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adj.1 timid, shy, fearful, bashful.2 shy, bashful.* * *► adjetivo1 shy, timid2 figurado (intento etc) half-hearted* * *(f. - tímida)adj.* * *ADJ shy, timid* * ** * *= timid, shy [shier/shyer -comp., shiest/shyest -sup.], self-conscious, coy, tongue-tied, bashful, mousy [mousier -comp., mousiest -sup.], timorous.Ex. We will not accomplish that by being timid or by giving our profession a fresh coat of paint.Ex. One is the written word, letters to LC, and no one is particularly shy on that score nor should be.Ex. The girls were wary, nervously self-conscious, quite unable to behave in a natural and relaxed way.Ex. Although it is coy about admitting the fact it is only mentioned twice in the whole of the thirty pages of publicity material it is in effect a generalized and modernized Thesaurofacet: a facetted classification with a thesaurus structure forming an integral part.Ex. The picture he presents is of an intelligent, well-meaning, but tongue-tied monarch, whom he dubs Louis the silent.Ex. The book follows Philip's development from a bashful teenager to a more self-assured, but tortured, adult, and finally to a pathetic old man, who often suffered from long bouts of debilitating depression.Ex. Sora fits the stereotypical description of a ' mousy girl' perfectly, from her appearance to her personality.Ex. Even on his pet subject of mathematics, Wilson is a timorous exegete.* * ** * *= timid, shy [shier/shyer -comp., shiest/shyest -sup.], self-conscious, coy, tongue-tied, bashful, mousy [mousier -comp., mousiest -sup.], timorous.Ex: We will not accomplish that by being timid or by giving our profession a fresh coat of paint.
Ex: One is the written word, letters to LC, and no one is particularly shy on that score nor should be.Ex: The girls were wary, nervously self-conscious, quite unable to behave in a natural and relaxed way.Ex: Although it is coy about admitting the fact it is only mentioned twice in the whole of the thirty pages of publicity material it is in effect a generalized and modernized Thesaurofacet: a facetted classification with a thesaurus structure forming an integral part.Ex: The picture he presents is of an intelligent, well-meaning, but tongue-tied monarch, whom he dubs Louis the silent.Ex: The book follows Philip's development from a bashful teenager to a more self-assured, but tortured, adult, and finally to a pathetic old man, who often suffered from long bouts of debilitating depression.Ex: Sora fits the stereotypical description of a ' mousy girl' perfectly, from her appearance to her personality.Ex: Even on his pet subject of mathematics, Wilson is a timorous exegete.* * *tímido -da(retraído) shy; (falto de decisión, coraje) timides muy tímido, no le gustan estas reuniones he's very shy, he doesn't like these meetingsno seas tímido, pregúntale don't be shy o timid, ask heruna sonrisa tímida a shy o timid smile* * *
tímido
(falto de decisión, coraje) timid
tímido,-a
I adj (vergonzoso) shy
fig (reacción) una tímida acogida, a tepid o lukewarm welcome
II sustantivo masculino y femenino shy person
' tímido' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cerrada
- cerrado
- cortada
- cortado
- dejarse
- fachada
- ruborizarse
- tímida
- chupado
- cohibido
- esquivo
- vergonzoso
English:
bashful
- coy
- diffident
- mousy
- naturally
- self-conscious
- shy
- small
- timid
- wallflower
- self
- tongue
* * *tímido, -a♦ adj1. [vergonzoso] shy2. [vacilante] timid♦ nm,fshy person;ser un tímido to be shy* * *adj shy, timid* * *tímido, -da adj: timid, shy♦ tímidamente adv* * * -
3 timido
shy, timid* * *timido agg. shy, timid; bashful; ( schivo) diffident: un ragazzo dall'aspetto timido, a shy-looking boy; mi rispose con un timido sorriso, he smiled back timidly◆ s.m. timid person.* * *['timido] timido (-a)1. agg(persona, animale) shy, timid, (tentativo) bashful2. sm/f* * *['timido] 1.aggettivo (introverso) [ persona] shy, timid, bashful; (pauroso) [ animale] shy, timid; (debole) [ tentativo] faint(hearted); [ protesta] faint, mild; [ sorriso] tentative, timid2.sostantivo maschile (f. -a) shy person* * *timido/'timido/(introverso) [ persona] shy, timid, bashful; (pauroso) [ animale] shy, timid; (debole) [ tentativo] faint(hearted); [ protesta] faint, mild; [ sorriso] tentative, timid(f. -a) shy person. -
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5 tímido
• bashful• coy• faint-hearted• self-congratulation• self-consciously• sheepish• timid• unassertive -
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self-conscious, shy, timid -
7 tímido para hablar
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8 apparentemente è molto timido
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9 un po' timido
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10 è sempre timido come allora
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11 ser tímido
• be bashful• be shy• be timid -
12 ser tímido a
• be timid with• shirk• shun• shy away from -
13 ser tímido
v.to be timid, to be bashful, to be shy. -
14 vergonzoso
adj.1 bashful, timid, sheepish.2 shameful, embarrassing, outrageous, scandalous.* * *► adjetivo1 (acto) shameful, shocking2 (persona) bashful, shy* * *(f. - vergonzosa)adj.1) shameful2) shy* * *ADJ1) [persona] (=tímido) bashful, shy; (=modesto) modest2) [acto] shameful, disgracefules vergonzoso que... — it is disgraceful that...
