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1 figurón
• braggart -
2 balardón
= braggart.Ex. Palma, described by many as an indiscreet braggart, told people at the gun range that the group was preparing for clandestine trips to Cuba.* * *= braggart.Ex: Palma, described by many as an indiscreet braggart, told people at the gun range that the group was preparing for clandestine trips to Cuba.
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3 brabucón
= braggart.Ex. Palma, described by many as an indiscreet braggart, told people at the gun range that the group was preparing for clandestine trips to Cuba.* * *= braggart.Ex: Palma, described by many as an indiscreet braggart, told people at the gun range that the group was preparing for clandestine trips to Cuba.
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4 jactancioso
adj.bragging, braggart, arrogant, boastful.m.braggart, vaunter.* * *► adjetivo1 boastful► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 braggart* * *ADJ boastful* * *I- sa adjetivo boastfulII- sa masculino, femenino boaster, braggart* * *= boastful, show-off, showboat, hot dog, braggart.Ex. The main character displays a boastful attitude that smacks of hubris in the extreme.Ex. The ebullient Mr Wang is a chatterbox and a bit of a show-off.Ex. Steve knows that he is a ' showboat, a little bit of a prick,' but he also knows that it's too late for a man in his fifties to change.Ex. Jerry Hairston is a bit of a hot dog and needs to be reined in at times.Ex. Palma, described by many as an indiscreet braggart, told people at the gun range that the group was preparing for clandestine trips to Cuba.* * *I- sa adjetivo boastfulII- sa masculino, femenino boaster, braggart* * *= boastful, show-off, showboat, hot dog, braggart.Ex: The main character displays a boastful attitude that smacks of hubris in the extreme.
Ex: The ebullient Mr Wang is a chatterbox and a bit of a show-off.Ex: Steve knows that he is a ' showboat, a little bit of a prick,' but he also knows that it's too late for a man in his fifties to change.Ex: Jerry Hairston is a bit of a hot dog and needs to be reined in at times.Ex: Palma, described by many as an indiscreet braggart, told people at the gun range that the group was preparing for clandestine trips to Cuba.* * *boastfulmasculine, feminineboaster, braggart* * *
jactancioso,-a adjetivo boastful
' jactancioso' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
jactanciosa
English:
boastful
* * *jactancioso, -a adjboastful* * *I adj boastfulII m, jactanciosa f braggart* * *jactancioso, -sa adj: boastfuljactancioso, -sa n: boaster, braggart -
5 bravucón
adj.bragging, boastful, swaggering, boasting.m.1 braggart, flashy type, brag, flashy harry.2 bully, rowdy, intimidator, browbeater.* * *► adjetivo1 bragging► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 braggart* * *bravucón, -ona1.ADJ swaggering2.SM / F braggart* * *I- cona adjetivo (fam) bragging (before n)II- cona masculino, femenino (fam & pey) braggart* * *= bully, laddish.Ex. In most stories about bullies the hero is nastily abused and then confronts the bully and soundly beats him at his own game.Ex. In Britain such attitudes are referred to as ' laddish' and the holders of such views as 'laddettes' or 'yobettes'.* * *I- cona adjetivo (fam) bragging (before n)II- cona masculino, femenino (fam & pey) braggart* * *= bully, laddish.Ex: In most stories about bullies the hero is nastily abused and then confronts the bully and soundly beats him at his own game.
