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2 inocentón
adj.gullible, credulous, naive, simple-minded.m.simpleton, babe in the woods, April fool, easy mark.* * *► adjetivo1 familiar naive► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 familiar naive person, gullible person* * *inocentón, -ona *1.ADJ gullible, naïve2.SM / F simpleton* * *- tona adjetivo (fam) innocent, wet behind the ears (colloq)* * *= simpleton, dupe, gullible, fall guy, April fool, drongo.Ex. A chapter each is devoted to the comic hero, comedian, humorist, rogue, trickster, clown, fool, underdog, and simpleton.Ex. He is gullible, not very bright, the ready dupe of the charlatan and the demagogue.Ex. I argue that intellectual vices (such as being gullible, dogmatic, pigheaded, or prejudiced) are essential.Ex. This biopic of the serial killer Ted Bundy portraying him as a sex maniac and a grotesque fall guy is misguided.Ex. The classic form of April fool hoax is to present an improbable situation in such a convincing way that people fall for it on the spur of the moment but later cannot understand why they did so.Ex. Now I know to you inteligent types this sounds a simple problem but to a drongo like me it is like quantum physics!!!.----* inocentones, los = gullible, the.* * *- tona adjetivo (fam) innocent, wet behind the ears (colloq)* * *= simpleton, dupe, gullible, fall guy, April fool, drongo.Ex: A chapter each is devoted to the comic hero, comedian, humorist, rogue, trickster, clown, fool, underdog, and simpleton.
Ex: He is gullible, not very bright, the ready dupe of the charlatan and the demagogue.Ex: I argue that intellectual vices (such as being gullible, dogmatic, pigheaded, or prejudiced) are essential.Ex: This biopic of the serial killer Ted Bundy portraying him as a sex maniac and a grotesque fall guy is misguided.Ex: The classic form of April fool hoax is to present an improbable situation in such a convincing way that people fall for it on the spur of the moment but later cannot understand why they did so.Ex: Now I know to you inteligent types this sounds a simple problem but to a drongo like me it is like quantum physics!!!.* inocentones, los = gullible, the.* * ** * *inocentón, -ona Fam♦ adjnaive♦ nm,fes un inocentón he's so naive* * *- tones : naive, gullible- tones : simpleton, dupe -
3 embaucar
v.to deceive, to take in.no te dejes embaucar don't (let yourself) be taken inembaucar a alguien en algo to talk somebody into something* * *1 to deceive, trick, dupe, cheat, swindle* * *VT to trick, fool, lead up the garden path ** * *verbo transitivo to trick, con (colloq)* * *= trick, dupe, bamboozle, bluff, ensnare, snare, humbug, lead + Nombre + down the garden path.Ex. People will try to trick or deceive systems that support intrinsically social activities.Ex. He offers an antidote to modern-day jeremiads that criticize easily duped consumers.Ex. Benny Morris claims that Karsh is attempting to hoodwink and bamboozle readers.Ex. The novel has many trappings that will ensnare the average reader but skulking at the bottom of its well of intrigue is a timeless terror more attuned to the mature sensibilities of an adult audience.Ex. In fact, the Indians had been snaring animals long before the white man came to North America.Ex. More persons, on the whole, are humbugged by believing in nothing than by believing in too much.Ex. Intelligent individuals often think that they cannot behave stupidly, but that is precisely what leads them down the garden path.----* dejarse embaucar = get + sucked in.* * *verbo transitivo to trick, con (colloq)* * *= trick, dupe, bamboozle, bluff, ensnare, snare, humbug, lead + Nombre + down the garden path.Ex: People will try to trick or deceive systems that support intrinsically social activities.
Ex: He offers an antidote to modern-day jeremiads that criticize easily duped consumers.Ex: Benny Morris claims that Karsh is attempting to hoodwink and bamboozle readers.Ex: The novel has many trappings that will ensnare the average reader but skulking at the bottom of its well of intrigue is a timeless terror more attuned to the mature sensibilities of an adult audience.Ex: In fact, the Indians had been snaring animals long before the white man came to North America.Ex: More persons, on the whole, are humbugged by believing in nothing than by believing in too much.Ex: Intelligent individuals often think that they cannot behave stupidly, but that is precisely what leads them down the garden path.* dejarse embaucar = get + sucked in.* * *embaucar [A2 ]vtto trick, con ( colloq)* * *
embaucar ( conjugate embaucar) verbo transitivo
to trick, con (colloq)
embaucar verbo transitivo to swindle, cheat, lead up the garden path
' embaucar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
seducir
English:
garden
- dupe
* * *embaucar vtto deceive, to take in;no te dejes embaucar don't (let yourself) be taken in;embaucar a alguien para hacer algo to trick sb into doing sth* * *v/t trick, deceive* * *embaucar {72} vt: to trick, to swindle -
4 primo
adj.1 prime.2 first, prime.m.1 cousin.2 sucker, gullible person.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: primar.* * *► adjetivo1 (materia) raw2 MATEMÁTICAS (número) prime► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 (familiar) cousin1 familiar mug, sucker\hacer el primo familiar to be taken for a rideprimo,-a hermano,-a first cousinprimo,-a segundo,-a second cousin————————1 familiar mug, sucker* * *(f. - prima)noun* * *primo, -a1. ADJ1) [número] prime2) [materia] raw2. SM / F1) (=pariente) cousinprimo/a carnal, primo/a hermano/a — first cousin
2) * (=incauto) dupe, sucker *prima* * *I II- ma masculino, femeninoa) ( pariente) cousinb) (Esp fam) ( bobo) sucker (colloq), patsy (AmE colloq)hacer el primo — (Esp fam) to be taken for a ride (colloq), to be conned (colloq)
* * *I II- ma masculino, femeninoa) ( pariente) cousinb) (Esp fam) ( bobo) sucker (colloq), patsy (AmE colloq)hacer el primo — (Esp fam) to be taken for a ride (colloq), to be conned (colloq)
* * *primo11 = cousin.Ex: The article carries the title 'Rich aunt or poor cousin? Policy dilemmas for publicly funded libraries'.
* primo carnal = first cousin.* primo entre pares = primus inter pares.* primo hermano = first cousin.* primo segundo = second cousin.primo22 = dupe, patsy.Ex: He is gullible, not very bright, the ready dupe of the charlatan and the demagogue.
