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  • 121 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

  • 122 tun

    1. tun <tat, getan> [tu:n]
    vt
    1) ( machen)
    etw \tun mit unbestimmtem Objekt to do sth;
    was sollen wir bloß \tun? whatever shall we do?;
    was tust du da? what are you doing [there]?;
    etw noch \tun müssen to have still got sth to do;
    was tut er nur den ganzen Tag? what does he do all day?;
    noch viel \tun müssen to have still got a lot to do;
    etw [mit etw] \tun to do sth [with sth];
    das Klopfen tut er mit dem Fuß he's making that tapping noise with his foot;
    etw mit jdm \tun to do sth with sb;
    was haben sie mit dir getan, dass du so verängstigt bist? what have they done to you to make you so frightened?;
    etw aus etw \tun to do sth out of sth;
    etw aus Liebe \tun to do sth out of [or for] love;
    nichts \tun, als... ( fam) to do nothing but...;
    er tut nichts, als sich zu beklagen he does nothing but complain;
    \tun und lassen können, was man will to do as one pleases [or likes];
    was jd zu \tun und zu lassen hat what sb can and can't [or should and shouldn't] do;
    \tun, was man nicht lassen kann ( fam) to do sth if one must;
    das eine \tun, und das andere nicht lassen to do one thing without neglecting the other;
    so etwas tut man nicht! you just don't do things like that!;
    etw nicht unter etw dat \tun ( fam) not to do sth for less than sth;
    das Radio muss repariert werden - der Techniker tut es nicht unter 100 Euro the radio needs repairing - the electrician won't do it for less than 100 euros;
    was \tun? what's to be done?;
    \tun Sie wie zu Hause make yourself feel at home
    2) ( arbeiten)
    etw [für jdn/etw] \tun to do sth [for sb/sth];
    auch im Urlaub tue ich einige Stunden pro Tag [für die Firma] I even put in [or do] a couple of hours[' work] [for the company] when I'm on holiday
    etwas/ nichts/einiges \tun to do something/nothing/quite a lot [or bit];
    in dieser Angelegenheit wird derzeit einiges von uns getan we're currently undertaking a number of things in this matter;
    etwas/ nichts/einiges für jdn \tun to do something/nothing/quite a lot [or bit] for sb;
    der Arzt kann nichts mehr für ihn \tun the doctor can't do anything [or can do nothing] more for him;
    was tut man nicht alles für seine Nichten und Neffen! the things we do for our nephews and nieces!;
    etwas/ nichts/einiges für etw \tun to do something/nothing/quite a lot [or bit] for sth;
    ich muss etwas/mehr für meine schlanke Linie \tun I must do something/more for my figure;
    etw gegen etw \tun Beschwerden, Pickel, Belästigungen, Unrecht to do sth about sth;
    etwas für jdn \tun können to be able to do something for sb;
    was sich \tun lässt what can be done;
    ich will versuchen, was sich da \tun lässt I'll see what I can do [or can be done] [about it];
    etwas für sich \tun müssen to need to do something for one's health
    4) (an\tun)
    [jdm] etwas/nichts \tun to do something/nothing [to sb];
    keine Angst, der Hund tut Ihnen nichts don't worry, the dog won't hurt you;
    dein Hund tut doch hoffentlich nichts? your dog won't bite, will it?
    5) (fam: legen o stecken)
    etw irgendwohin \tun to put sth somewhere
    6) (fam: funktionieren)
    es noch/nicht mehr \tun to be still working [or going] /broken [or (sl) kaputt] [or ( fam) have had it];
    tut es dein altes Tonbandgerät eigentlich noch? is your old tape recorder still working?
