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despotic

  • 1 despótico

    despòtic

    Vocabulario Castellano-Catalán > despótico

  • 2 despótico

    • despotic
    • dictatorial
    • heavy footstep
    • heavy-handedly
    • high-growth venture
    • high-handed behavior
    • highflier
    • highjack

    Diccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > despótico

  • 3 tiranía

    • despotic government
    • despotism
    • tyrannicalness
    • tyranny

    Diccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > tiranía

  • 4 tiránico

    • despotic
    • dictatorial
    • high-growth venture
    • high-handed behavior
    • iron-handed
    • tyrannic
    • tyrannical
    • tyrannous

    Diccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > tiránico

  • 5 totalitario

    • despotic
    • imperious
    • totalitarian
    • tyrant

    Diccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > totalitario

  • 6 despótico

    adj.
    despotic, heavy-handed, dictatorial, high-handed.
    * * *
    1 despotic
    * * *
    * * *
    - ca adjetivo despotic, tyrannical
    * * *
    = autocratic, dictatorial, despotic, totalitarian, tyrannical, overbearing.
    Ex. All successful managers are autocratic to some degree.
    Ex. However, her strong-mindedness, dictatorial tactics, and attempts to dominate her teachers and staff have made her many enemies.
    Ex. The manner in which procedures are determined, amended and used gives the key to the differing views; i.e. whether manuals are seen as instruments of progressive or despotic library management.
    Ex. Such censorship in Soviet totalitarian society was a mighty hindrance to social, cultural and economic development.
    Ex. They worked in cold, draughty, badly-lit rooms and suffered from tyrannical supervisors.
    Ex. Overbearing parents are likely to raise obsessive kids, according to a new study.
    * * *
    - ca adjetivo despotic, tyrannical
    * * *
    = autocratic, dictatorial, despotic, totalitarian, tyrannical, overbearing.

    Ex: All successful managers are autocratic to some degree.

    Ex: However, her strong-mindedness, dictatorial tactics, and attempts to dominate her teachers and staff have made her many enemies.
    Ex: The manner in which procedures are determined, amended and used gives the key to the differing views; i.e. whether manuals are seen as instruments of progressive or despotic library management.
    Ex: Such censorship in Soviet totalitarian society was a mighty hindrance to social, cultural and economic development.
    Ex: They worked in cold, draughty, badly-lit rooms and suffered from tyrannical supervisors.
    Ex: Overbearing parents are likely to raise obsessive kids, according to a new study.

    * * *
    ‹gobierno› despotic; ‹carácter/persona› despotic, tyrannical
    * * *

    despótico
    ◊ -ca adjetivo

    despotic, tyrannical
    despótico,-a adjetivo despotic

    ' despótico' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    despótica
    English:
    despotic
    - high-handed
    * * *
    despótico, -a adj
    despotic
    * * *
    adj despotic

    Spanish-English dictionary > despótico

  • 7 déspota

    adj.
    despotical, dictatorial, tyrannic, tyrannical.
    f. & m.
    despot, tyrant.
    * * *
    1 despot, tyrant
    * * *
    SMF despot

    déspota ilustrado/a — enlightened despot

    * * *
    masculino y femenino (Pol) tyrant, despot
    * * *
    = autocrat, despotic, despot, tyrant, dictator, martinet.
    Ex. He might be classified as a benevolent autocrat.
    Ex. The manner in which procedures are determined, amended and used gives the key to the differing views; i.e. whether manuals are seen as instruments of progressive or despotic library management.
    Ex. Additionally, popular news magazines have characterized the Soviets as 'savages, dupes, despots, and barbarians,' prompting the United States to believe itself superior.
    Ex. In the sixth century B.C. the tyrant Pisistratus 'collected a large library of books and later gave it to the city of Athens, where it was opened to the public'.
    Ex. In the most obvious version of a hierarchical management scheme, the chief reference librarian may function virtually as a dictator.
    Ex. Prime Minister for twelve years, he was often called a martinet and is regarded as a brilliant, stubborn bureaucrat.
    * * *
    masculino y femenino (Pol) tyrant, despot
    * * *
    = autocrat, despotic, despot, tyrant, dictator, martinet.

