Is cheekier a word

adj.

Muaj plhus tshaj; muaj plhus zog; muaj plhus dua

descarado, fresco

tr[‘ʧiːkɪ]

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

adj.

‘tʃiːki

[‘tʃiːkɪ]

ADJ

(

compar

cheekier)
(

superl

cheekiest) descarado, fresco; indiscreto, descarado; malicioso

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[‘tʃiːki]

I Adv.

2. (ausgenommen) except; nur, dass… except (that)…, apart from the fact that…

4. auffordernd: nur zu! go on!; umg. what are you waiting for?; nur nicht so schüchtern! go on, don’t be shy!; nur keine Umstände! please don’t go to any trouble!; verstärkt, auch drohend: na, warte nur! you just wait!; verkaufe es nur ja nicht don’t sell it whatever you do, just don’t sell it

6. nachdrücklich oder verwundert fragend: wie kam er nur hierher? how on earth did he get here?; was will er damit nur sagen? I wonder what he means ( oder is driving at)?; warum ist sie nur gegangen? what on earth made her go?, why (on earth) did she go?; was habe ich nur getan? what (on earth) have I done?; wer kann es nur gewesen sein? who (on earth) oder whoever can it have been?; wie hat er es nur geschafft? how (on earth) did he manage that?; wo kann sie nur sein? where (on earth) can she be?; was hat sie nur? I wonder what’s up ( oder wrong) with her

II Konj.: nur habe ich vergessen… only I forgot…; er ist fleißig, nur müsste er sorgfältiger sein he works hard but he should take more care; ich komme gerne, nur weiß ich nicht wann I’d like to come but I just don’t know when I can make it

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solely; only; merely; alone

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[nuːɐ]

adv

er ist ein sehr schneller Arbeiter, núr müsste er etwas gründlicher sein — he is a very fast worker but or only he should be rather more thorough

ich habe núr ein Stück Brot gegessen — I’ve only eaten a piece of bread, I’ve eaten only or just a piece of bread

alle, núr ich nicht — everyone except or but me

núr ich weiß — I’m the only one who knows, only I know

núr schade, dass… — it’s just a pity that…

núr dass… — it’s just that…, only…

núr noch zwei Minuten — only or just two minutes left or to go

der Kranke isst fast núr noch Obst — the sick man eats virtually nothing but fruit these days

nicht núr…, sondern auch — not only or just… but also

alles, núr das nicht! — anything but that!

warum möchtest du das denn wissen? – ach, núr so! — why do you want to know? – oh I just do or oh just because or oh no special reason

ich hab das núr so gesagt — I was just talking

warum hast du das gemacht? – núr so — why did you do that? – I just did

núr kann man nie wissen, ob… — only or but you never can or can never tell if…

wie schnell er núr redet — doesn’t he speak fast!

dass es núr so krachte — making a terrible din or racket

er fuhr, so schnell er núr (fahren) konnte — he drove just as fast as he possibly could, he drove for all he was worth

3) -ever, on earth

was/wer/wie etc núr? — but what/who/how etc?

was hat er núr? — whatever is or what on earth is the matter with him?

wie kannst du núr (so etwas sagen)? — how could you (say such a thing)?

sie bekommt alles, was sie núr will — she gets whatever she wants

4)

wüsste ich núr, wie — if only I knew how, if I only knew how

es wird klappen, wenn er núr nicht die Nerven verliert — it will be all right as long as or so long as or provided (that) he doesn’t lose his nerve

5) just,… whatever you do

lass das núr niemand(en) wissen! — just don’t let anyone find out, (but) don’t let anyone find out whatever you do

sagen Sie das núr nicht Ihrer Frau! — just don’t tell your wife (whatever you do)

núr zu! — go on

sieh núr — just look

sagen Sie es núr, Sie brauchen es núr zu sagen — just say (the word), you only have to say (the word)

er soll núr lachen! — let him laugh

7)

núr mehr — only… left

ich habe núr mehr einen Euro — I’ve only one euro left

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1) alone

3) just

4) none but

5) only

6) only

7) only

only

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[ˈnu:ɐ̯]

ich habe nur eine Stunde Zeit/fünf Euro I only have an hour/five euros

sie hat nur einen einzigen Fehler gemacht she made just a single mistake

ich möchte dich nur um eines bitten I’d ask just one thing of you

ich habe nur ein kleines Stück Kuchen gegessen I’ve only eaten a small piece of cake, I’ve eaten only [or just] a small piece of cake

ich habe nur noch einen Euro I’ve only one euro left

nur noch drei Minuten only [or just] two minutes left [or to go]

ich esse fast nur noch Obst I eat virtually nothing but fruit these days

es hätte nur noch ein Wort gefehlt und ich wäre explodiert just one more word and I would have exploded

