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1 Loose Cannon
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2 bala perdida
f.1 stray bullet, random shot.2 loose cannon.* * *stray bullet 2 figurado birdbrain* * *(n.) = loose cannonEx. It is becoming apparent that Ms Obama may well become a loose cannon and a serious liability for her husband should he win the nomination.* * *(n.) = loose cannonEx: It is becoming apparent that Ms Obama may well become a loose cannon and a serious liability for her husband should he win the nomination.
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3 bomba de relojería
time bomb* * *(n.) = ticking time bomb, time bomb, accident waiting to happen, loose cannonEx. The article 'Security and automated library systems: a ticking time bomb?' considers ways in which records might be put at risk and outlines a security action plan.Ex. The article is entitled '2000 and out? Computers and the 'millennium time bomb'.Ex. More than a quarter of motorists are ' an accident waiting to happen' because they drive too close to the vehicle in front on motorways.Ex. It is becoming apparent that Ms Obama may well become a loose cannon and a serious liability for her husband should he win the nomination.* * *(n.) = ticking time bomb, time bomb, accident waiting to happen, loose cannonEx: The article 'Security and automated library systems: a ticking time bomb?' considers ways in which records might be put at risk and outlines a security action plan.
Ex: The article is entitled '2000 and out? Computers and the 'millennium time bomb'.Ex: More than a quarter of motorists are ' an accident waiting to happen' because they drive too close to the vehicle in front on motorways.Ex: It is becoming apparent that Ms Obama may well become a loose cannon and a serious liability for her husband should he win the nomination.* * *time bomb -
4 bala
f.1 bullet (proyectil).entró como una bala she rushed insalió como una bala he shot offbala de goma plastic bullet2 bale (fardo).pres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: balar.* * *1 bullet2 (paquete) bale\como una bala familiar like a shotbala de cañon cannonballbala rasa good-for-nothingbala perdida stray bullet 2 figurado birdbrainbala trazadora tracer bullet* * *noun f.1) bullet2) bale* * *1. SF1) (=proyectil) bullet•
disparar una bala — to fire a bullet•
a prueba de balas — bullet-proofentró como una bala — he came shooting in, he came in like a shot
el tren pasó como una bala — the train shot o flew past
bala de goma — plastic bullet, rubber bullet
2) (=fardo) bale3) (Tip)4) LAm (Dep) shot2.SMF * (=juerguista)* * *1) (Arm) (de pistola, rifle) bullet; ( de cañón) cannon ballcomo (una) bala — <salir/entrar> like a shot (colloq)
echar bala — (Méx) ( disparar) to fire shots; ( estar furioso)
no la nombres, se pone que echa bala — don't say her name or he'll go through the roof (colloq)
llevar bala — (Méx fam) to be in a hurry
no me/le entran balas — (Chi fam) I'm/he's as tough as old boots
ser como or una bala para algo — (Chi, Méx fam)
es como bala para las matemáticas — she's a whizz at math (AmE) o maths (BrE)
es una bala para el dominó — he's a tremendous domino player
2) (AmL) (Dep) shot* * *= ball, bullet, ink ball, bale, round, slug.Ex. Finally the forme was checked for odd pieces of type lying on it, in danger of being picked up by the balls and deposited on a page.Ex. He was looking for the book 'Flowers and bullets and Freedom to Kill' = Estaba buscando el libro "Flores, balas y libertad para matar".Ex. Ink was worked up for use on the ink-block of the press (a small table mounted behind the near-side cheek) and transferred to the surface of the type by one of the pressmen using a pair of ink balls.Ex. They specialised in printing labels for marking bales of fabric exported from Britain to India 1860s-1890s.Ex. Shotguns mainly fire two kinds of rounds, regular buckshots and slugs.Ex. Shotguns mainly fire two kinds of rounds, regular buckshots and slugs.----* bala cargada = live bullet.* bala de verdad = live bullet.* bala perdida = loose cannon.* chaleco a prueba de balas = bullet-proof vest.* herida de bala = gunshot wound.* lluvia de balas = hail of bullets.* pasar como una bala = whiz.* * *1) (Arm) (de pistola, rifle) bullet; ( de cañón) cannon ballcomo (una) bala — <salir/entrar> like a shot (colloq)
echar bala — (Méx) ( disparar) to fire shots; ( estar furioso)
no la nombres, se pone que echa bala — don't say her name or he'll go through the roof (colloq)
llevar bala — (Méx fam) to be in a hurry
no me/le entran balas — (Chi fam) I'm/he's as tough as old boots
ser como or una bala para algo — (Chi, Méx fam)
es como bala para las matemáticas — she's a whizz at math (AmE) o maths (BrE)
es una bala para el dominó — he's a tremendous domino player
2) (AmL) (Dep) shot* * *= ball, bullet, ink ball, bale, round, slug.Ex: Finally the forme was checked for odd pieces of type lying on it, in danger of being picked up by the balls and deposited on a page.
