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miscreant

  • 1 jeretnik

    • miscreant

    Serbian-English dictionary > jeretnik

  • 2 lopovskieretički

    • miscreant

    Serbian-English dictionary > lopovskieretički

  • 3 bezvěrec

    Czech-English dictionary > bezvěrec

  • 4 kacíř

    Czech-English dictionary > kacíř

  • 5 nevěřící

    Czech-English dictionary > nevěřící

  • 6 gazfickó

    miscreant, rogue, knave

    Magyar-ingilizce szótár > gazfickó

  • 7 gonosztevõ

    miscreant, baddie, evildoer, felon

    Magyar-ingilizce szótár > gonosztevõ

  • 8 hitetlen

    miscreant, irreligious, incredulous, unbelieving

    Magyar-ingilizce szótár > hitetlen

  • 9 мерзавец

    scoundrel, rascal, villain, cad, craven, книж. caitiff, miscreant
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    мерза̀вец,
    м., -ци scoundrel, rascal, villain, blackguard, cad, craven, snot, книж. caitiff, miscreant; sl. crumb.
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    blackguard; bezonian; cad; caitiff; craven; miscreant; scoundrel; villain
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    scoundrel, rascal, villain, cad, craven, книж. caitiff, miscreant

    Български-английски речник > мерзавец

  • 10 Missetäter

    m, Missetäterin f geh. malefactor förm., miscreant meist hum.; auch JUR. offender
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    der Missetäter
    offender; wrongdoer; transgressor
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    Mịs|se|tä|ter(in)
    m(f) (old, liter)
    culprit; (= Verbrecher auch) wrongdoer
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    Mis·se·tä·ter(in)
    [ˈmɪsətɛ:tɐ]
    1. (hum: jd, der etw angestellt hat) culprit
    2. (veraltend geh: Übeltäter) miscreant form, wrongdoer
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    der, Missetäterin die (geh. veralt.) malefactor
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    Missetäter m, Missetäterin f geh malefactor form, miscreant meist hum; auch JUR offender
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    der, Missetäterin die (geh. veralt.) malefactor
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    m.
    transgressor n.
    wrongdoer n.

    Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > Missetäter

  • 11 еретик

    heretic; ocm. miscreant
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    еретѝк,
    м., -ци; еретѝчк|а ж., -и heretic; остар. miscreant.
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    heretic ; misbeliever
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    heretic; ocm. miscreant

    Български-английски речник > еретик

  • 12 злодей

    villain, evil-doer, miscreant; ( престъпник) criminal
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    злодѐй,
    м., -и villain, evil-doer, miscreant; fiend; ( престъпник) criminal.
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    criminal; miscreant{'miskrixnt}; villain

    Български-английски речник > злодей

  • 13 еретический

    1) General subject: heretic, heretical, heterodox, miscreant
    2) Religion: apostate, apostatic, apostatical, heretic (Of, relating to, or characterized by heresy), miscreant (Unbelieving, heretical), schismatic, schismatical, sectarian
    3) Theology: contrarian

