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------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] boring[Swahili Word] chovu[Part of Speech] adjective------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] boring[Swahili Word] kulivu[Part of Speech] adjective[Derived Word] kua V, ukulifu N------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] boring[Swahili Word] pekecho[Swahili Plural] mapekecho[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] boring (act of)[Swahili Word] upekecho[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] boring person[Swahili Word] mchoshi[Swahili Plural] wachoshi[Part of Speech] noun[Derived Word] choka V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] boring person[Swahili Word] mchovu[Swahili Plural] wachovu[Part of Speech] noun[Derived Word] choka V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] boring person[Swahili Word] mchovu[Swahili Plural] wachovu[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] boring person[Swahili Word] mkulivu[Swahili Plural] wakulivu[Part of Speech] noun[Derived Word] kua V, kulivu Adj------------------------------------------------------------ -
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[΄bɔ:riŋ] a ձանձրալի, տաղտկալի. boring person/talk/party տաղտկալի/ձանձրալի մարդ/ զրույց/հավաքույթ. What a boring film/novel Ի՜նչ ձանձրալի ֆիլմ/վեպ է -
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B adj [person, place, activity, event] ennuyeux/-euse ; [colour, food] fade ; it's boring being/doing c'est assommant d'être/de faire. -
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I ['bɔːrɪŋ]aggettivo [person, activity] noioso; [colour, food] monotonoII ['bɔːrɪŋ]* * *adjective a boring job; This book is boring.) noioso* * *boring (1) /ˈbɔ:rɪŋ/n. [uc]2 (ind. costr.) perforazione3 (mecc.) alesatura; alesaggio; barenatura4 (pl.) trucioli di alesatura● (mecc.) boring bar, bareno; barra alesatrice □ (mecc.) boring machine (o boring mill), alesatrice; barenatrice □ (ind. min.) boring rod, asta di perforazione □ (ind. min.) boring test, sondaggio.♦ boring (2) /ˈbɔ:rɪŋ/a.1 noioso; tedioso; barboso (fam.): a boring job, un lavoro noioso; deadly boring, tremendamente noiosoboringly avv.* * *I ['bɔːrɪŋ]aggettivo [person, activity] noioso; [colour, food] monotonoII ['bɔːrɪŋ] -
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boring( molesto) annoying* * *noioso agg.1 boring, tedious; tiresome: un libro noioso, a boring (o tedious) book; una persona noiosa, a tiresome (o boring) person; una serata noiosa, a boring evening; un lavoro noioso, a tedious (o boring) job2 ( molesto, fastidioso) annoying; tiresome, troublesome: un rumore noioso, a tiresome (o irritating) noise◆ s.m. bore, boring person.* * *[no'joso] 1.1) (che annoia) [persona, attività, film, libro] boringè noioso fare... — it's boring doing...
noioso da morire, mortalmente noioso — double boring
2) (fastidioso) annoying, troublesome2.sostantivo maschile (f. -a)1) bore, drag2) (seccatore) nuisance, pain in the neck colloq.* * *noioso/no'joso/1 (che annoia) [persona, attività, film, libro] boring; è noioso fare... it's boring doing...; noioso da morire, mortalmente noioso double boring; Luca è così noioso Luca is such a bore2 (fastidioso) annoying, troublesome(f. -a)1 bore, drag2 (seccatore) nuisance, pain in the neck colloq. -
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adj.1 boring, dull, humdrum, uninteresting.2 bored, tired.f. & m.bore, boring person, tiresome person.past part.past participle of spanish verb: aburrir.* * *1→ link=aburrir aburrir► adjetivo1 (ser aburrido) boring, tedious; (monótono) dull, dreary* * *(f. - aburrida)adj.1) boring, tedious2) bored, fed up* * *ADJ (=que aburre) boring, tedious; (=que siente aburrimiento) boredABURRIDO ¿"Bored" o "boring"? ► Usamos bored para referirnos al hecho de {estar} aburrido, es decir, de sentir aburrimiento: Si estás aburrida podrías ayudarme con este trabajo If you're bored you could help me with this work ► Usamos boring con personas, actividades y cosas para indicar que alguien o algo {es} aburrido, es decir, que produce aburrimiento: ¡Qué novela más aburrida! What a boring novel! No me gusta salir con él; es muy aburrido I don't like going out with him; he's very boring¡estoy aburrido de decírtelo! — I'm tired of telling you!
