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1 jactancia
f.1 boasting.2 bragging, vanity, conceit, boasting.* * *1 boastfulness, boasting, bragging* * *SF (=autoalabanzas) boasting; (=orgullo) boastfulness* * ** * *= boastfulness, swagger, bragging, boasting, bluster.Ex. For all their nationalistic boastfulness, the Spanish economy remained largely dependent on foreigners.Ex. The paradox is that the war that was supposed to let thenm swagger and strut in the world was actually impeding their swagger and strut in the world.Ex. Boasting is like lying because you are not telling the truth about yourself.Ex. Listen to what is said, and judge whether it reflects real knowledge or just pretense or bluster.* * ** * *= boastfulness, swagger, bragging, boasting, bluster.Ex: For all their nationalistic boastfulness, the Spanish economy remained largely dependent on foreigners.
Ex: The paradox is that the war that was supposed to let thenm swagger and strut in the world was actually impeding their swagger and strut in the world.Ex: Boasting is like lying because you are not telling the truth about yourself.Ex: Listen to what is said, and judge whether it reflects real knowledge or just pretense or bluster.* * *1 (cualidad) boastfulness2 (acción) boasting, braggingsin jactancia, debo decir que el nuestro es el mejor without wishing to boast o brag, I have to say that ours is the best one* * *
jactancia f frml boastfulness
' jactancia' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
presunción
* * *jactancia nfboasting;habla de sus hijos con jactancia he speaks boastfully about his children* * *f boasting* * *jactancia nf1) : boastfulness2) : boasting, bragging -
2 fanfarronada
f.1 brag.decir fanfarronadas to boast, to brag2 boasting, fanfare, bluff, bragging.3 boastful speech.* * *1 familiar (chulería) showing off, swanking* * *SF1) (=acción) boasting2) (=farol) bluff* * *femenino (fam)a) ( al hablar) boasting, bragging* * *= bluster, swagger, bragging, boasting, bluff.Ex. Listen to what is said, and judge whether it reflects real knowledge or just pretense or bluster.Ex. The paradox is that the war that was supposed to let thenm swagger and strut in the world was actually impeding their swagger and strut in the world.Ex. Boasting is like lying because you are not telling the truth about yourself.Ex. The most dramatic way to spot a bluff is to look your opponent in the eye and attempt to sense his fear.* * *femenino (fam)a) ( al hablar) boasting, bragging* * *= bluster, swagger, bragging, boasting, bluff.Ex: Listen to what is said, and judge whether it reflects real knowledge or just pretense or bluster.
Ex: The paradox is that the war that was supposed to let thenm swagger and strut in the world was actually impeding their swagger and strut in the world.Ex: Boasting is like lying because you are not telling the truth about yourself.Ex: The most dramatic way to spot a bluff is to look your opponent in the eye and attempt to sense his fear.* * *2 ( fam)* * *fanfarronada nfFam brag;estamos cansados de sus fanfarronadas we're tired of his showing off* * *f boast* * *fanfarronada nf: boast, bluster -
3 alarde
m.1 show or display.hacer alarde de algo to show something off, to flaunt something2 pompous exhibition, display, show, show-off.3 boast, brag.* * *1 display, bragging, boasting\hacer alarde de to flaunt, show off, parade* * *noun m.display, show* * *SM1) display•
en un alarde de generosidad, me pagaron la cena — in a show o display of generosity they paid for my dinner•
hacer alarde de, siempre hace alarde de sus riquezas — he is always showing off his wealthsiempre está haciendo alarde de sus triunfos sexuales — he's always boasting about o of his sexual prowess
el grupo hizo alarde de su poder de convocatoria — the band demonstrated o displayed their pulling power, it was a demonstration of the pulling power of the band
2) (Mil) † review* * *masculino show, displayhacer alarde de fuerza/riqueza — to show off strength/wealth
* * *= parade, bragging, boasting, bluff.Ex. An enquirer upstaged by a virtuoso parade of knowledge may be unwilling to venture into the limelight again.Ex. Boasting is like lying because you are not telling the truth about yourself.Ex. The most dramatic way to spot a bluff is to look your opponent in the eye and attempt to sense his fear.----* hacer alarde de = boast, flaunt, brag, show off.* * *masculino show, displayhacer alarde de fuerza/riqueza — to show off strength/wealth
* * *= parade, bragging, boasting, bluff.Ex: An enquirer upstaged by a virtuoso parade of knowledge may be unwilling to venture into the limelight again.
