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2 acecho
m.1 observation, surveillance.2 vigilance, watching, observing, watch.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: acechar.* * *1 watching\* * *SM (=acto de espiar) spying, watching; (Mil) ambushestar al o en acecho — to lie in wait
* * ** * *= stalking.Ex. States began passing anti stalking legislation in 1990 after a rash of stalking related murders and publicity surrounding the stalking of celebrities = Los estados empezaron a aprobar legislación contra el acecho en 1990 después de una racha de asesinatos relacionados con el acoso y de la publicidad que surgió relacionada con la persecución de famosos.----* estar al acecho = lie in + wait.* * ** * *= stalking.Ex: States began passing anti stalking legislation in 1990 after a rash of stalking related murders and publicity surrounding the stalking of celebrities = Los estados empezaron a aprobar legislación contra el acecho en 1990 después de una racha de asesinatos relacionados con el acoso y de la publicidad que surgió relacionada con la persecución de famosos.
* estar al acecho = lie in + wait.* * *al acecho lying in wait* * *
Del verbo acechar: ( conjugate acechar)
acecho es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
acechó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
acechar
acecho
acechar ( conjugate acechar) verbo transitivo ‹enemigo/presa› to lie in wait for;
acecho sustantivo masculino: al acecho lying in wait
acechar verbo transitivo
1 to lie in wait for
2 (amenazar) to threaten
acecho sustantivo masculino estar al acecho de, (esperar) to lie in wait for
' acecho' also found in these entries:
English:
lookout
- lurk
- wait
* * *acecho nmobservation, surveillance;estar al acecho de to lie in wait for;Fig to be on the lookout for* * *m:al acecho lying in wait* * *acecho nmal acecho : lying in wait -
3 acoso
m.1 relentless pursuit.2 harassment (hostigamiento).acoso y derribo constant harryingacoso sexual sexual harassmentpres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: acosar.* * *1 pursuit, chase2 figurado hounding\acoso sexual sexual harassment* * *noun m.* * *SM1) (=atosigamiento) harassmentoperación de acoso y derribo — (Mil) search and destroy operation
una operación de acoso y derribo contra el presidente — a campaign to hound the president out of office
acoso laboral — workplace bullying, workplace harassment
2) (=persecución) relentless pursuit* * *a) ( de persona) hounding, harassmentb) ( de presa) hounding, relentless pursuit* * *= harassment, persecution, stalking, bullying, mobbing.Ex. Incidents of harassment in libraries today between library employees and patrons or between one patron and another are on the increase.Ex. This paper discusses the problem of censorship and persecution of publishers by authoritarian regimes.Ex. States began passing anti stalking legislation in 1990 after a rash of stalking related murders and publicity surrounding the stalking of celebrities = Los estados empezaron a aprobar legislación contra el acecho en 1990 después de una racha de asesinatos relacionados con el acoso y de la publicidad que surgió relacionada con la persecución de famosos.Ex. The author focuses on the issues of divorce, bullying and homelessness, with reference to books published by Penguin and Puffin.Ex. Now, however, with nearly 80,000 foreign workers in the country, incidents of racism and discrimination (such as insults and mobbing in schoolyards) occur daily.----* acoso en el trabajo = workplace mobbing.* acoso físico = physical harassment.* acoso laboral = workplace mobbing.* acoso sexual = sexual harassment.* aguantar el acoso de = run + the gauntlet of.* pasar por el acoso de = run + the gauntlet of.* sufrir el acoso de = run + the gauntlet of.* * *a) ( de persona) hounding, harassmentb) ( de presa) hounding, relentless pursuit* * *= harassment, persecution, stalking, bullying, mobbing.Ex: Incidents of harassment in libraries today between library employees and patrons or between one patron and another are on the increase.
Ex: This paper discusses the problem of censorship and persecution of publishers by authoritarian regimes.Ex: States began passing anti stalking legislation in 1990 after a rash of stalking related murders and publicity surrounding the stalking of celebrities = Los estados empezaron a aprobar legislación contra el acecho en 1990 después de una racha de asesinatos relacionados con el acoso y de la publicidad que surgió relacionada con la persecución de famosos.Ex: The author focuses on the issues of divorce, bullying and homelessness, with reference to books published by Penguin and Puffin.Ex: Now, however, with nearly 80,000 foreign workers in the country, incidents of racism and discrimination (such as insults and mobbing in schoolyards) occur daily.* acoso en el trabajo = workplace mobbing.* acoso físico = physical harassment.* acoso laboral = workplace mobbing.* acoso sexual = sexual harassment.* aguantar el acoso de = run + the gauntlet of.* pasar por el acoso de = run + the gauntlet of.* sufrir el acoso de = run + the gauntlet of.* * *1 (de una persona) harassmentel acoso sexual en el trabajo sexual harassment in the workplace2 (en el colegio, trabajo) bullyingel problema del acoso escolar the problem of bullying at schoolniegan la existencia de acoso laboral they deny the existence of bullying in the workplace3 (de una presa) hounding, relentless pursuit* * *
Del verbo acosar: ( conjugate acosar)
acoso es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
acosó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
acosar
acoso
acosar ( conjugate acosar) verbo transitivo
( sexualmente) to harass;◊ me acosoon con preguntas they plagued o bombarded me with questions
acoso sustantivo masculino
acosar verbo transitivo
1 to harass
2 fig (asediar) to pester: la oposición acosó al Presidente del Gobierno con sus preguntas, the opposition pestered the Prime Minister with questions
acoso sustantivo masculino harassment
acoso sexual, sexual harassment
' acoso' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acosar
- sexual
English:
harassment
- persecution
- sexual harrassment
* * *acoso nm1. [persecución] relentless pursuit2. [hostigamiento] harassmentacoso cibernético cyberstalking;acoso y derribo = rural sport in which horsemen harry and bring down bulls;Fighan denunciado una operación de acoso y derribo contra el presidente they have condemned the concerted attempt(s) to hound the president out of office;acoso escolar bullying [at school];acoso en Internet cyberstalking;acoso laboral workplace bullying;acoso sexual sexual harassment* * *m fighounding, harassment* * *acoso nmasedio: harassmentacoso sexual: sexual harassment -
4 persecución
f.persecution, chase, chevy, chivvy.* * *1 pursuit2 (represión) persecution* * *noun f.1) persecution2) pursuit* * *SF1) (=acoso) pursuitpersecución individual — (Ciclismo) individual pursuit
2) (Pol, Rel) persecution* * *a) ( en sentido físico) pursuitb) ( por la ideología) persecutionser objeto de or sufrir persecuciones — to be subjected to persecution, to be persecuted
* * *= chase, hunt, harassment, hunting, persecution, stalking.Ex. Enthusiasm in a searcher, of course, all are agreed on: 'he must delight in the chase for its own sake'.Ex. If a search, manual or on-line, appears likely to last more than a few minutes, and should the librarian decide not to encourage the enquirer to join in the hunt, good practice requires that the visitor be given something to be going on with and invited to sit down.Ex. Incidents of harassment in libraries today between library employees and patrons or between one patron and another are on the increase.Ex. It was not until the 16th century that falconry and stag hunting gained the significance that it retained until 1789.Ex. This paper discusses the problem of censorship and persecution of publishers by authoritarian regimes.Ex. States began passing anti stalking legislation in 1990 after a rash of stalking related murders and publicity surrounding the stalking of celebrities = Los estados empezaron a aprobar legislación contra el acecho en 1990 después de una racha de asesinatos relacionados con el acoso y de la publicidad que surgió relacionada con la persecución de famosos.----* persecución en coche a alta velocidad = high-speed chase.* persecución étnica = ethnic persecution.* persecución racial = racial persecution.* persecución religiosa = religious persecution.* * *a) ( en sentido físico) pursuitb) ( por la ideología) persecutionser objeto de or sufrir persecuciones — to be subjected to persecution, to be persecuted
* * *= chase, hunt, harassment, hunting, persecution, stalking.Ex: Enthusiasm in a searcher, of course, all are agreed on: 'he must delight in the chase for its own sake'.