Ex: When the security services carry out acts of terror, they employ patsies who often are petty criminals or people who are mentally backward or mentally unstable.* * *1 ‹número› prime2 ‹materia› rawmasculine, feminine1 (pariente) cousinCompuestos:● primo carnal, prima carnalmasculine, feminine first cousin● primo hermano, prima hermanamasculine, feminine first cousin● primo segundo, prima segundamasculine, feminine second cousin* * *
Del verbo primar: ( conjugate primar)
primo es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
primó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
primar
primo
primar ( conjugate primar) verbo intransitivo:
primo SOBRE algo to take precedence o priority over sth
primo -ma adjetivo ‹ número› prime;
‹ materia› raw;
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino
◊ hacer el primo (Esp fam) to be taken for a ride
primar
I verbo intransitivo to take priority over, prevail: en la actualidad priman los intereses personales sobre los de la comunidad, nowadays, it seems that personal interests take priority over the public interest
II verbo transitivo to give a bonus to
primo,-a
I sustantivo masculino y femenino
1 (pariente) cousin
primo carnal, first cousin
2 fam (ingenuo) fool, sucker
II adjetivo
1 (materia) raw
2 (número) prime
♦ Locuciones: hacer el primo, to be taken for a ride
' primo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
chula
- chulo
- dispensa
- hermano
- ligar
- nuestra
- nuestro
- prima
- caer
- con
- estar
- medio
- mío
English:
cousin
- found
- prime
- sucker
- dupe
- one
- whom
* * *primo, -a♦ adj1. [número] prime2. [materia] raw♦ nm,f1. [pariente] cousinprimo carnal first cousin;primo hermano first cousin;primo segundo second cousinhacer el primo to be taken for a ride* * *I adj número primeII m, prima f cousin;primo hermano/prima hermana first cousin;hacer el primo fig fam be taken for a ride fam* * *primo, -ma n: cousin* * *primo n cousin -
5 engañar
v.1 to deceive, to trick, to take in, to fool.2 to deceive, to lie.3 to cheat on, to cuckold, to be unfaithful to, to deceive.* * *1 (gen) to deceive, mislead, fool, take in2 (estafar) to cheat, trick3 (ser infiel) to be unfaithful to1 to be deceptive1 (ilusionarse) to deceive oneself2 (equivocarse) to be mistaken, be wrong\engañar el hambre figurado to stave off hungerengañar el tiempo figurado to kill timelas apariencias engañan appearances can be deceptive* * *verb1) to cheat2) deceive* * *1. VT1) [+ persona] (=embaucar) to deceive, trick; (=despistar) to mislead; [con promesas, esperanzas] to delude; (=estafar) to cheat, swindleengaña a su mujer — he's unfaithful to his wife, he's cheating on his wife
2)2.3.See:* * *1.verbo transitivoa) ( hacer errar en el juicio) to deceive, misleadno te dejes engañar — don't be deceived o mislead
lo engañó haciéndole creer que... — she deceived him into thinking that...
engañar a alguien para que + subj — to trick somebody into -ing
engañar el hambre or el estómago — to stave off hunger, to keep the wolf from the door (colloq)
b) (estafar, timar) to cheat, con (colloq)c) ( ser infiel a) to be unfaithful to, cheat on2.engañarse v prona) (refl) ( mentirse) to deceive oneself, kid oneself (colloq)b) ( equivocarse) to be mistakenduró, si no me engaño, hasta junio — it lasted until June, if I'm not mistaken
* * *= fool, hoodwink, deceive, cheat (on), delude, trick, dupe, perpetrate + deception, practise + a deception, rip off, take in, swindle, fiddle, bamboozle, shortchange, bluff, cheat + Posesivo + way through, be had, humbug, lead + Nombre + down the garden path, con, hoax, bullshit.Ex. We may be fooling ourserlves and I would caution public libraries, school libraries and libraries in general that indeed one code might not satisfy all our needs.Ex. In turn, a consequential effect is that reference librarians and scholars might end up getting hoodkwinked.Ex. Mostly facsimiles are made without dishonest intent, although some have certainly been intended to deceive, and the ease with which they can be identified varies with the reproduction process used.Ex. Students who cheat on literature searching, for instance, will not get the full benefit of the course.Ex. Nonetheless, it is claimed that his 1987 graduate and undergraduate editions continue to delude students seeking information about schools to attend, including schools of library science.Ex. People will try to trick or deceive systems that support intrinsically social activities.Ex. He offers an antidote to modern-day jeremiads that criticize easily duped consumers.Ex. The public should at least be told that they will end up paying dearly for the deception being perpetrated upon them.Ex. Librarians have been practising a deception, and must wake up to three dangers.Ex. Thee reader is being ripped off by bookselling chains demanding so-called 'bungs' for prime space.Ex. 'Boy, have you been brainwashed! You've been taken in by the tobacco industry', she said = Ella dijo: "¡Chico, te han lavado el cerebro! la industrial del tabaco te ha timado".Ex. It is evident that the candidates for everlasting youth will be eternally swindled.Ex. Thus, the wrong impression was gained, for instance, when the olive oil subsidies were being ' fiddled' in Italy.Ex. Benny Morris claims that Karsh is attempting to hoodwink and bamboozle readers.Ex. Banning's decision to hold up Madison and Jefferson as models without discussing in some depth the practical ways in which they politicked shortchanges the reader.Ex. One of the major dichotomies between students and teachers is the recognition by students that the technologies can give them an edge, that is they can cheat their way through school.Ex. By the time Americans learned they'd been had, the die was cast -- we were committed to 58,000 dead!.Ex. More persons, on the whole, are humbugged by believing in nothing than by believing in too much.Ex. Intelligent individuals often think that they cannot behave stupidly, but that is precisely what leads them down the garden path.Ex. A number of victims have contacted police after seeing Masterson's mug shot and recognizing him as the man who conned them.Ex. He hoaxed the popular media into thinking that he had burnt a million quid for the publicity it would, and has continued to, generate.Ex. Being able to bullshit effectively requires at least a modicum of knowledge about the subject at hand.----* dejarse engañar = fall for, get + sucked in.* engañar al sistema = beat + the system, game + the system.* engañar el hambre = keep + the wolves from the door.* las apariencias engañan = don't judge a book by its cover, there's more to it than meets the eye.* si mi olfato no me engaña = if my hunch is right, if I am not mistaken.* * *1.verbo transitivoa) ( hacer errar en el juicio) to deceive, misleadno te dejes engañar — don't be deceived o mislead
lo engañó haciéndole creer que... — she deceived him into thinking that...
engañar a alguien para que + subj — to trick somebody into -ing
engañar el hambre or el estómago — to stave off hunger, to keep the wolf from the door (colloq)
b) (estafar, timar) to cheat, con (colloq)c) ( ser infiel a) to be unfaithful to, cheat on2.engañarse v prona) (refl) ( mentirse) to deceive oneself, kid oneself (colloq)b) ( equivocarse) to be mistakenduró, si no me engaño, hasta junio — it lasted until June, if I'm not mistaken
* * *= fool, hoodwink, deceive, cheat (on), delude, trick, dupe, perpetrate + deception, practise + a deception, rip off, take in, swindle, fiddle, bamboozle, shortchange, bluff, cheat + Posesivo + way through, be had, humbug, lead + Nombre + down the garden path, con, hoax, bullshit.Ex: We may be fooling ourserlves and I would caution public libraries, school libraries and libraries in general that indeed one code might not satisfy all our needs.
