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3 ostra
f.oyster.* * *1 oyster\¡ostras! crikey!, wow!, US gee!ostra perlífera pearl oyster* * *1. SF1) (Zool) oysteraburrir 2.2) (=persona) [pesado] bore; [huraño] shrinking violet; (=cliente fijo) regular2.pl ostras* EXCL euf [denota sorpresa] crikey! *; [denota enfado o desagrado] sugar! *, shoot! (EEUU) ** * *femenino oysteraburrirse como una ostra — (fam) to get bored stiff o to death (colloq)
* * *= oyster.Ex. A search of the term 'shellfish' selects a further 126 terms, of which the six most highly ranked are: oysters, mussels, clams, tides, estuaries, and seafoods.----* aburrirse como ostras = be bored stiff, be bored to death, be bored to tears, be bored out of + Posesivo + mind.* estar aburrido como una ostra = be bored stiff.* hueva de ostra = oyster spat.* * *femenino oysteraburrirse como una ostra — (fam) to get bored stiff o to death (colloq)
* * *= oyster.Ex: A search of the term 'shellfish' selects a further 126 terms, of which the six most highly ranked are: oysters, mussels, clams, tides, estuaries, and seafoods.
* aburrirse como ostras = be bored stiff, be bored to death, be bored to tears, be bored out of + Posesivo + mind.* estar aburrido como una ostra = be bored stiff.* hueva de ostra = oyster spat.* * *oysteraburrirse como una ostra to get bored stiff o to death o to tears ( colloq)Compuesto:pearl oyster* * *
ostra sustantivo femenino
oyster;◊ aburrirse como una ostra (fam) to get bored stiff o to death (colloq)
ostra
I f Zool oyster
II interj familiar ¡ostras!, gosh!, US gee!
♦ Locuciones: aburrirse como una ostra, to be bored stiff
' ostra' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aburrirse
English:
bored
- death
- oyster
- stiff
* * *♦ nfoyster;aburrirse como una ostra to be bored stiffostra perlífera pearl oyster♦ interjEsp Fam¡ostras! [mostrando sorpresa] good grief!, Br blimey!;[mostrando disgusto o enfado] dammit!* * *f1 ZO oyster2:¡ostras! fam hell! fam* * *ostra nf: oyster* * *ostra n oyster -
4 aburrirse
pron.v.to be bored, to get bored.* * *1 to get bored (con/de/por, with)* * *to be bored, get bored* * *VPR to be bored, get bored (con, de, por with)* * *aburrirse (con)(v.) = be bored (with)Ex: Students are understandably bored with learning on-line catalgue use when the focus is on the technicalities of the catalogue itself.
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■aburrirse verbo reflexivo to get bored
♦ Locuciones: aburrirse como una ostra, to be bored stiff
' aburrirse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ostra
- aburrir
- cansar
- chorear
- hartar
English:
bored
- death
* * *vprto get bored;cuando no tengo nada que hacer me aburro I get bored when I haven't got anything to do;se aburrieron muchísimo en la fiesta they were really bored at the party;Famaburrirse como una ostra to be bored stiff* * *v/r get bored aburrirse de algo get bored ofed up famwith sth;aburrirse como una ostra fam get bored stiff fam* * *vr: to get bored* * *aburrirse vb to get bored -
5 aburrir
v.1 to bore.este trabajo me aburre this job is boringaburre a todo el mundo con sus batallitas he bores everyone with his old stories2 to be boring, to bore, to dull, to pall.Este juego aburre This game is boring.3 to tire, to weary, to bore, to bore the pants off.María aburre a Ricardo con su charla Mary tires Richard with her chattering.4 to be boring to.Aburre estudiar sola It is boring to study alone.* * *1 to bore2 (cansar) to tire1 to get bored (con/de/por, with)\aburrirse como una ostra familiar to be bored stiff* * *verb* * *1. VT1) [gen] to bore; (=cansar) to tire, weary2) ** [+ dinero] to blow *; [+ tiempo] to waste2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo to bore2.aburrirse v prona) ( por falta de entretenimiento) to get boredb) ( hartarse)aburrirse de algo/alguien — to get tired of o fed up with something/somebody
aburrirse de + inf — to get tired of -ing
