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1 ventosa
adj.&f.feminine of VENTOSO.f.1 sucker (gen) & (zoology).2 suction cup, suction disc, sucker, cupping glass.* * *1 (pieza cóncava) suction cup2 (de animal) sucker3 MEDICINA cupping glass4 (abertura) vent, air hole* * *f., (m. - ventoso)* * *SF1) (=agujero) vent, air hole2) (Zool) sucker3) (Med) cupping glass4) (Téc) suction pad* * *a) (de goma, plástico) suction padb) (Zool) suckerc) (Med) cupping glass* * *= suction cup.Ex. Sink plungers are simple tools with a stick to hold them and suction cups at their bottom.* * *a) (de goma, plástico) suction padb) (Zool) suckerc) (Med) cupping glass* * *= suction cup.Ex: Sink plungers are simple tools with a stick to hold them and suction cups at their bottom.
* * *A1 (de goma, plástico) suction pad2 ( Zool) sucker3 ( Med) cupping glassB ( Tec) vent* * *
ventosa sustantivo femenino
b) (Zool) sucker
ventoso,-a adjetivo windy
ventosa sustantivo femenino
1 Zool sucker
2 (de plástico) sucker, suction pad
' ventosa' also found in these entries:
English:
sucker
- suction
* * *ventosa nf1. [de animal] sucker2. [de vidrio] cupping glass3. [de goma] suction pad* * *f ZO sucker -
2 chupón
m.1 baby bottle.2 lovebite, hickey, love-bite.3 shoot, secondary shoot, sucker.* * *► adjetivo1 (que chupa) sucking► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 BOTÁNICA sucker2 (pirulí) lollipop3 TÉCNICA sucker, piston————————1 BOTÁNICA sucker2 (pirulí) lollipop3 TÉCNICA sucker, piston* * *chupón, -ona1.SM / F * (=parásito) sponger *2. SM1) (Bot) sucker2) (=piruleta) lollipop4) Méx teat6) And boil* * *I- pona masculino, femenino (Esp fam) ( aprovechado) scrounger (colloq)II1) (Bot) sucker2)a) (AmL) chupete 1) a)b) (Méx) ( del biberón) teat3)a) (CS fam) ( en la piel) hickey (AmE colloq), lovebite (BrE)b) (Col) ( chupada) lick* * *I- pona masculino, femenino (Esp fam) ( aprovechado) scrounger (colloq)II1) (Bot) sucker2)a) (AmL) chupete 1) a)b) (Méx) ( del biberón) teat3)a) (CS fam) ( en la piel) hickey (AmE colloq), lovebite (BrE)b) (Col) ( chupada) lick* * *masculine, feminineA ( Bot) suckerBC* * *
chupón sustantivo masculinoa) (AmL) See Also→ chupete 1a
' chupón' also found in these entries:
English:
sucker
- nipple
- pacifier
* * *chupón, -ona♦ adjFam♦ nm,fFam1. [gorrón] sponger, scrounger2. [en deportes] hog♦ nm1. Bot sucker2. Méx, Ven [chupete] Br dummy, US pacifier3. Andes, CAm, Méx [del biberón] teat* * *I m1 BOT sucker2 L.Am.de bebé pacifier, BrdummyII m, chupona f sponger fam* * *1) : sucker (of a plant)2) : baby bottle, pacifier -
3 primo
adj.1 prime.2 first, prime.m.1 cousin.2 sucker, gullible person.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: primar.* * *► adjetivo1 (materia) raw2 MATEMÁTICAS (número) prime► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 (familiar) cousin1 familiar mug, sucker\hacer el primo familiar to be taken for a rideprimo,-a hermano,-a first cousinprimo,-a segundo,-a second cousin————————1 familiar mug, sucker* * *(f. - prima)noun* * *primo, -a1. ADJ1) [número] prime2) [materia] raw2. SM / F1) (=pariente) cousinprimo/a carnal, primo/a hermano/a — first cousin
2) * (=incauto) dupe, sucker *prima* * *I II- ma masculino, femeninoa) ( pariente) cousinb) (Esp fam) ( bobo) sucker (colloq), patsy (AmE colloq)hacer el primo — (Esp fam) to be taken for a ride (colloq), to be conned (colloq)
* * *I II- ma masculino, femeninoa) ( pariente) cousinb) (Esp fam) ( bobo) sucker (colloq), patsy (AmE colloq)hacer el primo — (Esp fam) to be taken for a ride (colloq), to be conned (colloq)
* * *primo11 = cousin.Ex: The article carries the title 'Rich aunt or poor cousin? Policy dilemmas for publicly funded libraries'.
* primo carnal = first cousin.* primo entre pares = primus inter pares.* primo hermano = first cousin.* primo segundo = second cousin.primo22 = dupe, patsy.Ex: He is gullible, not very bright, the ready dupe of the charlatan and the demagogue.
