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  • 1 atractiva

    • comely

    Diccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > atractiva

  • 2 garrido

    adj.
    handsome (bien parecido), neat (elegante), graceful.
    past part.
    past participle of spanish verb: garrir.
    * * *
    1 (hombre) handsome; (mujer) pretty
    2 (elegante) smart
    * * *
    ADJ liter
    1) (=galano) neat, smart
    2) (=atractivo) [hombre] handsome; [mujer] pretty
    * * *
    - da adjetivo (liter) < mozo> handsome; < moza> comely
    * * *
    = comely [comelier -comp., comeliest -sup.].
    Ex. He went in the tavern wearing an eye patch, crying 'ahoy, matey!' and eying the comely wenches.
    * * *
    - da adjetivo (liter) < mozo> handsome; < moza> comely
    * * *
    = comely [comelier -comp., comeliest -sup.].

    Ex: He went in the tavern wearing an eye patch, crying 'ahoy, matey!' and eying the comely wenches.

    * * *
    garrido -da
    ( liter); ‹mozo› handsome; ‹moza› comely ( liter)
    * * *

    garrido,-a adjetivo poised
    ' garrido' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    garrida
    - serrana
    - serrano
    - matrimonio
    * * *
    garrido, -a adj
    elegant, smart

    Spanish-English dictionary > garrido

  • 3 apuesto

    adj.
    good-looking, handsome, dapper, dashing.
    past part.
    past participle of spanish verb: aponer.
    pres.indicat.
    1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: apostar.
    * * *
    1 (gen) good-looking; (hombre) handsome
    * * *
    ADJ
    1) (=guapo) handsome, nice-looking
    2) (=pulcro) neat, elegant; hum (=peripuesto) dapper, natty
    * * *
    - ta adjetivo (liter) <hombre/figura> handsome
    * * *
    = comely [comelier -comp., comeliest -sup.].
    Ex. He went in the tavern wearing an eye patch, crying 'ahoy, matey!' and eying the comely wenches.
    * * *
    - ta adjetivo (liter) <hombre/figura> handsome
    * * *
    = comely [comelier -comp., comeliest -sup.].

    Ex: He went in the tavern wearing an eye patch, crying 'ahoy, matey!' and eying the comely wenches.

    * * *
    apuesto -ta
    ( liter); ‹hombre/figura› handsome
    un hombre de apuesta figura a fine figure of a man ( liter)
    * * *

    Del verbo aponer: ( conjugate aponer)

    apuesto es:

    el participio

    apuesto
    ◊ -ta adjetivo (liter) ‹hombre/figura› handsome

    apuesto,-a adjetivo good-looking, handsome

    ' apuesto' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    apostar
    - apuesta
    - gallarda
    - gallardo
    English:
    handsome
    * * *
    apuesto, -a
    ♦ adj
    dashing
    * * *
    adj handsome
    * * *
    apuesto, -ta adj
    : elegant, good-looking

    Spanish-English dictionary > apuesto

  • 4 hermoso

    adj.
    1 beautiful, fair, handsome, good-looking.
    2 beautiful, arresting.
    3 beautiful, nice-sounding.
    * * *
    1 (gen) beautiful, lovely
    2 (hombre) handsome
    * * *
    (f. - hermosa)
    adj.
    * * *
    ADJ
    1) (=bello) beautiful, lovely

    un día hermoso — a beautiful o lovely day

    2) (=robusto, saludable)

    ¡qué niño tan hermoso! — what a fine-looking boy!

    3) (=grande) nice and big

    el coche tiene un maletero muy hermoso — the car has a nice big boot, the car's boot is nice and big

    4) (=noble)
    * * *
    - sa adjetivo
    a) ( bello) beautiful, lovely
    b) ( magnífico) splendid
    c) (lozano, corpulento) big and healthy, bonny (BrE)
    d) ( noble) noble
    * * *
    = beautiful, comely [comelier -comp., comeliest -sup.], handsome [handsomer -comp., handsomest -sup.], lovely [lovelier - comp., loveliest -sup.].
    Ex. The store was gutted and rebuilt, according to his specifications, into a beautiful, modern facility, decorated in vibrant hues and furnished with the latest Herman Miller offerings.
    Ex. He went in the tavern wearing an eye patch, crying 'ahoy, matey!' and eying the comely wenches.
    Ex. All these novels are about young women meeting handsome men, at first disliking them and then discovering that they love them, with the inescapable 'happy ending' which means matrimony in these cases.
    Ex. The article ' Lovely idea, but unlovely pricing' criticizes the pricing level of a new service aimed at research scientists in the pharmaceutical, chemical, and biotechnology companies.
    * * *
    - sa adjetivo
    a) ( bello) beautiful, lovely
    b) ( magnífico) splendid
    c) (lozano, corpulento) big and healthy, bonny (BrE)
    d) ( noble) noble
    * * *
    = beautiful, comely [comelier -comp., comeliest -sup.], handsome [handsomer -comp., handsomest -sup.], lovely [lovelier - comp., loveliest -sup.].

    Ex: The store was gutted and rebuilt, according to his specifications, into a beautiful, modern facility, decorated in vibrant hues and furnished with the latest Herman Miller offerings.

    Ex: He went in the tavern wearing an eye patch, crying 'ahoy, matey!' and eying the comely wenches.
    Ex: All these novels are about young women meeting handsome men, at first disliking them and then discovering that they love them, with the inescapable 'happy ending' which means matrimony in these cases.
    Ex: The article ' Lovely idea, but unlovely pricing' criticizes the pricing level of a new service aimed at research scientists in the pharmaceutical, chemical, and biotechnology companies.

    * * *
    hermoso -sa
    1 (bello) beautiful, lovely
    un hermoso poema a beautiful poem
    2 (grande, magnífico) splendid
    le sirvieron una hermosa porción de pastel they gave her a generous o ( colloq) lovely big piece of cake
    un hermoso ejemplar de esta especie a fine o splendid example of this species
    ¡qué manzanas tan hermosas! what lovely apples!
    3 (lozano, corpulento) big and healthy, bonny ( BrE)
    ¡qué hermoso está este niño! what a bonny o a big healthy child he is!
    su novia es bien hermosota ( AmL); his girlfriend is a great big healthy-looking girl ( colloq), his girlfriend is a strapping o a big, bonny lass ( BrE colloq)
    4 (noble) ‹acción/gesto› noble
    * * *

