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kweint(pleasantly odd or strange, especially because of being old-fashioned: quaint customs.) raro, |singular|; pintoresco- quaintly- quaintness
tr[kweɪnt]1 pintoresco,-a, típico,-a2 (odd) singular, original3 (strange) raro,-a, extraño,-a\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLquaint fellow tipo raroquaint ['kweɪnt] adj1) odd: extraño, curioso2) picturesque: pintoresco♦ quaintly advadj.• pintoresco, -a adj.• singular adj.• típico, -a adj.kweɪntadjective -er, -esta) (charming, picturesque) pintoresco[kweɪnt]ADJ (compar quainter) (superl quaintest)1) (=picturesque) [building, street, village] pintoresco2) (=odd) [custom, notion] curioso; [person] peculiar, poco corrientehow quaint! — ¡qué curioso!
* * *[kweɪnt]adjective -er, -esta) (charming, picturesque) pintoresco -
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adj.1 pintoresco(a) (picturesque); anticuado(a) y singular (anticuado)2 arcaico y curioso, folklórico.3 extraño. -
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tr[drəʊl]1 (amusing) gracioso,-a, chistoso,-a; (odd, quaint) curioso,-adroll ['dro:l] adj: cómico, gracioso, chistoso♦ drolly advadj.• chusco, -a adj.• divertido, -a adj.• festivo, -a adj.• gracioso, -a adj.• raro, -a adj.drəʊla) ( comic) gracioso, con chispab) (quaint, curious) curioso[drǝʊl]ADJ gracioso, divertido* * *[drəʊl]a) ( comic) gracioso, con chispab) (quaint, curious) curioso -
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pintoresco
◊ -ca adjetivopicturesque
pintoresco,-a adjetivo
1 (lugar) picturesque, quaint
un lugar muy pintoresco, a place full of local color
2 (persona) bizarre ' pintoresco' also found in these entries: Spanish: pintoresca - folklórico English: beauty spot - colourful - picturesque - quaint - scenic - beauty -
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tr['fʌnkɪ]1 SMALLMUSIC/SMALL funky2 familiar (fashionable) guay, chulo,-aadj.• miedoso, -a adj.'fʌŋkiadjective -kier, -kiest (colloq)a) ( Mus) funky adj invb) ( stylish) (esp AmE) <person/party> en la onda (fam), enrollado (Esp fam); < style> original['fʌŋkɪ]ADJ (compar funkier) (superl funkiest) [music] vibrante, marchoso* * *['fʌŋki]adjective -kier, -kiest (colloq)a) ( Mus) funky adj inv -
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tr['əʊldwɜːld]old-world ['o:ld'wərld] adj: pintoresco (de antaño)'əʊld'wɜːrld, 'əʊldˌwɜːld['ǝʊld'wɜːld]ADJ1) (=traditional) antiguo; [style] clásico; [manners] anticuadothe old-world charm of Toledo — el sabor antiguo or arcaico de Toledo
2) (Geog) del Viejo Mundo; old 3.* * *['əʊld'wɜːrld, 'əʊldˌwɜːld] -
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pik ə'resk((of places) pretty and interesting: a picturesque village.) pintoresco- picturesqueness
tr[pɪkʧə'resk]1 pintoresco,-apicturesque [.pɪkʧə'rɛsk] adj: pintorescoadj.• pintoresco, -a adj.'pɪktʃə'reskadjective pintoresco[ˌpɪktʃǝ'resk]ADJ (=quaint) [village] pintoresco; [name, title] pintoresco, peculiar; (=vivid) [language] expresivo, vívido* * *['pɪktʃə'resk]adjective pintoresco -
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curioso
◊ -sa adjetivo1 (interesante, extraño) curious, strange, odd 2 ( entrometido) (pey) nosy( conjugate nosy) (colloq) ■ sustantivo masculino, femenino
curioso,-a
I adjetivo
1 (indiscreto) curious, inquisitive
2 (extraño) strange, odd
lo curioso es que..., the strange thing is that...
