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  • 1 bruja

    f.
    1 witch, sorceress.
    3 vixen, old bag, old hag, bitch.
    4 crone, harridan.
    5 barn owl.
    pres.subj.
    3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) Present Subjunctive of Spanish verb: brujir.
    * * *
    1 (hechicera) witch
    * * *
    noun f.
    * * *
    1.
    ADJ

    estar bruja — Caribe, Méx ** to be broke *, be flat (EEUU) *

    ando bien bruja — ** I'm skint **

    2. SF
    1) (=hechicera) witch
    2) * (=arpía) old hag *; Méx woman
    3) Caribe, Cono Sur (=fantasma) spook *, ghost; (=puta) whore
    4) (Orn) barn owl
    * * *
    1) ( mujer antipática) (fam) witch (colloq), old hag (colloq); ver tb brujo II
    2) (AmC, Col) (Zool) moth
    * * *
    = witch, bitch, dragon lady, shrewish, evil old woman, sorceress, old hag, hag, old bag, old crone, old bat.
    Ex. Recently parents and concerned citizens have increasingly challenged library books that feature witches, demons and the devil whether in fiction, mythology or mysticism.
    Ex. Scarlett O'Hara, the main character, is portrayed as both a scheming bitch and hard-nosed survivor.
    Ex. The impassive Diane is portrayed early on as the office dragon lady, bossing about her underling.
    Ex. He was a shiftless, good-for-nothing man and his shrewish wife was constantly importuning him.
    Ex. The fear of evil old women flying across the sky on broomsticks and hunting for children still remains today because of the ignorance of humanity.
    Ex. Its origin is a German folktale in which a beautiful girl with long golden hair is kept imprisoned in a lonely tower by a sorceress.
    Ex. On the streets of London we meet some of the denizens of the city -- there is the sandwich-board man, a blind old hag, and a lamplighter among them.
    Ex. Many stories about hags seem to have been used to frighten children into being good.
    Ex. Feminists prior to her were the old bags, the women that were so ugly you couldn't stand to look at them.
    Ex. About this time several of the old crones of the tribe offered their ribald advice on how the new couple should conduct themselves off in the forest together.
    Ex. The other day some crazy old bat stole both my house keys and car keys.
    ----
    * bieja bruja = old hag.
    * caza de brujas = witch-hunt, witch hunting.
    * vieja bruja = evil old woman, harridan, hag, old bag, old crone, old bat.
    * * *
    1) ( mujer antipática) (fam) witch (colloq), old hag (colloq); ver tb brujo II
    2) (AmC, Col) (Zool) moth
    * * *
    = witch, bitch, dragon lady, shrewish, evil old woman, sorceress, old hag, hag, old bag, old crone, old bat.

    Ex: Recently parents and concerned citizens have increasingly challenged library books that feature witches, demons and the devil whether in fiction, mythology or mysticism.

    Ex: Scarlett O'Hara, the main character, is portrayed as both a scheming bitch and hard-nosed survivor.
    Ex: The impassive Diane is portrayed early on as the office dragon lady, bossing about her underling.
    Ex: He was a shiftless, good-for-nothing man and his shrewish wife was constantly importuning him.
    Ex: The fear of evil old women flying across the sky on broomsticks and hunting for children still remains today because of the ignorance of humanity.
    Ex: Its origin is a German folktale in which a beautiful girl with long golden hair is kept imprisoned in a lonely tower by a sorceress.
    Ex: On the streets of London we meet some of the denizens of the city -- there is the sandwich-board man, a blind old hag, and a lamplighter among them.
    Ex: Many stories about hags seem to have been used to frighten children into being good.
    Ex: Feminists prior to her were the old bags, the women that were so ugly you couldn't stand to look at them.
    Ex: About this time several of the old crones of the tribe offered their ribald advice on how the new couple should conduct themselves off in the forest together.
    Ex: The other day some crazy old bat stole both my house keys and car keys.
    * bieja bruja = old hag.
    * caza de brujas = witch-hunt, witch hunting.
    * vieja bruja = evil old woman, harridan, hag, old bag, old crone, old bat.

    * * *
    A (mujer antipática) ( fam); witch ( colloq), old hag ( colloq) ver tb brujo2 (↑ brujo (2))
    B (AmC, Col) ( Zool) moth
    * * *

     

    bruja sustantivo femenino
    1 witch, sorceress
    2 fig (mujer antipática) old bag
    ' bruja' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    mientras
    - chicha
    - escoba
    English:
    bitch
    - cow
    - hag
    - sorceress
    - witch
    - change
    * * *
    ♦ nf
    1. [hechicera] witch, sorceress
    2. Fam [mujer fea] hag
    3. Fam [mujer mala] witch
    ♦ adj
    CAm, Carib, Méx Fam
    andar o [m5] estar bruja [sin dinero] to be broke o Br skint
    * * *
    f
    1 witch;
    :
    estar bruja fam be broke fam
    * * *
    bruja n witch [pl. witches]

    Spanish-English dictionary > bruja

  • 2 carcamal

    f. & m.
    old fogey, crock, fuddy-duddy, old-fashioned person.
    * * *
    1 familiar peyorativo old fogey
    * * *
    I
    Méx, RPl carcamán - mana adjetivo (fam & pey) decrepit
    II
    Méx, RPl carcamán masculino (fam & pey) ( hombre) old crock (colloq & pej); ( mujer) old hag (colloq & pej)
    * * *
    = old fog(e)y, old hag, old bag, old crone, old bat, fuddy-duddy.
    Nota: Nombre.
    Ex. They make us look like the stereotype of old fogies.
    Ex. On the streets of London we meet some of the denizens of the city -- there is the sandwich-board man, a blind old hag, and a lamplighter among them.
    Ex. Feminists prior to her were the old bags, the women that were so ugly you couldn't stand to look at them.
    Ex. About this time several of the old crones of the tribe offered their ribald advice on how the new couple should conduct themselves off in the forest together.
    Ex. The other day some crazy old bat stole both my house keys and car keys.
    Ex. Since meeting his wife and having kids he says he's become an old fuddy-duddy.
    * * *
    I
    Méx, RPl carcamán - mana adjetivo (fam & pey) decrepit
    II
    Méx, RPl carcamán masculino (fam & pey) ( hombre) old crock (colloq & pej); ( mujer) old hag (colloq & pej)
    * * *
    = old fog(e)y, old hag, old bag, old crone, old bat, fuddy-duddy.
    Nota: Nombre.

    Ex: They make us look like the stereotype of old fogies.

    Ex: On the streets of London we meet some of the denizens of the city -- there is the sandwich-board man, a blind old hag, and a lamplighter among them.
    Ex: Feminists prior to her were the old bags, the women that were so ugly you couldn't stand to look at them.
    Ex: About this time several of the old crones of the tribe offered their ribald advice on how the new couple should conduct themselves off in the forest together.
    Ex: The other day some crazy old bat stole both my house keys and car keys.
    Ex: Since meeting his wife and having kids he says he's become an old fuddy-duddy.

