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21 inclemente
• cruel• incivility• inclemently• relentless• stormy• unforgiving• unmerciful -
22 inexorable
• cruel• inexistent• inexorably• relentless• unbending -
23 inhumano
• cruel• inhospitably• inhospitality• inhumane• inhumanity• merciless• pitiless• ruthless -
24 judiada
• cruel thing• extortion -
25 bárbaro
adj.1 barbarian, barbarous, barbaric, beast-like.2 super.3 non-Greco-Roman.intj.super.m.barbarian, philistine, chuff, savage.* * *► adjetivo1 HISTORIA barbarian2 (cruel) barbaric, savage, cruel3 (temerario) daring5 familiar (espléndido) fantastic, terrific► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 HISTORIA barbarian1————————► adverbio1* * *1. (f. - bárbara)noun m.2. (f. - bárbara)adj.1) barbarian, uncivilized2) fantastic* * *bárbaro, -a1. ADJ1) ( Hist) barbarian2) (=cruel) barbarous, cruel; (=espantoso) awful, frightful3) (=grosero) rough, uncouth; (=inculto) ignorant4) * (=increíble) tremendous *, smashing *un éxito bárbaro — a tremendous o smashing success *
es un tío bárbaro — he's a great o fantastic guy *
¡qué bárbaro! — (=estupendo) great!, terrific!; (=horrible) how awful!
2.ADV * (=estupendamente) brilliantlycanta bárbaro — she signs brilliantly, she's a terrific singer
3.EXCL Cono Sur * fine!, OK! *4. SM / F1) ( Hist) barbarian2) (=bruto) uncouth persongritó como un bárbaro — he gave a tremendous shout, he shouted like mad
* * *I- ra adjetivo1) (Hist) barbarian2)a) ( imprudente)no seas bárbaro, no te tires de ahí — don't be an idiot o don't be so stupid, don't try jumping off there
b) ( bruto)no seas bárbaro, no se lo digas — don't be crass o cruel, don't tell him
3) (fam) ( como intensificador) <casa/coche> fantasticIIadverbio (fam)III- ra masculino, femenino1) (Hist) Barbarian2) (fam) ( bruto) lout, thugesos bárbaros me rompieron los vidrios del coche — those vandals o thugs smashed my car windows
comer como un bárbaro — (fam) to eat like a horse
* * *2 = barbaric, philistine, barbarous, barbarian.Nota: Adjetivo.Ex. The novel is a crude barbaric mixture of verse and prose, poetry and realism, crammed with ghosts, corpses, maniacs all very unlike Racine.Ex. Not all large publishing companies are conducted in a callous and philistine manner, motivated solely by profit.Ex. The title of the article is 'Highest aspirations or barbarous acts: the explosion in human rights documentation'.Ex. The writer examines the hierarchy and organization of barbarian churches that developed in the western Roman Empire in late antiquity.* * *I- ra adjetivo1) (Hist) barbarian2)a) ( imprudente)no seas bárbaro, no te tires de ahí — don't be an idiot o don't be so stupid, don't try jumping off there
b) ( bruto)no seas bárbaro, no se lo digas — don't be crass o cruel, don't tell him
3) (fam) ( como intensificador) <casa/coche> fantasticIIadverbio (fam)III- ra masculino, femenino1) (Hist) Barbarian2) (fam) ( bruto) lout, thugesos bárbaros me rompieron los vidrios del coche — those vandals o thugs smashed my car windows
comer como un bárbaro — (fam) to eat like a horse
* * *bárbaro11 = savage, barbarian.Nota: Nombre.Ex: The father is ultimately a figure of fun and the archetype of an irrational savage.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Waiting for the barbarians? Multicultural public library services in Australia 1985-1992'.bárbaro33 = great, swell.Ex: Click on 'add new experience', provide as much details as you can, and let us know why you think they are so great.
Ex: I was reading this book in anticipatian of the movie and it was swell, it was so good I read it two days straight.2 = barbaric, philistine, barbarous, barbarian.Nota: Adjetivo.Ex: The novel is a crude barbaric mixture of verse and prose, poetry and realism, crammed with ghosts, corpses, maniacs all very unlike Racine.
Ex: Not all large publishing companies are conducted in a callous and philistine manner, motivated solely by profit.Ex: The title of the article is 'Highest aspirations or barbarous acts: the explosion in human rights documentation'.Ex: The writer examines the hierarchy and organization of barbarian churches that developed in the western Roman Empire in late antiquity.* * *A ( Hist) barbarianB1(imprudente): no seas bárbaro, no te tires de ahí don't be an idiot o don't be so stupid, don't try jumping off there2(animal): el muy bárbaro la hizo llorar the brute made her cryno seas bárbaro, no se lo digas don't be crass/cruel, don't tell himC ( fam)1(como intensificador): tengo un hambre bárbara/un sueño bárbaro I'm starving/absolutely bushed o ( BrE) whacked ( colloq), I'm incredibly hungry/tired ( colloq)hace un frío/calor bárbaro it's freezing (cold)/boiling (hot) ( colloq), it's incredibly cold/hot ( colloq)¿te parece bien? — ¡bárbaro! do you think it's a good idea? — fantastic! ( colloq)( fam):lo pasamos bárbaro we had a fantastic time ( colloq)me viene bárbaro it's super!, it's just what I needed!masculine, feminineA ( Hist) Barbarianlos bárbaros the BarbariansB ( fam)(bruto): estos bárbaros me destrozaron la alfombra these louts ruined my carpetesos hinchas de fútbol son unos bárbaros those football fans behave like animals o are just a bunch of thugsesos bárbaros me han roto los cristales del coche those vandals o thugs have smashed my car windowscomer como un bárbaro ( fam); to eat like a horse* * *
bárbaro 1◊ -ra adjetivo
1 (Hist) barbarian
2 ( bruto):
no seas bárbaro, no se lo digas don't be crass o cruel, don't tell him
3 (fam) ( como intensificador) ‹casa/coche› fantastic;
bárbaro 2 adverbio (fam):◊ lo pasamos bárbaro we had a fantastic time (colloq)
bárbaro 3 -ra sustantivo masculino, femenino
1 (Hist) Barbarian
2 (fam) ( bruto) lout, thug
bárbaro,-a
I adjetivo
1 (cruel, despiadado) barbaric: fue un castigo bárbaro, it was a barbaric punishment
2 (incivilizado, rudo) barbarous
3 fam (en mucha cantidad) massive: tengo un cansancio bárbaro, I'm absolutely exhausted
4 fam (fenomenal, maravilloso) fantastic, terrific
5 Hist barbarian
II m,f Hist barbarian
' bárbaro' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
bárbara
English:
barbarian
- barbaric
- boor
- boorish
- yahoo
- swell
* * *bárbaro, -a♦ adj1. Hist barbarian2. [cruel] barbaric, cruel3. [bruto] uncouth, coarse;no seas bárbaro, desconecta primero el enchufe don't be such an idiot, take the plug out firstsu último disco es bárbaro her latest record is fantastic o great;con esa falda estás bárbara you look fantastic o great in that skirt;es una persona bárbara she's a wonderful person;conseguí las entradas – ¡bárbaro! I got the tickets – great o fantastic!tengo una sed bárbara I'm dead thirsty♦ nm,f1. Hist barbarian;los bárbaros the barbarians2. [persona bruta] brute, animal;el bárbaro de su marido le pega her brute of a husband beats her;unos bárbaros destrozaron la cabina telefónica some animals o Br yobs destroyed the phone Br box o US booth♦ advFam [magníficamente]pasarlo bárbaro to have a wild time* * *I adj famtremendous, awesome fam ;¡qué bárbaro! amazing!, wicked! fam ;lo pasamos bárbaro fam we had a whale of a timeII m, bárbara f fampunk fam* * *anoche lo pasamos bárbaro: we had a wild time last nightbárbaro, -ra adj1) : barbarous, wild, uncivilizedbárbaro, -ra n: barbarian* * *bárbaro adj1. (violento) brutal / violent2. (estupendo) fantastic / terrific -
26 crueldad
f.1 cruelty.2 act of cruelty.3 cruel act, cruelty.* * *1 cruelty2 (dureza) harshness, severity* * *noun f.* * *SF1) (=cualidad) cruelty2) (=acción) cruelty¡es una crueldad! — that's so cruel!, it's such a cruel thing to do o say!
