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invisibility

  • 1 invisibilidad

    f.
    invisibility.
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    1 invisibility
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    femenino invisibility
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    Ex. They have literally faded now, at last, into the much longed-for invisibility background of daily life.
    * * *
    femenino invisibility
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    Ex: They have literally faded now, at last, into the much longed-for invisibility background of daily life.

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    invisibility
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    invisibility
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    f invisibility
    * * *
    : invisibility

    Spanish-English dictionary > invisibilidad

  • 2 imperceptibilidad

    f.
    imperceptibility, invisibility, imperceptibleness.
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    1 imperceptibility
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    Ex. They have literally faded now, at last, into the much longed-for invisibility background of daily life.
    * * *

    Ex: They have literally faded now, at last, into the much longed-for invisibility background of daily life.

    Spanish-English dictionary > imperceptibilidad

  • 3 abrochado

    adj.
    pinned.
    past part.
    past participle of spanish verb: abrochar.
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    = button-down, buttoned-up, buttoned.
    Ex. Here, people can talk in the library, be loud, eat, drink, and not see a single librarian wearing a button-down sweater or orthotic shoes.
    Ex. I am really liking buttoned-up, very prim, demure-to-the-point-of-invisibility dresses lately.
    Ex. How do I know if a long-sleeved, buttoned shirt is the right size for me?.
    * * *
    = button-down, buttoned-up, buttoned.

    Ex: Here, people can talk in the library, be loud, eat, drink, and not see a single librarian wearing a button-down sweater or orthotic shoes.

    Ex: I am really liking buttoned-up, very prim, demure-to-the-point-of-invisibility dresses lately.
    Ex: How do I know if a long-sleeved, buttoned shirt is the right size for me?.

    Spanish-English dictionary > abrochado

  • 4 anhelado

    adj.
    longed-for, strongly desired, yenned.
    past part.
    past participle of spanish verb: anhelar.
    * * *
    = long-awaited [long awaited], hoped for [hoped-for], wishful, longed-for, desired, much desired.
    Ex. Dykstra, M., 'PRECIS: a primer', published in 1985, offers the long-awaited 'idiot's guide' to PRECIS indexing.
    Ex. The hoped for panaceas are either not materialising or proving illusory = Las panaceas tan esperadas no se materializaron o resultaron ser ficticias.
    Ex. To the extent that special librarians can recognise what burnout is and how, when, and where it occurs, they will be better prepared to resist the ineffectual, wishful remedies that are sometimes practised.
    Ex. They have literally faded now, at last, into the much longed-for invisibility background of daily life.
    Ex. Arguably, before one tries to understand what current action would be optimal, one should decide on the desired eventual outcome.
    Ex. These concepts reflect the process of globalization and its relation to both the feared 'Clash of Civilizations' and the much desired and advocated 'Dialogue among Civilizations'.
    * * *
    = long-awaited [long awaited], hoped for [hoped-for], wishful, longed-for, desired, much desired.

    Ex: Dykstra, M., 'PRECIS: a primer', published in 1985, offers the long-awaited 'idiot's guide' to PRECIS indexing.

    Ex: The hoped for panaceas are either not materialising or proving illusory = Las panaceas tan esperadas no se materializaron o resultaron ser ficticias.
    Ex: To the extent that special librarians can recognise what burnout is and how, when, and where it occurs, they will be better prepared to resist the ineffectual, wishful remedies that are sometimes practised.
    Ex: They have literally faded now, at last, into the much longed-for invisibility background of daily life.
    Ex: Arguably, before one tries to understand what current action would be optimal, one should decide on the desired eventual outcome.
    Ex: These concepts reflect the process of globalization and its relation to both the feared 'Clash of Civilizations' and the much desired and advocated 'Dialogue among Civilizations'.

    Spanish-English dictionary > anhelado

  • 5 con botones

    (adj.) = buttoned, buttoned-up
    Ex. How do I know if a long-sleeved, buttoned shirt is the right size for me?.
    Ex. I am really liking buttoned-up, very prim, demure-to-the-point-of-invisibility dresses lately.
    * * *
    (adj.) = buttoned, buttoned-up

    Ex: How do I know if a long-sleeved, buttoned shirt is the right size for me?.

