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1 pegarse como una lapa
familiar to cling like a leech* * *(v.) = cling like + a limpet, stick like + a limpetEx. She whines, clings like a limpet, is insecure, and worst of all for me, incessantly disobedient.Ex. In this, as in so many other areas, Britain is sticking like a limpet to a failing American policy.* * *(v.) = cling like + a limpet, stick like + a limpetEx: She whines, clings like a limpet, is insecure, and worst of all for me, incessantly disobedient.
Ex: In this, as in so many other areas, Britain is sticking like a limpet to a failing American policy. -
2 desobediente
adj.disobedient.f. & m.disobedient person.* * *► adjetivo1 disobedient1 disobedient person* * *ADJ disobedient* * *adjetivo disobedient* * *= disobedient.Ex. She whines, clings like a limpet, is insecure, and worst of all for me, incessantly disobedient.* * *adjetivo disobedient* * *= disobedient.Ex: She whines, clings like a limpet, is insecure, and worst of all for me, incessantly disobedient.
* * *disobedientdisobedient child ( o boy etc)eres un desobediente you're so disobedient* * *
desobediente adjetivo
disobedient
desobediente
I adjetivo disobedient
II mf disobedient person
' desobediente' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
mala
- malo
English:
disobedient
- insubordinate
* * *♦ adjdisobedient♦ nmfdisobedient person;es un desobediente he's terribly disobedient* * *adj disobedient* * *desobediente adj disobedient -
3 destartalado
adj.broken-down, broken, ruined, in shambles.past part.past participle of spanish verb: destartalar.* * *► adjetivo* * *ADJ1) [casa] (=grande, mal dispuesta) large and rambling; (=ruinoso) tumbledown2) [coche] rickety* * *- da adjetivo (fam) < coche> beat-up (AmE colloq), clapped-out (BrE colloq); < mueble> shabby; < casa> ramshackle, rundown* * *= decrepit, rickety, dilapidated, ramshackle.Ex. No bright new digital firm can do without at least some of the supposedly decrepit bureaucracy it so abhors in the old tweedy institutions it wants to replace.Ex. Only the nomads travel by camel, other desert travellers have to depend on aged and rickety vehicles.Ex. China's transport authorities plan to scrap dilapidated ships to enhance safety and improve the competitiveness of the industry.Ex. The ramshackle village clings like a limpet to the cliffs.* * *- da adjetivo (fam) < coche> beat-up (AmE colloq), clapped-out (BrE colloq); < mueble> shabby; < casa> ramshackle, rundown* * *= decrepit, rickety, dilapidated, ramshackle.Ex: No bright new digital firm can do without at least some of the supposedly decrepit bureaucracy it so abhors in the old tweedy institutions it wants to replace.
Ex: Only the nomads travel by camel, other desert travellers have to depend on aged and rickety vehicles.Ex: China's transport authorities plan to scrap dilapidated ships to enhance safety and improve the competitiveness of the industry.Ex: The ramshackle village clings like a limpet to the cliffs.* * *destartalado -da1 ( fam); ‹coche› dilapidated, beat-up ( AmE colloq), clapped-out ( BrE colloq); ‹mueble› dilapidated, shabby; ‹casa› ramshackle, rundown, dilapidated2 ( fam) (desordenado) untidyla casa está toda destartalada the house is very untidy o in a terrible mess* * *
Del verbo destartalar: ( conjugate destartalar)
destartalado es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
destartalado
destartalar
destartalado
‹ mueble› shabby;
‹ casa› ramshackle, rundown
destartalado,-a adjetivo ramshackle
destartalar vtr LAm (dejar una casa o sitio sin los objetos de uso habitual) to clean out
' destartalado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
destartalada
English:
dilapidated
- ramshackle
- run-down
- broken-down
- decrepit
- scruffy
* * *destartalado, -a adj1. [viejo, deteriorado] dilapidated2. [desordenado] untidy* * ** * *destartalado, -da adj: dilapidated, tumbledown -
4 desvencijado
adj.broken-down, shabby, rickety, ruinous.past part.past participle of spanish verb: desvencijar.* * *1→ link=desvencijar desvencijar► adjetivo1 rickety, broken-down, dilapidated* * *ADJ [silla, mueble] rickety; [máquina] broken-down* * *- da adjetivo <silla/cama> rickety; < coche> dilapidated, beat-up (AmE colloq), clapped-out (BrE colloq)* * *= rickety, decrepit, dilapidated, ramshackle.Ex. Only the nomads travel by camel, other desert travellers have to depend on aged and rickety vehicles.Ex. No bright new digital firm can do without at least some of the supposedly decrepit bureaucracy it so abhors in the old tweedy institutions it wants to replace.Ex. China's transport authorities plan to scrap dilapidated ships to enhance safety and improve the competitiveness of the industry.Ex. The ramshackle village clings like a limpet to the cliffs.* * *- da adjetivo <silla/cama> rickety; < coche> dilapidated, beat-up (AmE colloq), clapped-out (BrE colloq)* * *= rickety, decrepit, dilapidated, ramshackle.Ex: Only the nomads travel by camel, other desert travellers have to depend on aged and rickety vehicles.
