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1 actor cómico
m.comic actor, comical actor.* * *comedian* * *(n.) = comedian, actor-comedianEx. A chapter each is devoted to the comic hero, comedian, humorist, rogue, trickster, clown, fool, underdog, and simpleton.Ex. He was a caustic yet perceptive actor-comedian who lived dangerously close to the edge both on stage and off.* * *(n.) = comedian, actor-comedianEx: A chapter each is devoted to the comic hero, comedian, humorist, rogue, trickster, clown, fool, underdog, and simpleton.
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m.1 actor.actor de reparto o secundario supporting actor2 plaintiff, actor, participant, participator.* * *► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 DERECHO plaintiff\la parte actora the prosecution————————1 actor* * *noun m.* * *1.ADJ(Jur)2. SM1) (Teat, Cine) actoractor cinematográfico, actor de cine — film actor ( esp Brit), movie actor (EEUU)
2) (Jur) (=demandante) plaintiff* * *masculino actor* * *= actor [actress, -fem.], performing artist, thespian, player.Ex. Institutionalization occurs whenever there is a reciprocal typification of habitualized actions by types of actors.Ex. Performing artist and radio show host Ian Whitcomb expresses his misgivings over donating his popular music collection to libraries.Ex. The article ' Thespians, troubadours, hams and bad actors' discusses methods by which school and public libraries can come to terms with the behaviour of young adults.Ex. It is little wonder that all players in the serials information chain -- publishers, subscriptions agents and librarians alike -- are taking a long hard look at what they are doing and attempting to forecast what the future might hold for them.----* actor cinematográfico = film actor.* actor cómico = comedian, actor-comedian.* actor de reparto = character actor, supporting actor.* actor de teatro = stage actor.* actor extravagante = ham.* actor principal = lead character, leading man.* actor principal, el = main character, the, main actor, the.* actor secundario = secondary role.* actor sustituto = understudy.* teoría de actor-red = actor network theory.* * *masculino actor* * *= actor [actress, -fem.], performing artist, thespian, player.Ex: Institutionalization occurs whenever there is a reciprocal typification of habitualized actions by types of actors.
Ex: Performing artist and radio show host Ian Whitcomb expresses his misgivings over donating his popular music collection to libraries.Ex: The article ' Thespians, troubadours, hams and bad actors' discusses methods by which school and public libraries can come to terms with the behaviour of young adults.Ex: It is little wonder that all players in the serials information chain -- publishers, subscriptions agents and librarians alike -- are taking a long hard look at what they are doing and attempting to forecast what the future might hold for them.* actor cinematográfico = film actor.* actor cómico = comedian, actor-comedian.* actor de reparto = character actor, supporting actor.* actor de teatro = stage actor.* actor extravagante = ham.* actor principal = lead character, leading man.* actor principal, el = main character, the, main actor, the.* actor secundario = secondary role.* actor sustituto = understudy.* teoría de actor-red = actor network theory.* * *Compuestos:supporting actortragedianmasculine, feminineplaintiff* * *
actor sustantivo masculino
actor
actor sustantivo masculino actor
' actor' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
comedianta
- comediante
- empeñada
- empeñado
- encasillar
- increíble
- intérprete
- mimo
- pacotilla
- pésima
- pésimo
- premio
- primera
- primero
- protagonista
- señor
- sí
- universal
- vida
- actuar
- artista
- cartel
- categoría
- chiflar
- cine
- cómico
- completo
- conocido
- distinguido
- doblar
- doble
- frustrado
- galán
- hacer
- improvisar
- introducir
- jalador
- línea
- popular
- premiar
- secundario
- suplente
- sustituto
- tabla
- teatro
English:
actor
- Afro
- best
- bomb
- come on
- conceited
- donate
- fling
- ham
- hoot
- leading lady
- leading man
- performance
- performer
- play
- player
- quintessential
- stage
- train
- upstage
- act
- artist
- comic
- consummate
- fan
- fee
