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strident

  • 1 estridente

    adj.
    1 strident, shrill (ruido).
    2 harsh-sounding, high-pitched, deafening, loud.
    * * *
    1 (ruido) strident, shrill
    2 (color etc) loud, garish, gaudy
    * * *
    ADJ
    1) [ruido] strident, raucous
    2) [color] loud
    * * *
    a) <pitido/chirrido> shrill
    b) < voz> ( agudo) shrill; ( fuerte) strident

    su estridente protesta — her strident o vociferous protest

    c) < color> garish, loud
    * * *
    = raucous, garish, lurid, rumbustious.
    Ex. This is an important point which has been poorly neglected in this lively and, at times, raucous debate.
    Ex. Some of the streets transform at night with garish neon lights and red lanterns signifying houses of pleasure.
    Ex. When she discovered vintage comics and their lurid covers, she went nuts.
    Ex. One by one, he wiped the floor with opponents who had spoken in the debate -- with a ferocious blend of rant, rhetoric and rumbustious counterattack.
    * * *
    a) <pitido/chirrido> shrill
    b) < voz> ( agudo) shrill; ( fuerte) strident

    su estridente protesta — her strident o vociferous protest

    c) < color> garish, loud
    * * *
    = raucous, garish, lurid, rumbustious.

    Ex: This is an important point which has been poorly neglected in this lively and, at times, raucous debate.

    Ex: Some of the streets transform at night with garish neon lights and red lanterns signifying houses of pleasure.
    Ex: When she discovered vintage comics and their lurid covers, she went nuts.
    Ex: One by one, he wiped the floor with opponents who had spoken in the debate -- with a ferocious blend of rant, rhetoric and rumbustious counterattack.

    * * *
    1 ‹pitido/chirrido› shrill, loud and high-pitched
    2 ‹voz› (agudo) shrill, loud and high-pitched; (fuerte) strident
    su estridente protesta tuvo mala acogida her strident o vociferous protest did not go down well
    3 ‹color› lurid, garish, loud
    un rosa estridente a shocking pink
    * * *

    estridente adjetivo
    a) ‹pitido/chirrido› shrill

    b) ‹ voz› ( agudo) shrill;

    ( fuerte) strident
    c) ‹ color› garish, loud

    estridente adjetivo strident
    ' estridente' also found in these entries:
    English:
    high-pitched
    - raucous
    - shrill
    - strident
    - garish
    * * *
    1. [ruido, risa, voz] strident, shrill
    2. [color] garish, loud
    3. [persona, comportamiento, quejas] loud
    * * *
    adj shrill, strident
    * * *
    : strident, shrill, loud

    Spanish-English dictionary > estridente

  • 2 chillón

    adj.
    1 high-pitched, loud, screaming, shrieking.
    2 flashy, gaudy, garish, showy.
    3 screechy, harsh, harsh-sounding, metallic.
    4 crying, moaning.
    m.
    screamer, bawler, squaller.
    * * *
    1 (que chilla mucho) screaming, loud
    2 (voz) shrill, high-pitched; (sonido) harsh, strident
    3 figurado (color) loud, gaudy
    ► nombre masculino,nombre femenino
    1 loudmouth
    * * *
    (f. - chillona)
    adj.
    2) loud
    * * *
    I chillón, -ona *
    1. ADJ
    1) [persona] loud, shrill, noisy
    2) [sonido, tono] shrill
    3) [color] loud, garish, lurid

    un naranja chillón — a loud o garish o lurid orange colour

    4) LAm (=quejumbroso) moaning, whingeing *
    2. SM / F LAm
    1) (=quejón) moaner, whinger
    2) (=gritón) loudmouth *
    II
    SM (Téc) small nail, panel pin, finishing nail (EEUU)
    * * *
    - llona adjetivo (fam)
    a) < niño>
    b) < voz> shrill, piercing
    c) < color> loud
    * * *
    - llona adjetivo (fam)
    a) < niño>
    b) < voz> shrill, piercing
    c) < color> loud
    * * *
    chillón1
    1 = loud [louder -comp., loudest -sup.], raucous.

    Ex: Visitors would be surprised by the loud creaking and groaning of the presses as the timbers gave and rubbed against each other.

