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1 que tiene cosquillas
• ticklish -
2 cosquillas
f.pl.tickles, tickling.pres.indicat.2nd person singular (tú) present indicative of spanish verb: cosquillar.* * *1 tickling sing\hacer cosquillas a alguien to tickle somebodytener cosquillas to be ticklishbuscarle las cosquillas a alguien familiar to needle somebody, annoy somebody* * *SFPL tickling, tickling sensation* * *femenino plural¿tienes cosquillas? — are you ticklish?
buscarle las cosquillas a alguien — to rile o annoy somebody
* * *----* hacer cosquillas = tickle.* * *femenino plural¿tienes cosquillas? — are you ticklish?
buscarle las cosquillas a alguien — to rile o annoy somebody
* * ** hacer cosquillas = tickle.* * *no le hagas cosquillas don't tickle him¿tienes cosquillas? are you ticklish?la hierba le daba cosquillas en la planta de los pies the grass tickled the soles of her feetbuscarle las cosquillas a algn to rile o annoy sb* * *
cosquillas sustantivo femenino plural:
tener cosquillas to be ticklish
cosquillas fpl tickling sing
hacerle cosquillas a alguien, to tickle sb
tener cosquillas, to be ticklish
♦ Locuciones: buscarle las cosquillas a alguien, to try to annoy sb
' cosquillas' also found in these entries:
English:
tickle
- ticklish
* * *cosquillas nfplhacer cosquillas to tickle;tener cosquillas to be ticklish;buscarle las cosquillas a alguien to irritate sb, Br to wind sb up* * *fpl:hacer cosquillas a alguien tickle s.o.;tener cosquillas be ticklish;buscarle las cosquillas a alguien annoy s.o.* * *cosquillas nfpl1) : tickling2)hacer cosquillas : to tickle* * *cosquillas npl -
3 cosquilloso
adj.1 ticklish.2 susceptible, easily offended.3 touchy, easily offended.* * *► adjetivo1 ticklish* * *ADJ1) (=que tiene cosquillas) ticklish2) (=quisquilloso) touchy, prickly ** * *cosquilloso -sa1 (que tiene cosquillas) ticklish2 (susceptible) touchy* * *cosquilloso, -a, cosquilludo, -a adjAm Fam ticklish* * *adj ticklish; figtouchy* * *cosquilloso, -sa adj: ticklish -
4 delicado
adj.1 delicate, frail, breakable, fragile.2 touch-and-go, delicate, sensible.3 finicky, overparticular about trivial details, fiddly, pernickety.* * *► adjetivo2 (difícil) delicate, difficult3 (enfermizo) frail, delicate4 (frágil) fragile5 (exigente) fussy, fastidious, hard to please6 (cortés) refined, polite7 (muy sensible) hypersensitive, extremely sensitive\manjar delicado delicacy* * *(f. - delicada)adj.1) delicate2) fine3) ill4) sensitive5) tactful* * *ADJ1) (=suave) [tejido, piel] delicate; [tela] fine; [color] soft2) (=frágil) [máquina] sensitive; [salud] delicate3) (=fino) [rasgos] delicate, fine; [gusto] delicate, subtle4) (=difícil) [situación] delicate, tricky; [punto] sore; [tema] delicate5) [persona] (=difícil de contentar) hard to please, fussy; (=sensible) hypersensitive; (=discreto) tactful; (=atento) considerate* * *- da adjetivo1) ( fino) <rasgos/manos> delicate; < sabor> delicate, subtle; <lenguaje/modales> refined2)a) ( que requiere cuidados) <cerámica/cristal> fragile; < tela> delicate; < piel> sensitiveprendas delicadas — delicates, delicate garments
b) ( refiriéndose a la salud) delicatetiene el corazón delicado — he has a weak o bad heart
