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1 bagre
m.1 catfish (fish).2 hag, dog (informal pejorative) (woman). (Andean Spanish (Bolivia, Chilean Spanish, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru), River Plate)3 prostitute (Pejorative) (prostituta). ( Crica)4 astute person. ( Central American Spanish)5 fool, idiot. (Andean Spanish (Bolivia, Chilean Spanish, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru))* * *1 catfish* * *1. ADJ1) LAm vulgar, coarse2) CAm clever, sharp2.3.SM LAm (=pez) catfish* * *1) (Coc, Zool) catfish2) (AmS fam & pey) ( mujer fea) ugly hag (colloq & pej)* * *1) (Coc, Zool) catfish2) (AmS fam & pey) ( mujer fea) ugly hag (colloq & pej)* * ** * *bagre nm1. [pez] catfishAndes [hombre] ugly mug, Br face-ache* * *bagre nm: catfish -
2 antro
m.1 dive, dump (informal pejorative).un antro de depravación a den of iniquity2 seedy bar, den of iniquity, licentious place.3 cavern, cave.4 antrum, chamber, cavity in an organ of the body, antre.5 cavity in a bone, body cavity found especially in a bone.* * *1 (caverna) cavern2 (tugurio) dump, hole, dive\antro de perdición den of vice* * *SM (=cueva) cavern; (=local) pey * dive ** * *masculino ( local sórdido) dive (colloq)* * *= leper colony.Ex. Without data protection legislation the UK could become the leper colony of unsafe information with companies in other countries refusing to transmit valuable data into the UK.* * *masculino ( local sórdido) dive (colloq)* * *= leper colony.Ex: Without data protection legislation the UK could become the leper colony of unsafe information with companies in other countries refusing to transmit valuable data into the UK.
* * *antro de perdición den of iniquity* * *
antro sustantivo masculino ( local sórdido) dive (colloq);
antro m pey (local público) dump, hole
' antro' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ratonera
- tugurio
English:
den
- dive
- hole
- joint
* * *antro nmFam Pey dive, dump;ese bar es un antro de mala muerte that bar is a dive o dump;Humun antro de perdición a den of iniquity* * *m famdive fam, dump fam* * *antro nm1) : cave, den2) : dive, seedy nightclub -
3 carca
adj.1 old-fashioned (informal pejorative).2 Carlist.f. & m.old fogy.* * *► adjetivo1 familiar square, straight2 PLÍTICA reactionary1 familiar square, straight* * *Iadjetivo (fam) old-fashioned, fuddy-duddy (colloq)IImasculino y femenino (fam) old fogey (colloq)* * *= old fog(e)y, fuddy-duddy, fuddy-duddy.Nota: Adjetivo.Ex. They make us look like the stereotype of old fogies.Ex. Since meeting his wife and having kids he says he's become an old fuddy-duddy.Ex. According to him, tea as a category has lacked innovation and upgradation in recent years and hence has a very fuddy-duddy image.* * *Iadjetivo (fam) old-fashioned, fuddy-duddy (colloq)IImasculino y femenino (fam) old fogey (colloq)* * *= old fog(e)y, fuddy-duddy, fuddy-duddy.Nota: Adjetivo.Ex: They make us look like the stereotype of old fogies.
Ex: Since meeting his wife and having kids he says he's become an old fuddy-duddy.Ex: According to him, tea as a category has lacked innovation and upgradation in recent years and hence has a very fuddy-duddy image.* * *( fam)old fogey ( colloq)* * *
carca adjetivo (fam) old-fashioned, fuddy-duddy (colloq)
■ sustantivo masculino y femenino
old fogey (colloq)
carca adjetivo & mf familiar (chapado a la antigua) old fogey
Pol reactionary
* * *♦ adjPey old-fashioned♦ nmfPey [persona] old fogey♦ nfAndes [suciedad] filth, muck* * *m/f & adj famreactionary* * * -
4 carnero
f. & m.scab(informal pejorative) (blackleg). ( River Plate)m.ram (animal).* * *1 (animal) ram2 (carne) mutton* * *noun m.1) ram2) mutton* * *SM1) (Zool) sheep, ram- cantar para el carnerocarnero de la tierra — LAm llama, alpaca, vicuña
2) (Culin) mutton3) (=piel) sheepskin4) Cono Sur (=esquirol) blackleg, scab *5)* * *masculino ram* * *= ram.Ex. He demonstrates that the prevailing consensus that the ram and the he-goat are symbols for Persia and Greece is justified.----* piel de carnero = sheep, sheepskin.* * *masculino ram* * *= ram.Ex: He demonstrates that the prevailing consensus that the ram and the he-goat are symbols for Persia and Greece is justified.
