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41 pavo
m.1 turkey, turkey cock, large gallinaceous bird of the family Meleagrididae, Meleagris gallopavo.2 turkey, turkey meat.* * *► adjetivo► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 (ave - macho) turkey; (- hembra) turkey hen2 familiar (antiguamente) five-peseta coin\estar en la edad del pavo to be at that silly agepelar la pava familiar to courtsubírsele el pavo a alguien familiar to go red, blushpava real peahenpavo real peacock————————2 familiar (antiguamente) five-peseta coin* * *(f. - pava)noun* * *1. SM1) (Orn) turkeytener un pavo encima —
esta niña tiene un pavo encima que no se aclara — it looks like she'll never grow out of being a giggling teenager
subírsele el pavo a algn —
2) Esp * (=tonto) silly thing, idiot3) ** (=moneda) five-peseta coin4) * (=primo) sucker **5) Chile * (=polizón) stowaway6) And (=cometa) large kite8) Caribe * (=reprimenda) telling-off *10) ** (=síndrome de abstinencia) cold turkey *2.ADJ * silly¡no seas pavo! — don't be silly!
* * *I- va adjetivoa) (fam) (tonto, bobo) silly, dumb (AmE colloq)b) (Chi fam) ( ingenuo) naive (colloq)II- va masculino, femenino1) (Coc, Zool) turkeycomer pavo — (Col fam) to be a wallflower (colloq)
de pavo — (Chi, Per fam) <viajar/entrar> without paying
pelar la pava — (Esp fam) to bill and coo
se le sube/subió el pavo — (Esp fam) he blushes/blushed
2) (fam) ( persona tonta) dummy (colloq), dope (colloq)3) pavo masculinoa) (Esp fam) ( moneda) five peseta coinb) (Chi) ( volantín) large kite* * *= turkey.Ex. The section on livestock includes a separate unit on wild turkeys.----* pavo real = peacock.* * *I- va adjetivoa) (fam) (tonto, bobo) silly, dumb (AmE colloq)b) (Chi fam) ( ingenuo) naive (colloq)II- va masculino, femenino1) (Coc, Zool) turkeycomer pavo — (Col fam) to be a wallflower (colloq)
de pavo — (Chi, Per fam) <viajar/entrar> without paying
pelar la pava — (Esp fam) to bill and coo
se le sube/subió el pavo — (Esp fam) he blushes/blushed
2) (fam) ( persona tonta) dummy (colloq), dope (colloq)3) pavo masculinoa) (Esp fam) ( moneda) five peseta coinb) (Chi) ( volantín) large kite* * *= turkey.Ex: The section on livestock includes a separate unit on wild turkeys.
* pavo real = peacock.* * *masculine, feminineviajaba de pavo en el bus he used to dodge his fare on the bus, he didn't use to pay his fare on the buspelar la pava ( fam): se iban al parque a pelar la pava they used to go to the park for a kiss and a cuddle ( colloq)si el profesor le pregunta se le sube el pavo he goes bright red o he blushes whenever the teacher asks him a questionCompuesto:peacockse puso como un pavo real cuando le dieron el premio he was proud as could be when he was given the prizeandaba meneándose como un pavo real he was strutting around like a peacockC¿me dejas 20 pavos? can you lend me 100 pesetas?2 ( Chi) (volantín) large kite* * *
pavo◊ -va sustantivo masculino, femenino (Coc, Zool) turkey;
pavo real peacock;
de pavo (Chi, Per fam) ‹viajar/entrar› without paying
■ adjetivo
pavo m Zool turkey
pavo real, peacock
♦ Locuciones: familiar estar en la edad del pavo, to be at an awkward age
' pavo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
edad
- inyectar
- pava
- rellenar
- relleno
English:
awkward age
- crest
- gravy
- peacock
- thaw
- Turkey
- turkey
- wall
