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41 lagarto
intj.get away.m.lizard, lizard fish, alligator.* * *► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 (animal) lizard\¡lagarto, lagarto! familiar God preserve us!, Heaven help us!* * *noun f.* * *SM1) (Zool) lizard; LAm (=caimán) alligator2) (=taimado) devious person, sly person, fox3) CAm, Méx * (=codicioso) get-rich-quick type *; And * (=sableador) scrounger *, sponger *; And * (=especulador) profiteer4) Méx * (=astuto) sharp customer, smart operatorlagarta* * *1) (Zool) lizard2) (Col fam) ( persona) crawler (colloq)* * *= lizard, green lizard.Ex. In the abridged Bliss classification we find Tortoises, lizards, Snakes, Crocodiles, Alligators as specific terms of Reptiles.Ex. Brown cattle grazed under the trees and large green lizards basked by the roadside or fell with a resounding flop from a ledge into the ditch.* * *1) (Zool) lizard2) (Col fam) ( persona) crawler (colloq)* * *= lizard, green lizard.Ex: In the abridged Bliss classification we find Tortoises, lizards, Snakes, Crocodiles, Alligators as specific terms of Reptiles.
Ex: Brown cattle grazed under the trees and large green lizards basked by the roadside or fell with a resounding flop from a ledge into the ditch.* * *A ( Zool) lizard¡lagarto, lagarto! ( Esp); Heaven help us!Compuesto:alligator* * *
lagarto sustantivo masculino
1 (Zool) lizard
2 (Col fam) ( persona) crawler (colloq)
lagarto sustantivo masculino lizard
' lagarto' also found in these entries:
English:
lizard
* * *lagarto, -a♦ nm,f[reptil] lizard♦ nm♦ interjEsp¡lagarto, lagarto! God o Heaven forbid!* * *I m1 ZO lizard2 Méxcaiman alligatorII int:¡lagarto, lagarto! God help us!* * *lagarto nm1) : lizard2)lagarto de Indias : alligator* * *lagarto n lizard -
42 maldito
adj.1 damned, blasted, damn, darn.2 cursed, accurst, accursed, cussed.3 jinxed.* * *1→ link=maldecir maldecir► adjetivo1 (no bendito) damned2 familiar (que causa molestia) damned, wretched, bloody, damn\¡maldita sea! familiar damn it!* * *(f. - maldita)adj.cursed, damned* * *1. ADJ1) (=condenado) damned2) (Rel) accursed3) * [uso enfático] damn *¡maldita sea! — damn it! *
¡maldito el día en que lo conocí! — curse the day I met him!
¡malditas las ganas que tengo de verle! — I really don't feel like seeing him!
4) (=maligno) wicked5) Méx * (=taimado) crafty2.SMel maldito — (Rel) the Evil One, the devil
* * *- ta adjetivo1) (fam) ( expresando irritación) damn (before n) (colloq), wretched (before n) (colloq)maldita/maldito sea! — damn (it)! (colloq)
2) (Lit) <escritor/poeta> accursed3) (RPl fam) ( egoísta) mean (colloq)* * *= damn, wretched, damned, freaking [frigging], frigging [freaking], fucking, bloody.Nota: Palabra derivada de la expresión " By our Lady".Ex. And we can't do it if we're again slavishly and uncritically, for reasons of imagined cost savings, accepting every damn thing that comes out of the tube.Ex. A card catalog has the capability of being kept up to date, but it is a wretched way to make information available.Ex. Literature can have only a formal use for utterly damned souls -- or for saints.Ex. Of course, we are freaking worried sick of this merger so much so I can't even sleep well at night!.Ex. Now its a frigging oil drum and the reason nobody would take it was because there was a tiny bit of oil in the bottom.Ex. These people should be shot on sight and all their genetic material vaporized... fucking losers.Ex. Prince Charles has admitted he is a ' bloody nuisance' lobbying on green issues but concedes he will have to curb his campaigning when he becomes king.* * *- ta adjetivo1) (fam) ( expresando irritación) damn (before n) (colloq), wretched (before n) (colloq)maldita/maldito sea! — damn (it)! (colloq)
2) (Lit) <escritor/poeta> accursed3) (RPl fam) ( egoísta) mean (colloq)* * *= damn, wretched, damned, freaking [frigging], frigging [freaking], fucking, bloody.Nota: Palabra derivada de la expresión " By our Lady".Ex: And we can't do it if we're again slavishly and uncritically, for reasons of imagined cost savings, accepting every damn thing that comes out of the tube.
Ex: A card catalog has the capability of being kept up to date, but it is a wretched way to make information available.Ex: Literature can have only a formal use for utterly damned souls -- or for saints.Ex: Of course, we are freaking worried sick of this merger so much so I can't even sleep well at night!.Ex: Now its a frigging oil drum and the reason nobody would take it was because there was a tiny bit of oil in the bottom.Ex: These people should be shot on sight and all their genetic material vaporized... fucking losers.Ex: Prince Charles has admitted he is a ' bloody nuisance' lobbying on green issues but concedes he will have to curb his campaigning when he becomes king.* * *maldito -taeste maldito ruido no me deja dormir I can't get to sleep with this damn o wretched noiseno tengo un maldito centavo I don't have a cent o penny to my namemaldita la gana que tengo de ir I really don't feel like going, I don't feel like going one bitmaldita la hora en que lo acepté I wish I'd never accepted, I rue the day I ever acceptedmaldita la gracia que me hace que traiga a sus amigotes a cenar that's all I needed, him bringing his friends to dinner! ( colloq iro)¡maldita or maldito sea! damn (it)! ( colloq)B ( Lit) ‹escritor/poeta› accursed* * *
Del verbo maldecir: ( conjugate maldecir)
maldecido, maldito es:
el participio
maldito◊ -ta adjetivo (fam) ( expresando irritación) damn ( before n) (colloq), wretched ( before n) (colloq);
¡este maldito ruido! this damn o wretched noise!;
¡maldita/maldito sea! damn (it)! (colloq)
maldito,-a adjetivo
1 fam (incordiante) damned, bloody: ¿dónde habré puesto el maldito recibo?, where did I put the damned bill?
