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  • 1 ají

    m.
    1 red pepper, hot pepper, chilli.
    2 capsicum.
    * * *
    1 ESPAÑOL AMERICANO red pepper, chilli
    * * *
    SM
    (pl ajíes ó ajises) LAm (=pimiento picante) chilli; (=pimiento dulce) red pepper; (=salsa) chilli sauce
    * * *
    a) ( chile) chili*

    ponerse como un ají (picante) — (AmS fam) to get furious

    b) (Andes) ( salsa) chili* sauce
    c) (RPl) ( pimiento) pepper
    * * *
    = chili [chilli].
    Ex. The studies reported here addressed the question of whether the pungent element in chilies, capsaicin, suppresses taste and flavor intensity.
    * * *
    a) ( chile) chili*

    ponerse como un ají (picante) — (AmS fam) to get furious

    b) (Andes) ( salsa) chili* sauce
    c) (RPl) ( pimiento) pepper
    * * *
    = chili [chilli].

    Ex: The studies reported here addressed the question of whether the pungent element in chilies, capsaicin, suppresses taste and flavor intensity.

    * * *
    1 (chile) chili*
    2 ( Andes) (salsa) chili* sauce
    3 ( RPl) (pimiento) pepper
    Compuesto:
    ( RPl) red pepper
    * * *

    ají sustantivo masculino
    a) ( chile) chili( conjugate chili)

    b) (Andes) ( salsa) chili( conjugate chili) sauce

    c) (RPl) ( pimiento) pepper

    ' ají' also found in these entries:
    English:
    chilli
    - chilli powder
    - capsicum
    - chili
    - hot
    - pepper
    * * *
    ají (pl ajíes o ajís) nm
    1. Andes, RP [pimiento] chilli (pepper)
    2. Andes, RP [salsa] = sauce made from oil, vinegar, garlic and chilli
    3. Ven ají chirel = small, hot chilli pepper
    * * *
    m S.Am.
    chili, Br
    chilli
    * * *
    ají nm, pl ajíes : chili pepper

    Spanish-English dictionary > ají

  • 2 capsaicina

    f.
    capsaicin.
    * * *
    Ex. The studies reported here addressed the question of whether the pungent element in chilies, capsaicin, suppresses taste and flavor intensity.
    * * *

    Ex: The studies reported here addressed the question of whether the pungent element in chilies, capsaicin, suppresses taste and flavor intensity.

    Spanish-English dictionary > capsaicina

  • 3 cáustico

    adj.
    1 caustic, acrimonious, barbed, rancid.
    2 caustic, stinging, sour, spiky.
    3 caustic, amytic, pyrotic, cauterant.
    * * *
    1 caustic
    * * *
    * * *
    - ca adjetivo/masculino caustic
    * * *
    = scathing, caustic, vitriolic, pungent.
    Ex. Fish is particularly scathing about reactionaries in the academic world who resort to a version of scaremongering about 'political correctness,' deconstruction, and other bogies.
    Ex. While her characters are frequently intrinsic to theme and plot, her most caustic scenes deflate academic ambition and pretension.
    Ex. This magazine had a particular interest in curious stories of libraries and bookmen, and was abundant in criticism both humorous and vitriolic.
    Ex. The studies reported here addressed the question of whether the pungent element in chilies, capsaicin, suppresses taste and flavor intensity.
    ----
    * en tono cáustico = scathingly.
    * * *
    - ca adjetivo/masculino caustic
    * * *
    = scathing, caustic, vitriolic, pungent.

    Ex: Fish is particularly scathing about reactionaries in the academic world who resort to a version of scaremongering about 'political correctness,' deconstruction, and other bogies.

    Ex: While her characters are frequently intrinsic to theme and plot, her most caustic scenes deflate academic ambition and pretension.
    Ex: This magazine had a particular interest in curious stories of libraries and bookmen, and was abundant in criticism both humorous and vitriolic.
    Ex: The studies reported here addressed the question of whether the pungent element in chilies, capsaicin, suppresses taste and flavor intensity.
    * en tono cáustico = scathingly.

