Mitol griffin♦ adj[loco] to be off one's head;andas grifo mano, ¿cómo se te ocurren esas cosas? are you off your head, pal? where do you get those ideas from?♦ nm,fdrunk, wino* * *I adj Méx famhighII m1 faucet, Brtap2 Pe ( gasolinera) gas station, Brpetrol station* * *grifo nm1) : faucetagua del grifo: tap water2) : griffin* * *grifo n tap -
43 preciado
adj.valued, esteemed, valuable, loved.past part.past participle of spanish verb: preciar.* * *► adjetivo1 precious* * *ADJ1) (=estimado) [posesión] prized; [amigo] valued, esteemed2) (=presuntuoso) presumptuous* * ** * *= cherished, precious, prized, valued, dear [dearer -comp., dearest -sup.], treasured, hugged.Ex. Some of their most cherished photographs were of sleeping users.Ex. Here came every sort of human ingredient -- sturdy homesteaders, skilled craftsmen, precious scoundrels.Ex. Small luxury editions, much prized but little used, may have survived almost complete.Ex. One very elementary kind of invitation might be the introduction of lavatories in public libraries: a facility to be found in department stores, which are interested in service to valued customers.Ex. Heaney noted that 'in the first place and in the last resort, libraries are for dear life also'.Ex. The increasing deterioration of treasured books makes conservation/preservation a national and international obligation.Ex. Death becomes the character's hugged secret in what is a movie infused with silence and poignancy.----* muy preciado = much prized, highly prized.* * ** * *= cherished, precious, prized, valued, dear [dearer -comp., dearest -sup.], treasured, hugged.Ex: Some of their most cherished photographs were of sleeping users.
Ex: Here came every sort of human ingredient -- sturdy homesteaders, skilled craftsmen, precious scoundrels.Ex: Small luxury editions, much prized but little used, may have survived almost complete.Ex: One very elementary kind of invitation might be the introduction of lavatories in public libraries: a facility to be found in department stores, which are interested in service to valued customers.Ex: Heaney noted that 'in the first place and in the last resort, libraries are for dear life also'.Ex: The increasing deterioration of treasured books makes conservation/preservation a national and international obligation.Ex: Death becomes the character's hugged secret in what is a movie infused with silence and poignancy.* muy preciado = much prized, highly prized.* * *preciado -da‹bien› prized, valued; ‹don› valuableuna joya muy preciada a highly prized jewellas naranjas son muy preciadas en este país oranges are very precious here, oranges are prized here* * *
Del verbo preciar: ( conjugate preciar)
preciado es:
el participio
preciado
‹ don› valuable
preciado,-a adjetivo
1 (un objeto) prized, valued
2 (una persona) valuable, esteemed
' preciado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
preciada
English:
sirloin
- treasure
* * *preciado, -a adjvaluable, prized;un metal muy preciado a highly-prized metal;un bien muy preciado a highly-valued possession* * *adj precious* * *preciado, -da adj: esteemed, prized, valuable -
44 presumido
adj.conceited, arrogant, vain, assuming.f. & m.conceited person, swell-headed person, vain person, poseur.past part.past participle of spanish verb: presumir.* * *► adjetivo1 (arrogante) conceited; (en el vestir) vain► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 (arrogante) conceited person; (en el vestir) vain person* * *(f. - presumida)adj.* * *ADJ (=creído) conceited; (=coqueto) vain* * *- da adjetivob) ( coqueto) vain* * *= conceited, smug, presumptuous, self-important, high-blown, hoity-toity, vain [vainer -comp., vainest -sup.], poseur.Ex. She wanted to say: 'You are a conceited, obstinate, inflexible, manipulative, pompous, close-minded, insensitive, abrasive, opinionated, platitudinous oaf!'.Ex. A little later in the same document, in a passage dealing in a rather smug way with the then infant county libraries we read that the purpose of such libraries should be to relieve the tedium of idle hours quite irrespective of intellectual profit or educational gain.Ex. Many feel that it is presumptuous to think that a 150- to 250-word abstract can carry enough information from a well-written 3,000-word paper to be of much use except as a guide.Ex. He was described as 'a self-important, self-righteous blowhard, puffing his filthy pipe, patches on the elbows of his well-worn tweed jacket, decked out in the cliche costume of the shabby liberal icon'.Ex. In our media saturated world of high-blown hype and suffocating spin they do their best to tell you the truth.Ex. It's the kind of barn where you can learn to ride without feeling mocked or like some hoity-toities are looking down their nose at you.Ex. The common idea that success spoils people by making them vain, egotistic and self-complacent is erroneous.Ex. This is an interesting little town wholly populated by poseurs and backpackers with a few salty sea dogs thrown in for good measure.* * *- da adjetivob) ( coqueto) vain* * *= conceited, smug, presumptuous, self-important, high-blown, hoity-toity, vain [vainer -comp., vainest -sup.], poseur.Ex: She wanted to say: 'You are a conceited, obstinate, inflexible, manipulative, pompous, close-minded, insensitive, abrasive, opinionated, platitudinous oaf!'.
