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  • 41 patán

    adj.
    rude, randy, peasant, bumpkin.
    m.
    rough person, churl, boor, chuff.
    * * *
    1 boor
    * * *
    SM rustic, yokel, hick (EEUU) *; pey lout
    * * *
    I
    adjetivo (fam) loutish, uncouth
    II
    1) (fam) ( grosero) lout, yob (BrE colloq)
    2) (Chi) ( holgazán) good-for-nothing
    * * *
    = oaf, redneck, lout, churl, schmuck, schmo.
    Ex. She wanted to say: 'You are a conceited, obstinate, inflexible, manipulative, pompous, close-minded, insensitive, abrasive, opinionated, platitudinous oaf!'.
    Ex. His talks sparkle with Southern humor and a distinct voice known to mention rednecks, the evil of institutions, and racial reconciliation.
    Ex. It is not just yobbos and louts that are guilty of antisocial behaviour.
    Ex. Then again, who but a churl could fail to grieve at the waste of an artistic life of such immensity and grandeur?.
    Ex. Schmuck entered English as a borrowed word from Yiddish, where it is an obscene term literally meaning a foreskin or head of a penis, and an insult.
    Ex. This team of schmoes is capable of anything.
    * * *
    I
    adjetivo (fam) loutish, uncouth
    II
    1) (fam) ( grosero) lout, yob (BrE colloq)
    2) (Chi) ( holgazán) good-for-nothing
    * * *
    = oaf, redneck, lout, churl, schmuck, schmo.

    Ex: She wanted to say: 'You are a conceited, obstinate, inflexible, manipulative, pompous, close-minded, insensitive, abrasive, opinionated, platitudinous oaf!'.

    Ex: His talks sparkle with Southern humor and a distinct voice known to mention rednecks, the evil of institutions, and racial reconciliation.
    Ex: It is not just yobbos and louts that are guilty of antisocial behaviour.
    Ex: Then again, who but a churl could fail to grieve at the waste of an artistic life of such immensity and grandeur?.
    Ex: Schmuck entered English as a borrowed word from Yiddish, where it is an obscene term literally meaning a foreskin or head of a penis, and an insult.
    Ex: This team of schmoes is capable of anything.

    * * *
    ( fam); loutish, uncouth, boorish
    no seas patán don't be such a lout o so uncouth
    A ( fam) (grosero) lout, yob ( BrE colloq)
    B ( Chi) (holgazán) good-for-nothing, layabout ( BrE colloq)
    * * *

    patán adjetivo (fam) loutish, uncouth;
    ◊ no seas patán don't be such a lout o so uncouth

    ■ sustantivo masculino
    1 (fam) ( grosero) lout, yob (BrE colloq)
    2 (Chi) ( holgazán) good-for-nothing
    ' patán' also found in these entries:
    English:
    bumpkin
    - oaf
    - lout
    * * *
    ♦ adj
    uncivilized, uncouth
    ♦ nm
    1. [ignorante] boor
    2. CSur [inútil] good-for-nothing
    * * *
    desp
    I adj loutish
    II m lout
    * * *
    patán adj, pl patanes : boorish, crude
    patán nm, pl patanes : boor, lout

    Spanish-English dictionary > patán

  • 42 pedante

    adj.
    1 pretentious.
    2 pedantic, vain, bookish, pedant.
    f. & m.
    1 pretentious person.
    2 pedant, dry-as-dust, dryasdust, popinjay.
    * * *
    1 pedantic, pompous
    1 pedant
    * * *
    1.
    ADJ [gen] pedantic; (=pomposo) pompous, conceited
    2.
    SMF pedant
    * * *
    I
    adjetivo pedantic
    II
    masculino y femenino pedant
    * * *
    = pompous, pedant, pedantic, pretentious, hyfoluted, snobbish, snobby [snobbier -comp., snobbiest -sup.], snob, hoity-toity, portentous.
    Ex. She wanted to say: 'You are a conceited, obstinate, inflexible, manipulative, pompous, close-minded, insensitive, abrasive, opinionated, platitudinous oaf!'.
    Ex. Librarians are expected, by their popular media image, to be fussy, nit-picking, pedants.
    Ex. He didn't react quite as strongly as Voltaire, but he thought it poor stuff: artificial, pedantic, dull.
    Ex. Book clubs do not have to be cliquish, pretentious, stuffily self-inflated, or bolt-holes for ethereal literary spirits.
    Ex. I can believe that changing the logo broke some hyfoluted view ofthe library.
    Ex. It was possible to identify 3 main groups who display 3 different types of attitude -- participative, delegative and ' snobbish'.
    Ex. Every one looked like death warmed up, including the snobby staff who I found far from welcoming.
    Ex. The biggest faux pas according to snobs who take such things seriously is calling a sofa a couch or a setee.
    Ex. It's the kind of barn where you can learn to ride without feeling mocked or like some hoity-toities are looking down their nose at you.
    Ex. He is described in the play as a "rather portentous man in his middle fifties but rather provincial in his speech'.
    * * *
    I
    adjetivo pedantic
    II
    masculino y femenino pedant
    * * *
    = pompous, pedant, pedantic, pretentious, hyfoluted, snobbish, snobby [snobbier -comp., snobbiest -sup.], snob, hoity-toity, portentous.

    Ex: She wanted to say: 'You are a conceited, obstinate, inflexible, manipulative, pompous, close-minded, insensitive, abrasive, opinionated, platitudinous oaf!'.