2 (ninguno, nada) maldita la ilusión que me hace, I don't like it one bit
3 (sujeto a maldición) damned, cursed: esa casa está maldita, this house is haunted
' maldito' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
maldita
- dichoso
- jodido
- pinche
English:
blasted
- bloody
- damn
- doggone
- wretched
- no-good
* * *maldito, -a♦ adj1. [condenado] cursed, damned2. [artista, poeta] doomed, cursed¡apaga la maldita radio! turn the damned radio off!;malditas las ganas que tengo de madrugar getting up early is the last thing I want to do;¡maldita sea! damn it!;¡maldita (sea) la hora en que se me ocurrió invitarlos! I wish it had never crossed my mind to invite them!♦ nmel maldito the Devil, Satan* * *adj famdamn fam ;¡maldita sea! (god-)damn it!* * *maldito, -ta adj1) : cursed, damned¡maldita sea!: damn it all!2) : wicked* * *maldito adj damned¡maldita sea! damn it! -
43 malhumorado
adj.bad-humored, cranky, bad-tempered, crabbed.past part.past participle of spanish verb: malhumorar.* * *► adjetivo1 bad-tempered\estar malhumorado,-a to be in a bad mood* * *(f. - malhumorada)adj.* * *ADJ bad-tempered, grumpy* * *- da adjetivoa) [SER] <persona/gesto> bad-temperedb) [ESTAR] < persona> in a bad mood* * *= sullen, surly [surlier -comp., surliest -sup.], crusty [crustier -comp., crustiest -sup.], truculent, peevish, morose, grumpy [grumpier -comp., grumpiest -sup.], ill-humoured [ill-humored, -USA], cranky [crankier -comp., crankiest -sup.], moody [moodier -comp., moodiest -sup.], curmudgeonly, cantankerous, bad-tempered, crabby [crabbier -comp., crabbiest, -sup.], short-tempered, hipped, ornery, mardy [mardier -comp., mardiest -sup.], grouch, in a grouch.Ex. He makes his feelings abundantly clear by sullen silences and glances that indicate complete disgust.Ex. He perceived that his life threatened to be an interminable succession of these mortifying interviews unless he could discover a way or ways to deal with her surly and terrorizing ferocity.Ex. For this crusty author as well as for that young one having fun being famous is what matters = Tanto para este autor hosco como para aquel autor joven, ser famoso es lo que importa.Ex. Senior staff members said that these fevers of truculent behavior had manifested themselves only within the past two or three years.Ex. In 1912 a group of women library students were accused of lacking a sense of proportion, being peevish and being absorbed in small details.Ex. His limber writing consequentializes the inconsequential, and there is not one morose moment in his work, no hint of sourness.Ex. That's despite grumpy comments like those of William Hartston who said it was 'surely one of the ugliest words ever to slither its way into our dictionaries'.Ex. The presence of this irony in ill-humored short articles from various journalistic sources is described.Ex. For example, you already know that living in a windowless room will make you cranky and out of sorts.Ex. Moody explorations of unexplained phenomenon can also be found = También se pueden encontrar exploraciones taciturnas de fenómenos inexplicables.Ex. Offended by the idea of an addict selling sneakers to kids, he launched into a curmudgeonly rant.Ex. To attain this order within the structure of chaos, Eros divided himself into two parts: Eros as amicable, social love and Eros as cantankerous, divisive discord.Ex. He was a brave novelist but also bad-tempered, churlish and subject to fits of rage.Ex. The normally perky and intrepid Cristina is flat out crabby these days.Ex. A medical doctor had told him that the reason why women have faster pulse beats is because they are short-tempered.Ex. His in danger of becoming hipped, a prey to his own doubts and fears, and unable to accomplish anything in life beyond catering to his own morbid fancies.Ex. My mama says that alligators are ornery because they got all them teeth and no toothbrush.Ex. They were be very mardy about it, but they accepted it, because if they hadn't their course grade would have suffered.Ex. We all have a grouch in our lives and if we wake up on the wrong side of the bed or take our daily mean pill, at the very nicest, we have been described as a ' grouch'.Ex. Life is too short to be in a grouch all the time.* * *- da adjetivoa) [SER] <persona/gesto> bad-temperedb) [ESTAR] < persona> in a bad mood* * *= sullen, surly [surlier -comp., surliest -sup.], crusty [crustier -comp., crustiest -sup.], truculent, peevish, morose, grumpy [grumpier -comp., grumpiest -sup.], ill-humoured [ill-humored, -USA], cranky [crankier -comp., crankiest -sup.], moody [moodier -comp., moodiest -sup.], curmudgeonly, cantankerous, bad-tempered, crabby [crabbier -comp., crabbiest, -sup.], short-tempered, hipped, ornery, mardy [mardier -comp., mardiest -sup.], grouch, in a grouch.Ex: He makes his feelings abundantly clear by sullen silences and glances that indicate complete disgust.