* piel de carnero = sheep, sheepskin.* * *ram* * *
carnero sustantivo masculino
ram
carnero sustantivo masculino
1 Zool ram
2 Culin mutton ➣ Ver nota en cordero
' carnero' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cordera
- cordero
- oveja
- vuelta
English:
ram
- sheepskin
- scab
- somersault
* * *carnero, -a♦ nm1. [animal] ram2. [carne] mutton♦ nm,fAndes, RP Fam Pey1. [persona débil] weak-willed person2. [esquirol] scab, Br blackleg* * *m ram* * *carnero nm1) : ram, sheep2) : mutton* * *carnero n ram -
5 cobardica
f. & m.scaredy-cat (informal pejorative).* * *= wuss, wussy [wussier -comp., wussiest -sup.], wimp, puss.Ex. He goes on to state that liberals are wusses for claiming 'I support the troops but not the war'.Ex. And being against the war and saying you support the troops is one of the wussiest positions the pacifists have ever taken.Ex. I am the wimpiest wimp who ever wimped when it comes to surgery.Ex. Kyle is not a puss -- he is one of the tougher players on our team.* * *= wuss, wussy [wussier -comp., wussiest -sup.], wimp, puss.Ex: He goes on to state that liberals are wusses for claiming 'I support the troops but not the war'.
Ex: And being against the war and saying you support the troops is one of the wussiest positions the pacifists have ever taken.Ex: I am the wimpiest wimp who ever wimped when it comes to surgery.Ex: Kyle is not a puss -- he is one of the tougher players on our team.* * *♦ adjno seas cobardica don't be a scaredy-cat♦ nmfscaredy-cat -
6 fregona
f.1 mop (utensilio). (peninsular Spanish)2 skivvy (informal pejorative) (criada).3 scrubwoman, scullery maid, slavey.* * *1 peyorativo (sirvienta) drudge, GB skivvy2 (utensilio) mop3 (mujer ordinaria) common woman* * *SF1) (=utensilio) mop2) * (=persona) kitchen maid, dishwasher; (fig) pey slave, skivvy *; Caribe (=sinvergüenza) shameless hussy* * *1) (pey) ( sirvienta) drudge2) (Esp) ( utensilio) mop* * *= mop.Ex. Firemen were called in to work with mops and a suction cleaner.----* mocho, mocho de fregona = mop-head.* * *1) (pey) ( sirvienta) drudge2) (Esp) ( utensilio) mop* * *= mop.Ex: Firemen were called in to work with mops and a suction cleaner.
