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21 deambular
v.1 to wander (about).2 to wander around, to gad, to wander, to idle around.* * *1 to saunter, stroll* * *verb* * ** * *verbo intransitivo to wander around o about* * *= walk (a)round, wander about, meander, roam (about/around), wander around, range, wander, rove.Ex. He got up, and, putting hands in the pockets of his trousers, began to walk around the room.Ex. He was a loner himself, a small-town country boy who spent most of his time wandering about the hills and fields near his home.Ex. They are mixed up as the talk meanders about, apparently without conscious pattern.Ex. Unless children are given time to roam about unhindered among books of many kinds, left alone to choose for themselves, and to do what any avid adult reader does, then maybe we labor in vain.Ex. The audience can wander around at will and discuss with contributors and each other.Ex. We will be bringing scholars from all over the world both to range widely in our multiform collections and put things together rather than just take them apart.Ex. The article is entitled ' Wandering the Web: further developments on the global information bazaar'.Ex. The production is extremely lively: Wandering musicians rove the tiny stage and aisles, competing with birdsong and baroque concertos over the tannoy.----* deambular libremente = wander + at large, roam + free.* deambular por = perambulate about.* * *verbo intransitivo to wander around o about* * *= walk (a)round, wander about, meander, roam (about/around), wander around, range, wander, rove.Ex: He got up, and, putting hands in the pockets of his trousers, began to walk around the room.
Ex: He was a loner himself, a small-town country boy who spent most of his time wandering about the hills and fields near his home.Ex: They are mixed up as the talk meanders about, apparently without conscious pattern.Ex: Unless children are given time to roam about unhindered among books of many kinds, left alone to choose for themselves, and to do what any avid adult reader does, then maybe we labor in vain.Ex: The audience can wander around at will and discuss with contributors and each other.Ex: We will be bringing scholars from all over the world both to range widely in our multiform collections and put things together rather than just take them apart.Ex: The article is entitled ' Wandering the Web: further developments on the global information bazaar'.Ex: The production is extremely lively: Wandering musicians rove the tiny stage and aisles, competing with birdsong and baroque concertos over the tannoy.* deambular libremente = wander + at large, roam + free.* deambular por = perambulate about.* * *deambular [A1 ]vito roam, wander around o about* * *
deambular ( conjugate deambular) verbo intransitivo
to wander around o about
deambular verbo intransitivo to saunter, stroll
' deambular' also found in these entries:
English:
amble
- wander
- meander
- roam
* * *deambular vito wander (about o around);deambulaba por la casa sin saber qué hacer he wandered around the house without knowing what to do* * *v/i wander around* * *deambular vi: to wander, to roam* * *deambular vb to wander -
22 desprotegidamente
Ex. We drove along the coast road then being bulldozed clear to Weligama a beautiful small town at the cusp of a wide bay and open unprotectedly to the full force of the ocean waves.* * *Ex: We drove along the coast road then being bulldozed clear to Weligama a beautiful small town at the cusp of a wide bay and open unprotectedly to the full force of the ocean waves.
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23 destrozado
adj.shattered, in pieces, destroyed, battered.past part.past participle of spanish verb: destrozar.* * *1→ link=destrozar destrozar► adjetivo1 (objeto) smashed, broken, ruined2 (persona - moralmente) devastated, shattered; (- físicamente) exhausted, done in, worn out* * *ADJ1) [cristal, cerámica] smashed, shatteredquedó destrozado — [traje, alfombra, zapato] it was ruined; [coche, jardín] it was wrecked
2) [persona] (=abatido) shattered, devastated; (=cansado) * knackered *, pooped (EEUU) *, shattered *; [corazón] broken* * *- da adjetivoa) (roto, deteriorado) < zapatos> ruinedtengo los pies destrozados — (fam) my feet are killing me
b) < persona> ( físicamente) exhausted; ( moralmente) devastated, shatteredc) < corazón> broken* * *= tattered, shattered, wrecked, vandalised [vandalized, -USA], dog tired, ruined, broken-hearted, in tatters, in shambles, upside down.Ex. He inherited a deplorable 'library' with a randomly-chosen collection of tattered, torn, defaced books.Ex. It is clear that it will take a considerable period to fully assess the damage and loss and even longer to begin to rebuild damaged infrastructure and shattered communities.Ex. The movie novel is about a trio of small-town guys who come across a wrecked plane containing a bag full of what they presume to be 'dirty money' and decide to hold onto it, with predictably hellish consequences.Ex. He helped to hose down graffiti from a vandalised wall while waxing lyrical about an era before antisocial behaviour.Ex. After all, who has not felt dog-tired and drained, sometimes for long stretches, at one time or another?.Ex. The beach is a ruined landscape, eerily quiet, save for the hum of mechanical diggers searching for yet more corpses.Ex. When we feel broken-hearted it is all too easy to wallow in the emptiness and pain and forget that as with everything in life this too shall pass.Ex. Israeli bombardment leaves telecom infrastructure in tatters.Ex. He warns today in his annual letter to shareholders that the economy 'will be in shambles throughout 2009'.Ex. Now, she just sat on the floor amidst the chaos feeling as if everything was upside down.----* con el corazón destrozado = broken-hearted.* destrozado por la guerra = war-ravaged.* destrozado por un huracán = hurricane-ravaged.* estar destrozado = be + wreck, be a shambles.* quedar destrozado = go to + pieces.* sentirse destrozado = be gutted, feel + gutted.* * *- da adjetivoa) (roto, deteriorado) < zapatos> ruinedtengo los pies destrozados — (fam) my feet are killing me
b) < persona> ( físicamente) exhausted; ( moralmente) devastated, shatteredc) < corazón> broken* * *= tattered, shattered, wrecked, vandalised [vandalized, -USA], dog tired, ruined, broken-hearted, in tatters, in shambles, upside down.Ex: He inherited a deplorable 'library' with a randomly-chosen collection of tattered, torn, defaced books.
