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1 melifluo
• mellifluous• smooth-talking• sweet-spoken -
2 melifluo
adj.1 mellifluous, melodious, mellow, sweet-sounding.2 mellifluous, smooth-talking, sweet, sweet-spoken.3 mellifluous, sweet like honey, mellow.* * *► adjetivo1 mellifluous* * *ADJ sickly-sweet* * *- flua adjetivo sickly-sweet* * *= mellifluous.Ex. Many thrushes sing complex mellifluous songs that delight human listeners.* * *- flua adjetivo sickly-sweet* * *= mellifluous.Ex: Many thrushes sing complex mellifluous songs that delight human listeners.
* * *sickly-sweet* * *melifluo, -a adjhoneyed, mellifluous* * *adj figsickly sweet;melifluos pl ( afectación) affected ways;andarse con melifluos be affected -
3 dulce
adj.1 sweet.le gusta todo lo dulce she loves anything sweet2 fresh (agua).3 sweet, gentle, mild.4 tender (mirada, sonrisa).sus años dulces his golden yearsm.1 sweet (caramelo, postre).dulce de membrillo quince jelly2 piece of candy, sweetmeat, confection, sweet.3 Dulce.* * *► adjetivo1 (gen) sweet2 (clima) mild3 figurado soft, gentle\dulce de membrillo quince jelly* * *1. adj.1) sweet2) gentle2. noun m.candy, sweet* * *1. ADJ1) [caramelo, galleta] sweetno me gusta lo dulce — I don't like sweet things, I don't have a very sweet tooth
2) (=suave) [metal, sonido, voz] soft; [carácter] gentle; [clima] mild; [música] sweet2.ADV softly3. SM1) (=caramelo) sweet, candy (EEUU)dulce de leche — Arg caramelized condensed milk
4) And (=paleta) lollipop* * *Ia) <fruta/vino> sweetestá muy dulce — it's very/too sweet
b) < agua> freshIIa) (AmL exc RPl) ( golosina) candy (AmE), sweet (BrE)b) (RPl) ( mermelada) jamdulce de frutilla/durazno — strawberry/peach jam
c) (AmC) ( azúcar) type of sugarloafd) dulces masculino plural ( cosas dulces) sweet things (pl)* * *= gentle [gentler -comp., gentlest -sup.], sugary, mellifluous.Ex. Melanie Stanton broke into a gentle laugh as she recalled him executing a shuffling fandango and announcing mischievously, 'Women in the SLA, get ready, here I come!'.Ex. Sugary soft-drinks are over 20 times more popular than fresh fruit drinks and milk combined.Ex. Many thrushes sing complex mellifluous songs that delight human listeners.----* dulce de membrillo = quince jelly.* dulces = confectionery.* gustar mucho lo dulce = have + a sweet tooth.* gusto por lo dulce = sweet tooth.* maíz dulce = sweet corn.* pez de agua dulce = freshwater fish.* sabor dulce = sweetness.* tortuga de agua dulce = terrapin.* vino dulce = sweet wine.* * *Ia) <fruta/vino> sweetestá muy dulce — it's very/too sweet
b) < agua> freshIIa) (AmL exc RPl) ( golosina) candy (AmE), sweet (BrE)b) (RPl) ( mermelada) jamdulce de frutilla/durazno — strawberry/peach jam
c) (AmC) ( azúcar) type of sugarloafd) dulces masculino plural ( cosas dulces) sweet things (pl)* * *= gentle [gentler -comp., gentlest -sup.], sugary, mellifluous.Ex: Melanie Stanton broke into a gentle laugh as she recalled him executing a shuffling fandango and announcing mischievously, 'Women in the SLA, get ready, here I come!'.
