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1 canalla
adj.rotten, wicked, mean.f. & m.1 swine, dog.2 knave, despicable person, scoundrel, scum.3 mob, rabble, canaille, doggery.* * *1 peyorativo (chusma) riffraff, mob, rabble1 peyorativo (hombre ruin) rascal, scoundrel, swine, rotter* * *noun mf.swine, rat* * *masculino y femeninoa) (fam) (bribón, granuja) swine (colloq)la canalla — the rabble o riffraff
* * *= scoundrel, miscreant, scumbag, rascal, scallywag [scalawag, -USA], rapscallion, cad, swine, pig, badass, nasty piece of work.Ex. Here came every sort of human ingredient -- sturdy homesteaders, skilled craftsmen, precious scoundrels.Ex. The forest, therefore, is regarded as the abode of robbers & sundry miscreants, implying its relation to the forces of chaos & disorder.Ex. He then made the comment that our soldiers are fighting 'detestable murderers and scumbags'.Ex. And although they may pose themselves as very religious, they are simply rascals.Ex. In other words, we either have morons or thugs running the White House -- or perhaps one moron, one thug, and a smattering of scalawags in between.Ex. In all truth, it must be said that this howling, hissing, foot-scraping body of young rapscallions found some cause for complaint.Ex. Not only that, but this cad has also convinced them she is losing her faculties.Ex. In German law it is a criminal offense for A to insult B, for example, by calling him a swine.Ex. He was waiting for the opportunity to unleash his fury, no one calls him a pig and gets away with it.Ex. In the hardscrabble times of the Bible, where there were plagues, invasions from foreign powers, and swarms of locusts, you pretty much had to be a badass.Ex. Mary, on the other hand, is a nasty piece of work who is at her best is frosty and aloof and at her worst is hostile and cruel.----* comportarse como un canalla con = be rotten to.* portarse como un canalla con = be rotten to.* * *masculino y femeninoa) (fam) (bribón, granuja) swine (colloq)la canalla — the rabble o riffraff
* * *= scoundrel, miscreant, scumbag, rascal, scallywag [scalawag, -USA], rapscallion, cad, swine, pig, badass, nasty piece of work.Ex: Here came every sort of human ingredient -- sturdy homesteaders, skilled craftsmen, precious scoundrels.
Ex: The forest, therefore, is regarded as the abode of robbers & sundry miscreants, implying its relation to the forces of chaos & disorder.Ex: He then made the comment that our soldiers are fighting 'detestable murderers and scumbags'.Ex: And although they may pose themselves as very religious, they are simply rascals.Ex: In other words, we either have morons or thugs running the White House -- or perhaps one moron, one thug, and a smattering of scalawags in between.Ex: In all truth, it must be said that this howling, hissing, foot-scraping body of young rapscallions found some cause for complaint.Ex: Not only that, but this cad has also convinced them she is losing her faculties.Ex: In German law it is a criminal offense for A to insult B, for example, by calling him a swine.Ex: He was waiting for the opportunity to unleash his fury, no one calls him a pig and gets away with it.Ex: In the hardscrabble times of the Bible, where there were plagues, invasions from foreign powers, and swarms of locusts, you pretty much had to be a badass.Ex: Mary, on the other hand, is a nasty piece of work who is at her best is frosty and aloof and at her worst is hostile and cruel.* comportarse como un canalla con = be rotten to.* portarse como un canalla con = be rotten to.* * *el muy canalla se largó con toda la plata the rotten swine ran off with all the cash2la canalla periodística the press mob ( pej)* * *
canalla sustantivo masculino y femenino (fam) (bribón, granuja) swine (colloq)
canalla pey
I mf swine, rotter
II sustantivo femenino riffraff, mob
