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101 vivir felizmente
(v.) = live + happilyEx. The author focuses on debunking the Cinderella Myth -- that relates the tale of Cinderella who is abused and exploited until she finds Prince Charming and lives happily ever after.* * *(v.) = live + happilyEx: The author focuses on debunking the Cinderella Myth -- that relates the tale of Cinderella who is abused and exploited until she finds Prince Charming and lives happily ever after.
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102 yedra
f.ivy.* * *1 ivy* * *SF ivy* * *femenino ivy* * *= ivy.Ex. The myth of the liberal arts college, ivy covered cloistered, is increasingly less valid.* * *femenino ivy* * *= ivy.Ex: The myth of the liberal arts college, ivy covered cloistered, is increasingly less valid.
* * *ivy* * *
yedra sustantivo femenino
ivy
yedra f Bot ➣ hiedra
* * *yedra nfivy* * *f BOT ivy* * *yedra nf: ivy -
103 zapatillas de clavos
(n.) = spikesEx. Equality of opportunity is a myth: whilst some people start the race highly trained and wearing spikes others have balls and chains attached to their ankles and wear hobnailed boots = La igualdad de oportunidades es un mito: mientras que algunas personas empiezan la carrera muy preparados y llevan zapatillas de clavos, otras arrastran grilletes y cadenas en sus tobillos y llevan botas con clavos.* * *(n.) = spikesEx: Equality of opportunity is a myth: whilst some people start the race highly trained and wearing spikes others have balls and chains attached to their ankles and wear hobnailed boots = La igualdad de oportunidades es un mito: mientras que algunas personas empiezan la carrera muy preparados y llevan zapatillas de clavos, otras arrastran grilletes y cadenas en sus tobillos y llevan botas con clavos.
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104 convertir en leyenda
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105 arrancar1
1 = rip off, wrench, pluck up, rip + open, pluck out, strip off, winkle out, pull up, rip.Ex. Within the social sciences psychology journals are the most ripped off.Ex. The first thing that's worrying me is that things are getting wrenched out of context.Ex. The article is entitled 'To everything there is a season...a time to plant and a time to pluck up that which is planted: a life-cycle analysis of education for librarianship'.Ex. The tidal wave ripped open the steel security shutters of the shops.Ex. According to a myth about the phases of the moon, the wicked god Seth plucked out the eye of Horus and tore it to bits.Ex. They gathered a whole sackful, stripped off the husks, and filled the sack again.Ex. Small business operators can be easy prey for scamsters trying to winkle out money for unsolicited - and unneeded - 'services'.Ex. Hundreds of pounds worth of damage was caused when youths pulled up and smashed two floodlights and kicked roof tiles from the chapel of rest.Ex. He punched her in the head and forced her to another room where he pinned her to the floor and ripped her shirt trying to remove it.----* abrir arrancando = rip + open.* arrancar a la fuerza = prise + Nombre + away.* arrancar con los dientes = bite off.* arrancar de = wretch from.* arrancar de un mordisco = bite off.* arrancar el cuero cabelludo a Alguien = scalp.* arrancar haciendo palanca = pry.* arrancar la cabellera a Alguien = scalp.* arrancar + Nombre + de = wring + Nombre + out of/from.* arrancarse el pelo a manojos = tear + Posesivo + hair out.* arrancar una página = tear out + page. -
106 bacanal
adj.bacchanalian.f.orgy.* * *► adjetivo1 Bacchanalian1 orgy* * *1.ADJ bacchanalian2.pl bacanalesSFPL orgy sing* * ** * *= binge, orgy, feast.Ex. Despite the vast monetary resources involved, America's imprisonment binge has had only minimal effects on crime.Ex. In the Hobbesian world depicted in 'Dragnets', the bad criminals -- if left to their own devices by the good police & citizenry -- would destroy a helpless society in an orgy of brutality.Ex. The article is entitled 'Digital feast and famine in US'.* * ** * *= binge, orgy, feast.Ex: Despite the vast monetary resources involved, America's imprisonment binge has had only minimal effects on crime.
