quaint background
BeDict Logo

quaint

/kweɪnt/

Meanings
adjective

Astuto, taimado

Of a person: cunning, crafty.

Examples :

"The used car salesman had a quaint smile and a way of speaking that made you suspect he was hiding something about the car's history. "
El vendedor de coches usados tenía una sonrisa astuta y una forma de hablar que te hacía sospechar que estaba ocultando algo sobre la historia del coche.
character person
adjective

Exigente, quisquilloso, puntilloso

Overly discriminating or needlessly meticulous; fastidious; prim.

Examples :

"My grandmother is quite quaint about proper table manners, insisting that we use the correct fork for each course, even at a casual family dinner. "
Mi abuela es bastante exigente con los modales en la mesa, e insiste en que usemos el tenedor correcto para cada plato, incluso en una cena familiar informal.
appearance style quality

Related Words

Illustration something

something noun

/ˈsamθɪŋ/ /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/

Algo, cosa

"My friend told me there was something in the box, but I didn't know what it was yet. "

Mi amigo me dijo que había algo en la caja, pero aún no sabía qué era.

Illustration grandmother

grandmother noun

/ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌmʌðə(r)/ /ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌmʌðɚ/

Abuela

"My grandmother taught me how to bake cookies when I was a child. "

Mi abuela me enseñó a hornear galletas cuando era niño.

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 needlessly

needlessly adverb

/ˈniːdləsli/ /ˈniːdələsli/

Innecesariamente

"He needlessly worried about the test result, even though he had studied hard. "

Se preocupó innecesariamente por el resultado del examen, a pesar de que había estudiado mucho.

Illustration fastidious

fastidious adjective

/fæˈstɪdi.əs/

Exigente, meticuloso, quisquilloso

"My aunt is a fastidious housekeeper; everything in her home is perfectly clean and organized. "

Mi tía es una ama de casa exigente; todo en su casa está perfectamente limpio y organizado.

Illustration pleasingly

pleasingly adverb

/ˈpliːzɪŋli/

Agradablemente, favorablemente

"The cake, although simply decorated, tasted pleasingly of fresh strawberries. "

El pastel, aunque simplemente decorado, sabía agradablemente a fresas frescas.

Illustration surprising

surprising verb

/səˈpɹaɪzɪŋ/

Sorprender

"It surprises me that I owe twice as much as I thought I did."

Me sorprende que deba el doble de lo que pensaba.

Illustration schoolhouse

schoolhouse noun

/ˈskuːlhaʊs/ /ˈskuːlˌhaʊs/

Escuela, edificio escolar

"The children walked to the small, red schoolhouse at the end of the lane every morning. "

Los niños caminaban a la pequeña escuela roja al final del camino cada mañana.

Illustration meticulous

meticulous adjective

/mɨˈtɪkjuləs/

Meticuloso, minucioso

"The tailor was meticulous in his work, carefully measuring and adjusting each piece of the suit before stitching it. "

El sastre era meticuloso en su trabajo, midiendo y ajustando cuidadosamente cada pieza del traje antes de coserla.

Illustration discriminating

discriminating verb

/dɪsˈkɹɪmɪneɪtɪŋ(ɡ)/

Discriminar, distinguir

"The teacher was discriminating between the students who understood the lesson and those who needed extra help. "

El profesor estaba discriminando entre los estudiantes que entendían la lección y los que necesitaban ayuda extra.

Illustration ingenuity

ingenuity noun

/ˌɪndʒəˈn(j)uːəti/

Ingenio, ingeniosidad

"Ingenuity is one of the characteristics of a beaver."

El ingenio es una de las características de un castor.

Illustration contrived

contrived verb

/kənˈtɹaɪvd/

Inventar, idear

"The student contrived a clever solution to the math problem. "

El estudiante ideó una solución inteligente al problema de matemáticas.