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1 pey
adj.relamido, engolado. -
2 dulzarrón ADJ
1) (=demasiado dulce) sickly-sweet2) pey (=empalagoso) cloying -
3 dulzón ADJ
1) (=demasiado dulce) sickly-sweet2) pey (=empalagoso) cloying -
4 criticón
adj.faultfinding, nit-picking, fault-finding, nitpicking.m.faultfinder, nit-picker, nitpicker, criticizer.* * *► adjetivo1 familiar fault finding, nit-picking, hypercritical► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 familiar fault finder, nit-picker* * *criticón, -ona *1.ADJ hypercritical, critical, faultfindinges muy criticón — he's always finding fault with people, he's hypercritical, he's so critical
2.SM / F faultfinder* * *I- cona adjetivo (fam & pey) critical, hypercriticalII- cona masculino, femenino (fam & pey) faultfinder* * *= nag, caviller [caviler, -USA], quibbler.Ex. No supervisor should be a tiresome nag, but the achievements and failings of a persons's performance deserves mention in a constructive way at timely, regular intervals.Ex. They attacked him, not as grammarians and philologists, but as quibblers, cavillers; not with arguments, but insults.Ex. They attacked him, not as grammarians and philologists, but as quibblers, cavillers; not with arguments, but insults.* * *I- cona adjetivo (fam & pey) critical, hypercriticalII- cona masculino, femenino (fam & pey) faultfinder* * *= nag, caviller [caviler, -USA], quibbler.Ex: No supervisor should be a tiresome nag, but the achievements and failings of a persons's performance deserves mention in a constructive way at timely, regular intervals.
Ex: They attacked him, not as grammarians and philologists, but as quibblers, cavillers; not with arguments, but insults.Ex: They attacked him, not as grammarians and philologists, but as quibblers, cavillers; not with arguments, but insults.* * *( fam pey)1(chismoso): ¡qué criticón es! he's such a terrible gossip ( colloq)2 (quisquilloso) critical, hypercriticales tan criticona she always finds fault with everything, she's so critical o hypercriticalmasculine, feminine( fam pey)12 (quisquilloso) faultfinder* * *
criticón◊ - cona adjetivo (fam &
pey) critical, hypercritical
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino (fam & pey) faultfinder
criticón,-ona adj pey critical: mis colegas son muy criticones, my colleagues are very critical
' criticón' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
criticona
English:
faultfinding
* * *criticón, -ona♦ adjnit-picking, hypercritical;no seas tan criticón don't be so nit-picking, stop criticizing all the time♦ nm,fnit-picker;es un criticón he finds fault with everything, he does nothing but criticize* * *famI adj nit-pickingII m, criticona f nit-picker* * * -
5 afrancesado
adj.1 Francophile, Gallicized, Frenchified.2 French-style.past part.past participle of spanish verb: afrancesar.* * *1 afrancesar► adjetivo1 pro-French, who has gone French2 HISTORIA supporting Napoleon► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 HISTORIA (Spanish) supporter of Napoleon* * *afrancesado, -a1.ADJ pey (=que imita lo francés) frenchified; (Pol) pro-French, supporting the French2.* * *I- da adjetivoa) (pey) <modas/costumbres> Frenchified (pej)b) (pey) (Hist) < persona>: who supported the French during the Peninsular WarII- da masculino, femenino (pey) (Hist) supporter of the French during the Peninsular War* * *I- da adjetivoa) (pey) <modas/costumbres> Frenchified (pej)b) (pey) (Hist) < persona>: who supported the French during the Peninsular WarII- da masculino, femenino (pey) (Hist) supporter of the French during the Peninsular War* * *masculine, feminine( pey)* * *afrancesado, -a♦ adj1. [costumbre, estilo] Frenchified2. Hist = who supported the French during the Peninsular War♦ nm,fHist = supporter of the French during the Peninsular War* * *adj Frenchified -
6 puerco
adj.dirty, filthy, grimy, grubby.m.1 pig, hog, swine.2 pork, pork meat.* * *► adjetivo2 (canalla) rotten► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 (animal - macho) pig; (- hembra) sow2 familiar (persona sucia) pig3 familiar (sinvergüenza) swine, rotter\puerco espín / puerco espino porcupine* * *1. (f. - puerca)adj.2. (f. - puerca)nounpig, hog* * *puerco, -a1. SM / F1) (=cerdo) pig/sow, hog/sow (EEUU)puerco jabalí — wild boar, wild pig
Martínpuerco montés, puerco salvaje — wild boar, wild pig
2) * (=sinvergüenza) pig *; (=canalla) swine *, rotter *2. ADJ1) (=asqueroso) dirty, filthy2) (=repugnante) nasty, disgusting3) (=grosero) coarse4) (=mezquino) rotten *, meanpuerca* * *IIIel muy puerco — the dirty rat (colloq)
- ca masculino, femenino1)a) ( animal) (m) pig, hog, boar; (f) pig, hog, sowb) (Méx) ( carne) pork2) (fam) ( persona - sucia) pig (colloq); (- despreciable) swine (colloq)* * *= mucky pup, swine, pig.Ex. I would recommend this product if you don't have many white clothes and if you don't have children, as we all know they are mucky pups.Ex. The words ' swine,' 'hogs,' and 'pigs' refer to animals of the porcine family or pig family.Ex. A child may find through reading a book that a dull day is transformed because he has met a talking pig and a spider that can write in 'Charlotte's Web'.----* puerco espín = hedgehog.* * *IIIel muy puerco — the dirty rat (colloq)
- ca masculino, femenino1)a) ( animal) (m) pig, hog, boar; (f) pig, hog, sowb) (Méx) ( carne) pork2) (fam) ( persona - sucia) pig (colloq); (- despreciable) swine (colloq)* * *= mucky pup, swine, pig.Ex: I would recommend this product if you don't have many white clothes and if you don't have children, as we all know they are mucky pups.
