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1 fuddy-duddy
tr['fʌdɪdʌdɪ]noun (pl fuddy-duddies)1 familiar persona chapada a la antigua'fʌdiˌdʌdi ['fʌdɪˌdʌdɪ]1.ADJ (=old) viejo; (=old-fashioned) chapado a la antigua2.N carroza * mf* * *['fʌdiˌdʌdi] -
2 fuddy-duddy
adj.1 chapado a la antigua, anticuado.2 remilgoso, remilgón.s.2 anticuado, carcamal.3 tipo estirado, tipo pomposo, remilgado. (plural fuddy-duddies) -
3 anticuado
Del verbo anticuarse: ( conjugate anticuarse) \ \
anticuado es: \ \el participio
anticuado
◊ -da adjetivoold-fashioned ■ sustantivo masculino, femenino: eres un anticuado you're so old-fashioned
anticuado,-a adjetivo & sustantivo masculino y femenino old-fashioned, antiquated ' anticuado' also found in these entries: Spanish: anticuada - apolillada - apolillado - antiguo - atrasado - pasado - zanahoria English: antiquated - date - fuddy-duddy - old - old-fashioned - outdated - outmoded - dated - out - time -
4 carca
carca adjetivo (fam) old-fashioned, fuddy-duddy (colloq) ■ sustantivo masculino y femenino old fogey (colloq)
carca adjetivo & mf familiar (chapado a la antigua) old fogey Pol reactionary -
5 carroza
carroza sustantivo femenino
carroza
I sustantivo femenino
1 (coche de caballos) coach, carriage
2 (de desfile, de los Reyes Magos) float
II sustantivo masculino y femenino familiar old fogey
III adjetivo old fashioned ' carroza' also found in these entries: Spanish: descubierto English: draw - float - fuddy-duddy - haul -
6 eres
Del verbo ser: ( conjugate ser) \ \
eres es: \ \2ª persona singular (tú) presente indicativoMultiple Entries: eres ser
eres see◊ ser
ser ( conjugate ser) cópula 1 ( seguido de adjetivos) to be◊ ser expresses identity or nature as opposed to condition or state, which is normally conveyed by estar. The examples given below should be contrasted with those to be found in estar 1 cópula 1 es bajo/muy callado he's short/very quiet;es sorda de nacimiento she was born deaf; es inglés/católico he's English/(a) Catholic; era cierto it was true; sé bueno, estate quieto be a good boy and keep still; que seas muy feliz I hope you'll be very happy; (+ me/te/le etc) ver tb imposible, difícil etc 2 ( hablando de estado civil) to be; es viuda she's a widow; ver tb estar 1 cópula 2 3 (seguido de nombre, pronombre) to be; ábreme, soy yo open the door, it's me 4 (con predicado introducido por `de'): soy de Córdoba I'm from Cordoba; es de los vecinos it belongs to the neighbors, it's the neighbors'; no soy de aquí I'm not from around here 5 (hipótesis, futuro): ¿será cierto? can it be true? verbo intransitivo 1b) (liter) ( en cuentos):◊ érase una vez … once upon a time there was …2a) (tener lugar, ocurrir):¿dónde fue el accidente? where did the accident happen?b) ( en preguntas):◊ ¿qué habrá sido de él? I wonder what happened to o what became of him;¿qué es de Marisa? (fam) what's Marisa up to (these days)? (colloq); ¿qué va a ser de nosotros? what will become of us? 3 ( sumar):◊ ¿cuánto es (todo)? how much is that (altogether)?;son 3.000 pesos that'll be o that's 3,000 pesos; somos diez en total there are ten of us altogether 4 (indicando finalidad, adecuación) eres para algo to be for sth; ( en locs) ¿cómo es eso? why is that?, how come? (colloq); como/cuando/donde sea: tengo que conseguir ese trabajo como sea I have to get that job no matter what; hazlo como sea, pero hazlo do it any way o however you want but get it done; el lunes o cuando sea next Monday or whenever; puedo dormir en el sillón o donde sea I can sleep in the armchair or wherever you like o anywhere you like; de ser así (frml) should this be so o the case (frml); ¡eso es! that's it!, that's right!; es que …: ¿es que no lo saben? do you mean to say they don't know?; es que no sé nadar the thing is I can't swim; lo que sea: cómete una manzana, o lo que sea have an apple or something; estoy dispuesta a hacer lo que sea I'm prepared to do whatever it takes; o sea: en febrero, o sea hace un mes in February, that is to say a month ago; o sea que no te interesa in other words, you're not interested; o sea que nunca lo descubriste so you never found out; (ya) sea …, (ya) sea … either …, or …; sea como sea at all costs; sea cuando sea whenever it is; sea donde sea no matter where; sea quien sea whoever it is; si no fuera/hubiera sido por … if it wasn't o weren't/hadn't been for … ( en el tiempo) to be;◊ ¿qué fecha es hoy? what's the date today?, what's today's date;serían las cuatro cuando llegó it must have been (about) four (o'clock) when she arrived; ver tb v impers eres v impers to be; eres v aux ( en la voz pasiva) to be; fue construido en 1900 it was built in 1900 ■ sustantivo masculino 1◊ eres humano/vivo human/living beingb) (individuo, persona):2 ( naturaleza):
ser
I sustantivo masculino
1 being: es un ser despreciable, he's despicable
ser humano, human being
ser vivo, living being
2 (esencia) essence: eso forma parte de su ser, that is part of him
II verbo intransitivo
1 (cualidad) to be: eres muy modesto, you are very modest
2 (fecha) to be: hoy es lunes, today is Monday
ya es la una, it's one o'clock
3 (cantidad) eran unos cincuenta, there were about fifty people (al pagar) ¿cuánto es?, how much is it?
