impertinente

adj.

1 impertinent.

ponerse impertinente to be impertinent o rude

2 cheeky, given to answering back, mouthy, lippy.

f. & m.

1 impertinent person (person).

2 busybody, meddlesome person, snooper.

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impertinente

► adjetivo

1 impertinent

► nombre masculino plural impertinentes

1 lorgnette sing

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1. ADJ

1) (=insolente) impertinent

2) frm (=irrelevante) irrelevant, not pertinent

2.

pl impertinentes

SMPL lorgnette sing

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I

adjetivo

a) (irrespetuoso) <persona/pregunta/tono> impertinent

b) (inoportuno) <momento/hora> inopportune (frml), inappropriate; <llamada> ill-timed; <comentario> uncalled-for

II

masculino y femenino

1) (persona)

eres una impertinente — you're extremely impertinent

2) impertinentes masculino plural lorgnette

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= cheeky [cheekier -comp., cheekiest -sup.], short, short-tempered, off-hand [offhand], saucy [saucier -comp., sauciest -sup.], pert.

Ex. The young man in the picture is myself snapped twenty-five years or so ago by a cheeky thirteen-year-old during the first few months of my first teaching job.

Ex. He first spotted trouble when she started being short with users and so he solved the problem by scaling back her workload.

Ex. A medical doctor had told him that the reason why women have faster pulse beats is because they are short-tempered.

Ex. The osteopath was accused of being off-hand with a female patient and not putting her at ease.

Ex. Singers and other entertainers in Burma have been warned to cut out saucy behaviour and be neat and tidy or face the consequences.

Ex. He lingered round the bookstall looking at the books and papers till a pert girl behind the counter asked him if he wouldn't like a chair.

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I

adjetivo

a) (irrespetuoso) <persona/pregunta/tono> impertinent

b) (inoportuno) <momento/hora> inopportune (frml), inappropriate; <llamada> ill-timed; <comentario> uncalled-for

II

masculino y femenino

1) (persona)

eres una impertinente — you're extremely impertinent

2) impertinentes masculino plural lorgnette

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= cheeky [cheekier -comp., cheekiest -sup.], short, short-tempered, off-hand [offhand], saucy [saucier -comp., sauciest -sup.], pert.

Ex: The young man in the picture is myself snapped twenty-five years or so ago by a cheeky thirteen-year-old during the first few months of my first teaching job.

Ex: He first spotted trouble when she started being short with users and so he solved the problem by scaling back her workload.

Ex: A medical doctor had told him that the reason why women have faster pulse beats is because they are short-tempered.

Ex: The osteopath was accused of being off-hand with a female patient and not putting her at ease.

Ex: Singers and other entertainers in Burma have been warned to cut out saucy behaviour and be neat and tidy or face the consequences.

Ex: He lingered round the bookstall looking at the books and papers till a pert girl behind the counter asked him if he wouldn't like a chair.

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impertinente¹

adjective

1 (descarado, irrespetuoso) ‹persona› impertinent; ‹pregunta/risa/tono› impertinent

2 (inoportuno, fuera de lugar) ‹momento/hora› inopportune (frml), inappropriate; ‹llamada› ill-timed; ‹comentario› uncalled-for

me parece impertinente entrar en este momento I don't think this is a very good o opportune moment to go in

3 (frml) (no relevante) irrelevant

impertinente²

masculine and feminine

A

(persona): eres una impertinente you're very impertinent

B impertinentes mpl lorgnette

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impertinente adjetivo ‹persona/pregunta/tono› impertinent;
‹comentario› uncalled-for
■ sustantivo masculino y femenino (persona):

◊ eres una impertinente you're extremely impertinent

impertinente
I adjetivo
1 (atrevido) impertinent: estuvo muy impertinente con nosotros, she was impertinent
2 (improcedente) irrelevant
II mf impertinent person
III mpl impertinentes, lorgnette sing

'impertinente' also found in these entries:
English:
impertinent
- intrusive
- nosy
- presumptuous

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impertinente

♦ adj

1. [insolente] impertinent;

no te pongas impertinente con tu madre don't be rude o impertinent to your mother;

hoy estás muy impertinente you're being very impertinent today

2. [inoportuno] inappropriate

♦ nmf

[persona] impertinent person;

es un impertinente he's very rude o impertinent

♦ impertinentes nmpl

[anteojos] lorgnette

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impertinente

I adj impertinent

II m/f

:

¡eres un impertinente! you’re so impertinent!

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impertinente adj

1) insolente: impertinent, insolent

2) inoportuno: inappropriate, uncalled-for

3) irrelevante: irrelevant

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impertinente adj impertinent