    Универсальный русско-английский словарь > еретический

  • 14 gemein

    I Adj.
    1. (boshaft) mean, nasty; bes. von Frauen: auch bitchy umg.; Bemerkung etc.: mean; (abfällig) snide; gemeiner Kerl nasty guy; gemeine Lüge rotten ( oder dirty, filthy) lie umg.; gemeiner Streich dirty trick; das ist gemein! that’s not fair, that’s mean; wie kann man nur so gemein sein? how can anyone be so mean ( oder nasty, cruel)?
    2. umg. (unerfreulich) awful, terrible; es regnet schon wieder, wie gemein! how depressing!, what a pain!; das Gemeine daran the awful thing about it, what really gets me about it
    3. umg. (schwer) Verletzung etc.: nasty; die Prüfung, das Interview etc. war gemein was really tough, was a real stinker
    4. (abstoßend) Witz etc.: vulgar; Aussehen, Lachen: coarse
    5. BOT., ZOOL., sonst altm. (gewöhnlich) common; der gemeine Mann the man in the street; gemeiner Soldat MIL. common soldier; das gemeine Volk the common people; gemeiner Bruch MATH. vulgar fraction
    6. etw. gemein haben mit have s.th. in common with; sie haben nichts miteinander gemein they have nothing in common; das hat mit Nächstenliebe nichts gemein that’s got very little to do with brotherly love; die Liebe zur Natur ist ihnen gemein a love of nature is something they have in common ( oder they share); sich gemein machen mit altm., fig. rub shoulders with, get chummy with umg.
    7. attr.; altm. der Allgemeinheit: common; (öffentlich) public; das gemeine Wohl the common good (lit. weal); für das gemeine Wohl auch for the good ( oder benefit) of all
    8. DRUCK. (Ggs. kursiv) lowercase
    II Adv.
    1. umg.: gemein kalt awfully cold; es tut gemein weh it hurts like hell
    2. gemein an jemandem handeln treat s.o. badly ( oder shabbily)
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    (boshaft) nasty; mean; cattish; miscreant; beastly; bitchy;
    (gewöhnlich) public; common;
    (niederträchtig) caddish; base; low; vile; rascally; infamous;
    (niedrig) abject; ignoble
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    ge|mein [gə'main]
    1. adj
    1) pred no comp

    (= gemeinsam) etw geméín mit jdm/etw haben — to have sth in common with sb/sth

    geméín sein (geh) — to be common to sb/sth

    nichts mit jdm geméín haben wollen — to want nothing to do with sb

    das ist beiden geméín — it is common to both of them

    2) attr no comp (BIOL old = üblich, verbreitet, öffentlich) common

    geméíner Bruch (Math) — vulgar fraction

    geméínes Recht — common law

    ein geméíner Soldat — a common soldier, a private (US)

    das geméíne Volk/Wohl — the common people/good or weal (old)

    der geméíne Mann — the ordinary man

    3) (= niederträchtig) mean; (= roh, unverschämt) mean, nasty; Verräter, Lüge contemptible

    das war geméín von dir! — that was mean or nasty of you

    ein geméíner Streich — a dirty or rotten trick

    4) (= ordinär) vulgar; Bemerkung, Witz vulgar, dirty, coarse
    5) (inf = unangenehm) horrible, awful
    2. adv
    1) (= niederträchtig) behandeln meanly; betrügen, hintergehen despicably

    er hat sie geméín im Stich gelassen — he abandoned her in a despicable way

    2) (inf = unangenehm) horribly, awfully

    die Prüfung war geméín schwer — the exam was horribly or awfully difficult

    das hat geméín wehgetan — it hurt terribly

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    1) (disagreeable: What a beastly thing to do!) beastly
    4) (shameful: an ignoble action.) ignoble
    5) (likely or intending to cause harm or annoyance: It is mean to tell lies.) mean
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    ge·mein
    [gəˈmain]
    I. adj
    1. (niederträchtig) mean, nasty
    das war \gemein [von dir]! that was nasty [or mean] [of you]!
    2. (fam: unfair) mean
    das ist \gemein! that's so mean!
    3. (böse) nasty
    4. attr, kein komp/superl BOT, ZOOL common
    5. pred (geh: gemeinsam)
    ▪ jdm/etw \gemein sein to be common to sb/sth
    etw mit jdm/etw \gemein haben to have sth in common with sb/sth
    6.
    ▶ sich akk mit jdm \gemein machen to be in cahoots with sb fam
    II. adv (fam) awfully fam, AM a. awful fam, horribly
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    1.
    1) (abstoßend) coarse, vulgar <joke, expression>; nasty < person>
    2) (niederträchtig) mean; base, dirty < lie>; mean, dirty < trick>

    du bist gemein!/das ist gemein [von dir]! — you're mean or nasty!/that's mean or nasty [of you]!

    3) (ärgerlich) infuriating; damned annoying (coll.)
    4) nicht präd. (Bot., Zool., sonst veralt.): (allgemein vorkommend) common
    5) (veralt.): (allgemein) general

    etwas mit jemandem/etwas gemein haben — have something in common with somebody/something

    2.
    1)
    2)

    es hat ganz gemein weh getan — (ugs.) it hurt like hell (coll.)

