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1 cateto
adj.boorish, hick.m.1 side of a triangle, leg.2 yokel, bumpkin, boor.3 cathetus.* * *► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 peyorativo (palurdo) dimwit, yokel————————1 (de triángulo) side of a right-angled triangle forming the right angle* * *cateto, -a* SM / F yokel *, hick (EEUU) ** * *masculino (Mat) leg* * *= redneck, churl, tacky [tackier -comp., tackiest -sup.], tawdry [tawdrier -comp., tawdriest -sup.], rube, hick.Ex. His talks sparkle with Southern humor and a distinct voice known to mention rednecks, the evil of institutions, and racial reconciliation.Ex. Then again, who but a churl could fail to grieve at the waste of an artistic life of such immensity and grandeur?.Ex. There was nothing tacky about the invitation, other that the request that gifts be in the form of cash, of course.Ex. This article looks at 'fairness' in the book trade today, and some of the tawdry tricks indulged in by publishers, agents and authors at each other's expense.Ex. Good heavens, if American culture isn't about wearing baggy pants, baseball caps and talking like a rube, what is it all about then?.Ex. The Wizard, played by Joel Grey, is a smooth-talking dumbbell who admits he is 'a corn-fed hick' and 'one of your dime-a-dozen mediocrities'.* * *masculino (Mat) leg* * *= redneck, churl, tacky [tackier -comp., tackiest -sup.], tawdry [tawdrier -comp., tawdriest -sup.], rube, hick.Ex: His talks sparkle with Southern humor and a distinct voice known to mention rednecks, the evil of institutions, and racial reconciliation.
Ex: Then again, who but a churl could fail to grieve at the waste of an artistic life of such immensity and grandeur?.Ex: There was nothing tacky about the invitation, other that the request that gifts be in the form of cash, of course.Ex: This article looks at 'fairness' in the book trade today, and some of the tawdry tricks indulged in by publishers, agents and authors at each other's expense.Ex: Good heavens, if American culture isn't about wearing baggy pants, baseball caps and talking like a rube, what is it all about then?.Ex: The Wizard, played by Joel Grey, is a smooth-talking dumbbell who admits he is 'a corn-fed hick' and 'one of your dime-a-dozen mediocrities'.* * *masculine, feminineB* * *
cateto,-a
I m,f pey yokel
II m Mat cathetus
' cateto' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cateta
English:
boorish
- hick
- redneck
* * *cateto, -a♦ adjPey uncultured, uncouth♦ nm,fPey country bumpkin♦ nmGeom = either of the two short sides of a right-angled triangle, Espec cathetus* * *I m MAT leghick fam, yokel fam -
2 ardiente
adj.1 burning.2 ardent, burning, hot, aflame.* * *► adjetivo1 (encendido) burning, hot, scalding* * *adj.1) ardent, passionate2) burning* * *ADJ1) (=que quema) burning; (=que brilla) [color] blazing; [flor] bright red2) [deseo, interés] burning; [amor] ardent, passionate; [aficionado] passionate; [partidario] fervent, ardent* * ** * *= ardent, burning, fiery [fierier -comp., fieriest -sup.], baking hot, piping hot, red-blooded, torrid.Ex. Significantly, however, Panizzi's rules did not prove as viable as did his ideology, and they were promptly and materially changed and recast by his most ardent admirers and followers.Ex. A choking emotion, partly made up of incredulity and in part a burning resentment filled Drew Pope.Ex. In the end, his crude language and fiery personality limited him to the role of redneck poltergeist.Ex. He slept on a camp bed in the baking hot room between 12-hour shifts and survived on leftovers brought to him by friendly chefs.Ex. The monks then add milk and salt to taste and piping hot Tibetan tea is ready to serve.Ex. What's the ordinary response if you're a red-blooded American consumer? I mean, you scream like hell and run to the store and demand your money back.Ex. He says he wants to have a torrid affair because he's too busy to commit to a proper relationship!.----* capilla ardiente = funeral chapel, chapel of rest.* zarza ardiente, la = burning bush, the.* * ** * *= ardent, burning, fiery [fierier -comp., fieriest -sup.], baking hot, piping hot, red-blooded, torrid.Ex: Significantly, however, Panizzi's rules did not prove as viable as did his ideology, and they were promptly and materially changed and recast by his most ardent admirers and followers.
Ex: A choking emotion, partly made up of incredulity and in part a burning resentment filled Drew Pope.Ex: In the end, his crude language and fiery personality limited him to the role of redneck poltergeist.Ex: He slept on a camp bed in the baking hot room between 12-hour shifts and survived on leftovers brought to him by friendly chefs.Ex: The monks then add milk and salt to taste and piping hot Tibetan tea is ready to serve.Ex: What's the ordinary response if you're a red-blooded American consumer? I mean, you scream like hell and run to the store and demand your money back.Ex: He says he wants to have a torrid affair because he's too busy to commit to a proper relationship!.* capilla ardiente = funeral chapel, chapel of rest.* zarza ardiente, la = burning bush, the.* * *‹defensor/partidario› ardent; ‹deseo› ardent, burning; ‹amante› passionate, ardent ( liter)una ardiente defensa de los derechos humanos an impassioned defense of human rights* * *
ardiente adjetivo ‹ defensor› ardent;
‹ deseo› ardent, burning;
‹ amante› passionate
ardiente adjetivo
1 (encendido, vivo) burning
capilla ardiente, chapel of rest, funeral chapel
2 fig (apasionado, fervoroso) passionate
' ardiente' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
capilla
English:
ardent
- dedicated
- fervent
- fiery
- intense
- red-hot
- state
- burning
- passionate
- spirited
* * *ardiente adj1. [en llamas] burning;[líquido] scalding2. [ferviente] [deseo] burning;[admirador, defensor] ardent;un ardiente discurso a passionate speech* * *adj2 bebida scalding* * *ardiente adj1) : burning2) : ardent, passionate♦ ardientemente adv -
3 cortijero
m.1 foreman.2 farmer.* * *► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 Andalusian farmer* * *= redneck, rustic, rube, hick.Ex. His talks sparkle with Southern humor and a distinct voice known to mention rednecks, the evil of institutions, and racial reconciliation.Ex. These reflections coincide with considerations from previous studies about the education of rustics in their rural schools.Ex. Good heavens, if American culture isn't about wearing baggy pants, baseball caps and talking like a rube, what is it all about then?.Ex. The Wizard, played by Joel Grey, is a smooth-talking dumbbell who admits he is 'a corn-fed hick' and 'one of your dime-a-dozen mediocrities'.* * *= redneck, rustic, rube, hick.Ex: His talks sparkle with Southern humor and a distinct voice known to mention rednecks, the evil of institutions, and racial reconciliation.
