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Wresting money from

  • 1 sacarle dinero a Alguien

    (v.) = wrestle + money from
    Ex. The article is entitled ' Wresting money from the canny Scotsman: Melvil Dewey's designs on Carnegie's millions, 1902-1906'.
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    (v.) = wrestle + money from

    Ex: The article is entitled ' Wresting money from the canny Scotsman: Melvil Dewey's designs on Carnegie's millions, 1902-1906'.

    Spanish-English dictionary > sacarle dinero a Alguien

  • 2 ahorrativo

    adj.
    1 thrifty, sparing, frugal, saving.
    2 cost-cutting.
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    1 thrifty
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    ADJ (=que no derrocha) thrifty; pey (=tacaño) stingy, mean
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    - va adjetivo thrifty
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    = thrifty [thriftier -comp., thriftiest -sup.], canny, parsimonious.
    Ex. As such, the library serves a large blue collar population of thrifty, hardworking people with a predilection toward conservatism in lifestyle and thought.
    Ex. The article is entitled 'Wresting money from the canny Scotsman: Melvil Dewey's designs on Carnegie's millions, 1902-1906'.
    Ex. He joked that he had to be 'very parsimonious, indeed very Scottish,' in his management of IFLA finances = Bromeó diciendo que tenía que ser "muy cuidadoso, de hecho muy escocés", en su administración de los fondos de la IFLA.
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    * de un modo ahorrativo = thriftily.
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    - va adjetivo thrifty
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    = thrifty [thriftier -comp., thriftiest -sup.], canny, parsimonious.

    Ex: As such, the library serves a large blue collar population of thrifty, hardworking people with a predilection toward conservatism in lifestyle and thought.

    Ex: The article is entitled 'Wresting money from the canny Scotsman: Melvil Dewey's designs on Carnegie's millions, 1902-1906'.
    Ex: He joked that he had to be 'very parsimonious, indeed very Scottish,' in his management of IFLA finances = Bromeó diciendo que tenía que ser "muy cuidadoso, de hecho muy escocés", en su administración de los fondos de la IFLA.
    * de un modo ahorrativo = thriftily.

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    thrifty
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    ahorrativo,-a adjetivo thrifty
    ' ahorrativo' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    ahorrativa
    English:
    thrifty
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    ahorrativo, -a adj
    1. [persona] thrifty
    2. [medida] money-saving
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    adj thrifty
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    ahorrativo, -va adj
    : thrifty, frugal

    Spanish-English dictionary > ahorrativo

  • 3 cauto

    adj.
    cautious, careful, prudent, cagey.
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    1 cautious, wary
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    (f. - cauta)
    adj.
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    ADJ cautious, wary, careful
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    - ta adjetivo careful, cautious
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    = cautious, wary [warier -comp., wariest -sup.], canny, gun-shy, circumspect, guarded.
    Ex. The result of knowledge gleaned from libraries is to make men not violent revolutionists, but cautious evolutionists; not destroyers, but careful improvers.
    Ex. The girls were wary, nervously self-conscious, quite unable to behave in a natural and relaxed way.
    Ex. The article is entitled 'Wresting money from the canny Scotsman: Melvil Dewey's designs on Carnegie's millions, 1902-1906'.
    Ex. The article is entitled 'Outsourced, downsized and gun-shy'.
    Ex. It must be the least uplifting, most circumspect film ever made about sainthood.
    Ex. Britain has given a guarded response to Myanmar's announcement that a referendum will be held on a new constitution in May.
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    - ta adjetivo careful, cautious
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    = cautious, wary [warier -comp., wariest -sup.], canny, gun-shy, circumspect, guarded.

    Ex: The result of knowledge gleaned from libraries is to make men not violent revolutionists, but cautious evolutionists; not destroyers, but careful improvers.

    Ex: The girls were wary, nervously self-conscious, quite unable to behave in a natural and relaxed way.
    Ex: The article is entitled 'Wresting money from the canny Scotsman: Melvil Dewey's designs on Carnegie's millions, 1902-1906'.
    Ex: The article is entitled 'Outsourced, downsized and gun-shy'.
    Ex: It must be the least uplifting, most circumspect film ever made about sainthood.
    Ex: Britain has given a guarded response to Myanmar's announcement that a referendum will be held on a new constitution in May.

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    cauto -ta
    careful, cautious
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    cauto
    ◊ -ta adjetivo

    careful, cautious
    cauto,-a adjetivo cautious, wary

    ' cauto' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    cauta
    - diplomática
    - diplomático
    - incauta
    - incauto
    - prudente
    English:
    cautious
    - guarded
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    cauto, -a adj
    cautious, careful
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    adj cautious
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    cauto, -ta adj
    : cautious, careful

    Spanish-English dictionary > cauto

  • 4 designios

    Ex. The article is entitled 'Wresting money from the canny Scotsman: Melvil Dewey's designs on Carnegie's millions, 1902-1906'.
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    Ex: The article is entitled 'Wresting money from the canny Scotsman: Melvil Dewey's designs on Carnegie's millions, 1902-1906'.

