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mañoso

  • 1 mañoso

    adj.
    slick, skillful, tricky, artful.
    * * *
    1 (habilidoso) handy, skilful, US skillful
    2 (astuto) crafty
    * * *
    (f. - mañosa)
    adj.
    * * *
    mañoso, -a
    1. ADJ
    1) [persona] (=hábil) clever, ingenious; (=astuto) crafty, cunning
    2) And (=perezoso) lazy
    3) LAm [animal] (=violento) vicious; (=terco) obstinate; (=tímido) shy, nervous; And, Cono Sur, Méx difficult ( esp about food)
    2.
    SM / F CAm (=ladrón) thief
    * * *
    - sa adjetivo
    1) ( habilidoso) good with one's hands
    2) (AmL)
    a) ( caprichoso) <niño/anciano> difficult
    b) (Chi) < caballo> difficult, stubborn
    * * *
    = jack of all trades, factotum.
    Ex. Jacks of all trades are curious by nature: they try to see things through the eyes of others and are only limited by their own ability.
    Ex. Quietly spoken, introverted Henry, the main character, tries to get casual jobs (anything, like a factotum) around Los Angeles.
    * * *
    - sa adjetivo
    1) ( habilidoso) good with one's hands
    2) (AmL)
    a) ( caprichoso) <niño/anciano> difficult
    b) (Chi) < caballo> difficult, stubborn
    * * *
    = jack of all trades, factotum.

    Ex: Jacks of all trades are curious by nature: they try to see things through the eyes of others and are only limited by their own ability.

    Ex: Quietly spoken, introverted Henry, the main character, tries to get casual jobs (anything, like a factotum) around Los Angeles.

    * * *
    mañoso1 -sa
    A (habilidoso) good with one's hands
    B ( AmL)
    1 (caprichoso) ‹niño/anciano› difficult
    es muy mañoso para comer ( AmL); he's a very fussy o finicky eater
    2 ( Chi) ‹caballo› difficult, stubborn
    mañoso2 -sa
    masculine, feminine
    ( Chi fam) thief
    * * *

    mañoso
    ◊ -sa adjetivo

    1 ( habilidoso) good with one's hands
    2 (AmL) ( caprichoso) difficult
    mañoso,-a adjetivo skilful, US skillful
    ' mañoso' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    diestra
    - diestro
    - hábil
    - mañosa
    English:
    handy
    - sharp
    - slick
    - fastidious
    - fuss
    - fussy
    * * *
    mañoso, -a adj
    1. Esp [hábil] skilful
    2. Andes, RP [caprichoso] difficult;
    no quiero andar más en este caballo, es demasiado mañoso I don't want to ride this horse again, it's too strong-willed;
    nunca se queda a cuidar a sus nietos, dice que son muy mañosos he never stays and looks after his grandchildren, he says they play up too much
    * * *
    adj
    1 ( habilidoso) skillful, Br
    skilful
    2 desp ( astuto) crafty
    3 L.Am.
    animal stubborn
    * * *
    mañoso, -sa adj
    1) hábil: skillful
    2) astuto: cunning, crafty
    3) : fussy, finicky

    Spanish-English dictionary > mañoso

  • 2 mańoso

    • artful
    • resourceful
    • skilful
    • skillful
    • tricksy
    • tricky lawyer

    Diccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > mańoso

  • 3 especulador experimentado y mańoso

    • wolf

    Diccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > especulador experimentado y mańoso

  • 4 ser poco mańoso

    • be all thumbs

    Diccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > ser poco mańoso

  • 5 amañado

    adj.
    1 skillful, skilful.
    2 crafty, artful, cunning, shrewd.
    past part.
    past participle of spanish verb: amañar.
    * * *
    1→ link=amañar amañar
    1 (mañoso) skilful (US skillful)
    2 (falsificado) faked, fake
    * * *
    (f. - amañada)
    adj.
    * * *
    ADJ
    1) (=falso) fake, faked
    2) (=diestro) skilful, skillful (EEUU), clever
    3) [resultado, pelea] fixed, rigged
    * * *
    = rigged.
    Ex. In addition, he suggests that the City men who made the markets spin exploited the gullible through insider dealing and rigged markets.
    * * *

    Ex: In addition, he suggests that the City men who made the markets spin exploited the gullible through insider dealing and rigged markets.

    * * *
    amañado, -a adj
    1. [manipulado] [elecciones, resultado] rigged;
    [partido] fixed
    2. [mañoso] resourceful
    3. Col [adaptado] acclimatized;
    está perfectamente amañada she's fully acclimatized

    Spanish-English dictionary > amañado

  • 6 apanado

    1→ link=apañar apañar
    1 (ordenado) tidy; (limpio) clean; (arreglado) well-dressed, smart
    2 (hábil) skilful (US skilfull), clever; (mañoso) handy
    3 (apropiado) suitable
    \
    estar apañado,-a / ir apañado,-a familiar to be in for a shock, have had it
    * * *
    1.
    ADJ LAm breaded, cooked in breadcrumbs
    2.
    SM And beating
    * * *
    masculino (Per fam) beating

    hacer apanado a alguien — to give somebody a beating, to beat somebody up (colloq)

    * * *
    masculino (Per fam) beating

    hacer apanado a alguien — to give somebody a beating, to beat somebody up (colloq)

    * * *
    ( Per fam)
    beating
    ¡apanado a Juan por mentiroso! let's teach Juan a lesson for lying ( colloq)
    hacer apanado a algn to give sb a beating, to beat sb up ( colloq)
    * * *

