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nerdy

  • 1 friki

    = nerdy [nerdier -comp., nerdiest -sup.], nerd, geek, geeky [geekier -comp., geekiest -sup.].
    Ex. I've always considered myself something of a nerd, even back when being nerdy wasn't cool -- nowadays, everyone thinks they're a nerd.
    Ex. A stereotypical image of a teenage nerd emerged in the drawings of secondary students but not in elementary children's drawings.
    Ex. The book has the title 'The geek's guide to Internet business success'.
    Ex. At the heart of the novel is a geeky high-school student who lives in Preston, Idaho.
    ----
    * friki de la informática = computer geek, computer whiz.
    * friki informático = computer geek, computer whiz.
    * * *
    = nerdy [nerdier -comp., nerdiest -sup.], nerd, geek, geeky [geekier -comp., geekiest -sup.].

    Ex: I've always considered myself something of a nerd, even back when being nerdy wasn't cool -- nowadays, everyone thinks they're a nerd.

    Ex: A stereotypical image of a teenage nerd emerged in the drawings of secondary students but not in elementary children's drawings.
    Ex: The book has the title 'The geek's guide to Internet business success'.
    Ex: At the heart of the novel is a geeky high-school student who lives in Preston, Idaho.
    * friki de la informática = computer geek, computer whiz.
    * friki informático = computer geek, computer whiz.

    Spanish-English dictionary > friki

  • 2 friqui

    = nerdy [nerdier -comp., nerdiest -sup.], nerd, geek, geeky [geekier -comp., geekiest -sup.], freaky [freakier -comp., freakiest -sup.].
    Ex. I've always considered myself something of a nerd, even back when being nerdy wasn't cool -- nowadays, everyone thinks they're a nerd.
    Ex. A stereotypical image of a teenage nerd emerged in the drawings of secondary students but not in elementary children's drawings.
    Ex. The book has the title 'The geek's guide to Internet business success'.
    Ex. At the heart of the novel is a geeky high-school student who lives in Preston, Idaho.
    Ex. This film is really just a series of throwaway skits that the director and scriptwriter attempt to lard with parody and freaky fantasy.
    ----
    * friqui de la informática = computer geek, computer whiz.
    * friqui informático = computer geek, computer whiz.
    * * *
    = nerdy [nerdier -comp., nerdiest -sup.], nerd, geek, geeky [geekier -comp., geekiest -sup.], freaky [freakier -comp., freakiest -sup.].

    Ex: I've always considered myself something of a nerd, even back when being nerdy wasn't cool -- nowadays, everyone thinks they're a nerd.

    Ex: A stereotypical image of a teenage nerd emerged in the drawings of secondary students but not in elementary children's drawings.
    Ex: The book has the title 'The geek's guide to Internet business success'.
    Ex: At the heart of the novel is a geeky high-school student who lives in Preston, Idaho.
    Ex: This film is really just a series of throwaway skits that the director and scriptwriter attempt to lard with parody and freaky fantasy.
    * friqui de la informática = computer geek, computer whiz.
    * friqui informático = computer geek, computer whiz.

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    friqui nm
    [en fútbol] free kick

    Spanish-English dictionary > friqui

  • 3 bicho raro

    m.
    oddball, freak, odd person, odd fish.
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    oddball, weirdo
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    (adj.) = flake, freak, oddball [odd ball], kooky, rare bird, odd bird, odd fish, freak of nature, rare breed, weirdo, nerd, geek, nerdy [nerdier -comp., nerdiest -sup.], geeky [geekier -comp., geekiest -sup.]
    Ex. It's not altogether its fault because the critics have been so far more or less characterized as freaks and flakes who are not to be taken seriously.
    Ex. It's not altogether its fault because the critics have been so far more or less characterized as freaks and flakes who are not to be taken seriously.
    Ex. Some librarians think people making these kinds of requests for responsive, contemporaneous headings, and for different cataloging practices are sort of kooky, unrealistic, oddballs.
    Ex. Some librarians think people making these kinds of requests for responsive, contemporaneous headings, and for different cataloging practices are sort of kooky, unrealistic, oddballs.
    Ex. Variously described as information consultant, resource person, intelligence officer, communication scientist, etc, they are still rare birds.
    Ex. This type of service is an odd bird in an IT (Information Technology) company.
    Ex. The biographer controls the innumerable aspects of Buchan's life in an exemplary manner, without losing sight of the fact that Buchan was 'a very odd fish indeed'.
    Ex. Despite statistics showing their phenomenal growth and use, on-line data bases in US libraries are still somewhat a freak of nature.
    Ex. At the same time, all her friends are sports freaks, and they're a rare breed.
    Ex. The novel often has an unjustified negative image as a book only loved by weirdos and social outcasts.
    Ex. A stereotypical image of a teenage nerd emerged in the drawings of secondary students but not in elementary children's drawings.
    Ex. The book has the title 'The geek's guide to Internet business success'.
    Ex. I've always considered myself something of a nerd, even back when being nerdy wasn't cool -- nowadays, everyone thinks they're a nerd.
    Ex. At the heart of the novel is a geeky high-school student who lives in Preston, Idaho.
    * * *
    (adj.) = flake, freak, oddball [odd ball], kooky, rare bird, odd bird, odd fish, freak of nature, rare breed, weirdo, nerd, geek, nerdy [nerdier -comp., nerdiest -sup.], geeky [geekier -comp., geekiest -sup.]

    Ex: It's not altogether its fault because the critics have been so far more or less characterized as freaks and flakes who are not to be taken seriously.

    Ex: It's not altogether its fault because the critics have been so far more or less characterized as freaks and flakes who are not to be taken seriously.
    Ex: Some librarians think people making these kinds of requests for responsive, contemporaneous headings, and for different cataloging practices are sort of kooky, unrealistic, oddballs.
    Ex: Some librarians think people making these kinds of requests for responsive, contemporaneous headings, and for different cataloging practices are sort of kooky, unrealistic, oddballs.
    Ex: Variously described as information consultant, resource person, intelligence officer, communication scientist, etc, they are still rare birds.
    Ex: This type of service is an odd bird in an IT (Information Technology) company.
    Ex: The biographer controls the innumerable aspects of Buchan's life in an exemplary manner, without losing sight of the fact that Buchan was 'a very odd fish indeed'.
    Ex: Despite statistics showing their phenomenal growth and use, on-line data bases in US libraries are still somewhat a freak of nature.
    Ex: At the same time, all her friends are sports freaks, and they're a rare breed.
    Ex: The novel often has an unjustified negative image as a book only loved by weirdos and social outcasts.
    Ex: A stereotypical image of a teenage nerd emerged in the drawings of secondary students but not in elementary children's drawings.
    Ex: The book has the title 'The geek's guide to Internet business success'.
    Ex: I've always considered myself something of a nerd, even back when being nerdy wasn't cool -- nowadays, everyone thinks they're a nerd.
    Ex: At the heart of the novel is a geeky high-school student who lives in Preston, Idaho.

    Spanish-English dictionary > bicho raro

  • 4 cerebrito

    = boffin, brain box, nerdy [nerdier -comp., nerdiest -sup.], nerd, geek, geeky [geekier -comp., geekiest -sup.].
    Ex. 'Boffins' have been identified as the category of learners who 'delight in unrelated fragments of knowledge for knowledge's sake,' and 'put these fragments into a framework and analyze them'.
    Ex. Sometimes called a query file or an information file or even a brain box, it is normally a quite informal affair, on cards, arranged alphabetically by subject.
    Ex. I've always considered myself something of a nerd, even back when being nerdy wasn't cool -- nowadays, everyone thinks they're a nerd.
    Ex. A stereotypical image of a teenage nerd emerged in the drawings of secondary students but not in elementary children's drawings.
    Ex. The book has the title 'The geek's guide to Internet business success'.
    Ex. At the heart of the novel is a geeky high-school student who lives in Preston, Idaho.
    * * *
    = boffin, brain box, nerdy [nerdier -comp., nerdiest -sup.], nerd, geek, geeky [geekier -comp., geekiest -sup.].

