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1 maleante
adj.1 wicked.2 crooked, evil-doing.f. & m.1 crook.2 criminal, wrongdoer, evildoer.* * *1 delinquent, criminal* * *noun mf.* * *1.SMF (=malhechor) crook, villain; (=vago) vagrant2.ADJ (=malo) wicked; (=pícaro) villainous; (=indeseable) unsavoury, unsavory (EEUU)* * *masculino y femenino criminal* * *= villain.Ex. The father, Old Brightwell, curses his daughter, Jane, for preferring the love of the smooth-tongued villain, Grandley, to that of her own parents.* * *masculino y femenino criminal* * *= villain.Ex: The father, Old Brightwell, curses his daughter, Jane, for preferring the love of the smooth-tongued villain, Grandley, to that of her own parents.
* * *criminallo atacaron unos maleantes en la puerta de su casa he was attacked by some thugs ( o youths etc) at the entrance to his housefue abordada por unos maleantes que le quitaron los anillos she was accosted by some muggers ( o youths etc) who stole her rings* * *
maleante adjetivo & mf criminal, thug, delinquent
' maleante' also found in these entries:
English:
villain
- marauder
* * *♦ adjwicked♦ nmfcriminal* * *m/f & adj criminal* * *maleante nmf: crook, thug -
2 maleante
• criminal• evil-doing• evildoer• wrong timing• wrongdoing -
3 malcarado
adj.grim-faced, foulfaced.* * *► adjetivo1 (enfadado) grim-faced, annoyed2 (de poco fiar) suspicious-looking* * *ADJ (=feo) ugly; (=enfadado) grim-faced* * ** * ** * *(con cara — de maleante) nasty looking; (— de enfado) grim-faced with anger* * *malcarado, -a adjgrim-faced* * *adj ugly -
4 malviviente
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5 abrochar
v.1 to do up (botones, camisa).2 to staple. ( River Plate)3 to button, to buckle, to button up, to fasten.María abrochó su blusa Mary buttoned her blouse.4 to thrash.Pedro abrochó al maleante Peter thrashed the thug.5 to chastise, to punish, to reprehend.Pedro abrochó al chico por hurtar Peter chastised the kid for stealing.6 to fuck.* * *2 (botones) to do up; (broche, corchete) to fasten* * *verbto button, fasten* * *1. VT1) [+ botón, cremallera, vestido] to do up; [+ broche, hebilla] to fasten¿me abrochas el vestido? — can you do up my dress?
¿me abrochas? — can you do me up?
2) LAm [+ papeles] to staple (together)4) And (=reprender) to reprimand2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivoa) <chaqueta/botón> to fasten, do up; <collar/cinturón de seguridad> to fastenb) (AmL) < papeles> to staple2.abrocharse v pron <chaqueta/botón> to fasten, do up; < collar> to fasten* * *= zip, button (up), do up.Ex. The study investigated the use of a video to teach 3 self-help skills (cleaning sunglasses, putting on a wristwatch, and zipping a jacket) to 3 elementary students with mental disabilities.Ex. He was a tall, fat, long-bodied man, buttoned up to the throat in a tight green coat.Ex. The skirt she is wearing is too short & unless she wants all the men in the room to ogle her chest she needs to do up another button.----* abrochar el cinturón de seguridad = fasten + seat belt.* abrocharse el cinturón = buckle up.* que se abrocha por atrás = back-buttoning.* sin abrochar = undone.* * *1.verbo transitivoa) <chaqueta/botón> to fasten, do up; <collar/cinturón de seguridad> to fastenb) (AmL) < papeles> to staple2.abrocharse v pron <chaqueta/botón> to fasten, do up; < collar> to fasten* * *= zip, button (up), do up.Ex: The study investigated the use of a video to teach 3 self-help skills (cleaning sunglasses, putting on a wristwatch, and zipping a jacket) to 3 elementary students with mental disabilities.