    Ex: I am really liking buttoned-up, very prim, demure-to-the-point-of-invisibility dresses lately.

    Spanish-English dictionary > con botones

  • 6 derechos humanos específicos de la mujer

    Ex. Abuse is a violation of the human rights of women, which perpetuates the invisibility of women and the issues affecting them.
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    Ex: Abuse is a violation of the human rights of women, which perpetuates the invisibility of women and the issues affecting them.

    Spanish-English dictionary > derechos humanos específicos de la mujer

  • 7 deseado

    1→ link=desear desear
    1 desired
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    ADJ
    1) (=anhelado) sought-after, coveted
    2) [embarazo] planned

    un embarazo no deseado — an unwanted o unplanned pregnancy

    * * *
    = desirable, intended, wishful, coveted, longed-for, desired.
    Ex. It is desirable that they be treated as parts of a single serials record, since this will provide a 'one-stop' file containing all the relevant data, and will produce a file with a number of funtions.
    Ex. In all 20 per cent of visitors went out of the bookshop with a book they had intended to buy, 15 per cent went out with a book they had not intended to buy and 67 went out with both intended and unintended purchases.
    Ex. To the extent that special librarians can recognise what burnout is and how, when, and where it occurs, they will be better prepared to resist the ineffectual, wishful remedies that are sometimes practised.
    Ex. Four factors enable such cooperation: common needs; possession of resources coveted by the other institution; a clear delineation of responsibilities; and demonstrated goodwill.
    Ex. They have literally faded now, at last, into the much longed-for invisibility background of daily life.
    Ex. Arguably, before one tries to understand what current action would be optimal, one should decide on the desired eventual outcome.
    ----
    * no deseado = unwanted, uninvited.
    * * *
    = desirable, intended, wishful, coveted, longed-for, desired.

    Ex: It is desirable that they be treated as parts of a single serials record, since this will provide a 'one-stop' file containing all the relevant data, and will produce a file with a number of funtions.

    Ex: In all 20 per cent of visitors went out of the bookshop with a book they had intended to buy, 15 per cent went out with a book they had not intended to buy and 67 went out with both intended and unintended purchases.
    Ex: To the extent that special librarians can recognise what burnout is and how, when, and where it occurs, they will be better prepared to resist the ineffectual, wishful remedies that are sometimes practised.
    Ex: Four factors enable such cooperation: common needs; possession of resources coveted by the other institution; a clear delineation of responsibilities; and demonstrated goodwill.
    Ex: They have literally faded now, at last, into the much longed-for invisibility background of daily life.
    Ex: Arguably, before one tries to understand what current action would be optimal, one should decide on the desired eventual outcome.
    * no deseado = unwanted, uninvited.

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    deseado, -a adj
    1. [ansiado] desired;
    la tan deseada primera cita the longed-for first date
    2. [embarazo] planned;
    [hijo] wanted;
    un embarazo no deseado an unwanted pregnancy
    * * *
    adj desired;
    niño deseado wanted child;
    no deseado unwanted

    Spanish-English dictionary > deseado

  • 8 estirado

    adj.
    1 stretched out, dilated, elongated, outstretched.
    2 stiff, airy-fairy, pretentious, prim.
    f. & m.
    stuck-up person, stiff shirt.
    past part.
    past participle of spanish verb: estirar.
    * * *
    1 (textil) drawing
    2 (del pelo) straightening; (de la piel) lift
    ————————
    1→ link=estirar estirar
    1 figurado (en el vestir) stiff, formal, starchy
    2 figurado (orgulloso) stiff, conceited, haughty
    1 (textil) drawing
    2 (del pelo) straightening; (de la piel) lift
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    (f. - estirada)
    adj.
    * * *
    1. ADJ
    1) (=alargado) stretched
    2) [persona] (=tieso) stiff, starchy; (=engreído) stuck-up *
    3) (=tacaño) tight-fisted
    2.
    SM [de vidrio] drawing; [de pelo] straightening

