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1 abrojín
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2 asesino
adj.murderous, cutthroat, homicidal, killer.f. & m.murderer, butcher, killer, assassin.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: asesinar.* * *► adjetivo1 murderous► nombre masculino,nombre femenino* * *(f. - asesina)noun1) killer, murderer / murderess2) assassin* * *asesino, -a1.ADJ murderous2.SM / F murder/murderess, killer; (Pol) assassinasesino/a en serie, asesino/a múltiple — serial killer
asesino/a profesional — hired killer
asesino/a serial — LAm serial killer
* * *IIIme lanzó una mirada asesina — (fam) he gave me a murderous look
- na masculino, femenino murderer; ( por razones políticas) assassin* * *= gunman [gunmen, -pl.], killer, murderer, murderous, assassin, cutthroat.Nota: Nombre.Ex. Many of the inhabitants were shot dead or injured by a crazed gunman.Ex. The article 'The coming of the killers' reports the impact of the chain superstore on independent booksellers in the USA.Ex. The librarian describes the pressure she and her staff underwent to reveal information on the murderer's borrowing habits.Ex. This is a collection of articles on the theme: Books for children with murderous, shocking, menacing endings.Ex. The problem of battered & physically abused children, mistreated by their parents or guardians, raises the question as to whether we are all assassins.Ex. Most innkeepers were crooks, the food was bad, and the inns were frequented by cutthroats and drunks.----* asesino a sueldo = hatchetman, hired assassin, hired gun, hit man.* asesino con hacha = axe murderer.* asesino de masas = mass murderer.* asesino en serie = serial killer.* asesino múltiple = serial killer.* asesino silencioso = silent killer.* * *IIIme lanzó una mirada asesina — (fam) he gave me a murderous look
- na masculino, femenino murderer; ( por razones políticas) assassin* * *= gunman [gunmen, -pl.], killer, murderer, murderous, assassin, cutthroat.Nota: Nombre.Ex: Many of the inhabitants were shot dead or injured by a crazed gunman.
Ex: The article 'The coming of the killers' reports the impact of the chain superstore on independent booksellers in the USA.Ex: The librarian describes the pressure she and her staff underwent to reveal information on the murderer's borrowing habits.Ex: This is a collection of articles on the theme: Books for children with murderous, shocking, menacing endings.Ex: The problem of battered & physically abused children, mistreated by their parents or guardians, raises the question as to whether we are all assassins.Ex: Most innkeepers were crooks, the food was bad, and the inns were frequented by cutthroats and drunks.* asesino a sueldo = hatchetman, hired assassin, hired gun, hit man.* asesino con hacha = axe murderer.* asesino de masas = mass murderer.* asesino en serie = serial killer.* asesino múltiple = serial killer.* asesino silencioso = silent killer.* * *‹instinto/odio› murderous, homicidal; ‹animal› killer ( before n)el arma asesina the murder weaponmasculine, femininemurderer; (por razones políticas) assassinCompuestos:● asesino a sueldo, asesina a sueldo masculine, feminine● asesino convicto, asesina convictamasculine, feminine convicted murderer● asesino en serie, asesina en seriemasculine, feminine serial killer● asesino serial, asesina serialmasculine, feminine ( AmL) serial killer* * *
Del verbo asesinar: ( conjugate asesinar)
asesino es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
asesinó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
asesinar
asesino
asesinó
asesinar ( conjugate asesinar) verbo transitivo
to murder;
( por razones políticas) to assassinate
asesino
‹ animal› killer ( before n)
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino
murderer;
( por razones políticas) assassin;
asesino en serie serial killer
asesinar verbo transitivo to murder
(perpetrar un magnicidio) to assassinate
En general, la acción (verbo) y el hecho (sustantivo) son murder, mientras a la persona la llamamos murderer. Sin embargo, cuando nos referimos al magnicidio, la acción es assassinate, el hecho es assassination y la persona es assassin.
