Jan 31, 2012 09:30
12 yrs ago
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Spanish term
Spain
ser escrupuloso
Non-PRO
Spanish to English
Other
Other
Hablando de una persona que no está dispuesta a beber, por ejemplo, con el vaso que ha usado antes otra persona. ¿Cómo se dice "escrupuloso" en este sentido en inglés?
Gracias.
Gracias.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 | fussy |
Lorna O'Donoghue
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| 5 +5 | to be fastidious |
James A. Walsh
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| 5 +1 | to be particular |
Lisa McCarthy
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Proposed translations
36 mins
Lorna O'Donoghue
Native in English
20yrs experience. Style & fluidity.
Native in: English 
Works in: Spanish to English, German to English
Selected
fussy
another option... less formal than fastidious perhaps?... depending on context....
fuss·y (fs)
adj. fuss·i·er, fuss·i·est
1. Easily upset; given to bouts of ill temper: a fussy baby.
2. Paying great or excessive attention to personal tastes and appearance; fastidious: He was always fussy about clothes.
3. Calling for or requiring great attention to sometimes trivial details: a fussy actuarial problem.
4. Full of superfluous details: "It can indeed be fussy, filling with ornament what should be empty space" (H.D.F. Kitto).
fuss·y (fs)
adj. fuss·i·er, fuss·i·est
1. Easily upset; given to bouts of ill temper: a fussy baby.
2. Paying great or excessive attention to personal tastes and appearance; fastidious: He was always fussy about clothes.
3. Calling for or requiring great attention to sometimes trivial details: a fussy actuarial problem.
4. Full of superfluous details: "It can indeed be fussy, filling with ornament what should be empty space" (H.D.F. Kitto).
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
+5
21 mins
James A. Walsh
Spain
Spain
Native in Spanish
&
English
Spain
A cut above the rest in translation...
Native in: English (Variants: Irish, US, UK) 
, Spanish (Variants: Latin American, Standard-Spain)
Works in: Spanish to English, French to English, English to Spanish, and 2 more.
Related KudoZ points
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80
Spanish term (edited):
ser escrupuloso
to be fastidious
From Oxford Spanish dictionary:
escrupuloso -sa adjetivo
(España) (aprensivo) fastidious
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From Babylon English dictionary:
fastidious - Adjective
1. giving and careful attention to detail; hard to please; excessively concerned with cleanliness; "a fastidious and incisive intellect"; "fastidious about personal cleanliness"
escrupuloso -sa adjetivo
(España) (aprensivo) fastidious
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From Babylon English dictionary:
fastidious - Adjective
1. giving and careful attention to detail; hard to please; excessively concerned with cleanliness; "a fastidious and incisive intellect"; "fastidious about personal cleanliness"
Peer comment(s):
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Lorna O'Donoghue
15 mins
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Thanks Lorna.
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Charles Davis
31 mins
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Thanks Charles.
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Emiliano Pantoja
7 hrs
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Thanks Emiliano.
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Richard Hill
10 hrs
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Thanks Rich.
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Salloz
18 hrs
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Thanks Salloz.
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+1
1 hr
Lisa McCarthy
Spain
Spain
Native in English
Works in field
Spain
Especialista de marketing
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, Catalan to English
Related KudoZ points
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153
to be particular
Here's one definition of particular:
par·tic·u·lar (pr-tky-lr, p-tk-)
adj.
b. Attentive to or concerned with details or niceties, often excessively so; meticulous or fussy.
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/particular
Some examples of usage:
Dr. Brown's Soft Spout Training Cup, 6 Ounce, Colors ... - Amazon.com
www.amazon.com/Dr-Browns-Spout-Training.../B00365E5HUCached
She is 10 months now, but has been drinking from this sippy cup and its ... But, she dropped it one day and the handle part broke off one side. ... preface this review by saying that my daughter ***is very particular about what she will drink from.**
Mother's Day: Coffee Cup Sleeve « Cynchronicity
cynchronicity.wordpress.com/2011/.../mothers-day-coffee-cup-sleev...Cached
6 May 2011 – ***She's very particular about what coffee she drinks, just how it's fixed, and even what kind of cup she drinks from.*** She's also still a very busy ..
par·tic·u·lar (pr-tky-lr, p-tk-)
adj.
b. Attentive to or concerned with details or niceties, often excessively so; meticulous or fussy.
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/particular
Some examples of usage:
Dr. Brown's Soft Spout Training Cup, 6 Ounce, Colors ... - Amazon.com
www.amazon.com/Dr-Browns-Spout-Training.../B00365E5HUCached
She is 10 months now, but has been drinking from this sippy cup and its ... But, she dropped it one day and the handle part broke off one side. ... preface this review by saying that my daughter ***is very particular about what she will drink from.**
Mother's Day: Coffee Cup Sleeve « Cynchronicity
cynchronicity.wordpress.com/2011/.../mothers-day-coffee-cup-sleev...Cached
6 May 2011 – ***She's very particular about what coffee she drinks, just how it's fixed, and even what kind of cup she drinks from.*** She's also still a very busy ..
Reference comments
10 mins
Reference:
scrupulous - definition of scrupulous by the Free Online Dictionary ...
www.thefreedictionary.com/scrupulous
scru·pu·lous (skr py -l s). adj. 1. Conscientious and exact; painstaking. See Synonyms at meticulous. 2. Having scruples; principled.
www.thefreedictionary.com/scrupulous
scru·pu·lous (skr py -l s). adj. 1. Conscientious and exact; painstaking. See Synonyms at meticulous. 2. Having scruples; principled.
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