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1 pudendo
• shameful -
2 avergonzante
• shameful• shaming -
3 inconfesable
• shameful• unavowable• unconfessable• unnamable• unspeakable -
4 vergonzoso
adj.1 bashful, timid, sheepish.2 shameful, embarrassing, outrageous, scandalous.* * *► adjetivo1 (acto) shameful, shocking2 (persona) bashful, shy* * *(f. - vergonzosa)adj.1) shameful2) shy* * *ADJ1) [persona] (=tímido) bashful, shy; (=modesto) modest2) [acto] shameful, disgracefules vergonzoso que... — it is disgraceful that...
3)partes vergonzosas — euf(Anat) private parts
* * *- sa adjetivo1) ( tímido) shy, bashful2) <asunto/comportamiento> disgraceful, shameful* * *= shameful, shy [shier/shyer -comp., shiest/shyest -sup.], discreditable, self-conscious, disgusting, disgraceful, tongue-tied, embarrassing, bashful.Ex. And what I'm trying to suggest is that there's something shameful about a profession that has allowed this kind of blatant and rank ethnocentrism, racism, chauvinism, the whole schmier, to persist this long.Ex. One is the written word, letters to LC, and no one is particularly shy on that score nor should be.Ex. It is at least arguable that the discreditable popular image is to some extent a reflection of his own self-image, and that the sad irony of the librarian is that people have come to accept him at his own valuation.Ex. The girls were wary, nervously self-conscious, quite unable to behave in a natural and relaxed way.Ex. I find it disgusting but I guess that's human nature.Ex. He maintains that indexers are shamefully treated, their pay is disgraceful and they are almost never acknowledged in the book.Ex. The picture he presents is of an intelligent, well-meaning, but tongue-tied monarch, whom he dubs Louis the silent.Ex. This is highly embarrassing for the innocent reader and for the apologetic library staff.Ex. The book follows Philip's development from a bashful teenager to a more self-assured, but tortured, adult, and finally to a pathetic old man, who often suffered from long bouts of debilitating depression.----* de un modo vergonzoso = shamefully.* fracaso vergonzoso = embarrassing failure.* * *- sa adjetivo1) ( tímido) shy, bashful2) <asunto/comportamiento> disgraceful, shameful* * *= shameful, shy [shier/shyer -comp., shiest/shyest -sup.], discreditable, self-conscious, disgusting, disgraceful, tongue-tied, embarrassing, bashful.Ex: And what I'm trying to suggest is that there's something shameful about a profession that has allowed this kind of blatant and rank ethnocentrism, racism, chauvinism, the whole schmier, to persist this long.
Ex: One is the written word, letters to LC, and no one is particularly shy on that score nor should be.Ex: It is at least arguable that the discreditable popular image is to some extent a reflection of his own self-image, and that the sad irony of the librarian is that people have come to accept him at his own valuation.Ex: The girls were wary, nervously self-conscious, quite unable to behave in a natural and relaxed way.Ex: I find it disgusting but I guess that's human nature.Ex: He maintains that indexers are shamefully treated, their pay is disgraceful and they are almost never acknowledged in the book.Ex: The picture he presents is of an intelligent, well-meaning, but tongue-tied monarch, whom he dubs Louis the silent.Ex: This is highly embarrassing for the innocent reader and for the apologetic library staff.Ex: The book follows Philip's development from a bashful teenager to a more self-assured, but tortured, adult, and finally to a pathetic old man, who often suffered from long bouts of debilitating depression.* de un modo vergonzoso = shamefully.* fracaso vergonzoso = embarrassing failure.* * *A (tímido) shy, bashfulB (ignominioso) ‹asunto/comportamiento› disgraceful, shamefules vergonzoso cómo trata a sus padres it's a disgrace o it's disgraceful o it's shameful the way he treats his parentsmasculine, femininees un vergonzoso he's very shy o bashful* * *
vergonzoso◊ -sa adjetivo
1 ( tímido) shy, bashful
2 ‹asunto/comportamiento› disgraceful, shameful
vergonzoso,-a adjetivo
1 (que siente vergüenza, timidez) shy, timid, bashful
2 (lamentable, que causa vergüenza) shameful, disgraceful
una escena vergonzosa, a shameful scene
