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61 alucinante
adj.1 hallucinatory (medicine).2 amazing, awesome (informal) (extraordinario).3 hallucinating, hallucinatory, hypnotic.4 hallucinotic.5 mindblowing, mind-blowing.* * *► adjetivo1 hallucinatory2 argot (extraordinario) brilliant, fantastic, amazing, incredible, mind-blowing* * *1. ADJ1) (Med) hallucinatory2) Esp * (=fascinante) attractive, beguiling; (=misterioso) mysterious; (=genial) great, fantastic *3) Esp * (=inconcebible) absurd2.SM Méx hallucinogenic drug* * *a) (Med) hallucinatoryb) (Esp, Méx fam) ( increíble), amazing (colloq), mind-boggling (colloq)* * *= mind-blowing, face-melting.Ex. The implications of this are mind-blowing, since oil provides 40 per cent of all energy.Ex. You can think of Homer as a badass literary ninja who wailed out a lyre solo so face-melting that it was remembered for the rest of history, and then dropped a smoke bomb and back-flipped out of sight forever.* * *a) (Med) hallucinatoryb) (Esp, Méx fam) ( increíble), amazing (colloq), mind-boggling (colloq)* * *= mind-blowing, face-melting.Ex: The implications of this are mind-blowing, since oil provides 40 per cent of all energy.
Ex: You can think of Homer as a badass literary ninja who wailed out a lyre solo so face-melting that it was remembered for the rest of history, and then dropped a smoke bomb and back-flipped out of sight forever.* * *1 ( Med) hallucinatorysu parecido contigo es alucinante she looks incredibly o amazingly like you ( colloq)* * *
alucinante adjetivoa) (Med) hallucinatory
alucinante adj argot brilliant, mindblowing
' alucinante' also found in these entries:
English:
boggle
- hallucinatory
- mind-blowing
* * *alucinante adj1. [que provoca alucinaciones] hallucinatoryuna película alucinante an amazing o awesome film;es alucinante lo bien que canta she's a hell of a good singer* * *adj famincredible* * *alucinante adj: hallucinatory* * *alucinante adj amazing -
62 chinche
adj.1 annoying (informal) (molesto).2 irritating, annoying, bothersome.f.1 bedbug (insect).2 drawing pin (British), thumbtack (United States). ( Latin American Spanish)3 thumbtack, pin, drawing-pin.f. & m.pest, pain (informal) (person).pres.subj.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) Present Subjunctive of Spanish verb: chinchar.* * *► nombre masculino & nombre femenino1 ZOOLOGÍA bedbug, bug\caer como chinches / morir como chinches familiar to go down like flies* * *noun m.* * *1. SM ó SF1) bedbug2) (=chincheta) drawing pin, thumbtack (EEUU)3) (=molestia) nuisance4) Cono Sur * (=rabieta) pique, irritation2.* * *Ia) (fam) ( pesado) irritating; ( quisquilloso)b) (Chi fam) ( hediondo) smelly (colloq)IIfemenino o masculino1) ( insecto) bedbugcaer or morir como chinches — (fam) to drop like flies (colloq)
2) (RPl fam) ( mal humor) bad moodIIImasculino y femeninoa) (fam) ( pesado) nuisance, pain in the neck (colloq)b) (fam) ( quisquilloso) nit-picker (colloq)IV Vmasculino (Andes) chinche IV* * *= bed bug, tease.Ex. The diseases and infestations caused by mites, lice, bed bugs, fleas, and ticks are discussed.Ex. Pixie is introduced as a precocious character who is impatient with other people, a tease, and a mimic.----* caer como chinches = drop like + flies.* * *Ia) (fam) ( pesado) irritating; ( quisquilloso)b) (Chi fam) ( hediondo) smelly (colloq)IIfemenino o masculino1) ( insecto) bedbugcaer or morir como chinches — (fam) to drop like flies (colloq)
2) (RPl fam) ( mal humor) bad moodIIImasculino y femeninoa) (fam) ( pesado) nuisance, pain in the neck (colloq)b) (fam) ( quisquilloso) nit-picker (colloq)IV Vmasculino (Andes) chinche IV* * *= bed bug, tease.Ex: The diseases and infestations caused by mites, lice, bed bugs, fleas, and ticks are discussed.
Ex: Pixie is introduced as a precocious character who is impatient with other people, a tease, and a mimic.* caer como chinches = drop like + flies.* * *2 ( fam) (quisquilloso) fussyorA1 (insecto) bedbug¡hoy está con una chinche …! she's in such a bad mood today!ABC* * *
Del verbo chinchar: ( conjugate chinchar)
chinché es:
1ª persona singular (yo) pretérito indicativo
chinche es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
chinchar
chinche
chinchar ( conjugate chinchar) verbo transitivo (fam) to pester (colloq)
chinche adjetivo (fam) ( pesado) irritating;
( quisquilloso):
■ f or m
1 ( insecto) bedbug
2 (RPl fam) ( mal humor) bad mood
■ sustantivo masculino y femenino
■ f (en algunas regiones m) ( clavito) thumbtack (AmE), drawing pin (BrE)
chinche
I sustantivo femenino Zool bug, bedbug
II sustantivo masculino y femenino familiar nuisance, pest
♦ Locuciones: familiar caer como chinches, to fall like flies
' chinche' also found in these entries:
English:
bedbug
- bug
- thumbtack
* * *♦ adjFam annoying♦ nf1. [insecto] bedbug;Fam♦ nmfFam [persona] pest, pain* * *f1 ZO bedbug2 L.Am. ( chincheta) thumbtack, Brdrawing pin* * *chinche nf1) : bedbug3) : thumbtack -
63 gallina
adj.chicken-hearted.f.1 hen.cría gallinas he keeps chickens (gallinas, pollos y gallos)matar la gallina de los huevos de oro (informal figurative) to kill the goose that lays the golden eggs2 coward, wimp, quitter, yellow-belly.f. & m.chicken, coward (informal) (person).* * *1 hen1 familiar chicken, coward\acostarse con las gallinas to go to bed very earlycomo gallina en corral ajeno familiar like a fish out of waterjugar a la gallina ciega to play blind man's buffmatar la gallina de los huevos de oro familiar to kill the goose that lays the golden eggsgallina clueca broody hengallina de agua cootgallina de Guinea guinea fowlgallina de mar stargazerpiel de gallina gooseflesh, goose pimples plural* * *noun f.* * *1. SF1) (=ave) hengallina ciega — CAm, Caribe (=gusano) white worm
gallina clueca — broody o (EEUU) brooding hen
2) (Culin) chickengallina en pepitoria — chicken in a sauce made with wine, bread, egg, almonds and pine nuts
2.SMF * (=cobarde) chicken *, coward* * *Iadjetivo (fam) chicken (colloq)II1) (Zool) hen; (Coc) chickenacostarse/levantarse con las gallinas — (fam) to go to bed early/to get up at the crack of dawn
estar/sentirse como gallina en corral ajeno — (fam) to be/feel like a fish out of water
matar la gallina de los huevos de oro — to kill the goose that lays the golden eggs
* * *= hen, wuss, cowardly, wussy [wussier -comp., wussiest -sup.], wimpy [wimpier -comp., wimpiest -sup.], wimpish.Ex. So Hutchins arranges her drawings in such a way that as your eye travels leftwards across the page you see the fox who is stalking the hen and trying to catch her.Ex. He goes on to state that liberals are wusses for claiming 'I support the troops but not the war'.Ex. Tachers found girls more virile, obtrusive, mischievous, sharing, straightforward, careless, dependent, quiet, and cowardly.Ex. And being against the war and saying you support the troops is one of the wussiest positions the pacifists have ever taken.Ex. I am the wimpiest wimp who ever wimped when it comes to surgery.Ex. What is not true is the assumption that art that is modest and discreet automatically lacks nerve and is intrinsically boring and wimpish.----* dilema de qué es primero el huevo o la gallina = chicken and egg situation.* gallina de campo = free-range hen.* gallina de corral = free-range hen.* gallina de granja = free-range hen.* gallina ponedora = egg-laying hen.* * *Iadjetivo (fam) chicken (colloq)II1) (Zool) hen; (Coc) chickenacostarse/levantarse con las gallinas — (fam) to go to bed early/to get up at the crack of dawn
estar/sentirse como gallina en corral ajeno — (fam) to be/feel like a fish out of water
matar la gallina de los huevos de oro — to kill the goose that lays the golden eggs
* * *= hen, wuss, cowardly, wussy [wussier -comp., wussiest -sup.], wimpy [wimpier -comp., wimpiest -sup.], wimpish.Ex: So Hutchins arranges her drawings in such a way that as your eye travels leftwards across the page you see the fox who is stalking the hen and trying to catch her.
