chillón

adj.

1 high-pitched, loud, screaming, shrieking.

2 flashy, gaudy, garish, showy.

3 screechy, harsh, harsh-sounding, metallic.

4 crying, moaning.

m.

screamer, bawler, squaller.

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chillón

► adjetivo

1 (que chilla mucho) screaming, loud

2 (voz) shrill, high-pitched; (sonido) harsh, strident

3 figurado (color) loud, gaudy

► nombre masculino,nombre femenino

1 loudmouth

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(f. - chillona)

adj.

1) shrill

2) loud

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I chillón, -ona *

1. ADJ

1) [persona] loud, shrill, noisy

2) [sonido, tono] shrill

3) [color] loud, garish, lurid

un naranja chillón — a loud o garish o lurid orange colour

4) LAm (=quejumbroso) moaning, whingeing *

2. SM / F LAm

1) (=quejón) moaner, whinger

2) (=gritón) loudmouth *

II

SM (Téc) small nail, panel pin, finishing nail (EEUU)

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-llona adjetivo (fam)

a) <niño>

es muy chillón — he never stops screaming (colloq)

b) <voz> shrill, piercing

c) <color> loud

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-llona adjetivo (fam)

a) <niño>

es muy chillón — he never stops screaming (colloq)

b) <voz> shrill, piercing

c) <color> loud

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chillón¹

¹ = loud [louder -comp., loudest -sup.], raucous.

Ex: Visitors would be surprised by the loud creaking and groaning of the presses as the timbers gave and rubbed against each other.

Ex: This is an important point which has been poorly neglected in this lively and, at times, raucous debate.

chillón²

² = harsh [harsher -comp., harshest -sup.], garish, lurid, glaring.

Ex: In this unhappy pattern SLIS are not being singled out for especially harsh treatment.

Ex: Some of the streets transform at night with garish neon lights and red lanterns signifying houses of pleasure.

Ex: When she discovered vintage comics and their lurid covers, she went nuts.

Ex: Librarians have to compete with outside attractions such as glaring advertisements and screaming television!.

* amarillo chillón = bright yellow.

* naranja chillón, naranja fuerte = bright orange.

* verde chillón = parrot green.

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chillón -llona

adjective

(fam)

1 ‹niño›

es muy chillón he never stops screaming (colloq)

2 ‹voz› shrill, piercing

3 ‹color› loud

un amarillo chillón a loud o lurid yellow

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chillón

◊ -llona adjetivo (fam) ‹voz› shrill, piercing;

‹color› loud
chillón,-ona adjetivo
1 (voz) shrill, high-pitched
(sonido) harsh, strident
2 (color) loud, gaudy: lleva una camisa bastante chillona, he's wearing a loud shirt
'chillón' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
chillona
English:
brash
- flashy
- garish
- gaudy
- glaring
- loud
- lurid
- noisy
- raucous
- squeaky
- harsh
- shrill

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chillón, -ona

♦ adj

1. [voz] piercing, screeching

2. [persona]

es muy chillón he has a really loud voice

3. [color] loud, gaudy;

una blusa de color amarillo chillón a loud yellow blouse

♦ nm,f

es un chillón he has a really loud voice

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chillón

I adj

1 voz shrill

2 color loud

II m, chillona f loudmouth

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chillón, -llona adj, mpl chillones

1) : piercing, shrill

2) : loud, gaudy

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chillón adj

1. (color) loud

2. (voz) shrill