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libellous

  • 1 difamatorio

    adj.
    defamatory, scandalous, slanderous, calumnious.
    * * *
    1 defamatory, slanderous
    2 (por escrito) libellous (US libelous)
    * * *
    ADJ [palabras, afirmación] slanderous, defamatory; [artículo, escrito] libellous, libelous (EEUU), defamatory
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    - ria adjetivo <palabras/discurso> slanderous, defamatory; <artículo/carta> libelous*, defamatory
    * * *
    = defamatory, libellous [libelous, -USA], scurrilous.
    Ex. The others names are defamatory.
    Ex. Printers or publishers were sometimes shy of giving their real names -- usually because a book was treasonable, or libellous, or a piracy -- and for similar reasons they might give a false place of publication and a false date.
    Ex. Their secondary aim was to print piratical, scurrilous and bawdy material for the people of Dublin.
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    - ria adjetivo <palabras/discurso> slanderous, defamatory; <artículo/carta> libelous*, defamatory
    * * *
    = defamatory, libellous [libelous, -USA], scurrilous.

    Ex: The others names are defamatory.

    Ex: Printers or publishers were sometimes shy of giving their real names -- usually because a book was treasonable, or libellous, or a piracy -- and for similar reasons they might give a false place of publication and a false date.
    Ex: Their secondary aim was to print piratical, scurrilous and bawdy material for the people of Dublin.

    * * *
    ‹palabras/discurso› slanderous, defamatory; ‹artículo/carta› libelous*, defamatory
    * * *

    difamatorio
    ◊ - ria adjetivo ‹palabras/discurso› slanderous;


    ‹artículo/carta› libelous( conjugate libelous)
    * * *
    difamatorio, -a adj
    [de palabra] defamatory, slanderous; [por escrito] defamatory, libellous
    * * *
    adj defamatory; de palabra slanderous por escrito libelous, Br
    libellous
    * * *
    : slanderous, defamatory, libelous

    Spanish-English dictionary > difamatorio

  • 2 calumnioso

    adj.
    slanderous, calumniatory, calumnious, defamatory.
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    1 calumnious, slanderous
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    ADJ (=difamatorio) slanderous; [en prensa etc] libellous, libelous (EEUU)
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    - sa adjetivo <discurso/rumor> defamatory, slanderous; <escrito/libro> defamatory, libelous
    * * *
    = slanderous, libellous [libelous, -USA].
    Ex. That's slanderous; they're not the names of the people.
    Ex. Printers or publishers were sometimes shy of giving their real names -- usually because a book was treasonable, or libellous, or a piracy -- and for similar reasons they might give a false place of publication and a false date.
    * * *
    - sa adjetivo <discurso/rumor> defamatory, slanderous; <escrito/libro> defamatory, libelous
    * * *
    = slanderous, libellous [libelous, -USA].

    Ex: That's slanderous; they're not the names of the people.

    Ex: Printers or publishers were sometimes shy of giving their real names -- usually because a book was treasonable, or libellous, or a piracy -- and for similar reasons they might give a false place of publication and a false date.

    * * *
    ‹discurso/rumor› defamatory, slanderous; ‹escrito/libro› defamatory, libelous
    * * *
    calumnioso, -a adj
    [de palabra] slanderous; [por escrito] libellous
    * * *
    adj oral slanderous; por escrito libelous, Br
    libellous

    Spanish-English dictionary > calumnioso

  • 3 acto de traición

    (n.) = treasonable, treasonable, act of treachery, act of treason
    Ex. Printers or publishers were sometimes shy of giving their real names -- usually because a book was treasonable, or libellous, or a piracy -- and for similar reasons they might give a false place of publication and a false date.
    Ex. Printers or publishers were sometimes shy of giving their real names -- usually because a book was treasonable, or libellous, or a piracy -- and for similar reasons they might give a false place of publication and a false date.
    Ex. This dramatic act of treachery against the Republic was actually entirely due to political infighting between republican factions.
    Ex. It is also an act of treason against humanity, since it has been used to justify an attempt to destroy the world economy.
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    (n.) = treasonable, treasonable, act of treachery, act of treason

    Ex: Printers or publishers were sometimes shy of giving their real names -- usually because a book was treasonable, or libellous, or a piracy -- and for similar reasons they might give a false place of publication and a false date.