Ex: In the Hobbesian world depicted in 'Dragnets', the bad criminals -- if left to their own devices by the good police & citizenry -- would destroy a helpless society in an orgy of brutality.Ex: The article is entitled 'Digital feast and famine in US'.* * *Bacchanalian* * *bacanal nf1. [orgía] orgy2. Hist bacchanal* * *f1 MYTH bacchanal2 figorgy -
107 basilisco
m.1 basilisk, cockatrice.2 basilisk.* * *1 basilisk\ponerse hecho,-a un basilisco to hit the roof, blow one's top* * *SM (Mit) basilisk; Méx iguana* * *masculino (Mit) basiliskestar hecho un basilisco — (fam) to be seething (colloq)
ponerse como un basilisco — (fam) to hit the roof (colloq)
* * *----* como un basilisco = like a bear with a sore head.* ponerse hecho un basilisco = go + ballistic, go + berserk, go + postal, go + crazy, lose + Posesivo + temper.* * *masculino (Mit) basiliskestar hecho un basilisco — (fam) to be seething (colloq)
ponerse como un basilisco — (fam) to hit the roof (colloq)
* * ** como un basilisco = like a bear with a sore head.* ponerse hecho un basilisco = go + ballistic, go + berserk, go + postal, go + crazy, lose + Posesivo + temper.* * *( Mit) basilisk* * *
basilisco sustantivo masculino
1 Mit basilisk
♦ Locuciones: se puso hecha un basilisco, she flew into a rage
' basilisco' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
fiera
English:
red
* * *basilisco nm1. Mitol basilisk;Famhecho un basilisco: ponerse hecho un basilisco to go mad, to fly into a rage;salió de la habitación hecho un basilisco he came out of the room in a towering rage2. [lagarto] basilisk* * *m MYTH basilisk;estar hecho un basilisco fig fam be furious -
108 caballo de Troya
Trojan Horse* * ** * *(n.) = Trojan horse, Trojan HorseEx. The article 'Computer viruses, Logic bombs, Trojan horses and Worms: 'badware' in computers' reviews the different sorts of badware and what problems they cause.Ex. The article 'Public library: the Trojan Horse covenant' argues that too much emphasis is now placed on the privatisation of libraries, their transformation into information centres and collections which mirror current demands.* * ** * *(n.) = Trojan horse, Trojan HorseEx: The article 'Computer viruses, Logic bombs, Trojan horses and Worms: 'badware' in computers' reviews the different sorts of badware and what problems they cause.
Ex: The article 'Public library: the Trojan Horse covenant' argues that too much emphasis is now placed on the privatisation of libraries, their transformation into information centres and collections which mirror current demands.* * *MYTH Trojan horse -
109 cacarear
v.1 to boast about (jactarse de).2 to blab about.3 to cluck, to cackle (gallo).La gallinita cloquea contenta The little hen clucks happily.* * ** * *1.VT to boast about, make much of2.VI [gallina] to cluck; [gallo] to crow* * *1.verbo intransitivob) (fam) ( presumir) to brag2.* * *= crow, chatter.Ex. And outside, a cock crowed, for it was now dawn.Ex. A group of these birds were perched in a bush chattering noisily while swinging their long tails in all directions.* * *1.verbo intransitivob) (fam) ( presumir) to brag2.* * *= crow, chatter.Ex: And outside, a cock crowed, for it was now dawn.
Ex: A group of these birds were perched in a bush chattering noisily while swinging their long tails in all directions.* * *cacarear [A1 ]vi1 «gallo» to crow; «gallina» to cluck2 ( fam) (presumir) to brag, swank■ cacarearvt( fam); ‹triunfo› to crow aboutfue una victoria muy cacareada there was a lot of crowing about the victory, it was a much-trumpeted victory* * *
cacarear ( conjugate cacarear) verbo intransitivo
[ gallina] to cluck
cacarear
I verbo intransitivo (una gallina) to cluck
II verbo transitivo pey (contar algo a muchos) to spread sthg around
(alabar lo propio) siempre está cacareando lo mucho que gana su marido, she's always going on about how much her husband earns
' cacarear' also found in these entries:
English:
cackle
- bray
- crow
* * *♦ vtFam1. [jactarse de] to boast about2. [pregonar] to blab about;la tan cacareada precisión de los ataques resultó ser un mito the accuracy of the attacks, which so much was made of, turned out to be a myth♦ vi[gallina] to cluck, to cackle; [gallo] to crow* * *II v/t famcrow about fam, boast about* * *cacarear vi: to crow, to cackle, to cluckcacarear un huevo: to brag about an accomplishment -
110 carrera1