Ex: He was a tall, fat, long-bodied man, buttoned up to the throat in a tight green coat.Ex: The skirt she is wearing is too short & unless she wants all the men in the room to ogle her chest she needs to do up another button.* abrochar el cinturón de seguridad = fasten + seat belt.* abrocharse el cinturón = buckle up.* que se abrocha por atrás = back-buttoning.* sin abrochar = undone.* * *abrochar [A1 ]vt1 ‹chaqueta/botón› to fasten, do up; ‹collar/cinturón› to fasten2 ( AmL) ‹papeles› to stapleA ‹chaqueta/botón› to fasten, do up; ‹collar› to fasten[ S ] abróchense los cinturones de seguridad fasten your seatbelts1 (joder) to lay (sl)* * *
abrochar ( conjugate abrochar) verbo transitivo ‹chaqueta/botón› to fasten, do up;
‹collar/cinturón de seguridad› to fasten
abrocharse verbo pronominal ‹chaqueta/botón› to fasten, do up;
‹collar/cinturón de seguridad› to fasten
abrochar verbo transitivo & vr (enganchar botones) to do up
(cerrar una prenda) to button (up)
(un cinturón) to fasten
(atar los zapatos) to tie up
(subir una cremallera) to do up
' abrochar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
presilla
English:
buckle
- button
- clasp
- do up
- fasten
- fasten up
- do
- hook
* * *♦ vt1. [botones, camisa] to do up;[cinturón] to fasten2. RP [grapar] to staple* * *v/t* * *abrochar vt: to button, to fasten* * *abrochar vb to do up / to fasten -
6 acometer
v.1 to attack.le acometió el sueño he was overcome by tirednessEl maleante acometió a Silvia ayer The mugger attacked Silvia yesterday.2 to undertake.Mario acomete una empresa Mario undertakes a venture.3 to undertake to, to begin to.Alicia acometió poner la obra en escena Alice undertook to stage the play.4 to rush against, to dash against.Los soldados acometieron el fuerte The soldiers rushed against the fort.5 to be suddenly assailed by, to feel, to be suddenly overcome by.Le acometió un mal presentimiento He was suddenly assailed by a bad...* * *1 (embestir) to attack2 (emprender) to undertake3 (empezar repentinamente) to be seized by* * *verb1) to undertake, tackle2) attack* * *VT1) (=atacar) to attack, set upon; [toro] to charge2) [+ tarea] to undertake, attempt; [+ asunto] to tackle, deal with; [+ construcción] to begin, start on3) [sueño] to overcome; [miedo] to seize, take hold of; [dudas] to assail; [enfermedad] to attackle acometieron dudas — he was assailed by doubts, he began to have doubts
* * *1.verbo transitivo1) ( atacar) to attack2) <empresa/proyecto> to undertake, tackle; < reforma> to undertake3) ( asaltar) temor/deseo to take hold of2.acometer vi to attackacometer contra algo/alguien — to attack something/somebody
* * *= attack, come to + grips with, embark on/upon, go about, assail, get to + grips with, set out on, get + a grip on.Ex. Some of the deficiencies in our catalogs are the result of very practical factors in personnel resources; some are probably a fault in the way that we attack subject headings and put them in the catalog.Ex. Right now the management team is beginning to come to grips with our annual budget process, as it does every year.Ex. Before we embark upon more extensive consideration of the software packages and their use in information retrieval, it is worth reviewing the options for computer hardware.Ex. I think he outlined the feasible way to go about meeting our needs without doing in anybody else in the process.Ex. It's ridiculous to assail people who are making a code for abandoning all the principles which have been going strong for 100 years.Ex. The Treasure has made good use of a number of methodologies in getting to grips with the principles and applications of information management.Ex. However rudimentary or advanced the system, and no matter what the age of the children involved, certain matters should be considered before setting out on the venture.Ex. The article ' Getting a grip on change' argues that only by confronting the challenges and inevitability of change can libraries retain their relevancy in the information age.----* acometer un problema = attack + problem.* * *1.verbo transitivo1) ( atacar) to attack2) <empresa/proyecto> to undertake, tackle; < reforma> to undertake3) ( asaltar) temor/deseo to take hold of2.acometer vi to attackacometer contra algo/alguien — to attack something/somebody
* * *= attack, come to + grips with, embark on/upon, go about, assail, get to + grips with, set out on, get + a grip on.Ex: Some of the deficiencies in our catalogs are the result of very practical factors in personnel resources; some are probably a fault in the way that we attack subject headings and put them in the catalog.