    Del verbo apañar: ( conjugate apañar)

    apañado es:

    el participio

    Multiple Entries:
    apanado    
    apañado    
    apañar
    apañar ( conjugate apañar) verbo transitivo
    1 (fam) ‹ elecciones› to fix (colloq), to rig
    2 (AmS fam) ( encubrir) to cover up for
    apañarse verbo pronominal (Esp fam) See Also→ arreglarse 4
    apañado,-a adj fam
    1 (habilidad) ingenious
    2 estar apañado, to be done for
    apañar verbo transitivo to mend, fix
    ' apañado' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    apañada
    - lista
    - listo
    * * *
    apañado, -a adj
    Fam
    1. [hábil, mañoso] clever, resourceful;
    es muy apañada para las reparaciones domésticas she's very clever o good at repairing things around the house
    2. [buen administrador]
    una mujercita muy apañada a woman who is good at making ends meet
    3. [útil] [herramienta, tienda] handy;
    este gorro es muy apañado para los días de frío this cap is great for when it's cold;
    Fam
    estar apañado: ¡y ahora se va de vacaciones? ¡pues estamos apañados! and now he's off on holiday? well that's just what we need!;
    ¡estaríamos apañados si ahora tuviéramos que pagar la cena también! it really would be the last straw if we had to pay for the meal as well!;
    ¡están apañados si se piensan que vamos a aceptar! if they think we're going to accept, they've got another think coming!
    * * *
    I adj fam
    resourceful
    II part → apañar

    Spanish-English dictionary > apanado

  • 7 apañado

    1→ link=apañar apañar
    1 (ordenado) tidy; (limpio) clean; (arreglado) well-dressed, smart
    2 (hábil) skilful (US skilfull), clever; (mañoso) handy
    3 (apropiado) suitable
    \
    estar apañado,-a / ir apañado,-a familiar to be in for a shock, have had it
    * * *
    1.
    ADJ LAm breaded, cooked in breadcrumbs
    2.
    SM And beating
    * * *
    - da adjetivo
    a) (Esp fam) < persona> resourceful

    ¿te lo hiciste tú? qué apañada! — did you make it yourself? aren't you smart o clever!

    estar or ir apañado — (fam & iró)

    estás apañado si crees que puedes ganarle — if you think you can beat him, you've got another think coming! (colloq)

    si tengo que esperar a que él acabe estoy apañado — if I have to wait till he's finished I'm done for

    b) (Esp fam) ( arreglado) nice, neat
    * * *
    masculino (Per fam) beating

    hacer apanado a alguien — to give somebody a beating, to beat somebody up (colloq)

    * * *
    ( Per fam)
    beating
    ¡apanado a Juan por mentiroso! let's teach Juan a lesson for lying ( colloq)
    hacer apanado a algn to give sb a beating, to beat sb up ( colloq)
    * * *

    Del verbo apañar: ( conjugate apañar)

    apañado es:

    el participio

    Multiple Entries:
    apanado    
    apañado    
    apañar
    apañar ( conjugate apañar) verbo transitivo
    1 (fam) ‹ elecciones› to fix (colloq), to rig
    2 (AmS fam) ( encubrir) to cover up for
    apañarse verbo pronominal (Esp fam) See Also→ arreglarse 4
    apañado,-a adj fam
    1 (habilidad) ingenious
    2 estar apañado, to be done for
    apañar verbo transitivo to mend, fix
    ' apañado' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    apañada
    - lista
    - listo
    * * *
    apañado, -a adj
    Fam
    1. [hábil, mañoso] clever, resourceful;
    es muy apañada para las reparaciones domésticas she's very clever o good at repairing things around the house
    2. [buen administrador]
    una mujercita muy apañada a woman who is good at making ends meet
    3. [útil] [herramienta, tienda] handy;
    este gorro es muy apañado para los días de frío this cap is great for when it's cold;
    Fam
    estar apañado: ¡y ahora se va de vacaciones? ¡pues estamos apañados! and now he's off on holiday? well that's just what we need!;
    ¡estaríamos apañados si ahora tuviéramos que pagar la cena también! it really would be the last straw if we had to pay for the meal as well!;
    ¡están apañados si se piensan que vamos a aceptar! if they think we're going to accept, they've got another think coming!
    * * *
    I adj fam
    resourceful
    II part → apañar

    Spanish-English dictionary > apañado

  • 8 mañosa

    adj.
    1 dexterous, skillful, handy, clever.
    2 lazy. (Andes)
    3 vicious (animal); obstinate. (Andes & Central America & Mexico)
    f.
    mannopyranose, mannose.
    * * *
    f., (m. - mañoso)
    * * *

