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1 pobre
adj.1 poor (necesitado).2 poor (desdichado).¡pobre hombre! poor man!¡pobre de mí! poor me!pobre de aquél que se atreva a comerse mi ración woe betide anyone who dares to eat my portion3 poor (mediocre, defectuoso).4 poor (escaso).una dieta pobre en proteínas a diet with a low protein contentesta región es pobre en recursos naturales this region lacks natural resourcesf. & m.1 poor person (sin dinero, infeliz).los pobres the poor, poor people¡el pobre! poor thing!la pobre está siempre luchando por dar de comer a sus hijos the poor woman is forever struggling to keep her children fed2 beggar (mendigo).* * *► adjetivo1 (gen) poor2 (infeliz) poor■ ¡ojalá estuviera aquí tu pobre padre! if only your dear father were here now!■ ¡ay, pobre de mí, que vieja estoy ya! poor old me, I'm getting old!1 (con poco dinero) poor person; (mendigo) beggar2 (infeliz) poor thing■ la pobre se cree que le van a devolver el dinero the poor thing thinks she is going to get her money back\no salir de pobres familiar to be condemned to eternal poverty* * *adj.1) poor2) weak* * *1. ADJ1) [persona, familia, barrio] poor2) (=escaso) poor3) [indicando compasión] poor¡pobre hombre! — poor man!, poor fellow!
¡pobre Francisco! — poor old Francisco!
¡pobre de mí! — poor me!
¡pobre de él! — poor man!, poor fellow!
¡pobre de ti si te pillo! — you'll be sorry if I catch you!
pobre diablo — poor wretch, poor devil
2. SMF1) (=necesitado) poor person; (=mendigo) beggarlos pobres — the poor, poor people
un pobre pedía dinero — a beggar o poor man was asking for money
2) [indicando compasión] poor thing* * *I1)a) <persona/barrio/nación> poor; < vestimenta> poor, shabbyb) ( escaso) < vocabulario> poor, limitedpobre EN algo: aguas pobres en minerales — water with a low mineral content
d) < tierra> poor2) (delante del n) ( digno de compasión) poorpobrecito, tiene hambre — poor little thing, he's hungry
pobre de ti si lo tocas! — if you touch it, you'll be for it
•IImasculino y femenino1) ( necesitado) poor person, pauper (arch)sacar de pobre — (fam) to make... rich
salir de pobre — (fam) to get somewhere in the world
2) ( expresando compasión) poor thing•* * *= poor [poorer -comp., poorest -sup.], weak [weaker -comp., weakest -sup.], denuded, penurious, impoverished, impecunious, down-and-out, destitute, pauper.Ex. Examples are generally poor or obscure (often in Latin or German).Ex. Problems arise from weak or outmoded structuring of subjects in the schedules of DC.Ex. Which is a more effective location is a question that can be explored, but we do need to avoid the situation faced by other in situations developed in past ages, like the Church of England, whose physical plant (the church buildings) is over-provided for the denuded rural areas and under-provided for the city.Ex. The article is entitled 'Periodicals: proliferation, pricing and the penurious librarian'.Ex. Many books contain inaccuracies and generalisations about Africa, perpetuating stereotypes e.g. that of the malnourished, impoverished African.Ex. Despite its impecunious state and lack of a home until 1928, the UK Library Association remained confident about the future of libraries and librarianship.Ex. The story is based on an overheard conversation between a well-meaning librarian and a down-and-out old man seeking validation for his unpublished poetry.Ex. The clarity of his drawings contrasts sharply with the total alienation in which he lived as a destitute mental patient with a diagnosis of paranoid schizophrenia.Ex. Gavarni's illustrations of waifs, paupers, and beggars were later published separately, with captions added by the artist.----* aprendizaje pobre en inteligencia = knowledge-sparse learning.* asilo de pobres = almshouse.* barrio de los pobres = lower town.* barrios pobres del centro de la ciudad = inner city.* estilo pobre = impoverished style.* excusa muy pobre = lame excuse.* los más pobres + Nombre = the poorest + Nombre.* pariente pobre = poor relation.* pobre en información = info-poor.* pobre en recursos = resource-poor.* pobre hombre = poor fellow.* pobres = have-nots.* pobres en información = information have-nots.* pobres en información, los = information-poor, the.* pobres en tecnología, los = technical poor, the.* pobres, los = poor, the.* pobre verbalmente = verbally impoverished.* pretexto muy pobre = lame excuse.* ricos y los pobres, los = haves and the have-nots, the.* * *I1)a) <persona/barrio/nación> poor; < vestimenta> poor, shabbyb) ( escaso) < vocabulario> poor, limitedpobre EN algo: aguas pobres en minerales — water with a low mineral content
d) < tierra> poor2) (delante del n) ( digno de compasión) poorpobrecito, tiene hambre — poor little thing, he's hungry
pobre de ti si lo tocas! — if you touch it, you'll be for it
•IImasculino y femenino1) ( necesitado) poor person, pauper (arch)sacar de pobre — (fam) to make... rich
salir de pobre — (fam) to get somewhere in the world
2) ( expresando compasión) poor thing•* * *= poor [poorer -comp., poorest -sup.], weak [weaker -comp., weakest -sup.], denuded, penurious, impoverished, impecunious, down-and-out, destitute, pauper.Ex: Examples are generally poor or obscure (often in Latin or German).
