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21 chafardero
chafardero, -a1.ADJ2.SM / F gossip* * *= gossip, gossiper.Ex. If all that good stuff rubs off on her, she will eventually quit being such a gossip over time.Ex. In fact, the most dangerous gossipers are ones that are close to you.* * *= gossip, gossiper.Ex: If all that good stuff rubs off on her, she will eventually quit being such a gossip over time.
Ex: In fact, the most dangerous gossipers are ones that are close to you.* * *chafardero, -a Fam♦ adjgossipy♦ nm,fgossip -
22 chisme2
2 = titbit [tidbit, -UK], tidbit [titbit, -USA].Ex. Her young companion was exceedingly perturbed by this titbit of news; he knew that Kate Lespran was not one to make empty threats.Ex. The stories are told in the breathless voice of a gossip, full of juicy tidbits, and a shrewd understanding of what makes one life connect to another.----* contar chismes de Alguien = tell + tales out of school about + Alguien.* lleno de chismes = gossipy. -
23 chucho
m.1 mutt, dog (informal) (perro).2 fright. ( River Plate)un chucho de frío a shiver3 Chucho.4 small Guatemalan tamale.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: chuchar.* * *1 familiar shoo!, scat!————————► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 familiar shoo!, scat!* * *1. ADJ1) CAm * (=tacaño) mean, stingy *3) Méx [chismoso] gossipy2. SM1) (=perro callejero) mongrel¡chucho! — down boy!
2) (=pastel) custard-filled doughnut3) * (=novio) sweetheart4) Caribe (Ferro) switch5) Caribe (=látigo) rawhide whip6) Cono Sur (=cárcel) jailentrarle a algn el chucho — * to get the jitters *
8) CAm * (=persona ostentosa) spiv *9) LAm ** (=canuto) joint *, reefer ** * *- cha masculino, femenino1) (Esp fam) ( perro) mutt (colloq), mongrel2) chucho masculino (RPl fam) ( escalofrío) shiver* * *= mutt, mongrel, street dog, pooch.Ex. She was the type of kid who was always coming home with a new pet and we're not talking about your standard kitten in a shoebox or errant neighborhood mutt.Ex. To make the reading more fun for the children we'll include a squib about the garbage dog from 'The Eighteenth Emergency' by Betsy Byars to put alongside a passage about mongrels from the 'World Book Encyclopedia'.Ex. They tend to wash their hands at the kitchen sink, have street dogs and cats in their community, and had poor sewage disposal.Ex. And during the rescue attempt, the frightened pooch bit off most of the officer's left ear.* * *- cha masculino, femenino1) (Esp fam) ( perro) mutt (colloq), mongrel2) chucho masculino (RPl fam) ( escalofrío) shiver* * *= mutt, mongrel, street dog, pooch.Ex: She was the type of kid who was always coming home with a new pet and we're not talking about your standard kitten in a shoebox or errant neighborhood mutt.
Ex: To make the reading more fun for the children we'll include a squib about the garbage dog from 'The Eighteenth Emergency' by Betsy Byars to put alongside a passage about mongrels from the 'World Book Encyclopedia'.Ex: They tend to wash their hands at the kitchen sink, have street dogs and cats in their community, and had poor sewage disposal.Ex: And during the rescue attempt, the frightened pooch bit off most of the officer's left ear.* * *masculine, feminineBtengo chuchos de frío I have the shivers ( colloq)* * *
chucho◊ - cha sustantivo masculino, femenino
1 (Esp fam) ( perro) mongrel
2
tengo chuchos de frío I have the shivers (colloq)
' chucho' also found in these entries:
English:
mongrel
- mutt
* * *chucho nm¡largo, chucho asqueroso! shoo, you horrible mutt!* * *I adj C.Am.meanII m fam1 ( perro) mutt fam, mongrelnick fam -
24 sapo
m.toad.* * *1 toad\echar sapos y culebras familiar to rant and rave* * *ISM1) (Zool) toad2) (=persona) ugly creature3) LAm game of throwing coins into the mouth of an iron toad5) Cono Sur ** (=soldado) soldierIIADJ2) Cono Sur (=hipócrita) hypocritical, two-faced* * *I- pa adjetivo1) (Andes fam) ( astuto) sharp (colloq)2) (Chi fam) ( mirón) nosy (colloq)IImasculino (Zool) toadIIIechar sapos y culebras por la boca — (fam) to curse and swear
- pa masculino, femenino1) (Andes fam) ( astuto)es una sapa — she's very sharp (colloq)
2) (Andes fam) ( delator) informer, grass (BrE colloq)* * *= toad.Ex. Animals profiled include buzzards, moths, leeches, jellyfish, snakes, slugs, and toads.* * *I- pa adjetivo1) (Andes fam) ( astuto) sharp (colloq)2) (Chi fam) ( mirón) nosy (colloq)IImasculino (Zool) toadIIIechar sapos y culebras por la boca — (fam) to curse and swear
- pa masculino, femenino1) (Andes fam) ( astuto)es una sapa — she's very sharp (colloq)
2) (Andes fam) ( delator) informer, grass (BrE colloq)* * *= toad.Ex: Animals profiled include buzzards, moths, leeches, jellyfish, snakes, slugs, and toads.