Ex: A little later in the same document, in a passage dealing in a rather smug way with the then infant county libraries we read that the purpose of such libraries should be to relieve the tedium of idle hours quite irrespective of intellectual profit or educational gain.Ex: Many feel that it is presumptuous to think that a 150- to 250-word abstract can carry enough information from a well-written 3,000-word paper to be of much use except as a guide.Ex: He was described as 'a self-important, self-righteous blowhard, puffing his filthy pipe, patches on the elbows of his well-worn tweed jacket, decked out in the cliche costume of the shabby liberal icon'.Ex: In our media saturated world of high-blown hype and suffocating spin they do their best to tell you the truth.Ex: It's the kind of barn where you can learn to ride without feeling mocked or like some hoity-toities are looking down their nose at you.Ex: The common idea that success spoils people by making them vain, egotistic and self-complacent is erroneous.Ex: This is an interesting little town wholly populated by poseurs and backpackers with a few salty sea dogs thrown in for good measure.* * *presumido -da1 (engreído) conceited, full of oneself; (arrogante) arrogant2 (coqueto) vain* * *
Del verbo presumir: ( conjugate presumir)
presumido es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
presumido
presumir
presumido◊ -da adjetivo
( arrogante) arrogant
presumir ( conjugate presumir) verbo intransitivo
to show off;
presumido DE algo ‹ de dinero› ( hablando) to boast o brag about sth;
( enseñándolo) to flash sth around;
verbo transitivo: se presume una reacción violenta there is likely to be a violent reaction;
era de presumido occurriría it was quite predictable what would happen
presumido,-a
I adjetivo vain
II sustantivo masculino y femenino vain person, familiar poser
presumir
I vtr (sospechar) to predict, suppose
II verbo intransitivo
1 (de una cualidad) to fancy oneself as: presume de listo, he thinks he's very smart
2 (de una posesión) to boast [de, about]: le gusta presumir de coche, he likes to show off his car
' presumido' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
presumida
- presuntuosa
- presuntuoso
- autosuficiente
- vanidoso
English:
overconfident
- toffee-nosed
- vain
- self
* * *presumido, -a♦ adj2. [vanidoso] vain♦ nm,f1. [jactancioso] show-off* * *I adj1 ( creído) conceited2 ( coqueto) vainII m, presumida f bighead* * *presumido, -da adjvanidoso: conceited, vain* * *presumido adj vain -
45 pretencioso
adj.1 pretentious, assuming, high-flying, la-di-da.2 pretentious, doggy.* * *► adjetivo1 pretentious► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 pretentious person* * *ADJ1) (=vanidoso) pretentious, presumptuous; (=fanfarrón) showy2) LAm (=presumido) vain, stuck-up ** * *- sa adjetivoa) < casa> pretentious, showy; <persona/película> pretentiousb) (Chi) ( vainidoso) vain* * *= pretentious, hyfoluted, hoity-toity, hoity-toity, high-flown.Ex. Book clubs do not have to be cliquish, pretentious, stuffily self-inflated, or bolt-holes for ethereal literary spirits.Ex. I can believe that changing the logo broke some hyfoluted view ofthe library.Ex. Wine lovers get the urge to splurge and celebrate, often in hoity-toity restaurants.Ex. It's the kind of barn where you can learn to ride without feeling mocked or like some hoity-toities are looking down their nose at you.Ex. Disaffected and literally unliterary pubescent readers were expected to be hooked by his high-flown style.* * *- sa adjetivoa) < casa> pretentious, showy; <persona/película> pretentiousb) (Chi) ( vainidoso) vain* * *= pretentious, hyfoluted, hoity-toity, hoity-toity, high-flown.Ex: Book clubs do not have to be cliquish, pretentious, stuffily self-inflated, or bolt-holes for ethereal literary spirits.