Ex: When the security services carry out acts of terror, they employ patsies who often are petty criminals or people who are mentally backward or mentally unstable.* * *1 ‹número› prime2 ‹materia› rawmasculine, feminine1 (pariente) cousinCompuestos:● primo carnal, prima carnalmasculine, feminine first cousin● primo hermano, prima hermanamasculine, feminine first cousin● primo segundo, prima segundamasculine, feminine second cousin* * *
Del verbo primar: ( conjugate primar)
primo es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
primó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
primar
primo
primar ( conjugate primar) verbo intransitivo:
primo SOBRE algo to take precedence o priority over sth
primo -ma adjetivo ‹ número› prime;
‹ materia› raw;
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino
◊ hacer el primo (Esp fam) to be taken for a ride
primar
I verbo intransitivo to take priority over, prevail: en la actualidad priman los intereses personales sobre los de la comunidad, nowadays, it seems that personal interests take priority over the public interest
II verbo transitivo to give a bonus to
primo,-a
I sustantivo masculino y femenino
1 (pariente) cousin
primo carnal, first cousin
2 fam (ingenuo) fool, sucker
II adjetivo
1 (materia) raw
2 (número) prime
♦ Locuciones: hacer el primo, to be taken for a ride
' primo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
chula
- chulo
- dispensa
- hermano
- ligar
- nuestra
- nuestro
- prima
- caer
- con
- estar
- medio
- mío
English:
cousin
- found
- prime
- sucker
- dupe
- one
- whom
* * *primo, -a♦ adj1. [número] prime2. [materia] raw♦ nm,f1. [pariente] cousinprimo carnal first cousin;primo hermano first cousin;primo segundo second cousinhacer el primo to be taken for a ride* * *I adj número primeII m, prima f cousin;primo hermano/prima hermana first cousin;hacer el primo fig fam be taken for a ride fam* * *primo, -ma n: cousin* * *primo n cousin -
4 maje
f. & m.1 sucker, dummy, fool, blockhead.2 dude, chap, guy, bloke.pres.subj.1st person singular (yo) Present Subjunctive of Spanish verb: majar.* * *1.ADJ Méx ** gullible2.SMF Méx ** sucker **3.SM CAm * bloke *, guy ** * *masculino y femenino1) (AmC arg) ( individuo) (m) guy (colloq), bloke (BrE colloq); (f) girlhacerse el maje: no te hagas el maje — don't be such a pain (colloq)
2) (Méx fam) ( persona crédula) sucker (colloq)hacerse (el/la) maje — to play the innocent (colloq)
* * *masculino y femenino1) (AmC arg) ( individuo) (m) guy (colloq), bloke (BrE colloq); (f) girlhacerse el maje: no te hagas el maje — don't be such a pain (colloq)
2) (Méx fam) ( persona crédula) sucker (colloq)hacerse (el/la) maje — to play the innocent (colloq)
* * *hacerse el maje: no te hagas el maje don't be such a pain ( colloq)te vieron cara de maje they could see you were a sucker, they saw you coming ( colloq)* * *
Del verbo majar: ( conjugate majar)
majé es:
1ª persona singular (yo) pretérito indicativo
maje es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
majar
maje
majar ( conjugate majar) verbo transitivo
to crush
maje sustantivo masculino y femenino
1 (AmC arg) ( individuo) (m) guy (colloq), bloke (BrE colloq);
(f) girl
2 (Méx fam) ( persona crédula) sucker (colloq)
majar verbo transitivo to crush: tienes que majar las espinacas en la sartén, you have to mash the spinach while frying it lightly
* * *♦ adjsilly, Br daft, US dumb♦ nmfdope;hacerse el maje to act dumb;hacer maje a alguien to make a fool of sb, to dupe sb* * *adj Méx famsilly -
5 guaje
m.1 a calabash which serves for learning to swim. (Mexico)2 gourd, hollow gourd.* * *I1.ADJ Méx * (=estúpido) silly, stupid2.3. SM1) Méx (=calabaza) gourd, calabash2) CAm * (=trasto) old thing, piece of junkIIguaje, -aSM / F1) * kid *, child2) (Min) mining apprentice* * *- ja masculino, femenino1) (Méx fam) sucker (colloq)hacerle guaje a alguien — ( serle infiel) to cheat on somebody (colloq); ( engañarlo) to rip somebody off (colloq)
hacerse guaje — to act dumb (colloq)
2) guaje masculino (Méx)a) (planta, fruto) bottle gourdb) ( vasija) gourdc) ( instrumento) maraca ( made from a bottle gourd)* * *- ja masculino, femenino1) (Méx fam) sucker (colloq)hacerle guaje a alguien — ( serle infiel) to cheat on somebody (colloq); ( engañarlo) to rip somebody off (colloq)
hacerse guaje — to act dumb (colloq)
2) guaje masculino (Méx)a) (planta, fruto) bottle gourdb) ( vasija) gourdc) ( instrumento) maraca ( made from a bottle gourd)* * *guaje -jamasculine, femininehacerle guaje a algn ( Méx fam); (serle infiel) to be unfaithful to sb, cheat on sb ( AmE colloq); (engañarlo) to rip sb off ( colloq)me hicieron guaje con el cambio they shortchanged me ( colloq)C2 (vasija) gourd3 (instrumento) maraca ( made from a bottle gourd)* * *
guaje◊ -ja sustantivo masculino, femenino
