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1 porra
intj.damn, blast.f.1 club (palo).2 sweepstake (informal) (para apuesta). (peninsular Spanish)3 fans (sport) (hinchas). (Mexican Spanish)4 cooking pot.* * *1 (palo) club; (de policía) truncheon3 (juego) sweepstake\mandar a la porra a alguien familiar to tell somebody to get lost, send somebody packing■ ¡vete a la porra! get lost!* * *noun f.* * *SF1) [de policía] truncheon, billyclub (EEUU)2) (Téc) large hammer3) (Culin) large club-shaped fritter4) * (=nariz) conk *, hooter *, schnozzle ( esp EEUU) **5) (=juego) sweep, sweepstake6) * [exclamaciones]¡porras! — (=¡maldición!) damn! **; (=¡mentira!) rubbish!
¡una porra! — no way! *
¡a la porra! — get out!
¡a la porra el ministro! — the minister can go to hell! *
mandar a algn a la porra — to tell sb to go to hell *, send sb packing
¡vete a la porra! — go to hell! *
¡qué coche ni que porras! — car my foot!
7) Méx (Dep) fans pl ; (Teat) claque9) CAm, Méx (Pol) political gang10) CAm (=olla) metal cooking pot11) *** (=pene) prick ***12) * (=pesado) bore13) * (=jactancia)gasta mucha porra — he's always boasting, he's always shooting his mouth off *
* * *1) (de guardia, policía) nightstick (AmE), truncheon (BrE)2) (fam) (expresando disgusto, enojo)qué película ni qué porras! a estudiar! — watch the movie? you must be joking! get on with your schoolwork (colloq)
mandar a alguien a la porra — (colloq) to send somebody packing, tell somebody to get lost (colloq)
vete or ándate a la porra! — go to hell! (colloq), get lost! (colloq)
mandar algo a la porra — (colloq) < trabajo> to chuck something in (colloq)
y una porra — (Esp fam) like hell! (colloq)
lo tienes que hacer tú - y una porra! — you have to do it - like hell I do! (colloq)
3) (Jueg) draw, lottery4) (Col, Méx fam)a) (seguidores, hinchas) fans (pl)b) (canto, grito)echarle porras a alguien — (Méx fam) a equipo/corredor to cheer (on) somebody
* * *= cosh.Ex. Joe smacked him round the head with his cosh, but the old man was surprisingly resilient.----* golpear con una porra = club.* irse a la porra = go + pear-shaped, go down + the tube, go down + the drain.* * *1) (de guardia, policía) nightstick (AmE), truncheon (BrE)2) (fam) (expresando disgusto, enojo)qué película ni qué porras! a estudiar! — watch the movie? you must be joking! get on with your schoolwork (colloq)
mandar a alguien a la porra — (colloq) to send somebody packing, tell somebody to get lost (colloq)
vete or ándate a la porra! — go to hell! (colloq), get lost! (colloq)
mandar algo a la porra — (colloq) < trabajo> to chuck something in (colloq)
y una porra — (Esp fam) like hell! (colloq)
lo tienes que hacer tú - y una porra! — you have to do it - like hell I do! (colloq)
3) (Jueg) draw, lottery4) (Col, Méx fam)a) (seguidores, hinchas) fans (pl)b) (canto, grito)echarle porras a alguien — (Méx fam) a equipo/corredor to cheer (on) somebody
* * *= cosh.Ex: Joe smacked him round the head with his cosh, but the old man was surprisingly resilient.
* golpear con una porra = club.* irse a la porra = go + pear-shaped, go down + the tube, go down + the drain.* * *B1 ( fam)(expresando disgusto, enojo): ¡qué película ni qué porras! ¡a estudiar! watch the movie? you must be joking! get on with your schoolwork ( colloq)ya no hago más ¡qué porras! I'm damned if I'm doing any more! ( colloq)a la porra ( fam): yo que tú lo mandaba a la porra I'd send him packing o I'd tell him to get lost o I'd tell him to go to hell if I were you ( colloq)voy a mandarlo a la porra y a buscarme otra cosa I'm going to chuck it o quit and look for something else ( colloq), I'm going to pack it in o jack it in and look for something else ( BrE colloq)C ( Jueg) draw, lotteryE (Col, Méx fam)1 (seguidores, hinchas) fans (pl)2(canto, grito): ¡una porra para Villanueva! three cheers for Villanueva!la porra de la universidad the college chant, the college cheer ( AmE)echarle porras a algn ( Méx fam): le echaban porras al boxeador mexicano they were cheering on o cheering for the Mexican boxerhay que echarle porras para que lo intente you have to encourage him o give him some encouragement to try itestá muy deprimida y necesita que le echemos porras she's very depressed and she needs cheering up* * *
porra sustantivo femenino
1 (de guardia, policía) nightstick (AmE), truncheon (BrE)
2 (fam) (expresando disgusto, enojo):◊ mandar a algn a la porra (colloq) to tell sb to get lost (colloq);
¡vete or ándate a la porra! go to hell! (colloq), get lost! (colloq);
mandar algo a la porra (colloq) ‹ trabajo› to chuck sth in (colloq)
3 (Jueg) draw, lottery
4 (Col, Méx fam)
b) (canto, grito):◊ ¡una porra para Villalva! three cheers for Villalva!;
la porra de la universidad the college chant;
echarle porras a algn (Méx fam) ‹a equipo/corredor› to cheer sb (on)
porra sustantivo femenino
1 (de policía) truncheon
2 Culin fritter
♦ Locuciones: mandar a alguien a la porra, to send sb packing
¡porras!, damn!
