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1 broody
tr['brʊːdɪ]1 (hen) clueco,-a2 (thoughtful) pensativo,-a3 (melancholy) melancólico,-a4 (depressed) deprimido,-a\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLbroody hen gallina cluecaadj.• clueca adj.• clueco, -a adj.• melancólico, -a adj.'bruːdiadjective -dier, -diest1)broody hen — gallina f clueca
it makes me feel broody — (BrE colloq & hum) me despierta el instinto maternal
2) ( moody) meditabundo['bruːdɪ]ADJ (compar broodier) (superl broodiest)1) [hen] clueca; [woman] * con ganas de tener hijos2) (=pensive) triste, melancólico* * *['bruːdi]adjective -dier, -diest1)broody hen — gallina f clueca
it makes me feel broody — (BrE colloq & hum) me despierta el instinto maternal
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adj.1 clueca (hen)2 deprimido, melancólico, tristón.s.1 gallina clueca, llueca.2 mujer con ganas de tener hijos. -
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7 gallina
gallina sustantivo femenino 1 (Zool) hen; (Coc) chicken; ( cuidando la pollada) mother hen; 2
gallina
I sustantivo femenino
1 Zool hen
2 (juego) la gallina/gallinita ciega, blind man's buff
II mf fam coward, chicken
III adjetivo coward: no seas tan gallina y pídeselo de una vez, stop being such a chicken - just go ahead and ask him Locuciones: familiar ¡cuando las gallinas meen!, and pigs might fly!
estar como gallina en corral ajeno, to feel like a fish out of water
la gallina de los huevos de oro, the goose that lays the golden eggs; ' gallina' also found in these entries: Spanish: cacarear - cacareo - carne - carné - empollar - piel - aletear English: chicken - egg - goosebumps - gooseflesh - goosepimples - hen - goose - speckle -
8 melancólico
melancólico
◊ -ca adjetivomelancholy ■ sustantivo masculino, femenino melancholic
melancólico,-a adjetivo melancholic, melancholy ' melancólico' also found in these entries: Spanish: melancólica - taciturna - taciturno English: blue - broody - melancholic - melancholy - wistful -
9 mujer
mujer sustantivo femeninoa) woman;mujer de la limpieza cleaning lady, cleaner; mujer de mala vida or de mal vivir prostitute; mujer de negocios businesswoman; hacerse mujer (euf) to reach puberty, become a woman (euph)
mujer sustantivo femenino
1 woman
varias mujeres, several women argot mujer fácil, easy lay euf mujer de la calle/de mala vida/pública, prostitute
2 (esposa) wife ' mujer' also found in these entries: Spanish: A - abusar - acomodador - acomodadora - adúltera - adúltero - agente - albacea - amante - artesana - artesano - asesina - asesino - autor - autora - bañador - bienhechor - bienhechora - blanca - blanco - bombera - bombero - bombo - bruja - cabrón - cabrona - cacatúa - cada - calle - calostro - calva - cámara - camarera - camarero - camella - camello - campesina - campesino - capataz - cartera - cartero - casera - casero - cerda - cobrador - cobradora - comedianta - comediante - cómica - cómico English: A - accompany - alone - amid - amulet - apologetic - aside - batter - be - beat - beauty - besides - bitch - blouse - bosom - both - breast - brief - broody - brunette - businesswoman - bust - bust up - butch - buxom - cardigan - composure - conspicuous - cow - curtsey - curtsy - deceive - distinguished - distraught - disturbed - drag - dyke - either - evening dress - ex - executrix - expectant mother - fanny - female - feminine - femme fatale - flounder - former - frail - frock -
10 tener
Multiple Entries: tener tener algo
