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  • 61 cruel

    adj.
    cruel.
    * * *
    1 (persona) cruel (con/para, to)
    2 (clima) harsh, severe
    * * *
    adj.
    * * *
    ADJ cruel
    * * *
    adjetivo cruel

    la venganza será cruel — (hum) just you wait! (I'll get you!) (colloq)

    * * *
    = brutal, cruel, perverse, unkind, callous, cold-blooded, merciless, brutish, ferocious, heartless, cutthroat.
    Nota: Adjetivo.
    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. With cruel suddenness she was being called upon to cover up for him.
    Ex. The demand for business information, in relation to its price, is rather perverse in that high price often generates a high demand.
    Ex. The enumeration at 940.5316: Children and other noncombatants; Pacifists; Enemy sympathizers seems a little unkind, if nothing else.
    Ex. Not all large publishing companies are conducted in a callous and philistine manner, motivated solely by profit.
    Ex. He was a cold-blooded killer, cardsharp, gambler and a consumptive who also ran several confidence scams.
    Ex. The author discusses art critic Harry Quilter, usually remembered today as 'Arry,' the butt of merciless lampooning by J.M. Whistler.
    Ex. In his most famous work, the Leviathan, Hobbes famously argued that life in the state of nature is 'solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short'.
    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. However, I knew there was a problem when I actually cared more about the relationship between the secondary characters of Josh McCool, heartless flunky of Warren's, and Mia.
    Ex. As the saying goes, 'Be as innocent as a lamb, and as wily as a fox' -- shrewdness is a valuable attribute in this cutthroat world.
    ----
    * volverse cruel = become + vicious.
    * * *
    adjetivo cruel

    la venganza será cruel — (hum) just you wait! (I'll get you!) (colloq)

    * * *
    = brutal, cruel, perverse, unkind, callous, cold-blooded, merciless, brutish, ferocious, heartless, cutthroat.
    Nota: Adjetivo.

    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: With cruel suddenness she was being called upon to cover up for him.
    Ex: The demand for business information, in relation to its price, is rather perverse in that high price often generates a high demand.
    Ex: The enumeration at 940.5316: Children and other noncombatants; Pacifists; Enemy sympathizers seems a little unkind, if nothing else.
    Ex: Not all large publishing companies are conducted in a callous and philistine manner, motivated solely by profit.
    Ex: He was a cold-blooded killer, cardsharp, gambler and a consumptive who also ran several confidence scams.
    Ex: The author discusses art critic Harry Quilter, usually remembered today as 'Arry,' the butt of merciless lampooning by J.M. Whistler.
    Ex: In his most famous work, the Leviathan, Hobbes famously argued that life in the state of nature is 'solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short'.
    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: However, I knew there was a problem when I actually cared more about the relationship between the secondary characters of Josh McCool, heartless flunky of Warren's, and Mia.
    Ex: As the saying goes, 'Be as innocent as a lamb, and as wily as a fox' -- shrewdness is a valuable attribute in this cutthroat world.
    * volverse cruel = become + vicious.

    * * *
    cruel
    aquello fue una jugada cruel del destino that was a cruel twist of fate
    fueron muy crueles con él they were very cruel to him
    la venganza será cruel ( hum); just you wait! (I'll get you!) ( colloq)
    * * *

    cruel adjetivo
    cruel;

    cruel adjetivo cruel

    ' cruel' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    bárbara
    - bárbaro
    - cebarse
    - desalmada
    - desalmado
    - draconiana
    - draconiano
    - mirada
    - salvaje
    - sañosa
    - sañoso
    - sañuda
    - sañudo
    - truculenta
    - truculento
    - verduga
    - verdugo
    - crueldad
    - inhumano
    - sanguinario
    English:
    brutal
    - callous
    - cheap
    - cruel
    - cutthroat
    - hard
    - heartless
    - inhuman
    - savage
    - unkind
    - vicious
    - blood
    - cold
    - fiend
    - inhumane
    - inhumanity
    - outrage
    * * *
    cruel adj
    1. [persona, acción] cruel;
    fuiste muy cruel con ella you were very cruel to her
    2. [dolor] excruciating, terrible
    3. [clima] harsh
    4. [duda] terrible
    * * *
    adj cruel
    * * *
    cruel adj
    : cruel
    ♦ cruelmente adv
    * * *
    cruel adj cruel

    Spanish-English dictionary > cruel

  • 62 dar una buena paliza

    (v.) = whitewash, thrash
    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.
    * * *
    (v.) = whitewash, thrash

    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.

    Spanish-English dictionary > dar una buena paliza

  • 63 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) hollow
    Ex. 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) hollow

    Ex: 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.

    Spanish-English dictionary > dar una paliza

  • 64 de pelo negro

    (adj.) = dark-haired
    Ex. He was a lady-killer -- tall, dark-haired, handsome in his army officer's uniform.
    * * *
    (adj.) = dark-haired

    Ex: He was a lady-killer -- tall, dark-haired, handsome in his army officer's uniform.

    Spanish-English dictionary > de pelo negro

  • 65 de pelo oscuro

    (adj.) = dark-haired
    Ex. He was a lady-killer -- tall, dark-haired, handsome in his army officer's uniform.
    * * *
    (adj.) = dark-haired

    Ex: He was a lady-killer -- tall, dark-haired, handsome in his army officer's uniform.

    Spanish-English dictionary > de pelo oscuro

  • 66 de sangre fría

    (adj.) = cold-blooded
    Ex. He was a cold-blooded killer, cardsharp, gambler and a consumptive who also ran several confidence scams.
    * * *
    (adj.) = cold-blooded

    Ex: He was a cold-blooded killer, cardsharp, gambler and a consumptive who also ran several confidence scams.

    Spanish-English dictionary > de sangre fría

  • 67 deducir

    v.
    1 to guess, to deduce.
    por la luz dedujo que debía de ser tarde he could tell by the light that it must be late
    dedujo quién era el asesino he worked out who the killer was
    El detective deduce la respuesta The detective deduces the answer.
    2 to deduct.
    me deducen del sueldo la seguridad social national insurance is deducted from my salary
    El contador deduce el impuesto The accountant deduces the tax.
    * * *
    Conjugation model [ CONDUCIR], like link=conducir conducir
    1 to deduce, infer
    2 (dinero) to deduct, subtract
    1 to follow
    ■ de aquí se deduce que... from this it follows that...
    * * *
    verb
    * * *
    1. VT
    1) (=inferir) [+ razonamiento, conclusión] to deduce, infer (de from)
    [+ fórmula] to derive (de from)
    2) (=descontar) to deduct
    2.
    See:
    * * *
    verbo transitivo
    1) ( inferir) to deduce

    como no contestaban, deduje que no había nadie — as there was no reply, I assumed there was nobody there