    mañoso,-a adjetivo skilful, US skillful

    Spanish-English dictionary > mañosa

  • 9 astuto

    adj.
    1 sly, artful, astute, crafty.
    2 clever, sharp, quick-witted, sharp-witted.
    * * *
    1 astute, cunning, shrewd
    * * *
    (f. - astuta)
    adj.
    1) astute, shrewd
    * * *
    ADJ (=sagaz) astute, clever; (=mañoso) crafty, sly
    * * *
    - ta adjetivo ( sagaz) shrewd, astute; (pey) ( taimado) crafty, cunning
    * * *
    = clever [cleverer -comp., cleverest -sup.], shrewd [shrewder -comp., shrewdest -sup.], wily [wilier -comp., wiliest -sup.], streetwise [street-wise], astute, skilful [skillful, -USA], cunning, crafty, shifty, canny, artful, sly [slyer/slier -comp., slyest/sliest -sup.].
    Ex. It is readily possible to construct a machine which will manipulate premises in accordance with formal logic, simply by the clever use of relay circuits.
    Ex. Payment is very important and can be a problem so the businessman needs to be streetwise and shrewd with a good business acumen.
    Ex. But he was wiry and wily, too, and he could often out-run, track, back-track, double-back, and finally dodge unseen in the subway.
    Ex. And because it refuses to express itself in the kind of language we have to assume would be natural to Slake himself slangy, staccato, flip, street-wise we are forced into the position of observing him rather than feeling at one with him.
    Ex. It requires an extraordinarily astute librarian to uncover this shortcoming at the interview stage.
    Ex. The acquisition of these materials is a skilful job demanding the sort of dedication that a housewife brings to the running of her home.
    Ex. The article 'Collection development policies: a cunning plan' looks at the value of collection development policy statements and what they can and cannot do.
    Ex. Crafty! He wanted nothing to do with the straitjacket of guidelines and so-called standards = ¡Qué astuto! no quería saber nada de las restricciones que imponen las directrices y las "supuestas" normas.
    Ex. 'Client' has overtones of shifty lawyers and overpaid realtors.
    Ex. The principles behind successful commercial Web sites (clear mission, valuable content, clean design and canny publicity) can be applied by academics in establishing non-profit Web sites.
    Ex. She is not just lissome and beautiful, but also cultured, artful, expressive, and energetic.
    Ex. You must be a bit sly sometimes to succeed in the world.
    ----
    * ser más astuto que = outfox, outwit, outsmart.
    * tan astuto como un zorro = as sly as a fox, as wily as a fox.
    * * *
    - ta adjetivo ( sagaz) shrewd, astute; (pey) ( taimado) crafty, cunning
    * * *
    = clever [cleverer -comp., cleverest -sup.], shrewd [shrewder -comp., shrewdest -sup.], wily [wilier -comp., wiliest -sup.], streetwise [street-wise], astute, skilful [skillful, -USA], cunning, crafty, shifty, canny, artful, sly [slyer/slier -comp., slyest/sliest -sup.].

    Ex: It is readily possible to construct a machine which will manipulate premises in accordance with formal logic, simply by the clever use of relay circuits.

    Ex: Payment is very important and can be a problem so the businessman needs to be streetwise and shrewd with a good business acumen.
    Ex: But he was wiry and wily, too, and he could often out-run, track, back-track, double-back, and finally dodge unseen in the subway.
    Ex: And because it refuses to express itself in the kind of language we have to assume would be natural to Slake himself slangy, staccato, flip, street-wise we are forced into the position of observing him rather than feeling at one with him.
    Ex: It requires an extraordinarily astute librarian to uncover this shortcoming at the interview stage.
    Ex: The acquisition of these materials is a skilful job demanding the sort of dedication that a housewife brings to the running of her home.
    Ex: The article 'Collection development policies: a cunning plan' looks at the value of collection development policy statements and what they can and cannot do.
    Ex: Crafty! He wanted nothing to do with the straitjacket of guidelines and so-called standards = ¡Qué astuto! no quería saber nada de las restricciones que imponen las directrices y las "supuestas" normas.
    Ex: 'Client' has overtones of shifty lawyers and overpaid realtors.
    Ex: The principles behind successful commercial Web sites (clear mission, valuable content, clean design and canny publicity) can be applied by academics in establishing non-profit Web sites.
    Ex: She is not just lissome and beautiful, but also cultured, artful, expressive, and energetic.
    Ex: You must be a bit sly sometimes to succeed in the world.
    * ser más astuto que = outfox, outwit, outsmart.
    * tan astuto como un zorro = as sly as a fox, as wily as a fox.

    * * *
    astuto -ta
    1 (sagaz) shrewd, astute
    no la podrás engañar, es demasiado astuta you won't be able to fool her, she's too shrewd o astute o ( colloq) smart
    2 ( pey) (taimado) crafty, wily, cunning
    * * *

    astuto
    ◊ -ta adjetivo ( sagaz) shrewd, astute;


    ( ladino) (pey) crafty, sly, cunning
    astuto,-a adjetivo astute, shrewd
    ' astuto' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    astuta
    - cuca
    - cuco
    - espabilada
    - espabilado
    - guachinanga
    - guachinango
    - hábil
    - ladina
    - ladino
    - pilla
    - pillo
    - zorra
    - zorro
    - jodido
    - listo
    - pícaro
    - piola
    - taimado
    - vivo
    English:
    artful
    - astute
    - canny
    - crafty
    - cunning
    - foxy
    - outfox
    - outsmart
    - sharp
    - shrewd
    - sly
    - tricky
    - worldly-wise
    - wily
    * * *
    astuto, -a adj
    1. [ladino, tramposo] cunning
    2. [sagaz, listo] astute
    * * *
    adj shrewd, astute
    * * *
    astuto, -ta adj
    1) : astute, shrewd
    2) : crafty, tricky
    ♦ astutamente adv
    * * *
    astuto adj
    1. (hábil) shrewd / astute
    2. (malicioso) cunning / sly [comp. slyer; superl. slyest]

    Spanish-English dictionary > astuto

  • 10 caprichoso

    adj.
    capricious, cranky, erratic, fickle.
    * * *
    1 capricious, whimsical, fanciful
    ► nombre masculino,nombre femenino
    1 whimsical person
    * * *
    ADJ
    1) [persona] capricious
    2) [idea, novela etc] whimsical, fanciful
    * * *
    I
    - sa adjetivo
    a) ( inconstante) <carácter/persona> capricious; <tiempo/moda> changeable
    b) (difícil, exigente) fussy
    II
    - sa masculino, femenino

    es un caprichoso — ( es inconstante) he's always changing his mind; (es difícil, exigente) he's so fussy