Ex: He goes on to state that liberals are wusses for claiming 'I support the troops but not the war'.Ex: Tachers found girls more virile, obtrusive, mischievous, sharing, straightforward, careless, dependent, quiet, and cowardly.Ex: And being against the war and saying you support the troops is one of the wussiest positions the pacifists have ever taken.Ex: I am the wimpiest wimp who ever wimped when it comes to surgery.Ex: What is not true is the assumption that art that is modest and discreet automatically lacks nerve and is intrinsically boring and wimpish.* dilema de qué es primero el huevo o la gallina = chicken and egg situation.* gallina de campo = free-range hen.* gallina de corral = free-range hen.* gallina de granja = free-range hen.* gallina ponedora = egg-laying hen.* * *¡qué gallina eres! chicken! o don't be so chicken!caldo de gallina chicken brothacostarse con or (Bol, RPl) como las gallinas to go to bed earlyestar/sentirse como gallina en corral ajeno ( fam); to be/feel like a fish out of waterla gallina de los huevos de oro the goose that lays/laid the golden eggslevantarse con or (Bol, RPl) como las gallinas ( fam); to get up at the crack of dawn, be up with the larkCompuestos:(empollando) broody hen; (cuidando la pollada) mother henme tocó sentarme al lado de un grupo de gallinas cluecas ( fam); I had to sit next to a group of squawking women ( colloq)estar como or parecer una gallina clueca ( fam); to be like a mother henguinea fowl● gallina or gallinita ciegablind man's bufflaying henB* * *
gallina sustantivo femenino
1 (Zool) hen;
(Coc) chicken;
( cuidando la pollada) mother hen;
2
gallina
I sustantivo femenino
1 Zool hen
2 (juego) la gallina/gallinita ciega, blind man's buff
II mf fam coward, chicken
III adjetivo coward: no seas tan gallina y pídeselo de una vez, stop being such a chicken - just go ahead and ask him
♦ Locuciones: familiar ¡cuando las gallinas meen!, and pigs might fly!
estar como gallina en corral ajeno, to feel like a fish out of water
la gallina de los huevos de oro, the goose that lays the golden eggs;
' gallina' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cacarear
- cacareo
- carne
- carné
- empollar
- piel
- aletear
English:
chicken
- egg
- goosebumps
- gooseflesh
- goosepimples
- hen
- goose
- speckle
* * *♦ adjFam [persona] chicken, wimp;es muy gallina he's such a chicken o wimp♦ nfhen;cría gallinas [gallinas, pollos y gallos] he keeps chickens;Famacostarse con las gallinas to go to bed early;Famlevantarse con las gallinas to get up at cock-crow, to be up with the lark;Famcomo gallina en corral ajeno like a fish out of watergallina de agua coot; Fam la gallina ciega blind man's buff;gallina clueca broody hen;gallina de Guinea guinea fowl;la gallina de los huevos de oro the golden goose, the goose that lays the golden eggs;Fammatar la gallina de los huevos de oro to kill the goose that lays the golden eggs;gallina pintada guinea fowl♦ nmfFam [persona] chicken, coward* * *I f hen;matar la gallina de los huevos de oro kill the goose that lays the golden eggsII m/f famchicken* * *gallina nf1) : hen2)gallina de Guinea : guinea fowl* * *gallina n1. (ave) hen2. (cobarde) chicken / coward -
64 ido
adj.1 absent-minded, distracted.2 lost.past part.past participle of spanish verb: ir.* * *► adjetivo1 (loco) mad2 (despistado) absent-minded\* * *SM ABR Esp= Instituto de Denominaciones de Origen* * *ida adjetivo [estar]a) ( distraído)b) (fam) ( loco) crazy* * *= potty [pottier -comp., pottiest -sup.], daffy [daffier -comp., daffiest -sup.], daft [dafter -comp., daftest -sup.].Ex. The press may be free, but the system is potty.Ex. This isn't as daffy as it seems to us as we hustle about on the verge of the third millennium.Ex. Ranking among the dafter exercises sometimes imposed on children is the one that requires them to describe a screwdriver or a vase or the desks they sit at, or any familiar object.* * *ida adjetivo [estar]a) ( distraído)b) (fam) ( loco) crazy* * *= potty [pottier -comp., pottiest -sup.], daffy [daffier -comp., daffiest -sup.], daft [dafter -comp., daftest -sup.].Ex: The press may be free, but the system is potty.