Ex: Boasting is like lying because you are not telling the truth about yourself.Ex: The most dramatic way to spot a bluff is to look your opponent in the eye and attempt to sense his fear.* hacer alarde de = boast, flaunt, brag, show off.* * *show, displayhaciendo alarde de su fuerza making a show of o showing off o displaying his strength* * *
alarde sustantivo masculino
show, display;
alarde sustantivo masculino bragging, boasting: no puede evitar hacer alarde de sus conocimientos, she can't help showing off her knowledge
' alarde' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
despliegue
English:
air
- boast
- ostentation
- parade
- show off
- display
- extravaganza
- razzmatazz
* * *alarde nmshow, display;hizo alarde de su inteligencia she showed off o flaunted her intelligence;en un alarde de generosidad, nos invitó a cenar in a display of generosity he invited us to dinner* * *m show, display;hacer alarde de make a show of* * *alarde nm1) : show, display2)hacer alarde de : to make show of, to boast about* * *alarde n -
4 fanfarronería
f.1 fanfaronade, boastfulness, bragging, arrogance.2 boastful speech.* * *1→ link=fanfarronada fanfarronada* * *SF = fanfarronada* * *= boastfulness, bragging, boasting.Ex. For all their nationalistic boastfulness, the Spanish economy remained largely dependent on foreigners.Ex. Boasting is like lying because you are not telling the truth about yourself.* * *= boastfulness, bragging, boasting.Ex: For all their nationalistic boastfulness, the Spanish economy remained largely dependent on foreigners.
Ex: Boasting is like lying because you are not telling the truth about yourself.* * ** * *Fam [bravuconería, arrogancia] bigheadedness; [ostentación] showing off;no soporto sus fanfarronerías I can't stand the way he shows off all the time* * *f boasting, bragging -
5 ostentación
f.ostentation, vanity, boasting, bragging.* * *1 ostentation\con ostentación ostentatiouslyhacer ostentación to be ostentatioushacer ostentación de algo to flaunt something* * *noun f.* * *SF1) (=exhibición) ostentation2) (=acto) show, displayhacer ostentación de — to flaunt, parade, show off
* * *femenino ostentationhacen ostentación de su fortuna — they flaunt o parade their wealth
* * *= parade, ostentation, trumpet-blowing, lavishness, bragging, boasting.Ex. An enquirer upstaged by a virtuoso parade of knowledge may be unwilling to venture into the limelight again.Ex. However, the pomp and ostentation of the annual meeting, first called Council, then General Conference (alias Congress), which attracts growing numbers of professionals, leads to IFLA taking on a mythical or ritualistic aspect where appearances replace content.Ex. Any misgivings the reader might have about such a book are allayed by the general lack of trumpet-blowing.Ex. The lavishness of the presentation imbues the show with conviction and almost distracts from the ridiculousness of its apocalyptic posturing.Ex. Boasting is like lying because you are not telling the truth about yourself.* * *femenino ostentationhacen ostentación de su fortuna — they flaunt o parade their wealth
* * *= parade, ostentation, trumpet-blowing, lavishness, bragging, boasting.Ex: An enquirer upstaged by a virtuoso parade of knowledge may be unwilling to venture into the limelight again.
