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1 insinuate
insinuate vb insinuartr[ɪn'sɪnjʊeɪt]1 (hint, suggest) insinuar, dar a entender2 (worm, install) insinuarse ( into, en)\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto insinuate oneself into somebody's favour insinuarse en favor de alguienv.• insinuar v.ɪn'sɪnjueɪt
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transitive verb insinuar*
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v reflto insinuate oneself INTO something — introducirse* en algo
[ɪn'sɪnjʊeɪt]VT1) [+ object] introducir ( into en)to insinuate o.s. into sth — introducirse en algo
to insinuate o.s. into sb's favour — ganarse el favor de algn
2) (=hint) insinuarto insinuate that — insinuar que, dar a entender que
what are you insinuating? — ¿qué insinúas?
* * *[ɪn'sɪnjueɪt]
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transitive verb insinuar*
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v reflto insinuate oneself INTO something — introducirse* en algo
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2 insinuate
vt.1 insinuar (hint)2 dar a entender que.vi.insinuarse, ganar la voluntad de otro poco a poco y con maña; envolver. (pt & pp insinuated) -
3 insinuate to
v.sugerirse. -
4 insinuate oneself
v.insinuarse. -
5 insinuate that
v.dejar entrever que, dar a entender que, insinuar que. -
6 to insinuate oneself into somebody's favour
insinuarse en favor de alguienEnglish-spanish dictionary > to insinuate oneself into somebody's favour
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7 insinuar
insinuar ( conjugate insinuar) verbo transitivo to imply, hint at; ( algo ofensivo) to insinuate insinuarse verbo pronominal:
insinuar verbo transitivo to insinuate ' insinuar' also found in these entries: Spanish: bosquejar English: get at - hint - imply - insinuate - suggest -
8 suggest
sə'‹est, ]( American also) səɡ-1) (to put (an idea etc) before another person etc for consideration; to propose: He suggested a different plan; I suggest doing it a different way; She suggested to me one or two suitable people for the committee; I suggest that we have lunch now.) sugerir; proponer2) (to put (an idea etc) into a person's mind; to hint: Are you suggesting that I'm too old for the job?; An explanation suddenly suggested itself to me.) insinuar; ocurrirse•suggest vb sugerir / aconsejartr[sə'ʤest]2 (imply) insinuar■ are you suggesting that I'm a thief? ¿insinúas que soy un ladrón?3 (indicate) indicar4 (evoke) evocar, sugerirsuggest [səg'ʤɛst, sə-] vt1) propose: sugerir2) imply: indicar, dar a entenderv.• dictar v.• indicar v.• intimar v.• proponer v.• sugerir v.• sugestionar v.səg'dʒest, sə'dʒest1)a) ( propose) sugerir*, proponer*to suggest something TO somebody — sugerirle* algo a alguien
to suggest -ING — sugerir* + inf, sugerir* que (+ subj)
she suggested leaving them a note — sugirió dejarles or que les dejáramos una nota
to suggest TO somebody THAT — sugerirle* a alguien que (+ subj)
b) ( offer for consideration)can you suggest a possible source for this rumor? — ¿se le ocurre quién puede haber empezado este rumor?
c) (imply, insinuate) insinuar*are you suggesting (that) my son is a thief? — ¿insinúa usted que mi hijo es un ladrón?
d)to suggest itself: an idea suggested itself to him — se le ocurrió una idea
2) (indicate, point to) indicar*his reaction suggested a guilty conscience — su reacción indicaba or daba a entender que se sentía culpable
3) (evoke, bring to mind) sugerir*[sǝ'dʒest]VT1) (=propose, put forward) [+ plan, candidate, idea etc] sugerir, proponerto suggest sth to sb — sugerir algo a algn, proponer algo a algn
I suggested to him that we go out for a drink — le sugerí or propuse ir a tomar algo
could you suggest someone to advise me? — ¿se te ocurre alguien que me pueda aconsejar?
2) (=advise) aconsejarhe suggested that they (should) go or that they went to London — les aconsejó que fueran a Londres
3) (=imply) insinuarwhat are you trying to suggest? — ¿qué insinúas?
I'm not suggesting that the accident was your fault — no estoy insinuando que el accidente fuera culpa tuya
it has been suggested that... — se ha insinuado que...
