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1 tirón
m.pull, jerk, tug, haul.* * *1 pull, tug\dar un tirón de orejas a alguien to pull somebody's earde un tirón familiar in one go* * *noun m.pull, tug* * *ISM1) (=acción) pull, tugdar un tirón a algo — to give sth a pull o tug, pull o tug at sth
me dio un tirón del jersey — she pulled o tugged at my jumper
dar un tirón de orejas a algn — (lit) to pull o tug sb's ear; (fig) to tell sb off
2) [en músculo, tendón]3) (=robo) bag-snatching4) [de un coche, motor] sudden jerk, sudden jolt5)IIde un tirón —
SM (=persona) tyro, novice* * *a) ( movimiento) tug, pullde un tirón: me arrancó la cadena de un tirón he ripped the chain from my neck; hicimos el viaje de un tirón (fam) we did the journey without stopping; lo leyó/bebió de un tirón (fam) she read/downed it in one go; trabajamos 12 horas de un tirón — (fam) we worked 12 hours at a stretch
b) ( de músculo)c) ( forma de robo)le dieron un or el tirón — they snatched her bag
* * *= pull, jerk, twitch.Ex. A printer would use incompressible packing in the head mortises to intensify the effect of the pressman's pull by bringing it up with a jolt.Ex. He then dropped the metal suddenly into the mouth of the mould, and at the same instant gave it a jerk or toss to force the metal into the recesses of the matrix (the precise form of the jerk varying with the different letters).Ex. Drinking beverages with caffeine can also cause eyelid twitches.----* a tirones = jerky [jerkier -comp., jerkiest -sup.].* dar un tirón = jerk.* dar un tirón de orejas a Alguien = slap + Nombre + on the wrist.* dar un tirón muscular = pull + a muscle.* de una tirón = in one action.* de (un) tirón = with a jolt, at one pull, at one whack, in one shot, non-stop, in one lump, in one go, in one fell swoop, at one fell swoop, without stopping.* robo por medio del tirón = purse snatching.* tener un tirón muscular = pull + a muscle.* tirón de orejas = slap on the wrist.* tirón en el cuello = crick in the neck, neck crick.* tirón muscular = crick.* * *a) ( movimiento) tug, pullde un tirón: me arrancó la cadena de un tirón he ripped the chain from my neck; hicimos el viaje de un tirón (fam) we did the journey without stopping; lo leyó/bebió de un tirón (fam) she read/downed it in one go; trabajamos 12 horas de un tirón — (fam) we worked 12 hours at a stretch
b) ( de músculo)c) ( forma de robo)le dieron un or el tirón — they snatched her bag
* * *= pull, jerk, twitch.Ex: A printer would use incompressible packing in the head mortises to intensify the effect of the pressman's pull by bringing it up with a jolt.
Ex: He then dropped the metal suddenly into the mouth of the mould, and at the same instant gave it a jerk or toss to force the metal into the recesses of the matrix (the precise form of the jerk varying with the different letters).Ex: Drinking beverages with caffeine can also cause eyelid twitches.* a tirones = jerky [jerkier -comp., jerkiest -sup.].* dar un tirón = jerk.* dar un tirón de orejas a Alguien = slap + Nombre + on the wrist.* dar un tirón muscular = pull + a muscle.* de una tirón = in one action.* de (un) tirón = with a jolt, at one pull, at one whack, in one shot, non-stop, in one lump, in one go, in one fell swoop, at one fell swoop, without stopping.* robo por medio del tirón = purse snatching.* tener un tirón muscular = pull + a muscle.* tirón de orejas = slap on the wrist.* tirón en el cuello = crick in the neck, neck crick.* tirón muscular = crick.* * *1 (movimiento) tughay que pegarle un tirón fuerte a la cuerda you have to give the string a good hard pull o tugdale un tirón de orejas tweak his ears for him ( colloq)me dio un tirón de pelo he pulled my hairel autobús avanzaba a tirones the bus jerked alongde un tirón: me arrancó la cadena de un tirón he ripped the chain from my neckarráncate el esparadrapo de un tirón pull the dressing off in one gohicimos el viaje de un tirón ( fam); we did the journey without stopping o in one gola leyó de un tirón ( fam); she read it at a single sitting o in one godormí nueve horas de un tirón ( fam); I slept nine hours right o straight off2(de un músculo): sufrió un tirón en la pierna derecha he pulled a muscle in his right legsentí un tirón en la espalda I felt something pull in my back3(forma de robo): le dieron un or el tirón they snatched her bagle dieron un tirón y le robaron la cadena they ripped her chain from her neckle robaron el bolso por el procedimiento del tirón ( period); she had her bag snatched* * *
tirón sustantivo masculino
dale un tirón de orejas tweak his ears for him (colloq);
el autobús avanzaba a tirones the bus jerked along;
de un tirón: me arrancó la cadena de un tirón he ripped the chain from my neck;
lo leyó/bebió de un tirón (fam) she read/downed it in one gob) ( de músculo):
tirón sustantivo masculino
1 tug
un tirón fuerte, a hard pull o tug
2 (sacudida de un vehículo) jerk
3 (de un músculo) le dio un tirón, he pulled a muscle
