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21 andar desgarbadamente
v.to walk with a slouch, to slouch. -
22 encogerse
1 (contraerse) to contract2 (tejido) to shrink3 figurado (amilanarse) to be intimidated* * *VPR1) to shrink2)3) [persona] (=acobardarse) to cringe; (=desanimarse) to get discouraged* * *(v.) = flinch, cringeEx. Garschine flinched as if he had been hit.Ex. That Dennis! When I think of him, I... well... to put it frankly, cringe.* * *(v.) = flinch, cringeEx: Garschine flinched as if he had been hit.
Ex: That Dennis! When I think of him, I... well... to put it frankly, cringe.* * *
■encogerse verbo reflexivo (sobre uno mismo) to contract: se encogió de hombros, she shrugged her shoulders
se encogió en la cama para dormir, he curled up to go to sleep
' encogerse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
hombro
- encoger
English:
cringe
- shrug
- cower
* * *vpr1. [ropa, tejido, filete] to shrink;se me encoge el corazón de oírla llorar it makes my heart bleed to hear her cry2. [contraerse] [miembro, músculo] to contract;no te encojas al andar don't slouch when you walk;encogerse de hombros to shrug one's shoulders3. [apocarse] to cringe;es muy tímido y se encoge ante sus superiores he's very timid and he clams up in the presence of his superiors* * *v/r1 de material shrink;encogerse de hombros shrug (one’s shoulders)2 fig: de persona be intimidated, cower* * *vr1) : to shrink2) : to be intimidated, to cower, to cringe3)encogerse de hombros : to shrug (one's shoulders) -
23 encorvado
adj.hunched, round-shouldered, crooked, curved.past part.past participle of spanish verb: encorvar.* * *1→ link=encorvar encorvar► adjetivo* * *ADJ (=doblado) curved, bent; (=inclinado) stooping; (=torcido) crooked* * *- da adjetivo* * *= stooped-over.Ex. There was an old woman on the sidewalk, stooped-over scrawny and dressed up in nothing but rags.* * *- da adjetivo* * *= stooped-over.Ex: There was an old woman on the sidewalk, stooped-over scrawny and dressed up in nothing but rags.
* * *encorvado -daanda encorvado he walks with a stooptiene la espalda encorvada he has a stoop, he's round-shouldered* * *
Del verbo encorvar: ( conjugate encorvar)
encorvado es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
encorvado
encorvar
encorvado◊ -da adjetivo: anda encorvado he walks with a stoop
encorvar verbo transitivo to bend
' encorvado' also found in these entries:
English:
crooked
- slouch
- stoop
- round-
* * *encorvado, -a adjhunched;* * * -
24 encorvarse
1 to bend, curve2 (persona) to become round-shouldered* * *VPR1) [persona] (=doblarse) to stoop; (=inclinarse) to bend down, bend over, stoop; (=torcerse) to buckle2) (=combarse) to sag* * *(v.) = hunchEx. Somewhere out there in the heartland someone is hunched over a typewriter at this moment attempting the ultimate definition.* * *(v.) = hunchEx: Somewhere out there in the heartland someone is hunched over a typewriter at this moment attempting the ultimate definition.
* * *
encorvarse ( conjugate encorvarse) verbo pronominal
to develop a stoop
■encorvarse verbo reflexivo to stoop, bend
' encorvarse' also found in these entries:
English:
slouch
* * *vprto bend down o over* * *vr: to hunch over, to stoop -
25 manco
adj.one-handed, one-armed.f. & m.one-handed person.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: mancar.* * *► adjetivo1 (sin un brazo) one-armed; (sin brazos) armless; (sin una mano) one-handed; (sin manos) without hands► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 (sin brazo) one-armed person; (sin brazos) armless person; (sin mano) one-handed person; (sin manos) person with no hands\no ser manco,-a / no quedarse manco,-a familiar (bueno) to be pretty useful 2 (lanzado) not to be backward* * *manco, -a1. ADJ1) [de una mano] one-handed; [de un brazo] one-armed; (=sin brazos) armless2) (=incompleto) half-finished3) (=defectuoso) defective, faulty4)Alarcos, jugador que tampoco es manco — Alarcos, who is a pretty useful player himself
2.SM / F [de una mano] one-handed person; [de un brazo] one-armed person; (=sin brazos) armless person, person with no arms3.SM Cono Sur (=caballo) nag* * *- ca adjetivoes manco de un brazo/una mano — he only has one arm/hand
no ser manco — (fam) ( para robar) to be light-fingered; ( ser habilidoso) to be useful (colloq)
* * *= one-armed.Ex. Eventually adding more players -- all one-armed individuals -- the group played violins, cellos, guitars, piano and drums.* * *- ca adjetivoes manco de un brazo/una mano — he only has one arm/hand
no ser manco — (fam) ( para robar) to be light-fingered; ( ser habilidoso) to be useful (colloq)
* * *= one-armed.Ex: Eventually adding more players -- all one-armed individuals -- the group played violins, cellos, guitars, piano and drums.
