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1 acosado
• harass• harasser• hound's tongue• hounding• hunted• rid oneself of• riddle -
2 acosador
• harass with requests• harassing• pursue to the bitter end• pursuing -
3 atosigador
• harass with requests• harassing• poisoner• poisonous• tormentor -
4 hostigar
v.1 to pester, to bother.2 to harass (military).3 to whip a horse.* * *1 (azotar) to whip3 figurado (molestar) to pester* * *verb* * *VT1) (=molestar) to harass, plague, pester2) (=dar latigazos) to lash, whip3) LAm [+ comida] to surfeit, cloy* * *verbo transitivo1)a) ( acosar) to bother, pesterb) (Mil) to harassc) < caballo> to whip2) (Andes fam) comida/bebida to pall on* * *= harass, taunt, tease, twit, tantalise [tantalize, -USA], pressurise [pressurize, -USA], nobble, bear down on, harry.Ex. I have reason to believe that my boss, the head of reference, has been sexually harassing me.Ex. The writer describes how he spent his school days avoiding bullies who taunted him because he was a dancer.Ex. I like to be considered one of the team, to joke with and tease the employee but that sure creates a problem when I have to discipline, correct, or fire an employee.Ex. Don't be tempted into twitting me with the past knowledge that you have of me, because it is identical with the past knowledge that I have of you, and in twitting me, you twit yourself.Ex. He may have wished to tease and tantalize his readers by insoluble problems.Ex. Shearer also made an arse of himself by perpetuating the myth of the noble English sportsman who never dives or pressurises referees.Ex. He was the best striker I ever saw, certainly before the injuries that nobbled him twice.Ex. And here was the war, implacably bearing down on us.Ex. They stayed there for the winter, and spent the succeeding three summers harrying the coasts of Ireland and Scotland, after which they returned to Norway.* * *verbo transitivo1)a) ( acosar) to bother, pesterb) (Mil) to harassc) < caballo> to whip2) (Andes fam) comida/bebida to pall on* * *= harass, taunt, tease, twit, tantalise [tantalize, -USA], pressurise [pressurize, -USA], nobble, bear down on, harry.Ex: I have reason to believe that my boss, the head of reference, has been sexually harassing me.
Ex: The writer describes how he spent his school days avoiding bullies who taunted him because he was a dancer.Ex: I like to be considered one of the team, to joke with and tease the employee but that sure creates a problem when I have to discipline, correct, or fire an employee.Ex: Don't be tempted into twitting me with the past knowledge that you have of me, because it is identical with the past knowledge that I have of you, and in twitting me, you twit yourself.Ex: He may have wished to tease and tantalize his readers by insoluble problems.Ex: Shearer also made an arse of himself by perpetuating the myth of the noble English sportsman who never dives or pressurises referees.Ex: He was the best striker I ever saw, certainly before the injuries that nobbled him twice.Ex: And here was the war, implacably bearing down on us.Ex: They stayed there for the winter, and spent the succeeding three summers harrying the coasts of Ireland and Scotland, after which they returned to Norway.* * *hostigar [A3 ]vtA1 (acosar) to bother, pesterlo hostigaba para que se enfrentara con el jefe she kept pestering him to confront the boss2 ( Mil) to harass3 ‹caballo› to whipB( Andes fam) «comida/bebida» (empalagar, hartar): tanto pollo terminó por hostigarme I eventually got sick of o fed up of eating so much chicken ( colloq)esto me hostiga this is too sickly o sickly-sweet for me* * *
hostigar ( conjugate hostigar) verbo transitivo
1
b) (Mil) to harass
2 (Andes fam) [comida/bebida] to pall on
hostigar verbo transitivo
1 (a una persona, a un enemigo) to harass
2 (con un látigo, esp a un caballo) to whip
' hostigar' also found in these entries:
English:
harass
- harry
* * *hostigar vt1. [acosar] to pester, to bother2. [golpear] to whip3. Mil to harass* * *v/t1 pester2 MIL harass3 caballo whip* * *hostigar {52} vtacosar, asediar: to harass, to pester -
5 acosar
v.1 to pursue relentlessly.2 to harass.3 to besiege, to irritate, to nag, to accost.El policía persigue a Ricardo The policeman persecutes=harasses Richard.* * *1 to pursue, chase\acosar a preguntas to bombard with questions* * *verbto harass, hound* * *VT1) (=atosigar) to hound, harassser acosado sexualmente — to suffer (from) sexual harassment, be sexually harassed
2) (=perseguir) to pursue relentlessly; [+ animal] to urge on* * *verbo transitivoa) < persona> to houndme acosaron con preguntas — they plagued o bombarded me with questions
b) < presa> to hound, pursue relentlessly* * *= plague, press upon, bait, besiege, harass, bully, dog, persecute, hound, nag (at), pelt, pressurise [pressurize, -USA], importune, pester, nobble, stalk, bedevil, bear down on, harry.Ex. Title indexes have always been plagued by the absence of terminology control.Ex. For example, the latter are unlikely to engage themselves in conservation issues as these now press upon the professional consciousness of librarians.Ex. I guess Ms Lipow should be admired for coming into the lion's den and baiting it, but I find some of her arguments facile and superficial.Ex. Concurrently, libraries are besieged with greater demands from the academic community for access to and instruction in electronic information resources such as the Internet.Ex. I have reason to believe that my boss, the head of reference, has been sexually harassing me.Ex. The director returned to his paperwork, nothing in his heart but hot shame at having permitted himself to be bullied into submission by this disagreeable public official.Ex. The title of the article is 'Sweeping away the problems that dog the industry?'