    * * *
    cáustico1 -ca
    1 ( Quím) caustic
    2 ‹estilo/lenguaje› caustic, biting; ‹humor› caustic; ‹comentario› sharp, caustic
    caustic
    * * *

    cáustico,-a adjetivo caustic
    ' cáustico' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    cáustica
    English:
    abrasive
    - acrimonious
    - caustic
    - scathing
    * * *
    cáustico, -a adj
    1. [sustancia] caustic
    2. [comentario] caustic
    * * *
    adj tb fig
    caustic
    * * *
    cáustico, -ca adj
    : caustic

    Spanish-English dictionary > cáustico

  • 4 guindilla

    f.
    1 chilli (pepper).
    2 red pepper, capsicum, cherry pepper.
    * * *
    1 red pepper, chilli
    * * *
    1.
    SF (=pimiento) chilli, hot pepper
    2.
    SMF Esp * (=policía) cop *
    * * *
    femenino chili
    * * *
    = chili [chilli].
    Ex. The studies reported here addressed the question of whether the pungent element in chilies, capsaicin, suppresses taste and flavor intensity.
    * * *
    femenino chili
    * * *
    = chili [chilli].

    Ex: The studies reported here addressed the question of whether the pungent element in chilies, capsaicin, suppresses taste and flavor intensity.

    * * *
    chili
    ( Esp ant)
    copper ( colloq dated)
    * * *

    guindilla sustantivo femenino
    chili
    guindilla sustantivo femenino chilli
    * * *
    ♦ nf
    1. [fruto] chilli (pepper)
    2. Esp Fam Anticuado
    la guindilla [la policía] Br the peelers, US the cops
    ♦ nm
    Esp Fam Anticuado [policía] Br peeler, US cop
    * * *
    f GASTR chil(l)i
    * * *
    guindilla n chilli pepper

    Spanish-English dictionary > guindilla

  • 5 mordaz

    adj.
    1 caustic, biting.
    2 sarcastic, bitter, biting, bitterly severe.
    3 mordant, biting, sour, stinging.
    * * *
    1 mordant, sarcastic
    * * *
    adj.
    sarcastic, biting
    * * *
    ADJ [crítica, persona] sharp, scathing; [estilo] incisive; [humor] caustic
    * * *
    adjetivo <estilo/lenguaje> scathing, caustic; < crítica> sharp, scathing
    * * *
    = trenchant, scathing, searing, stinging, caustic, salty [saltier -comp., saltiest -sup.], pungent, sarcastic, blistering, spiky [spikier -comp., spikiest -sup.], vitriolic, waspish.
    Ex. However, both BTI and LCSH occasionally use headings of this kind, though one could argue strongly that these are out of place in direct entry methods, and they come in for trenchant criticism from Metcalfe.
    Ex. Fish is particularly scathing about reactionaries in the academic world who resort to a version of scaremongering about 'political correctness,' deconstruction, and other bogies.
    Ex. His searing and rigorously logical analysis of the '1949 ALA Rules for Entry' is one of my favorite pieces of writing on cataloging.
    Ex. In a stinging rebuke to the American Library Association, Nat Hentoff has criticized the ALA for failing to take action to defend volunteer librarians in Cuba who are being subjected to a brutal crackdown.
    Ex. While her characters are frequently intrinsic to theme and plot, her most caustic scenes deflate academic ambition and pretension.
    Ex. Serious questions which face us may often be better understood when a modicum of salty satire is applied.
    Ex. The studies reported here addressed the question of whether the pungent element in chilies, capsaicin, suppresses taste and flavor intensity.
    Ex. 'Listen!' he growled, in a tone so dry, sarcastic and acrid that not another word was needed to indicate that he was not about to be upstaged by a 24 year old.
    Ex. Lodge Kerrigan's 'Clean, Shaven' is a blistering piece of cinematic inventiveness and a young director's low-budget first feature.
    Ex. This adaptation of David Leavitt's novel wobbles between comedy and melodrama, ultimately fudging the novel's spiky empathy.
    Ex. This magazine had a particular interest in curious stories of libraries and bookmen, and was abundant in criticism both humorous and vitriolic.
    Ex. Harwood is excellent -- saucy and coquettish and really waspish in her subsequent vitriolic exchanges with the irate Marcello.
    ----
    * crítica mordaz = hatchet job.
    * de forma mordaz = pungently.
    * mordaz en sus comentarios = sharp of tongue.
    * * *
    adjetivo <estilo/lenguaje> scathing, caustic; < crítica> sharp, scathing
    * * *
    = trenchant, scathing, searing, stinging, caustic, salty [saltier -comp., saltiest -sup.], pungent, sarcastic, blistering, spiky [spikier -comp., spikiest -sup.], vitriolic, waspish.