Ex: He perceived that his life threatened to be an interminable succession of these mortifying interviews unless he could discover a way or ways to deal with her surly and terrorizing ferocity.Ex: For this crusty author as well as for that young one having fun being famous is what matters = Tanto para este autor hosco como para aquel autor joven, ser famoso es lo que importa.Ex: Senior staff members said that these fevers of truculent behavior had manifested themselves only within the past two or three years.Ex: In 1912 a group of women library students were accused of lacking a sense of proportion, being peevish and being absorbed in small details.Ex: His limber writing consequentializes the inconsequential, and there is not one morose moment in his work, no hint of sourness.Ex: That's despite grumpy comments like those of William Hartston who said it was 'surely one of the ugliest words ever to slither its way into our dictionaries'.Ex: The presence of this irony in ill-humored short articles from various journalistic sources is described.Ex: For example, you already know that living in a windowless room will make you cranky and out of sorts.Ex: Moody explorations of unexplained phenomenon can also be found = También se pueden encontrar exploraciones taciturnas de fenómenos inexplicables.Ex: Offended by the idea of an addict selling sneakers to kids, he launched into a curmudgeonly rant.Ex: To attain this order within the structure of chaos, Eros divided himself into two parts: Eros as amicable, social love and Eros as cantankerous, divisive discord.Ex: He was a brave novelist but also bad-tempered, churlish and subject to fits of rage.Ex: The normally perky and intrepid Cristina is flat out crabby these days.Ex: A medical doctor had told him that the reason why women have faster pulse beats is because they are short-tempered.Ex: His in danger of becoming hipped, a prey to his own doubts and fears, and unable to accomplish anything in life beyond catering to his own morbid fancies.Ex: My mama says that alligators are ornery because they got all them teeth and no toothbrush.Ex: They were be very mardy about it, but they accepted it, because if they hadn't their course grade would have suffered.Ex: We all have a grouch in our lives and if we wake up on the wrong side of the bed or take our daily mean pill, at the very nicest, we have been described as a ' grouch'.Ex: Life is too short to be in a grouch all the time.* * *malhumorado -da1 [ SER] ‹persona/gesto› bad-tempered2 [ ESTAR] ‹persona› in a bad moodhoy se ha levantado/anda muy malhumorado he has woken up/he is in a very bad mood today* * *
Del verbo malhumorar: ( conjugate malhumorar)
malhumorado es:
el participio
malhumorado◊ -da adjetivo
malhumorado,-a adjetivo bad-tempered
' malhumorado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
malencarada
- malencarado
- malhumorada
- colérico
- taimado
English:
crabby
- cross
- crotchety
- crusty
- grumpy
- ill-humoured
- ill-tempered
- mean
- moody
- morose
- peevish
- petulant
- stroppy
- bad
- sulky
- truculent
* * *malhumorado, -a adj1. [de mal carácter] bad-tempered2. [enfadado] in a bad mood* * *adj bad-tempered* * *malhumorado, -da adj: bad-tempered, cross* * * -
44 pendejo
adj.coward.m.1 coward.2 jerk, asshole, arsehole.* * *► adjetivo1 familiar nincompoop* * *pendejo, -a *1. ADJ2. SM / F3.SM [del pubis] pubic hair, pube *** * *I- ja adjetivoa) (AmL exc CS fam) ( estúpido) dumb (AmE colloq), thick (BrE colloq)b) (Per fam) ( listo) sly, sharp (colloq)II- ja masculino, femeninoa) (AmL exc CS fam) ( estúpido) dummy (colloq), nerd (colloq)hacerse el pendejo — (fam) ( hacerse el tonto) to act dumb (colloq); ( no hacer nada) to loaf around (colloq)
b) (Per fam) ( persona lista) sly devilc) (CS vulg) ( mocoso) snotty-nosed kid (colloq)* * *= wanker, tosser, shithead.Ex. These are the wankers who thought they knew all about fashion.Ex. The site shows that the highest proportions of ' tossers' -- or overspenders -- are in Northern Ireland and eastern England.Ex. With all the pandering shitheads in politics today, it's so refreshing to see some one who will just say 'fuck off, don't bother me'.* * *I- ja adjetivoa) (AmL exc CS fam) ( estúpido) dumb (AmE colloq), thick (BrE colloq)b) (Per fam) ( listo) sly, sharp (colloq)II- ja masculino, femeninoa) (AmL exc CS fam) ( estúpido) dummy (colloq), nerd (colloq)hacerse el pendejo — (fam) ( hacerse el tonto) to act dumb (colloq); ( no hacer nada) to loaf around (colloq)
b) (Per fam) ( persona lista) sly devilc) (CS vulg) ( mocoso) snotty-nosed kid (colloq)* * *= wanker, tosser, shithead.Ex: These are the wankers who thought they knew all about fashion.
Ex: The site shows that the highest proportions of ' tossers' -- or overspenders -- are in Northern Ireland and eastern England.Ex: With all the pandering shitheads in politics today, it's so refreshing to see some one who will just say 'fuck off, don't bother me'.* * *masculine, feminineAhacerse el pendejo ( fam) (hacerse el tonto) to act dumb ( colloq) (no hacer nada) to bum around (sl), to loaf around ( colloq)B* * *
pendejo◊ -ja adjetivo
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino
( no hacer nada) to loaf around (colloq)
' pendejo' also found in these entries:
English:
wanker
- jerk
* * *pendejo, -a♦ nmmuy Fam [pelo] pube; RP muy Fam Humun pendejo tira más que una yunta de bueyes sex appeal can move mountains♦ nm,fMéx Famhacerse pendejo to act dumb* * *I m ( pelea) fightdummy fam -
45 pájaro
m.bird.* * *1 (animal) bird\más vale pájaro en mano que ciento volando a bird in the hand is worth two in the bushmatar dos pájaros de un tiro to kill two birds with one stonetener la cabeza llena de pájaros to be scatterbrainedpájaro bobo penguinpájaro carpintero woodpeckerpájaro de cuenta familiar slybootspájaro de mal agüero bird of ill omen* * *noun m.* * *1. SM1) (Orn) birdpájaro cantarín, pájaro cantor — songbird
pájaro mosca — Esp hummingbird
2) * (=astuto) clever fellow, sharp sortpájaro bravo — Ven * smart Alec *
pájaro de cuenta — (=importante) big shot *, big noise *; (=de cuidado) nasty piece of work; (=taimado) wily bird
3) *** (=pene) prick ***4) Caribe ** (=homosexual) queer **, poof **, fag (EEUU) **2. ADJ1) Cono Sur (=atolondrado) scatty, featherbrained2) Cono Sur (=sospechoso) shady, dubious3) Cono Sur (=chillón) loud, flashy4) Caribe ** (=afeminado) poofy **, queer **5) Cono Sur (=distraído) vague, distracted* * *1) (Zool) birdmatar dos pájaros de un tiro — to kill two birds with one stone
ser pájaro de mal agüero — to be a prophet of doom o a Jeremiah
tener pájaros en la cabeza — (fam) to be scatterbrained (colloq)
más vale pájaro en mano que cien or ciento volando — a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush
2) (fam) ( granuja) nasty piece of work (colloq)ser un pájaro de cuenta — (fam) to be a nasty piece of work (colloq)
3) (Col) (Hist) ( asesino) hired killer ( in the pay of landowners)* * *= bird.Ex. For example, the child doing a project about birds will require books to give him background information, a record or cassette to let him hear a bird-song, and a film to help him to appreciate bird flight.----* aves y pájaros = bird life.* a vista de pájaro = bird's eye view.* bandada de pájaros = flock of birds.* cabeza llena de pájaros = head in the clouds.* canto de los pájaros = bird-song.* canto de los pájaros al amanecer = morning chorus, dawn chorus.* comedero para pájaros = bird feeder [birdfeeder].* comida para pájaros = bird seed.* coro del alba de los pájaros = morning chorus, dawn chorus.* coro matinal de los pájaros = morning chorus, dawn chorus.* jaula grande para pájaros = aviary.* más vale pájaro en mano que ciento volando = a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.* observación de aves y pájaros = birdwatching [bird-watching], birding.* observador de aves y pájaros = birder, birdwatcher [bird-watcher].* pájaro cantor = songbird.* pájaro de cuidado = nasty piece of work.* pájaro de presa = bird of prey.* pájaro migrador = snowbird.* pájaro migratorio = migratory bird.* tabla comedero para pájaros = bird table.* trino de los pájaros al amanecer, coro matin = morning chorus, dawn chorus.* vista a ojo de pájaro = bird's eye view.* * *1) (Zool) birdmatar dos pájaros de un tiro — to kill two birds with one stone
ser pájaro de mal agüero — to be a prophet of doom o a Jeremiah
tener pájaros en la cabeza — (fam) to be scatterbrained (colloq)
más vale pájaro en mano que cien or ciento volando — a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush
2) (fam) ( granuja) nasty piece of work (colloq)ser un pájaro de cuenta — (fam) to be a nasty piece of work (colloq)
3) (Col) (Hist) ( asesino) hired killer ( in the pay of landowners)* * *= bird.Ex: For example, the child doing a project about birds will require books to give him background information, a record or cassette to let him hear a bird-song, and a film to help him to appreciate bird flight.
