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1 puridad
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2 puritano
adj.puritan, puritanical, straight-laced, prudish.m.puritan, prude, bluenose.* * *► adjetivo1 puritan, puritanic► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 puritan* * *puritano, -a1. ADJ1) (Rel) Puritan2) [actitud tradición] puritanical, puritan2. SM / F1) (Rel) Puritan2) (fig) puritan* * *I II* * *= puritan, prude, prudish, straitlaced [strait-laced].Ex. This is the 'reference librarian as puritan' syndrome, to use William A Katz's trenchant phrase.Ex. For her refusal, Isabella has received a great deal of blame from subsequent critics, who call her a hard-hearted prude.Ex. In his outward appearance Hitler showed himself as a prudish & ascetic person, overly concerned with personal cleanliness.Ex. Three years later, when he was fifteen, he slipped into Rachel's bedroom and her straitlaced mother caught them petting and giggling on the side of the bed.* * *I II* * *= puritan, prude, prudish, straitlaced [strait-laced].Ex: This is the 'reference librarian as puritan' syndrome, to use William A Katz's trenchant phrase.
Ex: For her refusal, Isabella has received a great deal of blame from subsequent critics, who call her a hard-hearted prude.Ex: In his outward appearance Hitler showed himself as a prudish & ascetic person, overly concerned with personal cleanliness.Ex: Three years later, when he was fifteen, he slipped into Rachel's bedroom and her straitlaced mother caught them petting and giggling on the side of the bed.* * *2 (mojigato) puritanicalmasculine, feminine1 ( Relig) Puritan2 (mojigato) puritan* * *
puritano
( mojigato) puritanical
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino (Relig) Puritan;
( mojigato) puritan
puritano,-a
I adjetivo puritanical
II sustantivo masculino y femenino
1 puritan
2 Rel Puritan
' puritano' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
puritana
English:
puritan
- puritanical
- strait
* * *puritano, -a♦ adj1. Rel puritan2. [mojigato] puritanical♦ nm,f1. Rel puritan2. [mojigato] puritan* * *I adj puritanicalII m, puritana f puritan* * *puritano, -na adj: puritanical, puritanpuritano, -na n1) : Puritan2) : puritan -
3 puritánico
adj.puritanical.* * *= puritanical.Ex. This comes about through the puritanical narrowness of the 'official' literature approved for study.* * *= puritanical.Ex: This comes about through the puritanical narrowness of the 'official' literature approved for study.
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4 culto al cuerpo
= cult of the body, body beautifulEx. He sees the cult of the body as an indication that America is no longer puritanical, if it ever was.Ex. Individuals in the West, now more than ever, are in pursuit of the ' body beautiful'.* * *= cult of the body, body beautifulEx: He sees the cult of the body as an indication that America is no longer puritanical, if it ever was.
Ex: Individuals in the West, now more than ever, are in pursuit of the ' body beautiful'. -
5 si alguna vez lo fue
Ex. He sees the cult of the body as an indication that America is no longer puritanical, if it ever was.* * *Ex: He sees the cult of the body as an indication that America is no longer puritanical, if it ever was.
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6 puritana
f.a Puritan.* * *
puritano,-a
I adjetivo puritanical
II sustantivo masculino y femenino
1 puritan
2 Rel Puritan
* * *I adj puritanicalII m, puritana f puritan -
7 mojigato
adj.prudish, hypocritical, straight-laced, straitlaced.m.prude, prig, goody-goody.* * *► adjetivo► nombre masculino,nombre femenino* * *mojigato, -a1.ADJ (=santurrón) sanctimonious; (=puritano) prudish, strait-laced2.SM / F (=santurrón) sanctimonious person; (=puritano) prude* * *I- ta adjetivo prudish, straitlacedII- ta masculino, femenino prude* * *= prude, prudish, sanctimonious, prim [primmer -comp., primmest -sup.], straitlaced [strait-laced].Ex. For her refusal, Isabella has received a great deal of blame from subsequent critics, who call her a hard-hearted prude.Ex. In his outward appearance Hitler showed himself as a prudish & ascetic person, overly concerned with personal cleanliness.Ex. These denunciations make libraries look both sanctimonious and hypocritical for trying to save the world when they have failed to put ther own house in order.Ex. I am really liking buttoned-up, very prim, demure-to-the-point-of-invisibility dresses lately.Ex. Three years later, when he was fifteen, he slipped into Rachel's bedroom and her straitlaced mother caught them petting and giggling on the side of the bed.* * *I- ta adjetivo prudish, straitlacedII- ta masculino, femenino prude* * *= prude, prudish, sanctimonious, prim [primmer -comp., primmest -sup.], straitlaced [strait-laced].Ex: For her refusal, Isabella has received a great deal of blame from subsequent critics, who call her a hard-hearted prude.
