make rude remarks

• make rude remarks

• make sacrifices

• make room for

• make rude remarks

• round off

to say something rude

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(n.) = make + rude remark

Ex. I'm pretty sure I should have been born a boy -- I swear like a trooper, I eat like an animal, I burp shamelessly and I constantly make rude remarks[/b].

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(v.) = eat like + an animal

Ex. I'm pretty sure I should have been born a boy -- I swear like a trooper, I eat like an animal, I burp shamelessly and I constantly make rude remarks.

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= shamelessly

Ex. I'm pretty sure I should have been born a boy -- I swear like a trooper, I eat like an animal, I burp shamelessly and I constantly make rude remarks.

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= shamelessly

Ex. I'm pretty sure I should have been born a boy -- I swear like a trooper, I eat like an animal, I burp shamelessly and I constantly make rude remarks.

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= shamelessly

Ex. I'm pretty sure I should have been born a boy -- I swear like a trooper, I eat like an animal, I burp shamelessly and I constantly make rude remarks.

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impudently, saucily, barefacedly.

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► adverbio

1 impudently, cheekily

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1) (=sin vergüenza) shamelessly, brazenly

2) (=con frescura) cheekily, saucily

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= blatantly, brazenly, impudently, shamelessly.

Ex. Startlingly, we find also that Rule 2.44 would permit either Horses -- Diseases or Horse -- Diseases -- Strangles for a document on strangles in horses (an infectious streptococcal fever); the first of these is blatantly class entry rather than specific, while the second is equally blatantly alphabetico classed.

Ex. The author brazenly insists that Woodman's family has compromised the documentation of the photographer's life by effectively quashing most of her work.

Ex. As to the matter of relics, it is almost incredible how impudently the world has been cheated.

Ex. I'm pretty sure I should have been born a boy -- I swear like a trooper, I eat like an animal, I burp shamelessly and I constantly make rude remarks.

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* mentir descaradamente = lie through + Posesivo + teeth.

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me mintió descaradamente he told me a bare-faced lie

y me lo dijo así, descaradamente and she had the nerve to tell me just like that

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descaradamente adv

1. [con desvergüenza] cheekily;

me guiñó el ojo descaradamente he winked at me cheekily

2. [flagrantemente] blatantly;

estaba descaradamente de parte del otro equipo he was blatantly on the side of the other team;

mentir descaradamente to tell barefaced lies

impudent, shamelessly.

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► adverbio

1 (sin vergüenza) shamelessly

2 (con descaro) impudently, cheekily

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= shamelessly.

Ex. I'm pretty sure I should have been born a boy -- I swear like a trooper, I eat like an animal, I burp shamelessly and I constantly make rude remarks.

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(v.) = swear like + a trooper

Ex. I'm pretty sure I should have been born a boy -- I swear like a trooper, I eat like an animal, I burp shamelessly and I constantly make rude remarks.

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= shamelessly

Ex. I'm pretty sure I should have been born a boy -- I swear like a trooper, I eat like an animal, I burp shamelessly and I constantly make rude remarks.

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I. (et)

( nærmen sig) approach ( fx the approach of night (, winter));

( ankomst) coming ( fx the coming of winter), arrival.

II. vb (kom, kommet)

( især: hen til den talende, til det sted man tænker på) come ( fx come here! come to my house; are you coming to the dance?);

( nå frem; blive hensat i) get ( fx get to London, get home, he got here at last; get into a better temper),

( ankomme) arrive ( fx the guests will arrive soon; arrive in London

(, at a place)),

( komme på besøg) call;

( om bog: udkomme) be published, appear;

( anbringe, putte i) put ( fx put sugar in the tea),

( hælde) pour;

( smøre) spread ( fx glue (, paint) on something);

[ forskellige forbindelser:]

[ nu kommer jeg!] coming!

[ komme nærmere] approach, come (, get) closer;

(se også nærme sig);

[ kom så da!] come on!

(se også dyrt, sent, tur, videre);

[ med sig:]

[ komme sig] improve,

T pick up,

( blive rask) recover, get well;

[ komme sig af] recover from ( fx an illness, a shock, a surprise), get over ( fx an illness, a disappointment, a shock, a surprise);

[ du kommer dig]

(dvs bliver kvikkere) you are coming on!

