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1 scatterbrained
adjective ligero de cascostr['skætəbreɪnd]1 (person) despistado,-a, alocado,-a; (idea etc) descabellado,-aadj.• casquivano, -a adj.• herbolario, -a adj.• ligero de cascos adj.• tolondro, -a adj.'skætər'breɪnd, 'skætəbreɪnd['skætǝbreɪnd]ADJ (=scatty) atolondrado, ligero de cascos* * *['skætər'breɪnd, 'skætəbreɪnd] -
2 scatterbrained
adj.alocado, alegre de cascos, ligero de cascos, aturdido, tolondro. -
3 dizzy
'dizi1) (giddy or confused: If you spin round and round like that, you'll make yourself dizzy.) mareado2) (causing dizziness: dizzy heights.) vertiginoso•- dizzily- dizziness
dizzy adj mareadotr['dɪzɪ]1 (person) mareado,-a2 (speed, pace) vertiginoso,-a; (height) de vértigo\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto have a dizzy spell darle a uno,-a un mareo, darle a uno,-a un vahídoto get dizzy marearse1) : mareadoI feel dizzy: estoy mareado2) : vertiginosoa dizzy speed: una velocidad vertiginosaadj.• mareado, -a adj.• que produce vértigo adj.• vertiginoso, -a adj.'dɪziadjective -zier, -ziestto feel dizzy — estar* mareado
b) ( causing dizziness) < speed> vertiginoso; < height> de vértigoc) ( scatterbrained) (colloq) tarambana (fam)1. ['dɪzɪ]ADJ (compar dizzier) (superl dizziest)1) (=giddy) [person] mareado•
changes in altitude make you dizzy — los cambios de altitud causan mareo or hacen que te mareas•
to be dizzy with success — estar borracho de éxito2) (fig) [pace, speed] vertiginososhe rose to the dizzy heights of director's secretary — ascendió ni más ni menos que al puesto de secretaria del director
3) * (=scatterbrained) atolondrado2.VT (=confuse) aturdirthey had been dizzied by the pace of technological change — el ritmo del cambio tecnológico les había aturdido
* * *['dɪzi]adjective -zier, -ziestto feel dizzy — estar* mareado
b) ( causing dizziness) < speed> vertiginoso; < height> de vértigoc) ( scatterbrained) (colloq) tarambana (fam) -
4 scatty
tr['skætɪ]1 (slightly mad) tocado,-a, loco,-a, chalado,-a; (scatterbrained) despistado,-a, alocado,-a'skætiadjective -tier, -tiest (BrE colloq) ( scatterbrained) atolondrado, despistado; ( crazy) chiflado (fam), chalado (fam)['skætɪ]ADJ (compar scattier) (superl scattiest) (Brit) ligero de cascos, atolondrado* * *['skæti]adjective -tier, -tiest (BrE colloq) ( scatterbrained) atolondrado, despistado; ( crazy) chiflado (fam), chalado (fam) -
5 atolondrado
Del verbo atolondrar: ( conjugate atolondrar) \ \
atolondrado es: \ \el participioMultiple Entries: atolondrado atolondrar
atolondrado
◊ -da adjetivo( despistado) scatterbrained ■ sustantivo masculino, femenino scatterbrain
atolondrar ( conjugate atolondrar) verbo transitivo atolondrarse verbo pronominalb) ( precipitarse):◊ no te atolondres, piénsalo bien don't rush into it, think it over carefully
atolondrado,-a adjetivo foolish, feather-brained, ' atolondrado' also found in these entries: Spanish: atolondrada English: scatterbrained -
6 despistado
Del verbo despistar: ( conjugate despistar) \ \
despistado es: \ \el participioMultiple Entries: despistado despistar
despistado
◊ -da adjetivob)◊ estar despistado to be miles away (colloq) o daydreaming;(desorientado, confuso) to be bewildered o lost ■ sustantivo masculino, femenino scatterbrain (colloq)
despistar ( conjugate despistar) verbo transitivo ‹ sabueso› to throw … off the scent despistarse verbo pronominal ( confundirse) to get confused o muddled; ( distraerse) to lose concentration
despistado,-a
I adjetivo
1 (olvidadizo) scatterbrained, absent-minded: Jorge es muy despistado, nunca se acuerda de dónde ha aparcado el coche, Jorge is absent-minded; he never remembers where he parked his car
2 (desorientado) confused: estoy un poco despistado, ¿dónde nos encontramos ahora?, I'm a bit confused - where are we?