Ex: However, the pomp and ostentation of the annual meeting, first called Council, then General Conference (alias Congress), which attracts growing numbers of professionals, leads to IFLA taking on a mythical or ritualistic aspect where appearances replace content.Ex: Any misgivings the reader might have about such a book are allayed by the general lack of trumpet-blowing.Ex: The lavishness of the presentation imbues the show with conviction and almost distracts from the ridiculousness of its apocalyptic posturing.Ex: Boasting is like lying because you are not telling the truth about yourself.* * *ostentationhacen ostentación de su fortuna they flaunt o parade their wealthviste con ostentación she dresses ostentatiously* * *
ostentación sustantivo femenino
ostentation
ostentación sustantivo femenino ostentation: hace ostentación de su riqueza, she flaunts her wealth
' ostentación' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
parafernalia
- relumbrón
English:
flaunt
- glitz
- ostentation
- flash
- parade
* * *ostentación nfostentation, show;hacer ostentación de algo to show sth off, to parade sth* * *f ostentation;hacer ostentación de flaunt* * * -
6 vanagloria
f.1 boastfulness.2 conceit, vainglory, self-glorification, vaingloriousness.* * *1 vainglory* * *SF vainglory* * *= ego-tripping, bragging, boasting.Ex. The letter sent Tomas Hernandez into a frenzy of conflicting reactions: ecstatic jubilation and ego-tripping, wild speculation and outrageous fantasy, compounded by confusion and indirection.Ex. Boasting is like lying because you are not telling the truth about yourself.* * *= ego-tripping, bragging, boasting.Ex: The letter sent Tomas Hernandez into a frenzy of conflicting reactions: ecstatic jubilation and ego-tripping, wild speculation and outrageous fantasy, compounded by confusion and indirection.
Ex: Boasting is like lying because you are not telling the truth about yourself.* * *boastfulness, vain glory ( liter)lo que dice no es verdad, es pura vanagloria what he says isn't true, he's just boasting o bragging* * *
Del verbo vanagloriarse: ( conjugate vanagloriarse)
se vanagloria es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo
vanagloria sustantivo femenino vainglory, conceit
' vanagloria' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
vanagloriarse
* * *vanagloria nfboastfulness* * *f boastfulness -
7 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* * * -
8 fantochada
f.crazy or mad thing.* * *1 familiar foolish act, silly thing* * *hacer fantochadas — to clown around (colloq)
* * *= swagger, bragging, boasting.Ex. The paradox is that the war that was supposed to let thenm swagger and strut in the world was actually impeding their swagger and strut in the world.Ex. Boasting is like lying because you are not telling the truth about yourself.* * *hacer fantochadas — to clown around (colloq)
* * *= swagger, bragging, boasting.Ex: The paradox is that the war that was supposed to let thenm swagger and strut in the world was actually impeding their swagger and strut in the world.
Ex: Boasting is like lying because you are not telling the truth about yourself.* * *( fam)1deja de hacer fantochadas stop clowning around ( colloq)2* * *fantochada nf2. [fanfarronada] brag -
9 cacareo
m.1 clucking.2 cackling, cackle, crowing, clucking.3 boasting, bragging.4 boast, brag.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: cacarear.* * *1 (de gallina) clucking; (de gallo) crowing* * *SM [de gallo] crowing; [de gallina] clucking; (fig) boasting, crowing* * *a) ( de gallo) crowing; ( de gallina) cluckingb) (fam) ( fanfarroneo) bragging* * *a) ( de gallo) crowing; ( de gallina) cluckingb) (fam) ( fanfarroneo) bragging* * *1 (de un gallo) crowing; (de una gallina) clucking2 ( fam) (fanfarroneo) bragging, swanking* * *
Del verbo cacarear: ( conjugate cacarear)
cacareo es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
cacareó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
cacarear
cacareo
cacarear ( conjugate cacarear) verbo intransitivo
[ gallina] to cluck
cacarear
I verbo intransitivo (una gallina) to cluck
II verbo transitivo pey (contar algo a muchos) to spread sthg around
(alabar lo propio) siempre está cacareando lo mucho que gana su marido, she's always going on about how much her husband earns
cacareo sustantivo masculino
1 (de una gallina) clucking
2 figurado boasting, bragging
* * *cacareo nm[de gallina] cluck, clucking; [de gallo] cock-a-doodle-doo* * *crowing fam, boasting -
10 chulería
f.1 boastfulness, fanfare, raffishness, fanfaronade.2 boastful act.* * *1 familiar (jactancia) bragging, swaggering* * *SF1) (=encanto) natural charm, winning ways2) (=vulgaridad) commonness, vulgarity3) (=bravuconada)4) * (=cosa bonita)me he comprado una chulería de camiseta — I've bought a really nice o gorgeous T-shirt
* * ** * *= bluster, bluff.Ex. Listen to what is said, and judge whether it reflects real knowledge or just pretense or bluster.Ex. The most dramatic way to spot a bluff is to look your opponent in the eye and attempt to sense his fear.* * ** * *= bluster, bluff.Ex: Listen to what is said, and judge whether it reflects real knowledge or just pretense or bluster.
