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1 batida
f.1 beat.2 combing, search.3 battue.past part.past participle of spanish verb: batir.* * *1 (de cazadores) beat; (de policía) search* * *noun f.1) beating2) search* * *SF1) (=búsqueda)a) (Caza) beatingb) [de policía, ejército] [buscando algo] search; [haciendo detenciones] raidpor las noches salíamos a hacer una batida — we used to comb o search the area at night
2) (=acuñación) minting3) And (=persecución) chase* * *el ejército está haciendo una batida en la zona — the army is combing o searching the area
* * *= bust.Ex. Both of them were arrested shortly after leaving Reed's residence before the bust.* * *el ejército está haciendo una batida en la zona — the army is combing o searching the area
* * *= bust.Ex: Both of them were arrested shortly after leaving Reed's residence before the bust.
* * *los cazadores dieron una batida the hunters beat the arealos detenidos durante la batida those detained during the raidel ejército está haciendo una batida en la zona the army is combing o searching the area* * *
batido,-a
I adjetivo
1 Culin whipped
2 Dep tierra batida, clay
II sustantivo masculino milk shake
batida sustantivo femenino
1 (búsqueda) search: dieron una batida al monte en busca de los desaparecidos, they combed the mountain in search of the missing people
2 (para que salga la caza) beat
' batida' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
batido
- pista
- crema
English:
whip
* * *batida nf1. [de caza] beat;hacer una batida (en la zona) to beat the area2. [de policía] search;la policía hizo una batida en la zona para encontrar a los terroristas the police combed the area in search of the terrorists* * *f1 de caza beating2 de policía search -
2 arpón
m.harpoon, gaff, gaff harpoon, spear.* * *1 harpoon* * *SM harpoon* * *masculino harpoon* * *= harpoon, gaff.Ex. With the aid of harpoons and boats, early hunters were able to procure sea mammals year round, and the population became sedentary.Ex. The use of a gaff is prohibited at all times when fishing for salmon, trout, freshwater fish or freshwater eels in England and Wales.* * *masculino harpoon* * *= harpoon, gaff.Ex: With the aid of harpoons and boats, early hunters were able to procure sea mammals year round, and the population became sedentary.
Ex: The use of a gaff is prohibited at all times when fishing for salmon, trout, freshwater fish or freshwater eels in England and Wales.* * *harpoonCompuesto:speargun* * *
arpón sustantivo masculino
harpoon;
arpón sustantivo masculino harpoon
' arpón' also found in these entries:
English:
harpoon
- spear
* * *arpón nm[para pescar] harpoon* * *m harpoon* * *♦ arponear vt -
3 arrostrar
v.1 to face up to.2 to brave, to confront, to breast, to face.* * *1 (afrontar) to face2 (emprender) to brave* * *verbto brave, face up* * *1.VT [+ consecuencias] to face, face up to; [+ peligro] to brave, face2. VI1)2)arrostrar con — [+ consecuencias] to face, face up to; [+ peligro] to brave, face
3.See:* * *verbo transitivo <peligros/penalidades> to face up to, confront; < consecuencias> to face* * *= brave, face, breast.Ex. The mammoth hunters braved sub-zero temperatures on desolate tundra at least 20000 years earlier than was thought.Ex. Hungary faces far-reaching socio-economic transformation which will inevitably affect libraries as well.Ex. He has breasted an extraordinary amount of obloquy on behalf of our country's cause.* * *verbo transitivo <peligros/penalidades> to face up to, confront; < consecuencias> to face* * *= brave, face, breast.Ex: The mammoth hunters braved sub-zero temperatures on desolate tundra at least 20000 years earlier than was thought.
Ex: Hungary faces far-reaching socio-economic transformation which will inevitably affect libraries as well.Ex: He has breasted an extraordinary amount of obloquy on behalf of our country's cause.* * *arrostrar [A1 ]vt‹peligros/penalidades› to face up to, confront; ‹consecuencias› to face* * *arrostrar vt[penalidad, peligro] to endure* * *arrostrar vt: to confront, to face (up to) -
4 asesinar
v.1 to murder (person).La mafia liquida a sus enemigos The Mafia liquidates its enemies.2 to kill.* * *1 to kill, murder2 (magnicidio) to assassinate* * *verb1) to murder2) assassinate* * *VT1) (=matar) to murder; (Pol) to assassinate2) (=molestar) to pester, plague to death, pester the life out of ** * *verbo transitivo to murder; ( por razones políticas) to assassinate* * *= kill, murder, assassinate, slay, slaughter.Ex. He was looking for the book 'Flowers and Bullets and Freedom to kill' = Estaba buscando el libro "Flores, balas y libertad para matar".Ex. The man who was the real-life Don Juan may not have been murdered for his acts of seduction but for his possible homosexuality and political subversiveness.Ex. The verdict in the Oxford case was the result of limitations in the law of high treason combined with the absence of hard evidence that Oxford actually intended to assassinate the Queen.Ex. A bronze statue of David slaying Goliath has been unveiled in Florence today after months of painstaking restoration work.Ex. These small small but very sharp flakes were used by hunters to slaughter animals.* * *verbo transitivo to murder; ( por razones políticas) to assassinate* * *= kill, murder, assassinate, slay, slaughter.Ex: He was looking for the book 'Flowers and Bullets and Freedom to kill' = Estaba buscando el libro "Flores, balas y libertad para matar".