     

    hermoso
    ◊ -sa adjetivo



    c) (lozano, corpulento) big and healthy, bonny (BrE)

    d) ( noble) noble

    hermoso,-a adjetivo
    1 (bello) beautiful, lovely: la historia tuvo un hermoso final, the story had a happy ending
    2 (grande, espléndido) fine: nos comimos un pollo bien hermoso, we ate a huge chicken
    ' hermoso' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    bella
    - bello
    - hermosa
    - serrana
    - serrano
    - precioso
    English:
    beautiful
    - fair
    - lovely
    - view
    - luxuriant
    - shapely
    * * *
    hermoso, -a adj
    1. [bello] [paisaje, paseo, mujer] beautiful, lovely;
    [hombre] handsome;
    ¡qué atardecer más hermoso! what a beautiful o lovely sunset!
    2. [grande]
    la casa tiene un salón muy hermoso the house has a nice big living-room;
    cazaron un hermoso ejemplar they caught a really big one;
    ¡qué melones más hermosos! what lovely big melons!
    3. [noble] kind;
    fue un gesto muy hermoso it was a very kind gesture
    4. Fam [sano, fuerte] strapping;
    [gordo, grande] plump;
    el bebé está muy hermoso he's a real bouncing baby;
    con lo que come no me extraña que esté tan hermoso it doesn't surprise me that he's so plump, considering how much he eats
    * * *
    adj beautiful
    * * *
    hermoso, -sa adj
    bello: beautiful, lovely
    ♦ hermosamente adv
    * * *
    hermoso adj beautiful

    Spanish-English dictionary > hermoso

  • 5 lindo

    adj.
    pretty, adorable, cute, darling.
    pres.indicat.
    1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: lindar.
    * * *
    1 pretty, nice, lovely
    \
    de lo lindo familiar a great deal
    * * *
    1. adv. 2. (f. - linda)
    adj.
    1) cute
    * * *
    1. ADJ esp LAm
    1) (=bonito) nice, lovely, pretty

    un lindo coche — a nice car, a fine car

    2) iró fine, pretty
    3) (=excelente) fine, excellent, first-rate

    jugaron de lo lindo — they played fantastically, they played a first-rate game

    2.
    ADV LAm nicely, well
    3.
    SM ( Hist) fop
    * * *
    I
    - da adjetivo
    1) ( bonito) < bebé> cute, sweet; <casa/canción> lovely

    ese vestido te queda muy lindo — (AmL) you look very nice in that dress

    2) (esp AmL) ( agradable) <gesto/detalle> nice

    es una persona tan linda! — she's such a lovely person; gente III 1)

    de lo lindo — (fam)

    nos reímos de lo lindo — we laughed till we cried

    II
    adverbio (AmL) <cantar/bailar> beautifully

    se siente lindo — (Méx) it feels wonderful

    * * *
    = cute [cuter -comp., cutest -sup.], dinky [dinkier -comp., dinkiest -sup.], darling, beautiful, comely [comelier -comp., comeliest -sup.], handsome [handsomer -comp., handsomest -sup.].
    Ex. Frequently the youngest child takes on the role of the mascot; he acts cute, mischievous, and endearing.
    Ex. This dinky pink handbag is ideal for day or evening use.
    Ex. Anyhow, family -- including my darling niece and nephew, who were a little bit off their oats when I arrived.
    Ex. The store was gutted and rebuilt, according to his specifications, into a beautiful, modern facility, decorated in vibrant hues and furnished with the latest Herman Miller offerings.
    Ex. He went in the tavern wearing an eye patch, crying 'ahoy, matey!' and eying the comely wenches.
    Ex. All these novels are about young women meeting handsome men, at first disliking them and then discovering that they love them, with the inescapable 'happy ending' which means matrimony in these cases.
    ----
    * divertirse de lo lindo = have + a ball.
    * funcionar de lo lindo = work like + a charm, go like + a charm.
    * lo lindo = cuteness.
    * sacudir de lo lindo = knock + the living daylights out of, knock + the hell out out of, beat + Nombre + (all) hollow.
    * * *
    I
    - da adjetivo
    1) ( bonito) < bebé> cute, sweet; <casa/canción> lovely

    ese vestido te queda muy lindo — (AmL) you look very nice in that dress

    2) (esp AmL) ( agradable) <gesto/detalle> nice

    es una persona tan linda! — she's such a lovely person; gente III 1)

    de lo lindo — (fam)

    nos reímos de lo lindo — we laughed till we cried

    II
    adverbio (AmL) <cantar/bailar> beautifully

    se siente lindo — (Méx) it feels wonderful

    * * *
    = cute [cuter -comp., cutest -sup.], dinky [dinkier -comp., dinkiest -sup.], darling, beautiful, comely [comelier -comp., comeliest -sup.], handsome [handsomer -comp., handsomest -sup.].

    Ex: Frequently the youngest child takes on the role of the mascot; he acts cute, mischievous, and endearing.

    Ex: This dinky pink handbag is ideal for day or evening use.
    Ex: Anyhow, family -- including my darling niece and nephew, who were a little bit off their oats when I arrived.
    Ex: The store was gutted and rebuilt, according to his specifications, into a beautiful, modern facility, decorated in vibrant hues and furnished with the latest Herman Miller offerings.
    Ex: He went in the tavern wearing an eye patch, crying 'ahoy, matey!' and eying the comely wenches.
    Ex: All these novels are about young women meeting handsome men, at first disliking them and then discovering that they love them, with the inescapable 'happy ending' which means matrimony in these cases.
    * divertirse de lo lindo = have + a ball.
    * funcionar de lo lindo = work like + a charm, go like + a charm.
    * lo lindo = cuteness.
    * sacudir de lo lindo = knock + the living daylights out of, knock + the hell out out of, beat + Nombre + (all) hollow.

    * * *
    lindo1 -da
    A (bonito) ‹bebé› cute, sweet; ‹casa/canción› lovely
    es muy linda de cara she has a very pretty face
    ese vestido te queda muy lindo ( AmL); that dress looks lovely on you, you look very nice in that dress
    B ( esp AmL) (agradable) ‹gesto/detalle› nice
    la fiesta estuvo lindísima it was a wonderful party
    fue una linda ceremonia it was a beautiful ceremony
    un viaje lindísimo por Bolivia y Perú a wonderful trip through Bolivia and Peru
    ¡qué lindo sería poder ir contigo! it would be wonderful to be able to go with you!
    ¡es una persona tan linda! she's such a lovely person
    de lo lindo ( fam): esta bolsa pesa de lo lindo this bag weighs a ton ( colloq)
    trabajamos de lo lindo we worked like crazy ( colloq)
    nos reímos de lo lindo we laughed till we cried
    nos divertimos de lo lindo we had a great time, we had a ball ( colloq), we had a whale of a time ( colloq)
    ( AmL) beautifully
    canta muy lindo he sings beautifully
    se siente lindo ( Méx); it feels wonderful
    * * *

     

    Del verbo lindar: ( conjugate lindar)

    lindo es:

    1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

    lindó es:

    3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo

    Multiple Entries:
    lindar    
    lindo
    lindar ( conjugate lindar) verbo intransitivo lindo con algo ( limitar) to adjoin sth;
    ( aproximarse a) to border on sth, verge on sth
    lindo 1
    ◊ -da adjetivo

    1 ( bonito) ‹ bebé› cute, sweet;
    ‹casa/canción› lovely;
    ‹ cara› pretty
    2 (esp AmL) ( agradable) ‹gesto/detalle› nice;
    ‹fiesta/viaje› wonderful;
    ‹ ceremonia› beautiful;
    ◊ ¡es una persona tan linda! she's such a lovely person;

    de lo lindo (fam): nos divertimos de lo lindo we had a great time
    lindo 2 adverbio (AmL) ‹cantar/bailar› beautifully;

    lindar verbo intransitivo to border [ con, on]
    lindo,-a
    I adj (bonito) pretty: es un gato muy lindo, it's a lovely cat
    II adv LAm (bien) nicely
    ♦ Locuciones: de lo lindo, a great deal: cotilleamos de lo lindo, we gossiped to our heart's content

