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dapper

  • 1 jacarando

    • dapper

    Diccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > jacarando

  • 2 emperejilado

    = dapper.
    Ex. He was looking very dapper in a pinstripe suit and tie, for some reason not sweaty and gross like everyone else.
    * * *

    Ex: He was looking very dapper in a pinstripe suit and tie, for some reason not sweaty and gross like everyone else.

    Spanish-English dictionary > emperejilado

  • 3 aseado

    • dapper
    • nearsighted
    • neat-handed

    Diccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > aseado

  • 4 muy aseado

    • dapper
    • nearsighted
    • neat-handed
    • very clean

    Diccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > muy aseado

  • 5 nítido

    • dapper
    • nearsighted
    • neat-handed
    • shipshape
    • spick-and-span
    • very clean

    Diccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > nítido

  • 6 atildado

    adj.
    neat, elegant, smart, stylish.
    past part.
    past participle of spanish verb: atildar.
    * * *
    1→ link=atildar atildar
    1 smart, neat, spruce
    * * *
    ADJ elegant, stylish
    * * *
    - da adjetivo (liter)
    * * *
    = dapper.
    Ex. He was looking very dapper in a pinstripe suit and tie, for some reason not sweaty and gross like everyone else.
    * * *
    - da adjetivo (liter)
    * * *

    Ex: He was looking very dapper in a pinstripe suit and tie, for some reason not sweaty and gross like everyone else.

    * * *
    ( liter):
    una mujer elegante y atildada an elegant woman of immaculate appearance ( liter)
    * * *

    Del verbo atildar: ( conjugate atildar)

    atildado es:

    el participio

    atildado,-a adjetivo neat, elegant
    ' atildado' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    atildada
    English:
    dapper
    * * *
    atildado, -a adj
    smart, spruce
    * * *
    atildado, -da adj
    : smart, neat, dapper

    Spanish-English dictionary > atildado

  • 7 acicalado

    adj.
    well-groomed, trim, clean-cut, dressy.
    past part.
    past participle of spanish verb: acicalar.
    * * *
    1→ link=acicalar acicalar
    1 well-dressed, smart
    * * *
    ADJ
    1) [persona] smart, spruce; pey tarted up *, overdressed
    2) [metal] polished, bright and shiny
    * * *
    - da adjetivo dressed up
    * * *
    = spic(k)-and-span, well-groomed, dapper.
    Ex. ' Spick and Span' is a comedy that examines how individuals cope with death in a society that likes to sweep things under the rug.
    Ex. Not only does keeping yourself well-groomed effect your inner personal life, of course it effects your outer life in a positive way too.
    Ex. He was looking very dapper in a pinstripe suit and tie, for some reason not sweaty and gross like everyone else.
    * * *
    - da adjetivo dressed up
    * * *
    = spic(k)-and-span, well-groomed, dapper.

    Ex: ' Spick and Span' is a comedy that examines how individuals cope with death in a society that likes to sweep things under the rug.

    Ex: Not only does keeping yourself well-groomed effect your inner personal life, of course it effects your outer life in a positive way too.
    Ex: He was looking very dapper in a pinstripe suit and tie, for some reason not sweaty and gross like everyone else.

    * * *
    dressed up
    * * *

    Del verbo acicalar: ( conjugate acicalar)

    acicalado es:

    el participio

    Multiple Entries:
    acicalado    
    acicalar
    acicalado,-a adjetivo well-dressed, smart
    ' acicalado' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    acicalada
    English:
    doll
    - spic-and-span
    - spick-and-span
    - sleek
    - spruce
    * * *
    acicalado, -a adj
    dapper

    Spanish-English dictionary > acicalado

  • 8 aseado

    adj.
    clean, dapper, neat, tidy.
    past part.
    past participle of spanish verb: asear.
    * * *
    1→ link=asear asear
    1 clean, neat, tidy
    * * *
    (f. - aseada)
    adj.
    clean, neat, tidy, trim
    * * *
    ADJ (=limpio) clean; (=arreglado) neat, tidy
    * * *
    - da adjetivo ( limpio) clean; ( arreglado) neat, tidy
    * * *
    = well-groomed, dapper.
    Ex. Not only does keeping yourself well-groomed effect your inner personal life, of course it effects your outer life in a positive way too.
    Ex. He was looking very dapper in a pinstripe suit and tie, for some reason not sweaty and gross like everyone else.
    * * *
    - da adjetivo ( limpio) clean; ( arreglado) neat, tidy
    * * *
    = well-groomed, dapper.

    Ex: Not only does keeping yourself well-groomed effect your inner personal life, of course it effects your outer life in a positive way too.

    Ex: He was looking very dapper in a pinstripe suit and tie, for some reason not sweaty and gross like everyone else.

    * * *
    aseado -da
    (limpio) clean; (arreglado) neat, tidy
    * * *

    Del verbo asear: ( conjugate asear)

    aseado es:

    el participio

    Multiple Entries:
    aseado    
    asear
    aseado
    ◊ -da adjetivo ( limpio) clean;


    ( arreglado) neat, tidy
    asear ( conjugate asear) verbo transitivo ( limpiar) to clean;
    ( arreglar) to straighten (up), to tidy up (BrE)
    asearse verbo pronominal ( refl) ( lavarse) to wash;
    ( arreglarse) to straighten o (BrE) tidy oneself up
    aseado,-a adjetivo tidy, neat
    asear verbo transitivo to clean, tidy up
    ' aseado' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    aseada
    - descuidada
    - descuidado
    - pulcra
    - pulcro
    - prolijo
    * * *
    aseado, -a adj
    1. [limpio] clean
    2. [arreglado] smart
    * * *
    adj clean

