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1 taimado
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2 astuto
adj.1 sly, artful, astute, crafty.2 clever, sharp, quick-witted, sharp-witted.* * *► adjetivo1 astute, cunning, shrewd* * *(f. - astuta)adj.1) astute, shrewd2) crafty* * *ADJ (=sagaz) astute, clever; (=mañoso) crafty, sly* * ** * *= clever [cleverer -comp., cleverest -sup.], shrewd [shrewder -comp., shrewdest -sup.], wily [wilier -comp., wiliest -sup.], streetwise [street-wise], astute, skilful [skillful, -USA], cunning, crafty, shifty, canny, artful, sly [slyer/slier -comp., slyest/sliest -sup.].Ex. It is readily possible to construct a machine which will manipulate premises in accordance with formal logic, simply by the clever use of relay circuits.Ex. Payment is very important and can be a problem so the businessman needs to be streetwise and shrewd with a good business acumen.Ex. But he was wiry and wily, too, and he could often out-run, track, back-track, double-back, and finally dodge unseen in the subway.Ex. And because it refuses to express itself in the kind of language we have to assume would be natural to Slake himself slangy, staccato, flip, street-wise we are forced into the position of observing him rather than feeling at one with him.Ex. It requires an extraordinarily astute librarian to uncover this shortcoming at the interview stage.Ex. The acquisition of these materials is a skilful job demanding the sort of dedication that a housewife brings to the running of her home.Ex. The article 'Collection development policies: a cunning plan' looks at the value of collection development policy statements and what they can and cannot do.Ex. Crafty! He wanted nothing to do with the straitjacket of guidelines and so-called standards = ¡Qué astuto! no quería saber nada de las restricciones que imponen las directrices y las "supuestas" normas.Ex. 'Client' has overtones of shifty lawyers and overpaid realtors.Ex. The principles behind successful commercial Web sites (clear mission, valuable content, clean design and canny publicity) can be applied by academics in establishing non-profit Web sites.Ex. She is not just lissome and beautiful, but also cultured, artful, expressive, and energetic.Ex. You must be a bit sly sometimes to succeed in the world.----* ser más astuto que = outfox, outwit, outsmart.* tan astuto como un zorro = as sly as a fox, as wily as a fox.* * ** * *= clever [cleverer -comp., cleverest -sup.], shrewd [shrewder -comp., shrewdest -sup.], wily [wilier -comp., wiliest -sup.], streetwise [street-wise], astute, skilful [skillful, -USA], cunning, crafty, shifty, canny, artful, sly [slyer/slier -comp., slyest/sliest -sup.].Ex: It is readily possible to construct a machine which will manipulate premises in accordance with formal logic, simply by the clever use of relay circuits.
Ex: Payment is very important and can be a problem so the businessman needs to be streetwise and shrewd with a good business acumen.Ex: But he was wiry and wily, too, and he could often out-run, track, back-track, double-back, and finally dodge unseen in the subway.Ex: And because it refuses to express itself in the kind of language we have to assume would be natural to Slake himself slangy, staccato, flip, street-wise we are forced into the position of observing him rather than feeling at one with him.Ex: It requires an extraordinarily astute librarian to uncover this shortcoming at the interview stage.Ex: The acquisition of these materials is a skilful job demanding the sort of dedication that a housewife brings to the running of her home.Ex: The article 'Collection development policies: a cunning plan' looks at the value of collection development policy statements and what they can and cannot do.Ex: Crafty! He wanted nothing to do with the straitjacket of guidelines and so-called standards = ¡Qué astuto! no quería saber nada de las restricciones que imponen las directrices y las "supuestas" normas.Ex: 'Client' has overtones of shifty lawyers and overpaid realtors.Ex: The principles behind successful commercial Web sites (clear mission, valuable content, clean design and canny publicity) can be applied by academics in establishing non-profit Web sites.Ex: She is not just lissome and beautiful, but also cultured, artful, expressive, and energetic.Ex: You must be a bit sly sometimes to succeed in the world.* ser más astuto que = outfox, outwit, outsmart.* tan astuto como un zorro = as sly as a fox, as wily as a fox.* * *astuto -ta1 (sagaz) shrewd, astuteno la podrás engañar, es demasiado astuta you won't be able to fool her, she's too shrewd o astute o ( colloq) smart* * *
astuto
( ladino) (pey) crafty, sly, cunning
astuto,-a adjetivo astute, shrewd
' astuto' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
astuta
- cuca
- cuco
- espabilada
- espabilado
- guachinanga
- guachinango
- hábil
- ladina
- ladino
- pilla
- pillo
- zorra
- zorro
- jodido
- listo
- pícaro
- piola
- taimado
- vivo
English:
artful
- astute
- canny
- crafty
- cunning
- foxy
- outfox
- outsmart
- sharp
- shrewd
- sly
- tricky
- worldly-wise
- wily
* * *astuto, -a adj1. [ladino, tramposo] cunning2. [sagaz, listo] astute* * *adj shrewd, astute* * *astuto, -ta adj1) : astute, shrewd2) : crafty, tricky♦ astutamente adv* * *astuto adj1. (hábil) shrewd / astute -
3 deshonesto
adj.1 dishonest, backdoor, deceitful, lying.2 indecent, immodest, immoral, lewd.* * *► adjetivo1 (sin honestidad) dishonest2 (inmoral) immodest, indecent* * *ADJ1) (=no honrado) dishonest2) (=indecente) indecentproposición 1)* * *- ta adjetivoa) (tramposo, mentiroso) dishonestb) ( indecente) < proposiciones> improper, indecent; abuso* * *= unscrupulous, dishonest, corrupt, crooked, shifty, indecent, lewd [lewder -comp., lewdest -sup.].Ex. He had always anathematized those who took unscrupulous advantage of their positions, and those who succumbed to their insolent methods.Ex. Mostly facsimiles are made without dishonest intent, although some have certainly been intended to deceive, and the ease with which they can be identified varies with the reproduction process used.Ex. Unrestricted access to the Internet for input is promoting not just the banal but the postively corrupt.Ex. The article has the title 'Piracy, crooked printers, inflation bedevil Russian publishing'.Ex. 'Client' has overtones of shifty lawyers and overpaid realtors.Ex. The passage of the Exon bill would make criminal the sending of obscene, lewd, lascivious, filthy or indecent data over the Net = La aprobación de la ley Exon haría que fuese un delito el envío a través de Internet de información obscena, lujuriosa, lasciva, inmoral o indecente.Ex. The passage of the Exon bill would make criminal the sending of obscene, lewd, lascivious, filthy or indecent data over the Net = La aprobación de la ley Exon haría que fuese un delito el envío a través de Internet de información obscena, lujuriosa, lasciva, inmoral indecente.----* de forma deshonesta = dishonestly.* de un modo deshonesto = dishonestly.* * *- ta adjetivoa) (tramposo, mentiroso) dishonestb) ( indecente) < proposiciones> improper, indecent; abuso* * *= unscrupulous, dishonest, corrupt, crooked, shifty, indecent, lewd [lewder -comp., lewdest -sup.].Ex: He had always anathematized those who took unscrupulous advantage of their positions, and those who succumbed to their insolent methods.
