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1 vejancón
• doddery• very old -
2 tambaleante
adj.1 wobbly, unsteady (inestable) (mesa).2 unstable, shaky.3 tottering.* * *► adjetivo1 (persona) staggering, tottering2 (mueble) wobbly, shaky3 figurado shaky, unstable* * *ADJ1) [persona] staggering; [paso] unsteady; [mueble] unsteady, wobbly; [vehículo] swaying2) [economía, democracia] shaky; [régimen] tottering* * ** * *= rocky [rockier -comp., rockiest -sup.].Ex. The English is a little rocky on this lovely web site but we have it on good word that the original French is très bien.* * ** * *= rocky [rockier -comp., rockiest -sup.].Ex: The English is a little rocky on this lovely web site but we have it on good word that the original French is très bien.
* * *entró con andar tambaleante he staggered o lurched into the roomun anciano de paso tambaleante a tottering o doddery old manun régimen ya tambaleante a regime already teetering on the edge of collapse, an already shaky regimeel tambaleante andamiaje the shaky scaffolding* * *
tambaleante adjetivo staggering, tottering, swaying
' tambaleante' also found in these entries:
English:
shaky
- unsteady
- wobbly
- rocky
* * *tambaleante adj1. [persona] staggering;[mueble, estante] wobbly, unsteady;salió con paso tambaleante he staggered o tottered out2. [gobierno, economía] shaky, tottering -
3 carroza
f.carriage (coche).f. & m.old fogy (informal) (viejo).* * *► adjetivo1 familiar old, old-fashioned1 (tirado por caballos) coach, carriage2 (coche adornado) float3 (coche fúnebre) hearse1 familiar old fogey, square■ ¡estás hecho un carroza! you're so old-fashioned!* * *1. SF1) (=vehículo) [de caballos] coach, carriage; [de carnaval] float2) (Náut) awning2. SMF1) (=viejo) old boy *, old geezer **; (=vieja) old girl *2) (=carca) old fogey *3. ADJ INV *1) (=viejo) old2) (=carca)* * *1)a) ( coche de caballos) carriageb) ( de carnaval) floatc) (Chi, Ur) ( coche fúnebre) hearse2) carroza masculino y femenino (Esp fam) ( persona anticuada) old fogey (colloq)* * *1)a) ( coche de caballos) carriageb) ( de carnaval) floatc) (Chi, Ur) ( coche fúnebre) hearse2) carroza masculino y femenino (Esp fam) ( persona anticuada) old fogey (colloq)* * *carroza11 = float, carriage.Ex: Activities included a procession of floats, marching bands, stalls, displays and cultural activities.
Ex: The two formes of the sheet were imposed on the bed of the reciprocating carriage where they were inked by two sets of rollers, one at each end of the frame.* carroza fúnebre = horse-drawn hearse.* carroza mortuoria = horse-drawn hearse.carroza2= old fog(e)y, fuddy-duddy, old fart, over the hill.Ex: They make us look like the stereotype of old fogies.
Ex: Since meeting his wife and having kids he says he's become an old fuddy-duddy.Ex: Old farts are everywhere, and they bring with them the ghosts of the past -- ghosts that are long dead and need to remain so.Ex: People over the hill are past the 'rush hour' of life and can just relax and enjoy!.* * *1 (viejo) old ‹música/ambiente›esa canción es de lo más carroza that song's really old o ( colloq) ancient2 (pasado de moda) old-fashionedA1 (coche de caballos) carriage2 (de carnaval) float3 (Chi, Ur) (coche fúnebre) hearseBcarroza masculine and feminine ( Esp fam) (persona — anticuada) old fogey ( colloq) (— vieja) old codger ( colloq)tiene 80 años pero de carroza no tiene nada he's 80 but there's nothing fuddy-duddy about him o but he's far from being an old fogey* * *
carroza sustantivo femenino
carroza
I sustantivo femenino
1 (coche de caballos) coach, carriage
2 (de desfile, de los Reyes Magos) float
II sustantivo masculino y femenino familiar old fogey
III adjetivo old fashioned
' carroza' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
descubierto
English:
draw
- float
- fuddy-duddy
- haul
* * *carroza1 nf1. [carruaje] carriage2. [en cabalgata] float♦ adj1. [viejo] doddery;ser carroza to be dodderytiene ideas carrozas he's got fuddy-duddy ideas♦ nmf1. [persona vieja] old crock2. [persona anticuada] old fogey, square;está hecho un carroza he's turned into an old fogey o a square* * *I adj oldII f carriageIII m/f famold fog(e)y fam* * *carroza nf1) : carriage2) : float (in a parade)* * *carroza n2. (de desfile) float -
4 vejancón
adj.doddery, very old.* * *vejancón, -ona *1.ADJvejarrón, -ona * ADJ ancient *, doddery *, decrepit2.SM/ F old chap/dear *, old dodderer ** * * -
5 chocho
adj.senile, doddering, dotty, doddery.intj.wow.m.cunt, beaver, fanny.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: chochar.* * *► adjetivo1 doddering, senile2 figurado (de cariño) tender, soft\estar chocho,-a por alguien figurado to be soft about somebody————————1 (altramuz) lupin2 (dulce) cinnamon candy stick3 tabú cunt, pussy1 (chucherías) sweets, US candies* * *I1. ADJ1) (=senil) doddering, senile2) (=embelesado) soft, doting, sentimentalestar chocho por algn — to dote on sb, be soft on sb
3) Cono Sur (=contento) delighted, pleased2.EXCL CAm * no kidding! *, really?IISM1) (=caramelo) candy stickpl chochos (=golosinas) sweets, candy sing (EEUU)chochos de vieja — lupin seeds sold at street stalls, fairs etc for eating
2) *** (=vulva) pussy ***3) * (=lío) rumpus *, shindy *III chocho, -a *1.ADJ CAm (=nicaragüense) Nicaraguan2. SM / F1) (=drogadicto) drug addict2) CAm (=nicaragüense) Nicaraguanchocha* * *- cha adjetivo1)a) (fam) < viejo> gaga (colloq)b) (fam) (encantado, entusiasmado)está chocho por or con su hijita — he dotes on his daughter
se quedó chocho con el regalo — he was delighted with his present
2) (como interj) (AmC fam)chocho! qué montón de trabajo tenemos! — gosh, have we got a lot of work! (colloq)
* * *= doddering, senile, gaga.Ex. The article is entitled 'Dawn raids and doddering academics'.Ex. However, the advertisements were not found to support the societal stereotypes that the aged are inflexible, senile, physically deteriorated, and dependent.Ex. So if Ellen and Baltar are anything to go by, it seems exceptionally smart people are a bit gaga.----* viejo chocho = dodderer, old fart.* * *- cha adjetivo1)a) (fam) < viejo> gaga (colloq)b) (fam) (encantado, entusiasmado)está chocho por or con su hijita — he dotes on his daughter
se quedó chocho con el regalo — he was delighted with his present
2) (como interj) (AmC fam)chocho! qué montón de trabajo tenemos! — gosh, have we got a lot of work! (colloq)
* * *= doddering, senile, gaga.Ex: The article is entitled 'Dawn raids and doddering academics'.
