dicky: meaning & examples

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Language: English

Meanings:

  • 1.

    UKAustraliaNew ZealandinformalBritish
    • Not functioning properly; unreliable or faulty (especially of mechanical objects or bodily organs).
    • Ill; unwell or slightly off in health (applied to people or body parts, e.g., 'dicky tummy', 'dicky heart').

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    • My car’s engine has been acting dicky lately, stalling randomly on the highway.

      El motor de mi coche ha estado fallando últimamente, parándose aleatoriamente en la autopista.

    • I don't want to buy that laptop; its battery life is dicky and unreliable.

      No quiero comprar esa laptop; la duración de su batería es defectuosa e poco confiable.

    • If your stomach feels dicky after eating seafood, you should see a doctor immediately.

      Si tu estómago se siente mal después de comer mariscos, deberías ver a un médico de inmediato.

  • 2.

    UKgeneralinformalcolloquial
    • A small bird; used literally or as an affectionate, informal term of endearment (often in compounds such as 'dicky-bird').

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    • In the garden, a tiny dicky hopped from branch to branch, chirping happily in the morning sun.

      En el jardín, un pequeño pajarito saltaba de rama en rama, cantando felizmente bajo el sol de la mañana.

    • Grandpa used to call me his little dicky whenever I visited him during the holidays.

      El abuelo solía llamarme su pequeño pajarito cada vez que lo visitaba durante las vacaciones.

    • The naturalist explained that the dicky-bird was known for its melodious song and bright plumage.

      El naturalista explicó que el pajarito era conocido por su canto melodioso y plumaje brillante.

    • From the window, we saw a dicky perched quietly on the fence, watching the world go by.

      Desde la ventana, vimos un pajarito posado tranquilamente en la cerca, observando el mundo pasar.

  • 3.

    UKhistoricaldatedformal
    • A shirtfront or detachable false shirt front (variant spelling 'dickey'); an obsolete clothing term.

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    • Back in the 19th century, gentlemen often wore a dicky as part of their formal attire to keep their shirts looking crisp.

      En el siglo XIX, los caballeros solían usar un dicky como parte de su atuendo formal para mantener las camisas impecables.

    • She found an antique dicky in the vintage clothing shop that would perfectly complement her 1920s outfit.

      Ella encontró un dicky antiguo en la tienda de ropa vintage que complementaría perfectamente su atuendo de los años 20.

    • The tailor explained that the dicky was detachable and could be washed separately from the shirt.

      El sastre explicó que el dicky era desmontable y podía lavarse por separado de la camisa.

Examples:

  • EN: Watch the dicky bird, ducky.
    ES: Mire el pajarito, guapa.
  • EN: No, what with his dicky eye...
    ES: No, porque él, con su trapillo en el ojo...
  • EN: Watch the dicky bird, ducky.
    ES: Mire el pajarito, guapa.
  • EN: No, what with his dicky eye...
    ES: No, porque él, con su trapillo en el ojo...
  • EN: "The old ticker's a bit dicky, you know."
    ES: "El viejo telégrafo me falla un poco, sabes."
  • EN: He has a dicky heart, there's no denying... But it's not going to kill him... Unless he wants it to.
    ES: Tiene una debilidad cardíaca, es cierto, pero eso no lo matará, a menos que él quiera.
  • EN: - I was adjusting my dicky. - Oh.
    ES: Arreglándome la pajarita.
  • EN: Put on your dicky dirt and your Peckham Rye
    ES: ! Mete tu sucio pito y tu Peckham Rye!
  • EN: Hairy blighter dicky-birdied, feathered back on his sammy Took a waspy Flipped over on his betty harper's
    ES: El destructor peludo ha emplumado a su Sammy... ha saltado sobre Betty Harper y ha recuperado la lata de Bertie.
  • EN: Hairy blighter dicky-birdied, feathered back on his sammy Took a waspy, flipped over on his betty harper's
    ES: El destructor peludo ha emplumado a su Sammy... ha saltado sobre Betty Harper y ha recuperado la lata de Bertie.
  • EN: Hairy blighter dicky-birdied... Feathered back on his sammy... Took a waspy, flipped over on his betty harper's
    ES: El destructor peludo ha emplumado a su Sammy... ha saltado sobre Betty Harper... y ha recuperado la lata de Bertie.
  • EN: Touch of dicky tummy, you know.
    ES: Dolorcito de panza, ¿sabe?
  • EN: Yes, all the Baskervilles have hearty dicks-- dicky hearts, I mean.
    ES: Sí, todos los Baskerville lo tenemos grande. El corazón, digo.
  • EN: Watch the dicky-bird.
    ES: Reloj el peto-pájaro.
  • EN: She was a sweet little dicky bird.
    ES: Ella era un pequeño pájaro dicky dulce.
  • EN: Good boy, dicky, good boy.
    ES: Buen niño, Dicky. Buen niño.
  • EN: Attack dicky!
    ES: ¡Ataca Dicky!

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