1 (Méx fam) sucker (colloq);
( engañarlo) to rip sb off (colloq);◊ hacerse guaje to act dumb (colloq)
2◊ guaje sustantivo masculino (Méx)
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6 mamón
adj.1 unweaned, still-nursing, suckling.2 cocky, arrogant, haughty, bodacious.* * *► adjetivo* * *1. SM1) (=bebé) small baby, baby at the breast2) *** (=idiota) prick ***, wanker ***3) ** (=gorrón) scrounger *; (=indeseable) rotter *, swine *¡qué suerte tienes, mamón! — you lucky sod! **
4) (Bot) sucker, shoot6) Cono Sur, Méx suck7) CAm (=palo) club, stick8) Méx (=bizcocho) soft sponge cake2. ADJ1) [niño] small, suckling* * *I- mona adjetivo1) (Col fam) ( aburridor) boring2) (Méx vulg) ( engreído) cocky (colloq)II- mona masculino, femeninoa) (fam) ( persona crédula) sucker (colloq), mug (BrE colloq)b) (arg) ( como insulto) cabrón II 1)c) (Méx vulg) asshole (AmE vulg), arsehole (BrE vulg)* * *I- mona adjetivo1) (Col fam) ( aburridor) boring2) (Méx vulg) ( engreído) cocky (colloq)II- mona masculino, femeninoa) (fam) ( persona crédula) sucker (colloq), mug (BrE colloq)b) (arg) ( como insulto) cabrón II 1)c) (Méx vulg) asshole (AmE vulg), arsehole (BrE vulg)* * *es un trabajo muy mamón it's a really boring job, it's a real drag ( colloq)masculine, feminine( AmC)genip* * *mamón1, -ona♦ adj1. [que mama] unweaned;es un bebé muy mamón the baby's a real guzzler♦ nm,f1. [que mama] unweaned babymamón2 nm1. Bol, RP [papaya] papaya, papaw2. Col, Ven [árbol] Spanish lime, genip3. Col, Ven [fruta] genip fruit* * *I adj Méx popcocky famII m popbastard pop -
7 zarzo
m.1 hurdle, a texture of canes, sticks, or twigs.2 wattle.* * *SM1) (Agr) hurdle; [para construir] wattle2) And (=buhardilla) attic* * *masculino (Col) loft, atticser como caído del zarzo — (Col fam) to be a sucker (colloq)
* * *masculino (Col) loft, atticser como caído del zarzo — (Col fam) to be a sucker (colloq)
* * *( Col)loft, attic* * *
zarzo sustantivo masculino (Col) loft, attic
' zarzo' also found in these entries:
English:
loft
* * *m Colattic -
8 debilidad
f.1 weakness.tener debilidad por to have a soft spot forel chocolate es su debilidad he has a weakness for chocolate2 laxness (condescendencia).3 weak point, soft spot, heel of Achilles, weakness.4 weak act.5 hyposthenia, lassitude, acratia, asthenia.* * *1 (de una persona) weakness, feebleness; (de un sonido) faintness2 figurado weakness\* * *noun f.weakness, feebleness* * *SF1) (=falta de fuerzas) [gen] weakness; [extrema] feebleness; [por mala salud o avanzada edad] frailty2) [de carácter] weakness; [de esfuerzo] feebleness, half-heartedness3) (=poca intensidad) [de voz, ruido] faintness; [de luz] dimness4) (=inclinación)los niños son mi debilidad — I love o adore children
* * *a) ( física)b) ( de carácter)todos se aprovechan de su debilidad — everyone takes advantage of his feeble nature o his weak character
c) ( inclinación excesiva) weakness* * *= frailty, infirmity, weakness, brittleness, foible, weak point, soft spot.Ex. When discussing the undoubted deficiencies of LCSH, the errors are claimed to be the result of human frailty in the application of a basically sound system.Ex. We must also consider those people who could and would use a library but are prevented from doing so by physical factors such as infirmity.Ex. The strengths and weaknesses of natural language indexing derive from this basic characteristic.Ex. Aspects of physical condition, including pH, brittleness, mutilation, and environmental damage were surveyed = Los aspectos del estado físico que se estudiaron fueron el pH, la fragilidad, la mutilación y los daños producidos por las condiciones ambientales.Ex. For instance, if a person is working on building a radio program, the librarian should provide her with background information that helps to set the tone of the program, with facts and foibles of celebrities, with case histories of successful campaigns, with analogies, quotations, and anecdotes, and so on.Ex. Both earch engines has their own strong and weak points.Ex. Lack of adequate reflection on the literature of political and legal theory is a soft spot in the book, however.----* debilidad del ser humano = mankind's frailty.* debilidad humana = human frailty.* fingir debilidad = sandbagging.* ser la debilidad de Alguien = be a sucker for.* tener debilidad por = have + a soft spot for.* * *a) ( física)b) ( de carácter)todos se aprovechan de su debilidad — everyone takes advantage of his feeble nature o his weak character
c) ( inclinación excesiva) weakness* * *= frailty, infirmity, weakness, brittleness, foible, weak point, soft spot.Ex: When discussing the undoubted deficiencies of LCSH, the errors are claimed to be the result of human frailty in the application of a basically sound system.