    * * *
    ( fam pey); decrepit
    (hombre) old crock ( colloq pej); (mujer) old hag ( colloq pej)
    * * *
    carcamal, Méx, RP carcamán Fam Pey
    ♦ adj
    decrepit;
    un viejo carcamal a decrepit old man
    ♦ nmf
    old crock
    * * *
    m/f fam
    old crock fam

    Spanish-English dictionary > carcamal

  • 3 vieja bruja

    f.
    old witch, vixen.
    * * *
    (n.) = crone, evil old woman, harridan, old hag, hag, old bag, old crone, old bat
    Ex. Many librarians worry that the public, collective image of librarians is associated with the crone -- an older, single woman who is irritable and protective of her domain.
    Ex. The fear of evil old women flying across the sky on broomsticks and hunting for children still remains today because of the ignorance of humanity.
    Ex. The lifestyle of the bachelor is an enviable one: footloose and fancy-free, sailing through life without the constraints of a nagging harridan of a girlfriend.
    Ex. On the streets of London we meet some of the denizens of the city -- there is the sandwich-board man, a blind old hag, and a lamplighter among them.
    Ex. Many stories about hags seem to have been used to frighten children into being good.
    Ex. Feminists prior to her were the old bags, the women that were so ugly you couldn't stand to look at them.
    Ex. About this time several of the old crones of the tribe offered their ribald advice on how the new couple should conduct themselves off in the forest together.
    Ex. The other day some crazy old bat stole both my house keys and car keys.
    * * *
    (n.) = crone, evil old woman, harridan, old hag, hag, old bag, old crone, old bat

    Ex: Many librarians worry that the public, collective image of librarians is associated with the crone -- an older, single woman who is irritable and protective of her domain.

    Ex: The fear of evil old women flying across the sky on broomsticks and hunting for children still remains today because of the ignorance of humanity.
    Ex: The lifestyle of the bachelor is an enviable one: footloose and fancy-free, sailing through life without the constraints of a nagging harridan of a girlfriend.
    Ex: On the streets of London we meet some of the denizens of the city -- there is the sandwich-board man, a blind old hag, and a lamplighter among them.
    Ex: Many stories about hags seem to have been used to frighten children into being good.
    Ex: Feminists prior to her were the old bags, the women that were so ugly you couldn't stand to look at them.
    Ex: About this time several of the old crones of the tribe offered their ribald advice on how the new couple should conduct themselves off in the forest together.
    Ex: The other day some crazy old bat stole both my house keys and car keys.

    Spanish-English dictionary > vieja bruja

  • 4 vieja fea

    f.
    ugly old woman, hag, crone.
    * * *
    (n.) = old hag, old bag, old crone, old bat
    Ex. On the streets of London we meet some of the denizens of the city -- there is the sandwich-board man, a blind old hag, and a lamplighter among them.
    Ex. Feminists prior to her were the old bags, the women that were so ugly you couldn't stand to look at them.
    Ex. About this time several of the old crones of the tribe offered their ribald advice on how the new couple should conduct themselves off in the forest together.
    Ex. The other day some crazy old bat stole both my house keys and car keys.
    * * *
    (n.) = old hag, old bag, old crone, old bat

    Ex: On the streets of London we meet some of the denizens of the city -- there is the sandwich-board man, a blind old hag, and a lamplighter among them.

    Ex: Feminists prior to her were the old bags, the women that were so ugly you couldn't stand to look at them.
    Ex: About this time several of the old crones of the tribe offered their ribald advice on how the new couple should conduct themselves off in the forest together.
    Ex: The other day some crazy old bat stole both my house keys and car keys.

    Spanish-English dictionary > vieja fea

  • 5 de igual forma

    = in like manner, in a like manner, in like fashion, in like vein
    Ex. In like manner, new books do not generally replace old ones in libraries.
    Ex. The author suggests that certain types of people are attracted to certain occupations, and that people who choose the same occupation tend to behave in a like manner within their occupational group.
    Ex. Since Michigan's pioneering move, two other schools have re-baptized themselves in like fashion.
    Ex. Other old crones added their ribaldries in like vein, amusing everyone but the young couple.
    * * *
    = in like manner, in a like manner, in like fashion, in like vein

    Ex: In like manner, new books do not generally replace old ones in libraries.

    Ex: The author suggests that certain types of people are attracted to certain occupations, and that people who choose the same occupation tend to behave in a like manner within their occupational group.
    Ex: Since Michigan's pioneering move, two other schools have re-baptized themselves in like fashion.
    Ex: Other old crones added their ribaldries in like vein, amusing everyone but the young couple.

    Spanish-English dictionary > de igual forma

  • 6 de igual manera

    = by the same token, in like fashion, in like manner, in like vein, in equal measure(s)
    Ex. By the same token, knowing the basics of microcomputer technology will help the librarian to appreciate why the computer does what it does with bibliographic records.
    Ex. Since Michigan's pioneering move, two other schools have re-baptized themselves in like fashion.
    Ex. In like manner, new books do not generally replace old ones in libraries.
    Ex. Other old crones added their ribaldries in like vein, amusing everyone but the young couple.
    Ex. Despite the fact I heard twitters of laughter from the audience, there is nothing funny in this movie, which mocks Christianity, Judaism, and Islam in equal measures.
    * * *
    = by the same token, in like fashion, in like manner, in like vein, in equal measure(s)

    Ex: By the same token, knowing the basics of microcomputer technology will help the librarian to appreciate why the computer does what it does with bibliographic records.

    Ex: Since Michigan's pioneering move, two other schools have re-baptized themselves in like fashion.
    Ex: In like manner, new books do not generally replace old ones in libraries.
    Ex: Other old crones added their ribaldries in like vein, amusing everyone but the young couple.
    Ex: Despite the fact I heard twitters of laughter from the audience, there is nothing funny in this movie, which mocks Christianity, Judaism, and Islam in equal measures.

    Spanish-English dictionary > de igual manera

  • 7 de igual modo

    = alike, equally, in like fashion, in like manner, in like vein
    Ex. We need, I believe, to dedicate ourselves, schools and professional institutions alike, to become more concerned with a research ethic that will permit us to address the critical issues of our profession.
    Ex. Porous Bavarian limestone was used as this absorbs grease and water equally.
    Ex. Since Michigan's pioneering move, two other schools have re-baptized themselves in like fashion.
    Ex. In like manner, new books do not generally replace old ones in libraries.
    Ex. Other old crones added their ribaldries in like vein, amusing everyone but the young couple.
    * * *
    = alike, equally, in like fashion, in like manner, in like vein

    Ex: We need, I believe, to dedicate ourselves, schools and professional institutions alike, to become more concerned with a research ethic that will permit us to address the critical issues of our profession.

    Ex: Porous Bavarian limestone was used as this absorbs grease and water equally.
    Ex: Since Michigan's pioneering move, two other schools have re-baptized themselves in like fashion.
    Ex: In like manner, new books do not generally replace old ones in libraries.
    Ex: Other old crones added their ribaldries in like vein, amusing everyone but the young couple.

