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  • 1 disiparse

    1 (desvanecerse) to clear, disperse, dissipate
    2 (evaporarse) to evaporate
    3 figurado to vanish, be dispelled
    * * *
    VPR
    1) (Meteo) [niebla] to lift; [nubes] to disperse
    2) [dudas] to be dispelled
    * * *
    (v.) = fade (away/out), dribble off, die away, fizzle out, blow away, wear off
    Ex. Trails that are not frequently followed are prone to fade, items are not fully permanent, memory is transitory.
    Ex. This kind of distribution is represented by a curve which shows a hugely lopsided frequency for the majority, then a dramatic drop, dribbling off into a long tail of mostly zeros.
    Ex. The desire soon dies away and the book is forgotten if copies are not handy = El deseo pronto muere y el libro se olvida si no hay ejemplares a mano.
    Ex. Over the weekend, she started three articles and each one fizzled out for lack of inspiration.
    Ex. Its prediction that, with the passing of years, the taint of scandal will blow away, looks over-optimistic.
    Ex. We're all familiar with the idea of novelty value and how it wears off with time.
    * * *
    (v.) = fade (away/out), dribble off, die away, fizzle out, blow away, wear off

    Ex: Trails that are not frequently followed are prone to fade, items are not fully permanent, memory is transitory.

    Ex: This kind of distribution is represented by a curve which shows a hugely lopsided frequency for the majority, then a dramatic drop, dribbling off into a long tail of mostly zeros.
    Ex: The desire soon dies away and the book is forgotten if copies are not handy = El deseo pronto muere y el libro se olvida si no hay ejemplares a mano.
    Ex: Over the weekend, she started three articles and each one fizzled out for lack of inspiration.
    Ex: Its prediction that, with the passing of years, the taint of scandal will blow away, looks over-optimistic.
    Ex: We're all familiar with the idea of novelty value and how it wears off with time.

    * * *

    disiparse ( conjugate disiparse) verbo pronominal [nubes/niebla] to clear;
    [temores/sospechas] to be dispelled;
    [ ilusiones] to vanish, disappear
    ■disiparse vr (desvanecerse la niebla, el temor, etc) to disappear, vanish
    ' disiparse' also found in these entries:
    English:
    clear
    - disperse
    - dissipate
    - lift
    - thin out
    - melt
    * * *
    vpr
    1. [dudas, sospechas, temores] to be dispelled;
    [ilusiones] to be shattered
    2. [niebla, humo, vapor] to disperse;
    un frente cálido hará que se disipe la borrasca a warm front will cause the low pressure to dissipate
    * * *
    v/r
    1 de niebla clear
    2 de duda vanish
    * * *
    vr

    Spanish-English dictionary > disiparse

  • 2 reducirse poco a poco

    (v.) = dribble off
    Ex. This kind of distribution is represented by a curve which shows a hugely lopsided frequency for the majority, then a dramatic drop, dribbling off into a long tail of mostly zeros.
    * * *

    Ex: This kind of distribution is represented by a curve which shows a hugely lopsided frequency for the majority, then a dramatic drop, dribbling off into a long tail of mostly zeros.

    Spanish-English dictionary > reducirse poco a poco

  • 3 una ristra de

    = a long tail of, a volley of
    Ex. This kind of distribution is represented by a curve which shows a hugely lopsided frequency for the majority, then a dramatic drop, dribbling off into a long tail of mostly zeros.
    Ex. Incredible though it may seem, the youngster didn't fire off a volley of cheerful curses, but silently obeyed.
    * * *
    = a long tail of, a volley of

    Ex: This kind of distribution is represented by a curve which shows a hugely lopsided frequency for the majority, then a dramatic drop, dribbling off into a long tail of mostly zeros.

    Ex: Incredible though it may seem, the youngster didn't fire off a volley of cheerful curses, but silently obeyed.

