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1 oaf
[əuf] nouna stupid or clumsy person:ساذِج، أبلَه، أخرَقThat stupid oaf is always knocking things over.
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3 Shlemiel
Clumsy bunglar; inept person; butter-fingered; dopey person; fool; fumbler; bumbler; clumsy oaf; klutz.Commentary: -
4 Trampeltier
n1. ZOOL. Bactrian camel2. umg. clumsy oaf; pass auf, du Trampeltier! look out, clumsy!; schärfer: look out, you clumsy idiot!* * *das TrampeltierBactrian camel* * *Trạm|pel|tiernt* * *Tram·pel·tiernt* * *1) (Kamel) Bactrian camel2) (salopp abwertend) clumsy clot (Brit. coll.) or oaf* * *1. ZOOL Bactrian camel2. umg clumsy oaf;pass auf, du Trampeltier! look out, clumsy!; schärfer: look out, you clumsy idiot!* * *1) (Kamel) Bactrian camel2) (salopp abwertend) clumsy clot (Brit. coll.) or oaf* * *n.Bactrian (camel) n. -
5 ganso
adj.1 clumsy, klutzy, sloppy.2 lazy, do-nothing.3 stupid, dumb, dimwit.m.1 goose, gander.2 clumsy oaf, klutz.* * *► nombre masculino,nombre femenino2 (gandul) lazy oaf3 (torpe) dimwit, fool, idiot4 (bromista) clown, prankster► adjetivo1 (gandul) slow, lazy2 (torpe) dim3 (bromista) fond of joking\hacer el ganso familiar to play the fool¡no seas ganso! don't be an idiot!ganso bravo / ganso salvaje wild goosepaso de ganso MILITAR goose-step* * *(f. - gansa)noun* * *ganso, -a1. ADJ *1) (=grande) huge, hefty2) (=gandul) lazy3) (=estúpido) idiotic; pey (=bromista) play-acting¡no seas ganso! — don't be an idiot!
4) (=atractivo) hunky *, dishy *pasta 5)2.SM / F * (=torpe) idiot, dimwit *; (=rústico) country bumpkin, hick (EEUU) *3.SM (=ave) [gen] goose; (=macho) gander* * *I II- sa masculino, femenino1) (Zool) (m) goose, gander; (f) goose2) (fam)a) ( persona torpe) oaf (colloq)b) ( holgazán) slob (colloq)c) ( tonto) clown (colloq)* * *1 = gander, goose [geese, -pl.].Ex. The disease was accompanied by a drop in weight of the affected ganders, though no deaths of birds were recorded.Ex. So, the search retrieves 'goose,' 'geese,' and 'guise,' as well as the acronyms 'gise' and 'gse'.* * *I II- sa masculino, femenino1) (Zool) (m) goose, gander; (f) goose2) (fam)a) ( persona torpe) oaf (colloq)b) ( holgazán) slob (colloq)c) ( tonto) clown (colloq)* * *ganso22 = dishy [dishier -comp., dishiest -sup.].Ex: By chance, Giselle meets dishy divorce lawyer Robert Philip and his young daughter who are captivated by her sweetness and innocence.
1 = gander, goose [geese, -pl.].Ex: The disease was accompanied by a drop in weight of the affected ganders, though no deaths of birds were recorded.
