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1 matanza
f.1 slaughter (masacre).2 slaughtering (del cerdo). (peninsular Spanish)3 killing, bloodbath, bloodshed, butchery.* * *1 (gen) slaughter2 (del cerdo) pig killing* * *noun f.* * *SF1) [en batalla] slaughter, killing; (Agr) slaughtering; (=temporada) slaughtering season; (fig) slaughter, massacre2) Caribe (=matadero) slaughterhouse; And (=tienda) butcher's, butcher's shop; CAm (=mercado) meat market* * *femenino ( acción de matar) killing, slaughter; (de res, cerdo) slaughter* * *= massacre, slaughter, slaughtering, killing, mass murder, bloodshed, carnage, butchery, mass killing, kill, slaying.Ex. Encounters between indigenous and colonizing peoples are described as massacres when the indigenous people won and BATTLES when the colonists won.Ex. Attention has focussed on the marketing of dangerous substances, safety standards for the slaughter of meat and poultry, and control of dangerous cosmetics.Ex. These programmes cover red meat slaughterhouses, ware potatoes, liquid milk processing, horticulture, cereals, fisheries, and pigmeat slaughtering and processing.Ex. This article reports on the coverage by the New York Times of the killing of a hostage victim during a highjack.Ex. Some authors concluded that mass murder was analogous to 'femicide'.Ex. The author deals with the vexed issue of copyright passing from the bloodshed provoked by St. Columba's unauthorized copying of a neighbour's book of Psalms in the Sixth century, through the invention of royalties for glassblowers during the Renaissance to Microsoft's problems with free software.Ex. This new horror genre uses humor in the midst of violent gore & carnage.Ex. They charge the West, which has chosen to look the other way, with complicity in the butchery.Ex. By way of background, Mr. Pateman also denies that the Khmer Rouge committed mass killings in Cambodia.Ex. Early rise as your try and catch the predators after their nightly kill.Ex. A mobster believed to be the head of an organized crime clan involved in the slaying of six people has been arrested this morning.----* autor de una matanza = mass murderer.* matanza indiscriminada = killing spree, shooting spree, shooting rampage.* * *femenino ( acción de matar) killing, slaughter; (de res, cerdo) slaughter* * *= massacre, slaughter, slaughtering, killing, mass murder, bloodshed, carnage, butchery, mass killing, kill, slaying.Ex: Encounters between indigenous and colonizing peoples are described as massacres when the indigenous people won and BATTLES when the colonists won.
Ex: Attention has focussed on the marketing of dangerous substances, safety standards for the slaughter of meat and poultry, and control of dangerous cosmetics.Ex: These programmes cover red meat slaughterhouses, ware potatoes, liquid milk processing, horticulture, cereals, fisheries, and pigmeat slaughtering and processing.Ex: This article reports on the coverage by the New York Times of the killing of a hostage victim during a highjack.Ex: Some authors concluded that mass murder was analogous to 'femicide'.Ex: The author deals with the vexed issue of copyright passing from the bloodshed provoked by St. Columba's unauthorized copying of a neighbour's book of Psalms in the Sixth century, through the invention of royalties for glassblowers during the Renaissance to Microsoft's problems with free software.Ex: This new horror genre uses humor in the midst of violent gore & carnage.Ex: They charge the West, which has chosen to look the other way, with complicity in the butchery.Ex: By way of background, Mr. Pateman also denies that the Khmer Rouge committed mass killings in Cambodia.Ex: Early rise as your try and catch the predators after their nightly kill.Ex: A mobster believed to be the head of an organized crime clan involved in the slaying of six people has been arrested this morning.* autor de una matanza = mass murderer.* matanza indiscriminada = killing spree, shooting spree, shooting rampage.* * *A (acción de matar) killing, slaughter; (de una res, un cerdo) slaughterla matanza se hace cada año en noviembre the animals are slaughtered in November each yearla matanza de ciudadanos inocentes the slaughter o killing of innocent citizens* * *
matanza sustantivo femenino ( acción de matar) killing, slaughter;
(de res, cerdo) slaughter;
matanza sustantivo femenino slaughter
' matanza' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
carnicería
- salvaje
English:
carnage
- massacre
- orgy
- slaughter
- wholesale
- killing
* * *matanza nf1. [masacre] slaughter2. [de cerdo] [acción] slaughtering* * ** * *matanza nfmasacre: slaughter, butchering* * *matanza n slaughter -
2 matar
v.1 to kill (quitar la vida a).lo mataron a puñaladas he was stabbed to death¡me vas a matar a disgustos! you'll be the death of me!estar o llevarse a matar (con alguien) to be at daggers drawn (with somebody)El pillo ultima a sus víctimas The bandit executes his victims.2 to slaughter (animal) (para consumo).3 to tone down (apagar) (color).4 to round (off).* * *1 (persona - gen) to kill; (- asesinar) to murder2 (animal - gen) to kill; (- para alimentación) to slaughter3 familiar (sorprender) to have on, kid■ ¿que se ha fugado? ¡no me mates! he ran away? you're having me on!5 (dejar pasmado) to amaze, stun6 (pasar) to kill■ mientras, voy a matar el tiempo dando una vuelta meanwhile, I'll go for a walk just to kill time7 (satisfacer - sed) to quench; (- hambre) to stay, stave off8 (inutilizar - sello) to frank9 (destruir - ilusiones) to kill10 (limar - arista, esquina) to round11 (suavizar - color) to tone down12 argot (porro, cigarrillo) to stub out1 (involuntariamente) to die; (voluntariamente) to kill oneself\llevarse a matar con alguien to be at daggers drawn with somebodymatarlas callando to be a wolf in a sheep's clothingmatarse a trabajar to work oneself to deathque me maten si... I'll be damned if...* * *verb1) to kill2) butcher, slaughter3) pass, waste* * *1. VT1) [+ persona] to kill; [+ reses, ganado] to kill, slaughterque me maten si... — I'll be damned if...
