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1 crimen
m.1 crime.cometer un crimen to commit a crimesería un crimen dejar al bebé solo (informal) it would be criminal o a crime to leave the baby on its own¡ese corte de pelo es un crimen! (informal) that haircut is awful o criminal!crimen de guerra war crimecrimen organizado organized crimecrimen pasional crime of passion, crime passionnel2 transgression of the law, offense, evildoing, misdeed.3 delinquency, vitium, crime, wrongdoing.* * *► nombre masculino (pl crímenes)1 (delito) crime2 (asesinato) murder\crimen pasional crime of passion* * *noun m.* * *SM1) (=asesinato) murder; (=delito grave) crimecrimen pasional — crime of passion, crime passionnel frm
2) * (=barbaridad)* * *a) ( delito grave) serious crime; ( asesinato) murderb) (fam) (pena, lástima) crime (colloq)qué crimen! — it's wicked o criminal
* * *= crime, felony, criminality.Ex. Some headings are vague and without scope notes to define them: ROBBERS AND OUTLAWS; crime AND CRIMINALS; ROGUES AND VAGABONDS.Ex. Every state has its own statutes and codes that may make the theft or mutilation of library materials a misdemeanor or even a felony.Ex. Matters of civility rather than criminality are the focus of the discussion.----* cometer un crimen = commit + murder.* crímen de guerra = war crime.* crimen organizado = organised crime.* escena del crimen = scene of the crime.* escenario del crimen = scene of the crime.* lugar del crimen = scene of the crime.* * *a) ( delito grave) serious crime; ( asesinato) murderb) (fam) (pena, lástima) crime (colloq)qué crimen! — it's wicked o criminal
* * *= crime, felony, criminality.Ex: Some headings are vague and without scope notes to define them: ROBBERS AND OUTLAWS; crime AND CRIMINALS; ROGUES AND VAGABONDS.
Ex: Every state has its own statutes and codes that may make the theft or mutilation of library materials a misdemeanor or even a felony.Ex: Matters of civility rather than criminality are the focus of the discussion.* cometer un crimen = commit + murder.* crímen de guerra = war crime.* crimen organizado = organised crime.* escena del crimen = scene of the crime.* escenario del crimen = scene of the crime.* lugar del crimen = scene of the crime.* * *1 (delito grave) serious crime; (asesinato) murderes un crimen tirar así la comida it's a crime to throw away food like that¡qué crimen ponerle ese nombre a la criatura! it's wicked o criminal to give the child a name like that ( colloq)Compuestos:war crimeviolent crimela lucha contra el crimen organizado the fight against organized crimecrime passionel, crime of passion* * *
crimen sustantivo masculino ( delito grave) serious crime;
( asesinato) murder;
crimen pasional crime of passion;
es un crimen tirar esta comida it's a crime to throw away this food;
¡qué crimen! it's wicked o criminal
crimen sustantivo masculino serious crime
Esp murder
' crimen' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acordonar
- alguna
- alguno
- autor
- autora
- confesar
- consumarse
- denunciar
- desalmada
- desalmado
- desentrañar
- escena
- evidencia
- exonerar
- inducir
- nefanda
- nefando
- pagar
- siglo
- testigo
- brutal
- cometer
- compinche
- escalofriante
- esclarecer
- espantoso
- horroroso
- involucrar
- monstruoso
- pasional
- precintar
- repugnante
- resolver
- suceso
English:
admission
- admit
- apprehend
- associate
- baffle
- close
- cold-blooded
- commission
- commit
- copycat
- cover
- cover up
- crime
- disown
- divorce
- epidemic
- eyewitness
- foul
- full-scale
- grievous
- haul
- hideous
- indiscriminate
- innocent
- involvement
- mastermind
- passion
- plot
- punishable
- rampant
- report
- rope off
- scene
- sex crime
- undiscovered
- vicious
- gang
- hang
- perpetrator
- such
* * *crimen nm1. [delito] crime [serious];el autor del crimen [de asesinato] the murderer;cometer un crimen to commit a crimecrimen de Estado state crime;crimen de guerra war crime;crimen contra la humanidad crime against humanity;crimen organizado organized crime;crimen pasional crime of passion2. Fam [cosa horrible]es un crimen derrochar tanto dinero en una fiesta it's criminal to spend so much money on a party;¡ese corte de pelo es un crimen! that haircut is awful o criminal!;sería un crimen dejar al bebé solo it would be criminal o a crime to leave the baby on its own* * *m crime;crimen sexual sex crime* * ** * *crimen n1. (delito) crime2. (asesinato) murder -
2 crimen organizado
m.1 organized crime.2 organized crime, Mafia.* * *el crimen organizado organized crime* * *(n.) = organised crimeEx. The author provides some guidance on building a collection of Chinese organized crime.* * *el crimen organizado organized crime* * *(n.) = organised crimeEx: The author provides some guidance on building a collection of Chinese organized crime.
