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1 carantońa
• wheedling -
2 gitanería
f.1 band of Gypsies, band of Gipsies.2 Gipsy-like action, Gipsy-like trick, wheedling.* * ** * *SF1) (=grupo) band of gypsies2) (=vida) gypsy (way of) life3) (=dicho) gypsy saying4) pey (=acción) wheedling, cajolery* * *femenino gypsies (pl)* * *femenino gypsies (pl)* * *gypsies (pl)* * *gitanería nf2. [gitanos] gypsies -
3 canto
m.1 singing.canto fúnebre funeral chantcanto gregoriano Gregorian chantcanto guerrero war song2 edge (lado, borde).de canto edgeways3 pebble (guijarro).canto rodado pebble4 song, chant, singing.5 call, bird call, crow.6 canto, main division of a long poem.7 canthus, corner of the eye.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: cantar.* * *1 (arte) singing2 (canción) song3 LITERATURA canto\al canto del gallo at daybreak, at cockcrow————————1 (extremo) edge2 (de cuchillo) blunt edge3 (esquina) corner4 (piedra) stone, pebble\■ si llegamos tarde, bronca al canto if we are late there'll be a row for suredarse con un canto en los dientes familiar to be thankful for small merciesfaltar el canto de un duro familiar to come very close to, be on the verge ofpor el canto de un duro by inches* * *noun m.1) singing2) song3) chant4) edge* * *ISM1) (Mús) (=arte) singing; (=canción) song; (Rel) chantcanto de sirena — siren call, siren song
canto gregoriano — Gregorian chant, (Gregorian) plainsong
2) [de pájaro] song; [de gallo] crow; [de grillo, chicharra] chirp3) liter song, hymnIIun canto a la libertad — a hymn o song to freedom
SM1) (=borde) [de mesa, libro] edgede canto: el libro cayó de canto — the book fell on its side
pon el libro de canto — stand the book on end o on its side
al canto * —
cada vez que se veían, pelea al canto — every time they saw each other there was inevitably an argument, every time they saw each other an argument was the order of the day
faltar el canto de un duro —
ha faltado el canto de un duro para que se caiga — he was o came this close to falling
canto de pan — heel of bread, crust (of bread)
2) (=piedra) pebblesi no llega a los 10 euros nos podemos dar con un canto en los dientes — we can think o count ourselves lucky if it comes to less than 10 euros
* * *1) (Mús) (acción, arte) singing; ( canción) chantse levantó con el canto del gallo — she got up at first light o (liter) at cockcrow
4) (borde, filo) edgefaltar el canto de un duro — (Esp)
5) (Geol) tbcanto rodado — ( roca) boulder; ( guijarro) pebble
darse con un canto en los dientes — (fam) to think o count oneself lucky
* * *1) (Mús) (acción, arte) singing; ( canción) chantse levantó con el canto del gallo — she got up at first light o (liter) at cockcrow
4) (borde, filo) edgefaltar el canto de un duro — (Esp)
5) (Geol) tbcanto rodado — ( roca) boulder; ( guijarro) pebble
darse con un canto en los dientes — (fam) to think o count oneself lucky
* * *canto11 = singing, chant.Ex: They ask for humorous plays, for plays with certain historical settings or for plays which incorporate music and singing in some form.
Ex: An antiphonal chant was performed in alternation, with one half of the choir answering the other half.* canto de los pájaros = bird-song.* canto de los pájaros al amanecer = morning chorus, dawn chorus.* canto fúnebre = dirge.canto22 = edge.Ex: As used in an index each card acts as a surrogate for one document, and the index terms for that document are encoded around the edge of the card.
