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1 caramilloso
• fussy -
2 descontentadizo
• fussy• indifference analysis• indifferently• testis unus testis nullis• tetanic -
3 detalles fastidiosos
• fussy details -
4 mimoso
• fussy• very prim -
5 remilgoso
• fussy• nitpicker• nitrate• squeamish• that cock won't fight• that depends -
6 tiquismiquis
• fussy details• silly objections• silly scruples -
7 especial
adj.1 special (adecuado, excepcional).hoy es un día especial, celebramos nuestro aniversario today's a special day, we're celebrating our anniversarytienen especial interés en conocerte they're especially interested in meeting youespecial para specially for2 peculiar, strange.m.special (programa).un especial informativo a news special* * *► adjetivo1 (gen) special\en especial especiallyespecial para... suitable for...* * *adj.* * *1. ADJ1) [para un fin concreto] [dieta, permiso] specialeducación 1), enviado2) (=extraordinario) specialde especial interés es el trabajo de este novelista — the work of this novelist is especially interesting o of special interest
3)en especial — especially, particularly
pedimos disculpas a todos, y en especial a... — we apologize to everyone, and especially o particularly to...
¿desea ver a alguien en especial? — is there anybody in particular you want to see?
4) (=quisquilloso) fussy¡qué especial eres con la comida! — you're such a fussy eater!
5) (=extraño) peculiar2. SM1) (TV) (tb: programa especial) special2) Méx (Teat) show* * *Ia) ( para uso específico) specialen especial — especially, particularly
nada/nadie en especial — nothing/nobody in particular
b) ( excepcional) specialc) ( difícil) <persona/carácter> fussyIIqué especial eres para comer! — you're so picky o fussy about your food! (colloq)
masculino (TV) special (program*)* * *= ad hoc, one-off, special, specified, gala, particular, with a difference.Ex. Begun in 1973, CONSER was conceived by an ad hoc discussion group on Serials Data Bases of American and Canadian librarians.Ex. Associated with full-time staffing reductions has been the virtual elimination of part-time teachers and ' one-off' expert lecturers.Ex. Some categories of material defy helpful categorisation, and need to be treated as special cases.Ex. If access is limited to certain specified times, the term 'off-line' is applied.Ex. The 3 elements of the event are: weekday visits; evening sessions; and 'Super Saturday' gala days.Ex. It is possible to identify an item uniquely within a particular institution or agency by a running accession number.Ex. The article 'Web authoring with a difference' reviews the current authoring tools available for organizations wishing to become involved in the World Wide Web (WWW).----* a precio especial = discounted, cut-rate, cut-price.* a precios especiales = at preferential rates.* a tarifas especiales = at preferential rates.* a un precio especial = at a discount.* celebrar una ocasión especial = mark + a special occasion.* día memorable = red-letter day.* efecto especial = special effect.* especial apertura = opening special.* invitado especial = special guest.* merecer mención especial = deserve + special mention.* niño con necesidades especiales = special needs child.* oferta especial = special offer.* precio especial = discounted price, discount price, preferential rate.* precio especial por compra al por mayor = bulk deal.* prestar especial atención = focus.* ser de un valor especial = be of particular value.* servicio especial de autobuses = bus shuttle service, bus shuttle, shuttle bus service, shuttle bus.* servicio especial de transporte = shuttle service, shuttle.* sin condiciones especiales = with no strings attached.* tarifa especial = preferential rate.* tarifa especial por inscripción anticipada = early-bird registration fee.* tecnología adaptada a usuarios con necesidades especiales = assistive technology.* tener un valor especial = be of particular value.* trato especial = special treatment.* * *Ia) ( para uso específico) specialen especial — especially, particularly
nada/nadie en especial — nothing/nobody in particular
b) ( excepcional) specialc) ( difícil) <persona/carácter> fussyIIqué especial eres para comer! — you're so picky o fussy about your food! (colloq)
masculino (TV) special (program*)* * *= ad hoc, one-off, special, specified, gala, particular, with a difference.Ex: Begun in 1973, CONSER was conceived by an ad hoc discussion group on Serials Data Bases of American and Canadian librarians.
Ex: Associated with full-time staffing reductions has been the virtual elimination of part-time teachers and ' one-off' expert lecturers.Ex: Some categories of material defy helpful categorisation, and need to be treated as special cases.Ex: If access is limited to certain specified times, the term 'off-line' is applied.Ex: The 3 elements of the event are: weekday visits; evening sessions; and 'Super Saturday' gala days.Ex: It is possible to identify an item uniquely within a particular institution or agency by a running accession number.Ex: The article 'Web authoring with a difference' reviews the current authoring tools available for organizations wishing to become involved in the World Wide Web (WWW).* a precio especial = discounted, cut-rate, cut-price.* a precios especiales = at preferential rates.* a tarifas especiales = at preferential rates.* a un precio especial = at a discount.* celebrar una ocasión especial = mark + a special occasion.* día memorable = red-letter day.* efecto especial = special effect.* especial apertura = opening special.* invitado especial = special guest.* merecer mención especial = deserve + special mention.* niño con necesidades especiales = special needs child.* oferta especial = special offer.* precio especial = discounted price, discount price, preferential rate.* precio especial por compra al por mayor = bulk deal.* prestar especial atención = focus.* ser de un valor especial = be of particular value.* servicio especial de autobuses = bus shuttle service, bus shuttle, shuttle bus service, shuttle bus.* servicio especial de transporte = shuttle service, shuttle.* sin condiciones especiales = with no strings attached.* tarifa especial = preferential rate.* tarifa especial por inscripción anticipada = early-bird registration fee.* tecnología adaptada a usuarios con necesidades especiales = assistive technology.* tener un valor especial = be of particular value.* trato especial = special treatment.* * *1 (para un uso específico) specialuna dieta especial para diabéticos a special diet for diabeticsen especial especiallytodas sus hijas son muy guapas, la mayor en especial all his daughters are very pretty, especially o particularly the eldest¿quería hablar con alguien en especial? did you want to speak to anyone in particular?2 (excepcional) specialhoy es un día muy especial para mí today is a very special day for meun vestido para ocasiones especiales a dress for special occasions3 (difícil) ‹persona/carácter› fussyson muy especiales, nada les viene bien they're very difficult (to please) o very fussy, nothing's ever quite right for them¡qué especial eres para comer! you're so picky o fussy about your food! ( colloq)A (TV) special, special program*especial informativo/deportivo news/sports specialB ( RPl)un especial de jamón y queso a ham and cheese baguette, a ham and cheese sandwich on French bread2 ( Chi) (perro caliente) hot dog* * *
Multiple Entries:
algo especial
especial
especial adjetivo
nadie en especial nobody in particular;
un día muy especial para mí a very special day for me
especial adjetivo special
♦ Locuciones: en especial, especially