Ex: It is clear that it will take a considerable period to fully assess the damage and loss and even longer to begin to rebuild damaged infrastructure and shattered communities.Ex: The movie novel is about a trio of small-town guys who come across a wrecked plane containing a bag full of what they presume to be 'dirty money' and decide to hold onto it, with predictably hellish consequences.Ex: He helped to hose down graffiti from a vandalised wall while waxing lyrical about an era before antisocial behaviour.Ex: After all, who has not felt dog-tired and drained, sometimes for long stretches, at one time or another?.Ex: The beach is a ruined landscape, eerily quiet, save for the hum of mechanical diggers searching for yet more corpses.Ex: When we feel broken-hearted it is all too easy to wallow in the emptiness and pain and forget that as with everything in life this too shall pass.Ex: Israeli bombardment leaves telecom infrastructure in tatters.Ex: He warns today in his annual letter to shareholders that the economy 'will be in shambles throughout 2009'.Ex: Now, she just sat on the floor amidst the chaos feeling as if everything was upside down.* con el corazón destrozado = broken-hearted.* destrozado por la guerra = war-ravaged.* destrozado por un huracán = hurricane-ravaged.* estar destrozado = be + wreck, be a shambles.* quedar destrozado = go to + pieces.* sentirse destrozado = be gutted, feel + gutted.* * *destrozado -da1 (roto, deteriorado) ‹zapatos› ruineda él no le pasó nada, pero el coche quedó destrozado he was all right, but the car was a total wrecktengo que comprar sillones nuevos, éstos ya están destrozados I've got to buy some new armchairs, these are falling aparteste diccionario está destrozado this dictionary is falling to piecestenía los nervios destrozados she was a nervous wreck, her nerves were in shreds o tatterstengo los pies destrozados ( fam); my feet are killing meel conductor tenía la cara destrozada the driver's face was a real mess2 ‹persona› (físicamente) exhausted; (moralmente) devastated, shattered3 ‹corazón› broken* * *
Del verbo destrozar: ( conjugate destrozar)
destrozado es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
destrozado
destrozar
destrozar ( conjugate destrozar) verbo transitivo
‹cristal/jarrón› to smash;
‹ juguete› to pull … apart;
‹ coche› to wreck;
‹ libro› to pull apart
‹ corazón› to break;
destrozarse verbo pronominal
[jarrón/cristal] to smash
destrozado,-a adjetivo
1 (un objeto) torn-up, ruined, smashed: estos pantalones están destrozados, these trousers are in shreds
2 (muy cansado, agotado) worn out, exhausted
3 (muy triste) shattered, devastated
destrozar verbo transitivo
1 (romper) to tear up, wreck, ruin
2 (una tela, un papel) to tear to shreds, rip up
3 (apenar, desgarrar) to shatter, devastate: me destroza verte así, it breaks my heart to see you this way
4 (los planes, la convivencia, etc) to ruin
' destrozado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acabada
- acabado
- destrozada
- deshecho
English:
bumper
- heart-broken
- shattered
- tatters
- war-torn
- broken
- shred
- tattered
* * *destrozado, -a adj1. [vestido, zapatos] ruined;[jarrón, cámara] smashed;esta estantería está destrozada these shelves are falling apart;la lavadora está destrozada the washing machine is only fit for the scrapheap;el gato tiene los sillones destrozados the cat has clawed the chairs to shreds;me devolvió el libro destrozado the book was falling to bits when he gave it back to me;tengo las manos destrozadas de tanto fregar all that washing up has left my hands in a terrible state;huyó dejándole el corazón destrozado she ran off leaving him heartbroken;el autobús quedó destrozado the bus was wrecked2. [persona] [emocionalmente] shattered, devastated;[físicamente] shattered;la noticia lo dejó destrozado he was devastated by the news* * *destrozado, -da adj1) : ruined, destroyed2) : devastated, brokenhearted -
24 diabólico