* aves y pájaros = bird life.* a vista de pájaro = bird's eye view.* bandada de pájaros = flock of birds.* cabeza llena de pájaros = head in the clouds.* canto de los pájaros = bird-song.* canto de los pájaros al amanecer = morning chorus, dawn chorus.* comedero para pájaros = bird feeder [birdfeeder].* comida para pájaros = bird seed.* coro del alba de los pájaros = morning chorus, dawn chorus.* coro matinal de los pájaros = morning chorus, dawn chorus.* jaula grande para pájaros = aviary.* más vale pájaro en mano que ciento volando = a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.* observación de aves y pájaros = birdwatching [bird-watching], birding.* observador de aves y pájaros = birder, birdwatcher [bird-watcher].* pájaro cantor = songbird.* pájaro de cuidado = nasty piece of work.* pájaro de presa = bird of prey.* pájaro migrador = snowbird.* pájaro migratorio = migratory bird.* tabla comedero para pájaros = bird table.* trino de los pájaros al amanecer, coro matin = morning chorus, dawn chorus.* vista a ojo de pájaro = bird's eye view.* * *A ( Zool) birdcon los pájaros volados ( RPl); in a bad moodmatar dos pájaros de un tiro to kill two birds with one stoneser pájaro de mal agüero to be a prophet of doom o a Jeremiahmás vale pájaro en mano que cien or ciento volando a bird in the hand is worth two in the bushpájaro que comió, voló ( RPl); said of or by a person who eats and then rushes offCompuestos:penguinwoodpeckerhummingbirdser un pájaro de cuenta ( fam); to be a nasty piece of work o a bad lot o an unpleasant character ( colloq)* * *
pájaro sustantivo masculino
1 (Zool) bird;
más vale pájaro en mano que cien or ciento volando a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush
2 (fam) ( granuja) nasty piece of work (colloq)
pájaro sustantivo masculino
1 Zool bird
pájaro bobo, penguin
2 (granuja) crook
♦ Locuciones: familiar matar dos pájaros de un tiro, to kill two birds with one stone
tener la cabeza llena de pájaros, to be scatterbrained
' pájaro' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
corva
- corvo
- pájara
- piar
- picotazo
- torda
- tordo
- trinar
- trino
- abatir
- aletear
- cantar
- canto
- chillar
- chincol
- enjaular
- espantar
- gorjear
- grito
- pajarito
- picada
- pico
- posar
- reclamo
- remontar
- revolotear
- volar
- vuelo
English:
beak
- bill
- bird
- bird's-eye view
- chatter
- doom
- flap
- flight
- flutter
- fly
- frighten away
- frighten off
- hen
- hover
- kind
- leg
- omen
- out of
- peep
- perch
- sail
- settle
- skim
- song
- trill
- twitter
- wheel
- woodpecker
- wood
* * *pájaro nm1. [ave] bird;¡mira al pájaro! [al tomar una foto] watch the birdie!;RP Famtener pájaros en la cabeza to be scatterbrained o empty-headed;más vale pájaro en mano que ciento volando a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush;RPpájaro que comió, voló I've got to love you and leave you [said when one has to leave immediately after eating]pájaro bobo penguin;pájaro bobo real king penguin;pájaro carpintero woodpecker;pájaro del diablo European coot;pájaro de mal agüero bird of ill omen;pájaro mosca hummingbird;pájaro moscón penduline tit;pájaro moscón verde verdin¡menudo pájaro es ese! he's a crafty devil!;* * *m1 bird;matar dos pájaros de un tiro kill two birds with one stone;más vale pájaro en mano que ciento volando a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush2 fig ( granuja) ugly customer fam, nasty piece of work fam* * *pájaro nm: birdpájaro cantor: songbirdpájaro bobo: penguinpájaro carpintero: woodpecker* * *pájaro n bird -
46 pícaro
adj.mischievous, impish, rascally, naughty.m.rascal, little wretch, scamp, picaro.* * *► adjetivo1 (astuto) crafty, sly2 (atrevido) wicked► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 (persona astuta) slyboots, crafty devil* * *pícaro, -a1. ADJ1) (=taimado) sly, crafty; (=travieso) [niño] naughty, mischievous2) (=deshonesto) crooked; (=pillo) roguish, knavish3) hum naughty, wicked¡este pícaro siglo! — what naughty times we live in!