' especial' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
dotada
- dotado
- enviado
- GEO
- química
- ver
- común
- interés
- investigación
- ordinario
- particular
- preferente
English:
bodybuilding
- bonus
- craft
- envoy
- extra
- grand
- greasy
- grown-up
- merit
- particular
- section
- special
- task force
- treatment
- ad hoc
- cameo
- certain
- distinction
- star
- treasure
- trial
* * *♦ adj1. [adecuado] special;especial para especially for;lejía especial para lavadoras bleach especially for washing machines;una oferta especial para nuestros clientes a special offer for our customers2. [particular, excepcional] special;hoy es un día especial, celebramos nuestro aniversario today's a special day, we're celebrating our anniversary;tienen especial interés en conocerte they're especially interested in meeting you;recibe un trato especial por ser discapacitado he receives special treatment because he is disabled3. [peculiar] peculiar, strange;esa forma tan especial que tiene de mirar that peculiar o strange way he has of looking at you4. [quisquilloso] fussy;es muy especial con la comida he's very fussy about his food, he's a very fussy eater♦ nm1. [programa] special;un especial informativo a news special3. RP [sándwich] Br baguette, US sub;♦ en especial loc advespecially, particularly;me gusta la pasta, en especial los macarrones I like pasta, especially macaroni;¿alguno en especial? any one in particular?* * *adj1 special;en especial especially;nada en especial nothing special2 ( difícil) fussy* * *especial adj & nm: special* * *especial adj1. (en general) special -
8 quisquilloso
adj.touchy, delicate, jumpy, finicky.* * *► adjetivo1 finicky, fussy, touchy► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 fusspot* * *ADJ1) (=susceptible) touchy, oversensitive; (=irritable) irritable; (=perfeccionista) pernickety *, persnickety (EEUU) *, choosy, fussy2) (=preocupado por nimiedades) too bothered about petty details* * *- sa adjetivo (meticuloso, exigente) fussy, picky (colloq); ( susceptible) touchy* * *= fastidious, nitpicking [nit-picking], irritable, fussy [fussier -comp., fussiest -sup.], quibbler, finicky [finickier -comp., finickiest -sup.], fusspot, fussbudget, picky [pickier -comp., pickiest -sup.].Ex. Some of them will be sufficiently bizarre to suit the most fastidious connoisseur of the present artifacts of civilization.Ex. Librarians are expected, by their popular media image, to be fussy, nit-picking, pedants.Ex. 'Searching' or even 'ordering' would be better, so long as we didn't imply by either of them an ' irritable reaching after fact and reason'.Ex. Librarians are expected, by their popular media image, to be fussy, nit-picking, pedants.Ex. They attacked him, not as grammarians and philologists, but as quibblers, cavillers; not with arguments, but insults.Ex. After all, even a healthy cat can become finicky when offered an unfamiliar meal.Ex. As for Steve, he traded his days as a bachelor for life with a fusspot.Ex. And they're playing an odd couple reminiscent of Neil Simon's classic pairing of a fussbudget and a slob.Ex. If by chance she gets close to a boy that she likes she suddenly get very picky and think of all his negative points.----* ser demasiado quisquilloso = put + too fine a point on, split + hairs.* ser muy quisquilloso = be picky.* * *- sa adjetivo (meticuloso, exigente) fussy, picky (colloq); ( susceptible) touchy* * *= fastidious, nitpicking [nit-picking], irritable, fussy [fussier -comp., fussiest -sup.], quibbler, finicky [finickier -comp., finickiest -sup.], fusspot, fussbudget, picky [pickier -comp., pickiest -sup.].Ex: Some of them will be sufficiently bizarre to suit the most fastidious connoisseur of the present artifacts of civilization.
Ex: Librarians are expected, by their popular media image, to be fussy, nit-picking, pedants.Ex: 'Searching' or even 'ordering' would be better, so long as we didn't imply by either of them an ' irritable reaching after fact and reason'.Ex: Librarians are expected, by their popular media image, to be fussy, nit-picking, pedants.Ex: They attacked him, not as grammarians and philologists, but as quibblers, cavillers; not with arguments, but insults.Ex: After all, even a healthy cat can become finicky when offered an unfamiliar meal.Ex: As for Steve, he traded his days as a bachelor for life with a fusspot.Ex: And they're playing an odd couple reminiscent of Neil Simon's classic pairing of a fussbudget and a slob.Ex: If by chance she gets close to a boy that she likes she suddenly get very picky and think of all his negative points.* ser demasiado quisquilloso = put + too fine a point on, split + hairs.* ser muy quisquilloso = be picky.* * *quisquilloso -sa1(meticuloso, exigente): es terriblemente quisquilloso y no le gusta que nadie toque sus cosas he is terribly particular and he doesn't like anyone touching his thingsningún hotel le vino bien, es tan quisquilloso none of the hotels suited him, he's so hard to please o so choosy o so fussy2 (susceptible) touchy* * *
quisquilloso
( susceptible) touchy
quisquilloso,-a adjetivo & sustantivo masculino y femenino
1 (meticuloso) fussy
2 (suspicaz) touchy
' quisquilloso' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
quisquillosa
- chinche
- fastidioso
English:
fussy
- nit
- picky
* * *quisquilloso, -a♦ adj1. [detallista] pernickety2. [susceptible] touchy, oversensitive♦ nm,f1. [detallista] nit-picker2. [susceptible] touchy person;ser un quisquilloso to be touchy* * *adj touchy* * *quisquilloso, -sa adj: fastidious, fussyquisquilloso, -sa n: fussy person, fussbudget* * *quisquilloso adj -
9 maniático
adj.1 maniac, demented, insane, maniacal.2 maniacal, obsessive, fanatical, overly meticulous.m.1 maniac, obsessed person.2 maniac, obsessively enthusiastic person, overly enthusiastic person.* * *► adjetivo► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 (quisquilloso) fusspot2 (loco) crackpot, crank* * *maniático, -a1. ADJ1) (=con manías) maniac, maniacal; (=fanático) fanatical; (=obsesionado) obsessive2) (=loco) crazy; (=excéntrico) eccentric, cranky *; (=delicado) fussy3) (=terco) stubborn2.SM / F (=obsesionado) maniac; (=fanático) fanatic; (=excéntrico) crank *solo piensa en no pisar las rayas de las aceras, es un maniático — his only concern is not to step on the lines on the pavement, he's obsessed
maniático de la ecología — ecology fanatic, ecology freak *
* * *- ca adjetivoa) (delicado, difícil) finicky, fussyb) ( obsesionado) obsessive* * *= faddish, faddy [faddier -comp., faddies -sup.], neurotic, cranky [crankier -comp., crankiest -sup.], peculiar.Ex. Whilst, presumably, a set of standards for the conduct of reference work, the document is in fact a hodgepodge shaped by faddish misconceptions.Ex. These emotions will have a knock-on effect on the child and may, in the case of the faddy eater, cause the situation to deteriorate.Ex. Small wonder that, in the alternative universe, librarians are careworn and cataloguers neurotic.Ex. For example, you already know that living in a windowless room will make you cranky and out of sorts.Ex. However, by 1900 the motor car was beginning to develop its own peculiar form of engineering, and since then we have had aviation engineering, nuclear engineering and control engineering.* * *- ca adjetivoa) (delicado, difícil) finicky, fussyb) ( obsesionado) obsessive* * *= faddish, faddy [faddier -comp., faddies -sup.], neurotic, cranky [crankier -comp., crankiest -sup.], peculiar.Ex: Whilst, presumably, a set of standards for the conduct of reference work, the document is in fact a hodgepodge shaped by faddish misconceptions.