2. vor Substantiven, Pronomen (ausschließlich) only, just

nur sie darf das only she is allowed to do that

alle kamen, nur meine Schwester nicht they all came except my sister

nur ich weiß das I’m the only one who knows, only I know

3. vor Adjektiven, Verben (bloß) only, just

da kann man doch nur lachen! what a bloody laugh! fam

wie konnte ich das nur vergessen! how on earth could I forget that!

er tat es nur ungern he did it only reluctantly

das ist nur recht und billig it is only right and proper

ich will dir doch nur helfen! I only want to help you!

ich frage mich nur, warum I just want to know why

sie macht das absichtlich, nur um dich zu provozieren she does it deliberately, just to provoke you

nur dass… it’s just that…

nur gut, dass… it’s a good thing that…

nicht nur, dass… it’s not just that…

nur schade, dass… it’s just a pity that…

nicht nur…, sondern auch… not only [or just]…, but also…

ich mache das nicht nur wegen des Geldes, sondern auch, weil es mir Spaß macht I’m not doing it just for the money, but also because I enjoy it

nur so just

ich schreibe Gedichte nur so zum Spaß I write poems just for fun

ich habe das nur so gesagt I was just talking

schlag nur zu, wirst schon sehen, was du davon hast! go on, hit me, you’ll soon see what you’ll get out of it!

wie schnell sie nur redet! doesn’t she speak fast!

Max fuhr, so schnell er nur konnte Max drove just as fast as he possibly could

mach nur ja nicht mich für die Folgen verantwortlich! just don’t, whatever you do, blame me for the consequences!

lass das nur ja niemanden wissen! don’t you [dare] tell anyone!, just don’t let anyone find out!

sag das nur nicht deiner Mutter! just don’t tell your mother [whatever you do]!

nur noch:

als ich ihn zur Rede stellte, wurde er nur noch frecher when I took him to task he got even cheekier

nur so:

gerade als ich aus dem Haus wollte, regnete es nur so just as I wanted to go out it was really pouring down

dass es nur so… + vb so much that it…

ich werde dir so eine scheuern, dass es nur so staubt! I’m going to give you such a clout that it will raise the dust!

nur zu:

das kenne ich nur zu gut I know that only too well

das ist nur zu wahr! it’s only too true!

alles, nur das nicht! anything but that!

du kannst gern[e] einen Whisky haben, nur habe ich kein Eis you’re welcome to have a whisky, the only thing is I don’t have any ice

das Buch ist sehr gut, nur, es ist wahrscheinlich zu schwer the book is very good, but [or though] it’s probably too heavy-going

nur kann man nie wissen, ob… but you never can tell if…

nur dass… except that…

warum/was/wer/wie… nur? just [or but] why/what/who/how…?

was hat sie nur? what on earth is the matter with her?

warum musstest du das nur tun? just why did you have to do that?

was in aller Welt hast du dir nur dabei gedacht? just what on earth did you think you were doing?

es schellt jemand an der Tür? wer kann das nur sein? somebody’s ringing the doorbell? who on earth can it be?

wie kannst du nur [so etwas sagen]? how could you [say such a thing]?

8. (Bedingung, Wunsch)

▪ wenn… nur… if only…

das Wetter ist schön, wenn es nur so bliebe! the weather is glorious, if only it would stay like this!

wenn sie nur käme! if only she would come!

wüsste ich nur, wann/wie… if only I knew when/how…, if I only knew when/how…

geh nur! just go!, go on!

sieh nur! just look!

nur her damit! give it here!

nur Mut! cheer up

du brauchst es nur zu sagen! you only have to say!

sie soll nur lachen! let her laugh!

nur zu! come on then!, go on!; s.a. nicht

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1.

Adverb

alle durften mitfahren, nur ich nicht — everyone was allowed to go, all except me

er tut das mit Absicht, nur um dich zu provozieren — he does it deliberately, just to provoke you

nicht nur…, sondern auch… — not only…, but also…

nicht nur, dass… — it’s not just that…

nur dass… — except that…

2.

wenn er nur käme/hier wäre — if only he would come/he were here

nur Geduld/vorsichtig/langsam — just be patient/careful/take it easy

er lief, so schnell er nur konnte — he ran just as fast as he could

6) only; just

7)

er schlug auf den Tisch, dass es nur so krachte — he crashed his fist [down] on the table

3.

