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1 chocante
• lurid• off-putting• outré• shocking -
2 escabroso
adj.1 rough, steep, rude, harsh.2 risqué, bordering on impoliteness.* * *► adjetivo1 (desigual) uneven, rough2 figurado (carácter) harsh, rude4 figurado (indecente) indecent, coarse, crude* * *ADJ1) (=irregular) [terreno] rough, rugged; [superficie] uneven2) [sonido] harsh3) [problema] difficult, tough, thorny4) [chiste] risqué, blue, salacious frm* * *- sa adjetivo1) < terreno> rugged, rough2) <asunto/problema/tema> thorny, tricky; <escena/relato> shocking* * *= rugged, gory [gorier -comp., goriest -sup.], lurid.Ex. Due to their lighter weight optical-fibre cables can be suspended to form aerial cables in the rugged countryside of Wales where the laying of ducts would be prohibitively expensive.Ex. Nowadays, the gory process of 'blood doping' in athlectics has been replaced by genetic engineering.Ex. At the end of the day, there may be only a thin line that separates news from advertisements, as one travels from the lurid to the ridiculous.* * *- sa adjetivo1) < terreno> rugged, rough2) <asunto/problema/tema> thorny, tricky; <escena/relato> shocking* * *= rugged, gory [gorier -comp., goriest -sup.], lurid.Ex: Due to their lighter weight optical-fibre cables can be suspended to form aerial cables in the rugged countryside of Wales where the laying of ducts would be prohibitively expensive.
Ex: Nowadays, the gory process of 'blood doping' in athlectics has been replaced by genetic engineering.Ex: At the end of the day, there may be only a thin line that separates news from advertisements, as one travels from the lurid to the ridiculous.* * *escabroso -saA ‹terreno› rugged, roughB1 ‹asunto/problema› thorny, tricky2 ‹escena/relato› shocking; ‹detalles› lurides un tema escabroso it's a delicate subjectno lleves a los niños, es una película escabrosa don't take the children, the movie isn't suitable for them* * *
escabroso◊ -sa adjetivo
‹escena/relato› shocking
escabroso,-a adjetivo
1 (terreno) rough
2 (difícil de abordar, incómodo) tricky, distasteful
detalles escabrosos, lurid details
3 (sórdido, obsceno) crude
' escabroso' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
escabrosa
English:
lurid
- raunchy
- rough
- rugged
* * *escabroso, -a adj1. [abrupto] rough2. [por obsceno] [tema] unpleasant;[detalles] lurid;contiene imágenes bastante escabrosas it contains some fairly crude images3. [difícil] awkward, thorny* * *adj1 terreno rough2 problema tricky3 relato indecent* * *escabroso, -sa adj1) : rugged, rough2) : difficult, tough3) : risqué -
3 espeluznante
adj.hair-raising, lurid.* * *► adjetivo1 hair-raising, terrifying, horrifying* * *ADJ hair-raising, horrifying* * *adjetivo <tragedia/estado/experiencia> horrific, horrifying; < grito> terrifying, blood-curdling* * *= horrifying, shocking, spooky [spookier -comp., spookiest -sup.], grisly [grislier -comp., grisliest -sup.], chilling, lurid, spine-tingling, hair-raising, creepy [creepier -comp., creepiest -sup.].Ex. The article 'A horrifying problem' examines the controversial issue about whether to remove books about satanism from the library shelves.Ex. The author mentions several recent shocking revelations concerning the activities of the Japanese government and its officials.Ex. Records are even being sold with terrifying sounds designed to create a ' spooky' atmosphere at home.Ex. Much of what he sees and shows his readers is grim, if not grisly.Ex. The article is entitled ' Chilling admissions: the affirmative action crisis and the search for alternatives'.Ex. At the end of the day, there may be only a thin line that separates news from advertisements, as one travels from the lurid to the ridiculous.Ex. This is a spine-tingling collection of real haunted houses and spooky ghost stories.Ex. This ' hair-raising' experience will allow students to have a better understanding of what energy is and why it's so important.Ex. For me, it's like those really creepy films I used to like watching when I was a kid.----* de un modo espeluznante = spookily.* * *adjetivo <tragedia/estado/experiencia> horrific, horrifying; < grito> terrifying, blood-curdling* * *= horrifying, shocking, spooky [spookier -comp., spookiest -sup.], grisly [grislier -comp., grisliest -sup.], chilling, lurid, spine-tingling, hair-raising, creepy [creepier -comp., creepiest -sup.].Ex: The article 'A horrifying problem' examines the controversial issue about whether to remove books about satanism from the library shelves.
Ex: The author mentions several recent shocking revelations concerning the activities of the Japanese government and its officials.Ex: Records are even being sold with terrifying sounds designed to create a ' spooky' atmosphere at home.Ex: Much of what he sees and shows his readers is grim, if not grisly.Ex: The article is entitled ' Chilling admissions: the affirmative action crisis and the search for alternatives'.Ex: At the end of the day, there may be only a thin line that separates news from advertisements, as one travels from the lurid to the ridiculous.Ex: This is a spine-tingling collection of real haunted houses and spooky ghost stories.Ex: This ' hair-raising' experience will allow students to have a better understanding of what energy is and why it's so important.Ex: For me, it's like those really creepy films I used to like watching when I was a kid.* de un modo espeluznante = spookily.* * *1 (que produce terror) ‹tragedia/estado› horrific, horrifying; ‹historia/experiencia› horrific, horrifying, hair-raising; ‹grito› terrifying, blood-curdling* * *
espeluznante adjetivo ‹tragedia/estado/experiencia› horrific, horrifying;
‹ grito› terrifying, blood-curdling
espeluznante adjetivo hair-raising, terrifying
' espeluznante' also found in these entries:
English:
blood-curdling
- creepy
- eerie
- grisly
- hair
- hair-raising
- hairy
- lurid
- spooky
- blood
- shocking
- spine
* * *espeluznante adj[escena, suceso] horrific, horrifying; [relato] hair-raising; [grito] bloodcurdling; [sonido] terrifying* * *adj horrific, horrifying* * *espeluznante adj: hair-raising, terrifying* * *espeluznante adj terrifying -
4 chillón
adj.1 high-pitched, loud, screaming, shrieking.2 flashy, gaudy, garish, showy.3 screechy, harsh, harsh-sounding, metallic.4 crying, moaning.m.screamer, bawler, squaller.* * *► adjetivo1 (que chilla mucho) screaming, loud► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 loudmouth* * *(f. - chillona)adj.1) shrill2) loud* * *I chillón, -ona *1. ADJ1) [persona] loud, shrill, noisy2) [sonido, tono] shrill3) [color] loud, garish, luridun naranja chillón — a loud o garish o lurid orange colour
4) LAm (=quejumbroso) moaning, whingeing *2. SM / F LAm1) (=quejón) moaner, whinger2) (=gritón) loudmouth *IISM (Téc) small nail, panel pin, finishing nail (EEUU)* * *- llona adjetivo (fam)a) < niño>es muy chillón — he never stops screaming (colloq)
b) < voz> shrill, piercingc) < color> loud* * *- llona adjetivo (fam)a) < niño>es muy chillón — he never stops screaming (colloq)
b) < voz> shrill, piercingc) < color> loud* * *chillón11 = loud [louder -comp., loudest -sup.], raucous.Ex: Visitors would be surprised by the loud creaking and groaning of the presses as the timbers gave and rubbed against each other.
Ex: This is an important point which has been poorly neglected in this lively and, at times, raucous debate.chillón22 = harsh [harsher -comp., harshest -sup.], garish, lurid, glaring.Ex: In this unhappy pattern SLIS are not being singled out for especially harsh treatment.
Ex: Some of the streets transform at night with garish neon lights and red lanterns signifying houses of pleasure.Ex: When she discovered vintage comics and their lurid covers, she went nuts.Ex: Librarians have to compete with outside attractions such as glaring advertisements and screaming television!.* amarillo chillón = bright yellow.* naranja chillón, naranja fuerte = bright orange.* verde chillón = parrot green.* * *( fam)1 ‹niño›es muy chillón he never stops screaming ( colloq)2 ‹voz› shrill, piercing3 ‹color› loudun amarillo chillón a loud o lurid yellow* * *
chillón
‹ color› loud
chillón,-ona adjetivo
1 (voz) shrill, high-pitched
(sonido) harsh, strident
2 (color) loud, gaudy: lleva una camisa bastante chillona, he's wearing a loud shirt
' chillón' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
chillona
English:
brash
- flashy
- garish
- gaudy
- glaring
- loud
- lurid
- noisy
- raucous
- squeaky
- harsh
- shrill
* * *chillón, -ona♦ adj1. [voz] piercing, screeching3. [color] loud, gaudy;una blusa de color amarillo chillón a loud yellow blouse♦ nm,fes un chillón he has a really loud voice* * *I adj1 voz shrill2 color loudII m, chillona f loudmouth* * *1) : piercing, shrill2) : loud, gaudy* * *chillón adj1. (color) loud2. (voz) shrill -
5 chabacano
adj.1 coarse, low-minded, vulgar, lurid.2 gullible.m.1 apricot.2 gawk.* * *► adjetivo1 coarse, vulgar* * *IADJ [chiste] vulgar, coarse, in bad taste; [objeto] cheap; [trabajo] shoddyIISM Méx apricot, apricot tree* * *I- na adjetivo <ropa/decoración> gaudy, tasteless; <espectáculo/persona> vulgar; <chiste/cuento> coarse, tastelessII* * *= gaudy [gaudier -comp., gaudiest -sup.], vulgar, tawdry [tawdrier -comp., tawdriest -sup.], gawky, garish, lurid, tasteless, crass [crasser -comp., crassest -sup.].Ex. Less gaudy techniques are usually in the end more successful.Ex. This paper is a somewhat whimsical glance backwards, recalling 6 vulgar American parodies of 7 enduring songs.Ex. This article looks at 'fairness' in the book trade today, and some of the tawdry tricks indulged in by publishers, agents and authors at each other's expense.Ex. His zany humor, gawky production, and sexual exhibitionism have grown in this new film into a confident, ironic account of a world in which it pays to be rich and beautiful.Ex. Some of the streets transform at night with garish neon lights and red lanterns signifying houses of pleasure.Ex. When she discovered vintage comics and their lurid covers, she went nuts.Ex. Of the hundreds of figurines currently on the market, here are the most bizarrely tasteless.Ex. In these new book, he is still at bay, pursued by the hounds of desire and anxiety in a literary world ever more crass.----* demasiado chabacano = all too shabby.* * *I- na adjetivo <ropa/decoración> gaudy, tasteless; <espectáculo/persona> vulgar; <chiste/cuento> coarse, tastelessII* * *= gaudy [gaudier -comp., gaudiest -sup.], vulgar, tawdry [tawdrier -comp., tawdriest -sup.], gawky, garish, lurid, tasteless, crass [crasser -comp., crassest -sup.].Ex: Less gaudy techniques are usually in the end more successful.