    Ex: Librarians are expected, by their popular media image, to be fussy, nit-picking, pedants.
    Ex: He didn't react quite as strongly as Voltaire, but he thought it poor stuff: artificial, pedantic, dull.
    Ex: Book clubs do not have to be cliquish, pretentious, stuffily self-inflated, or bolt-holes for ethereal literary spirits.
    Ex: I can believe that changing the logo broke some hyfoluted view ofthe library.
    Ex: It was possible to identify 3 main groups who display 3 different types of attitude -- participative, delegative and ' snobbish'.
    Ex: Every one looked like death warmed up, including the snobby staff who I found far from welcoming.
    Ex: The biggest faux pas according to snobs who take such things seriously is calling a sofa a couch or a setee.
    Ex: It's the kind of barn where you can learn to ride without feeling mocked or like some hoity-toities are looking down their nose at you.
    Ex: He is described in the play as a "rather portentous man in his middle fifties but rather provincial in his speech'.

    * * *
    (detallista) pedantic; (presuntuoso) pompous
    pedant
    * * *

    pedante adjetivo
    pedantic
    ■ sustantivo masculino y femenino
    pedant
    pedante
    I adjetivo pedantic
    II mf pedant
    ' pedante' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    repipi
    English:
    fastidious
    - pedantic
    - should
    * * *
    ♦ adj
    pretentious
    ♦ nmf
    pretentious person
    * * *
    I adj
    1 ( perfeccionista) pedantic
    2 ( presuntuoso) pretentious
    II m/f
    1 ( perfeccionista) pedant
    2 ( presuntuoso) pretentious individual
    * * *
    pedante adj
    : pedantic
    pedante nmf
    : pedant

    Spanish-English dictionary > pedante

  • 43 pomposo

    1 pompous
    * * *
    ADJ (=espléndido) splendid, magnificent; (=majestuoso) majestic; (=ostentoso) pompous
    * * *
    - sa adjetivo
    a) <boda/fiesta> magnificent, splendid; <lenguaje/estilo> pompous, high-sounding
    b) ( ostentoso) pompous, ostentatious
    * * *
    = pompous, hyfoluted, ostentatious, portentous.
    Ex. She wanted to say: 'You are a conceited, obstinate, inflexible, manipulative, pompous, close-minded, insensitive, abrasive, opinionated, platitudinous oaf!'.
    Ex. I can believe that changing the logo broke some hyfoluted view ofthe library.
    Ex. Then came the time when ostentatious opulence was replaced with a subtler, but no less striking design style.
    Ex. He is described in the play as a "rather portentous man in his middle fifties but rather provincial in his speech'.
    * * *
    - sa adjetivo
    a) <boda/fiesta> magnificent, splendid; <lenguaje/estilo> pompous, high-sounding
    b) ( ostentoso) pompous, ostentatious
    * * *
    = pompous, hyfoluted, ostentatious, portentous.

    Ex: She wanted to say: 'You are a conceited, obstinate, inflexible, manipulative, pompous, close-minded, insensitive, abrasive, opinionated, platitudinous oaf!'.

    Ex: I can believe that changing the logo broke some hyfoluted view ofthe library.
    Ex: Then came the time when ostentatious opulence was replaced with a subtler, but no less striking design style.
    Ex: He is described in the play as a "rather portentous man in his middle fifties but rather provincial in his speech'.

    * * *
    pomposo -sa
    1 ‹boda/fiesta› magnificent, splendid
    2 ‹lenguaje/estilo› pompous, high-sounding
    3 (ostentoso) pompous, ostentatious
    * * *

    pomposo
    ◊ -sa adjetivo

    a) ‹boda/fiesta› magnificent, splendid;

    ‹lenguaje/estilo› pompous, high-sounding

    pomposo,-a adjetivo pompous
    ' pomposo' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    aparatosa
    - aparatoso
    - pomposa
    English:
    pompous
    * * *
    pomposo, -a adj
    1. [suntuoso] sumptuous, magnificent
    2. [ostentoso] showy
    3. [lenguaje] pompous
    * * *
    adj pompous
    * * *
    pomposo, -sa adj
    : pompous
    ♦ pomposamente adv

    Spanish-English dictionary > pomposo

  • 44 por cierto

    by the way
    * * *
    * * *
    = coincidentally, incidentally, by the way, anecdotally, by the by(e), speaking of which
    Ex. Ironically, the latter proved to be the most vulnerable and acutely criticized of Panizzi's rules, as, coincidentally, are the corresponding AACR rules.
    Ex. Incidentally, this book was about the invasion of Denmark.
    Ex. It is not wise, by the way, to approach the author by telephone for this puts him on the spot and he may refuse simply in self-defense and especially if you happen to butt in when he is struggling with an obstinate chapter in a new book.
    Ex. Anecdotally, it is often assumed that users preferring print are among the most senior in academic rank and/or years.
    Ex. Zenobia, by-the-by, as I suppose you know, is merely her public name.
    Ex. Speaking of which, Chertoff recently lifted restrictions that have confined airline passengers to their seats for a half hour after taking off and before landing.
    * * *
    = coincidentally, incidentally, by the way, anecdotally, by the by(e), speaking of which

    Ex: Ironically, the latter proved to be the most vulnerable and acutely criticized of Panizzi's rules, as, coincidentally, are the corresponding AACR rules.

    Ex: Incidentally, this book was about the invasion of Denmark.
    Ex: It is not wise, by the way, to approach the author by telephone for this puts him on the spot and he may refuse simply in self-defense and especially if you happen to butt in when he is struggling with an obstinate chapter in a new book.
    Ex: Anecdotally, it is often assumed that users preferring print are among the most senior in academic rank and/or years.
    Ex: Zenobia, by-the-by, as I suppose you know, is merely her public name.
    Ex: Speaking of which, Chertoff recently lifted restrictions that have confined airline passengers to their seats for a half hour after taking off and before landing.

