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1 straggly
adjective (straggling untidily: straggly hair.) desaliñadotr['strægəlɪ]1 (of town, houses) disperso,-a, esparcido,-a; (of plant) que crece desordenadamente; (of hair) desgreñado,-aadj.• desordenado, -a adj.• dispersado por todas partes adj.'strægliADJ [town] disperso; [plants] extendido; [hair] despeinado, desordenado* * *['strægli] -
2 straggly
adj.1 desordenado(a) (pelo)2 disperso, diseminado.3 rezagado.4 desgreñado. -
3 straggle
'stræɡl1) (to grow or spread untidily: His beard straggled over his chest.) extenderse, desparramarse, crecer desordenadamente2) (to walk too slowly to remain with a body of eg marching soldiers, walkers etc.) rezagarse, ir rezagado•- straggly
- straggliness
tr['strægəl]1 (spread untidily) extenderse, desparramarse; (grow) crecer desordenadamente2 (lag behind) rezagarse, ir rezagado,-av.• estar esparcido v.• extraviarse v.• rezagarse v.• vagar v.'strægəl1) ( spread untidily) \<\<plant\>\> crecer* desordenadamente2)a) ( wander)b) (lag behind, fall away) rezagarse*, quedarse rezagado['stræɡl]VI1) (=lag behind) rezagarsethe guests straggled out into the night — los invitados salieron poco a poco y desaparecieron en la noche
as the last runners straggled over the finishing line... — a medida que iban cruzando la meta los últimos corredores...
2) (=spread untidily) (Bot) lozanear; [hair] caer laciothe village straggles on for miles — el pueblo se extiende varios kilómetros (sin tener un plano fijo)
* * *['strægəl]1) ( spread untidily) \<\<plant\>\> crecer* desordenadamente2)a) ( wander)b) (lag behind, fall away) rezagarse*, quedarse rezagado -
4 wispy
adjective wispy hair.) tenue, delgadotr['wɪspɪ]1 (delicate, slight) tenue, delgado,-a2 (straggly) desordenado,-a'wɪspi['wɪspɪ]ADJ [hair] ralo, fino; [cloud] tenue* * *['wɪspi] -
5 descuidado
Del verbo descuidar: ( conjugate descuidar) \ \
descuidado es: \ \el participioMultiple Entries: descuidado descuidar
descuidado
◊ -da adjetivo( en el vestir) sloppy
descuidar ( conjugate descuidar) verbo transitivo ‹negocio/jardín› to neglect verbo intransitivo:◊ descuide, yo me ocuparé de eso don't worry, I'll see to thatdescuidarse verbo pronominala) (no prestar atención, distraerse):◊ se descuidó un momento y el perro se le escapó his attention strayed for a moment and the dog ran off;si te descuidas, te roban if you don't watch out, they'll rob you; como te descuides, te van a quitar el puesto if you don't look out, they'll take your job from you
descuidado,-a adjetivo
1 (poco aseado) untidy, neglected
2 (poco cuidadoso) careless, negligent
3 (desprevenido) off one's guard
descuidar verbo transitivo to neglect, overlook Locuciones: descuida, don't worry ' descuidado' also found in these entries: Spanish: dejada - dejado - descuidada - descuidarse - abandonado - despreocupado English: careless - neglected - neglectful - negligent - slack - slapdash - sloppy - slovenly - unkempt - untidy - grow - messy - straggly - untended -
6 desordenado
Del verbo desordenar: ( conjugate desordenar) \ \
desordenado es: \ \el participioMultiple Entries: desordenado desordenar
desordenado
◊ -da adjetivo1◊ tengo la casa toda desordenada my house is in a mess o is very untidy2 ‹ vida› disorganized
desordenar ( conjugate desordenar) verbo transitivo ‹mesa/habitación› to make … untidy, mess up (colloq); ‹naipes/hojas› to get … out of order
desordenado,-a adj (alborotado, desarreglado) messy, untidy (sin orden, no correlativo) out of order (sin norma, con excesos) chaotic
desordenar verbo transitivo to make untidy, mess up (romper una secuencia, un orden) to put out of order, to mix up ' desordenado' also found in these entries: Spanish: alborotada - alborotado - desordenada - leonera - pata - trastornada - trastornado - entreverado - revuelto English: disorderly - haphazard - mess - messy - order - untidy - straggly - topsy-turvy
См. также в других словарях:
straggly — [strag′ llē] adj. stragglier, straggliest spread out in a straggling, irregular way … English World dictionary
straggly — [[t]stræ̱gəli[/t]] ADJ GRADED Straggly hair or a straggly plant is thin and grows or spreads out untidily in different directions. Her long fair hair was knotted and straggly... The yard held a few straggly bushes … English dictionary
straggly — UK [ˈstræɡ(ə)lɪ] / US adjective Word forms straggly : adjective straggly comparative stragglier superlative straggliest growing in an untidy way a straggly hedge … English dictionary
straggly — adjective 1. spreading out in different directions sprawling handwriting straggling branches straggly hair • Syn: ↑sprawling, ↑straggling, ↑rambling • Similar to: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
straggly — adjective (stragglier; est) Date: 1818 spread out or scattered irregularly < a straggly beard > … New Collegiate Dictionary
straggly — adj. Straggly is used with these nouns: ↑beard … Collocations dictionary
straggly — strag|gly [ˈstrægəli] adj growing untidily and spreading out in different directions ▪ straggly hair … Dictionary of contemporary English
straggly — adjective growing untidily and spreading out in different directions: a straggly moustache … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
straggly — straggle ► VERB 1) trail slowly behind the person or people in front. 2) grow or spread out in an irregular, untidy way. ► NOUN ▪ an irregular and untidy group. DERIVATIVES straggler noun straggly adjective. ORIGIN … English terms dictionary
straggly — /strag lee/, adj., stragglier, straggliest. straggling; rambling. [1865 70; STRAGGLE + Y1] * * * … Universalium
straggly — adjective Spread around in a chaotic and disorganized manner. See Also: straggle … Wiktionary
