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1 obsesionar
v.to obsess.* * *1 to obsess1 to get obsessed\estar obsesionado,-a con alguien to be obsessed with somebody* * *verb1) to obsess2) haunt* * *1.VT [recuerdo] to haunt; [manía, afición] to obsess2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo to obsess2.estaba obsesionado con or por la idea — he was obsessed with o by the idea
obsesionarse v pron to become obsessed* * *= haunt.Ex. Some authors, of course, object to their work being subjected to compulsory dissection for exams in the traditional deadly manner and like Bernard Shaw, they swear to haunt anyone who so mistreats them (Shaw's ghost must be busy these days).----* obsesionarse con = obsess (with), be hipped (on/to), get hipped (on/to).* * *1.verbo transitivo to obsess2.estaba obsesionado con or por la idea — he was obsessed with o by the idea
obsesionarse v pron to become obsessed* * *= haunt.Ex: Some authors, of course, object to their work being subjected to compulsory dissection for exams in the traditional deadly manner and like Bernard Shaw, they swear to haunt anyone who so mistreats them (Shaw's ghost must be busy these days).
* obsesionarse con = obsess (with), be hipped (on/to), get hipped (on/to).* * *obsesionar [A1 ]vtto obsessestaba obsesionado con or por la idea he was obsessed with o by the ideato become obsessed* * *
obsesionar ( conjugate obsesionar) verbo transitivo
to obsess;
obsesionarse verbo pronominal
to become obsessed
obsesionar verbo transitivo to obsess: me obsesiona la muerte, I'm obsessed by death
' obsesionar' also found in these entries:
English:
get under
- haunt
- obsess
* * *♦ vtto obsess;le obsesiona la muerte he's obsessed with death;* * *I v/t obsess* * *obsesionar vt: to obsess, to preoccupy excessively* * *obsesionar vb to obsess -
2 obseso
adj.obsessed, maniacal.m.obsessed person, maniac, obsessed.* * *► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 maniac► adjetivo1 obsessed\obseso,-a sexual sex maniac* * *ADJ obsessed* * *- sa masculino, femenino (Psic) obsessive* * *= obsessed.Ex. No one but an obsessed fanatic would suggest that reading is all or enough in itself.----* obseso con la lectura = bookaholic.* obseso con los libros = bookaholic.* obseso sexual = sex pest.* * *- sa masculino, femenino (Psic) obsessive* * *= obsessed.Ex: No one but an obsessed fanatic would suggest that reading is all or enough in itself.
* obseso con la lectura = bookaholic.* obseso con los libros = bookaholic.* obseso sexual = sex pest.* * *obsessedmasculine, feminine( Psic) obsessivees un obseso sexual he's a sex maniac o he's obsessed with sex* * *
obseso,-a sustantivo masculino y femenino
1 Psic obsessive
2 familiar sex maniac
' obseso' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
obsesa
English:
one-track
- sex-crazed
- sex-mad
* * *obseso, -a♦ adjobsessed♦ nm,fobsessive (person);es un obseso de la salud he's a health freak o fanaticobseso sexual sex maniac* * *adj obsessed* * *obseso, -sa adj: obsessed -
3 obcecado
adj.obdurate, obstinate, blinded, stubborn.past part.past participle of spanish verb: obcecar.* * *► adjetivo1 blind* * *ADJ (=ofuscado) blind, mentally blinded; (=terco) obstinate, stubborn, obdurate frm; (=trastornado) disturbed* * *- da adjetivoa) [ESTAR] ( cegado)b) [SER] ( porfiado) obstinate* * *----* obcecado con = bent on, besotted with, dead set on.* * *- da adjetivoa) [ESTAR] ( cegado)b) [SER] ( porfiado) obstinate* * ** obcecado con = bent on, besotted with, dead set on.* * *obcecado -da1 [ ESTAR](cegado): está obcecado con la idea he's obsessed with the ideaobcecado por los celos blinded by jealousy2 [ SER] (porfiado) obstinate, stubborn* * *obcecado, -a adj1. [tozudo] stubborn3. [obsesionado] obsessed;están obcecados con vivir en la costa they're obsessed with the idea of living on the coast* * *adj1 ( terco) obstinate, stubborn2 ( obsesionado) obsessed ( con with)* * *obcecado, -da adj1) : blindedobcecado por la ira: blinded by rage2) : stubborn, obstinate -
4 obsesionarse
1 to get obsessed* * *VPR to become o get obsessedobsesionarse con o por algo — to become o get obsessed with o by sth
* * *obsesionarse (con)(v.) = obsess (with), be hipped (on/to), get hipped (on/to)Ex: Many librarians appear to be obsessed with technology.