3)partes vergonzosas — euf(Anat) private parts
* * *- sa adjetivo1) ( tímido) shy, bashful2) <asunto/comportamiento> disgraceful, shameful* * *= shameful, shy [shier/shyer -comp., shiest/shyest -sup.], discreditable, self-conscious, disgusting, disgraceful, tongue-tied, embarrassing, bashful.Ex. And what I'm trying to suggest is that there's something shameful about a profession that has allowed this kind of blatant and rank ethnocentrism, racism, chauvinism, the whole schmier, to persist this long.Ex. One is the written word, letters to LC, and no one is particularly shy on that score nor should be.Ex. It is at least arguable that the discreditable popular image is to some extent a reflection of his own self-image, and that the sad irony of the librarian is that people have come to accept him at his own valuation.Ex. The girls were wary, nervously self-conscious, quite unable to behave in a natural and relaxed way.Ex. I find it disgusting but I guess that's human nature.Ex. He maintains that indexers are shamefully treated, their pay is disgraceful and they are almost never acknowledged in the book.Ex. The picture he presents is of an intelligent, well-meaning, but tongue-tied monarch, whom he dubs Louis the silent.Ex. This is highly embarrassing for the innocent reader and for the apologetic library staff.Ex. The book follows Philip's development from a bashful teenager to a more self-assured, but tortured, adult, and finally to a pathetic old man, who often suffered from long bouts of debilitating depression.----* de un modo vergonzoso = shamefully.* fracaso vergonzoso = embarrassing failure.* * *- sa adjetivo1) ( tímido) shy, bashful2) <asunto/comportamiento> disgraceful, shameful* * *= shameful, shy [shier/shyer -comp., shiest/shyest -sup.], discreditable, self-conscious, disgusting, disgraceful, tongue-tied, embarrassing, bashful.Ex: And what I'm trying to suggest is that there's something shameful about a profession that has allowed this kind of blatant and rank ethnocentrism, racism, chauvinism, the whole schmier, to persist this long.
Ex: One is the written word, letters to LC, and no one is particularly shy on that score nor should be.Ex: It is at least arguable that the discreditable popular image is to some extent a reflection of his own self-image, and that the sad irony of the librarian is that people have come to accept him at his own valuation.Ex: The girls were wary, nervously self-conscious, quite unable to behave in a natural and relaxed way.Ex: I find it disgusting but I guess that's human nature.Ex: He maintains that indexers are shamefully treated, their pay is disgraceful and they are almost never acknowledged in the book.Ex: The picture he presents is of an intelligent, well-meaning, but tongue-tied monarch, whom he dubs Louis the silent.Ex: This is highly embarrassing for the innocent reader and for the apologetic library staff.Ex: The book follows Philip's development from a bashful teenager to a more self-assured, but tortured, adult, and finally to a pathetic old man, who often suffered from long bouts of debilitating depression.* de un modo vergonzoso = shamefully.* fracaso vergonzoso = embarrassing failure.* * *A (tímido) shy, bashfulB (ignominioso) ‹asunto/comportamiento› disgraceful, shamefules vergonzoso cómo trata a sus padres it's a disgrace o it's disgraceful o it's shameful the way he treats his parentsmasculine, femininees un vergonzoso he's very shy o bashful* * *
vergonzoso◊ -sa adjetivo
1 ( tímido) shy, bashful
2 ‹asunto/comportamiento› disgraceful, shameful
vergonzoso,-a adjetivo
1 (que siente vergüenza, timidez) shy, timid, bashful
2 (lamentable, que causa vergüenza) shameful, disgraceful
una escena vergonzosa, a shameful scene
' vergonzoso' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
bochornosa
- bochornoso
- corta
- corto
- embarazosa
- embarazoso
- indigna
- indigno
- tímida
- tímido
- vergonzosa
English:
bashful
- criminal
- disgraceful
- disgusting
- disreputable
- shameful
- shocking
- skeleton
- wallflower
- deplorable
- guilty
- outrageous
- sordid
* * *vergonzoso, -a♦ adj1. [deshonroso] shameful, disgraceful2. [tímido] bashful♦ nm,fbashful person;ser un vergonzoso to be bashful* * *adj1 disgraceful, shameful2 ( tímido) shy* * *vergonzoso, -sa adj1) : disgraceful, shameful2) : bashful, shy♦ vergonzosamente adv* * *vergonzoso adj disgraceful -
15 cortado
adj.1 cut, severed, split.2 cut, wounded.3 timid, ashamed, embarrassed, tongue-tied.4 choppy.5 broken.past part.past participle of spanish verb: cortar.* * *1 (café) coffee with a dash of milk————————1→ link=cortar cortar► adjetivo1 (troceado) cut; (en lonchas) sliced2 (leche) sour4 familiar (aturdido) dumbfounded1 (café) coffee with a dash of milk\quedarse cortado,-a familiar (sin palabras) to be speechless, be lost for words 2 (avergonzado) to become embarrassed* * *1. ADJ1) (=recortado, partido) cutcortado a pico — [montaña, acantilado] steep, sheer, precipitous
2) (=pasado) [leche, mayonesa] offtener o sentir el cuerpo cortado — to feel off colour
3) [piel, labios] chapped4) [calle, carretera] closed5) [café] coffee with a little milk6) [estilo] [gen] disjointed; [al hablar] clipped7) [película] cut8) * [persona] shy•
dejar cortado — to cut shortme dejó cortado en mitad de lo que estaba diciendo — he cut me short in the middle of what I was saying
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quedarse cortado, no te quedes cortado, hombre, di algo — come on, don't be shy, say somethingme quedé cortado cuando entré en la habitación y los vi besándose — I was left speechless when I came into the room and found them kissing
9)2. SM1) (=café) coffee with a little milk2) (Ballet) leap* * *I- da adjetivo1) < persona>a) [estar] (Chi, Esp) (turbado, avergonzado) embarrassedb) [estar] (Esp, CS) ( aturdido) stunnedc) [ser] (Esp) ( tímido) shy2) [estar] <calle/carretera> closed, closed off3)a) [estar] <mayonesa/salsa> separatedb) < café> with a dash of milk4) < película> cutIImasculino expresso with a dash of milk•• Cultural note:Popular in Spain and known also as café cortado. Black coffee is ‘cut’ by adding a little milk to it* * *= clipped, severed.Ex. Length is also a function of style and most abstracts, though avoiding clipped telegraphese, have certain stylistic features which help to keep wordage to a minimum.Ex. Gericault's paintings of severed heads and limbs explored the taste for the macabre and uncanny rampant in the popular terror novels of his time.----* cortado en tacos = diced.* recién cortado = fresh-cut, freshly-cut.* sentirse cortado = self-conscious.* ya cortado en rodajas = pre-sliced [presliced], pre-sliced [presliced].* * *I- da adjetivo1) < persona>a) [estar] (Chi, Esp) (turbado, avergonzado) embarrassedb) [estar] (Esp, CS) ( aturdido) stunnedc) [ser] (Esp) ( tímido) shy2) [estar] <calle/carretera> closed, closed off3)a) [estar] <mayonesa/salsa> separatedb) < café> with a dash of milk4) < película> cutIImasculino expresso with a dash of milk•• Cultural note:Popular in Spain and known also as café cortado. Black coffee is ‘cut’ by adding a little milk to it* * *= clipped, severed.Ex: Length is also a function of style and most abstracts, though avoiding clipped telegraphese, have certain stylistic features which help to keep wordage to a minimum.
