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adjective (like or containing starch: cake, biscuits and other starchy foods.)tr['stɑːʧɪ]a starchy diet: una dieta feculentaadj.• almidonado, -a adj.• amiláceo, -a adj.• feculento, -a adj.'stɑːrtʃi, 'stɑːtʃiadjective -chier, -chiesta) < diet> a base de féculas or de almidonesb) <person/attitude> almidonado, ceremonioso, acartonado['stɑːtʃɪ]ADJ (compar starchier) (superl starchiest)1) [food] con fécula2) (fig) [person] rígido, estirado* * *['stɑːrtʃi, 'stɑːtʃi]adjective -chier, -chiesta) < diet> a base de féculas or de almidonesb) <person/attitude> almidonado, ceremonioso, acartonado -
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adj.1 feculento(a) (comida)2 estirado(a), rígido(a) (familiar) (person, manner)3 alto en calorías. -
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1. noun1) (a white food substance found especially in flour, potatoes etc: Bread contains starch.)2) (a powder prepared from this, used for stiffening clothes.)
2. verb(to stiffen (clothes) with starch.)- starchy- starchiness
tr[stɑːʧ]1 (laundry) almidonarstarch ['stɑrʧ] vt: almidonarstarch n: almidón m, fécula f (comida)n.• almidón s.m.• fécula s.f.v.• almidonar v.
I stɑːrtʃ, stɑːtʃa) u almidón mb) ( starchy food) fécula f, almidón m
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transitive verb almidonar[stɑːtʃ]1.2.VT almidonar* * *
I [stɑːrtʃ, stɑːtʃ]a) u almidón mb) ( starchy food) fécula f, almidón m
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transitive verb almidonar -
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1. beis noun1) (the foundation, support, or lowest part (of something), or the surface on which something is standing: the base of the statue; the base of the triangle; the base of the tree.) base2) (the main ingredient of a mixture: This paint has oil as a base.) base3) (a headquarters, starting-point etc: an army base.) base
2. verb((often with on) to use as a foundation, starting-point etc: I base my opinion on evidence; Our group was based in Paris.) basar, establecer- baseless
II beis adjective(wicked or worthless: base desires.) bajo, vil- basely- baseness
base1 n1. base / pie2. base / sedebase2 vb1. basar / basarse2. tener la base
Del verbo basar: ( conjugate basar) \ \
basé es: \ \1ª persona singular (yo) pretérito indicativo
base es: \ \1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativoMultiple Entries: basar base
basar ( conjugate basar) verbo transitivo ‹teoría/idea› base algo en algo to base sth on sth basarse verbo pronominala) [ persona] basese EN algo:◊ ¿en qué te basas para decir eso? and what basis o grounds do you have for saying that?;se basó en esos datos he based his argument (o theory etc) on that informationb) [teoría/creencia/idea/opinión] basese EN algo to be based on sth
base sustantivo femenino 1b) tb2 tengo suficiente base para asegurar eso I have sufficient grounds to claim that; sentar las bases de algo to lay the foundations of sth; tomar algo como base to take sth as a starting pointb) ( conocimientos básicos):llegó al curso sin ninguna base he didn't have the basics when he began the course; base de datos database 3 ( en locs)◊ a base de: un régimen a base de verdura a vegetable-based diet;vive a base de pastillas he lives on pills 4 ( centro de operaciones) base;◊ base aérea/naval/militar air/naval/military base5 6b)
basar verbo transitivo to base [en, on]
base
I sustantivo femenino
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2 (fundamento de una teoría, de un argumento) basis, (motivo) grounds: tus quejas no tienen base alguna, your complaints are groundless
3 (conocimientos previos) grounding: tiene muy mala base en matemáticas, he's got a very poor grasp of maths
4 Mil base
base aérea/naval, air/naval base
5 Inform base de datos, data base
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1 Pol the grass roots: las bases no apoyan al candidato, the candidate didn't get any grass-roots support
2 (de un concurso) rules Locuciones: a base de: la fastidiaron a base de bien, they really messed her about
a base de estudiar consiguió aprobar, he passed by studying
a base de extracto de camomila, using camomile extract ' base' also found in these entries: Spanish: baja - bajo - basar - columpiarse - concentración - esquema - fundar - fundamentar - fundarse - innoble - mantenerse - pie - salario - somier - subsistir - tejemaneje - asiento - banco - bastardo - cimentar - fundamento - inicial - mantener - rejilla - sueldo English: air base - base - basis - circuit board - cornerstone - data base - decision making - fatty - foundation - from - grounding - rank - rationale - roll out - stand - undercoat - work - air - ball - base pay - bed - cover - data - educated - found - French - go - ground - hard - home - model - pickle - primary - report - rocky - sordid - squash - staple - starchy - taxable - undertr[beɪs]1 bajo,-a, vil2 (metal) común, de baja ley————————tr[beɪs]1 (gen) base nombre femenino3 (of word) raíz nombre femenino1 basar2 SMALLMILITARY/SMALL (troops) estacionar\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto be based in (troops) tener la base ento get to first base superar el primer retobase rate tipo basebase unit unidad nombre femenino base1) : de baja ley (dícese de un metal)2) contemptible: vil, despreciableadj.• bajo, -a adj.• base adj.• canallesco, -a adj.• humilde adj.• marrano, -a adj.• rastrero, -a adj.• ratero, -a adj.• ruin adj.• soez adj.• sucio, -a adj.• vil adj.n.• base s.m.• peana s.f.• pie s.m.• soporte s.m.v.• basar v.• basarse v.• fundar v.• vincular v.
