second-rate in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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pacotilla N f

chatarra1 ADJ invariable Mex

vía estrecha N f

flojo1 (floja) ADJ

categoría N f

1. pelo (de personas):

pelo (filamento)
hair
pelo (conjunto)
hair
pelo rizado/liso o lacio
curly/straight hair
tengo que ir a cortarme el pelo
I have to go and have my hair cut
tiene un pelo divino
she has lovely o beautiful hair
tiene mucho pelo
he has really thick hair
siempre lleva el pelo suelto
she always wears her hair down o loose
me encontré un pelo en la sopa
I found a hair in my soup
al pelo inf
great inf
la falda le quedó al pelo
the skirt looked great on her
la falda le quedó al pelo
she looked great in the skirt
el dinero extra me viene al pelo
the extra money is just what I need
¿cómo se portó el coche? — al pelo Col
how did the car go? — just great o spot on inf
andar o estar con los pelos de punta CSur inf
to be in a real state inf
caérsele el pelo a alg. se le está cayendo el pelo
he's losing his hair
como te descubran se te va a caer el pelo
if you get found out, you'll be for it o you've had it inf
con estos pelos inf ¡llegan dentro de media hora, y yo con estos pelos!
they're arriving in half an hour and look at the state I'm in!
con pelos y señales inf me contó su viaje con pelos y señales
she gave me a blow-by-blow account of her trip
con pelos y señales inf me contó su viaje con pelos y señales
she described her trip down to the last detail
lo describió con pelos y señales
she gave a very detailed description of him
de medio pelo inf película/jugador
second-rate
le regaló un anillo de medio pelo
he gave her a rather tacky ring
echar el pelo Chil inf
to live it up inf
echar el pelo Chil inf
to have a good time inf
no tiene pelos en la lengua inf
he doesn't mince his words
no tiene/tienes (ni) un pelo de tonto inf
you're/he's no fool
no tiene/tienes (ni) un pelo de tonto inf
there are no flies on you/him inf
no verle el pelo a alg. inf
not to see hide nor hair of sb inf
hace mucho que no se le ve el pelo
nobody's seen hide nor hair of him for ages
ya no te vemos el pelo por aquí
we never see you around here any more
ponerle a alg. los pelos de punta inf (aterrorizar)
to make sb's hair stand on end inf
ponerle a alg. los pelos de punta (poner neurótico) LatAm
to drive sb crazy o mad
una película que te pone los pelos de punta
a spine-chilling movie
por los pelos inf
only just
se libró por los pelos de que lo detuvieran
he narrowly o only just escaped being arrested
aprobó el examen por los pelos
he just scraped through the exam (by the skin of his teeth)
por un pelo LatAm
just
me salvé por un pelo
I escaped by the skin of my teeth inf
perdí el autobús por un pelo
I just missed the bus
perdí el autobús por un pelo
I missed the bus by a few seconds
por un pelo no llego al banco
I only just got to the bank in time
se me/le erizaron los pelos inf
it sent shivers down my/his spine
se me/le erizaron los pelos inf
it made my/his hair stand on end
se me/le ponen los pelos de punta inf
it sends shivers down my/his spine
se me/le ponen los pelos de punta inf
it makes my/his hair stand on end
tirado de los pelos inf
farfetched
tirarse de los pelos inf estaba que se tiraba de los pelos
he was at his wit's end
tirarse de los pelos inf estaba que se tiraba de los pelos
he was tearing his hair out (in desperation)
tirarse los pelos (de rabia) Chil inf
to be furious
tocarle un pelo a alg.
to lay a finger on sb
tomarle el pelo a alg. inf no va en serio, te están tomando el pelo
they don't mean it, they're only joking o teasing
tomarle el pelo a alg. inf no va en serio, te están tomando el pelo
they don't mean it, they're only pulling your leg inf
me están tomando el pelo, ya me han cambiado la fecha cuatro veces
they're messing me around, this is the fourth time they've changed the date
traído por o de los pelos
farfetched
el argumento es de lo más traído de los pelos
the plot is very farfetched

second-rate in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for second-rate in the English»Spanish Dictionary (Go to Spanish»English)

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pacotilla [pa·ko·ˈti·ja, -ʎa] N f

I.pacotillero (-a) [pa·ko·ti·ˈje·ro, -a; -ʎe·ro, -a] ADJ

II.pacotillero (-a) [pa·ko·ti·ˈje·ro, -a; -ʎe·ro, -a] N m (f)

orden1 <órdenes> [ˈor·den] N m

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He stumbled across the proprietor of a second-rate movie theatre, who has a stuttering problem.
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Billy is a second-rate publicist who is just starting his own agency.
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Mike became a second-rate security consultant whose work often brought him back into the 15th's eye and made him look worse than ever.
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It is poor engineering and poor philosophy to make second-rate estimates and then try to satisfy them by using a large contingency account.
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Many people criticize panelks for their low design quality, mind-numbing appearance, second-rate construction materials and shoddy construction practices.
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Publishers and wealthy second-rate songwriters would pay producers, for the exposure, to insert their songs into a hit musical.
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His reasoning was that, as he put it, who better to face a second-rate villain than a second-rate hero?
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The film contained a supporting cast referred to by one film historian as second-rate and excellent by another.
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In many cases these doctors were either volunteers, second-rate doctors, or new young doctors starting a career.
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The engine required top-grade petrol; the use of second-rate petrol could cause damage to the valve units because of engine detonation.
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