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[rɪ'kɔːd]1. n1) (report, note) rapporto, (file) pratica, dossier m inv, (minutes: of meeting) verbale m, Law registro, (historical report) documento, Comput record m inv, registrazione fpublic records — archivi mpl
he is on record as saying that... — ha dichiarato pubblicamente che...
it is on record that... — è stato registrato che...
to place or put sth on record — mettere qc agli atti
2) (person's past in general) precedenti mpl, (as dossier) resoconto, (also: criminal record) menzione f nel casellario giudizialehe has a clean record — ha la fedina penale pulita, non ha precedenti penali
police records — schedario msg della polizia
the school has a poor record of exam passes — in quella scuola si registra una bassa percentuale di promozioni
3) Sport record m inv, primatoto beat or break a record — battere un record or un primato
4) Mus disco2. adj attrrecord inv3. vt1) (set down) registrare, prendere nota di, (relate) raccontare2) Mus registrare, incidere, Comput registrare3) (subj: thermometer) registrareFALSE FRIEND: record is not translated by the Italian word ricordareEnglish-Italian dictionary > record ***** rec·ord n , adj vb
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2 second ***** sec·ond adj , adv , n , vt sense 1) vt sense 2)
[sɪ'kɒnd] I1. adjsecond floor Brit — secondo piano, Am primo piano
in second gear Auto — in seconda
second person Gram — seconda persona
every second day/week — ogni due giorni/settimane
on second thoughts... — ripensandoci meglio...
2. adv1) (in race, competition etc) al secondo postoto come second — arrivare secondo (-a), piazzarsi al secondo posto
it's the second largest fish I've ever caught — ho preso soltanto un pesce più grosso di questo, finora
2) (secondly) in secondo luogo, secondo3. n2)in second Auto — in seconda
3)he came a good second — (in race) è arrivato secondo con un buon tempo
4) Brit Univ laurea con punteggio discreto5)(
Comm: imperfect goods) seconds npl — merce fsg di seconda scelta6)(
fam: second helping) seconds npl — bis m inv4. vt1) (motion, statement) appoggiareI'll second that fig — l'appoggio, sono a favore
2) (Brit: employee) distaccareII ['sɛk(ə)nd] nEnglish-Italian dictionary > second ***** sec·ond adj , adv , n , vt sense 1) vt sense 2)
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3 buckshee buck·shee adj , adv
[ˌbʌk'ʃiː](fam: free) gratis ( inv) -
4 classy adj
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5 funky adj
['fʌŋkɪ] -
6 kaput ka·put adj
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7 natty nat·ty adj
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8 nifty nif·ty adj
['nɪftɪ] -
9 nineteen ***** nine·teen adj , n
English-Italian dictionary > nineteen ***** nine·teen adj , n
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10 raunchy raun·chy adj
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11 sexy adj
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12 snooty adj
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13 cascarrabias
adj.crabby, crotchety.m.&f. s&pl.1 grouch, misery guts.2 crabby person, bad-tempered person, grouch, grumpy person.* * *1 familiar grumpy person, bad-tempered person* * *SMF INV grouch ** * *Iadjetivo invariable (fam) cantankerous, grumpyIImasculino y femenino (pl cascarrabias) (fam) cantankerous o grumpy persones un viejo cascarrabias — he's a cantankerous old devil o sod (colloq)
* * *= grouchy [grouchier -comp., grouchiest -sup.], grumpy [grumpier -comp., grumpiest -sup.], curmudgeon, curmudgeonly, cantankerous, bad-tempered, crabby [crabbier -comp., crabbiest, -sup.], ornery, misery guts, grouch, sour puss.Ex. The book 'The Grouchy Ladybug' describes how a ladybug can be used to teach entomology, natural selection, comparative anatomy, food chains and symbiotic relationships.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. 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. 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.* * *Iadjetivo invariable (fam) cantankerous, grumpyIImasculino y femenino (pl cascarrabias) (fam) cantankerous o grumpy persones un viejo cascarrabias — he's a cantankerous old devil o sod (colloq)
* * *= grouchy [grouchier -comp., grouchiest -sup.], grumpy [grumpier -comp., grumpiest -sup.], curmudgeon, curmudgeonly, cantankerous, bad-tempered, crabby [crabbier -comp., crabbiest, -sup.], ornery, misery guts, grouch, sour puss.Ex: The book 'The Grouchy Ladybug' describes how a ladybug can be used to teach entomology, natural selection, comparative anatomy, food chains and symbiotic relationships.