' canalla' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
miserable
- sinvergüenza
English:
heel
- rat
- scoundrel
- swine
- unmitigated
* * *♦ adj1 [miserable] beastly;[bribón] roguish2 [barriobajero] low-life3 [estado] rogue♦ nmf[persona] swine, dog♦ nfla canalla the rabble, the riffraff* * *I m/f swine fam, rat famII f riff-raff* * * -
2 mersa
adj.tacky.* * *I IImasculino y femenino (RPl fam & pey)a) ( persona)es un mersa — he's so common (pej)
b) la mersa femenino the plebs (pl) (colloq & pej), the riffraff (hum or pej)* * *I IImasculino y femenino (RPl fam & pey)a) ( persona)es un mersa — he's so common (pej)
b) la mersa femenino the plebs (pl) (colloq & pej), the riffraff (hum or pej)* * *12* * *
mersa adjetivo (RPl fam & pey) ‹ropa/lugar› tacky (colloq);
‹ persona› common (pej)
■ sustantivo masculino y femenino (RPl fam & pey)a) ( persona):◊ es un mersa he's so common (pej)b)◊ la mersa sustantivo femenino
the plebs (pl) (colloq &
pej), the riffraff (hum or pej)
' mersa' also found in these entries:
English:
tacky
* * *♦ adj[decoración, ropa, canción] tacky, Br naff;♦ nmf♦ nfla mersa the plebs, the riff-raff* * *1 adj Rpl famtacky fam2 mf Rpl famtacky person fam -
3 estofa
f.ancestry, lineage, brocade.pres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: estofar.imperat.2nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: estofar.* * *1 figurado class, type* * *SF1) (=tejido) quilting, quilted material2) (=calidad) quality* * *femenino (pey) sort, type* * *femenino (pey) sort, type* * *( pey)sort, typegente de baja estofa the riffraff ( pej)se mezcló con gente de su estofa he mixed with other people like him o of his kind o of his sort* * *
Del verbo estofar: ( conjugate estofar)
estofa es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
estofa
estofar
estofa f pey baja estofa, low class
estofar verbo transitivo
1 Culin to stew
2 Arte to quilt
' estofa' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
calaña
* * *estofa nfPeyde baja estofa lower-class;son gente de baja estofa they're from the lower orders* * *f:* * *estofa nfclase: class, qualityde baja estofa: low-class, poor-quality -
4 gentuza
f.riffraff, rabble (Pejorative).* * *1 peyorativo mob, rabble, riffraff* * *¡qué gentuza! — what a rabble! *, what a shower! *
* * *femenino (pey) riffraff (pej), rabble (pej)* * *= riffraff, rabble.Ex. And of course, journalism is a messy business often, that attracts riffraff like me.Ex. On his return, his house was assaulted by a large concourse of rabble, who broke all the windows and attacked, pelted, beat and otherwise ill-treated him.* * *femenino (pey) riffraff (pej), rabble (pej)* * *= riffraff, rabble.Ex: And of course, journalism is a messy business often, that attracts riffraff like me.
Ex: On his return, his house was assaulted by a large concourse of rabble, who broke all the windows and attacked, pelted, beat and otherwise ill-treated him.* * *( pey)* * *
gentuza sustantivo femenino (pey) riffraff (pej), rabble (pej)
gentuza f pey riffraff
' gentuza' also found in these entries:
English:
riffraff
- shower
* * *gentuza nfPey riffraff, rabble* * *f rabble* * *gentuza nfchusma: riffraff, rabble -
5 chusma
f.rabble, mob.* * *1 riffraff, rabble, mob* * *noun f.* * *SF rabble, riffraff* * ** * *= riffraff, mob, rabble.Ex. And of course, journalism is a messy business often, that attracts riffraff like me.Ex. Whilst in Panizzi's employ, Edward refused to act as a special constable to protect the British Museum against the Chartist mobs.Ex. On his return, his house was assaulted by a large concourse of rabble, who broke all the windows and attacked, pelted, beat and otherwise ill-treated him.* * ** * *= riffraff, mob, rabble.Ex: And of course, journalism is a messy business often, that attracts riffraff like me.