Ex: Mostly facsimiles are made without dishonest intent, although some have certainly been intended to deceive, and the ease with which they can be identified varies with the reproduction process used.Ex: Unrestricted access to the Internet for input is promoting not just the banal but the postively corrupt.Ex: The article has the title 'Piracy, crooked printers, inflation bedevil Russian publishing'.Ex: 'Client' has overtones of shifty lawyers and overpaid realtors.Ex: The passage of the Exon bill would make criminal the sending of obscene, lewd, lascivious, filthy or indecent data over the Net = La aprobación de la ley Exon haría que fuese un delito el envío a través de Internet de información obscena, lujuriosa, lasciva, inmoral o indecente.Ex: The passage of the Exon bill would make criminal the sending of obscene, lewd, lascivious, filthy or indecent data over the Net = La aprobación de la ley Exon haría que fuese un delito el envío a través de Internet de información obscena, lujuriosa, lasciva, inmoral indecente.* de forma deshonesta = dishonestly.* de un modo deshonesto = dishonestly.* * *deshonesto -ta1 (tramposo, mentiroso) dishonest* * *
deshonesto◊ -ta adjetivo
deshonesto,-a adjetivo
1 (no honrado) dishonest
2 (no pudoroso) indecent, improper
' deshonesto' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
deshonesta
- sucia
- sucio
- chueco
English:
bent
- corrupt
- crooked
- dishonest
- improper
* * *deshonesto, -a adj1. [sin honradez] dishonest2. [sin pudor] indecent, immoral* * *adj dishonest* * *deshonesto, -ta adj: dishonest* * *deshonesto adj dishonest -
4 tramposo
adj.tricky, cheating, crooked, deceitful.m.tricky person, cheat, swindler, dodger.* * *► adjetivo1 deceitful, tricky► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 trickster, cheat (en las cartas) cardsharp* * *(f. - tramposa)nouncheat, swindler* * *tramposo, -a1.ADJ crooked, tricky2. SM / F1) [en el juego] cheat; (=estafador) crook *, shyster (EEUU), swindler; (=tahúr) cardsharp2) (Econ) bad payer* * *I- sa adjetivoII- sa masculino, femenino cheat* * *= shifty, cheater, cardsharp, dishonest.Ex. 'Client' has overtones of shifty lawyers and overpaid realtors.Ex. Intenrnet also enables enterprising would-be cheaters to cut and paste material for easy and relatively thought-free composition of essay assignments.Ex. He was a cold-blooded killer, cardsharp, gambler and a consumptive who also ran several confidence scams.Ex. Mostly facsimiles are made without dishonest intent, although some have certainly been intended to deceive, and the ease with which they can be identified varies with the reproduction process used.* * *I- sa adjetivoII- sa masculino, femenino cheat* * *= shifty, cheater, cardsharp, dishonest.Ex: 'Client' has overtones of shifty lawyers and overpaid realtors.
Ex: Intenrnet also enables enterprising would-be cheaters to cut and paste material for easy and relatively thought-free composition of essay assignments.Ex: He was a cold-blooded killer, cardsharp, gambler and a consumptive who also ran several confidence scams.Ex: Mostly facsimiles are made without dishonest intent, although some have certainly been intended to deceive, and the ease with which they can be identified varies with the reproduction process used.* * *es muy tramposa she's a real cheatmasculine, femininecheat* * *
tramposo◊ -sa adjetivo: ser tramposo to be a cheat
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino
cheat
tramposo,-a
I adjetivo deceitful
II sustantivo masculino y femenino cheat
' tramposo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
tahúr
- tramposa
- cochino
- deshonesto
English:
cheat
- dodger
* * *tramposo, -a♦ adjcheating;no seas tan tramposo don't be such a cheat♦ nm,fcheat* * *I adj crookedII m, tramposa f cheat, crook* * *tramposo, -sa adj: crooked, cheatingtramposo, -sa n: cheat, swindler* * *tramposo adj n cheat -
5 agencia inmobiliaria
f.real estate agency, realtors, estate agent's, estate agency.* * *estate agent's, US real estate office* * *(n.) = real estate brokerage, real estate firm, real estate agent, estate agent, realtorEx. The application of this method in a real estate brokerage is presented and a complete ES prototype is described.Ex. Some businesses, such as travel agencies and real estate firms are finding the interactive system attractive.Ex. The WWW edition is updated weekly and includes news and sport and advertisements from the printed newspaper such as those for motor cars and real estate agents.Ex. The author looks at some of the systems used by UK and US estate agents for marketing properties.Ex. 'Client' has overtones of shifty lawyers and overpaid realtors.* * *(n.) = real estate brokerage, real estate firm, real estate agent, estate agent, realtorEx: The application of this method in a real estate brokerage is presented and a complete ES prototype is described.
Ex: Some businesses, such as travel agencies and real estate firms are finding the interactive system attractive.Ex: The WWW edition is updated weekly and includes news and sport and advertisements from the printed newspaper such as those for motor cars and real estate agents.Ex: The author looks at some of the systems used by UK and US estate agents for marketing properties.Ex: 'Client' has overtones of shifty lawyers and overpaid realtors.* * *real estate office, Brestate agency -
6 agente inmobiliario
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7 demasiado bien pagado
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8 esquivo
adj.shy, bashful, aloof, elusive.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: esquivar.* * *► adjetivo1 cold, aloof* * *(f. - esquiva)adj.1) elusive2) aloof* * *ADJ1) [persona] (=tímido) shy; (=huraño) unsociable; (=difícil de encontrar) elusive; (=evasivo) evasive2) (=despreciativo) scornful* * *- va adjetivoa) < persona> ( difícil de encontrar) elusive; ( huraño) aloof, unsociable; ( tímido) shyb) < respuesta> elusive, evasive* * *= avoiding, evasive.Ex. There are different styles of handling interpersonal conflict such as integrating, obliging, dominating, avoiding, and compromising.Ex. It is among such populations that the cynical, evasive, or merely muddled schemes of economic development have produced the greatest social inequity and human suffering.* * *- va adjetivoa) < persona> ( difícil de encontrar) elusive; ( huraño) aloof, unsociable; ( tímido) shyb) < respuesta> elusive, evasive* * *= avoiding, evasive.Ex: There are different styles of handling interpersonal conflict such as integrating, obliging, dominating, avoiding, and compromising.
