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to be very cunning or crafty

  • 1 carlanca

    f.
    1 A mastiff's collar.
    2 bore, pest, drag (person); boredom, tedium. (Central America)
    3 carlancas, tricks, cunning.
    4 spiked collar.
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    SF
    1) (=collar) spiked dog-collar
    2) And, CAm (=grillo) shackle, fetter
    3) CAm, Cono Sur (=persona) bore, pest, drag; (=aburrimiento) boredom, tedium; (=enojo) annoyance, irritation
    4) pl carlancas (=picardía) tricks, cunning sing
    * * *
    spiked collar
    * * *
    1. [para mastín] spiked collar
    2. Chile, Hond [molestia, fastidio] annoyance

    Spanish-English dictionary > carlanca

  • 2 astuto

    adj.
    1 sly, artful, astute, crafty.
    2 clever, sharp, quick-witted, sharp-witted.
    * * *
    1 astute, cunning, shrewd
    * * *
    (f. - astuta)
    adj.
    1) astute, shrewd
    * * *
    ADJ (=sagaz) astute, clever; (=mañoso) crafty, sly
    * * *
    - ta adjetivo ( sagaz) shrewd, astute; (pey) ( taimado) crafty, cunning
    * * *
    = clever [cleverer -comp., cleverest -sup.], shrewd [shrewder -comp., shrewdest -sup.], wily [wilier -comp., wiliest -sup.], streetwise [street-wise], astute, skilful [skillful, -USA], cunning, crafty, shifty, canny, artful, sly [slyer/slier -comp., slyest/sliest -sup.].
    Ex. It is readily possible to construct a machine which will manipulate premises in accordance with formal logic, simply by the clever use of relay circuits.
    Ex. Payment is very important and can be a problem so the businessman needs to be streetwise and shrewd with a good business acumen.
    Ex. But he was wiry and wily, too, and he could often out-run, track, back-track, double-back, and finally dodge unseen in the subway.
    Ex. And because it refuses to express itself in the kind of language we have to assume would be natural to Slake himself slangy, staccato, flip, street-wise we are forced into the position of observing him rather than feeling at one with him.
    Ex. It requires an extraordinarily astute librarian to uncover this shortcoming at the interview stage.
    Ex. The acquisition of these materials is a skilful job demanding the sort of dedication that a housewife brings to the running of her home.
    Ex. The article 'Collection development policies: a cunning plan' looks at the value of collection development policy statements and what they can and cannot do.
    Ex. Crafty! He wanted nothing to do with the straitjacket of guidelines and so-called standards = ¡Qué astuto! no quería saber nada de las restricciones que imponen las directrices y las "supuestas" normas.
    Ex. 'Client' has overtones of shifty lawyers and overpaid realtors.
    Ex. The principles behind successful commercial Web sites (clear mission, valuable content, clean design and canny publicity) can be applied by academics in establishing non-profit Web sites.
    Ex. She is not just lissome and beautiful, but also cultured, artful, expressive, and energetic.
    Ex. You must be a bit sly sometimes to succeed in the world.
    ----
    * ser más astuto que = outfox, outwit, outsmart.
    * tan astuto como un zorro = as sly as a fox, as wily as a fox.
    * * *
    - ta adjetivo ( sagaz) shrewd, astute; (pey) ( taimado) crafty, cunning
    * * *
    = clever [cleverer -comp., cleverest -sup.], shrewd [shrewder -comp., shrewdest -sup.], wily [wilier -comp., wiliest -sup.], streetwise [street-wise], astute, skilful [skillful, -USA], cunning, crafty, shifty, canny, artful, sly [slyer/slier -comp., slyest/sliest -sup.].

    Ex: It is readily possible to construct a machine which will manipulate premises in accordance with formal logic, simply by the clever use of relay circuits.

