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  • 61 golpe1

    1 = punch, coup, blow, rap, knocking, beat, knock, swipe, hit, bang.
    Ex. When I saw what he was up to, I drew back for a punch and hit him so hard on the nose that he fell on his back and lay there for some time, so that his wife stood over him and cried out 'Mercy! You've done my husband in!'.
    Ex. Nearly 1500 delegates from 67 countries attended the conference which was dominated by the 3 day coup designed to restore Communist party influence.
    Ex. The Great War of 1914-18 was a heavy blow for the Bulletin, from which it never really recovered, and in the 1920s it gradually sank under its own weight, helped by a forced move from its previous quarters to make room for a trade fair.
    Ex. There was also a spot from which, if you struck the floor with a hard rap of your heel, you could almost count the reverberations as the sound bounced from floor to ceiling to walls to floor.
    Ex. It seems to me that the Dewey engine is still ticking over, though there's an occasional knocking and it could no doubt do with a good tuning.
    Ex. Immediately after the recognition of a cardiac cycle the program calculates mean values over a given time or a given number of beats.
    Ex. After a few knocks, it was clear that no one was going to answer.
    Ex. In fact it is an exaltation of the Kyoto protocol and a thinly disguised swipe at those countries who have not signed up.
    Ex. Nothing is more unrealistic that seeing the hero take in an unlikely number of hits without turning a hair.
    Ex. This is how the world ends, not with a bang, but with a whimper.
    ----
    * aguantar un golpe = take + a hit.
    * amortiguar el golpe = soften + the blow.
    * aprender Algo a fuerza de golpes = learn + Nombre + the hard way.
    * asestar el golpe de gracia = administer + the coup de grace, deliver + the coup de grace.
    * asestar un golpe = give + a blow, bash, deal + a blow, strike + a blow.
    * asestar un golpe mortal = deal + the death blow.
    * atizar un golpe = deal + a blow.
    * cerrar de golpe = slam.
    * dar el golpe de gracia = administer + the coup de grace, deliver + the coup de grace.
    * dar golpes = pound.
    * darse golpes de pecho = beat + Posesivo + breast.
    * darse golpes en el pecho = beat + Posesivo + breast.
    * dar un golpe = knock.
    * dar un golpe por detrás = rear-end.
    * de golpe = in one lump, all at once, all at once.
    * derribar a Alguien de un golpe = knock + Nombre + to the ground, knock + Nombre + to the floor.
    * de un golpe = at one blow, at one whack, at one pull, in one shot, in one lump, in one action, in one go, in one fell swoop, at one fell swoop.
    * duro golpe = cruel blow.
    * eliminar de un golpe = eliminate + at a stroke.
    * emprenderla(s) a golpes con = lam into, lay into.
    * encajar el golpe = take it on + the chin.
    * golpe de estado = coup d'etat, putsch.
    * golpe de gracia = coup de grace, kiss of death, killer blow, death blow.
    * golpe de mala suerte = stroke of misfortune.
    * golpe de suerte = stroke of luck.
    * golpe fuerte = whack.
    * golpe fulminante = crushing blow.
    * golpe mortal = mortal blow, killer blow, death blow.
    * golpe por detrás = rear end.
    * golpe seco = flop.
    * intento de golpe de estado = attempted coup, coup attempt.
    * introducir a golpes = hammer into.
    * quitar con un golpe = knock off.
    * recibir un golpe = take + a hit.
    * recobrarse de un golpe = lick + Posesivo + wounds.
    * sacar a golpes = punch out.
    * tentativa de golpe de estado = attempted coup, coup attempt.
    * tirar a Alguien al suelo de un golpe = knock + Nombre + to the floor, knock + Nombre + to the ground.
    * todo de (un) golpe = all at once.
    * tumbar a Alguien al suelo de un golpe = knock + Nombre + to the floor, knock + Nombre + to the ground.
    * vivir sin dar golpe = live off + the fat of the land.

    Spanish-English dictionary > golpe1

  • 62 huésped

    f. & m.
    1 guest, boarder, hotel guest, lodger.
    2 host.
    * * *
    ► nombre masculino,nombre femenino
    1 (invitado) guest
    2 (en hotel) lodger, boarder
    3 (anfitrión) host; (anfitriona) hostess
    * * *
    (f. - huéspeda)
    noun
    2) host
    * * *
    1. SMF
    1) (=invitado) [en casa, hotel] guest; [en pensión] lodger, roomer (EEUU), boarder

    hacerse los dedos huéspedes —

    2) (=anfitrión) host/hostess
    3) †† (=posadero) innkeeper, landlord/landlady
    2.
    ADJ
    * * *
    masculino y femenino, huésped - peda masculino, femenino
    1) (en casa, hotel) guest
    2) huésped masculino (Biol) host
    * * *
    = host, roomer, boarder, lodger, guest, visiting guest.
    Ex. The article is entitled 'The perfect match - parasite & host: made for each other'.
    Ex. In contrast, a roomer or boarder shares the same residence as the owner.
    Ex. In contrast, a roomer or boarder shares the same residence as the owner.
    Ex. The plot has the serial killer hiding out as a lodger in an upstanding family's home.
    Ex. And making matters worse, this uncomfortable group sat in a suburban sitting-room flooded with afternoon sunlight like dutifully polite guests at a formal coffee party.
    Ex. As a visiting guest, you naturally have the same use of all the amenities as also enjoyed by our permanent customers.
    ----
    * casa de huéspedes = guesthouse [guest house], bed and breakfast (B&B).
    * cuarto de huéspedes = spare room, guest room.
    * * *
    masculino y femenino, huésped - peda masculino, femenino
    1) (en casa, hotel) guest
    2) huésped masculino (Biol) host
    * * *
    = host, roomer, boarder, lodger, guest, visiting guest.

    Ex: The article is entitled 'The perfect match - parasite & host: made for each other'.

    Ex: In contrast, a roomer or boarder shares the same residence as the owner.
    Ex: In contrast, a roomer or boarder shares the same residence as the owner.
    Ex: The plot has the serial killer hiding out as a lodger in an upstanding family's home.
    Ex: And making matters worse, this uncomfortable group sat in a suburban sitting-room flooded with afternoon sunlight like dutifully polite guests at a formal coffee party.
    Ex: As a visiting guest, you naturally have the same use of all the amenities as also enjoyed by our permanent customers.
    * casa de huéspedes = guesthouse [guest house], bed and breakfast (B&B).
    * cuarto de huéspedes = spare room, guest room.

