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21 mean
mi:n
I adjective1) (not generous (with money etc): He's very mean (with his money / over pay).) mezquino, tacaño, agarrado2) (likely or intending to cause harm or annoyance: It is mean to tell lies.) mezquino, malo3) ((especially American) bad-tempered, vicious or cruel: a mean mood.) malo, malhumorado4) ((of a house etc) of poor quality; humble: a mean dwelling.) humilde, pobre•- meanly- meanness
- meanie
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1. adjective1) ((of a statistic) having the middle position between two points, quantities etc: the mean value on a graph.)2) (average: the mean annual rainfall.)
2. noun(something that is midway between two opposite ends or extremes: Three is the mean of the series one to five.) término medio
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1. past tense, past participle - meant; verb1) (to (intend to) express, show or indicate: `Vacation' means `holiday'; What do you mean by (saying/doing) that?) querer decir2) (to intend: I meant to go to the exhibition but forgot; For whom was that letter meant?; He means (= is determined) to be a rich man some day.) tener la intención, tener pensado•- meaning
2. adjective((of a look, glance etc) showing a certain feeling or giving a certain message: The teacher gave the boy a meaning look when he arrived late.) significativo- meaningless
- be meant to
- mean well
mean1 adj1. malo / malicioso / cruel / antipáticodon't be so mean! ¡no seas tan malo!2. mezquino / tacañomean2 vb1. significar / querer decirwhat does "ceiling" mean? ¿qué quiere decir "ceiling"?2. pretender / querer / tener la intencióntr[miːn]1 (average) medio,-a1 (average) promedio2 SMALLMATHEMATICS/SMALL media3 (middle term) término medio————————tr[miːn]1 (miserly, selfish - person) mezquino,-a, tacaño,-a, agarrado,-a; (portion etc) mezquino,-a, miserable■ she felt mean about not letting the children go to the circus le sabía mal no haber dejado a los niños ir al circo3 SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL familiar (person - nasty) malo,-a; (- bad-tempered) malhumorado,-a; (animal) feroz4 dated (low, poor) humilde, pobre5 familiar (skilful, great) excelente, de primera, genial\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto be no mean ser todo,-a un,-a————————tr[miːn]1 (signify, represent) significar, querer decir; (to be a sign of, indicate) ser señal de, significar■ what does "mug" mean? ¿qué significa "mug"?, ¿qué quiere decir "mug"?■ does the name "Curtis" mean anything to you? ¿el nombre "Curtis" te dice algo?2 (have in mind) pensar, tener pensado,-a, tener la intención de; (intend, wish) querer, pretender■ I never meant to hurt you nunca quise hacerte daño, nunca fue mi intención hacerte daño■ I meant to post it yesterday tenía la intención de enviarlo ayer, quería enviarlo ayer3 (involve, entail) suponer, implicar; (have as result) significar4 (refer to, intend to say) referirse a, querer decir; (be serious about) decir en serio■ do you mean me? ¿te refieres a mí?■ what do you mean by that? ¿qué quieres decir con eso?■ what do you mean you forgot? ¿cómo que se te olvidó?■ she said thirty, but she meant thirsty dijo treinta, pero quería decir sedienta5 (be important) significar■ you mean a lot to me significas mucho para mí, eres muy importante para mí\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto be meant for (be intended for) ser para 2 (be destined for) estar dirigido,-a a, ir dirigido,-a a■ it was meant to happen tenía que pasar, el destino así lo quisoto mean well tener buenas intenciones1) intend: querer, pensar, tener la intención deI didn't mean to do it: lo hice sin quererwhat do you mean to do?: ¿qué piensas hacer?2) signify: querer decir, significarwhat does that mean?: ¿qué quiere decir eso?3) : importarhealth means everything: lo que más importa es la saludmean adj1) humble: humilde2) negligible: despreciableit's no mean feat: no es poca cosa3) stingy: mezquino, tacaño4) cruel: malo, cruelto be mean to someone: tratar mal a alguien5) average, median: mediomean n1) midpoint: término m medio2) average: promedio m, media f aritmética3) means nplway: medio m, manera f, vía f4) means nplresources: medios mpl, recursos mpl5)by all means : por supuesto, cómo no6)by means of : por medio de7)by no means : de ninguna manera, de ningún modoadj.• abellacado, -a adj.• canallesco, -a adj.• malo, -a adj.• mediano, -a adj.• medio, -a adj.• menguado, -a adj.• mezquino, -a adj.• miserable adj.• prieto, -a adj.• ruin adj.• transido, -a adj.n.• manera s.f.• media (Matemática) s.f.• medio s.m.• promedio s.m.• término medio s.m.v.(§ p.,p.p.: meant) = destinar v.• entender v.• querer decir v.• significar v.