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3 hampa
f.1 underworld.2 criminal underworld, criminal world, gutter underworld, organized crime.* * *(Takes el in singular)1 underworld* * *SF [gen] criminal underworldgente del hampa — criminals, riffraff; ( Hist) rogue's life, vagrancy
* * *femenino‡el hampa — criminals (pl), the underworld
* * *= underworld, organised crime.Ex. These clients seek services not as drug abusers nor as criminals, but as war refugees from an underworld of violence and emotional deprivation.Ex. The author provides some guidance on building a collection of Chinese organized crime.----* mundo del hampa = criminal underworld.* mundo del hampa, el = criminal scene, the, criminal world, the.* * *femenino‡el hampa — criminals (pl), the underworld
* * *= underworld, organised crime.Ex: These clients seek services not as drug abusers nor as criminals, but as war refugees from an underworld of violence and emotional deprivation.
Ex: The author provides some guidance on building a collection of Chinese organized crime.* mundo del hampa = criminal underworld.* mundo del hampa, el = criminal scene, the, criminal world, the.* * *f‡el hampa criminals (pl), the underworld* * *
hampa feminine noun taking masculine article in the singular:
hampa sustantivo femenino underworld
' hampa' also found in these entries:
English:
underworld
- gang
- under
* * *hampa nf* * *f underworld;gente del hampa criminals pl, underworld figures pl* * *hampa nf: criminal underworld -
4 delincuencia
f.1 crime.está aumentando la delincuencia crime is on the increasedelincuencia juvenil juvenile delinquency2 delinquency, crime.* * *1 delinquency* * *SF crimedelincuencia de menores, delincuencia juvenil — juvenile delinquency
* * *femenino crime, delinquency (frml)* * *= crime, criminality, delinquency.Ex. Some headings are vague and without scope notes to define them: ROBBERS AND OUTLAWS; crime AND CRIMINALS; ROGUES AND VAGABONDS.Ex. Matters of civility rather than criminality are the focus of the discussion.Ex. Libraries can play a role in countering social problems such as gangsterism, delinquency, illiteracy and vagrancy.----* delincuencia callejera = street crime.* delincuencia juvenil = juvenile delinquency.* hacer frente a la delincuencia = tackle + crime.* luchar contra la delincuencia = take + a bite out of crime.* relacionado con la delincuencia = crime-related.* * *femenino crime, delinquency (frml)* * *= crime, criminality, delinquency.Ex: Some headings are vague and without scope notes to define them: ROBBERS AND OUTLAWS; crime AND CRIMINALS; ROGUES AND VAGABONDS.