* * *es manco de un brazo/una mano he only has one arm/handes manco de los dos brazos he has no armsquedó manco del brazo derecho he lost his right armeste lanzador tampoco es manco this pitcher is pretty useful o is no slouch ( colloq)ella me pegó primero — bueno, tú tampoco eres manco she hit me first — well, you're pretty good at hitting people yourself ( colloq)masculine, feminineA(persona): el manco que pide limosna en la esquina the man with one arm who begs on the cornerB* * *
Del verbo mancar: ( conjugate mancar)
manco es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
mancó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
manco◊ -ca adjetivo: es manco de un brazo/una mano he only has one arm/hand
manco,-a
I adjetivo
1 (sin brazo) one-armed
(sin mano) one-handed
2 (sin brazos) armless
(sin manos) handless
3 (incompleto) incomplete
II m,f (sin mano) one-handed person
(sin brazo) one-armed person
(sin brazos) armless person
(sin manos) handless person
♦ Locuciones: no ser manco, to be useful: Jesús no es manco arreglando televisores, Jesus is an expert when it comes to mending television sets
' manco' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
manca
English:
one-armed
- one
* * *manco, -a♦ adj1. [sin una mano] one-handed;[sin un brazo] one-armed;se quedó manco del brazo derecho he lost his right arm;Famno ser manco: empezó insultando ella, pero él tampoco es manco she started the insults, but he gave as good as he got;Fam2. [incompleto] imperfect, defective♦ nm,f[sin una mano] one-handed person; [sin un brazo] one-armed person el manco de Lepanto = nickname given to Miguel de Cervantes* * *no ser oquedarse manco fig fam be pretty useful* * *manco, -ca adj: one-armed, one-handed* * *manco adj1. (que le falta un brazo) one armed2. (que le falta una mano) one handed -
26 perezoso
adj.lazy, slothful, idle, sluggish.m.1 lazy person, sloth, loafer, slouch.2 sloth.3 deck chair.4 squeegee mop.* * *► adjetivo1 lazy► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 lazy person, idler, lazybones1 ZOOLOGÍA sloth————————1 ZOOLOGÍA sloth* * *(f. - perezosa)adj.* * *perezoso, -a1.ADJ lazy2.SM / F (=vago) idler, lazybones *3. SM1) (Zool) sloth* * *I- sa adjetivo lazy, idle, slothful (liter)II- sa masculino, femenino1) ( holgazán) lazybones (colloq)2) perezoso masculino (Zool) sloth* * *= lazy [lazier -comp., laziest -sup.], sluggish, indolent, shiftless.Ex. It is most likely to occur when a supervisor is careless or lazy about the rating or does not know the worker well.Ex. Standing in the early morning on the balcony of her apartment, she was smote as she always was by the grandeur of the sky turning to scarlet as the rim of darkness in the east released the sun for its sluggish trek through the heavens.Ex. The average man is by nature indolent; he works as little as possible = El ciudadano medio es perezoso por naturaleza; trabaja lo menos posible.Ex. He was a shiftless, good-for-nothing man and his shrewish wife was constantly importuning him.* * *I- sa adjetivo lazy, idle, slothful (liter)II- sa masculino, femenino1) ( holgazán) lazybones (colloq)2) perezoso masculino (Zool) sloth* * *= lazy [lazier -comp., laziest -sup.], sluggish, indolent, shiftless.Ex: It is most likely to occur when a supervisor is careless or lazy about the rating or does not know the worker well.
