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mojigato

  • 1 mojigato

    adj.
    prudish, hypocritical, straight-laced, straitlaced.
    m.
    prude, prig, goody-goody.
    * * *
    1 (gazmoño) prudish; (falso) sanctimonious
    ► nombre masculino,nombre femenino
    1 (gazmoño) prude; (falso) sanctimonious person
    * * *
    mojigato, -a
    1.
    ADJ (=santurrón) sanctimonious; (=puritano) prudish, strait-laced
    2.
    SM / F (=santurrón) sanctimonious person; (=puritano) prude
    * * *
    I
    - ta adjetivo prudish, straitlaced
    II
    - ta masculino, femenino prude
    * * *
    = prude, prudish, sanctimonious, prim [primmer -comp., primmest -sup.], straitlaced [strait-laced].
    Ex. For her refusal, Isabella has received a great deal of blame from subsequent critics, who call her a hard-hearted prude.
    Ex. In his outward appearance Hitler showed himself as a prudish & ascetic person, overly concerned with personal cleanliness.
    Ex. These denunciations make libraries look both sanctimonious and hypocritical for trying to save the world when they have failed to put ther own house in order.
    Ex. I am really liking buttoned-up, very prim, demure-to-the-point-of-invisibility dresses lately.
    Ex. Three years later, when he was fifteen, he slipped into Rachel's bedroom and her straitlaced mother caught them petting and giggling on the side of the bed.
    * * *
    I
    - ta adjetivo prudish, straitlaced
    II
    - ta masculino, femenino prude
    * * *
    = prude, prudish, sanctimonious, prim [primmer -comp., primmest -sup.], straitlaced [strait-laced].

    Ex: For her refusal, Isabella has received a great deal of blame from subsequent critics, who call her a hard-hearted prude.

    Ex: In his outward appearance Hitler showed himself as a prudish & ascetic person, overly concerned with personal cleanliness.
    Ex: These denunciations make libraries look both sanctimonious and hypocritical for trying to save the world when they have failed to put ther own house in order.
    Ex: I am really liking buttoned-up, very prim, demure-to-the-point-of-invisibility dresses lately.
    Ex: Three years later, when he was fifteen, he slipped into Rachel's bedroom and her straitlaced mother caught them petting and giggling on the side of the bed.

    * * *
    mojigato1 -ta
    prudish, straitlaced, puritanical
    mojigato2 -ta
    masculine, feminine
    prude
    * * *

    mojigato
    ◊ -ta adjetivo

    prudish
    ■ sustantivo masculino, femenino
    prude
    mojigato,-a
    I adjetivo prudish
    II sustantivo masculino y femenino prude

    ' mojigato' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    mojigata
    - ñoña
    - ñoño
    - gazmoño
    - melindroso
    - puritano
    - zanahoria
    English:
    prig
    - priggish
    - prude
    - sanctimonious
    - uptight
    - prim
    - prudish
    * * *
    mojigato, -a
    ♦ adj
    1. [beato] prudish
    2. [falsamente humilde] sanctimonious
    ♦ nm,f
    1. [beato] prude
    2. [persona falsamente humilde] sanctimonious person
    * * *
    I adj prudish
    II m, mojigata f prude
    * * *
    mojigato, -ta adj
    : prudish, prim
    mojigato, -ta n
    : prude, prig

    Spanish-English dictionary > mojigato

  • 2 mojigato

    • hypocritical
    • prig
    • prudish
    • straight-laced
    • straitlaced

    Diccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > mojigato

  • 3 ser mojigato

    • be prudish

    Diccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > ser mojigato

  • 4 ser mojigato

    v.
    to be prudish.

