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1 farolero
adj.boastful, vain.m.1 lamplighter.2 boaster.* * *► adjetivo1 familiar (que fanfarronea) boastful► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 familiar (fanfarrón) show-off1 (de profesión) lamplighter————————1 (de profesión) lamplighter* * *farolero, -a1.ADJ * boastful2. SM / F1) * (=fanfarrón) boaster2) * (=mentiroso) bullshitter ***3) (=fabricante) lamp-maker4) † [del alumbrado público] lamplighter* * *I- ra adjetivo (Esp)II- ra masculino, femenino (Esp) boaster, bragger* * *= lamplighter.Nota: Persona que antigüamente se encargaba de encencer y apagar las luces de las calles.Ex. On the streets of London we meet some of the denizens of the city -- there is the sandwich-board man, a blind old hag, and a lamplighter among them.* * *I- ra adjetivo (Esp)II- ra masculino, femenino (Esp) boaster, bragger* * *= lamplighter.Nota: Persona que antigüamente se encargaba de encencer y apagar las luces de las calles.Ex: On the streets of London we meet some of the denizens of the city -- there is the sandwich-board man, a blind old hag, and a lamplighter among them.
* * *1 (presumido) flashy ( colloq)2masculine, feminine1 (presumido) show-off ( colloq)2 (jactancioso) boaster, bragger* * *farolero, -a♦ adjFam bragging♦ nm,f1. [oficio] lamplighter* * *m, farolera f blowhard fam, boaster* * * -
2 lamparero
m.1 lamp lighter.2 lamp maker, lampmaker, lamplighter.* * *= lamplighter.Nota: Persona que antigüamente se encargaba de encencer y apagar las luces de las calles.Ex. On the streets of London we meet some of the denizens of the city -- there is the sandwich-board man, a blind old hag, and a lamplighter among them.* * *= lamplighter.Nota: Persona que antigüamente se encargaba de encencer y apagar las luces de las calles.Ex: On the streets of London we meet some of the denizens of the city -- there is the sandwich-board man, a blind old hag, and a lamplighter among them.
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3 bruja
f.1 witch, sorceress.2 hag (informal) (ugly woman).3 vixen, old bag, old hag, bitch.4 crone, harridan.5 barn owl.pres.subj.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) Present Subjunctive of Spanish verb: brujir.* * *1 (hechicera) witch2 (mujer - fea) old hag; (- malintencionada) witch* * *noun f.* * *1.ADJestar bruja — Caribe, Méx ** to be broke *, be flat (EEUU) *
ando bien bruja — ** I'm skint **
2. SF1) (=hechicera) witch4) (Orn) barn owl* * *1) ( mujer antipática) (fam) witch (colloq), old hag (colloq); ver tb brujo II2) (AmC, Col) (Zool) moth* * *= witch, bitch, dragon lady, shrewish, evil old woman, sorceress, old hag, hag, old bag, old crone, old bat.Ex. Recently parents and concerned citizens have increasingly challenged library books that feature witches, demons and the devil whether in fiction, mythology or mysticism.Ex. Scarlett O'Hara, the main character, is portrayed as both a scheming bitch and hard-nosed survivor.Ex. The impassive Diane is portrayed early on as the office dragon lady, bossing about her underling.Ex. He was a shiftless, good-for-nothing man and his shrewish wife was constantly importuning him.Ex. The fear of evil old women flying across the sky on broomsticks and hunting for children still remains today because of the ignorance of humanity.Ex. Its origin is a German folktale in which a beautiful girl with long golden hair is kept imprisoned in a lonely tower by a sorceress.Ex. On the streets of London we meet some of the denizens of the city -- there is the sandwich-board man, a blind old hag, and a lamplighter among them.Ex. Many stories about hags seem to have been used to frighten children into being good.Ex. Feminists prior to her were the old bags, the women that were so ugly you couldn't stand to look at them.Ex. About this time several of the old crones of the tribe offered their ribald advice on how the new couple should conduct themselves off in the forest together.Ex. The other day some crazy old bat stole both my house keys and car keys.----* bieja bruja = old hag.* caza de brujas = witch-hunt, witch hunting.* vieja bruja = evil old woman, harridan, hag, old bag, old crone, old bat.* * *1) ( mujer antipática) (fam) witch (colloq), old hag (colloq); ver tb brujo II2) (AmC, Col) (Zool) moth* * *= witch, bitch, dragon lady, shrewish, evil old woman, sorceress, old hag, hag, old bag, old crone, old bat.Ex: Recently parents and concerned citizens have increasingly challenged library books that feature witches, demons and the devil whether in fiction, mythology or mysticism.