Ex: Problems arise from weak or outmoded structuring of subjects in the schedules of DC.Ex: Which is a more effective location is a question that can be explored, but we do need to avoid the situation faced by other in situations developed in past ages, like the Church of England, whose physical plant (the church buildings) is over-provided for the denuded rural areas and under-provided for the city.Ex: The article is entitled 'Periodicals: proliferation, pricing and the penurious librarian'.Ex: Many books contain inaccuracies and generalisations about Africa, perpetuating stereotypes e.g. that of the malnourished, impoverished African.Ex: Despite its impecunious state and lack of a home until 1928, the UK Library Association remained confident about the future of libraries and librarianship.Ex: The story is based on an overheard conversation between a well-meaning librarian and a down-and-out old man seeking validation for his unpublished poetry.Ex: The clarity of his drawings contrasts sharply with the total alienation in which he lived as a destitute mental patient with a diagnosis of paranoid schizophrenia.Ex: Gavarni's illustrations of waifs, paupers, and beggars were later published separately, with captions added by the artist.* aprendizaje pobre en inteligencia = knowledge-sparse learning.* asilo de pobres = almshouse.* barrio de los pobres = lower town.* barrios pobres del centro de la ciudad = inner city.* estilo pobre = impoverished style.* excusa muy pobre = lame excuse.* los más pobres + Nombre = the poorest + Nombre.* pariente pobre = poor relation.* pobre en información = info-poor.* pobre en recursos = resource-poor.* pobre hombre = poor fellow.* pobres = have-nots.* pobres en información = information have-nots.* pobres en información, los = information-poor, the.* pobres en tecnología, los = technical poor, the.* pobres, los = poor, the.* pobre verbalmente = verbally impoverished.* pretexto muy pobre = lame excuse.* ricos y los pobres, los = haves and the have-nots, the.* * *A1 ‹persona/barrio/vivienda› poor; ‹vestimenta› poor, shabby; ‹nación› poorsomos muy pobres we are very poorlos sectores más pobres de la población the poorest o the most deprived sectors of the population2 (escaso) poor, limitedtiene un vocabulario muy pobre she has a very poor o limited vocabularypobre EN algo:aguas pobres en minerales water with a low mineral content3 (mediocre) ‹examen/trabajo› poor; ‹salud› poor, badindica una comprensión pobre de la obra it shows a poor understanding of the workun argumento bastante pobre a rather weak argumentsu actuación en el festival fue bastante pobre his performance at the festival was fairly mediocre o rather poor¡qué chiste más pobre! what a pathetic o terrible joke! ( colloq)4 ‹tierra› poorB ( delante del n) (digno de compasión) poortu pobre padre your poor fatherpobrecito, tiene hambre poor little thing, he's hungryse está quedando ciego, pobrecillo he's going blind, poor thing o poor man o poor devil¡pobre de mí! poor (old) me!¡pobre de ti si vuelves a tocarlo! if you touch it again, you'll be for it!, I wouldn't like to be in your shoes if you touch it againun pobre desgraciado a poor devilCompuesto:(infeliz) poor devil; (necesitado) poor soulA (necesitado) poor person, pauper ( arch)los pobres the poorse le acercó un pobre pidiendo limosna a poor beggar came up to her asking for moneysacar de pobre ( fam); to make … richsalir de pobre ( fam); to get somewhere in the worldnunca saldrás de pobre con ese hombre you'll never get rich o get on o get anywhere with him ( colloq)B (expresando compasión) poor thingla pobre está siempre sola the poor thing's always on her ownel pobre se está quedando sordo the poor thing o the poor man o the poor devil is going deafla pobre de la abuela está muy enferma poor grandmother's very illCompuesto:( Bib):los pobres de espíritu the poor in spirit* * *
pobre adjetivo
1
‹ vestimenta› poor, shabby
‹ salud› poor, bad;
‹ argumento› weak
2 ( delante del n) ( digno de compasión) poor;
pobre, tiene hambre poor thing, he's hungry;
¡pobre de mí! poor (old) me!
■ sustantivo masculino y femenino ( necesitado) poor person, pauper (arch);
pobre
I adjetivo poor: su vocabulario es muy pobre, his vocabulary is very poor
II mf poor person
los pobres, the poor
' pobre' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
barriada
- bendita
- bendito
- desgraciada
- desgraciado
- infeliz
- miserable
- necesitada
- necesitado
- neurona
- papelón
- pedazo
- quebrantar
- sórdida
- sórdido
- suburbio
- ángel
- desdichado
- malo
English:
bargain for
- bargain on
- down-and-out
- effort
- flimsy
- pauper
- poor
- shabby
- sod
- thing
- yet
- feeble
- hand
- impoverished
- lame
- low
- pathetic
- penniless
- skimpy
* * *♦ adj1. [necesitado] poor;un país pobre a poor country;Fammás pobre que las ratas as poor as a church mouse2. [desdichado] poor;el pobre bebé estaba llamando a su mamá the poor little baby was calling for its mother;¡pobre hombre! poor man!;¡pobre de mí! poor me!;pobre de aquél que se atreva a comerse mi ración woe betide anyone who dares to eat my portion;pobre de ti como te dejes engañar por sus encantos God help you if you fall for her charms3. [mediocre, defectuoso] poor;utilizó un razonamiento muy pobre the arguments she gave were very weak o poor4. [escaso] poor;utiliza un léxico muy pobre she has a very poor vocabulary;una dieta pobre en proteínas a diet lacking in protein;esta región es pobre en recursos naturales this region lacks natural resources5. [poco fértil] poor♦ nmf1. [sin dinero] poor person;los pobres the poor, poor people2. [infeliz]¡el pobre! poor thing!;la pobre está siempre luchando por dar de comer a sus hijos the poor woman is forever struggling to keep her children fed;el pobre no consigue aprobar el examen the poor thing just can't seem to pass the exam3. [mendigo] beggar* * *pobre hombre poor man;¡pobre de mí! poor me!II m/f poor person;los pobres the poor* * *pobre adj1) : poor, impoverished2) : unfortunate¡pobre de mí!: poor me!3) : weak, deficientuna dieta pobre: a poor dietpobre nmf: poor personlos pobres: the poor¡pobre!: poor thing!* * *pobre1 adj poorpobre2 n2. (desgraciado) poor thing¡pobrecito! poor little thing! -
2 hombre
adj.manly.intj.1 hey man, well, what a surprise.2 O man.3 man alive.m.1 man.hombre de negocios businessmanhombre orquesta one-man bandhombre de palabra man of his wordhombre rana frogmanel hombre de a pie the man in the streethombre del tiempo weathermanun pobre hombre a nobodyde hombre a hombre man to manser muy hombre to be a (real) manser todo un hombre, ser un hombre de pelo en pecho to be a real man, to be every inch a manhombre de acción man of actionel hombre de la calle the man in the streethombre de las cavernas cavemanhombre lobo werewolfhombre de mundo man of the world2 male, man.* * *1 (individuo) man2 (especie) man, mankind1 (asombro) hey!, hey there!, well!■ ¡hombre, Pedro, no te esperaba! hey, Pedro, I didn't expect you!2 (enfático) sure!■ ¡sí hombre! you bet!, yeah sure!■ ¡hombre claro! of course!, you bet!3 (enfado) but really!■ ¡pero hombre! but really!■ ¡anda hombre! come on!\de hombre a hombre man-to-manhacer un hombre to make a man ofhacerse un hombre to become a man¡hombre al agua! man overboard!¡pobre hombre! poor chap!, poor bloke! (US poor guy!)portarse como un hombre to act like a manser muy hombre to be every inch a manser otro hombre to be a changed manbuen hombre good fellowel hombre de la calle the man in the streetel hombre medio the average manhombre anuncio sandwich manhombre de bien good man, honest manhombre de estado statesmanhombre de letras man of lettershombre de mundo man of the worldhombre de negocios businessmanhombre de paja figurado front manhombre de palabra man of his wordhombre de peso important figurehombre de pro honest manhombre del tiempo weathermanhombre del saco familiar bogey manhombre lobo werewolfhombre orquesta one-man bandhombre rana frogman* * *noun m.* * *1. SM1) (=varón adulto) man; (=especie humana) mankind¡ven aquí si eres hombre! — come over here if you're a real man!
ayúdale, que el hombre ya no puede más — help him, the poor man's exhausted
¡hombre al agua! — man overboard!