4 (robo) dar el tirón a alguien, to snatch sb's bag
♦ Locuciones: fam (sin parar) de un tirón, in one go: leyó la novela de un tirón, she read the novel in one go
' tirón' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
dormir
- jalada
- jalón
English:
haul
- heave
- jerk
- pull
- reel off
- slap
- straight
- tug
- twitch
- wrench
- yank
- go
- reel
- swoop
* * *tirón nm1. [estirón] pull;le dio un tirón de orejas she tweaked his ears;dar tirones (de algo) to tug o pull (at sth);Famde un tirón in one go;dormir diez horas de un tirón to sleep ten hours straight through2. [muscular] pull;me ha dado un tirón I've pulled a muscle;sufrir un tirón to pull a musclele dieron un tirón she had her bag snatched5. [aceleración]les salvó el tirón de las fiestas navideñas they were saved by the Christmas spending spree;la economía ha crecido debido al tirón del euro the economy has grown due to the impetus given by the euro* * *m1 tug, jerk;de un tirón at a stretch, without a break;dormir de un tirón sleep through;2 MED:tirón muscular pulled muscle* * *1) : pull, tug, yank2)de un tirón : all at once, in one go* * *tirón n1. (acción brusca) tug2. (robo) snatch -
2 profanación de tumbas
(n.) = grave robbing, body-snatchingEx. By the close of the 18th century, grave robbing was a common practice in Britain and the terms used describe these men included body snatchers and grave robbers.Ex. In an especially fine chapter, he shows how debates on political economy linked moral battles over such seemingly disparate issues as slavery, feminism, and body-snatching.* * *(n.) = grave robbing, body-snatchingEx: By the close of the 18th century, grave robbing was a common practice in Britain and the terms used describe these men included body snatchers and grave robbers.
Ex: In an especially fine chapter, he shows how debates on political economy linked moral battles over such seemingly disparate issues as slavery, feminism, and body-snatching. -
3 robo por medio del tirón
(n.) = purse snatchingEx. After a string of failed robbery attempts including a purse snatching that goes terribly wrong, the two inept protagonists turn to gold digging.* * *(n.) = purse snatchingEx: After a string of failed robbery attempts including a purse snatching that goes terribly wrong, the two inept protagonists turn to gold digging.
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4 saqueo de tumbas
(n.) = grave robbing, body-snatchingEx. By the close of the 18th century, grave robbing was a common practice in Britain and the terms used describe these men included body snatchers and grave robbers.Ex. In an especially fine chapter, he shows how debates on political economy linked moral battles over such seemingly disparate issues as slavery, feminism, and body-snatching.* * *(n.) = grave robbing, body-snatchingEx: By the close of the 18th century, grave robbing was a common practice in Britain and the terms used describe these men included body snatchers and grave robbers.
Ex: In an especially fine chapter, he shows how debates on political economy linked moral battles over such seemingly disparate issues as slavery, feminism, and body-snatching. -
5 tumba
f.1 grave, tomb.2 knocking-down.pres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: tumbar.* * *1 tomb, grave\a tumba abierta at full speedser una tumba figurado not to breathe a word* * *noun f.1) grave2) tomb* * *ISF (=sepultura) tomb, grave- ser como una tumbaIISF1) LAm (=tala) felling of timber, clearing of ground; (=tierra) ground cleared for sowing; (=claro) forest clearing2) (=sacudida) shake, jolt3) (=voltereta) somersaultIII* * *estos niños me van a llevar a la tumba — (fam & hum) these kids will be the death of me (colloq & hum)
ser (como) una tumba — (fam) to be the soul of discretion
* * *= tomb, grave.Ex. The types of materials include imperial writings, noble diaries, books on protocol and ceremonies, books relating to imperial tombs and early Chinese material.Ex. From a tiny fragment of the page of a Bible found in the grave of an Indian girl buried in the 17th century, it was possible to discover the particular edition of the Bible that it came from.----* cavarse su propia tumba = another nail in + Posesivo + coffin.* con un pie en la tumba = over the hill.* no descansar en la tumba de uno = spin + in + Posesivo + grave.* profanación de tumbas = grave robbing, body-snatching.* profanador de tumbas = resurrectionist, grave robber, body snatcher.* profanar una tumba = rob + grave.* saqueador de tumbas = grave robber.* saqueo de tumbas = grave robbing, body-snatching.* ser una tumba = lips + seal.* * *estos niños me van a llevar a la tumba — (fam & hum) these kids will be the death of me (colloq & hum)
ser (como) una tumba — (fam) to be the soul of discretion
* * *= tomb, grave.Ex: The types of materials include imperial writings, noble diaries, books on protocol and ceremonies, books relating to imperial tombs and early Chinese material.