Ex: These reflections coincide with considerations from previous studies about the education of rustics in their rural schools.Ex: Good heavens, if American culture isn't about wearing baggy pants, baseball caps and talking like a rube, what is it all about then?.Ex: The Wizard, played by Joel Grey, is a smooth-talking dumbbell who admits he is 'a corn-fed hick' and 'one of your dime-a-dozen mediocrities'.* * *cortijero -ramasculine, feminine1 (dueño) estate owner2 (capataz) overseer* * *cortijero, -a nm,f1. [dueño] estate o farm owner2. [asalariado] estate o farm manager -
4 espíritu molesto
(n.) = poltergeistEx. In the end, his crude language and fiery personality limited him to the role of redneck poltergeist.* * *(n.) = poltergeistEx: In the end, his crude language and fiery personality limited him to the role of redneck poltergeist.
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5 fogoso
adj.fiery, gung-ho, spirited, red-blooded.* * *► adjetivo1 fiery, spirited* * *ADJ (=enérgico) spirited, mettlesome; (=apasionado) fiery, ardent; [caballo etc] frisky* * *- sa adjetivo ardent* * *= hothead, hot-headed [hotheaded], fiery [fierier -comp., fieriest -sup.], spirited, red-blooded, torrid.Ex. This put the matter down to the work of a marginal fringe of hotheads & lunatics.Ex. The 1996 film of 'Romeo and Juliet' is a gripping presentation of Shakespeare's story of star-crossed lovers in an impulsive, hot-headed, violent world.Ex. In the end, his crude language and fiery personality limited him to the role of redneck poltergeist.Ex. Their aim was to mount a spirited attack on a consumer driven and marketeers' approach to reading and books, and on relativism and populism.Ex. What's the ordinary response if you're a red-blooded American consumer? I mean, you scream like hell and run to the store and demand your money back.Ex. He says he wants to have a torrid affair because he's too busy to commit to a proper relationship!.* * *- sa adjetivo ardent* * *= hothead, hot-headed [hotheaded], fiery [fierier -comp., fieriest -sup.], spirited, red-blooded, torrid.Ex: This put the matter down to the work of a marginal fringe of hotheads & lunatics.
Ex: The 1996 film of 'Romeo and Juliet' is a gripping presentation of Shakespeare's story of star-crossed lovers in an impulsive, hot-headed, violent world.Ex: In the end, his crude language and fiery personality limited him to the role of redneck poltergeist.Ex: Their aim was to mount a spirited attack on a consumer driven and marketeers' approach to reading and books, and on relativism and populism.Ex: What's the ordinary response if you're a red-blooded American consumer? I mean, you scream like hell and run to the store and demand your money back.Ex: He says he wants to have a torrid affair because he's too busy to commit to a proper relationship!.* * *fogoso -saardent* * *
fogoso,-a adjetivo fiery, spirited
' fogoso' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
fogosa
English:
fiery
- frisky
- spirited
* * *fogoso, -a adj[persona] passionate, intense; [caballo] spirited, lively* * *adj fiery, ardent* * *fogoso, -sa adjardiente: ardent -
6 patán
adj.rude, randy, peasant, bumpkin.m.rough person, churl, boor, chuff.* * *1 boor* * *SM rustic, yokel, hick (EEUU) *; pey lout* * *Iadjetivo (fam) loutish, uncouthIIno seas patán — don't be such a lout o so uncouth
1) (fam) ( grosero) lout, yob (BrE colloq)2) (Chi) ( holgazán) good-for-nothing* * *= oaf, redneck, lout, churl, schmuck, schmo.Ex. She wanted to say: 'You are a conceited, obstinate, inflexible, manipulative, pompous, close-minded, insensitive, abrasive, opinionated, platitudinous oaf!'.Ex. His talks sparkle with Southern humor and a distinct voice known to mention rednecks, the evil of institutions, and racial reconciliation.Ex. It is not just yobbos and louts that are guilty of antisocial behaviour.Ex. Then again, who but a churl could fail to grieve at the waste of an artistic life of such immensity and grandeur?.Ex. Schmuck entered English as a borrowed word from Yiddish, where it is an obscene term literally meaning a foreskin or head of a penis, and an insult.Ex. This team of schmoes is capable of anything.* * *Iadjetivo (fam) loutish, uncouthIIno seas patán — don't be such a lout o so uncouth
1) (fam) ( grosero) lout, yob (BrE colloq)2) (Chi) ( holgazán) good-for-nothing* * *= oaf, redneck, lout, churl, schmuck, schmo.Ex: She wanted to say: 'You are a conceited, obstinate, inflexible, manipulative, pompous, close-minded, insensitive, abrasive, opinionated, platitudinous oaf!'.
Ex: His talks sparkle with Southern humor and a distinct voice known to mention rednecks, the evil of institutions, and racial reconciliation.Ex: It is not just yobbos and louts that are guilty of antisocial behaviour.Ex: Then again, who but a churl could fail to grieve at the waste of an artistic life of such immensity and grandeur?.Ex: Schmuck entered English as a borrowed word from Yiddish, where it is an obscene term literally meaning a foreskin or head of a penis, and an insult.Ex: This team of schmoes is capable of anything.* * *( fam); loutish, uncouth, boorishno seas patán don't be such a lout o so uncouth* * *
patán adjetivo (fam) loutish, uncouth;◊ no seas patán don't be such a lout o so uncouth
■ sustantivo masculino
1 (fam) ( grosero) lout, yob (BrE colloq)
2 (Chi) ( holgazán) good-for-nothing
' patán' also found in these entries:
English:
bumpkin
- oaf
- lout
* * *♦ adjuncivilized, uncouth♦ nm1. [ignorante] boor* * *despI adj loutishII m lout* * * -
7 picante
adj.1 spicy, hot (food).2 saucy (chiste, comedia).m.1 spicy food (food).2 spiciness, piquancy, raciness.* * *► adjetivo1 (comida) hot2 figurado (chiste, película) spicy1 (comida) hot food2 (sabor) hot flavour* * *adj.hot, spicy* * *1. ADJ1) (=que pica) [comida, sabor] hot, spicy; [vino] tart, sour2) (=malicioso) [comentario] sharp, cutting; [chiste] dirty; [comedia, película] naughty, spicy; [persona] naughty2. SM1) (Culin)a) (=especia) chilli2) (=picardía) [en persona] zip, zest; [en chiste, situación] piquancy* * *Ia) (Coc) < comida> hotb) <chiste/libro> risqué; < comedia> racyIIa) (Coc) hot spices (pl)el médico le ha prohibido el picante or los picantes — his doctor has told him not to eat spicy food