    * * *
    = capricious, whimsical, wayward, fickle, wanton, faddish, flighty [flightier -comp., flightiest -sup.], faddy [faddier -comp., faddies -sup.].
    Ex. Panizzi introduced what seemed to his critics unwarranted and capricious complications calculated to make the catalog much more difficult for the librarian to prepare and the reader to use.
    Ex. This slightly off-balance, whimsical remark was a Marsha James' trademark.
    Ex. The article 'The wayward scholar: resources and research in popular culture' defends popular culture as a legitimate and important library resource.
    Ex. The rise and dramatic fall of E-businesses is a testimony of the fickle electronic commerce (E-commerce) market.
    Ex. The book focuses on images where hideous atrocities -- e.g., murder, blasphemy, wanton destruction and even cannibalism -- are shown to be part of the daily life of the common people of Paris during the revolution.
    Ex. Whilst, presumably, a set of standards for the conduct of reference work, the document is in fact a hodgepodge shaped by faddish misconceptions.
    Ex. 'Anyway, to make a long story short, Huish said he knows Lisa has been a little flighty at times'.
    Ex. These emotions will have a knock-on effect on the child and may, in the case of the faddy eater, cause the situation to deteriorate.
    ----
    * de forma caprichosa = capriciously.
    * de modo caprichoso = capriciously.
    * * *
    I
    - sa adjetivo
    a) ( inconstante) <carácter/persona> capricious; <tiempo/moda> changeable
    b) (difícil, exigente) fussy
    II
    - sa masculino, femenino

    es un caprichoso — ( es inconstante) he's always changing his mind; (es difícil, exigente) he's so fussy

    * * *
    = capricious, whimsical, wayward, fickle, wanton, faddish, flighty [flightier -comp., flightiest -sup.], faddy [faddier -comp., faddies -sup.].

    Ex: Panizzi introduced what seemed to his critics unwarranted and capricious complications calculated to make the catalog much more difficult for the librarian to prepare and the reader to use.

    Ex: This slightly off-balance, whimsical remark was a Marsha James' trademark.
    Ex: The article 'The wayward scholar: resources and research in popular culture' defends popular culture as a legitimate and important library resource.
    Ex: The rise and dramatic fall of E-businesses is a testimony of the fickle electronic commerce (E-commerce) market.
    Ex: The book focuses on images where hideous atrocities -- e.g., murder, blasphemy, wanton destruction and even cannibalism -- are shown to be part of the daily life of the common people of Paris during the revolution.
    Ex: Whilst, presumably, a set of standards for the conduct of reference work, the document is in fact a hodgepodge shaped by faddish misconceptions.
    Ex: 'Anyway, to make a long story short, Huish said he knows Lisa has been a little flighty at times'.
    Ex: These emotions will have a knock-on effect on the child and may, in the case of the faddy eater, cause the situation to deteriorate.
    * de forma caprichosa = capriciously.
    * de modo caprichoso = capriciously.

    * * *
    1 (inconstante) ‹carácter/persona› capricious; ‹tiempo/moda› changeable
    ¡qué niño más caprichoso! what a capricious child! o this child is always changing his mind
    las estalactitas presentaban formas caprichosas the stalactites formed fanciful shapes
    2 (difícil, exigente) fussy
    masculine, feminine
    es un caprichoso (es inconstante) he's so capricious o he's always changing his mind; (es difícil, exigente) he is so fussy
    * * *

     

    caprichoso
    ◊ -sa adjetivo

    a) ( inconstante) ‹carácter/persona› capricious;

    ‹tiempo/moda› changeable
    b) (difícil, exigente) fussy

    ■ sustantivo masculino, femenino:


    (es difícil, exigente) he's so fussy
    caprichoso,-a
    I sustantivo masculino y femenino mi hermana es una caprichosa, my sister is very impulsive
    II adjetivo
    1 (antojadizo) whimsical, fanciful
    2 (maniático, exigente) fussy
    3 (creativo, sin norma) las nubes creaban figuras caprichosas, the clouds made strange shapes
    ' caprichoso' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    caprichosa
    - mañoso
    English:
    capricious
    - erratic
    - flighty
    - moody
    - whimsical
    * * *
    caprichoso, -a adj
    capricious, impulsive;
    actuar de forma caprichosa to act capriciously o impulsively
    * * *
    adj capricious
    * * *
    caprichoso, -sa adj
    antojadizo: capricious, fickle

    Spanish-English dictionary > caprichoso

  • 11 diestro

    adj.
    1 deft, skillful, artful, dextrous.
    2 right-handed, right-hand, dexter.
    3 dextral.
    * * *
    1 literal right
    2 (hábil) skilful (US skillful)
    1 bullfighter
    \
    a diestro y siniestro left, right and centre (US center)
    ————————
    1 bullfighter
    * * *
    1. ADJ
    1) (=derecho) right

    repartir golpes a diestro y siniestro — to throw out punches left, right and centre

    2) (=hábil) skilful, skillful (EEUU); [con las manos] handy
    3) (=astuto) shrewd; pey sly
    2. SM
    1) (Taur) matador
    2) (=espadachín) expert swordsman; [en esgrima] expert fencer
    3) (=correa) bridle
    4) (Dep) right-hander
    * * *
    I
    - tra adjetivo
    a) (frml) < mano> right; < persona> right-handed
    b) ( hábil) < persona> skillful*, adroit; < jugada> skillful*
    II
    masculino matador, bullfighter
    * * *
    = accomplished, skilful [skillful, -USA], nimble, deft, right-handed, adroit, nifty [niftier -comp., nifitiest -sup.], right-footed.
    Nota: De pies.
    Ex. This specialised clientele is eclectic and ranges from novices to the most accomplished artists and includes painters, sculptors and graphic artists.
    Ex. The acquisition of these materials is a skilful job demanding the sort of dedication that a housewife brings to the running of her home.
    Ex. If they were watching the nimble movements of a compositor as he gathered the types from the hundred and fifty-two boxes of his case, they would knock their hips against the corner of a bench.
    Ex. In this live peformance video, Joan Sutherland's coloratura is as deft as ever.
    Ex. All subjects were right-handed except for three left-handed men and one ambidextrous male.
    Ex. Reference services exist to help the less adroit find information and their fundamental value lies in equity of access to information.
    Ex. To begin with, this photocopier perhaps had the potential for resurrection by someone mechanically minded and nifty with a screwdriver.
    Ex. He's right-footed although he plays the left wing.
    ----
    * a diestro y siniestro = like there's no tomorrow.
    * poco diestro = poor-ability.
    * repartir a diestro y siniestro = dish out.
    * ser diestro en = be skilled at.
    * * *
    I
    - tra adjetivo
    a) (frml) < mano> right; < persona> right-handed
    b) ( hábil) < persona> skillful*, adroit; < jugada> skillful*
    II
    masculino matador, bullfighter
    * * *
    = accomplished, skilful [skillful, -USA], nimble, deft, right-handed, adroit, nifty [niftier -comp., nifitiest -sup.], right-footed.
    Nota: De pies.

