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1 dunce
(a person who is slow at learning or stupid: I was an absolute dunce at school.) tontotr[dʌns]1 tonto,-a, burro,-adunce ['dʌnts] n: estúpido m, -da f; burro m, -rra f famn.• animal* s.m.• avestruz s.f.• babieca** s.f.• bestia* s.f.• bobalías s.f.pl.• bobo s.m.• camueso s.m.• tonto s.m.• zamacuco s.m.• zonzo s.m.• zopenco s.m.dʌnsnoun (pej) burro, -rra m,f[dʌns]N (Scol) zopenco(-a) m / f* * *[dʌns]noun (pej) burro, -rra m,f -
2 dunce
adj.babieca, borricón, bobo, borricote.s.1 burro(a) (at school)2 tonto de la escuela, burro de la escuela, tontín.3 dundo, idiota, tonto, alcornoque. -
3 dunce cap
BrE dunce's cap noun capirote m, orejas fpl de burro* * *BrE dunce's cap noun capirote m, orejas fpl de burro -
4 dunce cap
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5 animal
'æniməl1) (a living being which can feel things and move freely: man and other animals.) animal2) (an animal other than man: a book on man's attitude to animals; (also adjective) animal behaviour.) animal•animal n animal
animal adjetivo 1 ‹ instinto› animal ( before n) 2 (fam) ■ sustantivo masculinoa) (Zool) animal;( mascota) pet (— grosera) lout
animal
I sustantivo masculino
1 animal
2 fig (persona bruta, fuerte) brute (necio) dunce
II adjetivo animal ' animal' also found in these entries: Spanish: abandonar - abrir - acariciar - arisca - arisco - babear - bellota - bestia - bicha - bicho - brazo - buey - bufar - caballería - cadáver - callejera - callejero - calostro - caricia - cebar - cerda - cerdo - cola - congénere - consigo - cordera - cordero - cría - cruce - cruzar - cruzada - cruzado - cualquiera - cuarta - cuarto - degollar - despiece - deyección - disecar - diurna - diurno - domesticar - dopar - ejemplar - él - ella - enjaular - entrañas - fiera - fiero English: animal - antenna - baby - back - bellow - belly - bite - breed - brute - bugger - care for - coat - creep - cub - den - destroy - dig - domestic - domesticated - fierce - finish off - flamingo - flesh - forerunner - fur - furry - good-natured - habit - hardy - hide - host - house-train - instinct - kick - kill - lap - lap up - lead - lean - leg - magnetism - master - maul - milk - mistress - neck - neglect - nocturnal - nurture - pack-animaltr['ænɪməl]1 animal1 animal nombre masculino\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLanimal magnetism magnetismo animalanimal rights derechos nombre masculino plural de los animalesanimal ['ænəməl] n1) : animal m2) brute: bruto m, -ta fadj.• animal adj.n.• alimaña s.f.• animal s.m.
I 'ænəməl, 'ænɪməla) ( creature) animal m; (before n)animal lover — amante mf de los animales
b) ( brute) animal mf, bestia f
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['ænɪmǝl]1. N1) (=not plant) animal m2) (fig) (=thing) cosa f3) * pej (=person) animal * mf, bestia * mfyou animal! — ¡animal! *, ¡bestia! *
2.ADJ animal3.CPDanimal cracker N — (US) galletita f de animales
animal experiment N — experimento m con animales
animal fats NPL — grasas fpl de animal
animal husbandry N — cría f de animales
animal instinct N — instinto m animal
Animal Liberation Front N — (Brit) Frente m de Liberación Animal
animal liberationist N — miembro mf del Frente de Liberación de los Animales
animal lover N — amante mf de los animales
animal magnetism N — [of person] atracción f animal, magnetismo m salvaje
animal rights NPL — derechos mpl de los animales
animal rights campaigner N — activista mf por los derechos de los animales
animal rights movement N — movimiento m por los derechos de los animales
animal sanctuary N — centro m de acogida para animales
animal spirits NPL — vitalidad f
animal testing N — pruebas fpl de laboratorio con animales
animal welfare N — protección f de los animales
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I ['ænəməl, 'ænɪməl]a) ( creature) animal m; (before n)animal lover — amante mf de los animales
b) ( brute) animal mf, bestia f
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6 moron
tr['mɔːrɒn]2 SMALLMEDICINE/SMALL retrasado,-a mentalmoron ['mor.ɑn] n1) : retrasado m, -da f mental2) dunce: estúpido m, -da f; tonto m, -ta fn.• atrasado mental s.m.• imbécil s.m.• morón s.m.'mɔːrɑːn, 'mɔːrɒnnoun (colloq & pej) imbécil mf, tarado, -da m,f (fam)['mɔːrɒn]N1) * (=idiot) imbécil mf2) (Med, Psych) † retrasado(-a) m / f mental* * *['mɔːrɑːn, 'mɔːrɒn]noun (colloq & pej) imbécil mf, tarado, -da m,f (fam) -
7 burro
burro 1
◊ - rra adjetivo■ sustantivo masculino, femenino 1 (Zool) ( asno) (m) donkey; (f) female donkey, jenny;◊ trabajar como un burro to slog one's guts out2 (fam)
