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1 cocksure
adjective (very or too confident: He was cocksure about passing the exam.) creídotr[kɒk'ʃʊəSMALLr/SMALL]1 familiar creído,-a, petulante, presumido,-a, engreído,-aadj.• demasiado seguro, -a adj.• presuntuoso, -a adj.'kɑːk'ʃʊr, kɒk'ʃʊə(r), ˌkɒk'ʃɔː(r)adjective (colloq) creído (fam), petulante, engreído['kɒk'ʃʊǝ(r)]ADJ creído, engreído* * *['kɑːk'ʃʊr, kɒk'ʃʊə(r), ˌkɒk'ʃɔː(r)]adjective (colloq) creído (fam), petulante, engreído -
2 cocksure
adj.1 arrogante (person, manner)2 completamente seguro, demasiado confiado, muy confiado. -
3 cock
kok
1. noun1) (the male of birds, especially of the domestic fowl: a cock and three hens; (also adjective) a cock sparrow.) gallo, macho2) (a kind of tap for controlling the flow of liquid, gas etc.) grifo3) (a slang word for the penis.) polla
2. verb1) (to cause to stand upright or to lift: The dog cocked its ears.) levantar2) (to draw back the hammer of (a gun).) amartillar3) (to tilt up or sideways (especially a hat).) ladear•- cockerel- cocky
- cock-and-bull story
- cock-crow
- cock-eyed
- cocksure
cock n gallotr[kɒk]1 (rooster) gallo; (any male bird) macho1 (of firearm) amartillar, montar2 (head, hat) ladear; (ears, leg) levantar\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLcock of the walk gallitocock ['kɑk] vt1) : ladearto cock one's head: ladear la cabeza2) : montar, amartillar (un arma defuego)cock n1) rooster: gallo m2) faucet: grifo m, llave f3) : martillo m (de un arma de fuego)n.• gallo s.m.• grifo s.m.• macho de ave s.m.v.• ladear v.• martillar v.
I kɑːk, kɒk2) c ( penis) (vulg) verga f, pija f (RPl vulg), polla f (Esp vulg), pico m (Chi vulg)
II
1) \<\<gun\>\> montar, amartillar2) \<\<head\>\> ladear; \<\<ears\>\> levantar, parar (AmL)•Phrasal Verbs:- cock up[kɒk]1. N1) (esp Brit) (=rooster) gallo m ; (=other male bird) macho mold cock! * — ¡amigo!, ¡viejo!
3) *** (=penis) polla *** f4) [of gun] martillo mto go off at half cock — (fig) [plan] ponerse en práctica sin la debida preparación
2. VT1) [+ gun] amartillar; [+ head] ladearto cock one's eye at — mirar con intención a, guiñar el ojo a
- cock a snook at sb/sth2) (also: cock up) [+ ears] aguzarto keep one's ears cocked — mantenerse alerta, aguzar el oído or la oreja
3.CPDcock sparrow N — gorrión m macho
cock teaser *** N — calientapollas *** f inv
- cock up* * *
I [kɑːk, kɒk]2) c ( penis) (vulg) verga f, pija f (RPl vulg), polla f (Esp vulg), pico m (Chi vulg)
II
1) \<\<gun\>\> montar, amartillar2) \<\<head\>\> ladear; \<\<ears\>\> levantar, parar (AmL)•Phrasal Verbs:- cock up -
4 creído
Del verbo creer: ( conjugate creer) \ \
creído es: \ \el participioMultiple Entries: creer creído
creer ( conjugate creer) verbo intransitivo creído en algo/algn to believe in sth/sb;◊ ¿me crees? do you believe me?◊ ¿tú crees? do you think so?;no creo I don't think so; no creas, es bastante difícil believe me, it's quite hard verbo transitivo aunque no lo creas believe it or not; ¡no lo puedo creído! I don't believe it!; ¡ya lo creo! of course!◊ creo que sí/creo que no I think so/I don't think so;creo que va a llover I think it's going to rain; no la creo capaz I do not think she is capable; se cree que el incendio fue provocado the fire is thought to have been started deliberately; no lo creí necesario I didn't think it necessary; no creo que pueda ir I doubt if o I don't think I'll be able to go; creí oír un ruido I thought I heard a noise; creo recordar que … I seem to remember that … creerse verbo pronominal ¿quién se creídoá que es? who does he think he is?