3) <asunto/cuestión/tema> delicate, sensitive; < situación> delicate, tricky4)a) ( melindroso) delicate, fussyb) ( susceptible) touchy* * *= gentle [gentler -comp., gentlest -sup.], sensitive, tricky [trickier -comp., trickiest -sup.], delicate, ticklish, awkward, choosy [choosey] [choosier -comp., choosiest -sup.], touchy, frail, tender [tenderer -comp., tenderest -sup.], dainty [daintier -comp., daintiest -sup.], lissom(e), fragile, fussy [fussier -comp., fussiest -sup.], picky [pickier -comp., pickiest -sup.].Ex. Melanie Stanton broke into a gentle laugh as she recalled him executing a shuffling fandango and announcing mischievously, 'Women in the SLA, get ready, here I come!'.Ex. Numerous different models are available, ranging from models where communication is via a heat sensitive screen, through to terminals linked to an outside computer by a telephone line.Ex. Bertrand Russell has written a great deal of sense about the tricky problem of individual liberty and achievement and its relationship to government control.Ex. Despite the incompetence of most eighteenth-century block-makers, woodcuts never quite disappeared, and they returned to favour in the delicate form called 'wood-engraving' at the end of the hand-press period.Ex. The vast majority of management problems, even those which seem at first glance to be wholly planning or organizing or controlling problems, usually turn out to be bristling with ticklish human relations problems.Ex. Access is impaired by archaic, awkward, or simply strange headings that most normal persons would never look for on their first try.Ex. I became a hungry reader who was not choosy at all about the food.Ex. Censorship is a touchy subject with prison librarians.Ex. Previous research has demonstrated that frail elderly living in subsidized high-rise apartments have greater unmet needs than elderly who reside in traditional community housing.Ex. A single drawing can have a highly emotional impact and can be effective as either a heavy, bold statement or a tender reminder.Ex. They then went to a rather dainty little Italian restaurant where they ate a scrumptious meal and drank a bottle of wine.Ex. She is not just lissome and beautiful, but also cultured, artful, expressive, and energetic.Ex. The material which carries the message is fragile.Ex. Librarians are expected, by their popular media image, to be fussy, nit-picking, pedants.Ex. If by chance she gets close to a boy that she likes she suddenly get very picky and think of all his negative points.----* asunto delicado = sore subject, sore spot, sore point, sensitive issue, hot potato.* pregunta delicada = awkward question.* ser muy delicado con la comida = be a picky eater.* ser muy delicado para comer = be a picky eater.* tejido muy delicado = gossamer.* tema delicado = sore subject, sore spot, sore point, sensitive issue, hot potato.* * *- da adjetivo1) ( fino) <rasgos/manos> delicate; < sabor> delicate, subtle; <lenguaje/modales> refined2)a) ( que requiere cuidados) <cerámica/cristal> fragile; < tela> delicate; < piel> sensitiveprendas delicadas — delicates, delicate garments
b) ( refiriéndose a la salud) delicatetiene el corazón delicado — he has a weak o bad heart
3) <asunto/cuestión/tema> delicate, sensitive; < situación> delicate, tricky4)a) ( melindroso) delicate, fussyb) ( susceptible) touchy* * *= gentle [gentler -comp., gentlest -sup.], sensitive, tricky [trickier -comp., trickiest -sup.], delicate, ticklish, awkward, choosy [choosey] [choosier -comp., choosiest -sup.], touchy, frail, tender [tenderer -comp., tenderest -sup.], dainty [daintier -comp., daintiest -sup.], lissom(e), fragile, fussy [fussier -comp., fussiest -sup.], picky [pickier -comp., pickiest -sup.].Ex: Melanie Stanton broke into a gentle laugh as she recalled him executing a shuffling fandango and announcing mischievously, 'Women in the SLA, get ready, here I come!'.
