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1 horroso
= hideous.Ex. The book focuses on images where hideous atrocities -- e.g., murder, blasphemy, wanton destruction and even cannibalism -- are shown to be part of the daily life of the common people of Paris during the revolution.* * *= hideous.Ex: The book focuses on images where hideous atrocities -- e.g., murder, blasphemy, wanton destruction and even cannibalism -- are shown to be part of the daily life of the common people of Paris during the revolution.
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2 fealdad
• hideous• hideout• ugliness• unsightliness -
3 horrible
adj.1 horrifying, terrifying.2 terrible, awful (muy malo).3 horrible, hideous (muy feo).* * *► adjetivo1 horrible, dreadful, awful* * *adj.* * *ADJ1) (=espantoso) [accidente, crimen, matanza] horrific2) (=feo) [persona, objeto, ropa, cuadro] hideous3) (=malo, perverso) horrible¡qué hombre tan horrible! — what a horrible man!
4) (=insoportable) terriblehizo un calor horrible — it was terribly hot, the heat was terrible
la conferencia fue un rollo horrible — * the lecture was a real drag *
* * *a) <accidente/muerte> horrible, horrificc) < tiempo> terrible, awfuld) ( inaguantable) unbearable* * *= horrid, lousy [lousier -comp., lousiest -sup.], unsightly, revolting, nasty [natier -comp., nastiest -sup.], unpleasant, awful, terrible, crummy [crummier -comp., crummiest -sup.], hideous, shocking, horrible, dreadful, heinous, frightening, yucky [yuckier -comp., yuckiest -sup.], pathetic.Ex. The horrid thing broke out with a screeching laugh, and pointed his brown finger at me.Ex. I want to react, though, to your description of lousy catalogers.Ex. He went on to explain that while there were no unsightly slums, there was a fairly large district of rather nondescript homes intermingled with plain two- and three-family brick and frame dwellings, principally in the eastern reaches of the city.Ex. This was so that the stuffing could be teased out and cleared of lumps, and so that the pelts could be softened by currying and soaking them in urine; the smell is said to have been revolting.Ex. Anthony Datto thanked them for having permitted him to unburden himself and after a few desultory remarks about the nasty weather and nothing in particular, they parted.Ex. And, as if by way of indicating that he had thrown down the gauntlet, he added, 'I can be unpleasant. I warn you'.Ex. These articles were written by those who have had first hand experience of the awful consequences of not devoting enough time to testing their security systems.Ex. She had a distant fleeting vision of a workplace in which people acted like free and sensible human beings, instead of like the martyrized and victimized puppets of a terrible system called 'one-upmanship'.Ex. One librarian bluntly wondered about the ethics of sending ' crummy looking books with information that is incorrect or obsolete to the needy (because) everyone should have access to good material'.Ex. The book focuses on images where hideous atrocities -- e.g., murder, blasphemy, wanton destruction and even cannibalism -- are shown to be part of the daily life of the common people of Paris during the revolution.Ex. The author mentions several recent shocking revelations concerning the activities of the Japanese government and its officials.Ex. Not saving the wildlife is too horrible to contemplate, but saving it will require us to accept harsh realities and abandon romantic notions.Ex. The same author also wrote the book 'Serials deselection: a dreadful dilemma'.Ex. There are several different ways to make a stink bomb, all of which involving the use of chemicals which react in a way to create a particularly heinous odor.Ex. No echo of so frightening a concept, 'class', ever lingers within the hushed precincts of our libraries.Ex. I saw Gina's post the other day where she said she feels 'fat and frumpish and yucky'.Ex. Unfortunately, the quality of the debate on the other side is pathetic.----* horrible, espantoso, de puta pena = awful.* morir una muerte horrible = suffer + a horrible death, die + a horrible death.* tener una muerte horrible = die + a horrible death, suffer + a horrible death.* tener un aspecto horrible = look + shit.* * *a) <accidente/muerte> horrible, horrificc) < tiempo> terrible, awfuld) ( inaguantable) unbearable* * *= horrid, lousy [lousier -comp., lousiest -sup.], unsightly, revolting, nasty [natier -comp., nastiest -sup.], unpleasant, awful, terrible, crummy [crummier -comp., crummiest -sup.], hideous, shocking, horrible, dreadful, heinous, frightening, yucky [yuckier -comp., yuckiest -sup.], pathetic.Ex: The horrid thing broke out with a screeching laugh, and pointed his brown finger at me.
Ex: I want to react, though, to your description of lousy catalogers.Ex: He went on to explain that while there were no unsightly slums, there was a fairly large district of rather nondescript homes intermingled with plain two- and three-family brick and frame dwellings, principally in the eastern reaches of the city.Ex: This was so that the stuffing could be teased out and cleared of lumps, and so that the pelts could be softened by currying and soaking them in urine; the smell is said to have been revolting.Ex: Anthony Datto thanked them for having permitted him to unburden himself and after a few desultory remarks about the nasty weather and nothing in particular, they parted.Ex: And, as if by way of indicating that he had thrown down the gauntlet, he added, 'I can be unpleasant. I warn you'.Ex: These articles were written by those who have had first hand experience of the awful consequences of not devoting enough time to testing their security systems.Ex: She had a distant fleeting vision of a workplace in which people acted like free and sensible human beings, instead of like the martyrized and victimized puppets of a terrible system called 'one-upmanship'.Ex: One librarian bluntly wondered about the ethics of sending ' crummy looking books with information that is incorrect or obsolete to the needy (because) everyone should have access to good material'.Ex: The book focuses on images where hideous atrocities -- e.g., murder, blasphemy, wanton destruction and even cannibalism -- are shown to be part of the daily life of the common people of Paris during the revolution.Ex: The author mentions several recent shocking revelations concerning the activities of the Japanese government and its officials.Ex: Not saving the wildlife is too horrible to contemplate, but saving it will require us to accept harsh realities and abandon romantic notions.Ex: The same author also wrote the book 'Serials deselection: a dreadful dilemma'.Ex: There are several different ways to make a stink bomb, all of which involving the use of chemicals which react in a way to create a particularly heinous odor.Ex: No echo of so frightening a concept, 'class', ever lingers within the hushed precincts of our libraries.Ex: I saw Gina's post the other day where she said she feels 'fat and frumpish and yucky'.Ex: Unfortunately, the quality of the debate on the other side is pathetic.* horrible, espantoso, de puta pena = awful.* morir una muerte horrible = suffer + a horrible death, die + a horrible death.* tener una muerte horrible = die + a horrible death, suffer + a horrible death.* tener un aspecto horrible = look + shit.* * *1 (trágico, espantoso) ‹accidente/muerte› horrible, horrific2 (feo) ‹persona› hideous, ugly; ‹camisa/adorno› horrible, hideous3 (malo) ‹tiempo› terrible, awful, dreadful4(inaguantable): ¡qué calor más horrible! it's terribly o unbearably hot!* * *
horrible adjetivo
‹camisa/adorno› horrible, hideous
horrible adjetivo horrible, dreadful, awful
' horrible' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
amanecer
- horrendo-a
- infame
- pestazo
- antipático
- calor
- cargante
- mal
- malo
- odioso
- pereza
- perro
- pinche
- tocar
- tufo
English:
awful
- cat
- dreadful
- hideous
- hole
- horrible
- horrid
- it
- manage
- mind
- nasty
- shocking
- thought
- wretched
- abominable
- crummy
- foul
- ghastly
- revolting
- rotten
- sickly
- vile
* * *horrible adj1. [terrorífico] horrific, terrifying;un accidente horrible a horrific accidentnos hizo un tiempo horrible we had terrible o awful weathertiene un novio horrible she's got a horrible-looking o hideous boyfriend;ese vestido le queda horrible that dress looks horrible o hideous on her¡qué frío más horrible! it's absolutely freezing!;tengo un hambre horrible I'm ravenous o starving* * *adj horrible, dreadful* * *horrible adj: horrible, dreadful♦ horriblemente adv* * *horrible adj1. (en general) awful / terrible2. (accidente) horrific -
4 espantoso
adj.frightening, frightful, fearsome, dreadful.* * *► adjetivo1 (terrible) frightful, dreadful2 (asombroso) astonishing, amazing3 (desmesurado) dreadful, terrible■ hizo un frío espantoso the cold was awful, it was absolutely freezing* * *(f. - espantosa)adj.1) frightening2) dreadful* * *ADJ1) (=aterrador) frightening2) [para exagerar]llevaba un traje espantoso — she was wearing an awful o a hideous o a frightful o ghastly * hat
había un ruido espantoso — there was a terrible o dreadful noise
* * *- sa adjetivoa) <escena/crimen> horrific, appallingb) (fam) ( uso hiperbólico) <comida/letra/tiempo> atrocious; <vestido/color> hideous; <ruido/voz> terrible, awfulhace un calor espantoso — it's boiling o roasting hot (colloq)
tengo un hambre espantosa — I'm starving (colloq)
* * *= frightening, harrowing, atrocious, awful, frightful, dire, ghastly, fear-inducing, hideous, shocking, horrible, dreadful, grisly [grislier -comp., grisliest -sup.], god-awful, groundshaking, nightmarish.Ex. No echo of so frightening a concept, 'class', ever lingers within the hushed precincts of our libraries.Ex. See Michael R. Booth, 'English Melodrama', for further details of this harrowing tale.Ex. The public library's selection of books for small boys is atrocious.Ex. These articles were written by those who have had first hand experience of the awful consequences of not devoting enough time to testing their security systems.Ex. The book, written by a man who is not a military historian as such, is concerned above all with showing the war's hideousness, its frightful human cost, its pathos and loss, and its essential failure to achieve its objectives.Ex. Throughout the process of development, debate and enactment of the Digital Millennium Act in the USA, many dire forebodings were envisaged for the library profession.Ex. True, ghastly additions were made to XML.Ex. The author suggests that the ability to enjoy fear-inducing media increases with age.Ex. The book focuses on images where hideous atrocities -- e.g., murder, blasphemy, wanton destruction and even cannibalism -- are shown to be part of the daily life of the common people of Paris during the revolution.Ex. The author mentions several recent shocking revelations concerning the activities of the Japanese government and its officials.Ex. Not saving the wildlife is too horrible to contemplate, but saving it will require us to accept harsh realities and abandon romantic notions.Ex. The same author also wrote the book 'Serials deselection: a dreadful dilemma'.Ex. Much of what he sees and shows his readers is grim, if not grisly.Ex. The director and deputies deserve the most recognition because they actually had to give up time with their families for the god-awful places we sent them.Ex. The author gives an insider's perspective on what it feels like to be an Arab since the groundshaking events of 1967 when Arab hopes were unexpectedly shattered by the outcome of the Arab Israeli war.Ex. It was the drugs that made me mad: Jane was anorexic, but the treatment prescribed pushed her over the edge for 22 nightmarish years.----* dolor de cabeza espantoso = splitting headache.* * *- sa adjetivoa) <escena/crimen> horrific, appallingb) (fam) ( uso hiperbólico) <comida/letra/tiempo> atrocious; <vestido/color> hideous; <ruido/voz> terrible, awfulhace un calor espantoso — it's boiling o roasting hot (colloq)
tengo un hambre espantosa — I'm starving (colloq)
* * *= frightening, harrowing, atrocious, awful, frightful, dire, ghastly, fear-inducing, hideous, shocking, horrible, dreadful, grisly [grislier -comp., grisliest -sup.], god-awful, groundshaking, nightmarish.Ex: No echo of so frightening a concept, 'class', ever lingers within the hushed precincts of our libraries.