Ex: We must also consider those people who could and would use a library but are prevented from doing so by physical factors such as infirmity.Ex: The strengths and weaknesses of natural language indexing derive from this basic characteristic.Ex: Aspects of physical condition, including pH, brittleness, mutilation, and environmental damage were surveyed = Los aspectos del estado físico que se estudiaron fueron el pH, la fragilidad, la mutilación y los daños producidos por las condiciones ambientales.Ex: For instance, if a person is working on building a radio program, the librarian should provide her with background information that helps to set the tone of the program, with facts and foibles of celebrities, with case histories of successful campaigns, with analogies, quotations, and anecdotes, and so on.Ex: Both earch engines has their own strong and weak points.Ex: Lack of adequate reflection on the literature of political and legal theory is a soft spot in the book, however.* debilidad del ser humano = mankind's frailty.* debilidad humana = human frailty.* fingir debilidad = sandbagging.* ser la debilidad de Alguien = be a sucker for.* tener debilidad por = have + a soft spot for.* * *1(falta de fortaleza física): el estado de debilidad en que se encuentra nos impide operarla the weak state she's in o ( frml) her debility means that we are unable to operateme canso mucho, y siento una debilidad muy grande I get very tired and feel very debilitated o terribly weak2(de carácter): todos se aprovechan de su debilidad everyone takes advantage of his feeble nature o his weak character3 (inclinación excesiva) weaknesstodos tenemos nuestras pequeñas debilidades we all have our little weaknessesel hijo pequeño es su debilidad he has a soft spot for his youngest sonsiente or tiene debilidad por el chocolate she has a weakness for chocolate* * *
debilidad sustantivo femenino
weakness;◊ siento una gran debilidad I feel terribly debilitated o weak;
se aprovechan de su debilidad they take advantage of his weak character;
tener debilidad por algn/algo to have a soft spot for sb/a weakness for sth
debilidad sustantivo masculino
1 (falta de fuerzas, de carácter) weakness
2 (inclinación) fig tener debilidad por, (persona) to have a soft spot for: sienten debilidad por su hijo adoptivo, they have a soft spot for their adopted son
(cosa) to have a weakness for: tengo debilidad por el chocolate, I have a weakness for chocolate
' debilidad' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
flojedad
- explotar
- flojera
English:
chink
- feebleness
- infirmity
- partial
- softness
- spot
- weakness
- foible
* * *debilidad nf1. [flojedad] weakness;siento debilidad en las piernas my legs feel tired2. [condescendencia] laxness;debilidad de carácter weakness of character3. [falta de solidez] [de gobierno, moneda, economía] weaknessel chocolate es su debilidad he has a weakness for chocolate;todos tenemos nuestras debilidades we all have our weaknesses* * *f weakness* * *debilidad nf: weakness, debility, feebleness* * *debilidad n weakness [pl. weaknesses] -
9 papanatas
adj.dunce, idiotic.m.fool.m.&f. s&pl.sucker (informal).* * *1 simpleton* * ** * *= simp.Ex. This collection of videos pays tribute to nincompoops, deadheads and simps: people who walk into sliding glass doors and out of public restrooms with toilet paper trailing from one of their shoes.* * ** * *= simp.Ex: This collection of videos pays tribute to nincompoops, deadheads and simps: people who walk into sliding glass doors and out of public restrooms with toilet paper trailing from one of their shoes.
* * *halfwit ( colloq)* * *
papanatas mf dupe
* * *papanatas nmf invFam sucker, simpleton* * *m/f inv famdope fam, dimwit fam -
10 propenso
adj.prone, inclined, aimed, apt.* * *► adjetivo1 inclined\ser propenso,-a a algo to be prone to something* * *(f. - propensa)adj.* * *ADJ1)propenso a — (=predispuesto) prone to, subject to; (Med) prone to
es muy propenso a enfadarse — he has a tendency to get angry, he's prone to getting angry
soy propensa a los resfriados — I am very prone to colds, I catch colds easily
2) (=dispuesto) inclined toser propenso a hacer algo — to be o feel inclined to do sth
* * *- sa adjetivo* * *----* propenso a = susceptible to, disposed to.* propenso a errores = error prone, prone to error.* propenso a la reclusión = reclusive.* propenso a las inundaciones = flood-prone.* propenso al fuego = fire-prone.* propenso a los incendios = fire-prone.* ser propenso a = be inclined to, be liable to, be prone to, be subject to, be predisposed to/toward(s), be a sucker for.* * *- sa adjetivo* * ** propenso a = susceptible to, disposed to.* propenso a errores = error prone, prone to error.* propenso a la reclusión = reclusive.* propenso a las inundaciones = flood-prone.* propenso al fuego = fire-prone.* propenso a los incendios = fire-prone.* ser propenso a = be inclined to, be liable to, be prone to, be subject to, be predisposed to/toward(s), be a sucker for.* * *propenso -sapropenso A algo prone TO sthes propensa a la depresión she is prone to depression, she has a tendency to get depressedpropenso A + INF:es muy propenso a resfriarse he's very prone to colds, he catches colds very easily* * *
propenso◊ -sa adjetivo propenso A algo prone to sth
propenso,-a adjetivo prone [a, to]
' propenso' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
dada
- dado
- propensa
- predispuesto
English:
accident-prone
- apt
- liable
- prone
- subject
- susceptible
- accident
- disposed
* * *propenso, -a adjpropenso a algo/a hacer algo prone to sth/to doing sth* * *adj prone (a to);ser propenso a hacer be prone to do, have a tendency to do* * *propenso, -sa adj: prone, susceptible -
11 ser la debilidad de Alguien
(v.) = be a sucker forEx. Americas are suckers for being terrified, it is very sad.* * *(v.) = be a sucker forEx: Americas are suckers for being terrified, it is very sad.
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12 ser propenso a
(v.) = be liable to, be prone to, be subject to, be predisposed to/toward(s), be a sucker forEx. The cards in the index are liable to become disorganized if inexperienced information seekers tamper with the index.Ex. Computers are reliable, and less prone to error provided they are instructed or programmed appropriately and correctly.Ex. I have never seen any statistics showing that nonbook materials are more subject to theft than books.Ex. A person will be predisposed, or not, to seek and use information depending upon his or her goals and habits.Ex. Americas are suckers for being terrified, it is very sad.* * *(v.) = be liable to, be prone to, be subject to, be predisposed to/toward(s), be a sucker forEx: The cards in the index are liable to become disorganized if inexperienced information seekers tamper with the index.
