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1 pungent
((of a taste or smell) sharp and strong.) acre; penetrante; picante; mordaztr['pʌnʤənt]1 (smell, taste) acre2 (remark) mordazpungent ['pʌnʤənt] adj: acreadj.• estimulante adj.• mordaz adj.• picante adj.'pʌndʒəntadjective <taste/smell> acre; <remark/question> mordaz, cáustico['pʌndʒǝnt]ADJ [smell, flavour] acre; [remark, style] mordaz* * *['pʌndʒənt]adjective <taste/smell> acre; <remark/question> mordaz, cáustico -
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3 pungent
adj.1 acre (olor, sabor); mordaz (style, wit)2 pungente, acre, acerbo. -
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5 strong
stroŋ1) (firm, sound, or powerful, and therefore not easily broken, destroyed, attacked, defeated, resisted, or affected by weariness, illness etc: strong furniture; a strong castle; a strong wind; She's a strong swimmer; He has a very strong will/personality; He has never been very strong (= healthy); He is not strong enough to lift that heavy table.) fuerte2) (very noticeable; very intense: a strong colour; a strong smell.) fuerte3) (containing a large amount of the flavouring ingredient: strong tea.) fuerte4) ((of a group, force etc) numbering a particular amount: An army 20,000 strong was advancing towards the town.) que cuenta con•- strongly- strength
- strengthen
- strongbox
- strong drink
- stronghold
- strong language
- strong-minded
- strong point
- strongroom
- on the strength of
strong adj1. fuerte2. fuerte / resistente3. firmetr[strɒŋ]1 (physically - person) fuerte; (- consitution) robusto,-a2 (material, furniture, shoes, etc) fuerte, resistente3 (country, army) poderoso,-a, fuerte6 (colour) fuerte, intenso,-a, vivo,-a; (smell, food, drink) fuerte; (tea, coffee) fuerte, cargado,-a; (light) brillante7 (resemblance, accent) fuerte, marcado,-a8 (chance, likelihood, probability) bueno,-a9 (wind, current) fuerte10 (good - team) fuerte; (- cast) sólido,-a11 (currency etc) fuerte1 fuerte\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto be as strong as a horse/an ox ser fuerte como un toro/un robleto be going strong (business) ir fuerte 2 (machine etc) marchar bien 3 (elderly person) estar en plena formato be strong on something ser bueno,-a en algoto have a strong stomach tener buen estómagostrong point fuerte nombre masculino, punto fuertestrong room cámara acorazadastrong ['strɔŋ] adj1) : fuerte2) healthy: sano3) zealous: fervienteadj.• forcejudo, -a adj.• forzoso, -a adj.• forzudo, -a adj.• fuerte adj.• macanudo, -a adj.• macho, -a adj.• marcado, -a adj.• morrocotudo, -a adj.• picante adj.• rancio, -a adj.• recio, -a adj.• redoblado, -a adj.• robusto, -a adj.• subido, -a adj.• terne adj.• tieso, -a adj.• valiente adj.• vigoroso, -a adj.• válido, -a adj.n.• toro s.m.• valiente s.m.
I strɔːŋ, strɒŋ1)a) ( physically powerful) <person/arm> fuerteto have strong nerves — tener* (los) nervios de acero
to be strong — \<\<person\>\> ser* fuerte or fornido; ( for lifting things etc) tener* fuerza
to have a strong stomach — tener* mucho estómago; ( lit) poder* comer de todo
b) (healthy, sound) <heart/lungs> fuerte, sano; < constitution> robustoc) ( firm) <character/leader> fuerte; < leadership> firme2)a) ( solid) <material/construction> fuerte, resistenteb) ( powerful) <country/army> fuerte, poderoso; <currency/economy> fuertec) <current/wind> fuerte3)a) ( deeply held) <views/beliefs> firme; < faith> firme, sólido; < support> firmeb) ( forceful) < protest> enérgico; <argument/evidence> de peso, contundente, convincente4) ( definite)a) <tendency/resemblance> marcado; < candidate> con muchas or buenas posibilidadesshe has a strong foreign accent — tiene un fuerte or marcado acento extranjero
to be strong on something: she's strong on French history — su fuerte es la historia francesa
6)a) ( concentrated) <color/light> fuerte, intenso; <tea/coffee> cargado; <beer/painkiller> fuerte; < solution> concentradob) ( pungent) <smell/flavor> fuertec) ( unacceptable) < language> fuerte, subido de tono7) ( in number) (no comp)
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[strɒŋ]to be going strong — \<\<car/machine\>\> marchar bien; \<\<organization\>\> ir* or marchar viento en popa
1. ADJ(compar stronger) (superl strongest)1) (=physically tough) fuerte•
to have a strong stomach — (lit, fig) tener un buen estómago- be as strong as an oxarm I2) (=healthy) [teeth, bones] sano; [heart] fuerte, sanohe's getting stronger every day — (after operation) se va reponiendo poco a poco
3) (=sturdy) [material, structure, frame] fuerte4) (=powerful) [drug, wine, cheese, wind, voice] fuerte; [coffee] fuerte, cargado; [argument, evidence] sólido, de peso; [currency] fuerte; [magnet, lens] potente; [impression, influence] grande•