Ex: It is among such populations that the cynical, evasive, or merely muddled schemes of economic development have produced the greatest social inequity and human suffering.* * *esquivo -vase mostró esquivo ante los periodistas he was very evasive with the journalists2 ‹respuesta› elusive, evasivenervioso, con una mirada esquiva nervous, with a shifty look in his eyes* * *
Del verbo esquivar: ( conjugate esquivar)
esquivo es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
esquivó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
esquivar
esquivo
esquivar ( conjugate esquivar) verbo transitivo ‹persona/problema/dificultad› to avoid;
‹golpe/pregunta› to dodge, evade;
‹ responsabilidad› to avoid, evade
esquivo◊ -va adjetivo
( huraño) aloof, unsociable;
( tímido) shy
esquivar verbo transitivo
1 (un obstáculo, golpe) to dodge: menos mal que pudo esquivar el árbol que había caído en la carretera, luckily he was able to dodge the tree that had fallen across the road
2 (a una persona) to avoid, dodge: me está esquivando, he's avoiding me
esquivo,-a adj (persona) aloof, unsociable
' esquivo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
esquiva
English:
elusive
- elusiveness
* * *esquivo, -a adjuncommunicative, unsociable;es algo esquivo he's not very communicative o sociable;está muy esquivo con todos nosotros he's very unsociable towards us all;estuvo esquivo con la prensa he didn't give much away to the press* * *adj1 ( huraño) unsociable2 ( evasivo) shifty, evasive* * *esquivo, -va adj1) huraño: aloof, unsociable2) : shy3) : elusive, evasive -
9 taimado
adj.1 sly, wily, shifty, malicious.2 wicked, malicious.m.shifty person, sly one.* * *► adjetivo1 sly, crafty► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 sly person, crafty person* * *ADJ1) (=astuto) sly, crafty2) (=hosco) sullen3) And (=perezoso) lazy* * *- da adjetivo1) ( astuto) crafty, cunning2) (Chi) ( malhumorado) sulky, huffy* * *- da adjetivo1) ( astuto) crafty, cunning2) (Chi) ( malhumorado) sulky, huffy* * *taimado -daA (astuto) crafty, wily, cunningB ( Chi) (malhumorado) sulky, huffy* * *
taimado◊ -da adjetivo
1 ( astuto) crafty, cunning
2 (Chi) ( malhumorado) sulky, huffy
taimado,-a adjetivo astute, cunning, crafty
' taimado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
resabiada
- resabiado
- taimada
- zorra
- zorro
- ladino
- socarrón
English:
devious
- deviousness
- sly
- underhand
- sneaky
* * *taimado, -a♦ adj1. [astuto] cunning, crafty♦ nm,f1. [astuto] cunning o crafty person* * *taimado, -da adj1) : crafty, sly -
10 actividad
f.1 activity.desplegar una gran actividad to be in a flurry of activityen actividad activeactividades para el tiempo libre leisure activities2 alertness.* * *1 activity\estar en plena actividad to be in full swing* * *noun f.1) activity2) work* * *SF1) (=acción) activityestos son meses de escasa actividad en el sector hotelero — these months are not very busy in the hotel sector
ha sido una jornada de escasa actividad bursátil — trading was slow o sluggish on the stock exchange today
en actividad: el volcán aún está en actividad — the volcano is still active
2) (=tarea profesional) workextraescolar* * *a) ( ocupación) activityb) (vida, movimiento) activity* * *= activity, ferment, operation, pursuit, business [businesses, -pl.], proaction, occasion.Ex. The vocabulary used in conjunction with PRECIS is split in two sections, one part for Entities (or things) and the other for Attributes (properties of things, for example colour, weight; activities of things, for example flow, and properties of activities, for example, slow, turbulent).Ex. Despite the ferment that was going on in the scientific information field during the middle years of the decade of the '50's, the ADI was struggling to survive; membership had shrunk to only 200.Ex. With the advent of micro-computers even much smaller cataloguing operations can effectively be computerised.Ex. What is more arguable is whether or not it is a bibliographical pursuit at all since it bears little relationship to the physical nature of the book.Ex. I think this whole business about whether punctuation is obtrusive or not is quite honestly not worth discussing.Ex. Based on their experience of mutual benefit over the past 3 years, both university libraries have transformed the goal of their interinstitutional agreement from protection to proaction.Ex. Children must be involved in important school occasions like school play performances, orchestral and choir concerts.----* actividad al aire libre = outdoor activity.* actividad bibliotecaria = library activity.* actividad comercial = commercial activity.* actividad complementaria = follow-up activity.* actividad conjunta = cooperative effort.* actividad cultural = cultural activity.* actividad de extensión bibliotecaria = outreach activity.* actividad dirigida a recabar fondos = fundraiser [fund-raiser].* actividad editorial = publishing activity.* actividad extraescolar = extra-mural event, after-school activity, out-of-school activity.* actividad física = physical activity.* actividad fundamental = core activity.* actividad investigadora = research activity.* actividad lúdica = recreational activity.* actividad mental = mental activity.* actividad política = political activity.* actividad principal = core activity.* actividad profesional = professional activity.* actividad programada = planned activity.* actividad secundaria = sidelight activity.* actividad social = social activity.* actividad suplementaria = sideline.* bullir de actividad = be a hive of activity.* campo de actividad = area of application.* centro de actividad = focal point.* Clasificación Industrial General de las Actividades Económicas (NACE) = General Industrial Classification of Economic Activities (NACE).* con muchas actividades = event-filled.* desempeñar las actividades de uno = conduct + affairs.* desempeño de actividades = conduct of business.* desempeño de las actividades = conduct of affairs.* diversificar las actividades = branch out (into), branch into.* falta de actividad = inactivity, inaction.* horas de poca actividad = slack hours.* industria de actividades al aire libre, la = outdoor industry, the.* iniciar las actividades = get + things going, get + things rolling, start + the ball rolling, set + the ball rolling.* intervalo de cese de actividad interactiva = interactive timeout interval (ITI).* lleno de actividades = event-filled.* llevar a cabo actividades = conduct + business.* llevar a cabo una actividad = conduct + activity.* memoria de actividad realizada = interim report.* muestreo de actividades = activity sampling.* período de baja actividad = dry spell.* período de poca actividad = slack time, slack period, slack activity time.* planear una actividad = plot + activity.* presupuestación por actividades = performance budgeting.* presupuesto asignado por actividades = performance budget.* programa de actividades = timetable of activities, calendar of events, events calendar.* promover una actividad = launch + activity.* realización de actividades = conduct of business.* realizar actividades = conduct + business, do + activities.* realizar una actividad = engage in + practice, engage in + activity, perform + activity, conduct + activity.* registro de actividades realizadas = logbook [log book].* ser un hervidero de actividad = be a hive of activity.* suspender actividades = cease + activities.* tarea orientada hacia una actividad = activity-oriented task.* tasa de actividad = activity rate.* * *a) ( ocupación) activityb) (vida, movimiento) activity* * *= activity, ferment, operation, pursuit, business [businesses, -pl.], proaction, occasion.Ex: The vocabulary used in conjunction with PRECIS is split in two sections, one part for Entities (or things) and the other for Attributes (properties of things, for example colour, weight; activities of things, for example flow, and properties of activities, for example, slow, turbulent).
