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1 engreír
v.to make conceited, to make arrogant, to make presumptuous.* * *1 (envanecer) to make vain, make conceited1 to become vain, become conceited* * *1. VT1) (=envanecer) to make vain, make conceited2) LAm [+ niño] to spoil, pamper2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivoa) ( hacer vanidoso) to make... conceited, make... bigheaded (colloq)b) (Per) ( mimar) to spoil2.engreírse v pron to become conceited, become bigheaded (colloq)* * *1.verbo transitivoa) ( hacer vanidoso) to make... conceited, make... bigheaded (colloq)b) (Per) ( mimar) to spoil2.engreírse v pron to become conceited, become bigheaded (colloq)* * *vt1 (hacer vanidoso) to make … conceited, make … bigheaded ( colloq)tantos halagos y éxitos la han engreído all this praise and success has turned her head o has made her conceited o bigheadedto become conceited, become bigheaded ( colloq)* * *♦ vt1. [envanecer] to make vain o conceited* * *engreír {66} vtenvanecer: to make vain -
2 engreído
adj.vain, cocky, proud, bigheaded.f. & m.swell-headed person, conceited person, swellhead.past part.past participle of spanish verb: engreír.* * *► adjetivo1 vain, conceited, stuck-up* * *engreído, -a1. ADJ1) (=vanidoso) vain, stuck-up *2.SM / F bighead *, spoiled brat* * *I- da adjetivoa) ( vanidoso) conceited, bigheaded (colloq)b) (Per) ( mimado) spoiled*II- da masculino, femeninoa) ( vanidoso) bighead (colloq)b) (Per) ( mimado) spoiled* brat* * *= conceited, self-inflated, stuck-up, self-important, cocky [cockier -comp., cockiest -sup.], high-blown, snobbish, snobby [snobbier -comp., snobbiest -sup.], snob, haughty [haughtier -comp., haughtiest -sup.], hoity-toity, vain [vainer -comp., vainest -sup.], cocksure, supercilious, big-headed.Ex. She wanted to say: 'You are a conceited, obstinate, inflexible, manipulative, pompous, close-minded, insensitive, abrasive, opinionated, platitudinous oaf!'.Ex. Book clubs do not have to be cliquish, pretentious, stuffily self-inflated, or bolt-holes for ethereal literary spirits.Ex. library users were stereotyped as old people, intellectuals, uninteresting people, shy or stuck-up people and people afraid of life.Ex. He was described as 'a self-important, self-righteous blowhard, puffing his filthy pipe, patches on the elbows of his well-worn tweed jacket, decked out in the cliche costume of the shabby liberal icon'.Ex. Bold, ambitious and in-your-face I've always considered them to be just too cocky by half.Ex. In our media saturated world of high-blown hype and suffocating spin they do their best to tell you the truth.Ex. It was possible to identify 3 main groups who display 3 different types of attitude -- participative, delegative and ' snobbish'.Ex. Every one looked like death warmed up, including the snobby staff who I found far from welcoming.Ex. The biggest faux pas according to snobs who take such things seriously is calling a sofa a couch or a setee.Ex. The only blot on his escutcheon is, that after his great success he grew to be haughty and insolent in his demands.Ex. Wine lovers get the urge to splurge and celebrate, often in hoity-toity restaurants.Ex. The common idea that success spoils people by making them vain, egotistic and self-complacent is erroneous.Ex. The fundamental cause of the trouble is that in the modern world the stupid are cocksure while the intelligent are full of doubt.Ex. A commenter took me to task for being supercilious and said it was inconsistent with my religion.Ex. I alwasy knew she was a pain in the arse, without knowing her you can just tell, by the way she behaves, that she is big-headed and thinks she's god's gift to the human race.* * *I- da adjetivoa) ( vanidoso) conceited, bigheaded (colloq)b) (Per) ( mimado) spoiled*II- da masculino, femeninoa) ( vanidoso) bighead (colloq)b) (Per) ( mimado) spoiled* brat* * *= conceited, self-inflated, stuck-up, self-important, cocky [cockier -comp., cockiest -sup.], high-blown, snobbish, snobby [snobbier -comp., snobbiest -sup.], snob, haughty [haughtier -comp., haughtiest -sup.], hoity-toity, vain [vainer -comp., vainest -sup.], cocksure, supercilious, big-headed.Ex: She wanted to say: 'You are a conceited, obstinate, inflexible, manipulative, pompous, close-minded, insensitive, abrasive, opinionated, platitudinous oaf!'.