Ex: Matters of civility rather than criminality are the focus of the discussion.Ex: Libraries can play a role in countering social problems such as gangsterism, delinquency, illiteracy and vagrancy.* delincuencia callejera = street crime.* delincuencia juvenil = juvenile delinquency.* hacer frente a la delincuencia = tackle + crime.* luchar contra la delincuencia = take + a bite out of crime.* relacionado con la delincuencia = crime-related.* * *crime, delinquency ( frml)la delincuencia sigue en aumento crime is on the increaseCompuestos:juvenile delinquencypetty crime* * *
delincuencia sustantivo femenino
crime, delinquency (frml);
delincuencia sustantivo femenino delinquency, crime
' delincuencia' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
juvenil
- hervidero
- semillero
English:
breeding ground
- crime
- delinquency
- exhaustive
- growing
- juvenile delinquency
- war
* * *delincuencia nfcrime;la delincuencia aumentó durante el último año crime increased last yeardelincuencia informática computer crime;delincuencia juvenil juvenile delinquency;delincuencia organizada organized crime* * *f crime* * *delincuencia nf: delinquency, crime* * *delincuencia n crime -
5 mafia
f.1 mafia.la mafia the Mafia, the Mob2 criminal world, criminal underworld.* * *1 mafia* * *SF mafiaese departamento es una mafia — * that department is very cliquey * o is a bit of a mafia
* * *a) ( grupo de criminales) mafiab) (en una organización, sociedad) mafia, clique* * *= organised crime, Mafia.Ex. The author provides some guidance on building a collection of Chinese organized crime.Ex. For one, large areas of city were in the hands of the Mafia, who was not eager to let got of their vested interests.----* mundo de la mafia, el = criminal scene, the, criminal world, the.* * *a) ( grupo de criminales) mafiab) (en una organización, sociedad) mafia, clique* * *= organised crime, Mafia.Ex: The author provides some guidance on building a collection of Chinese organized crime.
Ex: For one, large areas of city were in the hands of the Mafia, who was not eager to let got of their vested interests.* mundo de la mafia, el = criminal scene, the, criminal world, the.* * *1 (grupo de criminales) mafiala Mafia siciliana the Sicilian Mafia2 (en una organización, sociedad) mafia, clique* * *
mafia sustantivo femenino
mafia
mafia sustantivo femenino mafia
' mafia' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
mafiosa
- mafioso
English:
after
- gangsterism
- guard
- mafia
- mob
- racketeering
- syndicate
- Mafia
* * *mafia nf1.la Mafia [italiana] the Mafia2. [de criminales] mafia* * *f mafia* * *Mafia nf: Mafia -
6 asesinato
m.murder.un asesinato a sangre fría a cold-blooded murder* * *1 killing, murder2 (magnicidio) assassination* * *noun m.1) murder, homicide* * *SM (=acto) murder, homicide (EEUU); (Pol) assassinationasesinato en primer grado — murder in the first degree, first-degree murder (EEUU)
asesinato en segundo grado — murder in the second degree, second degree murder (EEUU)
* * *masculino murder; ( por razones políticas) assassination* * *= murder, killing, assassination, slaying.Ex. Reading literature allows us to experience all kinds of human possibilities, from murder to childbirth, without suffering the consequences of undergoing the experiences in real life.Ex. This article reports on the coverage by the New York Times of the killing of a hostage victim during a highjack.Ex. Since the assassination of Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin in November 1995 a struggle has taken place over his commemoration.Ex. A mobster believed to be the head of an organized crime clan involved in the slaying of six people has been arrested this morning.----* asesinato de una mujer = femicide.* asesinato en primer grado = first-degree murder.* asesinato político = political killing.* intento de asesinado = attempted murder.* intento de asesinato = attempt on + Posesivo + life.* tentativa de asesinato = assassination attempt.* víctima de homicidio, víctima de asesinato = murder(ed) victim.* * *masculino murder; ( por razones políticas) assassination* * *= murder, killing, assassination, slaying.Ex: Reading literature allows us to experience all kinds of human possibilities, from murder to childbirth, without suffering the consequences of undergoing the experiences in real life.
