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Howling for

Толкование Перевод

1 for shame

стыдно

shame on you — стыдно

false shame — ложный стыд

burning shame — страшный стыд

howling shame — позор, стыд и срам

to be past shame — потерять стыд

English-Russian base dictionary > for shame
2 pedir

v.

1 to ask for.

pedir algo a alguien to ask somebody for something

pedir a alguien que haga algo to ask somebody to do something

pedir a alguien (en matrimonio) to ask for somebody's hand (in marriage)

pedir (prestado) algo a alguien to borrow something from somebody

pide un millón por la moto he's asking a million for the motorbike

Yo pido una pizza I ask for a pizza.

Yo le pido a María una pizza I ask Mary for a pizza.

Yo le pido a María I ask Mary.

2 to order.

¿qué has pedido de postre? what have you ordered for dessert?

3 to demand.

4 to call for, to need.

5 to beg.

6 to ask to, to request to.

Yo pedí hablar en la reunión I requested to talk at the meeting.

7 to require.

El caso pide una acción immediata The case requires immediate action.

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pedir

Conjugation model [ SERVIR], like link=servir servir

► verbo transitivo

1 (gen) to ask for

■ me pidió el teléfono he asked me for my phone number

■ me pidió que la acompañara she asked me to go with her

2 (mercancías, en restaurante) to order

■ lo pedí por teléfono I ordered it over the phone

■ ¿qué has pedido de postre? what did you order for dessert?

3 (necesitar) to need, cry out for

■ este suelo está pidiendo a gritos un fregado this floor is crying out to be washed

► verbo intransitivo

1 (por la calle) to beg

■ siempre hay gente pidiendo there are always people begging

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FRASEOLOGÍA

a pedir de boca just right, perfectly

pedir la cuenta to ask for the bill

pedir la mano de alguien to ask for somebody's hand in marriage

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verb

1) to ask for, request

2) order

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1. VT

1) (=rogar, solicitar) to ask for

¿habéis pedido ya la cuenta? — have you asked for the bill yet?

lo único que pido es que no llueva mañana — all I ask is that it doesn't rain tomorrow

necesito pedirte consejo — I need to ask your advice

a ti nadie te ha pedido tu opinión — nobody asked your opinion

estuve pidiendo auxilio durante un buen rato — I was calling for help for some time

una manifestación pidiendo la libertad de los secuestrados — a demonstration calling for the release of the hostages

llamé para pedir que me pusieran una canción — I phoned to request a song

• pedir cuentas a algn — to demand an explanation from sb

• pedir algo a Dios — to pray to God for sth

• pedir disculpas — to apologize

• pedir algo por favor, me pidió por favor que fuera discreto — he asked me to please keep it to myself

te lo pido por favor, quédate conmigo — please stay with me

• pedir hora — to make an appointment

• pedir limosna — to beg

• pedir la palabra — to ask for permission to speak

pido la palabra, señoría — permission to speak, my lord

• pedir perdón — (=disculparse) to apologize; [suplicando] to beg (for) forgiveness

• pedir permiso — to ask (for) permission

- te lo pido por Dios

- ¿qué más se puede pedir?

2) (Com) (=encargar) to order

he pedido unos zapatos por correo — I've ordered some shoes by post

tengo pedidos varios libros — I've got some books on order

3) [en un restaurante] to order; [en un bar] to ask for, order

de primero hemos pedido sopa — we've ordered soup as a starter

hemos pedido dos cafés y un té — we've asked for o ordered two coffees and a tea

4) [para casarse] to propose to

fue a su casa a pedirla — he went to her house to propose to her

mis dos hermanas ya están pedidas — my two sisters are already spoken for

• pedir la mano de algn — to ask for sb's hand

• pedir a algn en matrimonio — to ask for sb's hand in marriage

5) (Jur) [+ condena] to ask for

el fiscal pidió siete años de cárcel — the prosecution asked for a seven-year sentence

6) (=requerir) to need

esta planta pide mucho sol — this plant needs lots of sunlight

ese sofá pide una cortina azul — that sofa needs a blue curtain to go with it

• pedir algo a gritos o voces — to be crying out for sth

la casa está pidiendo a voces que la pinten — the house is crying out to be painted

7) (tb: pedir prestado) to borrow

tengo que pedirte unos libros — I need to borrow some books off you

me pidió prestado el coche — he asked if he could borrow the car, he asked to borrow the car

2. VI

1) (=rogar)

este niño está todo el día pidiendo — that child is always asking for things

• pedir por algn — (Rel) to pray for sb

pido a Dios por los difuntos — I pray to God for the dead

- por pedir que no quede

2) (=pedir dinero) [mendigo] to beg; [voluntario] to collect money

iba pidiendo por los vagones — he went begging from carriage to carriage

piden para una buena causa — they are collecting money for a good cause

3) [en un bar, restaurante] to order

¿habéis pedido ya? — have you ordered yet?
boca 1., 3)
3.

See:

pedirse
PEDIR ¿"Ask" o "ask for"? ► La expresión pedir algo se traduce por ask for something: Pidieron muchas cosas diferentes They asked for many different things Si el verbo pedir lleva dos complementos, el complemento de persona siempre va delante: Pídele un lápiz a la profesora Ask the teacher for a pencil ► La estructura pedir a alguien que haga algo, se traduce al inglés por ask + ((objeto)) + ((construcción de infinitivo)): Le pedí a mi hermana que me trajera una alfombra de Turquía I asked my sister to bring me a rug from Turkey Le pediremos que nos haga un descuento We'll ask him to give us a discount Si el contexto es más formal pedir también se puede traducir por request: Ambas partes en conflicto están pidiendo ayuda al extranjero Both sides are requesting help from abroad Para otros usos y ejemplos ver la entrada
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1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) <dinero/ayuda> to ask for

pidieron un préstamo al banco — they asked the bank for a loan

pidió permiso para salir — she asked permission to leave

pide limosna — he begs (for money)

perdirle algo a alguien — to ask somebody for something

le pidió ayuda — he asked her for help

nadie (te) ha pedido tu opinión — nobody asked (for) your opinion

me pidió disculpas or perdón — he apologized (to me)

me pidió explicaciones or cuentas — he asked me to justify my actions

pedir hora — to make an appointment

pedir la palabra — to ask for permission to speak

¿qué más se puede pedir? — what more could you ask for?

me pidió que le enseñara — he asked me to teach him

pidió que lo trasladaran — he asked to be transferred; ver prestado

b) (en bar, restaurante) <plato/bebida> to order; < cuenta> to ask for

2) (Com)

a) ( como precio)

pedir algo POR algo — to ask something for something

¿cuánto pide por la casa? — how much is she asking for the house?

b) < mercancías> to order

3) ( para casarse)

pedir a una mujer en matrimonio — to ask for a woman's hand in marriage (frml)

4) ( requerir) to need

este pescado pide un vino blanco — this fish needs a white wine to go with it

esta planta está pidiendo a gritos que la rieguen — this plant is crying out to be watered
2.
pedir vi

a) ( mendigar) to beg

b) (en bar, restaurante) to order

c) ( para tener algo) (AmL) to ask

pidió para salir temprano — he asked if he could go early

estos niños sólo saben pedir — these children do nothing but make demands

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= ask, ask for, have + calls for, call for, call on/upon, canvass, instruct, invite, order, plead for, request, require, prompt, bid, beg, howl for, cadge, call on/upon, bay.

Ex. This recommendation asks the cataloguer to ascertain the name by which an author is commonly known.

Ex. Good luck and don't hesitate to ask me or anyone on the management team for advice or assistance!.

Ex. For some while there have been calls for an abbreviated version of AACR, for small libraries and for non-cataloguers.

Ex. The main rules call for entry of societies under name and institutions under place.

Ex. This article calls on libraries to forge a renewed national commitment to cooperate in the building of a national information network for scholarly communications.

Ex. A change to 48% reduction instead of the present 24% is being canvassed, in order to keep the size within bounds, but this should not cause any serious problems in use, particularly as many modern microform readers have dual magnification.

Ex. Some of the above limitations of title indexes can be overcome by exercising a measure of control over the index terminology, and by inputting and instructing the computer to print a number of pre-determined links or references between keywords.

Ex. Members of the audience were invited to ask questions, make statements, and express themselves freely.

Ex. Edge notch cards are often ordered in a size tailored to the demands of the index, and can be purchased with any coding that the index designer specifies.

Ex. I would plead for more standardization, not less, because I think whatever we do is going to be imperfect.

Ex. Also, with online display, the user should be able to request displays indicating different levels of specificity.

Ex. If the library wants all users to have passwords, an authorization level of 1 can be assigned in the search function to force the system to require a password.

Ex. You will be prompted to choose a file; your last search will then be executed automatically in the file that you choose.

Ex. 'Sit down please,' he bade her.

Ex. A sociologist at Yale begs libraries to keep information from him - he says that information seeks him everywhere in this world of email, fax and telephone.

Ex. The article ' Howling for change' suggests what can be done to halt the decline of the book industry.

Ex. For the most part it is a story of bug-ridden rooms in working-men's hotels, of fights, drinking bouts, cheap brothels, Russian refugees, cadging.

Ex. The difference is only that an indexer is not usually called upon to appreciate the subtleties of the subject to the same extent as an abstractor.

Ex. If the Holocaust cannot be discussed freely then stop baying about freedom of speech.

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* a pedir de boca = without a hitch.

* pedir ayuda = seek + assistance, seek + help.

* pedir ayuda a = enlist + the cooperation of.

* pedir con insistencia = urge, urging.

* pedir dinero prestado = borrow + money.

* pedir disculpas = eat + Posesivo + words, eat + humble pie, eat + crow, eat + dirt.

* pedir encarecidamente = urge, appeal for, make + a plea for, urging.

* pedir en préstamo = borrow.

* pedir especialmente = special order.

* pedir información = request + information.

* pedir información de = ask for + details of.

* pedir información sobre = enquire of [inquire of, -USA].

* pedir la cabeza de Alguien = bay for + Posesivo + blood.

* pedir la documentación = card.

* pedir la identificación = card.

* pedir la luna = cry for + the moon, ask for + the moon, reach for + the moon.

* pedir la opinión sobre = ask for + opinion on.

* pedirle cuentas a Alguien = bring + Nombre + to book.

* pedirle peras al olmo = cry for + the moon, ask for + the moon, reach for + the moon.

* pedir perdón = eat + Posesivo + words, eat + humble pie, eat + crow, eat + dirt.

* pedir prestado = borrow.

* pedir rescate por Algo = hold + Nombre + for ransom.

* pedir sugerencias = solicit + recommendations.

* pedir un deseo = make + a wish, mounting problems.

* pedir un préstamo = take + a loan.

* pedir un rescate = ransom.

* pedir venganza = bay for + vengeance, bay for + blood.

* persona que pide asilo = asylum seeker.

* salir a pedir de boca = come up + roses, go off without + a hitch.

* volver a pedir = reorder [re-order].