    Ex: He might be classified as a benevolent autocrat.

    Ex: The manner in which procedures are determined, amended and used gives the key to the differing views; i.e. whether manuals are seen as instruments of progressive or despotic library management.
    Ex: Additionally, popular news magazines have characterized the Soviets as 'savages, dupes, despots, and barbarians,' prompting the United States to believe itself superior.
    Ex: In the sixth century B.C. the tyrant Pisistratus 'collected a large library of books and later gave it to the city of Athens, where it was opened to the public'.
    Ex: In the most obvious version of a hierarchical management scheme, the chief reference librarian may function virtually as a dictator.
    Ex: Prime Minister for twelve years, he was often called a martinet and is regarded as a brilliant, stubborn bureaucrat.

    * * *
    ( Pol) tyrant, despot
    su marido es un déspota her husband is a real tyrant
    * * *

    déspota sustantivo masculino y femenino
    tyrant, despot
    déspota mf despot
    ' déspota' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    acanallar
    English:
    despot
    * * *
    1. [gobernante] despot
    2. [persona autoritaria] tyrant;
    es un déspota con sus hijos he's a tyrant with his children
    * * *
    m/f despot
    * * *
    : despot, tyrant

    Spanish-English dictionary > déspota

  • 8 caciquil

    adj.
    * * *
    1 peyorativo despotic
    * * *
    ADJ despotic, tyrannical
    * * *
    Pey despotic

    Spanish-English dictionary > caciquil

  • 9 tirano

    adj.
    dictatorial, tyrannic, despotic, imperious.
    m.
    tyrant, dictator, despot, oppressor.
    * * *
    nombre masculino,nombre femenino
    1 tyrant
    * * *
    tirano, -a
    1.
    ADJ (=tiránico) tyrannical, despotic; (=dominante) domineering
    2.
    SM / F tyrant, despot
    3.
    SM Méx * (=policía) cop *
    * * *
    I
    - na adjetivo tyrannical
    II
    - na masculino, femenino tyrant
    * * *
    = tyrant, taskmaster, dictator, martinet.
    Ex. In the sixth century B.C. the tyrant Pisistratus 'collected a large library of books and later gave it to the city of Athens, where it was opened to the public'.
    Ex. 'Alf thought we should have warned you, but telling you she was a taskmaster was as far as we agreed we should go,' Lehmann explained.
    Ex. In the most obvious version of a hierarchical management scheme, the chief reference librarian may function virtually as a dictator.
    Ex. Prime Minister for twelve years, he was often called a martinet and is regarded as a brilliant, stubborn bureaucrat.
    * * *
    I
    - na adjetivo tyrannical
    II
    - na masculino, femenino tyrant
    * * *
    = tyrant, taskmaster, dictator, martinet.

    Ex: In the sixth century B.C. the tyrant Pisistratus 'collected a large library of books and later gave it to the city of Athens, where it was opened to the public'.

    Ex: 'Alf thought we should have warned you, but telling you she was a taskmaster was as far as we agreed we should go,' Lehmann explained.
    Ex: In the most obvious version of a hierarchical management scheme, the chief reference librarian may function virtually as a dictator.
    Ex: Prime Minister for twelve years, he was often called a martinet and is regarded as a brilliant, stubborn bureaucrat.