Ex: In Britain such attitudes are referred to as ' laddish' and the holders of such views as 'laddettes' or 'yobettes'.* * *son todos muy bravucones pero ninguno se atrevió a hacerle frente they all talk big o they're all full of bluster but none of them was brave enough to face up to himmasculine, feminine( fam pey); braggart* * *
bravucón
bravucón,-ona m, f braggart: no es más que un bravucón, he is just a braggart
' bravucón' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
bravucona
- chulo
- gallo
- guapo
English:
tough
* * *bravucón, -ona♦ adjloudmouthed;es muy bravucón he's a real loudmouth, he's all talk;su comportamiento bravucón his bravado♦ nm,floudmouth* * *I adj boastfulII m, bravucona f boaster, braggart* * * -
6 fanfarrón
adj.boasting, arrogant, vain, boastful.m.boaster, blowhard, blowoff, bluffer.* * *► adjetivo1 familiar swanky, boastful► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 show-off, swank, braggart* * *fanfarrón, -ona1.ADJ boastful2.SM / F boaster, braggart* * *I- rrona adjetivo (fam)a) ( al hablar) loudmouthed (colloq)b) ( al actuar)II- rrona masculino, femenino (fam)a) ( al hablar) loudmouth (colloq)b) ( al actuar) show-off (colloq)* * *= blowhard, boastful, show-off, showboat, hot dog, braggart, loudmouth.Ex. He was described as 'a self-important, self-righteous blowhard, puffing his filthy pipe, patches on the elbows of his well-worn tweed jacket, decked out in the cliche costume of the shabby liberal icon'.Ex. The main character displays a boastful attitude that smacks of hubris in the extreme.Ex. The ebullient Mr Wang is a chatterbox and a bit of a show-off.Ex. Steve knows that he is a ' showboat, a little bit of a prick,' but he also knows that it's too late for a man in his fifties to change.Ex. Jerry Hairston is a bit of a hot dog and needs to be reined in at times.Ex. Palma, described by many as an indiscreet braggart, told people at the gun range that the group was preparing for clandestine trips to Cuba.Ex. In that respect, if, in fact, some people may think of her as a ' loudmouth' or 'showboat' or 'jerk,' it could be good for women's soccer.----* ser un fanfarrón = be all mouth.* * *I- rrona adjetivo (fam)a) ( al hablar) loudmouthed (colloq)b) ( al actuar)II- rrona masculino, femenino (fam)a) ( al hablar) loudmouth (colloq)b) ( al actuar) show-off (colloq)* * *= blowhard, boastful, show-off, showboat, hot dog, braggart, loudmouth.Ex: He was described as 'a self-important, self-righteous blowhard, puffing his filthy pipe, patches on the elbows of his well-worn tweed jacket, decked out in the cliche costume of the shabby liberal icon'.
Ex: The main character displays a boastful attitude that smacks of hubris in the extreme.Ex: The ebullient Mr Wang is a chatterbox and a bit of a show-off.Ex: Steve knows that he is a ' showboat, a little bit of a prick,' but he also knows that it's too late for a man in his fifties to change.Ex: Jerry Hairston is a bit of a hot dog and needs to be reined in at times.Ex: Palma, described by many as an indiscreet braggart, told people at the gun range that the group was preparing for clandestine trips to Cuba.Ex: In that respect, if, in fact, some people may think of her as a ' loudmouth' or 'showboat' or 'jerk,' it could be good for women's soccer.* ser un fanfarrón = be all mouth.* * *(al actuar): niños fanfarrones luciendo el coche de papá kids showing off o trying to be flashy in their fathers' carsno seas fanfarrón stop boasting o swanking around o bragging, don't be such a loudmouth ( colloq)masculine, feminine* * *
fanfarrón
( al actuar):
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino (fam) ( al hablar) loudmouth (colloq);
( al actuar) show-off (colloq)
fanfarrón,-ona familiar
I adjetivo boastful, braggart
II sustantivo masculino y femenino show-off
' fanfarrón' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
charlatán
- charlatana
- chula
- chulo
- fanfarrona
- fantasma
English:
boastful
- show-off
- big
- show
- swanky
* * *fanfarrón, -ona Fam♦ adj[bravucón, arrogante] bigheaded; [ostentoso] flashy♦ nm,f[bravucón, arrogante] bighead; [ostentoso] show-off* * *I adj boastfulII m, fanfarrona f boaster* * ** * *fanfarrón n show off -
7 fantasma
adj.phantom, solitary, abandoned.f. & m.show-off (informal) (fanfarrón). (peninsular Spanish)m.1 ghost, phantom (espectro).2 show-off.* * *1 (espectro) phantom, ghost2 familiar (fanfarrón) braggart, show-off* * *noun m.* * *1. SM1) (=aparición) ghost, phantom liter2) (TV) ghost2.SMF Esp * (=fanfarrón) boaster, braggart3. ADJ INV1) (=abandonado) ghost antes de s2) (=inexistente) phantom antes de scompañía fantasma — bogus o dummy company
* * *I1)a) ( aparición) ghostb) ( amenaza) specter*2) (TV) ghostIIadjetivo bogus; gabinete, etc* * *I1)a) ( aparición) ghostb) ( amenaza) specter*2) (TV) ghostIIadjetivo bogus; gabinete, etc* * *fantasma11 = ghost, spectre [specter, -USA], wraith, spook, phantasm, phantom.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: The automated catalogue became a spectre of looming change because the same electronic advances that made the online catalogue a reality promised even greater transformations = El catálogo automatizado se convirtió en un espectro del inminente cambio ya que los mismos avances electrónicos que hicieron realidad el catálogo en línea prometían transformaciones aún mayores.Ex: The article is entitled ' Wraiths, revenants and ritual in medieval culture'.Ex: The article 'Ghosts, spooks and spectres' looks briefly at some of the ways in which public librarians have been portrayed in popular fiction.Ex: Fourniret is a dangerous man obnubilated by the phantasm of virginity.Ex: The phantoms of the book's name are those sensed by amputees who have vividfeeling, even pain, in limbs they know are gone.* cazar fantasmas = chase + phantoms, grasp at + shadows.* perseguir fantasmas = chase + phantoms, grasp at + shadows.* pueblo fantasma = ghost town.* ver un fantasma = see + a ghost.fantasma22 = show-off, showboat, hot dog, braggart.Ex: The ebullient Mr Wang is a chatterbox and a bit of a show-off.
