desnudo

adj.

1 naked, nude, as naked as a jaybird, bare.

2 blunt, unmasked.

La verdad desnuda The blunt truth...

pres.indicat.

1^st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: desnudar.

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desnudo

► adjetivo

1 (persona) naked, nude; (parte del cuerpo) bare

■ estaba totalmente desnuda she was totally naked

■ con los brazos desnudos with bare arms

2 figurado (falto de lo que cubre o adorna) plain, bare

3 figurado (falto de fortuna) destitute

4 figurado (falto de algo no material) devoid

■ este científico está desnudo de méritos this scientist is devoid of merit

5 figurado (patente, claro) plain

■ la verdad desnuda the plain truth

► nombre masculino desnudo

1 ARTE nude

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FRASEOLOGÍA

al desnudo (sin ropa) naked 2 (sin protección) unprotected, exposed

poner al desnudo to lay bare, expose

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desnudo

► nombre masculino

1 ARTE nude

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(f. - desnuda)

adj.

bare, naked

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1. ADJ

1) (=sin ropa) [persona] naked; [cuerpo] naked, bare

cavar con las manos desnudas — to dig with one's bare hands

iba andando con los pies desnudos — she was walking along barefoot

2) (=sin adorno) [árbol] bare; [paisaje] bare, featureless

en las paredes desnudas — on the bare walls

3) (=arruinado) ruined, bankrupt

quedarse desnudo — to be ruined, be bankrupt

desnudo de ideas — devoid of ideas

4) (=puro) [verdad] plain, naked; [estilo] unadorned

2. SM

1) (Arte) nude

la retrató al desnudo — he painted her in the nude

llevaba los hombros al desnudo — her shoulders were bare

desnudo integral — full-frontal nudity

2)

poner al desnudo — to lay bare

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I

-da adjetivo

1)

a) (sin ropa) <persona> naked

le gusta nadar desnudo — he likes swimming in the nude

totalmente desnudo — stark naked

desnudo de la cintura para arriba — naked to the waist

b) (descubierto) <hombros/brazos/torso> bare

con los pies desnudos — barefoot

c) (liter) <espada> naked (liter)

2)

a) (sin adornos, aditamentos) <pared/cuarto> bare

la verdad desnuda — the naked o plain truth

no perceptible al ojo desnudo — not visible to the naked eye

b) <árbol/paisaje> bare

3)

al desnudo: la verdad al desnudo the truth plain and simple; el cable quedó al desnudo — the wire was left bare o exposed

II

masculino (Art) nude

un desnudo de mujer — a female nude

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= bare, stripped, naked, nude, in the buff, unclothed, in the nod.

Ex. One time he showed me a photograph in an art book of a woman's bare breasts and said 'Nice tits, uh?'.

Ex. Other lumbermen remained and revived the stripped acres with hand-reared trees, or turned to dairying.

Ex. The article 'Who dare say that the emperor is naked?' is a contribution to a thematic issue on literacy in Sweden and the contribution made by public library extension services.

Ex. Books will often make visual appeals with the use of dramatic or sexual images that succeed in attracting buyers but are not so successful at representing the text: as, Thomas Hardy's novels presented with nudes on the covers.

Ex. They have already posed in the buff for another photograph in which they use their bodies to spell out the word 'Peace' on a beach.

Ex. In a matter of minutes, eight cameras coupled with computer software can generate three-dimensional images of the human body, both clothed and unclothed.

Ex. By that logic anybody who has sex or masturbates or even wanders around in the nod in a hotel room is 'breaching the peace'.

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* bañarse desnudo = skinny dip.

* completamente desnudo = stark naked.

* póster de mujer desnuda = pin-up.

* semidesnudo = semi-nude.

* totalmente desnudo = stark naked.

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I

-da adjetivo

1)

a) (sin ropa) <persona> naked

le gusta nadar desnudo — he likes swimming in the nude

totalmente desnudo — stark naked

desnudo de la cintura para arriba — naked to the waist

b) (descubierto) <hombros/brazos/torso> bare

con los pies desnudos — barefoot

c) (liter) <espada> naked (liter)

2)

a) (sin adornos, aditamentos) <pared/cuarto> bare

la verdad desnuda — the naked o plain truth

no perceptible al ojo desnudo — not visible to the naked eye

b) <árbol/paisaje> bare

3)

al desnudo: la verdad al desnudo the truth plain and simple; el cable quedó al desnudo — the wire was left bare o exposed

II

masculino (Art) nude

un desnudo de mujer — a female nude

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= bare, stripped, naked, nude, in the buff, unclothed, in the nod.

Ex: One time he showed me a photograph in an art book of a woman's bare breasts and said 'Nice tits, uh?'.

Ex: Other lumbermen remained and revived the stripped acres with hand-reared trees, or turned to dairying.

Ex: The article 'Who dare say that the emperor is naked?' is a contribution to a thematic issue on literacy in Sweden and the contribution made by public library extension services.

