cosy

acogedor

Cálido, cómodo y agradable para pasar el tiempo.

En inglés sencillo: Warm, comfortable, and pleasant to spend time in.

• This room is cosy.
• We felt cosy under the thick blankets.
• They found a cosy café near the station.

Sinónimos: comfortable, snug

Antónimos: uncomfortable

Expresiones frecuentes: cosy room, cosy bed, cosy little cottage

cubretetera

Funda gruesa o tejida que mantiene caliente una tetera, un huevo u otro objeto parecido.

En inglés sencillo: A thick or knitted cover that keeps a teapot, egg, or similar object warm.

• Put the cosy over the teapot.
• She knitted two tea cosies for her friends.
• This woollen cosy keeps the eggs warm.

Expresiones frecuentes: tea cosy, egg cosy, knitted cosy

hacer la pelota, congraciarse

Acercarse amistosamente a alguien, a menudo para conseguir algo de esa persona.

En inglés sencillo: To become friendly with someone, often because you want something from them.

• Don’t cosy up to the boss.
• She was cosying up to people with political influence.
• They cosied up to their wealthy neighbours.

Cómo se usa: cosy up to someone (He tried to cosy up to the manager to get better shifts.)

Sinónimos: suck up, get friendly

Expresiones frecuentes: cosy up to someone, cosy up