Ex: The man who was the real-life Don Juan may not have been murdered for his acts of seduction but for his possible homosexuality and political subversiveness.Ex: The verdict in the Oxford case was the result of limitations in the law of high treason combined with the absence of hard evidence that Oxford actually intended to assassinate the Queen.Ex: A bronze statue of David slaying Goliath has been unveiled in Florence today after months of painstaking restoration work.Ex: These small small but very sharp flakes were used by hunters to slaughter animals.* * *asesinar [A1 ]vtto murder; (por razones políticas) to assassinatela víctima fue asesinada a sangre fría the victim was murdered in cold bloodla adaptación asesina la obra de Lorca the adaptation mutilates o butchers Lorca's play* * *
asesinar ( conjugate asesinar) verbo transitivo
to murder;
( por razones políticas) to assassinate
asesinar verbo transitivo to murder
(perpetrar un magnicidio) to assassinate
En general, la acción (verbo) y el hecho (sustantivo) son murder, mientras a la persona la llamamos murderer. Sin embargo, cuando nos referimos al magnicidio, la acción es assassinate, el hecho es assassination y la persona es assassin.
' asesinar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cargarse
- cepillarse
- ejecutar
- escabechar
- liquidar
- magnicida
- magnicidio
- ultimar
English:
assassin
- assassinate
- assassination
- conspire
- do away with
- murder
- slay
* * *asesinar vt[persona] to murder; [rey, jefe de Estado] to assassinate; Fam [canción, obra teatral] to murder;lo asesinaron a sangre fría he was murdered in cold blood* * *v/t murder; POL assassinate* * *asesinar vt1) : to murder2) : to assassinate* * *asesinar vb to murder -
5 ave de caza
(n.) = game birdEx. This article discusses Benson's life, work, and critical reputation as a printmaker specializing in images of hunters and wild game birds.* * *(n.) = game birdEx: This article discusses Benson's life, work, and critical reputation as a printmaker specializing in images of hunters and wild game birds.
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6 cazador
adj.hunting.m.1 hunter, big game hunter, gunner, huntsman.2 hunter.* * *► adjetivo1 hunting► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 hunter\cazador de dotes fortune huntercazador de pieles trapper* * *(f. - cazadora)noun m.* * *cazador, -aSM / F [gen] hunter; [a caballo] huntsman/huntswomancazador(a) de alforja, cazador(a) de pieles — trapper
cazador(a) furtivo/a — poacher
* * *- dora masculino, femenino1) hunter2) cazadora femenino (Esp) (Indum) jacket* * *= hunter, trapper.Ex. This article examines the work of hunters, gatherers, farmers, factory workers, and information handlers from the Ice Age to the Information Age.Ex. Even for trappers who have spent a lifetime in areas where lynxes are common, encounters with these predators are rare and memorable.----* cabaña de cazadores = hunting-lodge.* cazador-recolector = hunter-gatherer.* cazador de aves = fowler.* cazador de gangas = bargain-hunter.* cazador de ofertas = bargain-hunter.* cazador de pieles = fur trapper.* cazador deportivo = sport hunter.* cazador de recompensas = bounty hunter.* cazador furtivo = poacher.* guía de cazadores = hunting guide.* * *- dora masculino, femenino1) hunter2) cazadora femenino (Esp) (Indum) jacket* * *= hunter, trapper.Ex: This article examines the work of hunters, gatherers, farmers, factory workers, and information handlers from the Ice Age to the Information Age.
Ex: Even for trappers who have spent a lifetime in areas where lynxes are common, encounters with these predators are rare and memorable.* cabaña de cazadores = hunting-lodge.* cazador-recolector = hunter-gatherer.* cazador de aves = fowler.* cazador de gangas = bargain-hunter.* cazador de ofertas = bargain-hunter.* cazador de pieles = fur trapper.* cazador deportivo = sport hunter.* cazador de recompensas = bounty hunter.* cazador furtivo = poacher.* guía de cazadores = hunting guide.* * *masculine, feminineA hunterCompuestos:● cazador de autógrafos, cazadora de autógrafosmasculine, feminine autograph hunter● cazador de cabezas, cazadora de cabezasmasculine, feminine headhuntermasculine dowry hunter● cazador de fortunas, cazadora de fortunasmasculine, feminine fortune hunter● cazador de pieles, cazadora de pielesmasculine, feminine trapper● cazador furtivo, cazadora furtivamasculine, feminine poachermasculine hunter-gathererBuna cazador de piel or de cuero a leather jacket* * *
cazador◊ - dora sustantivo masculino, femenino
hunter;
cazador furtivo poacher
cazador,-ora sustantivo masculino y femenino hunter
cazador furtivo, poacher
' cazador' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cazadora
- furtivo
- zurrón
English:
fortune hunter
- head-hunter
- hunter
- poacher
- powerless
- bounty
* * *cazador, -ora♦ adjhunting♦ nm,f[persona] hunter cazador de autógrafos autograph hunter;cazador de cabezas headhunter;cazador de firmas autograph hunter;cazador furtivo poacher;cazador de pieles fur trapper;cazador-recolector hunter-gatherer;cazador de recompensas bounty hunter* * *m hunter* * *1) : hunter2)cazador furtivo : poacher* * *cazador n hunter -
7 cazador de gangas
(n.) = bargain-hunterEx. These maps, as those of us who are outlet junkie bargain-hunters know with assurance, are ones any shopper can pick up in any outlet mall.* * *(n.) = bargain-hunterEx: These maps, as those of us who are outlet junkie bargain-hunters know with assurance, are ones any shopper can pick up in any outlet mall.
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8 cazador de ofertas
(n.) = bargain-hunterEx. These maps, as those of us who are outlet junkie bargain-hunters know with assurance, are ones any shopper can pick up in any outlet mall.* * *(n.) = bargain-hunterEx: These maps, as those of us who are outlet junkie bargain-hunters know with assurance, are ones any shopper can pick up in any outlet mall.
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9 cazador deportivo
(n.) = sport hunterEx. American sport hunters of the late 19th 'aimed' to reclaim the frontier past and sanctify individualism.* * *(n.) = sport hunterEx: American sport hunters of the late 19th 'aimed' to reclaim the frontier past and sanctify individualism.