Ex: These emotions will have a knock-on effect on the child and may, in the case of the faddy eater, cause the situation to deteriorate.Ex: Small wonder that, in the alternative universe, librarians are careworn and cataloguers neurotic.Ex: For example, you already know that living in a windowless room will make you cranky and out of sorts.Ex: However, by 1900 the motor car was beginning to develop its own peculiar form of engineering, and since then we have had aviation engineering, nuclear engineering and control engineering.* * *1 (delicado, difícil) finicky, fussy2 (obsesionado) obsessivees tan maniático que se lava las manos veinte veces al día he's obsessive, he washes his hands twenty times a day¡qué vas a estar gorda! no seas maniática of course you're not fat!, stop being obsessive o neurotic o so sillyson muy maniáticos con la comida they're very cranky about what they eatmasculine, feminine1(delicado): no come nada que no haya preparado él mismo, es un maniático he won't eat anything that he hasn't prepared himself, he's incredibly fussy o finicky like that2(fanático): es una maniática de la limpieza she's obsessed with o fanatical about cleanliness, she has a real obsession with cleanlinessmaniáticos que comen sólo arroz y algas cranks who eat only rice and seaweed* * *
maniático◊ -ca adjetivo
maniático,-a
I adjetivo fussy
II sustantivo masculino y femenino fusspot
' maniático' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
caprichosa
- caprichoso
- maniática
English:
fastidious
- crank
- fuss
- fussy
* * *maniático, -a♦ adjfussy♦ nm,ffussy person;es un maniático he's terribly fussy;es un maniático de los detalles he's a stickler for detail;es una maniática con la limpieza she's a cleaning freak;* * *I adj famfussyII m, maniática f fusspot;es un maniático de la limpieza he has an obsession with cleaning, he’s a cleaning freak fam* * *maniático, -ca adj1) maníaco: maniacal2) : obsessive3) : fussy, finickymaniático, -ca n1) maníaco: maniac, lunatic2) : obsessive person, fanatic3) : eccentric, crank* * * -
10 delicado
adj.1 delicate, frail, breakable, fragile.2 touch-and-go, delicate, sensible.3 finicky, overparticular about trivial details, fiddly, pernickety.* * *► adjetivo2 (difícil) delicate, difficult3 (enfermizo) frail, delicate4 (frágil) fragile5 (exigente) fussy, fastidious, hard to please6 (cortés) refined, polite7 (muy sensible) hypersensitive, extremely sensitive\manjar delicado delicacy* * *(f. - delicada)adj.1) delicate2) fine3) ill4) sensitive5) tactful* * *ADJ1) (=suave) [tejido, piel] delicate; [tela] fine; [color] soft2) (=frágil) [máquina] sensitive; [salud] delicate3) (=fino) [rasgos] delicate, fine; [gusto] delicate, subtle4) (=difícil) [situación] delicate, tricky; [punto] sore; [tema] delicate5) [persona] (=difícil de contentar) hard to please, fussy; (=sensible) hypersensitive; (=discreto) tactful; (=atento) considerate* * *- da adjetivo1) ( fino) <rasgos/manos> delicate; < sabor> delicate, subtle; <lenguaje/modales> refined2)a) ( que requiere cuidados) <cerámica/cristal> fragile; < tela> delicate; < piel> sensitiveprendas delicadas — delicates, delicate garments
b) ( refiriéndose a la salud) delicatetiene el corazón delicado — he has a weak o bad heart
3) <asunto/cuestión/tema> delicate, sensitive; < situación> delicate, tricky4)a) ( melindroso) delicate, fussyb) ( susceptible) touchy* * *= gentle [gentler -comp., gentlest -sup.], sensitive, tricky [trickier -comp., trickiest -sup.], delicate, ticklish, awkward, choosy [choosey] [choosier -comp., choosiest -sup.], touchy, frail, tender [tenderer -comp., tenderest -sup.], dainty [daintier -comp., daintiest -sup.], lissom(e), fragile, fussy [fussier -comp., fussiest -sup.], picky [pickier -comp., pickiest -sup.].Ex. Melanie Stanton broke into a gentle laugh as she recalled him executing a shuffling fandango and announcing mischievously, 'Women in the SLA, get ready, here I come!'.Ex. Numerous different models are available, ranging from models where communication is via a heat sensitive screen, through to terminals linked to an outside computer by a telephone line.Ex. Bertrand Russell has written a great deal of sense about the tricky problem of individual liberty and achievement and its relationship to government control.Ex. Despite the incompetence of most eighteenth-century block-makers, woodcuts never quite disappeared, and they returned to favour in the delicate form called 'wood-engraving' at the end of the hand-press period.Ex. The vast majority of management problems, even those which seem at first glance to be wholly planning or organizing or controlling problems, usually turn out to be bristling with ticklish human relations problems.Ex. Access is impaired by archaic, awkward, or simply strange headings that most normal persons would never look for on their first try.Ex. I became a hungry reader who was not choosy at all about the food.Ex. Censorship is a touchy subject with prison librarians.Ex. Previous research has demonstrated that frail elderly living in subsidized high-rise apartments have greater unmet needs than elderly who reside in traditional community housing.Ex. A single drawing can have a highly emotional impact and can be effective as either a heavy, bold statement or a tender reminder.Ex. They then went to a rather dainty little Italian restaurant where they ate a scrumptious meal and drank a bottle of wine.Ex. She is not just lissome and beautiful, but also cultured, artful, expressive, and energetic.Ex. The material which carries the message is fragile.Ex. Librarians are expected, by their popular media image, to be fussy, nit-picking, pedants.Ex. If by chance she gets close to a boy that she likes she suddenly get very picky and think of all his negative points.----* asunto delicado = sore subject, sore spot, sore point, sensitive issue, hot potato.* pregunta delicada = awkward question.* ser muy delicado con la comida = be a picky eater.* ser muy delicado para comer = be a picky eater.* tejido muy delicado = gossamer.* tema delicado = sore subject, sore spot, sore point, sensitive issue, hot potato.* * *- da adjetivo1) ( fino) <rasgos/manos> delicate; < sabor> delicate, subtle; <lenguaje/modales> refined2)a) ( que requiere cuidados) <cerámica/cristal> fragile; < tela> delicate; < piel> sensitiveprendas delicadas — delicates, delicate garments
b) ( refiriéndose a la salud) delicatetiene el corazón delicado — he has a weak o bad heart
3) <asunto/cuestión/tema> delicate, sensitive; < situación> delicate, tricky4)a) ( melindroso) delicate, fussyb) ( susceptible) touchy* * *= gentle [gentler -comp., gentlest -sup.], sensitive, tricky [trickier -comp., trickiest -sup.], delicate, ticklish, awkward, choosy [choosey] [choosier -comp., choosiest -sup.], touchy, frail, tender [tenderer -comp., tenderest -sup.], dainty [daintier -comp., daintiest -sup.], lissom(e), fragile, fussy [fussier -comp., fussiest -sup.], picky [pickier -comp., pickiest -sup.].Ex: Melanie Stanton broke into a gentle laugh as she recalled him executing a shuffling fandango and announcing mischievously, 'Women in the SLA, get ready, here I come!'.
