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primmed

/prɪmd/

Meanings
verb

Hacerse el remilgado, afectar seriedad

To make affectedly precise or proper.

Examples :

"She primmed her lips and adjusted her glasses before answering the teacher's question, trying to appear extra intelligent. "
Ella hizo un mohín con los labios y se ajustó las gafas antes de responder a la pregunta del profesor, tratando de parecer extra inteligente.
appearance attitude style character

Related Words

Illustration adjusted

adjusted verb

/əˈdʒʌstɪd/

Modificar, ajustar

"The student adjusted her chair so she could see the board better. "

La estudiante ajustó su silla para poder ver mejor la pizarra.

Illustration affectedly

affectedly adverb

/əˈfɛktɪdlɪ/ /æˈfɛktɪdlɪ/

Afectadamente, artificialmente

"She sighed affectedly, dramatically flipping her hair, even though she wasn't really bored with the conversation. "

Suspiró afectadamente, volteando dramáticamente su cabello, aunque en realidad no estaba aburrida con la conversación.

Illustration question

question noun

/ˈkwɛstjən/

Pregunta

"What is your question?"

¿Cuál es tu pregunta?

Illustration teacher

teacher noun

/ˈtiːt͡ʃə/ /ˈtit͡ʃɚ/

Profesor, maestro

"My daughter's teacher is very kind and helpful. "

La maestra de mi hija es muy amable y servicial.

Illustration glasses

glasses verb

/ˈɡlasɪz/ /ˈɡlæsɪz/

Aplicar fibra de vidrio a

"to fibreglass the hull of a fishing-boat"

Aplicar fibra de vidrio al casco de un barco de pesca.

Illustration responder

responder noun

/ɹəˈspɒndə/ /ɹəˈspɑndɚ/

Persona que responde, el que responde

"The teacher asked a question, and the quick responder raised her hand. "

El profesor hizo una pregunta y la que respondió rápidamente levantó la mano.

Illustration carefully

carefully adverb

/ˈkɛːfli/ /ˈkɛɹfli/

Tristemente, con tristeza

"He listened carefully to his mother's concerns, feeling sorrowful about her disappointment. "

Escuchó tristemente las preocupaciones de su madre, sintiéndose apenado por su decepción.

Illustration precise

precise verb

/pɹɪˈsaɪs/

Precisar, especificar

"The teacher needed to precisely define the terms in the upcoming exam. "

El profesor necesitaba precisar los términos del próximo examen.

Illustration intelligent

intelligent adjective

/ɪnˈtɛlɪd͡ʒənt/

Inteligente, listo

"My younger brother is very intelligent; he learned to read before he started kindergarten. "

Mi hermano menor es muy inteligente; aprendió a leer antes de empezar el jardín de infancia.

Illustration answering

answering verb

/ˈɑːn.sə.ɹɪŋ/ /ˈæn.sə.ɹɪŋ/

Responder

"He answered the question."

Él respondió a la pregunta.

Illustration smartly

smartly adverb

/ˈsmɑːrtli/ /ˈsmɑrtli/

Inteligentemente, astutamente

"He was dressed smartly."

Estaba vestido inteligentemente.

Illustration choosing

choosing verb

/ˈtʃuːzɪŋ/

Elegir, seleccionar

"I chose a nice ripe apple from the fruit bowl."

Elegí una manzana madura y bonita del frutero.