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2 genio
f. & m.1 genius, person with extraordinary talents.2 genius, great talent.3 temper, nature, temperament.4 genius.5 genie, goblin, djinn, jinn.m.1 genius (talento).un genio del arte moderno one of the geniuses of modern art2 genie.3 temper (personalidad fuerte).tener mucho genio to be quick-temperedtener mal genio to be bad-tempered4 nature, disposition.* * *1 (carácter) temper, disposition2 (facultad) genius3 (espíritu) spirit4 (ser fantástico) genie\estar de mal genio to be in a bad moodtener mal genio to have a bad temper* * *noun m.1) genius2) temper* * *SM1) (=temperamento) temper¡menudo genio tiene! — he's got such a temper!
genio vivo — quick temper, hot temper
2) (=carácter) nature, dispositiontener buen genio — to be good natured, be even tempered
corto de genio — timid, spiritless
3) (=estado de ánimo)estar de mal genio — to be in a bad temper, be in a bad mood
4) (=talento) genius¡eres un genio! — you're a genius!
5) (=peculiaridad) genius, peculiarities plel genio andaluz — the Andalusian spirit, the spirit of Andalucía
6) (=ser fantástico) genie7) (=divinidad) spirit* * *a) ( carácter) tempertener buen/mal genio — to be even-tempered/bad-tempered
estar con or tener el genio atravesado — (fam) to be in a bad mood o in a temper
tener el genio pronto or vivo — to be quick-tempered
b) ( talento) geniusc) ( lumbrera) geniusd) ( ser fantástico) genie* * *= genius, temper, genie [genies/genii, -pl.], savant, temperament.Ex. The mass-market novelist who would probably be happier to be described as a good 'craftsman' or 'craftswoman' than as a literary ' genius'.Ex. A society without a literature has that much less chance of embodying within its temper and so within its organizations something of the fullness of human experience.Ex. The article 'The genie is out of the bottle' considers the growth of local on-line information retrieval in parallel with conventional methods.Ex. The subsequent debate, which engaged astrologers, doctors, theologians, & savants, reveals the tensions in French culture at the dawn of the Enlightenment.Ex. The temperaments of the two founders were such that lasting success was unlikely.----* de mal genio = bad-tempered, curmudgeonly, crusty [crustier -comp., crustiest -sup.], irascible, shrewish, short-tempered, ill-natured.* genio en ciernes = budding genius.* idiota genio = idiot savant.* mal genio = bile, short temper.* necesitar ser un genio = call for + nothing less than genius.* tonto genio = idiot savant.* * *a) ( carácter) tempertener buen/mal genio — to be even-tempered/bad-tempered
estar con or tener el genio atravesado — (fam) to be in a bad mood o in a temper
tener el genio pronto or vivo — to be quick-tempered
b) ( talento) geniusc) ( lumbrera) geniusd) ( ser fantástico) genie* * *= genius, temper, genie [genies/genii, -pl.], savant, temperament.Ex: The mass-market novelist who would probably be happier to be described as a good 'craftsman' or 'craftswoman' than as a literary ' genius'.
Ex: A society without a literature has that much less chance of embodying within its temper and so within its organizations something of the fullness of human experience.Ex: The article 'The genie is out of the bottle' considers the growth of local on-line information retrieval in parallel with conventional methods.Ex: The subsequent debate, which engaged astrologers, doctors, theologians, & savants, reveals the tensions in French culture at the dawn of the Enlightenment.Ex: The temperaments of the two founders were such that lasting success was unlikely.* de mal genio = bad-tempered, curmudgeonly, crusty [crustier -comp., crustiest -sup.], irascible, shrewish, short-tempered, ill-natured.* genio en ciernes = budding genius.* idiota genio = idiot savant.* mal genio = bile, short temper.* necesitar ser un genio = call for + nothing less than genius.* tonto genio = idiot savant.* * *1 (carácter) tempertener buen/mal genio to be even-tempered/bad-tempered¡qué genio tiene este niño! this child has such a temper o has a terrible temper!estar con or tener el genio atravesado ( fam); to be in a bad mood o in a tempergenio y figura hasta la sepultura a leopard never changes its spotstener el genio pronto or vivo to be quick-tempered2 (talento) geniusun pintor con mucho genio a very talented painter, a painter of genius3 (lumbrera) geniuses un genio con el pincel she's a brilliant painter, she's a genius with the paint brush* * *
