retintín

m.

1 tinkle, jingle, clink, rhythmic tapping.

2 undertone.

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retintín

► nombre masculino

1 (sonido) tinkling, ringing

2 figurado innuendo, sarcastic tone

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SM

1) (=tono sarcástico) sarcastic tone

decir algo con retintín — to say sth sarcastically

2) (=tilín) tinkle, tinkling; [de llaves] jingle, jangle; [en el oído] ringing

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masculino

a) (fam) (tonillo sarcástico) sarcastic tone of voice

lo dijo con retintín — he said it sarcastically

b) (sonido) (de cascabeles) tinkling; (de pulseras) jingling, jangling

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= tinkle, jingle.

Ex. When we stopped half-way up for tea I put my rucksack down on a rock and heard a tinkle of breaking glass -- my thermos was at the bottom.

Ex. She heard a jingle of keys and turned to find that a man standing next to her had removed keys and some cash from her purse.

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masculino

a) (fam) (tonillo sarcástico) sarcastic tone of voice

lo dijo con retintín — he said it sarcastically

b) (sonido) (de cascabeles) tinkling; (de pulseras) jingling, jangling

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= tinkle, jingle.

Ex: When we stopped half-way up for tea I put my rucksack down on a rock and heard a tinkle of breaking glass -- my thermos was at the bottom.

Ex: She heard a jingle of keys and turned to find that a man standing next to her had removed keys and some cash from her purse.

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retintín

masculine

1 (fam) (tonillo sarcástico) sarcastic tone of voice

lo dijo con cierto retintín he said it somewhat sarcastically, he said it in a rather snide way

2

(sonido): el retintín de los cascabeles the tinkling of (little) bells

el retintín de las pulseras que llevaba the jingling o jangling of the bracelets she was wearing

me quedó un retintín en los oídos I had a ringing in my ears

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retintín sustantivo masculino (fam) (tonillo sarcástico) sarcastic tone of voice;

◊ con retintín sarcastically

retintín m fam
1 (al hablar) sarcasm
con retintín, sarcastically
2 (de una campana, pulseras, etc) tinkling, jingling

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retintín nm

1. [ironía] sarcastic tone;

con retintín sarcastically

2. [tintineo] ringing;

aún tengo el retintín de las campanas en el oído I can still hear the bells ringing in my ears

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retintín

m

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con retintín fam sarcastically

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retintín nm, pl -tines

1) : jingle, jangle

2)

con retintín : sarcastically