- entre todos la mataron y ella sola se murió2) [+ tiempo, pelota] to kill; [+ sed] to quench; [+ sello] to postmark, cancel; [+ pieza] [en ajedrez] to take; [+ cal] to slake; [+ ángulo, borde] to file down; [+ color] to dull3) * (=molestar)4) * (=sorprender)¿se van a casar? ¡me has matado! — they're getting married? you're kidding! *
2.VI to killno matarás — (Rel) thou shalt not kill
entrar a matar — (Taur) to go in for the kill
3.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1)hubo que matar al caballo — the horse had to be put down o destroyed
entrar a matar — (Taur) to go in for the kill
entre todos la mataron (y ella sola se murió) — (fr hecha) they are all to blame
matarlas — (Chi fam) to blow it (colloq)
b) ( en sentido hiperbólico)es para matarlos — I could murder o kill them (colloq)
me mataste, no tengo ni idea! — (fam) you've really got me there, I haven't a clue! (colloq)
3)a) < pelota> to killb) < carta> to cover2.matar vi ( causar muerte) to kill3.estar or llevarse a matar — to be at daggers drawn
matarse v pron1)a) ( morir violentamente)b) (refl) ( suicidarse) to kill oneself2) (fam)a) ( esforzarse)me maté estudiando or (Esp) a estudiar — I studied like crazy o mad (colloq)
b) (Méx fam) ( para un examen) to cram (colloq), to swot (BrE colloq)* * *= do in, kill, murder, massacre, slaughter, slay.Ex. When I saw what he was up to, I drew back for a punch and hit him so hard on the nose that he fell on his back and lay there for some time, so that his wife stood over him and cried out 'Mercy! You've done my husband in!'.Ex. He was looking for the book 'Flowers and Bullets and Freedom to kill' = Estaba buscando el libro "Flores, balas y libertad para matar".Ex. The man who was the real-life Don Juan may not have been murdered for his acts of seduction but for his possible homosexuality and political subversiveness.Ex. In the 1994 Rwandan genocide, 800,000 people were massacred.Ex. These small small but very sharp flakes were used by hunters to slaughter animals.Ex. A bronze statue of David slaying Goliath has been unveiled in Florence today after months of painstaking restoration work.----* Algo que se hace para matar el tiempo = time filler.* a mata caballo = in a hurry, hurried, hurriedly, helter-skelter.* ansias de matar = bloodlust.* así me maten = for the life of me.* comer Algo para matar el gusanillo = eat + Comida + to keep + Nombre + going.* deseo de matar = bloodlust.* disparar a matar = shoot to + kill.* hay miradas que matan = if looks could kill....* incapaz de matar una mosca = wouldn't hurt a fly.* licencia para matar = licence to kill.* lo que a uno cura a otro mata = one man's meat is another man's poison.* máquina de matar = killing machine.* matar a alguien = take + life.* matar a cuchillazos = stab + Nombre + to death, knife + Nombre + to death.* matar a disparos = shoot + Nombre + dead.* matar al enemigo = take + no prisoners.* matar a palos = beat + Nombre + to death.* matar a puñaladas = stab + Nombre + to death, stab + Nombre + to death, knife + Nombre + to death.* matar con gas = gas.* matar con la mirada = look + daggers at.* matar de hambre = starve to + death.* matar de un disparo = shoot, fatally + shoot.* matar de un manotazo = swat.* matar el rato = hang around, hang about, pootle, dawdle.* matar el tiempo = kill + time.* matar indiscriminadamente = take + no prisoners.* matarlas callando = wolf in sheep's clothing.* matarse trabajando = work + Reflexivo + to death, work + Reflexivo + to the ground, work + Posesivo + fingers to the bone.* sed de matar = bloodlust.* si las miradas mataran... = if looks could kill....* tirar a matar = go for + the jugular, deadly force, shoot to + kill.* * *1.verbo transitivo1)hubo que matar al caballo — the horse had to be put down o destroyed
entrar a matar — (Taur) to go in for the kill
entre todos la mataron (y ella sola se murió) — (fr hecha) they are all to blame
matarlas — (Chi fam) to blow it (colloq)
b) ( en sentido hiperbólico)es para matarlos — I could murder o kill them (colloq)
me mataste, no tengo ni idea! — (fam) you've really got me there, I haven't a clue! (colloq)
3)a) < pelota> to killb) < carta> to cover2.matar vi ( causar muerte) to kill3.estar or llevarse a matar — to be at daggers drawn
matarse v pron1)a) ( morir violentamente)b) (refl) ( suicidarse) to kill oneself2) (fam)a) ( esforzarse)me maté estudiando or (Esp) a estudiar — I studied like crazy o mad (colloq)
b) (Méx fam) ( para un examen) to cram (colloq), to swot (BrE colloq)* * *= do in, kill, murder, massacre, slaughter, slay.Ex: When I saw what he was up to, I drew back for a punch and hit him so hard on the nose that he fell on his back and lay there for some time, so that his wife stood over him and cried out 'Mercy! You've done my husband in!'.
Ex: He was looking for the book 'Flowers and Bullets and Freedom to kill' = Estaba buscando el libro "Flores, balas y libertad para matar".Ex: The man who was the real-life Don Juan may not have been murdered for his acts of seduction but for his possible homosexuality and political subversiveness.Ex: In the 1994 Rwandan genocide, 800,000 people were massacred.Ex: These small small but very sharp flakes were used by hunters to slaughter animals.Ex: A bronze statue of David slaying Goliath has been unveiled in Florence today after months of painstaking restoration work.* Algo que se hace para matar el tiempo = time filler.* a mata caballo = in a hurry, hurried, hurriedly, helter-skelter.* ansias de matar = bloodlust.* así me maten = for the life of me.* comer Algo para matar el gusanillo = eat + Comida + to keep + Nombre + going.* deseo de matar = bloodlust.* disparar a matar = shoot to + kill.* hay miradas que matan = if looks could kill....* incapaz de matar una mosca = wouldn't hurt a fly.* licencia para matar = licence to kill.* lo que a uno cura a otro mata = one man's meat is another man's poison.* máquina de matar = killing machine.* matar a alguien = take + life.* matar a cuchillazos = stab + Nombre + to death, knife + Nombre + to death.* matar a disparos = shoot + Nombre + dead.* matar al enemigo = take + no prisoners.* matar a palos = beat + Nombre + to death.* matar a puñaladas = stab + Nombre + to death, stab + Nombre + to death, knife + Nombre + to death.* matar con gas = gas.* matar con la mirada = look + daggers at.* matar de hambre = starve to + death.* matar de un disparo = shoot, fatally + shoot.* matar de un manotazo = swat.* matar el rato = hang around, hang about, pootle, dawdle.* matar el tiempo = kill + time.* matar indiscriminadamente = take + no prisoners.* matarlas callando = wolf in sheep's clothing.* matarse trabajando = work + Reflexivo + to death, work + Reflexivo + to the ground, work + Posesivo + fingers to the bone.* sed de matar = bloodlust.* si las miradas mataran... = if looks could kill....* tirar a matar = go for + the jugular, deadly force, shoot to + kill.* * *matar [A1 ]vtA1 ‹persona› to kill; ‹reses› to slaughterlo mataron a golpes they beat him to deathlo mató con un cuchillo she stabbed him to deathlo mató un coche he was run over and killed by a carhubo que matar al caballo the horse had to be put down o destroyedentrar a matar ( Taur) to go in for the killla vida que llevas acabará matándote you're going to kill yourself with the sort of life you're leadingentre todos la mataron (y ella sola se murió) ( fr hecha); they are all to blameasí me maten or que me maten si no es verdad lo que digo may God strike me dead if I speak a word of a lielas mata callando he's a wolf in sheep's clothing2(en sentido hiperbólico): pobre de tu madre, la vas a matar a disgustos your poor mother, you'll be the death of heres para matarlos, me hicieron esperar dos horas I could murder o kill them, they kept me waiting for two hours ( colloq)en el colegio nos matan de or ( AmL) a hambre they starve us at schoolcuando se entere me mata she'll kill me when she finds out ( colloq)me mata tener que levantarme a estas horas it kills me having to get up at this time ( colloq)¿sabes que le dieron el puesto a Rodríguez? — ¡no me mates! ( fam); you know they gave Rodríguez the job? — you're kidding! ( colloq)estos zapatos me matan these shoes are killing me!B ( fam); ‹sed› to quenchcompraron fruta para matar el hambre they bought some fruit to keep them going o to take the edge off their appetitepara matar el tiempo to kill timeC1 ‹pelota› to kill2 ‹carta› to cover■ matarvi1 (causar muerte) to killno matarás ( Bib) thou shalt not killhay miradas que matan if looks could killestar or llevarse a matar to be at daggers drawn2mataba con ese vestido she looked stunning o ( colloq) a knockout in that dress■ matarseA1(morir violentamente): se mató en un accidente she was killed in an accidental bajar del tren casi me mato I almost got killed getting off the train2 ( refl) (suicidarse) to kill oneselfse mató de un tiro she shot herselfB1 ( fam)(esforzarse): me maté estudiando or ( Esp) a estudiar y no aprobé I studied like crazy o mad and still didn't pass ( colloq)no hace falta que te mates haciéndolo there's no need to go crazy o to go mad o to kill yourself ( colloq)2* * *
matar ( conjugate matar) verbo transitivo
1
‹ reses› to slaughter;
c) ( en sentido hiperbólico):
es para matarlos I could murder o kill them (colloq);
nos mataban de hambre they used to starve us;
estos zapatos me están matando these shoes are killing me!