Ex: But the mid-20th century -- being hipped on the whole nuclear family ideal -- went into a state of denial about incest and molestation within families.Ex: So a man today can get very hipped on Peace as an abstract concept, but if he were ever to be asked to go out and fight a future Hitler his stance would certainly change.* * *
■obsesionarse verbo reflexivo to get obsessed
' obsesionarse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
obsesionar
English:
brood
* * *vprto become obsessed* * *v/r become obsessed ( con with)* * *vr* * *obsesionarse vb to become obsessed -
5 perra
f.1 bitch (animal).2 tantrum (informal) (rabieta). (peninsular Spanish)coger una perra to throw a tantrum3 penny (informal) (money). (peninsular Spanish)estoy sin una perra I'm flat brokeno tiene una perra gorda o chica he hasn't got a beanno vale una perra gorda o chica it isn't worth a bean4 female dog, bitch.* * *1 (animal) bitch2 familiar (pataleta) tantrum3 (deseo fuerte) obsession■ ¡vaya perra tiene con mudarse de casa! he's obsessed about moving house!1 familiar readies\¡para ti la perra gorda! familiar OK, you win!* * *f., (m. - perro)* * *SF1) (Zool) bitch2) Esp * (=moneda) copper, pennyno tener una perra — * to be broke *, be skint *
perra chica — ( Hist) 5-céntimo coin
perra gorda — ( Hist) 10-céntimo coin
3) * (=rabieta) tantrum4) * (=obsesión) obsession, crazy idea5) Cono Sur (=sombrero) old hat6) Cono Sur (=cantimplora) leather water bottle* * *1) (Zool) dog, bitch [ bitch sólo se emplea cuando se quiere hacer referencia al sexo del animal] ver tb perro II2) (Esp fam) ( moneda) coinunas perras — a few bucks (AmE) o (BrE) quid (colloq)
costar/valer cuatro perras — (fam) to cost/to be worth next to nothing (colloq)
3) (Esp fam)a) ( rabieta) tantrumcoger una perra — to have o throw a tantrum
b) ( manía) obsession4) (Esp vulg) ( prostituta) bitch* * *= bitch.Ex. It is advisable to spay sheepdog bitches since being in heat will bring on all kinds of hormonal changes and they will fight for reasons unknown to us.* * *1) (Zool) dog, bitch [ bitch sólo se emplea cuando se quiere hacer referencia al sexo del animal] ver tb perro II2) (Esp fam) ( moneda) coinunas perras — a few bucks (AmE) o (BrE) quid (colloq)
costar/valer cuatro perras — (fam) to cost/to be worth next to nothing (colloq)
3) (Esp fam)a) ( rabieta) tantrumcoger una perra — to have o throw a tantrum
b) ( manía) obsession4) (Esp vulg) ( prostituta) bitch* * *= bitch.Ex: It is advisable to spay sheepdog bitches since being in heat will bring on all kinds of hormonal changes and they will fight for reasons unknown to us.
* * *A ( Zool)dog, bitch [ bitch sólo se emplea cuando se quiere hacer referencia específica al sexo del animal] saqué mi perra a pasear I took my dog out for a walkno tenía ni una perra I didn't have a bean o a penny ( colloq)Compuestos:para ti la perra chica ( fam); you win1 (rabieta) tantrumcogió una perra terrible he had o threw a terrible tantrum2 (manía) obsessionle ha dado la perra de comprarse un coche nuevo he's obsessed with the idea of buying a new carD1( Col fam) (borrachera): se pegó una perra espantosa he got terribly drunk o ( colloq) completely plastered2( Col) tb perra de agua caliente hot-water bottleE* * *
perra sustantivo femenino
1 (Zool) dog, bitch
2 (Esp fam)
◊ coger una perra to have o throw a tantrum
perro,-a
I sustantivo masculino y femenino dog
perro callejero, stray dog
perro de compañía, pet dog
perro guía, guide dog
perro faldero, (animal) lapdog
(persona) flatterer
II adjetivo
1 (una persona) swine
2 (una vida, etc) wretched
♦ Locuciones: atar los perros con longaniza, to have money to burn
llevarse como el perro y el gato, to fight like cat and dog
tiempo de perros, awful weather
perra sustantivo femenino
1 Zool bitch
2 fam (rabieta, disgusto) tantrum
3 fam (manía) obsession, mania
4 fam (dinero) coin, penny
' perra' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
morir
English:
bitch
* * *perra nf1. [animal] bitch;dale de comer a la perra feed the dogcoger una perra to throw a tantrumha cogido la perra de ir de crucero she's become obsessed with the idea of going on a cruiseme costó cuatro perras it cost me next to nothing;estoy sin una perra I'm flat broke;¡para ti la perra gorda! you win!* * *f dog;el perro y la perra the dog and the bitch;perras pl fam pesetas -
6 obsesión
f.1 obsession, compulsion, fixedness.2 fixed idea, fixation.* * *1 obsession* * *noun f.* * *SF obsession* * *femenino obsessiontenía la obsesión de que... — she was obsessed with the idea that...
* * *= compulsion, obsession, infatuation (with), fixation.Ex. A stickler for details, sometimes to the point of compulsion, Edmonds was deemed a fortuitous choice to head the monumental reorganization process.Ex. The article concludes that the recent obsession with image and stereotype extends beyond librarianship.Ex. His gushing evaluations of MacDonald's performances suggest that he has never recovered from a youthful infatuation with the star.Ex. By conscious or unconscious fixation on this single, already passé, facet of data processing technology we risk totally ignoring the other functions of a catalog.----* tener obsesión con = be hipped (on/to), get hipped (on/to).* * *femenino obsessiontenía la obsesión de que... — she was obsessed with the idea that...