' vergonzoso' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
bochornosa
- bochornoso
- corta
- corto
- embarazosa
- embarazoso
- indigna
- indigno
- tímida
- tímido
- vergonzosa
English:
bashful
- criminal
- disgraceful
- disgusting
- disreputable
- shameful
- shocking
- skeleton
- wallflower
- deplorable
- guilty
- outrageous
- sordid
* * *vergonzoso, -a♦ adj1. [deshonroso] shameful, disgraceful2. [tímido] bashful♦ nm,fbashful person;ser un vergonzoso to be bashful* * *adj1 disgraceful, shameful2 ( tímido) shy* * *vergonzoso, -sa adj1) : disgraceful, shameful2) : bashful, shy♦ vergonzosamente adv* * *vergonzoso adj disgraceful -
5 inconfesable
adj.1 shameful.2 unconfessable, unavowable, shameful, unspeakable.* * *► adjetivo1 shameful* * *ADJ shameful, disgraceful* * *adjetivo unmentionable* * *adjetivo unmentionable* * *unmentionable* * *
inconfesable adjetivo
unmentionable
inconfesable adjetivo unmentionable: un inconfesable sentimiento de culpa, an unmentionable feeling of guilt
* * *inconfesable adjshameful, unmentionable* * *adj shameful* * *inconfesable adj: unspeakable, shameful -
6 bochornoso
adj.1 shameful, embarrassing, humiliating.2 sultry, scorching, muggy.* * *► adjetivo1 (sofocante) hot, sultry, muggy2 figurado (vergonzoso) disgraceful, shameful* * *(f. - bochornosa)adj.1) close2) shameful, embarrassing* * *ADJ1) [tiempo, día] close *, stuffy *2) (=vergonzoso) degrading, shamefules un espectáculo bochornoso — it is a degrading spectacle, it is a shameful sight
* * *- sa adjetivohacía un día bochornoso — it was a close o muggy day
2) <espectáculo/situación> embarrassing* * *= mortifying, sultry [sultrier -comp., sultriest -sup.], embarrassing.Ex. He perceived that his life threatened to be an interminable succession of these mortifying interviews unless he could discover a way or ways to deal with her surly and terrorizing ferocity.Ex. The day was sultry, and some of the party, being parched with thirst, left the line of march, and scrambled down the bank of the river to drink.Ex. This is highly embarrassing for the innocent reader and for the apologetic library staff.----* de un modo bochornoso = shamefully.* fracaso bochornoso = embarrassing failure.* * *- sa adjetivohacía un día bochornoso — it was a close o muggy day
2) <espectáculo/situación> embarrassing* * *= mortifying, sultry [sultrier -comp., sultriest -sup.], embarrassing.Ex: He perceived that his life threatened to be an interminable succession of these mortifying interviews unless he could discover a way or ways to deal with her surly and terrorizing ferocity.
Ex: The day was sultry, and some of the party, being parched with thirst, left the line of march, and scrambled down the bank of the river to drink.Ex: This is highly embarrassing for the innocent reader and for the apologetic library staff.* de un modo bochornoso = shamefully.* fracaso bochornoso = embarrassing failure.* * *bochornoso -saA ‹tiempo› sultry, muggy; ‹calor› stickyhacía un día bochornoso it was a close o muggy dayB ‹espectáculo/situación› embarrassing* * *
bochornoso◊ -sa adjetivo
1 ‹ tiempo› sultry, muggy;
‹ calor› sticky;◊ hacía un día bochornoso it was a close o muggy day
2 ‹espectáculo/situación› embarrassing
bochornoso,-a adjetivo
1 (caluroso) sultry, close, muggy
(sofocante) stifling
2 fig (vergonzoso) shameful, embarrassing
' bochornoso' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
bochornosa
- cargado
English:
clammy
- close
- muggy
- sticky
- sultry
* * *bochornoso, -a adj1. [tiempo] stifling, muggy2. [vergonzoso] embarrassing* * *adj1 tiempo sultry2 figembarrassing* * *bochornoso, -sa adj1) embarazoso: embarrassing2) : hot and muggy -
7 indigno
adj.unworthy, despicable, contemptible, disgraceful.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: indignar.* * *► adjetivo1 unworthy (de, of)2 (vil) low, contemptible* * *ADJ1) (=impropio) unworthy2) (=desmerecedor) unworthyeres indigna de nuestra confianza — you are unworthy o not worthy of our trust
