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21 cabeza de chorlito
familiar scatterbrain* * *masculino y femenino (fam) scatterbrain (colloq)* * *(n.) = scatterbrain, ditzy [ditzier -comp., ditziest -sup.], ditz, dits, ditsy [ditsier -comp., ditsiest -sup.], airhead, airheaded, empty-headed, bonehead, birdbrain, nong, ning-nongEx. A 'characterology' can be created, from the author who is himself a precise archivist to the scatterbrain who throws nothing away.Ex. She might be a ditz, you can do that with the money she makes, if she wasn't so rich she'd be just another ditzy broad.Ex. She might be a ditz, you can do that with the money she makes, if she wasn't so rich she'd be just another ditzy broad.Ex. But then again, there are thousands of such ditses out there that need mental help.Ex. If there is a stereo type for ditsy blondes she really has gone out of her way to fit it perfectly.Ex. Some people like airheads with fake boobs.Ex. She's just an airheaded bimbo, with an endless capacity to push aside unpleasant realities in favor of her more satisfying interests: young men and jewels.Ex. Republicans are so empty-headed, they wouldn't make a good landfill.Ex. The article is entitled 'Field Research for Boneheads: From Naivete to Insight on the Green Tortoise'.Ex. I am thinking humans can be such birdbrains when it comes to communication.Ex. And then we get nongs like Joe here who just cant help himself from being a dork.Ex. Thanks to those who do this for ning-nongs like myself.* * *masculino y femenino (fam) scatterbrain (colloq)* * *(n.) = scatterbrain, ditzy [ditzier -comp., ditziest -sup.], ditz, dits, ditsy [ditsier -comp., ditsiest -sup.], airhead, airheaded, empty-headed, bonehead, birdbrain, nong, ning-nongEx: A 'characterology' can be created, from the author who is himself a precise archivist to the scatterbrain who throws nothing away.
Ex: She might be a ditz, you can do that with the money she makes, if she wasn't so rich she'd be just another ditzy broad.Ex: She might be a ditz, you can do that with the money she makes, if she wasn't so rich she'd be just another ditzy broad.Ex: But then again, there are thousands of such ditses out there that need mental help.Ex: If there is a stereo type for ditsy blondes she really has gone out of her way to fit it perfectly.Ex: Some people like airheads with fake boobs.Ex: She's just an airheaded bimbo, with an endless capacity to push aside unpleasant realities in favor of her more satisfying interests: young men and jewels.Ex: Republicans are so empty-headed, they wouldn't make a good landfill.Ex: The article is entitled 'Field Research for Boneheads: From Naivete to Insight on the Green Tortoise'.Ex: I am thinking humans can be such birdbrains when it comes to communication.Ex: And then we get nongs like Joe here who just cant help himself from being a dork.Ex: Thanks to those who do this for ning-nongs like myself. -
22 Schussel
m; -s, -; umg. dotty ( oder batty) person; zerstreuter: auch scatterbrain, muddler; ich Schussel! I must be going dotty ( oder batty, Brit. auch scatty)!* * *der Schusselscatterbrain (ugs.)* * *Schụs|sel ['ʃʊsl]m -s, - (inf) or f -, -n (inf)dolt (inf); (zerstreut) scatterbrain (inf); (ungeschickt) clumsy clot (inf)* * *die1) (a wide, open dish for preparing food in: a pudding-basin.) basin2) (a round, deep dish eg for mixing or serving food etc: a baking-bowl; a soup bowl.) bowl3) (a plate, bowl etc in which food is brought to the table: a large shallow dish.) dish* * *Schus·sel<-s, ->[ˈʃʊsl̩]* * *der; Schussels, Schussel (ugs.) scatterbrain; wool-gatherer* * ** * *der; Schussels, Schussel (ugs.) scatterbrain; wool-gatherer* * *-n f.bowl n.dish n.tureen n. -
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24 tête
tête [tεt]━━━━━━━━━2. compounds━━━━━━━━━1. <a. [de personne, animal] head• faire la tête au carré à qn (inf!) to smash sb's face in (inf!)• tenir tête à qn/qch to stand up to sb/sth• gagner d'une tête [cheval] to win by a head• avoir la tête dure ( = têtu) to be stubbornb. ( = visage, expression) face• quand il a appris la nouvelle il a fait une drôle de tête ! you should have seen his face when he heard the news!• il en fait une tête ! just look at his face!c. ( = personne) head• le repas coûtera 150 € par tête de pipe (inf!) the meal will cost 150 euros a headd. ( = partie supérieure) [de clou, marteau] head ; [d'arbre] tope. ( = partie antérieure) headf. ( = facultés mentales) avoir toute sa tête to have all one's faculties• où ai-je la tête ? whatever am I thinking of?• c'est une tête en maths he's (or she's) really good at mathsg. (Football) headerh. (locutions)• foncer or se jeter tête baissée dans to rush headlong into► la tête haute• marcher la tête haute to walk with one's head held high► coup de tête head-butt ; (figurative) sudden impulse• être à la tête d'un mouvement/d'une affaire ( = diriger) to head a movement/a business• se trouver à la tête d'une petite fortune to find o.s. the owner of a small fortune► de la tête aux pieds from head to foot► en tête• on monte en tête ou en queue ? shall we get on at the front or the back?• dans les sondages, il arrive largement en tête he's well ahead in the polls2. <► tête de nœud (vulg!) dickhead (vulg!)* * *tɛt1) gén headla tête basse — ( humblement) with one's head bowed
la tête haute — ( dignement) with one's head held high
tête baissée — [se lancer, foncer] headlong
la tête en bas — [être suspendu, se retrouver] upside down
au-dessus de nos têtes — ( en l'air) overhead
être tombé sur la tête — (colloq) fig to have gone off one's rocker (colloq)
2) ( dessus du crâne) head3) ( visage) faceune bonne/sale tête — a nice/nasty face
tu en fais une tête! — what a face!, why the long face?
tu as une tête à faire peur, aujourd'hui! — you look dreadful today!
