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1 mojigatería
f.1 priggishness, prudishness, prudery, hypocrisy.2 priggish action, prudish action, straitlaced action.* * *1 (gazmoñería) prudishness2 (falsa humildad) sanctimoniousness* * *SF (=beatería) sanctimoniousness; (=puritanismo) prudery, prudishness* * *femenino prudishness* * *= prudery.Ex. The history of women's sports has been the history of the religiously, politically, and aesthetically regimented body, a history of prudery, and a history of sportswear.* * *femenino prudishness* * *= prudery.Ex: The history of women's sports has been the history of the religiously, politically, and aesthetically regimented body, a history of prudery, and a history of sportswear.
* * *déjate de mojigaterías y déjala ir a la fiesta don't be so prudish and let her go to the partyla mojigatería de la rectora es legendaria the principal is renowned for being straitlaced* * *
mojigatería sustantivo femenino
prudishness
mojigatería sustantivo femenino prudishness
' mojigatería' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ñoñería
- ñoñez
English:
sanctimoniously
* * *mojigatería nf1. [beatería] prudery2. [falsa humildad] sanctimoniousness* * *f prudishness* * *mojigatería nf1) : hypocrisy2) gazmoñería: primness, prudery -
2 pacatería
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3 gazmoñería
f.prudery, squeamishness, nice-nellyism, priggishness.* * *1 prudishness, prudery* * ** * *= prudery.Ex. The history of women's sports has been the history of the religiously, politically, and aesthetically regimented body, a history of prudery, and a history of sportswear.* * ** * *= prudery.Ex: The history of women's sports has been the history of the religiously, politically, and aesthetically regimented body, a history of prudery, and a history of sportswear.
* * *A1 (pudor) prudishness, primness2 (remilgos) fussiness, primness3 (santurronería) sanctimoniousness, priggishness(mimos): consigue lo que quiere de él con sus gazmoñerías she gets what she wants by making a fuss of him* * *gazmoñería nfsanctimoniousness* * *gazmoñería nfmojigatería: prudery, primness -
4 pudibundez
f.prudishness.* * *1 prudishness* * *SF (=afectación) false modesty; (=remilgos) excess of modesty* * *pudibundez nfprudishness* * *f prudishness -
5 melindres
masculino plurala) ( afectación) affectation, affected ways (pl)b) ( delicadeza) delicate ways (pl); ( con la comida) finickyc) ( gazmoñería) prudishness* * *masculino plurala) ( afectación) affectation, affected ways (pl)b) ( delicadeza) delicate ways (pl); ( con la comida) finickyc) ( gazmoñería) prudishness* * *2 (delicadeza) delicate ways (pl)déjate de melindres y cómetelo stop being so picky o finicky and eat it3 (gazmoñería) prudishness* * *melindres nmpl1) : affectation, airs pl2) : finickiness -
6 pazguatería
f.silliness, simplicity, doltishness, prudishness.* * *1 prudishness2 (acción) prudish thing to say or do -
7 remilgo
m.1 affectation.2 squeamishness.hacerle remilgos a algo to turn one's nose up at something3 mannerism, affected gesture.* * *1 (afectación) affectation2 (gazmoñería) prudishness, primness\andar con remilgos to make a fuss, be fussy* * *SM1) (=melindre) fussiness2) (=mojigatería) prudery, primness3) (=afectación) affectation* * *déjate de remilgos — don't be so fussy, don't be such a fusspot (colloq)
* * *= qualm, prudery, affectation.Ex. In the article 'Caveats, qualms, and quibbles: a revisionist view of library automation', a public librarian expresses his concern about computers in libraries and the lack of healthy scepticism in libraries when considering the likely benefits of automation.Ex. The history of women's sports has been the history of the religiously, politically, and aesthetically regimented body, a history of prudery, and a history of sportswear.Ex. But instead he essayed to give an account of what had occurred, with an affectation of bewildered simplicity.----* no tener ningún remilgo en = have + no qualms about.* * *déjate de remilgos — don't be so fussy, don't be such a fusspot (colloq)
* * *= qualm, prudery, affectation.Ex: In the article 'Caveats, qualms, and quibbles: a revisionist view of library automation', a public librarian expresses his concern about computers in libraries and the lack of healthy scepticism in libraries when considering the likely benefits of automation.
