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2 burlón
adj.1 mocking, derisory, jeering, scoffing.2 fond of teasing, teasing, waggish.m.joker, sneerer, jester, giber.* * *► adjetivo1 mocking► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 joker* * *burlón, -ona1.ADJ (=bromista) [persona] mocking, teasing; [risa, voz] sardonic2. SM / F1) (=bromista) joker2) (=mofador) mocker, scoffer3.SM Méx * mockingbird* * *- lona adjetivo* * *= derisive.Ex. As sophisticated technologies and management methods were introduced, process engineers engaged in efforts to portray manual workers' knowledge in derisive terms.* * *- lona adjetivo* * *= derisive.Ex: As sophisticated technologies and management methods were introduced, process engineers engaged in efforts to portray manual workers' knowledge in derisive terms.
* * *1 (de mofa) ‹actitud› mocking; ‹risa› sardonic, derisive, mockingun hombre cínico y burlón a cynical, sardonic o scornful man2 (de broma) ‹actitud› joking, teasinghombre, no seas burlón come on, stop teasing* * *
burlón◊ - lona adjetivo
‹ risa› sardonic, derisive
burlón,-ona adjetivo mocking
' burlón' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
burlona
- socarrón
- socarrona
English:
derisive
- facetious
- jeering
- poltergeist
- quizzical
- sardonically
- taunting
- mocking
* * *burlón, -ona♦ adj[con malicia] mocking; [sin malicia] jokey, waggish;una risa burlona a mocking laugh;es muy burlón he's a real joker o wag;no seas tan burlón conmigo stop teasing me, don't be such a tease♦ nm,f[bromista] joker, wag; [que toma el pelo] tease* * *I adj mockingII m, burlona f mocker* * * -
3 guasa
f.1 humor (gracia).estar de guasa to be joking2 joking, jocularity, mocking.3 joke, persiflage, jest, banter.* * *1 jest, fun, mockery\con guasa jokinglyestar de guasa to be joking* * *SF1) (=chanza) joking, teasing, kidding *con o de guasa — jokingly, in fun
estar de guasa — to be joking o kidding
2) (=sosería) dullness, insipidness3) CAm (=suerte) luckguaso* * *1) (fam) (broma, burla) jokeno te lo tomes a guasa — it's no joke, it's no laughing matter
2) (Col) ( arandela) washer* * *= joking, teasing, banter.Ex. In some instance the joking or teasing is only verbal, in others it includes horseplay; in some it includes elments of obscenity, it others not.Ex. In some instances the joking or teasing is only verbal, in others it includes horseplay; in some it includes elments of obscenity, it others not.Ex. The magician, by luck or misfortune, called me onto the stage, but I slightly disrupted his act with a little banter and then played with the contents of his 'box of tricks', bringing a few laughs.----* de guasa = teasingly.* * *1) (fam) (broma, burla) jokeno te lo tomes a guasa — it's no joke, it's no laughing matter
2) (Col) ( arandela) washer* * *= joking, teasing, banter.Ex: In some instance the joking or teasing is only verbal, in others it includes horseplay; in some it includes elments of obscenity, it others not.
Ex: In some instances the joking or teasing is only verbal, in others it includes horseplay; in some it includes elments of obscenity, it others not.Ex: The magician, by luck or misfortune, called me onto the stage, but I slightly disrupted his act with a little banter and then played with the contents of his 'box of tricks', bringing a few laughs.* de guasa = teasingly.* * *A ( fam) (broma, burla) jokeme lo dijo de guasa she said it as a joke o in jestsiempre está de guasa he's always kidding o joking around ( colloq)no te lo tomes a guasa it's no joke, it's no laughing mattertener guasa ( fam); to be annoyingB ( Col) (arandela) washer* * *
guasa sustantivo femenino (fam) (broma, burla) joke;
no te lo tomes a guasa it's no joke, it's no laughing matter
guasa sustantivo femenino mockery
* * *guasa nfestar de guasa to be joking;parece que has venido con ganas de guasa it looks like you're in the mood for having a laugh;tomarse algo a guasa to treat sth as a joke2. Cuba, Méx, Ven [pez] jewfish* * *f L.Am.joke;de guasa as a jokeI adj S.Am.rudepeasant* * *1) : joking, fooling around2)de guasa : in jest, as a joke -
4 broma
f.1 joke (ocurrencia, chiste).gastar una broma a alguien to play a joke/prank on somebodyen o de broma as a jokebromas aparte joking apartentre bromas y veras half jokingfuera de broma joking apartno estar para bromas not to be in the mood for jokestomar algo a broma not to take something seriouslyni en o de broma no way, not on your lifebroma de mal gusto bad jokebroma pesada nasty practical joke2 shipworm.pres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: bromar.imperat.2nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: bromar.* * *1 joke■ no es broma I'm not joking, it's not a joke\bromas aparte joking apartdecir algo en broma to joke about somethingentre bromas y veras half jokinglygastar una broma a alguien to play a joke on somebodyno estar para bromas not to be in the mood for messing abouttomar algo a broma to treat something as a joke, not take something seriouslybroma de mal gusto sick jokebroma pesada practical joke* * *noun f.* * *SF1) (=cachondeo)ni en broma — never, not on any account
lo decía en broma — I was only joking, I was only kidding *
2) (=chiste) jokeno es ninguna broma — it's no joke, this is serious
bromas aparte... — joking aside...
¡déjate de bromas! — quit fooling!, joke over!
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gastar bromas — to tell jokes•
estar para bromas, ¡para bromas estoy! — iró a fine time for joking!broma pesada — practical joke, hoax
4) (Zool) shipworm* * *a) ( chiste) jokehacerle or gastarle una broma a alguien — to play a (practical) joke on somebody
déjate de bromas — stop kidding around (colloq)
fuera de broma(s) or bromas aparte — joking apart
lo dije de or en broma — I was joking, I said it as a joke
¿que yo se lo diga? ¿estás de broma? — me tell him? are you kidding? (colloq)
ni en broma — no way (colloq)
b) (fam & iró) ( asunto) business (colloq)la bromita nos costó un dineral — that little business o episode cost us a fortune
* * *= lark, joke, hoax, practical joke, prank, caper, wisecrack, joking, teasing.Ex. He applied for the director's job in Earnscliffe library -- almost as a lark, for he did not think he had a chance of getting it.Ex. Stories range from one-sentence statements we call jokes and wise sayings, through gossip to the most profound and complicated structures we call novels and poems and plays.Ex. This article examines several controversial cataloguing problems, including the classification of anti-Semitic works and books proven to be forgeries or hoaxes.Ex. The author shows that manufactured practical jokes such as the whoopie cushion, squirting flower and fake animal feces are being used, carnivalistically and humorously, as a conscious and unconscious comment on larger social situations.Ex. The writer discusses the pranks and lies that are practiced on April Fools' Day around the world.Ex. Who was the mastermind of the Watergate caper & for what purpose has never been revealed.Ex. A crowd-pleaser at any tournament, Didrikson played to the gallery with wisecracks and displays of athleticism.Ex. In some instance the joking or teasing is only verbal, in others it includes horseplay; in some it includes elments of obscenity, it others not.Ex. In some instances the joking or teasing is only verbal, in others it includes horseplay; in some it includes elments of obscenity, it others not.----* ¿lo dices en broma? = you must be kidding!.* blanco de las bromas, el = butt of jokes, the.* broma pesada = practical joke.* bromas = bantering, ribbing.* caer en una broma = fall for + it.* creerse una broma = fall for + a joke, fall for + it.* de broma = humorously, teasingly.* en broma = teasingly.* gastar bromas = prank, banter.* gastar gromas = play + pranks.* hacer bromas = banter.* ¿lo dices en broma? = you must be joking!.* medio en broma = tongue-in-cheek.* no ser broma = be no joke.* * *a) ( chiste) jokehacerle or gastarle una broma a alguien — to play a (practical) joke on somebody
déjate de bromas — stop kidding around (colloq)
fuera de broma(s) or bromas aparte — joking apart
lo dije de or en broma — I was joking, I said it as a joke
¿que yo se lo diga? ¿estás de broma? — me tell him? are you kidding? (colloq)
ni en broma — no way (colloq)
b) (fam & iró) ( asunto) business (colloq)la bromita nos costó un dineral — that little business o episode cost us a fortune
* * *= lark, joke, hoax, practical joke, prank, caper, wisecrack, joking, teasing.Ex: He applied for the director's job in Earnscliffe library -- almost as a lark, for he did not think he had a chance of getting it.