(se også kommende);

[ med præp og adv:]

[ komme `af]

(mar: komme af grunden) come off, get off;

[` komme af]

( skyldes) come from, be due to,

( nedstamme fra) come of,

( om ord: afledes af) be derived from;

[ komme af sted, komme galt af sted], se sted;

[ hvoraf kommer dette?] why is this?

[ komme af med] get rid of;

[ kom an!] come on!

[ komme an på] depend on ( fx it depends on the weather);

[ det kommer an på]

(dvs afhænger af omstændighederne) that depends;

[ det er karakteren det kommer an på] it's the character that matters (el.

counts);

[ det kommer an på dig] it depends on you, it is up to you;

[ komme bag på én] take somebody by surprise;

[ komme bort] get off, get away,

( mistes, forsvinde) be lost,

(om brev etc også) go astray;

[ komme bort fra] get away from;

( utilsigtet) stray from ( fx the subject);

[ det kan man ikke komme bort fra]

(dvs benægte) there is no denying it;

[ komme efter]

(dvs følge på) follow, succeed, come after,

( komme for at hente) come for, call for;

[ komme ` efter]

(dvs opdage) find out, get on to,

( lære) pick up;

[ jeg skal komme efter ham!] I'll be after him!

[ komme ` for] occur, happen,

( om sag) come on;

[ komme foran] get in front,

(ved konkurrence etc) get ahead, take the lead;

[ komme forbi] pass (by);

( slippe forbi) get past;

[` komme fra] come from ( fx Germany, the working class);

[ komme ` fra] get away from;

[ han kom godt fra det]

(dvs et arbejde) he made a good job of it,

( ulykke) he escaped unhurt,

( vovestykke) he got away with it;

[ det var det jeg kom fra] as I was saying; as I was going to say;

(se også levende);

[ komme frem] come out, appear,

( komme videre) get on;

( bane sig vej) make one's way,

( i verden) get on, rise;

( til bestemmelsessted) get through, get there;

( røbes) be revealed, become known;

[ jeg kunne hverken komme frem eller tilbage] I was stuck;

[ komme frem af] emerge from;

[ komme frem med] put forward,

T come up with ( fx a plan, a suggestion),

( meddele, fortælle) tell,

( afsløre, F) disclose;

[ komme fri]

(af lænker etc) get free;

( hvis man sidder fast) get loose;

( i fodbold) get clear;

[ komme fri af] get loose from,

F disengage (el. extricate) oneself from;

[ komme hen til] come up to;

[ komme hos Smith] be often at the Smiths,

F be a frequent guest at Smith's;

[ komme i avisen] get into the papers;

[ komme i himlen] go to heaven;

[ komme i mål], se ndf: komme ind;

[ komme i tre oplag (, udgaver)] run into three printings (, editions);

(se også hånd, I. lære, vanskelighed, vej);

[ komme igen] come back, return,

( betale sig) pay in time;

[ jeg kommer igen en anden gang] I'll call again (another time);

[ komme igennem] get through; pass;

[ komme igennem med et forslag] get (el. carry el. put) a proposal through;

[ komme ind] enter; come (, get) in ( fx come in! we couldn't get in);

( om tog) come in, arrive;

(fig: i diskussion) come in;

( i sport) get in, finish ( fx he finished third);

[ komme ind i] enter;

( sætte sig ind i) acquaint oneself with;

[ komme ind på et emne]

( i samtale) get on to a subject;

( berøre) touch on a subject;

[ komme nærmere ind på sagen] go into detail;

[ komme løs], se ovf: komme fri;

[ kom ` med!] come along (with us)!

[ komme ` med]

(dvs blive taget med) be included,

( slutte sig til andre) join;

[` komme med]

(dvs bringe) bring ( fx the milkman brings milk every day);

( fremkomme med) come up with ( fx the right answer, a solution);

( ytre) make ( fx a remark; make rude remarks about, make no protest), say ( fx a few words),

F utter ( fx protests);

[ komme med en forklaring] give an explanation;

[ han kom ikke med nogen forklaring] he offered no explanation;

[ komme om ved]

(også fig) get around;

[( søge at) komme nemt om ved det] cut a corner; cut corners;

[ komme op] get up;

( om planter) come up;

( om teaterstykke) be put on;

[ komme op at skændes] quarrel;