Ex: He was looking for the book 'Flowers and bullets and Freedom to Kill' = Estaba buscando el libro "Flores, balas y libertad para matar".Ex: Ink was worked up for use on the ink-block of the press (a small table mounted behind the near-side cheek) and transferred to the surface of the type by one of the pressmen using a pair of ink balls.Ex: They specialised in printing labels for marking bales of fabric exported from Britain to India 1860s-1890s.Ex: Shotguns mainly fire two kinds of rounds, regular buckshots and slugs.Ex: Shotguns mainly fire two kinds of rounds, regular buckshots and slugs.* bala cargada = live bullet.* bala de verdad = live bullet.* bala perdida = loose cannon.* chaleco a prueba de balas = bullet-proof vest.* herida de bala = gunshot wound.* lluvia de balas = hail of bullets.* pasar como una bala = whiz.* * *a prueba de balas bulletproofuna bala perdida lo alcanzó en el costado a stray bullet hit him in the sidecomo (una) bala like a shot ( colloq)salió como (una) bala he left like a shotla moto pasó como (una) bala the motorbike shot pastllegó como (una) bala cuando se enteró he was there in a flash when he heard(estar furioso): con lo del matrimonio de su hija está que echa bala she's really fuming about her daughter's marriageno le toques ese asunto, se pone que echa bala don't touch on that subject or he'll fly off the handle ( colloq)ni a bala (Col, Méx fam): ni a bala van a lograr que retire lo dicho there's no way they're going to make me take back what I said ( colloq)la física no le entra ni a bala he's absolutely useless at physicsno paga una cuenta ni a bala he's terrible when it comes to paying his bills, he doesn't believe in paying his bills ( colloq)no entrarle balas a algo/algn ( Chi fam): tiene 70 años y no le entran balas he's 70 years old and as fit as a fiddle o as tough as old boots o as strong as an oxa este motor no le entran balas this engine will stand up to anythingser como bala( Chi) or ( Méx) una bala para algo ( fam): es como bala para las matemáticas she's a real mathematical genius o ( colloq) a whizz at math(s), she's brilliant at math(s)es una bala para el dominó he's a tremendous domino playerser un(a) bala perdida or ( Méx) rasa to be a good-for-nothing o an idle layabouttirar con bala to get straight to the point—aquí tiran con bala —pensé there's no beating about the bush o they get straight to the point here, I thoughtCompuestos:blank, blank roundrubber bulletplastic bullet, baton roundblank, blank rounddumdum, dumdum bulletmagic bulletlanzamiento de bala shot putC (de lana, algodón) bale* * *
Del verbo balar: ( conjugate balar)
bala es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
bala
balar
bala sustantivo femenino
1 (Arm) (de pistola, rifle) bullet;
( de cañón) cannon ball;◊ bala de fogueo blank (round o cartridge);
bala de goma/plástico rubber/plastic bullet;
a prueba de balas bulletproof;
una bala perdida a stray bullet;
como (una) bala ‹salir/entrar› like a shot (colloq)
2 (AmL) (Dep) shot;
balar ( conjugate balar) verbo intransitivo
to bleat, baa
bala sustantivo femenino
1 (proyectil) bullet
bala perdida, stray bullet, fig fam (alocado, tarambana) crackpot, oddball
2 (de hierba, paja, ropa, etc) bale
♦ Locuciones: tirar con bala (decir algo con mala intención) to be bitchy o to say sthg hurtful: Margarita siempre las tira con bala, Margarita is always so nasty
como una bala, like a shot
balar verbo intransitivo to bleat
' bala' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
balazo
- casquillo
- fogueo
- herida
- impacto
- perdida
- perdido
