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  • 21 hacer dudar

    v.
    to make doubt, to misgive.
    * * *
    (v.) = make + Nombre + doubt, misgive
    Ex. He challenged their assumptions and, I think, made them doubt what they thought they knew.
    Ex. When Sudaveh heard this message her mind misgave her, and she feared evil.
    * * *
    (v.) = make + Nombre + doubt, misgive

    Ex: He challenged their assumptions and, I think, made them doubt what they thought they knew.

    Ex: When Sudaveh heard this message her mind misgave her, and she feared evil.

    Spanish-English dictionary > hacer dudar

  • 22 llamar por el busca

    (v.) = bleep
    Ex. This time the surgeon on-call was not one they knew and so they bleeped him nervously.
    * * *
    (v.) = bleep

    Ex: This time the surgeon on-call was not one they knew and so they bleeped him nervously.

    Spanish-English dictionary > llamar por el busca

  • 23 poner en entredicho

    (v.) = challenge, cast + doubt on, subvert, compromise, cast + aspersions on, challenge + Posesivo + assumptions, doubt, question, call into + question, impugn
    Ex. The only difference is the cataloger doesn't have to sit down and challenge himself, select one entry over the other, and say that this person is more responsible than another person for the work.
    Ex. His article casts doubt on the future of local technical libraries in the new economic climate.
    Ex. Properly read, live literature -- even the quietest or most light-hearted -- may be disturbing, may subvert our view of life.
    Ex. This article looks at what security measures can be taken without compromising access to materials.
    Ex. Also, the pursuit of applied ethics is viewed by some as being economically or opportunistically motivated, which casts aspersions on its contents.
    Ex. He challenged their assumptions and, I think, made them doubt what they thought they knew.
    Ex. He explained that while there was considerable turnover he doubted 18 assistants would be needed in the year, perhaps three or four at best.
    Ex. If this appears to be excessively difficult, maybe it is time to question whether the tool is too complex.
    Ex. Some of the work discussed in chapter 28 may seem to call into question the value of this research.
    Ex. If we are going to impugn somebody's integrity, let it be with the right facts.
    * * *
    (v.) = challenge, cast + doubt on, subvert, compromise, cast + aspersions on, challenge + Posesivo + assumptions, doubt, question, call into + question, impugn

    Ex: The only difference is the cataloger doesn't have to sit down and challenge himself, select one entry over the other, and say that this person is more responsible than another person for the work.

    Ex: His article casts doubt on the future of local technical libraries in the new economic climate.
    Ex: Properly read, live literature -- even the quietest or most light-hearted -- may be disturbing, may subvert our view of life.
    Ex: This article looks at what security measures can be taken without compromising access to materials.
    Ex: Also, the pursuit of applied ethics is viewed by some as being economically or opportunistically motivated, which casts aspersions on its contents.
    Ex: He challenged their assumptions and, I think, made them doubt what they thought they knew.
    Ex: He explained that while there was considerable turnover he doubted 18 assistants would be needed in the year, perhaps three or four at best.
    Ex: If this appears to be excessively difficult, maybe it is time to question whether the tool is too complex.
    Ex: Some of the work discussed in chapter 28 may seem to call into question the value of this research.
    Ex: If we are going to impugn somebody's integrity, let it be with the right facts.

    Spanish-English dictionary > poner en entredicho

  • 24 producir dudas

    (v.) = make + Nombre + doubt
    Ex. He challenged their assumptions and, I think, made them doubt what they thought they knew.
    * * *
    (v.) = make + Nombre + doubt

    Ex: He challenged their assumptions and, I think, made them doubt what they thought they knew.