* * *I- da adjetivo1) < persona>a) [estar] ( sin entretenimiento) boredb) [estar] ( harto) fed upaburrido de algo — tired of something, fed up with something
aburrido de + inf — tired of -ing
2) [ser] <película/persona> boring; < trabajo> boring, tediousII- da masculino, femenino bore* * *= tedious, deadly [deadlier -comp., deadliest -sup.], drab, stodgy, unexciting, uninteresting, wearisome, weary [wearier -comp., weariest -sup.], bored, boring, wearying, dreary [drearier -comp., dreariest -sup.], uninspiring, unmoving, dull, cut and dried [cut and dry].Ex. In other places too many references could make for a very tedious search.Ex. Some authors, of course, object to their work being subjected to compulsory dissection for exams in the traditional deadly manner and like Bernard Shaw, they swear to haunt anyone who so mistreats them (Shaw's ghost must be busy these days).Ex. Have reading foisted on you as a duty, a task to be put up with, from which you expect no delight, and it can appear a drab business gladly to be given up.Ex. One could easily prefer the convenience of the stodgy single-volume work.Ex. The author argues that the advantages for higher education are unclear, and rather unexciting.Ex. There is no such thing on earth as an uninteresting subject; the only thing that can exist is an uninterested person.Ex. The earliest binding machines replaced the wearisome hand-beating of the sheets in order to fold them.Ex. Humanity is returning to the downsized, reengineered, total quality management weary business world.Ex. One should answer the telephone clearly and pleasantly -- not in a bored voice or in slurred haste.Ex. This article shows how the dowdy and boring image of the stereotypical librarian as presented in fiction, taints the portrayal of all who work in libraries.Ex. A new wave of books dealing frankly with such concerns as sex, alcoholism and broken homes was seen as a breakthrough, but plots and styles have begun to show a wearying sameness.Ex. The city was considered to be seedy (decayed, littered, grimy, and dreary), crowded, busy, and strongly idiosyncratic (quaint, historic, colorful, and full of 'atmosphere').Ex. Though the novel begins like a house ablaze, it later thickens slightly into an acceptable if uninspiring finale.Ex. The outcome is strangely unmoving.Ex. These librarians are given Haykin upon the day of their arrival and are expected to read the entire dull document and use it as a guideline in establishing subject headings.Ex. I don't like to hear cut-and-dried sermons -- when I hear a man preach, I like to see him act as if he were fighting bees.----* de un modo aburrido y pesado = tediously, ponderously, boringly.* día aburrido = dull day.* estar aburrido como una ostra = be bored stiff.* * *I- da adjetivo1) < persona>a) [estar] ( sin entretenimiento) boredb) [estar] ( harto) fed upaburrido de algo — tired of something, fed up with something
aburrido de + inf — tired of -ing
2) [ser] <película/persona> boring; < trabajo> boring, tediousII- da masculino, femenino bore* * *= tedious, deadly [deadlier -comp., deadliest -sup.], drab, stodgy, unexciting, uninteresting, wearisome, weary [wearier -comp., weariest -sup.], bored, boring, wearying, dreary [drearier -comp., dreariest -sup.], uninspiring, unmoving, dull, cut and dried [cut and dry].Ex: In other places too many references could make for a very tedious search.
Ex: Some authors, of course, object to their work being subjected to compulsory dissection for exams in the traditional deadly manner and like Bernard Shaw, they swear to haunt anyone who so mistreats them (Shaw's ghost must be busy these days).Ex: Have reading foisted on you as a duty, a task to be put up with, from which you expect no delight, and it can appear a drab business gladly to be given up.Ex: One could easily prefer the convenience of the stodgy single-volume work.Ex: The author argues that the advantages for higher education are unclear, and rather unexciting.Ex: There is no such thing on earth as an uninteresting subject; the only thing that can exist is an uninterested person.Ex: The earliest binding machines replaced the wearisome hand-beating of the sheets in order to fold them.Ex: Humanity is returning to the downsized, reengineered, total quality management weary business world.Ex: One should answer the telephone clearly and pleasantly -- not in a bored voice or in slurred haste.Ex: This article shows how the dowdy and boring image of the stereotypical librarian as presented in fiction, taints the portrayal of all who work in libraries.Ex: A new wave of books dealing frankly with such concerns as sex, alcoholism and broken homes was seen as a breakthrough, but plots and styles have begun to show a wearying sameness.Ex: The city was considered to be seedy (decayed, littered, grimy, and dreary), crowded, busy, and strongly idiosyncratic (quaint, historic, colorful, and full of 'atmosphere').Ex: Though the novel begins like a house ablaze, it later thickens slightly into an acceptable if uninspiring finale.Ex: The outcome is strangely unmoving.Ex: These librarians are given Haykin upon the day of their arrival and are expected to read the entire dull document and use it as a guideline in establishing subject headings.Ex: I don't like to hear cut-and-dried sermons -- when I hear a man preach, I like to see him act as if he were fighting bees.