Ex: This article reports on the coverage by the New York Times of the killing of a hostage victim during a highjack.Ex: Since the assassination of Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin in November 1995 a struggle has taken place over his commemoration.Ex: A mobster believed to be the head of an organized crime clan involved in the slaying of six people has been arrested this morning.* asesinato de una mujer = femicide.* asesinato en primer grado = first-degree murder.* asesinato político = political killing.* intento de asesinado = attempted murder.* intento de asesinato = attempt on + Posesivo + life.* tentativa de asesinato = assassination attempt.* víctima de homicidio, víctima de asesinato = murder(ed) victim.* * *murder; (por razones políticas) assassinationCompuestos:● asesinato de or por honorhonor* killingserial killing* * *
asesinato sustantivo masculino
murder;
( por razones políticas) assassination
asesinato sustantivo masculino murder
(magnicidio) assassination
' asesinato' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
consumar
- culpar
- desenmascarar
- gravitar
- inducción
- intento
- muerte
- sospechosa
- sospechoso
- crimen
- denuncia
- denunciar
- presenciar
English:
assassination
- carbon copy
- charge
- composed
- convict
- crime
- culprit
- detain
- flashback
- for
- frame
- get away with
- grisly
- guilty
- incitement
- key
- killing
- murder
- outcry
- plot
- shooting
- snuff movie
- attempt
- trial
* * *asesinato nm[de persona] murder; [de rey, jefe de Estado] assassination* * *m murder; POL assassination* * *asesinato nm1) : murder2) : assassination* * *asesinato n murder -
7 gángster
f. & m.gangster, mobster.* * *► nombre masculino (pl gángsteres)1 gangster* * *['ɡanster]SM (pl gángsters) ['ɡanster] gangster; (=pistolero) gunman* * ** * *= gangster, mobster.Ex. In stepping away from the genre's glamorous robberies and flashy lifestyle, this stealthy, potent movie tracks down the British gangster icon to its inevitable end.Ex. A mobster believed to be the head of an organized crime clan involved in the slaying of six people has been arrested this morning.* * ** * *= gangster, mobster.Ex: In stepping away from the genre's glamorous robberies and flashy lifestyle, this stealthy, potent movie tracks down the British gangster icon to its inevitable end.
Ex: A mobster believed to be the head of an organized crime clan involved in the slaying of six people has been arrested this morning.* * *(pl - ters)gangster* * *
gángster sustantivo masculino gangster
' gángster' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
capo
- mafioso
English:
gangster
- mobster
* * *gangster* * *m gangster* * ** * *gángster n gangster -
8 mafioso
adj.of the Mafia.m.member of the Mafia, Mafioso, gangster.* * *► adjetivo1 mafia► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 (de la mafia siciliana) mafioso; (criminal) gangster* * *mafioso, -a1.ADJ Mafia antes de s2.SM / F (=de la Mafia) mafioso, member of the Mafia; (=criminal) gangster, mobster (EEUU)* * *I- sa adjetivo mafia (before n)II* * *= mobster.Ex. A mobster believed to be the head of an organized crime clan involved in the slaying of six people has been arrested this morning.* * *I- sa adjetivo mafia (before n)II* * *= mobster.Ex: A mobster believed to be the head of an organized crime clan involved in the slaying of six people has been arrested this morning.
