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1 muñeco negro de trapo
(n.) = golly, golly, gollywogEx. It beggars belief that the liberals view the golly as a racist artefact of unenlightened times.Ex. It beggars belief that the liberals view the golly as a racist artefact of unenlightened times.Ex. The thought never entered my head that a gollywog was offensive until it got banned -- to me it was just a doll.* * *(n.) = golly, golly, gollywogEx: It beggars belief that the liberals view the golly as a racist artefact of unenlightened times.
Ex: It beggars belief that the liberals view the golly as a racist artefact of unenlightened times.Ex: The thought never entered my head that a gollywog was offensive until it got banned -- to me it was just a doll. -
2 arrojar
v.1 to throw.Lo arrojó con fuerza a la acera It threw him out onto the street.2 to send out (despedir) (humo).3 to throw up.Arrojó toda su comida He threw up all his food.4 to throw away, to shed.Ella arrojó sus fantasías She threw away her fantasies.5 to yield, to afford.Su esfuerzo arroja mucha esperanza His effort yields much hope.6 to exhaust, to belch out.* * *1 (tirar) to throw, fling2 (echar con violencia) to throw out, kick out3 (vomitar) to vomit, throw up5 (cuentas etc) to show, produce, give1 to vomit1 to throw oneself\'Prohibido arrojar basuras' "No dumping"* * *verb1) to throw, hurl, cast2) produce, yield3) spew, vomit•* * *1. VT1) (=lanzar) to throw; [con fuerza] to hurllos hinchas arrojaron piedras contra la policía — the fans threw o hurled stones at the police
2) [+ humo, lava] to send out3) [+ resultados, datos] to producela investigación ha arrojado datos muy negativos — the investigation has produced some very negative data
el accidente arrojó 80 muertos — LAm the accident left 80 dead
4) (=expulsar) to throw out5) LAm (=vomitar) to bring up, vomit2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) ( tirar) to throwarrojaban piedras contra la policía — the demonstrators hurled o threw stones at the police
2) (frml) <resultado/pruebas> to produceel sondeo arroja un balance favorable a los Liberales — the poll gives the Liberals a favorable lead
3) ( vomitar) to vomit2.arrojar vi to vomit3.arrojarse v pron (refl) to throw oneselfse arrojaron al agua — they threw themselves o jumped into the water
arrojarse sobre algo/alguien — to throw oneself onto something/somebody
* * *= toss out, fling, toss, spew (out), pitch, toss away, hurl, throw.Ex. In preparation for computerization, let us not toss out old standards that were good.Ex. A gust of wind flung a powder of snow from the window-sill into the room.Ex. Everything being online, the exquisite oaken cabinets housing the card files were tossed.Ex. Simultaneously, automatic gunfire spewed out from a sandbagged position west of the village across the river mouth.Ex. They pitched him unceremoniously out of the window, laming him for life, on a brick pavement below.Ex. Palestinians hurled Molotov cocktails Friday at Israeli soldiers operating south of Nablus, the army said.Ex. The point to be made for the novice abstractor is that editors are not ghouls who must be thrown raw meat before a check is issued.----* arrojar a la basura = trash.* arrojar al olvido = throw into + oblivion.* arrojar dudas sobre = cast + doubt on.* arrojar la esponja = throw in/up + the sponge.* arrojar la toalla = throw in + the towel.* arrojar luz = shed + light (on/upon), shed + understanding.* arrojar luz sobre = throw + light on, cast + light on.* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) ( tirar) to throwarrojaban piedras contra la policía — the demonstrators hurled o threw stones at the police
2) (frml) <resultado/pruebas> to produceel sondeo arroja un balance favorable a los Liberales — the poll gives the Liberals a favorable lead
3) ( vomitar) to vomit2.arrojar vi to vomit3.arrojarse v pron (refl) to throw oneselfse arrojaron al agua — they threw themselves o jumped into the water
arrojarse sobre algo/alguien — to throw oneself onto something/somebody
* * *= toss out, fling, toss, spew (out), pitch, toss away, hurl, throw.Ex: In preparation for computerization, let us not toss out old standards that were good.
