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creating havoc

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1 causar estragos

v.

to create chaos, to ravage.

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(v.) = wreak + havoc, ravage, run + amok, cause + havoc, create + havoc, play + havoc with

Ex. I would, nonetheless, like to consider a common type of a change, which normally presents no problem under a manual system, but which could wreak havoc in an automated system.

Ex. The rigours of the climate and the effects of war and political unrest have ravaged this country's cultural heritage.

Ex. Term paper fraud runs amok on the Web as dozens of fee and free sites have thousands of term papers available for lazy and unprincipled students.

Ex. It was found that someone had dumped a load of builders' rubble down a manhole blocking the sewer and causing havoc.

Ex. Power-hungry politicians are creating havoc everywhere.

Ex. To treat these reports differently only because some are serial and the others are monographic in form is to play havoc with the integrity of the catalog and to confound its users.

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(v.) = wreak + havoc, ravage, run + amok, cause + havoc, create + havoc, play + havoc with

Ex: I would, nonetheless, like to consider a common type of a change, which normally presents no problem under a manual system, but which could wreak havoc in an automated system.

Ex: The rigours of the climate and the effects of war and political unrest have ravaged this country's cultural heritage.

Ex: Term paper fraud runs amok on the Web as dozens of fee and free sites have thousands of term papers available for lazy and unprincipled students.

Ex: It was found that someone had dumped a load of builders' rubble down a manhole blocking the sewer and causing havoc.

Ex: Power-hungry politicians are creating havoc everywhere.

Ex: To treat these reports differently only because some are serial and the others are monographic in form is to play havoc with the integrity of the catalog and to confound its users.

Spanish-English dictionary > causar estragos
2 hacer estragos

v.

to cause great damage, to create chaos, to cause destruction, to cause ruin.

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(v.) = lay + waste to, create + havoc, wreak + havoc, cause + havoc, take + Posesivo + toll (on)

Ex. The mutilation of periodicals is laying waste to vital and expensive periodical collections in all kinds of library across the USA, and it seems to strike academic libraries with particular virulence.

Ex. Power-hungry politicians are creating havoc everywhere.

Ex. I would, nonetheless, like to consider a common type of a change, which normally presents no problem under a manual system, but which could wreak havoc in an automated system.

Ex. It was found that someone had dumped a load of builders' rubble down a manhole blocking the sewer and causing havoc.

Ex. The pressures which modern society puts on all its members are great and those pressures take their toll.

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(v.) = lay + waste to, create + havoc, wreak + havoc, cause + havoc, take + Posesivo + toll (on)

Ex: The mutilation of periodicals is laying waste to vital and expensive periodical collections in all kinds of library across the USA, and it seems to strike academic libraries with particular virulence.

Ex: Power-hungry politicians are creating havoc everywhere.

Ex: I would, nonetheless, like to consider a common type of a change, which normally presents no problem under a manual system, but which could wreak havoc in an automated system.

Ex: It was found that someone had dumped a load of builders' rubble down a manhole blocking the sewer and causing havoc.

Ex: The pressures which modern society puts on all its members are great and those pressures take their toll.

Spanish-English dictionary > hacer estragos
3 provocar estragos

(v.) = create + havoc, wreak + havoc, cause + havoc

Ex. Power-hungry politicians are creating havoc everywhere.

Ex. I would, nonetheless, like to consider a common type of a change, which normally presents no problem under a manual system, but which could wreak havoc in an automated system.

Ex. It was found that someone had dumped a load of builders' rubble down a manhole blocking the sewer and causing havoc.

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(v.) = create + havoc, wreak + havoc, cause + havoc

Ex: Power-hungry politicians are creating havoc everywhere.

Ex: I would, nonetheless, like to consider a common type of a change, which normally presents no problem under a manual system, but which could wreak havoc in an automated system.

Ex: It was found that someone had dumped a load of builders' rubble down a manhole blocking the sewer and causing havoc.

Spanish-English dictionary > provocar estragos
4 ambicioso

adj.

ambitious, aspiring, determined, greedy.

m.

ambitious person, go-getter, high-flier, high-flyer.