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el abominable hombre de las nieves — the abominable snowman•
creerse muy hombre, se cree muy hombre — he thinks he's a real hard man•
pobre hombre, el pobre hombre se quedó sin nadie — the poor man o poor devil ended up all aloneno le hagas caso, es un pobre hombre — don't take any notice, he's just a sad little man *
como un solo hombre —
hombre bueno — honest man, good man
hombre de bien — honest man, good man
hombre de la calle, el hombre de la calle no entiende el problema — the average person can't understand the problem
hombre de leyes — lawyer, attorney (-at-law) (EEUU)
hombre de mar — seafaring man, seaman
hombre de paja — stooge *
hombre de pro, hombre de provecho — worthy o good man
hombre fuerte, el hombre fuerte del partido — the strong man of the party
hombre medio, el hombre medio — the man in the street, the average person
hombre muerto, ¡si no te rindes eres hombre muerto! — surrender or you're a dead man!
2) (=miembro de ejército, equipo) man2.EXCL-¿me haces un favor? -sí, hombre — "would you do me a favour?" - "(yes) of course"
-¿vendrás? -¡hombre claro! — "are you coming?" - "you bet!"
¡venga, hombre, haz un esfuerzo! — come on, make an effort!
¡hombre, no me vengas con eso! — oh please o oh come on, don't give me that!
hombre, yo creo que... — well, I think that...
¡hombre, Pedro! ¿qué tal? — hey, Pedro! how's things?
¡vaya, hombre, qué mala suerte has tenido! — dear oh dear, what terrible luck!
* * *Ia) ( varón) manhombres, mujeres y niños — men, women and children
está hecho un hombre — he's a real man, now
ser un hombre de pelo en pecho — to be a real man, be a he-man (hum)
b) ( especie humana)IIhombre! qué sorpresa! — well! o hey! what a nice surprise!
¿te gustaría venir? - hombre! — would you like to come? - you bet! what do you think?
hombre, no es lo mismo — come off it, it's not the same thing at all (colloq)
hombre, supongo que sí — well o I don't know, I suppose so
* * *= male, man [men, -pl.].Ex. The decision has been made to use the term males instead of the term Men in the indexing of documents.Ex. No less prestigious an authority than a Royal Commission was appointed to inquire into the charges brought against the man principally responsible for that volume.----* agujero de hombre = manhole.* alimentación del hombre = human nutrition, human nutrition.* animal que ataca al hombre = man-eater.* asignado por el hombre = humanly-assigned.* asociación benéfica de hombres de negocios = Lions club.* basado en el hombre = human-centred [human-centered, -USA].* causado por el hombre = man-made.* centrado en el hombre = human-centred [human-centered, -USA], anthropocentric.* centralización en el hombre = human-centredness [human-centeredness, -USA].* creación de lazos de amistad entre hombres = male bonding.* creado por el hombre = human-generated.* de ilusiones vive el hombre = We are such stuff as dreams are made on.* de la máquina y el hombre = human-machine.* desastre provocado por el hombre = man-made disaster.* devoradora de hombres = man-eater.* diferencia de retribución entre mujeres y hombres = gender pay gap.* diferencial retributivo entre mujeres y hombres = gender pay differential.* dominado por el hombre = male dominated [male-dominated].* el hombre de la calle = the average Joe.* el hombre no es una isla = no man is an island.* el hombre propone y Dios dispone = Man proposes, God disposes.* el perro es el mejor amigo del hombre = a dog is man's best friend.* entre el hombre y el sistema = human-system.* entre la máquina y el hombre = human-machine.* equidad entre hombres y mujeres = gender equity.* generado por el hombre = human-generated.* hecho por el hombre = man-made.* hombre anuncio = sandwich man, sandwich-board man, human billboard.* hombre blanco = white man [white men, -pl.].* hombre bomba = suicide bomber.* hombre con éxito = successful man.* hombre corriente, el = common man, the.* hombre de a pie, el = man-on-the-street, man in the street, the.* hombre de color = coloured man.* hombre de confianza = henchman [henchmen, -pl.].* hombre de estado = statesman [statesmen, -pl.].* hombre de éxito = successful man.* hombre de la calle = layman [laymen, -pl.], lay person [layperson].* hombre de la calle, el = common man, the, man-on-the-street, man in the street, the.* hombre de la edad del hielo = iceman [icemen, -pl.].* hombre de las cavernas = prehistoric man, caveman.* hombre de letras = man of letters.* hombre del tiempo = weatherman, weatherman.* hombre de mar = seaman [seamen -pl.].* hombre de negocios = businessman [businessmen, -pl.], entrepreneur.* hombre de paja = straw man, straw figure, frontman.* hombre espectáculo = showman [showmen, -pl.].* hombre lobo = werewolf [werewolves, -pl.].* hombre mayor = elderly man.* hombre medio, el = average person, the.* hombre muerto = goner.* hombre negro = black man, coloured man.* hombre orquesta = one-man band.* hombre para todo = handyman [handymen, pl.].* hombre prehistórico, el = early man.* hombre primitivo, el = early man.* hombre que no tiene palabra = not a man of his word.* hombre que tiene mucho mundo = a man of the world.* hombre sabio = wise man.* hombre santo = holy man.* hombres de negocios = business people.* hombre viril = virile man.* hora hombre = man-hour.* interacción hombre-ordenador = human-computer interaction.* intervención del hombre = human intervention.* liberación del hombre = men's liberation.* orientación hacia el hombre = human-centredness [human-centeredness, -USA].* orientado hacia el hombre = human-centred [human-centered, -USA].* peluquería de hombres = barber's shop.* pobre hombre = poor fellow.* por el hombre = humanly.* proporción hombres-mujeres = sex ratio.* provocado por el hombre = man-made.* relaciones entre hombres y mujeres = gender relations.* seleccionado por el hombre = humanly-selected.* un hombre de gentes = a man of the people.* un hombre de mundo = a man of the world.* un hombre de palabra = a man of his word.* un hombre de pocas palabras = a man of few words.* ¡vaya hombre! = oh dear!.* * *Ia) ( varón) manhombres, mujeres y niños — men, women and children
está hecho un hombre — he's a real man, now
ser un hombre de pelo en pecho — to be a real man, be a he-man (hum)
b) ( especie humana)IIhombre! qué sorpresa! — well! o hey! what a nice surprise!
¿te gustaría venir? - hombre! — would you like to come? - you bet! what do you think?
hombre, no es lo mismo — come off it, it's not the same thing at all (colloq)
hombre, supongo que sí — well o I don't know, I suppose so
* * *= male, man [men, -pl.].Ex: The decision has been made to use the term males instead of the term Men in the indexing of documents.
