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adj.1 pretty, dainty, cute, ducky.2 blond.m.1 monkey, ape.2 overall, coveralls, dungarees.* * *► adjetivo1 (bonito) nice, lovely, cute■ ¡qué vestido más mono! what a lovely dress!► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 ZOOLOGÍA monkey1 peyorativo (persona fea) ugly devil2 (prenda - de trabajo) overalls plural; (- de calle) jump suit, dungarees plural; (- de niños) rompers plural■ lleva tres días sin fumar y está con el mono he hasn't smoked for three days and he's suffering from withdrawal symptoms\ser el último mono familiar to be a nobody¡tengo monos en la cara, o qué! familiar do you want a photo?mono de imitación copycat————————1 peyorativo (persona fea) ugly devil2 (prenda - de trabajo) overalls plural; (- de calle) jump suit, dungarees plural; (- de niños) rompers plural■ lleva tres días sin fumar y está con el mono he hasn't smoked for three days and he's suffering from withdrawal symptoms* * *1. (f. - mona)adj.pretty, funny2. (f. - mona)noun* * *ISM1) (Zool) monkey¡mono! — [a niño] you little monkey!
2) ** [de drogadicto] withdrawal symptoms pl, cold turkey *estar con el mono — to be suffering withdrawal symptoms, have gone cold turkey *
3) (=traje de faena) overalls pl, boiler suit; [de calle] jumpsuit; [con peto] dungarees pl4) * (=hombre feo) ugly devil5) (=figura) cartoon or caricature figurepl monos Cono Sur doodlesmonos animados — Cono Sur cartoons
6) (Naipes) joker7) ** [policía] cop *9) Caribe * (=deuda) debt10)tener monos en la cara —
IIno me mirarían más ni que tuviera monos en la cara — they couldn't have stared at me more if I had come from the moon
ADJ1) (=bonito) pretty, lovely; (=simpático) nice, cuteuna chica muy mona — a lovely o very pretty girl
¡qué sombrero más mono! — what a nice o cute little hat!
2) (Mús) monoIII mono, -a1.2.mona* * *I- na adjetivo1) (fam) < mujer> pretty, lovely-looking (colloq); < niño> lovely, cute (colloq); <vestido/piso> gorgeous, lovely2) (Col) ( rubio) <hombre/niño> blond; <mujer/niña> blonde3) (Audio) monoII- na masculino, femenino1) (Zool) monkeyser el último mono — (fam) to be the lowest of the low
ser un mono de imitación — (fam) to be a copycat (colloq)
tener monos en la cara — (fam)
¿qué miras? ¿es que tengo monos en la cara? — is there something funny about me?
una revista de monitos — (Andes, Méx) a comic
la página de los monitos del periódico — (Andes, Méx) the cartoon page, the funnies (AmE colloq)
3) mono masculinoa) ( de mecánico) coveralls (pl) (AmE), overalls (pl) (BrE)b) ( de moda - de cuerpo entero) jumpsuit; (- con peto) overalls (pl) (AmE), dungarees (pl) (BrE)c) (Méx) ( malla de bailarina) leotard4) (Audio)5) (arg) ( síndrome de abstinencia) cold turkey (sl)6) ( en naipes) joker* * *= bun.Ex. The typical librarian was described as a female with grey hair in a bun constantly silence with a grim and unhappy face.----* horquilla de moño = hairpin.* * *I- na adjetivo1) (fam) < mujer> pretty, lovely-looking (colloq); < niño> lovely, cute (colloq); <vestido/piso> gorgeous, lovely2) (Col) ( rubio) <hombre/niño> blond; <mujer/niña> blonde3) (Audio) monoII- na masculino, femenino1) (Zool) monkeyser el último mono — (fam) to be the lowest of the low
ser un mono de imitación — (fam) to be a copycat (colloq)
tener monos en la cara — (fam)
¿qué miras? ¿es que tengo monos en la cara? — is there something funny about me?
una revista de monitos — (Andes, Méx) a comic
la página de los monitos del periódico — (Andes, Méx) the cartoon page, the funnies (AmE colloq)
3) mono masculinoa) ( de mecánico) coveralls (pl) (AmE), overalls (pl) (BrE)b) ( de moda - de cuerpo entero) jumpsuit; (- con peto) overalls (pl) (AmE), dungarees (pl) (BrE)c) (Méx) ( malla de bailarina) leotard4) (Audio)5) (arg) ( síndrome de abstinencia) cold turkey (sl)6) ( en naipes) joker* * *mono1= monkey, ape.Ex: For example, 629.1388 in DC has to house all documents on Astronautics documents on Instrumentation, Earth satellites, monkeys in space, Manned flights, and so on.
Ex: Edgar Rice Burroughs, best known as the creator of 'Tarzan of the Apes', is one of America's most popular writers of genre fiction = Edgar Rice Burroughs, mejor conocido como el creador de "Tarzán de los monos" es uno de los escritories más populares americanos de literatura narrativa.* aunque la mona se vista de seda, mona se queda = You can take the boy out of the country, but you can't take the country out of the boy.* Aunque la mona se vista de seda, mona se queda = You can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear.* hacer (la) mona = play + hooky, play + truant, skip + class.* mono enano = bonobo.* ser el último mono = feel + pulled and tugged.mono22 = overalls, body suit.Nota: Prenda de vestir de una pieza completa que cubre la parte superior e inferior del cuerpo.Ex: Factories are manufacturing hundreds of diversified products: paper containers, overalls, wire products, icepicks, furniture, building supplies, soap, buttons, wallpaper, kitchenware, shirts, cosmetics, carpets, paint -- the list goes on.
Ex: This article covers the general intellectual property situation and specific patents relating to aspects of virtual reality (headsets, data gloves, body suits, complete systems).mono33 = cute [cuter -comp., cutest -sup.], dinky [dinkier -comp., dinkiest -sup.], darling.Ex: Frequently the youngest child takes on the role of the mascot; he acts cute, mischievous, and endearing.
Ex: This dinky pink handbag is ideal for day or evening use.Ex: Anyhow, family -- including my darling niece and nephew, who were a little bit off their oats when I arrived.mono44 = withdrawal symptoms.Ex: When heavy or frequent drinkers suddenly decide to quit 'cold turkey' they will experience some physical withdrawal symptoms.
* tener el mono = suffer from + withdrawal symptoms.* * *A ( fam); ‹mujer› pretty, lovely-looking ( colloq); ‹niño› lovely, cute ( colloq), sweet ( colloq); ‹vestido/piso› gorgeous, lovelyes muy mona de cara she has a lovely o a very pretty faceC ( Audio) monomasculine, feminine( Zool) monkeyel mono desnudo the naked apeser el último mono ( fam); to be a complete nobody, be the lowest of the low, be the low man on the totem pole ( AmE)tener monos en la cara ( fam): ¿qué miras? ¿es que tengo monos en la cara? is there something funny about me? you're looking at me as if I was from another planetaunque la mona se vista de seda mona se queda you can't make a silk purse out of a sow's earCompuesto:mono3A(monigote): dibujó un mono en el cuaderno he drew a little figure in his exercise bookuna revista de monitos (Andes, Méx); a comicCompuestos:( Chi) cartoon( Chi) snowmanB3 ( Méx) (malla de bailarina) leotardC ( Audio):en mono in monoestá con el mono he's gone cold turkey (sl)E (en naipes) joker* * *
Multiple Entries:
mono
moño
mono 1◊ -na adjetivo
1 (fam) ‹ mujer› pretty, lovely-looking (colloq);
‹ niño› lovely, cute (colloq);
‹vestido/piso› gorgeous, lovely
2 (Col) ( rubio) ‹hombre/niño› blond;
‹mujer/niña› blonde
3 (Audio) mono
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino
1 (Zool) monkey;
2 sustantivo masculino
(— con peto) overalls (pl) (AmE), dungarees (pl) (BrE)
mono 2 sustantivo masculino ( monigote)
1 doodle;◊ una revista de monitos (Andes, Méx) a comic;
moño animado (Chi) cartoon;
moño de nieve (Chi) snowman
2
(— con peto) overalls (pl) (AmE), dungarees (pl) (BrE)
3 (arg) ( síndrome de abstinencia) cold turkey (sl);
moño sustantivo masculino
estar hasta el moño to be fed up (to the back teeth) (colloq)
mono,-a
I m,f Zool monkey
II sustantivo masculino
1 Indum (para trabajo) overalls pl; US coveralls pl
2 argot (de abstinencia) cold turkey
III adj fam (bonito) lovely, pretty, charming
♦ Locuciones: ¿tengo monos en la cara?, what are you staring at?
moño m (de pelo) bun: se hizo un moño, she put her hair up in a bun
♦ Locuciones: familiar estar hasta el moño, to be sick to death [de, of]
' moño' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
mona
- mono
- chongo
- comodín
- corbata
- deshacer
- mano
- rico
English:
ape
- boiler suit
- bun
- cold turkey
- coveralls
- cute
- death
- dungarees
- jump suit
- monkey
- overall
- sick
- sweet
- blond
- boiler
- bow
- cartoon
- cover
- fair
- hair
- jump
- mono
- yellow
* * *mono1, -a adjes mona, pero muy sosa she's pretty but really dull;está muy mona con ese traje she looks really lovely in that dress;viste siempre muy mona she always wears really pretty clothes2. [sonido] monomono2, -a♦ nm,f1. [animal] monkey;Fam Ven Famen lo que pestañea un mono in the blink of an eye;Famtener monos en la cara: ¿qué miras? ¿tengo monos en la cara? what are you looking at? have I got two heads or something?;Famser el último mono to be bottom of the heap;aunque la mona se vista de seda, mona se queda you can't make a silk purse out of a sow's earmono araguato red howler monkey;mono araña spider monkey;mono aullador howler monkey;mono caparro common woolly monkey;mono capuchino capuchin monkey;mono marimonda white-bellied spider monkey;mono tití squirrel monkey♦ nm1. [prenda] [con mangas] Br overalls, US coveralls;[de peto] Br dungarees, Br boiler suit, US overalls;un mono de esquiar salopettesestar con el mono to be doing cold turkey5. RP, Ven [ropa de bebé] romper suit, Br Babygro®9. Andes, Méx [monigote] cartoon figureAndes mono animado cartoon11. CompColmeterle a alguien los monos to frighten sb* * *I m1 ZO monkey2 prenda coveralls pl, Brboilersuit3:ser el último mono be the low man on the totem pole;tratar como al último mono treat like dirtII adj pretty, cute* * *mono, -na n: monkey* * *mono2 n1. (animal) monkey2. (prenda) overalls -
2 bárbaro
adj.1 barbarian, barbarous, barbaric, beast-like.2 super.3 non-Greco-Roman.intj.super.m.barbarian, philistine, chuff, savage.* * *► adjetivo1 HISTORIA barbarian2 (cruel) barbaric, savage, cruel3 (temerario) daring5 familiar (espléndido) fantastic, terrific► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 HISTORIA barbarian1————————► adverbio1* * *1. (f. - bárbara)noun m.2. (f. - bárbara)adj.1) barbarian, uncivilized2) fantastic* * *bárbaro, -a1. ADJ1) ( Hist) barbarian2) (=cruel) barbarous, cruel; (=espantoso) awful, frightful3) (=grosero) rough, uncouth; (=inculto) ignorant4) * (=increíble) tremendous *, smashing *un éxito bárbaro — a tremendous o smashing success *
es un tío bárbaro — he's a great o fantastic guy *
¡qué bárbaro! — (=estupendo) great!, terrific!; (=horrible) how awful!