* * *mafia ( before n)masculine, feminine(criminal) gangster, racketeer; (de la Mafia siciliana) mafioso* * *
mafioso◊ -sa adjetivo
mafia ( before n)
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino ( criminal) gangster, racketeer;
( de la Mafia siciliana) mafioso
mafioso,-a
I adjetivo mafia
una organización mafiosa, a mafia organization
II sustantivo masculino y femenino mafioso
' mafioso' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
mafiosa
English:
racketeer
* * *mafioso, -a♦ adjmafia;organización mafiosa mafia organization♦ nm,f1. [italiano] Mafioso2. [criminal] crook* * *I adj mafia atr* * *mafioso, -sa n: mafioso, gangster -
9 matanza
f.1 slaughter (masacre).2 slaughtering (del cerdo). (peninsular Spanish)3 killing, bloodbath, bloodshed, butchery.* * *1 (gen) slaughter2 (del cerdo) pig killing* * *noun f.* * *SF1) [en batalla] slaughter, killing; (Agr) slaughtering; (=temporada) slaughtering season; (fig) slaughter, massacre2) Caribe (=matadero) slaughterhouse; And (=tienda) butcher's, butcher's shop; CAm (=mercado) meat market* * *femenino ( acción de matar) killing, slaughter; (de res, cerdo) slaughter* * *= massacre, slaughter, slaughtering, killing, mass murder, bloodshed, carnage, butchery, mass killing, kill, slaying.Ex. Encounters between indigenous and colonizing peoples are described as massacres when the indigenous people won and BATTLES when the colonists won.Ex. Attention has focussed on the marketing of dangerous substances, safety standards for the slaughter of meat and poultry, and control of dangerous cosmetics.Ex. These programmes cover red meat slaughterhouses, ware potatoes, liquid milk processing, horticulture, cereals, fisheries, and pigmeat slaughtering and processing.Ex. This article reports on the coverage by the New York Times of the killing of a hostage victim during a highjack.Ex. Some authors concluded that mass murder was analogous to 'femicide'.Ex. The author deals with the vexed issue of copyright passing from the bloodshed provoked by St. Columba's unauthorized copying of a neighbour's book of Psalms in the Sixth century, through the invention of royalties for glassblowers during the Renaissance to Microsoft's problems with free software.Ex. This new horror genre uses humor in the midst of violent gore & carnage.Ex. They charge the West, which has chosen to look the other way, with complicity in the butchery.Ex. By way of background, Mr. Pateman also denies that the Khmer Rouge committed mass killings in Cambodia.Ex. Early rise as your try and catch the predators after their nightly kill.Ex. A mobster believed to be the head of an organized crime clan involved in the slaying of six people has been arrested this morning.----* autor de una matanza = mass murderer.* matanza indiscriminada = killing spree, shooting spree, shooting rampage.* * *femenino ( acción de matar) killing, slaughter; (de res, cerdo) slaughter* * *= massacre, slaughter, slaughtering, killing, mass murder, bloodshed, carnage, butchery, mass killing, kill, slaying.Ex: Encounters between indigenous and colonizing peoples are described as massacres when the indigenous people won and BATTLES when the colonists won.
Ex: Attention has focussed on the marketing of dangerous substances, safety standards for the slaughter of meat and poultry, and control of dangerous cosmetics.Ex: These programmes cover red meat slaughterhouses, ware potatoes, liquid milk processing, horticulture, cereals, fisheries, and pigmeat slaughtering and processing.Ex: This article reports on the coverage by the New York Times of the killing of a hostage victim during a highjack.Ex: Some authors concluded that mass murder was analogous to 'femicide'.Ex: The author deals with the vexed issue of copyright passing from the bloodshed provoked by St. Columba's unauthorized copying of a neighbour's book of Psalms in the Sixth century, through the invention of royalties for glassblowers during the Renaissance to Microsoft's problems with free software.Ex: This new horror genre uses humor in the midst of violent gore & carnage.Ex: They charge the West, which has chosen to look the other way, with complicity in the butchery.Ex: By way of background, Mr. Pateman also denies that the Khmer Rouge committed mass killings in Cambodia.Ex: Early rise as your try and catch the predators after their nightly kill.Ex: A mobster believed to be the head of an organized crime clan involved in the slaying of six people has been arrested this morning.* autor de una matanza = mass murderer.* matanza indiscriminada = killing spree, shooting spree, shooting rampage.* * *A (acción de matar) killing, slaughter; (de una res, un cerdo) slaughterla matanza se hace cada año en noviembre the animals are slaughtered in November each yearla matanza de ciudadanos inocentes the slaughter o killing of innocent citizens* * *