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1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) <dinero/ayuda> to ask for

pidieron un préstamo al banco — they asked the bank for a loan

pidió permiso para salir — she asked permission to leave

pide limosna — he begs (for money)

perdirle algo a alguien — to ask somebody for something

le pidió ayuda — he asked her for help

nadie (te) ha pedido tu opinión — nobody asked (for) your opinion

me pidió disculpas or perdón — he apologized (to me)

me pidió explicaciones or cuentas — he asked me to justify my actions

pedir hora — to make an appointment

pedir la palabra — to ask for permission to speak

¿qué más se puede pedir? — what more could you ask for?

me pidió que le enseñara — he asked me to teach him

pidió que lo trasladaran — he asked to be transferred; ver prestado

b) (en bar, restaurante) <plato/bebida> to order; < cuenta> to ask for

2) (Com)

a) ( como precio)

pedir algo POR algo — to ask something for something

¿cuánto pide por la casa? — how much is she asking for the house?

b) < mercancías> to order

3) ( para casarse)

pedir a una mujer en matrimonio — to ask for a woman's hand in marriage (frml)

4) ( requerir) to need

este pescado pide un vino blanco — this fish needs a white wine to go with it

esta planta está pidiendo a gritos que la rieguen — this plant is crying out to be watered
2.
pedir vi

a) ( mendigar) to beg

b) (en bar, restaurante) to order

c) ( para tener algo) (AmL) to ask

pidió para salir temprano — he asked if he could go early

estos niños sólo saben pedir — these children do nothing but make demands

* * *

= ask, ask for, have + calls for, call for, call on/upon, canvass, instruct, invite, order, plead for, request, require, prompt, bid, beg, howl for, cadge, call on/upon, bay.

Ex: This recommendation asks the cataloguer to ascertain the name by which an author is commonly known.

Ex: Good luck and don't hesitate to ask me or anyone on the management team for advice or assistance!.

Ex: For some while there have been calls for an abbreviated version of AACR, for small libraries and for non-cataloguers.

Ex: The main rules call for entry of societies under name and institutions under place.

Ex: This article calls on libraries to forge a renewed national commitment to cooperate in the building of a national information network for scholarly communications.

Ex: A change to 48% reduction instead of the present 24% is being canvassed, in order to keep the size within bounds, but this should not cause any serious problems in use, particularly as many modern microform readers have dual magnification.

Ex: Some of the above limitations of title indexes can be overcome by exercising a measure of control over the index terminology, and by inputting and instructing the computer to print a number of pre-determined links or references between keywords.

Ex: Members of the audience were invited to ask questions, make statements, and express themselves freely.

Ex: Edge notch cards are often ordered in a size tailored to the demands of the index, and can be purchased with any coding that the index designer specifies.

Ex: I would plead for more standardization, not less, because I think whatever we do is going to be imperfect.

Ex: Also, with online display, the user should be able to request displays indicating different levels of specificity.

Ex: If the library wants all users to have passwords, an authorization level of 1 can be assigned in the search function to force the system to require a password.

Ex: You will be prompted to choose a file; your last search will then be executed automatically in the file that you choose.

Ex: 'Sit down please,' he bade her.

Ex: A sociologist at Yale begs libraries to keep information from him - he says that information seeks him everywhere in this world of email, fax and telephone.

Ex: The article ' Howling for change' suggests what can be done to halt the decline of the book industry.

Ex: For the most part it is a story of bug-ridden rooms in working-men's hotels, of fights, drinking bouts, cheap brothels, Russian refugees, cadging.

Ex: The difference is only that an indexer is not usually called upon to appreciate the subtleties of the subject to the same extent as an abstractor.

Ex: If the Holocaust cannot be discussed freely then stop baying about freedom of speech.

* a pedir de boca = without a hitch.

* pedir ayuda = seek + assistance, seek + help.

* pedir ayuda a = enlist + the cooperation of.

* pedir con insistencia = urge, urging.

* pedir dinero prestado = borrow + money.

* pedir disculpas = eat + Posesivo + words, eat + humble pie, eat + crow, eat + dirt.

* pedir encarecidamente = urge, appeal for, make + a plea for, urging.

* pedir en préstamo = borrow.

* pedir especialmente = special order.

* pedir información = request + information.

* pedir información de = ask for + details of.

* pedir información sobre = enquire of [inquire of, -USA].

* pedir la cabeza de Alguien = bay for + Posesivo + blood.

* pedir la documentación = card.

* pedir la identificación = card.

* pedir la luna = cry for + the moon, ask for + the moon, reach for + the moon.

* pedir la opinión sobre = ask for + opinion on.

* pedirle cuentas a Alguien = bring + Nombre + to book.

* pedirle peras al olmo = cry for + the moon, ask for + the moon, reach for + the moon.

* pedir perdón = eat + Posesivo + words, eat + humble pie, eat + crow, eat + dirt.

* pedir prestado = borrow.

* pedir rescate por Algo = hold + Nombre + for ransom.

* pedir sugerencias = solicit + recommendations.

* pedir un deseo = make + a wish, mounting problems.

* pedir un préstamo = take + a loan.

* pedir un rescate = ransom.

* pedir venganza = bay for + vengeance, bay for + blood.

* persona que pide asilo = asylum seeker.

* salir a pedir de boca = come up + roses, go off without + a hitch.

* volver a pedir = reorder [re-order].

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pedir [ I14 ]

vt

A

1 ‹dinero/ayuda› to ask for

pidieron un préstamo al banco they asked the bank for a loan

pidió permiso para salir she asked permission to leave

me pidió consejo he asked my advice, he asked me for advice

pide limosna a la puerta de la iglesia he begs (for money) at the church door

préstamelo, te lo pido por favor please lend it to me

si no me lo pides por favor no te lo doy I won't give it to you unless you say please o unless you ask nicely

pedir algo prestado ver prestado:

nadie te ha pedido (tu) opinión nobody asked (for) your opinion

me pidió disculpas or perdón por lo que había hecho he apologized for what he had done

pídele perdón a tu padre apologize to o say you're sorry to your father

¿quién eres tú para venir a pedirme cuentas or explicaciones? who do you think you are, asking me to justify my actions?

pedir hora to make an appointment

pedir la palabra to ask for permission to speak

pide cuatro años de cárcel para los acusados he is asking for a four-year sentence for the accused

es un sitio donde se come barato y bien, no se puede pedir más it's the sort of place where you can eat cheaply and well, what more could you ask for? o it's ideal

está haciendo todo lo posible, no se le puede pedir más she's doing all she can, you can't ask for more than that o that's all you can ask

pedir QUE + SUBJ:

me pidió que le comprara el periódico he asked me to buy him the newspaper

pidió que lo trasladaran he asked to be transferred

boca

2 (en un bar, restaurante) to order

pedimos pescado de segundo we ordered fish for our second course

pide la cuenta y nos vamos ask for o get the check ( AmE) o ( BrE) bill and we can go

B ( Com)

1 (como precio) pedir algo POR algo to ask sth FOR sth

¿cuánto pide por la casa? how much is she asking for the house?

2 ‹mercancías› to order

C

(para casarse): pedir a una mujer en matrimonio to ask for a woman's hand in marriage ( frml)

le pedí la mano de su hija I asked for his daughter's hand in marriage ( frml), I asked to marry his daughter

vino a pedir a mi hermana he came to ask if he could marry my sister

D (requerir) to need

este pescado pide un buen vino blanco this fish needs a good white wine to go with it, this fish would go well with a good white wine

ese vestido pide unos zapatos más altos that dress needs shoes with a higher heel

está pidiendo una bofetada she's asking for a slap

esta planta está pidiendo a gritos que la rieguen this plant is crying out to be watered

■ pedir

vi

1 (mendigar) to beg

pide a la puerta de la iglesia he begs at the church door

2 (en un bar, restaurante) to order

3 (para tener algo) ( AmL) to ask

pidió para salir temprano he asked if he could go early o he asked permission to go early

estos niños sólo saben pedir these chidren are very demanding o do nothing but make demands

■ pedirse

v pron

( leng infantil); to have dibs on ( AmE colloq), to bags ( BrE colloq)

me pido la cama de arriba I have dibs on the top bunk, I bags the top bunk

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pedir ( conjugate pedir) verbo transitivo
1
a) ‹dinero/ayuda› to ask for;

◊ pidieron un préstamo al banco they asked the bank for a loan;

pidió permiso para salir she asked permission to leave;
pide limosna he begs (for money);
pedirle algo a algn to ask sb for sth;
le pidió ayuda he asked her for help;
me pidió disculpas or perdón he apologized (to me);
pedir hora to make an appointment;
pedir la palabra to ask for permission to speak;
me pidió que le enseñara he asked me to teach him;
ver prestado
b) (en bar, restaurante) ‹plato/bebida› to order;

‹ cuenta› to ask for
2 (Com)
a) ( como precio) pedir algo POR algo to ask sth for sth;

◊ ¿cuánto pide por la casa? how much is she asking for the house?

b) ‹ mercancías› to order

verbo intransitivo
a) (en bar, restaurante) to order

b) ( mendigar) to beg

pedir verbo transitivo
1 (un favor) to ask: me pidió que la ayudara, he asked me to help her
2 (una cosa) to ask for: el niño le pidió unos caramelos, the child asked him for some sweets ➣ Ver nota en ask
3 (en la tienda, en el bar, etc) to order
4 (limosna) to beg
5 (requerir, necesitar) to need: ese coche está pidiendo que lo laven, that car needs washing
♦ Locuciones: pedir a gritos, to cry out
pedir disculpas, to apologize
pedir prestado, to borrow
a pedir de boca, just fine
' pedir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
apestosa
- apestoso
- bastar
- boca
- cita
- cobrar
- cuenta
- demandar
- disculpa
- hora
- luna
- pera
- perdón
- prestar
- requerir
- socorro
- voz
- asilo
- audiencia
- auxilio
- aventón
- cola
- excusar
- gorrear
- informe
- justicia
- limosna
- mano
- ordenar
- palabra
- palmada
- pida
- prestado
- qué
- raid
- turno
- vez
English:
apologetic
- appeal
- apply for
- appointment
- ask
- ask for
- asylum
- beg
- borrow
- clamor
- clamour
- cry out for
- formality
- get
- have
- invite
- may
- order
- permission
- propose
- request
- seek
- send away for
- send for
- send off for
- shall
- sorry
- summon
- tall order
- want
- wish
- write back
- write off
- apologize
- by
- call
- claim
- cry
- hitch
- impossible
- make
- might
- place
- send
- urge

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pedir

♦ vt

1. [solicitar] to ask for;

pedir algo a alguien to ask sb for sth;

me pidió (mi) opinión she asked me (for) my opinion;

pedir un taxi (por teléfono) to ring for a taxi;

pedir a alguien que haga algo to ask sb to do sth;

le pido que sea breve, por favor I would ask you to be brief, please;

le pedí que saliera conmigo I asked her out;

pedir a alguien en matrimonio, pedir la mano de alguien to ask for sb's hand (in marriage);

pedir prestado algo a alguien to borrow sth from sb;

pide un millón por la moto he's asking a million for the motorbike;

no tienes más que pedirlo all you need to do is ask;

si no es mucho pedir if it's not too much to ask;

Comp
CAm, Méx
pedir raid to hitch a ride o Br lift

2. [en bares, restaurantes] to order;

¿qué has pedido de postre? what have you ordered for dessert?

3. [mercancías] to order;

pedir algo a alguien to order sth from sb

4. [exigir] to demand;

¡pido que se me escuche! I demand to be heard!;

le pedimos al gobierno una inmediata retirada de las tropas we demand that the government withdraw its troops immediately;

la acusación pide veinte años de cárcel the prosecution is asking for twenty years

5. [requerir] to call for, to need;

los cactus piden poca agua cacti don't need a lot of water;

esta cocina está pidiendo a gritos que la limpies this kitchen is crying out for you to clean it

♦ vi

1. [mendigar] to beg;

hay mucha gente pidiendo por la calle there are a lot of beggars in the streets

2. [en bares, restaurantes] to order;

¿han pedido ya? have you ordered?