    * * *
    tirano1 -na
    tyrannical
    tirano2 -na
    masculine, feminine
    tyrant
    * * *

    tirano
    ◊ -na adjetivo

    tyrannical
    ■ sustantivo masculino, femenino
    tyrant
    tirano,-a
    I adjetivo tyrannical
    II sustantivo masculino y femenino tyrant

    ' tirano' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    tirana
    English:
    tyrant
    * * *
    tirano, -a
    adj
    1. [gobierno] tyrannical
    2. [padre, amor] tyrannical
    nm,f
    1. [gobernante] tyrant
    2. [persona dominante]
    eres un tirano you're a tyrant
    nm
    kingbird
    tirano real eastern kingbird
    * * *
    I adj tyrannical
    II m, tirana f tyrant
    * * *
    tirano, -na adj
    : tyrannical, despotic
    tirano, -na n
    : tyrant
    * * *
    tirano n tyrant

    Spanish-English dictionary > tirano

  • 10 cacicada

    SF (=arbitrariedad) despotic act, high-handed act; (=abuso) abuse of authority
    * * *

    cacicada f pey arbitrary, despotic and unlawful act: la decisión de derruir ese edificio fue una auténtica cacicada, the decision to pull down that building was an abuse of authority
    * * *
    Pey
    ya estamos hartos de sus cacicadas we've had enough of his high-handed decisions

    Spanish-English dictionary > cacicada

  • 11 autoritario

    adj.
    1 authoritative, powerful, commanding, dominant.
    Se me pasó el bus I missed the bus.
    2 authoritarian, despotic, dictatorial, domineering.
    * * *
    1 authoritarian
    * * *
    (f. - autoritaria)
    adj.
    * * *
    autoritario, -a
    ADJ SM / F authoritarian
    * * *
    - ria adjetivo authoritarian
    * * *
    = authoritarian, imperious, assertive, dictatorial, authoritative, controlling, bossy [bossier -comp., bossiest -sup.], peremptory, overbearing.
    Ex. Examples would include deliberately contriving an authoritarian atmosphere, either institutional, by means of rules and regulations, or personal, by means of academic status, for instance.
    Ex. As she ascended the staircase to the library director's office, she tried to fathom the reason for the imperious summons.
    Ex. I tried to say at the very outset of my remarks that there probably has not been sufficient consumer-like and assertive leverage exerted upon our chief suppliers.
    Ex. However, her strong-mindedness, dictatorial tactics, and attempts to dominate her teachers and staff have made her many enemies.
    Ex. While the operating instructions must be regarded as authoritative, they should not be seen as sacrosanct tablets of stone.
    Ex. The implications here are that the organizational climate must be nurturing rather than coercive, empowering rather than controlling.
    Ex. Regardless of gender, problem drinking was mainly related to traits of negative masculinity ( bossy, noisy, aggressive, etc) whereas binge eating was mainly related to negative femininity (shy, needs approval from others, etc).
    Ex. The author's argumentation is vehement, sometimes peremptory, but not conclusive.
    Ex. Overbearing parents are likely to raise obsessive kids, according to a new study.
    * * *
    - ria adjetivo authoritarian
    * * *
    = authoritarian, imperious, assertive, dictatorial, authoritative, controlling, bossy [bossier -comp., bossiest -sup.], peremptory, overbearing.

    Ex: Examples would include deliberately contriving an authoritarian atmosphere, either institutional, by means of rules and regulations, or personal, by means of academic status, for instance.

    Ex: As she ascended the staircase to the library director's office, she tried to fathom the reason for the imperious summons.
    Ex: I tried to say at the very outset of my remarks that there probably has not been sufficient consumer-like and assertive leverage exerted upon our chief suppliers.
    Ex: However, her strong-mindedness, dictatorial tactics, and attempts to dominate her teachers and staff have made her many enemies.
    Ex: While the operating instructions must be regarded as authoritative, they should not be seen as sacrosanct tablets of stone.
    Ex: The implications here are that the organizational climate must be nurturing rather than coercive, empowering rather than controlling.
    Ex: Regardless of gender, problem drinking was mainly related to traits of negative masculinity ( bossy, noisy, aggressive, etc) whereas binge eating was mainly related to negative femininity (shy, needs approval from others, etc).
    Ex: The author's argumentation is vehement, sometimes peremptory, but not conclusive.
    Ex: Overbearing parents are likely to raise obsessive kids, according to a new study.

