greasy

grasiento

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Un adjetivo es una palabra que describe a un sustantivo (p.ej. el perro grande).

adjetivo

1. (sucio con grasa)

a. grasiento

His shirt was greasy after he fixed the engine of his car.Su camisa estaba grasienta después de arreglar el motor de su carro.

b. manchado de grasa

Your hands are greasy! Please wash them before dinner.¡Tus manos están manchadas de grasa! Por favor, lávatelas antes de cenar.

c. lleno de grasa

The leak in his car's oil line left his clothes greasy.El agujero en el conducto del aceite de su carro dejó su ropa llena de grasa.

2. (culinario)

a. graso

After a month of having changed my diet, eating greasy foods now makes me sick.Después de un mes de haber cambiado mi dieta, comer comidas grasas me pone malo.

b. grasiento

You'll have to run for hours to burn off the calories from that greasy lunch.Vas a tener que correr por horas para quemar las calorías de ese almuerzo tan grasiento.

3. (que secreta grasa)

a. graso (pelo y piel)

If your hair is too greasy and you don't have time to wash it, just put some baby powder in it.Si tu cabello es demasiado graso y no tienes tiempo para lavarlo, simplemente ponte un poquito de talco.

b. grasoso (pelo y piel)

Regionalismo que se usa en Latinoamérica: todos los países de Sudamérica, Centroamérica y el Caribe. No incluye España.

(Latinoamérica)

My hands were greasy and it took me almost an hour to turn the doorknob!¡Mis manos estaban grasosas y me tomó casi una hora para girar el pomo!

Una palabra o frase conversacional que se usa en el habla común (p. ej. abuelita).

(coloquial)

(zalamero)

a. adulador

The greasy student complimented the teacher in hopes of receiving a passing grade.El estudiante adulador aduló al profesor con la esperanza de recibir una calificación aprobatoria.

greasy

Un adjetivo es una palabra que describe a un sustantivo (p.ej. el perro grande).

adjetivo

1. (containing, covered in grease)

a. grasiento(a)

2. (hair)

a. graso(a)

3. (grease-stained)

a. manchado(a) de grasa

4. (coloquial)

greasy spoonrestaurante m barato

5. (coloquial)

a. adulador(ora)

b. arrastrado(a)

greasy [ˈɡriːsɪ]

adjetivo

greasier (comparative)greasiest (superlative)

1 (oily) [+substance, hands] grasiento; grasoso; especially (LAm) [+clothes] lleno de grasa; mugriento; [+hair, skin] graso; grasoso; especially (LAm) [+food] grasiento; [+road] resbaladizo

no matter how much time she spent in the kitchen among greasy pans she always came out as fresh as a daisy today's moisturizers are not greasy a greasy substance such as Vaseline he propped his elbows on the greasy counter He wore a denim shirt and greasy jeans an elderly man in a shabby raincoat and a greasy black beret He wiped his greasy hands on the dry grass The car skidded back to the right of the narrow road, slipped on the greasy shoulder and hit the steep bank It was still a dry race although the track might be greasy at the beginning During the summer, my skin sometimes gets greasy he had greasy black hair smoothed down over his forehead Almond Cream for Greasy Complexions food served on airlines is often greasy and difficult to digest his table mates attacked their greasy eggs and bacon

2 (ingratiating) [+person] adulón; zalamero

he came up to me with a greasy smirk on his face Chambers rubbed his hands with greasy, money-grubbing enthusiasm

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greasy spoon (n) (café) figón (m)

She's a waitress at some greasy spoon where she'll probably meet her next husband

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