Ex: The history of women's sports has been the history of the religiously, politically, and aesthetically regimented body, a history of prudery, and a history of sportswear.Ex: But instead he essayed to give an account of what had occurred, with an affectation of bewildered simplicity.* no tener ningún remilgo en = have + no qualms about.* * *déjate de remilgos don't be so fussy o fastidious, don't be such a fusspot ( colloq)no te andes con tantos remilgos stop looking down your nose at everything ( colloq)* * *
remilgo m (escrúpulo) objection: ¿a qué vienen tantos remilgos?, what's the meaning of all this fuss?
le hizo muchos remilgos al trabajo, he turned his nose up at the job
no tengo ningún remilgo en preguntárselo, I have no qualms about asking her about it
' remilgo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ñoñería
- ñoñez
English:
blunt
* * *remilgo nm1. [afectación] affectation2. [escrúpulos] squeamishness;[con comida] fussiness;hacer remilgos a algo to turn one's nose up at sth* * *m:tener ohacer remilgos pl be fussy* * *remilgo nm: primness, affectation -
8 beatería
f.sanctimoniousness, excessive piety, false piety, religious bigotry.* * *1 piousness, devoutness2 peyorativo sanctimoniousness* * *SF (=santidad) affected piety; (=hipocresía) cant, sanctimoniousness* * *femenino (pey) affected piety* * *femenino (pey) affected piety* * *( pey)1 (piedad) piousness, piety, devoutness; (santurronería) excessive piousness2 (acción) pious act* * *
beatería sustantivo femenino
1 pey prudishness, false devotion
2 fam pey (grupo de personas) prudish people
' beatería' also found in these entries:
English:
sanctimoniousness
* * *beatería nf1. [piedad] devoutness2. [santurronería] sanctimoniousness* * *f despexaggerated piety -
9 camandulería
f.prudishness, priggishness.* * *SF sanctimoniousness, false devotion -
10 disfuerzo
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11 melindre
m.finickiness, airs, scene, affectation.* * *1 COCINA honey fritter2 figurado affectation\* * *SM1) (=bollo) sweet cake, iced bun; (=buñuelo) honey fritter2) pl melindres (=afectación) affected ways; (=aprensión) squeamishness sing ; (=mojigatería) prudery sing, prudishness singdéjate de melindres y cómelo — don't be so finicky, just eat it
no me vengas con melindres y elige el que más te guste — stop humming and hawing and choose the one you like best
* * *melindre nm1. [dulce] = fried cake made from honey and sugar2.melindres [afectación] affected scrupulousness;no te andes con melindres stop affecting scruples like that;hace muchos melindres antes de sentarse en un banco público he makes a big fuss of making sure it's clean before he sits on a public bench -
12 gazmoñada
f.priggish action, priggishness, prudish action.* * *1 prudishness, prudery -
13 beatismo
• pietism• prudishness• sanctimoniousness -
14 camandulería
• priggishness• prudishness -
15 gazmońada
• priggishness• prudery• prudishness -
16 mojigatería
• hypocrisy• priggishness• prudery• prudishness• sanctimoniousness -
17 mojigatez
• lack of cooperation• lack of credibility• prudishness -
18 pacatería
• prudery• prudishness -
19 pazguatería
• doltishness• prudishness• silliness• simplicity -
20 pudibundez
• affected modesty• prudery• prudishness
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См. также в других словарях:
prudishness — noun see prudish … New Collegiate Dictionary
prudishness — See prudishly. * * * … Universalium
prudishness — noun The condition of being prudish; prudery Syn: prudery … Wiktionary
prudishness — pruËdɪʃnɪs n. modesty, humility; excess cautiousness, exaggerated carefulness; exaggerated propriety or formality of behavior … English contemporary dictionary
prudishness — prud·ish·ness … English syllables
prudishness — See: prudish … English dictionary
prudishness — noun excessive or affected modesty • Syn: ↑primness, ↑prudery, ↑Grundyism • Derivationally related forms: ↑prudish, ↑prim (for: ↑primness) … Useful english dictionary
Grundyism — noun excessive or affected modesty • Syn: ↑primness, ↑prudishness, ↑prudery • Derivationally related forms: ↑prudish (for: ↑prudishness), ↑prim ( … Useful english dictionary
prudery — noun a) The condition of being prudish; prudishness b) Prudish behaviour Syn: prudishness … Wiktionary
prudish — [[t]pru͟ːdɪʃ[/t]] ADJ GRADED (disapproval) If you describe someone as prudish, you mean that they are too easily shocked by things relating to sex. I m not prudish but I think these photographs are obscene. Derived words: prudishness N UNCOUNT… … English dictionary
primness — noun 1. excessive or affected modesty • Syn: ↑prudishness, ↑prudery, ↑Grundyism • Derivationally related forms: ↑prudish (for: ↑prudishness), ↑prim … Useful english dictionary