2.ADV * (=estupendamente) brilliantlycanta bárbaro — she signs brilliantly, she's a terrific singer
3.EXCL Cono Sur * fine!, OK! *4. SM / F1) ( Hist) barbarian2) (=bruto) uncouth persongritó como un bárbaro — he gave a tremendous shout, he shouted like mad
* * *I- ra adjetivo1) (Hist) barbarian2)a) ( imprudente)no seas bárbaro, no te tires de ahí — don't be an idiot o don't be so stupid, don't try jumping off there
b) ( bruto)no seas bárbaro, no se lo digas — don't be crass o cruel, don't tell him
3) (fam) ( como intensificador) <casa/coche> fantasticIIadverbio (fam)III- ra masculino, femenino1) (Hist) Barbarian2) (fam) ( bruto) lout, thugesos bárbaros me rompieron los vidrios del coche — those vandals o thugs smashed my car windows
comer como un bárbaro — (fam) to eat like a horse
* * *2 = barbaric, philistine, barbarous, barbarian.Nota: Adjetivo.Ex. The novel is a crude barbaric mixture of verse and prose, poetry and realism, crammed with ghosts, corpses, maniacs all very unlike Racine.Ex. Not all large publishing companies are conducted in a callous and philistine manner, motivated solely by profit.Ex. The title of the article is 'Highest aspirations or barbarous acts: the explosion in human rights documentation'.Ex. The writer examines the hierarchy and organization of barbarian churches that developed in the western Roman Empire in late antiquity.* * *I- ra adjetivo1) (Hist) barbarian2)a) ( imprudente)no seas bárbaro, no te tires de ahí — don't be an idiot o don't be so stupid, don't try jumping off there
b) ( bruto)no seas bárbaro, no se lo digas — don't be crass o cruel, don't tell him
3) (fam) ( como intensificador) <casa/coche> fantasticIIadverbio (fam)III- ra masculino, femenino1) (Hist) Barbarian2) (fam) ( bruto) lout, thugesos bárbaros me rompieron los vidrios del coche — those vandals o thugs smashed my car windows
comer como un bárbaro — (fam) to eat like a horse
* * *bárbaro11 = savage, barbarian.Nota: Nombre.Ex: The father is ultimately a figure of fun and the archetype of an irrational savage.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Waiting for the barbarians? Multicultural public library services in Australia 1985-1992'.bárbaro33 = great, swell.Ex: Click on 'add new experience', provide as much details as you can, and let us know why you think they are so great.
Ex: I was reading this book in anticipatian of the movie and it was swell, it was so good I read it two days straight.2 = barbaric, philistine, barbarous, barbarian.Nota: Adjetivo.Ex: The novel is a crude barbaric mixture of verse and prose, poetry and realism, crammed with ghosts, corpses, maniacs all very unlike Racine.
Ex: Not all large publishing companies are conducted in a callous and philistine manner, motivated solely by profit.Ex: The title of the article is 'Highest aspirations or barbarous acts: the explosion in human rights documentation'.Ex: The writer examines the hierarchy and organization of barbarian churches that developed in the western Roman Empire in late antiquity.* * *A ( Hist) barbarianB1(imprudente): no seas bárbaro, no te tires de ahí don't be an idiot o don't be so stupid, don't try jumping off there2(animal): el muy bárbaro la hizo llorar the brute made her cryno seas bárbaro, no se lo digas don't be crass/cruel, don't tell himC ( fam)1(como intensificador): tengo un hambre bárbara/un sueño bárbaro I'm starving/absolutely bushed o ( BrE) whacked ( colloq), I'm incredibly hungry/tired ( colloq)hace un frío/calor bárbaro it's freezing (cold)/boiling (hot) ( colloq), it's incredibly cold/hot ( colloq)¿te parece bien? — ¡bárbaro! do you think it's a good idea? — fantastic! ( colloq)( fam):lo pasamos bárbaro we had a fantastic time ( colloq)me viene bárbaro it's super!, it's just what I needed!masculine, feminineA ( Hist) Barbarianlos bárbaros the BarbariansB ( fam)(bruto): estos bárbaros me destrozaron la alfombra these louts ruined my carpetesos hinchas de fútbol son unos bárbaros those football fans behave like animals o are just a bunch of thugsesos bárbaros me han roto los cristales del coche those vandals o thugs have smashed my car windowscomer como un bárbaro ( fam); to eat like a horse* * *
bárbaro 1◊ -ra adjetivo
1 (Hist) barbarian
2 ( bruto):
no seas bárbaro, no se lo digas don't be crass o cruel, don't tell him
3 (fam) ( como intensificador) ‹casa/coche› fantastic;
bárbaro 2 adverbio (fam):◊ lo pasamos bárbaro we had a fantastic time (colloq)
bárbaro 3 -ra sustantivo masculino, femenino
1 (Hist) Barbarian
2 (fam) ( bruto) lout, thug
bárbaro,-a
I adjetivo
1 (cruel, despiadado) barbaric: fue un castigo bárbaro, it was a barbaric punishment
2 (incivilizado, rudo) barbarous
3 fam (en mucha cantidad) massive: tengo un cansancio bárbaro, I'm absolutely exhausted
4 fam (fenomenal, maravilloso) fantastic, terrific
5 Hist barbarian
II m,f Hist barbarian
' bárbaro' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
bárbara
English:
barbarian
- barbaric
- boor
- boorish
- yahoo
- swell
* * *bárbaro, -a♦ adj1. Hist barbarian2. [cruel] barbaric, cruel3. [bruto] uncouth, coarse;no seas bárbaro, desconecta primero el enchufe don't be such an idiot, take the plug out firstsu último disco es bárbaro her latest record is fantastic o great;con esa falda estás bárbara you look fantastic o great in that skirt;es una persona bárbara she's a wonderful person;conseguí las entradas – ¡bárbaro! I got the tickets – great o fantastic!tengo una sed bárbara I'm dead thirsty♦ nm,f1. Hist barbarian;los bárbaros the barbarians2. [persona bruta] brute, animal;el bárbaro de su marido le pega her brute of a husband beats her;unos bárbaros destrozaron la cabina telefónica some animals o Br yobs destroyed the phone Br box o US booth♦ advFam [magníficamente]pasarlo bárbaro to have a wild time* * *I adj famtremendous, awesome fam ;¡qué bárbaro! amazing!, wicked! fam ;lo pasamos bárbaro fam we had a whale of a timeII m, bárbara f fampunk fam* * *anoche lo pasamos bárbaro: we had a wild time last nightbárbaro, -ra adj1) : barbarous, wild, uncivilizedbárbaro, -ra n: barbarian* * *bárbaro adj1. (violento) brutal / violent2. (estupendo) fantastic / terrific -
3 bestia
adj.1 thick (ignorante).2 amazing (extraordinario).¡qué bestia, regateó a seis jugadores él solito! wow o that's amazing, he beat six players all by himself!3 beast.f.beast (animal).bestia de carga beast of burdenbestia negra bête noiref. & m.1 oaf (bruto).2 brute (ignorante).3 brute (violento).* * *1 (animal) beast► adjetivo1 (bruto) brutish3 (asombroso) fantastic, amazing\a lo bestia (fuerte) hard 2 (a lo loco) like a madman 3 (rápido) like mad 4 (en cantidad) in enormous amountsmala bestia nasty piece of work* * *noun f.* * *1. ADJ *1) (=bruto)ese tío bestia le ha vuelto a pegar a su mujer — that brute o animal * has been beating his wife again
no lo vayas a asustar ¡no seas bestia! — you're not going to frighten him, are you? don't be such a brute o such an animal! *
los hinchas llegaron en plan bestia — Esp the supporters came looking for trouble
poner a algn bestia Esp *** —
2)a lo bestia: un deporte parecido a la lucha libre pero más a lo bestia — a sport that's similar to wrestling but more rough
comimos a lo bestia — we really stuffed ourselves *, we pigged out *
3) (=ignorante) thick *¡anda, no seas bestia! ¡eso no puede ser verdad! — don't be an idiot! that can't be true!
4) [con admiración, asombro]¡qué bestia! ¡ha ganado todos los partidos! — she's amazing o incredible! she's won all the matches!
¡qué bestia! ¡se come cuatro huevos diarios! — it's amazing! she eats four eggs a day!
¡qué bestia eres, le has ganado al campeón! — what a star! you beat the champion!
2.SMF * (=bruto)¡eres un bestia! — you're a brute!, you're an animal! *
el muy bestia se ha bebido media botella de whisky él solo — that animal drank half a bottle of whisky on his own *
3.SF (Zool) beastbestia de arrastre — draught animal, draft animal (EEUU)
bestia de carga — beast of burden, pack animal
bestia de tiro — draught animal, draft animal (EEUU)
bestia feroz, bestia salvaje — wild animal, wild beast
bestia negra, bestia parda — bête noire
* * *I1) (fam)a) (ignorante, estúpido)es tan bestia que no distingue un Picasso de un Velázquez — he's so ignorant he can't tell a Picasso from a Velázquez
no seas bestia que vas a chocar! — watch out, you're going to crash!
b) ( grosero) rudeno seas bestia ¿cómo le vas a decir eso? — don't be so crass, you can't say that to him!
c) (violento, brusco)qué hombre más bestia! ha vuelto a pegarle — what a brute o an animal! he's hit her again
a lo bestia — (fam)
comen a lo bestia — they eat an incredible o a massive amount!
2) (fam) (expresando admiración, asombro) amazing (colloq)IIfemenino beastbestia salvaje or feroz — wild animal
IIIser una mala bestia — (fam) to be a nasty piece of work (colloq)
masculino y femeninoa) (fam) ( ignorante)es un bestia que no sabe ni usar el cuchillo — he's so uncouth, he can't even hold his knife properly
b) ( persona violenta) animal, brute* * *= beast, brute, behemoth, behemoth.Nota: Criatura mitológica.Ex. In Little Gidding T.S. Eliot gives us some lines that express what I mean not just by saying it but by demonstrating it too: Last season's fruit is eaten And the fullfed beast shall kick the empty pail.Ex. It is often held that brute animals cannot have legal rights.Ex. And we have the slumbering behemoth: the vast quantity of researchers who don't understand the system and don't care.Ex. And we have the slumbering behemoth: the vast quantity of researchers who don't understand the system and don't care.----* bestia negra = bête noire.* bestia salvaje = wild beast.* La Bella y la Bestia = Beauty and the Beast.* * *I1) (fam)a) (ignorante, estúpido)es tan bestia que no distingue un Picasso de un Velázquez — he's so ignorant he can't tell a Picasso from a Velázquez
no seas bestia que vas a chocar! — watch out, you're going to crash!
b) ( grosero) rudeno seas bestia ¿cómo le vas a decir eso? — don't be so crass, you can't say that to him!
c) (violento, brusco)qué hombre más bestia! ha vuelto a pegarle — what a brute o an animal! he's hit her again
a lo bestia — (fam)
comen a lo bestia — they eat an incredible o a massive amount!