Ex: Computers are reliable, and less prone to error provided they are instructed or programmed appropriately and correctly.Ex: I have never seen any statistics showing that nonbook materials are more subject to theft than books.Ex: A person will be predisposed, or not, to seek and use information depending upon his or her goals and habits.Ex: Americas are suckers for being terrified, it is very sad. -
13 simplón
adj.gullible, simple, naive.m.simpleton, half-wit, simpleminded, Simple Simon.* * *► adjetivo1 simple, naive► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 simpleton* * *simplón, -ona1.ADJ simple, gullible2.SM / F simple soul, gullible person* * *I- plona adjetivo (fam) gullible, dumb (colloq)II- plona masculino, femenino (fam) dope (colloq); gullible fool* * *= simpleton, slowpoke, drongo.Ex. A chapter each is devoted to the comic hero, comedian, humorist, rogue, trickster, clown, fool, underdog, and simpleton.Ex. The United States is starting to look like a slowpoke on the Internet -- examples abound of countries that have faster broadband connections.Ex. Now I know to you inteligent types this sounds a simple problem but to a drongo like me it is like quantum physics!!!.* * *I- plona adjetivo (fam) gullible, dumb (colloq)II- plona masculino, femenino (fam) dope (colloq); gullible fool* * *= simpleton, slowpoke, drongo.Ex: A chapter each is devoted to the comic hero, comedian, humorist, rogue, trickster, clown, fool, underdog, and simpleton.
Ex: The United States is starting to look like a slowpoke on the Internet -- examples abound of countries that have faster broadband connections.Ex: Now I know to you inteligent types this sounds a simple problem but to a drongo like me it is like quantum physics!!!.* * *masculine, feminine( fam)* * *
simplón,-ona adjetivo & sustantivo masculino y femenino simpleton: es un simplón, se cree cualquier cosa que le digas, he's a real dunce, he believes everything you tell him
argumento simplón, a facile argument
' simplón' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
simple
- simplona
English:
greenhorn
* * *simplón, -ona Fam♦ adjnaive♦ nm,fnaive person;ser un simplón to be naive* * *m, simplona f famsucker fam -
14 lapo
m.1 gob, spit (informal). (peninsular Spanish)2 wallop, punch, smack, clout.* * *1 familiar gob* * ** * ** * *( fam)* * *lapo, -a Fam♦ adjVen♦ nmechar un lapo to spit -
15 otario
m.sap, fool, dupe, mug.* * *otario, -a * Cono Sur1.ADJ gullible2.SM / F sucker ** * *I- ria adjetivo (RPl arg) gullibleII- ria masculino, femenino (RPl arg) sap (colloq)* * *I- ria adjetivo (RPl arg) gullibleII- ria masculino, femenino (RPl arg) sap (colloq)* * *masculine, feminine* * *♦ adjgullible, wet behind the ears♦ nm,fsucker -
16 papamoscas
m. s.&pl.flycatcher.m.&f. s&pl.1 flycatcher, crested flycatcher, least flycatcher, tyrant flycatcher.2 marsh warbler.* * *1 flycatcher* * *SM INV1) (Orn) flycatcher2) = papanatas* * *masculino y femenino (pl papamoscas)a) (fam) ( papanatas) halfwit (colloq)b) papamoscas masculino (Zool) flycatcher* * *masculino y femenino (pl papamoscas)a) (fam) ( papanatas) halfwit (colloq)b) papamoscas masculino (Zool) flycatcher* * *(pl papamoscas)se queda ahí parado como un papamoscas he just stands there like a halfwit o like a complete idiot2* * *
papamoscas mf fam dupe, sucker
* * *♦ nmflycatcherpapamoscas cerrojillo pied flycatcher;papamoscas gris spotted flycatcher♦ nmf invRP Fam sucker, simpleton* * *m1 ZO flycatcher2 fig famdope fam, dimwit fam -
17 serpollo
m.shoot, sprout especially of a tree which has been pruned.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: serpollar.* * *SM sucker, shoot* * *shoot, sucker -
18 bobo
adj.silly, booby, foolish, stupid.intj.you blot, you dope.m.fool, clod, blockhead, silly.* * *► adjetivo1 silly, foolish► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 fool* * *1. (f. - boba)nounfool, simpleton2. (f. - boba)adj.silly, stupid* * *bobo, -a1.ADJ (=tonto) silly, stupid; (=ingenuo) simple, naïve2.SM / F (=tonto) idiot, fool; (Teat) clown, funny man3. SM / F1) Caribe * (=reloj) watch2) Cono Sur (=corazón) heart, ticker ** * *I- ba adjetivo (fam) sillyII- ba masculino, femenino (fam) fooldeja de hacer el bobo — stop playing the fool, stop being so silly
* * *= daft [dafter -comp., daftest -sup.], fool, simpleton, goofy [goofier -comp., goofiest -sup.], witless, simp, deadhead, nincompoop, dumbbell, ditzy [ditzier -comp., ditziest -sup.], ditz, dits, ditsy [ditsier -comp., ditsiest -sup.], half-soaked, airhead, airheaded, drongo, dweeb.Ex. Ranking among the dafter exercises sometimes imposed on children is the one that requires them to describe a screwdriver or a vase or the desks they sit at, or any familiar object.Ex. A chapter each is devoted to the comic hero, comedian, humorist, rogue, trickster, clown, fool, underdog, and simpleton.Ex. A chapter each is devoted to the comic hero, comedian, humorist, rogue, trickster, clown, fool, underdog, and simpleton.Ex. The article 'Book pricing: economics of a goofy business' examines briefly the economics of the book publishing process from the viewpoint of the book wholesaler.Ex. She refutes the idea of the women's magazine as a 'mouthpiece of masculine interest, of patriarchy and commercialism' that preyed on 'passive, dependent, and witless' women readers.Ex. This collection of videos