[ komme op at slås] come to blows;

[ komme op i et fag] be examined in a subject;

(se også år);

[ komme op på et stort tal] reach a big figure;

(se også side);

[ komme ovenpå], se ovenpå;

[ komme over]

( passere) get over ( fx the road, a wall),

(fig: overvinde) get over ( fx a difficulty),

F overcome, surmount ( fx a difficulty);

( komme sig af) get over, recover from ( fx an illness, a shock; he'll soon get over it);

( om stemning: gribe) come over ( fx a feeling of hopelessness came over us; what has come over him?);

(se også ånd);

[ komme overens], se overens;

[ komme `på]

( blive trykt i blad) be put in;

( erindre) think of, remember;

[` komme på]

( om pris, beløb) come to ( fx your bill comes to £5);

[ komme på holdet] be included in (el. selected for el. put on) the team;

[ jeg kan ikke komme på navnet] I can't think of the name, the name escapes me;

[ hvordan kommer du dog på det?] what made you think of that? how did you get that idea?

(se også ben, hospital, kant, mode, spor, tanke, I. tale);

[ komme sammen] meet, come together;

( omgås) see each other,

F associate with each other;

( om par) go out;

[ komme sammen med]

( omgås) see,

F associate with,

( om par) go out with,

T date ( fx he is going out with (, dating) Vera);

[ han kommer sammen med en pige]

( også) he has got a girl friend;

[ komme til] come to, arrive at ( fx a place),

(se også tur);

( erhverve) come by ( fx how did you come by that money?),

F obtain;

[ der kom andre ` til] they were joined by others,

( overraskende) others turned up;

[ lad mig komme ` til!] let me (have a go)!

[ komme til middag (, te etc)] come to dinner (, tea etc);

[ komme til penge] come by some money,

( ved arv) come into money;

(se også behandling, hertil, hjælp, klarhed, kraft, liv, ord, III. skade,

slutning, sted, I. stykke, syn);

[ komme til at gøre noget]

( tilfældigt) happen to do something, chance to do something,

( uheldigvis) do something by accident;

( efterhånden) come (el. get) to do something ( fx I had come (el.

got) to hate him);

( i fremtiden) will do something ( fx the prices will be higher),

( nødvendigvis) will have to do something ( fx you will have to change it);

[ han kom til at sige at] he chanced to say that, by mistake he said that,

( røbede) he blurted out that;

[ han kom aldrig til at se hende mere] he never saw her again;

F he was never to see her again;

[ når alt kommer til alt] after all;

[ når han kan komme til det] when he has a chance;

[ det kom til forsoning (, til slag)] there was a reconciliation (, a battle);

[ komme noget til] get hurt, be injured;

[ komme til sig selv]

( fatte sig) recover,

( efter bevidstløshed) come round, come to oneself;

[ komme tilbage] get (, come) back, return;

[ komme ud] come out, get out,

(se også II. udkomme);

[ hans nummer kom ud]

( i lotteri) his number came up;

[ han kommer meget ud] he goes out a great deal;

[ der kom intet ud af planen] the plan came to nothing; nothing came of the plan;

[ der kom ikke ret meget ud af det] it did not come to much;

(se også sted);

[ hvad skal der komme ud af dette?] how is this going to end?

[ komme ud af det med] get on with;

(se også ud);

[ komme ud for] meet with ( fx an accident, criticism, opposition);

[nummeret er kommet ud med £500] the number has won £500;

[ komme ud over]

( klare) manage;

[ komme ud på ét] come to the same thing; be all one;

[ det kan man ikke komme uden om]

(dvs benægte) there is no denying it (el. getting round it);

[ man kan ikke komme uden om at] one cannot ignore that, there is no getting away from the fact that, there is no denying that;

[ komme ` ved] concern;

[ komme hinanden ved] care about each other;

( betyde noget for) matter to each other;

[ hvad kommer det dig ved?] what business (el. concern) is that of yours?

[ det kommer ikke dig ved] it is no business (el. concern) of yours, it is none of your business;

[ det kommer ikke sagen ved], se sag.