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10 cazar furtivamente
v.to hunt illegally, to poach.* * *to poach* * *(v.) = poachEx. Fifty-eight deer died: 12 due to predation, 6 due to malnutrition, 14 due to other or unknown sources, and 26 killed by hunters (including 1 that was poached).* * *(v.) = poachEx: Fifty-eight deer died: 12 due to predation, 6 due to malnutrition, 14 due to other or unknown sources, and 26 killed by hunters (including 1 that was poached).
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11 centro comercial
m.shopping center.* * *shopping centre, US mall* * *shopping mall (AmE), shopping centre (BrE)* * *(n.) = shopping centre, shopping precinct, mall of shops, shopping mall, mall, outlet mall, plazaEx. The library is poorly sited outside the shopping centre and on the brow of a hill, and faces competition from adjoining libraries.Ex. It was set up in 1972 at the instigation of a local councillor who wanted to introduce an information centre in shop-front premises in a new shopping precinct.Ex. However, a more advantageous site was offered, right in the shopping precinct, linking a covered mall of shops with a multi-functional community complex.Ex. The library may circulate materials at off-site outlets such as shopping malls, community facilities, nursing homes, jails, and so forth.Ex. Customers seem to be tiring of malls and chain stores, seeking a more personal service and wanting to bargain.Ex. These maps, as those of us who are outlet junkie bargain-hunters know with assurance, are ones any shopper can pick up in any outlet mall.Ex. Similar types of studies also can be carried out to examine the distribution and social activities of people in extensive institutional spaces such as malls, plazas, walking arcades, and marketplaces.* * *shopping mall (AmE), shopping centre (BrE)* * *(n.) = shopping centre, shopping precinct, mall of shops, shopping mall, mall, outlet mall, plazaEx: The library is poorly sited outside the shopping centre and on the brow of a hill, and faces competition from adjoining libraries.
Ex: It was set up in 1972 at the instigation of a local councillor who wanted to introduce an information centre in shop-front premises in a new shopping precinct.Ex: However, a more advantageous site was offered, right in the shopping precinct, linking a covered mall of shops with a multi-functional community complex.Ex: The library may circulate materials at off-site outlets such as shopping malls, community facilities, nursing homes, jails, and so forth.Ex: Customers seem to be tiring of malls and chain stores, seeking a more personal service and wanting to bargain.Ex: These maps, as those of us who are outlet junkie bargain-hunters know with assurance, are ones any shopper can pick up in any outlet mall.Ex: Similar types of studies also can be carried out to examine the distribution and social activities of people in extensive institutional spaces such as malls, plazas, walking arcades, and marketplaces.* * *(shopping) mall, Brtb shopping centre -
12 comprador compulsivo
(n.) = shopaholic, outlet junkieEx. A self-proclaimed 'shopaholic', Nancy Strohmeyer, gives the reader an inside look at some of her many collections, including books, figurines, and stuffed animals.Ex. These maps, as those of us who are outlet junkie bargain-hunters know with assurance, are ones any shopper can pick up in any outlet mall.* * *(n.) = shopaholic, outlet junkieEx: A self-proclaimed 'shopaholic', Nancy Strohmeyer, gives the reader an inside look at some of her many collections, including books, figurines, and stuffed animals.
Ex: These maps, as those of us who are outlet junkie bargain-hunters know with assurance, are ones any shopper can pick up in any outlet mall. -
13 con certeza
= for sure, with assurance, for certainEx. It's been a tough decision, but now it's made, and I'm coming back for sure.Ex. These maps, as those of us who are outlet junkie bargain-hunters know with assurance, are ones any shopper can pick up in any outlet mall.Ex. One thing that is for certain is that the loss affects musicians, sound technicians, recording studios, and music stores.* * *= for sure, with assurance, for certainEx: It's been a tough decision, but now it's made, and I'm coming back for sure.
Ex: These maps, as those of us who are outlet junkie bargain-hunters know with assurance, are ones any shopper can pick up in any outlet mall.Ex: One thing that is for certain is that the loss affects musicians, sound technicians, recording studios, and music stores. -
14 consagrar
v.1 to consecrate (religion).El nuncio consagró al buen cura The nuncio consecrated the good priest.El cura consagró mi casa ayer The priest consecrated my house yesterday.2 to devote.consagró su vida a la literatura he devoted o dedicated his life to literatureMaría consagró su tiempo a los chicos Mary devoted her time to the boys.3 to confirm, to establish.* * *1 RELIGIÓN to consecrate2 (palabra, expresión) to establish3 (dedicar) to dedicate4 (artista etc) to confirm, establish1 (dedicarse) to devote oneself (a, to), dedicate oneself (a, to)2 (hacerse reconocido) to establish oneself* * *verb1) to consecrate, dedicate2) devote* * *1. VT1) (Rel) to consecrate, dedicate (a to)[+ emperador] to deify2) [+ esfuerzo, tiempo, vida] to devote, dedicate (a to)[+ monumento, placa] to put up (a to)3) [+ fama] to confirmeste triunfo lo consagra como un cirujano excepcional — this success confirms him as a really exceptional surgeon
2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1) (Relig) to consecrate2)a) <monumento/edificio>consagrar algo a algo/alguien — to dedicate something to something/somebody
b) <vida/tiempo/esfuerzo>consagrar algo a algo/alguien — to dedicate o devote something to something/somebody
c) <programa/publicación>consagrar algo a algo/alguien — to devote something to something/somebody
3) ( establecer)a) <artista/profesional> to establishb) < costumbre> to establish2.consagrarse v prona) (refl) ( dedicarse)consagrarse a algo/alguien — to devote oneself to something/somebody
b) ( acreditarse)* * *= enshrine, consecrate, hallow, sanctify, devote.Ex. While much remains to be done, the right of every member of the public to see official documents is enshrined in law.Ex. The massive shape of the Gothic cathedral consecrated in 1335 is a distinctive feature on the town's skyline.Ex. But in a larger sense, we cannot dedicate, we cannot consecrate, we cannot hallow this ground.Ex. American sport hunters of the late 19th 'aimed' to reclaim the frontier past and sanctify individualism.Ex. A book for instance on 'vegetable gardening' may contain equally valuable information on 'growing tomatoes' as a book devoted entirely to 'growing tomatoes'.* * *1.verbo transitivo1) (Relig) to consecrate2)a) <monumento/edificio>consagrar algo a algo/alguien — to dedicate something to something/somebody
b) <vida/tiempo/esfuerzo>consagrar algo a algo/alguien — to dedicate o devote something to something/somebody
c) <programa/publicación>consagrar algo a algo/alguien — to devote something to something/somebody
3) ( establecer)a) <artista/profesional> to establishb) < costumbre> to establish2.consagrarse v prona) (refl) ( dedicarse)consagrarse a algo/alguien — to devote oneself to something/somebody
b) ( acreditarse)* * *= enshrine, consecrate, hallow, sanctify, devote.Ex: While much remains to be done, the right of every member of the public to see official documents is enshrined in law.