Ex: This paper is a somewhat whimsical glance backwards, recalling 6 vulgar American parodies of 7 enduring songs.Ex: This article looks at 'fairness' in the book trade today, and some of the tawdry tricks indulged in by publishers, agents and authors at each other's expense.Ex: His zany humor, gawky production, and sexual exhibitionism have grown in this new film into a confident, ironic account of a world in which it pays to be rich and beautiful.Ex: Some of the streets transform at night with garish neon lights and red lanterns signifying houses of pleasure.Ex: When she discovered vintage comics and their lurid covers, she went nuts.Ex: Of the hundreds of figurines currently on the market, here are the most bizarrely tasteless.Ex: In these new book, he is still at bay, pursued by the hounds of desire and anxiety in a literary world ever more crass.* demasiado chabacano = all too shabby.* * *1 ‹ropa/decoración› gaudy, tasteless, tawdry, vulgar, tacky ( colloq); ‹espectáculo› vulgar, tasteless; ‹persona› vulgar; ‹chiste/cuento› coarse, tasteless2 ( Méx) (simple, ingenuo) gullibleA ( Ling) pidgin Spanish ( spoken in the Philippines)* * *
chabacano 1
‹espectáculo/persona› vulgar;
‹chiste/cuento› coarse, tasteless
chabacano 2 sustantivo masculino (Méx) ( árbol) apricot tree;
( fruta) apricot
chabacano,-a adj pey (de mal gusto) cheap
' chabacano' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
chabacana
English:
tacky
- apricot
* * *chabacano, -a♦ adjvulgar♦ nm1. [lengua] = Spanish creole spoken in some parts of the Philippines* * *I adj vulgar, tacky famII m Méxapricot* * *chabacano, -na adj: tacky, tasteless -
6 estridente
adj.1 strident, shrill (ruido).2 harsh-sounding, high-pitched, deafening, loud.* * *► adjetivo1 (ruido) strident, shrill2 (color etc) loud, garish, gaudy* * *ADJ1) [ruido] strident, raucous2) [color] loud* * *a) <pitido/chirrido> shrillsu estridente protesta — her strident o vociferous protest
c) < color> garish, loud* * *= raucous, garish, lurid, rumbustious.Ex. This is an important point which has been poorly neglected in this lively and, at times, raucous debate.Ex. Some of the streets transform at night with garish neon lights and red lanterns signifying houses of pleasure.Ex. When she discovered vintage comics and their lurid covers, she went nuts.Ex. One by one, he wiped the floor with opponents who had spoken in the debate -- with a ferocious blend of rant, rhetoric and rumbustious counterattack.* * *a) <pitido/chirrido> shrillsu estridente protesta — her strident o vociferous protest
c) < color> garish, loud* * *= raucous, garish, lurid, rumbustious.Ex: This is an important point which has been poorly neglected in this lively and, at times, raucous debate.
Ex: Some of the streets transform at night with garish neon lights and red lanterns signifying houses of pleasure.Ex: When she discovered vintage comics and their lurid covers, she went nuts.Ex: One by one, he wiped the floor with opponents who had spoken in the debate -- with a ferocious blend of rant, rhetoric and rumbustious counterattack.* * *1 ‹pitido/chirrido› shrill, loud and high-pitchedsu estridente protesta tuvo mala acogida her strident o vociferous protest did not go down well3 ‹color› lurid, garish, loudun rosa estridente a shocking pink* * *
estridente adjetivo
( fuerte) strident
estridente adjetivo strident
' estridente' also found in these entries:
English:
high-pitched
- raucous
- shrill
- strident
- garish
* * *estridente adj1. [ruido, risa, voz] strident, shrill2. [color] garish, loud3. [persona, comportamiento, quejas] loud* * *adj shrill, strident* * *estridente adj: strident, shrill, loud♦ estridentemente adv -
7 morboso
adj.1 morbid, sickly.2 sickly obsessed.3 morbid, unwholesome.4 shocking.5 disease-related, pathological.m.1 sickly-obsessed person, person who is attracted by morbid situations or scenes, person who is unhealthily obsessed by gruesome or sexual scenes, sexually-obsessed person.2 ghoul, macabre person.* * *► adjetivo\ser un,-a morboso,-a familiar to be a pervertplacer morboso morbid pleasure* * *ADJ1) (=malsano) [persona, mente] morbid; [espectáculo] gruesome2) (=atractivo) sexually attractive3) (=enfermo) morbid, sickly; [clima, zona] unhealthy* * *I- sa adjetivoa) <escena/película> gruesome; <persona/mente> ghoulish; (truculento, retorcido) morbidb) (Med) morbidII- sa masculino, femenino (fam) ghoul* * *= unhealthy, gory [gorier -comp., goriest -sup.], lurid, morbid, juicy [juicier -comp., juiciest -sup.].Ex. I would venture to guess that he would have characterized these suggestions as the eructation of unhealthy souls'.Ex. Nowadays, the gory process of 'blood doping' in athlectics has been replaced by genetic engineering.Ex. At the end of the day, there may be only a thin line that separates news from advertisements, as one travels from the lurid to the ridiculous.Ex. His in danger of becoming hipped, a prey to his own doubts and fears, and unable to accomplish anything in life beyond catering to his own morbid fancies.Ex. The book 'If Looks Could Kill' is a juicy, tell-all, insider's look at the true world of fashion.* * *I- sa adjetivoa) <escena/película> gruesome; <persona/mente> ghoulish; (truculento, retorcido) morbidb) (Med) morbidII- sa masculino, femenino (fam) ghoul* * *= unhealthy, gory [gorier -comp., goriest -sup.], lurid, morbid, juicy [juicier -comp., juiciest -sup.].Ex: I would venture to guess that he would have characterized these suggestions as the eructation of unhealthy souls'.
Ex: Nowadays, the gory process of 'blood doping' in athlectics has been replaced by genetic engineering.Ex: At the end of the day, there may be only a thin line that separates news from advertisements, as one travels from the lurid to the ridiculous.Ex: His in danger of becoming hipped, a prey to his own doubts and fears, and unable to accomplish anything in life beyond catering to his own morbid fancies.Ex: The book 'If Looks Could Kill' is a juicy, tell-all, insider's look at the true world of fashion.* * *1 ‹escena/película› gruesome; ‹persona/mente› ghoulish; (truculento, retorcido) morbid2 ( Med) morbidmasculine, feminine( fam); ghoul* * *
morboso◊ -sa adjetivo ‹escena/película› gruesome;
‹persona/mente› ghoulish;
(truculento, retorcido) morbid
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino (fam) ghoul
morboso,-a adj (persona, interés, placer) morbid: sentí una curiosidad morbosa por saber los detalles de su ruptura, I was morbidly curious about the details of her breakup
' morboso' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
morbosa
English:
ghoulish
- morbid
- sick
- ghoul
- lurid
* * *morboso, -a♦ adj1. [persona, interés] morbid, ghoulish;[escena, descripción] gruesome2. [de la enfermedad] morbid♦ nm,fghoul* * *adj perverted* * *morboso, -sa adj: morbid♦ morbosidad nf -
8 ostentoso
adj.1 vain, presumptuous, show-off.2 ostentatious, flash, flashy, show-off.3 ostentatious, pretentious.* * *► adjetivo1 ostentatious* * *ADJ ostentatious* * *- sa adjetivo ostentatious* * *= gaudy [gaudier -comp., gaudiest -sup.], glitzy, splashy, flashy [flashier -comp., flashiest -sup.], flamboyant, garish, lurid, swanky [swankier -comp., swankiest -sup.], ostentatious.Ex. Less gaudy techniques are usually in the end more successful.Ex. The article has the title 'Censorship, negative criticism, glitzy trends, growing publisher output, and other shadows on the landscape of children's book reviewing'.Ex. Big, splashy promotions work if the books themselves work, and the responsibility for that lies with the editor.Ex. In contrast to the sophisticated use of multimedia, the use of ' flashy' multimedia elements did not have any instructional value.Ex. Nathan was known for being the most flamboyant DJ in the area.Ex. Some of the streets transform at night with garish neon lights and red lanterns signifying houses of pleasure.Ex. When she discovered vintage comics and their lurid covers, she went nuts.Ex. Sitting on a tailgate drinking a beer with a good friend can be better than going to a swanky martini bar, especially if you know where the good country roads are.Ex. Then came the time when ostentatious opulence was replaced with a subtler, but no less striking design style.* * *- sa adjetivo ostentatious* * *= gaudy [gaudier -comp., gaudiest -sup.], glitzy, splashy, flashy [flashier -comp., flashiest -sup.], flamboyant, garish, lurid, swanky [swankier -comp., swankiest -sup.], ostentatious.Ex: Less gaudy techniques are usually in the end more successful.