Ex: From a tiny fragment of the page of a Bible found in the grave of an Indian girl buried in the 17th century, it was possible to discover the particular edition of the Bible that it came from.* cavarse su propia tumba = another nail in + Posesivo + coffin.* con un pie en la tumba = over the hill.* no descansar en la tumba de uno = spin + in + Posesivo + grave.* profanación de tumbas = grave robbing, body-snatching.* profanador de tumbas = resurrectionist, grave robber, body snatcher.* profanar una tumba = rob + grave.* saqueador de tumbas = grave robber.* saqueo de tumbas = grave robbing, body-snatching.* ser una tumba = lips + seal.* * *(excavada) grave; (construida) tomblanzarse a tumba abierta ( period): el ciclista se lanzó a tumba abierta por la pendiente the cyclist launched himself headlong down the hillse lanzó a la campaña a tumba abierta she threw herself wholeheartedly into the campaignser (como) una tumba ( fam); to keep quiet, keep one's mouth shut* * *
Del verbo tumbar: ( conjugate tumbar)
tumba es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
tumba
tumbar
tumba sustantivo femenino ( excavada) grave;
( construida) tomb
tumbar ( conjugate tumbar) verbo transitivo
un olor que te tumbaba a smell that knocked you backward(s)
‹muro/casa› to demolish, knock down
tumbarse verbo pronominal
to lie down
tumba sustantivo femenino grave, tomb
la tumba de Cromwell, Cromwell's tomb
♦ Locuciones: cavar su propia tumba, to dig one's own grave
ser una tumba, to keep one's mouth shut
tumbar verbo transitivo
1 (hacer caer de un golpe) to knock down
2 (acostar) to lie down
3 fam (suspender) me tumbaron en matemáticas, I failed maths
' tumba' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cavar
- losa
- revolverse
- fosa
- lápida
- sepultura
English:
grave
- hill
- mark
- stone
- tomb
- vault
- wreath
- drape
- file
- seal
* * *tumba nf1. [sepultura] grave, tomb;a tumba abierta [a toda velocidad] (at) full tilt, flat out;[sin cautela] all out;se lanzó a tumba abierta a defender los derechos de los sospechosos he went all out to defend the suspects' rights;en la entrevista hace una confesión a tumba abierta she confesses everything openly in the interview;ser una tumba: soy una tumba I won't say a word2. Col, Cuba [tala] felling* * *f tomb, grave;revolverse en su tumba fig turn in one’s grave;estar con un pie en la tumba have one foot in the grave;lanzarse a tumba abierta go headlong;ser una tumba fig keep one’s mouth shut* * *tumba nf1) sepulcro: tomb2) fosa: grave3) : felling of trees* * *tumba n1. (fosa) grave2. (mausoleo) tomb -
6 atracador
m.bandit, robber, holdup man, housebreaker.* * *► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 (de banco) (bank) robber; (en la calle) attacker, mugger, thief* * *atracador, -a1.SM / F [en la calle] mugger; [en tienda, banco] armed robber, raideratracador(a) armado/a — armed robber
2.SM † [de diligencias] highwayman* * ** * *= raider, mugger.Ex. To explore this possibility, the library sought to create access via the Internet to a small set of its materials relevant to the famous Confederate raider, the CSS Alabama.Ex. A feisty Harlem woman turned the tables on three subway muggers, chasing down two of the thugs while snatching back her purse.* * ** * *= raider, mugger.Ex: To explore this possibility, the library sought to create access via the Internet to a small set of its materials relevant to the famous Confederate raider, the CSS Alabama.
Ex: A feisty Harlem woman turned the tables on three subway muggers, chasing down two of the thugs while snatching back her purse.* * *1(que cobra caro): son harto atracadores they're real sharks o rip-off artists ( AmE) o ( BrE) rip-off merchants ( colloq)2 ‹mujer›es más atracadora … she'll say yes to anybodymasculine, feminine* * *
atracador
( de persona) mugger
atracador,-ora m,f (de bancos) (bank) robber
(en la calle) attacker, mugger
' atracador' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
atracadora
English:
mugger
- robber
* * *atracador, -ora nm,f[de banco] bank robber; [en la calle] mugger* * *m, atracadora f robber* * *: robber, mugger* * *1. (de banco, tienda, etc) robber2. (de persona) mugger -
7 búsqueda de oro
(n.) = gold diggingEx. After a string of failed robbery attempts including a purse snatching that goes terribly wrong, the two inept protagonists turn to gold digging.* * *(n.) = gold diggingEx: After a string of failed robbery attempts including a purse snatching that goes terribly wrong, the two inept protagonists turn to gold digging.
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8 cambiar las tornas
* * *(v.) = turn + the tables (on)Ex. A feisty Harlem woman turned the tables on three subway muggers, chasing down two of the thugs while snatching back her purse.* * *(v.) = turn + the tables (on)Ex: A feisty Harlem woman turned the tables on three subway muggers, chasing down two of the thugs while snatching back her purse.
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9 dar a la caza de
(v.) = chase downEx. A feisty Harlem woman turned the tables on three subway muggers, chasing down two of the thugs while snatching back her purse.* * *(v.) = chase downEx: A feisty Harlem woman turned the tables on three subway muggers, chasing down two of the thugs while snatching back her purse.