* de un modo aburrido y pesado = tediously, ponderously, boringly.* día aburrido = dull day.* estar aburrido como una ostra = be bored stiff.* * *A ‹persona›1 [ ESTAR] (sin entretenimiento) boredestoy muy aburrido I'm bored stiff2 [ ESTAR] (harto) fed upme tienes aburrido con tus quejas I'm fed up with your complaintsaburrido DE algo tired OF sth, fed up WITH sthestoy aburrido de sus bromas I'm tired of o fed up with her jokesaburrido DE + INF tired of -INGestoy aburrido de pedírselo I'm tired of asking him for itB [ SER] ‹película/persona› boringes un trabajo muy aburrido it's a really boring o tedious jobla conferencia fue aburridísima the lecture was really boringmasculine, femininebore* * *
Del verbo aburrir: ( conjugate aburrir)
aburrido es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
aburrido
aburrir
aburrido◊ -da adjetivo
1 [estar] ‹ persona›
aburrido de algo tired of sth, fed up with sth;
aburrido de hacer algo tired of doing sth
2 [ser] ‹película/persona› boring;
‹ trabajo› boring, tedious
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino
bore
aburrir ( conjugate aburrir) verbo transitivo
to bore
aburrirse verbo pronominal
aburridose de hacer algo to get tired of doing sth
aburrido,-a adjetivo
1 (cargante, tedioso) tu hermano es aburrido, your brother's boring
2 (que no se divierte) tu hermano está aburrido, your brother's bored
(cansado, hastiado) estoy aburrido de tus quejas, I'm tired of your complaints
aburrir verbo transitivo to bore
♦ Locuciones: aburrir a las ovejas, to be incredibly boring
' aburrido' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aburrida
- acto
- amargada
- amargado
- harta
- harto
- insípida
- insípido
- ladrillo
- pesada
- pesado
- petardo
- plomo
- sopa
- tostón
- aburridor
- aguado
- bastante
- cansado
- de
- enojoso
- latoso
- mamado
- podrido
English:
bored
- boring
- dreary
- dull
- grind
- plough through
- quiet
- shade
- stiff
- tedious
- tediously
- uninspiring
- especially
- staid
- wade
* * *aburrido, -a♦ adj1. [harto, fastidiado] bored;estar aburrido de hacer algo to be fed up with doing sth;estoy aburrido de esperar I'm fed up with o tired of waiting;me tiene muy aburrido con sus constantes protestas I'm fed up with her constant complaining;Famestar aburrido como una ostra to be bored stiff2. [que aburre] boring;este libro es muy aburrido this book is very boring;la fiesta está muy aburrida it's a very boring party♦ nm,fbore;¡eres un aburrido! you're so boring!* * *aburrido de algo bored o fed up fam with sth* * *aburrido, -da adj1) : bored, tired, fed up2) tedioso: boring, tedious* * *aburrido1 adj1. (sin entretenimiento) bored2. (tedioso, pesado) boring¡qué programa más aburrido! what a boring programme! -
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1) (slow to learn or to understand: The clever children help the dull ones.) lento, torpe, tonto2) (not bright or clear: a dull day.) apagado3) (not exciting or interesting: a very dull book.) monótono, aburrido•- dully- dullness
dull adj1. gris / tristedull, wet weather tiempo gris y lluvioso2. apagado / sin brillo3. aburrido / sosotr[dʌl]1 (boring - job) monótono,-a, pesado,-a; (- person, life, film) pesado,-a, aburrido,-a, soso,-a; (- place, town) aburrido,-a, sin interés2 (not bright - colours) apagado,-a; (light) pálido,-a; (overcast - weather, day) gris, triste, feo,-a; (- sky) cubierto,-a, nublado,-a; (not shiny - hair, complexion, eyes) sin brillo3 (muffled - sound) sordo,-a, amortiguado,-a; (- pain, ache) sordo,-a; (blunt- edge, blade) romo,-a, embotado,-a4 (slow-witted) torpe, lerdo,-a5 SMALLCOMMERCE/SMALL (sluggish - trade) flojo,-adull ['dʌl] vt1) dim: opacar, quitar el brillo a, deslustrar2) blunt: embotar (un filo), entorpecer (los sentidos), aliviar (el dolor), amortiguar (sonidos)dull adj1) stupid: torpe, lerdo, lento2) blunt: desafilado, despuntado3) lackluster: sin brillo, deslustrado4) boring: aburrido, soso, pesado♦ dully advadj.• aburrido, -a adj.• anodino, -a adj.• deslucido, -a adj.• deslustrado, -a adj.• despuntado, -a adj.• desvaído, -a adj.• insulso, -a adj.• insípido, -a adj.• lelo, -a adj.• lerdo, -a adj.• mortecino, -a adj.• obtuso, -a adj.• pardo, -a adj.• soso, -a adj.• torpe adj.v.• arromar v.• deslucir v.• deslustrar v.• despuntar v.• embotar v.• empañar v.• enromar v.• entorpecer v.