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    A. adj
    1. (boshaft) mean, nasty; besonders von Frauen: auch bitchy umg; Bemerkung etc: mean; (abfällig) snide;
    gemeiner Kerl nasty guy;
    gemeine Lüge rotten ( oder dirty, filthy) lie umg;
    gemeiner Streich dirty trick;
    das ist gemein! that’s not fair, that’s mean;
    wie kann man nur so gemein sein? how can anyone be so mean ( oder nasty, cruel)?
    2. umg (unerfreulich) awful, terrible; es regnet schon wieder,
    wie gemein! how depressing!, what a pain!;
    das Gemeine daran the awful thing about it, what really gets me about it
    3. umg (schwer) Verletzung etc: nasty;
    die Prüfung, das Interview etc
    war gemein was really tough, was a real stinker
    4. (abstoßend) Witz etc: vulgar; Aussehen, Lachen: coarse
    5. BOT, ZOOL, sonst obs (gewöhnlich) common;
    der gemeine Mann the man in the street;
    gemeiner Soldat MIL common soldier;
    das gemeine Volk the common people;
    gemeiner Bruch MATH vulgar fraction
    6.
    etwas gemein haben mit have sth in common with;
    sie haben nichts miteinander gemein they have nothing in common;
    das hat mit Nächstenliebe nichts gemein that’s got very little to do with brotherly love;
    die Liebe zur Natur ist ihnen gemein a love of nature is something they have in common ( oder they share)
    7. attr; obs der Allgemeinheit: common; (öffentlich) public;
    das gemeine Wohl the common good (liter weal);
    für das gemeine Wohl auch for the good ( oder benefit) of all
    8. TYPO (Ggs kursiv) lowercase
    B. adv
    1. umg:
    gemein kalt awfully cold;
    es tut gemein weh it hurts like hell
    2.
    gemein an jemandem handeln treat sb badly ( oder shabbily)
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    1.
    1) (abstoßend) coarse, vulgar <joke, expression>; nasty < person>
    2) (niederträchtig) mean; base, dirty < lie>; mean, dirty < trick>

    du bist gemein!/das ist gemein [von dir]! — you're mean or nasty!/that's mean or nasty [of you]!

    3) (ärgerlich) infuriating; damned annoying (coll.)
    4) nicht präd. (Bot., Zool., sonst veralt.): (allgemein vorkommend) common

    der gemeine Mann — the ordinary man; the man in the street

    5) (veralt.): (allgemein) general

    etwas mit jemandem/etwas gemein haben — have something in common with somebody/something

    2.
    1)
    2)

    es hat ganz gemein weh getan — (ugs.) it hurt like hell (coll.)

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    adj.
    beastly adj.
    ignoble adj.
    mean adj.
    miscreant adj.
    scurvy adj.
    vile adj. adv.
    blackly adv.
    cussedly adv.
    ignobly adv.
    meanly adv.
    rascally adv.
    scurvily adv.
    vilely adv.

    Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > gemein

  • 15 Minusmann

    m umg., pej. miscreant, rogue; im Film etc.: baddie, Am. bad guy; in einem bestimmten Fall: villain of the piece
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    Minusmann m umg, pej miscreant, rogue; im Film etc: baddie, US bad guy; in einem bestimmten Fall: villain of the piece

    Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > Minusmann

  • 16 Schurke

    m; -n, -n; pej. rogue; dieser Schauspieler spielt meist den Schurken this actor usually plays the villain (umg. baddie, Am. bad guy)
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    der Schurke
    scoundrel; bounder; knave; rogue; cad; crook; cur; caitiff; miscreant
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    Schụr|ke ['ʃʊrkə]
    1. m -n, -n, Schur|kin
    ['ʃʊrkɪn]
    2. f -, -nen (dated)
    villain, scoundrel, rogue
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    der
    1) (a very wicked person: She knew he was a scoundrel even before she married him.) scoundrel
    2) (a person who is wicked or of very bad character: the villain of the play/story.) villain
    3) (a dishonest person: I wouldn't buy a car from a rogue like him.) rogue
    4) (a cheeky or naughty person, especially a child: a cheeky little rascal.) rascal
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    Schur·ke
    <-n, -n>
    [ˈʃʊrkə]
    m (veraltend) scoundrel dated
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    der; Schurken, Schurken (abwertend) rogue; villain
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    Schurke m; -n, -n; pej rogue;
    dieser Schauspieler spielt meist den Schurken this actor usually plays the villain (umg baddie, US bad guy)
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    der; Schurken, Schurken (abwertend) rogue; villain
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    -n m.
    bounder n.
    desperado n.
    knave n.
    miscreant n.
    rogue n.
    scoundrel n.
    villain n.

    Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > Schurke

  • 17 Übeltäter

    m, Übeltäterin f malefactor; (Verbrecher) auch perpetrator (of the crime); iro. miscreant
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    der Übeltäter
    malefactor; evildoer; offender
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    Übel|tä|ter(in)
    m(f) (geh)
    wrongdoer
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    (a wicked or sinful person.) evil-doer
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    Übel·tä·ter(in)
    m(f) wrongdoer
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    der wrongdoer; (Verbrecher) criminal; (Verantwortlicher) culprit
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    Übeltäter m, Übeltäterin f malefactor; (Verbrecher) auch perpetrator (of the crime); iron miscreant
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    der wrongdoer; (Verbrecher) criminal; (Verantwortlicher) culprit

    Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > Übeltäter

  • 18 bellaco

    adj.
    1 roguish, wicked.
    2 sly, cunning.
    m.
    rogue, villain, cad.
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    1 (malo) wicked
    2 (astuto) cunning, sly
    ► nombre masculino,nombre femenino
    1 villain, rogue
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    bellaco, -a
    1. ADJ
    1) [persona] (=malvado) wicked; (=astuto) cunning, sly; (=pícaro) rascally
    2) Cono Sur, Méx [caballo] vicious, hard-to-control; And, CAm brave
    2.
    SM / F (=bribón) scoundrel, rogue
    3.
    SM Cono Sur, Méx (=caballo) difficult horse
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    - ca masculino, femenino (fam & hum) rogue (colloq & hum)
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    = miscreant, rascal, scallywag [scalawag, -USA], rapscallion, cad.
    Ex. The forest, therefore, is regarded as the abode of robbers & sundry miscreants, implying its relation to the forces of chaos & disorder.
    Ex. And although they may pose themselves as very religious, they are simply rascals.
    Ex. In other words, we either have morons or thugs running the White House -- or perhaps one moron, one thug, and a smattering of scalawags in between.
    Ex. In all truth, it must be said that this howling, hissing, foot-scraping body of young rapscallions found some cause for complaint.
    Ex. Not only that, but this cad has also convinced them she is losing her faculties.
    ----
    * mentir como un bellaco = lie through + Posesivo + teeth, lie + straight-faced.
    * trabajar como un bellaco = work + Reflexivo + to the ground, work + Reflexivo + to death.
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    - ca masculino, femenino (fam & hum) rogue (colloq & hum)
    * * *
    = miscreant, rascal, scallywag [scalawag, -USA], rapscallion, cad.

    Ex: The forest, therefore, is regarded as the abode of robbers & sundry miscreants, implying its relation to the forces of chaos & disorder.

    Ex: And although they may pose themselves as very religious, they are simply rascals.
    Ex: In other words, we either have morons or thugs running the White House -- or perhaps one moron, one thug, and a smattering of scalawags in between.
    Ex: In all truth, it must be said that this howling, hissing, foot-scraping body of young rapscallions found some cause for complaint.
    Ex: Not only that, but this cad has also convinced them she is losing her faculties.
    * mentir como un bellaco = lie through + Posesivo + teeth, lie + straight-faced.
    * trabajar como un bellaco = work + Reflexivo + to the ground, work + Reflexivo + to death.

