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  • 101 picante

    adj.
    1 spicy, hot (food).
    2 saucy (chiste, comedia).
    m.
    1 spicy food (food).
    2 spiciness, piquancy, raciness.
    * * *
    1 (comida) hot
    2 figurado (chiste, película) spicy
    1 (comida) hot food
    2 (sabor) hot flavour
    * * *
    adj.
    hot, spicy
    * * *
    1. ADJ
    1) (=que pica) [comida, sabor] hot, spicy; [vino] tart, sour
    2) (=malicioso) [comentario] sharp, cutting; [chiste] dirty; [comedia, película] naughty, spicy; [persona] naughty
    2. SM
    1) (Culin)
    a) (=especia) chilli
    b) And, Cono Sur (=guisado) meat stew with chilli sauce
    2) (=picardía) [en persona] zip, zest; [en chiste, situación] piquancy
    3) pl picantes Esp ** (=calcetines) socks
    * * *
    I
    a) (Coc) < comida> hot
    b) <chiste/libro> risqué; < comedia> racy
    II
    a) (Coc) hot spices (pl)

    el médico le ha prohibido el picante or los picantes — his doctor has told him not to eat spicy food

    b) (Chi, Per) ( guiso) spicy meat stew
    * * *
    = piquant, salty [saltier -comp., saltiest -sup.], racy [racier -comp., raciest -sup.], fiery [fierier -comp., fieriest -sup.], risqué, bawdy [bawdier -comp., bawdiest -sup.], pungent, spicy [spicier -comp., spiciest -sup.], saucy [saucier -comp., sauciest -sup.], tangy [tangier - comp., tangiest -sup.], nippy [nippier -comp., nippiest -sup.].
    Ex. The causes of this interest differ from one man to another; it may be the beautiful, the terrible, the awe-inspiring, the exhilarating, the pathetic, the comic, or the merely piquant.
    Ex. Serious questions which face us may often be better understood when a modicum of salty satire is applied.
    Ex. Today, nudity, sex, and excessive violence are not an issue and even the raciest films would garner a PG-13 rating from the Motion Picture Association of America, and most are even tamer than that.
    Ex. In the end, his crude language and fiery personality limited him to the role of redneck poltergeist.
    Ex. However, some of the central premises of the film are flawed, and the risqué touches, whether racial or erotic innuendo, are primarily there to titillate and make the film seem hot and controversial.
    Ex. Their secondary aim was to print piratical, scurrilous and bawdy material for the people of Dublin.
    Ex. The studies reported here addressed the question of whether the pungent element in chilies, capsaicin, suppresses taste and flavor intensity.
    Ex. The odour impression was a very pleasant spearmint, with green, floral, fruity, and spicy sidenote.
    Ex. Although some British seaside resorts still sell saucy postcards, they are not as popular as they used to be.
    Ex. The most boring meal can be pepped up with spicy and tangy herbs.
    Ex. Blend cream cheese with prepared horseradish for a nippy taste.
    ----
    * poner un poquito de picante = pep up.
    * rábano picante = horseradish.
    * * *
    I
    a) (Coc) < comida> hot
    b) <chiste/libro> risqué; < comedia> racy
    II
    a) (Coc) hot spices (pl)

    el médico le ha prohibido el picante or los picantes — his doctor has told him not to eat spicy food

    b) (Chi, Per) ( guiso) spicy meat stew
    * * *
    = piquant, salty [saltier -comp., saltiest -sup.], racy [racier -comp., raciest -sup.], fiery [fierier -comp., fieriest -sup.], risqué, bawdy [bawdier -comp., bawdiest -sup.], pungent, spicy [spicier -comp., spiciest -sup.], saucy [saucier -comp., sauciest -sup.], tangy [tangier - comp., tangiest -sup.], nippy [nippier -comp., nippiest -sup.].

    Ex: The causes of this interest differ from one man to another; it may be the beautiful, the terrible, the awe-inspiring, the exhilarating, the pathetic, the comic, or the merely piquant.

    Ex: Serious questions which face us may often be better understood when a modicum of salty satire is applied.
    Ex: Today, nudity, sex, and excessive violence are not an issue and even the raciest films would garner a PG-13 rating from the Motion Picture Association of America, and most are even tamer than that.
    Ex: In the end, his crude language and fiery personality limited him to the role of redneck poltergeist.
    Ex: However, some of the central premises of the film are flawed, and the risqué touches, whether racial or erotic innuendo, are primarily there to titillate and make the film seem hot and controversial.
    Ex: Their secondary aim was to print piratical, scurrilous and bawdy material for the people of Dublin.
    Ex: The studies reported here addressed the question of whether the pungent element in chilies, capsaicin, suppresses taste and flavor intensity.
    Ex: The odour impression was a very pleasant spearmint, with green, floral, fruity, and spicy sidenote.
    Ex: Although some British seaside resorts still sell saucy postcards, they are not as popular as they used to be.
    Ex: The most boring meal can be pepped up with spicy and tangy herbs.
    Ex: Blend cream cheese with prepared horseradish for a nippy taste.
    * poner un poquito de picante = pep up.
    * rábano picante = horseradish.