    Ex: However, both BTI and LCSH occasionally use headings of this kind, though one could argue strongly that these are out of place in direct entry methods, and they come in for trenchant criticism from Metcalfe.

    Ex: Fish is particularly scathing about reactionaries in the academic world who resort to a version of scaremongering about 'political correctness,' deconstruction, and other bogies.
    Ex: His searing and rigorously logical analysis of the '1949 ALA Rules for Entry' is one of my favorite pieces of writing on cataloging.
    Ex: In a stinging rebuke to the American Library Association, Nat Hentoff has criticized the ALA for failing to take action to defend volunteer librarians in Cuba who are being subjected to a brutal crackdown.
    Ex: While her characters are frequently intrinsic to theme and plot, her most caustic scenes deflate academic ambition and pretension.
    Ex: Serious questions which face us may often be better understood when a modicum of salty satire is applied.
    Ex: The studies reported here addressed the question of whether the pungent element in chilies, capsaicin, suppresses taste and flavor intensity.
    Ex: 'Listen!' he growled, in a tone so dry, sarcastic and acrid that not another word was needed to indicate that he was not about to be upstaged by a 24 year old.
    Ex: Lodge Kerrigan's 'Clean, Shaven' is a blistering piece of cinematic inventiveness and a young director's low-budget first feature.
    Ex: This adaptation of David Leavitt's novel wobbles between comedy and melodrama, ultimately fudging the novel's spiky empathy.
    Ex: This magazine had a particular interest in curious stories of libraries and bookmen, and was abundant in criticism both humorous and vitriolic.
    Ex: Harwood is excellent -- saucy and coquettish and really waspish in her subsequent vitriolic exchanges with the irate Marcello.
    * crítica mordaz = hatchet job.
    * de forma mordaz = pungently.
    * mordaz en sus comentarios = sharp of tongue.

    * * *
    ‹estilo/lenguaje› scathing, caustic, incisive; ‹crítica› sharp, scathing
    * * *

    mordaz adjetivo ‹estilo/lenguaje› scathing, caustic;
    ‹ crítica› sharp, scathing
    mordaz adjetivo biting, scathing: me gusta leer sus mordaces comentarios acerca de los programas de la tele, I like reading his biting commentary on TV programmes
    ' mordaz' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    corrosiva
    - corrosivo
    - afilado
    English:
    abrasive
    - acid
    - barbed
    - biting
    - caustic
    - cutting
    - damning
    - denunciation
    - incisive
    - pointed
    - scathing
    - sharp
    - dry
    - dryness
    * * *
    mordaz adj
    caustic
    * * *
    adj biting, sharp
    * * *
    mordaz adj
    : caustic, scathing