* * *sapo2A ( Zool) toadtragar sapos ( fam); to grin and bear itB2 ( Chi) (en el billar) flukemasculine, feminineA* * *
sapo sustantivo masculino (Zool) toad
sapo m Zool toad
♦ Locuciones: fam (despotricar) echar sapos y culebras, to curse and swear: echaba sapos y culebras contra su jefe, he was ranting and raving about his boss
' sapo' also found in these entries:
English:
female
- toad
* * *sapo nm1. [anfibio] toad;echar sapos y culebras to rant and rave;RP sapo partero midwife toad* * *m ZO toad;echar sapos y culebras fig curse and swear;tragar(se) sapos fig fam grin and bear it* * *sapo nm: toad* * *sapo n toad -
25 bocón
adj.1 big-mouthed, boasting.2 wide-mouthed, with a large mouth, widemouthed.m.boastful person, big mouth, boaster.* * *bocón, -ona1. ADJ1) (=jactancioso) boastful, big-mouthed **3) Méx (=poco discreto) indiscreet2.SM / F bigmouth *** * *I- cona adjetivoa) (Andes, Méx fam) ( hablador) bigmouthed (colloq)b) (Méx fam) ( mentiroso) lying (before n)II- cona masculino, femeninob) (Méx fam) ( mentiroso) liar, fibber (colloq)* * *I- cona adjetivoa) (Andes, Méx fam) ( hablador) bigmouthed (colloq)b) (Méx fam) ( mentiroso) lying (before n)II- cona masculino, femeninob) (Méx fam) ( mentiroso) liar, fibber (colloq)* * *no seas bocón, es muy simpática don't bad-mouth her, she's really nice ( colloq)2no seas bocón don't liemasculine, feminine* * *bocón, -ona♦ adjAm Fam♦ nm,fAm Fam1. [bocazas] bigmouth, blabbermouth2. [fanfarrón] bigmouth, show-off♦ nmCarib [pez] Pacific anchoveta* * * -
26 bochinchero
adj.rowdy.m.rioter, rowdy.* * *bochinchero, -a esp LAm1.ADJ rowdy, brawling2.SM / F LAm brawler* * *I- ra adjetivo (AmL fam) rowdyII- ra masculino, femenino (AmL fam) brawler, troublemaker* * *I- ra adjetivo (AmL fam) rowdyII- ra masculino, femenino (AmL fam) brawler, troublemaker* * *masculine, feminine* * *
bochinchero◊ -ra adjetivo (AmL fam) rowdy
* * *♦ adj1. Am [alborotador] rowdy;estos niños son muy bochincheros these children are very rowdy♦ nm,f1. Am [alborotador] rowdy, brawler -
27 cuentista
adj.1 gossipy, fibber.2 story-writing.f. & m.1 short story writer.2 fibber, story-teller (informal) (mentiroso).3 storywriter, story-teller, storyteller.4 liar, talebearer.* * *► adjetivo1 familiar overdramatic1 (autor) story story writer; (narrador) storyteller* * *SMF1) (Literat) (=escritor) short-story writer; (=narrador) storyteller2) (=chismoso) gossip; (=soplón) telltale3) (=mentiroso) liar, fibber *4) esp LAm * (=estafador) confidence trickster, con man ** * *Ia) (fam) ( exagerado)no seas cuentista, que no duele tanto — don't exaggerate, it doesn't hurt that much
b) ( fantasioso)IIser cuentista — to be a fibber (colloq)
masculino y femeninoa) (Lit) short-story writerb) (fam) ( exagerado)no te fíes de ese cuentista, es puro teatro — don't fall for his playacting, he's just putting it on