Ex: No less prestigious an authority than a Royal Commission was appointed to inquire into the charges brought against the man principally responsible for that volume.* agujero de hombre = manhole.* alimentación del hombre = human nutrition, human nutrition.* animal que ataca al hombre = man-eater.* asignado por el hombre = humanly-assigned.* asociación benéfica de hombres de negocios = Lions club.* basado en el hombre = human-centred [human-centered, -USA].* causado por el hombre = man-made.* centrado en el hombre = human-centred [human-centered, -USA], anthropocentric.* centralización en el hombre = human-centredness [human-centeredness, -USA].* creación de lazos de amistad entre hombres = male bonding.* creado por el hombre = human-generated.* de ilusiones vive el hombre = We are such stuff as dreams are made on.* de la máquina y el hombre = human-machine.* desastre provocado por el hombre = man-made disaster.* devoradora de hombres = man-eater.* diferencia de retribución entre mujeres y hombres = gender pay gap.* diferencial retributivo entre mujeres y hombres = gender pay differential.* dominado por el hombre = male dominated [male-dominated].* el hombre de la calle = the average Joe.* el hombre no es una isla = no man is an island.* el hombre propone y Dios dispone = Man proposes, God disposes.* el perro es el mejor amigo del hombre = a dog is man's best friend.* entre el hombre y el sistema = human-system.* entre la máquina y el hombre = human-machine.* equidad entre hombres y mujeres = gender equity.* generado por el hombre = human-generated.* hecho por el hombre = man-made.* hombre anuncio = sandwich man, sandwich-board man, human billboard.* hombre blanco = white man [white men, -pl.].* hombre bomba = suicide bomber.* hombre con éxito = successful man.* hombre corriente, el = common man, the.* hombre de a pie, el = man-on-the-street, man in the street, the.* hombre de color = coloured man.* hombre de confianza = henchman [henchmen, -pl.].* hombre de estado = statesman [statesmen, -pl.].* hombre de éxito = successful man.* hombre de la calle = layman [laymen, -pl.], lay person [layperson].* hombre de la calle, el = common man, the, man-on-the-street, man in the street, the.* hombre de la edad del hielo = iceman [icemen, -pl.].* hombre de las cavernas = prehistoric man, caveman.* hombre de letras = man of letters.* hombre del tiempo = weatherman, weatherman.* hombre de mar = seaman [seamen -pl.].* hombre de negocios = businessman [businessmen, -pl.], entrepreneur.* hombre de paja = straw man, straw figure, frontman.* hombre espectáculo = showman [showmen, -pl.].* hombre lobo = werewolf [werewolves, -pl.].* hombre mayor = elderly man.* hombre medio, el = average person, the.* hombre muerto = goner.* hombre negro = black man, coloured man.* hombre orquesta = one-man band.* hombre para todo = handyman [handymen, pl.].* hombre prehistórico, el = early man.* hombre primitivo, el = early man.* hombre que no tiene palabra = not a man of his word.* hombre que tiene mucho mundo = a man of the world.* hombre sabio = wise man.* hombre santo = holy man.* hombres de negocios = business people.* hombre viril = virile man.* hora hombre = man-hour.* interacción hombre-ordenador = human-computer interaction.* intervención del hombre = human intervention.* liberación del hombre = men's liberation.* orientación hacia el hombre = human-centredness [human-centeredness, -USA].* orientado hacia el hombre = human-centred [human-centered, -USA].* peluquería de hombres = barber's shop.* pobre hombre = poor fellow.* por el hombre = humanly.* proporción hombres-mujeres = sex ratio.* provocado por el hombre = man-made.* relaciones entre hombres y mujeres = gender relations.* seleccionado por el hombre = humanly-selected.* un hombre de gentes = a man of the people.* un hombre de mundo = a man of the world.* un hombre de palabra = a man of his word.* un hombre de pocas palabras = a man of few words.* ¡vaya hombre! = oh dear!.* * *1 (varón) manhombres, mujeres y niños men, women and childrenya es un hombre hecho y derecho he's a grown man nowes el hombre de la casa he's the man of the house¡cómo ha crecido! está hecho un hombre hasn't he grown! he's a real man, nowfue un gran hombre he was a great manvamos a hablar de hombre a hombre let's talk man-to-manno es lo bastante hombre como para decírmelo a la cara he's not man enough to tell me to my facese cree muy hombre he thinks he's such a manel ejército te va a hacer un hombre the Army will make a man (out) of you¡hombre al agua! man overboard!como no consiga el dinero soy hombre muerto if I don't manage to get the money I've had it o I'm finished o I'm a dead man ( colloq)es un pobre hombre he's a poor devileste hombre no sabe lo que dice this guy o he doesn't know what he's talking aboutser un hombre de pelo en pecho to be a real man, be a he-man ( hum)hombre precavido or prevenido vale por dos forewarned is forearmed2(especie humana): el hombre mannadie pensó que el hombre llegaría a la luna nobody thought that man would reach the moonla explotación del hombre por el hombre the exploitation of man by his fellow manel hombre prehistórico prehistoric manel hombre propone y Dios dispone Man proposes and God disposesCompuestos:sandwich-board manspidermanman of actionman-at-armsfine, upstanding manman of scienceright-hand manstatesmanman in the streetcavemanman of lettersbogeymanweathermanman of the worldbusinessmanstrong manwerewolfmale sex-object( Mús) one-man bandsoy el hombre orquesta de esta oficina ( hum); I have to do everything in this officepublic figurefrogman, diver¡hombre!, ¡qué alegría encontrarte aquí! well, hey! what a nice surprise to see you here!¿te gustaría venir? — ¡hombre! would you like to come? — you bet! o what do you think?vamos, hombre, anímate come on o hey, cheer up!acércate, hombre, que no te voy a hacer nada come here, I'm not going to do anything to you!hombre, no es lo mismo come off it, it's not the same thing ( colloq), but it's not the samehombre, supongo que vendrá well o I don't know, I suppose she'll come* * *
hombre sustantivo masculino
◊ hombres, mujeres y niños men, women and children;
no es lo bastante hombre para … he's not man enough to …;
¡hombre al agua! man overboard!;
este hombre no sabe lo que dice this guy doesn't know what he's talking about;
hombre de confianza right-hand man;
hombre del tiempo weatherman;
hombre de negocios businessman;
hombre lobo werewolf;
hombre medio man in the street;
hombre rana frogman, diver;
hombre precavido vale por dos forewarned is forearmedb) ( especie humana):
■ interjección:◊ ¡hombre! ¡qué sorpresa! well! what a nice surprise!;
¿te gustaría venir? — ¡hombre! would you like to come? — you bet! what do you think?;
hombre, no es lo mismo come off it, it's not the same thing at all (colloq)
hombre
I sustantivo masculino
1 (individuo) man
hombre de Estado, statesman
hombre de paja, dummy, figurehead
hombre lobo, werewolf
hombre rana, frogman
2 (género, especie) mankind, man
II interj
1 (en un saludo) hey!, hey there!: ¡hombre, José!, ¿qué tal te va?, hey, José! how are things?
