scraggly in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for scraggly in the English»Spanish Dictionary

scraggy <scraggier scraggiest> [ˈskraɡi] ADJ

1. scraggy (scrawny):

scraggy

esmirriado

scraggy

flaco

scraggy

escuálido

2. scraggy (tough):

scraggy meat

duro

scraggy meat

malo

straggly <stragglier straggliest> [Am ˈstræɡ(ə)li, Brit ˈstraɡ(ə)li, ˈstraɡli] ADJ

straggly hair

desordenado

straggly hair

desgreñado

straggly beard

descuidado

straggly plant

que crece desordenadamente

straggly village

de casas diseminadas sin orden ni concierto

waggly <wagglier, waggliest> [Am ˈwæɡ(ə)li, Brit ˈwaɡli] ADJ inf

waggly tooth:

waggly

flojo

waggly

que se mueve

a dog with a waggly tail

un perro que mueve or menea el rabo

raggle-taggle [Am ˈræɡəl ˌtæɡəl, Brit ˈraɡ(ə)ltaɡ(ə)l] ADJ

raggle-taggle → ragtag

See also ragtag

ragtag [Am ˈræɡˌtæɡ, Brit ˈraɡtaɡ] ADJ

a ragtag crowd

una mezcolanza de gente

a ragtag crowd

un grupo muy variopinto

a ragtag collection of ideas

un batiburrillo de ideas

craggy <craggier craggiest> [Am ˈkræɡi, Brit ˈkraɡi] ADJ

craggy rocks/mountains:

craggy

escarpado

he had a craggy, weather-beaten face

tenía un rostro curtido y de facciones bien marcadas

straggler [Am ˈstræɡ(ə)lər, Brit ˈstraɡlə] N

straggler

rezagado m / rezagada f

straggle [Am ˈstræɡəl, Brit ˈstraɡ(ə)l] VB intr

1. straggle (spread untidily):

straggle plant:

crecer desordenadamente

the village straggled along the valley

el pueblo se extendía por el valle sin orden ni concierto

2.1. straggle (wander):

they straggled into the classroom

poco a poco fueron entrando en la clase

the procession straggled along the road

la procesión avanzaba desordenadamente por la carretera

2.2. straggle (lag behind, fall away):

straggle

rezagarse

straggle

quedarse rezagado

straggle

quedarse atrás

scraggly in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for scraggly in the English»Spanish Dictionary

straggly <-ier, -iest> [ˈstrægli] ADJ

straggly hair:

straggly

desordenado, -a

scraggy <-ier, -iest> [ˈskrægi] ADJ

scraggy

flaco, -a

waggly <-ier, -iest> [ˈwægli] ADJ

waggly

tambaleante

waggly tooth

flojo, -a

straggler [ˈstrægləʳ, Am -lɚ] N

straggler

rezagado(-a) m (f)

straggle [ˈstrægl] VB intr

1. straggle (move in a disorganised group):

straggle

avanzar desordenadamente

2. straggle (hang untidily):

straggle hair

caer en desorden

3. straggle (come in small numbers):

straggle

llegar poco a poco

4. straggle (lag behind):

straggle

rezagarse

craggy <-ier, -iest> [ˈkrægi] ADJ

craggy

escarpado, -a

craggy features

marcado, -a

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The scraggly beard and the unkempt hair are to look the part.

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She was undoing her scraggly hair from the red handkerchief she tied it in for work, letting her hair fall round her face.

www.telegraph.co.uk

The pool itself is dominated by scraggly cacti and dusty plants, and nobody sits at the chicly worn tables and chairs that surround it.

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Where rows of houses and a big lumber mill used to stand is now scraggly trees and vines.

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It just seems like a lot of hassle for some scraggly hairs.

metro.co.uk

So far, however, the delicate plants grow unmolested in scraggly patches much like weeds.

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He has short dirty blonde hair, green eyes, scraggly facial hair, long facial features and a gauge in at least one of his ears.

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The slump-block house with a flat roof was almost hidden behind the scraggly mesquite tree and cholla cactus in the neatly kept front yard.

www.azcentral.com

First, she brushed the brow hairs upward and penciled in scraggly spots.

www.dailylife.com.au

In some species, the mantle can take on the spiky appearance of seaweed, or the scraggly, bumpy texture of a rock, among other disguises.

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