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2 tirano
adj.dictatorial, tyrannic, despotic, imperious.m.tyrant, dictator, despot, oppressor.* * *► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 tyrant* * *tirano, -a1.ADJ (=tiránico) tyrannical, despotic; (=dominante) domineering2.SM / F tyrant, despot3.SM Méx * (=policía) cop ** * *I- na adjetivo tyrannicalII- na masculino, femenino tyrant* * *= tyrant, taskmaster, dictator, martinet.Ex. In the sixth century B.C. the tyrant Pisistratus 'collected a large library of books and later gave it to the city of Athens, where it was opened to the public'.Ex. 'Alf thought we should have warned you, but telling you she was a taskmaster was as far as we agreed we should go,' Lehmann explained.Ex. In the most obvious version of a hierarchical management scheme, the chief reference librarian may function virtually as a dictator.Ex. Prime Minister for twelve years, he was often called a martinet and is regarded as a brilliant, stubborn bureaucrat.* * *I- na adjetivo tyrannicalII- na masculino, femenino tyrant* * *= tyrant, taskmaster, dictator, martinet.Ex: In the sixth century B.C. the tyrant Pisistratus 'collected a large library of books and later gave it to the city of Athens, where it was opened to the public'.
Ex: 'Alf thought we should have warned you, but telling you she was a taskmaster was as far as we agreed we should go,' Lehmann explained.Ex: In the most obvious version of a hierarchical management scheme, the chief reference librarian may function virtually as a dictator.Ex: Prime Minister for twelve years, he was often called a martinet and is regarded as a brilliant, stubborn bureaucrat.* * *tyrannicalmasculine, femininetyrant* * *
tirano◊ -na adjetivo
tyrannical
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino
tyrant
tirano,-a
I adjetivo tyrannical
II sustantivo masculino y femenino tyrant
' tirano' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
tirana
English:
tyrant
* * *tirano, -a♦ adj1. [gobierno] tyrannical2. [padre, amor] tyrannical♦ nm,f1. [gobernante] tyrant♦ nmkingbirdtirano real eastern kingbird* * *I adj tyrannicalII m, tirana f tyrant* * *tirano, -na adj: tyrannical, despotictirano, -na n: tyrant* * *tirano n tyrant -
3 déspota
adj.despotical, dictatorial, tyrannic, tyrannical.f. & m.despot, tyrant.* * *1 despot, tyrant* * *SMF despotdéspota ilustrado/a — enlightened despot
* * *masculino y femenino (Pol) tyrant, despot* * *= autocrat, despotic, despot, tyrant, dictator, martinet.Ex. He might be classified as a benevolent autocrat.Ex. The manner in which procedures are determined, amended and used gives the key to the differing views; i.e. whether manuals are seen as instruments of progressive or despotic library management.Ex. Additionally, popular news magazines have characterized the Soviets as 'savages, dupes, despots, and barbarians,' prompting the United States to believe itself superior.Ex. In the sixth century B.C. the tyrant Pisistratus 'collected a large library of books and later gave it to the city of Athens, where it was opened to the public'.Ex. In the most obvious version of a hierarchical management scheme, the chief reference librarian may function virtually as a dictator.Ex. Prime Minister for twelve years, he was often called a martinet and is regarded as a brilliant, stubborn bureaucrat.* * *masculino y femenino (Pol) tyrant, despot* * *= autocrat, despotic, despot, tyrant, dictator, martinet.Ex: He might be classified as a benevolent autocrat.