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A. adv

nur sie wusste etc auch she was the only one to know etc;

nicht nur, sondern auch not only, but also;

es ist nur, dass … it’s just that …;

nur gut, dass … it’s a good thing that …;

warum hast du ihn gehauen? —

nur so umg I don’t know, because I felt like it;

warum fragst du? —

nur so umg I was just wondering

nur, dass … except (that) …, apart from the fact that …

nur zu! go on!; umg what are you waiting for?;

nur nicht so schüchtern! go on, don’t be shy!;

nur keine Umstände! please don’t go to any trouble!; verstärkt, auch drohend:

na, warte nur! you just wait!;

wäre ich nur zu Hause geblieben! if only I’d stayed at home

wie kam er nur hierher? how on earth did he get here?;

was will er damit nur sagen? I wonder what he means ( oder is driving at)?;

warum ist sie nur gegangen? what on earth made her go?, why (on earth) did she go?;

was habe ich nur getan? what (on earth) have I done?;

wer kann es nur gewesen sein? who (on earth) oder whoever can it have been?;

wie hat er es nur geschafft? how (on earth) did he manage that?;

wo kann sie nur sein? where (on earth) can she be?;

was hat sie nur? I wonder what’s up ( oder wrong) with her

8. umg:

nur so verstärkend: meist like mad;

sie haben gearbeitet, dass es nur so gekracht hat they worked with a vengeance

B. konj:

nur habe ich vergessen … only I forgot …;

er ist fleißig, nur müsste er sorgfältiger sein he works hard but he should take more care;

ich komme gerne, nur weiß ich nicht wann I’d like to come but I just don’t know when I can make it

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1.

Adverb

alle durften mitfahren, nur ich nicht — everyone was allowed to go, all except me

er tut das mit Absicht, nur um dich zu provozieren — he does it deliberately, just to provoke you

nicht nur…, sondern auch… — not only…, but also…

nicht nur, dass… — it’s not just that…

Warum fragst du? — Ach, nur so — Why do you ask? — Oh, no particular reason

nur dass… — except that…

2.

wenn er nur käme/hier wäre — if only he would come/he were here

2)

nur Geduld/vorsichtig/langsam — just be patient/careful/take it easy

er lief, so schnell er nur konnte — he ran just as fast as he could

7)

er schlug auf den Tisch, dass es nur so krachte — he crashed his fist [down] on the table

3.

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adv.

merely adv.

only adv.

adj.

1 daring, adventurous, bold, brave.

2 cheeky, brassy, bold-faced, pert.

f. & m.

cheeky person, insolent person.

past part.

past participle of spanish verb: atreverse.

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adj.

daring, bold

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atrevido, -a

2) daring, risqué

2.

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I

a) ( insolente) sassy (AmE colloq), cheeky (BrE colloq)

b) ( osado) <escote/persona> daring; < chiste> risqué

II

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= brave [braver -comp., bravest -sup.], presumptuous, adventurous, cheeky [cheekier -comp., cheekiest -sup.], risqué, bawdy [bawdier -comp., bawdiest -sup.], fearless, impudent, bold [bolder -comp., boldest -sup.], pert, audacious, buccaneering.

Ex. It would be a brave man who would predict that such a process will always remain clumsy, slow and faulty in detail.

Ex. Many feel that it is presumptuous to think that a 150- to 250-word abstract can carry enough information from a well-written 3,000-word paper to be of much use except as a guide.

Ex. Many say the role of consumer advice centres as being simply mediators between the consumer and the retailer/manufacturer; only a few adventurous authorities encouraged the aggressive championing of consumer complaints.

Ex. The young man in the picture is myself snapped twenty-five years or so ago by a cheeky thirteen-year-old during the first few months of my first teaching job.

Ex. However, some of the central premises of the film are flawed, and the risqué touches, whether racial or erotic innuendo, are primarily there to titillate and make the film seem hot and controversial.

Ex. Their secondary aim was to print piratical, scurrilous and bawdy material for the people of Dublin.

Ex. He describes the decoration of the tombs, explaining that this artwork is a fearless thumbing of the nose at death itself.

Ex. The Library Association is impudent in suggesting that it will impose sanctions on those who fail to keep abreast of developments in librarianship.

Ex. ‘Would it be bold of me to ask,’ she said hesitantly, ‘why is the Medical Center library virtually an autonomous unit?’.

Ex. He lingered round the bookstall looking at the books and papers till a pert girl behind the counter asked him if he wouldn’t like a chair.

Ex. One of Belgium’s most dangerous criminals, who staged an audacious jailbreak on a hijacked helicopter, has been tracked down to Morocco.

Ex. But whatever we make of their buccaneering spirit, the apostolic passion firing their hearts is surely beyond contention.

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* ser atrevido = make + a bold statement.

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I

a) ( insolente) sassy (AmE colloq), cheeky (BrE colloq)

b) ( osado) <escote/persona> daring; < chiste> risqué

II

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= brave [braver -comp., bravest -sup.], presumptuous, adventurous, cheeky [cheekier -comp., cheekiest -sup.], risqué, bawdy [bawdier -comp., bawdiest -sup.], fearless, impudent, bold [bolder -comp., boldest -sup.], pert, audacious, buccaneering.