    Spanish-English dictionary > por cierto

  • 45 predecible en cuanto a lo que dice

    (adj.) = platitudinous
    Ex. She wanted to say: 'You are a conceited, obstinate, inflexible, manipulative, pompous, close-minded, insensitive, abrasive, opinionated, platitudinous oaf!'.
    * * *
    (adj.) = platitudinous

    Ex: She wanted to say: 'You are a conceited, obstinate, inflexible, manipulative, pompous, close-minded, insensitive, abrasive, opinionated, platitudinous oaf!'.

    Spanish-English dictionary > predecible en cuanto a lo que dice

  • 46 prepotente

    adj.
    1 domineering, overbearing (arrogante).
    2 very powerful (poderoso).
    3 prepotent, domineering.
    f. & m.
    arrogant person.
    * * *
    1 arrogant, domineering
    * * *
    ADJ
    1) (=arrogante) high-handed
    2) (=poderoso) powerful
    * * *
    adjetivo < persona> arrogant, overbearing; < actitud> high-handed
    * * *
    = full of opinions, opinionated, overbearing, self-important, supercilious, haughty [haughtier -comp., haughtiest -sup.], cocky [cockier -comp., cockiest -sup.].
    Ex. He was most definitely not their kind of Republican - a moderate, a maverick; outspokenly full of opinions that made their hair stand on end.
    Ex. She wanted to say: 'You are a conceited, obstinate, inflexible, manipulative, pompous, close-minded, insensitive, abrasive, opinionated, platitudinous oaf!'.
    Ex. Overbearing parents are likely to raise obsessive kids, according to a new study.
    Ex. He was described as 'a self-important, self-righteous blowhard, puffing his filthy pipe, patches on the elbows of his well-worn tweed jacket, decked out in the cliche costume of the shabby liberal icon'.
    Ex. A commenter took me to task for being supercilious and said it was inconsistent with my religion.
    Ex. The only blot on his escutcheon is, that after his great success he grew to be haughty and insolent in his demands.
    Ex. Bold, ambitious and in-your-face I've always considered them to be just too cocky by half.
    * * *
    adjetivo < persona> arrogant, overbearing; < actitud> high-handed
    * * *
    = full of opinions, opinionated, overbearing, self-important, supercilious, haughty [haughtier -comp., haughtiest -sup.], cocky [cockier -comp., cockiest -sup.].

    Ex: He was most definitely not their kind of Republican - a moderate, a maverick; outspokenly full of opinions that made their hair stand on end.

    Ex: She wanted to say: 'You are a conceited, obstinate, inflexible, manipulative, pompous, close-minded, insensitive, abrasive, opinionated, platitudinous oaf!'.
    Ex: Overbearing parents are likely to raise obsessive kids, according to a new study.
    Ex: He was described as 'a self-important, self-righteous blowhard, puffing his filthy pipe, patches on the elbows of his well-worn tweed jacket, decked out in the cliche costume of the shabby liberal icon'.
    Ex: A commenter took me to task for being supercilious and said it was inconsistent with my religion.
    Ex: The only blot on his escutcheon is, that after his great success he grew to be haughty and insolent in his demands.
    Ex: Bold, ambitious and in-your-face I've always considered them to be just too cocky by half.

    * * *
    ‹persona› arrogant, overbearing; ‹actitud› high-handed
    * * *

    prepotente adjetivo ‹ persona› arrogant, overbearing;
    ‹ actitud› high-handed
    prepotente adjetivo overbearing, arrogant
    ' prepotente' also found in these entries:
    English:
    arrogant
    - high-handed
    - pushy
    * * *
    1. [arrogante] domineering, overbearing
    2. [poderoso] very powerful
    * * *
    adj arrogant
    * * *
    : arrogant, domineering, overbearing

    Spanish-English dictionary > prepotente

  • 47 presumido

    adj.
    conceited, arrogant, vain, assuming.
    f. & m.
    conceited person, swell-headed person, vain person, poseur.
    past part.
    past participle of spanish verb: presumir.
    * * *
    1 (arrogante) conceited; (en el vestir) vain
    ► nombre masculino,nombre femenino
    1 (arrogante) conceited person; (en el vestir) vain person
    * * *
    (f. - presumida)
    adj.
    * * *
    ADJ (=creído) conceited; (=coqueto) vain
    * * *
    - da adjetivo
    a) ( engreído) conceited, full of oneself; ( arrogante) arrogant
    b) ( coqueto) vain
    * * *
    = conceited, smug, presumptuous, self-important, high-blown, hoity-toity, vain [vainer -comp., vainest -sup.], poseur.
    Ex. She wanted to say: 'You are a conceited, obstinate, inflexible, manipulative, pompous, close-minded, insensitive, abrasive, opinionated, platitudinous oaf!'.
    Ex. A little later in the same document, in a passage dealing in a rather smug way with the then infant county libraries we read that the purpose of such libraries should be to relieve the tedium of idle hours quite irrespective of intellectual profit or educational gain.
    Ex. Many feel that it is presumptuous to think that a 150- to 250-word abstract can carry enough information from a well-written 3,000-word paper to be of much use except as a guide.
    Ex. He was described as 'a self-important, self-righteous blowhard, puffing his filthy pipe, patches on the elbows of his well-worn tweed jacket, decked out in the cliche costume of the shabby liberal icon'.
    Ex. In our media saturated world of high-blown hype and suffocating spin they do their best to tell you the truth.
    Ex. It's the kind of barn where you can learn to ride without feeling mocked or like some hoity-toities are looking down their nose at you.
    Ex. The common idea that success spoils people by making them vain, egotistic and self-complacent is erroneous.
    Ex. This is an interesting little town wholly populated by poseurs and backpackers with a few salty sea dogs thrown in for good measure.
    * * *
    - da adjetivo
    a) ( engreído) conceited, full of oneself; ( arrogante) arrogant
    b) ( coqueto) vain
    * * *
    = conceited, smug, presumptuous, self-important, high-blown, hoity-toity, vain [vainer -comp., vainest -sup.], poseur.