    Ex: Payment is very important and can be a problem so the businessman needs to be streetwise and shrewd with a good business acumen.
    Ex: But he was wiry and wily, too, and he could often out-run, track, back-track, double-back, and finally dodge unseen in the subway.
    Ex: And because it refuses to express itself in the kind of language we have to assume would be natural to Slake himself slangy, staccato, flip, street-wise we are forced into the position of observing him rather than feeling at one with him.
    Ex: It requires an extraordinarily astute librarian to uncover this shortcoming at the interview stage.
    Ex: The acquisition of these materials is a skilful job demanding the sort of dedication that a housewife brings to the running of her home.
    Ex: The article 'Collection development policies: a cunning plan' looks at the value of collection development policy statements and what they can and cannot do.
    Ex: Crafty! He wanted nothing to do with the straitjacket of guidelines and so-called standards = ¡Qué astuto! no quería saber nada de las restricciones que imponen las directrices y las "supuestas" normas.
    Ex: 'Client' has overtones of shifty lawyers and overpaid realtors.
    Ex: The principles behind successful commercial Web sites (clear mission, valuable content, clean design and canny publicity) can be applied by academics in establishing non-profit Web sites.
    Ex: She is not just lissome and beautiful, but also cultured, artful, expressive, and energetic.
    Ex: You must be a bit sly sometimes to succeed in the world.
    * ser más astuto que = outfox, outwit, outsmart.
    * tan astuto como un zorro = as sly as a fox, as wily as a fox.

    * * *
    astuto -ta
    1 (sagaz) shrewd, astute
    no la podrás engañar, es demasiado astuta you won't be able to fool her, she's too shrewd o astute o ( colloq) smart
    2 ( pey) (taimado) crafty, wily, cunning
    * * *

    astuto
    ◊ -ta adjetivo ( sagaz) shrewd, astute;


    ( ladino) (pey) crafty, sly, cunning
    astuto,-a adjetivo astute, shrewd
    ' astuto' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    astuta
    - cuca
    - cuco
    - espabilada
    - espabilado
    - guachinanga
    - guachinango
    - hábil
    - ladina
    - ladino
    - pilla
    - pillo
    - zorra
    - zorro
    - jodido
    - listo
    - pícaro
    - piola
    - taimado
    - vivo
    English:
    artful
    - astute
    - canny
    - crafty
    - cunning
    - foxy
    - outfox
    - outsmart
    - sharp
    - shrewd
    - sly
    - tricky
    - worldly-wise
    - wily
    * * *
    astuto, -a adj
    1. [ladino, tramposo] cunning
    2. [sagaz, listo] astute
    * * *
    adj shrewd, astute
    * * *
    astuto, -ta adj
    1) : astute, shrewd
    2) : crafty, tricky
    ♦ astutamente adv
    * * *
    astuto adj
    1. (hábil) shrewd / astute
    2. (malicioso) cunning / sly [comp. slyer; superl. slyest]

    Spanish-English dictionary > astuto

  • 3 pícaro

    adj.
    mischievous, impish, rascally, naughty.
    m.
    rascal, little wretch, scamp, picaro.
    * * *
    1 (astuto) crafty, sly
    2 (atrevido) wicked
    ► nombre masculino,nombre femenino
    1 (persona astuta) slyboots, crafty devil
    * * *
    pícaro, -a
    1. ADJ
    1) (=taimado) sly, crafty; (=travieso) [niño] naughty, mischievous
    2) (=deshonesto) crooked; (=pillo) roguish, knavish
    3) hum naughty, wicked

    ¡este pícaro siglo! — what naughty times we live in!

    4) (=precoz) [niño] precocious, knowing ( esp sexually aware before the proper age)
    2. SM / F
    1) (=granuja) rogue, scoundrel; (=ladino) sly sort; (=niño) rascal, scamp

    ¡pícaro! — you rascal!

    2) (Literat) rogue
    PÍCARO In Spanish literature, especially of the Golden Age, the pícaro is a roguish character whose travels and adventures are used as a vehicle for social satire. The anonymous Lazarillo de Tormes (1554), which relates the life and adventures of one such character, is thought to be the first of the genre known as the picaresque novel, or novela picaresca. Other well-known picaresque novels were written by Cervantes (Rinconete y Cortadillo) and Francisco de Quevedo (El Buscón).
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    I
    - ra adjetivo
    a) ( ladino) crafty, cunning
    b) ( malicioso) < persona> naughty, wicked (colloq); <chiste/comentario> naughty, racy; <mirada/sonrisa> wicked (colloq), cheeky (BrE)
    II
    - ra masculino, femenino
    a) (Lit) rogue, villain
    b) ( astuto) cunning o crafty devil (colloq)
    * * *
    = rogue, elfin, impish, crafty, mischievous, playful.
    Ex. Some headings are vague and without scope notes to define them: ROBBERS AND OUTLAWS; CRIME AND CRIMINALS; rogues AND VAGABONDS.
    Ex. Then, with an elfin smile she said: 'You see, I haven't been entirely unconcerned!'.
    Ex. Then, leaning back in her chair and with an impish smile playing about her mouth, she said: 'You know I can't quite get used to the idea of him giving up his job to follow his wife'.
    Ex. Crafty! He wanted nothing to do with the straitjacket of guidelines and so-called standards = ¡Qué astuto! no quería saber nada de las restricciones que imponen las directrices y las "supuestas" normas.
    Ex. Frequently the youngest child takes on the role of the mascot; he acts cute, mischievous, and endearing.
    Ex. The article is a playful attempt to describe the historical determinations of the subject.
    * * *
    I
    - ra adjetivo
    a) ( ladino) crafty, cunning
    b) ( malicioso) < persona> naughty, wicked (colloq); <chiste/comentario> naughty, racy; <mirada/sonrisa> wicked (colloq), cheeky (BrE)
    II
    - ra masculino, femenino
    a) (Lit) rogue, villain
    b) ( astuto) cunning o crafty devil (colloq)
    * * *
    = rogue, elfin, impish, crafty, mischievous, playful.

