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1 huidizo
adj.1 shy, nervous.2 elusive, play-hard-to-get, fugitive, passing.* * *► adjetivo1 (esquivo) fleeting, elusive2 (tímido) shy* * *ADJ1) (=esquivo) [persona] elusive; [mirada] evasive2) (=tímido) shy, timid3) (=fugaz) [impresión, luz] fleeting4) (Anat) [barbilla] wispy; [frente] receding* * *una chica tímida, de mirada huidiza — a shy girl who never looks you in the eye
* * *= reclusive, shy [shier/shyer -comp., shiest/shyest -sup.].Ex. Then, just days later, the usually reclusive leader of the Pakistani Taliban Mehsud held a news conference of his own, in the same region.Ex. One is the written word, letters to LC, and no one is particularly shy on that score nor should be.* * *una chica tímida, de mirada huidiza — a shy girl who never looks you in the eye
* * *= reclusive, shy [shier/shyer -comp., shiest/shyest -sup.].Ex: Then, just days later, the usually reclusive leader of the Pakistani Taliban Mehsud held a news conference of his own, in the same region.
Ex: One is the written word, letters to LC, and no one is particularly shy on that score nor should be.* * *huidizo -za‹mirada› evasive, shy; ‹carácter/persona› elusive; ‹animal› timiduna chica tímida, de mirada huidiza a shy girl who never looks you in the eye* * *
huidizo
‹carácter/persona› elusive;
‹ animal› timid
huidizo,-a adjetivo elusive
' huidizo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
huidiza
* * *huidizo, -a adj[esquivo] shy, elusive* * *adj persona elusive* * *huidizo, -za adj1) escurridizo: elusive, slippery2) : shy, evasive -
2 insaisissable
insaisissable [ɛ̃sezisabl]adjective[fugitif, ennemi] elusive ; [personnage] enigmatic* * *ɛ̃sɛzisabladjectif [voleur, animal, caractère] elusive; [nuance, image] imperceptible* * *ɛ̃sezisabl adj* * *insaisissable adj1 [voleur, animal, caractère, personnage] elusive; [nuance, image] imperceptible;2 Jur privileged from seizure.[ɛ̃sezisabl] adjectif1. [imprenable - terroriste, voleur] elusive -
3 escurridizo
adj.elusive, slippery, slippy, wriggly.* * *► adjetivo1 slippery2 figurado slippery, elusive\lazo escurridizo slipknot* * *ADJ1) (=resbaladizo) [superficie, objeto] slippery; [nudo] running2) (=evasivo) [carácter] slippery; [idea] elusive* * *- za adjetivo <piel/jabón> slippery; <persona/respuesta> evasive; <idea/concepto> elusive* * *= slick, slippery, slimy [slimier -comp., slimiest -sup.], slippy [slippier -comp., slippiest -sup.].Ex. Tomás Hernández drove cautiously in the torrential rain, trying not to swerve on the slick pavement of the turnpike.Ex. Peter was trying to convince himself that it wasn't his fault as he navigated the glistening slippery streets.Ex. The only real hazard in rock-pooling is a bad fall off a slimy rock, so make sure you wear suitable footwear.Ex. With the rain, the limestone rocks and stiles were very slippy and at least one of our party came a cropper.----* nudo escurridizo = slipknot.* * *- za adjetivo <piel/jabón> slippery; <persona/respuesta> evasive; <idea/concepto> elusive* * *= slick, slippery, slimy [slimier -comp., slimiest -sup.], slippy [slippier -comp., slippiest -sup.].Ex: Tomás Hernández drove cautiously in the torrential rain, trying not to swerve on the slick pavement of the turnpike.
Ex: Peter was trying to convince himself that it wasn't his fault as he navigated the glistening slippery streets.Ex: The only real hazard in rock-pooling is a bad fall off a slimy rock, so make sure you wear suitable footwear.Ex: With the rain, the limestone rocks and stiles were very slippy and at least one of our party came a cropper.* nudo escurridizo = slipknot.* * *escurridizo -za‹persona› slippery, evasive; ‹actitud/respuesta› evasive* * *
escurridizo◊ -za adjetivo ‹piel/jabón› slippery;
‹persona/respuesta› evasive;
‹idea/concepto› elusive
escurridizo,-a adjetivo
1 (suelo, objeto) slippery: ¡cuidado, el suelo está escurridizo!, careful! the floor is slippery
2 (persona) elusive, slippery, slick: es un personaje escurridizo, he's a slick one
' escurridizo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
escurridiza
English:
elusive
- slippery
* * *escurridizo, -a adj1. [animal, material, suelo] slippery2. [persona] slippery, evasive;hacerse el escurridizo [desaparecer] to make oneself scarce* * *adj slippery; figevasive* * *escurridizo, -za adj: slippery, elusive -
4 noctámbulo
adj.noctambulant, night-wandering.m.night owl, night-wanderer, noctambule.* * *► adjetivo1 nocturnal► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 familiar (trasnochador) night owl, US night hawk* * *noctámbulo, -a1.ADJ active at night2.SM / F (=sonámbulo) sleepwalker; (=jaranero) night owl* * *- la adjetivosiempre ha sido noctámbulo — he's always been a night bird o night owl o (AmE) nighthawk (colloq)
* * *= night owl.Ex. The biological basis of preferences for morning or evening activity patterns ('early birds' and ' night owls') has been hypothesized but has remained elusive.* * *- la adjetivosiempre ha sido noctámbulo — he's always been a night bird o night owl o (AmE) nighthawk (colloq)
* * *= night owl.Ex: The biological basis of preferences for morning or evening activity patterns ('early birds' and ' night owls') has been hypothesized but has remained elusive.
* * *masculine, feminine* * *
noctámbulo◊ -la adjetivo: siempre ha sido noctámbulo he's always been a night bird o (AmE) nighthawk (colloq)
noctámbulo,-a m,f fam night-bird
' noctámbulo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
noctámbula
* * *noctámbulo, -a♦ adjes muy noctámbulo he's a real night owl;animal noctámbulo nocturnal animal♦ nm,f[persona] night owl* * *m, noctámbula f sleepwalker* * *noctámbulo, -la n1) : sleepwalker2) : night owl -
5 huraño
adj.shy, unfriendly, unsociable, bashful.* * *► adjetivo1 sullen, unsociable* * *ADJ1) (=tímido) shy2) (=poco sociable) unsociable3) (=esquivo) shy, elusive* * ** * ** * *huraño -ña‹persona› unsociable; ‹animal› timid* * *
huraño◊ -ña adjetivo ‹ persona› unsociable;
‹ animal› timid
huraño,-a adjetivo unsociable
' huraño' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
huraña
- arisco
- cazurro
- esquivo
English:
unsociable
- shy
- sullen
- timid
* * *huraño, -a adjunsociable* * *adj unsociable* * *huraño, -ña adj1) : unsociable, aloof2) : timid, skittish (of an animal)
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