    Spanish-English dictionary > ser mojigato

  • 5 timorato

    adj.
    timorous, timid, easily frightened.
    * * *
    1 (tímido) shy, timid
    2 (mojigato) prudish
    * * *
    ADJ
    1) (=tímido) lily-livered, spineless
    2) (=mojigato) sanctimonious, prudish
    3) (=que teme a Dios) God-fearing
    * * *
    I
    - ta adjetivo
    1) ( temeroso) spineless, gutless
    2) ( mojigato) prudish
    II
    - ta masculino, femenino
    1) ( temeroso) coward
    2) ( mojigato) prude
    * * *
    = shy [shier/shyer -comp., shiest/shyest -sup.], timid, timorous.
    Ex. One is the written word, letters to LC, and no one is particularly shy on that score nor should be.
    Ex. We will not accomplish that by being timid or by giving our profession a fresh coat of paint.
    Ex. Even on his pet subject of mathematics, Wilson is a timorous exegete.
    * * *
    I
    - ta adjetivo
    1) ( temeroso) spineless, gutless
    2) ( mojigato) prudish
    II
    - ta masculino, femenino
    1) ( temeroso) coward
    2) ( mojigato) prude
    * * *
    = shy [shier/shyer -comp., shiest/shyest -sup.], timid, timorous.

    Ex: One is the written word, letters to LC, and no one is particularly shy on that score nor should be.

    Ex: We will not accomplish that by being timid or by giving our profession a fresh coat of paint.
    Ex: Even on his pet subject of mathematics, Wilson is a timorous exegete.

    * * *
    timorato1 -ta
    A (temeroso) spineless, gutless
    B (mojigato) prudish
    timorato2 -ta
    masculine, feminine
    A (temeroso) wimp ( colloq), coward
    es un timorato he's a wimp o a coward, he has no guts
    B (mojigato) prude
    * * *

    timorato,-a adjetivo
    1 God-fearing
    2 weak, feeble-spirited
    ' timorato' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    timorata
    English:
    wet
    * * *
    timorato, -a adj
    1. [mojigato] prudish
    2. [tímido] fearful
    * * *
    I adj
    1 ( mojigato) prudish
    2 ( tímido) gutless, spineless
    II m, timorata f
    1 ( mojigato) prude
    2 ( persona tímida) wimp fam, coward
    * * *
    timorato, -ta adj
    1) : timorous
    2) : sanctimonious

    Spanish-English dictionary > timorato

  • 6 puritano

    adj.
    puritan, puritanical, straight-laced, prudish.
    m.
    puritan, prude, bluenose.
    * * *
    1 puritan, puritanic
    ► nombre masculino,nombre femenino
    1 puritan
    * * *
    puritano, -a
    1. ADJ
    1) (Rel) Puritan
    2) [actitud tradición] puritanical, puritan
    2. SM / F
    1) (Rel) Puritan
    2) (fig) puritan
    * * *
    I
    - na adjetivo (Relig) Puritanical, Puritan (before n); ( mojigato) puritanical
    II
    - na masculino, femenino (Relig) Puritan; ( mojigato) puritan
    * * *
    = puritan, prude, prudish, straitlaced [strait-laced].
    Ex. This is the 'reference librarian as puritan' syndrome, to use William A Katz's trenchant phrase.
    Ex. For her refusal, Isabella has received a great deal of blame from subsequent critics, who call her a hard-hearted prude.
    Ex. In his outward appearance Hitler showed himself as a prudish & ascetic person, overly concerned with personal cleanliness.
    Ex. Three years later, when he was fifteen, he slipped into Rachel's bedroom and her straitlaced mother caught them petting and giggling on the side of the bed.
    * * *
    I
    - na adjetivo (Relig) Puritanical, Puritan (before n); ( mojigato) puritanical
    II
    - na masculino, femenino (Relig) Puritan; ( mojigato) puritan
    * * *
    = puritan, prude, prudish, straitlaced [strait-laced].

    Ex: This is the 'reference librarian as puritan' syndrome, to use William A Katz's trenchant phrase.

    Ex: For her refusal, Isabella has received a great deal of blame from subsequent critics, who call her a hard-hearted prude.
    Ex: In his outward appearance Hitler showed himself as a prudish & ascetic person, overly concerned with personal cleanliness.
    Ex: Three years later, when he was fifteen, he slipped into Rachel's bedroom and her straitlaced mother caught them petting and giggling on the side of the bed.