Ex: Numerous different models are available, ranging from models where communication is via a heat sensitive screen, through to terminals linked to an outside computer by a telephone line.Ex: Bertrand Russell has written a great deal of sense about the tricky problem of individual liberty and achievement and its relationship to government control.Ex: Despite the incompetence of most eighteenth-century block-makers, woodcuts never quite disappeared, and they returned to favour in the delicate form called 'wood-engraving' at the end of the hand-press period.Ex: The vast majority of management problems, even those which seem at first glance to be wholly planning or organizing or controlling problems, usually turn out to be bristling with ticklish human relations problems.Ex: Access is impaired by archaic, awkward, or simply strange headings that most normal persons would never look for on their first try.Ex: I became a hungry reader who was not choosy at all about the food.Ex: Censorship is a touchy subject with prison librarians.Ex: Previous research has demonstrated that frail elderly living in subsidized high-rise apartments have greater unmet needs than elderly who reside in traditional community housing.Ex: A single drawing can have a highly emotional impact and can be effective as either a heavy, bold statement or a tender reminder.Ex: They then went to a rather dainty little Italian restaurant where they ate a scrumptious meal and drank a bottle of wine.Ex: She is not just lissome and beautiful, but also cultured, artful, expressive, and energetic.Ex: The material which carries the message is fragile.Ex: Librarians are expected, by their popular media image, to be fussy, nit-picking, pedants.Ex: If by chance she gets close to a boy that she likes she suddenly get very picky and think of all his negative points.* asunto delicado = sore subject, sore spot, sore point, sensitive issue, hot potato.* pregunta delicada = awkward question.* ser muy delicado con la comida = be a picky eater.* ser muy delicado para comer = be a picky eater.* tejido muy delicado = gossamer.* tema delicado = sore subject, sore spot, sore point, sensitive issue, hot potato.* * *delicado -daA (fino) ‹rasgos/manos› delicate; ‹sabor› delicate, subtle; ‹lenguaje/modales› refined¡qué delicada eres! ¿qué más da si está un poco quemado? you're so fussy! what does it matter if it's a little burned?B (que requiere cuidados) ‹cerámica/cristal› fragile; ‹tela› delicateprendas delicadas delicates, delicate garmentsuna crema para pieles delicadas a cream for sensitive skinla delicada piel del bebé the baby's delicate skin¡qué delicado eres! no lo dijo por molestarte don't be so touchy! he didn't mean to upset youC (refiriéndose a la salud) delicateestá delicado del estómago his stomach's a little delicatetiene el corazón delicado he has a weak o delicate o bad heartdespués de la operación quedó muy delicado he was very frail o weak after his operationD ‹asunto/cuestión/tema› delicate, sensitive; ‹situación› delicate, tricky* * *
delicado◊ -da adjetivo
1 ( fino) ‹rasgos/manos› delicate;
‹ sabor› delicate, subtle;
‹lenguaje/modales› refined
2
‹ tela› delicate;
‹ piel› sensitive
‹ corazón› weak
3 ‹asunto/cuestión/tema› delicate, sensitive;
‹ situación› delicate, tricky
4
delicado,-a adjetivo
1 (frágil, primoroso) delicate
una delicada porcelana, a delicate porcelain figure
ese jarrón es muy delicado, that vase is very fragile
2 (enfermizo) delicate: está delicada del corazón, she has a weak heart
3 (exigente) fussy, hard to please: Juan es muy delicado para la comida, Juan is a fussy eater
4 (difícil de tratar) un asunto delicado, a delicate matter
' delicado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
delicada
- dulce
- exquisita
- exquisito
- primor
- asunto
- embromado
- fregado
- jorobado
- maniático
- melindroso
- remilgón
- tema
English:
dainty
- delicate
- fine
- fragile
- frail
- picky
- sensitive
- slight
- sore
- subject
- subtle
- ticklish
- touch on
- touchy
- tricky
- awkward
- delicacy
- shaky
- subtlety
* * *delicado, -a adj1. [aroma, gesto, manos] delicate;un perfume muy delicado a very delicate perfume2. [material, objeto] delicate;piel delicada sensitive o delicate skin;loción hidratante para pieles delicadas moisturizing lotion for sensitive skin;3. [asunto, situación] delicate, tricky;una situación delicada a delicate o tricky situation4. [persona] [débil, enfermizo] weak, delicate;su estado (de salud) es delicado his condition is delicate;estar delicado de salud to have delicate health;estar delicado del corazón to have a weak heart5. [persona] [sensible] sensitive6. [educado] [persona] polite;[lenguaje, modales] refined7. [persona] [tiquismiquis] fussy, choosy, picky;es demasiado delicado para ir de camping he likes his creature comforts too much to go camping;¡no seas delicado, hay que comérselo todo! don't be so picky, you've got to eat all of it!* * *adj delicate* * *delicado, -da adj1) : delicate, fine2) : sensitive, frail3) : difficult, tricky4) : fussy, hard to please5) : tactful, considerate* * *delicado adj delicate -
11 remilgado
adj.finicky, fastidious, affected, fussy.f. & m.fussbudget, fuddy-duddy, fuddy.past part.past participle of spanish verb: remilgarse.* * *1→ link=remilgarse remilgarse► adjetivo1 (afectado) affected2 (con la comida) fussy, finicky3 (mojigato) prudish* * *ADJ1) (=melindroso) finicky, fussy, particular2) (=mojigato) prudish, prim3) (=afectado) affected* * *- da adjetivo fussy* * *= prissy [prissier -comp., prissiest -sup.], prim [primmer -comp., primmest -sup.], finicky [finickier -comp., finickiest -sup.], fusspot, fussbudget.Ex. It is especially important that the classroom not be dominated by a ' prissy' middle-class atmosphere.Ex. I am really liking buttoned-up, very prim, demure-to-the-point-of-invisibility dresses lately.Ex. After all, even a healthy cat can become finicky when offered an unfamiliar meal.Ex. As for Steve, he traded his days as a bachelor for life with a fusspot.Ex. And they're playing an odd couple reminiscent of Neil Simon's classic pairing of a fussbudget and a slob.* * *- da adjetivo fussy* * *= prissy [prissier -comp., prissiest -sup.], prim [primmer -comp., primmest -sup.], finicky [finickier -comp., finickiest -sup.], fusspot, fussbudget.Ex: It is especially important that the classroom not be dominated by a ' prissy' middle-class atmosphere.