    7) (fam: ausmachen)
    etwas/nichts \tun to matter/not to matter;
    das tut nichts it doesn't matter;
    was tut's ( fam) what difference does it make?, what does it matter?;
    macht es dir was aus, wenn ich das mache? - ja, das tut es does [or would] it matter to you if I do this? - yes, it does [or would];
    8) (fam: ausreichen)
    es [für etw] \tun to do [for sth];
    für heute tut's das that'll do for today;
    tut es das? will that do?;
    mit etw [noch] nicht getan sein sth isn't enough
    WENDUNGEN:
    was kann ich für Sie \tun? ökon can I help you?, what can I do for you?;
    man tut, was man kann one does what one can;
    es [mit jdm] \tun (sl) to do it [with sb] (sl) s. a. Gefallen, Sache
    etwas/ nichts/ einiges tut sich something/nothing/quite a lot [or bit] is happening;
    das tut sich dat nichts ( fam) it doesn't make any difference
    vi
    1) ( sich benehmen) to act;
    albern/dumm \tun to play dumb;
    informiert/kompetent \tun to pretend to be well-informed/competent;
    so \tun, als ob to pretend that;
    er schläft doch gar nicht, er tut nur so, als ob he's not asleep at all, he's only pretending [to be];
    ich tue jetzt so, als ob ich ginge I'll pretend to be [or that I'm] going now;
    nur so \tun to be only pretending;
    er ist doch gar nicht wütend, er tut nur so he's not angry at all, he's [just] pretending [to be];
    der Fußballspieler war gar nicht verletzt, er hat nur so getan the footballer wasn't injured at all, he was just play-acting;
    tu doch nicht so! (fam: stell dich nicht so an) stop pretending!;
    ( reg dich doch nicht auf) don't make such a fuss!
    zu \tun haben to be busy;
    störe mich jetzt nicht, ich habe [noch] zu \tun don't disturb me now, I'm busy;
    am Samstag habe ich noch in der Stadt/ im Garten/Keller zu \tun I've got [some] things to do in town/in the garden/cellar on Saturday
    WENDUNGEN:
    es mit jdm zu \tun bekommen [o kriegen] ( fam) to get into trouble with sb;
    pass auf, sonst kriegst du es mit mir zu \tun watch it, or you'll have me to deal with [or answer to];
    es mit jdm zu \tun haben to be dealing with sb;
    es mit sich selbst zu \tun haben to have problems of one's own [or enough on one's own plate];
    mit wem habe ich es zu \tun? who might you be [or are you] ?;
    etwas/ nichts mit jdm/etw zu \tun haben to have something/nothing to do with sb/sth;
    jdm es um jdn/etw zu \tun sein sb is concerned [or worried] about sb/sth;
    es jdm sehr darum zu \tun sein ( geh) to be very important to sb;
    mit jdm/etw nichts zu \tun haben wollen to want to have nothing to do with sb/sth vb aux modal
    mögen tu ich wohl, nur darf ich es nicht I'd like to [do it], but I'm not allowed [to];
    singen tut sie ja gut she's a good singer, she sings well
    \tun... to do sth;
    ich tu nur schnell den Braten anbraten I'll just brown the joint [off];
    tust du die Kinder ins Bett bringen? will you put the children to bed?;
    er tut sich schrecklich ärgern he's really getting worked up
    etw täte jdn... sb would... sth;
    deine Gründe täten mich schon interessieren I would be interested to hear [or know] your reasons;
    er täte zu gerne wissen, warum ich das nicht gemacht habe he would love to know why I didn't do it
    2. Tun <-s> [tu:n] nt
    kein pl action;
    ihr ganzes \tun und Trachten everything she does [or did];
    jds \tun und Treiben what sb does;
    berichte mal über euer \tun und Treiben in den Ferien ( hum) tell me what you did during the holidays

    Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch für Studenten > tun

  • 123 settle

    settle ['setəl]
    régler ⇒ 1 (a), 1 (c) fixer ⇒ 1 (b) installer ⇒ 1 (d) coloniser ⇒ 1 (e) calmer ⇒ 1 (f) s'installer ⇒ 2 (a), 2 (b) s'établir ⇒ 2 (a) se calmer ⇒ 2 (c) tenir ⇒ 2 (d) se poser ⇒ 2 (d) se tasser ⇒ 2 (e)
    (a) (solve → question, issue) régler; (→ dispute, quarrel, differences) régler, trancher;
    ∎ to settle a matter régler une question;
    ∎ the case was settled out of court l'affaire a été réglée à l'amiable;
    ∎ questions not yet settled questions fpl en suspens;
    ∎ to settle one's affairs mettre ses affaires en ordre, régler ses affaires;
    ∎ to settle an old score or old scores régler des comptes
    (b) (determine, agree on → date, price) fixer;
    ∎ have you settled where to go for the picnic? avez-vous décidé d'un endroit pour le pique-nique?;
    ∎ it was settled that I would go to boarding school il fut convenu ou décidé que j'irais en pension;
    ∎ you must settle that among yourselves il va falloir que vous arrangiez cela entre vous;
    ∎ nothing is settled yet rien n'est encore décidé ou arrêté;
    ∎ that's one point settled voilà déjà un point d'acquis;
    ∎ that's that settled then! voilà une affaire réglée!;
    ∎ that's settled then, I'll meet you at 8 o'clock alors c'est entendu ou convenu, on se retrouve à 8 heures;
    ∎ that settles it, the party's tomorrow! c'est décidé, la fête aura lieu demain!;
    ∎ that settles it, he's fired trop c'est trop, il est renvoyé!
    (c) (pay → debt, account, bill) régler;
    ∎ to settle a claim (insurance) régler un litige
    (d) (install) installer; (arrange, place → on table, surface) installer, poser (soigneusement);
    ∎ when I'm settled, I'll write to you quand je serai installé, je vous écrirai;
    ∎ to settle oneself comfortably in an armchair s'installer confortablement dans un fauteuil;
    ∎ he settled the children for the night il a mis les enfants au lit, il est allé coucher les enfants;
    ∎ to get settled s'installer (confortablement);
    ∎ to settle one's feet in the stirrups bien installer ses pieds dans les étriers;
    ∎ she settled the rug over her knees elle enroula la couverture autour de ses genoux
    (e) (colonize) coloniser;
    ∎ Peru was settled by the Spanish le Pérou a été colonisé par les Espagnols, les Espagnols se sont établis au Pérou
    (f) (calm → nerves, stomach) calmer, apaiser;
    ∎ this brandy will settle your nerves ce cognac te calmera les nerfs;
    ∎ give me something to settle my stomach donnez-moi quelque chose pour l'estomac;
    ∎ to settle sb's doubts dissiper les doutes de qn;
    ∎ the rain settled the dust la pluie a fait retomber la poussière
    (g) Law (money, allowance, estate) constituer;
    ∎ to settle an annuity on sb constituer une rente à qn;
    ∎ she settled all her money on her nephew elle a légué toute sa fortune à son neveu;
    ∎ figurative how are you settled for money at the moment? est-ce que tu as suffisamment d'argent en ce moment?
    (a) (go to live → gen) s'installer, s'établir; (→ colonist) s'établir;
    ∎ she finally settled abroad elle s'est finalement installée à l'étranger
    (b) (install oneself → in new flat, bed) s'installer; (adapt → to circumstances) s'habituer;
    ∎ she lived here a few years, but didn't settle (didn't stay) elle a vécu ici quelques années, mais ne s'est pas installée définitivement; (didn't adapt) elle a vécu ici quelques années, mais ne s'est jamais habituée;
    ∎ to settle in an armchair/for the night s'installer dans un fauteuil/pour la nuit;
    ∎ I couldn't settle (in bed) je n'arrivais pas à m'endormir;
    ∎ to settle to work/to do sth se mettre sérieusement au travail/à faire qch;
    ∎ he can't settle to anything il n'arrive pas à se concentrer sur quoi que ce soit
    (c) (become calm → nerves, stomach, storm) s'apaiser, se calmer; (→ situation) s'arranger;
    ∎ wait for things to settle before you do anything attends que les choses se calment ou s'arrangent avant de faire quoi que ce soit;
    ∎ the weather is settling le temps se calme
    (d) (come to rest → snow) tenir; (→ dust, sediment) se déposer; (→ liquid, beer) reposer; (→ bird, insect, eyes) se poser;
    ∎ the snow began to settle (on the ground) la neige commençait à tenir;
    ∎ a fly settled on the butter une mouche s'est posée sur le beurre;
    ∎ let your dinner settle before you go out prends le temps de digérer avant de sortir;
    ∎ let the dregs settle laissez se déposer la lie;