Ex: The words ' swine,' 'hogs,' and 'pigs' refer to animals of the porcine family or pig family.Ex: A child may find through reading a book that a dull day is transformed because he has met a talking pig and a spider that can write in 'Charlotte's Web'.* puerco espín = hedgehog.* * *( fam pey)2 ‹película/libro› dirty, smutty ( colloq)masculine, feminineAa cada puerco le llega su San Martín everyone gets their just deserts o their comeuppance in the endCompuestos:porcupinewild boar* * *
puerco◊ -ca adjetivo (fam &
pey) ( sucio) dirty;
( despreciable) low-down (colloq)
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino
1
(f) pig, hog, sow;
2 (fam) ( persona — sucia) pig (colloq);
(— despreciable) swine (colloq)
puerco,-a
I adj pey (sucio, cochino) dirty, filthy
II sustantivo masculino y femenino
1 (animal) pig
(macho) hog, (hembra) sow
puerco espín, porcupine
2 pey (persona sucia) pig
' puerco' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
puerca
- carne
English:
hog
- swine
- pork
* * *puerco, -a♦ adjFam1. [sucio] filthy2. [malintencionado] nasty, mean♦ nm,f1. [animal] pig, f sowpuerco espín porcupine♦ nmMéx [carne] pork* * *I adj dirty; figfilthy famII m1 ZO pig; figpersona slob* * *puerco, -ca adj: dirty, filthypuerco, -ca n1) cerdo, marrano: pig, hog2) : pig, dirty or greedy person3)puerco espín : porcupine* * *puerco n pig -
7 sensiblero
adj.1 tearfully sentimental, overly sentimental, maudlin, foolishly sentimental.2 soppy, corny, drippy, slushy.* * *► adjetivo1 mawkish, sentimental* * *ADJ sentimental, slushy ** * *- ra adjetivo (pey) < persona> overly sentimental, mawkish; <novela/película> mawkish, schmaltzy (colloq)* * *= maudlin, mushy [mushier -comp., mushiest -sup.], touchy-feely.Ex. 'But human creatures must not help each other nor must they make any maudlin twist'.Ex. However, these mushy words do little to reveal the refractory person uttering them.Ex. He said all this touchy-feely stuff was nonsense, that the only things that mattered were the bottom line and meeting targets.* * *- ra adjetivo (pey) < persona> overly sentimental, mawkish; <novela/película> mawkish, schmaltzy (colloq)* * *= maudlin, mushy [mushier -comp., mushiest -sup.], touchy-feely.Ex: 'But human creatures must not help each other nor must they make any maudlin twist'.
Ex: However, these mushy words do little to reveal the refractory person uttering them.Ex: He said all this touchy-feely stuff was nonsense, that the only things that mattered were the bottom line and meeting targets.* * *sensiblero -ra( pey); ‹persona› overly sentimental, mawkish; ‹novela/película› mawkish, schmaltzy ( colloq), slushy ( colloq)* * *
sensiblero◊ -ra adjetivo (pey) mawkish
sensiblero,-a adj pey (persona) mawkish
(obra, novela) mushy
' sensiblero' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
sensiblera
English:
maudlin
- sentimental
- sloppy
- touchy-feely
- corny
- schmaltzy
* * *sensiblero, -a adjPey mushy, sloppy* * *adj sentimental, schmaltzy fam* * *sensiblero, -ra adj: mawkish, sentimental, mushy -
8 encopetado
adj.1 brimming, full.2 haughty, conceited.3 high-hat, snob.4 posh, grand, toff, toffish.past part.past participle of spanish verb: encopetar.* * *► adjetivo1 figurado (presumido) conceited, haughty, stuck-up2 figurado (de clase alta) upper-class* * *ADJ1) (=emperifollado) dressed to the nines *2) (=señorial) posh *, grand3) (=altanero) haughty* * *- da adjetivo (fam & pey) grand, posh (BrE colloq)* * *- da adjetivo (fam & pey) grand, posh (BrE colloq)* * *encopetado -da* * *encopetado, -a adjPey [de clase alta] posh, swanky; [presuntuoso] snooty, snobby* * *adj grand, Br tbposh fam -
9 diletante
adj.dilettante.f. & m.1 dabbler, dabster.2 dilettante, admirer, enthusiast.* * *1 dilettante* * *SMF dilettante* * *masculino y femeninoa) ( amante de las artes) dilettanteb) (pey) ( no profesional) dilettante (pej), amateur (pej)* * *= dabbler, dilettante.Ex. This article examines 3 different types of user -- the dabbler, the researcher and the beginner -- and their possible reactions to CD-ROM software.Ex. As far as he was concerned the study of nonverbal communication was a pseudo-science, the work of dilettantes and other futile souls.* * *masculino y femeninoa) ( amante de las artes) dilettanteb) (pey) ( no profesional) dilettante (pej), amateur (pej)* * *= dabbler, dilettante.Ex: This article examines 3 different types of user -- the dabbler, the researcher and the beginner -- and their possible reactions to CD-ROM software.
