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1 pijo
► adjetivo1 familiar posh► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 tabú prick————————1 tabú prick* * *pijo, -a1. ADJ *1) [persona, ropa, discoteca] posh2) (=tonto) stupid2. SM / F *1) (=niño bien) spoilt brat, spoilt rich kid2) (=tonto) berk *, twit *, jerk (EEUU) *3. SM1) Esp *** (=pene) prick ***2) **- ¿qué pijos haces aquí?* * *I- ja adjetivo (Esp fam & pey) <persona/moda/lugar> posh (colloq & pej)II- ja masculino, femenino (Esp fam & pey) rich kid (colloq & pej)* * *= preppy [preppier -comp., preppiest -sup.], posh [posher -comp., poshest -sup.], preppy [preppie], swanky [swankier -comp., swankiest -sup.].Ex. Of tobacco-using students, 46% wore preppy or trendy clothing & 90% exhibited a cheerful facial expression.Ex. She entered the 'in-crowd' when she was hired by a posh country club and befriended the charismatic leader of a clique of wealthy college students.Ex. Modern preppies try to be assholes, probably because they think it's cool, and never quite make it.Ex. Sitting on a tailgate drinking a beer with a good friend can be better than going to a swanky martini bar, especially if you know where the good country roads are.----* mamá pija y tía buena = yummy mummy.* * *I- ja adjetivo (Esp fam & pey) <persona/moda/lugar> posh (colloq & pej)II- ja masculino, femenino (Esp fam & pey) rich kid (colloq & pej)* * *= preppy [preppier -comp., preppiest -sup.], posh [posher -comp., poshest -sup.], preppy [preppie], swanky [swankier -comp., swankiest -sup.].Ex: Of tobacco-using students, 46% wore preppy or trendy clothing & 90% exhibited a cheerful facial expression.
Ex: She entered the 'in-crowd' when she was hired by a posh country club and befriended the charismatic leader of a clique of wealthy college students.Ex: Modern preppies try to be assholes, probably because they think it's cool, and never quite make it.Ex: Sitting on a tailgate drinking a beer with a good friend can be better than going to a swanky martini bar, especially if you know where the good country roads are.* mamá pija y tía buena = yummy mummy.* * *( Esp fam pey) ‹persona› posh ( colloq pej), stuck-up ( colloq pej); ‹moda/lugar› posh ( colloq pej)masculine, feminine* * *
pijo◊ -ja adjetivo (Esp fam &
pey) ‹persona/moda/lugar› posh (colloq & pej)
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino (Esp fam & pey) rich kid (colloq & pej)
pijo,-a fam, pey
I adjetivo posh, snooty
II sustantivo masculino y femenino rich kid, spoilt brat
' pijo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
pija
- pije
English:
posh
- preppy
- swanky
* * *pijo, -a Esp♦ adjFam Pey1. [esnob] [persona] = who speaks and dresses in an affected way;llevaba una chaqueta muy pija he was wearing a typical rich kid jacket;tenía un acento muy pijo he spoke with the affected accent of a trendy youth2. [refinado] posh♦ nm,fFam Pey [persona] = person who speaks and dresses in an affected way♦ nmmuy Fam [pene] prick, cock* * *I adj poshpersona rich kid fam* * *pijo1 adj poshpijo2 n rich kid -
2 lujoso
adj.luxurious, lavish, deluxe, plush.* * *► adjetivo1 luxurious* * *(f. - lujosa)adj.* * *ADJ1) (=fastuoso) luxurious2) (=profuso) profuse* * *- sa adjetivo luxurious* * *= lavish, lavish, sumptuous, luxurious, swanky [swankier -comp., swankiest -sup.], plush.Ex. Library staffing levels were lavish and opening hours long.Ex. Despite the proliferation of biographies aimed at young adults which have lavish illustrations, easy-to-read print and attractive layout, most of them are lifeless and mediocre.Ex. Again, the convoy of 80 coaches, headed by a police escort, transported approximately 2800 conference participants to a sumptuous banquet.Ex. The book has been described as 'an essay with illustrations' and a ' luxurious collector's edition'.Ex. Sitting on a tailgate drinking a beer with a good friend can be better than going to a swanky martini bar, especially if you know where the good country roads are.Ex. She was a beautiful woman living in a plush residence in Mayfair and notorious for her loose life.* * *- sa adjetivo luxurious* * *= lavish, lavish, sumptuous, luxurious, swanky [swankier -comp., swankiest -sup.], plush.Ex: Library staffing levels were lavish and opening hours long.
