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41 petty
'peti1) (of very little importance; trivial: petty details.) insignificante, nimio, de poca monta2) (deliberately nasty for a foolish or trivial reason: petty behaviour.) mezquino•- pettily- pettiness
- petty cash
tr['petɪ]1 (trivial) insignificante, nimio,-a, sin importancia2 (mean) mezquino,-a\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLpetty cash dinero para gastos nombre masculino plural menorespetty officer suboficial nombre masculino de marinapetty theft hurtopetty thief ladronzuelo,-a1) minor: menorpetty cash: dinero para gastos menores2) insignificant: insignificante, trivial, nimio3) mean: mezquinoadj.• intolerante adj.• menor adj.• menudo, -a adj.• mezquino, -a adj.• pequeño, -a adj.• ruin adj.'petiadjective -tier, -tiesta) ( unimportant) < details> insignificante, nimiopetty crime — delito m menor, falta f
petty thief — ladronzuelo, -la m,f
b) ( small-minded) mezquino['petɪ]1. ADJ(compar pettier) (superl pettiest)1) (=trivial) [detail] insignificante, nimio; [squabble, rivalry, concerns] pequeño, trivial2) (=minor) [offence] menor3) (=small-minded, spiteful) mezquino2.CPDpetty cash N — dinero m para gastos menores, caja f chica *
petty cash book N — libro m de caja auxiliar
petty crime N — delito m menor
petty criminal N — delincuente mf de poca monta
petty larceny N — robo m de menor cuantía
petty officer N — suboficial mf de marina
petty sessions NPL — tribunal msing de primera instancia
petty theft N — robo m de poca monta
petty thief N — ladrón(-ona) m / f de poca monta
* * *['peti]adjective -tier, -tiesta) ( unimportant) < details> insignificante, nimiopetty crime — delito m menor, falta f
petty thief — ladronzuelo, -la m,f
b) ( small-minded) mezquino -
42 potty
'poti(mad; crazy: He must be potty to do that!) pirado, chifladopotty n orinaltr['pɒtɪ]\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto drive somebody potty volver loco,-a a alguien————————tr['pɒtɪ]1 orinal nombre masculino
I 'pɑːti, 'pɒti
II
adjective -tier, -tiest (BrE colloq) chiflado (fam), chalado (fam)to drive somebody potty — poner* a alguien frenético (fam)
to be potty ABOUT somebody/something — estar* loco por alguien /con algo (fam)
I
* ['pɒtɪ]N orinal m de niño, bacinica f (LAm)
II
*['pɒtɪ] ADJ (compar pottier) (superl pottiest) (Brit)1) (=mad) chiflado *she's potty about him — anda loca por él *, se chifla por él *
you must be potty! — ¡tú estás loco!
2) (=small) insignificante, miserable* * *
I ['pɑːti, 'pɒti]
II
adjective -tier, -tiest (BrE colloq) chiflado (fam), chalado (fam)to drive somebody potty — poner* a alguien frenético (fam)
to be potty ABOUT somebody/something — estar* loco por alguien /con algo (fam)
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43 pretty
'priti
1. adjective1) ((not usually of boys and men) pleasing or attractive: a pretty girl/tune/picture/dress.) bonito, lindo2) (used jokingly: This is a pretty mess!) buen
2. adverb(rather: That's pretty good; He's pretty old now.) bastante- prettily- prettiness
- pretty much the same
- alike
- pretty well
pretty1 adj bonitowhat a pretty dress! ¡qué vestido más bonito!pretty2 adv bastantetr['prɪtɪ]1 (girl, baby) bonito,-a, guapo,-a, mono,-a; (thing) bonito,-a mono,-a■ what a pretty little girl! ¡qué niña más bonita!1 bastante■ I'm pretty sure estoy bastante seguro,-a\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLpretty much más o menospretty well casipretty ['prɪt̬i] adv: bastante, bienit's pretty obvious: está bien claroit's pretty much the same: es más o menos iguala pretty girl: una muchacha guapawhat a pretty dress!: ¡qué vestido más lindo!adj.• bello, -a adj.• bonito, -a adj.• curro, -a adj.• guapo, -a adj.• hermoso, -a adj.• lindo, -a adj.• majo, -a adj.• mono, -a adj.• precioso, -a adj.adv.• algo adv.
I 'prɪtiadjective -tier, -tiest <girl/baby> bonito, guapo, lindo (AmL); <eyes/smile/name> bonito, lindo (AmL); <blouse/dress> bonito, lindo (AmL)it wasn't a pretty sight — no era nada agradable or (AmL tb) lindo de ver
II
I pretty soon realized that... — tardé bien or muy poco en darme cuenta de que...
you have to be pretty stupid to believe that! — hay que ser bien or muy tonto para creerse eso!
