Translation for "fatuo" to english

Fatuo

adjective

• fatuous
• conceited

Translation examples

fatuous adjective

Fatuo y torpe mastodonte.
You fatuous, maladroit behemoth.

"Cuando quiero un comentario fatuo y tonto, simplemente hablo con mi hijo".
"When I want fatuous and dull-witted commentary," "I simply talk to my son!"

Me pregunto qué idiota fatuo pensó primero en eso.
I wonder what fatuous idiot first thought of that?

Era algo trivial y tópico y fatuo.
And I, I thought it was something real when it wasn't. It was just trite and cliche and fatuous.

Hector Roger, joven aristócrata, ocioso, fatuo, asiduo de los bajos fondos
Roger Hector, a young aristocrat, is worthless, fatuous, and associated with the underworld.

Supongo que usted está haciendo referencias fatuas a su sexualidad.
I assume you are making fatuous references to his sexuality.

La detective velada y su fatua cómplice.
The veiled detective and her fatuous accomplice.

Arruinaste todo, torpe, fatuo troglodita.
You've ruined everything, you maladroit, fatuous troglodyte.

Cuando quiera un comentario fatuo y estúpido, conseguiré un perico.
When I want fatuous, dull-witted commentary, I will buy a parrot.

Eso es cómico, viniendo de un imbécil fatuo como tú.
That's humorous, coming from such a fatuous ass as yourself.

¡Qué afectación tan fatua!
What fatuous posing!

Y su sonrisa, igual de fatua.
HIs smile just as fatuous.

y, como no tenía corazón, se volvió un ser fatuo —el fatuo reflejo de un concepto fatuo— hasta resultar incongruente, o engullir la incongruencia hasta un extremo tan absurdo que la risa era la única salida.
and having no heart it becomes fatuous - a fatuous reflection of a fatuous concept - so that it is incongruous, or gobbles incongruity to such an outlandish degree that laughter is the only way out.

Había algo de fatuo en el hexagrama Decimoquinto.
There was something fatuous about Hexagram Fifteen.

El fatuo Molyneux se asustaba en seguida.
The fatuous fool Molyneux was taken aback.

Ambas perspectivas eran igualmente fatuas.
Both scenarios were equally fatuous.

¿Y todo a causa de la Era de Acuario? No, era fatuo, claro que sí.
Because the Age of Aquarius, no, it was fatuous, wasn't it?

Además, eran cartas largas y fatuas.
Long, fatuous letters they were, too.

Me pareció bastante fatuo.
I think I thought he was rather fatuous.

En privado, Ed pensaba que bordeaban lo fatuo.
Privately, Ed thought they bordered on the fatuous.

conceited adjective

Pero es un malentendido fatuo y tonto.
But it's a conceited and foolish misunderstanding.

No era fatuo, pero tenía su orgullo.
He was not a conceited man, but he was proud.

Tampoco a Quique, qué más quisiera ese fatuo.
Not even to Quique, but what more could that conceited jerk expect?

Son todos tan fatuos, que no creen que una lo piense de veras si se trata de cosas desagradables.
They’re so conceited that they never believe you mean it if it’s unflattering.”

Debía de estar haciendo reproches a su compañero, tal vez una escena de celos, porque había dureza en la expresión de su rostro, y una sonrisa fatua en el del hombre.
Perhaps he had given her grounds for jealousy. Certainly there was a sour look on her face, while on his was a stupid, conceited smile.

Si todavía exclamo, entre dientes, por qué me insultan y por quién me toman y qué demonios se supone que significa, a no ser que sea algo tan claramente autosuficiente y fatuo e hipercrítico como parece ser, entonces sé, por lo menos, que sigo teniendo pulso.
If I can still exclaim, under my breath, why do they insult me and what do they take me for and what the hell is it supposed to mean unless it’s as obviously complacent and conceited and censorious as it seems to be, then at least I know that I still have a pulse.

Se enorgullecía de su excelente aspecto y se aprovechaba de él, pero no era un simple fatuo ni estaba ciego ante el espejo, o quizá su espejo era una mujer a la que veía por las mañanas a diario, mucho más deteriorada que él y que le recordaba su verdadera edad. No la llevaba a casi ninguna parte, a aquella esposa suya.
He was proud of his fine appearance and made good use of it, but he wasn’t just a conceited fool or blind to what he could see in the mirror, or perhaps his mirror was the wife he saw each morning, who looked much older than him and reminded him of his real age. He was hardly ever seen out and about with her.

coxcomb noun

—Sólo un fatuo podría responder —contestó Stephen.
'Only an insufferable coxcomb could reply,' said Stephen.