- movie
- notable
- perform
- pinup
- prompt
- sign
- straight
- supporting
- type
- up
* * *actor1 nmactoractor de cine movie o Br film actor;actor cómico comic actor;actor de doblaje = actor who dubs voices in a foreign-language film;actor dramático stage o theatre actor;actor principal lead actor;actor de reparto supporting actor;actor secundario supporting actor;actor de teatro stage actoractor2, -ora nm,fDer plaintiff* * *m actor* * *actor nmartista: actor* * *actor n actor -
3 actor ayudante de comediante
• stooge comedianDiccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > actor ayudante de comediante
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4 cómico
adj.comic, comical, funny, risible.m.comedian, stand-up comedian, comic, funnyman.* * *► adjetivo1 (divertido) comic, comical, funny2 (de comedia) comedy► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 (actor) comedian, comic\actor cómico comediancómico,-a de la legua strolling player* * *1. (f. - cómica)nouncomedian / comedienne2. (f. - cómica)adj.comic, comical* * *cómico, -a1. ADJ1) (=gracioso) comic(al), funny2) (Teat) comedy antes de s2. SM / F1) (Teat) (comic) actor/actress2) (=humorista) comedian/comedienneCÓMICO ¿"Comic" o "comical"? El adjetivo cómico se puede traducir por comic y comical, pero estos no son intercambiables. Comic ► Algo que es cómico porque se hace o se dice con la intención de hacer reír a la gente se traduce al inglés por comic: El efecto cómico se consigue poniéndose ropa que te queda grande Comic effect is achieved by wearing clothes that are too big ► Cómico también se traduce por comic para describir algo perteneciente o relativo a la comedia: ... un actor cómico...... a comic actor... Hay que tener en cuenta que en este caso comic nunca funciona como atributo. Comi cal ► Cómico se traduce por comical para describir algo o a alguien que resulta gracioso o absurdo (a menudo porque es raro o inesperado): Su gesto rozaba lo cómico Her expression was almost comical Hay algo en él ligeramente cómico There is something slightly comical about him Para otros usos y ejemplos ver la entrada* * *I- ca adjetivo <actor/género/obra> comedy (before n); <situación/mueca> comical, funnyIIlo cómico de la historia es... — the funny thing about the story is...
* * *= laughable, slapstick, hilarious, humorous, comedian, comic, funny [funnier -comp., funniest -sup.], joky [jokey], comedic, comical.Ex. It's laughable when Archie Bunker says that, because we know he's an uneducated slob.Ex. What this time will be the cause of his slapstick downfall?.Ex. In studying the structure of bibliographic control it is not difficult to discover strange, and even hilarious, examples of specialist bibliographic sources.Ex. Supporting material -- cartoons, quotations and humorous excerpts -- are used to keep students intrigued and clues are allowed if students are unable to formulate a research strategy.Ex. A chapter each is devoted to the comic hero, comedian, humorist, rogue, trickster, clown, fool, underdog, and simpleton.Ex. The narrative contrasts sharply with the comic tone of the author's latest book, indicating a remarkably versatile talent.Ex. This article reviews on-line data bases that may be used to search for references to humour (cartoons, funny articles and books, and medical aspects of humour).Ex. However, his attempt to make cultural and social history more accessible to a wider audience by adopting a homey, jokey style often seems counterproductive.Ex. In the year 2000, news and entertainment programs dedicated a great deal of comedic attention to the presidential election.Ex. Even so, the ' comical' closing scene is out of keeping with the overall mood of the picture.----* actor cómico = comedian, actor-comedian.* actriz cómica = comedienne.* de modo cómico = comically.* situación cómica = comedy sketch.* * *I- ca adjetivo <actor/género/obra> comedy (before n); <situación/mueca> comical, funnyIIlo cómico de la historia es... — the funny thing about the story is...
* * *= laughable, slapstick, hilarious, humorous, comedian, comic, funny [funnier -comp., funniest -sup.], joky [jokey], comedic, comical.Ex: It's laughable when Archie Bunker says that, because we know he's an uneducated slob.
