fresco
(pl frescos or frescoes)
[ˈfreskəʊ] sustantivo
1fresco (m)
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fresco [fres-kou]
sustantivo
1Pintura al fresco, la que se hace sobre estuco fresco o acabado de hacer; frescura.
2Frescura, umbría; en la locución al fresco.
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fresco, -a
adjective
1cool (temperatura, aire)
- un vestido fresco, -a -> a cool dress
- tómate algo fresco, -a -> have a cold drink
2fresh (alimento)
3wet (reciente) (pintura, tinta)
- noticias frescas -> fresh news
4fresh (espontáneo)
- un estilo fresco, -a -> a refreshing style
5cheeky, forward (caradura), fresh (United States); loose
- ¡qué fresco, -a! (Pey) (mujer) -> what a nerve o cheek!
also:
- tan fresco, -a: ha pasado la noche en vela y está tan fresco, -a -> he was up all night but he's still fresh as a daisy
- no ha estudiado y sigue tan fresco, -a -> he hasn't studied but he's not in the least bothered
- dijo una tontería enorme y se quedó tan fresco, -a -> he made an incredibly stupid remark and just carried on as if nothing was wrong
masculine or feminine noun
6cheeky o forward person (caradura)
- es un fresco, -a -> he's really cheeky o forward
masculine noun
7coolness (frescor)
- al fresco, -a -> in a cool place
- hace fresco, -a -> it's chilly
- tomar el fresco, -a -> to get a breath of fresh air
- me trae al fresco, -a lo que digan los demás (informal) -> I don't give two hoots what people say
8fresco (Arte)
- al fresco, -a -> in fresco
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fresco [fres’-co]
noun
1Cool, refreshing air (aire). (m)
- Tomar el fresco -> to get some fresh air
2Fresh guy (sinvergüenza). (m)
verb
3FRESCURA.
4(Peru) A cold iced drink, prepared from pineapple.
frescoa fresca
adjetivo
1 (Culin) (no congelado, no cocinado) fresh
es mejor comer alimentos frescos it is best to eat fresh food
(no pasado) [+carne, fruta] fresh; [+huevo] fresh; new-laid el pescado está muy fresco the fish is very fresh
(no curado) [+queso] unripened; [+salmón] fresh2 (frío) [+brisa, viento] cool
salí a respirar un poco de aire fresco I went outside to get a breath of fresh air
[+bebida] cool; cold; [+agua] (para beber) cold; (en piscina, río) cool una cerveza fresca a cool cold beer;o
[+tiempo] (desagradable) chilly; (agradable) cool ponte una chaqueta, que la noche está fresca put a jacket on, it's chilly tonight; ¡qué fresco se estará ahora en la montaña! it will be so nice and cool just now in the mountains
[+tela, vestido] cool3 (reciente) [+ideas] fresh; [+pintura] wet
la tragedia aún está fresca en mi memoria the tragic events are still fresh in my memory; venía contento, con dinero fresco en el bolsillo he came along looking happy, with fresh money in his pocket
traigo noticias frescas I have the latest news
pintura fresca wet paint
6 (persona) (descansado) fresh; (descarado) cheeky; sassy; (EEUU)
prefiero estudiar por las mañanas, cuando aún estoy fresco I prefer studying in the morning while I'm still fresh; ¡qué fresco! what a cheek!; (familiar) what a nerve!; (familiar) ¡está va fresco, si cree que le voy a ayudar otra vez!o he couldn't be more wrong if he thinks that I'm going to help him again!; if he thinks I'm going to help him again, he's got another think coming!
me lo dijo tan frescotan he just said it to me as cool as you like
me lo dijo y se quedó tan fresco he said it without batting an eyelid
ser más fresco que una lechuga (familiar) to have a lot of nerve; (familiar)
sustantivo:masculino
femenino
(familiar) (sinvergüenza) ¡usted es un fresco! you've got a nerve!; (familiar)
sustantivo:masculino
1 (temperatura)
se sentó a la sombra del árbol buscando el fresco she sat down under the tree, in the cool of its shade; voy a sentarme fuera, al fresco I'm going to sit outside where it's nice and cool; el fresco de la mañana the cool of the morning
dormir al frescodormir to sleep in the open air; sleep outdoors
hace frescohace (desagradable) it's chilly; (agradable) it's cool
tomar el frescotomar to get some fresh air
me trae al fresco (familiar)
que te lo creas o no, me trae al fresco I couldn't care less whether you believe it or not
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