Ex: So, the search retrieves 'goose,' 'geese,' and 'guise,' as well as the acronyms 'gise' and 'gse'.* * *( fam)2 (holgazán) lazy, idlemasculine, feminineB ( fam)2 (holgazán) lazy slob ( colloq)C* * *
ganso◊ -sa sustantivo masculino, femenino
1 (Zool) (m) goose, gander;
(f) goose
2 (fam)
ganso,-a
I sustantivo masculino y femenino
1 Zool goose
(macho) gander
2 familiar dimwit
hacer el ganso, to play the fool
II adj fam
1 (persona) dumb, stupid
2 (objeto) huge: les costó una pasta gansa, it cost them a fortune
' ganso' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
gansa
- graznar
- graznido
English:
goose
- gander
- quill
* * *ganso, -a♦ adjFam1. [alto] tall2. [grande] huge, enormous;Espme costó una pasta gansa it cost me a fortune o an arm and a leg♦ nm,f1. [ave] [hembra] goose;[macho] gander ganso de las nieves snow goose;ganso del Nilo Egyptian goosehacer el ganso to clown around♦ nmVen rump (steak)* * *m ZO goose; macho gander* * *ganso, -sa n1) : goose, gander m2) : idiot, fool* * * -
6 lerdo
adj.1 slow-witted, sluggish, dumpish, indolent.2 clumsy.3 slow.4 foolish.* * *► adjetivo1 familiar slow-witted* * *ADJ1) (=lento) slow2) (=de pocas luces) slow-witted3) (=patoso) clumsy4) (=pesado) heavy, sluggish* * *I II* * *I II* * *( fam)1 (en los movimientos — torpe) clumsy; (— lento) slowcomo es muy lerdo se le cayó todo he's so clumsy o ham-fisted that he dropped everythingmasculine, feminine( fam)1 (en los movimientos — torpe) clumsy oaf ( colloq); (— lento) slowpoke ( AmE colloq), slowcoach ( BrE colloq)* * *
lerdo
( tonto) slow
' lerdo' also found in these entries:
English:
dull
- oafish
- poky
* * *lerdo, -a Fam♦ adj1. [idiota] dim, slow-witted2. [torpe] useless, hopeless♦ nm,f1. [idiota] fool, idiot2. [torpe] useless idiot* * *adj ( torpe) slow(-witted)* * *lerdo, -da adj1) : clumsy2) : dull, oafish, slow-witted -
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8 patoso
adj.1 clumsy.2 gauche.m.1 person who pretends to be funny.2 clumsy individual, clumsy person.* * *► adjetivo1 clumsy* * *(f. - patosa)adj.* * *patoso, -a *1. ADJ1) (=torpe) clumsy2) (=molesto) troublesome2. SM / F1) (=torpe) clumsy oaf2) (=sabihondo) clever Dick *, smart Aleck *3) (=agitador) troublemaker* * *I- sa adjetivo (Esp fam) clumsyII- sa masculino, femenino (Esp fam) clumsy idiot (colloq)* * *= bumbler, duffer, ham-handed.Ex. Henry Ellis is traditionally depicted as a reactionary bumbler who held back reform of the department of printed books.Ex. Plus, no matter what she did to stop people from picking on her she always ended up being called a duffer.Ex. The League of Nations was a comically ham-handed debacle which collapsed in complete failure, disgracing all who were associated with it.----* ser muy patoso = be all thumbs.* * *I- sa adjetivo (Esp fam) clumsyII- sa masculino, femenino (Esp fam) clumsy idiot (colloq)* * *= bumbler, duffer, ham-handed.Ex: Henry Ellis is traditionally depicted as a reactionary bumbler who held back reform of the department of printed books.
Ex: Plus, no matter what she did to stop people from picking on her she always ended up being called a duffer.Ex: The League of Nations was a comically ham-handed debacle which collapsed in complete failure, disgracing all who were associated with it.* ser muy patoso = be all thumbs.* * *1 (torpe) clumsy2 (difícil) difficult, tiresomemasculine, feminine2 (persona difícil) pain in the neck ( colloq)* * *
patoso◊ -sa adjetivo (Esp fam) clumsy
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino (Esp fam) clumsy idiot (colloq)
patoso,-a adjetivo clumsy
' patoso' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
patosa
English:
clumsy
- gauche
- klutz
* * *♦ adjclumsy;no sabe bailar, es muy patoso he can't dance, he's got two left feet;hoy estoy muy patoso I'm being really clumsy today♦ nm,fclumsy idiot o oaf* * *adj clumsy* * * -
9 Trampel
* * *Trạm|pel ['trampl]m or nt -s, - or f -, -nclumsy clot (inf) or oaf (inf)* * *Tram·pel<-s, ->[ˈtrampl̩]* * *der; Trampels, Trampel (ugs. abwertend) s. Trampeltier 2)* * *das ist ein Trampel! what a plonker (US klutz)!* * *der; Trampels, Trampel (ugs. abwertend) s. Trampeltier 2) -
10 manaza
f.1 big hand, paw, mitt.2 big hand, mitt, paw.f. & augment.a large hand, a mutton-fist.* * *1) (fam) ( mano) big mitt (colloq)quítame esas manazas de encima! — take your filthy hands o big mitts off me! (colloq)
