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1 adefesio
m.1 fright, sight (person).2 eyesore, monstrosity (cosa).3 ugly thing, ugly object.4 outdated person, frump, scarecrow.5 ugly person.* * *1 (persona) freak2 (cosa) monstrosity* * *SM1) (=persona rara) queer bird, oddball *; (=persona fea) disaster *; (=objeto feo) monstrosity; (=ropa fea) outlandish attire, ridiculous attire2) (=disparate) piece of nonsense, absurdity* * *estar/ir hecho un adefesio — to look a sight o fright
* * *estar/ir hecho un adefesio — to look a sight o fright
* * *estar/ir hecho un adefesio to look a sight o frightun adefesio de sombrero, con cintas y plumas a hideous hat, with ribbons and feathers¿cómo han permitido construir ese adefesio ahí? how could they allow an eyesore o a monstrosity like that to be built there?¿y por ese adefesio dejó a Lola? and he left Lola for that ugly bag? ( colloq)este cuadro es un verdadero adefesio this picture is a monstrosity o is absolutely hideous* * *
adefesio sustantivo masculino ( cosa) eyesore;
( persona):
ir hecho un adefesio to look a sight o fright (colloq)
adefesio m (persona) sight, a ridiculous person
(objeto) monstrosity
' adefesio' also found in these entries:
English:
eye
* * *adefesio nmFam1. [persona] fright, sight;iba hecho un adefesio he looked a real sight2. [cosa] eyesore, monstrosity;ese sombrero es un adefesio that hat is hideous* * *m fig fam1 monstrosity, hideous thing2 persona freak fam ;estar hecho un adefesio look a sight* * *adefesio nm: eyesore, monstrosity -
2 espantoso
adj.frightening, frightful, fearsome, dreadful.* * *► adjetivo1 (terrible) frightful, dreadful2 (asombroso) astonishing, amazing3 (desmesurado) dreadful, terrible■ hizo un frío espantoso the cold was awful, it was absolutely freezing* * *(f. - espantosa)adj.1) frightening2) dreadful* * *ADJ1) (=aterrador) frightening2) [para exagerar]llevaba un traje espantoso — she was wearing an awful o a hideous o a frightful o ghastly * hat
había un ruido espantoso — there was a terrible o dreadful noise
* * *- sa adjetivoa) <escena/crimen> horrific, appallingb) (fam) ( uso hiperbólico) <comida/letra/tiempo> atrocious; <vestido/color> hideous; <ruido/voz> terrible, awfulhace un calor espantoso — it's boiling o roasting hot (colloq)
tengo un hambre espantosa — I'm starving (colloq)
* * *= frightening, harrowing, atrocious, awful, frightful, dire, ghastly, fear-inducing, hideous, shocking, horrible, dreadful, grisly [grislier -comp., grisliest -sup.], god-awful, groundshaking, nightmarish.Ex. No echo of so frightening a concept, 'class', ever lingers within the hushed precincts of our libraries.Ex. See Michael R. Booth, 'English Melodrama', for further details of this harrowing tale.Ex. The public library's selection of books for small boys is atrocious.Ex. These articles were written by those who have had first hand experience of the awful consequences of not devoting enough time to testing their security systems.Ex. The book, written by a man who is not a military historian as such, is concerned above all with showing the war's hideousness, its frightful human cost, its pathos and loss, and its essential failure to achieve its objectives.Ex. Throughout the process of development, debate and enactment of the Digital Millennium Act in the USA, many dire forebodings were envisaged for the library profession.Ex. True, ghastly additions were made to XML.Ex. The author suggests that the ability to enjoy fear-inducing media increases with age.Ex. The book focuses on images where hideous atrocities -- e.g., murder, blasphemy, wanton destruction and even cannibalism -- are shown to be part of the daily life of the common people of Paris during the revolution.Ex. The author mentions several recent shocking revelations concerning the activities of the Japanese government and its officials.Ex. Not saving the wildlife is too horrible to contemplate, but saving it will require us to accept harsh realities and abandon romantic notions.Ex. The same author also wrote the book 'Serials deselection: a dreadful dilemma'.Ex. Much of what he sees and shows his readers is grim, if not grisly.Ex. The director and deputies deserve the most recognition because they actually had to give up time with their families for the god-awful places we sent them.Ex. The author gives an insider's perspective on what it feels like to be an Arab since the groundshaking events of 1967 when Arab hopes were unexpectedly shattered by the outcome of the Arab Israeli war.Ex. It was the drugs that made me mad: Jane was anorexic, but the treatment prescribed pushed her over the edge for 22 nightmarish years.----* dolor de cabeza espantoso = splitting headache.* * *- sa adjetivoa) <escena/crimen> horrific, appallingb) (fam) ( uso hiperbólico) <comida/letra/tiempo> atrocious; <vestido/color> hideous; <ruido/voz> terrible, awfulhace un calor espantoso — it's boiling o roasting hot (colloq)
tengo un hambre espantosa — I'm starving (colloq)
* * *= frightening, harrowing, atrocious, awful, frightful, dire, ghastly, fear-inducing, hideous, shocking, horrible, dreadful, grisly [grislier -comp., grisliest -sup.], god-awful, groundshaking, nightmarish.Ex: No echo of so frightening a concept, 'class', ever lingers within the hushed precincts of our libraries.