pays tribute to nincompoops, deadheads and simps: people who walk into sliding glass doors and out of public restrooms with toilet paper trailing from one of their shoes.Ex. This collection of videos pays tribute to nincompoops, deadheads and simps: people who walk into sliding glass doors and out of public restrooms with toilet paper trailing from one of their shoes.Ex. This collection of videos pays tribute to nincompoops, deadheads and simps: people who walk into sliding glass doors and out of public restrooms with toilet paper trailing from one of their shoes.Ex. The Wizard, played by Joel Grey, is a smooth-talking dumbbell who admits he is 'a corn-fed hick' and 'one of your dime-a-dozen mediocrities'.Ex. She might be a ditz, you can do that with the money she makes, if she wasn't so rich she'd be just another ditzy broad.Ex. She might be a ditz, you can do that with the money she makes, if she wasn't so rich she'd be just another ditzy broad.Ex. But then again, there are thousands of such ditses out there that need mental help.Ex. If there is a stereo type for ditsy blondes she really has gone out of her way to fit it perfectly.Ex. Three half-soaked security guards sat around a desk at the main entrance letting through more than they checked.Ex. Some people like airheads with fake boobs.Ex. She's just an airheaded bimbo, with an endless capacity to push aside unpleasant realities in favor of her more satisfying interests: young men and jewels.Ex. Now I know to you inteligent types this sounds a simple problem but to a drongo like me it is like quantum physics!!!.Ex. For this reason, I will probably not vote in the London mayoral election at all and this doesn't make me a whinging negativist dweeb.----* como un bobo = stupidly.* tortuga boba = loggerhead turtle.* * *I- ba adjetivo (fam) sillyII- ba masculino, femenino (fam) fooldeja de hacer el bobo — stop playing the fool, stop being so silly
* * *= daft [dafter -comp., daftest -sup.], fool, simpleton, goofy [goofier -comp., goofiest -sup.], witless, simp, deadhead, nincompoop, dumbbell, ditzy [ditzier -comp., ditziest -sup.], ditz, dits, ditsy [ditsier -comp., ditsiest -sup.], half-soaked, airhead, airheaded, drongo, dweeb.Ex: Ranking among the dafter exercises sometimes imposed on children is the one that requires them to describe a screwdriver or a vase or the desks they sit at, or any familiar object.
Ex: A chapter each is devoted to the comic hero, comedian, humorist, rogue, trickster, clown, fool, underdog, and simpleton.Ex: A chapter each is devoted to the comic hero, comedian, humorist, rogue, trickster, clown, fool, underdog, and simpleton.Ex: The article 'Book pricing: economics of a goofy business' examines briefly the economics of the book publishing process from the viewpoint of the book wholesaler.Ex: She refutes the idea of the women's magazine as a 'mouthpiece of masculine interest, of patriarchy and commercialism' that preyed on 'passive, dependent, and witless' women readers.Ex: This collection of videos pays tribute to nincompoops, deadheads and simps: people who walk into sliding glass doors and out of public restrooms with toilet paper trailing from one of their shoes.Ex: This collection of videos pays tribute to nincompoops, deadheads and simps: people who walk into sliding glass doors and out of public restrooms with toilet paper trailing from one of their shoes.Ex: This collection of videos pays tribute to nincompoops, deadheads and simps: people who walk into sliding glass doors and out of public restrooms with toilet paper trailing from one of their shoes.Ex: The Wizard, played by Joel Grey, is a smooth-talking dumbbell who admits he is 'a corn-fed hick' and 'one of your dime-a-dozen mediocrities'.Ex: She might be a ditz, you can do that with the money she makes, if she wasn't so rich she'd be just another ditzy broad.Ex: She might be a ditz, you can do that with the money she makes, if she wasn't so rich she'd be just another ditzy broad.Ex: But then again, there are thousands of such ditses out there that need mental help.Ex: If there is a stereo type for ditsy blondes she really has gone out of her way to fit it perfectly.Ex: Three half-soaked security guards sat around a desk at the main entrance letting through more than they checked.Ex: Some people like airheads with fake boobs.Ex: She's just an airheaded bimbo, with an endless capacity to push aside unpleasant realities in favor of her more satisfying interests: young men and jewels.Ex: Now I know to you inteligent types this sounds a simple problem but to a drongo like me it is like quantum physics!!!.Ex: For this reason, I will probably not vote in the London mayoral election at all and this doesn't make me a whinging negativist dweeb.* como un bobo = stupidly.* tortuga boba = loggerhead turtle.* * *( fam); sillymasculine, feminine( fam); fooldeja de hacer el bobo stop playing the fool, stop being so silly* * *
bobo◊ -ba adjetivo (fam) silly
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino (fam) fool
bobo,-a
I adj (simple, lelo) stupid, silly
(cándido) naïve
II sustantivo masculino y femenino fool
' bobo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
atontada
- atontado
- boba
- pájaro
- che
- hacer
- pavo
- primo
English:
boob
- daft
- dopey
- dumb
- dummy
- goof
- halfwit
- lemon
- mug
- simple
- soft-headed