    Spanish-English dictionary > de igual modo

  • 8 igualmente

    adv.
    1 also, likewise (also).
    2 the same to you, likewise.
    3 equally, alike, too, as well.
    intj.
    1 just the same.
    2 the same to you.
    * * *
    ■ es igualmente usual que... it is just as usual that...
    2 (también) likewise; (a pesar de ello) all the same, still
    ■ se refirió igualmente a... he also referred to...
    3 (como respuesta) the same to you
    ■ ¡que haya suerte! --¡igualmente! good luck! --the same to you!
    * * *
    adv.
    * * *
    ADV
    1) (=del mismo modo) equally

    todos mis estudiantes son igualmente vagos — all my students are equally lazy, my students are all as lazy as each other

    aunque se lo prohíbas, lo hará igualmente — even if you tell him not to, he'll do it anyway o just the same

    2) (=también) likewise

    igualmente, los pensionistas quedan exentos — likewise, pensioners are exempt

    3) [en saludo] likewise, the same to you

    -¡Feliz Navidad! -gracias, igualmente — "Happy Christmas!" - "thanks, likewise o the same to you"

    -muchos recuerdos a tus padres -gracias, igualmente — "give my regards to your parents" - "I will, and to yours too"

    4) (=uniformemente) evenly
    * * *

    saludos a tu mujer - gracias, igualmente — give my regards to your wife - thanks, and to yours (too)

    b) <bueno/malo> equally
    c) (frml) ( también) likewise
    * * *
    = as well, for that matter, likewise, similarly, correspondingly, equally, just as importantly, equally importantly, as importantly, so too, in like manner, in a like manner, in like fashion, same here, me too, in like vein.
    Ex. Again, the following statement is appropriate: A is permitted, but consider B or C or... N, as well or instead.
    Ex. A machine-readable national data base, or for that matter any catalog, should be capable of existing in time.
    Ex. 'Bearings' are part of the Key system 'Dynamos', and thus may be denoted by (p), thus (p) Bearings and likewise (p) Diameter.
    Ex. Thus the electronic journal (e-journal) is a concept where scientists are able to input ideas and text to a computer data base for their colleagues to view, and similarly to view the work of others.
    Ex. For supercomputers the number of sales is at a much lower level, but the unit prices are correspondingly higher.
    Ex. Porous Bavarian limestone was used as this absorbs grease and water equally.
    Ex. And, just as importantly, computers have assumed an increasingly pervasive role in industrial automation.
    Ex. Equally importantly, it strives to reflect the latest developments in the field of cooperative activities.
    Ex. As importantly, I also want to look at the medium term management problems relating to the delivery of digital libraries.
    Ex. Quality is important but so too is hard statistical evidence of the library's productivity.
    Ex. In like manner, new books do not generally replace old ones in libraries.
    Ex. The author suggests that certain types of people are attracted to certain occupations, and that people who choose the same occupation tend to behave in a like manner within their occupational group.
    Ex. Since Michigan's pioneering move, two other schools have re-baptized themselves in like fashion.
    Ex. Same here. I mean, I personally think that there is some divine power somewhere.
    Ex. Unfortunately, this approach results mostly in ' me too' behavior and very little that's new.
    Ex. Other old crones added their ribaldries in like vein, amusing everyone but the young couple.
    * * *

    saludos a tu mujer - gracias, igualmente — give my regards to your wife - thanks, and to yours (too)

    b) <bueno/malo> equally
    c) (frml) ( también) likewise
    * * *
    = as well, for that matter, likewise, similarly, correspondingly, equally, just as importantly, equally importantly, as importantly, so too, in like manner, in a like manner, in like fashion, same here, me too, in like vein.

    Ex: Again, the following statement is appropriate: A is permitted, but consider B or C or... N, as well or instead.

    Ex: A machine-readable national data base, or for that matter any catalog, should be capable of existing in time.
    Ex: 'Bearings' are part of the Key system 'Dynamos', and thus may be denoted by (p), thus (p) Bearings and likewise (p) Diameter.
    Ex: Thus the electronic journal (e-journal) is a concept where scientists are able to input ideas and text to a computer data base for their colleagues to view, and similarly to view the work of others.
    Ex: For supercomputers the number of sales is at a much lower level, but the unit prices are correspondingly higher.
    Ex: Porous Bavarian limestone was used as this absorbs grease and water equally.
    Ex: And, just as importantly, computers have assumed an increasingly pervasive role in industrial automation.
    Ex: Equally importantly, it strives to reflect the latest developments in the field of cooperative activities.
    Ex: As importantly, I also want to look at the medium term management problems relating to the delivery of digital libraries.
    Ex: Quality is important but so too is hard statistical evidence of the library's productivity.
    Ex: In like manner, new books do not generally replace old ones in libraries.
    Ex: The author suggests that certain types of people are attracted to certain occupations, and that people who choose the same occupation tend to behave in a like manner within their occupational group.
    Ex: Since Michigan's pioneering move, two other schools have re-baptized themselves in like fashion.
    Ex: Same here. I mean, I personally think that there is some divine power somewhere.
    Ex: Unfortunately, this approach results mostly in ' me too' behavior and very little that's new.
    Ex: Other old crones added their ribaldries in like vein, amusing everyone but the young couple.

    * * *
    A
    (en fórmulas de cortesía): que lo pases muy bien — igualmente have a great time — you too o and you
    saludos a tu mujer — gracias, igualmente give my regards to your wife — thanks, and to yours (too)
    feliz Año Nuevo — gracias, igualmente Happy New Year — thanks, the same to you
    B ‹bueno/malo› equally
    hay cinco candidatos, todos igualmente malos there are five candidates, all equally bad o all as bad as each other
    C ( frml) (también) likewise
    * * *

     

    igualmente adverbio

    ◊ que lo pases muy bien — igualmente have a great time — you too o and you

    b) ‹bueno/malo› equally

    c) (frml) ( también) likewise

    igualmente adverbio
    1 (por igual) equally: las dos hipótesis son igualmente probables, the two hypotheses are equally possible
    2 (del mismo modo, lo mismo digo) fam ¡estás preciosa! - ¡igualmente!, you look great!- you too!
    ¡gracias! - ¡igualmente!, thank you! - the same to you!
    3 (también) also, likewise: ... el siguiente caso es igualmente incurable,... the next case is also incurable
    ' igualmente' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    ver
    - asimismo
    English:
    alike
    - equally
    - same
    - similarly
    * * *
    1. [de manera igual] equally;
    la riqueza no está repartida igualmente wealth is not distributed equally;
    dos proyectos igualmente importantes two equally important projects
    2. [también] also, likewise;
    ofreció igualmente dar asilo a los refugiados he also o likewise offered to grant the refugees asylum;
    igualmente, querría recordar a nuestro querido maestro I would also like us to remember our much-loved teacher
    3. [fórmula de cortesía]
    que pases un buen fin de semana – igualmente have a good weekend – you too;
    que aproveche – igualmente enjoy your meal – you too;
    ¡Feliz Navidad! – igualmente Merry Christmas! – same to you!;
    encantado de conocerlo – igualmente pleased to meet you – likewise;
    recuerdos a tu madre – gracias, igualmente give my regards to your mother – thanks, give mine to yours too
    * * *
    adv equally
    * * *
    1) : equally
    2) asimismo: likewise
    * * *
    igualmente1 adv equally
    igualmente2 interj the same to you! / you too!
    ¡que vaya bien! ¡Igualmente! all the best! The same to you!

    Spanish-English dictionary > igualmente

  • 9 entonces

    adv.
    then.
    si no te gusta, entonces no vayas if you don't like it, then don't go
    si no ha llegado, entonces tiene que estar en la oficina if he hasn't arrived yet, then he must still be at the office
    el entonces primer ministro the then prime minister
    desde entonces since then
    en o por aquel entonces at that time
    entonces, ¿vienes o no? are you coming or not, then?
    intj.
    1 so, so then, then, well then.
    2 and then, and so.
    * * *
    2 (en tal caso) so, then
    \
    de entonces in those days, of that time
    desde entonces since then
    en aquel entonces at that time
    por (aquel) entonces at that time
    * * *
    adv.
    * * *
    ADV
    1) [uso temporal] then, at that time

    fue entonces que... — it was then that..., that was when...