    Spanish-English dictionary > designios

  • 5 escocés

    adj.
    Scottish, Scotch, Scots.
    m.
    1 Scot, native of Scotland, Scotsman, Jock.
    2 Scotch whisky, Scotch.
    pres.indicat.
    2nd person singular (tú) present indicative of spanish verb: escocer.
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    1 Scottish
    ► nombre masculino,nombre femenino
    1 (persona) Scot; (hombre) Scotsman; (mujer) Scotswoman
    1 (idioma) Scottish Gaelic
    ————————
    1 (idioma) Scottish Gaelic
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    1. noun m. 2. (f. - escocesa)
    noun
    3. (f. - escocesa)
    adj.
    Scots, Scottish, Scotch
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    escocés, -esa
    1.
    ADJ [persona] Scottish, Scots; [whisky] Scotch

    tela escocesa — tartan, plaid

    2.
    SM / F (=persona) Scot, Scotsman/Scotswoman
    3. SM
    1) (Ling) Scots
    2) (=whisky) Scotch
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    I
    - cesa adjetivo
    a) <ciudad/persona> Scottish; < dialecto> Scots
    b) < whisky> Scotch; <tela/manta> tartan
    II
    - cesa (m) Scotsman, Scot; (f) Scotswoman, Scot
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    = Scot, Scotsman [Scotsmen, -pl.], Scottish.
    Ex. There was a steady haemorrhage of Scots going abroad, and a gap between morality and experience which saw Scotland with a terrible record in terms of drink and illegitimacy.
    Ex. The article is entitled 'Wresting money from the canny Scotsman: Melvil Dewey's designs on Carnegie's millions, 1902-1906'.
    Ex. He joked that he had to be 'very parsimonious, indeed very Scottish,' in his management of IFLA finances = Bromeó diciendo que tenía que ser "muy cuidadoso, de hecho muy escocés", en su administración de los fondos de la IFLA.
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    * güisqui escocés = Scottish whisky.
    * productos decorados con tela escocesa = tartanware.
    * tela escocesa = tartan.
    * tela escocesa de cuadros = tartan.
    * tela típica escocesa = tartan.
    * tela típica escocesa de cuadros = tartan.
    * whisky escocés = Scottish whisky.
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    I
    - cesa adjetivo
    a) <ciudad/persona> Scottish; < dialecto> Scots
    b) < whisky> Scotch; <tela/manta> tartan
    II
    - cesa (m) Scotsman, Scot; (f) Scotswoman, Scot
    * * *
    = Scot, Scotsman [Scotsmen, -pl.], Scottish.

    Ex: There was a steady haemorrhage of Scots going abroad, and a gap between morality and experience which saw Scotland with a terrible record in terms of drink and illegitimacy.

    Ex: The article is entitled 'Wresting money from the canny Scotsman: Melvil Dewey's designs on Carnegie's millions, 1902-1906'.
    Ex: He joked that he had to be 'very parsimonious, indeed very Scottish,' in his management of IFLA finances = Bromeó diciendo que tenía que ser "muy cuidadoso, de hecho muy escocés", en su administración de los fondos de la IFLA.
    * güisqui escocés = Scottish whisky.
    * productos decorados con tela escocesa = tartanware.
    * tela escocesa = tartan.
    * tela escocesa de cuadros = tartan.
    * tela típica escocesa = tartan.
    * tela típica escocesa de cuadros = tartan.
    * whisky escocés = Scottish whisky.

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    1 ‹persona/dialecto› Scottish, Scots; ‹ciudad› Scottish
    2 ‹whisky› Scotch
    3 ‹tela/manta› tartan
    masculine, feminine
    A ( masculine) Scotsman, Scot
    B ( feminine) Scotswoman, Scot
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    escocés
    ◊ - cesa adjetivo

    a) ‹ciudad/persona› Scottish;

    ‹ dialecto› Scots
    b) ‹ whisky› Scotch;

    ‹tela/manta› tartan
    ■ sustantivo masculino, femenino (m) Scotsman, Scot;
    (f) Scotswoman, Scot
    escocés,-esa
    I adjetivo Scottish
    familiar Scots: llevaba falda escocesa, he was wearing a kilt
    II m,f (hombre) Scotsman
    (mujer) Scotswoman ➣ Ver nota en Scotch
    ' escocés' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    escocesa
    - encargar
    - marcado
    English:
    auld lang syne
    - bonny
    - Scot
    - Scotch
    - Scots
    - Scotsman
    - Scottish
    - collie
    - haggis
    - scotch
    - whisky
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    escocés, -esa
    ♦ adj
    1. [de Escocia] Scottish;
    whisky escocés Scotch whisky
    2. [de cuadros de colores] tartan;
    ♦ nm,f
    [persona] [hombre] Scot, Scotsman; [mujer] Scot, Scotswoman
    ♦ nm
    [lengua] (Scottish) Gaelic
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    I adj Scottish;
    II m Scot, Scotsman
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    escocés, - cesa adj, mpl - ceses
    1) : Scottish
    2) : tartan, plaid
    escocés, - cesa n, mpl - ceses : Scottish person, Scot
    1) : Scots (language)
    2) pl - ceses : Scotch (whiskey)
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    escocés1 adj Scottish
    escocés2 n Scot

    Spanish-English dictionary > escocés

  • 6 intenciones

    f.pl.
    intentions.
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    (n.) = designs
    Ex. The article is entitled 'Wresting money from the canny Scotsman: Melvil Dewey's designs on Carnegie's millions, 1902-1906'.
    * * *
    (n.) = designs

    Ex: The article is entitled 'Wresting money from the canny Scotsman: Melvil Dewey's designs on Carnegie's millions, 1902-1906'.

    Spanish-English dictionary > intenciones

  • 7 propósitos

    (n.) = designs
    Ex. The article is entitled 'Wresting money from the canny Scotsman: Melvil Dewey's designs on Carnegie's millions, 1902-1906'.
    * * *
    (n.) = designs

    Ex: The article is entitled 'Wresting money from the canny Scotsman: Melvil Dewey's designs on Carnegie's millions, 1902-1906'.

    Spanish-English dictionary > propósitos

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