Ex: As far as he was concerned the study of nonverbal communication was a pseudo-science, the work of dilettantes and other futile souls.* * *diletante, dilettante1 (amante de las artes) dilettante* * *
diletante adj pey dilettante, amateur
* * *♦ adjdilettantish, dilettante♦ nmfdilettante* * *m/f dilettante -
10 pueblerino
adj.1 small-town, provincial, rural, country.2 folksy.3 parochial.m.villager, bumpkin, country cousin, countryman.* * *► adjetivo1 (de pueblo) village2 peyorativo countrified► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 villager2 peyorativo country bumpkin* * *pueblerino, -a1.2.SM / F (=aldeano) rustic, country person; pey country bumpkin *, hick (EEUU) ** * *- na adjetivoqué pueblerino eres! — you're such a country bumpkin o (AmE colloq) hick!
con su aire pueblerino — with her provincial o small town ways
* * *= parochial, small-town, rustic, village man, rube, hick.Ex. This article covers dissemination of research work and research that is esoteric, irrelevant, parochial, obsolete or incomprehensible.Ex. Will's social activism in regard to racial justice and human rights made him ill suited for the confines of the small-town Southern pulpit, and he left in 1954.Ex. These reflections coincide with considerations from previous studies about the education of rustics in their rural schools.Ex. Consequently, without an education to prepare them for finding work, these girls are often sold as a slave to another village man.Ex. Good heavens, if American culture isn't about wearing baggy pants, baseball caps and talking like a rube, what is it all about then?.Ex. The Wizard, played by Joel Grey, is a smooth-talking dumbbell who admits he is 'a corn-fed hick' and 'one of your dime-a-dozen mediocrities'.* * *- na adjetivoqué pueblerino eres! — you're such a country bumpkin o (AmE colloq) hick!
con su aire pueblerino — with her provincial o small town ways
* * *= parochial, small-town, rustic, village man, rube, hick.Ex: This article covers dissemination of research work and research that is esoteric, irrelevant, parochial, obsolete or incomprehensible.
Ex: Will's social activism in regard to racial justice and human rights made him ill suited for the confines of the small-town Southern pulpit, and he left in 1954.Ex: These reflections coincide with considerations from previous studies about the education of rustics in their rural schools.Ex: Consequently, without an education to prepare them for finding work, these girls are often sold as a slave to another village man.Ex: Good heavens, if American culture isn't about wearing baggy pants, baseball caps and talking like a rube, what is it all about then?.Ex: The Wizard, played by Joel Grey, is a smooth-talking dumbbell who admits he is 'a corn-fed hick' and 'one of your dime-a-dozen mediocrities'.* * *pueblerino -nacon sus ropas anticuadas y su aire pueblerino with her old-fashioned clothes and provincial o small-town ways* * *
pueblerino◊ -na adjetivo ‹ aire› provincial;
¡qué pueblerino eres! you're such a country bumpkin o (AmE colloq) hick!
' pueblerino' also found in these entries:
English:
bumpkin
- hick
- parochial
- small
- yokel
* * *pueblerino, -a♦ adjPey rustic, provincial;♦ nm,f1. [habitante] villager* * *despI adj provincial, small-townyokel desp* * *pueblerino, -na adj: provincial, countrified -
11 cateto
adj.boorish, hick.m.1 side of a triangle, leg.2 yokel, bumpkin, boor.3 cathetus.* * *► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 peyorativo (palurdo) dimwit, yokel————————1 (de triángulo) side of a right-angled triangle forming the right angle* * *cateto, -a* SM / F yokel *, hick (EEUU) ** * *masculino (Mat) leg* * *= redneck, churl, tacky [tackier -comp., tackiest -sup.], tawdry [tawdrier -comp., tawdriest -sup.], rube, hick.Ex. His talks sparkle with Southern humor and a distinct voice known to mention rednecks, the evil of institutions, and racial reconciliation.Ex. Then again, who but a churl could fail to grieve at the waste of an artistic life of such immensity and grandeur?.Ex. There was nothing tacky about the invitation, other that the request that gifts be in the form of cash, of course.Ex. This article looks at 'fairness' in the book trade today, and some of the tawdry tricks indulged in by publishers, agents and authors at each other's expense.Ex. Good heavens, if American culture isn't about wearing baggy pants, baseball caps and talking like a rube, what is it all about then?.Ex. The Wizard, played by Joel Grey, is a smooth-talking dumbbell who admits he is 'a corn-fed hick' and 'one of your dime-a-dozen mediocrities'.* * *masculino (Mat) leg* * *= redneck, churl, tacky [tackier -comp., tackiest -sup.], tawdry [tawdrier -comp., tawdriest -sup.], rube, hick.Ex: His talks sparkle with Southern humor and a distinct voice known to mention rednecks, the evil of institutions, and racial reconciliation.