I dʌl1)a) ( not bright) < color> apagado; <light/glow> pálido; <eyes/complexion> sin brilloc) ( overcast) <day/morning> gris, feo2) ( boring) <speech/person> aburrido3)b) <edge/blade> romo, embotado
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a) ( make less bright) \<\<color/surface\>\> quitar el brillo a, opacar*b) ( make less sharp) \<\<pain\>\> aliviar, calmar; \<\<senses\>\> entorpecer*, embotar[dʌl]1. ADJ(compar duller) (superl dullest)1) (=boring) [person, speech, book, evening, job] aburrido, pesado; [place] aburrido, soso; [style, food] sosodeadly dull — terriblemente aburrido, aburridísimo
2) (=not bright) [colour, metal, glow] apagado; [eyes] apagado, sin brillo; [hair, skin, complexion] sin brillo; [weather] nublado; [sky, day] grisdull, lifeless hair — pelo sin brillo, sin vida
it will be dull at first — (Met) al principio estará nublado
3) (=not sharp) [pain, feeling, sound] sordoit fell with a dull thud or thump — cayó con un golpe sordo
4) (=lethargic, withdrawn) [person, mood] deprimido, desanimado5) (=slow-witted) [person, mind] torpe; [pupil] lentohis senses or faculties are growing dull — está perdiendo facultades
6) (=blunt) [blade, knife] romo7) (Comm) [trade, business, market] flojo2.VT [+ senses, blade] embotar; [+ emotions] enfriar; [+ pain] aliviar; [+ sound] amortiguar; [+ mind, memory] entorpecer; [+ colour] apagar; [+ mirror, metal] deslustrar, quitar el brillo de; [+ sensitivity] embrutecer; [+ grief] atenuar3.VI [light] amortiguarse; [colour] apagarse, perder intensidad; [metal] deslustrarse, perder brillo; [memory] entorpecerse; [senses] embotarse* * *
I [dʌl]1)a) ( not bright) < color> apagado; <light/glow> pálido; <eyes/complexion> sin brilloc) ( overcast) <day/morning> gris, feo2) ( boring) <speech/person> aburrido3)b) <edge/blade> romo, embotado
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a) ( make less bright) \<\<color/surface\>\> quitar el brillo a, opacar*b) ( make less sharp) \<\<pain\>\> aliviar, calmar; \<\<senses\>\> entorpecer*, embotar -
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adj.1 boring, dull, soggy, spiritless.2 tasteless, dull, flat, flavorless.3 drab, dull.m.bore, boring person.* * *► adjetivo1 (insípido) tasteless; (sin sal) unsalted2 figurado dull, insipid* * *(f. - sosa)adj.1) flavorless, saltless2) dull* * *ADJ1) (Culin) (=insípido) tasteless, insipid; (=sin sal) unsaltedestas patatas están sosas — these potatoes are unsalted o need more salt
2) (=aburrido, inexpresivo) dull, uninteresting* * *- sa adjetivob) <persona/película> boring, dull; < estilo> flat, drab* * *= dull, wishy-washy, lifeless, bland, insipid, party pooper, cut and dried [cut and dry], vapid, wet blanket.Ex. These librarians are given Haykin upon the day of their arrival and are expected to read the entire dull document and use it as a guideline in establishing subject headings.Ex. This is not the way for many wishy-washy persons who have never considered Cutter, probably one of the greatest librarians of his day.Ex. Despite the proliferation of biographies aimed at young adults which have lavish illustrations, easy-to-read print and attractive layout, most of them are lifeless and mediocre.Ex. While bending over backwards to avoid bias biographies present their subjects' lives in a bland and uninteresting way = Al hacer lo imposible por evitar la parcialidad, las biografías presentan las vidas de las personas de una forma sosa y poco atractiva.Ex. Otherwise, the result will probably be too small and insipid to be of any real use.Ex. He is a self-confessed party pooper, he doesn't drink, smoke, or do drugs and his only vices are caffeine, fatty foods, and the Internet.Ex. I don't like to hear cut-and-dried sermons -- when I hear a man preach, I like to see him act as if he were fighting bees.Ex. Television has become so vapid and devoid of information that I didn't see the point of watching the presidential debate.Ex. I can also remember a time when slurs were uttered about Jewish people and if you didn't laugh you were considered a wet blanket.----* sosa cáustica = caustic soda.* * *- sa adjetivob) <persona/película> boring, dull; < estilo> flat, drab* * *= dull, wishy-washy, lifeless, bland, insipid, party pooper, cut and dried [cut and dry], vapid, wet blanket.Ex: These librarians are given Haykin upon the day of their arrival and are expected to read the entire dull document and use it as a guideline in establishing subject headings.