3 (limpio) neat, tidy
II sustantivo masculino y femenino
1 (mirón) onlooker
2 pey (chismoso) nosey-parker, busybody ' curioso' also found in these entries: Spanish: curiosa - inquieta - inquieto English: curious - enough - funny - inquisitive - odd - Peeping Tom - quaint - rubberneck - strange - droll - inquiring -
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Del verbo extrañar: ( conjugate extrañar) \ \
extraño es: \ \1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
extrañó es: \ \3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativoMultiple Entries: extrañar extraño
extrañar ( conjugate extrañar) verbo transitivo (esp AmL) ‹amigo/país› to miss verbo intransitivo 1 ( sorprender) (+ me/te/le etc) to surprise; ya me extrañaba a mí que … I thought it was strange that … 2 (RPl) ( tener nostalgia) to be homesick extrañarse verbo pronominal extrañose de algo to be surprised at sth
extraño
eso no tiene nada de extraño there's nothing unusual about that ■ sustantivo masculino, femenino ( desconocido) stranger
extrañar verbo transitivo
1 (asombrar) to surprise: no es de extrañar, it's hardly surprising
2 (echar de menos) to miss
3 (notar extraño) extraño mucho la cama, I find this bed strange o (echar de menos) I miss my own bed
extraño,-a
I adjetivo strange Med foreign: tiene un cuerpo extraño en el ojo, she has a foreign object in her eye
II sustantivo masculino y femenino stranger: de repente entró un extraño, a stranger suddenly came in ' extraño' also found in these entries: Spanish: ajena - ajeno - curiosa - curioso - extraña - extrañar - imprimir - más - modo - proceder - rondar - ruido - tan - corriente - notar - raro English: bizarre - curious - extraordinary - funnily - odd - odd-sounding - peculiar - phenomenon - puzzling - queer - singular - strange - uncanny - weird - agree - alien - as - foreign - greet - home - incongruous - quaint -
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См. также в других словарях:
Quaint — Quaint, a. [OE. queint, queynte, coint, prudent, wise, cunning, pretty, odd, OF. cointe cultivated, amiable, agreeable, neat, fr. L. cognitus known, p. p. of cognoscere to know; con + noscere (for gnoscere) to know. See {Know}, and cf. {Acquaint} … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
quaint´ly — quaint «kwaynt», adjective. 1. a) strange or odd in an interesting, pleasing, or amusing way: »Old photographs seem quaint to us today. b) old fashioned but picturesque or attractive: »a quaint old house. 2. Obsolete. wise; skilled; clever … Useful english dictionary
quaint — [kweınt] adj [Date: 1100 1200; : Old French; Origin: cointe clever , from Latin cognitus known ] unusual and attractive, especially in an old fashioned way ▪ a quaint little village in Yorkshire … Dictionary of contemporary English
quaint — [ kweınt ] adjective interesting or attractive with a slightly strange and old fashioned quality ╾ quaint|ly adverb … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
quaint — (adj.) early 13c., cunning, proud, ingenious, from O.Fr. cointe pretty, clever, knowing, from L. cognitus known, pp. of cognoscere get or come to know well (see COGNIZANCE (Cf. cognizance)). Sense of old fashioned but charming is first attested… … Etymology dictionary
quaint — [adj1] strange, odd bizarre, curious, droll, eccentric, erratic, fanciful, fantastic, freakish, freaky*, funny, idiosyncratic, laughable, oddball, offbeat, off the beaten track*, original, outlandish, peculiar, queer, singular, special, unusual,… … New thesaurus
quaint — index eccentric, nonconforming, novel, outdated, outmoded Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
quaint — *strange, odd, queer, outlandish, curious, peculiar, eccentric, erratic, singular, unique Analogous words: *fantastic, bizarre, grotesque: droll, funny, *laughable: archaic, antiquated, antique (see OLD) … New Dictionary of Synonyms
quaint — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ attractively unusual or old fashioned. DERIVATIVES quaintly adverb quaintness noun. ORIGIN originally in the sense «wise», «ingenious»: from Old French cointe, from Latin cognoscere ascertain … English terms dictionary
quaint — [kwānt] adj. [ME cointe < OFr < L cognitus, known: see COGNITION] 1. Obs. clever or skilled 2. Now Rare wrought with skill; ingenious 3. unusual or old fashioned in a pleasing way 4. singular; unusual; curious 5. fanciful; whimsical … English World dictionary
quaint — ac·quaint·ance; ac·quaint·ance·ship; quaint·ish; quaint·ly; quaint·ness; ac·quaint; quaint; un·ac·quaint·ed·ness; … English syllables