Ex: I can believe that changing the logo broke some hyfoluted view ofthe library.Ex: Wine lovers get the urge to splurge and celebrate, often in hoity-toity restaurants.Ex: It's the kind of barn where you can learn to ride without feeling mocked or like some hoity-toities are looking down their nose at you.Ex: Disaffected and literally unliterary pubescent readers were expected to be hooked by his high-flown style.* * *pretencioso -saA ‹casa› pretentious, showy; ‹persona/película› pretentiousB ( AmL) (vanidoso) vain* * *
pretencioso◊ -sa adjetivo ‹casa/película› pretentious
pretencioso,-a adjetivo pretentious
' pretencioso' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
presuntuosa
- presuntuoso
- pretenciosa
English:
pretentious
* * *pretencioso, -a♦ adjpretentious♦ nm,fpretentious person* * *adj pretentious* * *pretencioso, -sa adj: pretentious -
46 encopetado
adj.1 brimming, full.2 haughty, conceited.3 high-hat, snob.4 posh, grand, toff, toffish.past part.past participle of spanish verb: encopetar.* * *► adjetivo1 figurado (presumido) conceited, haughty, stuck-up2 figurado (de clase alta) upper-class* * *ADJ1) (=emperifollado) dressed to the nines *2) (=señorial) posh *, grand3) (=altanero) haughty* * *- da adjetivo (fam & pey) grand, posh (BrE colloq)* * *- da adjetivo (fam & pey) grand, posh (BrE colloq)* * *encopetado -da* * *encopetado, -a adjPey [de clase alta] posh, swanky; [presuntuoso] snooty, snobby* * *adj grand, Br tbposh fam -
47 engolado
adj.hoity-toity, affected, pey.* * *► adjetivo1 (persona) arrogant, pompous2 (estilo etc) high-flown* * *ADJ (fig) haughty* * *- da adjetivo pompous* * *- da adjetivo pompous* * *engolado -dapompous* * *engolado, -a adj[presuntuoso] presumptuous, arrogant; [pomposo] pompous, bombastic* * *adj pompous -
48 espadachín
m.good swordsman, skilled swordsman, swordsman.* * *1 swordsman2 peyorativo (presuntuoso) bully* * *SM1) (Esgrima) skilled swordsman2) pey bully, thug* * *masculino skilled swordsman* * *masculino skilled swordsman* * *skilled swordsman, fine swordsman* * *
espadachín sustantivo masculino fine swordsman
' espadachín' also found in these entries:
English:
swashbuckler
- swordsman
- sword
* * *espadachín nmswordsman* * *m skilled swordsman -
49 ufano
adj.proud, arrogant.* * *► adjetivo1 (engreído) conceited, arrogant2 (satisfecho) satisfied, happy3 (desenvuelto) confident* * *ADJ1) (=orgulloso) proud; (=jactancioso) boastful; (=satisfecho) smug* * *- na adjetivoa) (satisfecho, orgulloso) proudb) ( engreído) self-satisfied, smug* * *- na adjetivoa) (satisfecho, orgulloso) proudb) ( engreído) self-satisfied, smug* * *ufano -na1 (satisfecho, orgulloso) proudiba muy ufano con su hija he walked proudly with his daughterse acercó todo ufano a recoger el premio he went up proudly to receive the prize2 (engreído) self-satisfied, pleased with oneself, smug* * *
Del verbo ufanarse: ( conjugate ufanarse)
me ufano es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
se ufanó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
ufano◊ -na adjetivo
ufano,-a adj (contento) cheerful
(satisfecho, orgulloso) proud
(engreído, presuntuoso) conceited, arrogant
' ufano' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ufana
English:
self
* * *ufano, -a adj1. [satisfecho] proud, pleased with oneself;iba muy ufano con su traje nuevo he looked very proud in his new suit2. [engreído] boastful, conceited3. [lozano] luxuriant, lush* * *adj1 conceited2 ( contento) proud* * *ufano, -na adj1) orgulloso: proud2) : self-satisfied, smug -
