jumped-up in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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huachafita N f

2. huachafita Col Ven → guachafita

See also guachafita

guachafita, huachafita N f Col Ven inf

huachafería, guachafería N f Peru inf

2. huachafería (objeto, acto) → horterada

See also horterada

horterada N f Spain inf

gente3 N f Nótese que en español, cuando el nombre gente significa personas, se traduce al inglés por people con verbo en plural - allí la gente es muy amable = the people are very nice there
Cuando tiene el sentido de familia se traduce al inglés por family con el verbo en singular o plural - mi gente está de vacaciones = my family is o are on holiday

1. gente (personas):

gente
people pl
había mucha/muy poca/tanta gente
there were a lot of/very few/so many people
¿qué va a decir la gente?
what will people say?
tengo ganas de conocer gente nueva
I want to meet some new people
estas Navidades las pasaré con mi gente
I'm spending this Christmas with my family
estas Navidades las pasaré con mi gente
I'm spending this Christmas with my folks inf
¿cómo está toda la gente del pueblo?
how's everyone back home?
toda la gente del cine
everyone in the movie o film world
como la gente CSur inf regalo/camisa
decent inf
como la gente hablar
properly
metido a gente Chil inf es un roto metido a gente
he's a jumped-up little nobody o a pretentious little upstart
ser buena gente
to be nice (o kind etc.)
son muy buena gente
they're very nice
es buena gente LatAm
he's nice
ser gente AmS
to behave (properly)
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se paró de un salto y siguió corriendo
she jumped up o jumped back onto her feet and carried on running
se quitaban el frío saltando
they jumped up and down to warm themselves up o to get warm
saltó de la silla
he leapt o jumped up out of his chair

jumped-up in the PONS Dictionary

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He's a jumped-up parish councillor, but has taken on the airs and graces of an international statesman.
www.dailymail.co.uk
It is no coincidence that radio was quickly exploited by jumped-up idealists and political propagandists -- it offered one-way communication with a mass audience -- but before long there was a backlash.
www.ft.com
The system worked fine when we were a jumped-up colony.
www.smh.com.au
Now she's just a jumped-up dancer with no talent.
www.irishmirror.ie
It used to be a jumped-up garnish, now it's a high achiever with a will to win.
www.thestar.com
Yet here he was -- being rubbished by some jumped-up young officer in his own army.
www.telegraph.co.uk
And once some jumped-up, bonus-hungry manager has pegged you, that's your work life over.
www.thenational.scot
Given all of the jumped-up rhetoric of late, an election campaign may be just around the corner.
www.theglobeandmail.com
So are these optimism exercises and mindfulness techniques just a jumped-up form of self-help?
www.independent.co.uk
That could soon change, though, thanks to a jumped-up inkjet printer.
gizmodo.com

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