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1 pigmeo
adj.pygmean, pygmy, pigmy, pygmaean.m.pygmy, pigmy.* * *► adjetivo1 (raza) Pygmy2 figurado pygmy► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 (raza) Pygmy2 figurado pygmy* * *pigmeo, -aADJ SM / F pigmy* * *- mea adjetivo/masculino, femenino pygmy* * *- mea adjetivo/masculino, femenino pygmy* * *adj/m,fpygmy* * *
pigmeo◊ - mea adjetivo/ sustantivo masculino, femenino
pygmy
' pigmeo' also found in these entries:
English:
pygmy
* * *pigmeo, -a nm,fpygmy* * *m, pigmea f pigmy* * *: pygmy, Pygmy -
2 chuncho
adj.1 savage; uncivilized; bashful, shy.2 m.f.em> Savage, bashful, shy.* * *chuncho, -a Perú pey1. ADJ1) (=salvaje) savage, rustic2) (=inculto) uncivilized3) (=tímido) bashful, shy2.SM / F savage Indian* * *I- cha adjetivo (Per fam) unsociable, unfriendlyII- cha masculino, femenino1) ( indio) chuncho ( member of a tribe indigenous to Peru)* * *I- cha adjetivo (Per fam) unsociable, unfriendlyII- cha masculino, femenino1) ( indio) chuncho ( member of a tribe indigenous to Peru)* * *masculine, feminineB1 ( Zool) pygmy owlmatar el chuncho ( fam); to get rid of a/the jinx -
3 enano
adj.1 dwarf, midget, dwarfish, pygmy.2 miniature.m.1 dwarf, midget, runt, small person.2 dwarf, nanosomus.* * *► adjetivo1 dwarf► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 dwarf\divertirse como un,-a enano,-a familiar to have a whale of a timetrabajar como un,-a enano,-a familiar to work like a slave* * *(f. - enana)noun* * *enano, -a1.ADJ dwarf antes de s2.SM / F dwarf, midget; pey runt* * *I II- na masculino, femeninoa) ( de proporciones normales) midget; ( de cabeza más grande) dwarf; ( en los cuentos) dwarflos siete enanitos — the Seven Dwarfs o Dwarves
disfrutar or divertirse como un enano — to have a whale of a time (colloq)
ser un trabajo de enanos — (CS, Esp fam) to be very hard work
trabajar como un enano — (fam) to work like a dog (colloq)
b) (fam) ( niño) little one (colloq), nipper (colloq)* * *= dwarf [dwarves, -pl.], runt.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. Under the same regimens of treatment the number of runts produced varied from none to as much as 80 per cent of the litter.----* disfrutar como un enano = love + every minute of it, have + a ball, have + a whale of a time, enjoy + every minute of.* enano de la familia, el = runt of the litter, the.* enano del grupo, el = runt of the litter, the.* * *I II- na masculino, femeninoa) ( de proporciones normales) midget; ( de cabeza más grande) dwarf; ( en los cuentos) dwarflos siete enanitos — the Seven Dwarfs o Dwarves
disfrutar or divertirse como un enano — to have a whale of a time (colloq)
ser un trabajo de enanos — (CS, Esp fam) to be very hard work
trabajar como un enano — (fam) to work like a dog (colloq)
b) (fam) ( niño) little one (colloq), nipper (colloq)* * *= dwarf [dwarves, -pl.], runt.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: Under the same regimens of treatment the number of runts produced varied from none to as much as 80 per cent of the litter.* disfrutar como un enano = love + every minute of it, have + a ball, have + a whale of a time, enjoy + every minute of.* enano de la familia, el = runt of the litter, the.* enano del grupo, el = runt of the litter, the.* * *dwarf ( before n)un árbol enano a dwarf treelas raciones son realmente enanas ( fam); the portions are minute o tinymasculine, feminineBlancanieves y los siete enanitos Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs o Dwarvesdisfrutar or divertirse como un enano to have a whale of a time ( colloq)Compuestos:feminine white dwarffeminine (AmC, Chi, Méx) brown dwarffeminine brown dwarf* * *
enano◊ -na sustantivo masculino, femenino ( de proporciones normales) midget;
( de cabeza más grande) dwarf;
( en los cuentos) dwarf
■ adjetivo ‹especie/planta› dwarf ( before n);
‹ ración› (fam) minute, tiny
enano,-a
I adjetivo
1 Med dwarf
2 pey (muy pequeño) midget: se compraron un coche enano, they bought a small compact car