    2) [uso concesivo] so, then

    entonces, ¿qué hacemos? — so, what shall we do?, what shall we do then?

    ¿entonces cómo que no viniste? — then o so why didn't you come?

    ¡y entonces! — Caribe, Cono Sur why of course!

    * * *
    1) ( en aquel momento) then

    por or en aquel entonces — in those days

    2)

    ¿entonces vienes o te quedas? — so are you coming with us or staying here?

    ¿él se enteró? - no - ¿entonces? — did he find out? - no - so o well then, what's the problem?

    b) ( uso expletivo) well, anyway

    entonces, como te iba diciendo... — well o anyway, as I was saying...

    * * *
    = then, at this, about this time.
    Ex. An exposure to ammonia gas destroys the unexposed dye, and the picture can then be taken out into the light and examined.
    Ex. At this the Queen wept and wailed; but being a clever woman she thought out a plan whereby to save her son.
    Ex. About this time several of the old crones of the tribe offered their ribald advice on how the new couple should conduct themselves off in the forest together.
    ----
    * a partir de entonces = from this time on, hereafter, thereafter, whereafter, from then on, thenceforth, henceforth, from that moment on.
    * aun entonces = even then.
    * de aquel entonces = of that day.
    * de entonces = of the day.
    * desde aquel entonces = thenceforth.
    * desde entonces = ever since, henceforth, in the interim, since, since that time, since then, henceforward, thenceforth, in the intervening years, ever after, in the intervening period, since that day.
    * desde entonces hasta la actualidad = from then to the present day.
    * el entonces + Nombre = the then + Nombre.
    * en aquel entonces = at the time, the then + Nombre, by this time, at that time, in the course of events, during the course of events, back then, in those days.
    * entonces al igual que ahora = then as now.
    * hasta aquel entonces = until that time.
    * hasta entonces = hitherto, up till then, until that time, until then, till then.
    * incluso entonces = even then.
    * justo entonces = immediately.
    * para aquel entonces = by then.
    * para entonces = by then.
    * por aquel entonces = at the time, about that time, by this time.
    * quién iba a decir entonces que... = little did + Verbo + then that....
    * si se parece a un pato, anda como un pato y grazna como un pato, en = If it looks like a duck, walks like a duck, and quacks like a duck, then it must be a duck.
    * * *
    1) ( en aquel momento) then

    por or en aquel entonces — in those days

    2)

    ¿entonces vienes o te quedas? — so are you coming with us or staying here?

    ¿él se enteró? - no - ¿entonces? — did he find out? - no - so o well then, what's the problem?

    b) ( uso expletivo) well, anyway

    entonces, como te iba diciendo... — well o anyway, as I was saying...

    * * *
    = then, at this, about this time.

    Ex: An exposure to ammonia gas destroys the unexposed dye, and the picture can then be taken out into the light and examined.

    Ex: At this the Queen wept and wailed; but being a clever woman she thought out a plan whereby to save her son.
    Ex: About this time several of the old crones of the tribe offered their ribald advice on how the new couple should conduct themselves off in the forest together.
    * a partir de entonces = from this time on, hereafter, thereafter, whereafter, from then on, thenceforth, henceforth, from that moment on.
    * aun entonces = even then.
    * de aquel entonces = of that day.
    * de entonces = of the day.
    * desde aquel entonces = thenceforth.
    * desde entonces = ever since, henceforth, in the interim, since, since that time, since then, henceforward, thenceforth, in the intervening years, ever after, in the intervening period, since that day.
    * desde entonces hasta la actualidad = from then to the present day.
    * el entonces + Nombre = the then + Nombre.
    * en aquel entonces = at the time, the then + Nombre, by this time, at that time, in the course of events, during the course of events, back then, in those days.
    * entonces al igual que ahora = then as now.
    * hasta aquel entonces = until that time.
    * hasta entonces = hitherto, up till then, until that time, until then, till then.
    * incluso entonces = even then.
    * justo entonces = immediately.
    * para aquel entonces = by then.
    * para entonces = by then.
    * por aquel entonces = at the time, about that time, by this time.
    * quién iba a decir entonces que... = little did + Verbo + then that....
    * si se parece a un pato, anda como un pato y grazna como un pato, en = If it looks like a duck, walks like a duck, and quacks like a duck, then it must be a duck.

    * * *
    A
    no los veo desde entonces I haven't seen them since (then)
    para entonces ya nadie se acordaba de él by then o by that time nobody remembered him
    el entonces presidente the then president, the president at that time
    2 (en aquellos tiempos) then, in those days
    por or en aquel entonces in those days
    se acercó y entonces me reconoció he came closer and then he recognized me
    B
    si no es así, entonces él me mintió if that's not right, then he lied to me
    ¿entonces vienes o te quedas? are you coming with us or staying here then?, so are you coming with us or staying here?
    ¿él se enteró? — no — ¿entonces? did he find out? — no — so o well then, what's the problem?
    2 (uso expletivo) well, anyway
    entonces, como te iba diciendo … well o anyway, as I was saying …
    * * *

     

    entonces adverbio
    1 ( en aquel momento) then;
    por or en aquel entonces in those days
    2

    ◊ ¿entonces vienes o te quedas? so are you coming with us or staying here?


    ◊ entonces, como te iba diciendo … well o anyway, as I was saying …

    entonces
    I adverbio then: entonces íbamos mucho a la playa, at that time we very often used to go to the beach
    entonces nos vemos mañana, we'll meet tomorrow then
    hasta entonces, manténme informado, keep me informed until then
    II conj then: si no les queda en blanco, entonces cógelo en azul, if there isn't any white left, then take the blue one
    ♦ Locuciones: por aquel entonces/en aquel entonces, in those days: por aquel entonces tú aún no habías nacido, you still hadn't been born at that time
    ' entonces' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    bochinche
    - hasta
    - hipnótica
    - hipnótico
    - irse
    - llover
    - para
    - partir
    - preferir
    - pues
    - tarde
    - venir
    - ya
    - desde
    - novedad
    English:
    intro
    - now
    - since
    - so
    - then
    - thenceforth
    - thereafter
    - well
    - zenith
    - any
    - ever
    - gone
    - there
    - way
    - when
    - which
    * * *
    1. [en ese instante] then;
    entonces abrí la puerta y salí corriendo then I opened the door and ran out;
    esperaremos a que se apaguen las luces y entonces salimos we'll wait until the lights go out and then (we'll) leave
    2. [en esa época] then;
    entonces yo vivía en Manchester I was living in Manchester at the time;
    el entonces primer ministro the then prime minister;
    de entonces of the time, at that time;
    los periódicos de entonces the newspapers at that time o in those days;
    desde entonces since then;
    desde entonces vengo teniendo pesadillas ever since then I've had nightmares;
    desde entonces son enemigos they have been enemies ever since;
    en aquel entonces at that time;
    en aquel entonces nos conocimos we met at that time;
    hasta entonces until then;
    hasta entonces, devolvemos la conexión until then, it's back to the studio;
    para entonces by then;
    esperan que para entonces las obras estén finalizadas they hope the roadworks will be finished by then;
    por (aquel) entonces at that time;
    por (aquel) entonces estaba soltera she was single at the time
    3. [después] then;
    ¿una bici?, primero aprueba el curso y entonces hablamos a bike? first pass the course and then we'll talk
    4. [introduciendo conclusión] then;
    entonces ella es la culpable so she's to blame, then;
    si no ha llegado, entonces tiene que estar en la oficina if he hasn't arrived yet, then he must still be at the office;
    si no te gusta, entonces no vayas if you don't like it, then don't go;
    entonces, ¿vienes o no? are you coming or not, then?;
    pero entonces, ¿quién lo hizo? well, who did it, then?
    * * *
    adv then;
    desde entonces since, since then;
    por entonces, en aquel entonces in those days, at that time;
    hasta entonces until then;
    ¡pues entonces …! then …!;
    ¿y entonces qué? and then what?; expresando irritación so?, so what!
    * * *
    1) : then
    2)
    desde entonces : since then
    3)
    en aquel entonces : in those days
    * * *
    entonces adv then
    me voy, entonces I'll be off, then