    Spanish-English dictionary > aseado

  • 9 pulcro

    adj.
    1 very clean, clean, neat, spotless.
    2 neatly dressed, trim and neat, smart and trim, trig.
    * * *
    1 neat
    * * *
    (f. - pulcra)
    adj.
    * * *
    ADJ (=ordenado) neat, tidy; (=elegante) smartly dressed; (=exquisito) exquisite; (=delicado) dainty, delicate
    * * *
    - cra adjetivo <persona/aspecto> immaculate, neat and tidy; <informe/trabajo> meticulous
    * * *
    = neat [neater -comp., neatest -sup.], well-groomed, neat and tidy, dapper.
    Ex. What is possibly less easy is to making sure that the guiding stays clean, neat and accurate.
    Ex. Not only does keeping yourself well-groomed effect your inner personal life, of course it effects your outer life in a positive way too.
    Ex. Singers and other entertainers in Burma have been warned to cut out saucy behaviour and be neat and tidy or face the consequences.
    Ex. He was looking very dapper in a pinstripe suit and tie, for some reason not sweaty and gross like everyone else.
    * * *
    - cra adjetivo <persona/aspecto> immaculate, neat and tidy; <informe/trabajo> meticulous
    * * *
    = neat [neater -comp., neatest -sup.], well-groomed, neat and tidy, dapper.

    Ex: What is possibly less easy is to making sure that the guiding stays clean, neat and accurate.

    Ex: Not only does keeping yourself well-groomed effect your inner personal life, of course it effects your outer life in a positive way too.
    Ex: Singers and other entertainers in Burma have been warned to cut out saucy behaviour and be neat and tidy or face the consequences.
    Ex: He was looking very dapper in a pinstripe suit and tie, for some reason not sweaty and gross like everyone else.

    * * *
    1 (impecable) ‹persona/aspecto› immaculate, neat and tidy
    en esa casa estaba todo muy pulcro in that house everything was spotless o immaculate
    2 (esmerado) ‹informe/trabajo› meticulous
    * * *

    pulcro
    ◊ - cra adjetivo ‹persona/aspecto› immaculate, neat and tidy;


    ‹informe/trabajo› meticulous
    pulcro,-a adjetivo
    1 (aseado) neat, tidy
    2 (trabajo) meticulous
    ' pulcro' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    pulcra
    English:
    clean-cut
    - neat
    - sleek
    - spic-and-span
    - spick-and-span
    - spruce
    - dapper
    * * *
    pulcro, -a adj
    1. [aseado] neat, tidy
    2. [esmerado] very careful, meticulous
    * * *
    adj
    1 ( aseado) immaculate
    2 ( esmerado) extremely careful
    * * *
    pulcro, - cra adj
    1) : clean, neat
    2) : exquisite, delicate, refined
    * * *
    pulcro adj neat

    Spanish-English dictionary > pulcro

  • 10 arreglado

    adj.
    1 settled.
    2 repaired, re-fitted, mended, refitted.
    past part.
    past participle of spanish verb: arreglar.
    * * *
    1→ link=arreglar arreglar
    1 (solucionado) settled, fixed, sorted out
    ■ ya está todo arreglado everything is settled, everything is sorted out
    2 (ordenado) tidy, neat, arranged, orderly
    3 (bien vestido) well-dressed, smart
    4 (precio) reasonable
    \
    ¡estamos arreglados,-as! familiar that's all we needed!
    * * *
    (f. - arreglada)
    adj.
    1) repaired, fixed
    2) settled, sorted out
    3) neat, tidy
    4) smart, trim
    * * *
    ADJ
    1) (=ordenado) [habitación, casa] neat and tidy; [conducta] orderly
    2) (=acicalado) smart, smartly dressed

    ¿dónde irá tan arreglada? — where would she go looking so smart o so smartly dressed?

    3) [asunto, pelea] (=resuelto) sorted out; (=amañado) arranged
    4)

    estar arreglado —

    ¡pues estamos arreglados! — that's done it! *, we've really had it now! *

    está arreglada si espera que yo la llame — if she expects me to call her, she's got another think coming *

    ¡pues estamos arreglados contigo! — you're nothing but trouble, you are! *

    5)
    6) LAm (=esterilizado) sterilized
    * * *
    - da adjetivo
    1)
    a) (limpio, ordenado) tidy
    b) ( ataviado) smartly turned out, smart

    ¿dónde vas tan arreglada? — where are you going all dressed up like that?

    estar arreglado — (fam)

    está arreglado si se cree que... — if he thinks that... he's got another think coming (colloq)

    estamos arreglados si perdemos el tren — if we miss the train we're in trouble

    2) (AmL fam) <partido/elecciones> fixed (colloq)
    * * *
    = neat [neater -comp., neatest -sup.], neat and tidy, dapper.
    Ex. What is possibly less easy is to making sure that the guiding stays clean, neat and accurate.
    Ex. Singers and other entertainers in Burma have been warned to cut out saucy behaviour and be neat and tidy or face the consequences.
    Ex. He was looking very dapper in a pinstripe suit and tie, for some reason not sweaty and gross like everyone else.
    * * *
    - da adjetivo
    1)
    a) (limpio, ordenado) tidy
    b) ( ataviado) smartly turned out, smart

    ¿dónde vas tan arreglada? — where are you going all dressed up like that?

    estar arreglado — (fam)

    está arreglado si se cree que... — if he thinks that... he's got another think coming (colloq)

    estamos arreglados si perdemos el tren — if we miss the train we're in trouble

    2) (AmL fam) <partido/elecciones> fixed (colloq)
    * * *
    = neat [neater -comp., neatest -sup.], neat and tidy, dapper.