Ex: See Michael R. Booth, 'English Melodrama', for further details of this harrowing tale.Ex: The public library's selection of books for small boys is atrocious.Ex: These articles were written by those who have had first hand experience of the awful consequences of not devoting enough time to testing their security systems.Ex: The book, written by a man who is not a military historian as such, is concerned above all with showing the war's hideousness, its frightful human cost, its pathos and loss, and its essential failure to achieve its objectives.Ex: Throughout the process of development, debate and enactment of the Digital Millennium Act in the USA, many dire forebodings were envisaged for the library profession.Ex: True, ghastly additions were made to XML.Ex: The author suggests that the ability to enjoy fear-inducing media increases with age.Ex: The book focuses on images where hideous atrocities -- e.g., murder, blasphemy, wanton destruction and even cannibalism -- are shown to be part of the daily life of the common people of Paris during the revolution.Ex: The author mentions several recent shocking revelations concerning the activities of the Japanese government and its officials.Ex: Not saving the wildlife is too horrible to contemplate, but saving it will require us to accept harsh realities and abandon romantic notions.Ex: The same author also wrote the book 'Serials deselection: a dreadful dilemma'.Ex: Much of what he sees and shows his readers is grim, if not grisly.Ex: The director and deputies deserve the most recognition because they actually had to give up time with their families for the god-awful places we sent them.Ex: The author gives an insider's perspective on what it feels like to be an Arab since the groundshaking events of 1967 when Arab hopes were unexpectedly shattered by the outcome of the Arab Israeli war.Ex: It was the drugs that made me mad: Jane was anorexic, but the treatment prescribed pushed her over the edge for 22 nightmarish years.* dolor de cabeza espantoso = splitting headache.* * *espantoso -sa1 ‹escena/crimen› horrific, appallingfue una experiencia espantosa it was a horrific o horrifying experience2 ( fam)(uso hiperbólico): hace un calor espantoso it's boiling o roasting, it's incredibly o unbearably hot ( colloq)pasamos un frío espantoso we were absolutely freezing ( colloq)tengo un hambre espantosa I'm ravenous o starving ( colloq)la comida era espantosa the food was atrocious o ghastly¡qué sombrero tan espantoso! what a hideous o an awful hatesta máquina hace un ruido espantoso this machine makes a terrible o dreadful noise ( colloq)* * *
espantoso◊ -sa adjetivo
‹vestido/color› hideous;
‹ruido/voz› terrible, awful;◊ pasé un frío espantoso I was absolutely freezing (colloq)
espantoso,-a adjetivo
1 (horripilante) horrifying, appalling: es un asunto espantoso, it's a horrifying situation
2 fam (uso hiperbólico) tengo unas ganas espantosas de que llegue el fin de semana, I'm dying for the weekend to come!
3 fam (muy feo) awful, hideous: ¡quítate ese espantoso sombrero!, take off that awful hat!