4) ( esprit) mindde tête — [citer, réciter] from memory; [calculer] in one's head
ça (ne) va pas, la tête? — (colloq) are you out of your mind or what?
mets-lui ça dans la tête — drum it into him/her
se mettre dans la or en tête de faire — to take it into one's head to do
monter à la tête de quelqu'un, faire tourner la tête de quelqu'un — [alcool, succès] to go to somebody's head
il n'est pas bien dans sa tête — (colloq) he isn't right in the head
5) ( personne) faceavoir ses têtes — to have one's favourites [BrE]
en tête à tête — [être, dîner] alone together
6) ( mesure de longueur) headgagner d'une courte tête — [personne] to win by a narrow margin; [cheval] to win by a short head
7) ( unité de troupeau) head (inv)8) ( individu)par tête — gén a head, each; ( dans des statistiques) per capita
par tête de pipe — (colloq) each
9) ( vie) headvouloir la tête de quelqu'un — ( mort) to want somebody's head; ( disgrâce) to be after somebody's head
risquer sa tête — to risk one's neck (colloq)
des têtes vont tomber — fig heads will roll
10) ( direction)11) ( premières places) topêtre en tête — (de liste, classement) to be at the top; (d'élection, de course, sondage) to be in the lead
le gouvernement, le premier ministre en tête, a décidé que... — the government, led by the Prime Minister, has decided that...
des tas de gens viendront, ta femme en tête — heaps of people are coming, your wife to begin with
12) ( extrémité) ( de train) front; (de convoi, cortège) head; (d'arbre, de mât) top; (de vis, rivet, clou) head13) Sport ( au football) header15) ( en électronique) (d'enregistrement, effacement) head; ( d'électrophone) cartridgetête de lecture — (de magnétophone, magnétoscope) head
•Phrasal Verbs:••j'en mettrais ma tête à couper or sur le billot — I'd swear to it
en avoir par-dessus la tête — (colloq) to be fed up to the back teeth (colloq)
se prendre la tête à deux mains — (colloq) ( pour réfléchir) to rack one's brains (colloq)
prendre la tête — (colloq) to be a drag (colloq)
se prendre la tête — (colloq) to do one's head in (colloq)
* * *tɛt nf1) [personne, animal] headla tête la première [tomber] — head first
2) (= visage, expression) face3) FOOTBALL headerfaire une tête — to head the ball, to do a header
4) (= position)en tête SPORT — in the lead, (d'un cortège) at the front, at the head
en tête de SPORT — leading, [cortège] leading
à la tête de [organisation] — at the head of, in charge of
prendre la tête de [peloton, course] — to take the lead in, [organisation, société] to become the head of
calculer qch de tête — to work sth out in one's head, to do a mental calculation of sth
perdre la tête (= s'affoler) — to lose one's head, (= devenir fou) to go off one's head
ça ne va pas, la tête? * — are you crazy?
tenir tête à qn — to stand up to sb, to defy sb
* * *tête ⇒ Le corps humain nf1 gén (d'animal, insecte, de personne, plante) head; bouger la tête to move one's head; dessiner une tête de femme to draw a woman's head; statue à tête de chien statue with a dog's head; en pleine tête (right) in the head; blessure à la tête head injury; frapper qn à la tête to hit sb on the head; la tête la première [tomber, plonger] head first; la tête basse ( humblement) with one's head bowed; la tête haute ( dignement) with one's head held high; garder la tête haute fig to hold one's head high; tête baissée [se lancer, foncer] headlong; la tête en bas [être suspendu, se retrouver] upside down; au-dessus de nos têtes ( en l'air) overhead; sans tête [corps, cadavre] headless; coup de tête headbutt; donner un coup de tête à qn to headbutt sb; tomber sur la tête lit to fall on one's head; être tombé sur la tête○ fig to have gone off one's rocker○; salut, p’tite tête○! hello, bonehead○!; ⇒ bille, coûter, donner, gros;2 ( dessus du crâne) head; se couvrir/se gratter la tête to cover/to scratch one's head; avoir la tête rasée to have a shaven head; sortir tête nue or sans rien sur la tête to go out bareheaded; se laver la tête to wash one's hair; j'ai la tête toute mouillée my hair's all wet;3 ( visage) face; une bonne/sale tête a nice/nasty face; il a une belle tête he's got a nice face; si tu avais vu ta tête! you should have seen your face!; t'as vu la tête qu'il a tirée○? did you see his face?; tu en fais une tête! what a face you're pulling!; ne fais pas cette tête-là! don't pull such a face!; faire une tête longue comme ça○ to look miserable; il a fait une drôle de tête quand il m'a vu he pulled a face when he saw me; quelle tête va-t-il faire? how's he going to react?; faire une tête de circonstance to assume a suitable expression; à cette nouvelle, il a changé de tête on hearing this, his face fell; il (me) fait la tête he's sulking; ne fais pas ta mauvaise tête don't be so difficult; elle fait sa mauvaise tête she's being difficult; il a une tête à tricher he looks like a cheat; elle a une tête à être du quartier she looks like a local; tu as une tête à faire peur, aujourd'hui! you look dreadful today!; se faire la or une tête de Pierrot to make oneself up as (a) Pierrot; ⇒ six;4 ( esprit) de tête [citer, réciter] from memory; [calculer] in one's head; tu n'as pas de tête! you have a mind like a sieve!; avoir en tête de faire to have it in mind to