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1 bête noire
'bet'nwɑːr, ˌbet'nwɑː(r)noun (pl bêtes noires 'bet'nwɑːr, ˌbet'nwɑː(r), -'nwɑːrz) bestia f negra (period), bête noire f (period)['beɪt'nwɑː(r)]N bestia f negra, pesadilla f* * *['bet'nwɑːr, ˌbet'nwɑː(r)]noun (pl bêtes noires ['bet'nwɑːr, ˌbet'nwɑː(r), -'nwɑːrz]) bestia f negra (period), bête noire f (period) -
2 bete noire
s.persona detestable, pesadilla, lo más detestable, bestia negra. -
3 bête noire
s.1 coco, espantajo; objeto espantoso que causa terror.2 bestia negra (period). -
4 bestia
bestia adjetivo (fam)b) (violento, brusco):◊ ¡qué hombre más bestia! ha vuelto a pegarle what a brute o an animal! he's hit her again■ sustantivo femenino beast; bestia salvaje or feroz wild animal ■ sustantivo masculino y femenino ( persona violenta) animal, brute
bestia
I sustantivo femenino
1 beast, animal
2 fig fam mala bestia, bully, thug
3 figurado bestia negra, bête noire
II m,f fam fig brute, beast
III adj fig brutish, boorish Locuciones: a lo bestia, (groseramente) rudely
trabajar como una bestia, to slave away ' bestia' also found in these entries: Spanish: cabestro English: animal - beast - brute - pack-animal
См. также в других словарях:
bête noire — [ˌbet ˈnwa: US ˈnwa:r] n [singular] [Date: 1800 1900; : French; Origin: black beast ] sb s bête noire the person or thing that someone dislikes most … Dictionary of contemporary English
bete noire — insufferable person, 1844, from Fr. bête noire personal aversion, as an adjective, stupid, foolish; lit. the black beast … Etymology dictionary
bête noire — ► NOUN (pl. bêtes noires pronunc. same) (one s bête noire) ▪ a person or thing that one particularly dislikes. ORIGIN French, black beast … English terms dictionary
Bete noire — B[^e]te noire [Fr., lit. black beast.] Something especially hated or dreaded; a bugbear. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Bête noire — (franz., spr. bät nŭār , »schwarzes Tier«), Gegenstand des Abscheus oder starker Abneigung … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Bête noire — ● Bête noire personne, chose pour laquelle il éprouve une antipathie irrésistible … Encyclopédie Universelle
bête noire — *abomination, bugbear, anathema … New Dictionary of Synonyms
bête noire — is always written with the final e. The plural is bêtes noires, with both s s silent … Modern English usage
bête noire — [n] trouble adversary, anathema, antagonist, bad news*, bane, curse, devil, enemy, pet hate, plague; concepts 532,674,675,690,728 … New thesaurus
bête noire — [bāt΄ nwär′; ] Fr [ bet nwȧr′] n. pl. bêtes noires [bāt΄nwärz′; ] Fr [ bet nwȧr′] [Fr, lit., black beast] a person or thing that is disliked or feared, and therefore avoided … English World dictionary
Bête noire — The term bête noire (IPAEng|ˌbeɪtˈnwɑr or [IPA|bɛt nwaʀ] ; French for dark beast ) is used to refer to an object or abstract idea that causes fear or has the potential to cause large harm. The phrase is used in several pop culture terms:* Bête… … Wikipedia