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1 slamming shut
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2 dar un portazo
(v.) = slam + door, slamEx. On several occasions he was witness to the sights and sounds of Balzac's emotionalism, including tantrum-pitched screaming, banging fists on desks, and slamming doors.Ex. He is sick of it, baffled by it and would rather repeatedly slam his pinkie finger in the door of his car than write another word of it.* * *(v.) = slam + door, slamEx: On several occasions he was witness to the sights and sounds of Balzac's emotionalism, including tantrum-pitched screaming, banging fists on desks, and slamming doors.
Ex: He is sick of it, baffled by it and would rather repeatedly slam his pinkie finger in the door of his car than write another word of it. -
3 de rabieta
Ex. On several occasions he was witness to the sights and sounds of Balzac's emotionalism, including tantrum-pitched screaming, banging fists on desks, and slamming doors.* * *Ex: On several occasions he was witness to the sights and sounds of Balzac's emotionalism, including tantrum-pitched screaming, banging fists on desks, and slamming doors.
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4 emotividad
f.1 emotional impact, emotiveness.2 emotionalism, emotivity, emotionality, emotiveness.* * *1 emotiveness* * ** * *escenas de gran emotividad — very emotional scenes, scenes of great emotion
* * *= emotionalism, emotionality.Ex. On several occasions he was witness to the sights and sounds of Balzac's emotionalism, including tantrum-pitched screaming, banging fists on desks, and slamming doors.Ex. The questionnaire measures four features of personality: tough-mindedness, extraversion, emotionality, and lying.----* cargado de emotividad = emotive.* * *escenas de gran emotividad — very emotional scenes, scenes of great emotion
* * *= emotionalism, emotionality.Ex: On several occasions he was witness to the sights and sounds of Balzac's emotionalism, including tantrum-pitched screaming, banging fists on desks, and slamming doors.
Ex: The questionnaire measures four features of personality: tough-mindedness, extraversion, emotionality, and lying.* cargado de emotividad = emotive.* * *con la emotividad a flor de piel very emotionalescenas de gran emotividad very emotional scenes, scenes of great emotion* * *emotividad nfno pudo controlar su emotividad he couldn't control his emotions o feelings;unas imágenes de gran emotividad very moving images;un reencuentro lleno de emotividad a very emotional reunion -
5 en distintas ocasiones
= at different times, at various times, on several occasionsEx. At different times Ms. Hinton has used revision, redraft, rewrite, new edition, revised edition, and second edition.Ex. At various times the library holds computer classes for children and adults.Ex. On several occasions he was witness to the sights and sounds of Balzac's emotionalism, including tantrum-pitched screaming, banging fists on desks, and slamming doors.* * *= at different times, at various times, on several occasionsEx: At different times Ms. Hinton has used revision, redraft, rewrite, new edition, revised edition, and second edition.
Ex: At various times the library holds computer classes for children and adults.Ex: On several occasions he was witness to the sights and sounds of Balzac's emotionalism, including tantrum-pitched screaming, banging fists on desks, and slamming doors. -
6 en diversas ocasiones
Ex. On several occasions he was witness to the sights and sounds of Balzac's emotionalism, including tantrum-pitched screaming, banging fists on desks, and slamming doors.* * *Ex: On several occasions he was witness to the sights and sounds of Balzac's emotionalism, including tantrum-pitched screaming, banging fists on desks, and slamming doors.
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7 en variadas ocasiones
Ex. On several occasions he was witness to the sights and sounds of Balzac's emotionalism, including tantrum-pitched screaming, banging fists on desks, and slamming doors.* * *Ex: On several occasions he was witness to the sights and sounds of Balzac's emotionalism, including tantrum-pitched screaming, banging fists on desks, and slamming doors.
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8 en varias ocasiones
Ex. On several occasions he was witness to the sights and sounds of Balzac's emotionalism, including tantrum-pitched screaming, banging fists on desks, and slamming doors.* * *Ex: On several occasions he was witness to the sights and sounds of Balzac's emotionalism, including tantrum-pitched screaming, banging fists on desks, and slamming doors.