Ex: Stories range from one-sentence statements we call jokes and wise sayings, through gossip to the most profound and complicated structures we call novels and poems and plays.Ex: This article examines several controversial cataloguing problems, including the classification of anti-Semitic works and books proven to be forgeries or hoaxes.Ex: The author shows that manufactured practical jokes such as the whoopie cushion, squirting flower and fake animal feces are being used, carnivalistically and humorously, as a conscious and unconscious comment on larger social situations.Ex: The writer discusses the pranks and lies that are practiced on April Fools' Day around the world.Ex: Who was the mastermind of the Watergate caper & for what purpose has never been revealed.Ex: A crowd-pleaser at any tournament, Didrikson played to the gallery with wisecracks and displays of athleticism.Ex: In some instance the joking or teasing is only verbal, in others it includes horseplay; in some it includes elments of obscenity, it others not.Ex: In some instances the joking or teasing is only verbal, in others it includes horseplay; in some it includes elments of obscenity, it others not.* ¿lo dices en broma? = you must be kidding!.* blanco de las bromas, el = butt of jokes, the.* broma pesada = practical joke.* bromas = bantering, ribbing.* caer en una broma = fall for + it.* creerse una broma = fall for + a joke, fall for + it.* de broma = humorously, teasingly.* en broma = teasingly.* gastar bromas = prank, banter.* gastar gromas = play + pranks.* hacer bromas = banter.* ¿lo dices en broma? = you must be joking!.* medio en broma = tongue-in-cheek.* no ser broma = be no joke.* * *A1 (chiste) jokehacerle or gastarle una broma a algn to play a (practical) joke on sbdéjate de bromas stop kidding around ( colloq)no estoy para bromas I'm not in the mood for jokesuna broma que tuvo trágicas consecuencias a practical joke which ended in tragedyfuera de broma(s) or bromas aparte joking apartlo dije de or en broma I was joking, I said it as a joke o in jestlo dijo medio en serio, medio en broma she said it kind of half serious, half joking¿que vaya yo a decírselo? ¿estás de broma? me go and tell him? are you kidding? ( colloq)entre bromas y veras half-jokinglyni en broma no way ( colloq)¿vas a aceptar el trabajo? — ni en broma are you going to take the job? — no way! o not on your life!la bromita nos costó un dineral that little business o episode o affair cost us a fortuneB ( Náut) shipworm* * *
broma sustantivo femenino
joke;
hacerle or gastarle una broma a algn to play a (practical) joke on sb;◊ déjate de bromas stop kidding around (colloq);
no estoy para bromas I'm not in the mood for jokes;
bromas aparte joking apart;
lo dije de or en broma I was joking;
ni en broma no way (colloq)
broma f (chiste) joke
broma pesada, practical joke
♦ Locuciones: gastar una broma, to play a joke
hablar en broma, to be joking
hacer algo en broma, to do something as a joke
bromas aparte, joking apart
¡ni en broma!, not on your life!: no digas eso ni en broma, don't say that, even as a joke
' broma' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
burla
- captar
- degenerar
- eh
- ser
- estar
- gastar
- hablar
- ni
- novatada
- pescar
- saber
- sentar
- tomar
- aguantar
- burlón
- cachar
- chirigota
- chiste
- cosa
- gracia
- guasa
- gusto
- humorada
- inocente
- joda
- pega
- pesadez
- plan
- tomadura de pelo
English:
caper
- carry
- fun
- half-serious
- hoax
- jest
- joke
- lark
- laugh
- misfire
- play
- practical joke
- prank
- quip
- send
- treat
- trick
- playfully
- practical
- take
- tongue
- wise
* * *broma1 nf1. [ocurrencia, chiste] joke;[jugarreta] prank, practical joke;gastar una broma a alguien to play a joke o prank on sb;tomar algo a broma not to take sth seriously;no estar para bromas not to be in the mood for jokes;estás de broma, ¿no? you must be joking!;hoy estoy con ganas de broma I'm in a mischievous mood today;entre bromas y veras half-jokingly;fuera de broma, bromas aparte joking apart;no se lo digas ni en broma don't you even think about telling her;no aceptaremos ni en broma no way will we acceptbroma de mal gusto bad joke;broma pesada nasty practical joke2. Fam Irónico [cosa cara]me salió la broma por 400 euros that little business set me back 400 eurosel aeropuerto estaba cerrado y no pudimos salir – ¡menuda broma! the airport was closed and we were stranded – what a pain!¿para qué sirve esa broma? [en aparato] what's that thing for?;me gusta esa broma que llevas puesta that's a very nice little affair you're wearingbroma2 nf[molusco] shipworm* * *f joke;en broma as a joke;entre bromas y veras half joking;bromas aparte joking apart;gastar bromas play jokes;estaba de broma he was joking;tomar algo a broma take sth as a joke;no estoy para bromas I’m not in the mood for jokes* * *broma nf1) chiste: joke, prank2) : fun, merriment3)en broma : in jest, jokingly* * *broma n joke -
5 cachondeo
m.1 joke (Pejorative).tomarse algo a cachondeo to treat something as a joke2 mockery, joke, farce joke.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: cachondear.* * *\armar cachondeo familiar to lark aboutestar de cachondeo to be jokingirse de cachondeo to go out on the towntomarse algo a cachondeo familiar to treat something as a joke* * *masculino (Esp fam)venga, menos cachondeo — come on, less of this fooling around
¿qué cachondeo es éste? — is this some kind of a joke? (colloq)
* * *= joking, teasing.Ex. In some instance the joking or teasing is only verbal, in others it includes horseplay; in some it includes elments of obscenity, it others not.Ex. In some instances the joking or teasing is only verbal, in others it includes horseplay; in some it includes elments of obscenity, it others not.----* de cachondeo = teasingly.* ¿estás de cachondeo? = you must be joking!, you must be kidding!.* * *masculino (Esp fam)venga, menos cachondeo — come on, less of this fooling around
¿qué cachondeo es éste? — is this some kind of a joke? (colloq)
* * *= joking, teasing.Ex: In some instance the joking or teasing is only verbal, in others it includes horseplay; in some it includes elments of obscenity, it others not.
Ex: In some instances the joking or teasing is only verbal, in others it includes horseplay; in some it includes elments of obscenity, it others not.* de cachondeo = teasingly.* ¿estás de cachondeo? = you must be joking!, you must be kidding!.* * *1(juerga, broma): eso no puede ser, hombre, tú estás de cachondeo oh come on, that's just not possible, you're putting ( AmE) o ( BrE) having me on ( colloq)todo se lo toma a cachondeo he treats everything as a jokevenga, menos cachondeo y a ver si empezáis a trabajar come on, less of this fooling around and let's see you get down to some work¡qué cachondeo nos llevábamos en clase de historia! what a laugh we used to have in the history class!, we used to really lark around in the history class2(tomadura de pelo): el debate fue un cachondeo, todos hablaban al mismo tiempo the debate was a farce o a joke, everyone was talking at once¿qué cachondeo es éste? what the hell's going on here? ( colloq), is this some kind of a joke? ( colloq)esto es un cachondeo, lleva dos horas de retraso this is ridiculous o a joke, it's two hours late!* * *
Del verbo cachondearse: ( conjugate cachondearse)
me cachondeo es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
se cachondeó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
cachondeo sustantivo masculino (Esp fam):
se lo toma a cachondeo he treats it as a joke
cachondeo sustantivo masculino familiar
1 (risa, diversión) messing about: ¡menos cachondeo!, settle down!