    Spanish-English dictionary > producir dudas

  • 25 cometido

    m.
    1 mission, task (objetivo).
    2 duty.
    3 commitment, goal, ambition, earnest attempt.
    4 task assignment, task, enterprise, mission.
    past part.
    past participle of spanish verb: cometer.
    * * *
    1 (encargo) task, assignment
    2 (deber) duty
    * * *
    noun m.
    * * *
    SM task, mission
    * * *
    a) (tarea, deber) task, mission
    b) (Chi) ( actuación) performance
    * * *
    = assignment, duty [duties, -pl.], mandate, remit, office, workpackage, brief, hat, task, portfolio, responsibility.
    Ex. The problems and assignments presented are real problems and assignments, and the people involved are real people, all suitably disguised to protect their identity.
    Ex. Organisations often expect an information officer or librarian to prepare such abstracts as are necessary, in addition to performing various other information duties.
    Ex. The original mandate was very clear: to consider for inclusion all proposals made.
    Ex. The service was withdrawn from lack of use but because the State Telephone Service considered the department outside its remit.
    Ex. Until Groome appeared, city officials were chosen not so much for their ability to administer the affairs of their offices as for who they knew; hence, old-style machine politics with its accompanying corruption found a congenial atmosphere in which to operate.
    Ex. One of the workpackages of the project is the preparation of software for UKMARC to UNIMARC conversion.
    Ex. This article describes the experiences of a library training officer whose brief was to build library services from the ground up.
    Ex. The city librarian has commonly been a general cultural consultant, often with more than one hat, with the curatorship of the museum and/or art gallery as additional offices.
    Ex. Further, menu screens will be necessary until the user has specified the task that he wishes executed or the information that he wishes to retrieve sufficiently for execution or retrieval to be effected.
    Ex. Commission decisions are taken collectively, although each Commissioner is responsible for one or more portfolios, or areas of policy.
    Ex. The responsibility for manning the one telephone left at the disposal of a residue of callers fell to a single officer who had other duties to carry out to justify his keep.
    ----
    * cometido adicional = overhead operation.
    * cometido por pandillas = gang-related.
    * cometidos = terms of reference.
    * cuyos cometidos se solapan = overlapping.
    * desempeñar + Posesivo + cometido = carry out + Posesivo + responsibility.
    * deshacer los errores cometidos = turn + the clock back.
    * lista de personas y cometidos = duty roster.
    * * *
    a) (tarea, deber) task, mission
    b) (Chi) ( actuación) performance
    * * *
    = assignment, duty [duties, -pl.], mandate, remit, office, workpackage, brief, hat, task, portfolio, responsibility.

    Ex: The problems and assignments presented are real problems and assignments, and the people involved are real people, all suitably disguised to protect their identity.

    Ex: Organisations often expect an information officer or librarian to prepare such abstracts as are necessary, in addition to performing various other information duties.
    Ex: The original mandate was very clear: to consider for inclusion all proposals made.
    Ex: The service was withdrawn from lack of use but because the State Telephone Service considered the department outside its remit.
    Ex: Until Groome appeared, city officials were chosen not so much for their ability to administer the affairs of their offices as for who they knew; hence, old-style machine politics with its accompanying corruption found a congenial atmosphere in which to operate.
    Ex: One of the workpackages of the project is the preparation of software for UKMARC to UNIMARC conversion.
    Ex: This article describes the experiences of a library training officer whose brief was to build library services from the ground up.
    Ex: The city librarian has commonly been a general cultural consultant, often with more than one hat, with the curatorship of the museum and/or art gallery as additional offices.
    Ex: Further, menu screens will be necessary until the user has specified the task that he wishes executed or the information that he wishes to retrieve sufficiently for execution or retrieval to be effected.
    Ex: Commission decisions are taken collectively, although each Commissioner is responsible for one or more portfolios, or areas of policy.
    Ex: The responsibility for manning the one telephone left at the disposal of a residue of callers fell to a single officer who had other duties to carry out to justify his keep.
    * cometido adicional = overhead operation.
    * cometido por pandillas = gang-related.
    * cometidos = terms of reference.
    * cuyos cometidos se solapan = overlapping.
    * desempeñar + Posesivo + cometido = carry out + Posesivo + responsibility.
    * deshacer los errores cometidos = turn + the clock back.
    * lista de personas y cometidos = duty roster.