- rebotar
- rebote
- alojar
- atravesar
- balín
- extraer
- incrustar
- lanzador
- lanzamiento
- orificio
- penetrar
- perforar
- retachar
- rozar
- traspasar
- zumbar
English:
blank
- bullet
- cannonball
- feel
- hit
- plastic bullet
- ricochet
- round
- shoot
- shoot back
- spent
- stray
- strike
- whine
- cannon
- embed
- flash
- gun
- lodge
- miss
- plastic
- rubber
- shot
* * *♦ nf1. [proyectil] bullet;fue herido de bala he was wounded by a gunshot;recibió cinco impactos de bala she received five bullet wounds;Famcomo una bala: entró como una bala he rushed in;salió como una bala he shot off;Col, Méx Famni a bala no way;CSur Famno le entran ni las balas nothing will get through to him;tirar con bala to snipe, to make snide remarksbala de fogueo blank cartridge, blank;bala de goma rubber bullet;bala perdida stray bullet;bala de plástico plastic bullet2. [fardo] balelanzamiento de bala shot put♦ nmfFam bala perdida good-for-nothing, ne'er-do-well;bala rasa good-for-nothing, ne'er-do-well* * *f bullet;como una bala like lightning;ni a bala L.Am. fam no way fam* * *bala nf1) : bullet2) : bale* * *bala n1. (de arma) bullet2. (de paja, algodón) bale -
5 francotirador2
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6 relojería
f.1 watchmaker's, watchmaker's shop.2 watchmaking, clockmaking.* * *1 (arte) watchmaking, clockmaking2 (tienda) watchmaker's, jeweller's\bomba de relojería time bomb* * *SF1) (=tienda) watchmaker's, watchmaker's shop2) (=arte) watchmaking, clockmaking* * ** * *----* bomba de relojería = ticking time bomb, time bomb, accident waiting to happen, loose cannon.* bomba de relojería + empezar la cuenta atrás = time bomb + tick away.* mecanismo de relojería = clockwork.* * ** * ** bomba de relojería = ticking time bomb, time bomb, accident waiting to happen, loose cannon.* bomba de relojería + empezar la cuenta atrás = time bomb + tick away.* mecanismo de relojería = clockwork.* * *1 (tienda, taller) clockmaker's, watchmaker's2 (actividad) watchmaking* * *
relojería sustantivo femenino (tienda, taller) clockmaker's, watchmaker's;
( actividad) watchmaking
relojería sustantivo femenino
1 (tienda) clock and watch shop
2 (taller) watchmaker's, clockmaker's
3 (técnica) clockmaking, watchmaking
♦ Locuciones: de relojería, clockwork
bomba de relojería, time bomb: esa reconversión industrial es una bomba de relojería, this industrial rationalization is a time-bomb
' relojería' also found in these entries:
English:
clockwork
- spring
- time bomb
- timing mechanism
- clock
- time
* * *relojería nf1. [tienda] watchmaker's (shop)2. [arte] watchmaking;de relojería [mecanismo] clockwork;también Figbomba de relojería time bomb* * *f watchmaker’s* * *relojería nf1) : watchmaker's shop2) : watchmaking, clockmaking* * *relojería n jeweller's -
7 francotirador
m.sniper, marksman, franc-tireur.* * *► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 sniper* * *francotirador, -aSM / F1) (=tirador) sniper2) (fig) freelance, free agent* * *- dora masculino, femenino sniper* * *- dora masculino, femenino sniper* * *francotirador11 = sniper, franc-tireur.Ex: In this novel, the protagonist, against the advice of his parents, chooses to remain in his apartment in war-torn West Beirut and is shot dead by a sniper.
Ex: At the other extreme, the grand tradition has come under fire from two franc-tireurs FN Hatt and DE Gerard.* fuego de francotirador = sniper fire.francotirador22 = loose cannon.Ex: It is becoming apparent that Ms Obama may well become a loose cannon and a serious liability for her husband should he win the nomination.
