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1 acosar
v.1 to pursue relentlessly.2 to harass.3 to besiege, to irritate, to nag, to accost.El policía persigue a Ricardo The policeman persecutes=harasses Richard.* * *1 to pursue, chase\acosar a preguntas to bombard with questions* * *verbto harass, hound* * *VT1) (=atosigar) to hound, harassser acosado sexualmente — to suffer (from) sexual harassment, be sexually harassed
2) (=perseguir) to pursue relentlessly; [+ animal] to urge on* * *verbo transitivoa) < persona> to houndme acosaron con preguntas — they plagued o bombarded me with questions
b) < presa> to hound, pursue relentlessly* * *= plague, press upon, bait, besiege, harass, bully, dog, persecute, hound, nag (at), pelt, pressurise [pressurize, -USA], importune, pester, nobble, stalk, bedevil, bear down on, harry.Ex. Title indexes have always been plagued by the absence of terminology control.Ex. For example, the latter are unlikely to engage themselves in conservation issues as these now press upon the professional consciousness of librarians.Ex. I guess Ms Lipow should be admired for coming into the lion's den and baiting it, but I find some of her arguments facile and superficial.Ex. Concurrently, libraries are besieged with greater demands from the academic community for access to and instruction in electronic information resources such as the Internet.Ex. I have reason to believe that my boss, the head of reference, has been sexually harassing me.Ex. The director returned to his paperwork, nothing in his heart but hot shame at having permitted himself to be bullied into submission by this disagreeable public official.Ex. The title of the article is 'Sweeping away the problems that dog the industry?'.Ex. Why does the ALA ignore, deny or cover up the actions of the only government in the world which persecutes people for the alleged crime of opening uncensored libraries?.Ex. Jefferson, like Clinton, was hounded by reports of adultery and cowardice in wartime.Ex. This a book that I had admired but that had nagged at me for years.Ex. Every day, Internet users are pelted with spam, hoaxes, urban legends, and scams - in other words, untrustworthy data.Ex. Shearer also made an arse of himself by perpetuating the myth of the noble English sportsman who never dives or pressurises referees.Ex. He was a shiftless, good-for-nothing man and his shrewish wife was constantly importuning him.Ex. And there are those whom I have pestered from time to time over the past four years, and who have patiently answered my importunity.Ex. He was the best striker I ever saw, certainly before the injuries that nobbled him twice.Ex. So Hutchins arranges her drawings in such a way that as your eye travels leftwards across the page you see the fox who is stalking the hen and trying to catch her.Ex. The article has the title 'Piracy, crooked printers, inflation bedevil Russian publishing'.Ex. And here was the war, implacably bearing down on us.Ex. They stayed there for the winter, and spent the succeeding three summers harrying the coasts of Ireland and Scotland, after which they returned to Norway.----* acosar a Alguien con preguntas = pepper + Nombre + with questions.* problema + acosar = problem + dog.* * *verbo transitivoa) < persona> to houndme acosaron con preguntas — they plagued o bombarded me with questions
b) < presa> to hound, pursue relentlessly* * *= plague, press upon, bait, besiege, harass, bully, dog, persecute, hound, nag (at), pelt, pressurise [pressurize, -USA], importune, pester, nobble, stalk, bedevil, bear down on, harry.Ex: Title indexes have always been plagued by the absence of terminology control.
Ex: For example, the latter are unlikely to engage themselves in conservation issues as these now press upon the professional consciousness of librarians.Ex: I guess Ms Lipow should be admired for coming into the lion's den and baiting it, but I find some of her arguments facile and superficial.Ex: Concurrently, libraries are besieged with greater demands from the academic community for access to and instruction in electronic information resources such as the Internet.Ex: I have reason to believe that my boss, the head of reference, has been sexually harassing me.Ex: The director returned to his paperwork, nothing in his heart but hot shame at having permitted himself to be bullied into submission by this disagreeable public official.Ex: The title of the article is 'Sweeping away the problems that dog the industry?'