repelente

adj.

1 repulsive (desagradable, repugnante).

2 repellent.

m.

insect repellent.

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repelente

► adjetivo

1 repellent, repulsive

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FRASEOLOGÍA

niño,-a repelente irónico little know-all

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1. ADJ

1) (=repulsivo) repellent, repulsive

2) * (=sabelotodo)

es repelente — he's a know-all

2.

SM repellent, insect repellent

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I

adjetivo

1) (que ahuyenta)

una loción repelente — a repellent

2) <persona> repulsive, repellent; <niño> obnoxious

II

masculino insect repellent

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= repellent, repulsive, obnoxious, rebarbative, aversive, creepy [creepier -comp., creepiest -sup.], creep.

Ex. But, in the main, I find it often boring and sometimes repellent.

Ex. A new indicator, representing the asymmetry of coauthorship links, was used to reveal the main 'attractive' and 'repulsive' centres of cooperation.

Ex. During the war a law was passed to limit the consumption of newsprint by 'obnoxious newspapers' and even reducing it to nil = Durante la guerra se aprobó una ley para limitar el consumo de papel de periódico por los llamados "periódicos detestables" e incluso reducirlo a cero.

Ex. The implacable reduction in the dissemination of public documents constitutes a rebarbative policy that threatens the quality of reference services in libraries.

Ex. In fact, weeding aversive staff tend to spend a lot more time complaining about having nothing on the shelves.

Ex. Today I got followed home by a creepy man with a high-pitched voice.

Ex. The main character, Tom Johnson, realizes that no girls go out with creeps like him so he quickly changes and buys a guitar and learns how to play one.

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* repelente contra insectos = insect repellent.

* repelente de insectos = insect repellent.

* repelente de mosquitos = mosquito repellent.

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I

adjetivo

1) (que ahuyenta)

una loción repelente — a repellent

2) <persona> repulsive, repellent; <niño> obnoxious

II

masculino insect repellent

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= repellent, repulsive, obnoxious, rebarbative, aversive, creepy [creepier -comp., creepiest -sup.], creep.

Ex: But, in the main, I find it often boring and sometimes repellent.

Ex: A new indicator, representing the asymmetry of coauthorship links, was used to reveal the main 'attractive' and 'repulsive' centres of cooperation.

Ex: During the war a law was passed to limit the consumption of newsprint by 'obnoxious newspapers' and even reducing it to nil = Durante la guerra se aprobó una ley para limitar el consumo de papel de periódico por los llamados "periódicos detestables" e incluso reducirlo a cero.

Ex: The implacable reduction in the dissemination of public documents constitutes a rebarbative policy that threatens the quality of reference services in libraries.

Ex: In fact, weeding aversive staff tend to spend a lot more time complaining about having nothing on the shelves.

Ex: Today I got followed home by a creepy man with a high-pitched voice.

Ex: The main character, Tom Johnson, realizes that no girls go out with creeps like him so he quickly changes and buys a guitar and learns how to play one.

* repelente contra insectos = insect repellent.

* repelente de insectos = insect repellent.

* repelente de mosquitos = mosquito repellent.

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repelente¹

adjective

A

(que ahuyenta): una loción repelente a repellent

B ‹persona› repulsive, repellent, horrible; ‹niño› horrible, obnoxious

repelente²

masculine

insect repellent

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repelente adjetivo ‹persona› repulsive, repellent;
‹niño› obnoxious
■ sustantivo masculino
insect repellent
repelente
I sustantivo masculino
1 (para insectos) repellent
2 fam (persona redicha) affected person
(sabelotodo) know-all
II adjetivo
1 (repugnante) repulsive, repellent
2 fam (insoportable, intratable) unbearable, obnoxious
(redicho) affected: es la niña repelente de la clase, she's the class know-all
'repelente' also found in these entries:
English:
icky
- repellent
- repellant

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repelente

♦ adj

1. Fam [niño]

es un niño repelente he's a disgusting little goody-goody

2. [odioso] disgusting

3. [de insectos] repellent

♦ nm

repelente (contra insectos) insect repellent

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repelente

I adj

1 fig

repellent, repulsive

2 fam

niño horrible

II m repellent

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repelente adj

: repellent, repulsive

repelente nm

: repellent

repelente de insectos: insect repellent

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repelente¹ adj

1. (sabelotodo) know all

es un niño repelente he's a know all

2. (repulsivo) revolting

un olor repelente a revolting smell

repelente² n

1. (para insectos) repellent

2. (persona) know all