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  • 21 opaco

    adj.
    opaque, dull, matt.
    pres.indicat.
    1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: opacar.
    * * *
    1 (ventana, pantalla) opaque
    2 literal (persona, día) dull
    * * *
    ADJ
    1) (=no transparente) opaque

    una pantalla opaca a los rayos X — a screen which does not let X-rays through, a screen opaque to X-rays

    2) (=sin brillo) dull, lifeless
    3) (=triste) gloomy, sad
    * * *
    - ca adjetivo ( no transparente) opaque; ( sin brillo) dull
    * * *
    = opaque.
    Ex. A graphic is a two-dimensional representation whether opaque (e.g., photographs, technical drawings) or intended to be viewed, or projected, without motion.
    * * *
    - ca adjetivo ( no transparente) opaque; ( sin brillo) dull
    * * *

    Ex: A graphic is a two-dimensional representation whether opaque (e.g., photographs, technical drawings) or intended to be viewed, or projected, without motion.

    * * *
    opaco -ca
    es opaco a los rayos ultravioletas it does not let ultraviolet rays through o it is opaque to ultraviolet rays
    * * *

    opaco
    ◊ -ca adjetivo ( no transparente) opaque;


    ( sin brillo) dull
    opaco,-a adjetivo
    1 (no translúcido) opaque
    2 (sin brillo, sombrío) dull
    ' opaco' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    opaca
    English:
    opaque
    - lack
    * * *
    opaco, -a adj
    opaque
    * * *
    adj
    1 cristal opaque
    2 voz, persona etc dull
    * * *
    opaco, -ca adj
    1) : opaque
    2) : dull
    * * *
    opaco adj opaque

    Spanish-English dictionary > opaco

  • 22 aburrido

    adj.
    1 boring, dull, humdrum, uninteresting.
    2 bored, tired.
    f. & m.
    bore, boring person, tiresome person.
    past part.
    past participle of spanish verb: aburrir.
    * * *
    1→ link=aburrir aburrir
    1 (ser aburrido) boring, tedious; (monótono) dull, dreary
    2 (estar aburrido) bored, weary; (cansado) tired of; (harto) fed up with
    * * *
    (f. - aburrida)
    adj.
    1) boring, tedious
    2) bored, fed up
    * * *
    ADJ (=que aburre) boring, tedious; (=que siente aburrimiento) bored

    ¡estoy aburrido de decírtelo! — I'm tired of telling you!

    ABURRIDO ¿"Bored" o "boring"? ► Usamos bored para referirnos al hecho de {estar} aburrido, es decir, de sentir aburrimiento: Si estás aburrida podrías ayudarme con este trabajo If you're bored you could help me with this work ► Usamos boring con personas, actividades y cosas para indicar que alguien o algo {es} aburrido, es decir, que produce aburrimiento: ¡Qué novela más aburrida! What a boring novel! No me gusta salir con él; es muy aburrido I don't like going out with him; he's very boring
    * * *
    I
    - da adjetivo
    1) < persona>
    a) [estar] ( sin entretenimiento) bored
    b) [estar] ( harto) fed up

    aburrido de algo — tired of something, fed up with something

    aburrido de + inf — tired of -ing

    2) [ser] <película/persona> boring; < trabajo> boring, tedious
    II
    - da masculino, femenino bore
    * * *
    = tedious, deadly [deadlier -comp., deadliest -sup.], drab, stodgy, unexciting, uninteresting, wearisome, weary [wearier -comp., weariest -sup.], bored, boring, wearying, dreary [drearier -comp., dreariest -sup.], uninspiring, unmoving, dull, cut and dried [cut and dry].
    Ex. In other places too many references could make for a very tedious search.
    Ex. Some authors, of course, object to their work being subjected to compulsory dissection for exams in the traditional deadly manner and like Bernard Shaw, they swear to haunt anyone who so mistreats them (Shaw's ghost must be busy these days).
    Ex. Have reading foisted on you as a duty, a task to be put up with, from which you expect no delight, and it can appear a drab business gladly to be given up.
    Ex. One could easily prefer the convenience of the stodgy single-volume work.
    Ex. The author argues that the advantages for higher education are unclear, and rather unexciting.
    Ex. There is no such thing on earth as an uninteresting subject; the only thing that can exist is an uninterested person.
    Ex. The earliest binding machines replaced the wearisome hand-beating of the sheets in order to fold them.
    Ex. Humanity is returning to the downsized, reengineered, total quality management weary business world.
    Ex. One should answer the telephone clearly and pleasantly -- not in a bored voice or in slurred haste.
    Ex. This article shows how the dowdy and boring image of the stereotypical librarian as presented in fiction, taints the portrayal of all who work in libraries.
    Ex. A new wave of books dealing frankly with such concerns as sex, alcoholism and broken homes was seen as a breakthrough, but plots and styles have begun to show a wearying sameness.
    Ex. The city was considered to be seedy (decayed, littered, grimy, and dreary), crowded, busy, and strongly idiosyncratic (quaint, historic, colorful, and full of 'atmosphere').
    Ex. Though the novel begins like a house ablaze, it later thickens slightly into an acceptable if uninspiring finale.
    Ex. The outcome is strangely unmoving.
    Ex. These librarians are given Haykin upon the day of their arrival and are expected to read the entire dull document and use it as a guideline in establishing subject headings.
    Ex. I don't like to hear cut-and-dried sermons -- when I hear a man preach, I like to see him act as if he were fighting bees.
    ----
    * de un modo aburrido y pesado = tediously, ponderously, boringly.
    * día aburrido = dull day.
    * estar aburrido como una ostra = be bored stiff.
    * * *
    I
    - da adjetivo
    1) < persona>
    a) [estar] ( sin entretenimiento) bored
    b) [estar] ( harto) fed up

    aburrido de algo — tired of something, fed up with something

    aburrido de + inf — tired of -ing

    2) [ser] <película/persona> boring; < trabajo> boring, tedious
    II
    - da masculino, femenino bore
    * * *
    = tedious, deadly [deadlier -comp., deadliest -sup.], drab, stodgy, unexciting, uninteresting, wearisome, weary [wearier -comp., weariest -sup.], bored, boring, wearying, dreary [drearier -comp., dreariest -sup.], uninspiring, unmoving, dull, cut and dried [cut and dry].

    Ex: In other places too many references could make for a very tedious search.

    Ex: Some authors, of course, object to their work being subjected to compulsory dissection for exams in the traditional deadly manner and like Bernard Shaw, they swear to haunt anyone who so mistreats them (Shaw's ghost must be busy these days).
    Ex: Have reading foisted on you as a duty, a task to be put up with, from which you expect no delight, and it can appear a drab business gladly to be given up.
    Ex: One could easily prefer the convenience of the stodgy single-volume work.
    Ex: The author argues that the advantages for higher education are unclear, and rather unexciting.
    Ex: There is no such thing on earth as an uninteresting subject; the only thing that can exist is an uninterested person.
    Ex: The earliest binding machines replaced the wearisome hand-beating of the sheets in order to fold them.
    Ex: Humanity is returning to the downsized, reengineered, total quality management weary business world.
    Ex: One should answer the telephone clearly and pleasantly -- not in a bored voice or in slurred haste.
    Ex: This article shows how the dowdy and boring image of the stereotypical librarian as presented in fiction, taints the portrayal of all who work in libraries.
    Ex: A new wave of books dealing frankly with such concerns as sex, alcoholism and broken homes was seen as a breakthrough, but plots and styles have begun to show a wearying sameness.
    Ex: The city was considered to be seedy (decayed, littered, grimy, and dreary), crowded, busy, and strongly idiosyncratic (quaint, historic, colorful, and full of 'atmosphere').
    Ex: Though the novel begins like a house ablaze, it later thickens slightly into an acceptable if uninspiring finale.
    Ex: The outcome is strangely unmoving.
    Ex: These librarians are given Haykin upon the day of their arrival and are expected to read the entire dull document and use it as a guideline in establishing subject headings.
    Ex: I don't like to hear cut-and-dried sermons -- when I hear a man preach, I like to see him act as if he were fighting bees.
    * de un modo aburrido y pesado = tediously, ponderously, boringly.
    * día aburrido = dull day.
    * estar aburrido como una ostra = be bored stiff.

    * * *
    aburrido1 -da
    A ‹persona›
    1 [ ESTAR] (sin entretenimiento) bored
    estoy muy aburrido I'm bored stiff
    2 [ ESTAR] (harto) fed up
    me tienes aburrido con tus quejas I'm fed up with your complaints
    aburrido DE algo tired OF sth, fed up WITH sth
    estoy aburrido de sus bromas I'm tired of o fed up with her jokes
    aburrido DE + INF tired of -ING
    estoy aburrido de pedírselo I'm tired of asking him for it
    B [ SER] ‹película/persona› boring
    es un trabajo muy aburrido it's a really boring o tedious job
    la conferencia fue aburridísima the lecture was really boring
    aburrido2 -da
    masculine, feminine
    bore
    * * *

     

    Del verbo aburrir: ( conjugate aburrir)

    aburrido es:

    el participio

    Multiple Entries:
    aburrido    
    aburrir
    aburrido
    ◊ -da adjetivo

    1 [estar] ‹ persona›


    b) ( harto) fed up;

    aburrido de algo tired of sth, fed up with sth;
    aburrido de hacer algo tired of doing sth
    2 [ser] ‹película/persona› boring;
    ‹ trabajo› boring, tedious
    ■ sustantivo masculino, femenino
    bore
    aburrir ( conjugate aburrir) verbo transitivo
    to bore
    aburrirse verbo pronominal

    b) ( hartarse) aburridose de algo/algn to get tired of o fed up with sth/sb;

    aburridose de hacer algo to get tired of doing sth
    aburrido,-a adjetivo
    1 (cargante, tedioso) tu hermano es aburrido, your brother's boring
    2 (que no se divierte) tu hermano está aburrido, your brother's bored
    (cansado, hastiado) estoy aburrido de tus quejas, I'm tired of your complaints
    aburrir verbo transitivo to bore
    ♦ Locuciones: aburrir a las ovejas, to be incredibly boring
    ' aburrido' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    aburrida
    - acto
    - amargada
    - amargado
    - harta
    - harto
    - insípida
    - insípido
    - ladrillo
    - pesada
    - pesado
    - petardo
    - plomo
    - sopa
    - tostón
    - aburridor
    - aguado
    - bastante
    - cansado
    - de
    - enojoso
    - latoso
    - mamado
    - podrido
    English:
    bored
    - boring
    - dreary
    - dull
    - grind
    - plough through
    - quiet
    - shade
    - stiff
    - tedious
    - tediously
    - uninspiring
    - especially
    - staid
    - wade
    * * *
    aburrido, -a
    ♦ adj
    1. [harto, fastidiado] bored;
    estar aburrido de hacer algo to be fed up with doing sth;
    estoy aburrido de esperar I'm fed up with o tired of waiting;
    me tiene muy aburrido con sus constantes protestas I'm fed up with her constant complaining;
    Fam
    2. [que aburre] boring;
    este libro es muy aburrido this book is very boring;
    la fiesta está muy aburrida it's a very boring party
    ♦ nm,f
    bore;
    ¡eres un aburrido! you're so boring!
    * * *
    adj que aburre boring; que se aburre bored;
    aburrido de algo bored o fed up fam with sth
    * * *
    aburrido, -da adj
    1) : bored, tired, fed up
    2) tedioso: boring, tedious
    * * *
    aburrido1 adj
    2. (tedioso, pesado) boring
    ¡qué programa más aburrido! what a boring programme!