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10 darle la vuelta a la tortilla
(v.) = turn + the tables (on)Ex. A feisty Harlem woman turned the tables on three subway muggers, chasing down two of the thugs while snatching back her purse.* * *(v.) = turn + the tables (on)Ex: A feisty Harlem woman turned the tables on three subway muggers, chasing down two of the thugs while snatching back her purse.
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11 intento de atraco fallido
(n.) = failed robbery attemptEx. After a string of failed robbery attempts including a purse snatching that goes terribly wrong, the two inept protagonists turn to gold digging.* * *(n.) = failed robbery attemptEx: After a string of failed robbery attempts including a purse snatching that goes terribly wrong, the two inept protagonists turn to gold digging.
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12 intento de robo fallido
(n.) = failed robbery attemptEx. After a string of failed robbery attempts including a purse snatching that goes terribly wrong, the two inept protagonists turn to gold digging.* * *(n.) = failed robbery attemptEx: After a string of failed robbery attempts including a purse snatching that goes terribly wrong, the two inept protagonists turn to gold digging.
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13 perseguir
v.1 to pursue.con esta medida, el gobierno persigue la contención de la inflación the government's purpose in taking this measure is to curb inflationElla persigue el éxito She pursues success.2 to persecute.lo persiguieron por sus ideas he was persecuted for his beliefsle persigue la mala suerte he's dogged by bad lucklos fantasmas de la niñez la persiguen she is tormented by the ghosts of her childhoodEl policía persigue a Ricardo The policeman persecutes=harasses Richard.3 to chase, to chase down, to follow, to get after.Buck persigue aves Buck chases birds.4 to aspire to, to aim to, to pursue, to pursue to.Ella persigue estudiar en Francia She pursues to study in France.5 to prosecute, to prosecute by the law.La corte persigue a Ricardo The court prosecutes Richard.* * *1 to pursue, chase3 (reprimir) to persecute4 figurado (pretender) to be after, be looking for5 DERECHO to prosecute* * *verb1) to persecute2) pursue3) worry, torment* * *VT1) [+ presa, fugitivo] [gen] to pursue, chase; [por motivos ideológicos] to persecute; (=acosar) to hunt down, hunt out2) [+ persona, empleo] to chase after, go after; [+ propósito, fin] to pursuela persiguió durante dos años — he was after her for two years, he pursued her for two years
* * *verbo transitivo1)a) <fugitivo/delincuente/presa> to pursue, chaseb) ( por la ideología) to persecute2)a) <objetivo/fin> to pursuela finalidad que se persigue es... — the ultimate aim is...
b) ( acosar)la han estado persiguiendo hasta conseguir que trabaje para ellos — they've been pursuing her until they've managed to get her to work for them
* * *= chase, hunt, seek (after), track, haunt, be after, woo, dog, persecute, track down, hound, gun for, hunt down, chase down.Ex. Also, in controlled indexing language data bases, there is often an assumption that a user will be prepared to chase strings of references or to consult a sometimes complex thesaurus.Ex. Nonetheless, we would still not wish to hunt through the file in order to change all subdivisions of that heading.Ex. A popular book will always be sought after by public librarians.Ex. The index fields are used for tracking annual indexes.Ex. Some authors, of course, object to their work being subjected to compulsory dissection for exams in the traditional deadly manner and like Bernard Shaw, they swear to haunt anyone who so mistreats them (Shaw's ghost must be busy these days).Ex. Silas H Berry told his colleagues at the New York Library Club: 'It is so hard to get a reader to tell what he is really after'.Ex. Rumour had it that he was being wooed by Technicomm, Inc.Ex. The title of the article is 'Sweeping away the problems that dog the industry?'.Ex. Why does the ALA ignore, deny or cover up the actions of the only government in the world which persecutes people for the alleged crime of opening uncensored libraries?.Ex. In stepping away from the genre's glamorous robberies and flashy lifestyle, this stealthy, potent movie tracks down the British gangster icon to its inevitable end.Ex. Jefferson, like Clinton, was hounded by reports of adultery and cowardice in wartime.Ex. The profession should not be gunning for the diverse and specific jobs that members of the same profession do now and will, with increasing diversity of title, do in the future.Ex. Clinton promised that those responsible would be hunted down and punished.Ex. A feisty Harlem woman turned the tables on three subway muggers, chasing down two of the thugs while snatching back her purse.----* perseguir fantasmas = chase + phantoms, grasp at + shadows.* perseguir los mismos fines = work + on the same lines.* perseguir los mismos objetivos = work + on the same lines.* perseguir quimeras = chase + phantoms, grasp at + shadows.* perseguir un fin = pursue + end.* perseguir un objetivo = pursue + objective, pursue + goal.* persiguiendo sin tregua = in hot pursuit of.* * *verbo transitivo1)a) <fugitivo/delincuente/presa> to pursue, chaseb) ( por la ideología) to persecute2)a) <objetivo/fin> to pursuela finalidad que se persigue es... — the ultimate aim is...
b) ( acosar)la han estado persiguiendo hasta conseguir que trabaje para ellos — they've been pursuing her until they've managed to get her to work for them
* * *= chase, hunt, seek (after), track, haunt, be after, woo, dog, persecute, track down, hound, gun for, hunt down, chase down.Ex: Also, in controlled indexing language data bases, there is often an assumption that a user will be prepared to chase strings of references or to consult a sometimes complex thesaurus.