    Spanish-English dictionary > mordaz

  • 6 penetrante

    adj.
    2 sharp, penetrating (sagaz).
    * * *
    1 penetrating
    * * *
    adj.
    sharp, acute
    * * *
    ADJ
    1) [herida] deep
    2) [arma] sharp; [frío, viento] biting; [sonido] piercing; [vista] acute; [aroma] strong; [mirada] sharp, penetrating
    3) [genio, mente] keen, sharp; [ironía] biting
    * * *
    1)
    a) <mirada/voz> penetrating, piercing; < olor> pungent, penetrating; < sonido> piercing
    b) <viento/frío> bitter, biting
    2) <inteligencia/mente> sharp, incisive; <humor/ironía> sharp, cutting
    * * *
    = penetrating, sharp [sharper -comp., sharpest -sup.], trenchant, lancinating, piercing, pungent, high-pitched, penetrative, tangy [tangier - comp., tangiest -sup.], nippy [nippier -comp., nippiest -sup.].
    Ex. In this connection, Ohmes and Jones of the Florida State University Library have offered some rather penetrating insights regarding what they call 'The Other Half of Cataloging'.
    Ex. 'I'll give it more thought,' she said with a sharp frown, resuming her former posture.
    Ex. However, both BTI and LCSH occasionally use headings of this kind, though one could argue strongly that these are out of place in direct entry methods, and they come in for trenchant criticism from Metcalfe.
    Ex. The personnel officer experienced an involuntary shiver as the lancinating reality of the board's decision sank in.
    Ex. She gave him one long piercing glance and started up the stairs toward the deputy director's office.
    Ex. The studies reported here addressed the question of whether the pungent element in chilies, capsaicin, suppresses taste and flavor intensity.
    Ex. The noise is a high-pitched whine or hiss the machine emits during operation.
    Ex. As the vacuum is further increased, the rays become more penetrative, and show the shadow of the bones in the hand.
    Ex. The most boring meal can be pepped up with spicy and tangy herbs.
    Ex. Blend cream cheese with prepared horseradish for a nippy taste.
    ----
    * de un modo penetrante = piercingly.
    * dolor penetrante = shooting stab of pain, shooting pain.
    * frío penetrante = biting cold, pinching cold.
    * olor fuerte y penetrante = tang.
    * sabor fuerte y penetrante = tang.
    * viento penetrante = biting wind.
    * * *
    1)
    a) <mirada/voz> penetrating, piercing; < olor> pungent, penetrating; < sonido> piercing
    b) <viento/frío> bitter, biting
    2) <inteligencia/mente> sharp, incisive; <humor/ironía> sharp, cutting
    * * *
    = penetrating, sharp [sharper -comp., sharpest -sup.], trenchant, lancinating, piercing, pungent, high-pitched, penetrative, tangy [tangier - comp., tangiest -sup.], nippy [nippier -comp., nippiest -sup.].

    Ex: In this connection, Ohmes and Jones of the Florida State University Library have offered some rather penetrating insights regarding what they call 'The Other Half of Cataloging'.

    Ex: 'I'll give it more thought,' she said with a sharp frown, resuming her former posture.
    Ex: However, both BTI and LCSH occasionally use headings of this kind, though one could argue strongly that these are out of place in direct entry methods, and they come in for trenchant criticism from Metcalfe.
    Ex: The personnel officer experienced an involuntary shiver as the lancinating reality of the board's decision sank in.
    Ex: She gave him one long piercing glance and started up the stairs toward the deputy director's office.
    Ex: The studies reported here addressed the question of whether the pungent element in chilies, capsaicin, suppresses taste and flavor intensity.
    Ex: The noise is a high-pitched whine or hiss the machine emits during operation.
    Ex: As the vacuum is further increased, the rays become more penetrative, and show the shadow of the bones in the hand.
    Ex: The most boring meal can be pepped up with spicy and tangy herbs.
    Ex: Blend cream cheese with prepared horseradish for a nippy taste.
    * de un modo penetrante = piercingly.
    * dolor penetrante = shooting stab of pain, shooting pain.
    * frío penetrante = biting cold, pinching cold.
    * olor fuerte y penetrante = tang.
    * sabor fuerte y penetrante = tang.
    * viento penetrante = biting wind.