Ex: The article has the title 'Censorship, negative criticism, glitzy trends, growing publisher output, and other shadows on the landscape of children's book reviewing'.Ex: Big, splashy promotions work if the books themselves work, and the responsibility for that lies with the editor.Ex: In contrast to the sophisticated use of multimedia, the use of ' flashy' multimedia elements did not have any instructional value.Ex: Nathan was known for being the most flamboyant DJ in the area.Ex: Some of the streets transform at night with garish neon lights and red lanterns signifying houses of pleasure.Ex: When she discovered vintage comics and their lurid covers, she went nuts.Ex: Sitting on a tailgate drinking a beer with a good friend can be better than going to a swanky martini bar, especially if you know where the good country roads are.Ex: Then came the time when ostentatious opulence was replaced with a subtler, but no less striking design style.* * *ostentoso -saostentatious* * *
ostentoso◊ -sa adjetivo
ostentatious
ostentoso,-a adjetivo ostentatious
' ostentoso' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
llamativa
- llamativo
- ostentosa
- exhibicionista
- pomposo
English:
grandiose
- ostentatious
* * *ostentoso, -a adjostentatious* * *adj ostentatious* * *ostentoso, -sa adj: ostentatious, showy♦ ostentosamente adv -
9 naranja
adj.orange.f.1 orange (fruto).¡naranjas de la china! (informal) no way!media naranja (informal figurative) other o better half2 orange color, orange, orange colour.m.orange (color).* * *1 (fruto) orange► adjetivo1 (color) orange\encontrar su media naranja to find the man/woman of one's dreamsmi media naranja my better half¡naranjas de la China! familiar no way!naranja sanguina blood orange* * *1. noun f. 2. noun m. adj.* * *1. SF1) (=fruta) orangenaranja amarga, naranja cajel — Seville orange
2) *esperar la media naranja — to wait for Mr Right/one's ideal woman
3) Caribe bitter orange2.ADJ INV [color] orange3.SM (=color) orange* * *IIInaranjas de la China! — (fam) ( expresando incredulidad) come off it! (colloq); ( expresando rechazo) no way! (colloq); medio I 1)
adjetivo (gen inv) orangeIIInaranja chillón/intenso — lurid/bright orange
* * *IIInaranjas de la China! — (fam) ( expresando incredulidad) come off it! (colloq); ( expresando rechazo) no way! (colloq); medio I 1)
adjetivo (gen inv) orangeIIInaranja chillón/intenso — lurid/bright orange
* * *naranja11 = orange.Nota: Nombre.Ex: It now seems a manifest absurdity to say that if this elephant were an orange, it would file in such-and-such a place.
* mermelada de naranja = orange marmalade.* naranja amarga = sour orange.* naranja de comer = eating orange.* naranja de jugo = juice orange.* naranja de sangre = blood orange.* naranja sanguina = blood orange.* piel de naranja = cellulite, orange skin, orange peel.* Posesivo + media naranja = Posesivo + significant other, Posesivo + better half, Posesivo + other half.* zumo de naranja = orange juice.naranja22 = orange.Ex: Their head is relatively small, with antenna orange in colour.
* Agente Naranja = Agent Orange.* amarillo naranja = orange-yellow.* naranja chillón = bright orange.* naranja fuerte = bright orange.* naranja intenso = bright orange.* * *(fruta) orangellevar naranjas al Paraguay ( Arg); to carry o take coals to Newcastle¡naranjas de la China! ( fam) (expresando incredulidad) garbage! ( AmE colloq), rubbish! ( BrE colloq), come off it! ( colloq); (expresando rechazo) no way! ( colloq), not on your life! ( colloq)Compuestos:Seville orange(CS) navel orangenavel orange( Col) navel orangeblood orange1 ( gen inv) orangecalcetines naranja orange socks2 (modificado por otro adj: inv) orangenaranja chillón/intenso lurid/bright orange(color) orange* * *
naranja sustantivo femenino ( fruta) orange;
■ sustantivo masculino ( color) orange
■ adjetivo ( gen inv) orange
naranja
I f Bot orange
II adjetivo & m (color) orange
III exclamación ¡naranjas (de la China)!, no way!
♦ Locuciones: mi/tu/su media naranja, my/ your/his better half
' naranja' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
su
- agrio
- cáscara
- chupar
- corteza
- exprimir
- gajo
- medio
- pepa
English:
concentrate
- half
- marmalade
- orange
- rind
- segment
- squeeze
- tiger lily
- zest
* * *♦ adj invorange♦ nm[color] orange;el naranja es mi color favorito orange is my favourite colour♦ nf[fruto] orange; Fam¡naranjas de la china! no way!;RP, Ven Famno pasa naranja: salí sin los documentos – no pasa naranja I left without my documents – no hassle;este es un pueblo muy aburrido, acá no pasa naranja this is a really boring town, there's zilch going on herenaranja agria Seville orange;naranja navelina navel orange;naranja sanguina blood orange* * *I f orange;media naranja fam ( pareja) other halfII adj orange* * *naranja adj & nm: orange (color)naranja nf: orange (fruit)* * *naranja adj n orange -
10 chillón2
2 = harsh [harsher -comp., harshest -sup.], garish, lurid, glaring.Ex. In this unhappy pattern SLIS are not being singled out for especially harsh treatment.Ex. Some of the streets transform at night with garish neon lights and red lanterns signifying houses of pleasure.Ex. When she discovered vintage comics and their lurid covers, she went nuts.Ex. Librarians have to compete with outside attractions such as glaring advertisements and screaming television!.----* amarillo chillón = bright yellow.* naranja chillón, naranja fuerte = bright orange.* verde chillón = parrot green. -
11 de época
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12 flipar
1 argot (gustar mucho) to drive wild1 (asombrarse) to be amazed, be stunned■ era increíble, yo flipaba con lo que decía it was incredible, I couldn't believe what he was saying2 (pasárselo bomba) to freak out■ la música era una caña, la gente flipaba the music was brilliant, everyone was freaking out1 argot (drogarse) to get high* * *1.verbo intransitivo (Esp fam)2.flipo contigo, no hay quien te entienda — I can't believe you sometimes, you're impossible to understand
fliparse v prona) (Esp fam) ( entusiasmarse)b) (Esp arg) ( drogarse) to get high (colloq)* * *= go + nuts, be amazed at, be amazed by, astound, be astonished, be impressed, be flabbergasted, freak out, flip out, be speechless, be gobsmacked.Ex. When she discovered vintage comics and their lurid covers, she went nuts.Ex. Delegates were amazed at the amount of research conducted.Ex. Having entered the next state and a highway off the turnpike, he was amazed by the extraordinary flatness of the land, especially in contrast to the hilly terrain he had grown up with back home.Ex. For a decade or so, Liszt thrilled and astounded audiences at a time when virtuosity was the norm.Ex. He was astonished 'to see a great reading-room filled in the evening by readers all with their hats on'.Ex. The interview went smoothly; the committee was impressed by her knowledge of the current library scene, her enthusiasm, and her engaging personality.Ex. They say they are flabbergasted and astounded by the decision to turn down their application.Ex. A boy on trial in the shooting death of his principal told investigators that he 'just freaked out' and pulled the trigger three times.Ex. And this is coming from someone who had to be restrained in school after flipping out and kicking a bubbler.Ex. Arriving at the Bouchaine Winery in early September, I was speechless as I glanced over the breathtaking views of the famous wine country for the first time.Ex. Lorene, who cut her spurs fighting for equal pay, said she was `absolutely gobsmacked' at having won the award.* * *1.verbo intransitivo (Esp fam)2.flipo contigo, no hay quien te entienda — I can't believe you sometimes, you're impossible to understand
fliparse v prona) (Esp fam) ( entusiasmarse)b) (Esp arg) ( drogarse) to get high (colloq)* * *= go + nuts, be amazed at, be amazed by, astound, be astonished, be impressed, be flabbergasted, freak out, flip out, be speechless, be gobsmacked.Ex: When she discovered vintage comics and their lurid covers, she went nuts.