Ex: Gericault's paintings of severed heads and limbs explored the taste for the macabre and uncanny rampant in the popular terror novels of his time.* cortado en tacos = diced.* recién cortado = fresh-cut, freshly-cut.* sentirse cortado = self-conscious.* ya cortado en rodajas = pre-sliced [presliced], pre-sliced [presliced].* * *A ‹persona›1 [ ESTAR] ( Esp) (turbado, avergonzado) embarrassed2 [ ESTAR] (CS) (aturdido) stunnedme quedé cortado con la respuesta que me dio I was stunned by her reply, her reply stunned mecomo es tan cortado, no se atrevió a decirle que no being so shy he couldn't bring himself to say noB [ ESTAR] ‹calle/carretera› closed, closed offla calle está cortada al tráfico the street is closed to traffic[ S ] carretera cortada por obras road closed (for repairs)C1 ‹leche/mayonesa›la leche estaba cortada the milk had curdled, the milk was off o had gone off ( BrE)la mayonesa está cortada the mayonnaise is curdled2 ‹café› with a dash of milkD ‹película› cutE ‹estilo› clippedFcortado (↑ cortado a1)coffee with a dash of milkPopular in Spain and known also as café cortado. Black coffee is "cut" by adding a little milk to it.* * *
Del verbo cortar: ( conjugate cortar)
cortado es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
cortado
cortar
cortado 1◊ -da adjetivo
1 ‹ persona›
2 [estar]
3
◊ la leche está cortada the milk is curdled o off
cortado 2 sustantivo masculino
expresso with a dash of milk
cortar ( conjugate cortar) verbo transitivo
1 ( dividir) ‹cuerda/pastel› to cut, chop;
‹ asado› to carve;
‹leña/madera› to chop;
‹ baraja› to cut;◊ cortado algo por la mitad to cut sth in half o in two;
cortado algo en rodajas/en cuadritos to slice/dice sth;
cortado algo en trozos to cut sth into pieces
2 (quitar, separar) ‹rama/punta/pierna› to cut off;
‹ árbol› to cut down, chop down;
‹ flores› (CS) to pick;
3 ( hacer más corto) ‹pelo/uñas› to cut;
‹césped/pasto› to mow;
‹ seto› to cut;
‹ rosal› to cut back;
‹ texto› to cut down
4 ( en costura) ‹falda/vestido› to cut out
5 ( interrumpir)
‹película/programa› to interrupt
[ manifestantes] to block;
6 (censurar, editar) ‹ película› to cut;
‹escena/diálogo› to cut (out)
7 [ frío]:◊ el frío me cortó los labios my lips were chapped o cracked from the cold weather
verbo intransitivo
1 [cuchillo/tijeras] to cut
2a) (Cin):◊ ¡corten! cut!