    Ex: This specialised clientele is eclectic and ranges from novices to the most accomplished artists and includes painters, sculptors and graphic artists.

    Ex: The acquisition of these materials is a skilful job demanding the sort of dedication that a housewife brings to the running of her home.
    Ex: If they were watching the nimble movements of a compositor as he gathered the types from the hundred and fifty-two boxes of his case, they would knock their hips against the corner of a bench.
    Ex: In this live peformance video, Joan Sutherland's coloratura is as deft as ever.
    Ex: All subjects were right-handed except for three left-handed men and one ambidextrous male.
    Ex: Reference services exist to help the less adroit find information and their fundamental value lies in equity of access to information.
    Ex: To begin with, this photocopier perhaps had the potential for resurrection by someone mechanically minded and nifty with a screwdriver.
    Ex: He's right-footed although he plays the left wing.
    * a diestro y siniestro = like there's no tomorrow.
    * poco diestro = poor-ability.
    * repartir a diestro y siniestro = dish out.
    * ser diestro en = be skilled at.

    * * *
    1 ( frml); ‹mano› right; ‹persona› right-handed
    a diestra y siniestra or ( Esp) a diestro y siniestro left and right ( AmE), left, right and centre ( BrE)
    2 (hábil) ‹persona› skillful*, deft, adroit; ‹jugada› skillful*
    matador, bullfighter
    * * *

    diestro 1
    ◊ - tra adjetivo

    a) (frml) ‹ mano› right;

    ‹ persona› right-handed
    b) ( hábil) ‹persona/jugada› skillful( conjugate skillful)

    diestro 2 sustantivo masculino
    matador, bullfighter;
    ◊ a diestro y siniestro (Esp) left and right (AmE), left, right and centre (BrE)

    diestro,-a
    I adjetivo
    1 (mañoso, habilidoso) skilful, US skillful
    2 (que no es zurdo) right-handed
    II m Taur bullfighter, matador
    ♦ Locuciones: a diestro y siniestro, left, right and centre

    ' diestro' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    diestra
    - O
    - hábil
    English:
    deft
    - dexterous
    - diplomacy
    - right-handed
    - skilful
    - skilled
    - skillful
    - splash about
    - adroit
    - nimble
    - right
    * * *
    diestro, -a
    ♦ adj
    1. [mano] right;
    Esp
    a diestro y siniestro, Am [m5] a diestra y siniestra left, right and centre, all over the place
    2. [persona] right-handed;
    [futbolista] right-footed
    3. [hábil] skilful (en at);
    es muy diestro con los pinceles he's a talented painter;
    es muy diestro reparando averías en la casa he's very good at mending things around the house
    ♦ nm
    1. [persona] right-handed person;
    [futbolista] right-footed player;
    los diestros the right-handed, right-handed people
    2. Taurom matador
    * * *
    I adj
    :
    II m TAUR bullfighter
    * * *
    diestro, - tra adj
    1) : right
    2) : skillful, accomplished
    : bullfighter, matador
    * * *

    Spanish-English dictionary > diestro

  • 12 habilidoso

    adj.
    skillful, able, deft, artful.
    * * *
    1 skilful (US skillful), clever
    * * *
    ADJ handy, good with one's hands
    * * *
    - sa adjetivo [ser] good with one's hands, handy
    * * *
    = adroit, skilful [skillful, -USA], nifty [niftier -comp., nifitiest -sup.], artful.
    Ex. Reference services exist to help the less adroit find information and their fundamental value lies in equity of access to information.
    Ex. The acquisition of these materials is a skilful job demanding the sort of dedication that a housewife brings to the running of her home.
    Ex. To begin with, this photocopier perhaps had the potential for resurrection by someone mechanically minded and nifty with a screwdriver.
    Ex. She is not just lissome and beautiful, but also cultured, artful, expressive, and energetic.
    * * *
    - sa adjetivo [ser] good with one's hands, handy
    * * *
    = adroit, skilful [skillful, -USA], nifty [niftier -comp., nifitiest -sup.], artful.

    Ex: Reference services exist to help the less adroit find information and their fundamental value lies in equity of access to information.

    Ex: The acquisition of these materials is a skilful job demanding the sort of dedication that a housewife brings to the running of her home.
    Ex: To begin with, this photocopier perhaps had the potential for resurrection by someone mechanically minded and nifty with a screwdriver.
    Ex: She is not just lissome and beautiful, but also cultured, artful, expressive, and energetic.