* * *femenino cruelty* * *= cruelty, callousness, ruthlessness, inhumanity.Ex. Cruelty TO CHILDREN is quite clearly child abuse.Ex. Lack of proper self-evaluation may explain both their callousness and their imprudence = La falta de una autoevaluación adecuada puede explicar su insensibilidad e imprudencia.Ex. Aggression and ruthlessness are inappropriate in this context: the librarian must be sensitive to the realities of power and influence and be able to present library issues in a manner that demonstrates their importance to the academic community.Ex. Humanism is seen as the last best way to combat inhumanity & injustice.* * *femenino cruelty* * *= cruelty, callousness, ruthlessness, inhumanity.Ex: Cruelty TO CHILDREN is quite clearly child abuse.
Ex: Lack of proper self-evaluation may explain both their callousness and their imprudence = La falta de una autoevaluación adecuada puede explicar su insensibilidad e imprudencia.Ex: Aggression and ruthlessness are inappropriate in this context: the librarian must be sensitive to the realities of power and influence and be able to present library issues in a manner that demonstrates their importance to the academic community.Ex: Humanism is seen as the last best way to combat inhumanity & injustice.* * *1 (cualidad) crueltyes difícil imaginar la crueldad con que los trataban it's hard to imagine just how cruelly they were treated2 (acción) crueltylas crueldades cometidas durante la guerra the cruelties o atrocities committed during the wares una crueldad privar a estos animales de su libertad it's cruel o it's cruelty to deprive these animals of their freedomCompuesto:mental cruelty* * *
crueldad sustantivo femenino
cruelty;
crueldad mental mental cruelty
crueldad sustantivo femenino cruelty
' crueldad' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acusar
- sadismo
- saña
English:
ASPCA
- cruelty
- dearly
- heartlessness
- viciously
- wanton
- inhumanity
* * *crueldad nf1. [de persona, acción] cruelty;mostró una crueldad inusitada he displayed extraordinary cruelty2. [acción cruel] act of cruelty;es una crueldad abandonar animales it's cruel to abandon animals3. [del clima] harshness* * *f cruelty* * *crueldad nf: cruelty* * *crueldad n cruelty -
27 salvaje
adj.1 wild (animal, terreno).el salvaje oeste the wild West2 savage (pueblo, tribu).3 brutal, savage (cruel, brutal).f. & m.1 savage (primitivo).2 brute (bruto).unos salvajes prendieron fuego a un inmigrante some inhuman brutes set fire to an immigrant* * *► adjetivo2 (animal) wild3 (pueblo, tribu) savage, uncivilized5 (bruto) uncouth, boorish6 figurado (incontrolado) haphazard, uncontrolled1 (no civilizado) savage2 figurado (violento) savage3 (bruto) brute, boor* * *1. noun mf. 2. adj.1) savage2) wild* * *1. ADJ1) [planta, animal, tierra] wild2) (=no autorizado) [huelga] unofficial, wildcat; [construcción] unauthorized3) [pueblo, tribu] savage4) (=brutal) savage, brutalun salvaje asesinato — a brutal o savage murder
5) LAm * (=estupendo) terrific *, smashing *2.SMF (lit, fig) savage* * *I1)a) < animal> wildc) <vegetación/terreno> wild2) ( cruel) <persona/tortura> brutal; <ataque/matanza> savageII* * *= uncivilised [uncivilized, -USA], savage, wild [wilder -comp., wildest -sup.], swingeing, savage, barbarian, barbarian, in the wild, feral, brutish.Ex. It was on the tip of his tongue to say: 'Must you speak to me in this uncivilized fashion?' But he discreetly forbore.Ex. The most vulnerable nations are Burma, Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam, which have all experienced savage war and civil unrest in recent years.Ex. The letter sent Tomas Hernandez into a frenzy of conflicting reactions: ecstatic jubilation and ego-tripping, wild speculation and outrageous fantasy, compounded by confusion and indirection.Ex. Faced with the prospect of a swingeing cut of 15% in the periodical budget, the library had to determine which titles could be cancelled with least damage to the integrity of the research collections.Ex. The father is ultimately a figure of fun and the archetype of an irrational savage.Ex. The article is entitled 'Waiting for the barbarians? Multicultural public library services in Australia 1985-1992'.Ex. The writer examines the hierarchy and organization of barbarian churches that developed in the western Roman Empire in late antiquity.Ex. I spoke of capturing e-scholarship disseminated outside the library, or, as one librarian put it, ' in the wild'.Ex. The film offers a repulsive creature whose croaks and drools recall the demonic child in The Exorcist, instead of the feral but relatively articulate person that Morrison created.Ex. In his most famous work, the Leviathan, Hobbes famously argued that life in the state of nature is 'solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short'.----* crecer salvaje = grow + rampant.* flor salvaje = wildflower [wild flower].* gato salvaje = feral cat.* monte salvaje = backcountry.* regiones salvajes de Africa, las = wilds of Africa, the.* vida salvaje = wildlife.* zonas salvajes del interior = back country.* * *I1)a) < animal> wildc) <vegetación/terreno> wild2) ( cruel) <persona/tortura> brutal; <ataque/matanza> savageII* * *= uncivilised [uncivilized, -USA], savage, wild [wilder -comp., wildest -sup.], swingeing, savage, barbarian, barbarian, in the wild, feral, brutish.Ex: It was on the tip of his tongue to say: 'Must you speak to me in this uncivilized fashion?' But he discreetly forbore.