Ex: In his outward appearance Hitler showed himself as a prudish & ascetic person, overly concerned with personal cleanliness.Ex: These denunciations make libraries look both sanctimonious and hypocritical for trying to save the world when they have failed to put ther own house in order.Ex: I am really liking buttoned-up, very prim, demure-to-the-point-of-invisibility dresses lately.Ex: Three years later, when he was fifteen, he slipped into Rachel's bedroom and her straitlaced mother caught them petting and giggling on the side of the bed.* * *prudish, straitlaced, puritanicalmasculine, feminineprude* * *
mojigato◊ -ta adjetivo
prudish
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino
prude
mojigato,-a
I adjetivo prudish
II sustantivo masculino y femenino prude
' mojigato' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
mojigata
- ñoña
- ñoño
- gazmoño
- melindroso
- puritano
- zanahoria
English:
prig
- priggish
- prude
- sanctimonious
- uptight
- prim
- prudish
* * *mojigato, -a♦ adj1. [beato] prudish2. [falsamente humilde] sanctimonious♦ nm,f1. [beato] prude2. [persona falsamente humilde] sanctimonious person* * *I adj prudishII m, mojigata f prude* * *mojigato, -ta adj: prudish, prim♦ mojigatamente advmojigato, -ta n: prude, prig -
8 severo
► adjetivo1 (grave) severe, harsh2 (riguroso) strict3 (clima) harsh, severe, bleak4 (estilo) stark, severe* * *(f. - severa)adj.1) severe2) strict* * *ADJ1) (=riguroso) [persona] severe, harsh; [padre, profesor, disciplina] strict; [castigo, crítica] harsh; [estipulaciones] stringent; [condiciones] harsh, stringent2) (=duro) [invierno] severe, hard; [frío] bitter3) (=austero) [vestido, moda] severe; [actitud] stern* * ** * *= harsh [harsher -comp., harshest -sup.], severe [severer -comp., severest -sup.], stringent, stern, unfeeling, hard-line.Ex. In this unhappy pattern SLIS are not being singled out for especially harsh treatment.Ex. Obviously if it were not for the fact that such indexes also have severe limitations there would be little need to produce any other type of subject index.Ex. When a library outgrows its second automated circulation system it sets stringent functional, performance and growth specifications and builds from scratch.Ex. There are two good reasons for this stern rule.Ex. The discourteous, unfeeling, & degrading reception encountered by job applicants is discussed.Ex. Many school districts have adopted a hard-line approach to reducing unexcused absenteeism; in one such district, truancy rates were reduced 45 percent when truants and their parents were taken to court.----* severo castigo = severe punishment.* * ** * *= harsh [harsher -comp., harshest -sup.], severe [severer -comp., severest -sup.], stringent, stern, unfeeling, hard-line.Ex: In this unhappy pattern SLIS are not being singled out for especially harsh treatment.