Ex: This isn't as daffy as it seems to us as we hustle about on the verge of the third millennium.Ex: Ranking among the dafter exercises sometimes imposed on children is the one that requires them to describe a screwdriver or a vase or the desks they sit at, or any familiar object.* * *ido, ida1 [ ESTAR](distraído): ¿pero qué te pasa? estás como ido what's the matter with you? you seem to be miles awayuna mirada ida a faraway lookel pobre está ido the poor guy's crazy o ( colloq) not all there* * *
Del verbo ir: ( conjugate ir)
ido es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
ido
ir
ido,
estás como ido you seem miles away
ir ( conjugate ir) verbo intransitivo
1
iban a caballo/a pie they were on horseback/on foot;
ido por mar to go by sea;
¡Fernando! — ¡voy! Fernando! — (just) coming! o I'll be right there!;
el ido y venir de los invitados the coming and going of the guests;
vamos a casa let's go home;
¿adónde va este tren? where's this train going (to)?;
ido de compras/de caza to go shopping/hunting;
ya vamos para allá we're on our way;
¿por dónde se va a …? how do you get to …?;
ido por or (Esp) a por algo/algn to go to get sth/sb;
voy (a) por pan I'm going to get some bread
ya va al colegio she's already at school
2 ( expresando propósito) ido a + inf:◊ ¿has ido a verla? have you been to see her?;
ve a ayudarla go and help her;
ver tb ido v aux 1
3 (al arrojar algo, arrojarse):◊ tírame la llave — ¡allá va! throw me the key — here you are o there you go!;
tírate del trampolín — ¡allá voy! jump off the board! — here I go/come!
4 [ comentario]:
eso va por ti también that goes for you too, and the same goes for you
1 (+ compl) ( sin énfasis en el movimiento):
¿van cómodos? are you comfortable?;
íbamos sentados we were sitting down;
vas muy cargada you have a lot to carry;
yo iba a la cabeza I was in the lead
2 ( refiriéndose al atuendo):
voy a ido de Drácula I'm going to go as Dracula;
iba de verde she was dressed in green
3 ( en calidad de) ido de algo to go (along) as sth;
1 [camino/sendero] ( llevar) ido a algo to lead to sth, to go to sth
2 (extenderse, abarcar):
el período que va desde … hasta … the period from … to …
1 (marchar, desarrollarse):◊ ¿cómo va el nuevo trabajo? how's the new job going?;
va de mal en peor it's going from bad to worse;
¿cómo te va? how's it going?, how are things? (colloq), what's up? (AmE colloq);
¿cómo les fue en Italia? how was Italy?, how did you get on in Italy?;
me fue mal/bien en el examen I did badly/well in the exam;
¡que te vaya bien! all the best!, take care!;
¡que te vaya bien (en) el examen! good luck in the exam
2 ( en competiciones):◊ ¿cómo van? — 3-1 what's the score? — 3-1;
voy ganando yo I'm ahead, I'm winning
3 ( en el desarrollo de algo):◊ ¿por dónde van en historia? where have you got (up) to in history?;
¿todavía vas por la página 20? are you still on page 20?
4 ( estar en camino):◊ ¡vamos para viejos! we're getting on o old!;
va para los cincuenta she's going on fifty;
ya va para dos años que … it's getting on for two years since …
5 (sumar, hacer):
con este van seis six, counting this one
6 ( haber transcurrido): en lo que va del or (Esp) de año/mes so far this year/month
1 ( deber colocarse) to go;◊ ¿dónde van las toallas? where do the towels go?;
¡qué va! (fam): ¿has terminado? — ¡qué va! have you finished? — you must be joking!;
¿se disgustó? — ¡qué va! did she get upset? — not at all!;
vamos a perder el avión — ¡qué va! we're going to miss the plane — no way!
2a) ( combinar) ido con algo to go with sthb) (sentar bien, convenir) (+ me/te/le etc):
te idoá bien un descanso a rest will do you good
3 (Méx) (tomar partido por, apoyar) idole a algo/algn to support sth/sb;
1◊ vamosa) (expresando incredulidad, fastidio):◊ ¡vamos! ¿eso quién se lo va a creer? come off it o come on! who do you think's going to believe that?b) (intentando tranquilizar, animar, dar prisa):◊ vamos, mujer, dile algo go on, say something to him;
¡vamos, date prisa! come on, hurry up!c) (al aclarar, resumir):◊ eso sería un disparate, vamos, digo yo that would be a stupid thing to do, well, that's what I think anyway;
vamos, que no es una persona de fiar basically, he's not very trustworthy;
es mejor que el otro, vamos it's better than the other one, anyway
2◊ vayaa) (expresando sorpresa, contrariedad):◊ ¡vaya! ¡tú por aquí! what a surprise! what are you doing here?;
¡vaya! ¡se ha vuelto a caer! oh no o (colloq) damn! it's fallen over again!b) (Esp) ( para enfatizar):◊ ¡vaya cochazo! what a car!
ido v aux ido a + inf:
1a) (para expresar tiempo futuro, propósito) to be going to + inf;
va a hacer dos años que … it's getting on for two years since …b) (en propuestas, sugerencias):◊ vamos a ver ¿cómo dices que te llamas? now then, what did you say your name was?;
bueno, vamos a trabajar all right, let's get to work
2 (al prevenir, hacer recomendaciones):
cuidado, no te vayas a caer mind you don't fall (colloq);
lleva el paraguas, no vaya a ser que llueva take the umbrella, in case it rains
3 ( expresando un proceso paulatino):
ya puedes ido haciéndote a la idea you'd better get used to the idea;
la situación ha ido empeorando the situation has been getting worse and worse
irse verbo pronominal
1 ( marcharse) to leave;◊ ¿por qué te vas tan temprano? why are you leaving o going so soon?;
vámonos let's go;
bueno, me voy right then, I'm taking off (AmE) o (BrE) I'm off;
no te vayas don't go;
vete a la cama go to bed;
se fue de casa/de la empresa she left home/the company;
vete de aquí get out of here;
se han ido de viaje they're away, they've gone away
2 (consumirse, gastarse):◊ ¡cómo se va el dinero! I don't know where the money goes!;
se me va medio sueldo en el alquiler half my salary goes on the rent
3 ( desaparecer) [mancha/dolor] to go;
(+ me/te/le etc)◊ ¿se te ha ido el dolor de cabeza? has your headache gone?
4 (salirse, escaparse) [líquido/gas] to escape;◊ se le está yendo el aire al globo the balloon's losing air o going down
5 (caerse, perder el equilibrio) (+ compl):◊ idose de boca/espaldas to fall flat on one's face/back;
me iba para atrás I was falling backwards;
frenó y nos fuimos todos para adelante he braked and we all went flying forwards
ido,-a adjetivo
1 (ausente, distraído) absent-minded
2 fam (loco) crazy, nuts
3 LAm drunk
ir
I verbo intransitivo
1 (dirigirse a un lugar) to go: ¡vamos!, let's go!
voy a París, I'm going to Paris ➣ Ver nota en go
2 (acudir regularmente) to go: va al colegio, he goes to school
van a misa, they go to church
3 (conducir a) to lead, go to: el sendero va a la mina, the path goes to the mine
esta carretera va a Londres, this road leads to London
4 (abarcar) to cover: la finca va desde la alambrada al camino, the estate extends from the wire fence to the path
las lecciones que van desde la página 1 a la 53, the lessons on pages 1 to 53
5 (guardarse habitualmente) va al lado de éste, it goes beside this one
6 (mantener una posición) to be: va el primero, he's in first place
7 (tener un estado de ánimo, una apariencia) to be: iba furioso/radiante, he was furious/radiant
vas muy guapa, you look very smart o pretty
8 (desenvolverse) ¿cómo te va?, how are things? o how are you doing?
