Describing Things
Words for people, situations, and quality
Introducción
Los británicos tienen un instinto para encontrar la palabra descriptiva perfecta — un solo término que captura un juicio complejo. Algo no es simplemente "malo" o "sospechoso"; es "dodgy" — una palabra maravillosamente versátil que sugiere falta de confianza sin necesidad de especificar exactamente qué está mal.
Estas palabras descriptivas a menudo llevan juicios morales o prácticos envueltos en un paquete casual. Llamar a algo "dodgy" es más suave que llamarlo "corrupt" (corrupto), pero el mensaje queda claro. Esta indirecta es muy británica — emitir veredictos sin hacer acusaciones.
Este capítulo cubre el vocabulario que necesitas para describir personas, situaciones y cosas con el matiz y la subestimación que caracterizan al inglés británico. Aprenderás a decir mucho con poco.
Temas
Quality & ReliabilityCharacter & BehaviourModern SlangRegional VariationsUnderstatement & Praise
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Todos los Argot inglés en este capítulo (84)
- Dodgy Suspicious, unreliable, or of poor quality
- Grotty Dirty, unpleasant, or of poor quality
- Minging Extremely ugly, smelly, or disgusting
- Rank Disgusting, foul
- Rubbish Bad, worthless, nonsense (British)
- Wicked Excellent, cool
- Dope Excellent, cool
- Lit Exciting, excellent, intoxicated
- Grim Unpleasant, harsh, depressing
- Grand Fine, okay, good (Irish)
- Cheeky Impudent in an endearing way; playfully rude
- Legit Legitimate, real, genuine
- Mental Crazy, wild, extreme
- Well Very, really (British intensifier)
- Dead Very, really (Liverpool intensifier)
- Buff Attractive, muscular (British slang)
- Random Strange, unexpected, out of place
- Sketchy Suspicious, questionable, untrustworthy
- Sus Suspicious, not trustworthy, questionable
- Basic Unoriginal, mainstream, lacking individuality
- Extra Over the top, dramatic, excessive
- Savage Brutal, cutting, impressively ruthless
- Low-key Subtly, kind of, secretly
- Bang On Exactly right, precisely correct
- Rough Unwell, difficult, or shabby
- Handy Useful, convenient, skilled with hands
- Shocking Terrible, appalling, very bad
- Class Excellent, top quality
- Deadly Excellent, brilliant, amazing
- Ripper Excellent, fantastic, great
- Beaut Excellent, beautiful, wonderful
- Fair Dinkum Genuine, real, honest, true
- Chronic Terrible, awful, very bad
- Half-decent Reasonably good, acceptable
- Not Half Bad Actually quite good
- Two-bit Cheap, worthless, inferior
- Janky Poor quality, broken, unreliable
- Boujee Pretentiously upscale, fancy, high-class
- Wonky Crooked, unstable, not quite right
- naff unfashionable or tacky
- bog standard completely ordinary
- Run of the mill Ordinary, average, nothing special.
- Jammy Lucky, especially undeservedly so
- Mingy Mean, stingy, or inadequately small
- Manky Dirty, unpleasant, or of poor quality
- Dicey Risky, uncertain, potentially dangerous
- Potty Slightly crazy or obsessed
- Ace Excellent, fantastic
- Cushy Easy and comfortable, requiring little effort
- Lush Gorgeous, lovely, or luxurious
- Shattered Extremely tired, exhausted
- Minted Very rich, wealthy
- Bog-standard Basic, ordinary, with no special features
- Bonkers Crazy, mad, insane
- Shambolic Completely disorganized, chaotic
- Doddle Something very easy to do
- Shoddy Of poor quality, badly made
- Tatty Worn, shabby, or in poor condition
- Cracking Excellent, very good
- Dishy Very attractive, especially of a man
- Nippy Unpleasantly cold; also quick and agile
- Twee Excessively or affectedly quaint, pretty, or sentimental
- Grubby Dirty, grimy, or unpleasant
- Dinky Small and cute; in US, disappointingly small
- Gammy Bad, injured, or not working properly (of a limb)
- Swish Impressively stylish, smart, or luxurious
- Poky Small and cramped (of a room or space)
- Gobby Loud-mouthed, talking too much
- Rough Around the Edges Unpolished but fundamentally good
- Diamond in the Rough Hidden potential beneath unpolished exterior
- Down to Earth Practical, sensible, unpretentious
- Straight Shooter Honest, direct person
- No-Nonsense Practical and serious
- Happy-Go-Lucky Carefree and cheerful
- Wet Blanket Killjoy, spoils others' fun
- Old Hand Experienced and skilled person
- High Maintenance Requires lots of attention
- Shrinking Violet Excessively shy person
- Tough Cookie Resilient, determined person
- Loose Cannon Unpredictable person who may cause damage
- Jack of All Trades Skilled in many different tasks
- People Person Good at interacting with others
- Go-Getter Ambitious, energetic person
- Stick in the Mud Resists change or new ideas
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