    * * *
    puritano1 -na
    1 ( Relig) Puritanical, Puritan ( before n)
    2 (mojigato) puritanical
    puritano2 -na
    masculine, feminine
    1 ( Relig) Puritan
    2 (mojigato) puritan
    * * *

    puritano
    ◊ -na adjetivo (Relig) Puritanical, Puritan ( before n);


    ( mojigato) puritanical
    ■ sustantivo masculino, femenino (Relig) Puritan;
    ( mojigato) puritan
    puritano,-a
    I adjetivo puritanical
    II sustantivo masculino y femenino
    1 puritan
    2 Rel Puritan
    ' puritano' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    puritana
    English:
    puritan
    - puritanical
    - strait
    * * *
    puritano, -a
    ♦ adj
    1. Rel puritan
    2. [mojigato] puritanical
    ♦ nm,f
    1. Rel puritan
    2. [mojigato] puritan
    * * *
    I adj puritanical
    II m, puritana f puritan
    * * *
    puritano, -na adj
    : puritanical, puritan
    puritano, -na n
    1) : Puritan
    2) : puritan

    Spanish-English dictionary > puritano

  • 7 mocho

    adj.
    1 dehorned, hornless.
    2 blunt.
    3 prudish, goody-goody, puritan.
    f. & m.
    prude, bigot, prig.
    pres.indicat.
    1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: mochar.
    * * *
    1 (torre) flat-topped; (árbol) lopped, pollarded
    ————————
    * * *
    mocho, -a
    1. ADJ
    1) (=desafilado) blunt, short
    2) [árbol] lopped, pollarded; [vaca] hornless, polled; [torre] flat-topped; [muñón] stubby
    3) (=mutilado) mutilated; Caribe (=manco) one-armed
    4) And (=grande) big, huge
    5) Méx (=reaccionario) reactionary; (=beato) sanctimonious
    2. SM / F
    1) CAm * (=huérfano) orphan
    2) Méx (=reaccionario) reactionary; (=beato) sanctimonious person
    3. SM
    1) [de utensilio] blunt end, thick end; [de cigarrillo] butt
    2) * (=carga) = mochuelo 2)
    3) And, Caribe * (=caballo) nag
    * * *
    I
    - cha adjetivo (fam) <buey/toro> with its horns cut off; <lápiz/cuchillo> blunt
    II
    - cha masculino, femenino
    1) (Col, Méx, Ven)
    2) (Méx) ( mojigato) prude
    3) mocho masculino (Col fam) ( caballo) horse; ( rocinante) (fam & pey) nag (colloq & pej)
    * * *
    Ex. Beginning in the far corner of the room, apply a thin coating of floor wax with a new (or perfectly clean) mop-head.
    ----
    * mocho de fregona = mop-head.
    * * *
    I
    - cha adjetivo (fam) <buey/toro> with its horns cut off; <lápiz/cuchillo> blunt
    II
    - cha masculino, femenino
    1) (Col, Méx, Ven)
    2) (Méx) ( mojigato) prude
    3) mocho masculino (Col fam) ( caballo) horse; ( rocinante) (fam & pey) nag (colloq & pej)
    * * *

    Ex: Beginning in the far corner of the room, apply a thin coating of floor wax with a new (or perfectly clean) mop-head.

    * mocho de fregona = mop-head.