Ex: Right now the management team is beginning to come to grips with our annual budget process, as it does every year.Ex: Before we embark upon more extensive consideration of the software packages and their use in information retrieval, it is worth reviewing the options for computer hardware.Ex: I think he outlined the feasible way to go about meeting our needs without doing in anybody else in the process.Ex: It's ridiculous to assail people who are making a code for abandoning all the principles which have been going strong for 100 years.Ex: The Treasure has made good use of a number of methodologies in getting to grips with the principles and applications of information management.Ex: However rudimentary or advanced the system, and no matter what the age of the children involved, certain matters should be considered before setting out on the venture.Ex: The article ' Getting a grip on change' argues that only by confronting the challenges and inevitability of change can libraries retain their relevancy in the information age.* acometer un problema = attack + problem.* * *acometer [E1 ]vtA (atacar) to attackB ‹empresa/proyecto› to undertake, tackle; ‹reforma› to undertakeC (asaltar) «temor/deseo» to seize, take hold ofme acometió el sueño sleep came over mede repente me acometió la duda I was suddenly assailed by doubt■ acometervito attack acometer CONTRA algo/algn to attack sth/sb* * *
acometer ( conjugate acometer) verbo intransitivo
to attack;
acometer contra algo/algn to attack sth/sb
acometer verbo transitivo
1 (una tarea) to undertake
2 (agredir) to attack
3 (sobrevenir, asaltar) to be struck by: me acometían serias dudas sobre su honestidad, I was struck by doubts about his honesty
' acometer' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
arremeter
English:
attack
- go
- set
* * *♦ vt1. [atacar] to attack2. [emprender] to undertake;acometió la tarea con ilusión she took on the task with enthusiasmme acometió el sueño I was overcome by sleepiness♦ vi[embestir] to attack;acometer contra to attack, to charge at* * *I v/t1 attackII v/i attack;acometer contra algo attack sth* * *acometer vt1) atacar: to attack, to assail2) emprender: to undertake, to beginacometer viacometer contra : to rush against* * *acometer vb to attack -
7 delincuente
adj.delinquent, law-breaking, lawbreaker, unlawful.f. & m.1 criminal.delincuente habitual habitual offenderdelincuente juvenil juvenile delinquent2 delinquent, bandit, crook, criminal.* * *► adjetivo1 delinquent1 delinquent\delincuente habitual offenderdelincuente sin antecedentes penales first offender* * *noun mf.* * *1.ADJ delinquent2.SMF (=maleante) criminal* * *masculino y femenino criminal* * *= criminal, delinquent, offender, wrongdoer [wrong-doer], harmdoer, lawbreaker, felon.Ex. But whether women are delinquent, offenders, or criminals aside, we are still left with the fact that only four classes of persons are singled out in the Library of Congress subject heading list as criminals.Ex. The much-criticized delinquent WOMEN was changed to FEMALE OFFENDERS in the 1974 Supplement to the Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH).Ex. The much-criticized DELINQUENT WOMEN was changed to FEMALE offenders in the 1974 Supplement to the Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH).Ex. Schools, it is suggested, need to introduce their students to an understanding of the complexities of these notions of forgiveness and other possible attitudes to wrongdoers.Ex. The act of 'harmdoing' is defined, & the impact of legal structures on the behavior of the harmdoer & victim is examined.Ex. Blacks are generally overrepresented as lawbreakers and Latinos and Whites are underrepresented as lawbreakers on television news compared to their respective crime rates.Ex. A flyer was also provided with the letter explaining voting rights for felons.----* banda de delincuentes = crime ring.Ex. When the security services carry out acts of terror, they employ patsies who often are petty criminals or people who are mentally backward or mentally unstable.----* delincuente juvenil = juvenile delinquent, young offender, juvenile offender.* delincuente sexual = sex offender, nonce.* lleno de delincuentes = crime-ridden.* plagado de delincuentes = crime-ridden.* * *masculino y femenino criminal* * *= criminal, delinquent, offender, wrongdoer [wrong-doer], harmdoer, lawbreaker, felon.Ex: But whether women are delinquent, offenders, or criminals aside, we are still left with the fact that only four classes of persons are singled out in the Library of Congress subject heading list as criminals.