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9 golpear
v.1 to hit.María golpea la puerta Mary hits the door.2 to beat on.3 to kick back, to kick, to knock back, to recoil.El rifle golpea al disparar The rifle kicks back=recoils when it shoots.4 to strike, to hit.Una tempestad golpeó nuestro pueblo hoy A storm struck our town today.* * ** * *verb1) to beat, hit2) knock3) strike* * *1. VT1) (=dar un golpe a) to hit; (=dar golpes a) [+ persona, alfombra] to beat; [para llamar la atención] [+ mesa, puerta, pared] to bang onla golpearon en la cabeza con una pistola — [una vez] they hit her on the head with a gun; [varias veces] they beat her about the head with a gun
2) [desastre natural] to hit, strike2.VI to beat3.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1) <objeto/superficie>no golpees la puerta al salir — don't slam o bang the door as you go out
2)a) ( chocar) to hitb) ( maltratar) to beat, hitc) ( sacudir)la vida la ha golpeado duramente — life has treated her harshly o (liter) has dealt her some harsh blows
2.una nueva tragedia golpea al país — a fresh tragedy has hit o struck the country
golpear via) (dar, pegar)b) (AmS) ( llamar a la puerta) to knockc) ( en fútbol americano) to scrimmage3.golpearse v prona) (refl) ( accidentalmente) <cabeza/codo> to bang, hitb) (AmL) puerta to bang* * *= beat, hit, strike, bang, club, bash, knock, punch, thrash, smite, belt.Ex. Flexible moulds made of laminated paper called 'flong' were first used in Lyons in 1829 and were blotting and tissue paper pasted together, and the mould was formed by beating damp flong on the face of the type.Ex. When I saw what he was up to, I drew back for a punch and hit him so hard on the nose that he fell on his back and lay there for some time, so that his wife stood over him and cried out 'Mercy! You've done my husband in!'.Ex. The ribbon must be disengaged so that the metal typefaces strike the wax sheet directly.Ex. On several occasions he was witness to the sights and sounds of Balzac's emotionalism, including tantrum-pitched screaming, banging fists on desks, and slamming doors.Ex. At the time of his arrest he was beaten, kicked and clubbed in the head with the butt of a pistol, resulting in health problems which are not being properly treated in prison = En el momento de su arresto le habían golpeado, dado patadas y golpeado en la cabeza con la culata de una pistola, causándole problemas de salud que están siendo tratados adecuadadamente en la cárcel.Ex. Newspapers took advantage of the accident to attack or ' bash' the nuclear industry or nuclear power in general.Ex. He said this was when the crocodile snuck up from behind and knocked her with its front paws.Ex. In that time, she relates, she had been mugged at gunpoint, punched in the face, and harassed.Ex. Later footage shows the killer whales with the pups in their mouths, thrashing them about.Ex. Instead, this may come off as a sort of mixed signal considering that God has chosen to smite California right after a proposition was passed banning same sex marriage.Ex. They chased him and one belted him over the head with the bar, forcing him to the ground.----* golpear a Alguien hasta dejarlo inconsciente = beat + Nombre + unconscious.* golpear con fuerza = smite.* golpear con una porra = club.* golpear con un martillo = hammer.* golpear con violencia = smite.* golpear duramente = pummel, smite.* golpear fuerte = wallop, whack.* golpear ligeramente = tap, pat.* golpear ligeramente la punta de los dedos en sucesión sobre una superficie = tap + fingers.* golpear rozando = clip.* golpearse el pecho = beat + Posesivo + breast.* golpear violentamente = bash.* intentar golpear Algo = take + a swing at.* * *1.verbo transitivo1) <objeto/superficie>no golpees la puerta al salir — don't slam o bang the door as you go out
2)a) ( chocar) to hitb) ( maltratar) to beat, hitc) ( sacudir)la vida la ha golpeado duramente — life has treated her harshly o (liter) has dealt her some harsh blows
2.una nueva tragedia golpea al país — a fresh tragedy has hit o struck the country
golpear via) (dar, pegar)b) (AmS) ( llamar a la puerta) to knockc) ( en fútbol americano) to scrimmage3.golpearse v prona) (refl) ( accidentalmente) <cabeza/codo> to bang, hitb) (AmL) puerta to bang* * *= beat, hit, strike, bang, club, bash, knock, punch, thrash, smite, belt.Ex: Flexible moulds made of laminated paper called 'flong' were first used in Lyons in 1829 and were blotting and tissue paper pasted together, and the mould was formed by beating damp flong on the face of the type.