* mocho, mocho de fregona = mop-head.* * *A ( pey)2B ( Esp) (utensilio) mop* * *
fregona sustantivo femenino (Esp) ( utensilio) mop
fregona sustantivo femenino
1 mop
2 cleaner: si pierdo el trabajo me tendré que poner de fregona, if I lose my job, I'll have to start working as a cleaner
' fregona' also found in these entries:
English:
mop
* * *fregona nfpasar la fregona to mop* * *f1 mop2 L.Am. famnuisance, pain in the neck fam* * *fregona n mop -
7 gusano
m.1 worm (animal).gusano de luz glow wormgusano de (la) seda silkworm2 worm (informal pejorative) (person).3 worm (computing).* * *1 worm (oruga) caterpillar\gusano de seda silkworm* * *noun m.1) worm2) maggot* * *1. SM1) [gen] worm; [de tierra] earthworm; [de mosca] maggot; [de mariposa, polilla] caterpillar2) (=persona) worm; (=ser despreciable) contemptible person; (=persona dócil) meek creature3) (Inform) worm4) Cuba ** pey nickname for Cuban refugees post-19592.ADJ Cuba ** pey Cuban-refugee antes de s* * *1)a) ( como nombre genérico) worm; ( lombriz de tierra) earthworm, wormb) ( larva - de mariposa) caterpillar; (- de mosca) maggot2) (pey) ( persona despreciable) worm (pej)* * *= worm, worm, caterpillar, maggot.Ex. The article ' Worms in the field' describes a family of products based around a worm optical disc drive, comprising a worm drive, Image Scanner, Text Retrieval, OCR and Image-handling software.Ex. The article 'Computer viruses, Logic bombs, Trojan horses and worms: 'badware' in computers' reviews the different sorts of badware and what problems they cause.Ex. For MARC the journey from the caterpillar of the automation of card production to the beautiful butterfly of today has been long and largely successful.Ex. One last thought as a parting shot: it does seem that having once taken a bite out of the fruit of the tree of knowledge, we are to be banished from paradise forever, but we really have to eat the maggots in the fruit as well?.----* gusano de seda = silkworm.* * *1)a) ( como nombre genérico) worm; ( lombriz de tierra) earthworm, wormb) ( larva - de mariposa) caterpillar; (- de mosca) maggot2) (pey) ( persona despreciable) worm (pej)* * *= worm, worm, caterpillar, maggot.Ex: The article ' Worms in the field' describes a family of products based around a worm optical disc drive, comprising a worm drive, Image Scanner, Text Retrieval, OCR and Image-handling software.
Ex: The article 'Computer viruses, Logic bombs, Trojan horses and worms: 'badware' in computers' reviews the different sorts of badware and what problems they cause.Ex: For MARC the journey from the caterpillar of the automation of card production to the beautiful butterfly of today has been long and largely successful.Ex: One last thought as a parting shot: it does seem that having once taken a bite out of the fruit of the tree of knowledge, we are to be banished from paradise forever, but we really have to eat the maggots in the fruit as well?.* gusano de seda = silkworm.* * *A1 (como nombre genérico) worm; (lombriz de tierra) earthworm, wormCompuestos:(Esp, Méx) glowwormsilkwormC ( Inf) tbgusano informático wormmasculine, feminine* * *
gusano sustantivo masculino
1
( lombriz de tierra) earthworm, worm
(— de mosca) maggot;
gusano de seda silkworm
2 (pey) ( persona despreciable) worm (pej)
gusano sustantivo masculino
1 Zool worm
(oruga) caterpillar
(de mosca) maggot
gusano de seda, silkworm
2 (persona despreciable) worm: el jefe es un gusano the boss is a swine
' gusano' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
hebra
English:
maggot
- worm
* * *gusano nm1. [animal] worm2. [larva] grub;[de mariposa] caterpillar; [de mosca] maggot gusano de luz glow-worm;gusano de (la) seda silkworm3. Informát worm* * *m worm; de mosca maggot* * *gusano nm1) lombriz: worm, earthwormgusano de seda: silkworm2) : caterpillar, maggot, grub* * *gusano n1. (lombriz, etc) worm2. (oruga de mariposa) caterpillar3. (larva de mosca) maggot -
8 matasanos
m. s.&pl.bad doctor, bad surgeon.m.&f. s&pl.quack (informal pejorative).* * *1 familiar quack* * ** * *= quack.Ex. This is another example of how quacks are ignorant not only of physics, but also of psychology.* * ** * *= quack.Ex: This is another example of how quacks are ignorant not only of physics, but also of psychology.
* * *quack ( colloq)* * *matasanos nmf invFam Pey quack* * *m/f inv famquack fam* * * -
9 pelagatos
m.&f. s&pl.1 nobody (informal pejorative).2 poor devil, ragamuffin, ne'er-do-well, unimportant person.* * *1 familiar nobody* * ** * *= ragamuffin.Ex. He was looking affably at the two dubious ragamuffins and, moreover, even making inviting gestures to them.* * ** * *= ragamuffin.Ex: He was looking affably at the two dubious ragamuffins and, moreover, even making inviting gestures to them.