    Spanish-English dictionary > entonces

  • 10 impudicia

    f.
    1 immodesty.
    2 indecency, impudicity, lewdness, unchastity.
    3 shamelessness.
    4 indecent act.
    * * *
    1 immodesty
    * * *
    SF (=desvergüenza) immodesty, shamelessness; (=obscenidad) lewdness; (=lascivia) lechery
    * * *
    femenino (frml)
    a) ( obscenidad) indecency
    b) ( desvergüenza) shamelessness
    * * *
    Ex. Other old crones added their ribaldries in like vein, amusing everyone but the young couple.
    * * *
    femenino (frml)
    a) ( obscenidad) indecency
    b) ( desvergüenza) shamelessness
    * * *

    Ex: Other old crones added their ribaldries in like vein, amusing everyone but the young couple.

    * * *
    1 ( frml) (obscenidad) indecency
    la impudicia de algunas escenas de la película the indecency of some of the scenes in the movie
    2 (desvergüenza) shamelessness
    se desnudó con impudicia delante de todo el mundo she got undressed, quite shamelessly, in front of everyone
    3 impudicias fpl ( hum); privates (pl) ( hum)
    * * *
    immodesty;
    viste con impudicia she dresses rather immodestly
    * * *
    f shamelessness

    Spanish-English dictionary > impudicia

  • 11 impúdico

    adj.
    indecent, impudent, immodest, obscene.
    * * *
    1 (indecente) immodest, indecent
    2 (desvergonzado) shameless
    * * *
    ADJ (=desvergonzado) immodest, shameless; (=obsceno) lewd; (=lascivo) lecherous
    * * *
    - ca adjetivo (frml o hum)
    a) ( obsceno) indecent
    b) ( desvergonzado) shameless
    * * *
    = immodest, indecent, obscene, ribald.
    Ex. The author reviews an article by Tom Eadie, ' Immodest proposals: user instruction for students does not work'.
    Ex. The passage of the Exon bill would make criminal the sending of obscene, lewd, lascivious, filthy or indecent data over the Net = La aprobación de la ley Exon haría que fuese un delito el envío a través de Internet de información obscena, lujuriosa, lasciva, inmoral o indecente.
    Ex. Prompt responses are required to bomb threats and reports of such dangerous or criminal conduct as sprinkling acid on chairs or clothing, mutilating books, tampering with the card catalog, or obscene behavior.
    Ex. About this time several of the old crones of the tribe offered their ribald advice on how the new couple should conduct themselves off in the forest together.
    * * *
    - ca adjetivo (frml o hum)
    a) ( obsceno) indecent
    b) ( desvergonzado) shameless
    * * *
    = immodest, indecent, obscene, ribald.

    Ex: The author reviews an article by Tom Eadie, ' Immodest proposals: user instruction for students does not work'.

    Ex: The passage of the Exon bill would make criminal the sending of obscene, lewd, lascivious, filthy or indecent data over the Net = La aprobación de la ley Exon haría que fuese un delito el envío a través de Internet de información obscena, lujuriosa, lasciva, inmoral o indecente.
    Ex: Prompt responses are required to bomb threats and reports of such dangerous or criminal conduct as sprinkling acid on chairs or clothing, mutilating books, tampering with the card catalog, or obscene behavior.
    Ex: About this time several of the old crones of the tribe offered their ribald advice on how the new couple should conduct themselves off in the forest together.

    * * *
    impúdico1 -ca
    1 ( frml)
    (obsceno): las fotografías la mostraban en poses impúdicas the photographs showed her in indecent poses
    2 ( frml o hum); ‹persona› shameless
    no seas impúdica don't be so shameless o brazen
    impúdico2 -ca
    masculine, feminine
    ( frml o hum):
    es un impúdico he has no shame
    * * *

    impúdico
    ◊ -ca adjetivo (frml o hum)



    ' impúdico' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    verde
    - desvergonzado
    English:
    smutty
    - immodest
    * * *
    impúdico, -a adj
    immodest, indecent
    * * *
    adj shameless, immodest
    * * *
    impúdico, -ca adj
    : shameless, indecent

    Spanish-English dictionary > impúdico

  • 12 liviandad

    f.
    1 lightness.
    2 flightiness, frivolousness.
    * * *
    1 lightness
    * * *
    SF
    1) (=de poco peso) lightness
    2) (=inconstancia) fickleness
    3) (=frivolidad) frivolity, triviality
    4) (=lascivia) lewdness
    * * *
    femenino lightness
    * * *
    = frivolity, ribaldry.
    Ex. As a kind of a ' frivolity' I ended by stating that it was hoped that after this meeting we could speak of the IFLA UNESCO Internet Manifesto.
    Ex. Other old crones added their ribaldries in like vein, amusing everyone but the young couple.
    * * *
    femenino lightness
    * * *
    = frivolity, ribaldry.

    Ex: As a kind of a ' frivolity' I ended by stating that it was hoped that after this meeting we could speak of the IFLA UNESCO Internet Manifesto.

    Ex: Other old crones added their ribaldries in like vein, amusing everyone but the young couple.

    * * *
    lightness
    * * *

    liviandad sustantivo femenino lightness, frivolity
    la liviandad de su criterio, the looseness of her standards
    * * *
    1. [levedad] lightness
    2. [frivolidad] flightiness, frivolousness
    * * *
    ligereza: lightness

    Spanish-English dictionary > liviandad

  • 13 liviano

    adj.
    1 light, airy, weightless, ingravid.
    2 frivolous, trivial.
    * * *
    1 (ligero) light
    * * *
    1. ADJ
    1) (=ligero) light
    2) (=inconstante) fickle
    3) (=frívolo) frivolous, trivial
    4) (=lascivo) lewd
    2.
    SMPL lights, lungs
    * * *
    - na adjetivo (esp AmL)
    a) <paquete/tela> light

    ser liviano de sangre — (Chi fam) to be likable

    b) < comida> light
    c) <obra/película> lightweight
    * * *
    = lightweight [light-weight], ribald.
    Ex. David Niven's amusing but very lightweight autobiography 'The Moon's a Balloon' is an excellent example of this phenomenon and it was impossible for the original hardback publishers to forecast the tremendous success of this book.
    Ex. About this time several of the old crones of the tribe offered their ribald advice on how the new couple should conduct themselves off in the forest together.
    * * *
    - na adjetivo (esp AmL)
    a) <paquete/tela> light

    ser liviano de sangre — (Chi fam) to be likable

    b) < comida> light
    c) <obra/película> lightweight
    * * *
    = lightweight [light-weight], ribald.

