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1 bárbaro
adj.1 barbarian, barbarous, barbaric, beast-like.2 super.3 non-Greco-Roman.intj.super.m.barbarian, philistine, chuff, savage.* * *► adjetivo1 HISTORIA barbarian2 (cruel) barbaric, savage, cruel3 (temerario) daring5 familiar (espléndido) fantastic, terrific► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 HISTORIA barbarian1————————► adverbio1* * *1. (f. - bárbara)noun m.2. (f. - bárbara)adj.1) barbarian, uncivilized2) fantastic* * *bárbaro, -a1. ADJ1) ( Hist) barbarian2) (=cruel) barbarous, cruel; (=espantoso) awful, frightful3) (=grosero) rough, uncouth; (=inculto) ignorant4) * (=increíble) tremendous *, smashing *un éxito bárbaro — a tremendous o smashing success *
es un tío bárbaro — he's a great o fantastic guy *
¡qué bárbaro! — (=estupendo) great!, terrific!; (=horrible) how awful!
2.ADV * (=estupendamente) brilliantlycanta bárbaro — she signs brilliantly, she's a terrific singer
3.EXCL Cono Sur * fine!, OK! *4. SM / F1) ( Hist) barbarian2) (=bruto) uncouth persongritó como un bárbaro — he gave a tremendous shout, he shouted like mad
* * *I- ra adjetivo1) (Hist) barbarian2)a) ( imprudente)no seas bárbaro, no te tires de ahí — don't be an idiot o don't be so stupid, don't try jumping off there
b) ( bruto)no seas bárbaro, no se lo digas — don't be crass o cruel, don't tell him
3) (fam) ( como intensificador) <casa/coche> fantasticIIadverbio (fam)III- ra masculino, femenino1) (Hist) Barbarian2) (fam) ( bruto) lout, thugesos bárbaros me rompieron los vidrios del coche — those vandals o thugs smashed my car windows
comer como un bárbaro — (fam) to eat like a horse
* * *2 = barbaric, philistine, barbarous, barbarian.Nota: Adjetivo.Ex. The novel is a crude barbaric mixture of verse and prose, poetry and realism, crammed with ghosts, corpses, maniacs all very unlike Racine.Ex. Not all large publishing companies are conducted in a callous and philistine manner, motivated solely by profit.Ex. The title of the article is 'Highest aspirations or barbarous acts: the explosion in human rights documentation'.Ex. The writer examines the hierarchy and organization of barbarian churches that developed in the western Roman Empire in late antiquity.* * *I- ra adjetivo1) (Hist) barbarian2)a) ( imprudente)no seas bárbaro, no te tires de ahí — don't be an idiot o don't be so stupid, don't try jumping off there
b) ( bruto)no seas bárbaro, no se lo digas — don't be crass o cruel, don't tell him
3) (fam) ( como intensificador) <casa/coche> fantasticIIadverbio (fam)III- ra masculino, femenino1) (Hist) Barbarian2) (fam) ( bruto) lout, thugesos bárbaros me rompieron los vidrios del coche — those vandals o thugs smashed my car windows
comer como un bárbaro — (fam) to eat like a horse
* * *bárbaro11 = savage, barbarian.Nota: Nombre.Ex: The father is ultimately a figure of fun and the archetype of an irrational savage.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Waiting for the barbarians? Multicultural public library services in Australia 1985-1992'.bárbaro33 = great, swell.Ex: Click on 'add new experience', provide as much details as you can, and let us know why you think they are so great.
Ex: I was reading this book in anticipatian of the movie and it was swell, it was so good I read it two days straight.2 = barbaric, philistine, barbarous, barbarian.Nota: Adjetivo.Ex: The novel is a crude barbaric mixture of verse and prose, poetry and realism, crammed with ghosts, corpses, maniacs all very unlike Racine.