' porra' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
escalabrar
- mazo
English:
bludgeon
- club
- cosh
- stuff
- sweepstake
- truncheon
- cudgel
* * *♦ nf1. [palo] club;[de policía] Br truncheon, US nightstick2. [masa frita] = deep-fried pastry stick5. Col, Méx [arenga] chant;echar porras a alguien to cheer sb on;las porras del Santa Fe se escuchan más fuerte the Santa Fe supporters are starting to make themselves heard6. CompFammandar a alguien a la porra to tell sb to go to hell;¡vete a la porra! go to hell!, get lost!;Fam¿por qué/dónde porras…? why/where the hell…?;Fam¡qué concierto ni qué porras, esta noche te quedas en casa! I don't give a damn about the concert, you're staying in tonight!;Fam¡y una porra! no way!♦ interjFam¡porras! hell!, damn it!* * *f1 de policía night stick, Brbaton2 ( palo) club3:¡vete a la porra! fam go to hell! fam* * *porra nf1) : nightstick, clublos aficionados le echaban porras: the fans cheered him on* * *porra n (de policía) truncheon -
2 jaleo
m.1 row, rumpus (alboroto).armar jaleo to kick up a row o fuss2 mess, confusion.3 cheering (aplausos, gritos).4 fuss, babel, racket, row.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: jalear.* * *1 (alboroto) din, racket2 (escándalo) fuss, commotion3 (riña) row4 (confusión) muddle■ me he armado tal jaleo que no sé ni dónde estoy I'm so mixed up I don't know whether I'm coming or going* * *SM1) * (=ruido) row, racket2) * (=confusión) mess, muddle; (=problema) hasslecon tanto botón me armo unos jaleos — I get into such a mess o muddle with all these buttons
3) * (=juerga) binge *4) (Mús) shouting and clapping ( to encourage dancers)5) (Caza) hallooing* * *masculino (fam)a) (alboroto, ruido) racket (colloq), row (colloq)c) ( actividad intensa)d) ( riña) brawl* * *= fireworks, buzz, rumpus, hoopla, hubbub, ruckus, commotion, racket, palaver.Ex. 'You know, Tom, if I ever find another job -- and I'm already looking -- there will be some fireworks around here before I leave, I can guarantee you that!'.Ex. The article is entitled 'Turf wars in the playback software arena: Microsoft Netshow, Windows Multimedia Player, and all that buzz'.Ex. Then reading of this story aloud to young children as they look at the pictures, needs a firm, quiet voice, until that glorious wordless pictorial passage showing the 'wild rumpus,' when at least one reader discovers it is necessary to give a one-man vocal performance of some rumbustious classical music as accompaniment to the viewing of those pages.Ex. Amid the hoopla, she hasn't forgotten its roots.Ex. And arming himself with patience and piety he tarried awhile until the hubbub was stilled.Ex. Sometime back a heroine created a ruckus by saying that the actor acted fresh with her by biting her lips in a smooching scene.Ex. She pleaded, futilely, in broken French, until an elderly man, hearing the commotion, came to her rescue.Ex. He says the library science degree is a racket; that there's nothing taught in library school that can't be better learned on the job.Ex. Most fashion-conscious shoppers will beaware of the palaver caused last month by the swastika design embroidered on a Zara handbag.----* ¡qué jaleo! = what a palaver!.* * *masculino (fam)a) (alboroto, ruido) racket (colloq), row (colloq)c) ( actividad intensa)d) ( riña) brawl* * *= fireworks, buzz, rumpus, hoopla, hubbub, ruckus, commotion, racket, palaver.Ex: 'You know, Tom, if I ever find another job -- and I'm already looking -- there will be some fireworks around here before I leave, I can guarantee you that!'.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Turf wars in the playback software arena: Microsoft Netshow, Windows Multimedia Player, and all that buzz'.Ex: Then reading of this story aloud to young children as they look at the pictures, needs a firm, quiet voice, until that glorious wordless pictorial passage showing the 'wild rumpus,' when at least one reader discovers it is necessary to give a one-man vocal performance of some rumbustious classical music as accompaniment to the viewing of those pages.Ex: Amid the hoopla, she hasn't forgotten its roots.Ex: And arming himself with patience and piety he tarried awhile until the hubbub was stilled.Ex: Sometime back a heroine created a ruckus by saying that the actor acted fresh with her by biting her lips in a smooching scene.Ex: She pleaded, futilely, in broken French, until an elderly man, hearing the commotion, came to her rescue.Ex: He says the library science degree is a racket; that there's nothing taught in library school that can't be better learned on the job.Ex: Most fashion-conscious shoppers will beaware of the palaver caused last month by the swastika design embroidered on a Zara handbag.* ¡qué jaleo! = what a palaver!.* * *( fam)me armo un jaleo con estas calles I get into a muddle o I get confused with these streetsperdón por este jaleo, es que acabo de llegar de viaje excuse the mess, I've just got back from a trip3(actividad intensa): hemos tenido mucho jaleo en casa everything's been very hectic at homecon todo el jaleo de la mudanza with all the upheaval of the move4 (riña) brawlaquí no quiero jaleos I don't want any brawling here* * *