.Ex. Why does the ALA ignore, deny or cover up the actions of the only government in the world which persecutes people for the alleged crime of opening uncensored libraries?.Ex. Jefferson, like Clinton, was hounded by reports of adultery and cowardice in wartime.Ex. This a book that I had admired but that had nagged at me for years.Ex. Every day, Internet users are pelted with spam, hoaxes, urban legends, and scams - in other words, untrustworthy data.Ex. Shearer also made an arse of himself by perpetuating the myth of the noble English sportsman who never dives or pressurises referees.Ex. He was a shiftless, good-for-nothing man and his shrewish wife was constantly importuning him.Ex. And there are those whom I have pestered from time to time over the past four years, and who have patiently answered my importunity.Ex. He was the best striker I ever saw, certainly before the injuries that nobbled him twice.Ex. So Hutchins arranges her drawings in such a way that as your eye travels leftwards across the page you see the fox who is stalking the hen and trying to catch her.Ex. The article has the title 'Piracy, crooked printers, inflation bedevil Russian publishing'.Ex. And here was the war, implacably bearing down on us.Ex. They stayed there for the winter, and spent the succeeding three summers harrying the coasts of Ireland and Scotland, after which they returned to Norway.----* acosar a Alguien con preguntas = pepper + Nombre + with questions.* problema + acosar = problem + dog.* * *verbo transitivoa) < persona> to houndme acosaron con preguntas — they plagued o bombarded me with questions
b) < presa> to hound, pursue relentlessly* * *= plague, press upon, bait, besiege, harass, bully, dog, persecute, hound, nag (at), pelt, pressurise [pressurize, -USA], importune, pester, nobble, stalk, bedevil, bear down on, harry.Ex: Title indexes have always been plagued by the absence of terminology control.
Ex: For example, the latter are unlikely to engage themselves in conservation issues as these now press upon the professional consciousness of librarians.Ex: I guess Ms Lipow should be admired for coming into the lion's den and baiting it, but I find some of her arguments facile and superficial.Ex: Concurrently, libraries are besieged with greater demands from the academic community for access to and instruction in electronic information resources such as the Internet.Ex: I have reason to believe that my boss, the head of reference, has been sexually harassing me.Ex: The director returned to his paperwork, nothing in his heart but hot shame at having permitted himself to be bullied into submission by this disagreeable public official.Ex: The title of the article is 'Sweeping away the problems that dog the industry?'.Ex: Why does the ALA ignore, deny or cover up the actions of the only government in the world which persecutes people for the alleged crime of opening uncensored libraries?.Ex: Jefferson, like Clinton, was hounded by reports of adultery and cowardice in wartime.Ex: This a book that I had admired but that had nagged at me for years.Ex: Every day, Internet users are pelted with spam, hoaxes, urban legends, and scams - in other words, untrustworthy data.Ex: Shearer also made an arse of himself by perpetuating the myth of the noble English sportsman who never dives or pressurises referees.Ex: He was a shiftless, good-for-nothing man and his shrewish wife was constantly importuning him.Ex: And there are those whom I have pestered from time to time over the past four years, and who have patiently answered my importunity.Ex: He was the best striker I ever saw, certainly before the injuries that nobbled him twice.Ex: So Hutchins arranges her drawings in such a way that as your eye travels leftwards across the page you see the fox who is stalking the hen and trying to catch her.Ex: The article has the title 'Piracy, crooked printers, inflation bedevil Russian publishing'.Ex: And here was the war, implacably bearing down on us.Ex: They stayed there for the winter, and spent the succeeding three summers harrying the coasts of Ireland and Scotland, after which they returned to Norway.* acosar a Alguien con preguntas = pepper + Nombre + with questions.* problema + acosar = problem + dog.* * *acosar [A1 ]vt1 ‹persona› to houndlo acosan sus acreedores his creditors are hounding him o are after himun compañero que la acosaba sexualmente a colleague who was sexually harassing herse ven acosados por el hambre y las enfermedades they are beset by hunger and diseaseme acosaron con preguntas sobre su paradero they plagued o bombarded me with questions regarding his whereabouts2 ‹presa› to hound, pursue relentlessly* * *
acosar ( conjugate acosar) verbo transitivo
( sexualmente) to harass;◊ me acosaron con preguntas they plagued o bombarded me with questions
acosar verbo transitivo
1 to harass
2 fig (asediar) to pester: la oposición acosó al Presidente del Gobierno con sus preguntas, the opposition pestered the Prime Minister with questions
' acosar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
arrinconar
- asediar
- hostigar
English:
assault
- beset
- harass
- hound
- mob
- molest
- persecute
- plague
- ply
- stalk
- bait
- goad
- harry
- worry
* * *1. [perseguir] to pursue relentlessly2. [hostigar] to harass;fue acosada sexualmente en el trabajo she was sexually harassed at work* * *v/t hound, pursue;me acosaron a preguntas they bombarded me with questions* * *acosar vtperseguir: to pursue, to hound, to harass -
6 hostilizar
v.1 to harass.Los maestros hostilizan al alumno The teachers harass the student.2 to antagonize.Los chicos hostilizan a sus padres The kids antagonize their parents.* * *1 to harass* * *VT (Mil) to harry, harass, worry* * *verbo transitivo to harass* * *= harry.Ex. They stayed there for the winter, and spent the succeeding three summers harrying the coasts of Ireland and Scotland, after which they returned to Norway.* * *verbo transitivo to harass* * *= harry.Ex: They stayed there for the winter, and spent the succeeding three summers harrying the coasts of Ireland and Scotland, after which they returned to Norway.