Ex: The manner in which procedures are determined, amended and used gives the key to the differing views; i.e. whether manuals are seen as instruments of progressive or despotic library management.Ex: Additionally, popular news magazines have characterized the Soviets as 'savages, dupes, despots, and barbarians,' prompting the United States to believe itself superior.Ex: In the sixth century B.C. the tyrant Pisistratus 'collected a large library of books and later gave it to the city of Athens, where it was opened to the public'.Ex: In the most obvious version of a hierarchical management scheme, the chief reference librarian may function virtually as a dictator.Ex: Prime Minister for twelve years, he was often called a martinet and is regarded as a brilliant, stubborn bureaucrat.* * *( Pol) tyrant, despotsu marido es un déspota her husband is a real tyrant* * *
déspota sustantivo masculino y femenino
tyrant, despot
déspota mf despot
' déspota' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acanallar
English:
despot
* * *déspota nmf1. [gobernante] despot2. [persona autoritaria] tyrant;es un déspota con sus hijos he's a tyrant with his children* * *m/f despot* * *déspota nmf: despot, tyrant -
4 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* * * -
5 cacique
f. & m.1 chief, Indian chief, chieftain, political boss.2 local party boss.3 oriole.4 bum.m.1 cacique, local political boss.2 chief, cacique.* * *1 (jefe indio) chief, cacique2 PLÍTICA local political boss* * *SM1) LAm ( Hist) chief, headman; (Pol) local party boss; (fig) petty tyrant, despot* * *masculino (Hist) chief, cacique; (Pol) local political boss; ( hombre poderoso) tyrant* * *masculino (Hist) chief, cacique; (Pol) local political boss; ( hombre poderoso) tyrant* * *1 ( Hist) chief, cacique2 ( Pol) local political boss3 (hombre poderoso) tyrant* * *
cacique sustantivo masculino (Hist) chief, cacique;
(Pol) local political boss;
( hombre poderoso) tyrant
cacique m pey Pol local (political) boss
(persona influyente e injusta) tyrant
' cacique' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
blanca
- blanco
English:
boss
- chieftain
* * *cacique nm3. [jefe indio] chief, cacique* * *m1 chief3 fig famtyrant* * *cacique nm1) : chief (of a tribe)2) : boss (in politics) -
6 dictador
adj.dictatorial, domineering, bossy, authoritarian.m.dictator, despot, tyrant, autocrat.* * *► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 dictator* * *(f. - dictadora)noun* * *dictador, -aSM / F dictator* * *- dora masculino, femenino dictator* * *= taskmaster, dictator, tyrant.Ex. 'Alf thought we should have warned you, but telling you she was a taskmaster was as far as we agreed we should go,' Lehmann explained.Ex. In the most obvious version of a hierarchical management scheme, the chief reference librarian may function virtually as a dictator.Ex. In the sixth century B.C. the tyrant Pisistratus 'collected a large library of books and later gave it to the city of Athens, where it was opened to the public'.* * *- dora masculino, femenino dictator* * *= taskmaster, dictator, tyrant.Ex: 'Alf thought we should have warned you, but telling you she was a taskmaster was as far as we agreed we should go,' Lehmann explained.
Ex: In the most obvious version of a hierarchical management scheme, the chief reference librarian may function virtually as a dictator.Ex: In the sixth century B.C. the tyrant Pisistratus 'collected a large library of books and later gave it to the city of Athens, where it was opened to the public'.* * *masculine, femininedictator* * *
dictador◊ - dora sustantivo masculino, femenino
dictator
dictador,-ora sustantivo masculino y femenino dictator
' dictador' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
dictadora
- sanguinaria
- sanguinario
English:
anarchy
- dictator
- oppress
- then
- topple
* * *dictador, -ora nm,fdictator;su padre era un auténtico dictador her father was a real tyrant* * *m, dictadora f dictator* * *: dictator* * *dictador n dictator -
7 autócrata
f. & m.autocrat, dictator, authoritarian, martinet.* * *1 autocrat* * *SMF autocrat* * *masculino y femenino autocrat* * *= autocrat, tyrant, dictator.Ex. He might be classified as a benevolent autocrat.Ex. In the sixth century B.C. the tyrant Pisistratus 'collected a large library of books and later gave it to the city of Athens, where it was opened to the public'.Ex. In the most obvious version of a hierarchical management scheme, the chief reference librarian may function virtually as a dictator.* * *masculino y femenino autocrat* * *= autocrat, tyrant, dictator.Ex: He might be classified as a benevolent autocrat.