* * *pavo, -a♦ adjFam Pey [persona] wet, drippy♦ nm,f1. [ave] turkey;Esp Famse le subió el pavo she went bright redpavo real peacock, f peahen♦ nmcinco/cien pavos twenty-five/five hundred pesetasviajó de pavo he stowed away* * *I adj L.Am.stupidII m ZO turkey;se le subió el pavo fig fam she blushed* * *pavo, -va n1) : turkey2)pavo real : peacock3)comer pavo : to be a wallflower* * *pavo n turkey -
42 rubia
f.1 peseta (informal Antes) (moneda).2 blonde, blond woman, blonde woman, fair-haired woman.3 station wagon, estate car.* * *1 blonde\rubia oxigenada / rubia de frasco peroxide blonderubia platino platinum blonde* * *f., (m. - rubio)* * *SF1) Esp † * (=peseta) peseta2) (Aut) estate car, station wagon (EEUU)rubio* * ** * *= blond(e) [blonder -comp., blondest -sup.].Ex. He admitted he read glossy modern thrillers in which the heroes are always taking three fingers of rye and the blonde heroines are voluptuous in bar after bar.----* rubia estúpida = dumb blonde.* rubia tonta = dumb blonde.* típica rubia estúpida = bimbo.* * ** * *= blond(e) [blonder -comp., blondest -sup.].Ex: He admitted he read glossy modern thrillers in which the heroes are always taking three fingers of rye and the blonde heroines are voluptuous in bar after bar.
* rubia estúpida = dumb blonde.* rubia tonta = dumb blonde.* típica rubia estúpida = bimbo.* * *B ( Esp ant) ( Auto) station wagon ( AmE), estate car ( BrE) ver tb rubio1 (↑ rubio (1)), rubio2 (↑ rubio (2))* * *
rubio,-a
I adjetivo
1 (pelo) fair, blond
2 (una persona) fair-haired
(hombre) blond, (mujer) blonde
3 (tabaco) Virginia
4 (cerveza) lager
II m,f (hombre) blond, (mujer) blonde
rubia platino, platinum blonde
' rubia' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
de
- enredarse
- otra
- otro
- rubio
- cerveza
English:
ale
- blond
- blonde
- lager
- rivet
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43 rubia estúpida
(n.) = dumb blondeEx. There are millions of jokes about dumb blondes, but there is not so many jokes about cooperate executives.* * *(n.) = dumb blondeEx: There are millions of jokes about dumb blondes, but there is not so many jokes about cooperate executives.
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44 rubia tonta
(n.) = dumb blondeEx. There are millions of jokes about dumb blondes, but there is not so many jokes about cooperate executives.* * *(n.) = dumb blondeEx: There are millions of jokes about dumb blondes, but there is not so many jokes about cooperate executives.
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45 simplificar
v.to simplify.Elsa simplifica los trámites Elsa simplifies the procedures.Lisa simplificó el problema Lisa simplified the problem.* * *1 to simplify* * *verb* * *VT to simplify* * *verbo transitivo to simplify* * *= simplify, cut + corners, dumb down.Nota: Generalmente, hacer que algo sea más fácil de entender por otros.Ex. If a library prefers to simplify records in particular areas, this can usually be accomplished by not entering particular types of information.Ex. Consequently, we would probably often consider cutting corners and not effecting the change under all of the added entries.Ex. The article 'Cataloguing electronic resources: wise up or dumb down?' argues that WWW search engines do a good job in impossibly difficult circumstances but that they do not provide enough information about a resource.----* simplificar en exceso = oversimplify.* * *verbo transitivo to simplify* * *= simplify, cut + corners, dumb down.Nota: Generalmente, hacer que algo sea más fácil de entender por otros.Ex: If a library prefers to simplify records in particular areas, this can usually be accomplished by not entering particular types of information.