    2) ( descontar) to deduct
    * * *
    = deduct, infer, work out, draw + inference, deduce, gather, make + deduction, make + deduction, reason.
    Ex. The price of the demonstration disk is relatively modest and is normally deducted from the full purchase price.
    Ex. In many cases this has to be inferred from the position in any given class.
    Ex. The details of how the assignment of numbers by authorized agencies would be controlled have yet to be worked out.
    Ex. The obvious inference to be drawn is that industry representatives believe that membership of the Community is certainly better for industry.
    Ex. The passwords used should be chosen with some care, in order to avoid obvious words or numbers which could easily be deduced by those with a desire to 'beat the system'.
    Ex. Her attitude enabled him, and everyone else on the staff from what he could gather in the brief time he had been there, to establish a pleasant familiarity with her.
    Ex. The author discusses the various deductions which have been made from the results of the analysis.
    Ex. A single bill was made out, and each man took an equal share of the payment, regardless of how many pages he had set; deductions were made only for failings such as unpunctuality.
    Ex. Ergo, it was reasoned, an entry under the author's name and the title found on the title page or elsewhere in the book, with a symbol to indicate its location on the shelves, should readily help one find the book desired.
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    * deducir conclusiones = deduce + conclusions.
    * deducirse = follow.
    * deducirse de = follow from.
    * deducir una idea = draw + idea.
    * es de deducir que = it follows that.
    * * *
    verbo transitivo
    1) ( inferir) to deduce

    como no contestaban, deduje que no había nadie — as there was no reply, I assumed there was nobody there

    2) ( descontar) to deduct
    * * *
    = deduct, infer, work out, draw + inference, deduce, gather, make + deduction, make + deduction, reason.

    Ex: The price of the demonstration disk is relatively modest and is normally deducted from the full purchase price.

    Ex: In many cases this has to be inferred from the position in any given class.
    Ex: The details of how the assignment of numbers by authorized agencies would be controlled have yet to be worked out.
    Ex: The obvious inference to be drawn is that industry representatives believe that membership of the Community is certainly better for industry.
    Ex: The passwords used should be chosen with some care, in order to avoid obvious words or numbers which could easily be deduced by those with a desire to 'beat the system'.
    Ex: Her attitude enabled him, and everyone else on the staff from what he could gather in the brief time he had been there, to establish a pleasant familiarity with her.
    Ex: The author discusses the various deductions which have been made from the results of the analysis.
    Ex: A single bill was made out, and each man took an equal share of the payment, regardless of how many pages he had set; deductions were made only for failings such as unpunctuality.
    Ex: Ergo, it was reasoned, an entry under the author's name and the title found on the title page or elsewhere in the book, with a symbol to indicate its location on the shelves, should readily help one find the book desired.
    * deducir conclusiones = deduce + conclusions.
    * deducirse = follow.
    * deducirse de = follow from.
    * deducir una idea = draw + idea.
    * es de deducir que = it follows that.

    * * *
    deducir [I6 ]
    vt
    A (inferir) to deduce
    como no contestaban deduje que no había nadie as there was no reply, I deduced o assumed there was nobody there
    deducir algo DE algo to deduce sth FROM sth
    ¿qué deduces de todo esto? what do you deduce from all this?, what conclusions do you draw from all this?
    de lo anteriormente expuesto se deduce que … from the above, it may be deduced that …
    B (descontar) to deduct
    * * *

     

    deducir ( conjugate deducir) verbo transitivo
    1 ( inferir) to deduce;
    deducir algo de algo to deduce sth from sth
    2 ( descontar) to deduct
    deducir verbo transitivo
    1 to deduce, infer
    2 Com to deduct
    ' deducir' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    argüir
    - concluir
    - deduje
    English:
    deduce
    - gather
    - infer
    - tell
    - deduct
    * * *
    1. [inferir] to guess, to deduce;
    por la luz dedujo que debía de ser tarde he could tell by the light that it must be late;
    dedujo quién era el asesino he worked out who the killer was;
    ¿qué se puede deducir de todo esto? what does all this tell us?, what can be deduced from all this?;
    de aquí se deduce que… from this one concludes o infers that…
    2. [descontar] to deduct (de from);
    me deducen del sueldo la seguridad social national insurance is deducted from my salary
    * * *
    v/t
    1 deduce
    2 COM deduct
    * * *
    deducir {61} vt
    1) inferir: to deduce
    2) descontar: to deduct
    * * *
    2. (restar) to deduct
    me deducen el 20% del sueldo en concepto de impuestos 20% is deducted from my salary in taxes

    Spanish-English dictionary > deducir

  • 68 deliberado

    adj.
    deliberate, calculated, voluntary, purposive.
    past part.
    past participle of spanish verb: deliberar.
    * * *
    1→ link=deliberar deliberar
    1 deliberate, intentional
    * * *
    (f. - deliberada)
    adj.
    * * *
    * * *
    - da adjetivo deliberate
    * * *
    = deliberate, intentional, wilful [willful, -USA], willful [wilful, -UK], calculated.
    Ex. Deliberate mnemonics are devices which help the user to remember and recall the notation for given subjects.
    Ex. This article reviews the influences of organisational evolution and intentional change.
    Ex. Library rules and regulations are not enforceable at law, but wilful offenders may be blacklisted and banned from library use.
    Ex. This article examines some of the policies and procedures that can be implemented to minimise the possibility of theft or of willful damage to manuscripts by researchers or staff.
    Ex. He was accused of being a calculated killer who knowingly committed vicious crimes.
    * * *
    - da adjetivo deliberate
    * * *
    = deliberate, intentional, wilful [willful, -USA], willful [wilful, -UK], calculated.

    Ex: Deliberate mnemonics are devices which help the user to remember and recall the notation for given subjects.

    Ex: This article reviews the influences of organisational evolution and intentional change.
    Ex: Library rules and regulations are not enforceable at law, but wilful offenders may be blacklisted and banned from library use.
    Ex: This article examines some of the policies and procedures that can be implemented to minimise the possibility of theft or of willful damage to manuscripts by researchers or staff.
    Ex: He was accused of being a calculated killer who knowingly committed vicious crimes.

    * * *
    deliberate
    * * *

    Del verbo deliberar: ( conjugate deliberar)

    deliberado es:

    el participio

    Multiple Entries:
    deliberado    
    deliberar
    deliberado
    ◊ -da adjetivo

    deliberate
    deliberado,-a adjetivo deliberate
    deliberar verbo intransitivo to deliberate (on), consider

    ' deliberado' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    deliberada
    English:
    conscious
    - intentional
    - deliberate
    - unintentional
    * * *
    deliberado, -a adj
    deliberate
    * * *
    adj deliberate
    * * *
    deliberado, -da adj
    : deliberate, intentional
    * * *
    deliberado adj deliberate

    Spanish-English dictionary > deliberado

  • 69 desalmado

    adj.
    cruel, inhuman, heartless, conscienceless.
    past part.
    past participle of spanish verb: desalmar.
    * * *
    1 (malvado) wicked
    2 (cruel) cruel, heartless
    ► nombre masculino,nombre femenino
    1 (malvado) wicked person
    2 (cruel) cruel person, heartless person
    * * *
    ADJ cruel, heartless
    * * *
    - da masculino, femenino
    * * *
    = cold-blooded, soulless, heartless.
    Ex. He was a cold-blooded killer, cardsharp, gambler and a consumptive who also ran several confidence scams.
    Ex. Our deliberate and passionate ambition is to avoid the traps of soulless, dead villages turned into museums, slowly sinking into oblivion.
    Ex. However, I knew there was a problem when I actually cared more about the relationship between the secondary characters of Josh McCool, heartless flunky of Warren's, and Mia.
    * * *
    - da masculino, femenino
    * * *
    = cold-blooded, soulless, heartless.