    * * *
    A
    1 ( fam); ‹buey/toro› polled, with its horns cut off; ‹lápiz/cuchillo› blunt
    el jardinero dejó todos los pinos mochos the gardener lopped (the tops off) all the pine trees
    tiene un brazo mocho he's missing an arm, he only has one arm
    la máquina le dejó el dedo mocho the machine sliced o chopped the top off his finger
    2
    (Chi, Esp fam) (pelado): me dejaron mocho they chopped all my hair off ( colloq), they scalped me ( colloq)
    3 ( Ven fam) ‹melena/pelo› short
    B ( Méx) (mojigato) prudish
    ( Méx fam): habla medio mocho he doesn't pronounce his words clearly
    masculine, feminine
    A (Col, Méx) manco2 m,f A. (↑ manco (2))
    B ( Méx) (mojigato) prude
    hecho la mocha ( Méx fam): pasó hecha la mocha a su clase she whizzed past on the way to her class
    se fue hecho la mocha he dashed off
    C
    * * *
    mocho, -a
    ♦ adj
    1. [extremo, punta] blunt;
    [árbol] lopped
    2. Méx Fam Pey [beato] holier-than-thou
    3. Méx Fam Pey [mojigato] prudish, straitlaced
    4. RP, Ven Fam [mutilado]
    tiene un brazo mocho he has lost an arm, he only has one arm;
    la pata de la silla está mocha the chair has a leg missing;
    mi gato está mocho de una oreja my cat only has one ear
    5. RP, Ven Fam [corto] too short
    ♦ nm
    [fregona] mop
    ♦ nm,f
    Méx Fam Pey
    1. [beato] holy Joe
    2. [mojigato]
    las mochas de la oficina se asustaron con mi escote the straight-laced old prudes at the office got a shock when they saw my neckline
    * * *
    I adj blunt
    II m (blunt) end

    Spanish-English dictionary > mocho

  • 8 melindroso

    adj.
    affected, choosy, fastidious, finicky.
    * * *
    1 finicky, affected
    * * *
    ADJ (=afectado) affected; (=aprensivo) squeamish; (=mojigato) prudish; (=quisquilloso) finicky, fussy
    * * *
    - sa adjetivo
    a) ( remilgado) affected
    b) (Méx) ( delicado) choosy, finicky
    c) ( mojigato) prudish
    * * *
    = finicky [finickier -comp., finickiest -sup.], picky [pickier -comp., pickiest -sup.].
    Ex. After all, even a healthy cat can become finicky when offered an unfamiliar meal.
    Ex. If by chance she gets close to a boy that she likes she suddenly get very picky and think of all his negative points.
    ----
    * ser muy melindroso = be picky.
    * ser muy melindroso con la comida = be a picky eater.
    * ser muy melindroso para comer = be a picky eater.
    * * *
    - sa adjetivo
    a) ( remilgado) affected
    b) (Méx) ( delicado) choosy, finicky
    c) ( mojigato) prudish
    * * *
    = finicky [finickier -comp., finickiest -sup.], picky [pickier -comp., pickiest -sup.].

    Ex: After all, even a healthy cat can become finicky when offered an unfamiliar meal.

    Ex: If by chance she gets close to a boy that she likes she suddenly get very picky and think of all his negative points.
    * ser muy melindroso = be picky.
    * ser muy melindroso con la comida = be a picky eater.
    * ser muy melindroso para comer = be a picky eater.

    * * *
    1 (remilgado) affected
    2 ( Méx) (delicado) choosy, picky, finicky
    3 (gazmoño) prudish
    * * *

    melindroso
    ◊ -sa adjetivo


    b) (Méx) ( delicado) choosy, finicky


    melindroso,-a
    I adjetivo fussy, fastidious
    II sustantivo masculino y femenino fussy o fastidious person
    ' melindroso' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    melindrosa
    - tiquismiquis
    - delicado
    English:
    choosy
    - picky
    * * *
    melindroso, -a
    ♦ adj
    affectedly scrupulous o fussy
    ♦ nm,f
    affectedly scrupulous o fussy person
    * * *
    adj affected
    * * *
    melindroso, -sa adj
    1) : affected
    2) : fussy, finicky
    melindroso, -sa n
    : finicky person, fussbudget

    Spanish-English dictionary > melindroso

  • 9 gazmoño

    adj.
    prudish, priggish, puritan, self-righteous.
    m.
    prude, prig, nice Nelly.
    * * *
    1 prudish
    * * *
    - ña adjetivo ( pudoroso) prudish; ( mojigato) sanctimonious
    * * *
    - ña adjetivo ( pudoroso) prudish; ( mojigato) sanctimonious
    * * *
    gazmoño1 -ña
    1 (pudoroso) straitlaced, prudish, prim and proper
    2 (remilgado) fussy, prim
    3 (santurrón) sanctimonious, priggish
    gazmoño2 -ña
    masculine, feminine
    1 (pudoroso) straitlaced person, prude
    2 (remilgado) fussy person
    3 (santurrón) sanctimonious person, prig
    * * *

    gazmoño
    ◊ -ña adjetivo ( pudoroso) prudish;