Ex: This is not the way for many wishy-washy persons who have never considered Cutter, probably one of the greatest librarians of his day.Ex: Despite the proliferation of biographies aimed at young adults which have lavish illustrations, easy-to-read print and attractive layout, most of them are lifeless and mediocre.Ex: While bending over backwards to avoid bias biographies present their subjects' lives in a bland and uninteresting way = Al hacer lo imposible por evitar la parcialidad, las biografías presentan las vidas de las personas de una forma sosa y poco atractiva.Ex: Otherwise, the result will probably be too small and insipid to be of any real use.Ex: He is a self-confessed party pooper, he doesn't drink, smoke, or do drugs and his only vices are caffeine, fatty foods, and the Internet.Ex: I don't like to hear cut-and-dried sermons -- when I hear a man preach, I like to see him act as if he were fighting bees.Ex: Television has become so vapid and devoid of information that I didn't see the point of watching the presidential debate.Ex: I can also remember a time when slurs were uttered about Jewish people and if you didn't laugh you were considered a wet blanket.* sosa cáustica = caustic soda.* * *soso -sa1 ‹comida/sopa› (falto de sabor) bland, tastelessestá soso (sin sabor) it's bland o tasteless, it doesn't have much taste o flavor to it; (sin sal) it needs more salt, it doesn't have enough salt in it2 ‹persona/película› boring, dull3 ‹estilo› flat, drab* * *
soso◊ -sa adjetivo
( sin sal) it needs more salt
‹ estilo› flat, drab
soso,-a
I adjetivo
1 (sin sal) lacking in salt
(sin sabor) flavourless, tasteless
la comida está sosa, the food is tasteless
2 fig (sin gracia) bland, insipid, dull
es una mujer muy sosa, she's a bore
II sustantivo masculino y femenino bore: los dos son unos sosos, both of them are dull and boring
' soso' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
anodina
- anodino
- insípida
- insípido
- sopa
- sosa
English:
bland
- colourless
- drip
- flair
- flat
- flavorless
- flavourless
- insipid
- nondescript
- wishy-washy
- drab
- so
- tasteless
* * *soso, -a♦ adj1. [insípido] bland, tasteless;esta sopa está sosa this soup needs more salt;el guiso ha quedado muy soso the stew hasn't got much flavour2. [sin gracia] dull, insipid♦ nm,fdull person, bore* * *I adj tasteless, insipid; figdullII m, sosa f stick-in-the-mud fam* * *soso, -sa adj1) insípido: bland, flavorless2) aburrido: dull, boring* * *soso adj1. (sin gusto) bland / tasteless2. dull / boring -
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dræɡ
1. past tense, past participle - dragged; verb1) (to pull, especially by force or roughly: She was dragged screaming from her car.) llevar a rastras2) (to pull (something) slowly (usually because heavy): He dragged the heavy table across the floor.) arrastrar3) (to (cause to) move along the ground: His coat was so long it dragged on the ground at the back.) arrastrar4) (to search (the bed of a lake etc) by using a net or hook: Police are dragging the canal to try to find the body.) rastrear, dragar5) (to be slow-moving and boring: The evening dragged a bit.) hacerse largo, hacerse pesado
2. noun1) (something which slows something down: He felt that his lack of education was a drag on his progress.) estorbo, carga2) (an act of drawing in smoke from a cigarette etc: He took a long drag at his cigarette.) calada3) (something or someone that is dull and boring: Washing-up is a drag.) lata, plomo, rollo, coñazo, pelmazo4) (a slang word for women's clothes when worn by men.) vestido de travestidrag vb arrastrartr[dræg]1 (hindrance) estorbo (on, para), carga (on, para)3 familiar (on cigarette) calada, chupada4 SMALLTECHNICAL/SMALL (resistance) resistencia (aerodinámica)5 (dragnet) rastra, red nombre femenino barredera1 (pull, cause to trail) arrastrar, llevar a rastras2 (persuade to go unwillingly) sacar, llevar a rastras3 (trawl, dredge) rastrear, dragar1 (trail - coat, dress, etc) arrastrar■ today's really dragged! ¡hoy se ha hecho eterno!