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  • 1 dividendo falso

    • phony dividend

    Diccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > dividendo falso

  • 2 dividendo ficticio

    • phony dividend
    • sham dividend

    Diccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > dividendo ficticio

  • 3 falso

    adj.
    1 false, fake, dummy, counterfeit.
    2 false, delusory, misleading.
    3 false, liar, deceitful, fake.
    pres.indicat.
    1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: falsar.
    * * *
    1 (no verdadero) false, untrue
    2 (moneda) false, counterfeit; (cuadro, sello) forged
    3 (persona) insincere, false; (sonrisa) false
    ► nombre masculino,nombre femenino
    1 (persona) insincere person
    \
    dar un paso en falso (tropezar) to trip, stumble 2 (cometer un error) to make a mistake, make a wrong move
    en falso (con falsedad) falsely 2 (sin apoyo) without proper support
    jurar en falso to commit perjury
    falsa alarma false alarm
    * * *
    (f. - falsa)
    adj.
    1) false, untrue
    2) fake
    * * *
    1. ADJ
    1) [acusación, creencia, rumor] false

    falso testimonio — perjury, false testimony

    2) [firma, pasaporte, joya] false, fake; [techo] false; [cuadro] fake; [moneda] counterfeit
    3) (=insincero) [persona] false, insincere; [sonrisa] false
    4) [caballo] vicious
    5)

    en falso: coger a algn en falso — to catch sb in a lie

    dar un paso en falso — (lit) to trip; (fig) to take a false step

    2.
    SM CAm, Méx false evidence
    * * *
    - sa adjetivo
    1)
    a) < billete> counterfeit, forged; < cuadro> forged; < documento> false, forged; <diamante/joya> fake; <cajón/techo> false
    b) ( insincero) < persona> insincere, false; <sonrisa/promesa> false
    2)
    a) ( no cierto) <dato/nombre/declaración> false

    eso es falso — that is not true, that is untrue

    b)

    en falso: jurar en falso to commit perjury; golpear en falso — to miss the mark

    •
    * * *
    = dummy, false, sham, spurious, unauthentic, faked, untrue, bogus, deceitful, pseudo, fake, two-faced, inauthentic, phony [phoney], meretricious, counterfeit, insincere, hocus pocus, specious, dishonest, mendacious, delusional.
    Ex. DOBIS/LIBIS, therefore, assigns them the dummy master number zero.
    Ex. The concept 'Senses' constitutes a false link in the chain.
    Ex. A sham catalog is a disservice to the user, and participating in the creation of a sham catalog is personally degrading to a professional.
    Ex. Examples would include giving a spurious impression of busyness at the reference desk.
    Ex. So, in the bicentennial spirit here's a three-point bill of particulars or grievances (in addition to what was mentioned previously with respect to offensive or unauthentic terms).
    Ex. Libri was accused of stealing manuscripts of unique importance and rarity from French provincial libraries in the 1840s and inserting faked notes of provenance, substituting Italian place names for French ones.
    Ex. Public library collections are of little use to scholars and have failed to provide the communications links that might prove this hypothesis untrue.
    Ex. The article 'A bogus and dismal science, or the eggplant that ate library schools' discusses the reasons for the perennial professional indentity crisis amongst librarians.
    Ex. Again, on the matter of the sources already consulted by the enquirer, the implication is not that he is unreliable or deceitful, but that in looking up the Encyclopedia Americana he may not be aware of the existence of the index.
    Ex. Sometimes authors write ' pseudo abstracts' to meet deadlines for articles or for talks to be delivered.
    Ex. This article deals with the detection of fake letters and documents.
    Ex. This course looks at this two-faced society with guided field trips to cemeteries and to the architecture of Edinburgh's underworld below the great banks and public buildings.
    Ex. Much of the culture of Western democracies has increasingly become inauthentic or phony.
    Ex. Much of the culture of Western democracies has increasingly become inauthentic or phony.
    Ex. The responsibility of the critic must be to maintain rigorous standards, and strive to alert the public to the implications for the future of a market flooded with meretricious productions.
    Ex. Criminal charges are to be brought against 3 people after the seizure of counterfeit copies of British Telecom's PhoneDisc, a CD-ROM database containing the company's 100 or so telephone directories.
    Ex. There is a point when participation may become mere meddling and insincere.
    Ex. The final section of her paper calls attention to the ' hocus pocus' research conducted on many campuses.
    Ex. This comparative frame of reference is specious and irrelevant on several counts.
    Ex. Mostly facsimiles are made without dishonest intent, although some have certainly been intended to deceive, and the ease with which they can be identified varies with the reproduction process used.
    Ex. I love movies like that -- where slowly, gradually, bit by bit, all the characters realize that the villain was really disastrously mendacious and criminal.
    Ex. Despite what false patriots tell us, we now have a delusional democracy, not one that citizens can trust to serve their interests.
    ----
    * abeto falso = spruce.
    * alegación falsa = ipse dixit.
    * charlatanería falsa = cant.
    * crear falsas ilusiones = create + false illusions.
    * dar una falsa impresión = keep up + facade, put on + an act.
    * dar un paso en falso = make + a false move.
    * democracia falsa = travesty democracy.
    * diamante falso = rhinestone.
    * erradicar falsas ideas = erase + misconceptions.
    * erradicar una falsa idea = dispel + idea.
    * falsa alabanza = lip service.
    * falsa ilusión = delusion.
    * falsa política de integración de minorías = tokenism.
    * falsa pretensión = false pretence.
    * falsa sensación de seguridad = false sense of security.
    * falso pretexto = false pretence.
    * falso testimonio = perjury.
    * hablar en falso = speak with + a split tongue, speak with + a forked tongue, speak with + a twisted tongue.
    * hacer un movimiento en falso = make + a false move.
    * idea falsa = misconception, bogus idea, illusion.
    * movimiento en falso = false move.
    * nivel jerárquico falso = false link.
    * paso en falso = false move.
    * pista falsa = red herring.
    * resultar falso = prove + false.
    * sonar falso = have + a hollow ring.
    * toma falsa = outtake.
    * * *
    - sa adjetivo
    1)
    a) < billete> counterfeit, forged; < cuadro> forged; < documento> false, forged; <diamante/joya> fake; <cajón/techo> false
    b) ( insincero) < persona> insincere, false; <sonrisa/promesa> false
    2)
    a) ( no cierto) <dato/nombre/declaración> false