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

    Ex: Then, with an elfin smile she said: 'You see, I haven't been entirely unconcerned!'.
    Ex: Then, leaning back in her chair and with an impish smile playing about her mouth, she said: 'You know I can't quite get used to the idea of him giving up his job to follow his wife'.
    Ex: Crafty! He wanted nothing to do with the straitjacket of guidelines and so-called standards = ¡Qué astuto! no quería saber nada de las restricciones que imponen las directrices y las "supuestas" normas.
    Ex: Frequently the youngest child takes on the role of the mascot; he acts cute, mischievous, and endearing.
    Ex: The article is a playful attempt to describe the historical determinations of the subject.

    * * *
    pícaro1 -ra
    1 (ladino) crafty, cunning
    2 (malicioso) ‹persona› naughty, wicked ( colloq); ‹chiste/comentario› naughty, racy; ‹mirada/sonrisa› wicked ( colloq), cheeky ( BrE)
    pícaro2 -ra
    masculine, feminine
    1 ( Lit) rogue, villain
    2 (astuto) cunning o crafty devil ( colloq)
    * * *

    pícaro
    ◊ -ra adjetivo


    b) ( malicioso) ‹ persona› naughty, wicked (colloq);

    ‹chiste/comentario› naughty, racy;
    ‹mirada/sonrisa› mischievous, cheeky (BrE)
    ■ sustantivo masculino, femenino
    a) (Lit) rogue, villain

    b) ( astuto) cunning o crafty devil (colloq)

    ' pícaro' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    bandida
    - bandido
    - granuja
    - maliciosa
    - malicioso
    - socarrón
    - socarrona
    - sabandija
    - sinvergüenza
    English:
    glint
    - mischievous
    - rogue
    - roguish
    - cheeky
    - playful
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    pícaro, -a
    ♦ adj
    1. [astuto] cunning, crafty;
    ¡qué pícaro es este gato! this cat is very cunning o sly
    2. [travieso] naughty, mischievous
    3. [atrevido] [persona] bold, daring;
    [comentario] naughty, racy; [sonrisa] wicked, cheeky
    ♦ nm,f
    1. Lit rogue [protagonist in picaresque novels]
    2. [astuto] sly person, rogue
    3. [travieso] rascal
    4. [atrevido] brazen person
    * * *
    I adj
    1 persona crafty, sly
    2 comentario mischievous
    II m rogue
    * * *
    pícaro, -ra adj
    1) : mischievous
    2) : cunning, sly
    3) : off-color, risqué
    pícaro, -ra n
    1) : rogue, scoundrel
    2) : rascal

    Spanish-English dictionary > pícaro

  • 4 ser muy astuto

    • be too astute
    • be very astute
    • be very crafty
    • be very cunning

    Diccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > ser muy astuto

  • 5 tener muchas carlancas

    • be very crafty
    • be very cunning

    Diccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > tener muchas carlancas