do; avoir qch en tête to have sth in mind; j'ai bien d'autres choses en tête pour le moment I've got a lot of other things on my mind at the moment; je n'ai pas la référence en tête I can't recall the reference; où avais-je la tête? whatever was I thinking of?; ça (ne) va pas, la tête○? are you feeling all right?; j'ai la tête vide my mind is a blank; j'avais la tête ailleurs I was dreaming, I was thinking of something else; elle n'a pas la tête à ce qu'elle fait her mind isn't on what she's doing; avoir la tête pleine de projets, avoir des projets plein la tête to have one's head full of plans; quand il a quelque chose dans la or en tête, il ne l'a pas ailleurs○ once he's got GB ou gotten US something into his head, he can't think of anything else; n'avoir rien dans la tête to be empty-headed, to be an airhead○; c'est lui qui t'a mis ça dans la tête! you got that idea from him!; mets-lui ça dans la tête drum it into him/her; se mettre dans la or en tête que to get it into one's head that; se mettre dans la or en tête de faire to take it into one's head to do; mets-toi bien ça dans la tête! get it into your head once and for all!; mettez-vous dans la tête que je ne signerai pas get it into your head that I won't sign; passer par la tête de qn [idée] to cross sb's mind; on ne sait jamais ce qui leur passe par la tête you never know what's going through their minds; passer au-dessus de la tête de qn to be ou go (right) over sb's head; sortir de la tête de qn to slip sb's mind; ça m'est sorti de la tête it slipped my mind; cette fille lui a fait perdre la tête he's lost his head over that girl; monter la tête à Pierre contre Paul to turn Pierre against Paul; j'ai la tête qui tourne my head's spinning; ça me fait tourner la tête it's making my head spin; monter à la tête, faire tourner la tête de qn [alcool, succès] to go to sb's head; elle t'a fait tourner la tête she's turned your head; il n'est pas bien dans sa tête○ he isn't right in the head; il a encore toute sa tête (à lui) he's still got all his faculties ou marbles○; il n'a plus sa tête à lui he's no longer in possession of all his faculties, he's lost his marbles○; n'en faire qu'à sa tête to go one's own way; tenir tête à qn to stand up to sb; sur un coup de tête on an impulse; ⇒ fort;5 ( personne) face; j'ai déjà vu cette tête-là quelque part I've seen that face somewhere before; voir de nouvelles têtes to see new faces; avoir ses têtes to have one's favouritesGB; en tête à tête [être, rester, dîner] alone together; être (en) tête à tête avec qn to be alone with sb; rencontrer qn en tête à tête to have a meeting with sb in private; un dîner en tête à tête an intimate dinner for two;6 ( mesure de longueur) head; avoir une tête de plus que qn, dépasser qn d'une tête to be a head taller than sb; gagner d'une courte tête [personne] to win by a narrow margin; [cheval] to win by a short head; avoir une tête d'avance sur qn to be a short length in front of sb;7 ( unité de troupeau) head ( inv); 30 têtes de bétail 30 head of cattle; un troupeau de 500 têtes a herd of 500 head;8 ( individu) par tête gén a head, each; Stat per capita; par tête de pipe○ each; ça fera 100 euros par tête it'll be 100 euros each ou a head; le PNB par tête the per capita GNP;9 ( vie) head; ma tête est mise à prix there's a price on my head; vouloir la tête de qn ( mort) to want sb's head; ( disgrâce) to be after sb's head; risquer sa tête to risk one's neck○; des têtes vont tomber fig heads will roll;10 ( direction) frapper une révolte à la tête to go for the leaders of an uprising; le groupe de tête the leading group; c'est lui la tête pensante du projet/mouvement/gang he's the brains behind the project/movement/gang; être à la tête d'un mouvement/parti to be at the head of a movement/party; il restera à la tête du groupe he will stay on as head of the group; il a été nommé à la tête du groupe he was appointed head of the group; on l'a rappelé à la tête de l'équipe he was called back to head up ou lead the team; prendre la tête du parti to become leader of the party; prendre la tête des opérations to take charge of operations; être à la tête d'une immense fortune to be the possessor of a huge fortune;11 ( premières places) top; les él èves qui forment la tête de la classe the pupils at the top of the class; les candidats en tête de liste the candidates at the top of the list; être en tête (de liste, classement) to be at the top; (d'élection, de course, sondage) to be in the lead; venir en tête to come first; marcher en tête to walk at the front; à la tête d'un cortège at the head of a procession; marcher en tête d'un cortège to head ou lead a procession; il est en tête au premier tour Pol he's in the lead after the first round; il est en tête dans les sondages he's leading in the polls; l'équipe de tête au championnat the leading team in the championship; arriver en tête [coureur] to come in first; [candidat] to come first; le gouvernement, le premier ministre en tête, a décidé que… the government, led by the Prime Minister, has decided that…; des tas de gens viendront, ta femme en tête heaps of people are coming, your wife to begin with; en tête de phrase at the beginning of a sentence;12 ( extrémité) ( de train) front; (de