b) (Chi, Per) ( guiso) spicy meat stew* * *= piquant, salty [saltier -comp., saltiest -sup.], racy [racier -comp., raciest -sup.], fiery [fierier -comp., fieriest -sup.], risqué, bawdy [bawdier -comp., bawdiest -sup.], pungent, spicy [spicier -comp., spiciest -sup.], saucy [saucier -comp., sauciest -sup.], tangy [tangier - comp., tangiest -sup.], nippy [nippier -comp., nippiest -sup.].Ex. The causes of this interest differ from one man to another; it may be the beautiful, the terrible, the awe-inspiring, the exhilarating, the pathetic, the comic, or the merely piquant.Ex. Serious questions which face us may often be better understood when a modicum of salty satire is applied.Ex. Today, nudity, sex, and excessive violence are not an issue and even the raciest films would garner a PG-13 rating from the Motion Picture Association of America, and most are even tamer than that.Ex. In the end, his crude language and fiery personality limited him to the role of redneck poltergeist.Ex. However, some of the central premises of the film are flawed, and the risqué touches, whether racial or erotic innuendo, are primarily there to titillate and make the film seem hot and controversial.Ex. Their secondary aim was to print piratical, scurrilous and bawdy material for the people of Dublin.Ex. The studies reported here addressed the question of whether the pungent element in chilies, capsaicin, suppresses taste and flavor intensity.Ex. The odour impression was a very pleasant spearmint, with green, floral, fruity, and spicy sidenote.Ex. Although some British seaside resorts still sell saucy postcards, they are not as popular as they used to be.Ex. The most boring meal can be pepped up with spicy and tangy herbs.Ex. Blend cream cheese with prepared horseradish for a nippy taste.----* poner un poquito de picante = pep up.* rábano picante = horseradish.* * *Ia) (Coc) < comida> hotb) <chiste/libro> risqué; < comedia> racyIIa) (Coc) hot spices (pl)el médico le ha prohibido el picante or los picantes — his doctor has told him not to eat spicy food
b) (Chi, Per) ( guiso) spicy meat stew* * *= piquant, salty [saltier -comp., saltiest -sup.], racy [racier -comp., raciest -sup.], fiery [fierier -comp., fieriest -sup.], risqué, bawdy [bawdier -comp., bawdiest -sup.], pungent, spicy [spicier -comp., spiciest -sup.], saucy [saucier -comp., sauciest -sup.], tangy [tangier - comp., tangiest -sup.], nippy [nippier -comp., nippiest -sup.].Ex: The causes of this interest differ from one man to another; it may be the beautiful, the terrible, the awe-inspiring, the exhilarating, the pathetic, the comic, or the merely piquant.
Ex: Serious questions which face us may often be better understood when a modicum of salty satire is applied.Ex: Today, nudity, sex, and excessive violence are not an issue and even the raciest films would garner a PG-13 rating from the Motion Picture Association of America, and most are even tamer than that.Ex: In the end, his crude language and fiery personality limited him to the role of redneck poltergeist.Ex: However, some of the central premises of the film are flawed, and the risqué touches, whether racial or erotic innuendo, are primarily there to titillate and make the film seem hot and controversial.Ex: Their secondary aim was to print piratical, scurrilous and bawdy material for the people of Dublin.Ex: The studies reported here addressed the question of whether the pungent element in chilies, capsaicin, suppresses taste and flavor intensity.Ex: The odour impression was a very pleasant spearmint, with green, floral, fruity, and spicy sidenote.Ex: Although some British seaside resorts still sell saucy postcards, they are not as popular as they used to be.Ex: The most boring meal can be pepped up with spicy and tangy herbs.Ex: Blend cream cheese with prepared horseradish for a nippy taste.* poner un poquito de picante = pep up.* rábano picante = horseradish.* * *A1 ( Coc) ‹comida› hotesto está picantísimo this is really hot!2 ‹chiste/libro› risqué; ‹comedia› racyA1 ( Coc) hot spices (pl)le has puesto demasiado picante a la sopa you've made the soup too hot o too pepperyel médico le ha prohibido el picante or los picantes his doctor has told him not to eat spicy food2(ingenio, malicia): la obra es un poco sosa, le falta un poco de picante the play is a bit dull, it needs something to spice it up a littleB* * *
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
* * *♦ adj1. [comida] spicy, hot2. [chiste, comedia] saucyse fue a vivir a un barrio picante she went to live in a downmarket area♦ nm1. [salsa] hot sauce;le puso demasiado picante she made it too hot o spicy;me gusta el picante I like spicy foodson unos picantes they're plebs* * *I adj1 comida hot, spicy2 chiste risquéII m hot spice* * *picante adj1) : hot, spicy2) : sharp, cutting3) : racy, risquépicante nm1) : spiciness2) : hot spices pl, hot sauce* * * -
8 poltergeist
m.poltergeist.* * *SM INV poltergeist* * *= poltergeist.Ex. In the end, his crude language and fiery personality limited him to the role of redneck poltergeist.* * *= poltergeist.Ex: In the end, his crude language and fiery personality limited him to the role of redneck poltergeist.
* * */polterˈɣajs(t)/poltergeist -
9 campesino
adj.peasant, rural, country.m.peasant, backwoodsman, farmer, chuff.* * *► adjetivo1 country, rural► nombre masculino,nombre femenino* * *(f. - campesina)nounpeasant, farmer* * *campesino, -a1.ADJ [población] rural; [familia, revuelta] peasant antes de ssiempre ocultó su origen campesino — she always concealed her rustic o peasant origins
la vida campesina — country life, rural life
2. SM / F1) (=persona del campo) country person2) (=labrador) farmer; (=labrador pobre) peasant3) And (=indio) Indian* * *I- na adjetivo <vida/costumbre> rural, country (before n); <modales/aspecto> peasant-likeII- na masculino, femenino ( persona del campo) country person; ( con connotaciones de pobreza) peasantson campesinos — they are country people o folk
* * *= peasant, clodhopper, villager, rustic.Nota: Nombre.Ex. This article discusses the pre-revolutionary shortage of books on agriculture economy in 1913, and how existing books only discussed the miserable, hopeless life of the peasants.Ex. He said that a concerted program of weeding would ensure that the library will have 'no books which will interest persons with an intellectual range above that of clodhoppers and market gardeners'.Ex. Most importantly, the villagers are responsible for the day to day operation and the upkeep of the units.Ex. These reflections coincide with considerations from previous studies about the education of rustics in their rural schools.----* campesinos = peasantry.* * *I- na adjetivo <vida/costumbre> rural, country (before n); <modales/aspecto> peasant-likeII- na masculino, femenino ( persona del campo) country person; ( con connotaciones de pobreza) peasantson campesinos — they are country people o folk
* * *= peasant, clodhopper, villager, rustic.Nota: Nombre.Ex: This article discusses the pre-revolutionary shortage of books on agriculture economy in 1913, and how existing books only discussed the miserable, hopeless life of the peasants.