    ( mojigato) sanctimonious
    ' gazmoño' also found in these entries:
    English:
    sanctimonious
    * * *
    gazmoño, -a
    ♦ adj
    sanctimonious, priggish
    ♦ nm,f
    prig
    * * *
    I adj
    1 ( recatado) prudish
    2 ( santurrón) sanctimonious
    II m, gazmoña f
    1 ( recatado) prude
    2 ( santurrón) sanctimonious person
    * * *
    gazmoño, -ña adj
    : prudish, prim
    gazmoño, -ña n
    mojigato: prude, prig

    Spanish-English dictionary > gazmoño

  • 10 zanahoria

    f.
    carrot.
    * * *
    1 carrot
    * * *
    noun f.
    * * *
    1.
    palo 1)
    2.
    SMF Cono Sur * (=imbécil) idiot, nitwit *; (=desmañado) clumsy oaf; (=pobre) poor wretch
    * * *
    I
    a) (RPl fam) ( tonto) stupid
    b) (Ven fam) ( anticuado) square (colloq)
    II
    1) (Bot, Coc) carrot
    2) zanahoria masculino y femenino
    a) (RPl fam) ( tonto) idiot, nerd (colloq)
    b) (Ven fam) ( mojigato) strailaced person; ( anticuado) old fogey (colloq)
    * * *
    = carrot, teaser, loss-leader.
    Nota: Artículo ofrecido en oferta como gancho para atraer clientes aunque la empresa lo esté vendiendo por debajo de su coste.
    Ex. The author offers a response to a question on orange pigmentation of the skin after consuming carrots or apricots.
    Ex. The Internet is the ideal place to offer the ' teaser' -- the 'hot' item or service which leads consumers in to buy the other products offered by the company.
    Ex. The Internet is the ideal place to offer the ' loss-leader,' the item or service offered cheap, in the hope that consumers will investigate and buy the others.
    ----
    * zanahoria baby = baby carrot.
    * * *
    I
    a) (RPl fam) ( tonto) stupid
    b) (Ven fam) ( anticuado) square (colloq)
    II
    1) (Bot, Coc) carrot
    2) zanahoria masculino y femenino
    a) (RPl fam) ( tonto) idiot, nerd (colloq)
    b) (Ven fam) ( mojigato) strailaced person; ( anticuado) old fogey (colloq)
    * * *
    = carrot, teaser, loss-leader.
    Nota: Artículo ofrecido en oferta como gancho para atraer clientes aunque la empresa lo esté vendiendo por debajo de su coste.

    Ex: The author offers a response to a question on orange pigmentation of the skin after consuming carrots or apricots.

    Ex: The Internet is the ideal place to offer the ' teaser' -- the 'hot' item or service which leads consumers in to buy the other products offered by the company.
    Ex: The Internet is the ideal place to offer the ' loss-leader,' the item or service offered cheap, in the hope that consumers will investigate and buy the others.
    * zanahoria baby = baby carrot.

    * * *
    1 ( RPl fam) (tonto) stupid
    ¡qué tipo más zanahoria! what a stupid guy!, what a nerd! ( colloq)
    2 ( Ven fam) (anticuado) square ( colloq)
    A ( Bot, Coc) carrot
    B
    1 ( RPl fam) (tonto) idiot, nerd ( colloq)
    2 ( Ven fam) (anticuado) old fogey ( colloq)
    * * *

     

    zanahoria adjetivo
    a) (RPl fam) ( tonto) stupid

    b) (Ven fam) ( anticuado) square (colloq)

    ■ sustantivo masculino y femenino
    a) (RPl fam) ( tonto) idiot, nerd (colloq)

    b) (Ven fam) ( mojigato) straitlaced person;