Ex: What this time will be the cause of his slapstick downfall?.Ex: In studying the structure of bibliographic control it is not difficult to discover strange, and even hilarious, examples of specialist bibliographic sources.Ex: Supporting material -- cartoons, quotations and humorous excerpts -- are used to keep students intrigued and clues are allowed if students are unable to formulate a research strategy.Ex: A chapter each is devoted to the comic hero, comedian, humorist, rogue, trickster, clown, fool, underdog, and simpleton.Ex: The narrative contrasts sharply with the comic tone of the author's latest book, indicating a remarkably versatile talent.Ex: This article reviews on-line data bases that may be used to search for references to humour (cartoons, funny articles and books, and medical aspects of humour).Ex: However, his attempt to make cultural and social history more accessible to a wider audience by adopting a homey, jokey style often seems counterproductive.Ex: In the year 2000, news and entertainment programs dedicated a great deal of comedic attention to the presidential election.Ex: Even so, the ' comical' closing scene is out of keeping with the overall mood of the picture.* actor cómico = comedian, actor-comedian.* actriz cómica = comedienne.* de modo cómico = comically.* situación cómica = comedy sketch.* * *lo cómico de la historia es … the funny thing about the story is …masculine, feminine1 (actor) comedy actor, comic actor2 (humorista) comedian, comic* * *
cómico
‹situación/mueca› comical, funny
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino ( actor) comedy actor, comic actor;
( humorista) comedian, comic
cómico,-a
I adjetivo (gracioso) comical, funny
II sustantivo masculino y femenino comic
(hombre) comedian
(mujer) comedienne
' cómico' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cómica
- humorista
English:
comedian
- comic
- stand-up comic
- comical
- hokum
- humorous
* * *cómico, -a♦ adj1. [de la comedia] comedy, comic;actor cómico comedy actor;2. [gracioso] comic, comical♦ nm,f1. [actor de teatro] actor, f actress2. [humorista] comedian, comic, f comedienne* * *I adj comicalII m, cómica f comedian* * *cómico, -ca adj: comic, comicalcómico, -ca nhumorista: comic, comedian, comedienne f* * *cómico1 adj2. (de la comedia) comedycómico2 n comedian -
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8 llevar una vida arriesgada
(v.) = live + dangerously, live + dangerously close to the edgeEx. Life is to be lived dangerously and to the full.Ex. He was a caustic yet perceptive actor-comedian who lived dangerously close to the edge both on stage and off.* * *(v.) = live + dangerously, live + dangerously close to the edgeEx: Life is to be lived dangerously and to the full.
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9 vivir peligrosamente
(v.) = live + dangerously, live + dangerously close to the edgeEx. Life is to be lived dangerously and to the full.Ex. He was a caustic yet perceptive actor-comedian who lived dangerously close to the edge both on stage and off.* * *(v.) = live + dangerously, live + dangerously close to the edgeEx: Life is to be lived dangerously and to the full.
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12 comediante
m.1 comedian, comical actor, entertainer.2 comedienne, comic actress, comical actress.* * *► nombre masculino,nombre femenino2 figurado hypocrite, comedian* * *comediante, -aSM / F1) (Teat) (=actor) actor/actress2) (=humorista) (=hombre, mujer) comedian; [solo mujer] comedienne3) (=farsante) play-actor* * *- ta masculino, femeninoa) (Teatr) (m) actor; (f) actressb) ( farsante) fraud* * *= comedian, comedienne.Nota: Maculino comedian.Ex. A chapter each is devoted to the comic hero, comedian, humorist, rogue, trickster, clown, fool, underdog, and simpleton.Ex. The author discusses the trick photography of Weegee, looking especially at a photograph he made of the comedienne Martha Raye ca. 1958.* * *- ta masculino, femeninoa) (Teatr) (m) actor; (f) actressb) ( farsante) fraud* * *= comedian, comedienne.Nota: Maculino comedian.Ex: A chapter each is devoted to the comic hero, comedian, humorist, rogue, trickster, clown, fool, underdog, and simpleton.