2) (fam) (expresando admiración, asombro) amazing (colloq)IIfemenino beastbestia salvaje or feroz — wild animal
IIIser una mala bestia — (fam) to be a nasty piece of work (colloq)
masculino y femeninoa) (fam) ( ignorante)es un bestia que no sabe ni usar el cuchillo — he's so uncouth, he can't even hold his knife properly
b) ( persona violenta) animal, brute* * *= beast, brute, behemoth, behemoth.Nota: Criatura mitológica.Ex: In Little Gidding T.S. Eliot gives us some lines that express what I mean not just by saying it but by demonstrating it too: Last season's fruit is eaten And the fullfed beast shall kick the empty pail.
Ex: It is often held that brute animals cannot have legal rights.Ex: And we have the slumbering behemoth: the vast quantity of researchers who don't understand the system and don't care.Ex: And we have the slumbering behemoth: the vast quantity of researchers who don't understand the system and don't care.* bestia negra = bête noire.* bestia salvaje = wild beast.* La Bella y la Bestia = Beauty and the Beast.* * *A ( fam)1(ignorante, estúpido): es tan bestia que no distingue un Picasso de un Velázquez he's so ignorant he can't tell a Picasso from a Velázquez¡no seas bestia que vas a chocar! don't be so stupid o reckless, you're going to crash!2 (grosero) rudemira si es bestia, entra sin saludar a nadie he's so rude, he just comes in without saying hello to anyoneno seas bestia, ¿cómo le vas a decir eso? don't be so crass, you can't say that to him!3(violento, brusco): ¡ay, perdón! ¡qué bestia que soy! oh, sorry! I'm so clumsy o careless!¡qué hombre más bestia! ha vuelto a pegarle what a brute o an animal! he's hit her againel público se puso a gritar a lo bestia the crowd began to shout like crazy ( colloq)todo lo hace a lo bestia he's so slap-dash in everything he doesconducen a lo bestia they drive like madmen ( colloq)¡qué bestia! ¡metió seis goles! that's amazing o he's amazing, he scored six goals!¡qué bestia! se ha comido dos platos enteros de lentejas this guy's incredible! he's just eaten two whole plates of lentils ( colloq)beastbestia salvaje or feroz wild animalbestia de carga beast of burdenser una mala bestia ( fam); to be a nasty character o a nasty piece of work ( colloq), to be bad news ( colloq)Compuesto:bête-noireA1 ( fam)(ignorante): es un bestia que no sabe ni usar el cuchillo he's so uncouth, he can't even hold his knife properly2 (persona violenta) animal, bruteB (expresando admiración) whiz* ( colloq)el bestia de tu hermano ha vuelto a ganar el concurso your brother's incredible o amazing o ( colloq) a real star! he's won the competition againeste bestia arrasó con todos los premios en el colegio this whiz kid walked off with all the school prizes ( colloq)* * *
bestia adjetivo (fam)
b) (violento, brusco):◊ ¡qué hombre más bestia! ha vuelto a pegarle what a brute o an animal! he's hit her again
■ sustantivo femenino
beast;
bestia salvaje or feroz wild animal
■ sustantivo masculino y femenino ( persona violenta) animal, brute
bestia
I sustantivo femenino
1 beast, animal
2 fig fam mala bestia, bully, thug
3 figurado bestia negra, bête noire
II m,f fam fig brute, beast
III adj fig brutish, boorish
♦ Locuciones: a lo bestia, (groseramente) rudely
trabajar como una bestia, to slave away
' bestia' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cabestro
English:
animal
- beast
- brute
- pack-animal
* * *♦ adjFam1. [bruto]es tan bestia que quería meter el piano por la ventana he's such an oaf, he wanted to try and get the piano in through the window;un chiste muy bestia a really gross joke¡qué tipo más bestia! what a brute o thug!3. [ignorante] thick;¡qué bestia, no sabe quién descubrió América! he's so thick he doesn't even know who discovered America!4. [extraordinario] amazing;¡qué bestia, regateó a seis jugadores él solito! wow o that's amazing!, he beat six players all by himself!5.a lo bestia: conduce siempre a lo bestia he always drives like a maniac;comer a lo bestia to stuff one's face;cerró la puerta a lo bestia he slammed the door shut;si metes el clavo a lo bestia se va a doblar if you just bash the nail in like that it'll get bent;trata a su mujer a lo bestia he treats his wife like dirt♦ nmfFam1. [bruto] oaf;yo no le dejo mi coche al bestia de tu hermano I'm not going to let your oaf of a brother have my car2. [ignorante] brute3. [violento] brute♦ nf[animal] beast; Fam bestia de carga beast of burden; Fig bestia negra bête noire* * *I f beast;trabajar como una bestia work like a dogII m/f1 ( zopenco) fambrute; antipático swine fam ; mujer bitch;ser un bestia be a brute2:conducir a lo bestia fam drive like a madman* * *bestia adj1) : ignorant, stupid2) : boorish, rudebestia nf: beast, animalbestia nmf1) ignorante: ignoramus2) : brute* * *bestia1 adj2. (grosero) rudebestia2 n1. (animal) beast / animal2. (persona) brute -
4 chupado
adj.lank, lean.past part.past participle of spanish verb: chupar.* * *1→ link=chupadochupado,-a► adjetivo2 figurado (ajustado) tight■ el examen estaba chupado the exam was dead easy, the exam was a cinch* * *chupado, -a1. ADJ1) (=flaco) gaunt, skinny *está chupado de cara — his face looks o he looks very gaunt, he looks very hollow-cheeked
2) [falda] tight3)4)estar chupado — * (=borracho) to be drunk
5)está chupado — * (=fácil) it's dead easy *
2.* * *I- da adjetivo1) [estar] (fam) ( flaco) skinny2) [estar] (Esp fam) ( fácil) dead easy (colloq)3) [estar] (AmL fam) ( borracho) plastered (colloq)4)a) [estar] (Chi, Per) ( inhibido) withdrawnb) [ser] (Chi, Per fam) ( tímido) shyII- da masculino, femenino (Per fam) mouse (colloq)* * *I- da adjetivo1) [estar] (fam) ( flaco) skinny2) [estar] (Esp fam) ( fácil) dead easy (colloq)3) [estar] (AmL fam) ( borracho) plastered (colloq)4)a) [estar] (Chi, Per) ( inhibido) withdrawnb) [ser] (Chi, Per fam) ( tímido) shyII- da masculino, femenino (Per fam) mouse (colloq)* * *A [ ESTAR] ( fam)(flaco): tiene la cara chupada he's looking gaunt o hollow-cheeked, his face is very thinestá todo chupado, debe haber perdido 10 kilos he's terribly skinny o he's all skin and bone, he must have lost 10 kilos¡claro que sé hacerlo! ¡está chupado! of course I can do it! it's dead easy o there's nothing to it o it's child play ( colloq)D1 [ ESTAR] (Chi, Per) (inhibido) withdrawnmasculine, feminine* * *
Del verbo chupar: ( conjugate chupar)
chupado es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
chupado
chupar
chupado◊ -da adjetivo
1 [estar] (fam) ( flaco) skinny
2 [estar] (Esp fam) ( fácil) dead easy (colloq)
3 [estar] (AmL fam) ( borracho) plastered (colloq)
4
chupar ( conjugate chupar) verbo transitivo
‹naranja/caramelo› to suck;
‹pipa/cigarrillo› to puff on
verbo intransitivo
chuparse verbo pronominal ‹ dedo› to suck
chupado,-a adjetivo
1 (un caramelo) half-eaten
2 (delgado) skinny, thin
3 familiar (pregunta, actividad) very easy: eso está chupado, it's dead easy
chupar
I verbo transitivo
1 (sacar líquido de algo) to suck
2 (lamer) to lick
3 (absorber un líquido) to soak up, absorb
II verbo intransitivo to suck
' chupado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
chupada
English:
cake
- cinch
- downhill
- push
* * *chupado, -a adj1. [delgado] skinnyHumestar más chupado que la pipa de un indio to be as easy as falling off a log, to be like taking candy from a baby* * *adj1 fam ( delgado) skinny fam2 fam ( fácil) dead easy fam3 L.Am. fam ( borracho) drunk* * *1) : gaunt, skinny2) : plastered, drunk* * *chupado adj2. (fácil) dead easy -
5 chiflado
adj.nutty, batty, crazy, bananas.f. & m.nut, crackpot, eccentric person, fruitcake.past part.past participle of spanish verb: chiflar.* * *1→ link=chiflar chiflar► adjetivo1 familiar mad, crazy, barmy, nuts, bonkers► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 familiar nut, loony, headcase\estar chiflado,-a con/por algo familiar to be crazy about something, be mad about something* * *(f. - chiflada)adj.nutty, crazy* * *chiflado, -a *1.ADJ crazy *, barmy *estar chiflado con o por algo/algn — to be crazy about sth/sb
2.SM / F nutter *, nutcase ** * *I- da adjetivo (fam) crazy (colloq), mad (BrE)ese viejo está chiflado — that old guy's crazy, that old guy's a nutter (colloq)
IIestar chiflado por algo/alguien — to be crazy o nuts o (BrE) mad about something/somebody (colloq)
- da masculino, femenino (fam) nutcase (colloq), nutter (colloq)* * *= crazy [crazier -comp., craziest -sup.], crank, loony [loonier -comp., looniest -sup], nuts, zany [zanier -comp., zaniest -sup.], bonkers, wacko, screwy [screwier -comp., screwiest -sup.], wacky [wackier -comp., wackiest -sup.], stark raving mad, raving mad, raving lunatic, lunatic, nutter, cuckoo, off + Posesivo + nut, potty [pottier -comp., pottiest -sup.], kook, nutty [nuttier -comp., nuttiest -sup.], mad, daffy [daffier -comp., daffiest -sup.], space cadet, off + Posesivo + knocker, off + Posesivo + rocker, moonstruck, barmy [barmier -comp., barmiest -sup.].Ex. Lest it appear that Ms Marshall's committee and a few others of us, notoriously associated with that kind of work, are little more than crazy, fire-breathing radicals, let me add this gloss immediately.Ex. The British Museum Reading Room is filled with cranks, hacks, poverty-stricken scholars who cherish their hobby.Ex. Some loud loonies are not dangerous to the library while others may be; the librarian needs to be able to guess which is which.Ex. I think some people would think my approach is nuts.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. This client was bonkers, but believable.Ex. Varieties of bad bosses include disagreeable taskmasters, overly ambitious artists, and outright ' wackos'.Ex. This is the newspaper that ran a lengthy article about LaRouche's screwy assertion that the greenhouse effect doesn't exist and that the ozone layer is not disappearing.Ex. 'Open Season' is a wild and wacky animated comedy set in the town of Timberline.Ex. Since he wasn't stark raving mad as a result, but simply very relaxed, I decided I would try it when the opportunity arose.Ex. It is said that if anybody remained there for a night, he would be found in the morning either dead, raving mad, or endowed with remarkable genius.Ex. Since January of 2006 we have had to deal with the raving lunatics and suicidal madmen of the ruling party of Hamas.Ex. This put the matter down to the work of a marginal fringe of hotheads & lunatics.Ex. Even if we do come up with an alternative to nuclear power, in the future, there will be nutters protesting that as well.Ex. Meanwhile, further proof that the entire party is cuckoo comes to us with the passage of another big tax cut for the rich.Ex. A few years later Stewart went completely off his nut, staged a series of bombings, and wound up in prison after a bizarre kidnapping stunt.Ex. The press may be free, but the system is potty.Ex. He then ended his affair with Mia, Bram's housekeeper cum lottery winner and daughter of the kook who swears he was abuducted by aliens.Ex. When squirrels are acting ' nutty,' it is often caused by a warble or botfly larva living beneath the animal's skin.Ex. When J D Brown allowed the public of Islington to have open access to the books in the 1890s he was regarded by many of his colleagues as mad!.Ex. This isn't as daffy as it seems to us as we hustle about on the verge of the third millennium.Ex. There were space cadets, aimless women -- the melange was incredible.Ex. Every firearm hast its pros and cons and anyone who tells you otherwise is off their knocker.Ex. I find it fascinating how Bradley can be perfectly reasonable one moment, and off his rocker the next.Ex. ' Moonstruck' has all the fun of movies about weddings: a reluctant groom, an overeager bride, and an emotionally distraught family.Ex. He gets more and more hysterical every week and frankly gives the impression of being a bit barmy by grinning like a maniac and shouting his head off.----* chiflado de la informática = computer geek.* chiflado perdido = as daft as a brush, as thick as two (short) planks, stir-crazy, knucklehead.* estar chiflado = be off + Posesivo + rocker.* estar chiflado por = have + a crush on.* volverse chiflado = go + potty, go off + Posesivo + rocker.* * *I- da adjetivo (fam) crazy (colloq), mad (BrE)ese viejo está chiflado — that old guy's crazy, that old guy's a nutter (colloq)
IIestar chiflado por algo/alguien — to be crazy o nuts o (BrE) mad about something/somebody (colloq)
- da masculino, femenino (fam) nutcase (colloq), nutter (colloq)* * *= crazy [crazier -comp., craziest -sup.], crank, loony [loonier -comp., looniest -sup], nuts, zany [zanier -comp., zaniest -sup.], bonkers, wacko, screwy [screwier -comp., screwiest -sup.], wacky [wackier -comp., wackiest -sup.], stark raving mad, raving mad, raving lunatic, lunatic, nutter, cuckoo, off + Posesivo + nut, potty [pottier -comp., pottiest -sup.], kook, nutty [nuttier -comp., nuttiest -sup.], mad, daffy [daffier -comp., daffiest -sup.], space cadet, off + Posesivo + knocker, off + Posesivo + rocker, moonstruck, barmy [barmier -comp., barmiest -sup.].Ex: Lest it appear that Ms Marshall's committee and a few others of us, notoriously associated with that kind of work, are little more than crazy, fire-breathing radicals, let me add this gloss immediately.