2 (fam) ‹ sed› to quench;
‹ tiempo› to kill;
verbo intransitivo
to kill
matarse verbo pronominal
1
2 (fam)
matar verbo transitivo
1 (a una persona) to kill
(al ganado) to slaughter
2 (el hambre, la sed, el tiempo) to kill
3 (en exageraciones) el dolor de cabeza me está matando, my headache is killing me
el ruido me mata, noise drives me mad
4 (las aristas) to smooth
5 (sello) to frank
' matar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acabar
- pájaro
- rematar
- suerte
- tiempo
- apedrear
- cargar
- disparar
- eliminar
- liquidar
- martirizar
- matanza
- quebrar
- sangre
- terminar
- tirar
- ultimar
English:
bird
- butcher
- club
- dead
- deliberate
- destroy
- do in
- execute
- gun down
- kill
- knock off
- pants
- put off
- shoot
- shoot down
- slaughter
- slay
- time
- trump
- wrong
- cut
- finish
- murder
- strike
- swat
* * *♦ vt1. [quitar la vida a] to kill;[animal] [para consumo] to slaughter;lo mató un rayo he was struck by lightning and killed;lo mató un tren he died after being hit by a train;lo mató de una puñalada/de un tiro en el corazón she killed him with a single stab/shot to the heart;en este comedor nos matan de hambre the portions are terribly small in this canteen;lo mataron a puñaladas they stabbed him to death, he was stabbed to death;lo mataron a tiros they shot him (dead), he was shot (dead);el alcohol la está matando alcohol is killing her;Fam Figcomo descubra al responsable, lo mato if I find out who's responsible I'll kill him;Fam Figsi se entera me mata she'll kill me if she finds out;Fam Figes para matarte que no sepas eso you ought to be ashamed of yourself not knowing a thing like that;matar dos pájaros de un tiro to kill two birds with one stone;Fammatarlas callando [tramar algo] to be up to something on the quiet;[obrar con hipocresía] to be a wolf in sheep's clothing; Famque me maten si: que me maten si lo entiendo I'm damned if I can understand it;que me maten si no ocurrió así I swear to God that's what happened2. [hacer sufrir, molestar mucho]¡me vais a matar a disgustos! you'll be the death of me!;¡este calor/dolor me mata! the heat/pain is killing me!;¡estos zapatos me están matando! these shoes are killing me!;me matas con esas tonterías que dices you're driving me mad with all the nonsense you talk!3. [apagar, hacer pasar] [color] to tone down;[sed] to quench; [fuego] to put out; [cal] to slake;tomaré unas galletas para matar el hambre o [m5] el gusanillo I'll have some Br biscuits o US cookies to keep me going4. [redondear, limar] to round (off)5. [en juegos] [carta] to beat, to top;[ficha, pieza de ajedrez] to take, to captureno quisiera matar sus ilusiones I don't want to dash your hopes;el salón es bonito, pero ese cuadro lo mata the living-room is nice, but that picture totally ruins it♦ vito kill;no matarás [mandamiento] thou shalt not kill;hay amores que matan you can love somebody too much;hay miradas que matan if looks could kill;RP Famque mata: tiene un olor que mata it smells disgusting;con esa mini quedás que matás you look drop-dead gorgeous in that miniskirt* * *I v/tmatar a tiros shoot dead, shoot to death;matarlas callando fam be a wolf in sheep’s clothing2 ganado slaughterII v/i kill;no matarás thou shalt not kill;estar a matar con alguien be at daggers drawn with s.o.* * *matar vt1) : to kill2) : to slaughter, to butcher3) apagar: to extinguish, to put out (fire, light)4) : to tone down (colors)5) : to pass, to waste (time)6) : to trump (in card games)matar vi: to kill* * *matar vb to kill -
3 carnear
v.to slaughter, to butcher. (Andean Spanish (Bolivia, Chilean Spanish, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru), River Plate)* * *VT2) Chile to deceive, take in ** * *1.verbo transitivo (CS) to slaughter2.* * *1.verbo transitivo (CS) to slaughter2.* * *carnear [A1 ]vt(CS) to slaughter■ carnearvi(CS) to slaughter a cow ( o lamb etc)* * *
carnear ( conjugate carnear) verbo transitivo (CS) to slaughter
verbo intransitivo (CS) to slaughter a cow (o lamb etc)
' carnear' also found in these entries:
English:
butcher
- slaughter
* * *carnear vt1. Andes, RP [sacrificar] to slaughter, to butcher* * *v/t L.Am.slaughter -
4 sacrificar
v.1 to sacrifice, to give up (renunciar a).Ellos sacrifican gallinas They sacrifice chickens.Ellos sacrifican su tiempo They sacrifice their time.2 to slaughter (matar) (para consumo).Sacrificar reses para comer Kill cattle for food.3 to put to sleep, to sacrifice.Jan sacrificó a su perro Jan put his dog to sleep.* * *1 (gen) to sacrifice1 to sacrifice oneself ( por, for)* * *verb* * *1. VT1) (Rel) to sacrifice (a to)2) (=matar) [+ ganado] to slaughter; [+ animal doméstico] to put to sleep2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivoa) (Relig) <cordero/víctimas> to sacrificeb) <res/ganado> to slaughter; <perro/gato> (euf) to put... to sleep (euph), to put away (AmE), to put down (BrE)c) <carrera/juventud> to sacrifice2.ha sacrificado los mejores años de su vida — he has given up o sacrificed the best years of his life
sacrificarse v pron to make sacrifices* * *= sacrifice.Ex. Flow and readability should not be sacrificed to brevity.* * *1.verbo transitivoa) (Relig) <cordero/víctimas> to sacrificeb) <res/ganado> to slaughter; <perro/gato> (euf) to put... to sleep (euph), to put away (AmE), to put down (BrE)c) <carrera/juventud> to sacrifice2.ha sacrificado los mejores años de su vida — he has given up o sacrificed the best years of his life
sacrificarse v pron to make sacrifices* * *= sacrifice.Ex: Flow and readability should not be sacrificed to brevity.