creído
creer
I verbo transitivo
1 (suponer) to think: ¿crees que está implicado?, do you think he's involved?
creo que sí/no, I think so/don't think so
ya lo creo, of course
2 (tener fe, confianza) to believe: créeme, believe me
te creo, I believe you
II verbo intransitivo
1 Rel to believe [en, in]
cree en los marcianos, he believes in Martians
2 (tener confianza) to trust: mi padre cree en mí, my father trusts me
creído,-a
I adjetivo arrogant, vain, conceited
II sustantivo masculino y femenino big head ' creído' also found in these entries: Spanish: creerse - creída - pero English: bighead - bigheaded - cocksure - never - stuck-up - big -
5 engreído
Del verbo engreír: ( conjugate engreír) \ \
engreído es: \ \el participioMultiple Entries: engreído engreír
engreído
◊ -da adjetivo■ sustantivo masculino, femenino
engreído,-a adjetivo conceited ' engreído' also found in these entries: Spanish: además - cambio - corte - engreída - estiramiento - fatua - fatuo - parecer - ufana - ufano - creído - pituco - presumido - sobrado English: bighead - bigheaded - cocksure - fatuous - self-important - smug - toffee-nosed - conceited - puffed - self
См. также в других словарях:
Cocksure — Cock sure , a. 1. Perfectly safe. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] We steal as in a castle, cocksure: . . . we walk invisible. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. Quite certain. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster] I thought myself cocksure of the horse which he readily promised… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cocksure — 1520s, certain, from COCK (Cf. cock) (n.1) + SURE (Cf. sure). Probably as assured as a cock. The word was originally perfectly dignified, and habitually used in the most solemn connexions [OED] … Etymology dictionary
cocksure — positive, certain, *sure Analogous words: *confident, assured, sanguine, presumptuous: pretentious (see SHOWY): *decided, decisive Antonyms: dubious, doubtful Contrasted words: modest, diffident (see SHY) … New Dictionary of Synonyms
cocksure — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ presumptuously or arrogantly confident. DERIVATIVES cocksureness noun. ORIGIN from archaic cock (a euphemism for God) + SURE(Cf. ↑sureness); later associated with COCK(Cf. ↑cock) … English terms dictionary
cocksure — [käk′shoor′] adj. [ COCK1 + SURE] 1. absolutely sure or certain 2. sure or self confident in a stubborn or overbearing way cocksureness n … English World dictionary
Cocksure — 1st edition cover Cocksure is a novel by Mordecai Richler. It was first published in 1968 by McClelland and Stewart. A satirical work, the novel centres on Mortimer Griffin, a middle class Anglican from Caribou, Ontario who has built a successful … Wikipedia
cocksure — cocksurely, adv. cocksureness, n. /kok shoor , sherr /, adj. 1. perfectly sure or certain; completely confident in one s own mind: She was cocksure that she was able to do the job better than anyone else. 2. too certain; overconfident: He was so… … Universalium
cocksure — {adj.} Overconfident; very sure. * /Paul was cocksure that it wasn t going to snow, but it snowed so much that we had to dig our way out of the house./ … Dictionary of American idioms
cocksure — {adj.} Overconfident; very sure. * /Paul was cocksure that it wasn t going to snow, but it snowed so much that we had to dig our way out of the house./ … Dictionary of American idioms
cocksure — cock|sure [ˌkɔkˈʃuə US ˌka:kˈʃur] adj old fashioned [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: cock word used to avoid saying God (14 19 centuries) + sure] too confident of your abilities or knowledge, in a way that is annoying to other people ▪ He seemed rather… … Dictionary of contemporary English
cocksure — adj Overconfident; very sure. Paul was cocksure that it wasn t going to snow, but it snowed so much that we had to dig our way out of the house … Словарь американских идиом