    * * *
    masculine, feminine
    A (en una casa, un hotel) guest
    B
    * * *

     

    huésped sustantivo masculino y femenino (en casa, hotel) guest
    huésped,-eda sustantivo masculino y femenino
    1 (invitado) guest
    (cliente de pensión, hotel, etc) lodger, boarder, guest
    2 Biol host
    ' huésped' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    huéspeda
    - acomodar
    English:
    boarder
    - guest
    - host
    - lodger
    - resident
    * * *
    huésped, -eda
    ♦ nm,f
    guest
    ♦ nm
    Biol [de parásito] host
    * * *
    m/f guest
    * * *
    invitado: guest
    : host
    organismo huésped: host organism
    * * *
    huésped n guest

    Spanish-English dictionary > huésped

  • 63 inocentón

    adj.
    gullible, credulous, naive, simple-minded.
    m.
    simpleton, babe in the woods, April fool, easy mark.
    * * *
    1 familiar naive
    ► nombre masculino,nombre femenino
    1 familiar naive person, gullible person
    * * *
    inocentón, -ona *
    1.
    ADJ gullible, naïve
    2.
    SM / F simpleton
    * * *
    - tona adjetivo (fam) innocent, wet behind the ears (colloq)
    * * *
    = simpleton, dupe, gullible, fall guy, April fool, drongo.
    Ex. A chapter each is devoted to the comic hero, comedian, humorist, rogue, trickster, clown, fool, underdog, and simpleton.
    Ex. He is gullible, not very bright, the ready dupe of the charlatan and the demagogue.
    Ex. I argue that intellectual vices (such as being gullible, dogmatic, pigheaded, or prejudiced) are essential.
    Ex. This biopic of the serial killer Ted Bundy portraying him as a sex maniac and a grotesque fall guy is misguided.
    Ex. The classic form of April fool hoax is to present an improbable situation in such a convincing way that people fall for it on the spur of the moment but later cannot understand why they did so.
    Ex. Now I know to you inteligent types this sounds a simple problem but to a drongo like me it is like quantum physics!!!.
    ----
    * inocentones, los = gullible, the.
    * * *
    - tona adjetivo (fam) innocent, wet behind the ears (colloq)
    * * *
    = simpleton, dupe, gullible, fall guy, April fool, drongo.

    Ex: A chapter each is devoted to the comic hero, comedian, humorist, rogue, trickster, clown, fool, underdog, and simpleton.

    Ex: He is gullible, not very bright, the ready dupe of the charlatan and the demagogue.
    Ex: I argue that intellectual vices (such as being gullible, dogmatic, pigheaded, or prejudiced) are essential.
    Ex: This biopic of the serial killer Ted Bundy portraying him as a sex maniac and a grotesque fall guy is misguided.
    Ex: The classic form of April fool hoax is to present an improbable situation in such a convincing way that people fall for it on the spur of the moment but later cannot understand why they did so.
    Ex: Now I know to you inteligent types this sounds a simple problem but to a drongo like me it is like quantum physics!!!.
    * inocentones, los = gullible, the.

    * * *
    ( fam); innocent, wet behind the ears ( colloq)
    * * *
    inocentón, -ona Fam
    ♦ adj
    naive
    ♦ nm,f
    es un inocentón he's so naive
    * * *
    inocentón, - tona adj, mpl
    - tones : naive, gullible
    inocentón, - tona n, mpl
    - tones : simpleton, dupe

    Spanish-English dictionary > inocentón

  • 64 inquilino

    m.
    1 tenant, inmate, lodger, occupant.
    2 inquiline.
    * * *
    ► nombre masculino,nombre femenino
    1 tenant
    * * *
    (f. - inquilina)
    noun
    * * *
    inquilino, -a
    SM / F (=arrendatario) tenant; (Com) lessee; Chile (Agr) tenant farmer

    inquilino de renta antigua — long-standing tenant, protected tenant

    * * *
    - na masculino, femenino
    a) ( arrendatario) tenant
    b) (Chi) (Agr) tenant farmer
    * * *
    = resident, tenant, occupant, sharecropper, roomer, boarder, lodger, householder, renter.
    Ex. Since they were operated as part of the local authority, they achieved little credibility with residents.
    Ex. This library serves a population displaying all the familiar features of low income, family social and financial crises, juvenile delinquency, and landlord/ tenant problems.
    Ex. The administrative assistant position is a new one, and its first occupant, Booth Slye, has been on the job one week.
    Ex. The south London 'white trash' it portrays are as marginalized in their council flats as any poor sharecroppers, but the novel neither condescends toward them nor sentimentalizes their plight.
    Ex. In contrast, a roomer or boarder shares the same residence as the owner.
    Ex. In contrast, a roomer or boarder shares the same residence as the owner.
    Ex. The plot has the serial killer hiding out as a lodger in an upstanding family's home.
    Ex. It is the responsibility of the householder to ensure the refuse is bagged securely.
    Ex. As a first time vacation home renter, the experience was like home away from home.
    ----
    * asociación de inquilinos = tenants' association.
    * robo con los inquilinos dentro = home invasion.
    * * *
    - na masculino, femenino
    a) ( arrendatario) tenant
    b) (Chi) (Agr) tenant farmer
    * * *
    = resident, tenant, occupant, sharecropper, roomer, boarder, lodger, householder, renter.

    Ex: Since they were operated as part of the local authority, they achieved little credibility with residents.

    Ex: This library serves a population displaying all the familiar features of low income, family social and financial crises, juvenile delinquency, and landlord/ tenant problems.
    Ex: The administrative assistant position is a new one, and its first occupant, Booth Slye, has been on the job one week.
    Ex: The south London 'white trash' it portrays are as marginalized in their council flats as any poor sharecroppers, but the novel neither condescends toward them nor sentimentalizes their plight.
    Ex: In contrast, a roomer or boarder shares the same residence as the owner.
    Ex: In contrast, a roomer or boarder shares the same residence as the owner.
    Ex: The plot has the serial killer hiding out as a lodger in an upstanding family's home.
    Ex: It is the responsibility of the householder to ensure the refuse is bagged securely.
    Ex: As a first time vacation home renter, the experience was like home away from home.
    * asociación de inquilinos = tenants' association.
    * robo con los inquilinos dentro = home invasion.

    * * *
    masculine, feminine
    A
    el actual inquilino de la Casa Blanca the current occupant of the White House
    2 ( Chi) ( Agr) tenant farmer
    B
    * * *

     

    inquilino
    ◊ -na sustantivo masculino, femenino ( arrendatario) tenant

    inquilino,-a sustantivo masculino y femenino tenant

    ' inquilino' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    desahuciar
    - desahuciada
    - desahuciado
    - desalojar
    - desalojo
    - inquilina
    English:
    occupier
    - only
    - tenant
    - lodger
    - occupant
    * * *
    inquilino, -a
    ♦ nm,f
    tenant;
    el inquilino de 10 Downing Street the current occupant of number 10 Downing Street
    ♦ nm
    Biol inquiline
    * * *
    m, inquilina f tenant
    * * *
    inquilino, -na n
    : tenant, occupant
    * * *
    inquilino n tenant

    Spanish-English dictionary > inquilino

  • 65 intencionado

    adj.
    intentional, purposeful, deliberate, purposive.
    * * *
    1 deliberate, intentional
    \
    bien intencionado,-a (acción) well-meant 2 (persona) well-meaning
    mal intencionado,-a malicious
    * * *
    (f. - intencionada)
    adj.
    * * *
    ADJ
    1) (=deliberado) deliberate, intentional
    2)

    bien intencionado — [persona] well-meaning, well-intentioned; [acto] well-meant, well-intentioned

    3)

    mal intencionado — [persona] ill-meaning, hostile; [acto] ill-meant, ill-intentioned

    * * *
    - da adjetivo
    a) ( hecho a propósito) deliberate, intentional
    b)

    mal intencionado — malicious, hostile

    c)

    bien intencionado — <plan/medida> well-intentioned; < persona> well-meaning, well-intentioned

