acartonado

adj.

cardboard-like, resembling pasteboard.

past part.

past participle of spanish verb: acartonarse.

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acartonado

► participio pasado

1→ {{link=acartonarse}}acartonarse

► adjetivo

1 cardboard-like, stiff

2 (piel) wizened, shrivelled up

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ADJ [superficie] like cardboard; (=enjuto) wizened

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-da adjetivo

a) <piel> wizened

b) <estilo> stilted; <actuación> wooden; <modales> stuffy, stilted; <sociedad> stultified

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= stuffy [stuffier -comp., stuffies -sup.], starchy [starchier -comp., starchiest -sup.].

Ex. Some children are prepared to patronize the shop, and use it in quite a different way, when they find the library (however well run) stuffy or off-putting.

Ex. This is a collection of pictures of codgers from all over the world who look starchy, pompous, haughty or grumpy.

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-da adjetivo

a) <piel> wizened

b) <estilo> stilted; <actuación> wooden; <modales> stuffy, stilted; <sociedad> stultified

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= stuffy [stuffier -comp., stuffies -sup.], starchy [starchier -comp., starchiest -sup.].

Ex: Some children are prepared to patronize the shop, and use it in quite a different way, when they find the library (however well run) stuffy or off-putting.

Ex: This is a collection of pictures of codgers from all over the world who look starchy, pompous, haughty or grumpy.

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acartonado -da

adjective

1 ‹piel/cara› wizened

2 ‹estilo› stilted; ‹actuación/interpretación› wooden; ‹modales› stuffy, stilted; ‹sociedad› stultified

3 (Chi fam) ‹persona› stiff

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acartonado, -a adj

1. [piel] wizened;

tengo la piel acartonada my skin feels dry

2. [tela] stiff

3. [estilo, personaje] wooden

4. Am [persona] stiff

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acartonado

adj piel, persona wizened