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1 ńońo
• characterless -
2 sin carácter
• characterless -
3 sin personalidad
• characterless• weak verb• weak wine -
4 amorfo
adj.amorphous, indeterminate, amorph, formless.* * *► adjetivo1 amorphous* * *ADJ amorphous, shapeless* * *- fa adjetivoa) <cuerpo/masa> amorphous, shapelessb) < persona> characterless, insipid* * *= unleavened, indeterminate, amorphous, formless.Ex. The condition of this unleavened lump is described in the title of this chapter 'The Documentary Chaos'.Ex. Results from use surveys indicated that stock could be divided into 3 types: live; dead; and indeterminate.Ex. This article explores whether the archivist is a steward for some wider amorphous body including past and future generations.Ex. He contends, however, that the seemingly formless, overabundant, inchoate texture of the novel might also suggest a valid mode for the novelization of slavery.* * *- fa adjetivoa) <cuerpo/masa> amorphous, shapelessb) < persona> characterless, insipid* * *= unleavened, indeterminate, amorphous, formless.Ex: The condition of this unleavened lump is described in the title of this chapter 'The Documentary Chaos'.
Ex: Results from use surveys indicated that stock could be divided into 3 types: live; dead; and indeterminate.Ex: This article explores whether the archivist is a steward for some wider amorphous body including past and future generations.Ex: He contends, however, that the seemingly formless, overabundant, inchoate texture of the novel might also suggest a valid mode for the novelization of slavery.* * *amorfo -fa1 ‹cuerpo/masa› amorphous, shapeless2 ‹mineral/sustancia› amorphous3 ‹persona› characterless, insipid* * *
amorfo,-a adjetivo
1 (sin forma definida) amorphous
2 fam (sin carácter, sin interés) insipid
' amorfo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
amorfa
English:
amorphous
- shapeless
* * *amorfo, -a adj1. [sin forma] amorphous2. [débil de carácter] lacking in character* * *adj shapeless* * *amorfo, -fa adj: shapeless, amorphous -
5 ñoño
adj.whining, namby-pamby, characterless, spineless.m.characterless person, softie, softy, namby-pamby.* * *► adjetivo1→ link=noveno noveno,-a* * *(f. - nona)adj.* * *IADJ ninthIInono, -a* SM / F Cono Sur granddad *, grandma ** * *- na adjetivo/pronombre (frml) ninth* * *= mushy [mushier -comp., mushiest -sup.], touchy-feely.Ex. However, these mushy words do little to reveal the refractory person uttering them.Ex. He said all this touchy-feely stuff was nonsense, that the only things that mattered were the bottom line and meeting targets.* * *- na adjetivo/pronombre (frml) ninth* * *= mushy [mushier -comp., mushiest -sup.], touchy-feely.Ex: However, these mushy words do little to reveal the refractory person uttering them.