* * *sacrificar [A2 ]vt1 ( Relig) ‹cordero/víctimas› to sacrifice2 ‹res/ganado› to slaughter ‹perro/gato› ( euf) to put … to sleep ( euph), to put away ( AmE), to put down ( BrE)3 ‹carrera/juventud› to sacrificeha sacrificado los mejores años de su vida he has given up o sacrificed the best years of his lifesacrificó su juventud al cuidado de sus ancianos padres she sacrificed her youth to the care of her elderly parentsto make sacrifices¿por qué me tengo que sacrificar siempre yo? why is it always me who has to make sacrifices?se sacrificó por sus hijos she sacrificed everything for her children* * *
sacrificar ( conjugate sacrificar) verbo transitivo
‹perro/gato› (euf) to put … to sleep (euph)
sacrificarse verbo pronominal
to make sacrifices
sacrificar verbo transitivo
1 (a un animal) (como ofrenda) to sacrifice
2 (para su consumo) to slaughter
3 (por enfermedad) to put down
4 (renunciar a algo) (por algo) he de sacrificar mis estudios a causa del trabajo, I've got to give up my studies because of my work
(por alguien) sacrifico mis aficiones para atender a mi hija, I have to forgo my hobbies in order to take care of my child
' sacrificar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
matar
English:
put down
- sacrifice
- sleep
- cull
- destroy
- put
* * *♦ vt1. [animal] [para consumo] to slaughter;[por enfermedad] to slaughter, to destroy3. [renunciar a] to sacrifice, to give up;sacrificó la carrera por su familia she gave up her career for her family* * *v/t1 ( ofrecer) sacrifice2 ( matar) slaughter* * *sacrificar {72} vt: to sacrifice* * *sacrificar vb1. (en general) to sacrifice -
5 sacrificio
m.sacrifice (also figurative).* * *1 sacrifice* * *noun m.* * *SM1) (Rel) sacrifice2) [de animal] slaughter, slaughtering* * *a) (privación, renuncia) sacrificeb) ( inmolación) sacrificeofrecer algo/a alguien en sacrificio — to offer (up) something/somebody as a sacrifice
c) ( de res) slaughter* * *= slaughter, slaughtering, sacrifice, self-sacrifice, self-denial.Ex. Attention has focussed on the marketing of dangerous substances, safety standards for the slaughter of meat and poultry, and control of dangerous cosmetics.Ex. These programmes cover red meat slaughterhouses, ware potatoes, liquid milk processing, horticulture, cereals, fisheries, and pigmeat slaughtering and processing.Ex. When these habits are general and deeply rooted, it is unwise for the cataloger to ignore them, even if they demand a sacrifice of system and simplicity.Ex. Nationalists tended to depict women as embodying the eternal virtues of self-sacrifice and loyalty and to elevate them as national exemplars.Ex. He has chosen self-denial and altruism as the way to follow.----* altar de sacrificios = sacrificial altar.* autosacrificio = self-sacrifice.* hacer sacrificios = make + sacrifices.* hacer un sacrificio = make + a sacrifice.* ofrecer un sacrificio = make + a sacrifice.* * *a) (privación, renuncia) sacrificeb) ( inmolación) sacrificeofrecer algo/a alguien en sacrificio — to offer (up) something/somebody as a sacrifice
c) ( de res) slaughter* * *= slaughter, slaughtering, sacrifice, self-sacrifice, self-denial.Ex: Attention has focussed on the marketing of dangerous substances, safety standards for the slaughter of meat and poultry, and control of dangerous cosmetics.
Ex: These programmes cover red meat slaughterhouses, ware potatoes, liquid milk processing, horticulture, cereals, fisheries, and pigmeat slaughtering and processing.Ex: When these habits are general and deeply rooted, it is unwise for the cataloger to ignore them, even if they demand a sacrifice of system and simplicity.Ex: Nationalists tended to depict women as embodying the eternal virtues of self-sacrifice and loyalty and to elevate them as national exemplars.Ex: He has chosen self-denial and altruism as the way to follow.* altar de sacrificios = sacrificial altar.* autosacrificio = self-sacrifice.* hacer sacrificios = make + sacrifices.* hacer un sacrificio = make + a sacrifice.* ofrecer un sacrificio = make + a sacrifice.* * *1 (privación, renuncia) sacrificelo ha conseguido a costa de muchos sacrificios she's achieved it by making a lot of sacrifices o by doing without a lot of things2 (inmolación) sacrificeofreció un sacrificio he offered a sacrificeofreció a su hijo en sacrificio he offered (up) his son as a sacrificeel santo sacrificio de la misa the holy sacrifice of mass3 (de una res) slaughter* * *
sacrificio sustantivo masculino
sacrificio sustantivo masculino sacrifice
' sacrificio' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
premiar
- premio
- espíritu
- hacer
- ofrecer
- precio
- sublime
English:
sacrifice
- sacrificial
- self-sacrifice
* * *sacrificio nm1. [de animal] [para consumo] slaughter;[por enfermedad] slaughter, destruction2. [a los dioses] sacrificeel sacrificio del altar the sacrifice of the altar3. [renuncia] sacrifice;me costó muchos sacrificios I had to make a lot of sacrifices* * *m tben béisbol sacrifice* * *sacrificio nm: sacrifice* * *sacrificio n sacrifice -
6 carnicería
f.1 butcher's shop, butchery, butcher shop, meat market.2 massacre, bloodbath, butchery, kill.* * *1 butcher's, butcher's shop2 figurado carnage, slaughter* * *noun f.1) butcher shop2) slaughter* * *SF1) (Com) butcher's, butcher's shop2) (=matanza) slaughter, carnage3) And slaughterhouse* * *b) (fam) (matanza, destrozo) slaughter* * *b) (fam) (matanza, destrozo) slaughter* * *carnicería11 = butcher's shop, meat department.Nota: De un supermercado.Ex: Other activities involve students in taking field trips to the local greengrocery and/or butcher's shop, and listening to nurses, consumer activists and othe guest speakers.
Ex: Their marked-down food products are right after the meat department.carnicería22 = carnage, butchery, bloodbath [blood bath].Ex: This new horror genre uses humor in the midst of violent gore & carnage.