Ex: Standing in the early morning on the balcony of her apartment, she was smote as she always was by the grandeur of the sky turning to scarlet as the rim of darkness in the east released the sun for its sluggish trek through the heavens.Ex: The average man is by nature indolent; he works as little as possible = El ciudadano medio es perezoso por naturaleza; trabaja lo menos posible.Ex: He was a shiftless, good-for-nothing man and his shrewish wife was constantly importuning him.* * *lazy, idle, slothful ( liter)masculine, feminineA (holgazán) lazybones ( colloq)B1 ( Zool) sloth2 (Ur) (hamaca) deck chair3 ( Arg) (para lavar pisos) squeegee mop* * *
perezoso◊ -sa adjetivo
lazy, idle
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino
1 ( holgazán) lazybones (colloq)
2
perezoso,-a adjetivo lazy, idle
' perezoso' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
floja
- flojo
- perezosa
English:
lazy
- sloth
- sluggish
* * *perezoso, -a♦ adj1. [vago] lazy2. [lento] slow, sluggish♦ nm,f[vago] lazy person, idler♦ nm[animal] sloth* * *I adj lazyII m ZO sloth* * *perezoso, -sa adjflojo, holgazán: lazyperezoso nm: sloth (animal)* * *perezoso2 n lazybones -
27 quedarse
1 (permanecer) to remain, stay, be2 (resultado de algo) to be, remain3 eufemístico (morirse) to die4 (mar, viento) to become calm; (viento) to drop5 quedarse con (retener algo) to keep* * *1) to stay2) linger* * *VERBO PRONOMINAL1) (=permanecer, estar)a) [gen] to stayve tú, yo me quedo — you go, I'll stay
mis compañeros salieron de trabajar a las cinco, pero yo me quedé hasta las ocho — my colleagues all left work at five, but I stayed behind until eight
sus preguntas se quedaron sin respuesta — his questions remained o were left unanswered
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quedarse atrás — (=atrasarse) to fall behind, be left behind; (=en posición retrasada) to stay behindgeneralmente se queda atrás hasta la última vuelta — (Dep) he usually stays behind until the last lap
b) + gerundiome quedé estudiando hasta que cerraron la biblioteca — I carried on o stayed working in the library until it closed
id vosotros, yo me quedo un rato más viendo el museo — you go, I want to stay and look round the museum a bit more
See:quedar 1., 2)2) [indicando resultado]a) [con adjetivos, locuciones preposicionales]se ha quedado viudo — he has been widowed, he has lost his wife
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se me ha quedado pequeña esta camisa — I've outgrown this shirtb)• quedarse sin, nos hemos quedado sin café — we've run out of coffee
See:quedar 1., 3)3) (=conservar) [gen] to keep; (=comprar) to takeentre A y B, me quedo con B — given a choice between A and B, I'd go for o take B
4) (=retener en la memoria)está muy mayor, no se le quedan las cosas — he's really old now, he can't remember things
lo siento, no me quedé con su nombre — sorry, I can't quite remember your name
5) Esp•
quedarse con algn — * (=engañar) to con sb *; (=tomar el pelo a) to take the mickey out of sb *, pull sb's leg *¿te estás quedando conmigo? — are you trying to kid me? *
6) (=calmarse) [viento] to drop; [mar] to calm down* * *(v.) = stay, stay behind, boardEx. What is possibly less easy is to making sure that the guiding stays clean, neat and accurate.Ex. While there were certainly people who stayed behind by choice, most stayed behind because they had no choice.Ex. When she first arrived she was boarding with friends until she found a place to rent.* * *(v.) = stay, stay behind, boardEx: What is possibly less easy is to making sure that the guiding stays clean, neat and accurate.
