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1 contraataque
m.counterattack.pres.subj.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) Present Subjunctive of Spanish verb: contraatacar.* * *1 counterattack* * *masculino counterattack* * *= counterattack [counter-attack].Ex. There is a second approach, though, one which already has proven itself on several Websites: that of a counterattack, one with an emphasis on cultural differences.----* preparar un contraataque = mount + counterattack.* * *masculino counterattack* * *= counterattack [counter-attack].Ex: There is a second approach, though, one which already has proven itself on several Websites: that of a counterattack, one with an emphasis on cultural differences.
* preparar un contraataque = mount + counterattack.* * *counterattack* * *
Del verbo contraatacar: ( conjugate contraatacar)
contraataqué es:
1ª persona singular (yo) pretérito indicativo
contraataque es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
contraatacar
contraataque
contraatacar ( conjugate contraatacar) verbo intransitivo
to counterattack
contraataque sustantivo masculino
counterattack
contraatacar verbo transitivo & verbo intransitivo to counterattack: le contraatacó con furia, she counterattacked him violently
contraataque sustantivo masculino counterattack
' contraataque' also found in these entries:
English:
counterattack
* * *contraataque nm1. [reacción] counterattack2. Dep counterattack;[en baloncesto] fast break* * *fast break -
2 contraatacar
v.1 to counterattack.El chico responde The boy hits back.2 to carry the war into the enemy's country.3 to countercharge, to fire back at, to turn upon.* * *1 to counterattack* * *verbo intransitivo to counterattack* * *= snipe back, strike back, fight back, mount + counterattack, counterattack [counter-attack].Ex. Not unnaturally they snipe back by loading onto the symbol of their failure -- books -- all the things they resent.Ex. This paper details the attempt by Boston University to strike back at such agencies by filing a lawsuit against Internet term paper companies in the USA.Ex. In the meanwhile, librarians could fight back by means of their chequebooks but need to be alert to the strategies by which vendors could take over their functions.Ex. As millions of listeners download music from the Internet, the music industry is mounting a counterattack.Ex. It was expected that the women's movement would concentrate on counterattacking the arguments against the amendment.* * *verbo intransitivo to counterattack* * *= snipe back, strike back, fight back, mount + counterattack, counterattack [counter-attack].Ex: Not unnaturally they snipe back by loading onto the symbol of their failure -- books -- all the things they resent.
Ex: This paper details the attempt by Boston University to strike back at such agencies by filing a lawsuit against Internet term paper companies in the USA.Ex: In the meanwhile, librarians could fight back by means of their chequebooks but need to be alert to the strategies by which vendors could take over their functions.Ex: As millions of listeners download music from the Internet, the music industry is mounting a counterattack.Ex: It was expected that the women's movement would concentrate on counterattacking the arguments against the amendment.* * *contraatacar [A2 ]vito counterattack* * *
contraatacar ( conjugate contraatacar) verbo intransitivo
to counterattack
contraatacar verbo transitivo & verbo intransitivo to counterattack: le contraatacó con furia, she counterattacked him violently
' contraatacar' also found in these entries:
English:
fight back
- strike back
- counterattack
- strike
* * *contraatacar vito counterattack* * *v/i counterattack* * *contraatacar {72} v: to counterattack♦ contraataque nm -
3 contragolpe
m.1 counter-attack.2 counterblow, backlash, counter-stroke, counterattack.3 contrecoup.* * *2 (golpe) counterblow3 (contraataque) counterattack* * *SM1) (=reacción) counter-blow2) (Dep) counter-attack* * *masculino counterattack* * *masculino counterattack* * *counterattack* * *contragolpe nmcounter-attack* * *contragolpe nm1) : counterblow2) : backlash -
4 preparar un contraataque
(v.) = mount + counterattackEx. As millions of listeners download music from the Internet, the music industry is mounting a counterattack.* * *(v.) = mount + counterattackEx: As millions of listeners download music from the Internet, the music industry is mounting a counterattack.
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5 contragolpear
v.to hit back, to knock back.* * ** * *verbo intransitivo to counterattack* * *verbo intransitivo to counterattack* * *contragolpear [A1 ]vito counterattack* * *to counter-attack -
6 atroz
adj.1 terrible, awful.hace un frío atroz it's terribly o awfully cold2 atrocious, horrible, inhumane, abominable.3 agonizing, excruciating.* * *1 (bárbaro) atrocious, outrageous* * *adj.* * *ADJ1) (=terrible) atrocious; (=cruel) cruel, inhuman; (=escandaloso) outrageous2) * (=enorme) huge, terrific; (=malísimo) dreadful, awful* * *adjetivo (brutal, cruel) appalling; ( uso hiperbólico) atrocious, awful* * *= dismal, atrocious, brutal, frightful, dire, abysmal, excruciating, hideous, gruesome, ferocious, god-awful, heinous.Ex. The persistence of a dismal image is a most worrying phenomenon and one which must change if progress is to be made by SLIS.Ex. The public library's selection of books for small boys is atrocious.Ex. Few, if any of us, want to be involved in murder, but the brutal act of one person killing another, the motives for doing so, the personal and social consequences, all hold our attention, as newspaper editors well know and exploit = Pocos, si existe alguien, desea verse implicado en un asesinato, pero el acto brutal de una persona asesinando a otra, los motivos para hacerlo, las consecuencias personales y sociales, todo capta nuestra atención, como bien saben y explotan los directores de periódicos.Ex. The book, written by a man who is not a military historian as such, is concerned above all with showing the war's hideousness, its frightful human cost, its pathos and loss, and its essential failure to achieve its objectives.Ex. Throughout the process of development, debate and enactment of the Digital Millennium Act in the USA, many dire forebodings were envisaged for the library profession.Ex. The communications infrastructure in Africa varies from very good to abysmal = La infraestructura de comunicaciones en †frica oscila entre muy buena y pésima.Ex. Loneliness can involve excruciating physical pain as well as harrowing mental suffering.Ex. The book focuses on images where hideous atrocities -- e.g., murder, blasphemy, wanton destruction and even cannibalism -- are shown to be part of the daily life of the common people of Paris during the revolution.Ex. We hear horrendous tales of shootings in schools and colleges and gruesome murder of parents.Ex. One by one, he wiped the floor with opponents who had spoken in the debate -- with a ferocious blend of rant, rhetoric and rumbustious counterattack.Ex. The director and deputies deserve the most recognition because they actually had to give up time with their families for the god-awful places we sent them.Ex. There are several different ways to make a stink bomb, all of which involving the use of chemicals which react in a way to create a particularly heinous odor.* * *adjetivo (brutal, cruel) appalling; ( uso hiperbólico) atrocious, awful* * *= dismal, atrocious, brutal, frightful, dire, abysmal, excruciating, hideous, gruesome, ferocious, god-awful, heinous.Ex: The persistence of a dismal image is a most worrying phenomenon and one which must change if progress is to be made by SLIS.