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ambicioso

► adjetivo

1 (plan etc) ambitious; (persona) ambitious, enterprising

► nombre masculino,nombre femenino

1 ambitious person, go-getter

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(f. - ambiciosa)

adj.

ambitious

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ambicioso, -a
1. ADJ

1) (=que tiene ambición) ambitious

2) pey (=egoísta) proud, self-seeking

2.

SM / F [gen] ambitious person; (=oportunista) careerist

ambicioso de figurar — social climber

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- sa adjetivo

1) < persona>

a) ( codicioso) ambitious, overambitious

b) ( con empuje) enterprising, ambitious

2) <proyecto/plan> ambitious

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= ambitious, high-flying, aspiring, social climber, careerist, power-hungry.

Ex. No attempt is made to provide any detailed familiarity with the entire range of operators; that would be too ambitious an aim for this modest account.

Ex. I do have to add, however, that this rapid character drawing was a touch spoiled by the bathos of Slake's high-flying style.

Ex. The idea was to give the 'best and most aspiring poor' the opportunity to improve; the not so good and less aspiring be damned!.

Ex. New ideas are most likely to be introduced and pursued by 'social climbers'.

Ex. The author discusses the differences between authentic publishers (those with the mind set of a professional) and the rest (who are regarded as greedy and vain careerists).

Ex. Power-hungry politicians are creating havoc everywhere.

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- sa adjetivo

1) < persona>

a) ( codicioso) ambitious, overambitious

b) ( con empuje) enterprising, ambitious

2) <proyecto/plan> ambitious

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= ambitious, high-flying, aspiring, social climber, careerist, power-hungry.

Ex: No attempt is made to provide any detailed familiarity with the entire range of operators; that would be too ambitious an aim for this modest account.

Ex: I do have to add, however, that this rapid character drawing was a touch spoiled by the bathos of Slake's high-flying style.

Ex: The idea was to give the 'best and most aspiring poor' the opportunity to improve; the not so good and less aspiring be damned!.

Ex: New ideas are most likely to be introduced and pursued by 'social climbers'.

Ex: The author discusses the differences between authentic publishers (those with the mind set of a professional) and the rest (who are regarded as greedy and vain careerists).

Ex: Power-hungry politicians are creating havoc everywhere.

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ambicioso -sa

adjective

A ‹persona›

1 (codicioso) ambitious, overambitious

2 (con empuje) enterprising, ambitious

[ S ] se necesita joven ambicioso y dinámico enterprising o ambitious, dynamic young man or woman needed

B ‹proyecto/plan› ambitious

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ambicioso
◊ -sa adjetivo

ambitious;

( codicioso) overambitious
ambicioso,-a
I adjetivo ambitious
II sustantivo masculino y femenino ambitious person
' ambicioso' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ambiciosa
English:
ambitious
- big
- go-getter
- less
- prodigious
- but
- unambitious

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ambicioso, -a

♦ adj

1. [persona] ambitious

2. [proyecto, plan] ambitious

♦ nm,f

ambitious person

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ambicioso

adj ambitious

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ambicioso, -sa adj

: ambitious

♦ ambiciosamente adv

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ambicioso adj ambitious

Spanish-English dictionary > ambicioso
5 ansioso de poder

(adj.) = power-hungry

Ex. Power-hungry politicians are creating havoc everywhere.

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(adj.) = power-hungry

Ex: Power-hungry politicians are creating havoc everywhere.

Spanish-English dictionary > ansioso de poder
6 con ansias de poder

(adj.) = power-hungry

Ex. Power-hungry politicians are creating havoc everywhere.

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(adj.) = power-hungry

Ex: Power-hungry politicians are creating havoc everywhere.

Spanish-English dictionary > con ansias de poder
7 con hambre de poder

(adj.) = power-hungry

Ex. Power-hungry politicians are creating havoc everywhere.

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(adj.) = power-hungry

Ex: Power-hungry politicians are creating havoc everywhere.

Spanish-English dictionary > con hambre de poder
8 con sed de poder

(adj.) = power-hungry

Ex. Power-hungry politicians are creating havoc everywhere.

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(adj.) = power-hungry

Ex: Power-hungry politicians are creating havoc everywhere.

Spanish-English dictionary > con sed de poder
9 hambriento de poder

(adj.) = power-hungry

Ex. Power-hungry politicians are creating havoc everywhere.