Ex: See Michael R. Booth, 'English Melodrama', for further details of this harrowing tale.Ex: The public library's selection of books for small boys is atrocious.Ex: These articles were written by those who have had first hand experience of the awful consequences of not devoting enough time to testing their security systems.Ex: The book, written by a man who is not a military historian as such, is concerned above all with showing the war's hideousness, its frightful human cost, its pathos and loss, and its essential failure to achieve its objectives.Ex: Throughout the process of development, debate and enactment of the Digital Millennium Act in the USA, many dire forebodings were envisaged for the library profession.Ex: True, ghastly additions were made to XML.Ex: The author suggests that the ability to enjoy fear-inducing media increases with age.Ex: The book focuses on images where hideous atrocities -- e.g., murder, blasphemy, wanton destruction and even cannibalism -- are shown to be part of the daily life of the common people of Paris during the revolution.Ex: The author mentions several recent shocking revelations concerning the activities of the Japanese government and its officials.Ex: Not saving the wildlife is too horrible to contemplate, but saving it will require us to accept harsh realities and abandon romantic notions.Ex: The same author also wrote the book 'Serials deselection: a dreadful dilemma'.Ex: Much of what he sees and shows his readers is grim, if not grisly.Ex: The director and deputies deserve the most recognition because they actually had to give up time with their families for the god-awful places we sent them.Ex: The author gives an insider's perspective on what it feels like to be an Arab since the groundshaking events of 1967 when Arab hopes were unexpectedly shattered by the outcome of the Arab Israeli war.Ex: It was the drugs that made me mad: Jane was anorexic, but the treatment prescribed pushed her over the edge for 22 nightmarish years.* dolor de cabeza espantoso = splitting headache.* * *espantoso -sa1 ‹escena/crimen› horrific, appallingfue una experiencia espantosa it was a horrific o horrifying experience2 ( fam)(uso hiperbólico): hace un calor espantoso it's boiling o roasting, it's incredibly o unbearably hot ( colloq)pasamos un frío espantoso we were absolutely freezing ( colloq)tengo un hambre espantosa I'm ravenous o starving ( colloq)la comida era espantosa the food was atrocious o ghastly¡qué sombrero tan espantoso! what a hideous o an awful hatesta máquina hace un ruido espantoso this machine makes a terrible o dreadful noise ( colloq)* * *
espantoso◊ -sa adjetivo
‹vestido/color› hideous;
‹ruido/voz› terrible, awful;◊ pasé un frío espantoso I was absolutely freezing (colloq)
espantoso,-a adjetivo
1 (horripilante) horrifying, appalling: es un asunto espantoso, it's a horrifying situation
2 fam (uso hiperbólico) tengo unas ganas espantosas de que llegue el fin de semana, I'm dying for the weekend to come!
3 fam (muy feo) awful, hideous: ¡quítate ese espantoso sombrero!, take off that awful hat!
' espantoso' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
berrido
- espantosa
- ridícula
- ridículo
- sueño
- tener
- hacer
English:
diabolic
- diabolical
- dreadful
- frightening
- frightful
- ghastly
- gruesome
- hairy
- hideous
- horrendous
- interminable
- shocking
- stinking
- wretched
- abominable
- atrocious
- boiling
- dire
- excruciating
- horrific
- split
- terrible
- terrific
* * *espantoso, -a adj1. [pavoroso] horrific2. [enorme] terrible;tengo un frío espantoso I'm freezing to death;teníamos un hambre espantosa we were famished o starving3. [feísimo] hideous, frightful;llevaba un vestido espantoso she was wearing a hideous o frightful dress4. [pasmoso] appalling, shocking;el servicio postal era espantoso the postal service was appalling;su capacidad para mentir es espantosa he's an appalling liar* * *adj1 horrific, appallinghace un calor espantoso it’s terribly o incredibly hot* * *espantoso, -sa adj1) : frightening, terrifying2) : frightful, dreadful* * *espantoso adj awful / dreadful -
5 horroroso
adj.horrible, frightful, fearsome, dreadful.* * *► adjetivo1 (que causa miedo) horrifying, terrifying3 familiar (malísimo) dreadful, awful4 familiar (muy grande) awful* * *(f. - horrorosa)adj.horrible, horrifying* * *ADJ1) (=aterrador) dreadful, ghastly *2) (=horrible) [ropa, peinado] hideous, horrific; [dolor] terrible; [película, libro] dreadful* * *- sa adjetivo < crimen> horrific, horrifying; <película/novela> terrible, awful; <persona/vestido> awful, ghastly, horrific (colloq)* * *= appalling, frightful, horrendous, horrifying, shocking, horrible, dreadful, hellish, grisly [grislier -comp., grisliest -sup.], horrid, yucky [yuckier -comp., yuckiest -sup.].Ex. His article, 'The skeleton in the our closet: public libraries art collections suffer appalling losses,' examines the problem of theft and mutilation of art materials in public libraries.Ex. The book, written by a man who is not a military historian as such, is concerned above all with showing the war's hideousness, its frightful human cost, its pathos and loss, and its essential failure to achieve its objectives.Ex. If we were confronted with the alternatives that Mr. Gorman described this morning, it would have been a horrendous undertaking.Ex. The article 'A horrifying problem' examines the controversial issue about whether to remove books about satanism from the library shelves.Ex. The author mentions several recent shocking revelations concerning the activities of the Japanese government and its officials.Ex. Not saving the wildlife is too horrible to contemplate, but saving it will require us to accept harsh realities and abandon romantic notions.Ex. The same author also wrote the book 'Serials deselection: a dreadful dilemma'.Ex. The movie novel is about a trio of small-town guys who come across a wrecked plane containing a bag full of what they presume to be 'dirty money' and decide to hold onto it, with predictably hellish consequences.Ex. Much of what he sees and shows his readers is grim, if not grisly.Ex. The horrid thing broke out with a screeching laugh, and pointed his brown finger at me.Ex. I saw Gina's post the other day where she said she feels 'fat and frumpish and yucky'.* * *- sa adjetivo < crimen> horrific, horrifying; <película/novela> terrible, awful; <persona/vestido> awful, ghastly, horrific (colloq)* * *= appalling, frightful, horrendous, horrifying, shocking, horrible, dreadful, hellish, grisly [grislier -comp., grisliest -sup.], horrid, yucky [yuckier -comp., yuckiest -sup.].Ex: His article, 'The skeleton in the our closet: public libraries art collections suffer appalling losses,' examines the problem of theft and mutilation of art materials in public libraries.