I miːntransitive verb (past & past p meant)1) (represent, signify) \<\<word/symbol\>\> significar*, querer* decirto mean something TO somebody: does the number 0296 mean anything to you? ¿el número 0296 te dice algo?; fame means nothing/a lot to her — la fama la tiene sin cuidado/es muy importante para ella
2)a) (refer to, intend to say) \<\<person\>\> querer* decirwhat do you mean? — ¿qué quieres decir (con eso)?
do you know what I mean? — ¿me entiendes?, ¿me comprendes?
he's Swedish, I mean, Swiss — es sueco, (qué) digo, suizo
I know who you mean — ya sé de quién hablas or a quién te refieres
what's that supposed to mean? — ¿a qué viene eso?
b) ( be serious about) decir* en serioI mean it! — va or lo digo en serio!
3) (equal, entail) significar*being 40 doesn't mean I can't wear fashionable clothes — (el) que tenga 40 años no quiere decir que no me pueda vestir a la moda
to mean -ING: that would mean repainting the kitchen — eso supondría or implicaría volver a pintar la cocina
4)a) ( intend)he didn't mean (you) any harm — no quiso hacerte daño, no lo hizo por mal
to mean to + INF: I mean to succeed mi intención es triunfar, me propongo triunfar; I'm sorry, I didn't mean to do it perdón, lo hice sin querer; I meant to do it but I forgot tenía toda la intención de hacerlo pero me olvidé; I've been meaning to talk to you hace tiempo que quiero hablar contigo; I meant it to be a surprise yo quería que fuera una sorpresa; the bullet was meant for me la bala iba dirigida a mí; we were meant for each other — estamos hechos el uno para el otro
b)to be meant to + inf — (supposed, intended)
you weren't meant to hear that — no pensaron (or pensé etc) que tú estarías escuchando
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2)a) (unkind, nasty) malob) ( excellent) (esp AmE sl) genial, fantástico3) (inferior, humble) (liter) humildethat's no mean feat/achievement — no es poca cosa, no es moco de pavo (fam)
4) ( Math) (before n) medio
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adverb (AmE colloq & dial)
I
[miːn]ADJ (compar meaner) (superl meanest)1) (=stingy) tacaño, agarrado *, amarrete (And, S. Cone) *you mean thing! — ¡qué tacaño eres!
2) (=nasty) malodon't be mean! — ¡no seas malo!
you mean thing! — ¡qué malo eres!
a mean trick — una jugarreta, una mala pasada
you were mean to me — te portaste fatal or muy mal conmigo
3) (=vicious) malo4) (=of poor quality) inferior; (=shabby) humilde, vil; (=humble) [birth] humilde, pobre5) (US) formidable, de primera
II [miːn]1.N (=middle term) término m medio; (=average) promedio m ; (Math) media fthe golden or happy mean — el justo medio
2.ADJ mediomean life — (Phys) vida f media
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[miːn](pt, pp meant) VT1) [word, sign] (=signify) significar, querer decirwhat does this word mean? — ¿qué significa or quiere decir esta palabra?
"vest" means something different in America — en América "vest" tiene otro significado or significa otra cosa
you know what it means to hit a policeman? — ¿usted sabe qué consecuencias trae el golpear a un policía?
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what do you mean by that? — ¿qué quieres decir con eso?•
it means a lot to have you with us — significa mucho tenerte con nosotrosyour friendship means a lot to me — tu amistad es muy importante or significa mucho para mí
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the name means nothing to me — el nombre no me suenaknow 1., 4)•
the play didn't mean a thing to me — no saqué nada en claro de la obra2) [person]a) (=imply) querer decir; (=refer to) referirse awhat do you mean? — ¿qué quieres decir?
