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1 tábano
• gadfly• horsedrawn• horsehair -
2 tabarro
• gadfly• horsedrawn• horsehair• washwoman• wasp waist -
3 instigador
adj.instigative.m.1 instigator, firebrand, fomenter, rabble-rouser.2 accessory before the fact, instigator.* * *► adjetivo1 instigating► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 instigator* * *instigador, -aSM / F instigatorinstigador(a) de un delito — instigator of a crime; (Jur) accessory before the fact
* * *- dora masculino, femenino instigator* * *= gadfly, instigator, provocateur, perpetrator, abettor [abetter].Ex. Scilken has deservedly achieved a reputation as the consumer advocate and gadfly of the profession during the 12 years of his directorship of the Orange Public Library in Orange, New Jersey.Ex. Technological change has long been the instigator of significant shifts in curriculum emphasis.Ex. The article is entitled 'Tomorrow's libraries: more than a telephone jack, less than a complete revolution; perspectives of a provocateur'.Ex. This article looks at the case histories of 10 computer frauds together with a study of the profiles of the perpetrators.Ex. Thereafter, it became clear to the city police that the hotel owners acted hand-in-glove with the abettors of prostitution.----* cómplices e instigadores = aiders and abettors.* * *- dora masculino, femenino instigator* * *= gadfly, instigator, provocateur, perpetrator, abettor [abetter].Ex: Scilken has deservedly achieved a reputation as the consumer advocate and gadfly of the profession during the 12 years of his directorship of the Orange Public Library in Orange, New Jersey.
Ex: Technological change has long been the instigator of significant shifts in curriculum emphasis.Ex: The article is entitled 'Tomorrow's libraries: more than a telephone jack, less than a complete revolution; perspectives of a provocateur'.Ex: This article looks at the case histories of 10 computer frauds together with a study of the profiles of the perpetrators.Ex: Thereafter, it became clear to the city police that the hotel owners acted hand-in-glove with the abettors of prostitution.* cómplices e instigadores = aiders and abettors.* * *masculine, feminineinstigator* * *
instigador,-ora sustantivo masculino y femenino instigator
' instigador' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
instigadora
* * *instigador, -ora♦ adjinstigating♦ nm,finstigator* * *m, instigadora f instigator* * *instigador, - dora n: instigator -
4 tábano
m.horsefly, botfly, gadfly, cleg.* * *1 horsefly* * *SM horsefly, gadfly* * *masculino horsefly* * *= horsefly, warble fly, warble.Ex. Horseflies are frequently important pests to both livestock and humans.Ex. The warble fly is an insect, which parasitically infects cattle.Ex. When squirrels are acting 'nutty,' it is often caused by a warble or botfly larva living beneath the animal's skin.* * *masculino horsefly* * *= horsefly, warble fly, warble.Ex: Horseflies are frequently important pests to both livestock and humans.
Ex: The warble fly is an insect, which parasitically infects cattle.Ex: When squirrels are acting 'nutty,' it is often caused by a warble or botfly larva living beneath the animal's skin.* * *horsefly* * *
tábano sustantivo masculino
horsefly
tábano m Ent horsefly
' tábano' also found in these entries:
English:
gadfly
- horse
* * *tábano nm1. [insecto] horsefly* * *m ZO horsefly* * *tábano nm: horsefly -
5 ganarse una reputación
(v.) = achieve + reputation, secure + reputationEx. Scilken has deservedly achieved a reputation as the consumer advocate and gadfly of the profession during the 12 years of his directorship of the Orange Public Library in Orange, New Jersey.Ex. In the field of cataloguing he streamlined the cataloguing process and secured an international reputation with his cataloguing code and subject headings list.* * *(v.) = achieve + reputation, secure + reputationEx: Scilken has deservedly achieved a reputation as the consumer advocate and gadfly of the profession during the 12 years of his directorship of the Orange Public Library in Orange, New Jersey.
Ex: In the field of cataloguing he streamlined the cataloguing process and secured an international reputation with his cataloguing code and subject headings list. -
6 merecidamente
adv.1 worthily, meritoriously, condignly.2 deservedly, rightly, worthily.* * *► adverbio1 deservedly* * *ADV deservedly* * *adverbio <famoso/respetado> deservedly* * *= deservedly, fittingly.Ex. Scilken has deservedly achieved a reputation as the consumer advocate and gadfly of the profession during the 12 years of his directorship of the Orange Public Library in Orange, New Jersey.Ex. 1982 has been designated, fittingly, the Year of Information Technology -- a recognition that we are now living in an information society.----* y merecidamente = and rightfully so.* * *adverbio <famoso/respetado> deservedly* * *= deservedly, fittingly.Ex: Scilken has deservedly achieved a reputation as the consumer advocate and gadfly of the profession during the 12 years of his directorship of the Orange Public Library in Orange, New Jersey.
Ex: 1982 has been designated, fittingly, the Year of Information Technology -- a recognition that we are now living in an information society.* y merecidamente = and rightfully so.* * *‹famoso/respetado› deservedlyse llevó la bofetada merecidamente he deserved to get that slapfueron merecidamente aplaudidos they received well-deserved applause, they were applauded and deservedly so* * *merecidamente advdeservedly;ganaron merecidamente they deserved to win;recibió merecidamente el premio al mejor actor he deservedly won the award for best actor* * *merecidamente adv: rightfully, deservedly -
7 moscardón
m.botfly, warble fly, gadfly.* * *1 blowfly2 (persona) pest* * *SM1) (=moscarda) bluebottle, blowfly; (=abejón) hornet2) * (=persona molesta) pest, nuisance* * *a) (Zool) botflyb) (fam) ( charlatán) chatterbox (colloq)* * *= botfly.Ex. When squirrels are acting 'nutty,' it is often caused by a warble or botfly larva living beneath the animal's skin.* * *a) (Zool) botflyb) (fam) ( charlatán) chatterbox (colloq)* * *= botfly.Ex: When squirrels are acting 'nutty,' it is often caused by a warble or botfly larva living beneath the animal's skin.
* * *1 ( Zool) botfly* * *
moscardón sustantivo masculino
botfly
' moscardón' also found in these entries:
English:
bluebottle
* * *moscardón nm1. [insecto] blowfly* * *m hornet -
8 tabarro
m.gadfly, horsefly.* * *1 horsefly* * *= horsefly.Ex. Horseflies are frequently important pests to both livestock and humans.* * *= horsefly.Ex: Horseflies are frequently important pests to both livestock and humans.
* * *1 (tábano) horsefly2 (avispa) wasp -
9 moscarda
f.1 gadfly, horsefly.2 eggs of bees. (Provincial)3 blowfly, flesh fly, bluebottle, meat fly.* * *1 blowfly, bluebottle* * *SF bluebottle, blowfly* * *femenino blowfly, bluebottle* * *femenino blowfly, bluebottle* * *blowfly, bluebottle* * *
moscarda f Zool bluebottle fly
* * *moscarda nfbluebottle, blowfly* * *f bluebottle, blowfly -
10 moscardón
• botfly• gadfly• war zone• warbler
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