Ex: In the sixth century B.C. the tyrant Pisistratus 'collected a large library of books and later gave it to the city of Athens, where it was opened to the public'.Ex: In the most obvious version of a hierarchical management scheme, the chief reference librarian may function virtually as a dictator.* * *autocrat* * *autócrata nmfautocrat* * *autócrata nmf: autocrat -
8 sargento
f. & m.1 sergeant (military).2 dictator, little Hitler (informal pejorative) (mandón).m.small clamp (tool).* * *1 MILITAR sergeant2 figurado tyrant\sargento primero master sergeant* * *noun mf.* * *SMF1) (Mil) sergeantsargento de primera — [de tierra] staff sergeant; [de aire] flight sergeant
2) pey * (=mandón) bossy person* * *masculino y femeninoa) (Mil) ( en el ejército) sergeant; ( en las fuerzas aéreas) ≈staff sergeant ( in US), ≈sergeant ( in UK)b) (fam & pey) ( persona autoritaria) tyrant (colloq)* * *= sergeant.Ex. The author is a sergeant in the police.----* sargento de hierro = drill sergeant.* sargento de instrucción = drill sergeant.* sargento primero = lance sergeant.* * *masculino y femeninoa) (Mil) ( en el ejército) sergeant; ( en las fuerzas aéreas) ≈staff sergeant ( in US), ≈sergeant ( in UK)b) (fam & pey) ( persona autoritaria) tyrant (colloq)* * *= sergeant.Ex: The author is a sergeant in the police.
* sargento de hierro = drill sergeant.* sargento de instrucción = drill sergeant.* sargento primero = lance sergeant.* * *1 ( Mil) (en el ejército) sergeant; (en las fuerzas aéreas) ≈ staff sergeant ( in US), ≈ sergeant ( in UK)* * *
sargento sustantivo masculino y femenino (Mil) ( en el ejército) sergeant;
( en las fuerzas aéreas) ≈ staff sergeant ( in US), ≈ sergeant ( in UK)
sargento mf
1 Mil sergeant
2 fam pey (persona dominante) bossy person
' sargento' also found in these entries:
English:
sergeant
- sergeant major
* * *♦ nmf1. Mil sergeantsargento primero Br staff sergeant, US sergeant-major♦ nm[herramienta] small clamp* * *m sergeant* * *sargento nmf: sergeant* * *sargento n sergeant -
9 cuchilla
f.1 blade.cuchilla de afeitar razor blade2 kitchen knife.* * *1 (hoja) blade\cuchilla de afeitar razor blade* * *SF1) blade2) (=cuchillo) large kitchen knife; [de carnicero] chopper, cleaver3) [de arado] coulter, colter (EEUU)4) LAm (=cortaplumas) penknife* * *1)a) (de segadora, batidora, cuchillo) blade; ( de arado) coulter, shareb) tbcuchilla de afeitar — ( hoja) razor blade; ( maquinilla) razor
2) (AmL) (de montañas, colinas) range3) (Col fam) (jefe, profesor) tyrant (colloq); ( mujer dominante) harpy (colloq)* * *= blade, scraper, razor.Ex. Just as Ivan finds that by taking pleasure in finding and managing to keep a broken and discarded hacksaw blade he makes survival possible and beats Stalin and his jailors at heir own game.Ex. By the early 1820s a lithographic hand-press was in general use that was similar to the copperplate press except that the printing surface was run under a scraper rather than a roller.Ex. His teeth grew into razor fangs with two large incisors sticking out above the rest like a wolf.----* cuchilla de afeitar = razor blade, blade razor, razor.* máquina de recortar con cuchilla recta = straight-knife trimming machine.* * *1)a) (de segadora, batidora, cuchillo) blade; ( de arado) coulter, shareb) tbcuchilla de afeitar — ( hoja) razor blade; ( maquinilla) razor
2) (AmL) (de montañas, colinas) range3) (Col fam) (jefe, profesor) tyrant (colloq); ( mujer dominante) harpy (colloq)* * *= blade, scraper, razor.Ex: Just as Ivan finds that by taking pleasure in finding and managing to keep a broken and discarded hacksaw blade he makes survival possible and beats Stalin and his jailors at heir own game.