convoi, cortège) head; (d'arbre, de mât) top; (de vis, rivet, clou) head; les wagons de tête the front carriages GB ou cars US; une place en tête de train a seat at the front of the train; je préfère m'asseoir en tête I prefer to sit at the front; la tête du convoi s'est engagée sur le pont the head of the convoy went onto the bridge; l'avion a rasé la tête des arbres the plane clipped the tops of the trees ou the treetops; en tête de file first in line; ⇒ queue;14 Mil ( d'engin) warhead; tête chimique/nucléaire chemical/nuclear warhead; missile à têtes multiples multiple-warhead missile;15 Électron (d'enregistrement, effacement) head; ( d'électrophone) cartridge; tête de lecture (de magnétophone, magnétoscope) head.tête d'affiche Cin, Théât top of the bill; tête d'ail Bot, Culin head of garlic; tête en l'air scatterbrain; être tête en l'air to be scatterbrained; tête blonde ( enfant) little one; nos chères têtes blondes hum our little darlings; tête brûlée daredevil; tête de chapitre chapter heading; tête chercheuse Mil homing device; missile à tête chercheuse homing missile; tête à claques○ pain○; quelle tête à claques, ce type! he's somebody you could cheerfully punch in the face; tête de cochon○ = tête de lard; tête couronnée crowned head; tête de delco® Aut distributor cap; tête d'écriture Ordinat write ou writing head; tête d'effacement Ordinat erase ou erasing head; tête d'épingle lit, fig pinhead; tête flottante Ordinat floating head; tête de lard○ péj ( têtu) mule; ( mauvais caractère) grouch; tête de ligne Transp end of the line; tête de linotte scatterbrain; tête de liste Pol chief candidate; tête de lit bedhead GB, headboard; tête magnétique magnetic head; tête de mort ( crâne) skull; ( symbole de mort) death's head; ( emblème de pirates) skull and crossbones (+ v sg); tête de mule○ mule; être une vraie tête de mule to be as stubborn as a mule; tête de nègre Culin chocolate marshmallow; tête de nœud● offensive prick●; tête d'oiseau○ péj featherbrain; tête de pioche○ = tête de mule; tête de pont Mil bridgehead; tête de série Sport seeded player; tête de série numéro deux number two seed; tête de Turc○ whipping boy; être la tête de Turc de qn to be sb's whipping boy; tête de veau Culin calf's head.j'en mettrais ma tête à couper or sur le billot I'd put my head on the block; en avoir par-dessus la tête to be fed up to the back teeth○ (de with); se prendre la tête à deux mains ( pour réfléchir)○ to rack one's brains○; prendre la tête○, être une (vraie) prise de tête○ to be a drag○.[tɛt] nom fémininA.[PARTIE DU CORPS]j'ai la tête qui tourne [malaise] my head is spinningne tourne pas la tête, elle nous regarde don't look round, she's watching usdès qu'il m'a vu, il a tourné la tête as soon as he saw me, he looked awayfaire une grosse tête (familier) ou la tête au carré (familier) à quelqu'un to smash somebody's head ou face inj'en donnerais ou j'en mettrais ma tête à couper I'd stake my life on itil ne réfléchit jamais, il fonce tête baissée he always charges in ou ahead without thinkingse cogner ou se taper la tête contre les murs to bang one's head against a (brick) wall2. [en référence à la chevelure, à la coiffure]nos chères têtes blondes [les enfants] our little darlings3. [visage, expression] faceavec lui, c'est à la tête du clienta. [restaurant] he charges what he feels likeb. [professeur] he gives you a good mark if he likes your face4. [mesure] headB.[SIÈGE DE LA PENSÉE]se mettre dans la tête ou en tête de faire quelque chose to make up one's mind to do somethingavoir la tête chaude, avoir la tête près du bonnet to be quick-tempereda. [succès] to go to somebody's headb. [chagrin] to unbalance somebodyavoir la tête vide/dure to be empty-headed/stubbornexcuse-moi, j'avais la tête ailleurs sorry, I was thinking about something else ou I was miles awayil n'a pas de tête [il est étourdi] he is scatterbrained ou a scatterbrainça m'est sorti de la tête I forgot, it slipped my mind2. [sang-froid, présence d'esprit] headavoir ou garder la tête froide to keep a cool headC.[PERSONNE, ANIMAL]1. [individu] personêtre une tête de lard ou de mule to be as stubborn as a mule, to be pig-headedtête de linotte ou d'oiseau ou sans cervelle scatterbrainjouer ou risquer sa tête to risk one's skinsauver sa tête to save one's skin ou neck4. [animal d'un troupeau] head (invariable)D.[PARTIE HAUTE, PARTIE AVANT, DÉBUT]1. [faîte] top2. [partie avant] front endprendre la tête du défilé to head ou to lead the processiona. [marcher au premier rang] to take the leadb. [commander, diriger] to take overa. [généralement] terminus, end of the line3. [début]6. ACOUSTIQUE head8. INFORMATIQUE heada. [sur rivière] bridgeheadb. [sur plage] beachheadà la tête de locution prépositionnelle1. [en possession de]elle s'est trouvée à la tête d'une grosse fortune she found herself in possession of a great fortune2. [au premier rang de] at the head ou front of————————de tête locution adjectivale1. [femme, homme] able2. [convoi, voiture] front (avant nom)————————de tête locution adverbiale[calculer] in one's headde tête, je dirais que nous étions vingt at a guess I'd say there were twenty of us————————en tête locution adverbiale1. [devant]a. [généralement] to be at