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101 tulip
'tju:lip(a kind of plant with brightly-coloured cup-shaped flowers, grown from a bulb.) tulipántulip n tulipántr['tjʊːlɪp]1 tulipán nombre masculinotulip ['tu:lɪp, 'tju:-] n: tulipán mn.• tulipán s.m.'tuːləp, 'tjuːlɪpnoun tulipán m['tjuːlɪp]1.N tulipán m2.CPDtulip tree N — tulipanero m, tulipero m
* * *['tuːləp, 'tjuːlɪp]noun tulipán m -
102 weary
'wiəri
1. adjective(tired; with strength or patience exhausted: a weary sigh; He looks weary; I am weary of his jokes.) fatigado, agotado, cansado
2. verb(to (cause to) become tired: The patient wearies easily; Don't weary the patient.) cansar(se), fatigar(se)- wearily- weariness
- wearisome
- wearisomely
weary adj cansadoyou look weary! ¡tienes cara de cansado!tr['wɪərɪ]1 (exhausted) cansado,-a, agotado,-a, fatigado,-a, exhausto,-a2 (fed up) cansado,-a, harto,-a3 (tiring) cansado,-a, agotador,-ra, fatigoso,-a1 cansar1 cansarse de1) tire: cansar, fatigar2) bore: hastiar, aburrirweary vi: cansarse1) tired: cansado2) fed up: harto3) bored: aburridov.• aburrir v.• cansar v.• fastidiar v.• fatigar v.• moler v.adj.• aburrido, -a adj.• cansado, -a adj.• laso, -a adj.'wɪri, 'wɪəri
I
to be weary OF something/-ING — estar* cansado or harto or aburrido de algo/+ inf
to grow weary of something — cansarse or hartarse or aburrirse de algo
II
1.
-ries, -rying, -ried transitive verba) ( tire) cansarb) ( annoy) hartar, cansar, aburrir
2.
vi (frml or liter) ( tire)['wɪǝrɪ]to weary of something/somebody — cansarse or hartarse or aburrirse de algo/alguien
1. ADJ(compar wearier) (superl weariest)1) [person] cansado; [sigh, smile, voice] de cansancioto be weary of sth/sb — estar cansado or harto de algo/algn
to be weary of doing sth — estar cansado or harto de hacer algo
to grow weary — [person] cansarse
2.VT frm cansar, agotar3.VIfrmto weary of sth/sb — cansarse or hartarse de algo/algn
* * *['wɪri, 'wɪəri]
I
to be weary OF something/-ING — estar* cansado or harto or aburrido de algo/+ inf
to grow weary of something — cansarse or hartarse or aburrirse de algo
II
1.
-ries, -rying, -ried transitive verba) ( tire) cansarb) ( annoy) hartar, cansar, aburrir
2.
vi (frml or liter) ( tire)to weary of something/somebody — cansarse or hartarse or aburrirse de algo/alguien
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103 wise
1) (having gained a great deal of knowledge from books or experience or both and able to use it well.) sabio2) (sensible: You would be wise to do as he suggests; a wise decision.) sensato, juicioso•- wisely- wisdom
- wisdom tooth
- wisecrack
- wise guy
- be wise to
- none the wiser
- put someone wise
- put wise
wise adj1. sabio2. prudente / sensato / acertadotr[waɪz]1 (learned, knowledgeable) sabio,-a2 (sensible, prudent - person) prudente, sensato,-a; (- action, remark) prudente; (- advice) sabio,-a; (- decision, choice, move) atinado,-a, acertado,-a\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLas wise as an owl tan sabio,-a como Salomónto be wise after the event hablar a toro pasadoto be/get wise to somebody calar a alguiento be none the wiser (not understand) seguir sin entender 2 (not realize) no darse cuenta, no enterarseto put somebody wise to something poner a alguien al tanto de algothe Three Wise Men los Reyes Magoswise guy sabelotodo————————tr[waɪz]1 architecture manera, modo, guisa1) learned: sabio2) sensible: sabio, sensato, prudente3) knowledgeable: entendido, enteradothey're wise to his tricks: conocen muy bien sus mañaswise n: manera f, modo min no wise: de ninguna manerav.• hacer saber v.adj.• acertado, -a adj.• ajuiciado, -a adj.• atinado, -a adj.• discreto, -a adj.• juicioso, -a adj.• prudente adj.• sabido, -a adj.• sabio, -a adj.• sano, -a adj.• sapiente adj.• sesudo, -a adj.waɪzadjective wiser, wisestit would be wise to call first — sería prudente or aconsejable llamar antes
b) (learned, experienced) sabioto be none the wiser: I'm none the wiser sigo sin entender or sin enterarme; eat one: no-one will be any the wiser cómete una, nadie se va a dar cuenta; to get wise with somebody — (AmE colloq) insolentarse con alguien
c) ( aware) (colloq)to be wise TO something/somebody: don't worry, I'm wise to him/his tricks — no te preocupes que lo conozco muy bien or (fam) ya lo tengo calado/le conozco las mañas
Phrasal Verbs:- wise up
