flojo

adj.

1 loose, non tight, not tight, slack.

2 lax, relaxed.

3 loose, droopy, flabby, limp.

4 loose, not firm, waggly.

5 lazy, slothful.

6 unconvincing.

m.

1 lazy person, deadbeat.

2 characterless person, sop, namby-pamby.

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flojo

► adjetivo

1 (suelto) loose; (no tensado) slack

2 (débil) weak

■ soplarán vientos flojos del nordeste there will be light northeasterly winds

3 (perezoso) lazy, idle

4 (mediocre) poor

■ es un estudiante flojo he's a poor student

■ una colecta floja a poor collection

5 (poco activo) slack, slow

■ por la mañana trabajamos pero la tarde fue muy floja we worked hard in the morning, but the afternoon was very slack

► nombre masculino,nombre femenino

1 lazybones, idler

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FRASEOLOGÍA

estar flojo,-a en algo to be weak at something

me la trae floja argot I couldn't give a toss

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(f. - floja)

adj.

1) loose

2) weak

3) limp

4) lazy

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ADJ

1) [nudo, tuerca] loose; [cable, cuerda] slack

- me la trae floja

2) (=débil) [persona] weak; [viento] light

está muy flojo después de su enfermedad — he's very weak after his illness

todavía tengo las piernas muy flojas — my legs are still very weak

3) (=mediocre) [trabajo, actuación] poor, feeble; [estudiante, equipo] weak, poor

ha escrito una redacción muy floja — he's written a very poor o feeble essay

el guión era muy flojo — the script was very weak

está flojo en matemáticas — he's weak in maths

4) [té, vino] weak

5) [demanda, mercado] slack

6) (=holgazán) lazy, idle

7) LAm (=cobarde) cowardly

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-ja adjetivo

1)

a) <nudo/tornillo/vendaje> loose; <cuerda> slack

haces el punto muy flojo — you knit very loosely

me la trae floja — (Esp vulg) I don't give a shit (vulg)

b) (débil) weak

c) <vientos> light

d) <café/té> weak

2) (mediocre) <trabajo/examen> poor; <película/vino> second-rate; <estudiante> poor

está flojo en física — he's weak in (AmE) o (BrE) at physics

3) (Com, Econ) slack

el mercado estuvo flojo — the market was slack

4) <persona> (fam) (perezoso) lazy

II

-ja masculino, femenino

a) (fam) (perezoso) lazybones (colloq)

b) (Col fam) (cobarde) coward

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= slacker, feeble, wobbly [wobblier -comp., wobbliest -sup.], lazybones, layabout, lazy [lazier -comp., laziest -sup.].

Ex. The article is entitled 'No slackers here: SLA's youngest members have the vision and enthusiasm to shape the profession'.

Ex. Mearns warns us, 'Recollection is treacherous; it is usually too broad or too narrow for another's use; and what is more serious, it is frequently undependable and worn and feeble'.

Ex. The conference had a wobbly start in 1997 but has since grown increasingly stronger and has had its best ever year with over 650 attendees.

Ex. Many see his art as a vocation for lazybones and social misfits.

Ex. There is no evidence that inherited wealth is in itself responsible for turning young people into useless layabouts.

Ex. It is most likely to occur when a supervisor is careless or lazy about the rating or does not know the worker well.

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* andar por la cuerda floja = walk + the tightrope.

* caminar por la cuerda floja = walk + the tightrope, walk + the tight wire.

* cuerda floja = tightrope [tight-rope].

* traérsela floja a Alguien = not give a shit.

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-ja adjetivo

1)

a) <nudo/tornillo/vendaje> loose; <cuerda> slack

haces el punto muy flojo — you knit very loosely

me la trae floja — (Esp vulg) I don't give a shit (vulg)

b) (débil) weak

c) <vientos> light

d) <café/té> weak

2) (mediocre) <trabajo/examen> poor; <película/vino> second-rate; <estudiante> poor

está flojo en física — he's weak in (AmE) o (BrE) at physics

3) (Com, Econ) slack

el mercado estuvo flojo — the market was slack

4) <persona> (fam) (perezoso) lazy

II

-ja masculino, femenino

a) (fam) (perezoso) lazybones (colloq)

b) (Col fam) (cobarde) coward

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= slacker, feeble, wobbly [wobblier -comp., wobbliest -sup.], lazybones, layabout, lazy [lazier -comp., laziest -sup.].