Ex: A gust of wind flung a powder of snow from the window-sill into the room.Ex: Everything being online, the exquisite oaken cabinets housing the card files were tossed.Ex: Simultaneously, automatic gunfire spewed out from a sandbagged position west of the village across the river mouth.Ex: They pitched him unceremoniously out of the window, laming him for life, on a brick pavement below.Ex: Palestinians hurled Molotov cocktails Friday at Israeli soldiers operating south of Nablus, the army said.Ex: The point to be made for the novice abstractor is that editors are not ghouls who must be thrown raw meat before a check is issued.* arrojar a la basura = trash.* arrojar al olvido = throw into + oblivion.* arrojar dudas sobre = cast + doubt on.* arrojar la esponja = throw in/up + the sponge.* arrojar la toalla = throw in + the towel.* arrojar luz = shed + light (on/upon), shed + understanding.* arrojar luz sobre = throw + light on, cast + light on.* * *arrojar [A1 ]vtA1 (tirar) to throwarrojaron su cuerpo al mar they flung o threw o ( liter) cast his body into the seael que esté libre de culpa que arroje la primera piedra ( Bib) let he who is free from guilt cast the first stonelos manifestantes arrojaron piedras contra la policía the demonstrators hurled o threw stones at the police[ S ] prohibido arrojar objetos a la vía do not throw objects out of the window2 ‹lava› to spew (out); ‹humo› to belch out; ‹luz› to shedarrojaba un olor fétido it gave off a putrid smellB ( frml); ‹resultado/pruebas› to produceel estudio arrojó los siguientes resultados the results of the study were as follows, the study produced the following resultsla investigación no ha arrojado conclusiones claras the research has not yielded o produced any clear conclusionsla catástrofe arrojó 18 muertos y más de 100 heridos the disaster left 18 people dead and more than 100 injuredel último balance/ejercicio arrojó ganancias brutas de … the latest balance sheet showed/the last financial year produced a gross profit of …el sondeo arroja un balance claramente favorable a los Liberales the poll gives the Liberals a clear leadC (vomitar) to vomit, to throw up, to bring up■ arrojarvito vomit, throw up, bring up( refl) to throw oneselfse arrojaron al agua they threw themselves o jumped o leaped into the waterse arrojó por la ventana she threw o hurled herself out of the windowarrojarse SOBRE algo/algn to throw oneself ONTO sth/sbel perro se arrojó sobre el intruso the dog pounced o leaped on the intruder* * *
arrojar ( conjugate arrojar) verbo transitivo
1
(Aviac) ‹ bomba› to drop
‹ humo› to belch out;
‹ luz› to shed
2 ( vomitar) to bring up, throw up
arrojarse verbo pronominal ( refl) to throw oneself;
arrojarse sobre algo/algn [ persona] to throw oneself onto sth/sb;
[perro/tigre] to pounce on sth/sb
arrojar verbo transitivo
1 (lanzar) to throw, fling
2 Com (un resultado) to show
' arrojar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
estampar
- lanzar
- terminantemente
- tirar
- toalla
- bomba
- dar
- ir
- mandar
English:
belch
- cast
- cast away
- dash
- fling
- gauntlet
- heave
- hurl
- pitch
- shed
- shoot out
- slam down
- throw
- throw in
- shoot
- show
- spew
- spout
* * *♦ vt1. [lanzar] to throw;[con violencia] to hurl, to fling;arrojaron piedras contra la embajada they hurled o flung stones at the embassy;prohibido arrojar basuras [en letrero] no dumping;prohibido arrojar objetos a la vía [en letrero] do not throw objects onto the track2. [despedir] [humo] to send out;[olor] to give off; [lava] to spew out; Figarrojar luz sobre algo to throw light on sthlo arrojaron de casa they threw o kicked him out4. [resultado]el censo arrojó la cifra de 50 millones de habitantes the census arrived at a figure of 50 million inhabitants;las cuentas arrojaban un déficit de 5.000 millones the accounts showed a deficit of five billion;el resultado arroja dudas sobre la popularidad del gobierno the result casts doubt on the government's popularity;las cifras arrojan perspectivas optimistas para la economía the figures offer room for optimism about the future of the economy;la gestión del gobierno arroja un saldo positivo on balance, the government's performance has been good5. [vomitar] to throw up♦ vi[vomitar] to throw up* * *v/t1 ( lanzar) throw2 resultado produce3 ( vomitar) throw up* * *arrojar vt1) : to hurl, to cast, to throw2) : to give off, to spew out3) : to yield, to produce* * * -
3 progresía
* * *SF1)la progresía — (=personas) [de moda] the trendies; [en política] the lefties *, the liberals; [en lo sexual] the sexual liberals
2) (=actitud) [gen] trendiness; (Pol) leftish outlook* * *( fam)toda la progresía de Barcelona all the trendies in Barcelona ( colloq)* * *progresía nfFam [liberales] liberals; [modernos] trendies -
4 cagueta
adj.chicken, cowardly (informal).f. & m.chicken, coward.* * *1 familiar chicken, coward* * *= wuss, cowardly, wussy [wussier -comp., wussiest -sup.], wimp, wimpy [wimpier -comp., wimpiest -sup.], wimpish.Ex. He goes on to state that liberals are wusses for claiming 'I support the troops but not the war'.Ex. Tachers found girls more virile, obtrusive, mischievous, sharing, straightforward, careless, dependent, quiet, and cowardly.Ex. And being against the war and saying you support the troops is one of the wussiest positions the pacifists have ever taken.Ex. I am the wimpiest wimp who ever wimped when it comes to surgery.Ex. I am the wimpiest wimp who ever wimped when it comes to surgery.Ex. What is not true is the assumption that art that is modest and discreet automatically lacks nerve and is intrinsically boring and wimpish.* * *= wuss, cowardly, wussy [wussier -comp., wussiest -sup.], wimp, wimpy [wimpier -comp., wimpiest -sup.], wimpish.Ex: He goes on to state that liberals are wusses for claiming 'I support the troops but not the war'.
