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1 frívolo
adj.1 frivolous, featherbrained, light-minded, flighty.2 trivial, trifling.m.frivolous person, trifler.* * *► adjetivo1 frivolous* * *(f. - frívola)adj.* * *ADJ frivolous* * *- la adjetivo frivolous* * *= airy [airier -comp., airiest -sup.], frivolous, flighty [flightier -comp., flightiest -sup.], airheaded, airhead, dits, ditz, ditzy [ditzier -comp., ditziest -sup.], ditsy [ditsier -comp., ditsiest -sup.].Nota: También escrito ditzy.Ex. Cases keep discussion grounded on certain persistent facts that must be faced, and keep a realistic rein on airy flights of academic speculation.Ex. No distinction is drawn between the citation of a document for serious academic purposes, and the citation for frivolous reasons.Ex. 'Anyway, to make a long story short, Huish said he knows Lisa has been a little flighty at times'.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. Some people like airheads with fake boobs.Ex. But then again, there are thousands of such ditses out there that need mental help.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. If there is a stereo type for ditsy blondes she really has gone out of her way to fit it perfectly.* * *- la adjetivo frivolous* * *= airy [airier -comp., airiest -sup.], frivolous, flighty [flightier -comp., flightiest -sup.], airheaded, airhead, dits, ditz, ditzy [ditzier -comp., ditziest -sup.], ditsy [ditsier -comp., ditsiest -sup.].Nota: También escrito ditzy.Ex: Cases keep discussion grounded on certain persistent facts that must be faced, and keep a realistic rein on airy flights of academic speculation.
Ex: No distinction is drawn between the citation of a document for serious academic purposes, and the citation for frivolous reasons.Ex: 'Anyway, to make a long story short, Huish said he knows Lisa has been a little flighty at times'.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: Some people like airheads with fake boobs.Ex: But then again, there are thousands of such ditses out there that need mental help.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: If there is a stereo type for ditsy blondes she really has gone out of her way to fit it perfectly.* * *frívolo -la(superficial) frivolous; (ligero) light-hearted, frivolousun comentario frívolo a flippant o frivolous remark* * *
frívolo◊ -la adjetivo
frivolous
frívolo,-a adjetivo frivolous
' frívolo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
frívola
- salón
- devaneo
- superficial
- vacío
English:
flighty
- flippant
- frivolous
- idle
* * *frívolo, -a adj1. [superficial] frivolous2. [despreocupado] flippant* * *adj frivolous* * *frívolo, -la adj: frivolous♦ frívolamente adv
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