Ex: The public library's selection of books for small boys is atrocious.Ex: Few, if any of us, want to be involved in murder, but the brutal act of one person killing another, the motives for doing so, the personal and social consequences, all hold our attention, as newspaper editors well know and exploit = Pocos, si existe alguien, desea verse implicado en un asesinato, pero el acto brutal de una persona asesinando a otra, los motivos para hacerlo, las consecuencias personales y sociales, todo capta nuestra atención, como bien saben y explotan los directores de periódicos.Ex: The book, written by a man who is not a military historian as such, is concerned above all with showing the war's hideousness, its frightful human cost, its pathos and loss, and its essential failure to achieve its objectives.Ex: Throughout the process of development, debate and enactment of the Digital Millennium Act in the USA, many dire forebodings were envisaged for the library profession.Ex: The communications infrastructure in Africa varies from very good to abysmal = La infraestructura de comunicaciones en frica oscila entre muy buena y pésima.Ex: Loneliness can involve excruciating physical pain as well as harrowing mental suffering.Ex: The book focuses on images where hideous atrocities -- e.g., murder, blasphemy, wanton destruction and even cannibalism -- are shown to be part of the daily life of the common people of Paris during the revolution.Ex: We hear horrendous tales of shootings in schools and colleges and gruesome murder of parents.Ex: One by one, he wiped the floor with opponents who had spoken in the debate -- with a ferocious blend of rant, rhetoric and rumbustious counterattack.Ex: The director and deputies deserve the most recognition because they actually had to give up time with their families for the god-awful places we sent them.Ex: There are several different ways to make a stink bomb, all of which involving the use of chemicals which react in a way to create a particularly heinous odor.* * *1 (brutal, cruel) appalling, terrible2 (uso hiperbólico) atrocious, awful, dreadful ( BrE)tengo un dolor de cabeza atroz I have an atrocious o an awful headache* * *
atroz adjetivo
atrocious
atroz adjetivo
1 (pésimo, insoportable) atrocious
2 fam (enorme) enormous, tremendous
' atroz' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
insensibilidad
- barbaridad
- muerte
English:
agonizing
- appalling
- atrocious
- dreadful
- excruciating
- heinous
- hell
- hideous
- raging
- unspeakable
- vicious
- crippling
- dire
- terrible
* * *atroz adj1. [cruel] [crimen, tortura] horrific, barbarices de una fealdad atroz he's terribly o incredibly ugly3. [muy malo] atrocious, awful* * *adj1 appalling, atrocious2:un éxito atroz a smash hit* * *♦ atrozamente adv* * *atroz adj1. (cruel) atrocious / appalling2. (enorme) terriblehace un frío atroz it's terribly cold / it's freezing -
7 bullanguero
adj.riotous, uproarious, rowdy, noisy.m.noisy person, rowdy.* * *► adjetivo1 (alborotador) noisy, rowdy2 (juerguista) fun-loving► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 (alborotador) rowdy2 (juerguista) fun-lover* * *bullanguero, -a1.ADJ riotous, rowdy2. SM / F1) (=persona ruidosa) noisy person2) (=alborotador) troublemaker* * ** * *= rumbustious, boisterous.Ex. One by one, he wiped the floor with opponents who had spoken in the debate -- with a ferocious blend of rant, rhetoric and rumbustious counterattack.Ex. These comedies, especially the seven he created in his glory years, lurch breathlessly in every direction, simultaneously sophisticated and boisterous, urbane and philistine.* * ** * *= rumbustious, boisterous.Ex: One by one, he wiped the floor with opponents who had spoken in the debate -- with a ferocious blend of rant, rhetoric and rumbustious counterattack.
Ex: These comedies, especially the seven he created in his glory years, lurch breathlessly in every direction, simultaneously sophisticated and boisterous, urbane and philistine.* * *bullanguero -ra( fam); ‹persona› fun-loving; ‹música/ambiente› lively* * *
bullanguero◊ -ra adjetivo (fam) ‹ persona› fun-loving;
‹música/ambiente› lively
* * *bullanguero, -a♦ adjser muy bullanguero to love a good time, to love partying♦ nm,fes un bullanguero he loves a good time o loves partying* * *famI adj rowdyII m, bullanguera f troublemaker -
8 bullicioso
adj.1 noisy, bustling, boisterous, riotous.2 lively, riproaring.* * *► adjetivo1 (ruidoso) noisy2 (animado) lively; (con ajetreo) busy* * *ADJ1) (=ruidoso) [lugar] noisy; [niño] boisterous2) (=con actividad) busy, bustling* * ** * *= lively [livelier -comp., liveliest -sup.], hard-driving, roaring, bustling, boisterous, abuzz, rumbustious, hurly-burly.Ex. But in the country the processes of printing always provoke such lively curiosity that the customers preferred to go in by a glazed door set in the shop-front and giving onto the street.Ex. Dexter Basil Rundle is a vice-president of the Garrett National Bank in Garrett, a practical, progressive, hard-driving city of 122,680 in the Midwest.Ex. Today, with its population of almost 80,000, Wexler bears little resemblance to the roaring lumber center it became in the middle decades of the nineteenth century.Ex. The article 'A bustling New York ALA show' describes the vendor exhibits at the American Library Association Annual Conference in New York.Ex. These comedies, especially the seven he created in his glory years, lurch breathlessly in every direction, simultaneously sophisticated and boisterous, urbane and philistine.Ex. She is keeping New York abuzz by shrouding the launch of 'Talk,' her new magazine, in mystery.Ex. One by one, he wiped the floor with opponents who had spoken in the debate -- with a ferocious blend of rant, rhetoric and rumbustious counterattack.Ex. Its principles of living close to the natural world and striving for balance in all that we do provide an antidote to our hurly-burly existence.* * ** * *= lively [livelier -comp., liveliest -sup.], hard-driving, roaring, bustling, boisterous, abuzz, rumbustious, hurly-burly.Ex: But in the country the processes of printing always provoke such lively curiosity that the customers preferred to go in by a glazed door set in the shop-front and giving onto the street.
Ex: Dexter Basil Rundle is a vice-president of the Garrett National Bank in Garrett, a practical, progressive, hard-driving city of 122,680 in the Midwest.Ex: Today, with its population of almost 80,000, Wexler bears little resemblance to the roaring lumber center it became in the middle decades of the nineteenth century.Ex: The article 'A bustling New York ALA show' describes the vendor exhibits at the American Library Association Annual Conference in New York.Ex: These comedies, especially the seven he created in his glory years, lurch breathlessly in every direction, simultaneously sophisticated and boisterous, urbane and philistine.Ex: She is keeping New York abuzz by shrouding the launch of 'Talk,' her new magazine, in mystery.Ex: One by one, he wiped the floor with opponents who had spoken in the debate -- with a ferocious blend of rant, rhetoric and rumbustious counterattack.Ex: Its principles of living close to the natural world and striving for balance in all that we do provide an antidote to our hurly-burly existence.* * *bullicioso -sa‹calle/barrio› busy, noisy; ‹niño› boisterous* * *
bullicioso◊ -sa adjetivo
noisy
' bullicioso' also found in these entries:
English:
boisterous
- bustling
- noisy
- riotous
- rip-roaring
* * *bullicioso, -a♦ adj1. [agitado] [reunión, multitud] noisy;[calle, mercado] busy, bustling2. [inquieto] rowdy, boisterous♦ nm,fboisterous person* * *adj bustling* * *bullicioso, -sa adj: noisy, busy, turbulent -
9 cruel
adj.cruel.* * *► adjetivo1 (persona) cruel (con/para, to)2 (clima) harsh, severe* * *adj.* * *ADJ cruel* * *adjetivo cruella venganza será cruel — (hum) just you wait! (I'll get you!) (colloq)
* * *= brutal, cruel, perverse, unkind, callous, cold-blooded, merciless, brutish, ferocious, heartless, cutthroat.Nota: Adjetivo.Ex. Few, if any of us, want to be involved in murder, but the brutal act of one person killing another, the motives for doing so, the personal and social consequences, all hold our attention, as newspaper editors well know and exploit = Pocos, si existe alguien, desea verse implicado en un asesinato, pero el acto brutal de una persona asesinando a otra, los motivos para hacerlo, las consecuencias personales y sociales, todo capta nuestra atención, como bien saben y explotan los directores de periódicos.Ex. With cruel suddenness she was being called upon to cover up for him.Ex. The demand for business information, in relation to its price, is rather perverse in that high price often generates a high demand.Ex. The enumeration at 940.5316: Children and other noncombatants; Pacifists; Enemy sympathizers seems a little unkind, if nothing else.Ex. Not all large publishing companies are conducted in a callous and philistine manner, motivated solely by profit.Ex. He was a cold-blooded killer, cardsharp, gambler and a consumptive who also ran several confidence scams.Ex. The author discusses art critic Harry Quilter, usually remembered today as 'Arry,' the butt of merciless lampooning by J.M. Whistler.Ex. In his most famous work, the Leviathan, Hobbes famously argued that life in the state of nature is 'solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short'.Ex. One by one, he wiped the floor with opponents who had spoken in the debate -- with a ferocious blend of rant, rhetoric and rumbustious counterattack.Ex. However, I knew there was a problem when I actually cared more about the relationship between the secondary characters of Josh McCool, heartless flunky of Warren's, and Mia.Ex. As the saying goes, 'Be as innocent as a lamb, and as wily as a fox' -- shrewdness is a valuable attribute in this cutthroat world.----* volverse cruel = become + vicious.* * *adjetivo cruella venganza será cruel — (hum) just you wait! (I'll get you!) (colloq)
* * *= brutal, cruel, perverse, unkind, callous, cold-blooded, merciless, brutish, ferocious, heartless, cutthroat.Nota: Adjetivo.Ex: Few, if any of us, want to be involved in murder, but the brutal act of one person killing another, the motives for doing so, the personal and social consequences, all hold our attention, as newspaper editors well know and exploit = Pocos, si existe alguien, desea verse implicado en un asesinato, pero el acto brutal de una persona asesinando a otra, los motivos para hacerlo, las consecuencias personales y sociales, todo capta nuestra atención, como bien saben y explotan los directores de periódicos.
