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  • 1 vraždy

    Czech-English dictionary > vraždy

  • 2 mordet

    Deutsch-Englisches Wörterbuch > mordet

  • 3 vrazi

    Czech-English dictionary > vrazi

  • 4 ξενοδαίκτα

    ξενοδαΐκτᾱ, ξενοδαίκτης
    one who murders guests: masc nom /voc /acc dual
    ξενοδαΐκτα, ξενοδαίκτης
    one who murders guests: masc voc sg
    ξενοδαΐκτᾱ, ξενοδαίκτης
    one who murders guests: masc gen sg (doric aeolic)
    ξενοδαΐκτα, ξενοδαίκτης
    one who murders guests: masc nom sg (epic)

    Morphologia Graeca > ξενοδαίκτα

  • 5 К-128

    КИШКА ТОНКА (ТОНКАЯ) у кого substand VP subj. with бытье usu. pres usu. used with infin)
    1. s.o. does not have the strength, courage, ability, or know-how to do sth.: у X-a кишка тонка - X doesn't have what it takes
    X doesn't have it in him X hasn't got the guts X isn't man (woman) enough (in limited contexts) X's muscle can't match person Y's.
    «За два убийства и вооружённое ограбление полагается расстрел. Это ты знаешь. Чита, конечно, вместе с тобой не убивал - у него кишка тонка. Значит, убивал ты один» (Семенов 1). "For two murders and armed robbery the sentence is shooting. You know that. Cheetah, of course, didn't participate in the murders - he hasn't got the guts for that. That means that you alone did the murdering" (1a).
    «Вот что, папанечка, - серые, калмыцкого сечения глаза её светились нескрываемой яростью, -спасибочки тебе за хлеб, за соль, только хвост тебе поднимать против моего Витьки кишка тонка» (Максимов 3). Her slanted, gray Kalmyk eyes flashed with undisguised fury. "Listen, dear Father, we thank you kindly for your hospitality, but don't start ordering Victor around, you aren't man enough for that" (3a).
    2. s.o. does not have the means to pay for sth.: у X-a кишка тонка - X hasn't got the dough (the cash).

    Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > К-128

  • 6 кишка тонка

    • КИШКА ТОНКА < ТОНКАЯ> у кого substand
    [VPsubj with быть; usu. pres; usu. used with infin]
    =====
    1. s.o. does not have the strength, courage, ability, or know-how to do sth.: у X-a кишка тонка ≈ X doesn't have what it takes; X doesn't have it in him; X hasn't got the guts; X isn't man (woman) enough; [in limited contexts] X's muscle can't match person Y's.
         ♦ "За два убийства и вооружённое ограбление полагается расстрел. Это ты знаешь. Чита, конечно, вместе с тобой не убивал - у него кишка тонка. Значит, убивал ты один" (Семенов 1). "For two murders and armed robbery the sentence is shooting. You know that. Cheetah, of course, didn't participate in the murders - he hasn't got the guts for that. That means that you alone did the murdering" (1a).
         ♦ "Вот что, папанечка, - серые, калмыцкого сечения глаза её светились нескрываемой яростью, - спасибочки тебе за хлеб, за соль, только хвост тебе поднимать против моего Витьки кишка тонка" (Максимов 3). Her slanted, gray Kalmyk eyes flashed with undisguised fury. "Listen, dear Father, we thank you kindly for your hospitality, but don't start ordering Victor around, you aren't man enough for that" (3a).
    2. s.o. does not have the means to pay for sth.: у X-a кишка тонка ≈ X hasn't got the dough (the cash).

    Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > кишка тонка

  • 7 кишка тонкая

    • КИШКА ТОНКА < ТОНКАЯ> у кого substand
    [VPsubj with быть; usu. pres; usu. used with infin]
    =====
    1. s.o. does not have the strength, courage, ability, or know-how to do sth.: у X-a кишка тонка ≈ X doesn't have what it takes; X doesn't have it in him; X hasn't got the guts; X isn't man (woman) enough; [in limited contexts] X's muscle can't match person Y's.
         ♦ "За два убийства и вооружённое ограбление полагается расстрел. Это ты знаешь. Чита, конечно, вместе с тобой не убивал - у него кишка тонка. Значит, убивал ты один" (Семенов 1). "For two murders and armed robbery the sentence is shooting. You know that. Cheetah, of course, didn't participate in the murders - he hasn't got the guts for that. That means that you alone did the murdering" (1a).
         ♦ "Вот что, папанечка, - серые, калмыцкого сечения глаза её светились нескрываемой яростью, - спасибочки тебе за хлеб, за соль, только хвост тебе поднимать против моего Витьки кишка тонка" (Максимов 3). Her slanted, gray Kalmyk eyes flashed with undisguised fury. "Listen, dear Father, we thank you kindly for your hospitality, but don't start ordering Victor around, you aren't man enough for that" (3a).
    2. s.o. does not have the means to pay for sth.: у X-a кишка тонка ≈ X hasn't got the dough (the cash).

    Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > кишка тонкая

  • 8 acecho

    m.
    1 observation, surveillance.
    2 vigilance, watching, observing, watch.
    pres.indicat.
    1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: acechar.
    * * *
    1 watching
    \
    estar al acecho de (vigilar) to be on the lookout for 2 (esperar) to lie in wait for
    * * *
    SM (=acto de espiar) spying, watching; (Mil) ambush

    estar al o en acecho — to lie in wait

    * * *
    * * *
    Ex. States began passing anti stalking legislation in 1990 after a rash of stalking related murders and publicity surrounding the stalking of celebrities = Los estados empezaron a aprobar legislación contra el acecho en 1990 después de una racha de asesinatos relacionados con el acoso y de la publicidad que surgió relacionada con la persecución de famosos.
    ----
    * estar al acecho = lie in + wait.
    * * *
    * * *

    Ex: States began passing anti stalking legislation in 1990 after a rash of stalking related murders and publicity surrounding the stalking of celebrities = Los estados empezaron a aprobar legislación contra el acecho en 1990 después de una racha de asesinatos relacionados con el acoso y de la publicidad que surgió relacionada con la persecución de famosos.

    * estar al acecho = lie in + wait.

    * * *
    al acecho lying in wait
    * * *

    Del verbo acechar: ( conjugate acechar)

    acecho es:

    1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

    acechó es:

    3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo

    Multiple Entries:
    acechar    
    acecho
    acechar ( conjugate acechar) verbo transitivo ‹enemigo/presa› to lie in wait for;

    acecho sustantivo masculino: al acecho lying in wait
    acechar verbo transitivo
    1 to lie in wait for
    2 (amenazar) to threaten
    acecho sustantivo masculino estar al acecho de, (esperar) to lie in wait for

    ' acecho' also found in these entries:
    English:
    lookout
    - lurk
    - wait
    * * *
    acecho nm
    observation, surveillance;
    estar al acecho de to lie in wait for;
    Fig to be on the lookout for
    * * *
    m
    :
    al acecho lying in wait
    * * *
    acecho nm
    al acecho : lying in wait

    Spanish-English dictionary > acecho

  • 9 acoso

    m.
    1 relentless pursuit.
    2 harassment (hostigamiento).
    acoso y derribo constant harrying
    acoso sexual sexual harassment
    pres.indicat.
    1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: acosar.
    * * *
    1 pursuit, chase
    2 figurado hounding
    \
    acoso sexual sexual harassment
    * * *
    noun m.
    * * *
    SM
    1) (=atosigamiento) harassment

    operación de acoso y derribo — (Mil) search and destroy operation

    acoso laboral — workplace bullying, workplace harassment

    2) (=persecución) relentless pursuit
    * * *
    a) ( de persona) hounding, harassment
    b) ( de presa) hounding, relentless pursuit
    * * *
    = harassment, persecution, stalking, bullying, mobbing.
    Ex. Incidents of harassment in libraries today between library employees and patrons or between one patron and another are on the increase.
    Ex. This paper discusses the problem of censorship and persecution of publishers by authoritarian regimes.
    Ex. States began passing anti stalking legislation in 1990 after a rash of stalking related murders and publicity surrounding the stalking of celebrities = Los estados empezaron a aprobar legislación contra el acecho en 1990 después de una racha de asesinatos relacionados con el acoso y de la publicidad que surgió relacionada con la persecución de famosos.
    Ex. The author focuses on the issues of divorce, bullying and homelessness, with reference to books published by Penguin and Puffin.
    Ex. Now, however, with nearly 80,000 foreign workers in the country, incidents of racism and discrimination (such as insults and mobbing in schoolyards) occur daily.
    ----
    * acoso en el trabajo = workplace mobbing.
    * acoso físico = physical harassment.
    * acoso laboral = workplace mobbing.
    * acoso sexual = sexual harassment.
    * aguantar el acoso de = run + the gauntlet of.
    * pasar por el acoso de = run + the gauntlet of.
    * sufrir el acoso de = run + the gauntlet of.
    * * *
    a) ( de persona) hounding, harassment
    b) ( de presa) hounding, relentless pursuit
    * * *
    = harassment, persecution, stalking, bullying, mobbing.

    Ex: Incidents of harassment in libraries today between library employees and patrons or between one patron and another are on the increase.