• declare sacred

• imbue with a sacred character

• make rude remarks

• make sacrifices

• sacralize

to make rude remarks, to be abusive, to become abusive.

esprit [εspʀi]

1. masculine noun

   a. ( = pensée) mind

• avoir l'esprit large to be broad-minded

• avoir l'esprit vif to be quick-witted

• avoir l'esprit clair to have a clear head

• avoir l'esprit mal tourné to have a dirty mind

• il a l'esprit ailleurs his mind is on other things

• dans mon esprit ça voulait dire... to my mind it meant...

• il m'est venu à l'esprit que... it crossed my mind that...

   b. ( = humour) wit

• avoir de l'esprit to be witty

• faire de l'esprit to try to be witty

   c. ( = personne) un des plus grands esprits du siècle one of the greatest minds of the century

• bel esprit wit

• les grands esprits se rencontrent great minds think alike

   d. (Religion, spiritualism) spirit

• esprit, es-tu là ? is there anybody there?

   e. [de loi, époque, texte] spirit

   f. ( = aptitude) avoir l'esprit d'analyse/critique to have an analytical/critical mind

   g. ( = attitude) spirit

• l'esprit de cette classe the general attitude of this class

• avoir mauvais esprit to be negative about things

• faire du mauvais esprit to make snide remarks

2. compounds

► esprit de compétition competitive spirit

► esprit d'équipe team spirit

► esprit de famille family feeling

► esprit frappeur poltergeist

► l'Esprit saint the Holy Spirit

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nom masculin

1) ( caractère) mind

2) ( cerveau) mind

3) ( humour) wit

4) ( humeur) mood; ( disposition) spirit; ( ambiance) atmosphere

5) ( personne) individual

6) ( caractéristique) spirit

7) Philosophie, Religion, Mythologie spirit

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- esprit d'à-propos

- esprit de corps

- esprit d'équipe

- esprit de famille

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1. nm

1) (= pensée, intellect, facultés) mind

2) (= humour) wit

3) (mentalité, d'une loi) spirit

4) (créature imaginaire) spirit

2. esprits nmpl

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esprit nm

1 ( caractère) mind; avoir l'esprit logique/vif to have a logical/quick mind; avoir l'esprit mal placé or tourné to have a dirty mind; avoir l'esprit d'aventure to be adventurous; avoir un esprit de synthèse to be good at synthesizing; avoir l'esprit d'à-propos to have a ready wit; avoir l'esprit de contradiction to be contrary; avoir l'esprit de système to systematize things; avoir l'esprit de sacrifice to be willing to make sacrifices;

2 ( cerveau) mind; garder l'esprit libre to keep an open mind; l'idée m'a traversé l'esprit the idea crossed my mind; mettre un doute dans l'esprit de qn to sow the seeds of doubt in sb's mind; cela m'était totalement sorti de l'esprit it completely slipped my mind; avoir/garder qch à l'esprit to have/keep sth in mind; mettre qch dans l'esprit de qn to get sb to bear sth in mind; mets-toi bien ça dans l'esprit bear that in mind; dans mon/leur esprit c'était facile the way I/they saw it, it was easy; paresse d'esprit intellectual laziness; cela m'occupe l'esprit it gives me something to think about; cela me repose l'esprit I find it relaxing for the mind; cela ne t'est jamais venu à l'esprit? didn't it ever occur to you?; se transporter en esprit en 1789 to go back mentally to 1789; avoir l'esprit dérangé to be disturbed; avoir l'esprit ailleurs to be miles away; ⇒ simple;

3 ( humour) wit; pétiller d'esprit to sparkle with wit; avoir de l'esprit to be witty; une réponse pleine d'esprit a witty reply; avec esprit wittily; femme d'esprit witty woman; faire de l'esprit to try to be witty; tous deux rivalisent d'esprit they're each trying to be wittier than the other;

4 ( humeur) mood; ( disposition) spirit; ( ambiance) atmosphere; avoir l'esprit chagrin to be in a despondent mood; je n'ai pas l'esprit à rire I'm in no mood for laughing; dans un esprit de vengeance/confrontation/compromis in a spirit of revenge/confrontation/compromise; il y a un meilleur esprit the atmosphere has improved;

5 ( personne) individual; un esprit prudent/rebelle/faible a cautious/rebellious/spineless individual; l'un des plus grands esprits de son temps one of the greatest minds of his/her time; esprit fort freethinker; être un esprit libre to be a free spirit; calmer les esprits to calm people down; les esprits sont échauffés feeling is running high;