    Ex: Printers or publishers were sometimes shy of giving their real names -- usually because a book was treasonable, or libellous, or a piracy -- and for similar reasons they might give a false place of publication and a false date.
    Ex: This dramatic act of treachery against the Republic was actually entirely due to political infighting between republican factions.
    Ex: It is also an act of treason against humanity, since it has been used to justify an attempt to destroy the world economy.

    Spanish-English dictionary > acto de traición

  • 4 injurioso

    adj.
    insulting, abusive, offensive, reviling.
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    1 offensive
    2 DERECHO slanderous
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    ADJ
    1) (=insultante) insulting, offensive; (Jur) slanderous
    2) †† liter (=dañino) harmful, damaging
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    - sa adjetivo
    a) (frml) ( ofensivo) abusive, insulting
    b) (Der) slanderous
    * * *
    = offensive, libellous [libelous, -USA], outrageous.
    Ex. WOMEN in LIBRARIANSHIP would have been just as offensive as WOMEN as LIBRARIANS.
    Ex. Printers or publishers were sometimes shy of giving their real names -- usually because a book was treasonable, or libellous, or a piracy -- and for similar reasons they might give a false place of publication and a false date.
    Ex. There must be few other ways of leaving oneself so vulnerable to the slings and arrows of outrageous (or outraged) critics.
    * * *
    - sa adjetivo
    a) (frml) ( ofensivo) abusive, insulting
    b) (Der) slanderous
    * * *
    = offensive, libellous [libelous, -USA], outrageous.

    Ex: WOMEN in LIBRARIANSHIP would have been just as offensive as WOMEN as LIBRARIANS.

    Ex: Printers or publishers were sometimes shy of giving their real names -- usually because a book was treasonable, or libellous, or a piracy -- and for similar reasons they might give a false place of publication and a false date.
    Ex: There must be few other ways of leaving oneself so vulnerable to the slings and arrows of outrageous (or outraged) critics.

    * * *
    1 ( frml) (ofensivo) abusive, insulting
    2 ( Der) slanderous
    * * *

    injurioso adjetivo
    1 abusive, insulting
    2 slanderous
    ' injurioso' also found in these entries:
    English:
    injurious
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    injurioso, -a, injuriante adj
    1. [insultante] insulting, abusive
    2. Der slanderous
    * * *
    adj insulting
    * * *
    injurioso, -sa adj
    : insulting, abusive

    Spanish-English dictionary > injurioso

  • 5 difamador

    m.
    maligner, libeler, defamer, backbiter.
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    1 defamatory, slanderous
    2 (por escrito) libellous (US libelous)
    ► nombre masculino,nombre femenino
    1 defamer, slanderer
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    difamador, -a
    1.
    ADJ [palabra] slanderous; [escrito] libellous, libelous (EEUU)
    2.
    SM / F [al hablar] slanderer; [por escrito] libeller, libeler (EEUU)
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    masculine, feminine
    (por escrito) libeler*, libelist*, defamer ( frml); (oralmente) slanderer, defamer ( frml)
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    difamador, -ora
    ♦ adj
    [de palabra] defamatory, slanderous; [por escrito] defamatory, libellous
    ♦ nm,f
    [de palabra] slanderer; [por escrito] libeller
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    I adj defamatory; de palabra slanderous; por escrito libelous, Br
    libellous
    II m, difamadora f de palabra slanderer; por escrito libeler, Br
    libeller

    Spanish-English dictionary > difamador

  • 6 evitar

    v.
    1 to avoid, to prevent (impedir) (desastre, accidente).
    podría haberse evitado esta catástrofe this disaster could have been avoided o prevented
    evitar que alguien haga algo to stop o prevent somebody from doing something
    Ricardo previno el accidente Richard prevented the accident.
    María se guarda de decir mentiras Mary takes care not to tell lies.
    2 to avoid (eludir) (cuestión, persona).
    no puede evitarlo he can't help it
    Javier siempre evita encontrarse conmigo Javier always avoids meeting me
    3 to save.
    esto me evita tener que ir this saves me (from) having to go
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    1 (gen) to avoid
    2 (impedir) to prevent, avoid
    3 (ahorrar) to spare, save
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    verb
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    1. VT
    1) (=eludir) to avoid
    2) (=ahorrar) to save

    me evita (el) tener que... — it saves me having to...