    eso es falso — that is not true, that is untrue

    b)

    en falso: jurar en falso to commit perjury; golpear en falso — to miss the mark

    •
    * * *
    = dummy, false, sham, spurious, unauthentic, faked, untrue, bogus, deceitful, pseudo, fake, two-faced, inauthentic, phony [phoney], meretricious, counterfeit, insincere, hocus pocus, specious, dishonest, mendacious, delusional.

    Ex: DOBIS/LIBIS, therefore, assigns them the dummy master number zero.

    Ex: The concept 'Senses' constitutes a false link in the chain.
    Ex: A sham catalog is a disservice to the user, and participating in the creation of a sham catalog is personally degrading to a professional.
    Ex: Examples would include giving a spurious impression of busyness at the reference desk.
    Ex: So, in the bicentennial spirit here's a three-point bill of particulars or grievances (in addition to what was mentioned previously with respect to offensive or unauthentic terms).
    Ex: Libri was accused of stealing manuscripts of unique importance and rarity from French provincial libraries in the 1840s and inserting faked notes of provenance, substituting Italian place names for French ones.
    Ex: Public library collections are of little use to scholars and have failed to provide the communications links that might prove this hypothesis untrue.
    Ex: The article 'A bogus and dismal science, or the eggplant that ate library schools' discusses the reasons for the perennial professional indentity crisis amongst librarians.
    Ex: Again, on the matter of the sources already consulted by the enquirer, the implication is not that he is unreliable or deceitful, but that in looking up the Encyclopedia Americana he may not be aware of the existence of the index.
    Ex: Sometimes authors write ' pseudo abstracts' to meet deadlines for articles or for talks to be delivered.
    Ex: This article deals with the detection of fake letters and documents.
    Ex: This course looks at this two-faced society with guided field trips to cemeteries and to the architecture of Edinburgh's underworld below the great banks and public buildings.
    Ex: Much of the culture of Western democracies has increasingly become inauthentic or phony.
    Ex: Much of the culture of Western democracies has increasingly become inauthentic or phony.
    Ex: The responsibility of the critic must be to maintain rigorous standards, and strive to alert the public to the implications for the future of a market flooded with meretricious productions.
    Ex: Criminal charges are to be brought against 3 people after the seizure of counterfeit copies of British Telecom's PhoneDisc, a CD-ROM database containing the company's 100 or so telephone directories.
    Ex: There is a point when participation may become mere meddling and insincere.
    Ex: The final section of her paper calls attention to the ' hocus pocus' research conducted on many campuses.
    Ex: This comparative frame of reference is specious and irrelevant on several counts.
    Ex: Mostly facsimiles are made without dishonest intent, although some have certainly been intended to deceive, and the ease with which they can be identified varies with the reproduction process used.
    Ex: I love movies like that -- where slowly, gradually, bit by bit, all the characters realize that the villain was really disastrously mendacious and criminal.
    Ex: Despite what false patriots tell us, we now have a delusional democracy, not one that citizens can trust to serve their interests.
    * abeto falso = spruce.
    * alegación falsa = ipse dixit.
    * charlatanería falsa = cant.
    * crear falsas ilusiones = create + false illusions.
    * dar una falsa impresión = keep up + facade, put on + an act.
    * dar un paso en falso = make + a false move.
    * democracia falsa = travesty democracy.
    * diamante falso = rhinestone.
    * erradicar falsas ideas = erase + misconceptions.
    * erradicar una falsa idea = dispel + idea.
    * falsa alabanza = lip service.
    * falsa ilusión = delusion.
    * falsa política de integración de minorías = tokenism.
    * falsa pretensión = false pretence.
    * falsa sensación de seguridad = false sense of security.
    * falso pretexto = false pretence.
    * falso testimonio = perjury.
    * hablar en falso = speak with + a split tongue, speak with + a forked tongue, speak with + a twisted tongue.
    * hacer un movimiento en falso = make + a false move.
    * idea falsa = misconception, bogus idea, illusion.
    * movimiento en falso = false move.
    * nivel jerárquico falso = false link.
    * paso en falso = false move.
    * pista falsa = red herring.
    * resultar falso = prove + false.
    * sonar falso = have + a hollow ring.
    * toma falsa = outtake.

    * * *
    falso -sa
    A
    1 ‹billete› counterfeit, forged; ‹cuadro› forged
    2 ‹documento› (copiado) false, forged, fake; (alterado) false, forged
    3 (simulado) ‹diamante/joya› fake; ‹bolsillo/cajón/techo› false
    4 (insincero) ‹persona› insincere, false; ‹sonrisa› false; ‹promesa› false
    B
    1 (no cierto) ‹dato/nombre/declaración› false
    eso es falso, nunca afirmé tal cosa that is not true o that is untrue, I never said such a thing
    2
    en falso: jurar en falso to commit perjury
    golpear en falso to miss the mark
    esta tabla está en falso this board isn't properly supported
    la maleta cerró en falso the suitcase didn't shut properly
    el tornillo giraba en falso the screw wouldn't grip
    paso1 m C 1. (↑ paso (1))
    Compuestos:
    feminine false alarm
    feminine false modesty
    masculine ( Der) false testimony, perjury
    no levantar falso testimonio ( Relig) thou shalt not bear false witness
    * * *

