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1 duende travieso
• pixie• pixy -
2 gorro en punta
• pixie hat• pointed cap• pointed hood -
3 duendecillo
m.1 a little fairy.2 imp, troll, pixie, pixy.* * *1 imp, pixie* * *SM pixie* * *= imp, goblin, sprite, gremlin, pixie, elfin.Ex. This article reviews the sculpture by Beccafumi, outlining his known works before presenting a bronze sprite or imp as another of the master's works.Ex. The game 'Memory for Goblins' has been developed primarily for use in the assessment of working memory.Ex. This article reviews the sculpture by Beccafumi, outlining his known works before presenting a bronze sprite or imp as another of the master's works.Ex. Owing to some technical gremlins, there may have been some problems with a small number of the submissions already received.Ex. The pixies so delighted in this spot, that they would carry their elfin babies thither, and sing them to rest.Ex. Then, with an elfin smile she said: 'You see, I haven't been entirely unconcerned!'.* * *= imp, goblin, sprite, gremlin, pixie, elfin.Ex: This article reviews the sculpture by Beccafumi, outlining his known works before presenting a bronze sprite or imp as another of the master's works.
Ex: The game 'Memory for Goblins' has been developed primarily for use in the assessment of working memory.Ex: This article reviews the sculpture by Beccafumi, outlining his known works before presenting a bronze sprite or imp as another of the master's works.Ex: Owing to some technical gremlins, there may have been some problems with a small number of the submissions already received.Ex: The pixies so delighted in this spot, that they would carry their elfin babies thither, and sing them to rest.Ex: Then, with an elfin smile she said: 'You see, I haven't been entirely unconcerned!'.* * *pixie -
4 bromista
adj.1 joker.2 fond of teasing, waggish, fond of joking, teasing.f. & m.wisecracker, teaser, joker, jester.* * *► adjetivo1 fond of joking1 joker* * *noun mf.* * *1.ADJes muy bromista — he's full of jokes, he's a great one for jokes
2.SMF (=chistoso) joker; (=gracioso) practical joker, leg-puller ** * *I IImasculino y femenino joker* * *= wag, joker, pranker, prankster, tease, joky [jokey].Ex. As one wag quipped, 'She came here saying that she never met a person she didn't like -- then she met Tilly the Hun!'.Ex. However, it is concluded that sociology's role as an 'undisciplined joker' in the scientific realm may itself have value.Ex. The article 'What a bunch of prankers!' describes some of the hoaxes perpetrated on the World Wide Web (WWW) and demonstrates the ease with which people can be fooled some of the time.Ex. The author describes the story made up by a prankster about a crocodile eating a golfer in Florida.Ex. Pixie is introduced as a precocious character who is impatient with other people, a tease, and a mimic.Ex. However, his attempt to make cultural and social history more accessible to a wider audience by adopting a homey, jokey style often seems counterproductive.* * *I IImasculino y femenino joker* * *= wag, joker, pranker, prankster, tease, joky [jokey].Ex: As one wag quipped, 'She came here saying that she never met a person she didn't like -- then she met Tilly the Hun!'.
Ex: However, it is concluded that sociology's role as an 'undisciplined joker' in the scientific realm may itself have value.Ex: The article 'What a bunch of prankers!' describes some of the hoaxes perpetrated on the World Wide Web (WWW) and demonstrates the ease with which people can be fooled some of the time.Ex: The author describes the story made up by a prankster about a crocodile eating a golfer in Florida.Ex: Pixie is introduced as a precocious character who is impatient with other people, a tease, and a mimic.Ex: However, his attempt to make cultural and social history more accessible to a wider audience by adopting a homey, jokey style often seems counterproductive.* * *es muy bromista he's always joking¡qué bromista eres! you're such a jokerjoker* * *
bromista adjetivo:
¡qué bromista eres! you're such a joker
■ sustantivo masculino y femenino
joker
bromista
I adjetivo fond of joking o playing jokes
II sustantivo masculino y femenino joker, prankster
' bromista' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
graciosa
- gracioso
- fama
- guasón
English:
facetious
- joker
- quipster
- tease
* * *♦ adjser muy bromista to be a real joker♦ nmfjoker* * *I adj:es muy bromista he loves a jokeII m/f joker* * *bromista adj: fun-loving, jokingbromista nmf: joker, prankster* * *bromista n joker -
5 chinche
adj.1 annoying (informal) (molesto).2 irritating, annoying, bothersome.f.1 bedbug (insect).2 drawing pin (British), thumbtack (United States). ( Latin American Spanish)3 thumbtack, pin, drawing-pin.f. & m.pest, pain (informal) (person).pres.subj.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) Present Subjunctive of Spanish verb: chinchar.* * *► nombre masculino & nombre femenino1 ZOOLOGÍA bedbug, bug\caer como chinches / morir como chinches familiar to go down like flies* * *noun m.* * *1. SM ó SF1) bedbug2) (=chincheta) drawing pin, thumbtack (EEUU)3) (=molestia) nuisance4) Cono Sur * (=rabieta) pique, irritation2.* * *Ia) (fam) ( pesado) irritating; ( quisquilloso)b) (Chi fam) ( hediondo) smelly (colloq)IIfemenino o masculino1) ( insecto) bedbugcaer or morir como chinches — (fam) to drop like flies (colloq)
2) (RPl fam) ( mal humor) bad moodIIImasculino y femeninoa) (fam) ( pesado) nuisance, pain in the neck (colloq)b) (fam) ( quisquilloso) nit-picker (colloq)IV Vmasculino (Andes) chinche IV* * *= bed bug, tease.Ex. The diseases and infestations caused by mites, lice, bed bugs, fleas, and ticks are discussed.Ex. Pixie is introduced as a precocious character who is impatient with other people, a tease, and a mimic.----* caer como chinches = drop like + flies.* * *Ia) (fam) ( pesado) irritating; ( quisquilloso)b) (Chi fam) ( hediondo) smelly (colloq)IIfemenino o masculino1) ( insecto) bedbugcaer or morir como chinches — (fam) to drop like flies (colloq)
2) (RPl fam) ( mal humor) bad moodIIImasculino y femeninoa) (fam) ( pesado) nuisance, pain in the neck (colloq)b) (fam) ( quisquilloso) nit-picker (colloq)IV Vmasculino (Andes) chinche IV* * *= bed bug, tease.Ex: The diseases and infestations caused by mites, lice, bed bugs, fleas, and ticks are discussed.