* * *= compulsion, obsession, infatuation (with), fixation.Ex: A stickler for details, sometimes to the point of compulsion, Edmonds was deemed a fortuitous choice to head the monumental reorganization process.
Ex: The article concludes that the recent obsession with image and stereotype extends beyond librarianship.Ex: His gushing evaluations of MacDonald's performances suggest that he has never recovered from a youthful infatuation with the star.Ex: By conscious or unconscious fixation on this single, already passé, facet of data processing technology we risk totally ignoring the other functions of a catalog.* tener obsesión con = be hipped (on/to), get hipped (on/to).* * *obsessionse había convertido en una obsesión para él it had become an obsession with himtenía la obsesión de que moriría joven she was obsessed with the idea that she would die young* * *
obsesión sustantivo femenino
obsession
obsesión sustantivo femenino obsession
' obsesión' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
manía
English:
bug
- compulsion
- get under
- obsession
- fixation
- preoccupation
* * *obsesión nfobsession;tiene la obsesión de que va a suceder de nuevo he's obsessed with the idea that it's going to happen again* * *f obsession* * ** * *obsesión n obsession -
7 obcecarse
1 to be obstinate* * ** * *
obcecarse ( conjugate obcecarse) verbo pronominal
to become obsessed;
■obcecarse verbo reflexivo to insist: se obcecó en que eso nos saldría más barato pero nos quedamos sin dinero, he insisted that it was going to be cheap but we ended up with no money left
* * *vprto become stubborn;obcecarse en hacer algo to stubbornly insist on doing sth;se ha obcecado y no quiere escuchar a nadie she has dug her heels in and refuses to listen to anyone;se ha obcecado con la idea she has become obsessed with the idea* * *v/r2 ( obsesionarse) become obsessed ( con with)* * *vr: to become stubborn -
8 fijación
f.1 fixing, fastening, setting.2 fixation, obsession, fixedness, onemindedness.3 fixed idea, fixation, obsession.4 anchorage, binding.5 attachment, bonding.* * *1 (colocación) setting, fixing2 (sujeción) fastening3 (obsesión) obsession1 (esquí) bindings* * *SF1) (Psic) fixationtener (una) fijación con o por algo/algn — to have a fixation about sth/sb, be fixated on sth/sb
¡qué fijación tiene con su madre! — he's got a real mother fixation!
2) (=acto) [gen] fixing; [con clavos] securingse responsabiliza al grupo de la fijación de carteles — the group is believed to be responsible for putting up posters
3) pl fijaciones (Esquí) (safety) bindings* * *1) (Psic) fixation, obsession2) fijaciones femenino plural ( en esquí) (safety) bindings (pl)* * *1) (Psic) fixation, obsession2) fijaciones femenino plural ( en esquí) (safety) bindings (pl)* * *fijación11 = commitment, fixing.Ex: But the formulation of standards and their commitment to printed form do not mean that they will always be noted.
Ex: The latter are the day-to-day, usually temporary, regulations for the practical management of the CAP, for example the fixing of import levies and export refunds, etc.* cuña de fijación = quoin.* de fijación de normas = standard(s) setting.* fijación de objetivos = objective setting, direction-setting, goal setting.* fijación de políticas = policy making [policy-making/policymaking].* fijación de precio de venta = pricing.* fijación de precios = fixing.* mecanismo de fijación = locking/releasing mechanism.* política de fijación de precios = pricing policy.fijación22 = fixation, obsession.Ex: By conscious or unconscious fixation on this single, already passé, facet of data processing technology we risk totally ignoring the other functions of a catalog.
Ex: The article concludes that the recent obsession with image and stereotype extends beyond librarianship.* tener fijación por = be hipped (on/to), get hipped (on/to).* * *A ( Psic) fixation, obsession¡vaya fijación tienes con ese tema! you're obsessed with that subject!tiene como una fijación con estas cosas he's got some sort of fixation with these thingsB ( Fot) fixingCompuesto:(legal) price setting, (ilegal) price fixing* * *
fijación sustantivo femenino (Psic) fixation, obsession;◊ ¡que fijación tienes con ese tema! you're obsessed with that subject!
' fijación' also found in these entries:
English:
fixation
* * *fijación nf1. [sujección] fixing;[de cartel] sticking up, posting2. [de horario, salario, precios] fixing3. Fot fixing4. [obsesión] fixation;tiene una fijación con esa actriz he's obsessed with that actress5.[en ciclismo] clipless pedalsfijaciones [en esquí] bindings;6. Gram fixation* * *f1 acción fixing2 ( obsesión) fixation* * *1) : fixation, obsession2) : fixing, establishing3) : fastening, securing -
9 obsesionado
adj.1 obsessive, overly meticulous, finicky.2 obsessed, fixated, possessed.past part.past participle of spanish verb: obsesionar.* * *ADJ obsessedestar obsesionado con o por algo — to be obsessed with o by sth
* * *= infatuated.Ex. The author describes the reactions of students and library staff to the new terminals (all are enthusiastic and some are infatuated).----* obsesionado con = besotted with.* obsesionado con el deporte = sports freak.* obsesionado con la lectura = bookaholic.* obsesionado con los libros = bookaholic.* * *= infatuated.Ex: The author describes the reactions of students and library staff to the new terminals (all are enthusiastic and some are infatuated).