* * *masculine, femininesniper* * *
francotirador◊ - dora sustantivo masculino, femenino
sniper
francotirador,-ora sustantivo masculino y femenino sniper
' francotirador' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
francotiradora
English:
casualty
- sniper
* * *francotirador, -ora nm,f1. Mil sniper2. [rebelde] maverick* * *m, francotiradora f sniper* * *francotirador, - dora n: sniper -
8 mina
f minedi matita lead* * *mina s.f.1 (cavità riempita di esplosivo) mine: mina mancata, misfire; fornello da mina, drill hole; miccia della mina, fuse of the mine; far brillare una mina, to explode a mine; disinnescare una mina, to defuse a mine2 (ordigno esplosivo) mine: mina a contatto, contact mine; mina anticarro, anti-tank mine; mina terrestre, landmine // (mar.) mina acustica, acoustic mine; mina (navale) di fondo, (sea) ground mine; mina galleggiante, floating mine; mina sottomarina, submarine (o torpedo) mine; mina vagante, drifting mine; dragare una mina, to sweep a mine3 (anima della matita) lead4 (non com.) (miniera) mine.* * *['mina]sostantivo femminile1) (esplosivo) mine2) (di matita) lead•••* * *mina/'mina/sostantivo f.1 (esplosivo) mine2 (di matita) leadmina vagante loose cannon\ -
9 mina vagante
(di matita) lead* * *mina vaganteloose cannon\→ mina————————mina vagantefig. loose cannon.\→ vagante -
10 vagante
vagante agg. wandering, roaming, roving: vagante per il mondo, roaming about the world; pensieri vaganti, wandering thoughts // attenzione! animali vaganti, warning! unfenced animals // una mina vagante, a floating mine.* * *[va'gante]aggettivo wandering, roving, roamingmina vagante — fig. loose cannon
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11 как с цепи сорвался
1) General subject: loose cannon, like a bull at a gate2) Colloquial: he is like a mad dog on the loose, he/she is like one possessedУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > как с цепи сорвался
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12 пушка, сорвавшаяся с лафета
General subject: loose cannonУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > пушка, сорвавшаяся с лафета
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13 вышедший из-под контроля
2) Accounting: runaway (об организации управления)3) Business: runway4) American English: rogue5) Makarov: uncontrollable6) Phraseological unit: (о человеке, предмете или явлении) loose cannon (on the deck)Универсальный русско-английский словарь > вышедший из-под контроля
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14 вышедший из-под контроля (о человеке , предмете или явлении)
Phraseological unit: loose cannon( on the deck)Универсальный русско-английский словарь > вышедший из-под контроля (о человеке , предмете или явлении)
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15 источник повышенной опасности
1) General subject: loose cannon (о человеке)2) Law: source of increased danger3) leg.N.P. source of special dangerУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > источник повышенной опасности
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16 крикун
1) General subject: arm waver, barker, bawler, brawler, crier, hue and crier, hue-and-crier, loud-mouth, screamer, tattler, wrangler, yeller, tire kicker3) American: arm-waver4) Jargon: loose cannon5) Makarov: brayer, hue-and-crier (и т.п.) -
17 непредсказуемый человек
Универсальный русско-английский словарь > непредсказуемый человек
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18 неуправляемый
1) General subject: guideless, ruleless, ungoverned, unpiloted, unruled, uncontrolled, wild (usu. teenagers), intractable, rudderless, dysregulated2) Aviation: unguided3) Colloquial: out of line4) Engineering: nondriven, out-of-control5) General subject: unruly6) Law: ungovernable7) Accounting: unmanageable (о предприятии)8) Automobile industry: unsteered10) Information technology: erratic11) Oil: nonsteerable12) Astronautics: unstabilized13) Mechanics: incontrollable14) Drilling: uncontrollable15) Automation: nonsupervised16) Makarov: beyond control, free, noncontrollable, pilotless17) Phraseological unit: loose cannon( on the deck) -
19 сам себе велосипед
Phraseological unit: loose cannon( on the deck)Универсальный русско-английский словарь > сам себе велосипед
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20 хвастун
1) General subject: Gascon, Rodomonte, Tartarin, bighead, blower, blusterer, boaster, bouncer, brag, braggadocio, braggart, bucko, buckstick, bully, ear banger, ear-banger, fanfaron, gabber, hector, hot-shot, humbug, showoff, swashbuckler, swasher, thraso, whiffler, namedropper, blow-hard2) Colloquial: blow-off, gasser, ruffler, bag of wind, bragger3) American: blowhard4) Ironical: hot shot, hot-shot Charlie, hotshot5) Obsolete: cracker6) Australian slang: skite7) Jargon: big mouth, show-off, tinhorn, wind-jammer, wind-sucker, loose cannon, ho dad, ho-dad, ho-daddy, hodad, key-swinger8) Makarov: a bag of wind9) Taboo: bullshit-artist, bullshitter, crap-shooter, crapper, piss-fire, shit on a stick
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