Ex: Book clubs do not have to be cliquish, pretentious, stuffily self-inflated, or bolt-holes for ethereal literary spirits.Ex: library users were stereotyped as old people, intellectuals, uninteresting people, shy or stuck-up people and people afraid of life.Ex: He was described as 'a self-important, self-righteous blowhard, puffing his filthy pipe, patches on the elbows of his well-worn tweed jacket, decked out in the cliche costume of the shabby liberal icon'.Ex: Bold, ambitious and in-your-face I've always considered them to be just too cocky by half.Ex: In our media saturated world of high-blown hype and suffocating spin they do their best to tell you the truth.Ex: It was possible to identify 3 main groups who display 3 different types of attitude -- participative, delegative and ' snobbish'.Ex: Every one looked like death warmed up, including the snobby staff who I found far from welcoming.Ex: The biggest faux pas according to snobs who take such things seriously is calling a sofa a couch or a setee.Ex: The only blot on his escutcheon is, that after his great success he grew to be haughty and insolent in his demands.Ex: Wine lovers get the urge to splurge and celebrate, often in hoity-toity restaurants.Ex: The common idea that success spoils people by making them vain, egotistic and self-complacent is erroneous.Ex: The fundamental cause of the trouble is that in the modern world the stupid are cocksure while the intelligent are full of doubt.Ex: A commenter took me to task for being supercilious and said it was inconsistent with my religion.Ex: I alwasy knew she was a pain in the arse, without knowing her you can just tell, by the way she behaves, that she is big-headed and thinks she's god's gift to the human race.* * *1 (vanidoso, presumido) conceited, bigheaded ( colloq)masculine, feminine1 (vanidoso) bighead ( colloq)* * *
Del verbo engreír: ( conjugate engreír)
engreído es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
engreído
engreír
engreído◊ -da adjetivo
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino
engreído,-a adjetivo conceited
' engreído' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
además
- cambio
- corte
- engreída
- estiramiento
- fatua
- fatuo
- parecer
- ufana
- ufano
- creído
- pituco
- presumido
- sobrado
English:
bighead
- bigheaded
- cocksure
- fatuous
- self-important
- smug
- toffee-nosed
- conceited
- puffed
- self
* * *engreído, -a♦ adj1. [creído] conceited, full of one's own importance♦ nm,f1. [creído] conceited person;ser un engreído to be very conceited* * *adj conceited* * *engreído, -da adjpresumido, vanidoso: vain, conceited, stuck-up -
3 parra
f.1 grapevine.2 vine arbor, vine arbour.pres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: parrar.imperat.2nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: parrar.* * *1 grapevine\subirse a la parra familiar (mostrarse insolente) to get cocky 2 (ponerse furioso) to blow one's top, hit the roof* * *noun f.* * *SF (Bot) grapevine; (=trepadora) climbing vine* * *femenino vinesubirse a la parra — (fam) ( envanecerse) to get bigheaded (colloq)
* * *= vine.Ex. The article 'Fruit of the vine: world wine magazines' evaluates the wine journals of the world.* * *femenino vinesubirse a la parra — (fam) ( envanecerse) to get bigheaded (colloq)
* * *= vine.Ex: The article 'Fruit of the vine: world wine magazines' evaluates the wine journals of the world.
* * *vinesubirse a la parra ( fam); (envanecerse) to get bigheaded ( colloq); (encolerizarse) to blow one's top ( colloq), to flip one's lid ( colloq)Compuesto:Virginia creeper* * *
parra sustantivo femenino
vine
parra f Bot grapevine
' parra' also found in these entries:
English:
fig leaf
- grapevine
- vine
- above
- grape
* * *parra nfgrapevine;Famsubirse a la parra [darse importancia] to get above oneself;[enfurecerse] to hit the roof* * *f (grape)vine;* * *parra nf: vine, grapevine* * *parra n vine -
4 cabezudo
adj.1 stubborn, big-headed, bigheaded, hard-nosed.2 big-headed, with a big head.* * *► adjetivo1 (de cabeza grande) bigheaded1 bigheaded dwarf (in a procession)2 (pez) mullet————————1 bigheaded dwarf (in a procession)2 (pez) mullet* * *1.ADJ * = cabezón 1.2.* * *I- da adjetivo ( de cabeza grande)II* * *I- da adjetivo ( de cabeza grande)II* * *1(de cabeza grande): es cabezudo he has a very large head* * *
cabezudo 1◊ -da adjetivo ( de cabeza grande): es cabezudo he has a very big head
cabezudo 2 sustantivo masculino: carnival figure with a large head
cabezudo
I sustantivo masculino (en un carnaval, fiesta popular) figure with a huge head
II adjetivo & sustantivo masculino y femenino es muy cabezudo, (de cabeza grande) he has a very large head
(terco) he's pigheaded
* * *cabezudo, -a♦ adjFam pigheaded, stubborn♦ nm,fFam pigheaded o stubborn person♦ nm[en fiestas] = giant-headed papier-mâché carnival figure* * *I adj:es cabezudo he has a very large headII m large-headed carnival figure -
5 echón
echón, -ona* SM / F Caribe, Méx braggart, swank *¡qué echón! — isn't he full of himself! *
* * *Iechona adjetivo (Ven fam) bigheaded (colloq)IIechona masculino, femenino (Ven fam) bighead (colloq)* * *Iechona adjetivo (Ven fam) bigheaded (colloq)IIechona masculino, femenino (Ven fam) bighead (colloq)* * *masculine, feminine* * *echón, -ona Ven♦ adj[fanfarrón] bigheaded♦ nm[fanfarrón] braggart, bighead -
6 cachiporra
f.club, cudgel (informal).* * *1 club, truncheon* * *SF1) (=porra) truncheon, cosh, (billy) club (EEUU)2) Cono Sur * (=jactancioso) braggart* * *Iadjetivo (Chi fam & pey) bigheaded (colloq)IImasculino y femenino1) (Chi fam) ( engreído) bighead (colloq)2) cachiporra femenino ( palo) billy club (AmE), truncheon (BrE)* * *= cosh.Ex. Joe smacked him round the head with his cosh, but the old man was surprisingly resilient.* * *Iadjetivo (Chi fam & pey) bigheaded (colloq)IImasculino y femenino1) (Chi fam) ( engreído) bighead (colloq)2) cachiporra femenino ( palo) billy club (AmE), truncheon (BrE)* * *= cosh.Ex: Joe smacked him round the head with his cosh, but the old man was surprisingly resilient.