burro 2 sustantivo masculino ( en herrería) workbench ( caballete) trestle; ( escalera) stepladder
burro,-a
I sustantivo masculino y femenino
1 donkey, ass
burro de carga, (persona) dogsbody
2 fam (estúpido) dimwit, blockhead
II adjetivo
1 fam (necio) stupid, dumb
2 fam (terco) stubborn Locuciones: fam fig bajarse/apearse del burro, to climb down o to back down fam fig caer de la burra, to realize o to twig familiar no ver tres en un burro, to be as blind as a bat ' burro' also found in these entries: Spanish: burra - so - lomo English: ass - donkey - dunce - jackass - slave - thick - dense - ironing - leapfrog - mule - road - speedn.• burro s.m. -
8 clase
clase sustantivo femenino 1 ( tipo) kind, sort, type; 2 (Transp, Sociol) class; clase económica or turista economy o tourist class; clase ejecutiva or preferente business class; clase alta/baja/media upper/lower/middle class; clase dirigente or dominante ruling class; clase obrera working class 3b) ( categoría):4 (Educ) clases de conducir or manejar driving lessons; dictar clase (de algo) (AmL frml) to lecture (in sth); dar clase or (Chi) hacer clases (de algo) [ profesor] to teach (sth);◊ da clases de piano (Esp) she has piano lessons;clase particular private class o lesson (— en universidad) lecture hall o room
clase sustantivo femenino
1 (género, tipo) kind, sort: tienen toda clase de instrumentos musicales, they have all kinds of musical instruments
2 (categoría) class
viajar en primera/ segunda clase, to travel first/second class
un jamón de primera clase, a top-quality ham
3 (grupo social) class
clase alta/media, upper/middle class
clases pasivas, pensioners
4 Educ (aula) classroom (grupo de estudiantes) class (lección) lesson, class
5 (elegancia, estilo) class ' clase' also found in these entries: Spanish: amiga - amigo - baja - bajo - colegio - compartimento - compartimiento - curso - dar - dirigente - entre - especie - fichada - fichado - fumarse - género - guión - honda - índole - media - medio - mejor - naturaleza - permitirse - pueblo - repelente - suerte - tema - tipo - adelante - apuntar - asistir - atrás - burgués - burguesía - capar - capear - cierto - compañero - dibujo - dictar - dormir - espabilado - faltar - formar - listo - numeroso - obrero - orden - parejo English: artwork - background - blue-collar - board - brand - breed - charge off - class - classmate - classroom - classy - conclude - description - discipline - diverse - dunce - economy class - first-class - form - grade - gym - heterogeneous - institution - kind - lance corporal - lecture - lesson - lower-class - manner - method - middle-class - nature - order - period - posh - remedial - riding lesson - second-class - session - shade - Sloane Ranger - sort - start off - stay behind - stream - take - tourist class - type - upper class - variety -
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10 simplona
simplón,-ona adjetivo & sustantivo masculino y femenino simpleton: es un simplón, se cree cualquier cosa que le digas, he's a real dunce, he believes everything you tell him
argumento simplón, a facile argument
См. также в других словарях:
Dunce — Dunce, n. [From Joannes Duns Scotus, a schoolman called the Subtle Doctor, who died in 1308. Originally in the phrase a Duns man . See Note below.] One backward in book learning; a child or other person dull or weak in intellect; a dullard; a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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dunce — ► NOUN ▪ a person who is slow at learning. ORIGIN originally a name for a follower of the 13th century Scottish theologian John Duns Scotus, whose followers were ridiculed by humanists and reformers as enemies of learning … English terms dictionary
dunce — [duns] n. [after DUNS SCOTUS John: his followers, called Dunsmen, Dunses, Dunces, were regarded as foes of Renaissance humanism] 1. a dull, ignorant person 2. a person slow at learning … English World dictionary
Dunce — A dunce is a person incapable of learning. The word is derived from the name of the great Scholastic theologian and philosopher John Duns Scotus, also referred to as Doctor Subtillis, or Subtle Doctor , whose works on logic, theology and… … Wikipedia
dunce — This word is now associated with a child who finds it difficult to learn anything new. Other children might call a dunce: a block head, a clodpoll, dim wit, dull dick, dullard, dunderpate, numbskull, chump, peabrain, or putty brain, depending… … A dictionary of epithets and terms of address