the frontb. [dans une course, une compétition] to (be in the) lead2. [à l'esprit]en tête à tête locution adverbialeen tête de locution prépositionnelle1. [au début de] at the beginning ou start of2. [à l'avant de] at the head ou front ofles dirigeants syndicaux marchent en tête du défilé the union leaders are marching at the head of the procession3. [au premier rang de] at the top of————————par tête locution adverbialeça coûtera 40 euros par tête it'll cost 40 euros a head ou per head ou apiece→ link=parpar tête————————sur la tête de locution prépositionnelle1. [sur la personne de]le mécontentement populaire s'est répercuté sur la tête du Premier ministre popular discontent turned towards the Prime Minister2. [au nom de] in the name of3. [en prêtant serment]————————tête brûlée nom féminin————————tête de mort nom féminin1. [crâne] skull————————→ link=tête-de-nègretête-de-nègre (nom féminin)————————tête de Turc nom féminin -
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2. umg., pej. completely disorganized person, scatterbrain hum.; er ist ein absoluter Chaot he just can’t get his act together, he’s a complete scatterbrain* * *Cha|ot [ka'oːt]1. m -en, -en, Cha|o|tin[ka'oːtɪn]2. f -, -nen(POL pej)anarchist (pej); (= unordentlicher Mensch) scatterbrain (pej)* * *Cha·ot(in)<-en, -en>[kaˈo:t]m(f) (pej)1. (Radikaler) anarchist* * *der; Chaoten, Chaoten2) (salopp): (unordentlicher Mensch)ein [furchtbarer] Chaot sein — be [terribly] disorganized
* * *2. umg, pej completely disorganized person, scatterbrain hum;er ist ein absoluter Chaot he just can’t get his act together, he’s a complete scatterbrain* * *der; Chaoten, Chaoten2) (salopp): (unordentlicher Mensch)ein [furchtbarer] Chaot sein — be [terribly] disorganized
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26 Schüssel
m; -s, -; umg. dotty ( oder batty) person; zerstreuter: auch scatterbrain, muddler; ich Schussel! I must be going dotty ( oder batty, Brit. auch scatty)!* * *der Schusselscatterbrain (ugs.)* * *Schụs|sel ['ʃʊsl]m -s, - (inf) or f -, -n (inf)dolt (inf); (zerstreut) scatterbrain (inf); (ungeschickt) clumsy clot (inf)* * *die1) (a wide, open dish for preparing food in: a pudding-basin.) basin2) (a round, deep dish eg for mixing or serving food etc: a baking-bowl; a soup bowl.) bowl3) (a plate, bowl etc in which food is brought to the table: a large shallow dish.) dish* * *Schus·sel<-s, ->[ˈʃʊsl̩]* * *der; Schussels, Schussel (ugs.) scatterbrain; wool-gatherer* * *1. bowl; zum Servieren: auch dish;aus einer Schüssel essen fig stick together;3. TV, umg dish* * *der; Schussels, Schussel (ugs.) scatterbrain; wool-gatherer* * *-n f.bowl n.dish n.tureen n. -
27 alocado
adj.1 crazy, mad.2 crazy, hothead, harebrained, scatterbrained.past part.past participle of spanish verb: alocar.* * *► adjetivo1 (distraído) scatterbrained2 (loco) crazy, wild, reckless3 (irreflexivo) thoughtless, rash, impetuous► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 (despistado) scatterbrain; (loco) fool* * *(f. - alocada)adj.1) crazy2) wild* * *alocado, -a1.ADJ (=loco) crazy, mad; (=irresponsable) wild; (=distraído) scatterbrained2.SM / F madcap* * *I- da adjetivo (irresponsable, imprudente) crazy, wild; (irreflexivo, impetuoso) rash, impetuous; ( despistado) scatterbrainedII- da masculino, femenino ( imprudente) crazy o reckless fool; ( irreflexivo) rash fool; ( despistado) scatterbrain* * *= hectic, freewheeling [free-wheeling], wild [wilder -comp., wildest -sup.], zany [zanier -comp., zaniest -sup.], heedless, berserk, reckless.Ex. The hectic pace of developments in IT applications has raised many sensitive issues for educators.Ex. Yet it is argued that these fluctuations do not justify either precipitous journal cancellations or free-wheeling additions to the collection.Ex. The letter sent Tomas Hernandez into a frenzy of conflicting reactions: ecstatic jubilation and ego-tripping, wild speculation and outrageous fantasy, compounded by confusion and indirection.Ex. His zany humor, gawky production, and sexual exhibitionism have grown in this new film into a confident, ironic account of a world in which it pays to be rich and beautiful.Ex. In his wise and graceful book, Watts achieves a balance between the blind adulation and heedless scorn that distorts most commentary on Walt Disney.Ex. Today, hyperbolic comic and cartoon imagery is an established movie aesthetic -- a berserk but ironic Pop Art expressionism.Ex. The article is entitled ' Reckless driving on the information highway, or, is the scholar of the research library effectively using the available resources?'.----* hacer algo alocado = do + something footloose and fancy-free.* momentos alocados = heady days.* tiempos alocados = heady days.* * *I- da adjetivo (irresponsable, imprudente) crazy, wild; (irreflexivo, impetuoso) rash, impetuous; ( despistado) scatterbrainedII- da masculino, femenino ( imprudente) crazy o reckless fool; ( irreflexivo) rash fool; ( despistado) scatterbrain* * *= hectic, freewheeling [free-wheeling], wild [wilder -comp., wildest -sup.], zany [zanier -comp., zaniest -sup.], heedless, berserk, reckless.Ex: The hectic pace of developments in IT applications has raised many sensitive issues for educators.