2 (desorden, falta de seriedad) el transporte público es un cachondeo, public transport is a joke
♦ Locuciones: estar de cachondeo, to be joking
tomar algo a cachondeo, to take sthg as a joke
* * *cachondeo nmEsp Famirse de cachondeo to go out on the town;ya está bien de cachondeo, vamos a ponernos a estudiar that's enough fooling o larking about, let's get down to some studying;se llevan un cachondeo enorme con sus nuevos vecinos they get on like a house on fire with their new neighbours;se llevan mucho cachondeo con mi nuevo sombrero they think my new hat is a great laugh2. [broma] joke;tomarse algo a cachondeo to treat sth as a joke;no le hagas caso, está de cachondeo don't pay any attention to him, he's having you on;me voy a vivir a Nepal, y no estoy de cachondeo I'm going to live in Nepal and I'm not kidding you¡este gobierno es un cachondeo! this government is a joke!* * *m:estar de cachondeo fam be joking;tomar a cachondeo fam take as a joke;¡vaya cachondeo! fam what a laugh! fam -
6 zumbón
adj.humming, buzzing.* * *► adjetivo1 teasing, joking► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 joker* * *zumbón, -ona1.ADJ [persona] waggish, funny; [tono] teasing; pey sarcastic2.SM / F joker, tease* * *- bona adjetivoa) < ruido> ( de motor) humming (before n); ( de insecto) buzzing (before n)* * *- bona adjetivoa) < ruido> ( de motor) humming (before n); ( de insecto) buzzing (before n)* * ** * *zumbón, -ona Fam♦ adjun tipo zumbón a joker, a tease♦ nm,fjoker, tease -
7 zumba
f.1 a large bell, used by curriers.2 joke, jest; facetious raillery.3 spanking, flogging, whipping.4 teasing, persiflage.5 drunkenness.pres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: zumbar.pres.subj.1st person singular (yo) Present Subjunctive of Spanish verb: zumbir.* * *1 (burla) teasing2 (paliza) thrashing* * *SF1) (=burla) teasingdar o hacer zumba a algn — to tease sb
2) LAm * (=paliza) beating3) Méx drunkenness* * *femenino (AmL fam) (good) hiding (colloq)* * *femenino (AmL fam) (good) hiding (colloq)* * *good hiding ( colloq)* * *zumba nf1. [cencerro] = bell worn by lead animal2. [juguete] bullroarer3. [broma] teasing, joking4. Andes, Méx, PRico [zurra] beating, thrashing* * *f L.Am., Méx ( paliza) beating -
8 guasón
adj.fond of joking, facetious, humorous, waggish.m.joker, tease, banterer, leg-puller.* * *► adjetivo1 funny, joking► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 jester, joker* * *guasón, -ona1. ADJ1) (=bromista) joking, teasingse pusieron en plan guasón — they started joking around o teasing
2) (=burlón) mocking2.SM / F (=bromista) joker, tease; (=ocurrente) wag, wit* * *I- sona adjetivoa) (fam) ( bromista)II- sona masculino, femeninoa) (fam) ( bromista) jokerb) (fam & pey) ( burlón)* * *= prankster.Ex. The author describes the story made up by a prankster about a crocodile eating a golfer in Florida.* * *I- sona adjetivoa) (fam) ( bromista)II- sona masculino, femeninoa) (fam) ( bromista) jokerb) (fam & pey) ( burlón)* * *= prankster.Ex: The author describes the story made up by a prankster about a crocodile eating a golfer in Florida.
* * *1 ( fam)(bromista): ¡qué guasón es! he's a real joker!, he's always joking!masculine, feminine1 ( fam) (bromista) joker2 ( fam pey)(burlón): le rompieron la nariz por guasón they broke his nose for laughing at them o for making fun of them* * *
guasón
guasón,-ona
I adjetivo humorous
II sustantivo masculino y femenino joker
' guasón' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
guasona
* * *guasón, -ona♦ adj[comentario, risa] joking, teasing;¡qué guasón eres! you're such a joker o tease!;hoy estás muy guasón you're in the mood for jokes today♦ nm,fjoker, tease* * *I adj:es muy guasón he treats everything as a jokeII m, guasona f joker* * * -
9 mentirijillas
(Esp fam)de mentirijillas — (loc adv)
no te enfades, lo dije de mentirijillas — don't get mad, I was only joking o I was only teasing
* * *(Esp fam)de mentirijillas — (loc adv)
no te enfades, lo dije de mentirijillas — don't get mad, I was only joking o I was only teasing
* * *no te enfades, lo dije de mentirijillas don't get mad, I was only joking o I was only teasing o I said it in jestno hagas caso que va de mentirijillas take no notice, it's just a joke* * *
mentirijillas (de) locución adverbial in fun, jokingly: hemos hecho una casa de mentirijillas, we built an imaginary house
' mentirijillas' also found in these entries:
English:
fib
* * *fpl:de mentirijillas fam in jest, jokingly -
10 vacilón
m.1 prank, riot, scream, blast.2 joker, leg-puller.* * *► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 familiar teaser, joker* * *vacilón, -ona *1. ADJ1) (=guasón) teasing, jokey2) (CAm, Méx) (=juerguista) fun-loving3) (=presumido) swanky *, stuck-up *2. SM/ F1) (=bromista) tease, joker2) (CAm, Méx) (=juerguista) party-goer, reveller3) (=presumido) poser *, show-off *3.SM(CAm, Méx) (=juerga) party; (=diversión) fun* * *- lona masculino, femenino1) (Esp, Méx fam) ( bromista) joker (colloq), clown (colloq)2) vacilón masculino (AmL fam)a) ( diversión)b) ( tomadura de pelo) joke* * *- lona masculino, femenino1) (Esp, Méx fam) ( bromista) joker (colloq), clown (colloq)2) vacilón masculino (AmL fam)a) ( diversión)b) ( tomadura de pelo) joke* * *masculine, feminineA ( fam)B1(juerga, diversión): le encanta el vacilón he loves going out and having a good timepara ella la vida es un perenne vacilón life for her is just one long party2 (tomadura de pelo) jokeno le creas, es puro vacilón don't believe him, it's all a joke o ( colloq) he's/she's only kidding* * *
vacilón sustantivo masculino (AmL fam)a) ( diversión):
la fiesta fue un vacilón the party was great fun
vacilón,-ona
I adj argot
1 (chachi, estupendo, molón) great, fantastic
2 (persona engreída) conceited
(que le gusta tomar el pelo) teasing
II m,f (que le gusta tomar el pelo) joker, tease
' vacilón' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
vacilona
* * *vacilón, -ona Fam♦ adj1. [fanfarrón] swanky2. Esp, Carib, Méx [bromista] jokey, teasing;eres tan vacilón you're such a tease3. CAm, Carib, Méx [juerguista] fond of partying;ser muy vacilón to be a party-lover4. [bueno] cool, awesome;una moto muy vacilona a really cool bike♦ nm,f1. [fanfarrón] show-off, poser2. Esp, Carib, Méx [bromista] joker, tease♦ nmCAm, Carib, Méx1. [fiesta] party;estar en el vacilón to be in clover2. [tomadura de pelo] leg-pull -
11 bromista
adj.1 joker.2 fond of teasing, waggish, fond of joking, teasing.f. & m.wisecracker, teaser, joker, jester.* * *► adjetivo1 fond of joking1 joker* * *noun mf.* * *1.ADJes muy bromista — he's full of jokes, he's a great one for jokes
2.SMF (=chistoso) joker; (=gracioso) practical joker, leg-puller ** * *I IImasculino y femenino joker* * *= wag, joker, pranker, prankster, tease, joky [jokey].Ex. As one wag quipped, 'She came here saying that she never met a person she didn't like -- then she met Tilly the Hun!'.Ex. However, it is concluded that sociology's role as an 'undisciplined joker' in the scientific realm may itself have value.Ex. The article 'What a bunch of prankers!' describes some of the hoaxes perpetrated on the World Wide Web (WWW) and demonstrates the ease with which people can be fooled some of the time.Ex. The author describes the story made up by a prankster about a crocodile eating a golfer in Florida.Ex. Pixie is introduced as a precocious character who is impatient with other people, a tease, and a mimic.Ex. However, his attempt to make cultural and social history more accessible to a wider audience by adopting a homey, jokey style often seems counterproductive.* * *I IImasculino y femenino joker* * *= wag, joker, pranker, prankster, tease, joky [jokey].Ex: As one wag quipped, 'She came here saying that she never met a person she didn't like -- then she met Tilly the Hun!'.