* obsesionado con = besotted with.* obsesionado con el deporte = sports freak.* obsesionado con la lectura = bookaholic.* obsesionado con los libros = bookaholic.* * *adj obsessed -
10 maniático
adj.1 maniac, demented, insane, maniacal.2 maniacal, obsessive, fanatical, overly meticulous.m.1 maniac, obsessed person.2 maniac, obsessively enthusiastic person, overly enthusiastic person.* * *► adjetivo► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 (quisquilloso) fusspot2 (loco) crackpot, crank* * *maniático, -a1. ADJ1) (=con manías) maniac, maniacal; (=fanático) fanatical; (=obsesionado) obsessive2) (=loco) crazy; (=excéntrico) eccentric, cranky *; (=delicado) fussy3) (=terco) stubborn2.SM / F (=obsesionado) maniac; (=fanático) fanatic; (=excéntrico) crank *solo piensa en no pisar las rayas de las aceras, es un maniático — his only concern is not to step on the lines on the pavement, he's obsessed
maniático de la ecología — ecology fanatic, ecology freak *
* * *- ca adjetivoa) (delicado, difícil) finicky, fussyb) ( obsesionado) obsessive* * *= faddish, faddy [faddier -comp., faddies -sup.], neurotic, cranky [crankier -comp., crankiest -sup.], peculiar.Ex. Whilst, presumably, a set of standards for the conduct of reference work, the document is in fact a hodgepodge shaped by faddish misconceptions.Ex. These emotions will have a knock-on effect on the child and may, in the case of the faddy eater, cause the situation to deteriorate.Ex. Small wonder that, in the alternative universe, librarians are careworn and cataloguers neurotic.Ex. For example, you already know that living in a windowless room will make you cranky and out of sorts.Ex. However, by 1900 the motor car was beginning to develop its own peculiar form of engineering, and since then we have had aviation engineering, nuclear engineering and control engineering.* * *- ca adjetivoa) (delicado, difícil) finicky, fussyb) ( obsesionado) obsessive* * *= faddish, faddy [faddier -comp., faddies -sup.], neurotic, cranky [crankier -comp., crankiest -sup.], peculiar.Ex: Whilst, presumably, a set of standards for the conduct of reference work, the document is in fact a hodgepodge shaped by faddish misconceptions.
Ex: These emotions will have a knock-on effect on the child and may, in the case of the faddy eater, cause the situation to deteriorate.Ex: Small wonder that, in the alternative universe, librarians are careworn and cataloguers neurotic.Ex: For example, you already know that living in a windowless room will make you cranky and out of sorts.Ex: However, by 1900 the motor car was beginning to develop its own peculiar form of engineering, and since then we have had aviation engineering, nuclear engineering and control engineering.* * *1 (delicado, difícil) finicky, fussy2 (obsesionado) obsessivees tan maniático que se lava las manos veinte veces al día he's obsessive, he washes his hands twenty times a day¡qué vas a estar gorda! no seas maniática of course you're not fat!, stop being obsessive o neurotic o so sillyson muy maniáticos con la comida they're very cranky about what they eatmasculine, feminine1(delicado): no come nada que no haya preparado él mismo, es un maniático he won't eat anything that he hasn't prepared himself, he's incredibly fussy o finicky like that2(fanático): es una maniática de la limpieza she's obsessed with o fanatical about cleanliness, she has a real obsession with cleanlinessmaniáticos que comen sólo arroz y algas cranks who eat only rice and seaweed* * *
maniático◊ -ca adjetivo
maniático,-a
I adjetivo fussy
II sustantivo masculino y femenino fusspot
' maniático' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
caprichosa
- caprichoso
- maniática
English:
fastidious
- crank
- fuss
- fussy
* * *maniático, -a♦ adjfussy♦ nm,ffussy person;es un maniático he's terribly fussy;es un maniático de los detalles he's a stickler for detail;es una maniática con la limpieza she's a cleaning freak;* * *I adj famfussyII m, maniática f fusspot;es un maniático de la limpieza he has an obsession with cleaning, he’s a cleaning freak fam* * *maniático, -ca adj1) maníaco: maniacal2) : obsessive3) : fussy, finickymaniático, -ca n1) maníaco: maniac, lunatic2) : obsessive person, fanatic3) : eccentric, crank* * * -
11 tieso
adj.stiff, inflexible, rigid, tough.* * *► adjetivo1 (rígido) stiff, rigid2 (erguido) upright, erect3 (tenso) taut, tight5 figurado (en forma) in good shape► adverbio1 hard, strongly\dejar tieso,-a a alguien (pasmado) to leave somebody agape 2 (muerto) to do somebody in 3 (sin dinero) to leave somebody pennilessponer las orejas tiesas to prick up one's earsquedarse tieso,-a de frío figurado to be frozen stiff* * *(f. - tiesa)adj.* * *1. ADJ1) (=duro) stiff; (=rígido) rigid; (=erguido) erect; (=derecho) straight; (=tenso) taut2) (=sano) fit; (=vivo) sprightly; (=alegre) chirpy *3) (=poco amable) [en conducta] stiff; [en actitud] rigid4) (=orgulloso) proud; (=presumido) conceited, stuck-up *; (=pagado de sí mismo) smug5) (=terco) stubborn; (=firme) firm, confidentponerse tieso con algn — to stand one's ground, insist on one's rights; pey to be stubborn with sb
tenerlas tiesas con algn — to put up a firm resistance to sb, stand up for o.s.