2. SM / F1) (=granuja) rogue, scoundrel; (=ladino) sly sort; (=niño) rascal, scamp¡pícaro! — you rascal!
2) (Literat) roguePÍCARO In Spanish literature, especially of the Golden Age, the pícaro is a roguish character whose travels and adventures are used as a vehicle for social satire. The anonymous Lazarillo de Tormes (1554), which relates the life and adventures of one such character, is thought to be the first of the genre known as the picaresque novel, or novela picaresca. Other well-known picaresque novels were written by Cervantes (Rinconete y Cortadillo) and Francisco de Quevedo (El Buscón).* * *I- ra adjetivoa) ( ladino) crafty, cunningb) ( malicioso) < persona> naughty, wicked (colloq); <chiste/comentario> naughty, racy; <mirada/sonrisa> wicked (colloq), cheeky (BrE)II- ra masculino, femeninoa) (Lit) rogue, villainb) ( astuto) cunning o crafty devil (colloq)* * *= rogue, elfin, impish, crafty, mischievous, playful.Ex. Some headings are vague and without scope notes to define them: ROBBERS AND OUTLAWS; CRIME AND CRIMINALS; rogues AND VAGABONDS.Ex. Then, with an elfin smile she said: 'You see, I haven't been entirely unconcerned!'.Ex. Then, leaning back in her chair and with an impish smile playing about her mouth, she said: 'You know I can't quite get used to the idea of him giving up his job to follow his wife'.Ex. Crafty! He wanted nothing to do with the straitjacket of guidelines and so-called standards = ¡Qué astuto! no quería saber nada de las restricciones que imponen las directrices y las "supuestas" normas.Ex. Frequently the youngest child takes on the role of the mascot; he acts cute, mischievous, and endearing.Ex. The article is a playful attempt to describe the historical determinations of the subject.* * *I- ra adjetivoa) ( ladino) crafty, cunningb) ( malicioso) < persona> naughty, wicked (colloq); <chiste/comentario> naughty, racy; <mirada/sonrisa> wicked (colloq), cheeky (BrE)II- ra masculino, femeninoa) (Lit) rogue, villainb) ( astuto) cunning o crafty devil (colloq)* * *= rogue, elfin, impish, crafty, mischievous, playful.Ex: Some headings are vague and without scope notes to define them: ROBBERS AND OUTLAWS; CRIME AND CRIMINALS; rogues AND VAGABONDS.
Ex: Then, with an elfin smile she said: 'You see, I haven't been entirely unconcerned!'.Ex: Then, leaning back in her chair and with an impish smile playing about her mouth, she said: 'You know I can't quite get used to the idea of him giving up his job to follow his wife'.Ex: Crafty! He wanted nothing to do with the straitjacket of guidelines and so-called standards = ¡Qué astuto! no quería saber nada de las restricciones que imponen las directrices y las "supuestas" normas.Ex: Frequently the youngest child takes on the role of the mascot; he acts cute, mischievous, and endearing.Ex: The article is a playful attempt to describe the historical determinations of the subject.* * *1 (ladino) crafty, cunning2 (malicioso) ‹persona› naughty, wicked ( colloq); ‹chiste/comentario› naughty, racy; ‹mirada/sonrisa› wicked ( colloq), cheeky ( BrE)masculine, feminine1 ( Lit) rogue, villain* * *
pícaro◊ -ra adjetivo
‹chiste/comentario› naughty, racy;
‹mirada/sonrisa› mischievous, cheeky (BrE)
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino
' pícaro' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
bandida
- bandido
- granuja
- maliciosa
- malicioso
- socarrón
- socarrona
- sabandija
- sinvergüenza
English:
glint
- mischievous
- rogue
- roguish
- cheeky
- playful
* * *pícaro, -a♦ adj1. [astuto] cunning, crafty;¡qué pícaro es este gato! this cat is very cunning o sly2. [travieso] naughty, mischievous3. [atrevido] [persona] bold, daring;[comentario] naughty, racy; [sonrisa] wicked, cheeky♦ nm,f2. [astuto] sly person, rogue3. [travieso] rascal4. [atrevido] brazen person* * *I adj1 persona crafty, sly2 comentario mischievousII m rogue* * *pícaro, -ra adj1) : mischievous2) : cunning, sly3) : off-color, risquépícaro, -ra n1) : rogue, scoundrel2) : rascal -
47 torcido
adj.1 twisted, crooked, bent, bending.2 ill-starred.3 crooked, twisted.past part.past participle of spanish verb: torcer.* * *► adjetivo1 (que no es recto) twisted3 (ladeado) slanted, crooked, lopsided4 MEDICINA sprained, strained5 figurado (mente etc) twisted* * *(f. - torcida)adj.* * *1. ADJ1) (=no derecho) [nariz, línea] crooked; (=doblado) [palo, alambre] bentel cuadro está torcido — the picture is not straight, the picture is crooked
2) (=taimado) devious, crooked2.SM (=acto) [de seda] twist* * *- da adjetivo1)a) [ESTAR] ( con respecto a otra cosa) crookedb) ( curvo) benttiene las piernas torcidas — ( para adentro) he is knock-kneed; ( para afuera) he is bowlegged
2) < intenciones> devious, crooked* * *= crooked, askew, skewed-up.Ex. The letters are upright, narrow, and angular, standing on crooked feet, and the ascenders are usually decorated with barbs or thorns; f and p do not normally descend below the base line.Ex. It is evident that the vision of the public library user as a person of catholic taste is a little askew.Ex. Thanks to the skewed-up policies of the state government the state's finances are in doldrums.* * *- da adjetivo1)a) [ESTAR] ( con respecto a otra cosa) crookedb) ( curvo) benttiene las piernas torcidas — ( para adentro) he is knock-kneed; ( para afuera) he is bowlegged
2) < intenciones> devious, crooked* * *= crooked, askew, skewed-up.Ex: The letters are upright, narrow, and angular, standing on crooked feet, and the ascenders are usually decorated with barbs or thorns; f and p do not normally descend below the base line.