Ex: Despite the proliferation of biographies aimed at young adults which have lavish illustrations, easy-to-read print and attractive layout, most of them are lifeless and mediocre.Ex: Again, the convoy of 80 coaches, headed by a police escort, transported approximately 2800 conference participants to a sumptuous banquet.Ex: The book has been described as 'an essay with illustrations' and a ' luxurious collector's edition'.Ex: Sitting on a tailgate drinking a beer with a good friend can be better than going to a swanky martini bar, especially if you know where the good country roads are.Ex: She was a beautiful woman living in a plush residence in Mayfair and notorious for her loose life.* * *lujoso -saluxurious* * *
lujoso◊ -sa adjetivo
luxurious
lujoso,-a adjetivo luxurious
' lujoso' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
lujosa
English:
extravagant
- gracious
- lavish
- luxurious
- palatial
- penthouse
- plush
- posh
- ritzy
- fancy
- rich
- sumptuous
* * *lujoso, -a adjluxurious* * *adj luxurious* * *lujoso, -sa adj: luxurious* * *lujoso adj luxurious -
3 ostentoso
adj.1 vain, presumptuous, show-off.2 ostentatious, flash, flashy, show-off.3 ostentatious, pretentious.* * *► adjetivo1 ostentatious* * *ADJ ostentatious* * *- sa adjetivo ostentatious* * *= gaudy [gaudier -comp., gaudiest -sup.], glitzy, splashy, flashy [flashier -comp., flashiest -sup.], flamboyant, garish, lurid, swanky [swankier -comp., swankiest -sup.], ostentatious.Ex. Less gaudy techniques are usually in the end more successful.Ex. The article has the title 'Censorship, negative criticism, glitzy trends, growing publisher output, and other shadows on the landscape of children's book reviewing'.Ex. Big, splashy promotions work if the books themselves work, and the responsibility for that lies with the editor.Ex. In contrast to the sophisticated use of multimedia, the use of ' flashy' multimedia elements did not have any instructional value.Ex. Nathan was known for being the most flamboyant DJ in the area.Ex. Some of the streets transform at night with garish neon lights and red lanterns signifying houses of pleasure.Ex. When she discovered vintage comics and their lurid covers, she went nuts.Ex. Sitting on a tailgate drinking a beer with a good friend can be better than going to a swanky martini bar, especially if you know where the good country roads are.Ex. Then came the time when ostentatious opulence was replaced with a subtler, but no less striking design style.* * *- sa adjetivo ostentatious* * *= gaudy [gaudier -comp., gaudiest -sup.], glitzy, splashy, flashy [flashier -comp., flashiest -sup.], flamboyant, garish, lurid, swanky [swankier -comp., swankiest -sup.], ostentatious.Ex: Less gaudy techniques are usually in the end more successful.