* * *1) (fam) ( mano) big mitt (colloq)quítame esas manazas de encima! — take your filthy hands o big mitts off me! (colloq)
* * *A ( fam)(mano): ¡quítame esas manazas de encima! take your filthy o dirty hands off me! ( colloq)metió su manaza y se los llevó todos he stuck in his great big mitt and grabbed them all ( colloq) -
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12 bestia
adj.1 thick (ignorante).2 amazing (extraordinario).¡qué bestia, regateó a seis jugadores él solito! wow o that's amazing, he beat six players all by himself!3 beast.f.beast (animal).bestia de carga beast of burdenbestia negra bête noiref. & m.1 oaf (bruto).2 brute (ignorante).3 brute (violento).* * *1 (animal) beast► adjetivo1 (bruto) brutish3 (asombroso) fantastic, amazing\a lo bestia (fuerte) hard 2 (a lo loco) like a madman 3 (rápido) like mad 4 (en cantidad) in enormous amountsmala bestia nasty piece of work* * *noun f.* * *1. ADJ *1) (=bruto)ese tío bestia le ha vuelto a pegar a su mujer — that brute o animal * has been beating his wife again
no lo vayas a asustar ¡no seas bestia! — you're not going to frighten him, are you? don't be such a brute o such an animal! *
los hinchas llegaron en plan bestia — Esp the supporters came looking for trouble
poner a algn bestia Esp *** —
2)a lo bestia: un deporte parecido a la lucha libre pero más a lo bestia — a sport that's similar to wrestling but more rough
comimos a lo bestia — we really stuffed ourselves *, we pigged out *
3) (=ignorante) thick *¡anda, no seas bestia! ¡eso no puede ser verdad! — don't be an idiot! that can't be true!
4) [con admiración, asombro]¡qué bestia! ¡ha ganado todos los partidos! — she's amazing o incredible! she's won all the matches!
¡qué bestia! ¡se come cuatro huevos diarios! — it's amazing! she eats four eggs a day!
¡qué bestia eres, le has ganado al campeón! — what a star! you beat the champion!
2.SMF * (=bruto)¡eres un bestia! — you're a brute!, you're an animal! *
el muy bestia se ha bebido media botella de whisky él solo — that animal drank half a bottle of whisky on his own *
3.SF (Zool) beastbestia de arrastre — draught animal, draft animal (EEUU)
bestia de carga — beast of burden, pack animal
bestia de tiro — draught animal, draft animal (EEUU)
bestia feroz, bestia salvaje — wild animal, wild beast
bestia negra, bestia parda — bête noire
* * *I1) (fam)a) (ignorante, estúpido)es tan bestia que no distingue un Picasso de un Velázquez — he's so ignorant he can't tell a Picasso from a Velázquez
no seas bestia que vas a chocar! — watch out, you're going to crash!
b) ( grosero) rudeno seas bestia ¿cómo le vas a decir eso? — don't be so crass, you can't say that to him!
c) (violento, brusco)qué hombre más bestia! ha vuelto a pegarle — what a brute o an animal! he's hit her again
a lo bestia — (fam)
comen a lo bestia — they eat an incredible o a massive amount!
2) (fam) (expresando admiración, asombro) amazing (colloq)IIfemenino beastbestia salvaje or feroz — wild animal
IIIser una mala bestia — (fam) to be a nasty piece of work (colloq)
masculino y femeninoa) (fam) ( ignorante)es un bestia que no sabe ni usar el cuchillo — he's so uncouth, he can't even hold his knife properly
b) ( persona violenta) animal, brute* * *= beast, brute, behemoth, behemoth.Nota: Criatura mitológica.Ex. In Little Gidding T.S. Eliot gives us some lines that express what I mean not just by saying it but by demonstrating it too: Last season's fruit is eaten And the fullfed beast shall kick the empty pail.Ex. It is often held that brute animals cannot have legal rights.Ex. And we have the slumbering behemoth: the vast quantity of researchers who don't understand the system and don't care.Ex. And we have the slumbering behemoth: the vast quantity of researchers who don't understand the system and don't care.----* bestia negra = bête noire.* bestia salvaje = wild beast.* La Bella y la Bestia = Beauty and the Beast.* * *I1) (fam)a) (ignorante, estúpido)es tan bestia que no distingue un Picasso de un Velázquez — he's so ignorant he can't tell a Picasso from a Velázquez
no seas bestia que vas a chocar! — watch out, you're going to crash!
b) ( grosero) rudeno seas bestia ¿cómo le vas a decir eso? — don't be so crass, you can't say that to him!
c) (violento, brusco)qué hombre más bestia! ha vuelto a pegarle — what a brute o an animal! he's hit her again
a lo bestia — (fam)
comen a lo bestia — they eat an incredible o a massive amount!