2 (enfático) ¡hombre, claro que iré!, sure, of course I'll go!
(incredulidad) ¡sí hombre!, ¿te crees que soy tonto, o qué?, oh, come on! do you think I'm stupid?
♦ Locuciones: ser muy hombre, to be every inch a man
de hombre a hombre, man-to-man
' hombre' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
A
- abominable
- acción
- acomodador
- acomodadora
- adúltera
- adúltero
- aferrada
- aferrado
- agente
- albacea
- amante
- aparte
- artesana
- artesano
- asesina
- asesino
- autor
- autora
- bañador
- bienhechor
- bienhechora
- blanca
- blanco
- bombera
- bombero
- cabrón
- cabrona
- calle
- cámara
- camarera
- camarero
- campesina
- campesino
- capataz
- cartera
- cartero
- casera
- casero
- cerdo
- cobrador
- cobradora
- coco
- comedianta
- comediante
- cómica
- cómico
- compatriota
- confidente
- conquistador
English:
A
- aged
- alone
- ascot
- average
- bear down on
- bogeyman
- brief
- businessman
- chase
- come up
- common
- conviction
- decision
- decoy
- discard
- doze
- elegantly
- ethical
- evening dress
- excommunicate
- frogman
- grief-stricken
- grown
- guffaw
- hairpiece
- hurt
- in
- inch
- inhibited
- intrigue
- jacket
- let out
- madman
- man
- manhood
- masculine
- masseur
- mate
- misgiving
- nipple
- nobleman
- of
- one-man band
- open-minded
- ordinary
- overboard
- pants
- parent
- point out
* * *♦ nm1. [varón adulto] man;ropa de hombre menswear;el hombre blanco white men;paseaba del brazo de su hombre she walked along arm in arm with her man;un pobre hombre a nobody;¡pobre hombre! poor guy!;¡hombre al agua! man overboard!;de hombre a hombre man to man;el hombre es un lobo para el hombre man is a wolf to man;como un solo hombre: los trabajadores defendieron a su compañera como un solo hombre the workers defended their colleague as one;hacer un hombre a alguien: el ejército no lo hizo un hombre the army failed to make a man of him;ser hombre: da la cara si eres hombre show your face if you're a man;ser hombre muerto: si me descubren, soy hombre muerto if they find me out, I'm a dead man;¡arroja el arma o eres hombre muerto! throw down your weapon or you're a dead man!;ser muy hombre to be a (real) man;te crees muy hombre, ¿no? you think you're a big man, don't you?;Famser un hombre de pelo en pecho to be a real man, to be every inch a man;ser todo un hombre to be a real man, to be every inch a man;el hombre y el oso, cuanto más feos más hermosos people often prefer brawn to classical good looks;el hombre propone y Dios dispone Man proposes and God disposeshombre de acción man of action;hombre anuncio sandwich-board man;hombre de bien honourable man;el hombre de la calle the man in the street;el hombre de las cavernas cavemen;hombre de ciencias man of science;hombre de confianza right-hand man;hombre de Cromañón Cro-magnon man;hombre de Estado statesman;hombre de familia family man;hombre fuerte strongman;el hombre fuerte del régimen the strongman of the regime;hombre de iglesia man of the cloth;el hombre invisible the invisible man;hombre de letras man of letters;hombre lobo werewolf;hombre de mar seaman, sailor;hombre de mundo man of the world;hombre de Neanderthal Neanderthal man;hombre de negocios businessman;el hombre de las nieves the abominable snowman;hombre objeto: [m5] me tratan como a un hombre objeto they treat me as a sex object;hombre orquesta one-man band;hombre de paja front (man), US straw man;hombre de palabra: [m5] es un hombre de palabra he's a man of his word;el hombre de a pie the man in the street;hombre público public figure;hombre rana frogman;Fam el hombre del saco the bogeyman;hombre del tiempo weatherman2.el hombre [la humanidad] man, mankind;la evolución del hombre the evolution of mankind♦ interj¿te acuerdas de Marisol?, ¡sí, hombre, nuestra compañera de clase! do you remember Marisol? you know, she was at school with us!;¿me acercas a casa? – sí, hombre can you give me a Br lift o US ride home? – sure;¡sí, hombre, que ya voy! all right, all right, I'm coming!;hombre, ¡qué pena! oh, what a shame!;pero hombre, no te pongas así oh, don't be like that!;hombre, no es exactamente mi plato favorito, pero… well, it's not exactly my favourite dish, but…;¡hombre Pepe, tú por aquí! hey, Pepe, fancy seeing you here!2. Méx Famn'hombre [uso enfático] [m5]¿cómo les fue? – n'hombre, nos la pasamos súper-bien how did it go? – man, we had a blast!;n'hombre, no vayas a ver esa película, es aburridísima god no, don't go to that movie o Br film, it's unbelievably boring* * *m1 man;de hombre a hombre man to man;hombre hecho a sí mismo self-made man;pobre hombre poor man o soul;¡hombre al agua! man overboard!2:3:¡claro, hombre! you bet!, sure thing!;¡hombre, qué alegría! that’s great!* * *hombre nm1) : manel hombre: man, mankind2)hombre de estado : statesman3)hombre de negocios : businessman4)hombre lobo : werewolf* * *hombre nun hombre alto y moreno a tall, dark man2. (humanidad) mankind -
3 pobre hombre
intj.poor man.m.poor devil, ragamuffin, poor wretch, sorry wight.* * *(n.) = poor fellowEx. The space man, poor fellow, has presumably wandered up and somehow indicated that his UFO has conked out.* * *(n.) = poor fellowEx: The space man, poor fellow, has presumably wandered up and somehow indicated that his UFO has conked out.
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4 pobre diablo
f. & m.poor devil, poor creature, poor sod, poor fellow.* * *( infeliz) poor devil; ( necesitado) poor soul* * *( infeliz) poor devil; ( necesitado) poor soul -
5 astronauta
f. & m.astronaut.m.1 astronaut, spaceman, cosmonaut.2 woman astronaut, spacewoman, astronaut, cosmonaut.* * *1 astronaut* * *SMF astronaut* * *masculino y femenino astronaut* * *= space man [space men, -pl.], astronaut.Ex. The space man, poor fellow, has presumably wandered up and somehow indicated that his UFO has conked out.Ex. The images all relate to space: astronauts; shuttle launches; images of Saturn and Jupiter; the Earth from space etc.* * *masculino y femenino astronaut* * *= space man [space men, -pl.], astronaut.Ex: The space man, poor fellow, has presumably wandered up and somehow indicated that his UFO has conked out.
