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1 incredible story
s.cuento increíble, cuento inverosímil. -
2 incredible
in'kredəbl1) (hard to believe: He does an incredible amount of work.) increíble2) (impossible to believe; not credible: I found his story incredible.) increíble•- incredibility
incredible adj increíbletr[ɪn'kredɪbəl]1 (unbelievable) increíble, inverosímil; (amazing, fantastic) increíble, fantástico,-aincredible [ɪn'krɛdəbəl] adj: increíble♦ incredibly [-bli] advadj.• increíble adj.ɪn'kredəbəladjective increíbleincredible though it may seem — aunque parezca increíble, aunque parezca mentira
[ɪn'kredǝbl]ADJ increíbleincredible though it may seem — por increíble que parezca, aunque parezca mentira
* * *[ɪn'kredəbəl]adjective increíbleincredible though it may seem — aunque parezca increíble, aunque parezca mentira
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3 fantastic
1) (unbelievable and like a fantasy: She told me some fantastic story about her father being a Grand Duke!) fantástico2) (wonderful; very good: You look fantastic!) fantásticofantastic adj fantástico / maravillosotr[fæn'tæstɪk]1 fantástico,-afantastic [fæn'tæstɪk] adj1) unbelievable: fantástico, increíble, extraño2) enormous: fabuloso, inmensofantastic sums: sumas fabulosas3) wonderful: estupendo, fantástico, bárbaro fam, macanudo fam♦ fantastically [-tɪkli] advadj.• fantástico, -a adj.• quimérico, -a adj.fæn'tæstɪk1)a) ( wonderful) (colloq) fantástico, estupendob) ( enormous) fabuloso, fantástico2)a) ( incredible) < story> absurdo, increíbleb) ( unrealistic) < plan> descabellado3) ( based on fantasy) < literature> fantástico[fæn'tæstɪk]ADJ1) * (=fabulous, terrific) [person, achievement, opportunity, news] fantástico, estupendo, regio (LAm) *, macanudo (S. Cone) *, chévere (Col, Ven) *it's fantastic to see you again! — ¡qué alegría verte de nuevo!
you look fantastic! — (=healthy) ¡qué buen aspecto tienes!; (=attractive) ¡qué guapo estás!
2) * (=huge) [amount, profit, speed] increíble3) (=exotic) [creature, world] fantástico; [shapes, images] extraño4) (=improbable) [story, idea] fantástico* * *[fæn'tæstɪk]1)a) ( wonderful) (colloq) fantástico, estupendob) ( enormous) fabuloso, fantástico2)a) ( incredible) < story> absurdo, increíbleb) ( unrealistic) < plan> descabellado3) ( based on fantasy) < literature> fantástico -
4 mentira
Del verbo mentir: ( conjugate mentir) \ \
mentirá es: \ \3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) futuro indicativoMultiple Entries: mentir mentira
mentir ( conjugate mentir) verbo intransitivo to lie;
mentira sustantivo femenino lie; eso es mentira that's a lie; ¡mentira! yo no le pegué that's a lie, I didn't hit him!; ¡parece mentira! ¡cómo pasa el tiempo! isn't it incredible! doesn't time fly!; mentira piadosa white lie; una araña de mentira or (Méx) de mentiras (leng infantil) a toy spider; una mentira como una casa or un templo (fam) a whopping great lie (colloq), a whopper (colloq)
mentir verbo intransitivo to lie, tell lies
miente como un bellaco, he's a real liar ➣ Ver nota en lie
mentira sustantivo femenino lie: mentira piadosa, white lie Locuciones: parecer mentira: aunque parezca mentira, strange as it may seem