    Ex: This paper discusses the problem of censorship and persecution of publishers by authoritarian regimes.
    Ex: States began passing anti stalking legislation in 1990 after a rash of stalking related murders and publicity surrounding the stalking of celebrities = Los estados empezaron a aprobar legislación contra el acecho en 1990 después de una racha de asesinatos relacionados con el acoso y de la publicidad que surgió relacionada con la persecución de famosos.
    Ex: The author focuses on the issues of divorce, bullying and homelessness, with reference to books published by Penguin and Puffin.
    Ex: Now, however, with nearly 80,000 foreign workers in the country, incidents of racism and discrimination (such as insults and mobbing in schoolyards) occur daily.
    * acoso en el trabajo = workplace mobbing.
    * acoso físico = physical harassment.
    * acoso laboral = workplace mobbing.
    * acoso sexual = sexual harassment.
    * aguantar el acoso de = run + the gauntlet of.
    * pasar por el acoso de = run + the gauntlet of.
    * sufrir el acoso de = run + the gauntlet of.

    * * *
    1 (de una persona) harassment
    el acoso sexual en el trabajo sexual harassment in the workplace
    2 (en el colegio, trabajo) bullying
    el problema del acoso escolar the problem of bullying at school
    niegan la existencia de acoso laboral they deny the existence of bullying in the workplace
    3 (de una presa) hounding, relentless pursuit
    * * *

     

    Del verbo acosar: ( conjugate acosar)

    acoso es:

    1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

    acosó es:

    3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo

    Multiple Entries:
    acosar    
    acoso
    acosar ( conjugate acosar) verbo transitivo
    a) ‹ persona› to hound;

    ( sexualmente) to harass;
    ◊ me acosoon con preguntas they plagued o bombarded me with questions


    acoso sustantivo masculino



    acosar verbo transitivo
    1 to harass
    2 fig (asediar) to pester: la oposición acosó al Presidente del Gobierno con sus preguntas, the opposition pestered the Prime Minister with questions
    acoso sustantivo masculino harassment
    acoso sexual, sexual harassment
    ' acoso' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    acosar
    - sexual
    English:
    harassment
    - persecution
    - sexual harrassment
    * * *
    acoso nm
    1. [persecución] relentless pursuit
    2. [hostigamiento] harassment
    acoso cibernético cyberstalking;
    acoso y derribo = rural sport in which horsemen harry and bring down bulls;
    Fig
    han denunciado una operación de acoso y derribo contra el presidente they have condemned the concerted attempt(s) to hound the president out of office;
    acoso escolar bullying [at school];
    acoso en Internet cyberstalking;
    acoso laboral workplace bullying;
    acoso sexual sexual harassment
    * * *
    m fig
    hounding, harassment
    * * *
    acoso nm
    asedio: harassment
    acoso sexual: sexual harassment

    Spanish-English dictionary > acoso

  • 10 anti

    = anti.
    Ex. States began passing anti stalking legislation in 1990 after a rash of stalking related murders and publicity surrounding the stalking of celebrities = Los estados empezaron a aprobar legislación contra el acecho en 1990 después de una racha de asesinatos relacionados con el acoso y de la publicidad que surgió relacionada con la persecución de famosos.
    ----
    * antiabortista = antiabortion [anti-abortion], antiabortionist [anti-abortionist].
    * antiadherente = non-stick [nonstick].
    * anticorrosivo = anticorrosive [anti-corrosive].
    * * *
    = anti.

    Ex: States began passing anti stalking legislation in 1990 after a rash of stalking related murders and publicity surrounding the stalking of celebrities = Los estados empezaron a aprobar legislación contra el acecho en 1990 después de una racha de asesinatos relacionados con el acoso y de la publicidad que surgió relacionada con la persecución de famosos.

    * antiabortista = antiabortion [anti-abortion], antiabortionist [anti-abortionist].
    * antiadherente = non-stick [nonstick].
    * anticorrosivo = anticorrosive [anti-corrosive].

    Spanish-English dictionary > anti

  • 11 aprobar legislación

    (v.) = pass + legislation
    Ex. States began passing anti stalking legislation in 1990 after a rash of stalking related murders and publicity surrounding the stalking of celebrities.
    * * *
    (v.) = pass + legislation

    Ex: States began passing anti stalking legislation in 1990 after a rash of stalking related murders and publicity surrounding the stalking of celebrities.

    Spanish-English dictionary > aprobar legislación

  • 12 aprobar una ley

    to pass a bill
    * * *
    (v.) = pass + law, pass + legislation, pass + bill
    Ex. In recent years many US states have passed laws protecting the confidentiality of library records.
    Ex. States began passing anti stalking legislation in 1990 after a rash of stalking related murders and publicity surrounding the stalking of celebrities.
    Ex. Before the bill was passed the government already had taken measures to block various Internet sites and restrict general access to the Web.
    * * *
    (v.) = pass + law, pass + legislation, pass + bill

    Ex: In recent years many US states have passed laws protecting the confidentiality of library records.

