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1 patchy
adjective (not all the same; varying in quality: patchy work.) desigual, irregulartr['pæʧɪ]1 (colour) desigual, disparejo,-a; (performance) desigual, irregular, con altibajos; (knowledge) incompleto,-a, parcial1) irregular: irregular, desigual2) incomplete: parcial, incompletoadj.• irregular adj.• remendado, -a adj.'pætʃiadjective -chier, -chiest <paintwork/color> disparejo, poco uniforme; < coverage> incompleto; < attendance> irregular; < description> fragmentario; <performance/work> irregular['pætʃɪ]ADJ (compar patchier) (superl patchiest) [performance] desigual, poco uniforme; [knowledge] incompleto; [clouds] disperso; [fog] discontinuo* * *['pætʃi]adjective -chier, -chiest <paintwork/color> disparejo, poco uniforme; < coverage> incompleto; < attendance> irregular; < description> fragmentario; <performance/work> irregular -
2 patchy
adj.1 desigual (novel, economic recovery)2 fragmentario.3 muy remendado. -
3 patchy amnesia
s.amnesia lagunar. -
4 irregular
i'reɡjulə1) (not happening etc regularly: His attendance at classes was irregular.) irregular2) (not formed smoothly or evenly: irregular handwriting.) irregular3) (contrary to rules.) inadmisible, irregular4) ((in grammar) not formed etc in the normal way: irregular verbs.) irregular•- irregularity
irregular adj irregular
irregular adjetivo ( en general) irregular; ‹letra/superficie› irregular, uneven
irregular adjetivo irregular: es una situación absolutamente irregular, it's a highly irregular situation ' irregular' also found in these entries: Spanish: accidentada - accidentado - ahorcarse - alisar - dato - desigual - alterar - desnivelado - dispar English: board - do - erratic - fitful - irregular - lie - patchy - spasmodic - spasmodically - uneven - fitfully - jagged - raggedtr[ɪ'regjələSMALLr/SMALL]2 (unusual, abnormal) raro,-a, anormal; (against the rules) inadmisible3 (troops) irregular1 (troops) tropas nombre femenino plural irregulares\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLirregular verb verbo irregularirregular [ɪ'rɛgjələr] adj: irregular♦ irregularly adv1) : soldado m irregular2) irregulars npl: artículos mpl defectuososadj.• avieso, -a adj.• de forma irregular adj.• informal adj.• irregular adj.n.• irregular s.m.ɪ'regjələr, ɪ'regjʊlə(r)1) (in shape, positioning, time) irregularto keep irregular hours — tener* un horario irregular
2) ( contrary to rules) inadmisible, contrario a las normasit would be most irregular for me to discuss a client with you — estaría totalmente fuera de lugar que yo hablara de un cliente con usted
3) ( Ling) irregular5) ( substandard) (AmE) < goods> defectuoso[ɪ'reɡjʊlǝ(r)]1. ADJ1) (=uneven) [shape, surface, pattern] irregularJohn had sharp, irregular features — las facciones de John eran duras, irregulares
an irregular pentagon — (Geom) (=asymmetrical) un pentágono irregular
2) (=spasmodic) [attendance, meals, breathing, heartbeat] irregularI am not usually irregular — euph normalmente voy como un reloj
3) (=unorthodox) [practice] poco ortodoxo, irregular; [treatment] poco ortodoxo; [action] poco ortodoxo, contrario a la práctica; [payment] irregularher behaviour was irregular, to say the least — su comportamiento era un tanto irregular, por no decir algo peor
irregular business practices — negocios mpl poco ortodoxos
this is most irregular! — ¡esto es totalmente inadmisible!
it was highly irregular of Blake to do it alone — era totalmente contrario a la práctica que Blake lo hiciese solo
4) (Ling) [verb, adjective, noun] irregular5) (Mil) [soldiers, forces, troops] irregular2.N soldado mf irregular* * *[ɪ'regjələr, ɪ'regjʊlə(r)]1) (in shape, positioning, time) irregularto keep irregular hours — tener* un horario irregular
2) ( contrary to rules) inadmisible, contrario a las normasit would be most irregular for me to discuss a client with you — estaría totalmente fuera de lugar que yo hablara de un cliente con usted
3) ( Ling) irregular5) ( substandard) (AmE) < goods> defectuoso -
5 patch
pæ
1. noun1) (a piece of material sewn on to cover a hole: She sewed a patch on the knee of her jeans.) remiendo, parche2) (a small piece of ground: a vegetable patch.) parcela, terreno
2. verb(to mend (clothes etc) by sewing on pieces of material: She patched the (hole in the) child's trousers.) remendar- patchy- patchiness
- patchwork
- patch up
patch1 n1. remiendo / parche2. manchapatch2 vb remendar / poner un parchetr[pæʧ]1 (to mend clothes) remiendo, parche nombre masculino2 (over eye) parche nombre masculino3 (area on surface - gen) trozo, lugar nombre masculino, zona; (- of colour, damp, etc) mancha; (- of road) trecho, tramo4 (plot of land) parcela1 (mend) remendar; (put patch on) poner un parche a\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLnot to be a patch on no tener ni punto de comparación conto go through a bad patch pasar por una mala racha, atravesar una mala rachapatch ['pæʧ] vt1) mend, repair: remender, parchar, ponerle un parche a2)to patch together improvise: confeccionar, improvisar3)to patch up : arreglarthey patched things up: hicieron las pacespatch n1) : parche m, remiendo m (para la ropa)eye patch: parche para el ojo2) piece: mancha f, trozo ma patch of sky: un trozo de cielo3) plot: parcela f, terreno mcabbage patch: parcela de repollosn.(§ pl.: patches) = parche (Informática) s.m.n.(§ pl.: patches) = apaño s.m.• botana s.f.• falso s.m.• mancha s.f.• parche s.m.• pegado s.m.• plantío s.m.• remiendo s.m.• remonta s.f.• rincón s.m.• terreno s.m.v.• apedazar v.• parchar v.• remendar v.