    Spanish-English dictionary > aburrido

  • 23 aguado

    adj.
    1 watered-down, watered, dilute, thin.
    2 boring.
    m.
    watering.
    past part.
    past participle of spanish verb: aguar.
    pres.indicat.
    1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: aguadar.
    * * *
    1→ link=aguar aguar
    1 watered down, wishy-washy
    * * *
    (f. - aguada)
    adj.
    watered down, diluted
    * * *
    ADJ
    1) (=diluido) [sopa] thin, watery; [leche, vino] watered down; [café] weak
    2) * (=abstemio) teetotal
    3) LAm (=débil) weak
    4) Méx (=perezoso) lazy, idle
    * * *
    - da adjetivo
    1) <leche/vino> watered-down; < sopa> watery, thin; < café> weak; < salsa> thin
    2) (AmC, Méx fam) ( aburrido) [estar] <fiesta/película> boring, dull; [ser] < persona> boring, dull
    * * *
    Ex. In most historical writing, watered-down principles of idealism, positivism and historicism have been mixed together in an intellectually disreputable concoction.
    * * *
    - da adjetivo
    1) <leche/vino> watered-down; < sopa> watery, thin; < café> weak; < salsa> thin
    2) (AmC, Méx fam) ( aburrido) [estar] <fiesta/película> boring, dull; [ser] < persona> boring, dull
    * * *

    Ex: In most historical writing, watered-down principles of idealism, positivism and historicism have been mixed together in an intellectually disreputable concoction.

    * * *
    aguado -da
    A ‹leche/vino› watered-down; ‹sopa› watery, thin; ‹café› weak; ‹salsa› thin
    B
    (AmC, Méx fam) (aburrido): la fiesta estaba muy aguada the party was very dull ( colloq)
    no seas aguada don't be so miserable, don't be such a bore
    * * *

    Del verbo aguar: ( conjugate aguar)

    aguado es:

    el participio

    Multiple Entries:
    aguado    
    aguar
    aguado
    ◊ -da adjetivo

    1 ‹leche/vino› watered-down;
    ‹ sopa› watery, thin;
    ‹ café› weak;
    ‹ salsa› thin
    2 (AmC, Méx fam) ( aburrido) [estar] ‹fiesta/película› boring, dull;
    [ser] ‹ persona› boring, dull
    aguar ( conjugate aguar) verbo transitivo
    a) ‹leche/vino› to water down

    b) (fam) ( estropear) to put a damper on (colloq)

    aguarse verbo pronominal (fam) to be spoiled
    aguado,-a adjetivo watered down
    aguar verbo transitivo
    1 to water down
    2 (frustar, estropear) to spoil
    ♦ Locuciones: figurado aguar la fiesta a alguien, to spoil sb's fun
    ' aguado' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    aguada
    English:
    watery
    * * *
    aguado, -a adj
    1. [con demasiada agua] watery
    2. [diluido a propósito] watered-down
    3. Méx, RP, Ven [insípido] tasteless
    4. Am [sin fuerzas] weak
    5. CAm, Méx, Ven Fam [aburrido] dull, boring
    * * *
    adj
    1 watered-down, weak
    2 C.Am., Méx, Ven fam
    boring
    * * *
    aguado, -da adj
    1) diluido: watered-down, diluted
    2) CA, Col, Mex fam : soft, flabby
    3) Mex, Peru fam : dull, boring
    * * *
    aguado adj thin

    Spanish-English dictionary > aguado

  • 24 torpe

    adj.
    1 clumsy (sin destreza, sin tacto).
    sus movimientos son torpes her movements are clumsy
    es muy torpe conduciendo he's a terrible driver
    2 slow, dim-witted (sin inteligencia).
    3 importunate.
    f. & m.
    clumsy person, blunderer, butterfingers, blunderhead.
    * * *
    1 (poco hábil) clumsy
    2 (de movimiento) slow, awkward
    3 (poco inteligente) dim, thick
    * * *
    adj.
    1) awkward, clumsy
    2) dull
    * * *
    ADJ
    1) (=poco ágil) [persona] clumsy; [movimiento] ungainly

    ¡qué torpe eres, ya me has vuelto a pisar! — you're so clumsy, you've trodden on my foot again!

    2) (=necio) dim, slow

    soy muy torpe para la informática — I'm very dim o slow when it comes to computers

    es bastante torpe y nunca entiende las lecciones — he's a bit dim o slow, he never understands the lessons

    3) (=sin tacto) clumsy

    ¡qué torpe soy! me temo que la he ofendido — how clumsy o stupid of me! I'm afraid I've offended her

    * * *
    a) ( en las acciones) clumsy; ( al andar) awkward

    un animal lerdo y torpe — a slow, ungainly animal

    b) ( de entendimiento) slow (colloq)
    c) ( sin tacto) <persona/comentario> clumsy
    * * *
    = clumsy [clumsier -comp., clumsiest -sup.], gauche, dull, heavy-handed, gawky, ham-handed, ham-fisted, clotted, awkward.
    Ex. Such solutions after repeated application cause the catalog to become a clumsy, inefficient tool, and serve only to compound future problems.
    Ex. But influence of the gauche Aldine greek of the 1490s, and then of the superb reinterpretations of Garamont (1540s) and Granjon (1560s), was irresistible.
    Ex. Then there are those children made to think themselves failures because of the hammer-blow terms like dull, backward, retarded, underprivileged, disadvantaged, handicapped, less able, slow, rejected, remedial, reluctant, disturbed.
    Ex. The often heavy-handed paternalism of Soviet children's literature is being challenged and children are being entrusted with real situations and real problems rather than the idealistic, rose-coloured version of reality previously thought suitable for them.
    Ex. His zany humor, gawky production, and sexual exhibitionism have grown in this new film into a confident, ironic account of a world in which it pays to be rich and beautiful.
    Ex. The League of Nations was a comically ham-handed debacle which collapsed in complete failure, disgracing all who were associated with it.
    Ex. They must ponder how not only to prevent such tragedies in future, but also to avoid worsening them through ham-fisted intervention.
    Ex. Although he occasionally lapses into a sort of clotted prose, his book is a valuable study of McLuhan's cultural and geographical context.
    Ex. Access is impaired by archaic, awkward, or simply strange headings that most normal persons would never look for on their first try.
    ----
    * de una manera torpe = awkwardly, cumbrously.
    * ser torpe con las manos = be all thumbs.
    * ser torpe para + Infinitivo = be deficient in + Gerundio.
    * torpes, los = dull-witted, the.
    * * *
    a) ( en las acciones) clumsy; ( al andar) awkward

    un animal lerdo y torpe — a slow, ungainly animal

    b) ( de entendimiento) slow (colloq)
    c) ( sin tacto) <persona/comentario> clumsy
    * * *
    = clumsy [clumsier -comp., clumsiest -sup.], gauche, dull, heavy-handed, gawky, ham-handed, ham-fisted, clotted, awkward.

    Ex: Such solutions after repeated application cause the catalog to become a clumsy, inefficient tool, and serve only to compound future problems.

    Ex: But influence of the gauche Aldine greek of the 1490s, and then of the superb reinterpretations of Garamont (1540s) and Granjon (1560s), was irresistible.
    Ex: Then there are those children made to think themselves failures because of the hammer-blow terms like dull, backward, retarded, underprivileged, disadvantaged, handicapped, less able, slow, rejected, remedial, reluctant, disturbed.
    Ex: The often heavy-handed paternalism of Soviet children's literature is being challenged and children are being entrusted with real situations and real problems rather than the idealistic, rose-coloured version of reality previously thought suitable for them.
    Ex: His zany humor, gawky production, and sexual exhibitionism have grown in this new film into a confident, ironic account of a world in which it pays to be rich and beautiful.
    Ex: The League of Nations was a comically ham-handed debacle which collapsed in complete failure, disgracing all who were associated with it.
    Ex: They must ponder how not only to prevent such tragedies in future, but also to avoid worsening them through ham-fisted intervention.
    Ex: Although he occasionally lapses into a sort of clotted prose, his book is a valuable study of McLuhan's cultural and geographical context.
    Ex: Access is impaired by archaic, awkward, or simply strange headings that most normal persons would never look for on their first try.
    * de una manera torpe = awkwardly, cumbrously.
    * ser torpe con las manos = be all thumbs.
    * ser torpe para + Infinitivo = be deficient in + Gerundio.
    * torpes, los = dull-witted, the.

    * * *
    1 (en las acciones) clumsy; (al andar) awkward
    la anciana andaba de manera torpe the old lady moved awkwardly
    un animal lerdo y torpe a slow, ungainly animal
    2 (de entendimiento) slow ( colloq), dim ( colloq)
    es torpe para las matemáticas he's very slow o dim at math(s)
    ¡qué torpe soy! I'm so stupid o slow o dim!
    3 (sin tacto) ‹persona/comentario› clumsy
    se disculpó de manera torpe she excused herself clumsily
    * * *

     

    torpe adjetivo

    b) ( de entendimiento) slow (colloq)

    c) ( sin tacto) ‹persona/comentario› clumsy;


    torpe adjetivo
    1 (poco habilidoso) clumsy
    2 (comentario, gesto) clumsy
    3 (en el andar, etc) slow, awkward
    4 (de entendimiento) soy un poco torpe para la física, I'm not very good at physics
    pey (como insulto) dim, dense, thick
    ' torpe' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    calamidad
    - manta
    - ganso
    - inhábil
    - lerdo
    - sonado
    English:
    awkward
    - bumbling
    - clumsy
    - dense
    - gauche
    - heavy-handed
    - inept
    - laboured
    - oops!
    - slow
    - whoops
    - bungling
    - cumbersome
    - dull
    - heavy
    - klutz
    - labored
    - lumber
    * * *
    torpe adj
    1. [sin destreza] [persona] clumsy;
    [dedos, andares] clumsy, awkward;
    sus movimientos son torpes her movements are clumsy;
    escrito en torpes trazos infantiles written with clumsy childish handwriting;
    torpe con las manos [que rompe las cosas] esp Br ham-fisted, US ham-handed;
    [que deja caer las cosas] butter-fingered;
    con los años estoy torpe ya I'm getting clumsy as I get older;
    es muy torpe en dibujo he's not very good at drawing;
    es muy torpe Esp [m5] conduciendo o Am [m5] manejando he's a terrible driver
    2. [sin tacto] [gestos, palabras, comportamiento] clumsy
    3. [sin inteligencia] slow, dim-witted
    * * *
    adj clumsy; ( tonto) dense, dim
    * * *
    torpe adj
    1) desmañado: clumsy, awkward
    2) : stupid, dull
    ♦ torpemente adv
    * * *
    torpe adj
    1. (manazas) clumsy [comp. clumsier; superl. clumsiest]
    2. (lento) slow

    Spanish-English dictionary > torpe

  • 25 embotado

    adj.
    1 blunt, dulled.
    2 sottish, dulled, stupefied as if with drink.
    past part.
    past participle of spanish verb: embotarse.
    * * *
    1→ link=embotar embotar
    1 (sentidos) dull
    2 (desafilado) blunt
    * * *
    ADJ (lit, fig) dull, blunt
    * * *
    - da adjetivo <punta/filo> dull, blunt

    estoy totalmente embotado — my brain's seized up o I can't take in any more

    * * *
    - da adjetivo <punta/filo> dull, blunt

    estoy totalmente embotado — my brain's seized up o I can't take in any more

    * * *
    embotado1
    1 = blunt.

    Ex: The article 'Serials cuts (and the use of a blunt knife)' outlines the initial actions taken by a serial librarian when first faced with the need to cut his serials budget.

    embotado2
    2 = groggy [groggier -comp., groggiest -sup.], brain-fogged.