.Ex: Why does the ALA ignore, deny or cover up the actions of the only government in the world which persecutes people for the alleged crime of opening uncensored libraries?.Ex: Jefferson, like Clinton, was hounded by reports of adultery and cowardice in wartime.Ex: This a book that I had admired but that had nagged at me for years.Ex: Every day, Internet users are pelted with spam, hoaxes, urban legends, and scams - in other words, untrustworthy data.Ex: Shearer also made an arse of himself by perpetuating the myth of the noble English sportsman who never dives or pressurises referees.Ex: He was a shiftless, good-for-nothing man and his shrewish wife was constantly importuning him.Ex: And there are those whom I have pestered from time to time over the past four years, and who have patiently answered my importunity.Ex: He was the best striker I ever saw, certainly before the injuries that nobbled him twice.Ex: So Hutchins arranges her drawings in such a way that as your eye travels leftwards across the page you see the fox who is stalking the hen and trying to catch her.Ex: The article has the title 'Piracy, crooked printers, inflation bedevil Russian publishing'.Ex: And here was the war, implacably bearing down on us.Ex: They stayed there for the winter, and spent the succeeding three summers harrying the coasts of Ireland and Scotland, after which they returned to Norway.* acosar a Alguien con preguntas = pepper + Nombre + with questions.* problema + acosar = problem + dog.* * *acosar [A1 ]vt1 ‹persona› to houndlo acosan sus acreedores his creditors are hounding him o are after himun compañero que la acosaba sexualmente a colleague who was sexually harassing herse ven acosados por el hambre y las enfermedades they are beset by hunger and diseaseme acosaron con preguntas sobre su paradero they plagued o bombarded me with questions regarding his whereabouts2 ‹presa› to hound, pursue relentlessly* * *
acosar ( conjugate acosar) verbo transitivo
( sexualmente) to harass;◊ me acosaron con preguntas they plagued o bombarded me with questions
acosar verbo transitivo
1 to harass
2 fig (asediar) to pester: la oposición acosó al Presidente del Gobierno con sus preguntas, the opposition pestered the Prime Minister with questions
' acosar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
arrinconar
- asediar
- hostigar
English:
assault
- beset
- harass
- hound
- mob
- molest
- persecute
- plague
- ply
- stalk
- bait
- goad
- harry
- worry
* * *1. [perseguir] to pursue relentlessly2. [hostigar] to harass;fue acosada sexualmente en el trabajo she was sexually harassed at work* * *v/t hound, pursue;me acosaron a preguntas they bombarded me with questions* * *acosar vtperseguir: to pursue, to hound, to harass -
2 fire
§ ცეცხლი, ალი, ხანძარი; აალება, ანთება, გადაწვა, სროლა§1 ცეცხლი, ალიto light / put out the fire ცეცხლის დანთება / ჩაქრობაdon’t play with fire! ცეცხლს ნუ ეთამაშები2 კოცონი3 ხანძარი4 სროლა (ისვრის), გასროლა5 ცეცხლის დაშენა (ცეცხლს დაუშენს)he fired a random shot ალალბედზე / ბრმად ისროლაthe fire was due to the negligence of the watchman ხანძარი დარაჯის დაუდევრობით გაჩნდაthe fire was sparked off by a cigarette stub ხანძარი სიგარეტის ნამწვმა გამოიწვიაwithout firing a shot გასროლის გარეშე // უბრძოლველად●●mend the fire! ცეცხლს შეუკეთე!●●I sat down by the fire to thaw out გასათბობად ცეცხლს მივუჯექიdon’t hang fire! დროზე ისროლე!to hang fire დაყოვნება, შეფერხებაthe officer gave the word of fire ოფიცერმა ბრძანება გასცა, ცეცხლი გაეხსნათthe fire brigade came in full force სახანძრო რაზმი სრული შემადგენლობით მოვიდაher eyes flashed fire თვალებით ცეცხლს აფრქვევდა / ნაპერწკლებს ყრიდაhe extinguished the fire / light ცეცხლი / შუქი ჩააქროin the event of a fire… ხანძრის გაჩენის შემთხვევაშიthe fire consumed his wooden house ცეცხლმა მისი ხის სახლი ფერფლად აქცია / შთანთქაcamp-fire ბანაკში დანთებული ცეცხლი / კოცონიthe fire blackened the walls ცეცხლმა / ხანძარმა კედლები გააშავაlet`s sit away from the fire ცეცხლისაგან მოშორებით დავსხდეთ -
3 ♦ fire
♦ fire /ˈfaɪə(r)/n.1 [uc] fuoco; fiamme (pl.): to fight fire with fire, combattere il fuoco col fuoco; to light a fire, accendere un fuoco; to make a fire, accendere un fuoco ( all'aperto); to be on fire, bruciare; andare a fuoco; essere in (preda alle) fiamme; to catch fire, prendere fuoco; to set fire to st. (o to set st. on fire) dare fuoco a qc.; to start the fire, avviare (o accendere) il fuoco; to kindle a fire, accendere un fuoco; Fire!, al fuoco! al fuoco!; coal fire, fuoco di carbone2 incendio; fiamme (pl.): The fire destroyed three houses, l'incendio distrusse tre case; A fire broke out, è scoppiato un incendio; to put out a fire, spegnere un incendio; forest fires, incendi di boschi; fire prevention, prevenzione degli incendi; fire instructions, istruzioni in caso d'incendio3 [u] (fig.) fuoco; ardore; fervore; slancio; eccitazione; foga: eyes full of fire, occhi pieni di fuoco; The audience was on fire, il pubblico era eccitato; the fire of his speech, la foga del suo discorso4 [u] (mil.) fuoco: We were under heavy enemy fire, eravamo esposti al fuoco intenso del nemico; Open [cease] fire!, aprite [cessate] il fuoco; to hold fire, smettere di sparare; cessare il fuoco; to return fire, rispondere al fuoco5 stufa; stufetta: electric [gas] fire, stufa elettrica [a gas]6 [u] (med.) febbre; stato febbrile7 (ind. min.) segnalazione di sparo mine8 [u] (fig.) splendore; lucentezza; fuoco (lett.)