Ex: When I saw what he was up to, I drew back for a punch and hit him so hard on the nose that he fell on his back and lay there for some time, so that his wife stood over him and cried out 'Mercy! You've done my husband in!'.Ex: The ribbon must be disengaged so that the metal typefaces strike the wax sheet directly.Ex: On several occasions he was witness to the sights and sounds of Balzac's emotionalism, including tantrum-pitched screaming, banging fists on desks, and slamming doors.Ex: At the time of his arrest he was beaten, kicked and clubbed in the head with the butt of a pistol, resulting in health problems which are not being properly treated in prison = En el momento de su arresto le habían golpeado, dado patadas y golpeado en la cabeza con la culata de una pistola, causándole problemas de salud que están siendo tratados adecuadadamente en la cárcel.Ex: Newspapers took advantage of the accident to attack or ' bash' the nuclear industry or nuclear power in general.Ex: He said this was when the crocodile snuck up from behind and knocked her with its front paws.Ex: In that time, she relates, she had been mugged at gunpoint, punched in the face, and harassed.Ex: Later footage shows the killer whales with the pups in their mouths, thrashing them about.Ex: Instead, this may come off as a sort of mixed signal considering that God has chosen to smite California right after a proposition was passed banning same sex marriage.Ex: They chased him and one belted him over the head with the bar, forcing him to the ground.* golpear a Alguien hasta dejarlo inconsciente = beat + Nombre + unconscious.* golpear con fuerza = smite.* golpear con una porra = club.* golpear con un martillo = hammer.* golpear con violencia = smite.* golpear duramente = pummel, smite.* golpear fuerte = wallop, whack.* golpear ligeramente = tap, pat.* golpear ligeramente la punta de los dedos en sucesión sobre una superficie = tap + fingers.* golpear rozando = clip.* golpearse el pecho = beat + Posesivo + breast.* golpear violentamente = bash.* intentar golpear Algo = take + a swing at.* * *golpear [A1 ]vtA ‹superficie/objeto›no golpees la máquina don't bang the machinegolpeó la puerta con tal fuerza que casi la tira abajo he banged (on) the door so hard that he almost knocked it downno golpees la puerta al salir don't slam the door as you go outgolpear el filete con la maza beat o pound the steak with a tenderizerla lluvia golpeaba los cristales the rain beat against the window panesgolpeó el atril con la batuta he tapped his baton on the music stand, he tapped the music stand with his batonlos macillos golpean las cuerdas the hammers strike the stringsB ‹persona›1 (chocar) to hitalgo me golpeó en la cara something hit me in the face2 (pegarle a) to beat, hitlo golpearon brutalmente he was brutally beaten3(sacudir): una nueva tragedia golpea al país a fresh tragedy has hit o struck the countryla vida la ha golpeado duramente life has treated her harshly o ( liter) has dealt her some harsh blows■ golpearvi1 (dar, pegar) golpear CONTRA algo to beat AGAINST sthel granizo golpeaba contra la ventana the hail beat against the window pane2 ( AmS) (llamar a la puerta) to knockalguien golpeó (a la puerta) someone knocked on o at the doorestán golpeando there's someone (knocking) at the door3 (en fútbol americano) to scrimmage1 ( refl) (accidentalmente) ‹cabeza/codo› to bang, hit2 ( AmL) «puerta» to bang* * *
golpear ( conjugate golpear) verbo transitivo
1 ‹objeto/superficie› to bang;
( repetidamente) to beat;◊ no golpees la puerta al salir don't slam o bang the door as you go out;
la lluvia golpeaba los cristales the rain beat against the window panes;
golpeó la mesa con el puño he banged his fist on the table
2 ( pegar) to hit;
su marido la golpea her husband hits her
verbo intransitivoa) (dar, pegar) golpear contra algo to beat against sth
golpearse verbo pronominal
golpear verbo transitivo
1 (accidentalmente) to hit
2 (con intención de herir) to beat, hit
(con el puño) to punch
3 (una puerta, una ventana, etc) to bang: la ventana no dejaba de golpear, the window kept banging
' golpear' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ablandar
- maltratar
- swing
- vapulear
- dar
- fuerte
- impactar
- macanear
- pegar
- rebote
- repiquetear
- sacudir
- valer
English:
bang
- bash
- bash in
- batter
- beat
- bonk
- bop
- bump
- crack
- do over
- flick
- hard
- hit
- jar
- knock
- lash out
- pistol-whip
- play
- pummel
- rap
- slam
- slog
- smash
- strike
- stub
- thump
- whack
- hammer
- putt
- thrash
* * *♦ vt1. [impactar] to hit;[puerta] to bang;las olas golpeaban el rompeolas the waves beat against the breakwater;no golpees la impresora stop hitting o banging the printer2. [pegar] to hit;[con puño] to punch;lo golpearon hasta dejarlo inconsciente they beat him unconscious3. [afectar, sacudir]la crisis económica ha golpeado a toda la zona the economic crisis has hit o affected the whole region;la vida lo ha golpeado duramente life has dealt him some harsh blows♦ vi2. Andes, RP [llamar] to knock at the door;están golpeando someone's knocking at the door* * ** * *golpear vt1) : to beat (up), to hit2) : to slam, to bang, to strikegolpear vi1) : to knock (at a door)2) : to beatla lluvia golpeaba contra el tejado: the rain beat against the roof* * *golpear vb2. (puerta, ventana) to bang -
10 gritos
(n.) = screamingEx. On several occasions he was witness to the sights and sounds of Balzac's emotionalism, including tantrum-pitched screaming, banging fists on desks, and slamming doors.* * *(n.) = screamingEx: On several occasions he was witness to the sights and sounds of Balzac's emotionalism, including tantrum-pitched screaming, banging fists on desks, and slamming doors.