Ex: Delegates were amazed at the amount of research conducted.Ex: Having entered the next state and a highway off the turnpike, he was amazed by the extraordinary flatness of the land, especially in contrast to the hilly terrain he had grown up with back home.Ex: For a decade or so, Liszt thrilled and astounded audiences at a time when virtuosity was the norm.Ex: He was astonished 'to see a great reading-room filled in the evening by readers all with their hats on'.Ex: The interview went smoothly; the committee was impressed by her knowledge of the current library scene, her enthusiasm, and her engaging personality.Ex: They say they are flabbergasted and astounded by the decision to turn down their application.Ex: A boy on trial in the shooting death of his principal told investigators that he 'just freaked out' and pulled the trigger three times.Ex: And this is coming from someone who had to be restrained in school after flipping out and kicking a bubbler.Ex: Arriving at the Bouchaine Winery in early September, I was speechless as I glanced over the breathtaking views of the famous wine country for the first time.Ex: Lorene, who cut her spurs fighting for equal pay, said she was `absolutely gobsmacked' at having won the award.* * *flipar [A1 ]vi( Esp fam): el helado de limón me flipa cantidad I'm crazy about o ( BrE) mad on lemon ice cream ( colloq)■ fliparse1( Esp fam) (entusiasmarse): se flipa por el cine de aventuras she's crazy about o ( BrE) mad on adventure movies ( colloq)* * *
flipar vtr fam
1 to be mad/crazy/wild about, to love: le flipan los coches antiguos, he's crazy about antique cars
2 (drogarse) to get high on drugs: está flipado todo el día, he's high on drugs all day
' flipar' also found in these entries:
English:
freak out
- freak
* * *♦ vi1. [asombrarse] to be flabbergasted o Br gobsmacked;2. [con una droga] to be stoned o high♦ vt[gustar a]me flipan los videojuegos I'm wild about video games* * *popv/i1:le flipa el cine he’s mad about the movies fam:yo flipé con … … blew my mind fam* * *flipar vb to be crazy about -
13 lascivo
adj.1 lascivious, immodest, lewd, lustful.2 tentiginous.m.lewd person, lewd individual, lascivious man, lecher.* * *► adjetivo1 lascivious, lewd* * *ADJ [gesto, mirada, comentario] lewd, lascivious; [persona] lecherous, lascivious* * *- va adjetivo lascivious, lustful* * *= lewd [lewder -comp., lewdest -sup.], lascivious, salacious, sex-hungry, lusty [lustier -comp., lustiest -sup.], leering, wanton, lustful, lecherous.Ex. The passage of the Exon bill would make criminal the sending of obscene, lewd, lascivious, filthy or indecent data over the Net = La aprobación de la ley Exon haría que fuese un delito el envío a través de Internet de información obscena, lujuriosa, lasciva, inmoral indecente.Ex. The passage of the Exon bill would make criminal the sending of obscene, lewd, lascivious, filthy or indecent data over the Net = La aprobación de la ley Exon haría que fuese un delito el envío a través de Internet de información obscena, lujuriosa, lasciva, inmoral o indecente.Ex. Being salacious in character, he spread the gossip that the boss and his new secretary were an item.Ex. He creates a type of reverse orientalism peopled by sex-hungry 'dark-age femme fatales' and 'lusty young Barbarians reeking of ale'.Ex. He creates a type of reverse orientalism peopled by sex-hungry 'dark-age femme fatales' and ' lusty young Barbarians reeking of ale'.Ex. I'm appalled that this film was ever released, not because of its themes, but because of its lurid and leering portrayal of those themes.Ex. Luxury goods such as cosmetics, radios and lingerie, were once burned in public bonfires because they 'aroused wanton desires in the minds of the people'.Ex. This is helping change the perceived 'nature' of women from the medieval notion that they were especially violent and lustful to the modern image of women as gentle and asexual.Ex. She has an easy grace about her, a slinky sway to her stride that teasingly invites contact and beckons lecherous admiration.----* mujer lasciva = wanton woman.* * *- va adjetivo lascivious, lustful* * *= lewd [lewder -comp., lewdest -sup.], lascivious, salacious, sex-hungry, lusty [lustier -comp., lustiest -sup.], leering, wanton, lustful, lecherous.Ex: The passage of the Exon bill would make criminal the sending of obscene, lewd, lascivious, filthy or indecent data over the Net = La aprobación de la ley Exon haría que fuese un delito el envío a través de Internet de información obscena, lujuriosa, lasciva, inmoral indecente.
Ex: The passage of the Exon bill would make criminal the sending of obscene, lewd, lascivious, filthy or indecent data over the Net = La aprobación de la ley Exon haría que fuese un delito el envío a través de Internet de información obscena, lujuriosa, lasciva, inmoral o indecente.Ex: Being salacious in character, he spread the gossip that the boss and his new secretary were an item.Ex: He creates a type of reverse orientalism peopled by sex-hungry 'dark-age femme fatales' and 'lusty young Barbarians reeking of ale'.Ex: He creates a type of reverse orientalism peopled by sex-hungry 'dark-age femme fatales' and ' lusty young Barbarians reeking of ale'.Ex: I'm appalled that this film was ever released, not because of its themes, but because of its lurid and leering portrayal of those themes.Ex: Luxury goods such as cosmetics, radios and lingerie, were once burned in public bonfires because they 'aroused wanton desires in the minds of the people'.Ex: This is helping change the perceived 'nature' of women from the medieval notion that they were especially violent and lustful to the modern image of women as gentle and asexual.Ex: She has an easy grace about her, a slinky sway to her stride that teasingly invites contact and beckons lecherous admiration.* mujer lasciva = wanton woman.* * *lascivo -valascivious, lustful, lecherous* * *
lascivo◊ -va adjetivo
lascivious, lustful
lascivo,-a
I adjetivo lecherous, lascivious
II sustantivo masculino y femenino lewd person, lascivious person
' lascivo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
lasciva
- asqueroso
English:
lewd
- prurient
- raunchy
- wanton
- dirty
* * *lascivo, -a♦ adj[comportamiento] lascivious, lewd; [gesto] lewd; [persona, mirada] lustful, lecherous♦ nm,flascivious o lewd person;es un lascivo he's a lecher* * *adj lewd, lascivious* * *lascivo, -va adj: lascivious, lewd♦ lascivamente adv -
14 volverse loco
v.to go insane, to go crazy, to become totally insane, to go mad.* * *to go mad* * ** * *(v.) = go + bananas, take + leave of + Posesivo + senses, go + mad, run + amok, lose + Posesivo + marbles, go + bonkers, go + berserk, go + postal, go + wild, go + crazy, go + nuts, go + potty, get + a buzz from, go out of + Posesivo + mind, throw + a wobbly, go off + the rails, throw + a wobbler, go + haywire, go off + Posesivo + rockerEx. 'I can't take it! the man's gone bananas'.Ex. Without language we would go bumping around in the dark and eventually take leave of our senses under the welter of the incomprehensible, withdrawing, as some people do, into a closed world in order to protect ourselves against the unbearable onslaught.Ex. The article is entitled 'The confrontation of childhood with a world gone mad: an examination of children's biography and autobiography in the context of World War 2'.Ex. Term paper fraud runs amok on the Web as dozens of fee and free sites have thousands of term papers available for lazy and unprincipled students.Ex. The article is entitled 'Have We Lost Our Marbles?'.Ex. The article is entitled ' Going Bonkers!': Children, Play and Pee-Wee'.Ex. It depicts fascism as a crusade for preserving literature's purity, a crusade that went berserk.Ex. You have also probably read about cases where an employee ' went postal' and entered a company building, shooting his boss and other employees.Ex. Our imagination went wild, because we didn't want death to be the end, we wanted to keep on living on familiar grounds, and most of all, we didn't want to be alone.Ex. Sawer went crazy after the woman he was having an affair with was caught and her husband killed her.Ex. When she discovered vintage comics and their lurid covers, she went nuts.Ex. That adults have gone potty over Potter is probably motivated less by Rowling's prose than by the fact that, finally, here is a book we can easily read.Ex. How anyone can get a buzz from laying into someone is beyond me; it's not nice to see it happen - too many times have I seen people beaten up over nothing.Ex. For this reason, he did not die, but rather went out of his mind.Ex. The good thing about having it in writing is that you`re then well within your rights to throw a wobbly and demand you get what you paid for.Ex. He never had issues with alcohol as a teen with going off the rails etc as he was used to have a sip of wine now and then with dinner or at Crimbo.Ex. Of course there are things they don't like, and sometimes one of them throws a wobbler -- which sets the other one off!.Ex. The formatting on my main page has gone haywire for apparently no reason.Ex. I mean everyone's entitled to their own opinion, but they went off their rocker embracing our enemies.* * *(v.) = go + bananas, take + leave of + Posesivo + senses, go + mad, run + amok, lose + Posesivo + marbles, go + bonkers, go + berserk, go + postal, go + wild, go + crazy, go + nuts, go + potty, get + a buzz from, go out of + Posesivo + mind, throw + a wobbly, go off + the rails, throw + a wobbler, go + haywire, go off + Posesivo + rockerEx: 'I can't take it! the man's gone bananas'.
