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1 wishy-washy
tr['wɪʃɪwɒʃɪ]2 (of drink) acuoso,-a, aguado,-a, flojo,-awishy-washy ['wɪʃi.wɔʃi, -.wɑʃi] adj: insípido, sosoadj.• insípido, -a adj.• soso, -a adj.'wɪʃiˌwɔːʃi, 'wɪʃiˌwɒʃiadjective (colloq) < color> sin gracia; < coffee> aguado, insípido; < argument> flojo, endeble['wɪʃɪˌwɒʃɪ]ADJ [colour] soso; [beer] insípido; [answer, solution] a medias; [thinking, ideas] vago; [person] sin carácter* * *['wɪʃiˌwɔːʃi, 'wɪʃiˌwɒʃi] -
2 wishy-washy
adj.1 sin consistencia.2 insípido, soso. -
3 Jo
jo interjección (Esp fam) ( expresando — sorpresa) wow! (colloq); (— enfado, disgusto) damn it! (colloq) 'jo' also found in these entries: English: wishy-washy[dʒǝʊ]N of Josephine of Joanne -
4 argumento
Del verbo argumentar: ( conjugate argumentar) \ \
argumento es: \ \1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
argumentó es: \ \3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativoMultiple Entries: argumentar argumento
argumentar ( conjugate argumentar) verbo transitivo to argue
argumento sustantivo masculino
argumentar verbo transitivo & verbo intransitivo to argue
argumento sustantivo masculino
1 (razonamiento) argument
2 (trama) plot ' argumento' also found in these entries: Spanish: absurda - absurdo - arma - base - confusa - confuso - consistente - débil - densidad - desmontar - disuasiva - disuasivo - disuasoria - disuasorio - esgrimir - exposición - hilo - inconsistente - mala - malo - oponer - peso - razón - risa - seguir - simplón - simplona - socorrida - socorrido - solidez - sutil - vigente - consistencia - contradecir - contundente - embrollo - estúpido - fundar - pobre - raciocinio - rebuscado - resumir - retorcido - sólido - sostener - verosímil English: acknowledge - argument - bogus - case - clever - cogent - contest - core - demolish - devastating - follow - forceful - impress - lame - leg - pith - plot - point - powerful - reasonable - shrewd - side - sound - stand up - state - story - story-line - take apart - telling - tenuous - thread - valid - weak - weakness - wishy-washy - woolly - wooly -
5 soso
soso
◊ -sa adjetivo( sin sal) it needs more salt ‹ estilo› flat, drab
soso,-a
I adjetivo
1 (sin sal) lacking in salt (sin sabor) flavourless, tasteless
la comida está sosa, the food is tasteless
2 fig (sin gracia) bland, insipid, dull
es una mujer muy sosa, she's a bore
II sustantivo masculino y femenino bore: los dos son unos sosos, both of them are dull and boring ' soso' also found in these entries: Spanish: anodina - anodino - insípida - insípido - sopa - sosa English: bland - colourless - drip - flair - flat - flavorless - flavourless - insipid - nondescript - wishy-washy - drab - so - tasteless
См. также в других словарях:
Wishy-washy — Wish y wash y, a. [See {Wash}.] Thin and pale; weak; without strength or substance; originally said of liquids. Fig., weak minded; spiritless. [1913 Webster] A weak wishy washy man who had hardly any mind of his own. A. Trollope. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
wishy-washy — [wish′ē wôsh΄ē] adj. [redupl. of WASHY] Informal 1. watery; insipid; thin 2. a) weak; feeble b) vacillating; indecisive wishy washily adv … English World dictionary
wishy-washy — 1690s, feeble or poor in quality, reduplication of washy thin, watery (see WASH (Cf. wash)). Meaning vacillating first recorded 1873 … Etymology dictionary
Wishy-washy — Wish y wash y, n. A weak or thin drink or liquor; wish wash. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
wishy-washy — *insipid, vapid, flat, jejune, banal, inane Analogous words: spiritless, enervated, *languid, listless: *weak, feeble: diluted, attenuated, thinned (see THIN vb) Contrasted words: *spirited, high spirited, mettlesome, spunky, fiery, peppery,… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
wishy-washy — [adj] bland, dull banal, characterless, cowardly, enervated, feeble, flat, flavorless, indecisive, ineffective, ineffectual, insipid, irresolute, jejune, languid, listless, mediocre, namby pamby*, sapless, spiritless, tasteless, thin, vacillating … New thesaurus
wishy-washy — ► ADJECTIVE 1) (of a drink or soup) weak or thin. 2) feeble or insipid … English terms dictionary
wishy-washy — wish|y wash|y [ˈwıʃi ˌwɔʃi US ˌwo:ʃi, ˌwa:ʃi] adj informal [Date: 1600 1700; Origin: washy thin, watery (16 20 centuries), from wash] 1.) someone who is wishy washy does not have firm or clear ideas and seems unable to decide what they want used… … Dictionary of contemporary English
wishy-washy — adjective Etymology: reduplication of washy Date: 1703 1. lacking in character or determination ; ineffectual < wishy washy leadership > 2. lacking in strength or flavor ; weak < wishy washy wines > • wishy washiness … New Collegiate Dictionary
wishy-washy — adjective informal 1 a wishy washy person does not have firm or clear ideas and seems unable to decide what they want: a bunch of wishy washy liberals 2 colours that are wishy washy are pale, not strong or dark … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
wishy-washy — adjective 1) he s so wishy washy Syn: feeble, ineffectual, weak, vapid, effete, gutless, spineless, limp, namby pamby, spiritless, indecisive, characterless; pathetic Ant: strong … Thesaurus of popular words