● fire alarm, allarme antincendio □ (relig.) fire and brimstone, il fuoco eterno □ fire and sword, ferro e fuoco; distruzione totale ( in guerra) □ fire barrier, tagliafuoco ( muro, porta, ecc.) □ (edil.) fire basket, cesto metallico (o fornello) per il fuoco all'aperto ( per i muratori) □ (zool.) fire-bird ( Icterus galbula), ittero di Baltimora □ (bot.) fire blight, malattia del luppolo □ fire brigade, (corpo dei) pompieri; vigili del fuoco □ fire clay, argilla refrattaria □ (mil.) fire control, controllo del tiro □ ( marina mil.) fire-control station, stazione di direzione del tiro □ fire-cracker, petardo; castagnola □ fire damage, danni provocati dal fuoco □ ( USA) fire department, (corpo dei) vigili del fuoco □ ( USA) fire department valve, presa antincendio □ fire door, porta antincendio □ fire drill, esercitazione antincendio □ fire-eater, mangiafuoco; (fig.) attaccabrighe □ fire engine, carro dei pompieri; autopompa; autoincendio □ fire escape, uscita di sicurezza; scala antincendio □ fire escape ladder, scala antincendio □ fire extinguisher, estintore □ (poet.) fire-eyed, dagli occhi di fuoco □ fire-fighter, fire-fighting ► firefighter, firefighting □ (zool.) fire-flair ( Trygon pastinaca), pastinaca comune □ fire hose, manichetta antincendio; manica per acqua □ fire hydrant, idrante □ fire insurance, assicurazione contro l'incendio □ fire irons, ferri per il caminetto ( molle, paletta, attizzatoio, ecc.) □ fire juggler, giocoliere col fuoco; mangiafuoco □ fire office, ufficio di società d'assicurazione contro gli incendi □ fire officer, ufficiale dei vigili del fuoco □ fire-pan, braciere □ (ass.) fire policy, polizza antincendio □ fire pump, pompa d'incendio □ (leg.) fire raiser, incendiario; piromane □ (leg.) fire raising, incendio doloso □ fire regulations, regolamenti antincendio □ (tecn.) fire-resistant, resistente al fuoco □ (tecn.) fire-retardant, ignifugo □ (ass.) fire risk, rischio d'incendio □ ( USA) fire screen, parafuoco □ fire service, vigili del fuoco □ fire ship ► fireship □ fire station, deposito di autopompe; caserma dei vigili del fuoco □ (mil.) fire-step, banchina di tiro □ fire-teazer, fochista □ fire tongs, molle per il camino □ fire walking, pirobazia; il camminare sulle braci ardenti ( come fanno i fachiri, ecc.); (stor.) prova del fuoco □ ( USA) fire warden (o fire watcher), vigile del servizio antincendi ( nelle foreste, in guerra, ecc.) □ fire-worship, adorazione del fuoco ( come divinità) □ (fig.) to be between two fires, essere (o trovarsi) tra due fuochi □ (fig.) to come under fire from sb., essere criticato aspramente da q. □ (arc.) to go through fire and water for sb., buttarsi nel fuoco (per q.) □ to hang fire, (mil.) cessare il fuoco; (fig.) tardare ad agire, indugiare, tirarla in lungo □ to lay (o to set) a fire, preparare il fuoco □ to light a fire under sb., stimolare q. all'azione; dare uno svegliarino a q. (fam.) □ (fig.) to play with fire, scherzare col fuoco □ (fig.) to pour oil on the fire, soffiare sul fuoco; fomentare discordie, ecc. ( avendo l'aria di deprecarle) □ (fig.) to set sb. on fire, infiammare q. □ to set st. on fire (o to set fire to st.), dar fuoco a, incendiare qc. □ (fig.) to set the Thames (o the world) on fire, fare qc. di eccezionale (o di straordinario); fare colpo □ to stir the fire, attizzare il fuoco □ to strike fire from st., far sprizzare scintille da qc.; accendere il fuoco battendo su qc. □ to take fire, prendere fuoco; incendiarsi; (fig.) pigliar fuoco, infiammarsi, stizzirsi □ (fig.) to take heavy fire from one's opponents, essere criticato aspramente dai propri avversari □ (prov.) There's no smoke without fire, non c'è fumo senza arrosto.♦ (to) fire /ˈfaɪə(r)/A v. t.1 sparare; far esplodere (o partire); to fire a shot (at sb.), sparare (o far esplodere) un colpo (contro q.)3 lanciare ( un proiettile); scagliare, scoccare ( una freccia): (naut.) to fire a torpedo, lanciare un siluro4 porre una serie di ( domande); fare ( domande, commenti): They fired questions at me, mi hanno bersagliato di domande5 (fam.) licenziare: You're fired!, lei è licenziato!; the right to hire and fire, il diritto d'assumere e di licenziare6 (fig.) infiammare; accendere: to fire the imagination, infiammare la fantasia; to fire sb. with enthusiasm, accendere di entusiasmo q.11 (vet.) cauterizzare12 (antiq.) dare fuoco a; appiccare il fuoco a; incendiareB v. i.1 far fuoco; sparare: He ordered the squad to fire, ha ordinato al plotone di sparare; to fire at sb., sparare a q.; to fire on (o upon) sb., sparare su q.; aprire il fuoco contro q.3 (fig.) infiammarsi, eccitarsi● to fire a broadside, (naut.) sparare una bordata; (fig.) lanciare un attacco verbale □ (mil.) to fire a salute, sparare una salva in segno di saluto □ (fam.) to be firing on all cylinders, lavorare a pieno ritmo; essere in piena forma. -
4 succession