* * *nobody* * *
pelagatos mf fam nobody: no sé qué tiene que decir ese pelagatos de nosotros, who's he to think he can say something about us?
* * *pelagatos nmf invFam Pey nobody* * *m inv famnobody -
10 pelele
f. & m.1 person without criteria, person who changes sides, scrub, straw man.2 sleeper, bunting bag, pajama, Babygro.3 rag doll.m.1 puppet (informal pejorative) (person).2 guy, straw doll (muñeco).3 romper suit. (peninsular Spanish)* * *1 (muñeco de paja) straw puppet2 (persona) puppet3 (de bebé) romper suit* * *SM1) (=figura) guy, straw doll; (fig) tool, puppet2) (=bobo) simpleton3) [de bebé] Babygro ®, rompers pl, creepers pl (EEUU)* * *b) ( persona - manipulada) puppet; (- débil) (fam) wimp (colloq)* * *= stooge, wimp.Ex. Iraqis recognize a hand-picked council of stooges when they see it.Ex. I am the wimpiest wimp who ever wimped when it comes to surgery.* * *b) ( persona - manipulada) puppet; (- débil) (fam) wimp (colloq)* * *= stooge, wimp.Ex: Iraqis recognize a hand-picked council of stooges when they see it.
Ex: I am the wimpiest wimp who ever wimped when it comes to surgery.* * *A1 (de trapo) rag doll; (de paja) straw doll2 (persona manipulada) puppetes el pelele de los militares he's a puppet controlled by the military* * *
pelele sustantivo masculino
( de paja) straw doll
(— débil) (fam) wimp (colloq)
pelele sustantivo masculino
1 (persona) puppet
2 (muñeco) dummy: quemaron un pelele que llevaba la esvástica, they burnt a mannequin with a swastika on it
3 (de bebé) rompers, creepers
' pelele' also found in these entries:
English:
pushover
- rompers
* * *pelele nm2. [muñeco] straw doll, Br guy* * *m puppet -
11 sargento
f. & m.1 sergeant (military).2 dictator, little Hitler (informal pejorative) (mandón).m.small clamp (tool).* * *1 MILITAR sergeant2 figurado tyrant\sargento primero master sergeant* * *noun mf.* * *SMF1) (Mil) sergeantsargento de primera — [de tierra] staff sergeant; [de aire] flight sergeant
2) pey * (=mandón) bossy person* * *masculino y femeninoa) (Mil) ( en el ejército) sergeant; ( en las fuerzas aéreas) ≈staff sergeant ( in US), ≈sergeant ( in UK)b) (fam & pey) ( persona autoritaria) tyrant (colloq)* * *= sergeant.Ex. The author is a sergeant in the police.----* sargento de hierro = drill sergeant.* sargento de instrucción = drill sergeant.* sargento primero = lance sergeant.* * *masculino y femeninoa) (Mil) ( en el ejército) sergeant; ( en las fuerzas aéreas) ≈staff sergeant ( in US), ≈sergeant ( in UK)b) (fam & pey) ( persona autoritaria) tyrant (colloq)* * *= sergeant.Ex: The author is a sergeant in the police.
* sargento de hierro = drill sergeant.* sargento de instrucción = drill sergeant.* sargento primero = lance sergeant.* * *1 ( Mil) (en el ejército) sergeant; (en las fuerzas aéreas) ≈ staff sergeant ( in US), ≈ sergeant ( in UK)* * *
sargento sustantivo masculino y femenino (Mil) ( en el ejército) sergeant;
( en las fuerzas aéreas) ≈ staff sergeant ( in US), ≈ sergeant ( in UK)
sargento mf
1 Mil sergeant
2 fam pey (persona dominante) bossy person
' sargento' also found in these entries:
English:
sergeant
- sergeant major
* * *♦ nmf1. Mil sergeantsargento primero Br staff sergeant, US sergeant-major♦ nm[herramienta] small clamp* * *m sergeant* * *sargento nmf: sergeant* * *sargento n sergeant -
12 trepa
f. & m.social climber (informal pejorative). (peninsular Spanish)pres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: trepar.* * *1 familiar peyorativo go-getter, social climber* * *I1. SF1) (=subida) climb, climbing2) (=voltereta) somersault3) (=ardid) trick, ruse4) (Caza) hide, blind (EEUU)5) * (=paliza) tanning *2.SMF * (=arribista) social climber; (=cobista) creep *IISF1) (Téc) [con taladro] drilling, boring2) (Cos) (=guarnición) trimming3) [de madera] grain* * *= social climber, upstart, creep.Ex. New ideas are most likely to be introduced and pursued by 'social climbers'.Ex. Otherwise they run the risk of being usurped by upstart local government PR men or newspaper consortia.Ex. Remember before you give your heart away to figure out if he's a creep or not because creeps are just there to use you for whatever needs they have.* * *= social climber, upstart, creep.Ex: New ideas are most likely to be introduced and pursued by 'social climbers'.