2) (fam) (expresando admiración, asombro) amazing (colloq)IIfemenino beastbestia salvaje or feroz — wild animal
IIIser una mala bestia — (fam) to be a nasty piece of work (colloq)
masculino y femeninoa) (fam) ( ignorante)es un bestia que no sabe ni usar el cuchillo — he's so uncouth, he can't even hold his knife properly
b) ( persona violenta) animal, brute* * *= beast, brute, behemoth, behemoth.Nota: Criatura mitológica.Ex: In Little Gidding T.S. Eliot gives us some lines that express what I mean not just by saying it but by demonstrating it too: Last season's fruit is eaten And the fullfed beast shall kick the empty pail.
Ex: It is often held that brute animals cannot have legal rights.Ex: And we have the slumbering behemoth: the vast quantity of researchers who don't understand the system and don't care.Ex: And we have the slumbering behemoth: the vast quantity of researchers who don't understand the system and don't care.* bestia negra = bête noire.* bestia salvaje = wild beast.* La Bella y la Bestia = Beauty and the Beast.* * *A ( fam)1(ignorante, estúpido): es tan bestia que no distingue un Picasso de un Velázquez he's so ignorant he can't tell a Picasso from a Velázquez¡no seas bestia que vas a chocar! don't be so stupid o reckless, you're going to crash!2 (grosero) rudemira si es bestia, entra sin saludar a nadie he's so rude, he just comes in without saying hello to anyoneno seas bestia, ¿cómo le vas a decir eso? don't be so crass, you can't say that to him!3(violento, brusco): ¡ay, perdón! ¡qué bestia que soy! oh, sorry! I'm so clumsy o careless!¡qué hombre más bestia! ha vuelto a pegarle what a brute o an animal! he's hit her againel público se puso a gritar a lo bestia the crowd began to shout like crazy ( colloq)todo lo hace a lo bestia he's so slap-dash in everything he doesconducen a lo bestia they drive like madmen ( colloq)¡qué bestia! ¡metió seis goles! that's amazing o he's amazing, he scored six goals!¡qué bestia! se ha comido dos platos enteros de lentejas this guy's incredible! he's just eaten two whole plates of lentils ( colloq)beastbestia salvaje or feroz wild animalbestia de carga beast of burdenser una mala bestia ( fam); to be a nasty character o a nasty piece of work ( colloq), to be bad news ( colloq)Compuesto:bête-noireA1 ( fam)(ignorante): es un bestia que no sabe ni usar el cuchillo he's so uncouth, he can't even hold his knife properly2 (persona violenta) animal, bruteB (expresando admiración) whiz* ( colloq)el bestia de tu hermano ha vuelto a ganar el concurso your brother's incredible o amazing o ( colloq) a real star! he's won the competition againeste bestia arrasó con todos los premios en el colegio this whiz kid walked off with all the school prizes ( colloq)* * *
bestia adjetivo (fam)
b) (violento, brusco):◊ ¡qué hombre más bestia! ha vuelto a pegarle what a brute o an animal! he's hit her again
■ sustantivo femenino
beast;
bestia salvaje or feroz wild animal
■ sustantivo masculino y femenino ( persona violenta) animal, brute
bestia
I sustantivo femenino
1 beast, animal
2 fig fam mala bestia, bully, thug
3 figurado bestia negra, bête noire
II m,f fam fig brute, beast
III adj fig brutish, boorish
♦ Locuciones: a lo bestia, (groseramente) rudely
trabajar como una bestia, to slave away
' bestia' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cabestro
English:
animal
- beast
- brute
- pack-animal