¿cómo te va en el nuevo trabajo?, how are you getting on in your new job?
9 (funcionar) to work (properly): el reloj no va, the clock doesn't go o work
10 (sentar bien) to suit: ese corte de pelo no te va nada, that haircut doesn't suit you at all
11 (combinar) to match, go: el rojo no va con el celeste, red doesn't go with pale blue
12 (vestir) to wear
ir con abrigo, to wear a coat
ir de negro/de uniforme, to be dressed in black/in uniform
la niña irá de enfermera, the little girl will dress up as a nurse
13 fam (importar, concernir) to concern: eso va por ti también, and the same goes for you
ni me va ni me viene, I don't care one way or the other
14 (apostar) to bet: va un café a que no viene, I bet a coffee that he won't come
15 (ir + de) fam (comportarse de cierto modo) to act
ir de listo por la vida, to be a smart ass
(tratar) to be about: ¿de qué va la película?, what's the film about?
16 (ir + detrás de) to be looking for: hace tiempo que voy detrás de un facsímil de esa edición, I've been after a facsimile of that edition for a long time
17 (ir + por) ir por la derecha, to keep (to the) right
(ir a buscar) ve por agua, go and fetch some water
(haber llegado) voy por la página noventa, I've got as far as page ninety
18 (ir + para) (tener casi, estar cercano a) va para los cuarenta, she's getting on for forty
ya voy para viejo, I'm getting old
(encaminarse a) iba para ingeniero, she was studying to be an engineer
este niño va para médico, this boy's going to become a doctor
II verbo auxiliar
1 (ir + gerundio) va mejorando, he's improving
ir caminando, to go on foot
2 (ir + pp) ya van estrenadas tres películas de Almodóvar, three films by Almodovar have already been released
3 ( ir a + infinitivo) iba a decir que, I was going to say that
va a esquiar, she goes skiing
va a nevar, it's going to snow
vas a caerte, you'll fall
♦ Locuciones: a eso iba, I was coming to that
¡ahí va!, catch!
en lo que va de año, so far this year
¡qué va!, of course not! o nothing of the sort!
¡vamos a ver!, let's see!
van a lo suyo, they look after their own interests
¡vaya!, fancy that
¡vaya cochazo!, what a car!
ir a parar, to end up
' ido' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
curso
- hasta
- ida
- mínimamente
- nunca
- pesar
- seguida
- seguido
- cabeza
- con
- después
- encontrar
- ir
- parar
- seguir
English:
can
- chance
- fetch
- fizz
- flat
- for
- go
- go for
- have
- moonstruck
- scribble
- theater
- theatre
- wish
- at
- by
- clear
- further
- which
- year
* * *ido, -a adjFam1. [loco] mad, touched2. [despistado] distracted;caminaba con un aire un poco ido she was walking along rather distractedly;estar ido to be miles away* * *I part → irII adj fam ( chiflado) nuts fam ;estar ido be miles away fam* * * -
65 kilométrico
adj.kilometric, too long.* * *► adjetivo1 kilometric■ este mapa indica la distancia kilométrica entre las ciudades this map shows the distance in kilometres between towns2 familiar (larguísimo) endless1 runabout ticket————————1 runabout ticket* * *ADJ1) [de kilómetro] kilometric(billete) kilométrico — (Ferro) ≈ mileage ticket
2) * (=muy largo) very long* * *había una cola kilométrica — there was a line (AmE) o (BrE) queue a mile long
* * *= as long as (my/your) arm.Ex. The waiting lists are closed and the existing list is as long as your arm.* * *había una cola kilométrica — there was a line (AmE) o (BrE) queue a mile long
* * *= as long as (my/your) arm.Ex: The waiting lists are closed and the existing list is as long as your arm.
* * *( fam); ‹lista de espera/pasillo› endless; ‹proceso› unending, never-endingrailroad ticket entitling the holder to travel a fixed distance at a discounted price* * *
kilométrico
una cola kilométrica a line (AmE) o (BrE) queue a mile long
kilométrico,-a adjetivo kilometric, kilometrical
' kilométrico' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
kilométrica
- mojón
* * *kilométrico, -a♦ adj1. [distancia] kilometric♦ nmEsp = ticket to travel a set distance* * *adj1 distancia in kilometers, Brin kilometres2 famvery long* * * -
66 larguirucho
adj.1 tall and thin, wiry, gangling, gangly.2 lanky, longish, lank, slab-sided.f. & m.tall and slender person, string bean.* * *► adjetivo1 familiar lanky* * *ADJ lanky, gangling* * *- cha adjetivo (fam) gangling (before n)* * *= lanky [lankier -comp., lankiest -sup.].Ex. During his relatively brief career as a corporate tactician, Jeff Gordon, a lanky 32-year-old who retains a touch of the 'aw shucks' manner of his native southland, has chalked up some substantial achievement.* * *- cha adjetivo (fam) gangling (before n)* * *= lanky [lankier -comp., lankiest -sup.].Ex: During his relatively brief career as a corporate tactician, Jeff Gordon, a lanky 32-year-old who retains a touch of the 'aw shucks' manner of his native southland, has chalked up some substantial achievement.
* * ** * *
larguirucho
' larguirucho' also found in these entries:
English:
lanky
- weedy
* * *larguirucho, -a adjFam lanky* * *adj famlanky, gangling* * * -
67 machote
adj.masculine, manly, virile.m.1 form letter, prototype letter, standard form, standard letter.2 prototype, mold.3 macho-man, he-man.* * *► adjetivo1 (valiente) tough1 familiar he-man, tough guy————————1 familiar he-man, tough guy* * *SM1) * tough guy *, he-man *3) Méx (=impreso) blank form* * *- ta masculino, femeninoa) (fam) ( hombre) tough guy (colloq); (pey) macho man (colloq & pej)b) (fam & pey) ( mujer) butch woman (colloq & pej)* * *= stud.Ex. 'Slut'/'angel' and 'wuss'/' stud' dichotomies provide an oversimplified grid from which adolescents negotiate complex feelings towards their own sexuality.* * *- ta masculino, femeninoa) (fam) ( hombre) tough guy (colloq); (pey) macho man (colloq & pej)b) (fam & pey) ( mujer) butch woman (colloq & pej)* * *= stud.Ex: 'Slut'/'angel' and 'wuss'/' stud' dichotomies provide an oversimplified grid from which adolescents negotiate complex feelings towards their own sexuality.