tener ( conjugate tener) verbo transitivo El uso de `got' en frases como `I've got a new dress' está mucho más extendido en el inglés británico que en el americano. Este prefiere la forma `I have a new dress' 1◊ ¿tienen hijos? do they have any children?, have they got any children?;no tenemos pan we don't have any bread, we haven't got any bread; tiene el pelo largo she has o she's got long hair◊ ¿tiene hora? have you got the time?◊ tengo invitados a cenar I have o I've got some people coming to dinner;tengo cosas que hacer I have o I've got things to do 2 tiene un metro de largo it is one meter long; le lleva 15 años — ¿y eso qué tiene? (AmL fam) she's 15 years older than he is — so what does that matter?◊ ¿cuántos años tienes? how old are you?;tengo veinte años I'm twenty (years old) 3b) ( tomar):◊ ten la llave take o here's the key4a) ( sentir):◊ tengo hambre/frío I'm hungry/cold;le tengo mucho cariño I'm very fond of him; tengo el placer de … it gives me great pleasure to …◊ tengo dolor de cabeza I have o I've got a headache5 ( refiriéndose a actitudes): ten paciencia/cuidado be patient/careful; tiene mucho tacto he's very tactful 6 (indicando estado, situación): tengo las manos sucias my hands are dirty; tienes el cinturón desabrochado your belt's undone; me tiene muy preocupada I'm very worried about it tener v aux 1 tener que hacer algo◊ tengo que estudiar hoy I have to o I must study today;tienes que comer más you ought to eat moreb) (expresando propósito, recomendación):tendrías que llamarlo you should ring himc) ( expresando certeza):¡tú tenías que ser! it had to be you! 2 ( con participio pasado):◊ tengo entendido que sí viene I understand he is coming;te tengo dicho que … I've told you before (that) …; teníamos pensado irnos hoy we intended leaving today 3 (AmL) ( en expresiones de tiempo): tenía un año sin verlo she hadn't seen him for a year tenerse verbo pronominal ( sostenerse): no tenerse de sueño to be dead on one's feet
tener
I verbo transitivo
1 (poseer, disfrutar) to have, have got: tengo muy buena memoria, I have a very good memory
no tiene coche, he hasn't got a car
tiene dos hermanas, he has two sisters
tiene mucho talento, he's very talented
no tenemos suficiente dinero, we don't have enough money (ser dueño de) to own: tiene una cadena de hoteles, he owns a chain of hotels ➣ Ver nota en have 2 (contener) to contain: esta bebida no tiene alcohol, this drink doesn't contain alcohol
3 (asir, sujetar) to hold: la tenía en brazos, she was carrying her in her arms
4 (hospedar) tiene a su suegra en casa, his mother-in-law is staying with them
5 (juzgar, considerar) la tengo por imposible, I regard her as a hopeless case
nos tienen por tontos, they think we are stupid
tenlo por seguro, you can be sure
6 (pasar el tiempo de cierta manera) to have: he tenido un día espantoso, I've had a dreadful day
7 (padecer, sentir) tiene celos, he's jealous
tengo hambre/sed, I'm hungry/thirsty
ten paciencia conmigo, be patient with me
tengo un dolor de cabeza terrible, I have a terrible headache
8 (profesar) to have: me tiene cariño, he is very fond of me
no le tengo ningún respeto, I have no respect for him
9 (años, tiempo) to be: el bebé tiene ocho días, the baby is eight days old (medidas) la cama tiene metro y medio de ancho, the bed is one and a half metres wide
10 (mantener) to keep: no sabe tener la boca cerrada, she can't keep her mouth shut
nos tuvo dos horas esperando, he kept us waiting for two hours
tiene su habitación muy ordenada, he keeps his room very tidy
me tiene preocupada, I'm worried about him
11 ( tener que + infinitivo) tengo que hacerlo, I must do it
tienes que tomarte las pastillas, you have to take your pills
tendrías que habérselo dicho, you ought to have told her ➣ Ver nota en must
II verbo aux to have: mira que te lo tengo dicho veces, I've told you time and time again Tener tiene dos traducciones básicas: to have o to have got. Esta segunda se usa casi únicamente para expresar posesión y solo en el presente: Tengo un coche nuevo. I have got a new car.
