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  • 1 pera

    adj.
    posh (informal). (peninsular Spanish)
    niño pera spoiled o posh brat
    f.
    1 pear (fruit).
    2 (rubber) bulb.
    3 chin.
    * * *
    1 (fruta) pear
    ■ dale a la pera de la luz switch the light on/off
    \
    pedir peras al olmo familiar to ask the impossible
    ponerle a alguien las peras al cuarto familiar to tear somebody off a strip
    ser la pera familiar (persona divertida) to be a real laugh 2 (situación indignante) to be unbelievable, be incredible
    * * *
    noun f.
    * * *
    I
    SF
    1) (Bot) pear
    2) (=barba) goatee; Chile * (=barbilla) chin
    3) [de atomizador, bocina] bulb
    4) (Elec) (=bombilla) bulb; (=interruptor) switch
    5) ** (=cabeza) nut *, bonce *, noggin (EEUU) *
    6) pl peras * (=pechos) tits ***
    7) * (=empleo) cushy job *
    8) LAm (Dep) punchball
    II
    * ADJ INV (=pijo) posh *

    niño o pollo pera — spoiled upper-class brat

    III
    ** SM fence *, receiver (of stolen goods)
    * * *
    1) (Bot) pear

    ser la pera — (fam) to be the limit (colloq)

    2)
    a) ( de goma) bulb
    b) ( interruptor) switch
    c) (Col) (para abrir, tirar, etc) perilla 2)
    3) ( en boxeo) punching ball (AmE), punchball (BrE)
    4) (CS fam) ( mentón) chin; ( barba) goatee
    * * *
    = pear.
    Ex. Whereas, before, the land was dense with stately white pines, now apple, plum, pear, peach, and cherry orchards stood in regimented rows and cattle grazed peacefully.
    ----
    * con forma de pera = pear-shaped.
    * de higos a brevas = once in a blue moon.
    * del año de la pera = from the year dot.
    * en forma de pera = pear-shaped.
    * No se le puede pedir peras al olmo = You can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear.
    * pedirle peras al olmo = cry for + the moon, ask for + the moon, reach for + the moon.
    * tomate de pera = pear tomato, Italian tomato, Roma tomato.
    * * *
    1) (Bot) pear

    ser la pera — (fam) to be the limit (colloq)

    2)
    a) ( de goma) bulb
    b) ( interruptor) switch
    c) (Col) (para abrir, tirar, etc) perilla 2)
    3) ( en boxeo) punching ball (AmE), punchball (BrE)
    4) (CS fam) ( mentón) chin; ( barba) goatee
    * * *
    = pear.

    Ex: Whereas, before, the land was dense with stately white pines, now apple, plum, pear, peach, and cherry orchards stood in regimented rows and cattle grazed peacefully.

    * con forma de pera = pear-shaped.
    * de higos a brevas = once in a blue moon.
    * del año de la pera = from the year dot.
    * en forma de pera = pear-shaped.
    * No se le puede pedir peras al olmo = You can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear.
    * pedirle peras al olmo = cry for + the moon, ask for + the moon, reach for + the moon.
    * tomate de pera = pear tomato, Italian tomato, Roma tomato.

    * * *
    niño2 (↑ niño (2))
    A ( Bot) pear
    estar (sano) como una pera to be fighting fit ( colloq), to be the picture of health ( colloq)
    hacerle la pera a algn ( RPl fam); to stand sb up
    pedirle peras al olmo to ask the impossible
    poner las peras al cuarto to tear sb off a strip ( colloq), to give sb a piece of one's mind
    ser la pera ( fam); to be the limit ( colloq)
    ser una perita en dulce ( fam) «persona» to be lovely;
    «situacion/mercado» to be ripe for the picking
    Compuesto:
    dessert pear
    B
    1 (de goma) bulb
    2 (interruptor) switch
    3 ( Col) (para tirar, abrir, etc) perilla f B. (↑ perilla)
    C (en boxeo) punching ball ( AmE), punchball ( BrE)
    D (CS fam)
    1 (mentón) chin
    2 (barba) goatee
    * * *