Ex: The massive shape of the Gothic cathedral consecrated in 1335 is a distinctive feature on the town's skyline.Ex: But in a larger sense, we cannot dedicate, we cannot consecrate, we cannot hallow this ground.Ex: American sport hunters of the late 19th 'aimed' to reclaim the frontier past and sanctify individualism.Ex: A book for instance on 'vegetable gardening' may contain equally valuable information on 'growing tomatoes' as a book devoted entirely to 'growing tomatoes'.* * *consagrar [A1 ]vtA ( Relig) to consecratehostia consagrada consecrated waferB1 ‹monumento/edificio› consagrar algo A algo/algn to dedicate sth TO sth/sb2 ‹vida/tiempo/esfuerzo› consagrar algo A algo/algn to dedicate o devote sth TO sth/sbconsagró su vida a sus hijos she devoted o dedicated her life to her children3 ‹programa/publicación› consagrar algo A algo/algn to devote sth TO sth/sb1 ‹artista/profesional› to establishla película que la consagró como una gran actriz the movie that established her o her reputation as a great actress2 ‹costumbre› to establishuna expresión consagrada por el uso an expression which has established itself o gained acceptability through usage1 ( refl) (dedicarse) consagrarse A algo/algn to devote oneself TO sth/sb, dedicate oneself TO sth/sb2(acreditarse): con ese triunfo se consagró (como) campeón that triumph established her as the champion* * *
consagrar ( conjugate consagrar) verbo transitivoa) (Relig) to consecrateb) consagrar algo a algo/algn ‹monumento/edificio› to dedicate sth to sth/sb;
‹vida/tiempo/esfuerzo› to dedicate o devote sth to sth/sb;
‹programa/publicación› to devote sth to sth/sb
consagrarse verbo pronominal ( refl) ( dedicarse) consagrarse a algo/algn to devote oneself to sth/sb
consagrar verbo transitivo
1 (dedicar) to devote
2 Rel to consecrate
3 (proporcionar reconocimiento) to confirm [como, as]
' consagrar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
santificar
- dedicar
English:
consecrate
- dedicate
* * *♦ vt2. [dedicar] [tiempo, espacio] to devote;[monumento, lápida] to dedicate;consagró su vida a la literatura he devoted o dedicated his life to literature;consagraron el monumento a los caídos en la guerra they dedicated the monument to those who died in the war3. [acreditar, confirmar] to confirm, to establish;la obra que lo consagró como escritor the work that confirmed o established him as a writer* * *v/t1 REL consecrate3 vida devote* * *consagrar vt1) : to consecrate2) dedicar: to dedicate, to devote -
15 dar una paliza
* * *(v.) = clobber, pummel, slaughter, knock + the living daylights out of, knock + the hell out out of, whip, whitewash, thrash, wallop, lick, baste, take + a pounding, take + a beating, belt, trounce, beat + Nombre + (all) hollowEx. Clobbering the rich with taxes doesn't help anyone.Ex. During the German occupation, the Italian populace lived under the grip of fear as Allied bombardments pummeled towns.Ex. These small small but very sharp flakes were used by hunters to slaughter animals.Ex. One after another, young pianists sat down and knocked the living daylights out of the piano.Ex. This is one of those movies that preaches nonviolence, even as the good guy is knocking the hell out of a few dozen dudes.Ex. He got whipped by policemen right here in Montgomery.Ex. Oxford City proved too strong for Banbury A, whitewashing them 9-0.Ex. Later footage shows the killer whales with the pups in their mouths, thrashing them about.Ex. He walloped Bud, tore his shirt, and made him eat dirt.Ex. They got licked by a bunch of little, ill-armed peasant guerillas.Ex. I have been reading his post for a long time and I have been biting my fingers to keep from basting him.Ex. He took a pounding in the press after his first tax cut when a deep recession pushed unemployment to 10 percent.Ex. Devastated by natural disasters and caught in the middle of the war on terror, Asia's economy took a beating in 2001.Ex. They chased him and one belted him over the head with the bar, forcing him to the ground.Ex. Defending champions Japan fought back from 1-0 behind to trounce Thailand 4-1 to qualify for the quarter-finals.Ex. But he was proved wrong as India pushed England to the edge and beat them hollow the following day.* * *(v.) = clobber, pummel, slaughter, knock + the living daylights out of, knock + the hell out out of, whip, whitewash, thrash, wallop, lick, baste, take + a pounding, take + a beating, belt, trounce, beat + Nombre + (all) hollowEx: Clobbering the rich with taxes doesn't help anyone.
