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euphemism

  • 1 eufemismo

    • euphemism

    Diccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > eufemismo

  • 2 expresión más sofisticada

    • euphemism
    • gentleeism
    • more sophisticated expression

    Diccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > expresión más sofisticada

  • 3 eufemismo

    m.
    euphemism.
    * * *
    1 euphemism
    * * *
    * * *
    masculino euphemism
    * * *
    Ex. We might all easily agree that LITERATURE, IMMORAL is not particularly descriptive of, and an anachronistic euphemism for, PORNOGRAPHY.
    * * *
    masculino euphemism
    * * *

    Ex: We might all easily agree that LITERATURE, IMMORAL is not particularly descriptive of, and an anachronistic euphemism for, PORNOGRAPHY.

    * * *
    euphemism
    * * *

    eufemismo sustantivo masculino
    euphemism
    eufemismo sustantivo masculino euphemism: cuando dije que estaba algo cansada de él, utilizaba un eufemismo, when I said that I was a bit tired of him I was using a euphemism
    ' eufemismo' also found in these entries:
    English:
    euphemism
    - fuck
    * * *
    euphemism
    * * *
    m euphemism
    * * *
    : euphemism

    Spanish-English dictionary > eufemismo

  • 4 anacrónico

    adj.
    anachronic, outmoded, old-fashioned, outdated.
    * * *
    1 anachronistic, anachronic
    * * *
    * * *
    - ca adjetivo anachronistic
    * * *
    Ex. We might all easily agree that LITERATURE, IMMORAL is not particularly descriptive of, and an anachronistic euphemism for, PORNOGRAPHY.
    * * *
    - ca adjetivo anachronistic
    * * *

    Ex: We might all easily agree that LITERATURE, IMMORAL is not particularly descriptive of, and an anachronistic euphemism for, PORNOGRAPHY.

    * * *
    anachronistic
    * * *

    anacrónico
    ◊ -ca adjetivo

    anachronistic
    anacrónico,-a adjetivo anachronistic: su forma de vestir es completamente anacrónica, she dresses in a totally anachronistic way

    ' anacrónico' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    anacrónica
    English:
    dinosaur
    * * *
    anacrónico, -a adj
    anachronistic
    * * *
    adj anachronistic
    * * *
    anacrónico, -ca adj
    : anachronistic

    Spanish-English dictionary > anacrónico

  • 5 blasfemia eufemística

    (n.) = minced oath
    Ex. Use of a minced oath in the place of something ordinarily considered blasphemous is still blasphemous as the minced oath is merely a euphemism for the same thing.
    * * *

    Ex: Use of a minced oath in the place of something ordinarily considered blasphemous is still blasphemous as the minced oath is merely a euphemism for the same thing.

    Spanish-English dictionary > blasfemia eufemística

  • 6 inmoral

    adj.
    immoral.
    * * *
    1 immoral
    * * *
    * * *
    I
    adjetivo immoral
    II
    masculino y femenino
    * * *
    = filthy [filthier -comp, filthiest -sup.], immoral, unethical, licentious, unsavoury [unsavory, -USA].
    Ex. Printing houses -- apart from the few that had been built for the purpose rather than converted from something else -- were generally filthy and badly ventilated.
    Ex. We might all easily agree that LITERATURE, immoral is not particularly descriptive of, and an anachronistic euphemism for, PORNOGRAPHY.
    Ex. Librarians are more likely than vendors to engage in unethical behaviour.
    Ex. The reviewer, focusing on questions of methodology, finds the book often wide of its mark and the method historically licentious.
    Ex. Despite the unsavory characters, bawdiness, and amorality in several of his plays, Middleton was more committed to a single theological system than, for example, Shakespeare.
    ----
    * comportamiento inmoral = immoral conduct.
    * conducta inmoral = immoral conduct.
    * * *
    I
    adjetivo immoral
    II
    masculino y femenino
    * * *
    = filthy [filthier -comp, filthiest -sup.], immoral, unethical, licentious, unsavoury [unsavory, -USA].