Ex: Tachers found girls more virile, obtrusive, mischievous, sharing, straightforward, careless, dependent, quiet, and cowardly.Ex: And being against the war and saying you support the troops is one of the wussiest positions the pacifists have ever taken.Ex: I am the wimpiest wimp who ever wimped when it comes to surgery.Ex: I am the wimpiest wimp who ever wimped when it comes to surgery.Ex: What is not true is the assumption that art that is modest and discreet automatically lacks nerve and is intrinsically boring and wimpish.* * *wimp ( colloq)* * *♦ adjchicken, cowardly♦ nmfchicken, coward* * *m/f famchicken fam -
5 calzonazos
m. s.&pl.1 henpecked husband (informal).2 wimp, henpecked husband.* * *1 familiar henpecked husband* * *masculino (pl calzonazos) (fam) ( marido dominado) henpecked husband (colloq); ( cobarde) wimp (colloq)* * *= pushover, wuss, wimp, wimpy [wimpier -comp., wimpiest -sup.], wimpish, softy [softie].Ex. The author explores the myths about female leaders; they are either too soft due to their predisposition as nurturers and thus are pushovers; or they are too assertive when they assume an alpha role in the organization.Ex. He goes on to state that liberals are wusses for claiming 'I support the troops but not the war'.Ex. I am the wimpiest wimp who ever wimped when it comes to surgery.Ex. I am the wimpiest wimp who ever wimped when it comes to surgery.Ex. What is not true is the assumption that art that is modest and discreet automatically lacks nerve and is intrinsically boring and wimpish.Ex. She has a tendency to be a softy, although she does carry the brunt of the authority in the household.* * *masculino (pl calzonazos) (fam) ( marido dominado) henpecked husband (colloq); ( cobarde) wimp (colloq)* * *= pushover, wuss, wimp, wimpy [wimpier -comp., wimpiest -sup.], wimpish, softy [softie].Ex: The author explores the myths about female leaders; they are either too soft due to their predisposition as nurturers and thus are pushovers; or they are too assertive when they assume an alpha role in the organization.
Ex: He goes on to state that liberals are wusses for claiming 'I support the troops but not the war'.Ex: I am the wimpiest wimp who ever wimped when it comes to surgery.Ex: I am the wimpiest wimp who ever wimped when it comes to surgery.Ex: What is not true is the assumption that art that is modest and discreet automatically lacks nerve and is intrinsically boring and wimpish.Ex: She has a tendency to be a softy, although she does carry the brunt of the authority in the household.* * *1 (marido dominado) henpecked husband ( colloq)* * *
calzonazos sustantivo masculino inv familiar henpecked husband
' calzonazos' also found in these entries:
English:
hen-pecked
- hen
* * *Fam henpecked husband;* * *m inv fammarido henpecked husband -
6 cobarde
adj.1 cowardly.2 coward, overly submissive.f. & m.coward.* * *► adjetivo1 cowardly1 coward* * *1.ADJ [en lucha, aventura] cowardly; [ante sangre, alturas] faint-hearted; (=tímido) timid2.SMF coward* * *Iadjetivo cowardlyIImasculino y femenino coward* * *= coward, wuss, cowardly, wussy [wussier -comp., wussiest -sup.], quitter, dastardly, puss.Ex. The violence was committed by a wide range of ordinary citizens, including psychopaths, conformists, fanatics, opportunists, & cowards.Ex. He goes on to state that liberals are wusses for claiming 'I support the troops but not the war'.Ex. Tachers found girls more virile, obtrusive, mischievous, sharing, straightforward, careless, dependent, quiet, and cowardly.Ex. And being against the war and saying you support the troops is one of the wussiest positions the pacifists have ever taken.Ex. Here are a few examples of some famous quitters, people who didn't always stick it out.Ex. A dastardly livery driver raped a 30-year-old woman passenger on Jan. 31, cops said.Ex. Kyle is not a puss -- he is one of the tougher players on our team.----* no ser cobarde = be no chicken.* * *Iadjetivo cowardlyIImasculino y femenino coward* * *= coward, wuss, cowardly, wussy [wussier -comp., wussiest -sup.], quitter, dastardly, puss.Ex: The violence was committed by a wide range of ordinary citizens, including psychopaths, conformists, fanatics, opportunists, & cowards.