Ex: Otherwise they run the risk of being usurped by upstart local government PR men or newspaper consortia.Ex: Remember before you give your heart away to figure out if he's a creep or not because creeps are just there to use you for whatever needs they have.* * *( fam)social climber* * *
Del verbo trepar: ( conjugate trepar)
trepa es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
trepa
trepar
trepar ( conjugate trepar) verbo intransitivo
to climb;
trepa
I adj fam pey social-climbing
II mf fam pey social climber
trepar verbo transitivo & verbo intransitivo to climb: trepó por el tronco, he climbed up the trunk
' trepa' also found in these entries:
English:
creep
* * *trepa nmfEsp Fam Pey social climber* * *m/f fam -
13 vejestorio
m.1 old codger or(informal pejorative).2 old thing or relic. ( Latin American Spanish)3 antique object, old crock, antiquity.4 old-fashioned fellow, old crock.* * *1 familiar peyorativo old dodderer, old crock* * *SM pey old dodderer *, old crock ** * *a) (fam) ( persona)b) (AmL fam) ( cosa) old relic (colloq), piece of old junk (colloq)* * *= old fart.Ex. Old farts are everywhere, and they bring with them the ghosts of the past -- ghosts that are long dead and need to remain so.* * *a) (fam) ( persona)b) (AmL fam) ( cosa) old relic (colloq), piece of old junk (colloq)* * *= old fart.Ex: Old farts are everywhere, and they bring with them the ghosts of the past -- ghosts that are long dead and need to remain so.
* * *1 ( fam)(persona): ese guardameta es un vejestorio that goalkeeper is an old relic o ( BrE) an old crock ( colloq)* * *
vejestorio sustantivo masculinoa) (fam) ( persona):
vejestorio m fam pey very old person, dodderer
* * *vejestorio nmFam Pey1. [persona] old codger o Br crock2. Am [cosa] old thing o relic* * *m famold fossil fam, old relic fam -
14 zorra
f.1 slut(informal pejorative). (peninsular Spanish)2 vixen, she-fox, female fox.3 tramp, whore, harlot.4 handcar.* * *1 (animal) vixen\no tener ni zorra idea familiar not to have a clue* * *noun f.* * *1. SF1) (=animal) vixen2) ** (=prostituta) whore pey, tart **, slut **¡zorra! — you slut! **
3) * (=borrachera)2.ADJ ** (=puñetero) bloody **zorro* * *1) (fam & pey) ( prostituta) whore (colloq & pej)no tener ni zorra idea (de algo) — (Esp fam)
2)a) ( carro) cartb) (RPl) (Ferr) handcar* * *= slag, slapper, sneaky bitch, thieving woman.Ex. Sleeping around does not make a woman a slag or a slapper -- a look at sex, lies and sterotypes that still persist today.Ex. Sleeping around does not make a woman a slag or a slapper -- a look at sex, lies and sterotypes that still persist today.Ex. Form my history of clans, all 'alliances' between clans are acts of cowardice and usualy ends with some sneaky bitch backstabbing people.Ex. By the 1890s, women of African descent were branded as lascivious, loose, and thieving women.* * *1) (fam & pey) ( prostituta) whore (colloq & pej)no tener ni zorra idea (de algo) — (Esp fam)
2)a) ( carro) cartb) (RPl) (Ferr) handcar* * *= slag, slapper, sneaky bitch, thieving woman.Ex: Sleeping around does not make a woman a slag or a slapper -- a look at sex, lies and sterotypes that still persist today.