Ex: No bright new digital firm can do without at least some of the supposedly decrepit bureaucracy it so abhors in the old tweedy institutions it wants to replace.Ex: China's transport authorities plan to scrap dilapidated ships to enhance safety and improve the competitiveness of the industry.Ex: The ramshackle village clings like a limpet to the cliffs.* * *desvencijado -da‹silla/cama› rickety, dilapidated; ‹coche› dilapidated, beat-up ( AmE colloq), clapped-out ( BrE colloq)la ventana quedó desvencijada the window was almost off its hingesha sido un día agotador, estoy desvencijado ( fam); it's been an exhausting day, I'm whacked o dead beat o bushed ( colloq)* * *
Del verbo desvencijar: ( conjugate desvencijar)
desvencijado es:
el participio
desvencijado◊ -da adjetivo ‹silla/cama› rickety;
‹ coche› dilapidated, beat-up (AmE colloq), clapped-out (BrE colloq)
desvencijado,-a adjetivo ramshackle, rickety
' desvencijado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
desvencijada
English:
rickety
* * *desvencijado, -a adj[mesa, armario] rickety; [puerta, vehículo] battered; [estructura] ramshackle, tumbledown* * *adj rickety* * *desvencijado, -da adj: dilapidated, rickety -
5 maltrecho
adj.wretched, ruined, in very bad condition, in very bad shape.* * *► adjetivo1 (persona) battered, wrecked2 (cosa) damaged, destroyed* * *ADJ1) [objeto] battered, knocked-about2) [persona] (=herida) injured; (=agotada) worn out* * *- cha adjetivo [ESTAR] in a bad way (colloq)* * *= battered, ruined, ramshackle.Ex. Seventeenth-century English printing was abysmally poor, and there are few books that were not set in ill-cast, battered type, clumsily arranged and carelessly printed in brown ink on shabby paper.Ex. The beach is a ruined landscape, eerily quiet, save for the hum of mechanical diggers searching for yet more corpses.Ex. The ramshackle village clings like a limpet to the cliffs.* * *- cha adjetivo [ESTAR] in a bad way (colloq)* * *= battered, ruined, ramshackle.Ex: Seventeenth-century English printing was abysmally poor, and there are few books that were not set in ill-cast, battered type, clumsily arranged and carelessly printed in brown ink on shabby paper.
Ex: The beach is a ruined landscape, eerily quiet, save for the hum of mechanical diggers searching for yet more corpses.Ex: The ramshackle village clings like a limpet to the cliffs.* * *[ ESTAR]:lo dejaron muy maltrecho they left him in a bad way ( colloq)las arcas maltrechas del ayuntamiento the depleted coffers of the town hall* * *
maltrecho◊ - cha adjetivo: lo dejaron muy maltrecho they left him in a bad way
maltrecho,-a adjetivo in a terrible state, battered
' maltrecho' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
baldada
- baldado
- maltrecha
English:
dent
- battered
* * *maltrecho, -a adj1. [física, moralmente] battered;sus maltrechas rodillas no aguantaron el ritmo his battered knees couldn't withstand the pace;el divorcio lo dejó maltrecho the divorce left him in a sorry state2. [dañado] damaged;la maltrecha economía del país the country's battered economy;la posición del presidente ha quedado maltrecha tras el escándalo the president has been left with a shakier hold on power after the scandal* * *adj cosa damaged;* * *: battered, damaged -
6 ruinoso
adj.ruinous, in ruins, tacky, shabby.* * *► adjetivo1 ruinous, disastrous2 figurado tumbledown, dilapidated* * *ADJ1) (Arquit) ruinous; (=destartalado) tumbledown2) (Econ) ruinous, disastrous* * *- sa adjetivo <edificio/vivienda> dilapidated, rundown; <economía/negocio> ruinous, disastrous* * *= ruinous, dilapidated, decayed, decaying, disintegrating, crumbling, nasty looking, shanky [shankier -comp., shankiest -sup.], ramshackle.Ex. Negative features are the water sprinkler fire extinguishing system, which, if activated, would be ruinous to the Library's holdings.Ex. China's transport authorities plan to scrap dilapidated ships to enhance safety and improve the competitiveness of the industry.Ex. The city was considered to be seedy ( decayed, littered, grimy, and dreary), crowded, busy, and strongly idiosyncratic (quaint, historic, colorful, and full of 'atmosphere').Ex. Following World War II, 'urban renewal' referred primarily to public efforts to revitalize aging and decaying inner cities.Ex. For all Havana's crumbling structures, its disintegrating roads and toxin-belching jalopies, it attracts over a million tourists each year.Ex. We must now look beyond crumbling books to determine the deeper significance of our stewardship obligations for the future = Debemos mirar más allá de los libros en deterioro para determinar cuál es el verdadero significado de nuestras obligaciones para el futuro.Ex. It's more advisable to have a cheap and skanky bike for pootling around town, the idea being that no-one would want to nick a nasty looking bike.Ex. It's more advisable to have a cheap and skanky bike for pootling around town, the idea being that no-one would want to nick a nasty looking bike.Ex. The ramshackle village clings like a limpet to the cliffs.----* de aspecto ruinoso = run-down.* * *- sa adjetivo <edificio/vivienda> dilapidated, rundown; <economía/negocio> ruinous, disastrous* * *= ruinous, dilapidated, decayed, decaying, disintegrating, crumbling, nasty looking, shanky [shankier -comp., shankiest -sup.], ramshackle.Ex: Negative features are the water sprinkler fire extinguishing system, which, if activated, would be ruinous to the Library's holdings.