* * *B* * *
cachiporra sustantivo femenino ( palo) billy club (AmE), truncheon (BrE)
' cachiporra' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
garrote
English:
club
- truncheon
* * *cachiporra nf1. [garrote] club, cudgel;[de policía] Br truncheon, US nightstick* * *f billy club, Brtruncheon* * *cachiporra nf: bludgeon, club, blackjack -
7 cachetón
adj.chubby-cheeked, chubby-faced.* * *ADJ *1) LAm (=de cara rechoncha) plump-cheeked, fat-faced3) CAm (=atractivo) attractive, congenial* * *- tona adjetivo (Andes, Méx fam) ( carrilludo) chubby-cheeked* * *- tona adjetivo (Andes, Méx fam) ( carrilludo) chubby-cheeked* * ** * *
cachetón
* * *cachetón, -ona♦ adj♦ nm,fMéx Fam selfish, heartless person -
8 engrupido
engrupido, -a * Cono Sur1. ADJ1) (=engreído) stuck-up *, conceited2) (=zalamero) smooth-talking2.SM / F (=zalamero) smooth talker; (=embustero) con ** * *- da masculino, femenino (Arg fam) show-off (colloq)* * *- da masculino, femenino (Arg fam) show-off (colloq)* * *engrupido -damasculine, feminine* * *♦ adjstuck-up, bigheaded;desde el éxito de sus discos anda muy engrupida since her records started to be successful she's been very bigheaded♦ nm,fbighead;no lo aguanto más, es un engrupido I can't stand him any more, he's such a bighead -
9 creído
adj.vain, arrogant, self-satisfied, conceited.past part.past participle of spanish verb: creer.* * *1→ link=creer creer► adjetivo1 arrogant, vain, conceited\ser un creído,-a to be full of oneself* * *creído, -a1. ADJ1) (=engreído) conceited2) (=crédulo) credulous, trusting2.SM / F* * *- da adjetivoa) [ser] ( engreído) conceitedb) [ser] (Arg) ( crédulo) gullible* * *= conceited, stuck-up, cocky [cockier -comp., cockiest -sup.], hoity-toity, vain [vainer -comp., vainest -sup.], cocksure, supercilious, big-headed.Ex. She wanted to say: 'You are a conceited, obstinate, inflexible, manipulative, pompous, close-minded, insensitive, abrasive, opinionated, platitudinous oaf!'.Ex. library users were stereotyped as old people, intellectuals, uninteresting people, shy or stuck-up people and people afraid of life.Ex. Bold, ambitious and in-your-face I've always considered them to be just too cocky by half.Ex. Wine lovers get the urge to splurge and celebrate, often in hoity-toity restaurants.Ex. The common idea that success spoils people by making them vain, egotistic and self-complacent is erroneous.Ex. The fundamental cause of the trouble is that in the modern world the stupid are cocksure while the intelligent are full of doubt.Ex. A commenter took me to task for being supercilious and said it was inconsistent with my religion.Ex. I alwasy knew she was a pain in the arse, without knowing her you can just tell, by the way she behaves, that she is big-headed and thinks she's god's gift to the human race.* * *- da adjetivoa) [ser] ( engreído) conceitedb) [ser] (Arg) ( crédulo) gullible* * *= conceited, stuck-up, cocky [cockier -comp., cockiest -sup.], hoity-toity, vain [vainer -comp., vainest -sup.], cocksure, supercilious, big-headed.Ex: She wanted to say: 'You are a conceited, obstinate, inflexible, manipulative, pompous, close-minded, insensitive, abrasive, opinionated, platitudinous oaf!'.
Ex: library users were stereotyped as old people, intellectuals, uninteresting people, shy or stuck-up people and people afraid of life.Ex: Bold, ambitious and in-your-face I've always considered them to be just too cocky by half.Ex: Wine lovers get the urge to splurge and celebrate, often in hoity-toity restaurants.Ex: The common idea that success spoils people by making them vain, egotistic and self-complacent is erroneous.Ex: The fundamental cause of the trouble is that in the modern world the stupid are cocksure while the intelligent are full of doubt.Ex: A commenter took me to task for being supercilious and said it was inconsistent with my religion.Ex: I alwasy knew she was a pain in the arse, without knowing her you can just tell, by the way she behaves, that she is big-headed and thinks she's god's gift to the human race.* * *creído -da1 [ SER] (engreído) conceited2 [ ESTAR](confiado, convencido): está creído (de) que va a ganar he's convinced o quite sure he's going to win, he's very confident of victory* * *
Del verbo creer: ( conjugate creer)
creído es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
creer
creído
creer ( conjugate creer) verbo intransitivo
creído en algo/algn to believe in sth/sb;◊ ¿me crees? do you believe me?
◊ ¿tú crees? do you think so?;
no creo I don't think so;
no creas, es bastante difícil believe me, it's quite hard
verbo transitivo
aunque no lo creas believe it or not;
¡no lo puedo creído! I don't believe it!;
¡ya lo creo! of course!
◊ creo que sí/creo que no I think so/I don't think so;
creo que va a llover I think it's going to rain;
no la creo capaz I do not think she is capable;
se cree que el incendio fue provocado the fire is thought to have been started deliberately;
no lo creí necesario I didn't think it necessary;
no creo que pueda ir I doubt if o I don't think I'll be able to go;
creí oír un ruido I thought I heard a noise;
creo recordar que … I seem to remember that …
creerse verbo pronominal
¿quién se creídoá que es? who does he think he is?
creído
creer
I verbo transitivo
1 (suponer) to think: ¿crees que está implicado?, do you think he's involved?
creo que sí/no, I think so/don't think so
ya lo creo, of course
2 (tener fe, confianza) to believe: créeme, believe me
te creo, I believe you
II verbo intransitivo
1 Rel to believe [en, in]
cree en los marcianos, he believes in Martians
2 (tener confianza) to trust: mi padre cree en mí, my father trusts me
creído,-a
I adjetivo arrogant, vain, conceited
II sustantivo masculino y femenino big head
' creído' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
creerse
- creída
- pero
English:
bighead
- bigheaded
- cocksure
- never
- stuck-up
- big
* * *creído, -a Fam♦ adjconceited;se lo tiene muy creído he's very full of himself, Br he really fancies himself♦ nm,fes un creído he's a bighead* * *I part → creerII adj conceited* * *creído, -da adj2) : confident, sure* * *creído adj cocky -
10 ensanchar
v.1 to widen (orificio, calle).2 to broaden, to augment, to broaden out, to enlarge.* * *1 (gen) to widen, enlarge, extend2 COSTURA to let out1 to get wider, expand, spread, stretch2 figurado (envanecerse) to become conceited, get bigheaded* * *verb1) to widen2) expand* * *1.VT (=agrandar) to enlarge, widen; (=aumentar) to expand; (Cos) to let out2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivob) ( ampliar)2.ello ensancha nuestras posibilidades de exportación — it extends o expands our export openings
ensancharse v pron calle/acera to widen, get wider; jersey to stretch* * *= broaden, widen.Ex. The program's purpose is to enable U.S. librarians and publishers to enrich and broaden their career experience through a short period of overseas service.Ex. The quality of machine indexing can be enhanced by widening the indexing field.----* ensanchar horizontes = open out + horizons.* ensanchar los horizontes = broaden + perspective.* * *1.verbo transitivob) ( ampliar)2.ello ensancha nuestras posibilidades de exportación — it extends o expands our export openings
ensancharse v pron calle/acera to widen, get wider; jersey to stretch* * *= broaden, widen.Ex: The program's purpose is to enable U.S. librarians and publishers to enrich and broaden their career experience through a short period of overseas service.