Ex: Pixie is introduced as a precocious character who is impatient with other people, a tease, and a mimic.* caer como chinches = drop like + flies.* * *2 ( fam) (quisquilloso) fussyorA1 (insecto) bedbug¡hoy está con una chinche …! she's in such a bad mood today!ABC* * *
Del verbo chinchar: ( conjugate chinchar)
chinché es:
1ª persona singular (yo) pretérito indicativo
chinche es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
chinchar
chinche
chinchar ( conjugate chinchar) verbo transitivo (fam) to pester (colloq)
chinche adjetivo (fam) ( pesado) irritating;
( quisquilloso):
■ f or m
1 ( insecto) bedbug
2 (RPl fam) ( mal humor) bad mood
■ sustantivo masculino y femenino
■ f (en algunas regiones m) ( clavito) thumbtack (AmE), drawing pin (BrE)
chinche
I sustantivo femenino Zool bug, bedbug
II sustantivo masculino y femenino familiar nuisance, pest
♦ Locuciones: familiar caer como chinches, to fall like flies
' chinche' also found in these entries:
English:
bedbug
- bug
- thumbtack
* * *♦ adjFam annoying♦ nf1. [insecto] bedbug;Fam♦ nmfFam [persona] pest, pain* * *f1 ZO bedbug2 L.Am. ( chincheta) thumbtack, Brdrawing pin* * *chinche nf1) : bedbug3) : thumbtack -
6 imitador
adj.imitative, imitating.m.imitator, faker, impersonator, copier.* * *► adjetivo1 imitative► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 imitator2 (cómico) impressionist* * *imitador, -a1.ADJ imitative2. SM / F1) (=plagiario) imitator2) (=seguidor) follower3) (Teat) impressionist, impersonator* * ** * *= imitator, impersonator, mimic, copycat, epigone.Ex. It was a clever and successful compromise, and it found numerous imitators not only in Britain but also in France, Germany, and America.Ex. In 1849, Nicolas Marie Alexandre Vattemare, a French ventriloquist, impersonator and philanthropist came to North Carolina to gain support for his system of literary and scientific exchanges.Ex. Pixie is introduced as a precocious character who is impatient with other people, a tease, and a mimic.Ex. The article 'Library programmers: creators or copycats?' argues that attitudes to developing and marketing library software need changing.Ex. Such epigones seldom present more than a lugubrious rehash and potpourri of their idols.* * ** * *= imitator, impersonator, mimic, copycat, epigone.Ex: It was a clever and successful compromise, and it found numerous imitators not only in Britain but also in France, Germany, and America.
Ex: In 1849, Nicolas Marie Alexandre Vattemare, a French ventriloquist, impersonator and philanthropist came to North Carolina to gain support for his system of literary and scientific exchanges.Ex: Pixie is introduced as a precocious character who is impatient with other people, a tease, and a mimic.Ex: The article 'Library programmers: creators or copycats?' argues that attitudes to developing and marketing library software need changing.Ex: Such epigones seldom present more than a lugubrious rehash and potpourri of their idols.* * *masculine, feminine1 ( Teatr) impressionist, mimic, impersonator2 (plagiario) imitatores un imitador he just imitates o copies othersnuestros imitadores those who copy o imitate us* * *
imitador
( plagiario) imitator
' imitador' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
copión
- copiona
English:
impersonator
- mimic
- impressionist
* * *imitador, -ora nm,f1. [que copia] imitator2. [humorista] impressionist, impersonator* * *m, imitadora f2 ( cómico) impressionist* * *: imitative1) : imitator2) : mimic* * *imitador n mimic -
7 Caperucita
f.pixie hat, pixie hood.* * *1 Little Red Riding Hood* * *f:Caperucita Roja Little Red Riding Hood -
8 caperuza
• chimney cowl• chimney top• honoured• hooded• pixie hat -
9 duendecillo
• imp• pixie• pixy• Trojan• trolley -
10 gorro puntiagudo
• honoured• hooded• pixie hat• pointed hood -
11 duende travieso
f. & m.pixie, Puck, pixy. -
12 gorro puntiagudo
m.pointed hood, pixie hat, hood.
См. также в других словарях:
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