    Ex: The groggy feeling you get after being awakened by an alarm is often the result of an interrupted sleep cycle.

    Ex: With the current lifestyle and wrong food habits, we are giving the brain the wrong fuel and thus we find ourselves brain fogged very much.

    * * *
    ‹punta/filo› dull, blunt
    necesito descansar, estoy totalmente embotado I need a rest, my brain's seized up o I can't take in any more o my head feels as if it's about to burst ( colloq)
    tienes la mente embotada con tanta televisión all that television has dulled your mind
    * * *

    Del verbo embotar: ( conjugate embotar)

    embotado es:

    el participio

    Multiple Entries:
    embotado    
    embotar
    embotado
    ◊ -da adjetivo ‹punta/filo› dull, blunt;

    estoy totalmente embotado my brain's seized up, I can't take in any more
    embotar ( conjugate embotar) verbo transitivo ‹mente/sentidos› to dull
    embotar vtr (los sentidos) to dull
    (el intelecto) to befuddle

    ' embotado' also found in these entries:
    English:
    dull
    * * *
    embotado, -a adj
    [sentidos] dulled; [cabeza] muzzy;
    tenía la mente embotada de tanto estudiar his mind had been dulled by so much studying;
    me siento completamente embotado I feel as if my brain won't work any more

    Spanish-English dictionary > embotado

  • 26 insípido

    adj.
    insipid, bland, dull, flat.
    * * *
    1 (comida) tasteless, insipid
    2 figurado insipid
    * * *
    (f. - insípida)
    adj.
    bland, insipid
    * * *
    ADJ [comida] insipid, tasteless; [espectáculo, persona] dull, tedious
    * * *
    - da adjetivo insipid, bland
    * * *
    = dull, wishy-washy, insipid, unexciting, unmoving, tasteless, cut and dried [cut and dry], vapid.
    Ex. These librarians are given Haykin upon the day of their arrival and are expected to read the entire dull document and use it as a guideline in establishing subject headings.
    Ex. This is not the way for many wishy-washy persons who have never considered Cutter, probably one of the greatest librarians of his day.
    Ex. Otherwise, the result will probably be too small and insipid to be of any real use.
    Ex. The author argues that the advantages for higher education are unclear, and rather unexciting.
    Ex. The outcome is strangely unmoving.
    Ex. Carbon monoxide is a colourless, odourless, and tasteless gas and is the product of the incomplete combustion of carbon-containing compounds.
    Ex. I don't like to hear cut-and-dried sermons -- when I hear a man preach, I like to see him act as if he were fighting bees.
    Ex. Television has become so vapid and devoid of information that I didn't see the point of watching the presidential debate.
    ----
    * sabor insípido = off-flavour.
    * * *
    - da adjetivo insipid, bland
    * * *
    = dull, wishy-washy, insipid, unexciting, unmoving, tasteless, cut and dried [cut and dry], vapid.

    Ex: These librarians are given Haykin upon the day of their arrival and are expected to read the entire dull document and use it as a guideline in establishing subject headings.

    Ex: This is not the way for many wishy-washy persons who have never considered Cutter, probably one of the greatest librarians of his day.
    Ex: Otherwise, the result will probably be too small and insipid to be of any real use.
    Ex: The author argues that the advantages for higher education are unclear, and rather unexciting.
    Ex: The outcome is strangely unmoving.
    Ex: Carbon monoxide is a colourless, odourless, and tasteless gas and is the product of the incomplete combustion of carbon-containing compounds.
    Ex: I don't like to hear cut-and-dried sermons -- when I hear a man preach, I like to see him act as if he were fighting bees.
    Ex: Television has become so vapid and devoid of information that I didn't see the point of watching the presidential debate.
    * sabor insípido = off-flavour.

    * * *
    ‹comida› insipid, bland; ‹persona/obra› bland, insipid
    * * *

    insípido
    ◊ -da adjetivo

    insipid, bland
    insípido,-a adjetivo
    1 (soso) insipid, bland
    2 (aburrido) dull

    ' insípido' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    insípida
    English:
    flat
    - flavorless
    - flavourless
    - insipid
    - tasteless
    - bland
    - tame
    * * *
    insípido, -a adj
    1. [comida] insipid, tasteless
    2. [película, fiesta] insipid, dull
    * * *
    adj insipid
    * * *
    insípido, -da adj
    : insipid, bland

    Spanish-English dictionary > insípido

  • 27 desaborido

    adj.
    1 boring, dull.
    2 tasteless, insipid.
    * * *
    1 (comida) tasteless, insipid
    ► nombre masculino,nombre femenino
    1 figurado dull person
    * * *
    desaborido, -a
    1.
    ADJ [comida] insipid, tasteless; [persona] dull
    2.
    SM / F

    es un desaborido — he's so dull, he's such a bore

    * * *
    ( Esp) ‹comida› tasteless, bland, insipid; ‹persona/estilo/carácter› boring, dull
    ¡qué desaborido es! he's so dull o boring, he's no fun at all
    masculine, feminine
    ( Esp) bore
    * * *
    desaborido, -a Esp Fam
    ♦ adj
    1. [comida] tasteless, bland
    2. [persona] [aburrido] boring, dull;
    [desagradable] unpleasant
    ♦ nm,f
    [aburrido] bore; [borde, maleducado] unpleasant person, sourpuss
    * * *
    I adj bland, insipid
    II m, desaborida f bore

    Spanish-English dictionary > desaborido

  • 28 sosaina

    adj.
    dull, insipid (sin gracia).
    f. & m.
    dull person, bore.
    * * *
    1 familiar dull person, bore
    * * *
    ( fam)
    wet blanket ( colloq)
    * * *

    sosaina mf fam dull, colourless person
    el sosaina de tu hermano no sabe bailar, that bore of a brother of yours doesn't know how to dance
    * * *
    ♦ adj
    [sin gracia] dull
    ♦ nmf
    dull person, bore
    * * *
    I adj dull
    II m/f dull person

    Spanish-English dictionary > sosaina

  • 29 brillo

    m.
    1 brilliance (resplandor) (de luz).
    sacar brillo a to polish, to shine
    2 splendor, brilliance (lucimiento).
    pres.indicat.
    1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: brillar.
    * * *
    1 (gen) shine
    2 (de estrella) twinkling; (de ojos) sparkle; (de pelo, zapatos) shine; (de cosa húmeda) glistening
    3 (en televisor) brightness
    4 figurado brilliance
    \
    sacar brillo a / dar brillo a to shine, polish
    * * *
    noun m.
    * * *
    SM
    1) (=resplandor) [de luz, sol, estrella] [gen] brightness; [más fuerte] brilliance; [de pantalla] brightness; [de tela, pelo, zapatos, superficie] shine, sheen; [de papel, foto] glossiness; [de joyas, lentejuelas] sparkle, glitter

    ¿le revelamos las fotos con brillo? — would you like gloss photos?, would you like a gloss finish to the photos?

    • dar o sacar brillo a — [+ suelo, plata, zapatos] to polish, shine; [+ muebles] to polish

    brillo de uñas — clear nail polish, clear nail varnish

    2) (=esplendor) brilliance, splendour, splendor (EEUU)

    la ausencia de varios jugadores importantes ha restado brillo al torneo — the absence of several important players has taken the shine off the tournament

    * * *
    a) ( de estrella) brightness, brilliance; (de zapatos, suelo, metal) shine; ( de diamante) sparkle; ( del pelo) shine; (de seda, satén) sheen

    ¿quiere las fotos con brillo? — do you want a gloss finish on the photos?

    dale un poco de brillo — (TV) turn the brightness up a bit

    b) (esplendor, lucimiento) splendor*

    un discurso/una interpretación sin brillo — a dull o an unexceptional speech/performance

    c) ( para labios) lip gloss; ( para uñas) clear nail polish
    * * *
    = brightness, brilliance, glitter, lustre [luster, -USA], glazing, shimmer, shine, glow, sheen.
    Ex. The brightness can be adjusted by turning the two knobs at the lower right of the screen.
    Ex. Jenson's version is perhaps nearer to calligraphy than the Aldine roman, which is cut with a brilliance and regularity that is purely typographic.
    Ex. Junctionville established itself early as an ordinary manufacturing city, a city without glitter or charm.
    Ex. The library was greatly expanded in the late 1650s to accommodate the needs of the scholars and men of letters attached to Fouquet and to add lustre to his political career.
    Ex. An understanding of the materials used in pastels is important to conservators: strainers, linen, paper, crayons, framing and glazing described using 18th-century sources.
    Ex. Much of the verve and shimmer of her lyrics can be connected to the near-fatal liver abscess she suffered in 1996.
    Ex. This shows that antagonistic forces hide behind a ' shine' of unity & harmony.
    Ex. A spider web of metal, sealed in a thin glass container, a wire heated to brilliant glow, in short, the thermionic tube of radio sets is made by the hundred million, tossed about in packages, plugged into sockets -- and it works!.
    Ex. Caramel is used to glaze some cakes and small pastries to give pastries a sheen but no color.
    ----
    * brillo de labios = lip gloss.
    * brillo incandescente = glow.
    * brillo intenso de la pantalla = screen glare.
    * dar brillo a = buff, buff up.
    * mostrar por medio de cambio de intensidad en el brillo = flash up.
    * sacar brillo = polish.
    * sacar brillo a = buff, buff up.
    * sin brillo = dull, tarnished.
    * * *
    a) ( de estrella) brightness, brilliance; (de zapatos, suelo, metal) shine; ( de diamante) sparkle; ( del pelo) shine; (de seda, satén) sheen

    ¿quiere las fotos con brillo? — do you want a gloss finish on the photos?

    dale un poco de brillo — (TV) turn the brightness up a bit

    b) (esplendor, lucimiento) splendor*

    un discurso/una interpretación sin brillo — a dull o an unexceptional speech/performance

    c) ( para labios) lip gloss; ( para uñas) clear nail polish
    * * *
    = brightness, brilliance, glitter, lustre [luster, -USA], glazing, shimmer, shine, glow, sheen.

    Ex: The brightness can be adjusted by turning the two knobs at the lower right of the screen.

    Ex: Jenson's version is perhaps nearer to calligraphy than the Aldine roman, which is cut with a brilliance and regularity that is purely typographic.
    Ex: Junctionville established itself early as an ordinary manufacturing city, a city without glitter or charm.
    Ex: The library was greatly expanded in the late 1650s to accommodate the needs of the scholars and men of letters attached to Fouquet and to add lustre to his political career.
    Ex: An understanding of the materials used in pastels is important to conservators: strainers, linen, paper, crayons, framing and glazing described using 18th-century sources.
    Ex: Much of the verve and shimmer of her lyrics can be connected to the near-fatal liver abscess she suffered in 1996.
    Ex: This shows that antagonistic forces hide behind a ' shine' of unity & harmony.
    Ex: A spider web of metal, sealed in a thin glass container, a wire heated to brilliant glow, in short, the thermionic tube of radio sets is made by the hundred million, tossed about in packages, plugged into sockets -- and it works!.
    Ex: Caramel is used to glaze some cakes and small pastries to give pastries a sheen but no color.
    * brillo de labios = lip gloss.
    * brillo incandescente = glow.
    * brillo intenso de la pantalla = screen glare.
    * dar brillo a = buff, buff up.
    * mostrar por medio de cambio de intensidad en el brillo = flash up.
    * sacar brillo = polish.
    * sacar brillo a = buff, buff up.
    * sin brillo = dull, tarnished.