* * *hostilizar [A4 ]vtto harass* * *hostilizar vtto harass* * *v/t harass* * *hostilizar {21} vt: to harass -
7 atosigar
v.1 to harass.2 to poison.María atosigó a su jefe contra él Mary poisoned her boss against him.3 to pester, to breathe down one's neck, to harass, to harry.El chico atosiga a su mamá The kid pesters his mom.* * *1 to harass, pester* * *1. VT1) (=envenenar) to poison2) (=importunar) to harass, plague, pester *; (=presionar) to rush, put pressure on, pressurize2.See:* * *verbo transitivo ( importunar) to pester, hassle (colloq); ( presionar) to pressure (AmE), to pressurize (BrE)* * *= nobble, bear down on, harry.Ex. He was the best striker I ever saw, certainly before the injuries that nobbled him twice.Ex. And here was the war, implacably bearing down on us.Ex. They stayed there for the winter, and spent the succeeding three summers harrying the coasts of Ireland and Scotland, after which they returned to Norway.* * *verbo transitivo ( importunar) to pester, hassle (colloq); ( presionar) to pressure (AmE), to pressurize (BrE)* * *= nobble, bear down on, harry.Ex: He was the best striker I ever saw, certainly before the injuries that nobbled him twice.
Ex: And here was the war, implacably bearing down on us.Ex: They stayed there for the winter, and spent the succeeding three summers harrying the coasts of Ireland and Scotland, after which they returned to Norway.* * *atosigar [A3 ]vt1 (importunar) to pester, hassle ( colloq)no hacía más que atosigarme con preguntas he did nothing but badger me with questions* * *
atosigar ( conjugate atosigar) verbo transitivo ( importunar) to pester, hassle (colloq);
( presionar) to pressure (AmE), to pressurize (BrE)
atosigar verbo transitivo to harass
* * *♦ vt1. [con prisas] to harass;no me atosigues, que estaré listo en un instante stop rushing o harassing me, I'll be ready in a moment2. [con exigencias] to pester, to badger;los periodistas lo atosigaban con preguntas the journalists badgered him with questions* * *v/t pester* * *atosigar {52} vt: to harass, to annoy -
8 vejar
v.1 to humiliate.2 to vex, to irritate, to offend, to abuse.* * *1 (molestar) to vex, annoy2 (humillar) to humiliate* * *VT (=molestar) to vex, annoy; (=humillar) to humiliate; (=mofarse de) to scoff at; (=atormentar) to harass* * *verbo transitivo to ill-treat* * *= rave at.Ex. In later sessions, he vented his rage towards his mother by shouting, swearing and raving at her and wanting to kill her.* * *verbo transitivo to ill-treat* * *= rave at.Ex: In later sessions, he vented his rage towards his mother by shouting, swearing and raving at her and wanting to kill her.
* * *vejar [A1 ]vtA (humillar) to ill-treatB (maltratar) to abuse* * *
vejar vtr frml to humiliate
* * *vejar vtto humiliate* * *v/t humiliate* * *vejar vt: to mistreat, to ridicule, to harass -
9 acoso
m.1 relentless pursuit.2 harassment (hostigamiento).acoso y derribo constant harryingacoso sexual sexual harassmentpres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: acosar.* * *1 pursuit, chase2 figurado hounding\acoso sexual sexual harassment* * *noun m.* * *SM1) (=atosigamiento) harassmentoperación de acoso y derribo — (Mil) search and destroy operation
una operación de acoso y derribo contra el presidente — a campaign to hound the president out of office
acoso laboral — workplace bullying, workplace harassment
2) (=persecución) relentless pursuit* * *a) ( de persona) hounding, harassmentb) ( de presa) hounding, relentless pursuit* * *= harassment, persecution, stalking, bullying, mobbing.Ex. Incidents of harassment in libraries today between library employees and patrons or between one patron and another are on the increase.Ex. This paper discusses the problem of censorship and persecution of publishers by authoritarian regimes.Ex. States began passing anti stalking legislation in 1990 after a rash of stalking related murders and publicity surrounding the stalking of celebrities = Los estados empezaron a aprobar legislación contra el acecho en 1990 después de una racha de asesinatos relacionados con el acoso y de la publicidad que surgió relacionada con la persecución de famosos.Ex. The author focuses on the issues of divorce, bullying and homelessness, with reference to books published by Penguin and Puffin.Ex. Now, however, with nearly 80,000 foreign workers in the country, incidents of racism and discrimination (such as insults and mobbing in schoolyards) occur daily.----* acoso en el trabajo = workplace mobbing.* acoso físico = physical harassment.* acoso laboral = workplace mobbing.* acoso sexual = sexual harassment.* aguantar el acoso de = run + the gauntlet of.* pasar por el acoso de = run + the gauntlet of.* sufrir el acoso de = run + the gauntlet of.* * *a) ( de persona) hounding, harassmentb) ( de presa) hounding, relentless pursuit* * *= harassment, persecution, stalking, bullying, mobbing.Ex: Incidents of harassment in libraries today between library employees and patrons or between one patron and another are on the increase.
