quaintest

[US]/kweɪnt/
[UK]/kweɪnt/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. encantadoramente anticuado o inusual

Phrases & Collocations

quaint village

pueblo pintoresco

quaint little cottage

cabaña pintoresca

quaint charm

encanto pintoresco

quaint atmosphere

ambiente pintoresco

Example Sentences

a quaint old custom.

una costumbre antigua y pintoresca.

a quaint thatched cottage

una pintoresca cabaña con techo de paja

They still keep some quaint old customs.

Todavía conservan algunas costumbres antiguas pintorescas.

quaint dialect words.See Synonyms at strange

palabras de dialecto pintorescas.Ver sinónimos en extraño

There were many small lanes in the quaint village.

Había muchos pequeños caminos en el pintoresco pueblo.

Grandma lives in a quaint old cottage.

La abuela vive en una pintoresca cabaña antigua.

The only motor within hearing distance was a quaint old Rototiller owned by a local farmer.When the wind was right, its irregular burping noise would come to their ears faintly, like an uneasy spirit.

El único motor que se escuchaba a poca distancia era un viejo y peculiar Rototiller propiedad de un agricultor local. Cuando el viento era favorable, su ruido irregular de eructos llegaba a sus oídos débilmente, como el espíritu inquieto de un fantasma.

When we had finished our sweetmeats or fruit she would accompany us to the stoep, bidding us thank our mother for her gift and sending quaint, old-fashioned messages to her and the Father. Then she would turn and enter the house, closing the door behind, so that it became once more a place of mystery.

Cuando terminamos de comer nuestros dulces o frutas, ella nos acompañaba al stoep, pidiéndonos que agradeciéramos a nuestra madre por su regalo y enviándole mensajes pintorescos y anticuados a ella y al Padre. Entonces se daba la vuelta y entraba en la casa, cerrando la puerta detrás de ella, para que volviera a ser un lugar de misterio.

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