II sustantivo masculino y femenino scatterbrain: me hago la despistada, I pretend not to understand
despistar verbo transitivo
1 (hacer perder la pista) to lose, throw off the scent
2 figurado to mislead ' despistado' also found in these entries: Spanish: despistada - distraída - distraído - hacerse - alocado - atolondrado English: absent-minded - careless - forgetful - hopelessly - scatterbrained - sea - absent - vague -
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adverb vertiginosamentedizzily ['dɪzəli] adv: vertiginosamente['dɪzɪlɪ]ADV1) (=giddily) [walk, sway] con una sensación de mareo2) (fig) [rise, fall] vertiginosamente3) * (=in a scatterbrained way) de manera atolondrada4) (in a silly way) con aire alelado -
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'skætə1) (to (make) go or rush in different directions: The sudden noise scattered the birds; The crowds scattered when the bomb exploded.) dispersar(se)2) (to throw loosely in different directions: The load from the overturned lorry was scattered over the road.) esparcirse, desparramarse•- scattering
- scatterbrain
- scatterbrained
scatter vb1. esparcir2. dispersarsethe demonstrators scattered when the police arrived los manifestantes se dispersaron cuando llegó la policíatr['skætəSMALLr/SMALL]1 (crowd, birds) dispersar2 (papers, cushions, etc) esparcir, desparramar; (ashes) esparcir; (seeds) sembrar a voleo, esparcir; (money) desparramar, derrochar1 (crowd, birds) dispersarse; (small things) desparramarse, derramarse\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLa scatter of unos,-as cuantos,-as, algunos,-asscatter ['skæt̬ər] vt: esparcir, desparramarscatter vidisperse: dispersarsen.• dispersión s.f.v.• derramar v.• desparramar v.• desperdigar v.• diseminar v.• dispersar v.• espaciar v.• esparcir v.• sembrar v.'skætər, 'skætə(r)
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1) \<\<salt/grit\>\> esparcir*; \<\<seeds\>\> sembrar* (a voleo)to scatter something OVER/ON something: clothes lay scattered all over the room había ropa desparramada or tirada por toda la habitación; we scattered the ashes on the garden — esparcimos las cenizas por el jardín
2) ( disperse) \<\<crowd/group\>\> dispersarthey are now scattered all over the country — ahora están desperdigados or diseminados por todo el país
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vi \<\<crowd/light\>\> dispersarse['skætǝ(r)]1. VT1) (=strew around) [+ crumbs, papers etc] esparcir, desparramar; [+ seeds] sembrar a voleo, esparcir2) (=disperse) [+ clouds] dispersar; [+ crowd] dispersar2.VI [crowd] dispersarse3.N (Math, Tech) dispersión f4.CPDscatter cushions NPL — almohadones mpl
* * *['skætər, 'skætə(r)]
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1) \<\<salt/grit\>\> esparcir*; \<\<seeds\>\> sembrar* (a voleo)to scatter something OVER/ON something: clothes lay scattered all over the room había ropa desparramada or tirada por toda la habitación; we scattered the ashes on the garden — esparcimos las cenizas por el jardín
2) ( disperse) \<\<crowd/group\>\> dispersarthey are now scattered all over the country — ahora están desperdigados or diseminados por todo el país
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9 alocado
alocado
(irreflexivo, impetuoso) rash, impetuous; ( despistado) scatterbrained ■ sustantivo masculino, femenino ( imprudente) crazy o reckless fool; ( irreflexivo) rash fool; ( despistado) scatterbrain
alocado,-a adjetivo thoughtless, rash ' alocado' also found in these entries: Spanish: alocada - bala - inconsciente English: wild -
10 despistada
despistado,-a
I adjetivo
1 (olvidadizo) scatterbrained, absent-minded: Jorge es muy despistado, nunca se acuerda de dónde ha aparcado el coche, Jorge is absent-minded; he never remembers where he parked his car
2 (desorientado) confused: estoy un poco despistado, ¿dónde nos encontramos ahora?, I'm a bit confused - where are we?