Ex: The British Museum Reading Room is filled with cranks, hacks, poverty-stricken scholars who cherish their hobby.Ex: Some loud loonies are not dangerous to the library while others may be; the librarian needs to be able to guess which is which.Ex: I think some people would think my approach is nuts.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: This client was bonkers, but believable.Ex: Varieties of bad bosses include disagreeable taskmasters, overly ambitious artists, and outright ' wackos'.Ex: This is the newspaper that ran a lengthy article about LaRouche's screwy assertion that the greenhouse effect doesn't exist and that the ozone layer is not disappearing.Ex: 'Open Season' is a wild and wacky animated comedy set in the town of Timberline.Ex: Since he wasn't stark raving mad as a result, but simply very relaxed, I decided I would try it when the opportunity arose.Ex: It is said that if anybody remained there for a night, he would be found in the morning either dead, raving mad, or endowed with remarkable genius.Ex: Since January of 2006 we have had to deal with the raving lunatics and suicidal madmen of the ruling party of Hamas.Ex: This put the matter down to the work of a marginal fringe of hotheads & lunatics.Ex: Even if we do come up with an alternative to nuclear power, in the future, there will be nutters protesting that as well.Ex: Meanwhile, further proof that the entire party is cuckoo comes to us with the passage of another big tax cut for the rich.Ex: A few years later Stewart went completely off his nut, staged a series of bombings, and wound up in prison after a bizarre kidnapping stunt.Ex: The press may be free, but the system is potty.Ex: He then ended his affair with Mia, Bram's housekeeper cum lottery winner and daughter of the kook who swears he was abuducted by aliens.Ex: When squirrels are acting ' nutty,' it is often caused by a warble or botfly larva living beneath the animal's skin.Ex: When J D Brown allowed the public of Islington to have open access to the books in the 1890s he was regarded by many of his colleagues as mad!.Ex: This isn't as daffy as it seems to us as we hustle about on the verge of the third millennium.Ex: There were space cadets, aimless women -- the melange was incredible.Ex: Every firearm hast its pros and cons and anyone who tells you otherwise is off their knocker.Ex: I find it fascinating how Bradley can be perfectly reasonable one moment, and off his rocker the next.Ex: ' Moonstruck' has all the fun of movies about weddings: a reluctant groom, an overeager bride, and an emotionally distraught family.Ex: He gets more and more hysterical every week and frankly gives the impression of being a bit barmy by grinning like a maniac and shouting his head off.* chiflado de la informática = computer geek.* chiflado perdido = as daft as a brush, as thick as two (short) planks, stir-crazy, knucklehead.* estar chiflado = be off + Posesivo + rocker.* estar chiflado por = have + a crush on.* volverse chiflado = go + potty, go off + Posesivo + rocker.* * *ese viejo está chiflado that old guy's crazy o mad o nuts ( colloq), that old guy's a nutter o off his rocker o round the bend ( colloq)estar chiflado POR algo/algn to be crazy o nuts o mad ABOUT sth/sb ( colloq)está chiflado por ti he's crazy o nuts o mad about you ( colloq)masculine, feminine* * *
Del verbo chiflar: ( conjugate chiflar)
chiflado es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
chiflado
chiflar
chiflado
estar chiflado por algo/algn to be crazy o mad about sth/sb (colloq)
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino (fam) nutter (colloq)
chiflar ( conjugate chiflar) verbo transitivo ‹actor/cantante› to whistle at ( as sign of disapproval), ≈ to boo
verbo intransitivo
1 ( silbar) to whistle
2 (fam) ( gustar mucho):◊ le chiflan los coches he's crazy about cars (colloq)
chiflarse verbo pronominal (fam) chifladose por algo/algn to be crazy about sth/sb (colloq)
chiflado,-a
I adjetivo familiar mad, crazy [por, about]
II sustantivo masculino y femenino (loco) nut, loony
chiflar verbo intransitivo
1 (con la boca) to whistle
(con un silbato) to blow
2 familiar (gustar mucho) me chifla esta música, I love this music
' chiflado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
chiflada
- sonada
- sonado
- loco
English:
barmy
- batty
- bend
- loony
- mental
- moonstruck
- nut
- nutcase
- nuts
- nutty
- plumb
- potty
- wacky
- zany
- cracked
- crush
- dotty
- kooky
- screw
* * *chiflado, -a Fam♦ adjcrazy, mad;está chiflado por la música étnica he's crazy o mad about ethnic music;está chiflado por una compañera de clase he's really fallen for one of his classmates♦ nm,floony* * *adj famcrazy fam( por about), nuts fam( por about)II m, chiflada f nutcase fam, basketcase fam* * ** * * -
6 súper
adj.1 super, hyper.2 super, terrific, hunky, neat.* * *► adjetivo1 familiar super, great1 familiar (supermercado) supermarket1 familiar (gasolina) four-star* * *Isúper adjetivo invariable (fam) superIIsúper adverbio (fam)IIIlo pasamos super bien — we had a great o fantastic time (colloq)
* * *= super.Ex. The 3 elements of the event are: weekday visits; evening sessions; and ' Super Saturday' gala days.----* gasolina súper = premium gasoline, premium gas.* súper + Adjetivo = extra-high + Nombre.* super canal de comunicaciones = superhighway.* súper estrella = superstar.* super ilustrado = extra-illustrated.* super limpio = squeaky clean.* * *Isúper adjetivo invariable (fam) superIIsúper adverbio (fam)IIIlo pasamos super bien — we had a great o fantastic time (colloq)
* * *= super.Ex: The 3 elements of the event are: weekday visits; evening sessions; and ' Super Saturday' gala days.
* gasolina súper = premium gasoline, premium gas.* súper + Adjetivo = extra-high + Nombre.* super canal de comunicaciones = superhighway.* súper estrella = superstar.* super ilustrado = extra-illustrated.* super limpio = squeaky clean.* * *( fam); super( fam):lo pasamos super bien we had a great o fantastic time ( colloq)pasó super rápido it went incredibly quickly ( colloq)* * *
Multiple Entries:
super
super-
súper
súper adverbio (fam):◊ lo pasamos súper bien we had a great o fantastic time (colloq);
es súper bueno it's great o fantastic (colloq);
lo hizo súper rápido he did it incredibly quickly
■ sustantivo femenino ≈ premium grade gasoline ( in US), ≈ four-star petrol ( in UK)
super- pref super-
súper
I adjetivo
1 fam (espléndido) super, fantastic, great
2 adjetivo & f (gasolina) four-star petrol, US super
II m fam supermarket: he hecho la compra en el súper, I did the shopping in the supermarket
' súper' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
gasolina
- sobre-
- super-
- portería
- portero
English:
super
- super-duper
- hush
- star
- ultra-
* * *♦ adj[gasolina] Br four-star, US regular♦ nfBr four-star (petrol), US regular♦ adjFam [genial] great, super;se ha comprado una moto súper he's bought himself a super motorbike♦ advFampasarlo súper to have a great timesúper3 nmFam [supermercado] supermarket* * *adj famsuper fam, great fam* * *super orsuper nmsupermercado: market, supermarket* * *súper1 adj adv super / greatsúper2 n1. (supermercado) supermarket2. (gasolina) four star petrol -
7 agarrado
adj.1 stingy, miserly, mean.2 clutched.past part.past participle of spanish verb: agarrar.* * *1→ link=agarrar agarrar► adjetivo1 familiar stingy, tight\bailar agarrado to dance cheek to cheek* * *ADJ1) mean, stingy2)* * *I- da adjetivoa) [ser] (fam) ( tacaño) tightfisted (colloq)b) [estar] (CS fam) ( enamorado) in loveII III* * *= stingy [stingier -comp., stingies -sup.], tight-fisted, miser, skinflint, penny-pinching, tightwad, cheapskate.Ex. All subjects completed a four-page questionnaire in which they rated Americans on six bipolar adjective dimensions: friendly/unfriendly, polite/impolite, industrious/lazy, religious/anti-religious, generous/ stingy, and patriotic/not patriotic.Ex. The money for modernizing Indian towns will have to come out of the pockets of leading merchants, men stereotyped as tight-fisted scrooges.Ex. If one were to think of an analogue outside the library situation, one would conjure up the image of a miser cackling with delight as he counts and recounts his beloved coins.Ex. He is been described as a penny-pinching skinflint tightwad who would sooner die than part with a dollar.Ex. He is been described as a penny-pinching skinflint tightwad who would sooner die than part with a dollar.Ex. He is been described as a penny-pinching skinflint tightwad who would sooner die than part with a dollar.Ex. Most of these cheapskates will not come right out and tell you that they don't want to pay anything for your software.* * *I- da adjetivoa) [ser] (fam) ( tacaño) tightfisted (colloq)b) [estar] (CS fam) ( enamorado) in loveII III* * *= stingy [stingier -comp., stingies -sup.], tight-fisted, miser, skinflint, penny-pinching, tightwad, cheapskate.Ex: All subjects completed a four-page questionnaire in which they rated Americans on six bipolar adjective dimensions: friendly/unfriendly, polite/impolite, industrious/lazy, religious/anti-religious, generous/ stingy, and patriotic/not patriotic.
