- tarugo
- adj.wooden-headed.m.1 blockhead (informal) (necio).2 block of wood.3 chunk (of stale bread).4 chuck of stale bread.5 bribe, kickback, backhander.6 fear.7 anxiety.* * *tarugo► nombre masculino1 (de madera) lump of wood2 (de pan) hunk of stale bread3 familiar figurado (persona) blockhead* * *1. ADJ1) * (=zoquete) stupid2) Caribe (=adulador) fawning2. SM1) (=pedazo de madera) lump, chunk; (=clavija) wooden peg; (=tapón) plug, stopper; (=adoquín) wooden paving block2) (=pan) chunk of stale bread3) * (=imbécil) chump *, blockhead *4) Caribe * (=susto) fright, scare5) Méx (=miedo) fear, anxiety6) ** (=soborno) backhander ** * *masculinoa) (de madera) piece; (de pan duro) piece, hunkb) (clavija) peg, dowelc) (fam) (persona torpe) blockhead (colloq)* * *= dimwit, blockhead, nonce, birdbrain.Nota: Nombre y adjetivo.Ex. The diplomats have been calling him a lucky dimwit ever since.Ex. They'd all call him blockhead, the ribbing was endless.Ex. Justin, whilst clearly a nonce, is to be commended on instigating a high-profile campaign to free the hostages.Ex. I am thinking humans can be such birdbrains when it comes to communication.* * *masculinoa) (de madera) piece; (de pan duro) piece, hunkb) (clavija) peg, dowelc) (fam) (persona torpe) blockhead (colloq)* * *= dimwit, blockhead, nonce, birdbrain.Nota: Nombre y adjetivo.
Ex: The diplomats have been calling him a lucky dimwit ever since.
Ex: They'd all call him blockhead, the ribbing was endless.Ex: Justin, whilst clearly a nonce, is to be commended on instigating a high-profile campaign to free the hostages.Ex: I am thinking humans can be such birdbrains when it comes to communication.* * *tarugomasculine1 (de madera) piece; (de pan duro) piece, hunk2 (clavija) peg, dowel3 (fam) (persona torpe) blockhead (colloq), dimwit (colloq)hacerse tarugos (Méx fam); to clown around (colloq)* * *
tarugo sustantivo masculino
1 (de madera) lump of wood
2 (de pan duro) hunk
3 fam pey (tonto, zoquete) oaf, blockhead
'tarugo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
adoquín
English:
dope
* * *tarugo nm1. [de madera] block of wood2. [de pan] hunk [of stale bread]3. Fam [necio] blockhead4. Fam [persona chaparra]es un tarugo he's short and squat, he's a fireplug of a man* * *tarugom famblockhead
Spanish-English dictionary. 2013.