    Ex: States began passing anti stalking legislation in 1990 after a rash of stalking related murders and publicity surrounding the stalking of celebrities.
    Ex: Before the bill was passed the government already had taken measures to block various Internet sites and restrict general access to the Web.

    Spanish-English dictionary > aprobar una ley

  • 13 causar

    v.
    1 to cause.
    el accidente le causó graves lesiones he was seriously injured in the accident
    el huracán causó estragos en la costa the hurricane wreaked havoc on the coast
    el terremotó causó dos mil muertos two thousand people died in the earthquake, the earthquake killed two thousand people
    El ácido úrico causa la gota Uric acid causes gout.
    Ella causó que eso ocurriese She caused that to happen.
    2 to be caused to.
    Se nos causó un gran daño A great damage was caused to us.
    * * *
    1 (provocar) to cause, bring about
    2 (proporcionar) to make, give
    * * *
    verb
    2) make
    * * *
    VT [+ problema, consecuencia, víctima] to cause; [+ impresión] to make

    la explosión causó heridas a dos personas — the explosion injured two people, the explosion left two people injured

    • causar asombro a algn — to amaze sb

    • causar emoción a algn — to move sb

    • causar extrañeza a algn — to puzzle sb

    • causar risa a algn — to make sb laugh

    * * *
    verbo transitivo <daños/problema/sufrimiento> to cause; < indignación> to cause, arouse; < alarma> to cause, provoke; < placer> to give
    * * *
    = cause, result (in), spark off, inflict, evoke, bring on, bring about, precipitate, give + cause to, give + rise to, give + occasion to.
    Ex. As usage of the language causes terms to become anachronistic, or as increases in our level of awareness reveal undesirable connotations, we seek to change subject heading terms.
    Ex. Objective 1 results in what is known as a direct catalogue, because it gives direct access to a specific document.
    Ex. Like the librarians and the bookshop staff, the club members are catalysts who spark off that fission which will spread from child to child an awareness of books and the habit of reading them.
    Ex. This article discusses the budget cuts inflicted on Australian libraries.
    Ex. It is known that in ancient Rome the complexity of the administrative job evoked considerable development of management techniques.
    Ex. In frequent cases, unionization is brought on by the inept or irresponsible action of management.
    Ex. Untruth brings about ill reputation and indignity.
    Ex. What precipitated that furor was that Panizzi's volume represented a uncompromising rejection of the comfortable ideology of the finding catalog.
    Ex. That crucial evidence was withheld from the final report could give cause to bring charges of criminal negligence.
    Ex. The method of indexing called post-coordinate indexing gives rise to physical forms of indexes which differ from the more 'traditional' catalogues mentioned above.
    Ex. Many soldiers took advantage of the impoverished conditions giving occasion to assaults, rapes and murders.
    ----
    * causar ansiedad = cause + anxiety.
    * causar buena impresión = impress, come across.
    * causar confusión = wreak + confusion, cause + confusion.
    * causar conmoción = cause + a ripple.
    * causar consternación = cause + consternation.
    * causar daño = do + harm, be injurious, cause + damage, cause + harm, cause + hurt, bring + harm, inflict + damage.
    * causar daño corporal = cause + injury.
    * causar daño material = cause + material injury.
    * causar daños = cause + erosion.
    * causar desórdenes = riot.
    * causar destrozos = wreak + devastation.
    * causar destrucción = wreak + destruction.
    * causar dificultad = cause + difficulty.
    * causar disturbios = riot.
    * causar estragos = wreak + havoc, ravage, run + amok, cause + havoc, create + havoc, play + havoc with.
    * causar graves daños a = bring + ruin to.
    * causar impresión = make + impression.
    * causar molestias = cause + disruption, inconvenience, cause + inconvenience.
    * causar muchas víctimas = take + a toll on life.
    * causar muertos = take + a toll on life.
    * causar pena = cause + hurt.
    * causar pérdidas = cause + losses.
    * causar perjuicio = bring + harm.
    * causar preocupación = evoke + concern, cause + concern.
    * causar problemas = cause + problems, cause + trouble, make + trouble.
    * causar revuelo = cause + a stir, create + a stir.
    * causar ruina a = bring + ruin to.
    * causarse daño = bring + disaster on.
    * causar sensación = be a sensation, cut + a swath(e), cut + a dash, make + heads turn, make + a big noise, cause + a sensation.
    * causar sensación en el mundo = make + a big noise in the world.
    * causar sorpresa = cause + an eyelid to bat.
    * causar una buena primera impresión = make + a good first impression.
    * causar una crisis = precipitate + crisis.
    * causar una gran sensación = make + a splash.
    * causar una guerra = precipitate + war.
    * causar una impresión = leave + an impression, make + an impression.
    * causar una primera impresión = make + a first impression.
    * causar una reacción = cause + reaction.
    * causar un gran alboroto = make + a splash.
    * causar un gran revuelo = set + the cat among the pigeons, put + the cat among the pigeons, make + a splash.
    * que puede causar detención = arrestable.
    * sin causar daño = harmlessly.
    * * *
    verbo transitivo <daños/problema/sufrimiento> to cause; < indignación> to cause, arouse; < alarma> to cause, provoke; < placer> to give
    * * *
    = cause, result (in), spark off, inflict, evoke, bring on, bring about, precipitate, give + cause to, give + rise to, give + occasion to.

