pusilánime

adj.

pusillanimous, poor-spirited, faint-hearted, fainthearted.

f. & m.

pusillanimous person, fainthearted person.

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pusilánime

► adjetivo

1 faint-hearted, pusillanimous

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ADJ fainthearted, pusillanimous

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I

adjetivo fainthearted, pusillanimous (frml)

II

masculino y femenino

este trabajo no es para los pusilánimes — this job is not for the fainthearted

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= prude, prudish, pushover, whiner, weedy [weedier -comp., weediest -sup.], wimp, nesh.

Nota: Nombre y adjetivo.

Ex. For her refusal, Isabella has received a great deal of blame from subsequent critics, who call her a hard-hearted prude.

Ex. In his outward appearance Hitler showed himself as a prudish & ascetic person, overly concerned with personal cleanliness .

Ex. The author explores the myths about female leaders; they are either too soft due to their predisposition as nurturers and thus are pushovers; or they are too assertive when they assume an alpha role in the organization.

Ex. That being said, every normal person can think of places we've worked where we were more like whiners than winners.

Ex. Shock as boofy blokes beat weedy intellectual in popularity contest.

Ex. I am the wimpiest wimp who ever wimped when it comes to surgery.

Ex. Usually, half of us would sleep on the ground outside and the other half would go for the nesh option of sleeping in a tent or hut.

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* pusilánimes, los = faint-hearted, the.

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I

adjetivo fainthearted, pusillanimous (frml)

II

masculino y femenino

este trabajo no es para los pusilánimes — this job is not for the fainthearted

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= prude, prudish, pushover, whiner, weedy [weedier -comp., weediest -sup.], wimp, nesh.

Nota: Nombre y adjetivo.

Ex: For her refusal, Isabella has received a great deal of blame from subsequent critics, who call her a hard-hearted prude.

Ex: In his outward appearance Hitler showed himself as a prudish & ascetic person, overly concerned with personal cleanliness .

Ex: The author explores the myths about female leaders; they are either too soft due to their predisposition as nurturers and thus are pushovers; or they are too assertive when they assume an alpha role in the organization.

Ex: That being said, every normal person can think of places we've worked where we were more like whiners than winners.

Ex: Shock as boofy blokes beat weedy intellectual in popularity contest.

Ex: I am the wimpiest wimp who ever wimped when it comes to surgery.

Ex: Usually, half of us would sleep on the ground outside and the other half would go for the nesh option of sleeping in a tent or hut.

* pusilánimes, los = faint-hearted, the.

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pusilánime¹

adjective

pusillanimous (frml), fainthearted

inténtalo, no seas pusilánime try it, don't be such a coward (colloq)

para esta clase de negocios no se puede ser pusilánime this line of business is not for the fainthearted

pusilánime²

masculine and feminine

el mundo no es de los pusilánimes this world is no place for the fainthearted

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pusilánime adjetivo
fainthearted, pusillanimous (frml)
pusilánime adjetivo fainthearted, timorous, weak
'pusilánime' also found in these entries:
English:
faint-hearted
- pushover
- weak-willed
- pathetic

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pusilánime

♦ adj

faint-hearted;

tiene un carácter pusilánime he's a weak character

♦ nmf

faint-hearted person;

la carrera no fue para los pusilánimes the race was not for the faint-hearted

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pusilánime

adj fainthearted

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pusilánime adj

cobarde: pusillanimous, cowardly