Ex: Scarlett O'Hara, the main character, is portrayed as both a scheming bitch and hard-nosed survivor.Ex: The impassive Diane is portrayed early on as the office dragon lady, bossing about her underling.Ex: He was a shiftless, good-for-nothing man and his shrewish wife was constantly importuning him.Ex: The fear of evil old women flying across the sky on broomsticks and hunting for children still remains today because of the ignorance of humanity.Ex: Its origin is a German folktale in which a beautiful girl with long golden hair is kept imprisoned in a lonely tower by a sorceress.Ex: On the streets of London we meet some of the denizens of the city -- there is the sandwich-board man, a blind old hag, and a lamplighter among them.Ex: Many stories about hags seem to have been used to frighten children into being good.Ex: Feminists prior to her were the old bags, the women that were so ugly you couldn't stand to look at them.Ex: About this time several of the old crones of the tribe offered their ribald advice on how the new couple should conduct themselves off in the forest together.Ex: The other day some crazy old bat stole both my house keys and car keys.* bieja bruja = old hag.* caza de brujas = witch-hunt, witch hunting.* vieja bruja = evil old woman, harridan, hag, old bag, old crone, old bat.* * *B (AmC, Col) ( Zool) moth* * *
bruja sustantivo femenino
1 witch, sorceress
2 fig (mujer antipática) old bag
' bruja' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
mientras
- chicha
- escoba
English:
bitch
- cow
- hag
- sorceress
- witch
- change
* * *♦ nf1. [hechicera] witch, sorceress♦ adjCAm, Carib, Méx Fam* * *f1 witch;caza de brujas tb fig witch hunt2 Méx:andar oestar bruja fam be broke fam* * * -
4 carcamal
f. & m.old fogey, crock, fuddy-duddy, old-fashioned person.* * *1 familiar peyorativo old fogey* * *I IIMéx, RPl carcamán masculino (fam & pey) ( hombre) old crock (colloq & pej); ( mujer) old hag (colloq & pej)* * *= old fog(e)y, old hag, old bag, old crone, old bat, fuddy-duddy.Nota: Nombre.Ex. They make us look like the stereotype of old fogies.Ex. On the streets of London we meet some of the denizens of the city -- there is the sandwich-board man, a blind old hag, and a lamplighter among them.Ex. Feminists prior to her were the old bags, the women that were so ugly you couldn't stand to look at them.Ex. About this time several of the old crones of the tribe offered their ribald advice on how the new couple should conduct themselves off in the forest together.Ex. The other day some crazy old bat stole both my house keys and car keys.Ex. Since meeting his wife and having kids he says he's become an old fuddy-duddy.* * *I IIMéx, RPl carcamán masculino (fam & pey) ( hombre) old crock (colloq & pej); ( mujer) old hag (colloq & pej)* * *= old fog(e)y, old hag, old bag, old crone, old bat, fuddy-duddy.Nota: Nombre.Ex: They make us look like the stereotype of old fogies.
Ex: On the streets of London we meet some of the denizens of the city -- there is the sandwich-board man, a blind old hag, and a lamplighter among them.Ex: Feminists prior to her were the old bags, the women that were so ugly you couldn't stand to look at them.Ex: About this time several of the old crones of the tribe offered their ribald advice on how the new couple should conduct themselves off in the forest together.Ex: The other day some crazy old bat stole both my house keys and car keys.Ex: Since meeting his wife and having kids he says he's become an old fuddy-duddy.* * *( fam pey); decrepit( fam pey)* * *♦ adjdecrepit;un viejo carcamal a decrepit old man♦ nmfold crock* * *m/f famold crock fam -
5 hombre anuncio
m.sandwich man.* * *sandwich man* * *(n.) = sandwich man, sandwich-board man, human billboardEx. As a young man he worked as a ' sandwich man' in order to make a living.Ex. On the streets of London we meet some of the denizens of the city -- there is the sandwich-board man, a blind old hag, and a lamplighter among them.Ex. The Spanish capital of Madrid has banned the use of human billboards, calling them an 'assault on people's dignity'.* * *(n.) = sandwich man, sandwich-board man, human billboardEx: As a young man he worked as a ' sandwich man' in order to make a living.