Ex: It would be a brave man who would predict that such a process will always remain clumsy, slow and faulty in detail.

Ex: Many feel that it is presumptuous to think that a 150- to 250-word abstract can carry enough information from a well-written 3,000-word paper to be of much use except as a guide.

Ex: Many say the role of consumer advice centres as being simply mediators between the consumer and the retailer/manufacturer; only a few adventurous authorities encouraged the aggressive championing of consumer complaints.

Ex: The young man in the picture is myself snapped twenty-five years or so ago by a cheeky thirteen-year-old during the first few months of my first teaching job.

Ex: However, some of the central premises of the film are flawed, and the risqué touches, whether racial or erotic innuendo, are primarily there to titillate and make the film seem hot and controversial.

Ex: Their secondary aim was to print piratical, scurrilous and bawdy material for the people of Dublin.

Ex: He describes the decoration of the tombs, explaining that this artwork is a fearless thumbing of the nose at death itself.

Ex: The Library Association is impudent in suggesting that it will impose sanctions on those who fail to keep abreast of developments in librarianship.

Ex: ‘Would it be bold of me to ask,’ she said hesitantly, ‘why is the Medical Center library virtually an autonomous unit?’.

Ex: He lingered round the bookstall looking at the books and papers till a pert girl behind the counter asked him if he wouldn’t like a chair.

Ex: One of Belgium’s most dangerous criminals, who staged an audacious jailbreak on a hijacked helicopter, has been tracked down to Morocco.

Ex: But whatever we make of their buccaneering spirit, the apostolic passion firing their hearts is surely beyond contention.

* ignorancia es muy atrevida, la = ignorance is very daring.

* persona atrevida = risk taker.

* ser atrevido = make + a bold statement.

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2 (osado) ‹escote/vestido› daring; ‹chiste› risqué

¿te vas a vivir allí? eres muy atrevido are you going to live there? that’s very brave of you

masculine, feminine

1

2

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Del verbo atreverse: ( conjugate atreverse)

atrevido es:

el participio

Multiple Entries:

atreverse    
atrevido

atreverse ( conjugate atreverse) verbo pronominal

to dare;

◊ ¡anda, atrévete! go on then, I dare you (to);

no me atrevo a decírselo I daren’t tell him;

¿cómo te atreves a pegarle? how dare you hit him?;

¿a que conmigo no te atreves? I bet you wouldn’t dare take me on

atrevido -da adjetivo

‹ chiste› risqué;

‹ diseño› bold

atreverse verbo reflexivo to dare: ¿te atreves a hacerlo?, do you dare to do it? o dare you do it? ➣ Ver nota en dare

atrevido,-a adjetivo

1 (descarado) daring, bold

2 (insolente) cheeky, impudent

3 (un vestido) risqué

‘ atrevido‘ also found in these entries:

Spanish:

arrojada
— arrojado
— atrevida
— desvergonzada
— desvergonzado
— impertinente
— lanzada
— lanzado

English:

audacious
— daredevil
— daring
— naughty
— presumptuous
— revealing
— forward
— risqué
— sassy
— unadventurous

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♦ adj

daring;

es muy atrevido, le encantan los deportes de riesgo he’s very daring, he loves dangerous sports;

una película/escultura atrevida a bold movie/sculpture

cheeky

♦ nm,f

daring person

cheeky person;

¡qué atrevido, contestar así a tu madre! what a cheek, answering your mother back like that!

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adj

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bold, daring

insolent

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adj.

cynical, bare-faced, barefaced, bold-faced.

f. & m.

cheeky person.

past part.

past participle of spanish verb: descararse.

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► nombre masculino,nombre femenino

1 shameless person, cheeky person

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2) barefaced; blatant

2.

ADV *

sí voy, descarado — I’m going all right, you bet I’m going

si supiera inglés, descarado que me iba a Londres — if I spoke English, you can bet your life I’d go to London

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I

II

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= blatant, cheeky [cheekier -comp., cheekiest -sup.], brazen, shameless, sassy [sassier -comp., sassiest -sup.], in-your-face, unabashed, brash [brasher -comp., brashest -sup.], insolent, rude [ruder -comp., rudest -sup.], impudent, unashamed, saucy [saucier -comp., sauciest -sup.], pert.

Ex. And what I’m trying to suggest is that there’s something shameful about a profession that has allowed this kind of blatant and rank ethnocentrism, racism, chauvinism, the whole schmier, to persist this long.

Ex. The young man in the picture is myself snapped twenty-five years or so ago by a cheeky thirteen-year-old during the first few months of my first teaching job.

Ex. They accepted the government’s brazen lies stating that Ramón Colás, the co-founder of the library movement, has not been arrested as a prisoner of conscience.

Ex. Another librarian described herself as ‘a shameless, self-promoter’.

