caprichoso

adj.

capricious, cranky, erratic, fickle.

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caprichoso

► adjetivo

1 capricious, whimsical, fanciful

► nombre masculino,nombre femenino

1 whimsical person

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ADJ

1) [persona] capricious

2) [idea, novela etc] whimsical, fanciful

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I

-sa adjetivo

a) (inconstante) <carácter/persona> capricious; <tiempo/moda> changeable

formas caprichosas — fanciful shapes

b) (difícil, exigente) fussy

II

-sa masculino, femenino

es un caprichoso — (es inconstante) he's always changing his mind; (es difícil, exigente) he's so fussy

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= capricious, whimsical, wayward, fickle, wanton, faddish, flighty [flightier -comp., flightiest -sup.], faddy [faddier -comp., faddies -sup.].

Ex. Panizzi introduced what seemed to his critics unwarranted and capricious complications calculated to make the catalog much more difficult for the librarian to prepare and the reader to use.

Ex. This slightly off-balance, whimsical remark was a Marsha James' trademark.

Ex. The article 'The wayward scholar: resources and research in popular culture' defends popular culture as a legitimate and important library resource.

Ex. The rise and dramatic fall of E-businesses is a testimony of the fickle electronic commerce (E-commerce) market.

Ex. The book focuses on images where hideous atrocities -- e.g., murder, blasphemy, wanton destruction and even cannibalism -- are shown to be part of the daily life of the common people of Paris during the revolution.

Ex. Whilst, presumably, a set of standards for the conduct of reference work, the document is in fact a hodgepodge shaped by faddish misconceptions.

Ex. 'Anyway, to make a long story short, Huish said he knows Lisa has been a little flighty at times'.

Ex. These emotions will have a knock-on effect on the child and may, in the case of the faddy eater, cause the situation to deteriorate.

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* de forma caprichosa = capriciously.

* de modo caprichoso = capriciously.

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I

-sa adjetivo

a) (inconstante) <carácter/persona> capricious; <tiempo/moda> changeable

formas caprichosas — fanciful shapes

b) (difícil, exigente) fussy

II

-sa masculino, femenino

es un caprichoso — (es inconstante) he's always changing his mind; (es difícil, exigente) he's so fussy

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= capricious, whimsical, wayward, fickle, wanton, faddish, flighty [flightier -comp., flightiest -sup.], faddy [faddier -comp., faddies -sup.].

Ex: Panizzi introduced what seemed to his critics unwarranted and capricious complications calculated to make the catalog much more difficult for the librarian to prepare and the reader to use.

Ex: This slightly off-balance, whimsical remark was a Marsha James' trademark.

Ex: The article 'The wayward scholar: resources and research in popular culture' defends popular culture as a legitimate and important library resource.

Ex: The rise and dramatic fall of E-businesses is a testimony of the fickle electronic commerce (E-commerce) market.

Ex: The book focuses on images where hideous atrocities -- e.g., murder, blasphemy, wanton destruction and even cannibalism -- are shown to be part of the daily life of the common people of Paris during the revolution.

Ex: Whilst, presumably, a set of standards for the conduct of reference work, the document is in fact a hodgepodge shaped by faddish misconceptions.

Ex: 'Anyway, to make a long story short, Huish said he knows Lisa has been a little flighty at times'.

Ex: These emotions will have a knock-on effect on the child and may, in the case of the faddy eater, cause the situation to deteriorate.

* de forma caprichosa = capriciously.

* de modo caprichoso = capriciously.

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caprichoso¹ -sa

adjective

1 (inconstante) ‹carácter/persona› capricious; ‹tiempo/moda› changeable

¡qué niño más caprichoso! what a capricious child! o this child is always changing his mind

las estalactitas presentaban formas caprichosas the stalactites formed fanciful shapes

2 (difícil, exigente) fussy

caprichoso² -sa

masculine, feminine

es un caprichoso (es inconstante) he's so capricious o he's always changing his mind; (es difícil, exigente) he is so fussy

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caprichoso

◊ -sa adjetivo

a) (inconstante) ‹carácter/persona› capricious;

‹tiempo/moda› changeable

b) (difícil, exigente) fussy

■ sustantivo masculino, femenino:

◊ es un caprichoso (es inconstante) he's always changing his mind;

(es difícil, exigente) he's so fussy
caprichoso,-a
I sustantivo masculino y femenino mi hermana es una caprichosa, my sister is very impulsive
II adjetivo
1 (antojadizo) whimsical, fanciful
2 (maniático, exigente) fussy
3 (creativo, sin norma) las nubes creaban figuras caprichosas, the clouds made strange shapes
'caprichoso' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
caprichosa
- mañoso
English:
capricious
- erratic
- flighty
- moody
- whimsical

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caprichoso, -a adj

capricious, impulsive;

actuar de forma caprichosa to act capriciously o impulsively

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caprichoso

adj capricious

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caprichoso, -sa adj

antojadizo: capricious, fickle