* canto delantero = fore-edge [fore edge].* canto externo = fore-edge [fore edge].* darse con un canto en los dientes = count + Reflexivo + lucky, think + Reflexivo + lucky, consider + Reflexivo + lucky.* faltar el canto de un duro para = by the skin of + Posesivo + teeth, come + very close to.* * *A ( Mús)1 (acción, arte) singingclases de canto singing lessons2 (canción) chantCompuesto:canto gregoriano or llanoGregorian chant, plainsongB (de un pájaro) song; (del gallo) crowingal canto del gallo at the crack of dawn, at daybreak, at cockcrow ( liter)Compuesto:canto de or del cisneswan songD (borde, filo) edgeel canto de la mano the side of my/his/her hand: colocar el ladrillo de canto lay the brick on its sideal canto ( fam): bronca al canto you can bet your life o you can be sure there'll be trouble ( colloq)faltar el canto de un duro: faltó el canto de un duro para que se le cayera she came very close to dropping itE ( Geol) tbdarse con un canto en los dientes ( fam); to think o count oneself lucky* * *
Del verbo cantar: ( conjugate cantar)
canto es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
cantó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
cantar
canto
cantar ( conjugate cantar) verbo transitivo ‹ canción› to sing
verbo intransitivo
1a) (Mús) to sing
[ gallo] to crow;
[cigarra/grillo] to chirp, chirrup
2 (fam) ( confesar) to talk (colloq)
■ sustantivo masculino
poem ( gen set to music)
canto sustantivo masculino
1 (Mús) (acción, arte) singing;
( canción) chant
2 ( de pájaro) song;
( del gallo) crowing
3 (Lit) ( canción) hymn
4 (borde, filo) edge;
5 (Geol) tb
( guijarro) pebble
cantar 1 verbo transitivo & verbo intransitivo
1 Mús to sing: me gusta cantar, I like singing
2 familiar (tener mal olor) to stink
3 (llamar la atención) to attract attention
4 familiar (saltar a la vista, ser evidente) to be clear
5 argot (confesar) to sing, spill the beans
♦ Locuciones: cantarle a alguien las cuarenta, to give sb a good telling off
en menos que canta un gallo, in a flash
cantar 2 sustantivo masculino
1 song, chant
2 Lit poem
un cantar de gesta, an epic poem
♦ Locuciones: familiar ser algo otro cantar, to be a totally different thing
canto 1 sustantivo masculino
1 (modo de cantar, arte) singing: su canto nos cautivó, we were captivated by his singing
2 (canción) chant, song: es un experto en cantos populares, he's a renowned folk singer
canto 2 sustantivo masculino (borde) edge: le dio un golpe con el canto de la mano, she give him a blow with the edge of her hand
♦ Locuciones: de canto, on its side
canto de un duro, close shave: faltó el canto de un duro para que se estrellase, he nearly crashed
canto 3 sustantivo masculino (guijarro) pebble, stone
canto rodado, (grande) boulder
(pequeño) pebble
♦ Locuciones: familiar darse con un canto en los dientes, to think oneself lucky
' canto' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cal
- cancionero
- gregoriana
- gregoriano
- rodada
- rodado
- dote
- guerrero
- porra
- sólo
English:
boulder
- cockcrow
- crow
- dammit
- edge
- Gregorian
- singing
- song
- teach