Ex. This series of personal essays are at various times sassy, profound, superficial, and maddening.

Ex. Some female readers also appreciate bad-girl books for their powerful, independent heroines, and in-your-face attitude.

Ex. The article is entitled ‘What’s the number?: an unofficial and unabashed guide to the Library of Congress Classification for the social sciences’.

Ex. Caslon rejected the brash contrast of the later Dutch founts, and produced types that were without serious blemish, but also without much life.

Ex. He had always anathematized those who took unscrupulous advantage of their positions, and those who succumbed to their insolent methods.

Ex. ‘That young man was terribly rude‘.

Ex. The Library Association is impudent in suggesting that it will impose sanctions on those who fail to keep abreast of developments in librarianship.

Ex. There is a need for more study of current lending patterns to establish a clear mandate for unashamed purchase of AV materials by traditionally print-oriented librarians.

Ex. Singers and other entertainers in Burma have been warned to cut out saucy behaviour and be neat and tidy or face the consequences.

Ex. He lingered round the bookstall looking at the books and papers till a pert girl behind the counter asked him if he wouldn’t like a chair.

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* mentira descarada = blatant lie, bare-faced lie.

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I

II

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= blatant, cheeky [cheekier -comp., cheekiest -sup.], brazen, shameless, sassy [sassier -comp., sassiest -sup.], in-your-face, unabashed, brash [brasher -comp., brashest -sup.], insolent, rude [ruder -comp., rudest -sup.], impudent, unashamed, saucy [saucier -comp., sauciest -sup.], pert.

Ex: And what I’m trying to suggest is that there’s something shameful about a profession that has allowed this kind of blatant and rank ethnocentrism, racism, chauvinism, the whole schmier, to persist this long.

Ex: The young man in the picture is myself snapped twenty-five years or so ago by a cheeky thirteen-year-old during the first few months of my first teaching job.

Ex: They accepted the government’s brazen lies stating that Ramón Colás, the co-founder of the library movement, has not been arrested as a prisoner of conscience.

Ex: Another librarian described herself as ‘a shameless, self-promoter’.

Ex: This series of personal essays are at various times sassy, profound, superficial, and maddening.

Ex: Some female readers also appreciate bad-girl books for their powerful, independent heroines, and in-your-face attitude.

Ex: The article is entitled ‘What’s the number?: an unofficial and unabashed guide to the Library of Congress Classification for the social sciences’.

Ex: Caslon rejected the brash contrast of the later Dutch founts, and produced types that were without serious blemish, but also without much life.

Ex: He had always anathematized those who took unscrupulous advantage of their positions, and those who succumbed to their insolent methods.

Ex: ‘That young man was terribly rude‘.

Ex: The Library Association is impudent in suggesting that it will impose sanctions on those who fail to keep abreast of developments in librarianship.

Ex: There is a need for more study of current lending patterns to establish a clear mandate for unashamed purchase of AV materials by traditionally print-oriented librarians.

Ex: Singers and other entertainers in Burma have been warned to cut out saucy behaviour and be neat and tidy or face the consequences.

Ex: He lingered round the bookstall looking at the books and papers till a pert girl behind the counter asked him if he wouldn’t like a chair.

* mentira descarada = blatant lie, bare-faced lie.

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1 ‹persona/actitud› brazen, shameless

el muy descarado, pedirme dinero así what (a) nerve he has, asking me for money like that

( Esp fam): si tuviese dinero, descarado que me iría a vivir sola you can bet your life if I had the money, I’d go off and live alone ( colloq)

lo hizo adrede, descarado make no mistake, she did it on purpose, she did it on purpose, you can be sure of it o you can bet your life on it

masculine, feminine

no contestes así a tu madre ¡descarado! don’t talk back to your mother like that, you rude o ( BrE) cheeky little boy

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Del verbo descararse: ( conjugate descararse)

descarado es:

el participio

descarado

es muy descarado he has a lot of nerve

descarado,-a

I adj (insolente) cheeky, insolent

(desvergonzado) shameless

una mentira descarada, a barefaced lie

II sustantivo masculino y femenino cheeky person

‘ descarado‘ also found in these entries:

Spanish:

atrevida
— atrevido
— cara
— descarada
— desvergonzada
— desvergonzado
— golfa
— golfo
— lisa
— liso
— sinvergüenza
— fresco
— patudo

English:

audacious
— barefaced
— blatant
— bold
— brash
— brassy
— brazen
— cheeky
— downright
— forward
— shameless
— unabashed
— outright
— pert

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♦ adj

cheeky, impertinent;

¡no seas (tan) descarado! don’t be (so) cheeky!;

¡el muy descarado se ha atrevido a burlarse de mí! the cheeky devil had the nerve to make fun of me!

barefaced, blatant;

¡es un robo descarado! it’s daylight robbery!;

¡ha sido un penalti descarado! there’s no way that wasn’t a penalty!