Ex: He goes on to state that liberals are wusses for claiming 'I support the troops but not the war'.Ex: Tachers found girls more virile, obtrusive, mischievous, sharing, straightforward, careless, dependent, quiet, and cowardly.Ex: And being against the war and saying you support the troops is one of the wussiest positions the pacifists have ever taken.Ex: Here are a few examples of some famous quitters, people who didn't always stick it out.Ex: A dastardly livery driver raped a 30-year-old woman passenger on Jan. 31, cops said.Ex: Kyle is not a puss -- he is one of the tougher players on our team.* no ser cobarde = be no chicken.* * *cowardlycoward* * *
cobarde adjetivo
cowardly
■ sustantivo masculino y femenino
coward
cobarde
I adjetivo cowardly: fue un gesto cobarde, it was a cowardly gesture
II sustantivo masculino y femenino coward
' cobarde' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cagada
- cagado
- conformista
- tildar
- gallina
- maricón
- palabra
English:
brand
- chicken
- coward
- cowardly
- yellow
* * *♦ adjcowardly♦ nmfcoward* * *I adj cowardlyII m/f coward* * *cobarde adj: cowardlycobarde nmf: coward* * *cobarde1 adj cowardlycobarde2 n coward -
7 cobardica
f. & m.scaredy-cat (informal pejorative).* * *= wuss, wussy [wussier -comp., wussiest -sup.], wimp, puss.Ex. He goes on to state that liberals are wusses for claiming 'I support the troops but not the war'.Ex. And being against the war and saying you support the troops is one of the wussiest positions the pacifists have ever taken.Ex. I am the wimpiest wimp who ever wimped when it comes to surgery.Ex. Kyle is not a puss -- he is one of the tougher players on our team.* * *= wuss, wussy [wussier -comp., wussiest -sup.], wimp, puss.Ex: He goes on to state that liberals are wusses for claiming 'I support the troops but not the war'.
Ex: And being against the war and saying you support the troops is one of the wussiest positions the pacifists have ever taken.Ex: I am the wimpiest wimp who ever wimped when it comes to surgery.Ex: Kyle is not a puss -- he is one of the tougher players on our team.* * *♦ adjno seas cobardica don't be a scaredy-cat♦ nmfscaredy-cat -
8 dar zapatazos
v.to stamp.* * *to stamp one's feet* * *(v.) = stomp, stamp + Posesivo + feet, stomp + Posesivo + feetEx. The patient may experience an annoying feeling that can be relieved by shifting the positions of the legs or by stomping the feet on the floor.Ex. The women dance, stamping their feet, clapping and chanting while some of them gyrate their hips suggestively in the centre of the circle.Ex. 90% of the threads on this forum are started by liberals stomping their feet about the latest comments to come out of Obama's mouth.* * *(v.) = stomp, stamp + Posesivo + feet, stomp + Posesivo + feetEx: The patient may experience an annoying feeling that can be relieved by shifting the positions of the legs or by stomping the feet on the floor.
Ex: The women dance, stamping their feet, clapping and chanting while some of them gyrate their hips suggestively in the centre of the circle.Ex: 90% of the threads on this forum are started by liberals stomping their feet about the latest comments to come out of Obama's mouth. -
9 de manera humillante
= abjectlyEx. The author examines the dominance of liberal anticommunism in McCarthyism, when professed liberals ' abjectly betrayed their own principles'.* * *= abjectlyEx: The author examines the dominance of liberal anticommunism in McCarthyism, when professed liberals ' abjectly betrayed their own principles'.
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10 gallina
adj.chicken-hearted.f.1 hen.cría gallinas he keeps chickens (gallinas, pollos y gallos)matar la gallina de los huevos de oro (informal figurative) to kill the goose that lays the golden eggs2 coward, wimp, quitter, yellow-belly.f. & m.chicken, coward (informal) (person).* * *1 hen1 familiar chicken, coward\acostarse con las gallinas to go to bed very earlycomo gallina en corral ajeno familiar like a fish out of waterjugar a la gallina ciega to play blind man's buffmatar la gallina de los huevos de oro familiar to kill the goose that lays the golden eggsgallina clueca broody hengallina de agua cootgallina de Guinea guinea fowlgallina de mar stargazerpiel de gallina gooseflesh, goose pimples plural* * *noun f.* * *1. SF1) (=ave) hengallina ciega — CAm, Caribe (=gusano) white worm
gallina clueca — broody o (EEUU) brooding hen
2) (Culin) chickengallina en pepitoria — chicken in a sauce made with wine, bread, egg, almonds and pine nuts
2.SMF * (=cobarde) chicken *, coward* * *Iadjetivo (fam) chicken (colloq)II1) (Zool) hen; (Coc) chickenacostarse/levantarse con las gallinas — (fam) to go to bed early/to get up at the crack of dawn
estar/sentirse como gallina en corral ajeno — (fam) to be/feel like a fish out of water
matar la gallina de los huevos de oro — to kill the goose that lays the golden eggs
* * *= hen, wuss, cowardly, wussy [wussier -comp., wussiest -sup.], wimpy [wimpier -comp., wimpiest -sup.], wimpish.Ex. So Hutchins arranges her drawings in such a way that as your eye travels leftwards across the page you see the fox who is stalking the hen and trying to catch her.Ex. He goes on to state that liberals are wusses for claiming 'I support the troops but not the war'.Ex. Tachers found girls more virile, obtrusive, mischievous, sharing, straightforward, careless, dependent, quiet, and cowardly.Ex. And being against the war and saying you support the troops is one of the wussiest positions the pacifists have ever taken.Ex. I am the wimpiest wimp who ever wimped when it comes to surgery.Ex. What is not true is the assumption that art that is modest and discreet automatically lacks nerve and is intrinsically boring and wimpish.----* dilema de qué es primero el huevo o la gallina = chicken and egg situation.* gallina de campo = free-range hen.* gallina de corral = free-range hen.* gallina de granja = free-range hen.* gallina ponedora = egg-laying hen.* * *Iadjetivo (fam) chicken (colloq)II1) (Zool) hen; (Coc) chickenacostarse/levantarse con las gallinas — (fam) to go to bed early/to get up at the crack of dawn
estar/sentirse como gallina en corral ajeno — (fam) to be/feel like a fish out of water
matar la gallina de los huevos de oro — to kill the goose that lays the golden eggs
* * *= hen, wuss, cowardly, wussy [wussier -comp., wussiest -sup.], wimpy [wimpier -comp., wimpiest -sup.], wimpish.Ex: So Hutchins arranges her drawings in such a way that as your eye travels leftwards across the page you see the fox who is stalking the hen and trying to catch her.