asesino,-a
I adjetivo murderous
II sustantivo masculino y femenino killer
(hombre) murderer
(mujer) murderess
(magnicida) assassin
' asesino' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
asesina
- cepillarse
- foto robot
- fotorrobot
- pista
- potencia
- responder
- serie
- supuesta
- supuesto
- descuartizar
- presunto
- suelto
English:
assassin
- cutthroat
- dismember
- do away with
- execute
- hired gun
- killer
- motive
- murder
- murderer
- murderous
- nightmare
- of
- poison
- serial killer
- butcher
- contract
- hit
- homicidal
- serial
- suspect
* * *asesino, -a♦ adj2. [mirada, instinto] murderous;le lanzó una mirada asesina she looked daggers at him, she gave him a murderous look♦ nm,f[de persona] murderer, f murderess, killer; [de rey, jefe de Estado] assassin asesino profesional professional killer;asesino en serie serial killer;asesino a sueldo contract killer* * ** * *asesino, -na adj: murderous, homicidalasesino, -na n1) : murderer, killer2) : assassin* * *asesino n murderer -
3 sangriento
adj.1 bloody, sanguinary, sanguineous, bloodshedding.2 bloody, bleeding.3 bloody, cruel, bloodthirsty, murderous.* * *► adjetivo1 (que echa sangre) bleeding2 (con sangre) bloody3 (sanguinario) bloody; (cruel) cruel* * *(f. - sangrienta)adj.* * *ADJ1) (=con sangre) [herida] bleeding; [arma, manos] bloody, bloodstained2) [batalla, guerra] bloody3) (=cruel) [injusticia] flagrant; [broma] cruel; [insulto] deadly4) liter [color] blood-red* * *- ta adjetivo bloody* * *= bloody [bloodier -comp., bloodiest -sup,], murderous, internecine, blood, gory [gorier -comp., goriest -sup.].Ex. Events such as the bloody confrontation in Tiananmen Square, political campaigns, military conflicts and other such events are becoming everyday occurrences that hourly revise global affairs and exert their influence on local circumstances.Ex. This is a collection of articles on the theme: Books for children with murderous, shocking, menacing endings.Ex. The result was a growth of internecine competition.Ex. In the field of medicine, the task of the Mycin system is to diagnose blood infections and meningities infections, and to recommend an appropriate drug.Ex. Nowadays, the gory process of 'blood doping' in athlectics has been replaced by genetic engineering.----* deporte sangriento = blood sport.* escena sangrienta = gore.* película sangrienta = splatter film.* * *- ta adjetivo bloody* * *= bloody [bloodier -comp., bloodiest -sup,], murderous, internecine, blood, gory [gorier -comp., goriest -sup.].Ex: Events such as the bloody confrontation in Tiananmen Square, political campaigns, military conflicts and other such events are becoming everyday occurrences that hourly revise global affairs and exert their influence on local circumstances.
Ex: This is a collection of articles on the theme: Books for children with murderous, shocking, menacing endings.Ex: The result was a growth of internecine competition.Ex: In the field of medicine, the task of the Mycin system is to diagnose blood infections and meningities infections, and to recommend an appropriate drug.Ex: Nowadays, the gory process of 'blood doping' in athlectics has been replaced by genetic engineering.* deporte sangriento = blood sport.* escena sangrienta = gore.* película sangrienta = splatter film.* * *sangriento -tabloody* * *
sangriento◊ -ta adjetivo
bloody
sangriento,-a adjetivo
1 (una herida) bleeding
2 (un enfrentamiento, una guerra, un acontecimiento) bloody
' sangriento' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
sangrienta
- truculenta
- truculento
English:
bloody
- gory
- blood
* * *sangriento, -a adj1. [ensangrentado, cruento] bloody2. [despiadado, hiriente] cruel* * *adj bloody* * *sangriento, -ta adj1) : bloody2) : cruel* * * -
4 sanguinario
adj.1 sanguinary, bloodthirsty, cruel, merciless.2 sanguinary.* * *► adjetivo1 bloodthirsty* * *ADJ bloodthirsty, cruel* * ** * *= murderous, bloody [bloodier -comp., bloodiest -sup,], bloodthirsty.Ex. This is a collection of articles on the theme: Books for children with murderous, shocking, menacing endings.Ex. Events such as the bloody confrontation in Tiananmen Square, political campaigns, military conflicts and other such events are becoming everyday occurrences that hourly revise global affairs and exert their influence on local circumstances.Ex. All the way through, the Jews are portrayed as bloodthirsty.* * ** * *= murderous, bloody [bloodier -comp., bloodiest -sup,], bloodthirsty.Ex: This is a collection of articles on the theme: Books for children with murderous, shocking, menacing endings.