Ex: It is evident that the vision of the public library user as a person of catholic taste is a little askew.Ex: Thanks to the skewed-up policies of the state government the state's finances are in doldrums.* * *torcido -daA1 [ ESTAR] (con respecto a otra cosa) crookedle quedó la nariz torcida he was left with a crooked nosetiene la boca torcida he has a twisted mouthllevas la falda torcida your skirt's twisted, your skirt isn't straightel cuadro está torcido the picture isn't straight, the picture is on a slant o is askewla planta creció torcida the plant grew crooked o lopsided2 (curvo) bentun alambre/palo torcido a bent wire/sticktiene la columna torcida she has curvature of the spineB ‹intenciones› devious, crookedel hijo menor le salió torcido his youngest son didn't turn out at all as he had hoped* * *
Del verbo torcer: ( conjugate torcer)
torcido es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
torcer
torcido
torcer ( conjugate torcer) verbo transitivo
1 ‹ cuerpo› to twist;
‹ cabeza› to turn;
2 ‹ esquina› to turn
3 ‹curso/rumbo› to change
verbo intransitivo ( girar) [persona/vehículo] to turn;
[ camino] to bend, curve
torcerse verbo pronominal
1 ‹tobillo/muñeca› to sprain
2 [madera/viga] to warp
torcido◊ -da adjetivo
1 [ESTAR]
llevas la falda torcida your skirt's twisted
tiene las piernas torcidas ( para adentro) he is knock-kneed;
( para afuera) he is bowlegged
2 ‹ intenciones› devious, crooked
torcer
I verbo transitivo
1 (curvar) to bend
2 (retorcer) to twist: me he torcido el tobillo, I've twisted my ankle
3 (tergiversar) to twist
II verbo transitivo & vi (girar) to turn: tuerce a la izquierda, turn left
torcido,-a adj (curvo) bent
1 (retorcido) twisted
2 (un cuadro, la corbata, etc) crooked
' torcido' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
torcer
- torcida
- chueco
English:
bandy
- bent
- crooked
- gnarled
- skew-whiff
- squint
- straighten out
- strained
- twist
- askew
- awry
- cockeyed
- lop
- uneven
* * *torcido, -a adj1. [no derecho] [cuello, cable] twisted;[nariz] bent;llevas la corbata torcida your tie's not straight;ese cuadro está torcido that picture's not straight;la rueda de la bicicleta está torcida the bicycle wheel is bent;te ha salido un nueve torcido that nine has come out a bit crooked;me miró con el gesto torcido she frowned at me2. [doblado] [clavo, alambre] bent3. [retorcido] [intención] twisted;[interpretación] mistaken* * *adj twisted, bent* * *torcido, -da adj1) : twisted, crooked2) : devious* * *torcido adj1. (línea) crooked2. (cuadro, corbata) not straight3. (alambre) bent -
48 trucha
adj.smart, clever.f.trout (fish).trucha arcoiris rainbow trouttrucha asalmonada salmon trouttrucha a la navarra (cooking) = fried trout stuffed with ham* * *1 trout* * *noun f.* * *ISF1) (=pez) trout2) (Téc) crane, derrickIISF CAm (Com) (=puesto) stall, boothIII* SMF (=persona) (=taimado) tricky individual, wily bird; (=tramposo) cheat* * *Ifemenino (Coc, Zool) troutIIadjetivo (Méx fam) smart (colloq)ponte trucha — watch out, keep on your toes
* * *= trout.Ex. The article 'The trout and the milk: an ethnobibliographical talk'discusses the nature of analytical bibliography in general and coins the phrase 'ethnobibliography'.* * *Ifemenino (Coc, Zool) troutIIadjetivo (Méx fam) smart (colloq)ponte trucha — watch out, keep on your toes
* * *= trout.Ex: The article 'The trout and the milk: an ethnobibliographical talk'discusses the nature of analytical bibliography in general and coins the phrase 'ethnobibliography'.
* * *te quiero mucho, como la trucha al trucho ( fr hecha); I love you more than words can sayCompuestos:rainbow trout● trucha asalmonada or salmonadasalmon trout, sea trout● trucha común or de ríoriver trout* * *
trucha sustantivo femenino (Coc, Zool) trout
trucha f Zool trout
' trucha' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
hacer
- pescar
English:
catch
- trout
* * *trucha nf1. [pez] trouttrucha arco iris rainbow trout;trucha de arroyo brook trout;trucha asalmonada salmon trout;trucha de mar sea trout;Culin trucha a la navarra = fried trout stuffed with hampor las truchas me dio la impresión de que venían a robar from the look of them I got the impression they were planning to rob the place;¿por qué estás con esa trucha? why the long face?, why so glum?* * *f ZO trout* * *trucha nf: trout* * *trucha n trout -
49 zorra
f.1 slut(informal pejorative). (peninsular Spanish)2 vixen, she-fox, female fox.3 tramp, whore, harlot.4 handcar.* * *1 (animal) vixen\no tener ni zorra idea familiar not to have a clue* * *noun f.* * *1. SF1) (=animal) vixen2) ** (=prostituta) whore pey, tart **, slut **¡zorra! — you slut! **
3) * (=borrachera)2.ADJ ** (=puñetero) bloody **zorro* * *1) (fam & pey) ( prostituta) whore (colloq & pej)no tener ni zorra idea (de algo) — (Esp fam)
2)a) ( carro) cartb) (RPl) (Ferr) handcar* * *= slag, slapper, sneaky bitch, thieving woman.Ex. Sleeping around does not make a woman a slag or a slapper -- a look at sex, lies and sterotypes that still persist today.Ex. Sleeping around does not make a woman a slag or a slapper -- a look at sex, lies and sterotypes that still persist today.Ex. Form my history of clans, all 'alliances' between clans are acts of cowardice and usualy ends with some sneaky bitch backstabbing people.Ex. By the 1890s, women of African descent were branded as lascivious, loose, and thieving women.* * *1) (fam & pey) ( prostituta) whore (colloq & pej)no tener ni zorra idea (de algo) — (Esp fam)
2)a) ( carro) cartb) (RPl) (Ferr) handcar* * *= slag, slapper, sneaky bitch, thieving woman.Ex: Sleeping around does not make a woman a slag or a slapper -- a look at sex, lies and sterotypes that still persist today.