    ' lindo' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    bonita
    - bonito
    - linda
    - lindeza
    - maja
    - majo
    - qué
    English:
    cute
    - lovely
    - nice
    - pretty
    * * *
    lindo, -a
    ♦ adj
    1. esp Am [bonito] pretty;
    [agradable] nice;
    tu hermana es muy linda your sister's very pretty;
    hace un día muy lindo it's a lovely day;
    es la ciudad más linda que vi it's the most beautiful city I've ever seen
    2. Comp
    de lo lindo a great deal;
    nos reímos de lo lindo we laughed ourselves silly;
    lloraba de lo lindo she was crying her eyes out;
    sufrimos de lo lindo we suffered badly
    ♦ adv
    Am very well, beautifully;
    dibuja muy lindo he draws very well o beautifully;
    baila muy lindo she's a lovely dancer
    * * *
    adj lovely;
    de lo lindo a lot, a great deal
    * * *
    lindo adv
    1) : beautifully, wonderfully
    canta lindo tu mujer: your wife sings beautifully
    2)
    de lo lindo : a lot, a great deal
    los zancudos nos picaban de lo lindo: the mosquitoes were biting away at us
    lindo, -da adj
    1) bonito: pretty, lovely
    2) mono: cute
    * * *
    lindo adj pretty [comp. prettier; superl. prettiest]

    Spanish-English dictionary > lindo

  • 6 lozano

    adj.
    vigorous, blooming, healthy, invigorating.
    * * *
    1 (persona) healthy, lusty
    2 (planta) fresh
    3 (vegetación) lush, luxuriant
    * * *
    ADJ
    1) (Bot) (=frondoso) lush, luxuriant; (=fresco) fresh; [persona, animal] (=vigoroso) vigorous, full of life; (=saludable) healthy-looking
    2) (=seguro de sí) self-assured; (=arrogante) arrogant
    * * *
    - na adjetivo < persona> healthy-looking; < cutis> fresh; < verduras> fresh
    * * *
    = lush, comely [comelier -comp., comeliest -sup.].
    Ex. Near the hotel is the entrance to Mljet National Park with lush vegetation surrounding three inland lakes.
    Ex. He went in the tavern wearing an eye patch, crying 'ahoy, matey!' and eying the comely wenches.
    * * *
    - na adjetivo < persona> healthy-looking; < cutis> fresh; < verduras> fresh
    * * *
    = lush, comely [comelier -comp., comeliest -sup.].

    Ex: Near the hotel is the entrance to Mljet National Park with lush vegetation surrounding three inland lakes.

    Ex: He went in the tavern wearing an eye patch, crying 'ahoy, matey!' and eying the comely wenches.

    * * *
    lozano -na
    1 ‹persona› healthy-looking, young and healthy; ‹cutis› healthy-looking, fresh
    2 ‹flores/verduras› fresh; ‹árboles› lush
    * * *

    lozano
    ◊ -na adjetivo ‹ persona› healthy-looking;


    ‹ cutis› fresh;
    ‹ verduras› fresh
    lozano,-a adjetivo
    1 (robusto, con buena salud) healthy-looking: desde que duerme bien tiene un aspecto mucho más lozano, he looks a lot healthier since he started getting more sleep
    2 (una planta) lush
    (una verdura) fresh
    ' lozano' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    lozana
    - hermoso
    * * *
    lozano, -a adj
    1. [planta] lush, luxuriant
    2. [persona] full of youthful vigour
    * * *
    adj
    1 persona healthy-looking
    2 planta lush
    * * *
    lozano, -na adj
    1) : robust, healthy-looking
    un rostro lozano: a smooth, fresh face
    2) : lush, luxuriant

    Spanish-English dictionary > lozano

  • 7 atractivo

    adj.
    1 attractive, nice-looking, good-looking, inviting.
    2 personable.
    m.
    1 attraction, appeal, charm, grace.
    2 attractor, attracter.
    3 attraction, turnon, turn-on.
    * * *
    1 attractive, charming, appealing
    1 attraction, charm, appeal
    ————————
    1 attraction, charm, appeal
    * * *
    1. (f. - atractiva)
    adj.
    2. noun m.
    attraction, appeal
    * * *
    1.
    2.
    SM attractiveness, appeal
    * * *
    I
    - va adjetivo attractive
    II
    masculino charm, attractiveness
    * * *
    I
    - va adjetivo attractive
    II
    masculino charm, attractiveness
    * * *
    atractivo1
    1 = appeal, attractiveness, beauty, allure, drawing power, draw, pull factor, attraction, turn-on.

    Ex: Indeed, if they are not successful in finding ways of renewing their original purpose and appeal, they are on their way to dissolution and displacement.

    Ex: It is therefore one of the librarian's prime tasks to preserve the attractiveness of the stock for as long as possible.
    Ex: The digital form in which we will send information through the network is one of the beauties of modern technology.
    Ex: The article is entitled 'The perilous allure of moral imperativism'.
    Ex: Nearly all librarians were enthusiastic about the drawing power of public access computers in spite of the drawbacks such as theft, noise and crowding.
    Ex: The draw of earning up to 30 pounds per cadaver without risking life or limb proved too tempting for some of the more barbarous resurrectionists, however, leading them to commit murder.
    Ex: Unsurprisingly such misuse is triggered by push factors, such as fear of failure, and also pull factors, such as ease of use and the ubiquitous cut and paste.
    Ex: Subject-type title indexes have two important attractions.
    Ex: Dr. James Houran discusses the different ways men and women show affection and addresses the top turn-ons and turn-offs with men and women.
    * atractivo de la novedad = novelty appeal, novelty value.
    * atractivo físico = physical attractiveness, physical appeal.
    * atractivo novedoso = novelty appeal.
    * atractivo sexual = sexiness, mojo, sex appeal.
    * atractivo visual = visual appeal.
    * perder el atractivo = lose + Posesivo + allure, lose + Posesivo + savour.

    atractivo2
    2 = attractive, glamorous, glossy [glossier -comp., glossiest -sup.], inviting, appetising [appetizing, -USA], handsome [handsomer -comp., handsomest -sup.], engaging, dashing, personable, arresting, magnetic, enticing, good looking, winning, appealing, endearing, fancied, sizzling, glam, comely [comelier -comp., comeliest -sup.].

    Ex: A particularly attractive feature of the notation is the expressiveness of the notation.