Ex: However, it is concluded that sociology's role as an 'undisciplined joker' in the scientific realm may itself have value.Ex: The article 'What a bunch of prankers!' describes some of the hoaxes perpetrated on the World Wide Web (WWW) and demonstrates the ease with which people can be fooled some of the time.Ex: The author describes the story made up by a prankster about a crocodile eating a golfer in Florida.Ex: Pixie is introduced as a precocious character who is impatient with other people, a tease, and a mimic.Ex: However, his attempt to make cultural and social history more accessible to a wider audience by adopting a homey, jokey style often seems counterproductive.* * *es muy bromista he's always joking¡qué bromista eres! you're such a jokerjoker* * *
bromista adjetivo:
¡qué bromista eres! you're such a joker
■ sustantivo masculino y femenino
joker
bromista
I adjetivo fond of joking o playing jokes
II sustantivo masculino y femenino joker, prankster
' bromista' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
graciosa
- gracioso
- fama
- guasón
English:
facetious
- joker
- quipster
- tease
* * *♦ adjser muy bromista to be a real joker♦ nmfjoker* * *I adj:es muy bromista he loves a jokeII m/f joker* * *bromista adj: fun-loving, jokingbromista nmf: joker, prankster* * *bromista n joker -
12 candonga
f.1 mean, servile civility, intended to deceive.2 merry, playful trick.3 old mule unfit for service.4 an old, ugly woman.5 earring. (Colombia)6 joking.* * *1 familiar (zalamería) blarney3 (mula de tiro) draught mule* * *SF1) * (=lisonjas) blarney, flattery; (=truco) trick; (=broma) playful trick, hoax, practical joke; (=guasa) teasingdar candonga a algn — to tease sb, kid sb *
3) ** (=moneda) one peseta4) ** (Anat) scrotum5) ** (=mujer) whore, tart **, slut *** * *femenino (Col) dangly earring* * *femenino (Col) dangly earring* * *( Col)dangly earring -
13 vacile
m.joke(informal) (tomadura de pelo). (peninsular Spanish, Carib, Mexican Spanish)pres.subj.1st person singular (yo) Present Subjunctive of Spanish verb: vacilar.* * *1 familiar teasing* * *SM1) * (=guasa) teasing2) (=duda) hesitation* * *masculino (fam) ( tomadura de pelo) jokebasta de vacile — that's enough kidding (colloq)
* * *masculino (fam) ( tomadura de pelo) jokebasta de vacile — that's enough kidding (colloq)
* * *Abasta de vacile, vamos a hablar en serio that's enough kidding, now let's be serious ( colloq)B( Esp fam) (cosa estupenda): la fiesta fue un vacile increíble the party was really great o was a real blast ( colloq)* * *
Del verbo vacilar: ( conjugate vacilar)
vacilé es:
1ª persona singular (yo) pretérito indicativo
vacile es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
vacilar
vacile
vacilar ( conjugate vacilar) verbo intransitivo
1
no vaciló en aceptar he did not hesitate to accept, he accepted without hesitation
2 ( oscilar) [ persona] to stagger, totter
3 (AmL exc CS fam) ( divertirse) to have fun
vacile sustantivo masculino (fam) ( tomadura de pelo) joke;◊ basta de vacile that's enough kidding (colloq)
vacilar verbo intransitivo
1 (titubear, dudar) to hesitate: vaciló en responder, he hesitated before answering
2 (una voz) to falter
(una luz) to flicker
3 argot (hacer burla soterradamente) to tease: ¿me estás vacilando?, are you winding me up?
4 argot (presumir, fanfarronear) to boast, show off
* * *vacile nmFam1. Esp, Carib, Méx [tomadura de pelo] joke, Br wind-up; -
14 cardado
m.1 combing.2 carding, back-combing.past part.past participle of spanish verb: cardar.* * *1 (carda) carding2 (del cabello) backcombing————————1→ link=cardar cardar1 (carda) carding2 (del cabello) backcombing* * *= carding.Nota: Acción de cardar fibras textiles como algodón, lino, cáñamo, etc.Ex. Again, in Class M7 Textiles we find that the Personality facet P is considered to be the Fibre (Cotton, Flax, Hemp, etc) and in the Energy facet are found the operations (Spinning, Weaving, carding, etc.).* * *= carding.Nota: Acción de cardar fibras textiles como algodón, lino, cáñamo, etc.Ex: Again, in Class M7 Textiles we find that the Personality facet P is considered to be the Fibre (Cotton, Flax, Hemp, etc) and in the Energy facet are found the operations (Spinning, Weaving, carding, etc.).
* * *carding* * *cardado, -a♦ adj1. [lana] carded2. [pelo] teased, Br backcombed♦ nm1. [de lana] carding2. [del pelo] teasing, Br backcombing -
15 fisgón
adj.nosy, snooping, nosey, prying.m.snooper, busybody, eavesdropper, nosy person.* * *► adjetivo* * *fisgón, -ona *1. ADJ1) (=curioso) nosey *2) (=guasón) bantering, teasing; (=mofador) mocking2. SM / F1) snooper *2) (=guasón) tease* * *I- gona adjetivo (fam) nosy (colloq)II- gona masculino, femenino (fam) busybody (colloq)* * *= snoop.Ex. Every single email she wrote in secret has been read by snoops.* * *I- gona adjetivo (fam) nosy (colloq)II- gona masculino, femenino (fam) busybody (colloq)* * *= snoop.Ex: Every single email she wrote in secret has been read by snoops.
* * *masculine, feminine* * *
fisgón
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino (fam) busybody (colloq)
fisgón,-ona
I sustantivo masculino y femenino snooper, busybody
II adjetivo nosy
' fisgón' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
fisgona
- curioso
English:
eavesdropper
- nosy
- rubberneck
- snoop
- snooper
* * *fisgón, -ona Fam♦ adjnosy, prying♦ nm,fbusybody, Br nosy parker* * *I adj nosyII m, fisgona f snoop* * ** * *fisgón2 n nosy parker -
16 gamberro
m.1 troublemaker, hooligan, rowdy, hangdog.2 thug, violent uncouth person.* * *► adjetivo1 loutish, rowdy► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 vandal, hooligan, lout* * *gamberro, -a1. ADJ1) pey loutish, ill-bred2) (=bromista) joking, teasing2. SM / F1) pey hooligan, troublemaker2) (=bromista) joker* * ** * *= vandal, thug, hooligan, yob, yobbo, lout, tearaway, lager lout, rowdy, laddish.Ex. Some Internet users have found their daily electronic mail swamped with large numbers of unwanted messages (spamming) caused by a type of computer vandal (hacker) called a mail bomber who places its victims on a large number of mailing lists.Ex. Poole was a notorious gang leader & street thug, murdered by enemies of similar background.Ex. The media have regularly stoked public feelings of shame by affirming that English football fans are synonymous with hooliganism, overlooking the fact that not all fans are ' hooligans'.Ex. Some politicians firmly believe that parents are to blame for yobs on our streets.Ex. It is not just yobbos and louts that are guilty of antisocial behaviour.Ex. It is not just yobbos and louts that are guilty of antisocial behaviour.Ex. He acused politicians of 'losing the plot' on crime as the 'thriving yob culture' of hooligans and tearaways terrorise the streets.Ex. It is routine for people to complain about the 'hordes of lager louts' who turn city centres into 'no-go areas'.Ex. He was assaulted by a gang of white rowdies who beat him over the head with pistols bruising him severely and laming him.Ex. In Britain such attitudes are referred to as ' laddish' and the holders of such views as 'laddettes' or 'yobettes'.* * ** * *= vandal, thug, hooligan, yob, yobbo, lout, tearaway, lager lout, rowdy, laddish.Ex: Some Internet users have found their daily electronic mail swamped with large numbers of unwanted messages (spamming) caused by a type of computer vandal (hacker) called a mail bomber who places its victims on a large number of mailing lists.
Ex: Poole was a notorious gang leader & street thug, murdered by enemies of similar background.Ex: The media have regularly stoked public feelings of shame by affirming that English football fans are synonymous with hooliganism, overlooking the fact that not all fans are ' hooligans'.Ex: Some politicians firmly believe that parents are to blame for yobs on our streets.Ex: It is not just yobbos and louts that are guilty of antisocial behaviour.Ex: It is not just yobbos and louts that are guilty of antisocial behaviour.Ex: He acused politicians of 'losing the plot' on crime as the 'thriving yob culture' of hooligans and tearaways terrorise the streets.Ex: It is routine for people to complain about the 'hordes of lager louts' who turn city centres into 'no-go areas'.Ex: He was assaulted by a gang of white rowdies who beat him over the head with pistols bruising him severely and laming him.Ex: In Britain such attitudes are referred to as ' laddish' and the holders of such views as 'laddettes' or 'yobettes'.* * *( Esp): era tan gamberro que lo tuve que echar he was such a troublemaker that I had to throw him outunos tíos gamberros estaban montando una bronca some louts o rowdies o hooligans were making troublemasculine, feminine( Esp) (con énfasis — en la falta de modales) lout, rowdy, troublemaker, yob ( BrE); (— en lo violento) thug, hooligan; (— en lo destructivo) vandal, hooligan* * *
gamberro
( vándalo) hooligan
gamberro,-a
I sustantivo masculino y femenino hooligan, familiar yob
II adjetivo uncouth
' gamberro' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
gamberra
- vándalo
English:
hooligan
- lout
- punk
- vandal
- yob
- yobbo
- hoodlum
* * *gamberro, -a Esp♦ adjloutish;♦ nm,f[persona] hooligan, lout, Br yob;hacer el gamberro to behave loutishly, to cause trouble* * *m, gamberra f lout, troublemaker* * *gamberro n hooligan / vandal -
17 hacer bromas
v.to joke, to engage in playful teasing, to banter, to tease.* * *(v.) = banterEx. Each panelist comes with a distinct outlook and appreciation of this very sensitive issue and will be prepared to banter.* * *(v.) = banterEx: Each panelist comes with a distinct outlook and appreciation of this very sensitive issue and will be prepared to banter.