Ex: The images all relate to space: astronauts; shuttle launches; images of Saturn and Jupiter; the Earth from space etc.* * *astronaut* * *
astronauta sustantivo masculino y femenino
astronaut
astronauta mf astronaut
' astronauta' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
escafandra
English:
astronaut
- spaceman
- space
* * *astronauta nmfastronaut* * *m/f astronaut* * *astronauta nmf: astronaut* * *astronauta n astronaut -
6 averiarse
pron.v.to make average, to sustain damage, to be damaged.* * *1 (productos) to get damaged2 TÉCNICA to malfunction, go wrong3 AUTOMÓVIL to break down* * *2) get damaged* * *VPR1) (Mec) to have a breakdown; (=estropearse) to get damageddebe de haberse averiado — [coche] it must have broken down; [ascensor] it must be out of order
se averió el arranque — the starter failed, the starter went wrong
2) Méx (=perder la virginidad) to lose one's virginity* * *verbo pronominal to break down* * *= conk out.Ex. The space man, poor fellow, has presumably wandered up and somehow indicated that his UFO has conked out.* * *verbo pronominal to break down* * *= conk out.Ex: The space man, poor fellow, has presumably wandered up and somehow indicated that his UFO has conked out.
* * *to break down* * *
averiarse ( conjugate averiarse) verbo pronominal
to break down
■averiarse verbo reflexivo to break down
' averiarse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
estropear
English:
break
- break down
- wrong
* * *vpr[máquina, vehículo] to break down;se ha averiado la radio the radio isn't working* * *v/r break down* * *vr: to break down* * * -
7 cosmonauta
f. & m.1 cosmonaut.2 spacewoman, woman astronaut.* * *1 cosmonaut* * *SMF cosmonaut* * *masculino y femenino cosmonaut* * *= space man [space men, -pl.].Ex. The space man, poor fellow, has presumably wandered up and somehow indicated that his UFO has conked out.* * *masculino y femenino cosmonaut* * *= space man [space men, -pl.].Ex: The space man, poor fellow, has presumably wandered up and somehow indicated that his UFO has conked out.
* * *cosmonaut* * *
cosmonauta mf cosmonaut
' cosmonauta' also found in these entries:
English:
cosmonaut
- spaceman
- space
* * *cosmonauta nmf[astronauta] astronaut; [ruso] cosmonaut* * *m/f cosmonaut* * *cosmonauta nmf: cosmonaut -
8 escacharrarse
1 familiar (estropearse) to be ruined, be spoilt* * *VPR to break* * *verbo pronominal (Esp fam) to break down* * *= conk out.Ex. The space man, poor fellow, has presumably wandered up and somehow indicated that his UFO has conked out.* * *verbo pronominal (Esp fam) to break down* * *= conk out.Ex: The space man, poor fellow, has presumably wandered up and somehow indicated that his UFO has conked out.
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■escacharrarse vr fam to break (down): se ha escacharrado el aparato de vídeo, the VCR broke
* * *vprBr to get knackered, US to bust -
9 estropearse
1 (máquina) to break down2 (cosecha) to be spoiled, get damaged3 (plan etc) to fail, fall through, go wrong4 (comida) to go bad* * ** * *VPR1) (=averiarse) [lavadora, televisor] to break; [ascensor, vehículo] to break downse me ha estropeado el vídeo — my video is o has broken
2) (=dañarse) [ropa, zapatos, vista] to get ruined; [carne, fruta] to go off, spoilsi te lo lavas con este champú no se estropeará el pelo — this shampoo won't damage o ruin your hair
3) (=malograrse) [plan, vacaciones] to be ruinedse me estropearon todos los planes cuando me quedé sin trabajo — all my plans were ruined when I lost my job
4) [persona] (=afearse) to lose one's looks; (=envejecer) to age* * *(v.) = go down, sour, give up + the ghost, conk out, go + kaput, be kaput, go to + seed, go + haywire, go + haywire, be up the spoutEx. But this is much more of a problem than losing a machine and going down for two days or something like that.Ex. His poetry is characterized by a distinctive and attractive tone that is neither sentimental nor soured by experience.Ex. This article examines one such example, Cherrie Moraga's ' Giving Up the Ghost' where, for the first time, the issue of Chicana lesbian sexuality is addressed on the stage.Ex. The space man, poor fellow, has presumably wandered up and somehow indicated that his UFO has conked out.Ex. With oil at $76 a barrel, it won't be long until it all goes kaput!.Ex. I had a mechanic chap take a gander earlier on and he said it's possible the pedal itself is kaput, as in there's something fishy going on with the mechanics of it.Ex. She berated him for having ' gone to seed' and lambasted him for not living up to his ideals.Ex. The formatting on my main page has gone haywire for apparently no reason.Ex. They left a trail of destruction in the wake of a plan gone haywire.Ex. Their email system has been up the spout since Saturday preventing the staff from communicating everyday matters and causing extensive housekeeping delays.* * *(v.) = go down, sour, give up + the ghost, conk out, go + kaput, be kaput, go to + seed, go + haywire, go + haywire, be up the spoutEx: But this is much more of a problem than losing a machine and going down for two days or something like that.
Ex: His poetry is characterized by a distinctive and attractive tone that is neither sentimental nor soured by experience.Ex: This article examines one such example, Cherrie Moraga's ' Giving Up the Ghost' where, for the first time, the issue of Chicana lesbian sexuality is addressed on the stage.Ex: The space man, poor fellow, has presumably wandered up and somehow indicated that his UFO has conked out.Ex: With oil at $76 a barrel, it won't be long until it all goes kaput!.Ex: I had a mechanic chap take a gander earlier on and he said it's possible the pedal itself is kaput, as in there's something fishy going on with the mechanics of it.Ex: She berated him for having ' gone to seed' and lambasted him for not living up to his ideals.Ex: The formatting on my main page has gone haywire for apparently no reason.Ex: They left a trail of destruction in the wake of a plan gone haywire.Ex: Their email system has been up the spout since Saturday preventing the staff from communicating everyday matters and causing extensive housekeeping delays.* * *
■estropearse vr (máquina) to break down: se ha estropeado el ventilador, the fan has broken down
(alimento) to go off o bad: se ha roto la nevera y se ha estropeado la comida, the refrigerator broke down and the food has gone bad
' estropearse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
jorobarse
- estropear
- fastidiar
- valer
English:
bad
- break
- bruise
- go off
- keep
- pack up
- perish
- sour
- spoil
- wrong
- go
- hay
* * *vpr1. [máquina] to break down;[ropa] to be ruined;se ha vuelto a estropearse el ascensor the lift has broken down again;se me ha estropeado el despertador my alarm clock is broken;se ha estropeado el día the day has turned out badly2. [comida] to spoil, Br to go off;no dejes la fruta fuera de la nevera, que se estropea don't leave the fruit out of the fridge or it'll spoil o Br go off4. [plan] to fall through;se me estropeó el plan my plan turned out badly* * *v/r1 break down2 de comida go off, go bad3 de plan go wrong4:estropearse la vista ruin one’s eyesight* * *vr1) : to spoil, to go bad2) : to break down* * *estropearse vb2. (comida) to go off -
10 pobre infeliz
m.1 poor guy, poor fellow, poor fish, poor sod.2 poor woman. -
11 pobre tipo
m.poor guy, poor fellow, poor fish, poor sod. -
12 pobre sujeto
f. & m.poor sod, poor fellow. -
13 OVNI (Objeto Volador No Identificado)
Ex. The space man, poor fellow, has presumably wandered up and somehow indicated that his UFO has conked out.----* avistamiento de ovnis = alien visitation, UFO sighting.Spanish-English dictionary > OVNI (Objeto Volador No Identificado)
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14 Objeto Volador No Identificado (OVNI)
Ex. The space man, poor fellow, has presumably wandered up and somehow indicated that his UFO has conked out.Spanish-English dictionary > Objeto Volador No Identificado (OVNI)
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15 ovni
m.UFO.* * *1 ( Objeto Volador no Indentificado) Unidentified Flying Object; (abreviatura) UFO* * *SM ABR= objeto volante {o}2} volador no identificado UFO* * *OVNI ['oβni] masculino (= objeto volador or volante no identificado) UFO* * *OVNI ['oβni] masculino (= objeto volador or volante no identificado) UFO* * *OVNI (Objeto Volador No Identificado)Ex: The space man, poor fellow, has presumably wandered up and somehow indicated that his UFO has conked out.