    Ex: Printing houses -- apart from the few that had been built for the purpose rather than converted from something else -- were generally filthy and badly ventilated.

    Ex: We might all easily agree that LITERATURE, immoral is not particularly descriptive of, and an anachronistic euphemism for, PORNOGRAPHY.
    Ex: Librarians are more likely than vendors to engage in unethical behaviour.
    Ex: The reviewer, focusing on questions of methodology, finds the book often wide of its mark and the method historically licentious.
    Ex: Despite the unsavory characters, bawdiness, and amorality in several of his plays, Middleton was more committed to a single theological system than, for example, Shakespeare.
    * comportamiento inmoral = immoral conduct.
    * conducta inmoral = immoral conduct.

    * * *
    immoral
    eres un inmoral you have no morals
    * * *

    inmoral adjetivo
    immoral
    ■ sustantivo masculino y femenino:

    inmoral adjetivo immoral
    su conducta inmoral, her immoral conduct

    ' inmoral' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    escandalosa
    - escandaloso
    - indecente
    - sinvergüenza
    - sórdida
    - sórdido
    - sucia
    - sucio
    English:
    immoral
    - unethical
    * * *
    inmoral adj
    immoral
    * * *
    adj immoral
    * * *
    inmoral adj
    : immoral
    * * *
    inmoral adj immoral

    Spanish-English dictionary > inmoral

  • 7 obsoleto

    adj.
    obsolete, outdated, antiquated, old-fashioned.
    * * *
    1 obsolete
    * * *
    * * *
    - ta adjetivo obsolete
    * * *
    = anachronistic, obsolete, outdated [out-dated], outmoded, redundant, out of touch with + reality, timed, passé, out of vogue, out of fashion, out of style, dated, byzantine, moth-eaten, mothy [mothier -comp., mothiest -sup.], musty [mustier -comp., mustiest -sup.], long in the tooth.
    Ex. We might all easily agree that LITERATURE, IMMORAL is not particularly descriptive of, and an anachronistic euphemism for, PORNOGRAPHY.
    Ex. To remove obsolete fine records from the online system, there is a programm to find all fines paid before a particular date and to remove them.
    Ex. For example, the outdated subject heading 'Female emancipation' could be changed to the newer term 'Women's liberation' with this function.
    Ex. With computerization some libraries took the opportunity to replace outmoded abstracts bulletins with SDI services.
    Ex. The card-based systems in which post-coordinate indexing was first conceived are more-or-less redundant.
    Ex. Some librarians seem to be out of touch with reality.
    Ex. Librarians need to be vociferous about achievements and services offered in order to dispel ideas about the stereotype librarian, timed and out of touch with contemporary society.
    Ex. By conscious or unconscious fixation on this single, already passé, facet of data processing technology we risk totally ignoring the other functions of a catalog.
    Ex. In general, however, the author's approach to his comparative method -- that comparativism is out of vogue -- is rather parochial.
    Ex. Abstract art has lately been considered out of fashion in the art centers of New York.
    Ex. Ten years ago ambition abounded; now risk-taking is out of style and vanguardism has been dampened by a pervasive enthusiasm for the past.
    Ex. Now, many of these libraries find that their systems are dangerously dated.
    Ex. Those elderly bureaucrats and their byzantine procedures are cherished by the customers, who tend to be uninterested in the arcane details of 'digital,' and so are relentlessly passé themselves.
    Ex. He said: 'The outer shell of democracy is, no doubt, intact but it appears to be moth-eaten from inside'.
    Ex. So, he cleaned the bird cage from top to bottom and threw out all the mothy bird seed.
    Ex. Only if we continuously redefine our goals in accordance with the developments in our societies will we remain dynamic libraries and not turn into musty institutions.
    Ex. Training would be needed for the reception staff, who all said they were a bit long in the tooth for learning how to use a computer.
    ----
    * hacer que sea obsoleto = render + obsolete, render + redundant.
    * quedarse obsoleto = be overtaken by events, outgrow.
    * volverse obsoleto = go out of + date, become + obsolete, go out of + fashion, obsolesce.
    * * *
    - ta adjetivo obsolete
    * * *
    = anachronistic, obsolete, outdated [out-dated], outmoded, redundant, out of touch with + reality, timed, passé, out of vogue, out of fashion, out of style, dated, byzantine, moth-eaten, mothy [mothier -comp., mothiest -sup.], musty [mustier -comp., mustiest -sup.], long in the tooth.