     

    falso
    ◊ -sa adjetivo


    ‹ cuadro› forged;
    ‹ documento› false, forged;
    ‹diamante/joya› fake;
    ‹cajón/techo› false

    ‹sonrisa/promesa› false
    c) ( no cierto) ‹dato/nombre/declaración› false;

    ◊ eso es falso that is not true o is untrue;

    falsa alarma false alarm;
    falso testimonio sustantivo masculino (Der) false testimony, perjury
    falso,-a
    I adjetivo
    1 false: eso que dices es falso, what you're saying is wrong
    había un puerta falsa, there was a false door
    nombre falso, assumed name
    2 (persona) insincere: Juan me parece muy falso, I think Juan is insincere
    3 (falsificado) forged
    dinero falso, counterfeit o bogus money
    II m (persona) insincere person, hypocrit
    ♦ Locuciones: en falso, false: jurar en falso, to commit perjury
    ' falso' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    cierta
    - cierto
    - falaz
    - falsa
    - fantasma
    - incierta
    - incierto
    - jurar
    - perjurar
    - testimonio
    - colar
    - supuesto
    English:
    absolutely
    - affected
    - bogus
    - counterfeit
    - deceitful
    - disingenuous
    - dud
    - fake
    - false
    - false move
    - faux pas
    - hollow
    - insincere
    - phoney
    - sham
    - slimy
    - spurious
    - two-faced
    - untrue
    - untruthful
    - smooth
    - spruce
    - sycamore
    - trumped-up
    - two
    * * *
    falso, -a
    ♦ adj
    1. [afirmación, información, rumor] false, untrue;
    eso que dices es falso what you are saying is not true;
    en falso [falsamente] falsely;
    [sin firmeza] unsoundly;
    si haces un movimiento en falso, disparo one false move and I'll shoot;
    dio un paso en falso y se cayó he missed his footing and fell;
    jurar en falso to commit perjury
    falsa alarma false alarm;
    falso testimonio [en juicio] perjury, false evidence;
    dar falso testimonio to give false evidence
    2. [dinero, firma, cuadro] forged;
    [pasaporte] forged, false; [joyas] fake;
    un diamante falso an imitation diamond
    3. [hipócrita] deceitful;
    no soporto a los falsos amigos que te critican a la espalda I can't stand false friends who criticize you behind your back;
    basta ya de falsa simpatía that's enough of you pretending to be nice;
    Fam Hum
    es más falso que Judas he's a real snake in the grass
    Ling falso amigo false friend;
    falsa modestia false modesty
    4. [simulado] false
    falsa costilla false rib;
    falso estuco [en bricolaje] stick-on plasterwork;
    falso muro false wall;
    falso techo false ceiling
    ♦ nm,f
    [hipócrita] hypocrite
    * * *
    adj
    1 false
    2 joyas fake; documento, firma forged; monedas, billetes counterfeit
    3
    :
    declarar en falso commit perjury
    4 persona false
    * * *
    falso, -sa adj
    1) falaz: false, untrue
    2) : counterfeit, forged
    * * *
    falso adj
    1. (en general) false
    2. (billete, cuadro) forged
    3. (joya) fake
    4. (persona) false / insincere

    Spanish-English dictionary > falso

  • 4 artificial

    adj.
    artificial.
    * * *
    1 artificial
    * * *
    adj.
    * * *
    ADJ [flor, luz, inseminación] artificial; [material] artificial, man-made
    * * *
    adjetivo <flor/satélite/sonrisa> artificial; < fibra> man-made, artificial
    * * *
    = artificial, contrived, cardboard, theatrical, inauthentic.
    Ex. The abstracts in Appendix 2.2 are a little artificial since they relate to a part of this book.
    Ex. Fraktur, cut with a contrived formality that belied its cursive origins, became the most successful of all the gothic types, surviving as a book face in Germany until the mid twentieth century.
    Ex. If the plot is trite, the characters cardboard and the action totally implausible and illogical these things do not matter so long as the reader is happy.
    Ex. The novel is about a contrite sinner who finds penitence through a 'cunning' that is theatrical.
    Ex. Much of the culture of Western democracies has increasingly become inauthentic or phony.
    ----
    * campo de césped artificial = all-weather pitch.
    * campo de hierba artificial = all-weather pitch.
    * centro de esquí artificial = dry ski centre.
    * césped artificial = artificial grass, artificial turf.
    * colorante artificial para alimentos = food colouring.
    * con sabor artificial = artificially flavoured.
    * edulcorante artificial = artificial sweetener.
    * fuegos artificiales = firework display.
    * hierba artificial = artificial grass, artificial turf.
    * iluminación artificial = artificial lighting.
    * inseminación artificial = artificial insemination.
    * inteligencia artificial = machine intelligence.
    * lenguaje artificial = artificial language.
    * luz artificial = artificial light.
    * pista de esquí artificial = dry slope, dry ski slope.
    * pulmón artificial = lung-machine.
    * ventilación artificial = artificial ventilation.
    * * *
    adjetivo <flor/satélite/sonrisa> artificial; < fibra> man-made, artificial
    * * *
    = artificial, contrived, cardboard, theatrical, inauthentic.

    Ex: The abstracts in Appendix 2.2 are a little artificial since they relate to a part of this book.