Ex: Consequently, we would probably often consider cutting corners and not effecting the change under all of the added entries.Ex: The article 'Cataloguing electronic resources: wise up or dumb down?' argues that WWW search engines do a good job in impossibly difficult circumstances but that they do not provide enough information about a resource.* simplificar en exceso = oversimplify.* * *simplificar [A2 ]vt1 ‹trámites/texto› to simplify2 ( Mat) ‹fracción› to simplify* * *
simplificar ( conjugate simplificar) verbo transitivo
to simplify
simplificar verbo transitivo to simplify
' simplificar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
trámite
English:
simplify
- corner
* * *♦ vt1. [procedimiento, trámite] to simplify2. Mat to simplify♦ See also the pronominal verb simplificarse* * *v/t tb MAT simplify* * *simplificar {72} vt: to simplify♦ simplificación nf* * *simplificar vb to simplify [pt. & pp. simplified] -
46 terminal tonto
(n.) = dumb terminalEx. Microcomputers with communications software are replacing the older dumb terminals for remote access to on-line data bases.* * *(n.) = dumb terminalEx: Microcomputers with communications software are replacing the older dumb terminals for remote access to on-line data bases.
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47 entendederas
f.pl.1 brains (informal).ser corto de entendederas to be a bit dim2 capacity to understand, gray matter.* * *1 familiar brains\ser duro,-a de entendederas familiar to be slow on the uptaketener buenas entendederas familiar to be quick-witted* * *femenino plural (fam)ser corto or duro de entendederas — to be dumb (AmE) o (BrE) dim (colloq)
* * *femenino plural (fam)ser corto or duro de entendederas — to be dumb (AmE) o (BrE) dim (colloq)
* * *( fam)* * *
entendederas fpl fam brains pl: tiene pocas entendederas, he's pretty dim
' entendederas' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
corto
English:
dense
* * *entendederas nfplFamser corto de entendederas, tener malas entendederas to be a bit dim;tener buenas entendederas to be bright* * *fpl:tener malas entendederas fam be dumb fam, be thick fam -
48 gafedad
femenino (Ven fam)a) ( error) dumb move (colloq), stupid mistakeb) ( tontería)deja la gafedad — stop clowning o messing around (colloq)
* * *femenino (Ven fam)a) ( error) dumb move (colloq), stupid mistakeb) ( tontería)deja la gafedad — stop clowning o messing around (colloq)
* * *1( Ven fam) (tontería): se ríen de cualquier gafedad they laugh about the silliest little thing ( colloq)deja la gafedad stop clowning o messing around ( colloq)esta vez deja la gafedad this time don't be so dumb ( colloq) -
49 gaznápiro
adj.daft.* * *► adjetivo1 familiar dim, thick► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 familiar dolt, dimwit* * *gaznápiro, -aSM / F dolt, simpleton* * *I- ra adjetivo (fam) dumb (colloq)II- ra masculino, femenino (fam) fool, dummy (colloq)* * *I- ra adjetivo (fam) dumb (colloq)II- ra masculino, femenino (fam) fool, dummy (colloq)* * *masculine, feminine* * *gaznápiro, -a Fam♦ adjsimple-minded, dull-witted♦ nm,fnumbskull, dunce* * *I adj dumbII m, gaznápira f dimwit, dummy fam -
50 guaje
m.1 a calabash which serves for learning to swim. (Mexico)2 gourd, hollow gourd.* * *I1.ADJ Méx * (=estúpido) silly, stupid2.3. SM1) Méx (=calabaza) gourd, calabash2) CAm * (=trasto) old thing, piece of junkIIguaje, -aSM / F1) * kid *, child2) (Min) mining apprentice* * *- ja masculino, femenino1) (Méx fam) sucker (colloq)hacerle guaje a alguien — ( serle infiel) to cheat on somebody (colloq); ( engañarlo) to rip somebody off (colloq)
hacerse guaje — to act dumb (colloq)
2) guaje masculino (Méx)a) (planta, fruto) bottle gourdb) ( vasija) gourdc) ( instrumento) maraca ( made from a bottle gourd)* * *- ja masculino, femenino1) (Méx fam) sucker (colloq)hacerle guaje a alguien — ( serle infiel) to cheat on somebody (colloq); ( engañarlo) to rip somebody off (colloq)