Ex: The quality of machine indexing can be enhanced by widening the indexing field.* ensanchar horizontes = open out + horizons.* ensanchar los horizontes = broaden + perspective.* * *ensanchar [A1 ]vt1 ‹calle/carretera› to widen2 ‹vestido/pantalón› to let out3(ampliar): el acuerdo ensancha nuestras perspectivas the agreement opens up more possibilities for us o improves our prospectsensancha en un gran porcentaje nuestras posibilidades de exportación it greatly broadens o widens our range of export openings, it greatly extends o expands our export openings1 «calle/acera» to widen, get wider2 «jersey» to stretch* * *
ensanchar ( conjugate ensanchar) verbo transitivo
‹ vestido› to let out
ensancharse verbo pronominal
[ jersey] to stretch
ensanchar verbo transitivo
1 Cost to let out
2 (una calle, etc) to enlarge, widen
' ensanchar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
sacar
English:
broaden
- expand
- widen
- let
* * *♦ vt1. [orificio, calle] to widen;[ciudad] to expand2. [ropa] to let out3. [horizontes, perspectivas] to broaden♦ viHum [engordar] to fill out, to put on weight* * *v/t widen; prenda let out* * *ensanchar vt1) : to widen2) : to expand, to extend* * *ensanchar vb to widen -
11 ensancharse
1 to get wider, expand, spread, stretch2 figurado (envanecerse) to become conceited, get bigheaded* * *VPR1) (=ampliarse) [carretera, río] to get wider, widen; [vestido, ropa] to stretch, get stretched out2) (=enorgullecerse) to be pleased with o.s.cada vez que habla de sus hijos se ensancha de orgullo — whenever she talks about her children she fills up with pride
* * *= flare.Ex. Some of these trenches have walls that taper in at the bottom or flare at the top.* * *= flare.Ex: Some of these trenches have walls that taper in at the bottom or flare at the top.
* * *
■ensancharse verbo reflexivo to get wider
' ensancharse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ensanchar
English:
open out
- widen
* * *vpr1. [orificio, calle] to widen, to open out2. [ropa] [a lo largo] to stretch;[a lo ancho] to become baggy* * *v/r widen, get wider; de prenda stretch* * *vr* * *ensancharse vb1. (ampliarse) to widen2. (dar de sí) to stretch -
12 fanfarrón
adj.boasting, arrogant, vain, boastful.m.boaster, blowhard, blowoff, bluffer.* * *► adjetivo1 familiar swanky, boastful► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 show-off, swank, braggart* * *fanfarrón, -ona1.ADJ boastful2.SM / F boaster, braggart* * *I- rrona adjetivo (fam)a) ( al hablar) loudmouthed (colloq)b) ( al actuar)II- rrona masculino, femenino (fam)a) ( al hablar) loudmouth (colloq)b) ( al actuar) show-off (colloq)* * *= blowhard, boastful, show-off, showboat, hot dog, braggart, loudmouth.Ex. He was described as 'a self-important, self-righteous blowhard, puffing his filthy pipe, patches on the elbows of his well-worn tweed jacket, decked out in the cliche costume of the shabby liberal icon'.Ex. The main character displays a boastful attitude that smacks of hubris in the extreme.Ex. The ebullient Mr Wang is a chatterbox and a bit of a show-off.Ex. Steve knows that he is a ' showboat, a little bit of a prick,' but he also knows that it's too late for a man in his fifties to change.Ex. Jerry Hairston is a bit of a hot dog and needs to be reined in at times.Ex. Palma, described by many as an indiscreet braggart, told people at the gun range that the group was preparing for clandestine trips to Cuba.Ex. In that respect, if, in fact, some people may think of her as a ' loudmouth' or 'showboat' or 'jerk,' it could be good for women's soccer.----* ser un fanfarrón = be all mouth.* * *I- rrona adjetivo (fam)a) ( al hablar) loudmouthed (colloq)b) ( al actuar)II- rrona masculino, femenino (fam)a) ( al hablar) loudmouth (colloq)b) ( al actuar) show-off (colloq)* * *= blowhard, boastful, show-off, showboat, hot dog, braggart, loudmouth.Ex: He was described as 'a self-important, self-righteous blowhard, puffing his filthy pipe, patches on the elbows of his well-worn tweed jacket, decked out in the cliche costume of the shabby liberal icon'.
