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1 to read sb the riot act
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2 riot act
to read the riot act — leer* or cantar la cartilla
* * *to read the riot act — leer* or cantar la cartilla
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3 riot
1. noun(a noisy disturbance created by a usually large group of people: The protest march developed into a riot.) disturbio, motín
2. verb(to form or take part in a riot: The protesters were rioting in the street.) amotinarse; participar en disturbios- rioter- riotous
- riotously
- riotousness
- run riot
riot1 n disturbioriot2 vb causar disturbiostr['raɪət]1 (in street) disturbio2 (in prison) motín nombre masculino1 (in street) provocar disturbios2 (in prison) amotinarse\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto run riot provocar disturbiosriot police policía antidisturbiosriot ['raɪət] vi: amotinarseriot n: motín m, tumulto m, alboroto mn.• alboroto s.m.• amotinamiento s.m.• bullanga s.f.• demostración violenta s.f.• disturbio s.m.• herrería s.f.• motín s.m.v.• alborotar v.• alborotarse v.• amotinar v.• amotinarse v.
I 'raɪətto run riot — \<\<fans\>\> descontrolarse, desmadrarse (fam)
she let her imagination run riot — dio rienda suelta a su imaginación; (before n) <gear, shield> antidisturbios adj inv, antimotines adj inv (Col)
b) ( hilarious occasion) (colloq) desmadre m (fam)c) ( funny person) (colloq)she's a riot — es comiquísima, es un plato (AmS fam), es la monda (Esp fam)
d) ( profusion)a riot of color — un derroche or una profusión de color
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intransitive verb causar disturbios or desórdenes; \<\<prisoners\>\> amotinarse['raɪǝt]1. N2) (fig)- run riot3) * (fig) (=wild success) exitazo mit was a riot! — ¡fue divertidísimo!, ¡fue la monda! *
he's a riot! — ¡es un tipo desternillante!, ¡te mondas de risa con él!
2.VI amotinarse3.CPDriot act N —
- read sb the riot actriot control N — control m antidisturbios
riot police N — policía f antidisturbios
riot shield N — escudo m antidisturbios
riot squad N — = riot police
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I ['raɪət]to run riot — \<\<fans\>\> descontrolarse, desmadrarse (fam)
she let her imagination run riot — dio rienda suelta a su imaginación; (before n) <gear, shield> antidisturbios adj inv, antimotines adj inv (Col)
b) ( hilarious occasion) (colloq) desmadre m (fam)c) ( funny person) (colloq)she's a riot — es comiquísima, es un plato (AmS fam), es la monda (Esp fam)
d) ( profusion)a riot of color — un derroche or una profusión de color
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intransitive verb causar disturbios or desórdenes; \<\<prisoners\>\> amotinarse -
4 parrafada
parrafada f fam
1 (discurso) lecture, sermon: me soltó una buena parrafada, he read me the riot act
2 (charla larga) todas las tardes nos echábamos una parrafada, we have a long chat every afternoon
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read someone the riot act — read (someone) the riot act to strongly warn someone to stop behaving badly. Alice read Randi the riot act, telling her, “If you don t like it here, you can just go back where you came from.” The secretary of state said she plans to read the riot … New idioms dictionary
read someone the riot act — read (someone) the riot act see ↑riot, 1 • • • Main Entry: ↑read read (someone) the riot act : to speak in an angry and critical way to (someone who has done something wrong) : to tell (someone) that bad behavior will be severely punished if it… … Useful english dictionary
read someone the riot act — read (someone) the riot act to speak angrily to someone about something they have done and warn them that they will be punished if they do it again. He d put up with a lot of bad behaviour from his son and thought it was time to read him the riot … New idioms dictionary
read someone the riot act — If you read someone the riot act, you give them a clear warning that if they don t stop doing something, they will be in serious trouble … The small dictionary of idiomes
read (somebody) the Riot Act — ˌread (sb) the ˈRiot Act idiom (BrE) to tell sb with force that they must not do sth From an Act of Parliament passed in 1715 to prevent riots. It made it illegal for a group of twelve or more people to refuse to split up if they were ordered to… … Useful english dictionary
read (someone) the riot act — phrase to warn someone that they will be punished if they do not stop behaving badly Thesaurus: to warn someone about or against somethingsynonym Main entry: riot … Useful english dictionary
read somebody the riot act — verb To scold or berate somebody; to reprimand. She really read him the riot act about his smoking habit … Wiktionary
read someone the riot act — If you read someone the riot act, you give them a clear warning that if they don t stop doing something, they will be in serious trouble. (Dorking School Dictionary) … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
Read someone the riot act — If you read someone the riot act, you give them a clear warning that if they don t stop doing something, they will be in serious trouble … Dictionary of English idioms
read someone the Riot Act — give someone a severe warning or reprimand. [from the name of a former act partly read out to disperse rioters.] → riot … English new terms dictionary
read the riot act — read (someone) the riot act to strongly warn someone to stop behaving badly. Alice read Randi the riot act, telling her, “If you don t like it here, you can just go back where you came from.” The secretary of state said she plans to read the riot … New idioms dictionary