Ex: Numerous different models are available, ranging from models where communication is via a heat sensitive screen, through to terminals linked to an outside computer by a telephone line.Ex: Bertrand Russell has written a great deal of sense about the tricky problem of individual liberty and achievement and its relationship to government control.Ex: Despite the incompetence of most eighteenth-century block-makers, woodcuts never quite disappeared, and they returned to favour in the delicate form called 'wood-engraving' at the end of the hand-press period.Ex: The vast majority of management problems, even those which seem at first glance to be wholly planning or organizing or controlling problems, usually turn out to be bristling with ticklish human relations problems.Ex: Access is impaired by archaic, awkward, or simply strange headings that most normal persons would never look for on their first try.Ex: I became a hungry reader who was not choosy at all about the food.Ex: Censorship is a touchy subject with prison librarians.Ex: Previous research has demonstrated that frail elderly living in subsidized high-rise apartments have greater unmet needs than elderly who reside in traditional community housing.Ex: A single drawing can have a highly emotional impact and can be effective as either a heavy, bold statement or a tender reminder.Ex: They then went to a rather dainty little Italian restaurant where they ate a scrumptious meal and drank a bottle of wine.Ex: She is not just lissome and beautiful, but also cultured, artful, expressive, and energetic.Ex: The material which carries the message is fragile.Ex: Librarians are expected, by their popular media image, to be fussy, nit-picking, pedants.Ex: If by chance she gets close to a boy that she likes she suddenly get very picky and think of all his negative points.* asunto delicado = sore subject, sore spot, sore point, sensitive issue, hot potato.* pregunta delicada = awkward question.* ser muy delicado con la comida = be a picky eater.* ser muy delicado para comer = be a picky eater.* tejido muy delicado = gossamer.* tema delicado = sore subject, sore spot, sore point, sensitive issue, hot potato.* * *delicado -daA (fino) ‹rasgos/manos› delicate; ‹sabor› delicate, subtle; ‹lenguaje/modales› refined¡qué delicada eres! ¿qué más da si está un poco quemado? you're so fussy! what does it matter if it's a little burned?B (que requiere cuidados) ‹cerámica/cristal› fragile; ‹tela› delicateprendas delicadas delicates, delicate garmentsuna crema para pieles delicadas a cream for sensitive skinla delicada piel del bebé the baby's delicate skin¡qué delicado eres! no lo dijo por molestarte don't be so touchy! he didn't mean to upset youC (refiriéndose a la salud) delicateestá delicado del estómago his stomach's a little delicatetiene el corazón delicado he has a weak o delicate o bad heartdespués de la operación quedó muy delicado he was very frail o weak after his operationD ‹asunto/cuestión/tema› delicate, sensitive; ‹situación› delicate, tricky* * *
delicado◊ -da adjetivo
1 ( fino) ‹rasgos/manos› delicate;
‹ sabor› delicate, subtle;
‹lenguaje/modales› refined
2
‹ tela› delicate;
‹ piel› sensitive
‹ corazón› weak
3 ‹asunto/cuestión/tema› delicate, sensitive;
‹ situación› delicate, tricky
4
delicado,-a adjetivo
1 (frágil, primoroso) delicate
una delicada porcelana, a delicate porcelain figure
ese jarrón es muy delicado, that vase is very fragile
2 (enfermizo) delicate: está delicada del corazón, she has a weak heart
3 (exigente) fussy, hard to please: Juan es muy delicado para la comida, Juan is a fussy eater
4 (difícil de tratar) un asunto delicado, a delicate matter
' delicado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
delicada
- dulce
- exquisita
- exquisito
- primor
- asunto
- embromado
- fregado
- jorobado
- maniático
- melindroso
- remilgón
- tema
English:
dainty
- delicate
- fine
- fragile
- frail
- picky
- sensitive
- slight
- sore
- subject
- subtle
- ticklish
- touch on
- touchy
- tricky
- awkward
- delicacy
- shaky
- subtlety
