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desnudo

a adj

1    (=sin ropa)
[persona]   naked
[cuerpo]   naked, bare
cavar con las manos desnudas      to dig with one's bare hands
iba andando con los pies desnudos      she was walking along barefoot

2    (=sin adorno)
[árbol]   bare
[paisaje]   bare, featureless
en las paredes desnudas      on the bare walls

3    (=arruinado)   ruined, bankrupt
quedarse desnudo      to be ruined, be bankrupt
desnudo de ideas      devoid of ideas

4    (=puro)
[verdad]   plain, naked
[estilo]   unadorned

b sm

1      (Arte)   nude
la retrató al desnudo      he painted her in the nude
llevaba los hombros al desnudo      her shoulders were bare
♦   desnudo integral   full-frontal nudity

2 poner al desnudo to lay bare

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desnudo	adj.	bare	[INFO]

quedarse desnudo	exp.	be bankrupt

quedarse desnudo	exp.	to be ruined

desnudo de ideas	exp.	devoid of ideas

un desnudo integral	exp.	a full frontal

se desnudó sin ningún apuro	exp.	he took off his clothes without any embarrassment

poner al desnudo	exp.	to lay bare

llevaba los hombros al desnudo	exp.	her shoulders were bare

la retrató al desnudo	exp.	he painted her in the nude

vestir al desnudo	exp.	to clothe the naked	[Rel.]

fletador de casco desnudo	nm.	bareboat charterer	[BIZ]

iba andando con los pies desnudos	exp.	she was walking along barefoot

mandaron tapar los desnudos de la Capilla Sixtina	exp.	they ordered the nudes of the Sistine Chapel to be covered up

desnudar	v.	1) undress (vt), 2) undress (refl)	[INFO]
en las paredes desnudas	exp.	on the bare walls
cavar con las manos desnudas	exp.	to dig with one's bare hands
él la desnudaba con la mirada	exp.	he was undressing her with his eyes
desnudar a un santo para vestir otro	exp.	to rob Peter to pay Paul	(MODISMOS)
el árbol se está desnudando de sus hojas	exp.	the tree is shedding {o} losing its leaves

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'desnudo' also found in translations in English-Spanish dictionary
barebones	adj.	desnudo	[INFO]
barebone	adj.	desnudo	[INFO]
no-frills	adj.	desnudo	[INFO]
in the nude	exp.	desnudo
in a state of undress	exp.	desnudo
bareboard	n.	la tarjeta desnuda	[INFO]
bareboat charterer	n.	el fletador de casco desnudo	[BIZ]
the naked truth	exp.	la verdad al desnudo
all but naked	exp.	casi desnudo
to sunbathe nude	exp.	tomar el sol desnudo
bare to the waist	exp.	desnudo hasta la cintura

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