Ex: The main character displays a boastful attitude that smacks of hubris in the extreme.Ex: The ebullient Mr Wang is a chatterbox and a bit of a show-off.Ex: Steve knows that he is a ' showboat, a little bit of a prick,' but he also knows that it's too late for a man in his fifties to change.Ex: Jerry Hairston is a bit of a hot dog and needs to be reined in at times.Ex: Palma, described by many as an indiscreet braggart, told people at the gun range that the group was preparing for clandestine trips to Cuba.Ex: In that respect, if, in fact, some people may think of her as a ' loudmouth' or 'showboat' or 'jerk,' it could be good for women's soccer.* ser un fanfarrón = be all mouth.* * *(al actuar): niños fanfarrones luciendo el coche de papá kids showing off o trying to be flashy in their fathers' carsno seas fanfarrón stop boasting o swanking around o bragging, don't be such a loudmouth ( colloq)masculine, feminine* * *
fanfarrón
( al actuar):
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino (fam) ( al hablar) loudmouth (colloq);
( al actuar) show-off (colloq)
fanfarrón,-ona familiar
I adjetivo boastful, braggart
II sustantivo masculino y femenino show-off
' fanfarrón' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
charlatán
- charlatana
- chula
- chulo
- fanfarrona
- fantasma
English:
boastful
- show-off
- big
- show
- swanky
* * *fanfarrón, -ona Fam♦ adj[bravucón, arrogante] bigheaded; [ostentoso] flashy♦ nm,f[bravucón, arrogante] bighead; [ostentoso] show-off* * *I adj boastfulII m, fanfarrona f boaster* * ** * *fanfarrón n show off -
13 fantasmón
adj.vain.* * *fantasmón, -ona *1.ADJ boastful2.SM / F boaster* * *= young whippersnapper, show-off.Ex. They have to keep contending with young whippersnappers who would rather make a country club out of their organizations than work.Ex. The ebullient Mr Wang is a chatterbox and a bit of a show-off.* * *= young whippersnapper, show-off.Ex: They have to keep contending with young whippersnappers who would rather make a country club out of their organizations than work.
Ex: The ebullient Mr Wang is a chatterbox and a bit of a show-off.* * ** * *fantasmón, -ona nm,fEsp Fam show-off* * *adj fambigheaded fam -
14 hinchado
adj.1 swollen, bloated, bulging, baggy.2 intumescent.past part.past participle of spanish verb: hinchar.* * *1→ link=hinchar hinchar► adjetivo1 (inflado) inflated, blown up2 (piel) swollen, puffed up; (estómago) bloated4 figurado (estilo, lenguaje) pompous, bombastic* * *(f. - hinchada)adj.* * *ADJ1) (=inflamado) swollen2) (=vanidoso) [persona] swollen-headed, conceited; [estilo] pompous, high-flown* * *- da adjetivo <vientre/pierna> swollen; <estilo/lenguaje> overblown* * *= inflated, puffy [puffier -comp., puffiest -sup.], bulging, turgid.Ex. The notation 796.33 is used for sporst involving an inflated ball propelled (driven) by foot.Ex. The puffy white clouds more suggestive of cotton candy than cumulonimbus.Ex. Ladies bemoan their fat tummies, wobbly thighs, bulging hips and flabby thighs.Ex. I recently found out that ' turgid,' which actually means 'swollen' and that I was confusing it with 'turbid,' a word I've never heard.----* con los ojos hinchados = bleary-eyed.* * *- da adjetivo <vientre/pierna> swollen; <estilo/lenguaje> overblown* * *= inflated, puffy [puffier -comp., puffiest -sup.], bulging, turgid.Ex: The notation 796.33 is used for sporst involving an inflated ball propelled (driven) by foot.
Ex: The puffy white clouds more suggestive of cotton candy than cumulonimbus.Ex: Ladies bemoan their fat tummies, wobbly thighs, bulging hips and flabby thighs.Ex: I recently found out that ' turgid,' which actually means 'swollen' and that I was confusing it with 'turbid,' a word I've never heard.* con los ojos hinchados = bleary-eyed.* * *hinchado -da1 ‹vientre/pierna› swollen2 ‹estilo/lenguaje› overblown* * *
Del verbo hinchar: ( conjugate hinchar)
hinchado es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
hinchado
hinchar
hinchado◊ -da adjetivo ‹vientre/pierna› swollen;
‹estilo/lenguaje› overblown
hinchar ( conjugate hinchar) verbo transitivo (Esp) ‹ globo› to inflate (frml), to blow up;
‹ rueda› to inflate, pump up;
‹suceso/noticia› (fam) to blow … up (colloq)
verbo intransitivo (CS fam) ( fastidiar) [ persona] to be a pain in the ass (AmE vulg) o (BrE vulg) arse;
(+ me/te/le etc)◊ me hincha su actitud his attitude really pisses me off (sl)
hincharse verbo pronominal
b) (fam) ( enorgullecerse) to swell with pride
hinchado,-a adjetivo
1 (de aire) inflated, blown up
2 Med (inflamado) swollen, puffed up
(estómago) bloated
3 fig (grandilocuente, afectado) bombastic, pompous
hinchar verbo transitivo
1 (un globo) to inflate, blow up
2 fig (una historia, un presupuesto) to inflate, exaggerate: hincharon un poco los hechos para darle más interés a la historia, they embellished the facts a bit to make the story more interesting
' hinchado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abotargada
- abotargado
- esteroide
- hinchada
English:
bloated
- inflated
- puffy
- swollen
- puffed
* * *hinchado, -a adj1. [rueda, globo] inflated2. [cara, tobillo] swollen3. [engreído] [persona] bigheaded, conceited;[lenguaje, estilo] bombastic* * *adj swollen* * *hinchado, -da adj1) : swollen, inflated2) : pompous, overblown -
15 hinchar
v.1 to blow up, to inflate.ya me está hinchando las narices (informal figurative) he's beginning to get up my nose (peninsular Spanish)2 to swell, to bloat, to bulge, to inflate.* * *1 (inflar) to inflate, blow up; (con bomba) to pump up2 figurado (exagerar) to inflate, blow up, exaggerate1 MEDICINA to swell (up)2 (engreírse) to become conceited, become bigheaded4 familiar (hacer dinero) to make a packet, line one's pockets\hinchar a golpes / hinchar a palos familiar to beat, thrashhincharle a alguien la cabeza con algo figurado to stuff somebody's head with somethinghincharse de algo to do something a lothinchársele a uno las narices familiar to get sick and tired* * *verb* * *1. VT1) [+ vientre] to distend, enlarge; [+ globo] to blow up, inflate, pump up2) (=exagerar) to exaggerate3) Cono Sur ** (=molestar) to annoy, upset2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo (Esp) < globo> to inflate (frml), to blow up; < rueda> to inflate, pump up; <suceso/noticia> (fam) to blow... up (colloq)2.hinchar vi1) (CS fam) ( fastidiar) persona to be a pain in the ass (AmE vulg) o (BrE vulg) arse; (+ me/te/le etc)2) (CS) (Dep)3.hinchar por alguien — to cheer somebody on, root for somebody (colloq)