3) (=despreciable) despicable* * *- na adjetivoa) ( impropio) unworthyb) ( no merecedor) unworthyc) ( humillante) degrading, humiliatingd) ( vergonzoso) shameful, disgraceful* * *----* indigno de confianza = untrustworthy.* * *- na adjetivoa) ( impropio) unworthyb) ( no merecedor) unworthyc) ( humillante) degrading, humiliatingd) ( vergonzoso) shameful, disgraceful* * ** indigno de confianza = untrustworthy.* * *indigno -na1 (impropio) unworthy indigno DE algn unworthy OF sbese comportamiento es indigno de una persona de su clase such behavior is unworthy of o unbecoming in a person of your background2 (no merecedor) unworthy indigno DE algo/algn:eres indigno de todo lo que ha hecho por ti you're unworthy of o ( frml) undeserving of all she's done for you, you don't deserve all she's done for youesa mujer es indigna de ti that woman is unworthy of you3 (humillante) degrading, humiliating4 (vergonzoso) shameful, disgraceful, outrageous* * *
Del verbo indignar: ( conjugate indignar)
indigno es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
indignó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
indignar
indigno
indignar ( conjugate indignar) verbo transitivo
to make … angry o indignant;
( más fuerte) to outrage
indignarse verbo pronominal
to get angry, become indignant;
( más fuerte) to be outraged o incensed
indigno◊ -na adjetivo
indigno de algn unworthy of sb
indignar verbo transitivo to infuriate, make angry
indigno,-a adjetivo
1 (no merecedor) unworthy [de, of]
2 (impropio) wrong: esa respuesta es indigna de ti, it's not like you to respond like that
3 (infame, humillante) wretched, dreadful: sus condiciones de vida son indignas, the conditions they live in are dreadful
4 (despreciable, vergonzoso) su comportamiento fue indigno, his behaviour was despicable
' indigno' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
indigna
- última
- último
English:
beneath
- unfit
- unworthy
* * *indigno, -a adj1. [impropio] unworthy, not worthy (de of);una reacción indigna de alguien en su posición a reaction which was unworthy of somebody in her position2. [no merecedor] unworthy, not worthy (de of);soy indigno de tal honor I am not worthy of such an honour3. [degradante] shameful, appalling* * *adj unworthy (de of)* * *indigno, -na adj: unworthy -
8 lastimoso
adj.pitiful, pitiable, mournful, piteous.* * *► adjetivo1 pitiful, sorry* * *ADJ pitiful, pathetic* * ** * *= pathetic, sorry [sorrier -comp., sorriest -sup.].Ex. Marshall Edmonds seemed pathetic to her, a person more to be pitied than to be scorned.Ex. The author describes the sorry state of libraries in Portugal where 149 of the 558 libraries have a collection of less than 1,000 titles.* * ** * *= pathetic, sorry [sorrier -comp., sorriest -sup.].Ex: Marshall Edmonds seemed pathetic to her, a person more to be pitied than to be scorned.
Ex: The author describes the sorry state of libraries in Portugal where 149 of the 558 libraries have a collection of less than 1,000 titles.* * *lastimoso -sa1 (triste) terrible, pitiful2 (deplorable) shameful, terrible, appalling* * *
lastimoso,-a adjetivo
1 (que da pena) pitiful
2 (que causa mala impresión) dreadful
' lastimoso' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
lastimosa
- miserable
English:
piteous
- pitiful
- puny
* * *lastimoso, -a adj1. [que produce lástima] pitiful, pathetic2. [en mal estado] pitiful;la casa estaba en un lastimoso estado the house was in a pitiful o terrible state* * *adj pitiful; ( deplorable) shameful* * *lastimoso, -sa adj1) : shameful2) : pitiful, terrible* * *lastimoso adj pathetic -
9 ignominioso
adj.ignominious, dishonorable, disgraceful, dishonourable.* * *► adjetivo1 ignominious* * *ADJ ignominious, disgraceful* * *- sa adjetivo (frml) < comportamiento> shameful, disgraceful (frml)* * *- sa adjetivo (frml) < comportamiento> shameful, disgraceful (frml)* * *ignominioso -sauna derrota ignominiosa an ignominious defeat* * *ignominioso, -a adjignominious* * *adj ignominious, disgraceful* * *ignominioso, -sa adj: ignominious, shameful -
10 vergonzante
adj.1 shameful.2 embarrassing.* * *► adjetivo1 shamefaced* * *ADJ1) (=que tiene vergüenza) shamefaced; (=tímido) bashful2) (=que produce vergüenza) shameful, shaming* * *adjetivo <enfermedad/error> embarrassing* * *adjetivo <enfermedad/error> embarrassing* * *‹enfermedad/problema› embarrassing* * *
vergonzante adjetivo bashful, shamefaced
* * *vergonzante adjshameful, disgraceful* * *adj disgraceful, shameful -
11 deshonroso