Ex: He said all this touchy-feely stuff was nonsense, that the only things that mattered were the bottom line and meeting targets.* * *está haciendo nono he's gone bye-byes o beddy byes ( used to or by children)adjective / pronoun( frml); ninthPío IX read as: Pío nono Pius IXmasculine, feminine* * *
Multiple Entries:
nono
ñoño
ñoño,-a adjetivo
1 (sin gracia) drippy, dull
2 (mojigato) prudish
(remilgado) whiny, fussy
II m f whiny person, drip
' ñoño' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ñoña
- repipi
* * *nono1, -a númFormal ninth; ver también octavonono2, -a nm,fRP, Ven Fam grandpa, f grandma* * *adj ninth* * *nono, -na adj: ninth♦ nono nm* * *ñoño1 adj -
6 desvaído
adj.1 pale, washed-out, ashen, faded.2 weak-willed, characterless.3 dull.* * *► adjetivo1 (color disipado) faded, pale; (borroso) blurred2 (persona) tall and lanky* * *ADJ1) [color] pale, washed-out2) [contorno] vague, blurred3) [persona] characterless4) [personalidad] flat, dull* * ** * ** * *desvaído -da1 ‹color› faded, washed-out; ‹forma/contorno› blurred, vague2 ‹persona› dull, drab, colorless*, insipid; ‹obra/película› dull, lackluster** * *
Del verbo desvaír: ( conjugate desvaír)
desvaido es:
el participio
desvaído
‹ persona› colorless( conjugate colorless), insipid
desvaído adjetivo faded, dull: el artículo del periódico era un poco desvaído, the newspaper article was a bit dull
' desvaído' also found in these entries:
English:
mousy
* * *desvaído, -a adj1. [color, tono] pale, washed-out;[tela] faded2. [forma, contorno] blurred;[mirada] vague* * *adj2 figdull* * *desvaído, -da adj1) : pale, washed-out2) : vague, blurred -
7 flojo
adj.1 loose, non tight, not tight, slack.2 lax, relaxed.3 loose, droopy, flabby, limp.4 loose, not firm, waggly.5 lazy, slothful.6 unconvincing.m.1 lazy person, deadbeat.2 characterless person, sop, namby-pamby.* * *► adjetivo1 (suelto) loose; (no tensado) slack2 (débil) weak3 (perezoso) lazy, idle4 (mediocre) poor5 (poco activo) slack, slow■ por la mañana trabajamos pero la tarde fue muy floja we worked hard in the morning, but the afternoon was very slack► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 lazybones, idler\estar flojo,-a en algo to be weak at somethingme la trae floja argot I couldn't give a toss* * *(f. - floja)adj.1) loose2) weak3) limp4) lazy* * *ADJ1) [nudo, tuerca] loose; [cable, cuerda] slack2) (=débil) [persona] weak; [viento] light3) (=mediocre) [trabajo, actuación] poor, feeble; [estudiante, equipo] weak, poorha escrito una redacción muy floja — he's written a very poor o feeble essay
4) [té, vino] weak5) [demanda, mercado] slack6) (=holgazán) lazy, idle7) LAm (=cobarde) cowardly* * *I- ja adjetivo1)a) <nudo/tornillo/vendaje> loose; < cuerda> slackme la trae floja — (Esp vulg) I don't give a shit (vulg)
b) ( débil) weakc) < vientos> lightd) <café/té> weak2) ( mediocre) <trabajo/examen> poor; <película/vino> second-rate; < estudiante> poorestá flojo en física — he's weak in (AmE) o (BrE) at physics
3) (Com, Econ) slackII- ja masculino, femeninoa) (fam) ( perezoso) lazybones (colloq)b) (Col fam) ( cobarde) coward* * *= slacker, feeble, wobbly [wobblier -comp., wobbliest -sup.], lazybones, layabout, lazy [lazier -comp., laziest -sup.].Ex. The article is entitled 'No slackers here: SLA's youngest members have the vision and enthusiasm to shape the profession'.Ex. Mearns warns us, 'Recollection is treacherous; it is usually too broad or too narrow for another's use; and what is more serious, it is frequently undependable and worn and feeble'.Ex. The conference had a wobbly start in 1997 but has since grown increasingly stronger and has had its best ever year with over 650 attendees.Ex. Many see his art as a vocation for lazybones and social misfits.Ex. There is no evidence that inherited wealth is in itself responsible for turning young people into useless layabouts.Ex. It is most likely to occur when a supervisor is careless or lazy about the rating or does not know the worker well.----* andar por la cuerda floja = walk + the tightrope.* caminar por la cuerda floja = walk + the tightrope, walk + the tight wire.* cuerda floja = tightrope [tight-rope].* traérsela floja a Alguien = not give a shit.* * *I- ja adjetivo1)a) <nudo/tornillo/vendaje> loose; < cuerda> slackme la trae floja — (Esp vulg) I don't give a shit (vulg)
b) ( débil) weakc) < vientos> lightd) <café/té> weak2) ( mediocre) <trabajo/examen> poor; <película/vino> second-rate; < estudiante> poorestá flojo en física — he's weak in (AmE) o (BrE) at physics
3) (Com, Econ) slackII- ja masculino, femeninoa) (fam) ( perezoso) lazybones (colloq)b) (Col fam) ( cobarde) coward* * *= slacker, feeble, wobbly [wobblier -comp., wobbliest -sup.], lazybones, layabout, lazy [lazier -comp., laziest -sup.].Ex: The article is entitled 'No slackers here: SLA's youngest members have the vision and enthusiasm to shape the profession'.