Ex: I am really liking buttoned-up, very prim, demure-to-the-point-of-invisibility dresses lately.Ex: After all, even a healthy cat can become finicky when offered an unfamiliar meal.Ex: As for Steve, he traded his days as a bachelor for life with a fusspot.Ex: And they're playing an odd couple reminiscent of Neil Simon's classic pairing of a fussbudget and a slob.* * *remilgado -dafussyestá muy sucio — ¡pero qué remilgado eres! it's filthy — oh, don't be so fussy o so fastidious o ( colloq) such a fusspot!es tan remilgada, no prueba nada de comida extranjera she's so fussy o particular, she won't even try foreign food* * *
remilgado◊ -da adjetivo
fussy
remilgado,-a adj pey (repipi, afectado) fussy
(con la comida) picky
' remilgado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ñoña
- ñoño
- remilgada
- melindroso
English:
prim
- prissy
- proper
- prudish
* * *1. [afectado] affected2. [escrupuloso] squeamish;[con comida] fussy, finicky* * *adj fussy, finicky* * *remilgado, -da adj1) : prim, prudish2) : affected -
12 caprichoso
adj.capricious, cranky, erratic, fickle.* * *► adjetivo1 capricious, whimsical, fanciful► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 whimsical person* * *ADJ1) [persona] capricious2) [idea, novela etc] whimsical, fanciful* * *I- sa adjetivoa) ( inconstante) <carácter/persona> capricious; <tiempo/moda> changeableb) (difícil, exigente) fussyII- sa masculino, femeninoes un caprichoso — ( es inconstante) he's always changing his mind; (es difícil, exigente) he's so fussy
* * *= capricious, whimsical, wayward, fickle, wanton, faddish, flighty [flightier -comp., flightiest -sup.], faddy [faddier -comp., faddies -sup.].Ex. Panizzi introduced what seemed to his critics unwarranted and capricious complications calculated to make the catalog much more difficult for the librarian to prepare and the reader to use.Ex. This slightly off-balance, whimsical remark was a Marsha James' trademark.Ex. The article 'The wayward scholar: resources and research in popular culture' defends popular culture as a legitimate and important library resource.Ex. The rise and dramatic fall of E-businesses is a testimony of the fickle electronic commerce (E-commerce) market.Ex. The book focuses on images where hideous atrocities -- e.g., murder, blasphemy, wanton destruction and even cannibalism -- are shown to be part of the daily life of the common people of Paris during the revolution.Ex. Whilst, presumably, a set of standards for the conduct of reference work, the document is in fact a hodgepodge shaped by faddish misconceptions.Ex. 'Anyway, to make a long story short, Huish said he knows Lisa has been a little flighty at times'.Ex. These emotions will have a knock-on effect on the child and may, in the case of the faddy eater, cause the situation to deteriorate.----* de forma caprichosa = capriciously.* de modo caprichoso = capriciously.* * *I- sa adjetivoa) ( inconstante) <carácter/persona> capricious; <tiempo/moda> changeableb) (difícil, exigente) fussyII- sa masculino, femeninoes un caprichoso — ( es inconstante) he's always changing his mind; (es difícil, exigente) he's so fussy
* * *= capricious, whimsical, wayward, fickle, wanton, faddish, flighty [flightier -comp., flightiest -sup.], faddy [faddier -comp., faddies -sup.].Ex: Panizzi introduced what seemed to his critics unwarranted and capricious complications calculated to make the catalog much more difficult for the librarian to prepare and the reader to use.
Ex: This slightly off-balance, whimsical remark was a Marsha James' trademark.Ex: The article 'The wayward scholar: resources and research in popular culture' defends popular culture as a legitimate and important library resource.Ex: The rise and dramatic fall of E-businesses is a testimony of the fickle electronic commerce (E-commerce) market.Ex: The book focuses on images where hideous atrocities -- e.g., murder, blasphemy, wanton destruction and even cannibalism -- are shown to be part of the daily life of the common people of Paris during the revolution.Ex: Whilst, presumably, a set of standards for the conduct of reference work, the document is in fact a hodgepodge shaped by faddish misconceptions.Ex: 'Anyway, to make a long story short, Huish said he knows Lisa has been a little flighty at times'.Ex: These emotions will have a knock-on effect on the child and may, in the case of the faddy eater, cause the situation to deteriorate.* de forma caprichosa = capriciously.* de modo caprichoso = capriciously.* * *1 (inconstante) ‹carácter/persona› capricious; ‹tiempo/moda› changeable¡qué niño más caprichoso! what a capricious child! o this child is always changing his mindlas estalactitas presentaban formas caprichosas the stalactites formed fanciful shapes2 (difícil, exigente) fussymasculine, femininees un caprichoso (es inconstante) he's so capricious o he's always changing his mind; (es difícil, exigente) he is so fussy* * *
caprichoso◊ -sa adjetivo
‹tiempo/moda› changeable
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino:
(es difícil, exigente) he's so fussy
caprichoso,-a
I sustantivo masculino y femenino mi hermana es una caprichosa, my sister is very impulsive
II adjetivo
1 (antojadizo) whimsical, fanciful
2 (maniático, exigente) fussy
3 (creativo, sin norma) las nubes creaban figuras caprichosas, the clouds made strange shapes
' caprichoso' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
caprichosa
- mañoso
English:
capricious
- erratic
- flighty
- moody
- whimsical
* * *caprichoso, -a adjcapricious, impulsive;actuar de forma caprichosa to act capriciously o impulsively* * *adj capricious* * *caprichoso, -sa adjantojadizo: capricious, fickle -
13 exigente
adj.demanding.f. & m.demanding person.* * *► adjetivo1 demanding, exacting* * *adj.demanding, exacting* * *ADJ [persona, trabajo] demanding, exactingser exigente con algn — to be demanding o exacting of sb, be hard on sb
* * ** * *= demanding, exacting, hard-driving, exigent, nitpicking [nit-picking], choosy [choosey] [choosier -comp., choosiest -sup.], discerning, fussy [fussier -comp., fussiest -sup.], fastidious, quality-sensitive.Ex. It is clear to me that they face a professional role that will be far more complicated and far more demanding that the one we have known.Ex. And since the main entry is the hub and most exacting aspect of our cataloging process, its replacement by a title-unit entry would greatly simplify the problem and expedite the operation of cataloging.Ex. She did observe, however, that his conduct was pretty well as it had been described: he was a hard-driving taskmaster and thoroughly autocratic.Ex. The exigent demands library managers face often result in highly dramatic events.Ex. Librarians are expected, by their popular media image, to be fussy, nit-picking, pedants.Ex. I became a hungry reader who was not choosy at all about the food.Ex. Moreover, the shady image of video libraries drove away discerning customers.Ex. Librarians are expected, by their popular media image, to be fussy, nit-picking, pedants.Ex. Some of them will be sufficiently bizarre to suit the most fastidious connoisseur of the present artifacts of civilization.Ex. This segment of the population is relatively quality-sensitive and not very price sensitive.----* poco exigente = untaxing, undemanding.* ser exigente al elegir = pick and choose.* ser exigente al escoger = pick and choose.* * ** * *= demanding, exacting, hard-driving, exigent, nitpicking [nit-picking], choosy [choosey] [choosier -comp., choosiest -sup.], discerning, fussy [fussier -comp., fussiest -sup.], fastidious, quality-sensitive.Ex: It is clear to me that they face a professional role that will be far more complicated and far more demanding that the one we have known.