Ex: Yet it is argued that these fluctuations do not justify either precipitous journal cancellations or free-wheeling additions to the collection.Ex: The letter sent Tomas Hernandez into a frenzy of conflicting reactions: ecstatic jubilation and ego-tripping, wild speculation and outrageous fantasy, compounded by confusion and indirection.Ex: His zany humor, gawky production, and sexual exhibitionism have grown in this new film into a confident, ironic account of a world in which it pays to be rich and beautiful.Ex: In his wise and graceful book, Watts achieves a balance between the blind adulation and heedless scorn that distorts most commentary on Walt Disney.Ex: Today, hyperbolic comic and cartoon imagery is an established movie aesthetic -- a berserk but ironic Pop Art expressionism.Ex: The article is entitled ' Reckless driving on the information highway, or, is the scholar of the research library effectively using the available resources?'.* hacer algo alocado = do + something footloose and fancy-free.* momentos alocados = heady days.* tiempos alocados = heady days.* * *(irresponsable, imprudente) crazy, wild, reckless; (irreflexivo, impetuoso) rash, impetuous; (despistado) scatterbrainedcorría alocado por la calle pidiendo socorro he was running up the street like a madman, calling for helpmasculine, feminine(persona — imprudente) crazy o reckless fool; (— irreflexiva) rash fool; (— despistada) scatterbrain* * *
alocado
(irreflexivo, impetuoso) rash, impetuous;
( despistado) scatterbrained
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino ( imprudente) crazy o reckless fool;
( irreflexivo) rash fool;
( despistado) scatterbrain
alocado,-a adjetivo thoughtless, rash
' alocado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
alocada
- bala
- inconsciente
English:
wild
* * *alocado, -a♦ adj1. [loco] crazy;lleva una vida alocada she lives a wild life2. [irreflexivo] rash, reckless;fue una decisión alocada it was a rash decision♦ nm,f* * *I adj crazyII m, alocada f crazy fool* * *alocado, -da adj1) : crazy2) : wild, reckless3) : silly, scatterbrained -
28 atolondrado
adj.1 bewildered, perplexed, at a loss, rattled.2 reckless, muddle-headed, harebrained, mindless.3 careless, thoughtless.f. & m.confused person, muddler, scatterbrain.past part.past participle of spanish verb: atolondrar.* * *1→ link=atolondrar atolondrar► adjetivo1 (desatinado) scatterbrained, reckless, silly2 (aturdido) stunned, bewildered* * *ADJ1) (=aturdido) bewildered, stunned2) (=irreflexivo) thoughtless, reckless; (=casquivano) scatterbrained; (=tonto) silly* * *I- da adjetivoa) [ser] ( impetuoso) rash, impetuous; ( despistado) scatterbrainedb) [estar] ( por golpe) dazed, stunnedII- da masculino, femenino scatterbrain* * *= reckless, harebrained, ditzy [ditzier -comp., ditziest -sup.], ditz, dits, ditsy [ditsier -comp., ditsiest -sup.], airhead, airheaded, haywire.Ex. The article is entitled ' Reckless driving on the information highway, or, is the scholar of the research library effectively using the available resources?'.Ex. Then one day she finds herself shooting the moon with a scheme so harebrained and daring that it just might succeed.Ex. She might be a ditz, you can do that with the money she makes, if she wasn't so rich she'd be just another ditzy broad.Ex. She might be a ditz, you can do that with the money she makes, if she wasn't so rich she'd be just another ditzy broad.Ex. But then again, there are thousands of such ditses out there that need mental help.Ex. If there is a stereo type for ditsy blondes she really has gone out of her way to fit it perfectly.Ex. Some people like airheads with fake boobs.Ex. She's just an airheaded bimbo, with an endless capacity to push aside unpleasant realities in favor of her more satisfying interests: young men and jewels.Ex. The concept is brilliant -- young Owen begins to get back his superpowers but they are, well, a little bit haywire.----* atolondrado con = besotted with.* * *I- da adjetivoa) [ser] ( impetuoso) rash, impetuous; ( despistado) scatterbrainedb) [estar] ( por golpe) dazed, stunnedII- da masculino, femenino scatterbrain* * *= reckless, harebrained, ditzy [ditzier -comp., ditziest -sup.], ditz, dits, ditsy [ditsier -comp., ditsiest -sup.], airhead, airheaded, haywire.Ex: The article is entitled ' Reckless driving on the information highway, or, is the scholar of the research library effectively using the available resources?'.