Ex: Steve knows that he is a ' showboat, a little bit of a prick,' but he also knows that it's too late for a man in his fifties to change.Ex: Jerry Hairston is a bit of a hot dog and needs to be reined in at times.Ex: Palma, described by many as an indiscreet braggart, told people at the gun range that the group was preparing for clandestine trips to Cuba.* ser un fantasma = be all mouth.* * *A1 (aparición) ghostdicen que en el castillo hay fantasmas the castle is said to have ghosts o to be hauntedel fantasma de la ópera the Phantom of the Opera2 (amenaza) specter*torturado por el fantasma del cáncer haunted by the specter of cancerB (TV) ghostC1 (fanfarrón) show-off ( colloq)2 (persona misteriosa) mysterious character, mystery ( colloq)bogussubvenciones para empleados fantasmas subsidies for bogus employees o for employees who do/did not exist* * *
fantasma sustantivo masculino
fantasma
I sustantivo masculino
1 (aparición) ghost, phantom
2 (recuerdos, etc) tienes que deshacerte de tus fantasmas, you must lay the ghosts of your past
3 fam (fanfarrón) show-off, loud-mouth
4 (amenaza) specter o spectre: el fantasma de la guerra planeaba sobre el país, the spectre of war loomed over the country
II adjetivo
1 (irreal, falso) un buque fantasma, an enchanted ship
2 (despoblado) un pueblo fantasma, a ghost town
' fantasma' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
corpórea
- corpóreo
- sugestión
- aparecer
- coco
- desvanecerse
- encanto
- espantar
- espectro
English:
apparition
- bombed-out
- ghost
- ghost town
- haunt
- phantom
- sink
- specter
- spectre
- spirit
- front
- show
* * *♦ adj1. [deshabitado]pueblo/barco fantasma ghost town/shipuna empresa fantasma a bogus company;el informe fantasma sobre la recuperación económica the mythical report on the economic turnaround♦ nm1. [espectro] ghost, phantom;se le apareció el fantasma de un pirata the ghost of a pirate appeared to himel Fantasma de la Ópera the Phantom of the Opera2. [amenaza] spectre;el fantasma de la guerra civil/del desempleo the spectre of civil war/unemployment3. Am TV ghost♦ nmf* * *I m ghost; figspecter, BrspectreII m/f famshow-off fam* * *fantasma nm: ghost, phantom* * *fantasma1 adj ghostfantasma2 n1. (aparición) ghost¿crees en los fantasmas? do you believe in ghosts?2. (fanfarrón) show off -
8 echador
adj.boastful, arrogant.m.thrower, boaster, braggart.* * *► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 (de cartas) fortune-teller* * *echador, -a1.ADJ CAm, Méx boastful, bragging2. SM / F1)* * *I- dora adjetivo (Méx fam) boastfulII- dora masculino, femenino (Méx fam) boaster (colloq)* * *I- dora adjetivo (Méx fam) boastfulII- dora masculino, femenino (Méx fam) boaster (colloq)* * *masculine, feminineCompuesto:echador de cartas, echadora de cartasmasculine, feminine fortune-teller ( who reads cards)* * *
echador
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino (Méx fam) boaster (colloq)
* * *echador, -ora Cuba, Méx♦ adj[fanfarrón] boastful, bragging♦ nm[fanfarrón] braggart, boaster -
9 baladrón
adj.boastful, bragging.m.braggart.* * *baladrón, -ona1.ADJ boastful2.SM / F braggart, bully* * *baladrón, -ona nm,fbraggart -
10 bravucona
bravucón,-ona m, f braggart: no es más que un bravucón, he is just a braggart
* * *I adj boastfulII m, bravucona f boaster, braggart -
11 campo de tiro
shooting range* * ** * *(n.) = gun range, shooting rangeEx. Palma, described by many as an indiscreet braggart, told people at the gun range that the group was preparing for clandestine trips to Cuba.Ex. Anyone can visit a shooting range and fire weapons for a day, but this means that you will be constantly supervised.* * ** * *(n.) = gun range, shooting rangeEx: Palma, described by many as an indiscreet braggart, told people at the gun range that the group was preparing for clandestine trips to Cuba.