adj.dishonorable, degrading, debasing, discreditable.* * *► adjetivo1 dishonourable (US dishonorable), shameful, disgraceful* * *ADJ dishonourable, dishonorable (EEUU), disgraceful* * *- sa adjetivo dishonorable*, disgraceful* * *= discreditable, dishonourable [dishonorable, -USA], degrading, humbling.Ex. It is at least arguable that the discreditable popular image is to some extent a reflection of his own self-image, and that the sad irony of the librarian is that people have come to accept him at his own valuation.Ex. In this play Isabella, the heroine, refuses Angelo's dishonorable proposal to her though it would save Claudio her brother's life if she yielded; and she does this in spite of the fact that Claudio beseeches her to yield = En esta obra de teatro Isabella, la heroína, rechaza la proposición deshonrosa de Angelo aunque con ello salvaría la vida de su hermano Claudio; y lo hace a pesar de que Claudio le suplica que ceda.Ex. A sham catalog is a disservice to the user, and participating in the creation of a sham catalog is personally degrading to a professional.Ex. What started as a bubble a couple of years ago has evolved into a horrific, humbling and scary atmosphere that has grown into a national economic crisis.* * *- sa adjetivo dishonorable*, disgraceful* * *= discreditable, dishonourable [dishonorable, -USA], degrading, humbling.Ex: It is at least arguable that the discreditable popular image is to some extent a reflection of his own self-image, and that the sad irony of the librarian is that people have come to accept him at his own valuation.
Ex: In this play Isabella, the heroine, refuses Angelo's dishonorable proposal to her though it would save Claudio her brother's life if she yielded; and she does this in spite of the fact that Claudio beseeches her to yield = En esta obra de teatro Isabella, la heroína, rechaza la proposición deshonrosa de Angelo aunque con ello salvaría la vida de su hermano Claudio; y lo hace a pesar de que Claudio le suplica que ceda.Ex: A sham catalog is a disservice to the user, and participating in the creation of a sham catalog is personally degrading to a professional.Ex: What started as a bubble a couple of years ago has evolved into a horrific, humbling and scary atmosphere that has grown into a national economic crisis.* * *deshonroso -sadishonorable*, disgraceful, shameful* * *
deshonroso◊ -sa adjetivo
dishonorable( conjugate dishonorable), disgraceful
' deshonroso' also found in these entries:
English:
dishonorable
- dishonourable
* * *deshonroso, -a adjdishonourable, shameful* * *adj dishonorable, Brdishonourable* * *deshonroso, -sa adj: dishonorable, disgraceful -
12 infamante
adj.1 defaming.2 opprobrious, offensive (injurioso), slanderous (difamatorio).3 outrageous, shameful.* * *ADJ shameful, degrading* * *1 ‹práctica› shameful; ‹castigo› degrading* * *adj defamatory -
13 vergonzosa
adj.&f.1 bashful (person), modest, shamefaced; diffident.2 shameful; contumelious.* * *f., (m. - vergonzoso)* * *
vergonzoso,-a adjetivo
1 (que siente vergüenza, timidez) shy, timid, bashful
2 (lamentable, que causa vergüenza) shameful, disgraceful
una escena vergonzosa, a shameful scene
' vergonzosa' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
vergonzoso
- papelón
-
14 afrentoso
adj.ignominious; insulting.* * *► adjetivo1 formal (ofensivo) offending, offensive2 formal (vergonzoso) shameful, disgraceful* * *ADJ (=insultante) insulting, outrageous; (=vergonzoso) shameful* * *= insulting.Ex. Some fees paid to visiting speakers are no less than insulting.* * *= insulting.Ex: Some fees paid to visiting speakers are no less than insulting.
* * *afrentoso, -a adj[ofensivo] offensive, insulting -
15 chovinismo
m.chauvinism.* * *1 excessive patriotism, chauvinism* * *masculino chauvinism* * *= chauvinism.Ex. And what I'm trying to suggest is that there's something shameful about a profession that has allowed this kind of blatant and rank ethnocentrism, racism, chauvinism, the whole schmier, to persist this long.* * *masculino chauvinism* * *= chauvinism.Ex: And what I'm trying to suggest is that there's something shameful about a profession that has allowed this kind of blatant and rank ethnocentrism, racism, chauvinism, the whole schmier, to persist this long.