Ex: Obviously if it were not for the fact that such indexes also have severe limitations there would be little need to produce any other type of subject index.Ex: When a library outgrows its second automated circulation system it sets stringent functional, performance and growth specifications and builds from scratch.Ex: There are two good reasons for this stern rule.Ex: The discourteous, unfeeling, & degrading reception encountered by job applicants is discussed.Ex: Many school districts have adopted a hard-line approach to reducing unexcused absenteeism; in one such district, truancy rates were reduced 45 percent when truants and their parents were taken to court.* severo castigo = severe punishment.* * *severo -ra‹padre/profesor› strict; ‹castigo› severe, harshsigue un régimen muy severo he's on a very strict dietfue uno de los inviernos más severos que recuerde it was one of the most severe winters I can ever remember* * *
severo◊ -ra adjetivo ‹padre/profesor› strict;
‹ castigo› severe, harsh;
‹ invierno› hard, severe;
‹dieta/régimen› strict
severo,-a adjetivo
1 (actitud, carácter) strict
(gesto) stern
2 (juicio, castigo, crítica) severe
3 (clima) harsh
' severo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
severa
- blando
- duro
- fama
English:
dour
- easy-going
- grim
- hard
- harsh
- mild
- puritanical
- severe
- sharp
- stern
- stiff
- stringent
- tough
- tough-minded
- heavy
- lenient
- strict
* * *severo, -a adj1. [persona] strict;[castigo] severe, harsh2. [clima] harsh, severe;[enfermedad] serious3. [gesto, aspecto] stern* * *adj severe* * *severo, -ra adj1) : harsh, severe2) estricto: strict♦ severamente adv* * *severo adj1. (persona) strict2. (castigo) severe3. (invierno, etc) harsh -
9 pudibundo
adj.prudish, puritanical, self-righteous.* * *► adjetivo1 prudish* * *ADJ (=mojigato) prudish; (=vergonzoso) bashful, modest; (=tímido) over-shy* * *- da adjetivo prudish, prim and proper* * *- da adjetivo prudish, prim and proper* * *pudibundo -daprudish, prim and proper* * *pudibundo, -a adjprudish* * *adj prudish -
10 casticidad
• correctness• puritanical• purity coil -
11 casticismo
• correctness• puritanical• purity coil -
12 gazmońo
• nice man• nice-Nellyism• prig• priggish• prude• prudish• purist• puritanical• self-reversal• self-righteous person -
13 limpieza
• cleaning• cleanliness• cleanness• cleanout• cleanup• clearing• neatly dressed• Nebr.• puritanical• purity coil• spit and polish• tidiness -
14 pureza
• chastity• purely and simply• purgation• puritanical• purity coil• sinlessness -
15 puritano
• bluenose• prude• prudish• purist• puristic• puritanical• Puritanism• straight-laced• straitlaced
См. также в других словарях:
puritanical — index draconian, rigid, severe, strict, stringent, tartuffish, uncompromising Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton … Law dictionary
puritanical — c.1600, from PURITAN (Cf. Puritan) + ICAL (Cf. ical). Chiefly in disparaging use … Etymology dictionary
puritanical — *prim, priggish, prissy, prudish, straitlaced, stuffy Analogous words: *rigid, rigorous, strict: *plain, simple, homely, unpretentious: *illiberal, narrow, narrow minded, hidebound, intolerant, bigoted … New Dictionary of Synonyms
puritanical — [adj] proper, straitlaced abstinent, austere, conforming, moral, priggish, prim, prissy, prudish, rigid, stern, strict, stuffy; concepts 401,404 … New thesaurus
puritanical — [pyoor΄i tan′i kəl] adj. 1. [P ] of the Puritans or Puritanism 2. extremely or excessively strict in matters of morals and religion: Also puritanic puritanically adv … English World dictionary
puritanical — [[t]pjʊ͟ərɪtæ̱nɪk(ə)l[/t]] ADJ GRADED (disapproval) If you describe someone as puritanical, you mean that they have very strict moral principles, and often try to make other people behave in a more moral way. ...puritanical fathers... He has a… … English dictionary
puritanical — pu|ri|tan|i|cal [ˌpjuərıˈtænıkəl US ˌpjur ] adj very strict about moral matters, especially sex used in order to show disapproval ▪ a puritanical father who wouldn t let his children watch television ▪ The atmosphere at the school was… … Dictionary of contemporary English
Puritanical — Puritanic Pu ri*tan ic, Puritanical Pu ri*tan ic*al, a. 1. Of or pertaining to the Puritans, or to their doctrines and practice. [1913 Webster] 2. Precise in observance of legal or religious requirements; strict; overscrupulous; rigid; often used … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
puritanical — adj. Puritanical is used with these nouns: ↑streak … Collocations dictionary
puritanical — adjective having extreme attitudes about religion and moral behaviour: a puritanical father who wouldn t let his children watch television puritanically / kli/ adverb … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
puritanical — adjective by modern standards, his parents are considered puritanical Syn: moralistic, puritan, pietistic, straitlaced, stuffy, prudish, prim, priggish; narrow minded, sententious, censorious; austere, severe, ascetic, abstemious; informal goody… … Thesaurus of popular words