we have a strong case (against them) — las razones que nosotros exponemos son muy sólidas (en contraposición a las de ellos)5) (=firm) [opinion, belief, supporter] firmeI am a strong believer in tolerance — creo firmemente en or soy gran partidario de la tolerancia
6) (=mentally) fuertehe has a strong personality — tiene un carácter or una personalidad fuerte
he tries to be strong for the sake of his children — intenta mostrarse fuerte por el bien de sus hijos
he is a strong leader — es un líder fuerte or sólido
7) (=intense) [emotion, colour, smell] fuerte, intenso; [light] potente, intensothere was a strong smell of petrol — había un fuerte or intenso olor a gasolina
8) (=good) [team] fuerte; [candidate] bueno, firme; [marriage, relationship] sólidohe is a strong swimmer/runner — es un buen nadador/corredor
the show has a strong cast — el espectáculo tiene un buen reparto or un reparto muy sólido
a strong performance from Philippa Lilly in the title role — una actuación sólida or convincente por parte de Philippa Lilly en el papel de protagonista
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she is strong in maths — las matemáticas se le dan muy bien•
he's not very strong on grammar — no está muy fuerte en gramáticasuit 1., 3)•
there is a strong possibility that... — hay muchas posibilidades de que...9) (=severe, vehement) [words] subido de tono, fuerte; [denial] tajantethere has been strong criticism of the military regime — se ha criticado duramente el régimen militar
he has written a very strong letter of protest to his MP — ha escrito una carta de protesta muy enérgica a su diputado
strong language — (=swearing) lenguaje m fuerte; (=frank) lenguaje m muy directo
10) (=noticeable) [resemblance] marcado; [presence] fuertehe had a strong German accent — tenía un fuerte or marcado acento alemán
11) [features] pronunciado, marcado12) (in number)13) (Ling) [verb] irregular2. ADV*1)• to come on strong — (=be harsh) ser duro, mostrarse demasiado severo
don't you think you came on a bit strong there? — ¿no crees que fuiste un poco duro?, ¿no crees que te mostraste un poco severo?
she was coming on strong — (=showing attraction) se veía que él le gustaba
2)• to be going strong, the firm is still going strong — la empresa se mantiene próspera
their marriage is still going strong after 50 years — después de 50 años su matrimonio sigue viento en popa
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I [strɔːŋ, strɒŋ]1)a) ( physically powerful) <person/arm> fuerteto have strong nerves — tener* (los) nervios de acero
to be strong — \<\<person\>\> ser* fuerte or fornido; ( for lifting things etc) tener* fuerza
to have a strong stomach — tener* mucho estómago; ( lit) poder* comer de todo
b) (healthy, sound) <heart/lungs> fuerte, sano; < constitution> robustoc) ( firm) <character/leader> fuerte; < leadership> firme2)a) ( solid) <material/construction> fuerte, resistenteb) ( powerful) <country/army> fuerte, poderoso; <currency/economy> fuertec) <current/wind> fuerte3)a) ( deeply held) <views/beliefs> firme; < faith> firme, sólido; < support> firmeb) ( forceful) < protest> enérgico; <argument/evidence> de peso, contundente, convincente4) ( definite)a) <tendency/resemblance> marcado; < candidate> con muchas or buenas posibilidadesshe has a strong foreign accent — tiene un fuerte or marcado acento extranjero
to be strong on something: she's strong on French history — su fuerte es la historia francesa
6)a) ( concentrated) <color/light> fuerte, intenso; <tea/coffee> cargado; <beer/painkiller> fuerte; < solution> concentradob) ( pungent) <smell/flavor> fuertec) ( unacceptable) < language> fuerte, subido de tono7) ( in number) (no comp)
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to be going strong — \<\<car/machine\>\> marchar bien; \<\<organization\>\> ir* or marchar viento en popa
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6 penetrante
penetrante adjetivo 1 ‹ olor› pungent, penetrating; ‹ sonido› piercing 2 ‹inteligencia/mente/ironía› sharp
penetrante adjetivo
1 (mirada, voz) penetrating
2 (dolor) piercing
3 (olor) pungent
4 (herida) deep
5 (frío) bitter, biting
6 (mente, observación) incisive, sharp, acute ' penetrante' also found in these entries: Spanish: refinada - refinado English: incisive - keen - keenly - penetrating - pervasive - piercing - searching - intent - obtrusive - tang -
7 acre
acre 1 adjetivo
1 (al paladar) sour, bitter (al olfato) acrid
2 fig (tono de voz, palabras) bitter, harsh (comentario) biting
