- prolijo
- adj.1 excessively meticulous, meticulous.2 neat, tidy.3 long-winded, long-drawn, drawn-out, wordy.4 thorough, untiring, careful, painstaking.* * *prolijo► adjetivo1 (largo en exceso) long-winded, verbose2 (meticuloso) meticulous* * *ADJ1) (=extenso) prolix frm; (=largo) long-winded; (=pesado) tedious; (=muy minucioso) excessively meticulous2) Arg (=pulcro) smart, neat3) Cono Sur (=incansable) untiring* * *-ja adjetivo1) (extenso) protracted, long-winded; (minucioso) detailed2) (RPl) (ordenado, aseado) <persona/casa> tidy; <cuaderno> neat* * *= long-winded, verbose, wordy, voluble.Ex. Instructors may sharpen a difference of opinion between two students and also may tactfully cut short long-winded contributions in a debate.Ex. It is important not to transfer verbose words or phrases from the original and to heed the other points of good style that are summarized in the section below.Ex. Very rare were other suggestions for fewer clichés and less wordy phrases.Ex. A voluble talker, he is known as a person with a large talent and a large ego.----* frase prolija = verbose phrasing.* * *-ja adjetivo1) (extenso) protracted, long-winded; (minucioso) detailed2) (RPl) (ordenado, aseado) <persona/casa> tidy; <cuaderno> neat* * *= long-winded, verbose, wordy, voluble.
Ex: Instructors may sharpen a difference of opinion between two students and also may tactfully cut short long-winded contributions in a debate.
Ex: It is important not to transfer verbose words or phrases from the original and to heed the other points of good style that are summarized in the section below.Ex: Very rare were other suggestions for fewer clichés and less wordy phrases.Ex: A voluble talker, he is known as a person with a large talent and a large ego.* frase prolija = verbose phrasing.* * *prolijo -jaadjectiveA1 (minucioso) detailed2 (extenso) protracted, long-winded, prolix (frml)B (RPl) (ordenado, aseado) ‹persona/casa› tidy; ‹cuaderno› neat* * *
prolijo◊ -ja adjetivo
1 (extenso) protracted, long-winded;
(minucioso) detailed
2 (RPl) (ordenado, aseado) ‹persona/casa› tidy;
‹cuaderno› neat
'prolijo' also found in these entries:
English:
long-winded
- verbose
- long
- neat
- tidy
* * *prolijo, -a adj1. [extenso] long-winded2. [esmerado] meticulous3. [detallado] exhaustive;una explicación prolija en detalles an exhaustively detailed explanation4. RP [pulcro] tidy, neat* * *prolijoadj1 (extenso) long-winded, prolix fml2 (minucioso) detailed3 Rpl : limpio tidy* * *prolijo, -ja adj: wordy, long-winded
Spanish-English dictionary. 2013.