Ex: Without language we would go bumping around in the dark and eventually take leave of our senses under the welter of the incomprehensible, withdrawing, as some people do, into a closed world in order to protect ourselves against the unbearable onslaught.Ex: The article is entitled 'The confrontation of childhood with a world gone mad: an examination of children's biography and autobiography in the context of World War 2'.Ex: Term paper fraud runs amok on the Web as dozens of fee and free sites have thousands of term papers available for lazy and unprincipled students.Ex: The article is entitled 'Have We Lost Our Marbles?'.Ex: The article is entitled ' Going Bonkers!': Children, Play and Pee-Wee'.Ex: It depicts fascism as a crusade for preserving literature's purity, a crusade that went berserk.Ex: You have also probably read about cases where an employee ' went postal' and entered a company building, shooting his boss and other employees.Ex: Our imagination went wild, because we didn't want death to be the end, we wanted to keep on living on familiar grounds, and most of all, we didn't want to be alone.Ex: Sawer went crazy after the woman he was having an affair with was caught and her husband killed her.Ex: When she discovered vintage comics and their lurid covers, she went nuts.Ex: That adults have gone potty over Potter is probably motivated less by Rowling's prose than by the fact that, finally, here is a book we can easily read.Ex: How anyone can get a buzz from laying into someone is beyond me; it's not nice to see it happen - too many times have I seen people beaten up over nothing.Ex: For this reason, he did not die, but rather went out of his mind.Ex: The good thing about having it in writing is that you`re then well within your rights to throw a wobbly and demand you get what you paid for.Ex: He never had issues with alcohol as a teen with going off the rails etc as he was used to have a sip of wine now and then with dinner or at Crimbo.Ex: Of course there are things they don't like, and sometimes one of them throws a wobbler -- which sets the other one off!.Ex: The formatting on my main page has gone haywire for apparently no reason.Ex: I mean everyone's entitled to their own opinion, but they went off their rocker embracing our enemies. -
15 chocante
adj.1 puzzling.2 shocking, shock, lurid, off-putting.* * *► adjetivo1 (divertido) funny2 (sorprendente) surprising, striking, startling3 (raro) strange, odd4 (escandaloso) shocking, offensive* * *ADJ1) (=sorprendente) startling, striking2) (=raro) odd, strange3) (=escandaloso) shocking, scandalous* * *a) ( que causa impresión)su reacción me pareció chocante — I was shocked o taken aback by his reaction, his reaction shocked me
b) ( en cuestiones morales) shockingc) (Col, Méx, Ven fam) ( desagradable) unpleasant* * *----* de un modo chocante = jarringly.* * *a) ( que causa impresión)su reacción me pareció chocante — I was shocked o taken aback by his reaction, his reaction shocked me
b) ( en cuestiones morales) shockingc) (Col, Méx, Ven fam) ( desagradable) unpleasant* * ** de un modo chocante = jarringly.* * *1(que causa cierta impresión): una costumbre que a un extranjero le puede resultar chocante a custom that could come as a shock to a foreignersu reacción me pareció chocante I was shocked o taken aback by his reaction, his reaction shocked me2 (en cuestiones morales) shockingme resulta chocante que se besen así en público I find it shocking the way they kiss in public like that3 (llamativo) ( fam):tenía un vestido amarillo y verde muy chocante a la vista she was wearing a really loud yellow and green dress ( colloq)los empleados son muy chocantes the staff are very unpleasant o ( colloq) are horrible* * *
chocante adjetivoa) ( que causa impresión):◊ su reacción me pareció chocante I was shocked o taken aback by his reaction, his reaction shocked me
chocante adj (sorprendente) surprising, startling
(raro) strange, odd
' chocante' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
escándalo
* * *chocante adj1. [raro] odd, strange;[sorprendente] startling; [escandaloso] shocking, scandalous;viste con colores muy chocantes she wears really loud colours;me resulta chocante verle tan contento I'm astonished to see him looking so happy;resulta chocante oír hablar de derechos humanos a un sangriento dictador it's rather a shock to hear a bloodstained dictator talking about human rights;lo chocante es que no lo descubriéramos antes the most worrying thing is that we didn't find out about it earlier2. RP [impropio] inappropriate, unsuitable* * *adj1 ( sorprendente) startling3 ( extraño) odd4 L.Am. ( antipático) unpleasant* * *chocante adj1) : shocking2) : unpleasant, rude -
16 clásico2
2 = classic, classical, vintage, conventional, classicising [classicizing, -USA], classicised [classicized, -USA], vintage.Ex. The classic and well-known example of such a distinction is that which is frequently found in libraries where books are arranged in separate sequences according to their size; for example, octavo, quarto and folio.Ex. Music, especially classical works, often requires the establishment of a uniform title.Ex. Indeed, advantage was taken of the tenth anniversary of British membership to make 1983 a vintage year for monographs on the European Communities.Ex. The foregoing discussion concerning analytical entries assumes implicitly a conventional catalogue format, that is, card, microform or other printed catalogue.Ex. By modelling her portraits on ancient Roman busts, she was responding to cultural and political forces which fostered a classicizing style.Ex. His Cubist still lifes with figures rendered in a sketchily classicized style echoes the conflict between the academic and the avant-garde in the early 20th century.Ex. When she discovered vintage comics and their lurid covers, she went nuts.----* a imitación de lo clásico = classicising [classicizing, -USA], classicised [classicized, -USA].* arquitectura clásica = classical architecture.* ejemplo clásico = classical example.* época clásica, la = classical age, the.* imitando a lo clásico = classicising [classicizing, -USA], classicised [classicized, -USA].* latín clásico = Classical Latin.* literatura clásica = classical literature.* mundo clásico, el = classical world, the.* neoclásico = neoclassical [neo-classical].* obra anónima clásica = anonymous classic.* texto clásico = classical text. -
17 cuento
m.1 tale.cuento de hadas fairy talecuento popular folk tale2 short story.3 story, lie (informal) (mentira, exageración).cuento chino tall story, whopperpres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: contar.* * *1 (relato) story, tale2 LITERATURA short story\¿a cuento de qué? familiar why?, what for?dejarse de cuentos familiar (ir al grano) to get to the point 2 (decir mentiras) to stop telling fibsir con el cuento a alguien to go and tell somebodyno hagas como el cuento de la lechera figurado don't count your chickens before they are hatchedtener mucho cuento familiar to make a lot of fusstraer algo a cuento figurado to bring something upvenir a cuento to be pertinentcuento chino tall storycuento de hadas fairy tale* * *noun m.story, tale* * *ISM1) (=historia corta) short story; [para niños] story, taleel cuento de Blancanieves — the tale o story of Snow White
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de cuento, un héroe de cuento — a storybook o fairytale hero•
ir con el cuento, en seguida le fue con el cuento a la maestra — he went straight off and told the teacherel cuento de la lechera —
2) * (=mentira)no le duele nada, no es nada más que cuento — it doesn't hurt at all, he's just putting it on
todo eso es puro cuento para no ir al colegio — he just made it all up because he doesn't want to go to school
¡no me cuentes cuentos!, ¡no me vengas con cuentos!, ¡déjate de cuentos! — don't give me that! *
eso se me hace cuento — Cono Sur * I don't believe that for a minute, come off it! *
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tener cuento, tu hermanito tiene mucho cuento — your little brother is a big fibber *cuento chino — tall story, cock-and-bull story *
¡no me vengas con cuentos chinos! — don't give me that (rubbish)! *
el cuento del tío — And, Cono Sur confidence trick, confidence game ( EEUU)
3) [otras locuciones]•
¿a cuento de qué?, ¿a cuento de qué sacas ese tema ahora? — what are you bringing that up for now?•
traer algo a cuento — to bring sth up•
venir a cuento, eso no viene a cuento — that's irrelevant, that doesn't come into it, that has nothing to do with ittodo esto viene a cuento de lo que acaba de pasar — this all has some bearing on what has just happened
4) frm (=cómputo)IISM [de bastón] point, tip* * *I1)a) ( narración corta) short story; ( para niños) story, taleel cuento de Cenicienta — the tale o story of Cinderella
aplícate el cuento — (fam) take note
cuento de nunca acabar: esto es el cuento de nunca acabar it just never ends, it just goes on and on; traer algo a cuento to bring something up; venir a cuento: eso no viene a cuento that doesn't come into it; sin venir a cuento — for no reason at all
b) ( chiste) joke, story2)a) (fam) ( chisme)comer cuentos — (Ven fam) to fall for anything
b) (fam) (mentira, excusa) story (colloq)hacerle al cuento — (Méx fam) to pretend
c) (fam) ( exageración)3) ( número)IIsin cuento — countless, innumerable
* * *= story, story book [storybook], tale, yarn, nursery story, storie.Nota: Forma arcaica de "story".Ex. There were lessons in this story which appear to have been ignored but remain valid for the future.Ex. These he bound up in three volumes, and on the fly leaf of the first volume wrote 'I have always retained a kind of affection for little story books, as they recall muy early days'.Ex. 'I only wanted to write an interesting tale,' he will say, ignoring that the interest of a story almost always comes from seeing the human will in action -- against chaos or against order.Ex. Every teacher, I suppose, has his own collection of favorite yarns based on personal experiences.Ex. The child who has the advantage of being brought up enriched by hearing stories and reading books will have the opportunity to air his knowledge about the characters in nursery stories.Ex. One of these collectors was a Captain Cox, stone mason of Coventry, a person with 'great oversight... in matters of storie'.----* aplicársele el cuento a Alguien = cap + fit.* contar un cuento = tell + story.* cuenta-cuentos = storyteller [story-teller], storytelling [story-telling].* cuento chino = tall tale, tall story.* cuento de hadas = fairy story, fairy tale [fairytale].* cuento de viejas = old wives' tale.* cuento escrito = written story.* cuento infantil = picture book.* cuento popular = folk tale, folktale [folk tale].* hora del cuento = story hour [storyhour], storytelling [story-telling], storytime [story time].* lectura de cuentos = story reading.* narración de cuentos = storytelling [story-telling].* narrador de cuentos = storyteller [story-teller], story teller.* que no viene a cuento = off-topic.* rincón del cuento, el = storycorner, the.* ¡se te acabó el cuento! = the jig's up!.* sin venir a cuento = out of the blue, like a bolt out of the blue, like a bolt from the blue, for no reason, for no specific reason, for no particular reason, for no good reason.* urdir un cuento = weave + a tale.* vivir del cuento = live off + the fat of the land.* * *I1)a) ( narración corta) short story; ( para niños) story, taleel cuento de Cenicienta — the tale o story of Cinderella
aplícate el cuento — (fam) take note
cuento de nunca acabar: esto es el cuento de nunca acabar it just never ends, it just goes on and on; traer algo a cuento to bring something up; venir a cuento: eso no viene a cuento that doesn't come into it; sin venir a cuento — for no reason at all
b) ( chiste) joke, story2)a) (fam) ( chisme)comer cuentos — (Ven fam) to fall for anything
b) (fam) (mentira, excusa) story (colloq)hacerle al cuento — (Méx fam) to pretend
c) (fam) ( exageración)3) ( número)IIsin cuento — countless, innumerable
* * *= story, story book [storybook], tale, yarn, nursery story, storie.Nota: Forma arcaica de "story".Ex: There were lessons in this story which appear to have been ignored but remain valid for the future.