Ex: The much-criticized delinquent WOMEN was changed to FEMALE OFFENDERS in the 1974 Supplement to the Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH).Ex: The much-criticized DELINQUENT WOMEN was changed to FEMALE offenders in the 1974 Supplement to the Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH).Ex: Schools, it is suggested, need to introduce their students to an understanding of the complexities of these notions of forgiveness and other possible attitudes to wrongdoers.Ex: The act of 'harmdoing' is defined, & the impact of legal structures on the behavior of the harmdoer & victim is examined.Ex: Blacks are generally overrepresented as lawbreakers and Latinos and Whites are underrepresented as lawbreakers on television news compared to their respective crime rates.Ex: A flyer was also provided with the letter explaining voting rights for felons.* banda de delincuentes = crime ring.Ex: When the security services carry out acts of terror, they employ patsies who often are petty criminals or people who are mentally backward or mentally unstable.* delincuente juvenil = juvenile delinquent, young offender, juvenile offender.* delincuente sexual = sex offender, nonce.* lleno de delincuentes = crime-ridden.* plagado de delincuentes = crime-ridden.* * *delinquentcriminalCompuestos:common criminalhabitual offenderjuvenile delinquentminor offender, small-time crook ( colloq)* * *
delincuente sustantivo masculino y femenino
criminal;
delincuente juvenil juvenile delinquent
delincuente adjetivo & mf delinquent, criminal
' delincuente' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cometer
- encubrir
- presunta
- presunto
- rendir
- allanar
- apresar
- bandido
- captura
- capturar
- choro
- consignar
- entregar
- lanza
- perseguir
- rehabilitación
- rehabilitar
English:
composite
- delinquency
- delinquent
- juvenile delinquent
- offender
- sex offender
- criminal
- felon
- suspended
* * *delincuente nmfcriminal;pequeños delincuentes petty criminalsdelincuente común common criminal;delincuente habitual habitual offender;delincuente juvenil juvenile delinquent o offender* * *m/f criminal* * *delincuente adj: delinquentdelincuente nmfcriminal: delinquent, criminal* * *delincuente n criminal -
8 criminal
adj.criminal.criminal de guerra war criminalf. & m.1 criminal, crook, bandit, evildoer.2 criminal, killer.* * *► adjetivo1 criminal2 familiar (muy malo) awful, criminal, appalling1 criminal\criminal de guerra war criminal* * *noun mf. adj.* * *1.ADJ [comportamiento, acto] criminales criminal desperdiciar tanta comida — it's criminal o a crime to waste so much food
2.SMF (=asesino) murderer, killerun criminal sin escrúpulos — a ruthless murderer o killer
* * *adjetivo/masculino y femenino criminal* * *adjetivo/masculino y femenino criminal* * *criminal11 = criminal, felon.Ex: But whether women are delinquent, offenders, or criminals aside, we are still left with the fact that only four classes of persons are singled out in the Library of Congress subject heading list as criminals.
Ex: A flyer was also provided with the letter explaining voting rights for felons.* criminal de guerra = war criminal.criminal22 = murderous.Ex: This is a collection of articles on the theme: Books for children with murderous, shocking, menacing endings.