* * *chauvinism* * *
chovinismo sustantivo masculino
chauvinism
chovinismo sustantivo masculino chauvinism
' chovinismo' also found in these entries:
English:
chauvinism
* * *chovinismo nmchauvinism* * *m chauvinism* * * -
16 dar vergüenza
v.1 to be ashamed.Nos dio vergüenza We were ashamed.2 to be ashamed of, to feel ashamed of, to feel ashamed for.Nos dio vergüenza su racismo We were ashamed of his racism.3 to be a shame for, to be a shame to.Su vanidad le da vergüenza a Ricardo Her conceit is a shame for Richard.4 to be shameful.Su vanidad da vergüenza Her conceit is shameful.5 to be ashamed to.Me da vergüenza pedir limosna I am ashamed to beg.* * *(v.) = feel + shyEx. Many times we may feel shy about making friends and hanging out with people our own age.* * *(v.) = feel + shyEx: Many times we may feel shy about making friends and hanging out with people our own age.
-
17 descarado
adj.cynical, bare-faced, barefaced, bold-faced.f. & m.cheeky person.past part.past participle of spanish verb: descararse.* * *► adjetivo2 (patente) blatant► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 shameless person, cheeky person* * *1. ADJ1) [persona] (=desvergonzado) shameless; (=insolente) cheeky, sassy (EEUU)2) (=evidente) [mentira] barefaced; [prejuicio] blatant2.ADV *sí voy, descarado — I'm going all right, you bet I'm going
si supiera inglés, descarado que me iba a Londres — if I spoke English, you can bet your life I'd go to London
* * *I- da adjetivo <persona/actitud> brazen, shamelessII- da masculino, femeninono contestes así a tu madre descarado! — don't talk back to your mother like that, you rude little boy
* * *= blatant, cheeky [cheekier -comp., cheekiest -sup.], brazen, shameless, sassy [sassier -comp., sassiest -sup.], in-your-face, unabashed, brash [brasher -comp., brashest -sup.], insolent, rude [ruder -comp., rudest -sup.], impudent, unashamed, saucy [saucier -comp., sauciest -sup.], pert.Ex. And what I'm trying to suggest is that there's something shameful about a profession that has allowed this kind of blatant and rank ethnocentrism, racism, chauvinism, the whole schmier, to persist this long.Ex. The young man in the picture is myself snapped twenty-five years or so ago by a cheeky thirteen-year-old during the first few months of my first teaching job.Ex. They accepted the government's brazen lies stating that Ramón Colás, the co-founder of the library movement, has not been arrested as a prisoner of conscience.Ex. Another librarian described herself as 'a shameless, self-promoter'.Ex. This series of personal essays are at various times sassy, profound, superficial, and maddening.Ex. Some female readers also appreciate bad-girl books for their powerful, independent heroines, and in-your-face attitude.Ex. The article is entitled 'What's the number?: an unofficial and unabashed guide to the Library of Congress Classification for the social sciences'.Ex. Caslon rejected the brash contrast of the later Dutch founts, and produced types that were without serious blemish, but also without much life.Ex. He had always anathematized those who took unscrupulous advantage of their positions, and those who succumbed to their insolent methods.Ex. 'That young man was terribly rude'.Ex. The Library Association is impudent in suggesting that it will impose sanctions on those who fail to keep abreast of developments in librarianship.Ex. There is a need for more study of current lending patterns to establish a clear mandate for unashamed purchase of AV materials by traditionally print-oriented librarians.Ex. Singers and other entertainers in Burma have been warned to cut out saucy behaviour and be neat and tidy or face the consequences.Ex. He lingered round the bookstall looking at the books and papers till a pert girl behind the counter asked him if he wouldn't like a chair.----* mentira descarada = blatant lie, bare-faced lie.* * *I- da adjetivo <persona/actitud> brazen, shamelessII- da masculino, femeninono contestes así a tu madre descarado! — don't talk back to your mother like that, you rude little boy
* * *= blatant, cheeky [cheekier -comp., cheekiest -sup.], brazen, shameless, sassy [sassier -comp., sassiest -sup.], in-your-face, unabashed, brash [brasher -comp., brashest -sup.], insolent, rude [ruder -comp., rudest -sup.], impudent, unashamed, saucy [saucier -comp., sauciest -sup.], pert.Ex: And what I'm trying to suggest is that there's something shameful about a profession that has allowed this kind of blatant and rank ethnocentrism, racism, chauvinism, the whole schmier, to persist this long.