3. [rezar]
pedir por el alma de alguien to pray for sb's soul

♦ See also the pronominal verb pedirse

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pedir

I v/t

1 ask for;

pedir algo a alguien ask s.o. for sth;

me pidió que no fuera he asked me not to go;

te lo pido I beg you

2 ( necesitar) need

3 en bar, restaurante order

II v/i

1 ( mendigar) beg

2 en bar, restaurante order

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pedir {54} vt

1) : to ask for, to request

le pedí un préstamo a Claudia: I asked Claudia for a loan

2) : to order (food, merchandise)

3)

pedir disculpas or

pedir perdón : to apologize

pedir vi

1) : to order

2) : to beg

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pedir vb

1. (en general) to ask for

ha pedido una bicicleta a los Reyes Magos he's asked Father Christmas for a bicycle

¿cuánto piden por el cuadro? how much are they asking for the picture?

2. (un favor) to ask

te tengo que pedir un favor I've got to ask you a favour

3. (en restaurante) to order

¿qué has pedido de segundo? what have you ordered for your main course?

pedir disculpas to apologize

pedir hora to make an appointment

pedir / pedir limosna to beg [pt. & pp. begged]

pedir perdón to apologize

pedir prestado to borrow

Spanish-English dictionary > pedir
3 chillería

• howling

• screaming

• shouting

• yell for help

• yellow

Diccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > chillería
4 aullido

m.

howl.

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aullido

► nombre masculino

1 howl, yell

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noun m.

howl

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SM howl, yell

dar aullidos — to howl, yell

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masculino howl

los aullidos del perro — the howling of the dog

el aullido del viento — the howling of the wind

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= whine, whining, yelp.

Ex. The noise is a high-pitched whine or hiss the machine emits during operation.

Ex. Electronic, peer review journals provide the clearest examples of the value of the Internet as a medium for serious scholarship, a counterpoint to whinings over digital disinformation and knowledge fragmentation.

Ex. Its shooting stabs of pain, its yelps of despair, its tears, its emotional zigzagging, all bear testimony to such a shattering.

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* dar aullidos = caterwaul.

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masculino howl

los aullidos del perro — the howling of the dog

el aullido del viento — the howling of the wind

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= whine, whining, yelp.

Ex: The noise is a high-pitched whine or hiss the machine emits during operation.

Ex: Electronic, peer review journals provide the clearest examples of the value of the Internet as a medium for serious scholarship, a counterpoint to whinings over digital disinformation and knowledge fragmentation.

Ex: Its shooting stabs of pain, its yelps of despair, its tears, its emotional zigzagging, all bear testimony to such a shattering.

* dar aullidos = caterwaul.

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aullido

masculine

howl

el aullido del viento the howling of the wind

los aullidos del perro the howling of the dog

daba aullidos de dolor he was howling with pain

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aullido sustantivo masculino
howl;
◊ los aullidos del perro the howling of the dog

aullido sustantivo masculino howl

' aullido' also found in these entries:
English:
howl
- ululation
- whine
- yelp

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aullido nm

howl;

se oía el aullido de un lobo you could hear a wolf howling;

lanzó un aullido de miedo she gave a shriek of fear

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aullido

m howl

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aullido nm

: howl, wail

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aullido n howl

me asustó el aullido del lobo the wolf's howl frightened me

Spanish-English dictionary > aullido
5 en realidad

en realidad

actually, in fact

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= actually, as a matter of fact, in fact, in reality, in truth, to all intents and purposes, in point of fact, in actuality, in a very real sense, in actual practice, in actual fact, for all intents and purposes, for that matter, if the truth be known, if the truth be told, in all truth, in all reality

Ex. Dr. Richmond actually has had two careers.

Ex. As a matter of fact, the record of the change is retained in at least the OCLC files and is, I am told, available to libraries.

Ex. However, one important feature to note about such systems is that many of them do not in fact organise knowledge or retrieve information.

Ex. In reality the extent of integration for catalogue entries for different media depends on administrative considerations, such as which section of the library is responsible for the compilation of catalogues for the various media.

Ex. But why had he said he offered to do the work for the superintendent when in truth she had initiated the request?.

Ex. To all intents and purposes he is unaware of its existence.

Ex. In point of fact, I am well aware that catalogers, as a group, resist with every cell in their bodies any attempt to erode or degrade or compromise the catalog.

Ex. In actuality every librarian has a different concept of ephemeral materials.

Ex. In a very real sense, library administration is only an extension of public administration.

Ex. The supervisor in actual practice receives information not only from subordinates, but from superiors and from external sources.

Ex. Despite carefully framed acquistions policy statements regarding fiction in actual fact libraries allocate only a small percentage of their meagre book funds to fiction.

Ex. In the 20th century, the debate about weeding followed, for all intents and purposes, the contours of the controversy surrounding the Quincy Plan.

Ex. A machine-readable national data base, or for that matter any catalog, should be capable of existing in time.

Ex. If the truth be known, most successes are built on a multitude of failures.

Ex. If the truth be told, both sides of the political spectrum suffer from those who operate on emotions rather than logic.

Ex. In all truth, it must be said that this howling, hissing, foot-scraping body of young rapscallions found some cause for complaint.

Ex. In all reality, the power now lies with serious buyers who know they have more room to negotiate when making offers.

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= actually, as a matter of fact, in fact, in reality, in truth, to all intents and purposes, in point of fact, in actuality, in a very real sense, in actual practice, in actual fact, for all intents and purposes, for that matter, if the truth be known, if the truth be told, in all truth, in all reality

Ex: Dr. Richmond actually has had two careers.

Ex: As a matter of fact, the record of the change is retained in at least the OCLC files and is, I am told, available to libraries.

Ex: However, one important feature to note about such systems is that many of them do not in fact organise knowledge or retrieve information.

Ex: In reality the extent of integration for catalogue entries for different media depends on administrative considerations, such as which section of the library is responsible for the compilation of catalogues for the various media.

Ex: But why had he said he offered to do the work for the superintendent when in truth she had initiated the request?.

Ex: To all intents and purposes he is unaware of its existence.

Ex: In point of fact, I am well aware that catalogers, as a group, resist with every cell in their bodies any attempt to erode or degrade or compromise the catalog.

Ex: In actuality every librarian has a different concept of ephemeral materials.

Ex: In a very real sense, library administration is only an extension of public administration.

Ex: The supervisor in actual practice receives information not only from subordinates, but from superiors and from external sources.

Ex: Despite carefully framed acquistions policy statements regarding fiction in actual fact libraries allocate only a small percentage of their meagre book funds to fiction.

Ex: In the 20th century, the debate about weeding followed, for all intents and purposes, the contours of the controversy surrounding the Quincy Plan.

Ex: A machine-readable national data base, or for that matter any catalog, should be capable of existing in time.

Ex: If the truth be known, most successes are built on a multitude of failures.

Ex: If the truth be told, both sides of the political spectrum suffer from those who operate on emotions rather than logic.

Ex: In all truth, it must be said that this howling, hissing, foot-scraping body of young rapscallions found some cause for complaint.

Ex: In all reality, the power now lies with serious buyers who know they have more room to negotiate when making offers.

Spanish-English dictionary > en realidad
6 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.

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granuja

► nombre femenino

1 (uva) grapes plural

► nombre masculino

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

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= 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.

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masculino y femenino rascal

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= 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.

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granuja

masculine and feminine

rascal

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

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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

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granuja nmf

1. [pillo] rogue, scoundrel

2. [canalla] trickster, swindler

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granuja

m/f rascal

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granuja nmf

pilluelo: rascal, urchin

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granuja adj rascal

Spanish-English dictionary > granuja
7 gritar

v.

1 to shout (hablar alto).

no grites tanto, habla más bajo don't shout so much, lower your voice a bit

gritó de dolor he screamed in pain

María gritó como nunca Mary shouted as never before.

El camionero gritó improperios The truck driver shouted insults.

2 to shout or yell at.

¡no me grites! don't shout or yell at me!

3 to shout at, to bellow at, to bark at, to bawl at.

María le gritó a Ricardo Mary shouted at Richard.

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gritar

► verbo intransitivo

1 (gen) to shout; (chillar) cry out, scream

■ ¡no me grites! don't shout at me!

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verb

to shout, cry, scream

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1. VI

1) (=dar voces) to shout

¡no grites! — don't shout!

no sabes hablar sin gritar — you can't talk without shouting

no me grites, que no estoy sorda — don't shout, I'm not deaf

¡no le grites a tu madre! — don't shout at your mother!

gritaba de alegría — he shouted for joy

2) (=chillar) to scream

el enfermo no podía dejar de gritar — the patient couldn't stop screaming

gritaba de dolor — he was screaming with pain

3) (=abuchear) to jeer

el público gritaba al árbitro — the crowd were jeering the referee

2.

VT [+ instrucciones, órdenes] to shout

le gritaron que callara — they shouted at him to be quiet

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1.
verbo intransitivo to shout

no hace falta que grites — there's no need to shout o yell

gritar de dolor — to scream with pain

gritar de alegría — to shout for joy

empezó a gritar pidiendo ayuda — he started shouting for help

gritaba como un desaforado — he was screaming at the top of his voice

gritarle a alguien — to shout at somebody; ( para llamarlo) to shout (out) to somebody
2.
gritar vt to shout

gritaban consignas en contra del gobierno — they were shouting anti-government slogans

- cuidado! -gritó — watch out! - she shouted o cried

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= cry (out), screech, shout, bellow, scream, yell, howl, call out, yelp, shriek, holler.

Ex. 'Good grief!', he cried, catching sight of the clock.

Ex. They laughed and screeched and mocked as long as I went on swearing.

Ex. 'Didn't Justine Asadorian in the order department used to work in serials?' she almost shouted, with a sudden access of excitement.

Ex. As when 'Spider!' is bellowed at someone who does not exactly care for arachnids = Como cuando se le grita "¡Una araña!" a alguien que no se asusta de los arácnidos.

Ex. What's the ordinary response if you're a red-blooded American consumer? I mean, you scream like hell and run to the store and demand your money back.

Ex. 'I don't want your help, I tell you!' I yelled at him.

Ex. If we do not listen to other people whispering their prayers today we may have to meet them tomorrow when they are howling their war cries.

Ex. It was our morning watch; when, soon after the day began to break, a man on the forecastle called out, 'Land ho!'.

Ex. He yelped in pain and she grabbed his wrists and pinned his arms to the floor.

Ex. At most summer camps, children shriek, laugh and generally make a ruckus.

Ex. When McCall finished his book by saying, 'It makes me wanna holler and throw up my hands,' he almost described my reaction perfectly.

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* gritar como alma en pena = scream like + a banshee, wail like + a banshee.

* gritar como un condenado = scream like + a banshee.

* gritar como un loco = shout + Posesivo + head off, scream + Posesivo + head off, shout at + the top of + Posesivo + lungs, scream at + the top of + Posesivo + head, shout at + the top of + Posesivo + voice, scream at + the top of + Posesivo + voice, scream at + the top of + Posesivo + lungs, scream like + a banshee, wail like + a banshee.

* gritar desaforadamente = shout + Posesivo + head off, scream + Posesivo + head off, shout at + the top of + Posesivo + lungs, shout at + the top of + Posesivo + voice, scream at + the top of + Posesivo + voice, scream at + the top of + Posesivo + lungs.

* gritar desaforamente = scream at + the top of + Posesivo + head.

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1.
verbo intransitivo to shout

no hace falta que grites — there's no need to shout o yell

gritar de dolor — to scream with pain

gritar de alegría — to shout for joy

empezó a gritar pidiendo ayuda — he started shouting for help

gritaba como un desaforado — he was screaming at the top of his voice

gritarle a alguien — to shout at somebody; ( para llamarlo) to shout (out) to somebody
2.
gritar vt to shout

gritaban consignas en contra del gobierno — they were shouting anti-government slogans

- cuidado! -gritó — watch out! - she shouted o cried

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= cry (out), screech, shout, bellow, scream, yell, howl, call out, yelp, shriek, holler.

Ex: 'Good grief!', he cried, catching sight of the clock.

Ex: They laughed and screeched and mocked as long as I went on swearing.

