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1 gente trabajadora
(n.) = toiling crowd, working peopleEx. He is a systematic 'sweater' who sucks wealth from toiling crowds by cunning and by stealth.Ex. The author examines the social and architectural history of the industrial estate, using evidence from the experiences of working people.* * *(n.) = toiling crowd, working peopleEx: He is a systematic 'sweater' who sucks wealth from toiling crowds by cunning and by stealth.
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2 a escondidas
adv.in secret, behind one's back, on the sly, on the quiet.* * *secretly, in secret* * *= by stealth, stealthily, furtively, on the quiet, on the slyEx. He is a systematic 'sweater' who sucks wealth from toiling crowds by cunning and by stealth.Ex. It is contended that adoption policies have encouraged nondisclosure of information by gay men & lesbians, & surrogacy arrangements are often handled stealthily.Ex. Seditious books continued to appear, nevertheless, both from secret presses in England moving furtively from hideout to hideout.Ex. Lee is normally a very quiet member of the crew, although we suspect that on the quiet he is a bit of a lad.Ex. True, you may not see many boys and girls openly holding hands or kissing but many affairs are conducted on the sly.* * *= by stealth, stealthily, furtively, on the quiet, on the slyEx: He is a systematic 'sweater' who sucks wealth from toiling crowds by cunning and by stealth.
Ex: It is contended that adoption policies have encouraged nondisclosure of information by gay men & lesbians, & surrogacy arrangements are often handled stealthily.Ex: Seditious books continued to appear, nevertheless, both from secret presses in England moving furtively from hideout to hideout.Ex: Lee is normally a very quiet member of the crew, although we suspect that on the quiet he is a bit of a lad.Ex: True, you may not see many boys and girls openly holding hands or kissing but many affairs are conducted on the sly. -
3 a hurtadillas
adv.stealthily, on the sly, by stealth, on the quiet.* * *stealthily, on the sly* * *= surreptitiously, by stealth, stealthily, furtively, on the slyEx. List prices were not in practice always maintained, for many booksellers would surreptitiously give a discount rather than lose a sale.Ex. He is a systematic 'sweater' who sucks wealth from toiling crowds by cunning and by stealth.Ex. It is contended that adoption policies have encouraged nondisclosure of information by gay men & lesbians, & surrogacy arrangements are often handled stealthily.Ex. Seditious books continued to appear, nevertheless, both from secret presses in England moving furtively from hideout to hideout.Ex. True, you may not see many boys and girls openly holding hands or kissing but many affairs are conducted on the sly.* * *= surreptitiously, by stealth, stealthily, furtively, on the slyEx: List prices were not in practice always maintained, for many booksellers would surreptitiously give a discount rather than lose a sale.
Ex: He is a systematic 'sweater' who sucks wealth from toiling crowds by cunning and by stealth.Ex: It is contended that adoption policies have encouraged nondisclosure of information by gay men & lesbians, & surrogacy arrangements are often handled stealthily.Ex: Seditious books continued to appear, nevertheless, both from secret presses in England moving furtively from hideout to hideout.Ex: True, you may not see many boys and girls openly holding hands or kissing but many affairs are conducted on the sly. -
4 chupar la sangre
(v.) = suck + wealthEx. He is a systematic 'sweater' who sucks wealth from toiling crowds by cunning and by stealth.* * *(v.) = suck + wealthEx: He is a systematic 'sweater' who sucks wealth from toiling crowds by cunning and by stealth.
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5 con astucia
= by cunning, astutely, slyly, shrewdly, cannilyEx. He is a systematic 'sweater' who sucks wealth from toiling crowds by cunning and by stealth.Ex. One must choose the time to suggest a book to children astutely.Ex. The author suggests slyly that, while word processors may have increased writing speed, they cannot ensure improved writing quality.Ex. Libraries will have to select shrewdly a complement of formats that address the varying uses library patrons have for information.Ex. The author cannily exploits significant binary oppositions -- masculine/feminine, public/private.* * *= by cunning, astutely, slyly, shrewdly, cannilyEx: He is a systematic 'sweater' who sucks wealth from toiling crowds by cunning and by stealth.
Ex: One must choose the time to suggest a book to children astutely.Ex: The author suggests slyly that, while word processors may have increased writing speed, they cannot ensure improved writing quality.Ex: Libraries will have to select shrewdly a complement of formats that address the varying uses library patrons have for information.Ex: The author cannily exploits significant binary oppositions -- masculine/feminine, public/private. -
6 con sigilo
= by stealth, stealthily, as quiet as a mouseEx. He is a systematic 'sweater' who sucks wealth from toiling crowds by cunning and by stealth.Ex. It is contended that adoption policies have encouraged nondisclosure of information by gay men & lesbians, & surrogacy arrangements are often handled stealthily.Ex. Quiet as a mouse, she had crept in to see what they were doing.* * *= by stealth, stealthily, as quiet as a mouseEx: He is a systematic 'sweater' who sucks wealth from toiling crowds by cunning and by stealth.
