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1 to vent one's spleen on somebody/something
to vent one's spleen on somebody/somethingdescargar su cólera contra alguien/algoEnglish-spanish dictionary > to vent one's spleen on somebody/something
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2 spleen
spli:n(an organ of the body, close to the stomach, which causes changes in the blood.) bazotr[spliːn]1 SMALLANATOMY/SMALL bazo\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto vent one's spleen on somebody/something descargar su cólera contra alguien/algospleen ['spli:n] n1) : bazo m (órgano)2) anger, spite: ira f, rencor mn.• bazo s.m.• espleen s.m.• esplín s.m.• melancolía s.f.• pajarilla s.f.• tristeza s.f.spliːncount & mass nouna) ( Anat) bazo mb) ( anger) (liter) ira f, cólera fto vent one's spleen (on somebody) — desahogar* su (or mi etc) ira or cólera (contra alguien)
[spliːn]N1) (Anat) bazo m2)to vent one's spleen — (fig) descargar la bilis
* * *[spliːn]count & mass nouna) ( Anat) bazo mb) ( anger) (liter) ira f, cólera fto vent one's spleen (on somebody) — desahogar* su (or mi etc) ira or cólera (contra alguien)
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3 vent
vent
1. noun(a hole to allow air, smoke etc to pass out or in: an air-vent.) respiradero; rejilla de ventilación
2. verb(to give expression or an outlet to (an emotion etc): He was angry with himself and vented his rage on his son by beating him violently.) descargar, desahogartr[vent]1 (opening) abertura2 (hole) orificio, respiradero3 (grille) rejilla de ventilación1 descargar\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto give vent to descargar, soltarto give vent to one's feelings desahogarseto vent one's anger on somebody descargar su ira en alguienvent ['vɛnt] vt: desahogar, dar salida ato vent one's feelings: desahogarsevent n1) opening: abertura f (de escape), orificio m3) outlet: desahogo mto give vent to one's anger: desahogar la irav.• desahogarse v.• desfogar v.• purgar v.• ventilar v.n.• abertura s.f.• bravera s.f.• desahogo s.m.• desfogue s.m.• lumbrera s.f.• orificio s.m.• respiradero s.m.• salida s.f.• ventosa s.f.
I venta) (in building, tunnel) (conducto m de) ventilación f; (in chimney, furnace) tiro mto give vent to something — dar* rienda suelta a algo
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transitive verb \<\<feelings/rage/frustration\>\> dar* rienda suelta a, dar* salida a[vent]1. N1) (Mech) agujero m ; (=valve) válvula f ; (=airhole) respiradero m ; (=grille) rejilla f de ventilación; (=pipe) ventosa f, conducto m de ventilación2) (=opening) (in jacket, skirt) abertura f3) (Zool) cloaca f4) (=expression)to give vent to one's anger — dar rienda suelta a su ira, desahogar su ira
2. VT1) (Mech) purgar; (=discharge) descargar, emitir, dejar escapar2) (=release) [+ feelings] desahogar, descargarto vent one's anger on sth/sb — desahogar la ira con algo/algn
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I [vent]a) (in building, tunnel) (conducto m de) ventilación f; (in chimney, furnace) tiro mto give vent to something — dar* rienda suelta a algo
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transitive verb \<\<feelings/rage/frustration\>\> dar* rienda suelta a, dar* salida a -
4 vent
I 1. noun1) (for gas, liquid to escape) Öffnung, die2) (flue) [Rauch]abzug, der3) (Geol.) [Vulkan]schlot, der2. transitive verbgive vent to — Luft machen (+ Dat.) [Ärger, Wut]; freien Lauf lassen (+ Dat.) [Gefühlen]
(fig.) freien Lauf lassen (+ Dat.) [Kummer, Schmerz]; Luft machen (+ Dat.) [Ärger, Wut]II nounvent one's anger on somebody — seinen Ärger an jemandem auslassen od. abreagieren