1 = race.Ex. Equality of opportunity is a myth: whilst some people start the race highly trained and wearing spikes others have balls and chains attached to their ankles and wear hobnailed boots = La igualdad de oportunidades es un mito: mientras que algunas personas empiezan la carrera muy preparados y llevan zapatillas de clavos, otras arrastran grilletes y cadenas en sus tobillos y llevan botas con clavos.----* bicicleta de carreras = racing bike.* bici de carreras = racing bike.* carrera a pie = foot race.* carrera armamentista, la = arms race, the.* carrera contra el tiempo = race against time, race against the clock.* carrera contra reloj = race against time, race against the clock.* carrera de coches improvisados sin motor = soapbox derby race, soapbox derby.* carrera de entrenamiento = training run.* carrera de motocross = motocross race.* carrera de motos = motorcycle racing.* carrera de obstáculos = steeplechase.* carrera de relevos = relay race, relay race.* carrera de sacos = sack race, potato sack race.* carrera de tres piernas = three-legged race, three-legged race.* carrera informal = fun run.* carrera pedestre = foot race.* carrera presidencial = presidential race.* carreras = racing.* carreras de caballos = horse-racing.* carreras de galgos = greyhound racing.* circuito de carreras = race track.* coche de carreras = competition car.* corredor de carreras = race driver. -
111 centauro
m.centaur.* * *1 centaur* * *SM centaur* * *masculino centaur* * *= centaur.Ex. Some of the blackgammon playing pieces lost included a centaur with bow, a hooded archer, a violinist and a seated harpist.* * *masculino centaur* * *= centaur.Ex: Some of the blackgammon playing pieces lost included a centaur with bow, a hooded archer, a violinist and a seated harpist.
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112 desmitificador
ADJ demythologizing* * *= debunker.Ex. First, the scientific debunker will say that because alien visitation is an extraordinary claim, it thus demands extraordinary proof.* * *= debunker.Ex: First, the scientific debunker will say that because alien visitation is an extraordinary claim, it thus demands extraordinary proof.
* * *demythologizing* * *desmitificador, -ora adjrevelaciones desmitificadores de la figura de Gandhi revelations which shatter the Gandhi myth -
113 dragón
m.1 dragon.2 snapdragon, antirrhinum majus, dragon's mouth, lion's mouth.3 flying dragon, flying lizard.4 dragoon, cavalryman.* * *1 (reptil) flying dragon2 (animal fabuloso) dragon3 (planta) snapdragon4 (pez) greater weever5 (soldado) dragoon* * *noun m.* * *SM1) (Mit) dragon2) (Mil) dragoon3) (Bot) snapdragon4) Méx * (=tragafuegos) flame thrower* * *1) (Mit) dragon; (Hist, Mil) dragoon2) (Bot) snapdragon* * *= dragon.Ex. If the analogy with the fairy story is taken a little further it can be noted that no author really believes in dragons, wicked queens, fair maidens locked in high towers and the like.* * *1) (Mit) dragon; (Hist, Mil) dragoon2) (Bot) snapdragon* * *= dragon.Ex: If the analogy with the fairy story is taken a little further it can be noted that no author really believes in dragons, wicked queens, fair maidens locked in high towers and the like.
* * *A1 ( Mit) dragon2 ( Zool) flying dragonB ( Bot) snapdragonC* * *
dragón sustantivo masculino (Mit) dragon
dragón m Mit dragon
' dragón' also found in these entries:
English:
dragon
* * *dragón nm1. [monstruo] dragon2. [reptil] flying dragon3. [planta] snapdragon4. [soldado] dragoon5. [pez] dragonet* * *m1 MYTH dragon2 MIL dragoon* * *1) : dragon2) : snapdragon* * *dragón n dragon -
114 elfo
m.elf.* * *1 elf* * *= elf [elves, -pl.].Ex. Such speculations carried ad infinitum are given concrete form in giants, and the enchantments of elves and dwarfs, and the magic of runes and spells.* * *= elf [elves, -pl.].Ex: Such speculations carried ad infinitum are given concrete form in giants, and the enchantments of elves and dwarfs, and the magic of runes and spells.
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115 fénix
f. & m.1 phoenix, phenix.2 Phoenix, Phoenix constellation.* * *1 (mitología) phoenix2 (genio) genius, prodigy* * *noun m.* * *SM phoenixel Fénix de los ingenios — the Prince of Wits, the genius of our times ( Lope de Vega, Golden Age dramatist)
* * *masculino phoenix* * *= phoenix.Nota: Ave mitológica que renace de sus cenizas y, en consecuencia, utilizada para referirse a renovación, resurgir, renacimiento.Ex. The public library has two choices: to follow the dodo or to rise again like the phoenix.----* clase fénix = Phoenix schedule.* * *masculino phoenix* * *= phoenix.Nota: Ave mitológica que renace de sus cenizas y, en consecuencia, utilizada para referirse a renovación, resurgir, renacimiento.Ex: The public library has two choices: to follow the dodo or to rise again like the phoenix.