Ex: Events such as the bloody confrontation in Tiananmen Square, political campaigns, military conflicts and other such events are becoming everyday occurrences that hourly revise global affairs and exert their influence on local circumstances.Ex: All the way through, the Jews are portrayed as bloodthirsty.* * *‹persona› cruel, bloodthirsty; ‹animal› vicious, ferocious* * *
sanguinario
‹ animal› vicious, ferocious
sanguinario,-a adjetivo bloodthirsty: fue un dictador sanguinario, he was a bloodthirsty dictator
' sanguinario' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
sanguinaria
English:
bloodthirsty
- blood
* * *sanguinario, -a adjbloodthirsty* * *adj bloodthirsty* * *sanguinario, - ria adj: bloodthirsty -
5 homicida
adj.1 murderous.arma homicida murder weapon2 homicidal, killer, murder.f. & m.murderer.* * *► adjetivo1 homicidal, murder* * *1.ADJ homicidal2.SMF murderer/murderess* * *I IImasculino y femenino (frml) murderer, homicide (frml)* * *I IImasculino y femenino (frml) murderer, homicide (frml)* * *( frml); ‹instinto› homicidalel arma homicida the murder weapon( frml)murderer, homicide ( frml)* * *
homicida adjetivo (frml) ‹ instinto› homicidal;
‹ arma› murder ( before n)
■ sustantivo masculino y femenino (frml) murderer, homicide (frml)
homicida
I mf Jur (hombre) murderer
(mujer) murderess
II adj Jur murder, homicidal
el arma homicida, the murder weapon
' homicida' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
arma
English:
murderous
- homicidal
- homicide
* * *♦ adj[agresión, mirada, intención] murderous;arma homicida murder weapon♦ nmfmurderer* * *I adj homicidal;el arma homicida the murder weaponII m/f murderer* * *homicida adj: homicidal, murderoushomicida nmfasesino: murderer -
6 al borde de la ley
Ex. Choosing to live dangerous lives in exchange for freedom, these murderous salty dogs live always on the edge of the law.* * *Ex: Choosing to live dangerous lives in exchange for freedom, these murderous salty dogs live always on the edge of the law.
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7 amenazador
adj.threatening, menacing, ominous.* * *► adjetivo1 threatening, menacing* * *(f. - amenazadora)adj.menacing, threatening* * *- dora adjetivo, amenazante adjetivo threatening, menacing* * *= ominous, threatening, frowning, forbidding, looming, scary [scarier -comp., scariest -sup.], menacing, nasty looking, portentous.Ex. At first blush, nothing seemed particularly ominous about the formation of the ad hoc committee.Ex. It is easy to become carried away by the sheer size of the so-called 'information explosion' and to regard the growth of literature as a phenomenon as threatening to civilization as a virulent epidemic or the 'population explosion' in the third world.Ex. The impulse to learn is a ruling passion in very few people; in most of us it is so weak that a frowning aspect can discourage it.Ex. All those shelves full of books are forbidding, daunting.Ex. The automated catalogue became a spectre of looming change because the same electronic advances that made the online catalogue a reality promised even greater transformations = El catálogo automatizado se convirtió en un espectro del inminente cambio ya que los mismos avances electrónicos que hicieron realidad el catálogo en línea prometían transformaciones aún mayores.Ex. The very term 'outsourcing' is seen by many cataloguing departments as a scary word.Ex. This is a collection of articles on the theme: Books for children with murderous, shocking, menacing endings.Ex. The large and nasty-looking African Buffalo is highly dangerous to humans due to its unpredictable nature.Ex. Before me stretched the portentous menacing road of a new decade.----* avecinarse de un modo amenazador = loom + large on the horizon.* conducta amenazadora = threatening behaviour.* * *- dora adjetivo, amenazante adjetivo threatening, menacing* * *= ominous, threatening, frowning, forbidding, looming, scary [scarier -comp., scariest -sup.], menacing, nasty looking, portentous.Ex: At first blush, nothing seemed particularly ominous about the formation of the ad hoc committee.
Ex: It is easy to become carried away by the sheer size of the so-called 'information explosion' and to regard the growth of literature as a phenomenon as threatening to civilization as a virulent epidemic or the 'population explosion' in the third world.Ex: The impulse to learn is a ruling passion in very few people; in most of us it is so weak that a frowning aspect can discourage it.Ex: All those shelves full of books are forbidding, daunting.Ex: The automated catalogue became a spectre of looming change because the same electronic advances that made the online catalogue a reality promised even greater transformations = El catálogo automatizado se convirtió en un espectro del inminente cambio ya que los mismos avances electrónicos que hicieron realidad el catálogo en línea prometían transformaciones aún mayores.Ex: The very term 'outsourcing' is seen by many cataloguing departments as a scary word.Ex: This is a collection of articles on the theme: Books for children with murderous, shocking, menacing endings.Ex: The large and nasty-looking African Buffalo is highly dangerous to humans due to its unpredictable nature.Ex: Before me stretched the portentous menacing road of a new decade.* avecinarse de un modo amenazador = loom + large on the horizon.* conducta amenazadora = threatening behaviour.* * *adj,amenazante adjective threatening, menacing* * *
amenazador◊ - dora, amenazante adjetivo
threatening, menacing
amenazador,-ora, amenazante adjetivo threatening, menacing
' amenazador' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
amenazadora
- amenazante
English:
forbidding
- menace
- menacing
- threatening
- threateningly
* * *amenazador, -ora adjthreatening, menacing* * *adj threatening* * *amenazador, - dora adj: threatening, menacing -
8 amenazante
adj.threatening, menacing.* * *► adjetivo1 threatening, menacing* * *= threatening, forbidding, menacing.Ex. It is easy to become carried away by the sheer size of the so-called 'information explosion' and to regard the growth of literature as a phenomenon as threatening to civilization as a virulent epidemic or the 'population explosion' in the third world.Ex. All those shelves full of books are forbidding, daunting.Ex. This is a collection of articles on the theme: Books for children with murderous, shocking, menacing endings.* * *= threatening, forbidding, menacing.Ex: It is easy to become carried away by the sheer size of the so-called 'information explosion' and to regard the growth of literature as a phenomenon as threatening to civilization as a virulent epidemic or the 'population explosion' in the third world.