Ex: With cruel suddenness she was being called upon to cover up for him.Ex: The demand for business information, in relation to its price, is rather perverse in that high price often generates a high demand.Ex: The enumeration at 940.5316: Children and other noncombatants; Pacifists; Enemy sympathizers seems a little unkind, if nothing else.Ex: Not all large publishing companies are conducted in a callous and philistine manner, motivated solely by profit.Ex: He was a cold-blooded killer, cardsharp, gambler and a consumptive who also ran several confidence scams.Ex: The author discusses art critic Harry Quilter, usually remembered today as 'Arry,' the butt of merciless lampooning by J.M. Whistler.Ex: In his most famous work, the Leviathan, Hobbes famously argued that life in the state of nature is 'solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short'.Ex: One by one, he wiped the floor with opponents who had spoken in the debate -- with a ferocious blend of rant, rhetoric and rumbustious counterattack.Ex: However, I knew there was a problem when I actually cared more about the relationship between the secondary characters of Josh McCool, heartless flunky of Warren's, and Mia.Ex: As the saying goes, 'Be as innocent as a lamb, and as wily as a fox' -- shrewdness is a valuable attribute in this cutthroat world.* volverse cruel = become + vicious.* * *cruelaquello fue una jugada cruel del destino that was a cruel twist of fatefueron muy crueles con él they were very cruel to him* * *
cruel adjetivo
cruel;
cruel adjetivo cruel
' cruel' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
bárbara
- bárbaro
- cebarse
- desalmada
- desalmado
- draconiana
- draconiano
- mirada
- salvaje
- sañosa
- sañoso
- sañuda
- sañudo
- truculenta
- truculento
- verduga
- verdugo
- crueldad
- inhumano
- sanguinario
English:
brutal
- callous
- cheap
- cruel
- cutthroat
- hard
- heartless
- inhuman
- savage
- unkind
- vicious
- blood
- cold
- fiend
- inhumane
- inhumanity
- outrage
* * *cruel adj1. [persona, acción] cruel;fuiste muy cruel con ella you were very cruel to her2. [dolor] excruciating, terrible3. [clima] harsh4. [duda] terrible* * *adj cruel* * *cruel adj: cruel♦ cruelmente adv* * *cruel adj cruel -
10 despiadado
adj.merciless, cruel, inhuman, cold-hearted.* * *► adjetivo1 ruthless, merciless* * *(f. - despiadada)adj.* * *ADJ [persona] heartless; [ataque] merciless* * ** * *= hard-hearted, relentless, savage, ruthless, remorseless, implacable, inexorable, cold-blooded, ferocius, unsparing, merciless, soulless, ferocious, heartless, cutthroat, unforgiving.Ex. For her refusal, Isabella has received a great deal of blame from subsequent critics, who call her a hard-hearted prude.Ex. They need to be relentless in their fight for adequate funding so that the library service and the profession are not jeopardised.Ex. The most vulnerable nations are Burma, Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam, which have all experienced savage war and civil unrest in recent years.Ex. The ruling also coincided with a flood of mergers and acquisitions that transformed gentlemen publishers into ruthless entrepreneurs.Ex. The population explosion and the remorseless growth of knowledge are discussed.Ex. The implacable reduction in the dissemination of public documents constitutes a rebarbative policy that threatens the quality of reference services in libraries.Ex. The inexorable tide of automation seems to be threatening the existence of old-fashioned, handwritten copymarking.Ex. He was a cold-blooded killer, cardsharp, gambler and a consumptive who also ran several confidence scams.Ex. Fuller's novel make for a form of intellectual clarity, even if that clarity, paradoxically, is expressed in a ferocious hell-bent manner.Ex. The book is so ferociously unsparing in detailing the systematic torment as well as wanton cruelty that the reconstruction of the past is often unbearable.Ex. The author discusses art critic Harry Quilter, usually remembered today as 'Arry,' the butt of merciless lampooning by J.M. Whistler.Ex. Our deliberate and passionate ambition is to avoid the traps of soulless, dead villages turned into museums, slowly sinking into oblivion.Ex. One by one, he wiped the floor with opponents who had spoken in the debate -- with a ferocious blend of rant, rhetoric and rumbustious counterattack.Ex. However, I knew there was a problem when I actually cared more about the relationship between the secondary characters of Josh McCool, heartless flunky of Warren's, and Mia.Ex. As the saying goes, 'Be as innocent as a lamb, and as wily as a fox' -- shrewdness is a valuable attribute in this cutthroat world.Ex. Unlike other Swedish illustrators, he used the time consuming and unforgiving technique of wood engraving for his illustrations.----* actuar de un modo despiadado = play + hardball.* ser despiadado = play + hardball.* * ** * *= hard-hearted, relentless, savage, ruthless, remorseless, implacable, inexorable, cold-blooded, ferocius, unsparing, merciless, soulless, ferocious, heartless, cutthroat, unforgiving.Ex: For her refusal, Isabella has received a great deal of blame from subsequent critics, who call her a hard-hearted prude.
Ex: They need to be relentless in their fight for adequate funding so that the library service and the profession are not jeopardised.Ex: The most vulnerable nations are Burma, Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam, which have all experienced savage war and civil unrest in recent years.Ex: The ruling also coincided with a flood of mergers and acquisitions that transformed gentlemen publishers into ruthless entrepreneurs.Ex: The population explosion and the remorseless growth of knowledge are discussed.Ex: The implacable reduction in the dissemination of public documents constitutes a rebarbative policy that threatens the quality of reference services in libraries.Ex: The inexorable tide of automation seems to be threatening the existence of old-fashioned, handwritten copymarking.Ex: He was a cold-blooded killer, cardsharp, gambler and a consumptive who also ran several confidence scams.Ex: Fuller's novel make for a form of intellectual clarity, even if that clarity, paradoxically, is expressed in a ferocious hell-bent manner.Ex: The book is so ferociously unsparing in detailing the systematic torment as well as wanton cruelty that the reconstruction of the past is often unbearable.Ex: The author discusses art critic Harry Quilter, usually remembered today as 'Arry,' the butt of merciless lampooning by J.M. Whistler.Ex: Our deliberate and passionate ambition is to avoid the traps of soulless, dead villages turned into museums, slowly sinking into oblivion.Ex: One by one, he wiped the floor with opponents who had spoken in the debate -- with a ferocious blend of rant, rhetoric and rumbustious counterattack.Ex: However, I knew there was a problem when I actually cared more about the relationship between the secondary characters of Josh McCool, heartless flunky of Warren's, and Mia.Ex: As the saying goes, 'Be as innocent as a lamb, and as wily as a fox' -- shrewdness is a valuable attribute in this cutthroat world.Ex: Unlike other Swedish illustrators, he used the time consuming and unforgiving technique of wood engraving for his illustrations.* actuar de un modo despiadado = play + hardball.* ser despiadado = play + hardball.* * *despiadado -da‹persona› ruthless, heartless; ‹ataque/crítica› savage, merciless* * *
despiadado
‹ataque/crítica› savage, merciless
despiadado,-a adjetivo merciless, ruthless
' despiadado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acerba
- acerbo
- bárbara
- bárbaro
- despiadada
English:
cold-blooded
- cold-hearted
- cutthroat
- merciless
- pitiless
- remorseless
- ruthless
- unmerciful
- vicious
- cold
* * *despiadado, -a adj[persona] merciless; [trato] inhuman, pitiless; [ataque] savage, merciless* * *adj ruthless* * *despiadado, -da adjcruel: cruel, merciless, pitiless♦ despiadadamente adv* * *despiadado adj hard-hearted / heartless / ruthless -
11 destrozar
v.1 to smash (físicamente) (romper).2 to shatter, to devastate (emocionalmente) (person).3 to tear apart, to destroy, to shatter, to break down into pieces.Eso rompe huesos That breaks bones.* * *1 (romper) to destroy, shatter, wreck; (despedazar) to tear to pieces, tear to shreds4 figurado (causar daño moral) to crush, shatter, devastate* * *1. VT1) (=romper) [+ cristal, cerámica] to smash; [+ edificio] to destroy; [+ ropa, zapatos] to ruin; [+ nervios] to shatter2) (=dejar abatido a) [+ persona] to shatter; [+ corazón] to break; [+ ejército, enemigo] to crushle ha destrozado el que no quisiera casarse con él — her refusal to marry him has devastated o shattered him
3) (=arruinar) [+ persona, vida] to ruin2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivoa) (romper, deteriorar) to breakla bomba destrozó varios edificios — the bomb destroyed o wrecked several buildings
b) <felicidad/armonía> to destroy, shatter; < corazón> to break; < matrimonio> to ruin, destroy2.su muerte la destrozó — she was devastated o shattered by his death
