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61 plague
pleɪɡ
1. сущ.
1) а) мор, эпидемия, чума (нашествие любой болезни, сопровождающейся высокой смертностью) Siberian plague ≈ сибирская язва Syn: pestilence б) чума (болезнь, тж. black plague) the plague ≈ восточная, бубонная чума pneumonic plague ≈ легочная чума Syn: black death
2) горе, бедствие;
напасть, наказание (тж. как будто свыше) the ten plagues of Egypt ≈ десять казней египетских Syn: affliction, calamity
3) наплыв, нашествие, многочисленное вторжение a plague of locusts, rats ≈ нашествие саранчи, крыс Syn: influx, distress, disaster
4) (о животном или человеке) мука, беспокойство, досада;
неприятность, проблема;
разг. головная боль, напряг, трабл to be a plague ( for smb.) ≈ досаждать, приносить неприятности, проблемы ( кому-л.) You plague - how I am tired of all this! ≈ Как ты меня замучила, как же я устал от всего этого! Syn: trouble
1., annoyance, vexation, nuisance ∙ to avoid like/as the plague ≈ ид. бояться, бежать как от огня a plague take, plague on, upon, of ≈ ид. черт возьми, черт побери, черт бы побрал what the/a plague, how the plague ≈ ид. какого дьявола!
2. гл.
1) архаич., редк. а) зачумлять, насылать( чуму, бедствие, проклятие и т. п.) б) приходить, нападать;
заполонять, свирепствовать( о неприятеле, чуме, саранче и пр. бедствиях) the country is plagued with three bad neighbours ≈ страна заселена тремя враждующими народностями the place is plagued ≈ место зачумлено the fields are plagued with locusts ≈ поля поражены нашествием саранчи Syn: torment
2., harass
2) разг. а) досаждать, беспокоить;
изводить, мучить, доводить( чем-л. by, with) to plague the life out of smb. ≈ разг. замучить полностью, до невозможности;
довести до ручки why am I always plagued with bad luck? ≈ да что же мне всегда так не везет? she is plagued by poor health ≈ ее все время мучают болезни the thought of suicide plagued her ≈ мысль о самоубийстве неотступно преследовала ее This bridge has been plagued with accidents ever since it was built. ≈ С тех самых пор, как мост был построен, на нем все время случались катастрофы. Do stop plaguing me with all these questions. ≈ Хватит засыпать меня всеми этими вопросами. Syn: bother, trouble
2., haunt
2., vex, tease, bother
2., annoy б) мешать, надоедать( о чем угодно) visions of the dead plagued her mind ≈ призраки мертвых заполоняли ее воображение Syn: hamper I, burden
2. чума, моровая язва - bubonic * бубонная чума - pneumonic * легочная чума - Siberian * сибирская язва - to catch the * заболеть /заразиться/ чумой бедствие, бич, наказание, проклятье - * of rats нашествие крыс (разговорное) неприятность, досада, беспокойство - mosquitoes are the * of our life here комары отравляют нам здесь всю жизнь - the * of the thing is, nobody could go there but me вся беда в том, что кроме меня туда некому было пойти - what a * that child is! это не ребенок, а наказание какое-то! - you *, why don't you find something to do? мучитель, почему ты не займешься чем-нибудь? > the ten *s of Egypt десять казней египетских > * on him, * take him! черт бы его побрал!, чтоб ему пусто было! > what the /a/ *, how the *! какого черта! > to avoid smb. like the * как чумы /огня/ бояться кого-л.;
обходить кого-л. за версту( разговорное) мучить, досаждать;
надоедать, беспокоить - to * smb. with questions докучать кому-л. вопросами - to * smb.'s life out отравлять кому-л. жизнь - to be *d by poor health не вылезать из болезней - to be *d to death by smth. до смерти замучить чем-л. - to * a person into doing smth. заставить кого-л. сделать что-л. (не мытьем так катаньем) - she was *d with the thought ее неотступно преследовала /не оставляла в покое/ мысль - diseases that still * us болезни, которые все еще преследуют нас - I cannot be *d with this child any longer измучил меня этот ребенок, терпения больше нет( устаревшее) насылать бедствие (устаревшее) зачумлять plague бедствие, бич, наказание;
a plague of rats нашествие крыс ~ разг. досаждать, надоедать, беспокоить ~ зачумлять ~ насылать бедствие, мучить ~ разг. неприятность, досада;
беспокойство;
plague on him! чтоб ему пусто было! ~ перен. поветрие ~ чума;
моровая язва;
мор;