* * *machote -tamasculine, feminineA1 (borrador) draft2 (formulario) blank form3 (modelo) model4 (plantilla) template* * *
machote◊ -ta sustantivo masculino, femenino
(pey) macho man (colloq & pej)
' machote' also found in these entries:
English:
hunk
* * *machote, -a♦ adjFam brave;dárselas de machote to act like a he-man♦ nm,fFam [niño] big boy, f big girl♦ nmCAm, Méx [modelo] rough draft* * *famI adj machoII m tough guy* * *machote nm2) CA, Mex : rough draft, model -
68 melenudo
adj.long-haired, shaggy, hairy, shaggy-haired.m.long-haired guy, long-haired person.* * *► adjetivo1 peyorativo long-haired1 peyorativo long-haired layabout————————1 peyorativo long-haired layabout* * *melenudo, -a *1.ADJ long-haired2.* * *- da adjetivo (fam) long-haired* * *= shaggy [shaggier -comp., shaggiest -sup.].Ex. Then, she noticed the split ends on his shaggy hair.* * *- da adjetivo (fam) long-haired* * *= shaggy [shaggier -comp., shaggiest -sup.].Ex: Then, she noticed the split ends on his shaggy hair.
* * *( fam); long-hairedmasculine, feminineese bar está lleno de melenudos that bar is full of long-haired hippy types* * *
melenudo◊ -da adjetivo (fam) long-haired
* * *melenudo, -a Fam♦ adjlong-haired♦ nmlong-haired guy* * *I adj long-hairedII m long-haired boy oguy* * *melenudo, -da ngreñudo: longhair, hippie -
69 tarado
adj.1 defective, damaged.2 cretinous.past part.past participle of spanish verb: tarar.* * *1→ link=tarar tarar► adjetivo1 (defectuoso) defective, damaged2 (persona) handicapped► nombre masculino,nombre femenino* * *tarado, -a1. ADJ1) (Com) defective, imperfect2) [persona] crippled3) * (=idiota) stupid; (=loco) crazy, nuts *2.SM / F * (=idiota) cretin *, moron ** * *I- da adjetivoa) ( minusválido) handicappedb) (fam & pey) ( tonto) stupidII- da masculino, femeninoa) ( minusválido) handicapped personb) (fam & pey) ( imbécil), moron (colloq & pej)* * *= cretinous, dim-witted [dimwitted], dimwit, brainless, twat, wanker, tosser, shithead, dumbbell, retard, nonce.Ex. It is already evident that he is a cretinous buffoon.Ex. From that point on, the film is not only stupid, it's dim-witted, brainless and obtuse to the point of being insulting to the audience.Ex. The diplomats have been calling him a lucky dimwit ever since.Ex. From that point on, the film is not only stupid, it's dim-witted, brainless and obtuse to the point of being insulting to the audience.Ex. I don't really care if he does like real ale, even if his arse was hung with diamonds he would still be a twat.Ex. These are the wankers who thought they knew all about fashion.Ex. The site shows that the highest proportions of ' tossers' -- or overspenders -- are in Northern Ireland and eastern England.Ex. With all the pandering shitheads in politics today, it's so refreshing to see some one who will just say 'fuck off, don't bother me'.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'.Ex. The court also heard the victim's brother accuse the defendant of physical abuse and of calling him a 'lemon and a retard'.Ex. Justin, whilst clearly a nonce, is to be commended on instigating a high-profile campaign to free the hostages.* * *I- da adjetivoa) ( minusválido) handicappedb) (fam & pey) ( tonto) stupidII- da masculino, femeninoa) ( minusválido) handicapped personb) (fam & pey) ( imbécil), moron (colloq & pej)* * *= cretinous, dim-witted [dimwitted], dimwit, brainless, twat, wanker, tosser, shithead, dumbbell, retard, nonce.Ex: It is already evident that he is a cretinous buffoon.
Ex: From that point on, the film is not only stupid, it's dim-witted, brainless and obtuse to the point of being insulting to the audience.Ex: The diplomats have been calling him a lucky dimwit ever since.Ex: From that point on, the film is not only stupid, it's dim-witted, brainless and obtuse to the point of being insulting to the audience.Ex: I don't really care if he does like real ale, even if his arse was hung with diamonds he would still be a twat.Ex: These are the wankers who thought they knew all about fashion.Ex: The site shows that the highest proportions of ' tossers' -- or overspenders -- are in Northern Ireland and eastern England.Ex: With all the pandering shitheads in politics today, it's so refreshing to see some one who will just say 'fuck off, don't bother me'.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'.Ex: The court also heard the victim's brother accuse the defendant of physical abuse and of calling him a 'lemon and a retard'.Ex: Justin, whilst clearly a nonce, is to be commended on instigating a high-profile campaign to free the hostages.* * *1 (minusválido) handicappedmasculine, feminine1 (minusválido) handicapped person* * *tarado, -a♦ adj1. [defectuoso] defective3. Andes, RP [nervioso] flustered;[distraído] muddled;hoy estoy tarado, dormí muy mal I'm not with it today, I slept really badly♦ nm,fPey idiot* * *adj famstupid, dumb fam -
70 apestado
adj.infested, foul, pestilential, stunk.past part.past participle of spanish verb: apestar.* * *1→ link=apestar apestar► adjetivo1 (olor) foul, pestilent2 MEDICINA plague-ridden3 figurado (en cantidad) infested (de, with), crawling (de, with)* * *ADJ1) (=maloliente) stinking, reeking; (Med) plague-ridden2)estar apestado de — (=repleto) to be infested with
* * *- da adjetivoa) ( con la peste)b) < lugar>apestado de algo: apestado de turistas crawling o infested with tourists; el barrio está apestado de propaganda política — the whole area is plastered with political posters
c) (AmS fam) ( enfermo)está apestada con la gripe — she has come down with the flu (AmE) o (BrE) with flu
me pasé todo el invierno apestado — I had the flu (o a cold etc) all winter
d) (Méx fam) ( con mala suerte)* * *- da adjetivoa) ( con la peste)b) < lugar>apestado de algo: apestado de turistas crawling o infested with tourists; el barrio está apestado de propaganda política — the whole area is plastered with political posters
c) (AmS fam) ( enfermo)está apestada con la gripe — she has come down with the flu (AmE) o (BrE) with flu
me pasé todo el invierno apestado — I had the flu (o a cold etc) all winter
d) (Méx fam) ( con mala suerte)* * *apestado -da1(con la peste): gente apestada plague victims, people with the plague2 ‹lugar› apestado DE algo:la playa está apestada de turistas the beach is crawling o infested with touristsel barrio está apestado de propaganda política the whole area is plastered with political posters3( AmS fam) (enfermo): toda la familia está apestada con la gripe the whole family has come down with the flu ( AmE) o ( BrE) with fluyo me pasé todo el invierno apestado I had the flu ( o a cold etc) all winteresta planta está apestada this plant has blight4* * *
Del verbo apestar: ( conjugate apestar)
apestado es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
apestado
apestar
apestado◊ -da adjetivoa) ( con la peste):
b) ‹ lugar›:◊ apestado de turistas crawling o infested with tourists
apestar ( conjugate apestar) verbo intransitivo (fam) to stink (colloq);
apestado a algo to stink o reek of sth (colloq)
verbo transitivo (fam) to stink out (colloq)
apestar
I vi (oler mal) to stink [a, of]
II verbo transitivo
1 (transmitir mal olor a algo) fam to stink out
2 (transmitir la peste) to infect with the plague
* * *apestado, -a♦ adjFamestá apestado he's unluckyestá apestado he's sick♦ nm,fplague victim* * *part → apestar -
71 chévere
adj.pretty, cute, super, neat.* * *adjetivo (AmL exc CS fam) great (colloq), fantastic (colloq)* * *adjetivo (AmL exc CS fam) great (colloq), fantastic (colloq)* * *no sabía ¡qué chévere! I didn't know, that's great!sería muy chévere que te pudieras venir it would be great o fantastic if you could come* * *
chévere adjetivo (AmL exc CS fam) great (colloq), fantastic (colloq);◊ ¡qué chévere! that's great!