Ex: Then again, who but a churl could fail to grieve at the waste of an artistic life of such immensity and grandeur?.Ex: There was nothing tacky about the invitation, other that the request that gifts be in the form of cash, of course.Ex: This article looks at 'fairness' in the book trade today, and some of the tawdry tricks indulged in by publishers, agents and authors at each other's expense.Ex: Good heavens, if American culture isn't about wearing baggy pants, baseball caps and talking like a rube, what is it all about then?.Ex: The Wizard, played by Joel Grey, is a smooth-talking dumbbell who admits he is 'a corn-fed hick' and 'one of your dime-a-dozen mediocrities'.* * *masculine, feminineB* * *
cateto,-a
I m,f pey yokel
II m Mat cathetus
' cateto' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cateta
English:
boorish
- hick
- redneck
* * *cateto, -a♦ adjPey uncultured, uncouth♦ nm,fPey country bumpkin♦ nmGeom = either of the two short sides of a right-angled triangle, Espec cathetus* * *I m MAT leghick fam, yokel fam -
12 blanducho
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13 carca
adj.1 old-fashioned (informal pejorative).2 Carlist.f. & m.old fogy.* * *► adjetivo1 familiar square, straight2 PLÍTICA reactionary1 familiar square, straight* * *Iadjetivo (fam) old-fashioned, fuddy-duddy (colloq)IImasculino y femenino (fam) old fogey (colloq)* * *= old fog(e)y, fuddy-duddy, fuddy-duddy.Nota: Adjetivo.Ex. They make us look like the stereotype of old fogies.Ex. Since meeting his wife and having kids he says he's become an old fuddy-duddy.Ex. According to him, tea as a category has lacked innovation and upgradation in recent years and hence has a very fuddy-duddy image.* * *Iadjetivo (fam) old-fashioned, fuddy-duddy (colloq)IImasculino y femenino (fam) old fogey (colloq)* * *= old fog(e)y, fuddy-duddy, fuddy-duddy.Nota: Adjetivo.Ex: They make us look like the stereotype of old fogies.
Ex: Since meeting his wife and having kids he says he's become an old fuddy-duddy.Ex: According to him, tea as a category has lacked innovation and upgradation in recent years and hence has a very fuddy-duddy image.* * *( fam)old fogey ( colloq)* * *
carca adjetivo (fam) old-fashioned, fuddy-duddy (colloq)
■ sustantivo masculino y femenino
old fogey (colloq)
carca adjetivo & mf familiar (chapado a la antigua) old fogey
Pol reactionary
* * *♦ adjPey old-fashioned♦ nmfPey [persona] old fogey♦ nfAndes [suciedad] filth, muck* * *m/f & adj famreactionary* * * -
14 opusino
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15 puerca
adj.sluttish.f.1 a sow (cerda).2 sow-bug, slater, woodlouse (cochinilla), a crustacean commonly found in damp spots.3 scrofulous swelling, glandulous tumor.4 slut, slatternly woman.5 slattern, slut, pig, slovenly woman.* * *1. f., (m. - puerco) 2. f., (m. - puerco)* * *SF1) * (=puta) slut **2) (=cochinilla) woodlousepuerco* * *
puerco,-a
I adj pey (sucio, cochino) dirty, filthy
II sustantivo masculino y femenino
1 (animal) pig
(macho) hog, (hembra) sow
puerco espín, porcupine
2 pey (persona sucia) pig
' puerca' also found in these entries:
English:
sow
* * *f ZO sow; fig famslut fam -
16 vanidoso
adj.1 vain, braggart, boastful, arrogant.2 arrogant, godlike, swellheaded.m.show-off, fatuous person, swellhead.* * *► adjetivo1 vain, conceited► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 vain person* * *(f. - vanidosa)adj.* * *ADJ vain, conceited* * *I II- sa masculino, femeninoes un vanidoso — he's so vain o conceited
* * *= conceited, boastful, vain [vainer -comp., vainest -sup.], big-headed.Ex. She wanted to say: 'You are a conceited, obstinate, inflexible, manipulative, pompous, close-minded, insensitive, abrasive, opinionated, platitudinous oaf!'.Ex. The main character displays a boastful attitude that smacks of hubris in the extreme.Ex. The common idea that success spoils people by making them vain, egotistic and self-complacent is erroneous.Ex. I alwasy knew she was a pain in the arse, without knowing her you can just tell, by the way she behaves, that she is big-headed and thinks she's god's gift to the human race.* * *I II- sa masculino, femeninoes un vanidoso — he's so vain o conceited
* * *= conceited, boastful, vain [vainer -comp., vainest -sup.], big-headed.Ex: She wanted to say: 'You are a conceited, obstinate, inflexible, manipulative, pompous, close-minded, insensitive, abrasive, opinionated, platitudinous oaf!'.