    * * *
    A
    1 ( Coc) ‹comida› hot
    esto está picantísimo this is really hot!
    2 ‹chiste/libro› risqué; ‹comedia› racy
    B ( Chi fam pey) ‹persona/lugar› common ( colloq pej); ‹música› trashy ( colloq)
    A
    1 ( Coc) hot spices (pl)
    le has puesto demasiado picante a la sopa you've made the soup too hot o too peppery
    el médico le ha prohibido el picante or los picantes his doctor has told him not to eat spicy food
    2
    (ingenio, malicia): la obra es un poco sosa, le falta un poco de picante the play is a bit dull, it needs something to spice it up a little
    3 (Chi, Per) ( Coc) (guiso) spicy meat stew
    B
    * * *

    picante adjetivo
    a) (Coc) ‹ comida› hot

    b) ‹chiste/libro› risqué;

    ‹ comedia› racy
    picante
    I adjetivo
    1 (comida) hot, spicy
    2 fig (espectáculo, comentario) risqué, racy
    II sustantivo masculino
    1 (alimentos) hot spices pl: le han prohibido el picante, he has been told not to eat spicy food
    2 (sabor) hot taste
    ' picante' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    pimentón
    - chiste
    - daño
    - picar
    English:
    fiery
    - horseradish
    - hot
    - juicy
    - pungent
    - racy
    - sausage
    - spice
    - spicy
    - horse
    - raunchy
    * * *
    ♦ adj
    1. [comida] spicy, hot
    2. [chiste, comedia] saucy
    3. Chile Fam [ordinario] common;
    se fue a vivir a un barrio picante she went to live in a downmarket area
    ♦ nm
    1. [salsa] hot sauce;
    le puso demasiado picante she made it too hot o spicy;
    me gusta el picante I like spicy food
    2. Andes [guiso] spicy meat stew
    3. Chile Fam [ordinario] pleb;
    son unos picantes they're plebs
    * * *
    I adj
    1 comida hot, spicy
    2 chiste risqué
    II m hot spice
    * * *
    picante adj
    1) : hot, spicy
    2) : sharp, cutting
    3) : racy, risqué
    1) : spiciness
    2) : hot spices pl, hot sauce
    * * *
    picante adj hot [comp. hotter; superl. hottest] / spicy [comp. spicier; superl. spiciest]

    Spanish-English dictionary > picante

  • 102 poco elegante

    adj.
    inelegant, unbecoming.
    * * *
    = inelegant, awkward, dowdy [dowdier -comp., dowdiest -sup.]
    Ex. An interesting compromise is to use a Uniterm system to start with, transferring to peek-a-boo when, using an inelegant but expressive phrase, the 'bugs' have been ironed out.
    Ex. Access is impaired by archaic, awkward, or simply strange headings that most normal persons would never look for on their first try.
    Ex. This article shows how the dowdy and boring image of the stereotypical librarian as presented in fiction, taints the portrayal of all who work in libraries.
    * * *
    = inelegant, awkward, dowdy [dowdier -comp., dowdiest -sup.]

    Ex: An interesting compromise is to use a Uniterm system to start with, transferring to peek-a-boo when, using an inelegant but expressive phrase, the 'bugs' have been ironed out.

    Ex: Access is impaired by archaic, awkward, or simply strange headings that most normal persons would never look for on their first try.
    Ex: This article shows how the dowdy and boring image of the stereotypical librarian as presented in fiction, taints the portrayal of all who work in libraries.

    Spanish-English dictionary > poco elegante

  • 103 rajado

    adj.
    1 cracked, ruptured, broken.
    2 chappy.
    past part.
    past participle of spanish verb: rajar.
    * * *
    1→ link=rajar rajar
    ► nombre masculino,nombre femenino
    2 familiar (cobarde) chicken, coward
    * * *
    rajado, -a
    * SM / F
    1) (=canalla) swine *
    2) (=cobarde) coward, chicken *
    * * *
    I
    - da adjetivo
    1) (fam) ( cobarde) cowardly
    2) (Chi fam)
    a) ( tarambana) wild (colloq)
    b) < conductor> reckless

    ir or andar rajado — (Chi fam) to go at top speed (colloq)

    II
    - da masculino, femenino (fam) coward, chicken (colloq)
    * * *
    = torn, quitter, wimp, wimpy [wimpier -comp., wimpiest -sup.], wimpish.
    Ex. Torn pages may be repaired by using special transparent tapes obtainable from library suppliers.
    Ex. Here are a few examples of some famous quitters, people who didn't always stick it out.
    Ex. I am the wimpiest wimp who ever wimped when it comes to surgery.
    Ex. I am the wimpiest wimp who ever wimped when it comes to surgery.
    Ex. What is not true is the assumption that art that is modest and discreet automatically lacks nerve and is intrinsically boring and wimpish.
    * * *
    I
    - da adjetivo
    1) (fam) ( cobarde) cowardly
    2) (Chi fam)
    a) ( tarambana) wild (colloq)
    b) < conductor> reckless

    ir or andar rajado — (Chi fam) to go at top speed (colloq)

    II
    - da masculino, femenino (fam) coward, chicken (colloq)
    * * *
    = torn, quitter, wimp, wimpy [wimpier -comp., wimpiest -sup.], wimpish.

    Ex: Torn pages may be repaired by using special transparent tapes obtainable from library suppliers.

    Ex: Here are a few examples of some famous quitters, people who didn't always stick it out.
    Ex: I am the wimpiest wimp who ever wimped when it comes to surgery.
    Ex: I am the wimpiest wimp who ever wimped when it comes to surgery.
    Ex: What is not true is the assumption that art that is modest and discreet automatically lacks nerve and is intrinsically boring and wimpish.