50 chula
f.1 woman from the back streets, low-class woman.2 loud wench, flashy female; brassy girl (charra).3 girlfriend. (Latin American)4 babe, chick, cutie, damsel.* * *SF1) (=madrileña) woman from the back streets ( of Madrid), low-class woman, coarse woman2) (=charra) loud wench, flashy female, brassy girl3) LAm (=novia) girlfriend* * *
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
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51 figurón
m.braggart.* * *1 peyorativo show-off, swank\figurón de proa figurehead* * *SM1)figurón de proa — (Náut) figurehead
2) * (=presuntuoso) pompous ass ** * *poseur, poserCompuesto:figurehead* * *figurón nmFam1. [presumido] show-off, poser2. figurón de proa figurehead -
52 refistolero
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53 postinero
postinero -ra( Esp) ‹persona› pretentious; ‹casa› ostentatious* * *adj ( presuntuoso) pretentious -
54 ufana
adj.&f.1 proud (orgulloso), haughty, arrogant.2 gay (alegre), cheerful, content; masterly.* * *
Del verbo ufanarse: ( conjugate ufanarse)
se ufana es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo
ufano,-a adj (contento) cheerful
(satisfecho, orgulloso) proud
(engreído, presuntuoso) conceited, arrogant
' ufana' also found in these entries:
English:
pleased
См. также в других словарях:
presuntuoso — /prezun twoso/ (ant. o pop. presontuoso e prosuntuoso) [dal lat. tardo praesumptuosus, der. di praesumĕre presumere ]. ■ agg. 1. [di persona, che ha un opinione eccessiva delle proprie doti e delle proprie capacità: un giovane arrogante e p. ]… … Enciclopedia Italiana
presuntuoso — presuntuoso, sa adjetivo y sustantivo engreído, pretencioso, vano, petulante, fantasmón (despectivo), fantoche, fantasioso, creído (coloquial). * * * Sinónimos: ■ … Diccionario de sinónimos y antónimos
presuntuoso — |ô| adj. Que tem presunção; vaidoso; presunçoso. • Plural: presuntuosos |ó| … Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa
presuntuoso — presuntuoso, sa (Del lat. praesumptuōsus). 1. adj. Lleno de presunción y orgullo. U. t. c. s.) 2. Que pretende pasar por muy elegante o lujoso. U. t. c. s.) … Diccionario de la lengua española
presuntuoso — ► adjetivo/ sustantivo 1 Que tiene orgullo o presunción: ■ es inteligente, pero muy presuntuoso. SINÓNIMO vanidoso 2 Que pretende pasar por muy elegante o lujoso: ■ ha decorado su casa de modo presuntuoso. SINÓNIMO ostentoso ANTÓNIMO sencillo … Enciclopedia Universal
presuntuoso — pre·sun·tuó·so, pre·sun·tuó·so agg., s.m. CO 1. agg., s.m., che, chi nutre eccessiva e infondata fiducia nelle proprie doti, risorse o capacità: è solo un arrogante presuntuoso Sinonimi: arrogante, borioso, gasato, immodesto, montato, pieno di sé … Dizionario italiano
presuntuoso — {{#}}{{LM P31560}}{{〓}} {{SynP32322}} {{[}}presuntuoso{{]}}, {{[}}presuntuosa{{]}} ‹pre·sun·tuo·so, sa› {{《}}▍ adj./s.{{》}} Que presume o se muestra excesivamente orgulloso de sí mismo. {{★}}{{\}}ETIMOLOGÍA:{{/}} Del latín praesumptuosus.… … Diccionario de uso del español actual con sinónimos y antónimos
presuntuoso — {{hw}}{{presuntuoso}}{{/hw}}A agg. Che pecca di presunzione. B s. m. (f. a ) Persona presuntuosa … Enciclopedia di italiano
presuntuoso — pl.m. presuntuosi sing.f. presuntuosa pl.f. presuntuose … Dizionario dei sinonimi e contrari
presuntuoso — cf. (afines) ► engreído … Diccionario del Argot "El Sohez"
presuntuoso — sa adj. Presumido, orgulloso … Diccionario Castellano