La primera se usa en sentido más general: Va a tener un problema. He's going to have a problem. Recuerda que la forma interrogativa de I have got es have I got?, mientras que la forma interrogativa de I have es do I have?
Cuando tener significa sentir, se traduce por el verbo to be: Tengo hambre. I am hungry.
' tener' also found in these entries: Spanish: abrigar - abuela - abundar - acarrear - accidente - acostumbrar - admirar - adolecer - agobiarse - añorar - antena - apetecer - apremiar - aptitud - arcada - arte - banco - bombera - bombero - burbuja - cabida - cabronada - cacao - caer - cagalera - calor - cantar - capaz - carácter - carrete - celebrarse - céntimo - certeza - certidumbre - ciega - ciego - conciencia - conllevar - consecuencia - constar - contingente - corazón - correa - correrse - cosa - cosquillas - costar - creer - cruda - crudo English: access - accommodate - act - add up - afraid - agree - aim to - allow for - allowance - approve of - around - associate - attached - augment - authoritarian - ax - axe - barrel - be - bear - bear with - bearing - begrudge - believe in - belong - beware - boast - bone - boomerang - breathing space - broody - brush - butterfly - calculate - careful - celebrate - clash - clever - come off - command - connected - conscience - consider - consideration - count - crash - date - daunt - debt - depend
См. также в других словарях:
broody — broody; non·broody; … English syllables
Broody — Brood y, a. Inclined to brood. Ray. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
broody — 1510s, apt to breed, from BROOD (Cf. brood) (v.) + Y (Cf. y) (2). Figuratively, of persons, from 1851. Also, in modern use, sometimes full of maternal yearning … Etymology dictionary
broody — ► ADJECTIVE (broodier, broodiest) 1) (of a hen) inclined to incubate eggs. 2) informal (of a woman) having a strong desire to have a baby. 3) thoughtful and unhappy. DERIVATIVES broodily adverb broodiness noun … English terms dictionary
broody — [bro͞od′ē] adj. broodier, broodiest 1. ready to brood, as poultry 2. inclined to brood, or dwell moodily on one s own thoughts broodily adv. broodiness n … English World dictionary
broody — UK [ˈbruːdɪ] / US [ˈbrudɪ] adjective Word forms broody : adjective broody comparative broodier superlative broodiest 1) a) British wanting to have a baby Seeing tiny babies always makes me feel broody. b) wanting to lay eggs or sit on them a… … English dictionary
broody — [[t]bru͟ːdi[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED You say that someone is broody when they are thinking a lot about something in an unhappy way. He became very withdrawn and broody. 2) ADJ A broody hen is ready to lay or sit on eggs. 3) ADJ GRADED: usu v link ADJ… … English dictionary
broody — brood|y [ˈbru:di] adj 1.) BrE informal wishing that you had a baby ▪ I get broody when I see baby clothes in shop windows. 2.) silent because you are thinking or worrying about something ▪ Damian s been really broody lately. 3.) if a female bird… … Dictionary of contemporary English
broody — adjective 1 silent because you are thinking or worrying about something: Damian s been really broody lately. 2 informal wishing that you had a baby: I get broody when I see baby clothes in shop windows. 3 if a female bird is broody, it wants to… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
broody — /ˈbrudi/ (say broohdee) adjective (broodier, broodiest) 1. moody: *Mr Skyfish reached out, passing his hand over Max s body, never quite touching the broody, sunblistered face –joan d. vinge, 1985. 2. inclined to brood or sit on eggs: *when she… …
broody — 1. noun (Poultry) A female bird which is in the condition to incubate eggs; a broody hen, duck, etc. There are six broodies in that coop. 2. adjective a) (Of birds) sitting persistently and protectively on a nest … Wiktionary