adj.diabolical, demoniacal, demonic, devilish.* * *► adjetivo1 diabolic, devilish, diabolical* * *ADJ [palabras, rito] diabolic, satanic; (=malvado) diabolical; (=muy difícil) fiendishly difficult* * *- ca adjetivo ( del diablo) diabolic, satanic; < persona> evil; <plan/intenciones> devilish, fiendish* * *= demonic, hellish, diabolical, diabolic.Ex. The film offers a repulsive creature whose croaks and drools recall the demonic child in The Exorcist, instead of the feral but relatively articulate person that Morrison created.Ex. The movie novel is about a trio of small-town guys who come across a wrecked plane containing a bag full of what they presume to be 'dirty money' and decide to hold onto it, with predictably hellish consequences.Ex. This scene is appropriate in relation to the center panel, which shows the diabolical influence of lust.Ex. The triptych as a whole reflects late Medieval obsession with demons and witches, and with the diabolic 'power of women' to corrupt man.* * *- ca adjetivo ( del diablo) diabolic, satanic; < persona> evil; <plan/intenciones> devilish, fiendish* * *= demonic, hellish, diabolical, diabolic.Ex: The film offers a repulsive creature whose croaks and drools recall the demonic child in The Exorcist, instead of the feral but relatively articulate person that Morrison created.
Ex: The movie novel is about a trio of small-town guys who come across a wrecked plane containing a bag full of what they presume to be 'dirty money' and decide to hold onto it, with predictably hellish consequences.Ex: This scene is appropriate in relation to the center panel, which shows the diabolical influence of lust.Ex: The triptych as a whole reflects late Medieval obsession with demons and witches, and with the diabolic 'power of women' to corrupt man.* * *diabólico -ca1 (del diablo) diabolic, satanic2 ‹persona› evil; ‹plan/intenciones› devilish, fiendish, evil* * *
diabólico
‹ persona› evil;
‹plan/intenciones› devilish, fiendish
diabólico,-a adjetivo
1 diabolical, satanic, evil
2 terrible: hace un viento diabólico, it's awfully windy
3 complicated: tienes una escritura diabólica, your handwriting is awful
' diabólico' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
diabólica
English:
devilish
- diabolic
- diabolical
- fiendish
- evil
* * *diabólico, -a adj1. [del diablo] diabolic2. [muy malo] evil, diabolical;tiene una mente diabólica she has an evil mind3. [difícil] fiendishly difficult* * *adj diabolical* * *diabólico, -ca adj: diabolical, diabolic, devilish -
25 dinero sucio
m.dirty money, dishonestly acquired money, tainted money, boodle.* * *(n.) = dirty moneyEx. The movie novel is about a trio of small-town guys who come across a wrecked plane containing a bag full of what they presume to be ' dirty money' and decide to hold onto it, with predictably hellish consequences.* * *(n.) = dirty moneyEx: The movie novel is about a trio of small-town guys who come across a wrecked plane containing a bag full of what they presume to be ' dirty money' and decide to hold onto it, with predictably hellish consequences.
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26 hecho cisco
(adj.) = wreckedEx. The movie novel is about a trio of small-town guys who come across a wrecked plane containing a bag full of what they presume to be 'dirty money' and decide to hold onto it, with predictably hellish consequences.* * *(adj.) = wreckedEx: The movie novel is about a trio of small-town guys who come across a wrecked plane containing a bag full of what they presume to be 'dirty money' and decide to hold onto it, with predictably hellish consequences.
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27 hecho polvo
adj.1 converted to dust, powdered, converted into dust.2 exhausted, zonked, zonked out.* * *(adj.) = wrecked, dog tiredEx. The movie novel is about a trio of small-town guys who come across a wrecked plane containing a bag full of what they presume to be 'dirty money' and decide to hold onto it, with predictably hellish consequences.Ex. After all, who has not felt dog-tired and drained, sometimes for long stretches, at one time or another?.* * *(adj.) = wrecked, dog tiredEx: The movie novel is about a trio of small-town guys who come across a wrecked plane containing a bag full of what they presume to be 'dirty money' and decide to hold onto it, with predictably hellish consequences.