Ex: On the streets of London we meet some of the denizens of the city -- there is the sandwich-board man, a blind old hag, and a lamplighter among them.Ex: The Spanish capital of Madrid has banned the use of human billboards, calling them an 'assault on people's dignity'. -
6 vieja bruja
f.old witch, vixen.* * *(n.) = crone, evil old woman, harridan, old hag, hag, old bag, old crone, old batEx. Many librarians worry that the public, collective image of librarians is associated with the crone -- an older, single woman who is irritable and protective of her domain.Ex. The fear of evil old women flying across the sky on broomsticks and hunting for children still remains today because of the ignorance of humanity.Ex. The lifestyle of the bachelor is an enviable one: footloose and fancy-free, sailing through life without the constraints of a nagging harridan of a girlfriend.Ex. On the streets of London we meet some of the denizens of the city -- there is the sandwich-board man, a blind old hag, and a lamplighter among them.Ex. Many stories about hags seem to have been used to frighten children into being good.Ex. Feminists prior to her were the old bags, the women that were so ugly you couldn't stand to look at them.Ex. About this time several of the old crones of the tribe offered their ribald advice on how the new couple should conduct themselves off in the forest together.Ex. The other day some crazy old bat stole both my house keys and car keys.* * *(n.) = crone, evil old woman, harridan, old hag, hag, old bag, old crone, old batEx: Many librarians worry that the public, collective image of librarians is associated with the crone -- an older, single woman who is irritable and protective of her domain.
Ex: The fear of evil old women flying across the sky on broomsticks and hunting for children still remains today because of the ignorance of humanity.Ex: The lifestyle of the bachelor is an enviable one: footloose and fancy-free, sailing through life without the constraints of a nagging harridan of a girlfriend.Ex: On the streets of London we meet some of the denizens of the city -- there is the sandwich-board man, a blind old hag, and a lamplighter among them.Ex: Many stories about hags seem to have been used to frighten children into being good.Ex: Feminists prior to her were the old bags, the women that were so ugly you couldn't stand to look at them.Ex: About this time several of the old crones of the tribe offered their ribald advice on how the new couple should conduct themselves off in the forest together.Ex: The other day some crazy old bat stole both my house keys and car keys. -
7 vieja fea
f.ugly old woman, hag, crone.* * *(n.) = old hag, old bag, old crone, old batEx. On the streets of London we meet some of the denizens of the city -- there is the sandwich-board man, a blind old hag, and a lamplighter among them.Ex. Feminists prior to her were the old bags, the women that were so ugly you couldn't stand to look at them.Ex. About this time several of the old crones of the tribe offered their ribald advice on how the new couple should conduct themselves off in the forest together.Ex. The other day some crazy old bat stole both my house keys and car keys.* * *(n.) = old hag, old bag, old crone, old batEx: On the streets of London we meet some of the denizens of the city -- there is the sandwich-board man, a blind old hag, and a lamplighter among them.
Ex: Feminists prior to her were the old bags, the women that were so ugly you couldn't stand to look at them.Ex: About this time several of the old crones of the tribe offered their ribald advice on how the new couple should conduct themselves off in the forest together.Ex: The other day some crazy old bat stole both my house keys and car keys. -
8 encendedor
adj.lighting.m.(cigarette) lighter.* * *1 lighter* * *noun m.* * *SM1) (=mechero) lighter2) (=persona) lamplighter* * *masculino lighter* * *= cigarette lighter, lighter.Ex. This device plugs into the car's cigarette lighter.Ex. Because of government regulations, lighters in Canada are among the safest in the world.----* encendedor piezoeléctrico = piezoelectric lighter.* piedra de encendedor = lighter flint.* * *masculino lighter* * *= cigarette lighter, lighter.Ex: This device plugs into the car's cigarette lighter.
Ex: Because of government regulations, lighters in Canada are among the safest in the world.* encendedor piezoeléctrico = piezoelectric lighter.* piedra de encendedor = lighter flint.* * *lighterCompuestos:pocket lightercigarette lighter● encendedor de cocina or de gasgas lighter* * *
encendedor sustantivo masculino
lighter
encendedor sustantivo masculino lighter
' encendedor' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cargar
- chispero
- mechero
- recargable
- recargar
English:
cigarette lighter
- cigarette
- lighter
* * *encendedor nmlighter* * *m lighter* * *encendedor nm: lighter* * *encendedor n lighter -
9 lamparero
• lamper eel• lamplighter• lamplit• lampoon -
10 luz de la lámpara
• lampblack• lamplighter -
11 luz de lámpara
• lampblack• lamplighter -
12 luz de un farol
• lampblack• lamplighter
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lamplighter — [lamp′līt΄ər] n. 1. a person whose work was lighting and extinguishing gas street lamps ☆ 2. a roll of paper, a wood splinter, etc. used to light lamps … English World dictionary
Lamplighter — A lamplighter, historically, was an employee of a town who lit street lights, generally by means of a wick on a long pole. At dawn, they would return and turn them off using a small hook on the same pole. Early street lights were generally… … Wikipedia
lamplighter — n. 1 hist. a person who lights street lamps. 2 US a spill for lighting lamps. Phrases and idioms: like a lamplighter with great speed … Useful english dictionary
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