Ex: Whilst in Panizzi's employ, Edward refused to act as a special constable to protect the British Museum against the Chartist mobs.Ex: On his return, his house was assaulted by a large concourse of rabble, who broke all the windows and attacked, pelted, beat and otherwise ill-treated him.* * *B* * *
chusma sustantivo femenino
rabble (pl), plebs (pl) (colloq)
chusma sustantivo femenino pey rabble, mob
' chusma' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
morralla
- plebe
English:
pleb
- riffraff
- vermin
- white trash
- rabble
* * *♦ adjRP [chismoso] gossipy♦ nmfRP [chismoso] gossip♦ nfrabble, mob* * *f desprabble desp* * *chusma nfgentuza: riffraff, rabble -
6 morralla
f.1 scum (Pejorative) (people).2 small fry (fish).3 loose change (suelto). (Mexican Spanish)4 rubbish, garbage, trash.5 whitebait.6 rabble.7 copper money.* * *1 (pescado) small fish2 peyorativo (gente) riffraff3 peyorativo (cosas) junk4 peyorativo (cambio) small change, worthless coins* * *SF1) (=peces) small fry, little fish2) (=cosas) junk *; (=basura) rubbish, garbage (EEUU)3) (=personas) rabble, riff-raff4) Méx (=calderilla) small change* * *1)a) (Coc) small fish o fry (pl)b) ( cosas sin valor) junk2) ( chusma) riffraff, rabble3) (Méx) ( dinero suelto) loose change* * *= rabble.Ex. On his return, his house was assaulted by a large concourse of rabble, who broke all the windows and attacked, pelted, beat and otherwise ill-treated him.* * *1)a) (Coc) small fish o fry (pl)b) ( cosas sin valor) junk2) ( chusma) riffraff, rabble3) (Méx) ( dinero suelto) loose change* * *= rabble.Ex: On his return, his house was assaulted by a large concourse of rabble, who broke all the windows and attacked, pelted, beat and otherwise ill-treated him.
* * *A1 ( Coc) small fish o fry (pl)2 (cosas sin valor) junkno compré nada, era todo morralla I didn't buy anything, it was all trash o junkB (chusma) riffraff, rabbleC ( Méx) (dinero suelto) loose change* * *
morralla sustantivo femenino
1 ( cosas sin valor) junk
2 ( chusma) riffraff, rabble
3 (Méx) ( dinero suelto) loose change
' morralla' also found in these entries:
English:
white
* * *morralla nf1. [personas] scum2. [cosas] junk3. [pescado] small fry* * *f Méxsmall change* * *morralla nf1) : small fish2) : trash, riffraff -
7 pelado
adj.1 bare, bald, barren, desert.2 unprotected from the wind, exposed.3 peeled, without skin.He ate a peeled orange [sin piel] Se comió una naranja pelada.4 peeled, naked, in the raw.5 flat broke.6 hairless.7 foulmouthed, ill-bred, impolite, discourteous.past part.past participle of spanish verb: pelar.* * *————————1→ link=pelar pelar► adjetivo1 bald, bare2 (cabeza) hairless, bald3 (terreno) barren, treeless4 familiar (sin dinero) broke* * *(f. - pelada)adj.1) bald2) bare* * *pelado, -a1. ADJ1) (=sin pelo)2) [por el sol]3) [fruta, patata] peeled; [gamba] shelled4) [terreno] treeless, bare; [paisaje] bare; [tronco] bare, smooth5) (=escueto) bare6) * (=sin dinero) broke *, penniless7) Méx (=grosero) coarse, rude8) * [número] round2.SM * (=corte de pelo) haircut3. SM / F1) † (=pobre) pauper2) Méx * (=obrero) working-class personPELADO A stock figure in Mexican theatre and film, the pelado is a kind of rural anti-hero cum