* * *= pall, bore, wear + a little thin, weary.Ex. The experience of 'flying through' virtual worlds to discover the identities of hundreds of criptics nodes palls very quickly.Ex. Frustrated by the limitations on developing work relationships with students, and bored with the demands of the library, she returned to teaching English.Ex. His jauntiness can wear a little thin, and the buff will be sorry there is no index, but there is much to be grateful for in this book.Ex. She wearies of the constant procession of visitors, and the round of invitations and commissions, which swallow up her time.----* aburrirse como ostras = be bored stiff, be bored to death, be bored to tears, be bored out of + Posesivo + mind.* aburrirse (con) = be bored (with).* no aburrir a Alguien con todos los detalles = spare + Nombe + all the details.* * *1.verbo transitivo to bore2.aburrirse v prona) ( por falta de entretenimiento) to get boredb) ( hartarse)aburrirse de algo/alguien — to get tired of o fed up with something/somebody
aburrirse de + inf — to get tired of -ing
* * *= pall, bore, wear + a little thin, weary.Ex: The experience of 'flying through' virtual worlds to discover the identities of hundreds of criptics nodes palls very quickly.
Ex: Frustrated by the limitations on developing work relationships with students, and bored with the demands of the library, she returned to teaching English.Ex: His jauntiness can wear a little thin, and the buff will be sorry there is no index, but there is much to be grateful for in this book.Ex: She wearies of the constant procession of visitors, and the round of invitations and commissions, which swallow up her time.* aburrirse como ostras = be bored stiff, be bored to death, be bored to tears, be bored out of + Posesivo + mind.* aburrirse (con) = be bored (with).* no aburrir a Alguien con todos los detalles = spare + Nombe + all the details.* * *aburrir [I1 ]vtto boreestas reuniones me aburren these meetings bore me, I find these meetings boring o tediousno aburras a la abuela con tus historias don't bore Granny with your stories1 (por falta de entretenimiento) to get borednunca me había aburrido tanto I'd never been so bored2 (hartarse) aburrirse DE algo/algn to get tired OF o fed up WITH sth/sbse aburrió de hacer lo mismo todos los días he got tired of o fed up with doing the same thing every day, he tired of doing the same thing every day* * *
aburrir ( conjugate aburrir) verbo transitivo
to bore
aburrirse verbo pronominal
aburrirse de hacer algo to get tired of doing sth
aburrir verbo transitivo to bore
♦ Locuciones: aburrir a las ovejas, to be incredibly boring
' aburrir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
amuermar
- cansar
- empalagar
- martirizar
- asquear
- chorear
English:
bore
* * *♦ vtto bore;este trabajo me aburre this job is boring;aburre a todo el mundo con sus batallitas he bores everyone with his old stories;me aburre tener que madrugar todos los días it's really tiresome having to get up early every day* * *v/t bore* * *aburrir vt: to bore, to tire* * *aburrir vb1. (cansar) to bore2. (resultar pesado) to be boring -
6 aburrido
adj.1 boring, dull, humdrum, uninteresting.2 bored, tired.f. & m.bore, boring person, tiresome person.past part.past participle of spanish verb: aburrir.* * *1→ link=aburrir aburrir► adjetivo1 (ser aburrido) boring, tedious; (monótono) dull, dreary* * *(f. - aburrida)adj.1) boring, tedious2) bored, fed up* * *ADJ (=que aburre) boring, tedious; (=que siente aburrimiento) boredABURRIDO ¿"Bored" o "boring"? ► Usamos bored para referirnos al hecho de {estar} aburrido, es decir, de sentir aburrimiento: Si estás aburrida podrías ayudarme con este trabajo If you're bored you could help me with this work ► Usamos boring con personas, actividades y cosas para indicar que alguien o algo {es} aburrido, es decir, que produce aburrimiento: ¡Qué novela más aburrida! What a boring novel! No me gusta salir con él; es muy aburrido I don't like going out with him; he's very boring¡estoy aburrido de decírtelo! — I'm tired of telling you!