    * * *
    1 (tarea, deber) task, mission
    cumplió (con) su cometido she carried out her mission o task
    2 ( Chi) (actuación) performance
    * * *

    Del verbo cometer: ( conjugate cometer)

    cometido es:

    el participio

    Multiple Entries:
    cometer    
    cometido
    cometer ( conjugate cometer) verbo transitivo ‹crimen/delito/pecado› to commit;
    ‹error/falta› to make
    cometido sustantivo masculino
    a) (tarea, deber) task, mission


    cometer verbo transitivo
    1 (una falta, un error) to make: cuídate de no cometer ningún error, be careful not to make any mistakes
    2 (perpetrar) to commit: han atrapado al delincuente que cometió el atraco, they've caught the delinquent who committed the robbery
    cometido sustantivo masculino
    1 (tarea) task, assignment
    2 (función) duty
    ' cometido' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    papel
    - estar
    - función
    English:
    admit
    - crime
    - deny
    - mission
    - felon
    - offender
    * * *
    1. [objetivo] mission, task
    2. [deber] duty
    * * *
    m task
    * * *
    : assignment, task

    Spanish-English dictionary > cometido

  • 26 vándalo

    adj.
    vandal, pirate.
    m.
    1 vandal, hooligan, hun, punk.
    2 Vandal.
    * * *
    1 Vandal
    ► nombre masculino,nombre femenino
    1 Vandal
    2 figurado vandal
    * * *
    vándalo, -a
    1.
    2. SM/ F
    1) (=salvaje) vandal
    2) ( Hist) Vandal
    * * *
    I
    - la adjetivo (Hist) Vandal (before n), Vandalic
    II
    - la masculino, femenino
    a) (Hist) Vandal
    b) ( gamberro) vandal, hooligan
    * * *
    = vandal, looter, hooligan, lager lout.
    Ex. Some Internet users have found their daily electronic mail swamped with large numbers of unwanted messages (spamming) caused by a type of computer vandal (hacker) called a mail bomber who places its victims on a large number of mailing lists.
    Ex. Across the street, an American tank roared out of the monumental gates of the Defense Ministry, untouched by the looters presumably because they knew that the ministry, at least, would be under close guard by American troops.
    Ex. The media have regularly stoked public feelings of shame by affirming that English football fans are synonymous with hooliganism, overlooking the fact that not all fans are ' hooligans'.
    Ex. It is routine for people to complain about the 'hordes of lager louts' who turn city centres into 'no-go areas'.
    * * *
    I
    - la adjetivo (Hist) Vandal (before n), Vandalic
    II
    - la masculino, femenino
    a) (Hist) Vandal
    b) ( gamberro) vandal, hooligan
    * * *
    = vandal, looter, hooligan, lager lout.

    Ex: Some Internet users have found their daily electronic mail swamped with large numbers of unwanted messages (spamming) caused by a type of computer vandal (hacker) called a mail bomber who places its victims on a large number of mailing lists.

    Ex: Across the street, an American tank roared out of the monumental gates of the Defense Ministry, untouched by the looters presumably because they knew that the ministry, at least, would be under close guard by American troops.
    Ex: The media have regularly stoked public feelings of shame by affirming that English football fans are synonymous with hooliganism, overlooking the fact that not all fans are ' hooligans'.
    Ex: It is routine for people to complain about the 'hordes of lager louts' who turn city centres into 'no-go areas'.

    * * *
    vándalo1 -la
    ( Hist) Vandal ( before n), Vandalic
    vándalo2 -la
    masculine, feminine
    1 ( Hist) Vandal
    2 (gamberro) vandal, hoodlum, hooligan
    * * *

    vándalo
    ◊ -la sustantivo masculino, femenino ( gamberro) vandal, hooligan

    vándalo,-a sustantivo masculino y femenino
    1 pey (violento, bruto) vandal
    2 Hist Vandal

    ' vándalo' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    vándala
    - gamberro
    English:
    vandal
    - hoodlum
    - hooligan
    - punk
    * * *
    vándalo, -a
    ♦ adj
    Hist Vandal
    ♦ nm,f
    Hist Vandal
    ♦ nm
    [salvaje] vandal;
    son unos vándalos they're vandals
    * * *
    m, vándala f vandal
    * * *
    : vandal
    ♦ vandalismo nm
    * * *
    vándalo n vandal

    Spanish-English dictionary > vándalo

  • 27 a la antigua

    in an old-fashioned way
    * * *
    (adj.) = old-style
    Ex. Until Groome appeared, city officials were chosen not so much for their ability to administer the affairs of their offices as for who they knew; hence, old-style machine politics with its accompanying corruption found a congenial atmosphere in which to operate.
    * * *
    (adj.) = old-style

    Ex: Until Groome appeared, city officials were chosen not so much for their ability to administer the affairs of their offices as for who they knew; hence, old-style machine politics with its accompanying corruption found a congenial atmosphere in which to operate.