Ex: Not all large publishing companies are conducted in a callous and philistine manner, motivated solely by profit.Ex: The title of the article is 'Highest aspirations or barbarous acts: the explosion in human rights documentation'.Ex: The writer examines the hierarchy and organization of barbarian churches that developed in the western Roman Empire in late antiquity.* * *A ( Hist) barbarianB1(imprudente): no seas bárbaro, no te tires de ahí don't be an idiot o don't be so stupid, don't try jumping off there2(animal): el muy bárbaro la hizo llorar the brute made her cryno seas bárbaro, no se lo digas don't be crass/cruel, don't tell himC ( fam)1(como intensificador): tengo un hambre bárbara/un sueño bárbaro I'm starving/absolutely bushed o ( BrE) whacked ( colloq), I'm incredibly hungry/tired ( colloq)hace un frío/calor bárbaro it's freezing (cold)/boiling (hot) ( colloq), it's incredibly cold/hot ( colloq)¿te parece bien? — ¡bárbaro! do you think it's a good idea? — fantastic! ( colloq)( fam):lo pasamos bárbaro we had a fantastic time ( colloq)me viene bárbaro it's super!, it's just what I needed!masculine, feminineA ( Hist) Barbarianlos bárbaros the BarbariansB ( fam)(bruto): estos bárbaros me destrozaron la alfombra these louts ruined my carpetesos hinchas de fútbol son unos bárbaros those football fans behave like animals o are just a bunch of thugsesos bárbaros me han roto los cristales del coche those vandals o thugs have smashed my car windowscomer como un bárbaro ( fam); to eat like a horse* * *
bárbaro 1◊ -ra adjetivo
1 (Hist) barbarian
2 ( bruto):
no seas bárbaro, no se lo digas don't be crass o cruel, don't tell him
3 (fam) ( como intensificador) ‹casa/coche› fantastic;
bárbaro 2 adverbio (fam):◊ lo pasamos bárbaro we had a fantastic time (colloq)
bárbaro 3 -ra sustantivo masculino, femenino
1 (Hist) Barbarian
2 (fam) ( bruto) lout, thug
bárbaro,-a
I adjetivo
1 (cruel, despiadado) barbaric: fue un castigo bárbaro, it was a barbaric punishment
2 (incivilizado, rudo) barbarous
3 fam (en mucha cantidad) massive: tengo un cansancio bárbaro, I'm absolutely exhausted
4 fam (fenomenal, maravilloso) fantastic, terrific
5 Hist barbarian
II m,f Hist barbarian
' bárbaro' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
bárbara
English:
barbarian
- barbaric
- boor
- boorish
- yahoo
- swell
* * *bárbaro, -a♦ adj1. Hist barbarian2. [cruel] barbaric, cruel3. [bruto] uncouth, coarse;no seas bárbaro, desconecta primero el enchufe don't be such an idiot, take the plug out firstsu último disco es bárbaro her latest record is fantastic o great;con esa falda estás bárbara you look fantastic o great in that skirt;es una persona bárbara she's a wonderful person;conseguí las entradas – ¡bárbaro! I got the tickets – great o fantastic!tengo una sed bárbara I'm dead thirsty♦ nm,f1. Hist barbarian;los bárbaros the barbarians2. [persona bruta] brute, animal;el bárbaro de su marido le pega her brute of a husband beats her;unos bárbaros destrozaron la cabina telefónica some animals o Br yobs destroyed the phone Br box o US booth♦ advFam [magníficamente]pasarlo bárbaro to have a wild time* * *I adj famtremendous, awesome fam ;¡qué bárbaro! amazing!, wicked! fam ;lo pasamos bárbaro fam we had a whale of a timeII m, bárbara f fampunk fam* * *anoche lo pasamos bárbaro: we had a wild time last nightbárbaro, -ra adj1) : barbarous, wild, uncivilizedbárbaro, -ra n: barbarian* * *bárbaro adj1. (violento) brutal / violent2. (estupendo) fantastic / terrific -
2 barbárico
adj.barbaric, barbarian.* * *ADJ barbaric* * *= barbaric, barbarous.Ex. The novel is a crude barbaric mixture of verse and prose, poetry and realism, crammed with ghosts, corpses, maniacs all very unlike Racine.Ex. The title of the article is 'Highest aspirations or barbarous acts: the explosion in human rights documentation'.----* acto barbárico = barbaric act.* * *= barbaric, barbarous.Ex: The novel is a crude barbaric mixture of verse and prose, poetry and realism, crammed with ghosts, corpses, maniacs all very unlike Racine.
Ex: The title of the article is 'Highest aspirations or barbarous acts: the explosion in human rights documentation'.* acto barbárico = barbaric act.* * *barbárico -ca2 (cruel) barbaric* * *barbárico, -a adjbarbaric, barbarian -
3 afectado
adj.1 affected, impressed, cut-up.2 affected, concerned, interested.3 affected, hammy, unnatural.f. & m.sufferer.past part.past participle of spanish verb: afectar.* * *1→ link=afectar afectar► adjetivo1 (gen) affected2 (emocionado) affected, upset\estar afectado,-a de to be suffering from* * *(f. - afectada)adj.1) affected2) afflicted* * *ADJ1) (=forzado) [acento, persona] affected; [estilo] stilted, precious2) (Med) (=aquejado)estar afectado — Méx to be consumptive; Cono Sur to be hurt
* * *- da adjetivoa) <gestos/acento> affectedb) <área/órgano> affectedestá afectado de una grave enfermedad — (frml) he is suffering from a serious disease
* * *= affected, mannered, concerned, devastated, stilted, camp, shaken.Ex. A collection of such affected words from the Latin and Greek are either to be used warily or to be rejected totally as barbarous.Ex. Since 1975 his work has become mannered and predictable.Ex. Mainframe computers are rarely dedicated to the library's own sole application, unless the library concerned happens to be a national library, offering online access to its data bases to a wide audience.Ex. The most devastated countries have seen almost no debt relief, and most of the bank's aid has come in the form of loans, not grants.Ex. His eccentricity was stilted and contrived.Ex. There is an obvious positive correlation between camp behaviour and homosexuality.Ex. I felt lorn and bereft, then suddenly it was gone, leaving me empty and shaken the way a storm shakes the land and the sea.----* afectado por el oídio = mildewed.* afectado por la sequía = drought-plagued, drought-parched.* afectado por las inundaciones = flood-hit.* afectado por las mareas = tidal.* evitar ser afectado = escape + unaffected.* no verse afectado = be none the worse for wear, be none the worse for (that).* peor afectado = worst-hit.* usar sobre la zona afectada = use + topically.* * *- da adjetivoa) <gestos/acento> affectedb) <área/órgano> affectedestá afectado de una grave enfermedad — (frml) he is suffering from a serious disease
* * *= affected, mannered, concerned, devastated, stilted, camp, shaken.Ex: A collection of such affected words from the Latin and Greek are either to be used warily or to be rejected totally as barbarous.