Ex: By the early 1820s a lithographic hand-press was in general use that was similar to the copperplate press except that the printing surface was run under a scraper rather than a roller.Ex: His teeth grew into razor fangs with two large incisors sticking out above the rest like a wolf.* cuchilla de afeitar = razor blade, blade razor, razor.* máquina de recortar con cuchilla recta = straight-knife trimming machine.* * *A1 (de una segadora, guillotina, batidora) blade; (del arado) coulter, share2 (de cocina) kitchen knife; (de carnicero) cleaver, butcher's knife3B1 (montaña) ridge2 ( AmL) (de montañas, colinas) rangeD ( Col fam) (jefe, profesor) tyrant ( colloq), slavedriver ( colloq); (mujer dominante) harpy ( colloq), old bag ( BrE colloq)* * *
cuchilla sustantivo femenino
( de arado) coulter, shareb) tb
( maquinilla) razor
cuchilla sustantivo femenino
1 blade
2 cuchilla de afeitar, razor blade
' cuchilla' also found in these entries:
English:
blade
- cleaver
- ice-skate
- razor
* * *cuchilla nf1. [de guillotina] blade2. [de carnicero] cleaver3.cuchilla (de afeitar) razor blade4. [de navaja, espada] blade5. Am [de montañas] range (of hills)6. Andes, Carib [cortaplumas] pocketknife* * *f razor blade* * *cuchilla nf1) : kitchen knife, cleaver2) : bladecuchilla de afeitar: razor blade3) : crest, ridge* * * -
10 morir
v.1 to die.murió apuñalado he was stabbed to deathmurió asesinado he was murderedmurió ahogado he drownedLa niña murió al nacer The baby girl died at birth.Mis flores murieron My flowers died.2 to die down (fuego).3 to subside, to die, to peter off.El sonido murió al fin The sound subsided at last.4 to die on.* * *1 (ser vivo) to die2 (día) to finish, come to an end3 (fuego) to die down4 (sendero, río) to end1 to die\morir ahogado to drownmorir con las botas puestas to die with one's boots onmorirse de aburrimiento to be bored to deathmorirse de ganas de... to be dying to...morirse de hambre to starve 2 figurado to be starvingmorirse de miedo to be scared stiffmorirse de pena to die of a broken heartmorirse de risa to kill oneself laughingmorirse del susto to die of shockmorirse de vergüenza to die of embarrassmentmorirse por + inf algo to be dying to + inf somethingmorirse por alguien to be mad about somebody¡muera...!/¡mueran...! death to...!, down with...!■ ¡mueran los dictadores! down with the dictators!* * *verb* * *(pp muerto)1. VI1) [persona, animal, planta] to die¡muera el tirano! — down with the tyrant!, death to the tyrant!
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morir de algo — to die of sthmurió de cáncer/del corazón — he died of cancer/of a heart attack
morir de frío — to die of cold, freeze to death
morir de hambre — to die of hunger, starve to death
morir de muerte natural — to die a natural death, die of natural causes
morir de vejez o de viejo — to die of old age
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morir por algo — to die for sth2) (=extinguirse) [civilización] to die, die out, come to an end; [amor] to die; [fuego] to die down; [luz] to fademoría el día — liter the day was drawing to a close liter
las olas iban a morir a la playa — liter the waves ran out on the beach
2.See:* * *1.verbo intransitivoa) persona to diemorir de vejez/de muerte natural — to die of old age/of natural causes
y allí muere! — (AmC fam) and that's all there is to it!
hasta morir — (Méx fam)
b) (liter) civilización/costumbre to die out2.morirse v pron to dieno te vas a morir por ayudarlo — (fam) it won't kill you to help him (colloq)
como se entere me muero — (fam) I'll die if she finds out (colloq)
muérete! me caso el sábado — (fam) you'll never guess what! I'm getting married on Saturday! (colloq)
morirse DE algo: se murió de un infarto he died of a heart attack; morir de miedo/aburrimiento to be scared stiff/bored stiff; me muero de frío I'm freezing; me estoy muriendo de hambre I'm starving (colloq); es para morirse de risa it's hilariously funny; me muero de ganas de verlos I'm dying to see them (colloq); morirse POR algo/alguien: me muero por una cerveza I'm dying for a beer (colloq); se muere por ella he's nuts o crazy about her (colloq); morirse POR + INF — to be dying to + inf (colloq)