6) * (=sin dinero) (flat) broke *2.ADV strongly, energetically, hard* * *I- sa adjetivo1)a) ( rígido) stiff2) < persona>b) (fam) ( muerto) stone dead (colloq)dejar a alguien tieso — (fam) ( matarlo) to bump somebody off (sl); ( pasmarlo) to leave somebody speechless
IIquedarse tieso — (fam) ( morirse) to kick the bucket (colloq); ( helarse) to freeze to death (colloq)
* * *= skint, broke, starched.Ex. How does it feel to be skint in a world that seems to be obsessed with money and riches?.Ex. The article is entitled 'Tough luck: To be a professional sport climber in America probably means you're broke, fed up and still no match for the foreign competition'.Ex. Portraits of that nature are a thing of the past with people sitting around looking stiff and starched.----* estar tieso de frío = be frozen stiff.* quedarse tieso = be frozen stiff.* quedarse tieso de frío = be frozen stiff.* * *I- sa adjetivo1)a) ( rígido) stiff2) < persona>b) (fam) ( muerto) stone dead (colloq)dejar a alguien tieso — (fam) ( matarlo) to bump somebody off (sl); ( pasmarlo) to leave somebody speechless
IIquedarse tieso — (fam) ( morirse) to kick the bucket (colloq); ( helarse) to freeze to death (colloq)
* * *= skint, broke, starched.Ex: How does it feel to be skint in a world that seems to be obsessed with money and riches?.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Tough luck: To be a professional sport climber in America probably means you're broke, fed up and still no match for the foreign competition'.Ex: Portraits of that nature are a thing of the past with people sitting around looking stiff and starched.* estar tieso de frío = be frozen stiff.* quedarse tieso = be frozen stiff.* quedarse tieso de frío = be frozen stiff.* * *A1 (rígido) stiffcon las orejas tiesas with ears pricked upB ‹persona›1 (erguido) upright, erect; (orgulloso) stiffdejar a algn tieso ( fam) (matarlo) to bump sb off (sl), to do sb in ( colloq) (pasmarlo) to leave sb speechless, amaze sbquedarse tieso ( fam) (morirse) to kick the bucket ( colloq), to croak (sl) (pasmarse) to be left speechless o amazed; (helarse) to freeze to death ( colloq), to get frozen stiff ( colloq)* * *
tieso◊ -sa adjetivo
1
‹ carne› tough
2 ‹ persona› ( erguido) upright, erect;
( orgulloso) stiff;◊ quedarse tieso (fam) ( helarse) to get frozen stiff (colloq)
tieso,-a adjetivo
1 (erguido) upright, erect
2 (rígido) stiff
3 fam (serio) stiff
4 (orgulloso) proud
♦ Locuciones: fam fig quedarse tieso (sorprenderse) to be amazed/stunned
(morir) to die
' tieso' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
tiesa
English:
stiff
- tight
* * *tieso, -a adj1. [rígido] stiff;quedarse tieso [de frío] to be frozen stiff;me quedé tieso del susto I was scared stiff;tiene las orejas tiesas his ears are pricked;muy Famse le puso tiesa he got a hard-on2. [erguido] erectiba muy tiesa con su vestido nuevo she was parading around in her new dressdejar tieso a alguien to bump sb off;quedarse tieso to croak* * *adj stiff, rigid;quedarse tieso fig be astonished;estar tieso fig fam be dead* * *tieso, -sa adj1) : stiff, rigid2) : upright, erect* * * -
12 pelado