4) (=evoke) sugerir, hacer pensar enwhat does that smell suggest to you? — ¿qué te sugiere ese olor?, ¿en qué te hace pensar ese olor?
5) (=indicate) parecer indicarthis suggests that... — esto hace pensar que...
the coins suggest a Roman settlement — las monedas parecen indicar or nos hacen pensar que era una colonia romana
* * *[səg'dʒest, sə'dʒest]1)a) ( propose) sugerir*, proponer*to suggest something TO somebody — sugerirle* algo a alguien
to suggest -ING — sugerir* + inf, sugerir* que (+ subj)
she suggested leaving them a note — sugirió dejarles or que les dejáramos una nota
to suggest TO somebody THAT — sugerirle* a alguien que (+ subj)
b) ( offer for consideration)can you suggest a possible source for this rumor? — ¿se le ocurre quién puede haber empezado este rumor?
c) (imply, insinuate) insinuar*are you suggesting (that) my son is a thief? — ¿insinúa usted que mi hijo es un ladrón?
d)to suggest itself: an idea suggested itself to him — se le ocurrió una idea
2) (indicate, point to) indicar*his reaction suggested a guilty conscience — su reacción indicaba or daba a entender que se sentía culpable
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9 WORM
wə:m
1. noun(a kind of small creeping animal with a ringed body and no backbone; an earth-worm.) gusano, lombriz
2. verb1) (to make (one's way) slowly or secretly: He wormed his way to the front of the crowd.) deslizarse, insinuarse2) (to get (information etc) with difficulty (out of someone): It took me hours to worm the true story out of him.) sacar, sonsacar, ganarse la confianza de alguienworm n gusano / lombriztr[wɜːm]2 pejorative (person) gusano, canalla3 SMALLTECHNICAL/SMALL (of screw) tornillo2 SMALLMEDICINE/SMALL quitar las lombrices a, desparasitar1 SMALLMEDICINE/SMALL lombrices nombre femenino plural\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLthe early worm catches the bird a quien madruga Dios le ayudathe worm will turn la paciencia tiene un límitea can of worms un problema peliagudoworm ['wərm] vi1) crawl: arrastrarse, deslizarse (como gusano)to worm one's way into someone's confidence: ganarse la confianza de alguien2)to worm something out of someone : sonsacarle algo a alguienworm vt: desparasitar (un animal)worm n1) : gusano m, lombriz f2) worms npl: lombrices fpl (parásitos)v.• conseguir por medio de artimañas v.• embutir v.• insinuarse v. (Computing)n.• gusano (Informática) s.m.n.• gusano s.m.• husillo s.m.• lombriz s.f.• persona despreciable s.f.• sabandija s.f.• tornillo sin fin s.m.
I wɜːrm, wɜːma) ( earthworm) gusano m, lombriz f (de tierra); ( as term of abuse) gusano mthe worm turns — la paciencia se agota or tiene un límite
b) ( maggot) gusano mhe never stops eating: he must have worms — no para de comer, debe tener la (lombriz) solitaria
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1)a) ( wriggle)to worm one's way — (+ adv compl)
she wormed her way o herself into their confidence — se ganó su confianza con astucia
b)to worm something OUT OF somebody — \<\<secret/information\>\> sonsacarle* algo a alguien
2) ( Vet Sci) \<\<dog/cat\>\> desparasitar[wɜːm]ABBR = write once read many times* * *
I [wɜːrm, wɜːm]a) ( earthworm) gusano m, lombriz f (de tierra); ( as term of abuse) gusano mthe worm turns — la paciencia se agota or tiene un límite
b) ( maggot) gusano mhe never stops eating: he must have worms — no para de comer, debe tener la (lombriz) solitaria
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1)a) ( wriggle)to worm one's way — (+ adv compl)
she wormed her way o herself into their confidence — se ganó su confianza con astucia
b)to worm something OUT OF somebody — \<\<secret/information\>\> sonsacarle* algo a alguien
2) ( Vet Sci) \<\<dog/cat\>\> desparasitar -
10 worm
wə:m
1. noun(a kind of small creeping animal with a ringed body and no backbone; an earth-worm.) gusano, lombriz
2. verb1) (to make (one's way) slowly or secretly: He wormed his way to the front of the crowd.) deslizarse, insinuarse2) (to get (information etc) with difficulty (out of someone): It took me hours to worm the true story out of him.) sacar, sonsacar, ganarse la confianza de alguienworm n gusano / lombriztr[wɜːm]2 pejorative (person) gusano, canalla3 SMALLTECHNICAL/SMALL (of screw) tornillo2 SMALLMEDICINE/SMALL quitar las lombrices a, desparasitar1 SMALLMEDICINE/SMALL lombrices nombre femenino plural\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLthe early worm catches the bird a quien madruga Dios le ayudathe worm will turn la paciencia tiene un límitea can of worms un problema peliagudoworm ['wərm] vi1) crawl: arrastrarse, deslizarse (como gusano)to worm one's way into someone's confidence: ganarse la confianza de alguien2)to worm something out of someone : sonsacarle algo a alguienworm vt: desparasitar (un animal)worm n1) : gusano m, lombriz f2) worms npl: lombrices fpl (parásitos)v.• conseguir por medio de artimañas v.• embutir v.• insinuarse v. (Computing)n.• gusano (Informática) s.m.n.• gusano s.m.• husillo s.m.• lombriz s.f.• persona despreciable s.f.• sabandija s.f.• tornillo sin fin s.m.
