(cosa molesta)

Ex: The notched cards, representing relevant documents, will drop off the needle and fall from the bulk of the pack.

Ex: Library users fall into 4 groups: (1) patrons, who are considerate, grateful and undemanding; (2) 'pests' -- the inconsiderate; (3) 'pirates' who steal, deface and mutilate library property and materials; (4) 'vampires' whose enquiries make excessive demands upon the librarian's time.

siempre anda echando pestes de su jefe — she's always slagging off her boss *

decir or echar or hablar pestes de alguien — (fam) to run somebody down (colloq), to slag somebody off (BrE colloq)

huirle a alguien/algo como a la peste — (fam) to avoid somebody/something like the plague

ser la peste — (fam) to be a nuisance

decir or echar or hablar pestes de alguien — (fam) to run somebody down (colloq), to slag somebody off (BrE colloq)

huirle a alguien/algo como a la peste — (fam) to avoid somebody/something like the plague

ser la peste — (fam) to be a nuisance

Ex: Much of what lies before our eyes today like a tongue of fire -- animal pestilences and the poisoning of our foodstuffs -- was already announced many years ago.

¡qué asco de gente! — what awful o ghastly * people!

morirse de asco — Esp * to be bored to tears o to death

poner a algn de asco — Méx * to call sb all sorts of names

poner cara de asco — to make o (BrE) pull a face

hacerle ascos a algo — (fam) to turn one's nose up at something

poner a alguien del asco — (Méx fam) to rip somebody to shreds o pieces

el parque está hecho un asco — the park is in a real state (colloq)

qué asco de tiempo! — what foul o lousy weather!

poner cara de asco — to make o (BrE) pull a face

hacerle ascos a algo — (fam) to turn one's nose up at something

poner a alguien del asco — (Méx fam) to rip somebody to shreds o pieces

el parque está hecho un asco — the park is in a real state (colloq)

qué asco de tiempo! — what foul o lousy weather!

Ex: I gave him a look of scorn and disgust, but he merely laughed at me.

es un cacho de pan — * he's really kind, he's got a heart of gold

qué cacho chuleta! — that's some o one hell of a chop! (colloq)

cacho bruto! — you great oaf! (colloq)

poner (Per) or (Ven) montar cachos a alguien — (fam) to be unfaithful to somebody, cheat on somebody (colloq)

tener algo de un cacho — (Col fam)

qué cacho chuleta! — that's some o one hell of a chop! (colloq)

cacho bruto! — you great oaf! (colloq)

poner (Per) or (Ven) montar cachos a alguien — (fam) to be unfaithful to somebody, cheat on somebody (colloq)

tener algo de un cacho — (Col fam)

Ex: So there is at least that big chunk of a file which is already a rather coherent catalog.

juega como yo — he plays like me o like I do

como este hay pocos — there are few like this o him

tiene ventajas, como son la resistencia y durabilidad — it has advantages, such as o like strength and durability

hazlo como te dijo ella — do it like * o the way she told you

toca como canta — she plays like * o the same way as she sings

no es como me lo imaginaba — it isn't as o like * I imagined it

• tal como, tal como lo había planeado — just as o the way I had planned it

hazlo como quieras — do it however you want o like

• como sea — at all costs

había como cincuenta — there were about o around fifty

vino como a las dos — he came at about o around two

sentía como tristeza — she felt a sort o kind of sadness

como no tenía dinero — as o since I had no money

• tal (y) como están las cosas — the way things are, as things stand

• de tanto como, tienen las manos doloridas de tanto como aplaudieron — they clapped so much their hands hurt

• como no, como no lo haga en seguida... — if he doesn't do it at once..., unless he does it at once...

siguió leyendo, como si no hubiera oído nada — he kept on reading, as if o as though he hadn't heard

sentí como si fuera a caerme — I felt as if o as though I was about to fall

como si no hubiera pasado nada — as if o as though nothing had happened

se comporta como si me odiara — he behaves as if o as though he hated me

como si fuera a llover — as if o as though it was going to rain

a como dé o diera lugar — at any cost

en algunos lugares como Londres — in some places such as o like London

bailó como nunca — she danced as o like she'd never danced before

así como — (frml) as well as

como él solo/ella sola: es egoísta como él solo he's so o he's incredibly selfish!; como mucho/poco at (the) most/at least; como nadie: cocina como nadie nobody cooks like her; como que...: conduce muy bien - como que es piloto de carreras he drives very well - well, he is a racing driver, after all; y no me lo dijiste - como que no lo sabía! and you didn't tell me about it - that's because I didn't know about it!; como ser (CS) such as, for example; como si (+ subj) as if, as though; ella está grave y él como si nada or como si tal cosa — she's seriously ill and he doesn't seem at all o in the least worried

no voy - como quieras — I'm not going - please yourself o as you like

como era temprano, nos fuimos a dar una vuelta — since o as it was early, we went for a walk

cansado como estaba, me ayudó — tired though o tired as he was, he helped me

en algunos lugares como Londres — in some places such as o like London

bailó como nunca — she danced as o like she'd never danced before

así como — (frml) as well as

como él solo/ella sola: es egoísta como él solo he's so o he's incredibly selfish!; como mucho/poco at (the) most/at least; como nadie: cocina como nadie nobody cooks like her; como que...: conduce muy bien - como que es piloto de carreras he drives very well - well, he is a racing driver, after all; y no me lo dijiste - como que no lo sabía! and you didn't tell me about it - that's because I didn't know about it!; como ser (CS) such as, for example; como si (+ subj) as if, as though; ella está grave y él como si nada or como si tal cosa — she's seriously ill and he doesn't seem at all o in the least worried

no voy - como quieras — I'm not going - please yourself o as you like

como era temprano, nos fuimos a dar una vuelta — since o as it was early, we went for a walk

cansado como estaba, me ayudó — tired though o tired as he was, he helped me

Ex: This scheme aims for a more helpful order than the major schemes, by following the groupings of subjects as they are taught in schools.