6 ( caractéristique) spirit; conserver l'esprit de l'émission to try to preserve the spirit of the programme^GB; dans l'esprit de l'époque or du temps in the spirit of the age; conforme à/contraire à l'esprit de l'entreprise in accordance with/contrary to the company ethic;

7 Philos, Relig spirit; les choses de l'esprit spiritual matters;

8 Mythol spirit; des esprits maléfiques evil spirits; un esprit bienfaisant a kindly spirit; croire aux esprits to believe in ghosts; ‘esprit es-tu là?’ ‘is there anybody there?’;

9 Ling esprit doux/rude smooth/rough breathing.

esprit d'à-propos ready wit; esprit de caste class consciousness; avoir l'esprit de caste to be class conscious; esprit de club club spirit; avoir l'esprit de club to be clubbable; esprit de corps solidarity, esprit de corps sout; avoir l'esprit de corps to show solidarity; esprit d'équipe team spirit; avoir l'esprit d'équipe to have team spirit; esprit de famille family solidarity; ils ont l'esprit de famille they're a very close family; je n'ai pas l'esprit de famille I'm not very family-oriented; esprit frappeur poltergeist; Esprit saint Relig Holy Spirit ou Ghost; esprit de sel† spirits of salt†; esprit de vin† spirit of wine†.

perdre ses esprits ( s'évanouir) to faint; ( être très troublé) to take leave of one's senses; retrouver or reprendre ses esprits ( après un malaise) to regain consciousness; ( après une émotion) to collect one's wits; ne pas être un pur esprit to be only flesh and blood; les grands esprits se rencontrent great minds think alike.

[ɛspri] nom masculin

1. [manière de penser] mind

2. [facultés, cerveau] mind, head

3. [idée] sense

4. [mentalité] spirit

5. [humeur]

6. [personne] mind

7. [humour] wit

8. RELIGION spirit

[ange]

9. [fantôme] ghost, spirit

10. LINGUISTIQUE breathing

11. CHIMIE [partie volatile] spirit

esprit de vin, esprit-de-vin spirits of wine, ethanol

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esprits nom masculin pluriel

a. [après un évanouissement] to regain consciousness, to come to

b. [se ressaisir] to get a grip on oneself

dans un esprit de locution prépositionnelle

dans un esprit de justice in a spirit of justice, in an effort to be fair

"1. remark; word. 2. expression, utterance, statement. 3. empty words, hot air, nothing but talk. 4. conversation, talk. 5. the subject of a conversation. 6. What nonsense!/That´s bull! -ı ağzında gevelemek to talk around the subject; not to come out with what´s on one´s mind. -ı ağzından kaçırmak to let something slip, say something inadvertently, let the cat out of the bag. -ı ağzında kalmak to be unable to finish what one was saying; (for someone) suddenly to go silent. - altında kalmamak to give as good as one gets (in an argument). -ı ağzına tıkamak /ın/ to shut (someone) up. - anlamaz 1. thickheaded; stupid. 2. obstinate, muleheaded. - anlatmak /a/ to try to bring (someone) round (to one´s own point of view), try to make (someone) understand something. - aramızda.... colloq. This is just between you and me./Let´s keep this to ourselves./Entre nous. - atmak 1. /a/ to make a rude remark about (someone) within his hearing. 2. /a/ to make an improper innuendo or suggestion to (a woman one doesn´t know), proposition. 3. to have a chat. -ını/ -ınızı balla kestim. colloq. Excuse me for interrupting you. -ını bilmek to think before one opens one´s mouth, be careful about what one says. -a boğmak /ı/ to drown (a topic) in a flood of words. -ı çevirmek/değiştirmek to change the subject. - çıkmak for a rumor to start going around. -ı çiğnemek to beat around the bush. -a dalmak to become lost in conversation. - değil. colloq. It´s serious./This isn´t just idle talk. - dinlemek to heed what one is told; to act on someone´s advice. - dokundurmak /a/ to make wisecracks (about), make barbed remarks (about). - düşmemek /a/ 1. for there to be no need for (someone) to talk. 2. (for someone) not to get a chance to speak. - etmek 1. /ı/ to gossip about (something). 2. /la/ to talk (with), chat (with). -ını etmek /ın/ to talk about (something). -ın gümrüğünü vermek slang to start yakking again; to keep on yakking. - işitmek to get a dressing down. - kaldıramamak not to be able to take a joke, not to be able to take it. - kıtlığında asmalar budayayım. colloq. You´re talking nonsense! - körüğü windbag (person). - lafı açar. colloq. One topic leads to another. -ı mı olur? colloq. Don´t mention it!/It´s a pleasure! (said to someone for whom one has done or wishes to do a favor). - ola. colloq. What hogwash!/It´s just so much hot air! - olur. colloq. There´ll be gossip./It´ll set tongues wagging. - olsun diye (saying something) just to make conversation, merely for the sake of saying it. -la peynir gemisi yürümez. proverb Mere talk won´t get anything done. - söyledi balkabağı. colloq. You´re full of bull! -ını şaşırmak to be at a loss for words. - taşımak to retail gossip. -a tutmak /ı/ to engage (someone) in conversation (thus causing him to stop what he´d been doing). -ı uzatmak to take a long time explaining something. - ü güzaf see lafügüzaf. - yetiştirmek 1. to reply quickly and in kind, promptly to give as good as one gets. 2. /a/ (for a child) to talk back to, sass (an older person). - yok. /a/ colloq. There´s nothing wrong with...."