Ex: It is contended that adoption policies have encouraged nondisclosure of information by gay men & lesbians, & surrogacy arrangements are often handled stealthily.Ex: Quiet as a mouse, she had crept in to see what they were doing. -
7 con tretas
Ex. He is a systematic 'sweater' who sucks wealth from toiling crowds by cunning and by stealth.* * *Ex: He is a systematic 'sweater' who sucks wealth from toiling crowds by cunning and by stealth.
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8 explotador
adj.exploitative.m.exploiter, profiteer, shark.* * *► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 peyorativo exploiter* * *explotador, -a1.ADJ exploitative2.SM / F exploiter* * *I- dora adjetivo ( que explota a un trabajador) exploitativeII- dora masculino, femenino ( de persona) exploiter* * *= sweater, exploitative.Ex. He is a systematic 'sweater' who sucks wealth from toiling crowds by cunning and by stealth.Ex. The analysis is in terms of: the form-oriented or descriptive function, transcription of descriptive data on to a document surrogate, sequential ordering of the surrogates and content-oriented or exploitative function.* * *I- dora adjetivo ( que explota a un trabajador) exploitativeII- dora masculino, femenino ( de persona) exploiter* * *= sweater, exploitative.Ex: He is a systematic 'sweater' who sucks wealth from toiling crowds by cunning and by stealth.
Ex: The analysis is in terms of: the form-oriented or descriptive function, transcription of descriptive data on to a document surrogate, sequential ordering of the surrogates and content-oriented or exploitative function.* * *A(que explota un negocio): la empresa explotadora de los bares del aeropuerto the company which runs o operates the bars in the airportB (que explota a un trabajador) exploitativemasculine, feminineA (de un negocio) operatorB (de una persona) exploiter* * *
explotador◊ - dora adjetivo
exploitative
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino
exploiter
explotador,-ora sustantivo masculino y femenino pey exploiter
' explotador' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
explotadora
- negrera
- negrero
- vampiro
* * *explotador, -ora♦ adj1. [de niños, trabajadores] exploiting2. [operador] operating;la sociedad explotadora del casino the company that operates the casino♦ nm,f1. [de niños, trabajadores] exploiter2. [operador] operator* * *m, explotadora f1 de mina operator2 despexploiter -
9 furtivamente
adv.1 by stealth, clandestinely.2 furtively, slyly, stealthily, surreptitiously.* * *► adverbio1 furtively* * *ADV furtively* * *a) <mirar/escribir> furtivelyb) ( ilegalmente)cazar/pescar furtivamente — to poach
* * *= by stealth, furtively, stealthily.Ex. He is a systematic 'sweater' who sucks wealth from toiling crowds by cunning and by stealth.Ex. Seditious books continued to appear, nevertheless, both from secret presses in England moving furtively from hideout to hideout.Ex. It is contended that adoption policies have encouraged nondisclosure of information by gay men & lesbians, & surrogacy arrangements are often handled stealthily.----* cazar furtivamente = poach.* mirar furtivamente = peep.* pescar furtivamente = poach.* * *a) <mirar/escribir> furtivelyb) ( ilegalmente)cazar/pescar furtivamente — to poach
* * *= by stealth, furtively, stealthily.Ex: He is a systematic 'sweater' who sucks wealth from toiling crowds by cunning and by stealth.
Ex: Seditious books continued to appear, nevertheless, both from secret presses in England moving furtively from hideout to hideout.Ex: It is contended that adoption policies have encouraged nondisclosure of information by gay men & lesbians, & surrogacy arrangements are often handled stealthily.* cazar furtivamente = poach.* mirar furtivamente = peep.* pescar furtivamente = poach.* * *1 ‹mirar/escribir› furtivelyentró furtivamente en la habitación he stole into the room2(ilegalmente): cazar/pescar furtivamente to poach* * *furtivamente adv1. [mirar, sonreír] furtively;sonrío furtivamente he smiled to himself;la miró furtivamente he sneaked a look at her2. [ilegalmente]cazar/pescar furtivamente to poach -
10 masse
masse [mas]1. feminine nouna. ( = volume) mass ; ( = forme) massive shapeb. ( = foule) les masses the massesd. ( = maillet) sledgehammer• ça a été le coup de masse ! (choc émotif) it was quite a blow! ; (prix excessif) it cost a bomb! (inf)e. (locutions)• tu as aimé ce film ? -- pas des masses ! did you like that film? -- not much!• il n'y en a pas des masses [d'eau, argent] there isn't much ; [de chaises, spectateurs] there aren't many► en masse [exécutions, production] mass before n2. compounds* * *mas1) ( ensemble) massla masse croissante des chômeurs — the swelling ranks (pl) of the unemployed
2) ( grande quantité)départs/exécutions en masse — mass exodus (sg)/executions
il a des masses (colloq) d'argent/de copains — he's got masses ou loads (colloq) of money/of friends
‘tu as aimé ce livre?’ - ‘pas des masses’ — (colloq) ‘did you like this book?’ - ‘not much'
3) ( peuple)la masse — the masses (pl)
enseignement/loisirs de masse — education/leisure activities for the masses
4) Physique mass5) ( en électricité) earth GB, ground US6) ( maillet) sledgehammer•Phrasal Verbs:••se noyer or fondre dans la masse — to get lost in the crowd
* * *mas1. nf1) PHYSIQUE mass2) [muscles, air, eau] massOn distinguait la masse du bâtiment dans la brume. — You could make out the mass of the building in the mist.