Ex: Mearns warns us, 'Recollection is treacherous; it is usually too broad or too narrow for another's use; and what is more serious, it is frequently undependable and worn and feeble'.Ex: The conference had a wobbly start in 1997 but has since grown increasingly stronger and has had its best ever year with over 650 attendees.Ex: Many see his art as a vocation for lazybones and social misfits.Ex: There is no evidence that inherited wealth is in itself responsible for turning young people into useless layabouts.Ex: It is most likely to occur when a supervisor is careless or lazy about the rating or does not know the worker well.* andar por la cuerda floja = walk + the tightrope.* caminar por la cuerda floja = walk + the tightrope, walk + the tight wire.* cuerda floja = tightrope [tight-rope].* traérsela floja a Alguien = not give a shit.* * *A1 ‹nudo/tornillo/vendaje› loosela cuerda está floja the rope is slackhaces el punto muy flojo you knit very looselyme la trae floja ( vulg); I couldn't give a damn (sl), I couldn't give a shit o ( BrE) a toss ( vulg)2 (débil) weak3 ‹vientos› lightsoplarán vientos flojos del sur there will be light, southerly winds4 ‹café/té› weakB (mediocre) ‹trabajo/examen› poor; ‹película› second-rate; ‹estudiante› poorestá flojo en física he's weak at physicshizo un examen muy flojo he did a very poor examsu expediente académico es flojo his academic record is pooreste vino es muy flojo this wine is very poor quality o is second-rateel mercado estuvo flojo the market was slackD ‹persona›1 ( fam) (perezoso) lazyno terminó la carrera por flojo he didn't finish his degree because he was so lazymasculine, feminine* * *
flojo◊ -ja adjetivo
1
‹cuerda/goma› slack
2 ( mediocre) ‹trabajo/examen› poor;
‹película/vino› second-rate;
‹ estudiante› poor;◊ está flojo en física he's weak in (AmE) o (BrE) at physics
3 ‹ persona› (fam) ( perezoso) lazy
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino (fam) ( perezoso) lazybones (colloq)
flojo,-a adjetivo
1 (tornillo, cuerda, etc) loose, slack
2 (examen, trabajo) poor
3 (vago, perezoso) lazy, idle
' flojo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
floja
English:
limp
- loose
- slack
- sluggish
- weak
- depth
- feeble
- flabby
- shaky
- wobbly
* * *flojo, -a♦ adj1. [suelto] loose;esta falda me queda floja this skirt is too loose for me2. [débil] [persona] weak;[sonido] faint; [salud] poor; [viento] light; [bebida] weak3. [sin calidad, aptitudes] poor;una obra muy floja a very poorly written play;estar flojo en algo to be poor o weak at sth;el pianista ha estado un poco flojo hoy the pianist has been a bit off form today;tuvo una floja actuación he gave a poor performance;4. [mercado, negocio] slack;las ventas están muy flojas sales are very slack5. Compmuy Fam♦ nm,fAndes Fam [holgazán] layabout, lazybones* * *adj1 lazada loose;me la trae floja pop I couldn’t give a damn fam5 L.Am. ( perezoso) lazy* * *flojo, -ja adj1) suelto: loose, slack2) : weak, poorestá flojo en las ciencias: he's weak in science3) perezoso: lazy* * *flojo adj1. (poco fuerte, débil) weak3. (viento) light4. (tornillo, nudo) loose5. (goma, cuerda) slack -
8 sin carácter
adj.characterless, namby-pamby, weak-minded, weak-kneed.adv.without character.* * *(adj.) = boneless, spinelessEx. By running away he shows who he is -- a boneless coward who never engaged in direct confrontation with the enemy.Ex. To call a supervisor ' spineless' is to tag him as weak and therefore unfair to his really good employees.* * *(adj.) = boneless, spinelessEx: By running away he shows who he is -- a boneless coward who never engaged in direct confrontation with the enemy.