Ex: The book, written by a man who is not a military historian as such, is concerned above all with showing the war's hideousness, its frightful human cost, its pathos and loss, and its essential failure to achieve its objectives.Ex: If we were confronted with the alternatives that Mr. Gorman described this morning, it would have been a horrendous undertaking.Ex: The article 'A horrifying problem' examines the controversial issue about whether to remove books about satanism from the library shelves.Ex: The author mentions several recent shocking revelations concerning the activities of the Japanese government and its officials.Ex: Not saving the wildlife is too horrible to contemplate, but saving it will require us to accept harsh realities and abandon romantic notions.Ex: The same author also wrote the book 'Serials deselection: a dreadful dilemma'.Ex: The movie novel is about a trio of small-town guys who come across a wrecked plane containing a bag full of what they presume to be 'dirty money' and decide to hold onto it, with predictably hellish consequences.Ex: Much of what he sees and shows his readers is grim, if not grisly.Ex: The horrid thing broke out with a screeching laugh, and pointed his brown finger at me.Ex: I saw Gina's post the other day where she said she feels 'fat and frumpish and yucky'.* * *horroroso -sa‹crimen› horrific, horrifying; ‹película/novela› terrible, dreadful; ‹persona/vestido› awful, ghastly ( colloq), horrific ( colloq)hizo un tiempo horroroso the weather was horrendous o awful o foultengo un hambre horrorosa I'm terribly hungry, I'm absolutely starving ( colloq)* * *
horroroso
‹película/novela› terrible, awful;
‹persona/vestido› awful, horrific (colloq);◊ tengo un hambre horrorosa I'm absolutely starving (colloq)
horroroso,-a adjetivo
1 (que causa terror) horrifying, terrifying
2 fam (muy feo) hideous, ghastly
3 fam (muy desagradable) awful, dreadful
' horroroso' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
horrorosa
- traer
- horrendo
English:
appalling
- ask back
- frightful
- ghastly
- grisly
- harrowing
- hideous
- horrid
- vile
- wicked
- awful
- horrendous
- horrible
- horrific
- horrifying
* * *horroroso, -a, horrendo, -a adj1. [terrorífico] horrific, horrifying, terrifying;un accidente horroroso a horrific accidentnos hizo un tiempo horroroso we had appalling o awful weathertiene un novio horroroso she's got a hideous boyfriend;ese vestido le queda horroroso that dress looks hideous on her¡qué frío más horroroso! it's absolutely freezing!;tengo un hambre horrorosa I'm ravenous o starving;tengo unas ganas horrorosas de leerlo I'm dying to read it* * ** * *horroroso, -sa adj1) : horrifying, terrifying2) : dreadful, bad* * *horroroso adj1. (accidente, etc) horrific2. (horrible) awful / terrible -
6 monstruoso
adj.1 monstrous, horrible.2 teratic.* * *► adjetivo1 (por tamaño, crueldad) monstrous2 (por fealdad) hideous* * *ADJ1) (=terrible) monstrouses monstruoso que... — it is monstrous that...
2) (=horrible) monstrous, hideous; (=deforme) freak antes de s3) (=enorme) monstrous, huge* * *- sa adjetivoa) <crimen/comportamiento> monstrous, atrociousb) < dimensiones> monstrousc) (deforme, anormal) <ser/facciones> hideous, grotesque* * *= monstrous, a monster of a.Ex. Bogardus privately resolved that nothing would induce her to assent to this monstrous possibility.Ex. Hurricane Rita became a monster of a storm as it gathered strength over the Gulf of Mexico.* * *- sa adjetivoa) <crimen/comportamiento> monstrous, atrociousb) < dimensiones> monstrousc) (deforme, anormal) <ser/facciones> hideous, grotesque* * *= monstrous, a monster of a.Ex: Bogardus privately resolved that nothing would induce her to assent to this monstrous possibility.
Ex: Hurricane Rita became a monster of a storm as it gathered strength over the Gulf of Mexico.* * *monstruoso -sa1 ‹crimen/comportamiento› monstrous, atrocious2 ‹precios› outrageous; ‹dimensiones› monstrous3 (deforme, anormal) ‹ser/facciones› hideous, grotesque* * *
monstruoso◊ -sa adjetivo
monstruoso,-a adjetivo
1 (feo, antinatural) monstrous, grotesque, hideous: vimos una escena monstruosa, we saw a grotesque scene
2 (desmesurado, muy grande) massive, huge
' monstruoso' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
monstruosa
English:
monstrous
* * *monstruoso, -a adj1. [enorme] huge, enormous2. [deforme] terribly deformed3. [cruel] monstrous;un crimen monstruoso a monstrous crime4. [feo] hideous* * *adj2 ( escandaloso) outrageous, monstrous* * *monstruoso, -sa adj: monstrous♦ monstruosamente adv -
7 grotesco
adj.grotesque, grim, gross, grisly.* * *► adjetivo1 grotesque, ridiculous* * *ADJ (=ridículo) grotesque; (=absurdo) bizarre, absurd* * *- ca adjetivo <personaje/mueca> grotesque; < espectáculo> hideous, grotesque* * *= ludicrous, grotesque, gross [grosser -comp., grossest -sup.], risible, freaky [freakier -comp., freakiest -sup.], way out in left field, burlesque.Ex. Hernandez described the encounter as futile and ludicrous, and concluded that it tallied entirely with Lespran's expectation of it..Ex. The above examples are simple subjects; compound subjects such as 'Wiring methods in prefabricated steel-framed houses' would result in grotesque headings.Ex. Janell has always had a soft spot in her heart for animals most people might find gross.Ex. The film can be considered innovative for its frank (albeit risible) depiction of transvestism.Ex. This film is really just a series of throwaway skits that the director and scriptwriter attempt to lard with parody and freaky fantasy.Ex. From this chance observation, Kazantsev drew two conclusions: one dead on target, the other, way out in left field.Ex. By mixing two or more languages macaronic verse is a peculiar, rare and often burlesque form of poetry that sometimes borders on nonsense.----* de forma grotesca = grotesquely.* de manera grotesca = grotesquely.* * *- ca adjetivo <personaje/mueca> grotesque; < espectáculo> hideous, grotesque* * *= ludicrous, grotesque, gross [grosser -comp., grossest -sup.], risible, freaky [freakier -comp., freakiest -sup.], way out in left field, burlesque.Ex: Hernandez described the encounter as futile and ludicrous, and concluded that it tallied entirely with Lespran's expectation of it..
Ex: The above examples are simple subjects; compound subjects such as 'Wiring methods in prefabricated steel-framed houses' would result in grotesque headings.Ex: Janell has always had a soft spot in her heart for animals most people might find gross.Ex: The film can be considered innovative for its frank (albeit risible) depiction of transvestism.Ex: This film is really just a series of throwaway skits that the director and scriptwriter attempt to lard with parody and freaky fantasy.Ex: From this chance observation, Kazantsev drew two conclusions: one dead on target, the other, way out in left field.Ex: By mixing two or more languages macaronic verse is a peculiar, rare and often burlesque form of poetry that sometimes borders on nonsense.* de forma grotesca = grotesquely.* de manera grotesca = grotesquely.* * *grotesco -ca1 ‹personaje/figura/mueca› grotesque2 ‹espectáculo› hideous, grotesque* * *
grotesco◊ -ca adjetivo ‹personaje/mueca› grotesque;
‹ espectáculo› hideous, grotesque
grotesco,-a adjetivo grotesque
' grotesco' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
grotesca
English:
grotesque
* * *grotesco, -a adj[personaje] grotesque; [traje] hideous; [declaración] absurd* * *adj grotesque* * *grotesco, -ca adj: grotesque, hideous -
8 horrendo
adj.horrible, terrible, dreadful, horrifying.* * *► adjetivo1 horrible, horrifying, awful, frightful* * *ADJ1) (=aterrador) [crimen] horrific, ghastly *2) (=horrible) [ropa, zapatos] hideous, ghastly *; [película, libro] dreadful; [frío, calor] terrible, dreadful, awful* * ** * *= harrowing, frightful, horrendous, horrifying, hideous, horrible, grotesquely ugly.Ex. See Michael R. Booth, 'English Melodrama', for further details of this harrowing tale.Ex. The book, written by a man who is not a military historian as such, is concerned above all with showing the war's hideousness, its frightful human cost, its pathos and loss, and its essential failure to achieve its objectives.Ex. If we were confronted with the alternatives that Mr. Gorman described this morning, it would have been a horrendous undertaking.Ex. The article 'A horrifying problem' examines the controversial issue about whether to remove books about satanism from the library shelves.Ex. The book focuses on images where hideous atrocities -- e.g., murder, blasphemy, wanton destruction and even cannibalism -- are shown to be part of the daily life of the common people of Paris during the revolution.Ex. Not saving the wildlife is too horrible to contemplate, but saving it will require us to accept harsh realities and abandon romantic notions.Ex. In all three novels, a lovestricken swain believes that he is disporting himself with the handsome object of his affections, when actually he lies abed with the grotesquely ugly maidservant of his mistress.* * ** * *= harrowing, frightful, horrendous, horrifying, hideous, horrible, grotesquely ugly.Ex: See Michael R. Booth, 'English Melodrama', for further details of this harrowing tale.