    * * *
    = intended, willing, wilful [willful, -USA], willful [wilful, -UK], constructive, knowing, calculated.
    Ex. In all 20 per cent of visitors went out of the bookshop with a book they had intended to buy, 15 per cent went out with a book they had not intended to buy and 67 went out with both intended and unintended purchases.
    Ex. Any attempt to coerce a response without good reason based on that child's present predicament is to place in jeopardy the child's willing engagement now and in the future.
    Ex. Library rules and regulations are not enforceable at law, but wilful offenders may be blacklisted and banned from library use.
    Ex. This article examines some of the policies and procedures that can be implemented to minimise the possibility of theft or of willful damage to manuscripts by researchers or staff.
    Ex. A legal link was found between the 18th-century populist radical John Wilkes and the sensationalist tabloid neswpaper, the Sunday Sport, in the summary procedure for dealing with constructive contempts of court.
    Ex. 'Much as I hate to admit it,' she added, her face creasing in a knowing smile, 'some of my best friends are librarians, and I can't get over how they tear their colleagues to shreds when they're together' = "Siento mucho admitirlo", ella añadió mientras su cara se arrugaba dibujándose en ella una sonrisa de complicidad, "algunos de mis mejores amigos son bibliotecarios y no puedo entender cómo critican a otros colegas suyos cuando se jutan".
    Ex. He was accused of being a calculated killer who knowingly committed vicious crimes.
    ----
    * bienintencionado = well-intentioned, well meant, well-intended, well-meaning.
    * * *
    - da adjetivo
    a) ( hecho a propósito) deliberate, intentional
    b)

    mal intencionado — malicious, hostile

    c)

    bien intencionado — <plan/medida> well-intentioned; < persona> well-meaning, well-intentioned

    * * *
    = intended, willing, wilful [willful, -USA], willful [wilful, -UK], constructive, knowing, calculated.

    Ex: In all 20 per cent of visitors went out of the bookshop with a book they had intended to buy, 15 per cent went out with a book they had not intended to buy and 67 went out with both intended and unintended purchases.

    Ex: Any attempt to coerce a response without good reason based on that child's present predicament is to place in jeopardy the child's willing engagement now and in the future.
    Ex: Library rules and regulations are not enforceable at law, but wilful offenders may be blacklisted and banned from library use.
    Ex: This article examines some of the policies and procedures that can be implemented to minimise the possibility of theft or of willful damage to manuscripts by researchers or staff.
    Ex: A legal link was found between the 18th-century populist radical John Wilkes and the sensationalist tabloid neswpaper, the Sunday Sport, in the summary procedure for dealing with constructive contempts of court.
    Ex: 'Much as I hate to admit it,' she added, her face creasing in a knowing smile, 'some of my best friends are librarians, and I can't get over how they tear their colleagues to shreds when they're together' = "Siento mucho admitirlo", ella añadió mientras su cara se arrugaba dibujándose en ella una sonrisa de complicidad, "algunos de mis mejores amigos son bibliotecarios y no puedo entender cómo critican a otros colegas suyos cuando se jutan".
    Ex: He was accused of being a calculated killer who knowingly committed vicious crimes.
    * bienintencionado = well-intentioned, well meant, well-intended, well-meaning.

    * * *
    1 (hecho a propósito) deliberate, intentional
    el incendio fue intencionado the fire was started deliberately
    2
    mal intencionado malicious, hostile
    3
    bien intencionado ‹plan/medida› well-intentioned;
    ‹persona› well-meaning, well-intentioned
    * * *

    intencionado

    mal intencionado malicious, hostile;
    bien intencionado well-intentioned
    intencionado,-a adjetivo deliberate

    ' intencionado' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    intencionada
    English:
    calculated
    - deliberate
    - intentional
    - well-intentioned
    - well-meaning
    - wilful
    - wilfull
    - willful
    * * *
    intencionado, -a adj
    intentional, deliberate;
    cometió una falta de forma intencionada he committed a deliberate foul;
    bien intencionado [acción] well-meant;
    [persona] well-meaning;
    mal intencionado [acción] ill-meant, ill-intentioned;
    [persona] malevolent
    * * *
    adj deliberate
    * * *
    intencionado adj deliberate

    Spanish-English dictionary > intencionado

  • 66 puntilla

    f.
    1 point lace (encaje).
    2 picot, lace, fine lace, point lace.
    * * *
    1 COSTURA lace
    2 (puñal) dagger
    \
    andar de puntillas to tiptoe, walk on tiptoe
    de puntillas on tiptoe
    dar la puntilla familiar to finish off
    * * *
    SF
    1) (Cos) lace edging
    2) (Taur) short dagger for giving the coup de grâce
    3)
    4) (Téc) tack
    5) [de pluma] point, nib
    * * *

    dar la puntilla — (Taur) to administer the coup de grâce

    de puntillas or (AmL) en puntillas — on tiptoe

    ponerse/andar de puntillas — to stand/walk on tiptoe

    3) ( encaje) lace edging
    * * *

    dar la puntilla — (Taur) to administer the coup de grâce

    de puntillas or (AmL) en puntillas — on tiptoe

    ponerse/andar de puntillas — to stand/walk on tiptoe

    3) ( encaje) lace edging
    * * *
    puntilla1
    1 = nail.

    Ex: The ball pelts, which were usually sheepskin, were fixed to the handles with nails which were only lightly knocked in, and were removed after the day's work (and often during the midday break as well).

    * andar de puntillas = tiptoe.
    * de puntillas = stand on + tiptoes.

    puntilla2
    2 = killer blow, death blow.

    Ex: Three times she tracked him down and fought him, only to be thwarted as he somehow evaded her killer blow and disappeared into the night.

    Ex: Another employee said the plant's closure would be the death blow for the entire region.
    * dar la puntilla a = put + an end to, bring + an end to, bring to + an end.
    * la puntilla = the final/last nail in + Posesivo + coffin.

    puntilla3
    3 = lace.

    Ex: 'No, let a charming chintz and Brussels lace wrap my cold limbs, and shade my lifeless face so as not to be frightful of death'.

    * * *
    dar la puntilla ( Taur) to administer the coup de grâce
    se dio la puntilla a esta práctica they put an end to this practice
    B (clavo) nail
    C
    (punta del pie): de puntillas or ( AmL) en puntillas on tiptoe
    ponerse/andar de puntillas to stand/walk on tiptoe
    entró de puntillas para no despertar al niño she tiptoed into the room so as not to wake the child
    D (encaje) lace edging
    E (península) spit, headland
    * * *

    puntilla sustantivo femenino
    1 (Taur) dagger ( used to administer the coup de grâce in a bullfight);

    2 ( punta del pie): de puntillas or (AmL) en puntillas on tiptoe;

    3 ( encaje) lace edging
    puntilla sustantivo femenino (encaje) lace edging
    ♦ Locuciones: andar/ir de puntillas, to tiptoe
    salir de puntillas, to go out on tiptoes
    ' puntilla' also found in these entries:
    English:
    lace
    - nail
    * * *
    1. [encaje] point lace
    2. Taurom = short-bladed dagger used to administer the coup de grâce to the bull;
    dar la puntilla to finish off the bull;
    Fig to give the coup de grâce
    3.
    de o[m5]Am en puntillas on tiptoe;
    andar de o Am [m5] en puntillas to (walk on) tiptoe;
    ir de o Am [m5] en puntillas to tiptoe
    * * *
    f
    :
    de puntillas on tippy-toe, Br on tip-toe;
    ponerse de puntillas stand on tippy-toe
    * * *
    1) : lace edging
    2) : dagger (in bullfighting)
    3)
    de puntillas : on tiptoe
    * * *