    Ex: She wanted to say: 'You are a conceited, obstinate, inflexible, manipulative, pompous, close-minded, insensitive, abrasive, opinionated, platitudinous oaf!'.

    Ex: A little later in the same document, in a passage dealing in a rather smug way with the then infant county libraries we read that the purpose of such libraries should be to relieve the tedium of idle hours quite irrespective of intellectual profit or educational gain.
    Ex: Many feel that it is presumptuous to think that a 150- to 250-word abstract can carry enough information from a well-written 3,000-word paper to be of much use except as a guide.
    Ex: He was described as 'a self-important, self-righteous blowhard, puffing his filthy pipe, patches on the elbows of his well-worn tweed jacket, decked out in the cliche costume of the shabby liberal icon'.
    Ex: In our media saturated world of high-blown hype and suffocating spin they do their best to tell you the truth.
    Ex: It's the kind of barn where you can learn to ride without feeling mocked or like some hoity-toities are looking down their nose at you.
    Ex: The common idea that success spoils people by making them vain, egotistic and self-complacent is erroneous.
    Ex: This is an interesting little town wholly populated by poseurs and backpackers with a few salty sea dogs thrown in for good measure.

    * * *
    1 (engreído) conceited, full of oneself; (arrogante) arrogant
    2 (coqueto) vain
    * * *

     

    Del verbo presumir: ( conjugate presumir)

    presumido es:

    el participio

    Multiple Entries:
    presumido    
    presumir
    presumido
    ◊ -da adjetivo


    ( arrogante) arrogant

    presumir ( conjugate presumir) verbo intransitivo
    to show off;
    presumido DE algo ‹ de dinero› ( hablando) to boast o brag about sth;
    ( enseñándolo) to flash sth around;

    verbo transitivo: se presume una reacción violenta there is likely to be a violent reaction;
    era de presumido occurriría it was quite predictable what would happen
    presumido,-a
    I adjetivo vain
    II sustantivo masculino y femenino vain person, familiar poser
    presumir
    I vtr (sospechar) to predict, suppose
    II verbo intransitivo
    1 (de una cualidad) to fancy oneself as: presume de listo, he thinks he's very smart
    2 (de una posesión) to boast [de, about]: le gusta presumir de coche, he likes to show off his car

    ' presumido' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    presumida
    - presuntuosa
    - presuntuoso
    - autosuficiente
    - vanidoso
    English:
    overconfident
    - toffee-nosed
    - vain
    - self
    * * *
    presumido, -a
    ♦ adj
    1. [jactancioso]
    ser presumido to be a show-off
    2. [vanidoso] vain
    ♦ nm,f
    1. [jactancioso] show-off
    2. [vanidoso]
    ser un presumido to be vain
    * * *
    I adj
    1 ( creído) conceited
    2 ( coqueto) vain
    II m, presumida f bighead
    * * *
    presumido, -da adj
    vanidoso: conceited, vain
    * * *
    presumido adj vain

    Spanish-English dictionary > presumido

  • 48 reacio

    adj.
    1 obstinate, hesitant, averse, balky.
    2 reluctant.
    3 recalcitrant, obstinate.
    * * *
    1 reluctant, unwilling
    * * *
    (f. - reacia)
    adj.
    * * *

    ser reacio a — to resist, resist the idea of

    ser reacio a hacer algo — to be reluctant o unwilling to do sth

    * * *
    - cia adjetivo reluctant

    se mostró reacio a aceptarlo — he was unwilling o reluctant to accept it

    * * *
    = reluctant, coy, reticent, disinclined, resistive, averse, refractory.
    Ex. Then there are those children made to think themselves failures because of the hammer-blow terms like dull, backward, retarded, underprivileged, disadvantaged, handicapped, less able, slow, rejected, remedial, reluctant, disturbed.
    Ex. Although it is coy about admitting the fact it is only mentioned twice in the whole of the thirty pages of publicity material it is in effect a generalized and modernized Thesaurofacet: a facetted classification with a thesaurus structure forming an integral part.
    Ex. Some library members are still reticent about using technological innovations such as microfiche readers so it may be only library staff who use the catalogue.
    Ex. Many librarians are disinclined to make the necessary effort to collect statistics.
    Ex. This game was developed in order to facilitate the therapeutic process for those children who are `inhibited, constrained or resistive'.
    Ex. The advantage of an acoustic pulse as the averse stimulus is discussed.
    Ex. However, these mushy words do little to reveal the refractory person uttering them.
    ----
    * mostrarse reacio a = baulk at [balk at].
    * persona reacia a la lectura = aliterate.
    * reacio a = refractory to.
    * reacio a + Infinitivo = unwilling to + Infinitivo.
    * reacio a la toma de riesgos = risk-averse.
    * reacio al cambio = resistant to change.
    * ser reacio a = be averse to, be reluctant, be loath to.
    * * *
    - cia adjetivo reluctant

    se mostró reacio a aceptarlo — he was unwilling o reluctant to accept it

    * * *
    = reluctant, coy, reticent, disinclined, resistive, averse, refractory.