Ex: The most vulnerable nations are Burma, Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam, which have all experienced savage war and civil unrest in recent years.Ex: The letter sent Tomas Hernandez into a frenzy of conflicting reactions: ecstatic jubilation and ego-tripping, wild speculation and outrageous fantasy, compounded by confusion and indirection.Ex: Faced with the prospect of a swingeing cut of 15% in the periodical budget, the library had to determine which titles could be cancelled with least damage to the integrity of the research collections.Ex: The father is ultimately a figure of fun and the archetype of an irrational savage.Ex: The article is entitled 'Waiting for the barbarians? Multicultural public library services in Australia 1985-1992'.Ex: The writer examines the hierarchy and organization of barbarian churches that developed in the western Roman Empire in late antiquity.Ex: I spoke of capturing e-scholarship disseminated outside the library, or, as one librarian put it, ' in the wild'.Ex: The film offers a repulsive creature whose croaks and drools recall the demonic child in The Exorcist, instead of the feral but relatively articulate person that Morrison created.Ex: In his most famous work, the Leviathan, Hobbes famously argued that life in the state of nature is 'solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short'.* crecer salvaje = grow + rampant.* flor salvaje = wildflower [wild flower].* gato salvaje = feral cat.* monte salvaje = backcountry.* regiones salvajes de Africa, las = wilds of Africa, the.* vida salvaje = wildlife.* zonas salvajes del interior = back country.* * *A1 ‹animal› wild2 (primitivo) ‹tribu› savage3 ‹vegetación/terreno› wildB (cruel) ‹persona/tortura› brutal; ‹ataque/matanza› savagehay que ser salvaje para decirle eso a una pobre anciana ( fam); you have to be pretty cruel o brutal o nasty to say a thing like that to an old lady ( colloq)se vuelve muy salvaje cuando está borracho he gets very vicious o brutal when he's drunkC ‹construcción› uncontrolled, illegal; ‹camping› unauthorizedpara controlar la colocación salvaje de carteles to control illegal o unauthorized bill posting1 (primitivo) savagete comportaste como un salvaje you behaved like a savage o an animal* * *
salvaje adjetivo
1
2 ( cruel) ‹persona/tortura› brutal;
‹ataque/matanza› savage
■ sustantivo masculino y femenino ( primitivo) savage;
( bruto) (pey) animal, savage
salvaje
I adjetivo
1 Bot Zool wild: el tigre es un animal salvaje, the tiger is a wild animal
2 (terreno) uncultivated
3 (cultura, tribu) savage
4 (comportamiento) cruel, brutal
5 (incontrolable, imparable) huelga salvaje, protracted strike
6 pey (inculto, maleducado) uncouth
(zoquete) thick: no seas salvaje, claro que fue Colón, don't be so thick, of course it was Columbus
II m, f
1savage
2 fam (bruto) animal, savage
' salvaje' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
brava
- bravo
- lado
- selvática
- selvático
- bestia
- indomable
English:
abundance
- frazzled
- loose
- rice
- savage
- savagely
- wild
- wilderness
- wildness
- cut
- vicious
* * *♦ adj1. [animal] wild2. [planta, terreno] wild3. [pueblo, tribu] savage4. [cruel, brutal] brutal, savage;se escuchó una explosión salvaje there was a massive explosion;el capitalismo salvaje ruthless capitalismuna huelga salvaje an unofficial strike, a wildcat strike;vertidos salvajes illegal dumping♦ nmf1. [primitivo] savage2. [bruto] brute;unos salvajes prendieron fuego a un inmigrante some inhuman brutes set fire to an immigrant;la salvaje de tu hermana ha suspendido todas las asignaturas your thick sister has failed every subject;es un salvaje, se comió un pollo él sólo he's an animal, he ate a whole chicken by himself;eres un salvaje, ¿cómo tratas así a tu madre? you're a monster, how can you treat your mother like that?* * *I adj1 animal wild2 ( bruto) brutalII m/f savage* * *salvaje adj1) : wildanimales salvajes: wild animals2) : savage, cruel3) : primitive, uncivilizedsalvaje nmf: savage* * *salvaje adj1. (animal) wild2. (tribu) savage -
28 desalmado
adj.cruel, inhuman, heartless, conscienceless.past part.past participle of spanish verb: desalmar.* * *► adjetivo1 (malvado) wicked2 (cruel) cruel, heartless► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 (malvado) wicked person2 (cruel) cruel person, heartless person* * *ADJ cruel, heartless* * *- da masculino, femenino* * *= cold-blooded, soulless, heartless.Ex. He was a cold-blooded killer, cardsharp, gambler and a consumptive who also ran several confidence scams.Ex. Our deliberate and passionate ambition is to avoid the traps of soulless, dead villages turned into museums, slowly sinking into oblivion.Ex. However, I knew there was a problem when I actually cared more about the relationship between the secondary characters of Josh McCool, heartless flunky of Warren's, and Mia.* * *- da masculino, femenino* * *= cold-blooded, soulless, heartless.Ex: He was a cold-blooded killer, cardsharp, gambler and a consumptive who also ran several confidence scams.
Ex: Our deliberate and passionate ambition is to avoid the traps of soulless, dead villages turned into museums, slowly sinking into oblivion.Ex: However, I knew there was a problem when I actually cared more about the relationship between the secondary characters of Josh McCool, heartless flunky of Warren's, and Mia.* * *heartless, callousmasculine, feminineheartless o callous swine ( colloq)* * *
desalmado,-a
I adjetivo cruel, heartless
II sustantivo masculino y femenino heartless person: solo un desalmado cometería un crimen así, only a cruel, heartless person could have committed such a crime
' desalmado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
desalmada
English:
fiend
- fiendish
* * *desalmado, -a♦ adjheartless♦ nm,fheartless person;es un desalmado he's completely heartless* * *I adj heartlessII m, desalmada f:es un desalmado he is heartless* * *desalmado, -da adj: heartless, callous -
29 inhumano
adj.inhuman, cruel, inhumane, merciless.* * *► adjetivo1 (persona) inhuman, cruel2 (dolor, sufrimiento) inhuman* * *(f. - inhumana)adj.inhumane, inhuman* * *ADJ1) (=no humano) inhuman2) (=falto de compasión) inhumane3) Cono Sur dirty, disgusting* * *- na adjetivoa) ( falto de compasión) inhumaneb) ( cruel) inhuman* * *= inhumane.Ex. This is part of the present government's inhumane and antisocial programme to diminish the value of people at work.----* condiciones inhumanas = inhumane conditions.* * *- na adjetivoa) ( falto de compasión) inhumaneb) ( cruel) inhuman* * *= inhumane.Ex: This is part of the present government's inhumane and antisocial programme to diminish the value of people at work.