     

    pera sustantivo femenino
    1 (Bot) pear;

    pedirle peras al olmo to ask the impossible
    2 ( de goma) bulb
    3 ( en boxeo) punching ball (AmE), punchball (BrE)
    4 (CS fam) ( mentón) chin;
    ( barba) goatee
    pera sustantivo femenino
    1 Bot pear
    2 (objeto de goma) bulb
    3 (interruptor eléctrico) switch
    ♦ Locuciones: es del año de la pera, he's out of the ark
    eso es la pera, that's the limit
    pedir peras al olmo, to ask for the moon
    ' pera' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    año
    - corazón
    English:
    pear
    - pear-shaped
    - peel
    - ancient
    - one
    * * *
    ♦ nf
    1. [fruta] pear;
    Fam pera de agua dessert pear;
    pera limonera = type of pear which has a lemony taste
    2. [de goma] (rubber) bulb
    3. [interruptor] = light switch on cord
    4. [en barba] goatee
    5. Esp Fam
    peras [tetas] knockers
    6. CSur Fam [mentón] chin
    7. Comp
    partir peras to fall out;
    pedir peras al olmo to ask (for) the impossible;
    Fam
    ponerle a alguien las peras al cuarto to put the squeeze on sb;
    Esp Fam
    ser la pera to be something else;
    Fam
    ♦ adj inv
    Esp Fam posh;
    niño pera spoilt o Br posh brat
    * * *
    f pear;
    pedir peras al olmo ask the impossible;
    poner a alguien las peras al cuarto fig fam give s.o. a piece of one’s mind fam ;
    ser la pera fig pop be the limit
    * * *
    pera nf
    : pear
    * * *
    pera n pear

    Spanish-English dictionary > pera

  • 2 elegante

    adj.
    1 elegant, smart (persona, ropa).
    estás muy elegante con ese vestido you look really smart in that dress
    ponte elegante, vamos a una boda make yourself smart, we're going to a wedding
    2 smart, chic (barrio, hotel, fiesta).
    3 graceful, elegant (movimiento, porte).
    4 gracious (actitud, comportamiento).
    fue un gesto poco elegante por su parte it wasn't a very gracious gesture on his part
    f. & m.
    elegant person.
    * * *
    1 elegant, smart, stylish
    * * *
    adj.
    elegant, smart
    * * *
    ADJ [gen] elegant; [traje, fiesta, tienda] fashionable, smart; [sociedad] fashionable, elegant; [decoración] tasteful; [frase] elegant, well-turned, polished
    * * *
    1)
    a) <moda/vestido> elegant, smart

    iba muy elegante — ( bien vestido) he was very well o very smartly dressed; ( garboso) he looked very elegant

    b) <barrio/restaurante/fiesta> smart, fashionable
    2) <estilo/frase> elegant, polished; < solución> elegant, neat
    * * *
    = elegant, glamorous, dashing, genteel, graceful, gracious, chic, polished, stylish, dainty [daintier -comp., daintiest -sup.], gourmet, glam, voguish, dapper, swish.
    Ex. A modern comfortable library could look like that in Berlin's Tiergarten, with its opne-air gardens, or resemble Evanston's library with its comfortable chairs and elegant (and, one hopes, safe) fireplaces.
    Ex. Service is perhaps not a very glamorous concept, but we are nevertheless a service profession = El servicio quizás no es un concepto muy atractivo, pero no obstante somos una profesión dedicada al servicio.
    Ex. Some unfortunate children grow up as readers of James Bond, of dashing thrillers and the blood-and-guts of crude war stories.
    Ex. The stereotype of the governess as exemplified in Jane Eyre -- intelligent, restrained, soberly clad -- was the predecessor of the librarian as an occupation in which the women of the period, the 'guardians of morality' could find genteel employment.
    Ex. The author who can vary his terminology to maintain the reader's interest is a handicap to the indexer, who is more concerned with the ideas conveyed than with the niceties of a graceful literary style.
    Ex. It will be necessary to be gracious when accepting what seem to be peripheral assignments from a company vice president.
    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. The consolidation of abstracts into a polished bulletin or list is usually the responsibility of information staff.
    Ex. A number of innovative initiatives have resulted in stylish new public libraries.
    Ex. They then went to a rather dainty little Italian restaurant where they ate a scrumptious meal and drank a bottle of wine.
    Ex. Several hundred fans noshed on gourmet sandwiches, pizza, pasta and fancy chips and dips.
    Ex. Ponytails are becoming glam, says the New York Times.
    Ex. Wearing a wedding gown from a charity shop is very voguish right now.
    Ex. He was looking very dapper in a pinstripe suit and tie, for some reason not sweaty and gross like everyone else.
    Ex. The entrance to the hotel is very swish and the rooms although small very well maintained and clean.
    ----
    * de un modo elegante = elegantly.
    * poco elegante = inelegant, awkward, dowdy [dowdier -comp., dowdiest -sup.].
    * * *
    1)
    a) <moda/vestido> elegant, smart

    iba muy elegante — ( bien vestido) he was very well o very smartly dressed; ( garboso) he looked very elegant

    b) <barrio/restaurante/fiesta> smart, fashionable
    2) <estilo/frase> elegant, polished; < solución> elegant, neat
    * * *
    = elegant, glamorous, dashing, genteel, graceful, gracious, chic, polished, stylish, dainty [daintier -comp., daintiest -sup.], gourmet, glam, voguish, dapper, swish.