* * *♦ adjFam1. [bruto]es tan bestia que quería meter el piano por la ventana he's such an oaf, he wanted to try and get the piano in through the window;un chiste muy bestia a really gross joke¡qué tipo más bestia! what a brute o thug!3. [ignorante] thick;¡qué bestia, no sabe quién descubrió América! he's so thick he doesn't even know who discovered America!4. [extraordinario] amazing;¡qué bestia, regateó a seis jugadores él solito! wow o that's amazing!, he beat six players all by himself!5.a lo bestia: conduce siempre a lo bestia he always drives like a maniac;comer a lo bestia to stuff one's face;cerró la puerta a lo bestia he slammed the door shut;si metes el clavo a lo bestia se va a doblar if you just bash the nail in like that it'll get bent;trata a su mujer a lo bestia he treats his wife like dirt♦ nmfFam1. [bruto] oaf;yo no le dejo mi coche al bestia de tu hermano I'm not going to let your oaf of a brother have my car2. [ignorante] brute3. [violento] brute♦ nf[animal] beast; Fam bestia de carga beast of burden; Fig bestia negra bête noire* * *I f beast;trabajar como una bestia work like a dogII m/f1 ( zopenco) fambrute; antipático swine fam ; mujer bitch;ser un bestia be a brute2:conducir a lo bestia fam drive like a madman* * *bestia adj1) : ignorant, stupid2) : boorish, rudebestia nf: beast, animalbestia nmf1) ignorante: ignoramus2) : brute* * *bestia1 adj2. (grosero) rudebestia2 n1. (animal) beast / animal2. (persona) brute -
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pataud, e [pato, od]adjective* * *pataude pato, od adjectif clumsy* * *pato, od adj pataud, -e* * *A adj lumbering [allure, personne]; clumsy [geste, chien].B nm oaf.[maladroit] clumsy[sans finesse] gauche————————, pataude [pato, od] nom masculin, nom féminin1. [chiot] (big-pawed) puppy -
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15 Tollpatsch
m; -(e)s, -e; umg. clumsy oaf, clown* * *der Tollpatschbutterfingers; cub* * *Toll|patsch ['tɔlpatʃ]m -s, -e (inf)clumsy or awkward creature* * *Toll·patschRR<-es, -e>[ˈtɔlpatʃ]* * *der; Toll[e]s, Tolle (ugs.) clumsy or awkward creature* * ** * *der; Toll[e]s, Tolle (ugs.) clumsy or awkward creature* * *m.clumsy person n.cub n. -
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godiche [gɔdi∫]adjective• quel godiche ! you oaf!* * *(colloq) gɔdiʃ adjectif* * *ɡɔdiʃ *1. nf2. adj* * *A adj silly; avoir un air godiche to look silly.B nf ninny.[gɔdiʃ] (familier) adjectif[maladroit] oafish————————[gɔdiʃ] (familier) nom féminin[maladroite] clumsy thing[niaise] silly thing -
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18 pato
m.1 duck, drake.2 bedpan, chamber pot, potty.* * *► nombre masculino,nombre femenino\pagar el pato familiar to carry the canser un pato mareado familiar to be really clumsy————————* * *(f. - pata)noun* * *SM1) (Orn) duckpato real, pato silvestre — mallard, wild duck
2) * (=persona aburrida) bore3) (=torpe)4) * (=aburrimiento) boredom; (=período aburrido) boring time; (=fiesta) bore, drag5) And * (=gorrón) sponger *6) And * (=inocentón) sucker **7) Méx8) Cono Sur*ser un pato o estar pato — to be broke *
9) LAm (=bacineta) bedpan* * *I- ta masculino, femenino (Zool) duckhacerse pato — (Méx fam) to pretend not to know anything
IIpagar el pato — (fam) to get the blame
- ta adjetivo [estar) (CS fam) broke (colloq)III1) (Esp fam) ( persona) clodhopper (colloq)2) (Col fam) ( en una fiesta) gatecrasher (colloq)3) (Andes, Méx) (Med) bedpan* * *= duck.Ex. The textword combined with the descriptor, ' ducks' and 'water birds', resulted in higher precision than when the descriptor alone was used.----* pagar el pato = carry + the can, take it on + the chin.* si se parece a un pato, anda como un pato y grazna como un pato, entonces es = If it looks like a duck, walks like a duck, and quacks like a duck, then it must be a duck.* * *I- ta masculino, femenino (Zool) duckhacerse pato — (Méx fam) to pretend not to know anything
IIpagar el pato — (fam) to get the blame
- ta adjetivo [estar) (CS fam) broke (colloq)III1) (Esp fam) ( persona) clodhopper (colloq)2) (Col fam) ( en una fiesta) gatecrasher (colloq)3) (Andes, Méx) (Med) bedpan* * *= duck.Ex: The textword combined with the descriptor, ' ducks' and 'water birds', resulted in higher precision than when the descriptor alone was used.