II sustantivo masculino y femenino
1 Med dwarf
2 familiar tengo que dar de comer al enano, I've got to feed the little one
3 (de los cuentos) dwarf
♦ Locuciones: como un enano, a lot: lo pasamos como enanos, we had a great time
' enano' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
enana
English:
dwarf
- midget
- pygmy
- runt
- shrimp
- toy
- miniature
* * *enano, -a♦ adj1. [menor de lo normal] dwarf;un arbusto enano a dwarf shrub♦ nm,f1. [persona pequeña, en cuentos] dwarf;Pey [como insulto] midget; Famcomo un enano: disfruté como un enano I had a whale of a time;me lo pasé como un enano I got a real kick out of it;trabajar como un enano to slog one's guts out;Famcrecerle los enanos a alguien: siempre le crecen los enanos his bread always falls butter side down* * *I adj1 tinyII m dwarf;trabajar como un enano fig fam work like a dog fam* * *enano, -na adj: tiny, minuteenano, -na n: dwarf, midget* * * -
4 chucho
m.1 mutt, dog (informal) (perro).2 fright. ( River Plate)un chucho de frío a shiver3 Chucho.4 small Guatemalan tamale.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: chuchar.* * *1 familiar shoo!, scat!————————► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 familiar shoo!, scat!* * *1. ADJ1) CAm * (=tacaño) mean, stingy *3) Méx [chismoso] gossipy2. SM1) (=perro callejero) mongrel¡chucho! — down boy!
2) (=pastel) custard-filled doughnut3) * (=novio) sweetheart4) Caribe (Ferro) switch5) Caribe (=látigo) rawhide whip6) Cono Sur (=cárcel) jailentrarle a algn el chucho — * to get the jitters *
8) CAm * (=persona ostentosa) spiv *9) LAm ** (=canuto) joint *, reefer ** * *- cha masculino, femenino1) (Esp fam) ( perro) mutt (colloq), mongrel2) chucho masculino (RPl fam) ( escalofrío) shiver* * *= mutt, mongrel, street dog, pooch.Ex. She was the type of kid who was always coming home with a new pet and we're not talking about your standard kitten in a shoebox or errant neighborhood mutt.Ex. To make the reading more fun for the children we'll include a squib about the garbage dog from 'The Eighteenth Emergency' by Betsy Byars to put alongside a passage about mongrels from the 'World Book Encyclopedia'.Ex. They tend to wash their hands at the kitchen sink, have street dogs and cats in their community, and had poor sewage disposal.Ex. And during the rescue attempt, the frightened pooch bit off most of the officer's left ear.* * *- cha masculino, femenino1) (Esp fam) ( perro) mutt (colloq), mongrel2) chucho masculino (RPl fam) ( escalofrío) shiver* * *= mutt, mongrel, street dog, pooch.Ex: She was the type of kid who was always coming home with a new pet and we're not talking about your standard kitten in a shoebox or errant neighborhood mutt.
Ex: To make the reading more fun for the children we'll include a squib about the garbage dog from 'The Eighteenth Emergency' by Betsy Byars to put alongside a passage about mongrels from the 'World Book Encyclopedia'.Ex: They tend to wash their hands at the kitchen sink, have street dogs and cats in their community, and had poor sewage disposal.Ex: And during the rescue attempt, the frightened pooch bit off most of the officer's left ear.* * *masculine, feminineBtengo chuchos de frío I have the shivers ( colloq)* * *
chucho◊ - cha sustantivo masculino, femenino
1 (Esp fam) ( perro) mongrel
2
tengo chuchos de frío I have the shivers (colloq)
' chucho' also found in these entries:
English:
mongrel
- mutt
* * *chucho nm¡largo, chucho asqueroso! shoo, you horrible mutt!* * *I adj C.Am.meanII m fam1 ( perro) mutt fam, mongrelnick fam -
5 mies
f.1 ripe corn (cereal).2 harvest.* * *► nombre femenino (pl mieses)1 corn, grain2 (cosecha) harvest time1 cornfields* * *SF1) (=cereal) (ripe) corn, (ripe) grain2) (=temporada) harvest time3) pl mieses cornfields* * *femenino ripe grain* * *femenino ripe grain* * *ripe grainmieses cornfields* * *
mies sustantivo femenino
ripe grain;
mies f Agr grain: ¿dónde vas a almacenar la mies después de la siega?, where will you store the grain after the harvest?