I Adj. shameless; (unsittlich) indecent; Beleidigung etc.: brazen; Lüge: auch barefaced; Kleidung: immodest; diese schamlose Person this shameless person

II Adv.: er kann schamlos lügen he can lie shamelessly; jemanden schamlos ausnützen / ausbeuten use / exploit s.o. shamelessly ( oder unashamedly); sich schamlos kleiden dress immodestly

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unembarrassed; unashamed; shameless; unblushing

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1. adj

2. adv

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1) (impudent or shameless: a brazen young woman.) brazen

2) (without shame; blatant: a shameless liar; shameless deception.) shameless

3) (not modest: a shameless woman.) shameless

4) shamelessly

5) (showing no shame or embarrassment: She was weeping unashamedly.) unashamedly

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1. (keine Scham kennend) shameless, rude

eine \schamlose Gebärde a rude [or indecent] gesture

2. (unverschämt)

eine \schamlose Dreistigkeit sheer audacity no pl

eine \schamlose Frechheit brazen [or barefaced] impudence no pl

eine \schamlose Lüge a barefaced [or blatant] [or downright] lie

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1) (skrupellos, dreist) shameless; barefaced, shameless <lie, slander>

2) (unanständig) indecent <gesture, remark, etc.>; shameless < person>

1) (skrupellos, dreist) shamelessly

2) (unanständig) indecently

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A. adj shameless; (unsittlich) indecent; Beleidigung etc: brazen; Lüge: auch barefaced; Kleidung: immodest;

diese schamlose Person this shameless person

B. adv:

er kann schamlos lügen he can lie shamelessly;

jemanden schamlos ausnützen/ausbeuten use/exploit sb shamelessly ( oder unashamedly);

sich schamlos kleiden dress immodestly

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1) (skrupellos, dreist) shameless; barefaced, shameless <lie, slander>

2) (unanständig) indecent <gesture, remark, etc.>; shameless < person>

1) (skrupellos, dreist) shamelessly

2) (unanständig) indecently

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flagrant adj.

shameless adj.

unashamed adj.

unblushing adj.

unembarrassed adj. adv.

flagrantly adv.

shamelessly adv.

unashamedly adv.

unblushingly adv.

1) (Mús) (=cantar) to sing in the streets at nights; (=dar serenatas) to go serenading

2) (=armar un escándalo) to cause a commotion

3) (=insultar) to be rude, make offensive remarks

1 unpleasant.

2 disagreeable, distasteful, unpleasant, displeasing.

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► adjetivo

1 disagreeable, unpleasant

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ADJ unpleasant, disagreeable más frm

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adjetivo <respuesta/comentario> unkind; <ruido/sensación> unpleasant, disagreeable; <escena/sorpresa> unpleasant; <tiempo/clima> unpleasant, horrible

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= off-putting, unwelcome, unpleasant, disagreeable, unkind, obnoxious, peevish, distasteful, unappealing, seamy [seamier -comp., seamiest -sup.], unsavoury [unsavory, -USA], unpalatable, unsightly, minging, abrasive, nasty [natier -comp., nastiest -sup.], unwholesome, insalubrious, invidious, ill-natured.