    2.
    See:
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo
    a) (eludir, huir de) to avoid
    b) ( impedir) to avoid, prevent

    para evitar que sufran — to avoid o prevent them suffering

    c) ( ahorrar)

    evitarle algo a alguien — <molestia/preocupación> to save o spare somebody something

    2.
    evitarse v pron < problemas> to save oneself
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    = avoid, bypass [by-pass], eschew, guard against, impede, prevent, shy away from, deflect, forestall, avert, preempt [pre-empt], shun, be shy of + Gerundio, sidestep [side-step], steer + clear of, steer away from, get (a)round, shy from, stay away from, stave off, baulk [balk, -USA], hamstring, ward off, head off, skirt, give + Nombre + a wide berth.
    Ex. This situation requires a very skilled information worker if total disaster is to be avoided.
    Ex. She repeatedly bypassed the catalog because she was an inveterate fiction reader and approached the A section of the fiction shelf expecting to find Sholom Aleichem under ALEICHEM.
    Ex. However, most contributors to the debate about the future of SLIS have eschewed practicalities in favour of sweeping and dramatic generalizations.
    Ex. The system will ask you to enter the new password a second time to help guard against keying errors.
    Ex. In early 1984 we were invited to undertake a survey of the fourteen schools of librarianship and information studies in England and Wales, giving particular attention to the constraints impeding or preventing desirable change.
    Ex. To prevent an entry under the first name(s), these must be entered on a separate line with the subfield code 'j'.
    Ex. Those who conscientiously attempt to keep abreast of current thought might well shy away from an examination calculated to show how much of the previous month's efforts could be produced on call.
    Ex. Questions such as 'Can I help you?' on the part of the librarian are easily deflected by a hasty, perhaps automatic and ill-considered, 'Oh, no thanks' by the user.
    Ex. In order to forestall such an event, some libraries in Britain were stung into action by the publication of an Act of Parliament which totally ignored public libraries.
    Ex. He often did this, almost unconsciously, to avert an immediate sign of reaction to an irksome confrontation.
    Ex. This article concludes that the main value of the indicators is as a management tool, as a means of preempting problems.
    Ex. Traditionally these books have been shunned because of their fragile nature, but librarians are finding that a small collection can enliven story times.
    Ex. Printers or publishers were sometimes shy of giving their real names -- usually because a book was treasonable, or libellous, or a piracy -- and for similar reasons they might give a false place of publication and a false date.
    Ex. This article discusses how to start projects on the right footing by defining objectives and planning properly to help sidestep pitfalls which can be associated with bespoke software development.
    Ex. This entire target market has steered clear of the public library.
    Ex. This article gives guidance for steering away from some of the more obvious pitfalls when buying software.
    Ex. The view of most users is that they can get around the restriction in a number of ways.
    Ex. I have not shied from identifying some of the obstacles to achieving this vision.
    Ex. This, again, is an area most libraries -- at least the ones I'm familiar with -- have tended to stay away from.
    Ex. They resorted to exercising to stave off unwanted weight gain believed to be caused by alcohol use.
    Ex. While many scholars concede that military interventions are sometimes permissible, they balk when it comes to deciding whether they are ever a moral duty.
    Ex. Instead, the proposed regulations would hamstring public access.
    Ex. The most strenuous efforts will not always ensure success, nor the boldest arm of human power ward off the stroke of misfortune.
    Ex. And this stimulus is working in the sense that it has headed off the imminent risk of a deflationary spiral.
    Ex. Bridleways that cross arable land may be legally ploughed up, but not those that skirt a field.
    Ex. Under the new law, motorists must give 'a wide berth' to stationary emergency vehicles displaying blue, red, or amber emergency warning lights.
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    * acto de evitar = avoidance.
    * agacharse para evitar = duck out of + harm's way.
    * el evitar = avoidance.
    * evitar discutir una cuestión = circumvent + issue.
    * evitar el desastre = ward off + disaster.
    * evitar el encuentro con = steer + clear of, give + Nombre + a wide berth, steer away from.
    * evitar el enfrentamiento = avoid + confrontation.
    * evitar el mal = shun + evil.
    * evitar la confrontación = avoid + confrontation.
    * evitar la fama = shun + the public eye, keep out of + the public eye.
    * evitar la publicidad = shun + the public eye, keep out of + the public eye.
    * evitar + Nombre = get (a)round + Nombre.
    * evitar polémicas = eschew + issues.
    * evitar problemas = stay out of + trouble.
    * evitar que = keep from.
    * evitar que + entrar = keep + Nombre + out.
    * evitar que + escapar = keep + Nombre + in.
    * evitar que + Nombre + Subjuntivo = save + Nombre + from + Gerundio.
    * evitar que + salir = keep + Nombre + in.
    * evitar ser afectado = escape + unaffected.
    * evitar temas delicados = eschew + issues.
    * evitar una cuestión = skirt + issue, tiptoe around + issue.
    * evitar una infección = prevent + infection.
    * evitar un error = avoid + error.
    * evitar un problema = avoid + problem.
    * evitar un riesgo = duck + risk.
    * evitar un tema = skirt + issue, tiptoe around + issue.
    * forma de evitar Algo = way round + Algo.
    * forma de evitar una dificultad = way (a)round + difficulty.
    * forma de evitar un problema = way round + problem.
    * intentar evitar = fight + shy of.
    * lo que hay que hacer y lo que hay que evitar = do's and don'ts, rights and wrongs.
    * no poder evitar + Infinitivo = cannot help + Gerundio, cannot help but + Verbo.
    * no poder evitar mencionar = cannot but notice.
    * no pude evitar notar que = couldn't help but notice (that).
    * para evitar su uso indebido por los niños = childproof.
    * proteger Algo para evitar su uso indebido por los niños = childproof.
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo
    a) (eludir, huir de) to avoid
    b) ( impedir) to avoid, prevent

