frívolo

frívolo
adj.
1 frivolous, featherbrained, light-minded, flighty.
2 trivial, trifling.
m.
frivolous person, trifler.
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frívolo
► adjetivo
1 frivolous
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(f. - frívola)
adj.
frivolous
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ADJ frivolous
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-la adjetivo frivolous
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= airy [airier -comp., airiest -sup.], frivolous, flighty [flightier -comp., flightiest -sup.], airheaded, airhead, dits, ditz, ditzy [ditzier -comp., ditziest -sup.], ditsy [ditsier -comp., ditsiest -sup.].
Nota: También escrito ditzy.
Ex. Cases keep discussion grounded on certain persistent facts that must be faced, and keep a realistic rein on airy flights of academic speculation.
Ex. No distinction is drawn between the citation of a document for serious academic purposes, and the citation for frivolous reasons.
Ex. 'Anyway, to make a long story short, Huish said he knows Lisa has been a little flighty at times'.
Ex. She's just an airheaded bimbo, with an endless capacity to push aside unpleasant realities in favor of her more satisfying interests: young men and jewels.
Ex. Some people like airheads with fake boobs.
Ex. But then again, there are thousands of such ditses out there that need mental help.
Ex. She might be a ditz, you can do that with the money she makes, if she wasn't so rich she'd be just another ditzy broad.
Ex. She might be a ditz, you can do that with the money she makes, if she wasn't so rich she'd be just another ditzy broad.
Ex. If there is a stereo type for ditsy blondes she really has gone out of her way to fit it perfectly.
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-la adjetivo frivolous
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= airy [airier -comp., airiest -sup.], frivolous, flighty [flightier -comp., flightiest -sup.], airheaded, airhead, dits, ditz, ditzy [ditzier -comp., ditziest -sup.], ditsy [ditsier -comp., ditsiest -sup.].
Nota: También escrito ditzy.

Ex: Cases keep discussion grounded on certain persistent facts that must be faced, and keep a realistic rein on airy flights of academic speculation.

Ex: No distinction is drawn between the citation of a document for serious academic purposes, and the citation for frivolous reasons.
Ex: 'Anyway, to make a long story short, Huish said he knows Lisa has been a little flighty at times'.
Ex: She's just an airheaded bimbo, with an endless capacity to push aside unpleasant realities in favor of her more satisfying interests: young men and jewels.
Ex: Some people like airheads with fake boobs.
Ex: But then again, there are thousands of such ditses out there that need mental help.
Ex: She might be a ditz, you can do that with the money she makes, if she wasn't so rich she'd be just another ditzy broad.
Ex: She might be a ditz, you can do that with the money she makes, if she wasn't so rich she'd be just another ditzy broad.
Ex: If there is a stereo type for ditsy blondes she really has gone out of her way to fit it perfectly.

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frívolo -la
adjective
(superficial) frivolous; (ligero) light-hearted, frivolous
un comentario frívolo a flippant o frivolous remark
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frívolo
◊ -la adjetivo

frivolous
frívolo,-a adjetivo frivolous

'frívolo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
frívola
- salón
- devaneo
- superficial
- vacío
English:
flighty
- flippant
- frivolous
- idle
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frívolo, -a adj
1. [superficial] frivolous
2. [despreocupado] flippant
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frívolo
adj frivolous
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frívolo, -la adj
: frivolous
♦ frívolamente adv

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