' mies' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
segar
- voltear
English:
academy
- archenemy
- blasphemy
- economy
- enemy
- hysterectomy
- mastectomy
- mommy
- mummy
- pygmy
- tummy
- vasectomy
* * *♦ nf[cereal] ripe corn♦ mieses nfpl[campo] cornfields* * *f (ripe) grain -
6 pigmeo
• pigmy• pygmaean• pygmean• pygmy -
7 jackalope
m.jackalope, antelabbit, horny bunny, hybrid of the pygmy-deer and a species of killer-rabbit.
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Pygmy — Pyg my, Pygmean Pyg*me an, a. [L. pygmaeus. See {Pygmy}.] Of or pertaining to a pygmy; resembling a pygmy or dwarf; dwarfish; very small. Like that Pygmean race. Milton. [1913 Webster] {Pygmy antelope} (Zo[ o]l.), the kleeneboc. {Pygmy goose}… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Pygmy — Pyg my, n.; pl. {Pygmies}. [L. pygmaeus, Gr. ?, fr. ? the fist, a measure of length, the distance from the elbow to the knuckles, about 131 inches. Cf. {Pugnacious}, {Fist}.] [Written also {pigmy}.] 1. (Class. Myth.) One of a fabulous race of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pygmy — late 14c., Pigmei, member of a fabulous race of dwarfs, described by Homer and Herodotus and said to inhabit Egypt or Ethiopia and India, from L. Pygmaei (sing. Pygmaeus), from Gk. Pygmaios, originally plural of an adj. meaning dwarfish, lit. of… … Etymology dictionary
pygmy — *dwarf, midget, manikin, homunculus, runt … New Dictionary of Synonyms
pygmy — is derived from a Greek word pygmē meaning ‘the length of the forearm’ and largely for this reason the spelling with y is preferable to the form pigmy … Modern English usage
pygmy — (also pigmy) ► NOUN (pl. pygmies) 1) a member of certain peoples of very short stature in equatorial Africa. 2) chiefly derogatory a very small person or thing. 3) a person who is deficient in a particular respect: intellectual pygmies. ►… … English terms dictionary
Pygmy — [pig′mē] n. pl. Pygmies [ME pigmey < L pygmaeus < Gr pygmaios, of the length of the pygmē, forearm and fist, also fist: see PUGNACIOUS] 1. any of several groups of small African or Asian peoples described in ancient history and legend 2. a… … English World dictionary
Pygmy — pygmoid, adj. pygmyish, adj. pygmyism, n. /pig mee/, n., pl. Pygmies, adj. n. 1. Anthropol. a. a member of a small statured people native to equatorial Africa. b. a Negrito of southeastern Asia, or of the Andaman or Philippine islands. 2. (l.c.)… … Universalium
pygmy — 1. noun a) (often capitalized, usually in the plural: Pygmies) A member of one of various Ancient Equatorial African tribal peoples, notable for their very short stature The Bantu immigration drove many Pygmy tribes into the darkest jungle, while … Wiktionary
pygmy — pyg|my1 , pigmy [ˈpıgmi] n plural pygmies [Date: 1300 1400; : Latin; Origin: pygmaeus very small in height , from Greek, from pygme fist (as a unit of length) ] 1.) also Pygmy someone … Dictionary of contemporary English
pygmy — [[t]pɪ̱gmi[/t]] pygmies also pigmy 1) ADJ: ADJ n Pygmy means belonging to a species of animal which is the smallest of a group of related species. Reaching a maximum height of 56cm the pygmy goat is essentially a pet. 2) N COUNT A pygmy is a… … English dictionary