the plague бубонная чума ~ чума;
моровая язва;
мор;
the plague бубонная чума plague бедствие, бич, наказание;
a plague of rats нашествие крыс ~ разг. неприятность, досада;
беспокойство;
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62 настоящие саранчовые
1) Biology: grasshopper (Acrididae), locust (Acrididae), short-horned grasshoppers (Acridiidae), true grasshoppers (Acridiidae)2) Agriculture: locusts (Acrididae, Lacustidae)Универсальный русско-английский словарь > настоящие саранчовые
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63 прыгунчики
1) Biology: grasshopper (Tetrigidae), grouse locust (Tetrigidae), pygmy grasshoppers (Tetrigidae), pygmy locust (Tetrigidae)2) Entomology: Tetrigidae, groundhoppers (Tetrigidae), grouse and pygmy locusts (лат. Tetrigidae), grouse locusts (лат. Tetrigidae), pygmy grasshoppers (лат. Tetrigidae) -
64 тетригиды
Entomology: Tetrigidae, grouse and pygmy locusts (лат. Tetrigidae), grouse locusts (лат. Tetrigidae), pygmy grasshoppers (лат. Tetrigidae) -
65 matumatu
------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] matumatu[Swahili Plural] matumatu[English Word] grasshoppers[Part of Speech] noun[Derived Word] kimatu, tunutu N------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] matumatu[Swahili Plural] matumatu[English Word] locusts (young)[English Plural] locusts[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10an[Derived Word] kimatu, tunutu N------------------------------------------------------------ -
66 plague
pleiɡ
1. noun1) (especially formerly, an extremely infectious and deadly disease, especially one carried by fleas from rats.) peste2) (a large and annoying quantity: a plague of flies.) plaga
2. verb(to annoy or pester continually or frequently: The child was plaguing her with questions.) acosar, atormentar, fastidiarplague n plagatr[pleɪg]1 (of insects etc) plaga2 SMALLMEDICINE/SMALL peste nombre femenino1 (pester) acosar, asediar2 (afflict) afligir, asolar, plagar, atormentar\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto avoid somebody like the plague huir de alguien como de la peste1) afflict: plagar, afligir2) harass: acosar, atormentarplague n1) : plaga f (de insectos, etc.)2) : peste f (en medicina)n.• peste s.f.• plaga s.f.v.• atufar v.• hostigar v.• infestar v.• plagar v.
I pleɪga) u c ( disease) peste fto avoid somebody like the plague — huirle* a alguien como a la peste
b) c ( horde) plaga fa plague of locusts/tourists — una plaga de langostas/turistas
II
a) ( afflict)b) ( pester) acosar, asediar[pleɪɡ]1.N (=disease) peste f ; (fig) plaga f, fastidio mto avoid sth/sb like the plague — huir de algo/algn como de la peste, evitar algo a toda costa
2.VT (lit) infestar; (fig) plagar; [+ person] atormentarthe project has been plagued with problems from the beginning — el proyecto se ha visto plagado de problemas desde el comienzo
* * *
I [pleɪg]a) u c ( disease) peste fto avoid somebody like the plague — huirle* a alguien como a la peste
b) c ( horde) plaga fa plague of locusts/tourists — una plaga de langostas/turistas
II
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67 locust
1) бот. робиния ( Robinia)2) саранча; цикада; кобылка; pl настоящие саранчовые ( Acrididae)•- Asiatic locust
- band-winged locusts
- black locust
- blue-winged locust
- Boll's locust
- Bombay locust
- Carolina locust
- cone-headed locust
- desert locust
- green locust
- green meadow locust
- grouse locust
- honey locust
- Italian locust
- Maroccan locust
- migratory locust
- post locust
- pygmy locust
- red-flowering locust
- river locust
- Rocky Mountain locust
- seventeen-year locust
- spur-throated locusts
- sweet locust
- thorn locust
- tree locust
- water locust
- white locust
- yellow locust* * *• кобылка• робиния• саранча• цикада -
68 avalanzarse sobre
(v.) = descend uponEx. Their reluctance may result from past experience of tension created when the librarian envisioned three dozen classmates descending like locusts upon the library.* * *(v.) = descend uponEx: Their reluctance may result from past experience of tension created when the librarian envisioned three dozen classmates descending like locusts upon the library.