genio sustantivo masculino
◊ tener buen/mal genio to be even-tempered/bad-tempered
genio sustantivo masculino
1 (talante, temperamento) temperament
(mal carácter) temper: está de mal genio, he's in a bad mood
tengo mal genio, I have a bad temper
2 (talento, capacidad) genius: es un genio, he's brilliant
3 (ente fantástico) genie: al frotar la lámpara apareció el genio, when he rubbed the lamp the genie appeared
' genio' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
botón
- carácter
- considerar
- excitable
- fenómena
- fenómeno
- fiera
- heredar
- inspiración
- lado
- monstruo
- rey
- sombra
- uva
- endemoniado
- endiablado
- gastar
English:
bad-tempered
- bile
- bound
- disposition
- flare up
- genie
- genius
- hot
- quick
- quicktempered
- short
- short-tempered
- surliness
- temper
- whiz
- whiz kid
- whizz
- wish
- wizard
- bad
- petulant
- violent
* * *genio nm1. [talento] genius;genio y figura (hasta la sepultura) a true genius2. [persona] genius;un genio del arte moderno one of the geniuses of modern art3. [carácter] nature, disposition;corto de genio timid4. [personalidad fuerte] spirit;tiene mucho genio she's very feisty5. [mal carácter] bad temper;estar de mal genio to be in a mood;6. [ser fantástico] genie7. Mitol genie* * *m2 ( carácter) temper;tener mal genio be bad-tempered;estar de buen/mal genio be in a good/bad mood* * *genio nm1) : genius2) : temper, dispositionde mal genio: bad-tempered3) : genie* * *genio n1. (carácter) temper3. (ser imaginario) genie -
3 colérico
adj.1 quick-tempered, angry, furious, choleric.Ser colérico Be quick-tempered (different from Be angry=Estar colérico.)2 raging, in a rage, mad, incensed.Estar colérico Be raging, is different from Ser colérico.3 choleraic, diseased with cholera, choleric.m.angry person, spitfire.* * *► adjetivo1 furious, irascible* * *(f. - colérica)adj.1) angry2) irritable* * *ADJ (=furioso) angry, furious; (=malhumorado) irritable, bad-tempered* * *- ca adjetivoa) [estar] ( furioso) furiousb) [ser] ( malhumorado) quick-tempered* * *= wrathful, choleric.Ex. 'I can't take it any more, Tom,' said Lespran, in a trembling and wrathful voice.Ex. A historical outline of the study of personality is given with particular emphasis on the concept of the 4 humours: choleric, melancholic, phlegmatic and sanguine.----* decir Algo de un modo colérico = flame out.* * *- ca adjetivoa) [estar] ( furioso) furiousb) [ser] ( malhumorado) quick-tempered* * *= wrathful, choleric.Ex: 'I can't take it any more, Tom,' said Lespran, in a trembling and wrathful voice.
Ex: A historical outline of the study of personality is given with particular emphasis on the concept of the 4 humours: choleric, melancholic, phlegmatic and sanguine.* decir Algo de un modo colérico = flame out.* * *colérico -ca1 [ ESTAR] (furioso) furious2 [ SER] (malhumorado) quick-tempered, choleric ( liter)* * *
colérico◊ -ca adjetivo
colérico,-a adjetivo furious
' colérico' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
colérica
* * *colérico, -a adj1. [furioso] furious;estar colérico to be furious2. [irritable] [gesto] bad-tempered;ser colérico [persona] to be quick-tempered* * *adj angry* * *colérico, -ca adj1) furioso: angry2) irritable: irritable -
4 botagorra
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5 volado
adj.keen, zestful, eager, enthusiastic.adv.in a rush, hurriedly, quickly.m.1 frill, pleat.2 favor.past part.past participle of spanish verb: volar.* * *1→ link=volar volar► adjetivo1 (en impresión) superior2 ARQUITECTURA projecting\dar un beso volado a alguien familiar to blow somebody a kissestar volado,-a familiar (intranquilo) to feel uneasy 2 (impaciente) to be in a hurry 3 (molesto) to feel embarrassed* * *1. ADJ1) (Tip) superior, raisedletra volada o voladita — superscript
2)(Méx, Caribe) (=soñando) to be in a dreamy stateestar volado — * (=loco) to be crazy *; (=intranquilo) to be worried; (=drogado) to be high *