['prɪtɪ]they lost pretty well every game — perdieron casi or prácticamente todos los partidos
1. ADJ(compar prettier) (superl prettiest)1) (=attractive) [dress, object, baby] bonito, mono *, lindo (LAm); [girl] bonito, guapo, lindo (LAm); [name, smile] bonito, lindo (LAm)what a pretty hat! — ¡qué sombrero más bonito!, ¡qué sombrero más mono! *, ¡qué monada de sombrero! *
pass 1., 5)•
I'm not just a pretty face you know — para que te enteres, no soy tonta2) * (=large) [sum] bonito *, importante3) iro buenoa pretty mess you've got us into! — ¡en vaya or menudo or buen lío nos has metido! *
2.ADV bastanteI have a pretty fair or good idea who did it — estoy casi seguro de quién lo hizo
•
it's pretty much the same — es mas o menos igual, es prácticamente lo mismo•
he goes there pretty nearly every day — va allí casi or prácticamente todos los díassit 1., 1)•
pretty well, I'm pretty well finished — ya casi he terminado3.gee up, my pretty! — (to horse) ¡arre, caballito!
I'll get you, my pretty! — (threatening) ¡de mí no te escapas, preciosa or bonita!
* * *
I ['prɪti]adjective -tier, -tiest <girl/baby> bonito, guapo, lindo (AmL); <eyes/smile/name> bonito, lindo (AmL); <blouse/dress> bonito, lindo (AmL)it wasn't a pretty sight — no era nada agradable or (AmL tb) lindo de ver
II
I pretty soon realized that... — tardé bien or muy poco en darme cuenta de que...
you have to be pretty stupid to believe that! — hay que ser bien or muy tonto para creerse eso!
they lost pretty well every game — perdieron casi or prácticamente todos los partidos
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44 ratty
tr['rætɪ]1 SMALLBRITISH ENGLISH/SMALL familiar malhumorado,-a2 SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL (person) desastrado,-a; (thing) destartalado,-a; (clothes) andrajoso,-a, raído,-aadj.• amostazado, -a adj.'rætiadjective -tier, -tiest (colloq)1) ( shabby) (AmE colloq) raído, hecho pedazos (fam)2) ( bad-tempered) (BrE) malhumoradoto get ratty — ponerse* de mal humor
['rætɪ]ADJ (compar rattier) (superl rattiest)1) (Brit) (=bad-tempered)to be/get ratty — estar/ponerse de malas
2) (US) (=shabby) andrajoso* * *['ræti]adjective -tier, -tiest (colloq)1) ( shabby) (AmE colloq) raído, hecho pedazos (fam)2) ( bad-tempered) (BrE) malhumoradoto get ratty — ponerse* de mal humor
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45 rusty
1) (covered with rust: a rusty old bicycle.) oxidado2) (not as good as it was because of lack of practice: My French is rusty.) oxidadorusty adj oxidadotr['rʌstɪ]1 (metal) oxidado,-a2 figurative use oxidado,-a, olvidado,-aadj.• enmohecido, -a adj.• entorpecido por falta de uso adj.• herrumbroso, -a adj.• mohoso, -a adj.• olvidado, -a adj.• oxidado, -a adj.'rʌstiadjective -tier, -tiesta) <nail/lock> oxidado, herrumbradoto get o (BrE also) go rusty — oxidarse, herrumbrarse
b) ( in color) ladrillo adj inv['rʌstɪ]ADJ (compar rustier) (superl rustiest)1) oxidado, herrumbrado, herrumbroso; [colour] de orín2) (fig)my Greek is pretty rusty — me falta práctica en griego, tengo el griego muy olvidado
* * *['rʌsti]adjective -tier, -tiesta) <nail/lock> oxidado, herrumbradoto get o (BrE also) go rusty — oxidarse, herrumbrarse
b) ( in color) ladrillo adj inv -
46 salty
adjective (containing or tasting of salt: Tears are salty water.) saladosalty adj saladotr['sɔːltɪ]1 (food) salado,-a2 figurative use (racy) salado,-a, picante, atrevido,-aadj.• sabroso, -a adj.• salado, -a adj.'sɔːltiadjective -tier, -tiesta) ( full of salt) <food/taste> salado['sɔːltɪ]ADJ (compar saltier) (superl saltiest) [taste] salado* * *['sɔːlti]adjective -tier, -tiesta) ( full of salt) <food/taste> salado -