I [waɪz]1. ADJ(compar wiser) (superl wisest)1) (=learned) [person] sabio; [words] sabio, acertadoshe had grown wiser with age — se había vuelto más prudente or juiciosa con los años
to get wise — (esp US) * darse cuenta, caer en la cuenta *
to get wise with sb — (esp US) * hacerse el listo con algn
to put sb wise to sth * — poner a algn al corriente or al tanto de algo
- be wise after the event2) (=prudent) [precaution] sabio; [decision, choice] sabio, acertadoit would be wise to — + infin sería prudente + infin, sería aconsejable + infin
2.CPDwise guy * N — listillo(-a) * m / f pej
wise guy, huh? — ¿tú te lo sabes todo, eh?, eres muy listo, ¿verdad?
wise man N — (=sage) sabio m ; (=witch doctor) hechicero m
Wise Men NPL —
•
the (Three) Wise Men — los (Tres) Reyes Magoswise woman N — (=sage) sabia f ; (=witch doctor) hechicera f
- wise up
II
† [waɪz]N frm* * *[waɪz]adjective wiser, wisestit would be wise to call first — sería prudente or aconsejable llamar antes
b) (learned, experienced) sabioto be none the wiser: I'm none the wiser sigo sin entender or sin enterarme; eat one: no-one will be any the wiser cómete una, nadie se va a dar cuenta; to get wise with somebody — (AmE colloq) insolentarse con alguien
c) ( aware) (colloq)to be wise TO something/somebody: don't worry, I'm wise to him/his tricks — no te preocupes que lo conozco muy bien or (fam) ya lo tengo calado/le conozco las mañas
Phrasal Verbs:- wise up -
104 woman
'wumənplural - women; noun1) (an adult human female: His sisters are both grown women now; (also adjective) a woman doctor; women doctors.) mujer2) (a female domestic daily helper: We have a woman who comes in to do the cleaning.) mujer que hace la limpieza•- - woman- womanhood
- womankind
- womenkind
- womanly
- womanliness
- womenfolk
woman n mujertr['wʊmən]1 mujer nombre femenino, señoraold woman vieja, anciana1\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLWomen's Liberation/Lib liberación de la mujerWomen's Libber defensora de los derechos de la mujerWomen's Movement movimiento de la liberación de la mujerwomen's refuge centro de acogida para mujeresadj.• de mujer adj.• femenino, -a adj.n.(§ pl.: women) = falda s.f.• hembra s.f.• mujer s.f.• señora s.f.'wʊmənan old woman — una señora or mujer mayor or de edad; ( less respectful) una vieja
a young woman — una chica, una joven (frml)
a woman's work is never done — (set phrase) el trabajo de la casa no se acaba nunca
to be one's own woman — ser* una mujer independiente; (before n)
['wʊmǝn]a woman lawyer/dentist — una abogada/dentista
1.N(pl women) ['wɪmɪn] mujer fhis woman * — (=lover) su querida
honest 1., 1), little I, 1., 3), old 1., 6)•
she's her own woman — es una mujer muy fiel a sí misma2.CPDwoman doctor N — doctora f
woman driver N — conductora f
woman engineer N — ingeniera f
woman friend N — amiga f
woman pilot N — piloto f
woman police constable N — (Brit) (mujer f) agente f de policía
woman priest N — mujer f sacerdote
woman teacher N — profesora f
woman writer N — escritora f
* * *['wʊmən]an old woman — una señora or mujer mayor or de edad; ( less respectful) una vieja
a young woman — una chica, una joven (frml)
a woman's work is never done — (set phrase) el trabajo de la casa no se acaba nunca
to be one's own woman — ser* una mujer independiente; (before n)
a woman lawyer/dentist — una abogada/dentista
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105 hombre
hombre sustantivo masculino◊ hombres, mujeres y niños men, women and children;no es lo bastante hombre para … he's not man enough to …; ¡hombre al agua! man overboard!; este hombre no sabe lo que dice this guy doesn't know what he's talking about; hombre de confianza right-hand man; hombre del tiempo weatherman; hombre de negocios businessman; hombre lobo werewolf; hombre medio man in the street; hombre rana frogman, diver; hombre precavido vale por dos forewarned is forearmedb) ( especie humana):■ interjección:◊ ¡hombre! ¡qué sorpresa! well! what a nice surprise!;¿te gustaría venir? — ¡hombre! would you like to come? — you bet! what do you think?; hombre, no es lo mismo come off it, it's not the same thing at all (colloq)
hombre
I sustantivo masculino
1 (individuo) man
hombre de Estado, statesman
hombre de paja, dummy, figurehead
hombre lobo, werewolf
hombre rana, frogman
2 (género, especie) mankind, man
II interj
1 (en un saludo) hey!, hey there!: ¡hombre, José!, ¿qué tal te va?, hey, José! how are things?