I wɜːrm, wɜːma) ( earthworm) gusano m, lombriz f (de tierra); ( as term of abuse) gusano mthe worm turns — la paciencia se agota or tiene un límite
b) ( maggot) gusano mhe never stops eating: he must have worms — no para de comer, debe tener la (lombriz) solitaria
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1)a) ( wriggle)to worm one's way — (+ adv compl)
she wormed her way o herself into their confidence — se ganó su confianza con astucia
b)to worm something OUT OF somebody — \<\<secret/information\>\> sonsacarle* algo a alguien
2) ( Vet Sci) \<\<dog/cat\>\> desparasitar[wɜːm]1. N1) (=earthworm) gusano m, lombriz fglow2) (in fruit, vegetable) gusano m (also Comput)3) (Med)2. VT1) (=wriggle)to worm one's way into a group — pej infiltrarse en un grupo
to worm one's way into sb's confidence — pej ganarse la confianza de algn
2) pej (=extract)3) (=treat) [+ dog, cat, horse] desparasitar3.CPDworm powder N — polvos mpl antiparasitarios
worm tablet N — tableta f antiparasitaria
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I [wɜːrm, wɜːm]a) ( earthworm) gusano m, lombriz f (de tierra); ( as term of abuse) gusano mthe worm turns — la paciencia se agota or tiene un límite
b) ( maggot) gusano mhe never stops eating: he must have worms — no para de comer, debe tener la (lombriz) solitaria
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1)a) ( wriggle)to worm one's way — (+ adv compl)
she wormed her way o herself into their confidence — se ganó su confianza con astucia
b)to worm something OUT OF somebody — \<\<secret/information\>\> sonsacarle* algo a alguien
2) ( Vet Sci) \<\<dog/cat\>\> desparasitar -
11 to get at
1 (reach) alcanzar, llegar a2 (insinuate) insinuar■ what is she trying to get at? ¿qué insinúa?, ¿adónde quiere llegar?3 (criticize) criticar; (tease) meterse con■ stop getting at me! ¡deja de meterte conmigo! -
12 imply
vt.1 insinuar (insinuate)2 implicar (involve)3 dar a entender, dar indicio de, dejar entrever, insinuar.4 conllevar, entrañar, revestir.5 significar que. (pt & pp implied) -
13 insinuating
adj.1 insinuador; malintencionado, que va con segundas intenciones.2 insinuante, insinuador, evocador, alusivo.ger.gerundio del verbo INSINUATE. -
14 suggest
vt.1 sugerir (propose)2 sugerir, denotar (insinuate, imply)3 hacer sugerencias a, sugerir a.4 recomendar, aconsejar.5 dar la apariencia de, sugerir.(pt & pp suggested)
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insinuate — 1 introduce, insert, interject, interpolate, intercalate, interpose Analogous words: infuse, inoculate, imbue, leaven: instill, inculcate, *implant 2 intimate, hint, *suggest, imply Analogous words: allude, advert, *refer: impute, *ascribe … New Dictionary of Synonyms
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insinuate — in|sin|u|ate [ınˈsınjueıt] v [T] [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: , past participle of insinuare, from sinuare to bend, curve ] 1.) to say something which seems to mean something unpleasant without saying it openly, especially suggesting that… … Dictionary of contemporary English