Ex: In turn, a consequential effect is that reference librarians and scholars might end up getting hoodkwinked.Ex: Mostly facsimiles are made without dishonest intent, although some have certainly been intended to deceive, and the ease with which they can be identified varies with the reproduction process used.Ex: Students who cheat on literature searching, for instance, will not get the full benefit of the course.Ex: Nonetheless, it is claimed that his 1987 graduate and undergraduate editions continue to delude students seeking information about schools to attend, including schools of library science.Ex: People will try to trick or deceive systems that support intrinsically social activities.Ex: He offers an antidote to modern-day jeremiads that criticize easily duped consumers.Ex: The public should at least be told that they will end up paying dearly for the deception being perpetrated upon them.Ex: Librarians have been practising a deception, and must wake up to three dangers.Ex: Thee reader is being ripped off by bookselling chains demanding so-called 'bungs' for prime space.Ex: 'Boy, have you been brainwashed! You've been taken in by the tobacco industry', she said = Ella dijo: "¡Chico, te han lavado el cerebro! la industrial del tabaco te ha timado".Ex: It is evident that the candidates for everlasting youth will be eternally swindled.Ex: Thus, the wrong impression was gained, for instance, when the olive oil subsidies were being ' fiddled' in Italy.Ex: Benny Morris claims that Karsh is attempting to hoodwink and bamboozle readers.Ex: Banning's decision to hold up Madison and Jefferson as models without discussing in some depth the practical ways in which they politicked shortchanges the reader.Ex: One of the major dichotomies between students and teachers is the recognition by students that the technologies can give them an edge, that is they can cheat their way through school.Ex: By the time Americans learned they'd been had, the die was cast -- we were committed to 58,000 dead!.Ex: More persons, on the whole, are humbugged by believing in nothing than by believing in too much.Ex: Intelligent individuals often think that they cannot behave stupidly, but that is precisely what leads them down the garden path.Ex: A number of victims have contacted police after seeing Masterson's mug shot and recognizing him as the man who conned them.Ex: He hoaxed the popular media into thinking that he had burnt a million quid for the publicity it would, and has continued to, generate.Ex: Being able to bullshit effectively requires at least a modicum of knowledge about the subject at hand.* dejarse engañar = fall for, get + sucked in.* engañar al sistema = beat + the system, game + the system.* engañar el hambre = keep + the wolves from the door.* las apariencias engañan = don't judge a book by its cover, there's more to it than meets the eye.* si mi olfato no me engaña = if my hunch is right, if I am not mistaken.* * *engañar [A1 ]vt1(embaucar): no te dejes engañar don't be misled o fooled o deceived o taken insé que no estuviste allí, tú a mí no me engañas I know you weren't there, you can't fool mea él no se lo engaña tan fácilmente he's not so easily fooled o duped o deceived, he's not taken in that easilyte han engañado, no está hecho a mano you've been cheated o conned o had o done, it's not handmade ( colloq)me engañó la vista my eyes deceived o misled mesi la memoria no me engaña if my memory serves me right o correctlylas apariencias engañan appearances can be deceptiveengañar el hambre or el estómago to keep the wolf from the door ( colloq)comimos un poco de queso para engañar el hambre we had some cheese to keep the wolf from the door o to take the edge off our appetites o to keep us goingsu marido la engaña con la secretaria her husband's being unfaithful to her o cheating on her, he's having an affair with his secretaryno te engañes, no se va a casar contigo don't deceive o delude o kid yourself, she's not going to marry you2 (equivocarse) to be mistakenduró, si no me engaño, hasta noviembre it lasted until November, if I'm not mistaken* * *
engañar ( conjugate engañar) verbo transitivo
tú a mí no me engañas you can't fool me;
lo engañó haciéndole creer que … she deceived him into thinking that …;
engañar a algn para que haga algo to trick sb into doing sth
engañarse verbo pronominal ( refl) ( mentirse) to deceive oneself, kid oneself (colloq)
engañar
I verbo transitivo
1 to deceive, mislead
2 (mentir) to lie: no me engañes, ese no es tu coche, you can't fool me, this isn't your car
3 (la sed, el hambre, el sueño) comeremos un poco para engañar el hambre, we'll eat a bit to keep the wolf from the door
4 (timar) to cheat, trick
5 (ser infiel) to be unfaithful to
II verbo intransitivo to be deceptive: parece pequeña, pero engaña, it looks small, but it's deceptive
' engañar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
burlar
- confiada
- confiado
- torear
- tramoya
- clavar
- disfraz
- disfrazar
- joder
English:
betray
- cheat
- deceive
- delude
- double-cross
- dupe
- fool
- fox
- have
- hoax
- hoodwink
- lead on
- mess about
- mess around
- mislead
- put over
- ride
- stitch up
- take in
- trick
- try on
- two-time
- unfaithful
- wool
- hood
- kid
- lead
- square
- take
- two
* * *♦ vt1. [mentir] to deceive;engañó a su padre haciéndole ver que había aprobado she deceived her father into believing that she had passed;es difícil engañarla she is not easily deceived, she's hard to fool;logró engañar al portero he managed to outsmart the goalkeeper;me engañó lo bien que vestía y que hablaba she was so well dressed and so well spoken that I was taken in;¿a quién te crees que vas a engañar? who are you trying to fool o kid?;a mí no me engañas, sé que tienes cincuenta años you can't fool me, I know you're fifty2. [ser infiel a] to deceive, to cheat on;engaña a su marido she cheats on her husband;me engañó con mi mejor amiga he cheated on me with my best friend3. [estafar] to cheat, to swindle;te engañaron vendiéndote esto tan caro they cheated you if they sold that to you for such a high price;4. [hacer más llevadero] to appease;engañar el hambre to take the edge off one's hunger♦ vito be deceptive o misleading;engaña mucho, no es tan tonto como parece you can easily get the wrong impression, he's not as stupid as he seems;las apariencias engañan appearances can be deceptive* * *v/t1 deceive, cheat;engañar el hambre take the edge off one’s appetite;te han engañado you’ve been had fam* * *engañar vt1) embaucar: to trick, to deceive, to mislead2) : to cheat on, to be unfaithful to* * *engañar vb1. (mentir) to lie2. (ser infiel) to cheat on3. (timar) to trick4. (dar impresión falsa) to be deceptiveesta foto engaña: parezco más alta de lo que soy this photo is deceptive: I look taller than I am -
6 timar
v.1 to cheat, to con.2 to deceive, to fool, to swindle, to trick.Elsa birló al cajero y robó dinero Elsa tricked the cashier and stole money.* * *1 to swindle, cheat, trick1 familiar to make eyes at each other* * *verbto cheat, con, swindle* * *1.VT to swindle, con *¡me han timado! — I've been conned! *
2.See:* * *verbo transitivo to swindle, cheat* * *= cheat (on), trick, dupe, rip off, take in, swindle, shortchange, hoodwink, be had, humbug, con, hoax.Ex. Students who cheat on literature searching, for instance, will not get the full benefit of the course.Ex. People will try to trick or deceive systems that support intrinsically social activities.Ex. He offers an antidote to modern-day jeremiads that criticize easily duped consumers.Ex. Thee reader is being ripped off by bookselling chains demanding so-called 'bungs' for prime space.Ex. 'Boy, have you been brainwashed! You've been taken in by the tobacco industry', she said = Ella dijo: "¡Chico, te han lavado el cerebro! la industrial del tabaco te ha timado".Ex. It is evident that the candidates for everlasting youth will be eternally swindled.Ex. Banning's decision to hold up Madison and Jefferson as models without discussing in some depth the practical ways in which they politicked shortchanges the reader.Ex. In turn, a consequential effect is that reference librarians and scholars might end up getting hoodkwinked.Ex. By the time Americans learned they'd been had, the die was cast -- we were committed to 58,000 dead!.Ex. More persons, on the whole, are humbugged by believing in nothing than by believing in too much.Ex. A number of victims have contacted police after seeing Masterson's mug shot and recognizing him as the man who conned them.Ex. He hoaxed the popular media into thinking that he had burnt a million quid for the publicity it would, and has continued to, generate.* * *verbo transitivo to swindle, cheat* * *= cheat (on), trick, dupe, rip off, take in, swindle, shortchange, hoodwink, be had, humbug, con, hoax.Ex: Students who cheat on literature searching, for instance, will not get the full benefit of the course.