2 (enfático) ¡hombre, claro que iré!, sure, of course I'll go! (incredulidad) ¡sí hombre!, ¿te crees que soy tonto, o qué?, oh, come on! do you think I'm stupid? Locuciones: ser muy hombre, to be every inch a man
de hombre a hombre, man-to-man ' hombre' also found in these entries: Spanish: A - abominable - acción - acomodador - acomodadora - adúltera - adúltero - aferrada - aferrado - agente - albacea - amante - aparte - artesana - artesano - asesina - asesino - autor - autora - bañador - bienhechor - bienhechora - blanca - blanco - bombera - bombero - cabrón - cabrona - calle - cámara - camarera - camarero - campesina - campesino - capataz - cartera - cartero - casera - casero - cerdo - cobrador - cobradora - coco - comedianta - comediante - cómica - cómico - compatriota - confidente - conquistador English: A - aged - alone - ascot - average - bear down on - bogeyman - brief - businessman - chase - come up - common - conviction - decision - decoy - discard - doze - elegantly - ethical - evening dress - excommunicate - frogman - grief-stricken - grown - guffaw - hairpiece - hurt - in - inch - inhibited - intrigue - jacket - let out - madman - man - manhood - masculine - masseur - mate - misgiving - nipple - nobleman - of - one-man band - open-minded - ordinary - overboard - pants - parent - point out 'ɑːmbreɪ, 'ɒmbreɪnoun (AmE sl) tipo m (fam), tío m (Esp fam)* * *['ɑːmbreɪ, 'ɒmbreɪ]noun (AmE sl) tipo m (fam), tío m (Esp fam) -
106 sideburns
noun plural (the usually short hair grown on the side of a man's face in front of the ears.) patillassideburns npl patillastr['saɪdbɜːnz]1 SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL→ link=sideboards sideboards{sideburns ['saɪd.bərnz] npl: patillas fpln.pl.• patillas s.f.pl.plural noun (sometimes sing) patillas fpl* * *plural noun (sometimes sing) patillas fpl -
107 flower-pot
noun (a container made of earthenware, plastic etc in which a plant is grown.) maceta, tieston.• florero s.m. -
108 gardens
noun singular or plural (a park, especially one where animals are kept or special trees or flowers are grown: zoological/botanical gardens.) jardines, parque1 (public park) jardines nombre masculino plural -
109 alejarse
■alejarse verbo reflexivo
1 to go away, move away: no te alejes de él, keep close to him
2 (distanciarse) se ha alejado mucho de su pareja, he and his partner have grown apart
se ha alejado de sus convicciones iniciales, he has moved away from his early ideals ' alejarse' also found in these entries: Spanish: apartarse - despegarse - irse - mundanal - tierra - alejar - apartar - separar English: drive off - edge - gallop off - get off - move away - recede - stay away - walk away - wander - away - get - hurry - speed - stray - walk -
110 asilvestrada
asilvestrado,-a adjetivo grown wild -
111 asilvestrado
asilvestrado,-a adjetivo grown wild ' asilvestrado' also found in these entries: Spanish: asilvestrada -
112 consolidar
consolidar ( conjugate consolidar) verbo transitivo ‹ amistad› to strengthen consolidarse verbo pronominal [situación/acuerdo] to be consolidated; [amistad/relación] to grow stronger
consolidar verbo transitivo, consolidarse verbo reflexivo to consolidate: se ha consolidado como una de las empresas más exitosas del momento, it has grown to currently become one of the most successful companies ' consolidar' also found in these entries: Spanish: afirmar - consolidarse - cimentar English: cement - consolidate - strengthen - fund -
113 consolidarse
consolidar verbo transitivo, consolidarse verbo reflexivo to consolidate: se ha consolidado como una de las empresas más exitosas del momento, it has grown to currently become one of the most successful companies ' consolidarse' also found in these entries: Spanish: consolidar English: consolidate - strengthen -
114 cosa
Del verbo coser: ( conjugate coser) \ \
cosa es: \ \1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativoMultiple Entries: cosa coser