Ex: While there were certainly people who stayed behind by choice, most stayed behind because they had no choice.Ex: When she first arrived she was boarding with friends until she found a place to rent.* * *
■quedarse verbo reflexivo
1 (en un estado) to remain: me quedé sorprendida, I was astonished
2 (en un lugar) to stay: se quedó en casa, she stayed (at) home
se quedó en el hotel, she stayed at the hotel
3 (sin algo) to run out of sthg
quedarse sin trabajo, to lose one's job
4 (con algo) to keep, take: me quedé con su abrigo, I kept his coat
se quedó con el tercer premio, she took the third prize
5 (en la memoria) to remember: no me quedé con su número de teléfono, I can't remember his telephone number
6 familiar (con alguien) to have sb on
' quedarse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ancha
- ancho
- apolillada
- apolillado
- atascarse
- atrás
- atrasarse
- carta
- colgada
- colgado
- corta
- corto
- cuadro
- desentenderse
- embarazada
- ensordecer
- frita
- frito
- fuelle
- miel
- pajarito
- petrificar
- piedra
- plantarse
- santa
- santo
- sitio
- sopa
- tierra
- tiesa
- tieso
- tintero
- toro
- traspuesta
- traspuesto
- vela
- afónico
- boca
- boquiabierto
- calvo
- castigar
- chaparro
- definitivamente
- desconcertado
- dormido
- estado
- guardar
- helado
- hogar
- llevar
English:
aback
- asleep
- astonish
- background
- blind
- conclude
- conk out
- cut
- deaf
- disturbed
- doze off
- drop behind
- drop off
- fall
- fall behind
- freeze
- get behind
- go
- high
- hoarse
- home
- hover
- lag behind
- limb
- look on
- nod off
- oversleep
- remain
- remain behind
- retain
- run out
- shelf
- sit
- sit about
- sit around
- stand
- stay
- stay behind
- stay in
- stay on
- stay out
- stick around
- understatement
- voice
- wayside
- well
- anywhere
- bald
- break
- doze
* * *vpr1. [permanecer] to stay, to remain;todos le pidieron que se quedara everyone asked her to stay;va a tener que quedarse en el hospital he is going to have to stay o remain in hospital;¿por qué no te quedas un rato más? why don't you stay on a bit longer?;hoy me quedaré en casa I'm going to stay at home o stay in today;me quedé estudiando hasta tarde I stayed up late studying;me quedé en la cama hasta tarde I slept in;se quedó de pie mirándome she stood there watching me2. [terminar en un estado]quedarse ciego/sordo to go blind/deaf;quedarse viudo to be widowed;quedarse soltero to remain single o a bachelor;quedarse sin dinero to be left penniless;me quedé dormido I fell asleep;se quedó un poco triste she was o felt rather sad;Espse ha quedado/se está quedando muy delgada she's become/she's getting very thin;al verla se quedó pálido he turned pale when he saw her;Espla pared se ha quedado limpia the wall is clean now;quedarse atrás to fall behind3. [comprar, elegir] to take;me quedo éste I'll take this one4.quedarse con [retener, guardarse] to keep;alguien se ha quedado con mi paraguas someone has taken my umbrella;no me quedé con su nombre I can't seem to remember his name5.quedarse con [preferir] to go for, to prefer;de todos los pescados me quedo con el salmón I prefer salmon to any other sort of fish, when it comes to fish, I'd go for salmon every timeAm [máquina] to pack up;anduvo bien los primeros kilómetros y de pronto se quedó it was fine for the first few miles, then all of a sudden it packed upte estás quedando conmigo you're having me on!* * *v/r1 stay:quedarse ciego go blind;quedarse sin dinero run out of money;quedarse contento be happy;quedarse atrás be left behind3 ( apropiarse):quedarse con algo keep sth4:me quedé sin comer I ended up not eating* * *vr1) : to stayse quedó en casa: she stayed at home2) : to keep onse quedó esperando: he kept on waiting3)quedarse atrás : to stay behindno quedarse atrás: to be no slouch4)quedarse con : to remainme quedé con hambre después de comer: I was still hungry after I ate* * *quedarse vb1. (permanecer en un sitio) to stay -
28 repantigarse
pron.v.to sprawl out, to sprawl, to sit in a lazy manner, to stand in a lazy manner.* * *1 familiar to lounge, loll* * *= sprawl.Ex. He sprawled on his sofa, still covered in sweat from his attempts to work out his frustration at the gym.* * *= sprawl.Ex: He sprawled on his sofa, still covered in sweat from his attempts to work out his frustration at the gym.