Ex: Nonetheless, we would still not wish to hunt through the file in order to change all subdivisions of that heading.Ex: A popular book will always be sought after by public librarians.Ex: The index fields are used for tracking annual indexes.Ex: Some authors, of course, object to their work being subjected to compulsory dissection for exams in the traditional deadly manner and like Bernard Shaw, they swear to haunt anyone who so mistreats them (Shaw's ghost must be busy these days).Ex: Silas H Berry told his colleagues at the New York Library Club: 'It is so hard to get a reader to tell what he is really after'.Ex: Rumour had it that he was being wooed by Technicomm, Inc.Ex: The title of the article is 'Sweeping away the problems that dog the industry?'.Ex: Why does the ALA ignore, deny or cover up the actions of the only government in the world which persecutes people for the alleged crime of opening uncensored libraries?.Ex: In stepping away from the genre's glamorous robberies and flashy lifestyle, this stealthy, potent movie tracks down the British gangster icon to its inevitable end.Ex: Jefferson, like Clinton, was hounded by reports of adultery and cowardice in wartime.Ex: The profession should not be gunning for the diverse and specific jobs that members of the same profession do now and will, with increasing diversity of title, do in the future.Ex: Clinton promised that those responsible would be hunted down and punished.Ex: A feisty Harlem woman turned the tables on three subway muggers, chasing down two of the thugs while snatching back her purse.* perseguir fantasmas = chase + phantoms, grasp at + shadows.* perseguir los mismos fines = work + on the same lines.* perseguir los mismos objetivos = work + on the same lines.* perseguir quimeras = chase + phantoms, grasp at + shadows.* perseguir un fin = pursue + end.* perseguir un objetivo = pursue + objective, pursue + goal.* persiguiendo sin tregua = in hot pursuit of.* * *vtA ‹fugitivo/delincuente› to pursue, chase; ‹presa› to pursue, chase, huntB (por la ideología) to persecuteel gobierno persiguió a los que se oponían al régimen the government persecuted those who opposed the regimeC1 ‹objetivo/fin› to pursuejóvenes que persiguen la fama young people in pursuit of o seeking famela finalidad que se persigue es que baje esta cifra the ultimate aim is to lower this figureno sé qué persigues con esa actitud I don't know what you're hoping to achieve with that attitude2(acosar): me persigue pidiéndome el coche prestado he's always pestering me to lend him the car ( colloq)me persigue la mala suerte I'm dogged by bad luckla suerte lo persigue luck always seems to be on his sideparece que te persiguen las enfermedades you seem to be plagued by illness* * *
perseguir ( conjugate perseguir) verbo transitivo
1
2 ‹objetivo/fin› to pursue;
me persigue la mala suerte I'm dogged by bad luck
perseguir verbo transitivo
1 (ir detrás de alguien) to chase
2 (por ideas) to persecute
3 (un objetivo) to pursue
4 (acompañar) les persigue la mala suerte, they are dogged by bad luck
' perseguir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
morosa
- moroso
- andar
- caza
- corretear
English:
chase
- dog
- get after
- go after
- hunt down
- make after
- persecute
- pursue
- victimize
- go
- haunt
- run
* * *perseguir vt1. [ir tras de] to pursue;[corredor, ciclista] to chase down2. [acosar] to persecute;lo persiguieron por sus ideas he was persecuted for his beliefs;lo persigue la mala suerte she's dogged by bad luck;los fantasmas de la niñez la persiguen she is tormented by the ghosts of her childhood3. [tratar de obtener] to pursue;con esta medida, el gobierno persigue la contención de la inflación the government's purpose in taking this measure is to curb inflation* * *v/t1 objetivo pursue2 delincuente look for3 ( molestar) pester4 ( acosar) persecute* * *perseguir {75} vt1) : to pursue, to chase2) : to persecute3) : to pester, to annoy* * *perseguir vb1. (en general) to chase / to pursue -
14 profanación
f.desecration, profanation, defilement, pollution.* * *1 desecration* * *SF desecration* * *femenino desecration* * *= desecration.Ex. Two mortuary workers have been questioned over the desecration of a Muslim woman's body by covering it with rashers of bacon, police announced today.----* profanación de tumbas = grave robbing, body-snatching.* * *femenino desecration* * *= desecration.Ex: Two mortuary workers have been questioned over the desecration of a Muslim woman's body by covering it with rashers of bacon, police announced today.
* profanación de tumbas = grave robbing, body-snatching.* * *desecration* * *
profanación sustantivo femenino desecration
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15 robo
m.1 robbery, theft (atraco, hurto).robo a mano armada armed robbery2 stolen goods (cosa robada).pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: robar.* * *2 (en naipes) draw\cometer un robo to commit a robberyser un robo (muy caro) to be daylight robberyrobo a mano armada armed robbery* * *noun m.burglary, robbery, theft* * *SM1) [de dinero, objetos] theft; [en vivienda] burglary; [en tienda, banco] robbery2) (=estafa)¡esto es un robo! — this is daylight robbery!
