-
1 racy
'reisi(lively: a racy style of writing.) vivo, salado- racily- raciness
tr['reɪsɪ]adj.• chispeante adj.• picante adj.• salado, -a adj.• vivaz adj.'reɪsiadjective racier, raciesta) ( lively) animado, briosob) ( risqué) <story/joke> subido de tono, picante['reɪsɪ]ADJ (compar racier) (superl raciest) [style, speech, humour] picante* * *['reɪsi]adjective racier, raciesta) ( lively) animado, briosob) ( risqué) <story/joke> subido de tono, picante -
2 racy
adj.1 atrevido(a) (risqué); vívido(a) (lively)2 animado, brioso.3 subido de tono, picante. -
3 racy humor
s.sal gorda. -
4 juicy
adjective jugosojuicy adj jugosotr['ʤʊːsɪ]1 jugoso,-a2 familiar (gossip etc) picante, escabroso,-a1) succulent: jugoso, suculento2) profitable: jugoso, lucrativo3) racy: picanteadj.• acuoso, -a adj.• jugoso, -a adj.• zumoso, -a adj.'dʒuːsiadjective -cier, -ciesta) ( Culin) <orange/steak> jugosob) (colloq) <part/role> jugoso (fam); < fee> suculento (fam), jugoso (fam)c) ( racy) (colloq) <gossip/details> sabroso (fam), picante (fam)['dʒuːsɪ]ADJ (compar juicier) (superl juiciest)1) [fruit, meat] jugoso2) (fig) [story] sabroso, picante; [contract] sustancioso, jugoso* * *['dʒuːsi]adjective -cier, -ciesta) ( Culin) <orange/steak> jugosob) (colloq) <part/role> jugoso (fam); < fee> suculento (fam), jugoso (fam)c) ( racy) (colloq) <gossip/details> sabroso (fam), picante (fam) -
5 spicy
adjective (tasting or smelling of spices: a spicy cake; He complained that the sausages were too spicy for him.) condimentado, sazonadospicy adj picantetr['spaɪsɪ]2 figurative use (story etc) picante1) spiced: condimentado, sazonado2) hot: picante3) racy: picanteadj.• especiado, -a adj.• picante adj.• sicalíptico, -a adj.'spaɪsiadjective -cier, -ciesta) <sauce/food> ( highly seasoned) muy condimentado; ( with spices) con muchas especias; (hot, peppery) picanteb) ( racy) <story/account> sabroso; ( with sexual connotations) picante['spaɪsɪ]ADJ (compar spicier) (superl spiciest)1) (Culin) (gen) muy condimentado, muy sazonado; (=hot) picante, picoso (LAm)2) (fig) [joke etc] picante, colorado (LAm)* * *['spaɪsi]adjective -cier, -ciesta) <sauce/food> ( highly seasoned) muy condimentado; ( with spices) con muchas especias; (hot, peppery) picanteb) ( racy) <story/account> sabroso; ( with sexual connotations) picante -
6 picante
picante adjetivo ‹ comedia› racy
picante
I adjetivo
1 (comida) hot, spicy
2 fig (espectáculo, comentario) risqué, racy
II sustantivo masculino
1 (alimentos) hot spices pl: le han prohibido el picante, he has been told not to eat spicy food
2 (sabor) hot taste ' picante' also found in these entries: Spanish: pimentón - chiste - daño - picar English: fiery - horseradish - hot - juicy - pungent - racy - sausage - spice - spicy - horse - raunchy -
7 journalistic
adjective ((of style of writing) like that of a journalist, colourful and racy.) periodísticotr[ʤɜːnə'lɪstɪk]1 periodístico,-ajournalistic [.ʤərnəl'ɪstɪk] adj: periodísticoadj.• periodístico, -a adj.[ˌdʒɜːnǝ'lɪstɪk]ADJ periodístico -
8 salty
adjective (containing or tasting of salt: Tears are salty water.) saladosalty adj saladotr['sɔːltɪ]1 (food) salado,-a2 figurative use (racy) salado,-a, picante, atrevido,-aadj.• sabroso, -a adj.• salado, -a adj.'sɔːltiadjective -tier, -tiesta) ( full of salt) <food/taste> salado['sɔːltɪ]ADJ (compar saltier) (superl saltiest) [taste] salado* * *['sɔːlti]adjective -tier, -tiesta) ( full of salt) <food/taste> salado -
9 animado
Del verbo animar: ( conjugate animar) \ \
animado es: \ \el participioMultiple Entries: animado animar
animado
◊ -da adjetivo1 ‹conversación/discusión› lively, animated 2 ( impulsado) animado de or por algo inspired o motivated by sth
animar ( conjugate animar) verbo transitivo 1 ( levantar el espíritu) to cheer … up; animado a algn a hacer algo or a que haga algo to encourage sb to do sth 2 ‹ programa› to present, host 3 ( impulsar) to inspire animarse verbo pronominal [ persona] to liven up◊ si me animo a salir te llamo if I feel like going out, I'll call youc) ( atreverse):◊ ¿quién se anima a decírselo? who's going to be brave enough to tell him?;no me animo a saltar I can't bring myself to jump; al final me animé a confesárselo I finally plucked up the courage to tell her
