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veiɡ1) (not clear, distinct or definite: Through the fog we saw the vague outline of a ship; She has only a vague idea of how this machine works.) vago2) ((of people) imprecise, or impractical and forgetful: He is always very vague when making arrangements.) vago•- vaguely
vague adj vagotr[veɪg]1 (imprecise) vago,-a, impreciso,-a2 (indistinct) borroso,-a1) imprecise: vago, imprecisoa vague feeling: una sensación indefinidaI haven't the vaguest idea: no tengo la más remota idea2) unclear: borroso, poco claroa vague outline: un perfil indistinto3) absentminded: distraídoadj.• distraído, -a adj.• dudoso, -a adj.• indeciso, -a adj.• indefinido, -a adj.• vago, -a adj.veɪgadjective vaguer, vaguesta) (imprecise, unclear) <term/wording/concept> impreciso, vagoto be vague ABOUT something: she was vague about her involvement — fue poco explícita acerca de su participación
b) ( indistinct) < outline> borrosoc) ( absentminded) < expression> distraído; < person> distraído, despistado[veɪɡ]ADJ (compar vaguer) (superl vaguest)1) (=imprecise) [concept] impreciso, vago; [description] impreciso; [outline] borroso; [feeling] indefinido, indeterminado; [person] (in giving details etc) impreciso; (by nature) de ideas poco precisasmy memories of that time are very vague — mis recuerdos de aquella época son muy vagos, aquella época la recuerdo muy vagamente
he made some vague promises — hacía promesas, pero sin concretar
you mustn't be so vague — hay que decir las cosas con claridad, hay que concretar
2) (=absent-minded) [person] despistado, distraído; [expression, look] ausentehe's terribly vague — tiene un tremendo despiste, es un despistado
* * *[veɪg]adjective vaguer, vaguesta) (imprecise, unclear) <term/wording/concept> impreciso, vagoto be vague ABOUT something: she was vague about her involvement — fue poco explícita acerca de su participación
b) ( indistinct) < outline> borrosoc) ( absentminded) < expression> distraído; < person> distraído, despistado
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