    para evitar que sufran — to avoid o prevent them suffering

    c) ( ahorrar)

    evitarle algo a alguien — <molestia/preocupación> to save o spare somebody something

    2.
    evitarse v pron < problemas> to save oneself
    * * *
    = avoid, bypass [by-pass], eschew, guard against, impede, prevent, shy away from, deflect, forestall, avert, preempt [pre-empt], shun, be shy of + Gerundio, sidestep [side-step], steer + clear of, steer away from, get (a)round, shy from, stay away from, stave off, baulk [balk, -USA], hamstring, ward off, head off, skirt, give + Nombre + a wide berth.

    Ex: This situation requires a very skilled information worker if total disaster is to be avoided.

    Ex: She repeatedly bypassed the catalog because she was an inveterate fiction reader and approached the A section of the fiction shelf expecting to find Sholom Aleichem under ALEICHEM.
    Ex: However, most contributors to the debate about the future of SLIS have eschewed practicalities in favour of sweeping and dramatic generalizations.
    Ex: The system will ask you to enter the new password a second time to help guard against keying errors.
    Ex: In early 1984 we were invited to undertake a survey of the fourteen schools of librarianship and information studies in England and Wales, giving particular attention to the constraints impeding or preventing desirable change.
    Ex: To prevent an entry under the first name(s), these must be entered on a separate line with the subfield code 'j'.
    Ex: Those who conscientiously attempt to keep abreast of current thought might well shy away from an examination calculated to show how much of the previous month's efforts could be produced on call.
    Ex: Questions such as 'Can I help you?' on the part of the librarian are easily deflected by a hasty, perhaps automatic and ill-considered, 'Oh, no thanks' by the user.
    Ex: In order to forestall such an event, some libraries in Britain were stung into action by the publication of an Act of Parliament which totally ignored public libraries.
    Ex: He often did this, almost unconsciously, to avert an immediate sign of reaction to an irksome confrontation.
    Ex: This article concludes that the main value of the indicators is as a management tool, as a means of preempting problems.
    Ex: Traditionally these books have been shunned because of their fragile nature, but librarians are finding that a small collection can enliven story times.
    Ex: Printers or publishers were sometimes shy of giving their real names -- usually because a book was treasonable, or libellous, or a piracy -- and for similar reasons they might give a false place of publication and a false date.
    Ex: This article discusses how to start projects on the right footing by defining objectives and planning properly to help sidestep pitfalls which can be associated with bespoke software development.
    Ex: This entire target market has steered clear of the public library.
    Ex: This article gives guidance for steering away from some of the more obvious pitfalls when buying software.
    Ex: The view of most users is that they can get around the restriction in a number of ways.
    Ex: I have not shied from identifying some of the obstacles to achieving this vision.
    Ex: This, again, is an area most libraries -- at least the ones I'm familiar with -- have tended to stay away from.
    Ex: They resorted to exercising to stave off unwanted weight gain believed to be caused by alcohol use.
    Ex: While many scholars concede that military interventions are sometimes permissible, they balk when it comes to deciding whether they are ever a moral duty.
    Ex: Instead, the proposed regulations would hamstring public access.
    Ex: The most strenuous efforts will not always ensure success, nor the boldest arm of human power ward off the stroke of misfortune.