Ex: Despite the ferment that was going on in the scientific information field during the middle years of the decade of the '50's, the ADI was struggling to survive; membership had shrunk to only 200.Ex: With the advent of micro-computers even much smaller cataloguing operations can effectively be computerised.Ex: What is more arguable is whether or not it is a bibliographical pursuit at all since it bears little relationship to the physical nature of the book.Ex: I think this whole business about whether punctuation is obtrusive or not is quite honestly not worth discussing.Ex: Based on their experience of mutual benefit over the past 3 years, both university libraries have transformed the goal of their interinstitutional agreement from protection to proaction.Ex: Children must be involved in important school occasions like school play performances, orchestral and choir concerts.* actividad al aire libre = outdoor activity.* actividad bibliotecaria = library activity.* actividad comercial = commercial activity.* actividad complementaria = follow-up activity.* actividad conjunta = cooperative effort.* actividad cultural = cultural activity.* actividad de extensión bibliotecaria = outreach activity.* actividad dirigida a recabar fondos = fundraiser [fund-raiser].* actividad editorial = publishing activity.* actividad extraescolar = extra-mural event, after-school activity, out-of-school activity.* actividad física = physical activity.* actividad fundamental = core activity.* actividad investigadora = research activity.* actividad lúdica = recreational activity.* actividad mental = mental activity.* actividad política = political activity.* actividad principal = core activity.* actividad profesional = professional activity.* actividad programada = planned activity.* actividad secundaria = sidelight activity.* actividad social = social activity.* actividad suplementaria = sideline.* bullir de actividad = be a hive of activity.* campo de actividad = area of application.* centro de actividad = focal point.* Clasificación Industrial General de las Actividades Económicas (NACE) = General Industrial Classification of Economic Activities (NACE).* con muchas actividades = event-filled.* desempeñar las actividades de uno = conduct + affairs.* desempeño de actividades = conduct of business.* desempeño de las actividades = conduct of affairs.* diversificar las actividades = branch out (into), branch into.* falta de actividad = inactivity, inaction.* horas de poca actividad = slack hours.* industria de actividades al aire libre, la = outdoor industry, the.* iniciar las actividades = get + things going, get + things rolling, start + the ball rolling, set + the ball rolling.* intervalo de cese de actividad interactiva = interactive timeout interval (ITI).* lleno de actividades = event-filled.* llevar a cabo actividades = conduct + business.* llevar a cabo una actividad = conduct + activity.* memoria de actividad realizada = interim report.* muestreo de actividades = activity sampling.* período de baja actividad = dry spell.* período de poca actividad = slack time, slack period, slack activity time.* planear una actividad = plot + activity.* presupuestación por actividades = performance budgeting.* presupuesto asignado por actividades = performance budget.* programa de actividades = timetable of activities, calendar of events, events calendar.* promover una actividad = launch + activity.* realización de actividades = conduct of business.* realizar actividades = conduct + business, do + activities.* realizar una actividad = engage in + practice, engage in + activity, perform + activity, conduct + activity.* registro de actividades realizadas = logbook [log book].* ser un hervidero de actividad = be a hive of activity.* suspender actividades = cease + activities.* tarea orientada hacia una actividad = activity-oriented task.* tasa de actividad = activity rate.* * *1 (ocupación) activityactividades extraescolares extracurricular activitiessu actividad profesional her work2 (vida, movimiento) activityhabía mucha actividad en el aeropuerto there was a lot of activity at the airporttodavía queda algo de actividad artesanal en estos pueblos there are still some crafts being practiced in these villagesse registró escasa actividad en la Bolsa trading was slow o there was little movement on the Stock Exchangeun volcán en actividad an active volcanosu actividad mental es continua her mind is constantly active* * *
actividad sustantivo femenino
activity;
actividad sustantivo femenino activity
' actividad' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abrir
- alejada
- alejado
- alta
- apuntarse
- artesanía
- baile
- baja
- borrarse
- cacería
- capitanear
- cardiaca
- cardíaca
- cardiaco
- cardíaco
- catapulta
- cerrarse
- chupada
- chupado
- consagración
- dejar
- devoción
- dominar
- empezar
- esquí
- estampada
- estampado
- hacer
- llenar
- mosquearse
- movimiento
- obstaculizar
- ocuparse
- permanecer
- practicar
- práctica
- propulsar
- ramo
- relación
- respiro
- retirar
- retirada
- retirado
- retirarse
- retiro
- rutinaria
- rutinario
- salida
- saltear
- sastrería
English:
action
- activity
- bandwagon
- business
- change
- chuck in
- cooking
- fall off
- frantic
- go in for
- gym
- heat up
- hive
- involvement
- join
- love
- mindless
- needlework
- offshore
- on
- plumbing
- practice
- practise
- risky
- rowing
- season
- sex
- shifty
- sideline
- spurt
- strenuous
- take up
- time
- work
- writing
- active
- flurry
- pursuit
- side
- slack
- trading
- yesterday
* * *actividad nf1. [trabajo, tarea] activity;mis numerosas actividades no me dejan tiempo para nada I'm involved in so many different activities o things that I have no time for anything else;empezó su actividad como escritor en 1947 he started writing in 1947;una ley que regula la actividad de las agencias de viajes a law that regulates the activities o operation of travel agenciesactividad económica economic activity;tendrá un impacto negativo en la actividad económica mundial it will have a negative impact on world o global economic activity2.actividades [acciones] activities;la policía investiga las actividades de la organización the police are investigating the organization's activities3. [comercial] trading;el mercado registraba una actividad frenética there was furious trading on the markets4. [escolar] activity;un cuaderno de actividades an activities bookactividades extraescolares extra-curricular activities5. [cualidad de activo] activeness;desplegar una gran actividad to be in a flurry of activity;un volcán en actividad an active volcano* * *f activity;actividad comercial trade* * *actividad nf: activity* * *actividad n activity [pl. activities] -
11 furtivo
adj.furtive, sly, covert, hole-and-corner.* * *► adjetivo1 furtive\caza furtiva poachingcazador furtivo poacherpesca furtiva poachingpescador furtivo poacher* * *furtivo, -a1. ADJ1) (=ilegal) [persona] furtive; [edición] piratedcazador/pescador furtivo — poacher
2) (=astuto) sly, stealthy2.SM / F (=persona) poacher* * *- va adjetivoa) ( ilegal)la caza/pesca furtiva — poaching
b) <mirada/caricia> furtive* * *= sneaky [sneakier -comp., sneakiest -sup.], stealthy [stealthier -comp., stealthiest -sup.].Ex. The article carries the title 'Holdouts and other sneaky vendor tactics: no one profits when providers keep searchers from finding information'.Ex. In stepping away from the genre's glamorous robberies and flashy lifestyle, this stealthy, potent movie tracks down the British gangster icon to its inevitable end.----* agente furtiva = infiltrator.* cazador furtivo = poacher.* caza furtiva = poaching.* echar una mirada furtiva a = steal + a glance at.* * *- va adjetivoa) ( ilegal)la caza/pesca furtiva — poaching
b) <mirada/caricia> furtive* * *= sneaky [sneakier -comp., sneakiest -sup.], stealthy [stealthier -comp., stealthiest -sup.].Ex: The article carries the title 'Holdouts and other sneaky vendor tactics: no one profits when providers keep searchers from finding information'.