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    bellaco1 -ca
    ( fam hum); roguish ( colloq hum)
    bellaco2 -ca
    masculine, feminine
    ( fam hum); rogue ( colloq hum)
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    bellaco
    ◊ -ca sustantivo masculino, femenino (fam &

    hum) rogue (colloq & hum)
    ' bellaco' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    mentir
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    bellaco, -a
    ♦ adj
    1. Literario [bribón] villainous, wicked
    2. RP [caballo] spirited, hard to control
    3. Ecuad, Pan [valiente] brave
    ♦ nm,f
    Literario villain, scoundrel
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    I adj rascally, roguish
    II m, bellaca f rascal, rogue
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    bellaco, -ca adj
    : sly, cunning
    bellaco, -ca n
    : rogue, scoundrel

    Spanish-English dictionary > bellaco

  • 19 canalla

    adj.
    rotten, wicked, mean.
    f. & m.
    1 swine, dog.
    2 knave, despicable person, scoundrel, scum.
    3 mob, rabble, canaille, doggery.
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    1 peyorativo (chusma) riffraff, mob, rabble
    1 peyorativo (hombre ruin) rascal, scoundrel, swine, rotter
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    noun mf.
    swine, rat
    * * *
    masculino y femenino
    a) (fam) (bribón, granuja) swine (colloq)
    b) canalla femenino (pey) ( chusma)

    la canalla — the rabble o riffraff

    * * *
    = scoundrel, miscreant, scumbag, rascal, scallywag [scalawag, -USA], rapscallion, cad, swine, pig, badass, nasty piece of work.
    Ex. Here came every sort of human ingredient -- sturdy homesteaders, skilled craftsmen, precious scoundrels.
    Ex. The forest, therefore, is regarded as the abode of robbers & sundry miscreants, implying its relation to the forces of chaos & disorder.
    Ex. He then made the comment that our soldiers are fighting 'detestable murderers and scumbags'.
    Ex. And although they may pose themselves as very religious, they are simply rascals.
    Ex. In other words, we either have morons or thugs running the White House -- or perhaps one moron, one thug, and a smattering of scalawags in between.
    Ex. In all truth, it must be said that this howling, hissing, foot-scraping body of young rapscallions found some cause for complaint.
    Ex. Not only that, but this cad has also convinced them she is losing her faculties.
    Ex. In German law it is a criminal offense for A to insult B, for example, by calling him a swine.
    Ex. He was waiting for the opportunity to unleash his fury, no one calls him a pig and gets away with it.
    Ex. In the hardscrabble times of the Bible, where there were plagues, invasions from foreign powers, and swarms of locusts, you pretty much had to be a badass.
    Ex. Mary, on the other hand, is a nasty piece of work who is at her best is frosty and aloof and at her worst is hostile and cruel.
    ----
    * comportarse como un canalla con = be rotten to.
    * portarse como un canalla con = be rotten to.
    * * *
    masculino y femenino
    a) (fam) (bribón, granuja) swine (colloq)
    b) canalla femenino (pey) ( chusma)

    la canalla — the rabble o riffraff

    * * *
    = scoundrel, miscreant, scumbag, rascal, scallywag [scalawag, -USA], rapscallion, cad, swine, pig, badass, nasty piece of work.

    Ex: Here came every sort of human ingredient -- sturdy homesteaders, skilled craftsmen, precious scoundrels.

    Ex: The forest, therefore, is regarded as the abode of robbers & sundry miscreants, implying its relation to the forces of chaos & disorder.
    Ex: He then made the comment that our soldiers are fighting 'detestable murderers and scumbags'.
    Ex: And although they may pose themselves as very religious, they are simply rascals.
    Ex: In other words, we either have morons or thugs running the White House -- or perhaps one moron, one thug, and a smattering of scalawags in between.
    Ex: In all truth, it must be said that this howling, hissing, foot-scraping body of young rapscallions found some cause for complaint.
    Ex: Not only that, but this cad has also convinced them she is losing her faculties.
    Ex: In German law it is a criminal offense for A to insult B, for example, by calling him a swine.
    Ex: He was waiting for the opportunity to unleash his fury, no one calls him a pig and gets away with it.
    Ex: In the hardscrabble times of the Bible, where there were plagues, invasions from foreign powers, and swarms of locusts, you pretty much had to be a badass.
    Ex: Mary, on the other hand, is a nasty piece of work who is at her best is frosty and aloof and at her worst is hostile and cruel.
    * comportarse como un canalla con = be rotten to.
    * portarse como un canalla con = be rotten to.