47 scanty
adjective (small in size; hardly enough: scanty clothing.) escaso, insuficiente; (ropa) ligerotr['skæntɪ]a scanty meal: una comida insuficiente♦ scantily [-təli] advadj.• escaso, -a adj.• exiguo, -a adj.• insuficiente adj.• ligero, -a adj.• limitado, -a adj.'skæntiadjective -tier, -tiest < information> insuficiente, escaso; < evidence> insuficiente; < meal> poco abundante, frugal; <costume/lingerie> breve['skæntɪ]ADJ (compar scantier) (superl scantiest) [meal etc] insuficiente; [clothing] ligero; [evidence] insuficiente; [information] insuficiente, escaso* * *['skænti]adjective -tier, -tiest < information> insuficiente, escaso; < evidence> insuficiente; < meal> poco abundante, frugal; <costume/lingerie> breve -
48 scatty
tr['skætɪ]1 (slightly mad) tocado,-a, loco,-a, chalado,-a; (scatterbrained) despistado,-a, alocado,-a'skætiadjective -tier, -tiest (BrE colloq) ( scatterbrained) atolondrado, despistado; ( crazy) chiflado (fam), chalado (fam)['skætɪ]ADJ (compar scattier) (superl scattiest) (Brit) ligero de cascos, atolondrado* * *['skæti]adjective -tier, -tiest (BrE colloq) ( scatterbrained) atolondrado, despistado; ( crazy) chiflado (fam), chalado (fam) -
49 shifty
adjective (looking cunning and dishonest: I don't trust him - he has a very shifty look.) furtivo, sospechosotr['ʃɪftɪ]1 (person) sospechoso,-a; (behaviour) furtivo,-aa shifty look: una mirada huidizaadj.• furtivo, -a adj.• inquieto, -a adj.• taimado, -a adj.'ʃɪftiadjective -tier, -tiest <expression/eyes> furtivo; < appearance> sospechoso['ʃɪftɪ]ADJ (compar shiftier) (superl shiftiest) [look] furtivo; [person, behaviour] sospechoso* * *['ʃɪfti]adjective -tier, -tiest <expression/eyes> furtivo; < appearance> sospechoso -
50 shirty
'ʃə:ti(angry; bad-tempered: He was a bit shirty with her when she arrived late.) agresivo, grosero, bordetr['ʃɜːtɪ]1 familiar agresivo,-a, grosero,-a, borde\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto get shirty sulfurarse, ponerse borde'ʃɜːrti, 'ʃɜːtiadjective -tier, -tiest (colloq) agresivo, borde (Esp fam)to get shirty — sulfurarse (fam), cabrearse (fam)
['ʃɜːtɪ]ADJ (compar shirtier) (superl shirtiest)he was pretty shirty about it * — no le gustó nada, no le cayó en gracia
* * *['ʃɜːrti, 'ʃɜːti]adjective -tier, -tiest (colloq) agresivo, borde (Esp fam)to get shirty — sulfurarse (fam), cabrearse (fam)
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51 shitty
tr['ʃɪtɪ]■ she felt shitty se encontraba fatal, estaba hecha polvo2 familiar (contemptible) ruin, vil'ʃɪtiadjective -tier, -tiest (vulg) <weather/work> de mierda (vulg)['ʃɪtɪ]ADJ (compar shittier) (superl shittiest)1) (lit) lleno de mierda ***2) (fig) (=crappy) de mierda **** * *['ʃɪti]adjective -tier, -tiest (vulg) <weather/work> de mierda (vulg) -
52 smutty
adjective ((of a conversation, film etc) indecent: vulgar: He could not be prevented from telling smutty stories.) obscenotr['smʌtɪ]1 (dirty with smut) manchado,-a, sucio,-a; (with soot) tiznado,-a1) sooty: tiznado2) obscene: obsceno, indecenteadj.• atizonado, -a adj.• manchado, -a adj.• sucio, -a adj.• tiznado, -a adj.'smʌtiadjective -tier, -tiesta) <film/joke> indecente, inmundo, obscenob) <face/clothes> tiznado['smʌtɪ]ADJ (compar smuttier) (superl smuttiest)1) (=dirty) manchado2) (=crude) obsceno, verde, colorado (LAm)smutty jokes — chistes mpl verdes
3) (Bot) atizonado* * *['smʌti]adjective -tier, -tiesta) <film/joke> indecente, inmundo, obscenob) <face/clothes> tiznado -
53 snooty