\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLnot to be able to drag oneself away no tener ninguna gana de irse, serle imposible a uno marcharseto be in drag estar vestido de mujerto drag one's feet/heels figurative use dar largas al asuntoto drag something out of somebody sacarle algo a alguien con sacacorchosdrag artist transformista nombre masulino o femeninodrag lift telearrastre nombre masculinodrag queen reinonadrag race carrera de coches trucadosdrag show espectáculo de transformistas1) haul: arrastrar, jalar2) dredge: dragardrag vi1) trail: arrastrarse2) lag: rezagarse3) : hacerse pesado, hacerse largothe day dragged on: el día se hizo largodrag n1) resistance: resistencia f (aerodinámica)2) hindrance: traba f, estorbo m3) bore: pesadez f, plomo m famn.• chupada s.f.• rastra s.f. (Computing)v.• arrastrar (Informática) v.v.• rastrear v.
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1. dræg- gg- transitive verb1)a) ( haul) arrastrar, llevar a rastrasto drag somebody's name o reputation through the mud o dirt — cubrir* de fango or manchar el buen nombre de alguien
b) ( force) (colloq)how did I get dragged into this ridiculous plan? — ¿cómo me dejé meter en un plan tan absurdo?
2) ( allow to trail) \<\<tail/garment/anchor\>\> arrastrarI don't want to drag the kids around with me all day — no quiero andar con los niños a cuestas todo el día
to drag one's feet o heels — dar(le)* largas al asunto
3) ( dredge) \<\<river/lake\>\> dragar*
2.
vi1)a) ( trail) \<\<anchor\>\> garrar; \<\<coat\>\> arrastrarb) ( lag) rezagarse*2) ( go on slowly) \<\<work/conversation\>\> hacerse* pesado; \<\<film/play\>\> hacerse* largo3) ( race cars) (AmE colloq) echarse un pique (fam)•Phrasal Verbs:- drag in- drag on- drag out- drag up
II
noun (no pl)1) ( tiresome thing)what a drag! — qué lata! (fam)
2) u ( resistant force) resistencia f al avance3) c ( on cigarette) (colloq) pitada f (AmL), calada f (Esp)4) u ( women's clothes)in drag — vestido de mujer; (before n) <act, show> de travestis or transformistas
drag queen — reinona f (arg)
5) ( street) (AmE sl)[dræɡ]1. N1) (=restraint)the satellite acts like a drag on the shuttle — el satélite hace más lento el avance del transbordador espacial
the region is a drag on the country's financial resources — (fig) la región supone una sangría or un desaguadero para los recursos económicos del país
these conservative institutions were seen as a drag on progress — (fig) estas instituciones conservadoras eran consideradas un obstáculo or estorbo para el progreso
2) (Aer) (=resistance) resistencia f aerodinámica3) * (=boring thing) lata * f, rollo m (Sp) *what a drag! — ¡qué lata! *, ¡qué rollo! (Sp) *
she's a real drag! — ¡qué tía más pesada! *
he took a long drag on his cigarette — le dio una chupada or (Sp) calada larga al cigarro
5) (=women's clothes)he was wearing drag — iba vestido de mujer, iba travestido
a man in drag — un hombre vestido de mujer, un hombre travestido
6)the main drag — (US) * la avenida principal
7) (=dragnet) red f barredera; (=dredge) draga f8) (US) * (=influence) enchufe * m2. VT1) (=pull) arrastrarshe managed to drag herself clear of the wreckage — consiguió salir a duras penas del coche siniestrado
- drag sb's2) (=trail) [+ injured limb, coat] arrastrarI don't want to drag the children round the supermarket — no quiero ir tirando de los niños por el supermercado
to drag one's feet — (lit) arrastrar los pies
to drag one's feet or heels — (fig) dar largas (al asunto)
the government has been dragging its feet or heels on this issue — el gobierno ha estado dando largas a este asunto
3) (=force)the government didn't want to drag the nation into a war — el gobierno no quería arrastrar al país a una guerra
I have to drag myself into the office in the mornings — por las mañanas me cuesta muchísimo (trabajo) ir a la oficina
4) (=dredge, search) [+ sea bed, river] dragar3. VI1) (=go very slowly) [time] pasar muy lentamente; [film, play] hacerse pesadothe minutes dragged by — los minutos pasaban muy lentamente or se alargaban sin fin