Ex: Then one day she finds herself shooting the moon with a scheme so harebrained and daring that it just might succeed.Ex: She might be a ditz, you can do that with the money she makes, if she wasn't so rich she'd be just another ditzy broad.Ex: She might be a ditz, you can do that with the money she makes, if she wasn't so rich she'd be just another ditzy broad.Ex: But then again, there are thousands of such ditses out there that need mental help.Ex: If there is a stereo type for ditsy blondes she really has gone out of her way to fit it perfectly.Ex: Some people like airheads with fake boobs.Ex: She's just an airheaded bimbo, with an endless capacity to push aside unpleasant realities in favor of her more satisfying interests: young men and jewels.Ex: The concept is brilliant -- young Owen begins to get back his superpowers but they are, well, a little bit haywire.* atolondrado con = besotted with.* * *1 [ SER] (alocado) impetuous; (despistado) scatterbrained2 [ ESTAR] (por un golpe) dazed, stunnedmasculine, femininescatterbrain* * *
Del verbo atolondrar: ( conjugate atolondrar)
atolondrado es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
atolondrado
atolondrar
atolondrado◊ -da adjetivo
( despistado) scatterbrained
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino
scatterbrain
atolondrar ( conjugate atolondrar) verbo transitivo
atolondrarse verbo pronominal
b) ( precipitarse):◊ no te atolondres, piénsalo bien don't rush into it, think it over carefully
atolondrado,-a adjetivo foolish, feather-brained,
' atolondrado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
atolondrada
English:
scatterbrained
* * *atolondrado, -a♦ adj1. [precipitado] foolish, thoughtless2. [aturdido] bewildered, confused♦ nm,f[precipitado]es un atolondrado he's rather foolish, he's a bit of a fool* * *adj scatterbrained* * *atolondrado, -da adj1) aturdido: bewildered, dazed2) despistado: scatterbrained, absentminded -
29 chorlito
m.1 plover (zoology).2 lapwing, peewit, pewit, plover.* * *1 plover\chorlito dorado común golden plover* * ** * *= plover.Ex. Plovers can become aggressive to protect their young from potential threats.----* cabeza de chorlito = scatterbrain, ditzy [ditzier -comp., ditziest -sup.], ditz, dits, ditsy [ditsier -comp., ditsiest -sup.], airhead, airheaded, empty-headed, bonehead, birdbrain, nong, ning-nong.* chorlito silbador = piping plover.* * ** * *= plover.Ex: Plovers can become aggressive to protect their young from potential threats.
* cabeza de chorlito = scatterbrain, ditzy [ditzier -comp., ditziest -sup.], ditz, dits, ditsy [ditsier -comp., ditsiest -sup.], airhead, airheaded, empty-headed, bonehead, birdbrain, nong, ning-nong.* chorlito silbador = piping plover.* * *plover cabeza* * *
chorlito sustantivo masculino
plover
chorlito sustantivo masculino Orn plover
♦ Locuciones: familiar cabeza de chorlito, scatterbrain
' chorlito' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cabeza
English:
scatterbrain
* * *chorlito nm1. [ave] ploverchorlito cangrejero crab plover;chorlito carambolo dotterel;chorlito dorado golden plover;chorlito dorado chico American golden plover;chorlito gris grey plover;chorlito piquivuelto wrybill;chorlito terrestre least seedsnipe* * *m plover;cabeza de chorlito fam featherbrain fam -
30 sventato
sventato agg.1 thwarted, foiled, frustrated: una trama sventata, a foiled plot◆ s.m. absent-minded person, (fam.) scatterbrain: sei proprio uno sventato!, you are a real scatterbrain!* * *[zven'tato] sventato (-a)1. agg(distratto) scatterbrained, (imprudente) rash2. sm/f* * *[zven'tato] 1.participio passato sventare2.aggettivo toughtless, heedless, scatter-brained3.* * *sventato/zven'tato/→ sventareII aggettivotoughtless, heedless, scatter-brainedIII sostantivo m.(f. -a) thoughtless person, scatterbrain. -
31 étourdi
étourdi, e [etuʀdi]1. adjective[personne, action] absent-minded2. masculine noun, feminine noun* * *
1.
étourdie etuʀdi adjectif1) [personne] absent-minded2) [réponse, paroles] unthinking
2.