tr['snʊːtɪ]1 familiar altivo,-a, presumido,-a, altanero,-a, arrogante, engreído,-asnooty*adj.• desdeñoso, -a adj.• engreído, -a adj.• presumido, -a adj.'snuːtiadjective -tier, -tiest (colloq) < person> estirado (fam), altanero; < attitude> altanero, de superioridad['snuːtɪ]ADJ (compar snootier) (superl snootiest) presumidothe people round here are very snooty — la gente de por aquí es muy presumida, por aquí la gente se da mucho tono or muchos aires
* * *['snuːti] -
54 snotty
tr['snɒtɪ]2 (nose, hanky) lleno,-a de mocosadj.• enojado, -a adj.• fachendón, -ona adj.• mocoso, -a adj.• ruin adj.'snɑːti, 'snɒtiadjective -tier, -tiest (colloq)a) < handkerchief> lleno de mocos; < child> mocoso['snɒtɪ]ADJ (compar snottier) (superl snottiest)1) [nose, handkerchief] lleno de mocos2) (Brit) (=snooty) presumido* * *['snɑːti, 'snɒti]adjective -tier, -tiest (colloq)a) < handkerchief> lleno de mocos; < child> mocoso -
55 sporty
sporty adj deportistatr['spɔːtɪ]1 familiar deportivo,-a, aficionado,-a a los deportesadj.• currutaco, -a adj.• deportivo, -a adj.• elegante adj.• guacamayo, -a adj.• guapetón, -ona adj.• majo, -a adj.• peripuesto, -a adj.'spɔːrti, 'spɔːtiadjective -tier, -tiesta) < person> deportista, aficionado a los deportesb) ( Auto) deportivo['spɔːtɪ]ADJ (compar sportier) (superl sportiest) deportivo, aficionado a los deportes* * *['spɔːrti, 'spɔːti]adjective -tier, -tiesta) < person> deportista, aficionado a los deportesb) ( Auto) deportivo -
56 spotty
adjective ((of people) covered with spots: a spotty face / young man.) con granosspotty adj lleno de granostr['spɒtɪ]1 (person, face, complexion) con granos, lleno,-a de granosadj.• irregular adj.• manchado, -a adj.'spɑːti, 'spɒtiadjective -tier, -tiest (BrE) <skin/complexion> lleno de granos; <youth/teenager> con la cara llena de granos['spɒtɪ]ADJ (compar spottier) (superl spottiest)1) (=pimply) con granos2) * (=patterned) [dress, material] de lunares, con motas; [dog] con manchas* * *['spɑːti, 'spɒti]adjective -tier, -tiest (BrE) <skin/complexion> lleno de granos; <youth/teenager> con la cara llena de granos -
57 sweaty
adjective (wet or stained with, or smelling of, sweat: sweaty clothes/bodies.) sudoroso, sudadotr['swetɪ]adj.• sudado, -a adj.• sudoroso, -a adj.'swetiadjective -tier, -tiest sudado, transpirado['swetɪ]ADJ (compar sweatier) (superl sweatiest) [face, hands, person, horse] sudoroso; [clothes] sudado* * *['sweti]adjective -tier, -tiest sudado, transpirado -
58 tasty
adjective (having a good, especially savoury, flavour: tasty food.) sabrosotasty adj sabroso / ricotr['teɪstɪ]1 sabroso,-a, rico,-aadj.• apetitivo, -a adj.• apetitoso, -a adj.• gustoso, -a adj.• sabroso, -a adj.• sazonado, -a adj.• substancioso, -a adj.• sustancioso, -a adj.'teɪstiadjective -tier, -tiesta) <dish/meal> sabroso, apetitoso, ricob) (interesting, attractive) <man/woman> (BrE colloq) buenísimo['teɪstɪ]ADJ (compar tastier) (superl tastiest)1) (=well-flavoured) [food, dish] sabroso, apetitoso2) * (=salacious)3) ** (=sexy)he/she's very tasty! — ¡está buenísimo/buenísima! *, ¡está más bueno/buena que el pan! **
* * *['teɪsti]adjective -tier, -tiesta) <dish/meal> sabroso, apetitoso, ricob) (interesting, attractive) <man/woman> (BrE colloq) buenísimo -
59 tatty
'tæti(shabby and untidy: tatty clothes.) raído, desaseadotr['tætɪ]tatty*adj.• andrajoso, -a adj.'tætiadjective -tier, -tiest (BrE colloq) <clothes/shoes> gastado, estropeado; < furniture> estropeado['tætɪ]ADJ (compar tattier) (superl tattiest) (=shabby) [clothes] raído, deshilachado; [furniture] estropeado* * *['tæti] -
60 testy
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