    Ex: This is an important point which has been poorly neglected in this lively and, at times, raucous debate.

    chillón2
    2 = harsh [harsher -comp., harshest -sup.], garish, lurid, glaring.

    Ex: In this unhappy pattern SLIS are not being singled out for especially harsh treatment.

    Ex: Some of the streets transform at night with garish neon lights and red lanterns signifying houses of pleasure.
    Ex: When she discovered vintage comics and their lurid covers, she went nuts.
    Ex: Librarians have to compete with outside attractions such as glaring advertisements and screaming television!.
    * amarillo chillón = bright yellow.
    * naranja chillón, naranja fuerte = bright orange.
    * verde chillón = parrot green.

    * * *
    ( fam)
    1 ‹niño›
    es muy chillón he never stops screaming ( colloq)
    2 ‹voz› shrill, piercing
    3 ‹color› loud
    un amarillo chillón a loud o lurid yellow
    * * *

    chillón
    ◊ - llona adjetivo (fam) ‹ voz› shrill, piercing;


    ‹ color› loud
    chillón,-ona adjetivo
    1 (voz) shrill, high-pitched
    (sonido) harsh, strident
    2 (color) loud, gaudy: lleva una camisa bastante chillona, he's wearing a loud shirt
    ' chillón' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    chillona
    English:
    brash
    - flashy
    - garish
    - gaudy
    - glaring
    - loud
    - lurid
    - noisy
    - raucous
    - squeaky
    - harsh
    - shrill
    * * *
    chillón, -ona
    ♦ adj
    1. [voz] piercing, screeching
    2. [persona]
    es muy chillón he has a really loud voice
    3. [color] loud, gaudy;
    ♦ nm,f
    es un chillón he has a really loud voice
    * * *
    I adj
    1 voz shrill
    2 color loud
    II m, chillona f loudmouth
    * * *
    chillón, - llona adj, mpl chillones
    1) : piercing, shrill
    2) : loud, gaudy
    * * *
    1. (color) loud
    2. (voz) shrill

    Spanish-English dictionary > chillón

  • 3 enérgico

    adj.
    1 energetic, strong, active, powerful.
    2 forceful, high-pressure, aggressive, drastic.
    * * *
    1 energetic, vigorous
    \
    en tono enérgico emphatically
    * * *
    (f. - enérgica)
    adj.
    * * *
    ADJ [persona] energetic, vigorous; [gesto, habla, tono] emphatic; [esfuerzo] determined; [ejercicio] strenuous; [campaña] vigorous, high-pressure; [medida, golpe] bold, drastic; [ataque] vigorous, strong; [protesta] forceful
    * * *
    - ca adjetivo
    a) ( físicamente) <ejercicio/movimiento> energetic, strenuous; < persona> energetic, vigorous
    b) (firme, resuelto) < carácter> forceful; <protesta/ataque> vigorous; < medidas> firm, strong; <desmentido/rechazo> flat, firm
    * * *
    = emphatic, energetic, forceful, assertive, aggressive, brisk [brisker -comp., briskest -sup.], spirited, vociferous, vocal, spry [spryer comp., spryest -sup.], sprightly [sprightlier -comp., sprightliest -sup.], power-packed.
    Ex. Her first hint that all was not well was with the sudden appearance of Consuelo Feng, whose no-nonsensen approach to her job was emphasized by the emphactic clicks of her heels along the highly polished terrazzo floors.
    Ex. She has been a vital and energetic voice in the movement to increase the sensitivity and responsibility of libraries to social issues, as well as a first-rate cataloger.
    Ex. The implications are that as resources are become scarcer, librarians will need to adopt more forceful attitudes.
    Ex. I tried to say at the very outset of my remarks that there probably has not been sufficient consumer-like and assertive leverage exerted upon our chief suppliers.
    Ex. Problem patrons include, but are not limited to, illiterates simply seeking shelter, alcoholics, the homeless, the mentally disturbed, aggressive young people, and those with offensive odours.
    Ex. The classic example quoted by Jourard is the brisk, super-efficient nurse, whose manner appears to be something that she puts on when she dons her uniform.
    Ex. Their aim was to mount a spirited attack on a consumer driven and marketeers' approach to reading and books, and on relativism and populism.
    Ex. The reaction came in 1978 -- a vociferous social demand for reading and learning, including a new interest in librarianship.
    Ex. Koelling has been a vocal advocate for successful digitization projects in the museum community.
    Ex. A spry 80 years young, Virginia has been painting murals for the last 50 years and a lot can be said for the advantages of experience.
    Ex. He was described as a ' sprightly nonagenarian' who was born in 1905.
    Ex. Eating these power-packed vegetables in their natural state especially garlic increases their health benefits.
    ----
    * enérgico, poderoso, contundente, potente, potentísimo, impetuoso, formidable = power-packed.
    * * *
    - ca adjetivo
    a) ( físicamente) <ejercicio/movimiento> energetic, strenuous; < persona> energetic, vigorous
    b) (firme, resuelto) < carácter> forceful; <protesta/ataque> vigorous; < medidas> firm, strong; <desmentido/rechazo> flat, firm
    * * *
    = emphatic, energetic, forceful, assertive, aggressive, brisk [brisker -comp., briskest -sup.], spirited, vociferous, vocal, spry [spryer comp., spryest -sup.], sprightly [sprightlier -comp., sprightliest -sup.], power-packed.