destrozarse v pron (refl)a) ( romperse)b) <estómago/hígado> to ruin* * *= shatter, batter, vandalise [vandalize, -USA], wreak + devastation, smash, pull apart, ravage, go out + the window, tear + apart, mangle, dismember, shred, slaughter, blow away, wreck, rip through, pull + Nombre + to bits, wipe + the floor with, rubbish, blight, chew up.Ex. Her feeling of well-being was soon rudely shattered.Ex. But the early cylinder machines worked less accurately than the platens, tending to slur the impression and batter the type.Ex. This article argues in favour of the term 'conservator' rather than 'restorer' of books as the former does not conjure up a picture of the Victorian artisan vandalising documents with irreversible treatments simply for effect.Ex. This article describes the experiences of a fledgling information system in dealing with a hurricane which wreaked devastation on some of the most remote areas of Hawaii = Este artículo describe las experiencias de un sistema de información nuevo al verse afectado por un huracán que devastó algunas de las zonas más remotas de Hawaii.Ex. The library was badly vandalised and the intruders overturned 10 large bookcases, tore paintings down, emptied catalogues, and smashed intercoms, chairs, tables and windows.Ex. If solutions are not found to meet this challenge, users' hunger for multimedia could pull the Internet apart.Ex. The rigours of the climate and the effects of war and political unrest have ravaged this country's cultural heritage.Ex. The lack of centralisation means that good management goes out the window and everything gets sloppier.Ex. He is a stickler for detail and can tear apart a budget or a balance sheet faster than anyone.Ex. In places the waters had swept container lorries loaded with goods yards off the road where they now lay twisted and mangled and almost unrecognizable as vehicles.Ex. Books can seldom be disbound for the benefit of bibliographers (although it is worth remembering that they sometimes have to be rebound, when they are completely dismembered), but we can now see through printing ink by means of betaradiography.Ex. If they do muster up the courage to participate, they have learned what it is like to lose: they describe it as being 'slaughtered,' 'blown away,' or ' shredded'.Ex. These small small but very sharp flakes were used by hunters to slaughter animals.Ex. If they do muster up the courage to participate, they have learned what it is like to lose: they describe it as being 'slaughtered,' ' blown away,' or 'shredded'.Ex. They had made a secret deal with Otto Reich to wreck Cuba's economy.Ex. Storms in this part of the world are common and the people didn't seem to bat an eyelid at the prospect of a 135km wind ripping through their town.Ex. Microscopists think very little about plucking an innocent and unsuspecting insect from the garden, killing it, and pulling it to bits for study under a microscope.Ex. One by one, he wiped the floor with opponents who had spoken in the debate -- with a ferocious blend of rant, rhetoric and rumbustious counterattack.Ex. The theory of Scandinavian racial purity cherished by Hitler and the Nazis has been rubbished by new scientific research.Ex. The global outbreak of swine flu has spread fear through the travel sector, blighting any green shoots of recovery from the financial crisis.Ex. Cattle ranches are chewing up the Amazon rainforest.----* destrozar completamente = blow + Nombre + to bits.* destrozarse = come + undone, go to + rack and ruin, come apart at + the seams, fall apart at + the seams, go to + ruin.* * *1.verbo transitivoa) (romper, deteriorar) to breakla bomba destrozó varios edificios — the bomb destroyed o wrecked several buildings
b) <felicidad/armonía> to destroy, shatter; < corazón> to break; < matrimonio> to ruin, destroy2.su muerte la destrozó — she was devastated o shattered by his death
destrozarse v pron (refl)a) ( romperse)b) <estómago/hígado> to ruin* * *= shatter, batter, vandalise [vandalize, -USA], wreak + devastation, smash, pull apart, ravage, go out + the window, tear + apart, mangle, dismember, shred, slaughter, blow away, wreck, rip through, pull + Nombre + to bits, wipe + the floor with, rubbish, blight, chew up.Ex: Her feeling of well-being was soon rudely shattered.
Ex: But the early cylinder machines worked less accurately than the platens, tending to slur the impression and batter the type.Ex: This article argues in favour of the term 'conservator' rather than 'restorer' of books as the former does not conjure up a picture of the Victorian artisan vandalising documents with irreversible treatments simply for effect.Ex: This article describes the experiences of a fledgling information system in dealing with a hurricane which wreaked devastation on some of the most remote areas of Hawaii = Este artículo describe las experiencias de un sistema de información nuevo al verse afectado por un huracán que devastó algunas de las zonas más remotas de Hawaii.Ex: The library was badly vandalised and the intruders overturned 10 large bookcases, tore paintings down, emptied catalogues, and smashed intercoms, chairs, tables and windows.Ex: If solutions are not found to meet this challenge, users' hunger for multimedia could pull the Internet apart.Ex: The rigours of the climate and the effects of war and political unrest have ravaged this country's cultural heritage.Ex: The lack of centralisation means that good management goes out the window and everything gets sloppier.Ex: He is a stickler for detail and can tear apart a budget or a balance sheet faster than anyone.Ex: In places the waters had swept container lorries loaded with goods yards off the road where they now lay twisted and mangled and almost unrecognizable as vehicles.Ex: Books can seldom be disbound for the benefit of bibliographers (although it is worth remembering that they sometimes have to be rebound, when they are completely dismembered), but we can now see through printing ink by means of betaradiography.Ex: If they do muster up the courage to participate, they have learned what it is like to lose: they describe it as being 'slaughtered,' 'blown away,' or ' shredded'.Ex: These small small but very sharp flakes were used by hunters to slaughter animals.Ex: If they do muster up the courage to participate, they have learned what it is like to lose: they describe it as being 'slaughtered,' ' blown away,' or 'shredded'.Ex: They had made a secret deal with Otto Reich to wreck Cuba's economy.Ex: Storms in this part of the world are common and the people didn't seem to bat an eyelid at the prospect of a 135km wind ripping through their town.Ex: Microscopists think very little about plucking an innocent and unsuspecting insect from the garden, killing it, and pulling it to bits for study under a microscope.Ex: One by one, he wiped the floor with opponents who had spoken in the debate -- with a ferocious blend of rant, rhetoric and rumbustious counterattack.Ex: The theory of Scandinavian racial purity cherished by Hitler and the Nazis has been rubbished by new scientific research.Ex: The global outbreak of swine flu has spread fear through the travel sector, blighting any green shoots of recovery from the financial crisis.Ex: Cattle ranches are chewing up the Amazon rainforest.* destrozar completamente = blow + Nombre + to bits.* destrozarse = come + undone, go to + rack and ruin, come apart at + the seams, fall apart at + the seams, go to + ruin.* * *destrozar [A4 ]vt1 (romper, deteriorar) to breakla bomba destrozó varios edificios the bomb destroyed o wrecked several buildingsno hagas eso que vas a destrozar los zapatos don't do that, you'll ruin your shoes2 ‹felicidad/armonía› to destroy, shatter; ‹corazón› to break; ‹matrimonio› to ruin, destroyme está destrozando los nervios she's making me a nervous wreckla muerte de su marido la destrozó she was devastated o shattered by her husband's death1(romperse): se cayó al suelo y se destrozó it fell to the ground and smashedse me han destrozado los zapatos my shoes are ruined o have fallen to pieces2 ( refl) ‹estómago/hígado› to ruinte vas a destrozar los pies usando esos zapatos you're going to ruin o damage your feet wearing those shoes* * *
destrozar ( conjugate destrozar) verbo transitivo
‹cristal/jarrón› to smash;
‹ juguete› to pull … apart;
‹ coche› to wreck;
‹ libro› to pull apart
‹ corazón› to break;
destrozarse verbo pronominal
[jarrón/cristal] to smash
destrozar verbo transitivo
1 (romper) to tear up, wreck, ruin
2 (una tela, un papel) to tear to shreds, rip up
3 (apenar, desgarrar) to shatter, devastate: me destroza verte así, it breaks my heart to see you this way
4 (los planes, la convivencia, etc) to ruin
' destrozar' also found in these entries:
English:
break
- destroy
- mangle
- shatter
- smash
- smash up
- tear apart
- trash
- vandalize
- wreck
- write off
- get
- murder
- piece
- pull
- write
* * *♦ vt1. [físicamente] [romper] to smash;[estropear] to ruin;el terremoto destrozó la ciudad the earthquake destroyed the city;vas a destrozar o [m5] destrozarte los zapatos de tanto usarlos you'll ruin your shoes, wearing them so much2. [emocionalmente] [persona] to shatter, to devastate;[matrimonio, relación] to wreck; [pareja] to break up; [vida] to ruin; [corazón] to break;el divorcio la ha destrozado she was devastated by the divorce;ese ruido le destroza los nervios a cualquiera that noise is enough to drive anyone up the wall;destrozó a su oponente en el debate he destroyed his opponent in the debate* * *v/t1 destroy* * *destrozar {21} vt1) : to smash, to shatter2) : to destroy, to wreck* * *destrozar vb1. (en general) to destroy / to wreck2. (hacer trozos) to smash -