    Ex: 'Boffins' have been identified as the category of learners who 'delight in unrelated fragments of knowledge for knowledge's sake,' and 'put these fragments into a framework and analyze them'.

    Ex: Sometimes called a query file or an information file or even a brain box, it is normally a quite informal affair, on cards, arranged alphabetically by subject.
    Ex: I've always considered myself something of a nerd, even back when being nerdy wasn't cool -- nowadays, everyone thinks they're a nerd.
    Ex: A stereotypical image of a teenage nerd emerged in the drawings of secondary students but not in elementary children's drawings.
    Ex: The book has the title 'The geek's guide to Internet business success'.
    Ex: At the heart of the novel is a geeky high-school student who lives in Preston, Idaho.

    Spanish-English dictionary > cerebrito

  • 5 empollón

    adj.
    bookish.
    m.
    1 crammer, student who studies intensively at the very last minute, swot.
    2 grind, swot.
    * * *
    ► nombre masculino,nombre femenino
    * * *
    empollón, -ona
    * SM / F (=estudiante) swot *, grind (EEUU) *
    * * *
    - llona masculino, femenino (Esp fam & pey) grind (AmE colloq), swot (BrE colloq & pej)
    * * *
    = swotter, boffin, nerdy [nerdier -comp., nerdiest -sup.], nerd, geek, geeky [geekier -comp., geekiest -sup.], swot.
    Ex. This article divides readers into 3 categories: 'bulimic' readers who read voraciously for no utilitarian purpose, 'swotters' who read to cram for examinations, and 'information foragers' who read only occasionally to seek specific data, mainly in their field of work.
    Ex. 'Boffins' have been identified as the category of learners who 'delight in unrelated fragments of knowledge for knowledge's sake,' and 'put these fragments into a framework and analyze them'.
    Ex. I've always considered myself something of a nerd, even back when being nerdy wasn't cool -- nowadays, everyone thinks they're a nerd.
    Ex. A stereotypical image of a teenage nerd emerged in the drawings of secondary students but not in elementary children's drawings.
    Ex. The book has the title 'The geek's guide to Internet business success'.
    Ex. At the heart of the novel is a geeky high-school student who lives in Preston, Idaho.
    Ex. Jack is dead brainy, such a swot that he always comes top in every exam.
    * * *
    - llona masculino, femenino (Esp fam & pey) grind (AmE colloq), swot (BrE colloq & pej)
    * * *
    = swotter, boffin, nerdy [nerdier -comp., nerdiest -sup.], nerd, geek, geeky [geekier -comp., geekiest -sup.], swot.

    Ex: This article divides readers into 3 categories: 'bulimic' readers who read voraciously for no utilitarian purpose, 'swotters' who read to cram for examinations, and 'information foragers' who read only occasionally to seek specific data, mainly in their field of work.

    Ex: 'Boffins' have been identified as the category of learners who 'delight in unrelated fragments of knowledge for knowledge's sake,' and 'put these fragments into a framework and analyze them'.
    Ex: I've always considered myself something of a nerd, even back when being nerdy wasn't cool -- nowadays, everyone thinks they're a nerd.
    Ex: A stereotypical image of a teenage nerd emerged in the drawings of secondary students but not in elementary children's drawings.
    Ex: The book has the title 'The geek's guide to Internet business success'.
    Ex: At the heart of the novel is a geeky high-school student who lives in Preston, Idaho.
    Ex: Jack is dead brainy, such a swot that he always comes top in every exam.

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    masculine, feminine
    ( Esp fam pey) grind ( AmE colloq), swot ( BrE colloq pej)
    * * *

    empollón
    ◊ - llona sustantivo masculino, femenino (Esp fam &

    pey) grind (AmE colloq), swot (BrE colloq & pej)
    empollón,-ona fam pey sustantivo masculino y femenino swot
    ' empollón' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    empollona
    English:
    swot
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    empollón, -ona Esp Fam
    ♦ adj
    ser empollón to be Br swotty o US a grind
    ♦ nm,f
    Br swot, US grind
    * * *
    m, empollona f fam
    grind fam, Br
    swot fam
    * * *
    empollón n swot

    Spanish-English dictionary > empollón

  • 6 incompetente social

    (adj.) = geek, nerd, nerdy [nerdier -comp., nerdiest -sup.], geeky [geekier -comp., geekiest -sup.]
    Ex. The book has the title 'The geek's guide to Internet business success'.
    Ex. A stereotypical image of a teenage nerd emerged in the drawings of secondary students but not in elementary children's drawings.
    Ex. I've always considered myself something of a nerd, even back when being nerdy wasn't cool -- nowadays, everyone thinks they're a nerd.
    Ex. At the heart of the novel is a geeky high-school student who lives in Preston, Idaho.
    * * *
    (adj.) = geek, nerd, nerdy [nerdier -comp., nerdiest -sup.], geeky [geekier -comp., geekiest -sup.]

    Ex: The book has the title 'The geek's guide to Internet business success'.

    Ex: A stereotypical image of a teenage nerd emerged in the drawings of secondary students but not in elementary children's drawings.
    Ex: I've always considered myself something of a nerd, even back when being nerdy wasn't cool -- nowadays, everyone thinks they're a nerd.
    Ex: At the heart of the novel is a geeky high-school student who lives in Preston, Idaho.

    Spanish-English dictionary > incompetente social

  • 7 inepto social

    (adj.) = nerdy [nerdier -comp., nerdiest -sup.], nerd, geek, geeky [geekier -comp., geekiest -sup.]
    Ex. I've always considered myself something of a nerd, even back when being nerdy wasn't cool -- nowadays, everyone thinks they're a nerd.
    Ex. A stereotypical image of a teenage nerd emerged in the drawings of secondary students but not in elementary children's drawings.
    Ex. The book has the title 'The geek's guide to Internet business success'.
    Ex. At the heart of the novel is a geeky high-school student who lives in Preston, Idaho.
    * * *
    (adj.) = nerdy [nerdier -comp., nerdiest -sup.], nerd, geek, geeky [geekier -comp., geekiest -sup.]

    Ex: I've always considered myself something of a nerd, even back when being nerdy wasn't cool -- nowadays, everyone thinks they're a nerd.

    Ex: A stereotypical image of a teenage nerd emerged in the drawings of secondary students but not in elementary children's drawings.
    Ex: The book has the title 'The geek's guide to Internet business success'.
    Ex: At the heart of the novel is a geeky high-school student who lives in Preston, Idaho.