Ex: Since 1975 his work has become mannered and predictable.Ex: Mainframe computers are rarely dedicated to the library's own sole application, unless the library concerned happens to be a national library, offering online access to its data bases to a wide audience.Ex: The most devastated countries have seen almost no debt relief, and most of the bank's aid has come in the form of loans, not grants.Ex: His eccentricity was stilted and contrived.Ex: There is an obvious positive correlation between camp behaviour and homosexuality.Ex: I felt lorn and bereft, then suddenly it was gone, leaving me empty and shaken the way a storm shakes the land and the sea.* afectado por el oídio = mildewed.* afectado por la sequía = drought-plagued, drought-parched.* afectado por las inundaciones = flood-hit.* afectado por las mareas = tidal.* evitar ser afectado = escape + unaffected.* no verse afectado = be none the worse for wear, be none the worse for (that).* peor afectado = worst-hit.* usar sobre la zona afectada = use + topically.* * *afectado -daaffected* * *
Del verbo afectar: ( conjugate afectar)
afectado es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
afectado
afectar
afectado◊ -da adjetivo
afectar ( conjugate afectar) verbo transitivo
1
2 ( fingir) ‹admiración/indiferencia› to affect, feign
afectado,-a I adj (amanerado) affected
II sustantivo masculino y femenino los afectados por el terremoto, those affected by the earthquake
los afectados de hepatitis, the hepatitis victims
afectar verbo transitivo
1 (incumbir) to affect: la medida nos afecta a todos, the measure affects us all
2 (impresionar, entristecer) to affect, sadden: le afectó mucho la muerte de su padre, she was deeply affected by her father's death
' afectado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
afectada I
- hinchada
- hinchado
- remilgada
- remilgado
- retórica
- amanerado
English:
affected
- concerned
- precious
- self-conscious
- unaffected
- unnatural
- untouched
- visibly
- any
- camp
- diseased
- Down's syndrome
- fog
- hard
- self
- stricken
- suffer
* * *afectado, -a♦ adj1. [amanerado] affected2. [afligido] upset, badly affected3. RP [asignado] assigned♦ nm,fvictim;los afectados por las inundaciones serán indemnizados the people affected by the floods will receive compensation* * *I adj2 ( amanerado) affectedII m, afectada f:es un afectado he is so affected* * *afectado, -da adj1) : affected, mannered2) : influenced3) : afflicted4) : feigned* * *afectado adj (conmovido) affected / upset -
4 amanerado
adj.mannered, camp, effeminate.past part.past participle of spanish verb: amanerar.* * *1→ link=amanerar amanerar► adjetivo1 affected, mannered* * ** * ** * *= affected, mannered, camp.Ex. A collection of such affected words from the Latin and Greek are either to be used warily or to be rejected totally as barbarous.Ex. Since 1975 his work has become mannered and predictable.Ex. There is an obvious positive correlation between camp behaviour and homosexuality.* * ** * *= affected, mannered, camp.Ex: A collection of such affected words from the Latin and Greek are either to be used warily or to be rejected totally as barbarous.
Ex: Since 1975 his work has become mannered and predictable.Ex: There is an obvious positive correlation between camp behaviour and homosexuality.* * *amanerado -da1 (afectado) ‹estilo/lenguaje› affected, mannered; ‹persona› affected, mannered* * *
Del verbo amanerar: ( conjugate amanerar)
amanerado es:
el participio
amanerado
( afeminado) (fam) mannered, camp (colloq)
amanerado,-a adjetivo
1 mannered, affected
2 US effeminate
' amanerado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
afectada I
- afectado
- amanerada
English:
affected
- camp
* * *amanerado, -a adj1. [afeminado] effeminate2. [afectado] mannered, affected* * *adj affected* * *amanerado, -da adj: affected, mannered -
5 arriesgar la vida
(v.) = risk + life and limb, play + Russian roulette, risk + Posesivo + lifeEx. The draw of earning up to 30 pounds per cadaver without risking life or limb proved too tempting for some of the more barbarous resurrectionists, however, leading them to commit murder.Ex. People who buy foods from roadside vendors or caterers that do not have health permits 'are playing Russian roulette'.Ex. Risking their lives, Iraqi shepherds venture into these deadly fields to dig up mines planted during the Iran-Iraq war two decades ago.* * *(v.) = risk + life and limb, play + Russian roulette, risk + Posesivo + lifeEx: The draw of earning up to 30 pounds per cadaver without risking life or limb proved too tempting for some of the more barbarous resurrectionists, however, leading them to commit murder.