    Ex: He was a cold-blooded killer, cardsharp, gambler and a consumptive who also ran several confidence scams.

    Ex: Our deliberate and passionate ambition is to avoid the traps of soulless, dead villages turned into museums, slowly sinking into oblivion.
    Ex: However, I knew there was a problem when I actually cared more about the relationship between the secondary characters of Josh McCool, heartless flunky of Warren's, and Mia.

    * * *
    desalmado1 -da
    heartless, callous
    desalmado2 -da
    masculine, feminine
    heartless o callous swine ( colloq)
    * * *

    desalmado,-a
    I adjetivo cruel, heartless
    II sustantivo masculino y femenino heartless person: solo un desalmado cometería un crimen así, only a cruel, heartless person could have committed such a crime
    ' desalmado' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    desalmada
    English:
    fiend
    - fiendish
    * * *
    desalmado, -a
    ♦ adj
    heartless
    ♦ nm,f
    heartless person;
    es un desalmado he's completely heartless
    * * *
    I adj heartless
    II m, desalmada f
    :
    es un desalmado he is heartless
    * * *
    desalmado, -da adj
    : heartless, callous

    Spanish-English dictionary > desalmado

  • 70 despiadado

    adj.
    merciless, cruel, inhuman, cold-hearted.
    * * *
    1 ruthless, merciless
    * * *
    (f. - despiadada)
    adj.
    * * *
    ADJ [persona] heartless; [ataque] merciless
    * * *
    - da adjetivo < persona> ruthless, heartless; <ataque/crítica> savage, merciless
    * * *
    = hard-hearted, relentless, savage, ruthless, remorseless, implacable, inexorable, cold-blooded, ferocius, unsparing, merciless, soulless, ferocious, heartless, cutthroat, unforgiving.
    Ex. For her refusal, Isabella has received a great deal of blame from subsequent critics, who call her a hard-hearted prude.
    Ex. They need to be relentless in their fight for adequate funding so that the library service and the profession are not jeopardised.
    Ex. The most vulnerable nations are Burma, Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam, which have all experienced savage war and civil unrest in recent years.
    Ex. The ruling also coincided with a flood of mergers and acquisitions that transformed gentlemen publishers into ruthless entrepreneurs.
    Ex. The population explosion and the remorseless growth of knowledge are discussed.
    Ex. The implacable reduction in the dissemination of public documents constitutes a rebarbative policy that threatens the quality of reference services in libraries.
    Ex. The inexorable tide of automation seems to be threatening the existence of old-fashioned, handwritten copymarking.
    Ex. He was a cold-blooded killer, cardsharp, gambler and a consumptive who also ran several confidence scams.
    Ex. Fuller's novel make for a form of intellectual clarity, even if that clarity, paradoxically, is expressed in a ferocious hell-bent manner.
    Ex. The book is so ferociously unsparing in detailing the systematic torment as well as wanton cruelty that the reconstruction of the past is often unbearable.
    Ex. The author discusses art critic Harry Quilter, usually remembered today as 'Arry,' the butt of merciless lampooning by J.M. Whistler.
    Ex. Our deliberate and passionate ambition is to avoid the traps of soulless, dead villages turned into museums, slowly sinking into oblivion.
    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. However, I knew there was a problem when I actually cared more about the relationship between the secondary characters of Josh McCool, heartless flunky of Warren's, and Mia.
    Ex. As the saying goes, 'Be as innocent as a lamb, and as wily as a fox' -- shrewdness is a valuable attribute in this cutthroat world.
    Ex. Unlike other Swedish illustrators, he used the time consuming and unforgiving technique of wood engraving for his illustrations.
    ----
    * actuar de un modo despiadado = play + hardball.
    * ser despiadado = play + hardball.
    * * *
    - da adjetivo < persona> ruthless, heartless; <ataque/crítica> savage, merciless
    * * *
    = hard-hearted, relentless, savage, ruthless, remorseless, implacable, inexorable, cold-blooded, ferocius, unsparing, merciless, soulless, ferocious, heartless, cutthroat, unforgiving.

    Ex: For her refusal, Isabella has received a great deal of blame from subsequent critics, who call her a hard-hearted prude.

    Ex: They need to be relentless in their fight for adequate funding so that the library service and the profession are not jeopardised.
    Ex: The most vulnerable nations are Burma, Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam, which have all experienced savage war and civil unrest in recent years.
    Ex: The ruling also coincided with a flood of mergers and acquisitions that transformed gentlemen publishers into ruthless entrepreneurs.
    Ex: The population explosion and the remorseless growth of knowledge are discussed.
    Ex: The implacable reduction in the dissemination of public documents constitutes a rebarbative policy that threatens the quality of reference services in libraries.
    Ex: The inexorable tide of automation seems to be threatening the existence of old-fashioned, handwritten copymarking.
    Ex: He was a cold-blooded killer, cardsharp, gambler and a consumptive who also ran several confidence scams.
    Ex: Fuller's novel make for a form of intellectual clarity, even if that clarity, paradoxically, is expressed in a ferocious hell-bent manner.
    Ex: The book is so ferociously unsparing in detailing the systematic torment as well as wanton cruelty that the reconstruction of the past is often unbearable.
    Ex: The author discusses art critic Harry Quilter, usually remembered today as 'Arry,' the butt of merciless lampooning by J.M. Whistler.
    Ex: Our deliberate and passionate ambition is to avoid the traps of soulless, dead villages turned into museums, slowly sinking into oblivion.
    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: However, I knew there was a problem when I actually cared more about the relationship between the secondary characters of Josh McCool, heartless flunky of Warren's, and Mia.
    Ex: As the saying goes, 'Be as innocent as a lamb, and as wily as a fox' -- shrewdness is a valuable attribute in this cutthroat world.
    Ex: Unlike other Swedish illustrators, he used the time consuming and unforgiving technique of wood engraving for his illustrations.
    * actuar de un modo despiadado = play + hardball.
    * ser despiadado = play + hardball.

    * * *
    ‹persona› ruthless, heartless; ‹ataque/crítica› savage, merciless
    * * *

    despiadado
    ◊ -da adjetivo ‹ persona› ruthless, heartless;


    ‹ataque/crítica› savage, merciless
    despiadado,-a adjetivo merciless, ruthless
    ' despiadado' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    acerba
    - acerbo
    - bárbara
    - bárbaro
    - despiadada
    English:
    cold-blooded
    - cold-hearted
    - cutthroat
    - merciless
    - pitiless
    - remorseless
    - ruthless
    - unmerciful
    - vicious
    - cold
    * * *
    despiadado, -a adj
    [persona] merciless; [trato] inhuman, pitiless; [ataque] savage, merciless
    * * *
    adj ruthless
    * * *
    despiadado, -da adj
    cruel: cruel, merciless, pitiless
    * * *
    despiadado adj hard-hearted / heartless / ruthless

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  • 71 ergotismo

    m.
    ergotism, poisoning from ergot fungus, creeping sickness, poisoning with ergot.
    * * *
    Ex. Ergotism could be called a 'cereal killer' for its cause, ergot, comes from cereals such as rye and wheat and is quite capable of killing someone.
    * * *

    Ex: Ergotism could be called a 'cereal killer' for its cause, ergot, comes from cereals such as rye and wheat and is quite capable of killing someone.