animado,-a adjetivo
1 (fiesta, reunión, conversación) lively
2 (estado de ánimo) cheerful
animar verbo transitivo
1 (alegrar a alguien) to cheer up (una fiesta, una reunión) to liven up, brighten up
2 (estimular a una persona) to encourage ' animado' also found in these entries: Spanish: animada - alborotado - mono - vivo English: animated - busy - chirpy - lively - perky - sprightly - subdued - swing - zestful - bustling - racy - spirit -
10 chiste
Del verbo chistar: ( conjugate chistar) \ \
chisté es: \ \1ª persona singular (yo) pretérito indicativo
chiste es: \ \1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativoMultiple Entries: chistar chiste
chistar ( conjugate chistar) verbo intransitivo:◊ ¡y sin chiste! and not another word!;no chistó he didn't say a word
chiste sustantivo masculino contar or (Col) echar un chiste to tell a joke; chiste picante or verde or (Bol, Méx) colorado dirty joke◊ hacerle un chiste a algn to play a joke o trick on sb;me lo dijo en chiste he was jokingc) (Col, Méx fam) ( gracia):◊ el chiste está en hacerlo rápido the idea o point is to do it quickly;tener su chiste (Méx) to be trickyd)◊ chistes sustantivo masculino plural (RPl) ( historietas) comic strips (pl), funnies (pl) (AmE colloq)
chistar verbo intransitivo
1 (hablar) to say a word
2 (protestar) cómete eso sin chistar, eat this and don't complain
chiste sustantivo masculino joke: contó un chiste muy gracioso, he told a very funny joke
un chiste verde, a blue o dirty joke (tira cómica, dibujo) cartoon ' chiste' also found in these entries: Spanish: broma - destripar - humor - ordinaria - ordinario - pillar - agarrar - atrevido - celebrar - chabacano - chile - color - colorado - contar - cuento - entender - gracia - gracioso - ingenioso - pescar - picante - pícaro - procaz - reír - salado - tomadura de pelo - verde English: blue - cartoon - cheap - coarse - crack - dirty - drag out - dumb - gag - gross - in - joke - naughty - off-color - off-colour - one-liner - punch line - racy - raunchy - rude - story - wisecrack - flat - knack - private - punch - wise -
11 cuento
Del verbo contar: ( conjugate contar) \ \
cuento es: \ \1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativoMultiple Entries: contar cuento
contar ( conjugate contar) verbo transitivo 1 ‹dinero/votos/días› to count; y eso sin cuento las horas extras and that's without including overtime; lo cuento entre mis amigos I consider him (to be) one of my friends 2 ‹cuento/chiste/secreto› to tell; es muy largo de cuento it's a long story; ¿qué cuentas (de nuevo)? (fam) how're things? (colloq) verbo intransitivo 1 ( en general) to count; ¿este trabajo cuenta para la nota final? does this piece of work count toward(s) the final grade?; ella no cuenta para nada what she says (o thinks etc) doesn't count for anything 2◊ cuento contigo para la fiesta I'm counting o relying on you being at the party;sin cuento con que … without taking into account that … contarse verbo pronominala) (frml) ( estar incluido):su novela se cuenta entre las mejores his novel is among the bestb)◊ ¿qué te cuentas? how's it going? (colloq)
cuento sustantivo masculino ( para niños) story, tale; cuento de hadas fairy story, fairy tale; venir a cuento: eso no viene a cuento that doesn't come into it; sin venir a cuento for no reason at all◊ no me vengas con cuentos I'm not interested in your excuses o storiesd) (fam) ( exageración):eso es un cuento chino what a load of baloney; el cuento del tío a con trick
contar
I verbo transitivo
1 (un suceso, una historia) to tell
2 (numerar) to count
II verbo intransitivo to count Locuciones: contar con, (confiar en) to count on (constar de) to have
cuento sustantivo masculino
1 story
2 Lit short story
contar un cuento, to tell a story
cuento de hadas, fairy tale
3 (embuste) lie: ¡déjate de cuentos!, get on with it!