I beɪs1)a) (of column, wall) base f, basa f; (of mountain, tree) pie m; (of spine, skull) base fb) ( of lamp) pie m2) (foundation, basis) base f3)a) (of patrol, for excursion) base fb) base (camp) ( for expedition) campamento m basec) ( of organization) sede f4) ( Culin) ( main ingredient) base fdishes with a rice base — platos mpl a base de arroz
5) (Chem, Math) base f6) ( in baseball) base fto be off base — ( wrong) (AmE) estar* equivocado; (lit: in baseball) estar* fuera de (la) base
to catch somebody off base — ( by surprise) (AmE) pillar or (AmL) agarrar a alguien desprevenido; (lit: in baseball) pillar or (AmL) agarrar a alguien fuera de (la) base
to touch base: I called them, just to touch base — los llamé, para mantener el contacto
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1) ( found)to base something on o upon something — \<\<opinion/conclusion\>\> basar or fundamentar algo en algo
the movie is based on a real event — la película se basa or está basada en una historia real
2) ( locate) basarhe's/the company is based in Madrid — tiene/la compañía tiene su base en Madrid
where are you based now? — ¿dónde estás (or vives etc) ahora?
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adjective baser, basesta) <conduct/motive> abyecto, innoble, vilb) ( inferior)base metal — metal m de baja ley
I [beɪs]1. N1) (=bottom, support) [of wall] base f ; [of column] base f, pie m ; [of vase, lamp] pie m2) (=basis, starting point) base f3) (Mil) base f ; [of organization, company] sede f ; (=residence) lugar m de residencia; (=workplace) base f4) (Baseball) base f- get to or reach first base- touch base with sb- touch or cover all the basesto be off base (US) * —
5) (Math) base f6) (Drugs) * cocaína f (para fumar)2. VT1) (=post, locate)to base sb at — [+ troops] estacionar a algn en
where are you based now? — ¿dónde estás ahora?
2) (=found) [+ opinion, relationship]to base sth on — basar or fundar algo en
to be based on — basarse or fundarse en
3.CPDbase coat N — [of paint] primera capa f
base form N — (Ling) base f derivativa
base jumping N — salto en paracaídas realizado ilegalmente desde rascacielos, puentes etc
base lending rate N — tipo m de interés base
base period N — período m base
base station N — (Telec) base f ; (Rad) estación f base
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[beɪs](compar baser) (superl basest) ADJ1) [action, motive] vil, bajo2) [metal] bajo de ley* * *
I [beɪs]1)a) (of column, wall) base f, basa f; (of mountain, tree) pie m; (of spine, skull) base fb) ( of lamp) pie m2) (foundation, basis) base f3)a) (of patrol, for excursion) base fb) base (camp) ( for expedition) campamento m basec) ( of organization) sede f4) ( Culin) ( main ingredient) base fdishes with a rice base — platos mpl a base de arroz
5) (Chem, Math) base f6) ( in baseball) base fto be off base — ( wrong) (AmE) estar* equivocado; (lit: in baseball) estar* fuera de (la) base
to catch somebody off base — ( by surprise) (AmE) pillar or (AmL) agarrar a alguien desprevenido; (lit: in baseball) pillar or (AmL) agarrar a alguien fuera de (la) base
to touch base: I called them, just to touch base — los llamé, para mantener el contacto
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1) ( found)to base something on o upon something — \<\<opinion/conclusion\>\> basar or fundamentar algo en algo
the movie is based on a real event — la película se basa or está basada en una historia real
2) ( locate) basarhe's/the company is based in Madrid — tiene/la compañía tiene su base en Madrid
where are you based now? — ¿dónde estás (or vives etc) ahora?