* condiciones inhumanas = inhumane conditions.* * *inhumano -na1 (falto de compasión) inhumane2 (cruel) inhuman* * *
inhumano◊ -na adjetivo
inhumano,-a adjetivo inhuman
' inhumano' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
inhumana
English:
heartless
- inhuman
- inhumane
* * *inhumano, -a adj1. [despiadado] inhuman2. [desconsiderado] inhumane* * *adj inhuman; ( cruel) inhumane* * *inhumano, -na adj: inhuman, cruel, inhumane -
30 atroz
adj.1 terrible, awful.hace un frío atroz it's terribly o awfully cold2 atrocious, horrible, inhumane, abominable.3 agonizing, excruciating.* * *1 (bárbaro) atrocious, outrageous* * *adj.* * *ADJ1) (=terrible) atrocious; (=cruel) cruel, inhuman; (=escandaloso) outrageous2) * (=enorme) huge, terrific; (=malísimo) dreadful, awful* * *adjetivo (brutal, cruel) appalling; ( uso hiperbólico) atrocious, awful* * *= dismal, atrocious, brutal, frightful, dire, abysmal, excruciating, hideous, gruesome, ferocious, god-awful, heinous.Ex. The persistence of a dismal image is a most worrying phenomenon and one which must change if progress is to be made by SLIS.Ex. The public library's selection of books for small boys is atrocious.Ex. Few, if any of us, want to be involved in murder, but the brutal act of one person killing another, the motives for doing so, the personal and social consequences, all hold our attention, as newspaper editors well know and exploit = Pocos, si existe alguien, desea verse implicado en un asesinato, pero el acto brutal de una persona asesinando a otra, los motivos para hacerlo, las consecuencias personales y sociales, todo capta nuestra atención, como bien saben y explotan los directores de periódicos.Ex. The book, written by a man who is not a military historian as such, is concerned above all with showing the war's hideousness, its frightful human cost, its pathos and loss, and its essential failure to achieve its objectives.Ex. Throughout the process of development, debate and enactment of the Digital Millennium Act in the USA, many dire forebodings were envisaged for the library profession.Ex. The communications infrastructure in Africa varies from very good to abysmal = La infraestructura de comunicaciones en †frica oscila entre muy buena y pésima.Ex. Loneliness can involve excruciating physical pain as well as harrowing mental suffering.Ex. The book focuses on images where hideous atrocities -- e.g., murder, blasphemy, wanton destruction and even cannibalism -- are shown to be part of the daily life of the common people of Paris during the revolution.Ex. We hear horrendous tales of shootings in schools and colleges and gruesome murder of parents.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 director and deputies deserve the most recognition because they actually had to give up time with their families for the god-awful places we sent them.Ex. There are several different ways to make a stink bomb, all of which involving the use of chemicals which react in a way to create a particularly heinous odor.* * *adjetivo (brutal, cruel) appalling; ( uso hiperbólico) atrocious, awful* * *= dismal, atrocious, brutal, frightful, dire, abysmal, excruciating, hideous, gruesome, ferocious, god-awful, heinous.Ex: The persistence of a dismal image is a most worrying phenomenon and one which must change if progress is to be made by SLIS.
Ex: The public library's selection of books for small boys is atrocious.Ex: Few, if any of us, want to be involved in murder, but the brutal act of one person killing another, the motives for doing so, the personal and social consequences, all hold our attention, as newspaper editors well know and exploit = Pocos, si existe alguien, desea verse implicado en un asesinato, pero el acto brutal de una persona asesinando a otra, los motivos para hacerlo, las consecuencias personales y sociales, todo capta nuestra atención, como bien saben y explotan los directores de periódicos.Ex: The book, written by a man who is not a military historian as such, is concerned above all with showing the war's hideousness, its frightful human cost, its pathos and loss, and its essential failure to achieve its objectives.Ex: Throughout the process of development, debate and enactment of the Digital Millennium Act in the USA, many dire forebodings were envisaged for the library profession.Ex: The communications infrastructure in Africa varies from very good to abysmal = La infraestructura de comunicaciones en frica oscila entre muy buena y pésima.Ex: Loneliness can involve excruciating physical pain as well as harrowing mental suffering.Ex: The book focuses on images where hideous atrocities -- e.g., murder, blasphemy, wanton destruction and even cannibalism -- are shown to be part of the daily life of the common people of Paris during the revolution.Ex: We hear horrendous tales of shootings in schools and colleges and gruesome murder of parents.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 director and deputies deserve the most recognition because they actually had to give up time with their families for the god-awful places we sent them.Ex: There are several different ways to make a stink bomb, all of which involving the use of chemicals which react in a way to create a particularly heinous odor.* * *1 (brutal, cruel) appalling, terrible2 (uso hiperbólico) atrocious, awful, dreadful ( BrE)tengo un dolor de cabeza atroz I have an atrocious o an awful headache* * *
atroz adjetivo
atrocious
atroz adjetivo
1 (pésimo, insoportable) atrocious
2 fam (enorme) enormous, tremendous
' atroz' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
insensibilidad
- barbaridad
- muerte
English:
agonizing
- appalling
- atrocious
- dreadful
- excruciating
- heinous
- hell
- hideous
- raging
- unspeakable
- vicious
- crippling
- dire
- terrible
* * *atroz adj1. [cruel] [crimen, tortura] horrific, barbarices de una fealdad atroz he's terribly o incredibly ugly3. [muy malo] atrocious, awful* * *adj1 appalling, atrocious2:un éxito atroz a smash hit* * *♦ atrozamente adv* * *atroz adj1. (cruel) atrocious / appalling2. (enorme) terriblehace un frío atroz it's terribly cold / it's freezing -
31 sangriento
adj.1 bloody, sanguinary, sanguineous, bloodshedding.2 bloody, bleeding.3 bloody, cruel, bloodthirsty, murderous.* * *► adjetivo1 (que echa sangre) bleeding2 (con sangre) bloody3 (sanguinario) bloody; (cruel) cruel* * *(f. - sangrienta)adj.* * *ADJ1) (=con sangre) [herida] bleeding; [arma, manos] bloody, bloodstained2) [batalla, guerra] bloody3) (=cruel) [injusticia] flagrant; [broma] cruel; [insulto] deadly4) liter [color] blood-red* * *- ta adjetivo bloody* * *= bloody [bloodier -comp., bloodiest -sup,], murderous, internecine, blood, gory [gorier -comp., goriest -sup.].Ex. Events such as the bloody confrontation in Tiananmen Square, political campaigns, military conflicts and other such events are becoming everyday occurrences that hourly revise global affairs and exert their influence on local circumstances.Ex. This is a collection of articles on the theme: Books for children with murderous, shocking, menacing endings.Ex. The result was a growth of internecine competition.Ex. In the field of medicine, the task of the Mycin system is to diagnose blood infections and meningities infections, and to recommend an appropriate drug.Ex. Nowadays, the gory process of 'blood doping' in athlectics has been replaced by genetic engineering.----* deporte sangriento = blood sport.* escena sangrienta = gore.* película sangrienta = splatter film.* * *- ta adjetivo bloody* * *= bloody [bloodier -comp., bloodiest -sup,], murderous, internecine, blood, gory [gorier -comp., goriest -sup.].Ex: Events such as the bloody confrontation in Tiananmen Square, political campaigns, military conflicts and other such events are becoming everyday occurrences that hourly revise global affairs and exert their influence on local circumstances.