Ex: The article has the title 'Censorship, negative criticism, glitzy trends, growing publisher output, and other shadows on the landscape of children's book reviewing'.Ex: Big, splashy promotions work if the books themselves work, and the responsibility for that lies with the editor.Ex: In contrast to the sophisticated use of multimedia, the use of ' flashy' multimedia elements did not have any instructional value.Ex: Nathan was known for being the most flamboyant DJ in the area.Ex: Some of the streets transform at night with garish neon lights and red lanterns signifying houses of pleasure.Ex: When she discovered vintage comics and their lurid covers, she went nuts.Ex: Sitting on a tailgate drinking a beer with a good friend can be better than going to a swanky martini bar, especially if you know where the good country roads are.Ex: Then came the time when ostentatious opulence was replaced with a subtler, but no less striking design style.* * *ostentoso -saostentatious* * *
ostentoso◊ -sa adjetivo
ostentatious
ostentoso,-a adjetivo ostentatious
' ostentoso' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
llamativa
- llamativo
- ostentosa
- exhibicionista
- pomposo
English:
grandiose
- ostentatious
* * *ostentoso, -a adjostentatious* * *adj ostentatious* * *ostentoso, -sa adj: ostentatious, showy♦ ostentosamente adv -
4 fulero
► adjetivo1 cheating, crooked► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 cheater* * *fulero, -a1. ADJ1) [objeto] (=inútil) useless; (=malo) shoddy, cheap, poor-quality; (=falso) sham, bogus2) [persona] (=astuto) sly; (=embustero) lying; (=torpe) blundering, incompetent; (=tramposo) cheating, deceitful2.SM / F (=astuto) clever clogs *; (=embustero) liar; (=torpe) blunderer; (=tramposo) cheat* * *I- ra adjetivo1)a) (fam) ( de mala calidad) shoddy, poorb) (fam) ( falso) phoney (colloq)c) (RPl fam) ( feo) ugly2)a) (Esp fam) (mentiroso, tramposo)es muy fulero — ( mentiroso) he's such a liar; ( tramposo) he's full of tricks; ( en el juego) he's such a cheat
b) (fam) ( chapucero)un trabajo fulero — a botched job (colloq)
3) (Col fam) ( presumido) swanky (colloq)II- ra masculino, femenino ( en el juego) cheat* * *I- ra adjetivo1)a) (fam) ( de mala calidad) shoddy, poorb) (fam) ( falso) phoney (colloq)c) (RPl fam) ( feo) ugly2)a) (Esp fam) (mentiroso, tramposo)es muy fulero — ( mentiroso) he's such a liar; ( tramposo) he's full of tricks; ( en el juego) he's such a cheat
b) (fam) ( chapucero)un trabajo fulero — a botched job (colloq)
3) (Col fam) ( presumido) swanky (colloq)II- ra masculino, femenino ( en el juego) cheat* * *A1 ( fam) (de mala calidad) ‹tela› shoddy, poor; ‹vino› ropey ( colloq); ‹restaurante› cheesy ( AmE colloq), naff ( BrE colloq)B1( Esp fam) (mentiroso, tramposo): es muy fulero (mentiroso) he's such a liar, he's always lying; (tramposo) he's full of tricks, he's always up to some trick or other ( colloq); (en el juego) he's such a cheat, he's always cheating2 ( fam)un carpintero fulero a carpenter who doesn't do things properly o ( colloq) who botches thingsun conde fulero a bogus o phoney countuna rubia fulera a bottle-blondemasculine, feminineA2 ( fam)* * *fulero, -a Fam♦ adj1. [chapucero] shoddy2. [malo] cheap (and nasty);un reloj fulero a cheap watch5. RP [feo] ugly6. RP [complicado] tricky;la situación está fulera it's a tricky situation♦ nm,f1. [tramposo] cheating so-and-so2. [mentiroso] lying so-and-so* * *adj shoddy, slapdash -
5 bar de copas
(n.) = martini barEx. Sitting on a tailgate drinking a beer with a good friend can be better than going to a swanky martini bar, especially if you know where the good country roads are.* * *(n.) = martini barEx: Sitting on a tailgate drinking a beer with a good friend can be better than going to a swanky martini bar, especially if you know where the good country roads are.
* * *nightclub -
6 camino rural
m.country road, country lane.* * *(n.) = country lane, country roadEx. To get there we again ventured deep into country lanes.Ex. Sitting on a tailgate drinking a beer with a good friend can be better than going to a swanky martini bar, especially if you know where the good country roads are.* * *(n.) = country lane, country roadEx: To get there we again ventured deep into country lanes.
Ex: Sitting on a tailgate drinking a beer with a good friend can be better than going to a swanky martini bar, especially if you know where the good country roads are.* * *country road -
7 camino vecinal
m.1 municipal road, bridle path, country road.2 by-road.* * *country road* * ** * *(n.) = country road, minor road, back roadEx. Sitting on a tailgate drinking a beer with a good friend can be better than going to a swanky martini bar, especially if you know where the good country roads are.Ex. The verges of these minor roads have had, in some cases, hundreds of years for native flora to become established.Ex. This area is renowned for biking with lots of back roads winding their way through covered bridges and past historic buildings.* * ** * *(n.) = country road, minor road, back roadEx: Sitting on a tailgate drinking a beer with a good friend can be better than going to a swanky martini bar, especially if you know where the good country roads are.