Ex: Sugary soft-drinks are over 20 times more popular than fresh fruit drinks and milk combined.Ex: Many thrushes sing complex mellifluous songs that delight human listeners.* dulce de membrillo = quince jelly.* dulces = confectionery.* gustar mucho lo dulce = have + a sweet tooth.* gusto por lo dulce = sweet tooth.* maíz dulce = sweet corn.* pez de agua dulce = freshwater fish.* sabor dulce = sweetness.* tortuga de agua dulce = terrapin.* vino dulce = sweet wine.* * *1 ‹fruta/vino› sweeteste vino es dulce this wine is sweet, this is a sweet wineestá muy dulce it's very/too sweetno soy muy amiga de lo dulce I'm not very fond of sweet things, I don't have a very sweet toothprefiero lo dulce a lo salado I prefer sweet things to savory ones2 ‹agua› freshpez de agua dulce freshwater fish3 ‹persona› gentle, kind; ‹sonrisa/voz› sweet; ‹música› soft, sweettiene un carácter muy dulce she's very sweet-natured, she has a very sweet o mild naturetengo muy dulces recuerdos de aquella época I have very fond memories of that timeCompuesto:( esp AmL): durante la dulce espera during my/her pregnancy, while I/she was expecting2 ( RPl) (mermelada) jamdulce de frutilla/durazno strawberry/peach jamCompuestos:( RPl) caramel spread ( made by boiling down milk and sugar)quince jelly‹cantar› sweetlyhabla muy dulce she speaks very softly* * *
dulce adjetivo
‹sonrisa/voz› sweet;
‹ música› soft, sweet
■ sustantivo masculino
d)
dulce
I adjetivo
1 (al gusto) sweet
2 (cariñoso, delicado) gentle 3 agua dulce, fresh water
II sustantivo masculino
1 Culin (pastel) cake
dulce de membrillo, quince jelly o preserves
2 (caramelo) sweet, US candy
' dulce' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
agua
- cambio
- cangrejo
- carácter
- caramelo
- empalagar
- empalagosa
- empalagoso
- flauta
- gustillo
- membrillo
- mermelada
- pimentón
- rabiar
- salada
- salado
- temperamento
- vino
- alga
- bocadillo
- budín
- chancaca
- chuchería
- crema
- flan
- galleta
- golosina
- goloso
- gomita
- laguna
- licor
- lo
- manjar
- más
- muy
- paleta
- pan
- papa
- pastel
- saber
- seco
- yema
English:
ale
- bun
- caramel
- fondant
- fragrance
- fresh
- freshwater
- frosting
- fudge
- gentle
- mellow
- paprika
- pie
- recorder
- revenge
- rich
- sugary
- sweet
- terrapin
- water
- candy
- flap
- home
- jam
- muffin
- short
- Turkish
* * *♦ adj1. [sabor] sweet;ha quedado demasiado dulce it's too sweet;este café está muy dulce this coffee's very sweet;le gusta todo lo dulce she loves anything sweet;esta infusión se toma dulce you drink this tea with sugar2. [agua] fresh;la pesca en agua dulce freshwater fishing3. [persona, carácter] sweet, gentle, mild4. [mirada, sonrisa] tender, sweet;[voz, sonido, música] mellow, sweet; [recuerdo] sweet;sus años dulces his golden years;estar en un momento dulce to be on o riding the crest of a wave;el actor se halla en un momento dulce de su carrera the actor is at a high point in his career;Amla dulce espera pregnancy;cuando estaba en la dulce espera when she was pregnant♦ nm1. [caramelo, postre] sweet;[pastel] cake, pastry; RP [mermelada] jam;me encanta el dulce [todo lo dulce] I love sweet things;Fama nadie le amarga un dulce everyone enjoys a treat;de dulce [muy bien] marvellously;su madre cocina de dulce her mother cooks like a dreamCol, RP dulce de leche = toffee pudding made with caramelized milk;dulce de membrillo quince jelly♦ adv[dulcemente] sweetly* * *I adj sweet; fig: carácter gentleII m candy, Brsweet;dulces sweet things* * *dulce adv: sweetly, softlydulce adj1) : sweet2) : mild, gentle, mellow♦ dulcemente advdulce nm: candy, sweet* * *dulce1 adj1. (en general) sweet2. (persona) sweet / gentle3. (agua) freshdulce2 n sweet -
4 meloso
adj.1 smooth-tongued, smooth-talking, cajoling.2 syrupy, mellow, honeyed, sweet.* * *► adjetivo1 (dulce) sweet, honeyed; (empalagoso) sickly* * *ADJ1) (=dulce) sweet2) (=empalagoso) [persona, voz] sickly-sweet; [canción, música] schmaltzy, sickly-sweet* * *- sa adjetivoa) ( pringoso) stickyb) < persona> sickly-sweet, sugary; <música/canción> schmaltzy, slushy; < voz> sickly-sweet* * *= mellifluous, mellow [mellower -comp., mellowest -sup.].Ex. Many thrushes sing complex mellifluous songs that delight human listeners.Ex. People become more ' mellow' in response to negative emotions over their lifetime, research suggests.* * *- sa adjetivoa) ( pringoso) stickyb) < persona> sickly-sweet, sugary; <música/canción> schmaltzy, slushy; < voz> sickly-sweet* * *= mellifluous, mellow [mellower -comp., mellowest -sup.].Ex: Many thrushes sing complex mellifluous songs that delight human listeners.
