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1 extortion
- ʃənnoun extorsióntr[ɪk'stɔːʃən]1 extorsión nombre femeninoextortion [ɪk'stɔrʃən, ɛk-] n: extorsión fn.• concusión s.f.• desuello s.m.• extorsión s.f.ɪk'stɔːrʃən, ɪk'stɔːʃən[ɪks'tɔːʃǝn]N extorsión f, exacción f ; (by public figure) concusión f* * *[ɪk'stɔːrʃən, ɪk'stɔːʃən] -
2 extortion
adj.extorsivo, concusionario.s.1 extorsión.2 acto de extorsión. -
3 extorsion
extorsión sustantivo femenino extortion
extorsión sustantivo femenino extortion ' extorsión' also found in these entries: English: extortionn.• judiada s.f. -
4 shakedown
n.• cama improvisada s.f.'ʃeɪkdaʊnnoun (AmE colloq)a) ( extortion) timo m (fam), estafa f$100 a ticket? that's a shakedown! — ¿$100 la entrada? qué robo! (fam)
b) ( search)['ʃeɪkdaʊn]N1) (=shaking) sacudida f2) (Brit) (=bed) camastro m, cama f improvisada3) * (before noun)a shakedown cruise/flight — una travesía/un vuelo de prueba
4) (US) * (=swindle) estafa f, timo m(=search)* * *['ʃeɪkdaʊn]noun (AmE colloq)a) ( extortion) timo m (fam), estafa f$100 a ticket? that's a shakedown! — ¿$100 la entrada? qué robo! (fam)
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5 extort
ik'sto:t(to obtain (from a person) by threats or violence: They extorted a confession from him by torture.) conseguir a la fuerza- extortionate
tr[ɪk'stɔːt]1 (money) sacar, conseguir a la fuerza, conseguir con amenazas; (promise, confession) arrancar, obtener■ he's extorted money from us nos ha extorsionado, nos ha sacado dineroextort [ɪk'stɔrt, ɛk-] vt: extorsionarv.• arrancar v.• extorsionar v.• obtener por engaño o amenaza v.• socaliñar v.ɪk'stɔːrt, ɪk'stɔːtto extort a confession/promise from somebody — arrancarle* a alguien or obtener* de alguien una confesión/promesa
[ɪks'tɔːt]VT [+ promise, confession] obtener por la fuerza, arrancarto extort money from sb — extorsionar a algn; (less formal) arrancar dinero a algn con amenazas
* * *[ɪk'stɔːrt, ɪk'stɔːt]to extort a confession/promise from somebody — arrancarle* a alguien or obtener* de alguien una confesión/promesa
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6 busca
Del verbo buscar: ( conjugate buscar) \ \
busca es: \ \3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativoMultiple Entries: busca buscar
busca sustantivo femenino ( búsqueda) search; salieron en su busca they set out to look for him ■ sustantivo masculino (Esp fam) pager, beeper (AmE), bleeper (BrE)
buscar ( conjugate buscar) verbo transitivo 1 ‹fama/fortuna› to seek; 2 (— en tren, a pie) I went to meet him at the airport;◊ vengo a busca mis cosas I've come to collect o pick up my thingsfue a busca un médico/un taxi he went to get a doctor/a taxi; ¿qué buscas con eso? what are you trying to achieve by that? verbo intransitivo to look;◊ busca en el cajón look o have a look in the drawerbuscarse verbo pronominal 1 ( intentar encontrar) to look for 2 ‹ problemas› to ask for;◊ no quiero buscame complicaciones/problemas I don't want any trouble;tú te lo has buscado you've brought it on yourself, it serves you right; buscársela(s) (fam): te la estás buscando you're asking for trouble, you're asking for it (colloq)
busca
I sustantivo femenino search
ir en busca de, to go in search of
II m inv bleeper, pager
buscar verbo transitivo
1 to look for
2 (en la enciclopedia, en el diccionario) to look up
3 (conseguir, traer) to fetch: ve a buscar un poco de agua, go and fetch some water
4 (recoger cosas) to collect (recoger personas) to pick up: fue a buscarme al trabajo, she picked me up from work ' busca' also found in these entries: Spanish: batir - batida - confín - nacional - tras - buscar - interesado - orden - por English: after - bleeper - extortion - feel - fish - kerb-crawler - pasture - pursuit - root about - root around - scan - scavenge - scour - search - shake down - want - drill - scavenger -
7 chantaje
chantaje sustantivo masculino blackmail;
chantaje sustantivo masculino blackmail
hacer chantaje, to blackmail ' chantaje' also found in these entries: English: blackmail - extortion - racketeering - protection
См. также в других словарях:
extortion — ex·tor·tion /ik stȯr shən/ n 1: the act or practice of extorting esp. money or other property; specif: the act or practice of extorting by a public official acting under color of office 2: the crime of extorting ex·tor·tion·ate / shə nət/ adj… … Law dictionary
extortion racket — ➔ racket * * * extortion racket UK US noun [C] ► an organized illegal activity in which a person or group tries to get money from someone by using force or threats: »Ten people have been arrested on charges of running an extortion racket in the… … Financial and business terms
Extortion — Ex*tor tion, n. [F. extorsion.] 1. The act of extorting; the act or practice of wresting anything from a person by force, by threats, or by any undue exercise of power; undue exaction; overcharge. [1913 Webster] 2. (Law) The offense committed by… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
extortion — c.1300, from L. extortionem (nom. extortio) a twisting out, extorting, noun of action from pp. stem of extorquere wrench out, wrest away, to obtain by force, from ex out (see EX (Cf. ex )) + torquere to twist (see THWART (Cf. thwart)) … Etymology dictionary
extortion — [n] blackmail; cheating arm, badger, bite, coercion, compulsion, demand, exaction, force, fraud, oppression, payoff, payola*, pressure, protection, racket, rapacity, shake, shakedown*, squeeze, stealing, swindle, theft; concepts 53,139,192,342 … New thesaurus
extortion — [ek stôr′shən, ikstôr′shən] n. [ME extorcioun < OFr extorcion < LL(Ec) extorsio < L extortus] 1. a) the act of extorting, or getting money, etc. by threats, misuse of authority, etc.: sometimes applied to the exaction of too high a price … English World dictionary
Extortion — Exact redirects here. For the exact sciences, see Exact science. Extort redirects here. For the album by KMFDM, see XTORT … Wikipedia
extortion — /ik stawr sheuhn/, n. 1. an act or instance of extorting. 2. Law. the crime of obtaining money or some other thing of value by the abuse of one s office or authority. 3. oppressive or illegal exaction, as of excessive price or interest: the… … Universalium
extortion — extort ex‧tort [ɪkˈstɔːt ǁ ɔːrt] verb [transitive] LAW to illegally force someone to give you money by threatening them: extort money from/out of somebody • Smith was arrested on suspicion of having extorted property and money from at least 18… … Financial and business terms
extortion — The obtaining of property from another induced by wrongful use of actual or threatened force, violence, or fear, or under color of official right. 18 U.S.C.A. No. 871 et seq.; No. 1951. A person is guilty of theft by extortion if he purposely… … Black's law dictionary
extortion — The obtaining of property from another induced by wrongful use of actual or threatened force, violence, or fear, or under color of official right. 18 U.S.C.A. No. 871 et seq.; No. 1951. A person is guilty of theft by extortion if he purposely… … Black's law dictionary