    Spanish-English dictionary > inepto social

  • 8 sabelotodo

    f. & m.
    know-it-all, clever-dick, know-all, smart aleck.
    m.&f. s&pl.
    know-all (British), know-it-all (United States) (informal).
    * * *
    1 peyorativo know-all, know-it-all
    * * *
    masculino y femenino (fam) know-it-all (AmE colloq), know-all (BrE colloq)
    * * *
    = clever-clogs, know-all, know-it-all, clever dick, nerdy [nerdier -comp., nerdiest -sup.], nerd, geek, smart alec(k).
    Ex. Clever-clogs is British slang for a know-all or know-it-all.
    Ex. Clever-clogs is British slang for a know-all or know-it-all.
    Ex. Clever-clogs is British slang for a know-all or know-it-all.
    Ex. This is mentioned only by clever dicks who want to get one back on pianists.
    Ex. I've always considered myself something of a nerd, even back when being nerdy wasn't cool -- nowadays, everyone thinks they're a nerd.
    Ex. A stereotypical image of a teenage nerd emerged in the drawings of secondary students but not in elementary children's drawings.
    Ex. The book has the title 'The geek's guide to Internet business success'.
    Ex. A smart-alec guy in the back of the room raised his hand and asked, 'What would you say if tomorrow I said I was suffering from complete and utter sexual exhaustion?'.
    * * *
    masculino y femenino (fam) know-it-all (AmE colloq), know-all (BrE colloq)
    * * *
    = clever-clogs, know-all, know-it-all, clever dick, nerdy [nerdier -comp., nerdiest -sup.], nerd, geek, smart alec(k).

    Ex: Clever-clogs is British slang for a know-all or know-it-all.

    Ex: Clever-clogs is British slang for a know-all or know-it-all.
    Ex: Clever-clogs is British slang for a know-all or know-it-all.
    Ex: This is mentioned only by clever dicks who want to get one back on pianists.
    Ex: I've always considered myself something of a nerd, even back when being nerdy wasn't cool -- nowadays, everyone thinks they're a nerd.
    Ex: A stereotypical image of a teenage nerd emerged in the drawings of secondary students but not in elementary children's drawings.
    Ex: The book has the title 'The geek's guide to Internet business success'.
    Ex: A smart-alec guy in the back of the room raised his hand and asked, 'What would you say if tomorrow I said I was suffering from complete and utter sexual exhaustion?'.

    * * *
    ( fam):
    un niño sabelotodo a little smartass o smart aleck ( colloq), a little know-it-all ( AmE) o ( BrE) know-all
    ( fam)
    smartass ( colloq), smart aleck ( colloq), know-it-all ( AmE colloq), smarty pants ( AmE colloq), know-all ( BrE colloq)
    * * *

    sabelotodo sustantivo masculino y femenino (fam) know-it-all (AmE colloq), know-all (BrE colloq)
    sabelotodo adjetivo & m,f inv know-all, US know-it-all
    ' sabelotodo' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    repelente
    English:
    know-all
    - smart arse
    - smart ass
    - smartarse
    - know
    * * *
    ♦ adj inv
    niños sabelotodo little Br know-alls o US know-it-alls;
    tus amigos sabelotodo your Br know-all o US know-it-all friends
    ♦ nmf
    Br know-all, US know-it-all
    * * *
    m fam
    know-it-all, Br
    know-all
    * * *
    sabelotodo nmf, fam : know-it-all
    * * *
    sabelotodo n know all

    Spanish-English dictionary > sabelotodo

  • 9 sabiondo

    adj.
    know-all, know-it-all, owlish.
    * * *
    1 familiar→ link=sabihondo sabihondo,-a
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    sabiondo, -a
    ADJ, SM / F = sabihondo
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    = nerdy [nerdier -comp., nerdiest -sup.], nerd, geek, geeky [geekier -comp., geekiest -sup.].
    Ex. I've always considered myself something of a nerd, even back when being nerdy wasn't cool -- nowadays, everyone thinks they're a nerd.
    Ex. A stereotypical image of a teenage nerd emerged in the drawings of secondary students but not in elementary children's drawings.
    Ex. The book has the title 'The geek's guide to Internet business success'.
    Ex. At the heart of the novel is a geeky high-school student who lives in Preston, Idaho.
    * * *
    = nerdy [nerdier -comp., nerdiest -sup.], nerd, geek, geeky [geekier -comp., geekiest -sup.].

    Ex: I've always considered myself something of a nerd, even back when being nerdy wasn't cool -- nowadays, everyone thinks they're a nerd.

    Ex: A stereotypical image of a teenage nerd emerged in the drawings of secondary students but not in elementary children's drawings.
    Ex: The book has the title 'The geek's guide to Internet business success'.
    Ex: At the heart of the novel is a geeky high-school student who lives in Preston, Idaho.

    * * *
    adj/m,f
    sabihondo1 (↑ sabihondo (1)), sabihondo2 (↑ sabihondo (2))
    * * *

    sabi(h)ondo,-a fam m,f know-all
    * * *
    sabiondo, -a, sabihondo, -a Fam
    ♦ adj
    Br know-all, US know-it-all
    ♦ nm,f
    Br know-all, US know-it-all
    * * *
    adj fam → sabihondo

    Spanish-English dictionary > sabiondo

  • 10 social

    adj.
    social.
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    1 social
    * * *
    adj.
    * * *
    1. ADJ
    1) (=de la sociedad) social
    2) (Com, Econ) company antes de s, company's

    acuerdo social, pacto social — wages agreement

    paz social — industrial harmony, agreement between employers and unions

    2.
    SMPL (Escol) * social studies
    * * *
    1)
    a) <problemas/clase/lucha> social
    b) <reunión/compromiso> social
    2) (Fin) company (before n)
    * * *
    = social, societal, socialising [socializing, -USA], socialised [socialized, -USA], gregarious.
    Ex. She has been a vital and energetic voice in the movement to increase the sensitivity and responsibility of libraries to social issues, as well as a first-rate cataloger.
    Ex. A major concern of the journal will be the business, economic, legal, societal and technological relationships between information technology and information resource management.
    Ex. Thus teachers especially, because they have a captive audience, find themselves along with parents and a child's peers, one of a triumvirate of main socializing agents in a child's life.
    Ex. The client is rational and socialized and to a large extent determines self-destiny.
    Ex. The most popular activities are either those involving little physical effort (eg, listening to records), looking after the house & garden, or gregarious activities like going out for a drink.
    ----
    * acontecimiento social = community event, social.
    * actividad social = social activity.
    * acto social = networking event.
    * adaptación social = social adjustment.
    * agitación social = social upheaval.
    * aislamiento social = social isolation.
    * ansiedad social = social anxiety.
    * aprovechada de la asistencia social = welfare queen.
    * armonía social = social harmony.
    * asistencia social = social relief, welfare.
    * asistencia social para los mayores = elderly care, elder care [eldercare].
    * asistente social de barrio = community worker.
    * ayuda social = welfare benefits.
    * bienestar social = social welfare, welfare.
    * cambio social = social change, societal change.
    * capa social más distinguida, la = crust, the.
    * capital social = social capital.
    * causa social = social cause.
    * centro de asistencia social = welfare facility.
    * centro social = community centre, community hall.
    * centro social para veteranos de guerra = Veterans' centre.
    * ciencias sociales = social sciences, soft sciences, the.
    * club social = civic club.
    * cohesión social = social cohesion.
    * comentario social = social commentary.
    * complejo recreativo y social = leisure centre.
    * comportamiento social = social graces.
    * compromiso social = social engagement.
    * concertación social = social harmony.
    * conciencia social = social consciousness.
    * condiciones sociales = walks (of/in) life.
    * condición social = station in life.
    * conflictividad social = social unrest.
    * conflicto social = social conflict.
    * contrato social = social contract.
    * con una orientación social = socially-oriented.
    * convención social = social convention.
    * crítica social = social commentary.
    * cuestión social = social issue, societal issue.
    * cultura social = social culture.
    * debate social = public discourse.
    * derechos sociales = social rights.
    * descontento social = civil unrest, social unrest.
    * de una clase social superior = above + Posesivo + class.
    * diferencia social = social gap.
    * dimensión social = social dimension.
    * distancia social = social distance.
    * encuentro social = networking event.
    * enfermedad social = social disease.
    * entramado social, el = social web, the.
    * entre grupos sociales = intergroup.
    * equiparación social = social levelling.
    * escoria social de raza blanca = white trash.
    * espacio social = social space.
    * estatus social = class standing.
    * estratificación social = social stratification.
    * etiquetado social = social tagging.
    * evento social = social.
    * exclusión social = social exclusion.
    * fobia social = social anxiety.
    * grupo social = community group, social group.
    * hacer vida social = socialise [socialize, -USA].
    * inadaptación social = social maladjustment.
    * inadaptado social = social misfit.
    * incompetente social = geek, nerd, nerdy [nerdier -comp., nerdiest -sup.], geeky [geekier -comp., geekiest -sup.].
    * incorporación social = social inclusion.
    * Indice de Citas de las Ciencias Sociales (SSCI) = Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI).
    * inepto social = nerdy [nerdier -comp., nerdiest -sup.], nerd, geek, geeky [geekier -comp., geekiest -sup.].
    * influencia social = social influence.
    * injusticia social = social injustice.
    * inserción social = social insertion.
    * interacción social = social interaction.
    * malestar social = civil unrest, social malaise, social unrest.
    * marginación social = social exclusion.
    * marginado social = social outcast.
    * mediación social = social mediation.
    * medios de comunicación social = mass media.
    * mejora social = social improvement.
    * memoria social = social memory.
    * nivelación social = social levelling.
    * política social = social policy.
    * posición social = social standing.
    * práctica social = meme.
    * presión social = social pressure.
    * prestación social sustitut = community service.
    * profesión de vocación social = caring profession.
    * programa social = social program(me).
    * progreso social = social progress.
    * promoción social = social advancement.
    * rechazado social = social outcast.
    * redes sociales = social networking.
    * reintegración social = social reintegration.
    * reunión social = social gathering.
    * riesgo social = social risk.
    * salón social = community room, drop-in lounge, community hall.
    * sátira social = social satire.
    * seguridad social = social security.
    * Seguridad Social Británica = National Health Service (NHS).
    * seguro social = social insurance.
    * servicio social = social service.
    * servicio social sustitutorio = community service.
    * servicios sociales = human services.
    * sistema social = social system.
    * social demócrata = social democratic.
    * tejido social, el = social web, the, fabric of society, the.
    * tendencia social = social trend.
    * urbanización de viviendas sociales = council estate.
    * velada social = social evening.
    * vivienda social = council tenancy, council house.
    * web social, la = social web, the.
    * * *
    1)
    a) <problemas/clase/lucha> social
    b) <reunión/compromiso> social
    2) (Fin) company (before n)
    * * *
    = social, societal, socialising [socializing, -USA], socialised [socialized, -USA], gregarious.