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28 horroroso
adj.horrible, frightful, fearsome, dreadful.* * *► adjetivo1 (que causa miedo) horrifying, terrifying3 familiar (malísimo) dreadful, awful4 familiar (muy grande) awful* * *(f. - horrorosa)adj.horrible, horrifying* * *ADJ1) (=aterrador) dreadful, ghastly *2) (=horrible) [ropa, peinado] hideous, horrific; [dolor] terrible; [película, libro] dreadful* * *- sa adjetivo < crimen> horrific, horrifying; <película/novela> terrible, awful; <persona/vestido> awful, ghastly, horrific (colloq)* * *= appalling, frightful, horrendous, horrifying, shocking, horrible, dreadful, hellish, grisly [grislier -comp., grisliest -sup.], horrid, yucky [yuckier -comp., yuckiest -sup.].Ex. His article, 'The skeleton in the our closet: public libraries art collections suffer appalling losses,' examines the problem of theft and mutilation of art materials in public libraries.Ex. The book, written by a man who is not a military historian as such, is concerned above all with showing the war's hideousness, its frightful human cost, its pathos and loss, and its essential failure to achieve its objectives.Ex. If we were confronted with the alternatives that Mr. Gorman described this morning, it would have been a horrendous undertaking.Ex. The article 'A horrifying problem' examines the controversial issue about whether to remove books about satanism from the library shelves.Ex. The author mentions several recent shocking revelations concerning the activities of the Japanese government and its officials.Ex. Not saving the wildlife is too horrible to contemplate, but saving it will require us to accept harsh realities and abandon romantic notions.Ex. The same author also wrote the book 'Serials deselection: a dreadful dilemma'.Ex. The movie novel is about a trio of small-town guys who come across a wrecked plane containing a bag full of what they presume to be 'dirty money' and decide to hold onto it, with predictably hellish consequences.Ex. Much of what he sees and shows his readers is grim, if not grisly.Ex. The horrid thing broke out with a screeching laugh, and pointed his brown finger at me.Ex. I saw Gina's post the other day where she said she feels 'fat and frumpish and yucky'.* * *- sa adjetivo < crimen> horrific, horrifying; <película/novela> terrible, awful; <persona/vestido> awful, ghastly, horrific (colloq)* * *= appalling, frightful, horrendous, horrifying, shocking, horrible, dreadful, hellish, grisly [grislier -comp., grisliest -sup.], horrid, yucky [yuckier -comp., yuckiest -sup.].Ex: His article, 'The skeleton in the our closet: public libraries art collections suffer appalling losses,' examines the problem of theft and mutilation of art materials in public libraries.
Ex: The book, written by a man who is not a military historian as such, is concerned above all with showing the war's hideousness, its frightful human cost, its pathos and loss, and its essential failure to achieve its objectives.Ex: If we were confronted with the alternatives that Mr. Gorman described this morning, it would have been a horrendous undertaking.Ex: The article 'A horrifying problem' examines the controversial issue about whether to remove books about satanism from the library shelves.Ex: The author mentions several recent shocking revelations concerning the activities of the Japanese government and its officials.Ex: Not saving the wildlife is too horrible to contemplate, but saving it will require us to accept harsh realities and abandon romantic notions.Ex: The same author also wrote the book 'Serials deselection: a dreadful dilemma'.Ex: The movie novel is about a trio of small-town guys who come across a wrecked plane containing a bag full of what they presume to be 'dirty money' and decide to hold onto it, with predictably hellish consequences.Ex: Much of what he sees and shows his readers is grim, if not grisly.Ex: The horrid thing broke out with a screeching laugh, and pointed his brown finger at me.Ex: I saw Gina's post the other day where she said she feels 'fat and frumpish and yucky'.* * *horroroso -sa‹crimen› horrific, horrifying; ‹película/novela› terrible, dreadful; ‹persona/vestido› awful, ghastly ( colloq), horrific ( colloq)hizo un tiempo horroroso the weather was horrendous o awful o foultengo un hambre horrorosa I'm terribly hungry, I'm absolutely starving ( colloq)* * *
horroroso
‹película/novela› terrible, awful;
‹persona/vestido› awful, horrific (colloq);◊ tengo un hambre horrorosa I'm absolutely starving (colloq)
horroroso,-a adjetivo
1 (que causa terror) horrifying, terrifying
2 fam (muy feo) hideous, ghastly
3 fam (muy desagradable) awful, dreadful
' horroroso' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
horrorosa
- traer
- horrendo
English:
appalling
- ask back
- frightful
- ghastly
- grisly
- harrowing
- hideous
- horrid
- vile
- wicked
- awful
- horrendous
- horrible
- horrific
- horrifying
* * *horroroso, -a, horrendo, -a adj1. [terrorífico] horrific, horrifying, terrifying;un accidente horroroso a horrific accidentnos hizo un tiempo horroroso we had appalling o awful weathertiene un novio horroroso she's got a hideous boyfriend;ese vestido le queda horroroso that dress looks hideous on her¡qué frío más horroroso! it's absolutely freezing!;tengo un hambre horrorosa I'm ravenous o starving;tengo unas ganas horrorosas de leerlo I'm dying to read it* * ** * *horroroso, -sa adj1) : horrifying, terrifying2) : dreadful, bad* * *horroroso adj1. (accidente, etc) horrific2. (horrible) awful / terrible -
29 infernal
adj.infernal (also figurative).* * *► adjetivo1 (del infierno) infernal* * *ADJ infernal, hellish* * ** * *= hellish, scorching.Ex. The movie novel is about a trio of small-town guys who come across a wrecked plane containing a bag full of what they presume to be 'dirty money' and decide to hold onto it, with predictably hellish consequences.Ex. It is widely known that black robes help the Bedouins to keep cool in the scorching heat of the desert.----* calor infernal = blistering heat.* * ** * *= hellish, scorching.Ex: The movie novel is about a trio of small-town guys who come across a wrecked plane containing a bag full of what they presume to be 'dirty money' and decide to hold onto it, with predictably hellish consequences.
