How is the phrase chapado a la antigua translated from Spanish to English

English translation
fuddy-duddy
noun

Persona anticuada con opiniones tiquismiquis y aburridas.

An old-fashioned person with fussy, dull opinions.

Examples with “chapado a la antigua”

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  • Mi tío es un verdadero chapado a la antigua con la música. — My uncle is a real fuddy-duddy about music.

  • No seas tan chapado a la antigua, prueba el sitio nuevo. — Don't be such a fuddy-duddy, try the new place.

  • Los viejos chapados a la antigua siguen quejándose de los vaqueros. — The old fuddy-duddies still complain about jeans.

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