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التَقْلِيدِيّة
lady's mantle

Oxford Spanish Dictionary

hierba doncella N f

hierba doncella
myrtle Am
hierba doncella
periwinkle Brit
Oxford Spanish Dictionary
periwinkle
hierba f doncella
myrtle Am
hierba f doncella
Oxford Spanish Dictionary

hierba N f

1. hierba (césped):

hierba
grass
hierba mala nunca muere prov CSur
the Devil looks after his own

2. hierba:

hierba BOT, FOOD, MED
herb
hierbas aromáticas/medicinales
aromatic/medicinal herbs
y otras hierbas inf, hum
and so on and so forth

3. hierba sl (marihuana):

hierba
grass inf

malo2 (mala) N m (f) inf, child language

malo (mala)
baddy inf
uno de los malos
one of the baddies o bad guys

malo1 (mala) ADJ The form mal is used before masculine singular nouns. → mal

1. malo [ser] (en calidad):

malo (mala) producto
bad
malo (mala) producto
poor
malo (mala) película/novela
bad
la tela es de mala calidad
the material is poor quality
tiene mala ortografía
her spelling is bad o poor
tiene mala ortografía
she's a bad o poor speller
más vale malo conocido que bueno por conocer prov
better the devil you know (than the devil you don't)

2.1. malo [ser] (incompetente):

malo (mala) alumno/actor
bad
soy muy mala para los números
I'm terrible o very bad with figures

2.2. malo [ser] padre/marido/amigo:

malo (mala)
bad

3. malo [ser] (desfavorable, adverso):

malo (mala)
bad
¡qué mala suerte!
what bad luck!
¡qué mala suerte!
how unlucky!
la obra tuvo mala crítica
the play got bad reviews
están en mala situación económica
they're going through hard times
lo malo es que va a haber mucho tráfico
the only thing o trouble o problem is that there'll be a lot of traffic
en las malas AmS un amigo no te abandona en las malas
a friend doesn't abandon you when things are tough o when times are bad
estar de malas inf (de mal humor)
to be in a bad mood
estar de malas (desafortunado) esp. LatAm
to be unlucky
por las malas
unwillingly
vas a tener que hacerlo, ya sea por las buenas o por las malas
you'll have to do it whether you like it or not

4. malo [ser] (inconveniente, perjudicial):

malo (mala) hábitos/lecturas
bad
las malas compañías
bad company
llegas en mal momento
you've come at an awkward o a bad moment
es malo tomar tanto sol
it's not good to sunbathe so much

5. malo [ser] (sin gracia):

malo (mala) chiste
bad

6.1. malo [ser] (desagradable):

malo (mala) olor/aliento
bad
hace un día muy malo
it's a horrible day
nos hizo mal tiempo
we had bad weather
hace tan malo Spain
it's such horrible weather
hace tan malo Spain
the weather's so horrible

6.2. malo [ser] Chil inf (feo):

malo (mala)
ugly

7. malo [estar] (en mal estado) alimento:

ese pescado/queso está malo
that fish/cheese has gone bad
ese pescado/queso está malo
that fish/cheese is off Brit

8.1. malo [estar] (desmejorado, no saludable):

tienes mal aspecto
you don't look very well
tienes mala cara
you don't look well
yo le veo muy mal color
he looks terribly pale to me

8.2. malo [ser] (serio, grave):

malo (mala)
serious
fue una mala caída
it was a bad fall
no tiene nada malo
it's nothing serious

8.3. malo [estar] inf (enfermo):

malo (mala) Spain Mex
sick Am
malo (mala) Spain Mex
ill Brit
el pobre está malito
the poor thing's not very well inf

8.4. malo [estar] Spain inf, euph mujer:

estoy mala
I've got my period
estoy mala
it's the time of the month inf, euph
me he puesto mala
my period's started

9. malo [ser] (difícil):

malo de + infinit.
difficult to +  infinit.
esta tela es mala de planchar
this material is difficult to iron
es muy malo de convencer
he's very difficult o hard to persuade
es muy malo de convencer
it's very difficult o hard to persuade him

10. malo [ser] (en sentido ético) persona:

¡qué malo eres con tu hermano!
you're really horrible o nasty to your brother
no seas mala, préstamelo
don't be mean o rotten, lend it to me inf
una mala mujer
a loose woman
es una mujer muy mala
she's a wicked o an evil woman
a la mala Chil inf se lo quitaron a la mala
they did him out of it inf
pasó la cámara a la mala
she sneaked the camera through inf
un ataque a la mala
a sneak attack

11. malo [estar] (uso enfático) attr:

no nos ofrecieron ni un mal café
they didn't even offer us a (lousy) cup of coffee
no había ni una mala silla para sentarse
there wasn't a single damn chair to sit on inf

fino2 N m

fino
fino
fino
dry sherry

fino1 (fina) ADJ

1.1. fino (en grosor):

fino (fina) papel/tela/capa
fine
fino (fina) papel/tela/capa
thin
fino (fina) loncha
thin

1.2. fino (en grosor):

fino (fina) arena/cabellos/hilo
fine
fino (fina) labios
thin
fino (fina) cintura/dedos
slender
un bolígrafo de punta fina
a fine-tipped ballpoint
caía una lluvia fina
a fine rain was falling

2. fino (en calidad):

fino (fina) pastelería/bollería
high quality
fino (fina) porcelana
fine
fino (fina) lencería
sheer
tortilla a las finas hierbas
omelette aux fines herbes

3. fino (en los modales):

fino (fina)
refined
fino (fina)
genteel

4.1. fino oído/olfato:

fino (fina)
acute

4.2. fino (sutil):

fino (fina)
subtle
una fina ironía
a subtle irony
un fino sentido del humor
a subtle sense of humor

doncella N f

1. doncella arch (virgen):

doncella
maiden liter
doncella
damsel arch

2. doncella dated (criada):

doncella
maid
doncella
maidservant arch

in the PONS Dictionary

hierba N f

1. hierba (planta):

hierba
grass
hierba tb. MED
herb
hierba medicinal
medicinal herb
finas hierbas FOOD
fine herbs
infusión de hierbas
herbal tea
mala hierba
weed
tenis sobre hierba
lawn tennis
está jugando mejor sobre hierba esta temporada
his grass court game has improved this season

2. hierba inf (droga):

hierba
grass

Phrases:

y otras hierbas iron hum
and such like
mala hierba nunca muere prov
the Devil looks after his own
como la mala hierba
like wildfire
segar la hierba en verde
to cut the grass while it's green

doncella N f

1. doncella (criada):

doncella
maid

2. doncella elev (muchacha):

doncella
maiden
in the PONS Dictionary

hierba [ˈjer·βa] N f

1. hierba (planta):

hierba
grass
hierba tb. MED
herb
hierba medicinal
medicinal herb
infusión de hierbas
herbal tea
mala hierba
weed
tenis sobre hierba
lawn tennis

2. hierba inf (droga):

hierba
grass

Phrases:

como la mala hierba
like wildfire

doncella [don·ˈse·ja, -ˈθe·ʎa] N f (criada)

doncella
maid

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Pero así como el cristal más fino, el aire tiene un color y mucho más lo tiene el agua.
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Sus brazos eran almohadas, su cuerpo era una almohada, sus dedos eran pequeñas y finas almohadas.
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Su piel es lisa, fina y posee valores antioxidantes naturales.
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Esmalte rojo y amarillo (o del color que quieras para tus flores), esmalte negro y pincel fino.
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