    Ex: We might all easily agree that LITERATURE, IMMORAL is not particularly descriptive of, and an anachronistic euphemism for, PORNOGRAPHY.

    Ex: To remove obsolete fine records from the online system, there is a programm to find all fines paid before a particular date and to remove them.
    Ex: For example, the outdated subject heading 'Female emancipation' could be changed to the newer term 'Women's liberation' with this function.
    Ex: With computerization some libraries took the opportunity to replace outmoded abstracts bulletins with SDI services.
    Ex: The card-based systems in which post-coordinate indexing was first conceived are more-or-less redundant.
    Ex: Some librarians seem to be out of touch with reality.
    Ex: Librarians need to be vociferous about achievements and services offered in order to dispel ideas about the stereotype librarian, timed and out of touch with contemporary society.
    Ex: By conscious or unconscious fixation on this single, already passé, facet of data processing technology we risk totally ignoring the other functions of a catalog.
    Ex: In general, however, the author's approach to his comparative method -- that comparativism is out of vogue -- is rather parochial.
    Ex: Abstract art has lately been considered out of fashion in the art centers of New York.
    Ex: Ten years ago ambition abounded; now risk-taking is out of style and vanguardism has been dampened by a pervasive enthusiasm for the past.
    Ex: Now, many of these libraries find that their systems are dangerously dated.
    Ex: Those elderly bureaucrats and their byzantine procedures are cherished by the customers, who tend to be uninterested in the arcane details of 'digital,' and so are relentlessly passé themselves.
    Ex: He said: 'The outer shell of democracy is, no doubt, intact but it appears to be moth-eaten from inside'.
    Ex: So, he cleaned the bird cage from top to bottom and threw out all the mothy bird seed.
    Ex: Only if we continuously redefine our goals in accordance with the developments in our societies will we remain dynamic libraries and not turn into musty institutions.
    Ex: Training would be needed for the reception staff, who all said they were a bit long in the tooth for learning how to use a computer.
    * hacer que sea obsoleto = render + obsolete, render + redundant.
    * quedarse obsoleto = be overtaken by events, outgrow.
    * volverse obsoleto = go out of + date, become + obsolete, go out of + fashion, obsolesce.

    * * *
    obsolete
    * * *

    obsoleto
    ◊ -ta adjetivo

    obsolete
    obsoleto,-a adjetivo obsolete: ese sistema de riego ha quedado obsoleto, this irrigation system is obsolete

    ' obsoleto' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    obsoleta
    - usía
    English:
    dated
    - obsolete
    - outdated
    * * *
    obsoleto, -a adj
    obsolete;
    este uso ha quedado obsoleto this usage has become obsolete
    * * *
    adj obsolete
    * * *
    obsoleto, -ta adj
    desusado: obsolete

    Spanish-English dictionary > obsoleto

  • 8 pornografía

    f.
    pornography, porno, porn.
    * * *
    1 pornography
    * * *
    * * *
    femenino pornography
    * * *
    = pornography, porno, adult entertainment.
    Ex. We might all easily agree that LITERATURE, IMMORAL is not particularly descriptive of, and an anachronistic euphemism for, pornography.
    Ex. The author of ' Porno Sybmolism' offers some insights from feminist investigations of the pornography debate.
    Ex. It's a documentary series about the day-to-day lives of people who make their living in the world of adult entertainment.
    ----
    * pornografía blanda = mild pornography.
    * pornografía dura = hard core pornography.
    * pornografía infantil = child pornography.
    * vendedor de pornografía = pornographer.
    * * *
    femenino pornography
    * * *
    = pornography, porno, adult entertainment.