    Ex: David Niven's amusing but very lightweight autobiography 'The Moon's a Balloon' is an excellent example of this phenomenon and it was impossible for the original hardback publishers to forecast the tremendous success of this book.

    Ex: About this time several of the old crones of the tribe offered their ribald advice on how the new couple should conduct themselves off in the forest together.

    * * *
    liviano -na
    A ( esp AmL)
    1 ‹maleta/paquete› light; ‹tela/vestido› light
    ser liviano de sangre ( Chi fam); to be likable
    2 ‹comida/masa› light
    tiene un sueño muy liviano she's a very light sleeper
    3 ‹obra/película› lightweight
    B ( liter) (inconstante) fickle
    * * *

     

    liviano
    ◊ -na adjetivo (esp AmL)

    a) ‹paquete/tela› light

    b) ‹ comida› light;


    c) ‹obra/película› lightweight

    liviano,-a adjetivo frivolous, flighty
    ' liviano' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    liviana
    - ligero
    English:
    light
    - feather
    - lighten
    - lightweight
    - snack
    * * *
    liviano, -a adj
    1. [de poco peso] [carga] light
    2. [delgado] [blusa] thin
    3. [alimento] light
    4. [poco intenso]
    es un trabajo liviano it's not a very demanding job;
    tengo el sueño muy liviano I'm a very light sleeper;
    un dolor liviano a slight pain
    5. [frívolo] frivolous
    * * *
    adj
    1 light
    2 (de poca importancia) trivial
    * * *
    liviano, -na adj
    1) : light, slight
    2) inconstante: fickle

    Spanish-English dictionary > liviano

  • 14 obscenidad

    f.
    1 obscenity.
    2 obscene act, immoral act, indecency, indecent act.
    * * *
    1 obscenity
    * * *
    * * *
    femenino obscenity
    * * *
    = nastiness, obscenity, bawdiness, ribaldry, rude remark.
    Ex. He began swearing and saying 'I don't know what you're on about, whatever we do, it's wrong!' and of course I answered his nastiness back.
    Ex. It simply sells space to Information Providers (IPs) who, in theory at least, can put up what information they like, accurate or inaccurate, being bound only by existing laws of libel, obscenity etc.
    Ex. Despite the unsavory characters, bawdiness, and amorality in several of his plays, Middleton was more committed to a single theological system than, for example, Shakespeare.
    Ex. Other old crones added their ribaldries in like vein, amusing everyone but the young couple.
    Ex. The best way to deal with a rude remark is to ignore it.
    * * *
    femenino obscenity
    * * *
    = nastiness, obscenity, bawdiness, ribaldry, rude remark.

    Ex: He began swearing and saying 'I don't know what you're on about, whatever we do, it's wrong!' and of course I answered his nastiness back.

    Ex: It simply sells space to Information Providers (IPs) who, in theory at least, can put up what information they like, accurate or inaccurate, being bound only by existing laws of libel, obscenity etc.
    Ex: Despite the unsavory characters, bawdiness, and amorality in several of his plays, Middleton was more committed to a single theological system than, for example, Shakespeare.
    Ex: Other old crones added their ribaldries in like vein, amusing everyone but the young couple.
    Ex: The best way to deal with a rude remark is to ignore it.

    * * *
    1 (cosa obscena) obscenity
    le gritó una sarta de obscenidades he yelled a string of obscenities at her
    una revista pornográfica, llena de obscenidades a pornographic magazine, full of obscene material
    2 (cualidad) obscenity
    * * *

    obscenidad sustantivo femenino obscenity
    ' obscenidad' also found in these entries:
    English:
    filth
    - smut
    - obscenity
    * * *
    obscenity
    * * *
    f obscenity
    * * *
    : obscenity

    Spanish-English dictionary > obscenidad

  • 15 obsceno

    adj.
    obscene, bawdy, crude, indecent.
    * * *
    1 obscene
    * * *
    (f. - obscena)
    adj.
    * * *
    * * *
    - na adjetivo obscene
    * * *
    = obscene, indecent, scatological, salacious, ribald, lusty [lustier -comp., lustiest -sup.].
    Ex. Prompt responses are required to bomb threats and reports of such dangerous or criminal conduct as sprinkling acid on chairs or clothing, mutilating books, tampering with the card catalog, or obscene behavior.
    Ex. The passage of the Exon bill would make criminal the sending of obscene, lewd, lascivious, filthy or indecent data over the Net = La aprobación de la ley Exon haría que fuese un delito el envío a través de Internet de información obscena, lujuriosa, lasciva, inmoral o indecente.
    Ex. At heart, it is a smirkingly adolescent pursuit of cheap laughs and mild titillation, with a surfeit of jokes involving breasts and bums and with new extremes of scatological humiliation.
    Ex. Being salacious in character, he spread the gossip that the boss and his new secretary were an item.
    Ex. About this time several of the old crones of the tribe offered their ribald advice on how the new couple should conduct themselves off in the forest together.
    Ex. He creates a type of reverse orientalism peopled by sex-hungry 'dark-age femme fatales' and ' lusty young Barbarians reeking of ale'.
    * * *
    - na adjetivo obscene
    * * *
    = obscene, indecent, scatological, salacious, ribald, lusty [lustier -comp., lustiest -sup.].

    Ex: Prompt responses are required to bomb threats and reports of such dangerous or criminal conduct as sprinkling acid on chairs or clothing, mutilating books, tampering with the card catalog, or obscene behavior.

    Ex: The passage of the Exon bill would make criminal the sending of obscene, lewd, lascivious, filthy or indecent data over the Net = La aprobación de la ley Exon haría que fuese un delito el envío a través de Internet de información obscena, lujuriosa, lasciva, inmoral o indecente.
    Ex: At heart, it is a smirkingly adolescent pursuit of cheap laughs and mild titillation, with a surfeit of jokes involving breasts and bums and with new extremes of scatological humiliation.
    Ex: Being salacious in character, he spread the gossip that the boss and his new secretary were an item.
    Ex: About this time several of the old crones of the tribe offered their ribald advice on how the new couple should conduct themselves off in the forest together.
    Ex: He creates a type of reverse orientalism peopled by sex-hungry 'dark-age femme fatales' and ' lusty young Barbarians reeking of ale'.

    * * *
    obsceno -na
    obscene
    * * *

    obsceno
    ◊ -na adjetivo

    obscene
    obsceno,-a adjetivo obscene

    ' obsceno' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    escabrosa
    - escabroso
    - horrorizar
    - indecente
    - obscena
    - sucia
    - sucio
    - tono
    - impúdico
    English:
    blue
    - filthy
    - foul
    - obscene
    - raunchy
    - smutty
    - V
    - V-sign
    * * *
    obsceno, -a adj
    obscene
    * * *
    adj obscene
    * * *
    obsceno, -na adj
    : obscene

    Spanish-English dictionary > obsceno

  • 16 procacidad

    f.
    1 obscenity (desvergüenza).
    2 impudence, scurrility.
    3 impudicity.
    * * *
    1 (atrevimiento) impudence; (insolencia) insolence
    * * *
    SF
    1) [de persona] (=desvergüenza) insolence, impudence; (=descaro) brazenness
    2) [de comentario, chiste] indecency, obscenity
    * * *
    femenino (de chiste, comentario) indecency, lewdness; ( del lenguaje) obscenity
    * * *
    Ex. Other old crones added their ribaldries in like vein, amusing everyone but the young couple.
    * * *
    femenino (de chiste, comentario) indecency, lewdness; ( del lenguaje) obscenity
    * * *

    Ex: Other old crones added their ribaldries in like vein, amusing everyone but the young couple.

