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1 gorrón
adj.cadging, sponging.m.1 freeloader, deadbeat, sponger, cadger.2 pebble.3 pivot, male pivot.4 paving stone.* * *► adjetivo1 familiar scrounging, sponging► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 sponger, scrounger* * *ISM1) (=guijarro) pebble; (=adoquín) cobblestone2) (Mec) pivot, journalIIgorrón, -ona* SM / F (=aprovechado) sponger *, cadger *, parasite* * *- rrona masculino, femenino (Esp, Méx fam) scrounger (colloq)* * *= scrounger, deadbeat, free rider.Nota: Persona que se beneficia de un actividad de un individuo o grupo sin contribuir a él.Ex. Consequently, claimants became disillusioned and, if they complained, were dismissed scroungers who were never satisfied.Ex. It is generally recognized that collecting money from moneyed deadbeats is as much a social problem as street thuggery.Ex. Free riders are those who use the information provided by others without contributing evaluations of their own.* * *- rrona masculino, femenino (Esp, Méx fam) scrounger (colloq)* * *= scrounger, deadbeat, free rider.Nota: Persona que se beneficia de un actividad de un individuo o grupo sin contribuir a él.Ex: Consequently, claimants became disillusioned and, if they complained, were dismissed scroungers who were never satisfied.
Ex: It is generally recognized that collecting money from moneyed deadbeats is as much a social problem as street thuggery.Ex: Free riders are those who use the information provided by others without contributing evaluations of their own.* * *(Esp, Méx fam): no seas gorrón why don't you stop scrounging? ( colloq), stop being such a scrounger o freeloader ( colloq)masculine, feminineestoy harta de que esa gorrona me pida tabaco I'm sick to death of that scrounger asking me for cigarettes o of that woman scrounging cigarettes off me ( colloq)2* * *
gorrón
gorrón,-ona m,f fam sponger, scrounger
' gorrón' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
gorrona
- sablista
- vividor
- vividora
English:
gatecrasher
- scrounger
* * *♦ adjsponging, scrounging;es muy gorrón he's always sponging o scrounging, he's always on the scrounge♦ nm,fsponger, scrounger* * *m, gorrona f famscrounger fam* * * -
2 parásito
adj.parasitic, parasitical.m.parasite, infester, epiphyte.* * *► adjetivo1 parasitic1 BIOLOGÍA parasite2 peyorativo (persona) parasite, hanger-on————————1 BIOLOGÍA parasite2 peyorativo (persona) parasite, hanger-on* * *1.ADJ parasitic (de on)2. SM1) (Bio) parasite (tb fig)3) CAm squatter* * *I- ta adjetivo parasiticII1) parasite2) parásitos masculino plural ( interferencia) atmospherics (pl)* * *= hanger-on, scrounger, parasite, mite.Ex. Reference librarians must have the capability of kindly and tactfully disentangling themselves from hangers-on who would monopolize their time, to the detriment of others.Ex. Consequently, claimants became disillusioned and, if they complained, were dismissed scroungers who were never satisfied.Ex. I have nothing against Aussies but I do have something against parasites who steal off someone else's ideas.Ex. The diseases and infestations caused by mites, lice, bed bugs, fleas, and ticks are discussed.----* como parásito = parasitically.* en forma de parásito = parasitically.* infección de parásitos = parasitisation [parasitization, -USA].* parásito de la sociedad = parasite.* parásito del libro = book insect.* * *I- ta adjetivo parasiticII1) parasite2) parásitos masculino plural ( interferencia) atmospherics (pl)* * *= hanger-on, scrounger, parasite, mite.Ex: Reference librarians must have the capability of kindly and tactfully disentangling themselves from hangers-on who would monopolize their time, to the detriment of others.