    Ex: We might all easily agree that LITERATURE, IMMORAL is not particularly descriptive of, and an anachronistic euphemism for, pornography.

    Ex: The author of ' Porno Sybmolism' offers some insights from feminist investigations of the pornography debate.
    Ex: It's a documentary series about the day-to-day lives of people who make their living in the world of adult entertainment.
    * pornografía blanda = mild pornography.
    * pornografía dura = hard core pornography.
    * pornografía infantil = child pornography.
    * vendedor de pornografía = pornographer.

    * * *
    pornography
    * * *

    pornografía sustantivo femenino
    pornography
    pornografía sustantivo femenino pornography
    ' pornografía' also found in these entries:
    English:
    degrading
    - pornography
    * * *
    pornography
    * * *
    f pornography
    * * *
    : pornography

    Spanish-English dictionary > pornografía

  • 9 ¡caray!

    = gosh, golly, by jingo!
    Ex. Others sources may be easier and more instantaneous (such as online search engines), but, gosh, our libraries are the best sources of all = Otras fuentes pueden ser más fáciles y rápidas de usar (como, por ejemplo, los motores de búsqueda), pero, ¡por dios!, nuestras bibliotecas son las mejores.
    Ex. I know somebody is going to say, ' golly, he is lucky to be making that much money'.
    Ex. It begins with the term ' by jingo,' which was used as a euphemism for "by Jesus" as early as the 17th century.
    * * *
    = gosh, golly, by jingo!

    Ex: Others sources may be easier and more instantaneous (such as online search engines), but, gosh, our libraries are the best sources of all = Otras fuentes pueden ser más fáciles y rápidas de usar (como, por ejemplo, los motores de búsqueda), pero, ¡por dios!, nuestras bibliotecas son las mejores.

    Ex: I know somebody is going to say, ' golly, he is lucky to be making that much money'.
    Ex: It begins with the term ' by jingo,' which was used as a euphemism for "by Jesus" as early as the 17th century.

    = Heck!

    Ex: Heck, let's make it a contest!.

    Spanish-English dictionary > ¡caray!

  • 10 ¡contra!

    = by jingo!, Whoops, Yipes!, gee whiz [gee wizz], Heck!, gosh, golly.
    Ex. It begins with the term ' by jingo,' which was used as a euphemism for "by Jesus" as early as the 17th century.
    Ex. Whoops, the computer now tells us that if we want to continue reading, we have to acquire the book.
    Ex. 'Yipes!', he cried.
    Ex. He should beware that the ' gee whiz' or 'Isn't science wonderful' syndrome is not uncommon among the recently converted = Debería tener cuidado de que el síndrome " recórcholis" o "la ciencia es maravillosa" es frecuente entre los nuevos conversos.
    Ex. Heck, let's make it a contest!.
    Ex. Others sources may be easier and more instantaneous (such as online search engines), but, gosh, our libraries are the best sources of all = Otras fuentes pueden ser más fáciles y rápidas de usar (como, por ejemplo, los motores de búsqueda), pero, ¡por dios!, nuestras bibliotecas son las mejores.
    Ex. I know somebody is going to say, ' golly, he is lucky to be making that much money'.
    * * *
    = by jingo!, Whoops, Yipes!, gee whiz [gee wizz], Heck!, gosh, golly.

    Ex: It begins with the term ' by jingo,' which was used as a euphemism for "by Jesus" as early as the 17th century.

    Ex: Whoops, the computer now tells us that if we want to continue reading, we have to acquire the book.
    Ex: 'Yipes!', he cried.
    Ex: He should beware that the ' gee whiz' or 'Isn't science wonderful' syndrome is not uncommon among the recently converted = Debería tener cuidado de que el síndrome " recórcholis" o "la ciencia es maravillosa" es frecuente entre los nuevos conversos.
    Ex: Heck, let's make it a contest!.
    Ex: Others sources may be easier and more instantaneous (such as online search engines), but, gosh, our libraries are the best sources of all = Otras fuentes pueden ser más fáciles y rápidas de usar (como, por ejemplo, los motores de búsqueda), pero, ¡por dios!, nuestras bibliotecas son las mejores.
    Ex: I know somebody is going to say, ' golly, he is lucky to be making that much money'.