Ex: Sleeping around does not make a woman a slag or a slapper -- a look at sex, lies and sterotypes that still persist today.Ex: Form my history of clans, all 'alliances' between clans are acts of cowardice and usualy ends with some sneaky bitch backstabbing people.Ex: By the 1890s, women of African descent were branded as lascivious, loose, and thieving women.* * *no tener ni zorra idea de algo ( Esp fam): no tengo ni zorra idea de política I don't have a clue about politics, I don't know a thing o the first thing about politicsB1 (carro) cart* * *
zorra sustantivo femenino (fam & pey) ( prostituta) whore (colloq & pej), tart (colloq & pej);
ver tb zorro 1 a, 2
zorro,-a
I sustantivo masculino
1 Zool fox
2 (hombre taimado, astuto) cunning man: es zorro viejo, he knows all the tricks
II adj fam (astuto) cunning, sly
zorra sustantivo femenino
1 Zool vixen
2 fam ofens (prostituta) tart
(fresca, golfa) slut
3 (mujer astuta, taimada) cunning woman
' zorra' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
zorro
English:
vixen
* * *zorra nf2. RP [remolque] trailer* * *f1 ZO vixen2 popwhore pop -
15 joto
m.1 queer (British), fag (United States) (informal pejorative). (Mexican Spanish)2 gay, homosexual, gay man, effeminate man.* * *1) (Méx fam) ( homosexual) gay man2) (Col) ( atado) bundle* * *1) (Méx fam) ( homosexual) gay man2) (Col) ( atado) bundle* * *C ( Méx) (en naipes) jack* * *joto nmMéx Fam Pey Br queer, US fag -
16 milico
m.soldier (informal pejorative) (soldier). (Andean Spanish (Bolivia, Chilean Spanish, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru), River Plate)los milicos tomaron el poder the military took power* * *masculino (AmL fam & pey) soldier* * *masculino (AmL fam & pey) soldier* * *soldierlos milicos the militaryse casó de milico he was married in uniform* * *
milico sustantivo masculino (AmL fam & pey) soldier;
* * *milico nmAndes, RP Fam Pey1. [militar] soldier;los milicos tomaron el poder the military took power2. [policía] pig* * *m S.Am. despsoldier -
17 pelandusca
f.1 tart, slut (informal pejorative).2 whore, streetwalker, hooker, street-walker.* * *1 familiar floozy* * *femenino (fam) whore (colloq), slut (colloq)* * *femenino (fam) whore (colloq), slut (colloq)* * *( fam)* * *pelandusca nfFam Pey floozie* * *f famwhore fam -
18 perorar
v.1 to speechify (informal pejorative).2 to make a speech, to give a speech, to talk, to orate.3 to talk incessantly to.Me perora Ricardo Ricardo talks incessantly to me.* * *1 (dar un discurso) to deliver a speech2 peyorativo to blabber on ( sobre, about)* * *VI to make a speech; hum to spout* * *verbo intransitivo (fam) to hold forth* * *verbo intransitivo (fam) to hold forth* * *perorar [A1 ]vi( fam); to hold forth, make a speech* * *perorar viPey to speechify* * *perorar vi: to deliver a speech -
19 rosquete
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20 americanada
f.1 typical Hollywood film (informal pejorative) (película).2 typical Hollywood movie.* * ** * *SF typically American thing, typically American thing to do* * *( fam pey)typical Hollywood movie ( o show etc)* * *
americanada f fam pey fuimos a ver una americanada, we went to see a typical American film
* * *americanada nfFam Pey [película] typical Hollywood film;es una americanada it's terribly American
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Laowai — (zh tsp|t=老外|s=老外|p=lǎowài) is one of several Chinese words for foreigner . Laowai literally translates as old ( lao 老) foreigner ( wai 外). It is an informal word that appears in both spoken and written Chinese. While some people consider laowai… … Wikipedia
