pueril

pueril
adj.
1 childish.
2 puerile, childish, infantile, adolescent.
3 babyish, childish.
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pueril
► adjetivo
1 (infantil) puerile, childish
2 (iluso) naive
3 (insignificante) trivial
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ADJ
1) [gen] childish, child antes de s

edad pueril — childhood

2) pey puerile frm, childish
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adjetivo
a) (infantil) childish, puerile (frml)

comportarse de manera pueril — to behave childishly

b) (ingenuo) naive, naïve
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= 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.
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* chiste pueril = infantile joke.
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adjetivo
a) (infantil) childish, puerile (frml)

comportarse de manera pueril — to behave childishly

b) (ingenuo) naive, naïve
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= 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.

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pueril
adjective
1 (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
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pueril adjetivo
a) (infantil) childish, puerile (frml)

b) (ingenuo) naive

pueril adjetivo childish, puerile
'pueril' also found in these entries:
English:
childish
- puerile
- infantile
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pueril adj
childish
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pueril
adj childish, puerile
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pueril adj
: childish, puerile

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  • puéril — puéril, ile [ pɥeril ] adj. • fin XVe; lat. puerilis 1 ♦ Vx Relatif à l enfant, à l enfance. « La civilité puérile et honnête », ancien manuel de politesse à l usage des enfants. ♢ Mod. Qui évoque l enfant, l enfance. ⇒ infantile. « ce je ne sais …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • pueril — PUERÍL, Ă, puerili, e, adj. Caracteristic copilului sau copilăriei, de copil; copilăresc, copilăros; p. ext. naiv; neserios. [pr.: pu e ] – Din fr. puéril. Trimis de oprocopiuc, 24.04.2004. Sursa: DEX 98  PUERÍL adj. 1. v. copilăresc. 2. v …   Dicționar Român

  • puéril — puéril, ile (pu é ril, ri l ) adj. 1°   Qui appartient à l enfance. âge puéril. L instruction puérile.    La Civilité puérile, titre d un vieux livre fait pour apprendre la civilité aux enfants.    Fig. et familièrement. Il n a pas lu la Civilité …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • pueril — PUERIL, [pueri]le. adj. Il n a guere d usage au propre que dans ces phrases, Age pueril, qui se dit de l âge qui suit immediatement l enfance, & Civilité puerile, qui se dit des devoirs de la civilité qu on apprend aux jeunes enfans. Il a besoin… …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie française

  • pueril — relativo a la infancia. Infantil. Irrelevante Diccionario ilustrado de Términos Médicos.. Alvaro Galiano. 2010. pueril Relativo a los niños o a la infancia; propio de un niño. Diccionari …   Diccionario médico

  • pueril — adjetivo 1. Que tiene características de los niños: No es normal que tengas ideas pueriles, tienes veinte años. Es un enfado pueril, se le pasará pronto, no tiene malicia. Parece mentira que a tus años tengas esas ocurrencias tan pueriles …   Diccionario Salamanca de la Lengua Española

  • pueril — (Del lat. puerīlis). 1. adj. Perteneciente o relativo al niño o a la puericia. 2. Propio de un niño o que parece de un niño. 3. Fútil, trivial, infundado. ☛ V. cuadrante pueril …   Diccionario de la lengua española

  • Pueril — (v. lat.), kindisch, jugendlich. Puerile Respiration, s. u. Auscultation 2) A). Puerilĭa, Kindereien. Pueri puerilia tractant, Kinder treiben Kindereien. Puerilität, kindisches Wesen. Pueritia, die Kindheit …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Puërīl — (lat.); kindisch; Puerilia, Kindereien …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • pueril — pueril:⇨unreif(2) …   Das Wörterbuch der Synonyme

  • pueril — adj. 2 g. 1. Que está na puerícia. 2. próprio dos que estão na puerícia. 3.  [Figurado] Frívolo, inútil …   Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa

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