- naughty
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adjective((usually of children) badly-behaved: a naughty boy; It is naughty to kick other children.) travieso- naughtiness
naughty adj travieso / maloEl comparativo de naughty se escribe naughtier; el superlativo se escribe naughtiestnaughtytr['nɔːtɪ]adjective (comp naughtier, superl naughtiest)1 travieso,-a, malo,-a2 (risqué) atrevido,-anaughty ['nɔt̬i] adj, -tier ; -est1) mischievous: travieso, pícaro2) risqué: picante, subido de tononaughtyadj.• apicarado, -a adj.• desobediente adj.• malo, -a adj.• pícaro, -a adj.• travieso, -a adj.'nɔːtiadjective -tier, -tiesta) (mischievous) <child/dog> malo, travieso, pícaro(you) naughty girl! — mala!; (more affectionate) pícara!, pillina! (fam)
don't do that, it's naughty — eso no se hace
b) <word> feoc) (in adult context)he was a bit naughty not to consult them — estuvo mal en no consultarlos
d) (risqué) <joke> atrevido, picante['nɔːtɪ]ADJ (compar naughtier) (superl naughtiest)1) [child] travieso, maloyou've been very naughty — has sido muy malo
that was very naughty of you, that was a naughty thing to do — eso ha estado muy feo
you naughty boy! — (angrily) ¡mira que eres malo or travieso!; (indulgently) ¡anda, pillín or picaruelo! *
2) (of adult)I'm going to be very naughty and have two cakes — voy a portarme mal y comerme dos pasteles
it was a bit naughty of you to leave without telling anyone — no estuvo nada bien que te marcharas sin decir nada
3) (=risqué) [joke, song] verde, colorado (LAm)she gave me a naughty look — me miró con picardía
naughty bits * — hum (=male genitals) paquete ** m
the naughty bits * — (in film etc) las escenas picantes
the Naughty Nineties — la Bella Época
* * *['nɔːti]adjective -tier, -tiesta) (mischievous) <child/dog> malo, travieso, pícaro(you) naughty girl! — mala!; (more affectionate) pícara!, pillina! (fam)
don't do that, it's naughty — eso no se hace
b) <word> feoc) (in adult context)he was a bit naughty not to consult them — estuvo mal en no consultarlos
d) (risqué) <joke> atrevido, picante
English-spanish dictionary. 2013.