hacerse guaje — to act dumb (colloq)
2) guaje masculino (Méx)a) (planta, fruto) bottle gourdb) ( vasija) gourdc) ( instrumento) maraca ( made from a bottle gourd)* * *guaje -jamasculine, femininehacerle guaje a algn ( Méx fam); (serle infiel) to be unfaithful to sb, cheat on sb ( AmE colloq); (engañarlo) to rip sb off ( colloq)me hicieron guaje con el cambio they shortchanged me ( colloq)C2 (vasija) gourd3 (instrumento) maraca ( made from a bottle gourd)* * *
guaje◊ -ja sustantivo masculino, femenino
1 (Méx fam) sucker (colloq);
( engañarlo) to rip sb off (colloq);◊ hacerse guaje to act dumb (colloq)
2◊ guaje sustantivo masculino (Méx)
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51 montaplatos
m. s.&pl.dumbwaiter, food lift, dumb-waiter.* * *1 dumb waiter* * *SM INV dumb waiter* * *masculino (pl montaplatos) dumbwaiter* * *masculino (pl montaplatos) dumbwaiter* * *(pl montaplatos)dumbwaiter* * *montaplatos nm invdumbwaiter* * *m inv dumb waiter -
52 longui
hacerse el longui familiar to act dumb, pretend not to have heard, pretend not to have noticed* * *hacerse el/la longui or el/la longuis to act dumb ( colloq), to pretend one hasn't heard ( o noticed etc)* * *longui, longuis nmfEsp Famhacerse el longui to act dumb, to pretend not to understand* * *m/f Esp:hacerse el longui fam play oact dumb fam -
53 arado
adj.plowed.m.plow.es más bruto o bestia que un arado (informal) he's a complete Neanderthalpast part.past participle of spanish verb: arar.* * *1 plough (US plow)* * *noun m.* * *SM1) plough, plow (EEUU)2) (=reja) ploughshare, plowshare (EEUU)* * *masculino plow* (AmE), plough (BrE)más bruto que un arado — as dumb as an ox (AmE colloq), as thick as two short planks (BrE colloq)
* * *= plough [plow, -USA].Ex. When sixteen he broke one ankle so badly that he was lamed for life and could no longer follow the plough.----* cambiar las espadas por arados = turn + swords into ploughshares.* * *masculino plow* (AmE), plough (BrE)más bruto que un arado — as dumb as an ox (AmE colloq), as thick as two short planks (BrE colloq)
* * *= plough [plow, -USA].Ex: When sixteen he broke one ankle so badly that he was lamed for life and could no longer follow the plough.
* cambiar las espadas por arados = turn + swords into ploughshares.* * *ser más bruto que un arado to be as dumb as an ox ( AmE colloq), to be as thick as two short planks ( BrE colloq)Compuesto:twin furrow plow** * *
Del verbo arar: ( conjugate arar)
arado es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
arado
arar
arado sustantivo masculino
plow( conjugate plow) (AmE), plough (BrE)
arar ( conjugate arar) verbo transitivo/intransitivo
to plow (AmE), to plough (BrE)
arado sustantivo masculino plough, US plow
arar verbo transitivo to plough, US plow
' arado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cuchilla
English:
plough
- plow
* * *arado nm1. [apero] plough;Fam [es torpe] he always makes a mess of everything he does* * *m plow, Brplough* * *arado nm: plow* * *arado n plough -
54 asno
m.1 ass (animal).2 ass (informal) (necio).* * *1 ass, donkey* * *noun m.ass, donkey* * *asno, -aSM / F1) (Zool) donkey, ass2) (=tosco) ass, fathead *¡soy un asno! — I'm an ass! *
* * *I- na adjetivo (fam) dumb (colloq)II* * *= donkey, ass, moke.Ex. To date, four of these donkey mobile libraries are operational in Zimbabwe.Ex. Harting primarily addresses the iconography of two altarpiece wings which depict a landscape with oxen and an ass.Ex. States know better what their own citizens needs are than do the mokes in Washington.* * *I- na adjetivo (fam) dumb (colloq)II* * *= donkey, ass, moke.Ex: To date, four of these donkey mobile libraries are operational in Zimbabwe.