Ex: People who buy foods from roadside vendors or caterers that do not have health permits 'are playing Russian roulette'.Ex: Risking their lives, Iraqi shepherds venture into these deadly fields to dig up mines planted during the Iran-Iraq war two decades ago. -
6 cautelosamente
adv.cautiously, warily, guardedly.* * *► adverbio1 cautiously* * *ADV1) (=con cautela) cautiously, warily, carefully2) pey (=astutamente) cunningly, craftily* * *= cautiously, warily.Ex. Tomás Hernández drove cautiously in the torrential rain, trying not to swerve on the slick pavement of the turnpike.Ex. A collection of such affected words from the Latin and Greek are either to be used warily or to be rejected totally as barbarous.* * *= cautiously, warily.Ex: Tomás Hernández drove cautiously in the torrential rain, trying not to swerve on the slick pavement of the turnpike.
Ex: A collection of such affected words from the Latin and Greek are either to be used warily or to be rejected totally as barbarous.* * *cautiously* * *cautelosamente advcautiously -
7 con cautela
cautiously* * *= cautiously, warily, with a grain of saltEx. Tomás Hernández drove cautiously in the torrential rain, trying not to swerve on the slick pavement of the turnpike.Ex. A collection of such affected words from the Latin and Greek are either to be used warily or to be rejected totally as barbarous.Ex. Futuristic food for thought needs to be absorbed with a grain of salt: the real force that shapes the future is effective leadership.* * *= cautiously, warily, with a grain of saltEx: Tomás Hernández drove cautiously in the torrential rain, trying not to swerve on the slick pavement of the turnpike.
Ex: A collection of such affected words from the Latin and Greek are either to be used warily or to be rejected totally as barbarous.Ex: Futuristic food for thought needs to be absorbed with a grain of salt: the real force that shapes the future is effective leadership. -
8 gancho
m.1 hook (garfio).como le eche el gancho al que me ha robado la bici… (informal) just wait till I wait my hands on whoever stole my bike… (peninsular Spanish)2 decoy (cómplice) (de timador).3 clothes hanger.4 barker.5 layup.6 pothook.7 safety-pin.8 paperclip, paper clip.9 hairpin.10 hookshot.11 branch.12 buddy, mate.13 clasp.* * *1 hook2 (para ropa) peg3 (cayado) shepherd's crook4 familiar (atractivo) attractiveness, charm5 familiar (compinche de un estafador) bait, decoy6 (en boxeo) hook7 (en baloncesto) hook shot\echar el gancho a alguien familiar to hook somebodytener gancho familiar to be attractive, have charm* * *noun m.* * *SM1) (=garfio) hook; [de árbol] stump; (Agr) shepherd's crookgancho de remolque — towing hook, trailer hitch
3) * (=atractivo sexual) sex appeal; (=atractivo popular) pulling power4) [de timador] accomplice5) (Boxeo) (=golpe) hook7) And lady's saddle* * *1) ( garfio) hookhacerle gancho a alguien con alguien — (CS fam) to set somebody up with somebody (colloq)
ir de gancho — (Col) to walk along arm in arm
2)a) ( clip) paperclip; ( de patitas) paper fastenerb) ( horquilla) hairpinc) (Andes) ( imperdible) safety pind) (AmL) ( para la ropa) hanger3)a) (fam) (para atrapar, seducir) baitb) (fam) ( atractivo)4)a) ( en boxeo) hookb) ( en baloncesto) hook shot* * *= hook, clip, peg, draw, teaser, loss-leader, panache.Ex. The platen was lashed up tight to the toe of the spindle by cords which connected hooks at its four corners to another set of hooks at the four lower corners of the hose.Ex. Some vertical storage chests utilize wooden rods to which the maps are attached and others use clips or pegs.Ex. Some vertical storage chests utilize wooden rods to which the maps are attached and others use clips or pegs.Ex. The draw of earning up to 30 pounds per cadaver without risking life or limb proved too tempting for some of the more barbarous resurrectionists, however, leading them to commit murder.Ex. The Internet is the ideal place to offer the ' teaser' -- the 'hot' item or service which leads consumers in to buy the other products offered by the company.Ex. The Internet is the ideal place to offer the ' loss-leader,' the item or service offered cheap, in the hope that consumers will investigate and buy the others.Ex. It is a richly documented, smoothly narrated, and lavishly illustrated study by a historian who knows his stuff and tells it with panache.----* alfiler de gancho = safety pin.* gancho para el remolque = tow-bar [towbar].* tener gancho = be engaging.* * *1) ( garfio) hookhacerle gancho a alguien con alguien — (CS fam) to set somebody up with somebody (colloq)
ir de gancho — (Col) to walk along arm in arm
2)a) ( clip) paperclip; ( de patitas) paper fastenerb) ( horquilla) hairpinc) (Andes) ( imperdible) safety pind) (AmL) ( para la ropa) hanger3)a) (fam) (para atrapar, seducir) baitb) (fam) ( atractivo)4)a) ( en boxeo) hookb) ( en baloncesto) hook shot* * *= hook, clip, peg, draw, teaser, loss-leader, panache.Ex: The platen was lashed up tight to the toe of the spindle by cords which connected hooks at its four corners to another set of hooks at the four lower corners of the hose.