Ex: All those shelves full of books are forbidding, daunting.Ex: This is a collection of articles on the theme: Books for children with murderous, shocking, menacing endings.* * *
Multiple Entries:
amenazador
amenazante
amenazador◊ - dora, amenazante adjetivo
threatening, menacing
amenazador,-ora, amenazante adjetivo threatening, menacing
' amenazante' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
actitud
- amenazador
- amenazadora
* * *amenazante adjthreatening, menacing* * *adj threatening* * * -
9 correr un tupido velo sobre
(v.) = draw + a veil overEx. In the latter case, France that had a vested interest in drawing a veil over the murderous events of 1915-1916.* * *(v.) = draw + a veil overEx: In the latter case, France that had a vested interest in drawing a veil over the murderous events of 1915-1916.
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10 criminal2
2 = 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. -
11 echar un tupido velo sobre
(v.) = draw + a veil overEx. In the latter case, France that had a vested interest in drawing a veil over the murderous events of 1915-1916.* * *(v.) = draw + a veil overEx: In the latter case, France that had a vested interest in drawing a veil over the murderous events of 1915-1916.
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12 intimidante
adj.1 intimidating, daunting, intimidatory.2 bullying.f. & m.intimidator, bulldozer, browbeater, bully.* * *adjetivo intimidating* * *= intimidating, scary [scarier -comp., scariest -sup.], menacing.Ex. Line's survey of students in 1962 showed that nineteen percent found the library intimidating and forty-eight percent found it mildly intimidating -- a total of two out of every three users.Ex. The very term 'outsourcing' is seen by many cataloguing departments as a scary word.Ex. This is a collection of articles on the theme: Books for children with murderous, shocking, menacing endings.* * *adjetivo intimidating* * *= intimidating, scary [scarier -comp., scariest -sup.], menacing.Ex: Line's survey of students in 1962 showed that nineteen percent found the library intimidating and forty-eight percent found it mildly intimidating -- a total of two out of every three users.
Ex: The very term 'outsourcing' is seen by many cataloguing departments as a scary word.Ex: This is a collection of articles on the theme: Books for children with murderous, shocking, menacing endings.* * *intimidating* * *
intimidante adjetivo
intimidating
' intimidante' also found in these entries:
English:
intimidating
* * *intimidante adjintimidating -
13 lobo de mar
(persona) sea dog* * *( persona) sea dog* * *(n.) = sea dog, salty dog, salty sea dogEx. The sea dogs of the 1500 and 1600's worked for queen Elizabeth, robbing and pillaging the Spaniards.Ex. Choosing to live dangerous lives in exchange for freedom, these murderous salty dogs live always on the edge of the law.Ex. This is an interesting little town wholly populated by poseurs and backpackers with a few salty sea dogs thrown in for good measure.* * *( persona) sea dog* * *(n.) = sea dog, salty dog, salty sea dogEx: The sea dogs of the 1500 and 1600's worked for queen Elizabeth, robbing and pillaging the Spaniards.
Ex: Choosing to live dangerous lives in exchange for freedom, these murderous salty dogs live always on the edge of the law.Ex: This is an interesting little town wholly populated by poseurs and backpackers with a few salty sea dogs thrown in for good measure.* * *figsea dog -
14 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 -
15 asesina
f.murderess.pres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: asesinar.* * *f., (m. - asesino)* * *
Del verbo asesinar: ( conjugate asesinar)
asesina es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
asesina
asesinar
asesinar ( conjugate asesinar) verbo transitivo
to murder;
( por razones políticas) to assassinate
asesino,-a
I adjetivo murderous
II sustantivo masculino y femenino killer
(hombre) murderer
(mujer) murderess
(magnicida) assassin
asesinar verbo transitivo to murder
(perpetrar un magnicidio) to assassinate
En general, la acción (verbo) y el hecho (sustantivo) son murder, mientras a la persona la llamamos murderer. Sin embargo, cuando nos referimos al magnicidio, la acción es assassinate, el hecho es assassination y la persona es assassin.