II sustantivo masculino y femenino scatterbrain: me hago la despistada, I pretend not to understand ' despistada' also found in these entries: Spanish: despistado -
11 pájaro
pájaro sustantivo masculino 1 (Zool) bird; más vale pájaro en mano que cien or ciento volando a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush 2 (fam) ( granuja) nasty piece of work (colloq)
pájaro sustantivo masculino
1 Zool bird
pájaro bobo, penguin
2 (granuja) crook Locuciones: familiar matar dos pájaros de un tiro, to kill two birds with one stone
tener la cabeza llena de pájaros, to be scatterbrained ' pájaro' also found in these entries: Spanish: corva - corvo - pájara - piar - picotazo - torda - tordo - trinar - trino - abatir - aletear - cantar - canto - chillar - chincol - enjaular - espantar - gorjear - grito - pajarito - picada - pico - posar - reclamo - remontar - revolotear - volar - vuelo English: beak - bill - bird - bird's-eye view - chatter - doom - flap - flight - flutter - fly - frighten away - frighten off - hen - hover - kind - leg - omen - out of - peep - perch - sail - settle - skim - song - trill - twitter - wheel - woodpecker - wood -
12 tarambana
См. также в других словарях:
scatterbrained — index fatuous, thoughtless Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
scatterbrained — [adj] not thinking clearly birdbrained*, careless, dizzy, empty headed*, featherbrained*, flighty, forgetful, frivolous, giddy, harebrained*, illogical, inattentive, irrational, irresponsible, madcap, silly, slaphappy*, stupid, thoughtless;… … New thesaurus
scatterbrained — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ disorganized and lacking in concentration … English terms dictionary
scatterbrained — [[t]skæ̱tə(r)breɪnd[/t]] also scatter brained ADJ GRADED If you describe someone as scatterbrained, you mean that they often forget things and are unable to organize their thoughts properly. Syn: forgetful … English dictionary
scatterbrained — adjective my scatterbrained kids left their jackets on the bus Syn: absentminded, forgetful, disorganized; dreamy, with one s head in the clouds, with a mind/memory like a sieve, featherbrained, birdbrained, giddy; informal dizzy, dippy, ditzy,… … Thesaurus of popular words
scatterbrained — adjective Date: 1747 having the characteristics of a scatterbrain … New Collegiate Dictionary
scatterbrained — See scatterbrain. * * * … Universalium
scatterbrained — adjective a) Having the qualities of a scatterbrain. b) absent minded, forgetful, distractable. See Also: haywire … Wiktionary
scatterbrained — Synonyms and related words: adrift, afloat, alternating, amorphous, blank, brainless, capricious, changeable, changeful, dazed, desultory, deviable, dippy, dizzy, dopey, eccentric, empty, empty headed, empty minded, empty pated, empty skulled,… … Moby Thesaurus
scatterbrained — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. absentminded, flighty, harebrained, daft, dizzy (inf.), daffy (inf.), barmy (Brit. sl.). See folly.Ant., organized, levelheaded. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. silly, giddy, irrational; see illogical … English dictionary for students
scatterbrained — scat|ter|brained [ˈskætəbreınd US tər ] adj informal not thinking in a practical way, so that you cannot do things or you forget or lose things >scatterbrain n … Dictionary of contemporary English