    * * *
    ergotism
    * * *
    Med ergotism

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  • 72 estafa

    f.
    1 swindle (timo, robo).
    2 fraud, cheat, bilk, theft.
    pres.indicat.
    3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: estafar.
    imperat.
    2nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: estafar.
    * * *
    1 fraud, swindle
    * * *
    noun f.
    * * *
    SF
    1) (=timo) swindle, trick
    2) (Com, Econ) racket, ramp *
    * * *
    a) (Der) fraud, criminal deception
    b) (fam) ( timo) rip-off (colloq), con (colloq)
    * * *
    = scam, swindle, rip-off, swindling, cheating, confidence scam, con trick, con, con job.
    Ex. The article 'Online scams, swindles, frauds and rip-offs' lists some of the most better known Internet frauds of recent times.
    Ex. The article 'Online scams, swindles, frauds and rip-offs' lists some of the most better known Internet frauds of recent times.
    Ex. The article 'Online scams, swindles, frauds and rip-offs' lists some of the most better known Internet frauds of recent times.
    Ex. The swindling & deception the immigrants encountered often preyed on their Zionist ideology & indeed, some of the crooks were Jewish themselves.
    Ex. The author discerns 3 levels of cheating and deceit and examines why scientists stoop to bias and fraud, particularly in trials for new treatments.
    Ex. He was a cold-blooded killer, cardsharp, gambler and a consumptive who also ran several confidence scams.
    Ex. The social contract has been the con trick by which the bosses have squeezed more and more out of the workers for themselves.
    Ex. He has long argued that populist conservatism is nothing more than a con.
    Ex. The global warming hoax had all the classic marks of a con job from the very beginning.
    ----
    * estafa comercial = business scam.
    * estafa de la venta en cadena = pyramid scam.
    * * *
    a) (Der) fraud, criminal deception
    b) (fam) ( timo) rip-off (colloq), con (colloq)
    * * *
    = scam, swindle, rip-off, swindling, cheating, confidence scam, con trick, con, con job.

    Ex: The article 'Online scams, swindles, frauds and rip-offs' lists some of the most better known Internet frauds of recent times.

    Ex: The article 'Online scams, swindles, frauds and rip-offs' lists some of the most better known Internet frauds of recent times.
    Ex: The article 'Online scams, swindles, frauds and rip-offs' lists some of the most better known Internet frauds of recent times.
    Ex: The swindling & deception the immigrants encountered often preyed on their Zionist ideology & indeed, some of the crooks were Jewish themselves.
    Ex: The author discerns 3 levels of cheating and deceit and examines why scientists stoop to bias and fraud, particularly in trials for new treatments.
    Ex: He was a cold-blooded killer, cardsharp, gambler and a consumptive who also ran several confidence scams.
    Ex: The social contract has been the con trick by which the bosses have squeezed more and more out of the workers for themselves.
    Ex: He has long argued that populist conservatism is nothing more than a con.
    Ex: The global warming hoax had all the classic marks of a con job from the very beginning.
    * estafa comercial = business scam.
    * estafa de la venta en cadena = pyramid scam.

    * * *
    1 ( Der) fraud, criminal deception
    lo han condenado por estafa y malversación de fondos he was found guilty of fraud and embezzlement
    se ha descubierto una estafa en la venta de los terrenos fraud o a swindle has been discovered involving the sale of the land
    2 ( fam) (timo) rip-off ( colloq), con ( colloq), swizz ( colloq)
    * * *

     

    Del verbo estafar: ( conjugate estafar)

    estafa es:

    3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo

    2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo

    Multiple Entries:
    estafa    
    estafar
    estafa sustantivo femenino

    b) (fam) ( timo) rip-off (colloq), con (colloq)

    estafar ( conjugate estafar) verbo transitivo
    a) (Der) to swindle, defraud;

    estafale algo a algn to defraud sb of sth, swindle sb out of sth
    b) (fam) ( timar) to rip … off (colloq), to con (colloq)

    estafa sustantivo femenino swindle: lo encontraron culpable de estafa, he was found guilty of fraud
    estafar verbo transitivo to swindle, cheat, trick: estafaron a un pensionista y le dejaron sin sus ahorros, they swindled the pensioner out of his entire savings
    ' estafa' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    cambiazo
    - camelo
    - engaño
    - timo
    - robo
    English:
    cheat
    - con
    - fraud
    - rip-off
    - scam
    - show up
    - swindle
    - confidence
    * * *
    estafa nf
    1. [timo, robo] swindle;
    [a empresa, organización] fraud;
    fue condenado por el delito de estafa he was convicted of fraud;
    hicieron una estafa a la empresa de varios millones they swindled several million out of the company, they defrauded the company of several million
    2. Fam [precio abusivo] rip-off
    * * *
    f swindle, cheat
    * * *
    estafa nf
    : swindle, fraud
    * * *
    estafa n swindle

    Spanish-English dictionary > estafa

  • 73 estrechar el cerco

    (v.) = close in on
    Ex. As he closed in on the killer, he discovered evidence that points to the unimaginable -- a revelation that could rock the entire world.
    * * *

    Ex: As he closed in on the killer, he discovered evidence that points to the unimaginable -- a revelation that could rock the entire world.

    Spanish-English dictionary > estrechar el cerco

  • 74 exasperar a Alguien

    (v.) = drive + Alguien + up a wall, drive + Alguien + to despair, get on + Posesivo + nerves, drive + Alguien + mad, drive + Alguien + insane, drive + Alguien + crazy, drive + Alguien + nuts, drive + Alguien + potty
    Ex. Your exaggerated coughs and annoyed looks and the oh so dramatic flailing about of your hands and arms when he lights up drive him up a wall.
    Ex. Ironically, Weber later changed his attitude and stated that 'a passion for bureaucracy is enough to drive one to despair'.
    Ex. But the old printers were men who got on each other's nerves and lost their tempers; who had moments of disastrous clumsiness; and who improvised and botched without hesitation whenever their tools or materials did not precisely meet the needs of the moment.
    Ex. This is a superb translation of the memoirs of the wife of Sado, the crown prince of Korea, who was driven mad and became a serial killer.
    Ex. As 'The Police' put it in their song, now a long time ago: 'Too much information running through my brain - Too much information driving me insane'.
    Ex. Those who are 'perfectionists' in such things will want to drive you crazy worrying about 'what if two people go out together' or 'it won't be accurate because some users go out for a smoke and then come right back in' or 'what about kids who run in and out' and so forth.
    Ex. Jack's father and wife drove him nuts.
    Ex. I can understand why he wants to go -- he's normally very active and being stuck indoors during the day is driving him potty.
    * * *
    (v.) = drive + Alguien + up a wall, drive + Alguien + to despair, get on + Posesivo + nerves, drive + Alguien + mad, drive + Alguien + insane, drive + Alguien + crazy, drive + Alguien + nuts, drive + Alguien + potty

    Ex: Your exaggerated coughs and annoyed looks and the oh so dramatic flailing about of your hands and arms when he lights up drive him up a wall.

