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avaricious

  • 1 avaricioso ADJ

    avaricious, greedy

    Spanish-English dictionary > avaricioso ADJ

  • 2 avariento ADJ

    avaricious, greedy

    Spanish-English dictionary > avariento ADJ

  • 3 ambicioso de dinero

    • avaricious
    • greedily
    • greedy method
    • money-hungry
    • money-thirsty

    Diccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > ambicioso de dinero

  • 4 avaricioso

    • avaricious
    • greedily
    • greedy method
    • miserly

    Diccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > avaricioso

  • 5 avariento

    • avaricious
    • close-fisted
    • grubstake
    • grudgingly
    • miser
    • miserly
    • money-grubber
    • moneygrubber
    • niggard
    • niggling
    • penny pincher
    • Scrooge
    • Scrooge-like
    • tightfisted

    Diccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > avariento

  • 6 avaro

    • avaricious
    • greedily
    • greedy method
    • miser
    • miserly
    • money-grubber
    • moneygrubber
    • niggard
    • niggling
    • Scrooge

    Diccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > avaro

  • 7 avaricioso

    adj.
    avaricious, greedy, grasping, miserly.
    * * *
    1→ link=avariento avariento,-a
    * * *
    (f. - avariciosa)
    adj.
    greedy, avaricious
    * * *
    I
    - sa, avariento -ta adjetivo greedy, avaricious
    II
    - sa, avariento -ta masculino, femenino greedy o avaricious person
    * * *
    = greedy [greedier -comp., greediest -sup.], predatory, rapacious.
    Ex. The author discusses whether it is possible for the scholarly community to take over scholarly publishing altogether and put greedy publishers out of business.
    Ex. Physical violence may be predatory or affective.
    Ex. Golf courses are emerging as one of the most environmentally rapacious and socially divisive forms of tourist and property development.
    * * *
    I
    - sa, avariento -ta adjetivo greedy, avaricious
    II
    - sa, avariento -ta masculino, femenino greedy o avaricious person
    * * *
    = greedy [greedier -comp., greediest -sup.], predatory, rapacious.

    Ex: The author discusses whether it is possible for the scholarly community to take over scholarly publishing altogether and put greedy publishers out of business.

    Ex: Physical violence may be predatory or affective.
    Ex: Golf courses are emerging as one of the most environmentally rapacious and socially divisive forms of tourist and property development.

    * * *
    greedy, avaricious
    masculine, feminine
    greedy o avaricious person
    * * *

    avaricioso
    ◊ -sa, avariento -ta adjetivo

    greedy, avaricious
    ■ sustantivo masculino, femenino
    greedy o avaricious person
    avaricioso adjetivo greedy

    ' avaricioso' also found in these entries:
    English:
    grasping
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    avaricioso, -a
    ♦ adj
    [codicioso] greedy; [tacaño] avaricious, miserly
    ♦ nm,f
    [codicioso] greedy person; [tacaño] miser
    * * *
    adj greedy, avaricious
    * * *
    avaricioso, -sa adj
    : avaricious, greedy
    * * *
    avaricioso adj greedy [comp. greedier; superl. greediest]

    Spanish-English dictionary > avaricioso

  • 8 avaro

    adj.
    avaricious, greedy, grasping, miserly.
    m.
    miser, moneygrubber, Scrooge, money-grubber.
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    1 (tacaño) avaricious, miserly, mean; (codicioso) greedy, avaricious
    ► nombre masculino,nombre femenino
    1 (tacaño) miser; (codicioso) greedy person
    * * *
    avaro, -a
    1.
    ADJ miserly, mean