18, I mean 19 — 18, digo 19
do you mean me? — ¿te refieres a mí?
b) (=signify) significar•
don't I mean anything to you? — ¿no significo yo nada para ti?c) (=be determined about)you can't mean it! — ¡no lo dirás en serio!
d) (=intend)what do you mean to do? — ¿qué piensas hacer?
I meant to help — pensaba ayudar, tenía la intención de ayudar
I mean to have it — pienso or me propongo obtenerlo
sorry, I didn't mean you to do it — lo siento, mi intención no era que lo hicieras tú
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I meant it as a joke — lo dije en broma•
was the remark meant for me? — ¿el comentario iba por mí?•
I meant no harm by what I said — no lo dije con mala intención3) (=suppose) suponer•
to be meant to do sth, it's meant to be a good car — este coche se supone que es buenothis portrait is meant to be Anne — este retrato es de Anne, aunque no lo parezca
I wasn't meant to work for my living! — ¡yo no estoy hecho para trabajar!
you're not meant to drink it! — ¡no es para beber!
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I [miːn]transitive verb (past & past p meant)1) (represent, signify) \<\<word/symbol\>\> significar*, querer* decirto mean something TO somebody: does the number 0296 mean anything to you? ¿el número 0296 te dice algo?; fame means nothing/a lot to her — la fama la tiene sin cuidado/es muy importante para ella
2)a) (refer to, intend to say) \<\<person\>\> querer* decirwhat do you mean? — ¿qué quieres decir (con eso)?
do you know what I mean? — ¿me entiendes?, ¿me comprendes?
he's Swedish, I mean, Swiss — es sueco, (qué) digo, suizo
I know who you mean — ya sé de quién hablas or a quién te refieres
what's that supposed to mean? — ¿a qué viene eso?
b) ( be serious about) decir* en serioI mean it! — va or lo digo en serio!
3) (equal, entail) significar*being 40 doesn't mean I can't wear fashionable clothes — (el) que tenga 40 años no quiere decir que no me pueda vestir a la moda
to mean -ING: that would mean repainting the kitchen — eso supondría or implicaría volver a pintar la cocina
4)a) ( intend)he didn't mean (you) any harm — no quiso hacerte daño, no lo hizo por mal
to mean to + INF: I mean to succeed mi intención es triunfar, me propongo triunfar; I'm sorry, I didn't mean to do it perdón, lo hice sin querer; I meant to do it but I forgot tenía toda la intención de hacerlo pero me olvidé; I've been meaning to talk to you hace tiempo que quiero hablar contigo; I meant it to be a surprise yo quería que fuera una sorpresa; the bullet was meant for me la bala iba dirigida a mí; we were meant for each other — estamos hechos el uno para el otro
b)to be meant to + inf — (supposed, intended)
you weren't meant to hear that — no pensaron (or pensé etc) que tú estarías escuchando
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2)a) (unkind, nasty) malob) ( excellent) (esp AmE sl) genial, fantástico3) (inferior, humble) (liter) humildethat's no mean feat/achievement — no es poca cosa, no es moco de pavo (fam)
4) ( Math) (before n) medio
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22 scenery