    * * *
    A
    1 ‹mirada/voz› penetrating, piercing
    2 ‹olor› pungent, penetrating; ‹sonido› piercing
    3 ‹viento/frío› bitter, biting
    B
    1 ‹inteligencia/mente› sharp, incisive
    2 ‹humor/ironía› sharp, cutting
    * * *

    penetrante adjetivo
    1
    a) ‹mirada/voz› penetrating, piercing;

    ‹ olor› pungent, penetrating;
    ‹ sonido› piercing
    b) ‹viento/frío› bitter, biting

    2 ‹inteligencia/mente/ironía› sharp
    penetrante adjetivo
    1 (mirada, voz) penetrating
    2 (dolor) piercing
    3 (olor) pungent
    4 (herida) deep
    5 (frío) bitter, biting
    6 (mente, observación) incisive, sharp, acute
    ' penetrante' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    refinada
    - refinado
    English:
    incisive
    - keen
    - keenly
    - penetrating
    - pervasive
    - piercing
    - searching
    - intent
    - obtrusive
    - tang
    * * *
    1. [intenso] [dolor] acute;
    [olor] sharp; [frío] biting; [mirada] penetrating; [voz, sonido] piercing
    2. [sagaz] sharp, penetrating
    * * *
    adj
    1 mirada penetrating
    2 sonido piercing
    3 frío bitter
    4 herida deep
    5 análisis incisive
    * * *
    1) : penetrating, piercing
    2) : sharp, acute
    3) : deep (of a wound)

    Spanish-English dictionary > penetrante

  • 7 picante

    adj.
    1 spicy, hot (food).
    2 saucy (chiste, comedia).
    m.
    1 spicy food (food).
    2 spiciness, piquancy, raciness.
    * * *
    1 (comida) hot
    2 figurado (chiste, película) spicy
    1 (comida) hot food
    2 (sabor) hot flavour
    * * *
    adj.
    hot, spicy
    * * *
    1. ADJ
    1) (=que pica) [comida, sabor] hot, spicy; [vino] tart, sour
    2) (=malicioso) [comentario] sharp, cutting; [chiste] dirty; [comedia, película] naughty, spicy; [persona] naughty
    2. SM
    1) (Culin)
    a) (=especia) chilli
    b) And, Cono Sur (=guisado) meat stew with chilli sauce
    2) (=picardía) [en persona] zip, zest; [en chiste, situación] piquancy
    3) pl picantes Esp ** (=calcetines) socks
    * * *
    I
    a) (Coc) < comida> hot
    b) <chiste/libro> risqué; < comedia> racy
    II
    a) (Coc) hot spices (pl)

    el médico le ha prohibido el picante or los picantes — his doctor has told him not to eat spicy food

    b) (Chi, Per) ( guiso) spicy meat stew
    * * *
    = piquant, salty [saltier -comp., saltiest -sup.], racy [racier -comp., raciest -sup.], fiery [fierier -comp., fieriest -sup.], risqué, bawdy [bawdier -comp., bawdiest -sup.], pungent, spicy [spicier -comp., spiciest -sup.], saucy [saucier -comp., sauciest -sup.], tangy [tangier - comp., tangiest -sup.], nippy [nippier -comp., nippiest -sup.].
    Ex. The causes of this interest differ from one man to another; it may be the beautiful, the terrible, the awe-inspiring, the exhilarating, the pathetic, the comic, or the merely piquant.
    Ex. Serious questions which face us may often be better understood when a modicum of salty satire is applied.
    Ex. Today, nudity, sex, and excessive violence are not an issue and even the raciest films would garner a PG-13 rating from the Motion Picture Association of America, and most are even tamer than that.
    Ex. In the end, his crude language and fiery personality limited him to the role of redneck poltergeist.
    Ex. However, some of the central premises of the film are flawed, and the risqué touches, whether racial or erotic innuendo, are primarily there to titillate and make the film seem hot and controversial.
    Ex. Their secondary aim was to print piratical, scurrilous and bawdy material for the people of Dublin.
    Ex. The studies reported here addressed the question of whether the pungent element in chilies, capsaicin, suppresses taste and flavor intensity.
    Ex. The odour impression was a very pleasant spearmint, with green, floral, fruity, and spicy sidenote.
    Ex. Although some British seaside resorts still sell saucy postcards, they are not as popular as they used to be.
    Ex. The most boring meal can be pepped up with spicy and tangy herbs.
    Ex. Blend cream cheese with prepared horseradish for a nippy taste.
    ----
    * poner un poquito de picante = pep up.
    * rábano picante = horseradish.
    * * *
    I
    a) (Coc) < comida> hot
    b) <chiste/libro> risqué; < comedia> racy
    II
    a) (Coc) hot spices (pl)