    Spanish-English dictionary > ¡contra!

  • 11 ¡por Dios!

    ¡por Dios!
    for goodness sake!, for God's sake!
    * * *
    = for crying out loud!, for God's sake, in heaven's name, gosh, goodness gracious, golly, by jingo!
    Ex. For crying out loud, would everyone please stop panicking -- Don't you realize that this would be a good thing in the long run?.
    Ex. Another aspect is the behaviour of users which is to be tolerated and even encouraged: `But for God's sake -- NO SHUSHING'.
    Ex. And how in heaven's name will we get any work done around here if we have to worry about grievance hearings, to say nothing of the grievant being in the same building.
    Ex. Others sources may be easier and more instantaneous (such as online search engines), but, gosh, our libraries are the best sources of all = Otras fuentes pueden ser más fáciles y rápidas de usar (como, por ejemplo, los motores de búsqueda), pero, ¡por dios!, nuestras bibliotecas son las mejores.
    Ex. Goodness gracious, is there a Lebanese plot afoot to control the world?.
    Ex. I know somebody is going to say, ' golly, he is lucky to be making that much money'.
    Ex. It begins with the term ' by jingo,' which was used as a euphemism for "by Jesus" as early as the 17th century.
    * * *
    = for crying out loud!, for God's sake, in heaven's name, gosh, goodness gracious, golly, by jingo!

    Ex: For crying out loud, would everyone please stop panicking -- Don't you realize that this would be a good thing in the long run?.

    Ex: Another aspect is the behaviour of users which is to be tolerated and even encouraged: `But for God's sake -- NO SHUSHING'.
    Ex: And how in heaven's name will we get any work done around here if we have to worry about grievance hearings, to say nothing of the grievant being in the same building.
    Ex: Others sources may be easier and more instantaneous (such as online search engines), but, gosh, our libraries are the best sources of all = Otras fuentes pueden ser más fáciles y rápidas de usar (como, por ejemplo, los motores de búsqueda), pero, ¡por dios!, nuestras bibliotecas son las mejores.
    Ex: Goodness gracious, is there a Lebanese plot afoot to control the world?.
    Ex: I know somebody is going to say, ' golly, he is lucky to be making that much money'.
    Ex: It begins with the term ' by jingo,' which was used as a euphemism for "by Jesus" as early as the 17th century.

    Spanish-English dictionary > ¡por Dios!

  • 12 ¡recórcholis!

    = gosh, by jingo!
    Ex. Others sources may be easier and more instantaneous (such as online search engines), but, gosh, our libraries are the best sources of all = Otras fuentes pueden ser más fáciles y rápidas de usar (como, por ejemplo, los motores de búsqueda), pero, ¡por dios!, nuestras bibliotecas son las mejores.
    Ex. It begins with the term ' by jingo,' which was used as a euphemism for "by Jesus" as early as the 17th century.
    * * *
    = gosh, by jingo!

    Ex: Others sources may be easier and more instantaneous (such as online search engines), but, gosh, our libraries are the best sources of all = Otras fuentes pueden ser más fáciles y rápidas de usar (como, por ejemplo, los motores de búsqueda), pero, ¡por dios!, nuestras bibliotecas son las mejores.

    Ex: It begins with the term ' by jingo,' which was used as a euphemism for "by Jesus" as early as the 17th century.

    Spanish-English dictionary > ¡recórcholis!

  • 13 eufemismo cursi

    • genteel euphemism
    • silly euphemism

    Diccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > eufemismo cursi

  • 14 remilgado eufemismo

    • genteel euphemism
    • silly euphemism

    Diccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > remilgado eufemismo

  • 15 eufemismo cursi

    m.
    silly euphemism, genteel euphemism.