(in garment) Schlitz, der* * *[vent] 1. noun(a hole to allow air, smoke etc to pass out or in: an air-vent.) das Abzugsloch2. verb(to give expression or an outlet to (an emotion etc): He was angry with himself and vented his rage on his son by beating him violently.) auslassen- academic.ru/116399/give_vent_to">give vent to* * *[vent]I. nair \vent Luftschacht mside \vent Seitenschlitz mto give \vent to one's anger/rage seinem Ärger/seiner Wut Luft machento give \vent to one's grief seinem Schmerz freien Lauf lassento give \vent to a whoop of joy einen Freudenschrei ausstoßento give \vent to one's feelings seinen Gefühlen Ausdruck gebenII. vtstrong emotions were \vented die Gemüter erhitzten sichto \vent one's anger on sb seine Wut an jdm auslassento \vent one's fury seinem Ärger Luft machen* * *[vent]1. n(for gas, liquid) Öffnung f; (in chimney) Abzug m; (in barrel) Spundloch nt; (in coat) Schlitz m; (for feelings) Ventil ntjacket with a single/double vent — Jacke mit Rückenschlitz m/Seitenschlitzen pl
to give vent to sth (fig) — einer Sache (dat) Ausdruck verleihen
2. vtfeelings, anger abreagieren (on an +dat)to vent one's spleen — sich (dat) Luft machen
* * *vent [vent]A s2. MUS Fingerloch n (einer Flöte etc)3. Spundloch n (eines Fasses)4. HIST Schießscharte f5. Schlitz m (im Kleid etc)6. FISCH, ORN, ZOOL Kloake f7. ZOOL Auftauchen n zum Luftholen (Otter etc)8. Auslass m:give vent to → B 1B v/t1. figon an dat)b) ein Geschehnis etc veröffentlichen, -breiten2. TECHa) eine Abzugsöffnung etc anbringen an (dat)b) Rauch etc abziehen lassenc) ventilierenC v/t auftauchen, zum Luftholen an die Wasseroberfläche kommen (Otter etc)* * *I 1. noun1) (for gas, liquid to escape) Öffnung, die2) (flue) [Rauch]abzug, der3) (Geol.) [Vulkan]schlot, der2. transitive verbgive vent to — Luft machen (+ Dat.) [Ärger, Wut]; freien Lauf lassen (+ Dat.) [Gefühlen]
(fig.) freien Lauf lassen (+ Dat.) [Kummer, Schmerz]; Luft machen (+ Dat.) [Ärger, Wut]II nounvent one's anger on somebody — seinen Ärger an jemandem auslassen od. abreagieren
(in garment) Schlitz, der* * *v.entlüften v. n.Entlüftung f.Luftloch -¨er n.Öffnung -en f. -
5 bile
bile [bil]feminine noun* * *bilnom féminin bile••se faire de la bile — (colloq) to worry ( pour quelque chose about something)
déverser sa bile — (colloq) to vent one's spleen
* * *bil nfse faire de la bile (= s'inquiéter) — to worry o.s. sick
* * *bile nf bile.se faire de la bile○ to worry, to fret (pour qch over sth); déverser or cracher sa bile○ to vent one's spleen; échauffer la bile de qn○ to make sb's blood boil, to rile○ sb.[bil] nom féminin2. (familier & locution)décharger ou épancher sa bile sur quelqu'un to vent one's spleen on somebodyte fais pas de bile don't you fret ou worry -
6 décharger
décharger [de∫aʀʒe]➭ TABLE 31. transitive verb• je vais te décharger: donne-moi tes sacs let me take your bags off youb. décharger qn de [+ responsabilité, fonction, tâche] to relieve sb ofc. [+ arme] ( = enlever le chargeur) to unload ; ( = tirer) to discharge2. reflexive verba. [pile, batterie] to run down* * *deʃaʀʒe
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1) ( débarrasser de sa charge) to unload [navire, véhicule]; to relieve [personne] (de of)2) ( enlever un chargement) to unload [marchandises, passagers]3) ( ôter la charge de) to unload [arme à feu]; ( tirer avec) to fire [arme]4) ( libérer)décharger quelqu'un de — to relieve somebody of [tâche, obligation]
5) ( en électricité) [personne] to discharge [batterie]6) ( soulager) to unburden [conscience, cœur] ( auprès de quelqu'un to somebody)