cosa sustantivo femenino 1 ( en general) thing; ¿alguna otra cosa? anything else?; pon cada cosa en su lugar put everything in its place; entre una(s) cosa(s) y otra(s) … what with one thing and another …; ¡qué cosas dices! really, what a thing to say!; dime una cosa … tell me something …; tengo que contarte una cosa there's something I have to tell you; fue cosa fácil it was easy; se enfada por cualquier cosa he gets angry over the slightest thing; si por cualquier cosa no puedes venir if you can't come for any reason; por una cosa o por otra for one reason or another; esto no es cosa de risa/broma this is no laughing matter/no joke 2 mis cosas de deporte my sports things 3 (situación, suceso):◊ así están las cosas that's how things are o stand;la cosa se pone fea things are starting to get unpleasant; ¿cómo (te) van las cosas? how are things?; son cosas de la vida that's life!; ¡qué cosa más extraña! how strange o funny! 4a) (fam) ( ocurrencia):◊ ¡tienes cada cosa! the things you come up (AmE) o (BrE) out with!;esto es cosa de tu padre this is your father's doing o ideab) ( comportamiento típico):son cosas de Ana that's one of Ana's little ways 5 ( asunto): no te preocupes, eso es cosa mía don't worry, I'll handle it 6 ( en locs) cosa de terminarlo so as to finish it; cosa que (AmS fam) so that; cosa que no me olvide so that I don't forget; no sea cosa que: llévate el paraguas, no sea cosa que llueva take your umbrella just in case; átalo, no sea cosa que se escape tie it up so that it doesn't get away; ser cosa de … (fam): es cosa de unos minutos it'll (only) take a couple of minutes; es cosa de intentarlo you just have to give it a go
coser ( conjugate coser) verbo transitivo ‹ botón› to sew on; ‹ agujero› to sew (up); verbo intransitivo to sew
cosa sustantivo femenino
1 thing: no hay otra cosa que comer, there's nothing else to eat
2 (asunto) matter, business: es cosa mía, that's my business
eso es otra cosa, that's different
no hay cosa más importante que tu felicidad, there is nothing more important than your happiness
2 cosas, (asuntos) affairs
cosas de chiquillos, kids' stuff
cosas de mayores, grown-up stuff
¡cosas de la vida!, that's life!
3 (ocurrencias) ¡qué cosas tienes!, what a weird idea! Locuciones: el apartamento no es gran cosa, the apartment is not up to much
lo que son las cosas, would you believe it
no he visto cosa igual, I've never seen anything like it
decir cuatro cosas, to tell a few home truths
ser cosa de, to be a matter of: es cosa de tener paciencia, it's a matter of patience
(como) cosa de, about: hace (como) cosa de una hora, about an hour ago
coser verbo transitivo
1 to sew
2 Med to stitch up Locuciones: familiar es coser y cantar, it's a piece of cake ' cosa' also found in these entries: Spanish: absurda - absurdo - arder - bicoca - carroña - chisme - chollo - como - conformarse - consigo - cual - cualquier - cualquiera - cuidada - cuidado - cuya - cuyo - debilidad - dejar - él - ella - esmerada - esmerado - exquisitez - frivolidad - indemne - la - le - limitarse - mamarrachada - más - menuda - menudo - mía - mío - muchachada - nada - niñería - novedad - pedir - pegajosa - pegajoso - pegote - pillar - plantar - preciosidad - preguntar - presidir - prodigio - propia English: absence - annoyance - anything - arrival - article - attraction - available - awkward - blissful - bore - brittle - bulk - certainty - clip - clumsy - come across - commonplace - compromise - confuse - connection - convenient - dead wood - deficiency - defunct - demise - discreet - disposable - ditch - drag - dream - else - escape - fall off - film - get back - gullible - helpful - hulk - invention - joke - laugh - lemon - liable - lodge - love - lust - misplaced - more - necessity - need -
115 crecida
crecida sustantivo femeninoa) ( subida de nivel):b) ( desbordamiento):
crecido,-a
I adjetivo
1 (persona) grown-up
2 (un río) swollen
3 (numeroso, cuantioso) large
II f (riada) flood: no sé si este puente aguantará la próxima crecida, I don't know whether this bridge will withstand the next flood ' crecida' also found in these entries: Spanish: crecido English: rise - bristle - flood -
116 derecho
derecho 1
◊ - cha adjetivo1 ‹mano/ojo/zapato› right; ‹ lado› right, right-hand; queda a mano derecha it's on the right-hand side o on the right 2 siéntate derecho sit up straight
derecho 2 adverbio straight;◊ siga todo derecho go o keep straight on
derecho 3 sustantivo masculino 1 estás en tu derecho you're within your rights; derecho a algo right to sth; el derecho al voto the right to vote; tengo derecho a saber I have a o the right to know; esto da derecho a participar this entitles you to participate; ¡no hay derecho! (fam) it's not fair!b) (Com, Fin) tax;derechos de autor royalties; derecho de matrícula registration fee; derecho de reproducción copyright 2 (Der) law 3 ( de prenda) right side, outside; ( de tela) right side, face;◊ póntelo al derecho put it on properly o right side out