Ex: The main character displays a boastful attitude that smacks of hubris in the extreme.Ex: The common idea that success spoils people by making them vain, egotistic and self-complacent is erroneous.Ex: I alwasy knew she was a pain in the arse, without knowing her you can just tell, by the way she behaves, that she is big-headed and thinks she's god's gift to the human race.* * *(presumido) vain, conceited, proud; (en cuanto al aspecto físico) vainlos éxitos profesionales lo han vuelto vanidoso his professional success has made him vain o conceited o proud, his professional success has gone to o turned his headmasculine, femininepeacock ( liter)es un vanidoso he's so vain o conceited* * *
vanidoso
( en cuanto al aspecto físico) vain
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino:◊ es un vanidoso he's so vain o conceited
vanidoso,-a adj pey vain, conceited
' vanidoso' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
vana
- vanidosa
- vano
- engreído
English:
conceited
- self-conceited
- vain
* * *vanidoso, -a♦ adjvain, conceited♦ nm,fvain o conceited person;es un vanidoso he's vain o conceited* * *adj conceited, vain* * *vanidoso, -sa adjpresumido: vain, conceited* * *vanidoso adj vain -
17 supuesto
adj.supposed, hypothetical, assumed, alleged.m.supposition, assumption.past part.past participle of spanish verb: suponer.* * *1 (suposición) supposition, assumption2 (hipótesis) hypothesis————————1→ link=suponer suponer► adjetivo1 (que se supone) supposed, assumed2 (pretendido) so-called, self-styled1 (suposición) supposition, assumption2 (hipótesis) hypothesis\dar algo por supuesto,-a to take something for granteden el supuesto de que... supposing that...nombre supuesto assumed name* * *1. (f. - supuesta)adj.2. noun m.* * *1.PP de suponer2. ADJ1) (=falso) [nombre] assumed, false2) (=no demostrado) supposed3)¡por supuesto! — of course!
-¿puedo usar su teléfono? -¡por supuesto! — "can I use your phone?" - "of course (you can)!"
4)5)supuesto que — frm (=dando por sentado que) assuming; (=en caso de que) in the event of
3.SM (=hipótesis) assumption* * *I- ta adjetivoa) ( falso) falseel supuesto electricista — the so-called o supposed electrician
b) ( que se rumorea)c)¿lo sabías? - por supuesto que sí! — did you know? - of course I did!
IIdar algo por supuesto — to take something for granted
masculino suppositionen el supuesto de que tenga un accidente — should you have an accident, in the event of an accident
* * *I- ta adjetivoa) ( falso) falseel supuesto electricista — the so-called o supposed electrician
b) ( que se rumorea)c)¿lo sabías? - por supuesto que sí! — did you know? - of course I did!
IIdar algo por supuesto — to take something for granted
masculino suppositionen el supuesto de que tenga un accidente — should you have an accident, in the event of an accident
* * *supuesto11 = assumption, construct, presumption, presupposition [pre-supposition].Ex: Also, in controlled indexing language data bases, there is often an assumption that a user will be prepared to chase strings of references or to consult a sometimes complex thesaurus.
Ex: Often they use rather fancy words, such as 'theoretical models' or ' constructs' or 'paradigms' to describe what are, very frequently, no more than hypothetical ideas or categorisations which have little empirical evidence to back them up.Ex: Some of these presumptions have served only to perpetuate misconceptions of collection.Ex: Computers hold pre-defined and fixed presuppositions, whilst those of humans are unpredictable.* ¡por supuesto que no! = God forbid.* por supuesto = of course, surely, to be sure, certainly.* ¡por supuesto que no! = heaven forbid.* supuesto práctico = case.supuesto22 = alleged, perceived, so-called, assumed, imagined, imaginary example, presumable, putative, reputed, presumptive, apparent.Ex: Meanwhile the ALA and others are making wildly improbable statements about the supposedly numerous opportunities for library school graduates due to the alleged shortage of librarians.