' espantoso' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
berrido
- espantosa
- ridícula
- ridículo
- sueño
- tener
- hacer
English:
diabolic
- diabolical
- dreadful
- frightening
- frightful
- ghastly
- gruesome
- hairy
- hideous
- horrendous
- interminable
- shocking
- stinking
- wretched
- abominable
- atrocious
- boiling
- dire
- excruciating
- horrific
- split
- terrible
- terrific
* * *espantoso, -a adj1. [pavoroso] horrific2. [enorme] terrible;tengo un frío espantoso I'm freezing to death;teníamos un hambre espantosa we were famished o starving3. [feísimo] hideous, frightful;llevaba un vestido espantoso she was wearing a hideous o frightful dress4. [pasmoso] appalling, shocking;el servicio postal era espantoso the postal service was appalling;su capacidad para mentir es espantosa he's an appalling liar* * *adj1 horrific, appallinghace un calor espantoso it’s terribly o incredibly hot* * *espantoso, -sa adj1) : frightening, terrifying2) : frightful, dreadful* * *espantoso adj awful / dreadful -
3 matador
adj.backbreaking.m.bullfighter, matador.* * *► adjetivo1 familiar (agotador) exhausting, killing2 familiar (de mal gusto) dreadful, appalling1 matador, bullfighter————————1 matador, bullfighter* * *matador, -a1. ADJ1) (=que mata) killing2) * (=horrible) horrible; (=ridículo) ridiculous; (=absurdo) absurd2. SM / F1) (=asesino) killer2) (Taur) matador, bullfighter* * *I1 - dora adjetivo (fam)a) <trabajo/espera> killing (colloq)b) <vestido/corbata> ( horrible) (Esp) horrible, hideousIIcon esa falda estás matadora — ( guapísima) you look great in that skirt; ( horrible) (Esp) you look terrible in that skirt
masculino matador* * *I1 - dora adjetivo (fam)a) <trabajo/espera> killing (colloq)b) <vestido/corbata> ( horrible) (Esp) horrible, hideousIIcon esa falda estás matadora — ( guapísima) you look great in that skirt; ( horrible) (Esp) you look terrible in that skirt
masculino matador* * *( fam)1 ‹trabajo/espera›estas clases de gimnasia son matadoras these gym classes are murder o killing ( colloq)es una carrera matadora it's a really tough race2 ‹vestido/corbata› horrible, hideousesa blusa le queda matadora that blouse looks horrible o hideous on hercon ese sombrero está matadora she looks terrible o a real sight in that hat ( colloq)matador* * *
matador sustantivo masculino
matador
matador sustantivo masculino matador, bullfighter
' matador' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
diestra
- diestro
- novillera
- novillero
- torero
* * *matador, -ora♦ adjFam1. [cansado] exhausting;esta tarea es matadora this job is a killer;aguantar a su madre es matador it's murder putting up with his mother2. [feo, de mal gusto] awful, horrendous;esos zapatos te quedan matadores those shoes look awful on you♦ nmTaurom matador* * *I adj killing atrII m TAUR matador* * *matador nmtorero: matador, bullfighter -
4 ponerse
1 (sol) to set2 (volverse) to become, get, turn3 (contestar al teléfono) to answer the phone; (hablar por teléfono) to come to the phone■ a mí no me hace caso, ponte tú he won't listen to me, you speak to him4 ponerse a + inf to start + to + inf/ + -ing■ se puso a cantar he started to sing, he started singing* * *1) to wear, put on2) become3) set (sun)4) move* * *VERBO PRONOMINAL1) (=colocarse, situarse) [de pie] to stand; [sentado] to sit; [echado] to lieponerse cómodo — to make o.s. comfortable
2) [+ ropa, calzado, joyas] to put on3) (=aplicarse, administrarse)4) [sol] to set5) (=volverse)+ adj, advponerse enfermo/gordo — to get ill/fat
¡no te pongas así! — don't be like that!
¡qué guapa te has puesto! — you look lovely!
6) [al teléfono]dile que se ponga — tell him to come to o on the phone
¿se puede poner María, por favor? — could I speak to María, please?
7) (=empezar)•
ponerse a hacer algo — to start o begin to do sth, start o begin doing sthse pusieron a gritar — they started o began shouting, they started o began to shout
si me pongo a pensar en lo que me espera... — if I start thinking o to think about what awaits me...
•
ponerse con algo, ahora me pongo con los deberes — I'm going to start on my homework now8) (=llenarse)•
ponerse de algo, ¡cómo te has puesto de barro! — you're all covered in mud!9) (=llegar)•
ponerse en — to get to, reachse puso en Madrid en dos horas — he got to o reached Madrid in two hours
10) (=emplearse)11)• ponerse a bien con algn — to get on good terms with sb; pey to get in with sb
•
ponerse a mal con algn — to get on the wrong side of sb12) ** (=drogarse) to get high **13) (=parecerle)se me pone que... — LAm (=me parece) it seems to me that...
14)* * *(v.) = don, pull on, waxEx. The classic example quoted by Jourard is the brisk, super-efficient nurse, whose manner appears to be something that she puts on when she dons her uniform.Ex. First the women undressed, pulled on their bathing dresses and covered their heads in hideous caps like sponge bags; then the children were unbuttoned.Ex. The population waxed again slightly, then waned again, until it finally stabilized around its present 55,000.* * *el ponerse(n.) = donning, theEx: The donning of what Sidney M Jourard has called 'character armour' is another behavioural syndrome with a similar objective.
(v.) = don, pull on, waxEx: The classic example quoted by Jourard is the brisk, super-efficient nurse, whose manner appears to be something that she puts on when she dons her uniform.
