- pueril
- adj.1 childish.2 puerile, childish, infantile, adolescent.3 babyish, childish.* * *pueril► adjetivo1 (infantil) puerile, childish2 (iluso) naive3 (insignificante) trivial* * *ADJ1) [gen] childish, child antes de s
edad pueril — childhood
2) pey puerile frm, childish* * *adjetivoa) (infantil) childish, puerile (frml)comportarse de manera pueril — to behave childishly
b) (ingenuo) naive, naïve* * *= childlike [child-like], infantile, childish, puerile.Ex. She added, her voice taking on a curious quality of childlike appeal, 'I'll give you that new typewriter if you agree to Albert'.Ex. The writer sets out the stages of infantile theories of sexuality.Ex. Selection must be based on certain criteria -- they must not describe childish exploits, and illustrations must be well reproduced.Ex. However, it is ironic that the author's first venture into the world of children's books is a disappointment because it does not have the puerile outrageousness of her 'adult' work.----* chiste pueril = infantile joke.* * *adjetivoa) (infantil) childish, puerile (frml)comportarse de manera pueril — to behave childishly
b) (ingenuo) naive, naïve* * *= childlike [child-like], infantile, childish, puerile.Ex: She added, her voice taking on a curious quality of childlike appeal, 'I'll give you that new typewriter if you agree to Albert'.
Ex: The writer sets out the stages of infantile theories of sexuality.Ex: Selection must be based on certain criteria -- they must not describe childish exploits, and illustrations must be well reproduced.Ex: However, it is ironic that the author's first venture into the world of children's books is a disappointment because it does not have the puerile outrageousness of her 'adult' work.* chiste pueril = infantile joke.* * *pueriladjective1 (infantil) childish, puerile (frml)deja de comportarte de esa manera tan pueril stop behaving so childishly¡qué excusa tan pueril! what a childish o puerile excuse!2 (ingenuo) naive, naïve* * *
pueril adjetivoa) (infantil) childish, puerile (frml)b) (ingenuo) naive
pueril adjetivo childish, puerile
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English:
childish
- puerile
- infantile
* * *pueril adjchildish* * *pueriladj childish, puerile* * *pueril adj: childish, puerile
Spanish-English dictionary. 2013.