Ex: To call a supervisor ' spineless' is to tag him as weak and therefore unfair to his really good employees. -
9 sustancia
f.1 substance, matter, physical matter.2 soup, broth, stock.3 substance, essence.4 substance, extract.5 substance, corporeality, materiality, tangibility.pres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: sustanciar.* * *1 (gen) substance2 (esencia) substance, essence\ser persona de poca sustancia familiar to be a characterless personsin sustancia lacking in substancesustancia gris grey matter* * *noun f.* * *SF1) (=materia) substancesustancia blanca — (Anat) white matter
sustancia gris — (Anat) grey matter
2) (=esencia) substanceen sustancia — in substance, in essence
sin sustancia — [teoría, discurso] lacking in substance; [persona] shallow, superficial
3) (Culin) [de alimento] substance4) (Fil) substance* * *1) ( materia) substance2) ( contenido) substance3) ( de comida) substance, goodness* * *= substance.Ex. It details steps to be taken to salvage discs which have been damaged by spilled substances such as coffee with cream and sugar, Classic Coke, hamburger and french fries, and hand cream.----* abuso de sustancias nocivas = substance abuse.* derrame de sustancias químicas = chemical spill.* sustancia blanca = white matter.* sustancia controlada = controlled substance.* sustancia desconocida = foreign substance.* sustancia de uso reglamentado = controlled substance.* sustancia de uso regulado = controlled substance.* sustancia gris = grey matter [gray matter].* sustancia ilegal = illegal substance.* sustancia ilícita = illicit substance.* sustancia inflamable = flammable substance.* sustancia lícita = licit substance.* sustancia nutritiva = nutrient.* sustancia prohibida = illegal substance.* sustancia química = chemical substance.* sustancia tóxica = hazardous material, hazardous substance, toxic, toxicant.* uso de sustancias = substance use.* * *1) ( materia) substance2) ( contenido) substance3) ( de comida) substance, goodness* * *= substance.Ex: It details steps to be taken to salvage discs which have been damaged by spilled substances such as coffee with cream and sugar, Classic Coke, hamburger and french fries, and hand cream.
* abuso de sustancias nocivas = substance abuse.* derrame de sustancias químicas = chemical spill.* sustancia blanca = white matter.* sustancia controlada = controlled substance.* sustancia desconocida = foreign substance.* sustancia de uso reglamentado = controlled substance.* sustancia de uso regulado = controlled substance.* sustancia gris = grey matter [gray matter].* sustancia ilegal = illegal substance.* sustancia ilícita = illicit substance.* sustancia inflamable = flammable substance.* sustancia lícita = licit substance.* sustancia nutritiva = nutrient.* sustancia prohibida = illegal substance.* sustancia química = chemical substance.* sustancia tóxica = hazardous material, hazardous substance, toxic, toxicant.* uso de sustancias = substance use.* * *A (materia) substanceB1 ( Fil) substance2 (de un discurso) substancees un tipo de poca sustancia he's pretty shallow o lightweightel libro no tiene ninguna sustancia the book has no substance to iten sustancia in substanceC (de una comida) substance, goodnessD ( Chi) large marshmallow* * *
Del verbo sustanciar: ( conjugate sustanciar)
sustancia es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo
sustancia sustantivo femenino
substance
sustancia sustantivo femenino substance
' sustancia' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ácida