    Ex: Ironically, Weber later changed his attitude and stated that 'a passion for bureaucracy is enough to drive one to despair'.
    Ex: But the old printers were men who got on each other's nerves and lost their tempers; who had moments of disastrous clumsiness; and who improvised and botched without hesitation whenever their tools or materials did not precisely meet the needs of the moment.
    Ex: This is a superb translation of the memoirs of the wife of Sado, the crown prince of Korea, who was driven mad and became a serial killer.
    Ex: As 'The Police' put it in their song, now a long time ago: 'Too much information running through my brain - Too much information driving me insane'.
    Ex: Those who are 'perfectionists' in such things will want to drive you crazy worrying about 'what if two people go out together' or 'it won't be accurate because some users go out for a smoke and then come right back in' or 'what about kids who run in and out' and so forth.
    Ex: Jack's father and wife drove him nuts.
    Ex: I can understand why he wants to go -- he's normally very active and being stuck indoors during the day is driving him potty.

    Spanish-English dictionary > exasperar a Alguien

  • 75 extenderse

    1 (durar) to extend, last
    ■ el periodo que estudiaremos se extiende entre los siglos XVIII y XIX the period we're going to study goes from the 18th century to the 19th century
    2 (terreno) to stretch
    3 figurado (difundirse) to spread, extend
    4 figurado (al hablar) to enlarge, expand, go into detail
    * * *
    * * *
    VPR
    1) (=propagarse) [tumor, rumor, revolución] to spread (a to)
    2) (=ocupar un espacio) [terreno, cultivo] to stretch, extend; [especie, raza] to extend
    3) (=durar) to last

    el período que se extiende desde principios de siglo hasta los años veinte — the period lasting from the beginning of the century up to the 1920s

    4) (=explayarse)

    extenderse en o sobre — [+ tema, comentarios, respuestas] to expand on

    * * *
    (v.) = spread (over/throughout), gain + currency, spread over, take off, catch on, ricochet, sweep through, sprawl
    Ex. This should illustrate rather dramatically how failure to adopt a single well-defined form of name could spread entries throughout the alphabet.
    Ex. It seems that around this late period of the seventeenth century this usage was beginning to gain currency.
    Ex. Files will have to be spread over two or more disks, and it may not be convenient to divide the file in this way.
    Ex. But at some stage they are going to take off and public librarians will need to be ready to stake their claim to be the most appropriate people to collect and organize local community information.
    Ex. These new technologies are advancing rapidly in Japan and are likely to catch on quickly in other countries.
    Ex. The subsequent changes that threaten to ricochet through the higher education sector can be described as evolutionary.
    Ex. A killer bacteria resistant to antibiotics is sowing panic across Israel as it sweeps through hospitals leaving scores dead.
    Ex. Atlanta, too, has been sprawling outward, with three suburban counties making the nation's top 10 list for fastest rate of population growth.
    * * *
    (v.) = spread (over/throughout), gain + currency, spread over, take off, catch on, ricochet, sweep through, sprawl

    Ex: This should illustrate rather dramatically how failure to adopt a single well-defined form of name could spread entries throughout the alphabet.

    Ex: It seems that around this late period of the seventeenth century this usage was beginning to gain currency.
    Ex: Files will have to be spread over two or more disks, and it may not be convenient to divide the file in this way.
    Ex: But at some stage they are going to take off and public librarians will need to be ready to stake their claim to be the most appropriate people to collect and organize local community information.
    Ex: These new technologies are advancing rapidly in Japan and are likely to catch on quickly in other countries.
    Ex: The subsequent changes that threaten to ricochet through the higher education sector can be described as evolutionary.
    Ex: A killer bacteria resistant to antibiotics is sowing panic across Israel as it sweeps through hospitals leaving scores dead.
    Ex: Atlanta, too, has been sprawling outward, with three suburban counties making the nation's top 10 list for fastest rate of population growth.

    * * *

    ■extenderse verbo reflexivo
    1 (en el tiempo) to extend, last
    2 (en el espacio) to spread out, stretch
    3 (divulgarse) to spread, extend
    4 (hablar mucho tiempo) to go on
    ' extenderse' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    cundir
    - seguir
    - extender
    - ir
    - lado
    English:
    currency
    - enlarge
    - extend
    - fire
    - lie
    - open out
    - permeate
    - range
    - reach
    - set in
    - sprawl
    - spread
    - stretch
    - stretch out
    - sweep
    - tail back
    - unfold
    - span
    - spill
    - wild
    * * *
    vpr
    1. [ocupar]
    extenderse hasta to go as far as;
    extenderse por to stretch o extend across;
    sus tierras se extienden hasta la carretera/por todo el valle his property extends as far as the main road/all the way along the valley
    2. [durar] to extend, to last;
    su etapa de gobierno se extiende desde 1986 a 1994 her period of office extended o lasted from 1986 to 1994
    3. [difundirse] to spread ( por across);
    el incendio se extendió por el bosque the fire spread through the forest;
    el virus se extendió rápidamente por Internet the virus spread quickly over the Internet;
    pon servilletas para que no se extienda la mancha put some paper napkins down so the stain doesn't spread;
    la costumbre se ha extendido a otras zonas del país the custom has spread to other parts of the country
    4. [hablar mucho] to enlarge, to expand (en on);
    no quisiera extenderme más I prefer not to say any more than that
    5. [tenderse] to stretch out
    * * *
    v/r
    1 de campos stretch
    2 de influencia extend
    3 ( difundirse) spread
    4 ( durar) last
    5 ( explayarse) go into detail
    * * *
    vr
    1) : to spread
    2) : to last
    * * *
    1. (ampliarse, difundirse) to spread [pt. & pp. spread]
    2. (en el tiempo) to last
    3. (terreno) to stretch

    Spanish-English dictionary > extenderse

  • 76 fraude

    m.
    1 fraud.
    fraude fiscal tax evasion
    2 deception, fraud, double-dealing, false pretences.
    * * *
    1 fraud
    \
    fraude fiscal tax evasion
    * * *
    noun m.
    * * *
    SM
    1) (=engaño) fraud
    2) (=falta de honradez) dishonesty, fraudulence
    * * *
    masculino fraud
    * * *
    = fraud, scam, confidence scam, con trick, con, con job.
    Ex. At our library in Minnesota we have clearly identified material that deals with many types of business and consumer frauds, national liberation movements, bedtime, Kwanza, the Afro-American holiday.
    Ex. The article 'Online scams, swindles, frauds and rip-offs' lists some of the most better known Internet frauds of recent times.
    Ex. He was a cold-blooded killer, cardsharp, gambler and a consumptive who also ran several confidence scams.
    Ex. The social contract has been the con trick by which the bosses have squeezed more and more out of the workers for themselves.
    Ex. He has long argued that populist conservatism is nothing more than a con.
    Ex. The global warming hoax had all the classic marks of a con job from the very beginning.
    ----
    * autor de un fraude = fraudster, scammer.
    * combatir el fraude = combat + fraud.
    * cometer un fraude = commit + fraud.
    * fraude científico = scientific fraud.
    * fraude de phishing = phishing scam.
    * fraude fiscal = tax evasion.
    * fraude informático = computer fraud.
    * fraude telefónico = telephone fraud.
    * luchar contra el fraude = combat + fraud.
    * * *
    masculino fraud
    * * *
    = fraud, scam, confidence scam, con trick, con, con job.

    Ex: At our library in Minnesota we have clearly identified material that deals with many types of business and consumer frauds, national liberation movements, bedtime, Kwanza, the Afro-American holiday.