    * * *
    1 ‹gobierno/doctrina› authoritarian
    2 ‹persona/carácter› authoritarian
    * * *

    autoritario
    ◊ - ria adjetivo

    authoritarian
    autoritario,-a adjetivo authoritarian

    ' autoritario' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    autoritaria
    English:
    authoritarian
    - authoritative
    - masterful
    - overbearing
    - assertive
    - commanding
    * * *
    autoritario, -a
    adj
    1. [persona] authoritarian
    2. [gobierno] authoritarian
    nm,f
    authoritarian
    * * *
    adj authoritarian
    * * *
    : authoritarian

    Spanish-English dictionary > autoritario

  • 12 mazorca

    f.
    1 cob.
    2 ear of corn, ear, cob, corncob.
    3 spindle.
    * * *
    1 cob
    \
    * * *
    SF
    1) [de maíz] cob, ear
    2) (Téc) spindle
    3) Cono Sur (=gobierno) despotic government; (=banda) political gang
    * * *
    femenino (Bot, Coc) cob
    * * *
    = ear, ear of corn, ear corn, corn on the cob, corncob.
    Ex. Maize weevil adults emerged from 15.6% of all ears tested.
    Ex. This study was conducted to determine a suitable time for harvesting ears of corn.
    Ex. The capacity of the drier was 650 kg of ear corn which was 40 cm deep over the hot air ducts.
    Ex. Watermelon and corn-on-the-cob are one of those vegetables that most everyone loves to eat.
    Ex. The method has also been applied to red beets, green beans, corncobs, asparagus, bell peppers, peas and pumpkin.
    ----
    * mazorca de maíz = ear of corn, ear corn, corn on the cob, corncob.
    * * *
    femenino (Bot, Coc) cob
    * * *
    = ear, ear of corn, ear corn, corn on the cob, corncob.

    Ex: Maize weevil adults emerged from 15.6% of all ears tested.

    Ex: This study was conducted to determine a suitable time for harvesting ears of corn.
    Ex: The capacity of the drier was 650 kg of ear corn which was 40 cm deep over the hot air ducts.
    Ex: Watermelon and corn-on-the-cob are one of those vegetables that most everyone loves to eat.
    Ex: The method has also been applied to red beets, green beans, corncobs, asparagus, bell peppers, peas and pumpkin.
    * mazorca de maíz = ear of corn, ear corn, corn on the cob, corncob.

    * * *
    A ( Bot, Coc) cob
    B ( Méx fam) (boca) mouth
    pelar la mazorca ( Méx fam); to give a toothy grin, smile from ear to ear
    C
    * * *

    mazorca sustantivo femenino (Bot, Coc) cob;

    mazorca f Agr cob

    ' mazorca' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    choclo
    - elote
    English:
    cob
    - corn
    * * *
    cob;
    mazorca de maíz corncob, Br ear of maize
    * * *
    f cob
    * * *
    1) choclo: cob, ear of corn
    2)
    pelar la mazorca Mex fam : to smile from ear to ear

    Spanish-English dictionary > mazorca

  • 13 negrero

    adj.
    despotic.
    m.
    1 slave trader, slave driver, slaveholder, slaver.
    2 taskmaster, ball-breaker, ball-buster, ballbuster.
    * * *
    1 HISTORIA slave
    nombre masculino,nombre femenino
    1 HISTORIA slave trader
    2 familiar figurado slave driver
    \
    barco negrero slave ship
    * * *
    SM ( Hist) slave trader; (=explotador) exploiter of labour o (EEUU) labor, slave driver *
    * * *
    I
    - ra adjetivo

    barco negrero — slave ship, slaver

    II
    - ra masculino, femenino (Hist) slave trader; ( explotador) (fam) slave driver (colloq)
    * * *
    = slaver, slave trader.
    Ex. This original text is a refreshing and welcome addition to the historiography of slaver and slave trade.
    Ex. Jones's conviction that Cinque could not have been a slave trader is based primarily on the lack of evidence to the contrary and on the presumption that Cinque is innocent until proven guilty.
    * * *
    I
    - ra adjetivo

    barco negrero — slave ship, slaver

    II
    - ra masculino, femenino (Hist) slave trader; ( explotador) (fam) slave driver (colloq)
    * * *
    = slaver, slave trader.

