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1 vanha ämmä
• harridan -
2 matora orculja
• harridan -
3 nadžak baba
• harridan -
4 ježibaba
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5 zlá žena
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6 брънтия
harridan* * *harridan -
7 nadžak baba
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8 брантия
harridan* * *брантѝя,ж., -и грубо harridan. -
9 старая карга
harridan имя существительное: -
10 stara
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11 vanha akka
• harridan• crone -
12 arpía
adj.ravenous, harpy-like, predatory.f.1 vixen, brawling woman, old hag, shrew.2 harpy.3 Harpy, mythological monster with a woman's head and a bird's body, mythological monster Harpy.* * *1 harpy* * *SF (Mit) harpy; (=mujer) old bag ** * *femenino ( mujer perversa) dragon, harpy (liter); (Mit) harpy* * *= dragon lady, harpy, harridan, hag.Ex. The impassive Diane is portrayed early on as the office dragon lady, bossing about her underling.Ex. For years past, the harpies of power have been industriously inculcating the idea that all our difficulties proceed from the impotency of Congress.Ex. The lifestyle of the bachelor is an enviable one: footloose and fancy-free, sailing through life without the constraints of a nagging harridan of a girlfriend.Ex. Many stories about hags seem to have been used to frighten children into being good.* * *femenino ( mujer perversa) dragon, harpy (liter); (Mit) harpy* * *= dragon lady, harpy, harridan, hag.Ex: The impassive Diane is portrayed early on as the office dragon lady, bossing about her underling.
Ex: For years past, the harpies of power have been industriously inculcating the idea that all our difficulties proceed from the impotency of Congress.Ex: The lifestyle of the bachelor is an enviable one: footloose and fancy-free, sailing through life without the constraints of a nagging harridan of a girlfriend.Ex: Many stories about hags seem to have been used to frighten children into being good.* * *1 (mujer perversa) dragon, harpy, harridan2 ( Mit) harpy* * *
arpía sustantivo femenino Mit harpy
figurado old witch, old hag
' arpía' also found in these entries:
English:
cow
- hag
- bitch
* * *arpía nf1. Mitol harpy2. [mujer mala] witch* * *f harpy* * *arpía nf: shrew, harpy -
13 harpía
= dragon lady, harridan.Ex. The impassive Diane is portrayed early on as the office dragon lady, bossing about her underling.Ex. The lifestyle of the bachelor is an enviable one: footloose and fancy-free, sailing through life without the constraints of a nagging harridan of a girlfriend.* * *= dragon lady, harridan.Ex: The impassive Diane is portrayed early on as the office dragon lady, bossing about her underling.
Ex: The lifestyle of the bachelor is an enviable one: footloose and fancy-free, sailing through life without the constraints of a nagging harridan of a girlfriend.* * *harpía nf1. [ave] harpy eagle2. Mitol harpy3. [mujer mala] witch -
14 vieja bruja
f.old witch, vixen.* * *(n.) = crone, evil old woman, harridan, old hag, hag, old bag, old crone, old batEx. Many librarians worry that the public, collective image of librarians is associated with the crone -- an older, single woman who is irritable and protective of her domain.Ex. The fear of evil old women flying across the sky on broomsticks and hunting for children still remains today because of the ignorance of humanity.Ex. The lifestyle of the bachelor is an enviable one: footloose and fancy-free, sailing through life without the constraints of a nagging harridan of a girlfriend.Ex. On the streets of London we meet some of the denizens of the city -- there is the sandwich-board man, a blind old hag, and a lamplighter among them.Ex. Many stories about hags seem to have been used to frighten children into being good.Ex. Feminists prior to her were the old bags, the women that were so ugly you couldn't stand to look at them.Ex. About this time several of the old crones of the tribe offered their ribald advice on how the new couple should conduct themselves off in the forest together.Ex. The other day some crazy old bat stole both my house keys and car keys.* * *(n.) = crone, evil old woman, harridan, old hag, hag, old bag, old crone, old batEx: Many librarians worry that the public, collective image of librarians is associated with the crone -- an older, single woman who is irritable and protective of her domain.