    ( anticuado) old fogey (colloq)
    ■ sustantivo femenino (Bot, Coc) carrot
    zanahoria f Agr Bot carrot
    ' zanahoria' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    pelar
    - trozo
    English:
    carrot
    - coleslaw
    - ginger
    - slaw
    * * *
    ♦ nf
    [verdura] carrot
    ♦ nmf
    Andes, RP, Ven Fam [ingenuo] sucker; [aburrido, sin vicios] nerd
    * * *
    f carrot
    * * *
    : carrot
    * * *
    zanahoria n carrot

    Spanish-English dictionary > zanahoria

  • 11 cucufato

    m.
    hypocrite; prude (mojigato); nut (loco). (Andes)
    * * *
    cucufato, -a * And, Cono Sur
    1.
    ADJ (=hipócrita) hypocritical, two-faced *; (=mojigato) prudish
    2.
    SM / F (=hipócrita) hypocrite; (=mojigato) prude; (=loco) nut **
    * * *
    - ta adjetivo
    a) (Chi fam) ( chiflado) nuts (colloq)
    b) (Per) ( beato) sanctimonious
    * * *
    - ta adjetivo
    a) (Chi fam) ( chiflado) nuts (colloq)
    b) (Per) ( beato) sanctimonious
    * * *
    1 ( Chi fam) (chiflado) nuts ( colloq), crazy ( colloq)
    2 ( Per) (beato) sanctimonious, over-devout
    * * *
    1. Bol, Perú [beato] sanctimonious person
    2. CSur Fam [chiflado] loony, nut

    Spanish-English dictionary > cucufato

  • 12 zanahorio

    - ria adjetivo (Col fam) ( mojigato) straitlaced; ( anticuado) square (colloq)
    * * *
    - ria adjetivo (Col fam) ( mojigato) straitlaced; ( anticuado) square (colloq)
    * * *
    ( Col fam)
    1 (mojigato) straitlaced
    es una niña muy zanahoria she's so straitlaced, she's such a prig
    2 (anticuado) square ( colloq)
    * * *
    zanahorio, -a adj
    Col Fam square, nerdy

    Spanish-English dictionary > zanahorio

  • 13 mojigata

    adj.
    deceitful, hypocritical, hypocritic.
    f.
    feminine of MOJIGATO.
    f. & m.
    dissembler, hypocrite (hipócrita), a person who affects humility and servile submission to obtain his end.
    * * *

    mojigato,-a
    I adjetivo prudish
    II sustantivo masculino y femenino prude
    * * *
    I adj prudish
    II m, mojigata f prude

    Spanish-English dictionary > mojigata

  • 14 pazguato

    adj.
    prudish, doltish, old-maidish.
    m.
    simpleton, prude, dolt.
    * * *
    1 (gazmoño) prudish
    ► nombre masculino,nombre femenino
    1 (gazmoño) prude; (tonto) nincompoop
    * * *
    ADJ
    1) (=necio) simple, stupid
    2) (=remilgado) prudish
    * * *
    I
    - ta adjetivo (fam) dopey (colloq)
    II
    - ta masculino, femenino (fam) dope (colloq)
    * * *
    = simp, deadhead, nincompoop.
    Ex. This collection of videos pays tribute to nincompoops, deadheads and simps: people who walk into sliding glass doors and out of public restrooms with toilet paper trailing from one of their shoes.
    Ex. This collection of videos pays tribute to nincompoops, deadheads and simps: people who walk into sliding glass doors and out of public restrooms with toilet paper trailing from one of their shoes.
    Ex. This collection of videos pays tribute to nincompoops, deadheads and simps: people who walk into sliding glass doors and out of public restrooms with toilet paper trailing from one of their shoes.
    * * *
    I
    - ta adjetivo (fam) dopey (colloq)
    II
    - ta masculino, femenino (fam) dope (colloq)
    * * *
    = simp, deadhead, nincompoop.

    Ex: This collection of videos pays tribute to nincompoops, deadheads and simps: people who walk into sliding glass doors and out of public restrooms with toilet paper trailing from one of their shoes.

    Ex: This collection of videos pays tribute to nincompoops, deadheads and simps: people who walk into sliding glass doors and out of public restrooms with toilet paper trailing from one of their shoes.
    Ex: This collection of videos pays tribute to nincompoops, deadheads and simps: people who walk into sliding glass doors and out of public restrooms with toilet paper trailing from one of their shoes.