Ex: In stepping away from the genre's glamorous robberies and flashy lifestyle, this stealthy, potent movie tracks down the British gangster icon to its inevitable end.* agente furtiva = infiltrator.* cazador furtivo = poacher.* caza furtiva = poaching.* echar una mirada furtiva a = steal + a glance at.* * *1(ilegal): la caza/pesca furtiva poachingun cazador furtivo a poacher2 ‹mirada/caricia› furtivemasculine, femininepoacher* * *
furtivo◊ -va adjetivoa) ( ilegal):◊ la caza/pesca furtiva poaching;
un cazador furtivo a poacher
furtivo,-a
I adjetivo furtive, stealthy
caza/pesca furtiva, poaching
II sustantivo masculino y femenino poacher
' furtivo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cazador
- cazadora
- furtiva
English:
eavesdropper
- furtive
- poacher
- shifty
- sneak
- sneaky
- stealthy
- surreptitious
* * *furtivo, -a♦ adj1. [mirada, sonrisa] furtive;Literariouna lágrima furtiva recorrió su rostro a silent tear slid down her cheek2. [ilegal]cazador/pescador furtivo poacher;la caza/pesca furtiva poaching♦ nm,f[cazador, pescador] poacher* * *adj furtive* * *furtivo, -va adj: furtive♦ furtivamente adv -
12 mirada
f.look.apartar la mirada to look awaydirigir o lanzar la mirada a to glance atechar una mirada (a algo) to glance o to have a quick look (at something)fulminar con la mirada a alguien to look daggers at somebodylevantar la mirada to look uppast part.past participle of spanish verb: mirar.* * *\aguantar la mirada a alguien to stare somebody outapartar la mirada to look awayclavar la mirada en algo/alguien to stare at something/somebody, fix one's eye on something/somebodydevorar con la mirada to leer atechar una mirada a algo/alguien to take a look at something/somebodyfulminar a alguien con la mirada to look daggers at somebodylevantar la mirada to look upmirada asesina evil lookmirada fija gazemirada perdida/vaga far-away lookmirada de soslayo sideways glance* * *noun f.look, glance, glare, gaze* * *SF1) (=forma de mirar) look2) (=acto) [rápida] glance; [detenida] gazele dirigió una mirada de sospecha — he gave her a suspicious look o glance, he looked o glanced at her suspiciously
le echó una mirada por encima del hombro — she gave him a condescending look, she looked at him condescendingly
era capaz de aguantarle o resistirle la mirada a cualquiera — he could outstare anybody, he could stare anybody out
tuvo que aguantar las miradas compasivas de toda la familia — he had to suffer the pitying looks of the whole family
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echar una mirada de reojo o de soslayo a algo/algn — to look out of the corner of one's eye at sth/sb, cast a sidelong glance at sth/sbmirada perdida, tenía la mirada perdida en el horizonte — she was gazing into the distance
tenían la mirada perdida de quienes están próximos a la locura — they had the empty look of people on the verge of madness
3) (=vista)•
apartar la mirada (de algn/algo) — to look away (from sb/sth)•
bajar la mirada — to look down•
clavar la mirada en algo/algn — to fix one's eyes on sth/sb•
desviar la mirada (de algn/algo) — (lit) to look away (from sb/sth), avert one's eyes (from sb/sth); (fig) to turn one's back (on sb/sth)es solo una excusa para desviar su mirada de los verdaderos problemas — it's just an excuse to turn their backs on the real problems
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dirigir la mirada a o hacia algn/algo — (lit) to look at sb/sth; (fig) to turn one's attention to sb/sthahora están dirigiendo su mirada hacia los más necesitados — they are now turning their attention to those most in need
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echar una mirada a algn/algo — [varias veces] to keep an eye on sb/sth, check on sb/sth; [una sola vez] to have a look at sb/sthéchale una miradita al arroz de vez en cuando — keep an eye o check on the rice every now and then
echa una mirada a ver si te has dejado la luz encendida — have a look to see if you've left the light on
antes de irse a dormir les echó una mirada a los niños — before going to bed he had a look in on the children o he had a quick look at the children
le echó una última mirada a la casa antes de irse — she had a o one last look at the house before leaving
le deberíais echar una última mirada al examen — you should give your exam paper a final read through
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levantar la mirada — to look up, raise one's eyesal vernos entrar levantó la mirada — on seeing us enter, he looked up o raised his eyes
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tener la mirada puesta en algo — (lit) to have one's gaze fixed on sth; (fig) to be looking towards sth, have one's sights set on sth•
seguir algo/a algn con la mirada — to follow sth/sb with one's eyes•
volver la mirada — to look backsi volvemos la mirada hacia atrás, nos daremos cuenta de nuestros errores — if we look back we will realize our mistakes
volvió su mirada a Amelia — she looked round at Amelia o turned her eyes towards Amelia
devorar 1)volvió la mirada a su izquierda — he looked round to his left, he turned his eyes to the left
4) pl miradas (=atención)todas las miradas estarán puestas en el jugador brasileño — all eyes will be on the Brazilian player
me fui, huyendo de las miradas de todo el pueblo — I left, fleeing from the prying eyes of the whole village
* * *a) ( modo de mirar) lookhay miradas que matan — if looks could kill...