Ex: He said that a concerted program of weeding would ensure that the library will have 'no books which will interest persons with an intellectual range above that of clodhoppers and market gardeners'.Ex: Most importantly, the villagers are responsible for the day to day operation and the upkeep of the units.Ex: These reflections coincide with considerations from previous studies about the education of rustics in their rural schools.* campesinos = peasantry.* * *‹vida/costumbre› rural, country ( before n); ‹modales/aspecto› peasant-likemasculine, feminine(persona del campo) country person; (con connotaciones de pobreza) peasanttres campesinas vestidas de negro three peasant women dressed in blackson campesinos, gente muy sencilla they are simple, country people o folkun campesino me indicó el camino one of the locals o someone from the village showed me the waylos obreros y los campesinos the manual workers and the agricultural workers* * *
campesino
‹modales/aspecto› peasant-like
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino ( persona del campo) country person;
( con connotaciones de pobreza) peasant;◊ son campesinos they are country people o folk;
los obreros y los campesinos the manual workers and the agricultural workers
campesino,-a
I sustantivo masculino y femenino peasant
(hombre) countryman
(mujer) countrywoman
II adjetivo rural, peasant-like
' campesino' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
campesina
- paisana
- paisano
- villana
- villano
- horqueta
- huaso
English:
countryman
- peasant
- redneck
* * *campesino, -a♦ adj[del campo] rural, country; [en el pasado, en países pobres] peasant;las labores campesinas farmwork♦ nm,f[persona del campo] country person; [en el pasado, en países pobres] peasant* * *I adj peasant atrII m, campesina f peasant* * *campesino, -na n: peasant, farm laborer* * *2. (que trabaja en el campo) farm worker3. (en la historia) peasant -
10 sur
adj.south, southern.tiempo soleado en la mitad sur del país it will be sunny in the southern half of the countrypartieron con rumbo sur they headed southm.south.viento del sur south windir hacia el sur to go south(wards)está al sur de Madrid it's (to the) south of Madrid* * *1 south2 (viento) south wind\al sur de south of, to the south of* * *1. adj.south, southern2. noun m.* * *1.ADJ [región] southern; [dirección] southerly; [viento] south, southerlyla zona sur de la ciudad — the southern part of the city, the south of the city
2. SM1) (=punto cardinal) south2) [de región, país] southlas ciudades del sur — the southern cities, the cities of the south
vientos del sur — south o southerly winds
3) (=viento) south o southerly wind* * *Ien la parte sur del país — in the southern part o the south of the country
conducían en dirección sur — they were driving south o southward(s)
IIel ala/la costa sur — the south wing/coast
a) (parte, sector)b) ( punto cardinal) south, Southviajábamos hacia el sur — we were travelling south o southward(s)
* * *= south, southland.Ex. Short-loans could move adjacent to the main issue desk at the south by moving furniture, or at the north by rearranging the catalogue.Ex. During his relatively brief career as a corporate tactician, Jeff Gordon, a lanky 32-year-old who retains a touch of the 'aw shucks' manner of his native southland, has chalked up some substantial achievement.----* al sur de = south of.* América del Sur = South America.* Cono Sur, el = Southern Cone, the.* Corea del Sur = South Korea.* de Corea del Sur = South Korean.* del extremo sur = southernmost.* del sur = southern.* del sur de Europa = Southern European.* derecho hacia al sur = due south.* directamente hacia el sur = due south.* en dirección sur = southward(s), southbound.* Europa del Sur = Southern Europe.* exactamente al sur = due south.* hacia el sur = southward(s), southbound.* Hemisferio Sur, el = Southern Hemisphere, the.* mirando al sur = south facing.* Nueva Gales del Sur = New South Wales.* orientado al sur = south facing.* Pacífico del Sur, el = South Pacific, the.* Polo Sur, el = South Pole, the.* que mira al sur = south facing.* Sur de Africa = Southern Africa.* sur de Asia = South Asia.* tierras del sur = southland.* * *Ien la parte sur del país — in the southern part o the south of the country
conducían en dirección sur — they were driving south o southward(s)
IIel ala/la costa sur — the south wing/coast
a) (parte, sector)b) ( punto cardinal) south, Southviajábamos hacia el sur — we were travelling south o southward(s)
* * *= south, southland.Ex: Short-loans could move adjacent to the main issue desk at the south by moving furniture, or at the north by rearranging the catalogue.
Ex: During his relatively brief career as a corporate tactician, Jeff Gordon, a lanky 32-year-old who retains a touch of the 'aw shucks' manner of his native southland, has chalked up some substantial achievement.* al sur de = south of.* América del Sur = South America.* Cono Sur, el = Southern Cone, the.* Corea del Sur = South Korea.* de Corea del Sur = South Korean.* del extremo sur = southernmost.* del sur = southern.* del sur de Europa = Southern European.* derecho hacia al sur = due south.* directamente hacia el sur = due south.* en dirección sur = southward(s), southbound.* Europa del Sur = Southern Europe.* exactamente al sur = due south.* hacia el sur = southward(s), southbound.* Hemisferio Sur, el = Southern Hemisphere, the.* mirando al sur = south facing.* Nueva Gales del Sur = New South Wales.* orientado al sur = south facing.* Pacífico del Sur, el = South Pacific, the.* Polo Sur, el = South Pole, the.* que mira al sur = south facing.* Sur de Africa = Southern Africa.* sur de Asia = South Asia.* tierras del sur = southland.* * *sur1[ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ] ‹región› southernen la parte sur del país in the southern part o the south of the countryconducían en dirección sur they were driving south o southward(s), they were driving in a southerly directionel ala sur the south wingla costa sur the south coastla cara sur de la montaña the south o southern face of the mountainsur21(parte, sector): el sur the southen el sur de la provincia in the south of the provincequeda al sur de Cartagena it lies to the south of Cartagena, it is (to the) south of Cartagena2 (punto cardinal) south, Southvientos fuertes del sur strong southerly winds, strong winds from the southlas avenidas van de Norte a Sur the avenues run north-southdar tres pasos hacia el Sur take three paces south o southward(s) o to the southvientos moderados del sector este, rotando al sur moderate winds from the east, becoming o veering southerlylas ventanas dan al sur the windows face south o are south-facingestá más al sur it's further (to the) south34Sur (en bridge) South* * *
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sur
S (
S, s sustantivo femenino (read as /'ese/) the letter S, s
sur adjetivo invariable ‹ región› southern;
conducían en dirección sur they were driving south o southward(s);
la costa sur the south coast
■ sustantivo masculinoa) (parte, sector):
al sur de Cartagena to the south of Cartagena
viajábamos hacia el sur we were travelling south o southward(s)
sur
I adjetivo south, southern
la cara sur, the southern face
II sustantivo masculino south
al sur de Francia, to the south of France
hacia el sur, southward(s)
viento sur, south wind
' sur' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
América
- cono
- Corea del Sur
- enfilar
- hospedería
- pegarse
- polo
- S.