    Ex: What is possibly less easy is to making sure that the guiding stays clean, neat and accurate.

    Ex: Singers and other entertainers in Burma have been warned to cut out saucy behaviour and be neat and tidy or face the consequences.
    Ex: He was looking very dapper in a pinstripe suit and tie, for some reason not sweaty and gross like everyone else.

    * * *
    A
    1 (limpio, ordenado) tidy
    siempre tiene la habitación muy arreglada she always keeps her room very neat o tidy
    2 (ataviado) smartly turned out, well o smartly dressed, smart
    va siempre muy arreglada she's always very smartly turned out
    ¿dónde vas tan arreglada? where are you going all dressed up like that?
    estar arreglado ( fam): está arreglado si se cree que le voy a prestar el dinero if he thinks I'm going to lend him the money he's got another think coming o he's in for a nasty shock ( colloq)
    estamos arreglados si ahora perdemos el tren if we miss the train we're in trouble o ( BrE) we've had it ( colloq)
    estamos arreglados con esta lavadora this washing machine is more trouble than it's worth
    B ( AmL fam) ‹partido/resultado› ( Dep) fixed ( colloq); ‹elecciones› fixed ( colloq), rigged
    * * *

    Del verbo arreglar: ( conjugate arreglar)

    arreglado es:

    el participio

    Multiple Entries:
    arreglado    
    arreglar
    arreglado
    ◊ -da adjetivo

    1
    a) (limpio, ordenado) tidy


    2 (AmL fam) ‹partido/elecciones› fixed (colloq)
    arreglar ( conjugate arreglar) verbo transitivo
    1 ‹aparato/reloj› to mend, fix;
    ‹ zapatos› to mend, repair;
    ‹falda/vestido› to alter;
    ‹ calle› to repair;

    esto te arregladoá el estómago (fam) this'll sort your stomach out (colloq)
    2
    a) ‹casa/habitación› ( ordenar) to straighten up, to tidy (up) (BrE);

    ( hacer arreglos en) to do up (colloq)
    b) (preparar, organizar):

    ◊ ve arreglando a los niños ¿quieres? can you start getting the children ready?;

    tengo todo arreglado para el viaje I've got everything ready for the trip;
    un amigo me está arreglando los papeles a friend is sorting out the papers for me;
    arreglado una entrevista to arrange an interview
    c) ( disponer) ‹flores/muebles› to arrange

    3 ( solucionar) ‹ situación› to sort out;
    ‹ asunto› to settle, sort out;
    ◊ lo quiso arreglado diciendo que … she tried to put things right by saying that …

    arreglarse verbo pronominal
    1 ( refl) ( ataviarse):

    no te arregles tanto you don't need to get so dressed up;
    sabe arregladose she knows how to make herself look good
    2 ‹pelo/manos›
    a) ( refl) to do

    b) ( caus):


    3 ( solucionarse) [situación/asunto] to get sorted out
    4 (fam) ( amañarse):

    la casa es pequeña pero nos arreglamos it's a small house, but we manage;
    arreglárselas (fam) to manage;
    no sé cómo se las arreglan I don't know how they manage;
    arréglatelas como puedas sort o work it out as best you can;
    ya me las arregladoé I'll manage, I'll be OK
    5 [día/tiempo] to get better, clear up
    arreglado,-a adjetivo
    1 (funcionando) repaired, fixed
    2 (ordenado) tidy, neat
    3 (solucionado) settled
    4 (elegante) well-dressed, smart
    arreglar verbo transitivo
    1 (poner en funcionamiento) to repair, fix
    2 (solucionar) to sort out
    3 (ordenar una habitación) to tidy
    4 (poner elegante) to get ready
    ' arreglado' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    arreglada
    - arreglar
    - aseado
    - encachado
    English:
    care
    - fix
    - tidy
    - trim
    - well-groomed
    - when
    - groom
    - neat
    - spruce
    - well
    * * *
    arreglado, -a adj
    1. [reparado] fixed, repaired
    2. [ropa] mended
    3. [ordenado] tidy
    4. [solucionado] sorted out;
    ¡y asunto arreglado! that's that!;
    Fam
    estar arreglado: ¡y ahora se va de vacaciones? ¡pues estamos arreglados! and now he's off on holiday? well that's just what we need!;
    ¡estaríamos arreglados si ahora tuviéramos que pagar la cena también! it really would be the last straw if we had to pay for the meal as well!;
    ¡están arreglados si se piensan que vamos a aceptar! if they think we're going to accept, they've got another think coming!
    5. [precio] reasonable
    6. [bien vestido] smart;
    le gusta ir arreglado he likes to dress smartly
    * * *
    I adj
    2 ( bien vestido) well-groomed
    3
    :
    si empieza a llover estamos arreglados irón if it starts to rain, that’ll be just dandy
    II part → arreglar
    * * *
    arreglado, -da adj
    1) : fixed, repaired
    2) : settled, sorted out
    3) : neat, tidy
    4) : smart, dressed-up

    Spanish-English dictionary > arreglado

  • 11 bien vestido

    adj.
    well-dressed, dressy, done-up, neatly dressed.
    * * *
    (adj.) = well-dressed, dapper
    Ex. On a happier note, I was chewing the cud in a taxi cab on the way to work this morning when suddently a well-dressed old man wiggled his hand at me.
    Ex. He was looking very dapper in a pinstripe suit and tie, for some reason not sweaty and gross like everyone else.
    * * *
    (adj.) = well-dressed, dapper

    Ex: On a happier note, I was chewing the cud in a taxi cab on the way to work this morning when suddently a well-dressed old man wiggled his hand at me.

    Ex: He was looking very dapper in a pinstripe suit and tie, for some reason not sweaty and gross like everyone else.