    Spanish-English dictionary > a la antigua

  • 28 a la antigua usanza

    in the old style
    * * *
    (adj.) = old-style
    Ex. Until Groome appeared, city officials were chosen not so much for their ability to administer the affairs of their offices as for who they knew; hence, old-style machine politics with its accompanying corruption found a congenial atmosphere in which to operate.
    * * *
    (adj.) = old-style

    Ex: Until Groome appeared, city officials were chosen not so much for their ability to administer the affairs of their offices as for who they knew; hence, old-style machine politics with its accompanying corruption found a congenial atmosphere in which to operate.

    Spanish-English dictionary > a la antigua usanza

  • 29 ambiente agradable

    Ex. Until Groome appeared, city officials were chosen not so much for their ability to administer the affairs of their offices as for who they knew; hence, old-style machine politics with its accompanying corruption found a congenial atmosphere in which to operate.
    * * *

    Ex: Until Groome appeared, city officials were chosen not so much for their ability to administer the affairs of their offices as for who they knew; hence, old-style machine politics with its accompanying corruption found a congenial atmosphere in which to operate.

    Spanish-English dictionary > ambiente agradable

  • 30 aparato político

    Ex. Until Groome appeared, city officials were chosen not so much for their ability to administer the affairs of their offices as for who they knew; hence, old-style machine politics with its accompanying corruption found a congenial atmosphere in which to operate.
    * * *

    Ex: Until Groome appeared, city officials were chosen not so much for their ability to administer the affairs of their offices as for who they knew; hence, old-style machine politics with its accompanying corruption found a congenial atmosphere in which to operate.

    Spanish-English dictionary > aparato político

  • 31 capullo

    m.
    1 bud, offshoot.
    2 cocoon.
    * * *
    1 (de insectos) cocoon
    2 BOTÁNICA bud
    3 tabú (prepucio) foreskin
    4 tabú (estúpido) silly bugger, dickhead
    * * *
    I
    SM
    1) (=flor) bud
    2) (Zool) cocoon
    3) *** [del pene] head
    4) [de bellota] cup
    5) [tela] coarse silk cloth
    II
    capullo, -a
    *** SM / F (=imbécil) twit *

    ¡eres un capullo! — you're a daft sod! ***

    * * *
    1) (Bot) bud
    2) (Zool) cocoon
    * * *
    = blossom, bud, cocoon, wanker, tosser, shithead, dweeb.
    Ex. Spring is prime hotel season in Washington, DC -- our fingers are crossed that the cherry blossoms come early.
    Ex. Topics include trees, leaf coloration, buds, seeds, vertebrate animals, animal tracks, insects and other arthropods, earthworms, characteristics of living things, and microhabitats.
    Ex. The author considers the important place of security risk management in the building of a safety cocoon in which people are secure and in which information and equipment are protected from interference.
    Ex. These are the wankers who thought they knew all about fashion.
    Ex. The site shows that the highest proportions of ' tossers' -- or overspenders -- are in Northern Ireland and eastern England.
    Ex. With all the pandering shitheads in politics today, it's so refreshing to see some one who will just say 'fuck off, don't bother me'.
    Ex. For this reason, I will probably not vote in the London mayoral election at all and this doesn't make me a whinging negativist dweeb.
    * * *
    1) (Bot) bud
    2) (Zool) cocoon
    * * *
    = blossom, bud, cocoon, wanker, tosser, shithead, dweeb.

    Ex: Spring is prime hotel season in Washington, DC -- our fingers are crossed that the cherry blossoms come early.