- sucker
* * *bobo, -a♦ adj1. [tonto] stupid, daft2. [ingenuo] naive, simple♦ nm,f1. [tonto] fool, idiot;hacer el bobo to act o play the fool2. [ingenuo] simpleton♦ nm1. Teatro = rustic simpleton2. CAm, Méx [pez] threadfin* * *I adj silly, foolishII m, boba f fool;pájaro bobo penguin* * *bobo, -ba adj: silly, stupidbobo, -ba n: fool, simpleton* * *bobo1 adjanda, no seas bobo come on, don't be silly2. (ingenuo) naivees tan bobo que se lo cree todo he's so naive, he'll believe anythingbobo2 n fool -
19 candidato
adj.proposed.m.1 candidate, candidate to a political or governmental post, official candidate.2 candidate, aspirant, applicant, applicant for the job.3 candidate.* * *► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 candidate* * *(f. - candidata)noun1) applicant2) candidate3) nominee* * *candidato, -aSM / F1) (=aspirante) candidate (a for)[para puesto] applicant (a for)2) Cono Sur ** sucker *** * ** * *= applicant, candidate, nominee, proposer, examinee, entrant, aspirant, hopeful.Ex. The inaugural 1988/89 class of eight Fellows was chosen from more than 200 applicants.Ex. Any terms that appear in the documents are candidates for index terms.Ex. Most of the nominees were from the US followed by the UK and other industrialised and traditionally scientific nations.Ex. This paper outlines the evaluation procedure in order to help proposers to understand how their proposals are handled by the European Commission.Ex. The onset of examinations, particularly important 'public' exams which will determine the examinees' future, has a disturbing effect.Ex. Entrants were asked to choose a character from a book and to write about what the character means to them.Ex. 'He who pays the piper calls the tune,' said Muiru, a presidential aspirant when asked why his rating was so low on the polls.Ex. When asked what advice she might give to curatorial hopefuls, Jones quickly replied: 'Go for it -- There are plenty of opportunities'.----* candidato a la presidencia = presidential candidate, presidential candidate.* candidato a la vicepresidencia = running mate, vice-presidential candidate, vice-presidential candidate, vice-presidential candidate.* candidato posible = eligible, eligible party.* candidato presidencial = presidential candidate.* candidato vicepresidencial = running mate.* lista de candidatos preseleccionados = short list.* proponer a un candidato = nominate + candidate.* * ** * *= applicant, candidate, nominee, proposer, examinee, entrant, aspirant, hopeful.Ex: The inaugural 1988/89 class of eight Fellows was chosen from more than 200 applicants.
Ex: Any terms that appear in the documents are candidates for index terms.Ex: Most of the nominees were from the US followed by the UK and other industrialised and traditionally scientific nations.Ex: This paper outlines the evaluation procedure in order to help proposers to understand how their proposals are handled by the European Commission.Ex: The onset of examinations, particularly important 'public' exams which will determine the examinees' future, has a disturbing effect.Ex: Entrants were asked to choose a character from a book and to write about what the character means to them.Ex: 'He who pays the piper calls the tune,' said Muiru, a presidential aspirant when asked why his rating was so low on the polls.Ex: When asked what advice she might give to curatorial hopefuls, Jones quickly replied: 'Go for it -- There are plenty of opportunities'.* candidato a la presidencia = presidential candidate, presidential candidate.* candidato a la vicepresidencia = running mate, vice-presidential candidate, vice-presidential candidate, vice-presidential candidate.* candidato posible = eligible, eligible party.* candidato presidencial = presidential candidate.* candidato vicepresidencial = running mate.* lista de candidatos preseleccionados = short list.* proponer a un candidato = nominate + candidate.* * *candidato -tamasculine, feminine1 (aspirante) candidatecandidato a la presidencia presidential candidate2 (cliente) client* * *
candidato◊ -ta sustantivo masculino, femenino
candidate;
candidato a la presidencia presidential candidate;
los candidatos al puesto de … the applicants for the post of …;
presentarse como candidato para algo (Pol) to run (AmE) o (BrE) stand for sth
candidato,-a m,f (a un cargo, premio) candidate
(a un empleo) applicant
' candidato' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
base
- candidata
- sonar
- barrer
- elección
- eliminar
- inclinar
- oficialista
- postulante
- postular
- presentar
- votar
English:
applicant
- bring in
- candidate
- left-wing
- nominate
- nominee
- put forward
- put up
- run
- running mate
- seat
- stand
- winning
- contest
- entrant
- hopeful
- successful
* * *candidato, -a nm,fcandidate;un candidato a la alcaldía/al Premio Nobel a candidate for mayor/the Nobel Prize* * *m, candidata f candidate* * *candidato, -ta n: candidate, applicant* * *1. (en general) candidate2. (para trabajo) applicant -
20 follón
m.1 bedlam, fuss, carry-on, hoo-ha.2 muddle, tricky situation.3 racket, loud voices.* * *1 familiar (alboroto) rumpus, shindy2 familiar (enredo, confusión) mess, trouble\armar (un) follón familiar to kick up a rumpusmeterse en un follón to get into a mess, get into trouble* * *1. SM1) * (=desorden) mess¡qué follón de papeles! — what a mess of papers!