    * * *
    rajado1 -da
    A ( fam) (cobarde) cowardly, yellowbellied ( colloq), wimpish ( colloq)
    B ( Chi fam)
    1 (muy generoso) generous
    3 ‹conductor› reckless
    ir or andar rajado ( Chi fam); to go full tilt o at top speed ( colloq)
    pasó rajado y no me vio he whizzed o shot past without seeing me ( colloq)
    rajado2 -da
    masculine, feminine
    ( fam)
    coward, chicken ( colloq), yellowbelly ( colloq), wimp ( colloq)
    * * *
    rajado, -a nm,f
    Fam [cobarde] chicken;
    ¡eres un rajado! [siempre te echas atrás] you're always backing o pulling out at the last minute!;
    [nunca participas] you never join in anything!

    Spanish-English dictionary > rajado

  • 104 realzar el sabor

    (v.) = pep up
    Ex. The most boring meal can be pepped up with spicy and tangy herbs.
    * * *
    (v.) = pep up

    Ex: The most boring meal can be pepped up with spicy and tangy herbs.

    Spanish-English dictionary > realzar el sabor

  • 105 recado

    m.
    1 message (mensaje).
    2 errand (encargo).
    hacer recados to run errands
    * * *
    1 (mensaje) message
    ■ ¿quiere dejar algún recado? would you like to leave a message?
    2 (encargo) errand
    1 (compras) shopping sing
    * * *
    noun m.
    * * *
    SM
    1) (=mensaje) message

    chico de los recados — messenger, errand boy

    coger o tomar un recado — [por teléfono] to take a message

    salir a un recado, salir a hacer un recado — to go out on an errand

    2) (=provisión) provisions pl, daily shopping
    3) (=equipo) equipment, materials pl

    recado de escribir — writing case, set of writing materials

    4) LAm (=montura) saddle and trappings
    5) Caribe (=saludos) greetings pl
    6) †† (=regalo) gift, small present
    * * *
    1)
    a) ( mensaje) message
    b) (Esp) (encargo, diligencia) errand
    2) (RPl) (Equ) tack
    * * *
    = errand.
    Ex. To many kids, errands are boring, tiring, and just a big drag.
    ----
    * hacer recados = run + errands.
    * * *
    1)
    a) ( mensaje) message
    b) (Esp) (encargo, diligencia) errand
    2) (RPl) (Equ) tack
    * * *

    Ex: To many kids, errands are boring, tiring, and just a big drag.

    * hacer recados = run + errands.

    * * *
    A
    1 (mensaje) message
    ¿quiere dejar algún recado? would you like to leave a message?
    le mandó recado de que volviera inmediatamente she sent word that he should return immediately
    2 ( Esp) (encargo, diligencia) errand
    le he enviado a (hacer) un recado I've sent him on an errand, I've sent him to run an errand for me
    B ( RPl) ( Equ) tack
    * * *

    recado sustantivo masculino


    b) (Esp) (encargo, diligencia) errand;


    recado sustantivo masculino
    1 (aviso oral o escrito) message: no olvides darle el recado a tu madre, don't forget to pass the message on to your mother
    2 (encargo, gestión) errand: el niño fue a hacer un recado, the child went on an errand
    ' recado' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    dar
    - encargo
    - pasar
    - dejar
    English:
    deliver
    - errand
    - message
    - pass on
    - relay
    - word
    - any
    * * *
    recado nm
    1. [mensaje] message;
    le dejé un recado en el contestador I left a message (for her) on her answering machine;
    si no estoy, deja recado if I'm not in, leave a message;
    dele el recado de que no voy a poder acudir a la reunión let her know I won't be able to come to the meeting
    2. [encargo, tarea] errand;
    hacer recados to run errands;
    tengo que hacer un recado en el centro I have to go into town for something
    3. [material] recado de escribir writing materials o things;
    recado de fumar smokers' requisites
    4. CSur [para el caballo] saddle and trappings
    5. Nic, RDom Culin mincemeat filling
    * * *
    m
    1 ( mensaje) message;
    dejar un recado leave a message;
    dar un recado a alguien give s.o. a message;
    hacer un recado run an errand
    2 Rpl ( arnés) harness
    * * *
    recado nm
    1) : message
    mandar recado: to send word
    2) Spain : errand
    * * *
    1. (mensaje) message
    2. (encargo) errand

    Spanish-English dictionary > recado

  • 106 repelente

    adj.
    1 repulsive (desagradable, repugnante).
    2 repellent.
    m.
    insect repellent.
    * * *
    1 repellent, repulsive
    \
    niño,-a repelente irónico little know-all
    * * *
    1. ADJ
    1) (=repulsivo) repellent, repulsive
    2) * (=sabelotodo)
    2.
    SM repellent, insect repellent
    * * *
    I
    2) < persona> repulsive, repellent; < niño> obnoxious
    II
    masculino insect repellent
    * * *
    = repellent, repulsive, obnoxious, rebarbative, aversive, creepy [creepier -comp., creepiest -sup.], creep.
    Ex. But, in the main, I find it often boring and sometimes repellent.
    Ex. A new indicator, representing the asymmetry of coauthorship links, was used to reveal the main 'attractive' and ' repulsive' centres of cooperation.
    Ex. During the war a law was passed to limit the consumption of newsprint by ' obnoxious newspapers' and even reducing it to nil = Durante la guerra se aprobó una ley para limitar el consumo de papel de periódico por los llamados "periódicos detestables" e incluso reducirlo a cero.
    Ex. The implacable reduction in the dissemination of public documents constitutes a rebarbative policy that threatens the quality of reference services in libraries.
    Ex. In fact, weeding aversive staff tend to spend a lot more time complaining about having nothing on the shelves.
    Ex. Today I got followed home by a creepy man with a high-pitched voice.
    Ex. The main character, Tom Johnson, realizes that no girls go out with creeps like him so he quickly changes and buys a guitar and learns how to play one.
    ----
    * repelente contra insectos = insect repellent.
    * repelente de insectos = insect repellent.
    * repelente de mosquitos = mosquito repellent.
    * * *
    I
    2) < persona> repulsive, repellent; < niño> obnoxious
    II
    masculino insect repellent
    * * *
    = repellent, repulsive, obnoxious, rebarbative, aversive, creepy [creepier -comp., creepiest -sup.], creep.