    * * *
    1 (de zapatos, suelo, metal) shine; (de un diamante) sparkle; (del pelo) shine; (de una estrella) brightness, brilliance; (de seda, satén) sheen
    el brillo de la luz nos sorprendió the brightness of the light took us by surprise
    sacarle or darle brillo al suelo to polish the floor
    ¿quiere las fotos con brillo? do you want a gloss finish on the photos?
    dale un poco de brillo (TV) turn the brightness up a bit
    cautivada por el brillo de sus ojos captivated by the sparkle in his eyes
    2 (esplendor, lucimiento) splendor*
    un discurso/una interpretación sin brillo a dull o an unexceptional speech/performance
    3 (producto — para labios) lip gloss; (— para uñas) clear nail polish
    * * *

     

    Del verbo brillar: ( conjugate brillar)

    brillo es:

    1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

    brilló es:

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

    Multiple Entries:
    brillar    
    brillo
    brillar ( conjugate brillar) verbo intransitivo
    a) [sol/luz] to shine;

    [ estrella] to shine, sparkle;
    [zapatos/suelo/metal] to shine, gleam;
    [diamante/ojos] to sparkle

    verbo transitivo (Col) to polish
    brillo sustantivo masculino

    ( de estrella) brightness, brilliance;
    (de diamante, ojos) sparkle;
    ( de tela) sheen;

    fotos con brillo gloss finish photos;
    dale un poco de brillo (TV) turn the brightness up a bit
    b) (esplendor, lucimiento) splendor( conjugate splendor);

    ◊ sin brillo ‹discurso/interpretación› dull


    ( para uñas) clear nail polish
    brillar verbo intransitivo
    1 (emitir luz) to shine
    (emitir destellos) to sparkle
    (centellear) to glitter
    2 (destacar) to be conspicuous: Juan brilló por su ausencia, Juan was conspicuous by his absence
    brillo m (resplandor) shine
    (del Sol, de la Luna, de un foco de luz, etc) brightness
    (centelleo) glittering
    (del cabello, tela) sheen
    (de un color) brilliance
    (de zapatos) shine
    sacar brillo a, to shine, polish
    ' brillo' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    brillar
    - mate
    - opaca
    - opaco
    - palidecer
    - lustre
    - metálico
    - sacar
    English:
    brilliant
    - buff
    - gleam
    - glitter
    - gloss
    - glow
    - luster
    - lustre
    - polish
    - polish up
    - resplendence
    - sheen
    - shine
    - sparkle
    - twinkle
    - dull
    - glint
    - lip
    * * *
    brillo nm
    1. [resplandor] [de luz, astro] brightness;
    [de metal, zapatos, pelo] shine; [de ojos, diamante] sparkle; [de monitor, televisor] brightness;
    sacar brillo a to polish, to shine;
    ¿en brillo o en mate? [fotos] would you like gloss photos or matt ones?
    2. [lucimiento] splendour, brilliance
    3. brillo de labios lip gloss;
    brillo de uñas clear nail varnish
    * * *
    m de ojos, madera shine; de estrella, luz brightness;
    dar o
    * * *
    brillo nm
    1) lustre: luster, shine
    2) : brilliance
    * * *
    1. (de sol) brightness
    2. (de metal, zapatos) shine
    ¡qué brillo tiene tu pelo! your hair is so shiny!
    3. (de ojos, diamante) sparkle

    Spanish-English dictionary > brillo

  • 30 desvaído

    adj.
    1 pale, washed-out, ashen, faded.
    2 weak-willed, characterless.
    3 dull.
    * * *
    1 (color disipado) faded, pale; (borroso) blurred
    2 (persona) tall and lanky
    * * *
    ADJ
    1) [color] pale, washed-out
    2) [contorno] vague, blurred
    3) [persona] characterless
    4) [personalidad] flat, dull
    * * *
    - da adjetivo < color> faded, washed-out; < persona> colorless*, insipid
    * * *
    - da adjetivo < color> faded, washed-out; < persona> colorless*, insipid
    * * *
    1 ‹color› faded, washed-out; ‹forma/contorno› blurred, vague
    2 ‹persona› dull, drab, colorless*, insipid; ‹obra/película› dull, lackluster*
    * * *

    Del verbo desvaír: ( conjugate desvaír)

    desvaido es:

    el participio

    desvaído
    ◊ -da adjetivo ‹ color› faded, washed-out;


    ‹ persona› colorless( conjugate colorless), insipid
    desvaído adjetivo faded, dull: el artículo del periódico era un poco desvaído, the newspaper article was a bit dull
    ' desvaído' also found in these entries:
    English:
    mousy
    * * *
    desvaído, -a adj
    1. [color, tono] pale, washed-out;
    [tela] faded
    2. [forma, contorno] blurred;
    [mirada] vague
    * * *
    adj
    1 color, pintura faded
    2 fig
    dull
    * * *
    desvaído, -da adj
    1) : pale, washed-out
    2) : vague, blurred

    Spanish-English dictionary > desvaído

  • 31 deslucir

    v.
    1 to spoil, to ruin.
    2 to make unattractive.
    3 to dull, to spoil, to make look dull, to dim.
    * * *
    Conjugation model [ LUCIR], like link=lucir lucir
    1 (quitar la brillantez) to tarnish, take the shine off; (descolorar) to fade
    2 figurado (quitar la gracia) to mar, spoil; (desacreditar) to discredit
    * * *
    1. VT
    1) [+ mármol] to fade; [+ metal] to tarnish
    2) (=estropear) to spoil, ruin
    3) [+ persona] to discredit
    2.
    See:
    * * *
    verbo transitivo <actuación/desfile> to spoil; <colores/cortinas> to fade, cause... to fade
    * * *
    = tarnish, take + the shine off things, mar.
    Ex. The article is entitled 'NCLIS (National Commission on Libraries and Information Science) assessment of public information dissemination: some sound ideas tarnished by defense of obsolete approaches' = El artículo se titula "Evaluación de la difusión de información pública por la NCLIS (Comisión Nacional sobre Bibliotecas y Documentación): algunas ideas acertadas deslucidas por la defensa de métodos obsoletos".
    Ex. Not being able to run DP on IIS and not being able to find a commercial web hosting company who ran Apache, took the initial shine off things for me.
    Ex. Unfortunately, much of Metcalfe's writing is marred by what appears to be a deep-rooted prejudice against the classified approach, particularly as exemplified by Ranganathan.
    * * *
    verbo transitivo <actuación/desfile> to spoil; <colores/cortinas> to fade, cause... to fade
    * * *
    = tarnish, take + the shine off things, mar.

    Ex: The article is entitled 'NCLIS (National Commission on Libraries and Information Science) assessment of public information dissemination: some sound ideas tarnished by defense of obsolete approaches' = El artículo se titula "Evaluación de la difusión de información pública por la NCLIS (Comisión Nacional sobre Bibliotecas y Documentación): algunas ideas acertadas deslucidas por la defensa de métodos obsoletos".

    Ex: Not being able to run DP on IIS and not being able to find a commercial web hosting company who ran Apache, took the initial shine off things for me.
    Ex: Unfortunately, much of Metcalfe's writing is marred by what appears to be a deep-rooted prejudice against the classified approach, particularly as exemplified by Ranganathan.

    * * *
    deslucir [I5 ]
    vt
    1 ‹actuación/desfile› to spoil
    la lluvia deslució el festival the rain spoiled the festival
    la presentación desluce el trabajo the presentation detracts from o spoils the work
    2 ‹colores/cortinas› to fade, cause … to fade
    el polvo deslucía los muebles the dust made the furniture look dull
    * * *

    deslucir vtr (un acto, espectáculo) to mar: el mal sonido deslució el concierto, the concert was marred by poor sound equipment
    una pelea deslució la fiesta, the party was ruined because of a fight
    ' deslucir' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    sombra
    * * *
    to spoil;
    la lluvia deslució el desfile the rain spoiled the parade;
    las acusaciones deslucieron su victoria the accusations took the shine off his victory
    * * *
    v/t tarnish; fig
    spoil
    * * *
    deslucir {45} vt
    1) : to spoil
    2) : to fade, to dull, to tarnish
    3) : to discredit

    Spanish-English dictionary > deslucir

  • 32 dolor

    m.
    1 pain.
    siento un dolor en el costado I have a pain in my side
    (tener) dolor de cabeza (to have a) headache
    ¡este niño no nos da más que dolores de cabeza! that child does nothing but make trouble for us!
    dolor de espalda back pain
    dolor de estómago stomachache
    dolores menstruales period pains
    dolor de muelas toothache
    dolores del parto labor pains
    2 grief, sorrow (moral).
    su fallecimiento nos llena de dolor his death fills us with sorrow
    * * *
    1 pain, ache
    2 figurado pain, sorrow, grief
    \
    causar dolor figurado to sadden, hurt, upset
    estar con los dolores (de parto) to be in labour (US labor)
    dolor de cabeza headache
    dolor de muelas toothache
    * * *
    noun m.
    1) ache, pain
    2) grief, sorrow
    * * *
    SM
    1) [físico] pain

    estar con dolores — [antes del parto] to feel one's labour pains beginning

    dolores de parto — labour pains, labor pains (EEUU)

    2) (=pesar) grief, sorrow
    * * *
    a) ( físico) pain

    dolores reumáticos/de parto — rheumatic/labor* pains

    tener dolor de muelas/cabeza/garganta — to have a toothache/a headache/a sore throat

    fuertes dolores de estómago — sharp o severe stomach pains

    b) (pena, tristeza) pain, grief

    el dolor de perder a un ser querido — the pain o grief of losing a loved one

    con todo el dolor de mi corazón tuve que decirle que no — it broke my heart, but I had to turn him down

    * * *
    = pain, agony, ache, grief, woefulness, soreness, heartache.
    Ex. For instance, if discharge is 'watery' or 'purulent,' vision is 'blurred,' pain is 'moderate,' then corneal trauma or infection is diagnosed.
    Ex. Much time and much of the agony associated with the reference interview would be avoided if librarians were subject specialists and did not have to educate themselves about a question before starting to answer it.
    Ex. Last year I did not prefer cushioned running shoes, but now I'm a year older with new aches and pains, so I want a shoe with added support.
    Ex. This paper discusses the ways in which books may be used to help bereaved children to understand death and other aspects of grief.
    Ex. In presenting this story, Amenabar has managed to avoid both saccharine sentimentality and easy woefulness.
    Ex. While there are no significant injury worries to speak of, there is no doubt both sides have a number of players with general soreness and niggling.
    Ex. Lovelorn staff at a Japanese company can take paid time off after an upsetting break-up with a partner, with more ' heartache leave' offered as they get older.
    ----
    * alivio del dolor = pain relief.
    * de dolor = in pain.
    * dolor abdominal = abdominal pain.
    * dolor agudo = twinge.
    * dolor crónico = chronic pain.
    * dolor de barriga = tummy ache.
    * dolor de cabeza = headache.
    * dolor de cabeza espantoso = splitting headache.
    * dolor de corazón = heartache.
    * dolor de cuello = neck pain.
    * dolor de espalda = backache [back-ache], back pain.
    * dolor de estómago = stomach ache, upset stomach.
    * dolor de garganta = sore throat.
    * dolor de muelas = toothache.
    * dolor de oído = earache.
    * dolor de ojos = eyestrain [eye strain].
    * dolor en la mano al escribir = writer's cramp.
    * dolores de parto = birth pangs.
    * dolor físico = physical pain.
    * dolor fulgurante = shooting stab of pain, shooting pain.
    * dolor lancinante = shooting stab of pain, shooting pain.
    * dolor menstrual = period pain.
    * dolor muscular = muscle pain, muscle ache.
    * dolor penetrante = shooting stab of pain, shooting pain.
    * dolor pulsante = throbbing pain.
    * dolor pulsátil = throbbing pain.
    * dolor punzante = throbbing pain, shooting stab of pain, shooting pain, twinge.
    * gesto de dolor = wince of pain, wince.
    * hacer una mueca de dolor = wince.
    * hacer un gesto de dolor = wince.
    * molestias y dolores = aches and pains.
    * mueca de dolor = wince of pain, wince.
    * punzada de dolor = twinge.
    * que no causa dolor = painless.
    * sin dolor = painless.
    * * *
    a) ( físico) pain

    dolores reumáticos/de parto — rheumatic/labor* pains

    tener dolor de muelas/cabeza/garganta — to have a toothache/a headache/a sore throat

    fuertes dolores de estómago — sharp o severe stomach pains

    b) (pena, tristeza) pain, grief

    el dolor de perder a un ser querido — the pain o grief of losing a loved one

    con todo el dolor de mi corazón tuve que decirle que no — it broke my heart, but I had to turn him down

    * * *
    = pain, agony, ache, grief, woefulness, soreness, heartache.