    estirado de piel, estirado facial — face lift

    * * *
    - da adjetivo (fam) stuck-up (colloq), snooty (colloq)
    * * *
    = stuffy [stuffier -comp., stuffies -sup.], outstretched, pulled-out, stuck-up, prim [primmer -comp., primmest -sup.], starched, starchy [starchier -comp., starchiest -sup.], hoity-toity, stiff.
    Ex. Some children are prepared to patronize the shop, and use it in quite a different way, when they find the library (however well run) stuffy or off-putting.
    Ex. The 'law of the outstretched arm', by which is understood the rule that information which is further away than can be physically reached has a major impact on information use patterns.
    Ex. Self-effacing nervousness causes the epiglottis to tighten, strangling the words in the throat and stiffening the diaphragm so that it is like pulled-out elastic unable to propel anything.
    Ex. library users were stereotyped as old people, intellectuals, uninteresting people, shy or stuck-up people and people afraid of life.
    Ex. I am really liking buttoned-up, very prim, demure-to-the-point-of-invisibility dresses lately.
    Ex. Portraits of that nature are a thing of the past with people sitting around looking stiff and starched.
    Ex. This is a collection of pictures of codgers from all over the world who look starchy, pompous, haughty or grumpy.
    Ex. Wine lovers get the urge to splurge and celebrate, often in hoity-toity restaurants.
    Ex. He could have won that election, if he had played his cards right, not come off as such a stiff, and had some real conviction.
    * * *
    - da adjetivo (fam) stuck-up (colloq), snooty (colloq)
    * * *
    = stuffy [stuffier -comp., stuffies -sup.], outstretched, pulled-out, stuck-up, prim [primmer -comp., primmest -sup.], starched, starchy [starchier -comp., starchiest -sup.], hoity-toity, stiff.

    Ex: Some children are prepared to patronize the shop, and use it in quite a different way, when they find the library (however well run) stuffy or off-putting.

    Ex: The 'law of the outstretched arm', by which is understood the rule that information which is further away than can be physically reached has a major impact on information use patterns.
    Ex: Self-effacing nervousness causes the epiglottis to tighten, strangling the words in the throat and stiffening the diaphragm so that it is like pulled-out elastic unable to propel anything.
    Ex: library users were stereotyped as old people, intellectuals, uninteresting people, shy or stuck-up people and people afraid of life.
    Ex: I am really liking buttoned-up, very prim, demure-to-the-point-of-invisibility dresses lately.
    Ex: Portraits of that nature are a thing of the past with people sitting around looking stiff and starched.
    Ex: This is a collection of pictures of codgers from all over the world who look starchy, pompous, haughty or grumpy.
    Ex: Wine lovers get the urge to splurge and celebrate, often in hoity-toity restaurants.
    Ex: He could have won that election, if he had played his cards right, not come off as such a stiff, and had some real conviction.

    * * *
    estirado1 -da
    ( fam); stuck-up ( colloq), snooty ( colloq)
    * * *

    Del verbo estirar: ( conjugate estirar)

    estirado es:

    el participio

    Multiple Entries:
    estirado    
    estirar
    estirado
    ◊ -da adjetivo (fam) stuck-up (colloq), snooty (colloq)

    estirar ( conjugate estirar) verbo transitivo
    1
    a) ‹goma/elástico/suéter› to stretch;

    ‹cable/soga› to pull out, stretch
    b) ‹sábanas/mantel› ( con las manos) to smooth out;

    ( con la plancha) to run the iron over
    2 ‹brazos/piernas/músculo› to stretch;

    3 ‹dinero/comida/recursos› to make … go further
    estirarse verbo pronominal
    to stretch
    estirado,-a adj pey (persona) stiff
    estirar verbo transitivo
    1 (alargar, tensar) to stretch
    2 (alisar) to smooth out: tienes que estirar la cama, you must straighten the covers
    3 (dinero) to spin out ♦ LOC familiar: estirar la pata, to kick the bucket, bite the dust
    estirar las piernas, to stretch one's legs: voy afuera a estirar las piernas un poco, I'm going outside to strech my legs a bit
    ' estirado' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    estirada
    English:
    shirt
    - snooty
    - snotty
    - standoffish
    - stiff
    - stiff-necked
    - stuffy
    - stuck
    - toffee
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    estirado, -a
    ♦ adj
    1. [persona] [altanero] haughty;
    [adusto] uptight
    2. [brazos, piernas] outstretched
    3. [jersey] baggy, shapeless
    ♦ nm
    stretching
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    I adj snooty fam, stuck-up fam
    II m face-lift;
    hacerse un estirado have a face-lift
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    estirado, -da adj
    1) : stretched, extended
    2) presumido: stuck-up, conceited