cortarse verbo pronominal
1 ( interrumpirse) [proyección/película] to stop;
[llamada/gas] to get cut off;
se me cortó la respiración I could hardly breathe
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‹brazo/cara› to cut;
3 ( cruzarse) [líneas/calles] to cross
4 [ leche] to curdle;
[mayonesa/salsa] to separate
5 (Chi, Esp) [ persona] (turbarse, aturdirse) to get embarrassed
cortado,-a
I adjetivo
1 cut (up)
carretera cortada, no through road o road blocked
2 (leche) sour
3 (piel) flaky, dry
(labios) chapped
4 familiar (tímido) shy
II sustantivo masculino small coffee with a dash of milk
III sustantivo masculino y femenino shy person
cortar
I verbo transitivo
1 to cut
(un árbol) to cut down
(el césped) to mow
2 (amputar) to cut off
3 (la luz, el teléfono) to cut off
4 (impedir el paso) to block
5 (eliminar, censurar) to cut out
II verbo intransitivo
1 (partir) to cut
2 (atajar) to cut across, to take a short cut
3 familiar (interrumpir una relación) to split up: cortó con su novia, he split up with his girlfriend
♦ Locuciones: familiar cortar por lo sano, to put an end to
' cortado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cortada
- el
- café
- capa
- cepillo
- comunicación
- cristal
- rape
- te
English:
bad
- cut
- cut off
- dead
- her
- nick
- sour
- crew
- off
* * *cortado, -a♦ adj1. [labios, manos] chapped2. [leche] curdled;[mayonesa] Br off, US spoiled3. [carretera] closed;cortado por obras [en letrero] road closed for repairs4.café cortado = small coffee with just a little milkquedarse cortado to be left speechless;ser cortado to be shy6. Comp♦ nm1. [café] = small coffee with just a little milk* * *I adj1 cut2 calle closed3 leche curdled4 persona shy;quedarse cortado be embarrassedII m coffee with a dash of milk* * *cortado1 adj2. (avergonzado) embarrassed -
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adj.cohibited, short, inhibited, self-conscious.past part.past participle of spanish verb: cohibir.* * *1→ link=cohibir cohibir► adjetivo1 inhibited, restrained* * *ADJ1) (=tímido) shy, timid, self-conscious; (=incómodo) awkward, ill-at-easesentirse cohibido — to feel awkward o ill-at-ease
2) (Jur) restrained, restricted3) (Med) inhibited* * ** * *= inhibited, tongue-tied.Ex. This game was developed in order to facilitate the therapeutic process for those children who are ` inhibited, constrained or resistive'.Ex. The picture he presents is of an intelligent, well-meaning, but tongue-tied monarch, whom he dubs Louis the silent.----* sentirse cohibido = feel + shy.* * ** * *= inhibited, tongue-tied.Ex: This game was developed in order to facilitate the therapeutic process for those children who are ` inhibited, constrained or resistive'.
Ex: The picture he presents is of an intelligent, well-meaning, but tongue-tied monarch, whom he dubs Louis the silent.* sentirse cohibido = feel + shy.* * *cohibido -da* * *
Del verbo cohibir: ( conjugate cohibir)
cohibido es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
cohibido
cohibir
cohibido
( inhibido) inhibited;
( incómodo) awkward
cohibir ( conjugate cohibir) verbo transitivo
b) ( hacer sentir incómodo):
cohibirse verbo pronominal
cohibido,-a adjetivo inhibited
cohibir verbo transitivo to inhibit
' cohibido' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cohibida
- cohibirse
English:
inhibited
- self
- tongue
* * *cohibido, -a adjinhibited* * *adj inhibited* * *cohibido, -da adj: inhibited, shy -
17 esquivo
adj.shy, bashful, aloof, elusive.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: esquivar.* * *► adjetivo1 cold, aloof* * *(f. - esquiva)adj.1) elusive2) aloof* * *ADJ1) [persona] (=tímido) shy; (=huraño) unsociable; (=difícil de encontrar) elusive; (=evasivo) evasive2) (=despreciativo) scornful* * *- va adjetivoa) < persona> ( difícil de encontrar) elusive; ( huraño) aloof, unsociable; ( tímido) shyb) < respuesta> elusive, evasive* * *= avoiding, evasive.Ex. There are different styles of handling interpersonal conflict such as integrating, obliging, dominating, avoiding, and compromising.Ex. It is among such populations that the cynical, evasive, or merely muddled schemes of economic development have produced the greatest social inequity and human suffering.* * *- va adjetivoa) < persona> ( difícil de encontrar) elusive; ( huraño) aloof, unsociable; ( tímido) shyb) < respuesta> elusive, evasive* * *= avoiding, evasive.Ex: There are different styles of handling interpersonal conflict such as integrating, obliging, dominating, avoiding, and compromising.
Ex: It is among such populations that the cynical, evasive, or merely muddled schemes of economic development have produced the greatest social inequity and human suffering.* * *esquivo -vase mostró esquivo ante los periodistas he was very evasive with the journalists2 ‹respuesta› elusive, evasivenervioso, con una mirada esquiva nervous, with a shifty look in his eyes* * *
Del verbo esquivar: ( conjugate esquivar)
esquivo es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
esquivó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
esquivar
esquivo
esquivar ( conjugate esquivar) verbo transitivo ‹persona/problema/dificultad› to avoid;
‹golpe/pregunta› to dodge, evade;
‹ responsabilidad› to avoid, evade
esquivo◊ -va adjetivo
( huraño) aloof, unsociable;
( tímido) shy
esquivar verbo transitivo
1 (un obstáculo, golpe) to dodge: menos mal que pudo esquivar el árbol que había caído en la carretera, luckily he was able to dodge the tree that had fallen across the road
2 (a una persona) to avoid, dodge: me está esquivando, he's avoiding me
esquivo,-a adj (persona) aloof, unsociable
' esquivo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
esquiva
English:
elusive
- elusiveness
* * *esquivo, -a adjuncommunicative, unsociable;es algo esquivo he's not very communicative o sociable;está muy esquivo con todos nosotros he's very unsociable towards us all;estuvo esquivo con la prensa he didn't give much away to the press* * *adj1 ( huraño) unsociable2 ( evasivo) shifty, evasive* * *esquivo, -va adj1) huraño: aloof, unsociable2) : shy3) : elusive, evasive -
18 corto