Ex: This paper discusses the problem of censorship and persecution of publishers by authoritarian regimes.Ex: States began passing anti stalking legislation in 1990 after a rash of stalking related murders and publicity surrounding the stalking of celebrities = Los estados empezaron a aprobar legislación contra el acecho en 1990 después de una racha de asesinatos relacionados con el acoso y de la publicidad que surgió relacionada con la persecución de famosos.Ex: The author focuses on the issues of divorce, bullying and homelessness, with reference to books published by Penguin and Puffin.Ex: Now, however, with nearly 80,000 foreign workers in the country, incidents of racism and discrimination (such as insults and mobbing in schoolyards) occur daily.* acoso en el trabajo = workplace mobbing.* acoso físico = physical harassment.* acoso laboral = workplace mobbing.* acoso sexual = sexual harassment.* aguantar el acoso de = run + the gauntlet of.* pasar por el acoso de = run + the gauntlet of.* sufrir el acoso de = run + the gauntlet of.* * *1 (de una persona) harassmentel acoso sexual en el trabajo sexual harassment in the workplace2 (en el colegio, trabajo) bullyingel problema del acoso escolar the problem of bullying at schoolniegan la existencia de acoso laboral they deny the existence of bullying in the workplace3 (de una presa) hounding, relentless pursuit* * *
Del verbo acosar: ( conjugate acosar)
acoso es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
acosó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
acosar
acoso
acosar ( conjugate acosar) verbo transitivo
( sexualmente) to harass;◊ me acosoon con preguntas they plagued o bombarded me with questions
acoso sustantivo masculino
acosar verbo transitivo
1 to harass
2 fig (asediar) to pester: la oposición acosó al Presidente del Gobierno con sus preguntas, the opposition pestered the Prime Minister with questions
acoso sustantivo masculino harassment
acoso sexual, sexual harassment
' acoso' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acosar
- sexual
English:
harassment
- persecution
- sexual harrassment
* * *acoso nm1. [persecución] relentless pursuit2. [hostigamiento] harassmentacoso cibernético cyberstalking;acoso y derribo = rural sport in which horsemen harry and bring down bulls;Fighan denunciado una operación de acoso y derribo contra el presidente they have condemned the concerted attempt(s) to hound the president out of office;acoso escolar bullying [at school];acoso en Internet cyberstalking;acoso laboral workplace bullying;acoso sexual sexual harassment* * *m fighounding, harassment* * *acoso nmasedio: harassmentacoso sexual: sexual harassment -
10 acribillar
v.1 to perforate, to pepper with holes.acribillar a alguien a balazos to riddle somebody with bulletsme han acribillado los mosquitos the mosquitoes have bitten me all over2 to riddle, to fill with perforations, to pierce with numerous holes, to honeycomb.3 to bite all over, to cover with stings.La costurera abatanó la tela The seamstress fulled the fabric.4 to bring down, to shatter.Ella se abandonó al amor She gave herself over to love.* * *1 to riddle, pepper2 figurado to harass, pester* * *verb* * *VT1) to riddle, pepper2) (=fastidiar) to pester, badger* * *verbo transitivoa) ( llenar de agujeros)b) ( asediar)* * *= pelt.Ex. Every day, Internet users are pelted with spam, hoaxes, urban legends, and scams - in other words, untrustworthy data.----* acribillar a Alguien a preguntas = pepper + Nombre + with questions.* * *verbo transitivoa) ( llenar de agujeros)b) ( asediar)* * *= pelt.Ex: Every day, Internet users are pelted with spam, hoaxes, urban legends, and scams - in other words, untrustworthy data.
* acribillar a Alguien a preguntas = pepper + Nombre + with questions.* * *acribillar [A1 ]vt1(llenar de agujeros): lo acribillaron a balazos they riddled him with bulletslos mosquitos me han acribillado the mosquitoes have bitten me all over2(asediar): me acribillaron a preguntas they fired a barrage of questions at me, they bombarded me with questions* * *
acribillar ( conjugate acribillar) verbo transitivoa) ( llenar de agujeros):
b) ( asediar):
acribillar verbo transitivo to riddle, pepper: los mosquitos me acribillaron esta noche, I was bombarded by mosquitoes last night o the mosquitoes had a field day on me
fig (a preguntas) to bombard
' acribillar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
freír
- freírse
English:
mow
* * *acribillar vt1. [llenar de agujeros] to perforate, to pepper with holes;acribillar a alguien a balazos to riddle sb with bullets;me han acribillado los mosquitos the mosquitos have bitten me all overlos acribillaron a fotografías cuando salieron del hotel they were caught in a blaze of flashbulbs as they left the hotel* * *v/t:acribillar a alguien a balazos riddle s.o. with bullets;me acribillaron a preguntas they bombarded me with questions* * *acribillar vt1) : to riddle, to pepper (with bullets, etc.)2) : to hound, to harass -
11 asediar
v.1 to lay siege to (military).2 to besiege, to beset, to beleaguer, to bedevil.* * *1 to besiege, lay siege to2 figurado to besiege, pester, harass* * *verb* * *VT1) (Mil) to besiege; (Náut) to blockade2) (=molestar) to bother, pester; [+ amante] to chase, lay siege to frm* * *verbo transitivo* * *= plague, beat + a path to + Posesivo + door, importune, pester, stalk, bedevil.Ex. Title indexes have always been plagued by the absence of terminology control.Ex. The article is titled 'Our mousetrap's fine: so why aren't people beating a path to our door?' = El artículo se titula "Nuestra ratonera está bien, entonces ¿por qué la gente no nos asedia?".Ex. He was a shiftless, good-for-nothing man and his shrewish wife was constantly importuning him.Ex. And there are those whom I have pestered from time to time over the past four years, and who have patiently answered my importunity.Ex. So Hutchins arranges her drawings in such a way that as your eye travels leftwards across the page you see the fox who is stalking the hen and trying to catch her.Ex. The article has the title 'Piracy, crooked printers, inflation bedevil Russian publishing'.----* asediado por problemas = embattled.* asediar a Alguien con preguntas = pepper + Nombre + with questions.* * *verbo transitivo* * *= plague, beat + a path to + Posesivo + door, importune, pester, stalk, bedevil.Ex: Title indexes have always been plagued by the absence of terminology control.