Ex: The fear of evil old women flying across the sky on broomsticks and hunting for children still remains today because of the ignorance of humanity.Ex: The lifestyle of the bachelor is an enviable one: footloose and fancy-free, sailing through life without the constraints of a nagging harridan of a girlfriend.Ex: On the streets of London we meet some of the denizens of the city -- there is the sandwich-board man, a blind old hag, and a lamplighter among them.Ex: Many stories about hags seem to have been used to frighten children into being good.Ex: Feminists prior to her were the old bags, the women that were so ugly you couldn't stand to look at them.Ex: About this time several of the old crones of the tribe offered their ribald advice on how the new couple should conduct themselves off in the forest together.Ex: The other day some crazy old bat stole both my house keys and car keys. -
15 bruja
f.1 witch, sorceress.2 hag (informal) (ugly woman).3 vixen, old bag, old hag, bitch.4 crone, harridan.5 barn owl.pres.subj.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) Present Subjunctive of Spanish verb: brujir.* * *1 (hechicera) witch2 (mujer - fea) old hag; (- malintencionada) witch* * *noun f.* * *1.ADJestar bruja — Caribe, Méx ** to be broke *, be flat (EEUU) *
ando bien bruja — ** I'm skint **
2. SF1) (=hechicera) witch4) (Orn) barn owl* * *1) ( mujer antipática) (fam) witch (colloq), old hag (colloq); ver tb brujo II2) (AmC, Col) (Zool) moth* * *= witch, bitch, dragon lady, shrewish, evil old woman, sorceress, old hag, hag, old bag, old crone, old bat.Ex. Recently parents and concerned citizens have increasingly challenged library books that feature witches, demons and the devil whether in fiction, mythology or mysticism.Ex. Scarlett O'Hara, the main character, is portrayed as both a scheming bitch and hard-nosed survivor.Ex. The impassive Diane is portrayed early on as the office dragon lady, bossing about her underling.Ex. He was a shiftless, good-for-nothing man and his shrewish wife was constantly importuning him.Ex. The fear of evil old women flying across the sky on broomsticks and hunting for children still remains today because of the ignorance of humanity.Ex. Its origin is a German folktale in which a beautiful girl with long golden hair is kept imprisoned in a lonely tower by a sorceress.Ex. On the streets of London we meet some of the denizens of the city -- there is the sandwich-board man, a blind old hag, and a lamplighter among them.Ex. Many stories about hags seem to have been used to frighten children into being good.Ex. Feminists prior to her were the old bags, the women that were so ugly you couldn't stand to look at them.Ex. About this time several of the old crones of the tribe offered their ribald advice on how the new couple should conduct themselves off in the forest together.Ex. The other day some crazy old bat stole both my house keys and car keys.----* bieja bruja = old hag.* caza de brujas = witch-hunt, witch hunting.* vieja bruja = evil old woman, harridan, hag, old bag, old crone, old bat.* * *1) ( mujer antipática) (fam) witch (colloq), old hag (colloq); ver tb brujo II2) (AmC, Col) (Zool) moth* * *= witch, bitch, dragon lady, shrewish, evil old woman, sorceress, old hag, hag, old bag, old crone, old bat.Ex: Recently parents and concerned citizens have increasingly challenged library books that feature witches, demons and the devil whether in fiction, mythology or mysticism.
Ex: Scarlett O'Hara, the main character, is portrayed as both a scheming bitch and hard-nosed survivor.Ex: The impassive Diane is portrayed early on as the office dragon lady, bossing about her underling.Ex: He was a shiftless, good-for-nothing man and his shrewish wife was constantly importuning him.Ex: The fear of evil old women flying across the sky on broomsticks and hunting for children still remains today because of the ignorance of humanity.Ex: Its origin is a German folktale in which a beautiful girl with long golden hair is kept imprisoned in a lonely tower by a sorceress.Ex: On the streets of London we meet some of the denizens of the city -- there is the sandwich-board man, a blind old hag, and a lamplighter among them.Ex: Many stories about hags seem to have been used to frighten children into being good.Ex: Feminists prior to her were the old bags, the women that were so ugly you couldn't stand to look at them.Ex: About this time several of the old crones of the tribe offered their ribald advice on how the new couple should conduct themselves off in the forest together.Ex: The other day some crazy old bat stole both my house keys and car keys.* bieja bruja = old hag.* caza de brujas = witch-hunt, witch hunting.* vieja bruja = evil old woman, harridan, hag, old bag, old crone, old bat.* * *B (AmC, Col) ( Zool) moth* * *