Ex: He goes on to state that liberals are wusses for claiming 'I support the troops but not the war'.Ex: Tachers found girls more virile, obtrusive, mischievous, sharing, straightforward, careless, dependent, quiet, and cowardly.Ex: And being against the war and saying you support the troops is one of the wussiest positions the pacifists have ever taken.Ex: I am the wimpiest wimp who ever wimped when it comes to surgery.Ex: What is not true is the assumption that art that is modest and discreet automatically lacks nerve and is intrinsically boring and wimpish.* dilema de qué es primero el huevo o la gallina = chicken and egg situation.* gallina de campo = free-range hen.* gallina de corral = free-range hen.* gallina de granja = free-range hen.* gallina ponedora = egg-laying hen.* * *¡qué gallina eres! chicken! o don't be so chicken!caldo de gallina chicken brothacostarse con or (Bol, RPl) como las gallinas to go to bed earlyestar/sentirse como gallina en corral ajeno ( fam); to be/feel like a fish out of waterla gallina de los huevos de oro the goose that lays/laid the golden eggslevantarse con or (Bol, RPl) como las gallinas ( fam); to get up at the crack of dawn, be up with the larkCompuestos:(empollando) broody hen; (cuidando la pollada) mother henme tocó sentarme al lado de un grupo de gallinas cluecas ( fam); I had to sit next to a group of squawking women ( colloq)estar como or parecer una gallina clueca ( fam); to be like a mother henguinea fowl● gallina or gallinita ciegablind man's bufflaying henB* * *
gallina sustantivo femenino
1 (Zool) hen;
(Coc) chicken;
( cuidando la pollada) mother hen;
2
gallina
I sustantivo femenino
1 Zool hen
2 (juego) la gallina/gallinita ciega, blind man's buff
II mf fam coward, chicken
III adjetivo coward: no seas tan gallina y pídeselo de una vez, stop being such a chicken - just go ahead and ask him
♦ Locuciones: familiar ¡cuando las gallinas meen!, and pigs might fly!
estar como gallina en corral ajeno, to feel like a fish out of water
la gallina de los huevos de oro, the goose that lays the golden eggs;
' gallina' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cacarear
- cacareo
- carne
- carné
- empollar
- piel
- aletear
English:
chicken
- egg
- goosebumps
- gooseflesh
- goosepimples
- hen
- goose
- speckle
* * *♦ adjFam [persona] chicken, wimp;es muy gallina he's such a chicken o wimp♦ nfhen;cría gallinas [gallinas, pollos y gallos] he keeps chickens;Famacostarse con las gallinas to go to bed early;Famlevantarse con las gallinas to get up at cock-crow, to be up with the lark;Famcomo gallina en corral ajeno like a fish out of watergallina de agua coot; Fam la gallina ciega blind man's buff;gallina clueca broody hen;gallina de Guinea guinea fowl;la gallina de los huevos de oro the golden goose, the goose that lays the golden eggs;Fammatar la gallina de los huevos de oro to kill the goose that lays the golden eggs;gallina pintada guinea fowl♦ nmfFam [persona] chicken, coward* * *I f hen;matar la gallina de los huevos de oro kill the goose that lays the golden eggsII m/f famchicken* * *gallina nf1) : hen2)gallina de Guinea : guinea fowl* * *gallina n1. (ave) hen2. (cobarde) chicken / coward -
11 hasta el final
until the end* * *= until the end, until the bitter endEx. Iran's president said yesterday his country would press on with its nuclear program ' until the end and would not be stopped by the West.Ex. The Liberals are refusing to give up the fight against forced mergers, and are vowing to keep the pressure on the government until the bitter end.* * *= until the end, until the bitter endEx: Iran's president said yesterday his country would press on with its nuclear program ' until the end and would not be stopped by the West.