    Spanish-English dictionary > puntilla

  • 67 exasperar a Alguien

    (v.) = drive + Alguien + up a wall, drive + Alguien + to despair, get on + Posesivo + nerves, drive + Alguien + mad, drive + Alguien + insane, drive + Alguien + crazy, drive + Alguien + nuts, drive + Alguien + potty
    Ex. Your exaggerated coughs and annoyed looks and the oh so dramatic flailing about of your hands and arms when he lights up drive him up a wall.
    Ex. Ironically, Weber later changed his attitude and stated that 'a passion for bureaucracy is enough to drive one to despair'.
    Ex. But the old printers were men who got on each other's nerves and lost their tempers; who had moments of disastrous clumsiness; and who improvised and botched without hesitation whenever their tools or materials did not precisely meet the needs of the moment.
    Ex. This is a superb translation of the memoirs of the wife of Sado, the crown prince of Korea, who was driven mad and became a serial killer.
    Ex. As 'The Police' put it in their song, now a long time ago: 'Too much information running through my brain - Too much information driving me insane'.
    Ex. Those who are 'perfectionists' in such things will want to drive you crazy worrying about 'what if two people go out together' or 'it won't be accurate because some users go out for a smoke and then come right back in' or 'what about kids who run in and out' and so forth.
    Ex. Jack's father and wife drove him nuts.
    Ex. I can understand why he wants to go -- he's normally very active and being stuck indoors during the day is driving him potty.
    * * *
    (v.) = drive + Alguien + up a wall, drive + Alguien + to despair, get on + Posesivo + nerves, drive + Alguien + mad, drive + Alguien + insane, drive + Alguien + crazy, drive + Alguien + nuts, drive + Alguien + potty

    Ex: Your exaggerated coughs and annoyed looks and the oh so dramatic flailing about of your hands and arms when he lights up drive him up a wall.

    Ex: Ironically, Weber later changed his attitude and stated that 'a passion for bureaucracy is enough to drive one to despair'.
    Ex: But the old printers were men who got on each other's nerves and lost their tempers; who had moments of disastrous clumsiness; and who improvised and botched without hesitation whenever their tools or materials did not precisely meet the needs of the moment.
    Ex: This is a superb translation of the memoirs of the wife of Sado, the crown prince of Korea, who was driven mad and became a serial killer.
    Ex: As 'The Police' put it in their song, now a long time ago: 'Too much information running through my brain - Too much information driving me insane'.
    Ex: Those who are 'perfectionists' in such things will want to drive you crazy worrying about 'what if two people go out together' or 'it won't be accurate because some users go out for a smoke and then come right back in' or 'what about kids who run in and out' and so forth.
    Ex: Jack's father and wife drove him nuts.
    Ex: I can understand why he wants to go -- he's normally very active and being stuck indoors during the day is driving him potty.

    Spanish-English dictionary > exasperar a Alguien

  • 68 gigante

    adj.
    1 gigantic.
    2 giant, giantess, enormous, gigantic.
    f. & m.
    giant, behemoth, monster.
    m.
    giant.
    * * *
    1 giant, gigantic, huge
    ————————
    ► nombre masculino,nombre femenino
    1 (hombre) giant; (mujer) giantess
    * * *
    1. (f. - giganta)
    noun
    2. adj.
    * * *
    1.
    ADJ giant antes de s, gigantic
    2. SM
    1) (Mit) giant
    2) (=persona alta) giant
    3) (=genio) giant
    4) [en fiestas populares] giant figure
    * * *
    I
    adjetivo giant (before n)
    II
    - ta masculino, femenino
    a) ( en cuentos) (m) giant; (f) giantess; ( persona alta) giant
    c) (persona, cosa que destaca) giant
    * * *
    = giant, juggernaut.
    Ex. Europeans have a disproportionate share of the world market because they were the economic giants at the birth of the scientific age and of the periodical.
    Ex. The title of the article is 'Collection Management and Development Institute: pilot survives crush of juggernaut' = El título del artículo es "La gestión de la colección y el Instituto para el Desarrollo: piloto sobrevive el aplastamiento de un camión articulado'.
    ----
    * arteritis de células gigantes = giant cell arteritis.
    * choque de gigantes = clash of giants.
    * matagigantes = giant-killer.
    * * *
    I
    adjetivo giant (before n)
    II
    - ta masculino, femenino
    a) ( en cuentos) (m) giant; (f) giantess; ( persona alta) giant
    c) (persona, cosa que destaca) giant
    * * *
    = giant, juggernaut.

    Ex: Europeans have a disproportionate share of the world market because they were the economic giants at the birth of the scientific age and of the periodical.

    Ex: The title of the article is 'Collection Management and Development Institute: pilot survives crush of juggernaut' = El título del artículo es "La gestión de la colección y el Instituto para el Desarrollo: piloto sobrevive el aplastamiento de un camión articulado'.
    * arteritis de células gigantes = giant cell arteritis.
    * choque de gigantes = clash of giants.
    * matagigantes = giant-killer.

    * * *
    giant ( before n)
    compra el tamaño gigante buy the giant size
    gigante2 -ta
    masculine, feminine
    1 (en cuentos) ( masculine) giant; ( feminine) giantess; (persona alta) giant
    si esta niña sigue creciendo así va a ser una giganta if this girl goes on growing like this, she'll end up a giant
    3 (persona, cosa que destaca) giant
    es un gigante de las letras españolas he is a giant of Spanish literature
    * * *

    gigante 1 adjetivo
    giant ( before n)
    gigante 2
    ◊ -ta sustantivo masculino, femenino ( en cuentos) (m) giant;


    (f) giantess;
    ( persona alta) giant
    gigante
    I sustantivo masculino giant
    II adjetivo giant, enormous
    ' gigante' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    coloso
    - galápago
    English:
    bumper
    - giant
    - jumbo
    - king-size
    - out
    * * *
    gigante1 adj
    gigantic
    gigante2 nm
    1. [personaje fantástico] giant
    2. [persona alta] giant
    3. [en fiestas] = giant papier-mâché carnival figure;
    gigantes y cabezudos = giant and giant-headed carnival figures
    4. [personalidad] giant;
    un gigante de la música latina a giant of Latin music
    * * *
    I adj giant atr
    II m giant
    * * *
    gigante adj
    : giant, gigantic
    gigante, -ta n
    : giant
    * * *
    gigante adj n giant

    Spanish-English dictionary > gigante

  • 69 ladrón

    adj.
    thieving.
    m.
    thief, burglar, robber, housebreaker.
    * * *
    1 thieving
    ► nombre masculino,nombre femenino
    1 (persona - que roba) thief; (- que tima, engaña) crook
    1 (enchufe) adaptor
    \
    ¡al ladrón! stop thief!
    ————————
    1 (enchufe) adaptor
    * * *
    (f. - ladrona)
    noun
    thief, robber
    * * *
    ladrón, -ona
    1.
    2.
    SM / F thief

    ¡al ladrón! — stop thief!

    ladrón/ona de guante blanco — white-collar criminal

    ladrón/ona de identidades — identity thief

    3.
    SM (Elec) adaptor
    * * *
    - drona masculino, femenino
    1) (de bolsos, coches) thief; ( de bancos) bank robber; ( de casas) burglar

    aquí son unos ladrones — (fam) they really rip you off in here (colloq)

    2) ladrón masculino (Elec) adaptor
    * * *
    = robber, thief [thieves, -pl.], burglar, crook.
    Ex. Some headings are vague and without scope notes to define them: robbers AND OUTLAWS; CRIME AND CRIMINALS; ROGUES AND VAGABONDS.
    Ex. Thieves detected by a security system seem to be largely acting on impulse, or absent-minded or trying to beat the system for sport.
    Ex. Most children can easily see that they need to read if they want to know what it is like to be a sportsman, a nurse, a burglar, a pilot, a patient in a hospital = La mayoría de los niños pueden ver fácilmente que necesitan leer si quieren conocer lo que significa ser deportista, enfermero, ladrón, piloto, paciente de hospital.
    Ex. The swindling & deception the immigrants encountered often preyed on their Zionist ideology & indeed, some of the crooks were Jewish themselves.
    ----
    * argot de los ladrones = thieves' cant.
    * argot secreto de los ladrones = thieves' cant.
    * ladrón de corazones = lady-killer.
    * ladrón de información = info-thief.
    * * *
    - drona masculino, femenino
    1) (de bolsos, coches) thief; ( de bancos) bank robber; ( de casas) burglar

    aquí son unos ladrones — (fam) they really rip you off in here (colloq)

    2) ladrón masculino (Elec) adaptor
    * * *
    = robber, thief [thieves, -pl.], burglar, crook.

    Ex: Some headings are vague and without scope notes to define them: robbers AND OUTLAWS; CRIME AND CRIMINALS; ROGUES AND VAGABONDS.

    Ex: Thieves detected by a security system seem to be largely acting on impulse, or absent-minded or trying to beat the system for sport.
    Ex: Most children can easily see that they need to read if they want to know what it is like to be a sportsman, a nurse, a burglar, a pilot, a patient in a hospital = La mayoría de los niños pueden ver fácilmente que necesitan leer si quieren conocer lo que significa ser deportista, enfermero, ladrón, piloto, paciente de hospital.
    Ex: The swindling & deception the immigrants encountered often preyed on their Zionist ideology & indeed, some of the crooks were Jewish themselves.
    * argot de los ladrones = thieves' cant.
    * argot secreto de los ladrones = thieves' cant.
    * ladrón de corazones = lady-killer.
    * ladrón de información = info-thief.

    * * *
    ( fam); thieving ( before n)
    son muy ladrones en ese restaurante they're such crooks o they really rip you off in that restaurant ( colloq)
    masculine, feminine
    A (de bolsos, coches) thief; (de bancos) bank robber; (de casas) burglar
    en esta tienda son unos ladrones ( fam); they're real crooks in this store ( colloq), they really rip you off in this store ( colloq)
    el que roba a un ladrón tiene cien años de perdón it's no crime to steal from a thief
    piensa el ladrón que todos son de su condición evildoers always think the worst of others
    B
    ladrón masculine ( Elec) adaptor
    * * *

     

    ladrón
    ◊ - drona sustantivo masculino, femenino

    1 (de bolsos, coches) thief;
    ( de bancos) bank robber;
    ( de casas) burglar
    2
    ◊ ladrón sustantivo masculino (Elec) adaptor

    ladrón,-ona
    I sustantivo masculino y femenino thief, robber: ¡al ladrón!, stop thief!
    II m Elec multiple socket o adaptor
    La traducción más fácil y más general es thief. Robber implica alguna forma de agresividad. También existe la palabra burglar, que describe a la persona que entra en una casa con intención de robar. ➣ Ver nota en robar.
    ' ladrón' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    asaltante
    - bandida
    - bandido
    - choriza
    - chorizo
    - descolgarse
    - ladrona
    - mangante
    - robar
    - salir
    - suelta
    - suelto
    - ahuyentar
    - caza
    - coger
    - introducir
    - penetrar
    - quitar
    - ratero
    - reducir
    - sinvergüenza
    English:
    adapter
    - adaptor
    - arm
    - blurt out
    - burglar
    - catch
    - get
    - ghoul
    - hear of
    - robber
    - shoplifter
    - thief
    - throw off
    - chase
    - pursuit
    - rustler
    - shop
    - suggest
    * * *
    ladrón, -ona
    ♦ adj
    thieving;
    en esa tienda son muy ladrones they're real crooks in that shop
    ♦ nm,f
    [persona] [de coches] thief; [de bancos] robber; [de casas] burglar;
    ese tendero es un ladrón that shopkeeper is a crook;
    cree o [m5] piensa el ladrón que todos son de su condición evildoers expect the worst of everyone
    ladrón de guante blanco gentleman burglar o thief; Am ladrón y poli [juego infantil] cops and robbers
    ♦ nm
    [para enchufes] adaptor
    * * *
    1 m EL fam
    adapter
    2 m, ladrona f thief
    * * *
    ladrón, - drona n, mpl
    ladrones : robber, thief, burglar
    * * *
    1. (en general) thief [pl. thieves]
    2. (en una casa) burglar
    3. (en un banco) robber

    Spanish-English dictionary > ladrón

  • 70 sacar a Alguien de quicio

    familiar to get on somebody's nerves
    * * *
    (v.) = get on + Posesivo + nerves, drive + Alguien + up a wall, drive + Alguien + to despair, drive + Alguien + mad, drive + Alguien + insane, drive + Alguien + crazy, drive + Alguien + nuts, drive + Alguien + potty
    Ex. But the old printers were men who got on each other's nerves and lost their tempers; who had moments of disastrous clumsiness; and who improvised and botched without hesitation whenever their tools or materials did not precisely meet the needs of the moment.
    Ex. Your exaggerated coughs and annoyed looks and the oh so dramatic flailing about of your hands and arms when he lights up drive him up a wall.
    Ex. Ironically, Weber later changed his attitude and stated that 'a passion for bureaucracy is enough to drive one to despair'.
    Ex. This is a superb translation of the memoirs of the wife of Sado, the crown prince of Korea, who was driven mad and became a serial killer.
    Ex. As 'The Police' put it in their song, now a long time ago: 'Too much information running through my brain - Too much information driving me insane'.
    Ex. Those who are 'perfectionists' in such things will want to drive you crazy worrying about 'what if two people go out together' or 'it won't be accurate because some users go out for a smoke and then come right back in' or 'what about kids who run in and out' and so forth.
    Ex. Jack's father and wife drove him nuts.
    Ex. I can understand why he wants to go -- he's normally very active and being stuck indoors during the day is driving him potty.
    * * *
    (v.) = get on + Posesivo + nerves, drive + Alguien + up a wall, drive + Alguien + to despair, drive + Alguien + mad, drive + Alguien + insane, drive + Alguien + crazy, drive + Alguien + nuts, drive + Alguien + potty

    Ex: But the old printers were men who got on each other's nerves and lost their tempers; who had moments of disastrous clumsiness; and who improvised and botched without hesitation whenever their tools or materials did not precisely meet the needs of the moment.

    Ex: Your exaggerated coughs and annoyed looks and the oh so dramatic flailing about of your hands and arms when he lights up drive him up a wall.
    Ex: Ironically, Weber later changed his attitude and stated that 'a passion for bureaucracy is enough to drive one to despair'.
    Ex: This is a superb translation of the memoirs of the wife of Sado, the crown prince of Korea, who was driven mad and became a serial killer.
    Ex: As 'The Police' put it in their song, now a long time ago: 'Too much information running through my brain - Too much information driving me insane'.
    Ex: Those who are 'perfectionists' in such things will want to drive you crazy worrying about 'what if two people go out together' or 'it won't be accurate because some users go out for a smoke and then come right back in' or 'what about kids who run in and out' and so forth.
    Ex: Jack's father and wife drove him nuts.
    Ex: I can understand why he wants to go -- he's normally very active and being stuck indoors during the day is driving him potty.

    Spanish-English dictionary > sacar a Alguien de quicio

  • 71 silencioso

    adj.
    1 silent, mute, quiet, noiseless.
    Ella es muy callada She is very quiet
    2 silent, soundless.
    * * *
    1 (persona) quiet; (objeto) silent
    * * *
    (f. - silenciosa)
    adj.
    quiet, silent
    * * *
    ADJ [persona] silent, quiet; [máquina] silent, noiseless
    * * *
    - sa adjetivo
    1) <máquina/motor> quiet, silent, noiseless; < persona> silent, quiet
    2) <calle/barrio> quiet
    * * *
    = mute, silent, soundless, hushed, hushing, muffler.
    Ex. The young librarian was not accustomed to seeing the head of reference red-faced with mute anger or the head of technical services mumbling uncontrollably to himself.
    Ex. He wrote a paper with the title 'Our silent enemy: ashes in our libraries'.
    Ex. Some of them were conversing together in soundless whispers.
    Ex. No echo of so frightening a concept, 'class', ever lingers within the hushed precincts of our libraries.
    Ex. She lingered there a moment and watched the cars move on the highway with a hushing swiftness against the cold gray sky.
    Ex. Chapter 11 covers exhaust systems (air cleaners, turbochargers, exhaust manifolds, mufflers, and crankcase ventilationes).
    ----
    * asesino silencioso = silent killer.
    * * *
    - sa adjetivo
    1) <máquina/motor> quiet, silent, noiseless; < persona> silent, quiet
    2) <calle/barrio> quiet
    * * *
    = mute, silent, soundless, hushed, hushing, muffler.

    Ex: The young librarian was not accustomed to seeing the head of reference red-faced with mute anger or the head of technical services mumbling uncontrollably to himself.

    Ex: He wrote a paper with the title 'Our silent enemy: ashes in our libraries'.
    Ex: Some of them were conversing together in soundless whispers.
    Ex: No echo of so frightening a concept, 'class', ever lingers within the hushed precincts of our libraries.
    Ex: She lingered there a moment and watched the cars move on the highway with a hushing swiftness against the cold gray sky.
    Ex: Chapter 11 covers exhaust systems (air cleaners, turbochargers, exhaust manifolds, mufflers, and crankcase ventilationes).
    * asesino silencioso = silent killer.

    * * *
    A
    1 ‹máquina/motor› quiet, silent, noiseless
    2 ‹persona› silent, quiet
    la multitud avanzaba silenciosa the crowd moved forward silently o in silence
    B ‹calle/barrio› quiet
    * * *

    silencioso
    ◊ -sa adjetivo

    1 ‹máquina/motor› quiet, silent, noiseless;
    ‹ persona› silent, quiet
    2 ‹calle/barrio› quiet
    silencioso,-a adjetivo silent, quiet
    ' silencioso' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    silenciosa
    - taciturna
    - taciturno
    - callado
    English:
    noiseless
    - quiet
    - raise
    - silent
    - still
    - hushed
    * * *
    silencioso, -a adj
    1. [persona] silent, quiet
    2. [motor, coche] quiet
    * * *
    adj silent
    * * *
    silencioso, -sa adj
    : silent, quiet
    * * *
    silencioso adj silent / quiet

    Spanish-English dictionary > silencioso

  • 72 volver a Alguien loco

    (v.) = drive + Alguien + up a wall, drive + Alguien + to despair, drive + Alguien + mad, drive + Alguien + insane, drive + Alguien + crazy, drive + Alguien + nuts, drive + Alguien + potty
    Ex. Your exaggerated coughs and annoyed looks and the oh so dramatic flailing about of your hands and arms when he lights up drive him up a wall.
    Ex. Ironically, Weber later changed his attitude and stated that 'a passion for bureaucracy is enough to drive one to despair'.
    Ex. This is a superb translation of the memoirs of the wife of Sado, the crown prince of Korea, who was driven mad and became a serial killer.
    Ex. As 'The Police' put it in their song, now a long time ago: 'Too much information running through my brain - Too much information driving me insane'.
    Ex. Those who are 'perfectionists' in such things will want to drive you crazy worrying about 'what if two people go out together' or 'it won't be accurate because some users go out for a smoke and then come right back in' or 'what about kids who run in and out' and so forth.
    Ex. Jack's father and wife drove him nuts.
    Ex. I can understand why he wants to go -- he's normally very active and being stuck indoors during the day is driving him potty.
    * * *
    (v.) = drive + Alguien + up a wall, drive + Alguien + to despair, drive + Alguien + mad, drive + Alguien + insane, drive + Alguien + crazy, drive + Alguien + nuts, drive + Alguien + potty

    Ex: Your exaggerated coughs and annoyed looks and the oh so dramatic flailing about of your hands and arms when he lights up drive him up a wall.

    Ex: Ironically, Weber later changed his attitude and stated that 'a passion for bureaucracy is enough to drive one to despair'.
    Ex: This is a superb translation of the memoirs of the wife of Sado, the crown prince of Korea, who was driven mad and became a serial killer.
    Ex: As 'The Police' put it in their song, now a long time ago: 'Too much information running through my brain - Too much information driving me insane'.
    Ex: Those who are 'perfectionists' in such things will want to drive you crazy worrying about 'what if two people go out together' or 'it won't be accurate because some users go out for a smoke and then come right back in' or 'what about kids who run in and out' and so forth.
    Ex: Jack's father and wife drove him nuts.
    Ex: I can understand why he wants to go -- he's normally very active and being stuck indoors during the day is driving him potty.

    Spanish-English dictionary > volver a Alguien loco

  • 73 abeja

    f.
    bee.
    abeja obrera worker bee
    abeja reina queen bee
    * * *
    1 (animal) bee
    2 figurado (persona) busy bee
    \
    abeja obrera worker bee
    abeja reina queen bee
    * * *
    noun f.
    * * *
    SF
    1) bee

    abeja macho — male bee, drone

    abeja neutra, abeja obrera — worker bee

    2) (fig) (=hormiguita) hard worker
    * * *
    * * *
    = bee, honey bee.
    Ex. The article has the title 'The bee on the Comb: a cataloger's puzzle'.
    Ex. The identified project areas of honey bees, fruit trees, squash, seaweed, rabbits, quail, and sheep will be initiated over a 3-year period.
    ----
    * abeja obrera = worker bee.
    * abeja reina = queen bee, honey bee queen.
    * apicultura, cría de abejas = beekeeping.
    * cera de abeja = beeswax.
    * * *
    * * *
    = bee, honey bee.

    Ex: The article has the title 'The bee on the Comb: a cataloger's puzzle'.

    Ex: The identified project areas of honey bees, fruit trees, squash, seaweed, rabbits, quail, and sheep will be initiated over a 3-year period.
    * abeja obrera = worker bee.
    * abeja reina = queen bee, honey bee queen.
    * apicultura, cría de abejas = beekeeping.
    * cera de abeja = beeswax.

    * * *
    bee
    Compuestos:
    worker bee
    queen bee
    * * *

     

    abeja sustantivo femenino
    bee;
    ◊ abeja obrera/reina worker/queen bee

    abeja f Zool bee
    abeja obrera/reina, worker/queen bee

    ' abeja' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    cera
    - picar
    - picadura
    - obrera
    - zángano
    English:
    bee
    - buzz
    - drone
    - honeybee
    - hum
    - killer bee
    - honey
    - queen
    * * *
    abeja nf
    bee
    abeja obrera worker bee;
    abeja reina queen bee
    * * *
    f ZO bee
    * * *
    abeja nf
    : bee
    * * *
    abeja n bee

    Spanish-English dictionary > abeja

  • 74 deliberado

    adj.
    deliberate, calculated, voluntary, purposive.
    past part.
    past participle of spanish verb: deliberar.
    * * *
    1→ link=deliberar deliberar
    1 deliberate, intentional
    * * *
    (f. - deliberada)
    adj.
    * * *
    * * *
    - da adjetivo deliberate
    * * *
    = deliberate, intentional, wilful [willful, -USA], willful [wilful, -UK], calculated.
    Ex. Deliberate mnemonics are devices which help the user to remember and recall the notation for given subjects.
    Ex. This article reviews the influences of organisational evolution and intentional change.
    Ex. Library rules and regulations are not enforceable at law, but wilful offenders may be blacklisted and banned from library use.
    Ex. This article examines some of the policies and procedures that can be implemented to minimise the possibility of theft or of willful damage to manuscripts by researchers or staff.
    Ex. He was accused of being a calculated killer who knowingly committed vicious crimes.
    * * *
    - da adjetivo deliberate
    * * *
    = deliberate, intentional, wilful [willful, -USA], willful [wilful, -UK], calculated.

    Ex: Deliberate mnemonics are devices which help the user to remember and recall the notation for given subjects.

    Ex: This article reviews the influences of organisational evolution and intentional change.
    Ex: Library rules and regulations are not enforceable at law, but wilful offenders may be blacklisted and banned from library use.
    Ex: This article examines some of the policies and procedures that can be implemented to minimise the possibility of theft or of willful damage to manuscripts by researchers or staff.
    Ex: He was accused of being a calculated killer who knowingly committed vicious crimes.

    * * *
    deliberate
    * * *

    Del verbo deliberar: ( conjugate deliberar)

    deliberado es:

    el participio

    Multiple Entries:
    deliberado    
    deliberar
    deliberado
    ◊ -da adjetivo

    deliberate
    deliberado,-a adjetivo deliberate
    deliberar verbo intransitivo to deliberate (on), consider

    ' deliberado' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    deliberada
    English:
    conscious
    - intentional
    - deliberate
    - unintentional
    * * *
    deliberado, -a adj
    deliberate
    * * *
    adj deliberate
    * * *
    deliberado, -da adj
    : deliberate, intentional
    * * *
    deliberado adj deliberate

    Spanish-English dictionary > deliberado

  • 75 guerrilla

    f.
    1 guerrilla group (grupo).
    2 guerrilla warfare, guerrilla party, guerrillaism.
    3 guerrilla band.
    * * *
    1 (guerra) guerrilla warfare
    2 (banda) guerrilla band
    * * *
    SF
    1) (=grupo) guerrillas pl ; (=fuerzas) guerrilla forces pl
    2) (=guerra) guerrilla warfare
    * * *
    a) ( grupo) guerrillas (pl)
    b) ( lucha) guerrilla warfare
    * * *
    = guerrilla [guerilla].
    Ex. The article has the title ' Guerilla Web strategies: killer marketing tactics to make your site the most popular on the Web'.
    ----
    * guerra de guerrillas = guerrilla warfare, guerrilla war.
    * * *
    a) ( grupo) guerrillas (pl)
    b) ( lucha) guerrilla warfare
    * * *
    = guerrilla [guerilla].

    Ex: The article has the title ' Guerilla Web strategies: killer marketing tactics to make your site the most popular on the Web'.

    * guerra de guerrillas = guerrilla warfare, guerrilla war.

    * * *
    1 (grupo) guerrillas (pl)
    2 (lucha) guerrilla warfare
    * * *

    guerrilla sustantivo femenino
    a) ( grupo) guerrillas (pl)


    guerrilla f (grupo armado) guerrilla force o band
    guerra de guerrillas, guerrilla warfare
    ' guerrilla' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    guerillera
    - guerillero
    - guerrillero
    - montonero
    English:
    guerilla
    - guerrilla
    - partisan
    * * *
    [grupo] guerrilla group
    * * *
    f
    1 organización guerillas pl
    2 guerra guerrilla warfare
    * * *
    : guerrilla warfare

    Spanish-English dictionary > guerrilla

  • 76 premeditado

    adj.
    deliberate, calculated, willful, preconceived.
    past part.
    past participle of spanish verb: premeditar.
    * * *
    1→ link=premeditar premeditar
    1 premeditated
    * * *
    ADJ [acto, crimen, tiro] premeditated; [ironía] deliberate; [negligencia] wilful; [insulto] calculated
    * * *
    - da adjetivo premeditated
    * * *
    = premeditated, purposive, calculated.
    Ex. Unfortunately for any student of the process, the sequence and direction of these steps is often more impromptu than premeditated.
    Ex. The reader's approach may be purposive, that is, he may be seeking the answer to a specific question, which may be more or less clearly formulated in his mind.
    Ex. He was accused of being a calculated killer who knowingly committed vicious crimes.
    * * *
    - da adjetivo premeditated
    * * *
    = premeditated, purposive, calculated.

    Ex: Unfortunately for any student of the process, the sequence and direction of these steps is often more impromptu than premeditated.

    Ex: The reader's approach may be purposive, that is, he may be seeking the answer to a specific question, which may be more or less clearly formulated in his mind.
    Ex: He was accused of being a calculated killer who knowingly committed vicious crimes.

    * * *
    premeditated, deliberate
    con premeditada ironía with deliberate irony
    * * *

    Del verbo premeditar: ( conjugate premeditar)

    premeditado es:

    el participio

    Multiple Entries:
    premeditado    
    premeditar
    premeditado
    ◊ -da adjetivo

    premeditated
    premeditar ( conjugate premeditar) verbo transitivo
    to premeditate
    premeditado,-a adjetivo premeditated, deliberate

    ' premeditado' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    premeditada
    English:
    deliberate
    - premeditated
    - wilful
    - wilfull
    * * *
    premeditado, -a adj
    premeditated
    * * *
    adj premeditated

    Spanish-English dictionary > premeditado

  • 77 propagarse

    VPR
    1) [ideas, rumores, enfermedad, incendio] to spread
    2) (Bio) to propagate
    * * *
    (v.) = percolate, sweep through
    Ex. A culture of violence and hatred seems to have percolated through the corridors of the institutions of learning particularly schools.
    Ex. A killer bacteria resistant to antibiotics is sowing panic across Israel as it sweeps through hospitals leaving scores dead.
    * * *
    (v.) = percolate, sweep through

    Ex: A culture of violence and hatred seems to have percolated through the corridors of the institutions of learning particularly schools.

    Ex: A killer bacteria resistant to antibiotics is sowing panic across Israel as it sweeps through hospitals leaving scores dead.

    * * *

    ■propagarse verbo reflexivo to spread: el fuego se propagó por toda la comarca, the fire spread throughout the region
    ' propagarse' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    propagar
    English:
    spread
    - travel
    * * *
    vpr
    1. [extenderse, divulgarse] to spread;
    la noticia se propagó rápidamente the news spread quickly;
    el incendio se propagó de forma incontrolada the fire spread uncontrollably
    2. [especies, ondas] to propagate
    * * *
    v/r spread
    * * *
    vr
    * * *
    propagarse vb to spread [pt. & pp. spread]

    Spanish-English dictionary > propagarse

  • 78 chanchullo

    m.
    1 fiddle, racket (informal).
    2 underhanded transaction, put-up job, shady deal, shady business.
    * * *
    1 familiar fiddle, wangle, racket
    \
    tener chanchullos familiar to be on the fiddle
    * * *
    masculino (fam) racket (colloq), fiddle (BrE colloq)
    * * *
    = scam, confidence scam, fiddle, bung.
    Ex. The article 'Online scams, swindles, frauds and rip-offs' lists some of the most better known Internet frauds of recent times.
    Ex. He was a cold-blooded killer, cardsharp, gambler and a consumptive who also ran several confidence scams.
    Ex. This paper reports a study based on an eight-week period of participant observation of a particular form of resistance, fiddles.
    Ex. Thee reader is being ripped off by bookselling chains demanding so-called ' bungs' for prime space.
    ----
    * hacer chanchullos = fiddle.
    * * *
    masculino (fam) racket (colloq), fiddle (BrE colloq)
    * * *
    = scam, confidence scam, fiddle, bung.

    Ex: The article 'Online scams, swindles, frauds and rip-offs' lists some of the most better known Internet frauds of recent times.

    Ex: He was a cold-blooded killer, cardsharp, gambler and a consumptive who also ran several confidence scams.
    Ex: This paper reports a study based on an eight-week period of participant observation of a particular form of resistance, fiddles.
    Ex: Thee reader is being ripped off by bookselling chains demanding so-called ' bungs' for prime space.
    * hacer chanchullos = fiddle.

    * * *
    ( fam)
    racket ( colloq), fiddle ( BrE colloq)
    está metido en no sé qué chanchullos he's involved in all kinds of fiddles o rackets ( colloq)
    * * *

    chanchullo sustantivo masculino (fam) racket (colloq), fiddle (BrE colloq)
    chanchullo sustantivo masculino familiar (negocio turbio) fiddle, swindle
    ' chanchullo' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    destaparse
    English:
    fiddle
    - racket
    - hustle
    * * *
    Fam swindle, racket, esp Br fiddle;
    siempre anda metido en chanchullos he's always got some racket going, esp Br he's always on the fiddle;
    hicieron un chanchullo para evitar pagar they worked some scam o Br fiddle to avoid paying
    * * *
    m fam
    trick, scam fam ;
    hacer un chanchullo do a dodgy deal fam, do some shady business
    * * *
    chanchullo nm, fam : shady deal, scam

    Spanish-English dictionary > chanchullo

  • 79 desalmado

    adj.
    cruel, inhuman, heartless, conscienceless.
    past part.
    past participle of spanish verb: desalmar.
    * * *
    1 (malvado) wicked
    2 (cruel) cruel, heartless
    ► nombre masculino,nombre femenino
    1 (malvado) wicked person
    2 (cruel) cruel person, heartless person
    * * *
    ADJ cruel, heartless
    * * *
    - da masculino, femenino
    * * *
    = cold-blooded, soulless, heartless.
    Ex. He was a cold-blooded killer, cardsharp, gambler and a consumptive who also ran several confidence scams.
    Ex. Our deliberate and passionate ambition is to avoid the traps of soulless, dead villages turned into museums, slowly sinking into oblivion.
    Ex. However, I knew there was a problem when I actually cared more about the relationship between the secondary characters of Josh McCool, heartless flunky of Warren's, and Mia.
    * * *
    - da masculino, femenino
    * * *
    = cold-blooded, soulless, heartless.

    Ex: He was a cold-blooded killer, cardsharp, gambler and a consumptive who also ran several confidence scams.

    Ex: Our deliberate and passionate ambition is to avoid the traps of soulless, dead villages turned into museums, slowly sinking into oblivion.
    Ex: However, I knew there was a problem when I actually cared more about the relationship between the secondary characters of Josh McCool, heartless flunky of Warren's, and Mia.

    * * *
    desalmado1 -da
    heartless, callous
    desalmado2 -da
    masculine, feminine
    heartless o callous swine ( colloq)
    * * *

    desalmado,-a
    I adjetivo cruel, heartless
    II sustantivo masculino y femenino heartless person: solo un desalmado cometería un crimen así, only a cruel, heartless person could have committed such a crime
    ' desalmado' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    desalmada
    English:
    fiend
    - fiendish
    * * *
    desalmado, -a
    ♦ adj
    heartless
    ♦ nm,f
    heartless person;
    es un desalmado he's completely heartless
    * * *
    I adj heartless
    II m, desalmada f
    :
    es un desalmado he is heartless
    * * *
    desalmado, -da adj
    : heartless, callous

    Spanish-English dictionary > desalmado

  • 80 intencional

    adj.
    intentional, deliberate.
    * * *
    1 intentional
    * * *
    * * *
    adjetivo intentional, deliberate
    * * *
    = intentional, purposive, calculated.
    Ex. This article reviews the influences of organisational evolution and intentional change.
    Ex. The reader's approach may be purposive, that is, he may be seeking the answer to a specific question, which may be more or less clearly formulated in his mind.
    Ex. He was accused of being a calculated killer who knowingly committed vicious crimes.
    * * *
    adjetivo intentional, deliberate
    * * *
    = intentional, purposive, calculated.

    Ex: This article reviews the influences of organisational evolution and intentional change.

    Ex: The reader's approach may be purposive, that is, he may be seeking the answer to a specific question, which may be more or less clearly formulated in his mind.
    Ex: He was accused of being a calculated killer who knowingly committed vicious crimes.

    * * *
    intentional, deliberate
    * * *

    intencional adjetivo intentional
    ' intencional' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    pisotón
    English:
    intentional
    * * *
    intentional, deliberate
    * * *
    adj intentional
    * * *
    : intentional

    Spanish-English dictionary > intencional

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