Ex: If a search, manual or on-line, appears likely to last more than a few minutes, and should the librarian decide not to encourage the enquirer to join in the hunt, good practice requires that the visitor be given something to be going on with and invited to sit down.Ex: Incidents of harassment in libraries today between library employees and patrons or between one patron and another are on the increase.Ex: It was not until the 16th century that falconry and stag hunting gained the significance that it retained until 1789.Ex: This paper discusses the problem of censorship and persecution of publishers by authoritarian regimes.Ex: States began passing anti stalking legislation in 1990 after a rash of stalking related murders and publicity surrounding the stalking of celebrities = Los estados empezaron a aprobar legislación contra el acecho en 1990 después de una racha de asesinatos relacionados con el acoso y de la publicidad que surgió relacionada con la persecución de famosos.* persecución en coche a alta velocidad = high-speed chase.* persecución étnica = ethnic persecution.* persecución racial = racial persecution.* persecución religiosa = religious persecution.* * *A1 (en sentido físico) pursuitsalieron en persecución del fugitivo they set off in pursuit of the fugitive2 (en ciclismo) pursuitB (por la ideología) persecutionfueron objeto de persecución they were subjected to persecution, they were persecutedsufrieron persecuciones por sus ideas religiosas they were persecuted for their religious ideas* * *
persecución sustantivo femenino
persecución sustantivo femenino
1 pursuit
2 (por ideología, política) persecution
' persecución' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
caza
- manía
- sufrir
English:
chase
- escape
- intensify
- manhunt
- persecution
- pursuit
- victimization
- man
* * *persecución nf1. [seguimiento] pursuit2. [acoso] persecution;los primeros cristianos sufrieron persecución the first Christians were persecuted3. Dep pursuitpersecución por equipos team pursuit;persecución individual individual pursuit* * *f1 ( búsqueda) pursuit2 ( acoso) persecution* * *persecución nf, pl - ciones1) : pursuit, chase2) : persecution* * *1. (en general) chase2. (política, ideológica) persecution -
5 anti
= anti.Ex. States began passing anti stalking legislation in 1990 after a rash of stalking related murders and publicity surrounding the stalking of celebrities = Los estados empezaron a aprobar legislación contra el acecho en 1990 después de una racha de asesinatos relacionados con el acoso y de la publicidad que surgió relacionada con la persecución de famosos.----* antiabortista = antiabortion [anti-abortion], antiabortionist [anti-abortionist].* antiadherente = non-stick [nonstick].* anticorrosivo = anticorrosive [anti-corrosive].* * *= anti.Ex: States began passing anti stalking legislation in 1990 after a rash of stalking related murders and publicity surrounding the stalking of celebrities = Los estados empezaron a aprobar legislación contra el acecho en 1990 después de una racha de asesinatos relacionados con el acoso y de la publicidad que surgió relacionada con la persecución de famosos.
* antiabortista = antiabortion [anti-abortion], antiabortionist [anti-abortionist].* antiadherente = non-stick [nonstick].* anticorrosivo = anticorrosive [anti-corrosive]. -
6 aprobar legislación
(v.) = pass + legislationEx. States began passing anti stalking legislation in 1990 after a rash of stalking related murders and publicity surrounding the stalking of celebrities.* * *(v.) = pass + legislationEx: States began passing anti stalking legislation in 1990 after a rash of stalking related murders and publicity surrounding the stalking of celebrities.
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7 aprobar una ley
to pass a bill* * *(v.) = pass + law, pass + legislation, pass + billEx. In recent years many US states have passed laws protecting the confidentiality of library records.Ex. States began passing anti stalking legislation in 1990 after a rash of stalking related murders and publicity surrounding the stalking of celebrities.Ex. Before the bill was passed the government already had taken measures to block various Internet sites and restrict general access to the Web.* * *(v.) = pass + law, pass + legislation, pass + billEx: In recent years many US states have passed laws protecting the confidentiality of library records.
Ex: States began passing anti stalking legislation in 1990 after a rash of stalking related murders and publicity surrounding the stalking of celebrities.Ex: Before the bill was passed the government already had taken measures to block various Internet sites and restrict general access to the Web. -
8 acechar
v.to watch, to spy on.el cazador acechaba a su presa the hunter was stalking his prey* * *2 (caza) to stalk3 (amenazar) to threaten, lurk* * *VT (=observar) to spy on, watch; (=esperar) to lie in wait for; [+ caza] to stalk; (=amenazar) to threaten, beset* * *verbo transitivo <enemigo/presa> to lie in wait for* * *= lurk, stalk, lie in + wait, skulk, lurk in + the wings.Ex. This is when children are not really concerned with scientific truth; they believe in Father Christmas anyway, even if there lurks the suspicion that there is something rather fishy about it all.Ex. So Hutchins arranges her drawings in such a way that as your eye travels leftwards across the page you see the fox who is stalking the hen and trying to catch her.Ex. The hurdles that lie in wait for us include ones called 'connectivity', 'electronic journals', 'new software', 'new computers', 'more RAM', 'local area networks' and 'more time and energy'.Ex. The novel has many trappings that will ensnare the average reader but skulking at the bottom of its well of intrigue is a timeless terror more attuned to the mature sensibilities of an adult audience.Ex. Prince Hal has proved his courage, but the conniving Falstaff and his companions lurk in the wings, waiting for Hal to ascend the throne.* * *verbo transitivo <enemigo/presa> to lie in wait for* * *= lurk, stalk, lie in + wait, skulk, lurk in + the wings.Ex: This is when children are not really concerned with scientific truth; they believe in Father Christmas anyway, even if there lurks the suspicion that there is something rather fishy about it all.