Ex: The book, written by a man who is not a military historian as such, is concerned above all with showing the war's hideousness, its frightful human cost, its pathos and loss, and its essential failure to achieve its objectives.Ex: If we were confronted with the alternatives that Mr. Gorman described this morning, it would have been a horrendous undertaking.Ex: The article 'A horrifying problem' examines the controversial issue about whether to remove books about satanism from the library shelves.Ex: The book focuses on images where hideous atrocities -- e.g., murder, blasphemy, wanton destruction and even cannibalism -- are shown to be part of the daily life of the common people of Paris during the revolution.Ex: Not saving the wildlife is too horrible to contemplate, but saving it will require us to accept harsh realities and abandon romantic notions.Ex: In all three novels, a lovestricken swain believes that he is disporting himself with the handsome object of his affections, when actually he lies abed with the grotesquely ugly maidservant of his mistress.* * *horrendo -da* * *
horrendo◊ -da adjetivo See Also→ horroroso
' horrendo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
horrendo-a
- infierno
English:
eyewitness
- harrowing
- horrendous
- horrific
- ghastly
- hideous
- horrifying
* * ** * *adj horrendous* * *horrendo, -da adj: horrendous, horrible -
9 adefesio
m.1 fright, sight (person).2 eyesore, monstrosity (cosa).3 ugly thing, ugly object.4 outdated person, frump, scarecrow.5 ugly person.* * *1 (persona) freak2 (cosa) monstrosity* * *SM1) (=persona rara) queer bird, oddball *; (=persona fea) disaster *; (=objeto feo) monstrosity; (=ropa fea) outlandish attire, ridiculous attire2) (=disparate) piece of nonsense, absurdity* * *estar/ir hecho un adefesio — to look a sight o fright
* * *estar/ir hecho un adefesio — to look a sight o fright
* * *estar/ir hecho un adefesio to look a sight o frightun adefesio de sombrero, con cintas y plumas a hideous hat, with ribbons and feathers¿cómo han permitido construir ese adefesio ahí? how could they allow an eyesore o a monstrosity like that to be built there?¿y por ese adefesio dejó a Lola? and he left Lola for that ugly bag? ( colloq)este cuadro es un verdadero adefesio this picture is a monstrosity o is absolutely hideous* * *
adefesio sustantivo masculino ( cosa) eyesore;
( persona):
ir hecho un adefesio to look a sight o fright (colloq)
adefesio m (persona) sight, a ridiculous person
(objeto) monstrosity
' adefesio' also found in these entries:
English:
eye
* * *adefesio nmFam1. [persona] fright, sight;iba hecho un adefesio he looked a real sight2. [cosa] eyesore, monstrosity;ese sombrero es un adefesio that hat is hideous* * *m fig fam1 monstrosity, hideous thing2 persona freak fam ;estar hecho un adefesio look a sight* * *adefesio nm: eyesore, monstrosity -
10 atroz
adj.1 terrible, awful.hace un frío atroz it's terribly o awfully cold2 atrocious, horrible, inhumane, abominable.3 agonizing, excruciating.* * *1 (bárbaro) atrocious, outrageous* * *adj.* * *ADJ1) (=terrible) atrocious; (=cruel) cruel, inhuman; (=escandaloso) outrageous2) * (=enorme) huge, terrific; (=malísimo) dreadful, awful* * *adjetivo (brutal, cruel) appalling; ( uso hiperbólico) atrocious, awful* * *= dismal, atrocious, brutal, frightful, dire, abysmal, excruciating, hideous, gruesome, ferocious, god-awful, heinous.Ex. The persistence of a dismal image is a most worrying phenomenon and one which must change if progress is to be made by SLIS.Ex. The public library's selection of books for small boys is atrocious.Ex. Few, if any of us, want to be involved in murder, but the brutal act of one person killing another, the motives for doing so, the personal and social consequences, all hold our attention, as newspaper editors well know and exploit = Pocos, si existe alguien, desea verse implicado en un asesinato, pero el acto brutal de una persona asesinando a otra, los motivos para hacerlo, las consecuencias personales y sociales, todo capta nuestra atención, como bien saben y explotan los directores de periódicos.Ex. The book, written by a man who is not a military historian as such, is concerned above all with showing the war's hideousness, its frightful human cost, its pathos and loss, and its essential failure to achieve its objectives.Ex. Throughout the process of development, debate and enactment of the Digital Millennium Act in the USA, many dire forebodings were envisaged for the library profession.Ex. The communications infrastructure in Africa varies from very good to abysmal = La infraestructura de comunicaciones en †frica oscila entre muy buena y pésima.Ex. Loneliness can involve excruciating physical pain as well as harrowing mental suffering.Ex. The book focuses on images where hideous atrocities -- e.g., murder, blasphemy, wanton destruction and even cannibalism -- are shown to be part of the daily life of the common people of Paris during the revolution.Ex. We hear horrendous tales of shootings in schools and colleges and gruesome murder of parents.Ex. One by one, he wiped the floor with opponents who had spoken in the debate -- with a ferocious blend of rant, rhetoric and rumbustious counterattack.Ex. The director and deputies deserve the most recognition because they actually had to give up time with their families for the god-awful places we sent them.Ex. There are several different ways to make a stink bomb, all of which involving the use of chemicals which react in a way to create a particularly heinous odor.* * *adjetivo (brutal, cruel) appalling; ( uso hiperbólico) atrocious, awful* * *= dismal, atrocious, brutal, frightful, dire, abysmal, excruciating, hideous, gruesome, ferocious, god-awful, heinous.Ex: The persistence of a dismal image is a most worrying phenomenon and one which must change if progress is to be made by SLIS.
Ex: The public library's selection of books for small boys is atrocious.Ex: Few, if any of us, want to be involved in murder, but the brutal act of one person killing another, the motives for doing so, the personal and social consequences, all hold our attention, as newspaper editors well know and exploit = Pocos, si existe alguien, desea verse implicado en un asesinato, pero el acto brutal de una persona asesinando a otra, los motivos para hacerlo, las consecuencias personales y sociales, todo capta nuestra atención, como bien saben y explotan los directores de periódicos.Ex: The book, written by a man who is not a military historian as such, is concerned above all with showing the war's hideousness, its frightful human cost, its pathos and loss, and its essential failure to achieve its objectives.Ex: Throughout the process of development, debate and enactment of the Digital Millennium Act in the USA, many dire forebodings were envisaged for the library profession.Ex: The communications infrastructure in Africa varies from very good to abysmal = La infraestructura de comunicaciones en frica oscila entre muy buena y pésima.Ex: Loneliness can involve excruciating physical pain as well as harrowing mental suffering.Ex: The book focuses on images where hideous atrocities -- e.g., murder, blasphemy, wanton destruction and even cannibalism -- are shown to be part of the daily life of the common people of Paris during the revolution.Ex: We hear horrendous tales of shootings in schools and colleges and gruesome murder of parents.Ex: One by one, he wiped the floor with opponents who had spoken in the debate -- with a ferocious blend of rant, rhetoric and rumbustious counterattack.Ex: The director and deputies deserve the most recognition because they actually had to give up time with their families for the god-awful places we sent them.Ex: There are several different ways to make a stink bomb, all of which involving the use of chemicals which react in a way to create a particularly heinous odor.* * *1 (brutal, cruel) appalling, terrible2 (uso hiperbólico) atrocious, awful, dreadful ( BrE)tengo un dolor de cabeza atroz I have an atrocious o an awful headache* * *
atroz adjetivo
atrocious
atroz adjetivo
1 (pésimo, insoportable) atrocious
2 fam (enorme) enormous, tremendous
' atroz' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
insensibilidad
- barbaridad
- muerte
English:
agonizing
- appalling
- atrocious
- dreadful
- excruciating
- heinous
- hell
- hideous
- raging
- unspeakable
- vicious
- crippling
- dire
- terrible
* * *atroz adj1. [cruel] [crimen, tortura] horrific, barbarices de una fealdad atroz he's terribly o incredibly ugly3. [muy malo] atrocious, awful* * *adj1 appalling, atrocious2:un éxito atroz a smash hit* * *♦ atrozamente adv* * *atroz adj1. (cruel) atrocious / appalling2. (enorme) terriblehace un frío atroz it's terribly cold / it's freezing -
11 infernal
adj.infernal (also figurative).* * *► adjetivo1 (del infierno) infernal* * *ADJ infernal, hellish* * ** * *= hellish, scorching.Ex. The movie novel is about a trio of small-town guys who come across a wrecked plane containing a bag full of what they presume to be 'dirty money' and decide to hold onto it, with predictably hellish consequences.Ex. It is widely known that black robes help the Bedouins to keep cool in the scorching heat of the desert.----* calor infernal = blistering heat.* * ** * *= hellish, scorching.Ex: The movie novel is about a trio of small-town guys who come across a wrecked plane containing a bag full of what they presume to be 'dirty money' and decide to hold onto it, with predictably hellish consequences.