    Ex: Topics include trees, leaf coloration, buds, seeds, vertebrate animals, animal tracks, insects and other arthropods, earthworms, characteristics of living things, and microhabitats.
    Ex: The author considers the important place of security risk management in the building of a safety cocoon in which people are secure and in which information and equipment are protected from interference.
    Ex: These are the wankers who thought they knew all about fashion.
    Ex: The site shows that the highest proportions of ' tossers' -- or overspenders -- are in Northern Ireland and eastern England.
    Ex: With all the pandering shitheads in politics today, it's so refreshing to see some one who will just say 'fuck off, don't bother me'.
    Ex: For this reason, I will probably not vote in the London mayoral election at all and this doesn't make me a whinging negativist dweeb.

    * * *
    A ( Bot) bud
    B ( Zool) cocoon
    C ( Esp)
    1 ( fam o vulg) (idiota) moron (sl), saphead ( AmE sl), dickhead ( BrE vulg)
    2 ( vulg) (glande) head
    * * *

     

    capullo sustantivo masculino
    a) (Bot) bud

    b) (Zool) cocoon

    capullo sustantivo masculino
    1 (de un insecto) cocoon
    2 Bot bud
    3 ofens (imbécil) silly bugger, US idiot
    ' capullo' also found in these entries:
    English:
    bud
    - cocoon
    - rosebud
    - rose
    * * *
    capullo, -a
    ♦ adj
    Esp muy Fam
    ser muy capullo to be a real jerk o Br dickhead
    ♦ nm
    1. [de flor] bud
    capullo de rosa rosebud
    2. [de gusano] cocoon
    3. Esp Vulg [glande] head
    ♦ nm,f
    Esp muy Fam [persona despreciable] jerk, Br dickhead
    * * *
    m
    1 ZO cocoon
    2 BOT bud
    3 pop
    persona jerk fam, Br
    dickhead pop
    * * *
    1) : cocoon
    2) : bud (of a flower)
    * * *

    Spanish-English dictionary > capullo

  • 32 de la vieja guardia

    (adj.) = old-style
    Ex. Until Groome appeared, city officials were chosen not so much for their ability to administer the affairs of their offices as for who they knew; hence, old-style machine politics with its accompanying corruption found a congenial atmosphere in which to operate.
    * * *
    (adj.) = old-style

    Ex: Until Groome appeared, city officials were chosen not so much for their ability to administer the affairs of their offices as for who they knew; hence, old-style machine politics with its accompanying corruption found a congenial atmosphere in which to operate.

    Spanish-English dictionary > de la vieja guardia

  • 33 funcionario del ayuntamiento

    (n.) = city official, city worker
    Ex. Until Groome appeared, city officials were chosen not so much for their ability to administer the affairs of their offices as for who they knew; hence, old-style machine politics with its accompanying corruption found a congenial atmosphere in which to operate.
    Ex. City workers carried out orders to burn some of the library books, while others were buried with the aid of a bulldozer; the remaining books were loaded on trucks and hauled away to trash dumps on the outskirts of the city.
    * * *
    (n.) = city official, city worker

    Ex: Until Groome appeared, city officials were chosen not so much for their ability to administer the affairs of their offices as for who they knew; hence, old-style machine politics with its accompanying corruption found a congenial atmosphere in which to operate.

    Ex: City workers carried out orders to burn some of the library books, while others were buried with the aid of a bulldozer; the remaining books were loaded on trucks and hauled away to trash dumps on the outskirts of the city.

    Spanish-English dictionary > funcionario del ayuntamiento

  • 34 pendejo

    adj.
    coward.
    m.
    1 coward.
    2 jerk, asshole, arsehole.
    * * *
    1 familiar nincompoop
    * * *
    pendejo, -a *
    1. ADJ
    1) LAm (=imbécil) idiotic; (=cobarde) cowardly, yellow *
    2) And (=listo) smart; (=taimado) cunning
    3) Caribe, Méx (=torpe) ham-fisted
    2. SM / F
    1) LAm (=imbécil) fool, idiot; (=cobarde) coward
    2) Cono Sur (=muchacho) kid *; (=sabelotodo) know-all
    3.
    SM [del pubis] pubic hair, pube **
    * * *
    I
    - ja adjetivo
    a) (AmL exc CS fam) ( estúpido) dumb (AmE colloq), thick (BrE colloq)
    b) (Per fam) ( listo) sly, sharp (colloq)
    II
    - ja masculino, femenino
    a) (AmL exc CS fam) ( estúpido) dummy (colloq), nerd (colloq)

