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1 abusador
adj.abusive.m.abuser.* * *ADJ Cono Sur abusive* * *IIIno seas abusador, ya ha trabajado diez horas — don't be so demanding, she's already done ten hours' work
- dora masculino, femenino ( aprovechado)* * *IIIno seas abusador, ya ha trabajado diez horas — don't be so demanding, she's already done ten hours' work
- dora masculino, femenino ( aprovechado)* * *1(aprovechado): ¡qué abusadores! se quedaron ocho días they stayed for a week, which was really abusing his hospitalityno seas abusador, ya ha trabajado diez horas hoy don't be so demanding, she's already done ten hours' work today2 (egoísta) selfishmasculine, feminine1 (aprovechado) user ( colloq)2(egoísta): es un abusador he's so selfish3 (valentón) bully* * *
abusador
¡qué abusador eres! you really take advantage of the situation!
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino: estos comerciantes son unos abusadores these shopkeepers really take advantage;
es un abusador con sus padres he takes advantage of his parents
' abusador' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abusón
* * *abusador, -ora Am♦ adjselfish;no seas abusador, ya te presté plata ayer don't push your luck, I already lent you some money yesterday♦ nm,f1. [caradura] selfish person2. [matón] bully* * *adj L.Am.bullying* * *: abuser -
2 aprovechado
adj.1 opportunistic, unscrupulous, cadging, sponging.2 hardworking, industrious.3 used.f. & m.free-rider, freeloader, deadbeat, advantage taker.past part.past participle of spanish verb: aprovechar.* * *1→ link=aprovechar aprovechar► adjetivo1 (tiempo) well used, well spent2 (espacio) well-planned3 (diligente) diligent, studious, hardworking4 (que saca provecho de todo) thrifty, economical, resourceful► nombre masculino,nombre femenino\mal aprovechado,-a wasted* * *1. (f. - aprovechada)noun2. (f. - aprovechada)adj.- mal aprovechado* * *aprovechado, -a1. ADJ1) (=usado)bien aprovechado — [dinero, tiempo] well-spent; [espacio, recursos] well-exploited; [oportunidad] well-taken, well-used
el espacio está muy bien aprovechado en este apartamento — good use has been made of the space in this flat, the space in this flat has been really well exploited
mal aprovechado — [dinero, tiempo, oportunidad] wasted; [espacio, recursos] badly-exploited
2) (=oportunista) selfish, self-seekingno seas tan aprovechado — don't be so selfish o self-seeking
3) (=ahorrador) thrifty4) (=aplicado) [trabajador] industrious, hardworking; [alumno] resourceful2.SM / F (=oportunista)es un aprovechado — he's such a scrounger *, he's such an opportunist
* * *I- da adjetivo1) ( oportunista) opportunistic2) < estudiante> hardworkingII- da masculino, femenino opportunistes un aprovechado, viene aquí sólo a comer — he's a real scrounger, he just comes here for the food (colloq)
* * *= opportunistic, abuser, abusive, deadbeat, victimiser [victimizer, -USA].Ex. Anita Brack follows the liberal purchasing policy and her reasons include the opinion that censorship is opportunistic and random in its effect.Ex. The article 'Are you a user or an abuser?' urges librarians and borrowers to use the library with restraint.Ex. This article discusses the ability of privacy laws that are presently on the books to protect us from abusive information collection, dissemination, and management practices.Ex. It is generally recognized that collecting money from moneyed deadbeats is as much a social problem as street thuggery.Ex. The victimizers acted with impunity & largely went unpunished.----* aprovechada de la asistencia social = welfare queen.* de un modo aprovechado = opportunistically.* * *I- da adjetivo1) ( oportunista) opportunistic2) < estudiante> hardworkingII- da masculino, femenino opportunistes un aprovechado, viene aquí sólo a comer — he's a real scrounger, he just comes here for the food (colloq)
* * *= opportunistic, abuser, abusive, deadbeat, victimiser [victimizer, -USA].Ex: Anita Brack follows the liberal purchasing policy and her reasons include the opinion that censorship is opportunistic and random in its effect.
Ex: The article 'Are you a user or an abuser?' urges librarians and borrowers to use the library with restraint.Ex: This article discusses the ability of privacy laws that are presently on the books to protect us from abusive information collection, dissemination, and management practices.Ex: It is generally recognized that collecting money from moneyed deadbeats is as much a social problem as street thuggery.Ex: The victimizers acted with impunity & largely went unpunished.* aprovechada de la asistencia social = welfare queen.* de un modo aprovechado = opportunistically.* * *A (oportunista) opportunist; opportunisticestos ladrones son muy aprovechados these thieves are real opportunistscomerciantes aprovechados opportunist shopkeepersno seas aprovechado don't take advantage (of the situation)B ‹estudiante› hardworkingCbien/mal aprovechado: dinero/tiempo bien aprovechado money/time well spentes dinero/tiempo mal aprovechado it's a waste of time/moneyel espacio está muy mal aprovechado the space is very badly usedmasculine, feminineopportunistestos comerciantes son unos aprovechados these shopkeepers are real opportunists o really take advantagees un aprovechado con sus padres he takes advantage of his parentses un aprovechado, viene aquí sólo a comer y a beber he's a real scrounger o freeloader o ( BrE) sponger, he just comes here for the food and drink ( colloq)* * *
Del verbo aprovechar: ( conjugate aprovechar)
aprovechado es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
aprovechado
aprovechar
aprovechado◊ -da adjetivo
1 ( oportunista) opportunistic;
2 ‹ estudiante› hardworking
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino
opportunist
aprovechar ( conjugate aprovechar) verbo transitivo
◊ dinero/tiempo bien aprovechado money/time well spent;
es espacio mal aprovechado it's a waste of space
◊ aprovecho la ocasión para decirles que … I would like to take this opportunity to tell you that …
◊ no tira nada, todo lo aprovecha she doesn't throw anything away, she makes use of everything
verbo intransitivo:
¡que aproveche! enjoy your meal, bon appétit;
aprovechen ahora, que son jóvenes make the most of it now, while you're young
aprovecharse verbo pronominal
‹ de un niño› to abuse sb
aprovechado,-a
I adjetivo
1 (el tiempo, un recurso) well-spent
2 (el espacio) well-planned
II m,f pey opportunist, scrounger
aprovechar
I verbo transitivo
1 to make the most of: hemos aprovechado mucho el rato, we've done a lot in a short time
2 (la situación) to take advantage of: aprovechamos la ocasión para explicarle nuestro proyecto, we seized the opportunity to explain our project to him
II verbo intransitivo ¡que aproveche!, enjoy your meal!, bon appétit!
' aprovechado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aprovechar
- aprovechada
- mangante
- abusador
- gorrero
- manipulador
- vivo
English:
well-spent
* * *aprovechado, -a♦ adj2. [bien empleado]el espacio en esta habitación está muy bien aprovechado they've made the most of the available space in this room3. [aplicado] diligent♦ nm,fopportunist;es un aprovechado he always has an eye for the main chance* * *I adj despopportunisticopportunist* * *aprovechado, -da adj1) : diligent, hardworking2) : pushy, opportunisticaprovechado, -da n: pushy person, opportunist
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