espinoso

adj.

1 prickly, thorny, spiny, briery.

2 touchy, delicate.

3 acanthaceous, acanthoid.

m.

stickleback.

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espinoso

► adjetivo

1 (planta) thorny

2 (pez) spiny

3 figurado thorny, prickly, difficult, tricky

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(f. - espinosa)

adj.

1) thorny

2) difficult

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1. ADJ

1) (=con espinas) [rosal] thorny; [chumbera] prickly; [pez] bony

2) [problema] knotty, thorny

2.

SM stickleback

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-sa adjetivo

1)

a) <rosal/zarza> thorny; <cactus> prickly

b) <pescado> bony

2) <problema/asunto> thorny, knotty

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= thorny [thornier -comp., thorniest -sup.], ticklish, spiny [spinier -comp., spiniest -sup.].

Ex. The article 'The comfortable pew is a thorny throne' reviews the technological, political, philosophical, professional and educational issues associated with filtering access to information.

Ex. The vast majority of management problems, even those which seem at first glance to be wholly planning or organizing or controlling problems, usually turn out to be bristling with ticklish human relations problems.

Ex. We are more kindred to the sea urchin, an echinoderm whose spiny brethren include starfish and sea cucumbers.

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* problema espinoso = knotty problem.

* tema espinoso = sore subject, sore spot, sore point.

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-sa adjetivo

1)

a) <rosal/zarza> thorny; <cactus> prickly

b) <pescado> bony

2) <problema/asunto> thorny, knotty

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= thorny [thornier -comp., thorniest -sup.], ticklish, spiny [spinier -comp., spiniest -sup.].

Ex: The article 'The comfortable pew is a thorny throne' reviews the technological, political, philosophical, professional and educational issues associated with filtering access to information.

Ex: The vast majority of management problems, even those which seem at first glance to be wholly planning or organizing or controlling problems, usually turn out to be bristling with ticklish human relations problems.

Ex: We are more kindred to the sea urchin, an echinoderm whose spiny brethren include starfish and sea cucumbers.

* problema espinoso = knotty problem.

* tema espinoso = sore subject, sore spot, sore point.

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espinoso -sa

adjective

A

1 ‹rosal/zarza› thorny; ‹cactus› prickly

2 ‹pescado› bony

B ‹problema/asunto› thorny, knotty, difficult

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espinoso

◊ -sa adjetivo

1

a) ‹rosal/zarza› thorny;

‹cactus› prickly

b) ‹pescado› bony

2 ‹problema/asunto› thorny, knotty
espinoso,-a adjetivo
1 (con espinas) prickly
2 fig (difícil) thorny, difficult: hay que tener cuidado al abordar un tema tan espinoso, we need to be careful when dealing with such a thorny subject
'espinoso' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
engorrosa
- engorroso
- espinosa
English:
knotty
- prickly
- thorny

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espinoso, -a

♦ adj

1. [planta, tallo] thorny;

[cactus] prickly

2. [asunto, problema, tema] thorny

♦ nm

[pez] three-spined stickleback

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espinoso

adj thorny, prickly; fig

thorny, knotty

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espinoso, -sa adj

1) : thorny, prickly

2) : bony (of fish)

3) : knotty, difficult