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1 tinny
tr['tɪnɪ]2 (cheap, badly made) de lataadj.• de estaño adj.• que suena a lata adj.'tɪniadjective -nier, -niestb) ( of cheap metal) <car/stove> de lata['tɪnɪ]ADJ (compar tinnier) (superl tinniest)1) (=metallic) [sound] metálico; [taste] que sabe a lata2) pej [car, machine] poco sólido, de pacotilla* * *['tɪni]adjective -nier, -niestb) ( of cheap metal) <car/stove> de lata -
2 tinny
adj.1 metálico(a) (sonido)2 hecho de hojalata, estañoso, de estaño, de hojalata.3 de pacotilla. -
3 taste tinny
v.tener gusto a lata, saber a lata, tener sabor metálico. -
4 lata
Del verbo latir: ( conjugate latir) \ \
lata es: \ \1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativoMultiple Entries: lata latir
lata sustantivo femenino 1◊ sardinas en lata canned o tinned sardines2 (fam) ( pesadez) nuisance, pain (colloq);◊ ¡qué lata! what a nuisance!;dar (la) lata (fam) to be a nuisance; ¡deja ya de darme lata! stop bugging o pestering me! (colloq)
latir ( conjugate latir) verbo intransitivo 1 [ corazón] to beat; [ vena] to pulsate; [herida/sien] to throb 2◊ me late que no vendrá I have a feeling o something tells me he isn't going to comeb) (Méx fam) (parecer bien, gustar) (+ me/te/le etc):◊ ¿te late ir al cine? do you feel like going to the movies?
lata sustantivo femenino
1 (bote) tin, US can
2 familiar nuisance, pain (in the neck) Locuciones: dar la lata, to be a pain
¡qué lata!, what a bore! En general se traduce por can, especialmente cuando se trata de bebidas. En los demás casos, en EE.UU. se emplea la palabra can y en el Reino Unido la palabra tin.
latir verbo intransitivo to beat ' lata' also found in these entries: Spanish: abrefácil - bote - enlatada - enlatado - envasar - envasada - envasado - fastidio - guerra - martirio - pestiño - sardina - anilla - envase - rollo English: bind - bore - bother - can - drag - nag - nuisance - pain - pest - pester - play up - pop-top - tin - tinny - cake - canister - canned - chore - down - tinned -
5 metálico
metálico 1
◊ -ca adjetivo
metálico 2 sustantivo masculino: un premio en metálico a cash prize
metálico,-a
I adjetivo metallic
II sustantivo masculino cash: ¿va usted a pagar en metálico?, are you going to pay in cash? ' metálico' also found in these entries: Spanish: cierre - metálica - alambre English: cash - clang - clank - clash - jangle - metallic - tinny - metal - netting - prize -
6 sabor
sabor sustantivo masculino viene en tres sabores it comes in three flavors; no tiene sabor it has no taste to it
sabor sustantivo masculino
1 (de una sustancia) taste, flavour, US flavor: tenía un sabor amargo, it had a bitter taste
tener sabor a, to taste of
con sabor a menta, mint-flavoured
2 (aire) estas calles tienen un ligero sabor medieval, these streets have a slight medieval flavour
3 (similitud, semejanza, estilo) es un edificio de sabor neoclásico, this building has a neoclassical feel about it Locuciones: dejar mal sabor de boca, to leave a bad taste in one's mouth ' sabor' also found in these entries: Spanish: acerba - acerbo - ácida - acidez - ácido - acritud - ahumada - ahumado - almibarada - almibarado - colín - deliciosa - delicioso - disgustar - gustillo - gustosa - gustoso - peculiar - picante - probar - realzar - regusto - resabio - saber - sosa - soso - suave - suavizar - suavidad - agradable - amargo - aspereza - áspero - como - conservar - dar - dejar - delicado - feo - fuerte - gusto - inmundo - ligero - sazón English: acid - acrid - ale - bitter - come out - delicate - detect - earthy - fiery - fishy - flat - flavor - flavour - foul - fruity - full-bodied - mild - mildness - nasty - nutty - obnoxious - pervasive - pungent - retain - savor - savour - sharp - sickly - smoky - smooth - spice - subtle - sweet - sweetness - tang - tart - taste - tinny - vile - Jell-O - jelly - sherbet - take - unpalatable
См. также в других словарях:
tinny — [tin′ē] adj. tinnier, tinniest 1. of, containing, or yielding tin 2. like tin in appearance or strength; bright but cheap; not well made [tinny jewelry] 3. of or like the sound made in striking a tin object; specif., having a high pitched sound… … English World dictionary
Tinny — Tin ny, a. Pertaining to, abounding with, or resembling, tin. The tinny strand. Drayton. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
tinny — 1550s, from TIN (Cf. tin) + Y (Cf. y) (2). Used figuratively (of sounds, etc.) since 1877 … Etymology dictionary
tinny — ► ADJECTIVE 1) having a thin, metallic sound. 2) made of thin or poor quality metal. 3) having an unpleasantly metallic taste. 4) Austral./NZ informal lucky. [ORIGIN: from tin in the sense «luck», literally «money, cash».] ► NOUN (pl. tinnies) A … English terms dictionary
tinny — UK [ˈtɪnɪ] / US adjective Word forms tinny : adjective tinny comparative tinnier superlative tinniest 1) a tinny sound is high and unpleasant a cheap radio playing tinny music 2) tinny objects are made from thin metal of bad quality a tinny… … English dictionary
tinny — [[t]tɪ̱ni[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED If you describe a sound as tinny, you mean that it has an irritating, high pitched quality. He could hear the tinny sound of a radio playing a pop song. ...a small tinny voice. 2) ADJ GRADED If you use tinny to… … English dictionary
tinny — tin|ny [ tıni ] adjective 1. ) a tinny sound is high and unpleasant: a cheap radio playing tinny music 2. ) tinny objects are made from thin metal of bad quality: a tinny little car … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
tinny — adjective (tinnier; est) Date: 1552 1. of, abounding in, or yielding tin 2. a. resembling tin b. light, cheap c. lacking depth or substance ; empty < tinny arguments > 3 … New Collegiate Dictionary
tinny — adjective a) Of or pertaining to or resembling tin. The object had a tinny appearance. b) Pertaining to the thinness and cheapness of tin or similar looking metals, in contrast to a heavier, more valuable metal. The shop was filled with tinny… … Wiktionary
tinny — tin|ny [ˈtıni] adj a tinny sound is high, weak, and unpleasant, and sounds like it is coming out of something made of metal ▪ tinny music … Dictionary of contemporary English
tinny — adjective 1 a tinny sound is unpleasant to listen to, like small pieces of metal hitting each other 2 a tinny metal object is badly or cheaply made … Longman dictionary of contemporary English