wishy-washy in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for wishy-washy in the English»Spanish Dictionary

wishy-washy [Am ˈwɪʃiˌwɑʃi, ˈwɪʃiˌwɔʃi, Brit ˈwɪʃɪwɒʃi] ADJ inf

wishy-washy color

sin gracia

wishy-washy coffee

aguado

wishy-washy coffee

insípido

wishy-washy argument

flojo

wishy-washy argument

endeble

wishy-washy person

sin personalidad

Translations for wishy-washy in the Spanish»English Dictionary

deslavazado (deslavazada) ADJ

1. deslavazado tela/vestido:

deslavazado (deslavazada)

limp

2. deslavazado discurso/argumento:

deslavazado (deslavazada)

disjointed

deslavazado (deslavazada)

rambling attr

3. deslavazado persona:

deslavazado (deslavazada)

dull

deslavazado (deslavazada)

colorless Am

deslavazado (deslavazada)

colourless Brit

deslavazado (deslavazada)

wishy-washy inf

deslavado (deslavada) ADJ

1. deslavado bandera/color:

deslavado (deslavada)

faded

una rubia deslavada inf

a washed-out blonde

2. deslavado (soso):

deslavado (deslavada)

dull

deslavado (deslavada)

wishy-washy inf

el espectáculo resultó muy deslavado

the show turned out to be very dull o wishy-washy

tinta N f

1. tinta:

tinta ART, TYPO

ink

debes escribir con tinta

you must write in ink

cargar las tintas

to go too far

medias tintas no me gustan las medias tintas

I don't like half-measures

medias tintas no me gustan las medias tintas

I don't like things to be halfhearted

políticos de medias tintas

wishy-washy politicians

déjate de medias tintas

stop being so vague o wishy-washy

saber algo de buena tinta

to have sth on good authority

sudar tinta

to sweat blood

2. tinta (del calamar, pulpo):

tinta

ink

calamares en su tinta

squid in ink

wishy-washy in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for wishy-washy in the English»Spanish Dictionary

wishy-washy [ˈwɪʃiwɒʃi, Am -ˌwɑ:ʃi] ADJ pej

1. wishy-washy (indeterminate and insipid):

wishy-washy

insípido, -a

wishy-washy argument

flojo, -a

2. wishy-washy (weak and watery):

wishy-washy coffee, drink, soup

aguado, -a

wishy-washy food

soso, -a

Translations for wishy-washy in the Spanish»English Dictionary

chirle ADJ

1. chirle (soso):

chirle

tasteless

2. chirle inf:

chirle (sin interés)

dull

chirle (sin substancia)

wishy-washy

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The end result, though unintentional, is wishy-washy parents who lack authority and end up being afraid of their own children.

www.thestar.com

Some other services have conducted some wishy-washy audits.

www.vanguardngr.com

In common with many powerful women, she seems to have something of a weakness for blandly good-looking men with wishy-washy characters to match.

www.independent.co.uk

I didn't expect anything other than perhaps wishy-washy half guesses and vague generalisations.

www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk

Some described the idea as wishy-washy while others said it was a stolen idea.

www.ghanaweb.com

But the sit-stand desk (or its less wishy-washy cousin the "standing only" desk) has ballooned in popularity as a way to work while not sitting.

fivethirtyeight.com

I hate reading stuff that's wishy-washy and doesn't get to the point.

www.smh.com.au

But that doesn't excuse all of the wishy-washy behavior.

loveletters.boston.com

And some people actually worship nature, which is too wishy-washy because -- like a lot of religious believers -- they don't depend on facts.

discovermagazine.com

But the film never regains that initial blast of energy and the final scenes wobble toward a wishy-washy ending.

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