    Ex: And this stimulus is working in the sense that it has headed off the imminent risk of a deflationary spiral.
    Ex: Bridleways that cross arable land may be legally ploughed up, but not those that skirt a field.
    Ex: Under the new law, motorists must give 'a wide berth' to stationary emergency vehicles displaying blue, red, or amber emergency warning lights.
    * acto de evitar = avoidance.
    * agacharse para evitar = duck out of + harm's way.
    * el evitar = avoidance.
    * evitar discutir una cuestión = circumvent + issue.
    * evitar el desastre = ward off + disaster.
    * evitar el encuentro con = steer + clear of, give + Nombre + a wide berth, steer away from.
    * evitar el enfrentamiento = avoid + confrontation.
    * evitar el mal = shun + evil.
    * evitar la confrontación = avoid + confrontation.
    * evitar la fama = shun + the public eye, keep out of + the public eye.
    * evitar la publicidad = shun + the public eye, keep out of + the public eye.
    * evitar + Nombre = get (a)round + Nombre.
    * evitar polémicas = eschew + issues.
    * evitar problemas = stay out of + trouble.
    * evitar que = keep from.
    * evitar que + entrar = keep + Nombre + out.
    * evitar que + escapar = keep + Nombre + in.
    * evitar que + Nombre + Subjuntivo = save + Nombre + from + Gerundio.
    * evitar que + salir = keep + Nombre + in.
    * evitar ser afectado = escape + unaffected.
    * evitar temas delicados = eschew + issues.
    * evitar una cuestión = skirt + issue, tiptoe around + issue.
    * evitar una infección = prevent + infection.
    * evitar un error = avoid + error.
    * evitar un problema = avoid + problem.
    * evitar un riesgo = duck + risk.
    * evitar un tema = skirt + issue, tiptoe around + issue.
    * forma de evitar Algo = way round + Algo.
    * forma de evitar una dificultad = way (a)round + difficulty.
    * forma de evitar un problema = way round + problem.
    * intentar evitar = fight + shy of.
    * lo que hay que hacer y lo que hay que evitar = do's and don'ts, rights and wrongs.
    * no poder evitar + Infinitivo = cannot help + Gerundio, cannot help but + Verbo.
    * no poder evitar mencionar = cannot but notice.
    * no pude evitar notar que = couldn't help but notice (that).
    * para evitar su uso indebido por los niños = childproof.
    * proteger Algo para evitar su uso indebido por los niños = childproof.

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    evitar [A1 ]
    vt
    1 (eludir, huir de) to avoid
    evita entrar en discusiones con él avoid getting into arguments with him
    para evitar problemas decidí no ir to avoid problems I decided not to go
    ¿por qué me estás evitando? why are you avoiding me?
    2 (impedir) to avoid, prevent
    se podría haber evitado la tragedia the tragedy could have been avoided o averted o prevented
    haremos lo posible para evitarlo we'll do everything we can to avoid o prevent it
    para evitar que sufran to avoid o prevent them suffering
    3 (ahorrar) to save
    una simple llamada nos habría evitado muchas molestias a simple phone call would have saved us a lot of trouble
    así les evitarás muchos quebraderos de cabeza that way you'll save them a lot of worry
    por esta ruta evitas tener que pasar por el centro if you go this way you avoid going through o it saves you going through the center
    ‹problemas› to save oneself
    evítese la molestia de ir a la tienda avoid the inconvenience of going to the store
    si aceptas, te evitarás muchos problemas if you accept, you'll save yourself a lot of problems
    me evitaría tener que pintarlo it would save me having to paint it
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    Multiple Entries:
    evitar    
    evitar algo
    evitar ( conjugate evitar) verbo transitivo
    a) (eludir, huir de) to avoid;



    ◊ para evitar que sufran to avoid o prevent them suffering

    c) ( remediar):