c) ( fantasioso) fibber (colloq)* * *Ia) (fam) ( exagerado)no seas cuentista, que no duele tanto — don't exaggerate, it doesn't hurt that much
b) ( fantasioso)IIser cuentista — to be a fibber (colloq)
masculino y femeninoa) (Lit) short-story writerb) (fam) ( exagerado)no te fíes de ese cuentista, es puro teatro — don't fall for his playacting, he's just putting it on
c) ( fantasioso) fibber (colloq)* * *( fam):no seas cuentista, que le pongan a uno una inyección no es para tanto don't exaggerate o don't be so dramatic, having an injection's not that bad!con lo cuentista que es, no sé si creérmelo he's such a fibber, I'm not sure whether to believe him ( colloq)1 ( Lit) short-story writerno te fíes de ese cuentista, es puro teatro don't fall for all his playacting o don't trust that fibber, it's all just put on ( colloq)* * *
cuentista adjetivoa) (fam) ( exagerado):◊ no seas cuentista, que no duele tanto don't exaggerate, it doesn't hurt that muchb) ( fantasioso):◊ ser cuentista to be a fibber (colloq)
■ sustantivo masculino y femeninoa) (Lit) short-story writerb) (fam) ( exagerado):◊ no te fíes de ese cuentista, es puro teatro don't fall for his playacting, he's just putting it on
' cuentista' also found in these entries:
English:
storyteller
* * *♦ adjFam [mentiroso]no seas cuentista don't tell fibs♦ nmf1. [escritor] short story writeres un cuentista, se cayó él solo, yo no lo toqué he's telling fibs o he's fibbing, he fell by himself, I never touched him* * ** * *cuentista nmf1) : short story writer -
28 chisme
m.1 rumor, piece of gossip (cotilleo).2 thingamajig, thingy (informal) (cosa).3 gossiping, gossip.4 thing, gadget, doodad, do-dad.pres.subj.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) Present Subjunctive of Spanish verb: chismar.* * *1 (comentario) piece of gossip■ ¿cómo funciona este chisme? how does this thing work?\andar con chismes familiar to gossip* * *noun m.1) gossip2) stuff* * *SM1) * (=cosa) thing¿y este chisme para qué sirve? — and what's this thing for?
tiene la cartera llena de chismes — her bag is full of all sorts of things o bits and pieces
un chisme para cortar metal — a thing o whatnot * o thingummyjig * for cutting metal with
2) (=cotilleo)* * *a) ( chismorreo) piece of gossipchismes — gossip, tittle-tattle (colloq)
b) (Esp, Méx fam) (trasto, cacharro) thing, thingamajig (colloq)tiene su cuarto lleno de chismes — his room's full of junk o stuff (colloq)
* * *a) ( chismorreo) piece of gossipchismes — gossip, tittle-tattle (colloq)
b) (Esp, Méx fam) (trasto, cacharro) thing, thingamajig (colloq)tiene su cuarto lleno de chismes — his room's full of junk o stuff (colloq)
* * *chisme11 = widget.Ex: The term widget is taken from the 1963 movie, 'The Wheeler-Dealers'.
chisme22 = titbit [tidbit, -UK], tidbit [titbit, -USA].Ex: Her young companion was exceedingly perturbed by this titbit of news; he knew that Kate Lespran was not one to make empty threats.