3) [individus] crowd, massla masse — the masses pl
5) ÉLECTRICITÉ, ÉLECTRONIQUE earth Grande-Bretagne ground USAmettre à la masse — to earth Grande-Bretagne to ground USA
6) (= outil) sledgehammer7) *une masse de; des masses de (= beaucoup de) — masses of, loads of
J'ai une masse de choses à faire. — I've got masses of things to do.
8) (locutions)Les gens sont venus en masse pour l'accueillir. — People came en masse to welcome him.
Ces jouets sont produits en masse en Chine. — These toys are mass-produced in China.
dans la masse [sculpté] — from the block
2. masses nfpl(= population) masses* * *masse nf1 ( ensemble) mass; masse rocheuse rocky mass; masse neigeuse/nuageuse mass of snow/cloud; masse d'air chaud mass of warm air; masse d'eau body of water; masse informe shapeless mass; une masse humaine a mass of humanity; la masse croissante des chômeurs the swelling ranks of the unemployed (pl); statue taillée dans la masse statue hewn from the block; homme taillé dans la masse tall muscular man; teinté dans la masse mass-colouredGB;2 ( grande quantité) une masse de a lot of; une masse de poussière/documents a lot of dust/documents; exécutions en masse mass executions; faire des recrutements en masse to embark on a mass recruitment drive; ils sont venus en masse they came in droves; produire qch en masse to mass-produce sth; production de masse mass production; la population a voté en masse there was a high turnout at the election; les manifestants ont envahi le stade en masse the demonstrators invaded the stadium en masse; il a des masses○ d'argent/de copains/de livres he's got masses ou loads○ of money/of friends/of books; ‘tu as aimé ce livre?’-‘pas des masses’○ ‘did you like this book?’-‘not much ou particularly’; je ne le connais pas des masses○ I don't know him that well; des hommes comme lui, je n'en connais pas des masses○ he's a rare bird;3 ( majorité) bulk; la masse des électeurs demeure indécise the bulk of the electorate remains undecided;4 ( peuple) la masse the masses (pl); masses laborieuses working classes; les masses paysannes the peasantry (+ v sg ou pl); culture de masse mass culture; littérature de masse popular literature; enseignement/loisirs de masse education/leisure activities for the masses; moyens de communication de masse mass media;5 Phys mass; masse atomique/moléculaire atomic/molecular mass;6 Électrotech earth GB, ground US; mettre un fil électrique à la masse to earth GB ou ground US an electric wire;7 Art mass;8 Pharm mass;9 ( maillet) sledgehammer; enfoncer qch à la masse or à coups de masse to knock sth in with a sledgehammer.masse d'armes mace; masse critique critical mass; masse inerte inertial mass; masse monétaire money supply; masse pesante gravitational mass; masse salariale (total) wage bill; masse spécifique or volumique density.se noyer or fondre dans la masse to get lost in the crowd; (se laisser) tomber comme une masse to collapse; dormir comme une masse to sleep like a log○; être à la masse◑ to be crackers○ GB ou nuts○, to be mad.[mas] nom féminin1. [bloc informe] masss'abattre ou s'écrouler ou s'affaisser comme une masse to collapse ou to slump heavily2. (familier) [grande quantité]a. [objets] heaps ou masses ofb. [gens] crowds ou masses ofdes amis, il n'en a pas des masses he hasn't got that many friends[douze grosses] great gross4. [groupe social]communication/culture de masse mass communication/culture[majorité] majority6. ÉCONOMIE & FINANCEla masse des créanciers/obligataires the body of creditors/bondholdersmasse atomique/moléculaire atomic/molecular mass12. ARMEMENT13. [de billard] butt (of cue)————————à la masse (très familier) locution adjectivale————————en masse locution adjectivale[licenciements, production] mass (modificateur)————————en masse locution adverbiale1. [en grande quantité]produire ou fabriquer en masse to mass-producese déplacer en masse to go in a body ou en masse
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