chévere adjetivo LAm familiar, terrific, great, fantastic
' chévere' also found in these entries:
English:
neat
* * *♦ adj[estupendo] great, fantastic;una fiesta muy chévere a really great o fantastic party;tu compañera me ha parecido muy chévere I thought your girlfriend was really great;ese vestido rojo te queda chévere you look great o fantastic in that red dress♦ interjgreat!, fantastic!;¿vamos al cine mañana? – ¡chévere! shall we go to the movies tomorrow? – that would be great!* * *adj L.Am. famcool fam* * * -
72 fortachón
adj.well-built, strapping, burly.m.strong man.* * *► adjetivo1 familiar strong, strapping* * *- chona adjetivo (fam) big and strong (colloq), strapping* * *- chona adjetivo (fam) big and strong (colloq), strapping* * ** * *
fortachón,-ona adj fam strong, well-built: es un chico fortachón, he's a well-built boy
' fortachón' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
fortachona
* * *fortachón, -ona adjFam strapping* * *I adj fambig and strong, burly* * * -
73 jalado
adj.1 drunk, drunken, plastered, soused.2 crazy, mad, hectic.past part.past participle of spanish verb: jalar.* * *I- da adjetivo1) (AmC, Col, Méx fam) ( borracho) tight (colloq)2) (Méx fam) ( descabellado) crazy (colloq)3) (Per fam) < ojos> slantingII- da masculino, femenino (Per fam) oriental-looking personIIImasculino (Per arg) (Educ) fail* * *I- da adjetivo1) (AmC, Col, Méx fam) ( borracho) tight (colloq)2) (Méx fam) ( descabellado) crazy (colloq)3) (Per fam) < ojos> slantingII- da masculino, femenino (Per fam) oriental-looking personIIImasculino (Per arg) (Educ) fail* * *iba muy jalado he was tearing o racing along ( colloq)masculine, femininefail¿cuántos jalados tienes? how many have you failed?, how many have you flunked? ( colloq)* * *
Del verbo jalar: ( conjugate jalar)
jalado es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
jalado
jalar
jalado 1◊ -da adjetivo
1 (AmC, Col, Méx fam) ( borracho) tight (colloq)
2 (Méx fam) ( descabellado) crazy (colloq)
3 (Per fam) ‹ ojos› slanting
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino (Per fam) oriental-looking person
jalado 2 sustantivo masculino (Per arg) (Educ) fail
jalar ( conjugate jalar) verbo transitivo
1
◊ me jaló la manga he pulled o tugged at my sleeve
‹ silla› to draw up
2 (Per arg) ‹ alumno› to fail, flunk (esp AmE colloq)
3 (Per fam) (en automóvil, moto) to give … a lift o ride
verbo intransitivo
1 (AmL exc CS) ( tirar) to pull;
jalado de algo to pull sth;
2
◊ ¡jálale! hurry up!
3 (Méx fam) [motor/aparato] to work;
¿cómo van los negocios? — jalando, jalando how's business? — oh, not so bad (colloq)
5 (AmC fam) [ pareja] to date, go out;
[ persona] jalado CON algn to date sb, go out with sb
jalarse verbo pronominal
1 (Méx) ( enf) See Also→ jalar verbo transitivo 1b
2 (Méx) ( enf)
3 (Col, Méx fam) ( emborracharse) to get tight (colloq)
jalar verbo transitivo & vi fam to eat
* * *jalado, -a adjFam1. CAm, Méx, Ven [borracho] smashed, plastered -
74 borde
adj.1 rude, impolite, rough.2 stupid.f. & m.ratbag(informal) (unfriendly). (peninsular Spanish)m.1 edge.(lleno) hasta el borde full to the brimal borde del mar by the seaestoy al borde de un ataque de nervios I'm going to go off my head in a minuteestar al borde del abismo (figurative) to be on the brink of ruin o disaster2 border, borderline.3 rim.4 hem.5 outskirt.6 brim, brim of the cup.7 threshold, brink, verge.8 rough person, uncouth person.9 stupid, stupid person.10 margin, acies, labrum, ora.pres.subj.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) Present Subjunctive of Spanish verb: bordar.* * *► adjetivo1 (tonto) stupid■ ¡no seas borde! don't be so stupid!2 (antipático) unpleasant; (malhumorado) stroppy3 (planta - silvestre) wild1 idiot————————1 (extremo) edge2 (de vaso, copa) rim4 (de prenda) hem\estar al borde de to be on the verge of* * *noun m.border, edge, brink* * *ISM1) [de asiento, andén, pañuelo] edge; [de plato] rim, lip; [de vaso, sombrero] brim; [de carretera, camino] side; [de ventana] ledge; [de río] edge, banksembró semillas en los bordes del césped — he sowed some seeds at the sides o edges of the lawn
iba andando por el borde de la carretera — she was walking by the roadside o by the side of the road
borde de ataque — (Aer) leading edge
borde de la acera — kerb, curb (EEUU)
borde de salida — (Aer) trailing edge
2)• al borde de — [+ precipicio, lago, cráter] at o on the edge of; [+ quiebra, histeria, crisis] on the verge of
el régimen está al borde del colapso — the regime is on the verge of collapse o on the point of collapsing
su carrera política está al borde del abismo — her political career is teetering on the edge of the abyss
II Espestán al borde de los cuarenta años — they're close to forty, they're hitting o pushing forty *
1. ADJ1) ** (=antipático) nastyestuvo toda la mañana en plan borde — he was in a strop ** o in a foul mood * all morning
ponerse borde (con algn) — to get stroppy (with sb) *, get nasty (with sb)
2) [planta, árbol] wild3) †† [niño] illegitimate2.SMF **¡eres un borde! — you're a nasty piece of work! *
* * *masculino (de mesa, cama) edge; (de moneda, pieza, plato) edge, rim; (de taza, vaso) rim; (de andén, piscina) edgeal borde de algo — <de la guerra/locura> on the brink of something; <del caos/ruina> on the verge of something
* * *= edge, rim, fringe, brim, verge.Ex. As used in an index each card acts as a surrogate for one document, and the index terms for that document are encoded around the edge of the card.Ex. Standing in the early morning on the balcony of her apartment, she was smote as she always was by the grandeur of the sky turning to scarlet as the rim of darkness in the east released the sun for its sluggish trek through the heavens.Ex. The university is located 15 miles from the center of town on the southern fringe.Ex. The pot was placed in a pit dug in the soil such that brim of the pot is in line with the surface of soil.Ex. The verges of these minor roads have had, in some cases, hundreds of years for native flora to become established.----* al borde de = on the verge of, on the brink of, at the side of, on the edge of.* al borde de la carretera = at the roadside.* al borde de la extinción = on the verge of extinction, on the edge of extinction.* al borde de la ley = on the edge of the law.* al borde del camino = at the roadside.* al borde del mar = at the seaside.* borde de la carretera = roadside.* borde de la carretera ajardinado = parkway strip.* borde del camino = roadside, wayside.* borde del río = river bank [riverbank].* borde superior = top edge.* estar al borde de = teeter + on the edge of.* ficha de borde perforado = edge notch card.* llenar hasta el borde = fill + Nombre + to the brim.* lleno hasta el borde = full to the brim.* repleto hasta el borde = full to the brim.* vivir al borde de la pobreza = live on + the poverty line.* * *masculino (de mesa, cama) edge; (de moneda, pieza, plato) edge, rim; (de taza, vaso) rim; (de andén, piscina) edgeal borde de algo — <de la guerra/locura> on the brink of something; <del caos/ruina> on the verge of something
* * *= edge, rim, fringe, brim, verge.Ex: As used in an index each card acts as a surrogate for one document, and the index terms for that document are encoded around the edge of the card.