2) (=trail) [skirt, coat] arrastrarher skirt was dragging on the floor — la falda le iba arrastrando por el suelo, iba arrastrando la falda por el suelo
3) (=not keep pace) rezagarse4) (=dredge, search)4.CPDdrag and drop N — (Comput) arrastrar y soltar m
drag artist N — transformista m, travesti m
drag hunt N — deporte en el que los perros salen a la caza de un objeto perfumado en lugar de un animal
drag (para)chute N — paracaídas m inv de frenado
drag queen * N — drag-queen * f, reinona * f, travesti m
drag race N — (US) (Aut) carrera de coches trucados de salida parada
drag show N — espectáculo m de drag-queens *, espectáculo m de reinonas *, espectáculo m de travestismo
- drag in- drag on- drag out- drag up* * *
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1. [dræg]- gg- transitive verb1)a) ( haul) arrastrar, llevar a rastrasto drag somebody's name o reputation through the mud o dirt — cubrir* de fango or manchar el buen nombre de alguien
b) ( force) (colloq)how did I get dragged into this ridiculous plan? — ¿cómo me dejé meter en un plan tan absurdo?
2) ( allow to trail) \<\<tail/garment/anchor\>\> arrastrarI don't want to drag the kids around with me all day — no quiero andar con los niños a cuestas todo el día
to drag one's feet o heels — dar(le)* largas al asunto
3) ( dredge) \<\<river/lake\>\> dragar*
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vi1)a) ( trail) \<\<anchor\>\> garrar; \<\<coat\>\> arrastrarb) ( lag) rezagarse*2) ( go on slowly) \<\<work/conversation\>\> hacerse* pesado; \<\<film/play\>\> hacerse* largo3) ( race cars) (AmE colloq) echarse un pique (fam)•Phrasal Verbs:- drag in- drag on- drag out- drag up
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noun (no pl)1) ( tiresome thing)what a drag! — qué lata! (fam)
2) u ( resistant force) resistencia f al avance3) c ( on cigarette) (colloq) pitada f (AmL), calada f (Esp)4) u ( women's clothes)in drag — vestido de mujer; (before n) <act, show> de travestis or transformistas
drag queen — reinona f (arg)
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I ['dedlɪ]1) (lethal) [disease, sin] mortale; [poison, weapon] letale; fig. [enemy, hatred] mortale; [ rivalry] accanito2) (absolute)3) colloq. (boring) [person, event] noiosissimoII ['dedlɪ]* * *1) (causing death: a deadly poison.) mortale2) (very great: He is in deadly earnest (= He is completely serious).) grande3) (very dull or uninteresting: What a deadly job this is.) insopportabile* * *deadly (1) /ˈdɛdlɪ/a.1 mortale; micidiale: deadly poison, veleno micidiale; deadly enemies, nemici mortali; a deadly attack [disease, weapon], un attentato [una malattia, un'arma] mortale; a deadly sin, un peccato capitale; a deadly threat, una minaccia di morte4 (fam.) micidiale (fig.): deadly accuracy, precisione micidiale; a deadly aim, una mira infallibile● (bot.) deadly nightshade, ( Atropa belladonna) belladonna; ( Solanum nigrum) morella, ballerina □ a deadly secret, un segreto assoluto □ a deadly silence, un silenzio di tomba □ (relig.) the seven Deadly Sins, i sette vizi capitali □ to be in deadly earnest, fare proprio sul serio.deadly (2) /ˈdɛdlɪ/avv.2 estremamente; tremendamente: deadly serious, estremamente serio; deadly boring (o dull) tremendamente noioso; deadly tired, stanco morto.* * *I ['dedlɪ]1) (lethal) [disease, sin] mortale; [poison, weapon] letale; fig. [enemy, hatred] mortale; [ rivalry] accanito2) (absolute)3) colloq. (boring) [person, event] noiosissimoII ['dedlɪ] -
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------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] mchovu[Swahili Plural] wachovu[English Word] annoying person[English Plural] annoying people[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 1/2[Derived Word] choka V------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] mchovu[Swahili Plural] wachovu[English Word] boring person[Part of Speech] noun[Derived Word] choka V------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] mchovu[Swahili Plural] wachovu[English Word] boring person[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------ -