    Spanish-English dictionary > una ristra de

  • 4 dramático

    adj.
    1 dramatic, dramatical, theatrical, theatric.
    2 dramatic, drastic, striking.
    3 dramatic, dramaturgic, histrionic, thespian.
    m.
    dramatic actor, tragic actor, tragedian.
    * * *
    1 dramatic
    ► nombre masculino,nombre femenino
    1 dramatist
    * * *
    (f. - dramática)
    adj.
    * * *
    1.

    no seas tan dramático — don't make such a drama out of it, don't be such a drama queen * hum

    2.
    SM (=autor) dramatist
    * * *
    - ca adjetivo dramatic
    * * *
    = theatrical, dramatic.
    Ex. The novel is about a contrite sinner who finds penitence through a 'cunning' that is theatrical.
    Ex. This kind of distribution is represented by a curve which shows a hugely lopsided frequency for the majority, then a dramatic drop, dribbling off into a long tail of mostly zeros.
    ----
    * autor dramático = playwright.
    * * *
    - ca adjetivo dramatic
    * * *
    = theatrical, dramatic.

    Ex: The novel is about a contrite sinner who finds penitence through a 'cunning' that is theatrical.

    Ex: This kind of distribution is represented by a curve which shows a hugely lopsided frequency for the majority, then a dramatic drop, dribbling off into a long tail of mostly zeros.
    * autor dramático = playwright.

    * * *
    1 ‹género› dramatic
    un destacado autor dramático an outstanding playwright o dramatist
    2 ‹situación/momento› dramatic
    3 ‹cambios› dramatic
    dramáticas consecuencias dramatic consequences
    * * *

    dramático
    ◊ -ca adjetivo

    dramatic;
    un autor dramático a playwright o dramatist
    dramático,-a adjetivo dramatic

    ' dramático' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    dramática
    - dramatizar
    - género
    English:
    dramatic
    - flourish
    - sweeping
    - drama
    - straight
    - turn
    * * *
    dramático, -a adj
    1. [de teatro] dramatic;
    un autor dramático a dramatist o playwright;
    estudia arte dramático she's studying drama
    2. [muy grave] dramatic;
    se vivieron momentos dramáticos there were dramatic moments
    3. [exagerado, teatral] theatrical, histrionic;
    ponerse dramático to become theatrical, to over-dramatize;
    no te pongas dramático, que no fue para tanto don't make a big production out of it, it wasn't such a big deal
    * * *
    adj dramatic;
    arte dramático dramatic art
    * * *
    dramático, -ca adj
    : dramatic
    * * *
    dramático adj dramatic

    Spanish-English dictionary > dramático

  • 5 drástico

    adj.
    1 drastic, inflexible, energetic, severe.
    2 drastic, striking, dramatic.
    * * *
    1 drastic
    * * *
    (f. - drástica)
    adj.
    * * *
    * * *
    - ca adjetivo <remedio/medida> drastic
    * * *
    = drastic, forceful, dramatic, swingeing.
    Ex. Even when drastic revision is seen to be necessary and accepted, the point in time at which to conduct this extensive review can be difficult to select.
    Ex. The implications are that as resources are become scarcer, librarians will need to adopt more forceful attitudes.
    Ex. This kind of distribution is represented by a curve which shows a hugely lopsided frequency for the majority, then a dramatic drop, dribbling off into a long tail of mostly zeros.
    Ex. Faced with the prospect of a swingeing cut of 15% in the periodical budget, the library had to determine which titles could be cancelled with least damage to the integrity of the research collections.
    ----
    * medidas drásticas = clampdown (on).
    * tomar medidas drásticas contra = clamp down on.
    * * *
    - ca adjetivo <remedio/medida> drastic
    * * *
    = drastic, forceful, dramatic, swingeing.

    Ex: Even when drastic revision is seen to be necessary and accepted, the point in time at which to conduct this extensive review can be difficult to select.