Ex: People become more ' mellow' in response to negative emotions over their lifetime, research suggests.* * *meloso -sa1 (pringoso) sticky2 ‹persona› sickly-sweet, sugary; ‹música/canción› schmaltzy, slushy; ‹voz› sickly-sweet3 ‹color› honey-colored** * *
meloso◊ -sa adjetivo ‹persona/voz› sickly-sweet;
‹música/canción› schmaltzy, slushy
meloso,-a adjetivo sweet, honeyed
' meloso' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
melosa
English:
smooth
- sugary
* * *meloso, -a adj1. [fruta] sweet2. [persona] [dulce] sweet;[empalagoso] sickly* * *adj famsickly sweet* * *meloso, -sa adj1) : honeyed, sweet2) empalagoso: cloying, saccharine -
5 tordo
adj.1 black-and-white-colored, grey, grayish, dapple-grey.2 clumsy, sloppy.m.1 thrush, throstle.2 ocellated wrasse, Mediterranean wrasse.3 medic, Medical Doctor.* * *► adjetivo1 dapple-grey1 (pájaro) thrush————————1 (pájaro) thrush* * *1.ADJ dappled, dapple-grey2.SM (Orn) thrush* * *I- da adjetivo dappled, dapple-gray*II- da masculino, femeninoa) ( caballo) dapple, dapple-gray*b) ( pájaro) thrush* * *= thrush.Ex. Many thrushes sing complex mellifluous songs that delight human listeners.* * *I- da adjetivo dappled, dapple-gray*II- da masculino, femeninoa) ( caballo) dapple, dapple-gray*b) ( pájaro) thrush* * *= thrush.Ex: Many thrushes sing complex mellifluous songs that delight human listeners.
* * *dappled, dapple-gray*masculine, feminine1 (caballo) dapple, dapple-gray*Compuestos:dipper, water ouzelcowbird* * *
tordo◊ -da sustantivo masculino, femenino
tordo,-a
I adjetivo & sustantivo masculino y femenino dapple-grey
II m Orn (pájaro) thrush
' tordo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
torda
English:
thrush
- robin
* * *tordo, -a♦ adjdappled♦ nm,f[caballo] dapple♦ nm1. [pájaro] thrush2. Arg, CAm, Chile [estornino] starling* * *m1 pájaro thrush2 caballo dapple-gray, Brdapple-grey* * *tordo nmzorzal: thrush -
6 zorzal
m.thrush (ave).* * *1 (ave) thrush\zorzal alirrojo redwingzorzal charlo mistle thrushzorzal real fieldfare* * *SM1) (=ave) thrush2) (=hombre listo) shrewd man; (=hombre taimado) sly fellow* * *masculino (Zool) thrush* * *= thrush.Ex. Many thrushes sing complex mellifluous songs that delight human listeners.* * *masculino (Zool) thrush* * *= thrush.Ex: Many thrushes sing complex mellifluous songs that delight human listeners.
* * *A ( Zool) thrush* * *
zorzal sustantivo masculino
thrush
zorzal m Orn thrush
' zorzal' also found in these entries:
English:
thrush
* * *zorzal nm1. [ave] song thrushzorzal alirrojo redwing;zorzal charlo mistle thrush;zorzal real fieldfare2. [hombre astuto] sly o cunning person* * *m ZO thrush* * *zorzal nm: thrush -
7 melodioso
adj.melodious, musical, mellifluous, ariose.* * *► adjetivo1 melodious* * *ADJ melodious, tuneful* * *- sa adjetivo melodious, tuneful* * *= mellow [mellower -comp., mellowest -sup.,].Nota: Generalmente con música, sonido o instrumento musical.Ex. The mouthpiece of the trombone is larger than that of a trumpet, and gives the instrument a more mellow sound.* * *- sa adjetivo melodious, tuneful* * *= mellow [mellower -comp., mellowest -sup.,].Nota: Generalmente con música, sonido o instrumento musical.Ex: The mouthpiece of the trombone is larger than that of a trumpet, and gives the instrument a more mellow sound.
* * *melodioso -samelodious, tuneful* * *
melodioso◊ -sa adjetivo
melodious, tuneful
' melodioso' also found in these entries:
English:
melodious
- sweet
- tuneful
* * *melodioso, -a adjmelodious* * *adj melodious* * *melodioso, -sa adj: melodious
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mellifluous — index eloquent Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
mellifluous — (adj.) early 15c., sweet, pleasing (of an odor, a style of speaking or writing, etc.), from L.L. mellifluus flowing with (or as if with) honey, from L. mel (gen. mellis) honey (related to Gk. meli honey; see MELISSA (Cf. Melissa)) + fluus flowing … Etymology dictionary
mellifluous — [adj] smooth and sweet sounding agreeable, dulcet, euphonic, fluid, harmonic, honeyed, mellow, pleasing, resonant, songful, soothing, symphonious, tuned, tuneful; concept 594 … New thesaurus
mellifluous — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ pleasingly smooth and musical to hear. DERIVATIVES mellifluously adverb mellifluousness noun. ORIGIN from Latin mel honey + fluere to flow … English terms dictionary
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mellifluous — adjective Etymology: Middle English mellyfluous, from Late Latin mellifluus, from Latin mell , mel honey + fluere to flow; akin to Gothic milith honey, Greek melit , meli Date: 15th century 1. having a smooth rich flow < a mellifluous voice > 2.… … New Collegiate Dictionary
mellifluous — adj. Mellifluous is used with these nouns: ↑tone, ↑voice … Collocations dictionary
mellifluous — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. resonant, smooth, liquid; see harmonious 1 , melodious , musical 1 . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) (VOCABULARY WORD) a. [muh LIF loo us] sweet sounding and smooth. The mellifluous tones echoed quietly across the stage.… … English dictionary for students