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ridpresent participle - ridding; verb((with of); to free (someone etc) from: We must try to rid the town of rats.) librar- get rid of
- good riddance
rid vb eliminarto get rid of something deshacerse de algo / librarse de algotr[rɪd]1 librar\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto get rid of deshacerse de, desembarazarse de1) free: librarto rid the city of thieves: librar la ciudad de ladrones2)to rid oneself of : desembarazarse depret., p.p.(Preterito definido y participio pasivo de "to rid")v.(§ p.,p.p.: rid) = desembarazar v.• librar v.rɪdhe rid them of their fears/doubts — (frml) disipó su miedo/sus dudas
to get rid of something/somebody — ( of unwanted object) deshacerse* de; ( sell) deshacerse* de, vender; (of boring person, cold) quitarse de encima; \<\<smell\>\> eliminar (frml), quitar; ( kill) eliminar
to be rid of something/somebody: I'm glad to be rid of the responsibility me alegro de haberme librado de or quitado de encima esa responsabilidad; you're well rid of him — estás mejor sin él
[rɪd](pt, pp rid, ridded) VT•
to be rid of sth/sb: she was glad to be rid of him — estaba contenta de haberse librado de él, estaba contenta de habérselo quitado de encima *will I never be rid of these debts? — ¿me libraré alguna vez de estas deudas?, ¿me quitaré algún día estas deudas de encima? *
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to get rid of — [+ unwanted item] deshacerse de; [+ habit] quitarse; [+ rats, smell, waste, corruption] eliminar; (=sell) vender, deshacerse deI've been trying to get rid of this headache all day — he estado intentando quitarme esta jaqueca todo el día
to get rid of sb — librarse de algn; [+ tedious person] quitarse a algn de encima *; euph (=kill) deshacerse de algn, eliminar a algn
you won't get rid of me that easily — no te librarás or desharás de mí tan fácilmente
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to rid o.s. of sth/sb, I couldn't rid myself of the feeling that I was being watched — no me podía librar de la sensación de que alguien me estaba vigilando•
to rid sth/sb of sth, I couldn't rid my mind of these thoughts — no podía quitarme estos pensamientos de la cabezawe want to rid the world of this disease — queremos erradicar esta enfermedad en el mundo, queremos librar a la humanidad de esta enfermedad
* * *[rɪd]he rid them of their fears/doubts — (frml) disipó su miedo/sus dudas
to get rid of something/somebody — ( of unwanted object) deshacerse* de; ( sell) deshacerse* de, vender; (of boring person, cold) quitarse de encima; \<\<smell\>\> eliminar (frml), quitar; ( kill) eliminar
to be rid of something/somebody: I'm glad to be rid of the responsibility me alegro de haberme librado de or quitado de encima esa responsabilidad; you're well rid of him — estás mejor sin él
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1. adjectivea. (in colour) grisb. [person, face, complexion] blêmec. ( = bleak) [time, world] morne ; [outlook, prospect] sombre ; ( = boring) [person, image] terne ; [city, town] tristed. ( = of old people) the grey vote le vote des plus de 60 ans2. noun( = colour) gris m[hair] grisonner4. compounds* * *1.GB, gray US [greɪ] noun1) ( colour) gris m2) ( horse) cheval m gris2.1) ( colour) gris2) ( grey-haired) aux cheveux gris, grisonnantto go ou turn grey — grisonner
3) (dull, boring) [existence, day] morne; [person, town] terne3.intransitive verb grisonner -
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20 Langweiler
1. bore, boring type* * *der Langweilerslowcoach; slowpoke* * *Lạng|wei|ler ['laŋvailɐ]1. m -s, -, Lang|wei|le|rin[-ərɪn]2. f -, -nenbore; (= langsamer Mensch) slowcoach (Brit inf slowpoke (US inf)* * *(a dull, boring person or thing.) bore* * *Lang·wei·ler(in)<-s, ->1. (jd, der langweilt) bore* * *der (ugs. abwertend)1) bore2) (schwerfälliger Mensch) slowcoach* * *1. bore, boring type* * *der (ugs. abwertend)1) bore2) (schwerfälliger Mensch) slowcoach* * *m.slowpoke n.
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