* * *= die, pass on, bite + the dust, die away, give up + the ghost, kick + the bucket, pass away, die off.Ex. I understand that Mr. Haykin was hoping to develop a code for subject practice, but he died and it was never done, so that today we lack a code.Ex. Further, it is true in nature that organisms are born, grow and mature, decline and pass on.Ex. The article 'Interchange bites the dust' comments on the decision by AT&T to abandon the Interchange online service technology.Ex. The desire soon dies away and the book is forgotten if copies are not handy = El deseo pronto muere y el libro se olvida si no hay ejemplares a mano.Ex. This article examines one such example, Cherrie Moraga's ' Giving Up the Ghost' where, for the first time, the issue of Chicana lesbian sexuality is addressed on the stage.Ex. The author hypothesized that schizophrenia patients would show impaired idiom processing for literally plausible idioms (e.g., kick the bucket) but not for literally implausible idioms (e.g., be on cloud nine).Ex. A great deal of traditional indigenous knowledge is being irretrievably lost in New Zealand as the Maori elders age and pass away.Ex. Bees in southern Germany have been dying off in their hundreds of thousands.----* antes morir que = would rather + Verbo + than.* a punto de morir = on + Posesivo + deathbed.* casi + morir = nearly + die.* deseo inconsciente de morir = death-wish.* luchar hasta morir = battle + it out.* morir ahogado = drown.* morir al instante = die + there and then, die on + the spot.* morir aplastado = crush to + death.* morir con dignidad = die with + dignity, have + a dignified death, die + a dignified death.* morir de hambre = starve to + death, die of + hunger, starve of + hunger.* morir de inanición = starve to + death, die of + hunger, starve of + hunger.* morir de muerte natural = die + a natural death.* morir después que = outlive.* morir de viejo = die of + old age.* morir dignamente = have + a dignified death, die with + dignity, die + a dignified death.* morir instantáneamente = die + there and then, die on + the spot.* morirse de frío = freeze to + death.* morirse de hambre = starve.* morirse de risa = laugh + Posesivo + head off.* morirse de vergüenza = squirm with + embarrassment.* morirse por = itch for.* morirse por + Infinitivo = be dying to + Infinitivo.* morir una muerte horrible = suffer + a horrible death, die + a horrible death.* ¡muérete de envidia! = eat your heart out!.* nosotros lo hacíamos y no nos moríamos = it never did + Pronombre + any harm.* ser para morirse de risa = be a hoot.* * *1.verbo intransitivoa) persona to diemorir de vejez/de muerte natural — to die of old age/of natural causes
y allí muere! — (AmC fam) and that's all there is to it!
hasta morir — (Méx fam)
b) (liter) civilización/costumbre to die out2.morirse v pron to dieno te vas a morir por ayudarlo — (fam) it won't kill you to help him (colloq)
como se entere me muero — (fam) I'll die if she finds out (colloq)
muérete! me caso el sábado — (fam) you'll never guess what! I'm getting married on Saturday! (colloq)
morirse DE algo: se murió de un infarto he died of a heart attack; morir de miedo/aburrimiento to be scared stiff/bored stiff; me muero de frío I'm freezing; me estoy muriendo de hambre I'm starving (colloq); es para morirse de risa it's hilariously funny; me muero de ganas de verlos I'm dying to see them (colloq); morirse POR algo/alguien: me muero por una cerveza I'm dying for a beer (colloq); se muere por ella he's nuts o crazy about her (colloq); morirse POR + INF — to be dying to + inf (colloq)
* * *= die, pass on, bite + the dust, die away, give up + the ghost, kick + the bucket, pass away, die off.Ex: I understand that Mr. Haykin was hoping to develop a code for subject practice, but he died and it was never done, so that today we lack a code.