* avistamiento de ovnis = alien visitation, UFO sighting.* * *ovni, OVNI/ˈoβni/(= objeto volador or volante no identificado) UFO* * *
Multiple Entries:
OVNI
ovni
ovni,
ovni m (abr de objeto volador no identificado) unidentified flying object, UFO
' ovni' also found in these entries:
English:
saucer
- UFO
- unidentified
* * *ovni nm (abrev de objeto volador no identificado)UFO* * *m abr (= objeto volante no identificado) UFO (= unidentified flying object)* * *ovni or* * *ovni n UFO -
16 Objeto Volador No Identificado
Objeto Volador No Identificado (OVNI)Ex: The space man, poor fellow, has presumably wandered up and somehow indicated that his UFO has conked out.
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17 pobrecito
• poor little fellow• poor thing -
18 infeliz
adj.unhappy (desgraciado).f. & m.sorry fellow.* * *(pl infelices)► adjetivo1 (desdichado) unhappy2 (ingenuo) ingenuous1 (ingenuo) poor soul* * *adj.1) unhappy2) unfortunate* * *1. ADJ1) (=desgraciado) [persona] unhappy; [vida] unhappy, wretched; [tentativa] unsuccessful2) (=bonachón) kind-hearted, good-natured; pey gullible2. SMF1) (=desgraciado) poor unfortunate, poor wretch2) (=bonachón) kind-hearted person, good-natured person; pey gullible fool* * *Ia) <persona/vida> unhappyb) <intervención/tentativa> unfortunateIImasculino y femenino poor wretch, poor devil* * *= unhappy.Ex. In this unhappy pattern SLIS are not being singled out for especially harsh treatment.* * *Ia) <persona/vida> unhappyb) <intervención/tentativa> unfortunateIImasculino y femenino poor wretch, poor devil* * *= unhappy.Ex: In this unhappy pattern SLIS are not being singled out for especially harsh treatment.
* * *1 ‹persona› unhappy; ‹vida› unhappy, wretched, miserable2 ‹intervención/tentativa› unfortunate, unhappypoor wretch, poor devil* * *
infeliz adjetivo
■ sustantivo masculino y femenino
poor wretch, poor devil
infeliz
I adj (no feliz) unhappy
(día, situación) unfortunate
II mf fam (ingenuo) naive
(desgraciado) ésa es una pobre infeliz, she is a poor devil
' infeliz' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
desdichado
- desgraciado
English:
alone
- unhappy
- wretch
* * *♦ adj1. [desgraciado] unhappy2. [ingenuo] trusting3. [desafortunado] [comentario, decisión] unfortunate;[intento] unsuccessful; [coincidencia] unhappy♦ nmf[ingenuo]es un infeliz he's a trusting soul;un pobre infeliz a poor wretch* * *I adj1 unhappy, miserable2 ( inocente) naiveII m/f1 poor devil2 ( inocente) naive person* * *1) : unhappy2) : hapless, unfortunate, wretched* * * -
19 desgraciado
adj.unfortunate, unlucky, fateful, ill-fated.f. & m.unfortunate, miserable, sorry fellow, poor wretch.past part.past participle of spanish verb: desgraciar.* * *1→ link=desgraciar desgraciar► adjetivo1 (sin suerte) unfortunate, unlucky2 (infeliz) unhappy► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 wretch, unfortunate person\ser un,-a pobre desgraciado,-a to be a poor devil* * *(f. - desgraciada)adj.* * *desgraciado, -a1. ADJ1) [persona] (=sin suerte) unlucky; (=infeliz) unhappy¡desgraciado de ti si lo haces! — you'd better not do that!, it'll be the worse for you if you do that!
2) [vida, existencia]¡qué desgraciada existencia la mía! — how wretched I am!
una vida desgraciada — a wretched life, a life of misery
3) [accidente, situación] unfortunate4) LAm (=asqueroso) lousy *2. SM / F1) (=infeliz) poor wretchla hizo una desgraciada — pey he put her in the family way, he brought shame upon her euf
2) (=miserable) swine ** * *I- da adjetivoa) [ser] ( infeliz) unhappyb) [ser] ( desafortunado) < viaje> ill-fatedc) ( desacertado) <elección/coincidencia> unfortunate, unwiseII- da masculino, femenino1) ( desdichado) wretch2) ( persona vil) swine (colloq)* * *= wretched, unhappy.Ex. A card catalog has the capability of being kept up to date, but it is a wretched way to make information available.Ex. In this unhappy pattern SLIS are not being singled out for especially harsh treatment.* * *I- da adjetivoa) [ser] ( infeliz) unhappyb) [ser] ( desafortunado) < viaje> ill-fatedc) ( desacertado) <elección/coincidencia> unfortunate, unwiseII- da masculino, femenino1) ( desdichado) wretch2) ( persona vil) swine (colloq)* * *= wretched, unhappy.Ex: A card catalog has the capability of being kept up to date, but it is a wretched way to make information available.