bruja sustantivo femenino
1 witch, sorceress
2 fig (mujer antipática) old bag
' bruja' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
mientras
- chicha
- escoba
English:
bitch
- cow
- hag
- sorceress
- witch
- change
* * *♦ nf1. [hechicera] witch, sorceress♦ adjCAm, Carib, Méx Fam* * *f1 witch;caza de brujas tb fig witch hunt2 Méx:andar oestar bruja fam be broke fam* * * -
16 Quarre
f; -, -n; Dial., pej.* * * -
17 Teufelin
f; -, -nen; fig.2. pej. (bösartige Frau) she-devil, devil in human form* * *2. pej (bösartige Frau) she-devil, devil in human form -
18 Tussi
f; -, -s; Sl.1. pej. bird, chick, girlie, Australisch: sheila; so eine richtige Tussi such a stroppy cow (Am. a harridan); Tussis und Fuzzos lasses and lads; geile Tussi sexuell: tart, slapper, Am. nympho; (attraktiv) tasty bird; Mode-Tussi clothes horse* * *Tụs|si ['tʊsi]1. f -, -s (inf ) Tuss[tʊs]2. f -, -en (sl)female (inf)* * *Tus·si<-, -s>[ˈtʊsi]* * ** * *so eine richtige Tussi such a stroppy cow (US a harridan);Tussis und Fuzzos lasses and lads;Mode-Tussi clothes horseist das deine neue Tussi? is that your new bird (US squeeze)?* * * -
19 Xanthippe
* * *Xan|thip|pe [ksan'tɪpə]f -, -n (fig inf)shrew* * *Xan·thip·pe<-, -n>[ksanˈtɪpə]* * ** * *f.shrew n. -
20 disfrutar de la vida
(v.) = sail through + lifeEx. The lifestyle of the bachelor is an enviable one: footloose and fancy-free, sailing through life without the constraints of a nagging harridan of a girlfriend.* * *(v.) = sail through + lifeEx: The lifestyle of the bachelor is an enviable one: footloose and fancy-free, sailing through life without the constraints of a nagging harridan of a girlfriend.
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Harridan — Har ri*dan (h[a^]r r[i^]*dan), n. [F. haridelle a worn out horse, jade.] A worn out strumpet; a vixenish woman; a hag. [1913 Webster] Such a weak, watery, wicked old harridan, substituted for the pretty creature I had been used to see. De Quincey … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
harridan — 1700, one that is half Whore, half Bawd [ Dictionary of the Canting Crew ]; a decayed strumpet [Johnson], probably from Fr. haridelle a poore tit, or leane ill favored jade, [Cotgrave, 1611], in French from 16c., of unknown origin … Etymology dictionary
harridan — ► NOUN ▪ a strict, bossy, or belligerent old woman. ORIGIN perhaps from French haridelle old horse … English terms dictionary
harridan — [har′i dən] n. [prob. altered < Fr haridelle, worn out horse, jade] a nasty, bad tempered woman, esp. an old one … English World dictionary
harridan — [[t]hæ̱rɪdən[/t]] harridans N COUNT (disapproval) If you call a woman a harridan, you mean that she is unpleasant and speaks too forcefully. [FORMAL] She was a mean old harridan … English dictionary
harridan — UK [ˈhærɪd(ə)n] / US [ˈherɪd(ə)n] noun [countable] Word forms harridan : singular harridan plural harridans offensive an insulting name for a woman who you think is unpleasant … English dictionary
harridan — noun Steve tried to scare us with stories of the evil harridan Miss Duffy, who in reality was the sweetest teacher in Coolidge Elementary Syn: shrew, termagant, virago, harpy, vixen, nag, hag, crone, dragon, ogress; fishwife, hellcat, she devil,… … Thesaurus of popular words
harridan — noun Etymology: perhaps modification of French haridelle old horse, gaunt woman Date: 1678 shrew 2 … New Collegiate Dictionary
harridan — /hahr i dn/, n. a scolding, vicious woman; hag; shrew. [1690 1700; perh. alter of F haridelle thin, worn out horse, large, gaunt woman (compared with the initial element of haras stud farm, though derivation is unclear)] Syn. nag, virago, scold.… … Universalium
harridan — noun /ˈhæɹ.ɪ.dən,ˈhɛɹ.ɪ.dən,ˈhæɹ.ɪ.dən/ A vicious and scolding woman, especially an older one … Wiktionary
harridan — Synonyms and related words: Jezebel, baboon, bad woman, bag, baggage, bitch, blemish, blot, broad, chippy, clitoromaniac, cocotte, dog, drab, easy lay, easy woman, eyesore, floozy, frail sister, fright, gargoyle, grisette, hag, hussy,… … Moby Thesaurus