' asesina' also found in these entries:
English:
dirty look
- killer bee
- murderess
- murderous
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16 individual
adj.1 individual.los derechos individuales the rights of the individual2 singles.competición individual singles competitionm.place mat.* * *► adjetivo1 individual1 DEPORTE singles* * *adj.1) individual2) single* * *1. ADJ1) [trabajo, necesidades, características] individual2) [cama, cuarto] single2.SM (Dep) singles pl, singles matchindividual femenino/masculino — women's/men's singles pl
* * *Ia) <características/libertades> individualb) <cama/habitación> single (before n)c) < caso> one-off (before n), isolatedd) (Dep) <prueba/final> singles (before n)IIa) (Dep) singles (pl)individual masculino/femenino — men's/women's singles
b) ( mantel) place o table mat, mat* * *= detached.Ex. The library, a detached two-story structure, is fast approaching the time when its useful life will expire.----* cama individual = single bed, twin bed.* de modo individual = on a case-by-case basis.* en habitación individual = single occupancy.* mesa individual de estudio = study carrel.* ocupación individual = single occupancy.* responsabilidad individual = individual responsibility.* trabajo individual = self-study, independent study.* * *Ia) <características/libertades> individualb) <cama/habitación> single (before n)c) < caso> one-off (before n), isolatedd) (Dep) <prueba/final> singles (before n)IIa) (Dep) singles (pl)individual masculino/femenino — men's/women's singles
b) ( mantel) place o table mat, mat* * *= detached.Ex: The library, a detached two-story structure, is fast approaching the time when its useful life will expire.
* cama individual = single bed, twin bed.* de modo individual = on a case-by-case basis.* en habitación individual = single occupancy.* mesa individual de estudio = study carrel.* ocupación individual = single occupancy.* responsabilidad individual = individual responsibility.* trabajo individual = self-study, independent study.* * *1 ‹rasgos/características› individual; ‹libertades› individual2 ‹cama/habitación› single ( before n)mantel individual place mat3 ‹caso› one-off ( before n), isolated1 ( Dep) singles (pl)individual masculino/femenino men's/women's singles2 (mantel) place o table mat, mat* * *
individual adjetivo
■ sustantivo masculino (Dep) singles (pl);
individual
I adjetivo individual
(para un solo individuo) single
II mpl Dep individuales, singles
' individual' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cama
- individuo
- particular
- sujeta
- sujeto
- taquilla
- cada
- empanada
- habitación
- jugada
- mantel
- suelto
English:
combine
- detached house
- individual
- IRA
- one-man
- place mat
- separate
- single
- admit
- cake
- candy
- costume
- eclair
- flan
- grant
- mat
- murderous
- personal
- place
- sale
- special
- specific
- specimen
- sticking plaster
- table
- tart
- tax
- tutorial
- un-
- watch
* * *♦ adj1. [del individuo] individual;los derechos individuales the rights of the individual2. [habitación, cama] single;[despacho] personal3. [prueba, competición] singles;competición individual singles competition♦ individuales nmplDep singles* * *adj individual; cama, habitación single* * *individual adj: individual♦ individualmente adv* * *individual adj1. (ración, derecho) individual2. (cama, habitación) single -
17 mirada
f.look.apartar la mirada to look awaydirigir o lanzar la mirada a to glance atechar una mirada (a algo) to glance o to have a quick look (at something)fulminar con la mirada a alguien to look daggers at somebodylevantar la mirada to look uppast part.past participle of spanish verb: mirar.* * *\aguantar la mirada a alguien to stare somebody outapartar la mirada to look awayclavar la mirada en algo/alguien to stare at something/somebody, fix one's eye on something/somebodydevorar con la mirada to leer atechar una mirada a algo/alguien to take a look at something/somebodyfulminar a alguien con la mirada to look daggers at somebodylevantar la mirada to look upmirada asesina evil lookmirada fija gazemirada perdida/vaga far-away lookmirada de soslayo sideways glance* * *noun f.look, glance, glare, gaze* * *SF1) (=forma de mirar) look2) (=acto) [rápida] glance; [detenida] gazele dirigió una mirada de sospecha — he gave her a suspicious look o glance, he looked o glanced at her suspiciously
le echó una mirada por encima del hombro — she gave him a condescending look, she looked at him condescendingly
era capaz de aguantarle o resistirle la mirada a cualquiera — he could outstare anybody, he could stare anybody out
tuvo que aguantar las miradas compasivas de toda la familia — he had to suffer the pitying looks of the whole family
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echar una mirada de reojo o de soslayo a algo/algn — to look out of the corner of one's eye at sth/sb, cast a sidelong glance at sth/sbmirada perdida, tenía la mirada perdida en el horizonte — she was gazing into the distance
tenían la mirada perdida de quienes están próximos a la locura — they had the empty look of people on the verge of madness
3) (=vista)•
apartar la mirada (de algn/algo) — to look away (from sb/sth)•
bajar la mirada — to look down•
clavar la mirada en algo/algn — to fix one's eyes on sth/sb•