    Ex: Service is perhaps not a very glamorous concept, but we are nevertheless a service profession = El servicio quizás no es un concepto muy atractivo, pero no obstante somos una profesión dedicada al servicio.
    Ex: On the other hand, credibility relates less to glossy brochure futuristics than to tested areas of application.
    Ex: An easy and inviting route to the entrance needs to be unambiguously defined.
    Ex: This is not a very appetizing thought for anyone who wishes to play a key role in the operations of the library.
    Ex: All these novels are about young women meeting handsome men, at first disliking them and then discovering that they love them, with the inescapable 'happy ending' which means matrimony in these cases.
    Ex: The interview went smoothly; the committee was impressed by her knowledge of the current library scene, her enthusiasm, and her engaging personality.
    Ex: Some unfortunate children grow up as readers of James Bond, of dashing thrillers and the blood-and-guts of crude war stories.
    Ex: Mr Berman, who is a very personable and enthusiastic librarian, certainly comes across.
    Ex: It is when speakers have no feeling for pause that their speech seems to burble on without any arresting quality; the club bore is a burbler: he has not learnt the eloquence of silence.
    Ex: It is the duty of the library staff to make the institution magnetic.
    Ex: The article 'Library scavenger hunts: a way out of the bewilderness' describes the use of library scavenger hunts to teach high school and college students research strategies and to make library use both enticing and enriching.
    Ex: Our library and some others have prevailed upon a local vendor to prepare good looking, durable packaging for cassettes which makes them perfectly accommodative to the ordinary bookshelves.
    Ex: Basically it is more tangible and exciting for retailers to develop new products, decorate stores, design Web sites, and create winning advertisements than it is for them to struggle to set prices that will mean profits.
    Ex: The author offers some suggestions, somewhat 'tongue in cheek', to make the game more appealing for spectators.
    Ex: Frequently the youngest child takes on the role of the mascot; he acts cute, mischievous, and endearing.
    Ex: The convention failed to reach an agreement on any of the more fancied candidates.
    Ex: He had a sizzling, electric stage presence.
    Ex: Ponytails are becoming glam, says the New York Times.
    Ex: He went in the tavern wearing an eye patch, crying 'ahoy, matey!' and eying the comely wenches.
    * de un modo atractivo = appealingly.
    * hacer atractivo = endear.
    * parecer atractivo = look + attractive.
    * poco atractivo = off-putting, unattractive, unglamorous, uninviting, unappealing.
    * resultar atractivo = prove + attractive.
    * ser atractivo = look + attractive, be popular in appeal.
    * sin atractivo = unattractive.

    * * *
    atractivo1 -va
    attractive
    tiene mucho atractivo she's very charming
    es feo, ignorante, totalmente sin atractivos he's ugly, ignorant, he doesn't have a single redeeming feature o there isn't a single good thing about him
    el mayor atractivo de la ciudad the city's main attraction o appeal
    la oferta no tiene ningún atractivo para mí the offer doesn't attract me o appeal to me in the least, I don't find the offer at all attractive
    * * *

     

    atractivo 1
    ◊ -va adjetivo

    attractive
    atractivo 2 sustantivo masculino


    el mayor atractivo de la ciudad the city's main attraction o appeal


    atractivo,-a
    I adjetivo attractive, appealing
    II sustantivo masculino attraction, appeal
    ' atractivo' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    aliciente
    - atractiva
    - duende
    - encanto
    - escultural
    - flamante
    - graciosa
    - gracioso
    - irresistible
    - magnetismo
    - mayor
    - sexy
    - simpatía
    - sugestiva
    - sugestivo
    - tenerse
    - arrastre
    - bien
    - bueno
    - desmejorado
    - embrujo
    - hechizo
    English:
    appeal
    - appealing
    - attraction
    - attractive
    - comely
    - desirable
    - dishy
    - engaging
    - enticing
    - flair
    - glamorous
    - homely
    - inviting
    - lure
    - plain
    - prepossessing
    - selling point
    - sex-appeal
    - sexiness
    - unappealing
    - unattractive
    - unattractiveness
    - endearing
    - fetching
    - uninviting
    - unprepossessing
    * * *
    atractivo, -a
    ♦ adj
    attractive
    ♦ nm
    [de persona] attractiveness, charm; [de cosa] attraction;
    tener atractivo to be attractive;
    su rostro tiene un atractivo especial her face has a special charm;
    tu plan tiene muchos atractivos your plan has a lot of points in its favour;
    tiene el atractivo añadido de ser gratis it has the added attraction o advantage of being free
    atractivo sexual sex appeal
    * * *
    I adj attractive
    II m appeal, attraction
    * * *
    atractivo, -va adj
    : attractive
    : attraction, appeal, charm
    * * *
    atractivo1 adj attractive
    1. (cosa que atrae) attraction
    2. (interés) appeal

    Spanish-English dictionary > atractivo

  • 8 atractivo2

    2 = attractive, glamorous, glossy [glossier -comp., glossiest -sup.], inviting, appetising [appetizing, -USA], handsome [handsomer -comp., handsomest -sup.], engaging, dashing, personable, arresting, magnetic, enticing, good looking, winning, appealing, endearing, fancied, sizzling, glam, comely [comelier -comp., comeliest -sup.].
    Ex. A particularly attractive feature of the notation is the expressiveness of the notation.
    Ex. Service is perhaps not a very glamorous concept, but we are nevertheless a service profession = El servicio quizás no es un concepto muy atractivo, pero no obstante somos una profesión dedicada al servicio.
    Ex. On the other hand, credibility relates less to glossy brochure futuristics than to tested areas of application.
    Ex. An easy and inviting route to the entrance needs to be unambiguously defined.
    Ex. This is not a very appetizing thought for anyone who wishes to play a key role in the operations of the library.
    Ex. All these novels are about young women meeting handsome men, at first disliking them and then discovering that they love them, with the inescapable 'happy ending' which means matrimony in these cases.
    Ex. The interview went smoothly; the committee was impressed by her knowledge of the current library scene, her enthusiasm, and her engaging personality.
    Ex. Some unfortunate children grow up as readers of James Bond, of dashing thrillers and the blood-and-guts of crude war stories.
    Ex. Mr Berman, who is a very personable and enthusiastic librarian, certainly comes across.
    Ex. It is when speakers have no feeling for pause that their speech seems to burble on without any arresting quality; the club bore is a burbler: he has not learnt the eloquence of silence.
    Ex. It is the duty of the library staff to make the institution magnetic.
    Ex. The article 'Library scavenger hunts: a way out of the bewilderness' describes the use of library scavenger hunts to teach high school and college students research strategies and to make library use both enticing and enriching.
    Ex. Our library and some others have prevailed upon a local vendor to prepare good looking, durable packaging for cassettes which makes them perfectly accommodative to the ordinary bookshelves.
    Ex. Basically it is more tangible and exciting for retailers to develop new products, decorate stores, design Web sites, and create winning advertisements than it is for them to struggle to set prices that will mean profits.
    Ex. The author offers some suggestions, somewhat 'tongue in cheek', to make the game more appealing for spectators.
    Ex. Frequently the youngest child takes on the role of the mascot; he acts cute, mischievous, and endearing.
    Ex. The convention failed to reach an agreement on any of the more fancied candidates.
    Ex. He had a sizzling, electric stage presence.
    Ex. Ponytails are becoming glam, says the New York Times.
    Ex. He went in the tavern wearing an eye patch, crying 'ahoy, matey!' and eying the comely wenches.
    ----
    * de un modo atractivo = appealingly.
    * hacer atractivo = endear.
    * parecer atractivo = look + attractive.
    * poco atractivo = off-putting, unattractive, unglamorous, uninviting, unappealing.
    * resultar atractivo = prove + attractive.
    * ser atractivo = look + attractive, be popular in appeal.
    * sin atractivo = unattractive.