b) ( acción de mirar) lookle dirigió or lanzó una mirada reprobatoria — he looked at her disapprovingly
c) ( vista)recorrió la habitación con la mirada — she cast her eyes over the room/she looked around the room
su mirada se posó en ella — (liter) his gaze settled on her (liter)
bajar/levantar la mirada — to look down/up
d) ( mira) sights (pl)* * *= gaze, glance, look, glimpse, peek, peep.Ex. A girl strokes its keys languidly and looks about the room and sometimes at the speaker with a disquieting gaze.Ex. After a glance at the 10 titles, the searcher decides to look closer at item 5.Ex. Your exaggerated coughs and annoyed looks and the oh so dramatic flailing about of your hands and arms when he lights up drive him up a wall.Ex. The article is entitled 'A glimpse into the crystal ball: academic libraries in the year 2000'.Ex. The article 'Fifty years of silent service: a peek inside the CIA Library' describes the library of the Central Intelligence Agency.Ex. A peep into her mind would have revealed that she was quite apprehensive about the immensity of the assignment.----* agachar la mirada = look down.* cambio de mirada = gaze-shift.* con la mirada en = with an eye toward(s).* con la mirada en blanco = blankly.* con la mirada perdida = stare into + space, gaze into + space.* con la mirada puesta en = with an eye on, in + Posesivo + sights.* conseguir ser el blanco de todas las miradas = grab + the limelight.* conseguir ser el blanco de todas las miradas = capture + spotlight, grab + the spotlight.* cruzar una mirada = exchange + glance.* dirigir la mirada hacia = look toward(s).* dirigir + Posesivo + mirada = turn + Posesivo + thoughts.* echar una mirada = take + a look at, take + a peek, peek, have + a look, cast + a glance over, look through, glance at, take + a gander.* echar una mirada furtiva a = steal + a glance at.* echar una mirada mortal = look + daggers at.* esquivar la mirada de Alguien = avert + Posesivo + eyes.* fulminar a Alguien con la mirada = look + daggers at.* fulminar con la mirada = glower, scowl (at).* hay miradas que matan = if looks could kill....* la mirada en = eye(s) on.* lanzar una mirada de = give + a look of.* mantenerse alejado de la mirada del público = shun + the public eye, keep out of + the public eye.* mantenerse alejado de la mirada pública = shun + the public eye, keep out of + the public eye.* matar con la mirada = look + daggers at.* mirada a escondidas = sneak peek.* mirada a hurtadillas = sneak peek.* mirada con el ceño fruncido = scowl, glower.* mirada de cerca = close look.* mirada de disgusto = scowl.* mirada de enfado = scowl.* mirada fija = stare.* mirada fría = icy glare.* mirada inexpresiva = blank look, blank expression.* mirada más de cerca = closer look.* miradas curiosas = prying eyes.* miradas indiscretas = prying eyes.* mirada vacía = blank look, blank expression.* ser el centro de todas las miradas = cut + a dash.* si las miradas mataran... = if looks could kill....* tener la mirada perdida = stare into + space, gaze into + space.* * *a) ( modo de mirar) lookhay miradas que matan — if looks could kill...
b) ( acción de mirar) lookle dirigió or lanzó una mirada reprobatoria — he looked at her disapprovingly
c) ( vista)recorrió la habitación con la mirada — she cast her eyes over the room/she looked around the room
su mirada se posó en ella — (liter) his gaze settled on her (liter)
bajar/levantar la mirada — to look down/up
d) ( mira) sights (pl)* * *= gaze, glance, look, glimpse, peek, peep.Ex: A girl strokes its keys languidly and looks about the room and sometimes at the speaker with a disquieting gaze.
Ex: After a glance at the 10 titles, the searcher decides to look closer at item 5.Ex: Your exaggerated coughs and annoyed looks and the oh so dramatic flailing about of your hands and arms when he lights up drive him up a wall.Ex: The article is entitled 'A glimpse into the crystal ball: academic libraries in the year 2000'.Ex: The article 'Fifty years of silent service: a peek inside the CIA Library' describes the library of the Central Intelligence Agency.Ex: A peep into her mind would have revealed that she was quite apprehensive about the immensity of the assignment.* agachar la mirada = look down.* cambio de mirada = gaze-shift.* con la mirada en = with an eye toward(s).* con la mirada en blanco = blankly.* con la mirada perdida = stare into + space, gaze into + space.* con la mirada puesta en = with an eye on, in + Posesivo + sights.* conseguir ser el blanco de todas las miradas = grab + the limelight.* conseguir ser el blanco de todas las miradas = capture + spotlight, grab + the spotlight.* cruzar una mirada = exchange + glance.* dirigir la mirada hacia = look toward(s).* dirigir + Posesivo + mirada = turn + Posesivo + thoughts.* echar una mirada = take + a look at, take + a peek, peek, have + a look, cast + a glance over, look through, glance at, take + a gander.* echar una mirada furtiva a = steal + a glance at.* echar una mirada mortal = look + daggers at.* esquivar la mirada de Alguien = avert + Posesivo + eyes.* fulminar a Alguien con la mirada = look + daggers at.* fulminar con la mirada = glower, scowl (at).* hay miradas que matan = if looks could kill....* la mirada en = eye(s) on.* lanzar una mirada de = give + a look of.* mantenerse alejado de la mirada del público = shun + the public eye, keep out of + the public eye.* mantenerse alejado de la mirada pública = shun + the public eye, keep out of + the public eye.* matar con la mirada = look + daggers at.* mirada a escondidas = sneak peek.* mirada a hurtadillas = sneak peek.* mirada con el ceño fruncido = scowl, glower.* mirada de cerca = close look.* mirada de disgusto = scowl.* mirada de enfado = scowl.* mirada fija = stare.* mirada fría = icy glare.* mirada inexpresiva = blank look, blank expression.* mirada más de cerca = closer look.* miradas curiosas = prying eyes.* miradas indiscretas = prying eyes.* mirada vacía = blank look, blank expression.* ser el centro de todas las miradas = cut + a dash.* si las miradas mataran... = if looks could kill....* tener la mirada perdida = stare into + space, gaze into + space.