Ex: So Hutchins arranges her drawings in such a way that as your eye travels leftwards across the page you see the fox who is stalking the hen and trying to catch her.Ex: The hurdles that lie in wait for us include ones called 'connectivity', 'electronic journals', 'new software', 'new computers', 'more RAM', 'local area networks' and 'more time and energy'.Ex: The novel has many trappings that will ensnare the average reader but skulking at the bottom of its well of intrigue is a timeless terror more attuned to the mature sensibilities of an adult audience.Ex: Prince Hal has proved his courage, but the conniving Falstaff and his companions lurk in the wings, waiting for Hal to ascend the throne.* * *acechar [A1 ]vt‹enemigo/presa› to stalk, to lie in wait forsomos conscientes del peligro que nos acecha we are aware of the danger that awaits us o that lies ahead of us* * *
acechar ( conjugate acechar) verbo transitivo ‹enemigo/presa› to lie in wait for;
acechar verbo transitivo
1 to lie in wait for
2 (amenazar) to threaten
' acechar' also found in these entries:
English:
stalk
* * *acechar vtto watch, to spy on;el cazador acechaba a su presa the hunter was stalking his prey* * *v/t lie in wait for* * *acechar vt1) : to watch, to spy on2) : to stalk, to lie in wait for* * *acechar vb to lurk -
9 ardid
m.1 ruse, trick.2 scheme, stratagem, plan, ruse.* * *1 scheme, trick* * *SM ruseardides — tricks, wiles
* * *masculino trick, ruse* * *= gimmick, stunt, ploy, stalking horse, trick, gaff, wheeze.Ex. Many outreach efforts foundered because they were primarily public relations gimmicks aimed at changing the public rather than the library.Ex. People think that that this is just a stunt to generate more traffic to a lamely performing Web site.Ex. They are using such ploys as citing budget cuts as the reason for making government information more expensive.Ex. Legalism and pragmatism were the intellectual stalking horses that contributed most to the victory of economic interest over human concerns in this case.Ex. But if variable-length keys are not supported by a data base, various tricks are often necessary to provide access to the library data which has inherently variable-length keys.Ex. There are magicians that choose not to work with gaffs of any type because they want to take magic in new directions.Ex. Last year's profits were more than halved, so the company has come up with a clever wheeze.----* ardid electoral = election stunt.* ardid político = political stunt.* ardid publicitario = publicity stunt, publicity ploy, advertising ploy.* * *masculino trick, ruse* * *= gimmick, stunt, ploy, stalking horse, trick, gaff, wheeze.Ex: Many outreach efforts foundered because they were primarily public relations gimmicks aimed at changing the public rather than the library.
Ex: People think that that this is just a stunt to generate more traffic to a lamely performing Web site.Ex: They are using such ploys as citing budget cuts as the reason for making government information more expensive.Ex: Legalism and pragmatism were the intellectual stalking horses that contributed most to the victory of economic interest over human concerns in this case.Ex: But if variable-length keys are not supported by a data base, various tricks are often necessary to provide access to the library data which has inherently variable-length keys.Ex: There are magicians that choose not to work with gaffs of any type because they want to take magic in new directions.Ex: Last year's profits were more than halved, so the company has come up with a clever wheeze.* ardid electoral = election stunt.* ardid político = political stunt.* ardid publicitario = publicity stunt, publicity ploy, advertising ploy.* * *trick, rusese valió de ardides femeninos para convencerlo she used her feminine wiles to persuade him* * *
ardid sustantivo masculino
trick, ruse
ardid sustantivo masculino scheme, plot
' ardid' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
juego
- zancadilla
- astucia
- engaño
- trampa
- treta
English:
device
- gimmick
- ruse
- scheme
- trick
- stunt
* * *ardid nmruse, trick* * *m trick, ruse* * *ardid nm: scheme, ruse -
10 argucia
f.1 sophism.2 subterfuge, contrivance, scheme, chicanery.* * *1 sophism, subtlety* * *SF sophistry frm, hair-splittingargucias — nit-picking * sing
* * *femenino cunning argument* * *= trickery, chicanery, scheme, stalking horse, trick, gaff, wheeze.Ex. It is sometimes thought that a woman's trickery compensates for her physical weakness.Ex. With zeal, perseverance, charm, and even chicanery, they recruited and trained the 1st users.Ex. These cuts were a scheme to privatize the cleaning women's jobs, contracting them out to small or big private cleaning firms.Ex. Legalism and pragmatism were the intellectual stalking horses that contributed most to the victory of economic interest over human concerns in this case.Ex. But if variable-length keys are not supported by a data base, various tricks are often necessary to provide access to the library data which has inherently variable-length keys.Ex. There are magicians that choose not to work with gaffs of any type because they want to take magic in new directions.Ex. Last year's profits were more than halved, so the company has come up with a clever wheeze.* * *femenino cunning argument* * *= trickery, chicanery, scheme, stalking horse, trick, gaff, wheeze.Ex: It is sometimes thought that a woman's trickery compensates for her physical weakness.
Ex: With zeal, perseverance, charm, and even chicanery, they recruited and trained the 1st users.Ex: These cuts were a scheme to privatize the cleaning women's jobs, contracting them out to small or big private cleaning firms.Ex: Legalism and pragmatism were the intellectual stalking horses that contributed most to the victory of economic interest over human concerns in this case.Ex: But if variable-length keys are not supported by a data base, various tricks are often necessary to provide access to the library data which has inherently variable-length keys.Ex: There are magicians that choose not to work with gaffs of any type because they want to take magic in new directions.Ex: Last year's profits were more than halved, so the company has come up with a clever wheeze.* * *cunning argumentgracias a las argucias de su abogado thanks to some cunning arguments from o some fancy footwork by his lawyer* * *
argucia sustantivo femenino ruse
* * *argucia nfdeceptive argument* * *f clever argument* * *argucia nf: sophistry, subtlety -
11 artimaña
f.1 trick, rascally trick, scheme, stratagem.2 trick, trap, cod.* * *1 artifice, trick, ruse* * *SF1) (Caza) trap, snare2) (=ingenio) cunning* * *femenino trick* * *= ruse, stalking horse, trick, gaff, wheeze.Ex. The library did not burn and the purchase of Thomas Jefferson's library as a replacement was a ruse to help pay the former President's debts.Ex. Legalism and pragmatism were the intellectual stalking horses that contributed most to the victory of economic interest over human concerns in this case.Ex. But if variable-length keys are not supported by a data base, various tricks are often necessary to provide access to the library data which has inherently variable-length keys.Ex. There are magicians that choose not to work with gaffs of any type because they want to take magic in new directions.Ex. Last year's profits were more than halved, so the company has come up with a clever wheeze.----* artimañas = crafty ways, trickery, bag of tricks.* * *femenino trick* * *= ruse, stalking horse, trick, gaff, wheeze.Ex: The library did not burn and the purchase of Thomas Jefferson's library as a replacement was a ruse to help pay the former President's debts.