lovable rogue who survives by his quick wits in the foreign environment of the city. The Mexican actor and comedian Mario Moreno (1911-94) based the character Cantinflas, for which he is famous all over the Spanish-speaking world, on the pelado. The pelado is closely related to the literary figure of the pícaro and forms part of a long line of anti-heroic characters in Hispanic literature.See:ver nota culturelle PÍCARO in pícaro,ver nota culturelle CARPA in carpa* * *I- da adjetivo1)a) ( con el pelo corto)lo dejaron pelado or con la cabeza pelada (al rape) — they cropped his hair very short
b) (CS) ( calvo) bald2)b) <nariz/espalda>tengo la nariz/espalda pelada — my nose/back is peeling
3) (fam) ( sin dinero) broke (colloq)estoy pelado — I'm broke o (BrE) skint (colloq)
4)a) (fam) <número/cantidad> exact, round (before n)b) (Chi fam) <pies/trasero> bare5) (Méx fam) ( grosero) foulmouthedII- da masculino, femenino1) (CS fam) ( calvo)¿quién es ese pelado? — who's that bald guy? (colloq)
2) pelado masculinoa) (Chi fam) ( conscripto) conscriptb) (Esp fam) pelada 1) a)* * *= hairless, skint, broke, shelled, treeless, peeled.Ex. Jonah was thrown clothed into the mouth of the sea monster and emerged nude and hairless.Ex. How does it feel to be skint in a world that seems to be obsessed with money and riches?.Ex. The article is entitled 'Tough luck: To be a professional sport climber in America probably means you're broke, fed up and still no match for the foreign competition'.Ex. Everybody was served shelled shrimp marinated in a balsamic seasoning and grilled over a hardwood fire.Ex. On the treeless mound he took out his fieldglasses and began to survey the enemy's positions on the hills about 2 miles away.Ex. Like potatoes, peeled parsnips will turn dark when exposed to air.----* a grito pelado = at the top of + Posesivo + voice.* cantar a grito pelado = belt out.* chillar a grito pelado = scream at + the top of + Posesivo + head, shout + Posesivo + head off, scream + Posesivo + head off, shout at + the top of + Posesivo + lungs, shout at + the top of + Posesivo + voice, scream at + the top of + Posesivo + voice, scream at + the top of + Posesivo + lungs, scream like + a banshee, wail like + a banshee.* cigüeña de cabeza pelada = wood stork.* dejar pelado a Alguien = take + Nombre + to the cleaners.* pelado al cepillo = crewcut [crew-cut].* pelado a lo militar = crewcut [crew-cut].* pelado al rape = crewcut [crew-cut].* * *I- da adjetivo1)a) ( con el pelo corto)lo dejaron pelado or con la cabeza pelada (al rape) — they cropped his hair very short
b) (CS) ( calvo) bald2)b) <nariz/espalda>tengo la nariz/espalda pelada — my nose/back is peeling
3) (fam) ( sin dinero) broke (colloq)estoy pelado — I'm broke o (BrE) skint (colloq)
4)a) (fam) <número/cantidad> exact, round (before n)b) (Chi fam) <pies/trasero> bare5) (Méx fam) ( grosero) foulmouthedII- da masculino, femenino1) (CS fam) ( calvo)¿quién es ese pelado? — who's that bald guy? (colloq)
2) pelado masculinoa) (Chi fam) ( conscripto) conscriptb) (Esp fam) pelada 1) a)* * *= hairless, skint, broke, shelled, treeless, peeled.Ex: Jonah was thrown clothed into the mouth of the sea monster and emerged nude and hairless.
