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menial workers

  • 1 criado

    adj.
    bred, brought-up, reared.
    f. & m.
    servant, house-servant, male servant, manservant.
    past part.
    past participle of spanish verb: criar.
    * * *
    1→ link=criar criar
    1 (animal) reared, raised; (persona) bred, brought up
    ► nombre masculino,nombre femenino
    1 servant
    \
    bien criado,-a well-bred
    mal criado,-a ill-bred, spoilt
    * * *
    (f. - criada)
    noun
    servant, maid
    * * *
    criado, -a
    1.
    ADJ reared, brought up
    2. SM / F
    1) (=sirviente) (=hombre) servant; (=mujer) servant, maid

    criado/a para todo — servant with general duties

    criado/a por horas — (=hombre) servant paid by the hour ; (=mujer) daily, maid paid by the hour

    2) (Naipes) jack, knave
    * * *
    - da (m) servant; (f) servant, maid
    * * *
    = handmaiden, servant, menial worker, menial.
    Ex. We need, on behalf of our students, indeed on our own behalf, to be bridges into that future and not handmaidens to the past.
    Ex. In 1807 Whitbread's Bill for elementary education was opposed on the grounds that it would spread discontent among the poorer classes and make them poor servants.
    Ex. These free Negro women could earn only such wages as were paid to menial workers.
    Ex. However numerous the class of menials may be, it has not, as a rule, been able to absorb the whole number of those left propertyless.
    ----
    * criado con el pecho = breast-fed.
    * criado en la calle = street-smart.
    * * *
    - da (m) servant; (f) servant, maid
    * * *
    = handmaiden, servant, menial worker, menial.

    Ex: We need, on behalf of our students, indeed on our own behalf, to be bridges into that future and not handmaidens to the past.

    Ex: In 1807 Whitbread's Bill for elementary education was opposed on the grounds that it would spread discontent among the poorer classes and make them poor servants.
    Ex: These free Negro women could earn only such wages as were paid to menial workers.
    Ex: However numerous the class of menials may be, it has not, as a rule, been able to absorb the whole number of those left propertyless.
    * criado con el pecho = breast-fed.
    * criado en la calle = street-smart.

    * * *
    criado -da
    masculine, feminine
    ( masculine) servant; ( feminine) servant, maid
    * * *

    Del verbo criar: ( conjugate criar)

    criado es:

    el participio

    Multiple Entries:
    criado    
    criar
    criado
    ◊ -da sustantivo masculino, femenino (m) servant;


    (f) servant, maid
    criar ( conjugate criar) verbo transitivo
    1 ‹ niño›
    a) (cuidar, educar) to bring up, raise



    2
    a) ‹ ganado› to raise, rear;

    ( para la reproducción) to breed
    b) ‹pollos/pavos› to breed

    criarse verbo pronominal
    to grow up;

    me crie con mi abuela I was brought up by my grandmother
    criado,-a
    I adjetivo mal criado, spoilt
    II sustantivo masculino y femenino servant
    criar verbo transitivo
    1 (niños) to bring up, rear
    2 (animales) to breed, raise
    3 (vino) to make
    4 (producir, generar) to have, grow: esta tierra cría gusanos, this soil breeds worms
    ♦ Locuciones: criar malvas, to push up daisies

    ' criado' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    criada
    - lacayo
    - señor
    - señorito
    - amo
    - criar
    - mayordomo
    - servir
    English:
    master
    - mistress
    - retainer
    - servant
    - willing
    - wild
    * * *
    criado, -a nm,f
    servant, f maid
    * * *
    I part → criar
    II adj raised, brought up;
    bien criado well-bred;
    mal criado bad-mannered
    III m, criada f servant
    * * *
    criado, -da adj
    1) : raised, brought up
    2)
    bien criado : well-bred
    criado, -da n
    : servant, maid f
    * * *
    criado n servant

    Spanish-English dictionary > criado

  • 2 lacayo

    m.
    1 footman (criado).
    2 manservant, flunky, servant, house-servant.
    * * *
    1 lackey, footman
    * * *
    SM
    1) (=criado) footman
    2) pey (=adulador) lackey
    * * *
    masculino ( criado) footman; ( persona servil) lackey
    * * *
    = menial worker, menial, flunky [flunkey].
    Ex. These free Negro women could earn only such wages as were paid to menial workers.
    Ex. However numerous the class of menials may be, it has not, as a rule, been able to absorb the whole number of those left propertyless.
    Ex. However, I knew there was a problem when I actually cared more about the relationship between the secondary characters of Josh McCool, heartless flunky of Warren's, and Mia.
    * * *
    masculino ( criado) footman; ( persona servil) lackey
    * * *
    = menial worker, menial, flunky [flunkey].