* * *1 (modo de mirar) looksu mirada era triste/dulce he had a sad/tender look in his eyestiene una mirada penetrante he has a penetrating gazehay miradas que matan if looks could kill …2 (acción de mirar) looklos vi intercambiar una mirada de soslayo I saw them exchange a sidelong glancelo fulminó con la mirada she looked daggers at him, she gave him a withering lookle dirigió or lanzó una mirada reprobatoria he looked at her disapprovingly, he gave o threw her a disapproving lookquería huir de las miradas curiosas de los vecinos he wanted to get away from the neighbors' prying eyesecha una mirada a ver si no nos dejamos nada take o have a quick look to make sure we haven't left anything behindsólo le eché una miradita por encima I just had a quick glance at itle voy a echar una mirada a tu trabajo I'm going to cast an eye over o take a look at your essayéchale una miradita al arroz have a little o quick look at the ricevoy a echarle una mirada a Gabriela a ver si sigue dormida I'm going to look in on Gabriela to see if she's still asleep3(vista): tenía la mirada fija en el suelo she was staring at the ground, she had her eyes fixed on the groundcon la mirada perdida en el horizonte (with) his eyes o gaze fixed on the horizonrecorrió la habitación con la mirada she cast her eyes over o she looked around the roomni siquiera se molestó en levantar la mirada cuando le hablé he didn't even bother to look up when I spoke to himseguía con la mirada los movimientos de la madre she followed her mother's movements with her eyes4 (mira) sights (pl)trabajar con la mirada puesta en el porvenir to work with one's sights set on the future* * *
mirada sustantivo femenino
su mirada era triste he had a sad look in his eyes;
lo fulminó con la mirada she looked daggers at him
échales una mirada a los niños have a look at the childrenc) ( vista):
recorrió la habitación con la mirada she cast her eyes over the room;
bajar/levantar la mirada to look down/up
mirada sustantivo femenino
1 (efecto de mirar) glance: lo abarcas con la mirada, you can take it in at a glance
2 (modo de mirar) look: tiene una mirada cruel, he has a cruel look
3 (vistazo) look, glance: déjame echar una mirada, let me have a look
♦ Locuciones: sostener la mirada, to stare
' mirada' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
apagada
- apagado
- concentrar
- desnudar
- desprenderse
- desviar
- dirigir
- dura
- duro
- fiel
- fulminar
- glacial
- gustillo
- hielo
- inexpresiva
- inexpresivo
- lanzar
- ojo
- penetrante
- realzar
- seductor
- seductora
- seguir
- significativa
- significativo
- tierna
- tierno
- torva
- torvo
- volver
- ablandar
- acusador
- alzar
- angustioso
- anhelante
- arrebatador
- ausente
- codicioso
- coqueto
- delator
- devorar
- errante
- feroz
- fijar
- franco
- frialdad
- fulminante
- furtivo
- hipnotizador
- huidizo
English:
angry
- approving
- backward
- cast
- cursory
- direct
- dirty look
- distant
- doubtful
- dour
- downward
- feminine
- fix
- fond
- forlorn
- frosty
- furtive
- gaze
- glance
- glance up
- glare
- glassy
- glazed
- glower
- grave
- indignant
- intense
- look
- look away
- magnetic
- murderous
- pained
- passing
- penetrating
- piercing
- searching
- shifty
- shoot
- sidelong
- sideways
- stare
- steady
- stony
- telling
- vacant
- vacantly
- venomous
- wander
- wild
- withering
* * *mirada nf1. [acción de mirar] look;fue el blanco de todas las miradas all eyes were on her;apartar la mirada to look away;fulminar con la mirada a alguien to look daggers at sb;levantar la mirada to look up;siguió con la mirada todos sus movimientos his eyes followed her every movement;sostener la mirada de alguien to hold sb's gaze;si las miradas mataran if looks could kill2. [manera de mirar] [con cariño, placer, admiración] gaze;mirada asesina glare;me dirigió una mirada asesina she looked daggers at me;mirada fija stare;caminaba con la mirada fija en el suelo he walked along staring at the ground;mirada furtiva peek;le lanzó una mirada furtiva he looked at her out of the corner of his eye;le dirigió una mirada lasciva he leered at her;mirada perdida distant look;tenía la mirada perdida she was staring into space3. [vistazo, ojeada] look;echar una mirada (a algo) to glance o to have a quick look (at sth);¿le podrías echar una mirada a esta carta que he escrito? could you have a look at this letter I've written?;echa una mirada a ver si está lloviendo have a look and see if it's raining* * *f look;echar una mirada take a look (a at);ser el centro de todas las miradas be the center o Br centre of attention* * *mirada nf1) : look, glance, gaze2) expresión: look, expressionuna mirada de sorpresa: a look of surprise* * *mirada n1. (en general) look2. (vistazo) glance -
13 sospechoso
adj.1 suspicious, suspect, on suspicion, shady.2 suspicious, distrustful.3 suspicious, open to suspicion, doubtable, dubious.m.suspect, suspected criminal.* * *► adjetivo1 suspicious► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 suspect* * *1. (f. - sospechosa)noun2. (f. - sospechosa)adj.suspect, suspicious* * *sospechoso, -a1.ADJ suspicious2.SM / F suspect* * *IIIme parece muy sospechoso — I find it very o highly suspicious
- sa masculino, femenino suspect* * *= suspect, fishy [fishier -comp., fishiest -sup.], shady, suspect, dodgy [dodgier -comp., dodgiest -sup.], fly-by-night, dubious-sounding, dubious, under suspicion.Ex. The utility, in information service terms, of a narrow technical education is suspect.Ex. This is when children are not really concerned with scientific truth; they believe in Father Christmas anyway, even if there lurks the suspicion that there is something rather fishy about it all.Ex. Moreover, the shady image of video libraries drove away discerning customers.Ex. Results show that newsworthiness of a homicide is enhanced when whites are suspects or victims, males are suspects and victims are females, children or senior citizens.Ex. The statistical procedures from Czchekoslovakia and Romania have been pretty dodgy and unsatisfactory.Ex. What I was reading about looked like a really genuine and reliable way of earning good money that didn't involve some fly-by-night, get-rich-quick scheme.Ex. But I seem to get an awful lot of people trying to interest me in dubious-sounding business propositions.Ex. On no account should the schedules of a classification scheme be modified in order to gain some dubious advantage of this kind.Ex. When war broke out against Germany, immigrants from that country were suddenly under suspicion of being possible enemy.----* haber algo sospechoso con = there + be + something fishy going on with.* principal sospechoso = leading suspect.* que parece sospechoso = dubious-sounding.* ruedad de sospechosos = identity parade.* rueda de sospechosos = police line-up, identification parade.* * *IIIme parece muy sospechoso — I find it very o highly suspicious
- sa masculino, femenino suspect* * *= suspect, fishy [fishier -comp., fishiest -sup.], shady, suspect, dodgy [dodgier -comp., dodgiest -sup.], fly-by-night, dubious-sounding, dubious, under suspicion.Ex: The utility, in information service terms, of a narrow technical education is suspect.