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(adj.) = power-hungry

Ex: Power-hungry politicians are creating havoc everywhere.

Spanish-English dictionary > hambriento de poder
10 sediento de poder

(adj.) = power-hungry

Ex. Power-hungry politicians are creating havoc everywhere.

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(adj.) = power-hungry

Ex: Power-hungry politicians are creating havoc everywhere.

Spanish-English dictionary > sediento de poder
11 lío

m.

1 mess, difficulty, mix-up, problem.

2 bundle.

pres.indicat.

1^st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: liar.

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lío

► nombre masculino

1 (embrollo) mess

2 (aventura amorosa) affair

3 (fardo) bundle

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FRASEOLOGÍA

armar un lío to make a fuss

hacerse un lío (uso literal) to get tangled up 2 (uso figurado) to get muddled up

meterse en un lío to get oneself into a mess

¡qué lío! what a mess!

tener un lío con alguien to be having an affair with somebody

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noun m.

1) mess

2) trouble

3) affair, liaison

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SM

1) (=fardo) bundle; Cono Sur truss

2) * (=jaleo) fuss; (=confusión) muddle, mix-up

ese lío de los pasaportes — that fuss about the passports

en mi mesa hay un lío enorme de papeles — my desk is in a real muddle with all these bits of paper

• armar un lío — to make a fuss, kick up a fuss

• armarse un lío, se armó un lío tremendo — there was a terrific fuss

• hacerse un lío — to get into a muddle, get mixed up

se hizo un lío con tantos nombres — he got into a muddle with all the names

3) (=aprieto)

meterse en un lío — to get into trouble

4) * (=amorío) affair

tener un lío con algn — to be having an affair with sb

lío de faldas — affair

5) (=cotilleo) tale, piece of gossip

¡no me vengas con líos! — less of your tales!

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masculino

1)

a) (fam) (embrollo, confusión) mess

qué lío! — what a mess!

hacerse un lío con algo — to get into a mess with something (colloq)

b) (fam) (problema, complicación)

tiene líos con la policía — he's in trouble with the police (colloq)

no me vengas con tus líos — don't come to me with your problems

qué lío se va a armar! — there's going to be hell to pay! (colloq)

armó un lío — he kicked up a fuss (colloq)

meterse en un lío — to get oneself into trouble

c) (fam) ( amorío) affair

2) ( fardo) bundle

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= mess, jumble, hassle, cock-up, bedlam, snarl, snarl-up, a pretty kettle of fish, a fine kettle of fish, palaver, predicament, rigmarole [rigamarole].

Ex. 'Look, Mel,' said James after the hiatus, 'I'm irritated at the convoluted mess this simple case of filling a vacancy has become'.

Ex. Compared to this fairly ordered monographic literature, the multiple contents of a collection of periodicals seemed like a terrible jumble.

Ex. The article is entitled 'How to implement electronic subscriptions replacing the routing list hassle'.

Ex. The repatriation of the emigres was a tragic oversight rather than a war crime, a cock-up rather than a conspiracy.

Ex. In subsequent years, Bethlem became ' Bedlam,' a metaphor for madness; being so long the only public receptacle for the insane, it became equated with madness itself.

Ex. His work is such a snarl of so many different things that it is as endlessly demanding as it is rewarding.

Ex. However, taxi is a more advisable option considering the never-ending Bangkok traffic snarl-up, especially during the rush hour.

Ex. A pretty kettle of fish indeed, out of whom only Tracy is really trying seriously to make a new life for herself.

Ex. Knowing the historical roots of their misfortune may not make it easier for them to escape the fine kettle of fish they are in.

Ex. Most fashion-conscious shoppers will beaware of the palaver caused last month by the swastika design embroidered on a Zara handbag.

Ex. Any attempt to coerce a response without good reason based on that child's present predicament is to place in jeopardy the child's willing engagement now and in the future.

Ex. The government is creating a rigmarole of a process for residents to exercise their constitutional right.

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* armar el lío = make + trouble.

* armar un lío = kick up + a fuss, kick up + a stink, raise + a stink, make + a stink (about), make + a racket, make + a row, make + a ruckus, kick up + a row.