    Ex: For instance, if discharge is 'watery' or 'purulent,' vision is 'blurred,' pain is 'moderate,' then corneal trauma or infection is diagnosed.

    Ex: Much time and much of the agony associated with the reference interview would be avoided if librarians were subject specialists and did not have to educate themselves about a question before starting to answer it.
    Ex: Last year I did not prefer cushioned running shoes, but now I'm a year older with new aches and pains, so I want a shoe with added support.
    Ex: This paper discusses the ways in which books may be used to help bereaved children to understand death and other aspects of grief.
    Ex: In presenting this story, Amenabar has managed to avoid both saccharine sentimentality and easy woefulness.
    Ex: While there are no significant injury worries to speak of, there is no doubt both sides have a number of players with general soreness and niggling.
    Ex: Lovelorn staff at a Japanese company can take paid time off after an upsetting break-up with a partner, with more ' heartache leave' offered as they get older.
    * alivio del dolor = pain relief.
    * de dolor = in pain.
    * dolor abdominal = abdominal pain.
    * dolor agudo = twinge.
    * dolor crónico = chronic pain.
    * dolor de barriga = tummy ache.
    * dolor de cabeza = headache.
    * dolor de cabeza espantoso = splitting headache.
    * dolor de corazón = heartache.
    * dolor de cuello = neck pain.
    * dolor de espalda = backache [back-ache], back pain.
    * dolor de estómago = stomach ache, upset stomach.
    * dolor de garganta = sore throat.
    * dolor de muelas = toothache.
    * dolor de oído = earache.
    * dolor de ojos = eyestrain [eye strain].
    * dolor en la mano al escribir = writer's cramp.
    * dolores de parto = birth pangs.
    * dolor físico = physical pain.
    * dolor fulgurante = shooting stab of pain, shooting pain.
    * dolor lancinante = shooting stab of pain, shooting pain.
    * dolor menstrual = period pain.
    * dolor muscular = muscle pain, muscle ache.
    * dolor penetrante = shooting stab of pain, shooting pain.
    * dolor pulsante = throbbing pain.
    * dolor pulsátil = throbbing pain.
    * dolor punzante = throbbing pain, shooting stab of pain, shooting pain, twinge.
    * gesto de dolor = wince of pain, wince.
    * hacer una mueca de dolor = wince.
    * hacer un gesto de dolor = wince.
    * molestias y dolores = aches and pains.
    * mueca de dolor = wince of pain, wince.
    * punzada de dolor = twinge.
    * que no causa dolor = painless.
    * sin dolor = painless.

    * * *
    ¿siente mucho dolor? are you in much pain?, does it hurt much?
    ¿es una punzada o un dolor sordo? is it a sharp pain or a dull ache?
    dolores reumáticos/musculares rheumatic/muscular pains
    dolores de crecimiento/parto growing/labor* pains
    pastillas para el dolor de muelas/oídos pills for (a) toothache/(an) earache
    un dolor de cabeza a headache
    un dolor de garganta espantoso a terrible sore throat
    es un dolor reflejo it's a referred pain
    fuertes dolores de estómago sharp o severe stomach pains
    no me ha dado más que dolores de cabeza he has given me nothing but headaches, he has been a constant worry to me
    te ahorrarás muchos dolores de cabeza you will save yourself a lot of problems o headaches
    2
    (pena, tristeza): creí que iba a morirme de dolor I thought I was going to die of grief o sorrow
    con todo el dolor de mi corazón tuve que decirle que no it broke my heart, but I had to turn him down
    con todo el dolor de su corazón tuvo que negarle el regalo it was very painful for him o it was heart-rending for him to have to deny him the gift
    no sabes el dolor que me causa su indiferencia you have no idea how much his indifferent attitude hurts o upsets me
    el dolor de perder a un ser querido the pain o grief of losing a loved one
    * * *

     

    dolor sustantivo masculino
    a) ( físico) pain;


    tener dolor de muelas/cabeza/garganta to have a toothache/a headache/a sore throat
    b) (pena, tristeza) pain, grief

    dolor sustantivo masculino
    1 Med pain
    dolor de espalda, backache
    2 (aflicción) grief, sorrow
    ' dolor' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    agudeza
    - aliviar
    - aliviarse
    - amanecer
    - ay
    - calmar
    - chillido
    - cicatrizar
    - contorsionarse
    - dar
    - dolerse
    - fiel
    - fricción
    - fuerte
    - gemir
    - gesto
    - indiferente
    - infernal
    - jaqueca
    - latigazo
    - matar
    - molestar
    - molestia
    - mueca
    - ostensible
    - penetrante
    - pesar
    - pinchazo
    - punzada
    - punzante
    - queja
    - quejarse
    - quitar
    - quitarse
    - rabiar
    - rechistar
    - refleja
    - reflejo
    - resentirse
    - retorcerse
    - rictus
    - soportar
    - sorda
    - sordo
    - tal
    - tener
    - traer
    - transida
    - transido
    - aguantador
    English:
    ache
    - aching
    - acute
    - agonizing
    - agony
    - alleviate
    - any
    - backache
    - bad
    - bear
    - bellyache
    - comfort
    - cover up
    - deaden
    - distort
    - distress
    - double up
    - dull
    - earache
    - ease
    - excruciating
    - experience
    - grief
    - grimace
    - groan
    - headache
    - help
    - inflict
    - lessen
    - nagging
    - numb
    - ouch
    - overcome
    - overwhelming
    - pain
    - painfully
    - painkiller
    - painless
    - painlessly
    - pang
    - pass
    - pass off
    - period pain
    - persist
    - rack
    - raging
    - reduce
    - relieve
    - severe
    - severity
    * * *
    dolor nm
    1. [físico] pain;
    un dolor sordo a dull pain;
    ¿dónde tienes el dolor? where does it hurt?;
    me dio un dolor tremendo en los riñones I felt a terrible pain in my lower back;
    siento un dolor en el costado I have a pain in my side;
    hizo un gesto de dolor she winced with pain;
    tengo dolor de huesos/dolores musculares my bones/muscles ache
    dolor de barriga bellyache;
    dolor de cabeza headache;
    tener dolor de cabeza to have a headache;
    ¡este niño no nos da más que dolores de cabeza! that child does nothing but make trouble for us!;
    dolor de estómago stomachache;
    dolor de garganta sore throat;
    tener dolor de garganta to have a sore throat;
    dolores menstruales period pains;
    dolor de muelas toothache;
    dolor de oídos earache;
    tener dolor de oídos to have earache;
    dolores del parto labour pains
    2. [moral] sorrow;
    sentir dolor por algo to feel sorrow at sth;
    separarse de su hijo les causó gran dolor being separated from their son was very painful for them;
    le comunicó la noticia con gran dolor she told him the news with great sorrow;
    lloraba de dolor por su desgracia she wept with sadness at her misfortune;
    su fallecimiento nos llena de dolor his death fills us with sorrow;
    con todo el dolor de mi corazón: la castigué con todo el dolor de mi corazón it broke my heart to punish her;
    tuve que irme de aquella ciudad con todo el dolor de mi corazón it was heartbreaking for me to have to leave that city
    * * *
    pain;
    dar dolores de cabeza a alguien fig cause s.o. problems
    * * *
    dolor nm
    1) : pain, ache
    dolor de cabeza: headache
    2) pena, tristeza: grief, sorrow
    * * *
    1. (físico) pain
    2. (pena) grief

    Spanish-English dictionary > dolor

  • 33 embrutecer

    v.
    1 to stultify, to make dull.
    2 to brutalize, to bestialize, to brutalise, to make brutish.
    * * *
    Conjugation model [ AGRADECER], like link=agradecer agradecer
    1 (facultades etc) to dull, deaden
    1 to become dull, become stupefied
    * * *
    1.
    VT to stupefy, dull the senses of
    2.
    See:
    * * *
    verbo transitivo trabajo to stultify; televisión to make... mindless
    * * *
    = barbarise [barbarize, -USA], brutalise [brutalize, -USA].
    Ex. The first option means fighting, the resistance brutalizing, barbarizing and dehumanising both ourselves and our victims, and resulting, at best, in a desolate and desocialized state.
    Ex. The first option means fighting the resistance, brutalizing, barbarizing and dehumanising both ourselves and our victims, and resulting, at best, in a desolate and desocialized state.
    * * *
    verbo transitivo trabajo to stultify; televisión to make... mindless
    * * *
    = barbarise [barbarize, -USA], brutalise [brutalize, -USA].

    Ex: The first option means fighting, the resistance brutalizing, barbarizing and dehumanising both ourselves and our victims, and resulting, at best, in a desolate and desocialized state.

    Ex: The first option means fighting the resistance, brutalizing, barbarizing and dehumanising both ourselves and our victims, and resulting, at best, in a desolate and desocialized state.

    * * *
    embrutecer [E3 ]
    vt
    «trabajo» to stultify, dull; «televisión» to make … mindless, turn … into a vegetable ( colloq)
    * * *

    embrutecer ( conjugate embrutecer) verbo transitivo [ trabajo] to stultify;
    [ televisión] to make … mindless
    embrutecer verbo transitivo to brutalize
    * * *
    ♦ vt
    to stultify, to make dull;
    la televisión embrutece a los niños television stunts children's mental development
    * * *
    v/t brutalize

    Spanish-English dictionary > embrutecer

  • 34 estúpido

    adj.
    1 stupid, foolish, dumb, empty-headed.
    2 stupid, foolish, inane, dumb.
    m.
    stupid, nitwit, fathead, numbskull.
    * * *
    1 stupid, silly
    ► nombre masculino,nombre femenino
    1 berk, idiot
    * * *
    1. (f. - estúpida)
    adj.
    2. (f. - estúpida)
    noun f.
    * * *
    estúpido, -a
    1.
    ADJ stupid
    2.
    SM / F idiot
    * * *
    I
    - da adjetivo <persona/argumento> stupid, silly

    ay, qué estúpida soy! — oh, how stupid of me!