Ex: And since the main entry is the hub and most exacting aspect of our cataloging process, its replacement by a title-unit entry would greatly simplify the problem and expedite the operation of cataloging.Ex: She did observe, however, that his conduct was pretty well as it had been described: he was a hard-driving taskmaster and thoroughly autocratic.Ex: The exigent demands library managers face often result in highly dramatic events.Ex: Librarians are expected, by their popular media image, to be fussy, nit-picking, pedants.Ex: I became a hungry reader who was not choosy at all about the food.Ex: Moreover, the shady image of video libraries drove away discerning customers.Ex: Librarians are expected, by their popular media image, to be fussy, nit-picking, pedants.Ex: Some of them will be sufficiently bizarre to suit the most fastidious connoisseur of the present artifacts of civilization.Ex: This segment of the population is relatively quality-sensitive and not very price sensitive.* poco exigente = untaxing, undemanding.* ser exigente al elegir = pick and choose.* ser exigente al escoger = pick and choose.* * *‹persona› demanding; ‹prueba› demanding, exactingeres demasiado exigente con él you ask too much of him, you're too demanding with him, you're too hard on himel jefe está muy exigente esta tarde the boss is being very demanding this afternoonpara paladares exigentes for the discerning palate* * *
exigente adjetivo ‹persona/prueba› demanding;
‹clientela/paladar› discerning
exigente adjetivo demanding
' exigente' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
caprichosa
- caprichoso
- delicada
- delicado
- jodido
- quisquilloso
English:
challenging
- choosy
- demanding
- discerning
- discriminating
- easy-going
- exacting
- fussy
- lax
- particular
- pick
- please
- taxing
- undiscerning
- fastidious
- undemanding
* * *♦ adjdemanding;ser exigente con alguien to be demanding of sb;no seas tan exigente con el chico don't ask so much from the lad;últimamente está bastante exigente he's been pretty demanding recently♦ nmfdemanding person;ser un exigente to be very demanding* * *adj demanding* * *exigente adj: demanding, exacting* * *exigente adj demanding -
14 tiquismiquis
adj.pernickety.m. s.&pl.1 silly scruples, fussy details, silly objections.2 fussy scrupulous person, fusspot.m.&f. s&pl.fusspot.m.pl.1 squabbles (riñas).2 trifles (bagatelas).* * *1 (escrúpulos) fussing sing\andarse con tiquismiquis familiar to be fussy* * *masculino y femenino (Esp, Méx fam)a) ( persona) fusspot (colloq)es un tiquismiquis para comer — he's a very fussy o picky eater (colloq)
b) tiquismiquis masculino ( reparos) fussing* * *= fusspot, fussbudget, picky [pickier -comp., pickiest -sup.].Ex. As for Steve, he traded his days as a bachelor for life with a fusspot.Ex. And they're playing an odd couple reminiscent of Neil Simon's classic pairing of a fussbudget and a slob.Ex. If by chance she gets close to a boy that she likes she suddenly get very picky and think of all his negative points.----* ser muy tiquismiquis con la comida = be a picky eater.* ser muy tiquismiquis para comer = be a picky eater.* * *masculino y femenino (Esp, Méx fam)a) ( persona) fusspot (colloq)es un tiquismiquis para comer — he's a very fussy o picky eater (colloq)
b) tiquismiquis masculino ( reparos) fussing* * *= fusspot, fussbudget, picky [pickier -comp., pickiest -sup.].Ex: As for Steve, he traded his days as a bachelor for life with a fusspot.
Ex: And they're playing an odd couple reminiscent of Neil Simon's classic pairing of a fussbudget and a slob.Ex: If by chance she gets close to a boy that she likes she suddenly get very picky and think of all his negative points.* ser muy tiquismiquis con la comida = be a picky eater.* ser muy tiquismiquis para comer = be a picky eater.* * *(Esp, Méx fam)es un tiquismiquis para la comida he's a very fussy o picky eater ( colloq)es un tiquismiquis para el orden he's a stickler for order2déjate de tiquismiquis y cómelo todo stop fussing and eat it all up* * *
Multiple Entries:
tiquis miquis
tiquismiquis
tiquismiquis familiar
I adj (melindroso, escrupuloso) fussy, finicky
II mf fussyperson, familiar fuss-pot
* * *♦ adj inv[maniático] pernickety♦ nmf inv[maniático] fusspot, US fussbudget♦ nmpl2. [bagatelas] trifles* * *m/f famfuss-budget fam, Brfusspot fam -
15 melindroso
adj.affected, choosy, fastidious, finicky.* * *► adjetivo1 finicky, affected* * *ADJ (=afectado) affected; (=aprensivo) squeamish; (=mojigato) prudish; (=quisquilloso) finicky, fussy* * *- sa adjetivoa) ( remilgado) affectedb) (Méx) ( delicado) choosy, finickyc) ( mojigato) prudish* * *= finicky [finickier -comp., finickiest -sup.], picky [pickier -comp., pickiest -sup.].Ex. After all, even a healthy cat can become finicky when offered an unfamiliar meal.Ex. If by chance she gets close to a boy that she likes she suddenly get very picky and think of all his negative points.----* ser muy melindroso = be picky.* ser muy melindroso con la comida = be a picky eater.* ser muy melindroso para comer = be a picky eater.* * *- sa adjetivoa) ( remilgado) affectedb) (Méx) ( delicado) choosy, finickyc) ( mojigato) prudish* * *= finicky [finickier -comp., finickiest -sup.], picky [pickier -comp., pickiest -sup.].Ex: After all, even a healthy cat can become finicky when offered an unfamiliar meal.