    Ex: Then there are those children made to think themselves failures because of the hammer-blow terms like dull, backward, retarded, underprivileged, disadvantaged, handicapped, less able, slow, rejected, remedial, reluctant, disturbed.

    Ex: Although it is coy about admitting the fact it is only mentioned twice in the whole of the thirty pages of publicity material it is in effect a generalized and modernized Thesaurofacet: a facetted classification with a thesaurus structure forming an integral part.
    Ex: Some library members are still reticent about using technological innovations such as microfiche readers so it may be only library staff who use the catalogue.
    Ex: Many librarians are disinclined to make the necessary effort to collect statistics.
    Ex: This game was developed in order to facilitate the therapeutic process for those children who are `inhibited, constrained or resistive'.
    Ex: The advantage of an acoustic pulse as the averse stimulus is discussed.
    Ex: However, these mushy words do little to reveal the refractory person uttering them.
    * mostrarse reacio a = baulk at [balk at].
    * persona reacia a la lectura = aliterate.
    * reacio a = refractory to.
    * reacio a + Infinitivo = unwilling to + Infinitivo.
    * reacio a la toma de riesgos = risk-averse.
    * reacio al cambio = resistant to change.
    * ser reacio a = be averse to, be reluctant, be loath to.

    * * *
    reluctant
    es reacio a todo tipo de innovaciones he is reluctant to accept any kind of change, he is opposed to o he resists any kind of change
    se mostró reacio a aceptarlo he was unwilling o reluctant to accept it
    * * *

    reacio
    ◊ - cia adjetivo

    reluctant
    reacio,-a adjetivo reluctant, unwilling: es reacio a las novedades, he's averse to change ➣ Ver nota en averse

    ' reacio' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    reacia
    - reticente
    English:
    averse
    - hesitant
    - reluctant
    * * *
    reacio, -a adj
    reluctant;
    ser reacio a hacer algo to be reluctant to do sth;
    es muy reacio a hacer reclamaciones he's very reluctant to complain;
    se mostró reacio a firmar el acuerdo he was reluctant to sign the agreement;
    ser reacio a los cambios to be resistant to change
    * * *
    adj reluctant (a to)
    * * *
    reacio, - cia adj
    : resistant, opposed
    * * *
    reacio adj reluctant

    Spanish-English dictionary > reacio

  • 49 testarudo

    adj.
    1 stubborn, hardheaded, adamant, dogged.
    2 stubborn, adamant.
    m.
    stubborn person, strong-headed person, intransigent, intransigent person.
    * * *
    1 obstinate, stubborn, pig-headed
    * * *
    ADJ stubborn, pigheaded
    * * *
    - da adjetivo stubborn, pigheaded
    * * *
    = pigheaded, self-willed.
    Ex. I argue that intellectual vices (such as being gullible, dogmatic, pigheaded, or prejudiced) are essential.
    Ex. But apparently the self-willed distinction affected his reason -- he went soft in the head and ended up believing in his divine origins.
    * * *
    - da adjetivo stubborn, pigheaded
    * * *
    = pigheaded, self-willed.

    Ex: I argue that intellectual vices (such as being gullible, dogmatic, pigheaded, or prejudiced) are essential.

    Ex: But apparently the self-willed distinction affected his reason -- he went soft in the head and ended up believing in his divine origins.

    * * *
    testarudo1 -da
    stubborn, pigheaded
    testarudo2 -da
    masculine, feminine
    es un testarudo he's stubborn o pigheaded, he's a stubborn devil
    * * *

    testarudo
    ◊ -da adjetivo

    stubborn, pigheaded
    testarudo,-a adjetivo stubborn, pigheaded

    ' testarudo' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    cabezón
    - cabezona
    - testaruda
    English:
    headstrong
    - obstinate
    - stubborn
    - hard
    - head
    * * *
    testarudo, -a
    ♦ adj
    stubborn
    ♦ nm,f
    stubborn person;
    ser un testarudo to be stubborn
    * * *
    adj stubborn
    * * *
    testarudo, -da adj
    : stubborn, pigheaded
    * * *
    testarudo adj stubborn

    Spanish-English dictionary > testarudo

  • 50 vanidoso

    adj.
    1 vain, braggart, boastful, arrogant.
    2 arrogant, godlike, swellheaded.
    m.
    show-off, fatuous person, swellhead.
    * * *
    1 vain, conceited
    ► nombre masculino,nombre femenino
    1 vain person
    * * *
    (f. - vanidosa)
    adj.
    * * *
    ADJ vain, conceited
    * * *
    I
    - sa adjetivo ( presumido) vain, conceited; ( en cuanto al aspecto físico) vain
    II
    - sa masculino, femenino

    es un vanidoso — he's so vain o conceited

    * * *
    = conceited, boastful, vain [vainer -comp., vainest -sup.], big-headed.
    Ex. She wanted to say: 'You are a conceited, obstinate, inflexible, manipulative, pompous, close-minded, insensitive, abrasive, opinionated, platitudinous oaf!'.
    Ex. The main character displays a boastful attitude that smacks of hubris in the extreme.
    Ex. The common idea that success spoils people by making them vain, egotistic and self-complacent is erroneous.
    Ex. I alwasy knew she was a pain in the arse, without knowing her you can just tell, by the way she behaves, that she is big-headed and thinks she's god's gift to the human race.
    * * *
    I
    - sa adjetivo ( presumido) vain, conceited; ( en cuanto al aspecto físico) vain
    II
    - sa masculino, femenino

    es un vanidoso — he's so vain o conceited

    * * *
    = conceited, boastful, vain [vainer -comp., vainest -sup.], big-headed.