1) (the painted background for a play etc on a stage: The scenery looked rather shabby.) decorado, escenario2) (the general appearance of a landscape etc: beautiful scenery.) paisajescenery n1. paisaje2. decoradosthe actors were bad, but the scenery was very realistic los actores eran malos, pero los decorados eran muy realistastr['siːnərɪ]1 (landscape) paisaje nombre masculino2 SMALLTHEATRE/SMALL (on stage) decorado1) : decorado m (en el teatro)2) landscape: paisaje mn.• decoración s.f.• decorado s.m.• escena s.f.• escenografía (ESP) s.f.• paisaje s.m.'siːnərimass noun1) ( surroundings) paisaje m2) ( Theat) escenografía f, decorado m['siːnǝrɪ]N1) (=landscape) paisaje m2) (Theat) decorado m* * *['siːnəri]mass noun1) ( surroundings) paisaje m2) ( Theat) escenografía f, decorado m -
23 sofa
'səufə(a kind of long seat, stuffed and with a back and arms: We were sitting on the sofa.) sofásofa n sofá
sofá sustantivo masculino sofa, settee, couch
sofá sustantivo masculino sofa, settee
sofá cama, sofa bed ' sofá' also found in these entries: Spanish: canapé - reclinarse - sitio - tapicería - tender - tresillo - arrellanarse - columpio - echado - entrar - mullido - sofá-cama - tapete English: bulky - claw - comfortably - convert - couch - cream - flop - line up - settee - settle - sofa - sofa bed - spill - arm - bounce - cover - divan - drape - go - shabby - threetr['səʊfə]1 sofá nombre masculino\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLsofa bed sofá-cama nombre masculinosofa ['so:fə] n: sofá mn.• sofá s.m.'səʊfənoun sofá m; (before n)['sǝʊfǝ]1.N sofá m2.CPD* * *['səʊfə]noun sofá m; (before n) -
24 go to seed
1) ((of a person) to become careless about one's clothes and appearance: Don't let yourself go to seed when you reach middle age!) descuidarse, abandonarse, echarse a perder2) ((of a place) to become rather shabby and uncared for: This part of town has gone to seed recently.) deteriorarse3) ((also run to seed) (of a plant) to produce seeds after flowering.) granarv.• espigar v. -
25 astrosa
astroso,-a adjetivo miserable, shabby -
26 astroso
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27 cutre
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28 destartalado
Del verbo destartalar: ( conjugate destartalar) \ \
destartalado es: \ \el participioMultiple Entries: destartalado destartalar
destartalado
‹ mueble› shabby; ‹ casa› ramshackle, rundown
destartalado,-a adjetivo ramshackle
destartalar vtr LAm (dejar una casa o sitio sin los objetos de uso habitual) to clean out ' destartalado' also found in these entries: Spanish: destartalada English: dilapidated - ramshackle - run-down - broken-down - decrepit - scruffy -
29 fea
feo,-a
I adjetivo
1 (carente de belleza) ugly
2 (turbio) nasty: esto se pone feo, this is looking bad
una herida fea, a bad wound
II m (desaire, descortesía) snub: no le hagas ese feo, don't snub him Locuciones: ser más feo que Picio, to be as ugly as sin ' fea' also found in these entries: Spanish: cacatúa - cardo - cazo - feo - más - cosa - monstruosidad English: blunt - itself - straw - ugly - shabby -
30 gastado
Del verbo gastar: ( conjugate gastar) \ \
gastado es: \ \el participioMultiple Entries: gastado gastar
gastado
◊ -da adjetivo ‹ropa/zapatos› worn-out;‹político/cantante› washed-up (colloq)
gastar ( conjugate gastar) verbo transitivo 1 ( consumir) gastado algo en algo to spend sth on sth 2 (desperdiciar, malgastar) ‹dinero/tiempo/energía› to waste 3 ( desgastar) ‹ropa/zapatos› to wear out; ‹ tacones› to wear down 4 (fam) (llevar, usar) ‹ropa/gafas› to wear; 5 ‹ broma› to play;◊ le gastadoon una broma they played a joke o trick on himgastarse verbo pronominal 1 ( enf) ‹ dinero› to spend 2 [pilas/batería] to run down; 3 [ropa/zapatos] ( desgastarse) to wear out 4 ( enf) (fam) ( tener) to have;◊ se gasta un genio … he has a terrible temper!