    * * *
    ( fam); rotten ( colloq), mean ( colloq)
    el muy canalla se largó con toda la plata the rotten swine ran off with all the cash
    1 ( fam) (bribón, granuja) swine ( colloq), bastard (sl)
    2
    canalla feminine ( pey) (chusma): la canalla the rabble o riffraff
    la canalla periodística the press mob ( pej)
    * * *

    canalla sustantivo masculino y femenino (fam) (bribón, granuja) swine (colloq)
    canalla pey
    I mf swine, rotter
    II sustantivo femenino riffraff, mob
    ' canalla' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    miserable
    - sinvergüenza
    English:
    heel
    - rat
    - scoundrel
    - swine
    - unmitigated
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    ♦ adj
    1 [miserable] beastly;
    [bribón] roguish
    2 [barriobajero] low-life
    3 [estado] rogue
    ♦ nmf
    [persona] swine, dog
    ♦ nf
    la canalla the rabble, the riffraff
    * * *
    I m/f swine fam, rat fam
    II f riff-raff
    * * *
    canalla adj, fam : low, rotten
    canalla nmf, fam : bastard, swine

    Spanish-English dictionary > canalla

  • 20 granuja

    adj.
    rascally, impish, mischievous.
    f. & m.
    1 rogue, scoundrel (pillo).
    2 rascal, little wretch, urchin, gamin.
    3 loose grape separate from the bunch.
    4 seeds of the grape and other small fruits.
    * * *
    1 (uva) grapes plural
    1 (pilluelo) ragamuffin, urchin
    2 (estafador) crook, trickster
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    1.
    SMF (=bribón) rogue; [dicho con afecto] rascal; (=pilluelo) urchin, ragamuffin
    2.
    SF (=uvas) loose grapes pl ; (=semilla) grape seed
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    masculino y femenino rascal
    * * *
    = shyster, miscreant, villain, tearaway, lager lout, street urchin, slum urchin, urchin, street arab, rascal, scallywag [scalawag, -USA], rapscallion, cad, ragamuffin, ruffian, hoodlum, swine, pig, crook.
    Ex. When loss of physical and mental rigor is accompanied by financial problems, the retiree may reject himself and fall victim to the con man and shyster.
    Ex. The forest, therefore, is regarded as the abode of robbers & sundry miscreants, implying its relation to the forces of chaos & disorder.
    Ex. The father, Old Brightwell, curses his daughter, Jane, for preferring the love of the smooth-tongued villain, Grandley, to that of her own parents.
    Ex. He acused politicians of 'losing the plot' on crime as the 'thriving yob culture' of hooligans and tearaways terrorise the streets.
    Ex. It is routine for people to complain about the 'hordes of lager louts' who turn city centres into 'no-go areas'.
    Ex. The author examines Whistler's visits to the more squalid sections of the city, his views along the Thames and his portrayals of street urchins.
    Ex. Victorian photographs of social commentary ranged from the pseudo-sentimental slum urchins of Oscar Rejlander to the stark honest portrayal of the horrible conditions of the Glascow slums by Thomas Annan.
    Ex. This is a film that that will melt hearts of stone, with its cast of scruffy urchins who learn both song and life lessons under the tutelage of a paternalistic mentor at a grim boarding school for 'difficult' boys.
    Ex. Many New York citizens blamed the street arabs for crime and violence in the city and wanted them placed in orphan homes or prisons.
    Ex. And although they may pose themselves as very religious, they are simply rascals.
    Ex. In other words, we either have morons or thugs running the White House -- or perhaps one moron, one thug, and a smattering of scalawags in between.
    Ex. In all truth, it must be said that this howling, hissing, foot-scraping body of young rapscallions found some cause for complaint.
    Ex. Not only that, but this cad has also convinced them she is losing her faculties.
    Ex. He was looking affably at the two dubious ragamuffins and, moreover, even making inviting gestures to them.
    Ex. The coroner said she had died not from drowning, but from being abused and murdered by a gang of ruffians.
    Ex. Gangs of hoodlums, aged as young as eight, are roaming the streets terrorising store owners and shoppers in broad daylight.
    Ex. In German law it is a criminal offense for A to insult B, for example, by calling him a swine.
    Ex. He was waiting for the opportunity to unleash his fury, no one calls him a pig and gets away with it.
    Ex. The swindling & deception the immigrants encountered often preyed on their Zionist ideology & indeed, some of the crooks were Jewish themselves.
    * * *
    masculino y femenino rascal
    * * *
    = shyster, miscreant, villain, tearaway, lager lout, street urchin, slum urchin, urchin, street arab, rascal, scallywag [scalawag, -USA], rapscallion, cad, ragamuffin, ruffian, hoodlum, swine, pig, crook.