- terminal
- África del Sur
- contrario
- hacia
- orientar
- S
English:
America
- antiaging
- base
- due
- equator
- exposure
- face
- far
- fly
- lie
- redneck
- S
- south
- South America
- South Korea
- South Pole
- South Sea Islands
- South Seas
- southerly
- southern
- Southern Cross
- Southern Hemisphere
- southward
- wop
- down
- -facing
- from
- pole
- South
- sound
* * *♦ adj inv[posición, parte] south, southern; [dirección] southerly; [viento] south, southerly;la cara sur de la montaña the mountain's south face;la costa sur the south coast;tiempo soleado en la mitad sur del país it will be sunny in the southern half of the country;partieron con rumbo sur they headed south;un frente frío que se desplaza en dirección sur a cold front which is moving south o southwards♦ nm1. [zona] south;está al sur de Buenos Aires it's (to the) south of Buenos Aires;la fachada da al sur the building faces south o is south-facing;viento del sur south o southerly wind;habrá lluvias en el sur (del país) there will be rain in the south (of the country);ir hacia el sur to go south o southwards2. [punto cardinal] South3. [viento] south wind, southerly* * *m south;al sur de to the south of, south of* * *sur adj: southern, southerly, southsur nm1) : south, South2) : south wind* * *sur n south -
11 troglodita
adj.1 cave dwelling.2 rough, brutish (informal) (bárbaro, tosco).3 troglodytic, troglodytical.f. & m.1 cave dweller.2 brute (informal) (bárbaro, tosco).* * *1 troglodyte* * *SMF1) (=cavernícola) cave dweller, troglodyte2) (=bruto) brute, oaf; (=huraño) unsociable individual, recluse3) * (=glotón) glutton* * *masculino y femeninoa) ( cavernícola) troglodyteb) (fam) ( bruto) lout* * *= prehistoric man, caveman.Ex. The park was set aside to preserve the works and relics of prehistoric man and Native American culture.Ex. The course is an audio and visual presentation of some of the works of music, art, architectural development and homey philosophy from caveman through the present day.* * *masculino y femeninoa) ( cavernícola) troglodyteb) (fam) ( bruto) lout* * *= prehistoric man, caveman.Ex: The park was set aside to preserve the works and relics of prehistoric man and Native American culture.
Ex: The course is an audio and visual presentation of some of the works of music, art, architectural development and homey philosophy from caveman through the present day.* * *1 (cavernícola) troglodytic, cave-dwelling2 (tosco) uncouth3 (comilón) gluttonous, greedy1 (cavernícola) troglodyte, cave dweller* * *
troglodita sustantivo masculino y femenino
troglodita
I adjetivo
1 troglodytic
2 fam fig glottonous
II mf
1 troglodyte
2 fam (bruto) brute
3 fam fig (glotón) glutton
♦ Locuciones: comer como un troglodita, to eat like a pig
* * *♦ adj1. [cavernícola] cave-dwelling♦ nmf1. [cavernícola] cave dweller* * *m/f cave dweller; fig famredneck, Bryob -
12 zafio
adj.coarse, rude, uncouth.m.uncouth person, boorish person, redneck, uncouth man.* * *► adjetivo1 uncouth2 figurado gauche* * *ADJ coarse, uncouth* * *- fia adjetivo coarse, crude* * *= tasteless.Ex. Of the hundreds of figurines currently on the market, here are the most bizarrely tasteless.* * *- fia adjetivo coarse, crude* * *= tasteless.Ex: Of the hundreds of figurines currently on the market, here are the most bizarrely tasteless.
* * *coarse, crude* * *
zafio,-a adjetivo coarse, uncouth
' zafio' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
zafia
English:
uncouth
* * *zafio, -a adjrough, uncouth* * *adj coarse* * *: coarse, crude -
13 blanco
adj.white.m.1 target, bulls-eye, bull's-eye, bull's-eye of target.2 white, white color, white colour.3 white person, white man.4 blank.5 target, aim, objective, goal.6 Blanco.* * *► adjetivo1 white2 (complexión) fair-skinned■ tiene la piel muy blanca she has very fair skin, she's very fair-skinned► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 (color) white2 (objetivo) target, mark3 figurado object4 (hueco) blank, gap; (en escrito) blank space5 (vino) white wine\dar en el blanco to hit the mark 2 figurado to hit the nail on the headblanco y negro black and whiteen blanco blankmás blanco,-a que la nieve as white as snowno tener ni blanca to be flat brokepasar la noche en blanco to have a sleepless nightblanco de España whitingblanco del ojo white of the eye————————1 (color) white2 (objetivo) target, mark3 figurado object4 (hueco) blank, gap; (en escrito) blank space5 (vino) white wine* * *1. noun m.1) white2) blank3) target2. (f. - blanca)adj.* * *blanco, -a1. ADJ1) (=de color blanco) white2) [raza] white3) (=pálido) [cara, cutis] fair4) (Literat) [verso] blank2.SM / F (=persona) white man/womanel ladrón era un blanco, fuerte, de 1,80 — the thief was white, heavily built, 6ft tall
trata•
los blancos — white people3. SM1) (=color) white•
calentar algo al blanco — to heat sth till it is white-hot•
de blanco, casarse de blanco — to get married in white, have a white weddingcarpintero 1), punta 1., 2)blanco y negro — (Culin) iced coffee with cream
2) (=parte blanca)blanco del huevo — white of the egg, egg white
3) (=blancura) whiteness4) (=objetivo) target•
dar en el blanco — (lit) to hit the targettus críticas han dado en el blanco — your criticisms were right on target o were spot on
has dado en el blanco escogiendo esta carrera — you did exactly the right thing in choosing that degree course
ese comentario tuyo dio en el blanco, por eso dolió tanto — that remark of yours hit home, that's why it hurt so much
•
hacer blanco — to hit the targetla prensa la hizo blanco de sus críticas — the press singled her out for criticism, she was the target of attacks by the press
tiro 1)la modelo fue el blanco de todas las miradas — the model was the centre of attention, all eyes were on the model
5) (=espacio sin escribir) blank, blank (space)6)• en blanco — blank
•
dejar algo en blanco — to leave sth blankhe dejado el examen en blanco — I left the exam paper blank, I didn't write anything on the exam paper
dejé varias preguntas en blanco en el examen — there were several questions I didn't answer in the exam
•
votar en blanco — to return a blank ballot paperquedarse en blanco —
no pude contestar porque se me quedó la mente en blanco — I couldn't answer because my mind went blank
7) (=pausa) gap, breakhay varios blancos entre las clases — there are several gaps o breaks between classes