12 escandaloso
adj.1 very noisy, noisy, strepitous, too noisy.2 outrageous, outraging, offensive, disgraceful.3 shocking, scandalous.* * *► adjetivo1 scandalous, shocking, outrageous2 (alborotado) noisy, rowdy* * *(f. - escandalosa)adj.1) shocking, scandalous2) outrageous3) noisy* * *ADJ1) (=sorprendente) [actuación] scandalous, shocking; [delito] flagrant; [vida] scandalous2) (=ruidoso) [risa] hearty, uproarious; [niño] noisy3) [color] loud* * *- sa adjetivoa) < conducta> shocking, scandalous; < ropa> outrageous; < película> shocking; < vida> scandalous; < color> loud* * *= scandalous, monstrous, boisterous, shocking, raucous, a monster of a, rumbustious, juicy [juicier -comp., juiciest -sup.], loudmouth.Ex. The article ' SCANdalous behaviour' examines the possible uses of hand-held OCR scanners as a means of converting graphics (illustrations etc) into machine readable form.Ex. Bogardus privately resolved that nothing would induce her to assent to this monstrous possibility.Ex. These comedies, especially the seven he created in his glory years, lurch breathlessly in every direction, simultaneously sophisticated and boisterous, urbane and philistine.Ex. The author mentions several recent shocking revelations concerning the activities of the Japanese government and its officials.Ex. This is an important point which has been poorly neglected in this lively and, at times, raucous debate.Ex. Hurricane Rita became a monster of a storm as it gathered strength over the Gulf of Mexico.Ex. One by one, he wiped the floor with opponents who had spoken in the debate -- with a ferocious blend of rant, rhetoric and rumbustious counterattack.Ex. The book 'If Looks Could Kill' is a juicy, tell-all, insider's look at the true world of fashion.Ex. In that respect, if, in fact, some people may think of her as a ' loudmouth' or 'showboat' or 'jerk,' it could be good for women's soccer.----* de forma escandalosa = outrageously.* de manera escandalosa = outrageously.* muy escandaloso = highly visible.* * *- sa adjetivoa) < conducta> shocking, scandalous; < ropa> outrageous; < película> shocking; < vida> scandalous; < color> loud* * *= scandalous, monstrous, boisterous, shocking, raucous, a monster of a, rumbustious, juicy [juicier -comp., juiciest -sup.], loudmouth.Ex: The article ' SCANdalous behaviour' examines the possible uses of hand-held OCR scanners as a means of converting graphics (illustrations etc) into machine readable form.
Ex: Bogardus privately resolved that nothing would induce her to assent to this monstrous possibility.Ex: These comedies, especially the seven he created in his glory years, lurch breathlessly in every direction, simultaneously sophisticated and boisterous, urbane and philistine.Ex: The author mentions several recent shocking revelations concerning the activities of the Japanese government and its officials.Ex: This is an important point which has been poorly neglected in this lively and, at times, raucous debate.Ex: Hurricane Rita became a monster of a storm as it gathered strength over the Gulf of Mexico.Ex: One by one, he wiped the floor with opponents who had spoken in the debate -- with a ferocious blend of rant, rhetoric and rumbustious counterattack.Ex: The book 'If Looks Could Kill' is a juicy, tell-all, insider's look at the true world of fashion.Ex: In that respect, if, in fact, some people may think of her as a ' loudmouth' or 'showboat' or 'jerk,' it could be good for women's soccer.* de forma escandalosa = outrageously.* de manera escandalosa = outrageously.* muy escandaloso = highly visible.* * *escandaloso -sa1 ‹conducta› shocking, scandalous, disgraceful; ‹ropa› outrageous; ‹película› shocking; ‹vida› scandalous; ‹color› loud2 (ruidoso) ‹persona› noisy; ‹risa› loud, outrageous; ‹griterío› noisy* * *
escandaloso◊ -sa adjetivo
‹ ropa› outrageous;
‹ película› shocking;
‹ vida› scandalous
‹ risa› loud, uproarious
escandaloso,-a adjetivo
1 (ruidoso) noisy, rowdy
2 (inmoral) scandalous, shameful
' escandaloso' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
escandalosa
- sórdida
- sórdido
- gamberrismo
English:
disorderly
- outrageous
- raucous
- rowdy
- scandalous
- shocking
* * *escandaloso, -a♦ adj1. [inmoral] outrageous, shocking;se vio envuelto en un asunto escandaloso he got caught up in a scandalous business2. [ruidoso] very noisy;¡mira que eres escandaloso! what a racket you make!♦ nm,fvery noisy o loud person;son unos escandalosos they're terribly noisy people* * *adj1 ( vergonzoso) scandalous, shocking2 ( ruidoso) noisy, rowdy* * *escandaloso, -sa adj1) : shocking, scandalous2) ruidoso: noisy, rowdy3) : flagrant, outrageous♦ escandalosamente adv* * *escandaloso adj2. (indignante) scandalous / shocking -
13 estridente
adj.1 strident, shrill (ruido).2 harsh-sounding, high-pitched, deafening, loud.* * *► adjetivo1 (ruido) strident, shrill2 (color etc) loud, garish, gaudy* * *ADJ1) [ruido] strident, raucous2) [color] loud* * *a) <pitido/chirrido> shrillsu estridente protesta — her strident o vociferous protest
c) < color> garish, loud* * *= raucous, garish, lurid, rumbustious.Ex. This is an important point which has been poorly neglected in this lively and, at times, raucous debate.Ex. Some of the streets transform at night with garish neon lights and red lanterns signifying houses of pleasure.Ex. When she discovered vintage comics and their lurid covers, she went nuts.Ex. One by one, he wiped the floor with opponents who had spoken in the debate -- with a ferocious blend of rant, rhetoric and rumbustious counterattack.* * *a) <pitido/chirrido> shrillsu estridente protesta — her strident o vociferous protest
c) < color> garish, loud* * *= raucous, garish, lurid, rumbustious.Ex: This is an important point which has been poorly neglected in this lively and, at times, raucous debate.
Ex: Some of the streets transform at night with garish neon lights and red lanterns signifying houses of pleasure.Ex: When she discovered vintage comics and their lurid covers, she went nuts.Ex: One by one, he wiped the floor with opponents who had spoken in the debate -- with a ferocious blend of rant, rhetoric and rumbustious counterattack.* * *1 ‹pitido/chirrido› shrill, loud and high-pitchedsu estridente protesta tuvo mala acogida her strident o vociferous protest did not go down well3 ‹color› lurid, garish, loudun rosa estridente a shocking pink* * *
estridente adjetivo
( fuerte) strident
estridente adjetivo strident
' estridente' also found in these entries:
English:
high-pitched
- raucous
- shrill
- strident
- garish
* * *estridente adj1. [ruido, risa, voz] strident, shrill2. [color] garish, loud3. [persona, comportamiento, quejas] loud* * *adj shrill, strident* * *estridente adj: strident, shrill, loud♦ estridentemente adv -
14 feroz
adj.1 fierce, ferocious (animal, bestia).2 cruel, savage (criminal, asesino).3 terrible (intenso) (dolor, angustia).tenía un hambre feroz he was ravenous o starvingla competencia es feroz the competition is fierce4 horrendous, dreadful.* * *1 fierce, ferocious\el lobo feroz the big bad wolf* * *adj.fierce, ferocious* * *ADJ1) (=salvaje) fierce, ferocioustengo un hambre feroz — I'm starving, I'm famished
2) (=cruel) cruel3) LAm (=feo) ugly* * *a) < animal> ferocious, fierce; <ataque/mirada/odio> fierce, vicious; <viento/tempestad> fierce, violenttengo un hambre feroz — (fam) I'm ravenous o starved (colloq)
b) (Col, Méx, Ven fam) ( feo) horrendous (colloq)* * *= fierce [fiercer -comp., fiercest -sup.], savage, swingeing, ferocius, ferocious, cutthroat, truculent.Ex. The greatest living theoretician of descriptive cataloging, Professor Seymour Lubetzky, graced our library with his brilliance, insight, and fierce dedication to the integrity of the catalog.Ex. The most vulnerable nations are Burma, Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam, which have all experienced savage war and civil unrest in recent years.Ex. Faced with the prospect of a swingeing cut of 15% in the periodical budget, the library had to determine which titles could be cancelled with least damage to the integrity of the research collections.Ex. Fuller's novel make for a form of intellectual clarity, even if that clarity, paradoxically, is expressed in a ferocious hell-bent manner.Ex. One by one, he wiped the floor with opponents who had spoken in the debate -- with a ferocious blend of rant, rhetoric and rumbustious counterattack.Ex. As the saying goes, 'Be as innocent as a lamb, and as wily as a fox' -- shrewdness is a valuable attribute in this cutthroat world.Ex. Senior staff members said that these fevers of truculent behavior had manifested themselves only within the past two or three years.----* crítica feroz = hatchet job.* * *a) < animal> ferocious, fierce; <ataque/mirada/odio> fierce, vicious; <viento/tempestad> fierce, violenttengo un hambre feroz — (fam) I'm ravenous o starved (colloq)
b) (Col, Méx, Ven fam) ( feo) horrendous (colloq)* * *= fierce [fiercer -comp., fiercest -sup.], savage, swingeing, ferocius, ferocious, cutthroat, truculent.Ex: The greatest living theoretician of descriptive cataloging, Professor Seymour Lubetzky, graced our library with his brilliance, insight, and fierce dedication to the integrity of the catalog.