    * * *
    él te lo arreglará que es muy habilidoso he'll fix it for you, he's very handy with o good with things like that
    mi mujer es muy habilidosa, le hace toda la ropa a la niña my wife is very good with her hands, she makes all our daughter's clothes
    * * *

    habilidoso
    ◊ -sa adjetivo [ser] good with one's hands, handy

    habilidoso,-a adjetivo
    1 (que tiene habilidad) handy, skilful
    2 (hecho con habilidad) skilled

    ' habilidoso' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    diestra
    - diestro
    - habilidosa
    - torpe
    - mañoso
    English:
    handy
    - skillful
    * * *
    habilidoso, -a adj
    1. [diestro] handy, good with one's hands;
    es muy habilidoso he's very handy, he's very good with his hands
    2. [inteligente] skilled, clever
    * * *
    adj
    1 con las manos good with one’s hands, handy
    2 ( inteligente) clever, skillful, Br
    skilful
    * * *
    habilidoso, -sa adj
    : skillful, clever

    Spanish-English dictionary > habilidoso

  • 13 hábil

    adj.
    able, deft, skillful, artful.
    * * *
    1 (diestro) skilful (US skillful)
    2 (despabilado) clever, smart
    3 (acto) clever
    4 (apto, adecuado) good, suitable
    \
    en tiempo hábil at the proper time
    ser hábil en algo / ser hábil para algo (persona) to be good at something
    día hábil working day
    * * *
    adj.
    1) clever, able, skillful
    * * *
    ADJ
    1) (=diestro) skilful, skillful (EEUU)

    ¡muy hábil! ya me has vuelto a endilgar el trabajo — hum very clever! you've landed me with the job again

    2) (Jur) competent
    día 1)
    * * *
    1)
    a) ( diestro) < carpintero> skilled, adept; < conductor> good, skillful*; <juego/táctica> skillful*
    b) (astuto, inteligente) clever, able
    2) <horas/días> working (before n)
    3) (Der) competent
    * * *
    = accomplished, skilful [skillful, -USA], able [abler -comp., ablest -sup.], nimble, resourceful, deft, adroit, nifty [niftier -comp., nifitiest -sup.], clever [cleverer -comp., cleverest -sup.].
    Ex. This specialised clientele is eclectic and ranges from novices to the most accomplished artists and includes painters, sculptors and graphic artists.
    Ex. The acquisition of these materials is a skilful job demanding the sort of dedication that a housewife brings to the running of her home.
    Ex. Then there are those children made to think themselves failures because of the hammer-blow terms like dull, backward, retarded, underprivileged, disadvantaged, handicapped, less able, slow, rejected, remedial, reluctant, disturbed.
    Ex. If they were watching the nimble movements of a compositor as he gathered the types from the hundred and fifty-two boxes of his case, they would knock their hips against the corner of a bench.
    Ex. Under a series of resourceful librarians, it rapidly achieved a high reputation for its collection of books, periodicals and prints.
    Ex. In this live peformance video, Joan Sutherland's coloratura is as deft as ever.
    Ex. Reference services exist to help the less adroit find information and their fundamental value lies in equity of access to information.
    Ex. To begin with, this photocopier perhaps had the potential for resurrection by someone mechanically minded and nifty with a screwdriver.
    Ex. It is readily possible to construct a machine which will manipulate premises in accordance with formal logic, simply by the clever use of relay circuits.
    ----
    * día hábil = business day, workday, weekday, working day.
    * poco hábil = poor-ability.
    * ser hábil para = be adroit at.
    * * *
    1)
    a) ( diestro) < carpintero> skilled, adept; < conductor> good, skillful*; <juego/táctica> skillful*
    b) (astuto, inteligente) clever, able
    2) <horas/días> working (before n)
    3) (Der) competent
    * * *
    = accomplished, skilful [skillful, -USA], able [abler -comp., ablest -sup.], nimble, resourceful, deft, adroit, nifty [niftier -comp., nifitiest -sup.], clever [cleverer -comp., cleverest -sup.].

    Ex: This specialised clientele is eclectic and ranges from novices to the most accomplished artists and includes painters, sculptors and graphic artists.

    Ex: The acquisition of these materials is a skilful job demanding the sort of dedication that a housewife brings to the running of her home.
    Ex: Then there are those children made to think themselves failures because of the hammer-blow terms like dull, backward, retarded, underprivileged, disadvantaged, handicapped, less able, slow, rejected, remedial, reluctant, disturbed.
    Ex: If they were watching the nimble movements of a compositor as he gathered the types from the hundred and fifty-two boxes of his case, they would knock their hips against the corner of a bench.
    Ex: Under a series of resourceful librarians, it rapidly achieved a high reputation for its collection of books, periodicals and prints.
    Ex: In this live peformance video, Joan Sutherland's coloratura is as deft as ever.
    Ex: Reference services exist to help the less adroit find information and their fundamental value lies in equity of access to information.
    Ex: To begin with, this photocopier perhaps had the potential for resurrection by someone mechanically minded and nifty with a screwdriver.
    Ex: It is readily possible to construct a machine which will manipulate premises in accordance with formal logic, simply by the clever use of relay circuits.
    * día hábil = business day, workday, weekday, working day.
    * poco hábil = poor-ability.
    * ser hábil para = be adroit at.

    * * *
    A
    1 (diestro) skillful*
    es un hábil carpintero he's a skilled o an adept carpenter
    es una hábil conductora she's a good driver
    tiene manos hábiles para la costura she's very good o skillful o adept with a needle
    he roto otra taza — ¡muy hábil! ( iró); I've broken another cup! — that was clever of you! ( iro)
    una jugada hábil de Prieto a skillful move from Prieto
    2 (astuto, inteligente) clever
    es muy hábil para los negocios he's a very clever o able businessman
    B ‹horas/días› working ( before n)
    C ( Der) ‹testigo› competent
    * * *

     

    hábil adjetivo
    1

    ‹ conductor› good, skillful( conjugate skillful);
    ‹juego/táctica› skillful( conjugate skillful)
    b) (astuto, inteligente) clever, able

