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1 scatterbrain
noun (a forgetful or unreliable person.) cabeza de chorlitotr['skætəbreɪn]1 cabeza nombre masulino o femenino de chorlito, despistado,-a, alocado,-an.• cabeza de chorlito s.f.• cascanueces s.m.• chorlito s.m.• tolondro s.m.['skætǝbreɪn]N cabeza mf de chorlito -
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adj.cabeza de chorlito, cabeza loca.intj.cabeza de chorlito.s.1 despistado(a) (familiar)2 atolondrado, cabeza de chorlito, cabeza loca, memoria de gallo. -
3 cabeza
cabeza sustantivo femenino 1a) (Anat) head;◊ de la cabeza a los pies from head to toe o foot;me duele la cabeza I've got a headache; marcó de cabeza he scored with a header; pararse en la or de cabeza (AmL) to do a headstand; cabeza rapada skinheadd) ( inteligencia):¡qué poca cabeza! have you/has he no sense?e) ( mente):◊ ¡que cabeza la mía! what a memory!;tú estás mal de la cabeza you're out of your mind; se me ha ido de la cabeza it's gone right out of my head; se le ha metido en la cabeza que … she's got it into her head that …; no se me pasó por la cabeza it didn't cross my mind; cabeza de chorlito sustantivo masculino y femenino (fam) scatterbrain (colloq); írsele a algn la cabeza to feel dizzy; levantar cabeza (fam) ( superar problemas) to get back on one's feet; perder la cabeza: no perdamos la cabeza let's not panic o lose our heads; perdió la cabeza por esa mujer he lost his head over that woman; quitarle a algn algo de la cabeza to get sth out of sb's head; romperse la cabeza (fam) ( preocuparse) to rack one's brains; ( lastimarse) to break one's neck (colloq); tener la cabeza llena de pájaros (fam) to have one's head in the clouds 2a) ( individuo):3 (primer lugar, delantera): a la cabeza de la manifestación at the front o head of the demonstration; el equipo va en cabeza de la clasificación the team is at the top of the division; cabeza de familia head of the family; cabeza de serie seed 4 5 (Audio, Video) head 6 ( de plátanos) hand, bunch;
cabeza sustantivo femenino
1 head: le dolía la cabeza, she had a headache
2 (sentido común) sense
3 (mente) mind, head: no se me pasó por la cabeza it didn't even occur to me
no puedo quitármelo de la cabeza, I can't get it out of my mind
me vino a la cabeza la idea, the idea sprang to my mind
4 (habilidad) no tiene cabeza para los negocios, he hasn't got a good head for business
5 (cabellera) hair: se lavó la cabeza, he washed his hair
6 (responsable, líder) es la cabeza pensante de la banda, he's the brains behind the gang
la cabeza de la Iglesia Anglicana, the head of the Anglican Church
cabeza de familia, head of the family 7 cabeza de ajo, bulb of garlic
8 familiar cabeza de chorlito, scatterbrain, featherhead
cabeza dura, stubborn o obstinate person
cabeza de turco, scapegoat
cabeza rapada, skinhead Dep cabeza de serie, heat, seed: jugará contra el cabeza de serie número 2, she's going to play against the second seed
9 cabeza de ganado, head of cattle Locuciones: a la cabeza de, at the front o top of
con la cabeza alta, with one's head held high: puedes decirlo con la cabeza bien alta, you can say it with your head held high
de cabeza, (de lleno) completely (en natación) se tiró de cabeza a la piscina, he dived headfirst into the pool Dep metió un gol de cabeza, he headed a goal
en cabeza, in the lead
estar mal/tocado de la cabeza, to be a mental case
perder la cabeza, to lose one's temper
rodar cabezas: si baja la cotización, van a rodar cabezas, if the share price goes down heads will roll
romperse la cabeza, to rack one's brains
traer a alguien de cabeza, to drive sb mad
por cabeza, per person: debemos poner cinco mil pesetas por cabeza, we should charge five thousand pesetas per head
sentar la cabeza: ya tienes edad de sentar la cabeza, it's about time you settled down ' cabeza' also found in these entries: Spanish: acéfala - acéfalo - ajo - asentir - bajar - brecha - cabecear - caber - cabezazo - cabezón - cabezona - cabezudo - calentar - calentarse - cantidad - casco - chorlito - coco - dar - descolgarse - descontar - desgraciada - desgraciado - entrar - escalabrar - escarmentar - gacha - gacho - girar - hueca - hueco - inclinar - infernal - jaqueca - ladear - matar - melón - mover - negación - pájaro - pañuelo - pie - por - quebradero - reclinar - remate - reposar - romperse - rondar - sacar English: above - ache - aching - ahead - bad - balance - bang - bare - bash - bash in - bend - bonk - bow - bump - catch up - clear - cock - crack - crush - crushing - dive - dizzy - excruciating - giddy - grave - hair - hammer - hang - head - head-first - headache - headroom - hit - hold - idea - incline - keep down - knock - lead - lift - look round - lose - mind - monstrous - nod - nut - one-track - overhead - pat - per capita -
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chorlito sustantivo masculino plover
chorlito sustantivo masculino Orn plover Locuciones: familiar cabeza de chorlito, scatterbrain ' chorlito' also found in these entries: Spanish: cabeza English: scatterbrain -
5 despistado
Del verbo despistar: ( conjugate despistar) \ \
despistado es: \ \el participioMultiple Entries: despistado despistar
despistado
◊ -da adjetivob)◊ estar despistado to be miles away (colloq) o daydreaming;(desorientado, confuso) to be bewildered o lost ■ sustantivo masculino, femenino scatterbrain (colloq)
despistar ( conjugate despistar) verbo transitivo ‹ sabueso› to throw … off the scent despistarse verbo pronominal ( confundirse) to get confused o muddled; ( distraerse) to lose concentration
despistado,-a
I adjetivo
1 (olvidadizo) scatterbrained, absent-minded: Jorge es muy despistado, nunca se acuerda de dónde ha aparcado el coche, Jorge is absent-minded; he never remembers where he parked his car
2 (desorientado) confused: estoy un poco despistado, ¿dónde nos encontramos ahora?, I'm a bit confused - where are we?