2) * (=alboroto) rumpus, row; (=lío) troublearmar un follón — to make a row, kick up a fuss
hubo o se armó un follón tremendo — there was a hell of a row
3) (Bot) sucker4) And (=prenda) petticoat5) Caribe (=juerga de borrachera) drinking bout6) (=cohete) noiseless rocket7) Méx * silent fart **2. ADJ †1) (=perezoso) lazy, idle2) (=arrogante) arrogant, puffed-up; (=fanfarrón) blustering3) (=cobarde) cowardly4) CAm [vestido] roomy, loose* * *masculino (Esp fam)armó or montó un buen follón — ( montar una trifulca) he kicked up a hell of a fuss (colloq); ( hacer ruido) he made such a racket o din (colloq)
b) (situación confusa, desorden) messc) ( problema)* * *= muddle, cock-up, bedlam, ruckus, scandal, a pretty kettle of fish, a fine kettle of fish, palaver, rigmarole [rigamarole].Ex. The author attempts to sort out the muddle in which librarians have found themselves = El autor intenta aclarar la confusión en la que se encuentran los bibliotecarios.Ex. The repatriation of the emigres was a tragic oversight rather than a war crime, a cock-up rather than a conspiracy.Ex. In subsequent years, Bethlem became ' Bedlam,' a metaphor for madness; being so long the only public receptacle for the insane, it became equated with madness itself.Ex. Sometime back a heroine created a ruckus by saying that the actor acted fresh with her by biting her lips in a smooching scene.Ex. The subjects referred to recur frequently in the writings of the 'socially committed' -- drugs, sex, racism, student unrest, riots, scandals in government, conservation, the role of women in society are among them.Ex. A pretty kettle of fish indeed, out of whom only Tracy is really trying seriously to make a new life for herself.Ex. Knowing the historical roots of their misfortune may not make it easier for them to escape the fine kettle of fish they are in.Ex. Most fashion-conscious shoppers will beaware of the palaver caused last month by the swastika design embroidered on a Zara handbag.Ex. The government is creating a rigmarole of a process for residents to exercise their constitutional right.----* ¡qué follón! = what a palaver!.* en un follón = in a (pretty) pickle, in a turmoil, in a twirl.* meterse en follones = get into + trouble.* montar un follón = raise + a stink, make + a stink (about), make + a racket, make + a row, make + a ruckus.* * *masculino (Esp fam)armó or montó un buen follón — ( montar una trifulca) he kicked up a hell of a fuss (colloq); ( hacer ruido) he made such a racket o din (colloq)
b) (situación confusa, desorden) messc) ( problema)* * *= muddle, cock-up, bedlam, ruckus, scandal, a pretty kettle of fish, a fine kettle of fish, palaver, rigmarole [rigamarole].Ex: The author attempts to sort out the muddle in which librarians have found themselves = El autor intenta aclarar la confusión en la que se encuentran los bibliotecarios.
Ex: The repatriation of the emigres was a tragic oversight rather than a war crime, a cock-up rather than a conspiracy.Ex: In subsequent years, Bethlem became ' Bedlam,' a metaphor for madness; being so long the only public receptacle for the insane, it became equated with madness itself.Ex: Sometime back a heroine created a ruckus by saying that the actor acted fresh with her by biting her lips in a smooching scene.Ex: The subjects referred to recur frequently in the writings of the 'socially committed' -- drugs, sex, racism, student unrest, riots, scandals in government, conservation, the role of women in society are among them.Ex: A pretty kettle of fish indeed, out of whom only Tracy is really trying seriously to make a new life for herself.Ex: Knowing the historical roots of their misfortune may not make it easier for them to escape the fine kettle of fish they are in.Ex: Most fashion-conscious shoppers will beaware of the palaver caused last month by the swastika design embroidered on a Zara handbag.Ex: The government is creating a rigmarole of a process for residents to exercise their constitutional right.* ¡qué follón! = what a palaver!.* en un follón = in a (pretty) pickle, in a turmoil, in a twirl.* meterse en follones = get into + trouble.* montar un follón = raise + a stink, make + a stink (about), make + a racket, make + a row, make + a ruckus.* * *hubo un follón tremendo a la salida del estadio there was a lot of trouble o an incredible commotion o ruckus outside the stadium ( colloq)cuando lo intentaron echar, armó or montó un buen follón when they tried to throw him out, he kicked up a hell of a fuss o created a real stink ( colloq)2(situación confusa, desorden): en este follón de papeles no hay quien encuentre nada these papers are so jumbled up o in such a mess, it's impossible to find anything ( colloq)¿sabes algo del follón este de MEPIRESA? do you know anything about this MEPIRESA business? ( colloq)me armé un buen follón con la última pregunta I got into a real mess with the last question ( colloq)3(problema): si te juntas con esa gente, te meterás en follones if you go around with that lot, you'll get into trouble* * *
follón sustantivo masculino (Esp fam)
( ruido) racket (colloq), din (AmE colloq);
( hizo ruido) he made such a racket o din (colloq)
follón m fam
1 (escándalo, jaleo) row, fuss, commotion: estáis armando mucho follón, you are making a lot of noise
montó un follón por esa tontería, he kicked up a fuss over that nonsense
2 (lío, confusión, caos) mess, trouble: me vas a meter en un buen follón, you are going to get me into a real mess
tengo un follón de papeles sobre la mesa, the papers on my desk are in a terrible mess
' follón' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
esperar
- taco
- zipizape
English:
cock-up
- hullabaloo
- kick up
- palaver
- rigmarole
- row
- muddle
- stink
* * *follón nmEsp Fam1. [discusión] row;se armó un follón there was an almighty row;me montó un follón tremendo porque faltaba dinero he kicked up an almighty fuss o row because there was some money missing2. [lío] mess;¡vaya follón! what a mess!;tengo un follón de libros encima de la mesa I've got piles of books scattered all over my desk;¡dejad de armar follón! stop making such a row!;me hice un follón con las listas I got into a real muddle o mess with the lists;está metido en un follón de dinero he's got into some money trouble;esta tarde tengo mucho follón, mañana sería mejor I won't have a minute this afternoon, so tomorrow would be better* * *m1 argument2 ( lío) mess3:armar un follón kick up a fuss* * *follón n1. (alboroto) racket / noise2. (desorden, confusión) mess3. (problema) trouble
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