Ex: People will try to trick or deceive systems that support intrinsically social activities.Ex: He offers an antidote to modern-day jeremiads that criticize easily duped consumers.Ex: Thee reader is being ripped off by bookselling chains demanding so-called 'bungs' for prime space.Ex: 'Boy, have you been brainwashed! You've been taken in by the tobacco industry', she said = Ella dijo: "¡Chico, te han lavado el cerebro! la industrial del tabaco te ha timado".Ex: It is evident that the candidates for everlasting youth will be eternally swindled.Ex: Banning's decision to hold up Madison and Jefferson as models without discussing in some depth the practical ways in which they politicked shortchanges the reader.Ex: In turn, a consequential effect is that reference librarians and scholars might end up getting hoodkwinked.Ex: By the time Americans learned they'd been had, the die was cast -- we were committed to 58,000 dead!.Ex: More persons, on the whole, are humbugged by believing in nothing than by believing in too much.Ex: A number of victims have contacted police after seeing Masterson's mug shot and recognizing him as the man who conned them.Ex: He hoaxed the popular media into thinking that he had burnt a million quid for the publicity it would, and has continued to, generate.* * *timar [A1 ]vtto swindle, cheat, rip … off ( colloq)■ timarse( Esp fam) timarse CON algn (mirar, coquetear) to flirt WITH sb, make eyes AT sb; (tener relaciones) to carry on WITH sb ( colloq)* * *
timar ( conjugate timar) verbo transitivo
to swindle, cheat
timar vtr (estafar) to cheat, swindle
familiar rip off: te han timado, you've been swindled o cheated
' timar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
engañar
- estafar
English:
cheat
- chisel
- con
- decoy
- dupe
- fleece
- lead on
- rip off
- swindle
- diddle
- rip
* * *timar vttimar algo a alguien to swindle sb out of sth2. [engañar] to cheat, to con;¿cinco mil por eso? ¡te han timado! five thousand for that? you've been done o had!* * *v/t cheat* * *timar vt: to swindle, to cheat* * *timar vb to swindle / to cheatme han timado 10.000 pesetas I've been swindled out of 10,000 pesetas -
7 charlatán
adj.loose-tongued, prating.m.1 charlatan, fraud, faker, fake.2 braggart, bluffer, brag, boaster.3 chatterbox, chatterer, blabbermouth, talkative person.4 charlatan, mountebank, flamboyant deceiver.* * *► adjetivo1 (hablador) talkative2 (chismoso) gossipy► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 (parlanchín) chatterbox2 (chismoso) gossip; (bocazas) bigmouth3 (embaucador) trickster* * *(f. - charlatana)noun* * *charlatán, -ana1. ADJ1) (=hablador) talkative2) (=chismoso) gossipy2. SM / F1) (=hablador) chatterbox2) (=chismoso) gossip3) (=estafador) trickster, confidence trickster, con man *4) (=vendedor aprovechado) smooth-tongued salesman* * *I- tana adjetivo (fam) talkativeII- tana masculino, femenino (fam)a) ( parlanchín) chatterbox (colloq)b) ( vendedor deshonesto) dishonest hawker; ( curandero deshonesto) charlatan* * *= trickster, huckster, charlatan, talkative, chattery, chatterbox, windbag, quack.Ex. A chapter each is devoted to the comic hero, comedian, humorist, rogue, trickster, clown, fool, underdog, and simpleton.Ex. This article presents a view of the Internet as comparable to an American travelling carnival of olden days, the sort operated by con men and hucksters.Ex. He is gullible, not very bright, the ready dupe of the charlatan and the demagogue.Ex. Both blacks & whites perceived themselves as active, caring, critical, emotional, friendly, individualistic, intelligent, & talkative.Ex. He is very chattery when he wants to be, and the rest of the time really chilled out and very rarely stressed.Ex. The ebullient Mr Wang is a chatterbox and a bit of a show-off.Ex. Anyway, some day in the not too distant future the old windbag will be pushing up the daisies.Ex. This is another example of how quacks are ignorant not only of physics, but also of psychology.* * *I- tana adjetivo (fam) talkativeII- tana masculino, femenino (fam)a) ( parlanchín) chatterbox (colloq)b) ( vendedor deshonesto) dishonest hawker; ( curandero deshonesto) charlatan* * *= trickster, huckster, charlatan, talkative, chattery, chatterbox, windbag, quack.Ex: A chapter each is devoted to the comic hero, comedian, humorist, rogue, trickster, clown, fool, underdog, and simpleton.
Ex: This article presents a view of the Internet as comparable to an American travelling carnival of olden days, the sort operated by con men and hucksters.Ex: He is gullible, not very bright, the ready dupe of the charlatan and the demagogue.Ex: Both blacks & whites perceived themselves as active, caring, critical, emotional, friendly, individualistic, intelligent, & talkative.Ex: He is very chattery when he wants to be, and the rest of the time really chilled out and very rarely stressed.Ex: The ebullient Mr Wang is a chatterbox and a bit of a show-off.Ex: Anyway, some day in the not too distant future the old windbag will be pushing up the daisies.Ex: This is another example of how quacks are ignorant not only of physics, but also of psychology.* * *masculine, feminineB1 (vendedor — ambulante) hawker; (— deshonesto) dishonest o cunning salesperson2 (curandero deshonesto) charlatan* * *
charlatán
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino (fam)
( curandero) charlatan
charlatán,-ana
I adj (hablador) talkative
(indiscreto) indiscreet, gossipy
(fanfarrón) boasting
II sustantivo masculino y femenino
1 (hablador) chatterbox
(indiscreto) indiscreet person, gossip
(fanfarrón) boaster, show off
2 (embaucador, timador) trickster
' charlatán' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
charlatana
- hablador
- habladora
- sacamuelas
- saltabanco
- saltabancos
- vocinglera
- vocinglero
- curandero
- loro
English:
charlatan
- garrulous
- windbag
- chatter
- quack
* * *charlatán, -ana♦ adjtalkative♦ nm,f1. [hablador] chatterbox3. [indiscreto] gossip4. [vendedor] hawker, pedlar♦ nm[ave] bobolink* * *I adj talkativeII m, charlatana f chatterbox* * *: talkative, chatty1) : chatterbox2) farsante: charlatan, phony* * *charlatán1 adj talkativecharlatán2 n chatterbox [pl. chatterboxes] -
8 curandero
adj.quack-healing.m.1 quack doctor, charlatan, quack, bonesetter.2 witch doctor, medicine man.* * *► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 (charlatán) quack2 (curador) folk healer* * *curandero, -aSM / F quack, quack doctor* * *- ra masculino, femenino ( en medicina popular) folk healer; ( hechicero) witch doctor; ( charlatán) (pey) quack doctor (pej)* * *= healer, charlatan, medicine man, witch doctor, quack, faith healer.Ex. Just why a patient should trust a particular healer is a question that has not been adequately explored in the literature on healing.Ex. He is gullible, not very bright, the ready dupe of the charlatan and the demagogue.Ex. The medicine man establishes his suggestive charismatic authority by the performance of a conjuring trick that displays his magical powers.Ex. The gray crowned crane is dwindling in number as witch doctors and poachers illegally take the birds for potions and pets.Ex. This is another example of how quacks are ignorant not only of physics, but also of psychology.Ex. The Philippines is renowned for its faith healers, who often perform surgery without knives.* * *- ra masculino, femenino ( en medicina popular) folk healer; ( hechicero) witch doctor; ( charlatán) (pey) quack doctor (pej)* * *= healer, charlatan, medicine man, witch doctor, quack, faith healer.Ex: Just why a patient should trust a particular healer is a question that has not been adequately explored in the literature on healing.