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: 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: 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.* * *( fam); cantankerous, grumpycantankerous o grumpy person* * *
cascarrabias adjetivo invariable (fam) cantankerous, grumpy
■ sustantivo masculino y femenino (pl◊ cascarrabias) grouch (colloq)
cascarrabias
I mf inv familiar bad-tempered person
familiar misery
II adjetivo grumpy: no seas cascarrabias, don't be such a misery guts o don't be such a stick in the mud
' cascarrabias' also found in these entries:
English:
grouch
- irascible
- crank
* * *♦ adj invgrouchy, cranky;un viejo cascarrabias an old grouch, Br an old misery-guts♦ nmf invgrouch, Br misery-guts,* * *m/f inv famgrouch fam* * * -
14 gagá
adj.1 senile.2 chic.f.feminine of GAGO.* * *adjetivo invariable1) (fam) ( senil) gaga (colloq)2) (Per fam) ( elegante) smart (colloq)* * *= gaga.Ex. So if Ellen and Baltar are anything to go by, it seems exceptionally smart people are a bit gaga.* * *adjetivo invariable1) (fam) ( senil) gaga (colloq)2) (Per fam) ( elegante) smart (colloq)* * *= gaga.Ex: So if Ellen and Baltar are anything to go by, it seems exceptionally smart people are a bit gaga.
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gagá adjetivo invariable
1 (fam) ( senil) gaga (colloq)
2 (Per fam) ( elegante) smart (colloq)
gagá adj fam el abuelo está un poco gagá, grandad has gone a bit gaga
' gagá' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
chochear
- chocho
English:
gaga
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15 finolis
adj.affected (informal).m.&f. s&pl.affected person.* * *1 familiar (remilgado) fussy, finicky* * *Iadjetivo invariable (Esp) (hum & pey) affectedII* * *Iadjetivo invariable (Esp) (hum & pey) affectedII* * *( fam pey); affectedaffected person* * *♦ adj invaffected, fussy;es muy finolis con la comida he's very fussy about his food♦ nmf invaffected o fussy person;es un finolis he's terribly affected o fussy* * *famI adj affected, preciousII m/f affected oprecious person -
16 porno
adj.porn, porno (informal).porno duro hard-core pornm.pornography, porno, porn.* * *► adjetivo1 familiar porno1 porn* * *adjetivo invariable (fam) <película/libro> porn (before n) (colloq)* * *adjetivo invariable (fam) <película/libro> porn (before n) (colloq)* * *( fam); ‹película› porn ( before n) ( colloq), blue ( before n) ( colloq); ‹libro› porn ( before n) ( colloq)( fam)porn ( colloq)* * *
porno adj inv fam porn
' porno' also found in these entries:
English:
hard porn
- hard-core
- porn
- soft
- blue
- dirty
- hard
* * *♦ adjporn, porno♦ nmpornporno blando soft porn;porno duro hardcore porn* * *I adj porn atrII m porn -
17 allerhand
Adj. und unbest. Pron. umg. allerlei I und II; das ist allerhand! lobend: not bad; tadelnd: that’s a bit thick, that takes the biscuit (Am. cake) umg.* * *quite a lot (Pron.);* * *ạl|ler|hạnd ['alɐ'hant]adj inv(substantivisch) (= allerlei) all kinds of things; (= ziemlich viel) rather a lot; (attributiv) all kinds or sorts of, rather a lot ofdas ist allerhand! (zustimmend) — that's quite something!, not bad at all! (inf)
das ist ja or doch allerhand! (empört) — that's too much!, that's the limit!
* * *al·ler·hand[ˈalɐˈhant]adj inv (fam) all sorts of▶ das ist ja [o doch] \allerhand! that's a bit rich [or much]!* * *indeklinabele unbestimmte Gattungszahl (ugs.)1) attr. all kinds or sorts of2) allein stehend all kinds or sorts of thingsdas ist allerhand! — (viel) that's a lot; (sehr gut) that's quite something
das ist ja od. doch allerhand! — that's just not on (Brit. coll.); that really is the limit (coll.)
* * *das ist allerhand! lobend: not bad; tadelnd: that’s a bit thick, that takes the biscuit (US cake) umg* * *indeklinabele unbestimmte Gattungszahl (ugs.)1) attr. all kinds or sorts of2) allein stehend all kinds or sorts of thingsdas ist allerhand! — (viel) that's a lot; (sehr gut) that's quite something
das ist ja od. doch allerhand! — that's just not on (Brit. coll.); that really is the limit (coll.)
