húmedo

adj.

humid, moist, damp, wet.

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húmedo

► adjetivo

1 (clima) humid, damp

2 (impregnado) damp, moist, wet

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(f. - húmeda)

adj.

1) humid

2) damp, moist

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ADJ [clima] damp; [calor] humid; [ropa, pared] damp; [pelo] damp, wet; [labios, tierra, bizcocho] moist

HÚMEDO Para traducir el adjetivo húmedo en inglés hay que tener en cuenta la diferencia entre: damp, moist, humid y wet. ► Se traduce por damp cuando húmedo se utiliza para describir cosas que han estado mojadas y que todavía no se han secado del todo: No salgas con el pelo húmedo Don't go out with your hair damp ... el olor de la tierra húmeda ... ... the smell of damp earth ... Pásele un trapo húmedo Wipe it with a damp cloth ► Se traduce por moist cuando queremos sugerir que el hecho de que esté o sea húmedo le da un carácter agradable o atractivo. El pastel estaba húmedo y esponjoso The cake was moist and smooth Hay que mantener las raíces húmedas The roots must be kept moist ► En contextos científicos se traduce por humid cuando se refiere a condiciones atmosféricas: ... el clima caluroso y húmedo de Chipre ... ... the hot and humid climate of Cyprus ... ► También referido al tiempo atmosférico, pero en un lenguaje menos científico, lo traducimos por wet cuando se refiere a un tiempo lluvioso: Hemos tenido un verano muy húmedo We've had a very wet summer

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-da adjetivo

a) (Meteo) damp; (con calor) humid

b) <suelo/casa/ropa> damp

c) <labios> moist

tenía los ojos húmedos — his eyes were wet (with tears)

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= damp, wet, humid, moist, tacky [tackier -comp., tackiest -sup.].

Ex. The raw material of white paper was undyed linen -- or in very early days hempen -- rags, which the paper-maker bought in bulk, sorted and washed, and then put by in a damp heap for four or five days to rot.

Ex. When Brady made his Civil War pictures, the plate had to be wet at the time of exposure.

Ex. Before saying anything, she glanced long into the humid eyes of the woman sitting helplessly in front of her.

Ex. The causes were an unmonitored rise in heat and humidity from an air cooling system that continuously circulated hot moist air from the outside.

Ex. The process encompasses exposing the surface of the sheet to a saturated solution of long-lasting surfactant while it is still tacky.

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* dar con una esponja húmeda = sponging.

* estación húmeda, la = wet season, the.

* pedo húmedo = wet fart.

* piso húmedo = wet floor.

* sueño húmedo = wet dream.

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-da adjetivo

a) (Meteo) damp; (con calor) humid

b) <suelo/casa/ropa> damp

c) <labios> moist

tenía los ojos húmedos — his eyes were wet (with tears)

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= damp, wet, humid, moist, tacky [tackier -comp., tackiest -sup.].

Ex: The raw material of white paper was undyed linen -- or in very early days hempen -- rags, which the paper-maker bought in bulk, sorted and washed, and then put by in a damp heap for four or five days to rot.

Ex: When Brady made his Civil War pictures, the plate had to be wet at the time of exposure.

Ex: Before saying anything, she glanced long into the humid eyes of the woman sitting helplessly in front of her.

Ex: The causes were an unmonitored rise in heat and humidity from an air cooling system that continuously circulated hot moist air from the outside.

Ex: The process encompasses exposing the surface of the sheet to a saturated solution of long-lasting surfactant while it is still tacky.

* dar con una esponja húmeda = sponging.

* estación húmeda, la = wet season, the.

* pedo húmedo = wet fart.

* piso húmedo = wet floor.

* sueño húmedo = wet dream.

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húmedo -da

adjective

1 (Meteo) damp; (con calor) humid

hace un calor húmedo y aplastante it's a humid, oppressive heat

2 ‹suelo/paredes/casa› damp

3 ‹labios› moist

tenía los ojos húmedos his eyes were wet (with tears), his eyes were moist (liter)

4 ‹ropa› damp

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húmedo

◊ -da adjetivo

a) (Meteo) damp;

(con calor) humid

b) ‹suelo/casa/ropa› damp

c) ‹labios› moist

húmedo,-a adj (una prenda, una habitación) damp
(clima) humid, damp, moist
'húmedo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
húmeda
- mojada
- mojado
English:
clammy
- climate
- cloth
- damp
- dank
- humid
- moist
- dab
- squashy
- swab
- wet
- wipe

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húmedo, -a adj

1. [suelo, tierra, casa] damp;

mantenga la planta húmeda keep the plant well-watered, keep the soil moist

2. [labios, ojos] moist

3. [ropa, pelo] damp

4. [clima] [frío] damp;

[cálido] humid

5. [aire, atmósfera] humid

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húmedo

adj

1 clima, aire humid

2 toalla damp

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húmedo, -da adj

1) : humid

2) : moist, damp

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húmedo adj

1. (ropa, pared) damp

2. (aire) humid

3. (clima) wet [comp. wetter; superl. wettest]