Ex: In this unhappy pattern SLIS are not being singled out for especially harsh treatment.* * *A1 [ SER] (infeliz) unhappyfue muy desgraciado en su matrimonio he was very unhappy in his marriagelleva una vida muy desgraciada she leads a miserable life2 [ SER](desafortunado): hay días afortunados y días desgraciados there are good days and bad daysfue un viaje desgraciado it was an ill-fated journeyser desgraciado en amores to be unlucky in love3 (desacertado) ‹elección› unfortunate, unwiseB [ SER] (vil) mean, nasty, horribleC (sin belleza) ill-favored*, unfortunate(sin gracia): ese vestido le queda muy desgraciado that dress doesn't do anything for her o is not at all flattering to hermasculine, feminineA (desdichado) wretchla pobre desgraciada the poor wretcholvídalo, no es más que un pobre desgraciado forget about him, he's nobody* * *
Del verbo desgraciar: ( conjugate desgraciar)
desgraciado es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
desgraciado
desgraciar
desgraciado◊ -da adjetivo
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino
1 ( desdichado) wretch
2 ( persona vil) swine (colloq)
desgraciado,-a
I adjetivo
1 (sin suerte, desdichado) unfortunate: aquel fue un día desgraciado, that was a most unfortunate day
2 (sin felicidad) unhappy: una vida desgraciada, an unhappy life
3 (desacertado) unwise: regalarles un libro fue una elección desgraciada, it was a bad choice to give them a book
II sustantivo masculino y femenino
1 unfortunate person
un pobre desgraciado, a poor devil
2 pey ofens wretch, vile person: ese desgraciado me golpeó en la cabeza, that despicable person hit me on the head
' desgraciado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
desgraciada
- fatalidad
- infeliz
- pringada
- pringado
English:
miserable
- unfortunate
- unhappy
- wretch
* * *desgraciado, -a♦ adj1. [desafortunado] [día] ill-fated;[suceso, accidente, casualidad] unfortunate2. [desacertado] [intervención, elección] unfortunate, unhappy3. [sin suerte] unlucky;ser desgraciado en el amor to be unlucky in love4. [infeliz] unhappy;es muy desgraciado en su trabajo he's very unhappy in his work;llevar una vida desgraciada to lead an unhappy o a miserable life5. [canalla] rotten, nasty6. [sin atractivo] unprepossessing, unattractive;tiene un físico desgraciado she is physically unattractive♦ nm,f1. [persona sin suerte] born loser2. [infeliz] wretch;es un pobre desgraciado he's a poor wretch3. [canalla] swine;¡eres un desgraciado! you're a swine!;el muy desgraciado me robó el dinero the swine stole my money* * *I adj1 unfortunate2 ( miserable) wretchedII m, desgraciada f1 ( infeliz) wretch2 ( sinvergüenza) swine fam* * *desgraciado, -da adj1) : unfortunate, unlucky2) : vile, wretcheddesgraciado, -da n: unfortunate person, wretch* * *desgraciado adj¡mira que eres desgraciado! you're so unlucky!3. (trágico) tragic / unfortunate -
20 chantaje
m.1 blackmail.hacer chantaje a alguien to blackmail somebodychantaje emocional emotional blackmail2 blackmailing, racketeering, blackmail, extortion.3 act of extortion, act of blackmail.* * *1 blackmail\hacer chantaje a alguien to blackmail somebody* * *SM blackmail* * *masculino blackmail* * *= blackmail, extortion.Ex. This sort of competitive blackmail does nothing but the problems that hinder poor readers and feed the egos of those held up for praise.Ex. One of the problems to be anticipated once a prison law library has been established is the possible ' extortion' by jailhouse lawyers demanding compensation from fellow inmates they legally advise.* * *masculino blackmail* * *= blackmail, extortion.Ex: This sort of competitive blackmail does nothing but the problems that hinder poor readers and feed the egos of those held up for praise.
Ex: One of the problems to be anticipated once a prison law library has been established is the possible ' extortion' by jailhouse lawyers demanding compensation from fellow inmates they legally advise.* * *blackmaille hacen chantaje he is being blackmailed* * *
chantaje sustantivo masculino
blackmail;
chantaje sustantivo masculino blackmail
hacer chantaje, to blackmail
' chantaje' also found in these entries:
English:
blackmail
- extortion
- racketeering
- protection
* * *chantaje nmblackmail;hacer chantaje a alguien to blackmail sb;le hicieron un chantaje he was blackmailedchantaje emocional emotional blackmail* * *m blackmail;hacer chantaje a alguien blackmail s.o.* * *chantaje nm: blackmail
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См. также в других словарях:
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Adversity is a great school-mistress, as many a poor fellow knows, that hath whimpered over his less… — Adversity is a great school mistress, as many a poor fellow knows, that hath whimpered over his lesson before her awfull chair. См. Беды человека научают мудрости … Большой толково-фразеологический словарь Михельсона (оригинальная орфография)
fellow — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 man ADJECTIVE ▪ old, young ▪ big, little, tall ▪ good looking, handsome ▪ … Collocations dictionary
fellow — The original sense of this word was business partner, but by the fourteenth century it also had the meaning of companion in a more general sense. It became the usual way of addressing a male servant, and at first would have been thought to be… … A dictionary of epithets and terms of address
poor — A word which is frequently used in vocative expressions that express sympathy for the listener, or regret for something that has befallen him. The sympathy may be genuine, but it is often ironic. Absolute Beginners, by Colin MacInnes, has… … A dictionary of epithets and terms of address
fellow — n. 1 colloq. a man or boy (poor fellow!; my dear fellow). 2 derog. a person regarded with contempt. 3 (usu. in pl.) a person associated with another; a comrade (were separated from their fellows). 4 a counterpart or match; the other of a pair. 5… … Useful english dictionary
Poor Richard's Almanack — (sometimes Almanac ) was a yearly almanack published by Benjamin Franklin, who adopted the pseudonym of Poor Richard or Richard Saunders for this purpose. The publication appeared continually from 1732 to 1758. It was a best seller for a pamphlet … Wikipedia
Poor Catholics — • A religious mendicant order, organized in 1208, to reunite the Waldenses with the Church and combat heresies such as Albigensianism Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Poor Catholics Poor Catholics … Catholic encyclopedia
poor — /pɔ / (say paw) adjective 1. having little or nothing in the way of wealth, goods, or means of subsistence. 2. (of a country, institution, etc.) meagrely supplied or endowed with resources or funds. 3. (of the circumstances, life, home, dress,… …
poor devil — Synonyms and related words: Bowery bum, almsman, almswoman, bankrupt, beachcomber, beggar, beggarly fellow, blighter, budmash, bum, bummer, caitiff, casual, charity case, derelict, devil, down and out, down and outer, drifter, drunkard, good for… … Moby Thesaurus
Poor Little Peppina — Infobox Film name = Poor Little Peppina caption = Theatrical poster director = Sidney Olcott writer = Kate Jordan starring = Mary Pickford producer = distributor = Paramount Pictures budget = released = March 2, 1916 country = USA language =… … Wikipedia