Ex: 'Didn't Justine Asadorian in the order department used to work in serials?' she almost shouted, with a sudden access of excitement.

Ex: As when 'Spider!' is bellowed at someone who does not exactly care for arachnids = Como cuando se le grita "¡Una araña!" a alguien que no se asusta de los arácnidos.

Ex: What's the ordinary response if you're a red-blooded American consumer? I mean, you scream like hell and run to the store and demand your money back.

Ex: 'I don't want your help, I tell you!' I yelled at him.

Ex: If we do not listen to other people whispering their prayers today we may have to meet them tomorrow when they are howling their war cries.

Ex: It was our morning watch; when, soon after the day began to break, a man on the forecastle called out, 'Land ho!'.

Ex: He yelped in pain and she grabbed his wrists and pinned his arms to the floor.

Ex: At most summer camps, children shriek, laugh and generally make a ruckus.

Ex: When McCall finished his book by saying, 'It makes me wanna holler and throw up my hands,' he almost described my reaction perfectly.

* gritar como alma en pena = scream like + a banshee, wail like + a banshee.

* gritar como un condenado = scream like + a banshee.

* gritar como un loco = shout + Posesivo + head off, scream + Posesivo + head off, shout at + the top of + Posesivo + lungs, scream at + the top of + Posesivo + head, shout at + the top of + Posesivo + voice, scream at + the top of + Posesivo + voice, scream at + the top of + Posesivo + lungs, scream like + a banshee, wail like + a banshee.

* gritar desaforadamente = shout + Posesivo + head off, scream + Posesivo + head off, shout at + the top of + Posesivo + lungs, shout at + the top of + Posesivo + voice, scream at + the top of + Posesivo + voice, scream at + the top of + Posesivo + lungs.

* gritar desaforamente = scream at + the top of + Posesivo + head.

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gritar [A1 ]

vi

to shout

no hace falta que grites there's no need to shout o yell

a fuerza de gritar se quedó ronco he shouted himself hoarse

gritaba de terror/dolor he was shrieking o screaming with terror/pain

gritaba de alegría she was shouting o whooping for joy

empezó a gritar pidiendo ayuda he started crying out o yelling o shouting for help

gritaba como un desaforado he was screaming o shrieking at the top of his voice

le grité pero no me oyó I shouted to her but she didn't hear me

¡a mí no me grites! don't you shout o yell at me!

■ gritar

vt

to shout

los manifestantes gritaban consignas en contra del gobierno the demonstrators were shouting anti-government slogans

-¡cuidado! -gritó watch out! she shouted o cried

me gritó una serie de insultos he shouted o hurled a series of insults at me

le fui gritando instrucciones desde la ventana I shouted instructions to him from the window

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gritar ( conjugate gritar) verbo intransitivo
to shout;
◊ no hace falta que grites there's no need to shout o yell;

gritar de dolor to scream with pain;
gritar de alegría to shout for joy;
gritar pidiendo ayuda to shout for help;
gritarle a algn to shout at sb;

( para llamarlo) to shout (out) to sb
verbo transitivo
to shout
gritar verbo transitivo & verbo intransitivo to shout
Normalmente, cuando quieres gritar a alguien, debes usar la preposición to: Me gritó desde la otra acera. He shouted to me from the other pavement. Sin embargo, si quieres gritar con enfado, debes usar la preposición at: No tienes que gritarme. You don't have to shout at me. También podrías emplear el verbo to cry out, pero recuerda que indica miedo o sorpresa.
' gritar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
berrear
- bramar
- delante
- de
- desaforado
- desesperación
- ronco
English:
bawl
- bellow
- bored
- call
- call out
- cry
- cry out
- exclaim
- holler
- scream
- shout
- shout out
- stop
- together
- whoop
- would
- yell
- bark
- chant
- clamor
- polite
- shriek

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gritar

♦ vi

1. [hablar alto] to shout;

no grites tanto, habla más bajo don't shout so much, lower your voice a bit

2. [chillar] to scream, to yell;

gritó de dolor he cried in pain;

gritó de alegría he shouted for joy

♦ vt

1. [en voz alta]
gritar algo a alguien to shout sth at sb;

“¡no cruces!”, me gritó "don't cross!" he shouted at me

2. [reñir] to shout o yell at;

¡no me grites, que no fue culpa mía! don't shout o yell at me, it wasn't my fault!;

no me gusta que me griten I don't like being shouted at

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gritar

v/t & v/i shout, yell

* * *

gritar v

: to shout, to scream, to cry

* * *

gritar vb to shout

no grites a los niños don't shout at the children

gritar de miedo to scream with fear

Spanish-English dictionary > gritar
8 nur

I Adv.

1. only; (nichts als) nothing but; (bloß) just; (einfach) simply; das hat nur 5 Dollar gekostet it only cost 5 dollars; wir waren nur mehr fünf Dial. there were only five of us left; nur einmal just once; nur sie wusste es etc. only she ( oder she alone) knew etc.; nur sie wusste etc. auch she was the only one to know etc.; nur weil just because; nicht nur, sondern auch not only, but also; es ist nur, dass... it’s just that...; nur gut, dass... it’s a good thing that...; in nur zwei Jahren in just two (short) years, within two (short) years; nur aus Bosheit etc. out of sheer spite etc.; ohne auch nur zu lächeln without so much as a smile; warum hast du ihn gehauen? - nur so umg. I don’t know, because I felt like it; warum fragst du? - nur so umg. I was just wondering

2. (ausgenommen) except; nur, dass... except (that)..., apart from the fact that...

3. (irgend): so viel ich nur kann as much as I possibly can; so bald wie nur möglich as soon as you etc. possibly can; es muss so schnell wie nur möglich fertig werden it’s got to be finished in the quickest possible time

4. auffordernd: nur zu! go on!; umg. what are you waiting for?; nur nicht so schüchtern! go on, don’t be shy!; nur keine Umstände! please don’t go to any trouble!; verstärkt, auch drohend: na, warte nur! you just wait!; verkaufe es nur ja nicht don’t sell it whatever you do, just don’t sell it

5. dringender Wunsch: wenn er nur käme if only he would come; wenn du nur nicht so viel rauchen würdest if only you wouldn’t smoke so much; wäre ich nur zu Hause geblieben! if only I’d stayed at home

6. nachdrücklich oder verwundert fragend: wie kam er nur hierher? how on earth did he get here?; was will er damit nur sagen? I wonder what he means ( oder is driving at)?; warum ist sie nur gegangen? what on earth made her go?, why (on earth) did she go?; was habe ich nur getan? what (on earth) have I done?; wer kann es nur gewesen sein? who (on earth) oder whoever can it have been?; wie hat er es nur geschafft? how (on earth) did he manage that?; wo kann sie nur sein? where (on earth) can she be?; was hat sie nur? I wonder what’s up ( oder wrong) with her

7. Steigerung ausdrückend: das weißt du nur zu gut you know very ( oder perfectly) well; das ist nur zu wahr that’s only too true; er wurde nur noch frecher he just became cheekier; das macht alles nur noch schlimmer that just makes it all the worse

8. umg.: nur so verstärkend: meist like mad; der Wind hat nur so gepfiffen the wind was howling like mad; es hat nur so gescheppert there was an almighty crash; sie haben gearbeitet, dass es nur so gekracht hat they worked with a vengeance

II Konj.: nur habe ich vergessen... only I forgot...; er ist fleißig, nur müsste er sorgfältiger sein he works hard but he should take more care; ich komme gerne, nur weiß ich nicht wann I’d like to come but I just don’t know when I can make it

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solely; only; merely; alone

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[nuːɐ]
adv

1) (einschränkend) only, just

er ist ein sehr schneller Arbeiter, núr müsste er etwas gründlicher sein — he is a very fast worker but or only he should be rather more thorough

ich habe núr ein Stück Brot gegessen — I've only eaten a piece of bread, I've eaten only or just a piece of bread

alle, núr ich nicht — everyone except or but me

núr ich weiß — I'm the only one who knows, only I know

núr schade, dass... — it's just a pity that...

núr dass... — it's just that..., only...

núr noch zwei Minuten — only or just two minutes left or to go

der Kranke isst fast núr noch Obst — the sick man eats virtually nothing but fruit these days

nicht núr..., sondern auch — not only or just... but also

alles, núr das nicht! — anything but that!

warum möchtest du das denn wissen? – ach, núr so! — why do you want to know? – oh I just do or oh just because or oh no special reason

ich hab das núr so gesagt — I was just talking

warum hast du das gemacht? – núr so — why did you do that? – I just did

núr kann man nie wissen, ob... — only or but you never can or can never tell if...

2) (verstärkend) just

wie schnell er núr redet — doesn't he speak fast!

dass es núr so krachte — making a terrible din or racket

er fuhr, so schnell er núr (fahren) konnte — he drove just as fast as he possibly could, he drove for all he was worth

3) (mit Fragepronomen) -ever, on earth (inf)

was/wer/wie etc núr? — but what/who/how etc?

was hat er núr? — whatever is or what on earth (inf) is the matter with him?

wie kannst du núr (so etwas sagen)? — how could you (say such a thing)?

sie bekommt alles, was sie núr will — she gets whatever she wants

4)

(Wunsch, Bedingung) wenn er núr (erst) käme — if only he would come, if he would only come

wüsste ich núr, wie — if only I knew how, if I only knew how

es wird klappen, wenn er núr nicht die Nerven verliert — it will be all right as long as or so long as (inf) or provided (that) he doesn't lose his nerve

5) (mit Negationen) just,... whatever you do

lass das núr niemand(en) wissen! — just don't let anyone find out, (but) don't let anyone find out whatever you do

sagen Sie das núr nicht Ihrer Frau! — just don't tell your wife (whatever you do)

6) (Aufforderung) just

geh núr! — just go, go on

núr zu! — go on

sieh núr — just look

núr her damit! (inf) — let's have it

sagen Sie es núr, Sie brauchen es núr zu sagen — just say (the word), you only have to say (the word)

er soll núr lachen! — let him laugh

7)

núr mehr (dial, esp Aus) — only... left

ich habe núr mehr einen Euro — I've only one euro left

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1) (only: He alone can remember.) alone

2) exclusively

3) (used for emphasis, eg with commands: Just look at that mess!; That just isn't true!; I just don't know what to do.) just

4) (only: None but the brave deserve our respect.) none but

5) (not more than: We have only two cups left; He lives only a mile away.) only

6) (alone: Only you can do it.) only

7) (showing the one action done, in contrast to other possibilities: I only scolded the child - I did not smack him.) only

8) (showing the one possible result of an action: If you do that, you'll only make him angry.) only

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nur

[ˈnu:ɐ̯]

adv

1. vor Substantiven (nicht mehr als) only, just

ich habe \nur eine Stunde Zeit/fünf Euro I only have an hour/five euros

sie hat \nur einen einzigen Fehler gemacht she made just a single mistake

ich möchte dich \nur um eines bitten I'd ask just one thing of you

ich habe \nur ein kleines Stück Kuchen gegessen I've only eaten a small piece of cake, I've eaten only [or just] a small piece of cake

\nur noch [o bes ÖSTERR mehr] only

ich habe \nur noch einen Euro I've only one euro left

\nur noch drei Minuten only [or just] two minutes left [or to go]

ich esse fast \nur noch Obst I eat virtually nothing but fruit these days

es hätte \nur noch ein Wort gefehlt und ich wäre explodiert just one more word and I would have exploded

2. vor Substantiven, Pronomen (ausschließlich) only, just

\nur sie darf das only she is allowed to do that

alle kamen, \nur meine Schwester nicht they all came except my sister

\nur ich weiß das I'm the only one who knows, only I know

3. vor Adjektiven, Verben (bloß) only, just

da kann man doch \nur lachen! what a bloody laugh! fam

wie konnte ich das \nur vergessen! how on earth could I forget that!

er tat es \nur ungern he did it only reluctantly

das ist \nur recht und billig it is only right and proper

ich will dir doch \nur helfen! I only want to help you!

ich frage mich \nur, warum I just want to know why

sie macht das absichtlich, \nur um dich zu provozieren she does it deliberately, just to provoke you

\nur dass... it's just that...

