ruddy
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ruddy(
ruh
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di
)An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
1. (red)
The children came back from their day of skiing with ruddy cheeks.Los niños regresaron de su jornada de esquí con los cachetes rubicundos.
The picture shows a farmer with a ruddy complexion and some plump cows.Aparecen en el cuadro un granjero de tez rubicunda y unas vacas regordetas.
b. rojizo (sky, light)
We gazed at the ruddy sky as the sun went down.Mirábamos el cielo rojizo mientras se ponía el sol.
2. (colloquial) (lousy) (United Kingdom)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
a. condenado (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
I wouldn't give you a ruddy twopence for that old nag.No te daría ni dos condenados centavos por ese rocín.
b. maldito (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Shut the ruddy door, unless you want us to burn through all the coal!¡Cierra la maldita puerta, a no ser que quieras que nos quedemos sin carbón!
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