viso

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viso
masculine noun
1(aspecto)
  • tener visos de -> to seem
  • tiene visos de verdad -> it seems pretty true
  • tiene visos de hacerse realidad -> it could become a reality
2sheen (reflejo) (de tejido); glint (de metal)
3lining (de prenda)

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viso [vee’-so]
noun
1Prospect, an elevated spot, affording an extensive view. (m)
2Luster, the shining surface of things; brilliant reflection of light. (m)
3Color, cloak, presence, pretext. (m)
4Apparent likeness; aspect, appearance (aspecto). (m)
5Gleam (metal). (m)
  • A dos visos -> with a double view or design
  • Al viso de -> at the sight of

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viso
sustantivo:masculino
1 [de metal] gleam; glint
2 (aspecto)
hay un viso de verdad en esto there is an element of truth in this; tenía visos de nunca acabar it seemed that it was never going to finish; tiene visos de ser puro cuento it looks like being just a story
a dos visos
de dos visos
with a double purpose; two-edged
3 (ropa) slip
4
ser persona de viso to be somebody; be important
5 (Geografía) viewpoint; vantage point
6 visos [de tela] sheen; (s) gloss; (s)
negro con visos azules black with a bluish sheen; black with bluish lights in it; hacer visos to shimmer

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