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11 numerito
SM (Teat) short act; [de relleno] fill-in act* * *Ex. On several occasions he was witness to the sights and sounds of Balzac's emotionalism, including tantrum-pitched screaming, banging fists on desks, and slamming doors.----* montar un numerito = kick up + a fuss.* * *Ex: On several occasions he was witness to the sights and sounds of Balzac's emotionalism, including tantrum-pitched screaming, banging fists on desks, and slamming doors.
* montar un numerito = kick up + a fuss.* * *numerito nmEsp Fammontar el numerito to make o cause a scene -
12 puño
m.Puno.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: punir.* * *1 (mano) fist2 (de arma) handle3 (de camisa, abrigo etc) cuff\de puño y letra de alguien written by somebody's own handdecir mentiras como puños familiar to lie through one's teethdecir verdades como puños familiar to be a straight talker* * *noun m.1) fist2) cuff* * *SM1) (Anat) fistcon el o a puño cerrado — with one's clenched fist
apretar los puños — (lit) to clench one's fists; (fig) to struggle hard
como un puño —
su piso es como un puño — his flat is tiny o a matchbox
de mi/tu/su puño —
- tener a algn metido en un puñovirgen 2.2) [de camisa, chaqueta] cuff3) [de espada] hilt; [de herramienta] handle, haft, grip; [de velero, vasija, puerta] handle4) (=puñado) handful, fistful* * *1) (Anat) fistcomo puños: dijo mentiras como puños he told some whopping great lies (colloq); de mi/tu/su puño y letra in my/your/his own hand; pelear a puño limpio to have a fistfight; tener a alguien (metido) en un puño — (fam) to have somebody twisted around one's little finger
2) ( de camisa) cuff* * *= fist, hilt, cuff.Ex. On several occasions he was witness to the sights and sounds of Balzac's emotionalism, including tantrum-pitched screaming, banging fists on desks, and slamming doors.Ex. Many of the earlier swords and daggers had a narrow tang to which a hilt was rivetted.Ex. Mittens are much warmer than gloves, and make sure they are waterproof and have a good cuff to keep out the snow.----* con el corazón en un puño = on tenterhooks.* de puño y letra = in black and white, in handwriting.* puño cerrado = clenched fist.* puño de hierro = iron fist, iron hand.* puño de hierro, mano de hierro, mano dura = iron hand.* tener a Alguien metido en un puño = have + Nombre + under + Posesivo + thumb.* * *1) (Anat) fistcomo puños: dijo mentiras como puños he told some whopping great lies (colloq); de mi/tu/su puño y letra in my/your/his own hand; pelear a puño limpio to have a fistfight; tener a alguien (metido) en un puño — (fam) to have somebody twisted around one's little finger
2) ( de camisa) cuff* * *= fist, hilt, cuff.Ex: On several occasions he was witness to the sights and sounds of Balzac's emotionalism, including tantrum-pitched screaming, banging fists on desks, and slamming doors.