    Ex: But, in the main, I find it often boring and sometimes repellent.

    Ex: A new indicator, representing the asymmetry of coauthorship links, was used to reveal the main 'attractive' and ' repulsive' centres of cooperation.
    Ex: During the war a law was passed to limit the consumption of newsprint by ' obnoxious newspapers' and even reducing it to nil = Durante la guerra se aprobó una ley para limitar el consumo de papel de periódico por los llamados "periódicos detestables" e incluso reducirlo a cero.
    Ex: The implacable reduction in the dissemination of public documents constitutes a rebarbative policy that threatens the quality of reference services in libraries.
    Ex: In fact, weeding aversive staff tend to spend a lot more time complaining about having nothing on the shelves.
    Ex: Today I got followed home by a creepy man with a high-pitched voice.
    Ex: The main character, Tom Johnson, realizes that no girls go out with creeps like him so he quickly changes and buys a guitar and learns how to play one.
    * repelente contra insectos = insect repellent.
    * repelente de insectos = insect repellent.
    * repelente de mosquitos = mosquito repellent.

    * * *
    A
    (que ahuyenta): una loción repelente a repellent
    B ‹persona› repulsive, repellent, horrible; ‹niño› horrible, obnoxious
    insect repellent
    * * *

    repelente adjetivo ‹ persona› repulsive, repellent;
    ‹ niño› obnoxious
    ■ sustantivo masculino
    insect repellent
    repelente
    I sustantivo masculino
    1 (para insectos) repellent
    2 fam (persona redicha) affected person
    (sabelotodo) know-all
    II adjetivo
    1 (repugnante) repulsive, repellent
    2 fam (insoportable, intratable) unbearable, obnoxious
    (redicho) affected: es la niña repelente de la clase, she's the class know-all
    ' repelente' also found in these entries:
    English:
    icky
    - repellent
    - repellant
    * * *
    ♦ adj
    1. Fam [niño]
    es un niño repelente he's a disgusting little goody-goody
    2. [odioso] disgusting
    3. [de insectos] repellent
    ♦ nm
    repelente (contra insectos) insect repellent
    * * *
    I adj
    1 fig
    repellent, repulsive
    2 fam
    niño horrible
    II m repellent
    * * *
    : repellent, repulsive
    : repellent
    repelente de insectos: insect repellent
    * * *
    repelente1 adj
    1. (sabelotodo) know all
    2. (repulsivo) revolting
    1. (para insectos) repellent
    2. (persona) know all

    Spanish-English dictionary > repelente

  • 107 repugnante

    adj.
    disgusting.
    f. & m.
    loathsome person, repulsive person.
    * * *
    1 repugnant, repulsive, disgusting, revolting
    * * *
    adj.
    repugnant, disgusting
    * * *
    ADJ disgusting, revolting
    * * *
    adjetivo < olor> disgusting, revolting; < crimen> abhorrent, repugnant; < persona> ( físicamente) repulsive, revolting; ( moralmente) repugnant
    * * *
    = filthy [filthier -comp, filthiest -sup.], rank, repellent, revolting, repulsive, obnoxious, disgusting, rebarbative, abhorrent, minging, gross [grosser -comp., grossest -sup.], gruesome, nasty [natier -comp., nastiest -sup.], icky [ickier -comp., ickiest -sup.], creepy [creepier -comp., creepiest -sup.], loathsome.
    Ex. Printing houses -- apart from the few that had been built for the purpose rather than converted from something else -- were generally filthy and badly ventilated.
    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. But, in the main, I find it often boring and sometimes repellent.
    Ex. This was so that the stuffing could be teased out and cleared of lumps, and so that the pelts could be softened by currying and soaking them in urine; the smell is said to have been revolting.
    Ex. A new indicator, representing the asymmetry of coauthorship links, was used to reveal the main 'attractive' and ' repulsive' centres of cooperation.
    Ex. During the war a law was passed to limit the consumption of newsprint by ' obnoxious newspapers' and even reducing it to nil = Durante la guerra se aprobó una ley para limitar el consumo de papel de periódico por los llamados "periódicos detestables" e incluso reducirlo a cero.
    Ex. I find it disgusting but I guess that's human nature.
    Ex. The implacable reduction in the dissemination of public documents constitutes a rebarbative policy that threatens the quality of reference services in libraries.
    Ex. He debates what should the librarian's attitude be to materials considered personally abhorrent.
    Ex. Everyone is attractive to someone, there is no such thing as a minger, but there are many people who I think are minging.
    Ex. Janell has always had a soft spot in her heart for animals most people might find gross.
    Ex. We hear horrendous tales of shootings in schools and colleges and gruesome murder of parents.
    Ex. Anthony Datto thanked them for having permitted him to unburden himself and after a few desultory remarks about the nasty weather and nothing in particular, they parted.
    Ex. Neck buffs and balaclava's get the most icky, because you're usually breathing against them, and they tend to get a bit moist.
    Ex. Today I got followed home by a creepy man with a high-pitched voice.
    Ex. It is loathsome and grotesquely hypocritical that pro-lifers oppose abortion, but are unconcerned about the mistreatment of animals used in the food industry.
    * * *
    adjetivo < olor> disgusting, revolting; < crimen> abhorrent, repugnant; < persona> ( físicamente) repulsive, revolting; ( moralmente) repugnant
    * * *
    = filthy [filthier -comp, filthiest -sup.], rank, repellent, revolting, repulsive, obnoxious, disgusting, rebarbative, abhorrent, minging, gross [grosser -comp., grossest -sup.], gruesome, nasty [natier -comp., nastiest -sup.], icky [ickier -comp., ickiest -sup.], creepy [creepier -comp., creepiest -sup.], loathsome.

