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1 spindly
adjective (very long and thin.) largo y delgadotr['spɪndəlɪ]spindly ['spɪndli] adj: larguirucho fam, largo y débil (dícese de una planta)adj.• alto y flaco adj.• delgado, -a adj.• espigado, -a adj.'spɪndli['spɪndlɪ]ADJ (compar spindlier) (superl spindliest) [person] alto y delgado, larguirucho *; [legs] largo y delgado, largo y delgaducho *; [plant, tree] alto y delgado, alto y delgaducho ** * *['spɪndli] -
2 spindly
adj.larguirucho(a). -
3 spindle
'spindl(a thin pin on which something turns: I can't turn on the radio any more, because the spindle of the control knob has broken.) huso, eje- spindlytr['spɪndəl]1 (rod for spinning) husospindle ['spɪndəl] n1) : huso m (para hilar)2) : eje m (de un mecanismo)n.• asta s.f.• eje s.m.• gorrón s.m.• huso s.m.• mazorca s.f.• peón s.m.• pivote s.m.• torcedor s.m.'spɪndḷa) ( Mech Eng) eje mb) ( Tex) huso m['spɪndl]N1) (for spinning) huso m2) (Tech) eje m* * *['spɪndḷ]a) ( Mech Eng) eje mb) ( Tex) huso m -
4 débil
débil adjetivo ‹moneda/argumento› weak; ‹ excusa› feeble, lame; ‹ luz› dim, faint; ‹sílaba/vocal› unstressed, weak
débil
I adj (fuerza, salud) weak, feeble: el argumento era muy débil, his reasoning was flawed
es muy débil de carácter, she is very weak
es muy débil con sus alumnos, he is lenient with his students o he is over-indulgent with his students (intensidad de luz o sonido) faint
punto débil, weak spot
II mf
1 weak person: el fuerte oprime al débil, the powerful opress the weak
2 (blandengue) wimp: eres una débil, no aguantas nada el calor, don't be such a wimp, it's not even hot ' débil' also found in these entries: Spanish: A - alicaída - alicaído - flaca - flaco - flojear - goteo - talón - tenue - blando - flojo - lánguido - pelele - sexo English: A - an - anaemic - and - as - be - chink - dim - do - failing - faint - feather - feeble - frail - from - infirm - limp - link - shaky - shall - should - tenuous - than - that - them - thin - to - weak - were - what - whatever - wimp - wimpish - would - you - your - yourself - fragile - glimmer - hole - low - muted - run - spindly - spineless - weakly - weakness -
5 flaco
flaco
◊ -ca adjetivothin, skinny (colloq)
flaco,-a adjetivo
1 (muy delgado) skinny
2 (débil) weak: tienes flaca memoria, you have a very bad memory
punto flaco, weak spot ' flaco' also found in these entries: Spanish: flaca - punto - reseca - reseco - chupado - delgado English: chink - disservice - lean - point - rake - scrawny - skinny - thin - weakness - blind - spindly
См. также в других словарях:
Spindly — Spin dly, a. Long and slender, or disproportionately tall and slender; as, spindly legs.. Used in some cases to suggest weakness. Syn: spindling. [PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
spindly — 1650s, from SPINDLE (Cf. spindle) + Y (Cf. y) (2) … Etymology dictionary
spindly — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ long or tall and thin … English terms dictionary
spindly — [spind′lē] adj. spindlier, spindliest long or tall and very thin or slender, often so as to be or seem frail or weak … English World dictionary
spindly — UK [ˈspɪndlɪ] / US adjective Word forms spindly : adjective spindly comparative spindlier superlative spindliest something spindly is long and thin and looks as if it would break easily spindly legs … English dictionary
spindly — adjective (spindlier; est) Date: 1651 1. of a disproportionately tall or long and thin appearance that often suggests physical weakness < spindly legs > 2. frail or flimsy in appearance or structure < a spindly tower > … New Collegiate Dictionary
spindly — spin|dly [ spındli ] adjective something spindly is long and thin and looks as if it would break easily: spindly legs … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
spindly — [[t]spɪ̱ndli[/t]] spindlier, spindliest ADJ GRADED Something that is spindly is long and thin and looks very weak. I did have rather spindly legs … English dictionary
spindly — /spind lee/, adj., spindlier, spindliest. long or tall, thin, and usually frail: The colt wobbled on its spindly legs. [1645 55; SPINDLE + Y1] * * * … Universalium
spindly — adjective Characteristic of a spindle; slender and of weak appearance. She has spindly legs … Wiktionary
spindly — adj. Spindly is used with these nouns: ↑leg … Collocations dictionary