* * *I- da adjetivo1) < persona>a) [estar] ( sin entretenimiento) boredb) [estar] ( harto) fed upaburrido de algo — tired of something, fed up with something
aburrido de + inf — tired of -ing
2) [ser] <película/persona> boring; < trabajo> boring, tediousII- da masculino, femenino bore* * *= tedious, deadly [deadlier -comp., deadliest -sup.], drab, stodgy, unexciting, uninteresting, wearisome, weary [wearier -comp., weariest -sup.], bored, boring, wearying, dreary [drearier -comp., dreariest -sup.], uninspiring, unmoving, dull, cut and dried [cut and dry].Ex. In other places too many references could make for a very tedious search.Ex. Some authors, of course, object to their work being subjected to compulsory dissection for exams in the traditional deadly manner and like Bernard Shaw, they swear to haunt anyone who so mistreats them (Shaw's ghost must be busy these days).Ex. Have reading foisted on you as a duty, a task to be put up with, from which you expect no delight, and it can appear a drab business gladly to be given up.Ex. One could easily prefer the convenience of the stodgy single-volume work.Ex. The author argues that the advantages for higher education are unclear, and rather unexciting.Ex. There is no such thing on earth as an uninteresting subject; the only thing that can exist is an uninterested person.Ex. The earliest binding machines replaced the wearisome hand-beating of the sheets in order to fold them.Ex. Humanity is returning to the downsized, reengineered, total quality management weary business world.Ex. One should answer the telephone clearly and pleasantly -- not in a bored voice or in slurred haste.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.Ex. A new wave of books dealing frankly with such concerns as sex, alcoholism and broken homes was seen as a breakthrough, but plots and styles have begun to show a wearying sameness.Ex. The city was considered to be seedy (decayed, littered, grimy, and dreary), crowded, busy, and strongly idiosyncratic (quaint, historic, colorful, and full of 'atmosphere').Ex. Though the novel begins like a house ablaze, it later thickens slightly into an acceptable if uninspiring finale.Ex. The outcome is strangely unmoving.Ex. These librarians are given Haykin upon the day of their arrival and are expected to read the entire dull document and use it as a guideline in establishing subject headings.Ex. I don't like to hear cut-and-dried sermons -- when I hear a man preach, I like to see him act as if he were fighting bees.----* de un modo aburrido y pesado = tediously, ponderously, boringly.* día aburrido = dull day.* estar aburrido como una ostra = be bored stiff.* * *I- da adjetivo1) < persona>a) [estar] ( sin entretenimiento) boredb) [estar] ( harto) fed upaburrido de algo — tired of something, fed up with something
aburrido de + inf — tired of -ing
2) [ser] <película/persona> boring; < trabajo> boring, tediousII- da masculino, femenino bore* * *= tedious, deadly [deadlier -comp., deadliest -sup.], drab, stodgy, unexciting, uninteresting, wearisome, weary [wearier -comp., weariest -sup.], bored, boring, wearying, dreary [drearier -comp., dreariest -sup.], uninspiring, unmoving, dull, cut and dried [cut and dry].Ex: In other places too many references could make for a very tedious search.