    Ex: As usage of the language causes terms to become anachronistic, or as increases in our level of awareness reveal undesirable connotations, we seek to change subject heading terms.

    Ex: Objective 1 results in what is known as a direct catalogue, because it gives direct access to a specific document.
    Ex: Like the librarians and the bookshop staff, the club members are catalysts who spark off that fission which will spread from child to child an awareness of books and the habit of reading them.
    Ex: This article discusses the budget cuts inflicted on Australian libraries.
    Ex: It is known that in ancient Rome the complexity of the administrative job evoked considerable development of management techniques.
    Ex: In frequent cases, unionization is brought on by the inept or irresponsible action of management.
    Ex: Untruth brings about ill reputation and indignity.
    Ex: What precipitated that furor was that Panizzi's volume represented a uncompromising rejection of the comfortable ideology of the finding catalog.
    Ex: That crucial evidence was withheld from the final report could give cause to bring charges of criminal negligence.
    Ex: The method of indexing called post-coordinate indexing gives rise to physical forms of indexes which differ from the more 'traditional' catalogues mentioned above.
    Ex: Many soldiers took advantage of the impoverished conditions giving occasion to assaults, rapes and murders.
    * causar ansiedad = cause + anxiety.
    * causar buena impresión = impress, come across.
    * causar confusión = wreak + confusion, cause + confusion.
    * causar conmoción = cause + a ripple.
    * causar consternación = cause + consternation.
    * causar daño = do + harm, be injurious, cause + damage, cause + harm, cause + hurt, bring + harm, inflict + damage.
    * causar daño corporal = cause + injury.
    * causar daño material = cause + material injury.
    * causar daños = cause + erosion.
    * causar desórdenes = riot.
    * causar destrozos = wreak + devastation.
    * causar destrucción = wreak + destruction.
    * causar dificultad = cause + difficulty.
    * causar disturbios = riot.
    * causar estragos = wreak + havoc, ravage, run + amok, cause + havoc, create + havoc, play + havoc with.
    * causar graves daños a = bring + ruin to.
    * causar impresión = make + impression.
    * causar molestias = cause + disruption, inconvenience, cause + inconvenience.
    * causar muchas víctimas = take + a toll on life.
    * causar muertos = take + a toll on life.
    * causar pena = cause + hurt.
    * causar pérdidas = cause + losses.
    * causar perjuicio = bring + harm.
    * causar preocupación = evoke + concern, cause + concern.
    * causar problemas = cause + problems, cause + trouble, make + trouble.
    * causar revuelo = cause + a stir, create + a stir.
    * causar ruina a = bring + ruin to.
    * causarse daño = bring + disaster on.
    * causar sensación = be a sensation, cut + a swath(e), cut + a dash, make + heads turn, make + a big noise, cause + a sensation.
    * causar sensación en el mundo = make + a big noise in the world.
    * causar sorpresa = cause + an eyelid to bat.
    * causar una buena primera impresión = make + a good first impression.
    * causar una crisis = precipitate + crisis.
    * causar una gran sensación = make + a splash.
    * causar una guerra = precipitate + war.
    * causar una impresión = leave + an impression, make + an impression.
    * causar una primera impresión = make + a first impression.
    * causar una reacción = cause + reaction.
    * causar un gran alboroto = make + a splash.
    * causar un gran revuelo = set + the cat among the pigeons, put + the cat among the pigeons, make + a splash.
    * que puede causar detención = arrestable.
    * sin causar daño = harmlessly.