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69 cabrón
adj.1 mean, evil.2 intelligent.m.1 billy goat, buck.2 cuckold, man married to an unfaithful wife.3 son of a bitch, sod, git, get.* * *► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 ZOOLOGÍA he-goat, billy-goat2 tabú (que consiente el adulterio) cuckold————————1 ZOOLOGÍA he-goat, billy-goat2 tabú (que consiente el adulterio) cuckold* * *cabrón, -ona ***1.SM (=cornudo) cuckold2. SM / F1)¡cabrón! — you bastard! ***
es un cabrón — he's a bastard ***
2) LAm [de burdel] brothel keeper; And, Cono Sur (=chulo) pimp; CAm, Cono Sur (=traidor) traitor; And (=maricón) queer **, fag (EEUU) **¡cabrón! — (=idiota) you stupid berk! **
* * *I- brona adjetivo (Esp, Méx vulg)IIel muy cabrón/la muy cabrona — the bastard o (AmE) son of a bitch (vulg)/the bitch (vulg)
- brona masculino, femenino1) (Esp, Méx vulg) (masculino) bastard (vulg), son of a bitch (AmE vulg); (femenino) bitch (vulg)2) cabrón masculinoa) (vulg) ( cornudo) cuckoldb) (Andes fam o vulg) ( proxeneta) pimp, ponce (BrE)* * *= rotter, dickhead, scumbag, bitchy [bitchier -comp., bitchiest -sup.], badass, swine, pig, bastard.Ex. When she had finished Beck said reassuringly: 'Don't let old Tilly bother you - She can be a rotter at times - She's a Jekyl and Hyde, if ever there was one - One minute she's fine; another, she's a monster'.Ex. Whoever said Moby is the leader of dickheads that beat people up? He is just a bald-headed hippie who wouldn't hurt a fly.Ex. He then made the comment that our soldiers are fighting 'detestable murderers and scumbags'.Ex. She worked at a local clothing company for a while and found the other staff and managers to all be very cliquey, bitchy and rather shallow.Ex. In the hardscrabble times of the Bible, where there were plagues, invasions from foreign powers, and swarms of locusts, you pretty much had to be a badass.Ex. In German law it is a criminal offense for A to insult B, for example, by calling him a swine.Ex. He was waiting for the opportunity to unleash his fury, no one calls him a pig and gets away with it.Ex. I once thought I saw the light at the end of the tunnel, but it was just the light from a torch of some bastard bringing me more work.----* ser un cabrón con = be rotten to.* * *I- brona adjetivo (Esp, Méx vulg)IIel muy cabrón/la muy cabrona — the bastard o (AmE) son of a bitch (vulg)/the bitch (vulg)
- brona masculino, femenino1) (Esp, Méx vulg) (masculino) bastard (vulg), son of a bitch (AmE vulg); (femenino) bitch (vulg)2) cabrón masculinoa) (vulg) ( cornudo) cuckoldb) (Andes fam o vulg) ( proxeneta) pimp, ponce (BrE)* * *= rotter, dickhead, scumbag, bitchy [bitchier -comp., bitchiest -sup.], badass, swine, pig, bastard.Ex: When she had finished Beck said reassuringly: 'Don't let old Tilly bother you - She can be a rotter at times - She's a Jekyl and Hyde, if ever there was one - One minute she's fine; another, she's a monster'.
Ex: Whoever said Moby is the leader of dickheads that beat people up? He is just a bald-headed hippie who wouldn't hurt a fly.Ex: He then made the comment that our soldiers are fighting 'detestable murderers and scumbags'.Ex: She worked at a local clothing company for a while and found the other staff and managers to all be very cliquey, bitchy and rather shallow.Ex: In the hardscrabble times of the Bible, where there were plagues, invasions from foreign powers, and swarms of locusts, you pretty much had to be a badass.Ex: In German law it is a criminal offense for A to insult B, for example, by calling him a swine.Ex: He was waiting for the opportunity to unleash his fury, no one calls him a pig and gets away with it.Ex: I once thought I saw the light at the end of the tunnel, but it was just the light from a torch of some bastard bringing me more work.* ser un cabrón con = be rotten to.* * *( Esp vulg: en algunas regiones fam): el muy cabrón the swine ( colloq), the bastard ( vulg), the son of a bitch ( AmE vulg)masculine, feminineBC* * *
cabrón 1◊ - brona adjetivo (Esp, Méx vulg): el muy cabrón/la muy cabrona the bastard o (AmE) son of a bitch (vulg)/the bitch (vulg)
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino (Esp, Méx vulg) (m) bastard (vulg), son of a bitch (AmE vulg);
(f) bitch (vulg)
cabrón 2 sustantivo masculino (vulg) ( cornudo) cuckold;
( proxeneta) (Andes fam o vulg) pimp, ponce (BrE)
cabrón,-ona
I m Zool billy goat
II sustantivo masculino y femenino vulgar ofens (hombre) bastard