\nur gut, dass... it's a good thing that...

nicht \nur, dass... it's not just that...

\nur schade, dass... it's just a pity that...

nicht \nur..., sondern auch... not only [or just]..., but also...

ich mache das nicht \nur wegen des Geldes, sondern auch, weil es mir Spaß macht I'm not doing it just for the money, but also because I enjoy it

\nur so just

ich schreibe Gedichte \nur so zum Spaß I write poems just for fun

warum fragst du? — ach, \nur so why do you ask? — oh, no particular reason

warum hast du das getan? — \nur so why did you do that? — I just did

ich habe das \nur so gesagt I was just talking

4. (ruhig) just

schlag \nur zu, wirst schon sehen, was du davon hast! go on, hit me, you'll soon see what you'll get out of it!

5. (verstärkend)

wie schnell sie \nur redet! doesn't she speak fast!

Max fuhr, so schnell er \nur konnte Max drove just as fast as he possibly could

mach \nur ja nicht mich für die Folgen verantwortlich! just don't, whatever you do, blame me for the consequences!

lass das \nur ja niemanden wissen! don't you [dare] tell anyone!, just don't let anyone find out!

sag das \nur nicht deiner Mutter! just don't tell your mother [whatever you do]!

\nur noch:

als ich ihn zur Rede stellte, wurde er \nur noch frecher when I took him to task he got even cheekier

\nur so:

gerade als ich aus dem Haus wollte, regnete es \nur so just as I wanted to go out it was really pouring down

dass es \nur so... + vb so much that it...

ich werde dir so eine scheuern, dass es \nur so staubt! I'm going to give you such a clout that it will raise the dust!

\nur zu:

das kenne ich \nur zu gut I know that only too well

das ist \nur zu wahr! it's only too true!

6. (einschränkend) but, the only thing is...

alles, \nur das nicht! anything but that!

du kannst gern[e] einen Whisky haben, \nur habe ich kein Eis you're welcome to have a whisky, the only thing is I don't have any ice

das Buch ist sehr gut, \nur, es ist wahrscheinlich zu schwer the book is very good, but [or though] it's probably too heavy-going

\nur kann man nie wissen, ob... but you never can tell if...

\nur dass... except that...

7. mit Fragepronomen -ever, on earth

warum/was/wer/wie... \nur? just [or but] why/what/who/how...?

was hat sie \nur? what on earth is the matter with her?

warum musstest du das \nur tun? just why did you have to do that?

was in aller Welt hast du dir \nur dabei gedacht? just what on earth did you think you were doing?

es schellt jemand an der Tür? wer kann das \nur sein? somebody's ringing the doorbell? who on earth can it be?

wie kannst du \nur [so etwas sagen]? how could you [say such a thing]?

8. (Bedingung, Wunsch)

▪ wenn... \nur... if only...

das Wetter ist schön, wenn es \nur so bliebe! the weather is glorious, if only it would stay like this!

wenn sie \nur käme! if only she would come!

wüsste ich \nur, wann/wie... if only I knew when/how..., if I only knew when/how...

9. (Aufforderung) just

geh \nur! just go!, go on!

sieh \nur! just look!

\nur her damit! give it here!

\nur Mut! cheer up

du brauchst es \nur zu sagen! you only have to say!

sie soll \nur lachen! let her laugh!

\nur zu! come on then!, go on!; s.a. nicht

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1.
Adverb

1) (nicht mehr als) only; just

ich habe nur eine Stunde Zeit — I only have an hour

er hat nur einen einzigen Fehler gemacht — he made just a single mistake

das ist nur recht und billig — it is only right and proper

2) (ausschließlich) only

alle durften mitfahren, nur ich nicht — everyone was allowed to go, all except me

er tut das mit Absicht, nur um dich zu provozieren — he does it deliberately, just to provoke you

nicht nur..., sondern auch... — not only..., but also...

nicht nur, dass... — it's not just that...

ich male nur so zum Spaß — I paint just for fun

Warum fragst du? - Ach, nur so — Why do you ask? - Oh, no particular reason

nur dass... — except that...

das ist nur zu wahr! — it's only too true!
2.
Partikel

1) (in Wünschen)

wenn das nur gut geht! — let's [just] hope it goes well

wenn er nur käme/hier wäre — if only he would come/he were here

2) (ermunternd, tadelnd)

nur keine Hemmungen! — don't be inhibited!

nur zu! — go ahead

3) (warnend)

lass dich nur nicht erwischen — just don't let me/him/her/them catch you

nur Geduld/vorsichtig/langsam — just be patient/careful/take it easy

nur nicht! — don't, for goodness' sake!

4) (fragend) just

wie soll ich ihm das nur erklären? — just how am I supposed to explain it to him?

was sollen wir nur tun? — what on earth are we going to do?

was hat er nur? — whatever's the matter with him?

5) (verallgemeinernd) just

er lief, so schnell er nur konnte — he ran just as fast as he could

6) (sogar) only; just

7)

es wimmelte nur so von Insekten — it was just teeming with insects

er schlug auf den Tisch, dass es nur so krachte — he crashed his fist [down] on the table
3.
Konjunktion but

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nur

A. adv

1. only; (nichts als) nothing but; (bloß) just; (einfach) simply;

das hat nur 5 Dollar gekostet it only cost 5 dollars;

wir waren nur mehr fünf dial there were only five of us left;

nur einmal just once;

nur sie wusste es etc only she ( oder she alone) knew etc;

nur sie wusste etc auch she was the only one to know etc;

nur weil just because;

nicht nur, sondern auch not only, but also;

es ist nur, dass … it’s just that …;

nur gut, dass … it’s a good thing that …;

in nur zwei Jahren in just two (short) years, within two (short) years;

nur aus Bosheit etc out of sheer spite etc;

ohne auch nur zu lächeln without so much as a smile;

warum hast du ihn gehauen? -

nur so umg I don’t know, because I felt like it;

warum fragst du? -

nur so umg I was just wondering

2. (ausgenommen) except;

nur, dass … except (that) …, apart from the fact that …

3. (irgend):

so viel ich nur kann as much as I possibly can;

so bald wie nur möglich as soon as you etc possibly can;

es muss so schnell wie nur möglich fertig werden it’s got to be finished in the quickest possible time

4. auffordernd:

nur zu! go on!; umg what are you waiting for?;

nur nicht so schüchtern! go on, don’t be shy!;

nur keine Umstände! please don’t go to any trouble!; verstärkt, auch drohend:

na, warte nur! you just wait!;

verkaufe es nur ja nicht don’t sell it whatever you do, just don’t sell it

5. dringender Wunsch:

wenn er nur käme if only he would come;

wenn du nur nicht so viel rauchen würdest if only you wouldn’t smoke so much;

wäre ich nur zu Hause geblieben! if only I’d stayed at home

6. nachdrücklich oder verwundert fragend:

wie kam er nur hierher? how on earth did he get here?;

was will er damit nur sagen? I wonder what he means ( oder is driving at)?;

warum ist sie nur gegangen? what on earth made her go?, why (on earth) did she go?;

was habe ich nur getan? what (on earth) have I done?;

wer kann es nur gewesen sein? who (on earth) oder whoever can it have been?;

wie hat er es nur geschafft? how (on earth) did he manage that?;

wo kann sie nur sein? where (on earth) can she be?;

was hat sie nur? I wonder what’s up ( oder wrong) with her

7. Steigerung ausdrückend:

das weißt du nur zu gut you know very ( oder perfectly) well;

das ist nur zu wahr that’s only too true;

er wurde nur noch frecher he just became cheekier;

das macht alles nur noch schlimmer that just makes it all the worse

8. umg:

nur so verstärkend: meist like mad;

der Wind hat nur so gepfiffen the wind was howling like mad;

es hat nur so gescheppert there was an almighty crash;

sie haben gearbeitet, dass es nur so gekracht hat they worked with a vengeance

B. konj:

nur habe ich vergessen … only I forgot …;

er ist fleißig, nur müsste er sorgfältiger sein he works hard but he should take more care;

ich komme gerne, nur weiß ich nicht wann I’d like to come but I just don’t know when I can make it

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1.
Adverb

1) (nicht mehr als) only; just

ich habe nur eine Stunde Zeit — I only have an hour

er hat nur einen einzigen Fehler gemacht — he made just a single mistake

das ist nur recht und billig — it is only right and proper

2) (ausschließlich) only

alle durften mitfahren, nur ich nicht — everyone was allowed to go, all except me

er tut das mit Absicht, nur um dich zu provozieren — he does it deliberately, just to provoke you

nicht nur..., sondern auch... — not only..., but also...

nicht nur, dass... — it's not just that...

ich male nur so zum Spaß — I paint just for fun

Warum fragst du? - Ach, nur so — Why do you ask? - Oh, no particular reason

nur dass... — except that...

das ist nur zu wahr! — it's only too true!
2.
Partikel

1) (in Wünschen)

wenn das nur gut geht! — let's [just] hope it goes well

wenn er nur käme/hier wäre — if only he would come/he were here

2) (ermunternd, tadelnd)

nur keine Hemmungen! — don't be inhibited!

nur zu! — go ahead

3) (warnend)

lass dich nur nicht erwischen — just don't let me/him/her/them catch you

nur Geduld/vorsichtig/langsam — just be patient/careful/take it easy

nur nicht! — don't, for goodness' sake!

4) (fragend) just

wie soll ich ihm das nur erklären? — just how am I supposed to explain it to him?

was sollen wir nur tun? — what on earth are we going to do?

was hat er nur? — whatever's the matter with him?

5) (verallgemeinernd) just

er lief, so schnell er nur konnte — he ran just as fast as he could

6) (sogar) only; just

7)

es wimmelte nur so von Insekten — it was just teeming with insects

er schlug auf den Tisch, dass es nur so krachte — he crashed his fist [down] on the table
3.
Konjunktion but

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adv.

merely adv.

only adv.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > nur
9 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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canalla

► nombre femenino

1 peyorativo (chusma) riffraff, mob, rabble

► nombre masculino

1 peyorativo (hombre ruin) rascal, scoundrel, swine, rotter

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noun mf.

swine, rat

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masculino y femenino

a) (fam) (bribón, granuja) swine (colloq)

b) canalla femenino (pey) ( chusma)

la canalla — the rabble o riffraff

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= 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.

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* comportarse como un canalla con = be rotten to.

* portarse como un canalla con = be rotten to.

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masculino y femenino

a) (fam) (bribón, granuja) swine (colloq)

b) canalla femenino (pey) ( chusma)

la canalla — the rabble o riffraff

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= 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.

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canalla¹

adjective

( fam); rotten ( colloq), mean ( colloq)

el muy canalla se largó con toda la plata the rotten swine ran off with all the cash

canalla²

masculine and feminine

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)

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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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canalla

♦ adj

1 [miserable] beastly;
[bribón] roguish
2 [barriobajero] low-life

3 [estado] rogue

♦ nmf
[persona] swine, dog
♦ nf

la canalla the rabble, the riffraff

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canalla

I m/f swine fam, rat fam

II f riff-raff

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canalla adj, fam : low, rotten

canalla nmf, fam : bastard, swine

Spanish-English dictionary > canalla
10 en verdad

en verdad

really

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= in truth, true, in all truth

Ex. But why had he said he offered to do the work for the superintendent when in truth she had initiated the request?.