Ex: They charge the West, which has chosen to look the other way, with complicity in the butchery.Ex: The story amounts to blind love equals bloodbath and media exploitation in rural America.* * *2 ( fam) (matanza, destrozo) slaughter, massacre* * *
carnicería sustantivo femenino
carnicería sustantivo femenino
1 butcher's (shop)
2 figurado (matanza de personas, destrozo) slaughter
' carnicería' also found in these entries:
English:
bloodbath
- butcher
- carnage
- slaughter
* * *carnicería nf1. [tienda] butcher's (shop)2. [masacre] massacre, bloodbath;fue una carnicería it was carnage* * *f butcher’s; figcarnage* * *carnicería nf1) : butcher shop2) matanza: slaughter, carnage* * *carnicería n (tienda) butcher's -
7 faenar
v.1 to fish.2 to slaughter. ( River Plate)3 to work.* * *1 (pescar) to fish2 (laborar) to work1 (matar reses) to slaughter* * *1. VI1) (=trabajar) to work, labour, labor (EEUU)2) [pescador] to fish2. VT1) [+ ganado] to slaughter2) Cono Sur [+ madera] to cut* * *1.verbo intransitivo1) ( pescar) to fish2) ( trabajar) to labor*, work2.* * *1.verbo intransitivo1) ( pescar) to fish2) ( trabajar) to labor*, work2.* * *faenar [A1 ]viA (pescar) to fishB (trabajar) to labor*, work■ faenarvt1 (CS) ‹ganado› to slaughter2 ( Chi) ‹frutas/legumbres› to wash and peel, prepare* * *
faenar verbo intransitivo
1 (en la mar) to fish
2 (en el campo) to work on the land
* * *♦ vi1. [pescar] to fish2. [en el campo] to work3. [trabajar] to work♦ vtRP [ganado] to slaughter* * *I v/t Chi, Rplganado slaughterII v/i fish* * *faenar vi1) : to work, to labor2) pescar: to fish* * * -
8 matadero
m.abattoir, slaughterhouse.* * *1 slaughterhouse, abattoir* * *noun m.abattoir, slaughterhouse* * *SM1) [de ganado] slaughterhouse, abattoir frm2) * (=trabajo) killer *, exhausting task* * *masculino slaughterhouse, abattoir* * *= slaughterhouse, abattoir, slaughter house.Ex. These programmes cover red meat slaughterhouses, ware potatoes, liquid milk processing, horticulture, cereals, fisheries, and pigmeat slaughtering and processing.Ex. On 20 February 2001 foot and mouth disease was confirmed in animals at an abattoir in Essex, UK.Ex. She was once photographed in a slaughter house showing disgust as she turned away from a bloody carcass with a grimace on her face.* * *masculino slaughterhouse, abattoir* * *= slaughterhouse, abattoir, slaughter house.Ex: These programmes cover red meat slaughterhouses, ware potatoes, liquid milk processing, horticulture, cereals, fisheries, and pigmeat slaughtering and processing.
Ex: On 20 February 2001 foot and mouth disease was confirmed in animals at an abattoir in Essex, UK.Ex: She was once photographed in a slaughter house showing disgust as she turned away from a bloody carcass with a grimace on her face.* * *slaughterhouse, abattoirlos soldados sabían que iban al matadero the soldiers knew that they were going to their deaths* * *
matadero sustantivo masculino
slaughterhouse, abattoir
matadero sustantivo masculino slaughterhouse
' matadero' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
matarife
English:
fatten
- slaughterhouse
- abattoir
- slaughter
* * *matadero nmabattoir, slaughterhouse* * *m slaughterhouse* * *matadero nm: slaughterhouse, abattoir -
9 degüello
m.beheading, throat slitting, decapitation, throat cutting.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: degollar.* * *1 (degolladura) throat cutting2 (decapitación) beheading, decapitation* * *SM1) [de arma] shaft2)a degüello: entrar a degüello en una ciudad — to put the people of a city to the sword
* * *masculino slaughter, massacre* * *= decapitation, beheading.Ex. Decapitation did not represent the mode of killing but rather the gesture of taking the head off the already dead body as a trophy or relic.Ex. Beheadings are a religious practice in Islam.* * *masculino slaughter, massacre* * *= decapitation, beheading.Ex: Decapitation did not represent the mode of killing but rather the gesture of taking the head off the already dead body as a trophy or relic.
Ex: Beheadings are a religious practice in Islam.* * *slaughter, massacre* * *♦ nm[degolladura] slaughter; [decapitación] beheading;entrar a degüello to storm in ruthlessly* * *m ( degollina) slaughter -
10 despedazar
v.1 to tear apart.2 to shatter (moralmente).3 to tear into pieces, to destroy, to break up, to shatter.El perro despedaza los diarios The dog tears the newspapers into pieces.La ansiedad despedaza el ánimo Anxiety breaks the spirit.4 to slaughter, to butcher, to tear limb from limb.El asesino despedaza a sus víctimas The killer slaughters his victims.* * *1 to tear to pieces, cut to pieces2 figurado (maltratar) to break* * *verb* * *VT1) (=hacer pedazos) [+ objeto] [con la mano] to tear apart, tear to pieces; [con cuchillo] to cut into pieces; [+ presa] to tear to pieces; [+ víctima] to chop (up) into pieces2) (=criticar) to tear to shreds, tear to pieces3) [+ corazón] to break* * *verbo transitivo < res> to joint, cut... into pieces; < presa> to tear... to pieces o shreds; < juguete> to pull... apart* * *= shred, slaughter.Ex. If they do muster up the courage to participate, they have learned what it is like to lose: they describe it as being 'slaughtered,' 'blown away,' or ' shredded'.Ex. These small small but very sharp flakes were used by hunters to slaughter animals.* * *verbo transitivo < res> to joint, cut... into pieces; < presa> to tear... to pieces o shreds; < juguete> to pull... apart* * *= shred, slaughter.Ex: If they do muster up the courage to participate, they have learned what it is like to lose: they describe it as being 'slaughtered,' 'blown away,' or ' shredded'.