Ex: Consequently, claimants became disillusioned and, if they complained, were dismissed scroungers who were never satisfied.Ex: I have nothing against Aussies but I do have something against parasites who steal off someone else's ideas.Ex: The diseases and infestations caused by mites, lice, bed bugs, fleas, and ticks are discussed.* como parásito = parasitically.* en forma de parásito = parasitically.* infección de parásitos = parasitisation [parasitization, -USA].* parásito de la sociedad = parasite.* parásito del libro = book insect.* * *parasiticA2 (persona) parasiteparásitos sociales social parasites* * *
Del verbo parasitar: ( conjugate parasitar)
parasito es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
parasitó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
parasitar
parásito
parásito sustantivo masculino
parasite
parásito,-a adjetivo & sustantivo masculino parasite: su cuñado es un auténtico parásito, her brother-in-law is a real bloodsucker
' parásito' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
parásita
English:
hanger-on
- parasite
* * *parásito, -a♦ adjBiol parasitic♦ nm1. Biol parasite2. [persona] parasiteparásito social social parasite* * *m parasite;* * *parásito nm: parasite -
3 business
'biznis1) (occupation; buying and selling: Selling china is my business; The shop does more business at Christmas than at any other time.) negocio2) (a shop, a firm: He owns his own business.) negocio, empresa3) (concern: Make it your business to help him; Let's get down to business (= Let's start the work etc that must be done).) asunto•- businessman
- on business
business n1. negocios2. negocio / empresa / industria3. asunto / temait's none of your business no es asunto tuyo / a ti no te importamind your own business! ¡no te metas en lo que no te importa!tr['bɪznəs]1 (commerce) negocios nombre masculino plural2 (firm) negocio, empresa3 (affair) asunto, tema nombre masculino■ does he know about the business with the money? ¿se ha enterado del asunto del dinero?\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLit's my «(your, etc)» business to... me (te, etc) incumbe...to be away on business estar (fuera) de viajeto be big business ser un buen negocioto be in business dedicarse al mundo de los negociosto be the business familiar molar, ser muy guayto do business with somebody comerciar con alguien, tener relaciones comerciales con alguiento get down to business entrar en materiato go out of business quebrarto have no business to «+ inf» no tener ningún derecho a + infto mean business ir en serioto put somebody out of business hacer que alguien quiebreto run a business llevar un negocioto send somebody about his «(her, etc)» business mandar a alguien de paseoto set up a business montar un negociomind your own business! ¡no te metas donde no te llaman!business before pleasure primero es la obligación que la devociónbusiness is business el negocio es el negociobig business grandes negocios nombre masculino pluralbusiness administration administración nombre femenino de negociosbusiness card tarjeta de presentación, tarjeta comercialbusiness centre centro de negociosbusiness consultant asesor,-ra de empresasbusiness consultancy asesoría de empresasbusiness deal trato comercialbusiness district área de negocios, zona comercialbusiness hours horario comercialbusiness of the day orden nombre masculino del díabusiness manager director,-ra de empresasbusiness school escuela de negociosbusiness studies estudios nombre masculino plural empresariales, empresariales nombre masculino pluralbusiness trip viaje nombre masculino de negociosline of business profesión nombre femenino■ what line of business are you in? ¿a qué te dedicas?business ['bɪznəs, -nəz] n1) occupation: ocupación f, oficio m2) duty, mission: misión f, deber m, responsabilidad f3) establishment, firm: empresa f, firma f, negocio m, comercio m4) commerce: negocios mpl, comercio m5) affair, matter: asunto m, cuestión f, cosa fit's none of your business: no es asunto tuyoadj.• comercial adj.• de negocios adj.• empresarial adj.• negocio, -a adj.• negocios adj.n.• asunto s.m.• bártulos s.m.pl.• comercio s.m.• cuestión s.f.• dependencia s.f.• empleo s.m.• empresa s.f.• negocio s.m.• negocios s.m.pl.• trato s.m.• tráfico s.m.'bɪznəs, 'bɪznɪs1) u ( Busn)a) (world of commerce, finance) negocios mpl; (before n)business studies — (ciencias fpl) empresariales fpl
business school — escuela f de administración or gestión de empresas
b) (commercial activity, trading) comercio mto be in business: the firm has been in business for 50 years la empresa tiene 50 años de actividad comercial; the factory is back in business again la fábrica ha reanudado sus operaciones; to set up in business montar or poner* un negocio; go into business: they went into business together montaron or pusieron un negocio juntos; to go out of business cerrar*; business is good el negocio anda or marcha bien; the company lost two million dollars' worth of business la compañía perdió ventas (or contratos etc) por valor de dos millones de dólares; we open for business at nine o'clock — abrimos al público a las nueve
c) (custom, clients)to lose business — perder* clientes or clientela
2) ca) ( firm) negocio m, empresa fb) ( branch of commerce)I'm in the insurance/antiques business — trabajo en el ramo de los seguros/en la compra y venta de antigüedades
the fashion/music business — la industria or el negocio de la moda/música
3) ua) ( transactions)she's here/away on business — está aquí/de viaje por negocios
unfinished business — asuntos mpl pendientes
business before pleasure — antes es la obligación que la devoción, primero el deber (y después el placer)
to get down to business — ir* al grano, entrar en materia
to mean business — decir* algo muy en serio
to talk business — hablar de negocios; (before n) <appointment, lunch> de trabajo, de negocios
business letter — carta f comercial
business trip — viaje m de negocios
b) ( items on agenda) asuntos mpl, temas mplany other business — otros asuntos, ≈ruegos y preguntas
c) (rightful occupation, concern) asunto m, incumbencia fthat's none of your business — eso no es asunto tuyo, eso no te incumbe
I shall make it my business to find out — yo me ocuparé or me encargaré de averiguarlo
like nobody's business — (colloq)
she was getting through those chocolates like nobody's business — les estaba dando duro a los bombones (fam)
4) (affair, situation, activity) (colloq) (no pl) asunto mwhat's all this business about you leaving? — ¿qué es eso de que te vas?