Ex: Anyone can visit a shooting range and fire weapons for a day, but this means that you will be constantly supervised.* * *firing range -
12 desacertado
adj.mistaken, wrong, in error, unwise.past part.past participle of spanish verb: desacertar.* * *1→ link=desacertar desacertar► adjetivo1 (erróneo) wrong, mistaken2 (inadecuado) unfortunate, unwise, inappropriate; (sin tacto) tactless■ un comentario desacertado a tactless remark, an unfortunate remark* * *ADJ [diagnóstico, opinión] mistaken; [medida] unwise* * *- da adjetivo <elección/comentario> unfortunate, unwise; < estrategia> misguidedestuvo muy desacertado al decir eso — ( indiscreto) it was very tactless o indiscreet of him to say that; ( equivocado) he made a big mistake saying that
* * *= misconceived, ill-advised, infelicitous, off-beam, wide of the mark, indiscreet.Ex. It is important that those engaged in IR should not be abused by misconceived goals based on a failure to recognize the essential properties of IR.Ex. The cost implications of ill-advised or hastily prepared rules for American libraries catalogs would grossly transcend any short expenditures.Ex. Past failures to make interactive machine translation viable as a tool for skilled translators have been the result of an infelicitous mode of interaction rather than any inherent flaw in the idea.Ex. The director goes where even the previous two movies feared to tread -- to an exquisitely off-beam imaginary world of arrested adolescence.Ex. The reviewer, focusing on questions of methodology, finds the book often wide of its mark and the method historically licentious.Ex. Palma, described by many as an indiscreet braggart, told people at the gun range that the group was preparing for clandestine trips to Cuba.----* Algo desacertado = infelicity.* estar desacertado = miss + the mark, miss + the point.* ser desacertado = miss + the mark, miss + the point.* * *- da adjetivo <elección/comentario> unfortunate, unwise; < estrategia> misguidedestuvo muy desacertado al decir eso — ( indiscreto) it was very tactless o indiscreet of him to say that; ( equivocado) he made a big mistake saying that
* * *= misconceived, ill-advised, infelicitous, off-beam, wide of the mark, indiscreet.Ex: It is important that those engaged in IR should not be abused by misconceived goals based on a failure to recognize the essential properties of IR.