Ex: The stories are told in the breathless voice of a gossip, full of juicy tidbits, and a shrewd understanding of what makes one life connect to another.* contar chismes de Alguien = tell + tales out of school about + Alguien.* lleno de chismes = gossipy.* * *1 (cotilleo) piece of gossipno me vengas con chismes don't come gossiping to me, don't come to me with your tittle-tattle o tales¿cómo funciona este chisme? how does this thing work?¿dónde está el chisme para cambiar de canal? where's the thing o thingamajig for changing channels?tiene su cuarto lleno de chismes his room's full of junk o stuff ( colloq)* * *
chisme sustantivo masculino
contar chismes to gossip
◊ un cuarto lleno de chismes a room full of junk o stuff (colloq)
chisme sustantivo masculino
1 familiar (objeto inútil) knick-knack
(cosa, aparato) thing
2 (cotilleo) piece of gossip: no me vengas con chismes, I don't want to hear your gossip
' chisme' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
copucha
- jugoso
- sabroso
English:
gadget
- thing
- titbit
- use
- whatsit
- gossip
- thingamabob
- widget
* * *chisme nm1. [cotilleo] rumour, piece of gossip;no hace más que contar chismes all she does is spread gossip¿para qué sirve este chisme? what's this thing here for?tienes el cuarto lleno de chismes your room is full of junk* * *m fam1 bit of gossip;2 objeto doodad fam, Brdoodah fam* * *chisme nm1) : gossip, tale* * *chisme n1. (cotilleo) gossip2. (aparato) thing -
29 enredador
adj.troublemaking, trouble-making.m.troublemaker, tale-bearer.* * *► adjetivo1 (entrometido) troublemaking, meddlesome, interfering; (chismoso) gossipy► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 (entrometido) troublemaker; (chismoso) busybody, gossip* * *enredador, -a1. ADJ1) (=chismoso)2) (=alborotador) troublemaking3) (=travieso) naughty, mischievous2. SM / F1) (=chismoso) gossip2) (=alborotador) troublemaker3) (=travieso) naughty child* * *I- dora adjetivo (fam)IIes muy enredadora — she's a real troublemaker o (colloq) stirrer
- dora masculino, femenino (fam) troublemaker, stirrer (colloq)* * *I- dora adjetivo (fam)IIes muy enredadora — she's a real troublemaker o (colloq) stirrer
- dora masculino, femenino (fam) troublemaker, stirrer (colloq)* * *( fam):es muy enredadora she's a real troublemaker o ( colloq) stirrermasculine, feminine* * *enredador, -ora♦ adj1. [travieso] naughty, mischievous2. [chismoso] gossiping♦ nm,f1. [travieso] mischief-maker2. [chismoso] gossip* * *m, enredadora f troublemaker -
30 lenguaraz
adj.1 foul-mouthed.2 talkative.3 gossipy, loose-tongued, long-tongued.f. & m.slanderer.* * *► adjetivo (pl lenguaraces)1 (hablador) garrulous; (descarado) insolent* * *ADJ (=charlatán) garrulous, talkative; (=mal hablado) foul-mouthed* * *adjetivo insolent* * *adjetivo insolent* * *insolent* * *
lenguaraz adjetivo insolet
' lenguaraz' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
deslenguada
- deslenguado
* * *lenguaraz adj1. [malhablado] foul-mouthed2. [charlatán] talkative* * * -
31 lioso
m.troublemaker, rabble-rouser, peace-breaker, peacebreaker.* * *► adjetivo1 confusing* * *ADJ gossipy* * *- sa adjetivo (fam) confusing, muddling* * *- sa adjetivo (fam) confusing, muddling* * *lioso -sa( fam); confusing, muddling* * *
lioso
lioso,-a adj fam (tema, situación) confusing
' lioso' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
enredo
- liosa
* * *lioso, -a adjFam1. [complicado] [asunto] complicated;[explicación, historia] convoluted, involved* * *adj confusing* * *1) : confusing, muddled2) : troublemaking -
32 picotear