♦ adv

you bet!;

no lo conseguirá, descarado there’s no way she’ll manage to do it;

¡descarado que iremos! too right we’re going to go!

♦ nm,f

cheeky devil;

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brazen, impudent

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adj.

1 impertinent.

2 cheeky, given to answering back, mouthy, lippy.

f. & m.

2 busybody, meddlesome person, snooper.

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1 impertinent

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1) impertinent

2.

SMPL

lorgnette

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I

adjetivo

a) ( irrespetuoso) <persona/pregunta/tono> impertinent

b) ( inoportuno) <momento/hora> inopportune (frml), inappropriate; < llamada> ill-timed; < comentario> uncalled-for

II

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= cheeky [cheekier -comp., cheekiest -sup.], short, short-tempered, off-hand [offhand], saucy [saucier -comp., sauciest -sup.], pert.

Ex. The young man in the picture is myself snapped twenty-five years or so ago by a cheeky thirteen-year-old during the first few months of my first teaching job.

Ex. He first spotted trouble when she started being short with users and so he solved the problem by scaling back her workload.

Ex. A medical doctor had told him that the reason why women have faster pulse beats is because they are short-tempered.

Ex. The osteopath was accused of being off-hand with a female patient and not putting her at ease.

Ex. Singers and other entertainers in Burma have been warned to cut out saucy behaviour and be neat and tidy or face the consequences.

Ex. He lingered round the bookstall looking at the books and papers till a pert girl behind the counter asked him if he wouldn’t like a chair.

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I

adjetivo

a) ( irrespetuoso) <persona/pregunta/tono> impertinent

b) ( inoportuno) <momento/hora> inopportune (frml), inappropriate; < llamada> ill-timed; < comentario> uncalled-for

II

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= cheeky [cheekier -comp., cheekiest -sup.], short, short-tempered, off-hand [offhand], saucy [saucier -comp., sauciest -sup.], pert.

Ex: The young man in the picture is myself snapped twenty-five years or so ago by a cheeky thirteen-year-old during the first few months of my first teaching job.

Ex: He first spotted trouble when she started being short with users and so he solved the problem by scaling back her workload.

Ex: A medical doctor had told him that the reason why women have faster pulse beats is because they are short-tempered.

Ex: The osteopath was accused of being off-hand with a female patient and not putting her at ease.

Ex: Singers and other entertainers in Burma have been warned to cut out saucy behaviour and be neat and tidy or face the consequences.

Ex: He lingered round the bookstall looking at the books and papers till a pert girl behind the counter asked him if he wouldn’t like a chair.

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1 (descarado, irrespetuoso) ‹persona› impertinent; ‹pregunta/risa/tono› impertinent

2 (inoportuno, fuera de lugar) ‹momento/hora› inopportune ( frml), inappropriate; ‹llamada› ill-timed; ‹comentario› uncalled-for

A

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impertinente adjetivo ‹persona/pregunta/tono› impertinent;

‹ comentario› uncalled-for

■ sustantivo masculino y femenino ( persona):

impertinente

I adjetivo

1 (atrevido) impertinent: estuvo muy impertinente con nosotros, she was impertinent

2 (improcedente) irrelevant

II mf impertinent person

III mpl impertinentes, lorgnette sing

‘ impertinente‘ also found in these entries:

English:

impertinent
— intrusive
— nosy
— presumptuous

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♦ adj

impertinent;

inappropriate

♦ nmf

impertinent person;

lorgnette

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:

¡eres un impertinente! you’re so impertinent!

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impertinent, insolent

inappropriate, uncalled-for

irrelevant

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adj.

f. & m.

insolent person.

pres.subj.

3^rd person singular (él/ella/ello) Present Subjunctive of Spanish verb: insolentar.

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► nombre masculino,nombre femenino

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ADJ

1) insolent, rude

2) haughty, contemptuous

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I

II

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= insolent, brash [brasher -comp., brashest -sup.], cheeky [cheekier -comp., cheekiest -sup.], petulant, uncouth, sassy [sassier -comp., sassiest -sup.], flamer, brazen, impudent, short, short-tempered, off-hand [offhand], saucy [saucier -comp., sauciest -sup.], pert.

Ex. He had always anathematized those who took unscrupulous advantage of their positions, and those who succumbed to their insolent methods.

Ex. Caslon rejected the brash contrast of the later Dutch founts, and produced types that were without serious blemish, but also without much life.

Ex. The young man in the picture is myself snapped twenty-five years or so ago by a cheeky thirteen-year-old during the first few months of my first teaching job.

Ex. His manner was more animated, but not in the usual petulant sense: he even seemed years younger.

Ex. All the writers chosen characterized eastern Europe throughout the 18th century as uncouth and backward.