Ex: It is widely known that black robes help the Bedouins to keep cool in the scorching heat of the desert.* calor infernal = blistering heat.* * *‹ruido› infernal, hideous; ‹música› diabolicalhacía un calor infernal it was baking o unbearably o hellishly hot ( colloq)tengo un dolor de muelas infernal I have terrible o unbearable toothache* * *
infernal adjetivo ‹ ruido› infernal, hideous;
‹ música› diabolical;◊ hacía un calor infernal it was baking hot (colloq)
infernal adjetivo infernal, hideous: tengo un dolor de cabeza infernal, I've got a dreadful headache
' infernal' also found in these entries:
English:
hellish
* * *infernal adj1. [del infierno] infernal2. [ruido, tiempo] abominable;hizo un calor infernal it was infernally hot* * *adj* * *infernal adj: infernal, hellish -
30 justicia racial
(n.) = racial justiceEx. Will's social activism in regard to racial justice and human rights made him ill suited for the confines of the small-town Southern pulpit, and he left in 1954.* * *(n.) = racial justiceEx: Will's social activism in regard to racial justice and human rights made him ill suited for the confines of the small-town Southern pulpit, and he left in 1954.
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31 naufragado
adj.shipwrecked, wrecked.past part.past participle of spanish verb: naufragar.* * *= wrecked.Ex. The movie novel is about a trio of small-town guys who come across a wrecked plane containing a bag full of what they presume to be 'dirty money' and decide to hold onto it, with predictably hellish consequences.* * *= wrecked.Ex: The movie novel is about a trio of small-town guys who come across a wrecked plane containing a bag full of what they presume to be 'dirty money' and decide to hold onto it, with predictably hellish consequences.
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32 pasear
v.1 to go for a walk.pasear a caballo to go horse riding2 to take a walk, to go for a ride, to go for a walk, to stroll.3 to take for a walk.* * *1 to stroll, go for a walk1 to take for a walk* * *verbto take a walk, stroll* * *1. VT1) [+ perro, niño] to take for a walk, walk2) (=exhibir) [+ ropa, coche] to parade, show off3)pasear la calle a una muchacha — Esp † to walk up and down the street where a girl lives
4) CAm [+ dinero] to squander5) Esp ( Hist) * to execute summarily2.VISee:* * *1.verbo intransitivoa) ( a pie) to go for a walk o strollsalir a pasear — to go out for a walk o stroll
b) ( en bicicleta) to go for a (bike) ride; ( en coche) to go for a drive2.pasear vta) < perro> to walknos paseó por todo el edificio — he showed o took us around the whole building
b) ( lucir) <sombrero/traje> to show off3.pasearse v prona) ( caminar) to walkb) (en coche, bicicleta etc) pasear verbo intransitivo* * *= walk, wander about, saunter, wander around, take + a walk, wander, go for + a stroll, parade.Ex. The user is presented with much walking around shelves if he wishes to gather all documents on a given subject.Ex. He was a loner himself, a small-town country boy who spent most of his time wandering about the hills and fields near his home.Ex. She sauntered back to her desk, intending to work, and was a little perturbed to find that she could not work.Ex. The audience can wander around at will and discuss with contributors and each other.Ex. Visitors are invited to take a nostalgic walk through the city's past and experience its economic and architectural history.Ex. The article is entitled ' Wandering the Web: further developments on the global information bazaar'.Ex. She was moved by a sudden impulse to leave the building and go for a stroll.Ex. A boy was paraded naked with "I am thief" written on his stomach and back for allegedly stealing a dress from a boutique where he worked.----* pasear mirando por = look (a)round.* pasear por = ride around, walk (a)round.* salir a pasear en coche = go out for + a drive.* * *1.verbo intransitivoa) ( a pie) to go for a walk o strollsalir a pasear — to go out for a walk o stroll
b) ( en bicicleta) to go for a (bike) ride; ( en coche) to go for a drive2.pasear vta) < perro> to walknos paseó por todo el edificio — he showed o took us around the whole building
b) ( lucir) <sombrero/traje> to show off3.pasearse v prona) ( caminar) to walkb) (en coche, bicicleta etc) pasear verbo intransitivo* * *= walk, wander about, saunter, wander around, take + a walk, wander, go for + a stroll, parade.Ex: The user is presented with much walking around shelves if he wishes to gather all documents on a given subject.