(mujer) bitch
' cabrón' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cabrito
- cabrona
English:
cunt
- sod
- swine
- bastard
* * *cabrón, -ona♦ adjel examen estuvo bien cabrón the exam was a bitch♦ nm,fEsp muy Famtrabajó/estudió como un cabrón he worked/studied his Br arse o US ass offes un cabrón para la física he's a whizz at physics♦ nmes un cabrón his wife's screwing around behind his back2. [animal] billy-goat¿adónde irá ese cabrón? where the hell is that guy going?♦ a lo cabrón loc advMéx Fam by force;entraron a la casa a lo cabrón they broke into the house* * *m vulg -
70 canalla
adj.rotten, wicked, mean.f. & m.1 swine, dog.2 knave, despicable person, scoundrel, scum.3 mob, rabble, canaille, doggery.* * *1 peyorativo (chusma) riffraff, mob, rabble1 peyorativo (hombre ruin) rascal, scoundrel, swine, rotter* * *noun mf.swine, rat* * *masculino y femeninoa) (fam) (bribón, granuja) swine (colloq)la canalla — the rabble o riffraff
* * *= scoundrel, miscreant, scumbag, rascal, scallywag [scalawag, -USA], rapscallion, cad, swine, pig, badass, nasty piece of work.Ex. Here came every sort of human ingredient -- sturdy homesteaders, skilled craftsmen, precious scoundrels.Ex. The forest, therefore, is regarded as the abode of robbers & sundry miscreants, implying its relation to the forces of chaos & disorder.Ex. He then made the comment that our soldiers are fighting 'detestable murderers and scumbags'.Ex. And although they may pose themselves as very religious, they are simply rascals.Ex. In other words, we either have morons or thugs running the White House -- or perhaps one moron, one thug, and a smattering of scalawags in between.Ex. In all truth, it must be said that this howling, hissing, foot-scraping body of young rapscallions found some cause for complaint.Ex. Not only that, but this cad has also convinced them she is losing her faculties.Ex. In German law it is a criminal offense for A to insult B, for example, by calling him a swine.Ex. He was waiting for the opportunity to unleash his fury, no one calls him a pig and gets away with it.Ex. In the hardscrabble times of the Bible, where there were plagues, invasions from foreign powers, and swarms of locusts, you pretty much had to be a badass.Ex. Mary, on the other hand, is a nasty piece of work who is at her best is frosty and aloof and at her worst is hostile and cruel.----* comportarse como un canalla con = be rotten to.* portarse como un canalla con = be rotten to.* * *masculino y femeninoa) (fam) (bribón, granuja) swine (colloq)la canalla — the rabble o riffraff
* * *= scoundrel, miscreant, scumbag, rascal, scallywag [scalawag, -USA], rapscallion, cad, swine, pig, badass, nasty piece of work.Ex: Here came every sort of human ingredient -- sturdy homesteaders, skilled craftsmen, precious scoundrels.
Ex: The forest, therefore, is regarded as the abode of robbers & sundry miscreants, implying its relation to the forces of chaos & disorder.Ex: He then made the comment that our soldiers are fighting 'detestable murderers and scumbags'.Ex: And although they may pose themselves as very religious, they are simply rascals.Ex: In other words, we either have morons or thugs running the White House -- or perhaps one moron, one thug, and a smattering of scalawags in between.Ex: In all truth, it must be said that this howling, hissing, foot-scraping body of young rapscallions found some cause for complaint.Ex: Not only that, but this cad has also convinced them she is losing her faculties.Ex: In German law it is a criminal offense for A to insult B, for example, by calling him a swine.Ex: He was waiting for the opportunity to unleash his fury, no one calls him a pig and gets away with it.Ex: In the hardscrabble times of the Bible, where there were plagues, invasions from foreign powers, and swarms of locusts, you pretty much had to be a badass.Ex: Mary, on the other hand, is a nasty piece of work who is at her best is frosty and aloof and at her worst is hostile and cruel.* comportarse como un canalla con = be rotten to.* portarse como un canalla con = be rotten to.* * *el muy canalla se largó con toda la plata the rotten swine ran off with all the cash2la canalla periodística the press mob ( pej)* * *
canalla sustantivo masculino y femenino (fam) (bribón, granuja) swine (colloq)
canalla pey
I mf swine, rotter
II sustantivo femenino riffraff, mob
' canalla' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