    Ex: Fraktur, cut with a contrived formality that belied its cursive origins, became the most successful of all the gothic types, surviving as a book face in Germany until the mid twentieth century.
    Ex: If the plot is trite, the characters cardboard and the action totally implausible and illogical these things do not matter so long as the reader is happy.
    Ex: The novel is about a contrite sinner who finds penitence through a 'cunning' that is theatrical.
    Ex: Much of the culture of Western democracies has increasingly become inauthentic or phony.
    * campo de césped artificial = all-weather pitch.
    * campo de hierba artificial = all-weather pitch.
    * centro de esquí artificial = dry ski centre.
    * césped artificial = artificial grass, artificial turf.
    * colorante artificial para alimentos = food colouring.
    * con sabor artificial = artificially flavoured.
    * edulcorante artificial = artificial sweetener.
    * fuegos artificiales = firework display.
    * hierba artificial = artificial grass, artificial turf.
    * iluminación artificial = artificial lighting.
    * inseminación artificial = artificial insemination.
    * inteligencia artificial = machine intelligence.
    * lenguaje artificial = artificial language.
    * luz artificial = artificial light.
    * pista de esquí artificial = dry slope, dry ski slope.
    * pulmón artificial = lung-machine.
    * ventilación artificial = artificial ventilation.

    * * *
    1 ‹flor/satélite› artificial; ‹fibra› man-made, artificial
    2 ‹persona/sonrisa› artificial, false
    * * *

    artificial adjetivo ‹flor/satélite/sonrisa› artificial;
    ‹ fibra› man-made, artificial
    artificial adjetivo
    1 artificial
    2 Tex man-made o synthetic
    ' artificial' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    bengala
    - canal
    - cohete
    - colorante
    - fecundación
    - inseminación
    - inteligencia
    - natural
    - ortopédica
    - ortopédico
    - postiza
    - postizo
    - respiración
    - riñón
    - satélite
    - trabajada
    - trabajado
    - gruta
    - pantano
    English:
    artificial
    - artificial insemination
    - artificial intelligence
    - banger
    - bank
    - contrived
    - cracker
    - forced
    - fuse
    - life-support
    - limb
    - man-made
    - snow machine
    - stilted
    - floodlight
    - kidney
    - kiss
    - man
    - plastic
    - satellite
    - sweetener
    - ventilator
    * * *
    1. [hecho por el hombre] [flor, lago] artificial;
    [material] man-made, artificial
    2. [no espontáneo] [persona, sonrisa, amabilidad] artificial
    * * *
    adj artificial
    * * *
    1) : artificial, man-made
    2) : feigned, false
    * * *
    artificial adj artificial

    Spanish-English dictionary > artificial

  • 5 bienintencionado

    adj.
    well-meaning, good-natured, well-disposed, well-intentioned.
    * * *
    1 well-intentioned
    * * *
    * * *
    - da adjetivo well-meaning, well-intentioned
    * * *
    Ex. His lawyer said that inept support from some well-meaning backers had created a phony dispute about whether great artists have special rights.
    * * *
    - da adjetivo well-meaning, well-intentioned
    * * *

    Ex: His lawyer said that inept support from some well-meaning backers had created a phony dispute about whether great artists have special rights.

    * * *
    well-meaning, well-intentioned
    * * *

    bienintencionado
    ◊ -da adjetivo

    well-meaning, well-intentioned
    bienintencionado,-a adjetivo well-meaning, well-intentioned

    ' bienintencionado' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    bienintencionada
    English:
    well
    * * *
    bienintencionado, -a adj
    well-intentioned
    * * *
    adj well-meant
    * * *
    : well-meaning

    Spanish-English dictionary > bienintencionado

  • 6 con buenas intenciones

    (adj.) = well meant, in good faith, well-intentioned, well-intended, well-meaning
    Ex. I've found him always on the defensive; instead of taking my comments as well meant.
    Ex. If one side gives in on something, take it in good faith, don't take advantage of it, and be willing to yield something in return.
    Ex. As he recovers, he overhears a well-intentioned social worker murmuring soothingly about a juvenile facility, and contrives an escape.
    Ex. Humans have an extraordinary capacity for perverting well-intended laws to evil purposes.
    Ex. His lawyer said that inept support from some well-meaning backers had created a phony dispute about whether great artists have special rights.
    * * *
    (adj.) = well meant, in good faith, well-intentioned, well-intended, well-meaning

    Ex: I've found him always on the defensive; instead of taking my comments as well meant.

    Ex: If one side gives in on something, take it in good faith, don't take advantage of it, and be willing to yield something in return.
    Ex: As he recovers, he overhears a well-intentioned social worker murmuring soothingly about a juvenile facility, and contrives an escape.
    Ex: Humans have an extraordinary capacity for perverting well-intended laws to evil purposes.
    Ex: His lawyer said that inept support from some well-meaning backers had created a phony dispute about whether great artists have special rights.

    Spanish-English dictionary > con buenas intenciones

  • 7 farsante

    adj.
    1 deceitful.
    2 fake, faker, false, humbug.
    f. & m.
    1 deceitful person.
    es un farsante he's a fraud
    2 phoney, phony, faker, charlatan.
    3 show-off, braggart, boaster, old humbug.
    * * *
    1 lying, deceitful
    1 fake, impostor
    * * *
    masculino y femenino fraud, fake
    * * *
    = charlatan, con artist, con man, humbug, fabricator, fraud, fraudster, hoaxer, hoaxster.
    Ex. He is gullible, not very bright, the ready dupe of the charlatan and the demagogue.
    Ex. This unlikely threesome of a con artist, a hit man, and an idiot find themselves in deep water when their heist doesn't go off as planned.
    Ex. His supporters call him a 'smoothie', while his critics generally portray him as a 'glib con man'.
    Ex. Worldly people and even monks without spiritual discernment are nearly always attracted by humbugs, imposters, hypocrites and those who are in demonic delusion.
    Ex. It is important to remember that the story of the American West has been told as much by fabulists and fabricators as by historians.
    Ex. You know what they say, if it looks like a duck, walks like a duck, and quacks like a duck, then it must be a duck, or in this case, a lying, stealing, cheating fraud.
    Ex. The article 'Keeping fraudsters in check' describes computerized systems now being developed to help combat fraud.
    Ex. In a subsequent call the hoaxer suggested that another bomb had been planted on the highway leading to the airport.
    Ex. This recent tsunami is not the first disaster to be exploited by email hoaxsters.
    * * *
    masculino y femenino fraud, fake
    * * *
    = charlatan, con artist, con man, humbug, fabricator, fraud, fraudster, hoaxer, hoaxster.