Ex: The article is titled 'Our mousetrap's fine: so why aren't people beating a path to our door?' = El artículo se titula "Nuestra ratonera está bien, entonces ¿por qué la gente no nos asedia?".Ex: He was a shiftless, good-for-nothing man and his shrewish wife was constantly importuning him.Ex: And there are those whom I have pestered from time to time over the past four years, and who have patiently answered my importunity.Ex: So Hutchins arranges her drawings in such a way that as your eye travels leftwards across the page you see the fox who is stalking the hen and trying to catch her.Ex: The article has the title 'Piracy, crooked printers, inflation bedevil Russian publishing'.* asediado por problemas = embattled.* asediar a Alguien con preguntas = pepper + Nombre + with questions.* * *asediar [A1 ]vt1 ( Mil) ‹fortaleza/ciudad› to lay siege to, besiege, blockade; ‹ejército› to surround, besiege2 (acosar) ‹persona› to besiegeasediaron a la cantante con preguntas they besieged the singer, firing questions at her* * *
asediar ( conjugate asediar) verbo transitivo
‹ ejército› to surround, besiege
asediar verbo transitivo to besiege
' asediar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acosar
- acribillar
English:
besiege
- mob
* * *asediar vt1. [ciudad] to lay siege to, to besiege2. [persona]los fans la asediaban pidiéndole autógrafos she was besieged by fans asking for autographs;el equipo visitante asedió la portería rival the away team laid siege to their opponents' goal;lo asediaron a preguntas he was bombarded with questions* * *v/t tb figbesiege* * *asediar vt1) sitiar: to besiege2) acosar: to harass -
12 atormentar
v.1 to torture.2 to torment, to torture, to beset, to gnaw.3 to terrorize.* * *1 (torturar) to torture2 figurado (causar disgusto) to torment, harass1 (sufrir) to torment oneself* * *verb1) to torture2) torment•* * *1. VT1) (Mil etc) to torture2) (=causar aflicción) to torment; (=acosar) to plague, harass; (=tentar) to tantalize2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivoa) persona ( físicamente) to torture; ( mentalmente) to tormentb) dolor/celos2.atormentado por los celos/el remordimiento — tormented by jealousy/guilt
atormentarse v pron (refl) to torment oneself* * *= put + Nombre + on the rack, torment, gnaw (at), tantalise [tantalize, -USA], torture, bedevil.Ex. The article ' Putting publishers on the rack' discusses the implications for publishers of supermarkets' greater interest in books.Ex. Modern scholars are tormented by the abundance of electronically transmittable information available.Ex. The rugby league is increasingly beset by a financial reward system that gnaws at its prime resource -- the players.Ex. He may have wished to tease and tantalize his readers by insoluble problems.Ex. They tortured her into revealing her Pin number and safe code before cutting her up and disposing of her in bin liners.Ex. The article has the title 'Piracy, crooked printers, inflation bedevil Russian publishing'.----* conciencia + atormentar = conscience + smite, conscience + trouble.* * *1.verbo transitivoa) persona ( físicamente) to torture; ( mentalmente) to tormentb) dolor/celos2.atormentado por los celos/el remordimiento — tormented by jealousy/guilt
atormentarse v pron (refl) to torment oneself* * *= put + Nombre + on the rack, torment, gnaw (at), tantalise [tantalize, -USA], torture, bedevil.Ex: The article ' Putting publishers on the rack' discusses the implications for publishers of supermarkets' greater interest in books.