Ex: These he bound up in three volumes, and on the fly leaf of the first volume wrote 'I have always retained a kind of affection for little story books, as they recall muy early days'.Ex: 'I only wanted to write an interesting tale,' he will say, ignoring that the interest of a story almost always comes from seeing the human will in action -- against chaos or against order.Ex: Every teacher, I suppose, has his own collection of favorite yarns based on personal experiences.Ex: The child who has the advantage of being brought up enriched by hearing stories and reading books will have the opportunity to air his knowledge about the characters in nursery stories.Ex: One of these collectors was a Captain Cox, stone mason of Coventry, a person with 'great oversight... in matters of storie'.* aplicársele el cuento a Alguien = cap + fit.* contar un cuento = tell + story.* cuenta-cuentos = storyteller [story-teller], storytelling [story-telling].* cuento chino = tall tale, tall story.* cuento de hadas = fairy story, fairy tale [fairytale].* cuento de viejas = old wives' tale.* cuento escrito = written story.* cuento infantil = picture book.* cuento popular = folk tale, folktale [folk tale].* hora del cuento = story hour [storyhour], storytelling [story-telling], storytime [story time].* lectura de cuentos = story reading.* narración de cuentos = storytelling [story-telling].* narrador de cuentos = storyteller [story-teller], story teller.* que no viene a cuento = off-topic.* rincón del cuento, el = storycorner, the.* ¡se te acabó el cuento! = the jig's up!.* sin venir a cuento = out of the blue, like a bolt out of the blue, like a bolt from the blue, for no reason, for no specific reason, for no particular reason, for no good reason.* urdir un cuento = weave + a tale.* vivir del cuento = live off + the fat of the land.* * *A1 (narración corta) short story; (para niños) story, taleescritor de cuentos a short-story writerlibro de cuentos book of short storiesel cuento de Caperucita Roja the tale o story of Little Red Riding Hoodcuéntame un cuento tell me a storyaplícate el cuento ( fam); take notecontar el cuento: un minuto más y no habría contado el cuento one minute more and I wouldn't have been here o have lived to tell the tale ( colloq)el cuento de nunca acabar: ¿otra vez nos vamos a mudar? esto es el cuento de nunca acabar we're going to move again? this is like a neverending story o there seems to be no end to thistraer algo a cuento to bring sth upvenir a cuento: no saques a relucir cosas que no vienen a cuento don't dredge up things that have nothing to do with this o which have no bearing on this o which are irrelevantsin venir a cuento for no reason at all2 (chiste) joke, story¿sabes el cuento del elefante que …? do you know the joke o ( colloq) the one about the elephant that …?Compuestos:short storyfairy story, fairy taleB1 ( fam)(chisme): se enteró y le fue con el cuento al profesor she found out and ran off to tell the teacher ( colloq)siempre anda con cuentos sobre todo el mundo she's always gossiping about everybodycomer cuentos ( Ven fam): ¡tú sí que comes cuentos! you're so gullible! o you'd believe anything! o ( colloq) you'd fall for anything!no me vengas con cuentos I'm not interested in excuses o stories3 ( fam)(exageración): todos esos lloros son puro cuento para que te perdone all that crying is just put on to get me to forgive you¡qué vas a estar enfermo!, ¡tú lo que tienes es mucho cuento! you're not sick, you're just putting it on! ( colloq), you're not sick, stop fibbing! ( colloq)Compuestos:( fam):eso de que se va a casar es un cuento chino all that stuff about getting married is a load of baloney o ( AmE) bull o ( BrE) rubbish ( colloq)yo no soy tan ingenuo, así que no me vengas con cuentos chinos I'm not as gullible as you think, so don't give me your cock-and-bull story ( colloq)me quiso hacer el cuento del tío y no me dejé he tried to con me o pull a fast one on me but I didn't fall for it ( colloq)( fam); old wives' taleC(número): sin cuento countless, innumerable* * *
Del verbo contar: ( conjugate contar)
cuento es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
Multiple Entries:
contar
cuento
contar ( conjugate contar) verbo transitivo
1 ‹dinero/votos/días› to count;
y eso sin cuento las horas extras and that's without including overtime;
lo cuento entre mis amigos I consider him (to be) one of my friends
2 ‹cuento/chiste/secreto› to tell;
es muy largo de cuento it's a long story;
¿qué cuentas (de nuevo)? (fam) how're things? (colloq)
verbo intransitivo
1 ( en general) to count;
¿este trabajo cuenta para la nota final? does this piece of work count toward(s) the final grade?;
ella no cuenta para nada what she says (o thinks etc) doesn't count for anything
2
◊ cuento contigo para la fiesta I'm counting o relying on you being at the party;
sin cuento con que … without taking into account that …
contarse verbo pronominala) (frml) ( estar incluido):
su novela se cuenta entre las mejores his novel is among the bestb)◊ ¿qué te cuentas? how's it going? (colloq)
cuento sustantivo masculino
( para niños) story, tale;
cuento de hadas fairy story, fairy tale;
venir a cuento: eso no viene a cuento that doesn't come into it;
sin venir a cuento for no reason at all
◊ no me vengas con cuentos I'm not interested in your excuses o storiesd) (fam) ( exageración):
eso es un cuento chino what a load of baloney;
el cuento del tío a con trick
contar
I verbo transitivo
1 (un suceso, una historia) to tell
2 (numerar) to count
II verbo intransitivo to count
♦ Locuciones: contar con, (confiar en) to count on
(constar de) to have
cuento sustantivo masculino
1 story
2 Lit short story
contar un cuento, to tell a story
cuento de hadas, fairy tale
3 (embuste) lie: ¡déjate de cuentos!, get on with it!
4 (cotilleo, acusación) ya le fue con el cuento a la suegra, she ran off to tell the tale to her mother-in-law
5 cuento chino, tall story
♦ Locuciones: figurado eso no viene a cuento, that's beside the point
vivir del cuento, to live off other people
' cuento' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
colorín
- gratuitamente
- historia
- historieta
- modular
- moraleja
- novela
- si
- tal
- alargar
- aquél
- chabacano
- chiste
- colar
- contar
- inventar
- relato
- tragar
- venir
English:
bank on
- cock and bull story
- expect
- fairy story
- fairy tale
- horror story
- lurid
- moral
- number
- racy
- relate
- run
- spin out
- story
- tale
- tall story
- tell
- unfold
- yarn
- act
- eye
- fairy
- old
- short
- tall
- way
- yet
* * *♦ nm1. [narración] short story;[fábula] tale;un libro de cuentos a storybook;contar un cuento to tell a story;venir a cuento to be relevant;sin venir a cuento for no reason at all;y eso, ¿a cuento de qué? what's all this in aid of?;aplicarse el cuento: ¿ves lo que le ha pasado? pues aplícate el cuento see what happened to him? well, you just have a good think about that;Famir con el cuento a alguien to go and tell sb;Famser el cuento de nunca acabar to be a never-ending story o an endless businesscuento de hadas fairy tale; Fam el cuento de la lechera:es el cuento de la lechera that's pie in the sky¡déjate de cuentos! stop making things up!, don't give me that!;ése tiene mucho cuento he's always putting it on;venir con cuentos to tell fibs o stories;CSurhacerle a alguien el cuento del tío to pull a scam on sb, to con sb;Esptener más cuento que Calleja to be a big fibber;vivir del cuento to live by one's witscuento chino:lo del final del mundo es cuento chino that stuff about the end of the world is a load of Br rubbish o US bull;* * *m1 (short) story;cuento de nunca acabar fig never-ending story;ir con el cuento a alguien tell s.o. tales2 ( pretexto) excuse;tener mucho cuento put it on fam ;vivir del cuento fam live off other people3:venir a cuento be relevant;eso no viene a cuento that’s irrelevant;traer a cuento bring up* * *cuento nm1) : story, tale2)cuento de hadas : fairy tale3)sin cuento : countless* * *cuento n2. (en literatura) short story -
18 estrafalario
adj.1 outlandish, eccentric.2 lurid, flashy, gaudy, garish.* * *► adjetivo1 familiar (desaliñado) slovenly* * *ADJ1) [persona, ideas] odd, eccentric2) [ropa] outlandish* * *I- ria adjetivo <persona/ideas/conducta> eccentric; < vestimenta> outlandish, bizarreII- ria masculino, femenino eccentric* * *= zany [zanier -comp., zaniest -sup.], bizarre, cranky [crankier -comp., crankiest -sup.], way out in left field, freakish.Ex. His zany humor, gawky production, and sexual exhibitionism have grown in this new film into a confident, ironic account of a world in which it pays to be rich and beautiful.Ex. Some of them will be sufficiently bizarre to suit the most fastidious connoisseur of the present artifacts of civilization.Ex. For example, you already know that living in a windowless room will make you cranky and out of sorts.Ex. From this chance observation, Kazantsev drew two conclusions: one dead on target, the other, way out in left field.Ex. 1816 was one of several years during the 1810s in which numerous crops failed during freakish summer cold snaps after volcanic eruptions that reduced incoming sunlight.----* de un modo estrafalario = bizarrely, freakishly.* estrafalario, lo = bizarre, the.* idea estrafalaria = outlandish idea.* lo estrafalario = zaniness.* * *I- ria adjetivo <persona/ideas/conducta> eccentric; < vestimenta> outlandish, bizarreII- ria masculino, femenino eccentric* * *= zany [zanier -comp., zaniest -sup.], bizarre, cranky [crankier -comp., crankiest -sup.], way out in left field, freakish.Ex: His zany humor, gawky production, and sexual exhibitionism have grown in this new film into a confident, ironic account of a world in which it pays to be rich and beautiful.