* clase fénix = Phoenix schedule.* * *phoenix* * *fénix nm inv[ave] phoenix;volvió como el ave fénix he rose like a phoenix from the ashesel Fénix de los Ingenios [Lope de Vega] = name used to refer to the Spanish Golden Age dramatist Lope de Vega* * *m MYTH phenix, Brphoenix* * *fénix nm: phoenix -
116 mercurio
m.mercury.* * *1 Mercury* * *noun m.* * *SM Mercury* * *masculino Mercury* * *= mercury, Mercury.Nota: Planeta.Ex. For example, 439.7 Swedish language is a subdivision of 439.5 Scandinavian languages, while in Metal manufactures, Tin 673.6, Mercury 673.71 and Magnesium 673.723 are all individual metals and are thus coordinate = Por ejemplo, 439.7 lengua sueca es una subdivisión de 439.5 lenguas escandinavas, mientras que en Fabricación de metales, Estaño 673.6, Mercurio 673.71 y Magnesio 673.723 son metales individuales y por lo tanto están coordinados.Ex. An example of spatial arrangement with an exception made for preferred category may be found in astronomy: Planets, Earth (preferred) Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, etc.----* barómetro de mercurio = mercury barometer.* sulfuro de mercurio = mercuric sulphide.* * *masculino Mercury* * *= mercury, Mercury.Nota: Planeta.Ex: For example, 439.7 Swedish language is a subdivision of 439.5 Scandinavian languages, while in Metal manufactures, Tin 673.6, Mercury 673.71 and Magnesium 673.723 are all individual metals and are thus coordinate = Por ejemplo, 439.7 lengua sueca es una subdivisión de 439.5 lenguas escandinavas, mientras que en Fabricación de metales, Estaño 673.6, Mercurio 673.71 y Magnesio 673.723 son metales individuales y por lo tanto están coordinados.
Ex: An example of spatial arrangement with an exception made for preferred category may be found in astronomy: Planets, Earth (preferred) Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, etc.* barómetro de mercurio = mercury barometer.* sulfuro de mercurio = mercuric sulphide.* * *Mercury* * *
Multiple Entries:
Mercurio
mercurio
Mercurio sustantivo masculino
Mercury
mercurio sustantivo masculino
mercury
mercurio m Quím mercury
' Mercurio' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
mercurio
English:
mercury
- Mercury
* * *Mercurio nmMercury* * *m MYTH, AST Mercury* * *Mercurio nm: Mercury (planet)* * *Mercurio n Mercury -
117 mitificación
1 (conversión en mito) making into a myth2 (adoración) hero worship; (de políticos) personality cult* * *----* mitificación romántica = romanticisation [romanticization, -USA].* * ** mitificación romántica = romanticisation [romanticization, -USA].* * *mythification* * *mitificación nfmythologization -
118 mundo de la mafia, el
(n.) = criminal scene, the, criminal world, theEx. This is but a myth used instrumentally by delinquents to establish a position on the criminal scene -- as doorkeepers, bodyguards, money collectors or other so-called 'specialists in violence'.Ex. From its inception, 'Sanctuary', William Faulkner's novel of a young co-ed initiated through rape and murder into the criminal world was controversial. -
119 mundo del hampa
(n.) = criminal underworldEx. Dickens's own outrage over the conditions of the poor in Britian conflicted with his revulsion at the criminal underworld & his fear of popular insurgence.* * *el mundo del hampa(n.) = criminal scene, the, criminal world, theEx: This is but a myth used instrumentally by delinquents to establish a position on the criminal scene -- as doorkeepers, bodyguards, money collectors or other so-called 'specialists in violence'.
Ex: From its inception, 'Sanctuary', William Faulkner's novel of a young co-ed initiated through rape and murder into the criminal world was controversial.(n.) = criminal underworldEx: Dickens's own outrage over the conditions of the poor in Britian conflicted with his revulsion at the criminal underworld & his fear of popular insurgence.
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120 mundo del hampa, el
(n.) = criminal scene, the, criminal world, theEx. This is but a myth used instrumentally by delinquents to establish a position on the criminal scene -- as doorkeepers, bodyguards, money collectors or other so-called 'specialists in violence'.Ex. From its inception, 'Sanctuary', William Faulkner's novel of a young co-ed initiated through rape and murder into the criminal world was controversial.
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