4 (cotilleo, acusación) ya le fue con el cuento a la suegra, she ran off to tell the tale to her mother-in-law
5 cuento chino, tall story Locuciones: figurado eso no viene a cuento, that's beside the point
vivir del cuento, to live off other people ' cuento' also found in these entries: Spanish: colorín - gratuitamente - historia - historieta - modular - moraleja - novela - si - tal - alargar - aquél - chabacano - chiste - colar - contar - inventar - relato - tragar - venir English: bank on - cock and bull story - expect - fairy story - fairy tale - horror story - lurid - moral - number - racy - relate - run - spin out - story - tale - tall story - tell - unfold - yarn - act - eye - fairy - old - short - tall - way - yet -
12 pícaro
pícaro
◊ -ra adjetivo‹chiste/comentario› naughty, racy; ‹mirada/sonrisa› mischievous, cheeky (BrE) ■ sustantivo masculino, femenino ' pícaro' also found in these entries: Spanish: bandida - bandido - granuja - maliciosa - malicioso - socarrón - socarrona - sabandija - sinvergüenza English: glint - mischievous - rogue - roguish - cheeky - playful -
13 subido
Del verbo subir: ( conjugate subir) \ \
subido es: \ \el participioMultiple Entries: subido subir
subido
subir ( conjugate subir) verbo intransitivo 1 ( venir arriba) to come up; ahora subo I'll be right up; el camino sube hasta la cima the path goes up to o leads to the top of the hillb) subido A algo ‹a autobúsen/avión› to get on o onto sth;‹ a coche› to get in o into sth; ‹a caballo/bicicleta› to get on o onto sth, to mount sth (frml);◊ subido a bordo to go o get on board( en el escalafón) to be promoted 2 [aguas/río] to rise [ temperatura] to rise 3 [precio/valor/cotización/salario] to rise, go up verbo transitivo 1 ‹ montaña› to climb; ‹escaleras/cuesta› to go up, climb 2 ( llevar arriba) to take up; ‹ cuello de prenda› to turn up: ‹ pantalones› to pull up;◊ ¿me subes la cremallera? will you zip me up?, will you fasten my zipper (AmE) o (BrE) zip?‹ falda› to take o turn upe) (Inf) to upload3 subirse verbo pronominal 1◊ se subió al árbol/al muro she climbed up the tree/(up) onto the wall;estaba subido a un árbol he was up a tree 2 ( refl) ‹calcetines/pantalones› to pull up; ‹ cuello› to turn up
subido,-a adj fam (intenso) un rojo subido, a deep red Locuciones: una conversación subida de tono, a risqué conversation
subir
I verbo transitivo
1 (una pendiente, las escaleras) to go up (hacia el hablante) to come up (una montaña) to climb
2 (llevar arriba) to take up: voy a subir las cajas, I'm going to take the boxes upstairs (hacia el hablante) to bring up
3 (elevar) to raise: sube la mano izquierda, lift your left hand (el sueldo, la temperatura, la voz, etc) to raise: sube (el volumen de) la radio, turn the radio up
II verbo intransitivo
1 (ascender) to go up: ¿por qué no subimos a verla?, why don't we go up to see her? (acercándose al hablante) to come up ➣ Ver nota en ir 2 (a un avión, tren, autobús) to get on o onto: subimos al tren, we boarded the train (a un coche) to get into o in
3 (la marea, las aguas) to rise
4 (la temperatura) to rise
5 (los precios, el sueldo, etc) to rise, go up
6 (de categoría) to go up ' subido' also found in these entries: Spanish: subida - tono - color - subir English: bawdy - normal - on - promote - up - deep - off - price - racy - risqué -
14 tono
tono sustantivo masculino 1 en tono de reproche reproachfully; el tono en que lo dijo the way he said it; el tono general de la conversación the general tone of the conversationb) (Rad, Telec, TV) tone;este teléfono no da or tiene tono I can't get a dial tone (AmE) o (BrE) dialling tone on this phone; tono de marcar or (AmL) de discado or (AmS) de discar dial tone (AmE), dialling tone (BrE); no venir a tono to be out of place 2 ( de color) shade;◊ subido de tono risqué3 (Mús) key
tono sustantivo masculino
1 (de la voz: intensidad) tone, pitch