8) (=mancha blanca) [pequeña] white spot; [más grande] white patch9) Puerto Rico (=formulario) blank, blank form10)blancalos Blancos — Uru (Pol) political party
* * *I- ca adjetivo1)a) <color/vestido/pelo> whiteen blanco: entregó el examen en blanco she handed in a blank exam (paper); rellenar los espacios en blanco fill in the blanks; voté en blanco I returned a blank ballot (AmE), I left my voting paper blank (BrE); quedarse en blanco or quedársele a alguien la mente en blanco: me quedé en blanco or se me quedó la mente en blanco — my mind went blank
b) ( pálido) [ser] fair-skinned, pale-skinned; [estar] whiteestoy muy blanco — I'm very white o pale
2) <persona/raza> whiteII- ca masculino, femenino white personIII1) ( color) whitedar en el blanco — ( literal) to hit the target; ( acertar)
diste en el blanco con ese regalo — you were right on (AmE) o (BrE) spot-on with that present (colloq)
3) ( vino) white (wine)* * *I- ca adjetivo1)a) <color/vestido/pelo> whiteen blanco: entregó el examen en blanco she handed in a blank exam (paper); rellenar los espacios en blanco fill in the blanks; voté en blanco I returned a blank ballot (AmE), I left my voting paper blank (BrE); quedarse en blanco or quedársele a alguien la mente en blanco: me quedé en blanco or se me quedó la mente en blanco — my mind went blank
b) ( pálido) [ser] fair-skinned, pale-skinned; [estar] whiteestoy muy blanco — I'm very white o pale
2) <persona/raza> whiteII- ca masculino, femenino white personIII1) ( color) whitedar en el blanco — ( literal) to hit the target; ( acertar)
diste en el blanco con ese regalo — you were right on (AmE) o (BrE) spot-on with that present (colloq)
3) ( vino) white (wine)* * *blanco11 = target, butt, bull's eye.Ex: Paid employees can have targets set for them and their prospects may well depend upon their meeting these targets.
Ex: The author discusses art critic Harry Quilter, usually remembered today as 'Arry,' the butt of merciless lampooning by J.M. Whistler.Ex: It has been dubbed the ' Bull's-Eye' due to its five layers, represented as concentric circles.* blanco de las bromas, el = butt of jokes, the.* blanco en movimiento = moving target.* blanco fácil = ripe target, sitting duck.* blanco móvil = moving target.* blanco perfecto = sitting duck.* blanco seguro = sitting duck.* conseguir ser el blanco de todas las miradas = grab + the limelight.* conseguir ser el blanco de todas las miradas = capture + spotlight, grab + the spotlight.* dar en el blanco = hit + the bull's eye, strike + home, put + Posesivo + finger on, hit + the truth, hit + home.* en el blanco de mira = in the spotlight, in the crosshairs.* expresión en blanco = blank look.* justo en el blanco = dead on target.* ser el blanco de = be a pushover for.* ser el blanco de las críticas = come under + fire.blanco22 = white, Caucasian.Nota: Persona de raza blanca.Ex: In 1971 Sanford Berman demonstrated the subject heading list's bias toward an American/Western-European, Christian, white, male point-of-view.
Ex: Although Hawaii's journalists are more ethnically diverse than US journalists, there are proportionately more Caucasian journalists than Caucasians in the Hawaii population.* armario de la ropa blanca = linen cupboard.* atinar en el blanco = hit + the bull's eye.* blanco protestante anglosajón americano = WASP.* contacto con los blancos = white contact.* de la clase blanca, protestante y anglosajona americana = WASPish.* escoria social de raza blanca = white trash.* hombre blanco = white man [white men, -pl.].* huida blanca = white flight.* persona de raza blanca = white.* supremacía de los blancos = white supremacism, white supremacy.blanco33 = white [whiter -comp., whitest -sup.].Ex: When appropriate, give 'col.' for multicoloured objects, or name the colour(s) of the object if it is in one or two colours, or give 'b&w' for black and white objects; e.g., 1 bowl: porcelain, blue and white.
* águila de cabeza blanca = bald eagle.* armario de la ropa blanca = linen closet.* bandera blanca = white flag.* blanco como la nieve = snow-white.* blanco del ojo = white of + Posesivo + eye.* blanco hueso = off-white.* blanco roto = off-white.* blanco y negro = black & white.* caballero blanco = white knight, knight in shining armour.* carne blanca = white meat.* carta blanca = carte blanche, blank cheque [blank check, -USA].* Casa Blanca, la = White House, the.* cheque en blanco = blank cheque [blank check, -USA].* ciervo de cola blanca = white-tailed deer.* con la mirada en blanco = blankly.* darle a Alguien carta blanca = give + Nombre + a blank cheque.* darle a Alguien un cheque en blanco = give + Nombre + a blank cheque.* dejar en blanco = leave + blank.* demonio blanco = white devil.* de piel blanca = white-skinned.* de punta en blanco = dressed (up) to the nines, spic(k)-and-span.* elefante blanco = white elephant.* enarbolar la bandera blanca = raise + the white flag.* en blanco = blankly, blank.* en blanco y negro = b&w (black and white).* espacio en blanco = blank, blank space.* espacio en blanco final = trailing blank.* espacio en blanco inicial = beginning blank.* espino blanco = whitethorn.* estar sin blanca = not have a bean.* expresión en blanco = blank expression.* fósforo blanco = white phosphorous.* gran tiburón blanco = great white shark.* herida de arma blanca = stab wound.* Libro Blanco = White Paper.* mente + quedarse en blanco = mind + go blank.* mostaza blanca = white mustard.* negro sobre fondo blanco = black on white.* noche en blanco = sleepless night.* personas de piel blanca, las = fair skinned, the.* pescado blanco = whitefish.* pino blanco = white pine.* poner los ojos en blanco = roll + Posesivo + eyes.* ponerse blanco = turn + white, whiten.* quedarse en blanco = go + blank, mind + go blank.* ropa blanca = whites.* sin blanca = broke, penniless, skint.* sustancia blanca = white matter.* tener carta blanca = have + carte-blanche.* tiburón blanco = white shark.* trébol blanco = white clover.* vestirse de punta en blanco = tog out, tog up.blanco44 = white paper.Nota: En imprenta, cara de un pliego que se imprime primero antes de imprimir la segunda cara o "reiteración".Ex: The reiteration was then printed off in much the same way as the white paper, this time in reverse order of sheets.