    II
    - da masculino, femenino idiot, fool
    * * *
    = crazy [crazier -comp., craziest -sup.], dummy, foolish, silly, mindless, moron, stupid, daft [dafter -comp., daftest -sup.], mad, dumb [dumber -comp., dumbest -sup.], nuts, witless, bonehead, boneheaded, twit, dolally tap, dolally [do-lally], imbecile, cretinous, arsehole [asshole, -USA], brainless, dimwit, dim-witted [dimwitted], twat, nonsensical, mug, berk, prick, cretin, dumbbell, dull-witted, asinine, lemon, ditsy [ditsier -comp., ditsiest -sup.], dits, ditz, ditzy [ditzier -comp., ditziest -sup.], airhead, airheaded, duffer, schmuck, schmo, nonce, moke, twerp, dweeb, chump, birdbrained, birdbrain, off + Posesivo + knocker, off + Posesivo + rocker, dork, moonstruck, plonker.
    Ex. Lest it appear that Ms Marshall's committee and a few others of us, notoriously associated with that kind of work, are little more than crazy, fire-breathing radicals, let me add this gloss immediately.
    Ex. We are too prone to be dummy people by day, and thinking, articulate individuals only in the safety of home and leisure.
    Ex. It would be uneconomic and foolish to persevere with human assignment of controlled-language terms.
    Ex. In conclusion, I am sure you all believe me to be either idealistic, unrealistic, radical, or just plain silly.
    Ex. By this later period pressmen in England were despised as mere 'horses', the 'great guzzlers of beer' who were rebuked by the young Benjamin Franklin for their mindless intemperance.
    Ex. This thesaurus contains a number of wretched, insensitive cross-references, like from Dumb to DEAF, and from Feeble minded, Imbecility, and morons to MENTALLY HANDICAPPED.
    Ex. When any librarian is trying to find material on behalf of a user from a poor citation it leads to that librarian appearing slow and stupid to the user.
    Ex. Ranking among the dafter exercises sometimes imposed on children is the one that requires them to describe a screwdriver or a vase or the desks they sit at, or any familiar object.
    Ex. When J D Brown allowed the public of Islington to have open access to the books in the 1890s he was regarded by many of his colleagues as mad!.
    Ex. Techniques such as the automatic detection of anaphora enable systems to appear to be intelligent rather than dumb.
    Ex. I think some people would think my approach is nuts.
    Ex. She refutes the idea of the women's magazine as a 'mouthpiece of masculine interest, of patriarchy and commercialism' that preyed on 'passive, dependent, and witless' women readers.
    Ex. The article is entitled 'Field Research for Boneheads: From Naivete to Insight on the Green Tortoise'.
    Ex. That was a big boneheaded error.
    Ex. Democracy's a nice idea in theory, if it wasn't for all the twits.
    Ex. Now I know this country of ours is totally dolally tap!.
    Ex. The server has gone dolally by the looks of it.
    Ex. The same evil is done in slaving, tormenting and killing, say, chimpanzees as is done in so injuring human imbeciles.
    Ex. It is already evident that he is a cretinous buffoon.
    Ex. Modern preppies try to be assholes, probably because they think it's cool, and never quite make it.
    Ex. From that point on, the film is not only stupid, it's dim-witted, brainless and obtuse to the point of being insulting to the audience.
    Ex. The diplomats have been calling him a lucky dimwit ever since.
    Ex. From that point on, the film is not only stupid, it's dim-witted, brainless and obtuse to the point of being insulting to the audience.
    Ex. I don't really care if he does like real ale, even if his arse was hung with diamonds he would still be a twat.
    Ex. Parental protectiveness of children is surely a good thing if sensibly applied, but this nonsensical double standard doesn't help anyone.
    Ex. By this time, firecrackers and fireworks were being let off willy-nilly in the streets by any mug with a match.
    Ex. And before some berk starts whittling on about anti-car lobbies, we should all be lobbying for less car use if we've got any interest whatsoever in the future.
    Ex. Steve knows that he is a 'showboat, a little bit of a prick,' but he also knows that it's too late for a man in his fifties to change.
    Ex. Cretin is a word derived from an 18th century Swiss-French word meaning Christian.
    Ex. The Wizard, played by Joel Grey, is a smooth-talking dumbbell who admits he is 'a corn-fed hick' and 'one of your dime-a-dozen mediocrities'.
    Ex. An army without culture is a dull-witted army, and a dull-witted army cannot defeat the enemy.
    Ex. This chapter is dedicated to the truly asinine rules -- ones which either defeat their own purpose altogether or are completely devoid of common sense.
    Ex. The court also heard the victim's brother accuse the defendant of physical abuse and of calling him a ' lemon and a retard'.
    Ex. If there is a stereo type for ditsy blondes she really has gone out of her way to fit it perfectly.
    Ex. But then again, there are thousands of such ditses out there that need mental help.
    Ex. She might be a ditz, you can do that with the money she makes, if she wasn't so rich she'd be just another ditzy broad.
    Ex. She might be a ditz, you can do that with the money she makes, if she wasn't so rich she'd be just another ditzy broad.
    Ex. Some people like airheads with fake boobs.
    Ex. She's just an airheaded bimbo, with an endless capacity to push aside unpleasant realities in favor of her more satisfying interests: young men and jewels.
    Ex. Plus, no matter what she did to stop people from picking on her she always ended up being called a duffer.
    Ex. Schmuck entered English as a borrowed word from Yiddish, where it is an obscene term literally meaning a foreskin or head of a penis, and an insult.
    Ex. This team of schmoes is capable of anything.
    Ex. Justin, whilst clearly a nonce, is to be commended on instigating a high-profile campaign to free the hostages.
    Ex. States know better what their own citizens needs are than do the mokes in Washington.
    Ex. He started life as a twerp, then fairly quickly became a jerk and ended up an old sourpuss.
    Ex. For this reason, I will probably not vote in the London mayoral election at all and this doesn't make me a whinging negativist dweeb.
    Ex. Americans are such chumps, because we refuse to see what is going on right in front of our eyes.
    Ex. She has her own birdbrained way of thinking about things, but most of what she says is vaguely prophetic.
    Ex. I am thinking humans can be such birdbrains when it comes to communication.
    Ex. Every firearm hast its pros and cons and anyone who tells you otherwise is off their knocker.
    Ex. I find it fascinating how Bradley can be perfectly reasonable one moment, and off his rocker the next.
    Ex. And then we get nongs like Joe here who just cant help himself from being a dork.
    Ex. ' Moonstruck' has all the fun of movies about weddings: a reluctant groom, an overeager bride, and an emotionally distraught family.
    Ex. If she'd been my daughter in fact I'd never have let her go out with an obvious plonker like myself.
    ----
    * algo estúpido = no-brainer.
    * como un estúpido = stupidly.
    * hacerse el estúpido = dumb down, act + dumb.
    * lo suficientemente estúpido como para = dumb enough to.
    * rubia estúpida = dumb blonde.
    * ser estúpido = be off + Posesivo + rocker.
    * típica rubia estúpida = bimbo.
    * volverse estúpido = go off + Posesivo + rocker.
    * * *
    I
    - da adjetivo <persona/argumento> stupid, silly

    ay, qué estúpida soy! — oh, how stupid of me!

    II
    - da masculino, femenino idiot, fool
    * * *
    = crazy [crazier -comp., craziest -sup.], dummy, foolish, silly, mindless, moron, stupid, daft [dafter -comp., daftest -sup.], mad, dumb [dumber -comp., dumbest -sup.], nuts, witless, bonehead, boneheaded, twit, dolally tap, dolally [do-lally], imbecile, cretinous, arsehole [asshole, -USA], brainless, dimwit, dim-witted [dimwitted], twat, nonsensical, mug, berk, prick, cretin, dumbbell, dull-witted, asinine, lemon, ditsy [ditsier -comp., ditsiest -sup.], dits, ditz, ditzy [ditzier -comp., ditziest -sup.], airhead, airheaded, duffer, schmuck, schmo, nonce, moke, twerp, dweeb, chump, birdbrained, birdbrain, off + Posesivo + knocker, off + Posesivo + rocker, dork, moonstruck, plonker.

    Ex: Lest it appear that Ms Marshall's committee and a few others of us, notoriously associated with that kind of work, are little more than crazy, fire-breathing radicals, let me add this gloss immediately.

    Ex: We are too prone to be dummy people by day, and thinking, articulate individuals only in the safety of home and leisure.
    Ex: It would be uneconomic and foolish to persevere with human assignment of controlled-language terms.
    Ex: In conclusion, I am sure you all believe me to be either idealistic, unrealistic, radical, or just plain silly.
    Ex: By this later period pressmen in England were despised as mere 'horses', the 'great guzzlers of beer' who were rebuked by the young Benjamin Franklin for their mindless intemperance.
    Ex: This thesaurus contains a number of wretched, insensitive cross-references, like from Dumb to DEAF, and from Feeble minded, Imbecility, and morons to MENTALLY HANDICAPPED.
    Ex: When any librarian is trying to find material on behalf of a user from a poor citation it leads to that librarian appearing slow and stupid to the user.
    Ex: Ranking among the dafter exercises sometimes imposed on children is the one that requires them to describe a screwdriver or a vase or the desks they sit at, or any familiar object.
    Ex: When J D Brown allowed the public of Islington to have open access to the books in the 1890s he was regarded by many of his colleagues as mad!.
    Ex: Techniques such as the automatic detection of anaphora enable systems to appear to be intelligent rather than dumb.
    Ex: I think some people would think my approach is nuts.
    Ex: She refutes the idea of the women's magazine as a 'mouthpiece of masculine interest, of patriarchy and commercialism' that preyed on 'passive, dependent, and witless' women readers.
    Ex: The article is entitled 'Field Research for Boneheads: From Naivete to Insight on the Green Tortoise'.
    Ex: That was a big boneheaded error.
    Ex: Democracy's a nice idea in theory, if it wasn't for all the twits.
    Ex: Now I know this country of ours is totally dolally tap!.
    Ex: The server has gone dolally by the looks of it.
    Ex: The same evil is done in slaving, tormenting and killing, say, chimpanzees as is done in so injuring human imbeciles.
    Ex: It is already evident that he is a cretinous buffoon.
    Ex: Modern preppies try to be assholes, probably because they think it's cool, and never quite make it.
    Ex: From that point on, the film is not only stupid, it's dim-witted, brainless and obtuse to the point of being insulting to the audience.
    Ex: The diplomats have been calling him a lucky dimwit ever since.
    Ex: From that point on, the film is not only stupid, it's dim-witted, brainless and obtuse to the point of being insulting to the audience.
    Ex: I don't really care if he does like real ale, even if his arse was hung with diamonds he would still be a twat.
    Ex: Parental protectiveness of children is surely a good thing if sensibly applied, but this nonsensical double standard doesn't help anyone.
    Ex: By this time, firecrackers and fireworks were being let off willy-nilly in the streets by any mug with a match.
    Ex: And before some berk starts whittling on about anti-car lobbies, we should all be lobbying for less car use if we've got any interest whatsoever in the future.
    Ex: Steve knows that he is a 'showboat, a little bit of a prick,' but he also knows that it's too late for a man in his fifties to change.
    Ex: Cretin is a word derived from an 18th century Swiss-French word meaning Christian.
    Ex: The Wizard, played by Joel Grey, is a smooth-talking dumbbell who admits he is 'a corn-fed hick' and 'one of your dime-a-dozen mediocrities'.
    Ex: An army without culture is a dull-witted army, and a dull-witted army cannot defeat the enemy.
    Ex: This chapter is dedicated to the truly asinine rules -- ones which either defeat their own purpose altogether or are completely devoid of common sense.
    Ex: The court also heard the victim's brother accuse the defendant of physical abuse and of calling him a ' lemon and a retard'.
    Ex: If there is a stereo type for ditsy blondes she really has gone out of her way to fit it perfectly.
    Ex: But then again, there are thousands of such ditses out there that need mental help.
    Ex: She might be a ditz, you can do that with the money she makes, if she wasn't so rich she'd be just another ditzy broad.
    Ex: She might be a ditz, you can do that with the money she makes, if she wasn't so rich she'd be just another ditzy broad.
    Ex: Some people like airheads with fake boobs.
    Ex: She's just an airheaded bimbo, with an endless capacity to push aside unpleasant realities in favor of her more satisfying interests: young men and jewels.
    Ex: Plus, no matter what she did to stop people from picking on her she always ended up being called a duffer.
    Ex: Schmuck entered English as a borrowed word from Yiddish, where it is an obscene term literally meaning a foreskin or head of a penis, and an insult.
    Ex: This team of schmoes is capable of anything.
    Ex: Justin, whilst clearly a nonce, is to be commended on instigating a high-profile campaign to free the hostages.
    Ex: States know better what their own citizens needs are than do the mokes in Washington.
    Ex: He started life as a twerp, then fairly quickly became a jerk and ended up an old sourpuss.
    Ex: For this reason, I will probably not vote in the London mayoral election at all and this doesn't make me a whinging negativist dweeb.
    Ex: Americans are such chumps, because we refuse to see what is going on right in front of our eyes.
    Ex: She has her own birdbrained way of thinking about things, but most of what she says is vaguely prophetic.
    Ex: I am thinking humans can be such birdbrains when it comes to communication.
    Ex: Every firearm hast its pros and cons and anyone who tells you otherwise is off their knocker.
    Ex: I find it fascinating how Bradley can be perfectly reasonable one moment, and off his rocker the next.
    Ex: And then we get nongs like Joe here who just cant help himself from being a dork.
    Ex: ' Moonstruck' has all the fun of movies about weddings: a reluctant groom, an overeager bride, and an emotionally distraught family.
    Ex: If she'd been my daughter in fact I'd never have let her go out with an obvious plonker like myself.
    * algo estúpido = no-brainer.
    * como un estúpido = stupidly.
    * hacerse el estúpido = dumb down, act + dumb.
    * lo suficientemente estúpido como para = dumb enough to.
    * rubia estúpida = dumb blonde.
    * ser estúpido = be off + Posesivo + rocker.
    * típica rubia estúpida = bimbo.
    * volverse estúpido = go off + Posesivo + rocker.