    Spanish-English dictionary > bien vestido

  • 12 elegante

    adj.
    1 elegant, smart (persona, ropa).
    estás muy elegante con ese vestido you look really smart in that dress
    ponte elegante, vamos a una boda make yourself smart, we're going to a wedding
    2 smart, chic (barrio, hotel, fiesta).
    3 graceful, elegant (movimiento, porte).
    4 gracious (actitud, comportamiento).
    fue un gesto poco elegante por su parte it wasn't a very gracious gesture on his part
    f. & m.
    elegant person.
    * * *
    1 elegant, smart, stylish
    * * *
    adj.
    elegant, smart
    * * *
    ADJ [gen] elegant; [traje, fiesta, tienda] fashionable, smart; [sociedad] fashionable, elegant; [decoración] tasteful; [frase] elegant, well-turned, polished
    * * *
    1)
    a) <moda/vestido> elegant, smart

    iba muy elegante — ( bien vestido) he was very well o very smartly dressed; ( garboso) he looked very elegant

    b) <barrio/restaurante/fiesta> smart, fashionable
    2) <estilo/frase> elegant, polished; < solución> elegant, neat
    * * *
    = elegant, glamorous, dashing, genteel, graceful, gracious, chic, polished, stylish, dainty [daintier -comp., daintiest -sup.], gourmet, glam, voguish, dapper, swish.
    Ex. A modern comfortable library could look like that in Berlin's Tiergarten, with its opne-air gardens, or resemble Evanston's library with its comfortable chairs and elegant (and, one hopes, safe) fireplaces.
    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. Some unfortunate children grow up as readers of James Bond, of dashing thrillers and the blood-and-guts of crude war stories.
    Ex. The stereotype of the governess as exemplified in Jane Eyre -- intelligent, restrained, soberly clad -- was the predecessor of the librarian as an occupation in which the women of the period, the 'guardians of morality' could find genteel employment.
    Ex. The author who can vary his terminology to maintain the reader's interest is a handicap to the indexer, who is more concerned with the ideas conveyed than with the niceties of a graceful literary style.
    Ex. It will be necessary to be gracious when accepting what seem to be peripheral assignments from a company vice president.
    Ex. From the chic Princes Square and the monumental St Enoch Centre to the magnificent Buchanan Galleries, shopping is an essential part of the Glasgow experience.
    Ex. The consolidation of abstracts into a polished bulletin or list is usually the responsibility of information staff.
    Ex. A number of innovative initiatives have resulted in stylish new public libraries.
    Ex. They then went to a rather dainty little Italian restaurant where they ate a scrumptious meal and drank a bottle of wine.
    Ex. Several hundred fans noshed on gourmet sandwiches, pizza, pasta and fancy chips and dips.
    Ex. Ponytails are becoming glam, says the New York Times.
    Ex. Wearing a wedding gown from a charity shop is very voguish right now.
    Ex. He was looking very dapper in a pinstripe suit and tie, for some reason not sweaty and gross like everyone else.
    Ex. The entrance to the hotel is very swish and the rooms although small very well maintained and clean.
    ----
    * de un modo elegante = elegantly.
    * poco elegante = inelegant, awkward, dowdy [dowdier -comp., dowdiest -sup.].
    * * *
    1)
    a) <moda/vestido> elegant, smart

    iba muy elegante — ( bien vestido) he was very well o very smartly dressed; ( garboso) he looked very elegant

    b) <barrio/restaurante/fiesta> smart, fashionable
    2) <estilo/frase> elegant, polished; < solución> elegant, neat
    * * *
    = elegant, glamorous, dashing, genteel, graceful, gracious, chic, polished, stylish, dainty [daintier -comp., daintiest -sup.], gourmet, glam, voguish, dapper, swish.

    Ex: A modern comfortable library could look like that in Berlin's Tiergarten, with its opne-air gardens, or resemble Evanston's library with its comfortable chairs and elegant (and, one hopes, safe) fireplaces.

    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: Some unfortunate children grow up as readers of James Bond, of dashing thrillers and the blood-and-guts of crude war stories.
    Ex: The stereotype of the governess as exemplified in Jane Eyre -- intelligent, restrained, soberly clad -- was the predecessor of the librarian as an occupation in which the women of the period, the 'guardians of morality' could find genteel employment.
    Ex: The author who can vary his terminology to maintain the reader's interest is a handicap to the indexer, who is more concerned with the ideas conveyed than with the niceties of a graceful literary style.
    Ex: It will be necessary to be gracious when accepting what seem to be peripheral assignments from a company vice president.
    Ex: From the chic Princes Square and the monumental St Enoch Centre to the magnificent Buchanan Galleries, shopping is an essential part of the Glasgow experience.
    Ex: The consolidation of abstracts into a polished bulletin or list is usually the responsibility of information staff.
    Ex: A number of innovative initiatives have resulted in stylish new public libraries.
    Ex: They then went to a rather dainty little Italian restaurant where they ate a scrumptious meal and drank a bottle of wine.
    Ex: Several hundred fans noshed on gourmet sandwiches, pizza, pasta and fancy chips and dips.
    Ex: Ponytails are becoming glam, says the New York Times.
    Ex: Wearing a wedding gown from a charity shop is very voguish right now.
    Ex: He was looking very dapper in a pinstripe suit and tie, for some reason not sweaty and gross like everyone else.
    Ex: The entrance to the hotel is very swish and the rooms although small very well maintained and clean.
    * de un modo elegante = elegantly.
    * poco elegante = inelegant, awkward, dowdy [dowdier -comp., dowdiest -sup.].

