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1 cheap
i:p1) (low in price: Eggs are cheap just now.) barato2) (of poor quality; vulgar; contemptible: cheap jewellery; a cheap trick.) ordinario•- cheaply- cheapness
cheap adj baratotr[ʧiːp]1 (gen) barato,-a; (fare, ticket) económico,-a2 (of poor quality, shoddy) ordinario,-a, de baratillo3 (contemptible - trick, gibe, crook) vil, bajo,-a; (vulgar - joke, remark) de mal gusto4 (worthless, insincere) fácil1 barato\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto be cheap at half the price estar muy bien de precioto buy something on the cheap comprar algo baratoto feel cheap avergonzarse, sentir vergüenzato go cheap venderse barato,-acheap ['ʧi:p] adv: baratoto sell cheap: vender baratocheap adj1) inexpensive: barato, económico2) shoddy: barato, mal hecho3) stingy: tacaño, agarrado fam, codo Mexadj.• barato, -a adj.• chabacano, -a adj.• populachero, -a adj.adv.• barato adv.
I tʃiːpadjective -er, -est1)a) ( inexpensive) barato; <restaurant/hotel> económico; <fare/ticket> (BrE) económico, de precio reducidoit's cheap at the price — a ese precio es barato, a ese precio resulta económico
on the cheap — gastando lo menos posible
b) ( shoddy) <merchandise/jewelry> ordinario, de baratillo; <mechanic/electrician> (AmE) chapucero2)a) (vulgar, contemptible) <joke/gimmick> de mal gusto; <trick/tactics> bajo, rastrero; <liar/crook> vilb) ( worthless) <flattery/promises> fácilc) ( stingy) (AmE colloq) agarrado (fam), apretado (fam)
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adverb -er, -est[tʃiːp]1. ADJ(compar cheaper) (superl cheapest)1) (=inexpensive) [goods, labour, shop, ticket] barato; [imports] a bajo precio; [loan, credit] a bajo interésit's cheaper to buy than to rent — sale más económico or barato comprar que alquilar
gas cookers are cheaper to run — las cocinas de gas salen or resultan más económicas
it's cheap at the price * — está bien de precio, es barato para lo que es
dirt-cheapthat's cheap at half the price! * — ¡es más que regalado!
2) (=poor-quality) [product] barato, corrientebeware of cheap imitations! — ¡esté al tanto de imitaciones baratas!
cheap and nasty — ordinario, chabacano
3) (=vulgar, mean) [joke] ordinario, chabacano; [behaviour, tactics] rastrero; [remark, question] de mal gusto; [opportunism, sensationalism] barato; [promises] fácil4) (=not deserving respect) bajo, indigno•
to feel cheap — sentirse humillado•
they hold life cheap there — allí la vida no vale nada•
to look cheap — parecer ordinario, tener un aspecto ordinario•
to make o.s. cheap — rebajarse, humillarse2.ADV [buy, sell] barato3.Non the cheap * — pej [decorate, travel] en plan barato *
to buy or get sth on the cheap — comprar algo por poco dinero or a bajo precio
4.CPDcheap shot N — golpe m bajo
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I [tʃiːp]adjective -er, -est1)a) ( inexpensive) barato; <restaurant/hotel> económico; <fare/ticket> (BrE) económico, de precio reducidoit's cheap at the price — a ese precio es barato, a ese precio resulta económico
on the cheap — gastando lo menos posible
b) ( shoddy) <merchandise/jewelry> ordinario, de baratillo; <mechanic/electrician> (AmE) chapucero2)a) (vulgar, contemptible) <joke/gimmick> de mal gusto; <trick/tactics> bajo, rastrero; <liar/crook> vilb) ( worthless) <flattery/promises> fácilc) ( stingy) (AmE colloq) agarrado (fam), apretado (fam)
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2 flashy
adjective (big, bright etc but cheap and of poor quality: flashy clothes.) llamativotr['flæʃɪ]1 llamativo,-a, ostentoso,-aadj.• charro, -a adj.• chillón, -ona adj.• chulesco, -a adj.• chulo, -a adj.• de relumbrón adj.• gaitero, -a adj.• guacamayo, -a adj.• guapetón, -ona adj.• guapo, -a adj.• llamativo, -a adj.• relumbrante adj.• rimbombante adj.• vistoso, -a adj.'flæʃiadjective -shier, -shiest llamativo, ostentoso['flæʃɪ]ADJ (compar flashier) (superl flashiest) [jewellery, clothes, car] llamativo, ostentoso; [colour] chillón; [person] llamativo* * *['flæʃi]adjective -shier, -shiest llamativo, ostentoso -
3 imitation
1) (the act of imitating: Children learn how to speak by imitation.) imitación2) (a copy: an imitation of an ancient statue.) imitación, copiaimitation n réplica / reproducción / copiait's not real, its just an imitation no es auténtico, no es más que una réplicatr[ɪmɪ'teɪʃən]2 (reproduction) reproducción nombre femenino1 de imitación\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLbeware of cheap imitations desconfíe de las imitacionesimitation [.ɪmə'teɪʃən] adj: de imitación, artificial: imitación fadj.• de imitación adj.• pegadizo, -a adj.n.• calco s.m.• imitación s.f.• remedo s.m.
I 'ɪmə'teɪʃən, ˌɪmɪ'teɪʃəna) u ( copying) imitación fto learn by imitation — aprender imitando or por imitación
b) c ( impersonation) imitación fc) c ( copy) imitación f
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adjective <gold/pearls> de imitación[ˌɪmɪ'teɪʃǝn]1.N (=act) imitación f ; pej remedo m ; (=copy) reproducción f, copia f2.CPD de imitaciónimitation fur N — piel f sintética
imitation gold N — oro m de imitación
imitation leather N — imitación f a piel
imitation marble N — mármol m artificial
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I ['ɪmə'teɪʃən, ˌɪmɪ'teɪʃən]a) u ( copying) imitación fto learn by imitation — aprender imitando or por imitación
b) c ( impersonation) imitación fc) c ( copy) imitación f
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4 trinket
'triŋkit(a small (usually cheap) ornament or piece of jewellery: That shop sells postcards and trinkets.) bisutería, quincalla; baratijatr['trɪŋkɪt]1 chuchería, baratijatrinket ['trɪŋkət] n: chuchería f, baratija fn.• baratija s.f.• bujería s.f.• cacharro s.m.• chuchería s.f.• dije (Adorno) s.m.• friolero s.m.• fruslería s.f.• garambaina s.f.• guaje s.m.• miriñaque s.m.• monís s.m.'trɪŋkət, 'trɪŋkɪtnoun chuchería f, baratija f['trɪŋkɪt]N chuchería f, baratija f* * *['trɪŋkət, 'trɪŋkɪt]noun chuchería f, baratija f
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costume jewellery — noun (U) cheap jewellery that is often designed to look expensive … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
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