Ex: How does it feel to be skint in a world that seems to be obsessed with money and riches?.Ex: The article is entitled 'Tough luck: To be a professional sport climber in America probably means you're broke, fed up and still no match for the foreign competition'.Ex: Everybody was served shelled shrimp marinated in a balsamic seasoning and grilled over a hardwood fire.Ex: On the treeless mound he took out his fieldglasses and began to survey the enemy's positions on the hills about 2 miles away.Ex: Like potatoes, peeled parsnips will turn dark when exposed to air.* a grito pelado = at the top of + Posesivo + voice.* cantar a grito pelado = belt out.* chillar a grito pelado = scream at + the top of + Posesivo + head, shout + Posesivo + head off, scream + Posesivo + head off, shout at + the top of + Posesivo + lungs, shout at + the top of + Posesivo + voice, scream at + the top of + Posesivo + voice, scream at + the top of + Posesivo + lungs, scream like + a banshee, wail like + a banshee.* cigüeña de cabeza pelada = wood stork.* dejar pelado a Alguien = take + Nombre + to the cleaners.* pelado al cepillo = crewcut [crew-cut].* pelado a lo militar = crewcut [crew-cut].* pelado al rape = crewcut [crew-cut].* * *A1(con el pelo corto): lo dejaron con la cabeza pelada (al rape) they cropped his hair very short, they scalped him ( colloq)2 (CS) (calvo) baldes/se está quedando pelado he is/he's going bald3(a causa del sol): tengo la nariz pelada my nose is peeling4 ‹manzana› peeled; ‹pollo› pluckedalmendras peladas blanched almondssalió pelado del casino he lost his shirt at the casinoC1 ( fam); ‹pared/habitación› barelos ladrones les dejaron la casa pelada the thieves stripped the house bare, the thieves cleaned us/them outdejó el hueso pelado he picked the bone cleanle sirvieron la chuleta pelada all he got was just a plain chop, on its owncobra el sueldo pelado she earns a basic salary with no extras or bonusesno salgas a pie pelado don't go out barefoot o in your bare feetmasculine, feminineACD¡vaya pelado te han hecho! they've really cropped your hair short, you've been scalped ( colloq)* * *
Del verbo pelar: ( conjugate pelar)
pelado es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
pelado
pelar
pelado◊ -da adjetivo
1a) ( con el pelo corto): lo dejaron pelado or con la cabeza pelada (al rape) they cropped his hair very short
2
‹ hueso› clean;
‹ almendras› blanchedb) ‹nariz/espalda›:◊ tengo la nariz/espalda pelada my nose/back is peeling
3 (Chi fam) ‹pies/trasero› bare;
4 (Méx fam) ( grosero) foulmouthed
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino (CS fam) ( calvo) baldy (colloq)
pelar ( conjugate pelar) verbo transitivo
1
‹habas/marisco› to shell;
‹ caramelo› to unwrap
2 ( rapar): lo peladoon al cero or al rape they cropped his hair very short
3 (fam) ( en el juego) to clean … out (colloq)
4 (Chi fam) ‹ persona› to badmouth (AmE colloq), to slag off (BrE colloq)
pelarse verbo pronominal ( a causa del sol) [ persona] to peel;
[cara/hombros] (+ me/te/le etc) to peel;
pelado,-a adjetivo
1 (sin cáscara o piel) peeled
2 (rapado) shorn
3 (terreno, pared) bare
4 fam (justo, escaso) bare, scarce: sacó el curso pelado, he just scraped a pass
♦ Locuciones: a grito pelado, shouting at the top of one's voice
pelar verbo transitivo
1 (piel, fruta) to peel
2 (un ave) to pluck
3 fam (cortar el pelo a) to cut the hair of
♦ Locuciones: hace un frío que pela, it's freezing cold
duro de pelar, a hard nut
' pelado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
grito
- pelada
- pie
English:
bald
- bare
- broke
- nectarine
- top
* * *pelado, -a♦ adj1. [cabeza] shorn2. [fruta] peeled4. [habitación, monte, árbol] bare5. [número] exact, round;el treinta pelado a round thirtynos sirvieron un vino pelado, y ya está they gave us a measly glass of wine, and that was it♦ nmEsp Fam [corte de pelo]¡qué pelado te han metido! you've really been scalped!♦ nm,f* * *adj1 peeled; fig2 Méx famgrosero rude* * *pelado, -da adj1) : bald, hairless2) : peeled3) : bare, barren4) : broke, penniless -
8 hampa
f.1 underworld.2 criminal underworld, criminal world, gutter underworld, organized crime.* * *(Takes el in singular)1 underworld* * *SF [gen] criminal underworldgente del hampa — criminals, riffraff; ( Hist) rogue's life, vagrancy
* * *femenino‡el hampa — criminals (pl), the underworld
* * *= underworld, organised crime.Ex. These clients seek services not as drug abusers nor as criminals, but as war refugees from an underworld of violence and emotional deprivation.Ex. The author provides some guidance on building a collection of Chinese organized crime.----* mundo del hampa = criminal underworld.* mundo del hampa, el = criminal scene, the, criminal world, the.* * *femenino‡el hampa — criminals (pl), the underworld
* * *= underworld, organised crime.Ex: These clients seek services not as drug abusers nor as criminals, but as war refugees from an underworld of violence and emotional deprivation.