succession [sək'seʃən]∎ a succession of visitors une succession ou une suite de visiteurs;∎ we won three years in succession nous avons gagné trois ans de suite;∎ for five years in succession pendant cinq années consécutives ou cinq ans de suite;∎ she made three phone calls in succession elle a passé trois coups de fil de suite;∎ they filed into the room in close succession ils sont entrés dans la pièce les uns derrière les autres;∎ the fireworks went off in quick or rapid succession les feux d'artifice sont partis les uns après les autres;∎ he got several promotions in rapid succession il a eu plusieurs promotions coup sur coup;∎ they fired questions at him in rapid succession ils l'ont soumis à un feu roulant de questions;∎ a succession of gains and losses une succession de gains et de pertes(b) (ascension to power) succession f;∎ his succession to the post sa succession au poste;∎ she's first in succession (to the throne) elle occupe la première place dans l'ordre de succession (au trône);∎ at the time of his succession to the throne au moment de son accession au trône;∎ in succession to her boss à la suite de son patron -
5 acribillar
v.1 to perforate, to pepper with holes.acribillar a alguien a balazos to riddle somebody with bulletsme han acribillado los mosquitos the mosquitoes have bitten me all over2 to riddle, to fill with perforations, to pierce with numerous holes, to honeycomb.3 to bite all over, to cover with stings.La costurera abatanó la tela The seamstress fulled the fabric.4 to bring down, to shatter.Ella se abandonó al amor She gave herself over to love.* * *1 to riddle, pepper2 figurado to harass, pester* * *verb* * *VT1) to riddle, pepper2) (=fastidiar) to pester, badger* * *verbo transitivoa) ( llenar de agujeros)b) ( asediar)* * *= pelt.Ex. Every day, Internet users are pelted with spam, hoaxes, urban legends, and scams - in other words, untrustworthy data.----* acribillar a Alguien a preguntas = pepper + Nombre + with questions.* * *verbo transitivoa) ( llenar de agujeros)b) ( asediar)* * *= pelt.Ex: Every day, Internet users are pelted with spam, hoaxes, urban legends, and scams - in other words, untrustworthy data.
* acribillar a Alguien a preguntas = pepper + Nombre + with questions.* * *acribillar [A1 ]vt1(llenar de agujeros): lo acribillaron a balazos they riddled him with bulletslos mosquitos me han acribillado the mosquitoes have bitten me all over2(asediar): me acribillaron a preguntas they fired a barrage of questions at me, they bombarded me with questions* * *
acribillar ( conjugate acribillar) verbo transitivoa) ( llenar de agujeros):
b) ( asediar):
acribillar verbo transitivo to riddle, pepper: los mosquitos me acribillaron esta noche, I was bombarded by mosquitoes last night o the mosquitoes had a field day on me
fig (a preguntas) to bombard
' acribillar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
freír
- freírse
English:
mow
* * *acribillar vt1. [llenar de agujeros] to perforate, to pepper with holes;acribillar a alguien a balazos to riddle sb with bullets;me han acribillado los mosquitos the mosquitos have bitten me all overlos acribillaron a fotografías cuando salieron del hotel they were caught in a blaze of flashbulbs as they left the hotel* * *v/t:acribillar a alguien a balazos riddle s.o. with bullets;me acribillaron a preguntas they bombarded me with questions* * *acribillar vt1) : to riddle, to pepper (with bullets, etc.)2) : to hound, to harass -
6 disparar
v.1 to shoot, to fire (with weapon).disparar al aire to shoot in the airdisparar a matar to shoot to killdisparar contra el enemigo to shoot o fire at the enemytengo varias preguntas para ti — ¡dispara! (figurative) I have several questions for you — fire away! o shoot!El chico le dispara a los conejos The boy shoots rabbits.2 to shoot, to take a photograph (with camera).3 to fire a shot, to shoot, to fire off.4 to trigger, to detonate, to let off, to set off.El chico disparó la explosión The boy triggered the explosion.5 to pay.* * *1 (arma) to fire; (bala, flecha) to shoot2 (lanzar) to hurl, throw3 DEPORTE to shoot1 figurado (disparatar) to talk nonsense1 (arma) to go off, fire; (despertador) to go off4 figurado (saltar fuera de razón) to blow up, explode■ estaba tan enfadado que se disparó en cuanto le dirigieron la palabra he was so angry that he simply blew up when they spoke to him* * *verb1) to fire2) shoot•* * *1. VT1) [+ arma de fuego, proyectil, tiro] to fire; [+ flecha] to shoot; [+ gatillo] to pull2) (Dep) [+ penalti, falta] to take3) (Fot)para disparar la cámara, aprieta el botón — to take a photograph, press the button
los paparazzi dispararon sus cámaras al verla salir — the paparazzi clicked their cameras when they saw her come out
dispara el flash, que está oscuro — use the flash, it's dark
4) [+ consumo, precio]la subida del petróleo ha disparado la inflación — the rise in oil prices has caused inflation to shoot up
5) (=hacer saltar) [+ alarma] to trigger, set off; [+ proceso, reacción] to spark, spark off2. VI1) [con un arma] to shoot, fire¡quieto o disparo! — stop or I'll shoot o fire!