    Spanish-English dictionary > estirado

  • 9 modesto

    1 modest
    ► nombre masculino,nombre femenino
    1 modest person
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    (f. - modesta)
    adj.
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    ADJ
    1) (=humilde) modest
    2) (=de poca importancia) modest

    nuestra modesta aportación a la causa — our modest o humble contribution to the cause

    3) (=sin lujo) modest
    4) † (=recatado) [mujer] modest
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    - ta adjetivo
    b) (humilde, sencillo) < familia> humble; < posición social> modest, humble
    c) < sueldo> modest
    d) (ant) < mujer> modest (liter)
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    = modest, self-effacing, unpretentious, unassuming, self-deprecating, demure.
    Ex. No attempt is made to provide any detailed familiarity with the entire range of operators; that would be too ambitious an aim for this modest account.
    Ex. Self-effacing nervousness causes the epiglottis to tighten, strangling the words in the throat and stiffening the diaphragm so that it is like pulled-out elastic unable to propel anything.
    Ex. There is a need for unpretentious, informative manuals which help readers to play bowls, arrange flowers, decorate the house, and the like.
    Ex. The term 'librarian' may confer the impression of being a quiet, respectable and unassuming person and consequently be useful on insurance forms, passports and rental agreements.
    Ex. He reinforces the self-deprecating and cliched concept that in order to be a writer, 'one must cultivate incompetence at almost every other form of profitable work'.
    Ex. I am really liking buttoned-up, very prim, demure-to-the-point-of-invisibility dresses lately.
    ----
    * ser modesto = hide + Posesivo + light under a bushel.
    * * *
    - ta adjetivo
    b) (humilde, sencillo) < familia> humble; < posición social> modest, humble
    c) < sueldo> modest
    d) (ant) < mujer> modest (liter)
    * * *
    = modest, self-effacing, unpretentious, unassuming, self-deprecating, demure.

    Ex: No attempt is made to provide any detailed familiarity with the entire range of operators; that would be too ambitious an aim for this modest account.

    Ex: Self-effacing nervousness causes the epiglottis to tighten, strangling the words in the throat and stiffening the diaphragm so that it is like pulled-out elastic unable to propel anything.
    Ex: There is a need for unpretentious, informative manuals which help readers to play bowls, arrange flowers, decorate the house, and the like.
    Ex: The term 'librarian' may confer the impression of being a quiet, respectable and unassuming person and consequently be useful on insurance forms, passports and rental agreements.
    Ex: He reinforces the self-deprecating and cliched concept that in order to be a writer, 'one must cultivate incompetence at almost every other form of profitable work'.
    Ex: I am really liking buttoned-up, very prim, demure-to-the-point-of-invisibility dresses lately.
    * ser modesto = hide + Posesivo + light under a bushel.

    * * *
    modesto -ta
    1 (falto de orgullo) ‹actitud/persona› modest
    en mi modesta opinión in my humble o modest opinion
    2 (humilde, sencillo) ‹familia› humble; ‹posición social› modest, humble
    viven/visten de una manera muy modesta they live/dress very modestly
    3 (escaso, pequeño) ‹sueldo› modest
    un hombre de ambiciones modestas a man of modest ambitions
    un paso modesto hacia un acuerdo a modest step towards an agreement
    4 ( ant); ‹mujer› modest ( liter)
    * * *

    modesto
    ◊ -ta adjetivo


    b) ( humilde) ‹ familia› humble;

    ‹ posición social› modest, humble
    c) ‹sueldo/ingresos› modest

    modesto,-a adjetivo modest
    ' modesto' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    entrenar
    - ser
    - modesta
    English:
    basic
    - discreet
    - modest
    - self-effacing
    * * *
    modesto, -a
    ♦ adj
    1. [humilde] modest;
    a mi modesto entender… in my humble opinion…
    2. [sencillo] modest;
    vive en una casa modesto she lives in a modest house
    3. [reducido, pequeño] modest;
    contamos con un modesto presupuesto we have a small o limited budget;
    la producción creció un modesto 1 por ciento production increased by a modest 1 percent
    ♦ nm,f
    modest person;
    es un modesto he's very modest
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    adj modest
    * * *
    modesto, -ta adj
    : modest
    ♦ modestamente adv
    * * *
    modesto adj modest