adj.1 short, small-sized.2 slow-witted.3 short, shy.4 short, brief, laconic, succinct.5 brief, short.6 short, non-talkative, reserved, unexpressive.7 short, scant, wanting.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: cortar.* * *► adjetivo1 (extensión) short2 (duración) short, brief3 (escaso) scant, meagre (US meager)1 short film, short\a la corta o a la larga figurado sooner or later, in the long runcorto,-a de alcances familiar thick, dimcorto,-a de medios of scant meanscorto,-a de miras familiar narrow-mindedcorto,-a de vista short-sightedni corto,-a ni perezoso,-a familiar without thinking twicequedarse corto,-a (ropa) to become too short■ el pantalón se me ha quedado corto my trousers have become too short for me 2 (calcular mal) to underestimate, miscalculate■ te quedaste corto con los bocadillos you didn't make enough sandwiches 3 (un tiro) to fall short 4 (no decir todo) to hold something back, not say enough————————1 short film, short* * *(f. - corta)adj.1) short2) shy, timid3) scarce* * *1. ADJ1) [longitud, distancia] shortpantalón 1)2) [periodo, visita, reunión] short, briefplazo 1)la película se me hizo muy corta — the film was over o went very quickly
3) (=escaso) [ración] small•
corto de algo, un café con leche, pero corto de café — a coffee with plenty of milk, a milky coffeeando o voy corto de dinero — I'm short of money
ando o voy muy corto de tiempo — I'm short of time, I'm pressed o pushed for time
corto de vista — shortsighted, nearsighted (EEUU)
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quedarse corto, costará unos tres millones, y seguro que me quedo corto — it will cost three million, and I'm probably underestimatingle dijo lo que pensaba de él, pero se quedó corto — she told him what she thought of him, but it still wasn't enough
4) (=tímido) shy5) (=torpe) dim *, thick *- es más corto que las mangas de un chaleco2. SM1) (Cine) short, short film, short movie (EEUU)2) [de cerveza, vino] small glass; [de café] black coffee3.SF* * *I- ta adjetivo1)a) ( en longitud) <calle/río> shortiba vestida de corto — she was wearing a short dress/skirt
b) ( en duración) <película/curso/viaje> short; <visita/conversación> short, brief2) (escaso, insuficiente)corto de algo: ando corto de dinero I'm a bit short of money; corto de vista near-sighted, shortsighted (BrE); ando muy corto de tiempo I'm really pressed for time; un café con leche corto de café a milky coffee; quedarse corto: costará más de un millón y seguro que me quedo corto it must cost at least a million, in fact it could well be more; lo llamé de todo y aun así me quedé corto I called him all the names under the sun and I could have said more; nos quedamos cortos con el pan — we didn't buy enough bread
3) < persona>a) (fam) ( tímido) shyb) (fam) ( poco inteligente) stupidIIcorto de entendederas or alcances — dim, dense (colloq)
1) (Cin)a) ( cortometraje) short (movie o film)b) cortos masculino plural (Col, Méx, Ven) ( de película) trailer2) (de cerveza, vino) (Esp) small glass; ( de whisky etc) (Chi) shot* * *I- ta adjetivo1)a) ( en longitud) <calle/río> shortiba vestida de corto — she was wearing a short dress/skirt
b) ( en duración) <película/curso/viaje> short; <visita/conversación> short, brief2) (escaso, insuficiente)corto de algo: ando corto de dinero I'm a bit short of money; corto de vista near-sighted, shortsighted (BrE); ando muy corto de tiempo I'm really pressed for time; un café con leche corto de café a milky coffee; quedarse corto: costará más de un millón y seguro que me quedo corto it must cost at least a million, in fact it could well be more; lo llamé de todo y aun así me quedé corto I called him all the names under the sun and I could have said more; nos quedamos cortos con el pan — we didn't buy enough bread
3) < persona>a) (fam) ( tímido) shyb) (fam) ( poco inteligente) stupidIIcorto de entendederas or alcances — dim, dense (colloq)
1) (Cin)a) ( cortometraje) short (movie o film)b) cortos masculino plural (Col, Méx, Ven) ( de película) trailer2) (de cerveza, vino) (Esp) small glass; ( de whisky etc) (Chi) shot* * *corto11 = brief [briefer -comp., briefest -sup.], short [shorter -comp., shortest -sup.], skimpy [skimpier -comp., skimpiest -sup.].Ex: Longer titles since each title can occupy only one line will be truncated and only brief source references are included.
Ex: The 'in' analytic entry consist of two parts: the description of the part, and a short citation of the whole item in which the part is to be found.Ex: Wimbledon organisers have imposed a ban on skimpy tennis outfits ahead of this year's tournament.* a corto plazo = before very long, short term [short-term], in the short run, short-range, at short notice, in the short term, short-run.* andar corto de dinero = be strapped for + cash, be strapped for + cash.* andar (muy) corto de dinero = be (hard) pressed for + money.* andar (muy) corto de tiempo = be (hard) pressed for + time.* arma corta = small arm.* camiseta de mangas cortas = T-shirt [tee-shirt].* con un plazo de tiempo muy corto = at (a) very short notice.* con un plazo de tiempo tan corto = at such short notice.* corta distancia de desplazamiento = easy travelling distance.* cortas miras = nearsightedness [near-sightedness], myopia.* corto de dinero = strapped, cash strapped, financially strapped, short of money.* corto de miras = myopic, short-sighted [shortsighted].* corto de vista = nearsighted [near-sighted].* corto y grueso = stubby [stubbier -comp., stubbiest -sup.].* de corta duración = short term [short-term].* de mangas cortas = short-sleeved.* demasiado corto = all too short.* edición de tiradas cortas = short run publishing.* en un corto espacio de tiempo = in a short space of time.* en un corto período de tiempo = in a short period of time.* en un tiempo relativamente corto = in a relatively short time, in a relatively short span of time.* hacerse más corto = grow + shorter.* más bien corto = shortish.* novela corta = novella, novelette.* quedarse corto = stop + short of, fall + short, fall + short of.* relato corto = short story.* siesta corta = power nap, catnap.* solución a corto plazo = short-term solution.* tirada corta = short run.* tirando a corto = shortish.* vacación corta = short break.corto22 = dim-witted [dimwitted].Ex: From that point on, the film is not only stupid, it's dim-witted, brainless and obtuse to the point of being insulting to the audience.