    ser avaro de o en alabanzas — to be sparing in one's praise

    2.
    SM / F miser
    * * *
    I
    - ra adjetivo miserly
    II
    - ra masculino, femenino miser
    * * *
    = miser, stingy [stingier -comp., stingies -sup.], tight-fisted, scrooge, skinflint, penny-pinching, tightwad, cheapskate.
    Ex. If one were to think of an analogue outside the library situation, one would conjure up the image of a miser cackling with delight as he counts and recounts his beloved coins.
    Ex. All subjects completed a four-page questionnaire in which they rated Americans on six bipolar adjective dimensions: friendly/unfriendly, polite/impolite, industrious/lazy, religious/anti-religious, generous/ stingy, and patriotic/not patriotic.
    Ex. The money for modernizing Indian towns will have to come out of the pockets of leading merchants, men stereotyped as tight-fisted scrooges.
    Ex. The money for modernizing Indian towns will have to come out of the pockets of leading merchants, men stereotyped as tight-fisted scrooges.
    Ex. He is been described as a penny-pinching skinflint tightwad who would sooner die than part with a dollar.
    Ex. He is been described as a penny-pinching skinflint tightwad who would sooner die than part with a dollar.
    Ex. He is been described as a penny-pinching skinflint tightwad who would sooner die than part with a dollar.
    Ex. Most of these cheapskates will not come right out and tell you that they don't want to pay anything for your software.
    * * *
    I
    - ra adjetivo miserly
    II
    - ra masculino, femenino miser
    * * *
    = miser, stingy [stingier -comp., stingies -sup.], tight-fisted, scrooge, skinflint, penny-pinching, tightwad, cheapskate.

    Ex: If one were to think of an analogue outside the library situation, one would conjure up the image of a miser cackling with delight as he counts and recounts his beloved coins.

    Ex: All subjects completed a four-page questionnaire in which they rated Americans on six bipolar adjective dimensions: friendly/unfriendly, polite/impolite, industrious/lazy, religious/anti-religious, generous/ stingy, and patriotic/not patriotic.
    Ex: The money for modernizing Indian towns will have to come out of the pockets of leading merchants, men stereotyped as tight-fisted scrooges.
    Ex: The money for modernizing Indian towns will have to come out of the pockets of leading merchants, men stereotyped as tight-fisted scrooges.
    Ex: He is been described as a penny-pinching skinflint tightwad who would sooner die than part with a dollar.
    Ex: He is been described as a penny-pinching skinflint tightwad who would sooner die than part with a dollar.
    Ex: He is been described as a penny-pinching skinflint tightwad who would sooner die than part with a dollar.
    Ex: Most of these cheapskates will not come right out and tell you that they don't want to pay anything for your software.

    * * *
    avaro1 -ra
    miserly
    avaro2 -ra
    masculine, feminine
    miser
    * * *

    avaro
    ◊ -ra adjetivo

    miserly
    ■ sustantivo masculino, femenino
    miser
    avaro,-a
    1 adjetivo avaricious, miserly
    II sustantivo masculino y femenino miser

    ' avaro' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    avara
    - rata
    - miserable
    - ruin
    English:
    miser
    - miserly
    * * *
    avaro, -a
    ♦ adj
    [codicioso] greedy; [tacaño] miserly, stingy, Br mean
    ♦ nm,f
    [codicioso] greedy person; [tacaño] miser
    * * *
    I adj miserly;
    ser avaro de algo be sparing with sth;
    es muy avaro de su vida personal he gives very little away about his private life
    II m, avara f miser
    * * *
    avaro, -ra adj
    : miserly, greedy
    avaro, -ra n
    : miser
    * * *
    avaro1 adj mean
    avaro2 n miser

    Spanish-English dictionary > avaro

  • 9 avariento

    adj.
    miserly, close-fisted, grudging, avaricious.
    m.
    miser, money-grubber, Scrooge, moneygrubber.
    * * *
    1 (tacaño) avaricious, mean, miserly; (codicioso) greedy, avaricious
    * * *
    avariento, -a
    ♦
    [codicioso] greedy; [tacaño] avaricious, miserly
    ♦ nm,f
    [codicioso] greedy person; [tacaño] miser

    Spanish-English dictionary > avariento

  • 10 codicioso

    adj.
    greedy, acquisitive, avaricious, grasping.
    m.
    moneygrubber, money-grubber.
    * * *
    1 covetous, greedy
    ► nombre masculino,nombre femenino
    1 covetous person, greedy person
    * * *
    (f. - codiciosa)
    adj.
    * * *
    ADJ covetous, greedy
    * * *
    I
    - sa adjetivo <persona/mirada> covetous, greedy
    II
    - sa masculino, femenino covetous o greedy person
    * * *
    = grasping, predatory, rapacious.
    Ex. This system was often abused for a grasping clicker would see to it that the fastest compositor got the easiest work.
    Ex. Physical violence may be predatory or affective.
    Ex. Golf courses are emerging as one of the most environmentally rapacious and socially divisive forms of tourist and property development.
    * * *
    I
    - sa adjetivo <persona/mirada> covetous, greedy
    II
    - sa masculino, femenino covetous o greedy person
    * * *
    = grasping, predatory, rapacious.