    * * *
    A
    1 ‹moda/vestido› elegant, stylish, smart
    iba muy elegante (bien vestido) he was very well o very smartly dressed; (garboso, grácil) he was very stylishly o elegantly dressed, he looked very elegant
    ¡qué elegante te has puesto! ( fam); you look smart!
    los elegantes jardines de la casa the elegantly o beautifully laid out gardens of the house
    2 ‹barrio/restaurante/fiesta› smart, fashionable, chic
    B
    1 ‹estilo› elegant, polished
    una frase muy elegante a very elegant o a well-turned phrase
    2 (generoso) ‹gesto/actitud› generous, handsome
    3 ‹solución› elegant, neat
    * * *

     

    elegante adjetivo
    1
    a) ‹moda/vestido› elegant, smart;

    ◊ iba muy elegante he was very well o very smartly dressed

    b) ‹barrio/restaurante/fiesta› smart

    2 ‹estilo/frase› elegant, polished
    elegante adjetivo elegant
    ' elegante' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    arreglar
    - arreglada
    - arreglado
    - arreglarse
    - bonita
    - bonito
    - sobria
    - sobrio
    - vestir
    - vestirse
    - gagá
    - pituco
    English:
    avail
    - chic
    - classy
    - dashing
    - dowdy
    - dressy
    - elegant
    - fashionable
    - fine
    - graceful
    - gracious
    - ladylike
    - posh
    - ritzy
    - sleek
    - smart
    - snappy
    - snazzy
    - swish
    - unfashionable
    - awkward
    - debonair
    - do
    - dress
    - show
    - sprawl
    - stylish
    - suave
    - trim
    * * *
    1. [en vestimenta] [persona] elegant, smart;
    [ropa, calzado] smart, elegant;
    estás muy elegante con ese vestido you look really smart in that dress;
    ir elegante to be dressed smartly;
    ¡qué elegante vas! you look smart!;
    ponte elegante, vamos a una boda make yourself smart, we're going to a wedding;
    es elegante en el vestir he dresses elegantly o smartly
    2. [lujoso] [barrio, hotel, fiesta] smart, chic;
    los elegantes bulevares parisinos the elegant boulevards of Paris
    3. [en garbo, porte] graceful, elegant
    4. [en actitud, comportamiento] gracious;
    fue un gesto poco elegante por su parte it wasn't a very gracious gesture on his part
    5. [estilo, frase] elegant
    * * *
    adj elegant, stylish
    * * *
    : elegant, smart
    * * *
    1. (persona, vestido) elegant
    2. (lugar) smart

    Spanish-English dictionary > elegante

  • 13 peripuesto

    adj.
    natty, trim and neat, smart, dressed up with excessive neatness and stylishness.
    * * *
    1 familiar all dressed up
    * * *
    - ta adjetivo (fam & hum) dressed up to the nines (colloq & hum)
    * * *
    = dapper.
    Ex. He was looking very dapper in a pinstripe suit and tie, for some reason not sweaty and gross like everyone else.
    * * *
    - ta adjetivo (fam & hum) dressed up to the nines (colloq & hum)
    * * *

    Ex: He was looking very dapper in a pinstripe suit and tie, for some reason not sweaty and gross like everyone else.

    * * *
    ( fam hum); dressed up to the nines ( colloq hum)
    * * *
    peripuesto, -a adj
    Fam dolled-up, Br tarted-up

    Spanish-English dictionary > peripuesto

  • 14 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

  • 15 traje oscuro de rayas

    Ex. He was looking very dapper in a pinstripe suit and tie, for some reason not sweaty and gross like everyone else.
    * * *

    Ex: He was looking very dapper in a pinstripe suit and tie, for some reason not sweaty and gross like everyone else.

    Spanish-English dictionary > traje oscuro de rayas

  • 16 almidonado

    adj.
    starched, starchy.
    m.
    starching, stiffening.
    past part.
    past participle of spanish verb: almidonar.
    * * *
    1→ link=almidonar almidonar
    1 familiar (demasiado acicalado) dressed up to the nines
    2 familiar (estirado) stuffy, starchy, uptight
    * * *
    ADJ
    1) [ropa] starched
    2) [persona] (=estirado) stiff, starchy; (=pulcro) dapper, spruce
    * * *
    - da adjetivo (fam) < persona> ( estirado) stuffy (colloq); ( demasiado acicalado)
    * * *
    = starched, starchy [starchier -comp., starchiest -sup.].
    Ex. The traditional image of nurses, mostly women, in starched uniforms and white caps, giving care at the bedside in the hospital is out of date.
    Ex. This is a collection of pictures of codgers from all over the world who look starchy, pompous, haughty or grumpy.
    * * *
    - da adjetivo (fam) < persona> ( estirado) stuffy (colloq); ( demasiado acicalado)
    * * *
    = starched, starchy [starchier -comp., starchiest -sup.].

    Ex: The traditional image of nurses, mostly women, in starched uniforms and white caps, giving care at the bedside in the hospital is out of date.

    Ex: This is a collection of pictures of codgers from all over the world who look starchy, pompous, haughty or grumpy.

