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chees·y

(chē′zē)

adj. chees·i·er, chees·i·est

1. Containing or resembling cheese.

2. Informal

a. Of poor quality; shoddy: a movie with cheesy special effects.

b. Vulgarly pretentious or sentimental: a cheesy romantic comedy.

[Sense 2b, possibly partly from earlier cheesy, showy, from cheese.]

chees′i·ly adv.

chees′i·ness n.

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cheesy

(ˈtʃiːzɪ)

adj, cheesier or cheesiest

1. like cheese in flavour, smell, or consistency

2. informal (of a smile) broad but possibly insincere: a big cheesy grin.

3. informal banal or trite; in poor taste

ˈcheesiness n

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

chees•y

(ˈtʃi zi)

adj. chees•i•er, chees•i•est.

1. of or like cheese.

2. Slang. inferior or cheap; shoddy.

[1350–1400]

chees′i•ness, n.

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Adj.

cheesy - of very poor quality; flimsy

chintzy, crummy, punk, bum, sleazy, tinny, cheap

colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech

inferior - of low or inferior quality

cheesy

adjective

Informal. Of decidedly inferior quality:

base, cheap, lousy, miserable, paltry, poor, rotten, shoddy, sleazy, trashy.

Slang: crummy, schlocky.

Translations

fromager

senza gusto

cheesy

[ˈtʃiːzɪ] ADJ

1. [taste, smell] → a queso; [socks, feet] → maloliente

2. → horrible, sin valor

3. [grin] → de hiena

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

cheesy

[ˈtʃiːzi] adj

[biscuit, sauce] → au fromage
The sauce was too runny and not cheesy enough
BUT La sauce était trop liquide et ne contenait pas assez de fromage.

(= naff) → ringard(e)

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

cheesy

adj (+er)

→ käsig; to taste cheesy → nach Käse schmecken; a cheesy taste → ein Käsegeschmack; a cheesy smile → ein Lächeln nt → wie aus der Zahnpastawerbung (inf)

(inf) clothes (= tasteless) → geschmacklos; (= old-fashioned) → altmodisch, out (inf); her outfit is totally cheesy → ihre Klamotten sind total aus der Mode (inf)

(inf: = shoddy) → mies (inf)

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

cheesy

[ˈtʃiːzɪ] adj (flavour, smell) → di formaggio; (consistency) → del formaggio

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