    2 ‹horas/días› working ( before n)
    3 (Der) competent
    hábil adjetivo
    1 (mañoso) skilful, US skillful: era muy hábil con las manos, he was very skilful with his hands
    2 (astuto, ingenioso) smart: estuvo muy hábil en sus respuestas, his responses very witty
    3 (laboral) working
    dos días hábiles, two working days
    ' hábil' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    día
    - diplomática
    - diplomático
    - diestro
    English:
    capable
    - clever
    - deft
    - defuse
    - good
    - handy
    - proficient
    - skilful
    - skilled
    - skillful
    - slick
    - able
    - adroit
    - crafty
    - shrewd
    - work
    - working
    * * *
    hábil adj
    1. [diestro] skilful;
    estuvo muy hábil en el debate she argued very skilfully in the debate;
    es muy hábil con las manos he's very good with his hands;
    Irónico
    se me ha quemado la comida – ¡qué hábil! I've burned the dinner – that was clever (of you)! o Br nice one!
    2. [inteligente] clever;
    utilizó una hábil estrategia para convencernos he used a clever strategy to persuade us
    3. [utilizable] [lugar] suitable, fit;
    días hábiles working days, US workdays
    * * *
    adj
    1 skilled
    2 ( capaz) capable
    3 ( astuto) clever, smart
    4
    :
    día hábil working day
    * * *
    hábil adj
    1) : able, skillful
    2) : working
    días hábiles: working days
    * * *
    hábil adj (persona) skilful

    Spanish-English dictionary > hábil

  • 14 industrioso

    adj.
    industrious, hard-working.
    * * *
    1 industrious
    * * *
    ADJ
    1) (=diligente) industrious
    2) (=mañoso) resourceful
    * * *
    - sa adjetivo industrious
    * * *
    Ex. The article 'Books made to order: libraries as publishers' reviews the practice of publishing as an activity for industrious smaller libraries.
    * * *
    - sa adjetivo industrious
    * * *

    Ex: The article 'Books made to order: libraries as publishers' reviews the practice of publishing as an activity for industrious smaller libraries.

    * * *
    1 (diligente) industrious
    2 (ingenioso) resourceful
    * * *
    industrioso, -a adj
    industrious
    * * *
    adj industrious
    * * *
    industrioso, -sa adj
    : industrious

    Spanish-English dictionary > industrioso

  • 15 ingenioso

    adj.
    1 witty, ingenious, clever, gimmicky.
    2 ingenious, clever, sharp.
    * * *
    1 (inteligente) ingenious, clever; (con chispa) witty
    * * *
    (f. - ingeniosa)
    adj.
    witty, clever
    * * *
    ADJ
    1) (=mañoso) clever, resourceful; [invento, sistema] ingenious
    2) (=agudo) witty
    * * *
    - sa adjetivo
    a) ( lúcido) <persona/idea> clever, ingenious
    b) (con chispa, agudeza) <persona/dicho/chiste> witty
    c) <aparato/invención> ingenious
    * * *
    = inventive, ingenious, witty [wittier -comp., wittiest -sup.], resourceful, nifty [niftier -comp., nifitiest -sup.], artful.
    Ex. As time goes by, the modern inventive mind multiplies these media and the bibliographical picture becomes increasingly complicated.
    Ex. The article 'The grad versus the undergrad debate: a most ingenious paradox' suggests that opinion is divided as to whether to focus bibliographic instruction on the undergraduate or the graduate student.
    Ex. This book offers pithy and witty advice on how to write, defects in prose style, punctuation, and preparing a manuscript.
    Ex. Under a series of resourceful librarians, it rapidly achieved a high reputation for its collection of books, periodicals and prints.
    Ex. Another reason why this is nifty is because this site has plenty of resources available for your use, so you're not having to re-invent the wheel should you decide to adopt this assignment for your course.
    Ex. She is not just lissome and beautiful, but also cultured, artful, expressive, and energetic.
    ----
    * comentario ingenioso = witty remark.
    * dicho ingenioso = witticism, quip.
    * * *
    - sa adjetivo
    a) ( lúcido) <persona/idea> clever, ingenious
    b) (con chispa, agudeza) <persona/dicho/chiste> witty
    c) <aparato/invención> ingenious
    * * *
    = inventive, ingenious, witty [wittier -comp., wittiest -sup.], resourceful, nifty [niftier -comp., nifitiest -sup.], artful.

    Ex: As time goes by, the modern inventive mind multiplies these media and the bibliographical picture becomes increasingly complicated.

    Ex: The article 'The grad versus the undergrad debate: a most ingenious paradox' suggests that opinion is divided as to whether to focus bibliographic instruction on the undergraduate or the graduate student.
    Ex: This book offers pithy and witty advice on how to write, defects in prose style, punctuation, and preparing a manuscript.
    Ex: Under a series of resourceful librarians, it rapidly achieved a high reputation for its collection of books, periodicals and prints.
    Ex: Another reason why this is nifty is because this site has plenty of resources available for your use, so you're not having to re-invent the wheel should you decide to adopt this assignment for your course.
    Ex: She is not just lissome and beautiful, but also cultured, artful, expressive, and energetic.
    * comentario ingenioso = witty remark.
    * dicho ingenioso = witticism, quip.