Ex: Many of the earlier swords and daggers had a narrow tang to which a hilt was rivetted.Ex: Mittens are much warmer than gloves, and make sure they are waterproof and have a good cuff to keep out the snow.* con el corazón en un puño = on tenterhooks.* de puño y letra = in black and white, in handwriting.* puño cerrado = clenched fist.* puño de hierro = iron fist, iron hand.* puño de hierro, mano de hierro, mano dura = iron hand.* tener a Alguien metido en un puño = have + Nombre + under + Posesivo + thumb.* * *A [ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ] ( Anat) fistgolpeé la mesa con el puño I banged my fist on the tableapretar los puños to clench one's fistscierre el puño make a fist, clench your fistsaludó al público con el puño en alto he greeted the crowd with a clenched fist saluteintentan conseguirlo todo a base de puños they try to get everything by using violence o by forcecomo puños: dijo mentiras como puños he told some whopping great lies ( colloq)de mi/tu/su puño y letra in my/your/his own handpelear a puño limpio to have a fistfighttener a algn (metido) en un puño ( fam); to have sb twisted around one's little fingerB (de una camisa) cuffC1 (de una espada) hilt; (de un bastón) handle, haft2 (de una moto) grip* * *
Del verbo punir: ( conjugate punir)
puno es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
Multiple Entries:
punir
puño
puño sustantivo masculino
1 (Anat) fist;
2 ( de camisa) cuff
3 ( de espada) hilt;
( de bastón) handle, haft;
( de moto) grip
puño sustantivo masculino
1 (mano cerrada) fist
2 (de camisa, etc) cuff
3 (de herramienta, bastón, etc) handle
4 (de espada) hilt
♦ Locuciones: decir verdades como puños, to state the blindingly obvious
tener en un puño a alguien, to have sb under one's thumb
de mi/tu/su puño (y letra), in my/your/his/her own handwriting
' puño' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
corazón
- empuñar
- golpear
- apretar
- cerrado
- cerrar
English:
clench
- cuff
- fist
- handle
- heart
- hilt
- jab
- keep under
- knuckle duster
- string
- thumb
- gauntlet
- knob
- shake
* * *puño nm1. [mano cerrada] fist;apretar los puños to clench one's fists;Famcomo un puño: una verdad como un puño an undeniable fact;de su puño y letra in his/her own handwriting;estoy con el corazón en un puño my heart's in my mouth2. [de manga] cuff3. [empuñadura] [de espada] hilt;[de paraguas] handle* * *m1 de mano fist;de su puño y letra in his/her very own handwriting2 de camisa cuff5:es una verdad como un puño fam you never spoke a truer word* * *puño nm1) : fist2) : handful, fistful3) : cuff (of a shirt)4) : handle, hilt* * *puño n1. (mano) fist2. (de manga) cuff3. (mango) handle -
13 sentimentalismo
m.1 sentimentality.2 sentimentalism, sob stuff, emotionalism, bathos.* * *1 sentimentality* * ** * *masculino sentimentalism* * *= emotionalism, sentimentality, gush.Ex. On several occasions he was witness to the sights and sounds of Balzac's emotionalism, including tantrum-pitched screaming, banging fists on desks, and slamming doors.Ex. There is no sentimentality involved in Likert's emphasis on human relations in supervision.Ex. Uncritical gush is as repulsive as dry compulsion = El arrebato falto de sentido crítico es tan repugnante como la obsesión seca.* * *masculino sentimentalism* * *= emotionalism, sentimentality, gush.Ex: On several occasions he was witness to the sights and sounds of Balzac's emotionalism, including tantrum-pitched screaming, banging fists on desks, and slamming doors.
Ex: There is no sentimentality involved in Likert's emphasis on human relations in supervision.Ex: Uncritical gush is as repulsive as dry compulsion = El arrebato falto de sentido crítico es tan repugnante como la obsesión seca.* * *sentimentalismtíralo a la basura y déjate de sentimentalismos throw it in the bin and stop being so sentimentalel sentimentalismo con el que presentaron la noticia the sentimental way in which they presented the story* * *
sentimentalismo sustantivo masculino
sentimentalism
sentimentalismo sustantivo masculino sentimentalism
' sentimentalismo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
empalagar
- romanticismo
English:
sentiment
- sentimentalism
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14 ser testigo de
(v.) = witness, be witness to, stand as + witness toEx. We sometimes only have to speak a word to witness a reaction in other people that should logically follow only if the object itself were present.Ex. On several occasions he was witness to the sights and sounds of Balzac's emotionalism, including tantrum-pitched screaming, banging fists on desks, and slamming doors.Ex. Today's users stand as witnesses to the formative stages of a totally networked society in the 21st century.* * *(v.) = witness, be witness to, stand as + witness toEx: We sometimes only have to speak a word to witness a reaction in other people that should logically follow only if the object itself were present.
Ex: On several occasions he was witness to the sights and sounds of Balzac's emotionalism, including tantrum-pitched screaming, banging fists on desks, and slamming doors.Ex: Today's users stand as witnesses to the formative stages of a totally networked society in the 21st century. -
15 smælden
(en) cracking; banging, slamming ( fx of doors); flapping;[ skælden og smælden], se skælden. -
16 kanona|da
f 1. (wystrzały) cannonade, gunfire U- czołgi rozpoczęły kanonadę the tanks started a cannonade- odgłos kanonady the sound of gunfire2. przen. (huk) rumble- kanonada piorunów the rumble of thunder- kanonada zamykanych z hukiem drzwi a cannonade of doors slammingThe New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > kanona|da
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17 захлопывать
1. slamming2. slams3. slam; bangСинонимический ряд:закрывать (глаг.) закрывать; затворять; прикрывать; притворять
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