Ex: Books will often make visual appeals with the use of dramatic or sexual images that succeed in attracting buyers but are not so successful at representing the text: as, Thomas Hardy's novels presented with nudes on the covers.

Ex: They have already posed in the buff for another photograph in which they use their bodies to spell out the word 'Peace' on a beach.

Ex: In a matter of minutes, eight cameras coupled with computer software can generate three-dimensional images of the human body, both clothed and unclothed.

Ex: By that logic anybody who has sex or masturbates or even wanders around in the nod in a hotel room is 'breaching the peace'.

* bañarse desnudo = skinny dip.

* completamente desnudo = stark naked.

* póster de mujer desnuda = pin-up.

* semidesnudo = semi-nude.

* totalmente desnudo = stark naked.

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desnudo¹ -da

adjective

A

1 (sin ropa) ‹persona› naked

nunca la había visto desnuda he had never seen her naked o in the nude

le gusta nadar desnudo he likes swimming in the nude

apareció totalmente desnudo he appeared stark naked

sin maquillaje me siento desnuda I feel naked without makeup o without my makeup on

desnudo de la cintura para arriba naked to the waist

para este invierno estoy desnuda (fam); I haven't a thing to wear this winter

2 (descubierto) ‹hombros/brazos› bare

con los pies desnudos barefoot

3 (liter); ‹espada› naked (liter)

B

1

(sin adornos, sin aditamentos): una habitación de paredes desnudas a room with bare walls

la verdad desnuda the naked o plain truth

no perceptible al ojo desnudo not visible to the naked eye

2 ‹árbol/rama› bare

C

al desnudo: ésta es la verdad al desnudo this is the truth plain and simple

le había mostrado su corazón al desnudo she had bared her soul to him

el cable quedó al desnudo the wire was left bare

desnudo²

masculine

A (Art) nude

un desnudo de mujer a female nude

B (desnudez) nudity

Compuesto:

desnudo integral

aparece en desnudo integral she appears (completely) nude

la revista publica desnudos integrales the magazine publishes full-frontal nude pictures o full frontals

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Del verbo desnudar: (conjugate desnudar)

desnudo es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

desnudó es:

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo

Multiple Entries:
desnudar    
desnudo
desnudar (conjugate desnudar) verbo transitivo (desvestir) to undress
desnudarse verbo pronominal (refl) (desvestirse) to undress, take one's clothes off;

◊ desnudose de (la) cintura para arriba to strip to the waist

desnudo 1 -da adjetivo

a) (sin ropa) ‹persona› naked;

◊ nadar desnudo to swim in the nude;

totalmente desnudo stark naked;
desnudo de la cintura para arriba naked to the waist

b) (descubierto) ‹hombros/brazos/torso› bare

desnudo 2 sustantivo masculino (Art) nude
desnudar verbo transitivo to undress, strip: le desnudó con la mirada, she undressed him with her eyes
desnudo,-a
I adj (una persona) naked, nude, (una parte del cuerpo, algo sin adornos) bare
la verdad desnuda, the bare/naked truth
II m Arte nude
♦ Locuciones: al desnudo, bare: mi corazón al desnudo, my heart laid bare
'desnudo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
bola
- desnuda
- desnudar
- chingo
- cuero
- pudor
English:
altogether
- bare
- naked
- nude
- skinny-dipping
- streak
- unclad
- undressed
- clothes
- on
- stark

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desnudo, -a

♦ adj

1. [persona, cuerpo] naked;

nadar desnudo to swim in the nude;

posó desnudo para “Mate” he posed in the nude for “Mate”;

me siento desnudo sin mis gafas I feel naked without my glasses;

desnudo de cintura para arriba/abajo naked from the waist up/down;

Fam Fig

necesito ir de compras porque ando desnudo I need to go shopping because I haven't got a thing to wear

2. [brazo, hombro] bare

3. [salón, pared, árbol, ramas] bare;

[paisaje] bare, barren; [verdad] plain, unvarnished

♦ nm

1. [pintura, imagen] nude;

pintar un desnudo to paint a nude;

un desnudo femenino/masculino a female/male nude;

el desnudo en el cine nudity in the movies;

desnudo frontal full-frontal nude;

contiene desnudos integrales it has scenes of full-frontal nudity

2.

al desnudo [a la vista] for all to see;

el reportaje deja al desnudo las intrigas en el seno del partido the article takes the lid off party in-fighting;

ésta es la verdad al desnudo this is the plain, unadorned truth

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desnudo

I adj

1 persona naked

2 (sin decoración) bare

II m

1 PINT nude

2

:

al desnudo realidad harsh; verdad unvarnished, plain and simple;

poner al desnudo lay bare

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desnudo, -da adj

: nude, naked, bare

desnudo nm

: nude

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desnudo adj

1. (persona) naked / nude

2. (parte del cuerpo, pared) bare