    * * *
    1 (lúcido) ‹persona/idea› clever, ingenious, inventive
    2 (con chispa, agudeza) ‹persona› witty; ‹dicho/chiste› witty
    3 ‹aparato/invención› ingenious
    * * *

    ingenioso
    ◊ -sa adjetivo

    a) ( lúcido) ‹persona/idea› clever, ingenious

    b) (con chispa, agudeza) ‹persona/dicho/chiste› witty

    c) ‹aparato/invención› ingenious

    ingenioso,-a adjetivo
    1 ingenious, clever
    2 (gracioso, agudo) witty: lo pasamos en grande con Luis porque es muy ingenioso, we had a great time with Luis as he's so witty
    ' ingenioso' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    aguda
    - agudeza
    - agudo
    - espabilada
    - espabilado
    - hábil
    - ingeniosa
    - ocurrencia
    - replicar
    - tramoya
    - ocurrente
    - puntada
    English:
    clever
    - ingenious
    - neat
    - nifty
    - quick-witted
    - resourceful
    - sharp-witted
    - wit
    - witty
    - cunning
    - ingenuity
    - inventive
    - slick
    * * *
    ingenioso, -a adj
    1. [inteligente] ingenious, clever
    2. [agudo] witty
    * * *
    adj ingenious
    * * *
    ingenioso, -sa adj
    1) : ingenious
    2) : clever, witty
    * * *
    1. (inteligente) ingenious
    2. (agudo) witty [comp. wittier; superl. wittiest]

    Spanish-English dictionary > ingenioso

  • 16 diestra

    1 right hand
    \
    a la diestra on the right
    * * *
    * * *
    femenino (liter o period) right hand

    se sentó a la diestra del presidente — she sat on the president's right, she sat to the right of the president

    a diestra y siniestra or (Esp) a diestro y siniestro — left and right (AmE), left, right and centre (BrE)

    * * *
    femenino (liter o period) right hand

    se sentó a la diestra del presidente — she sat on the president's right, she sat to the right of the president

    a diestra y siniestra or (Esp) a diestro y siniestro — left and right (AmE), left, right and centre (BrE)

    * * *
    right hand
    se sentó a la diestra del presidente she sat on the president's right, she sat to the right of the president
    * * *

    diestra sustantivo femenino (liter o period) right hand;
    ◊ a diestra y siniestra left and right (AmE), left, right and centre (BrE)

    diestro,-a
    I adjetivo
    1 (mañoso, habilidoso) skilful, US skillful
    2 (que no es zurdo) right-handed
    II m Taur bullfighter, matador
    ♦ Locuciones: a diestro y siniestro, left, right and centre
    diestra sustantivo femenino right hand

    ' diestra' also found in these entries:
    English:
    right
    * * *
    right hand;
    a la diestra on the right o right-hand side;
    se sentó a la diestra del anfitrión he sat on the right of the host o on the host's right
    * * *
    f right hand
    * * *
    : right hand

    Spanish-English dictionary > diestra

  • 17 ardiloso

    ADJ
    1) And, Cono Sur (=mañoso) crafty, wily
    2) Cono Sur (=soplón) loose-tongued

    Spanish-English dictionary > ardiloso

  • 18 mañero

    adj.
    cunning.
    * * *
    ADJ
    1) = mañoso 1., 1)
    2) Cono Sur [animal] (=fiero) vicious; (=obstinado) obstinate; (=asustadizo) nervous, skittish
    * * *
    mañero -ra
    (CS) ‹caballo› (arisco) skittish, shy; (con malas costumbres) difficult, stubborn
    * * *
    mañero, -a adj
    RP [persona, animal] difficult; [máquina] temperamental
    * * *
    adj Rpl ( animal: terco) stubborn; ( nervioso) skittish, nervous

    Spanish-English dictionary > mañero

См. также в других словарях:

  • mañoso — mañoso, sa adjetivo hábil*, diestro, habilidoso, industrioso. * * * Sinónimos: ■ hábil, habilidoso, diestro, experto, experime …   Diccionario de sinónimos y antónimos

  • mañoso — mañoso, sa adjetivo 1. Que tiene maña o destreza: Mi mujer es muy mañosa: arregla siempre los grifos …   Diccionario Salamanca de la Lengua Española

  • mañoso — mañoso, sa 1. adj. Que tiene maña. 2. Que se hace con maña. 3. Que tiene mañas (ǁ resabios). 4. El Salv. y Nic. ratero (ǁ que hurta cosas de poco valor). 5. m. y f. Perú. Persona lujuriosa …   Diccionario de la lengua española

  • mañoso — ► adjetivo 1 Que tiene maña o destreza: ■ es muy mañoso con los niños . SINÓNIMO habilidoso 2 Que manifiesta o se hace con maña: ■ hizo unos arreglos muy mañosos. 3 Que tiene mañas o malas costumbres. * * * mañoso, a 1 adj. Se aplica a la persona …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • mañoso — con hábitos o conductas raras o peligrosas; persona rara o difícil; porfiado; persona que sólo come ciertas comidas; cf. darse maña, maña; cuidado con el perro ese que es mañoso y te puede morder , se ha puesto muy mañoso el abuelo; ahora dice… …   Diccionario de chileno actual

  • mañoso — {{＃}}{{LM M24807}}{{〓}} {{SynM25489}} {{［}}mañoso{{］}}, {{［}}mañosa{{］}} ‹ma·ño·so, sa› {{《}}▍ adj.{{》}} Que tiene habilidad o destreza, especialmente para las manualidades. {{＃}}{{LM SynM25489}}{{〓}} {{CLAVE… …   Diccionario de uso del español actual con sinónimos y antónimos

  • manoso — ma·nó·so agg. LE 1. di tela o panno, che è soffice, morbido al tatto: coperto di velli manosi (D Annunzio) 2. fig., docile, arrendevole, sottomesso: io non son più quel ch era: | molle son fatto ed umile e manoso | la mi cavalchi da mattina a… …   Dizionario italiano

  • Manoso urvas — Sp Mãnoso ùrvas Ap Cueva de las Manos L sen. g tė Argentinoje (Santa Kruso p ja) …   Pasaulio vietovardžiai. Internetinė duomenų bazė

  • manoso — pl.m. manosi sing.f. manosa pl.f. manose …   Dizionario dei sinonimi e contrari

  • mañoso — sa adj. Que tiene maña …   Diccionario Castellano

  • mañoso — malicioso …   Colombianismos

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