I pætʃ1)a) ( for mending clothes) remiendo m, parche m; ( for reinforcing) refuerzo m; ( on knee) rodillera f; ( on elbow) codera f; (for a puncture, wound) parche mnot to be a patch on somebody/something — (BrE colloq) no tener* ni punto de comparación con alguien/algo
c) (AmE Mil) insignia f2)a) ( area)she slipped on a patch of ice/oil — resbaló en el hielo/en una mancha de aceite
fog patches — zonas fpl de niebla
to go through a bad o rough o sticky patch — (BrE) pasar por or atravesar* una mala racha
b) ( small plot of land)a vegetable patch — un huerto, una parcela para verduras
c) ( territory) (BrE colloq)my/his patch — mi/su territorio
3) (Comput, Rad, Telec) ajuste m
II
a) ( repair) remendar*, parchar (esp AmL)b) ( connect) (Comput, Rad, Telec) conectarPhrasal Verbs:- patch up[pætʃ]1. N2) (=stain) mancha f ; (=small area) pedazo ma patch of blue sky — un pedazo de cielo azul, un claro
4) * (=territory) territorio m5) (Comput) ajuste m2.VT [+ garment, hole] remendar, poner remiendos a- patch up* * *
I [pætʃ]1)a) ( for mending clothes) remiendo m, parche m; ( for reinforcing) refuerzo m; ( on knee) rodillera f; ( on elbow) codera f; (for a puncture, wound) parche mnot to be a patch on somebody/something — (BrE colloq) no tener* ni punto de comparación con alguien/algo
c) (AmE Mil) insignia f2)a) ( area)she slipped on a patch of ice/oil — resbaló en el hielo/en una mancha de aceite
fog patches — zonas fpl de niebla
to go through a bad o rough o sticky patch — (BrE) pasar por or atravesar* una mala racha
b) ( small plot of land)a vegetable patch — un huerto, una parcela para verduras
c) ( territory) (BrE colloq)my/his patch — mi/su territorio
3) (Comput, Rad, Telec) ajuste m
II
a) ( repair) remendar*, parchar (esp AmL)b) ( connect) (Comput, Rad, Telec) conectarPhrasal Verbs:- patch up -
6 desigual
desigual adjetivo 1 ‹ fuerzas› unevenly-matched 2 ( irregular) ‹terreno/superficie› uneven; ‹ letra› uneven, irregular; ‹ calidad› variable, varying ( before n); ‹ rendimiento› inconsistent, erratic
desigual adjetivo
1 (irregular, poco igualado) uneven
2 (descompensado) unequal
3 (variable, cambiante) changeable ' desigual' also found in these entries: English: irregular - patchy - ragged - rough - unequal - variable - bumpy - erratic - mixed - one - uneven -
7 fragmentario
fragmentario,-a adjetivo sketchy, fragmentary: mi informe está aún en un estado fragmentario, my report is still incomplete ' fragmentario' also found in these entries: Spanish: fragmentaria English: patchy -
8 incompleto
incompleto
◊ -ta adjetivoincomplete
incompleto,-a adjetivo incomplete (sin acabar) unfinished ' incompleto' also found in these entries: Spanish: incompleta - manca - manco - media English: defective - incomplete - incompletely - incompleteness - patchy - unfinished -
9 niebla
niebla sustantivo femenino fog;
niebla sustantivo femenino fog: había mucha niebla, it was very foggy ' niebla' also found in these entries: Spanish: adivinarse - banco - desvanecerse - disipar - disiparse - dispersar - dispersarse - envolver - envuelta - envuelto - nada - tenue - densidad - espeso - retrasar - tupido English: cause - clear - discern - disperse - dissipate - envelop - fog - foggy - lift - lighthouse - mist - misty - smog - suspend - thick - thin out - patchy -
10 nubosidad
nubosidad sustantivo femenino: un día con mucha nubosidad a day with a lot of cloud about
nubosidad f Meteor cloudiness, clouds
nubosidad variable, patchy cloud ' nubosidad' also found in these entries: English: cloud -
11 pintura
pintura sustantivo femenino◊ pintura a la acuarela/al óleo watercolor( conjugate watercolor)/oil painting( en cosmética) makeup
pintura
I sustantivo femenino
1 (material) paint
2 (arte, representación) painting
pintura al óleo, oil painting, pintura rupestre, cave painting
3 (cosmética) makeup
4 pinturas, coloured pencils pl, crayons pl Locuciones: no puedo verle ni en pintura, I can't stand the sight of him ' pintura' also found in these entries: Spanish: antológica - antológico - borrosa - borroso - bosquejo - concurso - dar - dedicar - despintar - emanación - oler - mancha - mano - museo - novecentista - pasada - pegote - pulverizador - rascar - raspar - resistente - rupestre - secar - sombrear - antioxidante - aplicación - brillante - capa - celeste - cuadro - descascararse - diluir - disolvente - dorado - espátula - espray - extender - fosforescente - fresco - mate - menos - óleo - pintar - raer - rasgo - rayar - saltar - seco - sepia - sesión English: add on - application - apply - blister - chip - coat - crack - dab - decorate - dull - eggshell - emulsion paint - flake - flat - gloss - lay on - lick - metallic - oil painting - paint - paint in - paint out - paint pot - paint-spray - painting - paintwork - patchy - peel - picture gallery - reapply - redecoration - rub off - satin - scrape - scratch - sink in - slap on - smear - spray - spray-paint - strip - strip off - take - undercoat - wear off - wet - cave - do - emulsion - entry
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