desviar la mirada (de algn/algo) — (lit) to look away (from sb/sth), avert one's eyes (from sb/sth); (fig) to turn one's back (on sb/sth)es solo una excusa para desviar su mirada de los verdaderos problemas — it's just an excuse to turn their backs on the real problems
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dirigir la mirada a o hacia algn/algo — (lit) to look at sb/sth; (fig) to turn one's attention to sb/sthahora están dirigiendo su mirada hacia los más necesitados — they are now turning their attention to those most in need
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echar una mirada a algn/algo — [varias veces] to keep an eye on sb/sth, check on sb/sth; [una sola vez] to have a look at sb/sthéchale una miradita al arroz de vez en cuando — keep an eye o check on the rice every now and then
echa una mirada a ver si te has dejado la luz encendida — have a look to see if you've left the light on
antes de irse a dormir les echó una mirada a los niños — before going to bed he had a look in on the children o he had a quick look at the children
le echó una última mirada a la casa antes de irse — she had a o one last look at the house before leaving
le deberíais echar una última mirada al examen — you should give your exam paper a final read through
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levantar la mirada — to look up, raise one's eyesal vernos entrar levantó la mirada — on seeing us enter, he looked up o raised his eyes
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tener la mirada puesta en algo — (lit) to have one's gaze fixed on sth; (fig) to be looking towards sth, have one's sights set on sth•
seguir algo/a algn con la mirada — to follow sth/sb with one's eyes•
volver la mirada — to look backsi volvemos la mirada hacia atrás, nos daremos cuenta de nuestros errores — if we look back we will realize our mistakes
volvió su mirada a Amelia — she looked round at Amelia o turned her eyes towards Amelia
devorar 1)volvió la mirada a su izquierda — he looked round to his left, he turned his eyes to the left
4) pl miradas (=atención)todas las miradas estarán puestas en el jugador brasileño — all eyes will be on the Brazilian player
me fui, huyendo de las miradas de todo el pueblo — I left, fleeing from the prying eyes of the whole village
* * *a) ( modo de mirar) lookhay miradas que matan — if looks could kill...
b) ( acción de mirar) lookle dirigió or lanzó una mirada reprobatoria — he looked at her disapprovingly
c) ( vista)recorrió la habitación con la mirada — she cast her eyes over the room/she looked around the room
su mirada se posó en ella — (liter) his gaze settled on her (liter)
bajar/levantar la mirada — to look down/up
d) ( mira) sights (pl)* * *= gaze, glance, look, glimpse, peek, peep.Ex. A girl strokes its keys languidly and looks about the room and sometimes at the speaker with a disquieting gaze.Ex. After a glance at the 10 titles, the searcher decides to look closer at item 5.Ex. Your exaggerated coughs and annoyed looks and the oh so dramatic flailing about of your hands and arms when he lights up drive him up a wall.Ex. The article is entitled 'A glimpse into the crystal ball: academic libraries in the year 2000'.Ex. The article 'Fifty years of silent service: a peek inside the CIA Library' describes the library of the Central Intelligence Agency.Ex. A peep into her mind would have revealed that she was quite apprehensive about the immensity of the assignment.----* agachar la mirada = look down.* cambio de mirada = gaze-shift.* con la mirada en = with an eye toward(s).* con la mirada en blanco = blankly.* con la mirada perdida = stare into + space, gaze into + space.* con la mirada puesta en = with an eye on, in + Posesivo + sights.* conseguir ser el blanco de todas las miradas = grab + the limelight.* conseguir ser el blanco de todas las miradas = capture + spotlight, grab + the spotlight.* cruzar una mirada = exchange + glance.* dirigir la mirada hacia = look toward(s).* dirigir + Posesivo + mirada = turn + Posesivo + thoughts.* echar una mirada = take + a look at, take + a peek, peek, have + a look, cast + a glance over, look through, glance at, take + a gander.* echar una mirada furtiva a = steal + a glance at.* echar una mirada mortal = look + daggers at.* esquivar la mirada de Alguien = avert + Posesivo + eyes.* fulminar a Alguien con la mirada = look + daggers at.* fulminar con la mirada = glower, scowl (at).* hay miradas que matan = if looks could kill....* la mirada en = eye(s) on.* lanzar una mirada de = give + a look of.* mantenerse alejado de la mirada del público = shun + the public eye, keep out of + the public eye.* mantenerse alejado de la mirada pública = shun + the public eye, keep out of + the public eye.* matar con la mirada = look + daggers at.* mirada a escondidas = sneak peek.* mirada a hurtadillas = sneak peek.* mirada con el ceño fruncido = scowl, glower.* mirada de cerca = close look.* mirada de disgusto = scowl.* mirada de enfado = scowl.* mirada fija = stare.* mirada fría = icy glare.* mirada inexpresiva = blank look, blank expression.* mirada más de cerca = closer look.* miradas curiosas = prying eyes.* miradas indiscretas = prying eyes.* mirada vacía = blank look, blank expression.* ser el centro de todas las miradas = cut + a dash.* si las miradas mataran... = if looks could kill....* tener la mirada perdida = stare into + space, gaze into + space.* * *a) ( modo de mirar) lookhay miradas que matan — if looks could kill...