* * *canto1 nm1. [acción, arte] singing;estudia canto she studies singingcanto gregoriano Gregorian chant;canto llano plainchant, plainsong2. [canción] songcanto fúnebre funeral chant;canto guerrero war song;Fig canto de sirena wheedling3. [de ave] songFig canto de(l) cisne swan song; Fig canto del gallo daybreak; Figal canto del gallo at daybreak4. [exaltación, alabanza] hymn;su discurso fue un canto a la violencia his speech was a paean to violence♦ nm1. [lado, borde] edge;[de cuchillo] blunt edge; [de libro] front edge;de canto edgeways, edgewise;Fampor el canto de un duro by a hair's breadth;faltó el canto de un duro para que tuviera un accidente he missed having an accident by a hair's breadth2. [guijarro] pebble;Famdarse con un canto en los dientes to count oneself lucky, to be happy with what one has gotcanto rodado pebble♦ al canto loc advfor sure;cada vez que viene, (hay) pelea al canto every time she comes, you can be sure there'll be a fight;tenemos tormenta al canto we're definitely in for a storm* * *1 m1 singing2 de pájaro song2 m1 edge;de canto on its side (pl on their sides);por el canto de un duro fig fam by the skin of one’s teeth fam2 ( roca) stone;darse con un canto en los dientes count o.s. lucky* * *canto nm1) : singing2) : chantcanto gregoriano: Gregorian chant3) : song (of a bird)4) : edge, endde canto: on end, sideways5)canto rodado : boulder* * *canto n1. (en general) singing2. (canción) song3. (borde) edge4. (piedra) stone / pebblede canto sideways / on its side -
4 carantoña
f.1 wheedling.2 ugly person.* * *\* * *SF1) (=caricia) caress; (=zalamería) sweet talkhacer carantoñas a algn — (=acariciar) to caress sb; (=halagar) to sweet-talk sb, butter sb up
2) (=careta) grotesque mask- es una carantoña3) ** (=cara) ugly mug *** * *femenino caress* * *femenino caress* * *caressdeja de hacerme carantoñas stop trying to butter me up ( colloq)* * *
carantoña sustantivo femenino (Esp fam) caress
carantoña sustantivo femenino caress
* * *f caress;hacer carantoñas a alguien caress s.o. -
5 camelista
adj.wheedling, flattering (informal).f. & m.1 flatterer.2 cajoler.* * *SMF1) (=cuentista) joker2) (=halagador) flatterer, bootlicker ** * *smooth talker ( colloq)* * *♦ adjwheedling, flattering♦ nmfflatterer -
6 gitanada
1 wheedling, cajolement* * *SF pey1) (=acción) gypsy trick, mean trick2) (=halago) wheedling, cajolery* * *A (gitanería) gypsies (pl)B (acto) dirty trick* * *gitanada nfPey [costumbre]eso es una gitanada that's typical of the sort of things gypsies do -
7 gitano
adj.Gypsy, Gipsy, Romany, tzigane.m.Gypsy, caird, Gipsy, tinker.* * *► adjetivo1 gypsy, gipsy2 figurado (zalamero) flattering► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 gypsy, gipsy2 figurado (zalamero) flatterer3 familiar (estafador) fiddler, swindler4 familiar (vagabundo) vagrant* * *(f. - gitana)noun adj.* * *gitano, -a1. ADJ1) [de gitanos] gypsy antes de s3) * (=sucio) dirty2.SM / F gypsy- vivir como gitanos- volvió hecho un gitano* * *I- na adjetivo gypsy (before n)II- na masculino, femenino gypsy•• Cultural note:A member of Spain's gypsy community. Gypsies often live in camps and retain their nomadic habits. They have preserved many of their customs and do not usually integrate into the mainstream of Spanish society. Their language is caló. Gypsies have been a great influence on flamenco, and many of the best performers are gypsies* * *= gypsy [gipsy], gippo [gyppo].Ex. For instance: rhyme is still RIME; gypsy is spelled G-I-P -- most of us are instructed to spell it 'g-y-p'.Ex. As a child he was bullied at school and called ' gippos'.* * *I- na adjetivo gypsy (before n)II- na masculino, femenino gypsy•• Cultural note:A member of Spain's gypsy community. Gypsies often live in camps and retain their nomadic habits. They have preserved many of their customs and do not usually integrate into the mainstream of Spanish society. Their language is caló. Gypsies have been a great influence on flamenco, and many of the best performers are gypsies* * *= gypsy [gipsy], gippo [gyppo].Ex: For instance: rhyme is still RIME; gypsy is spelled G-I-P -- most of us are instructed to spell it 'g-y-p'.