    Ex: She has been a vital and energetic voice in the movement to increase the sensitivity and responsibility of libraries to social issues, as well as a first-rate cataloger.

    Ex: A major concern of the journal will be the business, economic, legal, societal and technological relationships between information technology and information resource management.
    Ex: Thus teachers especially, because they have a captive audience, find themselves along with parents and a child's peers, one of a triumvirate of main socializing agents in a child's life.
    Ex: The client is rational and socialized and to a large extent determines self-destiny.
    Ex: The most popular activities are either those involving little physical effort (eg, listening to records), looking after the house & garden, or gregarious activities like going out for a drink.
    * acontecimiento social = community event, social.
    * actividad social = social activity.
    * acto social = networking event.
    * adaptación social = social adjustment.
    * agitación social = social upheaval.
    * aislamiento social = social isolation.
    * ansiedad social = social anxiety.
    * aprovechada de la asistencia social = welfare queen.
    * armonía social = social harmony.
    * asistencia social = social relief, welfare.
    * asistencia social para los mayores = elderly care, elder care [eldercare].
    * asistente social de barrio = community worker.
    * ayuda social = welfare benefits.
    * bienestar social = social welfare, welfare.
    * cambio social = social change, societal change.
    * capa social más distinguida, la = crust, the.
    * capital social = social capital.
    * causa social = social cause.
    * centro de asistencia social = welfare facility.
    * centro social = community centre, community hall.
    * centro social para veteranos de guerra = Veterans' centre.
    * ciencias sociales = social sciences, soft sciences, the.
    * club social = civic club.
    * cohesión social = social cohesion.
    * comentario social = social commentary.
    * complejo recreativo y social = leisure centre.
    * comportamiento social = social graces.
    * compromiso social = social engagement.
    * concertación social = social harmony.
    * conciencia social = social consciousness.
    * condiciones sociales = walks (of/in) life.
    * condición social = station in life.
    * conflictividad social = social unrest.
    * conflicto social = social conflict.
    * contrato social = social contract.
    * con una orientación social = socially-oriented.
    * convención social = social convention.
    * crítica social = social commentary.
    * cuestión social = social issue, societal issue.
    * cultura social = social culture.
    * debate social = public discourse.
    * derechos sociales = social rights.
    * descontento social = civil unrest, social unrest.
    * de una clase social superior = above + Posesivo + class.
    * diferencia social = social gap.
    * dimensión social = social dimension.
    * distancia social = social distance.
    * encuentro social = networking event.
    * enfermedad social = social disease.
    * entramado social, el = social web, the.
    * entre grupos sociales = intergroup.
    * equiparación social = social levelling.
    * escoria social de raza blanca = white trash.
    * espacio social = social space.
    * estatus social = class standing.
    * estratificación social = social stratification.
    * etiquetado social = social tagging.
    * evento social = social.
    * exclusión social = social exclusion.
    * fobia social = social anxiety.
    * grupo social = community group, social group.
    * hacer vida social = socialise [socialize, -USA].
    * inadaptación social = social maladjustment.
    * inadaptado social = social misfit.
    * incompetente social = geek, nerd, nerdy [nerdier -comp., nerdiest -sup.], geeky [geekier -comp., geekiest -sup.].
    * incorporación social = social inclusion.
    * Indice de Citas de las Ciencias Sociales (SSCI) = Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI).
    * inepto social = nerdy [nerdier -comp., nerdiest -sup.], nerd, geek, geeky [geekier -comp., geekiest -sup.].
    * influencia social = social influence.
    * injusticia social = social injustice.
    * inserción social = social insertion.
    * interacción social = social interaction.
    * malestar social = civil unrest, social malaise, social unrest.
    * marginación social = social exclusion.
    * marginado social = social outcast.
    * mediación social = social mediation.
    * medios de comunicación social = mass media.
    * mejora social = social improvement.
    * memoria social = social memory.
    * nivelación social = social levelling.
    * política social = social policy.
    * posición social = social standing.
    * práctica social = meme.
    * presión social = social pressure.
    * prestación social sustitut = community service.
    * profesión de vocación social = caring profession.
    * programa social = social program(me).
    * progreso social = social progress.
    * promoción social = social advancement.
    * rechazado social = social outcast.
    * redes sociales = social networking.
    * reintegración social = social reintegration.
    * reunión social = social gathering.
    * riesgo social = social risk.
    * salón social = community room, drop-in lounge, community hall.
    * sátira social = social satire.
    * seguridad social = social security.
    * Seguridad Social Británica = National Health Service (NHS).
    * seguro social = social insurance.
    * servicio social = social service.
    * servicio social sustitutorio = community service.
    * servicios sociales = human services.
    * sistema social = social system.
    * social demócrata = social democratic.
    * tejido social, el = social web, the, fabric of society, the.
    * tendencia social = social trend.
    * urbanización de viviendas sociales = council estate.
    * velada social = social evening.
    * vivienda social = council tenancy, council house.
    * web social, la = social web, the.