    * * *
    estúpido1 -da
    ‹persona› stupid; ‹argumento› stupid, silly
    ay, qué estúpida, me equivoqué oh, how stupid of me, I've done it wrong
    un gasto estúpido a stupid waste of money
    es estúpido que vayamos las dos it's silly o stupid for us both to go
    estúpido2 -da
    masculine, feminine
    idiot, fool
    el estúpido de mi hermano my stupid brother
    * * *

     

    estúpido
    ◊ -da adjetivo ‹ persona› stupid;


    ‹ argumento› stupid, silly;
    ◊ ¡ay, qué estúpida soy! oh, how stupid of me!

    ■ sustantivo masculino, femenino
    idiot, fool
    estúpido,-a
    I adjetivo stupid
    II sustantivo masculino y femenino idiot

    ' estúpido' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    burra
    - burro
    - estúpida
    - animal
    - apendejarse
    - baboso
    - caballo
    - el
    - embromar
    - gafo
    - huevón
    - pendejo
    English:
    also
    - believe
    - bit
    - bonehead
    - bozo
    - damn
    - dopey
    - equally
    - foolish
    - goof
    - idiotic
    - mindless
    - obtuse
    - pretty
    - shame
    - soft
    - stupid
    - that
    - wonder
    - inane
    - jerk
    * * *
    estúpido, -a
    ♦ adj
    stupid;
    ¡qué estúpido soy! me he vuelto a olvidar what an idiot I am! I've gone and forgotten again;
    sería estúpido no reconocerlo it would be foolish not to admit it
    ♦ nm,f
    idiot;
    el estúpido de mi vecino my idiot of a neighbour
    * * *
    I adj stupid
    II m, estúpida f idiot
    * * *
    estúpido, -da adj
    : stupid
    estúpido, -da n
    idiota: idiot, fool
    * * *
    estúpido1 adj stupid [comp. stupider; superl. stupidest]
    estúpido2 n stupid person / idiot

    Spanish-English dictionary > estúpido

  • 35 memo

    adj.
    silly, stupid, brainless.
    m.
    1 memo, written note, memorandum.
    2 fool, dunce, simpleton, dweeb.
    * * *
    1 familiar stupid, dim
    ► nombre masculino,nombre femenino
    1 familiar dummy, moron
    * * *
    I memo, -a *
    1.
    ADJ silly, stupid
    2.
    SM / F idiot
    II
    * SM memo *, memorandum
    * * *
    I
    - ma adjetivo (Esp fam) stupid, dumb (colloq)
    II
    - ma masculino, femenino
    1) (Esp fam) idiot, peabrain (colloq)
    2) memo masculino ( memorándum) memo
    * * *
    = goofy [goofier -comp., goofiest -sup.], dullard, dimwit, dim-witted [dimwitted], brainless, twat, witless, dumbbell, dull-witted, asinine, nonce, gaga, dweeb.
    Ex. The article 'Book pricing: economics of a goofy business' examines briefly the economics of the book publishing process from the viewpoint of the book wholesaler.
    Ex. The dullard's envy of brilliant men is always assuaged by the suspicion that they will come to bad end.
    Ex. The diplomats have been calling him a lucky dimwit ever since.
    Ex. From that point on, the film is not only stupid, it's dim-witted, brainless and obtuse to the point of being insulting to the audience.
    Ex. From that point on, the film is not only stupid, it's dim-witted, brainless and obtuse to the point of being insulting to the audience.
    Ex. I don't really care if he does like real ale, even if his arse was hung with diamonds he would still be a twat.
    Ex. She refutes the idea of the women's magazine as a 'mouthpiece of masculine interest, of patriarchy and commercialism' that preyed on 'passive, dependent, and witless' women readers.
    Ex. The Wizard, played by Joel Grey, is a smooth-talking dumbbell who admits he is 'a corn-fed hick' and 'one of your dime-a-dozen mediocrities'.
    Ex. An army without culture is a dull-witted army, and a dull-witted army cannot defeat the enemy.
    Ex. This chapter is dedicated to the truly asinine rules -- ones which either defeat their own purpose altogether or are completely devoid of common sense.
    Ex. Justin, whilst clearly a nonce, is to be commended on instigating a high-profile campaign to free the hostages.
    Ex. So if Ellen and Baltar are anything to go by, it seems exceptionally smart people are a bit gaga.
    Ex. For this reason, I will probably not vote in the London mayoral election at all and this doesn't make me a whinging negativist dweeb.
    * * *
    I
    - ma adjetivo (Esp fam) stupid, dumb (colloq)
    II
    - ma masculino, femenino
    1) (Esp fam) idiot, peabrain (colloq)
    2) memo masculino ( memorándum) memo
    * * *
    = goofy [goofier -comp., goofiest -sup.], dullard, dimwit, dim-witted [dimwitted], brainless, twat, witless, dumbbell, dull-witted, asinine, nonce, gaga, dweeb.

    Ex: The article 'Book pricing: economics of a goofy business' examines briefly the economics of the book publishing process from the viewpoint of the book wholesaler.

    Ex: The dullard's envy of brilliant men is always assuaged by the suspicion that they will come to bad end.
    Ex: The diplomats have been calling him a lucky dimwit ever since.
    Ex: From that point on, the film is not only stupid, it's dim-witted, brainless and obtuse to the point of being insulting to the audience.
    Ex: From that point on, the film is not only stupid, it's dim-witted, brainless and obtuse to the point of being insulting to the audience.
    Ex: I don't really care if he does like real ale, even if his arse was hung with diamonds he would still be a twat.
    Ex: She refutes the idea of the women's magazine as a 'mouthpiece of masculine interest, of patriarchy and commercialism' that preyed on 'passive, dependent, and witless' women readers.
    Ex: The Wizard, played by Joel Grey, is a smooth-talking dumbbell who admits he is 'a corn-fed hick' and 'one of your dime-a-dozen mediocrities'.
    Ex: An army without culture is a dull-witted army, and a dull-witted army cannot defeat the enemy.
    Ex: This chapter is dedicated to the truly asinine rules -- ones which either defeat their own purpose altogether or are completely devoid of common sense.
    Ex: Justin, whilst clearly a nonce, is to be commended on instigating a high-profile campaign to free the hostages.
    Ex: So if Ellen and Baltar are anything to go by, it seems exceptionally smart people are a bit gaga.
    Ex: For this reason, I will probably not vote in the London mayoral election at all and this doesn't make me a whinging negativist dweeb.

    * * *
    memo1 -ma
    ( fam); stupid, dumb ( colloq)
    no seas memo don't be so stupid o dumb
    ¡no te quedes ahí mirando como si estuvieras mema! don't just stand there like an idiot!
    memo2 -ma
    masculine, feminine
    A ( Esp fam) idiot, peabrain ( colloq), dummy ( colloq)
    B
    * * *

    memo,-a insult
    I adjetivo silly, stupid
    II sustantivo masculino y femenino idiot
    ' memo' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    boluda
    - boludo
    - mema
    - circular
    - memorándum
    English:
    memo
    - nitwit
    - soft-headed
    - goofy
    * * *
    memo, -a Esp
    ♦ adj
    stupid
    ♦ nm,f
    idiot, fool
    * * *
    fam
    I adj dumb fam
    II m, mema f idiot
    * * *
    memo, -ma adj
    : silly, stupid
    * * *
    memo1 adj silly [comp. sillier; superl. silliest]
    memo2 n idiot

    Spanish-English dictionary > memo

  • 36 necio

    adj.
    silly, ignorant, stupid, foolish.
    * * *
    1 stupid
    ► nombre masculino,nombre femenino
    1 imbecile, idiot
    * * *
    necio, -a
    1. ADJ
    1) (=tonto) foolish, stupid
    2) Méx (=terco) stubborn, pig-headed
    3) And (=displicente) peevish
    4) And, Caribe, Cono Sur (=quisquilloso) touchy, hypersensitive
    5) CAm [enfermedad] hard to shake off
    2.
    SM / F fool
    * * *
    - cia adjetivo
    1) ( tonto) stupid
    2) (AmC, Col, Ven fam) ( travieso) naughty
    * * *
    = moron, cretin, dull-witted, asinine, lemon, airhead, airheaded, bonehead, duffer, schmuck, schmo, moke, twerp, dweeb, chump, birdbrained, birdbrain, dork, plonker.
    Ex. This thesaurus contains a number of wretched, insensitive cross-references, like from Dumb to DEAF, and from Feeble minded, Imbecility, and morons to MENTALLY HANDICAPPED.
    Ex. Cretin is a word derived from an 18th century Swiss-French word meaning Christian.
    Ex. An army without culture is a dull-witted army, and a dull-witted army cannot defeat the enemy.
    Ex. This chapter is dedicated to the truly asinine rules -- ones which either defeat their own purpose altogether or are completely devoid of common sense.
    Ex. The court also heard the victim's brother accuse the defendant of physical abuse and of calling him a ' lemon and a retard'.
    Ex. Some people like airheads with fake boobs.
    Ex. She's just an airheaded bimbo, with an endless capacity to push aside unpleasant realities in favor of her more satisfying interests: young men and jewels.
    Ex. The article is entitled 'Field Research for Boneheads: From Naivete to Insight on the Green Tortoise'.
    Ex. Plus, no matter what she did to stop people from picking on her she always ended up being called a duffer.
    Ex. Schmuck entered English as a borrowed word from Yiddish, where it is an obscene term literally meaning a foreskin or head of a penis, and an insult.
    Ex. This team of schmoes is capable of anything.
    Ex. States know better what their own citizens needs are than do the mokes in Washington.
    Ex. He started life as a twerp, then fairly quickly became a jerk and ended up an old sourpuss.
    Ex. For this reason, I will probably not vote in the London mayoral election at all and this doesn't make me a whinging negativist dweeb.
    Ex. Americans are such chumps, because we refuse to see what is going on right in front of our eyes.
    Ex. She has her own birdbrained way of thinking about things, but most of what she says is vaguely prophetic.
    Ex. I am thinking humans can be such birdbrains when it comes to communication.
    Ex. And then we get nongs like Joe here who just cant help himself from being a dork.
    Ex. If she'd been my daughter in fact I'd never have let her go out with an obvious plonker like myself.
    ----
    * como un necio = stupidly.
    * * *
    - cia adjetivo
    1) ( tonto) stupid
    2) (AmC, Col, Ven fam) ( travieso) naughty
    * * *
    = moron, cretin, dull-witted, asinine, lemon, airhead, airheaded, bonehead, duffer, schmuck, schmo, moke, twerp, dweeb, chump, birdbrained, birdbrain, dork, plonker.