    Ex: Printing houses -- apart from the few that had been built for the purpose rather than converted from something else -- were generally filthy and badly ventilated.

    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: But, in the main, I find it often boring and sometimes repellent.
    Ex: This was so that the stuffing could be teased out and cleared of lumps, and so that the pelts could be softened by currying and soaking them in urine; the smell is said to have been revolting.
    Ex: A new indicator, representing the asymmetry of coauthorship links, was used to reveal the main 'attractive' and ' repulsive' centres of cooperation.
    Ex: During the war a law was passed to limit the consumption of newsprint by ' obnoxious newspapers' and even reducing it to nil = Durante la guerra se aprobó una ley para limitar el consumo de papel de periódico por los llamados "periódicos detestables" e incluso reducirlo a cero.
    Ex: I find it disgusting but I guess that's human nature.
    Ex: The implacable reduction in the dissemination of public documents constitutes a rebarbative policy that threatens the quality of reference services in libraries.
    Ex: He debates what should the librarian's attitude be to materials considered personally abhorrent.
    Ex: Everyone is attractive to someone, there is no such thing as a minger, but there are many people who I think are minging.
    Ex: Janell has always had a soft spot in her heart for animals most people might find gross.
    Ex: We hear horrendous tales of shootings in schools and colleges and gruesome murder of parents.
    Ex: Anthony Datto thanked them for having permitted him to unburden himself and after a few desultory remarks about the nasty weather and nothing in particular, they parted.
    Ex: Neck buffs and balaclava's get the most icky, because you're usually breathing against them, and they tend to get a bit moist.
    Ex: Today I got followed home by a creepy man with a high-pitched voice.
    Ex: It is loathsome and grotesquely hypocritical that pro-lifers oppose abortion, but are unconcerned about the mistreatment of animals used in the food industry.

    * * *
    1 ‹olor› disgusting, revolting
    2 ‹crimen› abhorrent, repugnant
    3 ‹persona› (físicamente) repulsive, revolting, repellent; (moralmente) repugnant
    * * *

    repugnante adjetivo ‹ olor› disgusting, revolting;
    ‹ crimen› abhorrent, repugnant;
    ‹ persona› ( físicamente) repulsive, revolting;
    ( moralmente) repugnant
    repugnante adjetivo
    1 (físicamente) disgusting, revolting, repulsive
    2 (moralmente) repugnant
    ' repugnante' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    repelente
    - asco
    English:
    abhorrent
    - disgusting
    - loathsome
    - obnoxious
    - offensive
    - repugnant
    - revolting
    - foul
    - nauseating
    - repulsive
    * * *
    1. [sabor, olor] disgusting, revolting
    2. [acción, comportamiento] disgusting
    * * *
    adj disgusting, repugnant
    * * *
    : repulsive, repugnant, revolting
    * * *
    repugnante adj revolting

    Spanish-English dictionary > repugnante

  • 108 respetuoso

    adj.
    respectful, courteous, proper, deferential.
    * * *
    1 respectful
    * * *
    * * *
    - sa adjetivo <persona/silencio> respectful

    le envía un respetuoso saludo — Sincerely yours (AmE), Yours respectfully (frml), Yours faithfully (BrE)

    * * *
    = considerate, reverent, civil.
    Ex. Library users fall into 4 groups: (1) patrons, who are considerate, grateful and undemanding; (2) 'pests' -- the in considerate; (3) 'pirates' who steal, deface and mutilate library property and materials; (4) 'vampires' whose enquiries make excessive demands upon the librarian's time.
    Ex. LIS articles are inter alia often repetitious, badly written, poorly presented, boring, unduly reverent and parochial.
    Ex. This situation only really stands out because this place is normally such an oasis of gentlemanly and civil behaviour.
    ----
    * respetuoso (con) = respectful (of/towards).
    * respetuoso de la ley = law abiding.
    * ser respetuoso con = be civil towards.
    * * *
    - sa adjetivo <persona/silencio> respectful

    le envía un respetuoso saludo — Sincerely yours (AmE), Yours respectfully (frml), Yours faithfully (BrE)

    * * *
    respetuoso (con)
    = respectful (of/towards)

    Ex: It was the librarian's conviction that if the common man could be induced to read the 'best' books, he would be more inclined to be conservative, patriotic, devout, and respectful of property.

    = considerate, reverent, civil.

    Ex: Library users fall into 4 groups: (1) patrons, who are considerate, grateful and undemanding; (2) 'pests' -- the in considerate; (3) 'pirates' who steal, deface and mutilate library property and materials; (4) 'vampires' whose enquiries make excessive demands upon the librarian's time.

    Ex: LIS articles are inter alia often repetitious, badly written, poorly presented, boring, unduly reverent and parochial.
    Ex: This situation only really stands out because this place is normally such an oasis of gentlemanly and civil behaviour.
    * respetuoso (con) = respectful (of/towards).
    * respetuoso de la ley = law abiding.
    * ser respetuoso con = be civil towards.

