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81 chiripa
f.1 fluke (informal).de o por chiripa by luck2 stroke of luck, lucky break, lucky strike, fluke.3 cockroach.4 palm.* * *1 (en el billar) fluke, lucky stroke, scratch\de chiripa / por chiripa familiar by a fluke, by sheer luck■ ganó por chiripa he won by sheer luck, he won by a fluke* * *SF1) * (=casualidad) fluke, stroke of luckde o por chiripa — by a fluke, by chance
2) (Billar) lucky break* * *1) (fam) ( casualidad) flukede or por chiripa — (fam) by sheer luck, by a fluke
2) (Ven)a) ( insecto) cockroachb) ( palmera) palm* * *= fluke.Ex. This correlation between Blacks and low socio-economic status Whites is neither an artifact of methodology nor a sampling fluke.----* de chiripa = by a fluke, by a stroke of (good) luck, by chance, by luck.* por chiripa = by chance, by a fluke, by luck, by a stroke of (good) luck.* * *1) (fam) ( casualidad) flukede or por chiripa — (fam) by sheer luck, by a fluke
2) (Ven)a) ( insecto) cockroachb) ( palmera) palm* * *= fluke.Ex: This correlation between Blacks and low socio-economic status Whites is neither an artifact of methodology nor a sampling fluke.
* de chiripa = by a fluke, by a stroke of (good) luck, by chance, by luck.* por chiripa = by chance, by a fluke, by luck, by a stroke of (good) luck.* * *A (casualidad) flukede or por chiripa ( fam); by pure o sheer luckaprobé por chiripa I passed by sheer o pure luck, it was pure fluke o it was a fluke that I passedB ( Ven)1 (insecto) cockroach2 (palmera) palm* * *
Multiple Entries:
chiripa
chiripá
chiripa sustantivo femenino
1 (fam) ( casualidad) fluke;
de or por chiripa (fam) by sheer luck, by a fluke
2 (Ven)
chiripa sustantivo femenino fluke, luck: fue un gol de chiripa, that goal was a fluke
lo encontró de chiripa, he found it by chance
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English:
fluke
* * *chiripa nfFam fluke;¡qué chiripa has tenido! you lucky thing!, you really lucked out there!;* * *f:de chiripa fam by sheer luck* * *chiripa nf1) : fluke2)de chiripa : by sheer luck -
82 blatte
blatte [blat]feminine noun* * *blatnom féminin cockroach* * *blat nf* * *blatte nf cockroach.[blat] nom féminin -
83 cafard
cafard [kafaʀ]masculine nouna. ( = insecte) cockroach* * *kafaʀnom masculin1) (colloq) ( mélancolie) depressionavoir le cafard — to be down in the dumps (colloq)
donner le cafard à quelqu'un — to get somebody down (colloq), to make somebody depressed
2) ( insecte) cockroach* * *kafaʀ nm1) (= insecte) cockroach2) (= tristesse) depressionJ'ai le cafard. — I'm feeling down.
* * *B nm,f2 †( hypocrite) hypocrite.C nm1 ○( mélancolie) depression; avoir le cafard to be down in the dumps○; un coup de cafard a fit of depression; donner le cafard à qn○ to get sb down○, to make sb depressed;2 ( blatte) cockroach.I, cafarde [kafar, ard] nom masculin, nom féminin2. [faux dévot] (religious) hypocriteII[kafar] nom masculin2. (familier & locution)avoir le cafard to feel low, to feel down -
84 cancrelat
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85 Nauphoeta cmerea
Entomology: cinereous cockroach (лат.), grey cockroach (лат.), lobster cockroach (лат.), speckled cockroach (лат.) -
86 таракан
1) General subject: beetle, blackbeetle, cockroach, roach2) Biology: cockroach (Blattodea), roach (см. тж cockroach), waterbug (чёрный, американский)4) Spanish: cucaracha5) Entomology: (лат.) Blatta6) Makarov: cockroach (пищ. насекомое-вредитель) -
87 таракан американский
1) Biology: American cockroach (Periplaneta americana), ship cockroach (Periplaneta americana)2) Agriculture: water bug (Periplancla americana)3) Entomology: American cockroach (лат. Periplaneta americana), Periplaneta americana, ship cockroach (лат. Periplaneta americana)Универсальный русско-английский словарь > таракан американский
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88 blatta
f cockroach* * ** * *['blatta]sostantivo femminile cockroach, roach AE colloq.* * *blatta/'blatta/sostantivo f.cockroach, roach AE colloq. -
89 scarafaggio
m (pl -ggi) cockroach* * ** * ** * *scarafaggiopl. -gi /skara'faddʒo, dʒi/sostantivo m.cockroach, roach AE colloq. -
90 таракан серый
Biology: cinereous cockroach (Nauphoeta cinerea), gray cockroach (Nauphoeta cinerea), lobster cockroach (Nauphoeta cinerea) -