    * * *
    pazguato1 -ta
    ( fam); dopey ( colloq), dumb ( AmE colloq)
    pazguato2 -ta
    masculine, feminine
    ( fam); dope ( colloq), dummy ( colloq)
    * * *
    pazguato, -a, RP pazcuato, -a Fam
    ♦ adj
    1. [simple] simple
    2. [mojigato] prudish
    ♦ nm,f
    1. [simple] simpleton
    2. [mojigato] prude
    * * *
    I adj dopey fam, dumb fam
    II m, pazguata f dope fam, dummy fam

    Spanish-English dictionary > pazguato

  • 15 remilgado

    adj.
    finicky, fastidious, affected, fussy.
    f. & m.
    fussbudget, fuddy-duddy, fuddy.
    past part.
    past participle of spanish verb: remilgarse.
    * * *
    1→ link=remilgarse remilgarse
    1 (afectado) affected
    2 (con la comida) fussy, finicky
    3 (mojigato) prudish
    * * *
    ADJ
    1) (=melindroso) finicky, fussy, particular
    2) (=mojigato) prudish, prim
    3) (=afectado) affected
    * * *
    - da adjetivo fussy
    * * *
    = prissy [prissier -comp., prissiest -sup.], prim [primmer -comp., primmest -sup.], finicky [finickier -comp., finickiest -sup.], fusspot, fussbudget.
    Ex. It is especially important that the classroom not be dominated by a ' prissy' middle-class atmosphere.
    Ex. I am really liking buttoned-up, very prim, demure-to-the-point-of-invisibility dresses lately.
    Ex. After all, even a healthy cat can become finicky when offered an unfamiliar meal.
    Ex. As for Steve, he traded his days as a bachelor for life with a fusspot.
    Ex. And they're playing an odd couple reminiscent of Neil Simon's classic pairing of a fussbudget and a slob.
    * * *
    - da adjetivo fussy
    * * *
    = prissy [prissier -comp., prissiest -sup.], prim [primmer -comp., primmest -sup.], finicky [finickier -comp., finickiest -sup.], fusspot, fussbudget.

    Ex: It is especially important that the classroom not be dominated by a ' prissy' middle-class atmosphere.

    Ex: I am really liking buttoned-up, very prim, demure-to-the-point-of-invisibility dresses lately.
    Ex: After all, even a healthy cat can become finicky when offered an unfamiliar meal.
    Ex: As for Steve, he traded his days as a bachelor for life with a fusspot.
    Ex: And they're playing an odd couple reminiscent of Neil Simon's classic pairing of a fussbudget and a slob.

    * * *
    fussy
    está muy sucio — ¡pero qué remilgado eres! it's filthy — oh, don't be so fussy o so fastidious o ( colloq) such a fusspot!
    es tan remilgada, no prueba nada de comida extranjera she's so fussy o particular, she won't even try foreign food
    * * *

    remilgado
    ◊ -da adjetivo

    fussy
    remilgado,-a adj pey (repipi, afectado) fussy
    (con la comida) picky

    ' remilgado' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    ñoña
    - ñoño
    - remilgada
    - melindroso
    English:
    prim
    - prissy
    - proper
    - prudish
    * * *
    remilgado, -a, Méx remilgoso, -a adj
    1. [afectado] affected
    2. [escrupuloso] squeamish;
    [con comida] fussy, finicky
    * * *
    adj fussy, finicky
    * * *
    remilgado, -da adj
    1) : prim, prudish
    2) : affected