Ex: The most dramatic way to spot a bluff is to look your opponent in the eye and attempt to sense his fear.* * *1 (bravata) threata mí no me vengas con chulerías don't you threaten me ( colloq)2 (fanfarronería) bragging¡no te andes con chulerías! that's enough of your bragging!, stop bragging o boasting!* * *chulería nftratan al nuevo profesor con mucha chulería they really try it on with the new teacher;lo de no presentarse a la reunión fue una chulería del director the fact that the manager didn't turn up at the meeting just shows how superior he thinks he is to everyone else2. [salero] charm, winning ways* * *f bragging -
11 baladronada
f.1 boast.2 bragging, fanfaronade, bravado, boastfulness.3 boastful speech, boast, brag.past part.past participle of spanish verb: baladronar.* * *1 piece of bravado* * *SF (=dicho) boast, brag; (=hecho) piece of bravado* * *dijo/soltó una baladronada que no impresionó a nadie — his boasting o bragging didn't impress anybody
* * *= bluff, bravado, chest-beating.Ex. The most dramatic way to spot a bluff is to look your opponent in the eye and attempt to sense his fear.Ex. It's really sad, when the primal chest-beating of leaders is what wins out and leads to unneccessary war and invasion.* * *dijo/soltó una baladronada que no impresionó a nadie — his boasting o bragging didn't impress anybody
* * *= bluff, bravado, chest-beating.Ex: The most dramatic way to spot a bluff is to look your opponent in the eye and attempt to sense his fear.
Ex: It's really sad, when the primal chest-beating of leaders is what wins out and leads to unneccessary war and invasion.* * *dijo/soltó una baladronada que no impresionó a nadie his boasting o bragging didn't impress anybody* * *baladronada nfboast;echar baladronadas to boast, to brag* * *f boast -
12 farolero
adj.boastful, vain.m.1 lamplighter.2 boaster.* * *► adjetivo1 familiar (que fanfarronea) boastful► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 familiar (fanfarrón) show-off1 (de profesión) lamplighter————————1 (de profesión) lamplighter* * *farolero, -a1.ADJ * boastful2. SM / F1) * (=fanfarrón) boaster2) * (=mentiroso) bullshitter ***3) (=fabricante) lamp-maker4) † [del alumbrado público] lamplighter* * *I- ra adjetivo (Esp)II- ra masculino, femenino (Esp) boaster, bragger* * *= lamplighter.Nota: Persona que antigüamente se encargaba de encencer y apagar las luces de las calles.Ex. On the streets of London we meet some of the denizens of the city -- there is the sandwich-board man, a blind old hag, and a lamplighter among them.* * *I- ra adjetivo (Esp)II- ra masculino, femenino (Esp) boaster, bragger* * *= lamplighter.Nota: Persona que antigüamente se encargaba de encencer y apagar las luces de las calles.Ex: On the streets of London we meet some of the denizens of the city -- there is the sandwich-board man, a blind old hag, and a lamplighter among them.
