empollón

adj.

bookish.

m.

1 crammer, student who studies intensively at the very last minute, swot.

2 grind, swot.

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empollón

► adjetivo

1 familiar peyorativo swotty

► nombre masculino,nombre femenino

1 familiar peyorativo swot

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empollón, -ona

* SM / F (=estudiante) swot *, grind (EEUU) *

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-llona masculino, femenino (Esp fam & pey) grind (AmE colloq), swot (BrE colloq & pej)

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= swotter, boffin, nerdy [nerdier -comp., nerdiest -sup.], nerd, geek, geeky [geekier -comp., geekiest -sup.], swot.

Ex. This article divides readers into 3 categories: 'bulimic' readers who read voraciously for no utilitarian purpose, 'swotters' who read to cram for examinations, and 'information foragers' who read only occasionally to seek specific data, mainly in their field of work.

Ex. 'Boffins' have been identified as the category of learners who 'delight in unrelated fragments of knowledge for knowledge's sake,' and 'put these fragments into a framework and analyze them'.

Ex. I've always considered myself something of a nerd, even back when being nerdy wasn't cool -- nowadays, everyone thinks they're a nerd.

Ex. A stereotypical image of a teenage nerd emerged in the drawings of secondary students but not in elementary children's drawings.

Ex. The book has the title 'The geek's guide to Internet business success'.

Ex. At the heart of the novel is a geeky high-school student who lives in Preston, Idaho.

Ex. Jack is dead brainy, such a swot that he always comes top in every exam.

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-llona masculino, femenino (Esp fam & pey) grind (AmE colloq), swot (BrE colloq & pej)

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= swotter, boffin, nerdy [nerdier -comp., nerdiest -sup.], nerd, geek, geeky [geekier -comp., geekiest -sup.], swot.

Ex: This article divides readers into 3 categories: 'bulimic' readers who read voraciously for no utilitarian purpose, 'swotters' who read to cram for examinations, and 'information foragers' who read only occasionally to seek specific data, mainly in their field of work.

Ex: 'Boffins' have been identified as the category of learners who 'delight in unrelated fragments of knowledge for knowledge's sake,' and 'put these fragments into a framework and analyze them'.

Ex: I've always considered myself something of a nerd, even back when being nerdy wasn't cool -- nowadays, everyone thinks they're a nerd.

Ex: A stereotypical image of a teenage nerd emerged in the drawings of secondary students but not in elementary children's drawings.

Ex: The book has the title 'The geek's guide to Internet business success'.

Ex: At the heart of the novel is a geeky high-school student who lives in Preston, Idaho.

Ex: Jack is dead brainy, such a swot that he always comes top in every exam.

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empollón -llona

masculine, feminine

(Esp fam pey) grind (AmE colloq), swot (BrE colloq pej)

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empollón

◊ -llona sustantivo masculino, femenino (Esp fam &

pey) grind (AmE colloq), swot (BrE colloq & pej)
empollón,-ona fam pey sustantivo masculino y femenino swot
'empollón' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
empollona
English:
swot

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empollón, -ona Esp Fam

♦ adj

ser empollón to be Br swotty o US a grind

♦ nm,f

Br swot, US grind

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empollón

m, empollona f fam

grind fam, Br

swot fam

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empollón n swot