Ex: The young man in the picture is myself snapped twenty-five years or so ago by a cheeky thirteen-year-old during the first few months of my first teaching job.Ex: They accepted the government's brazen lies stating that Ramón Colás, the co-founder of the library movement, has not been arrested as a prisoner of conscience.Ex: Another librarian described herself as 'a shameless, self-promoter'.Ex: This series of personal essays are at various times sassy, profound, superficial, and maddening.Ex: Some female readers also appreciate bad-girl books for their powerful, independent heroines, and in-your-face attitude.Ex: The article is entitled 'What's the number?: an unofficial and unabashed guide to the Library of Congress Classification for the social sciences'.Ex: Caslon rejected the brash contrast of the later Dutch founts, and produced types that were without serious blemish, but also without much life.Ex: He had always anathematized those who took unscrupulous advantage of their positions, and those who succumbed to their insolent methods.Ex: 'That young man was terribly rude'.Ex: The Library Association is impudent in suggesting that it will impose sanctions on those who fail to keep abreast of developments in librarianship.Ex: There is a need for more study of current lending patterns to establish a clear mandate for unashamed purchase of AV materials by traditionally print-oriented librarians.Ex: Singers and other entertainers in Burma have been warned to cut out saucy behaviour and be neat and tidy or face the consequences.Ex: He lingered round the bookstall looking at the books and papers till a pert girl behind the counter asked him if he wouldn't like a chair.* mentira descarada = blatant lie, bare-faced lie.* * *1 ‹persona/actitud› brazen, shamelessel muy descarado, pedirme dinero así what (a) nerve he has, asking me for money like thatlas elecciones fueron un fraude descarado the elections were a blatant fraud o were clearly rigged2 ( como adv)( Esp fam): si tuviese dinero, descarado que me iría a vivir sola you can bet your life if I had the money, I'd go off and live alone ( colloq)lo hizo adrede, descarado make no mistake, she did it on purpose, she did it on purpose, you can be sure of it o you can bet your life on itmasculine, feminineno contestes así a tu madre ¡descarado! don't talk back to your mother like that, you rude o ( BrE) cheeky little boyese chico es un descarado that boy has a lot of nerve* * *
Del verbo descararse: ( conjugate descararse)
descarado es:
el participio
descarado
es muy descarado he has a lot of nerve
descarado,-a
I adj (insolente) cheeky, insolent
(desvergonzado) shameless
una mentira descarada, a barefaced lie
II sustantivo masculino y femenino cheeky person
' descarado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
atrevida
- atrevido
- cara
- descarada
- desvergonzada
- desvergonzado
- golfa
- golfo
- lisa
- liso
- sinvergüenza
- fresco
- patudo
English:
audacious
- barefaced
- blatant
- bold
- brash
- brassy
- brazen
- cheeky
- downright
- forward
- shameless
- unabashed
- outright
- pert
* * *descarado, -a♦ adj1. [desvergonzado] [persona] cheeky, impertinent;¡no seas (tan) descarado! don't be (so) cheeky!;¡el muy descarado se ha atrevido a burlarse de mí! the cheeky devil had the nerve to make fun of me!2. [flagrante] barefaced, blatant;una mentira descarada a barefaced lie;¡es un robo descarado! it's daylight robbery!;¡ha sido un penalti descarado! there's no way that wasn't a penalty!♦ advEsp Fam [por supuesto, seguro] you bet!;no lo conseguirá, descarado there's no way she'll manage to do it;¡descarado que iremos! too right we're going to go!♦ nm,fcheeky devil;eres un descarado mirando you are awful the way you stare at people* * *adj rude, impertinent* * *descarado, -da adj: brazen, impudent♦ descaradamente adv* * * -
18 despreciable
adj.1 despicable, contemptible (indigno).2 insignificant, negligible, paltry, shitty.f. & m.contemptible person, wretch.* * *► adjetivo1 despicable, contemptible2 (sin importancia) negligible* * *adj.1) despicable2) negligible* * *ADJ1) [persona] despicable, contemptible2) (=sin valor) [objeto] worthless; [cantidad] negligible* * *a) <persona/conducta> despicable, contemptibleb)no/nada despreciable — <suma/número> not inconsiderable, significant