Ex: Sleeping around does not make a woman a slag or a slapper -- a look at sex, lies and sterotypes that still persist today.Ex: Form my history of clans, all 'alliances' between clans are acts of cowardice and usualy ends with some sneaky bitch backstabbing people.Ex: By the 1890s, women of African descent were branded as lascivious, loose, and thieving women.* * *no tener ni zorra idea de algo ( Esp fam): no tengo ni zorra idea de política I don't have a clue about politics, I don't know a thing o the first thing about politicsB1 (carro) cart* * *
zorra sustantivo femenino (fam & pey) ( prostituta) whore (colloq & pej), tart (colloq & pej);
ver tb zorro 1 a, 2
zorro,-a
I sustantivo masculino
1 Zool fox
2 (hombre taimado, astuto) cunning man: es zorro viejo, he knows all the tricks
II adj fam (astuto) cunning, sly
zorra sustantivo femenino
1 Zool vixen
2 fam ofens (prostituta) tart
(fresca, golfa) slut
3 (mujer astuta, taimada) cunning woman
' zorra' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
zorro
English:
vixen
* * *zorra nf2. RP [remolque] trailer* * *f1 ZO vixen2 popwhore pop -
50 zorzal
m.thrush (ave).* * *1 (ave) thrush\zorzal alirrojo redwingzorzal charlo mistle thrushzorzal real fieldfare* * *SM1) (=ave) thrush2) (=hombre listo) shrewd man; (=hombre taimado) sly fellow* * *masculino (Zool) thrush* * *= thrush.Ex. Many thrushes sing complex mellifluous songs that delight human listeners.* * *masculino (Zool) thrush* * *= thrush.Ex: Many thrushes sing complex mellifluous songs that delight human listeners.
* * *A ( Zool) thrush* * *
zorzal sustantivo masculino
thrush
zorzal m Orn thrush
' zorzal' also found in these entries:
English:
thrush
* * *zorzal nm1. [ave] song thrushzorzal alirrojo redwing;zorzal charlo mistle thrush;zorzal real fieldfare2. [hombre astuto] sly o cunning person* * *m ZO thrush* * *zorzal nm: thrush -
51 cachudo
adj.1 horned, with horns. (Andes & Mexico)2 wealthy (rich). (Andes)3 suspicious, distrustful; cunning. (Southern Cone)4 long-faced, miserable (sad). (Mexico)5 long-horned.* * *1. ADJ1) Méx (=con cuernos) horned2) Col (=rico) wealthy3) Cono Sur suspicious, distrustful; (=taimado) cunning4) Méx (=triste) long-faced, miserable2.SMel cachudo — the devil, the horned one
* * *- da adjetivo1) (Andes) < toro> long-horned2) (Chi fam) ( desconfiado) suspicious* * *- da adjetivo1) (Andes) < toro> long-horned2) (Chi fam) ( desconfiado) suspicious* * *A1 ( Andes) ‹toro› long-hornedmasculine, feminine -
52 piola
adj.1 nice (person). ( River Plate)2 cozy (place).f.houseline, leapfrog.pres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: piolar.imperat.2nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: piolar.* * *1. SF1) LAm (=soga) rope, tether3) Cono Sur *** (=pene) cock ***2.ADJ INV Arg * (=astuto) smart, clever; (=listo) bright; (=taimado) sly; (=servicial) helpful; (=bueno) great *, terrific *; (=elegante) classy ** * *Iadjetivo invariable (RPl fam)a) ( divertido) fun (before n) (colloq)b) ( astuto) crafty (colloq)qué piola sos! — you're a crafty devil (colloq)
c) < ropa> trendy (colloq), with-it (colloq)IIfemenino (AmL) cord* * *Iadjetivo invariable (RPl fam)a) ( divertido) fun (before n) (colloq)b) ( astuto) crafty (colloq)qué piola sos! — you're a crafty devil (colloq)
c) < ropa> trendy (colloq), with-it (colloq)IIfemenino (AmL) cord* * *invitalos, son una gente muy piola invite them, they're really good fun o they're fun people¡qué piola! siempre te elegís el más grande ( iró); oh, that's great! you always choose the biggest one ( iro)te queda muy piola you look very cool o trendy in it ( colloq)( AmL)cordpasar piola ( fam); to be all rightasí como estás, pasás piola you're all right o you'll be fine as you are* * *
piola adjetivo invariable (RPl fam)
■ sustantivo femenino (AmL) cord
* * *♦ nfAm cord; RP Famdarle piola a alguien to pay attention to sb♦ adjRP Fam1. [persona] nice;me gusta tu hermana, es muy piola I like your sister, she's really nice2. [lugar] cosy3. Compquedarse piola to act the innocent♦ nmfRP Fam smart alec(k);no te hagas el piola stop being such a smart alec(k)♦ advRP Fam very well;ese vestido nuevo te queda muy piola you look great in that new dress* * *f L.Am.cord, twine -
53 redomado
adj.1 utter, out-and-out.2 sly, artful.* * *► adjetivo1 (astuto) sly2 (consumado) utter, out-and-out* * *ADJ1) [mentiroso, estafador] inveterate2) (=taimado) sly, artful* * *- da adjetivo utter, out-and-out* * *- da adjetivo utter, out-and-out* * *redomado -dautter, out-and-out* * *
redomado◊ -da adjetivo
utter, out-and-out
redomado,-a adjetivo utter: es un sinvergüenza redomado, he's an out-and-out crook
' redomado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
redomada
English:
downright
- out-and-out
- unmitigated
* * *redomado, -a adj[mentiroso, jugador] inveterate;es un vago redomado he's bone idle* * *adj famtotal, out-and-out* * *redomado, -da adj1) : sly, crafty2) : utter, out-and-out -
54 resabiado
adj.vicious.past part.past participle of spanish verb: resabiar.* * *ADJ [persona] knowing, crafty; [caballo] vicious* * *- da adjetivoa) <caballo/toro> which has acquired a particular habitb) < persona>quedé or salí resabiado — I learned my lesson
* * *- da adjetivoa) <caballo/toro> which has acquired a particular habitb) < persona>quedé or salí resabiado — I learned my lesson