nom masculin, féminin scatterbrain* * *etuʀdi adj étourdi, -e(= distrait) scatterbrained, (= irréfléchi) thoughtless* * *A pp ⇒ étourdir.B pp adj1 [personne] absent-minded; il est étourdi he's absent-minded;2 [réponse, paroles] unthinking.C nm,f scatterbrain.[personne] careless[acte, réponse] thoughtless————————, étourdie [eturdi] nom masculin, nom féminin -
32 sbadato
absent-minded* * *sbadato agg. ( noncurante) careless, heedless; ( sconsiderato) thoughtless; ( distratto) absent-minded, scatterbrained, forgetful: sei proprio sbadato, hai messo la maglia al rovescio, you are really absent-minded, you've put your sweater on inside out; che sbadato, ho dimenticato i soldi a casa, how careless of me (o what a scatterbrain I am), I have left the money at home; risposta sbadata, thoughtless answer◆ s.m. scatterbrain.* * *[zba'dato] 1.aggettivo absent-minded, careless2.sostantivo maschile (f. -a) scatterbrain, inadvertent person* * *sbadato/zba'dato/absent-minded, careless( f. -a) scatterbrain, inadvertent person. -
33 cabeza hueca
adj.empty-headed, featherbrained, small-headed.f. & m.airhead, knucklehead, clunk.* * *scatterbrain* * *masculino y femenino (fam) scatterbrain (colloq); airhead (colloq)* * *(n.) = empty-headed, ditzy [ditzier -comp., ditziest -sup.], ditz, dits, ditsy [ditsier -comp., ditsiest -sup.], airhead, airheaded, bonehead, nong, ning-nongEx. Republicans are so empty-headed, they wouldn't make a good landfill.Ex. She might be a ditz, you can do that with the money she makes, if she wasn't so rich she'd be just another ditzy broad.Ex. She might be a ditz, you can do that with the money she makes, if she wasn't so rich she'd be just another ditzy broad.Ex. But then again, there are thousands of such ditses out there that need mental help.Ex. If there is a stereo type for ditsy blondes she really has gone out of her way to fit it perfectly.Ex. Some people like airheads with fake boobs.Ex. She's just an airheaded bimbo, with an endless capacity to push aside unpleasant realities in favor of her more satisfying interests: young men and jewels.Ex. The article is entitled 'Field Research for Boneheads: From Naivete to Insight on the Green Tortoise'.Ex. And then we get nongs like Joe here who just cant help himself from being a dork.Ex. Thanks to those who do this for ning-nongs like myself.* * *masculino y femenino (fam) scatterbrain (colloq); airhead (colloq)* * *(n.) = empty-headed, ditzy [ditzier -comp., ditziest -sup.], ditz, dits, ditsy [ditsier -comp., ditsiest -sup.], airhead, airheaded, bonehead, nong, ning-nongEx: Republicans are so empty-headed, they wouldn't make a good landfill.
Ex: She might be a ditz, you can do that with the money she makes, if she wasn't so rich she'd be just another ditzy broad.Ex: She might be a ditz, you can do that with the money she makes, if she wasn't so rich she'd be just another ditzy broad.Ex: But then again, there are thousands of such ditses out there that need mental help.Ex: If there is a stereo type for ditsy blondes she really has gone out of her way to fit it perfectly.Ex: Some people like airheads with fake boobs.Ex: She's just an airheaded bimbo, with an endless capacity to push aside unpleasant realities in favor of her more satisfying interests: young men and jewels.Ex: The article is entitled 'Field Research for Boneheads: From Naivete to Insight on the Green Tortoise'.Ex: And then we get nongs like Joe here who just cant help himself from being a dork.Ex: Thanks to those who do this for ning-nongs like myself. -
34 tarambana
adj.undiscriminating, unwise.f. & m.1 ne'er-do-well (informal).2 crackpot, harum-scarum, madcap.* * *► adjetivo1 familiar nutty1 familiar nutcase* * *masculino y femenino (fam) good-for-nothing (colloq)* * *masculino y femenino (fam) good-for-nothing (colloq)* * *( fam)good-for-nothing ( colloq)* * *
tarambana
I adj fam scatterbrained
II mf fam scatterbrain
es un tarambana, no hace más que meterse en líos, he's a real scatterbrain, he always ends up in trouble
' tarambana' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
bala
* * *♦ adjgood-for-nothing♦ nmfwaster, good-for-nothing* * *m/f famscatterbrain fam -
35 cabeza loca
-
36 Chaotin
2. umg, pej completely disorganized person, scatterbrain hum;er ist ein absoluter Chaot he just can’t get his act together, he’s a complete scatterbrain -
37 caracterología
f.characterology.* * *1 characterology* * *Ex. A ' characterology' can be created, from the author who is himself a precise archivist to the scatterbrain who throws nothing away.* * *Ex: A ' characterology' can be created, from the author who is himself a precise archivist to the scatterbrain who throws nothing away.
* * *caracterología, caracteriología nfpsychological study of character -
38 danzante
adj.dancing.f. & m.1 dancer.2 a knowing person.3 a fickle, airy person.* * *► adjetivo1 dancing1 dancer* * *danzante, -aSM / F1) (=bailarín) dancer2) * (=persona activa) live wire; (=entrometido) busybody; (=zascandil) scatterbrain, featherbrain (EEUU)* * *♦ adjdancing♦ nmf[bailarín] dancer* * *danzante, -ta nbailarín: dancer -
39 farfelu
adjective* * *
1.
(colloq), farfelue faʀfəly adjectif [projet, idée] harebrained (colloq); [histoire] far-fetched; [personne] scatterbrained (colloq); [spectacle] bizarre
2.
nom masculin, féminin scatterbrain (colloq)* * *faʀfəly adj farfelu, -e* * *A adj [projet, idée] harebrained○; [histoire] far-fetched; [personne] scatty○ GB, ditsy○ US, scatterbrained○; [spectacle] bizarre.B nm,f ( personne) scatterbrain○.———————— -
40 foufou
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