Ex: It is widely known that black robes help the Bedouins to keep cool in the scorching heat of the desert.* calor infernal = blistering heat.* * *‹ruido› infernal, hideous; ‹música› diabolicalhacía un calor infernal it was baking o unbearably o hellishly hot ( colloq)tengo un dolor de muelas infernal I have terrible o unbearable toothache* * *
infernal adjetivo ‹ ruido› infernal, hideous;
‹ música› diabolical;◊ hacía un calor infernal it was baking hot (colloq)
infernal adjetivo infernal, hideous: tengo un dolor de cabeza infernal, I've got a dreadful headache
' infernal' also found in these entries:
English:
hellish
* * *infernal adj1. [del infierno] infernal2. [ruido, tiempo] abominable;hizo un calor infernal it was infernally hot* * *adj* * *infernal adj: infernal, hellish -
12 aterrador
adj.terrifying, frightful, frightening, awesome.* * *► adjetivo1 terrifying, frightful* * *(f. - aterradora)adj.frightening, terrifying* * *ADJ terrifying* * *- dora adjetivo terrifying* * *= frightening, terrifying, terrorising [terrorizing, -USA], frightful, fear-inducing, hideous, hair-raising, groundshaking, creepy [creepier -comp., creepiest -sup.].Ex. No echo of so frightening a concept, 'class', ever lingers within the hushed precincts of our libraries.Ex. To the general public 'the female librarian is still angular, elderly, acidulous and terrifying', to use Geoffrey Langley's words, 'and a male librarian is impossible under any hypothesis'.Ex. He perceived that his life threatened to be an interminable succession of these mortifying interviews unless he could discover a way or ways to deal with her surly and terrorizing ferocity.Ex. The book, written by a man who is not a military historian as such, is concerned above all with showing the war's hideousness, its frightful human cost, its pathos and loss, and its essential failure to achieve its objectives.Ex. The author suggests that the ability to enjoy fear-inducing media increases with age.Ex. The book focuses on images where hideous atrocities -- e.g., murder, blasphemy, wanton destruction and even cannibalism -- are shown to be part of the daily life of the common people of Paris during the revolution.Ex. This ' hair-raising' experience will allow students to have a better understanding of what energy is and why it's so important.Ex. The author gives an insider's perspective on what it feels like to be an Arab since the groundshaking events of 1967 when Arab hopes were unexpectedly shattered by the outcome of the Arab Israeli war.Ex. For me, it's like those really creepy films I used to like watching when I was a kid.* * *- dora adjetivo terrifying* * *= frightening, terrifying, terrorising [terrorizing, -USA], frightful, fear-inducing, hideous, hair-raising, groundshaking, creepy [creepier -comp., creepiest -sup.].Ex: No echo of so frightening a concept, 'class', ever lingers within the hushed precincts of our libraries.
Ex: To the general public 'the female librarian is still angular, elderly, acidulous and terrifying', to use Geoffrey Langley's words, 'and a male librarian is impossible under any hypothesis'.Ex: He perceived that his life threatened to be an interminable succession of these mortifying interviews unless he could discover a way or ways to deal with her surly and terrorizing ferocity.Ex: The book, written by a man who is not a military historian as such, is concerned above all with showing the war's hideousness, its frightful human cost, its pathos and loss, and its essential failure to achieve its objectives.Ex: The author suggests that the ability to enjoy fear-inducing media increases with age.Ex: The book focuses on images where hideous atrocities -- e.g., murder, blasphemy, wanton destruction and even cannibalism -- are shown to be part of the daily life of the common people of Paris during the revolution.Ex: This ' hair-raising' experience will allow students to have a better understanding of what energy is and why it's so important.Ex: The author gives an insider's perspective on what it feels like to be an Arab since the groundshaking events of 1967 when Arab hopes were unexpectedly shattered by the outcome of the Arab Israeli war.Ex: For me, it's like those really creepy films I used to like watching when I was a kid.* * *terrifying* * *
aterrador◊ - dora adjetivo
terrifying
aterrador,-ora adjetivo terrifying
' aterrador' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aterradora
English:
chilling
- frightful
- terrifying
- terrifyingly
- blood
- fearful
- fearsome
- frightening
* * *aterrador, -ora adjterrifying* * *adj frightening, terrifying* * *: terrifying* * *aterrador adj terrifying -
13 espantar
v.1 to frighten or scare away.espanta a las moscas con el rabo it keeps the flies off with its tailEl monstruo espanta a los chicos The monster frightens the kids.2 to frighten, to scare.3 to appall, to shock.4 to chase away, to shoo off, to shoo out, to beat.El granjero espantó a los cuervos The farmer chased away the crows.5 to be frightening, to be scary, to be frightful, to inspire fear.Esa vieja casa espanta That old house is frightening.* * *1 (asustar) to frighten, scare, scare off2 (ahuyentar) to frighten away1 (asustarse) to be frightened, be scared2 (asombrarse) to be amazed, be astonished* * *1. VT1) (=asustar) [gen] to frighten, scare; [haciendo huir] to frighten off o away, scare off o awayel ruido espantó a las reses — the noise frightened o scared the cattle
espantó a los perros con una escoba — she frightened the dogs off o away with a broom
con ese genio espanta a todas las chicas — with that temper of his he frightens o scares all the girls (off o away)
2) (=horrorizar) to horrify, appalle espantaba la idea de tener que ir solo — he was horrified o appalled at the thought of having to go on his own
2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) ( ahuyentar) <peces/pájaros> to frighten awayc) ( apartar de si)2) (fam) ( uso hiperbólico) to horrify, appall*2.le espanta la idea de vivir allí — the idea of living there appalls o horrifies him
espantar via) (fam) ( asustar)b) (Bol, Col, Ven fam) fantasma3.espantarse v pron1) pájaro/peces to get frightened away; caballo to take fright, be startled2) (fam) ( uso hiberbólico) to be horrified o appalled* * *= chase away, scare away, drive away, spook.Ex. Any recommendations on how to chase away the Monday blues?.Ex. Falling state support for higher education has a number of onerous effects: increased tuition fees, more student debt, and a greater likelihood of scaring away low-income students.Ex. Moreover, the shady image of video libraries drove away discerning customers.Ex. The noise spooked the animals, and many stampeded over a cliff to their deaths.----* espantarse = shy.* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) ( ahuyentar) <peces/pájaros> to frighten awayc) ( apartar de si)2) (fam) ( uso hiperbólico) to horrify, appall*2.le espanta la idea de vivir allí — the idea of living there appalls o horrifies him
espantar via) (fam) ( asustar)b) (Bol, Col, Ven fam) fantasma3.espantarse v pron1) pájaro/peces to get frightened away; caballo to take fright, be startled2) (fam) ( uso hiberbólico) to be horrified o appalled* * *= chase away, scare away, drive away, spook.Ex: Any recommendations on how to chase away the Monday blues?.
Ex: Falling state support for higher education has a number of onerous effects: increased tuition fees, more student debt, and a greater likelihood of scaring away low-income students.Ex: Moreover, the shady image of video libraries drove away discerning customers.Ex: The noise spooked the animals, and many stampeded over a cliff to their deaths.* espantarse = shy.* * *espantar [A1 ]vtA1 (ahuyentar) ‹peces/pájaros› to frighten awaycon ese peinado lo vas a espantar al pobre ( fam); with that hairstyle you'll frighten o scare the poor guy off ( colloq)3 (apartar de sí) ‹sueño/pena/miedo›se tomó un café para espantar el sueño she had a coffee to stop herself from falling asleep o to keep herself awakecantando se espantan las penas by singing you drive your troubles away o keep your troubles at bayespanta de ti esos malos pensamientos drive those evil thoughts out of your mind, rid yourself of those evil thoughts ( liter)le era imposible espantar el miedo que sentía he could not drive away o shake off his feeling of fearB ( fam) (uso hiperbólico) to horrify, appall*le espanta la idea de vivir allí the idea of living there appalls o horrifies him■ espantarvi1 ( fam)2A1 «pájaro/peces» to get frightened away2 «caballo» to take fright, be startled, spook ( AmE)B ( fam) (uso hiberbólico) to be horrified o appalledse va a espantar cuando lo sepa she'll be horrified o appalled when she finds out* * *
espantar ( conjugate espantar) verbo transitivo
1
2 (fam) ( horrorizar) to horrify, appall( conjugate appall)
verbo intransitivoa) (fam) ( asustar):◊ es tan feo que espanta he's absolutely hideous (colloq)b) (Bol, Col, Ven fam) [ fantasma]:
espantarse verbo pronominal [pájaro/peces] to get frightened away;
[ caballo] to take fright, be startled
espantar verbo transitivo
1 (ahuyentar) to shoo o scare away: espantó a los atacantes con un tiro al aire, he scared away his attackers by firing a shot into the air
2 (causar espanto) to scare, frighten
' espantar' also found in these entries:
English:
scare
- frighten
* * *♦ vt1. [ahuyentar] to frighten o scare away;espanta a las moscas con el rabo it keeps the flies off with its tail;RDom Famespantar la mula to split2. [asustar] to frighten, to scare;Famel loco de mi hermano me espanta a todos los novios my crazy brother frightens off o scares away all my boyfriends3. [pasmar] to appal, to shock;sus costumbres espantarían a cualquier occidental their customs would appal any Westernerno conseguía espantar el fantasma de los celos she couldn't rid herself of the jealousy she felt♦ vi1. [asustar] to be frightening;esa casa espanta sólo de verla that house is frightening just to look at* * *v/t1 ( asustar) frighten, scare2 ( ahuyentar) frighten away, shoo away3 fam ( horrorizar) horrify, appall* * *espantar vtasustar: to scare, to frighten* * *espantar vb1. (ahuyentar) to scare away / to frighten away¡espanta las moscas! shoo the flies away!2. (causar miedo) to scare / to frightenle espanta la oscuridad he's afraid of the dark / he's scared of the dark -
14 espanto
m.1 fright (miedo).le tiene espanto a las arañas he's frightened of spiders2 horror, great fear, dread, terror.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: espantar.* * *1 (miedo) fright, dread, terror2 (asombro) astonishment, amazement\■ nos llovió de espanto the rain was dreadful, it was pouring down¡qué espanto! how awful!* * *noun m.fright, fear* * *SM1) (=susto) frightcurado 1., 3)2) (=amenaza) threat, menace3) LAm (=fantasma) ghost4) * [para exagerar]¡qué espanto! — how awful!