Ex: As a child he was bullied at school and called ' gippos'.* * *gypsy ( before n)una boda/costumbre gitana a gypsy wedding/custommasculine, femininegypsyno se lo salta un gitano ( Esp fam): ese bocadillo no se lo salta un gitano that sandwich looks delicious o ( colloq) yummyA member of Spain's gypsy community. Gypsies often live in camps and retain their nomadic habits. They have preserved many of their customs and do not usually integrate into the mainstream of Spanish society. Their language is caló (↑ caló a1). Gypsies have been a great influence on flamenco (↑ flamenco a1), and many of the best performers are gypsies.* * *
gitano◊ -na adjetivo
gypsy ( before n)
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino
gypsy
gitano,-a adjetivo & sustantivo masculino y femenino gypsy, gipsy
' gitano' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
brazo
- gitana
English:
gipsy
- gypsy
- Romany
* * *gitano, -a♦ adj1. [raza, persona] gypsy♦ nm,fgypsy;Esp Famque no se lo salta un gitano: tengo un hambre que no se la salta un gitano I'm absolutely ravenous;me comí un filete que no se lo salta un gitano I had an absolutely huge steak* * *I adj gypsy atrII m, gitana f gypsy* * *gitano, -na adj & n: Gypsy* * * -
8 marrullero
adj.dodgy, tricky.m.trickster.* * *► adjetivo* * *marrullero, -a1.ADJ (=lenguaraz) smooth, glib; (=engatusador) cajoling, wheedling; [equipo, jugador] dirty2.SM / F smooth type, smoothie ** * *- ra adjetivo (fam) dirty (colloq)* * *- ra adjetivo (fam) dirty (colloq)* * *marrullero -ra* * *
marrullero,-a
I adjetivo cajoling, devious
II sustantivo masculino y femenino cajoler, smooth type
' marrullero' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
marrullera
* * *marrullero, -a♦ adj[tramposo] underhand; [futbolista] dirty♦ nm,f[tramposo] cheat; [futbolista] dirty player* * *I adj underhand(ed)II m cheat -
9 sandunga
f.1 gracefulness, elegance; cajoling, wheedling; flattering, allurement, fascination. (Colloquial)2 party, spree.3 charm, wit.* * *1 familiar charm, wit* * *SF1) * (=encanto) charm; (=gracia) wit2) LAm (=juerga) binge *, celebration* * *1) (fam)qué poca sandunga tienes! — you've got no spark o oomph! (colloq)
2) (AmL) ( juerga) party, rave-up (esp BrE colloq)3) ( baile) Southern Mexican folk song/dance* * *1) (fam)qué poca sandunga tienes! — you've got no spark o oomph! (colloq)
2) (AmL) ( juerga) party, rave-up (esp BrE colloq)3) ( baile) Southern Mexican folk song/dance* * *A ( fam):¡qué poca sandunga tienes para todo! you've got no spark o oomph ( colloq)tiene tanta sandunga he's a real ball of fun o a real live wire ( colloq)las clases de francés eran una sandunga our French classes were a riot ( colloq)* * *sandunga nf[garbo] verve;le echa mucha sandunga al baile she dances with great verve* * *f wit -
10 zalamería
f.1 flattery, adulation, wheedling, apple sauce, coaxing by flattery.2 excessive demonstration of affection.* * *1 winning ways plural* * *SF (tb: zalamerías) flattery* * *femenino: tbzalamerías — sweet talk, flattery
* * *femenino: tbzalamerías — sweet talk, flattery
* * *tbzalamerías sweet talk, flatteryhacerle zalamerías a algn to sweet-talk sb, to butter sb up ( colloq)* * *
zalamería sustantivo femenino: tb
hacerle zalamerías a algn to sweet-talk sb
zalamería sustantivo femenino flattery
* * *zalamería nfflattery, fawning* * *f flattery, sweet talk* * *zalamería nf: flattery, sweet talk -
11 dedada
f.that which can be taken up with the finger at once, a pinch.Dedada de miel, adulation, flattery, wheedling. Dar a uno una dedada de miel (Met.) to put a cheat on one, to deceive; literally, to give one a fingerful of honey 2. Triglyph of a Doric frieze* * *1 (cantidad) pinch2 (mancha) finger-mark* * *SF (=cantidad) (lit) thimbleful; (fig) very small quantityuna dedada de mermelada — a spot o dab of jam
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12 marrullería
f.cajolery, sycophancy, flattery, fawning.* * ** * *SF1) (=cualidad) smoothness, glibness2) (=excusa) plausible excuse* * *marrullería nf[trucos sucios] underhand dealing; [juego sucio] dirty play* * *f dirty trick -
13 pamema
f.1 trifle, bagatelle to which it was desired to give importance; folderol (bagatela).2 flattery (halagos).3 fuss (quejas).4 humbug.* * *1 (tontería) piece of nonsense* * *SF1) (=bagatela) trivial thing, trifle¡déjate de pamemas! — stop your fussing!
