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1 unsociable
tr[ʌn'səʊʃəbəl]1 insociable, huraño,-aunsociable adj: poco sociableadj.• esquinado, -a adj.• insociable adj.• intratable adj.'ʌn'səʊʃəbəladjective <person/disposition> insociable, poco sociable, huraño[ʌn'sǝʊʃǝbl]ADJ insociable; [person] poco sociable, huraño* * *['ʌn'səʊʃəbəl]adjective <person/disposition> insociable, poco sociable, huraño -
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3 unsociable person
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4 antisocial
ænti'səuʃəl1) (against the welfare of the community etc: It is antisocial to drop rubbish in the street.) antisocial2) (not wanting the company of others: Since his wife died, he has become more and more antisocial.) insociable
antisocial adjetivo antisocial ■ sustantivo masculino y femenino (Andes period) delinquent
antisocial adjetivo antisocial ' antisocial' also found in these entries: English: antisocialtr[æntɪ'səʊʃəl]1 antisocialantisocial [.ænti'so:ʃəl,.æntaɪ-] adj1) : antisocial2) unsociable: poco sociableadj.• antisocial adj.'æntɪ'səʊʃəla) ( offensive to society) antisocialb) ( unsociable) poco sociable[ˌæntɪ'sǝʊʃǝl]ADJ1) (=offensive) [behaviour, tendency] antisocial2) (=unsociable) insociable* * *['æntɪ'səʊʃəl]a) ( offensive to society) antisocialb) ( unsociable) poco sociable -
5 huraño
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6 insociable
insociable adjetivo unsociable
insociable adjetivo unsociable ' insociable' also found in these entries: English: antisocial - unsociable -
7 sociable
'səuʃəbl((negative unsociable) fond of the company of others; friendly: He's a cheerful, sociable man.) sociable- sociablysociable adj sociable
sociable adjetivo sociable
sociable adjetivo sociable, friendly ' sociable' also found in these entries: Spanish: expansiva - expansivo English: gregarious - mix - mixer - sociable - unsociable - antisocial - keep - outtr['səʊʃəbəl]1 (person) sociable, tratable, afable, amistoso,-a, simpático,-a; (behaviour) sociablesociable ['so:ʃəbəl] adj: sociableadj.• comerciable adj.• comunicable adj.• expansivo, -a adj.• sociable adj.'səʊʃəbəlcome on, have a drink, just to be sociable — vamos, tómate algo, para acompañarnos
['sǝʊʃǝbl]ADJ [person] sociable, tratable; [occasion] socialI'll have one drink, just to be sociable — para hacerles compañía, tomaré una copa
* * *['səʊʃəbəl]come on, have a drink, just to be sociable — vamos, tómate algo, para acompañarnos
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8 arisco
arisco
◊ -ca adjetivo‹ animal› unfriendly
arisco,-a adj (persona) unfriendly, stand-offish, unsociable (animal) unfriendly, gruff ' arisco' also found in these entries: Spanish: arisca -
9 esquivo
Del verbo esquivar: ( conjugate esquivar) \ \
esquivo es: \ \1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
esquivó es: \ \3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativoMultiple Entries: esquivar esquivo
esquivar ( conjugate esquivar) verbo transitivo ‹persona/problema/dificultad› to avoid; ‹golpe/pregunta› to dodge, evade; ‹ responsabilidad› to avoid, evade
esquivo
◊ -va adjetivo( huraño) aloof, unsociable; ( tímido) shy
esquivar verbo transitivo
1 (un obstáculo, golpe) to dodge: menos mal que pudo esquivar el árbol que había caído en la carretera, luckily he was able to dodge the tree that had fallen across the road
2 (a una persona) to avoid, dodge: me está esquivando, he's avoiding me
esquivo,-a adj (persona) aloof, unsociable ' esquivo' also found in these entries: Spanish: esquiva English: elusive - elusiveness -
10 shy
1. comparative - shyer; adjective1) (lacking confidence in the presence of others, especially strangers; not wanting to attract attention: She is too shy to go to parties.) tímido, vergonzoso, reservado2) (drawing back from (an action, person etc): She is shy of strangers.) avergonzado3) ((of a wild animal) easily frightened; timid: Deer are very shy animals.) asustadizo, huraño
2. verb((of a horse) to jump or turn suddenly aside in fear: The horse shied at the strangers.) espantarse- shyly- shyness