    * * *
    ‹persona/silencio› respectful
    le envía un respetuoso saludo Sincerely yours ( AmE), Yours respectfully ( frml), Yours faithfully ( BrE)
    * * *

    respetuoso
    ◊ -sa adjetivo ‹persona/silencio› respectful

    respetuoso,-a adjetivo respectful

    ' respetuoso' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    respetuosa
    English:
    deferential
    - respectful
    - law
    * * *
    respetuoso, -a adj
    respectful ( con of)
    * * *
    adj respectful;
    respetuoso con el medio ambiente with respect for the environment
    * * *
    respetuoso, -sa adj
    : respectful
    * * *
    respetuoso adj respectful

    Spanish-English dictionary > respetuoso

  • 109 reverente

    adj.
    reverent.
    * * *
    1 reverent
    * * *
    * * *
    adjetivo reverent
    * * *
    Ex. LIS articles are inter alia often repetitious, badly written, poorly presented, boring, unduly reverent and parochial.
    * * *
    adjetivo reverent
    * * *

    Ex: LIS articles are inter alia often repetitious, badly written, poorly presented, boring, unduly reverent and parochial.

    * * *
    ‹actitud/gesto› reverent; ‹silencio› reverent, respectful
    * * *
    reverent
    * * *
    : reverent

    Spanish-English dictionary > reverente

  • 110 sin estilo

    adj.
    styleless.
    * * *
    = dowdy [dowdier -comp., dowdiest -sup.]
    Ex. This article shows how the dowdy and boring image of the stereotypical librarian as presented in fiction, taints the portrayal of all who work in libraries.
    * * *
    = dowdy [dowdier -comp., dowdiest -sup.]

    Ex: This article shows how the dowdy and boring image of the stereotypical librarian as presented in fiction, taints the portrayal of all who work in libraries.

    Spanish-English dictionary > sin estilo

  • 111 sin gracia

    adj.
    1 without charm, graceless.
    2 dull.
    3 drab, dull.
    adv.
    ungracefully.
    * * *
    = dowdy [dowdier -comp., dowdiest -sup.]
    Ex. This article shows how the dowdy and boring image of the stereotypical librarian as presented in fiction, taints the portrayal of all who work in libraries.
    * * *
    = dowdy [dowdier -comp., dowdiest -sup.]

    Ex: This article shows how the dowdy and boring image of the stereotypical librarian as presented in fiction, taints the portrayal of all who work in libraries.

    Spanish-English dictionary > sin gracia

  • 112 solemnidad

    f.
    1 pomp, solemnity.
    2 ceremony (acto).
    * * *
    1 (pompa) solemnity, pomp, formality
    2 (acto, ceremonia) solemn ceremony, ceremonial occasion
    3 (festividad religiosa) religious celebration
    * * *
    SF
    1) [de persona] solemnity
    2) [de acontecimiento] (=majestuosidad) impressiveness; (=dignidad) solemnity
    3) (=ceremonia) solemn ceremony
    4) pl solemnidades (=formalismos) formalities, bureaucratic formalities
    5)

    pobre de solemnidad — miserably poor, penniless

    * * *
    1) ( cualidad) solemnity

    de solemnidad — (fam) extremely, seriously (colloq)

    2) ( requisito - formal) formality, solemnity; (- legal) solemnity (tech), legal requirement
    * * *
    Ex. Her diversified and highly committed authorship is characterized by disrespectful humour, clear-sighted solemnity and inconspicuous warmth.
    * * *
    1) ( cualidad) solemnity

    de solemnidad — (fam) extremely, seriously (colloq)

    2) ( requisito - formal) formality, solemnity; (- legal) solemnity (tech), legal requirement
    * * *

    Ex: Her diversified and highly committed authorship is characterized by disrespectful humour, clear-sighted solemnity and inconspicuous warmth.

    * * *
    A (cualidad) solemnity
    el acto se celebró con gran solemnidad the ceremony was conducted with great solemnity o dignity o formality
    su presencia imprimió solemnidad a la ocasión her presence lent dignity o solemnity o gravity to the occasion
    de solemnidad ( fam); extremely, seriously ( colloq)
    son pobres de solemnidad they are extremely poor
    el encuentro fue aburrido de solemnidad the game was incredibly o seriously boring ( colloq)
    B (requisito — formal) formality, solemnity; (— legal) solemnity ( tech), legal requirement
    con las solemnidades de rigor with the usual solemnities o formalities
    1 (ceremonia) ceremony
    * * *

    solemnidad sustantivo femenino
    solemnity
    solemnidad sustantivo femenino solemnity
    ' solemnidad' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    informalidad
    English:
    dignity
    * * *
    ♦ nf
    1. [suntuosidad] pomp, solemnity;
    la inauguración se celebró con gran solemnidad the inauguration took place with great solemnity
    2. [acto] ceremony;
    solemnidad de María Solemnity of Mary
    ♦ de solemnidad loc adv
    malo de solemnidad really bad;
    son pobres de solemnidad they're really poor;
    fue aburrido de solemnidad it was deadly boring
    * * *
    f solemnity;
    de solemnidad extremely
    * * *
    : solemnity

    Spanish-English dictionary > solemnidad

  • 113 soporífero

    adj.
    soporiferous, soporific.
    m.
    sleeping pill, knockout drops, narcotic, sleeping draught.
    * * *
    1 soporific, sleep-inducing
    2 figurado dull, boring
    * * *
    I
    - ra adjetivo <efecto/discurso/clase> soporific
    II
    masculino sleeping pill, soporific (frml)
    * * *
    = mind-numbing, numbing.
    Ex. Librarians, led by men like Melvil Dewey, spent the majority of their waking hours attempting to reduce library work to a 'mechanical art', and their mind-numbing articles weighed heavily upon the pages of 'Library Journal'.
    Ex. The cardiologist suspected that the neuropathy might be affecting the nerve endings around his heart, that its numbing sensation might be blocking his pain.
    * * *
    I
    - ra adjetivo <efecto/discurso/clase> soporific
    II
    masculino sleeping pill, soporific (frml)
    * * *
    = mind-numbing, numbing.