Ex. This series of personal essays are at various times sassy, profound, superficial, and maddening.

Ex. Like other technologies, the Internet is vulnerable to misuse by hostile individuals ( flamers), sexual predators, and pornographers.

Ex. They accepted the government’s brazen lies stating that Ramón Colás, the co-founder of the library movement, has not been arrested as a prisoner of conscience.

Ex. The Library Association is impudent in suggesting that it will impose sanctions on those who fail to keep abreast of developments in librarianship.

Ex. He first spotted trouble when she started being short with users and so he solved the problem by scaling back her workload.

Ex. A medical doctor had told him that the reason why women have faster pulse beats is because they are short-tempered.

Ex. The osteopath was accused of being off-hand with a female patient and not putting her at ease.

Ex. Singers and other entertainers in Burma have been warned to cut out saucy behaviour and be neat and tidy or face the consequences.

Ex. He lingered round the bookstall looking at the books and papers till a pert girl behind the counter asked him if he wouldn’t like a chair.

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I

II

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= insolent, brash [brasher -comp., brashest -sup.], cheeky [cheekier -comp., cheekiest -sup.], petulant, uncouth, sassy [sassier -comp., sassiest -sup.], flamer, brazen, impudent, short, short-tempered, off-hand [offhand], saucy [saucier -comp., sauciest -sup.], pert.

Ex: He had always anathematized those who took unscrupulous advantage of their positions, and those who succumbed to their insolent methods.

Ex: Caslon rejected the brash contrast of the later Dutch founts, and produced types that were without serious blemish, but also without much life.

Ex: The young man in the picture is myself snapped twenty-five years or so ago by a cheeky thirteen-year-old during the first few months of my first teaching job.

Ex: His manner was more animated, but not in the usual petulant sense: he even seemed years younger.

Ex: All the writers chosen characterized eastern Europe throughout the 18th century as uncouth and backward.

Ex: This series of personal essays are at various times sassy, profound, superficial, and maddening.

Ex: Like other technologies, the Internet is vulnerable to misuse by hostile individuals ( flamers), sexual predators, and pornographers.

Ex: They accepted the government’s brazen lies stating that Ramón Colás, the co-founder of the library movement, has not been arrested as a prisoner of conscience.

Ex: The Library Association is impudent in suggesting that it will impose sanctions on those who fail to keep abreast of developments in librarianship.

Ex: He first spotted trouble when she started being short with users and so he solved the problem by scaling back her workload.

Ex: A medical doctor had told him that the reason why women have faster pulse beats is because they are short-tempered.

Ex: The osteopath was accused of being off-hand with a female patient and not putting her at ease.

Ex: Singers and other entertainers in Burma have been warned to cut out saucy behaviour and be neat and tidy or face the consequences.

Ex: He lingered round the bookstall looking at the books and papers till a pert girl behind the counter asked him if he wouldn’t like a chair.

* de un modo insolente = defiantly.

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‹persona› rude, insolent; ‹respuesta/actitud› insolent

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Del verbo insolentar: ( conjugate insolentar)

insolenté es:

1ª persona singular (yo) pretérito indicativo

insolente es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativo

insolente adjetivo

rude, insolent

■ sustantivo masculino y femenino:

insolente adjetivo insolent

‘ insolente‘ also found in these entries:

Spanish:

atrevida
— atrevido
— chula
— chulo
— descarada
— descarado
— farruca
— farruco
— malencarada
— malencarado
— liso

English:

audacious
— defiant
— impudent
— insolent
— saucy

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♦ adj

insolent;
haughty

♦ nmf

insolent person;

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insolent

adj.

1 cool, fresh.

2 fresh, newly made, recent, new.

3 insolent, cheeky, impudent.

4 insolent, carefree, cheeky, unmindful.

m.

1 cool air.

2 drink, beverage, refreshment.

3 fresco.

4 cheeky devil.

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2 (tela, vestido) light, cool

¡qué fresco,-a! what a nerve!

quedarse tan fresco,-a not to bat an eyelid

¡sí que estamos frescos! now we’re in a fine mess!

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1.

m.

2.

f. & m.

bully, brass neck.

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1.

¡caradura! — you’ve got a cheek o a nerve! *

2.

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I

II

1) (fam) cara 4) b)

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= chutzpah, cad.

Ex. Typical examples are ‘Who is it that has made most gramophone records?’ ‘What is the diameter of a human hair?’ Which are the commonest surnames?’ ‘What was it that Jane Austen said about apple pie?’ ‘What does ‘ chutzpah‘ mean?’.

Ex. Not only that, but this cad has also convinced them she is losing her faculties.

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I

II

1) (fam) cara 4) b)

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= chutzpah, cad.