Ex: Some vertical storage chests utilize wooden rods to which the maps are attached and others use clips or pegs.Ex: Some vertical storage chests utilize wooden rods to which the maps are attached and others use clips or pegs.Ex: The draw of earning up to 30 pounds per cadaver without risking life or limb proved too tempting for some of the more barbarous resurrectionists, however, leading them to commit murder.Ex: The Internet is the ideal place to offer the ' teaser' -- the 'hot' item or service which leads consumers in to buy the other products offered by the company.Ex: The Internet is the ideal place to offer the ' loss-leader,' the item or service offered cheap, in the hope that consumers will investigate and buy the others.Ex: It is a richly documented, smoothly narrated, and lavishly illustrated study by a historian who knows his stuff and tells it with panache.* alfiler de gancho = safety pin.* gancho para el remolque = tow-bar [towbar].* tener gancho = be engaging.* * *A (garfio) hookgancho de carnicero butcher's hooklos ganchos de la cortina the curtain hooksLorena me va a hacer gancho con su hermano Lorena is going to set me up with her brother ( colloq)ir de gancho ( Col); to walk along arm in armB2 (horquilla — abierta) hairpin; (— cerrada) bobby pin ( AmE), hairgrip ( BrE); (pasador) barrette ( AmE), hairslide ( BrE)3 (Andes, Ven) (imperdible) safety pinCompuesto:( Col) safety pinC1 ( fam) (para atrapar, seducir) bait2 ( fam)(atractivo): un hombre con mucho gancho a very attractive manes una película que tiene gancho the movie's a real crowd puller, the movie has great drawing powerun artista que tiene gancho an artist who enjoys great popularity o who has a lot of popular appealD (en boxeo) hookE (en baloncesto) hook shotF (AmC, Andes, Méx) (colgador) hangerG ( Chi) (de un árbol) branch* * *
gancho sustantivo masculino
1
2
gancho sustantivo masculino
1 hook
2 fam (gracia, encanto) charm
3 (cómplice de un estafador) bait, decoy
(de la policía) stool-pigeon
4 LAm (para el pelo) hairpin
' gancho' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
enganchar
- reclamo
- alfiler
- colgar
- percha
English:
hang
- hook
- clip
- hanger
- hooked
- on
- peg
- safety
* * *gancho nm1. [garfio] hook;[de percha] peg; Esp Famechar el gancho a alguien: como le eche el gancho al que me ha robado la bici… just wait till I get my hands on whoever stole my bike…2. [cómplice] [de timador] decoy3. Fam [atractivo]esa chica tiene mucho gancho that girl is quite something o can really turn heads;tiene gancho como relaciones públicas she has a real gift for public relations;uno de los ganchos del proyecto es su bajo coste one of the big plusses of the project is its low cost4. [en baloncesto] hook5. [en boxeo] hook;gancho de izquierda/derecha left/right hook6. Andes, CAm, Méx, Ven [percha] hanger7. Col, Ven [pinza] Br (clothes) peg, US clothespin8. Andes, CAm, Méx [horquilla] hairpin9. Bol, Col [imperdible] safety pin12. RP [para papeles] staplesi te gusta mi prima, te hago gancho if you fancy my cousin, I'll try to fix you up with her;las madres les hicieron gancho their mothers tried to get them together* * *m1 hook2 L.Am., Arg fig famsex-appeal;tener gancho fam3 L.Am.hacer gancho ( ayudar) lend a hand4 L.Am. ( grapa) staple5 L.Am. ( percha) coat hanger* * *gancho nm1) : hook2) : clothes hanger3) : hairpin, bobby pin* * *gancho n (instrumento) hook -
9 idólatra
adj.idolatrous, iconolatric.m.1 idolater, idolator.2 idolatress.* * *► adjetivo1 idolatrous* * *1.ADJ idolatrous2.SMF idolator/idolatress* * *Iadjetivo idolatrousIImasculino y femenino idolater* * *= idolater, idolatrous.Ex. Paul advised Christians that they should not be polytheists ( idolaters) and that they must confine sex to marriage.Ex. In colonial history, racism was expressed as a view of the Indian as savage, barbarous, & idolatrous.* * *Iadjetivo idolatrousIImasculino y femenino idolater* * *= idolater, idolatrous.Ex: Paul advised Christians that they should not be polytheists ( idolaters) and that they must confine sex to marriage.
