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1 puny
'pju:ni(small and weak: a puny child.) débil, flojo- punily- puniness
tr['pjʊːnɪ]1 enclenque, endeble, canijo,-aadj.• débil adj.• encanijado, -a adj.• endeble adj.• insignificante adj.• ruin adj.'pjuːniadjective punier, puniest (pej) < person> enclenque, raquítico; < effort> lastimoso, de pena (fam)['pjuːnɪ]ADJ (compar punier) (superl puniest) enclenque, endeble* * *['pjuːni] -
2 puny
adj.1 enclenque.2 insignificante.3 débil de carácter. -
3 puny fellow
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4 become puny
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5 grow puny
v.perder mucha fuerza, encanijarse. -
6 runt
tr[rʌnt]runt ['rʌnt] n: animal m pequeñothe runt of the litter: el más pequeño de la camadarʌntb) ( puny person) alfeñique m, mequetrefe m[rʌnt]N (also fig) redrojo m, enano myou little runt! — ¡canalla!
* * *[rʌnt]b) ( puny person) alfeñique m, mequetrefe m -
7 weedy
tr['wiːdɪ]1 pejorative debilucho,-a, esmirriado,-a, canijo,-a1) : cubierto de malas hierbas2) lanky, skinny: flaco, larguirucho famadj.• lleno de malas hierbas adj.'wiːdiadjective -dier, -diesta) ( lanky) (AmE) larguirucho (fam)b) (feeble, puny) (BrE colloq) enclenque['wiːdɪ]ADJ (compar weedier) (superl weediest)1) [ground] lleno de malas hierbas or hierbajos2) (Brit) * pej (=scrawny) [person] debilucho *, desmirriado *, enclenque* * *['wiːdi]adjective -dier, -diesta) ( lanky) (AmE) larguirucho (fam)b) (feeble, puny) (BrE colloq) enclenque -
8 canijo
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9 enclenque
enclenque adjetivo ( delgado) weak, weedy (colloq)
enclenque adj (debilucho) weak (de poca salud) sickly (delgaducho) puny: anda, come, que estás muy enclenque, come on, eat up, you're all skin and bone ' enclenque' also found in these entries: English: feeble - puny - weakling - weedy -
10 canija
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11 endeble
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12 escuchimizada
escuchimizado,-a adj fam scrawny, puny: solamente había dos gatos escuchimizados en el jardín, there were just two scrawny cats in the garden -
13 escuchimizado
escuchimizado,-a adj fam scrawny, puny: solamente había dos gatos escuchimizados en el jardín, there were just two scrawny cats in the garden ' escuchimizado' also found in these entries: Spanish: escuchimizada -
14 lastimoso
lastimoso,-a adjetivo
1 (que da pena) pitiful
2 (que causa mala impresión) dreadful ' lastimoso' also found in these entries: Spanish: lastimosa - miserable English: piteous - pitiful - puny
См. также в других словарях:
Puny — Pu ny, a. [Compar. {Punier}; superl. {Puniest}.] [F. pu[^i]t[ e] younger, later born, OF. puisn[ e]; puis afterwards (L. post; see {Post }) + n[ e] born, L. natus. See {Natal}, and cf. {Puisne}.] Imperfectly developed in size or vigor; small and… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Puny — Pu ny, n. A youth; a novice. [R.] Fuller. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
puny — index negligible, null (insignificant), paltry, petty Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
puny — Mot Monosíl·lab Nom masculí … Diccionari Català-Català
puny — 1540s, inferior in rank, from M.Fr. puîné, from O.Fr. puisné born later, younger (12c., contrasted with aisné first born ), from puis afterward (from V.L. *postius, from L. postea, from post after ) + O.Fr. né born, from L. natus … Etymology dictionary
puny — *petty, trivial, trifling, paltry, measly, picayunish, picayune Analogous words: feeble, *weak, frail, infirm: *small, little, diminutive: slight, tenuous (see THIN adj) … New Dictionary of Synonyms
puny — [adj] small, insignificant diminutive, feeble, fragile, frail, half pint*, inconsequential, inferior, infirm, little, measly*, minor, niggling*, nothing, paltry, peanut*, peewee*, petty, picayune, piddling*, pint sized*, runt, shrimp*, small fry* … New thesaurus
puny — ► ADJECTIVE (punier, puniest) 1) small and weak. 2) meagre. DERIVATIVES punily adverb puniness noun. ORIGIN phonetic spelling of PUISNE(Cf. ↑ … English terms dictionary
puny — [pyo͞o′nē] adj. punier, puniest [Fr puîné, born later < OFr puisné < puis, after + né < L natus, born: see NATURE] of inferior size, strength, or importance; weak; slight … English World dictionary
puny — pu|ny [ˈpju:ni] adj [Date: 1500 1600; : Old French; Origin: puisné younger , from puis afterward + né born ] 1.) a puny person is small, thin, and weak ▪ a puny little guy ▪ puny arms 2.) not effective or impressive puny effort/attempt … Dictionary of contemporary English
puny — UK [ˈpjuːnɪ] / US [ˈpjunɪ] adjective Word forms puny : adjective puny comparative punier superlative puniest 1) a puny person or animal is small, thin, and weak 2) poor in quality or amount, and not very effective or impressive their puny efforts … English dictionary