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14 roncero
adj.1 slothful, tardy.2 snarling, growling.3 flattering, wheedling, melliloquent.4 slow, tardy.5 unwilling (desganado); slack (gandul), slow.6 grumpy (gruñón).7 sly (taimado), sharp; nosey (entrometido). (Andes & Central America)* * *ADJ1) (Náut) slow, slow-moving, sluggish2) (=desganado) unwilling; (=gandul) slack, slow3) (=gruñón) grumpy, grouchy *4) (=cobista) smooth, smarmy * -
15 carantoñas
* * *carantoñas nfplhacer carantoñas a alguien to butter sb up -
16 sandunguera
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17 engatusamiento
• cajolery• coaxing• wheedling -
18 gitanería
• band of Gipsies• band of Gypsies• Gipsy camp• Gipsy waggon• Gipsy-like• Gipsy-like trick• wheedling -
19 sonsacamiento
• cajoling• coaxing• wheedling -
20 carantoñero
adj.wheedling, cajoling.
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Wheedling — Wheedle Whee dle, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Wheedled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Wheedling}.] [Cf. G. wedeln to wag with the tail, as a dog, wedel a fan, tail, brush, OHG. wadal; akin to G. wehen to blow, and E. wind, n.] [1913 Webster] 1. To entice by soft… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
wheedling — noun the act of urging by means of teasing or flattery • Syn: ↑blandishment • Derivationally related forms: ↑wheedle, ↑blandish (for: ↑blandishment) • Hypernyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
wheedling — Synonyms and related words: adulation, adulatory, allurement, bland, blandishing, blandishment, blarney, blarneying, bunkum, buttery, buttonholing, cajolement, cajolery, cajoling, coaxing, compliment, complimentary, conning, courtierly, courtly,… … Moby Thesaurus
wheedling — whee|dling [ widlıŋ, hwidlıŋ ] adjective asking for something continuously in an annoying way … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
wheedling — whee·dle || hwɪËdl / w v. coax by flattery or enticement; obtain through flattery or seduction … English contemporary dictionary
wheedling — UK [ˈwiːd(ə)lɪŋ] / US [ˈwɪd(ə)lɪŋ] / US [ˈhwɪd(ə)lɪŋ] adjective asking for something continuously in an annoying way … English dictionary
αἱμυλώτερον — αἱμύλος wheedling adverbial comp αἱμύλος wheedling masc acc comp sg αἱμύλος wheedling neut nom/voc/acc comp sg αἱμύλος wheedling masc acc comp sg αἱμύλος wheedling neut nom/voc/acc comp sg αἱμύλος wheedling adverbial … Greek morphological index (Ελληνική μορφολογικούς δείκτες)
αἱμυλώτατα — αἱμύλος wheedling adverbial superl αἱμύλος wheedling neut nom/voc/acc superl pl αἱμύλος wheedling adverbial superl αἱμύλος wheedling neut nom/voc/acc superl pl … Greek morphological index (Ελληνική μορφολογικούς δείκτες)
αἱμυλώτατον — αἱμύλος wheedling masc acc superl sg αἱμύλος wheedling neut nom/voc/acc superl sg αἱμύλος wheedling masc acc superl sg αἱμύλος wheedling neut nom/voc/acc superl sg … Greek morphological index (Ελληνική μορφολογικούς δείκτες)
αἱμύλα — αἱμύλος wheedling neut nom/voc/acc pl αἱμύλᾱ , αἱμύλος wheedling fem nom/voc/acc dual αἱμύλᾱ , αἱμύλος wheedling fem nom/voc sg (doric aeolic) αἱμύλος wheedling neut nom/voc/acc pl … Greek morphological index (Ελληνική μορφολογικούς δείκτες)
αἱμύλον — αἱμύλος wheedling masc acc sg αἱμύλος wheedling neut nom/voc/acc sg αἱμύλος wheedling masc/fem acc sg αἱμύλος wheedling neut nom/voc/acc sg … Greek morphological index (Ελληνική μορφολογικούς δείκτες)