Ex: The cost implications of ill-advised or hastily prepared rules for American libraries catalogs would grossly transcend any short expenditures.Ex: Past failures to make interactive machine translation viable as a tool for skilled translators have been the result of an infelicitous mode of interaction rather than any inherent flaw in the idea.Ex: The director goes where even the previous two movies feared to tread -- to an exquisitely off-beam imaginary world of arrested adolescence.Ex: The reviewer, focusing on questions of methodology, finds the book often wide of its mark and the method historically licentious.Ex: Palma, described by many as an indiscreet braggart, told people at the gun range that the group was preparing for clandestine trips to Cuba.* Algo desacertado = infelicity.* estar desacertado = miss + the mark, miss + the point.* ser desacertado = miss + the mark, miss + the point.* * *desacertado -da‹elección/comentario› unfortunate, unwise; ‹estrategia› misguidedestuvo muy desacertado en sacar ese tema a relucir (indiscreto) it was very tactless o indiscreet of him to bring up that subject; (equivocado) he made a big mistake bringing up that subject* * *
Del verbo desacertar: ( conjugate desacertar)
desacertado es:
el participio
desacertado,-a adjetivo unwise
' desacertado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
desacertada
- desgraciada
- desgraciado
- desafortunado
- errado
- torpeza
English:
ill-advised
- ill
* * *desacertado, -a adj[inoportuno] unwise, ill-considered; [erróneo] mistaken, wrong; [erróneo] her comments were very wide of the mark* * *adj misguided* * *desacertado, -da adj1) : mistaken2) : unwise -
13 fantasma2
2 = show-off, showboat, hot dog, braggart.Ex. The ebullient Mr Wang is a chatterbox and a bit of a show-off.Ex. Steve knows that he is a ' showboat, a little bit of a prick,' but he also knows that it's too late for a man in his fifties to change.Ex. Jerry Hairston is a bit of a hot dog and needs to be reined in at times.Ex. Palma, described by many as an indiscreet braggart, told people at the gun range that the group was preparing for clandestine trips to Cuba.----* ser un fantasma = be all mouth. -
14 fantoche
m.1 puppet.2 (ridiculous) sight (mamarracho).3 marionette, jointed puppet moved by strings.4 informal and vain person, popinjay.* * *1 (títere) puppet, marionette2 peyorativo (fanfarrón) braggart, show-off3 peyorativo (mamarracho) nincompoop, ninny* * *1. SM1) (=títere) puppet, marionette2) * [persona] (=mediocre) mediocrity, nonentity; (=presumido) braggart, loudmouth *2.ADJ INV puppet antes de s* * *a) ( títere) puppetb) ( persona sin carácter)c) ( de aspecto ridículo)vas hecho un fantoche — (fam) you look a real sight (colloq)
d) (fam) fanfarrón II* * *= young whippersnapper, stooge, poseur.Ex. They have to keep contending with young whippersnappers who would rather make a country club out of their organizations than work.Ex. Iraqis recognize a hand-picked council of stooges when they see it.Ex. This is an interesting little town wholly populated by poseurs and backpackers with a few salty sea dogs thrown in for good measure.----* gobierno fantoche = puppet regime.* * *a) ( títere) puppetb) ( persona sin carácter)c) ( de aspecto ridículo)vas hecho un fantoche — (fam) you look a real sight (colloq)
d) (fam) fanfarrón II* * *= young whippersnapper, stooge, poseur.Ex: They have to keep contending with young whippersnappers who would rather make a country club out of their organizations than work.
Ex: Iraqis recognize a hand-picked council of stooges when they see it.Ex: This is an interesting little town wholly populated by poseurs and backpackers with a few salty sea dogs thrown in for good measure.* gobierno fantoche = puppet regime.* * *1 (títere) puppetno es más que un fantoche he's a nonentity o a nobodypresidente fantoche puppet president2* * *fantoche nm1. [títere] puppetiba hecho un fantoche she looked a real o complete sight* * *m puppet; famsight fam -
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(n.) = gun range, shooting rangeEx. Palma, described by many as an indiscreet braggart, told people at the gun range that the group was preparing for clandestine trips to Cuba.Ex. Anyone can visit a shooting range and fire weapons for a day, but this means that you will be constantly supervised.* * *(n.) = gun range, shooting rangeEx: Palma, described by many as an indiscreet braggart, told people at the gun range that the group was preparing for clandestine trips to Cuba.