Ex: The arrangements should also negotiate resistance to perceived 'American dominance', erode price differentials between Europe and the US, and permit each country to support its own online services.Ex: DOBIS/LIBIS contains a so-called 'help' capability.Ex: This article discusses the advantages of storing information on discs which have an assumed life span of 20 years.Ex: In recent years, then, there has been much less scaremongering about the imagined horrors of drowning in a sea of paper.Ex: An imaginary example for a distributed fact retrieval process, based on current tools and systems, is analysed in order to clarify the requirements of such an intermediary system.Ex: A study was made of 8 indexes and abstracts of presumable interest to students of communication.Ex: Not all putative delegates were able to attend the conference -- some, e.g., were refused visas.Ex: Another doctor confirmed Karr's reputed plans for sex-change surgery.Ex: Thirty patients with a diagnosis of presumptive bacterial conjunctivitis were assessed in a randomized trial.Ex: Victim of an apparent assassination attempt, his face was left permanently disfigured and pockmarked.* * *1 (falso) falseactuaba bajo un nombre supuesto he worked under a false o an assumed nameel supuesto electricista resultó ser un ladrón the so-called o supposed electrician proved to be a thief2(que se rumorea): la radio desmintió su supuesta muerte reports of his death were denied on the radiosu supuesta enfermedad her supposed illness3por supuesto of course¿vendrás? — ¡por supuesto! are you going to come? — of course!¿lo sabías? — ¡por supuesto que sí! did you know? — of course I did!dar algo por supuesto to take sth for grantedsuppositionsu teoría descansa en un supuesto fundamental his theory rests on one fundamental supposition¿y en el supuesto de que no acepten? and supposing they don't accept?, what if they don't accept?en el supuesto de que suceda alguna catástrofe in the event of a disasterpartiendo del supuesto de que no sabían nada working on the assumption that they knew nothingen el supuesto de que tenga un accidente should you have an accident, in the event of an accident* * *
Del verbo suponer: ( conjugate suponer)
supuesto es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
suponer
supuesto
suponer ( conjugate suponer) verbo transitivo
1
◊ supongamos que lo que dice es cierto let's suppose o assume what he says is true;
suponiendo que todo salga bien assuming everything goes OKb) ( imaginar):
¿va a venir hoy? — supongo que sí is she coming today? — I should think so o I suppose so;
es de supuesto que se lo habrán dicho presumably o I should think he's been told;
se supone que empieza a las nueve it's supposed to start at nine
2 (significar, implicar) to mean;
supuesto 1◊ -ta adjetivo
el supuesto mendigo the supposed beggar
c)
dar algo por supuesto to take sth for granted
supuesto 2 sustantivo masculino
supposition
suponer verbo transitivo
1 (creer, imaginar) to suppose: supongamos que..., let's assume o suppose that...
supongo que me llamarán, I presume they're going to phone me
supongo que sí, I suppose so
se supone que acaba a las seis, it's supposed to finish at six
se supone que él es el entendido, he's supposed to be the expert
te suponía en París, I thought you were in Paris
2 (conllevar, significar) to mean, involve: no supone ningún riesgo, it doesn't involve any risk
(la amistad, el aprecio) to mean ➣ Ver nota en mean
♦ Locuciones: ser de suponer: es de suponer que se lo han contado, presumably o I would imagine she's been told
ser un suponer, to be conjecture
supuesto,-a
I adj pey (presumiendo: falsedad) ese supuesto artista, that so-called artist
(: inocencia) alleged
el supuesto asesino, the alleged murderer
II m (conjetura) assumption
en el supuesto de que, on the assumption that: en el supuesto de que te pregunten, supposing you are asked
♦ Locuciones: dar por supuesto, to take sthg for granted
por supuesto, of course
supuesto que, since, inasmuch that
' supuesto' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
dar
- supuesta
- partir
- presupuesto
English:
assumption
- boon
- course
- ostensible
- professed
- reputed
- so-called
- supposed
- would-be
- go
- means
- naturally
- so
- sure
- surely
* * *supuesto, -a♦ participiover suponer♦ adj1. [hipotético] supposed;[culpable, asesino] alleged;no se ha confirmado el supuesto ataque al corazón del presidente there has been no confirmation of the president's supposed o alleged heart attack2. [falso] false;actuó bajo un nombre supuesto he acted under a false o assumed name♦ nmsupposition, assumption;en el supuesto de que venga assuming (that) he comes;esto no es más que un supuesto this is no more than a supposition;en estos supuestos no es válido el principio general in these cases the general rule does not apply;partimos del supuesto de que todo va a salir bien we're working on the assumption that everything will turn out right;supuestos de cancelación grounds for cancellation♦ por supuesto loc advof course;¿te gusta? – por supuesto do you like it? – of course;¿la invitarás? – por supuesto que sí/no are you going to invite her? – of course I am/of course not;por supuesto que puedes venir of course you can come;por supuesto que si te deja de interesar, te puedes retirar of course if you lose interest, you can always back out;dar algo por supuesto to take sth for granted;doy por supuesto que te interesa I take it for granted that you're interested* * *I part → suponerII adj supposed, alleged;por supuesto of course;dar algo por supuesto take sth as readIII m assumption* * *supuesto, -ta adj1) : supposed, alleged2)por supuesto : of course, absolutely* * *supuesto adj1. (presunto) alleged2. (falso) supposed / assumed -
