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1 meddlesome
adjective (fond of meddling: a meddlesome old woman.) entrometidotr['medəlsəm]1 formal use entrometido,-a, entremetido,-ameddlesome ['mɛdəlsəm] adj: entrometidoadj.• entremetido, -a adj.• entrometido, -a adj.'medḷsəm['medlsǝm]ADJ entrometido* * *['medḷsəm] -
2 meddlesome
adj.1 entrometido(a).2 injerencista. -
3 meddlesome person
s.persona que se mete donde no la llaman, impertinente, metiche, inmiscuido. -
4 intrusively meddlesome
adj.oficioso, agresivamente entrometido. -
5 offensively meddlesome
adj.oficioso, agresivamente entrometido. -
6 meddle
'medl(to interfere: She was always trying to meddle.) entrometerse- meddler- meddlesome
tr['medəl]1 (interfere) entrometerse (in, en)v.• cucharetear v.• entremeter v.• entrometer v.• entrometerse v.• injerir v.• mangonear v.• mezclar v.• pringar v.'medḷa) ( interfere)to meddle (IN/WITH something) — meterse or entrometerse or inmiscuirse* (en algo)
b) ( tamper)['medl]VI1) (=interfere) (entro)meterse (in en)who asked you to meddle? — ¿quién te manda a ti meterte en esto?
2)to meddle with sth — (=touch) toquetear algo, manosear algo; (causing damage) estropear algo
* * *['medḷ]a) ( interfere)to meddle (IN/WITH something) — meterse or entrometerse or inmiscuirse* (en algo)
b) ( tamper) -
7 meddling
tr['medəlɪŋ]1 entrometido,-a, entremetido,-aadj.• entrometido, -a adj.n.• entretenimiento s.m.• historia s.f.• injerencia s.f.• intromisión s.f.• mangoneo s.m.['medlɪŋ]1.N intromisión f2.ADJ = meddlesome -
8 obtrusive
əb'tru:siv((negative unobtrusive) too noticeable: Loud music can be very obtrusive.) molesto- obtrusiveness
tr[əb'trʊːsɪv]1 (noise) molesto,-a; (smell) penetrante; (colour) llamativo,-a; (building, presence) demasiado prominenteobtrusive [əb'tru:sɪv] adj1) impertinent, meddlesome: impertinente, entrometido2) protruding: prominenteadj.• entrometido, -a adj.• importuno, -a adj.• intruso, -a adj.• molesto, -a adj.əb'truːsɪvadjective <presence/building> demasiado prominente; < noise> molesto; < smell> penetrante[ǝb'truːsɪv]ADJ [presence, person] molesto; [smell] penetrante; [colours] llamativo; [building] demasiado prominentethat lamp/painting is too obtrusive — esa lámpara/ese cuadro es demasiado prominente
* * *[əb'truːsɪv]
См. также в других словарях:
meddlesome — (adj.) 1610s, from MEDDLE (Cf. meddle) + SOME (Cf. some). Earlier was medlous quarrelsome, meddlesome (mid 15c.). Related: Meddlesomely. Character name Meddlesome Mattie attested from 1814 … Etymology dictionary
Meddlesome — Med dle*some, a. Given to meddling; apt to interpose in the affairs of others; officiously intrusive. {Med dle*some*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
meddlesome — index obtrusive Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
meddlesome — *impertinent, intrusive, obtrusive, officious Analogous words: interfering, meddling, intermeddling, tampering (see MEDDLE): prying, snoopy, nosy, inquisitive, *curious … New Dictionary of Synonyms
meddlesome — [adj] interfering busy, busybody*, chiseling*, curious, encumbering, hindering, impeding, impertinent, intermeddling, interposing, interrupting, intruding, intrusive, kibitzing*, meddling, mischievous, nosy, obstructive, officious, prying, pushy … New thesaurus
meddlesome — [med′ lsəm] adj. meddling or inclined to meddle; interfering SYN. CURIOUS meddlesomeness n … English World dictionary
meddlesome — med|dle|some [ˈmedlsəm] adj a meddlesome person becomes involved in situations that do not concern them, in a way that annoys people = ↑interfering ▪ a meddlesome old woman … Dictionary of contemporary English
meddlesome — [[t]me̱d(ə)lsəm[/t]] ADJ GRADED (disapproval) If you describe a person as meddlesome, you are criticizing them because they try to influence or change things that do not concern them. ...a meddlesome member of the public. Syn: interfering … English dictionary
meddlesome — adjective Inclined or having a tendency to meddle or interfere in other peoples business. If those meddlesome kids hadnt turned me in, Id have gotten away with my nefarious scheme! Syn: interfering, kibitzing, nosy … Wiktionary
meddlesome — adjective tending to become involved in situations that do not concern you, in a way that annoys people: that meddlesome old woman … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
meddlesome — adjective my meddlesome neighbor is peering out the window at us Syn: interfering, meddling, intrusive, prying, busybody; informal nosy See note at impertinent … Thesaurus of popular words