Ex: The author discusses the trick photography of Weegee, looking especially at a photograph he made of the comedienne Martha Raye ca. 1958.* * *comediante -tamasculine, feminine2 (farsante) fraudes un comediante, mira la que está armando por una heridita de nada he's such a fraud o he's always playacting, look at the fuss he's making over a tiny little cut* * *
comediante◊ -ta sustantivo masculino, femenino
(f) actress
comediante,-a sustantivo masculino y femenino
1 Teat (hombre) actor
(mujer) actress
2 (farsante) fraud
' comediante' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
comedianta
* * *comediante, -a nm,f1. [actor] actor, f actress2. [farsante] fraud* * *m actor* * *comediante nmf: actor, actress f -
13 pelado
adj.1 bare, bald, barren, desert.2 unprotected from the wind, exposed.3 peeled, without skin.He ate a peeled orange [sin piel] Se comió una naranja pelada.4 peeled, naked, in the raw.5 flat broke.6 hairless.7 foulmouthed, ill-bred, impolite, discourteous.past part.past participle of spanish verb: pelar.* * *————————1→ link=pelar pelar► adjetivo1 bald, bare2 (cabeza) hairless, bald3 (terreno) barren, treeless4 familiar (sin dinero) broke* * *(f. - pelada)adj.1) bald2) bare* * *pelado, -a1. ADJ1) (=sin pelo)2) [por el sol]3) [fruta, patata] peeled; [gamba] shelled4) [terreno] treeless, bare; [paisaje] bare; [tronco] bare, smooth5) (=escueto) bare6) * (=sin dinero) broke *, penniless7) Méx (=grosero) coarse, rude8) * [número] round2.SM * (=corte de pelo) haircut3. SM / F1) † (=pobre) pauper2) Méx * (=obrero) working-class personPELADO A stock figure in Mexican theatre and film, the pelado is a kind of rural anti-hero cum lovable rogue who survives by his quick wits in the foreign environment of the city. The Mexican actor and comedian Mario Moreno (1911-94) based the character Cantinflas, for which he is famous all over the Spanish-speaking world, on the pelado. The pelado is closely related to the literary figure of the pícaro and forms part of a long line of anti-heroic characters in Hispanic literature.See:ver nota culturelle PÍCARO in pícaro,ver nota culturelle CARPA in carpa* * *I- da adjetivo1)a) ( con el pelo corto)lo dejaron pelado or con la cabeza pelada (al rape) — they cropped his hair very short
b) (CS) ( calvo) bald2)b) <nariz/espalda>tengo la nariz/espalda pelada — my nose/back is peeling
3) (fam) ( sin dinero) broke (colloq)estoy pelado — I'm broke o (BrE) skint (colloq)
4)a) (fam) <número/cantidad> exact, round (before n)b) (Chi fam) <pies/trasero> bare5) (Méx fam) ( grosero) foulmouthedII- da masculino, femenino1) (CS fam) ( calvo)¿quién es ese pelado? — who's that bald guy? (colloq)
2) pelado masculinoa) (Chi fam) ( conscripto) conscriptb) (Esp fam) pelada 1) a)* * *= hairless, skint, broke, shelled, treeless, peeled.Ex. Jonah was thrown clothed into the mouth of the sea monster and emerged nude and hairless.Ex. How does it feel to be skint in a world that seems to be obsessed with money and riches?.Ex. The article is entitled 'Tough luck: To be a professional sport climber in America probably means you're broke, fed up and still no match for the foreign competition'.Ex. Everybody was served shelled shrimp marinated in a balsamic seasoning and grilled over a hardwood fire.Ex. On the treeless mound he took out his fieldglasses and began to survey the enemy's positions on the hills about 2 miles away.Ex. Like potatoes, peeled parsnips will turn dark when exposed to air.----* a grito pelado = at the top of + Posesivo + voice.* cantar a grito pelado = belt out.* chillar a grito pelado = scream at + the top of + Posesivo + head, shout + Posesivo + head off, scream + Posesivo + head off, shout at + the top of + Posesivo + lungs, shout at + the top of + Posesivo + voice, scream at + the top of + Posesivo + voice, scream at + the top of + Posesivo + lungs, scream like + a banshee, wail like + a banshee.* cigüeña de cabeza pelada = wood stork.* dejar pelado a Alguien = take + Nombre + to the cleaners.* pelado al cepillo = crewcut [crew-cut].* pelado a lo militar = crewcut [crew-cut].* pelado al rape = crewcut [crew-cut].* * *I- da adjetivo1)a) ( con el pelo corto)lo dejaron pelado or con la cabeza pelada (al rape) — they cropped his hair very short
b) (CS) ( calvo) bald2)b) <nariz/espalda>tengo la nariz/espalda pelada — my nose/back is peeling
3) (fam) ( sin dinero) broke (colloq)estoy pelado — I'm broke o (BrE) skint (colloq)
4)a) (fam) <número/cantidad> exact, round (before n)b) (Chi fam) <pies/trasero> bare5) (Méx fam) ( grosero) foulmouthedII- da masculino, femenino1) (CS fam) ( calvo)¿quién es ese pelado? — who's that bald guy? (colloq)
2) pelado masculinoa) (Chi fam) ( conscripto) conscriptb) (Esp fam) pelada 1) a)* * *= hairless, skint, broke, shelled, treeless, peeled.Ex: Jonah was thrown clothed into the mouth of the sea monster and emerged nude and hairless.