¿cinco mil por una camiseta? ¡vaya robo! — five thousand for a T-shirt? what a rip-off! *
3) (=cosa robada) stolen article; (=cosas robadas) stolen goods pl* * *a) (en banco, museo) robbery; (hurto de dinero, objeto) theftb) ( en vivienda) burglary; ( forzando la entrada) break-inc) (fam) ( estafa) rip-off (colloq)* * *= theft, burglary, robbery, larceny, stealing, thieving, rustling, daylight robbery, depredation, depredation, plundering, thievery, break-in.Nota: Con allanamiento de morada.Ex. I have never seen any statistics showing that nonbook materials are more subject to theft than books.Ex. This article describes the means of protecting the library against burglary, fire and unauthorised borrowing.Ex. Crimes against the person include homicide, rape, assault and robbery.Ex. The article is entitled 'Library and archival crime: some recent larcenies, misappropriations and other peccadilloes'.Ex. The stealing of books and mutilation of reading materials are common in many libraries: only the magnitude of the crime may differ.Ex. A major concern for organisations today is the protection of competitive information from thieving.Ex. The disease spread rapidly through rustling of sick or infected animals.Ex. Health-care price hike is daylight robbery.Ex. Libraries and archives are the subject of increasing depredations by thieves and vandals.Ex. Libraries and archives are the subject of increasing depredations by thieves and vandals.Ex. The focus of the study was the plundering of Jewish gold in the German death camps.Ex. Due to economic depression, lap dog thievery is now on the increase.Ex. An hapless burglar was left hanging upside down outside a house after trapping a shoelace on a window during a break-in.----* antirrobo = anti-theft.* a prueba de robos = theft proof.* cometer un robo = execute + theft.* detección de robos = theft detection.* dispositivo de detección de robos = theft detection device.* intento de robo fallido = failed robbery attempt.* llevar a cabo un robo = execute + theft, pull off + heist.* robo a mano armada = armed robbery, highway robbery.* robo con allanamiento de morada = burglary.* robo con cómplice interno = inside job.* robo con los inquilinos dentro = home invasion.* robo de ganado = cattle rustling.* robo de identidad = identity theft.* robo de libros = book stealing, book theft.* robo de pertenencias = theft of belongings.* robo perpetrado por alguien de dentro = inside job.* robo por medio del tirón = purse snatching.* sistema electrónico de detección de robos = electronic theft detection system.* * *a) (en banco, museo) robbery; (hurto de dinero, objeto) theftb) ( en vivienda) burglary; ( forzando la entrada) break-inc) (fam) ( estafa) rip-off (colloq)* * *= theft, burglary, robbery, larceny, stealing, thieving, rustling, daylight robbery, depredation, depredation, plundering, thievery, break-in.Nota: Con allanamiento de morada.Ex: I have never seen any statistics showing that nonbook materials are more subject to theft than books.
Ex: This article describes the means of protecting the library against burglary, fire and unauthorised borrowing.Ex: Crimes against the person include homicide, rape, assault and robbery.Ex: The article is entitled 'Library and archival crime: some recent larcenies, misappropriations and other peccadilloes'.Ex: The stealing of books and mutilation of reading materials are common in many libraries: only the magnitude of the crime may differ.Ex: A major concern for organisations today is the protection of competitive information from thieving.Ex: The disease spread rapidly through rustling of sick or infected animals.Ex: Health-care price hike is daylight robbery.Ex: Libraries and archives are the subject of increasing depredations by thieves and vandals.Ex: Libraries and archives are the subject of increasing depredations by thieves and vandals.Ex: The focus of the study was the plundering of Jewish gold in the German death camps.Ex: Due to economic depression, lap dog thievery is now on the increase.Ex: An hapless burglar was left hanging upside down outside a house after trapping a shoelace on a window during a break-in.* antirrobo = anti-theft.* a prueba de robos = theft proof.* cometer un robo = execute + theft.* detección de robos = theft detection.* dispositivo de detección de robos = theft detection device.* intento de robo fallido = failed robbery attempt.* llevar a cabo un robo = execute + theft, pull off + heist.* robo a mano armada = armed robbery, highway robbery.* robo con allanamiento de morada = burglary.* robo con cómplice interno = inside job.* robo con los inquilinos dentro = home invasion.* robo de ganado = cattle rustling.* robo de identidad = identity theft.* robo de libros = book stealing, book theft.* robo de pertenencias = theft of belongings.* robo perpetrado por alguien de dentro = inside job.* robo por medio del tirón = purse snatching.* sistema electrónico de detección de robos = electronic theft detection system.* * *A2 (hurto de dinero, de un objeto) theftCompuestos:armed robberyidentity theft¡esto es un robo (a mano armada)! this is a rip-off o this is daylight robbery! ( colloq)* * *
Del verbo robar: ( conjugate robar)
robo es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
robó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
robar
robo
robar ( conjugate robar) verbo transitivo
1
‹ banco› to rob;
robole algo a algn to steal sth from sb;
le robaron el bolso she had her bag stolen
2 ( estafar) to cheat, rip off (colloq)
3 (Jueg) (en naipes, dominó) to draw, pick up (colloq)
verbo intransitivo
to steal;
¡me han robado! I've been robbed!