shy adj tímidoEl comparativo de shy se puede escribir shyer o shier; el superlativo se puede escribir shyest o shiesttr[ʃaɪ]1 (person - timid) tímido,-a; (- bashful) vergonzoso,-a; (- reserved) reservado,-a; (- unsociable, nervous) huraño,-a■ don't be shy no seas tímido, no tengas vergüenza, no te cortes2 (animal) asustadizo,-a, huraño,-a1 (horse) espantarse (at, de), respingar, asustarse\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLonce bitten, twice shy gato escaldado del agua fría huyeto be shy about doing something darle vergüenza a uno hacer algoto be shy of doing something (wary, cautious) tener miedo de hacer algo, no atreverse a hacer algoto be shy of something SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL (lacking, short) andar escaso,-a de algo, faltar algo————————tr[ʃaɪ]1 (throw) tirar, lanzar1) timid: tímido2) wary: cautelosohe's not shy about asking: no vacila en preguntar3) short: corto (de dinero, etc.)I'm two dollars shy: me faltan dos dólaresadj.• arisco, -a adj.• asombradizo, -a adj.• asustadizo, -a adj.• espantadizo, -a adj.• esquivo, -a adj.• huidizo, -a adj.• huraño, -a adj.• lengüicorto, -a adj.• pudibundo, -a adj.• pudoroso, -a adj.• púdico, -a adj.• recatado, -a adj.• receloso, -a adj.• retraído, -a adj.• tímido, -a adj.• vergonzoso, -a adj.n.• echada s.f.• respingo s.m.v.• espantarse v.• lanzar v.• respingar v.
I ʃaɪadjective shyer, shyestdon't be shy — no seas tímido, que no te dé vergüenza
2) ( lacking) (AmE colloq) (pred, no comp)to be shy of something: we were shy of funds andábamos escasos or (fam) cortos de fondos; he was four years shy of being eligible to retire — le faltaban cuatro años para poder jubilarse
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shies, shying, shied intransitive verb \<\<horse\>\> respingar*
I [ʃaɪ]1. ADJ(compar shyer) (superl shyest)1) (=nervous) [person] vergonzoso, tímido; [smile] tímido; [animal] asustadizo, hurañocome on, don't be shy! — ¡venga, no seas tímido or no tengas vergüenza!
she went all shy when asked to give her opinion — le dio vergüenza cuando le preguntaron su opinión, le dio corte cuando le preguntaron su opinión (Sp) *
they may feel shy about talking to her — puede que les dé vergüenza hablar con ella, puede que les dé corte hablar con ella (Sp) *
bite 2., 1), camera-shy, fight 3., 3), gun-shyto be shy with people — ser tímido con la gente, sentirse cohibido con la gente
2)• shy of (esp US) (=short of) —
we're $65,000 shy of the $1 million that's needed — nos faltan 65.000 dólares para el millón de dólares que se necesitan
2.VI [horse] asustarse, espantarse (at de)- shy away
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[ʃaɪ](Brit) N (=throw) tirada f* * *
I [ʃaɪ]adjective shyer, shyestdon't be shy — no seas tímido, que no te dé vergüenza
2) ( lacking) (AmE colloq) (pred, no comp)to be shy of something: we were shy of funds andábamos escasos or (fam) cortos de fondos; he was four years shy of being eligible to retire — le faltaban cuatro años para poder jubilarse
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shies, shying, shied intransitive verb \<\<horse\>\> respingar* -
11 arisca
arisco,-a adj (persona) unfriendly, stand-offish, unsociable (animal) unfriendly, gruff -
12 esquiva
Del verbo esquivar: ( conjugate esquivar) \ \
esquiva es: \ \3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativoMultiple Entries: esquiva esquivar
esquivar ( conjugate esquivar) verbo transitivo ‹persona/problema/dificultad› to avoid; ‹golpe/pregunta› to dodge, evade; ‹ responsabilidad› to avoid, evade
esquivo,-a adj (persona) aloof, unsociable
esquivar verbo transitivo
1 (un obstáculo, golpe) to dodge: menos mal que pudo esquivar el árbol que había caído en la carretera, luckily he was able to dodge the tree that had fallen across the road
2 (a una persona) to avoid, dodge: me está esquivando, he's avoiding me -
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15 huraña
huraño,-a adjetivo unsociable -
16 intratable
intratable adj (persona) unsociable, impossible ' intratable' also found in these entries: Spanish: imposible - repelente - tonto English: ornery -
17 antisocial
adj.1 incívico(a), antisocial (disruptive)2 insociable (unsociable)3 no social, insociable, poco sociable.s.antisocial.
См. также в других словарях:
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unsociable — index disdainful, taciturn, unapproachable, unresponsive Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
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