    Ex: Librarians, led by men like Melvil Dewey, spent the majority of their waking hours attempting to reduce library work to a 'mechanical art', and their mind-numbing articles weighed heavily upon the pages of 'Library Journal'.

    Ex: The cardiologist suspected that the neuropathy might be affecting the nerve endings around his heart, that its numbing sensation might be blocking his pain.

    * * *
    ‹efecto› soporific; ‹discurso/clase› soporific
    una droga soporífera a soporific o sleep-inducing drug
    sleeping pill, soporific ( frml)
    la película es un verdadero soporífero ( fam); the movie is guaranteed to send you to sleep ( hum)
    * * *

    soporífero
    ◊ -ra adjetivo ‹efecto/discurso/clase› soporific

    soporífero,-a adjetivo
    1 (que produce somnolencia) soporific
    2 fig pey (conferencia, libro, persona) boring, dull: tu amigo es soporífero, your friend is a real bore

    ' soporífero' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    soporífera
    English:
    soporific
    * * *
    soporífero, -a adj
    1. [somnífero] soporific
    2. [aburrido] soporific
    * * *
    I adj soporific
    II m sleeping pill
    * * *
    soporífero, -ra adj
    : soporific

    Spanish-English dictionary > soporífero

  • 114 tapacubos

    m. s.&pl.
    hubcap.
    * * *
    1 hubcap
    * * *
    SM INV hubcap
    * * *
    = hubcap, wheel cover, wheel trim.
    Ex. All the hubcaps were found on the side of the road bear the scars of their previous lives in the form of scratches and abrasions.
    Ex. Wheel covers are are clipped on to an otherwise dull and boring steel wheel or rim to make them flashier and sportier.
    Ex. The front wheel trims were scuffed so they decided to replace them.
    * * *
    = hubcap, wheel cover, wheel trim.

    Ex: All the hubcaps were found on the side of the road bear the scars of their previous lives in the form of scratches and abrasions.

    Ex: Wheel covers are are clipped on to an otherwise dull and boring steel wheel or rim to make them flashier and sportier.
    Ex: The front wheel trims were scuffed so they decided to replace them.

    * * *
    hubcap
    * * *

    tapacubos m inv Auto hubcap
    ' tapacubos' also found in these entries:
    English:
    hubcap
    - hub
    * * *
    tapacubos nm inv
    hubcap
    * * *
    m inv AUTO hub cap
    * * *
    tapacubos nms & pl
    : hubcap

    Spanish-English dictionary > tapacubos

  • 115 tejemanejes

    m.pl.
    scheming ways, shady business, monkey business, wheelings and dealings.
    * * *
    = shenanigans, wheelings and dealings, monkey business, goings-on.
    Ex. This is a pressure group dedicated to open government and the uncovering of official shenanigans.
    Ex. It was finally decided that the Public Auditor should look into these highly questionable partisan wheelings and dealings that involved public funds.
    Ex. I can't make heads or tails of all this monkey business.
    Ex. I often think that observing the goings-on in a back-garden pond is more exciting than watching boring lions on an exotic holiday.
    * * *
    = shenanigans, wheelings and dealings, monkey business, goings-on.

    Ex: This is a pressure group dedicated to open government and the uncovering of official shenanigans.

    Ex: It was finally decided that the Public Auditor should look into these highly questionable partisan wheelings and dealings that involved public funds.
    Ex: I can't make heads or tails of all this monkey business.
    Ex: I often think that observing the goings-on in a back-garden pond is more exciting than watching boring lions on an exotic holiday.

    * * *
    mpl fam
    scheming sg, plotting sg

    Spanish-English dictionary > tejemanejes

  • 116 tocho

    adj.
    2 homespun.
    3 fool.
    m.
    1 massive or huge great thing (informal) (cosa grande).
    2 iron ingot (hierro).
    3 large book, weighty tome.
    4 brick.
    * * *
    1 (lingote) iron ingot
    * * *
    masculino (fam) weighty tome (hum)
    * * *
    = tome.
    Ex. In teaching session after teaching session, day after day, school tasks are administered through textbooks, instruction manuals, reference works, etc -- tomes teeming with problems for the pupils to solve.
    ----
    * buen tocho de dinero = hefty sum of money.
    * * *
    masculino (fam) weighty tome (hum)
    * * *
    = tome.

    Ex: In teaching session after teaching session, day after day, school tasks are administered through textbooks, instruction manuals, reference works, etc -- tomes teeming with problems for the pupils to solve.

    * buen tocho de dinero = hefty sum of money.

    * * *
    ( fam)
    weighty tome ( hum)
    * * *

    tocho,-a
    I adjetivo rustic, crude, stupid
    II m fam (libro de gran tamaño o de difícil lectura) boring tome: el manual es un tocho de más de 300 páginas, the manual is a hefty wad of more than 300 pages
    ' tocho' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    tocha
    * * *
    ♦ adj inv
    Fam [grande] huge
    ♦ nm
    1. Fam [cosa grande] massive o huge great thing;
    [libro] massive tome;
    tengo que estudiar este tocho de apuntes I've got to study this wad o Br wodge of notes
    2. [hierro] iron ingot
    * * *
    I adj ( tosco, tonto) stupid
    II m
    1 brick, block
    2 fam
    libro great big book, weighty tome

    Spanish-English dictionary > tocho

  • 117 trapicheos

    = monkey business, goings-on.
    Ex. I can't make heads or tails of all this monkey business.
    Ex. I often think that observing the goings-on in a back-garden pond is more exciting than watching boring lions on an exotic holiday.
    * * *
    = monkey business, goings-on.

