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1 azotar
v.1 to beat.2 to whip, to lash, to flail, to beat with a lash.Ricardo azotó al ladrón Richard whipped the thief.3 to lash against.El mar azotó la costa de la isla The sea lashed against the island coast.4 to slam, to batter.El viento azotó la puerta The wind slammed the door.* * *1 (con látigo) to whip, flog2 (golpear) to beat down on3 (viento, olas) to lash4 figurado (peste, hambre, etc) to ravage* * *verbto whip, lash* * *1. VT1) (=latigar) to whip, flog; (=zurrar) to thrash, spank; (Agr) to beat; [lluvia, olas] to lash2)2.See:* * *verbo transitivo1) ( con látigo) to whip, flog2) viento/mar to lash3) (Méx) < puerta> to slam* * *= scourge, paddle, flog, whip, thrash, lash.Ex. The reference librarian must always resist an impulse to be glib; he must scourge and throttle his vanity; he must reach a conclusion rather than begin with it.Ex. Corporal punishment, the act of disciplining students by inflicting physical pain (usually paddling the child's backside), has recently come under fire due to the public's growing concern over child abuse.Ex. Despite scrutinizing the evidence minutely, he reaches no conclusion as to the veracity of the incident in which Lawrence depits himself as being flogged by a Turkish bey.Ex. He got whipped by policemen right here in Montgomery.Ex. Later footage shows the killer whales with the pups in their mouths, thrashing them about.Ex. Indeed, if the rains failed, some tribes blamed the toads for withholding the rain, and would lash them in punishment.* * *verbo transitivo1) ( con látigo) to whip, flog2) viento/mar to lash3) (Méx) < puerta> to slam* * *= scourge, paddle, flog, whip, thrash, lash.Ex: The reference librarian must always resist an impulse to be glib; he must scourge and throttle his vanity; he must reach a conclusion rather than begin with it.
Ex: Corporal punishment, the act of disciplining students by inflicting physical pain (usually paddling the child's backside), has recently come under fire due to the public's growing concern over child abuse.Ex: Despite scrutinizing the evidence minutely, he reaches no conclusion as to the veracity of the incident in which Lawrence depits himself as being flogged by a Turkish bey.Ex: He got whipped by policemen right here in Montgomery.Ex: Later footage shows the killer whales with the pups in their mouths, thrashing them about.Ex: Indeed, if the rains failed, some tribes blamed the toads for withholding the rain, and would lash them in punishment.* * *azotar [A1 ]vtA (con un látigo) to whip, flogB «viento/mar» to lashun fuerte temporal azota la ciudad a violent storm is battering the townel hambre/un intenso frío azotaba la zona the region was in the grips of famine/a severe cold spelllas olas azotaban las rocas the waves lashed (against) the rocksC ( Méx) ‹puerta› to slam[ S ] favor de no azotar la puerta please do not slam the door* * *
azotar ( conjugate azotar) verbo transitivo
1 ( con látigo) to whip, flog
2 (Méx) ‹ puerta› to slam
azotar verbo transitivo
1 (con la mano) to beat
(con el látigo) to whip, flog
2 (una tormenta) to lash
' azotar' also found in these entries:
English:
flog
- lash
- sweep
- thrash
- whip
* * *♦ vt1. [en el trasero] to smack, to slap2. [con látigo] to whip3. [viento, olas] to lash;el viento le azotaba la cara the wind lashed her face4. [devastar] to devastate;la epidemia azotó la región the region was devastated by the epidemic;una región azotada por las guerras a war-torn region* * *v/t3 Méxpuerta slam* * *azotar vt1) : to whip, to flog2) : to lash, to batter3) : to devastate, to afflict* * * -
2 ruina
f.1 ruin (quiebra).dejar en o llevar a la ruina a alguien to ruin somebodyestar en la ruina to be ruinedsu negocio es una ruina his business is swallowing up his money2 destruction.el alcohol será su ruina drink will be the ruin o ruination of him3 wreck (person).estar hecho una ruina to be a wreck4 bankruptcy, crash, smashup.pres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: ruinar.imperat.2nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: ruinar.* * *1 ruin, collapse2 figurado fall, end, downfall1 ruins\amenazar ruina to be on the point of collapsing, be on the verge of collapsingestar hecho,-a una ruina figurado to be a wreck* * *noun f.1) ruin2) downfall, collapse* * *SF1) (Econ) ruintanto gastar en viajes va a ser mi ruina — spending all this money on travel is going to cost me a fortune
2) [de edificio] collapseamenazar ruina — to threaten to collapse, be about to fall down
3) [de imperio] fall, decline; [de persona] ruin, downfallel alcohol va a ser mi ruina — alcohol will be the ruin of me, alcohol will be my downfall
4) (=persona ajada)estar hecho una ruina — to be a wreck, look a wreck
6) (Jur) ** bird **, prison sentence* * *1)a) ( estado)la región quedó sumida en la ruina — the area was left in ruins o was devastated
estar hecho una ruina — (fam) to be a wreck (colloq)