Ex: This is a collection of articles on the theme: Books for children with murderous, shocking, menacing endings.Ex: The result was a growth of internecine competition.Ex: In the field of medicine, the task of the Mycin system is to diagnose blood infections and meningities infections, and to recommend an appropriate drug.Ex: Nowadays, the gory process of 'blood doping' in athlectics has been replaced by genetic engineering.* deporte sangriento = blood sport.* escena sangrienta = gore.* película sangrienta = splatter film.* * *sangriento -tabloody* * *
sangriento◊ -ta adjetivo
bloody
sangriento,-a adjetivo
1 (una herida) bleeding
2 (un enfrentamiento, una guerra, un acontecimiento) bloody
' sangriento' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
sangrienta
- truculenta
- truculento
English:
bloody
- gory
- blood
* * *sangriento, -a adj1. [ensangrentado, cruento] bloody2. [despiadado, hiriente] cruel* * *adj bloody* * *sangriento, -ta adj1) : bloody2) : cruel* * * -
32 apelar
v.1 to (lodge an) appeal (law).apelar ante/contra to appeal to/against2 to appeal, to plead, to file an appeal, to interpellate.Ricardo apeló al puro principio Richard appealed at the very beginning.El abogado apeló el caso The lawyer appealed the case.* * *1 DERECHO to appeal2 figurado (recurrir) to resort to* * *verb* * *1. VI1) (Jur) to appeal2)apelar a —
a) (=invocar) to appeal toapeló al sentido común para resolver el problema — he appealed to people's common sense to solve the problem
apelamos al presidente a que cumpla sus compromisos — we appeal to the president to keep his promises
b) (=recurrir a) to resort totuvo que apelar a sus encantos personales — she had to resort to charm, she had to make use of her charm
2.VT (Jur) to appeal (against)* * *verbo intransitivoa) (Der) to appealapelar de or contra algo — to appeal against something
b) (invocar, recurrir a)apelar a algo/alguien — to appeal to something/somebody
c) ( apodar) to callPedro I, apelado el Cruel — Peter I, known as Peter the Cruel
* * *----* apelar a = appeal to.* * *verbo intransitivoa) (Der) to appealapelar de or contra algo — to appeal against something
b) (invocar, recurrir a)apelar a algo/alguien — to appeal to something/somebody
c) ( apodar) to callPedro I, apelado el Cruel — Peter I, known as Peter the Cruel
* * ** apelar a = appeal to.* * *apelar [A1 ]vi1 ( Der) to appealapelará ante el Tribunal Supremo he will appeal to the Supreme Courtapelar DE or CONTRA algo to appeal AGAINST sth2 (invocar, recurrir a) apelar A algo/algn to appeal TO sth/sbapeló a nuestra generosidad she appealed to our generosityapeló a los secuestradores para que le devolvieran a su hijo he appealed to the kidnappers to release his sontendrás que apelar a tu diplomacia you'll have to call on o use all your diplomatic skills3 (apodar) to callPedro I, apelado el Cruel Peter I, known as Peter the Cruel* * *
apelar ( conjugate apelar) verbo intransitivoa) (Der) to appeal;
b) (invocar, recurrir a) apelar a algo/algn to appeal to sth/sb
apelar verbo intransitivo
1 Jur to appeal [contra/de, against] [ante, to]
2 (recurrir) to resort [a, to]: apelo a tu sentido de la responsabilidad, I'm appealing to your sense of responsibility
' apelar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acogerse
English:
appeal
- call on
- invoke
- call
* * *apelar vi1. Der to (lodge an) appeal;apelar ante un tribunal to appeal to a court;apelar contra algo to appeal against sth[sentido común, bondad, generosidad] to appeal to; [violencia] to resort to* * *v/t tbJUR appeal (a to)* * *apelar vi1) : to appeal2)apelar a : to resort to* * *apelar vb to appeal -
33 engaño
m.1 deceit, deception, trickery, cheating.2 lie, hoax, trick, take-in.3 fraudulence, deceitfulness.4 delusion, false impression.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: engañar.* * *1 deceit, deception2 (estafa) fraud, trick, swindle3 (mentira) lie4 (error) mistake\estar en un engaño to be mistaken* * *noun m.1) deception2) trick* * *SM1) (=acto) [gen] deception; (=ilusión) delusionaquí no hay engaño — there is no attempt to deceive anybody here, it's all on the level *
2) (=trampa) trick, swindle3) (=malentendido) mistake, misunderstandingpadecer engaño — to labour under a misunderstanding, labor under a misunderstanding (EEUU)
4) pl engaños (=astucia) wiles, tricks5) [de pesca] lure6) Cono Sur (=regalo) small gift, token* * *1)a) ( mentira) deceptionllamarse a engaño — to claim one has been cheated o deceived
b) (timo, estafa) swindle, con (colloq)c) ( ardid) ploy, trick2) (Taur) cape* * *= fraud, snare, sham, hoax, deceit, subterfuge, confidence trick, deception, swindle, rip-off, swindling, cheating, hocus pocus, caper, dissimulation, fiddle, trickery, bluff, con trick, con, con job.Ex. At our library in Minnesota we have clearly identified material that deals with many types of business and consumer frauds, national liberation movements, bedtime, Kwanza, the Afro-American holiday.Ex. Whilst telematics for Africa is full of snares, it is the way towards the road to mastery in the future.Ex. The NCC argue that the three other rights established over the last three centuries -- civil, political and social -- are 'liable to be hollow shams' without the consequent right to information.Ex. This article examines several controversial cataloguing problems, including the classification of anti-Semitic works and books proven to be forgeries or hoaxes.Ex. The article has the title 'Policing fraud and deceit: the legal aspects of misconduct in scientific enquiry'.Ex. Citing authors' names in references can cause great difficulties, as ghosts, subterfuges, and collaborative teamwork may often obscure the true begetters of published works.Ex. Unless universal education is nothing more than a confidence trick, there must be more people today who can benefit by real library service than ever there were in the past.Ex. Furthermore, deception is common when subjects use e-mail and chat rooms.Ex. The article 'Online scams, swindles, frauds and rip-offs' lists some of the most better known Internet frauds of recent times.Ex. The article 'Online scams, swindles, frauds and rip-offs' lists some of the most better known Internet frauds of recent times.Ex. The swindling & deception the immigrants encountered often preyed on their Zionist ideology & indeed, some of the crooks were Jewish themselves.Ex. The author discerns 3 levels of cheating and deceit and examines why scientists stoop to bias and fraud, particularly in trials for new treatments.Ex. The final section of her paper calls attention to the ' hocus pocus' research conducted on many campuses.Ex. Who was the mastermind of the Watergate caper & for what purpose has never been revealed.Ex. In fact, the terms of the contrast are highly ambivalent: order vs. anarchy, liberty vs. despotism, or industry vs. sloth, and also dissimulation vs. honesty.Ex. This paper reports a study based on an eight-week period of participant observation of a particular form of resistance, fiddles.Ex. It is sometimes thought that a woman's trickery compensates for her physical weakness.Ex. The most dramatic way to spot a bluff is to look your opponent in the eye and attempt to sense his fear.Ex. The social contract has been the con trick by which the bosses have squeezed more and more out of the workers for themselves.Ex. He has long argued that populist conservatism is nothing more than a con.Ex. The global warming hoax had all the classic marks of a con job from the very beginning.