hincharsev prona) vientre/pierna (+ me/te/le etc) to swell uphincharse de plata or dinero — (fam) to earn o make a fortune (colloq)
b) (fam) ( enorgullecerse) to swell with pridec) (Esp fam) ( hartarse)hincharse a/de algo: me hinché de ostras I stuffed myself with oysters (colloq); se hinchó a insultarme — she called me everything under the sun
* * *= bulk, swell, bloat.Ex. Such entries bulk the catalogue, making its weeding increasingly difficult and time-consuming.Ex. Reference work has been ill-served in the past by its expositors and theoreticians: its extensive literature of several hundred papers and books is swollen by a mass of the transient and the trivial.Ex. During feeding the ciliate bloats in a few minutes to 10 to 20 times its original volume.----* hinchar las pelotas = piss + Nombre + off.* hinchar los cojones = piss + Nombre + off.* hinchar los huevos = piss + Nombre + off.* hincharse = bloat, swell up.* hincharse con el viento = billow.* * *1.verbo transitivo (Esp) < globo> to inflate (frml), to blow up; < rueda> to inflate, pump up; <suceso/noticia> (fam) to blow... up (colloq)2.hinchar vi1) (CS fam) ( fastidiar) persona to be a pain in the ass (AmE vulg) o (BrE vulg) arse; (+ me/te/le etc)2) (CS) (Dep)3.hinchar por alguien — to cheer somebody on, root for somebody (colloq)
hincharsev prona) vientre/pierna (+ me/te/le etc) to swell uphincharse de plata or dinero — (fam) to earn o make a fortune (colloq)
b) (fam) ( enorgullecerse) to swell with pridec) (Esp fam) ( hartarse)hincharse a/de algo: me hinché de ostras I stuffed myself with oysters (colloq); se hinchó a insultarme — she called me everything under the sun
* * *= bulk, swell, bloat.Ex: Such entries bulk the catalogue, making its weeding increasingly difficult and time-consuming.
Ex: Reference work has been ill-served in the past by its expositors and theoreticians: its extensive literature of several hundred papers and books is swollen by a mass of the transient and the trivial.Ex: During feeding the ciliate bloats in a few minutes to 10 to 20 times its original volume.* hinchar las pelotas = piss + Nombre + off.* hinchar los cojones = piss + Nombre + off.* hinchar los huevos = piss + Nombre + off.* hincharse = bloat, swell up.* hincharse con el viento = billow.* * *hinchar [A1 ]vt( Esp)1 ‹globo› to inflate ( frml), to blow up; ‹rueda› to inflate, pump up■ hincharvi(+ me/te/le etc): me hincha su manera de hablar I can't stand the way he talks ( colloq), the way he talks really ticks me off ( AmE) o ( BrE) pisses me off (sl)1 «vientre/pierna» (+ me/te/le etc) to swell upse le han hinchado mucho las piernas his legs have really swollen up2 ( fam) (enorgullecerse) to swell with pride3( Esp fam) (hartarse) hincharse A/ DE algo: me hinché a ostras I stuffed myself with oysters ( colloq)se hincharon de comer they gorged o stuffed themselves ( colloq)se hinchó de insultarme she called me everything under the sunme hinché de correr para nada I ran around like a madman for nothing* * *
hinchar ( conjugate hinchar) verbo transitivo (Esp) ‹ globo› to inflate (frml), to blow up;
‹ rueda› to inflate, pump up;
‹suceso/noticia› (fam) to blow … up (colloq)
verbo intransitivo (CS fam) ( fastidiar) [ persona] to be a pain in the ass (AmE vulg) o (BrE vulg) arse;
(+ me/te/le etc)◊ me hincha su actitud his attitude really pisses me off (sl)
hincharse verbo pronominal
b) (fam) ( enorgullecerse) to swell with pride
hinchar verbo transitivo
1 (un globo) to inflate, blow up
2 fig (una historia, un presupuesto) to inflate, exaggerate: hincharon un poco los hechos para darle más interés a la historia, they embellished the facts a bit to make the story more interesting
' hinchar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
nariz
English:
distend
- inflate
- puff
- pump
- swell
* * *♦ vt1. [soplando] to blow up, to inflate;[con bomba] to pump up; Esp Famya me está hinchando las narices he's beginning to get up my nose;Esp Famlo hincharon a palos they beat him till he was black and blue;muy Famhinchar las pelotas o [m5] las bolas o [m5] los huevos a alguien Br to get on sb's tits, US to bust sb's balls;RP Famno (me) hinches la paciencia don't push your luck2. [exagerar] to blow up, to exaggerate♦ vi¡no hinches! stop being a pest!* * *v/t1 inflate, blow up2 Rplannoy* * *hinchar vt1) inflar: to inflate2) : to exaggerate* * * -
16 hincharse
1 MEDICINA to swell (up)2 (engreírse) to become conceited, become bigheaded4 familiar (hacer dinero) to make a packet, line one's pockets* * ** * *VPR1) (=inflamarse) [herida, tobillo] to swell, swell up; [vientre] to get distended frm, get bloated2) (=hartarse)hincharse de — [+ comida] to stuff o.s. with *
me hinché de agua — I drank gallons o loads of water *
hincharse a o de hacer algo: hincharse a o de correr — to run like mad
hincharse de reír — to have a good laugh, split one's sides laughing
3) (=engreírse) to get conceited, become vain, get swollen-headed4) * (=enriquecerse) to make a pile *, make a mint ** * *(v.) = bloat, swell upEx. During feeding the ciliate bloats in a few minutes to 10 to 20 times its original volume.Ex. Outside the walls of the room, outside the walls of his skull, outside the impalpable energy walls of his mind, he felt those forces gathering, swelling up.* * *(v.) = bloat, swell upEx: During feeding the ciliate bloats in a few minutes to 10 to 20 times its original volume.