91 karaluch
m Zool. cockroach■ karaluchy pod poduchy, a szczypawki do zabawki good night, sleep tight, don’t let the bedbugs bite* * *-a; -y; m* * *maent. oriental cockroach, black-beetle ( Blatta orientalis).The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > karaluch
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92 hamamböceği
n. cockroach, roach, black beetle, croton bug* * *1. cockroach 2. german cockroach -
93 таракан
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94 seljalra
Construction: se+jalra cockroach species Structure: x1 = jalra2 (cockroach species), x2 = jalra1 (cockroach) -
95 Ectobius pallidus
Entomology: spotted Mediterranean cockroach (лат.), tawny cockroach (лат.) -
96 Leucophaea maderae
Entomology: Madeira cockroach (лат.), Madeira roach (лат.), grey cockroach (лат.)Универсальный русско-английский словарь > Leucophaea maderae
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97 Supella supellictilium
Entomology: brown-banded cockroach (лат.), brown-banded roach (лат.), furniture cockroach (лат.)Универсальный русско-английский словарь > Supella supellictilium
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98 прусак
1) Agriculture: croton bug2) Entomology: Blattella germanica, German cockroach (Blattella germanica), German cockroach (лат. Blattella germanica) -
99 таракан австралийский
Entomology: Australian cockroach (Periplaneta australasiae), Australian cockroach (лат. Periplaneta australasiae), Australian roach (лат. Periplaneta australasiae), Periplaneta australasiaeУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > таракан австралийский
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100 таракан кубинский
1) Biology: Cuban cockroach (Panchlora nivea)2) Entomology: Cuban cockroach (лат. Panchlora cubensis, Panchlora nivea), Panchlora cubensis, Panchlora nivea
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cockroach — [käk′rōch΄] n. [Sp cucaracha, wood louse, cockroach, altered by assoc. with COCK1 + ROACH1] any of an order (Blattaria) of insects with long antennae and a flat, soft body: some species are common household pests … English World dictionary
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cockroach — ► NOUN ▪ a beetle like scavenging insect with long antennae and legs, some kinds of which are household pests. ORIGIN Spanish cucaracha … English terms dictionary
Cockroach — For other uses, see Cockroach (disambiguation). Cockroach Common household roaches A) German cockroach B) American cockroach C) Australian cockroach D E) Oriental cockroach (♀ & … Wikipedia
cockroach — /kok rohch /, n. any of numerous orthopterous insects of the family Blattidae, characterized by a flattened body, rapid movements, and nocturnal habits and including several common household pests. Also called roach. Cf. American cockroach,… … Universalium
cockroach — noun a) A black or brown straight winged insect of the order Blattodea, with about 3,500 species divided into six families. Only a few of these take up residence with human beings. Among these are Periplaneta americana (American cockroach or… … Wiktionary
cockroach — cock·roach (kŏk’rōch′) n. ▸ Any of numerous insects of the order or suborder Blattaria, having oval flat bodies and laying eggs in hardened cases, and including several species that are common household pests. ╂ [By folk etymology from obsolete… … Word Histories
cockroach — noun Etymology: by folk etymology from Spanish cucaracha cockroach Date: 1623 any of an order or suborder (Blattodea syn. Blattaria) of chiefly nocturnal insects including some that are domestic pests compare German cockroach … New Collegiate Dictionary
cockroach — [17] Cockroach is a product of folk etymology, the process by which a ‘foreign’ – sounding is adapted by speakers of a language so as to seem more familiar. In this case the foreign word was Spanish cucaracha. This was evidently too much for 17th … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
cockroach — UK [ˈkɒkrəʊtʃ] / US [ˈkɑkˌroʊtʃ] noun [countable] Word forms cockroach : singular cockroach plural cockroaches an insect similar to a large beetle that lives in places where food is kept … English dictionary