    Ex: Her first hint that all was not well was with the sudden appearance of Consuelo Feng, whose no-nonsensen approach to her job was emphasized by the emphactic clicks of her heels along the highly polished terrazzo floors.

    Ex: She has been a vital and energetic voice in the movement to increase the sensitivity and responsibility of libraries to social issues, as well as a first-rate cataloger.
    Ex: The implications are that as resources are become scarcer, librarians will need to adopt more forceful attitudes.
    Ex: I tried to say at the very outset of my remarks that there probably has not been sufficient consumer-like and assertive leverage exerted upon our chief suppliers.
    Ex: Problem patrons include, but are not limited to, illiterates simply seeking shelter, alcoholics, the homeless, the mentally disturbed, aggressive young people, and those with offensive odours.
    Ex: The classic example quoted by Jourard is the brisk, super-efficient nurse, whose manner appears to be something that she puts on when she dons her uniform.
    Ex: Their aim was to mount a spirited attack on a consumer driven and marketeers' approach to reading and books, and on relativism and populism.
    Ex: The reaction came in 1978 -- a vociferous social demand for reading and learning, including a new interest in librarianship.
    Ex: Koelling has been a vocal advocate for successful digitization projects in the museum community.
    Ex: A spry 80 years young, Virginia has been painting murals for the last 50 years and a lot can be said for the advantages of experience.
    Ex: He was described as a ' sprightly nonagenarian' who was born in 1905.
    Ex: Eating these power-packed vegetables in their natural state especially garlic increases their health benefits.
    * enérgico, poderoso, contundente, potente, potentísimo, impetuoso, formidable = power-packed.

    * * *
    1 (físicamente) ‹ejercicio/movimiento› energetic, strenuous; ‹persona› energetic, vigorous
    le asestó un enérgico golpe en la cabeza she dealt him a fierce o heavy blow to the head
    2 (firme, resuelto) ‹carácter› forceful; ‹protesta› vigorous; ‹medidas› firm, strong
    lanzó un enérgico ataque contra ellos she launched a vigorous o fierce o strong attack on them
    un enérgico desmentido a flat o firm denial
    * * *

    enérgico
    ◊ -ca adjetivo


    b) (firme, resuelto) ‹ carácter› forceful;

    ‹protesta/ataque› vigorous;
    ‹ medidas› firm, strong;
    ‹negativa/rechazo› flat, firm
    enérgico,-a adjetivo
    1 energetic
    con un golpe enérgico, with a vigorous blow
    2 (con decisión) firm
    ' enérgico' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    enérgica
    - plumazo
    - decidido
    English:
    active
    - assertive
    - brisk
    - energetic
    - forceful
    - spirited
    - sprightly
    - strenuous
    - strident
    - vigorous
    - vital
    - vociferous
    - emphatic
    - high
    - loud
    - strength
    - strong
    * * *
    enérgico, -a adj
    1. [físicamente] [persona, salto] energetic;
    [golpe] vigorous, powerful; [gesto, movimiento] vigorous, energetic
    2. [decidido, firme] [persona, carácter] forceful;
    [medida] firm; [defensa, protesta] vigorous, energetic; [respuesta] emphatic
    * * *
    adj energetic; fig
    forceful, strong
    * * *
    enérgico, -ca adj
    1) : energetic, vigorous
    2) : forceful, emphatic
    * * *
    1. (persona) energetic / vigorous
    2. (respuesta, medida) strong