    Spanish-English dictionary > atractivo2

  • 9 bonito2

    2 = nice, handsome [handsomer -comp., handsomest -sup.], beautiful, lovely [lovelier - comp., loveliest -sup.], pretty, comely [comelier -comp., comeliest -sup.].
    Ex. One time he showed me a photograph in an art book of a woman's bare breasts and said ' Nice tits, uh?'.
    Ex. All these novels are about young women meeting handsome men, at first disliking them and then discovering that they love them, with the inescapable 'happy ending' which means matrimony in these cases.
    Ex. The store was gutted and rebuilt, according to his specifications, into a beautiful, modern facility, decorated in vibrant hues and furnished with the latest Herman Miller offerings.
    Ex. The article ' Lovely idea, but unlovely pricing' criticizes the pricing level of a new service aimed at research scientists in the pharmaceutical, chemical, and biotechnology companies.
    Ex. The article is entitled 'Virtual reality: tomorrow's information system, or just another pretty interface?'.
    Ex. He went in the tavern wearing an eye patch, crying 'ahoy, matey!' and eying the comely wenches.
    ----
    * bonita suma = princely sum.
    * chica bonita y tonta = bimbo.
    * nada bonito = unlovely.
    * poner bonito = get + the rough edge of + Posesivo + tongue.
    * ser bonito + Verbo = be neat to + Verbo.

    Spanish-English dictionary > bonito2

  • 10 chica

    f.
    1 girl (joven).
    mira, chica, haz lo que quieras look, dear o darling, you can do what you want
    chica de alterne = girl who works in bars on a commission basis, encouraging customers to drink, B-girl (United States)
    2 maid (criada).
    3 sweetheart, girlfriend, steady girlfriend.
    Es ella tu chica? Is she your girlfriend?
    * * *
    1 (muchacha) girl
    2 (criada) maid
    * * *
    1. f., (m. - chico) 2. f., (m. - chico)
    * * *
    SF
    1) (=criada) maid, servant
    2)

    chica de alterne — bar-girl, bar-room hostess

    * * *
    femenino (fam) maid; ver tb chico
    * * *
    = girl, girlie, chick, gal, wench, lass, lassie.
    Ex. The article 'Why girls flock to Sweet Valley High' investigates the appeal to girls of adolescent romances and what, if anything, could be done to broaden the reading habits of such fans of formula fiction.
    Ex. The article ' Girlies on the warpath' argues that despite institutional resistance, good antisexist work is happening in teacher education.
    Ex. It is worth camping out there for the weekend but probably with mates as it is hard to convince the chicks they want to hike over a ridge to get to a place with no bogs.
    Ex. Summer time clothes are much more revealing, and every gal could use a little help looking her best.
    Ex. He went in the tavern wearing an eye patch, crying 'ahoy, matey!' and eying the comely wenches.
    Ex. This festival has its origins in the 19th century, when young laddies and lasses had very few places where they could meet, greet and flirt in a socially acceptable manner.
    Ex. Prior to the gathering at the barracks the Salvation Army band, followed by lassies with tambourines, held an open air meeting in Diamond Street.
    ----
    * chica desinhibida = party girl.
    * chica liberal = flapper.
    * * *
    femenino (fam) maid; ver tb chico
    * * *
    = girl, girlie, chick, gal, wench, lass, lassie.

    Ex: The article 'Why girls flock to Sweet Valley High' investigates the appeal to girls of adolescent romances and what, if anything, could be done to broaden the reading habits of such fans of formula fiction.

    Ex: The article ' Girlies on the warpath' argues that despite institutional resistance, good antisexist work is happening in teacher education.
    Ex: It is worth camping out there for the weekend but probably with mates as it is hard to convince the chicks they want to hike over a ridge to get to a place with no bogs.
    Ex: Summer time clothes are much more revealing, and every gal could use a little help looking her best.
    Ex: He went in the tavern wearing an eye patch, crying 'ahoy, matey!' and eying the comely wenches.
    Ex: This festival has its origins in the 19th century, when young laddies and lasses had very few places where they could meet, greet and flirt in a socially acceptable manner.
    Ex: Prior to the gathering at the barracks the Salvation Army band, followed by lassies with tambourines, held an open air meeting in Diamond Street.
    * chica desinhibida = party girl.
    * chica liberal = flapper.

    * * *
    ( fam)
    maid ver tb chico2 (↑ chico (2))
    Compuestos:
    hostess
    chorus girl
    maid
    * * *

     

    chica sustantivo femenino (fam) maid;
    ver tb
    ◊ chico

    chico,-a
    I sustantivo masculino y femenino (muchacho) boy, lad
    (muchacha) girl
    II adjetivo small, little

    ' chica' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    chaval
    - chavala
    - embalarse
    - fotográfica
    - fotográfico
    - hombruna
    - hombruno
    - metamorfosis
    - portento
    - recogepelotas
    - tan
    - área
    - atención
    - color
    - coqueta
    - de
    - femenino
    - guapetón
    - jaña
    - letra
    - pantalla
    - quien
    - rico
    - sobar
    - tanto
    - trastornar
    - ve
    English:
    below
    - chick
    - far
    - girl
    - go out
    - gorgeous
    - homely
    - hostess
    - intently
    - niece
    - prompt
    - sort
    - whom
    - woman
    - fine
    - float
    - petty cash
    - pinup
    - small
    - young
    * * *
    chica nf
    1. [criada] maid
    chica de alterne = girl who works in bars on a commission basis, encouraging customers to drink, US B-girl
    * * *
    f girl
    * * *
    * * *
    1. (en general) girl
    2. (joven) young woman [pl. women]

    Spanish-English dictionary > chica

  • 11 moza

    f.
    1 girl, maid (sirvienta).
    2 gal, lass, girl, maid.
    3 barmaid.
    4 waitress.
    * * *
    1 (chica) lass
    2 coloquial maid
    \
    ser una buena moza to be a fine young woman
    * * *
    f., (m. - mozo)
    * * *
    = gal, wench.
    Ex. Summer time clothes are much more revealing, and every gal could use a little help looking her best.
    Ex. He went in the tavern wearing an eye patch, crying 'ahoy, matey!' and eying the comely wenches.
    * * *
    = gal, wench.

    Ex: Summer time clothes are much more revealing, and every gal could use a little help looking her best.

    Ex: He went in the tavern wearing an eye patch, crying 'ahoy, matey!' and eying the comely wenches.