    Ex: He is gullible, not very bright, the ready dupe of the charlatan and the demagogue.

    Ex: This unlikely threesome of a con artist, a hit man, and an idiot find themselves in deep water when their heist doesn't go off as planned.
    Ex: His supporters call him a 'smoothie', while his critics generally portray him as a 'glib con man'.
    Ex: Worldly people and even monks without spiritual discernment are nearly always attracted by humbugs, imposters, hypocrites and those who are in demonic delusion.
    Ex: It is important to remember that the story of the American West has been told as much by fabulists and fabricators as by historians.
    Ex: You know what they say, if it looks like a duck, walks like a duck, and quacks like a duck, then it must be a duck, or in this case, a lying, stealing, cheating fraud.
    Ex: The article 'Keeping fraudsters in check' describes computerized systems now being developed to help combat fraud.
    Ex: In a subsequent call the hoaxer suggested that another bomb had been planted on the highway leading to the airport.
    Ex: This recent tsunami is not the first disaster to be exploited by email hoaxsters.

    * * *
    fraud, fake
    * * *

    farsante sustantivo masculino y femenino
    fraud, fake
    farsante mf (impostor) fake, impostor
    ' farsante' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    comedianta
    - comediante
    - encantador
    - encantadora
    English:
    fake
    - fraud
    - phoney
    - see
    - sham
    * * *
    ♦ adj
    deceitful;
    ¡qué farsantes son! they're such frauds!
    ♦ nmf
    fraud;
    es un farsante he's a fraud
    * * *
    m/f fraud, fake
    * * *
    charlatán: charlatan, fraud, phony

    Spanish-English dictionary > farsante

  • 8 charlatán

    adj.
    loose-tongued, prating.
    m.
    1 charlatan, fraud, faker, fake.
    2 braggart, bluffer, brag, boaster.
    3 chatterbox, chatterer, blabbermouth, talkative person.
    4 charlatan, mountebank, flamboyant deceiver.
    * * *
    1 (hablador) talkative
    2 (chismoso) gossipy
    ► nombre masculino,nombre femenino
    1 (parlanchín) chatterbox
    2 (chismoso) gossip; (bocazas) bigmouth
    3 (embaucador) trickster
    * * *
    (f. - charlatana)
    noun
    * * *
    charlatán, -ana
    1. ADJ
    1) (=hablador) talkative
    2) (=chismoso) gossipy
    2. SM / F
    1) (=hablador) chatterbox
    2) (=chismoso) gossip
    3) (=estafador) trickster, confidence trickster, con man *
    4) (=vendedor aprovechado) smooth-tongued salesman
    * * *
    I
    - tana adjetivo (fam) talkative
    II
    - tana masculino, femenino (fam)
    a) ( parlanchín) chatterbox (colloq)
    b) ( vendedor deshonesto) dishonest hawker; ( curandero deshonesto) charlatan
    * * *
    = trickster, huckster, charlatan, talkative, chattery, chatterbox, windbag, quack.
    Ex. A chapter each is devoted to the comic hero, comedian, humorist, rogue, trickster, clown, fool, underdog, and simpleton.
    Ex. This article presents a view of the Internet as comparable to an American travelling carnival of olden days, the sort operated by con men and hucksters.
    Ex. He is gullible, not very bright, the ready dupe of the charlatan and the demagogue.
    Ex. Both blacks & whites perceived themselves as active, caring, critical, emotional, friendly, individualistic, intelligent, & talkative.
    Ex. He is very chattery when he wants to be, and the rest of the time really chilled out and very rarely stressed.
    Ex. The ebullient Mr Wang is a chatterbox and a bit of a show-off.
    Ex. Anyway, some day in the not too distant future the old windbag will be pushing up the daisies.
    Ex. This is another example of how quacks are ignorant not only of physics, but also of psychology.
    * * *
    I
    - tana adjetivo (fam) talkative
    II
    - tana masculino, femenino (fam)
    a) ( parlanchín) chatterbox (colloq)
    b) ( vendedor deshonesto) dishonest hawker; ( curandero deshonesto) charlatan
    * * *
    = trickster, huckster, charlatan, talkative, chattery, chatterbox, windbag, quack.

    Ex: A chapter each is devoted to the comic hero, comedian, humorist, rogue, trickster, clown, fool, underdog, and simpleton.

    Ex: This article presents a view of the Internet as comparable to an American travelling carnival of olden days, the sort operated by con men and hucksters.
    Ex: He is gullible, not very bright, the ready dupe of the charlatan and the demagogue.
    Ex: Both blacks & whites perceived themselves as active, caring, critical, emotional, friendly, individualistic, intelligent, & talkative.
    Ex: He is very chattery when he wants to be, and the rest of the time really chilled out and very rarely stressed.
    Ex: The ebullient Mr Wang is a chatterbox and a bit of a show-off.
    Ex: Anyway, some day in the not too distant future the old windbag will be pushing up the daisies.
    Ex: This is another example of how quacks are ignorant not only of physics, but also of psychology.