* * *= negligible, abject, abjected, despicable, paltry [paltrier -comp., paltriest -sup.], measly [measlier -comp., measliest -sup.], lowdown.Ex. Microforms are obviously very compact, and the microforms themselves occupy negligible space.Ex. Her art works incorporate such abject materials as dirt, hair, excrement, dead animals, menstrual blood and rotting food in order to confront taboo issues of gender and sexuality.Ex. In this study of sapphism in the British novel, Moore often directs our attention to the periphery of sapphic romances, when an abjected body suffers on behalf of the stainless heroine.Ex. Gestation, menstruation, & pregnancy were often considered shameful and despicable.Ex. And there is no guarantee that any of the paltry sums of extra money available will actually benefit the workers in the recipient countries.Ex. Despite the Bank of England's base rate having risen by a full percentage point, the average savings rate is still ' measly'.Ex. The board clearly didn't care if its commissioner was a lowdown, lying, corrupt and untrustworthy creep, likely because that is the nature of the entire organization.----* nada despreciable = not inconsiderable.* * *a) <persona/conducta> despicable, contemptibleb)no/nada despreciable — <suma/número> not inconsiderable, significant
* * *= negligible, abject, abjected, despicable, paltry [paltrier -comp., paltriest -sup.], measly [measlier -comp., measliest -sup.], lowdown.Ex: Microforms are obviously very compact, and the microforms themselves occupy negligible space.
Ex: Her art works incorporate such abject materials as dirt, hair, excrement, dead animals, menstrual blood and rotting food in order to confront taboo issues of gender and sexuality.Ex: In this study of sapphism in the British novel, Moore often directs our attention to the periphery of sapphic romances, when an abjected body suffers on behalf of the stainless heroine.Ex: Gestation, menstruation, & pregnancy were often considered shameful and despicable.Ex: And there is no guarantee that any of the paltry sums of extra money available will actually benefit the workers in the recipient countries.Ex: Despite the Bank of England's base rate having risen by a full percentage point, the average savings rate is still ' measly'.Ex: The board clearly didn't care if its commissioner was a lowdown, lying, corrupt and untrustworthy creep, likely because that is the nature of the entire organization.* nada despreciable = not inconsiderable.* * *1 ‹persona/conducta› despicable, contemptible2no/nada despreciable ‹suma/número› not inconsiderable, significantheredó una suma nada despreciable he inherited a not inconsiderable sum, he inherited a significant o considerable sum of money* * *
despreciable adjetivo
b)
despreciable adjetivo
1 (odioso) despicable, contemptible, worthless
2 (inapreciable, poco importante) negligible
' despreciable' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
carroña
- cerda
- cerdo
- ser
- escoria
- gusano
- indigna
- indigno
- mezquina
- mezquino
- miseria
- rata
- ridiculez
- ruin
- sabandija
- mierda
- pinche
- puerco
- rastrero
English:
contemptible
- despicable
- insignificant
- mean
- miserable
- worthless
- wretched
- contempt
* * *♦ adj1. [indigno] despicable, contemptible2. [de poca importancia] negligible;nada despreciable considerable, significant;la nada despreciable suma de $1.000 the not inconsiderable o insignificant sum of $1,000♦ nmfdespicable o contemptible person, wretch* * *adj1 comportamiento contemptible, despicablenada despreciable cantidad large, not inconsiderable* * *despreciable adj1) : despicable, contemptible2) : negligiblenada despreciable: not inconsiderable, significant -
19 desvergüenza
f.shamelessness, cheek, effrontery, impudence.* * *1 (falta de decoro) shamelessness2 (descaro) cheek, nerve, impudence3 (impertinencia) insolent remark, rude remark* * *SF1) (=mala conducta) shamelessness2) (=descaro) effrontery, impudenceesto es una desvergüenza — this is disgraceful, this is shameful
¡qué desvergüenza! — what a nerve! *
tener la desvergüenza de hacer algo — to have the impudence o nerve * to do sth
* * *Ex. There is no argument about this, because the blatancy and shamelessness of it are undeniable.----* tener la desvergüenza de = have + the nerve(s) to, have + the cheek to.* * *Ex: There is no argument about this, because the blatancy and shamelessness of it are undeniable.