Ex: During the German occupation, the Italian populace lived under the grip of fear as Allied bombardments pummeled towns.Ex: These small small but very sharp flakes were used by hunters to slaughter animals.Ex: One after another, young pianists sat down and knocked the living daylights out of the piano.Ex: This is one of those movies that preaches nonviolence, even as the good guy is knocking the hell out of a few dozen dudes.Ex: He got whipped by policemen right here in Montgomery.Ex: Oxford City proved too strong for Banbury A, whitewashing them 9-0.Ex: Later footage shows the killer whales with the pups in their mouths, thrashing them about.Ex: He walloped Bud, tore his shirt, and made him eat dirt.Ex: They got licked by a bunch of little, ill-armed peasant guerillas.Ex: I have been reading his post for a long time and I have been biting my fingers to keep from basting him.Ex: He took a pounding in the press after his first tax cut when a deep recession pushed unemployment to 10 percent.Ex: Devastated by natural disasters and caught in the middle of the war on terror, Asia's economy took a beating in 2001.Ex: They chased him and one belted him over the head with the bar, forcing him to the ground.Ex: Defending champions Japan fought back from 1-0 behind to trounce Thailand 4-1 to qualify for the quarter-finals.Ex: But he was proved wrong as India pushed England to the edge and beat them hollow the following day. -
16 desafiar
v.1 to challenge (person).desafiar a alguien a algo/a que haga algo to challenge somebody to something/to do something2 to defy (peligro, ley).El rey desafió a sus enemigos The king defied his enemies.Ricardo desafió las leyes de la gravedad Richard defied the laws of gravity.* * *1 (gen) to defy2 (no hacer caso a) to flout; (no obedecer) to defy■ rocas que parecen desafiar las leyes de la gravedad rocks which appear to defy the laws of gravity3 (plantar cara a - persona) to defy, stand up to; (- dificultad) to brave■ poca gente había que desafiara la tormenta y saliese a la calle few were prepared to brave the storm and go out onto the streets\desafiar a alguien a hacer algo to challenge somebody to do something, dare somebody to do something* * *verb1) to defy2) challenge* * *VT1) to challenge, daredesafiar a algn a hacer algo — to challenge o dare sb to do sth
2) [+ peligro] to defy3) (=competir) to challenge, compete with4) Méx (=pelear) to fight* * *verbo transitivoa) < persona> to challengedesafiar a alguien a + inf/+ subj — to dare o challenge somebody to + inf
b) <peligro/muerte> to defy* * *= challenge, defy, tax, throw down + the gauntlet, dare, brave.Ex. The only difference is the cataloger doesn't have to sit down and challenge himself, select one entry over the other, and say that this person is more responsible than another person for the work.Ex. Some categories of material defy helpful categorisation, and need to be treated as special cases.Ex. However, the definition of an 'author' has taxed cataloguers for many years.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. 'Nah,' Kate chuckled, getting her drift, and then said 'I would've just barged in there and dared them to throw me out!'.Ex. The mammoth hunters braved sub-zero temperatures on desolate tundra at least 20000 years earlier than was thought.----* desafiar al sistema = beat + the system.* desafiar la gravedad = defy + gravity.* desafiar una postura = challenge + attitude.* desafiar una situación = challenge + situation.* desafiar un prejuicio = challenge + prejudice.* * *verbo transitivoa) < persona> to challengedesafiar a alguien a + inf/+ subj — to dare o challenge somebody to + inf
b) <peligro/muerte> to defy* * *= challenge, defy, tax, throw down + the gauntlet, dare, brave.Ex: The only difference is the cataloger doesn't have to sit down and challenge himself, select one entry over the other, and say that this person is more responsible than another person for the work.
Ex: Some categories of material defy helpful categorisation, and need to be treated as special cases.Ex: However, the definition of an 'author' has taxed cataloguers for many years.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: 'Nah,' Kate chuckled, getting her drift, and then said 'I would've just barged in there and dared them to throw me out!'.Ex: The mammoth hunters braved sub-zero temperatures on desolate tundra at least 20000 years earlier than was thought.* desafiar al sistema = beat + the system.* desafiar la gravedad = defy + gravity.* desafiar una postura = challenge + attitude.* desafiar una situación = challenge + situation.* desafiar un prejuicio = challenge + prejudice.* * *vt1 ‹persona› desafiar a algn A algo to challenge sb TO sthlo desafié a una carrera I challenged him to a racedesafiar a algn A + INF to dare o challenge sb to + INFme desafió a cruzar el río a nado he dared o challenged me to swim across the riverdesafiar a algn A QUE + SUBJ to dare o challenge sb to + INFte desafío a que se lo digas I dare o challenge you to tell her2 ‹peligro› to defydesafiar la muerte to defy deathnadie se atreve a desafiar su autoridad nobody dares to defy his authority* * *
desafiar ( conjugate desafiar) verbo transitivo
desafiar a algn a algo/hacer algo to challenge sb to sth/do sth
desafiar verbo transitivo
1 (incitar a competir, retar) to challenge
2 (hacer frente) to face up to: en ese espectáculo el artista desafiaba a la muerte, the artist performed a death-defying act
' desafiar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
pulso
- retar
English:
brave
- challenge
- dare
- defy
- luck
* * *desafiar vt1. [persona] to challenge;desafiar a alguien a algo to challenge sb to sth;lo desafió a un duelo he challenged him to a duel;desafiar a alguien a hacer algo to challenge sb to do sth;te desafío a subir la cima de esta montaña I challenge you to climb that mountain;lo desafió a que acudiera a los tribunales she challenged him to take the matter to court2. [peligro, ley, autoridad, normas] to defy;desafiar a la muerte to defy death;desafió las órdenes de sus superiores he disobeyed superior orders* * *v/t challenge; peligro defy* * *desafiar {85} vtretar: to defy, to challenge* * *desafiar vb1. (persona) to challenge -
17 despedazar
v.1 to tear apart.2 to shatter (moralmente).3 to tear into pieces, to destroy, to break up, to shatter.El perro despedaza los diarios The dog tears the newspapers into pieces.La ansiedad despedaza el ánimo Anxiety breaks the spirit.4 to slaughter, to butcher, to tear limb from limb.El asesino despedaza a sus víctimas The killer slaughters his victims.* * *1 to tear to pieces, cut to pieces2 figurado (maltratar) to break* * *verb* * *VT1) (=hacer pedazos) [+ objeto] [con la mano] to tear apart, tear to pieces; [con cuchillo] to cut into pieces; [+ presa] to tear to pieces; [+ víctima] to chop (up) into pieces2) (=criticar) to tear to shreds, tear to pieces3) [+ corazón] to break* * *verbo transitivo < res> to joint, cut... into pieces; < presa> to tear... to pieces o shreds; < juguete> to pull... apart* * *= shred, slaughter.Ex. If they do muster up the courage to participate, they have learned what it is like to lose: they describe it as being 'slaughtered,' 'blown away,' or ' shredded'.Ex. These small small but very sharp flakes were used by hunters to slaughter animals.* * *verbo transitivo < res> to joint, cut... into pieces; < presa> to tear... to pieces o shreds; < juguete> to pull... apart* * *= shred, slaughter.Ex: If they do muster up the courage to participate, they have learned what it is like to lose: they describe it as being 'slaughtered,' 'blown away,' or ' shredded'.