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18 pelo
m.1 hair (cabello).la bañera estaba llena de pelos the bathtub was full of hair2 fur.3 down.4 nap.5 hairbreadth, narrow margin, small margin.6 head of hair, tresses.7 thrix.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: pelar.* * *1 hair2 (de animal) coat, fur3 familiar bit\caérsele el pelo a alguien familiar to cop it, be for itcon pelos y señales in great detail, down to the last detailde medio pelo second-rateestar hasta los pelos familiar to be fed up (de, with)no tener pelos en la lengua to speak one's mind, not mince wordsno tener un pelo de tonto,-a familiar to be nobody's foolno verle el pelo a alguien to see neither hide nor hair of somebodyponer los pelos de punta to make one's hair stand on endpor los pelos by the skin of one's teethser un hombre de pelo en pecho familiar to be a real mansoltarse el pelo to let one's hair downtocarle un pelo a alguien to lay a finger on somebodytomar el pelo a alguien to pull somebody's legvenir al pelo familiar to be just the thingpelo de camello camelhair* * *noun m.1) hair2) fur3) pile* * *SM1) (=filamento) [de persona, animal] hair; [de barba] whisker; (Téc) fibre, fiber (EEUU), strand2) [en conjunto] [de persona] hair; (=piel) fur, coat; [de fruta] down; [de jersey] fluff; [de tejido] nap, pilepelo de camello — camel-hair, camel's hair (EEUU)
3) [de reloj] hairspring4) [de diamante] flaw5) (=grieta) hairline crack6) (=sierra) hacksaw blade7)a pelo * —
cabalgar o montar a pelo — to ride bareback
hacerlo a pelo — [sexualmente] to have unprotected sex
está más guapa a pelo que con maquillaje — she's prettier just as she is, without her make-up on
ir a pelo — (=sin sombrero) to go bareheaded; (=desnudo) to be stark naked
pasar el mono a pelo — [de drogas] to go through cold turkey
al pelo * —
te queda al pelo — it looks great on you, it fits like a glove
caérsele el pelo a algn esp Esp * —
¡se te va a caer el pelo! — you're (in) for it now!
con estos pelos * —
¡Juan viene a cenar y yo con estos pelos! — Juan is coming to dinner and look at the state I'm in!
así nos luce el pelo — and that's the awful state we're in, that's why we're so badly off
punta 1., 2)pasó el examen por los pelos — he passed the exam by the skin of his teeth, he scraped through the exam
8)un pelo * (=un poco) —
no se mueve un pelo de aire o viento — there isn't a breath of wind stirring
no afloja un pelo — Cono Sur he won't give an inch
* * *1) ( de personas) hairpelo rizado/liso or lacio — curly/straight hair
tiene un pelo divino — she has lovely o beautiful hair
llevar el pelo suelto — to wear one's hair down o loose
al pelo — (fam)
la falda le quedó al pelo — the skirt looked great on her
andar or estar con los pelos de punta — (CS fam) to be in a real state (colloq)
caérsele el pelo a alguien: se me cae el pelo my hair is falling out; se le está cayendo el pelo he's losing his hair; como te descubran se te va a caer el pelo if you get found out, you'll be for it o you've had it (colloq); con estos pelos (fam): y yo con estos pelos! look at the state I'm in!; con pelos y señales (fam) down to the last detail; de medio pelo (fam) <película/jugador> second-rate; echar el pelo (Chi fam) to live it up (colloq); no tiene pelos en la lengua (fam) he doesn't mince his words; no tienes/tiene (ni) un pelo de tonto (fam) you're/he's no fool; no verle el pelo a alguien (fam) not to see hide nor hair of somebody (colloq); ya no te vemos el pelo por aquí we never see you around here any more; ponerle a alguien los pelos de punta (fam) ( aterrorizar) to make somebody's hair stand on end (colloq); ( poner neurótico) (AmL) to drive somebody crazy o mad; por los pelos (fam) only just; se me/le ponen los pelos de punta (fam) it sends shivers down my/his spine, it makes my/his hair stand on end; tirarse de los pelos (fam): estaba que se tiraba de los pelos he was at his wit's end, he was tearing his hair out (in desperation); tocarle un pelo a alguien to lay a finger on somebody; tomarle el pelo a alguien (fam) ( bromeando) to pull somebody's leg (colloq); ( burlándose) to mess around with somebody (AmE), to mess somebody around (BrE); traído por or de los pelos — farfetched
2) (fam) ( poco)3) (Zool) ( filamento) hair; (pelaje - de perro, gato) hair, fur; (- de conejo, oso) furmontar a or (CS) en pelo — to ride bareback
4) ( de alfombra) pile* * *= hair, bristle.Ex. They are followed in turn by the see and see also references to the heading: HEAD see also BRAIN; EAR; EYE; FACE; hair; NOSE.Ex. A linear equation system is derived to calculate the physical deflection of bristles according to the force exerted on them from the surface of the paper.----* abundancia de pelo = hair coat.* aclarar el pelo = lighten + Posesivo + hair.* alisador del pelo = straightener, hair straightener.* apartarse el pelo de los ojos = flick + Posesivo + hair out of + Posesivo + eyes.* arrancarse el pelo a manojos = tear + Posesivo + hair out.* arreglarse el pelo = primp.* cable de pelos = stranded wire.* caída de pelo = hair loss.* champú para el pelo = hair shampoo.* con forma de pelo = hair-like.* con pelo cano = gray-haired, grey-haired.* con pelos y señales = blow-by-blow.* corte de pelo = hair cut.* del grosor de un pelo = hairline.* de medio pelo = small-time.* de pelo cano = gray-haired, grey-haired.* de pelo espeso y tieso = bushy-haired.* de pelo negro = dark-haired.* de pelo oscuro = dark-haired.* erizar los pelos = bristle.* escapar por los pelos = have + a close call, have + a narrow escape, have + a lucky escape, have + a close shave.* escape por los pelos = close call, close shave.* estilo de pelo = hairstyle.* fisura del grosor de un pelo = hairline fracture.* goma del pelo = hair bobble.* grieta del grosor de un pelo = hairline crack.* horquilla del pelo = hair grip.* horquilla para el pelo = bobby pin.* implante de pelo = hair implant.* lavado de pelo = shampooing.* lavarse el pelo = shampoo + Posesivo + hair, wash + Posesive + hair.* lavarse el pelo con champú = shampoo + Posesivo + hair.* manta de pelo = hair coat.* nacimiento del pelo = hairline.* no tener ni un pelo de tonto = there are no flies (on/about) + Pronombre.* no tener pelos en lengua = call + a spade a spade.* parecido a los pelos = hair-like.* pelo de caballo = horsehair.* pelo gris = grey hair [gray hair].* pelo lacio = straight hair.* pelo liso = straight hair.* pelos y señales = chapter and verse.* pérdida de pelo = hair loss.* pinza del pelo = hair claw.* pinzas del pelo = hair clip.* poner los pelos de punta = bristle, scare + the living daylights out of, frighten + the living daylights out of, frighten + Nombre + to death, make + Posesivo + hair stand on end, scare + the hell out of.* por los pelos = by the skin of + Posesivo + teeth, close call, close shave.* redecilla para el pelo = hairnet.* rizador del pelo = curler.* salvado por los pelos = saved by the bell.* salvarse por los pelos = have + a narrow escape, have + a lucky escape, have + a close call, have + a close shave.* secador de pelo = hairdryer, blow-dryer.* sexo a pelo = unprotected sex.* sin pelo = hairless.* sin pelos en la lengua = outspokenly.* sin venir a pelo = out of the blue, like a bolt out of the blue, for no reason, for no specific reason, for no particular reason, for no good reason.* suavizante del pelo = hair conditioner.* tener pelos en la lengua = mince + words.* tirarse de los pelos = tear + Posesivo + hair out.* tocarle un pelo a = lay + a finger on.* tomadura de pelo = ribbing.* tomar el pelo = tease, twit, taunt.* tomarle el pelo a = make + fun of.* * *1) ( de personas) hairpelo rizado/liso or lacio — curly/straight hair
tiene un pelo divino — she has lovely o beautiful hair
llevar el pelo suelto — to wear one's hair down o loose
al pelo — (fam)
la falda le quedó al pelo — the skirt looked great on her