miserable
- sinvergüenza
English:
heel
- rat
- scoundrel
- swine
- unmitigated
* * *♦ adj1 [miserable] beastly;[bribón] roguish2 [barriobajero] low-life3 [estado] rogue♦ nmf[persona] swine, dog♦ nfla canalla the rabble, the riffraff* * *I m/f swine fam, rat famII f riff-raff* * * -
71 invadir
v.1 to invade.los turistas invadieron el museo the tourists flooded the museumEllos invadieron el pueblo They invaded the town.Ella invade su privacidad She invades his privacy.Ellos invadieron de repente They invaded suddenly.2 to overcome, to overwhelm.lo invadió la tristeza he was overcome by sadness3 to fill, to overflow.4 to be invaded by.Me invadieron muchas dudas I was invaded by many doubts...5 to permeate.El agua invade la bodega The water permeates the storage room.* * *1 to invade* * *verb* * *VT1) (=atacar) [+ célula, país] to invade; [+ espacio aéreo, aguas jurisdiccionales] to violate, enterlos turistas invaden nuestras costas — tourists descend upon o invade our coasts
las malas hierbas/los insectos invadieron el trigal — the wheatfield was overrun with weeds/insects
2) (=ocupar)a) [multitud] [gen] to pour into/onto; [protestando] to storm into/ontolos fans invadieron el estadio/el escenario — the fans poured into the stadium/onto the stage
los manifestantes invadieron la ciudad/las calles — the protesters stormed into the city/onto the streets
b) [vehículo] to go into/ontoel camión invadió el carril contrario/la pista de despegue — the lorry went into the wrong lane/onto the runway
3)invadir a algn — [sentimiento] to overcome sb
la invadió una gran tristeza — she was filled with great sadness, a great sadness overcame her
el miedo había invadido su cuerpo — she was overcome by fear, she was filled with fear, fear overcame her
4) (Com) [producto] to encroach onlos vinos franceses invaden los mercados europeos — French wines are encroaching on European markets
5) (Jur) to encroach uponel abogado intentó invadir las funciones del juez — the solicitor attempted to encroach upon the judge's prerogatives
el delegado invadió atribuciones que no le correspondían — the delegate went beyond the powers vested in him
* * *verbo transitivoa) ejército/fuerzas to invadeb) <espacio aéreo/aguas> to enter, encroach uponinvadió nuestras aguas jurisdiccionales — it encroached upon o entered our territorial waters
c) tristeza/alegría to overcome, overwhelmlo invadió un gran pesar — he was overcome o overwhelmed with sorrow
* * *= encroach on/upon, muscle in, horn in, invade, overrun [over-run], come over, wash over, storm, take over.Ex. We have not been alone, of course, in our concentration on inessentials; and ours is not the only profession that is being encroached upon by alternative professionals.Ex. They are, however, very much in a minority in the high technology field and any feeling that the products of such courses are ' muscling in' on library and information work is hard to substantiate.Ex. There might be some difficulty with agencies who see us as ' horning in' on their territory.Ex. Information technology invades every facet of industrial, business and personal life.Ex. Doomsayers persist in the belief that the book world has been overrun by philistinism.Ex. 'I better go in,' Leforte muttered, a wearied, disillusioned expression coming over her pallid features.Ex. The information rich are similarly paralyzed because of their inability to create order from all the information washing over them.Ex. On October 6, 1976, an angry mob stormed the university to attack students who seemed to threaten the nation.Ex. We need to replace those aspects of traditional public library service which have been taken over by other media or rendered redundant by social change.----* invadir el terreno (de Alguien) = encroach on/upon + Posesivo + domain.* invadir la intimidad de Alguien = intrude on + Posesivo + privacy.* * *verbo transitivoa) ejército/fuerzas to invadeb) <espacio aéreo/aguas> to enter, encroach uponinvadió nuestras aguas jurisdiccionales — it encroached upon o entered our territorial waters
c) tristeza/alegría to overcome, overwhelmlo invadió un gran pesar — he was overcome o overwhelmed with sorrow
* * *= encroach on/upon, muscle in, horn in, invade, overrun [over-run], come over, wash over, storm, take over.Ex: We have not been alone, of course, in our concentration on inessentials; and ours is not the only profession that is being encroached upon by alternative professionals.