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18 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 -
19 padre
adj.1 incredible, tremendous (informal). (peninsular Spanish)se armó el lío padre there was a terrible o huge fussfue el cachondeo padre it was a great laugh2 great. (Mexican Spanish)está muy padre it's really great o fantastic3 parent.4 neat, super.m.1 father (man).de padre y muy señor mío (informal) incredible, tremendouspadre de familia head of the familypadre político father-in-law2 father (religion).Santo padre Holy Father, Popepadre espiritual confessorPadres de la Iglesia Fathers of the Christian Church3 priest, father.* * *1 father2 RELIGIÓN (sacerdote) father1 parents► adjetivo1 familiar (fenomenal) terrific\de padre y muy señor mío familiar almightyno tener ni padre, ni madre, ni perrito que le ladre to be all alone in the worldser cada uno de su padre y su madre to be an odd mixture¡su (tu etc) padre! familiar and the same to you!padre de familia head of the familypadre espiritual confessorpadre político father-in-lawel Santo Padre the Holy Father, the Pope* * *noun m.- padres* * *1. SM1) (=progenitor) father; (Zool) father, sireGutiérrez padre — Gutiérrez senior, the elder Gutiérrez
de padre y muy señor mío —
una paliza de padre y muy señor mío — an almighty thrashing, the father and mother of a thrashing
padre de familia — family man; (Jur) head of a household
2) pl padres (=padre y madre) parents3) (Rel) fatherPadre Nuestro — Lord's Prayer, Our Father
4) [de disciplina] father5) *¡mi padre! — you don't say! *
¡tu padre! — up yours! **
¡eres mi padre! — you're a marvel!
2.ADJ * (=enorme) huge* * *Ia) (fam) ( grande) terrible (colloq)me di or me llevé un susto padre — I got a hell of a fright (colloq)
un escándalo padre — an almighty o a terrible fuss
b) [estar] (Méx fam) <coche/persona> great (colloq), fantasticII1) ( pariente) fatherde padre y (muy) señor mío — terrible (colloq)
no tener padre ni madre, ni perrito que le ladre — to be all alone in the world
2) (Relig) ( sacerdote) father* * *= father, dad.Ex. A patronymic is the name derived from the given name of the father, often by the addition of a suffix.Ex. Tuan is his new father figure after his real dad sadly died after being poorly for a long time.----* Asociación de Madres y Padres de Alumnos (AMPA) = Parent-Teacher Association (PTA).* asociación de padres = parents' association.* asociación de padres de alumnos = Parent-Teacher Association (PTA).* de los padres = parental.* día del padre, el = Father's Day.* el padre de = the father of.* familia en la que los dos padres trabajan = dual-income family.* formación de padres = parenting, parenting education.* madre o padre adoptivo = foster parent.* madre o padre biológico = biological parent.* madre o padre de nacimiento = birth parent.* madre o padre natural = birth parent.* madre or padre adoptivo = adoptive parent.* padre adoptivo = foster father, adoptive father.* padre biológico = biological father.* padre de familia = pater familias, family man.* padre de nacimiento = birth father.* padre fundador = founding father.* padre natural = birth father.* padres = parents.* padres adoptivos = adopted parents.* padres biológicos = biological parents.* padre soltero = single father.* reunión a la que los padres acuden con sus bebés = lapsit.* sueño de los padres = hand-me-down dream.* * *Ia) (fam) ( grande) terrible (colloq)me di or me llevé un susto padre — I got a hell of a fright (colloq)
un escándalo padre — an almighty o a terrible fuss
b) [estar] (Méx fam) <coche/persona> great (colloq), fantasticII1) ( pariente) fatherde padre y (muy) señor mío — terrible (colloq)
no tener padre ni madre, ni perrito que le ladre — to be all alone in the world
2) (Relig) ( sacerdote) father* * *= father, dad.Ex: A patronymic is the name derived from the given name of the father, often by the addition of a suffix.