    Spanish-English dictionary > modesto

  • 10 mojigato

    adj.
    prudish, hypocritical, straight-laced, straitlaced.
    m.
    prude, prig, goody-goody.
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    1 (gazmoño) prudish; (falso) sanctimonious
    ► nombre masculino,nombre femenino
    1 (gazmoño) prude; (falso) sanctimonious person
    * * *
    mojigato, -a
    1.
    ADJ (=santurrón) sanctimonious; (=puritano) prudish, strait-laced
    2.
    SM / F (=santurrón) sanctimonious person; (=puritano) prude
    * * *
    I
    - ta adjetivo prudish, straitlaced
    II
    - ta masculino, femenino prude
    * * *
    = prude, prudish, sanctimonious, prim [primmer -comp., primmest -sup.], straitlaced [strait-laced].
    Ex. For her refusal, Isabella has received a great deal of blame from subsequent critics, who call her a hard-hearted prude.
    Ex. In his outward appearance Hitler showed himself as a prudish & ascetic person, overly concerned with personal cleanliness.
    Ex. These denunciations make libraries look both sanctimonious and hypocritical for trying to save the world when they have failed to put ther own house in order.
    Ex. I am really liking buttoned-up, very prim, demure-to-the-point-of-invisibility dresses lately.
    Ex. Three years later, when he was fifteen, he slipped into Rachel's bedroom and her straitlaced mother caught them petting and giggling on the side of the bed.
    * * *
    I
    - ta adjetivo prudish, straitlaced
    II
    - ta masculino, femenino prude
    * * *
    = prude, prudish, sanctimonious, prim [primmer -comp., primmest -sup.], straitlaced [strait-laced].

    Ex: For her refusal, Isabella has received a great deal of blame from subsequent critics, who call her a hard-hearted prude.

    Ex: In his outward appearance Hitler showed himself as a prudish & ascetic person, overly concerned with personal cleanliness.
    Ex: These denunciations make libraries look both sanctimonious and hypocritical for trying to save the world when they have failed to put ther own house in order.
    Ex: I am really liking buttoned-up, very prim, demure-to-the-point-of-invisibility dresses lately.
    Ex: Three years later, when he was fifteen, he slipped into Rachel's bedroom and her straitlaced mother caught them petting and giggling on the side of the bed.

    * * *
    mojigato1 -ta
    prudish, straitlaced, puritanical
    mojigato2 -ta
    masculine, feminine
    prude
    * * *

    mojigato
    ◊ -ta adjetivo

    prudish
    ■ sustantivo masculino, femenino
    prude
    mojigato,-a
    I adjetivo prudish
    II sustantivo masculino y femenino prude

    ' mojigato' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    mojigata
    - ñoña
    - ñoño
    - gazmoño
    - melindroso
    - puritano
    - zanahoria
    English:
    prig
    - priggish
    - prude
    - sanctimonious
    - uptight
    - prim
    - prudish
    * * *
    mojigato, -a
    ♦ adj
    1. [beato] prudish
    2. [falsamente humilde] sanctimonious
    ♦ nm,f
    1. [beato] prude
    2. [persona falsamente humilde] sanctimonious person
    * * *
    I adj prudish
    II m, mojigata f prude
    * * *
    mojigato, -ta adj
    : prudish, prim
    mojigato, -ta n
    : prude, prig

    Spanish-English dictionary > mojigato

  • 11 recatado

    adj.
    reserved, prudent, moderate, coy.
    past part.
    past participle of spanish verb: recatar.
    * * *
    1→ link=recatar recatar
    1 (prudente) cautious, prudent
    2 (modesto) modest
    3 (decente) decent
    * * *
    (f. - recatada)
    adj.
    * * *
    ADJ
    1) (=modesto) modest, shy, demure
    2) (=prudente) cautious, circumspect
    * * *
    - da adjetivo ( pudoroso) demure, modest; ( reservado) reserved
    * * *
    = highbrow [high-brow], prim [primmer -comp., primmest -sup.].
    Ex. The lowly chow of the rural poor has gone highbrow.
    Ex. I am really liking buttoned-up, very prim, demure-to-the-point-of-invisibility dresses lately.
    * * *
    - da adjetivo ( pudoroso) demure, modest; ( reservado) reserved
    * * *
    = highbrow [high-brow], prim [primmer -comp., primmest -sup.].