18 estirado
adj.1 stretched out, dilated, elongated, outstretched.2 stiff, airy-fairy, pretentious, prim.f. & m.stuck-up person, stiff shirt.past part.past participle of spanish verb: estirar.* * *1 (textil) drawing2 (del pelo) straightening; (de la piel) lift————————1→ link=estirar estirar► adjetivo1 figurado (en el vestir) stiff, formal, starchy2 figurado (orgulloso) stiff, conceited, haughty1 (textil) drawing2 (del pelo) straightening; (de la piel) lift* * *(f. - estirada)adj.1) stretched2) stiff* * *1. ADJ1) (=alargado) stretched2) [persona] (=tieso) stiff, starchy; (=engreído) stuck-up *3) (=tacaño) tight-fisted2.SM [de vidrio] drawing; [de pelo] straighteningestirado de piel, estirado facial — face lift
* * *- da adjetivo (fam) stuck-up (colloq), snooty (colloq)* * *= stuffy [stuffier -comp., stuffies -sup.], outstretched, pulled-out, stuck-up, prim [primmer -comp., primmest -sup.], starched, starchy [starchier -comp., starchiest -sup.], hoity-toity, stiff.Ex. Some children are prepared to patronize the shop, and use it in quite a different way, when they find the library (however well run) stuffy or off-putting.Ex. The 'law of the outstretched arm', by which is understood the rule that information which is further away than can be physically reached has a major impact on information use patterns.Ex. Self-effacing nervousness causes the epiglottis to tighten, strangling the words in the throat and stiffening the diaphragm so that it is like pulled-out elastic unable to propel anything.Ex. library users were stereotyped as old people, intellectuals, uninteresting people, shy or stuck-up people and people afraid of life.Ex. I am really liking buttoned-up, very prim, demure-to-the-point-of-invisibility dresses lately.Ex. Portraits of that nature are a thing of the past with people sitting around looking stiff and starched.Ex. This is a collection of pictures of codgers from all over the world who look starchy, pompous, haughty or grumpy.Ex. Wine lovers get the urge to splurge and celebrate, often in hoity-toity restaurants.Ex. He could have won that election, if he had played his cards right, not come off as such a stiff, and had some real conviction.* * *- da adjetivo (fam) stuck-up (colloq), snooty (colloq)* * *= stuffy [stuffier -comp., stuffies -sup.], outstretched, pulled-out, stuck-up, prim [primmer -comp., primmest -sup.], starched, starchy [starchier -comp., starchiest -sup.], hoity-toity, stiff.Ex: Some children are prepared to patronize the shop, and use it in quite a different way, when they find the library (however well run) stuffy or off-putting.
Ex: The 'law of the outstretched arm', by which is understood the rule that information which is further away than can be physically reached has a major impact on information use patterns.Ex: Self-effacing nervousness causes the epiglottis to tighten, strangling the words in the throat and stiffening the diaphragm so that it is like pulled-out elastic unable to propel anything.Ex: library users were stereotyped as old people, intellectuals, uninteresting people, shy or stuck-up people and people afraid of life.Ex: I am really liking buttoned-up, very prim, demure-to-the-point-of-invisibility dresses lately.Ex: Portraits of that nature are a thing of the past with people sitting around looking stiff and starched.Ex: This is a collection of pictures of codgers from all over the world who look starchy, pompous, haughty or grumpy.Ex: Wine lovers get the urge to splurge and celebrate, often in hoity-toity restaurants.Ex: He could have won that election, if he had played his cards right, not come off as such a stiff, and had some real conviction.* * ** * *
Del verbo estirar: ( conjugate estirar)
estirado es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
estirado
estirar
estirado
estirar ( conjugate estirar) verbo transitivo
1
‹cable/soga› to pull out, stretch
( con la plancha) to run the iron over
2 ‹brazos/piernas/músculo› to stretch;
3 ‹dinero/comida/recursos› to make … go further
estirarse verbo pronominal
to stretch
estirado,-a adj pey (persona) stiff
estirar verbo transitivo
1 (alargar, tensar) to stretch
2 (alisar) to smooth out: tienes que estirar la cama, you must straighten the covers
3 (dinero) to spin out ♦ LOC familiar: estirar la pata, to kick the bucket, bite the dust
estirar las piernas, to stretch one's legs: voy afuera a estirar las piernas un poco, I'm going outside to strech my legs a bit
' estirado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
estirada
English:
shirt
- snooty
- snotty
- standoffish
- stiff
- stiff-necked
- stuffy
- stuck
- toffee
* * *estirado, -a♦ adj1. [persona] [altanero] haughty;[adusto] uptight2. [brazos, piernas] outstretched3. [jersey] baggy, shapeless♦ nmstretching* * *I adj snooty fam, stuck-up famII m face-lift;hacerse un estirado have a face-lift* * *estirado, -da adj1) : stretched, extended2) presumido: stuck-up, conceited -
19 fofo
adj.flabby, flaccid, limp.* * *► adjetivo1 (material) soft, spongy2 (persona) flabby* * *ADJ1) (=esponjoso) soft, spongy2) * [persona] (=fláccido) flabby, podgy, pudgy (EEUU)* * *- fa adjetivo (fam) flabby, pudgy (AmE)* * *= flabby [flabbier -comp., flabbiest -sup.], saggy [saggier -comp., saggiest -sup.].Ex. Ladies bemoan their fat tummies, wobbly thighs, bulging hips and flabby thighs.Ex. The most overlooked secret to perfect skin is avoiding conditions that lead to wrinkling, age spots, saggy skin and in general all around skin damage.* * *- fa adjetivo (fam) flabby, pudgy (AmE)* * *= flabby [flabbier -comp., flabbiest -sup.], saggy [saggier -comp., saggiest -sup.].Ex: Ladies bemoan their fat tummies, wobbly thighs, bulging hips and flabby thighs.