* * *1 (presumido) flashy ( colloq)2masculine, feminine1 (presumido) show-off ( colloq)2 (jactancioso) boaster, bragger* * *farolero, -a♦ adjFam bragging♦ nm,f1. [oficio] lamplighter* * *m, farolera f blowhard fam, boaster* * * -
13 farol
m.1 street lamp or light (farola).2 bluff.ir de farol to be bluffing3 brag (informal) (exageración).* * *3 argot (en juegos de naipes) bluff\¡adelante con los faroles! come on then!, keep it up!marcarse un farol familiar to brag, boast, swanktirarse un farol familiar to brag, boast, swankfarol de situación navigation lights plural* * *SM1) (=lámpara) [en terraza, jardín] lantern, lamp; [en la calle] street lamp; (Ferro) headlamp2) * (=mentira) [gen] lie, fib; (Naipes) bluffecharse o marcarse o tirarse un farol — [gen] to shoot a line *, brag; (Naipes) to bluff
3) (Taur) flourishing pass4) Cono Sur (=ventana) bay window, glassed-in balcony5) (=envase) wrapping of tobacco packet* * *1) ( de alumbrado público) streetlight, streetlamp; (en jardín, portal) lantern, lamp2) (Esp fam) (Jueg) bluffmarcarse or tirarse un farol — ( en el póker) to bluff; ( jactarse) to brag
* * *1) ( de alumbrado público) streetlight, streetlamp; (en jardín, portal) lantern, lamp2) (Esp fam) (Jueg) bluffmarcarse or tirarse un farol — ( en el póker) to bluff; ( jactarse) to brag
* * *farol11 = lantern.Ex: He investigates the evolution of these vegetable lanterns from such sources as Irish traditional myths about a figure who carried a lantern lit with a coal = Investiga la evolución de estos farolillos hechos de verdura a partir de los mitos tradicionales irlandeses sobre una figura que lleva un farolillo con un ascua.
* farol de calabaza = jack-o'-lantern.farol22 = bluff.Ex: The most dramatic way to spot a bluff is to look your opponent in the eye and attempt to sense his fear.
* tirarse un farol = bullshit.* * *A1 (del alumbrado público) streetlight, streetlamp; (en un jardín, un portal) lantern, lamp¡adelante con los faroles! ( fam): aquí tienes las herramientas, te sientas aquí y ¡adelante con los faroles! here are the tools, sit down here and away you go!ya falta poco ¡adelante con los faroles! we're/you're nearly there, keep going!Compuestos:gaslamppaper lanternmpl navigation lights (pl)se estaba tirando un farol cuando te dijo eso he was just bragging when he said that, what he told you was just a load of hot air ( colloq)* * *
farol sustantivo masculino ( de alumbrado público) streetlight, streetlamp;
(en jardín, portal) lantern, lamp;
farol sustantivo masculino
1 lantern
(de alumbrado público) streetlamp
2 (en el juego) bluff
♦ Locuciones: marcarse un farol, (en el juego) to bluff
(para lucirse) to brag
' farol' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
linterna
- marcarse
English:
bluff
- lantern
- streetlamp
- lamp
- street
* * *farol nm1. [farola] streetlamp, streetlight;[linterna] lantern, lamp; Fam¡adelante con los faroles! go on, keep going!2. [en el juego] bluff;ir de farol to be bluffingno me lo creo, eso es un farol I don't believe it, he's just bragging;Esp* * *m1 lantern2 ( farola) streetlight, streetlamptirarse un farol fam ( presumir) shoot a line fam* * *farol nm1) : streetlight2) : lantern, lamp* * * -
14 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 -
15 metedura de pata
familiar faux pas, blunder, booboo* * *femenino (esp Esp fam) blunder, gaffe* * *(n.) = blunder, boner, goof, blooper, gaff, faux pas, clanger, slip-upEx. There is no better way for reference librarians to see how their efforts are perceived by library users than to see themselves in action -- blunders and all.Ex. Inferencing skills can be learned as students clarify contextual meanings of ambiguous statements, mispronunciations, and boners that may be found in newspaper headlines, texts, and conversations.Ex. The film's supple structure, surprisingly light touch, and bravura performances make it perhaps the most fully formed, half-hearted goof ever.Ex. Throughout the year we collect bloopers, funny things that happen while we are producing the program.Ex. If I had googled him when we were courting, I would not have made the embarrassing gaff of bragging about my publications.Ex. The biggest faux pas according to snobs who take such things seriously is calling a sofa a couch or a setee.Ex. Whilst this might work in the short term, this strategy is to be avoided even if the clanger isn't entirely your fault.Ex. Minor slip-ups are things like - your fly is undone while giving a presentation, you accidentally let out an audible burp at a work luncheon, wardrobe malfunctions, you pass gas.* * *femenino (esp Esp fam) blunder, gaffe* * *(n.) = blunder, boner, goof, blooper, gaff, faux pas, clanger, slip-upEx: There is no better way for reference librarians to see how their efforts are perceived by library users than to see themselves in action -- blunders and all.