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se décharger verbe pronominal1) ( se libérer)se décharger de quelque chose — to off-load something ( sur quelqu'un onto somebody)
2) [batterie] to run down* * *deʃaʀʒe vt1) [marchandise, véhicule] to unload2) ÉLECTRICITÉ, ÉLECTRONIQUE to discharge3) [arme] (= neutraliser) to unload, (= faire feu avec) to fire4) (= libérer)décharger qn de [responsabilité] — to relieve sb of, to release sb from
5) (= donner libre cours à)* * *décharger verb table: mangerA vtr1 ( débarrasser de sa charge) to unload [navire, véhicule, machine à laver] (de from); to relieve [personne] (de of);2 ( enlever un chargement) to unload [marchandises, passagers]; les dockers déchargeront cet après-midi the dockers will unload this afternoon;6 Électrotech [personne] to discharge [appareil, batterie]; [faux contact] to cause [sth] to run down [batterie];7 ( soulager) to unburden [conscience, cœur] (auprès de qn to sb); to vent [colère]; décharger sa colère sur qn to take one's anger out on sb;8 ( alléger) to take the weight off [plancher, poutre].B vi1 ( déteindre) [tissu] to lose its colourGB;2 ◑( éjaculer) to shoot one's load◑, to ejaculate.C se décharger vpr1 ( se libérer) se décharger de qch to off-load sth (sur qn onto sb); j'ai pu me décharger du dossier/de toute la comptabilité sur un collègue I managed to off-load the file/all the accounting onto a colleague;2 Électrotech [batterie] to run down; la batterie est déchargée the battery is flat.[deʃarʒe] verbe transitif1. [débarrasser de sa charge - véhicule, animal] to unload ; [ - personne] to unburdena. [à un voyageur] let me take your luggageb. [au retour des magasins] let me take your parcels for you2. [enlever - marchandises] to unload, to take off (separable) ; [ - passagers] to set down (separable)décharger la cargaison/des caisses d'un navire to unload the cargo/crates off a shipêtre déchargé de ses fonctions to be discharged ou dismissed[ôter la charge de] to unload————————[deʃarʒe] verbe intransitif1. [déteindre - étoffe] to run————————se décharger verbe pronominal intransitif2. [se débarrasser] -
7 venin
venin [vənɛ̃]masculine noun* * *vənɛ̃nom masculin venomrépandre son venin contre quelqu'un — to make venomous ou poisonous remarks about somebody
* * *vənɛ̃ nmlit, fig venom* * *venin nm1 ( substance) venom; venin de serpent snake venom;2 ( haine) venom; cracher son venin to speak with great venom; répandre son venin contre qn to make venomous ou poisonous remarks about sb; remarque pleine de venin venomous ou poisonous remark.[vənɛ̃] nom masculin1. [poison] venom2. (littéraire) [malveillance]cracher ou jeter son venin to vent one's spleenrépandre son venin contre quelqu'un/quelque chose to speak viciously about somebody/something -
8 Gift
n; -(e)s, -e1. poison; CHEM., BIO. toxin2. fig. poison; (Bosheit) venom; blondes Gift umg., hum. blonde bombshell; das Messer schneidet wie Gift that knife is razor-sharp; das ist das reinste Gift für ihn / für die Beziehung etc. that is the very worst thing (that could happen) for him / for the relationship; darauf kannst du Gift nehmen umg. you can bet your life ( oder bottom dollar) on that; sein Gift verspritzen spit one’s venom; er spuckte Gift und Galle he was really fuming umg.* * *das Giftvirus; poison; venom; toxin* * *Gịft [gɪft]nt -(e)s, -e (lit, fig)poison; (= Bakteriengift) toxin; (= Schlangengift, fig = Bosheit) venomGift nehmen — to poison oneself
das ist ( wie) Gift für ihn (inf) — that is very bad for him
darauf kannst du Gift nehmen (inf) — you can bet your bottom dollar or your life on that (inf)
sein Gift verspritzen — to be venomous