['bɪznɪs]to give somebody the business — (AmE) ( reprimand) echarle la bronca a alguien (fam); ( tease) tomarle el pelo a alguien (fam)
1. N•
business as usual — (=general slogan) aquí no ha pasado nada; (=notice outside shop) "seguimos atendiendo al público durante las reformas"•
business before pleasure — primero es la obligación que la devoción•
to carry on business as — tener un negocio de•
to do business with — negociar con•
he's in business — se dedica al comercio•
to go into business — dedicarse al comercio•
the shop is losing business — la tienda está perdiendo clientela•
he means business — habla en serio•
I'm here on business — estoy (en viaje) de negocios•
to go out of business — quebrar•
to set up in business as — montar un negocio de•
to get down to business — ir al grano2) (=firm) negocio m, empresa f3) (=trade, profession) oficio m, ocupación fwhat business are you in? — ¿a qué se dedica usted?
4) (=task, duty, concern) asunto m, responsabilidad f•
to send sb about his business — echar a algn con cajas destempladas•
the business before the meeting — frm los asuntos a tratar•
I have business with the minister — tengo asuntos que tratar con el ministrowhat business have you to intervene? — ¿con qué derecho interviene usted?
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we're not in business to — + infin no tenemos por costumbre + infinwe are not in the business of subsidizing scroungers — no tenemos por costumbre costearles la vida a los gorrones
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that's my business — eso es cosa míait is my business to — + infin me corresponde + infin
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it's no business of mine — yo no tengo nada que ver con eso, no es cosa mía•
they're working away like nobody's business — están trabajando como locos•
it's none of his business — no es asunto suyo5) * (=affair, matter) asunto m, cuestión fthe Suez business — el asunto de Suez, la cuestión Suez
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it's a nasty business — es un asunto feo•
finding a flat can be quite a business — encontrar piso or (LAm) un departamento puede ser muy difícil•
did you hear about that business yesterday? — ¿te contaron algo de lo que pasó ayer?•
I can't stand this business of doing nothing — no puedo con este plan de no hacer nada•
what a business this is! — ¡vaya lío!6) (Theat) acción f, gag m7)8)he's/it's the business * — es fantástico
2.CPDbusiness account N — cuenta f comercial, cuenta f empresarial
business address N — dirección f comercial or profesional
business administration N — (as course) administración f de empresas
business agent N — agente mf de negocios
business angel N — (=backer) inversor(a) m / f providencial
business associate N — socio(-a) m / f, asociado(-a) m / f
business card N — tarjeta f de visita
business centre, business center (US) N — centro m financiero
business class N — (Aer) clase f preferente
business college N — escuela f de administración de empresas
business consultancy N — asesoría f empresarial
business consultant N — asesor(a) m / f de empresas
business deal N — trato m comercial
business district N — zona f comercial
business end * N — (fig) [of tool, weapon] punta f
business expenses NPL — gastos mpl (comerciales)
business hours NPL — horas fpl de oficina
business language N — lenguaje m comercial
business letter N — carta f de negocios, carta f comercial
business loan N — préstamo m comercial
business lunch N — comida f de negocios
business machines NPL — máquinas fpl para la empresa
business management N — dirección f empresarial
business manager N — (Comm, Ind) director(a) m / f comercial, gerente mf comercial; (Theat) secretario(-a) m / f
business park N — parque m industrial
business partner N — socio(-a) m / f
business people NPL — gente f de negocios, profesionales mpl
business person N — hombre/mujer m / f de negocios, profesional mf
business plan N — plan m de empresa
business practice N — práctica f empresarial
business premises NPL — local msing comercial
business school N — = business college
business sense N — cabeza f para los negocios
business Spanish N — español m comercial
business studies N — ciencias fpl empresariales, empresariales fpl
business titan N — gigante m empresarial
business use N — uso m empresarial
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for business use only — solo para uso empresarial•
the business use of sth — el uso de algo con fines empresarialesyou can claim a certain amount for business use of your home — puedes deducir una cierta cantidad por el uso con fines empresariales de tu casa
business venture N — empresa f comercial