Ex: These small small but very sharp flakes were used by hunters to slaughter animals.* * *despedazar [A4 ]vt1 ‹res› to joint, cut … into pieces; ‹presa› to tear … to pieces o shreds; ‹juguete› to pull … apart2 ‹corazón› to break* * *
despedazar ( conjugate despedazar) verbo transitivo
despedazar verbo transitivo to cut o tear to pieces
' despedazar' also found in these entries:
English:
limb
* * *♦ vt1. [físicamente] [objeto] to tear apart;[cadáver, presa, víctima] to dismember2. [moralmente] to shatter3. [criticar] to tear o pull to pieces* * *v/t tear apart; fig: honra destroy* * *despedazar {21} vt: to cut to pieces, to tear apart -
18 destrozar
v.1 to smash (físicamente) (romper).2 to shatter, to devastate (emocionalmente) (person).3 to tear apart, to destroy, to shatter, to break down into pieces.Eso rompe huesos That breaks bones.* * *1 (romper) to destroy, shatter, wreck; (despedazar) to tear to pieces, tear to shreds4 figurado (causar daño moral) to crush, shatter, devastate* * *1. VT1) (=romper) [+ cristal, cerámica] to smash; [+ edificio] to destroy; [+ ropa, zapatos] to ruin; [+ nervios] to shatter2) (=dejar abatido a) [+ persona] to shatter; [+ corazón] to break; [+ ejército, enemigo] to crushle ha destrozado el que no quisiera casarse con él — her refusal to marry him has devastated o shattered him
3) (=arruinar) [+ persona, vida] to ruin2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivoa) (romper, deteriorar) to breakla bomba destrozó varios edificios — the bomb destroyed o wrecked several buildings
b) <felicidad/armonía> to destroy, shatter; < corazón> to break; < matrimonio> to ruin, destroy2.su muerte la destrozó — she was devastated o shattered by his death
destrozarse v pron (refl)a) ( romperse)b) <estómago/hígado> to ruin* * *= shatter, batter, vandalise [vandalize, -USA], wreak + devastation, smash, pull apart, ravage, go out + the window, tear + apart, mangle, dismember, shred, slaughter, blow away, wreck, rip through, pull + Nombre + to bits, wipe + the floor with, rubbish, blight, chew up.Ex. Her feeling of well-being was soon rudely shattered.Ex. But the early cylinder machines worked less accurately than the platens, tending to slur the impression and batter the type.Ex. This article argues in favour of the term 'conservator' rather than 'restorer' of books as the former does not conjure up a picture of the Victorian artisan vandalising documents with irreversible treatments simply for effect.Ex. This article describes the experiences of a fledgling information system in dealing with a hurricane which wreaked devastation on some of the most remote areas of Hawaii = Este artículo describe las experiencias de un sistema de información nuevo al verse afectado por un huracán que devastó algunas de las zonas más remotas de Hawaii.Ex. The library was badly vandalised and the intruders overturned 10 large bookcases, tore paintings down, emptied catalogues, and smashed intercoms, chairs, tables and windows.Ex. If solutions are not found to meet this challenge, users' hunger for multimedia could pull the Internet apart.Ex. The rigours of the climate and the effects of war and political unrest have ravaged this country's cultural heritage.Ex. The lack of centralisation means that good management goes out the window and everything gets sloppier.Ex. He is a stickler for detail and can tear apart a budget or a balance sheet faster than anyone.Ex. In places the waters had swept container lorries loaded with goods yards off the road where they now lay twisted and mangled and almost unrecognizable as vehicles.Ex. Books can seldom be disbound for the benefit of bibliographers (although it is worth remembering that they sometimes have to be rebound, when they are completely dismembered), but we can now see through printing ink by means of betaradiography.Ex. If they do muster up the courage to participate, they have learned what it is like to lose: they describe it as being 'slaughtered,' 'blown away,' or ' shredded'.Ex. These small small but very sharp flakes were used by hunters to slaughter animals.Ex. If they do muster up the courage to participate, they have learned what it is like to lose: they describe it as being 'slaughtered,' ' blown away,' or 'shredded'.Ex. They had made a secret deal with Otto Reich to wreck Cuba's economy.Ex. Storms in this part of the world are common and the people didn't seem to bat an eyelid at the prospect of a 135km wind ripping through their town.Ex. Microscopists think very little about plucking an innocent and unsuspecting insect from the garden, killing it, and pulling it to bits for study under a microscope.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 theory of Scandinavian racial purity cherished by Hitler and the Nazis has been rubbished by new scientific research.Ex. The global outbreak of swine flu has spread fear through the travel sector, blighting any green shoots of recovery from the financial crisis.Ex. Cattle ranches are chewing up the Amazon rainforest.----* destrozar completamente = blow + Nombre + to bits.* destrozarse = come + undone, go to + rack and ruin, come apart at + the seams, fall apart at + the seams, go to + ruin.* * *1.verbo transitivoa) (romper, deteriorar) to breakla bomba destrozó varios edificios — the bomb destroyed o wrecked several buildings
b) <felicidad/armonía> to destroy, shatter; < corazón> to break; < matrimonio> to ruin, destroy2.su muerte la destrozó — she was devastated o shattered by his death
destrozarse v pron (refl)a) ( romperse)b) <estómago/hígado> to ruin* * *= shatter, batter, vandalise [vandalize, -USA], wreak + devastation, smash, pull apart, ravage, go out + the window, tear + apart, mangle, dismember, shred, slaughter, blow away, wreck, rip through, pull + Nombre + to bits, wipe + the floor with, rubbish, blight, chew up.Ex: Her feeling of well-being was soon rudely shattered.