    ∎ allow the mixture to settle laissez reposer le mélange;
    ∎ her gaze settled on the book son regard se posa sur le livre;
    ∎ a look of despair/utter contentment settled on his face son visage prit une expression de désespoir/profonde satisfaction;
    ∎ an eerie calm settled over the village un calme inquiétant retomba sur le village;
    ∎ the cold settled on his chest le rhume lui est tombé sur la poitrine
    (e) (road, wall, foundations) se tasser;
    ∎ cracks appeared in the walls as the house settled des fissures apparaissaient dans les murs au fur et à mesure que la maison s'affaissait;
    ∎ Commerce contents may settle during transport (on packaging) le contenu risque de se tasser pendant le transport
    ∎ to settle with sb for sth régler le prix de qch à qn;
    ∎ can I settle with you tomorrow? est-ce que je peux vous régler demain?
    ∎ to settle out of court régler une affaire à l'amiable
    3 noun
    (seat) banquette f à haut dossier
    (a) (in armchair, at desk) s'installer; (in new home) s'installer, se fixer; (at school, in job) s'habituer, s'adapter; (adopt steady lifestyle) se ranger, s'assagir;
    ∎ they settled down by the fire for the evening ils se sont installés près du feu pour la soirée;
    ∎ to settle down to watch television s'installer (confortablement) devant la télévision;
    ∎ it took the children some weeks to settle down in their new school il a fallu plusieurs semaines aux enfants pour s'habituer à leur nouvelle école;
    ∎ Susan is finding it hard to settle down to life in Paris Susan a du mal à s'habituer ou à s'adapter à la vie parisienne;
    ∎ they never settle down anywhere for long ils ne se fixent jamais nulle part bien longtemps;
    ∎ it's about time Tom got married and settled down il est temps que Tom se marie et qu'il se range;
    ∎ he's not someone you could imagine settling down with ce n'est pas le genre de personne avec qui on peut imaginer se marier
    (b) (concentrate, apply oneself)
    ∎ to settle down to do sth se mettre à faire qch;
    ∎ to settle down to work se mettre au travail;
    ∎ I can't seem to settle down to anything these days je n'arrive pas à me concentrer sur quoi que ce soit ces jours-ci
    (c) (become calm → excitement) s'apaiser; (→ situation) s'arranger;
    ∎ things are settling down (calming down) les choses sont en train de se calmer; (becoming more definite) les choses commencent à prendre tournure;
    ∎ as soon as the market settles down aussitôt que le marché se sera stabilisé;
    ∎ settle down, children! calmez-vous, les enfants!, du calme, les enfants!
    (person) installer;
    ∎ to settle oneself down in an armchair s'installer (confortablement) dans un fauteuil;
    ∎ she settled the patient/the baby down for the night elle a installé le malade/le bébé pour la nuit
    accepter, se contenter de;
    ∎ I settled for £100 j'ai accepté 100 livres;
    ∎ I won't settle for less than £200 200 livres, c'est mon dernier prix, je ne descendrai pas au-dessous de 200 livres;
    ∎ I insist on the best quality, I never settle for (anything) less j'exige ce qu'il y a de mieux, je n'accepte jamais rien en dessous;
    ∎ there was no wine left so they had to settle for beer comme il ne restait plus de vin, ils durent se contenter de bière
    (at new house) s'installer; (at new school, job) s'habituer, s'adapter;
    ∎ once we're settled in, we'll invite you round une fois que nous serons installés, nous t'inviterons;
    ∎ it took him a while to settle in at his new school il a mis un certain temps à s'habituer à sa nouvelle école
    (job, routine) s'habituer à, s'adapter à;
    ∎ she soon settled into her new post elle s'est vite adaptée à son nouveau poste;
    ∎ life soon settled into the usual dull routine la vie reprit bientôt son rythme monotone
    installer dans;
    ∎ she's busy settling her daughter into her new flat elle est occupée à installer sa fille dans son nouvel appartement
    (decide on) décider de;
    ∎ they've settled on Rome for their honeymoon ils ont décidé d'aller passer leur lune de miel à Rome;
    ∎ they've settled on a Volkswagen ils se sont décidés pour une Volkswagen;
    ∎ they couldn't settle on a price ils n'ont pas réussi à se mettre d'accord sur un prix;
    ∎ they settled on a compromise solution ils ont finalement choisi le compromis
    régler (la note);
    ∎ I must settle up with the plumber il faut que je règle le plombier;
    ∎ can we settle up? est-ce qu'on peut faire les comptes?
    régler

    Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > settle

  • 124 menos de + Cantidad

    = under + Cantidad, less than + Cantidad
    Ex. The cheapest of these machines costs under $100 and they can be bought in stores, supermarkets and by mail-order.
    Ex. Microcomputers with Winchester disks are now widely available for less than $5000.
    * * *
    = under + Cantidad, less than + Cantidad

    Ex: The cheapest of these machines costs under $100 and they can be bought in stores, supermarkets and by mail-order.

    Ex: Microcomputers with Winchester disks are now widely available for less than $5000.

    Spanish-English dictionary > menos de + Cantidad

  • 125 menos usado

    (adj.) = less used
    Ex. The original objective was to promote interlibrary cooperation by arranging a national storage and interlending centre for less used library material.
    * * *
    (adj.) = less used

    Ex: The original objective was to promote interlibrary cooperation by arranging a national storage and interlending centre for less used library material.

    Spanish-English dictionary > menos usado

  • 126 Realschule

    f secondary school leading to intermediate qualification; GB: etwa middle school, USA: etwa middle ( oder junior high) school
    * * *
    A Realschule is a type of German secondary school. It normally covers a period of four or six school years and is designed to provide a general education that goes beyond that of a Hauptschule. After completing Realschule students may try for a Fachabitur at a Fachoberschule or serve an apprenticeship. If students from a Realschule achieve good examination results, they may move up to the eleventh year of a Gymnasium and attempt the Abitur. In Austria the functions of Realschulen are performed by mathematische Realgymnasien and extended Hauptschulen. See: → Abitur, Gymnasium, Hauptschule, mittlere Reife
    * * *
    Re·al·schu·le
    f ≈ secondary modern school BRIT hist secondary/junior high school for ages 10 to 16 where pupils can work towards the intermediate school certificate, ‘mittlere Reife’
    * * *
    die ≈ secondary modern school (Brit. Hist.)
    •• Cultural note:
    The secondary school which prepares pupils for the Realschulabschluss ( Mittlere Reife) (school-leaving certificate).This type of school is in between Hauptschule and Gymnasium, catering for less academic children who will probably train for a practical career. Pupils stay at the Realschule for 6 years after the Grundschule. See also Schule, Lehre
    * * *
    Realschule f secondary school leading to intermediate qualification; GB: etwa middle school, USA: etwa middle ( oder junior high) school
    * * *
    die ≈ secondary modern school (Brit. Hist.)
    •• Cultural note:
    The secondary school which prepares pupils for the Realschulabschluss ( Mittlere Reife) (school-leaving certificate).This type of school is in between Hauptschule and Gymnasium, catering for less academic children who will probably train for a practical career. Pupils stay at the Realschule for 6 years after the Grundschule. See also Schule, Lehre

    Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > Realschule

  • 127 idiota

    adj.
    1 stupid (tonto).
    2 mentally deficient (enfermo).
    3 idiot, foolish, dumb, silly.
    4 ament.
    f. & m.
    idiot.
    * * *
    1 MEDICINA idiotic
    2 familiar (tonto) stupid
    1 idiot
    \
    hacer el idiota (hacer payasadas) to be silly, fool about 2 (perder una oportunidad) to be stupid
    * * *
    1. noun mf. 2. adj.
    stupid, idiotic
    * * *
    1.
    ADJ idiotic, stupid
    2.
    SMF idiot

    ¡idiota! — you idiot!

    * * *
    I
    a) (fam) ( tonto) stupid, idiotic
    b) (Med) idiotic
    II
    masculino y femenino ( tonto) (fam) idiot, stupid fool (colloq); (Med) idiot
    * * *
    = 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.
    * * *
    I
    a) (fam) ( tonto) stupid, idiotic
    b) (Med) idiotic
    II
    masculino y femenino ( tonto) (fam) idiot, stupid fool (colloq); (Med) idiot
    * * *
    = 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.