    el médico le ha prohibido el picante or los picantes — his doctor has told him not to eat spicy food

    b) (Chi, Per) ( guiso) spicy meat stew
    * * *
    = piquant, salty [saltier -comp., saltiest -sup.], racy [racier -comp., raciest -sup.], fiery [fierier -comp., fieriest -sup.], risqué, bawdy [bawdier -comp., bawdiest -sup.], pungent, spicy [spicier -comp., spiciest -sup.], saucy [saucier -comp., sauciest -sup.], tangy [tangier - comp., tangiest -sup.], nippy [nippier -comp., nippiest -sup.].

    Ex: The causes of this interest differ from one man to another; it may be the beautiful, the terrible, the awe-inspiring, the exhilarating, the pathetic, the comic, or the merely piquant.

    Ex: Serious questions which face us may often be better understood when a modicum of salty satire is applied.
    Ex: Today, nudity, sex, and excessive violence are not an issue and even the raciest films would garner a PG-13 rating from the Motion Picture Association of America, and most are even tamer than that.
    Ex: In the end, his crude language and fiery personality limited him to the role of redneck poltergeist.
    Ex: However, some of the central premises of the film are flawed, and the risqué touches, whether racial or erotic innuendo, are primarily there to titillate and make the film seem hot and controversial.
    Ex: Their secondary aim was to print piratical, scurrilous and bawdy material for the people of Dublin.
    Ex: The studies reported here addressed the question of whether the pungent element in chilies, capsaicin, suppresses taste and flavor intensity.
    Ex: The odour impression was a very pleasant spearmint, with green, floral, fruity, and spicy sidenote.
    Ex: Although some British seaside resorts still sell saucy postcards, they are not as popular as they used to be.
    Ex: The most boring meal can be pepped up with spicy and tangy herbs.
    Ex: Blend cream cheese with prepared horseradish for a nippy taste.
    * poner un poquito de picante = pep up.
    * rábano picante = horseradish.

    * * *
    A
    1 ( Coc) ‹comida› hot
    esto está picantísimo this is really hot!
    2 ‹chiste/libro› risqué; ‹comedia› racy
    B ( Chi fam pey) ‹persona/lugar› common ( colloq pej); ‹música› trashy ( colloq)
    A
    1 ( Coc) hot spices (pl)
    le has puesto demasiado picante a la sopa you've made the soup too hot o too peppery
    el médico le ha prohibido el picante or los picantes his doctor has told him not to eat spicy food
    2
    (ingenio, malicia): la obra es un poco sosa, le falta un poco de picante the play is a bit dull, it needs something to spice it up a little
    3 (Chi, Per) ( Coc) (guiso) spicy meat stew
    B
    * * *

    picante adjetivo
    a) (Coc) ‹ comida› hot

    b) ‹chiste/libro› risqué;