acre 2 m (medida de superficie) acre ' acre' also found in these entries: English: acre - acrid - pungent - sharptr['eɪkəSMALLr/SMALL]acre ['eɪkər] n: acre mn.• acre (Unidades) s.m.'eɪkər, 'eɪkə(r)noun acre m (0,405 hectáreas)we had acres of space — teníamos muchísimo lugar or sitio
['eɪkǝ(r)]N acre m (4.047 metros cuadrados)the family's broad or rolling acres — las extensas fincas de la familia
* * *['eɪkər, 'eɪkə(r)]noun acre m (0,405 hectáreas)we had acres of space — teníamos muchísimo lugar or sitio
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9 olor
olor sustantivo masculino smell; tomarle el olor a algo (AmL) to smell sth; olor A algo smell of sth
olor sustantivo masculino smell: el olor a humedad me disgusta, I don't like the smell of damp
estas rosas no tienen olor, these roses don't smell of anything ' olor' also found in these entries: Spanish: ácida - ácido - acritud - apestar - apestosa - apestoso - atufar - cantar - corporal - desagradable - desprender - echar - estercolar - graja - grajo - inconfundible - olfatear - penetrar - penetrante - peste - soltar - tufo - agradable - asqueroso - clavo - descomponer - despedir - feo - fetidez - fuerte - ligero - percibir - pestilente - podrido - repugnante - repulsivo - rico - sentir - tumbar English: acrid - cling - detect - detection - distinct - emit - exude - fishy - fluid - foul - fruity - give off - linger - lingering - nasty - obnoxious - obtrusive - odor - odour - of - offensive - overpower - pervade - pervasive - powerful - pungent - put off - scent - sharp - sickening - smell - smoky - sweet - sweetness - unmistakable - vile - clove - high - stink - tang - waft -
10 picante
picante adjetivo ‹ comedia› racy
picante
I adjetivo
1 (comida) hot, spicy
2 fig (espectáculo, comentario) risqué, racy
II sustantivo masculino
1 (alimentos) hot spices pl: le han prohibido el picante, he has been told not to eat spicy food
2 (sabor) hot taste ' picante' also found in these entries: Spanish: pimentón - chiste - daño - picar English: fiery - horseradish - hot - juicy - pungent - racy - sausage - spice - spicy - horse - raunchy -
11 sabor
sabor sustantivo masculino viene en tres sabores it comes in three flavors; no tiene sabor it has no taste to it
sabor sustantivo masculino
1 (de una sustancia) taste, flavour, US flavor: tenía un sabor amargo, it had a bitter taste
tener sabor a, to taste of
con sabor a menta, mint-flavoured
2 (aire) estas calles tienen un ligero sabor medieval, these streets have a slight medieval flavour
3 (similitud, semejanza, estilo) es un edificio de sabor neoclásico, this building has a neoclassical feel about it Locuciones: dejar mal sabor de boca, to leave a bad taste in one's mouth ' sabor' also found in these entries: Spanish: acerba - acerbo - ácida - acidez - ácido - acritud - ahumada - ahumado - almibarada - almibarado - colín - deliciosa - delicioso - disgustar - gustillo - gustosa - gustoso - peculiar - picante - probar - realzar - regusto - resabio - saber - sosa - soso - suave - suavizar - suavidad - agradable - amargo - aspereza - áspero - como - conservar - dar - dejar - delicado - feo - fuerte - gusto - inmundo - ligero - sazón English: acid - acrid - ale - bitter - come out - delicate - detect - earthy - fiery - fishy - flat - flavor - flavour - foul - fruity - full-bodied - mild - mildness - nasty - nutty - obnoxious - pervasive - pungent - retain - savor - savour - sharp - sickly - smoky - smooth - spice - subtle - sweet - sweetness - tang - tart - taste - tinny - vile - Jell-O - jelly - sherbet - take - unpalatable
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Pungent — Pun gent, a. [L. pungens, entis, p. pr. of pungere, punctum, to prick. Cf. {Compunction}, {Expunge}, {Poignant}, {Point}, n., {Puncheon}, {Punctilio}, {Punt}, v. t.] 1. Causing a sharp sensation, as of the taste, smell, or feelings; pricking;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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pungent — index bitter (acrid tasting), caustic, incisive, mordacious, trenchant Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
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pungent — ► ADJECTIVE 1) having a sharply strong taste or smell. 2) (of remarks or humour) sharp and caustic. DERIVATIVES pungency noun pungently adverb. ORIGIN from Latin pungere to prick … English terms dictionary
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pungent — adjective 1 a pungent taste or smell is strong and sharp: the pungent aroma of garlic 2 pungent remarks or writing criticize something in a very direct and clever way: a few typically pungent remarks from Senator Moynihan pungently adverb… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English