    * * *
    ( fam); talkative, chatty ( colloq)
    masculine, feminine
    A ( fam) (parlanchín) chatterbox ( colloq)
    B
    1 (vendedor — ambulante) hawker; (— deshonesto) dishonest o cunning salesperson
    * * *

    charlatán
    ◊ - tana adjetivo (fam) talkative

    ■ sustantivo masculino, femenino (fam)
    a) ( parlanchín) chatterbox (colloq)


    ( curandero) charlatan
    charlatán,-ana
    I adj (hablador) talkative
    (indiscreto) indiscreet, gossipy
    (fanfarrón) boasting
    II sustantivo masculino y femenino
    1 (hablador) chatterbox
    (indiscreto) indiscreet person, gossip
    (fanfarrón) boaster, show off
    2 (embaucador, timador) trickster
    ' charlatán' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    charlatana
    - hablador
    - habladora
    - sacamuelas
    - saltabanco
    - saltabancos
    - vocinglera
    - vocinglero
    - curandero
    - loro
    English:
    charlatan
    - garrulous
    - windbag
    - chatter
    - quack
    * * *
    charlatán, -ana
    ♦ adj
    talkative
    ♦ nm,f
    1. [hablador] chatterbox
    2. Pey [mentiroso] trickster, charlatan
    3. [indiscreto] gossip
    4. [vendedor] hawker, pedlar
    ♦ nm
    [ave] bobolink
    * * *
    I adj talkative
    II m, charlatana f chatterbox
    * * *
    : talkative, chatty
    charlatán, - tana n, mpl - tanes
    1) : chatterbox
    2) farsante: charlatan, phony
    * * *
    charlatán1 adj talkative
    charlatán2 n chatterbox [pl. chatterboxes]

    Spanish-English dictionary > charlatán

  • 9 encantador

    adj.
    charming, winning, delightful, lovely.
    m.
    enchanter.
    * * *
    1 enchanting, charming, delightful
    ► nombre masculino,nombre femenino
    1 (hombre) charmer; (mujer) enchantress, charmer
    \
    encantador,-ra de serpientes snake charmer
    * * *
    (f. - encantadora)
    adj.
    * * *
    encantador, -a
    1.
    ADJ [persona] charming, delightful; [lugar] lovely
    2.
    SM / F magician, enchanter/enchantress
    * * *
    I
    - dora adjetivo <persona/lugar> charming, delightful
    II
    - dora masculino, femenino magician
    * * *
    = engaging, charming, delightful, enchanting, delectable, winning, a prince of, lovely [lovelier - comp., loveliest -sup.].
    Ex. The interview went smoothly; the committee was impressed by her knowledge of the current library scene, her enthusiasm, and her engaging personality.
    Ex. 'No, let a charming chintz and Brussels lace wrap my cold limbs, and shade my lifeless face so as not to be frightful of death'.
    Ex. Indeed, this is one of the most delightful aspects of reference work, providing every day a new intellectual challenge.
    Ex. 'Don't let it bother you and I won't let it affect me,' said Passantino, with an enchanting smile.
    Ex. It is a delectable opportunity to introduce a patron to the writings of a favorite author, such as M. Fisher, whose works, one hopes, will delight the patron both for their gastronomical tours de force as well as for the unforgettable anecdotes.
    Ex. Basically it is more tangible and exciting for retailers to develop new products, decorate stores, design Web sites, and create winning advertisements than it is for them to struggle to set prices that will mean profits.
    Ex. The general opinion of Edward Wood seemed to be summed up in the words of one staff member, who said, 'Ed Wood's a prince of a guy'.
    Ex. The article ' Lovely idea, but unlovely pricing' criticizes the pricing level of a new service aimed at research scientists in the pharmaceutical, chemical, and biotechnology companies.
    ----
    * de manera encantadora = winningly.
    * de un modo encantador = charmingly.
    * * *
    I
    - dora adjetivo <persona/lugar> charming, delightful
    II
    - dora masculino, femenino magician
    * * *
    = engaging, charming, delightful, enchanting, delectable, winning, a prince of, lovely [lovelier - comp., loveliest -sup.].

    Ex: The interview went smoothly; the committee was impressed by her knowledge of the current library scene, her enthusiasm, and her engaging personality.

    Ex: 'No, let a charming chintz and Brussels lace wrap my cold limbs, and shade my lifeless face so as not to be frightful of death'.
    Ex: Indeed, this is one of the most delightful aspects of reference work, providing every day a new intellectual challenge.
    Ex: 'Don't let it bother you and I won't let it affect me,' said Passantino, with an enchanting smile.
    Ex: It is a delectable opportunity to introduce a patron to the writings of a favorite author, such as M. Fisher, whose works, one hopes, will delight the patron both for their gastronomical tours de force as well as for the unforgettable anecdotes.
    Ex: Basically it is more tangible and exciting for retailers to develop new products, decorate stores, design Web sites, and create winning advertisements than it is for them to struggle to set prices that will mean profits.
    Ex: The general opinion of Edward Wood seemed to be summed up in the words of one staff member, who said, 'Ed Wood's a prince of a guy'.
    Ex: The article ' Lovely idea, but unlovely pricing' criticizes the pricing level of a new service aimed at research scientists in the pharmaceutical, chemical, and biotechnology companies.
    * de manera encantadora = winningly.
    * de un modo encantador = charmingly.

    * * *
    ‹persona› charming, delightful
    un lugar encantador a charming o delightful spot
    la niña es encantadora she is a delightful o a charming o an enchanting child
    masculine, feminine
    magician
    * * *

     

    encantador
    ◊ - dora adjetivo ‹persona/lugar› charming, delightful

    ■ sustantivo masculino, femenino
    magician;
    encantador de serpientes snake charmer
    encantador,-ora
    I adjetivo charming, lovely
    II sustantivo masculino y femenino enchanter: el encantador de serpientes es un farsante, the snake charmer is a phony

    ' encantador' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    encantadora
    English:
    captivating
    - charm
    - charming
    - delightful
    - enchanting
    - lovable
    - lovely
    - overdo
    - snake-charmer
    - sweet
    - winning
    - beautiful
    - delectable
    - snake
    * * *
    encantador, -ora
    ♦ adj
    delightful, charming;
    es un tipo encantador he's charming, he's a lovely guy
    ♦ nm,f
    encantador de serpientes snake charmer
    * * *
    I adj charming
    II m, encantadora f magician;
    * * *
    : charming, delightful
    : magician
    * * *
    encantador adj delightful / charming