Ex: The article is entitled 'No slackers here: SLA's youngest members have the vision and enthusiasm to shape the profession'.

Ex: Mearns warns us, 'Recollection is treacherous; it is usually too broad or too narrow for another's use; and what is more serious, it is frequently undependable and worn and feeble'.

Ex: The conference had a wobbly start in 1997 but has since grown increasingly stronger and has had its best ever year with over 650 attendees.

Ex: Many see his art as a vocation for lazybones and social misfits.

Ex: There is no evidence that inherited wealth is in itself responsible for turning young people into useless layabouts.

Ex: It is most likely to occur when a supervisor is careless or lazy about the rating or does not know the worker well.

* andar por la cuerda floja = walk + the tightrope.

* caminar por la cuerda floja = walk + the tightrope, walk + the tight wire.

* cuerda floja = tightrope [tight-rope].

* traérsela floja a Alguien = not give a shit.

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flojo¹ -ja

adjective

A

1 ‹nudo/tornillo/vendaje› loose

la cuerda está floja the rope is slack

haces el punto muy flojo you knit very loosely

me la trae floja (vulg); I couldn't give a damn (sl), I couldn't give a shit o (BrE) a toss (vulg)

2 (débil) weak

3 ‹vientos› light

soplarán vientos flojos del sur there will be light, southerly winds

4 ‹café/té› weak

B (mediocre) ‹trabajo/examen› poor; ‹película› second-rate; ‹estudiante› poor

está flojo en física he's weak at physics

hizo un examen muy flojo he did a very poor exam

su expediente académico es flojo his academic record is poor

este vino es muy flojo this wine is very poor quality o is second-rate

C (Com, Econ) slack

el mercado estuvo flojo the market was slack

D ‹persona›

1 (fam) (perezoso) lazy

no terminó la carrera por flojo he didn't finish his degree because he was so lazy

2 (Col fam) (cobarde) cowardly

flojo² -ja

masculine, feminine

1 (fam) (perezoso) lazybones (colloq), lazy toad (colloq hum)

2 (Col fam) (cobarde) coward

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flojo

◊ -ja adjetivo

1

a) ‹nudo/tornillo/vendaje› loose;

‹cuerda/goma› slack

b) (débil) weak

c) ‹vientos› light

d) ‹café/té› weak

2 (mediocre) ‹trabajo/examen› poor;
‹película/vino› second-rate;
‹estudiante› poor;

◊ está flojo en física he's weak in (AmE) o (BrE) at physics

3 ‹persona› (fam) (perezoso) lazy
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino (fam) (perezoso) lazybones (colloq)
flojo,-a adjetivo
1 (tornillo, cuerda, etc) loose, slack
2 (examen, trabajo) poor
3 (vago, perezoso) lazy, idle
'flojo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
floja
English:
limp
- loose
- slack
- sluggish
- weak
- depth
- feeble
- flabby
- shaky
- wobbly

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flojo, -a

♦ adj

1. [suelto] loose;

esta falda me queda floja this skirt is too loose for me

2. [débil] [persona] weak;

[sonido] faint; [salud] poor; [viento] light; [bebida] weak

3. [sin calidad, aptitudes] poor;

una obra muy floja a very poorly written play;

estar flojo en algo to be poor o weak at sth;

el pianista ha estado un poco flojo hoy the pianist has been a bit off form today;

tuvo una floja actuación he gave a poor performance;

tus notas son muy flojas your Br marks o US grades are very poor

4. [mercado, negocio] slack;

las ventas están muy flojas sales are very slack

5. Comp

muy Fam

me la trae floja Br I couldn't give a toss, US I couldn't give a rat's ass

♦ nm,f

Andes Fam [holgazán] layabout, lazybones

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flojo

adj

1 lazada loose;

me la trae floja pop I couldn’t give a damn fam

2 café, argumento weak; vino without any body

3 COM actividad slack

4 novela etc weak, poor; redacción, montaje slack, sloppy

5 L.Am. (perezoso) lazy

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flojo, -ja adj

1) suelto: loose, slack

2) : weak, poor

está flojo en las ciencias: he's weak in science

3) perezoso: lazy

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flojo adj

1. (poco fuerte, débil) weak

le gusta el té flojo she likes weak tea

me siento muy flojo I feel very weak

2. (malo) poor / bad [comp. worse; superl. worst]

es una película floja it's a poor film

3. (viento) light

4. (tornillo, nudo) loose

5. (goma, cuerda) slack

estar flojo en algo to be weak at something