Ex: The money for modernizing Indian towns will have to come out of the pockets of leading merchants, men stereotyped as tight-fisted scrooges.Ex: If one were to think of an analogue outside the library situation, one would conjure up the image of a miser cackling with delight as he counts and recounts his beloved coins.Ex: He is been described as a penny-pinching skinflint tightwad who would sooner die than part with a dollar.Ex: He is been described as a penny-pinching skinflint tightwad who would sooner die than part with a dollar.Ex: He is been described as a penny-pinching skinflint tightwad who would sooner die than part with a dollar.Ex: Most of these cheapskates will not come right out and tell you that they don't want to pay anything for your software.* * *2masculine, feminine( fam)bailar agarrado to dance closely, dance cheek to cheek* * *
Del verbo agarrar: ( conjugate agarrar)
agarrado es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
agarrado
agarrar
agarrado 1◊ -da adjetivo
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino (fam) ( tacaño) skinflint (colloq), tightwad (AmE colloq)
agarrado 2 adverbio:
agarrar ( conjugate agarrar) verbo transitivo
1 ( sujetar) to grab, get hold of;
(con violencia, rapidez) she grabbed me by the arm
2 (esp AmL) ‹ objeto› ( tomar) to take;
( atajar) to catch;
3 (AmL) (pescar, atrapar) to catch;◊ si lo agarro, lo mato if I get o lay my hands on him, I'll kill him
4 (esp AmL) ( adquirir) ‹resfriado/pulmonía› to catch;
‹costumbre/vicio› to pick up;
‹ ritmo› to get into;
‹ velocidad› to gather, pick up;
le agarró asco he got sick of it;
le he agarrado odio I've come to hate him
5 (AmL) ( entender) ‹indirecta/chiste› to get
verbo intransitivo
1 (asir, sujetar):◊ toma, agarra here, hold this;
agarra por ahí take hold of that part
2 [planta/injerto] to take;
[ tornillo] to grip, catch;
[ ruedas] to grip;
[ tinte] to take
agarrarse verbo pronominal
1 ( asirse) to hold on;
agárrate bien or fuerte hold on tight;
agarradose a or de algo to hold on to sth;
2 ‹dedo/manga› to catch;
3 (esp AmL) ‹resfriado/pulmonía› to catch;
agarradose un disgusto/una rabieta to get upset/into a temper
4 (AmL fam) ( pelearse) to get into a fight;
agarradose con algn to have a set-to with sb (colloq)
agarrado,-a adjetivo
1 familiar stingy, tight
2 (baile) cheek-to-cheek dancing
agarrar verbo transitivo
1 (sujetar con fuerza) to grasp, seize: lo tienes bien agarrado, you are holding it tightly
2 LAm (coger) to take
3 fam (pillar a alguien, un resfriado) to catch
agarrar(se) una borrachera, to get drunk o fam pissed
' agarrado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
agarrar
- agarrada
- soltar
English:
meanie
- clutch
- grasp
- grip
- tight
* * *agarrado, -a♦ adj1. [asido]me tenía agarrado de un brazo/del cuello he had me by the arm/the throat;agarrados del brazo arm in arm;agarrados de la mano hand in hand♦ nm,fFam [tacaño]ser un agarrado to be tight o stingy♦ nmFam [baile] slow dance♦ advFambailar agarrado to dance cheek to cheek* * *adj1 fammean, stingy fam2:bailar agarrado dance close together* * * -
8 fenomenal
adj.1 great, fantastic.2 phenomenal (enorme).intj.great!, terrific!.* * *► adjetivo1 (relativo al fenómeno) phenomenal2 familiar (fantástico) great, terrific► adverbio1 wonderfully, marvellously* * *1. ADJ1) (=espectacular) phenomenal, remarkable2) * (=estupendo) fantastic *, brilliant *2.ADV *lo hemos pasado fenomenal — we've had a fantastic o brilliant time *
le va fenomenal — he's getting on fantastically well o brilliantly *
* * *Iadjetivo (fam) great (colloq)IIadverbio (fam)me vino fenomenal — it was exactly o just what I needed
fenomenal! — great! (colloq)
* * *= phenomenal, great, swell, portentous.Ex. Over the last 10 years public archive material has come under increased pressure because of the growing numbers of users and the phenomenal expansion in the range of material.Ex. Click on 'add new experience', provide as much details as you can, and let us know why you think they are so great.Ex. I was reading this book in anticipatian of the movie and it was swell, it was so good I read it two days straight.Ex. This novel is once again a most peculiar combination of broad farce and portentous significance.* * *Iadjetivo (fam) great (colloq)IIadverbio (fam)me vino fenomenal — it was exactly o just what I needed
fenomenal! — great! (colloq)
* * *= phenomenal, great, swell, portentous.Ex: Over the last 10 years public archive material has come under increased pressure because of the growing numbers of users and the phenomenal expansion in the range of material.
Ex: Click on 'add new experience', provide as much details as you can, and let us know why you think they are so great.Ex: I was reading this book in anticipatian of the movie and it was swell, it was so good I read it two days straight.Ex: This novel is once again a most peculiar combination of broad farce and portentous significance.* * *( fam):nos lo pasamos fenomenal we had a great o fantastic time ( colloq)me vino fenomenal it was exactly o just what I neededte recojo a las ocho — ¡fenomenal! I'll pick you up at eight — great! ( colloq)* * *
fenomenal adjetivo (fam) great (colloq)
■ adverbio (fam):◊ lo pasamos fenomenal we had a great time (colloq);
me vino fenomenal it was exactly o just what I needed;
¡fenomenal! great! (colloq)
fenomenal
I adjetivo
1 (muy grande, fuera de lo normal) phenomenal, prodigious: tiene una fuerza fenomenal, he's amazingly strong
2 fam (estupendo) great, terrific
II adv fam wonderfully, marvellously: se lo pasaron fenomenal, they had a marvellous time
' fenomenal' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
bárbara
- bárbaro
- fenómeno
English:
brilliant
- ducky
- great
- phenomenal
- super
- swell
- terrific
- world
- sound
* * *♦ adj1. [magnífico] great, fantastic;eres un amigo fenomenal you're a great o wonderful friend;este helado está fenomenal this ice cream is great o fantastic2. [enorme] phenomenal;una fenomenal cantidad de dinero a phenomenal sum of money;se dio un golpe fenomenal she banged herself really hard♦ advlo pasamos fenomenal we had a great o fantastic time;me siento fenomenal I feel great o fantastic♦ interjgreat!, terrific!* * *I adj famfantastic fam, phenomenal famII adv:lo pasé fenomenal fam I had a fantastic time fam* * *fenomenal adj1) : phenomenal♦ fenomenalmente adv* * *fenomenal adj fantastic / great -
9 hortera
adj.1 tacky(informal) (decoration, clothes, song). (peninsular Spanish)2 bad-taste, tacky.* * *► adjetivo1 vulgar person, person with no taste* * *I * Esp1. ADJ INV1) (=de mal gusto) [decoración] tacky *, tasteless, vulgar; [persona] lacking in taste; [gustos] terrible, crude2) † (=fingido) fraud, sham2.SMFIIes un hortera — his taste stinks *, he has lousy taste *
† SF wooden bowlIII† SM shop-assistant, grocer's boy* * *I IImasculino y femenino (Esp fam)es una hortera — she's so uncool (colloq)
* * *= tawdry [tawdrier -comp., tawdriest -sup.], tacky [tackier -comp., tackiest -sup.], gaudy [gaudier -comp., gaudiest -sup.], bad taste, naff.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. There was nothing tacky about the invitation, other that the request that gifts be in the form of cash, of course.Ex. Less gaudy techniques are usually in the end more successful.Ex. However, there is a gleeful bad-taste energy throughout; the film's dumb good nature is infectious, though hardly commendable.Ex. Elton then started to metamorphose from 'sensitive guy' singer into someone famous for wearing naff sunglasses and dressing up as a duck.* * *I IImasculino y femenino (Esp fam)es una hortera — she's so uncool (colloq)
* * *= tawdry [tawdrier -comp., tawdriest -sup.], tacky [tackier -comp., tackiest -sup.], gaudy [gaudier -comp., gaudiest -sup.], bad taste, naff.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: There was nothing tacky about the invitation, other that the request that gifts be in the form of cash, of course.Ex: Less gaudy techniques are usually in the end more successful.Ex: However, there is a gleeful bad-taste energy throughout; the film's dumb good nature is infectious, though hardly commendable.Ex: Elton then started to metamorphose from 'sensitive guy' singer into someone famous for wearing naff sunglasses and dressing up as a duck.* * *( Esp fam) ‹vestido› tacky ( colloq), naff ( BrE colloq); ‹cantante› uncool ( colloq), naff ( BrE colloq)tiene un gusto de lo más hortera para vestirse he has lousy o really naff taste in clothes ( colloq)tiene un novio hortera she has a really uncool boyfriend ( colloq)la canción es super-hortera it's a really uncool o naff songes una hortera she's so uncool ( colloq), she likes such tacky things ( colloq), she has really naff taste ( BrE colloq)* * *
hortera adjetivo (Esp fam) ‹vestido/canción› tacky (colloq);
hortera
I adj fam
1 (persona) flashy, vulgar: esa mujer es tan hortera, that woman has no taste at all
2 (objeto) tacky, kitsch
II mf es un hortera, he has no taste
' hortera' also found in these entries:
English:
brash
- flash
- flashy
- loud
- naff
- tacky
- tawdry
- vulgar
* * *♦ adj1. [decoración, ropa, canción] tacky, Br naff♦ nmf* * *I famadj tacky famII m/f famtacky person fam* * ** * *hortera adj naff -
10 latoso
adj.nagging, boring, annoying, bothersome.m.bore, drag, nuisance, tiresome person.* * *► adjetivo1 familiar annoying, boring► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 familiar bore* * *latoso, -a *1.ADJ (=molesto) annoying, tiresome; (=pesado) boring, tedious2.SM / F bore, pain *, drag ** * *I- sa adjetivoa) (fam) ( molesto) annoying, tiresomeno seas latoso — don't be such a pain (colloq)
b) (Andes fam) ( aburrido) dull, boringII- sa masculino, femeninoa) (fam) ( pesado) pain (in the neck) (colloq)b) (Andes fam) ( aburrido) bore* * *= pesky [peskier -comp., peskiest -sup.], troublesome.Ex. The article is entitled 'Small solutions to everyday problems: those pesky URLs'.Ex. Measures to prevent such incidents include fitting burglar alarms in libraries and taking quick and decisive action against troublesome users.* * *I- sa adjetivoa) (fam) ( molesto) annoying, tiresomeno seas latoso — don't be such a pain (colloq)
b) (Andes fam) ( aburrido) dull, boringII- sa masculino, femeninoa) (fam) ( pesado) pain (in the neck) (colloq)b) (Andes fam) ( aburrido) bore* * *= pesky [peskier -comp., peskiest -sup.], troublesome.Ex: The article is entitled 'Small solutions to everyday problems: those pesky URLs'.