andar or estar con los pelos de punta — (CS fam) to be in a real state (colloq)
caérsele el pelo a alguien: se me cae el pelo my hair is falling out; se le está cayendo el pelo he's losing his hair; como te descubran se te va a caer el pelo if you get found out, you'll be for it o you've had it (colloq); con estos pelos (fam): y yo con estos pelos! look at the state I'm in!; con pelos y señales (fam) down to the last detail; de medio pelo (fam) <película/jugador> second-rate; echar el pelo (Chi fam) to live it up (colloq); no tiene pelos en la lengua (fam) he doesn't mince his words; no tienes/tiene (ni) un pelo de tonto (fam) you're/he's no fool; no verle el pelo a alguien (fam) not to see hide nor hair of somebody (colloq); ya no te vemos el pelo por aquí we never see you around here any more; ponerle a alguien los pelos de punta (fam) ( aterrorizar) to make somebody's hair stand on end (colloq); ( poner neurótico) (AmL) to drive somebody crazy o mad; por los pelos (fam) only just; se me/le ponen los pelos de punta (fam) it sends shivers down my/his spine, it makes my/his hair stand on end; tirarse de los pelos (fam): estaba que se tiraba de los pelos he was at his wit's end, he was tearing his hair out (in desperation); tocarle un pelo a alguien to lay a finger on somebody; tomarle el pelo a alguien (fam) ( bromeando) to pull somebody's leg (colloq); ( burlándose) to mess around with somebody (AmE), to mess somebody around (BrE); traído por or de los pelos — farfetched
2) (fam) ( poco)3) (Zool) ( filamento) hair; (pelaje - de perro, gato) hair, fur; (- de conejo, oso) furmontar a or (CS) en pelo — to ride bareback
4) ( de alfombra) pile* * *= hair, bristle.Ex: They are followed in turn by the see and see also references to the heading: HEAD see also BRAIN; EAR; EYE; FACE; hair; NOSE.
Ex: A linear equation system is derived to calculate the physical deflection of bristles according to the force exerted on them from the surface of the paper.* abundancia de pelo = hair coat.* aclarar el pelo = lighten + Posesivo + hair.* alisador del pelo = straightener, hair straightener.* apartarse el pelo de los ojos = flick + Posesivo + hair out of + Posesivo + eyes.* arrancarse el pelo a manojos = tear + Posesivo + hair out.* arreglarse el pelo = primp.* cable de pelos = stranded wire.* caída de pelo = hair loss.* champú para el pelo = hair shampoo.* con forma de pelo = hair-like.* con pelo cano = gray-haired, grey-haired.* con pelos y señales = blow-by-blow.* corte de pelo = hair cut.* del grosor de un pelo = hairline.* de medio pelo = small-time.* de pelo cano = gray-haired, grey-haired.* de pelo espeso y tieso = bushy-haired.* de pelo negro = dark-haired.* de pelo oscuro = dark-haired.* erizar los pelos = bristle.* escapar por los pelos = have + a close call, have + a narrow escape, have + a lucky escape, have + a close shave.* escape por los pelos = close call, close shave.* estilo de pelo = hairstyle.* fisura del grosor de un pelo = hairline fracture.* goma del pelo = hair bobble.* grieta del grosor de un pelo = hairline crack.* horquilla del pelo = hair grip.* horquilla para el pelo = bobby pin.* implante de pelo = hair implant.* lavado de pelo = shampooing.* lavarse el pelo = shampoo + Posesivo + hair, wash + Posesive + hair.* lavarse el pelo con champú = shampoo + Posesivo + hair.* manta de pelo = hair coat.* nacimiento del pelo = hairline.* no tener ni un pelo de tonto = there are no flies (on/about) + Pronombre.* no tener pelos en lengua = call + a spade a spade.* parecido a los pelos = hair-like.* pelo de caballo = horsehair.* pelo gris = grey hair [gray hair].* pelo lacio = straight hair.* pelo liso = straight hair.* pelos y señales = chapter and verse.* pérdida de pelo = hair loss.* pinza del pelo = hair claw.* pinzas del pelo = hair clip.* poner los pelos de punta = bristle, scare + the living daylights out of, frighten + the living daylights out of, frighten + Nombre + to death, make + Posesivo + hair stand on end, scare + the hell out of.* por los pelos = by the skin of + Posesivo + teeth, close call, close shave.* redecilla para el pelo = hairnet.* rizador del pelo = curler.* salvado por los pelos = saved by the bell.* salvarse por los pelos = have + a narrow escape, have + a lucky escape, have + a close call, have + a close shave.* secador de pelo = hairdryer, blow-dryer.* sexo a pelo = unprotected sex.* sin pelo = hairless.* sin pelos en la lengua = outspokenly.* sin venir a pelo = out of the blue, like a bolt out of the blue, for no reason, for no specific reason, for no particular reason, for no good reason.* suavizante del pelo = hair conditioner.* tener pelos en la lengua = mince + words.* tirarse de los pelos = tear + Posesivo + hair out.* tocarle un pelo a = lay + a finger on.* tomadura de pelo = ribbing.* tomar el pelo = tease, twit, taunt.* tomarle el pelo a = make + fun of.* * *A [ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ], [ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ] (de personas — filamento) hair; (— conjunto) hairpelo rizado/liso or lacio curly/straight hairtengo que ir a cortarme el pelo I have to go and have my hair cuttiene un pelo divino she has lovely o beautiful hairtiene mucho pelo he has really thick hairsiempre lleva el pelo suelto she always wears her hair down o looseme encontré un pelo en la sopa I found a hair in my soupla falda le quedó al pelo the skirt looked great on her, she looked great in the skirtel dinero extra me viene al pelo the extra money is just what I needcaérsele el pelo a algn: se le está cayendo el pelo he's losing his haircomo te descubran se te va a caer el pelo if you get found out, you'll be for it o you've had it ( colloq)con estos pelos ( fam): ¡llegan dentro de media hora, y yo con estos pelos! they're arriving in half an hour and look at the state I'm in!con pelos y señales ( fam): me contó su viaje con pelos y señales she gave me a blow-by-blow account of her trip, she described her trip down to the last detaillo describió con pelos y señales she gave a very detailed description of himde medio pelo ( fam); ‹película/jugador› second-ratele regaló un anillo de medio pelo he gave her a rather tacky ringno tiene pelos en la lengua ( fam); he doesn't mince his wordsno tiene/tienes (ni) un pelo de tonto ( fam); you're/he's no fool, there are no flies on you/him ( colloq)hace mucho que no se le ve el pelo nobody's seen hide nor hair of him for agesya no te vemos el pelo por aquí we never see you around here any moreponerle a algn los pelos de punta ( fam) (aterrorizar) to make sb's hair stand on end ( colloq) (poner neurótico) ( AmL) to drive sb crazy o maduna película que te pone los pelos de punta a spine-chilling moviepor los pelos ( fam); only justse libró por los pelos de que lo detuvieran he narrowly o only just escaped being arrestedaprobó el examen por los pelos he just scraped through the exam (by the skin of his teeth)por un pelo ( AmL); justme salvé por un pelo I escaped by the skin of my teeth ( colloq)perdí el autobús por un pelo I just missed the bus, I missed the bus by a few secondspor un pelo no llego al banco I only just got to the bank in timese me/le erizaron los pelos ( fam); it sent shivers down my/his spine, it made my/his hair stand on endse me/le ponen los pelos de punta ( fam); it sends shivers down my/his spine, it makes my/his hair stand on endtirado de los pelos ( fam); farfetchedtirarse de los pelos ( fam): estaba que se tiraba de los pelos he was at his wit's end, he was tearing his hair out (in desperation)tocarle un pelo a algn to lay a finger on sbtomarle el pelo a algn ( fam): no va en serio, te están tomando el pelo they don't mean it, they're only joking o teasing o ( colloq) pulling your legme están tomando el pelo, ya me han cambiado la fecha cuatro veces they're messing me around, this is the fourth time they've changed the datetraído por or de los pelos farfetchedel argumento es de lo más traído de los pelos the plot is very farfetchedB ( fam)no me fío (ni) un pelo de ese tipo I don't trust that guy an inchno quiso aflojar (ni) un pelo he refused to budge an inchte queda un pelito corta it's a tiny o a wee bit short for youel gato va dejando pelos por toda la casa the cat leaves hairs all over the housela perra me dejó llena de pelos I got covered with dog-hairsun perro pequeño de pelo largo a small, long-haired dogmontar a or ( RPl) en pelo to ride barebackCompuestos:camelhairangora, angora woolelephant hairD (de una alfombra) pileuna alfombra de pelo largo a shag-pile carpeteste suéter suelta mucho pelo this sweater leaves a lot of fluff everywhere* * *