3) (Chile)* (=despistado) absent-minded4) (LAm)* (de genio) quick-tempered5) (Arquit) [balcón, cornisa] projecting2. SM1) (Méx)(con una moneda)2) (Méx) (=aventura) affair3) (CAm) (=mentira) fib, lie4) (Caribe, Cono Sur) (Cos) flounce3.ADV (And, CAm, Méx) in a rush, hastily* * *I- da adjetivo1)2) (Col fam) ( salido) protrudingII- da masculino, femenino1)a) (fam) ( loco) crazy foolb) (Chi fam) ( distraído) absentminded person2) volado masculinoa) (Méx fam) ( con moneda)echar un volado — to toss o flip a coin
b) (RPl, Ven) ( en costura) flounceIII- da adverbio (Esp, Méx) in a rush, in a hurry* * *I- da adjetivo1)2) (Col fam) ( salido) protrudingII- da masculino, femenino1)a) (fam) ( loco) crazy foolb) (Chi fam) ( distraído) absentminded person2) volado masculinoa) (Méx fam) ( con moneda)echar un volado — to toss o flip a coin
b) (RPl, Ven) ( en costura) flounceIII- da adverbio (Esp, Méx) in a rush, in a hurry* * *Atenía los dientes volados she had protruding teeth, her teeth stuck out ( colloq)Ccuando me di cuenta me quedé volado I was so embarrassed when I realized ( colloq)masculine, feminineAB1echémonos un volado para ver si vamos o no let's toss o flip a coin to decide whether we go or notser un volado to be a lottery, be a gamble23 (RPl, Ven) (en costura) flounce, ruffle(Méx, Ven) in a rush, in a hurrysalí volado para el hospital I left for the hospital in a rush o hurry, I rushed o dashed o shot off to the hospital* * *
Del verbo volar: ( conjugate volar)
volado es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
volado
volar
volado sustantivo masculinoa) (Méx fam) ( con moneda):
echar un volado to toss o flip a coin
volar ( conjugate volar) verbo intransitivo
1 [pájaro/avión] to fly
2
◊ ¡cómo vuela el tiempo! doesn't time fly!;
las malas noticias vuelan bad news travels fastb)
se fue volando he/she rushed off;
sus clases se me pasan volando her classes seem to go so quickly
3
verbo transitivo
1 ‹puente/edificio› to blow up;
‹ caja fuerte› to blow
2 (Méx, Ven fam) ( robar) to swipe (colloq), to nick (BrE colloq)
volarse verbo pronominal
1
2
volar
I verbo intransitivo
1 (un avión, ave, insecto) to fly: la mosca echó a volar, the fly flew off
2 (apresuradamente) volando, in a flash, in a hurry: nos fuimos volando, we rushed off
3 fam (terminarse, desaparecer) to disappear, vanish: todo el dinero que tenía voló en cuestión de meses, he blew all his money in a question of months
II vtr (usando explosivos: una casa, fábrica, etc) to blow up
(: una caja blindada, etc) to blow open
' volado' also found in these entries:
English:
flip
- flounce
- frill
- ruffle
- stoned
* * *volado, -a♦ adj1. [que sobresale] projecting2. Imprenta superscriptandar con los pájaros volados to be near the end of one's tether♦ nm1. RP, Ven [de vestido] ruffle, flounce2. CompMéxechar volados to toss a coin♦ advCol, Méx Fam* * *I adjstoned2 TIP superiorII m → voladizo -
6 vivo
adj.1 live, alive, living, above-ground.2 lively, keen, alert, brisk.3 bright, shining, vivid.4 alive, passionate.f. & m.living person.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: vivir.* * *► adjetivo1 (que tiene vida) living; (que está) alive2 (fuego, llama) live, burning3 (lengua) living4 figurado (color etc) bright, vivid6 figurado (dolor, emoción, etc) acute, deep, intense7 figurado (descripción etc) lively, graphic8 figurado (carácter) quick, irritable11 figurado (llaga, herida) open► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 living person1 COSTURA trimming, border\a lo vivo vividlyde viva voz verbally, by word of mouthen carne viva raw, red raw 2 figurado freshen vivo TELEVISIÓN liveal rojo vivo red-hotherir a alguien en lo más vivo / tocar a alguien en lo más vivo figurado to cut somebody to the quick¿quién vive? MILITAR who goes there?ser el vivo retrato de / ser la viva imagen de familiar to be the spitting image oftener el genio vivo to be quick-temperedfuerzas vivas figurado driving forces————————1 COSTURA trimming, border* * *(f. - viva)adj.1) alive2) lively3) vivid* * *vivo, -a1. ADJ1) (=con vida)se busca vivo o muerto — wanted, dead or alive
b) [piel] rawme dio o hirió en lo más vivo — it cut me to the quick
cal, fuerza 5), lágrima, lengua 4)a lo vivo —
2) (TV, Radio)en vivo — (=en directo) live; (=en persona) in person
un espectáculo con música en vivo — a live music show, a show with live music
¿has visto en vivo a algún famoso? — have you ever seen anyone famous in the flesh?