Ex: He is gullible, not very bright, the ready dupe of the charlatan and the demagogue.Ex: The medicine man establishes his suggestive charismatic authority by the performance of a conjuring trick that displays his magical powers.Ex: The gray crowned crane is dwindling in number as witch doctors and poachers illegally take the birds for potions and pets.Ex: This is another example of how quacks are ignorant not only of physics, but also of psychology.Ex: The Philippines is renowned for its faith healers, who often perform surgery without knives.* * *curandero -ramasculine, feminine1 (en medicina popular) folk healer; (hechicero) witch doctor* * *
curandero◊ -ra sustantivo masculino, femenino ( en medicina popular) folk healer;
( hechicero) witch doctor;
( charlatán) (pey) quack doctor (pej)
curandero,-a sustantivo masculino y femenino quack
' curandero' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
curandera
- yerbatera
- yerbatero
- charlatán
- lego
English:
charlatan
- faith healer
- healer
- quack
- faith
* * *curandero, -a nm,f1. [que utiliza magia] witch doctor;[que utiliza remedios naturales] traditional healer* * *m, curandera f faith healer* * *curandero, -ra nm1) : witch doctor2) : quack, charlatan -
9 demagogo
m.demagogue, crowd pleaser, demagog, mob pleaser.* * *► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 demagogue* * *SM demagogue, demagog (EEUU)* * *- ga masculino, femenino demagogue, demagog (AmE)* * *= demagogue [demagog].Ex. He is gullible, not very bright, the ready dupe of the charlatan and the demagogue.* * *- ga masculino, femenino demagogue, demagog (AmE)* * *= demagogue [demagog].Ex: He is gullible, not very bright, the ready dupe of the charlatan and the demagogue.
* * *demagogo -gamasculine, feminine* * *
demagogo◊ -ga sustantivo masculino, femenino
demagogue, demagog (AmE)
demagogo,-a sustantivo masculino y femenino demagogue
' demagogo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
demagoga
English:
demagogue
- rabble-rouser
* * *demagogo, -a nm,fdemagogue* * *m, demagoga f demagogue* * *demagogo, -ga n: demagogue -
10 farsante
adj.1 deceitful.2 fake, faker, false, humbug.f. & m.1 deceitful person.es un farsante he's a fraud2 phoney, phony, faker, charlatan.3 show-off, braggart, boaster, old humbug.* * *► adjetivo1 lying, deceitful1 fake, impostor* * *masculino y femenino fraud, fake* * *= charlatan, con artist, con man, humbug, fabricator, fraud, fraudster, hoaxer, hoaxster.Ex. He is gullible, not very bright, the ready dupe of the charlatan and the demagogue.Ex. This unlikely threesome of a con artist, a hit man, and an idiot find themselves in deep water when their heist doesn't go off as planned.Ex. His supporters call him a 'smoothie', while his critics generally portray him as a 'glib con man'.Ex. Worldly people and even monks without spiritual discernment are nearly always attracted by humbugs, imposters, hypocrites and those who are in demonic delusion.Ex. It is important to remember that the story of the American West has been told as much by fabulists and fabricators as by historians.Ex. You know what they say, if it looks like a duck, walks like a duck, and quacks like a duck, then it must be a duck, or in this case, a lying, stealing, cheating fraud.Ex. The article 'Keeping fraudsters in check' describes computerized systems now being developed to help combat fraud.Ex. In a subsequent call the hoaxer suggested that another bomb had been planted on the highway leading to the airport.Ex. This recent tsunami is not the first disaster to be exploited by email hoaxsters.* * *masculino y femenino fraud, fake* * *= charlatan, con artist, con man, humbug, fabricator, fraud, fraudster, hoaxer, hoaxster.Ex: He is gullible, not very bright, the ready dupe of the charlatan and the demagogue.
Ex: This unlikely threesome of a con artist, a hit man, and an idiot find themselves in deep water when their heist doesn't go off as planned.Ex: His supporters call him a 'smoothie', while his critics generally portray him as a 'glib con man'.Ex: Worldly people and even monks without spiritual discernment are nearly always attracted by humbugs, imposters, hypocrites and those who are in demonic delusion.Ex: It is important to remember that the story of the American West has been told as much by fabulists and fabricators as by historians.Ex: You know what they say, if it looks like a duck, walks like a duck, and quacks like a duck, then it must be a duck, or in this case, a lying, stealing, cheating fraud.Ex: The article 'Keeping fraudsters in check' describes computerized systems now being developed to help combat fraud.Ex: In a subsequent call the hoaxer suggested that another bomb had been planted on the highway leading to the airport.Ex: This recent tsunami is not the first disaster to be exploited by email hoaxsters.* * *fraud, fake* * *
farsante sustantivo masculino y femenino
fraud, fake
farsante mf (impostor) fake, impostor
' farsante' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
comedianta
- comediante
- encantador
- encantadora
English:
fake
- fraud
- phoney
- see
- sham
* * *♦ adjdeceitful;¡qué farsantes son! they're such frauds!♦ nmffraud;es un farsante he's a fraud* * *m/f fraud, fake* * *farsante nmfcharlatán: charlatan, fraud, phony -
11 primo2
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12 cabestro
m.1 halter (rope).2 leading ox (animal).pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: cabestrar.* * *1 (dogal) halter2 (animal) leading ox* * *SM1) (=brida) halter2) (=buey) leading ox, bell-ox3) * (=cornudo) cuckold; (=lerdo) thickie ** * ** * *= halter.Ex. The author studies medieval representations of Saint Anthony Abbot and his accompanying piglet on a halter.* * ** * *= halter.Ex: The author studies medieval representations of Saint Anthony Abbot and his accompanying piglet on a halter.
* * *1 (cuerda) halter* * *
cabestro sustantivo masculino
1 Zool leading ox
2 fam pey (bestia) brute, bully: el jefe de Carmen es un cabestro, Carmen's boss is a dupe
' cabestro' also found in these entries:
English:
halter
* * *cabestro nm1. [cuerda] halter2. [buey] leading ox¡pero qué cabestro eres! how could you be so stupid?* * *m halter* * *cabestro nm: halter (for an animal) -
13 crédulo
adj.credulous, gullible, dupe, unsuspecting.* * *► adjetivo1 credulous, gullible* * *crédulo, -a1.ADJ gullible, credulous2.SM / F* * *- la adjetivo credulous, gullible* * *= credulous, unsuspecting, gullible.Ex. It is difficult to see how the following typical enquiries could be answered the consultation of a dictionary: 'Where does the phrase `to set the river on fire` come from?' or 'What does ` credulous` mean?'.Ex. There has been little planning about what to do about the huge quantities of unevaluated and perhaps unwanted information which threatens to engulf the unsuspecting user.Ex. I argue that intellectual vices (such as being gullible, dogmatic, pigheaded, or prejudiced) are essential.----* crédulos, los = unsuspecting, the, gullible, the.* * *- la adjetivo credulous, gullible* * *= credulous, unsuspecting, gullible.Ex: It is difficult to see how the following typical enquiries could be answered the consultation of a dictionary: 'Where does the phrase `to set the river on fire` come from?' or 'What does ` credulous` mean?'.