Ex. True, we do have our unselfish heroes, men who willingly have laid down their lives for others, the wholly unselfish mother, the man who will step aside for the benefit of others.

Ex. In all truth, it must be said that this howling, hissing, foot-scraping body of young rapscallions found some cause for complaint.

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= in truth, true, in all truth

Ex: But why had he said he offered to do the work for the superintendent when in truth she had initiated the request?.

Ex: True, we do have our unselfish heroes, men who willingly have laid down their lives for others, the wholly unselfish mother, the man who will step aside for the benefit of others.

Ex: In all truth, it must be said that this howling, hissing, foot-scraping body of young rapscallions found some cause for complaint.

Spanish-English dictionary > en verdad
11 a decir verdad

a decir verdad

to tell the truth

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= to tell the truth, if the truth be known, if the truth be told, in all truth, in truth, fact is, the fact is (that), to be fair

Ex. To tell the truth, I may speak, on this being indeterminate and indivisible, only tautologically: the being is the being.

Ex. If the truth be known, most successes are built on a multitude of failures.

Ex. If the truth be told, both sides of the political spectrum suffer from those who operate on emotions rather than logic.

Ex. In all truth, it must be said that this howling, hissing, foot-scraping body of young rapscallions found some cause for complaint.

Ex. But why had he said he offered to do the work for the superintendent when in truth she had initiated the request?.

Ex. Fact is, we are the largest group of ungrateful, spoiled brats the world has ever seen.

Ex. The fact is that income inequality is real -- it's been rising for more than 25 years.

Ex. To be fair, this was not Ewart's or Edwards' idea of a public library.

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= to tell the truth, if the truth be known, if the truth be told, in all truth, in truth, fact is, the fact is (that), to be fair

Ex: To tell the truth, I may speak, on this being indeterminate and indivisible, only tautologically: the being is the being.

Ex: If the truth be known, most successes are built on a multitude of failures.

Ex: If the truth be told, both sides of the political spectrum suffer from those who operate on emotions rather than logic.

Ex: In all truth, it must be said that this howling, hissing, foot-scraping body of young rapscallions found some cause for complaint.

Ex: But why had he said he offered to do the work for the superintendent when in truth she had initiated the request?.

Ex: Fact is, we are the largest group of ungrateful, spoiled brats the world has ever seen.

Ex: The fact is that income inequality is real -- it's been rising for more than 25 years.

Ex: To be fair, this was not Ewart's or Edwards' idea of a public library.

Spanish-English dictionary > a decir verdad
12 pillo

f. & m.

1 rascal, scamp, sly fellow.

2 burglar, thief.

pres.indicat.

1^st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: pillar.

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pillo

► adjetivo

1 (travieso) naughty

2 (astuto) crafty

► nombre masculino,nombre femenino

1 (niño) little monkey, little devil

2 (adulto) rogue, rascal

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pillo, -a
1.

ADJ [adulto] sly, crafty; [niño] naughty

2.

SM / F (=adulto) rogue, scoundrel; (=niño) rascal, scamp

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I
- lla adjetivo (fam) ( travieso) naughty, wicked (colloq); ( astuto) crafty, cunning
II
- lla masculino, femenino (fam) ( travieso) rascal (colloq); ( astuto) crafty o cunning devil (colloq)

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= streetwise [street-wise], crafty, street urchin, slum urchin, urchin, street arab, rascal, scallywag [scalawag, -USA], rapscallion.

Ex. And because it refuses to express itself in the kind of language we have to assume would be natural to Slake himself slangy, staccato, flip, street-wise we are forced into the position of observing him rather than feeling at one with him.

Ex. Crafty! He wanted nothing to do with the straitjacket of guidelines and so-called standards = ¡Qué astuto! no quería saber nada de las restricciones que imponen las directrices y las "supuestas" normas.

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.

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I
- lla adjetivo (fam) ( travieso) naughty, wicked (colloq); ( astuto) crafty, cunning
II
- lla masculino, femenino (fam) ( travieso) rascal (colloq); ( astuto) crafty o cunning devil (colloq)

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= streetwise [street-wise], crafty, street urchin, slum urchin, urchin, street arab, rascal, scallywag [scalawag, -USA], rapscallion.

Ex: And because it refuses to express itself in the kind of language we have to assume would be natural to Slake himself slangy, staccato, flip, street-wise we are forced into the position of observing him rather than feeling at one with him.

Ex: Crafty! He wanted nothing to do with the straitjacket of guidelines and so-called standards = ¡Qué astuto! no quería saber nada de las restricciones que imponen las directrices y las "supuestas" normas.

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.

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pillo¹ - lla

adjective

( fam)

1 (travieso) naughty, wicked ( colloq)

2 (astuto) crafty, cunning

pillo² - lla

masculine, feminine

( fam)

1 (travieso) rascal ( colloq)

2 (astuto) crafty o cunning devil ( colloq)

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Del verbo pillar: ( conjugate pillar)

pillo es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

pilló es:

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo

Multiple Entries:
pillar
pillo
pillar ( conjugate pillar) verbo transitivo
1 (fam)
a) ( atrapar) to catch;

◊ le pilló un dedo it caught o trapped her finger;

¡te pillé! caught o got you!
b) ‹catarro/resfriado› to catch

2 (Esp fam) [ coche] to hit
pillarse verbo pronominal (fam) ‹dedos/manga› to catch
pillo
◊ - lla adjetivo (fam) ( travieso) naughty, wicked (colloq);

( astuto) crafty, cunning
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino (fam) ( travieso) rascal (colloq);
( astuto) crafty o cunning devil (colloq)
pillar verbo transitivo
1 (una cosa, enfermedad) to catch
2 (atropellar) to run over
3 (sorprender) to catch
4 (un chiste, una idea) to get
5 (robar) to steal ➣ Ver nota en catch
♦ Locuciones: me pilla de camino, it's on my way
pillo,-a
I adjetivo
1 (travieso, trasto) naughty
2 (astuto) cunning
II sustantivo masculino y femenino
1 (niño travieso) rascal
2 (astuto) cunning devil
' pillo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
pilla
- renuncio
- sinvergüenza
- tuna
- tuno
- pillar
English:
rascal
- roguish
- tag
- rogue

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pillo, -a Fam

♦ adj

1. [travieso] mischievous

2. [astuto] crafty

♦ nm,f

1. [pícaro] rascal

2. [astuto] crafty person

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pillo

I adj mischievous

II m, pilla f rascal

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pillo, - lla adj

: cunning, crafty

pillo, - lla n

1) : rascal, brat

2) : rogue, scoundrel

* * *

pillo n (niño) rascal

Spanish-English dictionary > pillo
13 pinta

f.

1 spot.

2 appearance (aspecto).

tener pinta de algo to look o seem something

tiene buena pinta it looks good

3 pint (unidad de medida).

4 graffiti (pintada). (Mexican Spanish)

5 cative, pannus carateus.

pres.indicat.

3^rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: pintar.

imperat.

2^nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: pintar.

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pinta

► nombre femenino

1 (mancha) dot

2 (medida) pint

3 familiar (aspecto) look

■ ¡vaya una pinta que llevas con ese traje! you look dreadful in that suit!

■ tu vecino tiene muy mala pinta I don't like the look of your neighbour

■ esta película tiene pinta de estar bien this film looks as if it could be good

► nombre masculino

1 familiar peyorativo (persona) dodgy character

* * *

noun f.

1) aspect

2) pint

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I
SF

1) (=lunar) [gen] spot, dot; (Zool) spot, mark

una tela a pintas azules — a cloth with blue spots

2) [de líquidos] drop, spot; [de lluvia] drop; (=bebida) * drop to drink

una pinta de grasa — a grease spot

3) * (=aspecto) appearance

por la pinta — by the look of it

tener buena pinta — [persona] to look good, look well; [comida] to look good

tener pinta de listo — to look clever

tiene pinta de criminal — he looks like a criminal

tiene pinta de español — he looks Spanish, he looks like a Spaniard

¿qué pinta tiene? — what does he look like?

con esa(s) pinta(s) no puedes ir — you can't go looking like that

- ¡a la pinta!

- estar a la pinta

- no se le vio ni pinta

- tirar pinta

4) LAm (Zool) (=colorido) colouring, coloring (EEUU), coloration; (=característica) family characteristic, distinguishing mark

5) CAm, Méx (=pintada) piece of graffiti

6) (Naipes) spot ( indicating suit)

¿a qué pinta? — what's trumps?, what suit are we in?

7) And, Cono Sur (=juego) draughts pl ; (=dados) dice

8) Cono Sur (Min) high-grade ore

9)

- hacer pinta

- ser de la pinta
II
SF (=medida inglesa) pint
III
* SM rogue

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I
femenino

1)

a) (fam) ( aspecto)

qué buena pinta tiene el pastel! — the cake looks delicious o great!

tiene pinta de extranjero — he looks foreign

¿dónde vas con esa(s) pinta(s)? — where are you going looking like that?

echar or tirar (Andes) or hacer (RPl) — (fam) to impress

b) (Chi fam) ( vestimenta) clothes (pl), outfit

ponerse la pinta — (Andes fam) to put on one's glad rags (colloq)

2)

a) ( en una tela) spot, dot

b) (Zool) spot

3) ( medida) pint

4) (Méx fam) ( de la escuela)

irse de pinta — to play hooky* (esp AmE colloq), to skive off (school) (BrE colloq)
II
masculino (Esp fam) rogue (colloq)

* * *

² = rapscallion, rogue, rascal, look, scallywag [scalawag, -USA].

Ex. In all truth, it must be said that this howling, hissing, foot-scraping body of young rapscallions found some cause for complaint.

Ex. Some headings are vague and without scope notes to define them: ROBBERS AND OUTLAWS; CRIME AND CRIMINALS; rogues AND VAGABONDS.

Ex. And although they may pose themselves as very religious, they are simply rascals.

Ex. We went head-to-head with those that wanted a uniform look for the whole library Website!.

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.

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* estar hecho un pinta = be a bit of a lad.

* * *
I
femenino

1)

a) (fam) ( aspecto)

qué buena pinta tiene el pastel! — the cake looks delicious o great!

tiene pinta de extranjero — he looks foreign

¿dónde vas con esa(s) pinta(s)? — where are you going looking like that?

echar or tirar (Andes) or hacer (RPl) — (fam) to impress

b) (Chi fam) ( vestimenta) clothes (pl), outfit

ponerse la pinta — (Andes fam) to put on one's glad rags (colloq)

2)

a) ( en una tela) spot, dot

b) (Zool) spot

3) ( medida) pint

4) (Méx fam) ( de la escuela)

irse de pinta — to play hooky* (esp AmE colloq), to skive off (school) (BrE colloq)
II
masculino (Esp fam) rogue (colloq)

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pinta¹

¹ = stain.

Nota: Mancha rojiza u ocre que aparece en el papel de los libros debido a la humedad.

Ex: Even though the facsimilist's paper is of the same period as that of the rest of the book, he is most unlikely to be able to match it precisely in all its characteristics thickness, texture, colour, chain-lines, watermark, and the propinquity of worm-holes and stains.

pinta³

³ = pint.

Ex: Two million fewer pints of beer are being sold every day than a year ago as a resul of the present economic crisis.

² = rapscallion, rogue, rascal, look, scallywag [scalawag, -USA].

Ex: In all truth, it must be said that this howling, hissing, foot-scraping body of young rapscallions found some cause for complaint.

Ex: Some headings are vague and without scope notes to define them: ROBBERS AND OUTLAWS; CRIME AND CRIMINALS; rogues AND VAGABONDS.

Ex: And although they may pose themselves as very religious, they are simply rascals.

Ex: We went head-to-head with those that wanted a uniform look for the whole library Website!.