    * * *
    A ‹ropa/mantel› starched
    B ( fam) ‹persona› (estirado) stuffy ( colloq), starchy ( colloq)
    (demasiado acicalado): sus niños van siempre tan almidonados her children are always dressed so neat and tidy
    * * *
    almidonado, -a
    ♦ adj
    starched
    ♦ nm
    starching
    * * *
    adj fig
    stuffy, starchy

    Spanish-English dictionary > almidonado

  • 17 bien1

    1 = fine [finer -comp., finest -sup.], neatly, tidy, jolly + Adjetivo/Adverbio, aright, alright [all right], all right [alright], good.
    Ex. The solution is fine when the qualifying term that the user seeks is present, and is used relatively consistently.
    Ex. This arrangement is ideal for well-defined subjects which coincide neatly with the interest of the library user.
    Ex. This was all very tidy, but who was to judge significance?.
    Ex. The public library people and some others have needs that have long been unmet, but jolly well ought to be as soon as possible.
    Ex. Another wise precaution at this preliminary stage is to make sure that he has heard aright.
    Ex. The article 'The kids are alright?' presents some of the findings of the questionnaire study which had as its focus the qualitative impact of public libraries on children's reading.
    Ex. So the system apparently works all right and no one is suggesting that it needs a major overhaul.
    Ex. It is imperative for young people to learn to be empathetic, both for their own good and for the good of society as a whole.
    ----
    * abrigarse bien = wrap up + warm.
    * acoger bien = welcome.
    * aguantarlo bien = take it in + Posesivo + stride.
    * ahora bien = now.
    * bastante bien = good enough, rather well, fairly + Verbo.
    * bien aceptado = well-accepted.
    * bien acomodado = well-to-do, well-off.
    * bien administrado = well-managed.
    * bien afeitado = clean shaven.
    * bien andado = well trodden.
    * bien anunciado = well-advertised, well-announced.
    * bien arado = well-tilled.
    * bien argumentado = well-considered.
    * bien arreglado = well-groomed.
    * bien comprendido = well-understood.
    * bien común, el = common good, the, common wealth, the.
    * bien conectado = well-connected.
    * bien conocido = well-known, well-understood.
    * bien conseguido = well-rendered.
    * bien conservado = well-kept.
    * bien considerado = all things considered.
    * bien construido = well-built.
    * bien controlado = well-regulated.
    * bien cuidado = clean-cut, well-tended.
    * bien cultural = cultural product.
    * bien definido = well-defined, clearly defined, clearly-drawn, clean-cut, articulated, clear-cut.
    * bien demarcado = hard-edged.
    * bien de todos, el = common good, the.
    * bien dicho = amen to that!.
    * bien diferenciado = well differentiated.
    * bien dirigido = well-regulated.
    * bien documentado = well documented [well-documented].
    * bien dotado = well-equipped, well-endowed, well-resourced.
    * bien dotado de medios = well-resourced.
    * bien dotado de personal = well-staffed.
    * bien dotado de recursos = well-resourced.
    * bien educado = urbane.
    * bien encaminado = a step in the right direction.
    * bien ensayado = well-practised [well-practiced, -USA].
    * bien entrada la noche = late at night.
    * bien equilibrado = well balanced [well-balanced].
    * bien equipado = well-appointed, well-equipped, well-resourced.
    * bien equipado de medios = well-resourced.
    * bien equipado de recursos = well-resourced.
    * bien escrito = well-written.
    * bien estructurado = well thought out, well-structured [well structured].
    * bien expresado = well-articulated.
    * bien financiado = well-funded.
    * bien formado = shapely [shapelier -comp., shapeliest -sup.], articulated.
    * bien formalizado = well-formalised [well-formalized].
    * bien formulado = well-formulated.
    * bien fundado = well-justified, well-formulated.
    * bien fundamentado = well-founded.
    * bien gestionado = well-managed.
    * bien gobernado = well-regulated, well-governed.
    * bien hecho = well-made, well formed [well-formed], well-rendered, well done.
    * ¡bien hecho! = the way to go!.
    * bien iluminado = well-lit.
    * bien informado = well-informed, informed.
    * bienintencionado = well-intentioned, well meant, well-intended, well-meaning.
    * bien justificado = well-founded, well-formulated.
    * bien llevado = well-run.
    * bien merecido = well deserved, well deserved, well-earned.
    * bien mirado = all things considered.
    * bien... o... = either... or..., either... or....
    * bien ordenado = well-kept, well-ordered, in good order.
    * bien organizado = well-organised [well-organized], well-structured [well structured].
    * bien pagado = well-paid.
    * bien parecido = personable, good looking.
    * bien pensado = well thought out.
    * bien planeado = well-planned.
    * bien planificado = well-planned.
    * bien practicado = well-practised [well-practiced, -USA].
    * bien preparado = well-trained, well-prepared.
    * bien presentado = well-presented, well-rendered.
    * bien producido = well-produced, well-made.
    * bien proporcionado = shapely [shapelier -comp., shapeliest -sup.].
    * bien provisto = well-endowed.
    * bien provisto (de) = well-stocked (with).
    * bien público = public good, commonwealth.
    * bien recibido = welcome.
    * bien reconocido = well-recognised [well-recognized].
    * bien redondito = well-rounded.
    * bien remunerado = well-paid.
    * bien representado = well represented, well-rendered.
    * bien seleccionado = well-chosen, well-selected.
    * bien sincronizado = well-synchronised [well-synchronized, -USA].
    * bien surtido (de) = well-stocked (with).
    * bien testado = well-tested.
    * bien tratado = well represented.
    * bien uniformado = well-uniformed.
    * bien ventilado = airy [airier -comp., airiest -sup.].
    * bien vestido = well-dressed, dapper.
    * bien visto = welcome.
    * caerse bien = hit it off.
    * cambiar Algo para bien = turn + Nombre + into a good thing.
    * cambiar para bien = change for + the better.