  • 6 pillo

    f. & m.
    1 rascal, scamp, sly fellow.
    2 burglar, thief.
    pres.indicat.
    1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: pillar.
    * * *
    1 (travieso) naughty
    2 (astuto) crafty
    ► nombre masculino,nombre femenino
    1 (niño) little monkey, little devil
    2 (adulto) rogue, rascal
    * * *
    pillo, -a
    1.
    ADJ [adulto] sly, crafty; [niño] naughty
    2.
    SM / F (=adulto) rogue, scoundrel; (=niño) rascal, scamp
    * * *
    I
    - lla adjetivo (fam) ( travieso) naughty, wicked (colloq); ( astuto) crafty, cunning
    II
    - lla masculino, femenino (fam) ( travieso) rascal (colloq); ( astuto) crafty o cunning devil (colloq)
    * * *
    = streetwise [street-wise], crafty, street urchin, slum urchin, urchin, street arab, rascal, scallywag [scalawag, -USA], rapscallion.
    Ex. And because it refuses to express itself in the kind of language we have to assume would be natural to Slake himself slangy, staccato, flip, street-wise we are forced into the position of observing him rather than feeling at one with him.
    Ex. Crafty! He wanted nothing to do with the straitjacket of guidelines and so-called standards = ¡Qué astuto! no quería saber nada de las restricciones que imponen las directrices y las "supuestas" normas.
    Ex. The author examines Whistler's visits to the more squalid sections of the city, his views along the Thames and his portrayals of street urchins.
    Ex. Victorian photographs of social commentary ranged from the pseudo-sentimental slum urchins of Oscar Rejlander to the stark honest portrayal of the horrible conditions of the Glascow slums by Thomas Annan.
    Ex. This is a film that that will melt hearts of stone, with its cast of scruffy urchins who learn both song and life lessons under the tutelage of a paternalistic mentor at a grim boarding school for 'difficult' boys.
    Ex. Many New York citizens blamed the street arabs for crime and violence in the city and wanted them placed in orphan homes or prisons.
    Ex. And although they may pose themselves as very religious, they are simply rascals.
    Ex. In other words, we either have morons or thugs running the White House -- or perhaps one moron, one thug, and a smattering of scalawags in between.
    Ex. In all truth, it must be said that this howling, hissing, foot-scraping body of young rapscallions found some cause for complaint.
    * * *
    I
    - lla adjetivo (fam) ( travieso) naughty, wicked (colloq); ( astuto) crafty, cunning
    II
    - lla masculino, femenino (fam) ( travieso) rascal (colloq); ( astuto) crafty o cunning devil (colloq)
    * * *
    = streetwise [street-wise], crafty, street urchin, slum urchin, urchin, street arab, rascal, scallywag [scalawag, -USA], rapscallion.

    Ex: And because it refuses to express itself in the kind of language we have to assume would be natural to Slake himself slangy, staccato, flip, street-wise we are forced into the position of observing him rather than feeling at one with him.

    Ex: Crafty! He wanted nothing to do with the straitjacket of guidelines and so-called standards = ¡Qué astuto! no quería saber nada de las restricciones que imponen las directrices y las "supuestas" normas.
    Ex: The author examines Whistler's visits to the more squalid sections of the city, his views along the Thames and his portrayals of street urchins.
    Ex: Victorian photographs of social commentary ranged from the pseudo-sentimental slum urchins of Oscar Rejlander to the stark honest portrayal of the horrible conditions of the Glascow slums by Thomas Annan.
    Ex: This is a film that that will melt hearts of stone, with its cast of scruffy urchins who learn both song and life lessons under the tutelage of a paternalistic mentor at a grim boarding school for 'difficult' boys.
    Ex: Many New York citizens blamed the street arabs for crime and violence in the city and wanted them placed in orphan homes or prisons.
    Ex: And although they may pose themselves as very religious, they are simply rascals.
    Ex: In other words, we either have morons or thugs running the White House -- or perhaps one moron, one thug, and a smattering of scalawags in between.
    Ex: In all truth, it must be said that this howling, hissing, foot-scraping body of young rapscallions found some cause for complaint.

    * * *
    ( fam)
    1 (travieso) naughty, wicked ( colloq)
    2 (astuto) crafty, cunning
    masculine, feminine
    ( fam)
    1 (travieso) rascal ( colloq)
    2 (astuto) crafty o cunning devil ( colloq)
    * * *

    Del verbo pillar: ( conjugate pillar)

    pillo es:

    1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

    pilló es:

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

    Multiple Entries:
    pillar    
    pillo
    pillar ( conjugate pillar) verbo transitivo
    1 (fam)

    ◊ le pilló un dedo it caught o trapped her finger;

    ¡te pillé! caught o got you!
    b) ‹catarro/resfriado› to catch

    2 (Esp fam) [ coche] to hit
    pillarse verbo pronominal (fam) ‹dedos/manga› to catch
    pillo
    ◊ - lla adjetivo (fam) ( travieso) naughty, wicked (colloq);