Ex: First the women undressed, pulled on their bathing dresses and covered their heads in hideous caps like sponge bags; then the children were unbuttoned.Ex: The population waxed again slightly, then waned again, until it finally stabilized around its present 55,000.* * *
■ponerse verbo reflexivo
1 to put oneself: nos pusimos más cerca, we got closer
ponte en la primera fila, get in the front row
2 (vestirse) to put on, wear: nunca se pone sombrero, she never wears a hat
3 (con adjetivo) to become: se puso enfermo, he felt ill
4 (sol) to set
5 Tel ponerse al teléfono, to answer the phone
6 (empezar) ponerse a, to start: se puso a saltar, she started jumping o she started to jump
♦ Locuciones: ponerse como un pepe, to stuff oneself
' ponerse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
agarrotarse
- agitarse
- alinearse
- apoltronarse
- arreglarse
- bota
- camino
- cerrarse
- ciega
- ciego
- cogerse
- colorada
- colorado
- contacto
- cuclillas
- dar
- descomponerse
- embravecerse
- emocionarse
- huelga
- mal
- morada
- morado
- morena
- moreno
- nerviosa
- nervioso
- pararse
- patín
- perdida
- perdido
- pie
- pila
- punta
- ridícula
- ridículo
- roja
- rojo
- rulo
- tibia
- tibio
- tomate
- uña
- vestirse
- volante
- acomodar
- acuerdo
- agachar
- alegrar
- altura
English:
agree
- become
- brown
- burst into
- catch up
- collar
- colour
- come over
- contact
- crouch
- don
- down
- flabby
- flap
- flush
- fluster
- foot
- get down to
- get on
- go down
- horn
- hot up
- jitters
- join
- knuckle down
- labour
- lather
- lecture
- line up
- nasty
- need
- pull on
- put on
- redden
- rise
- set
- set about
- set off
- set out
- settle
- shove on
- show
- show up
- side
- sink
- slip on
- solution
- spectacle
- stand
- stand up
* * *vpr1. [colocarse] to put oneself;ponerse de pie to stand up;ponerse de rodillas to kneel (down);ponerse de espaldas a la pared to turn one's back to the wall;ponerse de perfil to turn sideways on;¡no te pongas en medio! you're in my way there!;ponte en la ventana stand by the window;se pusieron un poco más juntos they moved a bit closer together2. [ropa, gafas, maquillaje] to put on;ponte la ropa put your clothes on, get dressed;¿qué te vas a ponerse para la fiesta? what are you going to wear to the party?3. [volverse de cierta manera] to go, to become;se puso de mal humor she got into a bad mood;se puso rojo de ira he went red with anger;se puso muy triste cuando se enteró de su muerte he was very sad when he heard she had died;las cosas se están poniendo muy difíciles things are getting very difficult;se ha puesto muy gordo he's got very fat;se puso colorado he blushed;te has puesto muy guapa you look lovely;ponerse bien [de salud] to get better;¡cómo te pones por nada! there's no need to react like that!;¡no te pongas así! [no te enfades] don't be like that!;[no te pongas triste] don't get upset!, don't be sad!se puso a nevar it started snowing;me he puesto a dieta I've started a diet;ponerse con algo to start on sth;Famya que te pones, haz café para todos while you're at it, why don't you make enough coffee for everyone?5. [llenarse]¡cómo te has puesto (de barro)! look at you(, you're covered in mud)!;se puso de barro hasta las rodillas he got covered in mud up to his knees;Fam6. [sol, luna] to set;el sol se pone por el oeste the sun sets in the west;al ponerse el sol when the sun goes/went downahora se pone she's just coming, I'll put her on in a moment;ponte, es de la oficina here, it's somebody from the office for younos pusimos en Santiago en dos horas we made it to Santiago in two hours;con esta moto te pones en los 150 sin enterarte on this motorbike you're doing 150 before you even realize itvamos, vamos, hay que ponerse para el regalo come on, everybody's got to chip in for the present;¿con cuánto te pusiste? – yo, con diez how much did you put in? – ten* * *v/r1 ropa put on;ponerse de luto dress in mourning;ponerse de verano put on summer clothes:ponerse palido turn pale;ponerse furioso get angry;ponerse enfermo become o fall ill;¡no te pongas así! don’t get so upset!, don’t take it like that!;ponerse bien recover, get better;ponerse en marcha get started, get going3:ponte en el banco go and sit on the bench;se puso ahí she stood over there;dile que se ponga TELEC tell her to come to the phone;ponerse a start to;al ponerse el sol at sunset* * *vr1) : to move (into a position)ponerse de pie: to stand up2) : to put on, to wear3) : to become, to turnse puso colorado: he turned red4) : to set (of the sun or moon)* * *ponerse vb5. (empezar) to startponte guapa get dressed up / make yourself beautiful¿María? ahora se pone María? I'll just get her for you -
5 espantosa
f., (m. - espantoso)* * *
espantoso,-a adjetivo
1 (horripilante) horrifying, appalling: es un asunto espantoso, it's a horrifying situation
2 fam (uso hiperbólico) tengo unas ganas espantosas de que llegue el fin de semana, I'm dying for the weekend to come!
3 fam (muy feo) awful, hideous: ¡quítate ese espantoso sombrero!, take off that awful hat!
' espantosa' also found in these entries:
English:
frightful
- hideous
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