WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:
Principal Translations |
menguado adj | (que es tonto) | stupid adj |
| No me gustaba salir con Juan porque era menguado. |
| I didn't like going out with Juan because he was stupid. |
menguado adj | (que es tímido) | cowardly adj |
| Desde niño se notaba que era menguado. |
| Ever since he was a boy, you could tell he was cowardly. |
Additional Translations |
menguado nm | (disminución al tejer) | decrease n |
| Al no haber hecho el menguado del punto no me salía la forma de la manga que había diseñado. |
| Having not done the stitch decrease I didn't get the shape of the sleeve I had designed. |
WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:
Principal Translations |
menguar⇒ vi | (disminuir) | decline⇒, diminish⇒ vi |
| | lessen⇒, decrease⇒ vi |
| Con el paso de las horas menguaba la esperanza de rescatarlo con vida. |
| With the passing of time, any hope of rescuing him alive was declining (or: diminishing). |
menguar vi | (empequeñecer) | shrink⇒ vi |
| Al mojar el vestido ha menguado y ahora le está pequeño. |
| By getting the dress wet, it shrunk and now it's too small. |