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1 spineless
1) (of an animal, having no spine; invertebrate.) invertebrado2) (of a person, having a weak character; easily dominated.) débiltr['spaɪnləs]1 (invertebrate) invertebrado,-a2 figurative use (weak) débil, sin carácterspineless ['spaɪnləs] adj1) : sin púas, sin espinas2) invertebrate: invertebrado3) weak: débil (de carácter)adj.• débil adj.• flojo, -a adj.• invertebrado (Zoología) adj.'spaɪnləs, 'spaɪnlɪsa) (cowardly, weak) débil, sin carácterb) ( Zool) invertebrado['spaɪnlɪs]ADJ (fig) débil* * *['spaɪnləs, 'spaɪnlɪs]a) (cowardly, weak) débil, sin carácterb) ( Zool) invertebrado -
2 spineless
adj.1 pusilánime, débil (weak)2 invertebrado, sin columna vertebral.3 sin espinas.4 sin fuerza de carácter, ñoño. -
3 chinless
['tʃɪnlɪs]ADJ (fig) (=spineless) apocado -
4 drip
drip
1. past tense, past participle - dripped; verb(to (cause to) fall in single drops: Rain dripped off the roof; His hand was dripping blood.) gotear
2. noun1) (a small quantity (of liquid) falling in drops: A drip of water ran down the tap.) gota2) (the noise made by dripping: I can hear a drip somewhere.) goteo3) (an apparatus for passing a liquid slowly and continuously into a vein of the body.) gota a gota•- dripping- drip-dry
3. verb(to dry in this manner.) lavar y ponerdrip vb goteartr[drɪp]2 SMALLMEDICINE/SMALL gota a gota nombre masculino1 (fall in drops) gotear, caer; (fall heavily) chorrear■ water is dripping from the ceiling caen gotas del techo, el techo gotea1 dejar caer gota a gota\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto drip with flattery rezumar halagosto drip with jewels ir cargado,-a de joyasdrip n1) drop: gota f2) dripping: goteo mn.• alero s.m.• goteo s.m.• gotera s.f.• reguero s.m.• ñoño s.m.v.• escurrir v.• gotear v.
I
1. drɪp- pp- intransitive verba) ( fall in drops)water was dripping from the ceiling — el techo goteaba, caían gotas del techo
b) ( let drops fall) \<\<washing/hair\>\> chorrear, gotear; \<\<faucet/tap\>\> gotearc) ( display)to drip WITH something: she was dripping with diamonds — iba cubierta de brillantes
2.
vtyou're dripping coffee down your shirt — te estás manchando la camisa de café, te estás chorreando la camisa con el café (AmL)
II
1) (of rainwater, tap) (no pl) goteo mthe steady drip, drip of the rain — el continuo gotear de la lluvia
2) ( Med) suero m, gota a gota mhe's on a drip — le han puesto suero or el gota a gota
3) ( ineffectual person) (colloq) soso, -sa m,f (fam)[drɪp]1. N1) (=droplet) gota f2) (=dripping sound) goteo mthe drip, drip, drip of the tap was beginning to irritate her — el constante goteo del grifo estaba empezando a irritarla
3) * (=spineless person) soso(-a) m / f4) (Med) gotero m, gota a gota m invshe is on a drip — tiene puesto un gotero or gota a gota
2.VTthe children came in dripping water all over the floor — los niños entraron chorreando agua por todo el suelo
you're dripping paint all over the place — estás chorreando pintura por todas partes, lo estás poniendo todo perdido de pintura
3.VI [tap, faucet] goteardripping* * *
I
1. [drɪp]- pp- intransitive verba) ( fall in drops)water was dripping from the ceiling — el techo goteaba, caían gotas del techo
b) ( let drops fall) \<\<washing/hair\>\> chorrear, gotear; \<\<faucet/tap\>\> gotearc) ( display)to drip WITH something: she was dripping with diamonds — iba cubierta de brillantes
2.