derecho,-a
I adjetivo
1 (lado, acera, etc) right
2 (recto, erguido) upright, straight
3 (parte del cuerpo) right: le dolía el brazo derecho, her right arm was hurting
II sustantivo masculino
1 (petición o exigencia legítima) right: está usted en su derecho, you are within your rights
no tienes derecho a decirme eso, you have no the right to tell me that
derecho de admisión, right to refuse admission
los derechos del niño, children's rights
2 Jur (conjunto de leyes) law
derecho laboral/procesal, labour/procedural law
derecho penal, criminal law
3 (justicia) no hay derecho a que nos traten así, it's not fair to treat people like that
4 Com derechos, duties
derechos de autor, royalties
III adv (en línea recta) sigue todo derecho, go straight ahead ' derecho' also found in these entries: Spanish: admisión - brazo - constitucional - derecha - digna - digno - disputarse - ejercer - enchufada - enchufado - foral - jurisprudencia - mercantil - obstáculo - opción - otorgar - pataleo - plena - pleno - poder - proteger - reclamar - reconocer - renunciar - rescate - reservarse - restringir - segundón - segundona - sostener - suprimir - unirse - voto - arancelario - carrera - ceder - cojo - cuestión - cursar - desistir - directamente - discutir - disfrutar - disputar - doctor - en - enderezar - extremo - fuero - goce English: bar - basic - check up on - claim - clause - commercial law - common law - criminal law - entitle - entitlement - entry - exercise - fair - forehand - forfeit - franchise - fully-fledged - grant - grown - ineligible - law - LLB - LLD - nineteenth - pension - prerogative - privacy - qualify - relinquish - right - right brain - right-hand - right-hand man - Roman law - sign away - standing - statutory - straight - straighten - straighten up - surrender - title - upright - common - county - criminal - crown - disenfranchise - due - eligible -
117 desarrollo
Del verbo desarrollar: ( conjugate desarrollar) \ \
desarrollo es: \ \1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
desarrolló es: \ \3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativoMultiple Entries: desarrollar desarrollo
desarrollar ( conjugate desarrollar) verbo transitivo 1 ( en general) to develop 2 desarrollarse verbo pronominal 1 ( en general) to develop 2 [acto/entrevista/escena] to take place
desarrollo sustantivo masculino development; según el desarrollo de los acontecimientos according to how things develop
desarrollar verbo transitivo
1 to develop: ha desarrollado su musculatura desde que hace deporte, he has become more muscular since he started doing sport (un proyecto, teoría) han desarrollado un nuevo modelo de ordenador portátil, they've developed a new type of portable computer
2 (exponer con mayor detalle) to explain
desarrollo sustantivo masculino
1 (crecimiento, progreso) development
el desarrollo industrial de la comarca, the industrial development of the area
su bebé tiene un desarrollo satisfactorio, her baby is coming along fine
2 (exposición detallada) development (solución por pasos de un problema) working out
3 (transcurso) course: una persona se desmayó durante el desarrollo del acto, someone fainted during the ceremony ' desarrollo' also found in these entries: Spanish: desarrollarse - despegue - extensa - extenso - planteamiento - retrasada - retrasado - retraso - curso - emotivo - frenar - ir - marcha - potenciar - precoz - progreso - propulsar - rápido - retroceso - vía English: allocate - appropriate - arrest - boomtown - cramp - developing - development - evolution - growth - progress - research - disrupt - grown - swing -
118 distanciamiento
distanciamiento sustantivo masculino distancing: ha habido un distanciamiento entre ellos, they've grown apart ' distanciamiento' also found in these entries: English: rift -
119 fija
Del verbo fijar: ( conjugate fijar) \ \
fija es: \ \3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativoMultiple Entries: fija fijar
fijar ( conjugate fijar) verbo transitivo 1 ( on signs) prohibido fijar carteles stick no bills; 2 fijarse verbo pronominala) ( prestar atención):fíjate en lo que haces watch o pay attention to what you're doing◊ ¿te has fijado en que no discuten nunca? have you noticed that they never quarrel?;¡fíjate lo que ha crecido! just look how she's grown!