Ex: Tuan is his new father figure after his real dad sadly died after being poorly for a long time.* Asociación de Madres y Padres de Alumnos (AMPA) = Parent-Teacher Association (PTA).* asociación de padres = parents' association.* asociación de padres de alumnos = Parent-Teacher Association (PTA).* de los padres = parental.* día del padre, el = Father's Day.* el padre de = the father of.* familia en la que los dos padres trabajan = dual-income family.* formación de padres = parenting, parenting education.* madre o padre adoptivo = foster parent.* madre o padre biológico = biological parent.* madre o padre de nacimiento = birth parent.* madre o padre natural = birth parent.* madre or padre adoptivo = adoptive parent.* padre adoptivo = foster father, adoptive father.* padre biológico = biological father.* padre de familia = pater familias, family man.* padre de nacimiento = birth father.* padre fundador = founding father.* padre natural = birth father.* padres = parents.* padres adoptivos = adopted parents.* padres biológicos = biological parents.* padre soltero = single father.* reunión a la que los padres acuden con sus bebés = lapsit.* sueño de los padres = hand-me-down dream.* * *nos dimos or nos llevamos un susto padre we got a hell of a o a terrible fright ( colloq)se armó un escándalo padre there was an almighty o a terrible fuss¡qué padre! great!A (pariente) fathermis padres my parentscada uno es/era de su padre y de su madre they are/were all differentde padre y (muy) señor mío terrible ( colloq)le pegó una paliza de padre y (muy) señor mío he gave him the thrashing of his life, he gave him a terrible o an almighty beatingun dolor de cabeza de padre y (muy) señor mío a terrible o an almighty o ( colloq) a splitting headacheno tener padre ni madre, ni perrito que le ladre to be all alone in the worldCompuestos:father, family man( Hist) hero of the nationlos padres de la patria (fundadores) the founding fathers, the founders of the nationveo que los padres de la patria acaban de votarse otro aumento ( iró) (diputados) I see our esteemed leaders have awarded themselves another salary increase ( iro)B ( Relig) (sacerdote) fatherel padre Miguel Father MiguelCompuesto:confessorCDios Padre God the Father* * *
padre sustantivo masculino
1 ( pariente) father;
padre de familia father, family man
2 (Relig) ( sacerdote) father
■ adjetivo
padre
I sustantivo masculino
1 father
(creador, inventor) el padre de la nueva ciencia, the father of modern science
2 Rel father
II adj fam huge: le cayó una bronca padre, he got a tremendous telling-off
♦ Locuciones: darse/pegarse la vida padre, to live like a king
Recuerda que el plural de father se refiere únicamente al sexo masculino. Para referirnos al padre y a la madre de alguien hay que usar la palabra parent. Por tanto, la pregunta ¿qué tal tus padres? debe traducirse por how are your parents?
' padre' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aciaga
- aciago
- acordarse
- adoptiva
- adoptivo
- afectar
- aire
- algo
- balanza
- cargar
- clavada
- clavado
- como
- como quiera
- comoquiera
- conectar
- contabilidad
- creer
- dar
- deferencia
- derrumbarse
- desastre
- descalificar
- descubrir
- detalle
- devoción
- difunta
- difunto
- espíritu
- estibador
- estibadora
- falsificar
- gafar
- gaita
- heredar
- igual
- imagen
- impresionar
- introducir
- llevarse
- mal
- negocio
- nuestra
- nuestro
- oriunda
- oriundo
- parecerse
- progenitor
- progenitora
- reciente
English:
abuse
- ageing
- anathema
- and
- appendicitis
- assignment
- born
- borrow
- brass
- cover
- day
- disobey
- father
- fatherless
- fracture
- image
- interfere
- late
- let
- over
- parent
- resemblance
- reverend
- senior
- single parent
- take after
- who
- admission
- aware
- bidding
- fit
- go
- her
- his
- just
- look
- man
- my
- neat
- our
- papa
- parenthood
- paternal
- single
- take
- their
- -to-be
- vaguely
- your
* * *♦ nm1. [pariente] father;Cervantes es el padre de la novela moderna Cervantes is the father of the modern novel;Emilio padre Emilio senior;Famcada uno es de su padre y de su madre each one is different;Famde padre y muy señor mío incredible, tremendous;Esp Famhacer padre a alguien to make sb a happy manFam¡tu padre! sod you!;Fam Humno tener padre ni madre ni perrito que le ladre to be without o not to have a friend in the worldpadre de familia head of the family;padre de la patria founding father;padre político father-in-law;padre soltero single parent2. [sacerdote] fatherpadre espiritual confessor; Rel Padres de la Iglesia Fathers of the Christian Church; Rel padre nuestro Lord's Prayer♦ adj invFamse armó el lío padre there was a terrible o huge fuss;fue el cachondeo padre it was a great laughesa canción está muy padre that song is really great o fantastic;¡ay qué padre! hey, that's great o fantastic!♦ padres nmpl1. [padre y madre] parents2. [antepasados] forefathers, ancestors;las tradiciones de nuestros padres the traditions of our forefathers o ancestors* * *m father;REL el Padre Martin Father Martin;padres pl parents;de padre y muy señor mío terrible;¡qué padre! Méx brilliant!* * *padre nm1) : father2) padres nmpl: parents* * *padre n father -
20 gordinflón
adj.very fat, pudgy, chubby, porky.m.fatso, blimp, lardass.* * *► adjetivo1 chubby, fat► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 chubby person, fatty* * *gordinflón, -ona *1.ADJ chubby, podgy, pudgy (EEUU)¡gordinflón! — fatty! *, fatso! *
2.SM / F fatty *, fatso ** * *I- flona adjetivo (fam) chubby (colloq), roly-poly (colloq)II- flona masculino, femenino (fam) fatty (colloq), fatso (colloq)* * *= fat [fatter -comp., fattest -sup.], plump [plumper -comp., plumpest -sup.].Ex. The article is entitled 'America the slim: or, where are the fat children in picture books'.Ex. Researchers have found that men who are hungry are attracted to plumper women but, once they had eaten, men's taste in women reverted to those with slimmer figures.* * *I- flona adjetivo (fam) chubby (colloq), roly-poly (colloq)II- flona masculino, femenino (fam) fatty (colloq), fatso (colloq)* * *= fat [fatter -comp., fattest -sup.], plump [plumper -comp., plumpest -sup.].Ex: The article is entitled 'America the slim: or, where are the fat children in picture books'.