    * * *
    causar [A1 ]
    vt
    ‹daños/problema› to cause; ‹indignación› to cause, arouse
    el incidente causó gran inquietud the incident caused great unease
    verlo así me causa gran tristeza it makes me very sad o it causes me great sadness o it fills me with sadness to see him like that
    me causó muy buena impresión I was very impressed with her, she made a very good impression on me
    este premio me causa gran satisfacción ( frml); I am delighted to receive this prize
    me causó mucha gracia que dijera eso I thought it was o I found it very funny that she should say that
    * * *

     

    causar ( conjugate causar) verbo transitivo ‹daños/problema/sufrimiento› to cause;
    ‹ indignación› to cause, arouse;
    ‹ alarma› to cause, provoke;
    ‹ placer› to give;

    me causó muy buena impresión I was very impressed with her
    causar verbo transitivo to cause, bring about: el desaliño causa mala impresión, untidiness makes a bad impression
    le causó buena impresión, he was very impressed by him
    me causó mucha alegría, it made me very happy

    ' causar' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    admirar
    - alborotar
    - caer
    - cobrarse
    - dar
    - darse
    - deslumbrar
    - determinar
    - embarazar
    - embriagar
    - emocionar
    - encandilar
    - engordar
    - espantar
    - estragos
    - estropear
    - fastidiar
    - hacer
    - ilusionar
    - impresión
    - impresionar
    - incomodar
    - meter
    - molestar
    - molestia
    - montar
    - obrar
    - parecer
    - pesar
    - plantear
    - producir
    - provocar
    - repeler
    - repercutir
    - revolver
    - salar
    - sembrar
    - traer
    - trastornar
    - turbar
    - furor
    - motivar
    - propiciar
    - saber
    English:
    bother
    - cause
    - derive
    - foul up
    - impression
    - inflict
    - painlessly
    - riot
    - sensation
    - set
    - start
    - trouble
    - wreak
    - fire
    - mischief
    - rise
    * * *
    causar vt
    [daños, problemas] to cause; [placer, satisfacción] to give;
    el huracán causó estragos en la costa the hurricane wreaked havoc on the coast;
    el terremoto causó dos mil muertos two thousand people died in the earthquake, the earthquake killed two thousand people;
    el accidente le causó graves lesiones he was seriously injured in the accident;
    causar (una) buena/mala impresión to make a good/bad impression;
    me causa mucha felicidad saber que se hayan reconciliado it makes me very happy to know they've made up with one another;
    esta crema a veces causa una sensación de picor this cream sometimes causes an itching sensation
    * * *
    v/t daño cause; placer provide, give
    * * *
    causar vt
    1) : to cause
    2) : to provoke, to arouse
    eso me causa gracia: that strikes me as being funny
    * * *
    causar vb
    1. (provocar) to cause
    2. (proporcionar) to make

    Spanish-English dictionary > causar

  • 14 cometer un crimen

    (v.) = commit + murder
    Ex. In the novel the murders have been committed by counterfeiters, not by Lizzie, and Lizzie herself is fictionalized in terms of prevailing Victorian stereotypes of womanhood.
    * * *
    (v.) = commit + murder

    Ex: In the novel the murders have been committed by counterfeiters, not by Lizzie, and Lizzie herself is fictionalized in terms of prevailing Victorian stereotypes of womanhood.

    Spanish-English dictionary > cometer un crimen

  • 15 dar lugar a

    to give rise to
    * * *
    (v.) = cause, generate, give + rise to, mean, result (in), leave + room for, bring about, lead to, cause, open + the door to, give + cause to, give + occasion to
    Ex. As usage of the language causes terms to become anachronistic, or as increases in our level of awareness reveal undesirable connotations, we seek to change subject heading terms.
    Ex. Human indexers sometimes make inappropriate judgements, misinterpret ideas, have lapses of memory or concentration, and generate omissions and inconsistencies in their indexing.
    Ex. The method of indexing called post-coordinate indexing gives rise to physical forms of indexes which differ from the more 'traditional' catalogues mentioned above.
    Ex. These changes have meant modifications, some very time-consuming, to serials catalogues in libraries.
    Ex. Objective 1 results in what is known as a direct catalogue, because it gives direct access to a specific document.
    Ex. Pavements is included in the American sense; as Sidewalks does not rate a mention at all, this could leave room for ambiguity.
    Ex. Untruth brings about ill reputation and indignity.
    Ex. At each of these levels, entry of a 'd' for detail and a line number leads to display of the information about the item chosen.
    Ex. As usage of the language causes terms to become anachronistic, or as increases in our level of awareness reveal undesirable connotations, we seek to change subject heading terms.
    Ex. Thus Cutter opens the door to compounds and phrases of all kinds -- so long as they are 'nameable' -- and also opens the door to inversion, but gives no rule for this.
    Ex. That crucial evidence was withheld from the final report could give cause to bring charges of criminal negligence.
    Ex. Many soldiers took advantage of the impoverished conditions giving occasion to assaults, rapes and murders.
    * * *
    (v.) = cause, generate, give + rise to, mean, result (in), leave + room for, bring about, lead to, cause, open + the door to, give + cause to, give + occasion to

    Ex: As usage of the language causes terms to become anachronistic, or as increases in our level of awareness reveal undesirable connotations, we seek to change subject heading terms.

