dandy

estupendo, excelente

Muy bueno o muy agradable.

En inglés sencillo: Very good or pleasing.

• That's a dandy idea.
• This is a dandy little tool for opening jars.
• They did a dandy job repairing the fence.

Sinónimos: great, excellent, splendid

Antónimos: terrible, awful

Expresiones frecuentes: dandy idea, dandy little tool, just dandy

bien, satisfactorio

Bastante bueno y aceptable, aunque todavía pueda haber problemas o cosas que mejorar.

En inglés sencillo: Good and satisfactory, although there may still be problems or room for improvement.

• Everything seems fine and dandy so far.
• That's fine and dandy, but who will pay?
• The plan sounds all fine and dandy until you look at the cost.

Sinónimos: fine, satisfactory, acceptable

Antónimos: unsatisfactory

Expresiones frecuentes: fine and dandy, all fine and dandy

dandi, amanerado

Que muestra una preocupación excesiva de un hombre por vestir a la moda y parecer elegante.

En inglés sencillo: Showing a man's great concern with fashionable clothes and elegant appearance.

• He copied his uncle's dandy style.
• His dandy appearance attracted attention in the village.
• The actor's dandy clothes matched his careful manners.

Sinónimos: foppish, dandified

Expresiones frecuentes: dandy style, dandy manners, dandy appearance

dandi, petimetre

Hombre que presta mucha atención a su ropa, su apariencia y sus modales elegantes.

En inglés sencillo: A man who pays a great deal of attention to his clothes, appearance, and elegant manners.

• He was a dandy in a silk suit.
• The young dandies wore bright waistcoats.
• A fashionable dandy entered the café with a silver walking stick.

Sinónimos: fop, beau

Expresiones frecuentes: well-dressed dandy, fashionable dandy, young dandy

silla de manos, litera

Asiento abierto suspendido de unas varas, usado para llevar a una persona.

En inglés sencillo: An open seat hanging from poles, used to carry a person.

• Two porters carried her in a dandy.
• The dandy hung from long wooden poles.
• Travelers used dandies on the steep mountain paths.

Sinónimos: sedan chair, litter

Expresiones frecuentes: ride a dandy, carried by dandy, dandy bearers