es un coche de espanto — it's a fabulous o tremendous car *
* * *1)a) ( miedo) fright, horrorb) ( uso hiperbólico)la noticia nos llenó de espanto — we were horrified o appalled at the news
qué espanto de mujer! — (fam) what a dreadful o frightful woman! (colloq)
hace un frío de espanto — (fam) it's freezing o terribly cold (colloq)
estar curado de espanto — (fam)
ya está curada de espanto — she's seen/heard it all before
2) (Bol, Col, Ven fam) ( espíritu) ghost, spook (colloq)* * *= terror.Ex. The idea was exquisite but full of terror.* * *1)a) ( miedo) fright, horrorb) ( uso hiperbólico)la noticia nos llenó de espanto — we were horrified o appalled at the news
qué espanto de mujer! — (fam) what a dreadful o frightful woman! (colloq)
hace un frío de espanto — (fam) it's freezing o terribly cold (colloq)
estar curado de espanto — (fam)
ya está curada de espanto — she's seen/heard it all before
2) (Bol, Col, Ven fam) ( espíritu) ghost, spook (colloq)* * *= terror.Ex: The idea was exquisite but full of terror.
* * *A1 (miedo) fright, horrortraía una expresión de espanto en el rostro he had a look of horror/fright on his face2(uso hiperbólico): la noticia nos llenó de espanto we were horrified o appalled at the newses un espanto ver cómo tratan a esos niños it's terrible o awful to see the way they treat those children¡qué espanto! how awful!, that's ( o that must have been etc) terrible!todos sus cuadros son un espanto ( fam); all his paintings are hideous o horrendous o ghastly ( colloq)a mí no me parece tan malo, será que ya estoy curada de espanto it doesn't seem so bad to me, I've seen plenty worse* * *
Del verbo espantar: ( conjugate espantar)
espanto es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
espantó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
espantar
espanto
espantar ( conjugate espantar) verbo transitivo
1
2 (fam) ( horrorizar) to horrify, appall( conjugate appall)
verbo intransitivoa) (fam) ( asustar):◊ es tan feo que espanta he's absolutely hideous (colloq)b) (Bol, Col, Ven fam) [ fantasma]:
espantarse verbo pronominal [pájaro/peces] to get frightened away;
[ caballo] to take fright, be startled
espanto sustantivo masculino
1
b) ( uso hiperbólico):◊ la noticia nos llenó de espanto we were horrified o appalled at the news;
hace un frío de espanto (fam) it's freezing o terribly cold (colloq);
ya está curada de espanto (fam) she's seen/heard it all before
2 (Bol, Col, Ven fam) ( espíritu) ghost, spook (colloq)
espantar verbo transitivo
1 (ahuyentar) to shoo o scare away: espantó a los atacantes con un tiro al aire, he scared away his attackers by firing a shot into the air
2 (causar espanto) to scare, frighten
espanto sustantivo masculino
1 (terror) panic, fright: siento espanto cuando me mira, he makes me shudder when he looks at me
2 (impresión fuerte) shock: ver toda esa sangre fue un espanto, it was shocking to see all that blood
3 fam (terrible) dreadful, awful: la obra de teatro era un espanto, the play was awful
♦ Locuciones: familiar de espanto, dreadful, shocking
estar curado,-a de espanto, to be inured to something: a mí no me impresiona, estoy curada de espanto, it doesn't impress me, I've seen it all before
' espanto' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
espantar
- execrable
English:
flail
- horrify
* * *espanto nm1. [miedo] fright;le tiene espanto a las arañas he's frightened o scared of spiders¡qué espanto! how terrible!;hacía un calor de espanto the heat was appallingtiene un novio que es un espanto she's got a boyfriend who's a real fright;¡qué espanto de traje! what a hideous o frightful suit!4. Am [fantasma] ghost* * *m1 ( susto) fright2 L.Am. ( fantasma) ghost3:nos llenó de espanto desagrado we were horrified;¡qué espanto! how awful!;de espanto terrible;estar curado de espanto(s) fam have seen it all before* * *espanto nm: fright, fear, horror* * * -
15 matador
adj.backbreaking.m.bullfighter, matador.* * *► adjetivo1 familiar (agotador) exhausting, killing2 familiar (de mal gusto) dreadful, appalling1 matador, bullfighter————————1 matador, bullfighter* * *matador, -a1. ADJ1) (=que mata) killing2) * (=horrible) horrible; (=ridículo) ridiculous; (=absurdo) absurd2. SM / F1) (=asesino) killer2) (Taur) matador, bullfighter* * *I1 - dora adjetivo (fam)a) <trabajo/espera> killing (colloq)b) <vestido/corbata> ( horrible) (Esp) horrible, hideousIIcon esa falda estás matadora — ( guapísima) you look great in that skirt; ( horrible) (Esp) you look terrible in that skirt
masculino matador* * *I1 - dora adjetivo (fam)a) <trabajo/espera> killing (colloq)b) <vestido/corbata> ( horrible) (Esp) horrible, hideousIIcon esa falda estás matadora — ( guapísima) you look great in that skirt; ( horrible) (Esp) you look terrible in that skirt
masculino matador* * *( fam)1 ‹trabajo/espera›estas clases de gimnasia son matadoras these gym classes are murder o killing ( colloq)es una carrera matadora it's a really tough race2 ‹vestido/corbata› horrible, hideousesa blusa le queda matadora that blouse looks horrible o hideous on hercon ese sombrero está matadora she looks terrible o a real sight in that hat ( colloq)matador* * *
matador sustantivo masculino
matador
matador sustantivo masculino matador, bullfighter
' matador' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
diestra
- diestro
- novillera
- novillero
- torero
* * *matador, -ora♦ adjFam1. [cansado] exhausting;esta tarea es matadora this job is a killer;aguantar a su madre es matador it's murder putting up with his mother2. [feo, de mal gusto] awful, horrendous;esos zapatos te quedan matadores those shoes look awful on you♦ nmTaurom matador* * *I adj killing atrII m TAUR matador* * *matador nmtorero: matador, bullfighter -
16 aborrecible
adj.1 abhorrent, loathsome.2 detestable, hateful, abominable, loathsome.* * *► adjetivo1 hateful, detestable, loathsome* * *ADJ loathsome, detestable* * ** * *= detestable, heinous.Ex. He then made the comment that our soldiers are fighting ' detestable murderers and scumbags'.Ex. There are several different ways to make a stink bomb, all of which involving the use of chemicals which react in a way to create a particularly heinous odor.* * ** * *= detestable, heinous.Ex: He then made the comment that our soldiers are fighting ' detestable murderers and scumbags'.
Ex: There are several different ways to make a stink bomb, all of which involving the use of chemicals which react in a way to create a particularly heinous odor.* * *‹persona› loathsome, detestable; ‹objeto› hideous* * *
aborrecible adjetivo
loathsome, detestable
' aborrecible' also found in these entries:
English:
abhorrent
* * *aborrecible adjabhorrent, loathsome* * *adj detestable* * *aborrecible adjabominable, odioso: abominable, detestable -
17 antropofagia
f.anthropophagy, cannibalism.* * *1 cannibalism* * *SF cannibalism* * *femenino cannibalism* * *= cannibalism.Ex. The book focuses on images where hideous atrocities -- e.g., murder, blasphemy, wanton destruction and even cannibalism -- are shown to be part of the daily life of the common people of Paris during the revolution.* * *femenino cannibalism* * *= cannibalism.Ex: The book focuses on images where hideous atrocities -- e.g., murder, blasphemy, wanton destruction and even cannibalism -- are shown to be part of the daily life of the common people of Paris during the revolution.