II sustantivo masculino y femenino scatterbrain: me hago la despistada, I pretend not to understand
despistar verbo transitivo
1 (hacer perder la pista) to lose, throw off the scent
2 figurado to mislead ' despistado' also found in these entries: Spanish: despistada - distraída - distraído - hacerse - alocado - atolondrado English: absent-minded - careless - forgetful - hopelessly - scatterbrained - sea - absent - vague -
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'skætə1) (to (make) go or rush in different directions: The sudden noise scattered the birds; The crowds scattered when the bomb exploded.) dispersar(se)2) (to throw loosely in different directions: The load from the overturned lorry was scattered over the road.) esparcirse, desparramarse•- scattering
- scatterbrain
- scatterbrained
scatter vb1. esparcir2. dispersarsethe demonstrators scattered when the police arrived los manifestantes se dispersaron cuando llegó la policíatr['skætəSMALLr/SMALL]1 (crowd, birds) dispersar2 (papers, cushions, etc) esparcir, desparramar; (ashes) esparcir; (seeds) sembrar a voleo, esparcir; (money) desparramar, derrochar1 (crowd, birds) dispersarse; (small things) desparramarse, derramarse\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLa scatter of unos,-as cuantos,-as, algunos,-asscatter ['skæt̬ər] vt: esparcir, desparramarscatter vidisperse: dispersarsen.• dispersión s.f.v.• derramar v.• desparramar v.• desperdigar v.• diseminar v.• dispersar v.• espaciar v.• esparcir v.• sembrar v.'skætər, 'skætə(r)
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1) \<\<salt/grit\>\> esparcir*; \<\<seeds\>\> sembrar* (a voleo)to scatter something OVER/ON something: clothes lay scattered all over the room había ropa desparramada or tirada por toda la habitación; we scattered the ashes on the garden — esparcimos las cenizas por el jardín
2) ( disperse) \<\<crowd/group\>\> dispersarthey are now scattered all over the country — ahora están desperdigados or diseminados por todo el país
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vi \<\<crowd/light\>\> dispersarse['skætǝ(r)]1. VT1) (=strew around) [+ crumbs, papers etc] esparcir, desparramar; [+ seeds] sembrar a voleo, esparcir2) (=disperse) [+ clouds] dispersar; [+ crowd] dispersar2.VI [crowd] dispersarse3.N (Math, Tech) dispersión f4.CPDscatter cushions NPL — almohadones mpl
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1) \<\<salt/grit\>\> esparcir*; \<\<seeds\>\> sembrar* (a voleo)to scatter something OVER/ON something: clothes lay scattered all over the room había ropa desparramada or tirada por toda la habitación; we scattered the ashes on the garden — esparcimos las cenizas por el jardín
2) ( disperse) \<\<crowd/group\>\> dispersarthey are now scattered all over the country — ahora están desperdigados or diseminados por todo el país
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8 alocado
alocado
(irreflexivo, impetuoso) rash, impetuous; ( despistado) scatterbrained ■ sustantivo masculino, femenino ( imprudente) crazy o reckless fool; ( irreflexivo) rash fool; ( despistado) scatterbrain
alocado,-a adjetivo thoughtless, rash ' alocado' also found in these entries: Spanish: alocada - bala - inconsciente English: wild -
9 atolondrado
Del verbo atolondrar: ( conjugate atolondrar) \ \
atolondrado es: \ \el participioMultiple Entries: atolondrado atolondrar
atolondrado
◊ -da adjetivo( despistado) scatterbrained ■ sustantivo masculino, femenino scatterbrain
atolondrar ( conjugate atolondrar) verbo transitivo atolondrarse verbo pronominalb) ( precipitarse):◊ no te atolondres, piénsalo bien don't rush into it, think it over carefully
atolondrado,-a adjetivo foolish, feather-brained, ' atolondrado' also found in these entries: Spanish: atolondrada English: scatterbrained -
10 despistada
despistado,-a
I adjetivo
1 (olvidadizo) scatterbrained, absent-minded: Jorge es muy despistado, nunca se acuerda de dónde ha aparcado el coche, Jorge is absent-minded; he never remembers where he parked his car
2 (desorientado) confused: estoy un poco despistado, ¿dónde nos encontramos ahora?, I'm a bit confused - where are we?
II sustantivo masculino y femenino scatterbrain: me hago la despistada, I pretend not to understand ' despistada' also found in these entries: Spanish: despistado
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