* corto de luces = dim [dimmer -comp., dimmest -sup.], dim-witted [dimwitted].* más corto que las mangas de un chaleco = as thick as two (short) planks, as shy as shy can be, as thick as a brick, as daft as a brush, knucklehead.corto33 = short film.Ex: With an eclectic mix of high-end quality short films and a devoted audience it is little wonder the event has sold out ever year for the past six years.
* festival de cine corto = short film festival.* festival de cortos = short film festival.* * *A1 (en longitud) ‹calle/río› shortel camino más corto the shortest routeel niño dio unos pasos cortitos the baby took a few short stepsme voy a cortar el pelo bien corto I'm going to have my hair cut really shortun jersey de manga corta a short-sleeved pulloverel vestido (se) le ha quedado corto the dress has got(ten) too short for her, she's got(ten) too big for the dressfue a la fiesta vestida de corto she went to the party wearing a short dress/skirtrecibe un pase en corto de Chano he receives a short pass from Chanotener a algn corto to keep sb on a tight rein2 (en duración) ‹película/curso› short; ‹visita/conversación› short, brief; ‹viaje› shortlos días se están haciendo más cortos the days are getting shorteresta semana se me ha hecho muy corta this week has gone very quickly o has flown (by) for meun corto período de auge económico a brief economic booma la corta o a la larga sooner or laterB(escaso, insuficiente): tiene hijos de corta edad she has very young childrenuna ración muy corta a very small portioncorto DE algo:un café con leche corto de café a weak white coffee, a milky coffeepara mí, un gin-tonic cortito de ginebra I'll have a gin and tonic, but not too much ginando corto de dinero I'm a bit short of moneyes muy corto de ambiciones he lacks ambitioncorto de vista near-sighted, shortsighted ( BrE)ando muy corto de tiempo I'm really pressed o ( BrE) pushed for time, I'm very short of timequedarse corto: deben haber gastado más de un millón y seguro que me quedo corto they must have spent at least a million, in fact it could well have been morelo llamé de todo y aun así me quedé corto I called him all the names under the sun and I still felt I hadn't said enough o and I still didn't feel I'd said enoughnos quedamos cortos con el pan we didn't buy enough breadel pase se quedó corto the pass fell shortC ‹persona›ni corto ni perezoso as bold as you like, as bold as brassni corto ni perezoso le dijo lo que pensaba he told him outright o in no uncertain terms what he thought2 ( fam) (poco inteligente) stupidA ( Cin)1 (cortometraje) short, short movie o filmB1 ( Esp) (de cerveza, vino) small glass2 ( Chi) (de whisky etc) shot* * *
Del verbo cortar: ( conjugate cortar)
corto es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
cortó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
cortar
corto
cortar ( conjugate cortar) verbo transitivo
1 ( dividir) ‹cuerda/pastel› to cut, chop;
‹ asado› to carve;
‹leña/madera› to chop;
‹ baraja› to cut;◊ corto algo por la mitad to cut sth in half o in two;
corto algo en rodajas/en cuadritos to slice/dice sth;
corto algo en trozos to cut sth into pieces
2 (quitar, separar) ‹rama/punta/pierna› to cut off;
‹ árbol› to cut down, chop down;
‹ flores› (CS) to pick;
3 ( hacer más corto) ‹pelo/uñas› to cut;
‹césped/pasto› to mow;
‹ seto› to cut;
‹ rosal› to cut back;
‹ texto› to cut down
4 ( en costura) ‹falda/vestido› to cut out
5 ( interrumpir)
‹película/programa› to interrupt
[ manifestantes] to block;
6 (censurar, editar) ‹ película› to cut;
‹escena/diálogo› to cut (out)
7 [ frío]:◊ el frío me cortó los labios my lips were chapped o cracked from the cold weather
verbo intransitivo
1 [cuchillo/tijeras] to cut
2a) (Cin):◊ ¡corten! cut!