los cazadores dispararon al ciervo — the hunters shot o fired at the deer
le dispararon a la cabeza — they shot o fired at his head
la policía disparó contra los manifestantes — the police fired on o shot at the demonstrators
¡no dispares! — don't shoot!
¡disparad! — fire!
2) (Dep) to shootel delantero disparó a puerta — the forward shot at o for goal
3) (Fot) to shoot¡enfoca y dispara! — focus the camera and shoot
4) Méx * (=gastar mucho) to spend lavishly5) = disparatar3.See:* * *1.verbo intransitivo1)a) ( con arma) to shoot, firedisparar al aire — to fire o shoot into the air
disparar a quemarropa or a bocajarro — to fire at point-blank range
disparar contra alguien — to shoot o fire at somebody
b) (Dep) to shoot2) (Méx fam) ( pagar) to pay2.disparar vt1)a) <arma/flecha> to shoot, fire; <tiro/proyectil> to fireb) (Dep)c) (fam) < pregunta> to fire (colloq)2) (Méx fam) ( pagar) to buy3.dispararse v pron1)a) arma to go offb) (refl)2) (fam) precio to shoot up, rocket* * *= shoot, let + fly, fire + Posesivo + gun, fire + shot, fire.Ex. The book has a blue mottled sheepskin binding signed by Antoine Menard, a famous bookbinder who was shot in Paris by a firing squad in 1871 but feigned death and escaped to Spain.Ex. In this way the fowler could work his way through the shallows to within gunshot of the fowl, so as to let fly with his rifle as they took off from the water.Ex. The history of warfare shows that less than one fifth of soldiers fire their guns at another human being.Ex. The town grew at an unprecedented pace, and when the first shot was fired at ft Sumter it was home for 30,000.Ex. The fighter pilot said he was ordered to fire a full salvo of rockets at the UFO moving erratically over the North Sea.----* disparar a discreción = fire at + will.* disparar a matar = shoot to + kill.* disparar cartuchos vacíos = fire + blanks.* disparar munición de fogueo = fire + blanks.* disparar un arma = fire + weapon.* disparar un tiro = fire + shot.* disparar un tiro, hacer un disparo = fire + shot.* * *1.verbo intransitivo1)a) ( con arma) to shoot, firedisparar al aire — to fire o shoot into the air
disparar a quemarropa or a bocajarro — to fire at point-blank range
disparar contra alguien — to shoot o fire at somebody
b) (Dep) to shoot2) (Méx fam) ( pagar) to pay2.disparar vt1)a) <arma/flecha> to shoot, fire; <tiro/proyectil> to fireb) (Dep)c) (fam) < pregunta> to fire (colloq)2) (Méx fam) ( pagar) to buy3.dispararse v pron1)a) arma to go offb) (refl)2) (fam) precio to shoot up, rocket* * *= shoot, let + fly, fire + Posesivo + gun, fire + shot, fire.Ex: The book has a blue mottled sheepskin binding signed by Antoine Menard, a famous bookbinder who was shot in Paris by a firing squad in 1871 but feigned death and escaped to Spain.