fijo,-a
I adjetivo
1 fixed
2 (trabajo) steady
II adverbio for sure: fijo que protesta, you can bet he'll complain
fijar verbo transitivo
1 to fix: se prohíbe fijar carteles, (en letrero) post no bills
2 (la atención, los ojos, etc) fijar la vista en algo, to fix one's eyes on
3 (acordar, establecer) to set: fija el día y la hora, set a date ' fija' also found in these entries: Spanish: barra - fijar - idea - llave - baliza - fijo - mirada - renta English: beam - gaze - one-track - rule - standing charge - stare - assure - bar - file - fix - fixed - flat - intently - mobile - standing -
120 fijar
fijar ( conjugate fijar) verbo transitivo 1 ( on signs) prohibido fijar carteles stick no bills; 2 fijarse verbo pronominala) ( prestar atención):fíjate en lo que haces watch o pay attention to what you're doing◊ ¿te has fijado en que no discuten nunca? have you noticed that they never quarrel?;¡fíjate lo que ha crecido! just look how she's grown!
fijar verbo transitivo
1 to fix: se prohíbe fijar carteles, (en letrero) post no bills
2 (la atención, los ojos, etc) fijar la vista en algo, to fix one's eyes on
3 (acordar, establecer) to set: fija el día y la hora, set a date ' fijar' also found in these entries: Spanish: cartel - prohibida - prohibido - sujetar - tasar - asegurar - residencia - señalar English: anchor - appoint - arrange - attention span - fasten - fix - name - peg - post - set - settle - stick up - tack down - affix - mount - sort - time
См. также в других словарях:
grown-up — grown ups (The spelling grownup is also used. The syllable up is not stressed when it is a noun.) 1) N COUNT A grown up is an adult; used by or to children. Jan was almost a grown up... Tell children to tell a grown up if they re being bullied.… … English dictionary
grown-up — grown ,up1 noun count * an ADULT: used when talking to children: Ask a grown up to help you. a. used when there are children involved in a situation: The kids went to the park while we grown ups sat in the backyard. grown up grown ,up 2 adjective … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
grown-up — grown up1 adj 1.) fully developed as an adult ▪ Before you know it, the children will be grown up and leaving home. ▪ I ve got two grown up sons. 2.) behaving in a responsible way, like an adult = ↑mature →↑childish ▪ I expect more grown up… … Dictionary of contemporary English
grown — grown; in·ter·grown; un·grown; in·grown·ness; … English syllables
grown-up — grown upness, n. /grohn up /, adj. 1. having reached the age of maturity. 2. characteristic of or suitable for adults: grown up behavior; grown up fiction. [1625 35; adj. use of v. phrase grow up] * * * … Universalium
Grown — Grown, p. p. of {Grow}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
grown — p.p. of GROW (Cf. grow). Grown up (adj.) mature is from late 14c.; the noun meaning adult person is from 1813 … Etymology dictionary
grown-up — grown up·ness; grown up; … English syllables
grown-up — grown′ up′ adj. 1) having reached the age of maturity 2) characteristic of or suitable for adults • Etymology: 1625–35 grown′ up′ness, n … From formal English to slang
grown-up — [n] adult gentleman, grown person, lady, mam, man, Miss, mister, Mr., Mrs., Ms., woman; concept 424 Ant. child, youngster … New thesaurus
grown — [grōn] vi., vt. pp. of GROW adj. 1. having completed its growth; fully developed; mature 2. covered with a specified growth 3. cultivated as specified [home grown] … English World dictionary