Ex: Measures to prevent such incidents include fitting burglar alarms in libraries and taking quick and decisive action against troublesome users.* * *no seas latoso don't be so annoying o tiresome, don't be such a pain o nuisance o pest ( colloq)masculine, feminine* * *
latoso◊ -sa adjetivo
◊ no seas latoso don't be such a pain (colloq)
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino
' latoso' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
pesado
English:
pesky
* * *latoso, -a Fam♦ adjtiresome, US pesky♦ nm,fpain (in the neck)* * *famI adj annoyingII m, latosa f pain fam, nuisance* * * -
11 pelón
adj.1 bald, hairless.2 bald, treeless.3 tough, difficult, trying, grueling.m.1 bald person, baldie, baldy.2 nectarine.* * *► adjetivo1 bald► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 bald person* * *1. ADJ1) (=calvo) bald, hairless; (=rapado) with a crew-cut, close-cropped2) (=sin recursos) broke *, penniless; (=pobre) poor3) (=tonto) thick *, stupid4) And (=con mucho pelo) hairy, long-haired2. SM1) (=pobre diablo) poor wretch2) LAm (=niño) child, baby3) Cono Sur (=melocotón) nectarine4) Caribe * (=error) blunder, boob ** * *I- lona adjetivo1)a) (fam) ( sin pelo) baldb) (Ec fam) ( con mucho pelo) < hombre> hairy2) (Méx fam) ( difícil) tough (colloq)II- lona masculino, femenino1)a) (fam) ( sin pelo) bald personb) (Ec fam) ( con mucho pelo)2)* * *= hairless.Ex. Jonah was thrown clothed into the mouth of the sea monster and emerged nude and hairless.* * *I- lona adjetivo1)a) (fam) ( sin pelo) baldb) (Ec fam) ( con mucho pelo) < hombre> hairy2) (Méx fam) ( difícil) tough (colloq)II- lona masculino, femenino1)a) (fam) ( sin pelo) bald personb) (Ec fam) ( con mucho pelo)2)* * *= hairless.Ex: Jonah was thrown clothed into the mouth of the sea monster and emerged nude and hairless.
* * *A1 ( fam) (sin pelo) baldun bebé pelón a baby with a good head of hairestá pelón este libro this book is tough going ( colloq)masculine, feminineA1 ( fam) (sin pelo) bald person2B12* * *
pelón
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino
1 (fam) ( sin pelo) baldy (colloq)
2
' pelón' also found in these entries:
English:
bald
- nectarine
* * *pelón, -ona♦ adjFam1. [sin pelo] baldestá pelón pasar el examen si no estudiaste you're going to have a job passing the exam if you haven't done any studying♦ nm1. RP [fruta] nectarine* * *adj Méx famtough* * *1) : bald -
12 trompa
adj.plastered (informal) (borracho).f.1 horn (Music).2 trunk.3 tube (anatomy).trompa de Eustaquio/de Falopio Eustachian/Fallopian tube4 horn player (musician).5 hornplayer, horn.6 long face.7 salpinx.* * *1 MÚSICA horn2 (de elefante) trunk3 (de insecto) proboscis4 ANATOMÍA tube1 MÚSICA horn player\estar trompa / coger una trompa / llevar una trompa familiar to be plasteredtrompa de Eustaquio Eustachian tubetrompa de Falopio Fallopian tube* * *noun f.1) horn2) tube3) trunk* * *1. SF1) (Mús) horn2) (=juguete) spinning top3) (Zool) [de elefante] trunk; [de insecto] proboscis¡cierra la trompa! — CAm, Méx ** shut your trap! **
5) (Anat) tube, duct7) * (=borrachera)cogerse o agarrarse una trompa — to get tight *
8) Méx (Ferro) cowcatcher2. SMF1) (Mús) horn player2) Cono Sur * (=patrón) boss, chief3.ADJ ** * *1)a) ( de elefante) trunk; ( de insecto) proboscisb) (Esp fam) ( nariz) nose, conk (BrE colloq)2) (Mús)a) ( instrumento) horn3) (Esp fam) ( borrachera)4)a) (AmL fam) ( boca) lips (pl), mouthb) (AmS fam) (gesto, expresión)no pongas esa trompa — stop looking so miserable o grumpy (colloq)
* * *----* de las trompas = tubal.* ligadura de trompas = tubal ligation.* trompa de caza = corn.* * *1)a) ( de elefante) trunk; ( de insecto) proboscisb) (Esp fam) ( nariz) nose, conk (BrE colloq)2) (Mús)a) ( instrumento) horn3) (Esp fam) ( borrachera)4)a) (AmL fam) ( boca) lips (pl), mouthb) (AmS fam) (gesto, expresión)no pongas esa trompa — stop looking so miserable o grumpy (colloq)
* * ** de las trompas = tubal.* ligadura de trompas = tubal ligation.* trompa de caza = corn.* * *ACompuestos:Eustachian tubeFallopian tubeB ( Mús)1 (instrumento) horn2Compuestos:hunting hornalpenhorn, alphornCD ( Arquit) pendentiveE¡qué trompa tiene ese tipo! what a smacker that guy has!, that guy has such thick lips!con semejante trompa no se debería pintar los labios de rojo with lips like that o with a mouth like that she shouldn't wear red lipstick2( AmS fam) (gesto, expresión): ¿qué le pasa que anda con trompa? why is he walking around with such a long face o ( AmE) with such a puss on?no pongas esa trompa stop looking so miserable o grumpy ( colloq)* * *
trompa sustantivo femenino
1 ( de elefante) trunk;
( de insecto) proboscis
2 ( boca) (AmL fam) lips (pl), mouth
3 ( instrumento) horn
4 (Esp fam) ( borrachera):◊ coger una trompa to get plastered (colloq)
5
trompa sustantivo femenino
1 (de un elefante) trunk
(de un mosquito, insecto) proboscis
2 Anat tube
3 fam (borrachera, cogorza) se agarró una buena trompa, she got completely smashed
4 Mús horn
' trompa' also found in these entries:
English:
horn
- proboscis
- trunk
- Fallopian tube
- nose
* * *♦ nf1. [de elefante] trunk;[de oso hormiguero] snout; [de insecto] proboscis2. Anat tubetrompa de Eustaquio Eustachian tube;trompa de Falopio Fallopian tube3. [instrumento] horn¿se puede saber por qué estás con esa trompa? what are you looking so grumpy for?♦ nmf[músico] horn player♦ adjFam [borracho] plastered* * *I adj famwasted famII f1 MÚS horn; instrumentista horn player2 ZO trunk* * *trompa nf1) : trunk (of an elephant), proboscis (of an insect)2) : horntrompa de caza: hunting horn3) : tube, duct (in the body)* * *trompa n1. (de elefante) trunk2. (instrumento musical) horn -
13 zorro
adj.cunning.m.1 fox, dog fox, tod.2 cunning person, tod, fox.3 opossum, southern opossum, possum.4 fox, fox fur.5 thresher shark, Alopias vulpinus.* * *► adjetivo1 (astuto) cunning, sly2 (piel) fox-fur, fox-skin3 (persona) old fox1 (para el polvo) duster sing\estar hecho,-a unos zorros familiar to be bushedzorro azul blue foxzorro viejo sly old fox————————2 (piel) fox-fur, fox-skin3 (persona) old fox* * *noun m.fox / vixen* * *1.ADJ foxy, crafty2. SM1) (=animal) fox2) (=piel) fox fur, fox skin3) (=persona) (=taimado) crafty, old fox; (=gandúl) slacker, shirkerzorra* * *I II- rra masculino, femenino1)a) (Zool) (m) fox; (f) vixenb) (AmC, Méx fam) ( oposum) opossumestar hecho unos zorros — (Esp fam) to be dog-tired
2) (fam) ( persona astuta) sly o crafty person; ver tb zorra* * *= fox.Ex. The article 'Sealing criminal history records: shall we let the fox guard the henhouse in the name of privacy?' has once again raised the debate on the consequences of allowing press and public to view such data.----* tan astuto como un zorro = as sly as a fox, as wily as a fox.* * *I II- rra masculino, femenino1)a) (Zool) (m) fox; (f) vixenb) (AmC, Méx fam) ( oposum) opossumestar hecho unos zorros — (Esp fam) to be dog-tired
2) (fam) ( persona astuta) sly o crafty person; ver tb zorra* * *= fox.Ex: The article 'Sealing criminal history records: shall we let the fox guard the henhouse in the name of privacy?' has once again raised the debate on the consequences of allowing press and public to view such data.