    Ex: She wanted to say: 'You are a conceited, obstinate, inflexible, manipulative, pompous, close-minded, insensitive, abrasive, opinionated, platitudinous oaf!'.

    Ex: The main character displays a boastful attitude that smacks of hubris in the extreme.
    Ex: The common idea that success spoils people by making them vain, egotistic and self-complacent is erroneous.
    Ex: I alwasy knew she was a pain in the arse, without knowing her you can just tell, by the way she behaves, that she is big-headed and thinks she's god's gift to the human race.

    * * *
    vanidoso1 -sa
    (presumido) vain, conceited, proud; (en cuanto al aspecto físico) vain
    los éxitos profesionales lo han vuelto vanidoso his professional success has made him vain o conceited o proud, his professional success has gone to o turned his head
    vanidoso2 -sa
    masculine, feminine
    peacock ( liter)
    es un vanidoso he's so vain o conceited
    * * *

    vanidoso
    ◊ -sa adjetivo ( presumido) vain, conceited;


    ( en cuanto al aspecto físico) vain
    ■ sustantivo masculino, femenino:
    ◊ es un vanidoso he's so vain o conceited

    vanidoso,-a adj pey vain, conceited

    ' vanidoso' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    vana
    - vanidosa
    - vano
    - engreído
    English:
    conceited
    - self-conceited
    - vain
    * * *
    vanidoso, -a
    ♦ adj
    vain, conceited
    ♦ nm,f
    vain o conceited person;
    es un vanidoso he's vain o conceited
    * * *
    adj conceited, vain
    * * *
    vanidoso, -sa adj
    presumido: vain, conceited
    * * *
    vanidoso adj vain

    Spanish-English dictionary > vanidoso

  • 51 zoquete

    adj.
    1 thick, dense (informal).
    2 wooden-headed.
    f. & m.
    blockhead, idiot (informal) (tonto).
    m.
    ankle sock (calcetín). (Southern Cone)
    * * *
    1 familiar nincompoop, numskull
    * * *
    1.
    SMF * (=zopenco) blockhead; (=patán) lout, oaf
    2. SM
    1) [de madera] block
    2) [de pan] crust
    3) LAm (=suciedad) body dirt, human dirt
    4) Caribe, Méx (=puñetazo) punch; (=trompada) smack in the face
    * * *
    I
    adjetivo (fam) dim, dense (colloq)
    II
    1) (CS) (Indum) sock, ankle sock
    2) zoquete masculino y femenino (fam) ( persona) dimwit (colloq), blockhead (colloq)
    * * *
    = oaf, dullard, blockhead, duffer.
    Ex. She wanted to say: 'You are a conceited, obstinate, inflexible, manipulative, pompous, close-minded, insensitive, abrasive, opinionated, platitudinous oaf!'.
    Ex. The dullard's envy of brilliant men is always assuaged by the suspicion that they will come to bad end.
    Ex. They'd all call him blockhead, the ribbing was endless.
    Ex. Plus, no matter what she did to stop people from picking on her she always ended up being called a duffer.
    * * *
    I
    adjetivo (fam) dim, dense (colloq)
    II
    1) (CS) (Indum) sock, ankle sock
    2) zoquete masculino y femenino (fam) ( persona) dimwit (colloq), blockhead (colloq)
    * * *
    = oaf, dullard, blockhead, duffer.

    Ex: She wanted to say: 'You are a conceited, obstinate, inflexible, manipulative, pompous, close-minded, insensitive, abrasive, opinionated, platitudinous oaf!'.

    Ex: The dullard's envy of brilliant men is always assuaged by the suspicion that they will come to bad end.
    Ex: They'd all call him blockhead, the ribbing was endless.
    Ex: Plus, no matter what she did to stop people from picking on her she always ended up being called a duffer.

    * * *
    ( fam); dim, dense ( colloq)
    A (CS) ( Indum) sock, ankle sock
    B
    zoquete masculine and feminine ( fam) (persona) dimwit ( colloq), blockhead ( colloq), oaf
    * * *

    zoquete adjetivo (fam) dim, dense (colloq)
    ■ sustantivo masculino y femenino (fam) ( persona) dimwit (colloq), blockhead
    ■ sustantivo masculino (CS) (Indum) sock, ankle sock
    zoquete mf fam blockhead
    ' zoquete' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    salvaje
    - tarugo
    English:
    oaf
    * * *
    ♦ adj
    Fam thick, dense
    ♦ nm
    CSur [calcetín] ankle sock
    ♦ nmf
    Fam [tonto] blockhead, idiot
    * * *
    m/f fam
    dimwit fam
    * * *
    zoquete nmf, fam : oaf, blockhead