    Ex: I can't make heads or tails of all this monkey business.

    Ex: I often think that observing the goings-on in a back-garden pond is more exciting than watching boring lions on an exotic holiday.

    Spanish-English dictionary > trapicheos

  • 118 travesuras

    f.pl.
    1 antics, fun and games, lively behavior.
    2 monkey business, monkey tricks.
    * * *
    = high jinks [hijinks], horseplay, antics, hijinks [high jinks], shenanigans, wheelings and dealings, playfulness, goings-on.
    Ex. The novel has a striking emphasis on matters such high jinks, horseplay, capers, and antics.
    Ex. The novel has a striking emphasis on matters such high jinks, horseplay, capers, and antics.
    Ex. The novel has a striking emphasis on matters such high jinks, horseplay, capers, and antics.
    Ex. Again and again, the author races past important events in Evans' life in order to dwell on all his bedroom conquests and juvenile hijinks.
    Ex. This is a pressure group dedicated to open government and the uncovering of official shenanigans.
    Ex. It was finally decided that the Public Auditor should look into these highly questionable partisan wheelings and dealings that involved public funds.
    Ex. Behind the playfulness of the text, there is a poetic evocation of the Island of Guernsey, the port, the sea smells, and the cry of the seagulls.
    Ex. I often think that observing the goings-on in a back-garden pond is more exciting than watching boring lions on an exotic holiday.
    * * *
    = high jinks [hijinks], horseplay, antics, hijinks [high jinks], shenanigans, wheelings and dealings, playfulness, goings-on.

    Ex: The novel has a striking emphasis on matters such high jinks, horseplay, capers, and antics.

    Ex: The novel has a striking emphasis on matters such high jinks, horseplay, capers, and antics.
    Ex: The novel has a striking emphasis on matters such high jinks, horseplay, capers, and antics.
    Ex: Again and again, the author races past important events in Evans' life in order to dwell on all his bedroom conquests and juvenile hijinks.
    Ex: This is a pressure group dedicated to open government and the uncovering of official shenanigans.
    Ex: It was finally decided that the Public Auditor should look into these highly questionable partisan wheelings and dealings that involved public funds.
    Ex: Behind the playfulness of the text, there is a poetic evocation of the Island of Guernsey, the port, the sea smells, and the cry of the seagulls.
    Ex: I often think that observing the goings-on in a back-garden pond is more exciting than watching boring lions on an exotic holiday.

    Spanish-English dictionary > travesuras

  • 119 aburrición

    f.
    1 boredom, tediousness.
    2 aversion, antipathy.
    * * *
    * * *
    femenino (Col, Méx) aburrimiento
    * * *
    femenino (Col, Méx) aburrimiento
    * * *
    (Col, Méx)
    * * *
    Col, Méx boredom;
    hasta la aburrición to the point of boredom;
    ¡qué aburrición!, ¡vámonos! this is so boring!, let's leave!;
    ¡qué aburrición de película! what a boring film!

    Spanish-English dictionary > aburrición

  • 120 chaucha

    f.
    1 coin of little value. (Andean Spanish (Bolivia, Chilean Spanish, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru), River Plate)
    2 green bean (judía verde). (Bolivian Spanish, River Plate)
    3 early potato. (Andean Spanish (Bolivia, Chilean Spanish, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru))
    * * *
    1. ADJ INV LAm
    1) (Agr) early
    2) (Med) [nacimiento] premature; [mujer] who gives birth prematurely
    3) Cono Sur (=malo) poor-quality; (=soso) insipid, tasteless, characterless; (=de mal gusto) in poor taste
    2. SF
    1) LAm (=patata) early potato
    2) Cono Sur (=judía verde) string bean
    3) Perú (=comida) food
    4) Chile, Perú * (=dinero) dough *
    5) pl chauchas Cono Sur * peanuts *, trifles
    * * *
    1) (RPl) (Bot, Coc) French bean
    2) (Chi fam)

    estar sin una or sin ni chaucha — to be broke (colloq)

    al final le cayó la chaucha — the penny finally dropped

    * * *
    1) (RPl) (Bot, Coc) French bean
    2) (Chi fam)

    estar sin una or sin ni chaucha — to be broke (colloq)

    al final le cayó la chaucha — the penny finally dropped

    * * *
    ( RPl fam) deadly dull ( colloq)
    A ( RPl) ( Bot, Coc) French bean
    costar chaucha(s) y palitos ( RPl fam); to be dirt cheap ( colloq)
    B ( Chi fam) (moneda) ( Hist) 20 centavo coin
    se quedó sin una chaucha she was left without a cent o a penny ( colloq) o a bean
    * * *

    chaucha sustantivo femenino (RPl) (Bot, Coc) French bean
    ' chaucha' also found in these entries:
    English:
    green
    - runner
    * * *
    ♦ adj
    RP Fam dull, boring;
    la fiesta estuvo bastante chaucha the party was pretty dull o boring
    ♦ nf
    1. Bol, RP [judía verde] green bean
    2. Andes [patata] early potato
    3. Andes, RP [moneda] = coin of little value;
    costar chauchas y palitos to cost next to nothing
    * * *
    f Rpl
    French bean

    Spanish-English dictionary > chaucha

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