* * *cannibalism, anthropophagy* * *antropofagia nfcannibalism, anthropophagy* * *f cannibalism* * *antropofagia nfcanibalismo: cannibalism -
18 aparato
m.1 machine.aparato de diálisis kidney machineaparatos gimnásticos apparatus (en competición, escuela)aparato de radio radioaparato de televisión television setaparato de vídeo video (cassette) recorder2 plane.3 aid (medicine) (prótesis).4 system (anatomy).aparato circulatorio circulatory systemaparato digestivo digestive systemaparato reproductor reproductive systemaparato respiratorio respiratory systemaparato urinario urinary tractAparato respiratorio Respiratory system.5 machinery (politics).6 pomp, ostentation.7 appliance, gadget, mechanism, unit.8 brace.9 theatricality, exaggeration.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: aparatar.* * *1 (mecanismo) (piece of) apparatus, set; (eléctrico) appliance2 (dispositivo) device; (instrumento) instrument3 (teléfono) telephone4 (avión) plane5 (exageración) exaggeration6 (ostentación) pomp, display, show7 (tormenta) flashes of lightning plural\aparato auditivo hearing aidaparato de radio radio setaparato de televisión television setaparato digestivo ANATOMÍA digestive systemaparato ortopédico orthopedic aidel aparato del estado the State apparatus* * *noun m.1) machine2) apparatus3) appliance, set4) system* * *SM1) (Téc) machineuno de esos aparatos para hacer café — one of those coffee machines o coffee-making things *
aparato fotográfico — photographic instrument, camera
aparatos de mando — (Aer) controls
aparatos periféricos — (Inform) peripherals
2) (Elec) (=electrodoméstico) appliance; (=televisor, radio) set3) (Telec) phone, telephone•
al aparato, -¿puedo hablar con Pilar Ruiz? -al aparato — "can I speak to Pilar Ruiz?" - "speaking"¡Gerardo, al aparato! — Gerardo, telephone!
colgar el aparato — to put down the phone, hang up
4) (Med)aparato dental, aparato de ortodoncia — brace, braces pl (EEUU)
aparato ortopédico — surgical appliance, orthopaedic aid, orthopedic aid (US)
5) (Gimnasia) (=máquina) exercise machine, fitness machine; (=anillas, barras) piece of apparatus6) (Aer) aircraft, airplane (EEUU)7) (=formalismo, artificio)todo el aparato con el que viaja un rey — all the pomp and ceremony which accompanies a king when he travels
el festival llevaba un gran aparato de protocolo — the festival was accompanied by a great show of protocol
8) (Pol) (=estructura) [de base] machine; [de control] machineryel aparato del partido — the party machine, the party apparatus
aparato estatal — state system, government machinery
9) (Meteo)10) (=indicios) signs pl, symptoms pl ; (Med) symptoms pl ; (Psic) syndrome11) (Literat)12) ** (=pene) equipment *; (=vagina) pussy **** * *1)a) ( máquina)b) ( de televisión) set; ( de radio) receiver2) ( para gimnasia) piece of apparatuslos aparatos — the apparatus, the equipment
3)a) ( audífono) tbb) (Odont) tb4) ( teléfono) telephone5) (frml) ( avión) aircraft6) (estructura, sistema) machine7) ( ceremonia) pomp8) (fam & euf) ( pene) weenie (AmE colloq), willy (BrE colloq); ( genitales masculinos) equipment (euph)•* * *= apparatus, device, machine, whatchamacallit, gadget, widget, rig, appliance, unit, contraption.Ex. The abstracts of research papers will typically represent the methodology employed, in particular, apparatus, equipment, tools, materials.Ex. The extent of application of the synthetic devices will vary from one library to another.Ex. Synonyms, related terms and other variants must now be collected, either by human selection, or with the aid of the machine.Ex. In his book's section ' Watchamacallit' he forecasts that communication between user and machine will be through voice for entering text and a pen-like device for pointing.Ex. The article is entitled 'Exhibits in the American Pavilion at the 1958 Brussels World's Fair: women's clothing, men's gadgets, hot dogs and haute couture'.Ex. The term widget is taken from the 1963 movie, 'The Wheeler-Dealers'.Ex. An adjustable seating rig was used to create the three-dimensional shape of a static lounge chair.Ex. People want information available through the appliances they use in the mainstream of their daily lives.Ex. Data-capture units are light pens, and such units can be made available at various locations in the library for public consultation.Ex. If you are in cahoots with the circle of power, you get your projects approved in no time, and in some cases, you can build the most hideous and unsightly contraption.----* aparato burocrático = bureaucratic apparatus.* aparato de aire acondicionado = air conditioner.* aparato de grabación = recorder.* aparato de informática del tamaño de la palma de la mano = palm computing device.* aparato de lectura = reading machine.* aparato del partido = party machinery.* aparato de medición = meter.* aparato de radio = radio set.* aparato de televisión = television set, TV set.* aparato de vídeo = videocassette recorder (VCR), home video recorder, video recorder.* aparato digestivo = gastrointestinal tract, digestive tract.* aparato eléctrico = electrical apparatus, power appliance.* aparato electrónico = electronic device.* aparato motorizado = motorised device.* aparato óptico = optical device.* aparato para el uso de la información = information appliance.* aparato para usar Internet = Internet appliance.* aparato político = machine politics.* aparato propagandista = propaganda machine.* aparatos = gadgetry, mechanical equipment.* aparatos de vídeo = video equipment.* aparatos eléctricos = electrical equipment, electrical appliances, appliances, household appliances.* aparatos eléctricos del hogar = home appliances, domestic appliances, home appliances.* aparatos electrónicos = electronic(s) appliances.* aparato urinario = urinary tract.* zona con aparatos electrónicos = equipment area.* * *1)a) ( máquina)b) ( de televisión) set; ( de radio) receiver2) ( para gimnasia) piece of apparatuslos aparatos — the apparatus, the equipment
3)a) ( audífono) tbb) (Odont) tb4) ( teléfono) telephone5) (frml) ( avión) aircraft6) (estructura, sistema) machine7) ( ceremonia) pomp8) (fam & euf) ( pene) weenie (AmE colloq), willy (BrE colloq); ( genitales masculinos) equipment (euph)•* * *= apparatus, device, machine, whatchamacallit, gadget, widget, rig, appliance, unit, contraption.Ex: The abstracts of research papers will typically represent the methodology employed, in particular, apparatus, equipment, tools, materials.