    Ex: The implications are that as resources are become scarcer, librarians will need to adopt more forceful attitudes.
    Ex: This kind of distribution is represented by a curve which shows a hugely lopsided frequency for the majority, then a dramatic drop, dribbling off into a long tail of mostly zeros.
    Ex: Faced with the prospect of a swingeing cut of 15% in the periodical budget, the library had to determine which titles could be cancelled with least damage to the integrity of the research collections.
    * medidas drásticas = clampdown (on).
    * tomar medidas drásticas contra = clamp down on.

    * * *
    ‹remedio/medida› drastic
    han reducido las subvenciones de manera drástica subsidies have been drastically reduced
    * * *

    drástico
    ◊ -ca adjetivo

    drastic
    drástico,-a adjetivo drastic

    ' drástico' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    drástica
    English:
    drastic
    - dramatic
    * * *
    drástico, -a adj
    drastic
    * * *
    adj drastic
    * * *
    drástico, -ca adj
    : drastic

    Spanish-English dictionary > drástico

  • 6 espectacular

    adj.
    spectacular.
    * * *
    1 spectacular
    * * *
    adj.
    * * *
    * * *
    adjetivo spectacular
    * * *
    = grandiose, phenomenal, spectacular, dramatic.
    Ex. It was initially intended for use in the classified arrangement of a grandiose index to all recorded human knowledge, a 'universal index'.
    Ex. Over the last 10 years public archive material has come under increased pressure because of the growing numbers of users and the phenomenal expansion in the range of material.
    Ex. There were some quite spectacular success stories reported of SLIS exporting their IT talents to the rest of the institution.
    Ex. This kind of distribution is represented by a curve which shows a hugely lopsided frequency for the majority, then a dramatic drop, dribbling off into a long tail of mostly zeros.
    ----
    * avance espectacular = quantum leap.
    * de un modo espectacular = spectacularly.
    * subida espectacular = steep rise.
    * * *
    adjetivo spectacular
    * * *
    = grandiose, phenomenal, spectacular, dramatic.

    Ex: It was initially intended for use in the classified arrangement of a grandiose index to all recorded human knowledge, a 'universal index'.

    Ex: Over the last 10 years public archive material has come under increased pressure because of the growing numbers of users and the phenomenal expansion in the range of material.
    Ex: There were some quite spectacular success stories reported of SLIS exporting their IT talents to the rest of the institution.
    Ex: This kind of distribution is represented by a curve which shows a hugely lopsided frequency for the majority, then a dramatic drop, dribbling off into a long tail of mostly zeros.
    * avance espectacular = quantum leap.
    * de un modo espectacular = spectacularly.
    * subida espectacular = steep rise.

    * * *
    spectacular
    paisajes de una espectacular belleza landscapes of spectacular beauty
    * * *

     

    espectacular adjetivo
    spectacular
    espectacular adjetivo spectacular
    ' espectacular' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    aparatosa
    - aparatoso
    English:
    dramatic
    - dramatically
    - gimmick
    - grand finale
    - grandiose
    - spectacle
    - spectacular
    - phenomenal
    * * *
    spectacular
    * * *
    adj spectacular
    * * *
    : spectacular
    * * *
    espectacular adj spectacular