Ex: In this way the fowler could work his way through the shallows to within gunshot of the fowl, so as to let fly with his rifle as they took off from the water.Ex: The history of warfare shows that less than one fifth of soldiers fire their guns at another human being.Ex: The town grew at an unprecedented pace, and when the first shot was fired at ft Sumter it was home for 30,000.Ex: The fighter pilot said he was ordered to fire a full salvo of rockets at the UFO moving erratically over the North Sea.* disparar a discreción = fire at + will.* disparar a matar = shoot to + kill.* disparar cartuchos vacíos = fire + blanks.* disparar munición de fogueo = fire + blanks.* disparar un arma = fire + weapon.* disparar un tiro = fire + shot.* disparar un tiro, hacer un disparo = fire + shot.* * *disparar [A1 ]viA1 (con un arma) to shoot, firedisparar al aire to fire o shoot into the airle disparó a las piernas she shot at his legsdisparan a matar they shoot to killle disparó por la espalda he shot him in the backdisparar a quemarropa or a bocajarro to fire at point-blank range¡no disparen! don't shoot!¡alto o disparo! stop or I'll shoot!dispararon sobre los soldados enemigos they fired on the enemy troopsdisparar CONTRA algn to shoot o fire AT sb2 ( Fot) to take photographs/a photograph3 ( Dep) to shoothoy disparo yo it's on me today ( colloq), I'm paying o buying today■ dispararvtA1 ‹arma/flecha› to shoot, fire; ‹tiro/proyectil› to firele dispararon un tiro en la nuca they shot him in the back of the headdispararán 21 cañonazos de saludo they will fire o there will be a 21-gun salute2 ( Fot) to take¿cuántas fotos has disparado? how many photos o shots have you taken?3 ( Dep):disparar un penalty to take a penaltydisparó el balón contra la barrera he shot against the wallnos disparó un café he treated us to o bought us a cup of coffeeyo disparo esta ronda I'll get this round, this round's on me ( colloq)A1 «arma» to go off2 ( refl):se disparó un tiro en la sien he shot himself in the headB ( fam); «precio» to shoot up, rocket* * *
disparar ( conjugate disparar) verbo intransitivo
◊ disparar al aire to fire o shoot into the air;
disparar a matar to shoot to kill;
le disparó por la espalda he shot him in the back;
disparar a quemarropa or a bocajarro to fire at point-blank range;
disparar contra algn to shoot o fire at sbb) (Dep) to shoot
verbo transitivo
1
‹tiro/proyectil› to fire;
b) (Dep):
2 (Méx fam) ( pagar) to buy
dispararse verbo pronominal
1
b) ( refl):
2 (fam) [ precio] to shoot up, rocket
disparar verbo transitivo
1 (un arma de fuego) to fire
(un proyectil) to shoot: le dispararon en el hombro, he was shot in the shoulder
2 Ftb to shoot
disparar a puerta, to shoot at goal
' disparar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
tirar
- bocajarro
- comenzar
- descargar
- disparado
- mansalva
- quemarropa
English:
blast away
- fire
- point-blank
- potshot
- shoot
- shoot off
- trigger-happy
- wildly
* * *♦ vt1. [arma, persona] to shoot;[tiro] to fire;¿sabes disparar un arma? do you know how to fire a gun?;disparaban tiros al aire they fired (shots) into the air;nos disparaban flechas they were shooting arrows at us;¡no me dispares! don't shoot!2. [fotografía] to take3. [penalti, falta, golpe de castigo] to take;disparar un libre directo to take a direct free kick♦ vi1. [con arma] to shoot, to fire;disparar al aire to shoot in the air;disparar a matar to shoot to kill;disparar contra el enemigo to shoot o fire at the enemy;disparaban sobre la población civil they were shooting at civilians;¡no dispares! don't shoot!;tengo varias preguntas para ti – ¡dispara! I have several questions for you – fire away! o shoot!2. [con cámara] to shoot, to take a photograph;los fotógrafos no paraban de disparar the photographers kept on clicking their cameras3. [futbolista] to shoot;disparar a puerta to shoot at goal* * *I v/t2 foto take3 precios send (rocketing fam) up3 en fútbol shootII v/i1 shoot, fire;disparar al aire fire in the air2 en fútbol shoot* * *disparar vi1) : to fire (a gun)disparar vt1) : to shoot2) : to rush off* * *disparar vb1. (tiro, bala, flecha) to fire -
7 asaltar
v.1 to attack.2 to rob.Ricardo asaltó a Pedro Richard held up Peter.3 to seize.iba a ir pero al final le asaltaron las dudas he was going to go, but he was seized by doubts at the last minutele asaltó el pánico he was overcome by panic4 to be assaulted by.Te asaltó el bandido You were assaulted by the bandit.5 to assault, to assail, to invade, to attack.Ricardo asalta bancos Richard assaults banks.* * *1 to assault, attack (para robar) to raid, rob2 (abordar) to approach, come up to■ me asaltó la duda de si había dicho la verdad doubts sprang to my mind as to whether he had told the truth or not* * *verb1) to assault2) mug, rob3) storm* * *VT1) [+ persona] to attack, assault; (Mil) to storm; [+ banco, tienda etc] to break into, raid; [en disturbios etc] to loot, sackanoche fue asaltada la joyería — the jeweller's was raided last night, last night there was a break-in at the jeweller's
2) [dudas] to assail; [idea] to cross one's mindle asaltó una idea — he was struck by an idea, an idea crossed his mind
3) [desastre, muerte] to fall upon, surprise, overtake* * *verbo transitivob) ( tomar por asalto) <ciudad/embajada> to stormc) ( atacar) to attack, assaultd) ( acosar) to accost, assail (frml)e) idea to strikeme asaltó una duda — I was struck o seized by a sudden doubt
* * *= raid, storm, break into, break in, mug, assail, hold up.Ex. The article ' Raiding the World Bank' explains how the World Bank operates, shareholding, the initiation of loan proposals, and lending to education projects.Ex. On October 6, 1976, an angry mob stormed the university to attack students who seemed to threaten the nation.Ex. A honeypot is a decoy computer system designed to look like a legitimate system an intruder will want to break into while, unbeknownst to the intruder, they are being covertly observed.Ex. The hacker broke in on the university dial-in lines through the library system.Ex. In that time, she relates, she had been mugged at gunpoint, punched in the face, and harassed.Ex. It's ridiculous to assail people who are making a code for abandoning all the principles which have been going strong for 100 years.Ex. The film starts with two small-time thieves who spontaneously decide to hold up a restaurant.----* asaltar una diligencia = rob + a stagecoach.* dudas + asaltar = doubts + assail.* * *verbo transitivob) ( tomar por asalto) <ciudad/embajada> to stormc) ( atacar) to attack, assaultd) ( acosar) to accost, assail (frml)e) idea to strikeme asaltó una duda — I was struck o seized by a sudden doubt
* * *= raid, storm, break into, break in, mug, assail, hold up.Ex: The article ' Raiding the World Bank' explains how the World Bank operates, shareholding, the initiation of loan proposals, and lending to education projects.