adj.1 bare, bald, barren, desert.2 unprotected from the wind, exposed.3 peeled, without skin.He ate a peeled orange [sin piel] Se comió una naranja pelada.4 peeled, naked, in the raw.5 flat broke.6 hairless.7 foulmouthed, ill-bred, impolite, discourteous.past part.past participle of spanish verb: pelar.* * *————————1→ link=pelar pelar► adjetivo1 bald, bare2 (cabeza) hairless, bald3 (terreno) barren, treeless4 familiar (sin dinero) broke* * *(f. - pelada)adj.1) bald2) bare* * *pelado, -a1. ADJ1) (=sin pelo)2) [por el sol]3) [fruta, patata] peeled; [gamba] shelled4) [terreno] treeless, bare; [paisaje] bare; [tronco] bare, smooth5) (=escueto) bare6) * (=sin dinero) broke *, penniless7) Méx (=grosero) coarse, rude8) * [número] round2.SM * (=corte de pelo) haircut3. SM / F1) † (=pobre) pauper2) Méx * (=obrero) working-class personPELADO A stock figure in Mexican theatre and film, the pelado is a kind of rural anti-hero cum lovable rogue who survives by his quick wits in the foreign environment of the city. The Mexican actor and comedian Mario Moreno (1911-94) based the character Cantinflas, for which he is famous all over the Spanish-speaking world, on the pelado. The pelado is closely related to the literary figure of the pícaro and forms part of a long line of anti-heroic characters in Hispanic literature.See:ver nota culturelle PÍCARO in pícaro,ver nota culturelle CARPA in carpa* * *I- da adjetivo1)a) ( con el pelo corto)lo dejaron pelado or con la cabeza pelada (al rape) — they cropped his hair very short
b) (CS) ( calvo) bald2)b) <nariz/espalda>tengo la nariz/espalda pelada — my nose/back is peeling
3) (fam) ( sin dinero) broke (colloq)estoy pelado — I'm broke o (BrE) skint (colloq)
4)a) (fam) <número/cantidad> exact, round (before n)b) (Chi fam) <pies/trasero> bare5) (Méx fam) ( grosero) foulmouthedII- da masculino, femenino1) (CS fam) ( calvo)¿quién es ese pelado? — who's that bald guy? (colloq)
2) pelado masculinoa) (Chi fam) ( conscripto) conscriptb) (Esp fam) pelada 1) a)* * *= hairless, skint, broke, shelled, treeless, peeled.Ex. Jonah was thrown clothed into the mouth of the sea monster and emerged nude and hairless.Ex. How does it feel to be skint in a world that seems to be obsessed with money and riches?.Ex. The article is entitled 'Tough luck: To be a professional sport climber in America probably means you're broke, fed up and still no match for the foreign competition'.Ex. Everybody was served shelled shrimp marinated in a balsamic seasoning and grilled over a hardwood fire.Ex. On the treeless mound he took out his fieldglasses and began to survey the enemy's positions on the hills about 2 miles away.Ex. Like potatoes, peeled parsnips will turn dark when exposed to air.----* a grito pelado = at the top of + Posesivo + voice.* cantar a grito pelado = belt out.* chillar a grito pelado = scream at + the top of + Posesivo + head, shout + Posesivo + head off, scream + Posesivo + head off, shout at + the top of + Posesivo + lungs, shout at + the top of + Posesivo + voice, scream at + the top of + Posesivo + voice, scream at + the top of + Posesivo + lungs, scream like + a banshee, wail like + a banshee.* cigüeña de cabeza pelada = wood stork.* dejar pelado a Alguien = take + Nombre + to the cleaners.* pelado al cepillo = crewcut [crew-cut].* pelado a lo militar = crewcut [crew-cut].* pelado al rape = crewcut [crew-cut].* * *I- da adjetivo1)a) ( con el pelo corto)lo dejaron pelado or con la cabeza pelada (al rape) — they cropped his hair very short
b) (CS) ( calvo) bald2)b) <nariz/espalda>tengo la nariz/espalda pelada — my nose/back is peeling
3) (fam) ( sin dinero) broke (colloq)estoy pelado — I'm broke o (BrE) skint (colloq)
4)a) (fam) <número/cantidad> exact, round (before n)b) (Chi fam) <pies/trasero> bare5) (Méx fam) ( grosero) foulmouthedII- da masculino, femenino1) (CS fam) ( calvo)¿quién es ese pelado? — who's that bald guy? (colloq)
2) pelado masculinoa) (Chi fam) ( conscripto) conscriptb) (Esp fam) pelada 1) a)* * *= hairless, skint, broke, shelled, treeless, peeled.Ex: Jonah was thrown clothed into the mouth of the sea monster and emerged nude and hairless.