Ex: He was a loner himself, a small-town country boy who spent most of his time wandering about the hills and fields near his home.Ex: She sauntered back to her desk, intending to work, and was a little perturbed to find that she could not work.Ex: The audience can wander around at will and discuss with contributors and each other.Ex: Visitors are invited to take a nostalgic walk through the city's past and experience its economic and architectural history.Ex: The article is entitled ' Wandering the Web: further developments on the global information bazaar'.Ex: She was moved by a sudden impulse to leave the building and go for a stroll.Ex: A boy was paraded naked with "I am thief" written on his stomach and back for allegedly stealing a dress from a boutique where he worked.* pasear mirando por = look (a)round.* pasear por = ride around, walk (a)round.* salir a pasear en coche = go out for + a drive.* * *pasear [A1 ]vi1 (a pie) to go for a walksuele salir a pasear después de cenar she usually takes a stroll o a walk after supper2 (en bicicleta) to go for a (bike) ride, go cycling3 (en coche) to go for a drivenos llevó a pasear por la costa he took us for a drive along the coast■ pasearvt1 ‹perro› to walknos paseó por todo el edificio he trailed o dragged us around the whole buildinghay que pasearla en el cochecito you have to push her around in the baby carriage ( AmE) o ( BrE) in the pram2 (lucir) ‹sombrero/traje› to show off3 ( fam)(en un examen): me pasearon por todo el programa they asked me about every subject on the syllabus■ pasearse1 (caminar) to walkse paseaban por ahí como si nada they were walking around as if nothing had happenedse paseaba de un lado a otro de la habitación she was pacing up and down the roomlas hormigas se paseaban por la comida the ants were crawling all over the food* * *
pasear ( conjugate pasear) verbo intransitivo
◊ salir a pasear to go out for a walk o stroll
( en coche) to go for a drive
verbo transitivo ‹ perro› to walk
pasear
I verbo intransitivo to go for a walk o to take a walk
II vtr (a una persona) to take for a walk
(a un animal) to walk, take for a walk
' pasear' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
casa
- gustar
- prestarse
- rondar
- soledad
- soler
- apetecer
- sacar
English:
boating
- drench
- ramble
- take out
- walk
- exercise
- lost
- promenade
- saunter
- stroll
- wander
* * *♦ vi[andando] to go for a walk; [a caballo] to go for a ride; [en coche] to go for a ride o drive;pasear a caballo to go horse riding♦ vt1. [sacar a paseo] to take for a walk;[perro] to walk2. [hacer ostentación de] to show off, to parade* * *I v/t1 perro take for a walk, walk2 ( exhibir) show offII v/i walk* * *pasear vi: to take a walk, to go for a ridepasear vt1) : to take for a walk2) : to parade around, to show off* * *pasear vb1. (a pie) to walk2. (en coche, moto, etc) to go for a drive / to go for a rideir a pasear / salir a pasear to go for a walk -
33 pintoresco
adj.1 picturesque, colourful, quaint, colorful.2 colorful, colourful, flowery.* * *► adjetivo1 (lugar) picturesque2 (persona) bizarre, colourful (US colorful)* * *(f. - pintoresca)adj.* * *ADJ picturesque* * *- ca adjetivo picturesque* * *= quaint, colourful [colorful, -USA], scenic, picturesque.Ex. Clergymen practice the quaint custom of reading aloud at meal times.Ex. But it is quite possible for someone to read the story as a vastly entertaining collection of picaresque adventure written with consummate skill and full of ' colorful' characters.Ex. This book is a concise guide to conservation easements (legal interests in private land that permanently limit development to protect agricultural, scenic, ecological and historic resources) for ranchers.Ex. It is a small town of unfailing charm, surrounded by fantastic mountains crowned with the picturesque ruins of a medieval fortress.----* historia pintoresca = colourful story.* lo pintoresco = quaintness.* lugar pintoresco = beauty spot.* sitio pintoresco = beauty spot.* * *- ca adjetivo picturesque* * *= quaint, colourful [colorful, -USA], scenic, picturesque.Ex: Clergymen practice the quaint custom of reading aloud at meal times.