Ex: These small small but very sharp flakes were used by hunters to slaughter animals.* * *despedazar [A4 ]vt1 ‹res› to joint, cut … into pieces; ‹presa› to tear … to pieces o shreds; ‹juguete› to pull … apart2 ‹corazón› to break* * *
despedazar ( conjugate despedazar) verbo transitivo
despedazar verbo transitivo to cut o tear to pieces
' despedazar' also found in these entries:
English:
limb
* * *♦ vt1. [físicamente] [objeto] to tear apart;[cadáver, presa, víctima] to dismember2. [moralmente] to shatter3. [criticar] to tear o pull to pieces* * *v/t tear apart; fig: honra destroy* * *despedazar {21} vt: to cut to pieces, to tear apart -
11 mortandad
f.1 mortality.2 heavy loss of life, butchery, massacre, death-roll.* * *1 death toll* * *SF1) (=víctimas) [humanas] loss of life; [animales] death2) (=matanza) slaughter, carnage* * *a) ( por causas naturales) loss of lifeb) ( en batalla) slaughter, carnage* * *----* índice de mortandad = death rate, mortality rate.* mortandad infantil = infant deaths.* * *a) ( por causas naturales) loss of lifeb) ( en batalla) slaughter, carnage* * ** índice de mortandad = death rate, mortality rate.* mortandad infantil = infant deaths.* * *1 (por causas naturales) loss of lifela peste causó una elevada mortandad the plague caused enormous loss of life, the plague claimed many lives o victims2 (en una batalla) slaughter, carnage* * *
mortandad sustantivo femenino death toll, number of victims
' mortandad' also found in these entries:
English:
mortality
* * *mortandad nfloss of life;el terremoto causó una gran mortandad the earthquake caused great loss of life* * *f loss of life* * *mortandad nf1) : loss of life, death toll2) : carnage, slaughter -
12 matazón
f.massacre, bloodbath, slaughter, butchery.* * ** * *femenino (Col, Méx, Ven fam) massacre, slaughter* * *femenino (Col, Méx, Ven fam) massacre, slaughter* * *(Col, Méx fam)massacre, slaughter* * *
matazón sustantivo femenino (Col, Méx, Ven fam) massacre, slaughter
* * *matazón nfCAm, Col, Ven Fam massacre -
13 asesinar
v.1 to murder (person).La mafia liquida a sus enemigos The Mafia liquidates its enemies.2 to kill.* * *1 to kill, murder2 (magnicidio) to assassinate* * *verb1) to murder2) assassinate* * *VT1) (=matar) to murder; (Pol) to assassinate2) (=molestar) to pester, plague to death, pester the life out of ** * *verbo transitivo to murder; ( por razones políticas) to assassinate* * *= kill, murder, assassinate, slay, slaughter.Ex. He was looking for the book 'Flowers and Bullets and Freedom to kill' = Estaba buscando el libro "Flores, balas y libertad para matar".Ex. The man who was the real-life Don Juan may not have been murdered for his acts of seduction but for his possible homosexuality and political subversiveness.Ex. The verdict in the Oxford case was the result of limitations in the law of high treason combined with the absence of hard evidence that Oxford actually intended to assassinate the Queen.Ex. A bronze statue of David slaying Goliath has been unveiled in Florence today after months of painstaking restoration work.Ex. These small small but very sharp flakes were used by hunters to slaughter animals.* * *verbo transitivo to murder; ( por razones políticas) to assassinate* * *= kill, murder, assassinate, slay, slaughter.Ex: He was looking for the book 'Flowers and Bullets and Freedom to kill' = Estaba buscando el libro "Flores, balas y libertad para matar".
Ex: The man who was the real-life Don Juan may not have been murdered for his acts of seduction but for his possible homosexuality and political subversiveness.Ex: The verdict in the Oxford case was the result of limitations in the law of high treason combined with the absence of hard evidence that Oxford actually intended to assassinate the Queen.Ex: A bronze statue of David slaying Goliath has been unveiled in Florence today after months of painstaking restoration work.Ex: These small small but very sharp flakes were used by hunters to slaughter animals.* * *asesinar [A1 ]vtto murder; (por razones políticas) to assassinatela víctima fue asesinada a sangre fría the victim was murdered in cold bloodla adaptación asesina la obra de Lorca the adaptation mutilates o butchers Lorca's play* * *
asesinar ( conjugate asesinar) verbo transitivo
to murder;
( por razones políticas) to assassinate
asesinar verbo transitivo to murder
(perpetrar un magnicidio) to assassinate
En general, la acción (verbo) y el hecho (sustantivo) son murder, mientras a la persona la llamamos murderer. Sin embargo, cuando nos referimos al magnicidio, la acción es assassinate, el hecho es assassination y la persona es assassin.
' asesinar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cargarse
- cepillarse
- ejecutar
- escabechar
- liquidar
- magnicida
- magnicidio
- ultimar
English:
assassin
- assassinate
- assassination
- conspire
- do away with
- murder
- slay
* * *asesinar vt[persona] to murder; [rey, jefe de Estado] to assassinate; Fam [canción, obra teatral] to murder;lo asesinaron a sangre fría he was murdered in cold blood* * *v/t murder; POL assassinate* * *asesinar vt1) : to murder2) : to assassinate* * *asesinar vb to murder -
14 dar una paliza
* * *(v.) = clobber, pummel, slaughter, knock + the living daylights out of, knock + the hell out out of, whip, whitewash, thrash, wallop, lick, baste, take + a pounding, take + a beating, belt, trounce, beat + Nombre + (all) hollowEx. Clobbering the rich with taxes doesn't help anyone.Ex. During the German occupation, the Italian populace lived under the grip of fear as Allied bombardments pummeled towns.Ex. These small small but very sharp flakes were used by hunters to slaughter animals.Ex. One after another, young pianists sat down and knocked the living daylights out of the piano.Ex. This is one of those movies that preaches nonviolence, even as the good guy is knocking the hell out of a few dozen dudes.Ex. He got whipped by policemen right here in Montgomery.Ex. Oxford City proved too strong for Banbury A, whitewashing them 9-0.Ex. Later footage shows the killer whales with the pups in their mouths, thrashing them about.Ex. He walloped Bud, tore his shirt, and made him eat dirt.Ex. They got licked by a bunch of little, ill-armed peasant guerillas.Ex. I have been reading his post for a long time and I have been biting my fingers to keep from basting him.Ex. He took a pounding in the press after his first tax cut when a deep recession pushed unemployment to 10 percent.Ex. Devastated by natural disasters and caught in the middle of the war on terror, Asia's economy took a beating in 2001.Ex. They chased him and one belted him over the head with the bar, forcing him to the ground.Ex. Defending champions Japan fought back from 1-0 behind to trounce Thailand 4-1 to qualify for the quarter-finals.Ex. But he was proved wrong as India pushed England to the edge and beat them hollow the following day.* * *(v.) = clobber, pummel, slaughter, knock + the living daylights out of, knock + the hell out out of, whip, whitewash, thrash, wallop, lick, baste, take + a pounding, take + a beating, belt, trounce, beat + Nombre + (all) hollowEx: Clobbering the rich with taxes doesn't help anyone.