b) ( acción de mirar) lookle dirigió or lanzó una mirada reprobatoria — he looked at her disapprovingly
c) ( vista)recorrió la habitación con la mirada — she cast her eyes over the room/she looked around the room
su mirada se posó en ella — (liter) his gaze settled on her (liter)
bajar/levantar la mirada — to look down/up
d) ( mira) sights (pl)* * *= gaze, glance, look, glimpse, peek, peep.Ex: A girl strokes its keys languidly and looks about the room and sometimes at the speaker with a disquieting gaze.
Ex: After a glance at the 10 titles, the searcher decides to look closer at item 5.Ex: Your exaggerated coughs and annoyed looks and the oh so dramatic flailing about of your hands and arms when he lights up drive him up a wall.Ex: The article is entitled 'A glimpse into the crystal ball: academic libraries in the year 2000'.Ex: The article 'Fifty years of silent service: a peek inside the CIA Library' describes the library of the Central Intelligence Agency.Ex: A peep into her mind would have revealed that she was quite apprehensive about the immensity of the assignment.* agachar la mirada = look down.* cambio de mirada = gaze-shift.* con la mirada en = with an eye toward(s).* con la mirada en blanco = blankly.* con la mirada perdida = stare into + space, gaze into + space.* con la mirada puesta en = with an eye on, in + Posesivo + sights.* conseguir ser el blanco de todas las miradas = grab + the limelight.* conseguir ser el blanco de todas las miradas = capture + spotlight, grab + the spotlight.* cruzar una mirada = exchange + glance.* dirigir la mirada hacia = look toward(s).* dirigir + Posesivo + mirada = turn + Posesivo + thoughts.* echar una mirada = take + a look at, take + a peek, peek, have + a look, cast + a glance over, look through, glance at, take + a gander.* echar una mirada furtiva a = steal + a glance at.* echar una mirada mortal = look + daggers at.* esquivar la mirada de Alguien = avert + Posesivo + eyes.* fulminar a Alguien con la mirada = look + daggers at.* fulminar con la mirada = glower, scowl (at).* hay miradas que matan = if looks could kill....* la mirada en = eye(s) on.* lanzar una mirada de = give + a look of.* mantenerse alejado de la mirada del público = shun + the public eye, keep out of + the public eye.* mantenerse alejado de la mirada pública = shun + the public eye, keep out of + the public eye.* matar con la mirada = look + daggers at.* mirada a escondidas = sneak peek.* mirada a hurtadillas = sneak peek.* mirada con el ceño fruncido = scowl, glower.* mirada de cerca = close look.* mirada de disgusto = scowl.* mirada de enfado = scowl.* mirada fija = stare.* mirada fría = icy glare.* mirada inexpresiva = blank look, blank expression.* mirada más de cerca = closer look.* miradas curiosas = prying eyes.* miradas indiscretas = prying eyes.* mirada vacía = blank look, blank expression.* ser el centro de todas las miradas = cut + a dash.* si las miradas mataran... = if looks could kill....* tener la mirada perdida = stare into + space, gaze into + space.* * *1 (modo de mirar) looksu mirada era triste/dulce he had a sad/tender look in his eyestiene una mirada penetrante he has a penetrating gazehay miradas que matan if looks could kill …2 (acción de mirar) looklos vi intercambiar una mirada de soslayo I saw them exchange a sidelong glancelo fulminó con la mirada she looked daggers at him, she gave him a withering lookle dirigió or lanzó una mirada reprobatoria he looked at her disapprovingly, he gave o threw her a disapproving lookquería huir de las miradas curiosas de los vecinos he wanted to get away from the neighbors' prying eyesecha una mirada a ver si no nos dejamos nada take o have a quick look to make sure we haven't left anything behindsólo le eché una miradita por encima I just had a quick glance at itle voy a echar una mirada a tu trabajo I'm going to cast an eye over o take a look at your essayéchale una miradita al arroz have a little o quick look at the ricevoy a echarle una mirada a Gabriela a ver si sigue dormida I'm going to look in