Ex: China's transport authorities plan to scrap dilapidated ships to enhance safety and improve the competitiveness of the industry.Ex: The city was considered to be seedy ( decayed, littered, grimy, and dreary), crowded, busy, and strongly idiosyncratic (quaint, historic, colorful, and full of 'atmosphere').Ex: Following World War II, 'urban renewal' referred primarily to public efforts to revitalize aging and decaying inner cities.Ex: For all Havana's crumbling structures, its disintegrating roads and toxin-belching jalopies, it attracts over a million tourists each year.Ex: We must now look beyond crumbling books to determine the deeper significance of our stewardship obligations for the future = Debemos mirar más allá de los libros en deterioro para determinar cuál es el verdadero significado de nuestras obligaciones para el futuro.Ex: It's more advisable to have a cheap and skanky bike for pootling around town, the idea being that no-one would want to nick a nasty looking bike.Ex: It's more advisable to have a cheap and skanky bike for pootling around town, the idea being that no-one would want to nick a nasty looking bike.Ex: The ramshackle village clings like a limpet to the cliffs.* de aspecto ruinoso = run-down.* * *ruinoso -sa1 ‹edificio/vivienda› dilapidated, rundown2 ‹economía/negocio› ruinous, disastrouslos intereses resultaron ruinosos the interest was ruinous o crippling* * *
ruinoso,-a adjetivo
1 (un edificio) dilapidated, tumbledown
2 (un negocio) ruinous, disastrous
' ruinoso' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ruinosa
English:
dilapidated
- ruinous
- condemn
* * *ruinoso, -a adj1. [poco rentable] ruinous;la situación del sector textil es ruinosa the textile industry is in a disastrous o ruinous state2. [edificio] ramshackle, dilapidated* * *adj in ruins;estado ruinoso dilapidated state* * *ruinoso, -sa adj1) : run-down, dilapidated2) : ruinous, disasterous -
7 lapa
f.1 limpet (zoology).2 hanger-on, pest (informal) (person).3 parrot.4 clinging vine.* * *1 (molusco) limpet2 peyorativo (persona) bore\pegarse como una lapa familiar to cling like a leech* * *SF1) (Zool) limpet3) And (=sombrero) large flat-topped hat* * *a) ( molusco) limpetb) (Ven) ( mamífero) pacac) (AmC) ( ave) macaw* * *= hanger-on, limpet.Ex. Reference librarians must have the capability of kindly and tactfully disentangling themselves from hangers-on who would monopolize their time, to the detriment of others.Ex. Limpets are related to sea snails, abalones, mussels, and sea hares.----* bomba lapa = limpet bomb.* mina lapa = limpet mine.* pegarse como una lapa = cling like + a limpet, stick like + a limpet.* * *a) ( molusco) limpetb) (Ven) ( mamífero) pacac) (AmC) ( ave) macaw* * *= hanger-on, limpet.Ex: Reference librarians must have the capability of kindly and tactfully disentangling themselves from hangers-on who would monopolize their time, to the detriment of others.
Ex: Limpets are related to sea snails, abalones, mussels, and sea hares.* bomba lapa = limpet bomb.* mina lapa = limpet mine.* pegarse como una lapa = cling like + a limpet, stick like + a limpet.* * *A1 (molusco) limpet2 (bomba) car bomb3 ( Ven) (mamífero) pacaCompuesto:* * *
lapa sustantivo femenino
lapa sustantivo femenino
1 Zool limpet
2 pey es una lapa, he/she clings to people
3 (bomba) limpet mine
' lapa' also found in these entries:
English:
clingy
- limpet
* * *lapa nf1. [molusco] limpetpegarse como una lapa to cling like a leech3. Col, Ven [roedor] paca* * *f ZO limpet;like glue fam ;bomba lapa limpet bomb
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