    Ex: The article 'Online scams, swindles, frauds and rip-offs' lists some of the most better known Internet frauds of recent times.
    Ex: He was a cold-blooded killer, cardsharp, gambler and a consumptive who also ran several confidence scams.
    Ex: The social contract has been the con trick by which the bosses have squeezed more and more out of the workers for themselves.
    Ex: He has long argued that populist conservatism is nothing more than a con.
    Ex: The global warming hoax had all the classic marks of a con job from the very beginning.
    * autor de un fraude = fraudster, scammer.
    * combatir el fraude = combat + fraud.
    * cometer un fraude = commit + fraud.
    * fraude científico = scientific fraud.
    * fraude de phishing = phishing scam.
    * fraude fiscal = tax evasion.
    * fraude informático = computer fraud.
    * fraude telefónico = telephone fraud.
    * luchar contra el fraude = combat + fraud.

    * * *
    fraud
    Compuestos:
    vote rigging, election fraud
    tax evasion
    * * *

     

    fraude sustantivo masculino
    fraud;

    fraude sustantivo masculino fraud: es preciso controlar el fraude a Hacienda, it is necessary to bring tax evasion under control

    ' fraude' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    empapelar
    - trampa
    - descubrir
    - participación
    - tapadera
    - tranza
    English:
    case
    - cheat
    - defraud
    - fraud
    - racket
    - tax evasion
    - trial
    - wholesale
    - tax
    * * *
    fraude nm
    fraud
    fraude electoral election o electoral fraud;
    fraude fiscal tax evasion;
    fraude informático computer fraud
    * * *
    m fraud
    * * *
    fraude nm
    : fraud
    * * *
    fraude n fraud

    Spanish-English dictionary > fraude

  • 77 fullero

    adj.
    cheating.
    m.
    1 cardsharp, cardsharper.
    2 crook, swindler.
    * * *
    1 (tramposo) cheating
    ► nombre masculino,nombre femenino
    1 (en los naipes) cheat, cardsharp, cardsharper
    * * *
    fullero, -a
    1. ADJ
    1) (=tramposo) cheating, deceitful
    2) (=chapucero) blundering, incompetent
    2. SM / F
    1) (=tramposo) [gen] sneak *, tattler (EEUU); [con cartas] cheat, cardsharp
    2) (=criminal) crook *
    3) (=chapucero) blunderer
    4) (=astuto) clever clogs *
    5) And (=fachendón) show-off *
    * * *
    Ex. He was a cold-blooded killer, cardsharp, gambler and a consumptive who also ran several confidence scams.
    * * *

    Ex: He was a cold-blooded killer, cardsharp, gambler and a consumptive who also ran several confidence scams.

    * * *
    fullero -ra
    adj/m,f
    fulero1 (↑ fulero (1)), fulero2 (↑ fulero (2))
    * * *

    fullero,-a m,f pey cheat, liar: ese fullero me ganó todo lo que llevaba encima, that cheat took me for all the money I had on me
    ' fullero' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    fullera
    - tahúr
    English:
    sharp
    * * *
    fullero, -a Fam
    ♦ adj
    1. [tramposo]
    es muy fullero he's a cheating so-and-so
    2. [mentiroso]
    es muy fullero he's a lying so-and-so
    ♦ nm,f
    1. [tramposo] cheating so-and-so
    2. [mentiroso] lying so-and-so
    * * *
    I adj deceitful
    II m, fullera f cheat

    Spanish-English dictionary > fullero

  • 78 gigante

    adj.
    1 gigantic.
    2 giant, giantess, enormous, gigantic.
    f. & m.
    giant, behemoth, monster.
    m.
    giant.
    * * *
    1 giant, gigantic, huge
    ————————
    ► nombre masculino,nombre femenino
    1 (hombre) giant; (mujer) giantess
    * * *
    1. (f. - giganta)
    noun
    2. adj.
    * * *
    1.
    ADJ giant antes de s, gigantic
    2. SM
    1) (Mit) giant
    2) (=persona alta) giant
    3) (=genio) giant
    4) [en fiestas populares] giant figure
    * * *
    I
    adjetivo giant (before n)
    II
    - ta masculino, femenino
    a) ( en cuentos) (m) giant; (f) giantess; ( persona alta) giant
    c) (persona, cosa que destaca) giant
    * * *
    = giant, juggernaut.
    Ex. Europeans have a disproportionate share of the world market because they were the economic giants at the birth of the scientific age and of the periodical.
    Ex. The title of the article is 'Collection Management and Development Institute: pilot survives crush of juggernaut' = El título del artículo es "La gestión de la colección y el Instituto para el Desarrollo: piloto sobrevive el aplastamiento de un camión articulado'.
    ----
    * arteritis de células gigantes = giant cell arteritis.
    * choque de gigantes = clash of giants.
    * matagigantes = giant-killer.
    * * *
    I
    adjetivo giant (before n)
    II
    - ta masculino, femenino
    a) ( en cuentos) (m) giant; (f) giantess; ( persona alta) giant
    c) (persona, cosa que destaca) giant
    * * *
    = giant, juggernaut.

    Ex: Europeans have a disproportionate share of the world market because they were the economic giants at the birth of the scientific age and of the periodical.

    Ex: The title of the article is 'Collection Management and Development Institute: pilot survives crush of juggernaut' = El título del artículo es "La gestión de la colección y el Instituto para el Desarrollo: piloto sobrevive el aplastamiento de un camión articulado'.
    * arteritis de células gigantes = giant cell arteritis.
    * choque de gigantes = clash of giants.
    * matagigantes = giant-killer.

    * * *
    giant ( before n)
    compra el tamaño gigante buy the giant size
    gigante2 -ta
    masculine, feminine
    1 (en cuentos) ( masculine) giant; ( feminine) giantess; (persona alta) giant
    si esta niña sigue creciendo así va a ser una giganta if this girl goes on growing like this, she'll end up a giant
    3 (persona, cosa que destaca) giant
    es un gigante de las letras españolas he is a giant of Spanish literature
    * * *

    gigante 1 adjetivo
    giant ( before n)
    gigante 2
    ◊ -ta sustantivo masculino, femenino ( en cuentos) (m) giant;


    (f) giantess;
    ( persona alta) giant
    gigante
    I sustantivo masculino giant
    II adjetivo giant, enormous
    ' gigante' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    coloso
    - galápago
    English:
    bumper
    - giant
    - jumbo
    - king-size
    - out
    * * *
    gigante1 adj
    gigantic
    gigante2 nm
    1. [personaje fantástico] giant
    2. [persona alta] giant
    3. [en fiestas] = giant papier-mâché carnival figure;
    gigantes y cabezudos = giant and giant-headed carnival figures
    4. [personalidad] giant;
    un gigante de la música latina a giant of Latin music
    * * *
    I adj giant atr
    II m giant
    * * *
    gigante adj
    : giant, gigantic
    gigante, -ta n
    : giant
    * * *
    gigante adj n giant