    Spanish-English dictionary > espectacular

  • 7 muy + Adjetivo

    (adj.) = extremely + Adjetivo, grossly + Adjetivo, rather + Adjetivo, severely + Adjetivo, tightly + Adjetivo, wildly + Adjetivo, extraordinarily + Adjetivo, incredibly + Adjetivo, ludicrously + Adjetivo, seriously + Adjetivo, disappointingly + Adjetivo, not least + Adjetivo, heavily + Adjetivo, much + Adjetivo, mighty + Adjetivo, prohibitively + Adjetivo, sorely + Adjetivo, supremely + Adjetivo, vastly + Adjetivo, vitally + Adjetivo, immensely + Adjetivo, hugely + Adjetivo, significantly + Adjetivo, most + Adjetivo, impressively + Adjetivo, bloody + Adjetivo
    Ex. Thus, the subject approach is extremely important in the access to information.
    Ex. It is a well-known fact that they're grossly deficient in identifiying talented minority children, and, for that matter, girls.
    Ex. If you pause to think of all the form concepts you will soon realize that this policy would result in a massive and uneconomical number of rather unhelpful index entries.
    Ex. Even an informative title is by nature of a title, succinct, and therefore severely limited in the quantity of information that can be conveyed.
    Ex. Because index terms must be used as access points, the summarization of document content achieved in indexing documents must be more tightly structured.
    Ex. Meanwhile the ALA and others are making wildly improbable statements about the supposedly numerous opportunities for library school graduates due to the alleged shortage of librarians.
    Ex. School classrooms are sometimes extraordinarily badly designed with poor acoustics, ineffective blackout facilities, and notoriously eccentric electrical outlets.
    Ex. We also know that large catalogs are not only incredibly expensive to maintain, but are increasingly impossible to use.
    Ex. Perhaps it was a ludicrously inadequate expression of her profound surprise.
    Ex. The author's manuscript was seriously inadequate in this respect.
    Ex. For example, searching the databse for 'kidney circulation' without using the thesaurus yields disappointingly small results.
    Ex. Not least significant as a means of increasing the visibility of recorded knowledge is the progress made in the computerization of indexes, bibliographies etc and of library catalogues.
    Ex. Library services in the past have been far from neutral, indeed are heavily biased towards the literate middle class who form the bulk of library users.
    Ex. The control function is, in these cases, not one exercised by the bibliographer but by a political power much superior.
    Ex. A public library is a mighty good thing.
    Ex. Libraries can obtain updated cataloguing through special customised services, but at prohibitively high cost.
    Ex. The article is entitled 'The ISBN: a good tool sorely misused'.
    Ex. Wood is not only a supremely abundant raw material, but it can also be made into a product which is second only to pure rag paper for appearance, strength, and durability.
    Ex. But it is quite possible for someone to read the story as a vastly entertaining collection of picaresque adventure written with consummate skill and full of 'colorful' characters.
    Ex. One cannot study any aspect of the reference process without being made aware just how vitally dependent it is for its success on the librarian's personal qualities.
    Ex. The young librarian was immensely depressed as she pattered down the hall towards the mail room.
    Ex. This kind of distribution is represented by a curve which shows a hugely lopsided frequency for the majority, then a dramatic drop, dribbling off into a long tail of mostly zeros.
    Ex. People use a library significantly less than they say they do.
    Ex. Most worrying for all retailers is the continuing upward spiral in overheads and specifically in rents and rates.
    Ex. Therese Lawrence provides an impressively detailed list of categories of material fit for collection by libraries.
    Ex. I know a few guys that are dustbin men and it is bloody hard work for a average of £6.50 an hour.
    * * *
    (adj.) = extremely + Adjetivo, grossly + Adjetivo, rather + Adjetivo, severely + Adjetivo, tightly + Adjetivo, wildly + Adjetivo, extraordinarily + Adjetivo, incredibly + Adjetivo, ludicrously + Adjetivo, seriously + Adjetivo, disappointingly + Adjetivo, not least + Adjetivo, heavily + Adjetivo, much + Adjetivo, mighty + Adjetivo, prohibitively + Adjetivo, sorely + Adjetivo, supremely + Adjetivo, vastly + Adjetivo, vitally + Adjetivo, immensely + Adjetivo, hugely + Adjetivo, significantly + Adjetivo, most + Adjetivo, impressively + Adjetivo, bloody + Adjetivo

    Ex: Thus, the subject approach is extremely important in the access to information.