Ex: But the early cylinder machines worked less accurately than the platens, tending to slur the impression and batter the type.Ex: This article argues in favour of the term 'conservator' rather than 'restorer' of books as the former does not conjure up a picture of the Victorian artisan vandalising documents with irreversible treatments simply for effect.Ex: This article describes the experiences of a fledgling information system in dealing with a hurricane which wreaked devastation on some of the most remote areas of Hawaii = Este artículo describe las experiencias de un sistema de información nuevo al verse afectado por un huracán que devastó algunas de las zonas más remotas de Hawaii.Ex: The library was badly vandalised and the intruders overturned 10 large bookcases, tore paintings down, emptied catalogues, and smashed intercoms, chairs, tables and windows.Ex: If solutions are not found to meet this challenge, users' hunger for multimedia could pull the Internet apart.Ex: The rigours of the climate and the effects of war and political unrest have ravaged this country's cultural heritage.Ex: The lack of centralisation means that good management goes out the window and everything gets sloppier.Ex: He is a stickler for detail and can tear apart a budget or a balance sheet faster than anyone.Ex: In places the waters had swept container lorries loaded with goods yards off the road where they now lay twisted and mangled and almost unrecognizable as vehicles.Ex: Books can seldom be disbound for the benefit of bibliographers (although it is worth remembering that they sometimes have to be rebound, when they are completely dismembered), but we can now see through printing ink by means of betaradiography.Ex: If they do muster up the courage to participate, they have learned what it is like to lose: they describe it as being 'slaughtered,' 'blown away,' or ' shredded'.Ex: These small small but very sharp flakes were used by hunters to slaughter animals.Ex: If they do muster up the courage to participate, they have learned what it is like to lose: they describe it as being 'slaughtered,' ' blown away,' or 'shredded'.Ex: They had made a secret deal with Otto Reich to wreck Cuba's economy.Ex: Storms in this part of the world are common and the people didn't seem to bat an eyelid at the prospect of a 135km wind ripping through their town.Ex: Microscopists think very little about plucking an innocent and unsuspecting insect from the garden, killing it, and pulling it to bits for study under a microscope.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 theory of Scandinavian racial purity cherished by Hitler and the Nazis has been rubbished by new scientific research.Ex: The global outbreak of swine flu has spread fear through the travel sector, blighting any green shoots of recovery from the financial crisis.Ex: Cattle ranches are chewing up the Amazon rainforest.* destrozar completamente = blow + Nombre + to bits.* destrozarse = come + undone, go to + rack and ruin, come apart at + the seams, fall apart at + the seams, go to + ruin.* * *destrozar [A4 ]vt1 (romper, deteriorar) to breakla bomba destrozó varios edificios the bomb destroyed o wrecked several buildingsno hagas eso que vas a destrozar los zapatos don't do that, you'll ruin your shoes2 ‹felicidad/armonía› to destroy, shatter; ‹corazón› to break; ‹matrimonio› to ruin, destroyme está destrozando los nervios she's making me a nervous wreckla muerte de su marido la destrozó she was devastated o shattered by her husband's death1(romperse): se cayó al suelo y se destrozó it fell to the ground and smashedse me han destrozado los zapatos my shoes are ruined o have fallen to pieces2 ( refl) ‹estómago/hígado› to ruinte vas a destrozar los pies usando esos zapatos you're going to ruin o damage your feet wearing those shoes* * *
destrozar ( conjugate destrozar) verbo transitivo
‹cristal/jarrón› to smash;
‹ juguete› to pull … apart;
‹ coche› to wreck;
‹ libro› to pull apart
‹ corazón› to break;
destrozarse verbo pronominal
[jarrón/cristal] to smash
destrozar verbo transitivo
1 (romper) to tear up, wreck, ruin
2 (una tela, un papel) to tear to shreds, rip up
3 (apenar, desgarrar) to shatter, devastate: me destroza verte así, it breaks my heart to see you this way
4 (los planes, la convivencia, etc) to ruin
' destrozar' also found in these entries:
English:
break
- destroy
- mangle
- shatter
- smash
- smash up
- tear apart
- trash
- vandalize
- wreck
- write off
- get
- murder
- piece
- pull
- write
* * *♦ vt1. [físicamente] [romper] to smash;[estropear] to ruin;el terremoto destrozó la ciudad the earthquake destroyed the city;vas a destrozar o [m5] destrozarte los zapatos de tanto usarlos you'll ruin your shoes, wearing them so much2. [emocionalmente] [persona] to shatter, to devastate;[matrimonio, relación] to wreck; [pareja] to break up; [vida] to ruin; [corazón] to break;el divorcio la ha destrozado she was devastated by the divorce;ese ruido le destroza los nervios a cualquiera that noise is enough to drive anyone up the wall;destrozó a su oponente en el debate he destroyed his opponent in the debate* * *v/t1 destroy* * *destrozar {21} vt1) : to smash, to shatter2) : to destroy, to wreck* * *destrozar vb1. (en general) to destroy / to wreck2. (hacer trozos) to smash -
19 enfermo de Alzheimer
(n.) = Alzheimer's patientEx. Search and rescue missions include a variety of missions: searches for lost hunters, hikers, or Alzheimer's patients, missing aircraft, etc.* * *(n.) = Alzheimer's patientEx: Search and rescue missions include a variety of missions: searches for lost hunters, hikers, or Alzheimer's patients, missing aircraft, etc.