----* autoengaño = self-deception.* conducir a engaño = be misleading, be deceiving.* conseguir mediante engaño = bluff + Posesivo + way into.* entrar mediante engaño = bluff + Posesivo + way into.* llevar a engaño = be misleading, be deceiving.* someter a engaño = perpetrate + deception.* * *1)a) ( mentira) deceptionllamarse a engaño — to claim one has been cheated o deceived
b) (timo, estafa) swindle, con (colloq)c) ( ardid) ploy, trick2) (Taur) cape* * *= fraud, snare, sham, hoax, deceit, subterfuge, confidence trick, deception, swindle, rip-off, swindling, cheating, hocus pocus, caper, dissimulation, fiddle, trickery, bluff, con trick, con, con job.Ex: At our library in Minnesota we have clearly identified material that deals with many types of business and consumer frauds, national liberation movements, bedtime, Kwanza, the Afro-American holiday.
Ex: Whilst telematics for Africa is full of snares, it is the way towards the road to mastery in the future.Ex: The NCC argue that the three other rights established over the last three centuries -- civil, political and social -- are 'liable to be hollow shams' without the consequent right to information.Ex: This article examines several controversial cataloguing problems, including the classification of anti-Semitic works and books proven to be forgeries or hoaxes.Ex: The article has the title 'Policing fraud and deceit: the legal aspects of misconduct in scientific enquiry'.Ex: Citing authors' names in references can cause great difficulties, as ghosts, subterfuges, and collaborative teamwork may often obscure the true begetters of published works.Ex: Unless universal education is nothing more than a confidence trick, there must be more people today who can benefit by real library service than ever there were in the past.Ex: Furthermore, deception is common when subjects use e-mail and chat rooms.Ex: The article 'Online scams, swindles, frauds and rip-offs' lists some of the most better known Internet frauds of recent times.Ex: The article 'Online scams, swindles, frauds and rip-offs' lists some of the most better known Internet frauds of recent times.Ex: The swindling & deception the immigrants encountered often preyed on their Zionist ideology & indeed, some of the crooks were Jewish themselves.Ex: The author discerns 3 levels of cheating and deceit and examines why scientists stoop to bias and fraud, particularly in trials for new treatments.Ex: The final section of her paper calls attention to the ' hocus pocus' research conducted on many campuses.Ex: Who was the mastermind of the Watergate caper & for what purpose has never been revealed.Ex: In fact, the terms of the contrast are highly ambivalent: order vs. anarchy, liberty vs. despotism, or industry vs. sloth, and also dissimulation vs. honesty.Ex: This paper reports a study based on an eight-week period of participant observation of a particular form of resistance, fiddles.Ex: It is sometimes thought that a woman's trickery compensates for her physical weakness.Ex: The most dramatic way to spot a bluff is to look your opponent in the eye and attempt to sense his fear.Ex: The social contract has been the con trick by which the bosses have squeezed more and more out of the workers for themselves.Ex: He has long argued that populist conservatism is nothing more than a con.Ex: The global warming hoax had all the classic marks of a con job from the very beginning.* autoengaño = self-deception.* conducir a engaño = be misleading, be deceiving.* conseguir mediante engaño = bluff + Posesivo + way into.* entrar mediante engaño = bluff + Posesivo + way into.* llevar a engaño = be misleading, be deceiving.* someter a engaño = perpetrate + deception.* * *A1 (mentira) deceptionlo que más me duele es el engaño it was the deceit o deception that upset me mostfue víctima de un cruel engaño she was the victim of a cruel deception o swindle, she was cruelly deceived o taken invivió en el engaño durante años for years she lived in complete ignorance of his deceites un engaño, no es de oro it's a con, this isn't (made of) gold ( colloq)2 (ardid) ploy, trickse vale de todo tipo de engaños para salirse con la suya he uses all kinds of tricks o every trick in the book to get his own wayllamarse a engaño to claim one has been cheated o deceivedpara que luego nadie pueda llamarse a engaño so that no one can claim o say that they were deceived/cheatedB ( Taur) cape ( used by the matador to confuse the bull)C ( Dep) fakehacer un engaño to fake* * *
Del verbo engañar: ( conjugate engañar)
engaño es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
engañó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
engañar
engaño
engañó
engañar ( conjugate engañar) verbo transitivo
tú a mí no me engañas you can't fool me;
lo engañó haciéndole creer que … she deceived him into thinking that …;
engaño a algn para que haga algo to trick sb into doing sth
engañarse verbo pronominal ( refl) ( mentirse) to deceive oneself, kid oneself (colloq)
engaño sustantivo masculino
engañar
I verbo transitivo
1 to deceive, mislead
2 (mentir) to lie: no me engañes, ese no es tu coche, you can't fool me, this isn't your car
3 (la sed, el hambre, el sueño) comeremos un poco para engañar el hambre, we'll eat a bit to keep the wolf from the door
4 (timar) to cheat, trick
5 (ser infiel) to be unfaithful to
II verbo intransitivo to be deceptive: parece pequeña, pero engaña, it looks small, but it's deceptive
engaño sustantivo masculino
1 (mentira, trampa) deception, swindle
(estafa) fraud
(infidelidad) unfaithfulness
2 (ilusión, equivocación) delusion: deberías sacarle del engaño, you should tell him the truth
♦ Locuciones: llamarse a engaño, to claim that one has been duped
' engaño' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
engañarse
- farsa
- maña
- montaje
- tramar
- trampear
- coba
- descubrir
- desengañar
- engañar
- tapadera