3) (=intenso) [descripción] vivid, graphic; [imaginación, mirada, ritmo] lively; [movimiento, paso] quick, lively; [color] bright; [sensación] acute; [genio] fiery; [ingenio] ready; [inteligencia] sharp, keen; [filo] sharprojo 2., 1), voz 1)su recuerdo siempre seguirá vivo entre nosotros — her memory will always be with us, her memory will live on in our minds
4) [persona] (=listo) clever; (=astuto) sharp; (=animado) lively2. SM/ F1) *(=aprovechado)es un vivo — he's a clever one *, he's a sly one *
2)3.SM (Cos) edging, border* * *I- va adjetivo1)a) ( con vida) alivea lo vivo — (fam) without anesthetic*
en vivo — <actuación/transmisión> live
b) < lengua> living (before n)2)a) < persona> (despierto, animado) vivacious, bubbly; < descripción> vivid, graphic; <relato/imaginación> livelyb) < color> bright, vivid; <llama/fuego> bright; <ojos/mirada> lively, brightc) <sentimiento/deseo> intense, strongen lo más vivo: me hirió en lo más vivo he cut me to the quick; me afectó en lo más vivo — it affected me very deeply
3) (avispado, astuto) sharpIIno seas tan vivo — don't try to be clever
* * *= alive, live, living, vivid, quickened, vibrant + Color, bright [brighter -comp., brightest -sup.], living and breathing, surviving, walking, land of the living, the, spry [spryer comp., spryest -sup.], sprightly [sprightlier -comp., sprightliest -sup.], shrewd [shrewder -comp., shrewdest -sup.].Ex. Armstrong Sperry's 'Call It Courage' is now some years old but still to my mind an attractive and alive book.Ex. By designing the floors to carry a superimposed live load of 6.5 kN/m2, it is easy to move bookshelves, reader places and other library functions to any part of the building.Ex. Few librarians have had both his dedication and ability to make the catalog a living tool serving all of the people.Ex. There are vivid examples of serious fires and other natural disasters occuring in libraries that cause incalculable financial and academic losses to society.Ex. For a storyteller preparation is like rehearsal for an orchestra; there will be passages that need emphasis, and some that need a slow pace, others that need a quickened tempo, and so on = La preparación de un narrador de cuentos es como el ensayo de una orquesta; habrá pasajes que necesiten énfasis, otros un ritmo lento, otros un ritmo acelerado, etcétera.Ex. The store was gutted and rebuilt, according to his specifications, into a beautiful, modern facility, decorated in vibrant hues and furnished with the latest Herman Miller offerings.Ex. The openness of the now accessible stacks is emphasised by use of glass and bright colours.Ex. They are more than simple documents -- they are living and breathing expressions of important ethical concerns.Ex. Interviews were with a surviving next of kin or a nonrelative about three months after the event of death.Ex. He is a walking history of modern librarianship and has been a mentor to many.Ex. This is a review article on a book by Stephen M. Borish ' The Land of the Living'.Ex. A spry 80 years young, Virginia has been painting murals for the last 50 years and a lot can be said for the advantages of experience.Ex. He was described as a ' sprightly nonagenarian' who was born in 1905.Ex. Payment is very important and can be a problem so the businessman needs to be streetwise and shrewd with a good business acumen.----* actuación en vivo = live performance, live entertainment.* apagar la cal viva = slake + quicklime.* a viva voz = open outcry.* cal viva = quicklime.* comerse Algo vivo, devorarse Algo = eat + Nombre + alive.* concierto en vivo = live concert.* continuar vivo = live on.* cosa viva = living thing.* de viva voz = orally, word-of-mouth, by word of mouth.* el muerto al hoyo y el vivo al bollo = dead men have no friends.* entre los vivos = land of the living, the.* en vivo = live-action, in vivo, live.* imaginación muy viva = vivid imagination.* leyenda vivida = living legend.* llorar a lágrima viva = sob + Posesivo + heart out, cry + Posesivo + heart out, cry + uncontrollably.* mantener Algo vivo = keep + the flame alive, keep + Nombre + at the fore.* mantener vivo = keep + alive, keep + Nombre + going.* materia viva = living matter.* monumento vivo = living monument.* música en vivo = live music.* no vivo = nonliving [non-living].* organismo vivo = living thing.* permanecer vivo = remain + alive.* ponerse al rojo vivo = reach + boiling point, fire up.* publicación seriada viva = active serial.* revista viva = active journal.* rojo vivo = vibrant red, vermilion [vermillion].* seguir vivo = live on, stay + alive.* sentirse vivo = feel + alive.* ser un vivo retrato de = be a dead ringer for.* servicio de referencia en vivo = live reference.* ser vivo = sentient being.* tener algo muy vivo en la mente de uno = be strong in + mind.* viva + Nombre = long live + Nombre.* vivos, los = living, the.* * *I- va adjetivo1)a) ( con vida) alivea lo vivo — (fam) without anesthetic*
en vivo — <actuación/transmisión> live
b) < lengua> living (before n)2)a) < persona> (despierto, animado) vivacious, bubbly; < descripción> vivid, graphic; <relato/imaginación> livelyb) < color> bright, vivid; <llama/fuego> bright; <ojos/mirada> lively, brightc) <sentimiento/deseo> intense, strongen lo más vivo: me hirió en lo más vivo he cut me to the quick; me afectó en lo más vivo — it affected me very deeply
3) (avispado, astuto) sharpIIno seas tan vivo — don't try to be clever
* * *= alive, live, living, vivid, quickened, vibrant + Color, bright [brighter -comp., brightest -sup.], living and breathing, surviving, walking, land of the living, the, spry [spryer comp., spryest -sup.], sprightly [sprightlier -comp., sprightliest -sup.], shrewd [shrewder -comp., shrewdest -sup.].Ex: Armstrong Sperry's 'Call It Courage' is now some years old but still to my mind an attractive and alive book.