Ex: If by chance she gets close to a boy that she likes she suddenly get very picky and think of all his negative points.* ser muy melindroso = be picky.* ser muy melindroso con la comida = be a picky eater.* ser muy melindroso para comer = be a picky eater.* * *melindroso -sa1 (remilgado) affected2 ( Méx) (delicado) choosy, picky, finicky3 (gazmoño) prudish* * *
melindroso◊ -sa adjetivo
melindroso,-a
I adjetivo fussy, fastidious
II sustantivo masculino y femenino fussy o fastidious person
' melindroso' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
melindrosa
- tiquismiquis
- delicado
English:
choosy
- picky
* * *melindroso, -a♦ adjaffectedly scrupulous o fussy♦ nm,faffectedly scrupulous o fussy person* * *adj affected* * *melindroso, -sa adj1) : affected2) : fussy, finickymelindroso, -sa n: finicky person, fussbudget -
16 escrupuloso
adj.scrupulous, fastidious, squeamish, too fussy.* * *► adjetivo1 scrupulous2 (aprensivo) finicky, fussy* * *ADJ1) (=minucioso) [al elegir algo] particular; [al hacer algo] precise2) [con la comida] fussy, pernickety, persnickety (EEUU)3) (=honesto) scrupulous* * *- sa adjetivoa) ( honrado) honest, scrupulousb) ( meticuloso) meticulousc) (Esp) ( aprensivo) fastidious* * *= scrupulous.Ex. Happily the rules of quasi-facsimile are easily mastered; what is difficult is to observe them with scrupulous, undeviating accuracy.* * *- sa adjetivoa) ( honrado) honest, scrupulousb) ( meticuloso) meticulousc) (Esp) ( aprensivo) fastidious* * *= scrupulous.Ex: Happily the rules of quasi-facsimile are easily mastered; what is difficult is to observe them with scrupulous, undeviating accuracy.
* * *escrupuloso -sa1 (honrado) honest, scrupulousno es nada escrupuloso he's completely unscrupulous2 (meticuloso) meticulousuna escrupulosa relación de sus bienes a detailed o meticulous list of her possessionsuna revisión escrupulosa de los archivos a scrupulous o meticulous revision of the files3 ( Esp) (aprensivo) fastidious* * *
escrupuloso◊ -sa adjetivo
escrupuloso,-a adjetivo
1 (minucioso) painstaking, careful, thorough: hicieron una escrupulosa investigación forense, they carried out a thorough forensic investigation
2 (aprensivo) fastidious: siempre pide el café en vaso porque es muy escrupuloso, he always orders his coffee served in a glass because he is so fastidious
3 (riguroso) scrupulous: es un juez honesto y escrupuloso, he's an honest and scrupulous judge
' escrupuloso' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
escrupulosa
- tiquismiquis
English:
scrupulous
* * *escrupuloso, -a adj1. [minucioso] scrupulous;en su trabajo es muy escrupuloso he is very scrupulous in his work;el respeto escrupuloso de las leyes strict observance of the law2. [aprensivo] particular, fussy;no seas tan escrupuloso con la comida don't be such a fussy eater3. [honrado] scrupulous;no es nada escrupuloso he has no scruples* * *adj1 ( cuidadoso) meticulous2 ( honrado) scrupulous3 ( aprensivo) fastidious* * *escrupuloso, -sa adj1) : scrupulous2) meticuloso: exact, meticulous♦ escrupulosamente adv -
17 mañoso
adj.slick, skillful, tricky, artful.* * *► adjetivo1 (habilidoso) handy, skilful, US skillful2 (astuto) crafty* * *(f. - mañosa)adj.* * *mañoso, -a1. ADJ1) [persona] (=hábil) clever, ingenious; (=astuto) crafty, cunning2) And (=perezoso) lazy3) LAm [animal] (=violento) vicious; (=terco) obstinate; (=tímido) shy, nervous; And, Cono Sur, Méx difficult ( esp about food)2.* * *- sa adjetivo1) ( habilidoso) good with one's hands2) (AmL)a) ( caprichoso) <niño/anciano> difficultes muy mañoso para comer — he's a very fussy o finicky eater
b) (Chi) < caballo> difficult, stubborn* * *= jack of all trades, factotum.Ex. Jacks of all trades are curious by nature: they try to see things through the eyes of others and are only limited by their own ability.Ex. Quietly spoken, introverted Henry, the main character, tries to get casual jobs (anything, like a factotum) around Los Angeles.* * *- sa adjetivo1) ( habilidoso) good with one's hands2) (AmL)a) ( caprichoso) <niño/anciano> difficultes muy mañoso para comer — he's a very fussy o finicky eater
b) (Chi) < caballo> difficult, stubborn* * *= jack of all trades, factotum.Ex: Jacks of all trades are curious by nature: they try to see things through the eyes of others and are only limited by their own ability.
Ex: Quietly spoken, introverted Henry, the main character, tries to get casual jobs (anything, like a factotum) around Los Angeles.* * *A (habilidoso) good with one's handsB ( AmL)1 (caprichoso) ‹niño/anciano› difficultes muy mañoso para comer ( AmL); he's a very fussy o finicky eater2 ( Chi) ‹caballo› difficult, stubbornmasculine, feminine* * *
mañoso◊ -sa adjetivo
1 ( habilidoso) good with one's hands
2 (AmL) ( caprichoso) difficult
mañoso,-a adjetivo skilful, US skillful
' mañoso' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
diestra
- diestro
- hábil
- mañosa
English:
handy
- sharp
- slick
- fastidious
- fuss
- fussy
* * *mañoso, -a adj2. Andes, RP [caprichoso] difficult;no quiero andar más en este caballo, es demasiado mañoso I don't want to ride this horse again, it's too strong-willed;nunca se queda a cuidar a sus nietos, dice que son muy mañosos he never stays and looks after his grandchildren, he says they play up too much* * *adj1 ( habilidoso) skillful, Brskilful3 L.Am.animal stubborn* * *mañoso, -sa adj1) hábil: skillful2) astuto: cunning, crafty3) : fussy, finicky -
18 nimio
adj.insignificant, minute, trivial, petty.* * *► adjetivo1 insignificant, trivial* * *ADJ1) (=insignificante) insignificant, trivial2) [persona] (=minucioso) meticulous; pey fussy (about details); (=prolijo) long-winded3) (=excesivo) excessive (en in)* * *- mia adjetivo trivial, petty* * *= fussy [fussier -comp., fussiest -sup.], trivial, inconsiderable, nugatory, menial, trifling.Ex. Some considered the rules over-complicated and fussy, whereas others were of the opinion that more detail was required.Ex. A further problem is the fact that place names may appear in a trivial context.Ex. A few minutes spent with the corrections and additions to the Dictionary of National Biography will reveal that although some changes seem very small and inconsiderable, others have major repercussions.Ex. Without intellectual curiosity this approach is liable to result in the sterile application of standardised methods and produce nugatory results.Ex. The librarians too often fall prey to laziness by refusing to perform less academic and more menial tasks = Con demasiada frecuencia los bibliotecas son víctimas de la pereza negándose a realizar tareas más insignificantes y menos académicas.Ex. But to employ a professional librarian on a case where the intellectual content is trifling and the clerical labour massive is as unreasonable as to call in a detective to trace a pair of mislaid spectacles = Aunque contratar a un bibliotecario para un trabajo donde el contenido intelectual es insignificante y el trabajo administrativo enorme es tan poco razonable como llamar a un detective para buscar unas gafas extraviadas.* * *- mia adjetivo trivial, petty* * *= fussy [fussier -comp., fussiest -sup.], trivial, inconsiderable, nugatory, menial, trifling.Ex: Some considered the rules over-complicated and fussy, whereas others were of the opinion that more detail was required.