Ex: Legalism and pragmatism were the intellectual stalking horses that contributed most to the victory of economic interest over human concerns in this case.Ex: But if variable-length keys are not supported by a data base, various tricks are often necessary to provide access to the library data which has inherently variable-length keys.Ex: There are magicians that choose not to work with gaffs of any type because they want to take magic in new directions.Ex: Last year's profits were more than halved, so the company has come up with a clever wheeze.* artimañas = crafty ways, trickery, bag of tricks.* * *trickse valió de todo tipo de artimañas para conseguirlo he used every trick o ( colloq) every dodge he could think of to get it, he used every trick in the book to get it ( colloq)* * *
artimaña sustantivo femenino
trick
artimaña sustantivo femenino trick, ruse
' artimaña' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
artificio
English:
device
- ruse
* * *artimaña nftrick, ruse;se sirvió de todo tipo de artimañas para conseguir su objetivo she used all kinds of trickery to get what she wanted* * *f trick* * *artimaña nf: ruse, trick -
12 estratagema
f.stratagem (military).* * *1 MILITAR stratagem* * *noun f.stratagem, device* * *SF stratagem* * *femenino stratagem* * *= course of action, stratagem, ruse, ploy, artifice, power play, scheme, stalking horse, trick, gaff.Ex. Examines the advantages and disadvantages of approval plans suggesting that each library must carefully weigh them in order to determine its own best course of action.Ex. Must she fortify herself with an arsenal of stratagems in order to survive?.Ex. The library did not burn and the purchase of Thomas Jefferson's library as a replacement was a ruse to help pay the former President's debts.Ex. They are using such ploys as citing budget cuts as the reason for making government information more expensive.Ex. Such canons need not transcend human artifice to be of enduring significance.Ex. The author offers a detailed overview of how Congress came to pass the USA Patriot Act and some of the power plays that took place behind the scenes.Ex. These cuts were a scheme to privatize the cleaning women's jobs, contracting them out to small or big private cleaning firms.Ex. Legalism and pragmatism were the intellectual stalking horses that contributed most to the victory of economic interest over human concerns in this case.Ex. But if variable-length keys are not supported by a data base, various tricks are often necessary to provide access to the library data which has inherently variable-length keys.Ex. There are magicians that choose not to work with gaffs of any type because they want to take magic in new directions.* * *femenino stratagem* * *= course of action, stratagem, ruse, ploy, artifice, power play, scheme, stalking horse, trick, gaff.Ex: Examines the advantages and disadvantages of approval plans suggesting that each library must carefully weigh them in order to determine its own best course of action.
Ex: Must she fortify herself with an arsenal of stratagems in order to survive?.Ex: The library did not burn and the purchase of Thomas Jefferson's library as a replacement was a ruse to help pay the former President's debts.Ex: They are using such ploys as citing budget cuts as the reason for making government information more expensive.Ex: Such canons need not transcend human artifice to be of enduring significance.Ex: The author offers a detailed overview of how Congress came to pass the USA Patriot Act and some of the power plays that took place behind the scenes.Ex: These cuts were a scheme to privatize the cleaning women's jobs, contracting them out to small or big private cleaning firms.Ex: Legalism and pragmatism were the intellectual stalking horses that contributed most to the victory of economic interest over human concerns in this case.Ex: But if variable-length keys are not supported by a data base, various tricks are often necessary to provide access to the library data which has inherently variable-length keys.Ex: There are magicians that choose not to work with gaffs of any type because they want to take magic in new directions.* * *stratagem* * *
estratagema sustantivo femenino
stratagem
estratagema sustantivo femenino stratagem
' estratagema' also found in these entries:
English:
device
- frame-up
- scheme
- stratagem
* * *estratagema nf1. Mil stratagem2. [astucia] artifice, trick* * *f stratagem* * *estratagema nfartimaña: stratagem, ruse -
13 rondar
v.1 to patrol.2 to court.3 to be around (edad, cifra).ronda los cuarenta años he's about forty4 to wander.me ronda una idea por la cabeza I've been turning over an idea in my head5 to hover around, to circle, to haunt, to hang round.* * *1 (vigilar) to patrol, do the rounds of2 peyorativo (merodear) to prowl around, hang about, haunt3 (cortejar) to woo, court4 figurado (estar cerca) to stalk1 (vigilar) to patrol2 (merodear) to prowl around, roam around3 (tocar y cantar por las calles) to busk, serenade4 (andar de noche) to roam at night, wander at night* * *verb1) to patrol, police2) haunt* * *1. VT1) [policía, soldado] to patrol2) [+ cifra, edad]3) (=perseguir)es una idea que me rondaba la cabeza desde hace tiempo — it's an idea which I've had going round in my head for quite a while
4) † (=cortejar) to court2. VI1) [policía, soldado] to (be on) patrol2) (=deambular) to prowl3) [pensamiento, idea]debes rechazar las dudas que te rondan por la cabeza — you must dispel the doubts that are besetting you
4) † [enamorado, la tuna] to serenade* * *1.verbo transitivo1) vigilante/patrulla to patrol2) pensamiento3) < lugar> to hang around4) ( cortejar) to court (dated or liter)5) ( acercarse a)la rentabilidad ronda el 3% — the yield is hovering around the 3% mark
6) ( dar serenata a) to serenade2.rondar vi1) vigilante/patrulla to be on one's round o beat, be on patrol2) ( merodear) to hang around3) ( dar serenata) to serenade* * *= be one step away from, walk (a)round, hang around, loiter (about/around), loaf (about/around), bum around, linger, prowl, hang about.Ex. Denigrating the ideas of others is just one step away from a personal attack and reflects the speaker's ineptness.Ex. He got up, and, putting hands in the pockets of his trousers, began to walk around the room.Ex. His characters are gullible and easily led, dependent on the kindness of strangers and vulnerable to parasites and touts who hang around train stations and hotels.Ex. A high-pitched sound said to be only audible to young people will be used to deter teenagers from loitering at night.Ex. The less you work, the less you spend and the more time you have for loafing about.Ex. He spent his early twenties bumming around the world and became fascinated by the differences and similarities in all of us.Ex. He lingered round the bookstall looking at the books and papers till a pert girl behind the counter asked him if he wouldn't like a chair.Ex. Told in rhyme, this is the story of a slinky black cat who prowls at night and becomes a thief.Ex. A new report says that we waste three hours a day faffing around, doing nothing in particular, pootling, dawdling, pottering, hanging about.----* pensamiento que ronda la cabeza de uno = thought + run through + Posesivo + head.* rondar + Número = hover around + Número.* * *1.verbo transitivo1) vigilante/patrulla to patrol2) pensamiento3) < lugar> to hang around4) ( cortejar) to court (dated or liter)5) ( acercarse a)la rentabilidad ronda el 3% — the yield is hovering around the 3% mark
6) ( dar serenata a) to serenade2.rondar vi1) vigilante/patrulla to be on one's round o beat, be on patrol2) ( merodear) to hang around3) ( dar serenata) to serenade* * *= be one step away from, walk (a)round, hang around, loiter (about/around), loaf (about/around), bum around, linger, prowl, hang about.Ex: Denigrating the ideas of others is just one step away from a personal attack and reflects the speaker's ineptness.