matanza sustantivo femenino ( acción de matar) killing, slaughter;
(de res, cerdo) slaughter;
matanza sustantivo femenino slaughter
' matanza' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
carnicería
- salvaje
English:
carnage
- massacre
- orgy
- slaughter
- wholesale
- killing
* * *matanza nf1. [masacre] slaughter2. [de cerdo] [acción] slaughtering* * ** * *matanza nfmasacre: slaughter, butchering* * *matanza n slaughter -
10 capó
f. & m.1 head of an organized crime syndicate, capo, head of a gangster organization.2 car's hood, hood, bonnet.3 drug baron.m.mafia boss, capo.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: capar.* * *1 familiar boss* * *noun m.* * *1.SM (=jefe) boss; (=persona influyente) bigwig *; (=perito) expert; [de la mafia] capo; esp Col drug barones un capo — [en arte, profesión] he's a real pro *, he's brilliant
2.ADJ INV great *, fabulous ** * ** * *= hood, car hood, bonnet.Nota: Inglés británico.Ex. He should be able to turn over to his mechanism, just as confidently as he turns over the propelling of his car to the intricate mechanism under the hood.Ex. 'A Hospital Trip' is about Joe's stay in the hospital after he cuts his ankle on a sharp corner of a rusty old car hood and does not tell his mother about it in time to prevent infection.Ex. To reduce the impact of cars on pedestrians some cars have been fitted with air bags on their bonnets.* * ** * *= hood, car hood, bonnet.Nota: Inglés británico.Ex: He should be able to turn over to his mechanism, just as confidently as he turns over the propelling of his car to the intricate mechanism under the hood.
Ex: 'A Hospital Trip' is about Joe's stay in the hospital after he cuts his ankle on a sharp corner of a rusty old car hood and does not tell his mother about it in time to prevent infection.Ex: To reduce the impact of cars on pedestrians some cars have been fitted with air bags on their bonnets.* * *capo -pamasculine, feminineA (mandamás) boss, chief* * *
Del verbo capar: ( conjugate capar)
capo es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
capó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
capar
capo
capó
capar ( conjugate capar) verbo transitivo
1 ( castrar) to castrate
2 (Col fam)
capó sustantivo masculino
hood (AmE), bonnet (BrE)
capar verbo transitivo to castrate
capo sustantivo masculino gangster
capó sustantivo masculino Auto bonnet, US hood
' capó' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
capo
- ceja
- cejilla
- cofre
English:
bonnet
- capo
- guard
- hood
- high
* * *capo, -a♦ adjRP Fam [bueno] great, US neat♦ nm1. [de la mafia] mafia boss, capocapo de la droga drug baron;capo mafioso mafia boss♦ nm,fRP Fam [prodigio] ace, whizz;es una capa en física she's a real ace o whizz at physics* * *m, capa f1 de mafia capo, don2 CSurstar* * *capó nm: hood (of a car)* * *capó n bonnet -
11 alcalde
• head of a missile• head of an organized crime syndicate• lord mayor• mayor -
12 crimen organizado
• Mafia• organized crime -
13 gangsterismo
• criminal underworld• gangsterism• organized crime -
14 hampa
• criminal underworld• criminal world• organized crime• underworld -
15 jefe de departamento
• department head• department manager• floor limit• floor manager• floor officer• floor tile• floor walker• floor waxer• flooring material made of marble and stone• flop• head of an organized crime syndicate• head of department• head of government• shopwalker -
16 jefe de negociado
• department head• head of an organized crime syndicate• head of department• head of government -
17 jefe de sección
• department head• flooring material made of marble and stone• floorwalker• flop• head of an organized crime syndicate• head of department• head of government• section chief• shopwalker -
18 jefe de servicio
• head of an organized crime syndicate• head of department• head of government• service manager -
19 mafia
• Mafia• organized crime -
20 mundo de ensueńo
• dreamland• dreamworld• world market price• world of organized crime
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