    * * *
    A
    1 ‹cambio/problemas› social; ‹clase/lucha› social
    las reivindicaciones sociales de los trabajadores the workers' demands for improvements in social conditions
    2 ‹reunión/compromiso› social
    notas sociales or agenda social ( Period) society column/pages
    B ( Fin) company ( before n) capital2 (↑ capital (2)), razón, sede
    ( Esp)
    undercover police officer
    * * *

     

    social adjetivo
    social
    social adjetivo
    1 social
    2 Fin capital social, share capital
    domicilio social, registered address
    ' social' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    agitación
    - alta
    - ambiente
    - argot
    - arribista
    - asistencia
    - asistente
    - beneficio
    - capital
    - cartilla
    - casta
    - círculo
    - clase
    - condición
    - conflictividad
    - convulsión
    - cotizar
    - cotización
    - entorno
    - específica
    - específico
    - estratificación
    - extracción
    - FSE
    - humildad
    - humilde
    - imponerse
    - INSERSO
    - insumisa
    - insumiso
    - malestar
    - movimiento
    - nivel
    - orientarse
    - rango
    - retirarse
    - seguridad
    - señor
    - situarse
    - socialdemócrata
    - SS
    - tertuliana
    - tertuliano
    - tratar
    - trepa
    - advenedizo
    - aportar
    - aporte
    - bien
    - bienestar
    English:
    antisocial
    - atmosphere
    - benefit
    - caring professions
    - civil
    - class
    - climber
    - community centre
    - dinner
    - enhance
    - health service
    - inbred
    - institution
    - Ivy League
    - ladder
    - lounge
    - misfit
    - National Insurance
    - NHS
    - pecking order
    - position
    - rise
    - rising
    - share capital
    - skill
    - social
    - social climber
    - Social Democrat
    - social insurance
    - social sciences
    - social security
    - social services
    - social welfare
    - social worker
    - socialize
    - socializing
    - standing
    - station
    - unrest
    - village hall
    - visitor
    - walk
    - welfare
    - welfare centre
    - welfare worker
    - ASBO
    - barbecue
    - bee
    - claim
    - code
    * * *
    social adj
    1. [clase, organización, lucha] social
    2. [vida, actividad] social
    3. Econ
    capital social share capital;
    sede social headquarters, head office
    * * *
    adj social
    * * *
    social adj
    : social
    ♦ socialmente adv
    * * *
    social adj social

    Spanish-English dictionary > social

  • 11 bicho

    m.
    1 beast, animal (animal).
    ¿qué bicho le ha picado? what's up with him? (British), what's eating him? (United States)
    2 little terror (pillo).
    3 vermin, bug, insect, creepy-crawly.
    4 scoundrel, vicious tongue.
    * * *
    1 (animal) animal, creature; (insecto) bug, creepy-crawly
    2 (persona) odd character; (niño) little devil, little monkey
    \
    bicho raro oddball, weirdo
    * * *
    noun m.
    bug, small animal
    * * *
    SM
    1) (Zool) [gen] small animal; (=insecto) bug, creepy-crawly *; (Taur) bull; Cuba, Cono Sur (=gusano) maggot, grub; And (=serpiente) snake; LAm (=animal extraño) odd-looking creature
    2) pl bichos vermin sing, pests
    3) * (=persona) oddball *

    mal bicho — rogue, villain

    es un mal bicho — he's a nasty piece of work, he's a rotter *

    todo bicho viviente — every living soul, every man-jack of them

    4) * pey (=niño) brat *

    sí, bichito — yes, my love

    5) CAm (=niño) child, little boy
    6) And (=peste aviar) fowl pest
    7) (Mil) squaddie *, recruit
    8) Caribe (=chisme) what's-it *, thingummy *
    9) CAm, Méx *** (=pene) prick ***
    * * *
    1) (fam)
    a) ( insecto) insect, bug (colloq), creepy-crawly (colloq)
    b) ( animal) animal, creature, critter (AmE colloq)

    me picó or (Esp) ha picado un bicho — I've been bitten by something

    2) (fam) ( persona maligna) nasty piece of work (colloq), mean son of a bitch (AmE sl)
    * * *
    = critter, bug.
    Ex. The article is entitled 'Dogs, ponies and conservation critters in Arizona'.
    Ex. In this videotape, students learn about the similar characteristics that all bugs share and compare them to their close cousins, the arachnids.
    ----
    * bicho malo = nasty piece of work.
    * bicho raro = flake, freak, oddball [odd ball], kooky, rare bird, odd bird, odd fish, freak of nature, rare breed, weirdo, nerd, geek, nerdy [nerdier -comp., nerdiest -sup.], geeky [geekier -comp., geekiest -sup.].
    * infestado de bichos = bug-ridden.
    * todo bicho viviente = every living soul, everyone and their mother, every Tom, Dick and Harry.
    * * *
    1) (fam)
    a) ( insecto) insect, bug (colloq), creepy-crawly (colloq)
    b) ( animal) animal, creature, critter (AmE colloq)

    me picó or (Esp) ha picado un bicho — I've been bitten by something

    2) (fam) ( persona maligna) nasty piece of work (colloq), mean son of a bitch (AmE sl)
    * * *
    = critter, bug.

    Ex: The article is entitled 'Dogs, ponies and conservation critters in Arizona'.

    Ex: In this videotape, students learn about the similar characteristics that all bugs share and compare them to their close cousins, the arachnids.
    * bicho malo = nasty piece of work.
    * bicho raro = flake, freak, oddball [odd ball], kooky, rare bird, odd bird, odd fish, freak of nature, rare breed, weirdo, nerd, geek, nerdy [nerdier -comp., nerdiest -sup.], geeky [geekier -comp., geekiest -sup.].
    * infestado de bichos = bug-ridden.
    * todo bicho viviente = every living soul, everyone and their mother, every Tom, Dick and Harry.

    * * *
    A
    1 (insecto) ( fam); insect, bug ( colloq), creepy-crawly ( colloq)
    2 (animal) ( fam); animal, creature, critter ( AmE colloq)
    me ha picado algún bicho I've been bitten
    ¿qué bicho te/le habrá picado? ( fam); what's biting o eating you/him? ( colloq)
    Compuestos:
    ( RPl) tick
    ( RPl fam) firefly
    B ( fam) (persona — maligna) nasty piece of work ( colloq), nasty character ( colloq), mean son of a bitch ( AmE sl)
    (— fea): el pobre chico es un bicho the poor guy is so ugly …
    es un bicho raro he's an oddball o a queer fish ( colloq)
    me miró como si fuera un bicho raro he looked at me as if I was from another planet ( colloq)
    no había bicho viviente en la calle there wasn't a living soul on the street
    bicho malo nunca muere ( Esp); the devil looks after his own
    no comas eso que te hará mal — no te preocupes, bicho malo nunca muere don't eat that, it'll make you ill — don't worry, I'm as tough as old leather o ( BrE) boots
    C ( fam) (aparato) contraption ( colloq)
    * * *

     

    Del verbo bichar: ( conjugate bichar)

    bicho es:

    1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

    bichó es:

    3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo

    bicho sustantivo masculino
    1 (fam)
    a) ( insecto) bug (colloq), creepy-crawly (colloq)


    me picó or (Esp) ha picado un bicho I've been bitten by something
    2 (fam) ( persona) nasty piece of work (colloq);
    ◊ bicho raro weirdo (colloq);

    todo bicho viviente everyone
    bicho sustantivo masculino
    1 (insecto) bug, insect
    (animal) animal
    (cebo) bait
    2 (niño) little devil 3 (mal) bicho (persona perversa) nasty piece of work
    fig fam bicho raro, weirdo: Pedro es un bicho raro, Pedro is a weirdo
    fam hum bicho viviente, living soul: todo bicho viviente tiene un móvil, every mother's son has a mobile phone
    ' bicho' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    rara
    - raro
    English:
    bug
    - odd
    - oddbod
    - oddity
    - oddball
    * * *
    bicho nm
    1. [insecto] bug, creepy-crawly;
    lo picó un bicho he was bitten by an insect;
    Fam
    ¿qué bicho le ha picado? Br what's up with him?, US what's eating him?
    RP bicho bolita [cochinilla] woodlouse; RP bicho de luz [gusano de luz] glow-worm
    2. Fam [animal] beast, creature
    3. Fam [persona]
    (mal) bicho Br nasty piece of work, US real piece of work;
    [pillo] little terror;
    bicho raro weirdo
    bicho viviente:
    siempre está intentado ligar con todo bicho viviente he'll try to Br get off with o US hit on anything that moves;
    no hay bicho viviente que se coma esto there isn't a creature alive that would eat that
    4. RP Fam [apelativo] honey
    5. Perú Fam [envidia, despecho] spite, envy;
    de puro bicho out of pure spite
    * * *
    m
    1 ( insecto) bug, Br tb
    creepy-crawly;
    ¿qué bicho te ha picado? what’s eating you?;
    no hay bicho viviente fam there isn’t a living soul
    2 ( animal) creature;
    (mal) bicho fig fam nasty piece of work;
    bicho raro weirdo fam
    * * *
    bicho nm
    : small animal, bug, insect
    * * *
    1. (insecto) bug / creepy crawly [pl. creepy crawlies]
    2. (animal) animal

    Spanish-English dictionary > bicho

  • 12 incompetente

    adj.
    incompetent.
    f. & m.
    incompetent, incompetent person.
    * * *
    1 incompetent
    * * *
    * * *
    adjetivo/masculino y femenino incompetent
    * * *
    = incompetent, inadequate.
    Ex. To point out that this question was answered a great many years ago is, as the lawyers say, ' incompetent, irrelevant, and immaterial'.
    Ex. There are no other library facilities in the immediate area, except for a woefully inadequate public library.
    ----
    * de un modo incompetente = inefficiently.
    * incompetente social = geek, nerd, nerdy [nerdier -comp., nerdiest -sup.], geeky [geekier -comp., geekiest -sup.].
    * * *
    adjetivo/masculino y femenino incompetent
    * * *
    = incompetent, inadequate.

    Ex: To point out that this question was answered a great many years ago is, as the lawyers say, ' incompetent, irrelevant, and immaterial'.

    Ex: There are no other library facilities in the immediate area, except for a woefully inadequate public library.
    * de un modo incompetente = inefficiently.
    * incompetente social = geek, nerd, nerdy [nerdier -comp., nerdiest -sup.], geeky [geekier -comp., geekiest -sup.].

    * * *
    adj/mf
    incompetent
    * * *

    incompetente adjetivo, masculino y femenino
    incompetent
    incompetente adjetivo & mf incompetent
    ' incompetente' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    calificar
    English:
    bumbling
    - incompetent
    - inefficient
    - unfit
    - unqualified
    - ineffective
    * * *
    incompetent
    * * *
    adj incompetent
    * * *
    incompetente adj & nmf
    : incompetent
    * * *
    incompetente adj incompetent

    Spanish-English dictionary > incompetente

  • 13 inepto

    adj.
    1 inept, stupid, inapt, unfit.
    2 incapable, uncapable.
    m.
    inept person, loser, no-hoper, non-achiever.
    * * *
    1 (persona) incompetent, inept
    ► nombre masculino,nombre femenino
    1 incompetent person
    * * *
    ADJ inept, incompetent
    * * *
    I
    - ta adjetivo inept, incompetent
    II
    - ta masculino, femenino incompetent
    * * *
    = inept, unfit, bumbler, inadequate, lame, lame duck.
    Ex. In frequent cases, unionization is brought on by the inept or irresponsible action of management.
    Ex. As Townsend cynically writes, a committee developed to make decisions is a group of ' unfits appointed by the incompetent to do the unnecessary'.
    Ex. Henry Ellis is traditionally depicted as a reactionary bumbler who held back reform of the department of printed books.
    Ex. There are no other library facilities in the immediate area, except for a woefully inadequate public library.
    Ex. Democrats are lame, feckless, timid, with no ideas, no vision, no message, and no future.
    Ex. Having them call him a lame duck is just one more way for them to underestimate what they are up against.
    ----
    * inepto social = nerdy [nerdier -comp., nerdiest -sup.], nerd, geek, geeky [geekier -comp., geekiest -sup.].
    * * *
    I
    - ta adjetivo inept, incompetent
    II
    - ta masculino, femenino incompetent
    * * *
    = inept, unfit, bumbler, inadequate, lame, lame duck.

    Ex: In frequent cases, unionization is brought on by the inept or irresponsible action of management.

    Ex: As Townsend cynically writes, a committee developed to make decisions is a group of ' unfits appointed by the incompetent to do the unnecessary'.
    Ex: Henry Ellis is traditionally depicted as a reactionary bumbler who held back reform of the department of printed books.
    Ex: There are no other library facilities in the immediate area, except for a woefully inadequate public library.
    Ex: Democrats are lame, feckless, timid, with no ideas, no vision, no message, and no future.
    Ex: Having them call him a lame duck is just one more way for them to underestimate what they are up against.
    * inepto social = nerdy [nerdier -comp., nerdiest -sup.], nerd, geek, geeky [geekier -comp., geekiest -sup.].

    * * *
    inepto1 -ta
    inept, incompetent
    inepto2 -ta
    masculine, feminine
    incompetent
    * * *

    inepto
    ◊ -ta adjetivo

    inept, incompetent
    ■ sustantivo masculino, femenino
    incompetent
    inepto,-a
    I adjetivo inept, incompetent
    II sustantivo masculino y femenino incompetent person: es un inepto para los negocios, he's inept when it comes to business

    ' inepto' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    inepta
    - negada
    - negado
    - nula
    - nulo
    - incapaz
    English:
    bad
    - inefficient
    - inept
    - inadequate
    - unfit
    * * *
    inepto, -a
    ♦ adj
    incompetent, inept
    ♦ nm,f
    incompetent o inept person
    * * *
    I adj inept, incompetent
    II m, inepta f incompetent fool
    * * *
    inepto, -ta adj
    : inept, incompetent

    Spanish-English dictionary > inepto

  • 14 raro

    adj.
    1 unusual, curious, rare, out of the common.
    2 strange, odd, queer, far-out.
    3 unfamiliar.
    * * *
    2 (escaso) scarce, rare
    3 (peculiar) odd, strange, weird
    4 (excelente) excellent
    ■ escribió un libro raro, una verdadera obra de arte she wrote a very good book, a real work of art
    \
    ¡qué raro! how odd!, that's strange!
    rara vez seldom
    * * *
    (f. - rara)
    adj.
    1) rare, uncommon, unusual, funny
    2) bizarre, weird
    3) odd
    •
    * * *
    ADJ
    1) (=extraño) strange, odd

    es raro que no haya llamado — it's strange o odd that he hasn't called

    ¡qué raro!, ¡qué cosa más rara! — how (very) strange!, how (very) odd!