* delito criminal = digital crime.* estatuto criminal = criminal statute.* investigación criminal = criminal investigation.* juicio criminal = criminal trial.* negligencia criminal = criminal negligence.* ser acusado de delito criminal = face + criminal charge.* tribunal criminal = criminal tribunal.* * *‹causa/querella› criminales criminal lo que han hecho con ese edificio tan bonito ( fam); it's criminal what they've done to that beautiful building ( colloq)criminalCompuesto:war criminal* * *
criminal adjetivo, masculino y femenino
criminal
criminal mf & adjetivo criminal
' criminal' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abogada
- abogado
- antecedente
- captura
- capturar
- criminalista
- delictiva
- delictivo
- delincuente
- derecha
- derecho
- historial
- imprudencia
- INTERPOL
- maleante
- muerte
- navajera
- navajero
- penal
- presunta
- presunto
- rehabilitación
- reo
- crimen
- delinquir
- desarmado
- estafa
- juicio
- mafioso
- malhechor
- matón
English:
apprehend
- arrest
- catch up
- CID
- cold-blooded
- composite
- contempt
- criminal
- criminal damage
- criminal law
- criminal record
- crook
- dossier
- exposure
- felon
- find out
- hang
- harbor
- harbour
- hardened
- Interpol
- large
- lead
- nail
- pursue
- pursuit
- put away
- shelter
- straight
- war criminal
- whoever
- crime
- defendant
- detection
- disqualify
- expose
- flush
- marauder
- offender
- offense
- prosecute
- put
- record
- reopen
- tip
- trace
- track
- vicious
- villain
- wanted
* * *♦ adj1. [del crimen] criminal♦ nmfcriminalcriminal de guerra war criminal* * *m/f & adj criminal* * *criminal adj & nmf: criminal* * *criminal n criminal -
9 chorizo
m.1 thief (informal) (ladrón). (peninsular Spanish)2 sausage, pork sausage.3 shady business.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: chorizar.* * *► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 chorizo (highly-seasoned pork sausage)2 (balancín) balancing pole————————1 chorizo (highly-seasoned pork sausage)2 (balancín) balancing pole* * *SM1) (Culin) hard pork sausage2) [en circo] balancing pole3) * (=ratero) small-time crook *; (=maleante) criminal; (=carterista) pickpocket4) And, Cono Sur(Culin)6) And * (=idiota) idiot7) Caribe (=mulato) mulatto* * *1)a) ( embutido curado) chorizo ( highly-seasoned pork sausage); ( salchicha) (RPl) sausageb) (Méx, RPl) ( corte de carne) cut of beef2) (vulg) ( de excremento) turd (vulg)3) (Esp) (fam) ( ratero) petty thief* * *1)a) ( embutido curado) chorizo ( highly-seasoned pork sausage); ( salchicha) (RPl) sausageb) (Méx, RPl) ( corte de carne) cut of beef2) (vulg) ( de excremento) turd (vulg)3) (Esp) (fam) ( ratero) petty thief* * *chorizo11 = chorizo sausage.Ex: My favourite recipe with chorizo sausage is a corn and potato chowder with chorizo and baby spinach, made in the crockpot.
chorizo22 = thug, ruffian, hoodlum.Ex: Poole was a notorious gang leader & street thug, murdered by enemies of similar background.
Ex: The coroner said she had died not from drowning, but from being abused and murdered by a gang of ruffians.Ex: Gangs of hoodlums, aged as young as eight, are roaming the streets terrorising store owners and shoppers in broad daylight.* * *A1 (embutido curado) chorizo ( highly-seasoned pork sausage)2 ( RPl) (salchicha) sausageC ( Esp)* * *
chorizo sustantivo masculino ( embutido curado) chorizo ( highly-seasoned pork sausage);
( salchicha) (RPl) sausage
chorizo,-a
I sustantivo masculino
1 Culin chorizo, highly-seasoned pork sausage
II sustantivo masculino y femenino familiar (ladrón de poca monta) thief, pickpocket
' chorizo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
choriza
English:
sausage
* * *chorizo1 nm1. [embutido] chorizo, = cured pork sausage, flavoured with paprika1. [ladrón] thief2. [persona corrupta] crook;dice que todos los políticos son unos chorizos he says all politicians are crooks* * *I m1 chorizo (spicy cured sausage)II m, choriza f famthief* * *chorizo nm: chorizo, sausage* * *chorizo n (embutido) spicy pork sausage
См. также в других словарях:
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maleante — adjetivo,sustantivo masculino y femenino 1. Delincuente, persona que actúa al margen de la ley: Unos maleantes fueron detenidos por la policía … Diccionario Salamanca de la Lengua Española
maleante — ► adjetivo/ sustantivo masculino femenino 1 Que vive al margen de la ley o que tiene antecedentes penales: ■ es un barrio peligroso porque suele haber maleantes. SINÓNIMO delincuente ► adjetivo 2 Que es maligno o burlón. * * * maleante (de… … Enciclopedia Universal
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maleante — Perverso, que hace daño … Diccionario Castellano
pato malo — maleante; delincuente; bandido; agresor; cf. cogotero, punga, lanza, cuma, choro; este barrio está lleno de patos malos , cuidado que hay unos patos malos en la esquina … Diccionario de chileno actual
tránsfuga — Maleante o crápula. Nunca usado en el sentido de político que se cambia de partido, aunque éstos, como buenos políticos, suelen ser también tránsfugas en el sentido argentino … Argentino-Español diccionario
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