    ◊ me puse a llorar, no lo puede evitar I started to cry, I couldn't help it

    d) ( ahorrar) evitarle algo a algn ‹molestia/preocupación› to save o spare sb sth

    evitarse verbo pronominal ‹ problemas› to save oneself;

    evitar verbo transitivo
    1 to avoid: no pude evitar reírme, I couldn't help laughing
    2 (una enfermedad, etc) to prevent
    (una desgracia) to avert
    3 (a una persona) to avoid ➣ Ver nota en avoid

    ' evitar' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    ahorrar
    - alarde
    - carcajada
    - contemporizar
    - hincapié
    - mortificar
    - mortificarse
    - murmuración
    - para
    - remediar
    - aglomeración
    - huir
    English:
    avert
    - avoid
    - breath
    - bypass
    - cheat
    - clampdown
    - clear
    - deny
    - get round
    - harm
    - head off
    - hedge
    - help
    - loophole
    - miss
    - pair off
    - prevent
    - pussyfoot
    - save
    - scandal
    - should
    - stave off
    - steer
    - step in
    - way
    - get
    - guard
    - keep
    - rat
    - shun
    - stave
    - unavoidably
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    ♦ vt
    1. [impedir] [desastre, accidente] to avoid, to prevent;
    ¿podría haberse evitado esta catástrofe ecológica? could this environmental disaster have been avoided o prevented?;
    evitar que alguien haga algo to stop o prevent sb from doing sth;
    no pude evitar que se pelearan I couldn't stop o prevent them from having a fight;
    hemos de evitar que se extienda el incendio we have to stop the fire spreading
    2. [eludir] [problema, cuestión, persona] to avoid;
    siempre me está evitando she's always trying to avoid me;
    Javier siempre evita encontrarse conmigo Javier always avoids meeting me;
    yo evité hablar del tema I kept o steered clear of the subject;
    no puede evitarlo he can't help it;
    no puedo evitar ser como soy I can't help (being) the way I am
    3. [ahorrar] to save;
    esta máquina nos evitaría mucho trabajo this machine would save us a lot of work;
    esto me evita tener que ir this gets me out of going, this saves me (from) having to go
    * * *
    v/t
    1 avoid;
    no puedo evitarlo I can’t help it
    2 ( impedir) prevent
    3 molestias save
    * * *
    evitar vt
    1) : to avoid
    2) prevenir: to prevent
    3) eludir: to escape, to elude
    * * *
    evitar vb
    1. (en general) to avoid
    2. (impedir) to prevent
    3. (ahorrar) to save

    Spanish-English dictionary > evitar

  • 7 guardarse de

    v.
    1 to watch out for, to beware of, to beware, to guard against.
    María se guarda de los ladrones Mary watches out for thieves.
    2 to be careful not to, to be very careful not to, to beware not to, to take care not to.
    María se guarda de decir mentiras Mary takes care not to tell lies.
    3 to refrain from, to abstain from.
    María se guardó de contestarle Mary refrained from answering him.
    4 to be protected from.
    Se me guarda del mal I am protected from evil.
    5 to be made to refrain from.
    Se nos guarda de decir la verdad We are made to refrain from telling the..
    * * *
    * * *
    (v.) = beware (of/that), be shy of + Gerundio
    Ex. He should beware that the 'gee whiz' or 'Isn't science wonderful' syndrome is not uncommon among the recently converted = Debería tener cuidado de que el síndrome "recórcholis" o "la ciencia es maravillosa" es frecuente entre los nuevos conversos.
    Ex. Printers or publishers were sometimes shy of giving their real names -- usually because a book was treasonable, or libellous, or a piracy -- and for similar reasons they might give a false place of publication and a false date.
    * * *
    (v.) = beware (of/that), be shy of + Gerundio

    Ex: He should beware that the 'gee whiz' or 'Isn't science wonderful' syndrome is not uncommon among the recently converted = Debería tener cuidado de que el síndrome "recórcholis" o "la ciencia es maravillosa" es frecuente entre los nuevos conversos.

    Ex: Printers or publishers were sometimes shy of giving their real names -- usually because a book was treasonable, or libellous, or a piracy -- and for similar reasons they might give a false place of publication and a false date.