Ex: Harting primarily addresses the iconography of two altarpiece wings which depict a landscape with oxen and an ass.Ex: States know better what their own citizens needs are than do the mokes in Washington.* * *asno21 ( Zool) donkey2 ( fam) (tonto) dummy ( colloq), jackass ( AmE colloq), ass ( BrE colloq) para modismos ver burro2 (↑ burro (2))* * *
asno sustantivo masculino (Zool) donkey;
( tonto) (fam) dimwit (colloq)
asno sustantivo masculino donkey, ass
' asno' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
burro
English:
ass
- donkey
* * *asno, -a♦ adjFam [necio] stupid, dim♦ nm,f1. [animal] ass* * *m1 ZO donkey2 persona idiot* * *asno nmburro: ass, donkey* * *asno n ass / donkey -
55 catre
m.1 camp bed.2 cot, camp bed, bed, light bed.* * *1 (plegable) folding bed; (de campaña) camp bed2 familiar bed, sack\llevarse a alguien al catre argot to lay somebody* * *SM1) (=litera) cotcatre de tijera, catre de viento — campbed, folding bed
2) * (=cama) bed3)catre de balsa — Cono Sur (=barquito) raft
* * *a) ( cama - plegable) folding bed; (- de campaña) camp bedb) (CS) ( armazón) bedsteadcaído del catre — (CS fam) dumb (colloq)
* * *= camp bed, cot.Ex. He slept on a camp bed in the baking hot room between 12-hour shifts and survived on leftovers brought to him by friendly chefs.Ex. When you go there and see people sleeping in cots in the hallway, it is clear that these are inhumane conditions.----* catre de campaña = camp bed, cot.* * *a) ( cama - plegable) folding bed; (- de campaña) camp bedb) (CS) ( armazón) bedsteadcaído del catre — (CS fam) dumb (colloq)
* * *= camp bed, cot.Ex: He slept on a camp bed in the baking hot room between 12-hour shifts and survived on leftovers brought to him by friendly chefs.
Ex: When you go there and see people sleeping in cots in the hallway, it is clear that these are inhumane conditions.* catre de campaña = camp bed, cot.* * *2 (CS) (armazón) bedstead¿qué se cree? ¿que soy un caído del catre? do you think I was born yesterday?3 (de bebés) baby bathCompuesto:( Méx) trampoline* * *
catre sustantivo masculino
(— de campaña) camp bed
' catre' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
marqués
English:
cot
* * *catre nm[cama] camp bed, US cot; Famirse al catre to hit the sack, US to hit the hay* * *m bed* * *catre nm: cot -
56 chistoso
adj.1 funny, humorous, waggish.2 funny, laugh-provoking.* * *► adjetivo1 (persona) witty, funny, fond of joking2 (suceso) funny, amusing► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 (persona) joker, comic, comedian* * *(f. - chistosa)noun* * *chistoso, -a1.ADJ funny, amusing2.SM / F wit, funny person* * *I- sa adjetivo funny, amusingII- sa masculino, femenino comic, jokerhacerse el chistoso — ( hacerse el gracioso) (Andes) to act up, play the fool; ( hacerse el loco) (Méx) to act dumb (colloq)
* * *= joky [jokey], prankster.Ex. However, his attempt to make cultural and social history more accessible to a wider audience by adopting a homey, jokey style often seems counterproductive.Ex. The author describes the story made up by a prankster about a crocodile eating a golfer in Florida.* * *I- sa adjetivo funny, amusingII- sa masculino, femenino comic, jokerhacerse el chistoso — ( hacerse el gracioso) (Andes) to act up, play the fool; ( hacerse el loco) (Méx) to act dumb (colloq)
* * *= joky [jokey], prankster.Ex: However, his attempt to make cultural and social history more accessible to a wider audience by adopting a homey, jokey style often seems counterproductive.