Ex: Some of them will be sufficiently bizarre to suit the most fastidious connoisseur of the present artifacts of civilization.Ex: For example, you already know that living in a windowless room will make you cranky and out of sorts.Ex: From this chance observation, Kazantsev drew two conclusions: one dead on target, the other, way out in left field.Ex: 1816 was one of several years during the 1810s in which numerous crops failed during freakish summer cold snaps after volcanic eruptions that reduced incoming sunlight.* de un modo estrafalario = bizarrely, freakishly.* estrafalario, lo = bizarre, the.* idea estrafalaria = outlandish idea.* lo estrafalario = zaniness.* * *‹persona› eccentric; ‹ideas/conducta› weird, eccentric; ‹vestimenta› outlandish, bizarremasculine, feminineeccentric* * *
estrafalario
‹ vestimenta› outlandish, bizarre
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino
eccentric
estrafalario,-a adj fam outlandish, eccentric: tiene una forma de vestir un poco estrafalaria, she dresses a bit outlandishly
' estrafalario' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
estrafalaria
English:
bizarre
- freak
- outlandish
- outrageous
- quirky
- zany
* * *estrafalario, -a adj1. [extravagante] [persona, ropa, ideas] outlandish, eccentric2. [desaliñado] slovenly, sloppy* * *adj fameccentric; ropa outlandish* * *estrafalario, - ria adjestrambótico, excéntrico: eccentric, bizarre -
19 imagen
f.1 image (figura).a imagen y semejanza de identical to, exactly the same asser la viva imagen de alguien to be the spitting image of somebody2 picture (television).imágenes de archivo library picturesimágenes del partido/de la catástrofe pictures of the game/the disaster3 image.los casos de corrupción han deteriorado la imagen del gobierno the corruption scandals have tainted the image of the governmenttener buena/mala imagen to have a good/bad imageimagen corporativa o de empresa corporate imageimagen de marca brand image4 statue (estatua).5 image (literature).* * *1 image2 TELEVISIÓN picture\ser la viva imagen de alguien to be the spitting image of somebody* * *noun f.* * *SF1) (Fot, Ópt) image; (=en foto, dibujo, TV) picturelas imágenes del accidente — the pictures o images of the accident
2) (=reflejo) reflectionle gustaba contemplar su imagen en el espejo — he liked looking at himself o at his reflection in the mirror
- a la imagen y semejanza de unoun campeonato a imagen y semejanza de los que se celebran en Francia — a championship of exactly the same kind as those held in France
es la viva imagen de la felicidad — she is happiness personified, she is the picture of happiness
3) (=representación mental) image, picturetenía otra imagen de ti — I had a different image o picture of you
4) (=aspecto) image5) (Rel) [de madera, pintura] image; [de piedra] statue6) (Literat) (=metáfora) image* * *1)a) (Fís, Ópt) image; (TV) picture, imageb) ( foto) picturec) ( en espejo) reflectiona su imagen y semejanza — in his/her own image
d) ( en la mente) picture2) (de político, cantante, país) image4) (Lit) image* * *2 = persona [personae, -pl.], image, record, stature, profile, street cred, street credibility.Ex. In his early years he consciously emulated both the painterly style and persona of the much-admired artist Drouais, who became something of a cult figure in early 19th c. Paris.Ex. As she tried to figure out how to change her and the library's image, she made some interesting observations.Ex. She urges a boycott of California as a library conference venue until the state improves its current record of the worst school library provision in the US.Ex. Merely having the materials available will not provide the desired boost to the library's stature unless the collection is exceptional.Ex. There is also a further dilemma concerning formats such as film and audio which have tended to receive a lower profile in the library world (too awkward, too cluttered with copyright restrictions, too technically instable).Ex. Barack Hussein Obama has lost a lot of street cred with the country as of late, but maybe not in his world.Ex. These robbers carry out their vicious attacks for 'kicks' and street credibility rather than cash, a chilling study reveals.----* adoptar una imagen = put on + image.* arruinar + Posesivo + imagen = ruin + Posesivo + style, cramp + Posesivo + style.* borrar una imagen = eradicate + image.* cambio de imagen = makeover [make-over].* creador de imagen = image maker.* crear una imagen = build + an image, create + image.* dar la imagen = give + the impression that.* dar una imagen = convey + image, present + picture, paint + a picture, present + an image, present + a picture.* dar una imagen de = give + an impression of.* difundir buena imagen de = earn + credit for.* difundir la imagen = spread + the good word, pass on + the good word.* estropear + Posesivo + imagen = ruin + Posesivo + style, cramp + Posesivo + style.* evocar una imagen de = conjure up + an image of, conjure up + a vision of.* imagen comercial = brand image.* imagen corporativa = corporate image.* imagen crediticia = credit standing.* imagen de la biblioteca = library's profile.* imagen de uno mismo = self-presentation, body image.* imagen pública = public image.* mejorar + Posesivo + imagen = raise + Posesivo + profile, smarten up + Posesivo + image, enhance + Posesivo + identity, enhance + Posesivo + image, buff up + Posesivo + image.* ofrecer una imagen = present + picture.* presentar una imagen = present + picture, paint + a picture, present + an image.* problema de imagen = image problem.* proyectar imagen = project + image.* ser la imagen de = be a picture of.* * *1)a) (Fís, Ópt) image; (TV) picture, imageb) ( foto) picturec) ( en espejo) reflectiona su imagen y semejanza — in his/her own image
d) ( en la mente) picture2) (de político, cantante, país) image4) (Lit) image* * *imagen11 = frame, image, picture, shot.Ex: The microfiche is a common form for catalogues and indexes, usually 208 or 270 frames per fiche, in a piece of film and with a reduction ratio of 42 or 48:1.
Ex: A motion picture is a length of film, with or without recorded sound, bearing a sequence of images that create the illusion of movement when projected in rapid succession.Ex: No pretence is made of their being either a balanced or complete picture of the article.Ex: Each video shot is logged using text descriptions, audio dialogue, and cinematic attributes.* almacenamiento de imágenes = image archiving, image storage.* archivo de imágenes = image archiving, picture file.* avance rápido de imágenes = fast motion.* banco de imágenes = image bank.* basado en imágenes gráficas = graphics-based.* basado en las imágenes = image intensive.* base de datos de imágenes = image database, image bank.* calidad de la imagen = picture quality.* capacidad de interpretar imágenes = visual literacy.* captura de imágenes = image capture, image capturing.* catalogación de imágenes = image cataloguing.* centrado en las imágenes = image intensive.* composición de imágenes = image setting.* congelación de la imagen = freeze-frame.* congelar una imagen = freeze + frame.* con imágenes en movimiento = animated.* con muchas imágenes = image intensive.* creación de imágenes digitales = digital imaging.* crear una imagen = summon up + image.* diagnóstico por imagen = diagnostic imaging.* digitalización de imágenes = electronic imaging.* digitalización electrónica de imágenes = electronic imaging.* digitalizador de imágenes = image scanner.* doble imagen = ghosting.* documento de imagen en movimiento = moving image document.* fichero de imágenes = graphic file, image file.* fijador de imágenes = image setter.* gestión de imágenes = imaging, image-handling, image management.* gestión de imágenes de documentos = document image management.* gestión de imágenes digitales = digital imaging, digital image management.* gestión de imágenes electrónicas = electronic image management.* gestión de imágenes por ordenador = computer imaging.* habilidad de interpretar imágenes = visual literacy.* imagen a imagen = shot by shot.* imagen animada = moving picture.* imagen del pasado = flashback [flash back].* imagen de pantalla = screen shot [screen-shot].* imagen de satélite = satellite image.* imagen de vídeo = video image.* imagen digital = digital image.* imagen digital de un documento = digital image document.* imagen digitalizada = facsimile image.* imagen distorsionada = distorted picture, distorted image.* imagen en color = colour image.* imagen en miniatura = thumbnail, thumbnail image.* imagen en movimiento = moving image, animated image.* imágenes = imaging, imagery, video data, image data.* imagen escaneada = paper image.* imágenes digitales = digital imagery.* imágenes en movimiento = animation.* imágenes por ordenador = computer graphics.* imágenes vía satélite = satellite imagery, satellite image data.* imágenes y sonidos = sights and sounds.* imagen fija = still, still image, still-picture, film still, movie still.* imagen fotográfica = photographic image.* imagen gráfica = graphic image.* imagen mental = mental picture.* imagen negativa = negative image.* imagen visual = visual image.* periodista reportero de imágenes = video journalist.* que contiene muchas imágenes = image intensive.* realce de imágenes = image-enhancement.* reconocimiento de imágenes = image recognition.* reconocimiento de imágenes por el ordenador = computer vision.* recuperación de imágenes = image retrieval.* recuperación de imágenes digitales = digital image retrieval.* recuperación de imágenes fotográficas = picture retrieval.* recuperación de imágenes por el contenido = content-based image retrieval.* reportero de imágenes = video journalist.* sistema basado en las imágenes = image-based system.* sistema de gestión de imágenes = imaging system, image-based system, image management system.* sistema de proceso de imágenes = imaging system.* sistema de recuperación de imágenes = image retrieval system.* sistema de tratamiento de imágenes = image processing system.* tecnología para la creación de imágenes digitales = digital imaging technology.* tratamiento de imágenes = image processing.* Tratamiento de Imágenes de Documentos (DIP) = Document Image Processing (DIP).* una imagen vale más que mil palabras = a picture is worth more than ten thousand words.* una imagen vale mil palabras = every picture tells a story.* vídeo de imágenes fijas = image video.* visor de imagen = view finder.* visualización de imágenes = image display.2 = persona [personae, -pl.], image, record, stature, profile, street cred, street credibility.Ex: In his early years he consciously emulated both the painterly style and persona of the much-admired artist Drouais, who became something of a cult figure in early 19th c. Paris.