    Ex: The lowly chow of the rural poor has gone highbrow.

    Ex: I am really liking buttoned-up, very prim, demure-to-the-point-of-invisibility dresses lately.

    * * *
    1 (pudoroso) demure, modest
    2 (cauto) cautious; (reservado) reserved
    * * *

    Del verbo recatar: ( conjugate recatar)

    recatado es:

    el participio

    recatado
    ◊ -da adjetivo ( pudoroso) demure, modest

    recatado,-a adjetivo modest, demure

    ' recatado' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    recatada
    English:
    demure
    - modest
    - proper
    * * *
    recatado, -a adj
    [pudoroso] modest, demure
    * * *
    adj
    1 modest
    2 ( cauto) cautious
    * * *
    recatado, -da adj
    modesto: modest, demure

    Spanish-English dictionary > recatado

  • 12 remilgado

    adj.
    finicky, fastidious, affected, fussy.
    f. & m.
    fussbudget, fuddy-duddy, fuddy.
    past part.
    past participle of spanish verb: remilgarse.
    * * *
    1→ link=remilgarse remilgarse
    1 (afectado) affected
    2 (con la comida) fussy, finicky
    3 (mojigato) prudish
    * * *
    ADJ
    1) (=melindroso) finicky, fussy, particular
    2) (=mojigato) prudish, prim
    3) (=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.

    * * *
    fussy
    está 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
    * * *
    remilgado, -a, Méx remilgoso, -a adj
    1. [afectado] affected
    2. [escrupuloso] squeamish;
    [con comida] fussy, finicky
    * * *
    adj fussy, finicky
    * * *
    remilgado, -da adj
    1) : prim, prudish
    2) : affected

    Spanish-English dictionary > remilgado

  • 13 repipí

    adj.
    1 (irritatingly) precocious.
    2 affected, precious, prissy, twee.
    3 know-it-all.
    f. & m.
    precocious brat.
    * * *
    1 familiar la-di-da, affected
    * * *
    adjetivo (esp Esp fam) ( cursi) affected, precious (pej); ( sabihondo)
    * * *
    = prissy [prissier -comp., prissiest -sup.], prim [primmer -comp., primmest -sup.].
    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.
    * * *
    adjetivo (esp Esp fam) ( cursi) affected, precious (pej); ( sabihondo)
    * * *
    = prissy [prissier -comp., prissiest -sup.], prim [primmer -comp., primmest -sup.].

    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.

    * * *
    ( Esp fam)
    1 (afectado, cursi) affected, precious ( pej), twee ( BrE)
    2
    (sabiondo): esta niña es tan repipi she's such a little know-it-all o ( BrE) know-all ( colloq)
    * * *

    repipi
    I adj fam (esp niño) precocious
    (pedante) pedantic
    (ñoño) fussy
    (cursi) affected
    es una niña repipi, she's a precocious brat
    II mf (pedante) pedant
    (ñoño) fussy person
    (cursi) affected person
    (niño) little know-all, show-off
    ' repipi' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    remilgada
    - remilgado
    English:
    madam
    - prissy
    - prim
    * * *
    ♦ adj
    un niño repipi a precocious brat
    ♦ nmf
    precocious brat
    * * *
    adj fam ( afectado) affected;
    es tan repipi niño he’s such a know-it-all fam

    Spanish-English dictionary > repipí

  • 14 imperceptibilidad

    • imperceptibility
    • imperceptibleness
    • invisibility

    Diccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > imperceptibilidad

  • 15 invisibilidad

    • fogey
    • foggy
    • imperceptibility
    • invisibility

    Diccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > invisibilidad

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