* * *A1 [ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ] ‹color/vestido/pelo› whiteen blanco: entregó el examen en blanco she handed in a blank exam (paper)rellenar los espacios en blanco fill in the blanksdeja este espacio en blanco do not write anything in this space, leave this space blankno distingue/distinguen lo blanco de lo negro ( fam); he doesn't have/they don't have a clue ( colloq), he doesn't/they don't know left from right ( colloq)poner los ojos en blanco to roll one's eyesquedarse en blancoor quedársele a algn la mente en blanco: me quedé en blancoor se me quedó la mente en blanco my mind went blank2 (pálido) [ SER] fair-skinned, pale-skinned [ ESTAR] whiteten cuidado con el sol, eres muy blanco be careful of the sun, you're very fair-skinnedestoy muy blanco I'm very white o paleB ‹hombre/mujer/raza› whitemasculine, femininewhite personA (color) [ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ] whiteel blanco es un color muy sucio white shows the dirtde un blanco luminoso dazzling whitefotos en blanco y negro black and white photosCompuestos:whitingwhite of the eyeno parecerse ni en el blanco de los ojos or del ojo ( fam); to be like night and day ( AmE colloq), to be like chalk and cheese ( BrE colloq)iced coffee with creamtirar al blanco to shoot at the targetfue el blanco de todas las miradas everyone was looking at herse ha convertido en el blanco de todas las críticas he has become the target for all the criticismdar en el blanco (literal) to hit the target(acertar): ¿te has peleado con Ana? — has dado en el blanco have you had a fight with Ana? — you're dead right, I havediste en el blanco con ese regalo you were right on ( AmE) o ( BrE) spot-on with that present ( colloq)C (vino) white, white wine* * *
blanco 1◊ -ca adjetivo
1
rellenar los espacios en blanco fill in the blanks;
me quedé en blanco my mind went blank
[estar] white;◊ estoy muy blanco I'm very white o pale
2 ‹persona/raza› white
3 ‹ vino› white
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino
white person
blanco 2 sustantivo masculino
1 ( color) white;
2 (Dep, Jueg) ( objeto) target;
( centro) bullseye;
dar en el blanco to hit the target/bullseye
3 ( vino) white (wine)
blanco,-a
I adjetivo
1 white
2 (pálido) fair
II m,f (hombre) white man
(mujer) white woman
los blancos, whites
LAm (patrón, cacique, sea blanco o no) landowner, powerful man
III sustantivo masculino
1 (color) white
2 (diana) target: es el blanco de todas las críticas, he's the target of all the criticism
dar en el blanco, to hit the target
fig (acertar con algo) to hit the nail on the head
3 (espacio sin imprimir) blank 4 blanco del ojo, white of the eye
♦ Locuciones: en blanco: dejó el examen en blanco, he left the exam blank
se quedó en blanco, her mind went blank
figurado pasar la noche en blanco, to have a sleepless night
' blanco' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
azúcar
- blanca
- cana
- cano
- canosa
- canoso
- diana
- entonces
- estar
- fotografía
- manzanilla
- mirlo
- narciso
- noche
- punta
- sucia
- sucio
- terrera
- terrero
- Tiro
- vino
- voto
- atinar
- cheque
- chocolate
- dar
- espacio
- glóbulo
- manjar
- mente
- pan
- papeleta
- pescado
- televisión
- tiro
English:
aim at
- angel food cake
- ashen
- black
- blank
- blood
- bread
- bull's-eye
- butt
- cottage cheese
- dappled
- deathly
- dress
- fill in
- gap
- hit
- mark
- milk-white
- monochrome
- nine
- object
- on
- or
- paper
- redneck
- rice
- rifle range
- riflery
- roll
- seal
- sheet
- shooting-match
- sleepless
- target
- target practice
- white
- white blood-cell
- wide
- butter
- fair
- haricot (bean)
- home
- lily
- miss
- pale
- pith
- poplar
- sitting
- sugar
* * *blanco, -a♦ adj1. [color] white;página/verso en blanco blank page/verse;votar en blanco to return a blank ballot paper;dejé cuatro respuestas en blanco I left four answers blank, I didn't answer four questions;se quedó con la mente en blanco his mind went blank;una noche en blanco [sin dormir] a sleepless night2. [pálido] white, pale;estás muy blanco you're so white;nunca se pone moreno porque es muy blanco he never tans because he's very fair-skinned;3. [raza] white♦ nm,f1. [persona] white;los blancos whites♦ nm1. [color] white;el blanco es mi color favorito white is my favourite colour;calentar algo al blanco to make sth white-hot;una televisión en blanco y negro a black-and-white television;filmado en blanco y negro filmed in black and white;prefiero el blanco y negro al color I prefer black-and-white to colourQuím blanco (de) España whiting;blanco del ojo white of the eye;blanco de la uña half-moon2. [diana, objetivo] target;[de miradas] object;se convirtió en el blanco de la crítica he became the target of criticism;dar en el blanco to hit the target;Fig to hit the nail on the head;la campaña publicitaria dio en el blanco the advertising campaign struck a chord;has dado en el blanco con tu último artículo your last article was spot-onblanco fácil sitting duck;blanco móvil moving target3. [espacio vacío] blank (space);ha dejado muchos blancos en el examen she left a lot of things blank in the exam4. [vino] white (wine)* * *I adj1 white;no distinguir lo blanco de lo negro not know what’s what;ponerse oquedarse blanco go whiteme quedé en blanco, me quedé con la mente en blanco my mind went blank;pasar la noche en blanco have a sleepless night3:arma blanca knifeII m1 persona white2 ( diana), figtarget;dar en el blanco hit the nail on the head;errar el blanco miss the target;hacer blanco hit the target;ser el blanco de todas las miradas be the center o Br centre of attention* * *blanco, -ca adj: whiteblanco, -ca n: white personblanco nm1) : white2) : target, bull's-eyedar en el blanco: to hit the target, to hit the nail on the head3) : blank space, blankun cheque en blanco: a blank check* * *blanco1 adj whiteblanco2 n3. (color) white4. (diana, objetivo) target -
14 paleto
m.greatcoat, great-coat, overcoat, heavy overcoat.* * *► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 familiar peyorativo oaf, country bumpkin, yokel► adjetivo1 familiar peyorativo oafish* * *paleto, -a1.ADJ * boorish, stupid2.SM / F * yokel, country bumpkin, hick (EEUU)paleta3.SM (Zool) fallow deer* * *I- ta adjetivo (Esp fam)IIno seas paleto — don't be such a yokel (colloq)
- ta masculino, femenino (Esp fam) country bumpkin, hick (AmE colloq & pej)* * *I- ta adjetivo (Esp fam)IIno seas paleto — don't be such a yokel (colloq)
- ta masculino, femenino (Esp fam) country bumpkin, hick (AmE colloq & pej)* * *paleto11 = churl, rube, hick.Ex: Then again, who but a churl could fail to grieve at the waste of an artistic life of such immensity and grandeur?.