Ex: Outside the walls of the room, outside the walls of his skull, outside the impalpable energy walls of his mind, he felt those forces gathering, swelling up.* * *
■hincharse verbo reflexivo
1 Med to swell (up)
2 fam (comer en exceso) to stuff oneself [de, with]: me hinché de bombones, I stuffed myself with chocolates
(hacer algo en exceso) me hinché a bailar, I danced as much as I could
♦ Locuciones: familiar hincharse las narices, to get fed up: ¡me estaba hinchando las narices con tanta bromita!, I was getting fed up with all the joking around
' hincharse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
hinchar
English:
balloon
- puff up
- swell
- swell up
- billow
- distend
- puff
- surge
* * *vpr1. [de aire] to inflate;el globo se hinchó en pocas horas the balloon was inflated in a few hours2. [pierna, mano] to swell (up);se me ha hinchado el brazo my arm has swollen (up)3. [persona] to get puffed up;siempre que habla de sus títulos se hincha she gets all puffed up whenever she talks about her qualificationsnos hinchamos de paella we stuffed ourselves with paella;nos hinchamos de reír we laughed ourselves silly* * *v/r1 MED swell3 figstuff o.s (de with)* * *vr1) : to swell up2) : to become conceited, to swell with pride* * *hincharse vb2. (de comida) to stuff yourself -
17 pisto
m.1 ratatouille.2 broth.3 money.4 shot of liquor, drink, dram, shot.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: pistar.* * *1 type of ratatouille\darse pisto familiar to give oneself airs* * *SM1) Esp (Culin) fried vegetable hash, ratatouille2)3) (=revoltijo) hotchpotch, hodgepodge (EEUU)4) LAm ** (=dinero) dough *5) And [de revólver] barrel6) Méx ** (=trago) shot of liquor *7) † (=caldo de pollo) chicken broth8) †- a pistos* * *= ratatouille.Ex. Traditional ratatouille ingredients -- eggplant, tomatoes, zucchini, onion, bell peppers and fresh herbs -- are even better when tossed as a salad!.* * *= ratatouille.Ex: Traditional ratatouille ingredients -- eggplant, tomatoes, zucchini, onion, bell peppers and fresh herbs -- are even better when tossed as a salad!.
* * *darse pisto ( Esp fam) (presumir) to swank around ( colloq), to be full of oneself ( colloq) (al hablar) to shoot one's mouth off* * *
pisto m Culin ratatouille
♦ Locuciones: pey darse pisto, to think a lot of oneself
' pisto' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
escalfada
- escalfado
English:
ratatouille
* * *pisto nm1. [guiso] ratatouille2. CompEsp Famdarse pisto to show off;tirarse el pisto to mouth off* * *m2 C.Am., Méx fam ( dinero) cash, dough fam3:darse pisto give o.s. airs -
18 sabroso
adj.tasty, luscious, savory, flavorsome.* * *► adjetivo1 (con mucho sabor) tasty, delicious2 (agradable) pleasant, delightful* * *ADJ1) [comida] tasty, delicious2) (=agradable) [libro] solid, meaty; [oferta] substantial; [sueldo] fat3) [broma, historia] racy, daring6) Méx (=fanfarrón) bigheaded, stuck-up ** * *- sa adjetivo1) < comida> tasty, delicious; <chisme/historia> spicy (colloq), juicy (colloq)2)a) (AmL fam) ( agradable) <música/ritmo> pleasant, nice; <clima/agua> beautifulb) (Andes fam) < persona> lively, fun* * *= palatable, delicious, savoury [savory, -USA], juicy [juicier -comp., juiciest -sup.], tasty [tastier -comp., tastiest -sup.], scrumptious, flavourful [flavorful, -USA], full-flavoured [full-flavored, -USA], yummy [yummier -comp., yummiest -sup.].Ex. I never suggested that horseradish would make horse meat any more or less palatable, or that the user was unaware of the fact that Trilling, L. is in fact Trilling, Lionel.Ex. This cookbook is designed to help teachers and librarians engage in beneficial collaborations to bring reading to the lips of students in new and ' delicious' ways.Ex. The majority of the essays concentrate on the fascination that the dance and music traditions have provoked through their savory mix of passion and melancholia.Ex. The stories are told in the breathless voice of a gossip, full of juicy tidbits, and a shrewd understanding of what makes one life connect to another.Ex. Some tasty ready-made sarnies you can buy in shops are so full of salt they should have a health warning, says a group of experts.Ex. They then went to a rather dainty little Italian restaurant where they ate a scrumptious meal and drank a bottle of wine.Ex. Our testing found that gently pounding individual stalks released the delicate, perfumed and flavorful oils of the lemongrass.Ex. Full-flavoured, deliciously sweet and tender, British asparagus is regularly described as the 'best in the world'.Ex. This yummy and mellow fruit is full of phytonutrients, helps fight chronic disease and improves memory and learning.----* hacer más sabroso = pep up.* sabrosa suma de dinero, una = handsome sum of money, a.* * *- sa adjetivo1) < comida> tasty, delicious; <chisme/historia> spicy (colloq), juicy (colloq)2)a) (AmL fam) ( agradable) <música/ritmo> pleasant, nice; <clima/agua> beautifulb) (Andes fam) < persona> lively, fun* * *= palatable, delicious, savoury [savory, -USA], juicy [juicier -comp., juiciest -sup.], tasty [tastier -comp., tastiest -sup.], scrumptious, flavourful [flavorful, -USA], full-flavoured [full-flavored, -USA], yummy [yummier -comp., yummiest -sup.].Ex: I never suggested that horseradish would make horse meat any more or less palatable, or that the user was unaware of the fact that Trilling, L. is in fact Trilling, Lionel.