    Ex: These free Negro women could earn only such wages as were paid to menial workers.

    Ex: However numerous the class of menials may be, it has not, as a rule, been able to absorb the whole number of those left propertyless.
    Ex: However, I knew there was a problem when I actually cared more about the relationship between the secondary characters of Josh McCool, heartless flunky of Warren's, and Mia.

    * * *
    (criado) footman; (persona servil) lackey
    * * *

    lacayo m Hist (criado con librea) footman, lackey
    ' lacayo' also found in these entries:
    English:
    foot
    * * *
    lacayo nm
    1. [criado] footman
    2. Pey [persona servil] lackey
    * * *
    m fig
    pej lackey
    * * *
    lacayo nm
    : lackey

    Spanish-English dictionary > lacayo

  • 3 sirviente

    adj.
    servantlike.
    f. & m.
    servant, house-servant, manservant, domestic servant.
    * * *
    ► nombre masculino,nombre femenino
    1 servant
    * * *
    (f. - sirvienta)
    noun
    2) maid (f.)
    * * *
    sirviente, -a
    SM / F servant
    * * *
    - ta (m) servant; (f) maid, servant
    * * *
    = servant, jockey, skivvy, menial worker, menial.
    Ex. In 1807 Whitbread's Bill for elementary education was opposed on the grounds that it would spread discontent among the poorer classes and make them poor servants.
    Ex. But unless technical staff want to remain in a servant role as mere tool jockeys, they must complete the evolution from craftsperson to professional.
    Ex. Cheever's book tells the tale of an educated man's attempt to work as a skivvy.
    Ex. These free Negro women could earn only such wages as were paid to menial workers.
    Ex. However numerous the class of menials may be, it has not, as a rule, been able to absorb the whole number of those left propertyless.
    * * *
    - ta (m) servant; (f) maid, servant
    * * *
    = servant, jockey, skivvy, menial worker, menial.

    Ex: In 1807 Whitbread's Bill for elementary education was opposed on the grounds that it would spread discontent among the poorer classes and make them poor servants.

    Ex: But unless technical staff want to remain in a servant role as mere tool jockeys, they must complete the evolution from craftsperson to professional.
    Ex: Cheever's book tells the tale of an educated man's attempt to work as a skivvy.
    Ex: These free Negro women could earn only such wages as were paid to menial workers.
    Ex: However numerous the class of menials may be, it has not, as a rule, been able to absorb the whole number of those left propertyless.

    * * *
    masculine, feminine
    A ( masculine) servant
    los sirvientes the servants
    B ( feminine) maid, servant
    * * *

    sirviente
    ◊ -ta sustantivo masculino, femenino (m) servant;


    (f) maid, servant
    sirviente,-a sustantivo masculino y femenino servant
    ' sirviente' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    sirvienta
    - servidor
    English:
    servant
    * * *
    sirviente, -a nm,f
    servant
    * * *
    m servant
    * * *
    sirviente, -ta n
    : servant, maid f
    * * *
    sirviente n servant