Ex: Good heavens, if American culture isn't about wearing baggy pants, baseball caps and talking like a rube, what is it all about then?.Ex: The Wizard, played by Joel Grey, is a smooth-talking dumbbell who admits he is 'a corn-fed hick' and 'one of your dime-a-dozen mediocrities'.paleto22 = tacky [tackier -comp., tackiest -sup.], tawdry [tawdrier -comp., tawdriest -sup.].Ex: There was nothing tacky about the invitation, other that the request that gifts be in the form of cash, of course.
Ex: This article looks at 'fairness' in the book trade today, and some of the tawdry tricks indulged in by publishers, agents and authors at each other's expense.* * *masculine, feminineB ( Zool) fallow deer* * *
Multiple Entries:
paleto
paletó
paleto◊ -ta sustantivo masculino, femenino (Esp fam &
pey) country bumpkin, hick (AmE colloq & pej)
paleto,-a
I adj fam pey (comentario) uncouth, ignorant
(comportamiento) unsophisticated
(gusto) tasteless
II m,f fam pey peasant, country bumpkin
' paleto' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
paleta
- provinciano
English:
bumpkin
- hick
- peasant
- redneck
- yokel
- hill
* * *♦ adjcoarse, uncouth♦ nm,fcountry bumpkin, yokel, US hick* * *famI adj hick atr fam, provincialyokel fam -
15 paletó
m.greatcoat, great-coat, overcoat, heavy overcoat.* * *► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 familiar peyorativo oaf, country bumpkin, yokel► adjetivo1 familiar peyorativo oafish* * *paleto, -a1.ADJ * boorish, stupid2.SM / F * yokel, country bumpkin, hick (EEUU)paleta3.SM (Zool) fallow deer* * *masculino (Chi) (man's) jacket* * *I- ta adjetivo (Esp fam)IIno seas paleto — don't be such a yokel (colloq)
- ta masculino, femenino (Esp fam) country bumpkin, hick (AmE colloq & pej)* * *paleto11 = churl, rube, hick.Ex: Then again, who but a churl could fail to grieve at the waste of an artistic life of such immensity and grandeur?.
Ex: Good heavens, if American culture isn't about wearing baggy pants, baseball caps and talking like a rube, what is it all about then?.Ex: The Wizard, played by Joel Grey, is a smooth-talking dumbbell who admits he is 'a corn-fed hick' and 'one of your dime-a-dozen mediocrities'.paleto22 = tacky [tackier -comp., tackiest -sup.], tawdry [tawdrier -comp., tawdriest -sup.].Ex: There was nothing tacky about the invitation, other that the request that gifts be in the form of cash, of course.
Ex: This article looks at 'fairness' in the book trade today, and some of the tawdry tricks indulged in by publishers, agents and authors at each other's expense.* * *masculine, feminineB ( Zool) fallow deer* * *
Multiple Entries:
paleto
paletó
paleto◊ -ta sustantivo masculino, femenino (Esp fam &
pey) country bumpkin, hick (AmE colloq & pej)
paleto,-a
I adj fam pey (comentario) uncouth, ignorant
(comportamiento) unsophisticated
(gusto) tasteless
II m,f fam pey peasant, country bumpkin
' paleto' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
paleta
- provinciano
English:
bumpkin
- hick
- peasant
- redneck
- yokel
- hill
* * *♦ adjcoarse, uncouth♦ nm,fcountry bumpkin, yokel, US hick* * *famI adj hick atr fam, provincialyokel fam -
16 baturro
► adjetivo1 Aragonese► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 (gen) person from Aragon; (del campo) Aragonese peasant* * *baturro, -a1.ADJ (=rudo) uncouth, rough2.SM / F Aragonese peasant* * *Aragonesemasculine, feminine1 (aragonés) person from Aragon* * *baturro, -a♦ adjAragonese♦ nm,f1. [del campo] Aragonese peasant2. [de Aragón] person from Aragon [Spain]* * *I adj1 Aragonese2 figdumbII m, baturra f Aragonese
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Redneck — (deutsch: „Rotnacken“) war ursprünglich die abfällige Bezeichnung für ein weißes, oft bigottes Mitglied der Arbeiterklasse der Südstaaten.[1][2] Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Bezeichnung 2 Geschichte … Deutsch Wikipedia
Redneck — Redneck, littéralement « nuque rouge », est un terme populaire anglais désignant un stéréotype d Américain (tout particulièrement originaire du sud du pays ou des Appalaches) ou de Canadien ou d Australien, vivant en milieu campagnard.… … Wikipédia en Français
redneck — (n.) cracker, 1893; attested 1830 in more specialized sense ( This may be ascribed to the Red Necks, a name bestowed upon the Presbyterians in Fayetteville, from Ann Royall, Southern Tour I, p.148). According to various theories, red perhaps from … Etymology dictionary
redneck — [n] hick backwoodsman/woman, boor, bumpkin, clodhopper, cornfed*, country boy/girl, country cousin*, countryman/woman, farmer, good old boy*, hayseed*, hillbilly, local yokel*, rube, rural, rustic, yokel*; concept 413 … New thesaurus
redneck — ► NOUN N. Amer. informal, derogatory ▪ a working class white person from the southern US, especially a politically conservative one … English terms dictionary
redneck — ☆ redneck or red neck [red′nek΄ ] n. [from the characteristic sunburned neck acquired in the fields by farm laborers] Slang a poor, white, rural Southerner, often, specif., one regarded as ignorant, bigoted, violent, etc.: often a derogatory term … English World dictionary
redneck — UK [ˈredˌnek] / US noun [countable] Word forms redneck : singular redneck plural rednecks offensive a working class white person from the southern US, especially one who is not educated and does not like people who are not white Derived word:… … English dictionary
redneck — 1. n. a stereotypic southern bigot. (Derogatory. Also a term of address.) □ Those rednecks can hardly read. □ Look, you stupid redneck, try to understand. 2. mod. in the manner of a southern bigot. □ I don’t follow that kind of redneck thinking … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
redneck — [[t]re̱dnek[/t]] rednecks N COUNT (disapproval) If someone describes a white man, especially a lower class American from the countryside, as a redneck, they disapprove of him because they think he is uneducated and has strong, unreasonable… … English dictionary
redneck — noun Date: 1830 1. sometimes disparaging a white member of the Southern rural laboring class 2. often disparaging a person whose behavior and opinions are similar to those attributed to rednecks • redneck also rednecked adjective … New Collegiate Dictionary