* * *resabiado -da1 ‹caballo/toro› which has acquired a particular habit2 ‹persona›quedé or salí resabiado I learned my lesson* * *
Del verbo resabiar: ( conjugate resabiar)
resabiado es:
el participio
resabiado,-a adjetivo
1 (desconfiado) distrustful
(taimado) crafty
2 (animal) este perro está resabiado, this dog has bad habits
3 Taur crafty, clever
' resabiado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
resabiada
* * *resabiado, -a adj -
55 taimarse
VPR1) (=volverse taimado) to get sly, adopt crafty tactics2) (=enfadarse) to go into a huff, sulk; (=obstinarse) to be obstinate, dig one's heels in* * *verbo pronominal (Chi fam)a) persona to get into a huff (colloq)b) mula to balk* * *verbo pronominal (Chi fam)a) persona to get into a huff (colloq)b) mula to balk* * *taimarse [A1 ]2 «mula» to balk, refuse to budge ( colloq)* * *
taimarse ( conjugate taimarse) verbo pronominal (Chi fam)
-
56 ventajista
adj.opportunist.f. & m.advantage taker, opportunist.* * *► adjetivo1 opportunist1 opportunist* * *1.ADJ (=poco escrupuloso) unscrupulous; (=egoísta) self-seeking, grasping; (=taimado) sly, treacherous2.SMF (=oportunista) opportunist* * *Iadjetivo opportunistic, opportunist (before n)IImasculino y femenino opportunist* * *Iadjetivo opportunistic, opportunist (before n)IImasculino y femenino opportunist* * *‹persona› opportunistic, opportunist ( before n)es muy ventajista he's a real opportunist, he's quick to take advantage, he's very opportunisticopportunist* * *♦ adjopportunist♦ nmfopportunist* * *m/f opportunist -
57 zamarro
m.1 A shepherd's coat of sheep-skins.2 sheep or lamb skin.3 dolt, stupid person.4 sheepskin jacket.* * *SM1) (=piel) sheepskin; (=chaqueta) sheepskin jacket3) * (=rústico) boor, yokel; (=taimado) sly person* * *- rra masculino, femenino1) (Bol, Per) ( pillo) sharp customer (colloq)2) zamarros masculino plural ( pantalones) (Col) chaps (pl)* * *- rra masculino, femenino1) (Bol, Per) ( pillo) sharp customer (colloq)2) zamarros masculino plural ( pantalones) (Col) chaps (pl)* * *masculine, feminine* * *
zamarra f, zamarro m Indum sheepskin jacket
' zamarro' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
zamarra
* * *♦ nm2. [chaqueta] [de piel de oveja] sheepskin jacket;[de piel] leather jacket♦ zamarros nmplAndes chaps -
58 atingido
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59 cachafaz *
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60 camandulero
adj.1 intriguing (enredador), scheming; fawning (zalamero). (Latin American)2 hypocritical.* * *► adjetivo1 familiar hypocritical► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 familiar hypocrite* * *camandulero, -a1.ADJ (=beato) sanctimonious, falsely devout; (=taimado) sly, tricky; LAm (=enredador) intriguing, scheming; (=zalamero) fawning, bootlicking *2.SM / F (=gazmoño) prude, prig; (=hipócrita) hypocrite; (=vividor) sly sort, tricky person; LAm (=intrigante) intriguer, schemer* * *camandulero -ra* * *m, camandulera f hypocrite
См. также в других словарях:
taimado — taimado, da (Del port. taimado, der. de teima, tema, obstinación). adj. Bellaco, astuto, disimulado y pronto en advertirlo todo. U. t. c. s.) … Diccionario de la lengua española
taimado — taimado, da adjetivo y sustantivo astuto*, bellaco, pícaro, tuno, tunante, zorro, cuco, disimulado*. * * * Sinónimos: ■ astuto … Diccionario de sinónimos y antónimos
taimado — adj. s. m. 1. Matreiro; manhoso; velhaco. 2. Fino … Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa
taimado — taimado, da adjetivo 1. Uso/registro: elevado. Que tiene gran habilidad para engañar y no ser engañado: José es una persona taimada … Diccionario Salamanca de la Lengua Española
taimado — (Del port. taimado.) ► adjetivo/ sustantivo 1 Que es astuto y con gran habilidad para engañar: ■ nos engañó un hombre taimado. SINÓNIMO ladino ► adjetivo 2 Chile Que es obstinado o está emperrado en alguna cosa. * * * taimado, a 1 Participio de… … Enciclopedia Universal
taimado — {{#}}{{LM SynT37919}}{{〓}} {{CLAVE T36998}}{{\}}{{CLAVE}}{{/}}{{\}}SINÓNIMOS Y ANTÓNIMOS:{{/}} {{[}}taimado{{]}}, {{[}}taimada{{]}} {{《}}▍ adj.{{》}} = {{SynA03887}}{{↑}}astuto{{↓}} • ladino • pícaro • marrajo (col.) • camastrón (col. desp.)… … Diccionario de uso del español actual con sinónimos y antónimos
taimado — intratable; huraño; ensimismado; resentido; cf. enrollado, aindiado, amurrado, taimarse; pero Daniela, ¿por qué estás taimada? Si te lo decía como amiga , qué taimado está el Miguel; después que no obtuvo esa beca, ya no habla con nadie ni quiere … Diccionario de chileno actual
taimado — cf. (afines) ► astuto … Diccionario del Argot "El Sohez"
jodido — taimado, dificil, malo, negativo. Se usa como interjeccion para indicar enojo. Tambien se utiliza para indicar reprension carinosa … Diccionario de Guanacastequismos
Ladino — (Del lat. latinus.) ► adjetivo 1 Que es astuto o sagaz: ■ es tan ladino que se sirve de todas las artimañas para conseguir lo que desea. SINÓNIMO taimado ► sustantivo masculino 2 LINGÜÍSTICA Retorrománico, lengua hablada en Retia, antigua… … Enciclopedia Universal
Rodaballo — ► sustantivo masculino 1 ZOOLOGÍA Pez teleósteo marino de cuerpo aplanado, con el rostro desplazado hacia una posición lateral, de color tierra mimético, que vive semienterrado en el fondo y cuya carne es muy estimada. (Scophthalmus maximus.)… … Enciclopedia Universal