Ex: Modern scholars are tormented by the abundance of electronically transmittable information available.Ex: The rugby league is increasingly beset by a financial reward system that gnaws at its prime resource -- the players.Ex: He may have wished to tease and tantalize his readers by insoluble problems.Ex: They tortured her into revealing her Pin number and safe code before cutting her up and disposing of her in bin liners.Ex: The article has the title 'Piracy, crooked printers, inflation bedevil Russian publishing'.* conciencia + atormentar = conscience + smite, conscience + trouble.* * *atormentar [A1 ]vt1 «persona» (físicamente) to torture; (mentalmente) to torment2«dolor/celos»: este dolor de muelas me está atormentando this toothache is driving me crazyatormentado por los celos tormented by jealousyme atormentaba el remordimiento I was racked with o tormented by guilt( refl) to torment oneself* * *
atormentar ( conjugate atormentar) verbo transitivo [ persona] ( físicamente) to torture;
( mentalmente) to torment
atormentarse verbo pronominal ( refl) to torment oneself
atormentar verbo transitivo to torment
' atormentar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
martillear
- martirizar
- mortificar
English:
haunt
- rack
- tantalize
- torment
- torture
* * *♦ vt1. [torturar] to torture2. [sujeto: sentimiento, dolor] to torment;ese dolor de cabeza la está atormentando she's in agony with that headache;la atormenta la culpa she is plagued o tormented by guilt* * *v/t torment* * *atormentar vt: to torment, to torture* * *atormentar vb to torment -
13 corretear
v.1 to run about.2 to hang about (informal).3 to overtake. (Mexican Spanish)4 to harass.5 to run playfully after, to run after.* * ** * *1. VT1) LAm (=acosar) to harass2) CAm (=ahuyentar) to scare off3) Cono Sur [+ trabajo] to hurry along, push *2. VI1) (=ir de prisa) to run about2) (=vagar) to loiter, hang about the streets* * *1. 2.corretear vt1)a) (esp AmL) ( perseguir) to chase, pursueb) (Chi fam) < ladrones> to keep... away, deter2) (RPl) (Com) to wholesale* * *= scamper.Ex. Arboreal animals spend most of their time scampering around in trees rather than on the ground, in the air, or water.* * *1. 2.corretear vt1)a) (esp AmL) ( perseguir) to chase, pursueb) (Chi fam) < ladrones> to keep... away, deter2) (RPl) (Com) to wholesale* * *= scamper.Ex: Arboreal animals spend most of their time scampering around in trees rather than on the ground, in the air, or water.
* * *corretear [A1 ]vito run aroundel niño correteaba por el jardín the little boy was running o rushing around the garden■ corretearvtA1 ( esp AmL) (perseguir) to chase, pursuelo correteó hasta atraparlo she chased it round until she caught ittanto calor corretea a la gente de las calles the fierce heat keeps people off the streetssi no correteas la autorización, no te la darán nunca if you don't start doing something about getting permission, they'll never give it to youse ganaba la vida correteando artículos de escritorio he worked as a stationery wholesaler* * *
corretear ( conjugate corretear) verbo intransitivo ( correr) to run around
verbo transitivo
1 (esp AmL) ( perseguir) to chase, pursue
2 (RPl) (Com) to wholesale
' corretear' also found in these entries:
English:
run around
- scamper
- scamper about
- run
- scurry
* * *♦ vi1. [correr] to run about;los niños estaban correteando por el parque the children were running about in the park♦ vt* * *v/i run around* * *corretear vi1) vagar: to loiter, to wander about2) : to run around, to scamper aboutcorretear vt: to pursue, to chase* * *corretear vb to scamper -
14 jaquear
v.1 to give or make check at chess.2 to checkmate, to check.* * *1 (en ajedrez) to check2 figurado (hostigar) to harass* * *VT1) (Ajedrez) to check2) (Mil) (tb fig) to harass* * *verbo transitivo to check* * *verbo transitivo to check* * *jaquear [A1 ]vtto check* * *jaquear vt[en ajedrez] to check -
15 abacorar
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16 acuciar
v.to goad.el deseo me acuciaba I was driven by desire* * *1 (dar prisa) to hurry up2 (agobiar) to urge on3 (desear) to long for, yearn for* * *VT1) (=estimular) to urge on; (=dar prisa a) to hasten; (=acosar) to harass; [problema] to press, worry2) (=anhelar) to yearn for, long for* * *verbo transitivoa) problema to plague, besetb) persona to pester, hassle (colloq)* * *= beset (with/by).Ex. Since 1963 they have produced their own bibliographic listings with various degrees of efficiency and comprehensiveness but usually with the same depressing tardiness in recording new publications which has so beset the UNDEX listings.----* acuciado por = dogged by.* acuciado por problemas = embattled.* problema + acuciar = problem + beset.* * *verbo transitivoa) problema to plague, besetb) persona to pester, hassle (colloq)* * *= beset (with/by).Ex: Since 1963 they have produced their own bibliographic listings with various degrees of efficiency and comprehensiveness but usually with the same depressing tardiness in recording new publications which has so beset the UNDEX listings.