robo sustantivo masculino
(hurto de dinero, objeto) theft;
( forzando la entrada) break-in
robar verbo transitivo
1 (cosas materiales) to steal: robar algo a alguien, to steal sthg from sb
(a una persona, un banco) to rob: me robaron en la calle, I was robbed in the street
(en una casa) to burgle: anoche robaron en casa de mi vecino, my neighbour's house was burgled last night
2 (el tiempo) to take up: debo robarte unos minutos para que me expliques este problema, may I take a few minutes of your time and ask you to explain this problem to me?
le roba horas al estudio para ver la televisión, he spends hours of his study time watching TV
3 (metros de un espacio) to take off
4 Naipes to draw, pick up
To steal se aplica a lo que el ladrón se lleva (dinero, joyas, etc.). To rob se refiere al lugar desde donde se lo lleva (un banco, una casa). To burgle significa entrar en una casa con la intención de robar.
persona acto verbo
ladrón robo robar
thief theft
robber robbery to rob
to steal
burglar burglary to burgle
robo sustantivo masculino
1 (de cosas materiales) theft: llamaron inmediatamente para avisar del robo, they called to report the theft immediately
(en un banco, etc) robbery
(en una casa) burglary
2 (cosa robada) stolen article
3 fam (de precios) daylight robbery: en ciertas tiendas para turistas los precios son un robo, certain souvenir shops are a ripoff ➣ Ver nota en robar
' robo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
botín
- golpe
- implicar
- intento
- miserable
- robar
- saco
- tentativa
- tirón
- condenar
- denuncia
- denunciar
- hurto
- participación
English:
armed robbery
- break-in
- burglary
- daylight
- insure
- larceny
- premeditated
- raid
- robbery
- snatch
- theft
- tip off
- wrongly
- armed
- break
- identity
- rip-off
* * *robo nm1. [atraco] robbery;[hurto] theft; [en casa] burglary robo a mano armada armed robbery;robo de identidad identity theft2. [cosa robada] stolen goods¡qué robo! what a rip-off!* * *ser un robo fig be a rip-off fam* * *robo nm: robbery, theft* * *robo n1. (de dinero, objeto) theft / stealing -
16 saqueo
m.1 sacking.2 loot, sack, pillage, plundering.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: saquear.* * *1 (de ciudades) sacking, plundering; (de casa, comercio) looting* * *SM1) (Mil) sacking2) (=robo) looting, plundering, pillaging* * ** * *= looting, sacking, rampage, depredation, plundering, plunder.Ex. This article gives a brief personal account of the destruction and looting of library and information facilities in Kuwait during the Iraqi invasion = Este artículo presenta un relato personal breve de la destrucción y el saqueo de las bibliotecas y centros de información de Kuwait durante la invasión iraquí.Ex. Lascaris became an exile in Italy following the sacking of Constantinople in 1453.Ex. These nocturnal rampages by gangs of werewolves included chasing women, eating prodigiously, being splattered with mud, and caterwauling generally.Ex. Libraries and archives are the subject of increasing depredations by thieves and vandals.Ex. The focus of the study was the plundering of Jewish gold in the German death camps.Ex. He established Samarkand as his imperial capital in the 1360s and set about aggrandising it with plunder from his conquests.----* saqueo de tumbas = grave robbing, body-snatching.* * ** * *= looting, sacking, rampage, depredation, plundering, plunder.Ex: This article gives a brief personal account of the destruction and looting of library and information facilities in Kuwait during the Iraqi invasion = Este artículo presenta un relato personal breve de la destrucción y el saqueo de las bibliotecas y centros de información de Kuwait durante la invasión iraquí.
Ex: Lascaris became an exile in Italy following the sacking of Constantinople in 1453.Ex: These nocturnal rampages by gangs of werewolves included chasing women, eating prodigiously, being splattered with mud, and caterwauling generally.Ex: Libraries and archives are the subject of increasing depredations by thieves and vandals.Ex: The focus of the study was the plundering of Jewish gold in the German death camps.Ex: He established Samarkand as his imperial capital in the 1360s and set about aggrandising it with plunder from his conquests.* saqueo de tumbas = grave robbing, body-snatching.* * *(de un pueblo) sacking, plundering; (de una tienda) looting* * *
Del verbo saquear: ( conjugate saquear)
saqueo es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
saqueó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
saquear
saqueo
saquear ( conjugate saquear) verbo transitivo ‹ciudad/población› to sack, plunder;
‹tienda/establecimiento› to loot
saquear verbo transitivo
1 Hist (una población) to sack, plunder: las tropas saquearon la aldea, the troops plundered the village
2 fig (desvalijar una tienda, una casa) to loot, rifle
saqueo sustantivo masculino
1 Hist (de una localidad) plundering, sacking
2 fig (en una tienda, una casa) looting, ransacking
' saqueo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
saco
English:
pillage
- plunder
- sacking
- looting
* * *saqueo nm1. [de ciudad] sacking2. [de tienda] looting;Fam [de nevera, armario] raiding* * *saqueo nmdepredación: sacking, plunder, looting -
17 volver las tornas
(v.) = turn + the tables (on)Ex. A feisty Harlem woman turned the tables on three subway muggers, chasing down two of the thugs while snatching back her purse.* * *(v.) = turn + the tables (on)Ex: A feisty Harlem woman turned the tables on three subway muggers, chasing down two of the thugs while snatching back her purse.
