tibio

adj.

1 lukewarm, warm, tepid.

2 indifferent, tepid, indolent, lukewarm.

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tibio

► adjetivo

1 tepid, lukewarm

2 figurado tepid, unenthusiastic, cool

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FRASEOLOGÍA

poner tibio,-a a alguien familiar to pull somebody to pieces

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ADJ

1) [comida, líquido] lukewarm, tepid

2) [creencia] half-hearted; [persona] lukewarm; [recibimiento] cool, unenthusiastic

estar tibio con algn — to be cool to sb, behave distantly towards sb

- poner tibio a algn

3) CAm, Caribe (=enfadado) cross, angry

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-bia adjetivo

a) <agua/baño> lukewarm, tepid

b) <atmósfera/ambiente> warm

c) <relación> lukewarm; <acogida> unenthusiastic, cool

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= coolish, tepid, lukewarm.

Ex. Pope studied him with questioning eyes, his hand reaching for the coolish remainder of his coffee.

Ex. The stuff was diluted there with water to the appearance and consistency of liquid porridge; it was kept tepid with a small charcoal furnace let into the side of the vat, and it was stirred up occasionally with a paddle.

Ex. His performance received lukewarm reviews from the press but ovations from the audience.

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* ponerse tibio = pig out (on).

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-bia adjetivo

a) <agua/baño> lukewarm, tepid

b) <atmósfera/ambiente> warm

c) <relación> lukewarm; <acogida> unenthusiastic, cool

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= coolish, tepid, lukewarm.

Ex: Pope studied him with questioning eyes, his hand reaching for the coolish remainder of his coffee.

Ex: The stuff was diluted there with water to the appearance and consistency of liquid porridge; it was kept tepid with a small charcoal furnace let into the side of the vat, and it was stirred up occasionally with a paddle.

Ex: His performance received lukewarm reviews from the press but ovations from the audience.

* ponerse tibio = pig out (on).

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tibio -bia

adjective

1 ‹agua/baño› lukewarm, tepid

2 ‹atmósfera/ambiente› warm

el tibio sol de la mañana the warm morning sun

3 ‹relación› lukewarm; ‹acogida› unenthusiastic, cool, lukewarm

era un republicano tibio he was a halfhearted republican

poner tibio a algn (fam); to give sb a dressing-down, to tear sb off a strip (BrE colloq)

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Del verbo tibiar: (conjugate tibiar)

tibio es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

tibió es:

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo

tibio

◊ -bia adjetivo

a) ‹agua/baño› lukewarm, tepid

b) ‹atmósfera/ambiente› warm

c) ‹relación› lukewarm;

‹acogida› unenthusiastic, cool
tibio,-a adjetivo
1 (templado) tepid, lukewarm
un baño tibio, a tepid bath
2 (poco entusiasta) lukewarm, unenthusiastic, half-hearted
♦ Locuciones: fam (atiborrarse) ponerse tibio: se puso tibio de tarta, he stuffed himself with cake
'tibio' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
templada
- templado
- tibia
- huevo
English:
lukewarm
- tepid
- warm

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tibio, -a adj

1. [líquido] tepid, lukewarm

2. [reacción, posición] lukewarm, half-hearted;

el libro tuvo una tibia acogida en la prensa the book received o had a lukewarm reception from the press

3. Col, Perú, Ven [enojado] annoyed, irritated

4. Fam

Comp

poner tibio a alguien [por detrás] to run sb down, Br to slag sb off, US to dump on sb;

[cara a cara] to tear into sb, to tear sb to pieces;

ponerse tibio de algo [comer] to stuff one's face with sth;

[beber] to down bucketfuls of sth

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tibio

adj tb fig

lukewarm, tepid;

poner a alguien tibio fam lay into s.o. fam

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tibio, -bia adj

1) : lukewarm, tepid

2) : cool, unenthusiastic

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tibio adj lukewarm / tepid