    Spanish-English dictionary > enérgico

  • 4 queja

    f.
    1 complaint (protesta).
    presentar una queja to make o lodge a complaint (formalmente)
    tener queja de algo/alguien to have a complaint about something/somebody
    2 moan, groan (lamento).
    pres.indicat.
    3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: quejar.
    imperat.
    2nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: quejar.
    * * *
    1 (descontento) complaint
    2 (de dolor) moan, groan
    \
    dar queja de algo/alguien to complaint about something/somebody
    presentar una queja DERECHO to lodge a complaint
    no tener queja de alguien to have no complaints about somebody
    * * *
    noun f.
    * * *
    SF
    1) (=reclamación) [gen] complaint; [refunfuñando] grumble, grouse *; [con rencor] grudge, resentment

    presentar una queja — to make o lodge a complaint

    2) (=gemido) moan, groan
    3) (Jur) protest
    * * *
    a) ( protesta) complaint
    b) ( de dolor) ver quejido
    * * *
    = complaint, cry, discontent, grievance, remonstration, demand, hand-wringing, reproach, axe + to grind, gripe, whining, jeremiad, beef, plaint, letter of complaint, nag, niggle.
    Ex. CACs have dealt with pre-shopping advice, education on consumers' rights and complaints about goods and services, advising the client and often obtaining expert assessments.
    Ex. The cry is often heard that it is impossible to put nonbook materials on open shelves because they will be stolen.
    Ex. No one complained about Duff to her, and she decided not to probe for discontents.
    Ex. So, in the bicentennial spirit here's a three-point bill of particulars or grievances (in addition to what was mentioned previously with respect to offensive or unauthentic terms).
    Ex. Interestingly enough, the immediate effect of Bodley's remonstrations was the inclusion in the inventory lists of additional separate entries for books bound with other books.
    Ex. Demands from clients will often throw up an occurrence of similar problems, revealing perhaps the operation of an injustice, the lack of an amenity in the neighbourhood, or simply bureaucratic inefficiency.
    Ex. The book is simply an occasion for ritual hand-wringing about Northern Ireland's troubled past and present troubles = El libro es simplemente una ocasión para lamentarse sobre los problemas pasados y presentes de Irlanda del Norte.
    Ex. A standing reproach to all librarians is the non-user.
    Ex. The seventeenth century could tolerate the growth of a public library which was committed to the spread of knowledge without any particular axe to grind other than the rather vague one of promoting a happy Christian state.
    Ex. The article 'Interlibrary loan: automation, whither thou goest; some gripes and an accolade' advises postponing automation until dedicated funds are available and hardware is standardized.
    Ex. Electronic, peer review journals provide the clearest examples of the value of the Internet as a medium for serious scholarship, a counterpoint to whinings over digital disinformation and knowledge fragmentation.
    Ex. He offers an antidote to modern-day jeremiads that criticize easily duped consumers.
    Ex. My major beef about ProCite (and it's actually true of Reference Manager as well) is that the import filters are not updated.
    Ex. A common plaint among some critics is that resemblance is a necessary condition of pictorial representation.
    Ex. In the course of reading this article, you may spot a factual error which makes you bristle, or you may think the writing is biased, but by now the ink has dried; all you can do is send a letter of complaint.
    Ex. The article is entitled 'One last nag or two or three: it's the last chance this year for vendors to take my advice: put users first!'.
    Ex. Wilson was limping around so he must have picked up a knock or aggravated a niggle that he already had.
    ----
    * atender quejas = handle + complaints.
    * dar lugar a queja = evoke + complaint.
    * desbaratar las quejas = disarm + complaints.
    * después de la queja = postcomplaint [post-complaint].
    * expresar queja = voice + complaint.
    * interponer una queja = file + complaint, file + grievance.
    * invalidar las quejas = disarm + complaints.
    * motivo de queja = pet peeve.
    * persona que se queja = complainant.
    * posterior a la queja = postcomplaint [post-complaint].
    * presentar una queja = register + complaint, lodge + complaint, file + complaint, file + grievance.
    * quejas = grumbling(s).
    * * *
    a) ( protesta) complaint
    b) ( de dolor) ver quejido
    * * *
    = complaint, cry, discontent, grievance, remonstration, demand, hand-wringing, reproach, axe + to grind, gripe, whining, jeremiad, beef, plaint, letter of complaint, nag, niggle.