Ex: The verges of these minor roads have had, in some cases, hundreds of years for native flora to become established.Ex: This area is renowned for biking with lots of back roads winding their way through covered bridges and past historic buildings.* * *minor road -
8 carretera rural
f.rural road.* * *(n.) = country roadEx. Sitting on a tailgate drinking a beer with a good friend can be better than going to a swanky martini bar, especially if you know where the good country roads are.* * *(n.) = country roadEx: Sitting on a tailgate drinking a beer with a good friend can be better than going to a swanky martini bar, especially if you know where the good country roads are.
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9 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 -
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 fachendoso
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12 chic
adj.chic.m.chic.* * *1 chic* * *1.ADJ INV chic, smart2.SM elegance* * *I [ʃik, tʃik]adjetivo invariable chic, fashionableII [ʃik, tʃik]masculino chic* * *= chic, voguish.Ex. From the chic Princes Square and the monumental St Enoch Centre to the magnificent Buchanan Galleries, shopping is an essential part of the Glasgow experience.Ex. Wearing a wedding gown from a charity shop is very voguish right now.* * *I [ʃik, tʃik]adjetivo invariable chic, fashionableII [ʃik, tʃik]masculino chic* * *= chic, voguish.Ex: From the chic Princes Square and the monumental St Enoch Centre to the magnificent Buchanan Galleries, shopping is an essential part of the Glasgow experience.
Ex: Wearing a wedding gown from a charity shop is very voguish right now.* * *chic1/ʃik, tʃik/chic, fashionablechic2/ʃik, tʃik/chicla mujer latina tiene chic Latin women are very chicse viste con mucho chic she dresses very stylishly o chicly o with great chic* * *
chic /ʃik/, /tʃik/ adjetivo invariable
chic, fashionable
■ sustantivo masculino
chic;
' chic' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
paquete
English:
chic
- swanky
* * *♦ adj invchic♦ nmchic;Juan tiene mucho chic Juan is really chic* * *m chic* * *chic adj & nm: chic -
13 fardón
adj.showy.m.show-off, boaster.* * *► adjetivo1 argot classy, flash* * *fardón, -ona *1. ADJ1) [objeto] (=con clase) classy *, posh; (=precioso) nice, great *2) (=elegante) [ropa] natty *; [persona] nattily dressed *3) (=vanidoso) stuck-up *, swanky *2.SM / F show-off ** * *I- dona adjetivo (Esp fam)b) <coche/ropa> showy (colloq), classy (colloq)II* * *= show-off, showboat.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.* * *I- dona adjetivo (Esp fam)b) <coche/ropa> showy (colloq), classy (colloq)II* * *= show-off, showboat.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.* * *masculine, feminine* * *♦ adj2. [vistoso]¡qué gafas más fardonas! those glasses will really get you noticed!♦ nm,fshow-off -
14 postín
m.prestige.* * *\darse postín familiar to put on airs* * *masculino (Esp)de postín — smart; < restaurante> plush, smart; < zona> smart, posh (colloq)
* * *----* de postín = plush.* * *masculino (Esp)de postín — smart; < restaurante> plush, smart; < zona> smart, posh (colloq)
* * ** de postín = plush.* * *( Esp)una profesión con mucho postín a very prestigious professionde postín smartsólo frecuenta los restaurantes de postín she only goes to plush o smart restaurantsvive en una zona de mucho postín he lives in a very smart o ( colloq) posh areadarse postín ( Esp); to show off, to give oneself airs and graces, to think one is important* * *
postín m fam conceit, airs, boasting, showing-off
darse postín, to show off, to put on airs
de postín, posh, swanky
* * *postín nm1. [distinción] cachet;de postín posh;fue una boda de postín it was a posh o fancy wedding2. [presunción] showiness;darse postín to show off;lleva una vida de postín she lives flashily* * *m:una vida de postín a life of ease;darse postín show off -
15 tufo
m.1 stench, foul smell (informal) (mal olor).2 vapor.3 stink, stench, reek.* * *1 (mal olor) pong, foul smell, stink2 (emanación) fume, vapour (US vapor)* * *ISM1) (=emanación) fumes pl2) (=hedor) [gen] stink; [de cuarto] fugIItener tufos — to be swanky *, be conceited
SM (=rizo) curl, sidelock* * *a) (fam) (olor - a sucio, podrido) stink (colloq); (- a cerrado)b) (fam) (gas, humo) fumes (pl)* * *= stench, pestilence, whiff, fug.Ex. The stench was unbearable.Ex. Much of what lies before our eyes today like a tongue of fire -- animal pestilences and the poisoning of our foodstuffs -- was already announced many years ago.Ex. Some people are oblivious to the odor in the locker room after a game, while others wrinkle their noses at the slightest whiff of sweat.Ex. Pork scratchings behind the bar, a well-used dartboard in the corner and a fug of smoke hanging over the tables are all hallmarks of the traditional English pub.* * *a) (fam) (olor - a sucio, podrido) stink (colloq); (- a cerrado)b) (fam) (gas, humo) fumes (pl)* * *= stench, pestilence, whiff, fug.Ex: The stench was unbearable.