Ex: The author describes the story made up by a prankster about a crocodile eating a golfer in Florida.* * *funny, amusinglo más chistoso fue cuando … the funniest thing was when …masculine, femininecomic, jokerhacerse el chistoso (hacerse el gracioso) ( Andes) to act up, play the fool; (hacerse el loco) ( Méx) to act dumb ( colloq)* * *
chistoso◊ -sa adjetivo
funny, amusing
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino
comic, joker
chistoso,-a adjetivo funny
' chistoso' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
chistosa
* * *chistoso, -a♦ adjfunny;hoy estás muy chistoso you're on form today♦ nm,famusing o funny person* * *adj funny* * *chistoso, -sa adj1) : funny, humorous2) : wittychistoso, -sa n: wit, joker* * * -
57 cojonudo
adj.smashing.* * *► adjetivo1 tabú fucking great* * *- da adjetivo1) (arg) ( estupendo) <tipo/película/fiesta> great (colloq), amazing (colloq)2)a) (Col, RPl fam) ( valiente) gutsy (colloq)b) (RPl fam) ( tonto) dense, dumb* * *= the dog's bollocks, the bee's knees, the cat's meow, the cat's pyjamas, the cat's whiskers, swell.Ex. For reasons that aren't clear ' the dog's bollocks,' which have all the credentials to be thought of badly, are considered the top of the tree.Ex. By the 1930s, 'cool as a cucumber' was ' the bee's knees,' slang of the era for 'excellent'.Ex. Both are considered to be the cat's meow but in different fields of machining.Ex. He's supposed to be the cat's pyjamas in modern classical music today.Ex. And if its wines are no longer considered the cat's whiskers, you should not let that prevent you from visiting Sydney.Ex. I was reading this book in anticipatian of the movie and it was swell, it was so good I read it two days straight.* * *- da adjetivo1) (arg) ( estupendo) <tipo/película/fiesta> great (colloq), amazing (colloq)2)a) (Col, RPl fam) ( valiente) gutsy (colloq)b) (RPl fam) ( tonto) dense, dumb* * *= the dog's bollocks, the bee's knees, the cat's meow, the cat's pyjamas, the cat's whiskers, swell.Ex: For reasons that aren't clear ' the dog's bollocks,' which have all the credentials to be thought of badly, are considered the top of the tree.
Ex: By the 1930s, 'cool as a cucumber' was ' the bee's knees,' slang of the era for 'excellent'.Ex: Both are considered to be the cat's meow but in different fields of machining.Ex: He's supposed to be the cat's pyjamas in modern classical music today.Ex: And if its wines are no longer considered the cat's whiskers, you should not let that prevent you from visiting Sydney.Ex: I was reading this book in anticipatian of the movie and it was swell, it was so good I read it two days straight.* * *cojonudo -daA ( arg) (estupendo) ‹tío/película/fiesta› great ( colloq), amazing ( colloq), awesome ( AmE sl), brilliant ( BrE colloq)es una tía cojonuda she's an incredible o amazing woman ( colloq)B* * *
cojonudo,-a adj vulgar brilliant, fantastic
' cojonudo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cojonuda
English:
out-of-sight
* * *cojonudo, -a adjmuy Fam Irónico¡cojonudo, ahora no funciona la lavadora! that's just Br bloody o US goddamn brilliant! now the washing machine isn't working!* * *adj popawesome fam, brilliant -
58 idiota
adj.1 stupid (tonto).2 mentally deficient (enfermo).3 idiot, foolish, dumb, silly.4 ament.f. & m.idiot.* * *► adjetivo1 MEDICINA idiotic1 idiot\* * *1. noun mf. 2. adj.stupid, idiotic* * *1.ADJ idiotic, stupid2.SMF idiot¡idiota! — you idiot!