    * * *

    moza sustantivo femenino young girl, lass
    ' moza' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    buen mozo
    English:
    bar
    - waitress
    * * *
    moza nf
    1. [sirvienta] girl, maid
    * * *
    f
    1 girl;
    buena moza good-looking girl
    2 ( camarera) waitress
    * * *
    moza n girl / lass [pl. lasses]

    Spanish-English dictionary > moza

  • 12 muchacha

    f.
    1 maid (sirvienta).
    2 girl, miss, gal, lass.
    * * *
    1→ link=muchacho muchacho,-a
    * * *
    noun f.
    1) girl
    2) maid
    * * *
    * * *
    = girl, girlie, maid, gal, wench, lass, lassie, maidservant.
    Ex. The article 'Why girls flock to Sweet Valley High' investigates the appeal to girls of adolescent romances and what, if anything, could be done to broaden the reading habits of such fans of formula fiction.
    Ex. The article ' Girlies on the warpath' argues that despite institutional resistance, good antisexist work is happening in teacher education.
    Ex. Nearly half the children in the survey were cared for in their own homes by au pairs, nannies, housekeepers or maids.
    Ex. Summer time clothes are much more revealing, and every gal could use a little help looking her best.
    Ex. He went in the tavern wearing an eye patch, crying 'ahoy, matey!' and eying the comely wenches.
    Ex. This festival has its origins in the 19th century, when young laddies and lasses had very few places where they could meet, greet and flirt in a socially acceptable manner.
    Ex. Prior to the gathering at the barracks the Salvation Army band, followed by lassies with tambourines, held an open air meeting in Diamond Street.
    Ex. In all three novels, a lovestricken swain believes that he is disporting himself with the handsome object of his affections, when actually he lies abed with the grotesquely ugly maidservant of his mistress.
    ----
    * muchacha de la limpieza = cleaning woman.
    * * *
    * * *
    = girl, girlie, maid, gal, wench, lass, lassie, maidservant.

    Ex: The article 'Why girls flock to Sweet Valley High' investigates the appeal to girls of adolescent romances and what, if anything, could be done to broaden the reading habits of such fans of formula fiction.

    Ex: The article ' Girlies on the warpath' argues that despite institutional resistance, good antisexist work is happening in teacher education.
    Ex: Nearly half the children in the survey were cared for in their own homes by au pairs, nannies, housekeepers or maids.
    Ex: Summer time clothes are much more revealing, and every gal could use a little help looking her best.
    Ex: He went in the tavern wearing an eye patch, crying 'ahoy, matey!' and eying the comely wenches.
    Ex: This festival has its origins in the 19th century, when young laddies and lasses had very few places where they could meet, greet and flirt in a socially acceptable manner.
    Ex: Prior to the gathering at the barracks the Salvation Army band, followed by lassies with tambourines, held an open air meeting in Diamond Street.
    Ex: In all three novels, a lovestricken swain believes that he is disporting himself with the handsome object of his affections, when actually he lies abed with the grotesquely ugly maidservant of his mistress.
    * muchacha de la limpieza = cleaning woman.

    * * *
    f:
    * * *

     

    muchacha sustantivo femenino: tb

    ver tb muchacho
    muchacha sustantivo femenino girl

    ' muchacha' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    chica
    - chico
    - como quiera
    - comoquiera
    - derrochar
    - chavo
    - jebo
    English:
    lass
    - girl
    * * *
    1. [sirvienta] maid;
    Am
    muchacha de adentro live-in maid
    * * *
    f girl
    * * *
    : maid
    * * *
    muchacha n girl

    Spanish-English dictionary > muchacha

  • 13 parche ocular

    m.
    eye patching.
    * * *
    (n.) = eye patch [eyepatch]
    Ex. He went in the tavern wearing an eye patch, crying 'ahoy, matey!' and eying the comely wenches.
    * * *
    (n.) = eye patch [eyepatch]

    Ex: He went in the tavern wearing an eye patch, crying 'ahoy, matey!' and eying the comely wenches.

    Spanish-English dictionary > parche ocular

  • 14 parche para el ojo

    (n.) = eye patch [eyepatch]
    Ex. He went in the tavern wearing an eye patch, crying 'ahoy, matey!' and eying the comely wenches.
    * * *
    (n.) = eye patch [eyepatch]

    Ex: He went in the tavern wearing an eye patch, crying 'ahoy, matey!' and eying the comely wenches.

    Spanish-English dictionary > parche para el ojo

  • 15 ¡Hola compa!

    Ex. He went in the tavern wearing an eye patch, crying 'ahoy, matey!' and eying the comely wenches.
    * * *
    = Ahoy matey!

    Ex: He went in the tavern wearing an eye patch, crying 'ahoy, matey!' and eying the comely wenches.

    Spanish-English dictionary > ¡Hola compa!

  • 16 ¿Qué hay compa?

    Ex. He went in the tavern wearing an eye patch, crying 'ahoy, matey!' and eying the comely wenches.
    * * *
    = Ahoy matey!

    Ex: He went in the tavern wearing an eye patch, crying 'ahoy, matey!' and eying the comely wenches.

    Spanish-English dictionary > ¿Qué hay compa?

  • 17 bonito

    adj.
    nice, pretty, cute, handsome.
    m.
    bonito, bonito fish, striped tunny.
    * * *
    1 lovely, nice
    ————————
    1 (pez) bonito, Atlantic bonito
    * * *
    (f. - bonita)
    adj.
    nice, pretty
    * * *
    I
    1. ADJ
    1) (=bello) pretty

    es un bebé muy bonito — he's a very pretty baby, he's a lovely baby

    un hombre bonito — Cono Sur a handsome man

    ¡qué bonito! ¡contestarle así a tu padre! — iró that's nice, answering your father back like that!

    ¡bonito follón se armó! — * iró there was certainly a bit of a row!

    • lo bonito, lo bonito sería que no hubiera guerras — it would be nice if there were no wars

    • quedar bonito, ese cuadro queda ahí muy bonito — that picture looks very nice there

    2) (=considerable)

    una bonita cantidad o suma — a tidy little sum *, a pretty penny *

    2.
    ADV LAm * nicely
    II
    SM (=pez) tuna, bonito
    * * *
    I
    - ta adjetivo
    1) ( hermoso) <vestido/flor> pretty, nice; <mujer/niño> pretty; <canción/apartamento> nice, lovely

    la has hecho llorar! ¿te parece bonito? — you've made her cry, I suppose you think that's clever!

    2) (delante del n) <suma/cantidad> nice, tidy (before n)
    II
    adverbio (CS) <bailar/cantar> nicely, well
    III
    masculino tuna, bonito
    * * *
    I
    - ta adjetivo
    1) ( hermoso) <vestido/flor> pretty, nice; <mujer/niño> pretty; <canción/apartamento> nice, lovely

    la has hecho llorar! ¿te parece bonito? — you've made her cry, I suppose you think that's clever!

    2) (delante del n) <suma/cantidad> nice, tidy (before n)
    II
    adverbio (CS) <bailar/cantar> nicely, well
    III
    masculino tuna, bonito
    * * *
    bonito1

    Ex: Monitoring these compounds in the open seas, using skipjack tuna as a bioindicator, is needed to further understand the future trend of contamination.

    bonito2
    2 = nice, handsome [handsomer -comp., handsomest -sup.], beautiful, lovely [lovelier - comp., loveliest -sup.], pretty, comely [comelier -comp., comeliest -sup.].

