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macaroni

/mak.əˈɹəʊ.ni/ /ˌmækəˈɹoʊni/

Meanings
noun

Macarrones, pasta

A type of pasta in the form of short tubes; sometimes loosely, pasta in general.

Examples :

"My kids love macaroni and cheese for dinner. "
A mis hijos les encantan los macarrones con queso para cenar.
food
noun

Petimetre, dandi

A fop, a dandy; especially a young man in the 18th century who had travelled in Europe and who dressed and often spoke in an ostentatiously affected Continental manner.

Examples :

"The new student, a flamboyant macaroni, wore a brightly colored waistcoat and spoke with a heavily accented French accent. "
El nuevo estudiante, un petimetre extravagante, llevaba un chaleco de colores brillantes y hablaba con un acento francés muy marcado.
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Related Words

Illustration brightly

brightly adverb

/ˈbɹaɪtli/

Brillantemente, vivamente

"The sun was shining brightly, making me squint."

El sol brillaba brillantemente, haciéndome entrecerrar los ojos.

Illustration waistcoat

waistcoat noun

/ˈweɪs(t)kəʊt/

Chaleco

"He admired the historical reenactor's elaborate outfit, especially the embroidered waistcoat worn beneath his velvet doublet. "

Admiraba el elaborado atuendo del recreador histórico, especialmente el chaleco bordado que llevaba debajo de su jubón de terciopelo.

Illustration ostentatiously

ostentatiously adverb

/ˌɒstenˈteɪʃəsli/ /ˌɑːstenˈteɪʃəsli/

Ostentosamente, de forma ostentosa

"She wore her diamond necklace ostentatiously to the school fundraiser, hoping everyone would notice it. "

Llevaba su collar de diamantes ostentosamente a la recaudación de fondos de la escuela, esperando que todos lo notaran.

Illustration loosely

loosely adverb

/ˈluːsli/

Sueltamente, flojamente

"The teacher explained the concept loosely, making it hard for the students to understand fully. "

El profesor explicó el concepto sueltamente, lo que dificultó que los estudiantes lo entendieran completamente.

Illustration especially

especially adverb

/əˈspɛʃ(ə)li/

Especialmente, particularmente

"My sister is very helpful, especially when it comes to organizing things. "

Mi hermana es muy servicial, especialmente cuando se trata de organizar cosas.

Illustration travelled

travelled verb

/ˈtɹævl̩d/

Viajó

"Last summer, my family travelled to France for vacation. "

El verano pasado, mi familia viajó a Francia de vacaciones.

Illustration sometimes

sometimes adjective

/ˈsʌmtaɪmz/

Anterior, antiguo

"My sometimes neighbor, a retired teacher, still visits the school occasionally. "

Mi vecino anterior, un maestro jubilado, todavía visita la escuela de vez en cuando.

Illustration accented

accented verb

/ˈæksɛntɪd/ /ˈækˌsɛntɪd/

Acentuar, pronunciar con acento

"The teacher accented the word "difficult" to help the students understand its pronunciation. "

El profesor acentuó la palabra "difficult" para ayudar a los estudiantes a entender su pronunciación.

Illustration general

general noun

/ˈd͡ʒɛnɹəl/ /ˈd͡ʒɛnəɹəl/

Generalidad

"We have dealt with the generals; now let us turn to the particulars."

Hemos tratado las generalidades; ahora pasemos a los detalles.

Illustration flamboyant

flamboyant noun

/flamˈbɔɪənt/ /flæmˈbɔɪ(j)ənt/

Flamboyán

"The royal poinciana is a flamboyant that brightens any landscape with its fiery red blooms. "

El flamboyán es un árbol que ilumina cualquier paisaje con sus flores rojas y ardientes.

Illustration affected

affected verb

/əˈfɛktɪd/

Afectar, influir

"The experience affected me deeply."

La experiencia me afectó profundamente.

Illustration continental

continental noun

/ˌkɑntɪˈnɛntl/ /ˌkɒntɪˈnɛntl/

Continental

"My new classmate is a continental, having recently moved here from Europe. "

Mi nuevo compañero de clase es un continental, que se mudó aquí desde Europa recientemente.