turbio

adj.

1 cloudy, turbid, murky, muddy.

2 misty, blurred.

3 shady, murky, seedy, sleazy.

4 nepheloid.

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turbio

► adjetivo

1 (oscurecido) cloudy, muddy, turbid

2 figurado (dudoso) shady, dubious

3 figurado (turbulento) turbulent

4 figurado (confuso) confused

5 figurado (vista) blurred

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1. ADJ

1) [agua] cloudy, muddy, turbid frm

2) [vista] dim, blurred; [mente, pensamientos] disturbed; [tema] unclear, confused

3) [período] turbulent, unsettled

4) [negocio] shady *; [método] dubious

2.

ADV

ver turbio — not to see clearly, to have blurred vision

3.

pl turbios

SMPL sediment sing

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-bia adjetivo

a) <agua> cloudy

el río baja turbio — the waters of the river are muddy

b) <visión/ojos> blurred, misty

c) <asunto/negocio> shady, murky

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= murky [murkier -comp., murkiest -sup.], shady, muddy [muddier -comp., muddiest -sup,], roiling, cloudy [cloudier -comp., cloudies -sup.], turbid.

Ex. There are extraordinary uncertainties in the murky future of higher education and to change the character of our library at this stage would be too extreme a measure.

Ex. Moreover, the shady image of video libraries drove away discerning customers.

Ex. In later years, the famous book mythological significance of muddy footprints introduced me to the ancient Hippopotamian culture.

Ex. He stood on the muddy bank of the river just after dawn, staring dispiritedly at the roiling current separating him from Mexico.

Ex. We walked the familiar grounds, grass wet from days of thunder storms, the morning still cloudy and threatening.

Ex. I recently found out that 'turgid,' which actually means 'swollen' and that I was confusing it with 'turbid,' a word I've never heard.

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-bia adjetivo

a) <agua> cloudy

el río baja turbio — the waters of the river are muddy

b) <visión/ojos> blurred, misty

c) <asunto/negocio> shady, murky

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= murky [murkier -comp., murkiest -sup.], shady, muddy [muddier -comp., muddiest -sup,], roiling, cloudy [cloudier -comp., cloudies -sup.], turbid.

Ex: There are extraordinary uncertainties in the murky future of higher education and to change the character of our library at this stage would be too extreme a measure.

Ex: Moreover, the shady image of video libraries drove away discerning customers.

Ex: In later years, the famous book mythological significance of muddy footprints introduced me to the ancient Hippopotamian culture.

Ex: He stood on the muddy bank of the river just after dawn, staring dispiritedly at the roiling current separating him from Mexico.

Ex: We walked the familiar grounds, grass wet from days of thunder storms, the morning still cloudy and threatening.

Ex: I recently found out that 'turgid,' which actually means 'swollen' and that I was confusing it with 'turbid,' a word I've never heard.

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turbio -bia

adjective

1 ‹agua›

el agua salía un poco turbia the water was a bit cloudy

después de una tormenta el río baja turbio after a storm the waters of the river become murky o muddy

2 ‹visión/ojos› blurred, misty

3 ‹asunto/negocio› shady, murky

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turbio

◊ -bia adjetivo

a) ‹agua› cloudy;

‹río› muddy

b) ‹visión/ojos› blurred, misty

c) ‹asunto/negocio› shady, murky

turbio,-a adjetivo
1 (agua: del grifo) cloudy
(: de un charco) muddy
2 pey (intención, negocio) shady
'turbio' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
chanchullo
- dudosa
- dudoso
- enredar
- enredarse
- fea
- feo
- oscura
- oscuro
- tejemaneje
- turbia
English:
cloudy
- dim
- messy
- muddy
- murky
- shady
- turbid
- cloudiness
- dubious

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turbio, -a

♦ adj

1. [líquido] [un poco] cloudy;

[mucho] murky; [con barro] muddy

2. [vista] blurred

3. [negocio, vida] shady

4. [época, periodo] turbulent, troubled

♦ adv

ver turbio to have blurred vision

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turbio

adj cloudy, murky; fig

shady, murky

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turbio, -bia adj

1) : cloudy, murky, turbid

2) : dim, blurred

3) : shady, crooked

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turbio adj

1. (líquido) cloudy [comp. cloudier; superl. cloudiest]

si el agua del grifo sale turbia, no la bebas if the tap water is cloudy, don't drink it

2. (asunto, negocio) shady [comp. shadier; superl. shadiest]

anda metido en negocios turbios he's mixed up in some shady business