Ex: Further, it is true in nature that organisms are born, grow and mature, decline and pass on.Ex: The article 'Interchange bites the dust' comments on the decision by AT&T to abandon the Interchange online service technology.Ex: The desire soon dies away and the book is forgotten if copies are not handy = El deseo pronto muere y el libro se olvida si no hay ejemplares a mano.Ex: This article examines one such example, Cherrie Moraga's ' Giving Up the Ghost' where, for the first time, the issue of Chicana lesbian sexuality is addressed on the stage.Ex: The author hypothesized that schizophrenia patients would show impaired idiom processing for literally plausible idioms (e.g., kick the bucket) but not for literally implausible idioms (e.g., be on cloud nine).Ex: A great deal of traditional indigenous knowledge is being irretrievably lost in New Zealand as the Maori elders age and pass away.Ex: Bees in southern Germany have been dying off in their hundreds of thousands.* antes morir que = would rather + Verbo + than.* a punto de morir = on + Posesivo + deathbed.* casi + morir = nearly + die.* deseo inconsciente de morir = death-wish.* luchar hasta morir = battle + it out.* morir ahogado = drown.* morir al instante = die + there and then, die on + the spot.* morir aplastado = crush to + death.* morir con dignidad = die with + dignity, have + a dignified death, die + a dignified death.* morir de hambre = starve to + death, die of + hunger, starve of + hunger.* morir de inanición = starve to + death, die of + hunger, starve of + hunger.* morir de muerte natural = die + a natural death.* morir después que = outlive.* morir de viejo = die of + old age.* morir dignamente = have + a dignified death, die with + dignity, die + a dignified death.* morir instantáneamente = die + there and then, die on + the spot.* morirse de frío = freeze to + death.* morirse de hambre = starve.* morirse de risa = laugh + Posesivo + head off.* morirse de vergüenza = squirm with + embarrassment.* morirse por = itch for.* morirse por + Infinitivo = be dying to + Infinitivo.* morir una muerte horrible = suffer + a horrible death, die + a horrible death.* ¡muérete de envidia! = eat your heart out!.* nosotros lo hacíamos y no nos moríamos = it never did + Pronombre + any harm.* ser para morirse de risa = be a hoot.* * *vi1 «persona/animal» to diemorir ahogado to drownmurió asesinada she was murderedmorir DE algo to die OF sthmorir de viejo or de vejez to die of old agemorir de muerte natural to die of natural causesmorir de frío to die of cold, freeze to deathmurió de hambre she died of hunger, she starved to deathmurieron por la libertad de su patria they died for their country's freedomantes morir que rendirse (it's) better to die than to surrender¡muera el dictador! death to the dictator!2 ( liter); «civilización/costumbre» to die outcon él moría el siglo XIX the 19th century died with himel río va a morir a la mar the river runs to the seaun caminito que muere al llegar al pueblo a little path which peters out when it gets to the village■ morirse«persona/animal/planta» to diese murió a los 80 años she died at the age of 80se le ha muerto la madre her mother has diedse me murió la perra my dog diedsi no riegas las plantas se te van a morir your plants will die if you don't water thempor poco me muero cuando me dijo el precio ( fam); I nearly died when he told me the price ( colloq)no te vas a morir por ayudarlo a hacer las camas ( fam); it won't kill you to help him make the beds ( colloq)que me muera si miento cross my heart and hope to die ( colloq)¡por mí que se muera! he can drop dead for all I care ( colloq)¡muérete! me caso el sábado ( fam); you'll never guess what! I'm getting married on Saturday! ( colloq)morirse DE algo:se murió de un infarto he died of a heart attackse moría de miedo he was nearly dead with fright, he was scared stiffnos morimos de aburrimiento we got bored stiff o to deathcierra la ventana, que me muero de frío close the window, I'm freezinges para morirse de risa it's hilariously funny, you just kill yourself o die laughing ( colloq)me muero de ganas de ver a los niños I'm dying to see the children ( colloq), I'm really looking forward to seeing the childrenmorirse POR algo/algn:me muero por un vaso de agua I'm dying for a glass of water ( colloq)me muero por una cerveza fría I could murder a cold beer ( colloq), I'm dying for a cold beer ( colloq)morirse POR + INF to be dying to + INF ( colloq)me muero por irme de vacaciones I'm dying o I can't wait to go on vacation* * *
morir ( conjugate morir) verbo intransitivo
murió asesinada she was murdered;
morir DE algo ‹de vejez/cáncer› to die of sth;
murió de hambre she starved to death;
¡y allí muere! (AmC fam) and that's all there is to it!