Ex: During the German occupation, the Italian populace lived under the grip of fear as Allied bombardments pummeled towns.Ex: These small small but very sharp flakes were used by hunters to slaughter animals.Ex: One after another, young pianists sat down and knocked the living daylights out of the piano.Ex: This is one of those movies that preaches nonviolence, even as the good guy is knocking the hell out of a few dozen dudes.Ex: He got whipped by policemen right here in Montgomery.Ex: Oxford City proved too strong for Banbury A, whitewashing them 9-0.Ex: Later footage shows the killer whales with the pups in their mouths, thrashing them about.Ex: He walloped Bud, tore his shirt, and made him eat dirt.Ex: They got licked by a bunch of little, ill-armed peasant guerillas.Ex: I have been reading his post for a long time and I have been biting my fingers to keep from basting him.Ex: He took a pounding in the press after his first tax cut when a deep recession pushed unemployment to 10 percent.Ex: Devastated by natural disasters and caught in the middle of the war on terror, Asia's economy took a beating in 2001.Ex: They chased him and one belted him over the head with the bar, forcing him to the ground.Ex: Defending champions Japan fought back from 1-0 behind to trounce Thailand 4-1 to qualify for the quarter-finals.Ex: But he was proved wrong as India pushed England to the edge and beat them hollow the following day. -
15 destrozar
v.1 to smash (físicamente) (romper).2 to shatter, to devastate (emocionalmente) (person).3 to tear apart, to destroy, to shatter, to break down into pieces.Eso rompe huesos That breaks bones.* * *1 (romper) to destroy, shatter, wreck; (despedazar) to tear to pieces, tear to shreds4 figurado (causar daño moral) to crush, shatter, devastate* * *1. VT1) (=romper) [+ cristal, cerámica] to smash; [+ edificio] to destroy; [+ ropa, zapatos] to ruin; [+ nervios] to shatter2) (=dejar abatido a) [+ persona] to shatter; [+ corazón] to break; [+ ejército, enemigo] to crushle ha destrozado el que no quisiera casarse con él — her refusal to marry him has devastated o shattered him
3) (=arruinar) [+ persona, vida] to ruin2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivoa) (romper, deteriorar) to breakla bomba destrozó varios edificios — the bomb destroyed o wrecked several buildings
b) <felicidad/armonía> to destroy, shatter; < corazón> to break; < matrimonio> to ruin, destroy2.su muerte la destrozó — she was devastated o shattered by his death
destrozarse v pron (refl)a) ( romperse)b) <estómago/hígado> to ruin* * *= shatter, batter, vandalise [vandalize, -USA], wreak + devastation, smash, pull apart, ravage, go out + the window, tear + apart, mangle, dismember, shred, slaughter, blow away, wreck, rip through, pull + Nombre + to bits, wipe + the floor with, rubbish, blight, chew up.Ex. Her feeling of well-being was soon rudely shattered.Ex. But the early cylinder machines worked less accurately than the platens, tending to slur the impression and batter the type.Ex. This article argues in favour of the term 'conservator' rather than 'restorer' of books as the former does not conjure up a picture of the Victorian artisan vandalising documents with irreversible treatments simply for effect.Ex. This article describes the experiences of a fledgling information system in dealing with a hurricane which wreaked devastation on some of the most remote areas of Hawaii = Este artículo describe las experiencias de un sistema de información nuevo al verse afectado por un huracán que devastó algunas de las zonas más remotas de Hawaii.Ex. The library was badly vandalised and the intruders overturned 10 large bookcases, tore paintings down, emptied catalogues, and smashed intercoms, chairs, tables and windows.Ex. If solutions are not found to meet this challenge, users' hunger for multimedia could pull the Internet apart.Ex. The rigours of the climate and the effects of war and political unrest have ravaged this country's cultural heritage.Ex. The lack of centralisation means that good management goes out the window and everything gets sloppier.Ex. He is a stickler for detail and can tear apart a budget or a balance sheet faster than anyone.Ex. In places the waters had swept container lorries loaded with goods yards off the road where they now lay twisted and mangled and almost unrecognizable as vehicles.Ex. Books can seldom be disbound for the benefit of bibliographers (although it is worth remembering that they sometimes have to be rebound, when they are completely dismembered), but we can now see through printing ink by means of betaradiography.Ex. If they do muster up the courage to participate, they have learned what it is like to lose: they describe it as being 'slaughtered,' 'blown away,' or ' shredded'.Ex. These small small but very sharp flakes were used by hunters to slaughter animals.Ex. If they do muster up the courage to participate, they have learned what it is like to lose: they describe it as being 'slaughtered,' ' blown away,' or 'shredded'.Ex. They had made a secret deal with Otto Reich to wreck Cuba's economy.Ex. Storms in this part of the world are common and the people didn't seem to bat an eyelid at the prospect of a 135km wind ripping through their town.Ex. Microscopists think very little about plucking an innocent and unsuspecting insect from the garden, killing it, and pulling it to bits for study under a microscope.Ex. One by one, he wiped the floor with opponents who had spoken in the debate -- with a ferocious blend of rant, rhetoric and rumbustious counterattack.Ex. The theory of Scandinavian racial purity cherished by Hitler and the Nazis has been rubbished by new scientific research.Ex. The global outbreak of swine flu has spread fear through the travel sector, blighting any green shoots of recovery from the financial crisis.Ex. Cattle ranches are chewing up the Amazon rainforest.----* destrozar completamente = blow + Nombre + to bits.* destrozarse = come + undone, go to + rack and ruin, come apart at + the seams, fall apart at + the seams, go to + ruin.* * *1.verbo transitivoa) (romper, deteriorar) to breakla bomba destrozó varios edificios — the bomb destroyed o wrecked several buildings
b) <felicidad/armonía> to destroy, shatter; < corazón> to break; < matrimonio> to ruin, destroy2.su muerte la destrozó — she was devastated o shattered by his death
destrozarse v pron (refl)a) ( romperse)b) <estómago/hígado> to ruin* * *= shatter, batter, vandalise [vandalize, -USA], wreak + devastation, smash, pull apart, ravage, go out + the window, tear + apart, mangle, dismember, shred, slaughter, blow away, wreck, rip through, pull + Nombre + to bits, wipe + the floor with, rubbish, blight, chew up.Ex: Her feeling of well-being was soon rudely shattered.