* * *das1) (any substance which causes death or illness when taken into the body: She killed herself by taking poison; ( also adjective) poison gas.) poison2) (the poison produced by some snakes, scorpions etc, transmitted by biting or stinging: the venom of a cobra.) venom* * *<-[e]s, -e>[ˈgɪft]ntjdm \Gift geben to poison sbein schleichendes \Gift a slow[-acting] poison\Gift nehmen to poison oneselfsein \Gift verspritzen to be venomous [or vitriolic]* * *das; Gift[e]s, Gifte1) poison; (SchlangenGift) venom2) (fig.)Gift für jemanden/etwas sein — be extremely bad for somebody/something
Gift und Galle speien od. spucken — (sehr wütend sein) be in a terrible rage; (gehässig reagieren) give vent to one's spleen
* * *1. poison; CHEM, BIOL toxinblondes Gift umg, hum blonde bombshell;das Messer schneidet wie Gift that knife is razor-sharp;das ist das reinste Gift für ihn/für die Beziehung etc that is the very worst thing (that could happen) for him/for the relationship;sein Gift verspritzen spit one’s venom;er spuckte Gift und Galle he was really fuming umg* * *das; Gift[e]s, Gifte1) poison; (SchlangenGift) venom2) (fig.)Gift für jemanden/etwas sein — be extremely bad for somebody/something
Gift und Galle speien od. spucken — (sehr wütend sein) be in a terrible rage; (gehässig reagieren) give vent to one's spleen
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9 desahogarse
1 (desfogarse) to let off steam■ ¡desahógate! don't bottle it up!2 (confiarse) to open one's heart ( con, to)3 (descargar un problema) to get off one's chest* * *VPR1) (=desfogarse) to let off steam *me desahogué diciéndole todo lo que pensaba — I got it out of my system by telling him everything I thought
2) (=confesarse) to get it off one's chest *3) (=librarse) [de deuda] to get out of* * *= allow + vent for, get + Nombre + off + Posesivo + chest, vent, vent + Posesivo + rage, vent + Posesivo + frustration, vent + Posesivo + anger, let out + some steam, blow off + steam, let off + steam, pour + Posesivo + heart out.Ex. In a painfully detailed letter to the editor, Lespran allowed vent for her fury.Ex. I don't fault the fan for venting about 40 years of losing by the Eagles.Ex. In later sessions, he vented his rage towards his mother by shouting, swearing and raving at her and wanting to kill her.Ex. She has vented her frustration over the nation's over-zealous traffic wardens and railed against the littered streets.Ex. After eating her dinner in awful silence she cleared away the things and vented her anger in scrubbing the dishes with a spiteful energy.Ex. Problem employees must be allowed to let out some steam, lest they explode and bring irreparable damage to the organization.Ex. Perhaps the best way to blow off steam and get rid of stress is through exercise.Ex. A watering hole in Spain is serving up free beer and tapas to recession-weary customers who insult its bartenders as a way to let off steam.Ex. I found out later about the heaps of poems she'd written then discarded, pouring her heart out on pages which never saw any eyes but her own.----* desahogar + Posesivo + cólera = vent + Posesivo + spleen (on).* desahogar + Posesivo + ira = vent + Posesivo + spleen (on), vent + Posesivo + rage.* desahogarse = release + tension, relieve + tension, unburden + Reflexivo, give + vent to, vent + Posesivo + feelings.* desahogarse con = take it out on.* * *= allow + vent for, get + Nombre + off + Posesivo + chest, vent, vent + Posesivo + rage, vent + Posesivo + frustration, vent + Posesivo + anger, let out + some steam, blow off + steam, let off + steam, pour + Posesivo + heart out.Ex: In a painfully detailed letter to the editor, Lespran allowed vent for her fury.