    Ex: This system was often abused for a grasping clicker would see to it that the fastest compositor got the easiest work.

    Ex: Physical violence may be predatory or affective.
    Ex: Golf courses are emerging as one of the most environmentally rapacious and socially divisive forms of tourist and property development.

    * * *
    codicioso1 -sa
    ‹persona› covetous, greedy; ‹mirada› covetous
    codicioso2 -sa
    masculine, feminine
    covetous o greedy person
    * * *

    codicioso
    ◊ -sa adjetivo ‹persona/mirada› covetous, greedy

    ■ sustantivo masculino, femenino
    covetous o greedy person
    codicioso,-a adjetivo covetous, greedy

    ' codicioso' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    codiciosa
    - ambicioso
    English:
    acquisitive
    - grasping
    - greedy
    - avaricious
    * * *
    codicioso, -a adj
    greedy
    * * *
    adj greedy, covetous
    * * *
    codicioso, -sa adj
    : avaricious, covetous
    * * *
    codicioso adj greedy [comp. greedier; superl. greediest]

    Spanish-English dictionary > codicioso

  • 11 concupiscente

    adj.
    1 greedy, acquisitive, avaricious.
    2 lustful.
    3 lewd.
    4 concupiscent. (formal)
    * * *
    1 concupiscent, lustful
    * * *
    ADJ
    1) (=lujurioso) lustful, lewd, concupiscent frm
    2) (=avaro) greedy, avaricious
    * * *
    adjetivo lustful, concupiscent (liter)
    * * *
    adjetivo lustful, concupiscent (liter)
    * * *
    lustful, concupiscent ( liter)
    * * *
    lascivious, lustful
    * * *
    adj lustful

    Spanish-English dictionary > concupiscente

  • 12 mercenario

    adj.
    1 mercenary, avaricious, covetous, venal.
    2 mercenary, hired for a salary.
    m.
    1 mercenary, soldier of fortune, professional soldier hired with a salary to serve in a foreign army, free lance.
    2 mercenary, hireling, someone who serves merely for wages, wage earner.
    * * *
    1 mercenary
    ► nombre masculino,nombre femenino
    1 mercenary
    * * *
    1.
    2.
    SM (Mil) mercenary; (Agr) day labourer; pey (=asalariado) hireling
    * * *
    I
    - ria adjetivo (Mil) mercenary
    II
    - ria masculino, femenino
    a) (Mil) mercenary
    b) (pey) ( persona interesada)
    * * *
    = mercenary, jungle fighter.
    Ex. The article 'Centurions and mercenaries: reflections on good usage of interdisciplinarity in the theory and practice of information sciences' records the text of the opening address at the 18th Congress held by the Corporation of Professional Librarians of Quebec.
    Ex. The jungle fighter views his life and work in terms of winners and losers, with power as his goal.
    * * *
    I
    - ria adjetivo (Mil) mercenary
    II
    - ria masculino, femenino
    a) (Mil) mercenary
    b) (pey) ( persona interesada)
    * * *
    = mercenary, jungle fighter.

    Ex: The article 'Centurions and mercenaries: reflections on good usage of interdisciplinarity in the theory and practice of information sciences' records the text of the opening address at the 18th Congress held by the Corporation of Professional Librarians of Quebec.

    Ex: The jungle fighter views his life and work in terms of winners and losers, with power as his goal.

    * * *
    1 ( Mil) mercenary
    2 ( pey) (interesado) mercenary ( pej)
    masculine, feminine
    1 ( Mil) mercenary
    2 ( pey)
    (persona interesada): es un mercenario he's very mercenary ( pej)
    * * *

    mercenario
    ◊ - ria adjetivo/ sustantivo masculino, femenino (Mil) mercenary

    mercenario,-a adjetivo & sustantivo masculino y femenino mercenary: es una forma muy mercenaria de entender la amistad, it's a very mercenary way of looking at friendship

    ' mercenario' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    mercenaria
    - comerciante
    - cualquiera
    - negociante
    English:
    mercenary
    * * *
    mercenario, -a
    ♦ adj
    1. [soldado] mercenary
    2. Pey [vendido] mercenary
    ♦ nm,f
    1. [soldado] mercenary
    2. Pey [persona vendida]
    ser un mercenario to be mercenary
    * * *
    m/adj mercenary
    * * *
    mercenario, - ria adj & n
    : mercenary