* tan astuto como un zorro = as sly as a fox, as wily as a fox.* * *masculine, feminineA3Compuestos:blue foxTierra del Fuego foxgrey foxsilver fox«casa» to be a mess o in a terrible state ( colloq)C ( fam) (persona astuta) sly o crafty persones un viejo zorro he's a sly o crafty old fox* * *
zorro◊ - rra sustantivo masculino, femenino
1
(f) vixen
2 (fam) ( persona astuta) sly o crafty person
3
ver tb zorra
zorro,-a
I sustantivo masculino
1 Zool fox
2 (hombre taimado, astuto) cunning man: es zorro viejo, he knows all the tricks
II adj fam (astuto) cunning, sly
' zorro' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
marca
- zorra
- astucia
- cacería
- piel
English:
accidentally
- as
- dog
- fox
- outwit
* * *zorro, -a♦ adj1. [astuto] foxy, crafty♦ nm,ffox, f vixen;por querer saber la zorra perdió la cola curiosity killed the catzorro ártico arctic fox;zorro azul blue fox;zorro plateado silver fox♦ nm1. [persona astuta] fox2. [piel] fox (fur)3. zorro marino thresher shark♦ zorros nmpl[utensilio] feather duster; Fam [objeto, ropa, habitación] in a mess* * *I adj sly, craftyII m1 ZO fox; figold fox2:estar hecho unos zorros fam be worn out* * *: sly, crafty1) : fox, vixen2) : sly crafty person* * * -
14 chancho
adj.1 dirty.2 filthy.m.1 pig.2 pork meat.* * ** * *LAm1.ADJ dirty, filthy2. SM1) (=cerdo) pig, hog (EEUU); (=carne) pork2) (Ajedrez) blocked piece4) Cono Sur [de suelos] floor polisher* * *I II- cha masculino, femenino1) (AmL) (Zool) piggordo como un chancho — (CS fam) as fat as a pig (colloq)
hacerse el chancho rengo — (RPl fam) to act dumb (colloq)
querer la chancha y los cinco reales or los veinte — (RPl fam) to want to have one's cake and eat it (colloq)
a cada chancho le llega su sábado — (AmC) everyone gets their just deserts sooner or later
chancho limpio nunca engorda — (Bol, CS fam) a few germs never hurt anyone (colloq)
2) (AmL fam) ( persona sucia) dirty o filthy pig (colloq)III1) (Chi, Per) (Coc) tb2) (Chi, Per vulg) ( trasero) butt (AmE colloq), bum (BrE colloq)* * *I II- cha masculino, femenino1) (AmL) (Zool) piggordo como un chancho — (CS fam) as fat as a pig (colloq)
hacerse el chancho rengo — (RPl fam) to act dumb (colloq)
querer la chancha y los cinco reales or los veinte — (RPl fam) to want to have one's cake and eat it (colloq)
a cada chancho le llega su sábado — (AmC) everyone gets their just deserts sooner or later
chancho limpio nunca engorda — (Bol, CS fam) a few germs never hurt anyone (colloq)
2) (AmL fam) ( persona sucia) dirty o filthy pig (colloq)III1) (Chi, Per) (Coc) tb2) (Chi, Per vulg) ( trasero) butt (AmE colloq), bum (BrE colloq)* * *(Andes, RPI fam)2 (miserable, ruin) mean, despicablemasculine, feminineA (Andes, RPI) ( Zool) pigcome como un chancho he eats like a pigquerer la chancha y los cinco reales or los veinte ( RPl fam); to want to have one's cake and eat it ( colloq)a cada chancho le llega su sábado ( AmC); everyone gets their just deserts sooner or laterBABbotar el chanchito to bring up windD ( Chi) (utensilio) buffing mopCompuesto:( Chi) polisherE ( Chi) (en dominó) doubleel chancho seis the double six* * *
chancho 1
(miserable, ruin) mean
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino (AmL)a) (Zool) pig
chancho 2 sustantivo masculino (Chi, Per) (Coc) tb
chancho,-a sustantivo masculino y femenino LAm pig, hog
' chancho' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
chancha
- carne
- cuero
English:
hog
- pig
- pork
* * *chancho, -a Am♦ adjFam [sucio] filthy♦ nm,f1. [animal] pig, f sow;Famcomer como un chancho [mucho] to eat a lot;[sin modales] to eat like a pig; Famestar gordo como un chancho to be a fat pig;RP Fam RP Famquerer la chancha y los cuatro reales to want to have one's cake and eat it;a cada chancho le llega su San Martín = everyone gets their come-uppance at some pointChile, Col, RP Fam Humchancho limpio no engorda a little bit of dirt never hurt anyone♦ nm[carne] pork* * *m1 L.Am.hog, Brpig2 carne pork* * *1) : pig, hog -
15 chocho
adj.senile, doddering, dotty, doddery.intj.wow.m.cunt, beaver, fanny.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: chochar.* * *► adjetivo1 doddering, senile2 figurado (de cariño) tender, soft\estar chocho,-a por alguien figurado to be soft about somebody————————1 (altramuz) lupin2 (dulce) cinnamon candy stick3 tabú cunt, pussy1 (chucherías) sweets, US candies* * *I1. ADJ1) (=senil) doddering, senile2) (=embelesado) soft, doting, sentimentalestar chocho por algn — to dote on sb, be soft on sb
3) Cono Sur (=contento) delighted, pleased2.EXCL CAm * no kidding! *, really?IISM1) (=caramelo) candy stickpl chochos (=golosinas) sweets, candy sing (EEUU)chochos de vieja — lupin seeds sold at street stalls, fairs etc for eating
2) *** (=vulva) pussy ***3) * (=lío) rumpus *, shindy *III chocho, -a *1.ADJ CAm (=nicaragüense) Nicaraguan2. SM / F1) (=drogadicto) drug addict2) CAm (=nicaragüense) Nicaraguanchocha* * *- cha adjetivo1)a) (fam) < viejo> gaga (colloq)b) (fam) (encantado, entusiasmado)está chocho por or con su hijita — he dotes on his daughter
se quedó chocho con el regalo — he was delighted with his present
2) (como interj) (AmC fam)chocho! qué montón de trabajo tenemos! — gosh, have we got a lot of work! (colloq)
* * *= doddering, senile, gaga.Ex. The article is entitled 'Dawn raids and doddering academics'.Ex. However, the advertisements were not found to support the societal stereotypes that the aged are inflexible, senile, physically deteriorated, and dependent.Ex. So if Ellen and Baltar are anything to go by, it seems exceptionally smart people are a bit gaga.----* viejo chocho = dodderer, old fart.* * *- cha adjetivo1)a) (fam) < viejo> gaga (colloq)b) (fam) (encantado, entusiasmado)está chocho por or con su hijita — he dotes on his daughter
se quedó chocho con el regalo — he was delighted with his present
2) (como interj) (AmC fam)chocho! qué montón de trabajo tenemos! — gosh, have we got a lot of work! (colloq)
* * *= doddering, senile, gaga.Ex: The article is entitled 'Dawn raids and doddering academics'.
Ex: However, the advertisements were not found to support the societal stereotypes that the aged are inflexible, senile, physically deteriorated, and dependent.Ex: So if Ellen and Baltar are anything to go by, it seems exceptionally smart people are a bit gaga.* viejo chocho = dodderer, old fart.* * *A2 ( fam)(encantado, entusiasmado): está chocho por or con su hijita he dotes on his daughterse quedó chocho con el regalo he was delighted with his presentlo trasladaron a México y está chocho de la vida he's been transferred to Mexico and he's over the moon about it ( colloq)estaba chocho de que se hubiera acordado he was so happy o ( colloq) he was tickled pink that she had remembered, he was really chuffed that she had remembered ( BrE)B ( como interj)¡chocho! ¡qué montón de trabajo tenemos que hacer! boy, have we got a lot of work to do! ( colloq)* * *
chocho◊ - cha adjetivo
b) (fam) ( encantado):
se quedó chocho con el regalo he was delighted with his present
' chocho' also found in these entries:
English:
fanny
- gaga
- thrilled
* * *chocho, -a♦ adj1. [viejo] senile;estar chocho to be senile;es un viejo chocho que no sabe lo que dice he's a senile old man who doesn't know what he's sayingestá chocho con su nueva casa he's over the moon about his new house♦ nm* * *I adj famsenile;estar chocho con dote onII m pop* * *1) : senile2) : doting -
16 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 -
17 lanzado
adj.determined.m.throw.past part.past participle of spanish verb: lanzar.* * *1→ link=lanzar lanzar► adjetivo1 (impetuoso) impetuous; (decidido) determined\ir lanzado,-a to be zooming alongsalir lanzado,-a to zoom outser un,-a lanzado,-a familiar to be very forward* * *lanzado, -a1. ADJ1)ser lanzado * —
a) [al hacer algo]es un tío muy lanzado — he's very full of confidence, he's really single-minded
b) [en las relaciones] to be forward¡qué lanzado es! — he's so forward!
2) * [al moverse]ir lanzado — [coche, moto] to tear along
¿dónde va tan lanzado? — where's he going in such a rush?
3) [sexualmente]•
estar lanzado — ** to be horny **2.SM / F *3.SM (Pesca) spinning* * *- da adjetivo1) [ser] (fam) ( precipitado) impulsive, impetuous; (decidido, atrevido) forward2) (fam) ( rápido)iban lanzados — they were bombing along (colloq)
* * *- da adjetivo1) [ser] (fam) ( precipitado) impulsive, impetuous; (decidido, atrevido) forward2) (fam) ( rápido)iban lanzados — they were bombing along (colloq)
* * *A [ SER]1 ( fam) (precipitado) impulsive, impetuousno seas tan lanzado don't be so impulsive o impetuous, don't rush into things2 ( fam) (decidido, atrevido) enterprisinges muy lanzado he's really enterprising, he's a real go-getter, he has plenty of initiativees muy lanzado con las mujeres he's very forward with womenB [ ESTAR] ( fam)salió lanzado he rushed o dashed outmasculine, feminine( fam):es un lanzado he's so impulsive o impetuous* * *
Del verbo lanzar: ( conjugate lanzar)
lanzado es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
lanzado
lanzar
lanzado◊ -da adjetivo
1 [ser] (fam) ( precipitado) impulsive, impetuous;
(decidido, atrevido) forward
2 (fam) ( rápido):◊ ir lanzado to shoot along (colloq);
pasar lanzado to shoot past
lanzar ( conjugate lanzar) verbo transitivo
1
( en béisbol) to pitch
‹ bomba› to drop
2 ‹producto/libro› to launch
3
‹ indirecta› to drop;
‹ grito› to give;
verbo intransitivo ( en béisbol) to pitch
lanzarse verbo pronominal
◊ lanzadose al agua/al vacío to leap into the water/the void;
lanzadose en paracaídas to parachute;
( en una emergencia) to bale outb) (abalanzarse, precipitarse):◊ lanzadose sobre algo/algn to pounce on sth/sb;
lanzadose al ataque to attack
lanzado,-a adj fam
1 (atrevido, impetuoso) reckless
2 (muy rápido) very fast
lanzar verbo transitivo
1 (arrojar) to throw
2 (insulto, grito) to let out: le lanzó una mirada de rencor, she shot him a resentful look
3 Mil & Com to launch
' lanzado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
lanzada
- entrador
* * *lanzado, -a adjFam1. [atrevido] forward;[valeroso] fearless;es muy lanzado con las chicas he's not backward at coming forward with girls2. [impetuoso] hot-headed;es muy lanzada, no piensa las cosas dos veces she's very hot-headed, she doesn't think twice before she acts¿dónde vas tan lanzada? where are you going in such a hurry?;en cuanto me enteré salí lanzado as soon as I found out I was off in a flash* * *I adj figgo-ahead;es muy lanzado con las chicas he’s not shy with girls* * *lanzado, -da adj1) : impulsive, brazen2) : forward, determinedir lanzado: to hurtle along* * *lanzado adj (atrevido) daring -
18 cachas
adj.he-man, strong man.m. s.&pl.handsome and well-developed man.pres.indicat.2nd person singular (tú) present indicative of spanish verb: cachar.* * *1 familiar (hombre musculoso) hunk* * *Iadjetivo invariable (Esp fam) strong, muscly (colloq)IImasculino (Esp fam) he-man (colloq), hunk (colloq)* * *= boofy [boofie], hunk, stud, hunk of a man, dishy [dishier -comp., dishiest -sup.].Ex. Shock as boofy blokes beat weedy intellectual in popularity contest.Ex. The gay bar we see at the beginning of the film looks like a dark harem of good-looking hunks.Ex. 'Slut'/'angel' and 'wuss'/' stud' dichotomies provide an oversimplified grid from which adolescents negotiate complex feelings towards their own sexuality.Ex. Our sense of beauty serves an evolutionary function: it helps us choose the best mates -- the wide-hipped woman best suited to bearing children, or the broad-shouldered hunk of a man who could protect and provide.Ex. By chance, Giselle meets dishy divorce lawyer Robert Philip and his young daughter who are captivated by her sweetness and innocence.----* tío cachas = stud, hunk, hunk of a man.* * *Iadjetivo invariable (Esp fam) strong, muscly (colloq)IImasculino (Esp fam) he-man (colloq), hunk (colloq)* * *= boofy [boofie], hunk, stud, hunk of a man, dishy [dishier -comp., dishiest -sup.].Ex: Shock as boofy blokes beat weedy intellectual in popularity contest.