* * *delicado, -a adj1. [aroma, gesto, manos] delicate;un perfume muy delicado a very delicate perfume2. [material, objeto] delicate;piel delicada sensitive o delicate skin;loción hidratante para pieles delicadas moisturizing lotion for sensitive skin;3. [asunto, situación] delicate, tricky;una situación delicada a delicate o tricky situation4. [persona] [débil, enfermizo] weak, delicate;su estado (de salud) es delicado his condition is delicate;estar delicado de salud to have delicate health;estar delicado del corazón to have a weak heart5. [persona] [sensible] sensitive6. [educado] [persona] polite;[lenguaje, modales] refined7. [persona] [tiquismiquis] fussy, choosy, picky;es demasiado delicado para ir de camping he likes his creature comforts too much to go camping;¡no seas delicado, hay que comérselo todo! don't be so picky, you've got to eat all of it!* * *adj delicate* * *delicado, -da adj1) : delicate, fine2) : sensitive, frail3) : difficult, tricky4) : fussy, hard to please5) : tactful, considerate* * *delicado adj delicate -
5 espinoso
adj.1 prickly, thorny, spiny, briery.2 touchy, delicate.3 acanthaceous, acanthoid.m.stickleback.* * *► adjetivo1 (planta) thorny2 (pez) spiny3 figurado thorny, prickly, difficult, tricky* * *(f. - espinosa)adj.1) thorny2) difficult* * *1. ADJ1) (=con espinas) [rosal] thorny; [chumbera] prickly; [pez] bony2) [problema] knotty, thorny2.SM stickleback* * *- sa adjetivo1)a) <rosal/zarza> thorny; < cactus> pricklyb) < pescado> bony2) <problema/asunto> thorny, knotty* * *= thorny [thornier -comp., thorniest -sup.], ticklish, spiny [spinier -comp., spiniest -sup.].Ex. The article 'The comfortable pew is a thorny throne' reviews the technological, political, philosophical, professional and educational issues associated with filtering access to information.Ex. The vast majority of management problems, even those which seem at first glance to be wholly planning or organizing or controlling problems, usually turn out to be bristling with ticklish human relations problems.Ex. We are more kindred to the sea urchin, an echinoderm whose spiny brethren include starfish and sea cucumbers.----* problema espinoso = knotty problem.* tema espinoso = sore subject, sore spot, sore point.* * *- sa adjetivo1)a) <rosal/zarza> thorny; < cactus> pricklyb) < pescado> bony2) <problema/asunto> thorny, knotty* * *= thorny [thornier -comp., thorniest -sup.], ticklish, spiny [spinier -comp., spiniest -sup.].Ex: The article 'The comfortable pew is a thorny throne' reviews the technological, political, philosophical, professional and educational issues associated with filtering access to information.
Ex: The vast majority of management problems, even those which seem at first glance to be wholly planning or organizing or controlling problems, usually turn out to be bristling with ticklish human relations problems.Ex: We are more kindred to the sea urchin, an echinoderm whose spiny brethren include starfish and sea cucumbers.* problema espinoso = knotty problem.* tema espinoso = sore subject, sore spot, sore point.* * *espinoso -saA1 ‹rosal/zarza› thorny; ‹cactus› prickly2 ‹pescado› bonyB ‹problema/asunto› thorny, knotty, difficult* * *
espinoso◊ -sa adjetivo
1
‹ cactus› prickly
2 ‹problema/asunto› thorny, knotty
espinoso,-a adjetivo
1 (con espinas) prickly
2 fig (difícil) thorny, difficult: hay que tener cuidado al abordar un tema tan espinoso, we need to be careful when dealing with such a thorny subject
' espinoso' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
engorrosa
- engorroso
- espinosa
English:
knotty
- prickly
- thorny
* * *espinoso, -a♦ adj1. [planta, tallo] thorny;[cactus] prickly2. [asunto, problema, tema] thorny♦ nm[pez] three-spined stickleback* * *adj thorny, prickly; figthorny, knotty* * *espinoso, -sa adj1) : thorny, prickly2) : bony (of fish)3) : knotty, difficult -
6 estar lleno de problemas
(v.) = bristle with + problemsEx. The vast majority of management problems, even those which seem at first glance to be wholly planning or organizing or controlling problems, usually turn out to be bristling with ticklish human relations problems.* * *(v.) = bristle with + problemsEx: The vast majority of management problems, even those which seem at first glance to be wholly planning or organizing or controlling problems, usually turn out to be bristling with ticklish human relations problems.