    Ex: This original text is a refreshing and welcome addition to the historiography of slaver and slave trade.

    Ex: Jones's conviction that Cinque could not have been a slave trader is based primarily on the lack of evidence to the contrary and on the presumption that Cinque is innocent until proven guilty.

    * * *
    negrero1 -ra
    barco negrero slave ship, slaver
    negrero2 -ra
    masculine, feminine
    1 ( Hist) slave trader, slaver
    2 ( fam) (explotador) slave driver ( colloq)
    * * *

    negrero,-a sustantivo masculino y femenino
    1 Hist slave trader
    2 fam pey (explotador) slave driver: los gerentes de la empresa son unos auténticos negreros, the bosses of this company are real slave drivers
    ' negrero' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    negrera
    English:
    slavedriver
    - slave
    * * *
    negrero, -a
    adj
    [explotador] tyrannical
    nm,f
    1. Hist slave trader
    2. [explotador] slave driver
    * * *
    m, negrera f fig slave driver
    * * *
    negrero, -ra n
    1) : slave trader
    2) fam : slave driver, brutal boss

    Spanish-English dictionary > negrero

  • 14 tiranía

    f.
    1 tyranny.
    2 tyranny, despotic government.
    3 tyrannicalness, despotism.
    * * *
    1 tyranny
    * * *
    * * *
    femenino tyranny
    * * *
    Ex. For too long, men have compelled to put up with dangerous conditions and hazardous substances which imperil their health because of the tyranny imposed by their role as the 'sole bread winner'.
    * * *
    femenino tyranny
    * * *

    Ex: For too long, men have compelled to put up with dangerous conditions and hazardous substances which imperil their health because of the tyranny imposed by their role as the 'sole bread winner'.

    * * *
    tyranny
    * * *

    tiranía sustantivo femenino
    tyranny
    tiranía sustantivo femenino tyranny
    ' tiranía' also found in these entries:
    English:
    tyranny
    - down
    * * *
    1. [de gobierno, dictador] tyranny
    2. [del reloj, de la moda] tyranny
    * * *
    f tyranny
    * * *
    : tyranny

    Spanish-English dictionary > tiranía

  • 15 tiránico

    adj.
    tyrannical, absolute, despotic, dictatorial.
    * * *
    1 tyrannic, tyrannical
    * * *
    ADJ [gen] tyrannical; [amor] possessive, domineering; [atracción] irresistible, all-powerful
    * * *
    - ca adjetivo tyrannical
    * * *
    = dictatorial, tyrannical.
    Ex. However, her strong-mindedness, dictatorial tactics, and attempts to dominate her teachers and staff have made her many enemies.
    Ex. They worked in cold, draughty, badly-lit rooms and suffered from tyrannical supervisors.
    ----
    * mentor tiránico = Svengali.
    * tutor tiránico = Svengali.
    * * *
    - ca adjetivo tyrannical
    * * *
    = dictatorial, tyrannical.

    Ex: However, her strong-mindedness, dictatorial tactics, and attempts to dominate her teachers and staff have made her many enemies.

    Ex: They worked in cold, draughty, badly-lit rooms and suffered from tyrannical supervisors.
    * mentor tiránico = Svengali.
    * tutor tiránico = Svengali.

    * * *
    tyrannical
    * * *

    tiránico,-a adjetivo tyrannical
    ' tiránico' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    dominante
    - tiránica
    English:
    oppressive
    - tyrannical
    * * *
    tiránico, -a adj
    tyrannical
    * * *
    adj tyrannical
    * * *
    tiránico, -ca adj
    : tyrannical

    Spanish-English dictionary > tiránico

  • 16 totalitario

    adj.
    totalitarian, imperious, despotic.
    m.
    totalitarian, tyrant.
    * * *
    1 totalitarian
    * * *
    * * *
    - ria adjetivo totalitarian
    * * *
    Ex. Such censorship in Soviet totalitarian society was a mighty hindrance to social, cultural and economic development.
    * * *
    - ria adjetivo totalitarian
    * * *

    Ex: Such censorship in Soviet totalitarian society was a mighty hindrance to social, cultural and economic development.