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

Ex. The faithful adherents of the ideology of the finding catalog were determined to combat the unwelcome intrusion of Panizzi's scheme before the Royal Commission.

Ex. And, as if by way of indicating that he had thrown down the gauntlet, he added, 'I can be unpleasant. I warn you'.

Ex. Then I came within this disagreeable person's atmosphere, and lo! before I know what's happened I'm involved in an unpleasant altercation.

Ex. The enumeration at 940.5316: Children and other noncombatants; Pacifists; Enemy sympathizers seems a little unkind, if nothing else.

Ex. During the war a law was passed to limit the consumption of newsprint by ' obnoxious newspapers' and even reducing it to nil = Durante la guerra se aprobó una ley para limitar el consumo de papel de periódico por los llamados "periódicos detestables" e incluso reducirlo a cero.

Ex. In 1912 a group of women library students were accused of lacking a sense of proportion, being peevish and being absorbed in small details.

Ex. The physical effort of keeping tabs on people as well as the distasteful practice of checking up on staff output achieves nothing and may do considerable damage.

Ex. In addition, it is pointed out that tourists often have a strange fascination for tragic, macabre or other equally unappealing historical sights.

Ex. In general, the writer explains, crimes are depicted in such a way that they are associated with seamy characters who have little regard for conventional morality.

Ex. Despite the unsavory characters, bawdiness, and amorality in several of his plays, Middleton was more committed to a single theological system than, for example, Shakespeare.

Ex. The article is entitled 'Spam is unpalatable any way it's served up: things you can do to reduce the amount of unwanted e-mail'.

Ex. He went on to explain that while there were no unsightly slums, there was a fairly large district of rather nondescript homes intermingled with plain two- and three-family brick and frame dwellings, principally in the eastern reaches of the city.

Ex. Everyone is attractive to someone, there is no such thing as a minger, but there are many people who I think are minging.

Ex. She wanted to say: 'You are a conceited, obstinate, inflexible, manipulative, pompous, close-minded, insensitive, abrasive, opinionated, platitudinous oaf!'.

Ex. Anthony Datto thanked them for having permitted him to unburden himself and after a few desultory remarks about the nasty weather and nothing in particular, they parted.

Ex. The text raises the possibility that there might be something unwholesome in the Buddhist obsession with hell.

Ex. Specific actions are those which are intended to reinforce the fight against specific medical conditions related to insalubrious living.

Ex. Within the ranks of authorship therefore there are many types of author and it is invidious to claim that one sort is necessarily 'better' than another.

Ex. Always snivelling, coughing, spitting; a stupid, tedious, ill-natured fellow, who was for ever fatiguing people.

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* algo desagradable a la vista = a blot on the landscape.

* darle a Uno escalofríos por Algo desagradable = make + Nombre + flinch.

* de sabor desagradable = unpalatable.

* desagradable a la vista = eyesore.

* encontrarse con una sorpresa desagradable = rude awakening + be in store, be in for a rude awakening.

* esperar una sorpresa desagradable = rude awakening + be in store, be in for a rude awakening.

* lo desagradable = unpleasantness.

* situación desagradable = unpleasantness.

* sorpresa desagradable = rude awakening.

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adjetivo <respuesta/comentario> unkind; <ruido/sensación> unpleasant, disagreeable; <escena/sorpresa> unpleasant; <tiempo/clima> unpleasant, horrible

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‹respuesta/comentario› unkind; ‹sabor/ruido/sensación› unpleasant, disagreeable; ‹escena› horrible

estuvo realmente desagradable conmigo he was really unpleasant to me

¡no seas tan desagradable! dale una oportunidad don't be so mean o unkind! give him a chance

¡qué tiempo más desagradable! what nasty o horrible weather

hacía un día bastante desagradable the weather was rather unpleasant, it was a rather unpleasant day

se llevó una sorpresa desagradable she got a nasty o an unpleasant surprise

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♦ adj

1. [sensación, tiempo, escena] unpleasant;

no voy a salir, la tarde está muy desagradable I'm not going to go out, the weather's turned quite nasty this afternoon;

una desagradable sorpresa an unpleasant o a nasty surprise

2. [persona, comentario, contestación] unpleasant;

está muy desagradable con su familia he's very unpleasant to his family;

no seas desagradable y ven con nosotros al cine don't be unsociable, come to the cinema with us

