- campechano
- adj.1 good-natured, backslapping.2 unpretentious, haimish, homey, heimish.3 straightforward, open, bluff.* * *campechano► adjetivo1 familiar (franco, alegre) frank, open, good-humoured (US good-humored)2 familiar (sencillo) unaffected, natural* * *ADJ1) (=cordial) good-natured, cheerful, genial; (=franco) frank, open; (=generoso) generous; (=amigable) comradely2) Caribe * (=campesino) peasant antes de s* * *-na adjetivo (sin complicaciones) straightforward; (bondadoso) good-natured* * *= folksy [folksier -comp., folksiest -sup.], earthy [earthier -comp., earthiest -sup.], unstuffy [unstuffier -comp., unstuffiest -sup.], homey [homier -comp., homiest -sup.].Ex. The best path, the film implies, is a middle way, combining worldliness with a folksy morality, one that respects family and individual alike.Ex. He is earthy, charismatic, a man of the people, & profoundly humane.Ex. The book is often funny, occasionally heart-renderingly tragic, and written in an unstuffy modern style.Ex. However, his attempt to make cultural and social history more accessible to a wider audience by adopting a homey, jokey style often seems counterproductive.* * *-na adjetivo (sin complicaciones) straightforward; (bondadoso) good-natured* * *= folksy [folksier -comp., folksiest -sup.], earthy [earthier -comp., earthiest -sup.], unstuffy [unstuffier -comp., unstuffiest -sup.], homey [homier -comp., homiest -sup.].
Ex: The best path, the film implies, is a middle way, combining worldliness with a folksy morality, one that respects family and individual alike.
Ex: He is earthy, charismatic, a man of the people, & profoundly humane.Ex: The book is often funny, occasionally heart-renderingly tragic, and written in an unstuffy modern style.Ex: However, his attempt to make cultural and social history more accessible to a wider audience by adopting a homey, jokey style often seems counterproductive.* * *campechano -naadjective1 (sin complicaciones) straightforward; (bondadoso) good-natured2(Col fam pey) (rústico): es muy campechano he's a real hick (AmE) o (BrE) yokel (colloq pej)* * *
campechano◊ -na adjetivo (sin complicaciones) straightforward;
(bondadoso) good-natured
campechano,-a adjetivo familiar unpretentious, straightforward
'campechano' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
campechana
- llana
- llano
English:
hearty
- homey
* * *campechano1, -a adjgood-natured, down-to-earthcampechano2, -a♦ adj[de Campeche] of/from Campeche [Mexico]♦ nm,f[de Campeche] person from Campeche [Mexico]* * *campechanoadj down-to-earth* * *campechano, -na adj: open, cordial, friendly
Spanish-English dictionary. 2013.