    * * *
    (de un chiste, comentario) indecency, lewdness; (del lenguaje) obscenity
    * * *
    1. [desvergüenza] obscenity
    2. [acto] indecent act

    Spanish-English dictionary > procacidad

  • 17 procaz

    adj.
    1 indecent, obscene.
    2 insolent, shameless, procacious, scurrilous.
    3 lewd.
    * * *
    1 indecent, vulgar
    * * *
    ADJ
    1) [persona] (=atrevido) insolent, impudent; (=descarado) brazen
    2) [comentario, chiste] indecent, obscene
    * * *
    adjetivo <comentario/chiste> indecent, lewd; < lenguaje> obscene
    * * *
    = ribald, insolent.
    Ex. About this time several of the old crones of the tribe offered their ribald advice on how the new couple should conduct themselves off in the forest together.
    Ex. He had always anathematized those who took unscrupulous advantage of their positions, and those who succumbed to their insolent methods.
    * * *
    adjetivo <comentario/chiste> indecent, lewd; < lenguaje> obscene
    * * *
    = ribald, insolent.

    Ex: About this time several of the old crones of the tribe offered their ribald advice on how the new couple should conduct themselves off in the forest together.

    Ex: He had always anathematized those who took unscrupulous advantage of their positions, and those who succumbed to their insolent methods.

    * * *
    ‹comentario/chiste› indecent, lewd; ‹lenguaje› obscene
    un guiño procaz a lewd wink
    * * *

    procaz adjetivo ‹comentario/chiste› indecent, lewd;
    ‹ lenguaje› obscene
    ' procaz' also found in these entries:
    English:
    smutty
    - ribald
    * * *
    procaz adj
    indecent, obscene
    * * *
    adj lewd, indecent
    * * *
    procaz adj, pl procaces
    1) : insolent, impudent
    2) : indecent

    Spanish-English dictionary > procaz

  • 18 verde

    adj.
    1 green.
    verde botella bottle green
    verde oliva olive (green)
    verde esmeralda emerald (green)
    2 unripe, green (poco maduro) (fruit).
    3 Green, green (ecologista).
    4 blue, dirty (obsceno).
    5 rookie, green.
    6 bawdy, hot, ribald, crude.
    m.
    1 green (color).
    2 foliage, green.
    3 nerd, swot, excessively assiduous student, grind.
    * * *
    1 (color) green
    2 (fruta) unripe, green; (madera) unseasoned
    3 figurado (persona) green, immature
    4 familiar (chiste) blue, dirty
    1 (color) green
    2 (hierba) grass
    3 PLÍTICA green
    \
    poner verde a alguien familiar to call somebody every name under the sun
    verde oliva olive green
    * * *
    noun m. adj.
    * * *
    1. ADJ
    1) (color) green
    - poner verde a algn
    2) [árbol, planta] green; [fruta, verdura] green, unripe; [legumbres] green; [madera] unseasoned
    3) [zona, espacio] green
    4) *
    [plan, proyecto]
    5) * (=sin experiencia) green *

    está muy verde — *he's very green *, he doesn't know a thing

    6) * [chiste, canción] smutty *, blue *, dirty
    7) (Pol) Green
    2. SM
    1) (=color) green
    2) (=hierba) grass; (=follaje) foliage, greenery; (=forraje) green fodder
    3) *
    (=billete) [de mil pesetas] 1,000-peseta note; [de un dólar] dollar bill, buck (EEUU) *, greenback (EEUU) *
    4)
    - darse un verde de algo
    5) ( Cono Sur) (=mate) maté
    6) ( Cono Sur) (=pasto) grass, pasture
    7) ( Cono Sur) (=ensalada) salad
    8) (And) (=plátano) plantain
    9) (Caribe, Méx) (=campo) country, countryside
    10) (Caribe)
    * (=policía) cop *
    3.
    SMF (Pol) Green

    los Verdes — the Greens, the Green Party

    * * *
    I
    1) <color/ojos/vestido> green

    zapatos verde claro/oscuro — light/dark green shoes

    ojos verde azulado — bluish o (BrE) bluey green eyes

    estar verde de envidia — (CS) to be green with envy

    2) < fruta> green, unripe; < leña> green

    estar verde — (fam) ( no tener experiencia) to be green (colloq); ( en una asignatura)

    3) (Pol) Green
    4) (fam) < chiste> dirty, blue (colloq); viejo II 1)
    II
    1) ( color) green; (Bot) greenery
    2) verde masculino y femenino (Pol) Green
    * * *
    I
    1) <color/ojos/vestido> green

    zapatos verde claro/oscuro — light/dark green shoes

    ojos verde azulado — bluish o (BrE) bluey green eyes

    estar verde de envidia — (CS) to be green with envy

    2) < fruta> green, unripe; < leña> green

    estar verde — (fam) ( no tener experiencia) to be green (colloq); ( en una asignatura)

    3) (Pol) Green
    4) (fam) < chiste> dirty, blue (colloq); viejo II 1)
    II
    1) ( color) green; (Bot) greenery
    2) verde masculino y femenino (Pol) Green
    * * *
    verde1
    1 = green [greener -comp., greenest -sup.], unripe, underripe, unripened.

    Ex: If the spot stays yellow the paper is decidedly acid; an in-between colour ( green, grey, grey-green, yellow-green) indicates mild acidity; while if the spot goes purple, the paper is near-neutral or alkaline.

    Ex: Unripe seeds do not have all the things they need to grow.
    Ex: Underripe and overripe melons had as much as 20% less lycopene than fully ripe melons, with maturity effects dependent on the variety.
    Ex: To ripen tomatoes, add a whole lime to unripened tomatoes in a paper bag and store at room temperature for a few days.
    * alerta verde = green alert.
    * Cabo Verde = Cape Verde.
    * color verde = green.
    * de color verde botella = bottle green.
    * de color verde oscuro = bottle green.
    * fruta verde = unripe fruit.
    * Islas de Cabo Verde = Cape Verde Islands.
    * judía verde = green bean, runner bean, French bean.
    * libro verde = green paper.
    * manzana verde = green apple.
    * menta verde = spearmint.
    * poner verde = mouth off, get + the rough edge of + Posesivo + tongue, trash, call + Nombre + all the names under the sun, slag + Nombre + off, cut + Nombre + up, tear + Nombre + down, slate, rubbish.
    * República de Cabo Verde = Cape Verde.
    * República de las Islas de Cabo Verde = Cape Verde Islands.
    * té verde = green tea.
    * verde aceituna = olive green.
    * verde botella = bottle green.
    * verde chillón = parrot green.
    * verde esmeralda = emerald green.
    * verde loro = parrot green.
    * verde manzana = apple green.
    * verde mar = sea green.
    * verde marino = sea green.
    * verde oliva = olive green.
    * verde pistacho = pistachio green.
    * verdes, los = green, the.
    * verde turquesa = turquoise green.
    * zona verde = grassy area.

    verde2
    2 = bawdy [bawdier -comp., bawdiest -sup.], racy [racier -comp., raciest -sup.], saucy [saucier -comp., sauciest -sup.], ribald.