Ex: He got up, and, putting hands in the pockets of his trousers, began to walk around the room.Ex: His characters are gullible and easily led, dependent on the kindness of strangers and vulnerable to parasites and touts who hang around train stations and hotels.Ex: A high-pitched sound said to be only audible to young people will be used to deter teenagers from loitering at night.Ex: The less you work, the less you spend and the more time you have for loafing about.Ex: He spent his early twenties bumming around the world and became fascinated by the differences and similarities in all of us.Ex: He lingered round the bookstall looking at the books and papers till a pert girl behind the counter asked him if he wouldn't like a chair.Ex: Told in rhyme, this is the story of a slinky black cat who prowls at night and becomes a thief.Ex: A new report says that we waste three hours a day faffing around, doing nothing in particular, pootling, dawdling, pottering, hanging about.* pensamiento que ronda la cabeza de uno = thought + run through + Posesivo + head.* rondar + Número = hover around + Número.* * *rondar [A1 ]vtA «vigilante/patrulla» to patrolB«idea/pensamiento»: hace días que me ronda esa idea I've had that idea going around in my head for daysdebemos ahuyentar los malos pensamientos que nos rondan we must chase away the evil thoughts that beset usC ‹lugar› to hang aroundla gentuza que ronda el bar the rabble who hang around the barera como si la muerte lo estuviese rondando it was as if death were stalking himlleva varios años rondándola he's been courting her for several yearsE ‹cifra/edad›debe estar rondando los 60 she must be around/getting on for 60la rentabilidad ronda el 3% the yield is hovering around the 3% markF (dar serenata a) to serenade■ rondarviA (para vigilar) «vigilante/patrulla» to be on one's round o beat, be on patrolB (merodear) to hang aroundC (dar serenata) to serenade* * *
rondar ( conjugate rondar) verbo transitivo
b) [ pensamiento]:
d) ( acercarse a):
verbo intransitivo ( merodear) to hang around
rondar
I verbo transitivo
1 (a una mujer) to court frml
(a alguien con algún fin) to be after sb
2 (vagar, pasear de noche con un fin poco claro) to loiter, prowl around: un extraño ronda la casa desde ayer, a stranger has been prowling around the house since yesterday
3 (vigilar) to patrol
4 (estar en torno a, aproximarse a) to be about: el precio ronda los dos millones, the price is about two million
5 (gripe, sueño, enfermedad) to approach: me está rondando la gripe, I think I'm coming down with flu
(una idea) to think about: no sé qué le está rondando en la cabeza, I don't known what he has in his mind
II verbo intransitivo
1 (un vigilante, etc) to do the rounds
2 (un delicuente, alguien sospechoso) to loiter, prowl around
' rondar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
andar
English:
prowl
- haunt
- push
* * *♦ vt1. [vigilar] to patrol;rondaban las calles en parejas they patrolled the streets in pairsle ronda el sueño he's about to drop off;♦ vi1. [vigilar] to patrol;rondaban en parejas they patrolled in pairs3. [edad, cifra] to be around;ronda los cuarenta años he's about forty;las pérdidas rondan los tres millones the losses are in the region of three million4. [cortejar] to serenade* * *I v/t1 zona patrol2:me ronda una idea I have an idea going around in my head3 mujer serenade4:rondar los treinta be around thirtyII v/i famhang around fam* * *rondar vt1) : to patrol2) : to hang aroundsiempre está rondando la calle: he's always hanging around the street3) : to be approximatelydebe rondar los cincuenta: he must be about 50rondar vi1) : to be on patrol2) : to prowl around, to roam about* * *rondar vb3. (rayar) to be nearlyronda los 30 años he's nearly 30 / he's about 30 -
14 treta
f.1 trick (engaño).2 artifice, ruse, frame-up, scheme.* * *1 trick, ruse* * *SF1) (=truco) trick; (=ardid) ruse, stratagem; (Com) stunt, gimmick2) (Esgrima) feint* * *a) ( ardid) trick, ruseb) ( en esgrima) feint* * *= gimmick, ruse, stalking horse, trick, gaff, wheeze.Ex. Many outreach efforts foundered because they were primarily public relations gimmicks aimed at changing the public rather than the library.Ex. The library did not burn and the purchase of Thomas Jefferson's library as a replacement was a ruse to help pay the former President's debts.Ex. Legalism and pragmatism were the intellectual stalking horses that contributed most to the victory of economic interest over human concerns in this case.Ex. But if variable-length keys are not supported by a data base, various tricks are often necessary to provide access to the library data which has inherently variable-length keys.Ex. There are magicians that choose not to work with gaffs of any type because they want to take magic in new directions.Ex. Last year's profits were more than halved, so the company has come up with a clever wheeze.----* con tretas = by cunning.* tretas = crafty ways.* * *a) ( ardid) trick, ruseb) ( en esgrima) feint* * *= gimmick, ruse, stalking horse, trick, gaff, wheeze.Ex: Many outreach efforts foundered because they were primarily public relations gimmicks aimed at changing the public rather than the library.
Ex: The library did not burn and the purchase of Thomas Jefferson's library as a replacement was a ruse to help pay the former President's debts.Ex: Legalism and pragmatism were the intellectual stalking horses that contributed most to the victory of economic interest over human concerns in this case.Ex: But if variable-length keys are not supported by a data base, various tricks are often necessary to provide access to the library data which has inherently variable-length keys.Ex: There are magicians that choose not to work with gaffs of any type because they want to take magic in new directions.Ex: Last year's profits were more than halved, so the company has come up with a clever wheeze.* con tretas = by cunning.* tretas = crafty ways.* * *1 (ardid) trick, rusese valió de una treta para convencernos she tricked us into believing her2 (en esgrima) feint* * *
treta sustantivo femenino
treta sustantivo femenino ruse
' treta' also found in these entries:
English:
ploy
- ruse
* * *treta nfruse, trick* * *f trick, ploy* * *treta nf: trick, ruse -
15 contra1
= against, versus (vs - abreviatura), anti.Ex. Against this proliferation of hosts there is a distinct awareness amongst users of the need for the rationalisation.Ex. I believe that the emphasis on abuse of title entry in the name of speeding up cataloging is not the question of a title entry versus other entries, it is the question of simplification.Ex. States began passing anti stalking legislation in 1990 after a rash of stalking related murders and publicity surrounding the stalking of celebrities = Los estados empezaron a aprobar legislación contra el acecho en 1990 después de una racha de asesinatos relacionados con el acoso y de la publicidad que surgió relacionada con la persecución de famosos.----* acción contra el fuego = fire response.* a favor y en contra = pro and con.* argumento en contra = counter-argument [counterargument].* argumentos a favor o en contra = arguments for (and/or) against.* carrera contra el tiempo = race against time, race against the clock.* carrera contra reloj = race against time, race against the clock.* contra el cáncer = anticancer.* contra el deseo de Alguien = against + Posesivo + will.* contra el reumatismo = anti-rheumatism.* contra el viento = upwind.* contra fuerzas superiores = against (all/the) odds.* contra la ansiedad = anti-anxiety.