Ex: But it is quite possible for someone to read the story as a vastly entertaining collection of picaresque adventure written with consummate skill and full of ' colorful' characters.Ex: This book is a concise guide to conservation easements (legal interests in private land that permanently limit development to protect agricultural, scenic, ecological and historic resources) for ranchers.Ex: It is a small town of unfailing charm, surrounded by fantastic mountains crowned with the picturesque ruins of a medieval fortress.* historia pintoresca = colourful story.* lo pintoresco = quaintness.* lugar pintoresco = beauty spot.* sitio pintoresco = beauty spot.* * *pintoresco -ca1 ‹lugar/paisaje› picturesque2 ‹lenguaje/costumbres› picturesque, colorful** * *
pintoresco◊ -ca adjetivo
picturesque
pintoresco,-a adjetivo
1 (lugar) picturesque, quaint
un lugar muy pintoresco, a place full of local color
2 (persona) bizarre
' pintoresco' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
pintoresca
- folklórico
English:
beauty spot
- colourful
- picturesque
- quaint
- scenic
- beauty
* * *pintoresco, -a adj1. [bonito] picturesque2. [extravagante] colourful* * *adj picturesque* * *pintoresco, -ca adj: picturesque, quaint -
34 provinciano
adj.provincial, parochial, small-town.m.1 hillbilly, clod, bumpkin, churlish individual.2 yokel.* * *► adjetivo1 peyorativo provincial► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 provincial* * *provinciano, -a1. ADJ1) (=rural) country antes de s2) (=paleto) provincial3) † (=vasco) Basque, of the Basque Provinces2. SM / F1) (=de provincias) provincial country dweller2) † (=vasco) Basque* * *I- na adjetivoa) ( de provincias) provincialb) (pey) ( estrecho) parochialsu actitud es muy provinciana — she's very parochial o provincial in her outlook
c) (pey) ( paleto)IIno seas provinciano — don't be such a hick (AmE) o (BrE) country bumpkin
- na masculino, femeninoa) ( de provincias)b) (pey) ( de mentalidad estrecha) provincialc) ( paleto) hick (AmE), country bumpkin (BrE)* * *= parochial, provincial.Nota: Nombre.Ex. This article covers dissemination of research work and research that is esoteric, irrelevant, parochial, obsolete or incomprehensible.Ex. This family was not part of the aristocracy nor did its members belong to the landed gentry, which is what makes their collection of books so fascinating: their owners were not intellectuals but modest provincials.----* ser provinciano = be provincial.* * *I- na adjetivoa) ( de provincias) provincialb) (pey) ( estrecho) parochialsu actitud es muy provinciana — she's very parochial o provincial in her outlook
c) (pey) ( paleto)IIno seas provinciano — don't be such a hick (AmE) o (BrE) country bumpkin
- na masculino, femeninoa) ( de provincias)b) (pey) ( de mentalidad estrecha) provincialc) ( paleto) hick (AmE), country bumpkin (BrE)* * *= parochial, provincial.Nota: Nombre.Ex: This article covers dissemination of research work and research that is esoteric, irrelevant, parochial, obsolete or incomprehensible.
Ex: This family was not part of the aristocracy nor did its members belong to the landed gentry, which is what makes their collection of books so fascinating: their owners were not intellectuals but modest provincials.* ser provinciano = be provincial.* * *1 (de provincias) provincialse crió en un ambiente provinciano she had a provincial upbringing2 ( pey) (estrecho) parochialsu actitud es de lo más provinciana she's very parochial o provincial in her outlook, she has a real small-town mentality3 ( pey)masculine, feminine1(de provincias): la capital se llena de provincianos people from the provinces flock into the capital2 ( pey) (de mentalidad estrecha) provincial* * *
provinciano◊ -na adjetivo
■ sustantivo masculino, femeninoa) ( de provincias):
provinciano,-a adjetivo & sustantivo masculino y femenino provincial: ¡qué provinciano eres a veces!, you can be so provincial sometimes!
' provinciano' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
provinciana
English:
provincial
- parochial
* * *provinciano, -a♦ adj1. [de la provincia] provincial♦ nm,f* * *I adj provincialII m, provinciana f provincial* * *provinciano, -na adj: provincial, unsophisticated -
35 púlpito
m.pulpit, rostrum.* * *1 pulpit* * *SM pulpit* * *masculino pulpit* * *= pulpit.Ex. Will's social activism in regard to racial justice and human rights made him ill suited for the confines of the small-town Southern pulpit, and he left in 1954.* * *masculino pulpit* * *= pulpit.Ex: Will's social activism in regard to racial justice and human rights made him ill suited for the confines of the small-town Southern pulpit, and he left in 1954.