gastado,-a adjetivo
1 (usado, deteriorado) worn-out
2 fig (manido) hackneyed
gastar verbo transitivo
1 (dinero, tiempo) to spend (gasolina, energía) to consume
2 (desperdiciar) to waste
3 (terminar) to use up
4 (emplear, usar) (ropa, gafas, zapatos) to wear: gasta papel de cartas azul, he uses blue writing paper
5 le gastaron una broma, they played a joke on him Locuciones: gastarlas, to behave, act: procura no llevarte mal con el jefe, que no sabes como las gasta, tread carefully with the boss until you find out what sort of person she is ' gastado' also found in these entries: Spanish: gastada - rozado - usado - ya English: go through - low - shabby - spend - spent - tatty - worn - worn-out - bald - thread - well -
31 mezquino
mezquino 1
◊ -na adjetivo( vil) mean, small-minded
mezquino 2 sustantivo masculino (Col, Méx) wart
mezquino,-a adjetivo
1 (persona) mean, stingy
2 (escaso, despreciable) miserable ' mezquino' also found in these entries: Spanish: baja - bajo - mezquina - miserable - rastrera - rastrero - ruin English: cheapskate - mean - parsimonious - petty - shabby - shoddy - skimpy - small-minded - stingy - miserly -
32 raído
Del verbo raer: ( conjugate raer) \ \
raído es: \ \el participioMultiple Entries: raer raído
raer ( conjugate raer) verbo transitivo ‹ superficie› to scrape; ‹barniz/pintura› to scrape off
raído
◊ -da adjetivoworn-out, threadbare
raído,-a adjetivo worn (out) ' raído' also found in these entries: Spanish: raída English: mangy - shabby - threadbare - thread - worn -
33 sobado
Del verbo sobar: ( conjugate sobar) \ \
sobado es: \ \el participioMultiple Entries: sobado sobar
sobado
‹ libro› dog-eared, well-thumbed
sobar ( conjugate sobar) verbo transitivo 1 2 (Col, Ven) ( dar masajes) to massage
sobar
I verbo transitivo
1 (manosear) to handle, touch: deja de sobar las fotos, stop fingering the photos
2 (a una persona) to paw, grope
II vi fam (dormir) to sleep ' sobado' also found in these entries: Spanish: manoseada - manoseado English: dog-eared -
34 viejo
viejo
◊ -ja adjetivo1 [ser] ‹persona/animal› old; ‹coche/ropa/casa› old; 2 ¡qué vieja estoy! I look so old! 3 ( delante del n) ( antiguo) ‹costumbre/amigo› old; Vviejo Testamento Old Testament ■ sustantivo masculino, femenino 1 (m) old man; (f) old woman; llegar a viejo to reach old age; se casó de viejo he was an old man when he got married; se murió de viejo he died of old age; Vviejo Pascuero (Chi) See Also→ Papá Noel; viejo verde or (Méx) viejo rabo verde (fam) dirty old man 2 (fam) ( refiriéndose a los padres):◊ mi viejo/mi vieja my old man/lady (colloq);tus viejos your folks, your Mom and Dad 3 (AmL) (hablándole a un niño, al cónyuge etc) darling (colloq), love (colloq); ( a un amigo) buddy (AmE), mate (BrE) 4 (Méx fam) ( esposo) (m) old man (colloq); (f) old woman o lady (colloq)
viejo,-a
I adjetivo old
una vieja iglesia, an old church
II sustantivo masculino y femenino old person (hombre) old man fam (padre) dad (mujer) old woman fam (madre) mum, US mom fam (los padres) los viejos, the parents o folks ' viejo' also found in these entries: Spanish: acabada - acabado - cacharro - casarse - casco - continente - engarzar - ir - resabio - retrasarse - tartana - usada - usado - verde - vieja - zorra - zorro - antiguo - barrigón - cafetera - carcacha - cascajo - chocho - de - envejecer - llegar - maña - para - vez English: ageing - archaic - banger - battered - dig out - dinosaur - dirty - ditch - dog - fall for - frumpy - get on - grouch - hulk - irascible - locate - long-standing - old - old-looking - rickety - rust - salvage - shabby - standby - sugar daddy - swap for - trade in - used - date - decrepit - dirty old man - father - junk - Santa Claus - second-hand - stale - way -
35 zarrapastrosa
zarrapastroso,-a
I adj pey (andrajoso) tattered, shabby, dirty
II sustantivo masculino y femenino
1 (golfo) ragamuffin
2 (sucio, andrajoso) scruff
3 f (ramera, fulana) slut -
36 zarrapastroso
zarrapastroso,-a
I adj pey (andrajoso) tattered, shabby, dirty
II sustantivo masculino y femenino
1 (golfo) ragamuffin
2 (sucio, andrajoso) scruff
3 f (ramera, fulana) slut ' zarrapastroso' also found in these entries: Spanish: zarrapastrosa English: scruff - scruffy -
37 flea-bitten
adj.1 mugriento(a) (familiar) (shabby)2 picado de pulgas, picado por las pulgas.s.vil, bajo, menospreciable. -
38 flyblown
adj.1 infestado(a) de moscarda (comida)2 mugriento(a) (shabby)3 lleno de cresas, cubierto con manchas.4 echado a perder, descompuesto. -
39 seedy
adj.1 miserable, cutre (shabby) (person, appearance, hotel)3 lleno de semillas, granado.4 desaseado, astroso.5 como de semillas.6 turbio, de mala fama.s.desharapado, pobre y andrajoso, descamisado.
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