vtyou're dripping coffee down your shirt — te estás manchando la camisa de café, te estás chorreando la camisa con el café (AmL)
II
1) (of rainwater, tap) (no pl) goteo mthe steady drip, drip of the rain — el continuo gotear de la lluvia
2) ( Med) suero m, gota a gota mhe's on a drip — le han puesto suero or el gota a gota
3) ( ineffectual person) (colloq) soso, -sa m,f (fam) -
5 spine
1) (the line of linked bones running down the back of humans and many animals; the backbone: She damaged her spine when she fell.) columna vertebral, espina dorsal2) (something like a backbone in shape or function: the spine of a book.) lomo3) (a thin, stiff, pointed part growing on an animal or a plant.) espina•- spinal- spineless
- spiny
- spinal cord
spine n columna vertebraltr[spaɪn]1 SMALLANATOMY/SMALL columna vertebral, espina dorsal, espinazo2 (of book) lomo3 SMALLZOOLOGY/SMALL (of hedgehog etc) púa4 SMALLBOTANY/SMALL espinaspine ['spaɪn] n1) backbone: columna f vertebral, espina f dorsal2) quill: púa f (de un animal)3) thorn: espina f4) : lomo m (de un libro)n.• lomo (Libro) s.m.n.• espina (Zoología) s.f.• espina dorsal s.f.• espinazo s.m.• lomo de un libro s.m.• púa s.f.spaɪn1)a) ( Anat) columna f (vertebral), espina f dorsalto send a chill up o shivers down somebody's spine — producirle* escalofríos a alguien
b) ( of book) lomo m[spaɪn]N1) (Anat) (=backbone) columna f (vertebral), espina f dorsal2) (Zool) (=spike) púa f, pincho m ; (Bot) espina f, pincho m3) [of book] lomo m4) [of mountain range] espinazo m* * *[spaɪn]1)a) ( Anat) columna f (vertebral), espina f dorsalto send a chill up o shivers down somebody's spine — producirle* escalofríos a alguien
b) ( of book) lomo m -
6 abúlica
abúlico,-a adjetivo apathetic, spineless -
7 abúlico
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8 carácter
carácter sustantivo masculino (pl◊ - racteres)el restaurante tiene mucho carácter the restaurant has lots of character; une persona de carácter fuerte a person of strong character; una persona de buen carácter a good-natured person; un carácter abierto an open nature; tener mal carácter to have a (bad) temper heridas de carácter leve (period) minor woundsc) (Biol) characteristic
carácter sustantivo masculino
1 (genio, nervio) character: es una persona de mucho carácter, he is a person with a strong character
2 (modo de ser) tiene un carácter muy dulce, she's a very sweet person
tener buen/mal carácter, to be good-natured/bad-tempered
3 (condición, naturaleza) nature: es una medida de carácter transitorio, it's a temporary measure
4 Impr character ' carácter' also found in these entries: Spanish: abismo - accesible - acto - agriar - amorfa - amorfo - arrollador - arrolladora - áspera - áspero - blanda - blando - cambiante - cardo - de - débil - debilidad - dramatizar - empañarse - endurecer - fortaleza - genio - humildad - humilde - imposible - índole - moldear - nervio - ni - prudente - radical - rasgo - rebelde - revestir - severa - severidad - severo - sombra - sosegada - sosegado - suavizar - suavidad - suavizarse - talante - teatralidad - temperamento - tinte - tipismo - trato - variable English: character - close - colour - deviousness - disposition - elusiveness - good-natured - make-up - mold - mould - nature - nice - rugged - self-assertion - self-assertive - self-assertiveness - serious - sliminess - solid - spineless - spirit - technical hitch - temper - temperamentally - tough-minded - type - versatility - weak - weakness - wimpish - forceful - intimate - make - mellow -
9 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 -
10 invertebrado
invertebrado,-a adjetivo & m Zool invertebrate ' invertebrado' also found in these entries: Spanish: invertebrada English: invertebrate - spineless -
11 nervio
nervio sustantivo masculino 1a) (Anat) nerve2◊ nervios sustantivo masculino pluralnerves (pl); tiene los nervios destrozados his nerves are in shreds; está enfermo de los nervios he suffers with his nerves; tengo unos nervios … I'm o I feel so nervous; me muero de nervios I'm a nervous wreck (colloq); ponerle a algn los nervios de punta to get on sb's nerves
nervio sustantivo masculino
1 Anat Bot nerve (de la carne) sinew
2 Arquit Zool ribs
3 (vigor, carácter) nerve, courage: baila con mucho nervio, she dances with a lot of spirit 4 nervios, nerves: no pierdas los nervios, don't lose your temper
un ataque de nervios, a fit of hysterics Locuciones: poner a alguien de los nervios, to get on sb's nerves ' nervio' also found in these entries: Spanish: adolecer - carácter - óptica - óptico - temperamento - auditivo English: nerve - rib - sinew - spineless
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Spineless — Spine less, a. 1. Having no spine, or vertebral column. [1913 Webster] 2. Having no thorns or barbs. [PJC] 3. lacking in strength of character; cowardly, in a physical or moral sense. [PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
spineless — index irresolute, obsequious, powerless Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
spineless — 1827, of animals, from SPINE (Cf. spine) + LESS (Cf. less). Meaning “lacking moral force” is from 1885. Related: Spinelessly; spinelessness … Etymology dictionary
spineless — [adj] cowardly amoebalike*, fainthearted, fearful, feeble, forceless, frightened, gutless*, impotent, inadequate, ineffective, ineffectual, invertebrate, irresolute, lily livered*, nerveless, pithless, soft, spiritless, squeamish, submissive,… … New thesaurus
spineless — ► ADJECTIVE 1) having no spine; invertebrate. 2) (of an animal or plant) lacking spines. 3) lacking courage and determination. DERIVATIVES spinelessly adverb spinelessness noun … English terms dictionary
spineless — [spīn′lis] adj. 1. having no backbone; invertebrate 2. having a weak or flexible backbone 3. lacking courage, resistance, willpower, etc. 4. without spines, or thorny processes spinelessly adv. spinelessness n … English World dictionary
spineless — spine|less [ spaınləs ] adjective 1. ) not brave or determined enough to deal with a situation well: spineless acceptance 2. ) a spineless animal does not have a SPINE … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
spineless — [[t]spa͟ɪnləs[/t]] ADJ GRADED (disapproval) If you say that someone is spineless, you mean that they are afraid to take action or oppose people when they should. ...bureaucrats and spineless politicians … English dictionary
spineless — adjective 1 lacking courage and determination: a bunch of spineless do gooders 2 without a spine: spineless creatures such as jellyfish spinelessly adverb spinelessness noun (U) … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
spineless — UK [ˈspaɪnləs] / US adjective 1) not brave or determined enough to deal with a situation well Critics condemned the government s decision to back down as spineless. 2) a spineless animal does not have a spine … English dictionary
Spineless — Gène de la drosophile La drosophile Drosophila melanogaster est un animal modèle de la génétique. Sa petite taille, son taux de reproduction ainsi que son cycle de vie court permettent d en faire facilement l élevage dans de simples bocaux à… … Wikipédia en Français