    Ex: It is a well-known fact that they're grossly deficient in identifiying talented minority children, and, for that matter, girls.
    Ex: If you pause to think of all the form concepts you will soon realize that this policy would result in a massive and uneconomical number of rather unhelpful index entries.
    Ex: Even an informative title is by nature of a title, succinct, and therefore severely limited in the quantity of information that can be conveyed.
    Ex: Because index terms must be used as access points, the summarization of document content achieved in indexing documents must be more tightly structured.
    Ex: Meanwhile the ALA and others are making wildly improbable statements about the supposedly numerous opportunities for library school graduates due to the alleged shortage of librarians.
    Ex: School classrooms are sometimes extraordinarily badly designed with poor acoustics, ineffective blackout facilities, and notoriously eccentric electrical outlets.
    Ex: We also know that large catalogs are not only incredibly expensive to maintain, but are increasingly impossible to use.
    Ex: Perhaps it was a ludicrously inadequate expression of her profound surprise.
    Ex: The author's manuscript was seriously inadequate in this respect.
    Ex: For example, searching the databse for 'kidney circulation' without using the thesaurus yields disappointingly small results.
    Ex: Not least significant as a means of increasing the visibility of recorded knowledge is the progress made in the computerization of indexes, bibliographies etc and of library catalogues.
    Ex: Library services in the past have been far from neutral, indeed are heavily biased towards the literate middle class who form the bulk of library users.
    Ex: The control function is, in these cases, not one exercised by the bibliographer but by a political power much superior.
    Ex: A public library is a mighty good thing.
    Ex: Libraries can obtain updated cataloguing through special customised services, but at prohibitively high cost.
    Ex: The article is entitled 'The ISBN: a good tool sorely misused'.
    Ex: Wood is not only a supremely abundant raw material, but it can also be made into a product which is second only to pure rag paper for appearance, strength, and durability.
    Ex: But it is quite possible for someone to read the story as a vastly entertaining collection of picaresque adventure written with consummate skill and full of 'colorful' characters.
    Ex: One cannot study any aspect of the reference process without being made aware just how vitally dependent it is for its success on the librarian's personal qualities.
    Ex: The young librarian was immensely depressed as she pattered down the hall towards the mail room.
    Ex: This kind of distribution is represented by a curve which shows a hugely lopsided frequency for the majority, then a dramatic drop, dribbling off into a long tail of mostly zeros.
    Ex: People use a library significantly less than they say they do.
    Ex: Most worrying for all retailers is the continuing upward spiral in overheads and specifically in rents and rates.
    Ex: Therese Lawrence provides an impressively detailed list of categories of material fit for collection by libraries.
    Ex: I know a few guys that are dustbin men and it is bloody hard work for a average of £6.50 an hour.

    Spanish-English dictionary > muy + Adjetivo

  • 8 radical

    adj.
    radical.
    f. & m.
    1 radical, die-hard, diehard, extremist.
    2 radicle, radical.
    3 radical, root.
    m.
    1 root (grammar & math).
    2 radical (chemistry).
    * * *
    1 radical
    1 (en gramática, matemática) root, radical
    * * *
    1. adj.
    radical, drastic
    2. noun mf.
    * * *
    1.
    ADJ SMF radical
    2. SM
    1) (Ling) root
    2) (Mat) square-root sign
    3) (Quím) radical
    * * *
    I
    adjetivo radical
    II
    masculino y femenino
    1) (Pol) radical
    2)
    a) (Mat) root
    b) (Ling) radical, root
    * * *
    = drastic, radical, deep-seated, dramatic, vowed, hardliner, bigot.
    Ex. Even when drastic revision is seen to be necessary and accepted, the point in time at which to conduct this extensive review can be difficult to select.
    Ex. A similar approach to arrangement, but one which is less radical than reader interest arrangement, is to rely upon broad categorisation rather than detailed specification.
    Ex. Librarians have always had a deep-seated, and often irrational, faith in education -- especially book-centred, information education -- as a panacea for society's ills.
    Ex. This kind of distribution is represented by a curve which shows a hugely lopsided frequency for the majority, then a dramatic drop, dribbling off into a long tail of mostly zeros.
    Ex. The archtypical animal rights activist is embodied in Emma Peel, a suicidal grammar school dropout, a vowed fruitarian, & member of the Animal Liberation Front.
    Ex. Iranians have voted for hardliners just out of spite.
    Ex. It has become far too easy for charlatans and bigots to harness religion to their own political agenda.
    ----
    * cambio radical = revulsion, radical change.
    * cambio radical de postura = about-face.
    * causa radical, la = radical cause, the.
    * * *
    I
    adjetivo radical
    II
    masculino y femenino
    1) (Pol) radical
    2)
    a) (Mat) root
    b) (Ling) radical, root
    * * *
    = drastic, radical, deep-seated, dramatic, vowed, hardliner, bigot.