    Ex: Their secondary aim was to print piratical, scurrilous and bawdy material for the people of Dublin.

    Ex: Today, nudity, sex, and excessive violence are not an issue and even the raciest films would garner a PG-13 rating from the Motion Picture Association of America, and most are even tamer than that.
    Ex: Although some British seaside resorts still sell saucy postcards, they are not as popular as they used to be.
    Ex: About this time several of the old crones of the tribe offered their ribald advice on how the new couple should conduct themselves off in the forest together.
    * viejo verde = dirty old man.

    * * *
    1 ‹color/ojos/vestido› green
    ponerse verde de envidia to turn o ( BrE) go green with envy
    el semáforo estaba (en) verde the traffic light was green
    estar verde de envidia (CS); to be green with envy
    poner verde a algn ( Esp fam) (hablando con algn) to call sb all the names under the sun, to give sb a dressing down; (hablando de algn) to say nasty things about sb, run sb down ( colloq), to slag sb off ( BrE colloq)
    2 (modificado por otro adj: inv) green
    zapatos verde claro/fuerte/oscuro light/bright/dark green shoes
    ojos verde azulado bluish o ( BrE) bluey green eyes
    B
    1 ‹fruta› green, unripe
    estar verde ( fam) (no tener experiencia) to be inexperienced o ( colloq) green
    (en una asignatura): está verde en historia he doesn't know the first thing about history ( colloq), he doesn't have have a clue o have the first idea about history ( colloq)
    el plan todavía está verde the plan is still in its very early stages
    2 ‹leña› green
    C ( Pol) ‹partido/movimiento› Green
    D ( fam); ‹chiste› dirty, blue ( colloq) viejo2 (↑ viejo (2))
    B (hierbas) greenery
    C ( Pol) Green
    los verdes the Greens
    D ( fam) (billete — de un dólar) greenback ( AmE colloq), dollar bill; ( obs Esp) (— de mil pesetas) 1,000 peseta note
    Compuestos:
    A masculine watery green
    B adj inv watery-green
    A masculine bottle green
    B adj inv bottle-green
    A masculine emerald green
    B adj inv emerald-green, emerald
    A masculine leaf green
    B adj inv leaf-green
    A masculine apple green
    B adj inv apple-green
    A masculine moss green
    B adj inv moss-green
    A masculine olive green
    B adj inv olive-green
    ● verde perico (Col, Ven)
    A masculine bright green
    B adj inv bright-green
    A masculine turquoise green
    B adj inv turquoise-green
    * * *

     

    verde adjetivo <s3 num="1" st="s"> ‹color/ojos/vestido› green;

    ojos verde azulado bluish o (BrE) bluey green eyes
    2 ‹ fruta› green, unripe;
    ‹ leña› green;


    ( en una asignatura):

    3 (Pol) Green
    4 (fam) ‹ chiste› dirty, blue (colloq)
    ■ sustantivo masculino ( color) green;
    (Bot) greenery
    ■ sustantivo masculino y femenino (Pol) Green;

    verde
    I sustantivo masculino
    1 (color) green
    verde esmeralda, emerald
    II sustantivo masculino y femenino Pol los Verdes, the Greens
    III adjetivo
    1 (de ese color) green
    verdes campos, green fields
    2 (fruto inmaduro) unripe, green
    3 Pol (ideología, partido) green
    4 familiar estar verde, (tener poca experiencia) to be green
    (estar en fase primeriza) su tesis está verde, his thesis is in its early stages
    5 fam (impúdico) dirty
    pey viejo verde, dirty old man
    ♦ Locuciones: familiar poner verde a alguien, to call sb every name under the sun

    ' verde' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    cabo
    - chiste
    - entre
    - esmeralda
    - judía
    - luz
    - metalizada
    - metalizado
    - oliva
    - parque
    - pimiento
    - semáforo
    - tapete
    - tono
    - tuya
    - tuyo
    - una
    - uno
    - venir
    - zona
    - cebolleta
    - cinturón
    - claro
    - de
    - intermedio
    - ir
    - limón
    - poroto
    - vestir
    - viejo
    English:
    bean
    - blue
    - bottle-green
    - coarse
    - colour
    - come
    - dirty
    - French bean
    - go-ahead
    - green
    - green bean
    - green pepper
    - green salad
    - light
    - nod
    - olive green
    - pepper
    - raunchy
    - runner bean
    - slag off
    - smutty
    - trash
    - unripe
    - all
    - buck
    - dirty old man
    - emerald
    - go
    - hedge
    - hedgerow
    - immature
    - jade
    - lime
    - marrow
    - mint
    - raw
    - runner
    - spear
    * * *
    ♦ adj
    1. [de color] green;
    Fam
    poner verde a alguien [por la espalda] to run sb down, Br to slag sb off, US to dump on sb;
    [delante] to tear into sb, to tear sb to pieces; RP Fam
    estar verde de envidia to be green with envy
    2. [poco maduro] [fruta] unripe, green;
    Fam [persona] green, wet behind the ears;
    el proyecto está aún verde the project is still very much in its early stages
    3. [ecologista] Green, green
    4. [obsceno] blue, dirty
    5. Esp Fam Antes
    billete verde = 1,000 peseta note
    ♦ nm
    [color] green;
    el verde es mi color favorito green is my favourite colour;
    cruzar con el semáforo en verde to cross when the lights are green
    verde agua pale blue-green;
    verde botella bottle green;
    RP verde cotorra bright green;
    verde esmeralda emerald green;
    verde lima lime green;
    verde manzana apple green;
    verde mar sea green;
    verde musgo moss green;
    verde oliva olive (green)
    ♦ nmpl
    los Verdes [partido] the Greens
    * * *
    I adj
    1 green;
    poner verde a alguien fam criticize s.o.
    2 fruta unripe
    3 fam
    chiste blue, dirty;
    viejo verde dirty old man
    II m
    1 green;
    verde botella/oliva bottle/olive green
    2
    :
    los verdes POL the Greens
    * * *
    verde adj
    1) : green (in color)
    2) : green, unripe
    3) : inexperienced, green
    4) : dirty, risqué
    verde nm
    : green
    * * *
    verde1 adj
    1. (en general) green
    2. (no maduro) not ripe
    no comas este melocotón, está verde don't eat this peach, it's not ripe
    3. (obsceno) dirty [comp. dirtier; superl. dirtiest]
    verde2 n green

    Spanish-English dictionary > verde

  • 19 verde2

    2 = bawdy [bawdier -comp., bawdiest -sup.], racy [racier -comp., raciest -sup.], saucy [saucier -comp., sauciest -sup.], ribald.
    Ex. Their secondary aim was to print piratical, scurrilous and bawdy material for the people of Dublin.
    Ex. Today, nudity, sex, and excessive violence are not an issue and even the raciest films would garner a PG-13 rating from the Motion Picture Association of America, and most are even tamer than that.
    Ex. Although some British seaside resorts still sell saucy postcards, they are not as popular as they used to be.
    Ex. About this time several of the old crones of the tribe offered their ribald advice on how the new couple should conduct themselves off in the forest together.
    ----
    * viejo verde = dirty old man.

    Spanish-English dictionary > verde2

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