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his first business venture — su primera empresa comercial(Faculty of) Business Studies N — (Facultad f de) Ciencias fpl Empresariales
business suit N — traje m de oficina or de calle
business trip N — viaje m de negocios
* * *['bɪznəs, 'bɪznɪs]1) u ( Busn)a) (world of commerce, finance) negocios mpl; (before n)business studies — (ciencias fpl) empresariales fpl
business school — escuela f de administración or gestión de empresas
b) (commercial activity, trading) comercio mto be in business: the firm has been in business for 50 years la empresa tiene 50 años de actividad comercial; the factory is back in business again la fábrica ha reanudado sus operaciones; to set up in business montar or poner* un negocio; go into business: they went into business together montaron or pusieron un negocio juntos; to go out of business cerrar*; business is good el negocio anda or marcha bien; the company lost two million dollars' worth of business la compañía perdió ventas (or contratos etc) por valor de dos millones de dólares; we open for business at nine o'clock — abrimos al público a las nueve
c) (custom, clients)to lose business — perder* clientes or clientela
2) ca) ( firm) negocio m, empresa fb) ( branch of commerce)I'm in the insurance/antiques business — trabajo en el ramo de los seguros/en la compra y venta de antigüedades
the fashion/music business — la industria or el negocio de la moda/música
3) ua) ( transactions)she's here/away on business — está aquí/de viaje por negocios
unfinished business — asuntos mpl pendientes
business before pleasure — antes es la obligación que la devoción, primero el deber (y después el placer)
to get down to business — ir* al grano, entrar en materia
to mean business — decir* algo muy en serio
to talk business — hablar de negocios; (before n) <appointment, lunch> de trabajo, de negocios
business letter — carta f comercial
business trip — viaje m de negocios
b) ( items on agenda) asuntos mpl, temas mplany other business — otros asuntos, ≈ruegos y preguntas
c) (rightful occupation, concern) asunto m, incumbencia fthat's none of your business — eso no es asunto tuyo, eso no te incumbe
I shall make it my business to find out — yo me ocuparé or me encargaré de averiguarlo
like nobody's business — (colloq)
she was getting through those chocolates like nobody's business — les estaba dando duro a los bombones (fam)
4) (affair, situation, activity) (colloq) (no pl) asunto mwhat's all this business about you leaving? — ¿qué es eso de que te vas?
to give somebody the business — (AmE) ( reprimand) echarle la bronca a alguien (fam); ( tease) tomarle el pelo a alguien (fam)
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4 proie
proie [pʀwα]feminine noun• être en proie à [+ guerre, crise, violence, difficultés financières] to be plagued by ; [+ doute, émotion] to be prey to ; [+ douleur, désespoir] to be racked by* * *pʀwɑnom féminin lit, fig prey* * *pʀwɒ nfprey no plêtre en proie à [doutes, sentiment] — to be prey to, [douleur, mal] to be suffering from
* * *proie nf lit, fig prey; l'aigle s'est abattu sur sa proie the eagle swooped down on its prey; sa générosité en fait une proie facile pour les parasites his/her generosity makes him/her an easy prey for scroungers; il a été la proie des journaux à scandale quand il a divorcé he fell prey to ou was hounded by the gutter press when he got divorced; toute la région est la proie des promoteurs immobiliers the whole area has fallen prey to property salesmen GB ou real estate developers US; le bâtiment était la proie des flammes the building was in flames; être en proie au doute to be prey to doubt, to be beset by doubts; être en proie à l'angoisse/aux remords/au désespoir to be racked by anguish/remorse/despair; être en proie à la maladie to be stricken by illness; pays en proie à une grave crise économique/la guerre civile country in the grip of a serious economic crisis/civil war; entreprise en proie à des difficultés insurmontables company beset ou plagued by overwhelming difficulties.lâcher la proie pour l'ombre to give up what one has already got to go chasing after shadows.[prwa] nom féminin1. [animal] prey2. [victime] preyvu son grand âge, il est une proie facile pour les cambrioleurs being so old makes him an easy prey for burglarsen proie à locution prépositionnelleen proie au doute racked with ou beset by doubt -
5 laine
n. f.1. 'Woolly', woollen garment. Si tu sors, n'oubliepas ta laine: If you have to go out, mind you take a sweater.2. Se laisser bouffer la laine sur le dos: To suffer scroungers in silence.4. 'Woolly', 'pussy', pudenda. -
6 Diebe
pl1. filchers2. purloiners3. scroungers4. thieveries5. thieves
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