Ex: They are, however, very much in a minority in the high technology field and any feeling that the products of such courses are ' muscling in' on library and information work is hard to substantiate.Ex: There might be some difficulty with agencies who see us as ' horning in' on their territory.Ex: Information technology invades every facet of industrial, business and personal life.Ex: Doomsayers persist in the belief that the book world has been overrun by philistinism.Ex: 'I better go in,' Leforte muttered, a wearied, disillusioned expression coming over her pallid features.Ex: The information rich are similarly paralyzed because of their inability to create order from all the information washing over them.Ex: On October 6, 1976, an angry mob stormed the university to attack students who seemed to threaten the nation.Ex: We need to replace those aspects of traditional public library service which have been taken over by other media or rendered redundant by social change.* invadir el terreno (de Alguien) = encroach on/upon + Posesivo + domain.* invadir la intimidad de Alguien = intrude on + Posesivo + privacy.* * *invadir [I1 ]vt1 «ejército/fuerzas» to invadelos manifestantes invadieron la plaza the demonstrators poured into the squarelos turistas que invaden el pueblo cada verano the tourists who invade the town each summeruna plaga de langostas invadió la plantación the plantation was overrun by a plague of locustsel virus invade todo el organismo the virus invades the whole organismla televisión invade nuestros hogares television is invading our homes2 ‹espacio aéreo/aguas› to enter, encroach uponhabía invadido nuestras aguas jurisdiccionales it had encroached upon o entered our territorial watersel autobús invadió la calzada contraria the bus went onto the wrong side of the roadel gobierno invadió las atribuciones del poder judicial the government encroached upon the powers of the judiciary3 «tristeza/alegría» to overcome, overwhelmse sintió invadido de una sensación de angustia he felt overcome by o filled with a feeling of anxiety* * *
invadir ( conjugate invadir) verbo transitivo
invadir verbo transitivo to invade
figurado los trabajadores invadieron la calle, workers poured out onto the street
' invadir' also found in these entries:
English:
encroach
- invade
- overrun
- over
* * *invadir vt1. [sujeto: ejército] to invade;el caza invadió el espacio aéreo ruso the fighter plane encroached on Russian airspace;una plaga de langostas invadió los campos a plague of locusts invaded the fields2. [sujeto: turistas]los turistas invadieron el museo the tourists poured o flooded into the museum;la población invadió las calles people poured onto the streets3. [sujeto: sentimiento] to overcome, to overwhelm;lo invadió la tristeza he was overcome o overwhelmed by sadness;nos invade la alegría we are overcome o overwhelmed with joy;me invadió una sensación repentina de cansancio a sudden feeling of tiredness overcame me4. [sujeto: vehículo]el vehículo invadió el carril contrario the vehicle went onto the wrong side of the road;la moto invadió la acera y atropelló a dos peatones the motorbike mounted the Br pavement o US sidewalk and hit two pedestrians5. [sobrepasar límite de]acusaron al ministro de invadir las competencias de otro departamento the minister was accused of encroaching upon another department's area of responsibility;los fotógrafos invadieron la intimidad de la actriz the photographers invaded the actress' privacy* * *v/t1 invade;invadir el carril contrario go onto the wrong side of the road* * *invadir vt: to invade* * *invadir vb to invade -
72 langosta
f.1 rock or spiny lobster.2 locust (insect).* * *1 (crustáceo) crawfish, spiny lobster2 (insecto) locust* * *SF1) [de mar] lobster; [de río] crayfish2) (=insecto) locust* * ** * *= locust, lobster, spiny lobster.Ex. Their reluctance may result from past experience of tension created when the librarian envisioned three dozen classmates descending like locusts upon the library.Ex. During the visit you may stroll the streets of this delightful community, have a lobster lunch, observe the natives, rent a bike, or go hiking or swimming.Ex. Spiny lobsters are among the world's most valuable and highly prized seafoods.----* barco dedicado a la pesca de la langosta = lobster boat.* cesta para pescar langostas = lobster trap.* langosta marina = spiny lobster.* * ** * *= locust, lobster, spiny lobster.Ex: Their reluctance may result from past experience of tension created when the librarian envisioned three dozen classmates descending like locusts upon the library.
Ex: During the visit you may stroll the streets of this delightful community, have a lobster lunch, observe the natives, rent a bike, or go hiking or swimming.Ex: Spiny lobsters are among the world's most valuable and highly prized seafoods.* barco dedicado a la pesca de la langosta = lobster boat.* cesta para pescar langostas = lobster trap.* langosta marina = spiny lobster.* * *1 (crustáceo) lobster2 (insecto) locust* * *
langosta sustantivo femenino ( crustáceo) lobster;
( insecto) locust
langosta f Zool
1 (de mar) lobster
2 (de tierra) locust
' langosta' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
pinza
- tenaza
- tenazas
English:
lobster
- locust
- crayfish
* * *langosta nf1. [crustáceo] rock o spiny lobster2. [insecto] locust* * ** * *langosta nf1) : lobster2) : locust* * *langosta n1. (de mar) lobster2. (insecto) locust -
73 lanzarse sobre
v.to rush at, to hurl oneself at, to dash at, to lunge at.* * *(v.) = descend upon, lam into, lay intoEx. Their reluctance may result from past experience of tension created when the librarian envisioned three dozen classmates descending like locusts upon the library.Ex. The girl stared at him for a moment thunderstruck; then she lammed into the old horse with a stick she carried in place of a whip.Ex. How anyone can get a buzz from laying into someone is beyond me; it's not nice to see it happen - too many times have I seen people beaten up over nothing.* * *(v.) = descend upon, lam into, lay intoEx: Their reluctance may result from past experience of tension created when the librarian envisioned three dozen classmates descending like locusts upon the library.