    ( astuto) crafty, cunning
    ■ sustantivo masculino, femenino (fam) ( travieso) rascal (colloq);
    ( astuto) crafty o cunning devil (colloq)
    pillar verbo transitivo
    1 (una cosa, enfermedad) to catch
    2 (atropellar) to run over
    3 (sorprender) to catch
    4 (un chiste, una idea) to get
    5 (robar) to steal ➣ Ver nota en catch
    ♦ Locuciones: me pilla de camino, it's on my way
    pillo,-a
    I adjetivo
    1 (travieso, trasto) naughty
    2 (astuto) cunning
    II sustantivo masculino y femenino
    1 (niño travieso) rascal
    2 (astuto) cunning devil
    ' pillo' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    pilla
    - renuncio
    - sinvergüenza
    - tuna
    - tuno
    - pillar
    English:
    rascal
    - roguish
    - tag
    - rogue
    * * *
    pillo, -a Fam
    ♦ adj
    1. [travieso] mischievous
    2. [astuto] crafty
    ♦ nm,f
    1. [pícaro] rascal
    2. [astuto] crafty person
    * * *
    I adj mischievous
    II m, pilla f rascal
    * * *
    pillo, - lla adj
    : cunning, crafty
    pillo, - lla n
    1) : rascal, brat
    2) : rogue, scoundrel
    * * *
    pillo n (niño) rascal

    Spanish-English dictionary > pillo

  • 7 picardía

    f.
    1 coquetry, flirtatiousness.
    2 astuteness, artful maneuvering, slyness, ability to deceive.
    3 witticism, mischievous statement.
    4 childish prank, prank.
    5 Picardy, Picardie.
    m.
    baby doll pajama, baby doll, short nightgown, short nightgown used by women.
    * * *
    1 (astucia) craftiness
    2 (atrevimiento) naughtiness
    3 (dicho atrevido) risqué comment
    \
    tener picardía to be crafty
    * * *
    * * *
    1) ( cualidad) craftiness, cunning

    tuvo la picardía de esconderlo — he was crafty o cunning enough to hide it

    2) (RPl fam) ( lástima) shame
    * * *
    = savvy.
    Nota: Nombre.
    Ex. This article reveals seven key points which apply street savvy psychology in the workplace.
    ----
    * con picardía = slyly, wickedly.
    * picardía callejera = street knowledge.
    * * *
    1) ( cualidad) craftiness, cunning

    tuvo la picardía de esconderlo — he was crafty o cunning enough to hide it

    2) (RPl fam) ( lástima) shame
    * * *
    Nota: Nombre.

    Ex: This article reveals seven key points which apply street savvy psychology in the workplace.

    * con picardía = slyly, wickedly.
    * picardía callejera = street knowledge.

    * * *
    Picardy
    * * *

    picardía sustantivo femenino



    picardía sustantivo femenino
    1 (astucia) craftiness
    2 (dicho, acción) mischievous comment o act
    ' picardía' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    malicia
    English:
    laugh
    - roguery
    * * *
    ♦ nf
    1. [astucia] cunning, craftiness;
    hace todo con mucha picardía she does everything with great cunning o very cunningly
    2. [travesura] naughty trick, mischief
    3. [atrevimiento] brazenness;
    a ese chico le falta picardía con las chicas that boy isn't bold enough with the girls
    4. RP [lástima] shame
    ♦ picardías nm inv
    [con falda] baby-doll nightdress; [con pantalón] baby-doll pyjamas
    * * *
    f
    1 ( astucia) craftiness, slyness
    2 ( travesura) mischievousness
    3 Méx ( taco, palabrota) swearing, swearwords pl
    * * *
    1) : cunning, craftiness
    2) : prank, dirty trick

    Spanish-English dictionary > picardía

  • 8 mañoso

    adj.
    slick, skillful, tricky, artful.
    * * *
    1 (habilidoso) handy, skilful, US skillful
    2 (astuto) crafty
    * * *
    (f. - mañosa)
    adj.
    * * *
    mañoso, -a
    1. ADJ
    1) [persona] (=hábil) clever, ingenious; (=astuto) crafty, cunning
    2) And (=perezoso) lazy
    3) LAm [animal] (=violento) vicious; (=terco) obstinate; (=tímido) shy, nervous; And, Cono Sur, Méx difficult ( esp about food)
    2.
    SM / F CAm (=ladrón) thief
    * * *
    - sa adjetivo
    1) ( habilidoso) good with one's hands
    2) (AmL)
    a) ( caprichoso) <niño/anciano> difficult
    b) (Chi) < caballo> difficult, stubborn
    * * *
    = jack of all trades, factotum.
    Ex. Jacks of all trades are curious by nature: they try to see things through the eyes of others and are only limited by their own ability.
    Ex. Quietly spoken, introverted Henry, the main character, tries to get casual jobs (anything, like a factotum) around Los Angeles.
    * * *
    - sa adjetivo
    1) ( habilidoso) good with one's hands
    2) (AmL)
    a) ( caprichoso) <niño/anciano> difficult
    b) (Chi) < caballo> difficult, stubborn
    * * *
    = jack of all trades, factotum.