- tranza
English:
deceit
- deception
- delusion
- double-cross
- game
- guile
- impersonation
- put over
- ride
- sham
- unfaithful
- hoax
* * *engaño nm1. [mentira] deception, deceit;se ganó su confianza con algún engaño she gained his trust through a deception;lo obtuvo mediante engaño she obtained it by deception;todo fue un engaño it was all a deception;llamarse a engaño [engañarse] to delude oneself;[lamentarse] to claim to have been misled;que nadie se llame a engaño, la economía no va bien let no one have any illusions about it, the economy isn't doing well;no nos llamemos a engaño, el programa se puede mejorar let's not delude ourselves, the program could be improved;para que luego no te llames a engaño so you can't claim to have been misled afterwards2. [estafa] swindle;ha sido víctima de un engaño en la compra del terreno he was swindled over the sale of the land3. [ardid] ploy, trick;de nada van a servirte tus engaños your ploys will get you nowhere;las rebajas son un engaño para que la gente compre lo que no necesita sales are a ploy to make people buy things they don't need4. Taurom bullfighter's cape5. [para pescar] lure* * *m1 ( mentira) deception, deceit2 ( ardid) trick;llamarse a engaño claim to have been cheated* * *engaño nm1) : deception, trick2) : fake, feint (in sports)* * *engaño n1. (mentira) lie2. (trampa) trick3. (timo) swindle -
34 feroz
adj.1 fierce, ferocious (animal, bestia).2 cruel, savage (criminal, asesino).3 terrible (intenso) (dolor, angustia).tenía un hambre feroz he was ravenous o starvingla competencia es feroz the competition is fierce4 horrendous, dreadful.* * *1 fierce, ferocious\el lobo feroz the big bad wolf* * *adj.fierce, ferocious* * *ADJ1) (=salvaje) fierce, ferocioustengo un hambre feroz — I'm starving, I'm famished
2) (=cruel) cruel3) LAm (=feo) ugly* * *a) < animal> ferocious, fierce; <ataque/mirada/odio> fierce, vicious; <viento/tempestad> fierce, violenttengo un hambre feroz — (fam) I'm ravenous o starved (colloq)
b) (Col, Méx, Ven fam) ( feo) horrendous (colloq)* * *= fierce [fiercer -comp., fiercest -sup.], savage, swingeing, ferocius, ferocious, cutthroat, truculent.Ex. The greatest living theoretician of descriptive cataloging, Professor Seymour Lubetzky, graced our library with his brilliance, insight, and fierce dedication to the integrity of the catalog.Ex. The most vulnerable nations are Burma, Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam, which have all experienced savage war and civil unrest in recent years.Ex. Faced with the prospect of a swingeing cut of 15% in the periodical budget, the library had to determine which titles could be cancelled with least damage to the integrity of the research collections.Ex. Fuller's novel make for a form of intellectual clarity, even if that clarity, paradoxically, is expressed in a ferocious hell-bent manner.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. As the saying goes, 'Be as innocent as a lamb, and as wily as a fox' -- shrewdness is a valuable attribute in this cutthroat world.Ex. Senior staff members said that these fevers of truculent behavior had manifested themselves only within the past two or three years.----* crítica feroz = hatchet job.* * *a) < animal> ferocious, fierce; <ataque/mirada/odio> fierce, vicious; <viento/tempestad> fierce, violenttengo un hambre feroz — (fam) I'm ravenous o starved (colloq)
b) (Col, Méx, Ven fam) ( feo) horrendous (colloq)* * *= fierce [fiercer -comp., fiercest -sup.], savage, swingeing, ferocius, ferocious, cutthroat, truculent.Ex: The greatest living theoretician of descriptive cataloging, Professor Seymour Lubetzky, graced our library with his brilliance, insight, and fierce dedication to the integrity of the catalog.
Ex: The most vulnerable nations are Burma, Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam, which have all experienced savage war and civil unrest in recent years.Ex: Faced with the prospect of a swingeing cut of 15% in the periodical budget, the library had to determine which titles could be cancelled with least damage to the integrity of the research collections.Ex: Fuller's novel make for a form of intellectual clarity, even if that clarity, paradoxically, is expressed in a ferocious hell-bent manner.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: As the saying goes, 'Be as innocent as a lamb, and as wily as a fox' -- shrewdness is a valuable attribute in this cutthroat world.Ex: Senior staff members said that these fevers of truculent behavior had manifested themselves only within the past two or three years.* crítica feroz = hatchet job.* * *1 ‹animal› ferocious, fierce; ‹ataque/mirada› fierce, vicious; ‹viento/tempestad› fierce, violent; ‹fanatismo› fiercebajo el feroz sol del mediodía beneath the fierce midday sunse desató una feroz tempestad a fierce o violent storm was unleashed ( liter)un verde feroz a ghastly o horrendous green ( colloq)* * *
Multiple Entries:
algo feroz
feroz
feroz adjetivo
‹ataque/mirada/odio› fierce, vicious;
‹viento/tempestad› fierce, violent
feroz adjetivo fierce, ferocious: tengo un hambre feroz, I'm ravenous
una crítica feroz, savage criticism
' feroz' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
bestia
- un
English:
cutthroat
- destroy
- ferocious
- fierce
- glare
- rat race
- ravenous
- savage
- cut
- furious
- hard
- vicious
* * *feroz adj1. [animal, bestia] fierce, ferocious2. [criminal, asesino] cruel, savage3. [intenso] [tempestad] fierce, violent;[dolor, angustia] terrible;tenía un hambre feroz I was ravenous o starving;la competencia es feroz the competition is fierce;lanzó un ataque feroz contra la propuesta del gobierno he launched a fierce attack against the government's proposalagarraron una feroz borrachera they got terribly o incredibly drunk* * *adj fierce; ( cruel) cruel* * *♦ ferozmente adv* * *feroz adj fierce / ferocious -
35 sanguinario
adj.1 sanguinary, bloodthirsty, cruel, merciless.2 sanguinary.* * *► adjetivo1 bloodthirsty* * *ADJ bloodthirsty, cruel* * ** * *= murderous, bloody [bloodier -comp., bloodiest -sup,], bloodthirsty.Ex. This is a collection of articles on the theme: Books for children with murderous, shocking, menacing endings.Ex. Events such as the bloody confrontation in Tiananmen Square, political campaigns, military conflicts and other such events are becoming everyday occurrences that hourly revise global affairs and exert their influence on local circumstances.Ex. All the way through, the Jews are portrayed as bloodthirsty.* * ** * *= murderous, bloody [bloodier -comp., bloodiest -sup,], bloodthirsty.Ex: This is a collection of articles on the theme: Books for children with murderous, shocking, menacing endings.