Ex: As she tried to figure out how to change her and the library's image, she made some interesting observations.Ex: She urges a boycott of California as a library conference venue until the state improves its current record of the worst school library provision in the US.Ex: Merely having the materials available will not provide the desired boost to the library's stature unless the collection is exceptional.Ex: There is also a further dilemma concerning formats such as film and audio which have tended to receive a lower profile in the library world (too awkward, too cluttered with copyright restrictions, too technically instable).Ex: Barack Hussein Obama has lost a lot of street cred with the country as of late, but maybe not in his world.Ex: These robbers carry out their vicious attacks for 'kicks' and street credibility rather than cash, a chilling study reveals.* adoptar una imagen = put on + image.* arruinar + Posesivo + imagen = ruin + Posesivo + style, cramp + Posesivo + style.* borrar una imagen = eradicate + image.* cambio de imagen = makeover [make-over].* creador de imagen = image maker.* crear una imagen = build + an image, create + image.* dar la imagen = give + the impression that.* dar una imagen = convey + image, present + picture, paint + a picture, present + an image, present + a picture.* dar una imagen de = give + an impression of.* difundir buena imagen de = earn + credit for.* difundir la imagen = spread + the good word, pass on + the good word.* estropear + Posesivo + imagen = ruin + Posesivo + style, cramp + Posesivo + style.* evocar una imagen de = conjure up + an image of, conjure up + a vision of.* imagen comercial = brand image.* imagen corporativa = corporate image.* imagen crediticia = credit standing.* imagen de la biblioteca = library's profile.* imagen de uno mismo = self-presentation, body image.* imagen pública = public image.* mejorar + Posesivo + imagen = raise + Posesivo + profile, smarten up + Posesivo + image, enhance + Posesivo + identity, enhance + Posesivo + image, buff up + Posesivo + image.* ofrecer una imagen = present + picture.* presentar una imagen = present + picture, paint + a picture, present + an image.* problema de imagen = image problem.* proyectar imagen = project + image.* ser la imagen de = be a picture of.* * *Adale más brillo a la imagen turn up the brightness2 (foto) picture3 (en un espejo) reflectioncontemplaba su imagen en el agua he was contemplating his reflection in the waterel espejo le devolvió una imagen triste y envejecida he saw a sad, aging face looking back at him in the mirrora su imagen y semejanza: Dios creó al hombre a su imagen y semejanza God created man in his own imagelas ha educado a su imagen y semejanza she has brought them up to be just like herser la viva or misma imagen de algn/algo: es la misma imagen de su padre he's the spitting image of his father ( colloq), he's exactly like his fatheres la viva imagen del entusiasmo he's enthusiasm itself o enthusiasm personified4 (en la mente) picturesólo conservo una imagen muy borrosa de él I only have a very vague picture in my mind of him o a very vague memory of himtenía una imagen muy distinta del lugar I had a very different mental image o picture of the placetenía una imagen confusa de lo ocurrido his idea o memory of what had happened was confusedCompuestos:mirror imagevirtual imageB (de un político, cantante, país) imagequiere proyectar una imagen renovada she wants to project a new imagesu imagen se ha visto afectada por estas derrotas his image has suffered as a result of these defeatsD ( Lit) imagelas imágenes en su poesía the images o imagery in her poetry* * *
imagen sustantivo femenino
1a) (Fís, Ópt) image;
(TV) picture, image
◊ ser la viva imagen de algn to be the image of sb
2 (de político, cantante, país) image
imagen sustantivo femenino
1 image: es la viva imagen de su padre, he is the living image of his father
2 (efecto, impresión) image: ese fallo perjudicó la imagen de la empresa, the accident affected the company image
3 TV picture: vimos las imágenes del terremoto, we saw a television report on the earthquake
4 Rel Arte image, statue
' imagen' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
corresponderse
- definición
- definida
- definido
- deformar
- desvanecerse
- estampa
- lavado
- nitidez
- nublarse
- plástica
- plástico
- refleja
- reflejo
- registrar
- representación
- reproducir
- sugestiva
- sugestivo
- templete
- borrar
- borroso
- cambiar
- centrar
- claridad
- confuso
- fotografía
- impactante
- inversión
- invertido
- invertir
- múltiple
- nebuloso
- nítido
- reflejar
- reivindicar
- toma
English:
blank
- blur
- clear
- conjure
- illusion
- image
- lurid
- part
- picture
- project
- sharp
- valuable
- critically
- perception
- self
- zoom
* * *imagen nf1. [figura] image;su imagen se reflejaba en el agua she could see her reflection in the water;contemplaba su imagen en el espejo he was looking at his reflection in the mirror;su rostro era la pura imagen del sufrimiento her face was a picture of suffering;eran la imagen de la felicidad they were a picture of happiness;ser la viva imagen de alguien to be the spitting image of sb;a imagen y semejanza: Dios creó al hombre a su imagen y semejanza God created man in his own image;reconstruyeron el museo a imagen y semejanza del original they rebuilt the museum so that it looked just like the old one2. [en física] image;[televisiva] picture;las imágenes en movimiento the moving image;imágenes del partido/de la catástrofe pictures of the game/the disaster;una imagen vale más que mil palabras one picture is worth a thousand wordsimágenes de archivo archive o Br library pictures;imagen virtual virtual image3. [aspecto] image;necesitas un cambio de imagen you need a change of o a new image;tiene una imagen de intolerante she has the image of being an intolerant person;quieren proyectar una imagen positiva they want to project a positive image;tener buena/mala imagen to have a good/bad image;los casos de corrupción han deteriorado la imagen del gobierno the corruption scandals have tainted the image of the governmentimagen corporativa corporate identity;imagen de empresa corporate image;imagen de marca brand image;imagen pública public image4. [recuerdo] picture, image;guardo una imagen muy borrosa de mis abuelos I only have a very vague memory of my grandparents;tenía una imagen diferente del lugar I had a different picture o image of the place, I had pictured the place differentlyimagen mental mental image5. [estatua] statue6. [literaria] image;utiliza unas imágenes muy ricas she uses very rich imagery* * *f tb figimage;ser la viva imagen de be the spitting image of* * ** * *imagen n1. (en general) image2. (en televisión) picture -
20 sensacionalista
adj.1 sensationalist.2 sensationalistic, sensationalist, yellow.f. & m.sensationalist.* * *► adjetivo1 sensational, sensationalistic1 sensationalist\prensa sensacionalista gutter press, tabloid press, tabloids plural* * *1.ADJ sensationalistla prensa sensacionalista — the sensationalist press, the tabloid press
2.SMF sensationalist* * *adjetivo <artículo/foto> sensationalisticla prensa sensacionalista — the sensationalist press, the tabloid press
* * *= sensationalist, sensationalistic, sensational, juicy [juicier -comp., juiciest -sup.].Ex. A legal link was found between the 18th-century populist radical John Wilkes and the sensationalist tabloid neswpaper, the Sunday Sport, in the summary procedure for dealing with constructive contempts of court.Ex. The article is entitled 'Empty calories for the mind: the news might be sensationalistic, but face it, we're all interested'.Ex. Mainstream media tends to focus on the negative, on the sensational, and nearly all of that catastrophic -- hurricanes and nuclear war and terrorism and whatever else.Ex. The book 'If Looks Could Kill' is a juicy, tell-all, insider's look at the true world of fashion.----* prensa sensacionalista, la = tabloid press, the.* * *adjetivo <artículo/foto> sensationalisticla prensa sensacionalista — the sensationalist press, the tabloid press
* * *= sensationalist, sensationalistic, sensational, juicy [juicier -comp., juiciest -sup.].Ex: A legal link was found between the 18th-century populist radical John Wilkes and the sensationalist tabloid neswpaper, the Sunday Sport, in the summary procedure for dealing with constructive contempts of court.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Empty calories for the mind: the news might be sensationalistic, but face it, we're all interested'.Ex: Mainstream media tends to focus on the negative, on the sensational, and nearly all of that catastrophic -- hurricanes and nuclear war and terrorism and whatever else.Ex: The book 'If Looks Could Kill' is a juicy, tell-all, insider's look at the true world of fashion.* prensa sensacionalista, la = tabloid press, the.* * *‹artículo/foto› sensationalisticla prensa sensacionalista the sensationalist press, the yellow press, the tabloid press ( BrE)sensationalist* * *
sensacionalista adjetivo ‹ prensa› sensationalist ( before n);
‹artículo/foto› sensationalistic
sensacionalista adjetivo & mf sensationalist
prensa/ periódico sensacionalista, gutter press, tabloid
' sensacionalista' also found in these entries:
English:
sensational
- tabloid press
- gutter
- sensationalist
* * *sensacionalista adjsensationalist* * *adj sensationalist* * *sensacionalista adj: sensationalistic, lurid
- 1
- 2
См. также в других словарях:
Lurid — Lu rid, a. [L. luridus.] 1. Pale yellow; ghastly pale; wan; gloomy; dismal. [1913 Webster] Fierce o er their beauty blazed the lurid flame. Thomson. [1913 Webster] Wrapped in drifts of lurid smoke On the misty river tide. Tennyson. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
lurid — [loor′id] adj. [L luridus, pale yellow, ghastly] 1. Rare deathly pale; wan 2. glowing through a haze, as flames enveloped by smoke 3. a) vivid in a harsh or shocking way; startling; sensational b) characterized by violent passion or crime [a… … English World dictionary
lurid — I adjective appalling, caliginosus, coarse, disgusting, exaggerated, extreme, fulsome, ghastly, glaringly vivid, graphic, gross, gruesome, harsh, horrible, horrifying, indelicate, luridus, obscurus, offensive, overwhelming, racy, repulsive,… … Law dictionary
lurid — lúrid ( dă), adj. – Întunecos, mohorît. it. lurido. Italienism folosit numai de D. Zamfirescu. Trimis de blaurb, 13.03.2008. Sursa: DER … Dicționar Român
lurid — 1650s, pale, from L. luridus pale yellow, ghastly, of uncertain origin, perhaps cognate with Gk. khloros (see CHLOE (Cf. Chloe)). Meaning glowing in the darkness is from 1727. The figurative sense of sensational is first attested 1850. Related:… … Etymology dictionary
lurid — *ghastly, grisly, gruesome, macabre, grim Analogous words: livid, *pale, pallid, wan, ashy, ashen: *sinister, malign, baleful, malefic, maleficent … New Dictionary of Synonyms
lurid — [adj] shocking, gruesome ashen, bloody, deep, disgusting, distinct, exaggerated, extreme, fiery, ghastly, gory*, graphic, grim, grisly, hideous, horrible, horrid, horrifying, livid, low down, macabre, melodramatic, obscene, off color*, offensive … New thesaurus
lurid — ► ADJECTIVE 1) unpleasantly vivid in colour. 2) (of a description) shocking or sensational. DERIVATIVES luridly adverb luridness noun. ORIGIN originally in the sense «pale and dismal»: from Latin luridus, related to luror wan or yellow colour … English terms dictionary
lurid — adj. 1 vivid or glowing in colour (lurid orange). 2 of an unnatural glare (lurid nocturnal brilliance). 3 sensational, horrifying, or terrible (lurid details). 4 showy, gaudy (paperbacks with lurid covers). 5 ghastly, wan (lurid complexion). 6… … Useful english dictionary
lurid — lu|rid [ˈluərıd, ˈljuərıd US ˈlurıd] adj [Date: 1600 1700; : Latin; Origin: luridus pale yellow , from luror pale yellow color ] 1.) a description, story etc that is lurid is deliberately shocking and involves sex or violence = ↑explicit ▪ lurid… … Dictionary of contemporary English
lurid — [[t]ljʊ͟ərɪd, AM l ʊrɪd[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n (disapproval) If you say that something is lurid, you are critical of it because it involves a lot of violence, sex, or shocking detail. ...lurid accounts of Claire s sexual exploits... Some… … English dictionary