    Spanish-English dictionary > remilgado

  • 16 santurrón

    adj.
    1 self-righteous, goody-goody, priggish, bigoted.
    2 excessively devout, overpious.
    m.
    1 overpious person, excessively pious person, excessively devout person.
    2 goody-goody, Pharisee, affectedly good person, affectedly pious person.
    * * *
    1 sanctimonious
    ► nombre masculino,nombre femenino
    1 sanctimonious person
    * * *
    santurrón, -ona
    1.
    ADJ (=mojigato) sanctimonious; (=hipócrita) hypocritical
    2.
    SM / F (=mojigato) sanctimonious person; (=hipócrita) hypocrite
    * * *
    - rrona masculino, femenino (fam) overpious o excessively devout person
    * * *
    = prude, prudish, sanctimonious, straitlaced [strait-laced].
    Ex. For her refusal, Isabella has received a great deal of blame from subsequent critics, who call her a hard-hearted prude.
    Ex. In his outward appearance Hitler showed himself as a prudish & ascetic person, overly concerned with personal cleanliness.
    Ex. These denunciations make libraries look both sanctimonious and hypocritical for trying to save the world when they have failed to put ther own house in order.
    Ex. Three years later, when he was fifteen, he slipped into Rachel's bedroom and her straitlaced mother caught them petting and giggling on the side of the bed.
    * * *
    - rrona masculino, femenino (fam) overpious o excessively devout person
    * * *
    = prude, prudish, sanctimonious, straitlaced [strait-laced].

    Ex: For her refusal, Isabella has received a great deal of blame from subsequent critics, who call her a hard-hearted prude.

    Ex: In his outward appearance Hitler showed himself as a prudish & ascetic person, overly concerned with personal cleanliness.
    Ex: These denunciations make libraries look both sanctimonious and hypocritical for trying to save the world when they have failed to put ther own house in order.
    Ex: Three years later, when he was fifteen, he slipped into Rachel's bedroom and her straitlaced mother caught them petting and giggling on the side of the bed.

    * * *
    ( fam); overpious, excessively devout
    masculine, feminine
    ( fam)
    overpious o excessively devout person
    * * *
    santurrón, -ona Pey
    ♦ adj
    sanctimonious
    ♦ nm,f
    sanctimonious person;
    ser un santurrón to be sanctimonious
    * * *
    I adj sanctimonious
    II m, santurrona f sanctimonious person, Br tb
    Holy Willie fam
    * * *
    santurrón, - rrona adj, mpl - rrones : overly pious, sanctimonious

    Spanish-English dictionary > santurrón

  • 17 pacato

    adj.
    1 prudish.
    2 excessively pacific, of a pacific nature.
    * * *
    1 familiar prudish
    * * *
    ADJ pey
    1) (=tímido) timid
    2) (=modesto) excessively modest, prudish
    * * *
    - ta adjetivo prudish, prim
    * * *
    - ta adjetivo prudish, prim
    * * *
    pacato -ta
    prudish, prim
    * * *

    pacato,-a adjetivo prudish
    ' pacato' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    pacata
    * * *
    pacato, -a
    ♦ adj
    1. [mojigato] prudish
    2. [tímido] shy
    ♦ nm,f
    [mojigato] prude
    * * *
    adj prudish, prim and proper

    Spanish-English dictionary > pacato

  • 18 gazmoñerogazmoñero, -a

    1. ADJ
    1) (=mojigato) prudish, priggish; (=puritano) strait laced; (=beato) sanctimonious
    2) (=hipócrita) hypocritical, canting
    2. SM / F
    1) (=mojigato) prude, prig; (=beato) sanctimonious person
    2) (=hipócrita) hypocrite

    Spanish-English dictionary > gazmoñerogazmoñero, -a

  • 19 gazmoñogazmoño, -a

    1. ADJ
    1) (=mojigato) prudish, priggish; (=puritano) strait laced; (=beato) sanctimonious
    2) (=hipócrita) hypocritical, canting
    2. SM / F
    1) (=mojigato) prude, prig; (=beato) sanctimonious person
    2) (=hipócrita) hypocrite

    Spanish-English dictionary > gazmoñogazmoño, -a

  • 20 timorata


    timorato,-a adjetivo
    1 God-fearing
    2 weak, feeble-spirited
    * * *
    I adj
    1 ( mojigato) prudish
    2 ( tímido) gutless, spineless
    II m, timorata f
    1 ( mojigato) prude
    2 ( persona tímida) wimp fam, coward

    Spanish-English dictionary > timorata

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