Del verbo jalear: ( conjugate jalear)
jaleo es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
jaleó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
jalear
jaleo
jaleo sustantivo masculino (fam)
( desorden) mess;
( problemas) hassle (colloq)c) ( actividad intensa):
con todo el jaleo de la mudanza with all the upheaval of the move
jalear vtr (animar) to cheer (on)
jaleo sustantivo masculino
1 (ruido) din, racket
armar jaleo, to make a racket
2 (situación confusa) muddle
3 (bronca) row
' jaleo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
alborotar
- alboroto
- buena
- bueno
- bulla
- cacao
- escándalo
- folclore
- follón
- lomo
- meter
- montarse
- ruido
- taco
- zarabanda
- armar
- gresca
- pelotera
- quilombo
- revuelta
English:
almighty
- din
- fuss
- racket
- ruckus
- rumpus
- to-do
- ructions
- to
* * *jaleo nmFam1. [lío] mess, confusion;había un jaleo enorme a la entrada del estadio it was utter chaos outside the stadium;no encuentro el documento entre tanto jaleo de papeles I can't find the document amongst all this muddle o jumble of papers;tengo mucho jaleo en la oficina things are pretty hectic for me at the office just now;un jaleo de cifras a jumble of figures;en menudo jaleo te has metido that's a real mess you've landed yourself in;con este programa me armo mucho jaleo this program is a nightmare2. [alboroto] row, rumpus;armar jaleo to kick up a row o fuss3. [ruido] racket, row;[aplausos, gritos] cheering;armar jaleo to make a racket* * *m1 ( ruido) racket, uproar;armar jaleo fam kick up a fuss fam2 ( lío) mess, muddle* * *1) : uproar, ruckus, racket3) : cheering and clapping (for a dance)* * *jaleo n1. (ruido) racket / row¡no arméis tanto jaleo! stop making such a racket!2. (problemas) troublecomo se entere tu padre, habrá jaleo there'll be trouble if your dad finds out -
3 esperanzador
adj.hopeful, encouraging.* * *► adjetivo1 encouraging* * *ADJ [perspectiva, futuro] hopeful; [noticia, resultado, tratamiento] encouraging, hopeful, promisinglos resultados de la encuesta no pueden ser más esperanzadores — the results of the survey could not be more encouraging o hopeful o promising
* * *- dora adjetivo encouraging* * *= encouraging, hopeful.Ex. Although the overwhelming majority of technologically-driven programmes disregard information problems and issues, there are encouraging signs of a growing awareness of the need for information-driven.Ex. The majority of libraries in Britain have been quietly and patiently building up the kind of community information services most appropriate to the needs of their individual communities, and that is a healthy and hopeful sign for the future.----* darse una situación más esperanzadora = sound + a note of hope.* un rayo de luz esperanzador = a faint glimmer of light.* * *- dora adjetivo encouraging* * *= encouraging, hopeful.Ex: Although the overwhelming majority of technologically-driven programmes disregard information problems and issues, there are encouraging signs of a growing awareness of the need for information-driven.
Ex: The majority of libraries in Britain have been quietly and patiently building up the kind of community information services most appropriate to the needs of their individual communities, and that is a healthy and hopeful sign for the future.* darse una situación más esperanzadora = sound + a note of hope.* un rayo de luz esperanzador = a faint glimmer of light.* * *‹noticia› encouraging; ‹resultado/señal/panorama› promising, encouragingel hecho de que estén aquí es esperanzador the fact that they are here is a hopeful o an encouraging sign, the fact that they're here is encouraging o promising* * *
esperanzador◊ - dora adjetivo
encouraging
esperanzador,-ora adjetivo encouraging
' esperanzador' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
esperanzadora
English:
cheering
- encouraging
- hopeful
* * *esperanzador, -ora adjencouraging, hopeful;es una señal esperanzadora it's an encouraging o hopeful sign;la actuación del equipo ha sido esperanzadora the team's performance was encouraging o promising* * *adj hopeful, encouraging* * *esperanzador, - dora adj: encouraging, promising* * *esperanzador adj encouraging
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