Ex: Some authors, of course, object to their work being subjected to compulsory dissection for exams in the traditional deadly manner and like Bernard Shaw, they swear to haunt anyone who so mistreats them (Shaw's ghost must be busy these days).Ex: Have reading foisted on you as a duty, a task to be put up with, from which you expect no delight, and it can appear a drab business gladly to be given up.Ex: One could easily prefer the convenience of the stodgy single-volume work.Ex: The author argues that the advantages for higher education are unclear, and rather unexciting.Ex: There is no such thing on earth as an uninteresting subject; the only thing that can exist is an uninterested person.Ex: The earliest binding machines replaced the wearisome hand-beating of the sheets in order to fold them.Ex: Humanity is returning to the downsized, reengineered, total quality management weary business world.Ex: One should answer the telephone clearly and pleasantly -- not in a bored voice or in slurred haste.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.Ex: A new wave of books dealing frankly with such concerns as sex, alcoholism and broken homes was seen as a breakthrough, but plots and styles have begun to show a wearying sameness.Ex: The city was considered to be seedy (decayed, littered, grimy, and dreary), crowded, busy, and strongly idiosyncratic (quaint, historic, colorful, and full of 'atmosphere').Ex: Though the novel begins like a house ablaze, it later thickens slightly into an acceptable if uninspiring finale.Ex: The outcome is strangely unmoving.Ex: These librarians are given Haykin upon the day of their arrival and are expected to read the entire dull document and use it as a guideline in establishing subject headings.Ex: I don't like to hear cut-and-dried sermons -- when I hear a man preach, I like to see him act as if he were fighting bees.* de un modo aburrido y pesado = tediously, ponderously, boringly.* día aburrido = dull day.* estar aburrido como una ostra = be bored stiff.* * *A ‹persona›1 [ ESTAR] (sin entretenimiento) boredestoy muy aburrido I'm bored stiff2 [ ESTAR] (harto) fed upme tienes aburrido con tus quejas I'm fed up with your complaintsaburrido DE algo tired OF sth, fed up WITH sthestoy aburrido de sus bromas I'm tired of o fed up with her jokesaburrido DE + INF tired of -INGestoy aburrido de pedírselo I'm tired of asking him for itB [ SER] ‹película/persona› boringes un trabajo muy aburrido it's a really boring o tedious jobla conferencia fue aburridísima the lecture was really boringmasculine, femininebore* * *
Del verbo aburrir: ( conjugate aburrir)
aburrido es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
aburrido
aburrir
aburrido◊ -da adjetivo
1 [estar] ‹ persona›
aburrido de algo tired of sth, fed up with sth;
aburrido de hacer algo tired of doing sth
2 [ser] ‹película/persona› boring;
‹ trabajo› boring, tedious
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino
bore
aburrir ( conjugate aburrir) verbo transitivo
to bore
aburrirse verbo pronominal
aburridose de hacer algo to get tired of doing sth
aburrido,-a adjetivo
1 (cargante, tedioso) tu hermano es aburrido, your brother's boring
2 (que no se divierte) tu hermano está aburrido, your brother's bored
(cansado, hastiado) estoy aburrido de tus quejas, I'm tired of your complaints
aburrir verbo transitivo to bore
♦ Locuciones: aburrir a las ovejas, to be incredibly boring
' aburrido' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aburrida
- acto
- amargada
- amargado
- harta
- harto
- insípida
- insípido
- ladrillo
- pesada
- pesado
- petardo
- plomo
- sopa
- tostón
- aburridor
- aguado
- bastante
- cansado
- de
- enojoso
- latoso
- mamado
- podrido
English:
bored
- boring
- dreary
- dull
- grind
- plough through
- quiet
- shade
- stiff
- tedious
- tediously
- uninspiring
- especially
- staid
- wade
* * *aburrido, -a♦ adj1. [harto, fastidiado] bored;estar aburrido de hacer algo to be fed up with doing sth;estoy aburrido de esperar I'm fed up with o tired of waiting;me tiene muy aburrido con sus constantes protestas I'm fed up with her constant complaining;Famestar aburrido como una ostra to be bored stiff2. [que aburre] boring;este libro es muy aburrido this book is very boring;la fiesta está muy aburrida it's a very boring party♦ nm,fbore;¡eres un aburrido! you're so boring!* * *aburrido de algo bored o fed up fam with sth* * *aburrido, -da adj1) : bored, tired, fed up2) tedioso: boring, tedious* * *aburrido1 adj1. (sin entretenimiento) bored2. (tedioso, pesado) boring¡qué programa más aburrido! what a boring programme!