Ex: How does it feel to be skint in a world that seems to be obsessed with money and riches?.Ex: The article is entitled 'Tough luck: To be a professional sport climber in America probably means you're broke, fed up and still no match for the foreign competition'.Ex: Everybody was served shelled shrimp marinated in a balsamic seasoning and grilled over a hardwood fire.Ex: On the treeless mound he took out his fieldglasses and began to survey the enemy's positions on the hills about 2 miles away.Ex: Like potatoes, peeled parsnips will turn dark when exposed to air.* a grito pelado = at the top of + Posesivo + voice.* cantar a grito pelado = belt out.* chillar a grito pelado = scream at + the top of + Posesivo + head, shout + Posesivo + head off, scream + Posesivo + head off, shout at + the top of + Posesivo + lungs, shout at + the top of + Posesivo + voice, scream at + the top of + Posesivo + voice, scream at + the top of + Posesivo + lungs, scream like + a banshee, wail like + a banshee.* cigüeña de cabeza pelada = wood stork.* dejar pelado a Alguien = take + Nombre + to the cleaners.* pelado al cepillo = crewcut [crew-cut].* pelado a lo militar = crewcut [crew-cut].* pelado al rape = crewcut [crew-cut].* * *A1(con el pelo corto): lo dejaron con la cabeza pelada (al rape) they cropped his hair very short, they scalped him ( colloq)2 (CS) (calvo) baldes/se está quedando pelado he is/he's going bald3(a causa del sol): tengo la nariz pelada my nose is peeling4 ‹manzana› peeled; ‹pollo› pluckedalmendras peladas blanched almondssalió pelado del casino he lost his shirt at the casinoC1 ( fam); ‹pared/habitación› barelos ladrones les dejaron la casa pelada the thieves stripped the house bare, the thieves cleaned us/them outdejó el hueso pelado he picked the bone cleanle sirvieron la chuleta pelada all he got was just a plain chop, on its owncobra el sueldo pelado she earns a basic salary with no extras or bonusesno salgas a pie pelado don't go out barefoot o in your bare feetmasculine, feminineACD¡vaya pelado te han hecho! they've really cropped your hair short, you've been scalped ( colloq)* * *
Del verbo pelar: ( conjugate pelar)
pelado es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
pelado
pelar
pelado◊ -da adjetivo
1a) ( con el pelo corto): lo dejaron pelado or con la cabeza pelada (al rape) they cropped his hair very short
2
‹ hueso› clean;
‹ almendras› blanchedb) ‹nariz/espalda›:◊ tengo la nariz/espalda pelada my nose/back is peeling
3 (Chi fam) ‹pies/trasero› bare;
4 (Méx fam) ( grosero) foulmouthed
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino (CS fam) ( calvo) baldy (colloq)
pelar ( conjugate pelar) verbo transitivo
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‹habas/marisco› to shell;
‹ caramelo› to unwrap
2 ( rapar): lo peladoon al cero or al rape they cropped his hair very short
3 (fam) ( en el juego) to clean … out (colloq)
4 (Chi fam) ‹ persona› to badmouth (AmE colloq), to slag off (BrE colloq)
pelarse verbo pronominal ( a causa del sol) [ persona] to peel;
[cara/hombros] (+ me/te/le etc) to peel;
pelado,-a adjetivo
1 (sin cáscara o piel) peeled
2 (rapado) shorn
3 (terreno, pared) bare
4 fam (justo, escaso) bare, scarce: sacó el curso pelado, he just scraped a pass
♦ Locuciones: a grito pelado, shouting at the top of one's voice
pelar verbo transitivo
1 (piel, fruta) to peel
2 (un ave) to pluck
3 fam (cortar el pelo a) to cut the hair of
♦ Locuciones: hace un frío que pela, it's freezing cold
duro de pelar, a hard nut
' pelado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
grito
- pelada
- pie
English:
bald
- bare
- broke
- nectarine
- top
* * *pelado, -a♦ adj1. [cabeza] shorn2. [fruta] peeled4. [habitación, monte, árbol] bare5. [número] exact, round;el treinta pelado a round thirtynos sirvieron un vino pelado, y ya está they gave us a measly glass of wine, and that was it♦ nmEsp Fam [corte de pelo]¡qué pelado te han metido! you've really been scalped!♦ nm,f* * *adj1 peeled; fig2 Méx famgrosero rude* * *pelado, -da adj1) : bald, hairless2) : peeled3) : bare, barren4) : broke, penniless -
13 a dos velas
(adj.) = skint, penniless, brokeEx. How does it feel to be skint in a world that seems to be obsessed with money and riches?.Ex. Now he lives penniless near a beautiful lake surrounded by rainforest and teeming with waterfowl.Ex. The article is entitled 'Tough luck: To be a professional sport climber in America probably means you're broke, fed up and still no match for the foreign competition'.* * *(adj.) = skint, penniless, brokeEx: How does it feel to be skint in a world that seems to be obsessed with money and riches?.
Ex: Now he lives penniless near a beautiful lake surrounded by rainforest and teeming with waterfowl.Ex: The article is entitled 'Tough luck: To be a professional sport climber in America probably means you're broke, fed up and still no match for the foreign competition'. -
14 con una mano delante y otra detrás
(adj.) = penniless, broke, skintEx. Now he lives penniless near a beautiful lake surrounded by rainforest and teeming with waterfowl.Ex. The article is entitled 'Tough luck: To be a professional sport climber in America probably means you're broke, fed up and still no match for the foreign competition'.Ex. How does it feel to be skint in a world that seems to be obsessed with money and riches?.* * *(adj.) = penniless, broke, skintEx: Now he lives penniless near a beautiful lake surrounded by rainforest and teeming with waterfowl.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Tough luck: To be a professional sport climber in America probably means you're broke, fed up and still no match for the foreign competition'.Ex: How does it feel to be skint in a world that seems to be obsessed with money and riches?.Spanish-English dictionary > con una mano delante y otra detrás
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15 sin un céntimo
(adj.) = skint, pennilessEx. How does it feel to be skint in a world that seems to be obsessed with money and riches?.Ex. Now he lives penniless near a beautiful lake surrounded by rainforest and teeming with waterfowl.* * *(adj.) = skint, pennilessEx: How does it feel to be skint in a world that seems to be obsessed with money and riches?.