* ¡En qué lío cada vez más complicado nos metemos al mentir! = O what a tangled web we weave when first we practise to deceive!.

* en un lío = in a (pretty) pickle, in a turmoil, in a twirl.

* estar hecho un lío = be at sixes and sevens with.

* lío amoroso = fling.

* meterse en líos = get into + trouble.

* meterse en un lío = be in trouble, get into + a predicament.

* no meterse en líos = keep out of + trouble.

* ¡qué lío! = what a palaver!.

* tener un lío amoroso = have + an affair, have + a fling.

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masculino

1)

a) (fam) (embrollo, confusión) mess

qué lío! — what a mess!

hacerse un lío con algo — to get into a mess with something (colloq)

b) (fam) (problema, complicación)

tiene líos con la policía — he's in trouble with the police (colloq)

no me vengas con tus líos — don't come to me with your problems

qué lío se va a armar! — there's going to be hell to pay! (colloq)

armó un lío — he kicked up a fuss (colloq)

meterse en un lío — to get oneself into trouble

c) (fam) ( amorío) affair

2) ( fardo) bundle

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= mess, jumble, hassle, cock-up, bedlam, snarl, snarl-up, a pretty kettle of fish, a fine kettle of fish, palaver, predicament, rigmarole [rigamarole].

Ex: 'Look, Mel,' said James after the hiatus, 'I'm irritated at the convoluted mess this simple case of filling a vacancy has become'.

Ex: Compared to this fairly ordered monographic literature, the multiple contents of a collection of periodicals seemed like a terrible jumble.

Ex: The article is entitled 'How to implement electronic subscriptions replacing the routing list hassle'.

Ex: The repatriation of the emigres was a tragic oversight rather than a war crime, a cock-up rather than a conspiracy.

Ex: In subsequent years, Bethlem became ' Bedlam,' a metaphor for madness; being so long the only public receptacle for the insane, it became equated with madness itself.

Ex: His work is such a snarl of so many different things that it is as endlessly demanding as it is rewarding.

Ex: However, taxi is a more advisable option considering the never-ending Bangkok traffic snarl-up, especially during the rush hour.

Ex: A pretty kettle of fish indeed, out of whom only Tracy is really trying seriously to make a new life for herself.

Ex: Knowing the historical roots of their misfortune may not make it easier for them to escape the fine kettle of fish they are in.

Ex: Most fashion-conscious shoppers will beaware of the palaver caused last month by the swastika design embroidered on a Zara handbag.

Ex: Any attempt to coerce a response without good reason based on that child's present predicament is to place in jeopardy the child's willing engagement now and in the future.

Ex: The government is creating a rigmarole of a process for residents to exercise their constitutional right.

* armar el lío = make + trouble.

* armar un lío = kick up + a fuss, kick up + a stink, raise + a stink, make + a stink (about), make + a racket, make + a row, make + a ruckus, kick up + a row.

* ¡En qué lío cada vez más complicado nos metemos al mentir! = O what a tangled web we weave when first we practise to deceive!.

* en un lío = in a (pretty) pickle, in a turmoil, in a twirl.

* estar hecho un lío = be at sixes and sevens with.

* lío amoroso = fling.

* meterse en líos = get into + trouble.

* meterse en un lío = be in trouble, get into + a predicament.

* no meterse en líos = keep out of + trouble.

* ¡qué lío! = what a palaver!.

* tener un lío amoroso = have + an affair, have + a fling.

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lío

masculine

A

1 ( fam) (embrollo, confusión) mess

¡qué lío! ¡esto no hay quién lo entienda! what a mess! this is totally incomprehensible

se hizo un lío con las cuentas she got into a mess o a muddle o she got confused with the accounts ( colloq)

2 ( fam)

(problema, complicación): tiene líos con la policía he is in trouble with the police ( colloq)

no me vengas con tus líos don't come to me with your problems

¡qué lío se va a armar! there's going to be hell to pay! ( colloq), the shit is really going to hit the fan (sl)

armó un lío tremendo porque le sirvieron la sopa fría he created o kicked up a real fuss because his soup was cold ( colloq)

si no obedeces te vas a meter en un buen lío if you don't do as you're told, you're going to get into a lot of trouble o to land yourself in serious trouble

no vengas aquí buscando líos don't come here looking for trouble ( colloq)