Ex: It really feels good to get my dissatisfaction and frustrations off my chest by complaining.Ex: I don't fault the fan for venting about 40 years of losing by the Eagles.Ex: In later sessions, he vented his rage towards his mother by shouting, swearing and raving at her and wanting to kill her.Ex: She has vented her frustration over the nation's over-zealous traffic wardens and railed against the littered streets.Ex: After eating her dinner in awful silence she cleared away the things and vented her anger in scrubbing the dishes with a spiteful energy.Ex: Problem employees must be allowed to let out some steam, lest they explode and bring irreparable damage to the organization.Ex: Perhaps the best way to blow off steam and get rid of stress is through exercise.Ex: A watering hole in Spain is serving up free beer and tapas to recession-weary customers who insult its bartenders as a way to let off steam.Ex: I found out later about the heaps of poems she'd written then discarded, pouring her heart out on pages which never saw any eyes but her own.* desahogar + Posesivo + cólera = vent + Posesivo + spleen (on).* desahogar + Posesivo + ira = vent + Posesivo + spleen (on), vent + Posesivo + rage.* desahogarse = release + tension, relieve + tension, unburden + Reflexivo, give + vent to, vent + Posesivo + feelings.* desahogarse con = take it out on.* * *
■desahogarse verbo reflexivo (la ira, rabia) to let off steam
(contar las penas, los secretos) to unburden oneself: llora, así te desahogas, have a good cry, then you'll feel better
' desahogarse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
confiar
- desahogar
- explayarse
English:
chest
- cry
- pour out
- steam
- system
* * *vpr1. [contar penas]desahogarse con alguien to pour out one's woes to sb, to tell one's troubles to sb;necesito alguien con quien me pueda desahogarse I need somebody to talk to2. [desfogarse] to let off steam;se desahogaba haciendo pesas en el gimnasio he let off steam pumping iron in the gym;se desahogan insultando al árbitro they let off steam insulting the referee;llora, si quieres desahogarte cry if you want to let it all out* * *v/r fig famlet off steam fam, get it out of one’s system fam* * *vr1) : to recover, to feel better2) : to unburden oneself, to let off steam* * *desahogarse vb to get it off your chest -
10 cabrear
v.1 to annoy.Su risa cabrea a María Her laughter Maryoys Mary.2 to get sick of.Me cabrea tanto aguacate I get sick of so much avocado.* * *1 familiar to annoy, make angry1 familiar to get angry, get worked up* * *1.verbo transitivoa) (fam) ( enfadar) to make... mad (colloq), to piss... off (sl)b) (Chi fam) ( hartar)2.cabrear + inf: me cabreó comer tanta palta — I got fed up with o sick of eating avocado all the time
cabrearse v prona) (fam) ( enojarse) to get mad (colloq)b) (Chi fam) ( hartarse)cabrearse de or con algo/alguien — to get fed up with something/somebody, get sick of something/somebody
* * *= rile, peeve, enrage, piss + Nombre + off, raise + Posesivo + hackles.Ex. Now is not the time for superfluous rantings intended to rile the public.Ex. Things like talking over the performances and cutting to commercials in the middle of performances were really peaving the people who watched.Ex. On a recent field trip, he drank too much and became enraged with another student by whom he felt insulted.Ex. And he isn't one to squander an opportunity to take credit for an operation that will piss off Washington.Ex. But be prepared to raise some hackles if you take this approach, because it is essential you do it openly and not behind your boss' back.----* cabrearse = throw + a hissy fit, throw + a fit, incense, wax + indignant, spit + feathers, get + (all) worked up (about), get + naffed off, get + hot under the collar.* cabrearse con Alguien = vent + Posesivo + spleen (on).* * *1.verbo transitivoa) (fam) ( enfadar) to make... mad (colloq), to piss... off (sl)b) (Chi fam) ( hartar)2.cabrear + inf: me cabreó comer tanta palta — I got fed up with o sick of eating avocado all the time
cabrearse v prona) (fam) ( enojarse) to get mad (colloq)b) (Chi fam) ( hartarse)cabrearse de or con algo/alguien — to get fed up with something/somebody, get sick of something/somebody
* * *= rile, peeve, enrage, piss + Nombre + off, raise + Posesivo + hackles.Ex: Now is not the time for superfluous rantings intended to rile the public.