    Ex: One time he showed me a photograph in an art book of a woman's bare breasts and said ' Nice tits, uh?'.

    Ex: All these novels are about young women meeting handsome men, at first disliking them and then discovering that they love them, with the inescapable 'happy ending' which means matrimony in these cases.
    Ex: The store was gutted and rebuilt, according to his specifications, into a beautiful, modern facility, decorated in vibrant hues and furnished with the latest Herman Miller offerings.
    Ex: The article ' Lovely idea, but unlovely pricing' criticizes the pricing level of a new service aimed at research scientists in the pharmaceutical, chemical, and biotechnology companies.
    Ex: The article is entitled 'Virtual reality: tomorrow's information system, or just another pretty interface?'.
    Ex: He went in the tavern wearing an eye patch, crying 'ahoy, matey!' and eying the comely wenches.
    * bonita suma = princely sum.
    * chica bonita y tonta = bimbo.
    * nada bonito = unlovely.
    * poner bonito = get + the rough edge of + Posesivo + tongue.
    * ser bonito + Verbo = be neat to + Verbo.

    * * *
    bonito1 -ta
    A (hermoso) ‹vestido/flor› pretty, nice; ‹mujer/niño› pretty; ‹canción/apartamento› nice, lovely
    es bonita, pero no es una belleza she's pretty but she's not what I'd call beautiful
    un bonito pueblo de Vermont a pretty village in Vermont
    le quedaba muy bonito it really suited her, she looked lovely o very nice in it
    ¡la has hecho llorar! ¿te parece bonito? you've made her cry, I suppose you think that's clever!
    así que me habías mentido, ¿muy bonito, eh? ( iró); so you'd lied to me; that was nice, wasn't it? ( iro)
    B ( delante del n) ‹suma/cantidad› nice, tidy ( before n)
    había conseguido ahorrar una bonita cantidad he'd managed to save a tidy o nice little sum of money
    (CS) ‹bailar/cantar› nicely, well
    borda muy bonito she does lovely embroidery
    tuna, bonito
    * * *

     

    bonito 1
    ◊ -ta adjetivo

    pretty;

    ‹canción/apartamento› nice, lovely
    bonito 2 sustantivo masculino
    tuna, bonito
    bonito,-a 1 adjetivo
    1 (gracioso, lindo) pretty, nice
    2 (correcto, elegante) no me parece muy bonito que le grites al niño, I don't think it's very nice of you to shout at the child
    3 (importante, considerable) nice, tidy
    4 adv LAm well: espero que te vaya bonito, I hope it all goes well for you
    bonito 2 m Zool tuna
    ' bonito' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    A
    - aparente
    - bonita
    - chula
    - chulo
    - ésta
    - éste
    - expositor
    - expositora
    - linda
    - lindo
    - mona
    - monada
    - mono
    - ver
    - chicho
    - encachado
    - tanto
    English:
    A
    - bonny
    - cheap
    - it
    - nice
    - outfit
    - pretty
    - tuna
    * * *
    bonito1 nm
    bonito
    bonito de altura skipjack tuna;
    bonito del norte long-finned tuna, albacore
    bonito2, -a
    ♦ adj
    1. [lindo] pretty;
    [agradable] nice;
    tu hermana es bastante bonita your sister is quite pretty;
    salió un día muy bonito it turned out to be a nice day;
    es la canción más bonita del disco it's the most beautiful song on the album
    2. Fam [grande]
    recibió una bonita suma de sus padres she got a tidy sum of money from her parents
    3. Irónico
    ¡muy bonito! great!, wonderful!;
    ¿te parece bonito lo que has hecho? are you proud of what you've done, then?
    ♦ adv
    Am
    1. [bien] well;
    baila muy bonito she's a very good dancer
    2. [mucho] a lot;
    ha crecido bonito he's really grown
    * * *
    I adj pretty
    II m ZO tuna
    III adv L.Am.
    well
    * * *
    bonito adv
    : nicely, well
    ¡qué bonito canta tu hermana!: your sister sings wonderfully!
    bonito, -ta adj
    lindo: pretty, lovely
    tiene un apartamento bonito: she has a nice apartment
    bonito nm
    : bonito (tuna)
    * * *
    bonito adj
    1. (en general) nice / lovely [comp. lovelier; superl. loveliest]
    2. (de vista) pretty [comp. prettier; superl. prettiest]

    Spanish-English dictionary > bonito

  • 18 decentemente

    adv.
    1 decently, fairly, honorably.
    2 decently, without immodesty, comely.
    * * *
    1 decently
    * * *
    ADV
    1) (=con pudor) [comportarse] respectably, decently; [vestir] respectably
    2) (=aseadamente) tidily
    * * *
    Ex. Anyway, she's not a 'street fighter'; she seems to believe that if you treat people decently, they'll treat you decently.
    * * *

    Ex: Anyway, she's not a 'street fighter'; she seems to believe that if you treat people decently, they'll treat you decently.

    * * *
    1 ‹proceder› respectably, decently
    hacía tiempo que el equipo no jugaba decentemente the team hadn't been playing well o hadn't played a decent game for some time
    iba decentemente vestida she was respectably dressed
    2
    (con dignidad): el sueldo no les da para vivir decentemente the salary isn't enough to lead a decent life on
    * * *
    1. [dignamente] decently;
    este sueldo nos permite vivir decentemente we can live a decent life on this salary
    2. [en comportamiento] properly, decently;
    [en el vestir] respectably
    3. [pulcramente] neatly, tidily

    Spanish-English dictionary > decentemente

  • 19 joven1

    1 = girl, youngster, juvenile, wench.
    Ex. The article 'Why girls flock to Sweet Valley High' investigates the appeal to girls of adolescent romances and what, if anything, could be done to broaden the reading habits of such fans of formula fiction.
    Ex. If by being identified in the popular mind with a few gifted youngsters we compromise our ability to attract blue collar workers, for example, I think we'll have done ourselves irreparable harm.
    Ex. The library provides services to 2,903 adults and juveniles who have been sentenced or remanded to the care of the Department.
    Ex. He went in the tavern wearing an eye patch, crying 'ahoy, matey!' and eying the comely wenches.
    ----
    * despendolarse cuando joven = sow + Posesivo + wild oats.
    * echar una cana al aire cuando joven = sow + Posesivo + wild oats.
    * joven actriz = starlet.
    * joven ayudante del encargado de la máquina de imprimir = machine boy.
    * joven casadero = eligible party, eligible bachelor.
    * jóvenes = youth, young people.
    * jóvenes, los = young, the, youth culture.
    * joven estrella = starlet.
    * joven inconformista = beatnik.
    * joven promesa = high flyer [high flier, -USA], promising star, rising star, whiz.
    * joven que deja los estudios = school leaver.
    * joven que huye de su casa = runaway.
    * pandilla de jóvenes = gang of youths.
    * para jóvenes = youth-serving.
    * servicios bibliotecarios para jóvenes = youth services.
    * soltarse la melena cuando joven = sow + Posesivo + wild oats.