Del verbo pelar: ( conjugate pelar)
pelo es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
peló es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
pelar
pelo
pelar ( conjugate pelar) verbo transitivo
1
‹habas/marisco› to shell;
‹ caramelo› to unwrap
2 ( rapar): lo peloon al cero or al rape they cropped his hair very short
3 (fam) ( en el juego) to clean … out (colloq)
4 (Chi fam) ‹ persona› to badmouth (AmE colloq), to slag off (BrE colloq)
pelarse verbo pronominal ( a causa del sol) [ persona] to peel;
[cara/hombros] (+ me/te/le etc) to peel;
pelo sustantivo masculino
1 ( de personas) hair;
pelo rizado/liso or lacio curly/straight hair;◊ tiene mucho/poco pelo he has really thick/thin hair;
llevar el pelo suelto to wear one's hair down o loose;
se le está cayendo el pelo he's losing his hair;
con pelos y señales (fam) down to the last detail;
no tiene pelos en la lengua (fam) he doesn't mince his words;
se me/le ponen los pelos de punta (fam) it sends shivers down my/his spine, it makes my/his hair stand on end;
tomarle el pelo a algn (fam) ( bromeando) to pull sb's leg (colloq);
( burlándose) to mess around with sb (AmE), to mess sb around (BrE)
2 (Zool) ( filamento) hair;
( pelaje — de perro, gato) hair, fur;
(— de conejo, oso) fur;
3 ( de alfombra) pile
pelar verbo transitivo
1 (piel, fruta) to peel
2 (un ave) to pluck
3 fam (cortar el pelo a) to cut the hair of
♦ Locuciones: hace un frío que pela, it's freezing cold
duro de pelar, a hard nut
pelo sustantivo masculino
1 (de una persona) hair
2 (de un animal) coat, fur
♦ Locuciones: caérsele el pelo a alguien: si te pescan, se te va a caer el pelo, if they catch you, you'll get it
no tener un pelo de tonto, to be no fool
no tener pelos en la lengua, not to mince words
poner los pelos de punta, to give the creeps
tomarle el pelo a alguien, to pull sb's leg
venir al pelo, to come just right
con pelos y señales, in full detail
por los pelos, by the skin of one's teeth
' pelo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aclarado
- ahuecar
- alisarse
- arremolinarse
- barba
- caerse
- caída
- calva
- canosa
- canoso
- caracol
- castaña
- castaño
- cepillarse
- cepillo
- cerda
- cero
- cinta
- comer
- copete
- cortarse
- corte
- crespa
- crespo
- de
- decir
- decolorarse
- diadema
- el
- enjuagar
- enredar
- enredarse
- erizar
- estropajosa
- estropajoso
- fastidiar
- fijador
- fosca
- fosco
- ir
- gancho
- goma
- grasa
- grasienta
- grasiento
- graso
- horquilla
- laca
- lazada
- llevar
English:
applicant
- arrange
- artificial
- balding
- bareback
- bleach
- blow-dry
- bob
- body
- braid
- bristle
- brush
- bun
- bushy
- clip
- coat
- come out
- conditioner
- consent
- crew cut
- crop
- curl
- dark
- deceive
- disheveled
- dishevelled
- do
- dye
- fair
- fall out
- false
- flowing
- fly
- fool
- fringe
- frizzy
- fur
- fuzzy
- gel
- get
- ginger
- glossy
- greasy
- grey
- grey-haired
- grow
- hair
- hair-clippers
- hair-conditioner
- hair-restorer
* * *pelo nm1. [cabello] hair;hay un pelo en la sopa there's a hair in my soup;la bañera estaba llena de pelos the bathtub was full of hairs;se me está cayendo el pelo I'm losing my hair;tiene un pelo rubio precioso she has lovely fair hair;cortarse el pelo [uno mismo] to cut one's (own) hair;[en peluquería] to have one's hair cut;teñirse el pelo to dye one's hair;llevar el pelo recogido/suelto to wear one's hair up/loose;se le va a caer el pelo he'll be in big trouble;Méx Famde pelos [muy bien] great;Chile Famechar el pelo to chill;Famestar hasta los pelos to be fed up;así te luce el pelo: no estudias nada y así te luce el pelo en los exámenes you never study and it shows in your exam results;de medio pelo second-rate;Famte voy a dar para el pelo I'm going to give you what for;ser un hombre de pelo en pecho to be a real man;por los pelos, por un pelo by the skin of one's teeth, only just;CSur Famponer a alguien los pelos de punta to make sb's hair stand on end;se me pusieron los pelos de punta it made my hair stand on end;con pelos y señales with all the details;no tiene pelos en la lengua she doesn't mince her words;no tiene un pelo de tonto he's nobody's fool;soltarse el pelo to let one's hair down;tirarse de los pelos [de desesperación] to tear one's hair out;tocar un pelo (de la ropa) a alguien [hacerle daño] to lay a finger on sb;no le toqué un pelo I never touched her, I never laid a finger on her;tomar el pelo a alguien to pull sb's leg;traído por los pelos [argumento, hipótesis] farfetched;venir a pelo [en la conversación, discusión] to be relevant;venir al pelo a alguien to be just right for sb;no ver el pelo a alguien not to see hide nor hair of sb;Fam¡y yo con estos pelos!: ¡mi novio ha llegado y yo con estos pelos! my boyfriend's arrived and I am in such a state o look such a mess!2. [pelaje] [de oso, conejo, gato] fur;[de perro, caballo] coat; Fampresentarse a un examen a pelo to go to an exam unprepared;Esp muy Famfollar a pelo to ride bareback [have unprotected sex]pelo de camello [tejido] camel hair3. [de melocotón] down4. [de una tela, tejido] nap;[de alfombra] pile;pasarse un pelo to go a bit too far;no me gusta (ni) un pelo ese tipo I don't like that guy at all* * *mtiene el pelo muy largo he has very long hair;por los pelos fam by a hair’s-breadth, by a whisker fam ;por un pelo just, barely;los pelos se me ponen de punta fig my hair stands on end;tirarse de los pelos fig fam tear one’s hair out;traído por los pelos fig far-fetched;soltarse el pelo fig fam let one’s hair down fam2 de animal fur;montar a pelo ride bareback;tomar el pelo a alguien fam pull s.o.’s leg fam ;con pelos y señales in minute detail;hombre de pelo en pecho real man;(ni) un pelo not at all;no cortarse (ni) un pelo not be shy;no tiene un pelo de tonto fig fam there are no flies on him fam, he’s no fool;no tener pelos en la lengua fig fam not mince one’s words fam* * *pelo nm1) : hair2) : fur3) : pile, nap4)a pelo : bareback5)con pelos y señales : in great detail6)no tener pelos en la lengua : to not mince words, to be blunt7)tomarle el pelo a alguien : to tease someone, to pull someone's leg* * *pelo n1. (en general) hair2. (de animal) fur -
19 socarrón
adj.1 mocking, sneering, sarcastic.2 fond of joking, teasing, waggish, sardonic.m.sneerer.* * *► adjetivo1 (astuto) sly, cunning2 (burlón) sarcastic, ironic, wry► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 (astuto) sly fox2 (burlón) sarcastic person, wry person* * *ADJ1) (=irónico) [persona, comentario, tono] sarcastic, ironical; [humor] snide2) (=astuto) crafty, cunning, sly* * ** * *= smirkingly, quizzical.Ex. At heart, it is a smirkingly adolescent pursuit of cheap laughs and mild titillation, with a surfeit of jokes involving breasts and bums and with new extremes of scatological humiliation.Ex. Troche's quizzical eye has the capacity to make even the most mundane landscapes unsettling.* * ** * *= smirkingly, quizzical.Ex: At heart, it is a smirkingly adolescent pursuit of cheap laughs and mild titillation, with a surfeit of jokes involving breasts and bums and with new extremes of scatological humiliation.
