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  • 21 expoliar

    v.
    1 to pillage, to plunder.
    2 to spoliate, to despoil.
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    1 to plunder, pillage, despoil
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    VT
    1) (=saquear) to pillage, sack
    2) (=desposeer) to dispossess
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    verbo transitivo (frml) to plunder
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    Ex. The main justifications, couched mostly in race-neutral terms, were that the squatters would increase crime, decrease property values, spread disease, & despoil the natural environment.
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    verbo transitivo (frml) to plunder
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    Ex: The main justifications, couched mostly in race-neutral terms, were that the squatters would increase crime, decrease property values, spread disease, & despoil the natural environment.

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    expoliar [A1 ]
    vt
    ( frml); ‹riquezas/posesiones› to plunder; ‹ciudad/institución› to plunder, pillage, despoil ( liter)
    expoliaron a los vencidos they plundered the possessions of those they had defeated
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    expoliar verbo transitivo to plunder, pillage
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    to pillage, to plunder
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    v/t plunder, pillage

    Spanish-English dictionary > expoliar

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  • sack race — n a race in which the competitors, usually children, have to jump forwards with both legs inside a ↑sack …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • sack race — sack′ race n. gam a race in which each contestant has the legs enclosed in a sack and moves forward by jumping • Etymology: 1880–85 …   From formal English to slang

  • sack race — n. a race in which contestants have their legs in a sack and move by jumping …   English World dictionary

  • sack race — sack ,race noun count a race, especially for children, in which you put your legs inside a large cloth bag and move by jumping …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • sack race — noun a novelty race in which competitors jump ahead with their feet confined in a sack • Hypernyms: ↑race * * * noun : a race run by persons each with his legs in a sack * * * sack racer. sack racing. a race in which each contestant jumps ahead… …   Useful english dictionary

  • Sack race — The sack race is a competitive game in which participants place both of their legs inside a sack or pillow case and hop from a starting point toward a finish line. The first person to reach the finish line is the winner of the race.Sack racing is …   Wikipedia

  • sack race — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms sack race : singular sack race plural sack races a race, especially for children, in which you put your legs inside a large cloth bag and move by jumping …   English dictionary

  • sack race — sack racer. sack racing. a race in which each contestant jumps ahead while his or her legs are confined in a sack. [1880 85] * * * …   Universalium

  • sack race — noun Date: 1859 a jumping race in which each contestant s legs are enclosed in a sack …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • sack race — noun (C) a race in which the competitors, usually children, have to jump forwards with both legs inside a sack 1 (1a) …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • sack-race — /ˈsæk reɪs/ (say sak rays) noun a race in which each competitor jumps forward with their legs confined in a sack …  

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