Ex: Anyone can visit a shooting range and fire weapons for a day, but this means that you will be constantly supervised. -
16 imprudente
adj.1 careless, rash.2 reckless, careless, imprudent, tactless.3 presumptuous, excessively forward.f. & m.rash or reckless person.* * *► adjetivo1 imprudent, careless1 (imprudente) imprudent person, careless person; (indiscreto) indiscreet person* * *adj.imprudent, rash* * *ADJ1) (=irreflexivo) imprudent, rash2) (=indiscreto) indiscreet3) [conductor] careless* * *fuiste muy imprudente al decírselo — it was very rash o imprudent of you to tell him
* * *= unwise, rash, injudicious, reckless, ill-judged, foolhardy, indiscreet.Ex. It may appear, at first sight, unwise to establish standards for encypherment as any publication of methods is likely to assist the intruder.Ex. And some way down the list of benefits was a rash promise to 'slash the red tape that hinders our trade with Europe -- and thereby safeguard the 2 1/2 million jobs involved'.Ex. The author concludes that, although valuable CAL resources had been produced during both projects, over reliance on email is injudicious.Ex. The article is entitled ' Reckless driving on the information highway, or, is the scholar of the research library effectively using the available resources?'.Ex. The announcement has been criticised by the Institute of Physics, which said the university was making a 'precipitous and ill-judged' move.Ex. There is nothing wrong with killing enemy soldiers that are attacking you and it would seem foolhardy just to let them escape.Ex. Palma, described by many as an indiscreet braggart, told people at the gun range that the group was preparing for clandestine trips to Cuba.----* ser imprudente = be reckless.* * *fuiste muy imprudente al decírselo — it was very rash o imprudent of you to tell him
* * *= unwise, rash, injudicious, reckless, ill-judged, foolhardy, indiscreet.Ex: It may appear, at first sight, unwise to establish standards for encypherment as any publication of methods is likely to assist the intruder.
Ex: And some way down the list of benefits was a rash promise to 'slash the red tape that hinders our trade with Europe -- and thereby safeguard the 2 1/2 million jobs involved'.Ex: The author concludes that, although valuable CAL resources had been produced during both projects, over reliance on email is injudicious.Ex: The article is entitled ' Reckless driving on the information highway, or, is the scholar of the research library effectively using the available resources?'.Ex: The announcement has been criticised by the Institute of Physics, which said the university was making a 'precipitous and ill-judged' move.Ex: There is nothing wrong with killing enemy soldiers that are attacking you and it would seem foolhardy just to let them escape.Ex: Palma, described by many as an indiscreet braggart, told people at the gun range that the group was preparing for clandestine trips to Cuba.* ser imprudente = be reckless.* * *(que actúa sin cuidado) imprudent, careless; (temerario) recklessfuiste muy imprudente al decírselo it was very rash o imprudent of you to tell himes un imprudente he's very reckless* * *
imprudente adjetivo ( que actúa sin cuidado) imprudent, careless;
( temerario) reckless;◊ fuiste muy imprudente al decírselo it was very rash o imprudent of you to tell him
imprudente adjetivo imprudent, unwise
' imprudente' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
temeridad
- alocado
English:
careless
- foolish
- ill-advised
- ill-judged
- imprudent
- jaywalker
- rash
- reckless
- short-sighted
- unguarded
- unwary
- unwise
- foolhardy
- jay
* * *♦ adj[en los actos] careless, rash; [en los comentarios] indiscreet;es muy imprudente al conducir he's a reckless driver♦ nmf1. [en los actos] reckless person;es un auténtico imprudente he's very reckless2. [en los comentarios] indiscreet person;es un imprudente he's very indiscreet* * *adj reckless, rash* * *imprudente adjindiscreto: imprudent, indiscreet♦ imprudentemente adv* * *imprudente adj1. (acción) rash2. (persona) careless -
17 indiscreto
adj.indiscreet, incautious, tactless, impolitic.m.indiscreet person.* * *► adjetivo1 indiscreet► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 indiscreet person* * *(f. - indiscreta)adj.* * *ADJ (=falto de discreción) indiscreet; (=falto de tacto) tactless* * *- ta adjetivoa) ( falto de tacto) indiscreet, tactlessb) ( que revela un secreto) indiscreet* * *= intrusive, meddlesome, indiscreet, prying.Ex. Librarians should be careful during this critical stage not to become intrusive elements.Ex. The business community began to see the institutions of the Community as meddlesome or, as in the case of the European Parliament, superfluous.Ex. Palma, described by many as an indiscreet braggart, told people at the gun range that the group was preparing for clandestine trips to Cuba.Ex. Our books are not open to general requests from the general public, or prying individuals seeking to find something with which to find fault.----* miradas indiscretas = prying eyes.* * *- ta adjetivoa) ( falto de tacto) indiscreet, tactlessb) ( que revela un secreto) indiscreet* * *= intrusive, meddlesome, indiscreet, prying.Ex: Librarians should be careful during this critical stage not to become intrusive elements.