    * casar bien = fit in + well.
    * comenzar bien = get off to + a (good/great) start, make + a good start.
    * comprender bien = be clear in your mind.
    * comprenderse bien = be well understood.
    * conservarse bien = keep + well.
    * cosas + ir bien = things + go well.
    * creer que estar bien = feel + right.
    * cuatro verdades bien dichas = home truth.
    * dársele Algo bien a Uno = be good at.
    * dársele a Uno bien las plantas = have + a green thumb, have + green fingers.
    * dejar bien claro = make + it + crystal clear, make + Reflexivo + crystal clear.
    * desempeñar bien una función = perform + well.
    * despedirse de Alguien deseándole que todo vaya bien = wish + well.
    * el bien de = the good of.
    * empezar a ir bien = fall into + place.
    * estar bien = be okay, be in good shape, be in good health.
    * estar bien de salud = be in good health.
    * estar bien encaminado = be on the right track.
    * estar bien pensado = be carefully thought out.
    * funcionar bien = be in order.
    * gente bien = well-to-do, well-off.
    * hablar muy bien de = rant and rave.
    * hablarse bien de Algo o Alguien = be well spoken of.
    * hacer Algo muy bien = do + an excellent job of, make + an excellent job of.
    * hacer bien = do + good.
    * hacerlo bien = put + matters + right, be right on track.
    * hacer sentir bien = make + Nombre + feel good.
    * hasta ahora, todo bien = so far, so good.
    * haz el bien y no mires a quién = cast your bread upon the waters.
    * impuesto de bienes inmuebles (IBI) = property tax.
    * ir bien = go + well, do + well, go + strong.
    * ir bien encaminado = be on the right track.
    * ir todo bien = be fine.
    * jugar bien + Posesivo + baza = play + Posesivo + cards right.
    * jugar bien + Posesivo + cartas = play + Posesivo + cards right.
    * llevarlo bien = take it in + Posesivo + stride.
    * llevarse bien = get along, on good terms.
    * llevarse bien con Alguien = get on with + Pronombre Personal.
    * lo que está bien y lo que está mal = rights and wrongs.
    * mantener los ojos bien abiertos = keep + Posesivo + eyes (wide) open, keep + Posesivo + eyes peeled, keep + Posesivo + eyes skinned.
    * mantenerse bien = keep + well.
    * marchar bien = go + strong.
    * más bien = if you like, instead.
    * más bien bajo = shortish.
    * más bien pequeño = smallish.
    * más bien todo lo contrario = quite the opposite, quite the contrary, quite the reverse.
    * masticar bien = chew up.
    * mirándolo bien = all things considered.
    * muy bien = nicely.
    * ¡muy bien! = the way to go!.
    * muy bien pagado = highly paid.
    * muy bien + podría + Verbo = might + well + Verbo.
    * muy bien + puede + Verbo = may well + Verbo.
    * muy bien remunerado = highly paid.
    * no caer bien = not take + kindly to.
    * no estar bien equilibrado = skew.
    * no hay mal que por bien no venga = to every cloud, there is a silver lining.
    * no hay mal que por bien no venga = every cloud has a silver lining, be a blessing in disguise.
    * no importa lo bien = no matter how well.
    * no muy bien informado = not-too-well-informed.
    * no ser bien visto = be in the doghouse.
    * no tomárselo bien = not take + kindly to.
    * pago único y bien grande = fat lump sum.
    * para bien = for the best, for the better.
    * para bien de = in the best interests of, for the good of.
    * para bien de Alguien = in + Posesivo + best interest.
    * para bien o para mal = for better or (for) worse, for good or (for) ill, for good or (for) evil.
    * para el bien de = for the benefit of.
    * para + Posesivo + propio bien = for + Posesivo + own good.
    * parecer bien = be all right with + Persona.
    * pasarlo bien = have + fun, be a great time.
    * pasárselo bien = have + a good time, have + a great time.
    * pasárselo la mar de bien = have + a whale of a time, have + a great time.
    * persona que duerme bien = good sleeper.
    * por ahora todo va bien = so far, so good.
    * por el bien del saber = for knowledge's sake.
    * puede muy bien ser = could well be.
    * puede muy bien ser que = it may well be that.
    * puede que al final sea para bien = be a blessing in disguise.
    * pues bien = well.
    * que bota bien = bouncy [bouncier -comp., bounciest -sup.].
    * que no ajusta bien = ill-fitting.
    * que no cierra bien = leaky [leakier -comp., leakiest -sup], leaking.
    * que no queda bien = ill-fitting.
    * que rebota bien = bouncy [bouncier -comp., bounciest -sup.].
    * recibir bien = welcome.
    * recibir bien una iniciativa = welcome + initiative.
    * salir bien = go + well.
    * salir bien al final = turn out + right in the end.
    * salir todo bien = land on + Posesivo + (own two) feet.
    * seguir haciéndolo bien = keep up + the good work.
    * seguir trabajando bien = keep up + the good work.
    * sentar bien a Alguien = look + good on + Nombre.
    * sentirse bien = feel + good, wellness, feel + right, get + high.
    * sentirse bien con Uno mismo = feel + right.
    * ser algo bien conocido que = it + be + a (well)-known fact that.
    * ser algo (muy) bien sabido que = it + be + a (well)-known fact that.
    * ser por el bien de Alguien = be to + Posesivo + advantage.
    * estar suficientemente bien + Participio Pasado = be sufficiently well + Participio Pasado.
    * ser suficientemente bien + Participio Pasado = be sufficiently well + Participio Pasado.
    * ser un hecho bien conocido que = it + be + a (well)-known fact that.
    * ser un hecho bien sabido que = it + be + a (well)-known fact that.
    * servir muy bien = take + Nombre + a long way.
    * si bien es cierto que = albeit (that).
    * sin bien se mira = all things considered.
    * sino más bien = rather.
    * sino (que) más bien = but rather.
    * todo ir bien = all + be + well with the world.
    * tomárselo bien = take it in + Posesivo + stride.
    * un trabajo bien hecho = a job well done.
    * usar Algo bien = put to + good use.
    * venir bien = be none the worse for (that), suit + best.
    * venir muy bien = fit + the bill.
    * ver bien = welcome.