* pagar el pato = carry + the can, take it on + the chin.* si se parece a un pato, anda como un pato y grazna como un pato, entonces es = If it looks like a duck, walks like a duck, and quacks like a duck, then it must be a duck.* * *masculine, feminine( Zool) duckpato a la naranja ( Coc) duck à l'orangesi te pregunta por mí, tú hazte pato if he asks after me, make out o pretend you don't know anythingcuando se lo recordé se hizo pato when I reminded him of it, he pretended not to know what I was talking aboutsiempre me toca a mí pagar el pato I always end up getting the blame o taking the rap o carrying the canCompuestos:mallard● pato salvaje or silvestrewild duckla llevé a cenar y me quedé pato I took her to dinner and that cleaned me out o and I was completely broke afterward(s) ( colloq)pato3tu prima es un pato, no aprenderá nunca a bailar your cousin has two left feet o is a real clodhopper; she'll never learn to danceC ( Dep) game similar to poloE1 (Andes, Méx) ( Med) bedpan* * *
pato 1◊ -ta sustantivo masculino, femenino (Zool) duck
pato 2 sustantivo masculino
1 (Esp fam) ( persona) clodhopper (colloq)
2 (Andes, Méx) (Med) bedpan
pato m Orn duck
♦ Locuciones: pagar el pato, to carry the can
' pato' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
graznido
- graznar
English:
can
- duck
- quack
- rap
- waddle
- drake
* * *pato, -a♦ nm,f[ave] duck; Fam¡al agua, patos! [en piscina] in you jump!;Méx Famno te hagas pato, págame lo que me debes don't mess me around, just pay me what you owe me;Fam Arg, Chile, Méx Famser el pato de la boda to be the one who pays the consequences, to be the one who foots the billpato almizlado muscovy duck;pato arlequín harlequin duck;pato colorado red-crested pochard;pato havelda long-tailed duck;pato mandarín mandarin duck;pato a la naranja duck à l'orange♦ nm* * *m ZO duck;pagar el pato fam take the rap fam, Brcarry the can fam* * *pato, -ta n1) : duck2)pato real : mallard3)* * *pato n duck -
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espèce [εspεs]1. feminine nouna. [d'animal, plante] speciesb. ( = sorte) kind• une or un espèce d'excentrique est venu (inf) some eccentric turned up• espèce de maladroit ! you clumsy oaf! (inf)2. plural feminine noun* * *ɛspɛs
1.
1) ( en biologie) species2) ( type) kindde la pire or de la plus belle espèce — of the worst sort
3) ( dans une description approximative) sortil y avait des espèces de colonnes — there were some kind ou sort of columns
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espèces nom féminin plurielen espèces — [payer, règlement] in cash
* * *ɛspɛs1. nf1) BIOLOGIE, BOTANIQUE, ZOOLOGIE species inv2) (généralement) (= sorte) sort, kindune espèce de — a sort of, a kind of
Elle portait une espèce de cape en velours. — She was wearing a sort of velvet cloak., She was wearing a kind of velvet cloak., (avec nuance péjorative) She was wearing some kind of velvet cloak., She was wearing some sort of velvet cloak.
