cloying in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for cloying in the English»Spanish Dictionary

cloying [Am ˈklɔɪɪŋ, Brit ˈklɔɪɪŋ] ADJ

cloying

empalagoso

cloy [Am klɔɪ, Brit klɔɪ] VB intr

cloy

empalagar

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cloying sentimentality

sensiblería f

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empalagoso (empalagosa) persona/sonrisa

cloying

los postres demasiado dulces me producen empalago

I find excessively sweet desserts cloying

tanta zalamería y adulación llegan a causar empalago

so much sweet talk and flattery can be cloying

tantas atenciones me empalagan

I find so much kindness cloying

esa mujer me empalaga

I find that woman cloying o too sickly sweet

empalagar estilo/obra:

to be cloying

su exceso de romanticismo empalaga

its excessive sentimentality palls o is rather cloying

cloying in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for cloying in the English»Spanish Dictionary

cloying [klɔɪɪŋ] ADJ

cloying

empalagoso, -a

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hostigoso (-a)

cloying

empalagoso (-a)

cloying

empalagar

to cloy upon

tanta cortesía me empalaga

I find all this politeness cloying

cloying Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

I find all this politeness cloying

tanta cortesía me empalaga

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

She felt that the episode was amusingly at its start, but it quickly descends into cloying buddy escapade.

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The mushroom's odor has been described as pleasant to somewhat nauseous, becoming more cloying as the fruit body ages.

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All of that calculated demureness could get cloying if the four-piece didn't have a record full of growers and anthems.

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It's slightly sweet, with notes of caramel, but has enough hoppy bitterness on the finish to keep it from getting cloying.

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The overall arrangement seems to come out of the 1980s school of over-production, and it is a bit cloying.

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It's as if putting sunsets on film magically relegates them to the same cloying aesthetic category as wildflowers and blonde children -- other people's.

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He is nauseated by the scent of cloying, reckless happiness.

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Though slightly skewed, the melodies are warm and inviting, never saccharine or cloying.

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The mature fruiting bodies can be smelled from a considerable distance in the woods, and at close quarters most people find the cloying stink extremely repulsive.

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I have nothing against frangipani, it's just combined with everything else that the overall effect is a bit cloying.

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