    Spanish-English dictionary > gigante

  • 79 golpe1

    1 = punch, coup, blow, rap, knocking, beat, knock, swipe, hit, bang.
    Ex. When I saw what he was up to, I drew back for a punch and hit him so hard on the nose that he fell on his back and lay there for some time, so that his wife stood over him and cried out 'Mercy! You've done my husband in!'.
    Ex. Nearly 1500 delegates from 67 countries attended the conference which was dominated by the 3 day coup designed to restore Communist party influence.
    Ex. The Great War of 1914-18 was a heavy blow for the Bulletin, from which it never really recovered, and in the 1920s it gradually sank under its own weight, helped by a forced move from its previous quarters to make room for a trade fair.
    Ex. There was also a spot from which, if you struck the floor with a hard rap of your heel, you could almost count the reverberations as the sound bounced from floor to ceiling to walls to floor.
    Ex. It seems to me that the Dewey engine is still ticking over, though there's an occasional knocking and it could no doubt do with a good tuning.
    Ex. Immediately after the recognition of a cardiac cycle the program calculates mean values over a given time or a given number of beats.
    Ex. After a few knocks, it was clear that no one was going to answer.
    Ex. In fact it is an exaltation of the Kyoto protocol and a thinly disguised swipe at those countries who have not signed up.
    Ex. Nothing is more unrealistic that seeing the hero take in an unlikely number of hits without turning a hair.
    Ex. This is how the world ends, not with a bang, but with a whimper.
    ----
    * aguantar un golpe = take + a hit.
    * amortiguar el golpe = soften + the blow.
    * aprender Algo a fuerza de golpes = learn + Nombre + the hard way.
    * asestar el golpe de gracia = administer + the coup de grace, deliver + the coup de grace.
    * asestar un golpe = give + a blow, bash, deal + a blow, strike + a blow.
    * asestar un golpe mortal = deal + the death blow.
    * atizar un golpe = deal + a blow.
    * cerrar de golpe = slam.
    * dar el golpe de gracia = administer + the coup de grace, deliver + the coup de grace.
    * dar golpes = pound.
    * darse golpes de pecho = beat + Posesivo + breast.
    * darse golpes en el pecho = beat + Posesivo + breast.
    * dar un golpe = knock.
    * dar un golpe por detrás = rear-end.
    * de golpe = in one lump, all at once, all at once.
    * derribar a Alguien de un golpe = knock + Nombre + to the ground, knock + Nombre + to the floor.
    * de un golpe = at one blow, at one whack, at one pull, in one shot, in one lump, in one action, in one go, in one fell swoop, at one fell swoop.
    * duro golpe = cruel blow.
    * eliminar de un golpe = eliminate + at a stroke.
    * emprenderla(s) a golpes con = lam into, lay into.
    * encajar el golpe = take it on + the chin.
    * golpe de estado = coup d'etat, putsch.
    * golpe de gracia = coup de grace, kiss of death, killer blow, death blow.
    * golpe de mala suerte = stroke of misfortune.
    * golpe de suerte = stroke of luck.
    * golpe fuerte = whack.
    * golpe fulminante = crushing blow.
    * golpe mortal = mortal blow, killer blow, death blow.
    * golpe por detrás = rear end.
    * golpe seco = flop.
    * intento de golpe de estado = attempted coup, coup attempt.
    * introducir a golpes = hammer into.
    * quitar con un golpe = knock off.
    * recibir un golpe = take + a hit.
    * recobrarse de un golpe = lick + Posesivo + wounds.
    * sacar a golpes = punch out.
    * tentativa de golpe de estado = attempted coup, coup attempt.
    * tirar a Alguien al suelo de un golpe = knock + Nombre + to the floor, knock + Nombre + to the ground.
    * todo de (un) golpe = all at once.
    * tumbar a Alguien al suelo de un golpe = knock + Nombre + to the floor, knock + Nombre + to the ground.
    * vivir sin dar golpe = live off + the fat of the land.

    Spanish-English dictionary > golpe1

  • 80 golpear

    v.
    1 to hit.
    María golpea la puerta Mary hits the door.
    2 to beat on.
    3 to kick back, to kick, to knock back, to recoil.
    El rifle golpea al disparar The rifle kicks back=recoils when it shoots.
    4 to strike, to hit.
    Una tempestad golpeó nuestro pueblo hoy A storm struck our town today.
    * * *
    1 (gen) to hit, strike; (personas) to thump, hit, punch; (puerta) to knock on
    * * *
    verb
    1) to beat, hit
    * * *
    1. VT
    1) (=dar un golpe a) to hit; (=dar golpes a) [+ persona, alfombra] to beat; [para llamar la atención] [+ mesa, puerta, pared] to bang on

    la golpearon en la cabeza con una pistola — [una vez] they hit her on the head with a gun; [varias veces] they beat her about the head with a gun

    2) [desastre natural] to hit, strike
    2.
    3.
    See:
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo
    1) <objeto/superficie>

    no golpees la puerta al salir — don't slam o bang the door as you go out

    2)
    a) ( chocar) to hit
    b) ( maltratar) to beat, hit
    c) ( sacudir)

    la vida la ha golpeado duramente — life has treated her harshly o (liter) has dealt her some harsh blows

    2.
    a) (dar, pegar)
    b) (AmS) ( llamar a la puerta) to knock
    c) ( en fútbol americano) to scrimmage
    3.
    golpearse v pron
    a) (refl) ( accidentalmente) <cabeza/codo> to bang, hit
    b) (AmL) puerta to bang
    * * *
    = beat, hit, strike, bang, club, bash, knock, punch, thrash, smite, belt.
    Ex. Flexible moulds made of laminated paper called 'flong' were first used in Lyons in 1829 and were blotting and tissue paper pasted together, and the mould was formed by beating damp flong on the face of the type.
    Ex. When I saw what he was up to, I drew back for a punch and hit him so hard on the nose that he fell on his back and lay there for some time, so that his wife stood over him and cried out 'Mercy! You've done my husband in!'.
    Ex. The ribbon must be disengaged so that the metal typefaces strike the wax sheet directly.
    Ex. On several occasions he was witness to the sights and sounds of Balzac's emotionalism, including tantrum-pitched screaming, banging fists on desks, and slamming doors.
    Ex. At the time of his arrest he was beaten, kicked and clubbed in the head with the butt of a pistol, resulting in health problems which are not being properly treated in prison = En el momento de su arresto le habían golpeado, dado patadas y golpeado en la cabeza con la culata de una pistola, causándole problemas de salud que están siendo tratados adecuadadamente en la cárcel.
    Ex. Newspapers took advantage of the accident to attack or ' bash' the nuclear industry or nuclear power in general.
    Ex. He said this was when the crocodile snuck up from behind and knocked her with its front paws.
    Ex. In that time, she relates, she had been mugged at gunpoint, punched in the face, and harassed.
    Ex. Later footage shows the killer whales with the pups in their mouths, thrashing them about.
    Ex. Instead, this may come off as a sort of mixed signal considering that God has chosen to smite California right after a proposition was passed banning same sex marriage.
    Ex. They chased him and one belted him over the head with the bar, forcing him to the ground.
    ----
    * golpear a Alguien hasta dejarlo inconsciente = beat + Nombre + unconscious.
    * golpear con fuerza = smite.
    * golpear con una porra = club.
    * golpear con un martillo = hammer.
    * golpear con violencia = smite.
    * golpear duramente = pummel, smite.
    * golpear fuerte = wallop, whack.
    * golpear ligeramente = tap, pat.
    * golpear ligeramente la punta de los dedos en sucesión sobre una superficie = tap + fingers.
    * golpear rozando = clip.
    * golpearse el pecho = beat + Posesivo + breast.
    * golpear violentamente = bash.
    * intentar golpear Algo = take + a swing at.
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo
    1) <objeto/superficie>

    no golpees la puerta al salir — don't slam o bang the door as you go out

    2)
    a) ( chocar) to hit
    b) ( maltratar) to beat, hit
    c) ( sacudir)

    la vida la ha golpeado duramente — life has treated her harshly o (liter) has dealt her some harsh blows

    2.
    a) (dar, pegar)
    b) (AmS) ( llamar a la puerta) to knock
    c) ( en fútbol americano) to scrimmage
    3.
    golpearse v pron
    a) (refl) ( accidentalmente) <cabeza/codo> to bang, hit
    b) (AmL) puerta to bang
    * * *
    = beat, hit, strike, bang, club, bash, knock, punch, thrash, smite, belt.