Ex: The Liberals are refusing to give up the fight against forced mergers, and are vowing to keep the pressure on the government until the bitter end. -
12 hasta la muerte
= until the end, forever, until the bitter endEx. Iran's president said yesterday his country would press on with its nuclear program ' until the end and would not be stopped by the West.Ex. Documents and information can be lost forever by faults in inputting.Ex. The Liberals are refusing to give up the fight against forced mergers, and are vowing to keep the pressure on the government until the bitter end.* * *= until the end, forever, until the bitter endEx: Iran's president said yesterday his country would press on with its nuclear program ' until the end and would not be stopped by the West.
Ex: Documents and information can be lost forever by faults in inputting.Ex: The Liberals are refusing to give up the fight against forced mergers, and are vowing to keep the pressure on the government until the bitter end. -
13 ignorante
adj.ignorant.ignorante de lo que ocurría unaware of what was happeningf. & m.1 ignoramus.2 ignorant person, ignoramus, illiterate, know-nothing.* * *► adjetivo1 ignorant1 ignoramus\ser un pobre ignorante to be a poor fool* * *1. adj. 2. noun mf.* * *1.ADJ ignorant2.SMF ignoramus* * *Ia) ( sin instrucción) ignorantb) ( sin información)IImasculino y femenino ignoramus, ignorant fool (colloq)* * *= ignorant, philistine, ignoramus [ignoramuses, -pl.], clueless, unenlightened.Ex. Ticknor's belief in the library's potential as one means of inhibiting the chances of unscrupulous politicians who would lead the ignorant astray explains his insistence that the public library be as popular in appeal as possible.Ex. Not all large publishing companies are conducted in a callous and philistine manner, motivated solely by profit.Ex. This continued diet of pseudocultural pap will produce a generation of ethnocentric ignoramuses ill-prepared to deal with real-world complexities.Ex. Well, if you've come this far, and you started off clueless, I must congratulate you for wading through all these explanations.Ex. It beggars belief that the liberals view the golly as a racist artefact of unenlightened times.* * *Ia) ( sin instrucción) ignorantb) ( sin información)IImasculino y femenino ignoramus, ignorant fool (colloq)* * *= ignorant, philistine, ignoramus [ignoramuses, -pl.], clueless, unenlightened.Ex: Ticknor's belief in the library's potential as one means of inhibiting the chances of unscrupulous politicians who would lead the ignorant astray explains his insistence that the public library be as popular in appeal as possible.
Ex: Not all large publishing companies are conducted in a callous and philistine manner, motivated solely by profit.Ex: This continued diet of pseudocultural pap will produce a generation of ethnocentric ignoramuses ill-prepared to deal with real-world complexities.Ex: Well, if you've come this far, and you started off clueless, I must congratulate you for wading through all these explanations.Ex: It beggars belief that the liberals view the golly as a racist artefact of unenlightened times.* * *1 (sin instrucción) ignorant ser ignorante EN algo:soy ignorante en el tema I don't know a thing about the subject2 (sin información) estar ignorante DE algo to be unaware OF sthignorantes de lo que tramaban, colaboramos con ellos unaware of o not knowing what they were planning, we went along with themignoramus, ignorant fool ( colloq)* * *
ignorante adjetivo
b) ( sin información):
■ sustantivo masculino y femenino
ignoramus, ignorant fool (colloq)
ignorante
I adjetivo
1 ignorant, unaware [de, of]
II mf ignoramus
' ignorante' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
borrica
- borrico
- idea
- analfabeto
- bruto
- burro
- inculto
- lego
English:
ignoramus
- ignorant
- oblivious
- pig-ignorant
- philistine
* * *♦ adj1. [sin conocimiento] ignorant;ignorante de lo que ocurría… unaware of what was happening…2. [con falta de cultura] ignorant♦ nmfignoramus* * *I adj ignorantII m/f ignoramus* * *ignorante adj: ignorantignorante nmf: ignorant person, ignoramus* * *ignorante adj ignorant -
14 inculto
adj.1 uncultured, lowbrow, under-educated, uneducated.2 vulgar, ordinary, gross, rough.3 uncultivated, untilled.* * *► adjetivo1 (persona) uneducated2 (terreno) uncultivated, untilled► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 (persona) ignorant person, ignoramus* * *ADJ1) [persona] (=iletrado) uncultured, uneducated; (=incivilizado) uncivilized; (=grosero) uncouth2) (Agr) uncultivated* * *I- ta adjetivo1) ( sin cultura) uncultured, uneducated; ( ignorante) ignorant2) < tierra> uncultivatedII- ta masculino, femeninoa) ( persona sin cultura)b) ( persona ignorante) ignorant person* * *= uncivilised [uncivilized, -USA], uneducated, uncultured, ignoramus [ignoramuses, -pl.], lowbrow [low-brow], lowbrow [low-brow], unenlightened.Ex. It was on the tip of his tongue to say: 'Must you speak to me in this uncivilized fashion?' But he discreetly forbore.Ex. It's laughable when Archie Bunker says that, because we know he's an uneducated slob.Ex. In Japan, where literacy rates are high, the importance of illiteracy as a problem is not well recognised and 'illiterate' is equated with ' uncultured'.Ex. This continued diet of pseudocultural pap will produce a generation of ethnocentric ignoramuses ill-prepared to deal with real-world complexities.Ex. These shows were vehemently dismissed by critics as middlebrow and lowbrow kitsch.Ex. People with a grade-school education, most of whose reading choices are in the low-brow category, cannot and do not easily read material written for the high-brow or even the increasingly college-trained middle-brow.Ex. It beggars belief that the liberals view the golly as a racist artefact of unenlightened times.* * *I- ta adjetivo1) ( sin cultura) uncultured, uneducated; ( ignorante) ignorant2) < tierra> uncultivatedII- ta masculino, femeninoa) ( persona sin cultura)b) ( persona ignorante) ignorant person* * *= uncivilised [uncivilized, -USA], uneducated, uncultured, ignoramus [ignoramuses, -pl.], lowbrow [low-brow], lowbrow [low-brow], unenlightened.Ex: It was on the tip of his tongue to say: 'Must you speak to me in this uncivilized fashion?' But he discreetly forbore.