    Spanish-English dictionary > bien1

  • 18 gallardo

    adj.
    elegant, dapper, handsome, brave.
    * * *
    1 (apuesto) elegant, handsome
    2 (valeroso) brave, gallant
    * * *
    ADJ (=elegante) graceful, elegant; (=magnífico) fine, splendid; (=valiente) brave; (=caballeroso) gallant, dashing; (=noble) noble
    * * *
    - da adjetivo (liter)
    a) <estampa/joven> striking, fine-looking
    b) <guerrero/comportamiento> gallant (liter)
    * * *
    Nota: Adjetivo.
    Ex. This was an untenable state of affairs and he made a gallant effort to secure librarians and library boards from the possibility of such suits.
    * * *
    - da adjetivo (liter)
    a) <estampa/joven> striking, fine-looking
    b) <guerrero/comportamiento> gallant (liter)
    * * *
    Nota: Adjetivo.

    Ex: This was an untenable state of affairs and he made a gallant effort to secure librarians and library boards from the possibility of such suits.

    * * *
    1 ‹estampa/joven› striking, fine, fine-looking, elegant
    2 ‹guerrero/comportamiento› gallant ( liter), valiant ( liter)
    * * *

    gallardo,-a adjetivo
    1 (esbelto, apuesto) smart
    2 (bravo, valiente) brave
    ' gallardo' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    gallarda
    English:
    dashing
    - gallant
    * * *
    gallardo, -a adj
    1. [valiente] brave, dashing
    2. [bien parecido] fine-looking, striking
    * * *
    adj gallant
    * * *
    gallardo, -da adj
    1) valiente: brave
    2) apuesto: elegant, graceful

    Spanish-English dictionary > gallardo

  • 19 vestido2

    2 = clothed, clad, costumed.
    Ex. From the way his left shoulder is tipped forward, from the set of his head and the length of his stride, one gets the feeling that he is a fully clothed sprinter just leaving the starting blocks.
    Ex. The stereotype of the governess as exemplified in Jane Eyre -- intelligent, restrained, soberly clad -- was the predecessor of the librarian as an occupation in which the women of the period, the 'guardians of morality' could find genteel employment.
    Ex. Flamboyantly costumed groups paraded and danced in the streets.
    ----
    * bien vestido = well-dressed, dapper.
    * medio vestido = half dressed.
    * persona vaga y mal vestida = slob.
    * vestido a la antigua = frumpy [frumpier -comp., frumpiest -sup.], frumpish.
    * vestido a la última = fashion statement.
    * vestido a la última moda = fashion statement.
    * vestido de civil = in plain clothes.
    * vestido de gala = dressed (up) to the nines.
    * vestido de paisano = civilian clothes, in plain clothes.

    Spanish-English dictionary > vestido2

  • 20 vivaz

    adj.
    1 alert, sharp (despierto).
    2 perennial (botany).
    3 sprightly, brisk, buoyant, dapper.
    4 keen, active.
    * * *
    1 (vivo) vivacious, lively
    2 (perspicaz) sharp, quick-witted
    3 (que dura) long-lived
    4 (planta) perennial
    * * *
    ADJ
    1) [niño, persona] (=vivo) lively; (=listo) keen, sharp
    2) (=de larga vida) long-lived; (=duradero) enduring, lasting; (Bot) perennial
    3) (=vigoroso) vigorous
    * * *
    adjetivo < persona> lively, vivacious; < ojos> bright; < imaginación> vivid, lively
    * * *
    = effervescent, sparkling, vivacious.
    Ex. Some books provoke vocal responses, a kind of literary effervescent effect, while others seem to turn people in on themselves, when they prefer to say nothing but savor the reading in silence.
    Ex. She looked at them it with sparkling eyes, as though the problem was now solved.
    Ex. This petite, agile, graceful and vivacious artiste was a picture of self-confidence on the stage.
    * * *
    adjetivo < persona> lively, vivacious; < ojos> bright; < imaginación> vivid, lively
    * * *
    = effervescent, sparkling, vivacious.

    Ex: Some books provoke vocal responses, a kind of literary effervescent effect, while others seem to turn people in on themselves, when they prefer to say nothing but savor the reading in silence.

    Ex: She looked at them it with sparkling eyes, as though the problem was now solved.
    Ex: This petite, agile, graceful and vivacious artiste was a picture of self-confidence on the stage.

    * * *
    ‹persona› lively, vivacious; ‹ojos› bright; ‹imaginación› vivid, lively
    * * *

    vivaz adjetivo ‹ persona› lively, vivacious;
    ‹ ojos› bright;
    ‹ imaginación› vivid, lively
    vivaz adjetivo lively, vivacious
    ' vivaz' also found in these entries:
    English:
    vivacious
    - vivaciously
    - perennial
    * * *
    vivaz adj
    1. [despierto] alert, lively
    2. Bot [planta] = with perennial underground organs
    * * *
    adj lively, vivacious
    * * *
    vivaz adj, pl vivaces
    1) : lively, vivacious
    2) : clever, sharp
    3) : perennial

    Spanish-English dictionary > vivaz

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  • Dapper — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Dapper peut désigner : Olfert Dapper, un humaniste hollandais du XVIIe siècle le Musée Dapper, un musée parisien consacré aux arts africains… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • dapper — dapperly, adv. dapperness, n. /dap euhr/, adj. 1. neat; trim; smart: He looked very dapper in his new suit. 2. lively and brisk: to walk with a dapper step. 3. small and active. [1400 50; late ME daper < MD dapper nimble, stalwart; c. G tapfer… …   Universalium

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