Ex: However, the advertisements were not found to support the societal stereotypes that the aged are inflexible, senile, physically deteriorated, and dependent.Ex: So if Ellen and Baltar are anything to go by, it seems exceptionally smart people are a bit gaga.* viejo chocho = dodderer, old fart.* * *A2 ( fam)(encantado, entusiasmado): está chocho por or con su hijita he dotes on his daughterse quedó chocho con el regalo he was delighted with his presentlo trasladaron a México y está chocho de la vida he's been transferred to Mexico and he's over the moon about it ( colloq)estaba chocho de que se hubiera acordado he was so happy o ( colloq) he was tickled pink that she had remembered, he was really chuffed that she had remembered ( BrE)B ( como interj)¡chocho! ¡qué montón de trabajo tenemos que hacer! boy, have we got a lot of work to do! ( colloq)* * *
chocho◊ - cha adjetivo
b) (fam) ( encantado):
se quedó chocho con el regalo he was delighted with his present
' chocho' also found in these entries:
English:
fanny
- gaga
- thrilled
* * *chocho, -a♦ adj1. [viejo] senile;estar chocho to be senile;es un viejo chocho que no sabe lo que dice he's a senile old man who doesn't know what he's sayingestá chocho con su nueva casa he's over the moon about his new house♦ nm* * *I adj famsenile;estar chocho con dote onII m pop* * *1) : senile2) : doting -
6 achocharse
pron.v.to begin to dote, to become senile, to senesce.* * *VPR to get doddery, begin to dodder* * *achocharse [A1 ] -
7 chocha
adj.1 doting, having the intellect impaired by age.2 doddering, doddery, senile.3 happy. (Southern Cone)4 nicaraguan. (Central America)f.1 willet, prairie chicken.2 external part of a woman's genitals.pres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: chochar.imperat.2nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: chochar.* * *1 woodcock* * *SF (tb: chochaperdiz) woodcockchocho III, 1.* * ** * *f ZO woodcock -
8 temblequeante *
ADJ [andar] doddery, wobbly, tottering; [voz] quivering, tremulous -
9 vejarano
ADJ(LAm) *ancient *, doddery *, decrepit -
10 calandraca
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11 chuchumeco
m.1 a sorry, contemptible little fellow.2 mean person (stingy).3 sickly person. (Southern Cone)4 toff, dude. (Andes & Caribbean)5 idiot. (Caribbean)* * *chuchumeco -ca* * *chuchumeco nmPRico Fam jerk -
12 chocho
• doddering• doddery• dotty• senescent• senility -
13 senil
• doddering• doddery• senescent• senility
См. также в других словарях:
doddery — adj. same as {doddering[1]}. Syn: doddering, shaking, tottering, tottery. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
doddery — adjective Doddering, trembly, shaky. That is not to say that he became a doddery old man mdash; far from it. He was just a bit thoughtful at times, and I would catch him looking at me pensively … Wiktionary
doddery — dod|dery [ˈdɔdəri US ˈda: ] adj BrE weak and not able to do things easily because of old age ▪ Some of the patients are a bit doddery … Dictionary of contemporary English
doddery — [[t]dɒ̱dəri[/t]] ADJ GRADED Someone who is doddery walks in an unsteady way, especially because of old age … English dictionary
doddery — adjective informal weak and unable to walk properly or do things quickly because you are old or ill: Some of the patients are a bit doddery … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
doddery — doddering UK [ˈdɒdərɪŋ] / US [ˈdɑdərɪŋ] or doddery UK [ˈdɒdərɪ] / US [ˈdɑdərɪ] adjective shaking slightly when you are walking or moving, especially because you are old … English dictionary
doddery — dodder ► VERB ▪ be slow and unsteady. DERIVATIVES dodderer noun doddering adjective doddery adjective. ORIGIN variant of obsolete dialect dadder; related to DITHER(Cf. ↑dithery) … English terms dictionary
doddery — adjective Date: 1866 1. doddered 2 2. doddering … New Collegiate Dictionary
doddery — adj. tottery, unsteady, weak, feeble, frail, mentally or physically infirm due to old age … English contemporary dictionary
doddery — See doddering … Thesaurus of popular words
doddery — dod·dery … English syllables