Ex: It's laughable when Archie Bunker says that, because we know he's an uneducated slob.Ex: In Japan, where literacy rates are high, the importance of illiteracy as a problem is not well recognised and 'illiterate' is equated with ' uncultured'.Ex: This continued diet of pseudocultural pap will produce a generation of ethnocentric ignoramuses ill-prepared to deal with real-world complexities.Ex: These shows were vehemently dismissed by critics as middlebrow and lowbrow kitsch.Ex: People with a grade-school education, most of whose reading choices are in the low-brow category, cannot and do not easily read material written for the high-brow or even the increasingly college-trained middle-brow.Ex: It beggars belief that the liberals view the golly as a racist artefact of unenlightened times.* * *A1 (sin cultura) uncultured, uneducated2 (ignorante) ignorantB ‹tierra› uncultivatedmasculine, feminine1(persona sin cultura): es un inculto he's uncultured o uneducated, he has no culture2 (persona ignorante) ignorant person* * *
inculto
( ignorante) ignorant
■ sustantivo masculino, femeninoa) ( persona sin cultura):
inculto,-a
I adj (poco instruido, iletrado) uneducated
II sustantivo masculino y femenino ignoramus, uneducated person
' inculto' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
inculta
- salvaje
English:
illiterate
- uncivilized
- uncouth
- uncultured
- uneducated
- unrefined
* * *inculto, -a♦ adj1. [persona] uneducated2. [tierra] uncultivated♦ nm,fignoramus* * *adj1 ignorant, uneducated2 AGR uncultivated* * *inculto, -ta adj1) : uncultured, ignorant2) : uncultivated, fallow* * *inculto adj ignorant -
15 macartismo
m.McCarthyism.* * *= McCarthyism.Nota: Período de la historia americana caracterizado por la persecución de personas con ideas comunistas o liberales.Ex. The author examines the dominance of liberal anticommunism in McCarthyism, when professed liberals 'abjectly betrayed their own principles'.* * *= McCarthyism.Nota: Período de la historia americana caracterizado por la persecución de personas con ideas comunistas o liberales.Ex: The author examines the dominance of liberal anticommunism in McCarthyism, when professed liberals 'abjectly betrayed their own principles'.
* * *McCarthyism* * *macartismo nmMcCarthyism -
16 miedica
adj.yellow, chicken (informal). (peninsular Spanish)f. & m.scaredy-cat, coward.* * *1 familiar scaredy-cat* * *= wuss, wussy [wussier -comp., wussiest -sup.].Ex. He goes on to state that liberals are wusses for claiming 'I support the troops but not the war'.Ex. And being against the war and saying you support the troops is one of the wussiest positions the pacifists have ever taken.* * *= wuss, wussy [wussier -comp., wussiest -sup.].Ex: He goes on to state that liberals are wusses for claiming 'I support the troops but not the war'.
Ex: And being against the war and saying you support the troops is one of the wussiest positions the pacifists have ever taken.* * *coward, chicken ( colloq)* * *
miedica adjetivo & mf fam sissy, coward, chicken: es un poco miedica, he's a bit of a sissy
* * *♦ adjyellow, chicken♦ nmfscaredy-cat, coward -
17 miedoso
adj.fearful, afraid, scared, apprehensive.m.coward, chicken, scaredy cat, pussy.* * *► adjetivo1 easily frightened2 (cobarde) cowardly■ ¡no seas tan miedoso, que no duele nada! be brave, it doesn't hurt at all!* * *miedoso, -a1.ADJ (=cobarde) scared¿por qué eres tan miedoso? — why are you always so scared of everything
no seas miedoso, que no te hace nada — don't be scared, it's not going to hurt you
2.SM / F coward* * *I- sa adjetivoIIno seas miedoso! no te va a hacer daño — don't be frightened o scared! it won't hurt you
- sa masculino, femenino coward, scaredy cat (colloq)* * *= fearful, wuss, wussy [wussier -comp., wussiest -sup.].Ex. From my observations, most employees are inherently fearful and immature.Ex. He goes on to state that liberals are wusses for claiming 'I support the troops but not the war'.Ex. And being against the war and saying you support the troops is one of the wussiest positions the pacifists have ever taken.* * *I- sa adjetivoIIno seas miedoso! no te va a hacer daño — don't be frightened o scared! it won't hurt you
- sa masculino, femenino coward, scaredy cat (colloq)* * *= fearful, wuss, wussy [wussier -comp., wussiest -sup.].Ex: From my observations, most employees are inherently fearful and immature.