    Ex: Jacks of all trades are curious by nature: they try to see things through the eyes of others and are only limited by their own ability.

    Ex: Quietly spoken, introverted Henry, the main character, tries to get casual jobs (anything, like a factotum) around Los Angeles.

    * * *
    mañoso1 -sa
    A (habilidoso) good with one's hands
    B ( AmL)
    1 (caprichoso) ‹niño/anciano› difficult
    es muy mañoso para comer ( AmL); he's a very fussy o finicky eater
    2 ( Chi) ‹caballo› difficult, stubborn
    mañoso2 -sa
    masculine, feminine
    ( Chi fam) thief
    * * *

    mañoso
    ◊ -sa adjetivo

    1 ( habilidoso) good with one's hands
    2 (AmL) ( caprichoso) difficult
    mañoso,-a adjetivo skilful, US skillful
    ' mañoso' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    diestra
    - diestro
    - hábil
    - mañosa
    English:
    handy
    - sharp
    - slick
    - fastidious
    - fuss
    - fussy
    * * *
    mañoso, -a adj
    1. Esp [hábil] skilful
    2. Andes, RP [caprichoso] difficult;
    no quiero andar más en este caballo, es demasiado mañoso I don't want to ride this horse again, it's too strong-willed;
    nunca se queda a cuidar a sus nietos, dice que son muy mañosos he never stays and looks after his grandchildren, he says they play up too much
    * * *
    adj
    1 ( habilidoso) skillful, Br
    skilful
    2 desp ( astuto) crafty
    3 L.Am.
    animal stubborn
    * * *
    mañoso, -sa adj
    1) hábil: skillful
    2) astuto: cunning, crafty
    3) : fussy, finicky

    Spanish-English dictionary > mañoso

  • 9 malicia

    f.
    1 malice.
    2 sharpness, alertness.
    3 slyness, cattiness, cunning.
    4 suspicion, mistrust.
    5 mischievousness, naughtiness.
    pres.indicat.
    3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: maliciar.
    * * *
    2 (maldad) evil, maliciousness
    3 (astucia) slyness, craftiness, cunning
    4 (sospecha) suspicion
    \
    decir algo con malicia to say something maliciously
    hacer algo con malicia to do something with malice
    * * *
    noun f.
    1) malice, wickedness
    * * *
    SF
    1) (=mala intención) malice, spite
    2) (=picardía) [de persona] mischief; [de mirada] mischievousness; [de chiste] naughtiness
    3) (=astucia) slyness, guile
    4) pl malicias (=sospechas) suspicions
    5) [de animal] viciousness
    * * *
    a) ( intención malévola) malice, malevolence
    b) ( picardía) mischief
    c) ( astucia) slyness
    * * *
    = low cunning, mischievousness, ill will.
    Ex. He smiled politely, but Bragge could not help but feel that his expression was one of low cunning.
    Ex. The author discusses a range of children's fiction for the presence of mischievousness in the main characters = El autor examina la presencia de la travesura en los personajes principales de una variedad de literatura infantil.
    Ex. On this theory, people are praiseworthy for acts of good will and blameworthy for acts of ill will or lack of good will.
    ----
    * sin malicia = guileless.
    * * *
    a) ( intención malévola) malice, malevolence
    b) ( picardía) mischief
    c) ( astucia) slyness
    * * *
    = low cunning, mischievousness, ill will.

    Ex: He smiled politely, but Bragge could not help but feel that his expression was one of low cunning.

    Ex: The author discusses a range of children's fiction for the presence of mischievousness in the main characters = El autor examina la presencia de la travesura en los personajes principales de una variedad de literatura infantil.
    Ex: On this theory, people are praiseworthy for acts of good will and blameworthy for acts of ill will or lack of good will.
    * sin malicia = guileless.