* contra la pared = up against the wall, with + Posesivo + back against the wall, against a/the wall.* contra las cuerdas = against the ropes.* contra la voluntad de Alguien = against + Posesivo + will.* contra los dioses = against (all/the) odds.* contra (todo) pronóstico = against (all/the) odds.* contra todo (tipo) de riesgo = against all risks.* contra una pared = against a/the wall.* contra viento y marea = at all costs, against (all/the) odds, at any cost, at any price, come hell or high water.* en contra = counterpoint, against.* en contra de la guerra = antiwar [anti-war].* en contra de la opinión general = contrary to popular belief.* en contra de la raza blanca = anti-white [antiwhite].* en contra de la raza negra = antiblack [anti-black].* en contra de las circunstancias = against circumstances.* estar a favor o en contra = be for or against.* estar en contra de = be against.* hablar en contra de = speak against.* hacer objeciones contra = urge against.* ir a contra reloj = race against + time, race against + the clock.* ir en contra de = contravene, fly in + the face of, go against, militate against, stand in + contrast to, tell against, be at odds with, work at + cross purposes, be at cross purposes, be contrary to, set against, run + counter to, run + contrary to, be at loggerheads with, argue against, stand in + sharp contrast to, run up against, turn against, speak against, run + afoul of, fall + afoul of.* ir en contra del reloj = race against + the clock.* ir en contra del tiempo = race against + the clock.* ir en contra de todos + Posesivo + principios = violate + principle.* luchar contra corriente = labour + against the grain.* luchar contra un fuego = fight + fire.* militar contra = militate against.* no predisponer a Alguien en contra = stay on + the right side of, keep on + the right side of.* no tener nada en contra de Algo = have + no quarrel about + Nombre.* ponerse en contra de = turn against.* por contra = in contrast.* predispuesto en contra de = disposed against.* probabilidades en contra de = odds against.* pronunciarse a favor o en contra de Algo = take + sides.* pros y contras = trade-off [tradeoff/trade off], ins and outs, pros and cons.* pros (y/o) contras = merits (and/or) demerits, strengths (and/or) weaknesses, pluses (and/or) minuses.* pruebas en contra = evidence to the contrary.* seguridad contra corrientes eléctricas = electrical security.* tener pros y contras = be a mixed blessing.* utilizar en contra = set against.* viento en contra = headwind.* volverse en contra de = turn against. -
16 contra
adv.athwart.prep.1 against.un jarabe contra la tos a cough syrupen contra againstestar en contra de algo, estar contra algo to be opposed to somethingeso va contra el reglamento that's against regulations2 versus.f.opposing view, con.* * *1 against2 for3 (enfrente) facing, opposite1 familiar drawback, snag1 gosh!, good grief!\en contra againsten contra de lo que... contrary to...llevar la contra a alguien to contradict somebody, disagree with somebodyopinar en contra to disagree* * *prep.* * *SF* * *I1)a) (indicando posición, dirección) againstlo puso contra la pared/la ventana — he put it against the wall/by the window
b) ( con sentido de oposición) againstuna vacuna contra la gripe — a flu o an anti-flu vaccine
c) (en locs)un gol en contra — (RPl) an own goal
en contra de — ( opuesto a) against; ( contrariamente a) contrary to
2)a) (Fin)b) (Com) ( a cambio de)II1) (esp AmL fam) ( dificultad) snagllevar la contra — contrario I 3)
2) (Col) ( antídoto) antidote3) (Pol, Hist)a) ( grupo)IIIla contra — the Contras (pl)
* * *I1)a) (indicando posición, dirección) againstlo puso contra la pared/la ventana — he put it against the wall/by the window
b) ( con sentido de oposición) againstuna vacuna contra la gripe — a flu o an anti-flu vaccine
c) (en locs)un gol en contra — (RPl) an own goal
en contra de — ( opuesto a) against; ( contrariamente a) contrary to
2)a) (Fin)b) (Com) ( a cambio de)II1) (esp AmL fam) ( dificultad) snagllevar la contra — contrario I 3)
2) (Col) ( antídoto) antidote3) (Pol, Hist)a) ( grupo)IIIla contra — the Contras (pl)
* * *contra1= against, versus (vs - abreviatura), anti.Ex: Against this proliferation of hosts there is a distinct awareness amongst users of the need for the rationalisation.
Ex: I believe that the emphasis on abuse of title entry in the name of speeding up cataloging is not the question of a title entry versus other entries, it is the question of simplification.Ex: States began passing anti stalking legislation in 1990 after a rash of stalking related murders and publicity surrounding the stalking of celebrities = Los estados empezaron a aprobar legislación contra el acecho en 1990 después de una racha de asesinatos relacionados con el acoso y de la publicidad que surgió relacionada con la persecución de famosos.* acción contra el fuego = fire response.* a favor y en contra = pro and con.* argumento en contra = counter-argument [counterargument].* argumentos a favor o en contra = arguments for (and/or) against.* carrera contra el tiempo = race against time, race against the clock.* carrera contra reloj = race against time, race against the clock.* contra el cáncer = anticancer.* contra el deseo de Alguien = against + Posesivo + will.* contra el reumatismo = anti-rheumatism.* contra el viento = upwind.* contra fuerzas superiores = against (all/the) odds.* contra la ansiedad = anti-anxiety.* contra la pared = up against the wall, with + Posesivo + back against the wall, against a/the wall.* contra las cuerdas = against the ropes.* contra la voluntad de Alguien = against + Posesivo + will.* contra los dioses = against (all/the) odds.* contra (todo) pronóstico = against (all/the) odds.* contra todo (tipo) de riesgo = against all risks.* contra una pared = against a/the wall.* contra viento y marea = at all costs, against (all/the) odds, at any cost, at any price, come hell or high water.* en contra = counterpoint, against.* en contra de la guerra = antiwar [anti-war].* en contra de la opinión general = contrary to popular belief.* en contra de la raza blanca = anti-white [antiwhite].* en contra de la raza negra = antiblack [anti-black].* en contra de las circunstancias = against circumstances.* estar a favor o en contra = be for or against.* estar en contra de = be against.* hablar en contra de = speak against.* hacer objeciones contra = urge against.* ir a contra reloj = race against + time, race against + the clock.* ir en contra de = contravene, fly in + the face of, go against, militate against, stand in + contrast to, tell against, be at odds with, work at + cross purposes, be at cross purposes, be contrary to, set against, run + counter to, run + contrary to, be at loggerheads with, argue against, stand in + sharp contrast to, run up against, turn against, speak against, run + afoul of, fall + afoul of.* ir en contra del reloj = race against + the clock.* ir en contra del tiempo = race against + the clock.* ir en contra de todos + Posesivo + principios = violate + principle.* luchar contra corriente = labour + against the grain.* luchar contra un fuego = fight + fire.* militar contra = militate against.* no predisponer a Alguien en contra = stay on + the right side of, keep on + the right side of.* no tener nada en contra de Algo = have + no quarrel about + Nombre.* ponerse en contra de = turn against.* por contra = in contrast.* predispuesto en contra de = disposed against.* probabilidades en contra de = odds against.* pronunciarse a favor o en contra de Algo = take + sides.* pros y contras = trade-off [tradeoff/trade off], ins and outs, pros and cons.