acartonado

acartonado
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
adjective
a. wizened
La piel acartonada de Pamela la hacía ver más vieja de lo que era.Pamela's wizened skin made her look older than she was.
b. weathered
Un marino de rostro acartonado estaba fumándose una pipa en la cubierta.A weathered-face sailor was smoking his pipe on the deck.
a. stilted
No entiendo por qué te gusta este autor. Yo no aguanto su lenguaje acartonado, y me parece que a sus personajes les falta profundidad emocional.I don't understand why you like this author. I can't stand his stilted language, and I feel like his characters lack emotional depth.
b. stiff
Todos los millones del mundo no podían compensar la personalidad acartonada y la completa falta de carisma del duque.All the millions in the world could not compensate for the duke's stiff personality and utter lack of charm.
c. wooden
El crítico dijo estar decepcionado por la actuación acartonada de los actores principales de la película.The critic said he was disappointed by the wooden performance of the movie's leading actors.
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