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7 relaciones humanas
f.pl.human relations.* * *= human relations, human relationshipsEx. The vast majority of management problems, even those which seem at first glance to be wholly planning or organizing or controlling problems, usually turn out to be bristling with ticklish human relations problems.Ex. Certainly there are very serious novels which, by means of a fictitious story, have a great deal to say about human relationships and social structures.* * *= human relations, human relationshipsEx: The vast majority of management problems, even those which seem at first glance to be wholly planning or organizing or controlling problems, usually turn out to be bristling with ticklish human relations problems.
Ex: Certainly there are very serious novels which, by means of a fictitious story, have a great deal to say about human relationships and social structures. -
8 hormigueo
m.1 pins and needles.2 bustle (movimiento).3 tingling sensation, sensation of pins and needles pricking one's extremities and caused by cold or numbness, tingle, pins and needles.* * *1 pins and needles plural, tingling sensation, itching sensation2 figurado anxiety, uneasiness* * *SM1) [en el cuerpo] [al quedarse insensible] tingling; (=cosquilleo) ticklish feeling, pins and needles; [al picar] itch, itching2) (=inquietud) anxiety, uneasiness3) [de gente, animales] swarming* * *masculino pins and needles (pl), tingling* * *= tingling, pins and needles.Ex. The symptoms of anxiety can include nausea, a hot tingling feeling, extreme nervousness, a stomach ache, and sweaty palms.Ex. Abnormal nerve sensations such as pins-and-needles, burning, prickling or similar feelings are all known as 'paresthesias'.----* sentir hormigueo en la piel = tingle.* * *masculino pins and needles (pl), tingling* * *= tingling, pins and needles.Ex: The symptoms of anxiety can include nausea, a hot tingling feeling, extreme nervousness, a stomach ache, and sweaty palms.
Ex: Abnormal nerve sensations such as pins-and-needles, burning, prickling or similar feelings are all known as 'paresthesias'.* sentir hormigueo en la piel = tingle.* * *pins and needles (pl), tinglingsiento un hormigueo en la pierna I've got pins and needles o a tingling sensation in my leg* * *
Del verbo hormiguear: ( conjugate hormiguear)
hormigueo es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
hormigueó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
hormiguear
hormigueo
hormigueo sustantivo masculino
pins and needles (pl), tingling
hormiguear verbo intransitivo
1 (un brazo, un pie) to have pins and needles
2 fig (la calle, el mercado) to swarm (with people)
hormigueo sustantivo masculino
1 pins and needles pl, tingling o itching sensation: se me ha dormido la pierna y ahora tengo un hormigueo en el pie que me está volviendo loco, my leg has fallen asleep and now the itchy sensation in my foot is driving me crazy
2 (desasosiego) anxiety
' hormigueo' also found in these entries:
English:
pin
- tingle
- tingling
- tingly
* * *hormigueo nm1. [sensación] pins and needles;siento un hormigueo en las piernas I've got pins and needles in my legs;sentía un hormigueo de placer en la nuca she felt a pleasant tingling at the back of her neck2. [movimiento] bustle* * *m pins and needles pl* * *hormigueo nm1) : tingling, pins and needles pl2) : uneasiness -
9 peliagudo
adj.difficult, cumbersome, complex, intricate.* * *► adjetivo1 tricky* * *ADJ [tema] tricky* * ** * *= sticky [stickier -comp., stickiest -sup.], thorny [thornier -comp., thorniest -sup.].Nota: Generalmente acompaña a problem/issue/question.Ex. The inclusion of vendors and publishers allows everyone to address sticky business relationships head-on.Ex. The article 'The comfortable pew is a thorny throne' reviews the technological, political, philosophical, professional and educational issues associated with filtering access to information.----* cuestión peliaguda = sticky issue.* * ** * *= sticky [stickier -comp., stickiest -sup.], thorny [thornier -comp., thorniest -sup.].Nota: Generalmente acompaña a problem/issue/question.Ex: The inclusion of vendors and publishers allows everyone to address sticky business relationships head-on.