on Gabriela to see if she's still asleep3(vista): tenía la mirada fija en el suelo she was staring at the ground, she had her eyes fixed on the groundcon la mirada perdida en el horizonte (with) his eyes o gaze fixed on the horizonrecorrió la habitación con la mirada she cast her eyes over o she looked around the roomni siquiera se molestó en levantar la mirada cuando le hablé he didn't even bother to look up when I spoke to himseguía con la mirada los movimientos de la madre she followed her mother's movements with her eyes4 (mira) sights (pl)trabajar con la mirada puesta en el porvenir to work with one's sights set on the future* * *
mirada sustantivo femenino
su mirada era triste he had a sad look in his eyes;
lo fulminó con la mirada she looked daggers at him
échales una mirada a los niños have a look at the childrenc) ( vista):
recorrió la habitación con la mirada she cast her eyes over the room;
bajar/levantar la mirada to look down/up
mirada sustantivo femenino
1 (efecto de mirar) glance: lo abarcas con la mirada, you can take it in at a glance
2 (modo de mirar) look: tiene una mirada cruel, he has a cruel look
3 (vistazo) look, glance: déjame echar una mirada, let me have a look
♦ Locuciones: sostener la mirada, to stare
' mirada' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
apagada
- apagado
- concentrar
- desnudar
- desprenderse
- desviar
- dirigir
- dura
- duro
- fiel
- fulminar
- glacial
- gustillo
- hielo
- inexpresiva
- inexpresivo
- lanzar
- ojo
- penetrante
- realzar
- seductor
- seductora
- seguir
- significativa
- significativo
- tierna
- tierno
- torva
- torvo
- volver
- ablandar
- acusador
- alzar
- angustioso
- anhelante
- arrebatador
- ausente
- codicioso
- coqueto
- delator
- devorar
- errante
- feroz
- fijar
- franco
- frialdad
- fulminante
- furtivo
- hipnotizador
- huidizo
English:
angry
- approving
- backward
- cast
- cursory
- direct
- dirty look
- distant
- doubtful
- dour
- downward
- feminine
- fix
- fond
- forlorn
- frosty
- furtive
- gaze
- glance
- glance up
- glare
- glassy
- glazed
- glower
- grave
- indignant
- intense
- look
- look away
- magnetic
- murderous
- pained
- passing
- penetrating
- piercing
- searching
- shifty
- shoot
- sidelong
- sideways
- stare
- steady
- stony
- telling
- vacant
- vacantly
- venomous
- wander
- wild
- withering
* * *mirada nf1. [acción de mirar] look;fue el blanco de todas las miradas all eyes were on her;apartar la mirada to look away;fulminar con la mirada a alguien to look daggers at sb;levantar la mirada to look up;siguió con la mirada todos sus movimientos his eyes followed her every movement;sostener la mirada de alguien to hold sb's gaze;si las miradas mataran if looks could kill2. [manera de mirar] [con cariño, placer, admiración] gaze;mirada asesina glare;me dirigió una mirada asesina she looked daggers at me;mirada fija stare;caminaba con la mirada fija en el suelo he walked along staring at the ground;mirada furtiva peek;le lanzó una mirada furtiva he looked at her out of the corner of his eye;le dirigió una mirada lasciva he leered at her;mirada perdida distant look;tenía la mirada perdida she was staring into space3. [vistazo, ojeada] look;echar una mirada (a algo) to glance o to have a quick look (at sth);¿le podrías echar una mirada a esta carta que he escrito? could you have a look at this letter I've written?;echa una mirada a ver si está lloviendo have a look and see if it's raining* * *f look;echar una mirada take a look (a at);ser el centro de todas las miradas be the center o Br centre of attention* * *mirada nf1) : look, glance, gaze2) expresión: look, expressionuna mirada de sorpresa: a look of surprise* * *mirada n1. (en general) look2. (vistazo) glance -
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ADJ murderous -
19 asesina
• murderer of husband• murderous -
20 enloquecido con frenesí asesino
• crazed with wild and murderous frenzyDiccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > enloquecido con frenesí asesino
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