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m.1 the act of carrying away by violence or precipitation.2 fury, rage, extreme passion.3 rapture, ecstasy, fit.4 snatch, snatching.* * *1→ link=arrebato arrebato* * *SM1) (=acción) snatching away, seizure2) (=abstracción) captivation; (=éxtasis) ecstasy, rapture; (=emoción) excitement; (=ira) anger* * *1. [apasionamiento] passion, enthusiasm2. [furor] fury, rage* * *m anger -
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m.1 fit, outburst (arranque).un arrebato de amor a crush2 rage, fury (furia).3 rapture.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: arrebatar.* * *1 (arranque) fit, outburst* * *noun m.outburst, fit* * *SM (=ira) rage; (=éxtasis) ecstasy, rapture* * *a) ( arranque) fitun arrebato de ira/pasión — a fit of anger/passion
b) ( éxtasis) ecstasy, rapture* * *= outburst, flush, gush, burst, spurt.Ex. Laura Carpozzi, head of the circulation department, heard the checker's outburst and espied the bottleneck in the stream of traffic.Ex. I wonder if this is not altogether unrelated to the fact that this stage immediately precedes puberty, during the last flush of childhood, after which young people commonly go through a period of disenchantment with adults.Ex. Uncritical gush is as repulsive as dry compulsion = El arrebato falto de sentido crítico es tan repugnante como la obsesión seca.Ex. Fueled by inspiration, coffee and Benzedrine, Kerouac sat down at his typewriter and -- in one burst of creative energy -- wrote the novel that would make him the voice of his generation in just 20 days.Ex. Consistent productivity is the goal of any supervisor -- not brief spurts of effort followed by a reduction of activities.----* arrebato de cólera = angry outburst, fit of rage, fit of anger.* arrebato de ira = angry outburst.* arrebato de + Nombre = fit of + Nombre.* * *a) ( arranque) fitun arrebato de ira/pasión — a fit of anger/passion
b) ( éxtasis) ecstasy, rapture* * *= outburst, flush, gush, burst, spurt.Ex: Laura Carpozzi, head of the circulation department, heard the checker's outburst and espied the bottleneck in the stream of traffic.
Ex: I wonder if this is not altogether unrelated to the fact that this stage immediately precedes puberty, during the last flush of childhood, after which young people commonly go through a period of disenchantment with adults.Ex: Uncritical gush is as repulsive as dry compulsion = El arrebato falto de sentido crítico es tan repugnante como la obsesión seca.Ex: Fueled by inspiration, coffee and Benzedrine, Kerouac sat down at his typewriter and -- in one burst of creative energy -- wrote the novel that would make him the voice of his generation in just 20 days.Ex: Consistent productivity is the goal of any supervisor -- not brief spurts of effort followed by a reduction of activities.* arrebato de cólera = angry outburst, fit of rage, fit of anger.* arrebato de ira = angry outburst.* arrebato de + Nombre = fit of + Nombre.* * *1 (arranque) fitun arrebato de ira/pasión a fit of anger/passionle dio un arrebato y se puso a dar patadas he flew into a rage and started kicking them, he blew his top and started kicking them ( colloq)2 (éxtasis) ecstasy, rapture* * *
Del verbo arrebatar: ( conjugate arrebatar)
arrebato es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
arrebató es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
arrebatar
arrebato
arrebatar ( conjugate arrebatar) verbo transitivo ( quitar) to snatch
arrebato sustantivo masculinoa) ( arranque) arrebato de algo fit of sth;
arrebatar verbo transitivo
1 (arrancar) to snatch, seize
2 fig (cautivar, apasionar) to captivate, fascinate
arrebato sustantivo masculino outburst, fit
' arrebato' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acceso
- arranque
English:
outburst
- rash
- snatch away
- burst
- flush
- out
* * *arrebato nm1. [arranque]lo tiró por la ventana de un arrebato o [m5] en un arrebato de cólera he threw it out of the window in a fit of rage;en un arrebato de generosidad in a fit of generosity;un arrebato de amor a crush2. [furia] rage, fury;con arrebato in fury, enraged3. [éxtasis] ecstasy4. RP [robo] bag-snatching* * *m fit;arrebato de cólera fit of rage* * *arrebato nmarranque: fit, outburst -
20 arrancamiento
m.1 pulling up, pulling out, extraction, uprooting.2 evulsion, divulsion.* * *SM [de diente, pelo] pulling out; [de planta, árbol] uprooting; [de carteles] tearing down; [de bolso, arma] snatching
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