    Spanish-English dictionary > joven1

  • 20 joven

    adj.
    young.
    está muy joven para su edad he looks very young for his age
    esa ropa te hace más joven those clothes make you look younger
    de joven as a young man/woman
    la noche es joven the night is young
    moda joven youth fashion
    f. & m.
    young man, (f) young woman (persona joven).
    los jóvenes young people
    m.
    1 young man, adolescent, juvenile, teenager.
    2 young lady, young woman, young girl.
    * * *
    1 young
    1 (hombre) youth, young man; (mujer) young lady, girl
    * * *
    1. adj. 2. noun mf.
    * * *
    1.
    ADJ [persona, animal] young; [aspecto] youthful
    2.
    SMF young man/young woman; [como apelativo] young man/young lady

    los jóvenes — young people, youth, the young

    ¡joven! — Méx [al cliente] (yes), sir?; [al empleado] excuse me!

    * * *
    I
    adjetivo young
    II
    masculino y femenino (m) young person, young man; (f) young person, young woman

    los jóvenes de hoy... — young people today...

    * * *
    I
    adjetivo young
    II
    masculino y femenino (m) young person, young man; (f) young person, young woman

    los jóvenes de hoy... — young people today...

    * * *
    joven1
    1 = girl, youngster, juvenile, wench.

    Ex: The article 'Why girls flock to Sweet Valley High' investigates the appeal to girls of adolescent romances and what, if anything, could be done to broaden the reading habits of such fans of formula fiction.

    Ex: If by being identified in the popular mind with a few gifted youngsters we compromise our ability to attract blue collar workers, for example, I think we'll have done ourselves irreparable harm.
    Ex: The library provides services to 2,903 adults and juveniles who have been sentenced or remanded to the care of the Department.
    Ex: He went in the tavern wearing an eye patch, crying 'ahoy, matey!' and eying the comely wenches.
    * despendolarse cuando joven = sow + Posesivo + wild oats.
    * echar una cana al aire cuando joven = sow + Posesivo + wild oats.
    * joven actriz = starlet.
    * joven ayudante del encargado de la máquina de imprimir = machine boy.
    * joven casadero = eligible party, eligible bachelor.
    * jóvenes = youth, young people.
    * jóvenes, los = young, the, youth culture.
    * joven estrella = starlet.
    * joven inconformista = beatnik.
    * joven promesa = high flyer [high flier, -USA], promising star, rising star, whiz.
    * joven que deja los estudios = school leaver.
    * joven que huye de su casa = runaway.
    * pandilla de jóvenes = gang of youths.
    * para jóvenes = youth-serving.
    * servicios bibliotecarios para jóvenes = youth services.
    * soltarse la melena cuando joven = sow + Posesivo + wild oats.

    joven2
    2 = young [younger -comp., youngest -sup.], young lady, young man [young men, -pl.], young woman, youthful, junior, young person.

    Ex: Another honor he received is RTSD's Esther J. Piercy Award for younger members making a substantial contribution to technical services.

    Ex: To work as a librarian is so terribly respectable that young lady trainees at library school have been known to try to keep their specialism a secret from young men so as not to prejudice their chances of acquiring boyfriends.
    Ex: To work as a librarian is so terribly respectable that young lady trainees at library school have been known to try to keep their specialism a secret from young men so as not to prejudice their chances of acquiring boyfriends.
    Ex: All these novels are about young women meeting handsome men, at first disliking them and then discovering that they love them, with the inescapable 'happy ending' which means matrimony in these cases.
    Ex: Artists or their families have often wished to erase the memory of convict or immigrant origins, youthful indiscretions, or previous marriages.
    Ex: The junior librarian leaned forward, and resting her elbows on her knees, put her chin in her hands.
    Ex: In the United Kingdom the London borough of Lambeth includes some 25,000 young persons, many of whom are unemployed, homeless and coloured.
    * amante joven = sugar baby.
    * animal joven = kit.
    * joven promesa = whiz(z) kid.
    * joven y prometedor = up-and-coming.
    * niño joven = young boy.
    * personal joven = new blood.
    * planta joven = seedling.
    * Plinio el Joven = Pliny the Younger.
    * público joven = young audience.
    * queso joven = young cheese.
    * vino joven = young wine.

    * * *
    ‹persona/animal› young; ‹industria/país› young; ‹vino› young
    es tres años más joven que yo she is three years younger than me
    está muy joven para su edad he's very young o youthful for his age
    la noche es joven the night is young
    para mantenerse joven to keep oneself young
    ( masculine) young person, young man; ( feminine) young person, young woman
    el número de jóvenes sin empleo the number of young people out of work
    ¿qué desea, joven? what would you like, young man/young lady?
    fue atacado por un grupo de jóvenes he was attacked by a gang of youths
    yo no entiendo a los jóvenes de hoy día I don't understand the youth of today
    * * *

     

    joven adjetivo
    young
    ■ sustantivo masculino y femenino (m) young person, young man;
    (f) young person, young woman;

    los jóvenes de hoy … young people today …
    joven
    I adjetivo young: está muy joven, she's very young-looking
    II mf (hombre) youth, young man
    (mujer) girl, young woman
    los jóvenes, young people, youth

    ' joven' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    acaudillar
    - ayuda
    - conservarse
    - contextura
    - cuando
    - domicilio
    - para
    - promesa
    - saltarín
    - saltarina
    - señor
    - señorita
    - señorito
    - chico
    - chino
    - cierto
    - conservar
    - cuenta
    - disparate
    - edad
    - imberbe
    - júnior
    - juventud
    - maduro
    - malograr
    - moda
    - mozo
    - niño
    - parecer
    - porvenir
    - potro
    - pueblo
    - talento
    - tratar
    English:
    age
    - antidepressant
    - arson
    - as
    - audacious
    - avail
    - baby
    - boy
    - broiler
    - elegantly
    - fixation
    - girl
    - junior
    - little
    - man
    - mixed-up
    - poise
    - rob
    - settle down
    - sugar daddy
    - toyboy
    - up-and-coming
    - when
    - whiz kid
    - woman
    - young
    - young-looking
    - youth
    - youthful
    - advise
    - aim
    - get
    - immature
    - joy
    - sapling
    - school
    - starlet
    - to
    - veal
    * * *
    ♦ adj
    [en edad] young;
    moda joven youth fashion;
    de joven as a young man/woman;
    está muy joven para su edad he looks very young for his age;
    esa ropa te hace más joven those clothes make you look younger;
    la noche es joven the night is young
    ♦ nmf
    1. [persona joven] young man, f young woman;
    los jóvenes young people
    2. [como apelativo]
    ¡oiga, joven, se le ha caído esto! excuse me young man, you dropped this;
    Am
    el joven Alfonso llegó ayer young Alfonso arrived yesterday
    * * *
    I adj young
    II m/f young man; mujer young woman;
    los jóvenes young people pl
    * * *
    joven adj, pl jóvenes
    1) : young
    2) : youthful
    joven nmf, pl jóvenes : young man m, young woman f, young person
    * * *
    joven1 adj young
    joven2 n
    1. (chico) boy / young man [pl. young men]
    2. (chica) girl / young woman [pl. young women]

    Spanish-English dictionary > joven

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