* acuciado por = dogged by.* acuciado por problemas = embattled.* problema + acuciar = problem + beset.* * *acuciar [A1 ]vt1(apremiar, agobiar): los problemas que acuciaban a la pobre mujer the problems that plagued o beset the poor womanacuciada por el hambre, la fiera atacó driven by hunger, the beast attackedla curiosidad que lo acuciaba the curiosity that was gnawing away at him2 «persona» to pester, hassle ( colloq)* * *
acuciar vtr (apremiar, urgir) to urge on
' acuciar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
apremiar
English:
spur
- beset
* * *acuciar vt1. [instar] to goad;el deseo me acuciaba I was driven by desire;está acuciada por problemas económicos she is plagued by financial difficulties* * *v/t pester, hassle -
17 afanar
v.to pinch, to swipe (informal) (robar).* * *1 to work with zeal\afanarse en to work hard atafanarse por to strive to, do one's best to* * *1. VT1) * (=birlar) to pinch *, swipe *2) CAm [+ dinero] to earn, make2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1) (arg) ( robar) to pinch (colloq)2) (Col fam)a) ( apurar) to rushb) ( preocupar) to worry3) (Per fam) < chica> to hit on (AmE colloq), to try to get off with (BrE colloq)2.afanarse v pron1) ( esforzarse) to work, toilafanarse en or por + inf — to strive to + inf
2) (enf) (arg) ( robar) to pinch (colloq)* * *= rip off, heist, nick.Ex. Thee reader is being ripped off by bookselling chains demanding so-called 'bungs' for prime space.Ex. This can vary, however, as sometimes banks are robbed and armored cars heisted to forward their causes, but this was not Kahl's way of doing things.Ex. It's more advisable to have a cheap and skanky bike for pootling around town, the idea being that no-one would want to nick a nasty looking bike.----* afanarse = swipe.* * *1.verbo transitivo1) (arg) ( robar) to pinch (colloq)2) (Col fam)a) ( apurar) to rushb) ( preocupar) to worry3) (Per fam) < chica> to hit on (AmE colloq), to try to get off with (BrE colloq)2.afanarse v pron1) ( esforzarse) to work, toilafanarse en or por + inf — to strive to + inf
2) (enf) (arg) ( robar) to pinch (colloq)* * *= rip off, heist, nick.Ex: Thee reader is being ripped off by bookselling chains demanding so-called 'bungs' for prime space.
Ex: This can vary, however, as sometimes banks are robbed and armored cars heisted to forward their causes, but this was not Kahl's way of doing things.Ex: It's more advisable to have a cheap and skanky bike for pootling around town, the idea being that no-one would want to nick a nasty looking bike.* afanarse = swipe.* * *afanar [A1 ]vt1 (apurar) to rush2 (preocupar) to worry■ afanarseA (esforzarse) to work, toil afanarse EN or POR + INF to strive to + INF afanarse POR QUE + SUBJ:siempre se afana por que todos se sientan como en su casa she always goes to great pains o to a lot of trouble to make everyone feel at homeB ( enf) ( arg) (robar) ‹cigarrillos/radio› to swipe ( colloq), to nick ( BrE colloq), to pinch ( BrE colloq)* * *
afanar vtr fam (hurtar) to nick, pinch: le afanaron la cartera, they pinched his wallet
' afanar' also found in these entries:
English:
nick
- rip
* * *♦ vtFam [robar] to pinch, to swipe* * *II v/t1 C.Am.dinero makepinch fam -
18 agobiar
v.to overwhelm.* * *1 (doblar) to weigh/bend down2 (abrumar) to overwhelm1 (angustiarse) to worry too much, get worked up* * *verb* * *1. VT1) (=oprimir) [problemas, responsabilidad, pena] to overwhelm; [ropa] to stifleestamos agobiados por las incesantes llamadas telefónicas — we're overwhelmed with constant phone calls
agobiado por las deudas, tuvo que volver a trabajar — weighed down by debts, he was forced to go back to work
2) (=angustiar)me agobian las grandes ciudades — big cities are too much for me *, I find big cities very stressful
me agobia un montón oír el fútbol por la radio * — hearing football on the radio really gets to me *
3) (=molestar) to pester, harassestaban agobiándola con tantas preguntas — they were pestering o harassing her with so many questions
4) * (=meter prisa)no me agobies, ya terminaré el trabajo cuando pueda — please, give me a break o get off my back, I'll finish the work when I can *
2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo ( abrumar) problemas/responsabilidad to weigh o get... down; calor to oppress, get... down2.agobiarse v pron (esp Esp fam) to get uptight (colloq)* * *= haunt, weigh down, harry, stress.Ex. Some authors, of course, object to their work being subjected to compulsory dissection for exams in the traditional deadly manner and like Bernard Shaw, they swear to haunt anyone who so mistreats them (Shaw's ghost must be busy these days).Ex. The passages describing the environment, though lushly written, are inclined to weigh down the narrative thrust of the novel.Ex. They stayed there for the winter, and spent the succeeding three summers harrying the coasts of Ireland and Scotland, after which they returned to Norway.Ex. The animals are captured for only a few minutes, to avoid stressing them too much.----* agobiarse = fret, stew, stress + Nombre + out.* agobiarse por = fret about.* no agobiarse = take + Posesivo + time.* * *1.verbo transitivo ( abrumar) problemas/responsabilidad to weigh o get... down; calor to oppress, get... down2.agobiarse v pron (esp Esp fam) to get uptight (colloq)* * *= haunt, weigh down, harry, stress.Ex: Some authors, of course, object to their work being subjected to compulsory dissection for exams in the traditional deadly manner and like Bernard Shaw, they swear to haunt anyone who so mistreats them (Shaw's ghost must be busy these days).