un tono alto/bajo, a high/low pitch (: modo) lo dijo en tono despectivo, he said it in a contemptuous tone
2 (de un color) shade, tone
diferentes tonos de verde, different shades of green
3 Mús key
4 (del teléfono) tone Locuciones: familiar darse tono, to put on airs
a tono con, in tune with
a tono con los tiempos, in keeping with the times
de buen/mal tono, in good/bad taste
fuera de tono, inappropiate, out of place figurado (algo grosero, obsceno) subido de tono, arrogant, (altanero) haughty ' tono' also found in these entries: Spanish: acre - agradar - aguda - agudo - alta - alto - atonía - bajar - clave - grave - inflexión - jovial - rebajar - salida - sarcástica - sarcástico - sorna - suave - suavidad - subida - subido - abrupto - ácido - agrio - amigable - atenuar - bajo - brusco - burlón - cálido - cansado - cantarín - cortante - decidido - despectivo - destemplado - disuasivo - elevar - endulzar - familiar - humilde - imperativo - impertinente - irónico - magistral - pastoso - resuelto - sequedad - tajante - teatral English: abrupt - bawdy - chord - emphatic - friendly - hue - injured - key - measured - menace - off-color - off-colour - pitch - pose - shade - subdued - talk down - tone - tune - unnatural - urgent - coloring - critically - dial - gentle - high - lilt - monotone - name - note - off - pastel - pleasantly - racy - rise - risqué - show - step - talk - tint - valentine
См. также в других словарях:
Racy — Ra cy (r[=a] s[y^]), a. [Compar. {Racier} (r[=a] s[i^]*[ e]r); superl. {Raciest}.] [From {Race} a tribe, family.] 1. Having a strong flavor indicating origin; of distinct characteristic taste; tasting of the soil; hence, fresh; rich. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
racy — [rā′sē] adj. racier, raciest [ RACE2 + Y2] 1. having the characteristic taste, flavor, or quality associated with the original or genuine type [racy fruit] 2. lively; spirited; vigorous 3. piquant; pungent … English World dictionary
racy — (adj.) 1650s, having a characteristic taste (of wines, fruits, etc.), from RACE (Cf. race) (n.2) in its older sense of flavor + Y (Cf. y) (2); meaning having a quality of vigor (1660s) led to that of improper, risqué, first recorded 1901,… … Etymology dictionary
racy — [adj1] energetic, zestful animated, bright, buoyant, clever, distinctive, entertaining, exciting, exhilarating, fiery, forceful, forcible, gingery, heady, keen, lively, mettlesome, peppery, piquant, playful, poignant, pungent, rich, salty, saucy* … New thesaurus
racy — index lurid, suggestive (risqué) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
racy — *pungent, piquant, poignant, spicy, snappy Analogous words: exciting, stimulating, quickening, provoking or provocative (see corresponding verbs at PROVOKE): *spirited, mettlesome, fiery, gingery, peppery Contrasted words: *insipid, flat, jejune … New Dictionary of Synonyms
racy — ► ADJECTIVE (racier, raciest) 1) suggestive; risqué. 2) lively, vigorous, or spirited. DERIVATIVES racily adverb raciness noun … English terms dictionary
racy — I. adjective (racier; est) Etymology: 3race Date: circa 1650 1. a. full of zest or vigor b. having a strongly marked quality ; piquant < a racy flavor > c. risque … New Collegiate Dictionary
racy — UK [ˈreɪsɪ] / US adjective Word forms racy : adjective racy comparative racier superlative raciest a racy story, film, or play is slightly shocking in the way that it describes or shows sex Derived words: racily adverb raciness noun uncountable … English dictionary
racy — rac|y [ˈreısi] adj [Date: 1600 1700; Origin: race particular taste (16 19 centuries)] racy writing is exciting and entertaining and often about sex ▪ a racy novel … Dictionary of contemporary English
racy — adjective speech or writing that is racy is exciting and entertaining: racy jokes/humour/stories (=connected with sex) racily adverb raciness noun (U) … Longman dictionary of contemporary English