Ex: The most vulnerable nations are Burma, Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam, which have all experienced savage war and civil unrest in recent years.Ex: Faced with the prospect of a swingeing cut of 15% in the periodical budget, the library had to determine which titles could be cancelled with least damage to the integrity of the research collections.Ex: Fuller's novel make for a form of intellectual clarity, even if that clarity, paradoxically, is expressed in a ferocious hell-bent manner.Ex: One by one, he wiped the floor with opponents who had spoken in the debate -- with a ferocious blend of rant, rhetoric and rumbustious counterattack.Ex: As the saying goes, 'Be as innocent as a lamb, and as wily as a fox' -- shrewdness is a valuable attribute in this cutthroat world.Ex: Senior staff members said that these fevers of truculent behavior had manifested themselves only within the past two or three years.* crítica feroz = hatchet job.* * *1 ‹animal› ferocious, fierce; ‹ataque/mirada› fierce, vicious; ‹viento/tempestad› fierce, violent; ‹fanatismo› fiercebajo el feroz sol del mediodía beneath the fierce midday sunse desató una feroz tempestad a fierce o violent storm was unleashed ( liter)un verde feroz a ghastly o horrendous green ( colloq)* * *
Multiple Entries:
algo feroz
feroz
feroz adjetivo
‹ataque/mirada/odio› fierce, vicious;
‹viento/tempestad› fierce, violent
feroz adjetivo fierce, ferocious: tengo un hambre feroz, I'm ravenous
una crítica feroz, savage criticism
' feroz' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
bestia
- un
English:
cutthroat
- destroy
- ferocious
- fierce
- glare
- rat race
- ravenous
- savage
- cut
- furious
- hard
- vicious
* * *feroz adj1. [animal, bestia] fierce, ferocious2. [criminal, asesino] cruel, savage3. [intenso] [tempestad] fierce, violent;[dolor, angustia] terrible;tenía un hambre feroz I was ravenous o starving;la competencia es feroz the competition is fierce;lanzó un ataque feroz contra la propuesta del gobierno he launched a fierce attack against the government's proposalagarraron una feroz borrachera they got terribly o incredibly drunk* * *adj fierce; ( cruel) cruel* * *♦ ferozmente adv* * *feroz adj fierce / ferocious -
15 fiero
adj.1 fierce, feral, ferocious, rancorous.2 harsh, angry.* * *► adjetivo1 (animal salvaje) wild; (feroz) fierce, ferocious2 (persona) cruel* * *1. ADJ1) (=feroz) fierce, ferocious; (Zool) wild2) (=cruel) cruel3) † (=feo) ugly2.pl fieros† SMPL (=amenazas) threats; (=bravatas) boasts, bragging singechar o hacer fieros — (=amenazas) to utter threats; (=bravatas) to boast, brag
* * *- ra adjetivob) (RPl fam) ( feo) ugly* * *= ferocius, ferocious.Ex. Fuller's novel make for a form of intellectual clarity, even if that clarity, paradoxically, is expressed in a ferocious hell-bent manner.Ex. One by one, he wiped the floor with opponents who had spoken in the debate -- with a ferocious blend of rant, rhetoric and rumbustious counterattack.* * *- ra adjetivob) (RPl fam) ( feo) ugly* * *= ferocius, ferocious.Ex: Fuller's novel make for a form of intellectual clarity, even if that clarity, paradoxically, is expressed in a ferocious hell-bent manner.
Ex: One by one, he wiped the floor with opponents who had spoken in the debate -- with a ferocious blend of rant, rhetoric and rumbustious counterattack.* * *fiero -ra1 (feroz) ‹animal› fierce, ferocious; ‹huracán/tormenta› fierceanimales de aspecto fiero fierce-looking animalses fiera como la noche she's as ugly as sin ( colloq)* * *
fiero
fiero,-a adjetivo
1 (animal) wild
2 (batalla, combate) fierce, ferocious
' fiero' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
brava
- bravo
- fiera
English:
fierce
- raging
- vicious
* * *fiero, -a adj1. [feroz] savage, ferocious[situación] horrendous;no vayas a su casa que está fiera la cosa don't go round to his place because things are pretty heavy* * *adj fierce* * *fiero, -ra adjferoz: fierce, ferocious* * * -
16 hacer cisco
v.to tear to pieces, to smash into smithereens.* * *(v.) = tear + apart, wipe + the floor withEx. He is a stickler for detail and can tear apart a budget or a balance sheet faster than anyone.Ex. One by one, he wiped the floor with opponents who had spoken in the debate -- with a ferocious blend of rant, rhetoric and rumbustious counterattack.* * *(v.) = tear + apart, wipe + the floor withEx: He is a stickler for detail and can tear apart a budget or a balance sheet faster than anyone.
Ex: One by one, he wiped the floor with opponents who had spoken in the debate -- with a ferocious blend of rant, rhetoric and rumbustious counterattack. -
17 hacer trizas
v.to tear to shreds, to shred, to cut up, to break to pieces.* * *(destrozar) to tear to shreds 2 (gastar) to wear out* * ** * *(v.) = wipe + the floor withEx. One by one, he wiped the floor with opponents who had spoken in the debate -- with a ferocious blend of rant, rhetoric and rumbustious counterattack.* * *(v.) = wipe + the floor withEx: One by one, he wiped the floor with opponents who had spoken in the debate -- with a ferocious blend of rant, rhetoric and rumbustious counterattack.
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18 preparar
v.1 to prepare.voy a preparar la cena/el arroz I'm going to get dinner ready/cook the ricele hemos preparado una sorpresa we've got a surprise for himElla prepara la ropa She prepares the clothes.Ella preparó la carne ayer She prepared=seasoned the meat yesterday.2 to prepare for (examen).3 to train (sport).La agencia preparó al espía The Agency trained the spy.4 to arrange for, to organize, to prepare.Ella prepara el viaje She arranges for the trip.* * *1 to prepare, get ready■ ¿habéis preparado el viaje? have you arranged the trip?2 (enseñar) to teach3 DEPORTE (entrenar) to train, coach4 (estudiar) to revise for, work for■ ¿has preparado el examen de inglés? have you studied for the English exam?\preparar oposiciones to study for competitive exams* * *verb1) to prepare2) coach, train* * *1. VT1) (=dejar listo) [+ comida] to make, prepare; [+ habitación, casa] to prepare, get ready; [+ compuesto, derivado] (Quím) to prepare, make upestoy preparando la cena — I'm making o preparing dinner, I'm getting dinner ready
¿te preparo un café? — shall I make you a coffee?
terreno 2., 4)¿me puedes preparar la cuenta, por favor? — can you make my bill up, please?