Ex: There has been little planning about what to do about the huge quantities of unevaluated and perhaps unwanted information which threatens to engulf the unsuspecting user.Ex: I argue that intellectual vices (such as being gullible, dogmatic, pigheaded, or prejudiced) are essential.* crédulos, los = unsuspecting, the, gullible, the.* * *crédulo -lacredulous, gullible* * *
crédulo◊ -la adjetivo
credulous, gullible
crédulo,-a adjetivo credulous, gullible
' crédulo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
crédula
- confiado
English:
credulous
- deluded
- gullible
* * *crédulo, -a♦ adjcredulous, gullible♦ nm,fcredulous o gullible person* * *adj credulous* * *crédulo, -la adj: credulous, gullible -
14 embarcar
v.1 to board (people).por favor embarquen por la puerta C please board the plane at gate C o proceed through gate C2 to embark, to lade, to ship, to take aboard.Ella embarca los pedidos She embarks the orders.Ella embarcó el capital She embarked=risked the capital.3 to involve, to engage.El plan embarca al regimiento The plan involves the regiment.4 to dupe, to mislead, to deceive.El chico listo embarcó al detective The smart kid duped the detective.* * *1 (personas) to embark, put on board; (mercancías) to load2 figurado to involve, implicate1 (en barco) to embark, go on board; (en avión) to board2 figurado to embark upon, engage in\embarcarse en un asunto figurado to get involved in a matter* * *verb* * *1. VT1) [en barco] [+ personas] to embark, put on board; [+ carga] to ship, stow2) (=implicar)3) LAm*4) Caribe (=engañar) to con *, trick2.See:* * *1.verbo intransitivo (Aviac) to board; (Náut) to embark, board2.embarcar vt1)a) <mercancías/equipaje> to loadb) (en asunto, negocio)2) (Ven) to let... down3.embarcarse v pronb) (en asunto, negocio)embarcarse en algo — to embark on something, embark upon something (frml)
* * *= board + ship.Ex. The men boarded the ship as they cried 'Ahoy there!' but there was no answer.----* embarcarse en = embark on/upon.* embarcarse en un proyecto = embark on + venture, embark on + project.* * *1.verbo intransitivo (Aviac) to board; (Náut) to embark, board2.embarcar vt1)a) <mercancías/equipaje> to loadb) (en asunto, negocio)2) (Ven) to let... down3.embarcarse v pronb) (en asunto, negocio)embarcarse en algo — to embark on something, embark upon something (frml)
* * *= board + ship.Ex: The men boarded the ship as they cried 'Ahoy there!' but there was no answer.
* embarcarse en = embark on/upon.* embarcarse en un proyecto = embark on + venture, embark on + project.* * *embarcar [A2 ]vi■ embarcarvtA1 ‹mercancías/equipaje› to load2 (en un asunto, negocio) embarcar a algn EN algo to get sb involved IN sthB ( Ven) to let … down1 «pasajero» (en un barco) to board, embark; (en un tren, avión) to board, get onse embarcó para América he set sail for America* * *
embarcar ( conjugate embarcar) verbo intransitivo (Aviac) to board;
(Náut) to embark, board
verbo transitivo
1 ‹mercancías/equipaje› to load
2 (Ven) to let … down
embarcarse verbo pronominal
(en tren, avión) to board, get on;
b) (en asunto, negocio) embarcarse en algo to embark on sth
embarcar
I vtr (pasajeros) to board
(bultos, maletas) to load
II verbo intransitivo to board
' embarcar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
pasarela
English:
board
- embark
* * *♦ vt1. [personas] to board;[mercancías] to load; [equipaje] to load, to put on boardme embarcaron en su negocio they got me involved in their businessya es la segunda vez que me embarca that's the second time he's let me down o left me in the lurchdeja ya de intentar embarcarme stop trying to put one over on me♦ vito board;pasajeros del vuelo 606, por favor embarquen por la puerta C passengers on flight 606, please board the plane at gate C o proceed through gate C* * *I v/t1 pasajeros board, embark; mercancías load2 figinvolve (en in)II v/i board, embark* * *embarcar {72} vi: to embark, to boardembarcar vt: to load* * *embarcar vb1. (pasajeros en un avión) to board2. (en un barco) to go on board3. (mercancías) to load -
15 incauto
adj.incautious, heedless, reckless, imprudent.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: incautar.* * *► adjetivo1 (crédulo) gullible► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 gullible person* * *ADJ1) (=crédulo) gullible2) (=imprevisor) unwary, incautious* * *I- ta adjetivo unsuspecting, unwaryII- ta masculino, femenino unwary o unsuspecting person, sap (colloq)* * *= unwary, reckless.Ex. Experience has shown that the vastness of this as yet unordered field holds many pitfalls for the unwary librarian and researcher.Ex. The article is entitled ' Reckless driving on the information highway, or, is the scholar of the research library effectively using the available resources?'.----* incautos, los = unwary, the.* * *I- ta adjetivo unsuspecting, unwaryII- ta masculino, femenino unwary o unsuspecting person, sap (colloq)* * *= unwary, reckless.Ex: Experience has shown that the vastness of this as yet unordered field holds many pitfalls for the unwary librarian and researcher.
Ex: The article is entitled ' Reckless driving on the information highway, or, is the scholar of the research library effectively using the available resources?'.* incautos, los = unwary, the.* * *unsuspecting, unwarytiman a los turistas incautos they swindle unwary o unsuspecting o gullible touristsel lector incauto podría sacar la conclusión de que … if he is not careful, the reader could come to the conclusion that …masculine, feminineunwary o unsuspecting person, sap ( colloq)* * *
Del verbo incautarse: ( conjugate incautarse)
me incauto es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
se incautó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
incauto,-a
I adjetivo
1 (no cauto) incautious, unwary
2 (ingenuo, cándido) gullible
II sustantivo masculino y femenino
1 (poco precavido) unwary person
2 (ingenuo) gullible person, dupe
' incauto' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
incauta
English:
confiscate
- unwary
- push
* * *incauto, -a♦ adjgullible, naive♦ nm,fgullible o naive person;es un incauto he's very gullible o naive* * *adj unwary* * *incauto, -ta adj: unwary, unsuspecting -
16 ingenuo
adj.ingenuous, as innocent as a lamb, artless, childlike.* * *► adjetivo1 naive, ingenuous► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 naive person* * *(f. - ingenua)adj.* * *ADJ naïve, ingenuous* * *I- nua adjetivo naive, ingenuousII- nua masculino, femenino* * *= ingenuous, naive [naïve], innocent, simple-minded, gullible, born yesterday, guileless, clueless, corn-fed, unwordly.Ex. She put her empty cup in the dirty-dish cart, and mounted on the wings of a pure and ingenuous elation the long flight of stairs leading to the offices on the first floor.Ex. At the risk of sounding trite and a bit naive, I'd like to remind this group that the ISBD was also called, not for the cataloger's benefit, but as an international tool of bibliographic description.Ex. This is highly embarrassing for the innocent reader and for the apologetic library staff.Ex. Granted the seemingly simple-minded examples that have been used, such as changing NEGROES to AFRO-AMERICANS and BLACKS, appear fairly straightforward.Ex. I argue that intellectual vices (such as being gullible, dogmatic, pigheaded, or prejudiced) are essential.Ex. The article is entitled ' Born yesterday and other forms of original sin: two perspectives on library research'.Ex. He cites, for example, a popular reference book from the 1880s, which gushes about the Eskimo's guileless character, keen intelligence, and harmonious politics.Ex. This is largely clueless enthusiasm focused on things that don't matter in the grand scheme of things.Ex. The Wizard, played by Joel Grey, is a smooth-talking dumbbell who admits he is 'a corn-fed hick' and 'one of your dime-a-dozen mediocrities'.Ex. There exist sets of duality in this philosophy; body versus soul, worldly versus unworldly and life versus salvation.----* ingenuos, los = gullible, the.* * *I- nua adjetivo naive, ingenuousII- nua masculino, femenino* * *= ingenuous, naive [naïve], innocent, simple-minded, gullible, born yesterday, guileless, clueless, corn-fed, unwordly.Ex: She put her empty cup in the dirty-dish cart, and mounted on the wings of a pure and ingenuous elation the long flight of stairs leading to the offices on the first floor.