Ex: Much of what lies before our eyes today like a tongue of fire -- animal pestilences and the poisoning of our foodstuffs -- was already announced many years ago.Ex: Some people are oblivious to the odor in the locker room after a game, while others wrinkle their noses at the slightest whiff of sweat.Ex: Pork scratchings behind the bar, a well-used dartboard in the corner and a fug of smoke hanging over the tables are all hallmarks of the traditional English pub.* * *(— a cerrado): abre la ventana, en esta habitación hay un tufo horrible open the window, it smells really stuffy in this roomllegó con un tufo a vino tremendo he arrived reeking of wine ( colloq)el tufillo de corrupción the stink of corruption* * *
tufo sustantivo masculino (fam) ( olor — a sucio, podrido) stink (colloq);
(— a cerrado):
tufo sustantivo masculino
1 (de un tubo de escape) fumes pl
(mal olor) stink
2 fam pey sus opiniones tienen un tufo racista, his opinions have a nasty whiff of racism
' tufo' also found in these entries:
English:
reek
* * *tufo nmhay un tufo a sudor horrible there's a foul smell of sweat2. [emanación] fumes3. Fam [aire sospechoso]desconfiaba del tufo clerical de sus palabras I distrusted the clerical undertones of his remarks;una decisión con un cierto tufo electoralista a decision that smacks of electioneering* * *tufo nm1) : fume, vapor* * *tufo n stink -
16 encopetado
adj.1 brimming, full.2 haughty, conceited.3 high-hat, snob.4 posh, grand, toff, toffish.past part.past participle of spanish verb: encopetar.* * *► adjetivo1 figurado (presumido) conceited, haughty, stuck-up2 figurado (de clase alta) upper-class* * *ADJ1) (=emperifollado) dressed to the nines *2) (=señorial) posh *, grand3) (=altanero) haughty* * *- da adjetivo (fam & pey) grand, posh (BrE colloq)* * *- da adjetivo (fam & pey) grand, posh (BrE colloq)* * *encopetado -da* * *encopetado, -a adjPey [de clase alta] posh, swanky; [presuntuoso] snooty, snobby* * *adj grand, Br tbposh fam -
17 pituco
I- ca adjetivo (CS, Per fam)a) ( elegante) posh (colloq)¿adónde vas tan pituca? — where are you going dressed up in that posh gear? (colloq)
b) ( engreído) snooty (colloq), stuck-up (colloq)II- ca masculino, femenino (CS, Per fam) snob* * *I- ca adjetivo (CS, Per fam)a) ( elegante) posh (colloq)¿adónde vas tan pituca? — where are you going dressed up in that posh gear? (colloq)
b) ( engreído) snooty (colloq), stuck-up (colloq)II- ca masculino, femenino (CS, Per fam) snob* * *(CS, Per fam)1 (elegante) posh ( colloq)¿adónde vas tan pituca? where are you going dressed up in that posh gear? ( colloq)masculine, feminine(CS, Per fam) snobla suegra es una pituca asquerosa his mother-in-law is a real snob o ( vulg) a stuck-up cowlos pitucos que van a ese club the snobs who go to that club* * *
pituco◊ -ca adjetivo (CS, Per fam)
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino (CS, Per fam)◊ es un pituco he's stuck-up (colloq)
' pituco' also found in these entries:
English:
posh
- swanky
* * *♦ adj1. [elegante] posh2. [engreído] snobby♦ nm,fsnob -
18 pinturero
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19 de moda ostentosa
• showy• swanky -
20 ostentoso
• boastful• flashlight• flask• ostentatious• presumptuous• showy• swanky• tawdrily• tawny
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