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.

* estar hecho un pinta = be a bit of a lad.

* * *

pinta¹

feminine

A

1 ( fam)

(aspecto): ¡qué buena pinta tiene el pastel! the cake looks delicious o great!

tiene pinta de extranjero he looks foreign

tiene pinta de delincuente he has a shady look about him ( colloq), he looks like a criminal

¿dónde vas con esa(s) pinta(s)? where are you going looking like that?

¡qué pinta(s) llevas! pareces un pordiosero just look at you! you look like a beggar

hacer pinta ( RPl) or ( Chi) tirar pinta or ( Col) echar pinta ( fam); to impress

se puso la chaqueta nueva para hacer pinta she put on her new jacket to show off o to impress ( colloq)

salió en el auto del papá a tirar pinta he went out in his dad's car to impress everyone with it

ser algn en pinta ( RPl fam); to be the spitting image of sb

2 ( Chi fam) (vestimenta) clothes (pl), outfit

ponerse la pinta ( Col fam); to put on one's glad rags ( colloq), to get dressed up to the nines ( colloq)

B

1 (en una tela) spot, dot

2 ( Zool) spot

C (medida) pint

D

( Méx fam) (de la escuela): irse de pinta to play hooky* ( esp AmE colloq), to skive off (school) ( BrE colloq)

pinta²

masculine and feminine

( Esp fam)

rogue ( colloq), dodgy character ( colloq)

* * *

Del verbo pintar: ( conjugate pintar)

pinta es:

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo

2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo

Multiple Entries:
pinta
pintar
pinta sustantivo femenino
1 (fam) ( aspecto) look;
◊ eso le da pinta de intelectual it gives him an intellectual look;

tiene pinta de extranjero he looks foreign;
¿dónde vas con esa(s) pinta(s)? where are you going looking like that?;
echar or tirar (Andes) or (RPl) hacer pinta (fam) to impress
2 (en tela, animal) spot
3 ( medida) pint
4 (Méx fam) ( de la escuela):
◊ irse de pinta to play hooky^{( conjugate hooky)} (esp AmE colloq), to skive off (school) (BrE colloq)

pintar ( conjugate pintar) verbo transitivo
a) ( en general) to paint;

◊ pintó la puerta de rojo she painted the door red;

pinta algo al óleo to paint sth in oils
b) (fam) ( dibujar) to draw

verbo intransitivo
1
a) ( con pintura) to paint

b) (fam) ( dibujar) to draw

2 ( en naipes) to be trumps
pintarse verbo pronominal ( refl) ( maquillarse) to put on one's makeup;
◊ pintase los labios to put on some lipstick;

pintase los ojos to put on eye makeup;
pintase las uñas to paint one's nails
pinta sustantivo femenino
1 fam (aspecto) look
2 (mancha, mota) dot, spot
3 (medida) pint
pintar
I verbo transitivo
1 (una superficie) to paint
2 (dibujar) to draw, sketch
3 (una situación) describe: me pintó su viaje con todo detalle, he described his trip in graphic detail
II verbo intransitivo
1 (un bolígrafo, etc) to write
2 (ser importante) to count: ella no pintaba nada allí, she was out of place there
3 (en juegos de naipes) to be trumps

' pinta' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
menda
English:
black
- come in
- half-pint
- look
- pint
- pt
- sleazy
- wash
- gill
- half
- hooky
- oil
- speckle
- truant
- wet

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pinta

♦ nf

1. [lunar] spot

2. [aspecto]
tiene pinta de estar enfadado he looks like he's annoyed;

tiene buena pinta it looks good;

ese cocido tiene muy buena pinta that stew looks delicious;

¡menuda pinta tienes, todo lleno de barro! you look a real sight, all covered in mud!;

Comp
Am
echar o [m5] hacer o [m5] tirar pinta to show off;

Comp
RP
ser alguien en pinta to be the spitting image of sb

3. [unidad de medida] pint

4. Méx [pintada] graffiti

5. Méx
irse de pinta [hacer novillos] Br to play truant, US to play hookey

♦ nmf
Urug Fam [hombre] guy, Br bloke; [mujer] woman
* * *

pinta

f

1 medida pint

2 aspecto looks pl ;

tener buena pinta fig look inviting;

tener pinta de look like

* * *

pinta nf

1) : dot, spot

2) : pint

3) fam : aspect, appearance

las peras tienen buena pinta: the pears look good

4) pintas nfpl Mex: graffiti

* * *

pinta n

1. (mancha) spot

la mariquita es roja con pintas negras ladybirds are red with black spots

2. (medida) pint

tener pinta to look

tiene pinta de ladrón he looks like a thief

tiene pinta de ser muy simpático he looks like a nice person

la comida tiene muy buena pinta the food looks very good

Spanish-English dictionary > pinta
14 abuchear

v.

to boo.

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abuchear

► verbo transitivo

1 to boo, jeer at

* * *

VT to boo, jeer at

ser abucheado — (Teat) to be booed, be hissed (at)

* * *

verbo transitivo to boo

* * *

= jeer, hiss, boo.

Ex. Taunts from her Hispanic students spurred a Japanese-American teacher to develop a multicultural unit that helped children appreciate the culture they had previously jeered.

Ex. In all truth, it must be said that this howling, hissing, foot-scraping body of young rapscallions found some cause for complaint.

Ex. Hundreds of usually loyal fans booed and jeered as the tortured singer delivered a shambolic and apparently drunken performance.

* * *

verbo transitivo to boo

* * *

= jeer, hiss, boo.

Ex: Taunts from her Hispanic students spurred a Japanese-American teacher to develop a multicultural unit that helped children appreciate the culture they had previously jeered.

Ex: In all truth, it must be said that this howling, hissing, foot-scraping body of young rapscallions found some cause for complaint.

Ex: Hundreds of usually loyal fans booed and jeered as the tortured singer delivered a shambolic and apparently drunken performance.

* * *

abuchear [A1 ]

vt

to boo

* * *

abuchear ( conjugate abuchear) verbo transitivo
to boo
abuchear vt to boo, jeer at
' abuchear' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
pitar
English:
barrack
- boo
- hoot
- jeer

* * *

abuchear vt

to boo

* * *

abuchear

v/t boo

* * *

abuchear vt

: to boo, to jeer

* * *

abuchear vb to boo

Spanish-English dictionary > abuchear
15 bellaco

adj.

1 roguish, wicked.

2 sly, cunning.

m.

rogue, villain, cad.

* * *

bellaco

► adjetivo

1 (malo) wicked

2 (astuto) cunning, sly

► nombre masculino,nombre femenino

1 villain, rogue

* * *
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

* * *

- 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.

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* mentir como un bellaco = lie through + Posesivo + teeth, lie + straight-faced.

* trabajar como un bellaco = work + Reflexivo + to the ground, work + Reflexivo + to death.

* * *

- 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.

* * *

bellaco¹ -ca

adjective

( fam hum); roguish ( colloq hum)

bellaco² -ca

masculine, feminine

( fam hum); rogue ( colloq hum)

* * *

bellaco
◊ -ca sustantivo masculino, femenino (fam &

hum) rogue (colloq & hum)
' bellaco' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
mentir

* * *

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
* * *

bellaco

I adj rascally, roguish

II m, bellaca f rascal, rogue

* * *

bellaco, -ca adj

: sly, cunning

bellaco, -ca n

: rogue, scoundrel

Spanish-English dictionary > bellaco
16 bribón

adj.

rascally, mischievous, roguish, scamp.

m.

rascal, scamp, miscreant, rapscallion.

* * *

bribón

► nombre masculino,nombre femenino

1 (sinvergüenza) rotter

2 (niño) rascal, little rascal

* * *
bribón, -ona
1. ADJ

1) (=vago) lazy

2) (=criminal) dishonest, rascally

2. SM / F

1) (=vagabundo) vagabond, vagrant

2) (=holgazán) loafer

3) (=granuja) rascal, rogue

* * *

- bona masculino, femenino (fam) rascal (colloq), scamp (colloq)

* * *

= glutton, rascal, scallywag [scalawag, -USA], rapscallion, cad, ruffian.

Ex. The writer discusses the designation of Jesus as a ' glutton and a drunkard'.

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. The coroner said she had died not from drowning, but from being abused and murdered by a gang of ruffians.

* * *

- bona masculino, femenino (fam) rascal (colloq), scamp (colloq)

* * *

= glutton, rascal, scallywag [scalawag, -USA], rapscallion, cad, ruffian.

Ex: The writer discusses the designation of Jesus as a ' glutton and a drunkard'.

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: The coroner said she had died not from drowning, but from being abused and murdered by a gang of ruffians.

* * *

bribón - bona

masculine, feminine

( fam); rascal ( colloq), scamp ( colloq)

ven aquí, bribón come here, you little rascal o scamp

* * *

bribón
◊ - bona sustantivo masculino, femenino (fam) rascal (colloq), scamp (colloq)

bribón,-ona sustantivo masculino y femenino ruffian, rogue: ¡menudo bribón estás hecho!, you're a regular scallywag!

' bribón' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
bribona
- canalla

* * *

bribón, -ona

♦ adj
[pícaro] roguish
♦ nm,f

scoundrel, rogue

* * *

bribón

I adj rascally

II m, bribona f rascal

* * *

bribón, - bona n, mpl bribones : rascal, scamp

Spanish-English dictionary > bribón
17 chiflar

v.

1 to whistle.

María chifló muy duro Mary whistled loudly.

2 to boo, to jeer.

Elsa chiflaba mientras yo corría Elsa jeered while I ran.

3 to whistle at, to whistle to.

El guarda le chifló a Ricardo The guard whistled at Richard.

* * *

chiflar

► verbo intransitivo

1 (silbar) to hiss, whistle

► verbo transitivo

1 (silbar) to hiss, boo

2 familiar (gustar) to fascinate, enchant

■ le chifla el patinaje he's mad about skating

■ me chifla Lola I'm crazy about Lola

► verbo pronominal chiflarse

1 familiar (enloquecer) to go mad, go crazy, go round the bend

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

chiflarse por alguien/algo familiar to be crazy about somebody/something, be mad about somebody/something

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chiflar

► verbo transitivo

1 (raspar las pieles) to skive, pare

* * *

1. VT

1) [+ silbato] to blow

2) (Teat) to hiss, boo, whistle at

3) * (=beber) to drink, knock back *

4) * (=encantar) to entrance, captivate; (=volver loco) to drive crazy

esa chica le chifla — he's crazy about that girl

me chiflan los helados — I just adore ice cream

me chifla ese grupo — I think that group is fantastic *

2. VI

1) esp LAm to whistle, hiss

2) CAm, Méx [ave, pájaro] to sing

3.

See:

chiflarse

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo <actor/cantante> to whistle at ( as sign of disapproval), ≈to boo
2.
chiflar vi

1) ( silbar) to whistle

2) (fam) ( gustar mucho)

le chiflan los coches — he's crazy about cars (colloq)
3.
chiflarse v pron (fam)

chiflarse por algo — to be crazy about something (colloq)

se chifló por esa chica — he flipped his lid over that girl (colloq)

* * *

= whistle, hiss.

Ex. The author of 'A tune they can whistle' stresses the importance of a user-oriented approach to outreach activities.

Ex. In all truth, it must be said that this howling, hissing, foot-scraping body of young rapscallions found some cause for complaint.

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo <actor/cantante> to whistle at ( as sign of disapproval), ≈to boo
2.
chiflar vi

1) ( silbar) to whistle

2) (fam) ( gustar mucho)

le chiflan los coches — he's crazy about cars (colloq)
3.
chiflarse v pron (fam)

chiflarse por algo — to be crazy about something (colloq)

se chifló por esa chica — he flipped his lid over that girl (colloq)

* * *

= whistle, hiss.