son doscientas, it is two hundred pesetas Mat dos y tres son cinco, two and three make five
4 (causa) aquella mujer fue su ruina, that woman was his ruin
5 (oficio) to be a(n): Elvira es enfermera, Elvira is a nurse
6 (pertenencia) esto es mío, that's mine
es de Pedro, it is Pedro's
7 (afiliación) to belong: es del partido, he's a member of the party
es un chico del curso superior, he is a boy from the higher year
8 (origen) es de Málaga, she is from Málaga
¿de dónde es esta fruta? where does this fruit come from?
9 (composición, material) to be made of: este jersey no es de lana, this sweater is not (made of) wool
10 ser de, (afinidad, comparación) lo que hizo fue de tontos, what she did was a foolish thing
11 (existir) Madrid ya no es lo que era, Madrid isn't what it used to be
12 (suceder) ¿qué fue de ella?, what became of her?
13 (tener lugar) to be: esta tarde es el entierro, the funeral is this evening 14 ser para, (finalidad) to be for: es para pelar patatas, it's for peeling potatoes (adecuación, aptitud) no es una película para niños, the film is not suitable for children
esta vida no es para ti, this kind of life is not for you
15 (efecto) era para llorar, it was painful
es (como) para darle una bofetada, it makes me want to slap his face
no es para tomárselo a broma, it is no joke
16 (auxiliar en pasiva) to be: fuimos rescatados por la patrulla de la Cruz Roja, we were rescued by the Red Cross patrol
17 ser de (+ infinitivo) era de esperar que se marchase, it was to be expected that she would leave Locuciones: a no ser que, unless
como sea, anyhow
de no ser por..., had it not been for
es más, furthermore
es que..., it's just that...
lo que sea, whatever
o sea, that is (to say)
sea como sea, in any case o be that as it may
ser de lo que no hay, to be the limit ' eres' also found in these entries: Spanish: aflojar - cabezota - complaciente - conformista - creerse - débil - dueña - dueño - ser - grandullón - grandullona - hablada - hablado - irresponsable - lado - libre - marioneta - más - mayor - monstruo - negada - negado - nulidad - provinciana - provinciano - sinvergüenza - sol - sostén - testigo - toda - todo - tozuda - tozudo - transigente - verdad - abusador - agradecido - andar - anticuado - atropellado - bromista - capaz - contentar - coqueta - culpable - exagerado - impertinente - inmoral - malo - mano English: actually - aware - copycat - foe - fuddy-duddy - mean - nice - part - since - so - suitable - then - understand - what - come - date - despair - job - nationality - oh - rather - some - support - to - where - yourself
См. также в других словарях:
fuddy-duddy — ► NOUN (pl. fuddy duddies) informal ▪ a person who is very old fashioned and pompous. ORIGIN of unknown origin … English terms dictionary
fuddy-duddy — [fud′ē dud΄ē] n. pl. fuddy duddies [redupl., prob. based on dial. fud, buttocks] Informal 1. a fussy, critical person 2. an old fashioned person … English World dictionary
fuddy-duddy — old fashioned person, 1871, Amer.Eng., of uncertain origin … Etymology dictionary
fuddy-duddy — [n] fussy person fussbudget, fusspot*, old fogy*, old geezer*, old poop*, square*, stick in the mud*, stuffed shirt*; concept 423 … New thesaurus
fuddy-duddy — [[t]fʌ̱di dʌdi[/t]] fuddy duddies N COUNT (disapproval) If you describe someone as a fuddy duddy, you are criticizing or making fun of them because they are old fashioned in their appearance or attitudes. [OLD FASHIONED] He didn t want all those… … English dictionary
fuddy-duddy — fud|dy dud|dy [ˈfʌdi ˌdʌdi] n plural fuddy duddies [Date: 1900 2000; Origin: Perhaps from fussy + dad or dud] someone who has old fashioned ideas and attitudes ▪ You re such an old fuddy duddy ! >fuddy duddy adj … Dictionary of contemporary English
fuddy-duddy — UK [ˈfʌdɪˌdʌdɪ] / US noun [countable] Word forms fuddy duddy : singular fuddy duddy plural fuddy duddies informal someone who has old fashioned attitudes and is rather boring … English dictionary
fuddy-duddy — informal a fuddy duddy someone who has old fashioned ideas and dresses in an old fashioned way. His ideas were irrelevant, boring and fuddy duddy … New idioms dictionary
fuddy-duddy — noun (C) someone who has old fashioned ideas and attitudes: You re such an old fuddy duddy. Most women wear trousers these days! fuddy duddy adjective … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
fuddy-duddy — {n.} A person whose ideas and habits are old fashioned. * /His students think Professor Jones is an old fuddy duddy./ … Dictionary of American idioms
fuddy-duddy — {n.} A person whose ideas and habits are old fashioned. * /His students think Professor Jones is an old fuddy duddy./ … Dictionary of American idioms