    ‹ comedia› racy
    picante
    I adjetivo
    1 (comida) hot, spicy
    2 fig (espectáculo, comentario) risqué, racy
    II sustantivo masculino
    1 (alimentos) hot spices pl: le han prohibido el picante, he has been told not to eat spicy food
    2 (sabor) hot taste
    ' picante' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    pimentón
    - chiste
    - daño
    - picar
    English:
    fiery
    - horseradish
    - hot
    - juicy
    - pungent
    - racy
    - sausage
    - spice
    - spicy
    - horse
    - raunchy
    * * *
    ♦ adj
    1. [comida] spicy, hot
    2. [chiste, comedia] saucy
    3. Chile Fam [ordinario] common;
    se fue a vivir a un barrio picante she went to live in a downmarket area
    ♦ nm
    1. [salsa] hot sauce;
    le puso demasiado picante she made it too hot o spicy;
    me gusta el picante I like spicy food
    2. Andes [guiso] spicy meat stew
    3. Chile Fam [ordinario] pleb;
    son unos picantes they're plebs
    * * *
    I adj
    1 comida hot, spicy
    2 chiste risqué
    II m hot spice
    * * *
    picante adj
    1) : hot, spicy
    2) : sharp, cutting
    3) : racy, risqué
    1) : spiciness
    2) : hot spices pl, hot sauce
    * * *
    picante adj hot [comp. hotter; superl. hottest] / spicy [comp. spicier; superl. spiciest]

    Spanish-English dictionary > picante

  • 8 mole

    adj.
    soft.
    f.
    1 hulk.
    2 bulk.
    3 mole.
    * * *
    1 mass, bulk, hulk
    * * *
    I
    SF (=masa) mass, bulk; (=edificio) pile

    ese edificio/hombre es una mole — that building/man is massive

    II SM (=salsa) thick chilli sauce; (=plato) meat in chilli sauce

    mole poblano — meat dish from Puebla

    * * *
    I
    femenino mass

    una mole de hormigón — a huge mass o block of concrete

    II
    1) (Méx) ( salsa) chili sauce ( with chocolate and peanuts); ( plato) turkey, chicken or pork with mole sauce

    me dieron en mi mero mole — (con regalo, invitación) they couldn't have thought of anything better, it was a perfect choice; ( en conversación) they got me onto my favorite o pet subject

    las matemáticas son su mole — mathematics are his forte

    2) (Méx fam) ( sangre) blood
    * * *
    I
    femenino mass

    una mole de hormigón — a huge mass o block of concrete

    II
    1) (Méx) ( salsa) chili sauce ( with chocolate and peanuts); ( plato) turkey, chicken or pork with mole sauce

    me dieron en mi mero mole — (con regalo, invitación) they couldn't have thought of anything better, it was a perfect choice; ( en conversación) they got me onto my favorite o pet subject

    las matemáticas son su mole — mathematics are his forte

    2) (Méx fam) ( sangre) blood
    * * *
    mass
    el nuevo hotel es una mole de hormigón the new hotel is a huge mass o block of concrete
    él es una mole he's really huge
    se me vino encima con toda su mole he fell with his full weight on top of me
    se veía su enorme mole entre la niebla its enormous mass o bulk could be seen through the fog
    A ( Méx) ( Coc)
    2 (plato) turkey, chicken or pork with mole sauce
    darle a algn en su (mero) mole ( Méx fam): me dieron en mi mero mole (con un regalo, una invitación) they couldn't have thought of anything I'd have liked more o of anything better, it was a perfect choice; (en una conversación) they got me onto my favorite o pet subject
    ser el (mero) mole de algn ( Méx fam): las matemáticas son su mole mathematics are his forte o his strong point
    ese tipo de trabajo es mi mero mole that sort of job is right up my street ( colloq)
    el fútbol es su mero mole he's crazy about football ( colloq), he's a real football freak o fanatic ( colloq)
    Compuesto:
    ( Méx fam) meat stew
    ser mole de olla to be the perfect time
    a darle, que es mole de olla let's get on with it, there's no time like the present o now's the perfect time o let's strike while the iron's hot
    B ( Méx fam) (sangre) blood
    * * *

    Del verbo molar: ( conjugate molar)

    molé es:

    1ª persona singular (yo) pretérito indicativo

    mole es:

    1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo

    3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo

    3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativo

    Multiple Entries:
    molar    
    mole
    molar sustantivo masculino
    molar, back tooth
    mole sustantivo femenino
    mass;

    ■ sustantivo masculino (Méx) ( salsa) chili sauce ( with chocolate and peanuts);

