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1 rapacidad
f.rapacity, greed.* * *1 rapacity, rapaciousness* * *SF rapacity* * *femenino rapacity* * *= greed, rapacity, greediness.Ex. Appeals to pride, status, greed, and many other aspects of man's nature are sometimes successful.Ex. Britain's elites not only retain their power, they also exercise it with a shameless rapacity.Ex. That element of greediness, which has been a canker in our political hierarchy, should be avoided.----* con rapacidad = rapaciously.* * *femenino rapacity* * *= greed, rapacity, greediness.Ex: Appeals to pride, status, greed, and many other aspects of man's nature are sometimes successful.
Ex: Britain's elites not only retain their power, they also exercise it with a shameless rapacity.Ex: That element of greediness, which has been a canker in our political hierarchy, should be avoided.* con rapacidad = rapaciously.* * *rapacity* * *rapacidad nfrapacity, greed* * *rapacidad nf: rapacity -
2 avaricia
f.greed, avarice.la avaricia rompe el saco greed doesn't payser feo/pesado con avaricia (informal) to be ugly/boring in the extreme* * *1 (tacañería) avarice, meanness, miserliness; (codicia) greed, avarice\con avaricia familiar extremely* * *noun f.greed, avarice* * *SF avarice, greed, greediness* * *femenino avarice* * *= greed, rapacity, penny-pinching, greediness.Ex. Appeals to pride, status, greed, and many other aspects of man's nature are sometimes successful.Ex. Britain's elites not only retain their power, they also exercise it with a shameless rapacity.Ex. The key to penny-pinching is to have, as much as possible, but only what you want, not what you don't.Ex. That element of greediness, which has been a canker in our political hierarchy, should be avoided.----* con avaricia = rapaciously.* * *femenino avarice* * *= greed, rapacity, penny-pinching, greediness.Ex: Appeals to pride, status, greed, and many other aspects of man's nature are sometimes successful.
Ex: Britain's elites not only retain their power, they also exercise it with a shameless rapacity.Ex: The key to penny-pinching is to have, as much as possible, but only what you want, not what you don't.Ex: That element of greediness, which has been a canker in our political hierarchy, should be avoided.* con avaricia = rapaciously.* * *avaricela avaricia rompe el saco if you're too greedy you end up with nothing* * *
avaricia sustantivo femenino
avarice;
avaricia sustantivo femenino avarice, greed
' avaricia' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
personificación
- codicia
English:
avarice
- greed
- greediness
- limitless
* * *avaricia nf[codicia] greed; [tacañería] avarice;la avaricia rompe el saco greed doesn't pay;Famcon avaricia: es feo/pesado con avaricia he isn't half ugly/boring* * *f greed, avarice* * *avaricia nfcodicia: greed, avarice* * *avaricia n greed -
3 codicia
f.1 greed.2 thirst.3 envy.pres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: codiciar.imperat.2nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: codiciar.* * *1 greed, covetousness, coveting* * *noun f.lust, greed* * *SF (=avaricia) greed; [por lo ajeno] covetousness* * ** * *= greed, rapacity, greediness.Ex. Appeals to pride, status, greed, and many other aspects of man's nature are sometimes successful.Ex. Britain's elites not only retain their power, they also exercise it with a shameless rapacity.Ex. That element of greediness, which has been a canker in our political hierarchy, should be avoided.----* con codicia = rapaciously.* * ** * *= greed, rapacity, greediness.Ex: Appeals to pride, status, greed, and many other aspects of man's nature are sometimes successful.
Ex: Britain's elites not only retain their power, they also exercise it with a shameless rapacity.Ex: That element of greediness, which has been a canker in our political hierarchy, should be avoided.* con codicia = rapaciously.* * *1 (avaricia) greed, avarice; (de bienes ajenos) covetousness2 ( Taur) aggressiveness* * *
Del verbo codiciar: ( conjugate codiciar)
codicia es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
codicia
codiciar
codicia sustantivo femenino ( avaricia) greed, avarice
codiciar ( conjugate codiciar) verbo transitivo
to covet
codicia sustantivo femenino greed
codiciar verbo transitivo to covet
' codicia' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
mover
English:
greed
- greediness
- avarice
* * *codicia nf1. [de riqueza] greed* * *f greed* * *codicia nfavaricia: avarice, covetousness* * *codicia n greed -
4 rapacería
• childish prank• piece of tomfoolery• rapacity -
5 rapacidad
• predacity• rapaciousness• rapacity -
6 rapacería
f.1 rapacity.2 childish prank, piece of tomfoolery.
См. также в других словарях:
Rapacity — Ra*pac i*ty (r[.a]*p[a^]s [i^]*t[y^]), n. [L. rapacitas: cf. F. rapacit[ e]. See {Rapacious}.] 1. The quality of being rapacious; rapaciousness; ravenousness; as, the rapacity of pirates; the rapacity of wolves. [1913 Webster] 2. The act or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
rapacity — index bad repute, extortion, larceny, pillage Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
rapacity — (n.) 1540s, from M.Fr. rapacité (16c.), from L. rapacitatem (nom. rapacitas) greediness, from rapax grasping (gen. rapacis) plundering, from rapere seize (see RAPID (Cf. rapid)) … Etymology dictionary
rapacity — greed, *cupidity, avarice Analogous words: covetousness, avariciousness, greediness, graspingness (see corresponding adjectives at COVETOUS): exaction, demanding or demand, claiming or claim (see corresponding verbs at DEMAND) … New Dictionary of Synonyms
rapacity — [[t]rəpæ̱sɪti[/t]] N UNCOUNT: oft with poss (disapproval) Rapacity is very greedy or selfish behaviour. [FORMAL] He argued that the overcrowded cities were the product of a system based on selfishness and rapacity . ...the rapacity of landlords… … English dictionary
rapacity — plėšrumas statusas T sritis ekologija ir aplinkotyra apibrėžtis Vienas iš pagrindinių biocenozės tarppopuliacinių ryšių – reiškinys, kai vieni organizmai (plėšrūnai) minta kitais organizmais (aukomis). Plėšrūnams tokie santykiai naudingi: suėdę… … Ekologijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas
rapacity — rapacious ► ADJECTIVE ▪ aggressively greedy. DERIVATIVES rapaciously adverb rapaciousness noun rapacity noun. ORIGIN from Latin rapax, from rapere to snatch … English terms dictionary
rapacity — noun Date: 1543 the quality of being rapacious … New Collegiate Dictionary
rapacity — See rapaciously. * * * … Universalium
rapacity — noun The quality of being rapacious; voracity … Wiktionary
rapacity — Synonyms and related words: acquisitiveness, avarice, avariciousness, avidity, avidness, claim, covetousness, crapulence, crapulency, cupidity, demand, edacity, exaction, frenzy of desire, fury of desire, gluttonousness, gluttony, grasping,… … Moby Thesaurus