    Spanish-English dictionary > eufemismo cursi

  • 16 remilgado eufemismo

    m.
    silly euphemism, genteel euphemism.

    Spanish-English dictionary > remilgado eufemismo

  • 17 gilipuertas

    adj.
    daft(informal Euphemism). (peninsular Spanish)
    m.&f. s&pl.
    dumbo.
    * * *
    = daft [dafter -comp., daftest -sup.].
    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.
    * * *
    = daft [dafter -comp., daftest -sup.].

    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.

    * * *
    ( Esp fam euf) dumb ( colloq), silly, daft ( BrE colloq)
    nerd ( colloq), twerp ( colloq), twit ( colloq)
    * * *
    gilipuertas, jilipuertas Esp Fam Euf
    ♦ adj inv
    daft, US dumb
    ♦ nmf inv
    dumbo, Br twit
    * * *
    m/f inv fam → gilipollas

    Spanish-English dictionary > gilipuertas

  • 18 ¡Caray!

    Ex. Heck, let's make it a contest!.
    * * *
    = gosh, golly, by jingo!

    Ex: Others sources may be easier and more instantaneous (such as online search engines), but, gosh, our libraries are the best sources of all = Otras fuentes pueden ser más fáciles y rápidas de usar (como, por ejemplo, los motores de búsqueda), pero, ¡por dios!, nuestras bibliotecas son las mejores.

    Ex: I know somebody is going to say, ' golly, he is lucky to be making that much money'.
    Ex: It begins with the term ' by jingo,' which was used as a euphemism for "by Jesus" as early as the 17th century.

    = Heck!

    Ex: Heck, let's make it a contest!.

    Spanish-English dictionary > ¡Caray!

  • 19 cabrito

    m.
    1 kid (goat) (animal).
    2 basket (British), son of a gun (United States) (informal Euphemism) (insult).
    * * *
    1 ZOOLOGÍA kid
    2 argot (cabrón) bugger, bastard
    * * *
    noun m.
    * * *
    SM
    1) (Zool) kid
    2) * (=cabrón) swine *; (=cornudo) cuckold; [de prostituta] client

    ¡cabrito! — you swine! *

    3) pl cabritos Chile (=palomitas) popcorn sing
    * * *
    1) (Zool) kid
    2) (Esp fam & euf) ( cabrón) swine (colloq); ver tb cabro II
    * * *
    1) (Zool) kid
    2) (Esp fam & euf) ( cabrón) swine (colloq); ver tb cabro II
    * * *
    cabrito1
    1 = kid.

    Ex: Each group was divided into two subgroups consisting of 5 she-goats and their 5 kids, one group for behavioural observations while the other group for physiological and health studies.

    cabrito2
    2 = swine, pig.

    Ex: In German law it is a criminal offense for A to insult B, for example, by calling him a swine.

    Ex: He was waiting for the opportunity to unleash his fury, no one calls him a pig and gets away with it.

    * * *
    A ( Zool) kid
    B ( Esp fam euf) (cabrón) swine ( colloq) ver tb cabro2 (↑ cabro (2))
    * * *

    cabrito sustantivo masculino (Zool) kid
    cabrito sustantivo masculino
    1 Zool kid
    2 Esp familiar euf (cabrón) swine
    ' cabrito' also found in these entries:
    English:
    kid
    * * *
    cabrito, -a
    ♦ nm
    [animal] kid (goat)
    ♦ nm,f
    Fam Euf [insulto] Br basket, US son of a gun
    * * *
    m kid
    * * *
    : kid, baby goat
    * * *
    cabrito n kid

    Spanish-English dictionary > cabrito

  • 20 J

    f.
    j.
    * * *
    ['xota]
    SF (=letra) J, j
    * * *
    j femenino (read as ['xota]) the letter J, j
    * * *
    j femenino (read as ['xota]) the letter J, j
    * * *
    J, j
    ( read as /ˈxota/)
    * * *