Ex: The girl stared at him for a moment thunderstruck; then she lammed into the old horse with a stick she carried in place of a whip.Ex: How anyone can get a buzz from laying into someone is beyond me; it's not nice to see it happen - too many times have I seen people beaten up over nothing. -
74 malaleche
f. & m.nasty git (British), mean son of a bitch (United States) (very informal) (person). (peninsular Spanish)* * *adjetivo (Esp fam) nasty (colloq), horrible (colloq)* * *= bitchy [bitchier -comp., bitchiest -sup.], badass, nasty piece of work.Ex. She worked at a local clothing company for a while and found the other staff and managers to all be very cliquey, bitchy and rather shallow.Ex. In the hardscrabble times of the Bible, where there were plagues, invasions from foreign powers, and swarms of locusts, you pretty much had to be a badass.Ex. Mary, on the other hand, is a nasty piece of work who is at her best is frosty and aloof and at her worst is hostile and cruel.----* tomarse la pastilla diaria de la malaleche = take + Posesivo + daily mean pill.* * *adjetivo (Esp fam) nasty (colloq), horrible (colloq)* * *= bitchy [bitchier -comp., bitchiest -sup.], badass, nasty piece of work.Ex: She worked at a local clothing company for a while and found the other staff and managers to all be very cliquey, bitchy and rather shallow.
Ex: In the hardscrabble times of the Bible, where there were plagues, invasions from foreign powers, and swarms of locusts, you pretty much had to be a badass.Ex: Mary, on the other hand, is a nasty piece of work who is at her best is frosty and aloof and at her worst is hostile and cruel.* tomarse la pastilla diaria de la malaleche = take + Posesivo + daily mean pill.* * ** * *♦ adjnasty, mean♦ nmfBr nasty git, US mean son of a bitch -
75 maná
m.manna, Mana.* * *1 manna* * *SF LAm1) (=manantial) spring2) (=alimento) manna* * *femenino (Col) spring* * *= manna.Ex. The processing of milk, meat, locusts, cereals, manna and vegetables, as described in the Old Testament of the Bible is discussed.----* maná caído del cielo = manna from heaven.* * *femenino (Col) spring* * *= manna.Ex: The processing of milk, meat, locusts, cereals, manna and vegetables, as described in the Old Testament of the Bible is discussed.
* maná caído del cielo = manna from heaven.* * *( Col)spring* * *
Del verbo manar: ( conjugate manar)
mana es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
mana
manar
maná
maña
manar ( conjugate manar) verbo intransitivo
to pour
maña sustantivo femenino
1 ( habilidad) skill, knack (colloq);
tener or darse maña para algo to be good at sth;◊ más vale maña que fuerza brain is better than brawn
2
3 ( capricho) bad habit;
( manía) (AmL fam):
tiene la maña de morderse las uñas he has the annoying habit of biting his nails
manar
I verbo intransitivo to flow [de, from]
II verbo transitivo to flow with: la cañería está manando agua, the pipe is pouring with water
maña sustantivo femenino
1 (destreza) skill: tiene muy buena maña para la cocina, she's very good at cooking
2 (truco, engaño) trick: se conoce todas las mañas, he knows all the tricks
' maña' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
mano
- truco
- alemán
- musulmán
English:
shiftiness
- German
- manna
- Muslim
* * *maná nm inv1. Rel manna;como maná caído del cielo like manna from heaven* * *m figmanna* * *maná nm: manna -
76 swarm
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] swarm[English Plural] swarms[Swahili Word] kundi[Swahili Plural] makundi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6[English Example] swarm of bees[Swahili Example] kundi la nyuki------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] swarm[English Plural] swarms[Swahili Word] tando[Swahili Plural] matando[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] swarm[English Plural] swarms[Swahili Word] tandu[Swahili Plural] matandu[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] swarm (of bees or locusts)[English Plural] swarms[Swahili Word] utando[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] swarm (of bees or locusts)[English Plural] swarms[Swahili Word] utandu[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] swarm of bees[English Plural] swarms[Swahili Word] pumba la nyuki[Swahili Plural] mapumba ya nyuki[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] swarm up tree[Swahili Word] -paraga[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------ -
77 swarm
I [swɔːm]II [swɔːm]a swarm of people swarms of people — uno sciame o una frotta di persone
1) (move in swarm) [ bees] sciamare2) [ people]to swarm into, out of — entrare, uscire in massa o sciamare dentro, fuori
to swarm around sth. — accalcarsi o affollarsi attorno a qcs.