Ex: By designing the floors to carry a superimposed live load of 6.5 kN/m2, it is easy to move bookshelves, reader places and other library functions to any part of the building.Ex: Few librarians have had both his dedication and ability to make the catalog a living tool serving all of the people.Ex: There are vivid examples of serious fires and other natural disasters occuring in libraries that cause incalculable financial and academic losses to society.Ex: For a storyteller preparation is like rehearsal for an orchestra; there will be passages that need emphasis, and some that need a slow pace, others that need a quickened tempo, and so on = La preparación de un narrador de cuentos es como el ensayo de una orquesta; habrá pasajes que necesiten énfasis, otros un ritmo lento, otros un ritmo acelerado, etcétera.Ex: The store was gutted and rebuilt, according to his specifications, into a beautiful, modern facility, decorated in vibrant hues and furnished with the latest Herman Miller offerings.Ex: The openness of the now accessible stacks is emphasised by use of glass and bright colours.Ex: They are more than simple documents -- they are living and breathing expressions of important ethical concerns.Ex: Interviews were with a surviving next of kin or a nonrelative about three months after the event of death.Ex: He is a walking history of modern librarianship and has been a mentor to many.Ex: This is a review article on a book by Stephen M. Borish ' The Land of the Living'.Ex: A spry 80 years young, Virginia has been painting murals for the last 50 years and a lot can be said for the advantages of experience.Ex: He was described as a ' sprightly nonagenarian' who was born in 1905.Ex: Payment is very important and can be a problem so the businessman needs to be streetwise and shrewd with a good business acumen.* actuación en vivo = live performance, live entertainment.* apagar la cal viva = slake + quicklime.* a viva voz = open outcry.* cal viva = quicklime.* comerse Algo vivo, devorarse Algo = eat + Nombre + alive.* concierto en vivo = live concert.* continuar vivo = live on.* cosa viva = living thing.* de viva voz = orally, word-of-mouth, by word of mouth.* el muerto al hoyo y el vivo al bollo = dead men have no friends.* entre los vivos = land of the living, the.* en vivo = live-action, in vivo, live.* imaginación muy viva = vivid imagination.* leyenda vivida = living legend.* llorar a lágrima viva = sob + Posesivo + heart out, cry + Posesivo + heart out, cry + uncontrollably.* mantener Algo vivo = keep + the flame alive, keep + Nombre + at the fore.* mantener vivo = keep + alive, keep + Nombre + going.* materia viva = living matter.* monumento vivo = living monument.* música en vivo = live music.* no vivo = nonliving [non-living].* organismo vivo = living thing.* permanecer vivo = remain + alive.* ponerse al rojo vivo = reach + boiling point, fire up.* publicación seriada viva = active serial.* revista viva = active journal.* rojo vivo = vibrant red, vermilion [vermillion].* seguir vivo = live on, stay + alive.* sentirse vivo = feel + alive.* ser un vivo retrato de = be a dead ringer for.* servicio de referencia en vivo = live reference.* ser vivo = sentient being.* tener algo muy vivo en la mente de uno = be strong in + mind.* viva + Nombre = long live + Nombre.* vivos, los = living, the.* * *A1 (con vida) alive[ S ] se busca vivo o muerto wanted, dead or alivelos mosquitos me están comiendo vivo ( fam); I'm being eaten alive by mosquitoesno vimos ninguna serpiente viva we didn't see any live snakeses ya una leyenda viva he is a legend in his own lifetime, he is a living legendmantuvo viva su fé she kept her faith aliveen vivo livemúsica en vivo live musichicieron el programa en vivo they did the program live2 ‹lengua› living ( before n)el idioma sigue vivo the language is still aliveB1 ‹persona› (despierto, animado) vivacious, bubbly2 ‹descripción› vivid, graphic; ‹relato/imaginación› livelyaún tengo vivo en la memoria aquel momento I can still remember that moment vividly4 ‹ojos/mirada› lively, bright5 ‹sentimiento/deseo› intense, stronglo más vivo: sus palabras me llegaron a lo más vivo her words cut me to the quicksu muerte me afectó en lo más vivo his death affected me very deeplyC (avispado, astuto) sharpése es muy vivo y no se va a dejar engañar that guy is too smart o sharp to be taken in ( colloq)no seas tan vivo, que ésta es mi parte don't try to be clever o to pull a fast one, this is my share ( colloq)esos vendedores son muy vivos those salesmen are razor-sharp ( colloq)masculine, feminine( fam)1 (oportunista) sharp o smooth operator ( colloq)2 (aprovechado) crafty devil ( colloq)* * *
Del verbo vivir: ( conjugate vivir)
vivo es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
Multiple Entries:
vivir
vivo
vivir ( conjugate vivir) verbo intransitivo
1 ( en general) to live;◊ vive solo he lives alone o on his own;
vivo para algo/algn to live for sth/sb;
vivo en paz to live in peace;
la pintura no da para vivo you can't make a living from painting;
el sueldo no le alcanza para vivo his salary isn't enough (for him) to live on;
vivo de algo ‹ de la caridad› to live on sth;
‹del arte/de la pesca› to make a living from sth;
ver tb◊ renta
2 ( estar vivo) to be alive
3 ( como interj):◊ ¡viva el Rey! long live the King!;
¡vivan los novios! three cheers for the bride and groom!;
¡viva! hurray!