parece mentira que tenga esa edad, it is incredible that he is that old ' mentira' also found in these entries: Spanish: bola - camelo - decir - descarada - descarado - engaño - engendrar - falsedad - invención - inventar - novela - oír - pegote - piadosa - piadoso - tamaña - tamaño - transparente - burdo - chiva - coba - cuento - fábula - flagrante - grande - macana - mito - parecer - que - rollo - solemne English: barefaced - blatant - blatantly - deceit - downright - fabrication - fall for - invention - lie - lying - oddly - out-and-out - outright - story - transparent - white lie - whopper - make - pretend - strangely - white -
5 far-fetched
adjective (very unlikely: a far-fetched story.) inverosímil, improbabletr[fɑː'feʧt]1 (strained) rebuscado,-a, forzado,-a2 (incredible) inverosímilfar-fetched ['fɑr'fɛʧt] adj: improbable, exageradoadj.• forzado, -a adj.• poco probable adj.'fɑːr'fetʃt, ˌfɑː'fetʃtadjective exagerado, rocambolesco['fɑː'fetʃt]ADJ [story, explanation] inverosímil, poco probable; [idea, scheme] descabellado* * *['fɑːr'fetʃt, ˌfɑː'fetʃt]adjective exagerado, rocambolesco -
6 take in
1) (to include: Literature takes in drama, poetry and the novel.) incluir, comprender, abarcar2) (to give (someone) shelter: He had nowhere to go, so I took him in.) recoger, dar cobijo, acoger3) (to understand and remember: I didn't take in what he said.) entender, comprender, captar, asimilar4) (to make (clothes) smaller: I lost a lot of weight, so I had to take all my clothes in.) meterle, achicar5) (to deceive or cheat: He took me in with his story.) engañar, embaucar, dar gato por liebretake in vt1) : tomarle a, achicar (un vestido, etc.)2) include: incluir, abarcar3) attend: ir ato take in a movie: ir al cine4) grasp, understand: captar, entender5) deceive: engañar1) v + o + adv, v + adv + o( move indoors) \<\<chairs/toys\>\> meter (dentro), llevar para dentro, entrar (esp AmS)2)a) ( give home to) \<\<orphan\>\> recoger*; \<\<lodger\>\> alojarb) (do)she takes in washing/ironing — es lavandera, lava para afuera (CS)/es planchadora, plancha para afuera (CS)
3) (grasp, register) \<\<impressions/information/news\>\> asimilar4) ( make narrower) \<\<dress/waist\>\> meterle or tomarle a5) \<\<plant/roots\>\> \<\<water/nutrients\>\> asimilar6) v + o + adv ( deceive) engañar7) v + adv + oa) ( include) \<\<areas/topics\>\> incluir*, abarcar*b) ( visit) visitar, incluir* ( en el recorrido)VT + ADV1) (=bring in) [+ person] hacer entrar; [+ chairs, toys] recoger, meter para dentro; [+ harvest] recoger; [+ sail] desmontar2) (=give home to) [+ orphan, stray dog] acoger, recoger3) (=receive) [+ laundry, sewing] coger para hacer en casa4) [+ skirt, dress, waistband] achicar5) (=include, cover) [+ possibilities, cases] abarcar, incluir6) (=grasp, understand) [+ situation] comprender; [+ impressions] asimilar; (visually) [+ surroundings] captar7) (=deceive, cheat) engañar* * *1) v + o + adv, v + adv + o( move indoors) \<\<chairs/toys\>\> meter (dentro), llevar para dentro, entrar (esp AmS)2)a) ( give home to) \<\<orphan\>\> recoger*; \<\<lodger\>\> alojarb) (do)she takes in washing/ironing — es lavandera, lava para afuera (CS)/es planchadora, plancha para afuera (CS)
3) (grasp, register) \<\<impressions/information/news\>\> asimilar4) ( make narrower) \<\<dress/waist\>\> meterle or tomarle a5) \<\<plant/roots\>\> \<\<water/nutrients\>\> asimilar6) v + o + adv ( deceive) engañar7) v + adv + oa) ( include) \<\<areas/topics\>\> incluir*, abarcar*b) ( visit) visitar, incluir* ( en el recorrido)
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