    * * *
    A
    1 (intención malévola) malice, malevolence
    lo dijo sin malicia he said it without malice
    2 (picardía) mischief
    es un chico sin ninguna malicia he's completely without guile
    me guiñó con malicia he winked at me mischievously
    tiene tan poca malicia que no se da cuenta de estas cosas she is so naive that she doesn't see these things
    3 (astucia) slyness
    B ( Chi fam) (licor) shot of brandy ( o rum etc) ( colloq)
    * * *

    malicia sustantivo femenino


    malicia sustantivo femenino
    1 (picardía) cunning: me sonrió con malicia, she smiled at me maliciously
    2 (mala intención) malice, maliciousness
    con malicia, maliciously: la niña no lo hizo con malicia, she didn't do it out of malice
    3 (tendencia a sospechar) malevolence
    ' malicia' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    intención
    - simple
    - picardía
    English:
    leer
    - mischief
    * * *
    1. [mala intención] malice;
    fue una decisión tomada con mucha malicia it was a thoroughly malicious decision
    2. [astucia, agudeza] cunning, craftiness;
    a este niño le falta malicia the boy needs to wise up
    * * *
    f
    1 ( mala intención) malice;
    no tener malicia fam be very naive
    2 ( astucia) cunning, slyness
    * * *
    1) : wickedness, malice
    2) : mischief, naughtiness
    3) : cunning, craftiness

    Spanish-English dictionary > malicia

  • 10 malicioso

    adj.
    1 malicious, wrongful, tortious.
    2 malicious, sly, bitchy, catty.
    3 suspicious.
    4 evil-minded, dirty.
    m.
    maliciously-minded person.
    * * *
    1 (malintencionado) malicious, spiteful
    2 (malpensado) suspicious-minded
    ► nombre masculino,nombre femenino
    1 (malicioso) malicious person
    2 (malpensado) person with a suspicious mind
    * * *
    ADJ
    1) (=malintencionado) malicious, spiteful
    2) (=pícaro) mischievous
    3) (=astuto) sly, crafty
    4) (=malo) wicked, evil
    * * *
    - sa adjetivo
    a) ( malintencionado) malicious, spiteful
    b) ( pícaro) mischievous
    * * *
    = malicious, vicious, spiteful, devious, bitchy [bitchier -comp., bitchiest -sup.], ill-natured, dastardly.
    Ex. Perhaps the major problem will be the malicious attempt to cause confusion.
    Ex. For in the eyes of many, even the most desultory reading of fiction was preferable to the ' vicious' entertainments designed to satisfy the 'lower impulses in human nature'.
    Ex. Selection of books for review sometimes causes controversy as to why some are reviewed and others not and the reviews themselves can create minor storms in the book world if it is felt they are prejudiced or spiteful.
    Ex. The article is entitled 'The devious, the distraught and the deranged: designing and applying personal safety into library protection'.
    Ex. She worked at a local clothing company for a while and found the other staff and managers to all be very cliquey, bitchy and rather shallow.
    Ex. Always snivelling, coughing, spitting; a stupid, tedious, ill-natured fellow, who was for ever fatiguing people.
    Ex. A dastardly livery driver raped a 30-year-old woman passenger on Jan. 31, cops said.
    ----
    * intención maliciosa = malicious intent.
    * * *
    - sa adjetivo
    a) ( malintencionado) malicious, spiteful
    b) ( pícaro) mischievous
    * * *
    = malicious, vicious, spiteful, devious, bitchy [bitchier -comp., bitchiest -sup.], ill-natured, dastardly.

    Ex: Perhaps the major problem will be the malicious attempt to cause confusion.

    Ex: For in the eyes of many, even the most desultory reading of fiction was preferable to the ' vicious' entertainments designed to satisfy the 'lower impulses in human nature'.
    Ex: Selection of books for review sometimes causes controversy as to why some are reviewed and others not and the reviews themselves can create minor storms in the book world if it is felt they are prejudiced or spiteful.
    Ex: The article is entitled 'The devious, the distraught and the deranged: designing and applying personal safety into library protection'.
    Ex: She worked at a local clothing company for a while and found the other staff and managers to all be very cliquey, bitchy and rather shallow.
    Ex: Always snivelling, coughing, spitting; a stupid, tedious, ill-natured fellow, who was for ever fatiguing people.
    Ex: A dastardly livery driver raped a 30-year-old woman passenger on Jan. 31, cops said.
    * intención maliciosa = malicious intent.