* pros (y/o) contras = merits (and/or) demerits, strengths (and/or) weaknesses, pluses (and/or) minuses.* pruebas en contra = evidence to the contrary.* seguridad contra corrientes eléctricas = electrical security.* tener pros y contras = be a mixed blessing.* utilizar en contra = set against.* viento en contra = headwind.* volverse en contra de = turn against.* * *A1 (indicando posición, dirección) againstlo estrellaron contra la puerta they threw him against the doornos estrellamos contra un árbol we crashed into a treenadar contra la corriente to swim against the currentpuso el escritorio contra la ventana he put the desk under o by o in front of o next to the window2 (con sentido de oposición) againstdos contra uno two against onela lucha contra la tiranía/la ignorancia the struggle against tyranny/ignoranceuna vacuna contra la gripe a flu o an anti-flu vaccineuna política contra la discriminación racial a policy to combat racial discriminationcontra lo que opinan todos contrary to what everyone thinks3 ( en locs):en contra againstyo estoy en contra I'm against it40 votos a favor y 23 en contra 40 votes for and 23 againstun gol en contra ( RPl); an own goalen contra de: está en contra de mis principios it's against my principlesen contra nuestra or de nosotros against usse pronunciaron en contra de estas medidas they announced that they were opposed to these measuresB1 ( Fin):un cheque girado contra el Banco de Pando a check drawn on the Banco de Pando2 ( Com)(a cambio de): contra presentación/entrega de este vale on presentation/surrender of this voucherenvíos contra reembolso parcels sent cash on deliveryllevarle la contra a algn: a ella no le gusta que le lleven la contra she doesn't like to be contradictedsiempre tiene que llevarme la contra she always has to disagreelo hace sólo por llevar la contra he does it just to be difficultB ( Col) (antídoto) antidote12* * *
contra preposición
against;
nos estrellamos contra un árbol we crashed into a tree;
dos contra uno two against one;
yo estoy en contra I'm against it;
40 votos en contra 40 votes against;
en contra de ( opuesto a) against;
( contrariamente a) contrary to
■ sustantivo femenino
◊ llevarle la contra a algn to contradict sb
c) (Pol, Hist) ( grupo):
■ sustantivo masculino y femenino ( individuo) Contra rebel
■ sustantivo masculino See Also→◊ pro
contra
I preposición
1 (oposición) against
estar en contra de algo, to be against sthg
nadie dijo nada en contra, no one disagreed
2 (apoyado en) against
3 (cuando indica colisión física) into
II f Pol (grupo contrarrevolucionario) contra
♦ Locuciones: los pros y los contras, the pros and cons
' contra' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abominar
- animosidad
- apelar
- atentar
- atentado
- azuzar
- blasfemar
- bloque
- cabeza
- cargar
- chocar
- combatir
- conjurarse
- corriente
- cuerda
- darse
- declararse
- defender
- derecha
- despotricar
- efectiva
- efectivo
- eficaz
- embestir
- empotrar
- enfrente
- envío
- estampar
- estamparse
- estrellar
- estrellarse
- exaltada
- exaltado
- impacto
- imponer
- indisponer
- injuria
- inoculación
- interponer
- juventud
- legal
- manifestarse
- mutar
- mutarse
- oponerse
- oposición
- pared
- predisponer
- preservar
- prevenir
English:
accusation
- against
- agitate
- aid
- antihistamine
- antipollution
- argue
- argument
- attack
- attempt
- avoid
- back
- barge into
- belief
- bias
- biased
- blast
- blitz
- bump
- bump into
- campaign
- cannon
- career
- cash
- charge
- charity
- claim
- clamp down
- clash
- clock
- clutch
- combat
- come out
- con
- contra
- contrary
- counter
- crack
- crack down
- crackdown
- crash
- crime
- decide
- demonstrate
- discriminate
- fight
- find
- for
- foul
- from
* * *♦ nfla Contra the Contras♦ nmfContra (rebel)* * *I prp against;en contra de against;en contra againstII f fig:llevar ohacer la contra a alguien contradict s.o.* * *contra nf2)llevar la contra a : to oppose, to contradictcontra nm: conlos pros y los contras: the pros and conscontra prep: against* * *contra1 n drawbackcontra2 prep1. (en general) against2. (con chocar, etc) into3. (con tirar, etc) at4. (con caerse, etc) on5. (tratamiento) for6. (en deportes) versus -
17 acosar
v.1 to pursue relentlessly.2 to harass.3 to besiege, to irritate, to nag, to accost.El policía persigue a Ricardo The policeman persecutes=harasses Richard.* * *1 to pursue, chase\acosar a preguntas to bombard with questions* * *verbto harass, hound* * *VT1) (=atosigar) to hound, harassser acosado sexualmente — to suffer (from) sexual harassment, be sexually harassed
2) (=perseguir) to pursue relentlessly; [+ animal] to urge on* * *verbo transitivoa) < persona> to houndme acosaron con preguntas — they plagued o bombarded me with questions
b) < presa> to hound, pursue relentlessly* * *= plague, press upon, bait, besiege, harass, bully, dog, persecute, hound, nag (at), pelt, pressurise [pressurize, -USA], importune, pester, nobble, stalk, bedevil, bear down on, harry.Ex. Title indexes have always been plagued by the absence of terminology control.Ex. For example, the latter are unlikely to engage themselves in conservation issues as these now press upon the professional consciousness of librarians.Ex. I guess Ms Lipow should be admired for coming into the lion's den and baiting it, but I find some of her arguments facile and superficial.Ex. Concurrently, libraries are besieged with greater demands from the academic community for access to and instruction in electronic information resources such as the Internet.Ex. I have reason to believe that my boss, the head of reference, has been sexually harassing me.Ex. The director returned to his paperwork, nothing in his heart but hot shame at having permitted himself to be bullied into submission by this disagreeable public official.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. Jefferson, like Clinton, was hounded by reports of adultery and cowardice in wartime.Ex. This a book that I had admired but that had nagged at me for years.Ex. Every day, Internet users are pelted with spam, hoaxes, urban legends, and scams - in other words, untrustworthy data.Ex. Shearer also made an arse of himself by perpetuating the myth of the noble English sportsman who never dives or pressurises referees.Ex. He was a shiftless, good-for-nothing man and his shrewish wife was constantly importuning him.Ex. And there are those whom I have pestered from time to time over the past four years, and who have patiently answered my importunity.Ex. He was the best striker I ever saw, certainly before the injuries that nobbled him twice.Ex. So Hutchins arranges her drawings in such a way that as your eye travels leftwards across the page you see the fox who is stalking the hen and trying to catch her.Ex. The article has the title 'Piracy, crooked printers, inflation bedevil Russian publishing'.Ex. And here was the war, implacably bearing down on us.Ex. They stayed there for the winter, and spent the succeeding three summers harrying the coasts of Ireland and Scotland, after which they returned to Norway.----* acosar a Alguien con preguntas = pepper + Nombre + with questions.* problema + acosar = problem + dog.* * *verbo transitivoa) < persona> to houndme acosaron con preguntas — they plagued o bombarded me with questions
b) < presa> to hound, pursue relentlessly* * *= plague, press upon, bait, besiege, harass, bully, dog, persecute, hound, nag (at), pelt, pressurise [pressurize, -USA], importune, pester, nobble, stalk, bedevil, bear down on, harry.Ex: Title indexes have always been plagued by the absence of terminology control.