2) (=organizar) [+ acción, viaje] to prepare; [+ ejemplar, revista] to prepare, work ontardaron semanas en preparar el atraco — it took them weeks to set up o prepare the robbery
estamos preparando el siguiente número de la revista — we're working on o preparing the next issue of the magazine
3) (=instruir) [para un partido] to train, coach; [para examen, oposición] to coach, tutorlleva meses preparando al equipo — he has been training o coaching the team for months
la están preparando en una academia — they are preparing o coaching her in a private school, she is being tutored in a private school
4) [+ examen, prueba] to study for, prepare forllevo semanas preparando este examen — I have been studying o preparing for this exam for weeks
2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1) < plato> to make, prepare; < comida> to prepare, get... ready; < medicamento> to prepare, make up; < habitación> to prepare, get... ready; < cuenta> to draw up (AmE), make up (BrE)2) <examen/prueba> to prepare3) < persona> ( para examen) to tutor, coach (BrE); ( para partido) to train, coach, prepare; (para tarea, reto) to prepare2.prepararse v pron1) tormenta/crisis to brew2) (refl) ( disponerse)se preparó para darle la mala noticia — he got ready o prepared himself to give her the bad news
3) (refl) ( formarse) to prepareprepararse para algo — <para examen/competición> to prepare for something
* * *= draw, draw up, gear (to/toward(s)/for), prepare, put together, train, marshal, set + aside, brief, coach, tool up, groom, brew, ready, concoct, gird for.Ex. For example, when setting up the format for records in a data base, the user can draw a form on the screen, complete with headings for each field, and then, the data is entered into the form.Ex. At the IFLA General Council the two Sections drew up the terms of reference and proposed as members some ten representatives of national libraries.Ex. Most of the main subject headings lists are geared to the alphabetical subject approach found in dictionary catalogues.Ex. A summary at the beginning of a document serves to prepare the reader to proceed to the remainder of the text.Ex. I have many people to acknowledge, beginning with my co-editor who offered untiring support and many useful suggestions in putting together the institutes.Ex. The larger abstracting organisations train their own abstractors.Ex. The use of new information technologies ought to be marshalled for use in the developing countries.Ex. We set aside places to sleep and cook and wash and defecate.Ex. This may or may not be the case, but particularly in these areas staff must be informed and briefed so that misunderstandings do not arise.Ex. The rapidly changing environment is forcing many librarians to seek new strategies for coaching researchers through the maze of electronic information sources = Los continuos cambios de nuestro entorno están obligando a muchos bibliotecarios a encontrar nuevas estrategias para guiar a los investigadores por el laberinto de las fuentes de información electrónicas.Ex. The article is entitled ' Tooling up for a revolution'.Ex. Iran is trying to form an unholy alliance with al-Qaeda by grooming a new generation of leaders to take over from Osama bin Laden.Ex. The goddess owned a potent magick cauldron in which she planned to brew a special liquid for her ugly son.Ex. A woman died yesterday while being readied for cosmetic surgery.Ex. Their unquenchable thirst for revenge enabled them to concoct a diabolical scheme.Ex. Australia's government girded on Monday for a battle with miners over its plan to slap the industry with a new 40 percent profits tax.----* preparar a la brasa = grill, broil.* preparar a la parrilla = grill, broil.* preparar a la plancha = griddle.* preparar algo = put + a few things + together.* preparar de un modo rápido = throw together.* preparar el camino = set + the scene, smooth + the way, open + the way, set + the stage, pave + the path (for/towards/to), pave + the way (for/towards/to), pave + the road (for/towards/to).* preparar el camino para = smooth + the path of.* preparar el terreno = pave + the way (for/towards/to), set + the scene, clear + the path, smooth + the way, set + the stage, pave + the path (for/towards/to), pave + the path (for/towards/to), lay + the groundwork for, pave + the road (for/towards/to), clear + the way.* preparar el terreno para = lead up to, smooth + the path of, clear + the ground for, fertilise + the ground for.* preparar en el microondas = microwave.* preparar la comida = cook + meal.* preparar para el futuro = future-proof.* preparar rápidamente = rustle up.* prepararse = do + homework, brace + Reflexivo, get + ready.* prepararse para = gear up for, ready + Reflexivo + to/for, saddle up for, brace for, get + ready to.* prepararse para el futuro = embrace + the future.* prepararse para la tormenta = batten down, batten down + the hatches.* prepararse para lo peor = batten down, batten down + the hatches.* preparar una defensa = mount + defence.* preparar una ensalada = toss + a salad.* preparar una superficie de nuevo = resurface.* preparar un ataque = mount + attack.* preparar una tela = dress + cloth.* preparar un contraataque = mount + counterattack.* preparar un trabajo de clase = research + paper.* prepárate = get + ready.* * *1.verbo transitivo1) < plato> to make, prepare; < comida> to prepare, get... ready; < medicamento> to prepare, make up; < habitación> to prepare, get... ready; < cuenta> to draw up (AmE), make up (BrE)2) <examen/prueba> to prepare3) < persona> ( para examen) to tutor, coach (BrE); ( para partido) to train, coach, prepare; (para tarea, reto) to prepare2.prepararse v pron1) tormenta/crisis to brew2) (refl) ( disponerse)se preparó para darle la mala noticia — he got ready o prepared himself to give her the bad news
3) (refl) ( formarse) to prepareprepararse para algo — <para examen/competición> to prepare for something
* * *= draw, draw up, gear (to/toward(s)/for), prepare, put together, train, marshal, set + aside, brief, coach, tool up, groom, brew, ready, concoct, gird for.Ex: For example, when setting up the format for records in a data base, the user can draw a form on the screen, complete with headings for each field, and then, the data is entered into the form.
Ex: At the IFLA General Council the two Sections drew up the terms of reference and proposed as members some ten representatives of national libraries.Ex: Most of the main subject headings lists are geared to the alphabetical subject approach found in dictionary catalogues.Ex: A summary at the beginning of a document serves to prepare the reader to proceed to the remainder of the text.Ex: I have many people to acknowledge, beginning with my co-editor who offered untiring support and many useful suggestions in putting together the institutes.Ex: The larger abstracting organisations train their own abstractors.Ex: The use of new information technologies ought to be marshalled for use in the developing countries.Ex: We set aside places to sleep and cook and wash and defecate.Ex: This may or may not be the case, but particularly in these areas staff must be informed and briefed so that misunderstandings do not arise.Ex: The rapidly changing environment is forcing many librarians to seek new strategies for coaching researchers through the maze of electronic information sources = Los continuos cambios de nuestro entorno están obligando a muchos bibliotecarios a encontrar nuevas estrategias para guiar a los investigadores por el laberinto de las fuentes de información electrónicas.Ex: The article is entitled ' Tooling up for a revolution'.Ex: Iran is trying to form an unholy alliance with al-Qaeda by grooming a new generation of leaders to take over from Osama bin Laden.Ex: The goddess owned a potent magick cauldron in which she planned to brew a special liquid for her ugly son.Ex: A woman died yesterday while being readied for cosmetic surgery.Ex: Their unquenchable thirst for revenge enabled them to concoct a diabolical scheme.Ex: Australia's government girded on Monday for a battle with miners over its plan to slap the industry with a new 40 percent profits tax.* preparar a la brasa = grill, broil.* preparar a la parrilla = grill, broil.* preparar a la plancha = griddle.* preparar algo = put + a few things + together.* preparar de un modo rápido = throw together.* preparar el camino = set + the scene, smooth + the way, open + the way, set + the stage, pave + the path (for/towards/to), pave + the way (for/towards/to), pave + the road (for/towards/to).* preparar el camino para = smooth + the path of.* preparar el terreno = pave + the way (for/towards/to), set + the scene, clear + the path, smooth + the way, set + the stage, pave + the path (for/towards/to), pave + the path (for/towards/to), lay + the groundwork for, pave + the road (for/towards/to), clear + the way.* preparar el terreno para = lead up to, smooth + the path of, clear + the ground for, fertilise + the ground for.* preparar en el microondas = microwave.* preparar la comida = cook + meal.* preparar para el futuro = future-proof.