- ácido
- acusar
- adictiva
- adictivo
- angostura
- cien
- concentrar
- concentrada
- concentrado
- gelatina
- inalterable
- limpiador
- limpiadora
- maleable
- miga
- muestra
- polvo
- rebajar
- rica
- rico
- sabor
- segregar
- segregación
- sustancial
- tinte
- tintura
- tolerancia
- veneno
- adhesivo
- caucho
- componente
- corrosivo
- cuajo
- dañino
- descomponer
- esperma
- líquido
- materia
- mineral
- nocivo
- óleo
- pastoso
- pegajoso
- pez
- tratar
- venenoso
English:
chemical
- consistency
- extract
- fluff
- material
- matter
- medicine
- poisonous
- slimy
- sloppy
- substance
- tacky
- meat
* * *sustancia, substancia nf1. [materia] substanceAnat sustancia blanca white matter; Anat sustancia gris grey matter;sustancia química chemical2. [esencia] essence;sin sustancia lacking in substance;este artículo no tiene mucha sustancia this article lacks substance3. [de alimento] nutritional value4. Filosofía substance* * *f substance;sin sustancia fig insubstantial, lacking in substance* * *sustancia nf1) : substance2)sin sustancia : shallow, lacking substance* * *sustancia n substance -
10 chaucha
f.1 coin of little value. (Andean Spanish (Bolivia, Chilean Spanish, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru), River Plate)2 green bean (judía verde). (Bolivian Spanish, River Plate)3 early potato. (Andean Spanish (Bolivia, Chilean Spanish, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru))* * *1. ADJ INV LAm1) (Agr) early2) (Med) [nacimiento] premature; [mujer] who gives birth prematurely3) Cono Sur (=malo) poor-quality; (=soso) insipid, tasteless, characterless; (=de mal gusto) in poor taste2. SF1) LAm (=patata) early potato2) Cono Sur (=judía verde) string bean3) Perú (=comida) food* * *1) (RPl) (Bot, Coc) French bean2) (Chi fam)estar sin una or sin ni chaucha — to be broke (colloq)
caerle la chaucha a alguien — (fam)
al final le cayó la chaucha — the penny finally dropped
* * *1) (RPl) (Bot, Coc) French bean2) (Chi fam)estar sin una or sin ni chaucha — to be broke (colloq)
caerle la chaucha a alguien — (fam)
al final le cayó la chaucha — the penny finally dropped
* * *se quedó sin una chaucha she was left without a cent o a penny ( colloq) o a bean* * *
chaucha sustantivo femenino (RPl) (Bot, Coc) French bean
' chaucha' also found in these entries:
English:
green
- runner
* * *♦ adjRP Fam dull, boring;la fiesta estuvo bastante chaucha the party was pretty dull o boring♦ nf1. Bol, RP [judía verde] green bean3. Andes, RP [moneda] = coin of little value;costar chauchas y palitos to cost next to nothing* * *f RplFrench bean -
11 gris
adj.1 gray (color).2 bleak, gray, grey, not very promising.3 somber, grayish, greyish.4 cloudy, covered with clouds, overcast, stormy.m.gray.gris marengo/perla dark/pearl graym. s.&pl.1 gray, gray color, grey color, grey.2 Gris, Juan Gris.3 Siberian squirrel.* * *► adjetivo1 grey (US gray)2 figurado (mediocre) mediocre, third-rate1 (color) grey (US gray)\gris marengo charcoal greygris perla pearl grey* * *adj.* * *1.ADJ [color] grey, gray (EEUU); [día, tiempo, persona] grey, dulloso2. SM1) (=color) grey2) Esp † * cop *, member of the armed policelos grises — the fuzz **
3) * (=viento)* * *I II* * *I II* * *gris11 = grey [gray, -USA], gray [grey, -UK].Ex: If the spot stays yellow the paper is decidedly acid; an in-between colour (green, grey, grey-green, yellow-green) indicates mild acidity; while if the spot goes purple, the paper is near-neutral or alkaline.