* * *pulpit* * *
púlpito sustantivo masculino
pulpit
púlpito sustantivo masculino pulpit
' púlpito' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
dosel
English:
pulpit
* * *púlpito nmpulpit* * *m pulpit* * *púlpito nm: pulpit -
36 quitanieves
adj.snow-removing, snow-blowing.m. s.&pl.1 snowplough.2 snowplow, snowplough, snow plough.3 snow-plow, snow blower.* * *1 snowplough (US snowplow)* * *SM INV snowplough, snowplow (EEUU)* * *masculino (pl quitanieves) snowplow (AmE), snowplough (BrE)* * *= snow plough, snowplough [snowplow, -USA], snow blower.Ex. Despite the advantages of running a small town public library, there are disadvantages -- if a bad winter is forecast the library is likely to lose out completely to a new snow plough.Ex. They use gritters to sprinkle rock salt on roads and snowploughs to ensure motorists are able to drive safely in poor conditions.Ex. The vice president, however, was dressed in the kind of attire one typically wears to operate a snow blower.* * *masculino (pl quitanieves) snowplow (AmE), snowplough (BrE)* * *= snow plough, snowplough [snowplow, -USA], snow blower.Ex: Despite the advantages of running a small town public library, there are disadvantages -- if a bad winter is forecast the library is likely to lose out completely to a new snow plough.
Ex: They use gritters to sprinkle rock salt on roads and snowploughs to ensure motorists are able to drive safely in poor conditions.Ex: The vice president, however, was dressed in the kind of attire one typically wears to operate a snow blower.* * *(pl quitanieves)* * *
quitanieves sustantivo masculino (máquina) quitanieves, snowplough
' quitanieves' also found in these entries:
English:
snowplough
- snowplow
- snow
* * *♦ adjmáquina quitanieves [con pala] snowplough;[por succión] snowblower♦ nm inv[con pala] snowplough; [por succión] snowblower* * *m snowplow, Brsnowplough* * *quitanieves nms & pl: snowplow* * *quitanieves n snow plough -
37 recorrer olgadamente
(v.) = wander about, wander aroundEx. He was a loner himself, a small-town country boy who spent most of his time wandering about the hills and fields near his home.Ex. The audience can wander around at will and discuss with contributors and each other.* * *(v.) = wander about, wander aroundEx: He was a loner himself, a small-town country boy who spent most of his time wandering about the hills and fields near his home.
Ex: The audience can wander around at will and discuss with contributors and each other. -
38 siniestrado
adj.injured, damaged.* * *► adjetivo1 damaged* * *siniestrado, -a1.ADJ damaged, wrecked, crashedla zona siniestrada — the affected area, the disaster zone
2.SM / F victim* * *- da adjetivo (frml)* * *= wrecked.Ex. The movie novel is about a trio of small-town guys who come across a wrecked plane containing a bag full of what they presume to be 'dirty money' and decide to hold onto it, with predictably hellish consequences.* * *- da adjetivo (frml)* * *= wrecked.Ex: The movie novel is about a trio of small-town guys who come across a wrecked plane containing a bag full of what they presume to be 'dirty money' and decide to hold onto it, with predictably hellish consequences.
* * *siniestrado -da( frml):encontraron su cadáver en el avión siniestrado they found her body in the wreckage of the airplanelos vehículos siniestrados the vehicles involved in the accidentla central nuclear siniestrada the nuclear power plant where the explosion ( o fire etc) took place* * *
siniestrado,-a adjetivo that has undergone damage or loss, involved in an accident
' siniestrado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
siniestrada
- resto
English:
stricken
- wreck
* * *siniestrado, -a♦ adj[edificio] ruined, destroyed;el coche siniestrado viajaba en dirección contraria the car that caused the accident was driving on the wrong side of the road;los pilotos consiguieron salir del avión siniestrado the pilots managed to escape from the wreckage of the plane♦ nm,f(accident) victim* * *adj wrecked* * *siniestrado, -da adj: damaged, wreckedzona siniestrada: disaster zone -
39 toda la fuerza de
Ex. We drove along the coast road then being bulldozed clear to Weligama a beautiful small town at the cusp of a wide bay and open unprotectedly to the full force of the ocean waves.* * *Ex: We drove along the coast road then being bulldozed clear to Weligama a beautiful small town at the cusp of a wide bay and open unprotectedly to the full force of the ocean waves.
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40 pueblo pequeńo
• dull country town• one-horse• one-hundred• small town• small village
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