    J,
    ◊ j sustantivo femenino (read as /'xota/) the letter J, j

    J, j f(letra) J, j

    'j' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    J
    - jota
    - juego
    - jueves
    - juicio
    - punto
    English:
    beyond
    - bouillon
    - brochure
    - casual
    - casually
    - casualty
    - cetacean
    - churchyard
    - enthuse
    - enthusiasm
    - enthusiast
    - enthusiastic
    - enthusiastically
    - esquire
    - eucalyptus
    - eulogize
    - eulogy
    - eunuch
    - euphemism
    - euphoria
    - euro
    - Euro-MP
    - Eurocurrency
    - Eurodollar
    - Europe
    - European
    - euthanasia
    - ewe
    - issue
    - J
    - lawyer
    - Lithuania
    - Lithuanian
    - plagiarism
    - plagiarist
    - plagiarize
    - reunion
    - reunite
    - sociocultural
    - timber-yard
    - U
    - U-turn
    - ubiquitous
    - ubiquity
    - UFO
    - Uganda
    - UK
    - ululation
    - UN
    - unanimous
    * * *
    J (abrev de jueves)
    Th
    J, j ['χota] nf
    [letra] J, j
    * * *
    j nf
    : tenth letter of the Spanish alphabet

    Spanish-English dictionary > J

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  • euphemism — is the use of a milder or vaguer word or phrase in place of one that might seem too harsh or direct in a particular context, and a euphemism is such a word or phrase. The most productive subjects for euphemism are bodily functions, sexual… …   Modern English usage

  • Euphemism — Eu phe*mism ([=u] f[ e]*m[i^]z m), n. [Gr. ? fr. ? to use word of a good omen; e y^ well + ? to speak: cf. F. euph[ e]misme. See {Fame}.] (Rhet.) A figure in which a harsh or indelicate word or expression is softened; a way of describing an… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • euphemism — index bombast Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • euphemism — 1650s, from Gk. euphemismos use of a favorable word in place of an inauspicious one, from euphemizein speak with fair words, use words of good omen, from eu good (see EU (Cf. eu )) + pheme speaking, from phanai speak (see FAME (Cf. fame) ( …   Etymology dictionary

  • euphemism — [n] nice way of saying something circumlocution, delicacy, floridness, grandiloquence, inflation, pomposity, pretense, purism; concepts 275,278 …   New thesaurus

  • euphemism — ► NOUN ▪ a mild or less direct word substituted for one that is harsh or blunt when referring to something unpleasant or embarrassing. DERIVATIVES euphemistic adjective euphemistically adverb. ORIGIN Greek euph mismos, from eu well + ph m… …   English terms dictionary

  • euphemism — [yo͞o′fə miz΄əm] n. [Gr euphēmismos < euphēmizein, to use words of good omen < euphēmos, of good sound or omen < eu (see EU ) + phēmē, speech < phanai, say: see BAN1] 1. the use of a word or phrase that is less expressive or direct… …   English World dictionary

  • Euphemism — A euphemism is a substitution of an agreeable or less offensive expression in place of one that may offend or suggest something unpleasant to the listener, [ [http://www.merriam webster.com/dictionary/Euphemism Euphemism] Webster s Online… …   Wikipedia

  • euphemism — UK [ˈjuːfəˌmɪzəm] / US [ˈjufəˌmɪzəm] noun [countable] Word forms euphemism : singular euphemism plural euphemisms linguistics a word or expression that people use when they want to talk about something unpleasant or embarrassing without… …   English dictionary

  • euphemism — [[t]ju͟ːfəmɪzəm[/t]] euphemisms N COUNT: oft N for n A euphemism is a polite word or expression that is used to refer to things which people may find upsetting or embarrassing to talk about, for example sex, the human body, or death. The term… …   English dictionary

  • euphemism — euphemist, n. euphemistic, euphemistical, euphemious /yooh fee mee euhs/, adj. euphemistically, euphemiously, adv. /yooh feuh miz euhm/, n. 1. the substitution of a mild, indirect, or vague expression for one thought to be offensive, harsh, or… …   Universalium

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