    Ex: A modern comfortable library could look like that in Berlin's Tiergarten, with its opne-air gardens, or resemble Evanston's library with its comfortable chairs and elegant (and, one hopes, safe) fireplaces.

    Ex: Service is perhaps not a very glamorous concept, but we are nevertheless a service profession = El servicio quizás no es un concepto muy atractivo, pero no obstante somos una profesión dedicada al servicio.
    Ex: Some unfortunate children grow up as readers of James Bond, of dashing thrillers and the blood-and-guts of crude war stories.
    Ex: The stereotype of the governess as exemplified in Jane Eyre -- intelligent, restrained, soberly clad -- was the predecessor of the librarian as an occupation in which the women of the period, the 'guardians of morality' could find genteel employment.
    Ex: The author who can vary his terminology to maintain the reader's interest is a handicap to the indexer, who is more concerned with the ideas conveyed than with the niceties of a graceful literary style.
    Ex: It will be necessary to be gracious when accepting what seem to be peripheral assignments from a company vice president.
    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: The consolidation of abstracts into a polished bulletin or list is usually the responsibility of information staff.
    Ex: A number of innovative initiatives have resulted in stylish new public libraries.
    Ex: They then went to a rather dainty little Italian restaurant where they ate a scrumptious meal and drank a bottle of wine.
    Ex: Several hundred fans noshed on gourmet sandwiches, pizza, pasta and fancy chips and dips.
    Ex: Ponytails are becoming glam, says the New York Times.
    Ex: Wearing a wedding gown from a charity shop is very voguish right now.
    Ex: He was looking very dapper in a pinstripe suit and tie, for some reason not sweaty and gross like everyone else.
    Ex: The entrance to the hotel is very swish and the rooms although small very well maintained and clean.
    * de un modo elegante = elegantly.
    * poco elegante = inelegant, awkward, dowdy [dowdier -comp., dowdiest -sup.].

    * * *
    A
    1 ‹moda/vestido› elegant, stylish, smart
    iba muy elegante (bien vestido) he was very well o very smartly dressed; (garboso, grácil) he was very stylishly o elegantly dressed, he looked very elegant
    ¡qué elegante te has puesto! ( fam); you look smart!
    los elegantes jardines de la casa the elegantly o beautifully laid out gardens of the house
    2 ‹barrio/restaurante/fiesta› smart, fashionable, chic
    B
    1 ‹estilo› elegant, polished
    una frase muy elegante a very elegant o a well-turned phrase
    2 (generoso) ‹gesto/actitud› generous, handsome
    3 ‹solución› elegant, neat
    * * *

     

    elegante adjetivo
    1
    a) ‹moda/vestido› elegant, smart;

    ◊ iba muy elegante he was very well o very smartly dressed

    b) ‹barrio/restaurante/fiesta› smart

    2 ‹estilo/frase› elegant, polished
    elegante adjetivo elegant
    ' elegante' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    arreglar
    - arreglada
    - arreglado
    - arreglarse
    - bonita
    - bonito
    - sobria
    - sobrio
    - vestir
    - vestirse
    - gagá
    - pituco
    English:
    avail
    - chic
    - classy
    - dashing
    - dowdy
    - dressy
    - elegant
    - fashionable
    - fine
    - graceful
    - gracious
    - ladylike
    - posh
    - ritzy
    - sleek
    - smart
    - snappy
    - snazzy
    - swish
    - unfashionable
    - awkward
    - debonair
    - do
    - dress
    - show
    - sprawl
    - stylish
    - suave
    - trim
    * * *
    1. [en vestimenta] [persona] elegant, smart;
    [ropa, calzado] smart, elegant;
    estás muy elegante con ese vestido you look really smart in that dress;
    ir elegante to be dressed smartly;
    ¡qué elegante vas! you look smart!;
    ponte elegante, vamos a una boda make yourself smart, we're going to a wedding;
    es elegante en el vestir he dresses elegantly o smartly
    2. [lujoso] [barrio, hotel, fiesta] smart, chic;
    los elegantes bulevares parisinos the elegant boulevards of Paris
    3. [en garbo, porte] graceful, elegant
    4. [en actitud, comportamiento] gracious;
    fue un gesto poco elegante por su parte it wasn't a very gracious gesture on his part
    5. [estilo, frase] elegant
    * * *
    adj elegant, stylish
    * * *
    : elegant, smart
    * * *
    1. (persona, vestido) elegant
    2. (lugar) smart

    Spanish-English dictionary > elegante

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