grotesque in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for grotesque in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.grotesque [Am ɡroʊˈtɛsk, Brit ɡrə(ʊ)ˈtɛsk] ADJ

1. grotesque creature/deformity/appearance:

grotesque

grotesco

it seems to us grotesque that …

nos parece atroz que …

a grotesque distortion of the truth

una burda tergiversación de la verdad

2. grotesque ART:

grotesque art/style

grotesco

II.grotesque [Am ɡroʊˈtɛsk, Brit ɡrə(ʊ)ˈtɛsk] N

1. grotesque ART (style):

the grotesque

el grotesco

2. grotesque (person):

grotesque liter

personaje m grotesco

grotesque liter

esperpento m

Translations for grotesque in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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esperpéntico (esperpéntica) personaje

grotesque

esperpéntico (esperpéntica) gesto/figura

grotesque

grotesco (grotesca)

grotesque

grotesco (grotesca)

grotesque

monstruoso (monstruosa) ser/facciones

grotesque

funambulesco (funambulesca) figura

grotesque

esperpento

theater of the grotesque Am

esperpento

theatre of the grotesque Brit (created by Valle Inclán)

es un aborto

he's grotesque o hideous

llevaba un mamarracho de sombrero

the hat she was wearing was grotesque o ridiculous o a monstrosity inf

lo catalogaron de grotesco

they described it as grotesque

calificaron el espectáculo de grotesco

they described the show as grotesque

grotesque in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for grotesque in the English»Spanish Dictionary

grotesque [grəʊˈtesk, Am groʊ-] N a. ART, LIT

grotesque

grotesco, -a

Translations for grotesque in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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esperpéntico (-a)

grotesque

grotesco (-a)

grotesque

horrible

grotesque

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

His style has been described as an organic and innovative mixture of beauty and the grotesque.

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The aim of these films is to have an extremely dramatic effect on the audience, often emphasizing the fantastic and grotesque.

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They have been described as narratives at once spontaneous, lyric, grotesque and humorous.

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The east gable is decorated with grotesque carvings, and above the east window is head-corbel and a blocked niche.

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These frescos display typical themes of the time, such as romantic landscapes, grotesques and rustic scenes.

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The supernatural is placed outside of conventional fantasy settings and presented as a natural part of a realistic world, bringing about its grotesque nature.

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Casings wilted like lettuce out of water, as heavy machinery writhed and twisted into grotesque shapes in the blazing inferno.

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Many of these describe a grotesque, sarcastic version of what occurred.

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It has a basin in the form of a shell decorated with two grotesque monsters.

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He considered that the movie would have been grotesque if it had been done with actors, but being humoristic it worked better.

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