verbo transitivoa) ( pasar por):
los que vivimos la guerra those of us who lived through the war
vivo◊ -va adjetivo
1
en vivo ‹actuación/transmisión› live
2
‹ descripción› vivid, graphic;
‹relato/imaginación› lively
‹llama/fuego› bright;
‹ojos/mirada› lively, bright
3 (avispado, astuto) sharp;◊ no seas tan vivo don't try to be clever
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino ( oportunista) sharp o smooth operator (colloq);
( aprovechado) freeloader
vivir
I verbo intransitivo
1 (tener vida) to live: vivió ochenta años, she lived to be eighty
¡aún vive!, he's still alive!
2 (estar residiendo) to live: viven en Australia, they live in Australia
3 (en la memoria) su recuerdo aún vive en nosotros, our memories of him still live on
4 (subsistir) no es suficiente para vivir, it's not enough to live on
esa gente vive de la caza, those people live from o by hunting
5 (convivir) viven juntos desde hace muchos años, they've been living together for years
II vtr (pasar una experiencia) to live through
III sustantivo masculino
1 life, living
2 (una persona) de mal vivir, loose, disreputable
♦ Locuciones: dejar vivir a alguien, (no molestar) vive y deja vivir, live and let live; familiar no vivir alguien, (preocupación, angustia) desde que tiene esa grave enfermedad, sus padres no viven, his parents have been in a state of anxiety since he's had this serious illness; familiar vivir la vida alguien, (libertad, ociosidad) ha acabado la carrera y ahora se dedica a vivir la vida, now he's finished his university studies he's going to enjoy life
vivo,-a
I adjetivo
1 alive: todavía está vivo, he's still alive
(un espectáculo) en vivo, live ➣ Ver nota en alive 2 (persona: vital, alegre) vivacious
(astuta) sharp
3 (intenso, brillante) bright
una camisa de un rojo vivo, a bright red shirt
4 (un relato, descripción) lively, graphic
(un sentimiento) intense, deep
II sustantivo masculino y femenino (persona avispada, astuta) sharp
♦ Locuciones: al rojo vivo, red-hot
familiar vivito y coleando, alive and kicking
' vivo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
actualmente
- alegre
- alta
- alto
- ardiente
- criatura
- despierta
- despierto
- emisión
- ser
- estrangular
- extremidad
- fogón
- macho
- mantener
- prodigio
- retrato
- revivir
- roja
- rojo
- salud
- subsistir
- viva
- crecer
- espabilado
- inquieto
- listo
- paseo
- posibilidad
- punta
- que
- vivir
English:
active
- actually
- alive
- alone
- animate
- animated
- bright
- brighten up
- dad
- daddy
- deep
- develop
- eat
- fur
- hot up
- image
- keen
- live
- lively
- living
- midway
- near
- on
- out
- quicktempered
- red-hot
- rich
- solid
- spit
- still
- up
- vivid
- beyond
- concert
- glow
- hedge
- hedgerow
- home
- longing
- memory
- pull
- quick
- red
- sear
- survive
* * *vivo, -a♦ adj1. [ser, lengua] living2. [tras verbo] alive;estar vivo [persona, costumbre, recuerdo] to be alive;su recuerdo sigue vivo entre los suyos his memory lives on among his family;quemar vivo alguien to burn sb alive3. [intenso] [dolor, deseo, olor] intense;[luz, color, tono] bright; [genio] quick, hot; [paso, ritmo] lively;un vivo interés por algo a lively interest in sth4. [con vitalidad] [gestos, ojos] lively;[descripción, recuerdo] vivid;es el vivo retrato de su padre he's the spitting image of his father5. [despierto] quick, sharp;[astuto] shrewd, sly♦ los vivos nmplthe living♦ en vivo loc adj[en directo] live; [sin anestesia] without anaesthetic;haremos el programa en vivo we will do the programme live* * *I adj1 alive;los seres vivo living things;2 fig famsharp, smart3 color bright4 ritmo livelyII m, viva f sharp operator* * *vivo, -va adj1) : alive2) intenso: vivid, bright, intense3) animado: lively, vivacious4) astuto: sharp, clever5)en vivo : livetransmisión en vivo: live broadcast6)al rojo vivo : red-hot* * *vivo adj1. (con vida) alive2. (intenso) bright -
7 arrebatadizo
adj.1 excitable, hot-tempered.2 quick-tempered, irritable, short-tempered.* * *ADJ excitable, hot-tempered -
8 cascarilla
f.husk.* * *1 (de metal) sheet2 (de cacao) cocoa* * *1.2. SF1) Caribe, Cono Sur quick-tempered person2) And, Cono Sur (Med) medicinal herb* * ** * *= husk.Ex. This peat is rich in beaver chewed wood fragments, twigs, sedge, seeds, husks, coleoptera parts, small bones, and conifer cones.* * ** * *= husk.Ex: This peat is rich in beaver chewed wood fragments, twigs, sedge, seeds, husks, coleoptera parts, small bones, and conifer cones.