Ex: The business community began to see the institutions of the Community as meddlesome or, as in the case of the European Parliament, superfluous.Ex: Palma, described by many as an indiscreet braggart, told people at the gun range that the group was preparing for clandestine trips to Cuba.Ex: Our books are not open to general requests from the general public, or prying individuals seeking to find something with which to find fault.* miradas indiscretas = prying eyes.* * *indiscreto -ta1 (falto de tacto) ‹pregunta› indiscreet, tactlessno seas indiscreto, eso no se pregunta don't be so indiscreet o tactless, you don't ask questions like that2 (que revela un secreto) ‹comentario› indiscreet, unguarded; ‹persona› indiscreet; ‹mirada› indiscreet* * *
indiscreto◊ -ta adjetivo
indiscreto,-a
I adjetivo indiscreet
II sustantivo masculino y femenino indiscreet person, tactless person
' indiscreto' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
charlatán
- charlatana
- curiosa
- curioso
- hablador
- habladora
- indiscreta
English:
indiscreet
- personal
- indelicate
* * *indiscreto, -a♦ adj[persona, comentario, mirada] indiscreet♦ nm,findiscreet person;tu hermano es un indiscreto your brother is very indiscreet* * *adj indiscreet* * *indiscreto, -ta adjimprudente: indiscreet, imprudent♦ indiscretamente adv* * *indiscreto adj tactless -
18 inoportuno
adj.1 inopportune, out of order, ill-timed, importunate.2 importunate, meddlesome.* * *► adjetivo1 (visita etc) inopportune, untimely; (comentario etc) inopportune, ill-timed* * *ADJ1) [momento] inopportune, untimely2) (=molesto) inconvenient3) [comportamiento, comentario] inappropriate* * *- na adjetivoa) <visita/llamada> untimely, inopportuneb) <comentario/crítica> ill-timed, inopportune* * *= unwelcome, obtrusive, inopportune, importunate, untimely, ill-timed, indiscreet.Ex. The faithful adherents of the ideology of the finding catalog were determined to combat the unwelcome intrusion of Panizzi's scheme before the Royal Commission.Ex. But the present revision, incorporating ISBD, will literally clutter the entries with obtrusive redundancies and esoterics that will only obscure the content of the entries and obstruct the use of the catalog.Ex. These books have appeared at an inopportune time for radical or even liberal thought.Ex. She concludes that this problem probes the importunate boundaries separating man from beast and the natural from the monstrous.Ex. Each attacks the other's work as untimely, as out of step with today.Ex. His statement is not just ill-timed; it's devoid of common sense and of some significant humanity.Ex. Palma, described by many as an indiscreet braggart, told people at the gun range that the group was preparing for clandestine trips to Cuba.* * *- na adjetivoa) <visita/llamada> untimely, inopportuneb) <comentario/crítica> ill-timed, inopportune* * *= unwelcome, obtrusive, inopportune, importunate, untimely, ill-timed, indiscreet.Ex: The faithful adherents of the ideology of the finding catalog were determined to combat the unwelcome intrusion of Panizzi's scheme before the Royal Commission.
Ex: But the present revision, incorporating ISBD, will literally clutter the entries with obtrusive redundancies and esoterics that will only obscure the content of the entries and obstruct the use of the catalog.Ex: These books have appeared at an inopportune time for radical or even liberal thought.Ex: She concludes that this problem probes the importunate boundaries separating man from beast and the natural from the monstrous.Ex: Each attacks the other's work as untimely, as out of step with today.Ex: His statement is not just ill-timed; it's devoid of common sense and of some significant humanity.Ex: Palma, described by many as an indiscreet braggart, told people at the gun range that the group was preparing for clandestine trips to Cuba.* * *inoportuno -na1 ‹visita/llamada› untimely, inopportunellegó en un momento muy inoportuno she arrived at a very bad o inopportune o unfortunate2 ‹comentario/crítica› ill-timed, inopportune* * *
inoportuno◊ -na adjetivo
inoportuno,-a adjetivo inappropriate: ¡vaya lluvia más inoportuna!, what a bad time for it to rain!
' inoportuno' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
desafortunada
- desafortunado
- inconveniente
- inoportuna
- intempestiva
- intempestivo
- mal
- parecer
- inconveniencia
English:
awkward
- gauche
- ill-timed
- inappropriate
- inconvenient
- inept
- inopportune
- oops!