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20 enfrentarse a
v.to face, to breast, to brave, to confront with.* * *(v.) = be faced with, come to + grips with, confront, face, face up to, meet, cope with, get to + grips with, clash with, grapple with, wrestle with, get + a grip on, go + head-to-head with, be up against, come up against, run up against, line up against, brave, breast, have + a go at, address, engage in + confrontation withEx. The indexer is faced with the choice of which off the themes of the document to provide access to via an index.Ex. Right now the management team is beginning to come to grips with our annual budget process, as it does every year.Ex. Resource sharing in libraries may be a way of confronting the impact of rising prices dictated by a few large publishing corporations.Ex. Hungary faces far-reaching socio-economic transformation which will inevitably affect libraries as well.Ex. Together we need to face up to the challenges of the Information Age.Ex. There may be a threat of over-capacity; if so, this could be met by diversification, an enlargement of the SLIS role.Ex. This latter period is when the air-conditioning has to work hardest to cope with high outside air temperature and solar gains through the building.Ex. The Treasure has made good use of a number of methodologies in getting to grips with the principles and applications of information management.Ex. The date of the book fair must be fitted into the school program so that it does not clash with any rival local or national event.Ex. Researchers have long grappled with predicting the readability of reading materials for children.Ex. Librarians believe they will have to wrestle with limited opportunities for career advancement = Los bibliotecarios piensan que tendrán que hacer frente a oportunidades limitadas para su promoción profesional.Ex. The article ' Getting a grip on change' argues that only by confronting the challenges and inevitability of change can libraries retain their relevancy in the information age.Ex. We went head-to-head with those that wanted a uniform look for the whole library Website! = Nos enfrentamos a aquellos que querían un aspecto uniforme en el diseño de todo el sitio web de la biblioteca.Ex. British exporters have been up against tariff and non-tariff barriers all over the world for a very long time.Ex. We have come up against the extreme expense which change brings to an existing catalog.Ex. Some of the information from the EEC Government in Brussels is provided off the record, which sometimes runs up against the UK Government's wall of secrecy.Ex. The author examines claims by Microsoft's Bill Gates that networked computers have no future, and looks at the opposition lining up against him.Ex. The mammoth hunters braved sub-zero temperatures on desolate tundra at least 20000 years earlier than was thought.Ex. He has breasted an extraordinary amount of obloquy on behalf of our country's cause.Ex. In the 1980s that meant having a go at all the trendy lefties and pacifists, and so our main issues were class politics and violence.Ex. The inclusion of vendors and publishers allows everyone to address sticky business relationships head-on.Ex. By running away he shows who he is -- a boneless coward who never engaged in direct confrontation with the enemy.* * *(v.) = be faced with, come to + grips with, confront, face, face up to, meet, cope with, get to + grips with, clash with, grapple with, wrestle with, get + a grip on, go + head-to-head with, be up against, come up against, run up against, line up against, brave, breast, have + a go at, address, engage in + confrontation withEx: The indexer is faced with the choice of which off the themes of the document to provide access to via an index.
Ex: Right now the management team is beginning to come to grips with our annual budget process, as it does every year.Ex: Resource sharing in libraries may be a way of confronting the impact of rising prices dictated by a few large publishing corporations.Ex: Hungary faces far-reaching socio-economic transformation which will inevitably affect libraries as well.Ex: Together we need to face up to the challenges of the Information Age.Ex: There may be a threat of over-capacity; if so, this could be met by diversification, an enlargement of the SLIS role.Ex: This latter period is when the air-conditioning has to work hardest to cope with high outside air temperature and solar gains through the building.Ex: The Treasure has made good use of a number of methodologies in getting to grips with the principles and applications of information management.Ex: The date of the book fair must be fitted into the school program so that it does not clash with any rival local or national event.Ex: Researchers have long grappled with predicting the readability of reading materials for children.Ex: Librarians believe they will have to wrestle with limited opportunities for career advancement = Los bibliotecarios piensan que tendrán que hacer frente a oportunidades limitadas para su promoción profesional.Ex: The article ' Getting a grip on change' argues that only by confronting the challenges and inevitability of change can libraries retain their relevancy in the information age.Ex: We went head-to-head with those that wanted a uniform look for the whole library Website! = Nos enfrentamos a aquellos que querían un aspecto uniforme en el diseño de todo el sitio web de la biblioteca.Ex: British exporters have been up against tariff and non-tariff barriers all over the world for a very long time.Ex: We have come up against the extreme expense which change brings to an existing catalog.Ex: Some of the information from the EEC Government in Brussels is provided off the record, which sometimes runs up against the UK Government's wall of secrecy.Ex: The author examines claims by Microsoft's Bill Gates that networked computers have no future, and looks at the opposition lining up against him.Ex: The mammoth hunters braved sub-zero temperatures on desolate tundra at least 20000 years earlier than was thought.Ex: He has breasted an extraordinary amount of obloquy on behalf of our country's cause.Ex: In the 1980s that meant having a go at all the trendy lefties and pacifists, and so our main issues were class politics and violence.Ex: The inclusion of vendors and publishers allows everyone to address sticky business relationships head-on.Ex: By running away he shows who he is -- a boneless coward who never engaged in direct confrontation with the enemy.
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