* * *Ia) (fam) ( tonto) stupid, idioticb) (Med) idioticII* * *= idiot, fool, cretinous, arsehole [asshole, -USA], dimwit, dim-witted [dimwitted], brainless, twat, arse, mug, berk, prick, moron, cretin, dumbbell, asinine, lemon, airhead, airheaded, bonehead, duffer, drongo, schmuck, schmo, nonce, moke, twerp, dweeb, chump, birdbrained, birdbrain, dork, plonker.Ex. Dykstra, M., 'PRECIS: a primer', published in 1985, offers the long-awaited ' idiot's guide' to PRECIS indexing.Ex. A chapter each is devoted to the comic hero, comedian, humorist, rogue, trickster, clown, fool, underdog, and simpleton.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. 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. In fact, there was little doubt in his mind that Nigel was an arse of the highest order.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. 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. 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. 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. Now I know to you inteligent types this sounds a simple problem but to a drongo like me it is like quantum physics!!!.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. 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 idiota = stupidly.* idiota genio = idiot savant.* * *Ia) (fam) ( tonto) stupid, idioticb) (Med) idioticII* * *= idiot, fool, cretinous, arsehole [asshole, -USA], dimwit, dim-witted [dimwitted], brainless, twat, arse, mug, berk, prick, moron, cretin, dumbbell, asinine, lemon, airhead, airheaded, bonehead, duffer, drongo, schmuck, schmo, nonce, moke, twerp, dweeb, chump, birdbrained, birdbrain, dork, plonker.Ex: Dykstra, M., 'PRECIS: a primer', published in 1985, offers the long-awaited ' idiot's guide' to PRECIS indexing.
Ex: A chapter each is devoted to the comic hero, comedian, humorist, rogue, trickster, clown, fool, underdog, and simpleton.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: 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: In fact, there was little doubt in his mind that Nigel was an arse of the highest order.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: 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: 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: 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: Now I know to you inteligent types this sounds a simple problem but to a drongo like me it is like quantum physics!!!.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: 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 idiota = stupidly.* idiota genio = idiot savant.* * *me caí de la manera más idiota I had the most idiotic o stupid fall ( colloq)¡no seas idiota! don't be so stupid!, don't be such an idiot!2 ( Med) idiotic2 ( Med) idiotCompuesto:idealistic puppet o stooge* * *
idiota adjetivo (fam) ( tonto) stupid, idiotic;◊ ¡no seas idiota! don't be such an idiot!
■ sustantivo masculino y femenino ( tonto) (fam) idiot, stupid fool (colloq)
idiota
I adjetivo idiotic, stupid
II mf idiot, fool
' idiota' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
tomar
- trompo
- verdadera
- verdadero
- pedazo
- perdido
English:
bozo
- fool
- idiot
- idiotic
- knob
- make out
- meathead
- moron
- nerd
- plonker
- right
- some
- inane
- mug
* * *♦ adj1. [tonto] stupid2. [enfermo] mentally deficient♦ nmf1. [tonto] idiot2. [enfermo] idiot* * *I adj idioticII m/f idiot* * *idiota adj: idiotic, stupid, foolishidiota nmf: idiot, foolish person* * *idiota2 n idiot -
59 nabo
m.1 turnip (plant).2 tool (very informal) (penis).3 king post.* * *1 (planta) turnip2 (raíz) root vegetable3 tabú prick, cock* * *SM1) (Bot) turnip; (=raíz gruesa) root vegetablenabo sueco — swede, rutabaga (EEUU)
2) (Anat) root of the tail3) (Arquit) newel, stair post4) (Náut) mast5) *** (=pene) prick **** * *masculino (Bot) turnip* * *= turnip.Ex. Contamination of turnip, marrow squash, radish and coriander crops spread with raw sewage.* * *masculino (Bot) turnip* * *= turnip.Ex: Contamination of turnip, marrow squash, radish and coriander crops spread with raw sewage.