* * *2 (de cereal) husk; (de frutos secos) husk* * *
cascarilla sustantivo femenino ( de cacao) roasted cacao husks (pl) ( used in infusions);
( de cereal) husk
' cascarilla' also found in these entries:
English:
husk
* * *cascarilla nfhusk -
9 corajudo
adj.1 angry, passionate, easily irritated.2 spirited; tough; bold; (Southern Cone) brave.3 courageous, ballsy.* * *► adjetivo1 (valiente) tough, brave2 (irritable) quick-tempered* * *ADJ1) (=irascible) quick-tempered2) (=valiente) brave, gutsy ** * *- da adjetivo brave* * *= courageous.Ex. One of the most effective ways of combatting racism is through enlightened, moderate and courageous work colleagues.* * *- da adjetivo brave* * *= courageous.Ex: One of the most effective ways of combatting racism is through enlightened, moderate and courageous work colleagues.
* * *corajudo -dabravehay que ser corajudo para meterse en un negocio tan arriesgado it takes (a lot of) guts to get involved in such a risky business ( colloq)* * *corajudo, -a adj[valiente] brave* * *adj L.Am.brave -
10 botafuego
f. & m.1 linstock, a staff with a match at the end of it, used by gunners in firing cannons.2 an irritable, quick-tempered person.3 firebrand.* * *SM1) (Mil) †† linstock2) * (=persona) quick-tempered person -
11 enojadizo
adj.short-tempered, cranky, fretful, huffy.* * *► adjetivo1 irritable, touchy, quick-tempered* * *ADJ esp LAm irritable, short-tempered* * *- za adjetivo (esp AmL) irritable, touchy* * *= cranky [crankier -comp., crankiest -sup.].Ex. For example, you already know that living in a windowless room will make you cranky and out of sorts.* * *- za adjetivo (esp AmL) irritable, touchy* * *= cranky [crankier -comp., crankiest -sup.].Ex: For example, you already know that living in a windowless room will make you cranky and out of sorts.
* * *enojadizo -za( esp AmL) irritable, tetchy, touchy* * *
enojadizo
* * *enojadizo, -a adjesp Am irritable, touchy* * *adj irritable* * *enojadizo, -za adjirritable: irritable, cranky -
12 arrebatadizo
• irritable• quarrelsome• quick-tempered• short-tempered -
13 enfadadizo
• fretful• huffy• irritable• quick-tempered• short-tempered• splenetic -
14 irritable
• cantankerous• fretful• ill-tempered• irritable• quarrelsome• quick-tempered• spleenful• spleeny• splenetic• technology• tectonic• testis unus testis nullis• tetanic• tetanus• tete-a-tete• void transaction• voidable contract -
15 enojo
m.anger (irritación). (especially Latin American Spanish)pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: enojar.* * *1 anger, annoyance, irritation* * *SM1) (=enfado) anger; (=irritación) annoyance2)tener repentinos enojos — to be quick to anger, be easily upset
de prontos o repentinos enojos — quick-tempered
3) pl enojos (=problemas) troubles, trials* * *masculino (esp AmL) anger; ( menos serio) annoyance¿ya se te pasó el enojo? — are you still angry/annoyed?
* * *= anger.Ex. The young librarian was not accustomed to seeing the head of reference red-faced with mute anger or the head of technical services mumbling uncontrollably to himself.----* en un momento de enojo = in the heat of the moment.* por enojo = out of anger.* * *masculino (esp AmL) anger; ( menos serio) annoyance¿ya se te pasó el enojo? — are you still angry/annoyed?