Ex: This cookbook is designed to help teachers and librarians engage in beneficial collaborations to bring reading to the lips of students in new and ' delicious' ways.Ex: The majority of the essays concentrate on the fascination that the dance and music traditions have provoked through their savory mix of passion and melancholia.Ex: The stories are told in the breathless voice of a gossip, full of juicy tidbits, and a shrewd understanding of what makes one life connect to another.Ex: Some tasty ready-made sarnies you can buy in shops are so full of salt they should have a health warning, says a group of experts.Ex: They then went to a rather dainty little Italian restaurant where they ate a scrumptious meal and drank a bottle of wine.Ex: Our testing found that gently pounding individual stalks released the delicate, perfumed and flavorful oils of the lemongrass.Ex: Full-flavoured, deliciously sweet and tender, British asparagus is regularly described as the 'best in the world'.Ex: This yummy and mellow fruit is full of phytonutrients, helps fight chronic disease and improves memory and learning.* hacer más sabroso = pep up.* sabrosa suma de dinero, una = handsome sum of money, a.* * *A1 ‹comida› tasty, deliciousBme eché una siesta sabrosa I had a lovely o wonderful nap ( colloq)C* * *
sabroso◊ -sa adjetivo
1 ‹ comida› tasty, delicious;
‹chisme/historia› spicy (colloq), juicy (colloq)
2 (AmL fam) ( agradable) ‹música/ritmo› pleasant, nice;
‹clima/agua› beautiful
sabroso,-a adjetivo
1 (un alimento, una bebida) tasty
2 (cuantioso, importante) a la muerte de su padre, ha heredado una sabrosa suma, she inherited a large sum of money on the death of her father
3 fam (una anécdota, etc) juicy: me han contado una anécdota muy sabrosa, I've heard a juicy bit of gossip
4 (ligeramente salado) el guiso te ha salido algo sabroso, the stew has turned out to be a bit salty
' sabroso' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
añales
- buena
- bueno
- exquisita
- exquisito
- rica
- rico
- sabrosa
- par
- relamerse
English:
gossip
- savory
- savoury
- tasty
- juicy
- spicy
* * *sabroso, -a♦ adj1. [gustoso] tasty2. [sustancioso] tidy, considerable3. [comentario] [gracioso] juicy, tasty4. [malicioso] mischievous5. Carib, Col, Méx [grato] pleasant, nice;tu compañía es muy sabrosa you're very good company6. Carib, Col, Méx [entretenido] entertaining;su último libro es sabroso his latest book is entertaining o is a good read;nadar es muy sabroso swimming is good fun7. Carib, Col, Méx [contagioso] contagious;tiene una risa sabrosa she has a contagious laugh;ese ritmo es muy sabroso that beat is very catchy♦ advCarib, Col, Méx1. [en forma, bien] on form;hoy me siento sabroso I'm feeling good o on form today2. [con habilidad] well;juega muy sabroso she plays very well;baila sabroso he's a good dancer* * *adj1 comida tasty; figconversación juicy2 L.Am. ( agradable) nice, pleasant* * *sabroso, -sa adj1) rico: delicious, tasty2) agradable: pleasant, nice, lovely* * * -
19 cabezón
adj.1 stubborn, headstrong.2 big-headed, heady.m.stubborn person.* * *► adjetivo1 familiar (de cabeza grande) with a big head► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 familiar (de cabeza grande) person with a big head* * *1. ADJ1) * (=cabezudo) bigheaded, with a big head; (=terco) pigheaded2) [vino] heady2. SM1) * (=cabeza) big head2) (Cos) hole for the head3) (=cuello) collar band* * *Ia) (fam) ( terco) pigheaded (colloq)b) (fam) ( de cabeza grande)c) < vino> headyIIeres un cabezón! — you're so pigheaded! (colloq)
* * *Ia) (fam) ( terco) pigheaded (colloq)b) (fam) ( de cabeza grande)c) < vino> headyIIeres un cabezón! — you're so pigheaded! (colloq)
* * *A2 ( fam)(de cabeza grande): un chico cabezón a boy with a big head¡qué cabezón es! what a big head he has!3 ‹vino› headymasculine, feminine( fam):¡eres un cabezón! you're so pigheaded! ( colloq)* * *
cabezón◊ - zona adjetivo
b) (fam) ( de cabeza grande):◊ ¡qué cabezón es! what a big head he has!
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino (fam):◊ ¡eres un cabezón! you're so pigheaded! (colloq)
cabezón,-a
I adjetivo
1 fam (obstinado, terco) pig-headed, bull-headed
2 (de cabeza grande) with a big head
3 (que produce resaca) este vino es muy cabezón, this wine is very heady
II sustantivo masculino y femenino
1 (testarudo) big head, pig-headed person
' cabezón' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cabezona
- burro
- cabezota
* * *cabezón, -ona♦ adj¡qué cabezón eres! you're so pigheaded o stubborn!♦ nm,f[terco] pigheaded o stubborn person♦ nmCol [remolino] eddy* * *I adj:mi hermana es muy cabezona my sister has a very large head; fig my sister is very pigheadedII m large head:es un cabezón he’s so pigheaded* * *1) : having a big head2) : pigheaded, stubborn -
20 ensoberbecer
v.1 to fill with pride.2 to make arrogant, to make proud, to make conceited, to make bigheaded.* * *1 to make arrogant, make conceited1 to become arrogant* * *1.2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo (liter) to make... arrogant o haughty2.ensoberbecerse v pron to become arrogant o proud o haughty* * *1.verbo transitivo (liter) to make... arrogant o haughty2.ensoberbecerse v pron to become arrogant o proud o haughty* * *ensoberbecer [E3 ]vt( liter); to make … arrogant o haughtyto become arrogant o proud o haughty* * *♦ vtto fill with pride
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