Ex: On October 6, 1976, an angry mob stormed the university to attack students who seemed to threaten the nation.Ex: A honeypot is a decoy computer system designed to look like a legitimate system an intruder will want to break into while, unbeknownst to the intruder, they are being covertly observed.Ex: The hacker broke in on the university dial-in lines through the library system.Ex: In that time, she relates, she had been mugged at gunpoint, punched in the face, and harassed.Ex: It's ridiculous to assail people who are making a code for abandoning all the principles which have been going strong for 100 years.Ex: The film starts with two small-time thieves who spontaneously decide to hold up a restaurant.* asaltar una diligencia = rob + a stagecoach.* dudas + asaltar = doubts + assail.* * *asaltar [A1 ]vt1 (robar) ‹banco/tienda› to rob, hold up; ‹persona› to rob, mug2 ‹fortaleza/ciudad/embajada› to storm, attacklo asaltaron a preguntas they bombarded him with questions, they fired a barrage of questions at him4 «idea» to strikeen el último momento me asaltó una duda/un temor at the last moment I was struck o seized by a sudden doubt/fearle asaltaban dudas acerca de su futuro he was plagued with o by doubts about his future* * *
asaltar ( conjugate asaltar) verbo transitivo
‹ persona› to rob, mug
◊ me asaltó una duda I was struck o seized by a sudden doubt
asaltar verbo transitivo to assault, attack
(atracar un banco, una tienda) to rob
fig (un pensamiento) to assail
' asaltar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acometer
- atracar
English:
assault
- attack
- hold up
- mug
- raid
- rush
- engulf
- hold
- jump
- ram
- rob
* * *asaltar vt1. [atacar] to attack;[castillo, ciudad] to storm;la policía asaltó el avión the police stormed the plane2. [robar] to rob;lo asaltaron con una navaja he was robbed o mugged at knifepoint3. [sujeto: dudas, pánico] to seize;iba a ir pero al final le asaltaron las dudas he was going to go, but he was seized by doubts at the last minute;me asalta una duda, ¿me llegará el dinero? I have one doubt, will I have enough money?;le asaltó el pánico he was overcome by o seized with panic4. [importunar]los periodistas asaltaron al actor a preguntas the journalists bombarded the actor with questions;los pabellones se vieron asaltados por visitantes the wards were overrun with visitors* * *v/t2 fig:le asaltó una duda he was suddenly struck by doubt* * *asaltar vt1) : to assault2) : to mug, to rob3)asaltar al poder : to seize power* * *asaltar vb -
8 asaetear
v.1 to shoot arrows at.2 to pierce with an arrow, to fire arrows at, to shoot arrows at, to shoot with arrows.3 to penetrate.* * *VT1) to shoot, hit ( with an arrow)2) (fig) (=acosar) to bother, pester* * *verbo transitivoa) ( disparar a) to shoot arrows at; ( herir) to wound ( with an arrow)b) ( acosar)lo asaetearon a or con preguntas — they bombarded him with questions
* * *verbo transitivoa) ( disparar a) to shoot arrows at; ( herir) to wound ( with an arrow)b) ( acosar)lo asaetearon a or con preguntas — they bombarded him with questions
* * *asaetear [A1 ]vt2(acosar): lo asaetearon a or con preguntas they fired a barrage of questions at him, they bombarded him with questionsel recuerdo de aquella horripilante visión me asaeteaba I was plagued by the memory of that horrifying sightno la asaeteaba remordimiento alguno she felt absolutely no remorsesus admiradoras lo asaeteaban con peticiones de autógrafos he was besieged by fans asking for his autograph* * *asaetear, asaetar vt1. [disparar] to shoot arrows at;[matar] to kill with arrows;murió asaeteado he was shot to death by archers* * *v/t:con preguntas bombard with questions -
9 задавать вопросы
1. put questionsочень трудный, каверзный вопрос — sixty-four-dollar question
засыпал вопросами; засыпаемый вопросами — fired questions at
2. ask3. ask question«час вопросов» — question time
4. questionставящий вопрос; постановка вопроса — putting the question
вопрос, на который нельзя ответить — unanswerable question
5. ask questionsАнтонимический ряд:Русско-английский большой базовый словарь > задавать вопросы
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10 увязывать все вопросы
1. link all questions togetherочень трудный, каверзный вопрос — sixty-four-dollar question
засыпал вопросами; засыпаемый вопросами — fired questions at
2. linking all questions together«час вопросов» — question time
Русско-английский военно-политический словарь > увязывать все вопросы