    Spanish-English dictionary > zoquete

  • 52 áspero

    adj.
    1 rough, tart, abrasive, coarse.
    2 gruff, abrasive, brusque.
    3 harsh-sounding, rasping, raucous, harsh.
    * * *
    1 (cosa) rough, coarse
    3 (clima, tiempo) harsh
    * * *
    (f. - áspera)
    adj.
    * * *
    ADJ
    1) [al tacto] rough; [terreno] rough, rugged; [filo] uneven, jagged, rough
    2) [al gusto] sour, tart
    3) [clima] harsh; [trato] rough
    4) [voz] rough, rasping; [tono] surly, gruff; [temperamento] sour; [disputa etc] bad-tempered
    * * *
    - ra adjetivo
    1)
    a) <superficie/piel> rough
    b) < terreno> uneven, rough
    2)
    a) < sabor> sharp
    b) <voz/sonido/clima> harsh
    3)
    a) ( en el trato) abrupt, surly
    b) < discusión> acrimonious
    * * *
    = sharp [sharper -comp., sharpest -sup.], acidulous, angular, acrid, rough [rougher -comp., roughest -sup.], abrasive, rough and rugged, tart [tarter -comp., tartest -sup.], unpolished.
    Ex. 'I'll give it more thought,' she said with a sharp frown, resuming her former posture.
    Ex. To the general public 'the female librarian is still angular, elderly, acidulous and terrifying', to use Geoffrey Langley's words, 'and a male librarian is impossible under any hypothesis'.
    Ex. To the general public 'the female librarian is still angular, elderly, acidulous and terrifying', to use Geoffrey Langley's words, 'and a male librarian is impossible under any hypothesis'.
    Ex. 'Listen!' he growled, in a tone so dry, sarcastic and acrid that not another word was needed to indicate that he was not about to be upstaged by a 24 year old.
    Ex. In addition they are able to sustain the library services in this rough terrain.
    Ex. She wanted to say: 'You are a conceited, obstinate, inflexible, manipulative, pompous, close-minded, insensitive, abrasive, opinionated, platitudinous oaf!'.
    Ex. The western shoreline of Lake Superior has rough and rugged beauty.
    Ex. Season with salt, pepper, and pinch of sugar if the plums tasted tart.
    Ex. It seems too rush, too unpolished to be a final product.
    ----
    * de superficie áspera = rough-surfaced.
    * sabor áspero = off-flavour.
    * un poco áspero = roughish.
    * * *
    - ra adjetivo
    1)
    a) <superficie/piel> rough
    b) < terreno> uneven, rough
    2)
    a) < sabor> sharp
    b) <voz/sonido/clima> harsh
    3)
    a) ( en el trato) abrupt, surly
    b) < discusión> acrimonious
    * * *
    = sharp [sharper -comp., sharpest -sup.], acidulous, angular, acrid, rough [rougher -comp., roughest -sup.], abrasive, rough and rugged, tart [tarter -comp., tartest -sup.], unpolished.

    Ex: 'I'll give it more thought,' she said with a sharp frown, resuming her former posture.

    Ex: To the general public 'the female librarian is still angular, elderly, acidulous and terrifying', to use Geoffrey Langley's words, 'and a male librarian is impossible under any hypothesis'.
    Ex: To the general public 'the female librarian is still angular, elderly, acidulous and terrifying', to use Geoffrey Langley's words, 'and a male librarian is impossible under any hypothesis'.
    Ex: 'Listen!' he growled, in a tone so dry, sarcastic and acrid that not another word was needed to indicate that he was not about to be upstaged by a 24 year old.
    Ex: In addition they are able to sustain the library services in this rough terrain.
    Ex: She wanted to say: 'You are a conceited, obstinate, inflexible, manipulative, pompous, close-minded, insensitive, abrasive, opinionated, platitudinous oaf!'.
    Ex: The western shoreline of Lake Superior has rough and rugged beauty.
    Ex: Season with salt, pepper, and pinch of sugar if the plums tasted tart.
    Ex: It seems too rush, too unpolished to be a final product.
    * de superficie áspera = rough-surfaced.
    * sabor áspero = off-flavour.
    * un poco áspero = roughish.

    * * *
    áspero -ra
    A
    1 ‹superficie/piel› rough
    una tela áspera or de tacto áspero a coarse material, a material which is rough to the touch
    2 ‹terreno› uneven, rough
    B
    1 ‹sabor› sharp
    2 ‹voz/sonido› harsh, rasping
    3 ‹clima› harsh
    C
    1 (en el trato) abrupt, surly
    2 ‹discusión› acrimonious
    * * *

    áspero
    ◊ -ra adjetivo

    1 ‹superficie/piel› rough;
    ‹ tela› coarse
    2
    a) ‹ sabor› sharp

    b) ‹voz/sonido/clima› harsh

    3


    áspero,-a adjetivo
    1 (al tacto) rough
    2 fig (de carácter) surly
    3 (tiempo) harsh: un viento áspero recorría la meseta, a harsh wind blew over the meseta
    ' áspero' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    áspera
    - tacto
    - rasguñar
    - raspar
    - raspón
    English:
    abrupt
    - coarse
    - gruff
    - harsh
    - rasping
    - raw
    - rough
    - roughen
    - rugged
    - tart
    - abrasive
    - hacking
    - wiry
    * * *
    áspero, -a adj
    1. [rugoso] rough
    2. [terreno] rugged, rough
    3. [sabor] sharp, sour
    4. [clima] harsh
    5. [voz] rasping, harsh
    6. [persona, carácter] abrupt, surly;
    una áspera disputa [entre grupos] a bitter dispute
    * * *
    adj
    1 superficie rough
    2 sonido harsh
    3 persona abrupt
    * * *
    áspero, -ra adj
    : rough, coarse, abrasive
    ♦ ásperamente adv
    * * *
    áspero adj rough