- unfortunate
- unsuitable
- unwelcome
- wrong
- untimely
* * *inoportuno, -a adj1. [en mal momento] inopportune, untimely2. [molesto] inconvenient3. [inadecuado] inappropriate* * *adj inopportune; ( molesto) inconvenient* * *inoportuno, -na adj: untimely, inopportune, inappropriate* * *inoportuno adj1. (comentario) inopportune2. (momento) inconvenient -
19 palangana
f.1 washing-up bowl (British), dishpan (United States).2 washbasin (British), washbowl (United States), basin, lavatory pan.* * *1 bowl, washbasin (US washbowl)* * *noun f.* * *1. SF1) (=jofaina) washbasin, washbowl (EEUU)2. SMF1) Cono Sur * (=intruso) intruder2) LAm (=frívolo) shallow person3) LAm (=charlatán) charlatan4) LAm (=jactancioso) braggart* * *Ia) ( para fregar) bowlb) ( jofaina) washbowl (AmE), washbasin (BrE)c) (Col) ( fuente) serving dishIImasculino y femenino (fam)a) (Andes) ( fanfarrón) loudmouth (colloq), show-offb) (RPl) ( tonto) idiot* * *= basin.Ex. This is a collection of crockery pertaining to bedroom activities, such as jug and basin sets, chamber pots, and dressing table sets.* * *Ia) ( para fregar) bowlb) ( jofaina) washbowl (AmE), washbasin (BrE)c) (Col) ( fuente) serving dishIImasculino y femenino (fam)a) (Andes) ( fanfarrón) loudmouth (colloq), show-offb) (RPl) ( tonto) idiot* * *= basin.Ex: This is a collection of crockery pertaining to bedroom activities, such as jug and basin sets, chamber pots, and dressing table sets.
* * *1 (para fregar) bowl( fam)* * *
palangana sustantivo femenino
palangana f (para lavarse) washbasin
' palangana' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
enjuagar
- latón
- lavatorio
- tiesto
English:
basin
- bowl
- washbowl
- wash
* * *♦ nf1. [para fregar] Br washing-up bowl, US dishpan;[para lavarse] Br washbasin, US washbowl2. Am [fuente, plato] wooden platter♦ nmAndes, CAm Fam [fanfarrón, descarado] braggart, show-off* * *f plastic bowl for washing dishes, Brwashing-up bowl* * *palangana nf: washbowl* * *palangana n bowl -
20 poco diplomático
adj.undiplomatic.* * *(adj.) = indiscreetEx. Palma, described by many as an indiscreet braggart, told people at the gun range that the group was preparing for clandestine trips to Cuba.* * *(adj.) = indiscreetEx: Palma, described by many as an indiscreet braggart, told people at the gun range that the group was preparing for clandestine trips to Cuba.
См. также в других словарях:
Braggart — Brag gart, n. [OF. bragard flaunting, vain, bragging. See {Brag}, v. i.] A boaster. [1913 Webster] O, I could play the woman with mine eyes, And braggart with my tongue. Shak. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Braggart — Brag gart, a. Boastful. {Brag gart*ly}, adv. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
braggart — index inflated (vain), pretentious (pompous), proud (conceited) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
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braggart — ► NOUN ▪ a person who brags. ORIGIN French bragard, from braguer to brag … English terms dictionary
braggart — [brag′ərt] n. [ BRAG + ART] an offensively boastful person adj. bragging; boastful … English World dictionary
braggart — UK [ˈbræɡə(r)t] / US [ˈbræɡərt] noun [countable] Word forms braggart : singular braggart plural braggarts old fashioned showing disapproval someone who talks about their achievements or possessions in a proud way that annoys other people … English dictionary
braggart — noun Date: circa 1577 a loud arrogant boaster • braggart adjective … New Collegiate Dictionary
braggart — noun Jeff is a prodigious braggart and a liar Syn: boaster, bragger, swaggerer, egotist; informal big head, loudmouth, show off, showboat, blowhard … Thesaurus of popular words
braggart — braggartism, n. braggartly, adv. /brag euhrt/, n. 1. a person who does a lot of bragging. adj. 2. bragging; boastful. [1570 80; BRAG + ART] Syn. bragger, boaster; blow hard. * * * … Universalium