    Ex: This thesaurus contains a number of wretched, insensitive cross-references, like from Dumb to DEAF, and from Feeble minded, Imbecility, and morons to MENTALLY HANDICAPPED.

    Ex: Cretin is a word derived from an 18th century Swiss-French word meaning Christian.
    Ex: An army without culture is a dull-witted army, and a dull-witted army cannot defeat the enemy.
    Ex: This chapter is dedicated to the truly asinine rules -- ones which either defeat their own purpose altogether or are completely devoid of common sense.
    Ex: The court also heard the victim's brother accuse the defendant of physical abuse and of calling him a ' lemon and a retard'.
    Ex: Some people like airheads with fake boobs.
    Ex: She's just an airheaded bimbo, with an endless capacity to push aside unpleasant realities in favor of her more satisfying interests: young men and jewels.
    Ex: The article is entitled 'Field Research for Boneheads: From Naivete to Insight on the Green Tortoise'.
    Ex: Plus, no matter what she did to stop people from picking on her she always ended up being called a duffer.
    Ex: Schmuck entered English as a borrowed word from Yiddish, where it is an obscene term literally meaning a foreskin or head of a penis, and an insult.
    Ex: This team of schmoes is capable of anything.
    Ex: States know better what their own citizens needs are than do the mokes in Washington.
    Ex: He started life as a twerp, then fairly quickly became a jerk and ended up an old sourpuss.
    Ex: For this reason, I will probably not vote in the London mayoral election at all and this doesn't make me a whinging negativist dweeb.
    Ex: Americans are such chumps, because we refuse to see what is going on right in front of our eyes.
    Ex: She has her own birdbrained way of thinking about things, but most of what she says is vaguely prophetic.
    Ex: I am thinking humans can be such birdbrains when it comes to communication.
    Ex: And then we get nongs like Joe here who just cant help himself from being a dork.
    Ex: If she'd been my daughter in fact I'd never have let her go out with an obvious plonker like myself.
    * como un necio = stupidly.

    * * *
    A (tonto) stupid, brainless ( colloq)
    B ( RPl) (susceptible) touchy
    C (AmC, Col, Ven fam) (travieso) naughty
    masculine, feminine
    el necio es atrevido y el sabio comedido fools rush in where angels fear to tread
    B ( RPl) (persona susceptible) touchy person
    C (AmC, Col, Ven fam) (travieso) naughty boy ( o child etc)
    * * *

    necio
    ◊ - cia adjetivo


    b) (AmC, Col, Ven fam) ( travieso) naughty

    necio,-a
    I adjetivo stupid, fatuous
    II sustantivo masculino y femenino stupid fool: su hermano es un necio, his brother's an idiot
    ♦ Locuciones: a palabras necias, oídos sordos, turn a deaf ear to foolish comments
    ' necio' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    animal
    - burra
    - burro
    - necia
    - subnormal
    * * *
    necio, -a
    ♦ adj
    1. [tonto] stupid, foolish
    2. Am [terco] stubborn, pigheaded
    3. Méx [susceptible] touchy
    ♦ nm,f
    1. [tonto] idiot, fool
    2. Am [terco] stubborn o pigheaded person;
    es un necio he's really stubborn o pigheaded
    3. Méx [susceptible] touchy person;
    es un necio he's really touchy
    * * *
    I adj brainless
    II m, necia f fool, idiot
    * * *
    necio, - cia adj
    1) : foolish, silly, dumb
    2) fam : naughty
    necio, - cia n
    estúpido: fool, idiot

    Spanish-English dictionary > necio

  • 37 obtuso

    adj.
    1 obtuse, stupid, inept.
    2 obtuse, blunt.
    * * *
    1 obtuse
    * * *
    ADJ
    1) (=sin punta) blunt
    2) (Mat) obtuse
    3) [de mente, entendimiento] obtuse
    * * *
    - sa adjetivo obtuse
    * * *
    = obtuse, dull-witted.
    Ex. There is a tendency to advance propositions premised upon the assumption that SLIS are staffed by inherently conservative, where they are not simply obtuse, individuals.
    Ex. An army without culture is a dull-witted army, and a dull-witted army cannot defeat the enemy.
    * * *
    - sa adjetivo obtuse
    * * *
    = obtuse, dull-witted.

    Ex: There is a tendency to advance propositions premised upon the assumption that SLIS are staffed by inherently conservative, where they are not simply obtuse, individuals.

    Ex: An army without culture is a dull-witted army, and a dull-witted army cannot defeat the enemy.

    * * *
    obtuso -sa
    1 ‹ángulo› obtuse
    2 ‹persona/razonamiento› obtuse
    * * *

    obtuso adjetivo
    1 Mat obtuse
    2 (persona) obtuse
    ' obtuso' also found in these entries:
    English:
    obtuse
    * * *
    obtuso, -a
    ♦ adj
    1. [sin punta] blunt
    2. [ángulo] obtuse
    3. [torpe] obtuse
    ♦ nm,f
    [torpe]
    es un obtuso he's obtuse
    * * *
    adj tb fig
    obtuse
    * * *
    obtuso, -sa adj
    : obtuse

    Spanish-English dictionary > obtuso

  • 38 anodino

    adj.
    1 uninteresting, dull.
    2 anodyne, insignificant, insubstantial.
    3 sedative.
    * * *
    1 MEDICINA anodyne
    2 (ineficaz) ineffective, inefficient
    3 (soso) insipid, dull
    1 MEDICINA anodyne
    ————————
    1 MEDICINA anodyne
    * * *
    1. ADJ
    1) (Med) anodyne frm; (=inocuo) anodyne, harmless, inoffensive
    2) [persona] dull
    2.
    SM (Med) anodyne
    * * *
    - na adjetivo < persona> bland, insipid; <película/comentario> anodyne, bland
    * * *
    ----
    * de un modo anodino = prosaically.
    * * *
    - na adjetivo < persona> bland, insipid; <película/comentario> anodyne, bland
    * * *
    * de un modo anodino = prosaically.
    * * *
    anodino -na
    1 ‹persona› bland, insipid, colorless*
    2 ‹cuadro/película/comentario› anodyne, bland
    3 ( Med) anodyne
    * * *

    anodino,-a adj (insustancial) insubstantial
    (soso) insipid, dull
    ' anodino' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    anodina
    English:
    nondescript
    - bland
    - colorless
    * * *
    anodino, -a adj
    unremarkable
    * * *
    adj anodyne; fig
    bland
    * * *
    anodino, -na adj
    : insipid, dull

    Spanish-English dictionary > anodino

  • 39 desabrido

    adj.
    1 tasteless, insipid, saltless, dull.
    2 off flavor, unsavory, off flavour, unpalatable.
    past part.
    past participle of spanish verb: desabrir.
    * * *
    1 (comida) tasteless, insipid
    2 figurado (persona) surly; (tono) harsh, sharp
    3 (tiempo) unpleasant
    * * *
    (f. - desabrida)
    adj.
    bland, tasteless
    * * *
    ADJ
    1) (=poco amable) [persona] surly; [tono] harsh; [respuesta] sharp; [debate] bitter, acrimonious
    2) [comida] tasteless, insipid
    3) [tiempo] unpleasant
    * * *
    - da adjetivo
    1) ( comida) tasteless, bland
    2) < persona> ( soso) (AmL) boring, dull; ( desagradable) (Esp) surly, disagreeable
    * * *
    Ex. Carbon monoxide is a colourless, odourless, and tasteless gas and is the product of the incomplete combustion of carbon-containing compounds.
    * * *
    - da adjetivo
    1) ( comida) tasteless, bland
    2) < persona> ( soso) (AmL) boring, dull; ( desagradable) (Esp) surly, disagreeable
    * * *

    Ex: Carbon monoxide is a colourless, odourless, and tasteless gas and is the product of the incomplete combustion of carbon-containing compounds.

    * * *
    A ‹comida› tasteless, bland, insipid
    B ‹persona›
    1 ( AmL) (soso) dull
    2 ( Esp) (desagradable) surly, disagreeable
    * * *

    Del verbo desabrir: ( conjugate desabrir)

    desabrido es:

    el participio

    desabrido
    ◊ -da adjetivo ( comida) tasteless, bland


    ' desabrido' also found in these entries:
    English:
    tasteless
    * * *
    desabrido, -a adj
    1. [tiempo] unpleasant, bad;
    el día está desabrido the weather is bad today
    2. [alimento, comida] tasteless, insipid
    3. Esp [hosco] [persona, carácter, manera de ser] surly;
    [tono] harsh
    4. Am [soso] [persona] wet, bland, dull
    * * *
    adj
    1 ( soso) bland, insipid
    2 persona surly
    3 tiempo unpleasant
    * * *
    desabrido, -da adj
    : tasteless, bland

    Spanish-English dictionary > desabrido

  • 40 desanimado

    adj.
    downhearted, beaten, broken-hearted, crestfallen.
    past part.
    past participle of spanish verb: desanimar.
    * * *
    1→ link=desanimar desanimar
    1 (decaído) dejected, downhearted
    2 (espectáculo etc) dull, lifeless
    * * *
    desanimado, -a
    1. ADJ
    1) [persona] downhearted, dejected
    2) [espectáculo, fiesta] dull, lifeless
    2.
    * * *
    - da adjetivo discouraged, dispirited
    * * *
    = despondent, dispirited.
    Ex. Perhaps those who come from the smaller nations feel even more despondent about their plight.
    Ex. The text around the rim of the teacup, from Marcel Proust, reads: ' Dispirited after a dreary day, with the prospect of a depressing morrow'.
    * * *
    - da adjetivo discouraged, dispirited
    * * *
    = despondent, dispirited.

    Ex: Perhaps those who come from the smaller nations feel even more despondent about their plight.

    Ex: The text around the rim of the teacup, from Marcel Proust, reads: ' Dispirited after a dreary day, with the prospect of a depressing morrow'.

    * * *
    1 ‹persona› downhearted, discouraged, dispirited
    2 ‹fiesta› dull
    * * *

    Del verbo desanimar: ( conjugate desanimar)

    desanimado es:

    el participio

    Multiple Entries:
    desanimado    
    desanimar
    desanimado
    ◊ -da adjetivo

    discouraged, dispirited
    desanimar ( conjugate desanimar) verbo transitivo
    to discourage
    desanimarse verbo pronominal
    to become disheartened o discouraged
    desanimado,-a adjetivo
    1 (abatido, entristecido) downhearted, dejected
    2 (reunión, verbena, etc) dull, lifeless
    desanimar verbo transitivo to discourage, dishearten

    ' desanimado' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    capa
    - desanimada
    - abatido
    English:
    dispirited
    - glum
    - mope
    - mope about
    - mope around
    - down
    * * *
    desanimado, -a adj
    1. [persona] downhearted
    2. [fiesta, lugar] quiet, lifeless
    * * *
    adj discouraged, disheartened

    Spanish-English dictionary > desanimado

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