    2) (=poco común) rare

    con alguna rara excepción — with few o rare exceptions

    de rara perfección — of rare perfection, of remarkable perfection

    rara vez nos visita, rara es la vez que nos visita — he rarely visits us

    3) (Fís) rare, rarefied
    * * *
    - ra adjetivo
    1)
    a) ( extraño) strange, odd, funny (colloq)

    es raro que... — it's strange o odd o funny that...

    qué cosa más rara! or qué raro! — how odd o strange!

    te noto muy raro hoy — you're acting very strangely today; ver bicho 2)

    b) ( poco frecuente) rare

    raro es el día que... — there's rarely o hardly a day when...

    aquí es raro que nieve — it's very unusual o rare for it to snow here

    2) < gas> rare
    * * *
    = bizarre, queer, rare, unusual, eccentric, odd, uncommon, untoward, weird [weirder -comp., weirdest -sup.], awry, funny [funnier -comp., funniest -sup.], outlandish, freaky [freakier -comp., freakiest -sup.], uncanny, cranky [crankier -comp., crankiest -sup.], kinky [kinkier -comp., kinkiest -sup.], flaky [flakey], freakish, quirky [quirkier -comp., quirkiest -sup.].
    Ex. Some of them will be sufficiently bizarre to suit the most fastidious connoisseur of the present artifacts of civilization.
    Ex. Several years later, his talk with a friend turns to the queer ways in which a people resist innovations, even of vital interest.
    Ex. In practice critical abstracts are rare, and certainly do not usually feature in published secondary services.
    Ex. If the book has an unusual shape then both the height and the width of the book will be given.
    Ex. School classrooms are sometimes extraordinarily badly designed with poor acoustics, ineffective blackout facilities, and notoriously eccentric electrical outlets.
    Ex. There is little modulation, whole steps of division being short-circuited and an odd assembly of terms being frequently found: e.g.: LAW see also JURY, JUDGES.
    Ex. Early woodcut initials, coats of arms, etc., were sometimes made from wood cut across the grain, but the use of end-grain blocks remained uncommon until the later eighteenth century.
    Ex. Perhaps, he questioned himself, this is the way every principal operates, and there is nothing untoward in it.
    Ex. This paper surveys some of the more weird World Wide Web sites.
    Ex. Could she not have detected that something in his behavior was awry?.
    Ex. The article 'What's that funny noise? Videogames in the library' explains how videogames have attracted many young irregular library users who may, in time, extend their attention to other library facilities.
    Ex. This book discusses some of the most outlandish myths and fantastic realities of medical history.
    Ex. This film is really just a series of throwaway skits that the director and scriptwriter attempt to lard with parody and freaky fantasy.
    Ex. Surrealism is an art concerned not with love and liberation but with the uncanny, the compulsion to repeat, and the drive toward death.
    Ex. For example, you already know that living in a windowless room will make you cranky and out of sorts.
    Ex. However, those desiring something off-the-wall, borderline kinky, and just plain mad might appreciate the novel.
    Ex. Children who were in some way different were excused from family responsibilities in childhood because they were, for example, 'spoiled,' a 'problem child,' or ' flaky'.
    Ex. 1816 was one of several years during the 1810s in which numerous crops failed during freakish summer cold snaps after volcanic eruptions that reduced incoming sunlight.
    Ex. 'Why are barns frequently painted red?' -- These are the curious, slightly bizarre and somewhat quirky kinds of questions librarians deal with.
    ----
    * aunque parezca raro = strangely enough, oddly enough, strange though it may seem, strange as it may seem, although it may seem strange, funnily enough, funnily.
    * bicho raro = rare bird, odd bird, odd fish, freak of nature, rare breed, weirdo, nerdy [nerdier -comp., nerdiest -sup.], geek, nerd, geeky [geekier -comp., geekiest -sup.].
    * colección de libros raros = rare book collection.
    * de forma rara = oddly, funnily.
    * de manera rara = oddly, funnily.
    * demasiado raro = all too rare.
    * de modo raro = funnily.
    * de una manera rara = strangely.
    * de un modo raro = freakishly.
    * edición rara = rare edition.
    * en casos raros = in rare cases.
    * enfermedad rara = rare disease.
    * en raras ocasiones = in rare cases.
    * en raros casos = in rare cases.
    * especie rara = rare breed.
    * haber algo raro con = there + be + something fishy going on with.
    * Ley de los Medicamentos Raros, la = Orphan Drug Act, the.
    * libro raro = rare book.
    * muy rara vez = all too seldom, once in a blue moon.
    * parecer raro = sound + odd.
    * por muy raro que parezca = strangely enough, oddly enough, strange though it may seem, strange as it may seem, although it may seem strange.
    * ¡qué raro! = how strange!.
    * rara vez = infrequently, rarely, seldom, uncommonly, on rare occasions.
    * sala de libros raros = rare book room.
    * salvo raras excepciones = with rare exceptions.
    * ser algo muy raro = be a rare occurrence.
    * * *
    - ra adjetivo
    1)
    a) ( extraño) strange, odd, funny (colloq)

    es raro que... — it's strange o odd o funny that...

    qué cosa más rara! or qué raro! — how odd o strange!

    te noto muy raro hoy — you're acting very strangely today; ver bicho 2)

    b) ( poco frecuente) rare

    raro es el día que... — there's rarely o hardly a day when...

    aquí es raro que nieve — it's very unusual o rare for it to snow here

    2) < gas> rare
    * * *
    = bizarre, queer, rare, unusual, eccentric, odd, uncommon, untoward, weird [weirder -comp., weirdest -sup.], awry, funny [funnier -comp., funniest -sup.], outlandish, freaky [freakier -comp., freakiest -sup.], uncanny, cranky [crankier -comp., crankiest -sup.], kinky [kinkier -comp., kinkiest -sup.], flaky [flakey], freakish, quirky [quirkier -comp., quirkiest -sup.].

    Ex: Some of them will be sufficiently bizarre to suit the most fastidious connoisseur of the present artifacts of civilization.

    Ex: Several years later, his talk with a friend turns to the queer ways in which a people resist innovations, even of vital interest.
    Ex: In practice critical abstracts are rare, and certainly do not usually feature in published secondary services.
    Ex: If the book has an unusual shape then both the height and the width of the book will be given.
    Ex: School classrooms are sometimes extraordinarily badly designed with poor acoustics, ineffective blackout facilities, and notoriously eccentric electrical outlets.
    Ex: There is little modulation, whole steps of division being short-circuited and an odd assembly of terms being frequently found: e.g.: LAW see also JURY, JUDGES.
    Ex: Early woodcut initials, coats of arms, etc., were sometimes made from wood cut across the grain, but the use of end-grain blocks remained uncommon until the later eighteenth century.
    Ex: Perhaps, he questioned himself, this is the way every principal operates, and there is nothing untoward in it.
    Ex: This paper surveys some of the more weird World Wide Web sites.
    Ex: Could she not have detected that something in his behavior was awry?.
    Ex: The article 'What's that funny noise? Videogames in the library' explains how videogames have attracted many young irregular library users who may, in time, extend their attention to other library facilities.
    Ex: This book discusses some of the most outlandish myths and fantastic realities of medical history.
    Ex: This film is really just a series of throwaway skits that the director and scriptwriter attempt to lard with parody and freaky fantasy.
    Ex: Surrealism is an art concerned not with love and liberation but with the uncanny, the compulsion to repeat, and the drive toward death.
    Ex: For example, you already know that living in a windowless room will make you cranky and out of sorts.
    Ex: However, those desiring something off-the-wall, borderline kinky, and just plain mad might appreciate the novel.
    Ex: Children who were in some way different were excused from family responsibilities in childhood because they were, for example, 'spoiled,' a 'problem child,' or ' flaky'.
    Ex: 1816 was one of several years during the 1810s in which numerous crops failed during freakish summer cold snaps after volcanic eruptions that reduced incoming sunlight.
    Ex: 'Why are barns frequently painted red?' -- These are the curious, slightly bizarre and somewhat quirky kinds of questions librarians deal with.
    * aunque parezca raro = strangely enough, oddly enough, strange though it may seem, strange as it may seem, although it may seem strange, funnily enough, funnily.
    * bicho raro = rare bird, odd bird, odd fish, freak of nature, rare breed, weirdo, nerdy [nerdier -comp., nerdiest -sup.], geek, nerd, geeky [geekier -comp., geekiest -sup.].
    * colección de libros raros = rare book collection.
    * de forma rara = oddly, funnily.
    * de manera rara = oddly, funnily.
    * demasiado raro = all too rare.
    * de modo raro = funnily.
    * de una manera rara = strangely.
    * de un modo raro = freakishly.
    * edición rara = rare edition.
    * en casos raros = in rare cases.
    * enfermedad rara = rare disease.
    * en raras ocasiones = in rare cases.
    * en raros casos = in rare cases.
    * especie rara = rare breed.
    * haber algo raro con = there + be + something fishy going on with.
    * Ley de los Medicamentos Raros, la = Orphan Drug Act, the.
    * libro raro = rare book.
    * muy rara vez = all too seldom, once in a blue moon.
    * parecer raro = sound + odd.
    * por muy raro que parezca = strangely enough, oddly enough, strange though it may seem, strange as it may seem, although it may seem strange.
    * ¡qué raro! = how strange!.
    * rara vez = infrequently, rarely, seldom, uncommonly, on rare occasions.
    * sala de libros raros = rare book room.
    * salvo raras excepciones = with rare exceptions.
    * ser algo muy raro = be a rare occurrence.

