recio

adj.

1 strong, vigorous, stout, sturdy.

2 robust, heavily built, corpulent.

3 solid.

4 hefty.

5 strong.

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recio

► adjetivo

1 (fuerte) strong, robust, sturdy

2 (grueso) thick

3 (duro) hard

4 (voz) loud; (clima) harsh, severe

► adverbio recio

1 (hablar) loudly, loud

2 (con fuerza) hard, heavily

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FRASEOLOGÍA

en lo más recio de in the thick of

■ en lo más recio del combate in the thick of the fight

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recio

► adverbio

1 (hablar) loudly, loud

2 (con fuerza) hard, heavily

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1. ADJ

1) (=fuerte) [persona] strong, tough; [cuerda] thick, strong; [prueba] tough, demanding, severe; [tierra] solid

2) [voz] loud

3) [tiempo] harsh, severe

4) (=intenso)

en lo más recio del combate — in the thick of the fight

en lo más recio del invierno — in the depths of winter

2.

ADV [soplar, golpear] hard; [cantar, gritar] loudly

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I

-cia adjetivo <hombre/aspecto> robust, sturdy; <lucha> hard, tough

en lo más recio del combate — at the height of the battle

II

adverbio <hablar> loudly; <llover> hard

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= stout.

Ex. The guard (book) catalogue is a book form catalogue with several entries on each page, but each entry inserted by pasting slips on to the stout pages of the book.

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* lo más recio de = brunt of, the.

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I

-cia adjetivo <hombre/aspecto> robust, sturdy; <lucha> hard, tough

en lo más recio del combate — at the height of the battle

II

adverbio <hablar> loudly; <llover> hard

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= stout.

Ex: The guard (book) catalogue is a book form catalogue with several entries on each page, but each entry inserted by pasting slips on to the stout pages of the book.

* lo más recio de = brunt of, the.

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recio¹ -cia

adjective

1 ‹hombre/aspecto› robust, sturdy

2 (intenso) ‹lucha› hard, tough; ‹invierno› harsh, severe

cayó en lo más recio del combate he fell at the height of the battle

recio²

adverb

‹hablar› loudly, loud; ‹llover› heavily, hard

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recio

◊ -cia adjetivo ‹hombre/aspecto› robust, sturdy

recio,-a
I adjetivo
1 (vigoroso) strong, vigorous
(de complexión robusta) sturdy
2 (suceso, trabajo) hard
II adverbio hard

'recio' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
maciza
- macizo
- recia

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recio, -a

♦ adj

1. [persona] robust

2. [voz] gravelly

3. [objeto] sturdy

4. [material, tela] tough, strong

5. [lluvia, viento] harsh

♦ adv

[trabajar, soplar, llover] hard; Méx

hablar recio to talk in a loud voice

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recio

I adj sturdy, tough

II adv Méx

:

hablar recio speak loudly, shout;

no me hables recio don’t shout at me

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recio adv

1) : strongly, hard

2) : loudly, loud

recio, -cia adj

1) : severe, harsh

2) : tough, strong