de toute espèce — of all kinds, of all sorts
3) (dans une interpellation) péjoratif2. espèces nfpl1) COMMERCE cash sgpayer en espèces — to pay cash, to pay in cash
2) RELIGION species* * *A nf1 Biol species; une espèce rare a rare species; espèces animales/végétales animal/plant species; l'espèce humaine mankind;2 ( type) kind, sort; des espèces de kinds of, sorts of; de toute espèce of every kind; un menteur de la pire or de la plus belle espèce a liar of the worst sort; les individus de ton espèce people of your sort; en l'espèce fml in this instance;3 ( dans description approximative) sort, kind; il y avait des espèces de colonnes dans l'entrée there were some kind ou sort of columns in the entrance; une espèce de tasse a sort of cup; cela n'a aucune espèce d'intérêt/d'importance that is of absolutely no interest/importance; espèce d'idiot/d'imbécile! you idiot/fool!; cette espèce d'idiot n'a même pas… that stupid idiot didn't even…B espèces nfpl2 Relig espèces (eucharistiques) species.[ɛspɛs] nom fémininl'espèce humaine the human race, mankinddes espèces animales/végétales animal/plant speciesdes escrocs de ton/son espèce crooks like you/himles gens de cette espèce that sort, people of that ilkc'est un menteur de la pire espèce he's the worst kind of liar, he's a terrible liarune espèce/l'espèce de (péjoratif) : c'était une espèce de ferme it was a sort of farm ou a farm of sorts3. DROIT particular ou specific case————————espèces nom féminin pluriel————————en l'espèce locution adverbialej'avais de bons rapports avec mes employés mais en l'espèce l'affaire a fini au tribunal I always had good relations with my employees but in this instance, the matter finished up in court -
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Ⅰ m, f (N pl m gapy, N pl f gapy) pejor. (nieuważny) feather-brain, feather-head; (niepraktyczny) dreamer; (niezręczny) clumsy oaf; butterfingers pot.- być strasznym/straszną gapą i stłuc wazon to be such a clumsy oaf as to break a vaseⅡ f (gawron) rook■ jechać na gapę pot. to travel without a ticket; (autobusem, metrem, pociągiem) to dodge (paying) the fare; (w ukryciu) to stow awayThe New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > gap|a
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oaf — noun (C) a stupid awkward man or boy: You clumsy oaf! oafish adjective oafishly adverb oafishness noun (U) … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
oaf´ish|ness — oaf|ish «OH fihsh», adjective. very stupid or clumsy. SYNONYM(S): lubberly. –oaf´ish|ly, adverb. –oaf´ish|ness, noun … Useful english dictionary
oaf´ish|ly — oaf|ish «OH fihsh», adjective. very stupid or clumsy. SYNONYM(S): lubberly. –oaf´ish|ly, adverb. –oaf´ish|ness, noun … Useful english dictionary
oaf|ish — «OH fihsh», adjective. very stupid or clumsy. SYNONYM(S): lubberly. –oaf´ish|ly, adverb. –oaf´ish|ness, noun … Useful english dictionary
Oaf — ([=o]f), n. [See {Auf}.] 1. Originally, an elf s child; a changeling left by fairies or goblins; hence, a deformed or foolish child; a simpleton; an idiot. [1913 Webster] 2. A clumsy or awkward person. Syn: klutz, clod, lummox, stumblebum. [PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
oaf — [n] person who is clumsy, stupid beast, blunderer, bruiser, brute, chump*, clod, clown, dolt, dumb ox*, dunce, fool, goon*, idiot, imbecile, klutz*, loser, lout*, moron, nincompoop*, ox*, sap*, simpleton; concept 412 Ant. handyman … New thesaurus
oaf — ► NOUN ▪ a stupid, boorish, or clumsy man. DERIVATIVES oafish adjective. ORIGIN originally in the sense «elf s child, changeling», later «idiot child»: from Old Norse, elf … English terms dictionary
oaf — [ōf] n. [earlier auf, ouphe < ON alfr,ELF] 1. Obs. CHANGELING (sense 1) 2. a stupid person; specif., a stupid, clumsy fellow; lout oafish adj. oafishly adv … English World dictionary
oaf — (ōf), n. 1) a crudely clumsy person; lout 2) a stupid person; idiot • Etymology: 1615–25; var. of auf, ME alfe, OE ælf elf oaf′ish, adj. oaf′ish•ly, adv. oaf′ish•ness, n … From formal English to slang
oaf — [[t]o͟ʊf[/t]] oafs N COUNT: oft adj N (disapproval) If you refer to someone, especially a man or boy, as an oaf, you think that they are impolite, clumsy, or aggressive. Leave the lady alone, you drunken oaf. Syn: lout … English dictionary
oaf — noun /əʊf,oʊf/ A person, especially a large male, who is clumsy or a simpleton; an idiot. Ouch! You dropped that box on my feet, you lumbering oaf! Syn: dummy, galoot, imbecile, lout … Wiktionary