* tener la desvergüenza de = have + the nerve(s) to, have + the cheek to.* * *
desvergüenza sustantivo femenino
1 (atrevimiento, descaro) insolence, nerve: ¡tendrás la desvergüenza de pedírmelo!, and you've got the cheek o nerve to ask me for it!
2 (falta de pudor, inmoralidad) shamelessness
' desvergüenza' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
valor
English:
shamelessness
* * *desvergüenza nf1. [atrevimiento, frescura] shamelessness;¡después de lo que ocurrió, tiene la desvergüenza de llamarla! after what happened, he still has the gall to phone her!;su conducta es de una desvergüenza increíble his behaviour is absolutely disgraceful o shameful2. [dicho] shameless remark;[hecho] shameless act* * *f shamelessness* * *desvergüenza nf: shamelessness, impudence -
20 embarazo
m.1 pregnancy (preñez).embarazo no deseado unplanned pregnancyembarazo psicológico phantom pregnancy2 embarrassment (timidez).3 obstacle (impedimento).4 fluster, embarrassment.5 hindrance, obstacle, obstruction, encumbrance.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: embarazar.* * *1 (preñez) pregnancy2 (obstáculo) obstruction, obstacle3 (turbación) embarrassment\embarazo fantasma phantom pregnancy* * *noun m.* * *SM1) [de mujer] pregnancyembarazo ectópico, embarazo extrauterino — ectopic pregnancy
2) (=turbación) embarrassment3) (=estorbo) obstacle, hindrance* * *1) (Med) pregnancy* * *= pregnancy, gestation.Ex. Thus, if one has already had an online search to produce a large retrospective bibliography on pregnancy as a factor in high school dropouts, the librarian can instruct the computer to perform the same search each month when new data have been added to the file.Ex. Gestation, menstruation, & pregnancy were often considered shameful and despicable.----* embarazo de adolescentes = teenage pregnancy.* embarazo de menores = teenage pregnancy.* embarazo precoz = teenage pregnancy.* embarazo tubárico = tubal pregnancy.* poner fin a un embarazo = terminate + pregnancy.* prueba del embarazo = pregnancy test.* terminar un embarazo = terminate + pregnancy.* test de embarazo = pregnancy test.* * *1) (Med) pregnancy* * *= pregnancy, gestation.Ex: Thus, if one has already had an online search to produce a large retrospective bibliography on pregnancy as a factor in high school dropouts, the librarian can instruct the computer to perform the same search each month when new data have been added to the file.
Ex: Gestation, menstruation, & pregnancy were often considered shameful and despicable.* embarazo de adolescentes = teenage pregnancy.* embarazo de menores = teenage pregnancy.* embarazo precoz = teenage pregnancy.* embarazo tubárico = tubal pregnancy.* poner fin a un embarazo = terminate + pregnancy.* prueba del embarazo = pregnancy test.* terminar un embarazo = terminate + pregnancy.* test de embarazo = pregnancy test.* * *A ( Med) pregnancydecidió interrumpir el embarazo she decided to terminate the pregnancyprueba del embarazo pregnancy testCompuestos:full term pregnancy● embarazo ectópico or extrauterinoectopic pregnancyBsu comentario causó gran embarazo his comment caused a great deal of embarrassment2 (estorbo) obstacle, hindrance* * *
Del verbo embarazar: ( conjugate embarazar)
embarazo es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
embarazó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
embarazar
embarazo
embarazo sustantivo masculino (Med) pregnancy
embarazar verbo transitivo
1 (causar pudor, turbación) to embarrass
2 (dificultar) to hinder
embarazo sustantivo masculino
1 (de una mujer) pregnancy
2 (apuro, turbación) embarrassment
3 (incomodidad, estorbo) obstacle
' embarazo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
antojadiza
- antojadizo
- divulgarse
- interrupción
- desear
- interrumpir
- prueba
English:
abortion
- craving
- morning sickness
- pregnancy
- terminate
- morning
- termination
* * *embarazo nm1. [preñez] pregnancyMed embarazo ectópico ectopic pregnancy; Med embarazo extrauterino ectopic pregnancy;embarazo no deseado unwanted pregnancy;2. [timidez] embarrassment3. [impedimento] obstacle* * *m pregnancy;interrupción del embarazo termination, abortion* * *embarazo nm: pregnancy* * *embarazo n pregnancy [pl. pregnancies]
См. также в других словарях:
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