Ex: The most overlooked secret to perfect skin is avoiding conditions that lead to wrinkling, age spots, saggy skin and in general all around skin damage.* * *fofo -fa* * *
fofo,-a adj pey (no musculoso, flácido) flabby
' fofo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
fofa
English:
flabby
* * *fofo, -a adjflabby* * *adj flabby* * *fofo, -fa adj1) esponjoso: soft, spongy2) : flabby* * * -
20 chabacano
adj.1 coarse, low-minded, vulgar, lurid.2 gullible.m.1 apricot.2 gawk.* * *► adjetivo1 coarse, vulgar* * *IADJ [chiste] vulgar, coarse, in bad taste; [objeto] cheap; [trabajo] shoddyIISM Méx apricot, apricot tree* * *I- na adjetivo <ropa/decoración> gaudy, tasteless; <espectáculo/persona> vulgar; <chiste/cuento> coarse, tastelessII* * *= gaudy [gaudier -comp., gaudiest -sup.], vulgar, tawdry [tawdrier -comp., tawdriest -sup.], gawky, garish, lurid, tasteless, crass [crasser -comp., crassest -sup.].Ex. Less gaudy techniques are usually in the end more successful.Ex. This paper is a somewhat whimsical glance backwards, recalling 6 vulgar American parodies of 7 enduring songs.Ex. This article looks at 'fairness' in the book trade today, and some of the tawdry tricks indulged in by publishers, agents and authors at each other's expense.Ex. His zany humor, gawky production, and sexual exhibitionism have grown in this new film into a confident, ironic account of a world in which it pays to be rich and beautiful.Ex. Some of the streets transform at night with garish neon lights and red lanterns signifying houses of pleasure.Ex. When she discovered vintage comics and their lurid covers, she went nuts.Ex. Of the hundreds of figurines currently on the market, here are the most bizarrely tasteless.Ex. In these new book, he is still at bay, pursued by the hounds of desire and anxiety in a literary world ever more crass.----* demasiado chabacano = all too shabby.* * *I- na adjetivo <ropa/decoración> gaudy, tasteless; <espectáculo/persona> vulgar; <chiste/cuento> coarse, tastelessII* * *= gaudy [gaudier -comp., gaudiest -sup.], vulgar, tawdry [tawdrier -comp., tawdriest -sup.], gawky, garish, lurid, tasteless, crass [crasser -comp., crassest -sup.].Ex: Less gaudy techniques are usually in the end more successful.
Ex: This paper is a somewhat whimsical glance backwards, recalling 6 vulgar American parodies of 7 enduring songs.Ex: This article looks at 'fairness' in the book trade today, and some of the tawdry tricks indulged in by publishers, agents and authors at each other's expense.Ex: His zany humor, gawky production, and sexual exhibitionism have grown in this new film into a confident, ironic account of a world in which it pays to be rich and beautiful.Ex: Some of the streets transform at night with garish neon lights and red lanterns signifying houses of pleasure.Ex: When she discovered vintage comics and their lurid covers, she went nuts.Ex: Of the hundreds of figurines currently on the market, here are the most bizarrely tasteless.Ex: In these new book, he is still at bay, pursued by the hounds of desire and anxiety in a literary world ever more crass.* demasiado chabacano = all too shabby.* * *1 ‹ropa/decoración› gaudy, tasteless, tawdry, vulgar, tacky ( colloq); ‹espectáculo› vulgar, tasteless; ‹persona› vulgar; ‹chiste/cuento› coarse, tasteless2 ( Méx) (simple, ingenuo) gullibleA ( Ling) pidgin Spanish ( spoken in the Philippines)* * *
chabacano 1
‹espectáculo/persona› vulgar;
‹chiste/cuento› coarse, tasteless
chabacano 2 sustantivo masculino (Méx) ( árbol) apricot tree;
( fruta) apricot
chabacano,-a adj pey (de mal gusto) cheap
' chabacano' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
chabacana
English:
tacky
- apricot
* * *chabacano, -a♦ adjvulgar♦ nm1. [lengua] = Spanish creole spoken in some parts of the Philippines* * *I adj vulgar, tacky famII m Méxapricot* * *chabacano, -na adj: tacky, tasteless
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