    Ex: Even when drastic revision is seen to be necessary and accepted, the point in time at which to conduct this extensive review can be difficult to select.

    Ex: A similar approach to arrangement, but one which is less radical than reader interest arrangement, is to rely upon broad categorisation rather than detailed specification.
    Ex: Librarians have always had a deep-seated, and often irrational, faith in education -- especially book-centred, information education -- as a panacea for society's ills.
    Ex: This kind of distribution is represented by a curve which shows a hugely lopsided frequency for the majority, then a dramatic drop, dribbling off into a long tail of mostly zeros.
    Ex: The archtypical animal rights activist is embodied in Emma Peel, a suicidal grammar school dropout, a vowed fruitarian, & member of the Animal Liberation Front.
    Ex: Iranians have voted for hardliners just out of spite.
    Ex: It has become far too easy for charlatans and bigots to harness religion to their own political agenda.
    * cambio radical = revulsion, radical change.
    * cambio radical de postura = about-face.
    * causa radical, la = radical cause, the.

    * * *
    A
    1 ( Pol) radical
    2 ‹cambio/medida› radical, drastic
    B ( Bot) radical
    A ( Pol) radical
    radical de izquierdas left-wing radical
    B
    1 ( Mat) root
    2 ( Ling) radical, root
    * * *

    radical adjetivo, masculino y femenino
    radical
    radical
    I adjetivo
    1 (total, completo) radical: su carácter cambió de un modo radical, he went through a radical character change
    un cambio radical, a drastic change
    2 (categórico, sin término medio) hizo una crítica radical de la nueva ley, she was scathingly critical of the new law
    II adjetivo & mf Pol radical
    III m Mat Quím radical
    radical libre, free radical
    Ling root
    ' radical' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    decantarse
    - giro
    - radicalizar
    - radicalizarse
    - vuelco
    - vuelta
    English:
    drastic
    - economic
    - extreme
    - radical
    - shake-up
    - sweeping
    - about
    - line
    - out
    * * *
    ♦ adj
    1. [drástico] radical
    2. [no moderado] radical
    3. Arg Pol = relating to the Unión Cívica Radical
    4. Gram root
    5. Bot root
    ♦ nmf
    1. [que no es moderado] radical
    2. Arg Pol = member or supporter of the Unión Cívica Radical
    ♦ nm
    1. Gram root
    2. Mat square root sign
    3. Quím radical
    radical libre free radical
    * * *
    I adj radical
    II m/f persona radical
    III m GRAM, MAT root
    * * *
    radical adj
    : radical, extreme
    ♦ radicalmente adv
    radical nmf
    : radical
    * * *
    radical adj n radical