Ex: This is when children are not really concerned with scientific truth; they believe in Father Christmas anyway, even if there lurks the suspicion that there is something rather fishy about it all.Ex: Moreover, the shady image of video libraries drove away discerning customers.Ex: Results show that newsworthiness of a homicide is enhanced when whites are suspects or victims, males are suspects and victims are females, children or senior citizens.Ex: The statistical procedures from Czchekoslovakia and Romania have been pretty dodgy and unsatisfactory.Ex: What I was reading about looked like a really genuine and reliable way of earning good money that didn't involve some fly-by-night, get-rich-quick scheme.Ex: But I seem to get an awful lot of people trying to interest me in dubious-sounding business propositions.Ex: On no account should the schedules of a classification scheme be modified in order to gain some dubious advantage of this kind.Ex: When war broke out against Germany, immigrants from that country were suddenly under suspicion of being possible enemy.* haber algo sospechoso con = there + be + something fishy going on with.* principal sospechoso = leading suspect.* que parece sospechoso = dubious-sounding.* ruedad de sospechosos = identity parade.* rueda de sospechosos = police line-up, identification parade.* * *‹movimiento/comportamiento› suspicious; ‹paquete› suspicious, suspecttres hombres de aspecto sospechoso three suspicious-looking menrelojes baratos de origen sospechoso cheap watches of dubious originme parece muy sospechoso I find it very o highly suspiciousmasculine, femininesuspect* * *
sospechoso◊ -sa adjetivo ‹movimiento/comportamiento› suspicious;
‹ paquete› suspicious, suspect;
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino
suspect
sospechoso,-a
I sustantivo masculino y femenino suspect
II adjetivo suspicious: era sospechoso de asesinato, he was suspected of committing a murder
' sospechoso' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
detener
- detenida
- detenido
- enjuiciar
- interrogar
- oscura
- oscuro
- rondar
- sospechosa
- interrogación
- llevar
- vaina
English:
detention
- doubtful
- dubious
- funny business
- grill
- shady
- shifty
- suspect
- suspicious
- up
- Caucasian
- fishy
- furtive
- name
* * *sospechoso, -a♦ adjsuspicious;me parece sospechoso que no haya venido it strikes me as suspicious that he hasn't come♦ nm,fsuspect* * *I adj suspiciousII m, sospechosa f suspect* * *sospechoso, -sa adj: suspicious, suspectsospechoso, -sa n: suspect* * *sospechoso1 adj suspicioussospechoso2 n suspect -
14 vaqueta
f.sole-leather, tanned cowhide (cuero).* * *1 cowhide* * *1. SF1) (=cuero) cowhide, leather2) (para afilar) razor strop2.SM (Caribe) shifty sort ** * *femenino (Col, RPl) calfskin, leather* * *femenino (Col, RPl) calfskin, leather* * *(Col, RPl)calfskin, leather* * *vaqueta nfRP leather, calfskin* * *f calfskin -
15 vaquetón
adj.shameless, insolent, saucy, impudent.m.1 lazy person.2 shameless person, shameless individual.* * *ADJ1) (Caribe) (=poco fiable) unreliable, shifty2) (Méx) (=lerdo) dim-witted; (=flemático) phlegmatic, slow3) (Méx) (=descarado) barefaced, brazen* * *- tona adjetivo (Méx fam) shameless* * *- tona adjetivo (Méx fam) shameless* * *masculine, feminineeres un vaquetón you're completely shameless -
16 embelequero
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17 malqueda *
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18 retrechero
adj.1 flattering; a flatterer. (Colloquial)2 dissimulating, concealing the truth; eluding the fulfiment of what was offered.3 mean; unreliable, deceitful; suspicious. (Latin American)4 sly, crafty, shifty, full of dodges.5 charming, winning, sweet.* * *► adjetivo1 familiar (que elude) slippery2 familiar (atractivo) attractive, charming* * *ADJ1) (=dado a trucos) full of dodges *; (=astuto) wily, crafty; hum rascally2) (=encantador) winning, charming, attractive* * *retrechero -ra( fam)1 (astuto) crafty, wily2 (encantador) sweet, charming* * *retrechero, -a adj2. [atractivo] attractive, charming -
19 astuto
• artful• astute• canny• clever• crafty• foxy• paw the ground• pawl• sagacious• shifty• shrewd• sly• trickily• trickle• very clever
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shifty — [adj] deceitful, untrustworthy cagey, collusive, conniving, contriving, crafty, crooked, cunning, devious, dishonest, dodging, duplicitous, elusive, equivocating, evasive, flyby night*, foxy, fraudulent, furtive, insidious, lying, mendacious,… … New thesaurus
shifty — ► ADJECTIVE (shiftier, shiftiest) informal ▪ deceitful or evasive. DERIVATIVES shiftily adverb shiftiness noun … English terms dictionary
shifty — [shif′tē] adj. shiftier, shiftiest 1. Now Rare full of shifts or expedients; resourceful 2. having or showing a tricky or deceitful nature; evasive shiftily adv. shiftiness n … English World dictionary
Shifty — wiktionarypar|shiftyShifty may refer to: * Shifty Shellshock (b. 1974), American nu metal singer * Shifty Records, South African record label * Shifty Records (USA), American record label specializing in metal * Shifty, a fictional character in… … Wikipedia
shifty — UK [ˈʃɪftɪ] / US adjective Word forms shifty : adjective shifty comparative shiftier superlative shiftiest informal looking dishonest shifty eyes … English dictionary
shifty — adjective (shiftier; est) Date: circa 1570 1. full of or ready with expedients ; resourceful 2. a. given to deception, evasion, or fraud ; tricky b. capable of evasive movement ; elusive < a shif … New Collegiate Dictionary
shifty — adjective a) Having the appearance of someone dishonest, criminal or unreliable; such as someone with shifty eyes. He was a shifty character in a seedy bar and I checked my wallet was still there after talking to him. b) Subject to frequent… … Wiktionary