Ex: The author provides some guidance on building a collection of Chinese organized crime.* mundo del hampa = criminal underworld.* mundo del hampa, el = criminal scene, the, criminal world, the.* * *f‡el hampa criminals (pl), the underworld* * *
hampa feminine noun taking masculine article in the singular:
hampa sustantivo femenino underworld
' hampa' also found in these entries:
English:
underworld
- gang
- under
* * *hampa nf* * *f underworld;gente del hampa criminals pl, underworld figures pl* * *hampa nf: criminal underworld -
9 gauchaje
m.group of gauchos.* * *SM2) pey (=gentuza) riffraff, rabble* * *el gauchaje — the gauchos (pl)
* * *el gauchaje — the gauchos (pl)
* * *12 -
10 ralea
f.1 breed, ilk (Pejorative).2 sort, ancestry, class, lineage.pres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: ralear.imperat.2nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: ralear.* * *1 peyorativo type, sort, kind■ ellas son de la misma ralea they're two of a kind, they're birds of a feather* * *SF pey kind, sortde esa ralea — of that sort o liter ilk
gente de baja ralea — riffraff, common people
* * *femenino (pey)* * *= stamp.Ex. The new heir apparent is probably a man of a very different stamp.----* de baja ralea = ignoble.* * *femenino (pey)* * *= stamp.Ex: The new heir apparent is probably a man of a very different stamp.
* de baja ralea = ignoble.* * *( pey)yo no me mezclo con gente de su ralea I don't mix with his sort ( pej)son todos de la misma ralea they're all as bad as each other* * *ralea nfPey1. [clase] breed, ilk;de baja ralea [persona] ill-bred* * *f desp:de la misma ralea as bad as each other* * *ralea nf: kind, sort, ilkson de la misma valea: they're two of a kind -
11 raspa
f.1 bone (espina).2 fishbone.pres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: raspar.imperat.2nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: raspar.* * *1 (de pescado) bone, backbone2 (de cereal) beard* * *SF1) (Bot) [de cebada] beard; [de uva] stalk2) [de pez] (=espina) fishbone; (=espinazo) backbone3) * (=persona irritable) grouch *4) * (=persona delgada) beanpole *, string bean (EEUU) *5) LAm * (=reprimenda) scolding, telling-off *, ticking-off *7) Cono Sur (=herramienta) rasp8)ni de raspa — And (=de ninguna manera) under no circumstances, no way *
10) LAm (=chusma) riffraff* * ** * ** * *A1 (del pescado) backbone2 (de la cebada) beard3 (de la uva) stalkB* * *
Del verbo raspar: ( conjugate raspar)
raspa es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
raspa
raspar
raspar ( conjugate raspar) verbo transitivo
‹ pintura› to scrape off
verbo intransitivo
[ barba] to scratch, be scratchy
rasparse verbo pronominal ‹rodillas/codos› ( con algo puntiagudo) to scratch;
( con algo áspero) to scrape, graze
raspa f (espina de pescado) backbone
raspar
I verbo transitivo to scrape
(pintura) to scrape off
(lijar a mano) to sand (down)
II vi (ropa, manos, etc) to be rough
' raspa' also found in these entries:
English:
fishbone
- scratch
* * *♦ nf[espina] bone; [espina dorsal] backbone; Esp Famno dejó ni la raspa he cleaned his plate♦ nmfMéx Fam [grosero] lout, Br yob;no te juntes con ésos, son pura raspa don't hang out with that lot, they're a bunch of louts o Br yobs* * *f1 de pescado (fish)bone2 L.Am. ( reprimanda) telling-off* * *raspa n bone -
12 canalla *
1.SMF swine *¡canalla! — you swine!