    Ex: Flexible moulds made of laminated paper called 'flong' were first used in Lyons in 1829 and were blotting and tissue paper pasted together, and the mould was formed by beating damp flong on the face of the type.

    Ex: When I saw what he was up to, I drew back for a punch and hit him so hard on the nose that he fell on his back and lay there for some time, so that his wife stood over him and cried out 'Mercy! You've done my husband in!'.
    Ex: The ribbon must be disengaged so that the metal typefaces strike the wax sheet directly.
    Ex: On several occasions he was witness to the sights and sounds of Balzac's emotionalism, including tantrum-pitched screaming, banging fists on desks, and slamming doors.
    Ex: At the time of his arrest he was beaten, kicked and clubbed in the head with the butt of a pistol, resulting in health problems which are not being properly treated in prison = En el momento de su arresto le habían golpeado, dado patadas y golpeado en la cabeza con la culata de una pistola, causándole problemas de salud que están siendo tratados adecuadadamente en la cárcel.
    Ex: Newspapers took advantage of the accident to attack or ' bash' the nuclear industry or nuclear power in general.
    Ex: He said this was when the crocodile snuck up from behind and knocked her with its front paws.
    Ex: In that time, she relates, she had been mugged at gunpoint, punched in the face, and harassed.
    Ex: Later footage shows the killer whales with the pups in their mouths, thrashing them about.
    Ex: Instead, this may come off as a sort of mixed signal considering that God has chosen to smite California right after a proposition was passed banning same sex marriage.
    Ex: They chased him and one belted him over the head with the bar, forcing him to the ground.
    * golpear a Alguien hasta dejarlo inconsciente = beat + Nombre + unconscious.
    * golpear con fuerza = smite.
    * golpear con una porra = club.
    * golpear con un martillo = hammer.
    * golpear con violencia = smite.
    * golpear duramente = pummel, smite.
    * golpear fuerte = wallop, whack.
    * golpear ligeramente = tap, pat.
    * golpear ligeramente la punta de los dedos en sucesión sobre una superficie = tap + fingers.
    * golpear rozando = clip.
    * golpearse el pecho = beat + Posesivo + breast.
    * golpear violentamente = bash.
    * intentar golpear Algo = take + a swing at.

    * * *
    golpear [A1 ]
    vt
    A ‹superficie/objeto›
    no golpees la máquina don't bang the machine
    golpeó la puerta con tal fuerza que casi la tira abajo he banged (on) the door so hard that he almost knocked it down
    no golpees la puerta al salir don't slam the door as you go out
    golpear el filete con la maza beat o pound the steak with a tenderizer
    la lluvia golpeaba los cristales the rain beat against the window panes
    golpeó el atril con la batuta he tapped his baton on the music stand, he tapped the music stand with his baton
    los macillos golpean las cuerdas the hammers strike the strings
    B ‹persona›
    1 (chocar) to hit
    algo me golpeó en la cara something hit me in the face
    2 (pegarle a) to beat, hit
    lo golpearon brutalmente he was brutally beaten
    3
    (sacudir): una nueva tragedia golpea al país a fresh tragedy has hit o struck the country
    la vida la ha golpeado duramente life has treated her harshly o ( liter) has dealt her some harsh blows
    ■ golpear
    vi
    1 (dar, pegar) golpear CONTRA algo to beat AGAINST sth
    el granizo golpeaba contra la ventana the hail beat against the window pane
    alguien golpeó (a la puerta) someone knocked on o at the door
    están golpeando there's someone (knocking) at the door
    3 (en fútbol americano) to scrimmage
    1 ( refl) (accidentalmente) ‹cabeza/codo› to bang, hit
    2 ( AmL) «puerta» to bang
    * * *

     

    golpear ( conjugate golpear) verbo transitivo
    1 ‹objeto/superficie› to bang;
    ( repetidamente) to beat;
    ◊ no golpees la puerta al salir don't slam o bang the door as you go out;

    la lluvia golpeaba los cristales the rain beat against the window panes;
    golpeó la mesa con el puño he banged his fist on the table
    2 ( pegar) to hit;

    su marido la golpea her husband hits her
    verbo intransitivo
    a) (dar, pegar) golpear contra algo to beat against sth



    golpearse verbo pronominal
    a) ( refl) ‹cabeza/codo› to bang, hit

    b) (AmL) [ puerta] to bang

    golpear verbo transitivo
    1 (accidentalmente) to hit
    2 (con intención de herir) to beat, hit
    (con el puño) to punch
    3 (una puerta, una ventana, etc) to bang: la ventana no dejaba de golpear, the window kept banging
    ' golpear' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    ablandar
    - maltratar
    - swing
    - vapulear
    - dar
    - fuerte
    - impactar
    - macanear
    - pegar
    - rebote
    - repiquetear
    - sacudir
    - valer
    English:
    bang
    - bash
    - bash in
    - batter
    - beat
    - bonk
    - bop
    - bump
    - crack
    - do over
    - flick
    - hard
    - hit
    - jar
    - knock
    - lash out
    - pistol-whip
    - play
    - pummel
    - rap
    - slam
    - slog
    - smash
    - strike
    - stub
    - thump
    - whack
    - hammer
    - putt
    - thrash
    * * *
    ♦ vt
    1. [impactar] to hit;
    [puerta] to bang;
    las olas golpeaban el rompeolas the waves beat against the breakwater;
    no golpees la impresora stop hitting o banging the printer
    2. [pegar] to hit;
    [con puño] to punch;
    lo golpearon hasta dejarlo inconsciente they beat him unconscious
    3. [afectar, sacudir]
    la crisis económica ha golpeado a toda la zona the economic crisis has hit o affected the whole region;
    la vida lo ha golpeado duramente life has dealt him some harsh blows
    ♦ vi
    1. [impactar]
    golpear contra algo to beat against sth
    2. Andes, RP [llamar] to knock at the door;
    están golpeando someone's knocking at the door
    * * *
    v/t cosa bang, hit; persona hit
    * * *
    1) : to beat (up), to hit
    2) : to slam, to bang, to strike
    1) : to knock (at a door)
    2) : to beat
    la lluvia golpeaba contra el tejado: the rain beat against the roof
    * * *
    1. (pegar) to hit [pt. & pp. hit]
    2. (puerta, ventana) to bang

    Spanish-English dictionary > golpear

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