    Ex: CACs have dealt with pre-shopping advice, education on consumers' rights and complaints about goods and services, advising the client and often obtaining expert assessments.

    Ex: The cry is often heard that it is impossible to put nonbook materials on open shelves because they will be stolen.
    Ex: No one complained about Duff to her, and she decided not to probe for discontents.
    Ex: So, in the bicentennial spirit here's a three-point bill of particulars or grievances (in addition to what was mentioned previously with respect to offensive or unauthentic terms).
    Ex: Interestingly enough, the immediate effect of Bodley's remonstrations was the inclusion in the inventory lists of additional separate entries for books bound with other books.
    Ex: Demands from clients will often throw up an occurrence of similar problems, revealing perhaps the operation of an injustice, the lack of an amenity in the neighbourhood, or simply bureaucratic inefficiency.
    Ex: The book is simply an occasion for ritual hand-wringing about Northern Ireland's troubled past and present troubles = El libro es simplemente una ocasión para lamentarse sobre los problemas pasados y presentes de Irlanda del Norte.
    Ex: A standing reproach to all librarians is the non-user.
    Ex: The seventeenth century could tolerate the growth of a public library which was committed to the spread of knowledge without any particular axe to grind other than the rather vague one of promoting a happy Christian state.
    Ex: The article 'Interlibrary loan: automation, whither thou goest; some gripes and an accolade' advises postponing automation until dedicated funds are available and hardware is standardized.
    Ex: Electronic, peer review journals provide the clearest examples of the value of the Internet as a medium for serious scholarship, a counterpoint to whinings over digital disinformation and knowledge fragmentation.
    Ex: He offers an antidote to modern-day jeremiads that criticize easily duped consumers.
    Ex: My major beef about ProCite (and it's actually true of Reference Manager as well) is that the import filters are not updated.
    Ex: A common plaint among some critics is that resemblance is a necessary condition of pictorial representation.
    Ex: In the course of reading this article, you may spot a factual error which makes you bristle, or you may think the writing is biased, but by now the ink has dried; all you can do is send a letter of complaint.
    Ex: The article is entitled 'One last nag or two or three: it's the last chance this year for vendors to take my advice: put users first!'.
    Ex: Wilson was limping around so he must have picked up a knock or aggravated a niggle that he already had.
    * atender quejas = handle + complaints.
    * dar lugar a queja = evoke + complaint.
    * desbaratar las quejas = disarm + complaints.
    * después de la queja = postcomplaint [post-complaint].
    * expresar queja = voice + complaint.
    * interponer una queja = file + complaint, file + grievance.
    * invalidar las quejas = disarm + complaints.
    * motivo de queja = pet peeve.
    * persona que se queja = complainant.
    * posterior a la queja = postcomplaint [post-complaint].
    * presentar una queja = register + complaint, lodge + complaint, file + complaint, file + grievance.
    * quejas = grumbling(s).

    * * *
    1 (protesta) complaint
    presentar una queja to make o lodge o file a complaint
    nunca hemos tenido motivo de queja con él he has never given us any cause for complaint
    me han dado quejas de ti I've received complaints about you
    estoy harto de tus constantes quejas I've had enough of your endless complaining
    * * *

     

    Del verbo quejarse: ( conjugate quejarse)

    se queja es:

    3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo

    queja sustantivo femenino ( protesta) complaint;

    queja sustantivo femenino
    1 (reproche, protesta) complaint: no tenemos ninguna queja de ella, we've got no complaints about her
    han presentado una queja a la administración, they complained to the administration
    2 (de dolor) groan, moan