    * * *
    1 ( fam) (tonto) stupid, idiotic
    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) idiotic
    1 ( fam) (tonto) idiot, stupid fool ( colloq)
    2 ( Med) idiot
    Compuesto:
    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
    * * *
    ♦ adj
    1. [tonto] stupid
    2. [enfermo] mentally deficient
    ♦ nmf
    1. [tonto] idiot
    2. [enfermo] idiot
    * * *
    I adj idiotic
    II m/f idiot
    * * *
    idiota adj
    : idiotic, stupid, foolish
    idiota nmf
    : idiot, foolish person
    * * *
    idiota1 adj stupid [comp. stupider; superl. stupidest]
    idiota2 n idiot

    Spanish-English dictionary > idiota

  • 128 imbécil

    adj.
    imbecile, fatheaded, stupid, half-witted.
    f. & m.
    imbecile, idiot, blinking idiot, cretin.
    * * *
    2 familiar stupid, imbecile
    1 MEDICINA imbecile
    2 familiar idiot, imbecile
    * * *
    1. adj. 2. noun mf.
    2) idiot, fool
    * * *
    1. ADJ
    1) (=idiota) silly, stupid
    2) (Med) imbecile
    2. SMF
    1) (=idiota) imbecile, idiot

    ¡imbécil! — you idiot!

    2) (Med) imbecile
    * * *
    I
    a) (fam) ( tonto) stupid

    qué imbécil eres! — you're so stupid!, you're such an idiot!

    b) (Med) imbecilic
    II
    masculino y femenino
    a) (fam) ( tonto) stupid idiot, moron (colloq & pej)
    b) (Med) imbecile
    * * *
    = feeble minded, moron, twit, imbecile, cretinous, arsehole [asshole, -USA], dimwit, dim-witted [dimwitted], brainless, twat, arse, witless, mug, berk, prick, blockhead, nonce, jerk, dweeb, 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. 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. Democracy's a nice idea in theory, if it wasn't for all the twits.
    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. 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. 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. 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. They'd all call him blockhead, the ribbing was endless.
    Ex. Justin, whilst clearly a nonce, is to be commended on instigating a high-profile campaign to free the hostages.
    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. If she'd been my daughter in fact I'd never have let her go out with an obvious plonker like myself.
    * * *
    I
    a) (fam) ( tonto) stupid

    qué imbécil eres! — you're so stupid!, you're such an idiot!

    b) (Med) imbecilic
    II
    masculino y femenino
    a) (fam) ( tonto) stupid idiot, moron (colloq & pej)
    b) (Med) imbecile
    * * *
    = feeble minded, moron, twit, imbecile, cretinous, arsehole [asshole, -USA], dimwit, dim-witted [dimwitted], brainless, twat, arse, witless, mug, berk, prick, blockhead, nonce, jerk, dweeb, 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: 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: Democracy's a nice idea in theory, if it wasn't for all the twits.
    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: 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: 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: 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: They'd all call him blockhead, the ribbing was endless.
    Ex: Justin, whilst clearly a nonce, is to be commended on instigating a high-profile campaign to free the hostages.
    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: If she'd been my daughter in fact I'd never have let her go out with an obvious plonker like myself.

    * * *
    1 ( fam) (tonto) stupid
    ¡qué imbécil eres! you're so stupid!, you're such an idiot!
    2 ( Med) imbecilic
    1 ( fam) (tonto) stupid idiot, moron ( colloq pej), imbecile ( colloq pej)
    2 ( Med) imbecile
    * * *

    imbécil adjetivo
    a) (fam) ( tonto) stupid

    b) (Med) imbecilic

    ■ sustantivo masculino y femenino
    a) (fam) ( tonto) stupid idiot, moron (colloq & pej)

    b) (Med) imbecile

    imbécil
    I adjetivo stupid, silly
    II mf idiot, fool
    ' imbécil' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    capullo
    - trompo
    - boludo
    - huevón
    - pelota
    - verdadero
    English:
    absolute
    - berk
    - call
    - dead
    - dimwit
    - dope
    - feeble-minded
    - feel
    - git
    - halfwit
    - idiot
    - imbecile
    - jerk
    - knob
    - nitwit
    - perfect
    - raving
    - stupid
    - then
    - twit
    - wally
    - weak-minded
    - ass
    - moron
    - prat
    - sucker
    * * *
    ♦ adj
    1. [tonto] stupid
    2. [enfermo] imbecile
    ♦ nmf
    1. [tonto] idiot
    2. [enfermo] imbecile
    * * *
    I adj
    1 stupid
    2 MED imbecilic
    II m/f idiot, imbecile
    * * *
    : stupid, idiotic
    1) : imbecile
    2) fam : idiot, dope
    * * *
    imbécil1 adj stupid [comp. stupider; superl. stupidest]
    imbécil2 n idiot

    Spanish-English dictionary > imbécil

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