Ex: The passages describing the environment, though lushly written, are inclined to weigh down the narrative thrust of the novel.Ex: They stayed there for the winter, and spent the succeeding three summers harrying the coasts of Ireland and Scotland, after which they returned to Norway.Ex: The animals are captured for only a few minutes, to avoid stressing them too much.* agobiarse = fret, stew, stress + Nombre + out.* agobiarse por = fret about.* no agobiarse = take + Posesivo + time.* * *agobiar [A1 ]vt1 (abrumar) «problemas/responsabilidad» to weigh o get … down; «calor» to oppress, get … downte agobia con tanta amabilidad she overwhelms o smothers you with kindnesseste niño me agobia this child is too much for me2 ( esp Esp) (angustiar) to get … downno me agobies, dame tiempo y te lo haré don't keep on at me, give me time and I'll do itse agobió con tanto ruido y se fue the noise got too much for him and he left* * *
agobiar ( conjugate agobiar) verbo transitivo [problemas/responsabilidad] to weigh o get … down;
[ calor] to oppress, get … down;
este niño me agobia this child is too much for me
agobiar verbo transitivo to overwhelm
' agobiar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
asfixiar
English:
wear down
* * *♦ vtto overwhelm;el trabajo la agobia her work is getting on top of her;agobia a todos con sus problemas she drives everyone up the wall with her problems;me agobia con sus gritos his shouting really gets to me* * *v/t1 de calor stifle2 de problemas get on top of, overwhelm;agobiar de trabajo overload with work* * *agobiar vt1) oprimir: to oppress, to burden2) abrumar: to overwhelm3) : to wear out, to exhaust* * *agobiar vb1. (hacer sufrir) to get on top of2. (deprimir) to get down -
19 amolar
v.1 to irritate, to annoy (informal).Su grosería amuela a las chicas His rudeness annoys the girls.2 to whet, to sharpen, to grind, to rub with sandstone.El afilador amuela el hacha The knife grinder whets the axe.3 to ruin, to destroy.* * *1 to sharpen, grind2 familiar (molestar) to bother, annoy* * *1. VT1) (Téc) to grind, sharpen2) (=fastidiar) to pester, annoy; (=perseguir) to harass, pester3) (=estropear) to damage, ruin4) Méx *** (=arruinar) to screw up ***, fuck up ***¡lo amolaste! — you screwed it up! ***, you fucked it up! ***
2.See:* * *= sharpen.Ex. Instructors may sharpen a difference of opinion between two students and also may tactfully cut short long-winded contributions in a debate.----* piedra de amolar = sharpening stone.* * *= sharpen.Ex: Instructors may sharpen a difference of opinion between two students and also may tactfully cut short long-winded contributions in a debate.
* piedra de amolar = sharpening stone.* * *vt1(perjudicar): si me pillan me amuelan if they catch me they'll give me a bad timeese tramposo me amoló that cheating creep really messed things up for me2 (estropear, dañar) to wreckme amoló los cassettes he wrecked my cassettes■ amolarseA( AmL fam) (aguantarse): el pobre tiene que amolarse: no más the poor guy will just have to put up with itno hizo caso ahora ¡que se amuele! he didn't take any notice, so now it's his problem!se amoló la lavadora the washing machine went wrong o bust* * *♦ vt1. [afilar] to grind, to sharpenme han amolado 20 bolívares they conned me out of 20 bolivarsmi teléfono está amolado my telephone's bust* * *v/t:amolar a alguien fam get on s.o.’s nerves, Br¡no amueles! fam you’re joking!, you’re kidding (me)! fam* * *amolar {19} vt1) : to grind, to sharpen2) : to pester, to annoy -
20 apestar
v.1 to stink.huele que apesta it stinks to high heavenEsa ropa apesta Those clothes stink.2 to stink out (hacer que huela mal).3 to infect with the plague (contagiar la peste).4 to infect with plague.El científico apestó el pueblo The scientist infected the town with plague* * *1 (oler mal) to stink1 (causar la peste) to infect with the plague* * *verb* * *1. VT1) (Med) to infect ( with the plague)2) [con olor] to stink out3) (fig) (=corromper) to corrupt, spoil, vitiate frm; (=molestar) to plague, harass; (=repugnar) to sicken, nauseate2.VI to stink, reek (a of)3.See:* * *1.verbo intransitivo (fam) to stink (colloq)2.apestar a algo — to stink o reek of something (colloq)
apestar vt (fam) to stink out (colloq)3.* * *= stink, make + a stink.Ex. The place stinks of cigarette smoke all the time.Ex. They thought it was their son's diapers making a stink, so they take them downstairs promptly, but it still continued to smell.----* apestar (a) = reek (of).* oler que apesta = stink to + high heaven.* * *1.verbo intransitivo (fam) to stink (colloq)2.apestar a algo — to stink o reek of something (colloq)
apestar vt (fam) to stink out (colloq)3.* * *= stink, make + a stink.Ex: The place stinks of cigarette smoke all the time.
Ex: They thought it was their son's diapers making a stink, so they take them downstairs promptly, but it still continued to smell.* apestar (a) = reek (of).* oler que apesta = stink to + high heaven.* * *apestar [A1 ]vi■ apestarvt* * *
apestar ( conjugate apestar) verbo intransitivo (fam) to stink (colloq);
apestar a algo to stink o reek of sth (colloq)
verbo transitivo (fam) to stink out (colloq)
apestar
I vi (oler mal) to stink [a, of]
II verbo transitivo
1 (transmitir mal olor a algo) fam to stink out
2 (transmitir la peste) to infect with the plague
' apestar' also found in these entries:
English:
reek
- stink
- pong
* * *♦ vitodo este asunto apesta a corrupción this whole affair reeks of corruption♦ vt1. [por mal olor] to stink up o out2. [por peste] to infect with the plague* * *I v/t stink out famII v/i reek, stink (a of);huele que apesta it stinks* * *apestar vt1) : to infect with the plague2) : to corruptapestar vi: to stink* * *
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