    Spanish-English dictionary > radical

  • 9 baboso

    adj.
    1 slimy.
    2 dribbly, slobbery, slavering.
    m.
    1 dunce, dope, dumb person, silly person.
    2 driveler, slaverer, driveller.
    * * *
    1 (adulto, animal) slobbering, slavering; (niño) dribbling, dribbly
    ► nombre masculino,nombre femenino
    1 (joven) kid
    ■ mira cómo fuman, y no son más que unos babosos look at them smoking, and they're no more than kids
    * * *
    baboso, -a
    1. ADJ
    1) (=con baba) [adulto] drooling, slobbering; [niño] dribbling; [perro] slobbering; [caracol] slimy
    2) [persona] (=sentimental) slushy; (=sensiblero) mushy, foolishly sentimental; (=adulador) fawning, snivelling; (=sucio) dirty
    3) LAm (=tonto) silly
    4) CAm * rotten *, caddish *
    2.
    SM / F Méx, CAm fool, idiot; pey drip *
    babosa
    * * *
    I
    - sa adjetivo
    1) ( con babas) slimy
    2) (AmL fam) ( estúpido)
    a) < persona> dim (colloq)
    b) <libro/espectáculo> ridiculous
    3) (CS fam & pey) ( pegajoso) < persona> lovey-dovey (colloq & pej)

    estar baboso con or por alguien — to be besotted with somebody

    II
    - sa masculino, femenino (AmL fam) ( tonto) dimwit (colloq)
    * * *
    = slimy [slimier -comp., slimiest -sup.], creep.
    Ex. The only real hazard in rock-pooling is a bad fall off a slimy rock, so make sure you wear suitable footwear.
    Ex. The main character, Tom Johnson, realizes that no girls go out with creeps like him so he quickly changes and buys a guitar and learns how to play one.
    * * *
    I
    - sa adjetivo
    1) ( con babas) slimy
    2) (AmL fam) ( estúpido)
    a) < persona> dim (colloq)
    b) <libro/espectáculo> ridiculous
    3) (CS fam & pey) ( pegajoso) < persona> lovey-dovey (colloq & pej)

    estar baboso con or por alguien — to be besotted with somebody

    II
    - sa masculino, femenino (AmL fam) ( tonto) dimwit (colloq)
    * * *
    = slimy [slimier -comp., slimiest -sup.], creep.

    Ex: The only real hazard in rock-pooling is a bad fall off a slimy rock, so make sure you wear suitable footwear.

    Ex: The main character, Tom Johnson, realizes that no girls go out with creeps like him so he quickly changes and buys a guitar and learns how to play one.

    * * *
    baboso1 -sa
    A (con babas) slimy
    B (CS fam pey) (pegajoso) lovey-dovey ( colloq pej) estar baboso CON or POR algn to be besotted WITH sb
    1 ‹persona› stupid, dim ( colloq)
    2 ‹libro/espectáculo› ridiculous
    baboso2 -sa
    masculine, feminine
    A ( AmL fam) (tonto) dimwit ( colloq)
    B ( RPl fam) (mala persona) rat ( colloq), creep ( colloq)
    C
    * * *

    baboso
    ◊ -sa adjetivo

    1 ( con babas) slimy
    2 (AmL fam) ( estúpido) ‹ persona› dim (colloq);
    ‹libro/espectáculo› ridiculous
    ■ sustantivo masculino, femenino (AmL fam) ( tonto) dimwit (colloq)
    baboso,-a
    I adjetivo & m,f fam
    1 (pelotillero, adulador) slimy
    2 (simple) fool, dim
    II adjetivo & m pey (sobón) groper
    ' baboso' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    babosa
    English:
    slimy
    - sloppy
    * * *
    baboso, -a
    ♦ adj
    1. [niño] dribbling;
    [adulto] slobbering
    2. [animal] slobbering
    3. Fam [despreciable] slimy
    4. Am Fam [tonto] daft, stupid
    ♦ nm,f
    Fam
    1. [persona despreciable] creep
    2. Am [tonto] twit, idiot
    * * *
    L.Am. fam
    I adj stupid
    II m, babosa f idiot
    * * *
    baboso, -sa adj
    1) : drooling, slobbering
    2) : slimy
    3) CA, Mex fam : silly, dumb

    Spanish-English dictionary > baboso

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