Ex: A further problem is the fact that place names may appear in a trivial context.Ex: A few minutes spent with the corrections and additions to the Dictionary of National Biography will reveal that although some changes seem very small and inconsiderable, others have major repercussions.Ex: Without intellectual curiosity this approach is liable to result in the sterile application of standardised methods and produce nugatory results.Ex: The librarians too often fall prey to laziness by refusing to perform less academic and more menial tasks = Con demasiada frecuencia los bibliotecas son víctimas de la pereza negándose a realizar tareas más insignificantes y menos académicas.Ex: But to employ a professional librarian on a case where the intellectual content is trifling and the clerical labour massive is as unreasonable as to call in a detective to trace a pair of mislaid spectacles = Aunque contratar a un bibliotecario para un trabajo donde el contenido intelectual es insignificante y el trabajo administrativo enorme es tan poco razonable como llamar a un detective para buscar unas gafas extraviadas.* * *trivial, petty* * *
nimio◊ - mia adjetivo
trivial, petty
' nimio' also found in these entries:
English:
insignificant
- petty
- trivial
* * *nimio, -a adjinsignificant, trivial* * *adj trivial* * *insignificante: insignificant, trivial -
19 remilgo
m.1 affectation.2 squeamishness.hacerle remilgos a algo to turn one's nose up at something3 mannerism, affected gesture.* * *1 (afectación) affectation2 (gazmoñería) prudishness, primness\andar con remilgos to make a fuss, be fussy* * *SM1) (=melindre) fussiness2) (=mojigatería) prudery, primness3) (=afectación) affectation* * *déjate de remilgos — don't be so fussy, don't be such a fusspot (colloq)
* * *= qualm, prudery, affectation.Ex. In the article 'Caveats, qualms, and quibbles: a revisionist view of library automation', a public librarian expresses his concern about computers in libraries and the lack of healthy scepticism in libraries when considering the likely benefits of automation.Ex. The history of women's sports has been the history of the religiously, politically, and aesthetically regimented body, a history of prudery, and a history of sportswear.Ex. But instead he essayed to give an account of what had occurred, with an affectation of bewildered simplicity.----* no tener ningún remilgo en = have + no qualms about.* * *déjate de remilgos — don't be so fussy, don't be such a fusspot (colloq)
* * *= qualm, prudery, affectation.Ex: In the article 'Caveats, qualms, and quibbles: a revisionist view of library automation', a public librarian expresses his concern about computers in libraries and the lack of healthy scepticism in libraries when considering the likely benefits of automation.
Ex: The history of women's sports has been the history of the religiously, politically, and aesthetically regimented body, a history of prudery, and a history of sportswear.Ex: But instead he essayed to give an account of what had occurred, with an affectation of bewildered simplicity.* no tener ningún remilgo en = have + no qualms about.* * *déjate de remilgos don't be so fussy o fastidious, don't be such a fusspot ( colloq)no te andes con tantos remilgos stop looking down your nose at everything ( colloq)* * *
remilgo m (escrúpulo) objection: ¿a qué vienen tantos remilgos?, what's the meaning of all this fuss?
le hizo muchos remilgos al trabajo, he turned his nose up at the job
no tengo ningún remilgo en preguntárselo, I have no qualms about asking her about it
' remilgo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ñoñería
- ñoñez
English:
blunt
* * *remilgo nm1. [afectación] affectation2. [escrúpulos] squeamishness;[con comida] fussiness;hacer remilgos a algo to turn one's nose up at sth* * *m:tener ohacer remilgos pl be fussy* * *remilgo nm: primness, affectation -
20 finolis
adj.affected (informal).m.&f. s&pl.affected person.* * *1 familiar (remilgado) fussy, finicky* * *Iadjetivo invariable (Esp) (hum & pey) affectedII* * *Iadjetivo invariable (Esp) (hum & pey) affectedII* * *( fam pey); affectedaffected person* * *♦ adj invaffected, fussy;es muy finolis con la comida he's very fussy about his food♦ nmf invaffected o fussy person;es un finolis he's terribly affected o fussy* * *famI adj affected, preciousII m/f affected oprecious person
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Fussy — Fuss y, a. [Compar. {Fussier}; superl. {Fussiest}.] Making a fuss; disposed to make an unnecessary ado about trifles; overnice; fidgety. [1913 Webster] Not at all fussy about his personal appearance. R. G. White. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Fussy — País … Wikipedia Español
fussy — fussy; un·fussy; … English syllables
Fussy — is a commune in the Cher département in central France.ee also*Communes of the Cher department … Wikipedia
fussy — index meticulous, particular (exacting), precise, punctilious, punctual Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
fussy — 1831, from FUSS (Cf. fuss) + Y (Cf. y) (2). Related: Fussily; fussiness … Etymology dictionary
fussy — finicky, finicking, finical, particular, persnickety, pernickety, dainty, fastidious, squeamish, *nice Analogous words: exacting, demanding, requiring (see DEMAND vb): querulous, fretful, irritable … New Dictionary of Synonyms
fussy — [adj] meticulous, particular careful, choosy, conscientious, conscionable, dainty, difficult, discriminating, exact, exacting, fastidious, finical, finicky, fretful, fuddy duddy*, hard to please*, heedful, nit picking*, overfastidious,… … New thesaurus
fussy — ► ADJECTIVE (fussier, fussiest) 1) fastidious about one s requirements and hard to please. 2) full of unnecessary detail or decoration. DERIVATIVES fussily adverb fussiness noun … English terms dictionary
fussy — [fus′ē] adj. fussier, fussiest 1. a) habitually fussing; bustling about or worrying over trifles b) overly exacting and hard to please c) whining, fretting, etc., as a baby 2. showing or needing careful attention 3 … English World dictionary
fussy — adjective 1 too concerned or worried about small, usually unimportant details, and difficult to please: Leonora was fussy about her looks. | fussy eater (=someone who dislikes many types of food) compare fastidious 2 not be fussy spoken used when … Longman dictionary of contemporary English