3 ( fam) (amorío) affair

tuvo un lío con una periodista famosa he had an affair o ( colloq) a fling with a famous journalist

B (fardo) bundle

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Del verbo liar: ( conjugate liar)

lío es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

lió es:

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo

Multiple Entries:
liar
lío
liar ( conjugate liar) verbo transitivo
1
a) ‹ cigarrillo› to roll

b) ( atar) to tie (up);

( envolver) to wrap (up);
(en un fardo, manojo) to bundle (up)
2 (fam)
a) ‹situación/asunto› to complicate

b) ( confundir) ‹ persona› to confuse, get … in a muddle

c) ( en un asunto) ‹ persona› to involve

liarse verbo pronominal
1 (fam)
a) [ asunto] to get complicated

b) [ persona] to get confused

2 (Esp fam)
a) ( entretenerse):

◊ nos liamos a hablar y … we got talking and …

b) ( emprenderla):

◊ se líoon a golpes they started throwing punches at each other

lío sustantivo masculino
1
a) (fam) (embrollo, confusión) mess;

◊ armarse/hacerse un lío (con algo) to get into a mess (with sth) (colloq)

b) (fam) (problema, complicación) trouble;

◊ meterse en un lío to get oneself into trouble;

tiene líos con la policía he's in trouble with the police (colloq);
¡qué lío se va a armar! there's going to be hell to pay! (colloq)
c) (fam) ( amorío) affair

2 ( fardo) bundle
liar verbo transitivo
1 (envolver) to wrap up
(un cigarro) to roll
2 (embrollar) to muddle up
(aturdir) to confuse
lío sustantivo masculino
1 fam (desorden) mess, muddle
2 fam (romance) affair
3 (de ropa, etc) bundle
♦ Locuciones: armar un lío, to kick up a fuss
hacerse líos con, to get mixed up
meterse en un lío, to get into trouble
' lío' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
avispero
- barullo
- berenjenal
- buena
- bueno
- enredarse
- follón
- gorda
- gordo
- meterse
- mogollón
- monumental
- petate
- tinglado
- tomate
- trapisonda
- armar
- bochinche
- bronca
- desenredar
- despelote
- enredado
- enredar
- enredo
- menudo
- meter
- pedo
- pelotera
- quilombo
English:
carry-on
- cock-up
- fuss
- hassle
- hot
- hot water
- jam
- kick up
- mess
- misunderstanding
- mix-up
- muddle
- palaver
- pickle
- rigmarole
- scrape
- screw-up
- tangle
- to-do
- trouble
- ungodly
- water
- bundle
- get
- havoc
- mix
- muddled
- rumpus
- stink
- stir
- to
- wad

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lío nm

1. Fam [enredo] mess;

esto de la declaración de hacienda es un lío filling in your tax return is a real pain o Br palaver;

hacerse un lío to get muddled up;

son tantos hermanos que siempre me armo un lío con sus nombres there are so many different brothers, I always get their names muddled up;

estoy hecho un lío, no sé qué hacer I'm all confused, I don't know what to do

2. Fam [problema]
meterse en líos to get into trouble;

me he metido en un lío del que no sé salir I've got myself into a mess that I don't know how to get out of

3. Fam [jaleo] racket, row;

armar un lío to kick up a fuss

4. Fam [amorío] affair;

está casado pero tiene un lío con alguien del trabajo he's married, but he's having an affair with someone from work

Comp

tener un lío de faldas to be having an affair

5. [paquete] bundle

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lío

m

1 bundle

2 fam ( desorden) mess;

lío amoroso fam affair;

estar hecho un lío be all confused;

hacerse un lío get into a muddle;

meterse en líos get into trouble

3 fam ( jaleo) fuss;

armar un lío fam kick up a fuss fam

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lío nm, fam

1) : confusion, mess

2) : hassle, trouble, jam

meterse en un lío: to get into a jam

3) : affair, liason

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lío n

1. (desorden) mess

tiene la habitación hecha un lío his room is in a right mess

2. (problema) trouble

se ha metido en un buen lío she's in big trouble

se va a armar un lío there's going to be trouble

hacerse un lío to get into a muddle

Spanish-English dictionary > lío

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