Ex: At the risk of sounding trite and a bit naive, I'd like to remind this group that the ISBD was also called, not for the cataloger's benefit, but as an international tool of bibliographic description.Ex: This is highly embarrassing for the innocent reader and for the apologetic library staff.Ex: Granted the seemingly simple-minded examples that have been used, such as changing NEGROES to AFRO-AMERICANS and BLACKS, appear fairly straightforward.Ex: I argue that intellectual vices (such as being gullible, dogmatic, pigheaded, or prejudiced) are essential.Ex: The article is entitled ' Born yesterday and other forms of original sin: two perspectives on library research'.Ex: He cites, for example, a popular reference book from the 1880s, which gushes about the Eskimo's guileless character, keen intelligence, and harmonious politics.Ex: This is largely clueless enthusiasm focused on things that don't matter in the grand scheme of things.Ex: The Wizard, played by Joel Grey, is a smooth-talking dumbbell who admits he is 'a corn-fed hick' and 'one of your dime-a-dozen mediocrities'.Ex: There exist sets of duality in this philosophy; body versus soul, worldly versus unworldly and life versus salvation.* ingenuos, los = gullible, the.* * *naive, ingenuous¡qué ingenuo eres! you're so naive!masculine, femininees un ingenuo ¿cómo se ha podido creer eso? he's so naive, how could he possibly have believed that?* * *
ingenuo◊ - nua adjetivo
naive, ingenuous
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino: es un ingenuo he's so naive
ingenuo,-a
I adjetivo naive
II sustantivo masculino y femenino naive person: es un ingenuo, he's so naive
' ingenuo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
bobalicón
- bobalicona
- incauta
- incauto
- infeliz
- ingenua
- inocente
- prima
- primo
- simple
- pavo
- pueril
- tonto
English:
deluded
- dupe
- green
- ingenuous
- naive
- simple
- simple-minded
- unsophisticated
- childlike
* * *ingenuo, -a♦ adjnaive, ingenuous;¡no seas ingenuo! don't be so naive!♦ nm,fingenuous o naive person;es un ingenuo he's (very) naive;hacerse el ingenuo to act the innocent* * *I adj naiveII m, ingenua f naive person, sucker fam* * *cándido: naive♦ ingenuamente adv: naive person* * *ingenuo adj naive -
17 intento
m.1 attempt (tentativa).aprobó el examen en el segundo intento he passed the exam at the second attemptlo conseguiré aunque muera en el intento I'll do it if it kills meintento de golpe de Estado attempted coupintento de robo attempted robberyintento de suicidio suicide attempt2 intention, objective, aim, goal.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: intentar.* * *1 attempt, try\al primer intento at the first attemptintento de asesinato attempted murder* * *noun m.1) try, attempt2) effort* * *SM1) (=tentativa) attemptfracasó en su intento de batir el récord mundial — he failed in his attempt to beat the world record
intento fallido o fracasado — failed attempt
intento de asesinato — (=acción) murder attempt; (=cargo) attempted murder
2) (=propósito) Méx intentionde intento — † Méx, Col by design
* * *a) ( tentativa) attemptb) (Méx) ( propósito) intention, aimde or a (puro) intento — (Col fam) on purpose, deliberately
* * *= attempt, try, bid.Ex. Any attempt to organise knowledge must, in order to justify the effort of organisation, have an objective.Ex. Access is impaired by archaic, awkward, or simply strange headings that most normal persons would never look for on their first try.Ex. He has also applied NEPHIS to titles in a bid to produce index entries.----* con el primer intento = at the first shot.* disuadir los intentos = deter + efforts.* el primer intento = the first time around.* en + Posesivo + intento de = in + Posesivo + bid to.* en un intento de = in an attempt to, in an effort to.* hacer el intento = have + a go, give + it a shot, give + Nombre + a try, have + a stab at, take + a stab at, make + a stab at, give + it a whirl, give + it a try.* intento de acercamiento = overture.* intento de asesinado = attempted murder.* intento de asesinato = attempt on + Posesivo + life.* intento de atraco fallido = failed robbery attempt.* intento de conexión = login.* intento de golpe de estado = attempted coup, coup attempt.* intento de robo fallido = failed robbery attempt.* intento de suicidio = suicide attempt, suicidal attempt, attempted suicide.* intento fallido = false start, failed attempt, bungled attempt.* intento suicida = suicide attempt, suicidal attempt.* mejor intento = best stab, best shot.* número de intentos fallidos = failure rate.* superar el intento = resist + effort.* un intento de = an exercise in, attempted.* * *a) ( tentativa) attemptb) (Méx) ( propósito) intention, aimde or a (puro) intento — (Col fam) on purpose, deliberately
* * *= attempt, try, bid.Ex: Any attempt to organise knowledge must, in order to justify the effort of organisation, have an objective.
Ex: Access is impaired by archaic, awkward, or simply strange headings that most normal persons would never look for on their first try.Ex: He has also applied NEPHIS to titles in a bid to produce index entries.* con el primer intento = at the first shot.* disuadir los intentos = deter + efforts.* el primer intento = the first time around.* en + Posesivo + intento de = in + Posesivo + bid to.* en un intento de = in an attempt to, in an effort to.* hacer el intento = have + a go, give + it a shot, give + Nombre + a try, have + a stab at, take + a stab at, make + a stab at, give + it a whirl, give + it a try.* intento de acercamiento = overture.* intento de asesinado = attempted murder.* intento de asesinato = attempt on + Posesivo + life.* intento de atraco fallido = failed robbery attempt.* intento de conexión = login.* intento de golpe de estado = attempted coup, coup attempt.* intento de robo fallido = failed robbery attempt.* intento de suicidio = suicide attempt, suicidal attempt, attempted suicide.* intento fallido = false start, failed attempt, bungled attempt.* intento suicida = suicide attempt, suicidal attempt.* mejor intento = best stab, best shot.* número de intentos fallidos = failure rate.* superar el intento = resist + effort.* un intento de = an exercise in, attempted.* * *1 (tentativa) attemptmurió en el intento she died in the attemptlo consiguió al tercer intento she succeeded at the third attempt, she managed the third time round ( colloq)un intento de suicidio a suicide attempt2 ( Méx) (propósito) intention, aim* * *
Del verbo intentar: ( conjugate intentar)
intento es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
intentó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
intentar
intento
intentar ( conjugate intentar) verbo transitivo
to try;◊ ¡inténtalo otra vez! try again!;
intento un aterrizaje de emergencia to attempt an emergency landing;
intento hacer algo to try to do sth;
¿has intentado que te lo arreglen? have you tried getting o to get it fixed?
intento sustantivo masculino
intentar verbo transitivo to try, attempt: intentaremos que regrese hoy mismo, we'll try to get him to come home today without fail ➣ Ver nota en try
intento sustantivo masculino attempt
intento de robo/asesinato, attempted robbery/murder
' intento' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abortar
- amago
- desesperada
- desesperado
- fallida
- fallido
- retraer
- suicidio
- conocer
- empeño
- ensayo
- frustrado
- fuga
- nuevo
- resultado
- vano
English:
abortive
- attempt
- bid
- bribe
- cow
- damp
- defraud
- deliberate
- duck
- dupe
- effort
- fail
- go
- hoodwink
- ineffective
- initial
- intent
- justification
- lure
- mislead
- outguess
- pad out
- plot
- suicide attempt
- sweat off
- think back
- try
- worthy
- aim
- bungle
- carry
- crack
- endeavor
- false
- fumble
- overture
- rebuild
- succeed
- unsuccessful
- why
* * *intento nm[tentativa] attempt; [intención] intention;aprobó el examen en el segundo intento he passed the exam at the second attempt;lo conseguiré aunque muera en el intento I'll do it if it kills me;intento de golpe de Estado attempted coup;intento de robo attempted robbery;intento de suicidio suicide attempt* * *m1 attempt, try* * *intento nm1) propósito: intent, intention2) tentativa: attempt, try* * *intento n attempt -
18 pagano
adj.pagan, heathen.m.1 pagan, gentile, heathen, infidel.2 scapegoat.* * *► adjetivo1 RELIGIÓN pagan► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 RELIGIÓN pagan————————► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 familiar one who pays* * *(f. - pagana)noun adj.* * *pagano, -a1.ADJ (Rel) pagan, heathen2. SM / F1) (Rel) pagan, heathen2) * = paganini3) (=chivo expiatorio) scapegoat, dupe, victim* * *I- na adjetivo pagan; (pey) heathenII- na masculino, femenino pagan, non-believer; (pey) heathen* * *= pagan, pagan, heathen.Ex. Being able to read, they would read seditious literature and become pagans and insolent towards their superiors.Ex. Most of these libraries were destroyed when the Emperor Constantine ordered Christian churches to be built on the sites of the pagan temples -- these housed many of the libraries.Ex. The heathen cemetery is part of a general movement in which people from different religious communities want to be buried in separate places under separate conditions.* * *I- na adjetivo pagan; (pey) heathenII- na masculino, femenino pagan, non-believer; (pey) heathen* * *= pagan, pagan, heathen.Ex: Being able to read, they would read seditious literature and become pagans and insolent towards their superiors.