Ex: In colonial history, racism was expressed as a view of the Indian as savage, barbarous, & idolatrous.* * *idolatrous* * *
Del verbo idolatrar: ( conjugate idolatrar)
idolatra es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
idolatrar
idólatra
idolatrar verbo transitivo to idolize, to worship: idolatra a su mujer, he idolizes his wife
idólatra
I adjetivo idolatrous
II mf idolater
' idólatra' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
idolatrar
* * *♦ adjidolatrous♦ nmf1. [pagano] idolater, f idolatress2. [fanático] idolizer* * *I adj idolatrous tb figII m/f idolater; figworshipper* * *idólatra adj: idolatrousidólatra nmf: idolater -
10 jugarse el pellejo
to risk one's neck* * *(v.) = risk + Posesivo + life, risk + life and limbEx. Risking their lives, Iraqi shepherds venture into these deadly fields to dig up mines planted during the Iran-Iraq war two decades ago.Ex. The draw of earning up to 30 pounds per cadaver without risking life or limb proved too tempting for some of the more barbarous resurrectionists, however, leading them to commit murder.* * *(v.) = risk + Posesivo + life, risk + life and limbEx: Risking their lives, Iraqi shepherds venture into these deadly fields to dig up mines planted during the Iran-Iraq war two decades ago.
Ex: The draw of earning up to 30 pounds per cadaver without risking life or limb proved too tempting for some of the more barbarous resurrectionists, however, leading them to commit murder. -
11 jugarse el todo por el todo
figurado to take the plunge————————to stake everything one has* * ** * *(v.) = take + the plunge, risk + life and limbEx. The article is entitled 'Internet access to OCLC: should the smaller library take the Internet plunge?'.Ex. The draw of earning up to 30 pounds per cadaver without risking life or limb proved too tempting for some of the more barbarous resurrectionists, however, leading them to commit murder.* * *(v.) = take + the plunge, risk + life and limbEx: The article is entitled 'Internet access to OCLC: should the smaller library take the Internet plunge?'.
Ex: The draw of earning up to 30 pounds per cadaver without risking life or limb proved too tempting for some of the more barbarous resurrectionists, however, leading them to commit murder. -
12 jugarse la piel
(v.) = risk + Posesivo + life, risk + life and limbEx. Risking their lives, Iraqi shepherds venture into these deadly fields to dig up mines planted during the Iran-Iraq war two decades ago.Ex. The draw of earning up to 30 pounds per cadaver without risking life or limb proved too tempting for some of the more barbarous resurrectionists, however, leading them to commit murder.* * *(v.) = risk + Posesivo + life, risk + life and limbEx: Risking their lives, Iraqi shepherds venture into these deadly fields to dig up mines planted during the Iran-Iraq war two decades ago.
Ex: The draw of earning up to 30 pounds per cadaver without risking life or limb proved too tempting for some of the more barbarous resurrectionists, however, leading them to commit murder. -
13 jugarse la vida
(v.) = play + Russian roulette, risk + Posesivo + life, risk + life and limb, bet + Posesivo + lifeEx. People who buy foods from roadside vendors or caterers that do not have health permits 'are playing Russian roulette'.Ex. Risking their lives, Iraqi shepherds venture into these deadly fields to dig up mines planted during the Iran-Iraq war two decades ago.Ex. The draw of earning up to 30 pounds per cadaver without risking life or limb proved too tempting for some of the more barbarous resurrectionists, however, leading them to commit murder.Ex. He bet his life that he would be found innocent because he believed there was insufficent eyewitness accounts that would render a shadow of a doubt.* * *(v.) = play + Russian roulette, risk + Posesivo + life, risk + life and limb, bet + Posesivo + lifeEx: People who buy foods from roadside vendors or caterers that do not have health permits 'are playing Russian roulette'.
Ex: Risking their lives, Iraqi shepherds venture into these deadly fields to dig up mines planted during the Iran-Iraq war two decades ago.Ex: The draw of earning up to 30 pounds per cadaver without risking life or limb proved too tempting for some of the more barbarous resurrectionists, however, leading them to commit murder.Ex: He bet his life that he would be found innocent because he believed there was insufficent eyewitness accounts that would render a shadow of a doubt. -
14 poner en peligro la vida
(v.) = risk + Posesivo + life, risk + life and limbEx. Risking their lives, Iraqi shepherds venture into these deadly fields to dig up mines planted during the Iran-Iraq war two decades ago.Ex. The draw of earning up to 30 pounds per cadaver without risking life or limb proved too tempting for some of the more barbarous resurrectionists, however, leading them to commit murder.* * *(v.) = risk + Posesivo + life, risk + life and limbEx: Risking their lives, Iraqi shepherds venture into these deadly fields to dig up mines planted during the Iran-Iraq war two decades ago.
