stringy

ˈstrɪŋi
stringierstringiest
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Translation of stringy from English into Spanish

Adjective

1.

food texture

tough and fibrous, difficult to chew
  • The steak was too stringy to enjoy.El bistec estaba demasiado fibroso para disfrutar.
2.

fibrous texture

resembling or consisting of strings or fibres
  • The stringy mango was difficult to eat.El mango fibroso era difícil de comer.
3.

physique

lean and sinewy in build
  • The runner had a stringy build.El corredor tenía una constitución fibrosa.
4.

hair

Rare
thin and unattractive in appearance
Rare
  • Her stringy hair needed a good wash.Su cabello fino necesitaba un buen lavado.
5.

liquids

Rare
forming viscous or glutinous threads
Rare
filamentoso viscoso
  • The syrup was stringy and hard to pour.El jarabe era viscoso y difícil de verter.
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Synonyms and analogies of stringy in English

Examples of stringy in a sentence

  • I found the stringy texture of the celery unappealing.
  • The stringy meat was hard to chew.
  • The stringy texture of the celery was unappealing.
  • His stringy arms showed his dedication to fitness.
  • The stringy physique of the boxer was intimidating.
  • His stringy hair clung to his forehead.

Translations of "stringy" in Context ordered by category and frequency

Adjective
fibrosoadj.

My favorite dish features a stringy cheese that stretches with each bite.

Mi plato favorito incluye un queso fibroso que se estira con cada bocado.

She complained that the stringy cheese on her pizza was too much.

Se quejó de que el queso fibroso en su pizza era demasiado.

filamentosoadj.

As the vitreous shrinks and sags, it clumps and gets stringy.

A medida que el vítreo se contrae y se encoge, se aglomera y se vuelve filamentoso.

Very stringy or fibrous foods such as celery should be avoided.

Se deben evitar alimentos muy filamentosos o fibrosos, como el apio.

grasientoadj.

Your hair's stringy, fact.

Tu pelo es grasiento, hecho.

Due to excess sebum, scalp can look oily, while hair looks slick, heavy and stringy.

Debido al exceso de sebo, el cuero cabelludo puede verse graso mientras que el cabello se ve lacio, apelmazado y grasiento

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Other translations for stringy:

  • correosoadj.
  • delgadoadj.
  • viscosoadj.
  • finoadj.

stringy: Examples and translations in context

My smoothie was smooth until the stringy bits of spinach ruined it.

Mi batido era suave hasta que los trozos fibrosos de espinaca lo arruinaron.

The salad had stringy lettuce that made it difficult to eat gracefully.

La ensalada tenía lechuga fibrosa que hacía difícil comerla con elegancia.

Her hair was long and stringy, making it difficult to manage.

Su cabello era largo y fibroso, lo que lo hacía difícil de manejar.

He tried to chew the stringy vegetables, but they were too tough.

Trató de masticar las verduras fibrosas, pero eran demasiado duras.

He picked up the stringy fibers from the overcooked fish on his plate.

Recogió las fibras fibrosas del pescado demasiado cocido en su plato.

I couldn't finish the stringy celery; it felt like chewing rubber.

No pude terminar el apio fibroso; se sentía como masticar goma.

He winced at the stringy tofu; it was not what he expected.

Hizo una mueca ante el tofu fibroso; no era lo que esperaba.

He struggled to cut through the stringy fabric of the old burlap sack.

Luchó por cortar a través de la tela fibrosa del viejo saco de arpillera.

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