Ex: The extent of application of the synthetic devices will vary from one library to another.Ex: Synonyms, related terms and other variants must now be collected, either by human selection, or with the aid of the machine.Ex: In his book's section ' Watchamacallit' he forecasts that communication between user and machine will be through voice for entering text and a pen-like device for pointing.Ex: The article is entitled 'Exhibits in the American Pavilion at the 1958 Brussels World's Fair: women's clothing, men's gadgets, hot dogs and haute couture'.Ex: The term widget is taken from the 1963 movie, 'The Wheeler-Dealers'.Ex: An adjustable seating rig was used to create the three-dimensional shape of a static lounge chair.Ex: People want information available through the appliances they use in the mainstream of their daily lives.Ex: Data-capture units are light pens, and such units can be made available at various locations in the library for public consultation.Ex: If you are in cahoots with the circle of power, you get your projects approved in no time, and in some cases, you can build the most hideous and unsightly contraption.* aparato burocrático = bureaucratic apparatus.* aparato de aire acondicionado = air conditioner.* aparato de grabación = recorder.* aparato de informática del tamaño de la palma de la mano = palm computing device.* aparato de lectura = reading machine.* aparato del partido = party machinery.* aparato de medición = meter.* aparato de radio = radio set.* aparato de televisión = television set, TV set.* aparato de vídeo = videocassette recorder (VCR), home video recorder, video recorder.* aparato digestivo = gastrointestinal tract, digestive tract.* aparato eléctrico = electrical apparatus, power appliance.* aparato electrónico = electronic device.* aparato motorizado = motorised device.* aparato óptico = optical device.* aparato para el uso de la información = information appliance.* aparato para usar Internet = Internet appliance.* aparato político = machine politics.* aparato propagandista = propaganda machine.* aparatos = gadgetry, mechanical equipment.* aparatos de vídeo = video equipment.* aparatos eléctricos = electrical equipment, electrical appliances, appliances, household appliances.* aparatos eléctricos del hogar = home appliances, domestic appliances, home appliances.* aparatos electrónicos = electronic(s) appliances.* aparato urinario = urinary tract.* zona con aparatos electrónicos = equipment area.* * *A1(máquina): tiene la cocina llena de aparatos eléctricos the kitchen is full of electrical appliancesese tipo de análisis requiere aparatos especiales that type of test requires special equipmentuno de esos aparatos para hacer zumo one of those juicer machinesel aparato para tomarte la tensión the apparatus for taking your blood pressure2 (de televisión) set, receiver; (de radio) receiverB (para gimnasia) piece of apparatuslos aparatos the apparatus, the equipmentCompuesto:rowing machineC1 (audífono) tbaparato auditivo hearing aid2 ( Odont) tbD (teléfono) telephoneponerse al aparato to come to the phone¡al aparato! speaking!F (estructura, sistema) machineel aparato del partido the party machineel aparato represivo montado por la dictadura the machinery of repression set up under the dictatorshipG1 (ceremonia) pompfue recibido con mucho aparato he was received with great pomp (and ceremony)todo el aparato que acompañó a la boda del príncipe all the pageantry which accompanied the prince's weddingH ( fam euf) (pene) thing ( colloq), weenie ( AmE colloq), willy ( BrE colloq); (genitales masculinos) equipment ( euph)Compuestos:circulatory systemcritical apparatusdigestive systemthunder and lightninguna fuerte tormenta acompañada de gran aparato eléctrico a heavy thunderstormsurgical appliancerespiratory system* * *
aparato sustantivo masculino
1a) ( máquina):
aparatos eléctricos electrical appliances
( de radio) receiver
aparato auditivo hearing aidd) (Odont) tb
2 ( para gimnasia) piece of apparatus;
3 (frml) ( avión) aircraft
4 (estructura, sistema) machine;
aparato circulatorio/digestivo/respiratorio circulatory/digestive/respiratory system
aparato sustantivo masculino
1 (piece of) apparatus
(dispositivo) device
(instrumento) instrument
aparato de radio/televisión, radio/television set
2 Med system
aparato reproductor, reproductive system
3 (lujo, pompa) display, pomp
4 fam (teléfono) phone: ponte al aparato, come to the phone
5 (corrector de los dientes) braces
6 (señal que acompaña a un suceso) fue una tormenta con mucho aparato eléctrico, it was a storm with lots of thunder and lightning
7 (grupo que decide en una organización, Estado, etc) machine
' aparato' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
bloquear
- cable
- chisme
- deshecha
- deshecho
- escacharrarse
- escénica
- escénico
- esfera
- extensor
- extensora
- frigoría
- ingenio
- joder
- lector
- lectora
- palanca
- probar
- programar
- radio
- registrador
- registradora
- sensibilidad
- sensible
- simulador
- simuladora
- soldador
- soldadora
- trastorno
- vídeo
- ala
- arreglar
- artilugio
- asador
- aspirar
- bip
- cacharro
- cámara
- carcacha
- carcasa
- cocina
- compact disc
- cuatrapearse
- dañar
- descomponer
- descompuesto
- desconectar
- digestivo
- digital
- dispositivo
English:
apparatus
- balance
- brace
- built-in
- damage
- detector
- device
- disconnect
- domestic
- fax
- foolproof
- hire
- life-support
- machine
- machinery
- mechanics
- misuse
- perform
- radio set
- scrambler
- set
- setting
- television (set)
- time-saving
- toilet
- transmitter
- try
- useful
- video
- walkie-talkie
- watch
- wire
- appliance
- calipers
- gadget
- system
- two
- widget
* * *aparato nm1. [máquina] machine;[electrodoméstico] appliance;compró un aparato para medir el viento she bought a device to measure the wind speedaparato de diálisis dialysis machine;aparatos eléctricos electrical appliances;aparatos electrónicos electronic devices;aparatos de laboratorio laboratory apparatus;aparato de radio radio;aparato de televisión television set;aparato de vídeo video recorder2. [teléfono]¿quién está al aparato? who's speaking?;¡al aparato! speaking!3. [avión] plane4. [prótesis] aid;[para dientes] braces, Br brace aparato para sordos hearing aid5. [en gimnasia] [en competición, escuela] piece of apparatus;[en gimnasio privado] exercise machine aparatos gimnásticos [en competición, escuela] apparatus;aparato de remo rowing machineaparato digestivo digestive system;aparato excretor excretory system;aparato genital genitalia, genitals;aparato locomotor locomotor system;aparato olfativo olfactory system;aparato reproductor reproductive system;aparato respiratorio respiratory system;aparato urinario urinary tract;aparato visual visual systemel aparato del partido [altos mandos] the party leadership;[organización] the party machinery;el aparato represivo the machinery of repression8. [ostentación] pomp, ostentation;una boda con gran aparato a wedding with a lot of pomp and ceremonyuna tormenta con impresionante aparato eléctrico a storm with an impressive display of thunder and lightning* * *m1 piece of equipment; doméstico appliance;al aparato TELEC speaking2 BIO, ANAT system* * *aparato nm1) : machine, appliance, apparatusaparato auditivo: hearing aidaparato de televisión: television set2) : systemaparato digestivo: digestive system3) : display, ostentationsin aparato: without ceremony4) aparatos nmpl: braces (for the teeth)* * *aparato n1. (mecanismo) device / thing2. (doméstico) appliance3. (televisión, radio) set4. (conjunto de órganos) system5. (de gimnasio) a piece of apparatus6. (para los dientes) brace -
19 armatoste
m.1 unwieldy object (mueble, objeto).2 useless object, contraption, hulk, banger.* * *2 (persona) useless great oaf* * *SM1) (=objeto) monstrosity; (Mec) contraption; (Aut) old crock *, jalopy *, old banger *2) (=persona) bungling great fool ** * *masculino (fam) huge great thing (colloq)* * *= contraption.Ex. If you are in cahoots with the circle of power, you get your projects approved in no time, and in some cases, you can build the most hideous and unsightly contraption.* * *masculino (fam) huge great thing (colloq)* * *= contraption.Ex: If you are in cahoots with the circle of power, you get your projects approved in no time, and in some cases, you can build the most hideous and unsightly contraption.
* * *( fam)huge o hulking great thing ( colloq)* * *
armatoste sustantivo masculino (fam) huge great thing (colloq)
armatoste m (objeto grande) monstrosity
' armatoste' also found in these entries:
English:
hulk
* * *armatoste nm1. [mueble, objeto] unwieldy object2. [máquina] contraption* * *m famhuge thing* * * -
20 artefacto
m.1 device.artefacto explosivo explosive device2 appliance, mechanism, gimmick, artifact.* * *1 device, appliance (explosivo) explosive device2 (en arqueología) artefact* * *SM1) (Téc) device, applianceartefacto explosivo — bomb, explosive device
artefacto infernal — bomb, explosive device
artefactos de alumbrado — light fittings, light fixtures
artefactos del baño — Arg, Uru bathroom fixtures
2) (Arqueología) artefact, artifact (EEUU)3) (Aut) * old crock, jalopy *, old banger ** * ** * *= artefact [artifact], artifact [artefact], whatchamacallit, gizmo [gismo], contraption.Ex. An artefact is any object made or modified by man.Ex. There is also a review by Ken Bierman of the future of the catalog insofar as it is a physical artifact.Ex. In his book's section ' Watchamacallit' he forecasts that communication between user and machine will be through voice for entering text and a pen-like device for pointing.Ex. Within, you will find a pleathora of gadgets and gizmos, ranging from the ridiculous to the sublime.Ex. If you are in cahoots with the circle of power, you get your projects approved in no time, and in some cases, you can build the most hideous and unsightly contraption.----* artefacto explosivo = explosive device.* fabricar un artefacto = manufacture + artifact.* * ** * *= artefact [artifact], artifact [artefact], whatchamacallit, gizmo [gismo], contraption.Ex: An artefact is any object made or modified by man.
Ex: There is also a review by Ken Bierman of the future of the catalog insofar as it is a physical artifact.Ex: In his book's section ' Watchamacallit' he forecasts that communication between user and machine will be through voice for entering text and a pen-like device for pointing.Ex: Within, you will find a pleathora of gadgets and gizmos, ranging from the ridiculous to the sublime.Ex: If you are in cahoots with the circle of power, you get your projects approved in no time, and in some cases, you can build the most hideous and unsightly contraption.* artefacto explosivo = explosive device.* fabricar un artefacto = manufacture + artifact.* * *(instrumento) artefact; (dispositivo) deviceun artefacto incendiario an incendiary deviceCompuestos:voy a cambiar los artefactos del baño I'm going to get a new bathroom suite* * *
artefacto sustantivo masculino ( instrumento) artifact;
( dispositivo) device;
un raro artefacto a contraption
artefacto m (dispositivo) device
' artefacto' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cierre
- desmontar
- desmontable
- explotar
English:
artifact
- artefact
- device
* * *artefacto nm1. [aparato] device;[máquina] machine;artefacto explosivo/incendiario explosive/incendiary deviceCSur artefactos de baño bathroom fixtures; RP artefacto eléctrico electrical household appliance; RP artefactos de iluminación light fittings and fixtures; CSur artefactos sanitarios bathroom fixtures2. [armatoste] contraption* * *m ( dispositivo) device* * *artefacto nm1) : artifact2) dispositivo: device* * *artefacto n device
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