    * * *
    raro -ra
    A
    1 (extraño) strange, odd, funny ( colloq)
    es raro que aún no haya venido it's strange o odd o funny that he hasn't come yet
    ya me parecía raro que no salieras I thought it was a bit strange o odd you weren't going out
    ¡qué cosa más rara! or ¡qué raro! how odd o strange o funny o peculiar!
    me siento raro en este ambiente I feel strange o funny in these surroundings
    es un poco rarilla she's a bit odd o strange o funny o peculiar
    ¿qué te pasa hoy? te noto/estás muy raro what's up with you today? you're acting very strangely
    me miró como si fuera un bicho raro ( fam); he looked at me as if I was some kind of weirdo ( colloq)
    ¡qué tipo más raro! what a strange o peculiar o funny man!
    2 (poco frecuente, común) rare
    salvo raras excepciones with a few rare exceptions
    raro es el día que no sale there's rarely o hardly a day when she doesn't go out
    aquí es raro que nieve it rarely o seldom snows here, it's very unusual o rare for it to snow here
    B ‹gas› rare
    * * *

     

    raro
    ◊ -ra adjetivo

    a) ( extraño) strange, odd, funny (colloq);

    ◊ es raro que … it's strange o odd o funny that …;

    ¡qué raro! how odd o strange!;
    te noto muy raro hoy you're acting very strangely today


    aquí es raro que nieve it's very unusual o rare for it to snow here
    raro,-a adjetivo
    1 (no frecuente) rare: es raro que no llame, it's unusual for her not to telephone
    2 (poco común) odd, strange: ¡qué sombrero más raro!, what a weird hat!
    tiene un raro sentido del humor, he's got a warped sense of humour
    ♦ Locuciones: Paco es un bicho raro, Paco is a weirdo
    ' raro' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    bicho
    - chocante
    - disgustar
    - individuo
    - particular
    - peculiar
    - rara
    - singular
    - tipo
    - artefacto
    - extraño
    - gusto
    - olor
    - sonar
    English:
    flaky
    - funny
    - most
    - odd
    - odd-looking
    - oddbod
    - oddity
    - odor
    - odour
    - peculiar
    - queer
    - rare
    - set-up
    - should
    - strange
    - strangely
    - unlikely
    - unusual
    - weird
    - for
    - how
    - incongruous
    - like
    - oddball
    - seem
    - strike
    - uncanny
    * * *
    raro, -a adj
    1. [extraño] strange, odd;
    ¡qué raro! how strange o odd!;
    ¡qué raro que no haya llamado! it's very strange o odd that she hasn't called;
    es raro que no nos lo haya dicho it's odd o funny that she didn't tell us;
    ya me parecía raro que no hubiera dicho nada I thought it was strange o odd that he hadn't said anything;
    no sé qué le pasa últimamente, está o [m5] la noto muy rara I don't know what's up with her lately, she's been acting very strangely
    2. [excepcional] unusual, rare;
    [visita] infrequent;
    rara vez rarely;
    es raro el día que viene a comer she very rarely comes round for lunch;
    raro es el que no fuma very few of them don't smoke
    3. [extravagante] odd, eccentric
    4. [escaso] rare
    5. Quím rare
    * * *
    adj
    1 rare
    2 ( extraño) strange;
    ¡qué raro! how strange!
    * * *
    raro, -ra adj
    1) extraño: odd, strange, peculiar
    2) : unusual, rare
    3) : exceptional
    4)
    rara vez : seldom, rarely
    * * *
    raro adj
    1. (extraño) strange / odd

    Spanish-English dictionary > raro

  • 15 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

  • 16 nerd

    f. & m.
    nerd.
    * * *
    ( fam); nerdy ( colloq)
    (pl nerds) ( fam)
    nerd ( colloq)
    * * *
    nerd nmf
    RP Fam nerd

    Spanish-English dictionary > nerd

См. также в других словарях:

  • nerdy — (adj.) 1978, from NERD (Cf. nerd) + Y (Cf. y) (2). Related: Nerdiness …   Etymology dictionary

  • Nerdy — Nerd Pour les articles homonymes, voir Nerd (homonymie). Un nerd (prononcer neurde), dans le domaine des stéréotypes de la culture populaire, est un terme anglais désignant une personne solitaire et intelligente, à la fois socialement handicapée… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • nerdy — [[t]nɜ͟ː(r)di[/t]] nerdier, nerdiest ADJ GRADED (disapproval) If you describe someone as nerdy, you think that they are a nerd or look like a nerd. [INFORMAL] The Internet is widely believed to be the preserve of nerdy types who never exercise …   English dictionary

  • nerdy — adjective see nerd * * * nerdy [nerdy nerdier nerdiest] ; adjective • He looked kind of nerdy …   Useful english dictionary

  • nerdy — adj gormless, ineffectual, characteristic of a nerd. The adjective postdates the noun. He favoured dark business suits, dark ties that hung straight down against his white shirts, and a short nerdy Afro. (Where Did Our Love Go?, Nelson George,… …   Contemporary slang

  • nerdy — nerd also nurd (nûrd) n. Slang 1) A foolish, inept, or unattractive person. 2) A person who is single minded or accomplished in scientific or technical pursuits but is felt to be socially inept. ╂ [Origin unknown.] nerd’y adj. Word History: The… …   Word Histories

  • nerdy — nerd ► NOUN informal ▪ a person who lacks social skills or is boringly studious. DERIVATIVES nerdish adjective nerdy adjective. ORIGIN of unknown origin …   English terms dictionary

  • nerdy — adjective see nerd …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • nerdy — /nerr dee/, adj., nerdier, nerdiest. Slang. of or like a nerd. [1975 80; NERD + Y1] * * * …   Universalium

  • nerdy — adjective Of or like a nerd. Syn: nerdish …   Wiktionary

  • nerdy — nÉœrdɪ / nɜːd adj. unpopular or unfashionable; of or pertaining to nerds …   English contemporary dictionary

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