2.SF rabble, riffraffla canalla periodística o de la prensa — the press mob *
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13 carabina
• carbine• riffle the cards• riffraff• rifle• rifle pit -
14 examinar rápidamente
• breeze through• flip side• flippancy• glance around• glance away• glance off• glance over• glance quickly through• glance up• leaf site• leaf through a book• riffle• riffle the cards• riffle through• riffraff• skim over• thumb through -
15 fusil
• riffle the cards• riffraff• rifle• rifle pit -
16 hojear rápidamente
• riffle• riffle the cards• riffle through• riffraff -
17 mirar por encima
• glance off• glance quickly through• have a pulled muscle• have a quick temper• riffle• riffle the cards• riffle through• riffraff• skim through• take a short glance at -
18 rifle
• riffle the cards• riffraff• rifle• rifle pit
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riffraff — /rif raf /, n. 1. people, or a group of people, regarded as disreputable or worthless: a pack of riffraff. 2. the lowest classes; rabble: the riffraff of the city. 3. trash; rubbish. adj. 4. worthless, disreputable, or trashy. [1425 75; late ME… … Universalium
riffraff — noun Etymology: Middle English ryffe raffe, from rif and raf every single one, from Anglo French rif e raf altogether Date: 15th century 1. a. disreputable persons b. rabble c. one of the riffraff 2. refuse, rubbish • riffraff … New Collegiate Dictionary
riffraff — /ˈrɪfræf / (say rifraf) noun 1. the worthless or disreputable element of society; the rabble: the riffraff of the city. 2. worthless or low persons. {Middle English rif and raf every particle, things of small value, from Old French rif et raf,… …
riffraff — noun /ˈɹɪfɹæf/ The rabble; crowds; the common people. They started charging a modest fee in an effort to keep the riffraff out … Wiktionary
Riffraff — Riff raff , n. [OE. rif and raf every particle, OF. rif et raf. CF. {Raff}, and 1st {Rifle}.] Sweepings; refuse; the lowest order of society. Beau. & Fl. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Riffraff (1947 film) — Infobox Film | name = Riffraff | | caption = Movie poster for Riffraff director =Ted Tetzlaff producer =Nat Holt Jack J. Gross executive producer writer =Martin Rackin starring =Pat O Brien Anne Jeffreys Walter Slezak Percy Kilbride Jerome Cowan… … Wikipedia
Riffraff (1936 film) — Infobox Film name = Riffraff image size = caption = Poster of Riffraff director = J. Walter Ruben producer = writer = Frances Marion Anita Loos H. W. Hannaford narrator = starring = Jean Harlow Spencer Tracy music = Edward Ward cinematography =… … Wikipedia
riffraff — noun this government considers its citizens riffraff and is quick to silence the mere whispers of dissent Syn: rabble, scum, good for nothings, undesirables, lowlifes, hoi polloi, the lowest of the low; informal peasants Ant: elite … Thesaurus of popular words
riffraff — n 1. the hoi polloi, the rabble, the masses, proletariat, rank and file, commoners, the lower classes, peasantry, the common people, commonalty; trash, canaille, doggery, Inf. the great unwashed, scum, ragtag and bobtail, flotsam and jetsam,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
riffraff — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. rabble, canaille, dregs of society. See populace. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. mob, masses, rabble; see people 3 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. rabble, *dregs of society, peasantry, commoners, hoi… … English dictionary for students