b) ( bancarrota) ruinc) (causa, origen)2) ( acción) collapse3) ruinas femenino plural (de edificio, ciudad) ruins (pl)* * *= destruction, ruin, downfall, undoing, bust, obliteration, bane, labefaction, rack and ruin.Ex. In the event of a serious accident (a fire, deliberate destruction, or a computer error) nothing will happen to the records vital to the operation of the library.Ex. Information deprivation can be found among a very broad band of the population, including all those citizens whose life styles contribute towards the ruin of their environment.Ex. What this time will be the cause of his slapstick downfall?.Ex. At the dinner party, eating nearly proved the undoing of Peter, who ran the danger of becoming a pie himself.Ex. The article 'El Dorado or bust?' warns that the electronic market is changing.Ex. The article is entitled 'The wayward bookman: the decline, fall and historical obliteration of an ALA president'.Ex. The article is entitled 'Donation of books to libraries: bane or blessing'.Ex. The natural result of this labefaction is the Delaware neonate killing by a freshman couple.Ex. The policies that the Mugabe government have taken have lead the country to economic and political rack and ruin.----* abandonado y en ruinas = derelict.* causar ruina a = bring + ruin to.* en la ruina = in chapter 11, in dire straits.* en ruinas = in ruins, ruined, in shambles, upside down.* estar en ruinas = be a shambles, be (in) a mess.* la ruina de = the bane of.* * *1)a) ( estado)la región quedó sumida en la ruina — the area was left in ruins o was devastated
estar hecho una ruina — (fam) to be a wreck (colloq)
b) ( bancarrota) ruinc) (causa, origen)2) ( acción) collapse3) ruinas femenino plural (de edificio, ciudad) ruins (pl)* * *= destruction, ruin, downfall, undoing, bust, obliteration, bane, labefaction, rack and ruin.Ex: In the event of a serious accident (a fire, deliberate destruction, or a computer error) nothing will happen to the records vital to the operation of the library.
Ex: Information deprivation can be found among a very broad band of the population, including all those citizens whose life styles contribute towards the ruin of their environment.Ex: What this time will be the cause of his slapstick downfall?.Ex: At the dinner party, eating nearly proved the undoing of Peter, who ran the danger of becoming a pie himself.Ex: The article 'El Dorado or bust?' warns that the electronic market is changing.Ex: The article is entitled 'The wayward bookman: the decline, fall and historical obliteration of an ALA president'.Ex: The article is entitled 'Donation of books to libraries: bane or blessing'.Ex: The natural result of this labefaction is the Delaware neonate killing by a freshman couple.Ex: The policies that the Mugabe government have taken have lead the country to economic and political rack and ruin.* abandonado y en ruinas = derelict.* causar ruina a = bring + ruin to.* en la ruina = in chapter 11, in dire straits.* en ruinas = in ruins, ruined, in shambles, upside down.* estar en ruinas = be a shambles, be (in) a mess.* la ruina de = the bane of.* * *A1(estado, situación): la compañía está/se ha quedado en la ruina the company is in a terrible mess, the company is in dire straitsconduce al protagonista a la ruina it brings about the protagonist's downfalltras la guerra, esta región quedó sumida en la ruina when the war ended this area was left in ruins o was devastatedlos dejó en la ruina it ruined themdejaron la economía en la ruina they left the economy in ruins2(causa de perdición, desastre): el juego va a ser su ruina gambling will be the ruin of hereste hijo mío es una ruina this son of mine is ruining meeste coche es mi ruina this car is costing me a fortune o is going to bankrupt me ( colloq)B (acción) collapsela casa amenaza ruina the house is on the point of collapseen ruina in ruinsla casa estaba en ruinas the house was in ruins* * *
ruina sustantivo femenino
estar en la ruina [ empresario] to be ruined;
[ país] to be in financial ruin;
d)
en ruinas in ruins
ruina sustantivo femenino
1 ruin
amenazar ruina, to be about to fall down
2 (económica) ruin: la empresa está en la ruina, the company has collapsed o gone bankrupt
3 (de una persona) downfall, ruin: el juego fue su ruina, gambling was his downfall 4 estar hecho una ruina, to be a wreck
5 en ruinas, in ruins
' ruina' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abocada
- abocado
- buscarse
- ser
- significar
- borde
- calle
English:
destruction
- ruin
- wreck
- write-off
- down
- make
* * *ruina nf1. [quiebra] ruin;su negocio es una ruina his business is swallowing up his money;la caída de la Bolsa causó su ruina the collapse of the Stock Exchange ruined him;estar en la ruina to be ruined;la epidemia ha supuesto la ruina de muchos ganaderos the epidemic has ruined many cattle farmers;vamos a la ruina we are going to wrack and ruin2. [destrucción] destruction;el alcohol será su ruina drink will be the ruin o ruination of him3.ruinas [de una construcción] ruins;un puente en ruinas a bridge in ruins;amenazar ruina [edificio] to be about to collapse4. [persona] wreck;estar hecho una ruina to be a wreck* * *f1 ( quiebra) ruin;amenazar ruina be on the point of collapse;llevar a alguien a la ruina bankrupt s.o.;estar en la ruina be in dire straits2 persona:estar hecho una ruina be a wreck3 de edificio:ruinas pl ruins* * *ruina nf1) : ruin, destruction2) : downfall, collapse3) ruinas nfpl: ruins, remains* * *ruina n (edificio) ruin
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