    Spanish-English dictionary > guardarse de

  • 8 precaverse de

    v.
    to guard against, to provide against.
    * * *
    (v.) = be shy of + Gerundio
    Ex. Printers or publishers were sometimes shy of giving their real names -- usually because a book was treasonable, or libellous, or a piracy -- and for similar reasons they might give a false place of publication and a false date.
    * * *
    (v.) = be shy of + Gerundio

    Ex: Printers or publishers were sometimes shy of giving their real names -- usually because a book was treasonable, or libellous, or a piracy -- and for similar reasons they might give a false place of publication and a false date.

    Spanish-English dictionary > precaverse de

  • 9 recelar

    v.
    1 to suspect.
    2 to fear.
    3 to be mistrustful.
    recelar de to mistrust
    4 to have suspicion.
    5 to distrust, to mistrust, to be leery of.
    * * *
    1 (sospechar) to suspect, distrust
    2 (temer) to fear
    1 (desconfiar) to be suspicious (de, of)
    * * *
    1.
    VT

    recelar que... — to suspect that..., fear that...

    2.
    VI
    * * *
    1.
    verbo intransitivo

    recelar DE algo/alguien — to be suspicious of something/somebody, distrust something/somebody

    2.
    recelar vt to suspect
    * * *
    = be shy of + Gerundio, have + misgivings, have + reservations (about).
    Ex. Printers or publishers were sometimes shy of giving their real names -- usually because a book was treasonable, or libellous, or a piracy -- and for similar reasons they might give a false place of publication and a false date.
    Ex. Many of the counter staff are female, poorly paid and have misgivings about the impact of technology on their work.
    Ex. Librarians who have reservations about the spread of electronically based services are not Luddites.
    ----
    * recelar de = be leery of, mistrust.
    * * *
    1.
    verbo intransitivo

    recelar DE algo/alguien — to be suspicious of something/somebody, distrust something/somebody

    2.
    recelar vt to suspect
    * * *
    = be shy of + Gerundio, have + misgivings, have + reservations (about).

    Ex: Printers or publishers were sometimes shy of giving their real names -- usually because a book was treasonable, or libellous, or a piracy -- and for similar reasons they might give a false place of publication and a false date.

    Ex: Many of the counter staff are female, poorly paid and have misgivings about the impact of technology on their work.
    Ex: Librarians who have reservations about the spread of electronically based services are not Luddites.
    * recelar de = be leery of, mistrust.

    * * *
    recelar [A1 ]
    vi
    recelar DE algo/algn to be suspicious OF sth/sb, distrust sth/sb
    recelaban de él they distrusted him o were suspicious of him
    ■ recelar
    vt
    to suspect
    recelábamos que nos había mentido we suspected that he had lied to us
    * * *

    recelar verbo intransitivo & verbo transitivo recelar de, to distrust
    ' recelar' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    sospechar
    English:
    apprehend
    - mistrust
    - suspect
    * * *
    ♦ vt
    1. [sospechar] to suspect;
    recelo que no dice la verdad I suspect that he's not telling the truth
    2. [temer] to fear
    ♦ vi
    to be mistrustful, to be suspicious;
    recelo de él/de sus intenciones I'm suspicious of him/of his intentions
    * * *
    v/t suspect;
    recelar de alguien not trust s.o.

    Spanish-English dictionary > recelar

  • 10 traidor

    adj.
    1 treacherous, traitor, backstabbing, disloyal.
    2 treacherous, traitorous.
    m.
    1 traitor, snake in the grass, betrayer, double-crosser.
    2 backstabber.
    * * *
    1 treacherous
    ► nombre masculino,nombre femenino
    1 traitor
    * * *
    traidor, -a
    1.
    ADJ [persona] treacherous; [acto] treasonable
    2.
    SM / F traitor/traitress; (Teat) villain
    * * *
    I
    - dora adjetivo traitorous, treacherous
    II
    - dora masculino, femenino traitor
    * * *
    = treasonable, traitor, betrayer, snake in the grass, backstabber.
    Ex. Printers or publishers were sometimes shy of giving their real names -- usually because a book was treasonable, or libellous, or a piracy -- and for similar reasons they might give a false place of publication and a false date.
    Ex. President Fidel Castro denounced the independent librarians, along with other dissidents, as traitors who have conspired with U.S. diplomats to undermine Cuba's national sovereignty.
    Ex. Little did the betrayer know that the kiss of Judas would become a proverb in every nation.
    Ex. You can fend off a danger which you can see, but you are more liable to be taken unawares and be bitten by a snake in the grass.
    Ex. They won't change, because backstabber behavior has worked for them in the past.
    * * *
    I
    - dora adjetivo traitorous, treacherous
    II
    - dora masculino, femenino traitor
    * * *
    = treasonable, traitor, betrayer, snake in the grass, backstabber.