Ex: Events such as the bloody confrontation in Tiananmen Square, political campaigns, military conflicts and other such events are becoming everyday occurrences that hourly revise global affairs and exert their influence on local circumstances.Ex: All the way through, the Jews are portrayed as bloodthirsty.* * *‹persona› cruel, bloodthirsty; ‹animal› vicious, ferocious* * *
sanguinario
‹ animal› vicious, ferocious
sanguinario,-a adjetivo bloodthirsty: fue un dictador sanguinario, he was a bloodthirsty dictator
' sanguinario' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
sanguinaria
English:
bloodthirsty
- blood
* * *sanguinario, -a adjbloodthirsty* * *adj bloodthirsty* * *sanguinario, - ria adj: bloodthirsty -
36 verdugo
m.1 executioner.2 tyrant (tirano).3 balaclava helmet (pasamontañas).* * *1 (persona) executioner2 (prenda) balaclava, balaclava helmet3 (azote) whip4 (roncha) weal1 figurado tyrant* * *SM1) (=ejecutor) executioner; (en la horca) hangman2) (=tirano) cruel master, tyrant; (=atormentador) tormentor3) (=látigo) lash4) (=tormento) torment5) (=cardenal) welt, weal6) (Bot) shoot7) (=estoque) rapier8) (=pasamontañas) balaclava* * *1)a) ( en ejecuciones) executioner; ( en la horca) hangmanb) ( persona cruel) tyrant2) (Indum) balaclava; ( para el esquí) ski mask3)a) ( vástago) shoot* * *1)a) ( en ejecuciones) executioner; ( en la horca) hangmanb) ( persona cruel) tyrant2) (Indum) balaclava; ( para el esquí) ski mask3)a) ( vástago) shoot* * *A1 (en ejecuciones) executioner; (en la horca) hangmanfue una vez más el verdugo del Independiente ( Dep) he was once again the scourge of Independiente, once again he was the player who destroyed Independiente2 (persona cruel) tyrantB ( Indum) balaclava; (para el esquí) ski maskC ( Zool) shrikeD (vástago) shootE1 (látigo) whip, lash2 (espada) rapier* * *
verdugo sustantivo masculino
1
( en la horca) hangman
2 (Indum) balaclava;
( para el esquí) ski mask
verdugo,-a
I m (el que ejecuta) executioner
(el que ahorca) hangman
II m,f pey (cruel) tyrant
' verdugo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ejecutor
- ejecutora
- verduga
English:
executioner
- hangman
- hang
* * *verdugo nm1. [de preso] executioner;[que ahorca] hangman2. [tirano] tyrant3. [gorro] balaclava4. [de planta] shoot* * ** * *verdugo nm1) : executioner, hangman2) : tyrant* * * -
37 sañudo
adj.angry, irate, furious, raging.* * *► adjetivo1 (cruel) cruel, vicious2 (enojado) enraged, furious* * *ADJ1) [persona] (=furioso) furious, enraged; (=cruel) cruel2) [golpe] vicious, cruel* * *
sañoso,-a, sañudo,-a adjetivo cruel, vicious
' sañudo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
sañosa
- sañoso
- sañuda
* * *sañudo, -a adjvicious, malicious -
38 encarnizar
v.1 to flesh, to satiate with flesh.Ella encarniza a la madre She fleshes the mother.2 to provoke, to irritate.3 to be glutted with flesh.4 to be cruelly bent against one.5 to fall foul upon one.6 to exacerbate.Su actitud encarniza la ira His attitude exacerbates wrath.7 to brutalize, to make brutal, to make cruel, to make savage.El odio encarniza a María Hate brutalizes Mary.8 to heat up.Su odio encarniza la pelea His hate heats up the fight.* * *1 (perro) to flesh, blood2 figurado (enfurecer) to enrage1 figurado to be cruel (con/en, to), be brutal (con/en, to)\encarnizarse con to attack savagely* * *1.VT (=volver cruel) to make cruel; (=enfadar) to enrage2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivoa) < jauría> to bloodb) <atacante/enemigo> to enrage2.encarnizarse v pronencarnizarse con alguien/algo — to attack somebody/something viciously
* * *1.verbo transitivoa) < jauría> to bloodb) <atacante/enemigo> to enrage2.encarnizarse v pronencarnizarse con alguien/algo — to attack somebody/something viciously
* * *encarnizar [A4 ]vt1 ‹jauría› to blood2 ‹atacante/enemigo› to enrageencarnizarse CON algn/algo to attack sb/sth viciously* * *♦ vtto blood* * *v/t make cruel* * *encarnizar {21} vt: to enrage, to infuriate -
39 duro golpe
m.hard blow.* * *(n.) = cruel blowEx. Prisoners and detainees have been dealt a cruel blow by the delay of the opening of the new jail, prisoners' rights advocates say.* * *(n.) = cruel blowEx: Prisoners and detainees have been dealt a cruel blow by the delay of the opening of the new jail, prisoners' rights advocates say.
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40 duro revés
(n.) = cruel blowEx. Prisoners and detainees have been dealt a cruel blow by the delay of the opening of the new jail, prisoners' rights advocates say.* * *(n.) = cruel blowEx: Prisoners and detainees have been dealt a cruel blow by the delay of the opening of the new jail, prisoners' rights advocates say.
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