Ex: The author of 'A tune they can whistle' stresses the importance of a user-oriented approach to outreach activities.

Ex: In all truth, it must be said that this howling, hissing, foot-scraping body of young rapscallions found some cause for complaint.

* * *

chiflar [A1 ]

vt

‹actor/cantante› to whistle at ( as sign of disapproval), ≈ to boo

■ chiflar

vi

A

1 ( AmL) (silbar) to whistle

¿sabes chiflar? can you whistle?

le chiflaron cuando pasó por la obra they whistled at her o wolfwhistled when she went past the building site

chíflale a ver si nos ve whistle to him o give him a whistle and see if he sees us

2 (con los dedos) to whistle

chifló para detener a un taxi she whistled to get a taxi to stop

B ( fam)

(gustar mucho): le chiflan los coches he's crazy about cars ( colloq), he's mad on o about cars ( BrE colloq)

ese chico me chifla I'm crazy o ( BrE) mad about that guy ( colloq)

■ chiflarse

v pron

( fam) chiflarse POR algo/algn:

se chifla por las motos he's crazy about motorbikes ( colloq), he's mad about o on motorbikes ( BrE colloq), he's motorbike-crazy o ( BrE) motorbike-mad ( colloq)

se chifló por esa chica he flipped his lid o he went nuts over that girl ( colloq)

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chiflar ( conjugate chiflar) verbo transitivo ‹actor/cantante› to whistle at ( as sign of disapproval), ≈ to boo
verbo intransitivo
1 ( silbar) to whistle
2 (fam) ( gustar mucho):
◊ le chiflan los coches he's crazy about cars (colloq)

chiflarse verbo pronominal (fam) chiflarse por algo/algn to be crazy about sth/sb (colloq)
chiflar verbo intransitivo
1 (con la boca) to whistle
(con un silbato) to blow
2 familiar (gustar mucho) me chifla esta música, I love this music
' chiflar' also found in these entries:
English:
whistle

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chiflar

♦ vt
Fam [encantar]
me chifla el pescado frito I just love fried fish;

me chifla ese jugador I'm mad o crazy about that player

♦ vi
[silbar] to whistle;
Comp
RP
no se puede chiflar y comer gofio you can't have your cake and eat it

♦ See also the pronominal verb chiflarse

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chiflar

I v/t boo

II v/i whistle

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chiflar vi

: to whistle

chiflar vt

: to whistle at, to boo

♦ See also the reflexive verb chiflarse

Spanish-English dictionary > chiflar
18 silbar

v.

1 to whistle.

María silba canciones Mary whistles tunes.

2 to whistle at.

María le silbó al cartero Mary whistled at the mailman.

3 to ring.

4 to whiz, to wheeze, to hiss, to whistle.

La piedra silbó cerca The stone whistled close by.

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silbar

► verbo intransitivo

1 to whistle

2 (abuchear) to hiss, boo

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verb

to whistle

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1. VT

1) (Mús) [+ melodía] to whistle

2) [+ comedia, orador] to hiss

2. VI

1) [persona] [con los labios] to whistle; [al respirar] to wheeze

2) [viento] to whistle; [bala, flecha] to whistle, whizz

3) (Teat) to hiss, boo

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1.
verbo transitivo

a) < melodía> to whistle

b) <cantante/obra> ( en señal de desaprobación) to whistle at, catcall
2.
silbar vi

a) (Mús) to whistle

b) viento to whistle

la bala pasó silbando — the bullet whistled past

c) oídos

me silban los oídos — I've got a ringing o whistling in my ears

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= whistle, hiss.

Ex. The author of 'A tune they can whistle' stresses the importance of a user-oriented approach to outreach activities.

Ex. In all truth, it must be said that this howling, hissing, foot-scraping body of young rapscallions found some cause for complaint.

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1.
verbo transitivo

a) < melodía> to whistle

b) <cantante/obra> ( en señal de desaprobación) to whistle at, catcall
2.
silbar vi

a) (Mús) to whistle

b) viento to whistle

la bala pasó silbando — the bullet whistled past

c) oídos

me silban los oídos — I've got a ringing o whistling in my ears

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= whistle, hiss.

Ex: The author of 'A tune they can whistle' stresses the importance of a user-oriented approach to outreach activities.

Ex: In all truth, it must be said that this howling, hissing, foot-scraping body of young rapscallions found some cause for complaint.

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silbar [A1 ]

vt

1 ‹melodía› to whistle

2 ‹cantante/obra› (en señal de desaprobación) to whistle at, catcall

■ silbar

vi

1 ( Mús) to whistle

te silbé pero no me oíste I whistled to you but you didn't hear

les silba a todas las chicas he whistles at all the girls

2 «viento» to whistle

la bala pasó silbando the bullet whistled past

3

«oídos»: me silban los oídos I've got a ringing o whistling in my ears

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silbar ( conjugate silbar) verbo transitivo
a) ‹ melodía› to whistle

b) ‹cantante/obra› ( en señal de desaprobación) to whistle at, catcall

verbo intransitivo
a) (Mús) to whistle

b) [ viento] to whistle

c) [ oídos]:

◊ me silban los oídos I've got a ringing o whistling in my ears

silbar
I verbo transitivo
1 (una canción, una melodía) to whistle
2 (en señal de rechazo) to whistle at, catcall, boo
II verbo intransitivo
1 (dar silbidos) to whistle
(en señal de rechazo) to whistle, catcall, boo
2 (el viento) to whistle
' silbar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
chiflar
English:
hiss
- hoot
- whistle
- whiz
- whizz

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silbar

♦ vt

1. [melodía] to whistle;
[como piropo] to wolf-whistle at;
silbó una melodía he whistled a tune

2. [abuchear] to whistle at;

los espectadores silbaron al árbitro the crowd whistled at the referee;

el público silbó y abucheó al cantante the audience hissed and booed at the singer

♦ vi

1. [melodía] to whistle;

el dardo le pasó silbando the dart whistled past him

2. [abuchear] to whistle, to catcall

3. [oídos] to ring;

me silban los oídos my ears are ringing

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silbar

v/i & v/t whistle

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silbar v

: to whistle

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silbar vb (en general) to whistle

Spanish-English dictionary > silbar
19 sinvergüenza

adj.

shameless, barefaced, brazen, cynical.

intj.

you little beggar.

f. & m.

1 scoundrel, son of a gun, rogue, shyster.

2 shameless person, shameless individual, cheeky devil, cheeky person.

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sinvergüenza

► adjetivo

1 (pícaro) shameless

2 (descarado) cheeky

► nombre masulino o femenino

1 (pícaro) rotter, swine, louse

2 (descarado) cheeky devil

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1.

ADJ (=pillo) rotten; (=descarado) brazen, shameless

2.

SMF (=pillo) scoundrel, rogue; (=canalla) rotter *; (=insolente) cheeky devil

¡sinvergüenza! — hum you villain!

es una sinvergüenza — she's a cheeky devil

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I
adjetivo

a) ( canalla)

qué tipo más sinvergüenza! — what a swine! (colloq)

b) (hum) ( pícaro) naughty
II
masculino y femenino

a) ( canalla) swine (colloq), scoundrel (dated); (estafador, ladrón) crook (colloq)

b) (hum) ( pícaro) rascal (hum), little devil o rascal (hum)

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= scoundrel, shameless, shyster, rascal, scallywag [scalawag, -USA], rapscallion, thug, cad.

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

Ex. Another librarian described herself as 'a shameless, self-promoter'.

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. 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. Poole was a notorious gang leader & street thug, murdered by enemies of similar background.

Ex. Not only that, but this cad has also convinced them she is losing her faculties.

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I
adjetivo

a) ( canalla)

qué tipo más sinvergüenza! — what a swine! (colloq)

b) (hum) ( pícaro) naughty
II
masculino y femenino

a) ( canalla) swine (colloq), scoundrel (dated); (estafador, ladrón) crook (colloq)

b) (hum) ( pícaro) rascal (hum), little devil o rascal (hum)

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= scoundrel, shameless, shyster, rascal, scallywag [scalawag, -USA], rapscallion, thug, cad.

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

Ex: Another librarian described herself as 'a shameless, self-promoter'.

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: 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: Poole was a notorious gang leader & street thug, murdered by enemies of similar background.

Ex: Not only that, but this cad has also convinced them she is losing her faculties.

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sinvergüenza¹

adjective

1

(canalla): ¡qué hombre más sinvergüenza! what a swine! ( colloq)

2 ( hum) ‹niño› (travieso) naughty

sinvergüenza²

masculine and feminine

1 (canalla) swine ( colloq), scoundrel ( dated); (estafador, ladrón) crook ( colloq)

2 ( hum) (pícaro) rascal ( hum), little devil o rascal ( hum)

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sinvergüenza adjetivo
a) ( canalla):

◊ ¡qué tipo más sinvergüenza! what a swine! (colloq)

b) (hum) ( pícaro) naughty

■ sustantivo masculino y femenino
a) ( canalla) swine (colloq);

(estafador, ladrón) crook (colloq)
b) (hum) ( pícaro) rascal (hum)

sinvergüenza
I adjetivo
1 pey (granuja, inmoral) shameless
2 hum (pillo) cheeky: pero qué sinvergüenza eres, what a rogue you are
II mf
1 (inmoral, sin escrúpulos) crook
2 (pillo, descarado) rogue
' sinvergüenza' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
conchudo
- redomada
- redomado
- atorrante
- gandalla
English:
scoundrel
- so-and-so
- crook

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sinvergüenza

♦ adj

1. [canalla] shameless

2. [fresco, descarado] cheeky

♦ nmf

1. [canalla] scoundrel;

ser un sinvergüenza to be shameless

2. [fresco, descarado] cheeky person;

ser un sinvergüenza to be a cheeky rascal o so-and-so;

ese sinvergüenza me ha quitado el bocadillo that cheeky rascal o so-and-so stole my sandwich

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sinvergüenza

I adj shameless, unscrupulous

II m/f swine;

¡qué sinvergüenza! ( descarado) what a nerve!

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sinvergüenza adj

1) descarado: shameless, brazen, impudent

2) travieso: naughty

sinvergüenza nmf

1) : rogue, scoundrel

2) : brat, rascal

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sinvergüenza n rogue

Spanish-English dictionary > sinvergüenza
20 tunante

adj.

roguish, crooked, rascally.

f. & m.

rascal, rogue.

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tunante

► adjetivo

1 rascal, rogue

► nombre masculino,nombre femenino

1 rascal, rogue

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SM rogue, villain

¡tunante! — you villain!; [a un niño] you young scamp!

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= rascal, rogue, scallywag [scalawag, -USA], rapscallion, cad.

Ex. And although they may pose themselves as very religious, they are simply rascals.

Ex. Some headings are vague and without scope notes to define them: ROBBERS AND OUTLAWS; CRIME AND CRIMINALS; rogues AND VAGABONDS.

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.

* * *

= rascal, rogue, scallywag [scalawag, -USA], rapscallion, cad.

Ex: And although they may pose themselves as very religious, they are simply rascals.

Ex: Some headings are vague and without scope notes to define them: ROBBERS AND OUTLAWS; CRIME AND CRIMINALS; rogues AND VAGABONDS.

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.

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tunante¹ -ta

adjective

( ant); roguish ( dated)

tunante² -ta

masculine, feminine

( ant)

rascal ( dated), rogue ( dated)

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tunante,-a sustantivo masculino y femenino
1 (afectivo) rascal
2 (peyorativo) rogue
' tunante' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
tunanta

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tunante, -a

♦ adj

¡el muy tunante ¡ the rascal!

♦ nm,f

rascal, rogue

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tunante

m, tunanta f rogue

Spanish-English dictionary > tunante

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