    ' queja' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    encima
    - escrita
    - escrito
    - llorica
    - presentar
    - reclamación
    - todavía
    - embargo
    - formular
    - protesta
    - reclamo
    - reporte
    - vicio
    English:
    air
    - complaint
    - file
    - fuss
    - grievance
    - gripe
    - grouse
    - grumble
    - lodge
    - moan
    - never
    - strident
    * * *
    queja nf
    1. [lamento] moan, groan
    2. [protesta] complaint;
    presentar una queja [formalmente] to make o lodge a complaint;
    tener queja de algo/alguien to have a complaint about sth/sb;
    no tienes ningún motivo de queja you've got nothing to complain about, you've no cause for complaint;
    no me ha dado ningún motivo de queja I've got no complaints about him
    * * *
    f complaint;
    no tener queja de alguien have no complaints about s.o.
    * * *
    queja nf
    : complaint
    * * *
    1. (protesta) complaint
    2. (grito) moan / groan

    Spanish-English dictionary > queja

  • 5 estentóreo

    adj.
    stentorian, clarion, loud-voiced.
    * * *
    1 stentorian, thundering, booming
    * * *
    ADJ [voz] stentorian frm, booming; [sonido] strident
    * * *
    - rea adjetivo booming, stentorian
    * * *
    - rea adjetivo booming, stentorian
    * * *
    booming, stentorian
    * * *
    estentóreo, -a adj
    Formal stentorian
    * * *
    adj stentorian, booming
    * * *
    : loud, thundering

    Spanish-English dictionary > estentóreo

  • 6 ladino

    adj.
    1 cunning, sly, crafty, pawky.
    2 high-pitched, shrill, piercing, strident.
    m.
    1 Ladino.
    2 Ladin, Ladin language.
    * * *
    1 sly
    1 (lengua) Ladino
    ————————
    1 (lengua) Ladino
    * * *
    ladino, -a
    1. ADJ
    1) (=astuto) smart, shrewd; (=taimado) cunning, wily
    2) LAm [indio] Spanish-speaking
    3) CAm, Méx (=mestizo) half-breed, mestizo; (=blanco) non-Indian, white, of Spanish descent
    4) LAm (=adulador) smooth-tongued, smarmy *
    5) Méx * [voz] high-pitched, fluty
    2. SM / F
    1) LAm (=indio) Spanish-speaking Indian
    2) CAm, Méx (=mestizo) half-breed, mestizo; (=blanco) non-Indian, white
    3.
    SM (Ling) Ladin ( Rhaeto-Romance dialect); [de sefardíes] Ladino, Sephardic, Judeo-Spanish
    * * *
    I
    - na adjetivo
    1) ( taimado) sly, cunning
    2) (AmC, Méx)
    a) ( mestizo) mestizo, of mixed race
    3) (Méx fam) ( agudo) high-pitched, piercing
    II
    - na masculino, femenino (AmC, Méx)
    a) ( mestizo) mestizo, person of mixed race
    b) ( hispanohablante) Spanish-speaking Indian
    * * *
    I
    - na adjetivo
    1) ( taimado) sly, cunning
    2) (AmC, Méx)
    a) ( mestizo) mestizo, of mixed race
    3) (Méx fam) ( agudo) high-pitched, piercing
    II
    - na masculino, femenino (AmC, Méx)
    a) ( mestizo) mestizo, person of mixed race
    b) ( hispanohablante) Spanish-speaking Indian
    * * *
    ladino1 -na
    A ‹lengua/pueblo›
    1 (sefardí) Ladino
    2 (rético) Ladin
    B (taimado) sly, cunning
    C (AmC, Méx)
    1 (mestizo) mestizo, of mixed race
    D ( Méx fam) (agudo) high-pitched, piercing
    ladino2 -na
    masculine, feminine
    A (socarrón) sly o cunning devil
    B (AmC, Méx)
    1 (mestizo) mestizo, person of mixed race
    2 (hispanohablante) Spanish-speaking Indian
    C
    1 (sefardí) Ladino
    2 (rético) Ladin
    * * *

    ladino
    ◊ -na adjetivo

    1 ( taimado) sly, cunning
    2 (AmC, Méx)