Ex: Troche's quizzical eye has the capacity to make even the most mundane landscapes unsettling.* * *1 (sarcástico) sarcastic, snide2 (taimado) sly, crafty* * *
socarrón
( taimado) sly, crafty
socarrón,-ona
I adjetivo mocking, ironic
II sustantivo masculino y femenino
1 (burlón) ironic person
2 (ladino, pícaro) rogue
' socarrón' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
socarrona
English:
crack
- quizzical
* * *socarrón, -ona adjironic* * *adj sarcastic, snide fam* * *1) : sly, cunning2) : sarcastic -
20 vacilar
v.1 to hesitate.El chico vaciló brevemente The boy hesitated briefly.2 to falter.3 to flicker (fluctuar) (light).La llama vaciló en el viento The flame flickered in the wind.4 to wobble, to sway.5 to swank, to show off (informal) (chulear).6 to tease, to pull the leg of, to ride, to spoof.María vaciló a Ricardo todo el día Mary teased Richard the whole day.* * *1 (oscilar) to sway, vacillate2 (estar poco firme) to wobble3 (al andar) to sway, stagger, wobble; (al hablar) to falter4 (luz) to flicker6 familiar (tomar el pelo) to joke, tease■ ¡no me vaciles! don't tease me!7 familiar (presumir) to show off\hacer vacilar figurado to shakesin vacilar without hesitationmemoria que vacila shaky memory* * *verb* * *1. VI1) (=dudar) to hesitate, waver; (=ser indeciso) to vacillate; (=esperar) to hold back from doing sthes un hombre que vacila mucho — he is a very indecisive man, he is a man who dithers a lot
2) (por falta de estabilidad) [mueble] to be unsteady, wobble[persona] (al andar) to totter, reel; (al hablar) to falter; [memoria] to fail; [moralidad] to be collapsing3) [luz] to flicker4) (=variar)un sabor que vacila entre agradable y desagradable — a taste which varies o ranges between nice and nasty
5) *(=guasearse)vacilar con algn — to tease sb, take the mickey out of sb **
6) (Méx)* (=divertirse) to have fun, lark about *; (=ir de juerga) to go on a spree7) * (=presumir) to talk big *, show off, swank *2. VT1) (=burlarse de) to take the mickey out of **, make fun of¡no me vaciles! — stop messing me about! *
2) (CAm)* (=engañar) to trick* * *1.verbo intransitivo1)a) ( dudar) to hesitateno vaciles más, hazlo — stop dithering and do it
vacilar en + inf — to hesitate to + inf
b) fe/determinación to waverc) luz to flicker3) (Esp, Méx fam) ( bromear) to joke, to kid (colloq)4) (AmL exc CS fam) ( divertirse) to have fun2.vacilar vt (Esp, Méx fam) to tease* * *= shake, waver, falter, vacillate, hang back, oscillate, baulk [balk, -USA], wobble.Ex. This attitude had to go and by the 1830s it was shaking.Ex. The first decision in establishing headings for the works of corporate bodies is the one over which code makers have wavered.Ex. The project faltered because the data became increasingly difficult to input and manipulate.Ex. Australia's treatment of information technology has vacillated between laissez faire and an interventionist strategy.Ex. This article explores the implications of these threats, maintaining that publishers cannot afford to hang back, but must innovate or atrophy.Ex. This dichotomy in Muslim history, which has oscillated between periods of piousness & decadence, demonstrates further disunity in the Muslim world.Ex. While many scholars concede that military interventions are sometimes permissible, they balk when it comes to deciding whether they are ever a moral duty.Ex. This adaptation of David Leavitt's novel wobbles between comedy and melodrama, ultimately fudging the novel's spiky empathy.----* sin vacilar = unswervingly.* vacilar entre... y/o... = hover between... and/or....* * *1.verbo intransitivo1)a) ( dudar) to hesitateno vaciles más, hazlo — stop dithering and do it
vacilar en + inf — to hesitate to + inf
b) fe/determinación to waverc) luz to flicker3) (Esp, Méx fam) ( bromear) to joke, to kid (colloq)4) (AmL exc CS fam) ( divertirse) to have fun2.vacilar vt (Esp, Méx fam) to tease* * *= shake, waver, falter, vacillate, hang back, oscillate, baulk [balk, -USA], wobble.Ex: This attitude had to go and by the 1830s it was shaking.
Ex: The first decision in establishing headings for the works of corporate bodies is the one over which code makers have wavered.Ex: The project faltered because the data became increasingly difficult to input and manipulate.Ex: Australia's treatment of information technology has vacillated between laissez faire and an interventionist strategy.Ex: This article explores the implications of these threats, maintaining that publishers cannot afford to hang back, but must innovate or atrophy.Ex: This dichotomy in Muslim history, which has oscillated between periods of piousness & decadence, demonstrates further disunity in the Muslim world.Ex: While many scholars concede that military interventions are sometimes permissible, they balk when it comes to deciding whether they are ever a moral duty.Ex: This adaptation of David Leavitt's novel wobbles between comedy and melodrama, ultimately fudging the novel's spiky empathy.* sin vacilar = unswervingly.* vacilar entre... y/o... = hover between... and/or....* * *vacilar [A1 ]viA1 (dudar) to hesitaterespondió sin vacilar he replied without hesitating o without hesitationvacila entre aceptar la propuesta y seguir aquí she's hesitating over whether to accept the offer or stay here, she can't make up her mind whether to accept the offer or stay hereno vaciles más, hazlo stop dithering and do itvacilar EN algo:no vaciló en la elección he made his choice without hesitationno vacilaron en aceptar they did not hesitate to accept, they accepted without hesitation2 «fe/determinación» to waver3 «luz» to flicker1 «mueble» to wobble, rock2«persona»: vaciló pero enseguida recuperó el equilibrio she staggered/tottered but she regained her balance immediatelyvacilaba al andar, como si estuviese borracho he swayed from side to side as he walked, as if he were drunkD( AmL exc CS fam) (divertirse): vacilamos un montón en la fiesta we had a great time o a lot of fun at the party■ vacilarvt(Esp, Méx fam) to teaselo estuvieron vacilando toda la noche they were teasing him o pulling his leg all evening¡no me vaciles! be serious!* * *
vacilar ( conjugate vacilar) verbo intransitivo
1
no vaciló en aceptar he did not hesitate to accept, he accepted without hesitation
2 ( oscilar) [ persona] to stagger, totter
3 (AmL exc CS fam) ( divertirse) to have fun
vacilar verbo intransitivo
1 (titubear, dudar) to hesitate: vaciló en responder, he hesitated before answering
2 (una voz) to falter
(una luz) to flicker
3 argot (hacer burla soterradamente) to tease: ¿me estás vacilando?, are you winding me up?
4 argot (presumir, fanfarronear) to boast, show off
' vacilar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
titubear
English:
dilly-dally
- falter
- hang back
- hesitate
- hold back
- little
- shilly-shally
- shrink
- straight
- vacillate
- waver
- dither
* * *♦ vi1. [dudar] to hesitate;contestó sin vacilar she replied without hesitation;vacilaba entre ambas opciones he hesitated o wavered between the two options;no vaciles más y subscríbete why wait? get your subscription today2. [voz, principios, régimen] to falter3. [fluctuar] [luz] to flicker;[pulso] to be irregular4. [oscilar] [mueble, persona] to wobbleuna moto de esas vacila mucho a bike like that is really cool♦ vtFam1. Esp, Carib, Méxme estás vacilando you're pulling my legvacílate ese carro get a load of that car, check out that car* * *I v/i3 Méx fam ( divertirse) have funII v/t fammake fun of* * *vacilar vi1) : to hesitate, to vacillate, to waver2) : to be unsteady, to wobble3) : to flicker* * *¡no me vaciles! come off it!
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