* * *repantigarse, repantingarse vprFam to sprawl out* * *v/r lounge, sprawl* * *repantigarse {52} vr: to slouch, to loll about -
29 sombrero
m.1 hat (item of clothing).sombrero de copa top hat2 cap.* * *1 (prenda) hat2 (de hongo) cap\quitarse el sombrero to take one's hat offsin sombrero hatless, bareheadedsombrero canotier boater, straw hatsombrero cordobés wide-brimmed Andalusian hatsombrero de copa top hatsombrero de jipijapa Panama hatsombrero de teja / sombrero de canal priest's hatsombrero hongo bowler hat* * *noun m.* * *SM1) (=gorro) hatsombrero de ala ancha — wide-brimmed hat, broad-brimmed hat
sombrero de pelo — LAm top hat
sombrero de tres picos — cocked hat, three-cornered hat
sombrero flexible — soft hat, trilby, fedora (EEUU)
sombrero hongo — bowler, bowler hat, derby (EEUU)
sombrero tejano — stetson, ten-gallon hat
2) (Bot) cap* * *masculino hatentró sin sombrero — he came in bareheaded o without a hat
hay que sacarle el sombrero — (CS) I take my hat off to him/her
pasar el sombrero — to pass the hat around
quitarse el sombrero — ( para saludar) to raise one's hat; ( en señal de admiración)
me quito el sombrero — I take my hat off to her/him
* * *= hat, cap, bonnet.Ex. He was astonished 'to see a great reading-room filled in the evening by readers all with their hats on'.Ex. German, Scandinavian, and probably Italian presses, on the other hand, had no cap, and the head was adjusted by the insertion of packing both above and below the head tenons.Ex. Costumes from the museum's collections include women's dresses and their intricate accoutrements, bonnets and shoes; men's suits and waistcoats; and children's clothes.----* quitarse el sombrero ante = hats off to + Nombre, take + Posesivo + hat off to.* sombrero de alas anchas = broad-brimmed hat.* sombrero de fieltro = felt hat.* sombrero de paja = straw hat.* sombreros de señora = millinery.* tener + que quitarse el sombrero = have to hand it to + Nombre.* * *masculino hatentró sin sombrero — he came in bareheaded o without a hat
hay que sacarle el sombrero — (CS) I take my hat off to him/her
pasar el sombrero — to pass the hat around
quitarse el sombrero — ( para saludar) to raise one's hat; ( en señal de admiración)
me quito el sombrero — I take my hat off to her/him
* * *= hat, cap, bonnet.Ex: He was astonished 'to see a great reading-room filled in the evening by readers all with their hats on'.
Ex: German, Scandinavian, and probably Italian presses, on the other hand, had no cap, and the head was adjusted by the insertion of packing both above and below the head tenons.Ex: Costumes from the museum's collections include women's dresses and their intricate accoutrements, bonnets and shoes; men's suits and waistcoats; and children's clothes.* quitarse el sombrero ante = hats off to + Nombre, take + Posesivo + hat off to.* sombrero de alas anchas = broad-brimmed hat.* sombrero de fieltro = felt hat.* sombrero de paja = straw hat.* sombreros de señora = millinery.* tener + que quitarse el sombrero = have to hand it to + Nombre.* * *hatentró sin sombrero he came in bareheaded o without a hatcuando acaban el espectáculo pasan el sombrero at the end of the show they pass the hat aroundhay que sacarle el sombrero (CS); I take my hat off to him/her(en señal de admiración): me quito el sombrero I take my hat off to her/himCompuestos:/kanoˈtje(r)/ boater, straw hat1 ( Bot) pileus, cap2 ( Indum) straw hattop hatPanama hat, panamathree-cornered hat, cocked hatMexican sombreronuclear umbrella* * *
sombrero sustantivo masculino
hat;
sombrero de jipijapa Panama (hat);
sombrero hongo derby (AmE), bowler (hat) (BrE);
sombrero jarano Mexican sombrero
sombrero sustantivo masculino hat
sombrero de copa, top hat
sombrero hongo, bowler hat
♦ Locuciones: quitarse el sombrero ante algo/alguien, to take one's hat off to sthg/sb
' sombrero' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
absurda
- absurdo
- ala
- calarse
- desperdicio
- distinguirse
- encasquetar
- espantosa
- espantoso
- favorecer
- fragor
- hongo
- moda
- panamá
- ponerse
- quitarse
- rara
- raro
- volarse
- adornar
- andar
- aparatoso
- color
- copa
- cubilete
- cubrir
- el
- galera
- hallulla
- ladeado
- paja
- poner
- traer
- volar
English:
blow off
- bowler
- brim
- crown
- derby
- don
- gust
- hat
- mock
- on
- raise
- rotten
- stay on
- straw hat
- why
- angle
- blow
- bonnet
- her
- herself
- himself
- -less
- my
- top
* * *sombrero nm1. [prenda] hat;pasar el sombrero to pass round the hat;quitarse el sombrero (ante alguien) to take one's hat off (to sb)sombrero de ala ancha wide-brimmed hat, broad-brimmed hat; Am sombrero alón wide-brimmed hat, broad-brimmed hat;sombrero canotier straw hat, boater;sombrero de copa top hat;sombrero cordobés Spanish hat;sombrero de fieltro felt hat;sombrero jarano sombrero;sombrero de paja straw hat;sombrero de palma palm leaf hat;sombrero de teja shovel hat;sombrero de tres picos three-cornered hat2. [de seta] cap* * *m hat;quitarse el sombrero ante alguien/algo fig take one’s hat off to s.o./sth* * *sombrero nm1) : hat2)sin sombrero : bareheaded3)sombrero hongo : derby* * *sombrero n hat -