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11 второстепенные вопросы
1. side issues2. side-issue3. minor questionочень трудный, каверзный вопрос — sixty-four-dollar question
засыпал вопросами; засыпаемый вопросами — fired questions at
4. secondary questionотвечать на вопросы, — to field questions
Антонимический ряд:Русско-английский большой базовый словарь > второстепенные вопросы
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12 зада вопросы
очень трудный, каверзный вопрос — sixty-four-dollar question
засыпал вопросами; засыпаемый вопросами — fired questions at
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13 задава вопросы
очень трудный, каверзный вопрос — sixty-four-dollar question
засыпал вопросами; засыпаемый вопросами — fired questions at
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14 поднять вопрос
1. open a question2. raise a point3. raise a questionочень трудный, каверзный вопрос — sixty-four-dollar question
засыпал вопросами; засыпаемый вопросами — fired questions at
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15 поднимать вопрос
1. bring up2. open a question3. raise a questionочень трудный, каверзный вопрос — sixty-four-dollar question
засыпал вопросами; засыпаемый вопросами — fired questions at
4. start a subjectлицо, решающее вопрос права; судья — trier of law
спорный вопрос права, спор о праве — issue in law
Русско-английский большой базовый словарь > поднимать вопрос
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16 разрешать вопрос
1. deal with a problemразрешать вопрос; рассматривать вопрос — deal with a problem
2. solve a question3. treat a questionочень трудный, каверзный вопрос — sixty-four-dollar question
засыпал вопросами; засыпаемый вопросами — fired questions at
ставящий вопрос; постановка вопроса — putting the question
4. tackle a problemраздел права, трактующий вопросы войны и мира — fetial law
сведущий в законах, в вопросах права — learned in the law
Русско-английский большой базовый словарь > разрешать вопрос
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17 изложит вопрос
1. state a questionочень трудный, каверзный вопрос — sixty-four-dollar question
засыпал вопросами; засыпаемый вопросами — fired questions at
2. stating a questionРусско-английский военно-политический словарь > изложит вопрос
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18 volley
'voli
1. noun1) (in tennis, the hitting of a ball before it bounces.) volea2) (a burst of firing etc: a volley of shots; a volley of questions/curses.) descarga, aluvión, avalancha
2. verb1) (to hit (a ball etc) before it bounces: He volleyed the ball back to his opponent.) hacer una volea2) (to fire a rapid burst of (bullets, questions etc).) lanzar una descarga, lanzar un aluvión•tr['vɒlɪ]1 SMALLMILITARY/SMALL descarga2 figurative use (of stones, curses) aluvión nombre masculino; (of blows) tanda; (of applause) salva3 (tennis) volea1 SMALLMILITARY/SMALL lanzar una descarga2 (tennis) hacer una volea1 (sp) volear1) : descarga f (de tiros)2) : torrente m, lluvia f (de insultos, etc.)3) : salva f (de aplausos)4) : volea f (en deportes)v.• lanzar una descarga v.• volear v.n.• descarga s.f.• salva s.f.• volea (Deporte) s.f.• voleo s.m.
I 'vɑːli, 'vɒli1) ( of shots) descarga f (cerrada); (of protests, blows) lluvia f2) ( Sport) volea f
II
transitive/intransitive verb volear['vɒlɪ]1. N1) [of shots] descarga f (cerrada); [of applause] salva f ; [of stones, objects] lluvia f ; [of insults] torrente m2) (Tennis) volea f2. VT1) [+ abuse, insults] dirigir (at a)2) (Tennis) volear3.VI (Mil) lanzar una descarga* * *
I ['vɑːli, 'vɒli]1) ( of shots) descarga f (cerrada); (of protests, blows) lluvia f2) ( Sport) volea f
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transitive/intransitive verb volear -
19 актуальный вопрос
очень трудный, каверзный вопрос — sixty-four-dollar question
засыпал вопросами; засыпаемый вопросами — fired questions at
Русско-английский большой базовый словарь > актуальный вопрос
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20 внести ясность в вопрос
1. brighten a question2. clarify a questionочень трудный, каверзный вопрос — sixty-four-dollar question
засыпал вопросами; засыпаемый вопросами — fired questions at
3. clear a questionставящий вопрос; постановка вопроса — putting the question
раздел права, трактующий вопросы войны и мира — fetial law
Русско-английский большой базовый словарь > внести ясность в вопрос
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