    Ex: Human indexers sometimes make inappropriate judgements, misinterpret ideas, have lapses of memory or concentration, and generate omissions and inconsistencies in their indexing.
    Ex: The method of indexing called post-coordinate indexing gives rise to physical forms of indexes which differ from the more 'traditional' catalogues mentioned above.
    Ex: These changes have meant modifications, some very time-consuming, to serials catalogues in libraries.
    Ex: Objective 1 results in what is known as a direct catalogue, because it gives direct access to a specific document.
    Ex: Pavements is included in the American sense; as Sidewalks does not rate a mention at all, this could leave room for ambiguity.
    Ex: Untruth brings about ill reputation and indignity.
    Ex: At each of these levels, entry of a 'd' for detail and a line number leads to display of the information about the item chosen.
    Ex: As usage of the language causes terms to become anachronistic, or as increases in our level of awareness reveal undesirable connotations, we seek to change subject heading terms.
    Ex: Thus Cutter opens the door to compounds and phrases of all kinds -- so long as they are 'nameable' -- and also opens the door to inversion, but gives no rule for this.
    Ex: That crucial evidence was withheld from the final report could give cause to bring charges of criminal negligence.
    Ex: Many soldiers took advantage of the impoverished conditions giving occasion to assaults, rapes and murders.

    Spanish-English dictionary > dar lugar a

  • 16 dar origen a

    to give rise to
    * * *
    (v.) = give + rise to, bring about, lead to, give + cause to, give + occasion to
    Ex. The method of indexing called post-coordinate indexing gives rise to physical forms of indexes which differ from the more 'traditional' catalogues mentioned above.
    Ex. Untruth brings about ill reputation and indignity.
    Ex. At each of these levels, entry of a 'd' for detail and a line number leads to display of the information about the item chosen.
    Ex. That crucial evidence was withheld from the final report could give cause to bring charges of criminal negligence.
    Ex. Many soldiers took advantage of the impoverished conditions giving occasion to assaults, rapes and murders.
    * * *
    (v.) = give + rise to, bring about, lead to, give + cause to, give + occasion to

    Ex: The method of indexing called post-coordinate indexing gives rise to physical forms of indexes which differ from the more 'traditional' catalogues mentioned above.

    Ex: Untruth brings about ill reputation and indignity.
    Ex: At each of these levels, entry of a 'd' for detail and a line number leads to display of the information about the item chosen.
    Ex: That crucial evidence was withheld from the final report could give cause to bring charges of criminal negligence.
    Ex: Many soldiers took advantage of the impoverished conditions giving occasion to assaults, rapes and murders.

    Spanish-English dictionary > dar origen a

  • 17 dar pie a

    to give occasion for
    * * *
    (v.) = spark off, give + rise to, bring about, lead to, cause, open + the door to, give + cause to, give + occasion to
    Ex. Like the librarians and the bookshop staff, the club members are catalysts who spark off that fission which will spread from child to child an awareness of books and the habit of reading them.
    Ex. The method of indexing called post-coordinate indexing gives rise to physical forms of indexes which differ from the more 'traditional' catalogues mentioned above.
    Ex. Untruth brings about ill reputation and indignity.
    Ex. At each of these levels, entry of a 'd' for detail and a line number leads to display of the information about the item chosen.
    Ex. As usage of the language causes terms to become anachronistic, or as increases in our level of awareness reveal undesirable connotations, we seek to change subject heading terms.
    Ex. Thus Cutter opens the door to compounds and phrases of all kinds -- so long as they are 'nameable' -- and also opens the door to inversion, but gives no rule for this.
    Ex. That crucial evidence was withheld from the final report could give cause to bring charges of criminal negligence.
    Ex. Many soldiers took advantage of the impoverished conditions giving occasion to assaults, rapes and murders.
    * * *
    (v.) = spark off, give + rise to, bring about, lead to, cause, open + the door to, give + cause to, give + occasion to

    Ex: Like the librarians and the bookshop staff, the club members are catalysts who spark off that fission which will spread from child to child an awareness of books and the habit of reading them.

    Ex: The method of indexing called post-coordinate indexing gives rise to physical forms of indexes which differ from the more 'traditional' catalogues mentioned above.
    Ex: Untruth brings about ill reputation and indignity.
    Ex: At each of these levels, entry of a 'd' for detail and a line number leads to display of the information about the item chosen.
    Ex: As usage of the language causes terms to become anachronistic, or as increases in our level of awareness reveal undesirable connotations, we seek to change subject heading terms.
    Ex: Thus Cutter opens the door to compounds and phrases of all kinds -- so long as they are 'nameable' -- and also opens the door to inversion, but gives no rule for this.
    Ex: That crucial evidence was withheld from the final report could give cause to bring charges of criminal negligence.
    Ex: Many soldiers took advantage of the impoverished conditions giving occasion to assaults, rapes and murders.