    hacerse el pendejo — (fam) ( hacerse el tonto) to act dumb (colloq); ( no hacer nada) to loaf around (colloq)

    b) (Per fam) ( persona lista) sly devil
    c) (CS vulg) ( mocoso) snotty-nosed kid (colloq)
    * * *
    = wanker, tosser, shithead.
    Ex. These are the wankers who thought they knew all about fashion.
    Ex. The site shows that the highest proportions of ' tossers' -- or overspenders -- are in Northern Ireland and eastern England.
    Ex. With all the pandering shitheads in politics today, it's so refreshing to see some one who will just say 'fuck off, don't bother me'.
    * * *
    I
    - ja adjetivo
    a) (AmL exc CS fam) ( estúpido) dumb (AmE colloq), thick (BrE colloq)
    b) (Per fam) ( listo) sly, sharp (colloq)
    II
    - ja masculino, femenino
    a) (AmL exc CS fam) ( estúpido) dummy (colloq), nerd (colloq)

    hacerse el pendejo — (fam) ( hacerse el tonto) to act dumb (colloq); ( no hacer nada) to loaf around (colloq)

    b) (Per fam) ( persona lista) sly devil
    c) (CS vulg) ( mocoso) snotty-nosed kid (colloq)
    * * *
    = wanker, tosser, shithead.

    Ex: These are the wankers who thought they knew all about fashion.

    Ex: The site shows that the highest proportions of ' tossers' -- or overspenders -- are in Northern Ireland and eastern England.
    Ex: With all the pandering shitheads in politics today, it's so refreshing to see some one who will just say 'fuck off, don't bother me'.

    * * *
    pendejo1 -ja
    1 ( AmL exc CS fam) (estúpido) dumb ( AmE colloq), thick ( BrE colloq)
    2 ( Per fam) (listo) sly, sharp ( colloq)
    pendejo2 -ja
    masculine, feminine
    A
    1 ( AmL exc CS fam) (estúpido) dummy ( colloq), nerd ( colloq)
    hacerse el pendejo ( fam) (hacerse el tonto) to act dumb ( colloq) (no hacer nada) to bum around (sl), to loaf around ( colloq)
    2 ( Per fam) (persona lista) sly devil, sharp character ( colloq)
    3 (CS vulg) (mocoso) snotty-nosed kid ( colloq)
    B
    pendejo masculine ( vulg) (vello pubiano) pubic hair, pube ( colloq)
    * * *

    pendejo
    ◊ -ja adjetivo

    a) (AmL exc CS fam) ( estúpido) dumb (AmE colloq), thick (BrE colloq)

    b) (Per fam) ( listo) sly, sharp (colloq)

    ■ sustantivo masculino, femenino
    a) (AmL exc CS fam) ( estúpido) dummy (colloq), nerd (colloq);



    ( no hacer nada) to loaf around (colloq)
    b) (Per fam) ( persona lista) sly devil

    ' pendejo' also found in these entries:
    English:
    wanker
    - jerk
    * * *
    pendejo, -a
    ♦ nm
    muy Fam [pelo] pube; RP muy Fam Hum
    un pendejo tira más que una yunta de bueyes sex appeal can move mountains
    ♦ nm,f
    1. Méx Fam [cobarde] coward
    2. Am muy Fam [tonto] jerk, Br tosser;
    Méx Fam
    hacerse pendejo to act dumb
    3. RP muy Fam Pey [adolescente] spotty teenager
    * * *
    I m ( pelea) fight
    II m, pendeja f L.Am. fam
    dummy fam

    Spanish-English dictionary > pendejo

  • 35 ronquido

    m.
    snore, snoring.
    * * *
    1 snore, snoring
    * * *
    SM snore, snoring
    * * *
    masculino snore

    daba unos ronquidos...! — he snored so loud(ly)...! (colloq)

    * * *
    = snore.
    Ex. They knew he was sleeping for most of the day, since his snore could be heard from miles away.
    * * *
    masculino snore

    daba unos ronquidos...! — he snored so loud(ly)...! (colloq)

    * * *

    Ex: They knew he was sleeping for most of the day, since his snore could be heard from miles away.

