a good-natured professor – un profesor bonachón.a self-centered artist – un artista egocéntrico.a smooth-tongued employee – un empleado chupamedias.a pigheaded friend – un amigo testarudo.a two-faced politician – un político falso.an absent-minded scientist – un científico distraído.a kind-hearted mother – una madre bondadosa.a tight-fisted banker – un banquero tacaño.

a hard-working person – una persona trabajadora.a second-hand car – un coche de segunda mano.a one-way street – una calle de una sola vía.several duty-free goods – varios productos libres de impuestos.a brand-new radio – una radio completamente nueva.a part-time job – un trabajo de medio día.a well-kept house – una casa bien conservada.a first-class ticket – un boleto de primera clase.a bulletproof vest – un chaleco a prueba de balas.some handmade toys – algunos juguetes hechos a mano.a well-known actor – un actor bien conocido.a pair of high-heeled shoes – un par de zapatos de tacos altos.a well-dressed woman – una mujer bien vestida.a good-looking girl – una muchacha linda.– A three-hour conference (es correcto) Characteristics – A three-hours conference (es incorrecto) *Nota: Los adjetivos no pueden tener ninguna palabra en plural. – A conference that lasts three hours > A three-hour conference – A person who works hard > A hard-working person – A girl who is four years old > A four-year-old girl – An actor who is well known > A well-known actor If we’re talking about a device that detects heavy metals, then putting heavy metal detector would be wrong in the UK and the US. The second detects metal, and it is heavy. Look at these examples:īoth are correct, but they mean different things. Sometimes a hyphen is essential to avoid ambiguity. You won’t be marked down for using hyphens. The US ruling is: Use a hyphen if it eliminates ambiguity or helps your reader, else don’t bother. In the UK, your readers will expect you to use hyphens in compound adjectives.Īmericans are more lenient. The words in a compound adjective can be linked together by a hyphen (or hyphens) to show they are part of the same adjective. What’s a Compound Adjective?Ī single adjective made up of two or more words is called a compound adjective. Adjetivos compuestos en inglés, ¿sabes lo que es? Aquí os dejo una amplia explicación, con muchos ejemplos para que lo entendáis mejor.

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