v.1 to peck (ave).La gallina picotea The hen pecks.La gallina picotea el maíz The hen pecks at the corn.2 to pick at.3 to blab.La vieja chismosa picotea The gossipy old lady blabs.* * *1 (ave) to peck, peck at2 (persona) to nibble, snack* * *1.VT to peck (at)2. VI1) [al comer] to nibble2) * (=parlotear) to gas *, gab *3.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo to peck2.picotear via) (fam) ( entre comidas) to nibble, snackb) (Chi fam) (en actividad, tema) to dabble* * *1.verbo transitivo to peck2.picotear via) (fam) ( entre comidas) to nibble, snackb) (Chi fam) (en actividad, tema) to dabble* * *picotear [A1 ]vtto peck■ picotearvi1 ( fam) (entre comidas) to nibble, snack* * *
picotear ( conjugate picotear) verbo transitivo
to peck
verbo intransitivo (fam) ( entre comidas) to nibble, snack
picotear
I verbo transitivo (un ave) to peck
II verbo intransitivo & vtr (una persona) to nibble
' picotear' also found in these entries:
English:
peck
* * *♦ vt1. [ave] to peck♦ viFam [comer] to nibble, to pick* * *v/t1 de pájaro peck2 comer nibble* * *picotear vt: to peckpicotear vi: to nibble, to pick* * *picotear vb to peck -
33 sopero
adj.soup.* * *► adjetivo1 soup► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 (persona) fond of soup1 (plato) soup dish————————1 (plato) soup dish* * *1. ADJ1) [plato, cuchara] soup antes de s2) And (=curioso) nosey *, gossipy2.SM soup plate* * *- ra adjetivo soup (before n)* * *- ra adjetivo soup (before n)* * *sopero -rasoup ( before n)* * *
sopero,-a adjetivo plato sopero, soup dish
' sopero' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
plato
- sopera
English:
soup plate
- bowl
* * *sopero, -a adjsoup;plato sopero soup plate* * *adj soup atr ;ser muy sopero fam be a soup lover, be a big soup eater -
34 bochinchoso
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35 boquitinguero
ADJ Cono Sur gossipy -
36 caviloso
adj.pensive, meditative, abstracted, dubitative.* * *ADJ1) (=obsesionado) brooding, suspicious2) CAm (=chismoso) gossipy, backbiting* * *caviloso, -a adjthoughtful, pensive* * *adj suspicious -
37 cismático
adj.schismatic, dissident, divergent, heretical.m.schismatic, heretic, dissenter, dissident.* * *► adjetivo1 schismatic► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 schismatic* * *ADJ1) (Rel) schismatic(al); (fig) troublemaking, dissident2) And (=remilgado) prudish3) And (=chismoso) gossipy* * *cismático -caadj/m,fschismatic* * *cismático, -a♦ adjschismatic♦ nm,fschismatic -
38 copuchento
ADJ Cono Sur lying* * *copuchento -ta1 (chismoso) gossipy ( colloq)3(exagerado): no seas copuchento, si no duele tanto don't go on about it, it doesn't hurt that muches muy copuchento he's always exaggerating -
39 chambroso **
ADJ CAm gossipy -
40 chimiscolero
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gossipy — 1818, from GOSSIP (Cf. gossip) + Y (Cf. y) (2) … Etymology dictionary
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gossipy — adjective informal 1 a gossipy person likes to gossip 2 talk or writing that is gossipy, is informal and full of gossip: a long, gossipy letter … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
gossipy — adjective Date: 1818 characterized by, full of, or given to gossip < a gossipy letter > < gossipy neighbors > … New Collegiate Dictionary
gossipy — gossipiness, n. /gos euh pee/, adj. 1. given to or fond of gossip: a gossipy neighbor. 2. full of gossip: a gossipy tabloid. [1810 20; GOSSIP + Y1] * * * … Universalium
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gossipy — UK [ˈɡɒsɪpɪ] / US [ˈɡɑsɪpɪ] adjective a) a gossipy person enjoys talking about other people and their lives b) a gossipy letter is lively and full of news about the writer of the letter and about other people … English dictionary
gossipy — gossip ► NOUN 1) casual conversation or unsubstantiated reports about other people. 2) chiefly derogatory a person who likes talking about other people s private lives. ► VERB (gossiped, gossiping) ▪ engage in gossip. DERIVATIVES gossiper noun … English terms dictionary