    * * *
    snore
    ¡daba unos ronquidos …! he snored so loud …! ( colloq)
    * * *

    ronquido sustantivo masculino
    snore
    ronquido sustantivo masculino snore: su ronquidos no me dejan dormir, I can't sleep with all his snoring
    ' ronquido' also found in these entries:
    English:
    snore
    * * *
    snore;
    me despertaron sus ronquidos I was woken by his snoring
    * * *
    m snore;
    ronquidos pl snoring sg
    * * *
    1) : snore
    2) : roar

    Spanish-English dictionary > ronquido

  • 36 salir bramando

    (v.) = roar out of
    Ex. Across the street, an American tank roared out of the monumental gates of the Defense Ministry, untouched by the looters presumably because they knew that the ministry, at least, would be under close guard by American troops.
    * * *

    Ex: Across the street, an American tank roared out of the monumental gates of the Defense Ministry, untouched by the looters presumably because they knew that the ministry, at least, would be under close guard by American troops.

    Spanish-English dictionary > salir bramando

  • 37 salir rugiendo

    (v.) = roar out of
    Ex. Across the street, an American tank roared out of the monumental gates of the Defense Ministry, untouched by the looters presumably because they knew that the ministry, at least, would be under close guard by American troops.
    * * *

    Ex: Across the street, an American tank roared out of the monumental gates of the Defense Ministry, untouched by the looters presumably because they knew that the ministry, at least, would be under close guard by American troops.

    Spanish-English dictionary > salir rugiendo

  • 38 saqueador

    adj.
    looting, pillaging, plundering, sacking.
    m.
    plunderer, robber, sacker.
    * * *
    1 (de ciudades) plundering, pillaging; (de casas, comercios) looting
    ► nombre masculino,nombre femenino
    1 (de ciudades) plunderer, pillager; (de casas, comercios) looter
    * * *
    saqueador, -a
    SM / F looter
    * * *
    = looter.
    Ex. Across the street, an American tank roared out of the monumental gates of the Defense Ministry, untouched by the looters presumably because they knew that the ministry, at least, would be under close guard by American troops.
    ----
    * saqueador de correo = mail bomber.
    * saqueador de tumbas = grave robber.
    * * *

    Ex: Across the street, an American tank roared out of the monumental gates of the Defense Ministry, untouched by the looters presumably because they knew that the ministry, at least, would be under close guard by American troops.

    * saqueador de correo = mail bomber.
    * saqueador de tumbas = grave robber.

    * * *
    masculine, feminine
    looter
    * * *

    saqueador,-ora sustantivo masculino y femenino looter
    ' saqueador' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    saqueadora
    English:
    looter
    * * *
    saqueador, -ora nm,f
    looter
    * * *
    m, saqueadora f looter
    * * *
    depredador: plunderer, looter