Ex: Researchers have found that men who are hungry are attracted to plumper women but, once they had eaten, men's taste in women reverted to those with slimmer figures.* * *adj,masculine, feminine( fam)* * *
gordinflón,-ona m,f fam pey fatty, fatso
' gordinflón' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
gordinflona
English:
chubby
- flabby
* * *♦ adjchubby, tubby♦ nm,ffatty;es un gordinflón he's quite chubby* * *m, gordinflona f famfatso fam* * *
См. также в других словарях:
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SPORT — DANS un monde soumis quotidiennement aux bouleversements politiques, aux fluctuations économiques et qui, de surcroît, ne peut ignorer les sources permanentes de conflits qui séparent les consciences, rares sont les langages universels perçus par … Encyclopédie Universelle
popote — [ pɔpɔt ] n. f. • 1857 arg. milit.; onomat. « soupe » ou mot vosgien « bouillie » 1 ♦ Table commune d officiers. ⇒ mess; cantine, gamelle. Loc. fam. Faire la tournée des popotes : pour une personnalité civile ou militaire, faire une visite de… … Encyclopédie Universelle
knock-out — [ (k)nɔkaut ] n. m. inv. et adj. inv. • 1899; loc. angl., de to knock « frapper » et out « dehors » I ♦ 1 ♦ N. m. Mise hors de combat du boxeur resté à terre plus de dix secondes. Battu par knock out à la cinquième reprise. Adj. (1905) Mettre… … Encyclopédie Universelle
pot-au-feu — [ potofø ] n. m. inv. • 1673, dans les loc. avoir, mettre le pot au feu; de pot et 1. feu 1 ♦ Mets composé de viande de bœuf bouillie avec des carottes, des poireaux, des navets, des oignons, du céleri, et souvent un os à moelle. ⇒ potée. Le… … Encyclopédie Universelle
toc — 1. toc [ tɔk ] interj. et adj. inv. • 1579; onomat. → toquer 1 ♦ Onomatopée d un bruit, d un heurt (souvent répété). « J ai frappé à la porte, carrément. Toc, toc ! Qui est là ? » (Mirbeau). Fig. et fam. Et toc ! bien envoyé ! (cf. Et vlan !). 2… … Encyclopédie Universelle
extra — [ ɛkstra ] n. m. et adj. inv. • 1732 « jour extraordinaire auquel on tient l audience »; abrév. de extraordinaire I ♦ N. m. 1 ♦ Ce que l on fait d extraordinaire; chose ajoutée à ce qui est habituel. ⇒ supplément. S offrir un extra, des extras… … Encyclopédie Universelle
K.-O. — K. O. [ kao ] n. m. inv. et adj. inv. • 1909; de knock out 1 ♦ Knock out. Battu par K. O. Adj. Être mis K. O. Être K. O. debout : être sonné, ne plus pouvoir se défendre (⇒ groggy;) fig. avoir perdu. ⇒ foutu. « L Irak est K. O. debout » (L… … Encyclopédie Universelle
canon — 1. canon [ kanɔ̃ ] n. m. • 1339; it. cannone, augment. de canna « tube » (→ canne); « conduit, tuyau, bobine » XIIIe; de canne I ♦ 1 ♦ Pièce d artillerie servant à lancer des projectiles lourds. ⇒ bouche (à feu), mortier, obusier. Canon de siège … Encyclopédie Universelle
cañon — 1. canon [ kanɔ̃ ] n. m. • 1339; it. cannone, augment. de canna « tube » (→ canne); « conduit, tuyau, bobine » XIIIe; de canne I ♦ 1 ♦ Pièce d artillerie servant à lancer des projectiles lourds. ⇒ bouche (à feu), mortier, obusier … Encyclopédie Universelle