    Ex: Printers or publishers were sometimes shy of giving their real names -- usually because a book was treasonable, or libellous, or a piracy -- and for similar reasons they might give a false place of publication and a false date.

    Ex: President Fidel Castro denounced the independent librarians, along with other dissidents, as traitors who have conspired with U.S. diplomats to undermine Cuba's national sovereignty.
    Ex: Little did the betrayer know that the kiss of Judas would become a proverb in every nation.
    Ex: You can fend off a danger which you can see, but you are more liable to be taken unawares and be bitten by a snake in the grass.
    Ex: They won't change, because backstabber behavior has worked for them in the past.

    * * *
    treacherous, traitorous ( arch hum)
    masculine, feminine
    traitor traidor A algo traitor TO sth
    es un traidor a su patria/la causa he is a traitor to his country/the cause
    * * *

    traidor
    ◊ - dora adjetivo

    traitorous, treacherous
    ■ sustantivo masculino, femenino
    traitor;
    traidor a algo traitor to sth
    traidor,-ora
    I adjetivo treacherous
    II sustantivo masculino y femenino traitor

    ' traidor' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    traidora
    English:
    fifth-columnist
    - traitor
    - treacherous
    * * *
    traidor, -ora
    ♦ adj
    1. [persona] [contra amigos, camaradas] treacherous;
    [contra el Estado] treasonous
    2. [tiempo, corriente] treacherous, dangerous
    3. [gesto, lágrimas] revealing, telltale
    ♦ nm,f
    traitor;
    es un traidor a la patria he's a traitor to his country
    * * *
    I adj treacherous
    II m, traidora f traitor
    * * *
    traidor, - dora adj
    : traitorous, treasonous
    : traitor
    * * *
    traidor n traitor

    Spanish-English dictionary > traidor

  • 11 calumniador

    adj.
    calumniatory, slanderous.
    m.
    calumniator, a slanderer.
    * * *
    1 calumnious, calumniatory
    2 DERECHO slanderous
    ► nombre masculino,nombre femenino
    1 calumniator
    2 DERECHO slanderer
    * * *
    calumniador, -a
    SM / F (=difamador) slanderer; [en prensa etc] libeller
    * * *
    - dora adjetivo slanderous, defamatory
    * * *
    - dora adjetivo slanderous, defamatory
    * * *
    slanderous, defamatory
    * * *
    calumniador, -ora
    ♦ adj
    [declaraciones] slanderous; [escrito] libellous
    ♦ nm,f
    [oralmente] slanderer; [por escrito] libeller
    * * *
    I adj oral slanderous; por escrito libelous, Br
    libellous
    II m, calumniadora f oral slanderer; por escrito libeler, Br
    libeller

    Spanish-English dictionary > calumniador

  • 12 infamatorio

    adj.
    defamatory, libellous, foul-spoken.
    * * *
    ADJ defamatory, slanderous
    * * *
    - ria adjetivo defamatory
    * * *
    - ria adjetivo defamatory
    * * *
    ‹artículo/carta› defamatory, libelous*; ‹declaraciones/comentario› defamatory, slanderous
    * * *
    infamatorio, -a adj
    Formal defamatory
    * * *
    adj defamatory

    Spanish-English dictionary > infamatorio

  • 13 calumniadora

    I adj oral slanderous; por escrito libelous, Br
    libellous
    II m, calumniadora f oral slanderer; por escrito libeler, Br
    libeller

    Spanish-English dictionary > calumniadora

  • 14 difamadora

    I adj defamatory; de palabra slanderous; por escrito libelous, Br
    libellous
    II m, difamadora f de palabra slanderer; por escrito libeler, Br
    libeller

    Spanish-English dictionary > difamadora

  • 15 calumnioso

    • calumniatory
    • calumnious
    • defamatory
    • libellous
    • slanderous

    Diccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > calumnioso

  • 16 difamatorio

    • calumnious
    • defamatory
    • libellous
    • libelous
    • slanderous

    Diccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > difamatorio

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