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16 sin un duro
(adj.) = broke, down-and-out, skint, pennilessEx. The article is entitled 'Tough luck: To be a professional sport climber in America probably means you're broke, fed up and still no match for the foreign competition'.Ex. The story is based on an overheard conversation between a well-meaning librarian and a down-and-out old man seeking validation for his unpublished poetry.Ex. How does it feel to be skint in a world that seems to be obsessed with money and riches?.Ex. Now he lives penniless near a beautiful lake surrounded by rainforest and teeming with waterfowl.* * *(adj.) = broke, down-and-out, skint, pennilessEx: The article is entitled 'Tough luck: To be a professional sport climber in America probably means you're broke, fed up and still no match for the foreign competition'.
Ex: The story is based on an overheard conversation between a well-meaning librarian and a down-and-out old man seeking validation for his unpublished poetry.Ex: How does it feel to be skint in a world that seems to be obsessed with money and riches?.Ex: Now he lives penniless near a beautiful lake surrounded by rainforest and teeming with waterfowl. -
17 sin una pela
(adj.) = broke, skint, pennilessEx. The article is entitled 'Tough luck: To be a professional sport climber in America probably means you're broke, fed up and still no match for the foreign competition'.Ex. How does it feel to be skint in a world that seems to be obsessed with money and riches?.Ex. Now he lives penniless near a beautiful lake surrounded by rainforest and teeming with waterfowl.* * *(adj.) = broke, skint, pennilessEx: The article is entitled 'Tough luck: To be a professional sport climber in America probably means you're broke, fed up and still no match for the foreign competition'.
Ex: How does it feel to be skint in a world that seems to be obsessed with money and riches?.Ex: Now he lives penniless near a beautiful lake surrounded by rainforest and teeming with waterfowl. -
18 proponerse
1 to intend* * ** * *VPRcuando me propongo algo seriamente, lo consigo — when I really set out to do something o put my mind to something, I get it done
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proponerse hacer algo — [con intención] to mean to do sth, intend to do sth; [con empeño] to be determined to do sth, be intent on doing sthme he propuesto dejar de fumar este año — I mean o intend to give up smoking this year
no me había propuesto hacerte daño — I didn't mean o intend to hurt you
me he propuesto terminar el libro hoy — I am determined to finish the book today, I am intent on finishing the book today
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proponerse que, ¿es que te has propuesto que lleguemos tarde? — you're determined to make us late, aren't you?, you're intent on making us late, aren't you?•
sin proponérselo — unintentionallyy así, sin proponérmelo, me convertí en empresario — so, without exactly meaning to, I became a businessman, so I became a businessman unintentionally
* * *(v.) = put + Posesivo + mind toEx. He was a man obsessed with everything he put his mind to.* * *(v.) = put + Posesivo + mind toEx: He was a man obsessed with everything he put his mind to.
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■proponerse verbo reflexivo to intend, decide: se propone ascender el Everest, their aim is to climb Mt. Everest
' proponerse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
empeñar
- proponer
English:
set out
* * *vprproponerse hacer algo to plan o intend to do sth;se ha propuesto perder diez kilos she has decided to lose ten kilos;el nuevo juez se ha propuesto acabar con la delincuencia the new judge has set himself the task of putting an end to crime;consigue todo lo que se propone she achieves everything she sets out to;no me proponía ofender a nadie it wasn't my intention to offend anyone* * *v/r:proponerse hacer algo decide to do sth, make up one’s mind to do sth* * *vr: to intend, to plan, to set outlo que se propone lo cumple: he does what he sets out to do* * *proponerse vb to set out [pt. & pp. set] -
19 sin blanca
adj.penniless.* * *(adj.) = broke, skintEx. The article is entitled 'Tough luck: To be a professional sport climber in America probably means you're broke, fed up and still no match for the foreign competition'.Ex. How does it feel to be skint in a world that seems to be obsessed with money and riches?.* * *(adj.) = broke, skintEx: The article is entitled 'Tough luck: To be a professional sport climber in America probably means you're broke, fed up and still no match for the foreign competition'.
Ex: How does it feel to be skint in a world that seems to be obsessed with money and riches?. -
20 sin un chavo
(adj.) = skint, brokeEx. How does it feel to be skint in a world that seems to be obsessed with money and riches?.Ex. The article is entitled 'Tough luck: To be a professional sport climber in America probably means you're broke, fed up and still no match for the foreign competition'.* * *(adj.) = skint, brokeEx: How does it feel to be skint in a world that seems to be obsessed with money and riches?.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Tough luck: To be a professional sport climber in America probably means you're broke, fed up and still no match for the foreign competition'.
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