cortarse verbo pronominal
1 ( interrumpirse) [proyección/película] to stop;
[llamada/gas] to get cut off;
se me cortó la respiración I could hardly breathe
2
‹brazo/cara› to cut;
3 ( cruzarse) [líneas/calles] to cross
4 [ leche] to curdle;
[mayonesa/salsa] to separate
5 (Chi, Esp) [ persona] (turbarse, aturdirse) to get embarrassed
corto 1◊ -ta adjetivo
1
el vestido le quedó corto the dress is too short for her now;
iba vestida de corto she was wearing a short dress/skirt
‹visita/conversación› short, brief;
2 (escaso, insuficiente):
corto de vista near-sighted, shortsighted (BrE);
andar corto de tiempo to be pressed for time
3 (fam) ( poco inteligente) stupid;
corto de entendederas or alcances dim, dense (colloq)
corto 2 sustantivo masculino (Cin)
b)
cortar
I verbo transitivo
1 to cut
(un árbol) to cut down
(el césped) to mow
2 (amputar) to cut off
3 (la luz, el teléfono) to cut off
4 (impedir el paso) to block
5 (eliminar, censurar) to cut out
II verbo intransitivo
1 (partir) to cut
2 (atajar) to cut across, to take a short cut
3 familiar (interrumpir una relación) to split up: cortó con su novia, he split up with his girlfriend
♦ Locuciones: familiar cortar por lo sano, to put an end to
corto,-a
I adjetivo
1 (distancia, tiempo) short
2 fam (de poca inteligencia) corto,-a (de luces), dim-witted
3 (escaso) short: el guiso está corto de sal, the stew is short of salt
corto,-a de vista, short-sighted
4 (vergonzoso) shy
II sustantivo masculino
1 Cine short (film)
2 Auto luz corta, dipped headlights pl
♦ Locuciones: familiar quedarse corto, to fall short (of the mark), underestimate: y me quedo corto cuando digo que es la mejor película del siglo, and my saying that it's the best movie of the century is an understatement
' corto' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
atar
- carabina
- comunicación
- corta
- cortar
- cortarse
- literalmente
- pantalón
- pequeña
- pequeño
- remo
- salida
- short
- slip
- tachuela
- tres
- vista
- corriente
- cursillo
- espacio
- gabán
- llevar
- pelado
- plazo
English:
ankle
- block off
- bob
- coat
- cord
- crop
- dim
- dull
- have
- hop
- least
- short
- short-haired
- short-range
- short-term
- short-winded
- skimpy
- spell
- term
- themselves
- thick
- understatement
- clean
- cut
- draw
- herself
- himself
- jab
- nearsighted
- notice
- on
- over
- push
- sever
- side
- slash
- their
- under
* * *corto, -a♦ adj1. [de poca longitud] short;las mangas me están cortas my sleeves are too short;estos pantalones se me han quedado cortos these trousers are too short for me now;hace varias semanas que no se viste de corto [futbolista] he hasn't been in the squad for several weeks;2. [de poca duración] short;el paseo se me ha hecho muy corto the walk seemed to go very quickly3. [escaso] [raciones] small, meagre;[disparo] short of the target;el lanzamiento se quedó corto the throw fell short;estoy corto de dinero I'm short of money;andamos muy cortos de tiempo we're very short of time, we haven't got very much time;Figcorto de miras short-sighted;corto de vista short-sightedFam Humser más corto que las mangas de un chaleco to be as thick as two short planks5. Compni corto ni perezoso just like that;quedarse corto [al calcular] to underestimate;nos quedamos cortos al comprar pan we didn't buy enough bread;decir que es bueno es quedarse corto it's an understatement to call it good;este programa se queda corto para nuestras necesidades this program doesn't do all the things we need♦ nm1. [cortometraje] short (movie o Br film)2. [bebida]un corto de vino/cerveza a small wine/beer* * *adj short;ir de corto be wearing a short dress;corto de vista nearsighted;de corta edad young;ni corto ni perezoso as bold as brass;a la corta o a la larga sooner or later* * *corto, -ta adj1) : short (in length or duration)2) : scarce3) : timid, shy4)corto de vista : nearsighted* * *corto adj1. (en general) short -
19 timorato
adj.timorous, timid, easily frightened.* * *► adjetivo1 (tímido) shy, timid2 (mojigato) prudish* * *ADJ1) (=tímido) lily-livered, spineless2) (=mojigato) sanctimonious, prudish3) (=que teme a Dios) God-fearing* * *I- ta adjetivo1) ( temeroso) spineless, gutless2) ( mojigato) prudishII- ta masculino, femenino1) ( temeroso) coward2) ( mojigato) prude* * *= shy [shier/shyer -comp., shiest/shyest -sup.], timid, timorous.Ex. One is the written word, letters to LC, and no one is particularly shy on that score nor should be.Ex. We will not accomplish that by being timid or by giving our profession a fresh coat of paint.Ex. Even on his pet subject of mathematics, Wilson is a timorous exegete.* * *I- ta adjetivo1) ( temeroso) spineless, gutless2) ( mojigato) prudishII- ta masculino, femenino1) ( temeroso) coward2) ( mojigato) prude* * *= shy [shier/shyer -comp., shiest/shyest -sup.], timid, timorous.Ex: One is the written word, letters to LC, and no one is particularly shy on that score nor should be.
Ex: We will not accomplish that by being timid or by giving our profession a fresh coat of paint.Ex: Even on his pet subject of mathematics, Wilson is a timorous exegete.* * *A (temeroso) spineless, gutlessB (mojigato) prudishmasculine, feminineA (temeroso) wimp ( colloq), cowardes un timorato he's a wimp o a coward, he has no gutsB (mojigato) prude* * *
timorato,-a adjetivo
1 God-fearing
2 weak, feeble-spirited
' timorato' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
timorata
English:
wet
* * *timorato, -a adj1. [mojigato] prudish2. [tímido] fearful* * *I adj1 ( mojigato) prudish2 ( tímido) gutless, spinelessII m, timorata f1 ( mojigato) prude* * *timorato, -ta adj1) : timorous2) : sanctimonious -