    Spanish-English dictionary > sirviente

  • 4 insignificante

    adj.
    insignificant.
    f. & m.
    insignificant person.
    * * *
    1 insignificant
    * * *
    adj.
    * * *
    ADJ [asunto, cantidad, detalle, accidente] insignificant, trivial; [persona] insignificant
    * * *
    adjetivo <asunto/detalle/suma> insignificant, trivial, trifling (before n); <objeto/regalo> small; < persona> insignificant
    * * *
    = insignificant, petty [pettier -comp., pettiest -sup.], trivial, two-bit, menial, trifling, of no consequence, a bit of a fluff, fluff, light hearted [light-hearted/lighhearted], paltry [paltrier -comp., paltriest -sup.], measly [measlier -comp., measliest -sup.].
    Ex. Most commercial abstracting services rely upon the refereeing procedure applied to the original document in order to eliminate insignificant and inaccurate submissions.
    Ex. It may seem petty to distinguish between the plural and singular form, and therefore unnecessary to include both forms in the index.
    Ex. A further problem is the fact that place names may appear in a trivial context.
    Ex. When he was younger he really turned the library around, from a backwater, two-bit operation to the respected institution it is today.
    Ex. The librarians too often fall prey to laziness by refusing to perform less academic and more menial tasks = Con demasiada frecuencia los bibliotecas son víctimas de la pereza negándose a realizar tareas más insignificantes y menos académicas.
    Ex. But to employ a professional librarian on a case where the intellectual content is trifling and the clerical labour massive is as unreasonable as to call in a detective to trace a pair of mislaid spectacles = Aunque contratar a un bibliotecario para un trabajo donde el contenido intelectual es insignificante y el trabajo administrativo enorme es tan poco razonable como llamar a un detective para buscar unas gafas extraviadas.
    Ex. Don't waste your time on this mean-spirited little film of no consequence.
    Ex. A bit of a fluff episode, but it shows just how naive these boys can be.
    Ex. Drama is, bottom line, seen as a fluff subject by many people.
    Ex. Properly read, live literature -- even the quietest or most light-hearted -- may be disturbing, may subvert our view of life.
    Ex. And there is no guarantee that any of the paltry sums of extra money available will actually benefit the workers in the recipient countries.
    Ex. Despite the Bank of England's base rate having risen by a full percentage point, the average savings rate is still ' measly'.
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    * algo insignificante = just a little dot.
    * asunto insignificante = matter of no consequence.
    * cuestión insignificante = matter of no consequence.
    * hacer que Algo sea insignificante = make + Nombre + pale by comparison.
    * ser insignificante = pale into + insignificance, stick + Algo + on a pin-point, be of no consequence.
    * ser insignificante de = be slight in.
    * * *
    adjetivo <asunto/detalle/suma> insignificant, trivial, trifling (before n); <objeto/regalo> small; < persona> insignificant
    * * *
    = insignificant, petty [pettier -comp., pettiest -sup.], trivial, two-bit, menial, trifling, of no consequence, a bit of a fluff, fluff, light hearted [light-hearted/lighhearted], paltry [paltrier -comp., paltriest -sup.], measly [measlier -comp., measliest -sup.].

    Ex: Most commercial abstracting services rely upon the refereeing procedure applied to the original document in order to eliminate insignificant and inaccurate submissions.

    Ex: It may seem petty to distinguish between the plural and singular form, and therefore unnecessary to include both forms in the index.
    Ex: A further problem is the fact that place names may appear in a trivial context.
    Ex: When he was younger he really turned the library around, from a backwater, two-bit operation to the respected institution it is today.
    Ex: The librarians too often fall prey to laziness by refusing to perform less academic and more menial tasks = Con demasiada frecuencia los bibliotecas son víctimas de la pereza negándose a realizar tareas más insignificantes y menos académicas.
    Ex: But to employ a professional librarian on a case where the intellectual content is trifling and the clerical labour massive is as unreasonable as to call in a detective to trace a pair of mislaid spectacles = Aunque contratar a un bibliotecario para un trabajo donde el contenido intelectual es insignificante y el trabajo administrativo enorme es tan poco razonable como llamar a un detective para buscar unas gafas extraviadas.
    Ex: Don't waste your time on this mean-spirited little film of no consequence.
    Ex: A bit of a fluff episode, but it shows just how naive these boys can be.
    Ex: Drama is, bottom line, seen as a fluff subject by many people.
    Ex: Properly read, live literature -- even the quietest or most light-hearted -- may be disturbing, may subvert our view of life.
    Ex: And there is no guarantee that any of the paltry sums of extra money available will actually benefit the workers in the recipient countries.
    Ex: Despite the Bank of England's base rate having risen by a full percentage point, the average savings rate is still ' measly'.
    * algo insignificante = just a little dot.
    * asunto insignificante = matter of no consequence.
    * cuestión insignificante = matter of no consequence.
    * hacer que Algo sea insignificante = make + Nombre + pale by comparison.
    * ser insignificante = pale into + insignificance, stick + Algo + on a pin-point, be of no consequence.
    * ser insignificante de = be slight in.

    * * *
    ‹asunto/detalle/suma› insignificant, trivial, trifling ( before n); ‹objeto/regalo› small; ‹persona› insignificant
    * * *

    insignificante adjetivo ‹asunto/detalle/suma› insignificant, trivial;
    ‹objeto/regalo› small;
    ‹ persona› insignificant
    insignificante adjetivo insignificant
    ' insignificante' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    testimonial
    - triste
    - chorrada
    - inapreciable
    - menudencia
    - mínimo
    - miseria
    - pavada
    - tontería
    English:
    fluff
    - insignificant
    - light
    - minute
    - negligible
    - petty
    - pipsqueak
    - small
    - trifling
    - nonentity
    - trivial
    * * *
    insignificant
    * * *
    adj insignificant
    * * *
    : insignificant
    * * *
    insignificante adj insignificant

    Spanish-English dictionary > insignificante

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