    Spanish-English dictionary > encantador

  • 10 fatuo

    adj.
    1 fatuous, fatuitous, conceited, vain.
    2 fatuous, vain.
    m.
    1 phony, feigned person, snob, feigned individual.
    2 conceited dandy, coxcomb, fop.
    * * *
    1 (necio) fatuous
    2 (vano) vain, conceited
    * * *
    ADJ
    1) (=necio) fatuous
    2) (=vanidoso) conceited
    fuego 1)
    * * *
    - tua adjetivo ( necio) fatuous; ( engreído) conceited
    * * *
    Ex. We can choose to turn our backs on these principles with fatuous arguments which posit their anachronism and the nonexistent intelligence of computing machinery.
    * * *
    - tua adjetivo ( necio) fatuous; ( engreído) conceited
    * * *

    Ex: We can choose to turn our backs on these principles with fatuous arguments which posit their anachronism and the nonexistent intelligence of computing machinery.

    * * *
    1 (necio) fatuous
    2 (engreído) conceited
    * * *

    fatuo,-a adjetivo
    1 (engreído) vain, conceited
    2 (tonto) fatuous, foolish
    3 fuego fatuo, will-o'-the-wisp
    ' fatuo' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    fatua
    English:
    fatuous
    - grandiose
    * * *
    fatuo, -a adj
    1. [necio] fatuous, foolish
    2. [engreído] conceited
    * * *
    adj
    1 conceited
    2 ( necio) fatuous
    * * *
    fatuo, - tua adj
    1) : fatuous
    2) presumido: vain

    Spanish-English dictionary > fatuo

  • 11 fingido

    adj.
    phony, feigned, false, affected.
    past part.
    past participle of spanish verb: fingir.
    * * *
    1→ link=fingir fingir
    1 feigned, false
    2 (hipócrita) hypocritical
    \
    nombre fingido false name
    * * *
    (f. - fingida)
    adj.
    * * *
    ADJ feigned, false

    nombre fingido — assumed name, false name

    * * *
    - da adjetivo hypocritical, false
    * * *
    Ex. Fraktur, cut with a contrived formality that belied its cursive origins, became the most successful of all the gothic types, surviving as a book face in Germany until the mid twentieth century.
    * * *
    - da adjetivo hypocritical, false
    * * *

    Ex: Fraktur, cut with a contrived formality that belied its cursive origins, became the most successful of all the gothic types, surviving as a book face in Germany until the mid twentieth century.

    * * *
    fingido -da
    hypocritical, false
    * * *

    Del verbo fingir: ( conjugate fingir)

    fingido es:

    el participio

    Multiple Entries:
    fingido    
    fingir
    fingido
    ◊ -da adjetivo

    hypocritical, false
    fingir ( conjugate fingir) verbo transitivo
    a) ‹alegría/desinterés› to feign, fake;


    b) ‹ voz› to imitate

    verbo intransitivo
    to pretend
    fingirse verbo pronominal:

    fingido f adj feigned, false
    fingir verbo transitivo to pretend

    ' fingido' also found in these entries:
    English:
    affected
    - insincere
    - mock
    - sham
    - show
    - pretense
    * * *
    fingido, -a adj
    feigned, apparent
    * * *
    adj false
    * * *
    fingido, -da adj
    : false, feigned

    Spanish-English dictionary > fingido

  • 12 hechizo

    adj.
    1 phony, false.
    2 makeshift, provisional, home-made, improvised.
    m.
    1 enchantment, charm, enthrallment, enthralment.
    2 spell, curse, magic spell.
    pres.indicat.
    1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: hechizar.
    * * *
    1 (embrujo) charm, spell
    2 figurado (embelesamiento) fascination, charm
    * * *
    noun m.
    * * *
    1.
    ADJ And, Cono Sur, Méx home-made, locally produced, craft antes de s
    2. SM
    1) (=brujería) sorcery, witchcraft
    2) (=encantamiento) enchantment; (=maleficio) spell

    un hechizo — a magic spell, a charm

    3) (=atracción) fascination
    4)

    hechizos — (=encantos) charms

    * * *
    I
    - za adjetivo (Chi, Méx) makeshift, home-made
    II
    a) ( maleficio) spell
    b) (atractivo, encanto) charm
    * * *
    = enchantment, incantation, spell, magic spell.
    Ex. Such speculations carried ad infinitum are given concrete form in giants, and the enchantments of elves and dwarfs, and the magic of runes and spells.
    Ex. But beyond a fairly simple level (for example, rhythmic incantation) we have to work more and attend better if we want the best rewards, here as in any other activity.
    Ex. Such speculations carried ad infinitum are given concrete form in giants, and the enchantments of elves and dwarfs, and the magic of runes and spells.
    Ex. These love boats and the romantic Bahamas will no doubt continue to weave their magic spell.
    ----
    * hacer un hechizo = cast + a (magic) spell.
    * * *
    I
    - za adjetivo (Chi, Méx) makeshift, home-made
    II
    a) ( maleficio) spell
    b) (atractivo, encanto) charm
    * * *
    = enchantment, incantation, spell, magic spell.

    Ex: Such speculations carried ad infinitum are given concrete form in giants, and the enchantments of elves and dwarfs, and the magic of runes and spells.

    Ex: But beyond a fairly simple level (for example, rhythmic incantation) we have to work more and attend better if we want the best rewards, here as in any other activity.
    Ex: Such speculations carried ad infinitum are given concrete form in giants, and the enchantments of elves and dwarfs, and the magic of runes and spells.
    Ex: These love boats and the romantic Bahamas will no doubt continue to weave their magic spell.
    * hacer un hechizo = cast + a (magic) spell.