Ex: Standing in the early morning on the balcony of her apartment, she was smote as she always was by the grandeur of the sky turning to scarlet as the rim of darkness in the east released the sun for its sluggish trek through the heavens.Ex: The university is located 15 miles from the center of town on the southern fringe.Ex: The pot was placed in a pit dug in the soil such that brim of the pot is in line with the surface of soil.Ex: The verges of these minor roads have had, in some cases, hundreds of years for native flora to become established.* al borde de = on the verge of, on the brink of, at the side of, on the edge of.* al borde de la carretera = at the roadside.* al borde de la extinción = on the verge of extinction, on the edge of extinction.* al borde de la ley = on the edge of the law.* al borde del camino = at the roadside.* al borde del mar = at the seaside.* borde de la carretera = roadside.* borde de la carretera ajardinado = parkway strip.* borde del camino = roadside, wayside.* borde del río = river bank [riverbank].* borde superior = top edge.* estar al borde de = teeter + on the edge of.* ficha de borde perforado = edge notch card.* llenar hasta el borde = fill + Nombre + to the brim.* lleno hasta el borde = full to the brim.* repleto hasta el borde = full to the brim.* vivir al borde de la pobreza = live on + the poverty line.* * *2 (tonto) stupid1(grosero): los camareros son unos bordes the waiters are so rude(de una mesa, cama) edge; (de una moneda, pieza, un plato) edge, rim; (de una taza, un vaso) rimno te acerques tanto al borde del andén don't go so near the edge of the platformllenó el vaso hasta el borde she filled the glass to the brimla página tiene ilustraciones en el borde inferior the page has illustrations along the bottomnos sentamos al borde de la piscina we sat down at o by the edge of the swimming poolparamos al borde de la carretera we stopped at the roadside o at the side of the roadhabía un sauce al borde del río there was a willow tree at the edge of the river o on the river bankestar al borde de la locura to be on the brink of madnessal borde de la muerte on the point of death, at death's dooral borde de las lágrimas on the verge of tearsCompuesto:leading edge* * *
Del verbo bordar: ( conjugate bordar)
bordé es:
1ª persona singular (yo) pretérito indicativo
borde es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
bordar
borde
bordar ( conjugate bordar) verbo transitivo ‹sábana/blusa› to embroider;
borde sustantivo masculino (de mesa, cama, acantilado) edge;
(de moneda, taza, vaso) rim;
al borde de algo ‹de la guerra/locura› on the brink of sth;
‹de las lágrimas/del caos/de la ruina› on the verge of sth;
bordar verbo transitivo
1 (una interpretación, un trabajo) to do excellently
2 Cost to embroider
borde 1 sustantivo masculino (de una mesa, un camino) edge
(de una taza, etc) rim, brim
♦ Locuciones: al borde de, (muy cerca de): tiene una casa al borde del mar, he has got a house at the seaside
figurado estuvo al borde de la muerte, she was at death's door
(a punto de) estamos al borde de un ataque de nervios, we are on the brink of a nervous breakdown
borde 2
I m,f fam crude, stupid person
II adj fam stroppy, rude: ¡no seas borde y ven al cine! don't be rude and come along to the movies!
' borde' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abismo
- bordear
- canto
- exasperación
- rasa
- raso
- umbral
- afilado
- filo
- flecos
- mellado
- salir
- sobresalir
English:
border
- brim
- brink
- edge
- fill up
- fringe
- hang over
- lip
- madness
- perforated
- rim
- roadside
- stroppy
- surround
- verge
- away
- curb
- edging
- from
- keep
- perch
- road
* * *borde1 nm[límite] edge; [de carretera] side; [de río] bank; [de vaso, botella] rim; Méxlleno hasta el borde full to the brim;al borde del mar by the sea;no dejes que se acerquen al borde de la piscina don't let them go near the edge of the swimming pool;el delantero fue derribado al borde del área the forward was brought down on the edge of the area;el proceso de paz está al borde del colapso the peace process is on the brink of collapse;estar al borde del abismo to be on the brink of ruin o disaster♦ adj[antipático]no seas borde y deja que venga ella también don't be such Br a ratbag o US an s.o.b., and let her come too;no te pongas borde que casi no te he tocado there's no need to get in a huff o Br strop, I hardly touched you♦ nmf[antipático] Br ratbag, US s.o.b.;si encuentro al borde que me ha robado la bicicleta lo mato if I find the rat that stole my bike, I'll kill him* * *1 adj fampersona rude, uncouth2 m edge;al borde de fig on the verge obrink of* * *borde nm1) : border, edge2)al borde de : on the verge ofestoy al borde de la locura: I'm about to go crazy* * *borde1 adj unpleasantborde2 n1. (en general) edge2. (de vaso, taza) rim -
75 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* * * -
76 sexy
adj.sexy (informal).m.sex appeal.* * *► adjetivo1 sexy1 sex appeal* * *1.ADJ [persona] sexy; [libro, escena] erotic, titillating2.SM sexiness, sex appeal* * *['seksi, 'sesi]adjetivo (fam) <persona/vestido> sexy; < espectáculo> titillating* * *['seksi, 'sesi]adjetivo (fam) <persona/vestido> sexy; < espectáculo> titillating* * *sexy1/ˈseksi, ˈsesi/( fam); ‹persona/vestido› sexy; ‹espectáculo› titillatingsexy2sex appeal* * *
sexy /'seksi/, /'sesi/ adjetivo (fam) sexy
sexy adj fam (atractivo) sexy
' sexy' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
buena
- bueno
- sexi
- sugerente
- sugestivo
English:
foxy
- sexy
* * *sexy, sexi adjFam sexy* * *adj inv sexy* * * -
77 canalla
adj.rotten, wicked, mean.f. & m.1 swine, dog.2 knave, despicable person, scoundrel, scum.3 mob, rabble, canaille, doggery.* * *1 peyorativo (chusma) riffraff, mob, rabble1 peyorativo (hombre ruin) rascal, scoundrel, swine, rotter* * *noun mf.swine, rat* * *masculino y femeninoa) (fam) (bribón, granuja) swine (colloq)la canalla — the rabble o riffraff