Ex: Things like talking over the performances and cutting to commercials in the middle of performances were really peaving the people who watched.Ex: On a recent field trip, he drank too much and became enraged with another student by whom he felt insulted.Ex: And he isn't one to squander an opportunity to take credit for an operation that will piss off Washington.Ex: But be prepared to raise some hackles if you take this approach, because it is essential you do it openly and not behind your boss' back.* cabrearse = throw + a hissy fit, throw + a fit, incense, wax + indignant, spit + feathers, get + (all) worked up (about), get + naffed off, get + hot under the collar.* cabrearse con Alguien = vent + Posesivo + spleen (on).* * *cabrear [A1 ]vtme cabrea tener que hacer su trabajo it really annoys me o it infuriates me having to do her work2( Chi fam) (cansar) cabrear + INF: me cabreó comer tanta palta I got fed up with o sick of eating avocado all the time■ cabrearvi( Chi fam): cabrea comer siempre lo mismo you get so fed up with o sick of eating the same thing all the time2 ( Chi fam) (cansarse) cabrearse DE or CON algo/algn; to get fed up WITH sth/sb, get sick OF sth/sb* * *
cabrear ( conjugate cabrear) verbo transitivo (fam) ( enfadar) to make … mad (colloq), to piss … off (sl)
cabrearse verbo pronominal (fam) ( enojarse) to get mad (colloq)
cabrear verbo transitivo familiar to make angry
* * *♦ vtcabrear a alguien to piss sb off;* * *v/t popbug fam -
11 enojar
v.1 to anger (irritar). (especially Latin American Spanish)2 to make angry, to irritate, to anger, to make mad.Nosotros contrariamos a su padre We annoy his father.* * *1 to anger, annoy, make angry\enojarse por algo to get angry about something* * *esp LAm1.VT (=encolerizar) to anger; (=molestar) to upset, annoy2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo (esp AmL) to make... angry; ( en menor grado) to annoy2.enojarse v pron (esp AmL) to get angry, get mad (esp AmE colloq); ( en menor grado) to get annoyed, get cross (BrE colloq)enojarse con algo — to get angry/annoyed with somebody
no te enojes conmigo — don't get angry with o mad at me
* * *= cause + anger, cross, irritate, antagonise [antagonize, -USA], rub + Nombre + up the wrong way, rattle, roil, gall, rile, peeve, enrage, exasperate, raise + Posesivo + hackles.Ex. The decision to introduce payments for ILL in Australia has caused much concern and a lot of anger.Ex. There's more to it than that - he becomes vicious, cutting people up behind their backs if they cross him in any way.Ex. Their education must accordingly be designed to prepare them for that future, however much this may irritate the myopics whose only concern is for the present.Ex. Researchers expect librarians to be factually knowledgeable, welcoming, helpful and supportive rather than 'weird', 'snooty' or 'easily antagonized'.Ex. Relations between the two countries would now be difficult as our Prime Minister had rubbed theirs up the wrong way over ridiculous matters.Ex. The rumours of his departure rattled the talented youngster a little bit.Ex. Episcopalians were roiled by the approval of a rector outspokenly conservative on such matters as the liturgy, the hymnal and ordination.Ex. It was the American attitude of superiority that galled them the most.Ex. Now is not the time for superfluous rantings intended to rile the public.Ex. Things like talking over the performances and cutting to commercials in the middle of performances were really peaving the people who watched.Ex. On a recent field trip, he drank too much and became enraged with another student by whom he felt insulted.Ex. Radical intellectuals often seem exasperated by what appears as excessive attention paid to conceptualization.Ex. But be prepared to raise some hackles if you take this approach, because it is essential you do it openly and not behind your boss' back.----* enojarse = become + chagrined, grow + irritable, lose + Posesivo + temper, get + Posesivo + knickers in a twist, get + Posesivo + knickers in a bundle, get + Posesivo + panties in a bundle, get + angry.* enojarse con Alguien = vent + Posesivo + spleen (on).* enojarse por = be irritated by/at.* * *1.verbo transitivo (esp AmL) to make... angry; ( en menor grado) to annoy2.enojarse v pron (esp AmL) to get angry, get mad (esp AmE colloq); ( en menor grado) to get annoyed, get cross (BrE colloq)enojarse con algo — to get angry/annoyed with somebody
no te enojes conmigo — don't get angry with o mad at me
* * *= cause + anger, cross, irritate, antagonise [antagonize, -USA], rub + Nombre + up the wrong way, rattle, roil, gall, rile, peeve, enrage, exasperate, raise + Posesivo + hackles.Ex: The decision to introduce payments for ILL in Australia has caused much concern and a lot of anger.