morirse verbo pronominal [persona/animal/planta] to die;
se me murió la perra my dog died;
no te vas a morir por ayudarlo (fam) it won't kill you to help him (colloq);
como se entere me muero (fam) I'll die if she finds out (colloq);
morirse DE algo ‹de un infarto/de cáncer› to die of sth;
se moría de miedo/aburrimiento he was scared stiff/bored stiff;
me muero de frío I'm freezing;
me estoy muriendo de hambre I'm starving (colloq);
me muero por una cerveza I'm dying for a beer (colloq);
se muere por verla he's dying to see her (colloq)
morir verbo intransitivo to die
morir de agotamiento/hambre, to die of exhaustion/starvation
' morir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ahogada
- ahogado
- antes
- cascar
- de
- descendencia
- tiesa
- tieso
- vida
- acto
- caer
- librar
- malograr
- matar
- muera
- muriera
English:
before
- bleed
- cause
- death wish
- die
- drown
- expire
- freeze
- save
- than
- exposure
- go
* * *♦ vimurió asesinado he was murdered;murió ahogado he drowned;morir (de) joven to die young;morir de cáncer/de frío/de muerte natural to die of cancer/of cold/of natural causes;murió de (un) infarto he died from a heart attack;morir por la patria/por una causa to die for one's country/for a cause;¡muera el tirano! death to the tyrant!;Fama morir: la quiero a morir I love her to death;aquella noche bebimos a morir we had absolutely loads to drink that nightaquel camino muere en el bosque that path peters out in the forest[luz] to go out; [día] to come to a close; [tradición, costumbres, civilización] to die out;nuestra relación murió hace tiempo our relationship died a long time ago* * *<part muerto> v/i die (de of);morir de hambre die of hunger, starve to death* * *morir {46} vi1) fallecer: to die2) apagarse: to die out, to go out* * *morir vb to die -
11 perro
m.dog, canine.* * *► adjetivo1 rotten1 ZOOLOGÍA dog\'Cuidado con el perro' "Beware of the dog"a otro perro con ese hueso pull the other oneatar los perros con longaniza familiar to have money to burncoger una perra familiar to have a tantrumllevar una vida de perros familiar to lead a dog's lifellevarse como el perro y el gato familiar to fight like cat and dogno valer ni tres perras gordas familiar not to be worth a pennyser perro viejo familiar to be long in the toothperro caliente hot dogperro callejero stray dogperro de caza hunting dogperro de compañía pet dogperro de muestra pointerperro de rastro tracker dogperro faldero lapdogperro pastor sheepdogperro perdiguero gundogperro policía police dogperro rastrero tracker dog————————1 ZOOLOGÍA dog* * *(f. - perra)noun* * *1. SM1) (Zool) dogperro antiexplosivos, perro buscadrogas — sniffer dog
perro de agua — CAm coypu
perro de trineo — husky, sled dog
perro lobo — alsatian, German shepherd
perro rastreador, perro rastrero — tracker dog
perro salchicha — * sausage dog *, dachshund
2)atar perros con longaniza —
estaba de un humor de perros — he was in a foul o stinking mood
tiempo de perros — foul o dirty weather
¿qué perro te/le mordió? — Caribe * what's up with you/him? *
- vida de perro3) (Culin)4) * pey (=holgazán) lazy sod ***5) * pey (=persona despreciable) swine **6) And (=modorra) drowsiness7) Cono Sur clothes peg, clothes pin (EEUU)2.ADJ * rotten *¡qué perra suerte la mía! — what rotten luck I have! *
¡qué perra vida! — life's a bitch! *
* * *I- rra adjetivoa) (fam) <vida/suerte> rotten (colloq), lousy (colloq)b) < persona> nastyII- rra masculino, femenino1) (Zool) doga otro perro con ese hueso — (fam) go tell it to the marines! (AmE colloq), pull the other one! (BrE colloq)
atar perros con longaniza — (fam) to have money to burn (colloq)
como perro en cancha de bochas — (RPl fam & hum)
me tuvieron todo el día como perro en cancha de bochas — they had me rushing around from pillar to post all day long (colloq)
como un perro — (fam)
de perros — (fam) foul
hace un tiempo de perros — the weather's foul o horrible
echarle los perros a alguien — (fam) ( para ahuyentar) to set the dogs on somebody; ( recibir muy mal) to give somebody a hostile reception (colloq)
es el mismo perro con diferente collar — nothing has really changed, it's the same people (o regime etc) under a different name
estar meado de perros — (CS fam) to be plagued o dogged by bad luck
hacer perro muerto — (Chi fam) to do a runner (colloq)
llevarse como (el) perro y (el) gato — to fight like cats and dogs (AmE) o (BrE) cat and dog
meterle a alguien el perro — (RPl fam) to con somebody (colloq)
no tener ni perro que le ladre — (fam) to be all alone in the world
perro no come perro — (Col fam) there is honor* among thieves
ser como el perro del hortelano (que ni come ni deja comer al amo) — to be a dog in the manger
