fresca

f.

loose woman (Pejorative) (woman).

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fresca

► nombre femenino

1 (de la mañana) cool of the morning; (del atardecer) cool of the evening

■ ahora hace demasiado calor para viajar, saldremos con la fresca it's too hot to travel now, we'll leave when it's cooler

2 familiar (impertinencia) cheeky remark

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FRASEOLOGÍA

decirle cuatro frescas a alguien to tell somebody a few home truths

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f., (m. - fresco)

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femenino

1)

a) (frescor)

la fresca — the cool (of the morning/evening)

salimos con la fresca — we set off while it was still cool

b) (aire) fresh air

2) (fam) (insolencia)

lo regañé y me soltó una fresca — I told him off and he had the nerve to answer me back (colloq)

le dije cuatro frescas — I gave him a piece of my mind (colloq)

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= hussy.

Ex. The article 'Southern belles and hussies in modern drama: enhancing women's collections' outlines ways of acquiring a basic drama collection of plays concerning contemporary women and their role conflicts.

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femenino

1)

a) (frescor)

la fresca — the cool (of the morning/evening)

salimos con la fresca — we set off while it was still cool

b) (aire) fresh air

2) (fam) (insolencia)

lo regañé y me soltó una fresca — I told him off and he had the nerve to answer me back (colloq)

le dije cuatro frescas — I gave him a piece of my mind (colloq)

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= hussy.

Ex: The article 'Southern belles and hussies in modern drama: enhancing women's collections' outlines ways of acquiring a basic drama collection of plays concerning contemporary women and their role conflicts.

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fresca

feminine

A

1

(frescor): la fresca the cool (of the morning/evening)

salimos temprano, con la fresca we set off early, while it was still cool

2 (aire) fresh air

B (fam)

(insolencia): lo regañé y me soltó una fresca I told him off and he had the nerve to answer me back (colloq)

le dije cuatro frescas y me marché I gave him a piece of my mind and left (colloq)

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fresco,-a
I adjetivo
1 (temperatura) cool
2 (alimentos) fresh
3 (noticias, acontecimientos) fresh, new
4 (campante, indiferente) se quedó tan fresco, he didn't bat an eyelid
II sustantivo masculino
1 (frescor) fresh air, cool air: hace fresco, it's chilly
2 Arte fresco
3 pey (persona) ¡qué fresco!, what a nerve!
Cuando te refieres a una temperatura baja pero agradable, puedes usar la palabra cool. Sin embargo, si la temperatura es baja y desagradable, debes emplear la palabra cold (frío).
fresca sustantivo femenino
1 familiar cheeky remark
2 (frescor de la mañana, tarde) cool of the morning/evening: salió con la fresca para dar una vuelta, he went out for a walk in the cool air
'fresca' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
dimanar
- gallito
- legumbre
- panceta
- soltar
- zorra
- fresco
English:
cool
- paint
- vegetable
- wet

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fresca nf

1. [frescor]

salir a tomar la fresca to go out for a breath of fresh air;

saldremos por la mañana, con la fresca we'll leave early in the morning when it's cool

2. Fam [insolencia]

Comp

soltarle una fresca o [m5]cuatro frescas a alguien to tell sb a few home truths

3. Pey [mujer] loose woman

4. Méx [cubalibre] tequila and coke

5. ver fresco

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fresca

f

1 cool air;

la fresca de la mañana the cool of the morning; de la tarde the cool of the evening

2

:

soltar una fresca a alguien fam get fresh with s.o., Br

be cheeky to s.o.

fresco

I adj

1 cool;

conservar en lugar fresco keep cool, keep in a cool place

2 pescado etc fresh

3 persona fam

fresh fam, Br

cheeky fam ;

quedarse tan fresco fam stay calm, fam

keep one’s cool

II m, fresca f

:

¡eres un fresco! fam you’ve got some nerve! fam, Br

you’ve got a cheek! fam

III m

1 fresh air;

tomar el fresco get some fresh air

2

:

hace fresco it’s cool;

me trae al fresco fam I couldn’t o

could care less, Br

I couldn’t care less fam

3 C.Am.

bebida fruit drink

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fresca n fresh air

tomar la fresca to get some fresh air