Broody in spanish
pronunciation: kluekɑ part of speech: adjective
broody [broodier -comp., broodiest -sup.]1 = melancólico, taciturno, pensativo, tristón, meditabundo, deprimido. [Pincha en o en para ver otros adjetivos cuyo grados comparativos y superlativos se formas añadiendo "-er" o "-est" (o sus variantes "-r" o "-st") al final]
Example: She could imagine his broody face hunched over the piano, morosely pounding on the keys.broody [broodier -comp., broodiest -sup.]2 = dispuesta a incubar. [Pincha en o en para ver otros adjetivos cuyo grados comparativos y superlativos se formas añadiendo "-er" o "-est" (o sus variantes "-r" o "-st") al final]
Example: Just because a hen is broody does not mean that she is going to be a successful or dedicated hatching hen.more:
» broody hen = clueca, gallina clueca.
Example: If you want fertilized eggs to hatch into chicks, you will need to either care for them using an incubator or let a broody hen sit on them.broody [broodier -comp., broodiest -sup.]3 = con ganas de tener hijos, con ganas de tener niños. [Pincha en o en para ver otros adjetivos cuyo grados comparativos y superlativos se formas añadiendo "-er" o "-est" (o sus variantes "-r" o "-st") al final]
Example: Although she is keen to have children at some point, she says her broody feelings are being satisfied by her younger sister's son.more:
» get + broody = entrar (las) ganas de tener hijos, entrar (las) ganas de tener niños.
Example: When thirty something women go gooey-eyed over someone else's baby, their male partners often accuse them of getting broody.broody4 = clueca, gallina clueca.
Example: Left to her own devices, a broody will lay a clutch of eggs, then stop egg-laying and sit on them for 21 days (more or less) until they hatch.