    Spanish-English dictionary > áspero

  • 53 cerril

    adj.
    1 wild (animal).
    2 stubborn, obstinate (obstinado).
    3 hilly, rough, uneven.
    * * *
    1 (terreno) rough, uneven
    2 (animal) wild, untamed
    3 (obstinado) pig-headed, stubborn
    * * *
    ADJ
    1) [terreno] rough, mountainous
    2) [animal] untamed, unbroken
    3) [persona] (=brusca) rough, uncouth; (=de miras estrechas) small-minded
    * * *
    adjetivo < ganado> wild; < caballo> wild, unbroken; < persona> uncouth, rough
    * * *
    adjetivo < ganado> wild; < caballo> wild, unbroken; < persona> uncouth, rough
    * * *
    A ‹ganado› wild; ‹caballo› wild, unbroken
    B ‹persona› (basto) uncouth, rough; (obstinado) stubborn; (simple) simple-minded
    C ‹comportamiento› rude
    * * *
    cerril adj
    1. [animal] wild
    2. [obstinado] stubborn, obstinate
    3. [tosco, grosero] coarse
    * * *
    adj animal wild; ( terco) stubborn, pig-headed fam ; ( torpe) fam
    dense fam

    Spanish-English dictionary > cerril

  • 54 empecinarse

    pron.v.
    1 to insist.
    2 to get an idea into one's head, to become determined, to become obstinate, to become stubborn.
    María se aferra todo el tiempo Mary becomes obstinate all the time.
    * * *
    1 to be stubborn (en, about), be pig-headed (en, about)
    \
    empecinarse en hacer algo to be set on doing something
    * * *
    VPR
    * * *
    verbo pronominal ( obstinarse) to get an idea into one's head; ( empeñarse) to persist

    cuando se empecina... — once he gets an idea into his head...

    empecinarse en algo: se empecinó en que tenía que ser rojo — he got it into his head that it had to be red

    * * *
    verbo pronominal ( obstinarse) to get an idea into one's head; ( empeñarse) to persist

    cuando se empecina... — once he gets an idea into his head...

    empecinarse en algo: se empecinó en que tenía que ser rojo — he got it into his head that it had to be red

    * * *
    (obstinarse) to get an idea into one's head; (empeñarse) to persist
    cuando se empecina, no hay quien le haga cambiar de idea once he gets an idea into his head, nothing will make him change his mind
    se empecinó y al final lo arregló he persisted and in the end he sorted it out
    empecinarse EN algo:
    se empecinó en que tenía que ser rojo he got it into his head that it had to be red, he was determined that it had to be red
    * * *

    empecinarse ( conjugate empecinarse) verbo pronominal ( obstinarse) to get an idea into one's head;
    ( empeñarse) to persist
    empecinarse verbo reflexivo to insist [en, on]
    * * *
    [obstinarse] to dig one's heels in;
    empecinarse en hacer algo to stubbornly insist on (doing) sth;
    se empecinó en que tenía que viajar en tren he was quite insistent that he had to go by train
    * * *
    v/r get an idea into one’s head;
    empecinarse en algo insist on sth
    * * *
    obstinarse: to be stubborn, to persist

    Spanish-English dictionary > empecinarse

  • 55 taimado

    adj.
    1 sly, wily, shifty, malicious.
    2 wicked, malicious.
    m.
    shifty person, sly one.
    * * *
    1 sly, crafty
    ► nombre masculino,nombre femenino
    1 sly person, crafty person
    * * *
    ADJ
    1) (=astuto) sly, crafty
    2) (=hosco) sullen
    3) And (=perezoso) lazy
    * * *
    - da adjetivo
    1) ( astuto) crafty, cunning
    2) (Chi) ( malhumorado) sulky, huffy
    * * *
    - da adjetivo
    1) ( astuto) crafty, cunning
    2) (Chi) ( malhumorado) sulky, huffy
    * * *
    taimado -da
    A (astuto) crafty, wily, cunning
    B ( Chi) (malhumorado) sulky, huffy
    * * *

    taimado
    ◊ -da adjetivo

    1 ( astuto) crafty, cunning
    2 (Chi) ( malhumorado) sulky, huffy
    taimado,-a adjetivo astute, cunning, crafty
    ' taimado' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    resabiada
    - resabiado
    - taimada
    - zorra
    - zorro
    - ladino
    - socarrón
    English:
    devious
    - deviousness
    - sly
    - underhand
    - sneaky
    * * *
    taimado, -a
    ♦ adj
    1. [astuto] cunning, crafty
    2. Chile [obstinado] stubborn, obstinate
    ♦ nm,f
    1. [astuto] cunning o crafty person
    2. Chile [obstinado] stubborn o obstinate person
    * * *
    taimado, -da adj
    1) : crafty, sly
    2) Chile : sullen, sulky

    Spanish-English dictionary > taimado

  • 56 caprichudo

    adj.
    1 obstinate, stubborn, capricious.
    2 whimsical.
    * * *
    1→ link=caprichoso caprichoso,-a
    * * *
    ADJ stubborn, obstinate, unyielding ( about one's odd ideas)

    Spanish-English dictionary > caprichudo

  • 57 inapeable

    adj.
    1 that cannot be lowered or levelled.
    2 incomprehensible (oscuro), inconceivable.
    3 obstinate (terco), stubborn.
    4 held fast in its place.
    * * *
    ADJ
    1) (=oscuro) incomprehensible
    2) (=terco) obstinate, stubborn

    Spanish-English dictionary > inapeable

  • 58 malmandado

    adj.
    disobedient, obstinate.
    * * *
    ADJ (=desobediente) disobedient; (=terco) obstinate, bloody-minded *
    * * *
    adj disobedient

    Spanish-English dictionary > malmandado

  • 59 obstinada

    adj.
    obstinate, obdurate, headstrong, opinionated.
    past part.
    past participle of OBSTINARSE.
    * * *

    obstinado,-a adjetivo obstinate

    Spanish-English dictionary > obstinada

  • 60 obstinarse

    • be obstinate
    • become obdurate
    • become obstinate
    • become stubborn

    Diccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > obstinarse

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