* preparar rápidamente = rustle up.* prepararse = do + homework, brace + Reflexivo, get + ready.* prepararse para = gear up for, ready + Reflexivo + to/for, saddle up for, brace for, get + ready to.* prepararse para el futuro = embrace + the future.* prepararse para la tormenta = batten down, batten down + the hatches.* prepararse para lo peor = batten down, batten down + the hatches.* preparar una defensa = mount + defence.* preparar una ensalada = toss + a salad.* preparar una superficie de nuevo = resurface.* preparar un ataque = mount + attack.* preparar una tela = dress + cloth.* preparar un contraataque = mount + counterattack.* preparar un trabajo de clase = research + paper.* prepárate = get + ready.* * *preparar [A1 ]vtA ‹plato› to make, prepare; ‹comida› to prepare, get … ready; ‹medicamento› to prepare, make uptengo que preparar la comida I have to get lunch ready o make lunchnos había preparado un postre riquísimo he had made a delicious dessert for uspreparó la habitación para los invitados she prepared the room o got the room ready for the guestsverás la sorpresa que te tengo preparada just wait till you see the surprise I've got (waiting) for youprepáreme la cuenta por favor can you draw up my check, please? ( AmE), can you make up my bill, please? ( BrE)B ‹examen/prueba› to prepareha preparado la asignatura a fondo she's prepared the subject very thoroughlyprepara su participación en los campeonatos he is training o preparing for the championshipsC ‹persona› (para un examen) to tutor, coach ( BrE); (para un partido) to train, coach, prepare; (para una tarea, un reto) to prepareno ha sabido preparar a los hijos para la vida he has failed to prepare his children for life¿sabes quién la prepara para el examen? do you know who's tutoring o coaching her for the exam?antes de darle la noticia habrá que prepararla the news will have to be broken to her gentlyno estaba preparada para esa grata sorpresa she wasn't prepared for o expecting such a pleasant surpriseA «tormenta» to brewse prepara una crisis en la zona there's a crisis brewing in the regionB ( refl)(disponerse): prepárate que me vas a escuchar just you listen to me!prepararse PARA algo to get ready FOR sthse preparó para darle la mala noticia he got ready o prepared himself to give her the bad newsC ( refl) (formarse) to preparese prepara para el examen de ingreso en la Universidad she's preparing for the University entrance examinationse prepara para las Olimpiadas he is training o preparing for the Olympicsno se ha preparado bien (para) la prueba she hasn't studied hard enough o done enough work for the test, she isn't well enough prepared for the test* * *
preparar ( conjugate preparar) verbo transitivo
1 ‹ plato› to make, prepare;
‹ comida› to prepare, get … ready;
‹ medicamento› to prepare, make up;
‹ habitación› to prepare, get … ready;
‹ cuenta› to draw up (AmE), make up (BrE)
2 ‹examen/prueba› to prepare
3 ‹ persona› ( para examen) to tutor, coach (BrE);
( para partido) to train, coach, prepare;
(para tarea, reto) to prepare
prepararse verbo pronominal
1 ( refl) ( disponerse): prepararse PARA algo to get ready for sth
2 ( refl) ( formarse) to prepare;
prepararse para algo ‹para examen/competición› to prepare for sth
preparar verbo transitivo
1 to prepare, get ready
preparar una fiesta, to prepare a party
2 Dep to train, coach
' preparar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
capacitar
- despreocuparse
- disponer
- planear
- sabática
- sabático
- terrena
- terreno
- urdir
- arreglar
- corresponder
- hacer
English:
brew
- coach
- concoct
- cook
- detailed
- draw up
- fix
- get
- groom
- lay out
- make
- make out
- make up
- microwave
- mix
- prep
- prepare
- prime
- rind
- roll out
- set
- study
- way
- whip up
- add
- can
- curry
- dispense
- do
- draft
- draw
- dress
- ease
- equip
- gear
- mount
- plan
- put
- ready
- run
* * *♦ vt1. [disponer, elaborar] to prepare;[trampa] to set, to lay; [maletas] to pack;estaban preparando un robo they were planning a robbery;voy a preparar la cena/el arroz I'm going to get dinner ready/cook the rice;nos preparó una cena estupenda she made o cooked a delicious evening meal for us;¿quién prepara la comida en tu casa? who does the cooking in your household?;le hemos preparado una sorpresa we've got a surprise for you2. [examen, oposiciones, prueba] to prepare for3. [entrenar, adiestrar] [físicamente] to train;[tácticamente] to coach; [alumnos] to coach; [animales] to train;no nos habían preparado para solucionar este tipo de problemas we hadn't been taught to solve this type of problem* * *v/t prepare, get ready* * *preparar vt1) : to prepare, to make ready2) : to teach, to train, to coach* * *preparar vb1. (en general) to prepare / to get ready2. (entrenar) to train / to coach -
19 ruidoso
adj.1 noisy, loud, braying, clattering.2 noisy, riotous, roaring, obstreperous.3 noisy.4 much talked-about.* * *► adjetivo1 noisy, loud2 figurado sensational* * *(f. - ruidosa)adj.* * *ADJ1) (=estrepitoso) noisy2) [noticia] sensational* * *- sa adjetivo <calle/máquina/persona> noisy; <caso/proceso> much talked-about* * *= loud [louder -comp., loudest -sup.], noisy [noisier -comp., noisiest -sup.], rumbling, roaring, vociferous, rumbustious.Ex. Visitors would be surprised by the loud creaking and groaning of the presses as the timbers gave and rubbed against each other.Ex. The factory worker compensates for his noisy and dirty work environment by digging his allotment.Ex. Gerould College, a co-educational undergraduate institution, is located on the outskirts of a peaceful, hideaway village in the Northeast, far from the rumbling tempo of industrialism.Ex. Today, with its population of almost 80,000, Wexler bears little resemblance to the roaring lumber center it became in the middle decades of the nineteenth century.Ex. The reaction came in 1978 -- a vociferous social demand for reading and learning, including a new interest in librarianship.Ex. One by one, he wiped the floor with opponents who had spoken in the debate -- with a ferocious blend of rant, rhetoric and rumbustious counterattack.----* sorbo ruidoso = slurp.* * *- sa adjetivo <calle/máquina/persona> noisy; <caso/proceso> much talked-about* * *= loud [louder -comp., loudest -sup.], noisy [noisier -comp., noisiest -sup.], rumbling, roaring, vociferous, rumbustious.Ex: Visitors would be surprised by the loud creaking and groaning of the presses as the timbers gave and rubbed against each other.
Ex: The factory worker compensates for his noisy and dirty work environment by digging his allotment.Ex: Gerould College, a co-educational undergraduate institution, is located on the outskirts of a peaceful, hideaway village in the Northeast, far from the rumbling tempo of industrialism.Ex: Today, with its population of almost 80,000, Wexler bears little resemblance to the roaring lumber center it became in the middle decades of the nineteenth century.Ex: The reaction came in 1978 -- a vociferous social demand for reading and learning, including a new interest in librarianship.Ex: One by one, he wiped the floor with opponents who had spoken in the debate -- with a ferocious blend of rant, rhetoric and rumbustious counterattack.* sorbo ruidoso = slurp.* * *ruidoso -sa1 ‹calle/máquina/persona› noisy2 ‹caso/proceso› much talked-about* * *
ruidoso◊ -sa adjetivo ‹calle/máquina/persona› noisy
ruidoso,-a adjetivo
1 noisy, loud
2 fam (una noticia, etc) sensational, much talked about/of
' ruidoso' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
escandalosa
- escandaloso
- ruidosa
- alborotado
- gallinero
- infierno
English:
loud
- noisy
- raucous
- rowdy
- understatement
- vocal
* * *ruidoso, -a adj1. [que hace ruido] noisy2. [escandaloso] sensational;llevaba una corbata ruidosa he was wearing a very loud tie* * *adj noisy* * *ruidoso, -sa adj: loud, noisy♦ ruidosamente adv* * * -
20 tremebundo
adj.terrible, frightful, dreadful.* * *► adjetivo1 terrible, dreadful* * *ADJ (=terrible) terrible, frightening; (=amenazador) threatening; (=violento) fierce, savage* * ** * *= of the highest order, ferocious.Ex. I've got to tell you, and I do say this affectionately, but we're talking about a geek of the highest order.Ex. One by one, he wiped the floor with opponents who had spoken in the debate -- with a ferocious blend of rant, rhetoric and rumbustious counterattack.* * ** * *= of the highest order, ferocious.Ex: I've got to tell you, and I do say this affectionately, but we're talking about a geek of the highest order.
Ex: One by one, he wiped the floor with opponents who had spoken in the debate -- with a ferocious blend of rant, rhetoric and rumbustious counterattack.* * *tremebundo -da‹insulto/cólera› terrible; ‹grito› terrifying, fearfulhoy tuve un día tremebundo I've had a horrendous day todaytiene un carácter tremebundo he has a fierce o ferocious temper* * *
tremebundo,-a adjetivo terrible
' tremebundo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
tremebunda
* * *tremebundo, -a adjterrifying* * *adj horrendous, frightening
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