    * * *
    1 (malintencionado) ‹persona/comentario› malicious, spiteful
    2 (pícaro) ‹comentario/mirada/sonrisa› mischievous
    * * *

    malicioso
    ◊ -sa adjetivo



    malicioso,-a
    I adjetivo
    1 (pícaro) mischievous
    2 (malintencionado) malicious
    II sustantivo masculino y femenino malicious person
    ' malicioso' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    maliciosa
    - puñetera
    - puñetero
    - pícaro
    English:
    bitchy
    - catty
    - ill-natured
    - mischievous
    - spiteful
    - cunning
    - malicious
    - sly
    - vicious
    * * *
    malicioso, -a adj
    1. [malintencionado] malicious
    2. [astuto, agudo] cunning, crafty
    * * *
    adj
    1 ( malintencionado) malicious
    2 ( astuto) cunning, sly
    * * *
    malicioso, -sa adj
    1) : malicious
    2) pícaro: mischievous
    * * *
    malicioso adj spiteful

    Spanish-English dictionary > malicioso

  • 11 sapo

    m.
    toad.
    * * *
    1 toad
    \
    echar sapos y culebras familiar to rant and rave
    * * *
    I
    SM
    1) (Zool) toad
    2) (=persona) ugly creature
    3) LAm game of throwing coins into the mouth of an iron toad
    4) CAm, Caribe (=soplón) informer, grass *, fink (EEUU) *
    5) Cono Sur ** (=soldado) soldier
    II
    ADJ
    1) And, CAm, Cono Sur (=astuto) cunning, sly
    2) Cono Sur (=hipócrita) hypocritical, two-faced
    3) CAm, Caribe (=chismoso) gossipy
    * * *
    I
    - pa adjetivo
    1) (Andes fam) ( astuto) sharp (colloq)
    2) (Chi fam) ( mirón) nosy (colloq)
    II
    masculino (Zool) toad

    echar sapos y culebras por la boca — (fam) to curse and swear

    III
    - pa masculino, femenino
    1) (Andes fam) ( astuto)
    2) (Andes fam) ( delator) informer, grass (BrE colloq)
    * * *
    = toad.
    Ex. Animals profiled include buzzards, moths, leeches, jellyfish, snakes, slugs, and toads.
    * * *
    I
    - pa adjetivo
    1) (Andes fam) ( astuto) sharp (colloq)
    2) (Chi fam) ( mirón) nosy (colloq)
    II
    masculino (Zool) toad

    echar sapos y culebras por la boca — (fam) to curse and swear

    III
    - pa masculino, femenino
    1) (Andes fam) ( astuto)
    2) (Andes fam) ( delator) informer, grass (BrE colloq)
    * * *
    = toad.

    Ex: Animals profiled include buzzards, moths, leeches, jellyfish, snakes, slugs, and toads.

    * * *
    sapo1 -pa
    A ( Andes fam) (astuto) smart ( colloq), crafty ( colloq), sharp ( colloq)
    B ( Chi fam) (mirón) nosy ( colloq)
    A ( Zool) toad
    echar sapos y culebras por la boca ( fam); to curse and swear, to eff and blind ( BrE colloq)
    sentirse como sapo de otro pozo ( RPl fam); to feel like a fish out of water ( colloq)
    tragar sapos ( fam); to grin and bear it
    B
    2 ( Chi) (en el billar) fluke
    sapo3 -pa
    masculine, feminine
    A
    ( Andes fam) (astuto): es una sapa she's very sharp o smart o crafty ( colloq)
    B (Andes, Ven fam) (delator) informer, grass ( BrE colloq)
    * * *

     

    sapo sustantivo masculino (Zool) toad
    sapo m Zool toad
    ♦ Locuciones: fam (despotricar) echar sapos y culebras, to curse and swear: echaba sapos y culebras contra su jefe, he was ranting and raving about his boss
    ' sapo' also found in these entries:
    English:
    female
    - toad
    * * *
    sapo nm
    1. [anfibio] toad;
    echar sapos y culebras to rant and rave;
    RP
    estar o [m5] sentirse como o [m5] ser sapo de otro pozo to be o feel like a fish out of water
    sapo partero midwife toad
    2. Chile [suerte] fluke, stroke of luck
    3. Pan Fam [canalla] scoundrel, rascal
    4. Ven Fam [delator] snitch, rat
    * * *
    m ZO toad;
    echar sapos y culebras fig curse and swear;
    tragar(se) sapos fig fam grin and bear it
    * * *
    sapo nm
    : toad
    * * *
    sapo n toad

    Spanish-English dictionary > sapo

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