Ex: Typical examples are ‘Who is it that has made most gramophone records?’ ‘What is the diameter of a human hair?’ Which are the commonest surnames?’ ‘What was it that Jane Austen said about apple pie?’ ‘What does ‘ chutzpah‘ mean?’.

Ex: Not only that, but this cad has also convinced them she is losing her faculties.

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B

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caradura adjetivo (fam) sassy (AmE colloq), cheeky (BrE colloq)

■ sustantivo masculino y femenino (fam) sassy devil (AmE colloq), cheeky swine (BrE colloq)

■ sustantivo femenino (fam) nerve (colloq), cheek (BrE colloq)

caradura mf familiar cheeky devil: ¡qué caradura es!, he’s got a cheek!, US he has a lot of nerve!

‘ caradura‘ also found in these entries:

Spanish:

morro
— valor

English:

sassy

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♦ adj

ser muy caradura to have a lot of cheek nerve, to have a real brass neck

♦ nmf

ser un(a) caradura to have a lot of cheek nerve, to have a real brass neck

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³ = cheeky [cheekier -comp., cheekiest -sup.], sassy [sassier -comp., sassiest -sup.], saucy [saucier -comp., sauciest -sup.].

Ex. The young man in the picture is myself snapped twenty-five years or so ago by a cheeky thirteen-year-old during the first few months of my first teaching job.

Ex. This series of personal essays are at various times sassy, profound, superficial, and maddening.

Ex. Singers and other entertainers in Burma have been warned to cut out saucy behaviour and be neat and tidy or face the consequences.

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* ponerse fresco con = act + fresh with.

* quedarse tan fresco = not bat an eyelash, not bat an eyelid.

* ser un fresco con = act + fresh with.

es hätte nur noch ein Wort gefehlt und ich wäre explodiert just one more word and I would have exploded

da kann man doch nur lachen! what a bloody laugh! ( fam)

mach nur ja nicht mich für die Folgen verantwortlich! just don’t, whatever you do, blame me for the consequences!;

wie konnte ich das nur vergessen! how on earth could I forget that!

3) (ja)

nur niemand/ nicht not a soul/not at all;

lass das nur niemanden wissen! don’t you [dare] tell anyone!

schlag nur zu, wirst schon sehen, was du davon hast! go on, hit me, you’ll soon see what you’ll get out of it!

5) ( aber) the only thing is…;

du kannst gerne einen Whisky haben, nur habe ich kein Eis you’re welcome to have a whisky, the only thing is I don’t have any ice;

das Buch ist sehr gut — nur, es ist wahrscheinlich zu schwer the book is very good — but [or though] it’s probably too heavy-going

WENDUNGEN:

nur Mut cheer up;

nur her damit! (fam: gib/gebt es ruhig!) give it here!;

nur noch;

als ich ihn zur Rede stellte, wurde er nur noch frecher when I took him to task he got even cheekier;

nur so;

gerade als ich aus dem Haus wollte, regnete es nur so just as I wanted to go out it was really pouring down;

dass es nur so… + vb (in hohem Maß, in großer Menge) so much that it…;

ich werde dir so eine scheuern, dass es nur so staubt! I’m going to give you such a clout that it will raise the dust!;

nur zu! come on then;

warum/was/wer/wie… nur? just why/what/who/how…?;

warum musstest du das nur tun? just why did you have to do that?;

was in aller Welt hast du dir nur dabei gedacht? just what on earth did you think you were doing?;

es schellt jemand an der Tür? wer kann das nur sein? somebody’s ringing the doorbell? who on earth can it be?;

wenn… nur… if only…;

das Wetter ist schön, wenn es nur so bliebe! the weather is glorious, if only it would stay like this!; s. a. nicht

n. f.

High-handed con-trick. Ça, c’est de la flibusterie, ou je tie m’y connais pas! A cheekier con I have never seen!

1. n амер. унив. жарг. новичок, первокурсник

2. n разг. свежий ветер

Синонимический ряд:

1. more different (adj.) more brand-new; more different

2. more glowing (adj.) creamier; more blooming; more glowing; more peaches-and-cream

3. more inexperienced (adj.) greener; more callow; more inexperienced; more inexpert; more unconversant; more unexperienced; more unfleshed; more unpracticed; more unseasoned; more untried; more unversed; rawer; ruder; younger

4. more more (adj.) more added; more additional; more extra; more further; more more; more other

5. newer (adj.) more innovative; more inventive; more modern; more modernistic; more neoteric; more newfangled; more new-fashioned; more new-sprung; more novel; more original; more recent; more unfamiliar; more unprecedented; newer

6. wiser (adj.) bolder; cheekier; more bold-faced; more forward; more impudent; more procacious; more smart-alecky; nervier; perter; sassier; smarter; wiser

1. cheekier

2. nervier

3. perkier

4. saucier