Ex: For example, the latter are unlikely to engage themselves in conservation issues as these now press upon the professional consciousness of librarians.Ex: I guess Ms Lipow should be admired for coming into the lion's den and baiting it, but I find some of her arguments facile and superficial.Ex: Concurrently, libraries are besieged with greater demands from the academic community for access to and instruction in electronic information resources such as the Internet.Ex: I have reason to believe that my boss, the head of reference, has been sexually harassing me.Ex: The director returned to his paperwork, nothing in his heart but hot shame at having permitted himself to be bullied into submission by this disagreeable public official.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: Jefferson, like Clinton, was hounded by reports of adultery and cowardice in wartime.Ex: This a book that I had admired but that had nagged at me for years.Ex: Every day, Internet users are pelted with spam, hoaxes, urban legends, and scams - in other words, untrustworthy data.Ex: Shearer also made an arse of himself by perpetuating the myth of the noble English sportsman who never dives or pressurises referees.Ex: He was a shiftless, good-for-nothing man and his shrewish wife was constantly importuning him.Ex: And there are those whom I have pestered from time to time over the past four years, and who have patiently answered my importunity.Ex: He was the best striker I ever saw, certainly before the injuries that nobbled him twice.Ex: So Hutchins arranges her drawings in such a way that as your eye travels leftwards across the page you see the fox who is stalking the hen and trying to catch her.Ex: The article has the title 'Piracy, crooked printers, inflation bedevil Russian publishing'.Ex: And here was the war, implacably bearing down on us.Ex: They stayed there for the winter, and spent the succeeding three summers harrying the coasts of Ireland and Scotland, after which they returned to Norway.* acosar a Alguien con preguntas = pepper + Nombre + with questions.* problema + acosar = problem + dog.* * *acosar [A1 ]vt1 ‹persona› to houndlo acosan sus acreedores his creditors are hounding him o are after himun compañero que la acosaba sexualmente a colleague who was sexually harassing herse ven acosados por el hambre y las enfermedades they are beset by hunger and diseaseme acosaron con preguntas sobre su paradero they plagued o bombarded me with questions regarding his whereabouts2 ‹presa› to hound, pursue relentlessly* * *
acosar ( conjugate acosar) verbo transitivo
( sexualmente) to harass;◊ me acosaron con preguntas they plagued o bombarded me with questions
acosar verbo transitivo
1 to harass
2 fig (asediar) to pester: la oposición acosó al Presidente del Gobierno con sus preguntas, the opposition pestered the Prime Minister with questions
' acosar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
arrinconar
- asediar
- hostigar
English:
assault
- beset
- harass
- hound
- mob
- molest
- persecute
- plague
- ply
- stalk
- bait
- goad
- harry
- worry
* * *1. [perseguir] to pursue relentlessly2. [hostigar] to harass;fue acosada sexualmente en el trabajo she was sexually harassed at work* * *v/t hound, pursue;me acosaron a preguntas they bombarded me with questions* * *acosar vtperseguir: to pursue, to hound, to harass -
18 artilugio2
2 = trick, stalking horse, gaff.Ex. But if variable-length keys are not supported by a data base, various tricks are often necessary to provide access to the library data which has inherently variable-length keys.Ex. Legalism and pragmatism were the intellectual stalking horses that contributed most to the victory of economic interest over human concerns in this case.Ex. There are magicians that choose not to work with gaffs of any type because they want to take magic in new directions.----* artilugios = crafty ways. -
19 asediar
v.1 to lay siege to (military).2 to besiege, to beset, to beleaguer, to bedevil.* * *1 to besiege, lay siege to2 figurado to besiege, pester, harass* * *verb* * *VT1) (Mil) to besiege; (Náut) to blockade2) (=molestar) to bother, pester; [+ amante] to chase, lay siege to frm* * *verbo transitivo* * *= plague, beat + a path to + Posesivo + door, importune, pester, stalk, bedevil.Ex. Title indexes have always been plagued by the absence of terminology control.Ex. The article is titled 'Our mousetrap's fine: so why aren't people beating a path to our door?' = El artículo se titula "Nuestra ratonera está bien, entonces ¿por qué la gente no nos asedia?".Ex. He was a shiftless, good-for-nothing man and his shrewish wife was constantly importuning him.Ex. And there are those whom I have pestered from time to time over the past four years, and who have patiently answered my importunity.Ex. So Hutchins arranges her drawings in such a way that as your eye travels leftwards across the page you see the fox who is stalking the hen and trying to catch her.Ex. The article has the title 'Piracy, crooked printers, inflation bedevil Russian publishing'.----* asediado por problemas = embattled.* asediar a Alguien con preguntas = pepper + Nombre + with questions.* * *verbo transitivo* * *= plague, beat + a path to + Posesivo + door, importune, pester, stalk, bedevil.Ex: Title indexes have always been plagued by the absence of terminology control.
Ex: The article is titled 'Our mousetrap's fine: so why aren't people beating a path to our door?' = El artículo se titula "Nuestra ratonera está bien, entonces ¿por qué la gente no nos asedia?".Ex: He was a shiftless, good-for-nothing man and his shrewish wife was constantly importuning him.Ex: And there are those whom I have pestered from time to time over the past four years, and who have patiently answered my importunity.Ex: So Hutchins arranges her drawings in such a way that as your eye travels leftwards across the page you see the fox who is stalking the hen and trying to catch her.Ex: The article has the title 'Piracy, crooked printers, inflation bedevil Russian publishing'.* asediado por problemas = embattled.* asediar a Alguien con preguntas = pepper + Nombre + with questions.* * *asediar [A1 ]vt1 ( Mil) ‹fortaleza/ciudad› to lay siege to, besiege, blockade; ‹ejército› to surround, besiege2 (acosar) ‹persona› to besiegeasediaron a la cantante con preguntas they besieged the singer, firing questions at her* * *
asediar ( conjugate asediar) verbo transitivo
‹ ejército› to surround, besiege
asediar verbo transitivo to besiege
' asediar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acosar
- acribillar
English:
besiege
- mob
* * *asediar vt1. [ciudad] to lay siege to, to besiege2. [persona]los fans la asediaban pidiéndole autógrafos she was besieged by fans asking for autographs;el equipo visitante asedió la portería rival the away team laid siege to their opponents' goal;lo asediaron a preguntas he was bombarded with questions* * *v/t tb figbesiege* * *asediar vt1) sitiar: to besiege2) acosar: to harass -
20 disfrazado
adj.1 disguised, in disguise.2 larval.past part.past participle of spanish verb: disfrazar.* * *ADJ disguised (de as)ir disfrazado de algo — [para ocultar algo] to masquerade as sth; [para fiesta] to dress up as sth
* * *= in disguise, costumed, masked.Ex. The author addresses the question of whether a metadata specialist is really a cataloguer in disguise.Ex. Comic books are typically associated with costumed superheroes = Los tebeos generalmente se asocian a superhéroes disfrazados.Ex. He represents the downtrodden by day, but at night he is a masked vigilante stalking the dark streets of the city, an avenger of justice.----* disfrazado de = under the guise of, in the guise of.* lobo disfrazado de cordero = wolf in sheep's clothing.* * *= in disguise, costumed, masked.Ex: The author addresses the question of whether a metadata specialist is really a cataloguer in disguise.
Ex: Comic books are typically associated with costumed superheroes = Los tebeos generalmente se asocian a superhéroes disfrazados.Ex: He represents the downtrodden by day, but at night he is a masked vigilante stalking the dark streets of the city, an avenger of justice.* disfrazado de = under the guise of, in the guise of.* lobo disfrazado de cordero = wolf in sheep's clothing.* * *disfrazado -damasculine, femininedesfile de disfrazados costume o ( BrE) fancy dress parade* * *disfrazado adj dressed up
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