Ex: The article 'The comfortable pew is a thorny throne' reviews the technological, political, philosophical, professional and educational issues associated with filtering access to information.* cuestión peliaguda = sticky issue.* * *peliagudo -dadifficult, tricky, thorny* * *
peliagudo
‹ asunto› thorny
peliagudo,-a adjetivo tricky, difficult
' peliagudo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
peliaguda
- resbaladiza
- resbaladizo
English:
sticky
- thorny
- tricky
* * *peliagudo, -a adjtricky* * *adj tricky* * *peliagudo, -da adj: tricky, difficult, ticklish -
10 resbaladizo
adj.1 slippery, slick, slippy, lubricous.2 slippery, elusive, noncommittal, slippy.* * *► adjetivo1 slippery2 figurado slippery, tricky* * *ADJ slippery* * *- za adjetivo1) <superficie/carretera> slippery2) <asunto/tema> delicate, tricky (colloq)* * *= slippery, slimy [slimier -comp., slimiest -sup.], slippy [slippier -comp., slippiest -sup.].Ex. Peter was trying to convince himself that it wasn't his fault as he navigated the glistening slippery streets.Ex. The only real hazard in rock-pooling is a bad fall off a slimy rock, so make sure you wear suitable footwear.Ex. With the rain, the limestone rocks and stiles were very slippy and at least one of our party came a cropper.----* andar por terreno resbaladizo = skate + on thin ice, tread on + dangerous ground.* terreno resbaladizo = on thin ice, slippery ground, on dangerous ground.* * *- za adjetivo1) <superficie/carretera> slippery2) <asunto/tema> delicate, tricky (colloq)* * *= slippery, slimy [slimier -comp., slimiest -sup.], slippy [slippier -comp., slippiest -sup.].Ex: Peter was trying to convince himself that it wasn't his fault as he navigated the glistening slippery streets.
Ex: The only real hazard in rock-pooling is a bad fall off a slimy rock, so make sure you wear suitable footwear.Ex: With the rain, the limestone rocks and stiles were very slippy and at least one of our party came a cropper.* andar por terreno resbaladizo = skate + on thin ice, tread on + dangerous ground.* terreno resbaladizo = on thin ice, slippery ground, on dangerous ground.* * *resbaladizo -zaA ‹superficie/carretera› slipperyB ‹asunto/tema› delicate, tricky ( colloq)* * *
resbaladizo◊ -za adjetivo
resbaladizo,-a adjetivo
1 (deslizante) slippery: una superficie resbaladiza, a slippery surface
2 (peliagudo, comprometido) difficult, delicate: mejor que nos olvidemos del resbaladizo asunto de su divorcio, it's best that we forget about his troublesome divorce
' resbaladizo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
resbaladiza
English:
ice
- slippery
- slick
* * *resbaladizo, -a adj1. [suelo, terreno] slippery2. [asunto] tricky* * *adj1 superficie slippery2 figasunto, tema tricky* * *resbaladizo, -za adj1) resbaloso: slippery2) : tricky, ticklish, delicate* * *resbaladizo adj slippery -
11 chilindrina
f.1 trifle, a thing of little value. (Colloquial)Meterse en chilindrinas to meddle in unimportant, but ticklish business2 joke, fun, witticism.3 sugar-coated bun.* * *1 familiar (cosa sin importancia) trifle2 familiar (anécdota) anecdote, story* * *femenino (Méx) sugar-coated bun* * *femenino (Méx) sugar-coated bun* * *( Méx)sugar-coated bun -
12 tener cosquillas
to be ticklish -
13 cosquilludo
-
14 cosquilloso
• easily offended• ticklish -
15 delicado
• breakable• chancy• delicate• diplomatic• discreet• exquisite• fiddly• fine print• fine thing• finical• finish• fragile• frail• overparticular about trivial details• refined• subtle• tactful• ticklish• touchy -
16 quisquilloso
• fingerstall• finical• finickiness• finish• irritable• jumpy• petulant• quick-tempered• testis unus testis nullis• tetanic• ticklish -
17 puntillosa
adj.&f.ticklish, difficult, litigious, punctilious.
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