Ex: The draw of earning up to 30 pounds per cadaver without risking life or limb proved too tempting for some of the more barbarous resurrectionists, however, leading them to commit murder. -
15 profanador de tumbas
grave robber* * *(n.) = resurrectionist, grave robber, body snatcherEx. The draw of earning up to 30 pounds per cadaver without risking life or limb proved too tempting for some of the more barbarous resurrectionists, however, leading them to commit murder.Ex. By the close of the 18th century, grave robbing was a common practice in Britain and the terms used describe these men included body snatchers and grave robbers.Ex. When there was a shortage of cadavers, medical schools would hire body snatchers to rob graves.* * *(n.) = resurrectionist, grave robber, body snatcherEx: The draw of earning up to 30 pounds per cadaver without risking life or limb proved too tempting for some of the more barbarous resurrectionists, however, leading them to commit murder.
Ex: By the close of the 18th century, grave robbing was a common practice in Britain and the terms used describe these men included body snatchers and grave robbers.Ex: When there was a shortage of cadavers, medical schools would hire body snatchers to rob graves. -
16 atracción1
1 = attraction, attractiveness, glamour [glamor, -USA], liking, draw.Ex. Subject-type title indexes have two important attractions.Ex. It is therefore one of the librarian's prime tasks to preserve the attractiveness of the stock for as long as possible.Ex. In many cases needs other than those of the user are driving the further introduction of the Internet into libraries, e. g. the glamour and marketing value of connectivity, and the egos of librarians = En muchos casos necesidades diferentes a las de los usuarios están fomentando aún más la introducción de Internet en las bibliotecas, por ej., el carisma y el valor comercial de la red y el ego del bibliotecario.Ex. Sometimes this exchange can be sufficient to reshape our reaction from one of dislike and puzzlement to liking and understanding.Ex. The draw of earning up to 30 pounds per cadaver without risking life or limb proved too tempting for some of the more barbarous resurrectionists, however, leading them to commit murder.----* atracción fatal = fatal attraction.* atracción peligrosa = siren song.* atracción personal = personal attraction.* atracción secundaria = sideshow [side-show].* factor de atracción = pull factor.* foco de atracción de turistas = honeypot.* poder de atracción = drawing power. -
17 atractivo1
1 = appeal, attractiveness, beauty, allure, drawing power, draw, pull factor, attraction, turn-on.Ex. Indeed, if they are not successful in finding ways of renewing their original purpose and appeal, they are on their way to dissolution and displacement.Ex. It is therefore one of the librarian's prime tasks to preserve the attractiveness of the stock for as long as possible.Ex. The digital form in which we will send information through the network is one of the beauties of modern technology.Ex. The article is entitled 'The perilous allure of moral imperativism'.Ex. Nearly all librarians were enthusiastic about the drawing power of public access computers in spite of the drawbacks such as theft, noise and crowding.Ex. The draw of earning up to 30 pounds per cadaver without risking life or limb proved too tempting for some of the more barbarous resurrectionists, however, leading them to commit murder.Ex. Unsurprisingly such misuse is triggered by push factors, such as fear of failure, and also pull factors, such as ease of use and the ubiquitous cut and paste.Ex. Subject-type title indexes have two important attractions.Ex. Dr. James Houran discusses the different ways men and women show affection and addresses the top turn-ons and turn-offs with men and women.----* atractivo de la novedad = novelty appeal, novelty value.* atractivo físico = physical attractiveness, physical appeal.* atractivo novedoso = novelty appeal.* atractivo sexual = sexiness, mojo, sex appeal.* atractivo visual = visual appeal.* perder el atractivo = lose + Posesivo + allure, lose + Posesivo + savour. -
18 barbarizar
v.to barbarize, to make barbarous, wild, or cruel.* * *1 to barbarize* * *= barbarise [barbarize, -USA], brutalise [brutalize, -USA].Ex. The first option means fighting, the resistance brutalizing, barbarizing and dehumanising both ourselves and our victims, and resulting, at best, in a desolate and desocialized state.Ex. The first option means fighting the resistance, brutalizing, barbarizing and dehumanising both ourselves and our victims, and resulting, at best, in a desolate and desocialized state.* * *= barbarise [barbarize, -USA], brutalise [brutalize, -USA].Ex: The first option means fighting, the resistance brutalizing, barbarizing and dehumanising both ourselves and our victims, and resulting, at best, in a desolate and desocialized state.
Ex: The first option means fighting the resistance, brutalizing, barbarizing and dehumanising both ourselves and our victims, and resulting, at best, in a desolate and desocialized state. -
19 cafre
adj.1 brutish.2 barbarian.3 uncouth, boorish.f. & m.1 brute.2 Kaffir.* * *► adjetivo* * *1. SMF1) [de África] Kaffir2) (=bruto) savagecomo cafres — like savages, like beasts
2. ADJ1) [de África] Kaffir2) (=brutal) uncouth, boorish* * *I1) ( de África) Kaffir (before n)IIlos muy cafres — the vandals o (AmE) hoodlums
masculino y femenino1) ( de África) Kaffir* * *= Kafir.Nota: Apelativo usado en sentido ofensivo para referirse a cualquier persona de color negro de origen africano.Ex. Kafirs, which LC recently changed, is the equivalent of niggers.* * *I1) ( de África) Kaffir (before n)IIlos muy cafres — the vandals o (AmE) hoodlums
masculino y femenino1) ( de África) Kaffir* * *= Kafir.Nota: Apelativo usado en sentido ofensivo para referirse a cualquier persona de color negro de origen africano.Ex: Kafirs, which LC recently changed, is the equivalent of niggers.