См. также в других словарях:
aburrirse como una ostra — ► locución coloquial Aburrirse mucho: ■ la película fue un rollo y nos aburrimos como una ostra … Enciclopedia Universal
aburrirse como una ostra — Sobran las explicaciones. Basta sólo pensar en el pobre molusco, en todo lo que se mueve, en sus relaciones sociales con otros habitantes marinos … Diccionario de dichos y refranes
ostra — sustantivo femenino 1. Área: zoología Ostra edulis. Molusco marino con la concha formada por dos piezas rugosas por fuera y de nácar por dentro, que vive en grandes bancos en el litoral y es muy apreciado: Las ostras se cultivan en criaderos… … Diccionario Salamanca de la Lengua Española
aburrirse como ostra — aburrirse mucho; no tener nada que hacer; sufrir el tedio; cf. fome, latoso, latero, lata, zzz; ahí estaba, solo en ese pueblito, de profesor primario en una escuela que atendía de primero a octavo básico en una misma sala, sin nada que hacer… … Diccionario de chileno actual
ostra — (Del port. ostra < lat. ostrea .) ► sustantivo femenino 1 ZOOLOGÍA Molusco bivalvo comestible, que vive fijado a las rocas marinas por una valva de su concha. (Ostrea y Gryphaea.) 2 ZOOLOGÍA Concha de la madreperla. ► adjetivo/ sustantivo… … Enciclopedia Universal
ostra — {{＃}}{{LM O28449}}{{〓}} {{SynO29144}} {{［}}ostra{{］}} ‹os·tra› {{《}}▍ s.f.{{》}} {{＜}}1{{＞}} Molusco marino de carne comestible, sin cabeza diferenciada, que tiene dos conchas casi circulares, rugosas y de color pardo verdoso por fuera, y lisas y… … Diccionario de uso del español actual con sinónimos y antónimos
ostra — (Del port. ostra, y este del lat. ostrĕa). 1. f. Molusco lamelibranquio marino, con concha de valvas desiguales, ásperas, de color grisáceo por fuera y blanco anacarado por dentro, de las cuales la mayor es más convexa que la otra y está adherida … Diccionario de la lengua española
como — ya que; por esa razón; cf. ah por eso, por eso, no es que, donde, adonde; como no lo vi, por eso que no lo saludé pues don Octavio , no es que como venía distraído, no alcancé a frenar , bueno, como el niño tiene problemas de concentración, no… … Diccionario de chileno actual
aburrir — verbo transitivo 1. Producir (una persona o una cosa) cansancio o desinterés [a una persona]: Sus disquisiciones me aburren. Sus fiestas aburrían a todos. Los dulces tan empalagosos nos aburren a todos. 2. Causar (una persona o un … Diccionario Salamanca de la Lengua Española
aburrir — aburrir, aburrir hasta las piedras expr. aburrir mucho. ❙ «Pero cuando te pones así de coñazo, aburres hasta las piedras.» Fernando Martínez Laínez, Andante mortal. ❙ ▄▀ «Es un peñazo de tío que se pasa el día hablando de lo mismo. Aburre hasta… … Diccionario del Argot "El Sohez"
aburrir hasta las piedras — aburrir, aburrir hasta las piedras expr. aburrir mucho. ❙ «Pero cuando te pones así de coñazo, aburres hasta las piedras.» Fernando Martínez Laínez, Andante mortal. ❙ ▄▀ «Es un peñazo de tío que se pasa el día hablando de lo mismo. Aburre hasta… … Diccionario del Argot "El Sohez"