    Spanish-English dictionary > saqueador

  • 39 tarado

    adj.
    1 defective, damaged.
    2 cretinous.
    past part.
    past participle of spanish verb: tarar.
    * * *
    1→ link=tarar tarar
    1 (defectuoso) defective, damaged
    2 (persona) handicapped
    ► nombre masculino,nombre femenino
    1 familiar figurado idiot, nitwit
    * * *
    tarado, -a
    1. ADJ
    1) (Com) defective, imperfect
    2) [persona] crippled
    3) * (=idiota) stupid; (=loco) crazy, nuts *
    2.
    SM / F * (=idiota) cretin *, moron *
    * * *
    I
    - da adjetivo
    a) ( minusválido) handicapped
    b) (fam & pey) ( tonto) stupid
    II
    - da masculino, femenino
    a) ( minusválido) handicapped person
    b) (fam & pey) ( imbécil), moron (colloq & pej)
    * * *
    = cretinous, dim-witted [dimwitted], dimwit, brainless, twat, wanker, tosser, shithead, dumbbell, retard, nonce.
    Ex. It is already evident that he is a cretinous buffoon.
    Ex. From that point on, the film is not only stupid, it's dim-witted, brainless and obtuse to the point of being insulting to the audience.
    Ex. The diplomats have been calling him a lucky dimwit ever since.
    Ex. From that point on, the film is not only stupid, it's dim-witted, brainless and obtuse to the point of being insulting to the audience.
    Ex. I don't really care if he does like real ale, even if his arse was hung with diamonds he would still be a twat.
    Ex. These are the wankers who thought they knew all about fashion.
    Ex. The site shows that the highest proportions of ' tossers' -- or overspenders -- are in Northern Ireland and eastern England.
    Ex. With all the pandering shitheads in politics today, it's so refreshing to see some one who will just say 'fuck off, don't bother me'.
    Ex. The Wizard, played by Joel Grey, is a smooth-talking dumbbell who admits he is 'a corn-fed hick' and 'one of your dime-a-dozen mediocrities'.
    Ex. The court also heard the victim's brother accuse the defendant of physical abuse and of calling him a 'lemon and a retard'.
    Ex. Justin, whilst clearly a nonce, is to be commended on instigating a high-profile campaign to free the hostages.
    * * *
    I
    - da adjetivo
    a) ( minusválido) handicapped
    b) (fam & pey) ( tonto) stupid
    II
    - da masculino, femenino
    a) ( minusválido) handicapped person
    b) (fam & pey) ( imbécil), moron (colloq & pej)
    * * *
    = cretinous, dim-witted [dimwitted], dimwit, brainless, twat, wanker, tosser, shithead, dumbbell, retard, nonce.

    Ex: It is already evident that he is a cretinous buffoon.

    Ex: From that point on, the film is not only stupid, it's dim-witted, brainless and obtuse to the point of being insulting to the audience.
    Ex: The diplomats have been calling him a lucky dimwit ever since.
    Ex: From that point on, the film is not only stupid, it's dim-witted, brainless and obtuse to the point of being insulting to the audience.
    Ex: I don't really care if he does like real ale, even if his arse was hung with diamonds he would still be a twat.
    Ex: These are the wankers who thought they knew all about fashion.
    Ex: The site shows that the highest proportions of ' tossers' -- or overspenders -- are in Northern Ireland and eastern England.
    Ex: With all the pandering shitheads in politics today, it's so refreshing to see some one who will just say 'fuck off, don't bother me'.
    Ex: The Wizard, played by Joel Grey, is a smooth-talking dumbbell who admits he is 'a corn-fed hick' and 'one of your dime-a-dozen mediocrities'.
    Ex: The court also heard the victim's brother accuse the defendant of physical abuse and of calling him a 'lemon and a retard'.
    Ex: Justin, whilst clearly a nonce, is to be commended on instigating a high-profile campaign to free the hostages.

    * * *
    tarado1 -da
    1 (minusválido) handicapped
    2 ( fam pey) (tonto) stupid
    tarado2 -da
    masculine, feminine
    1 (minusválido) handicapped person
    2 ( fam pey) (imbécil) cretin ( colloq pej), moron ( colloq pej)
    * * *
    tarado, -a
    ♦ adj
    1. [defectuoso] defective
    2. Pey [tonto] stupid
    3. Andes, RP [nervioso] flustered;
    [distraído] muddled;
    hoy estoy tarado, dormí muy mal I'm not with it today, I slept really badly
    ♦ nm,f
    Pey idiot
    * * *
    adj fam
    stupid, dumb fam

    Spanish-English dictionary > tarado

  • 40 vigilado de cerca

    Ex. Across the street, an American tank roared out of the monumental gates of the Defense Ministry, untouched by the looters presumably because they knew that the ministry, at least, would be under close guard by American troops.
    * * *

    Ex: Across the street, an American tank roared out of the monumental gates of the Defense Ministry, untouched by the looters presumably because they knew that the ministry, at least, would be under close guard by American troops.

    Spanish-English dictionary > vigilado de cerca

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