    * * *
    hechizo1 -za
    (Chi, Méx) makeshift, home-made
    es hechizo, pero aparenta mucho it's a makeshift o home-made affair, but it looks good
    A
    1 (atractivo, encanto) charm
    el hechizo de aquella mujer lo conquistó he was won over by her charms, he fell under her spell
    2 (maleficio) spell
    B ( Col fam) (artefacto) home-made affair ( colloq); (arreglo) do-it-yourself repair
    * * *

    Del verbo hechizar: ( conjugate hechizar)

    hechizo es:

    1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

    hechizó es:

    3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo

    Multiple Entries:
    hechizar    
    hechizo
    hechizar ( conjugate hechizar) verbo transitivo


    hechizo 1
    ◊ -za adjetivo (Chi, Méx) home-made

    hechizo 2 sustantivo masculino

    b) (atractivo, encanto) charm

    hechizar verbo transitivo
    1 (con magias y maleficios) to cast a spell on
    2 fig (encandilar, cautivar) to bewitch, charm
    hechizo sustantivo masculino
    1 (embrujo, sortilegio) spell
    2 fig (seducción, encanto) fascination, charm
    ' hechizo' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    embrujo
    - encanto
    English:
    cast
    - charm
    - hex
    - spell
    * * *
    hechizo, -a
    ♦ adj
    Chile, Méx home-made
    ♦ nm
    1. [maleficio] spell
    2. [encanto] magic, charm;
    se rindió al hechizo de sus palabras she surrendered to the magic of his words
    * * *
    I m spell, charm;
    romper el hechizo break the spell
    II adj Méx
    makeshift
    * * *
    1) sortilegio: spell, enchantment
    2) encanto: charm, fascination
    * * *
    hechizo n spell

    Spanish-English dictionary > hechizo

  • 13 simulado

    adj.
    simulated, counterfeit, phony, fictitious.
    past part.
    past participle of spanish verb: simular.
    * * *
    1→ link=simular simular
    1 simulated
    * * *
    ADJ (=representado) simulated; (=fingido) feigned
    * * *
    Ex. For example, a model of an aircraft wing can be 'opened-up' on the screen to examine the buckling effects of the simulated loading on the wing's internal structure.
    * * *

    Ex: For example, a model of an aircraft wing can be 'opened-up' on the screen to examine the buckling effects of the simulated loading on the wing's internal structure.

    * * *
    simulated
    vuelo/ataque simulado flight/attack simulation
    * * *

    Del verbo simular: ( conjugate simular)

    simulado es:

    el participio

    Multiple Entries:
    simulado    
    simular
    simular ( conjugate simular) verbo transitivo ‹ sentimiento› to feign;
    ‹ accidente› to fake;
    ‹efecto/sonido› to simulate
    simulado,-a adjetivo simulated, imitated, pretended
    simular vtr (aparentar, fingir) to feign, sham: simulaba estar enfermo, he feigned illness, simuló un accidente, he pretended to have an accident
    (un decorado) to represent
    (un vuelo, un sonido, un ataque) to simulate, sham
    ' simulado' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    simulada
    English:
    apparent
    - make-believe
    - mock
    * * *
    simulado, -a adj
    1. [fingido] feigned;
    su tristeza era simulada he was only pretending to be sad
    2. [de prueba] simulated

    Spanish-English dictionary > simulado

  • 14 relamido

    adj.
    1 trim and neat, dressed up with excessive neatness and stylishness, smart and trim, smartly dressed.
    2 affected, phony, hoity-toity, pey.
    3 priggish.
    past part.
    past participle of spanish verb: relamer.
    * * *
    1→ link=relamer relamer
    2 (pulcro) prim and proper
    * * *
    ADJ
    1) (=afectado) affected
    2) (=acicalado) overdressed
    3) (=remilgado) prim and proper
    4) CAm, Caribe * (=descarado) shameless, cheeky *
    * * *
    - da adjetivo hoity-toity
    * * *
    - da adjetivo hoity-toity
    * * *
    hoity-toity
    * * *

    Del verbo relamer: ( conjugate relamer)

    relamido es:

    el participio

    relamido,-a adj fam pey affected, hoity-toity
    ' relamido' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    relamida
    * * *
    relamido, -a adj
    prim and proper
    * * *
    adj fam
    1 ( persona) smooth
    2 ( adorno) refined

    Spanish-English dictionary > relamido

  • 15 farsante *

    SMF fraud, phoney *, phony (EEUU) *

    Spanish-English dictionary > farsante *

  • 16 repulido

    adj.
    1 prim, neat, spruce.
    2 polished.
    3 affected, phony.
    past part.
    past participle of spanish verb: repulir.
    * * *
    ADJ
    1) [objeto] polished
    2) [persona] dressed up, dolled up *

    Spanish-English dictionary > repulido

  • 17 encantadora

    f.
    1 sorceress, enchantress; charming, bewitching.
    2 enchantress.
    * * *
    f., (m. - encantador)
    * * *

    encantador,-ora
    I adjetivo charming, lovely
    II sustantivo masculino y femenino enchanter: el encantador de serpientes es un farsante, the snake charmer is a phony
    ' encantadora' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    amor
    - diferencia
    - monada
    - sol
    * * *
    I adj charming
    II m, encantadora f magician;

    Spanish-English dictionary > encantadora

  • 18 farsante

    • boaster
    • braggart
    • charlatan
    • faker
    • farceur
    • feigned
    • phoney
    • phony

    Diccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > farsante

  • 19 impostor

    • dissembler
    • faker
    • imposter
    • impostor
    • personate
    • personhood
    • phoney
    • phony
    • shammer
    • wolf in sheep's clothing

    Diccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > impostor

  • 20 persona afectada

    • conceited fellow
    • phony individual
    • poseur
    • poseuse

    Diccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > persona afectada

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