♦ nmf

son unos desagradables they're unpleasant people

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adj unpleasant, disagreeable

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desagradable adj

: unpleasant, disagreeable

♦ desagradablemente adv

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desagradable adj unpleasant

"1. remark, utterance; expression; statement; word. 2. promise. 3. rumor. -ü açılmak to be brought up in conversation, be mentioned, be spoken of. - açmak /dan/ to bring (something) up in conversation. -ü ağzında bırakmak /ın/ not to let (someone) finish what he´s saying. -ü ağzına tıkamak /ın/ to squelch, silence. - ağzından dirhemle çıkmak to be very taciturn, be very sparing in one´s speech. -ü ağzında gevelemek not to come to the point, to beat around the bush. - almak 1. to start to talk (after obtaining permission). 2. /dan/ to get a promise out of (someone). - altında kalmamak to give as good as one gets (in an argument). - anlamak to understand what one is told and act on it. - anlamaz (someone) who refuses to understand what´s told him, who won´t listen to reason. - anlayan beri gelsin. colloq. None of you understand me. - aramızda.... Between you and me./Don´t tell anyone else. - arasında in the course of the conversation. - atmak /a/ 1. to make a rude remark about (someone) within his hearing. 2. to make an improper innuendo or suggestion to (a woman), proposition. -e atılmak to enter a conversation suddenly, suddenly to come forth with some remarks. - ayağa düşmek for a matter to be talked about by people who have no right to do so. -ü bağlamak to conclude one´s remarks. -ünü/-ünüzü balla kestim. colloq. Excuse me for interrupting you. -ünü bilmek to speak tactfully. -ünü bilmez tactless. - bir, Allah bir. You can rely on me completely; I am a man of my word. - bir etmek to unite with others (against someone or something). - birliği etmek (for people) to agree beforehand as to what they will say or do; to agree to tell the same story or act in the same way. -e boğmak /ı/ to drown (a subject) in a flood of words. -ü çevirmek to change the subject. - çıkmak for a piece of news to be going around/be bruited about. -ünden çıkmamak /ın/ never to think of bucking (someone), never to think of going against (someone´s) wishes or orders. -ü çiğnemek to beat around the bush. - dağarcığı vocabulary. - dinlemek to heed what one is told, follow advice. -ünden dönmek to go back on one´s word. -ünde durmak to keep one´s word. - düşmemek /a/ to have no right to voice an opinion. - ebesi 1. garrulous, talkative. 2. quick at repartee. - ehli eloquent (person). - eri 1. eloquent (person). 2. (someone) who knows how to talk people into doing what he wants. -ünün eri man of his word; woman of her word. -ünü esirgememek to be very plainspoken, not to mince words, to call a spade a spade. - etmek /dan/ to talk about (someone, something). -ünü etmek /ın/ to talk about (something). -ü geçen the aforementioned, the aforesaid (person, thing). - geçirmek /a/ to make (someone) do what one says. -ü geçmek 1. to be influential. 2. to be mentioned, be spoken of. - gelmek /a/ to be the object of criticism, be criticized. -üne gelmek /ın/ to come round to (someone´s) point of view, finally to agree that (someone) is right. -ünü geri almak 1. to take back what one has said (apologetically). 2. to withdraw one´s promise. - getirmek /a/ to cause unfavorable comments to be made about. -ü (bir şeye) getirmek to say (something) indirectly, say (something) in so many words. - götürmez beyond doubt, indisputable. - gümüşse sükût altındır. proverb Speech is silver, but silence is golden. - işitmek to get a dressing down. - kaldırmamak to be quick to retort to a slighting or insulting remark. -de kalmak not to be carried out, not to be realized. - kavafı garrulous, (someone) who´s a chatterbox. - kesmek /a/ (for the bride´s family) to agree to give (their daughter) in marriage. -ü kesmek to stop speaking in midsentence. -ünü kesmek /ın/ to interrupt (someone who is speaking). -ün kısası.... in short.../the long and the short of it is that.... - konusu 1. person or thing being talked of. 2. (person, thing) being talked of, under consideration. - konusu etmek /ı/ to discuss. - konusu olma