    3 (Méx fam) ( agudo) high-pitched, piercing
    ■ sustantivo masculino, femenino (AmC, Méx)


    ladino,-a adj (astuto) cunning, crafty
    ' ladino' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    ladina
    - socarrón
    - socarrona
    - astucia
    - astuto
    - pícaro
    English:
    artful
    - devious
    * * *
    ladino, -a
    ♦ adj
    1. [astuto] crafty
    2. [judeoespañol] Ladino
    3. CAm, Méx, Ven [no blanco] non-white
    ♦ nm
    1. [sefardí] Ladino
    2. [lengua románica] Ladino
    ♦ nm,f
    CAm, Méx, Ven [no blanco] = non-white Spanish-speaking person
    LADINO
    This term originally referred to Indians who spoke Spanish and adopted Spanish ways. It now also means any person who is not an American Indian. In Guatemala, where the ratio of indigenous people is the highest in Latin America, it can also mean “person of mixed race”.
    * * *
    I adj cunning, sly
    II m C.Am.
    Indian who has become absorbed into white culture
    * * *
    ladino, -na adj
    1) : cunning, shrewd
    2) CA, Mex : mestizo
    ladino, -na n
    1) : trickster
    2) CA, Mex : Spanish-speaking Indian
    3) CA, Mex : mestizo

    Spanish-English dictionary > ladino

  • 7 chillona

    f., (m. - chillón)
    * * *

    chillón,-ona adjetivo
    1 (voz) shrill, high-pitched
    (sonido) harsh, strident
    2 (color) loud, gaudy: lleva una camisa bastante chillona, he's wearing a loud shirt
    ' chillona' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    chillón
    English:
    loud
    * * *
    I adj
    1 voz shrill
    2 color loud
    II m, chillona f loudmouth

    Spanish-English dictionary > chillona

  • 8 chillón

    • bawler
    • flashlight
    • flask
    • garish
    • gaudy
    • harsh scream
    • harsh-sounding voice
    • High-Performance Computing Act
    • high-pitched laughter
    • screamer
    • screechy
    • showy
    • showy in a tasteless way
    • shrieking
    • squaller
    • squeaky
    • strident

    Diccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > chillón

  • 9 estridente

    • harsh scream
    • harsh-sounding voice
    • High-Performance Computing Act
    • high-pitched laughter
    • strident

    Diccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > estridente

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  • strident — strident, ente [ stridɑ̃, ɑ̃t ] adj. • 1529, rare av. déb. XIXe; lat. stridens, entis, de stridere ♦ Se dit d un bruit, d un son qui est à la fois aigu et intense. ⇒ perçant, sifflant. Un grincement strident. « Le sifflet strident d une… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

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  • strident — strident, ente (stri dan, dan t ) adj. Qui rend un son aigre et perçant. HISTORIQUE    XVIe s. •   Nous entendismes en l air un son haut et strident, RAB. Pant. v, 17. ÉTYMOLOGIE    Lat. stridere, dont on rapproche le grec . SUPPLÉMENT AU… …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • Strident — may refer to * strident vowels * strident consonants, a feature related to sibilant consonants, but also including labiodental and uvular fricatives …   Wikipedia

  • Strident — Stri dent, a. [L. stridens, entis, p. pr. of stridere to make a grating or creaking noise.] Characterized by harshness; grating; shrill. A strident voice. Thackeray. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • strident — (adj.) 1650s, from Fr. strident, from L. stridentem (nom. stridens), prp. of stridere utter an inarticulate sound, grate, screech, possibly of imitative origin. Related: Stridently …   Etymology dictionary

  • strident — index discordant, harsh Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

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  • strident — [adj] harsh, shrill blatant, boisterous, clamorous, clashing, discordant, grating, hoarse, jangling, jarring, loud, noisy, obstreperous, rasping, raucous, screeching, squawky, squeaky, stentorian, stertorous, stridulant, stridulous, unmusical,… …   New thesaurus

  • strident — ► ADJECTIVE 1) loud and harsh. 2) presenting a point of view in an excessively forceful way. DERIVATIVES stridency noun stridently adverb. ORIGIN from Latin stridere creak …   English terms dictionary

  • strident — [strīd′ nt] adj. [L stridens, prp. of stridere, to make a grating noise, rasp < IE echoic base * (s)trei > Gr trizein, to chirp, screech, L strix, screech owl] harsh sounding; shrill; grating SYN. VOCIFEROUS stridence n. stridency… …   English World dictionary

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