Ex: He goes on to state that liberals are wusses for claiming 'I support the troops but not the war'.Ex: And being against the war and saying you support the troops is one of the wussiest positions the pacifists have ever taken.* * *¡no seas miedoso! no te va a hacer daño don't be frightened o scared! it won't hurt you¡qué miedoso es! he's such a coward!, he's so easily scared o frightened by thingsmasculine, femininecoward, scaredy cat ( colloq)* * *
miedoso◊ -sa adjetivo: ¡no seas miedoso! no te va a hacer daño don't be frightened o scared! it won't hurt you;
¡qué miedoso es! he's such a coward!
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino
coward, scaredy cat (colloq)
miedoso,-a adjetivo fearful, cowardly: sus terribles vivencias le han vuelto bastante miedoso, the terrible experiences that he has been through have made him fearful
' miedoso' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cagada
- cagado
- miedosa
English:
fearful
* * *miedoso, -a♦ adj¡no seas miedoso! don't be so scared o frightened!;es muy miedoso he gets scared very easily♦ nm,fes un miedoso he gets scared easily* * *adj timid;¡no seas tan miedoso! don’t be scared!* * *miedoso, -sa adjtemeroso: fearful* * *miedoso n coward -
18 parecer increíble
v.to seem incredible.* * *(v.) = beggar + beliefEx. It beggars belief that the liberals view the golly as a racist artefact of unenlightened times.* * *(v.) = beggar + beliefEx: It beggars belief that the liberals view the golly as a racist artefact of unenlightened times.
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19 patalear
v.1 to kick about.El caballo patalea nervioso The horse kicks about nervously.2 to throw a tantrum.El bebé patalea siempre The baby throws a tantrum always.* * *1 (con enfado) to stamp one's feet2 (protestar) to kick up a fuss* * *VI1) [en el suelo] to stamp (angrily)2) [bebé, niño] to kick out3) (=protestar) to protest; (=montar follón) to make a fusspor mí, que patalee — as far as I'm concerned he can make all the fuss he likes
* * *verbo intransitivoa) ( con enfado) to stamp (one's feet)b) (en el aire, agua) to kick (one's legs in the air/water)c) (fam) ( protestar) to kick up a fuss (colloq)* * *= kick, stamp + Posesivo + feet, stomp + Posesivo + feet.Ex. The book also explains how twins begin and describes how a fetus gets food and air and how the growing baby kicks and hiccups inside the uterus.Ex. The women dance, stamping their feet, clapping and chanting while some of them gyrate their hips suggestively in the centre of the circle.Ex. 90% of the threads on this forum are started by liberals stomping their feet about the latest comments to come out of Obama's mouth.* * *verbo intransitivoa) ( con enfado) to stamp (one's feet)b) (en el aire, agua) to kick (one's legs in the air/water)c) (fam) ( protestar) to kick up a fuss (colloq)* * *= kick, stamp + Posesivo + feet, stomp + Posesivo + feet.Ex: The book also explains how twins begin and describes how a fetus gets food and air and how the growing baby kicks and hiccups inside the uterus.
Ex: The women dance, stamping their feet, clapping and chanting while some of them gyrate their hips suggestively in the centre of the circle.Ex: 90% of the threads on this forum are started by liberals stomping their feet about the latest comments to come out of Obama's mouth.* * *patalear [A1 ]viA1 (con enfado) to stamp (one's feet)por dentro está que patalea de envidia inside he's seething with envy2 (en el aire, agua) to kickmira cómo patalea el niño look at the baby kicking (his legs in the air/water)por mí que patalee he can kick and scream as much as he likes ( colloq)* * *
patalear ( conjugate patalear) verbo intransitivo
b) (en el aire, agua) to kick (one's legs in the air/water)
patalear verbo intransitivo to stamp one's feet
' patalear' also found in these entries:
English:
kick
* * *patalear vi1. [en el aire] to kick about;[en el suelo] to stamp one's feet;el bebé lleva dos horas pataleando y llorando the baby's been kicking and screaming for the last two hours2. [protestar] to kick up a fuss, to scream and shout;por mucho que pataleen no me van a convencer no matter how much they scream and shout, they won't persuade me* * *v/i stamp one’s feet; figkick and scream* * *patalear vi1) : to kick2) : to stamp one's feet* * *patalear vb1. (en el aire) to kick / to kick your feet2. (en el suelo) to stamp / to stamp your feet -
20 poco culto
(adj.) = unenlightenedEx. It beggars belief that the liberals view the golly as a racist artefact of unenlightened times.* * *(adj.) = unenlightenedEx: It beggars belief that the liberals view the golly as a racist artefact of unenlightened times.
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