Ex: He glanced casually at the ill-balanced frontages of the buildings ahead that stretched on and on until they melded in an indistinguishable mass of gray at Laurence Street.* de diferentes tonalidades de gris = grey scale [gray scale].* escala de grises = grey scale [gray scale].* literatura gris = grey literature (GL).* materia gris = grey matter [gray matter].* SIGLE (Sistema de Información sobre Literatura Gris en Europa) = SIGLE (System for Information on Grey Literature in Europe).* sustancia gris = grey matter [gray matter].gris22 = murky [murkier -comp., murkiest -sup.].Ex: There are extraordinary uncertainties in the murky future of higher education and to change the character of our library at this stage would be too extreme a measure.
* * *gris11 ‹color/ojos/traje› gray*; ‹día› gray*, overcast2 (modificado por otro adj: inv) gray*zapatos gris oscuro dark gray shoesgris2A (color) [ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ] gray*un gris más fuerte a darker grayCompuestos:A masculine charcoal gray*B adj inv charcoal-gray*A masculine metallic gray*B adj inv metallic gray*A masculine pearl-gray*B adj inv pearl-gray*A masculine slate gray*B adj inv slate-gray*A masculine gunmetal gray*B adj inv gunmetal-gray** * *
gris adjetivo / noun masculine
gray( conjugate gray)
gris adjetivo & sustantivo masculino grey, US gray
materia gris, grey matter
gris marengo, charcoal grey
gris perla, pearl grey
' gris' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cana
- cano
- canosa
- canoso
- saco
- tornarse
- vestir
- intermedio
- materia
English:
background
- charcoal
- drab
- dull
- gloomy
- grey
- grey area
- grey matter
- bleak
- colorless
- dreary
- gray
* * *♦ adj1. [de color] grey2. [triste] gloomy, miserable3. [insignificante] dull, characterless♦ nm1. [color] greygris marengo dark grey;gris perla pearl-grey* * *I adj gray, BrgreyII m:gris perla pearl gray o Br grey* * *gris adj1) : gray2) : overcast, cloudy* * *gris adj n grey -
12 ser persona de poca sustancia
familiar to be a characterless person -
13 sin personalidad
adj.characterless, weak-kneed, weak-minded, weak-willed.
См. также в других словарях:
Characterless — Char ac*ter*less, a. Destitute of any distinguishing quality; without character or force. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
characterless — index arrant (onerous), disreputable, inexpressive, lifeless (dull), pedestrian, usual Bur … Law dictionary
characterless — [[t]kæ̱rɪktə(r)ləs[/t]] ADJ GRADED If you describe something as characterless, you mean that it is dull and uninteresting. They felt the back garden was boring and characterless... We have too many pasteurised, bland and characterless cheeses in… … English dictionary
characterless — adjective Having no distinguishing character or quality The great mass of American citizens estimate us, as being a characterless and purposeless people ; and hence we hold up our heads, if at all, against the withering influence of a nations… … Wiktionary
characterless — char|ac|ter|less [ˈkærıktələs US tər ] adj not having any special or interesting qualities ▪ a characterless modern building … Dictionary of contemporary English
characterless — char|ac|ter|less [ kerəktərləs ] adjective very ordinary and with no interesting qualities: a characterless building … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
characterless — adjective not having any special or interesting qualities: snack bars selling mass produced, characterless food … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
characterless — UK [ˈkærɪktə(r)ləs] / US [ˈkerəktərləs] adjective very ordinary and with no interesting qualities a characterless building … English dictionary
characterless — character ► NOUN 1) the qualities distinctive to an individual. 2) the distinctive nature of something. 3) a person in a novel, play, or film. 4) a part played by an actor. 5) a printed or written letter or symbol. 6) strength and originality in… … English terms dictionary
characterless — adjective see character I … New Collegiate Dictionary
characterless — See character. * * * … Universalium