* * *= anger.Ex: The young librarian was not accustomed to seeing the head of reference red-faced with mute anger or the head of technical services mumbling uncontrollably to himself.
* en un momento de enojo = in the heat of the moment.* por enojo = out of anger.* * *( esp AmL)anger; (menos serio) annoyance¿ya se te pasó el enojo? are you still angry/annoyed?* * *
Del verbo enojar: ( conjugate enojar)
enojo es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
enojó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
enojar
enojo
enojar ( conjugate enojar) verbo transitivo (esp AmL) to make … angry;
( en menor grado) to annoy
enojarse verbo pronominal (esp AmL) to get angry, get mad (esp AmE colloq);
( en menor grado) to get annoyed, get cross (BrE colloq);
enojose con algn to get angry/annoyed with sb
enojo sustantivo masculino (esp AmL) anger;
( menos serio) annoyance;◊ ¿ya se te pasó el enojo? are you still angry/annoyed?
enojar verbo transitivo to anger, annoy
enojo sustantivo masculino anger, annoyance
' enojo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
fastidiar
- fastidio
- molestar
- cabreo
- murmurar
- pasar
- porra
- razón
English:
annoyance
- anger
- heat
* * *enojo nmesp Am [por irritarse] anger; [por molestarse] annoyance;puso cara de enojo she scowled (in annoyance);¿ya se te pasó el enojo? have you calmed down yet?* * *m L.Am.anger;con enojo angrily* * *enojo nm1) cólera: anger2) : annoyance -
16 ser irascible
v.to have a quick temper, to be quick-tempered, to be swift to anger. -
17 irritable
adj.irritable.Ser colérico Be quick-tempered (different from Be angry=Estar colérico.)* * *► adjetivo1 irritable* * *ADJ irritable* * *adjetivo irritable* * *= tetchy [tetchier -comp., tetchiest -sup.], irritable, cranky [crankier -comp., crankiest -sup.], irascible, crabby [crabbier -comp., crabbiest, -sup.], waspish, testy [testier -comp., testiest -sup.].Ex. CC uses this device in Literature, where authors are specified by their date of birth (though Ranganathan has a rather tetchy note about the difficulty of establishing this in some cases).Ex. Many librarians worry that the public, collective image of librarians is associated with the crone -- an older, single woman who is irritable and protective of her domain.Ex. For example, you already know that living in a windowless room will make you cranky and out of sorts.Ex. He was a rag-and-bone man living with his irascible father in a junkyard with only their horse for company.Ex. The normally perky and intrepid Cristina is flat out crabby these days.Ex. But as you read this sentence, you cannot fail to hear his voice, cosy, waspish, inimitable.Ex. We're assailed by doubts, mortified by our own shortcomings, surrounded by freaks, testy over silly details.* * *adjetivo irritable* * *= tetchy [tetchier -comp., tetchiest -sup.], irritable, cranky [crankier -comp., crankiest -sup.], irascible, crabby [crabbier -comp., crabbiest, -sup.], waspish, testy [testier -comp., testiest -sup.].Ex: CC uses this device in Literature, where authors are specified by their date of birth (though Ranganathan has a rather tetchy note about the difficulty of establishing this in some cases).
Ex: Many librarians worry that the public, collective image of librarians is associated with the crone -- an older, single woman who is irritable and protective of her domain.Ex: For example, you already know that living in a windowless room will make you cranky and out of sorts.Ex: He was a rag-and-bone man living with his irascible father in a junkyard with only their horse for company.Ex: The normally perky and intrepid Cristina is flat out crabby these days.Ex: But as you read this sentence, you cannot fail to hear his voice, cosy, waspish, inimitable.Ex: We're assailed by doubts, mortified by our own shortcomings, surrounded by freaks, testy over silly details.* * *irritable* * *
irritable adjetivo
irritable
' irritable' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
irascible
- enojadizo
- enojón
English:
cantankerous
- impatient
- irritable
- prickly
- snappy
- inclined
- moody
* * *irritable adjirritable* * *adj irritable* * *irritable adj: irritable -
18 enojón
adj.grumpy, cranky, irritable, quick-tempered.* * ** * *- jona adjetivo (Chi, Méx fam) irritable, touchy* * *- jona adjetivo (Chi, Méx fam) irritable, touchy* * *(Chi, Méx fam) irritable, tetchy, touchy* * *
enojón
* * *enojón, -ona adjMéx Fam cranky, testy* * *adj L.Am.irritable, touchy* * * -
19 berbecí
SMF Méx quick-tempered person -
20 chichicaste
adj.spitfire, quick-tempered.m.nettle rash. (Medical)* * *SM CAm1) (Bot) nettle2) (Med) nettle rash* * *chichicaste, chichicastle(AmC, Méx)nettle
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См. также в других словарях:
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