* * *A (de África) Kaffir ( before n)B2(vándalo): no seas cafre, devuélvele el chocolate don't be so horrible o such a bully, give him his chocolate backlos muy cafres destruyeron las cabinas telefónicas they smashed up the call boxes, the vandals o ( AmE) hoodlums o ( BrE) yobs!A (de África) KaffirB1 (ignorante) idiot, moron ( colloq pej)* * *
cafre
I mf
1 (miembro de tribu) Kaffir
2 figurado savage, beast
II adjetivo
1 Kaffir
2 figurado barbaric, wild
* * *♦ adj1. [bruto] brutish♦ nmf1. [bruto] brute, boor* * *m/f & adj savage -
20 demencial
adj.crazy, mad (disparatado).* * *► adjetivo1 chaotic* * *ADJ mad, demented* * *adjetivo (fam) crazy (colloq)* * *= certifiable.Ex. The article is entitled ' certifiable lunacy or common sense? Combining your adult and juvenile collections'.* * *adjetivo (fam) crazy (colloq)* * *= certifiable.Ex: The article is entitled ' certifiable lunacy or common sense? Combining your adult and juvenile collections'.
* * *tuvimos un tráfico demencial the traffic was chaotic* * *
demencial adjetivo familiar
1 Med insane
2 fam (desmesurado) outrageous, barbarous: el precio de la vivienda es demencial, house-prices have shot sky-high o house prices are outrageous
(ilógico) absurd, unreasonable
* * *demencial adj[disparatado] crazy, mad;¡es demencial! it's insane o madness!* * *adj figcrazy, mad
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Barbarous — Bar ba*rous, a. [L. barbarus, Gr. ba rbaros, strange, foreign; later, slavish, rude, ignorant; akin to L. balbus stammering, Skr. barbara stammering, outlandish. Cf. {Brave}, a.] 1. Being in the state of a barbarian; uncivilized; rude; peopled… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
barbarous — index brutal, cold blooded, cruel, disorderly, hot blooded, malevolent, malignant, ruthless, uncouth … Law dictionary
barbarous — c.1400, uncivilized, uncultured, ignorant, from L. barbarus, from Gk. barbaros (see BARBARIAN (Cf. barbarian)). Meaning not Greek or Latin (of words or language) is from c.1500; that of savagely cruel is from 1580s … Etymology dictionary
barbarous — 1 savage, barbaric, *barbarian Analogous words: *rough, harsh: untutored, untaught, uneducated, illiterate, *ignorant: *rude, rough, crude Antonyms: civilized: humane 2 savage, inhuman, ferocious, * … New Dictionary of Synonyms
barbarous — [adj] crude, savage atrocious, barbarian, barbaric, brutal, brutish, coarse, cruel, ferocious, heartless, ignorant, inhuman, inhumane, monstrous, primitive, rough, rude, ruthless, sadistic, truculent, uncivil, uncivilized, uncouth, uncultured,… … New thesaurus
barbarous — ► ADJECTIVE 1) exceedingly cruel. 2) primitive; uncivilized. DERIVATIVES barbarously adverb … English terms dictionary
barbarous — [bär′bə rəs] adj. [L barbarus < Gr barbaros, foreign, strange, ignorant < IE echoic base * barbar , used for unintelligible speech of foreigners > Sans barbara , stammering, non Aryan] 1. Obs. foreign or alien; in the ancient world, non… … English World dictionary
barbarous — adj. barbarous to + inf. (it was barbarous to treat prisoners in that manner) * * * [ bɑːb(ə)rəs] barbarous to + int. (it was barbarous to treat prisoners in that manner) … Combinatory dictionary
barbarous — [[t]bɑ͟ː(r)bərəs[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED (disapproval) If you describe something as barbarous, you strongly disapprove of it because you think that it is rough and uncivilized. He thought the poetry of Whitman barbarous. 2) ADJ GRADED (disapproval) If … English dictionary
barbarous — barbarian, barbaric, barbarous 1. These words had their origins in people s ideas about foreign languages. The Greek word barbaros, ‘barbarian’, which is the ultimate source of all these words, meant someone who spoke words sounding like ba ba.… … Modern English usage
barbarous — adjective Etymology: Latin barbarus, from Greek barbaros foreign, ignorant Date: 15th century 1. a. uncivilized b. lacking culture or refinement ; Philistine 2. characterized by the occurrence of barbarisms … New Collegiate Dictionary