Ex: The gay bar we see at the beginning of the film looks like a dark harem of good-looking hunks.Ex: 'Slut'/'angel' and 'wuss'/' stud' dichotomies provide an oversimplified grid from which adolescents negotiate complex feelings towards their own sexuality.Ex: Our sense of beauty serves an evolutionary function: it helps us choose the best mates -- the wide-hipped woman best suited to bearing children, or the broad-shouldered hunk of a man who could protect and provide.Ex: By chance, Giselle meets dishy divorce lawyer Robert Philip and his young daughter who are captivated by her sweetness and innocence.* tío cachas = stud, hunk, hunk of a man.* * *un tío cachas a real muscleman ( colloq), a strong o muscly guyestá cachas there's plenty of muscle on him ( colloq)* * *
Del verbo cachar: ( conjugate cachar)
cachas es:
2ª persona singular (tú) presente indicativo
Multiple Entries:
cachar
cachas
cachar ( conjugate cachar) verbo transitivo
‹ persona›:◊ la caché del brazo I caught o grabbed her by the arm
cachas
I adj fam estar cachas, to be really muscular
II mf fam hunk
* * *♦ adj[fuerte] well-built, beefy;estar cachas to be well-built;ponerse cachas to put on muscle♦ nm inv[hombre fuerte] he-man, muscleman* * *adj:estar cachas fam be a real hunk fam -
19 gruñón
adj.grumpy, cranky, grouchy, gruff.m.grouch, grumbler, grump, snarler.* * *► adjetivo1 grumbling, grumpy► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 grumbler, grouch* * *gruñón, -ona1.ADJ grumpy, grumbling2.SM / F grumbler* * *I- ñona adjetivo (fam) grumpy (colloq)II- ñona masculino, femenino (fam) grump (colloq), grouse (colloq)* * *= grumpy [grumpier -comp., grumpiest -sup.], cranky [crankier -comp., crankiest -sup.], curmudgeon, curmudgeonly, cantankerous, bad-tempered, crusty [crustier -comp., crustiest -sup.], irascible, crabby [crabbier -comp., crabbiest, -sup.], ornery, misery guts, grouch, sour puss, testy [testier -comp., testiest -sup.].Ex. That's despite grumpy comments like those of William Hartston who said it was 'surely one of the ugliest words ever to slither its way into our dictionaries'.Ex. For example, you already know that living in a windowless room will make you cranky and out of sorts.Ex. The most common problem suffered by curmudgeons turns out to be their circumscribed social life.Ex. Offended by the idea of an addict selling sneakers to kids, he launched into a curmudgeonly rant.Ex. To attain this order within the structure of chaos, Eros divided himself into two parts: Eros as amicable, social love and Eros as cantankerous, divisive discord.Ex. He was a brave novelist but also bad-tempered, churlish and subject to fits of rage.Ex. For this crusty author as well as for that young one having fun being famous is what matters = Tanto para este autor hosco como para aquel autor joven, ser famoso es lo que importa.Ex. He was a rag-and-bone man living with his irascible father in a junkyard with only their horse for company.Ex. The normally perky and intrepid Cristina is flat out crabby these days.Ex. My mama says that alligators are ornery because they got all them teeth and no toothbrush.Ex. At the other end of the scale are misery guts, who are neither happy with their job role nor their employer.Ex. We all have a grouch in our lives and if we wake up on the wrong side of the bed or take our daily mean pill, at the very nicest, we have been described as a ' grouch'.Ex. It is no fun being around you when you are being such a sour puss.Ex. We're assailed by doubts, mortified by our own shortcomings, surrounded by freaks, testy over silly details.----* vieja gruñona = grumpy old woman.* viejo gruñón = grumpy old man, grumpy old sod.* * *I- ñona adjetivo (fam) grumpy (colloq)II- ñona masculino, femenino (fam) grump (colloq), grouse (colloq)* * *= grumpy [grumpier -comp., grumpiest -sup.], cranky [crankier -comp., crankiest -sup.], curmudgeon, curmudgeonly, cantankerous, bad-tempered, crusty [crustier -comp., crustiest -sup.], irascible, crabby [crabbier -comp., crabbiest, -sup.], ornery, misery guts, grouch, sour puss, testy [testier -comp., testiest -sup.].Ex: That's despite grumpy comments like those of William Hartston who said it was 'surely one of the ugliest words ever to slither its way into our dictionaries'.
Ex: For example, you already know that living in a windowless room will make you cranky and out of sorts.Ex: The most common problem suffered by curmudgeons turns out to be their circumscribed social life.Ex: Offended by the idea of an addict selling sneakers to kids, he launched into a curmudgeonly rant.Ex: To attain this order within the structure of chaos, Eros divided himself into two parts: Eros as amicable, social love and Eros as cantankerous, divisive discord.Ex: He was a brave novelist but also bad-tempered, churlish and subject to fits of rage.Ex: For this crusty author as well as for that young one having fun being famous is what matters = Tanto para este autor hosco como para aquel autor joven, ser famoso es lo que importa.Ex: He was a rag-and-bone man living with his irascible father in a junkyard with only their horse for company.Ex: The normally perky and intrepid Cristina is flat out crabby these days.Ex: My mama says that alligators are ornery because they got all them teeth and no toothbrush.Ex: At the other end of the scale are misery guts, who are neither happy with their job role nor their employer.Ex: We all have a grouch in our lives and if we wake up on the wrong side of the bed or take our daily mean pill, at the very nicest, we have been described as a ' grouch'.Ex: It is no fun being around you when you are being such a sour puss.Ex: We're assailed by doubts, mortified by our own shortcomings, surrounded by freaks, testy over silly details.* vieja gruñona = grumpy old woman.* viejo gruñón = grumpy old man, grumpy old sod.* * *masculine, feminine* * *
gruñón
gruñón,-ona adjetivo grumpy
' gruñón' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
gruñona
English:
grouch
- grouchy
- grump
- grumpy
- nag
- nagging
* * *gruñón, -ona Fam♦ adjgrumpy♦ nm,fold grump* * *I adj famgrumpyII m, gruñona f famgrouch fam* * ** * *gruñón2 n moaner -
20 llorón
adj.weeping, crying, sniveling, whiny.m.crybaby, weeper, sniveler, whiner.* * *► adjetivo1 weeping► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 familiar crybaby1* * *llorón, -ona1. ADJ1) (=que llora)sauce2) (=quejica)no seas tan llorón — don't be such a moaner o whinger *
2. SM / F1) (=que llora) crybaby *2) (=quejica) moaner *, whinger ** * *I- rona adjetivo (fam)II- rona masculino, femenino1)a) (fam) ( que llora mucho) crybaby (colloq)b) (Col, RPl, Ven fam) ( quejón) whiner (colloq)2) la llorona femenino (Col, Méx, Ven fam) ( fantasma) ghost ( of a woman said to roam the streets wailing)* * *= cry-baby, whiner.Ex. Scientists agree: Conservatives are spoiled, selfish cry-babies.Ex. That being said, every normal person can think of places we've worked where we were more like whiners than winners.----* sauce llorón = weeping willow.* * *I- rona adjetivo (fam)II- rona masculino, femenino1)a) (fam) ( que llora mucho) crybaby (colloq)b) (Col, RPl, Ven fam) ( quejón) whiner (colloq)2) la llorona femenino (Col, Méx, Ven fam) ( fantasma) ghost ( of a woman said to roam the streets wailing)* * *= cry-baby, whiner.Ex: Scientists agree: Conservatives are spoiled, selfish cry-babies.
Ex: That being said, every normal person can think of places we've worked where we were more like whiners than winners.* sauce llorón = weeping willow.* * *( fam):es muy llorón ‹bebé› he cries all the time o a lot;‹adulto› he cries very easily o a lotno seas tan llorón don't be such a crybaby ( colloq)masculine, feminineABla llorona feminine ( fam) (por borrachera): siempre que bebe le da la llorona whenever he drinks he gets weepy o maudlinCla llorona feminine (Col, Méx, Ven fam) (fantasma) ghost ( of a woman said to roam the streets wailing)* * *
llorón◊ - rona adjetivo (fam): es muy llorón he cries a lot;
no seas tan llorón don't be such a crybaby (colloq)
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino
' llorón' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
sauce
English:
snivelling
- weeping
- weepy
- maudlin
* * *llorón, -ona♦ adjno seas llorón don't be such a crybaby2. [quejica] whining, Br whingeing♦ nm,f1. [que llora] crybaby2. [quejica] whiner, Br whinger* * *I adj fam:crybaby fam* * *llorones : crybaby, whiner* * *
См. также в других словарях:
fam. — familiär EN family (adj.) … Abkürzungen und Akronyme in der deutschsprachigen Presse Gebrauchtwagen
fåmælt — få|mælt adj., e … Dansk ordbog
chaquetero — adj. que cambia de parecer o ideología, según la conveniencia; adulador. ❙ «Chaquetero y apóstata y, además, feo de llorar.» A. Ussía, Coñones del Reino de España. ❙ «Y usted un chaquetero y un baboso.» Fermín Cabal, Tú estás loco, Briones, 1978 … Diccionario del Argot "El Sohez"
chalado — adj. y s. demente, loco. ❙ «...es más tonto que una vaca, más imprudente que un loro, más chalado que una cabra...» A. Ussía, ABC, 15.3.98. ❙ «...él era un chalado siempre con la manía de...» A. Zamora Vicente, Mesa, sobremesa. ❙ «Que lo dejes,… … Diccionario del Argot "El Sohez"
chuchurrido — adj. con mal aspecto, mustio. ❙ «...a ésa lo que le pasa es que tiene chuchurrío el chumino.» Eduardo Mendicutti, El palomo cojo, 1991, RAE CREA. ❘ DRAE: «1. adj. fam. And. Marchito, ajado, agostado.» … Diccionario del Argot "El Sohez"
fondón — adj. obeso, gordo. ❙ «Sabina, como las otras catalinas fondonas de nuestra Acción Católica...» Felipe Navarro (Yale), Los machistas. ❙ «La clienta es fondona...» Miguel Martín, Iros todos a hacer puñetas. ❙ «...era mujer fondona y tenía fama de… … Diccionario del Argot "El Sohez"
macanudo — adj. estupendo. ❙ «Macanudo, así no hay equívocos.» Terenci Moix, Garras de astracán. ❙ «¿Qué puede hacer un tipo como yo [...] al que todo le sale bien, que vive macanudamente lleno de salud, de dinero y de amor?» Álvaro de Laiglesia, Hijos de… … Diccionario del Argot "El Sohez"
mochales — adj. y s. demente, loco. ❙ «...llegó incluso a tener fama de mochales.» José María Carrascal, Nunca podrás volver a casa. ❙ «...era una vieja algo mochales, que se las daba de duquesa...» C. Pérez Merinero, Días de guardar. ❙ «...he tenido que… … Diccionario del Argot "El Sohez"
peripuesto — adj. muy acicalado y puesto. ❙ «...pronto llegaría Rafa muy peripuesto y con una sonrisa alegre...» M. Vázquez Montalbán, Los alegres muchachos de Atzavara. ❘ DRAE: «adj. fam. Que se adereza y viste con demasiado esmero y afectación» … Diccionario del Argot "El Sohez"
piripi — adj. ebrio, borracho. ❙ «¿Seré capaz de no ponerme piripi con dos martinis?» Virtudes, Rimel y castigo. ❘ DRAE: «adj. fam. Borracho. Ú. m. en la fr. estar piripi» … Diccionario del Argot "El Sohez"
resultón — adj. atractivo, que gusta. ❙ «Lourdes piensa que Mario es un tío resultón, buen conversador...» Jesús Cacho, Asalto al poder, 1988, RAE CREA. ❙ «...pero era muy resultón en los puticlubs.» Miguel Sánchez Ostiz, Un infierno en el jardín, 1995, RAE … Diccionario del Argot "El Sohez"