    Ex: When loss of physical and mental rigor is accompanied by financial problems, the retiree may reject himself and fall victim to the con man and shyster.

    Ex: The forest, therefore, is regarded as the abode of robbers & sundry miscreants, implying its relation to the forces of chaos & disorder.
    Ex: The father, Old Brightwell, curses his daughter, Jane, for preferring the love of the smooth-tongued villain, Grandley, to that of her own parents.
    Ex: He acused politicians of 'losing the plot' on crime as the 'thriving yob culture' of hooligans and tearaways terrorise the streets.
    Ex: It is routine for people to complain about the 'hordes of lager louts' who turn city centres into 'no-go areas'.
    Ex: The author examines Whistler's visits to the more squalid sections of the city, his views along the Thames and his portrayals of street urchins.
    Ex: Victorian photographs of social commentary ranged from the pseudo-sentimental slum urchins of Oscar Rejlander to the stark honest portrayal of the horrible conditions of the Glascow slums by Thomas Annan.
    Ex: This is a film that that will melt hearts of stone, with its cast of scruffy urchins who learn both song and life lessons under the tutelage of a paternalistic mentor at a grim boarding school for 'difficult' boys.
    Ex: Many New York citizens blamed the street arabs for crime and violence in the city and wanted them placed in orphan homes or prisons.
    Ex: And although they may pose themselves as very religious, they are simply rascals.
    Ex: In other words, we either have morons or thugs running the White House -- or perhaps one moron, one thug, and a smattering of scalawags in between.
    Ex: In all truth, it must be said that this howling, hissing, foot-scraping body of young rapscallions found some cause for complaint.
    Ex: Not only that, but this cad has also convinced them she is losing her faculties.
    Ex: He was looking affably at the two dubious ragamuffins and, moreover, even making inviting gestures to them.
    Ex: The coroner said she had died not from drowning, but from being abused and murdered by a gang of ruffians.
    Ex: Gangs of hoodlums, aged as young as eight, are roaming the streets terrorising store owners and shoppers in broad daylight.
    Ex: In German law it is a criminal offense for A to insult B, for example, by calling him a swine.
    Ex: He was waiting for the opportunity to unleash his fury, no one calls him a pig and gets away with it.
    Ex: The swindling & deception the immigrants encountered often preyed on their Zionist ideology & indeed, some of the crooks were Jewish themselves.

    * * *
    rascal
    ¿dónde se habrá metido este granujilla? where's that little rascal o monkey got(ten) to?
    * * *

    granuja sustantivo masculino y femenino
    rascal
    granuja sustantivo masculino
    1 (pícaro) urchin
    2 (estafador, truhán) swindler
    ' granuja' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    bandida
    - bandido
    - pájaro
    - sinvergüenza
    - canalla
    - pajarraco
    - rufián
    English:
    rascal
    - rogue
    * * *
    granuja nmf
    1. [pillo] rogue, scoundrel
    2. [canalla] trickster, swindler
    * * *
    m/f rascal
    * * *
    granuja nmf
    pilluelo: rascal, urchin
    * * *
    granuja adj rascal

    Spanish-English dictionary > granuja

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