    Spanish-English dictionary > dar pie a

  • 18 dramatizar

    v.
    to dramatize.
    ¡no hay que dramatizar! (informal) there's no need for melodrama!, don't exaggerate!
    * * *
    1 to dramatize
    * * *
    * * *
    verbo transitivo to dramatize
    * * *
    = dramatise [dramatize, -USA], fictionalise [fictionalize, -USA].
    Ex. This article describes how a group of 12-18 teenage volunteers formed a group to dramatise children's books for young children and their parents at a public library.
    Ex. In the novel the murders have been committed by counterfeiters, not by Lizzie, and Lizzie herself is fictionalized in terms of prevailing Victorian stereotypes of womanhood.
    * * *
    verbo transitivo to dramatize
    * * *
    = dramatise [dramatize, -USA], fictionalise [fictionalize, -USA].

    Ex: This article describes how a group of 12-18 teenage volunteers formed a group to dramatise children's books for young children and their parents at a public library.

    Ex: In the novel the murders have been committed by counterfeiters, not by Lizzie, and Lizzie herself is fictionalized in terms of prevailing Victorian stereotypes of womanhood.

    * * *
    dramatizar [A4 ]
    vt
    1 ( Teatr) to dramatize
    2 (exagerar) to overdramatize, dramatize
    * * *

    dramatizar verbo transitivo
    1 (dar carácter dramático) dramatize: han dramatizado una obra de Hemingway, they dramatized a work of Hemingway
    2 (exagerar) overdramatize: la tía Julia tiende a dramatizar, aunt Julia tends to overdramatize things
    ' dramatizar' also found in these entries:
    English:
    dramatize
    - role-play
    * * *
    ♦ vt
    1. [hechos, problemas] to dramatize
    2. [novela] to dramatize
    ♦ vi
    to overdramatize;
    ¡no hay que dramatizar! we shouldn't overdramatize the situation!
    * * *
    v/t dramatize
    * * *
    dramatizar {21} vt
    : to dramatize

    Spanish-English dictionary > dramatizar

  • 19 falsificador

    adj.
    forging, falsifying, counterfeiting, faking.
    m.
    forger, adulterator, counterfeiter, falsifier.
    * * *
    1 (de firma, cuadro) forging; (de dinero) counterfeiting
    ► nombre masculino,nombre femenino
    1 (de firma, cuadro) forger; (de dinero) counterfeiter
    * * *
    falsificador, -a
    SM / F forger, counterfeiter
    * * *
    - dora masculino, femenino forger
    * * *
    = forger, counterfeiter.
    Ex. This article details the means available for uncovering forgery attempts by tracing the process a forger might use to introduce spurious correspondence into a presidential archive = Este artículo detalla los medios disponibles para descubrir los intentos de falsificación averiguando el proceso que un falsificador podría usar para introducir correspondencia falsa en un archivo presidencial.
    Ex. In the novel the murders have been committed by counterfeiters, not by Lizzie, and Lizzie herself is fictionalized in terms of prevailing Victorian stereotypes of womanhood.
    * * *
    - dora masculino, femenino forger
    * * *
    = forger, counterfeiter.

    Ex: This article details the means available for uncovering forgery attempts by tracing the process a forger might use to introduce spurious correspondence into a presidential archive = Este artículo detalla los medios disponibles para descubrir los intentos de falsificación averiguando el proceso que un falsificador podría usar para introducir correspondencia falsa en un archivo presidencial.

    Ex: In the novel the murders have been committed by counterfeiters, not by Lizzie, and Lizzie herself is fictionalized in terms of prevailing Victorian stereotypes of womanhood.

    * * *
    masculine, feminine
    forger
    * * *

    falsificador
    ◊ - dora sustantivo masculino, femenino

    forger

    ' falsificador' also found in these entries:
    English:
    forger
    * * *
    falsificador, -ora nm,f
    forger
    * * *
    m, falsificadora f de moneda counterfeiter; de documentos, firma forger
    * * *
    : counterfeiter, forger
    * * *
    falsificador n forger

    Spanish-English dictionary > falsificador

  • 20 juez de instrucción

    examining magistrate
    * * *
    (n.) = coroner
    Ex. Analysis of 19th-century London coroners' records suggest that it was rare for a coroner to label suspicious deaths as murders.
    * * *
    (n.) = coroner

    Ex: Analysis of 19th-century London coroners' records suggest that it was rare for a coroner to label suspicious deaths as murders.

    * * *
    examining magistrate

    Spanish-English dictionary > juez de instrucción

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