Ex: Most of these libraries were destroyed when the Emperor Constantine ordered Christian churches to be built on the sites of the pagan temples -- these housed many of the libraries.Ex: The heathen cemetery is part of a general movement in which people from different religious communities want to be buried in separate places under separate conditions.* * *pagan; ( pey) heathenmasculine, feminine* * *
pagano◊ -na adjetivo/ sustantivo masculino, femenino
pagan;
(pey) heathen
pagano,-a adjetivo & sustantivo masculino y femenino pagan
' pagano' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
pagana
English:
heathen
- pagan
* * *pagano, -a♦ adjpagan, heathen♦ nm,f1. Rel pagan, heathen* * *I adj paganII m, pagana f pagan;ser el pagano fig pay (de for), be the one who suffers* * *pagano, -na adj & n: pagan -
19 papanatas
adj.dunce, idiotic.m.fool.m.&f. s&pl.sucker (informal).* * *1 simpleton* * ** * *= simp.Ex. This collection of videos pays tribute to nincompoops, deadheads and simps: people who walk into sliding glass doors and out of public restrooms with toilet paper trailing from one of their shoes.* * ** * *= simp.Ex: This collection of videos pays tribute to nincompoops, deadheads and simps: people who walk into sliding glass doors and out of public restrooms with toilet paper trailing from one of their shoes.
* * *halfwit ( colloq)* * *
papanatas mf dupe
* * *papanatas nmf invFam sucker, simpleton* * *m/f inv famdope fam, dimwit fam -
20 títere
m.1 puppet, glove puppet.2 front man, man of straw.* * *1 (marioneta) puppet, marionette1 puppet show sing\no dejar títere con cabeza / no quedar títere con cabeza familiar (destruir) to break everything in sight 2 (criticar) to spare nobody* * *1. SM1) (=marioneta) puppet3) (=persona) puppet, tool2.ADJ INV* * *1)a) ( marioneta) puppetno quedar títere con cabeza: tras el reajuste no quedó títere con cabeza — nobody escaped the reshuffle unscathed
2) ( persona) puppet* * *= stooge.Ex. Iraqis recognize a hand-picked council of stooges when they see it.----* gobierno títere = puppet regime.* no dejar títere con cabeza = turn + everything upside down.* títeres = puppet theatre, puppet play, puppet show, puppetry.* * *1)a) ( marioneta) puppetno quedar títere con cabeza: tras el reajuste no quedó títere con cabeza — nobody escaped the reshuffle unscathed
2) ( persona) puppet* * *= stooge.Ex: Iraqis recognize a hand-picked council of stooges when they see it.
* gobierno títere = puppet regime.* no dejar títere con cabeza = turn + everything upside down.* títeres = puppet theatre, puppet play, puppet show, puppetry.* * *A1 (marioneta) puppetteatro de títeres puppet theaterno dejar títere con cabeza to spare nobodyno quedar títere con cabeza: tras el reajuste no quedó títere con cabeza nobody escaped the reshuffle unscathedB (persona) puppetun títere de los militares a puppet of the military* * *
títere sustantivo masculino
b)
títere sustantivo masculino
1 (marioneta) puppet
fam pey (persona, gobierno) puppet
2 (espectáculo) títeres, puppet show sing
♦ Locuciones: no dejar títere con cabeza, to spare nobody
' títere' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
polichinela
English:
hand puppet
- pawn
- puppet
- string
* * *títere nm1. [muñeco] puppet;títeres [guiñol] puppet show;no dejar títere con cabeza [destrozar] to destroy everything in sight;[criticar] to spare nobody;no quedó títere con cabeza no one was spared* * *m tb figpuppet;teatro de títeres puppet show;no dejar títere con cabeza fam spare no-one* * *títere nm: puppet* * *títere n puppet
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См. также в других словарях:
dupe — dupe … Dictionnaire des rimes
dupé — dupé … Dictionnaire des rimes
dupe — [ dyp ] n. f. et adj. • duppe 1426; emploi plaisant de dupe « huppe », oiseau d apparence stupide 1 ♦ Personne que l on trompe sans qu elle en ait le moindre soupçon. ⇒ dindon, pigeon. Prendre qqn pour dupe. ⇒ duper. Être la dupe de qqn (cf. fam … Encyclopédie Universelle
dupe — DUPE. sub. f. Celui ou celle qui est trompée, ou facile à tromper. C est une dupe, une vraie dupe, une franche dupe, une bonne dupe. C est la dupe d un tel. C est sa dupe. Il en a été la dupe. Être pris pour dupe. Passer pour dupe. Il n est pas… … Dictionnaire de l'Académie Française 1798
dupe — dȕpe sr <G ta, N mn dupèta, G dupétā> DEFINICIJA vulg. 1. v. stražnjica 2. pren. loš karakter, beskičmenjak FRAZEOLOGIJA boli me dupe! baš me briga, to me se uopće ne tiče; da mi (ti, mu itd.) dupe vidi put (puta) putujem bez ozbiljna… … Hrvatski jezični portal
Dupé — (Дюпэ) Тип Публичная компания Листинг на бирже BM F Bovespa … Википедия
Dupe — Dupe, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Duped} (d[=u]pt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Duping}.] [Cf. F. duper, fr. dupe. See {Dupe}, n.] To deceive; to trick; to mislead by imposing on one s credulity; to gull; as, dupe one by flattery. [1913 Webster] Ne er have I duped … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Dupe — (d[=u]p), n. [F., prob. from Prov. F. dupe, dube; of unknown origin; equiv. to F. huppe hoopoe, a foolish bird, easily caught. Cf. Armor. houp[ e]rik hoopoe, a man easily deceived. Cf. also {Gull}, {Booby}.] One who has been deceived or who is… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Dupe — is short for duplicate . Dupe may also refer to: Someone who is deceived by another and acts in their interest without realization. Duping, practice of exploiting a bug in a video game to illegitimately create duplicates of unique items or… … Wikipedia
dupe — vb Dupe, gull, befool, trick, hoax, hoodwink, bamboozle mean to delude a person by underhand means or for one s own ends. Dupe suggests unwariness or unsuspiciousness on the part of the person or persons deluded and the acceptance of what is… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
dupé — dupé, ée (du pé, pée) part. passé. Pris pour dupe. Dupé par un habile fripon. • Un philosophe assure Que toujours par leurs sens les hommes sont dupés, LA FONT. Fabl. VII, 18. Il se dit aussi de l attente, de l espérance, etc. • S il ne… … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré