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  • 21 burla

    f.
    1 taunt.
    2 joke.
    3 trick.
    4 mockery, banter, chaffing, jeer.
    5 ridicule, taunt.
    pres.indicat.
    3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: burlar.
    imperat.
    2nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: burlar.
    * * *
    1 (mofa) mockery, gibe
    2 (broma) joke
    3 (engaño) deception, trick
    \
    en son de burla in fun, tongue in cheek
    entre burlas y veras half-jokingly
    * * *
    noun f.
    * * *
    SF
    1) (=mofa) gibe, taunt

    hacer burla de algn — to make fun of sb, mock sb

    hace burla de todo — he makes fun of o mocks everything

    2) (=broma) joke
    3) pl burlas joking sing, fun sing

    de burlas — in fun, tongue in cheek

    * * *
    a) ( mofa)
    b) ( atropello)

    esto es una burla del reglamento — this makes a mockery of the regulations

    * * *
    = ridicule, derision, hoax, jibe, mockery, taunt, jeer, sniggering, snigger, sneer, scoff, snicker, banter.
    Ex. Sometimes running the gauntlet of criticism and ridicule allows an opportunity for defending oneself.
    Ex. The article 'To perpetuate what is derisory without derision' laments the destruction of books.
    Ex. This article examines several controversial cataloguing problems, including the classification of anti-Semitic works and books proven to be forgeries or hoaxes.
    Ex. The article highlights her countless subtle jibes at academe.
    Ex. Their disparagement of female emancipation & feminism borders on mockery.
    Ex. Taunts from her Hispanic students spurred a Japanese-American teacher to develop a multicultural unit that helped children appreciate the culture they had previously jeered.
    Ex. Members of congress paid more attention to each other than to the president, responding with partisan jeers and cheers.
    Ex. This comedy is full of infantile jokes and adolescent sniggering about homosexuals.
    Ex. The jeering sniggers of the rest made Timmy blush with shame.
    Ex. At most I have gotten a few sneers and a little derision for my involvement, and I certainly am not doing anything illegal.
    Ex. To be sure, the largest portion of the fans greeted this news with a scoff.
    Ex. I do this all the time, and no one's complained, and sometimes it can garner a few snickers from the audience, which is always fun.
    Ex. The magician, by luck or misfortune, called me onto the stage, but I slightly disrupted his act with a little banter and then played with the contents of his 'box of tricks', bringing a few laughs.
    ----
    * objeto de burla = object of ridicule.
    * * *
    a) ( mofa)
    b) ( atropello)

    esto es una burla del reglamento — this makes a mockery of the regulations

    * * *
    = ridicule, derision, hoax, jibe, mockery, taunt, jeer, sniggering, snigger, sneer, scoff, snicker, banter.

    Ex: Sometimes running the gauntlet of criticism and ridicule allows an opportunity for defending oneself.

    Ex: The article 'To perpetuate what is derisory without derision' laments the destruction of books.
    Ex: This article examines several controversial cataloguing problems, including the classification of anti-Semitic works and books proven to be forgeries or hoaxes.
    Ex: The article highlights her countless subtle jibes at academe.
    Ex: Their disparagement of female emancipation & feminism borders on mockery.
    Ex: Taunts from her Hispanic students spurred a Japanese-American teacher to develop a multicultural unit that helped children appreciate the culture they had previously jeered.
    Ex: Members of congress paid more attention to each other than to the president, responding with partisan jeers and cheers.
    Ex: This comedy is full of infantile jokes and adolescent sniggering about homosexuals.
    Ex: The jeering sniggers of the rest made Timmy blush with shame.
    Ex: At most I have gotten a few sneers and a little derision for my involvement, and I certainly am not doing anything illegal.
    Ex: To be sure, the largest portion of the fans greeted this news with a scoff.
    Ex: I do this all the time, and no one's complained, and sometimes it can garner a few snickers from the audience, which is always fun.
    Ex: The magician, by luck or misfortune, called me onto the stage, but I slightly disrupted his act with a little banter and then played with the contents of his 'box of tricks', bringing a few laughs.
    * burla de = thumbing of the nose at.
    * objeto de burla = object of ridicule.

    * * *
    1
    (mofa): era objeto de las burlas de todos he was the butt of everyone's jokes
    todos le hacen la burla everyone makes fun of her o mocks her
    2
    (chanza, broma): lo dije en son de burla I said it tongue in cheek
    lo dijo entre burlas y veras he said it only half in jest o he said it half joking, half serious
    3
    (atropello): el precio de las entradas es una burla al público they're robbing people o ( colloq) ripping people off charging that much for the tickets
    no le perdonaría esa burla a su confianza she would not forgive him that betrayal of her trust
    esto es una burla del reglamento this makes a mockery of the regulations
    * * *

     

    Del verbo burlar: ( conjugate burlar)

    burla es:

    3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo

    2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo

    Multiple Entries:
    burla    
    burlar
    burla sustantivo femenino
    a) ( mofa):


    b) ( atropello):

    ◊ esto es una burla del reglamento this makes a mockery of the regulations

    burlar ( conjugate burlar) verbo transitivo


    b) ‹ enemigo› to outwit

    burlarse verbo pronominal burlase de algo/algn to make fun of sth/sb
    burla sustantivo femenino
    1 (mofa) mockery
    2 (broma) joke
    ♦ Locuciones: hacer burla de, to make fun of
    burlar verbo transitivo
    1 (engañar) to outwit
    2 (esquivar) to evade
    ' burla' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    mueca
    - refinada
    - refinado
    - remedar
    - sorna
    - vacilar
    - guasa
    - son
    - tomadura de pelo
    English:
    mockery
    - spoof
    * * *
    burla nf
    1. [mofa] taunt;
    hacer burla de to mock;
    fue el blanco de las burlas de sus compañeros he was the butt of his colleagues' jokes;
    fue la burla de todo el mundo everyone made fun of her;
    esa sentencia es una burla a la justicia that sentence is a travesty of justice
    2. [broma] joke;
    entre burlas y veras half-jokingly
    3. [engaño] trick
    * * *
    f
    1 ( mofa) joke;
    hacer burla de alguien fam make fun of s.o.
    2 ( engaño) trick
    * * *
    burla nf
    1) : mockery, ridicule
    2) : joke, trick
    3)
    hacer burla de : to make fun of, to mock
    * * *
    hacer burla de... to make fun of...

    Spanish-English dictionary > burla

  • 22 estar sediento

    v.
    to be thirsty, to thirst.
    * * *
    (v.) = be thirsty, spit + feathers, be parched, be parched with thirst
    Ex. They soon complained about the heat and being thirsty and hungry, even though they had only been out in the field about an hour.
    Ex. I ended up parking about two miles away, and by the time I'd lugged the cases through the labyrinth of alleyways and switchbacks, I was spitting feathers.
    Ex. It is smooth and refreshing with a taste that must be like drawing water from a cactus after being parched in a desert for days.
    Ex. The day was sultry, and some of the party, being parched with thirst, left the line of march, and scrambled down the bank of the river to drink.
    * * *
    (v.) = be thirsty, spit + feathers, be parched, be parched with thirst

    Ex: They soon complained about the heat and being thirsty and hungry, even though they had only been out in the field about an hour.

    Ex: I ended up parking about two miles away, and by the time I'd lugged the cases through the labyrinth of alleyways and switchbacks, I was spitting feathers.
    Ex: It is smooth and refreshing with a taste that must be like drawing water from a cactus after being parched in a desert for days.
    Ex: The day was sultry, and some of the party, being parched with thirst, left the line of march, and scrambled down the bank of the river to drink.

    Spanish-English dictionary > estar sediento

  • 23 sentir hambre

    (v.) = be hungry, feel + hungry
    Ex. They soon complained about the heat and being thirsty and hungry, even though they had only been out in the field about an hour.
    Ex. I would suggest that when you feel hungry that you try having a drink since your body can not tell the difference between feelings for hunger and thirst.
    * * *
    (v.) = be hungry, feel + hungry

    Ex: They soon complained about the heat and being thirsty and hungry, even though they had only been out in the field about an hour.

    Ex: I would suggest that when you feel hungry that you try having a drink since your body can not tell the difference between feelings for hunger and thirst.

    Spanish-English dictionary > sentir hambre

  • 24 sentir sed

    (v.) = be thirsty
    Ex. They soon complained about the heat and being thirsty and hungry, even though they had only been out in the field about an hour.
    * * *
    (v.) = be thirsty

    Ex: They soon complained about the heat and being thirsty and hungry, even though they had only been out in the field about an hour.

    Spanish-English dictionary > sentir sed

  • 25 ser el colmo

    (v.) = be the last straw, bring + the situation to a head, take + the biscuit, take + the cake, be the limit
    Ex. She said they've tolerated his moods, his viciousness -- everything else -- but that this was the last straw.
    Ex. But it was the government, rather than the workers and their bosses, who brought the situation to a head.
    Ex. The one thing which takes the biscuit is the fact they use a cardboard cutout which is strapped upon another actor's body.
    Ex. Health care workers take the cake for high absenteeism.
    Ex. ' It's the limit of arrogance,' complained the left-wing deputy representing OSCE, a pan-European body in charge of monitoring elections to ensure fair play.
    * * *
    (v.) = be the last straw, bring + the situation to a head, take + the biscuit, take + the cake, be the limit

    Ex: She said they've tolerated his moods, his viciousness -- everything else -- but that this was the last straw.

    Ex: But it was the government, rather than the workers and their bosses, who brought the situation to a head.
    Ex: The one thing which takes the biscuit is the fact they use a cardboard cutout which is strapped upon another actor's body.
    Ex: Health care workers take the cake for high absenteeism.
    Ex: ' It's the limit of arrogance,' complained the left-wing deputy representing OSCE, a pan-European body in charge of monitoring elections to ensure fair play.

    Spanish-English dictionary > ser el colmo

  • 26 tener hambre

    v.
    to be hungry, to feel hungry, to suffer from hunger.
    * * *
    to be hungry
    * * *
    * * *
    (v.) = be hungry, feel + hungry
    Ex. They soon complained about the heat and being thirsty and hungry, even though they had only been out in the field about an hour.
    Ex. I would suggest that when you feel hungry that you try having a drink since your body can not tell the difference between feelings for hunger and thirst.
    * * *
    (v.) = be hungry, feel + hungry

    Ex: They soon complained about the heat and being thirsty and hungry, even though they had only been out in the field about an hour.

    Ex: I would suggest that when you feel hungry that you try having a drink since your body can not tell the difference between feelings for hunger and thirst.

    Spanish-English dictionary > tener hambre

  • 27 tener sed

    v.
    to be thirsty, to thirst, to feel thirsty.
    * * *
    to be thirsty
    * * *
    * * *
    (v.) = be thirsty
    Ex. They soon complained about the heat and being thirsty and hungry, even though they had only been out in the field about an hour.
    * * *
    (v.) = be thirsty

    Ex: They soon complained about the heat and being thirsty and hungry, even though they had only been out in the field about an hour.

    Spanish-English dictionary > tener sed

  • 28 descontento

    adj.
    discontent, sad, discontented, displeased.
    m.
    dissatisfaction, discontentment, unhappiness, discontent.
    pres.indicat.
    1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: descontentar.
    * * *
    1 displeased, unhappy, dissatisfied, discontented
    ► nombre masculino,nombre femenino
    1 malcontent
    1 discontent, dissatisfaction
    ————————
    1 discontent, dissatisfaction
    * * *
    1. (f. - descontenta)
    adj.
    2. noun m.
    * * *
    descontento, -a
    1. ADJ
    1) (=insatisfecho) dissatisfied, discontented (de with)
    2) (=disgustado) disgruntled (de about, at)
    2.
    SM / F Méx malcontent
    3. SM
    1) (=insatisfacción) dissatisfaction
    2) (=disgusto) disgruntlement
    3) (Pol) discontent, unrest
    * * *
    I
    - ta adjetivo [estar] dissatisfied

    descontento con algo/alguien — unhappy o dissatisfied with something/somebody

    II
    masculino discontent
    * * *
    = dissatisfied, discontent, dissatisfaction, irritation, disgruntled, unrest, disaffected, disaffection, restlessness.
    Ex. If you are dissatisfied with your responses, go back and revise such parts of the text as you think fit.
    Ex. No one complained about Duff to her, and she decided not to probe for discontents.
    Ex. During her tenure as head of the EPA library, she dealt with the dissatisfaction with the national treatment of U.S. documents in a most constructive manner, by establishing the Government Documents Round Table (GODORT).
    Ex. Datto felt a wave of irritation engulf him, but he persevered, keeping his voice steady.
    Ex. The director of our public library hired as a page the daughter of a friend, who turned out to be unreliable and untrustworthy, and as a consequence had to handle a disgruntled head of circulation.
    Ex. The subjects referred to recur frequently in the writings of the 'socially committed' -- drugs, sex, racism, student unrest, riots, scandals in government, conservation, the role of women in society are among them.
    Ex. Disaffected and literally unliterary pubescent readers were expected to be hooked by his high-flown style.
    Ex. Further, there is evidence of publisher, author, and library user disaffection with the law of copyright.
    Ex. A five- to ten-fold increase of the soporific dose resulted in restlessness and disorientation instead of sleep.
    ----
    * descontento entre los trabajadores = industrial unrest.
    * descontento político = political unrest.
    * descontento social = civil unrest, social unrest.
    * estar descontento con = express + dissatisfaction with.
    * sentirse descontento con = experience + dissatisfaction with.
    * * *
    I
    - ta adjetivo [estar] dissatisfied

    descontento con algo/alguien — unhappy o dissatisfied with something/somebody

    II
    masculino discontent
    * * *
    = dissatisfied, discontent, dissatisfaction, irritation, disgruntled, unrest, disaffected, disaffection, restlessness.

    Ex: If you are dissatisfied with your responses, go back and revise such parts of the text as you think fit.

    Ex: No one complained about Duff to her, and she decided not to probe for discontents.
    Ex: During her tenure as head of the EPA library, she dealt with the dissatisfaction with the national treatment of U.S. documents in a most constructive manner, by establishing the Government Documents Round Table (GODORT).
    Ex: Datto felt a wave of irritation engulf him, but he persevered, keeping his voice steady.
    Ex: The director of our public library hired as a page the daughter of a friend, who turned out to be unreliable and untrustworthy, and as a consequence had to handle a disgruntled head of circulation.
    Ex: The subjects referred to recur frequently in the writings of the 'socially committed' -- drugs, sex, racism, student unrest, riots, scandals in government, conservation, the role of women in society are among them.
    Ex: Disaffected and literally unliterary pubescent readers were expected to be hooked by his high-flown style.
    Ex: Further, there is evidence of publisher, author, and library user disaffection with the law of copyright.
    Ex: A five- to ten-fold increase of the soporific dose resulted in restlessness and disorientation instead of sleep.
    * descontento entre los trabajadores = industrial unrest.
    * descontento político = political unrest.
    * descontento social = civil unrest, social unrest.
    * estar descontento con = express + dissatisfaction with.
    * sentirse descontento con = experience + dissatisfaction with.

    * * *
    [ ESTAR] dissatisfied descontento CON algo/algn unhappy WITH sth/sb, dissatisfied WITH sth/sb
    estoy descontento con los resultados I'm unhappy o dissatisfied with the results, I'm not at all happy with the results
    quedó descontento con lo que le di he wasn't satisfied o happy with what I gave him
    discontent
    manifestaron su descontento they made known their discontent o dissatisfaction, they let it be known that they were dissatisfied o unhappy
    * * *

    Del verbo descontentar: ( conjugate descontentar)

    descontento es:

    1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

    descontentó es:

    3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo

    descontento 1
    ◊ -ta adjetivo [estar] dissatisfied;

    descontento con algo/algn unhappy o dissatisfied with sth/sb
    descontento 2 sustantivo masculino
    discontent
    descontento,-a
    I adjetivo unhappy, dissatisfied [con, with]
    II sustantivo masculino dissatisfaction

    ' descontento' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    agitación
    - conflictividad
    - descontenta
    - disimulado
    - insatisfecho
    English:
    discontent
    - discontented
    - dissatisfaction
    - dissatisfied
    - grunt
    - undercurrent
    - undertone
    - unhappiness
    - unhappy
    - unrest
    - disgruntled
    - frustrated
    * * *
    descontento, -a
    ♦ adj
    unhappy, dissatisfied;
    estar descontento con algo/alguien to be dissatisfied o unhappy with sth/sb;
    dijo estar descontento con la decisión de los tribunales he said he was unhappy with the court's decision
    ♦ nm
    dissatisfaction;
    los sindicatos expresaron su descontento con la nueva ley the unions expressed their dissatisfaction with the new law;
    entre la población cundió el descontento discontent was spreading among the population
    * * *
    I adj dissatisfied
    II m dissatisfaction
    * * *
    descontento, -ta adj
    : discontented, dissatisfied
    : discontent, dissatisfaction
    * * *
    descontento adj unhappy [comp. unhappier; superl. unhappiest] / dissatisfied

    Spanish-English dictionary > descontento

  • 29 mofa

    f.
    mockery.
    hacer mofa de to mock
    pres.indicat.
    3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: mofar.
    * * *
    1 mockery, derision
    \
    hacer mofa de algo/alguien to mock something/somebody
    * * *
    SF (=burla) mockery, ridicule

    hacer mofa de algo/algn — to scoff at sth/sb, make fun of sth/sb

    * * *
    femenino mockery

    hacer mofa DE algo/alguien — to make fun of something/somebody

    en tono de mofa — mockingly, in a mocking tone

    * * *
    = ridicule, mockery, taunt, jeer, sneer, scoff, snigger, snicker, banter.
    Ex. Sometimes running the gauntlet of criticism and ridicule allows an opportunity for defending oneself.
    Ex. Their disparagement of female emancipation & feminism borders on mockery.
    Ex. Taunts from her Hispanic students spurred a Japanese-American teacher to develop a multicultural unit that helped children appreciate the culture they had previously jeered.
    Ex. Members of congress paid more attention to each other than to the president, responding with partisan jeers and cheers.
    Ex. At most I have gotten a few sneers and a little derision for my involvement, and I certainly am not doing anything illegal.
    Ex. To be sure, the largest portion of the fans greeted this news with a scoff.
    Ex. The jeering sniggers of the rest made Timmy blush with shame.
    Ex. I do this all the time, and no one's complained, and sometimes it can garner a few snickers from the audience, which is always fun.
    Ex. The magician, by luck or misfortune, called me onto the stage, but I slightly disrupted his act with a little banter and then played with the contents of his 'box of tricks', bringing a few laughs.
    ----
    * * *
    femenino mockery

    hacer mofa DE algo/alguien — to make fun of something/somebody

    en tono de mofa — mockingly, in a mocking tone

    * * *
    = ridicule, mockery, taunt, jeer, sneer, scoff, snigger, snicker, banter.

    Ex: Sometimes running the gauntlet of criticism and ridicule allows an opportunity for defending oneself.

    Ex: Their disparagement of female emancipation & feminism borders on mockery.
    Ex: Taunts from her Hispanic students spurred a Japanese-American teacher to develop a multicultural unit that helped children appreciate the culture they had previously jeered.
    Ex: Members of congress paid more attention to each other than to the president, responding with partisan jeers and cheers.
    Ex: At most I have gotten a few sneers and a little derision for my involvement, and I certainly am not doing anything illegal.
    Ex: To be sure, the largest portion of the fans greeted this news with a scoff.
    Ex: The jeering sniggers of the rest made Timmy blush with shame.
    Ex: I do this all the time, and no one's complained, and sometimes it can garner a few snickers from the audience, which is always fun.
    Ex: The magician, by luck or misfortune, called me onto the stage, but I slightly disrupted his act with a little banter and then played with the contents of his 'box of tricks', bringing a few laughs.
    * mofa de = thumbing of the nose at.

    * * *
    mockery hacer mofa DE algo/algn to make fun of sth/sb
    lo dijo en tono de mofa she said it mockingly o in a mocking tone
    la obra es una mofa de los símbolos cristianos the play makes fun of o mocks the symbols of the Christian faith
    * * *

    Del verbo mofarse: ( conjugate mofarse)

    se mofa es:

    3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo

    mofa sustantivo femenino mockery: hacen mofa de todo, they make fun of everything
    ' mofa' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    burla
    - burlón
    English:
    jeer
    * * *
    mofa nf
    mockery;
    hacer mofa de algo/alguien to mock sth/sb, to make fun of sth/sb;
    su metedura de pata fue motivo de mofa everyone made fun of o laughed at his blunder
    * * *
    f mockery;
    hacer mofa de make fun of
    * * *
    mofa nf
    1) : mockery, ridicule
    2)
    hacer mofa de : to make fun of, to ridicule

    Spanish-English dictionary > mofa

  • 30 sonsacar

    v.
    to sneak out, to steal out, to get by trickery.
    * * *
    Conjugation model [ SACAR], like link=sacar sacar
    1 (gen) to wheedle
    2 figurado (secreto) to get out of, worm out
    * * *
    VT to wheedle, coax
    * * *
    verbo transitivo

    le sonsacaron el secreto — they wormed o got the secret out of him

    * * *
    = probe for, tease out, winkle out.
    Ex. No one complained about Duff to her, and she decided not to probe for discontents.
    Ex. This was so that the stuffing could be teased out and cleared of lumps, and so that the pelts could be softened by currying and soaking them in urine; the smell is said to have been revolting.
    Ex. Small business operators can be easy prey for scamsters trying to winkle out money for unsolicited - and unneeded - 'services'.
    ----
    * sonsacar algo de = get + something out of.
    * * *
    verbo transitivo

    le sonsacaron el secreto — they wormed o got the secret out of him

    * * *
    = probe for, tease out, winkle out.

    Ex: No one complained about Duff to her, and she decided not to probe for discontents.

    Ex: This was so that the stuffing could be teased out and cleared of lumps, and so that the pelts could be softened by currying and soaking them in urine; the smell is said to have been revolting.
    Ex: Small business operators can be easy prey for scamsters trying to winkle out money for unsolicited - and unneeded - 'services'.
    * sonsacar algo de = get + something out of.

    * * *
    sonsacar [A2 ]
    vt
    me costó trabajo sonsacarle la verdad I had a hard time getting the truth out of her
    es difícil sonsacarle las cosas it's difficult to get anything out of him
    le sonsacaron el secreto they wormed o got the secret out of him
    * * *

    sonsacar ( conjugate sonsacar) verbo transitivo:

    sonsacar verbo transitivo
    1 (una información) to winkle out: se lo sonsacó a María, he coaxed it out of Maria
    2 (dinero, un regalo, etc) to wheedle

    ' sonsacar' also found in these entries:
    English:
    coax
    - dig out
    - draw
    - get
    * * *
    sonsacar algo a alguien to extract sth from sb;
    sonsacar a alguien to pump sb for information
    * * *
    v/t
    :
    sonsacar algo worm sth out (a of), wheedle sth out (a of)
    * * *
    sonsacar {72} vt
    : to wheedle, to extract

    Spanish-English dictionary > sonsacar

  • 31 cocodrilo

    m.
    crocodile.
    * * *
    1 crocodile
    * * *
    * * *
    masculino crocodile
    * * *
    = crocodile, croc.
    Nota: Abreviatura de crocodile.
    Ex. Like the young reader who complained to the reference librarian that the Encyclopaedia Britannica told her more about crocodiles than she wanted to know, most enquirers have a pretty good idea when they have got enough for their needs.
    Ex. As for crocs, the area is known to be inhabited by salties, but sightings are inconsistent.
    ----
    * cocodrilo de agua salada = saltie.
    * cocodrilo de río = river crocodile.
    * * *
    masculino crocodile
    * * *
    = crocodile, croc.
    Nota: Abreviatura de crocodile.

    Ex: Like the young reader who complained to the reference librarian that the Encyclopaedia Britannica told her more about crocodiles than she wanted to know, most enquirers have a pretty good idea when they have got enough for their needs.

    Ex: As for crocs, the area is known to be inhabited by salties, but sightings are inconsistent.
    * cocodrilo de agua salada = saltie.
    * cocodrilo de río = river crocodile.

    * * *
    crocodile
    * * *

     

    cocodrilo sustantivo masculino
    crocodile
    cocodrilo sustantivo masculino Zool crocodile
    ' cocodrilo' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    lágrima
    - piel
    - reptar
    English:
    crocodile
    * * *
    crocodile
    * * *
    m crocodile;
    lágrimas de cocodrilo fig crocodile tears
    * * *
    : crocodile
    * * *
    cocodrilo n crocodile

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  • 32 en primer lugar

    firstly
    * * *
    = firstly, in the first place, in the first instance, first and foremost, first off
    Ex. Firstly, there will be an increasing use of new forms of such technology in the provision of information.
    Ex. In the first place, the eligible population of the community is the library's public only in a legal sense, certainly not in a substantive socio-psychological sense.
    Ex. The latest plan involves placing terminals into doctors' surgeries where they will be used, in the first instance, to report on observed side-effects of prescription drugs.
    Ex. First and foremost, readers have to instructed on how to use the sources of information.
    Ex. First off, Pat said it wasn't her who complained.
    * * *
    = firstly, in the first place, in the first instance, first and foremost, first off

    Ex: Firstly, there will be an increasing use of new forms of such technology in the provision of information.

    Ex: In the first place, the eligible population of the community is the library's public only in a legal sense, certainly not in a substantive socio-psychological sense.
    Ex: The latest plan involves placing terminals into doctors' surgeries where they will be used, in the first instance, to report on observed side-effects of prescription drugs.
    Ex: First and foremost, readers have to instructed on how to use the sources of information.
    Ex: First off, Pat said it wasn't her who complained.

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  • 33 encasquetar Algo a Alguien

    (v.) = fob + Algo + off on + Alguien, land + Alguien + with + Nombre, offload + Nombre + onto, fob + Alguien + off with + Algo
    Ex. Most marketing departments are currently handling those functions, but they would like to fob it off on IT.
    Ex. Scotland's local government reorganisation landed her with a regional and district pattern different from the rest of the UK.
    Ex. The booksellers, for their part must not attempt to offload useless stock onto the librarians for financial gain, but must supply the latest material.
    Ex. She complained numerous times, but he fobbed her off with promises that the pay rise/promotion would be given soon.
    * * *
    (v.) = fob + Algo + off on + Alguien, land + Alguien + with + Nombre, offload + Nombre + onto, fob + Alguien + off with + Algo

    Ex: Most marketing departments are currently handling those functions, but they would like to fob it off on IT.

    Ex: Scotland's local government reorganisation landed her with a regional and district pattern different from the rest of the UK.
    Ex: The booksellers, for their part must not attempt to offload useless stock onto the librarians for financial gain, but must supply the latest material.
    Ex: She complained numerous times, but he fobbed her off with promises that the pay rise/promotion would be given soon.

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  • 34 endilgar Algo a Alguien

    (v.) = land + Alguien + with + Nombre, offload + Nombre + onto, fob + Algo + off on + Alguien, fob + Alguien + off with + Algo
    Ex. Scotland's local government reorganisation landed her with a regional and district pattern different from the rest of the UK.
    Ex. The booksellers, for their part must not attempt to offload useless stock onto the librarians for financial gain, but must supply the latest material.
    Ex. Most marketing departments are currently handling those functions, but they would like to fob it off on IT.
    Ex. She complained numerous times, but he fobbed her off with promises that the pay rise/promotion would be given soon.
    * * *
    (v.) = land + Alguien + with + Nombre, offload + Nombre + onto, fob + Algo + off on + Alguien, fob + Alguien + off with + Algo

    Ex: Scotland's local government reorganisation landed her with a regional and district pattern different from the rest of the UK.

    Ex: The booksellers, for their part must not attempt to offload useless stock onto the librarians for financial gain, but must supply the latest material.
    Ex: Most marketing departments are currently handling those functions, but they would like to fob it off on IT.
    Ex: She complained numerous times, but he fobbed her off with promises that the pay rise/promotion would be given soon.

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  • 35 endosar Algo a Alguien

    (v.) = land + Alguien + with + Nombre, offload + Nombre + onto, fob + Algo + off on + Alguien, fob + Alguien + off with + Algo
    Ex. Scotland's local government reorganisation landed her with a regional and district pattern different from the rest of the UK.
    Ex. The booksellers, for their part must not attempt to offload useless stock onto the librarians for financial gain, but must supply the latest material.
    Ex. Most marketing departments are currently handling those functions, but they would like to fob it off on IT.
    Ex. She complained numerous times, but he fobbed her off with promises that the pay rise/promotion would be given soon.
    * * *
    (v.) = land + Alguien + with + Nombre, offload + Nombre + onto, fob + Algo + off on + Alguien, fob + Alguien + off with + Algo

    Ex: Scotland's local government reorganisation landed her with a regional and district pattern different from the rest of the UK.

    Ex: The booksellers, for their part must not attempt to offload useless stock onto the librarians for financial gain, but must supply the latest material.
    Ex: Most marketing departments are currently handling those functions, but they would like to fob it off on IT.
    Ex: She complained numerous times, but he fobbed her off with promises that the pay rise/promotion would be given soon.

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  • 36 ser el acabóse

    familiar to be the limit
    * * *
    (v.) = take + the biscuit, take + the cake, be the limit
    Ex. The one thing which takes the biscuit is the fact they use a cardboard cutout which is strapped upon another actor's body.
    Ex. Health care workers take the cake for high absenteeism.
    Ex. ' It's the limit of arrogance,' complained the left-wing deputy representing OSCE, a pan-European body in charge of monitoring elections to ensure fair play.
    * * *
    (v.) = take + the biscuit, take + the cake, be the limit

    Ex: The one thing which takes the biscuit is the fact they use a cardboard cutout which is strapped upon another actor's body.

    Ex: Health care workers take the cake for high absenteeism.
    Ex: ' It's the limit of arrogance,' complained the left-wing deputy representing OSCE, a pan-European body in charge of monitoring elections to ensure fair play.

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  • 37 קרב

    קְרֵב, קְרֵיבch. sam( Hithpa. הִתְקָרֵב, Nithpa. נִתְקָרֵב to be brought near, be received), 1) to be near, come near, touch. Targ. Num. 27:1. Targ. Ex. 36:2. Targ. 1 Kings 2:1; a. fr.Pesik. Zakhor, p. 24b> קריב לגביה, v. בָּלַם II. Eduy. VIII, 4 דיִקְרַב במיתא he who touches a corpse; a. e. 2) to intercede, protect. Y.Dem.I, 22a בני קרתי קוֹרְבִין לי (not קרתיה) fellow-citizens, protect me!; בני דודי קורבין לי (not דידי) children of my friend (the Lord), protect you me!; Y.Taan.III, 66c top בני דיליוכ׳ (corr. acc.). 3) to complain, sue. Y.B. Bath.IX, beg.16d אתון בנוי קַרְבוּןוכ׳ his sons came and complained before R. E. Ib. אתת וקְרֵיבָהוכ׳ she came and complained 4) to bring near; to offer, v. infra. Pa. קָרֵיב, קָרֵב 1) to bring near; to offer. Targ. Gen. 48:9, sq. Ib. 13 (Y. ed. Vien. קְריב; h. text ויַּגֵּש). Targ. Is. 58:3 (h. text תִּנְגּשֹׁוּ!). Targ. O. Lev. 1:2 יְקָרֵיב (Y. יִקְרַב). Ib. 3 (Y. יַקְרִיב Af.). Ib. 14 (Y. also יַקְרִיב); a. fr.Gitt.56a סבור רבנן לקָרוּבֵיה the rabbis were of the opinion that it should be offered. Y.Ber.IX, 13d top הוה … אתי למִיקָרְבָהוכ׳ (or למִיקְרְבָה) when a man came to offer, to the idol, an ox Y.Snh.X, 29b מְקָרְבָא לגיחזי to bring Gehazi near (befriend him again). Num. R. s. 3 אלהכון מאן הוא בעי מְקָרֵיב does your God bring near him (grace) whomever he chooses to? B. Bath. 168a אפי׳ צורבא … לְקָרוּבְיה even in the case of a young scholar whom it may be supposed his intended father-in-law likes to bring into his family; a. fr.Part. pass. מְקָרַב; f. מְקָרְבָא, מְקָרְבָה; pl. מְקָרְבִין; מְקָרְבָן near, friendly. Sabb.104a מ״ט שקר ק׳ מיליה אמתוכ׳ why are the letters of שקר (falsehood) near together (in the order of the alphabet), and those of אמת (truth) far apart? Snh.29a מק׳ דעתיה he is friendly, v. רְחַק. 3) to intercede, lead in prayer. Midr. Till. to Ps. 19 חזיוה לחזנא דקָרֵיבוכ׳ they noticed that the officer of the synagogue led in prayer and said Af. אַקְרֵיב to bring near; to offer. Targ. Mal. 2:12; a. fr.Gitt. l. c. אי מַקְרְבִין ליה (or מְקָרְבִין Pa.), v. קָרְבַּן. Ḥag.8b האי דלא אַקְרְבִינְהוּוכ׳ the reason why they did not offer them was ; a. fr.Yeb.39b איקרבת יתוכ׳ (read: אַקְרִיבַת) she brought before us (the court) such and such a person Ithpa. אִתְקָרֵיב, Ithpe. אִתְקְרִיב, אִיקְּרִיב 1) to approach, come near. Targ. Y. Deut. 20:3; O. ib. ed. Berl. (oth. ed. קריבין). Ib. 25:9; a. fr.Keth.56a משום אִיקָּרוּבֵי דעתא הוא והא אִיקָּרְבָא דעתא (when a man promises his bride an additional jointure,) it is in order that an attachment be formed; well, now, the attachment has been formed (and we have a right to assume that he wanted his bride to get that addition, even if he should die before the wedding). 2) to claim relationship, v. preced.

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  • 38 קריב

    קְרֵב, קְרֵיבch. sam( Hithpa. הִתְקָרֵב, Nithpa. נִתְקָרֵב to be brought near, be received), 1) to be near, come near, touch. Targ. Num. 27:1. Targ. Ex. 36:2. Targ. 1 Kings 2:1; a. fr.Pesik. Zakhor, p. 24b> קריב לגביה, v. בָּלַם II. Eduy. VIII, 4 דיִקְרַב במיתא he who touches a corpse; a. e. 2) to intercede, protect. Y.Dem.I, 22a בני קרתי קוֹרְבִין לי (not קרתיה) fellow-citizens, protect me!; בני דודי קורבין לי (not דידי) children of my friend (the Lord), protect you me!; Y.Taan.III, 66c top בני דיליוכ׳ (corr. acc.). 3) to complain, sue. Y.B. Bath.IX, beg.16d אתון בנוי קַרְבוּןוכ׳ his sons came and complained before R. E. Ib. אתת וקְרֵיבָהוכ׳ she came and complained 4) to bring near; to offer, v. infra. Pa. קָרֵיב, קָרֵב 1) to bring near; to offer. Targ. Gen. 48:9, sq. Ib. 13 (Y. ed. Vien. קְריב; h. text ויַּגֵּש). Targ. Is. 58:3 (h. text תִּנְגּשֹׁוּ!). Targ. O. Lev. 1:2 יְקָרֵיב (Y. יִקְרַב). Ib. 3 (Y. יַקְרִיב Af.). Ib. 14 (Y. also יַקְרִיב); a. fr.Gitt.56a סבור רבנן לקָרוּבֵיה the rabbis were of the opinion that it should be offered. Y.Ber.IX, 13d top הוה … אתי למִיקָרְבָהוכ׳ (or למִיקְרְבָה) when a man came to offer, to the idol, an ox Y.Snh.X, 29b מְקָרְבָא לגיחזי to bring Gehazi near (befriend him again). Num. R. s. 3 אלהכון מאן הוא בעי מְקָרֵיב does your God bring near him (grace) whomever he chooses to? B. Bath. 168a אפי׳ צורבא … לְקָרוּבְיה even in the case of a young scholar whom it may be supposed his intended father-in-law likes to bring into his family; a. fr.Part. pass. מְקָרַב; f. מְקָרְבָא, מְקָרְבָה; pl. מְקָרְבִין; מְקָרְבָן near, friendly. Sabb.104a מ״ט שקר ק׳ מיליה אמתוכ׳ why are the letters of שקר (falsehood) near together (in the order of the alphabet), and those of אמת (truth) far apart? Snh.29a מק׳ דעתיה he is friendly, v. רְחַק. 3) to intercede, lead in prayer. Midr. Till. to Ps. 19 חזיוה לחזנא דקָרֵיבוכ׳ they noticed that the officer of the synagogue led in prayer and said Af. אַקְרֵיב to bring near; to offer. Targ. Mal. 2:12; a. fr.Gitt. l. c. אי מַקְרְבִין ליה (or מְקָרְבִין Pa.), v. קָרְבַּן. Ḥag.8b האי דלא אַקְרְבִינְהוּוכ׳ the reason why they did not offer them was ; a. fr.Yeb.39b איקרבת יתוכ׳ (read: אַקְרִיבַת) she brought before us (the court) such and such a person Ithpa. אִתְקָרֵיב, Ithpe. אִתְקְרִיב, אִיקְּרִיב 1) to approach, come near. Targ. Y. Deut. 20:3; O. ib. ed. Berl. (oth. ed. קריבין). Ib. 25:9; a. fr.Keth.56a משום אִיקָּרוּבֵי דעתא הוא והא אִיקָּרְבָא דעתא (when a man promises his bride an additional jointure,) it is in order that an attachment be formed; well, now, the attachment has been formed (and we have a right to assume that he wanted his bride to get that addition, even if he should die before the wedding). 2) to claim relationship, v. preced.

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  • 39 קְרֵב

    קְרֵב, קְרֵיבch. sam( Hithpa. הִתְקָרֵב, Nithpa. נִתְקָרֵב to be brought near, be received), 1) to be near, come near, touch. Targ. Num. 27:1. Targ. Ex. 36:2. Targ. 1 Kings 2:1; a. fr.Pesik. Zakhor, p. 24b> קריב לגביה, v. בָּלַם II. Eduy. VIII, 4 דיִקְרַב במיתא he who touches a corpse; a. e. 2) to intercede, protect. Y.Dem.I, 22a בני קרתי קוֹרְבִין לי (not קרתיה) fellow-citizens, protect me!; בני דודי קורבין לי (not דידי) children of my friend (the Lord), protect you me!; Y.Taan.III, 66c top בני דיליוכ׳ (corr. acc.). 3) to complain, sue. Y.B. Bath.IX, beg.16d אתון בנוי קַרְבוּןוכ׳ his sons came and complained before R. E. Ib. אתת וקְרֵיבָהוכ׳ she came and complained 4) to bring near; to offer, v. infra. Pa. קָרֵיב, קָרֵב 1) to bring near; to offer. Targ. Gen. 48:9, sq. Ib. 13 (Y. ed. Vien. קְריב; h. text ויַּגֵּש). Targ. Is. 58:3 (h. text תִּנְגּשֹׁוּ!). Targ. O. Lev. 1:2 יְקָרֵיב (Y. יִקְרַב). Ib. 3 (Y. יַקְרִיב Af.). Ib. 14 (Y. also יַקְרִיב); a. fr.Gitt.56a סבור רבנן לקָרוּבֵיה the rabbis were of the opinion that it should be offered. Y.Ber.IX, 13d top הוה … אתי למִיקָרְבָהוכ׳ (or למִיקְרְבָה) when a man came to offer, to the idol, an ox Y.Snh.X, 29b מְקָרְבָא לגיחזי to bring Gehazi near (befriend him again). Num. R. s. 3 אלהכון מאן הוא בעי מְקָרֵיב does your God bring near him (grace) whomever he chooses to? B. Bath. 168a אפי׳ צורבא … לְקָרוּבְיה even in the case of a young scholar whom it may be supposed his intended father-in-law likes to bring into his family; a. fr.Part. pass. מְקָרַב; f. מְקָרְבָא, מְקָרְבָה; pl. מְקָרְבִין; מְקָרְבָן near, friendly. Sabb.104a מ״ט שקר ק׳ מיליה אמתוכ׳ why are the letters of שקר (falsehood) near together (in the order of the alphabet), and those of אמת (truth) far apart? Snh.29a מק׳ דעתיה he is friendly, v. רְחַק. 3) to intercede, lead in prayer. Midr. Till. to Ps. 19 חזיוה לחזנא דקָרֵיבוכ׳ they noticed that the officer of the synagogue led in prayer and said Af. אַקְרֵיב to bring near; to offer. Targ. Mal. 2:12; a. fr.Gitt. l. c. אי מַקְרְבִין ליה (or מְקָרְבִין Pa.), v. קָרְבַּן. Ḥag.8b האי דלא אַקְרְבִינְהוּוכ׳ the reason why they did not offer them was ; a. fr.Yeb.39b איקרבת יתוכ׳ (read: אַקְרִיבַת) she brought before us (the court) such and such a person Ithpa. אִתְקָרֵיב, Ithpe. אִתְקְרִיב, אִיקְּרִיב 1) to approach, come near. Targ. Y. Deut. 20:3; O. ib. ed. Berl. (oth. ed. קריבין). Ib. 25:9; a. fr.Keth.56a משום אִיקָּרוּבֵי דעתא הוא והא אִיקָּרְבָא דעתא (when a man promises his bride an additional jointure,) it is in order that an attachment be formed; well, now, the attachment has been formed (and we have a right to assume that he wanted his bride to get that addition, even if he should die before the wedding). 2) to claim relationship, v. preced.

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  • 40 קְרֵיב

    קְרֵב, קְרֵיבch. sam( Hithpa. הִתְקָרֵב, Nithpa. נִתְקָרֵב to be brought near, be received), 1) to be near, come near, touch. Targ. Num. 27:1. Targ. Ex. 36:2. Targ. 1 Kings 2:1; a. fr.Pesik. Zakhor, p. 24b> קריב לגביה, v. בָּלַם II. Eduy. VIII, 4 דיִקְרַב במיתא he who touches a corpse; a. e. 2) to intercede, protect. Y.Dem.I, 22a בני קרתי קוֹרְבִין לי (not קרתיה) fellow-citizens, protect me!; בני דודי קורבין לי (not דידי) children of my friend (the Lord), protect you me!; Y.Taan.III, 66c top בני דיליוכ׳ (corr. acc.). 3) to complain, sue. Y.B. Bath.IX, beg.16d אתון בנוי קַרְבוּןוכ׳ his sons came and complained before R. E. Ib. אתת וקְרֵיבָהוכ׳ she came and complained 4) to bring near; to offer, v. infra. Pa. קָרֵיב, קָרֵב 1) to bring near; to offer. Targ. Gen. 48:9, sq. Ib. 13 (Y. ed. Vien. קְריב; h. text ויַּגֵּש). Targ. Is. 58:3 (h. text תִּנְגּשֹׁוּ!). Targ. O. Lev. 1:2 יְקָרֵיב (Y. יִקְרַב). Ib. 3 (Y. יַקְרִיב Af.). Ib. 14 (Y. also יַקְרִיב); a. fr.Gitt.56a סבור רבנן לקָרוּבֵיה the rabbis were of the opinion that it should be offered. Y.Ber.IX, 13d top הוה … אתי למִיקָרְבָהוכ׳ (or למִיקְרְבָה) when a man came to offer, to the idol, an ox Y.Snh.X, 29b מְקָרְבָא לגיחזי to bring Gehazi near (befriend him again). Num. R. s. 3 אלהכון מאן הוא בעי מְקָרֵיב does your God bring near him (grace) whomever he chooses to? B. Bath. 168a אפי׳ צורבא … לְקָרוּבְיה even in the case of a young scholar whom it may be supposed his intended father-in-law likes to bring into his family; a. fr.Part. pass. מְקָרַב; f. מְקָרְבָא, מְקָרְבָה; pl. מְקָרְבִין; מְקָרְבָן near, friendly. Sabb.104a מ״ט שקר ק׳ מיליה אמתוכ׳ why are the letters of שקר (falsehood) near together (in the order of the alphabet), and those of אמת (truth) far apart? Snh.29a מק׳ דעתיה he is friendly, v. רְחַק. 3) to intercede, lead in prayer. Midr. Till. to Ps. 19 חזיוה לחזנא דקָרֵיבוכ׳ they noticed that the officer of the synagogue led in prayer and said Af. אַקְרֵיב to bring near; to offer. Targ. Mal. 2:12; a. fr.Gitt. l. c. אי מַקְרְבִין ליה (or מְקָרְבִין Pa.), v. קָרְבַּן. Ḥag.8b האי דלא אַקְרְבִינְהוּוכ׳ the reason why they did not offer them was ; a. fr.Yeb.39b איקרבת יתוכ׳ (read: אַקְרִיבַת) she brought before us (the court) such and such a person Ithpa. אִתְקָרֵיב, Ithpe. אִתְקְרִיב, אִיקְּרִיב 1) to approach, come near. Targ. Y. Deut. 20:3; O. ib. ed. Berl. (oth. ed. קריבין). Ib. 25:9; a. fr.Keth.56a משום אִיקָּרוּבֵי דעתא הוא והא אִיקָּרְבָא דעתא (when a man promises his bride an additional jointure,) it is in order that an attachment be formed; well, now, the attachment has been formed (and we have a right to assume that he wanted his bride to get that addition, even if he should die before the wedding). 2) to claim relationship, v. preced.

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