    * * *
    totalitarian
    * * *

    totalitario
    ◊ - ria adjetivo

    totalitarian
    totalitario,-a adjetivo totalitarian

    ' totalitario' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    totalitaria
    English:
    totalitarian
    * * *
    totalitario, -a, totalitarista adj
    totalitarian
    * * *
    adj totalitarian
    * * *
    totalitario, - ria adj & n
    : totalitarian

    Spanish-English dictionary > totalitario

  • 17 despótica


    despótico,-a adjetivo despotic

    Spanish-English dictionary > despótica

  • 18 tiránica

    adj.
    tyrannical, despotic, imperious.
    * * *

    tiránico,-a adjetivo tyrannical

    Spanish-English dictionary > tiránica

  • 19 autoritario

    • authoritative
    • commanding
    • despotic
    • dictatorial
    • domineering
    • heavy footstep
    • heavy-handedly
    • lordly
    • powerful

    Diccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > autoritario

  • 20 negrero

    • ball-breaker
    • ballbuster
    • despotic
    • slave driver
    • slave trader
    • slaveholder
    • slaver
    • task significance
    • taskmaster
    • taskmistress

    Diccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > negrero

См. также в других словарях:

  • despotic — DESPÓTIC, Ă, despotici, ce, adj. (Despre o faptă, un regim, o lege) De despot, caracteristic despoţilor; tiranic, dictatorial, samavolnic; (despre oameni) care se comportă ca un despot; absolut, arbitrar (2). – Din fr. despotique. Trimis de RACAI …   Dicționar Român

  • Despotic — Des*pot ic, Despotical Des*pot ic*al, a. [Gr. despotiko s: cf. F. despotique.] Having the character of, or pertaining to, a despot; absolute in power; possessing and abusing unlimited power; evincing despotism; tyrannical; arbitrary. {Des*pot… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • despotic — index brutal, dictatorial, peremptory (imperative), severe, strict, stringent, tyrannous Burton s Lega …   Law dictionary

  • despotic — 1640s, from Fr. despotique (14c.), from Gk. despotikos, from despotes (see DESPOT (Cf. despot)). Related: Despotical; despotically …   Etymology dictionary

  • despotic — tyrannical, tyrannous, arbitrary, autocratic, *absolute Analogous words: domineering, imperious, *masterful, imperative: *dictatorial, authoritarian, magisterial …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • despotic — [des pät′ik] adj. [Fr despotique < Gr despotikos] of or like a despot; autocratic; tyrannical: also despotical despotically adv …   English World dictionary

  • despotic — adjective 1. belonging to or having the characteristics of a despot • Syn: ↑despotical • Pertains to noun: ↑despot (for: ↑despotical), ↑despot • Derivationally related forms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • despotic — adjective /dɛsˈpɒt.ɪk,dəˈspɒt.ɪk,dɛsˈpɑt.ɪk/ a) Of or pertaining to a despot or tyrant. This despotic age of the empire ended in a revolt. b) Acting or ruling as a despot, tyrannical. The despotic king dissolved the parliament, and took personal… …   Wiktionary

  • despotic — [[t]dɪspɒ̱tɪk[/t]] ADJ GRADED (emphasis) If you say that someone is despotic, you are emphasizing that they use their power over other people in a very unfair or cruel way. The country was ruled by a despotic tyrant. Syn: tyrannical …   English dictionary

  • despotic — adj. Despotic is used with these nouns: ↑regime, ↑ruler …   Collocations dictionary

  • despotic — adjective a despotic regime Syn: autocratic, dictatorial, totalitarian, absolutist, undemocratic, unaccountable; one party, autarchic, monocratic; tyrannical, tyrannous, oppressive, repressive, draconian, illiberal Ant: democratic …   Thesaurus of popular words

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