    ( plato) turkey, chicken or pork with
    ◊ mole sauce

    molar 1 vi argot to be great: ¡cómo mola!, that's great!
    molar 2 adjetivo & m Anat molar
    mole sustantivo femenino mass, bulk

    ' mole' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    lunar
    - topo
    - molo
    - muelle
    English:
    bulk
    - mole
    * * *
    mole1 nf
    una mole de cemento [edificio] a huge mass o block of concrete;
    chocaron contra una gigantesca mole de hielo they hit an enormous block of ice;
    el toro, una mole de centenares de kilos, miraba amenazador the bull, a huge hulk of a beast weighing hundreds of kilos, looked around threateningly;
    está hecho una mole [está gordo] he's enormous
    mole2 nm
    Méx
    1. [salsa] = thick, cooked chilli sauce
    mole poblano = rich, cooked chilli sauce, made with nuts, raisins and chocolate
    2. [guiso] = dish served in “mole” sauce
    mole de olla = stew made with meat, vegetables, and chilli
    3. Fam
    darle a alguien en su (mero) mole to chat to somebody about their pet subject;
    con hablar de los caballos le dieron en su mero mole when they got talking about horses they had him in his element;
    ser algo el (mero) mole de alguien: la física es su mole physics is her (pet) subject;
    la pesca siempre ha sido mi mero mole fishing has always been my thing
    * * *
    I f mass
    II m Méx
    mole (spicy sauce made with chilies and tomatoes)
    * * *
    mole nm, Mex
    1) : spicy sauce made with chilies and usually chocolate
    2) : meat served with mole sauce
    mole nf
    : mass, bulk

    Spanish-English dictionary > mole

  • 9 acre2

    2 = pungent.
    Ex. The studies reported here addressed the question of whether the pungent element in chilies, capsaicin, suppresses taste and flavor intensity.

    Spanish-English dictionary > acre2

  • 10 acre

    adj.
    1 acrid, pungent.
    2 caustic (brusco, desagradable).
    3 rancid, tart, biting, sour.
    4 sarcastic, biting, sardonic.
    m.
    1 acre.
    2 fever accompanied by an itching sensation.
    * * *
    1 (sabor, olor) acrid
    2 figurado (lenguaje) bitter, harsh; (crítica) biting
    ————————
    1 (medida) acre
    * * *
    I
    ADJ
    1) [sabor] sharp, bitter; [olor] acrid, pungent
    2) [temperamento] sour; [crítica] sharp, biting, mordant
    II
    SM acre
    * * *
    I
    adjetivo < olor> acrid; <humor/tono> caustic; < crítica> harsh, biting
    II
    masculino acre
    * * *
    I
    adjetivo < olor> acrid; <humor/tono> caustic; < crítica> harsh, biting
    II
    masculino acre
    * * *
    acre1
    1 = acre.

    Ex: Other lumbermen remained and revived the stripped acres with hand-reared trees, or turned to dairying.

    acre2
    2 = pungent.

    Ex: The studies reported here addressed the question of whether the pungent element in chilies, capsaicin, suppresses taste and flavor intensity.

    * * *
    1 ‹olor› acrid
    2 ‹humor/tono› caustic; ‹crítica› harsh, biting
    acre
    * * *

    acre 1 adjetivo
    1 (al paladar) sour, bitter
    (al olfato) acrid
    2 fig (tono de voz, palabras) bitter, harsh
    (comentario) biting
    acre 2 m (medida de superficie) acre
    ' acre' also found in these entries:
    English:
    acre
    - acrid
    - pungent
    - sharp
    * * *
    ♦ adj
    1. [olor] acrid, pungent;
    [sabor] bitter
    2. [brusco, desagradable] caustic
    ♦ nm
    acre
    * * *
    I adj
    1 olor acrid
    2 crítica biting
    II m acre
    * * *
    acre adj
    1) : acrid, pungent
    2) mordaz: caustic, biting
    acre nm
    : acre

    Spanish-English dictionary > acre

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