30 manca
Del verbo mancar: ( conjugate mancar)
manca es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo
manco,-a
I adjetivo
1 (sin brazo) one-armed
(sin mano) one-handed
2 (sin brazos) armless
(sin manos) handless
3 (incompleto) incomplete
II m,f (sin mano) one-handed person
(sin brazo) one-armed person
(sin brazos) armless person
(sin manos) handless person
♦ Locuciones: no ser manco, to be useful: Jesús no es manco arreglando televisores, Jesus is an expert when it comes to mending television sets
' manca' also found in these entries:
English:
slouch
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31 andar a paso sostenido
• walk with a slouch• walk with a spring in one's step• walk with a steady pace• walk with a stoop -
32 bueno para nada
• bum• do nothing• gold valuation• goldbrick• goldbrick speculation• goldbug• good appearance• good assistance• good fit• good-for-nothing person• gooey mess• goofy• lay waste• layaway• lazy evaluation• LBA• loafer• NE• Neanderthal• slacker• slouch• worthily• worthless account -
33 caminar arrastrando los pies
• walk with a light step• walk with a slouchDiccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > caminar arrastrando los pies
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34 gandulear
• dally• handyman• hang around• idle• loiter• lounge about• lounge around• slouch about -
35 holgazán
• bum• dawdler• do nothing• gold valuation• goldbrick speculation• idle fellow• idler• lay waste• layaway• laziness• lazy evaluation• loafer• NE• Neanderthal• slothful• slouch• sluggard• troy weight• truce• vagrant• wasting property• watch• work shift• work simplification -
36 holgazanear
• handyman• hang around• idle• lazaretto• laze about• loaf about• loaf around• loiter• lounge about• sit about• sit around• slouch about -
37 perezoso
• laziness• lazy• lazy evaluation• lazybones• leaden• leaden-hearted• loafer• slothful• slouch• sluggard• sluggish• work shift• work simplification -
38 persona siempre rezagada
• dawdler• lager• laggard• lagged variable• lagging• slouch• slowcoach• sluggard• stragglerDiccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > persona siempre rezagada
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39 andar desgarbado
v.to slouch. -
40 estar gacho
v.to be slouching, to slouch.
См. также в других словарях:
slouch — slouch·er; slouch; slouch·i·ly; slouch·i·ness; slouch·ing·ly; … English syllables
slouch — [slouch] n. [< ? dial. slouk, a lazy fellow < ON slōkr < slōka, to hang down, droop < IE * (s)leug , var. of base * (s)leu , to hang limply > SLUG1, SLEET ] ☆ 1. a) a person who is awkward or lazy b) Informal a person who is… … English World dictionary
slouch — 1510s, lazy man, variant of slouk (1570), perhaps from O.N. slokr lazy fellow, and related to SLACK (Cf. slack) on the notion of sagging, drooping. Meaning stooping of the head and shoulders first recorded 1725. The verb meaning walk with a… … Etymology dictionary
slouch|y — «SLOW chee», adjective, slouch|i|er, slouch|i|est. slouching awkwardly; carelessly untidy; slovenly … Useful english dictionary
Slouch — Slouch, n. [Cf. Icel. sl?kra slouching felloew, and E. slack, slug, a lazy fellow.] 1. A hanging down of the head; a drooping attitude; a limp appearance; an ungainly, clownish gait; a sidewise depression or hanging down, as of a hat brim. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Slouch — Slouch, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Slouched}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Slouching}.] 1. To droop, as the head. [1913 Webster] 2. To walk in a clumsy, lazy manner. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Slouch — Slouch, v. t. To cause to hang down; to depress at the side; as, to slouth the hat. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
slouch — ► VERB 1) stand, move, or sit in a lazy, drooping way. 2) dated bend one side of the brim of (a hat) downwards. ► NOUN 1) a lazy, drooping posture or movement. 2) informal an incompetent person: he was no slouch at making a buck. DERIVATIVES … English terms dictionary
slouch — [v] slump over be lazy, bend, bow, crouch, droop, lean, loaf, loll, lounge, sag, stoop, wilt; concepts 154,201 Ant. straighten … New thesaurus
slouch|er — «SLOW chuhr», noun. a person who slouches, or walks with a slouching gait … Useful english dictionary
slouch|i|ly — «SLOW chuh lee», adverb. in a slouchy manner … Useful english dictionary