Ex: Inferencing skills can be learned as students clarify contextual meanings of ambiguous statements, mispronunciations, and boners that may be found in newspaper headlines, texts, and conversations.Ex: The film's supple structure, surprisingly light touch, and bravura performances make it perhaps the most fully formed, half-hearted goof ever.Ex: Throughout the year we collect bloopers, funny things that happen while we are producing the program.Ex: If I had googled him when we were courting, I would not have made the embarrassing gaff of bragging about my publications.Ex: The biggest faux pas according to snobs who take such things seriously is calling a sofa a couch or a setee.Ex: Whilst this might work in the short term, this strategy is to be avoided even if the clanger isn't entirely your fault.Ex: Minor slip-ups are things like - your fly is undone while giving a presentation, you accidentally let out an audible burp at a work luncheon, wardrobe malfunctions, you pass gas.* * *( fam)blunder, gaffees famoso por sus metedura de patas de metedura de pata he's well-known for putting his foot in it, he's renowned for making blunders o gaffes* * *
Del verbo dar: ( conjugate dar)
dé es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativo
metedura de pata sustantivo femenino (esp Esp fam) blunder, gaffe
' metedura de pata' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
impresionante
- metedura
- molesta
- molesto
- patinazo
- resbalón
- plancha
English:
blunder
- boo-boo
- boob
- goof
- slip-up
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16 valentón
adj.bragging.m.bully.* * *► adjetivo1 peyorativo arrogant, boastful, bragging► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 peyorativo braggart* * *valentón, -ona1.ADJ (=fanfarrón) boastful; (=arrogante) arrogant; (=matón) bullying2.SM/ F (=fanfarrón) braggart; (=matón) bully* * *= bully.Ex. In most stories about bullies the hero is nastily abused and then confronts the bully and soundly beats him at his own game.* * *= bully.Ex: In most stories about bullies the hero is nastily abused and then confronts the bully and soundly beats him at his own game.
* * *valentón, -ona nm,fhacerse el valentón to boast of one's bravery -
17 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 -
18 fanfarria
f.1 fanfare (music).2 show, razz(a)matazz (informal) (ostentación).3 boastful speech.* * *1 MÚSICA fanfare* * *SF1) (Mús) fanfare2) * (=jactancia) boasting* * ** * ** * *1 (banda) band ( consisting mainly of trumpet players)2 (música) fanfare3 (bombo) pomp and ceremony* * *fanfarria nf1. [música] fanfare2. [banda] brass band[jactancia] bragging* * *f brass band* * *fanfarria nf1) : (musical) fanfare2) : pomp, ceremony -
19 alardeo
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20 valentonada
f.1 boast, brag.2 boasting, bragging.* * *1 peyorativo boast, boasting, bragging* * *SF (=dicho) boast, brag; (=acto) arrogant act* * *valentonada nfboast, brag
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