to be swarming with — brulicare di, essere pieno di [ ants]; pullulare di, brulicare di [ tourists]
3) (climb)to swarm up — arrampicarsi su [ hill]
* * *[swo:m] 1. noun1) (a great number (of insects or other small creatures) moving together: a swarm of ants.) sciame, nugolo2) ((often in plural) a great number or crowd: swarms of people.) frotta, moltitudine2. verb1) ((of bees) to follow a queen bee in a swarm.) sciamare2) (to move in great numbers: The children swarmed out of the school.) affollarsi, accalcarsi3) (to be full of moving crowds: The Tower of London was swarming with tourists.) brulicare, pullulare* * *I [swɔːm]1. n(of bees, flying insects) sciame m, (of crawling insects) schiera, esercito, (fig : of tourists etc) sciame m, frotta, stuolo2. vi(bees) sciamareto swarm about — (crawling insects, people) brulicare
II [swɔːm] vito swarm with — (people, insects) brulicare di
to swarm up a tree/rope — arrampicarsi su un albero/su per una corda
* * *swarm /swɔ:m/n.sciame; (fig.) folla, frotta, moltitudine; nugolo ( d'insetti, ecc.): a swarm of bees, uno sciame d'api; a swarm of children, una frotta di bambini● (biol.) swarm cell (o swarm spore), zoospora.(to) swarm (1) /swɔ:m/v. i.2 (fig.) affollarsi; accalcarsi● to swarm out, uscire a frotte; sciamare: The crowd swarmed out of the theatre, la folla sciamò dal teatro □ to swarm over (o through), sciamare per ( i campi, le strade, ecc.) □ to swarm round sb., affollarsi (o stringersi) intorno a q. □ to swarm with, formicolare (o pullulare) di: The place was swarming with soldiers, il luogo formicolava di soldati.(to) swarm (2) /swɔ:m/v. i. e t.arrampicarsi ( con le mani e le gambe): The boy swarmed (up) the tree, il ragazzo si è arrampicato sull'albero.* * *I [swɔːm]II [swɔːm]a swarm of people swarms of people — uno sciame o una frotta di persone
1) (move in swarm) [ bees] sciamare2) [ people]to swarm into, out of — entrare, uscire in massa o sciamare dentro, fuori
to swarm around sth. — accalcarsi o affollarsi attorno a qcs.
to be swarming with — brulicare di, essere pieno di [ ants]; pullulare di, brulicare di [ tourists]
3) (climb)to swarm up — arrampicarsi su [ hill]
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78 invasion
noun1) (of troops, virus, locusts) Invasion, die; (of weeds etc.) massenweise Ausbreitung; (intrusion) [überfallartiges] Eindringen (of in + Akk.)* * *[-ʒən]noun die Invasion* * *in·va·sion[ɪnˈveɪʒən]n\invasion by enemy forces Einmarsch m von feindlichen Truppen\invasion of a territory Einfall m in ein Gebiet\invasion of privacy Eingriff m in die Intimsphäre* * *[In'veIZən] Invasion f; (of privacy etc) Eingriff m (of in +acc)the German invasion of Poland — der Einmarsch or Einfall der Deutschen in Polen
* * *invasion [ınˈveıʒn] sthe German invasion of France HIST der Einmarsch der Deutschen in Frankreich;an invasion of tourists fig eine Touristeninvasion2. METEO Einbruch m:invasion of cold air Kälteeinbruch m* * *noun1) (of troops, virus, locusts) Invasion, die; (of weeds etc.) massenweise Ausbreitung; (intrusion) [überfallartiges] Eindringen (of in + Akk.)* * *(of) n.Einfall -¨e m.Eingriff -e m.Invasion -en f. -
79 locust
noun[Wander]heuschrecke, die* * *['ləukəst](a type of large insect of the grasshopper family, found in Africa and Asia, which moves in very large groups and destroys growing crops by eating them.) die Heuschrecke* * *lo·cust[ˈləʊkəst, AM ˈloʊ-]plague of \locusts Heuschreckenplage fswarm of \locusts Heuschreckenschwarm m* * *['ləʊkəst]nHeuschrecke f* * *locust [ˈləʊkəst] sa) Robinie f, Scheinakazie f,b) Gleditschie f,c) Johannisbrotbaum m,d) Heuschreckenbaum m (Westindien)3. BOTa) Johannisbrot n, Karobe fb) Kassiaschote f* * *noun[Wander]heuschrecke, die* * *(insect) n.Heuschrecke f. -
80 plague
plague [pleɪg]1. nouna. ( = disease) peste f• to avoid sb/sth like the plague fuir qn/qch comme la pesteb. ( = scourge) fléau m• a plague of rats/locusts une invasion de rats/de sauterelles• plagued by [+ doubts, remorse] rongé par ; [+ nightmares] hanté par ; [+ mosquitoes] tourmenté par* * *[pleɪg] 1.noun Medicine ( bubonic) peste f; ( epidemic) épidémie f; fig (of ants, rats, locusts etc) invasion f2.transitive verb1) ( beset)to be plagued by ou with — être en proie à [doubts, remorse, difficulties]
2) ( harass) harceler••to avoid somebody/something like the plague — fuir quelqu'un/quelque chose comme la peste
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