    Spanish-English dictionary > mercenario

  • 13 avara


    avaro,-a
    1 adjetivo avaricious, miserly
    II sustantivo masculino y femenino miser
    * * *
    I adj miserly;
    ser avaro de algo be sparing with sth;
    es muy avaro de su vida personal he gives very little away about his private life
    II m, avara f miser

    Spanish-English dictionary > avara

  • 14 transida

    adj.
    1 worn out with anguish or grief.
    2 avaricious.
    * * *

    transido,-a adjetivo overwhelmed, stricken [de, with]
    transido de dolor, racked with pain

    Spanish-English dictionary > transida

  • 15 ambicioso

    • acquisitive
    • ambitious
    • ambitious person
    • aspiring
    • avaricious
    • covetous
    • determined
    • emulous
    • go further into
    • go-getting
    • grab on to
    • grabbing
    • greedily
    • greedy method
    • high flyers
    • high frequency
    • high-flavored
    • high-flier
    • high-flown
    • high-flyer
    • highfalutin
    • highfaluting
    • highflyer
    • highhanded
    • materialistic
    • pusher engine
    • pushfulness

    Diccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > ambicioso

  • 16 codiciador

    adj.
    covetous, avaricious, desirous, mercenary.
    m.
    coveter.

    Spanish-English dictionary > codiciador

  • 17 persona avariciosa

    f.
    avaricious person, vulture.

    Spanish-English dictionary > persona avariciosa

См. также в других словарях:

  • Avaricious — Av a*ri cious ([a^]v [.a]*r[i^]sh [u^]s), a. [Cf. F. avaricieux.] Actuated by avarice; greedy of gain; immoderately desirous of accumulating property. [1913 Webster] Syn: Greedy; stingy; rapacious; griping; sordid; close. Usage: {Avaricious},… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • avaricious — index illiberal, insatiable, mercenary, parsimonious, rapacious, venal Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • avaricious — late 15c., from O.Fr. avaricios greedy, covetous (Mod.Fr. avaricieux), from avarice (see AVARICE (Cf. avarice)). An O.E. word for it was feoh georn. Related: Avariciously; avariciousness …   Etymology dictionary

  • avaricious — *covetous, acquisitive, grasping, greedy Analogous words: miserly, close, closefisted, parsimonious, *stingy Antonyms: generous Contrasted words: *liberal, bountiful, bounteous, openhanded, munificent: lavish, prodigal (see PROFUSE) …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • avaricious — [adj] greedy covetous, gluttonous, hoarding, money grubbing*, pleonectic, predatory, rapacious, selfish, tight*; concepts 404,542 …   New thesaurus

  • avaricious — [av΄ə rish′əs] adj. full of avarice; greedy for riches SYN. GREEDY avariciously adv. avariciousness n …   English World dictionary

  • avaricious — avariciously, adv. avariciousness, n. /av euh rish euhs/, adj. characterized by avarice; greedy; covetous. [1425 75; late ME; see AVARICE, IOUS] Syn. AVARICIOUS, COVETOUS, GREEDY, RAPACIOUS share the sense of desiring to possess more of something …   Universalium

  • avaricious — av•a•ri•cious [[t]ˌæv əˈrɪʃ əs[/t]] adj. characterized by avarice; greedy; covetous • Etymology: 1425–75 av a•ri′cious•ly, adv. av a•ri′cious•ness, n. syn: avaricious, covetous, greedy suggest a desire to possess more of something than one needs… …   From formal English to slang

  • avaricious — [[t]æ̱vərɪ̱ʃəs[/t]] ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n (disapproval) An avaricious person is very greedy for money or possessions. He sacrificed his own career so that his avaricious brother could succeed …   English dictionary

  • avaricious — adjective /ˌævəˈrɪʃəs/ Actuated by avarice; greedy of gain; immoderately desirous of accumulating property. In a word, he was called a hard, avaricious, rapacious man, whose chief business was to enrich himself... See Also: avarice …   Wiktionary

  • avaricious — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. greedy, grasping, covetous, mercenary; see greedy 1 . See Synonym Study at greedy . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) (VOCABULARY WORD) a. [AV ur ISH us] greedy. He was after her money; he was avaricious. SYN.: greedy,… …   English dictionary for students

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