20 chupado
adj.lank, lean.past part.past participle of spanish verb: chupar.* * *1→ link=chupadochupado,-a► adjetivo2 figurado (ajustado) tight■ el examen estaba chupado the exam was dead easy, the exam was a cinch* * *chupado, -a1. ADJ1) (=flaco) gaunt, skinny *está chupado de cara — his face looks o he looks very gaunt, he looks very hollow-cheeked
2) [falda] tight3)4)estar chupado — * (=borracho) to be drunk
5)está chupado — * (=fácil) it's dead easy *
2.* * *I- da adjetivo1) [estar] (fam) ( flaco) skinny2) [estar] (Esp fam) ( fácil) dead easy (colloq)3) [estar] (AmL fam) ( borracho) plastered (colloq)4)a) [estar] (Chi, Per) ( inhibido) withdrawnb) [ser] (Chi, Per fam) ( tímido) shyII- da masculino, femenino (Per fam) mouse (colloq)* * *I- da adjetivo1) [estar] (fam) ( flaco) skinny2) [estar] (Esp fam) ( fácil) dead easy (colloq)3) [estar] (AmL fam) ( borracho) plastered (colloq)4)a) [estar] (Chi, Per) ( inhibido) withdrawnb) [ser] (Chi, Per fam) ( tímido) shyII- da masculino, femenino (Per fam) mouse (colloq)* * *A [ ESTAR] ( fam)(flaco): tiene la cara chupada he's looking gaunt o hollow-cheeked, his face is very thinestá todo chupado, debe haber perdido 10 kilos he's terribly skinny o he's all skin and bone, he must have lost 10 kilos¡claro que sé hacerlo! ¡está chupado! of course I can do it! it's dead easy o there's nothing to it o it's child play ( colloq)D1 [ ESTAR] (Chi, Per) (inhibido) withdrawnmasculine, feminine* * *
Del verbo chupar: ( conjugate chupar)
chupado es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
chupado
chupar
chupado◊ -da adjetivo
1 [estar] (fam) ( flaco) skinny
2 [estar] (Esp fam) ( fácil) dead easy (colloq)
3 [estar] (AmL fam) ( borracho) plastered (colloq)
4
chupar ( conjugate chupar) verbo transitivo
‹naranja/caramelo› to suck;
‹pipa/cigarrillo› to puff on
verbo intransitivo
chuparse verbo pronominal ‹ dedo› to suck
chupado,-a adjetivo
1 (un caramelo) half-eaten
2 (delgado) skinny, thin
3 familiar (pregunta, actividad) very easy: eso está chupado, it's dead easy
chupar
I verbo transitivo
1 (sacar líquido de algo) to suck
2 (lamer) to lick
3 (absorber un líquido) to soak up, absorb
II verbo intransitivo to suck
' chupado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
chupada
English:
cake
- cinch
- downhill
- push
* * *chupado, -a adj1. [delgado] skinnyHumestar más chupado que la pipa de un indio to be as easy as falling off a log, to be like taking candy from a baby* * *adj1 fam ( delgado) skinny fam2 fam ( fácil) dead easy fam3 L.Am. fam ( borracho) drunk* * *1) : gaunt, skinny2) : plastered, drunk* * *chupado adj2. (fácil) dead easy
См. также в других словарях:
timido — / timido/ [dal lat. timĭdus, der. di timēre temere ]. ■ agg. 1. a. [che ha e dimostra scarso coraggio, riferito a persone e ad animali: i conigli sono ritenuti animali t. ] ▶◀ pauroso, pavido, timoroso, trepidante, trepido. ↑ pusillanime.… … Enciclopedia Italiana
tímido — tímido, da adjetivo,sustantivo masculino y femenino 1. (ser / estar) Que se siente incómodo hablando en público o relacionándose con gente que no conoce: Es una chica muy tímida y por eso no habla con nadie. adjetivo 1. (preferentemente… … Diccionario Salamanca de la Lengua Española
tímido — tímido, da adjetivo apocado, pusilánime, temeroso, miedoso, medroso*, cagado (coloquial), cagueta (coloquial), cagón (coloquial), cobarde*, detenido … Diccionario de sinónimos y antónimos
tímido — adj. 1. Que tem temor. 2. Acanhado. 3. Vergonhoso. 4. [Figurado] Frouxo. • s. m. 5. Indivíduo acanhado … Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa
tímido — tímido, da (Del lat. timĭdus). adj. Temeroso, medroso, encogido y corto de ánimo. U. t. c. s.) … Diccionario de la lengua española
timido — tì·mi·do agg., s.m. AU 1. agg., che dimostra timidezza, che è schivo, impacciato nei rapporti con gli altri: un ragazzo timido e introverso | di animale, timoroso, pauroso: la gazzella e il coniglio sono animali timidi Sinonimi: chiuso,… … Dizionario italiano
tímido — (Del lat. timidus , temeroso.) ► adjetivo/ sustantivo 1 Se aplica a la persona a la que le resulta difícil relacionarse con la gente o realizar algún tipo de actividad en público: ■ era tan tímido que tuve que declararme yo. SINÓNIMO cortado… … Enciclopedia Universal
timido — agg. 1. (di persona) insicuro, impacciato, schivo, ritroso, riservato, introverso, vergognoso CONTR. disinvolto, sicuro, sfacciato, sfrontato 2. (raro) pavido, pusillanime, pauroso, timoroso, trepido □ indeciso, irresoluto CONTR. ardito, audace,… … Sinonimi e Contrari. Terza edizione
timido — {{hw}}{{timido}}{{/hw}}A agg. 1 (raro o lett.) Che si spaventa o si scoraggia facilmente: un timido coniglio. 2 Che manca di disinvoltura, che si dimostra impacciato, detto di persona. 3 Che rivela impaccio e titubanza: una domanda timida ed… … Enciclopedia di italiano
tímido — adj 1 Que no se atreve a hablar o a actuar en público, que siente vergüenza o miedo ante el trato social, o que es inseguro y le cuesta trabajo entrar en confianza: No seas tímido y dame un beso , Yo era tímido hasta entonces , Mónica es una niña … Español en México
tímido — {{#}}{{LM SynT38753}}{{〓}} {{CLAVE T37811}}{{\}}{{CLAVE}}{{/}}{{\}}SINÓNIMOS Y ANTÓNIMOS:{{/}} {{[}}tímido{{]}}, {{[}}tímida{{]}} {{《}}▍ adj./s.{{》}} = {{<}}1{{>}} {{♂}}(una persona){{♀}} apocado • corto • timorato • retraído • menguado • callado … Diccionario de uso del español actual con sinónimos y antónimos