Ex: How does it feel to be skint in a world that seems to be obsessed with money and riches?.Ex: The article is entitled 'Tough luck: To be a professional sport climber in America probably means you're broke, fed up and still no match for the foreign competition'.Ex: Everybody was served shelled shrimp marinated in a balsamic seasoning and grilled over a hardwood fire.Ex: On the treeless mound he took out his fieldglasses and began to survey the enemy's positions on the hills about 2 miles away.Ex: Like potatoes, peeled parsnips will turn dark when exposed to air.* a grito pelado = at the top of + Posesivo + voice.* cantar a grito pelado = belt out.* chillar a grito pelado = scream at + the top of + Posesivo + head, shout + Posesivo + head off, scream + Posesivo + head off, shout at + the top of + Posesivo + lungs, shout at + the top of + Posesivo + voice, scream at + the top of + Posesivo + voice, scream at + the top of + Posesivo + lungs, scream like + a banshee, wail like + a banshee.* cigüeña de cabeza pelada = wood stork.* dejar pelado a Alguien = take + Nombre + to the cleaners.* pelado al cepillo = crewcut [crew-cut].* pelado a lo militar = crewcut [crew-cut].* pelado al rape = crewcut [crew-cut].* * *A1(con el pelo corto): lo dejaron con la cabeza pelada (al rape) they cropped his hair very short, they scalped him ( colloq)2 (CS) (calvo) baldes/se está quedando pelado he is/he's going bald3(a causa del sol): tengo la nariz pelada my nose is peeling4 ‹manzana› peeled; ‹pollo› pluckedalmendras peladas blanched almondssalió pelado del casino he lost his shirt at the casinoC1 ( fam); ‹pared/habitación› barelos ladrones les dejaron la casa pelada the thieves stripped the house bare, the thieves cleaned us/them outdejó el hueso pelado he picked the bone cleanle sirvieron la chuleta pelada all he got was just a plain chop, on its owncobra el sueldo pelado she earns a basic salary with no extras or bonusesno salgas a pie pelado don't go out barefoot o in your bare feetmasculine, feminineACD¡vaya pelado te han hecho! they've really cropped your hair short, you've been scalped ( colloq)* * *
Del verbo pelar: ( conjugate pelar)
pelado es:
el participio
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pelado
pelar
pelado◊ -da adjetivo
1a) ( con el pelo corto): lo dejaron pelado or con la cabeza pelada (al rape) they cropped his hair very short
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‹ hueso› clean;
‹ almendras› blanchedb) ‹nariz/espalda›:◊ tengo la nariz/espalda pelada my nose/back is peeling
3 (Chi fam) ‹pies/trasero› bare;
4 (Méx fam) ( grosero) foulmouthed
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino (CS fam) ( calvo) baldy (colloq)
pelar ( conjugate pelar) verbo transitivo
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‹habas/marisco› to shell;
‹ caramelo› to unwrap
2 ( rapar): lo peladoon al cero or al rape they cropped his hair very short
3 (fam) ( en el juego) to clean … out (colloq)
4 (Chi fam) ‹ persona› to badmouth (AmE colloq), to slag off (BrE colloq)
pelarse verbo pronominal ( a causa del sol) [ persona] to peel;
[cara/hombros] (+ me/te/le etc) to peel;
pelado,-a adjetivo
1 (sin cáscara o piel) peeled
2 (rapado) shorn
3 (terreno, pared) bare
4 fam (justo, escaso) bare, scarce: sacó el curso pelado, he just scraped a pass
♦ Locuciones: a grito pelado, shouting at the top of one's voice
pelar verbo transitivo
1 (piel, fruta) to peel
2 (un ave) to pluck
3 fam (cortar el pelo a) to cut the hair of
♦ Locuciones: hace un frío que pela, it's freezing cold
duro de pelar, a hard nut
' pelado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
grito
- pelada
- pie
English:
bald
- bare
- broke
- nectarine
- top
* * *pelado, -a♦ adj1. [cabeza] shorn2. [fruta] peeled4. [habitación, monte, árbol] bare5. [número] exact, round;el treinta pelado a round thirtynos sirvieron un vino pelado, y ya está they gave us a measly glass of wine, and that was it♦ nmEsp Fam [corte de pelo]¡qué pelado te han metido! you've really been scalped!♦ nm,f* * *adj1 peeled; fig2 Méx famgrosero rude* * *pelado, -da adj1) : bald, hairless2) : peeled3) : bare, barren4) : broke, penniless
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