* * *= scoundrel, miscreant, scumbag, rascal, scallywag [scalawag, -USA], rapscallion, cad, swine, pig, badass, nasty piece of work.Ex. Here came every sort of human ingredient -- sturdy homesteaders, skilled craftsmen, precious scoundrels.Ex. The forest, therefore, is regarded as the abode of robbers & sundry miscreants, implying its relation to the forces of chaos & disorder.Ex. He then made the comment that our soldiers are fighting 'detestable murderers and scumbags'.Ex. And although they may pose themselves as very religious, they are simply rascals.Ex. In other words, we either have morons or thugs running the White House -- or perhaps one moron, one thug, and a smattering of scalawags in between.Ex. In all truth, it must be said that this howling, hissing, foot-scraping body of young rapscallions found some cause for complaint.Ex. Not only that, but this cad has also convinced them she is losing her faculties.Ex. In German law it is a criminal offense for A to insult B, for example, by calling him a swine.Ex. He was waiting for the opportunity to unleash his fury, no one calls him a pig and gets away with it.Ex. In the hardscrabble times of the Bible, where there were plagues, invasions from foreign powers, and swarms of locusts, you pretty much had to be a badass.Ex. Mary, on the other hand, is a nasty piece of work who is at her best is frosty and aloof and at her worst is hostile and cruel.----* comportarse como un canalla con = be rotten to.* portarse como un canalla con = be rotten to.* * *masculino y femeninoa) (fam) (bribón, granuja) swine (colloq)la canalla — the rabble o riffraff
* * *= scoundrel, miscreant, scumbag, rascal, scallywag [scalawag, -USA], rapscallion, cad, swine, pig, badass, nasty piece of work.Ex: Here came every sort of human ingredient -- sturdy homesteaders, skilled craftsmen, precious scoundrels.
Ex: The forest, therefore, is regarded as the abode of robbers & sundry miscreants, implying its relation to the forces of chaos & disorder.Ex: He then made the comment that our soldiers are fighting 'detestable murderers and scumbags'.Ex: And although they may pose themselves as very religious, they are simply rascals.Ex: In other words, we either have morons or thugs running the White House -- or perhaps one moron, one thug, and a smattering of scalawags in between.Ex: In all truth, it must be said that this howling, hissing, foot-scraping body of young rapscallions found some cause for complaint.Ex: Not only that, but this cad has also convinced them she is losing her faculties.Ex: In German law it is a criminal offense for A to insult B, for example, by calling him a swine.Ex: He was waiting for the opportunity to unleash his fury, no one calls him a pig and gets away with it.Ex: In the hardscrabble times of the Bible, where there were plagues, invasions from foreign powers, and swarms of locusts, you pretty much had to be a badass.Ex: Mary, on the other hand, is a nasty piece of work who is at her best is frosty and aloof and at her worst is hostile and cruel.* comportarse como un canalla con = be rotten to.* portarse como un canalla con = be rotten to.* * *el muy canalla se largó con toda la plata the rotten swine ran off with all the cash2la canalla periodística the press mob ( pej)* * *
canalla sustantivo masculino y femenino (fam) (bribón, granuja) swine (colloq)
canalla pey
I mf swine, rotter
II sustantivo femenino riffraff, mob
' canalla' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
miserable
- sinvergüenza
English:
heel
- rat
- scoundrel
- swine
- unmitigated
* * *♦ adj1 [miserable] beastly;[bribón] roguish2 [barriobajero] low-life3 [estado] rogue♦ nmf[persona] swine, dog♦ nfla canalla the rabble, the riffraff* * *I m/f swine fam, rat famII f riff-raff* * * -
78 comible
adj.1 edible, fit to eat.2 eatable, edible.* * *ADJ eatable* * *adjetivo (fam) eatable* * *= eatable.Ex. So, food repulsions take root in social imagination and the logic of food classification show what is eatable or not, what disgusts and what soils the soul.* * *adjetivo (fam) eatable* * *= eatable.Ex: So, food repulsions take root in social imagination and the logic of food classification show what is eatable or not, what disgusts and what soils the soul.
* * *( fam); eatable* * *comible adjFam just about edible* * *adj fameatable* * * -
79 pachucho
adj.overripe.* * *► adjetivo\estar pachucho,-a to feel under the weather* * ** * *= out of sorts, poorly.Ex. For example, you already know that living in a windowless room will make you cranky and out of sorts.Ex. Tuan is his new father figure after his real dad sadly died after being poorly for a long time.* * ** * *= out of sorts, poorly.Ex: For example, you already know that living in a windowless room will make you cranky and out of sorts.
Ex: Tuan is his new father figure after his real dad sadly died after being poorly for a long time.* * *2 ‹fruta› overripe, past its best ( colloq)* * *
pachucho
‹ fruta› overripe
pachucho,-a adj (enfermo) off-colour
(triste) gloomy
' pachucho' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
pachucha
English:
off-color
- off-colour
- poorly
- queer
- ropey
- ropy
- rough
- seedy
- sort
- weather
* * *pachucho, -a adjFam1. [persona, animal] under the weather, poorly2. [fruta] overripe* * *adj MED fampoorly* * * -
80 pesetero
adj.penny-pinching, cheapskate, stingy.* * *► adjetivo1 money-grubbing► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 money-grubber* * *ADJ1) (=avaro) money-grabbing *, mercenary2) Méx [comerciante] small-time* * *- ra adjetivo (Esp fam) money-grubbing (colloq)* * *= stingy [stingier -comp., stingies -sup.], tight-fisted, miser, skinflint, penny-pinching, tightwad.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.* * *- ra adjetivo (Esp fam) money-grubbing (colloq)* * *= stingy [stingier -comp., stingies -sup.], tight-fisted, miser, skinflint, penny-pinching, tightwad.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.* * *masculine, feminine* * *
pesetero,-a adjetivo stingy: no te hará nada gratis, es muy pesetero, he won't do anything for nothing, he's so mercenary
' pesetero' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
pesetera
* * *♦ adjmoney-grubbing♦ nm,fmoneygrubber* * *adj fammoney-grubbing fam
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"