* * *nabo2( Bot) turnip; (como nombre genérico) root crop, root vegetableCompuesto:* * *
nabo sustantivo masculino
turnip
nabo sustantivo masculino Bot turnip
' nabo' also found in these entries:
English:
swede
- turnip
- rutabaga
* * *nabo1 nm1. [planta] turnipnabo sueco Br swede, US rutabaga♦ adjdumb♦ nm,fdope, Br twit* * *mI adj Arg famdumb famII m turnip* * *nabo nm: turnip* * *nabo n turnip -
60 necio
adj.silly, ignorant, stupid, foolish.* * *► adjetivo1 stupid► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 imbecile, idiot* * *necio, -a1. ADJ1) (=tonto) foolish, stupid2) Méx (=terco) stubborn, pig-headed3) And (=displicente) peevish5) CAm [enfermedad] hard to shake off2.SM / F fool* * *- cia adjetivo1) ( tonto) stupid2) (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. 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 adjetivo1) ( tonto) stupid2) (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.* * *B ( RPl) (susceptible) touchymasculine, feminineA (persona tonta) foolel necio es atrevido y el sabio comedido fools rush in where angels fear to treadB ( RPl) (persona susceptible) touchy person* * *
necio◊ - cia adjetivo
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♦ adj1. [tonto] stupid, foolish2. Am [terco] stubborn, pigheaded♦ nm,f1. [tonto] idiot, fool2. Am [terco] stubborn o pigheaded person;es un necio he's really stubborn o pigheadedes un necio he's really touchy* * *I adj brainlessII m, necia f fool, idiot* * *1) : foolish, silly, dumbestúpido: fool, idiot
См. также в других словарях:
Dumb — Dumb, a. [AS. dumb; akin to D. dom stupid, dumb, Sw. dumb, Goth. dumbs; cf. Gr. ? blind. See {Deaf}, and cf. {Dummy}.] 1. Destitute of the power of speech; unable; to utter articulate sounds; as, the dumb brutes. [1913 Webster] To unloose the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
dumb´ly — dumb «duhm», adjective, verb. –adj. 1. not able to speak: »dumb animals. Helen Keller learned to speak; she was blind and deaf but not dumb. 2. silenced for the moment by fear, surprise, shyness, or other emotion: »She was struck dumb with… … Useful english dictionary
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dumb — dumb; dumb·found; dumb·found·er; dumb·ly; dumb·ness; dumb·found·ed·ly; … English syllables
dumb — 1. Dumb now has such strong connotations of stupidity and low intelligence that its original meaning, ‘not able to speak’, is often regarded as offensive. To be safe, it is better to use neutral terms such as speech impaired. 2. The ailing… … Modern English usage
dumb — dəm adj 1) lacking the human power of speech <dumb animals> 2) of a person often offensive lacking the ability to speak dumb·ly dəm lē adv dumb·ness n … Medical dictionary
dumb — (adj.) O.E. dumb silent, unable to speak, from PIE *dheubh confusion, stupefaction, dizziness, from root *dheu (1) dust, mist, vapor, smoke, and related notions of defective perception or wits. The Old English, Old Saxon (dumb), Gothic (dumbs),… … Etymology dictionary
dumb — ► ADJECTIVE 1) unable to speak; lacking the power of speech. 2) temporarily unable or unwilling to speak. 3) informal, chiefly N. Amer. stupid. 4) (of a computer terminal) having no independent processing capability. ► VERB 1) (dumb down) N … English terms dictionary
Dumb — Dumb, v. t. To put to silence. [Obs.] Shak. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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