Ex: But the early cylinder machines worked less accurately than the platens, tending to slur the impression and batter the type.Ex: This article argues in favour of the term 'conservator' rather than 'restorer' of books as the former does not conjure up a picture of the Victorian artisan vandalising documents with irreversible treatments simply for effect.Ex: This article describes the experiences of a fledgling information system in dealing with a hurricane which wreaked devastation on some of the most remote areas of Hawaii = Este artículo describe las experiencias de un sistema de información nuevo al verse afectado por un huracán que devastó algunas de las zonas más remotas de Hawaii.Ex: The library was badly vandalised and the intruders overturned 10 large bookcases, tore paintings down, emptied catalogues, and smashed intercoms, chairs, tables and windows.Ex: If solutions are not found to meet this challenge, users' hunger for multimedia could pull the Internet apart.Ex: The rigours of the climate and the effects of war and political unrest have ravaged this country's cultural heritage.Ex: The lack of centralisation means that good management goes out the window and everything gets sloppier.Ex: He is a stickler for detail and can tear apart a budget or a balance sheet faster than anyone.Ex: In places the waters had swept container lorries loaded with goods yards off the road where they now lay twisted and mangled and almost unrecognizable as vehicles.Ex: Books can seldom be disbound for the benefit of bibliographers (although it is worth remembering that they sometimes have to be rebound, when they are completely dismembered), but we can now see through printing ink by means of betaradiography.Ex: If they do muster up the courage to participate, they have learned what it is like to lose: they describe it as being 'slaughtered,' 'blown away,' or ' shredded'.Ex: These small small but very sharp flakes were used by hunters to slaughter animals.Ex: If they do muster up the courage to participate, they have learned what it is like to lose: they describe it as being 'slaughtered,' ' blown away,' or 'shredded'.Ex: They had made a secret deal with Otto Reich to wreck Cuba's economy.Ex: Storms in this part of the world are common and the people didn't seem to bat an eyelid at the prospect of a 135km wind ripping through their town.Ex: Microscopists think very little about plucking an innocent and unsuspecting insect from the garden, killing it, and pulling it to bits for study under a microscope.Ex: One by one, he wiped the floor with opponents who had spoken in the debate -- with a ferocious blend of rant, rhetoric and rumbustious counterattack.Ex: The theory of Scandinavian racial purity cherished by Hitler and the Nazis has been rubbished by new scientific research.Ex: The global outbreak of swine flu has spread fear through the travel sector, blighting any green shoots of recovery from the financial crisis.Ex: Cattle ranches are chewing up the Amazon rainforest.* destrozar completamente = blow + Nombre + to bits.* destrozarse = come + undone, go to + rack and ruin, come apart at + the seams, fall apart at + the seams, go to + ruin.* * *destrozar [A4 ]vt1 (romper, deteriorar) to breakla bomba destrozó varios edificios the bomb destroyed o wrecked several buildingsno hagas eso que vas a destrozar los zapatos don't do that, you'll ruin your shoes2 ‹felicidad/armonía› to destroy, shatter; ‹corazón› to break; ‹matrimonio› to ruin, destroyme está destrozando los nervios she's making me a nervous wreckla muerte de su marido la destrozó she was devastated o shattered by her husband's death1(romperse): se cayó al suelo y se destrozó it fell to the ground and smashedse me han destrozado los zapatos my shoes are ruined o have fallen to pieces2 ( refl) ‹estómago/hígado› to ruinte vas a destrozar los pies usando esos zapatos you're going to ruin o damage your feet wearing those shoes* * *
destrozar ( conjugate destrozar) verbo transitivo
‹cristal/jarrón› to smash;
‹ juguete› to pull … apart;
‹ coche› to wreck;
‹ libro› to pull apart
‹ corazón› to break;
destrozarse verbo pronominal
[jarrón/cristal] to smash
destrozar verbo transitivo
1 (romper) to tear up, wreck, ruin
2 (una tela, un papel) to tear to shreds, rip up
3 (apenar, desgarrar) to shatter, devastate: me destroza verte así, it breaks my heart to see you this way
4 (los planes, la convivencia, etc) to ruin
' destrozar' also found in these entries:
English:
break
- destroy
- mangle
- shatter
- smash
- smash up
- tear apart
- trash
- vandalize
- wreck
- write off
- get
- murder
- piece
- pull
- write
* * *♦ vt1. [físicamente] [romper] to smash;[estropear] to ruin;el terremoto destrozó la ciudad the earthquake destroyed the city;vas a destrozar o [m5] destrozarte los zapatos de tanto usarlos you'll ruin your shoes, wearing them so much2. [emocionalmente] [persona] to shatter, to devastate;[matrimonio, relación] to wreck; [pareja] to break up; [vida] to ruin; [corazón] to break;el divorcio la ha destrozado she was devastated by the divorce;ese ruido le destroza los nervios a cualquiera that noise is enough to drive anyone up the wall;destrozó a su oponente en el debate he destroyed his opponent in the debate* * *v/t1 destroy* * *destrozar {21} vt1) : to smash, to shatter2) : to destroy, to wreck* * *destrozar vb1. (en general) to destroy / to wreck2. (hacer trozos) to smash -
16 escabechina
f.1 destruction (informal) (destrozo).2 huge number of failures (en examen). (peninsular Spanish)fue una escabechina it was a massacre3 massacre, slaughter.* * *1 familiar massacre\* * *SF1) (=matanza) slaughter2) (fig) (=desastre) destruction, slaughterhacer una escabechina — * to wreak havoc; (Univ) to fail a pile of students
* * *a) ( matanza) massacreb) (Esp arg) ( en examen)el profesor hizo una escabechina — the teacher failed half the class (o the whole class etc)
* * *a) ( matanza) massacreb) (Esp arg) ( en examen)el profesor hizo una escabechina — the teacher failed half the class (o the whole class etc)
* * *1 (matanza) massacrela batalla fue una escabechina the battle was a bloodbath2( Esp arg) (en un examen): el profesor hizo una escabechina the teacher failed half the class ( o the whole class etc)* * *
escabechina f fam (desastre esp con muertes) bloodbath: ha habido una escabechina en la revuelta, the revolt was a bloodbath
* * *escabechina nfFam1. [matanza] massacre, slaughter;el asalto de la policía al avión fue una escabechina total when the police stormed the plane it ended in a complete bloodbath;me hice una escabechina afeitándome I really hacked myself about when I was shaving2. Esp [en examen]el examen final fue una escabechina a lot of people came to grief in the final exam* * *f1 bloodbath, massacre;hacer una escabechina en la cocina fam leave the kitchen looking as if a bomb had hit it fam2:de profesor pass very few people* * *escabechina nfmasacre: massacre, bloodbath -
17 degollina
f.1 bloodbath (informal). (peninsular Spanish)2 massacre, slaughter.* * *1 familiar slaughter, massacre* * *slaughter* * *degollina nfEsp Fam [matanza] bloodbath;el examen fue una degollina droves of students failed the exam* * *f slaughter -
18 degollación
f.decapitation, beheading, throat slitting.* * *1 (degüello) throat cutting2 (decapitación) beheading, decapitation3 (matanza) slaughter, massacre* * *SF1) [de persona] throat cutting; (Jur) beheading2) (=masacre) massacre* * *= decapitation, beheading.Ex. Decapitation did not represent the mode of killing but rather the gesture of taking the head off the already dead body as a trophy or relic.Ex. Beheadings are a religious practice in Islam.* * *= decapitation, beheading.Ex: Decapitation did not represent the mode of killing but rather the gesture of taking the head off the already dead body as a trophy or relic.
Ex: Beheadings are a religious practice in Islam.* * * -
19 cárneo
adj.carneous.* * *- nea adjetivo (CS) meat (before n)* * *- nea adjetivo (CS) meat (before n)* * *(CS)slaughter, slaughtering* * *
Del verbo carnear: ( conjugate carnear)
carneo es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
carneó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
carnear
cárneo
carnear ( conjugate carnear) verbo transitivo (CS) to slaughter
verbo intransitivo (CS) to slaughter a cow (o lamb etc)
cárneo
* * *cárneo, -a adjCSur meat;el sector cárneo the meat industry -
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