Ex: There's more to it than that - he becomes vicious, cutting people up behind their backs if they cross him in any way.Ex: Their education must accordingly be designed to prepare them for that future, however much this may irritate the myopics whose only concern is for the present.Ex: Researchers expect librarians to be factually knowledgeable, welcoming, helpful and supportive rather than 'weird', 'snooty' or 'easily antagonized'.Ex: Relations between the two countries would now be difficult as our Prime Minister had rubbed theirs up the wrong way over ridiculous matters.Ex: The rumours of his departure rattled the talented youngster a little bit.Ex: Episcopalians were roiled by the approval of a rector outspokenly conservative on such matters as the liturgy, the hymnal and ordination.Ex: It was the American attitude of superiority that galled them the most.Ex: Now is not the time for superfluous rantings intended to rile the public.Ex: Things like talking over the performances and cutting to commercials in the middle of performances were really peaving the people who watched.Ex: On a recent field trip, he drank too much and became enraged with another student by whom he felt insulted.Ex: Radical intellectuals often seem exasperated by what appears as excessive attention paid to conceptualization.Ex: But be prepared to raise some hackles if you take this approach, because it is essential you do it openly and not behind your boss' back.* enojarse = become + chagrined, grow + irritable, lose + Posesivo + temper, get + Posesivo + knickers in a twist, get + Posesivo + knickers in a bundle, get + Posesivo + panties in a bundle, get + angry.* enojarse con Alguien = vent + Posesivo + spleen (on).* enojarse por = be irritated by/at.* * *enojar [A1 ]vt( esp AmL) to make … angry; (en menor grado) to annoyme enojan mucho estas injusticias I get very angry at these injustices, these injustices make me very angryesto enojó al gobierno francés this angered the French government■ enojarse( esp AmL) to get angry, get mad ( AmE colloq); (en menor grado) to get annoyed, get cross ( BrE colloq)no te enojes conmigo don't get angry with o mad at me, don't get annoyed o cross with mese enojó porque le habían mentido he got annoyed/angry because they had lied to him* * *
enojar ( conjugate enojar) verbo transitivo (esp AmL) to make … angry;
( en menor grado) to annoy
enojarse verbo pronominal (esp AmL) to get angry, get mad (esp AmE colloq);
( en menor grado) to get annoyed, get cross (BrE colloq);
enojarse con algn to get angry/annoyed with sb
enojar verbo transitivo to anger, annoy
' enojar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
sublevar
- arrechar
- calentar
- chorear
- contrariar
- enfadar
- exaltar
- excitar
English:
anger
* * *♦ vt[irritar] to anger; [molestar] to annoy;consiguió enojar a todo el mundo con sus impertinencias she managed to annoy everybody with her cheeky remarks* * *v/t1 ( molestar) annoy2 L.Am. ( encolerizar) make angry* * *enojar vt1) : to anger2) : to annoy, to upset* * *enojar vb to annoy
См. также в других словарях:
vent one’s spleen — tv. to release one’s anger. □ No need to vent your spleen at me. I wasn’t in on it. □ I just feel like I have to vent my spleen at somebody … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… … Universalium