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adjective baser, basesta) <conduct/motive> abyecto, innoble, vilb) ( inferior)base metal — metal m de baja ley
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'seiɡəu(a starchy substance obtained from inside the trunk of certain palm trees; (also adjective): sago pudding.) sagútr['seɪgəʊ]1 sagú nombre masculino\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLn.• sagú s.m.'seɪgəʊmass noun sagú m['seɪɡǝʊ]1.N sagú m2.CPDsago pudding N — pudín m de sagú
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1) ((of a room etc) too warm, and lacking fresh air: Why do you sit in this stuffy room all day?) cargado, mal ventilado2) (formal and dull: Must we visit those stuffy people?) estirado; remilgado•- stuffily- stuffiness
stuffy adj cargadotr['stʌfɪ]1 (room) mal ventilado,-a; (atmosphere) cargado,-a2 (person) estirado,-a, remilgado,-a; (institution) tradicional; (ideas, manners) formal, serio,-a, convencional1) close: viciado, cargadoa stuffy room: una sala mal ventiladastuffy weather: tiempo bochornoso2) : tapado (dícese de la nariz)3) stodgy: pesado, aburridoadj.• aburrido, -a adj.• mal ventilado adj.• relamido, -a adj.• sofocante adj.'stʌfi1)a) < air> viciadob) < nose> tapado2) ( staid) (colloq) < person> acartonado, estirado (fam); <club/organization> convencional['stʌfɪ]ADJ (compar stuffier) (superl stuffiest)1) [room] mal ventilado; [atmosphere] cargado, sofocanteit's stuffy in here — aquí huele a cerrado, el ambiente está un poco cargado aquí
2) [person] (=narrow-minded) remilgado, de miras estrechas; (=prudish) remilgado; (=stiff, starchy) tieso; (=dull, boring) pesado, poco interesante3) (=congested) [nose] taponado, atascadoI've got a stuffy nose — tengo la nariz taponada or atascada
* * *['stʌfi]1)a) < air> viciadob) < nose> tapado
См. также в других словарях:
starchy — stär chē adj, starch·i·er; est containing, consisting of, or resembling starch <starchy foods> … Medical dictionary
starchy — starch y ( [y^]), a. 1. Of or pertaining to starch. [PJC] 2. Containing or consisting of starch; used especially of foods. [PJC] 3. Resembling starch; stiff. [1913 Webster] 4. Stiffened by use of starch; starched[1]; of clothing. [PJC] 5. Formal… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
starchy — index rigid Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
starchy — 1802, from STARCH (Cf. starch) + Y (Cf. y) (2) … Etymology dictionary
starchy — [adj] formal, stiff ceremonious, conventional, inflexible, mannered, prim, reserved, rigid, starched*, stilted, strait laced, strict, stuffy*; concept 401 … New thesaurus
starchy — ► ADJECTIVE (starchier, starchiest) 1) (of food) containing a lot of starch. 2) (of clothing) stiff with starch. 3) informal very stiff, formal, or prim in manner or character. DERIVATIVES starchily adverb starchiness noun … English terms dictionary
starchy — [stär′chē] adj. starchier, starchiest 1. of, containing, or like starch 2. stiffened with starch 3. stiff; formal; unbending starchily adv. starchiness n … English World dictionary
starchy — UK [ˈstɑː(r)tʃɪ] / US [ˈstɑrtʃɪ] adjective Word forms starchy : adjective starchy comparative starchier superlative starchiest 1) starchy foods have a lot of starch in them 2) used for describing a person who is very formal and does not show much … English dictionary
starchy — adjective (starchier; est) Date: 1802 1. containing, consisting of, or resembling starch < starchy foods > 2. formal, stiff < a starchy lawyer > • starchily adverb • starchiness noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
starchy — starch|y [ˈsta:tʃi US ˈsta:r ] adj 1.) containing a lot of ↑starch 1(1) ▪ starchy foods 2.) BrE very formal and correct in your behaviour used in order to show disapproval ▪ She spoke in a rather starchy manner. >starchily adv >starchiness … Dictionary of contemporary English
starchy — [[t]stɑ͟ː(r)tʃi[/t]] starchier, starchiest ADJ GRADED Starchy foods contain a lot of starch. ...starchy and sticky glutinous rices … English dictionary