ser perro viejo — to be a wily o shrewd old bird (colloq)
perro que ladra no muerde or (Esp) perro ladrador, poco mordedor — his/her bark's worse than his/her bite
2) ( persona) tyrant* * *= dog.Ex. The phenomena studied by disciplines may be either concrete entities, such as adolescent, motor car, dog or diamond or abstract ideas such as love, beauty or hate.----* caseta para el perro = kennel, doghouse.* collar de perro = dog collar.* comida para perros = dog food.* como el perro del hortelano que ni come ni deja comer = a dog in the manger.* con un humor de perros = like a bear with a sore head, in a foul mood.* criadero de perros = breeding kennel.* criador de perros = dog breeder.* día de perros = bad hair day.* el perro es el mejor amigo del hombre = a dog is man's best friend.* humor de perros = vicious temper.* llevar una vida de perros = lead + a dog's life.* más hambre que el perro de un ciego = as hungry as a wolf, as hungry as a bear, as hungry as a hunter.* no buscarle las pulgas al perro = let + sleeping dogs lie.* pelea de perros = dogfight [dog fight].* perro callejero = garbage dog, mutt, mongrel, street dog, stray dog.* perro de caza = hound, bloodhound, gun dog, gun dog.* perro de guerra = dog of war, war dog.* perro de rastreo = rescue dog, sniffer dog, search dog.* perro de rescate = rescue dog, search dog.* perro de trineo = sled dog.* perro faldero = pug, lap dog.* perro guardián = guard dog.* perro guía = guide dog.* perro labrador = Labrador retriever.* perro ladrador, poco mordedor = Posesivo + bark is worse than + Posesivo + bite, barking dogs seldom bite.* perro lazarillo = guide dog.* perro mapache = raccoon dog.* perro mestizo = mongrel.* perro ovejero = sheepdog.* perro pastor = sheepdog.* perro peligroso = vicious dog.* perro perdiguero = golden retriever.* perro policía = police dog.* perro rabioso = rabid dog.* perro raposero = foxhound.* perro rastreador = tracker dog, bloodhound, sleuthhound, sniffer dog.* perro salchicha = dachshund, sausage dog, wiener dog.* perro zorrero = foxhound.* salchicha para perros = dog sausage.* salmón perro = chum, chum salmon, dog salmon.* temperamento de perros = vicious temper.* vida de perros = a dog's life.* * *I- rra adjetivoa) (fam) <vida/suerte> rotten (colloq), lousy (colloq)b) < persona> nastyII- rra masculino, femenino1) (Zool) doga otro perro con ese hueso — (fam) go tell it to the marines! (AmE colloq), pull the other one! (BrE colloq)
atar perros con longaniza — (fam) to have money to burn (colloq)
como perro en cancha de bochas — (RPl fam & hum)
me tuvieron todo el día como perro en cancha de bochas — they had me rushing around from pillar to post all day long (colloq)
como un perro — (fam)
de perros — (fam) foul
hace un tiempo de perros — the weather's foul o horrible
echarle los perros a alguien — (fam) ( para ahuyentar) to set the dogs on somebody; ( recibir muy mal) to give somebody a hostile reception (colloq)
es el mismo perro con diferente collar — nothing has really changed, it's the same people (o regime etc) under a different name
estar meado de perros — (CS fam) to be plagued o dogged by bad luck
hacer perro muerto — (Chi fam) to do a runner (colloq)
llevarse como (el) perro y (el) gato — to fight like cats and dogs (AmE) o (BrE) cat and dog
meterle a alguien el perro — (RPl fam) to con somebody (colloq)
no tener ni perro que le ladre — (fam) to be all alone in the world
perro no come perro — (Col fam) there is honor* among thieves
ser como el perro del hortelano (que ni come ni deja comer al amo) — to be a dog in the manger
ser perro viejo — to be a wily o shrewd old bird (colloq)
perro que ladra no muerde or (Esp) perro ladrador, poco mordedor — his/her bark's worse than his/her bite
2) ( persona) tyrant* * *= dog.Ex: The phenomena studied by disciplines may be either concrete entities, such as adolescent, motor car, dog or diamond or abstract ideas such as love, beauty or hate.
* caseta para el perro = kennel, doghouse.* collar de perro = dog collar.* comida para perros = dog food.* como el perro del hortelano que ni come ni deja comer = a dog in the manger.* con un humor de perros = like a bear with a sore head, in a foul mood.* criadero de perros = breeding kennel.* criador de perros = dog breeder.* día de perros = bad hair day.* el perro es el mejor amigo del hombre = a dog is man's best friend.* humor de perros = vicious temper.* llevar una vida de perros = lead + a dog's life.* más hambre que el perro de un ciego = as hungry as a wolf, as hungry as a bear, as hungry as a hunter.* no buscarle las pulgas al perro = let + sleeping dogs lie.* pelea de perros = dogfight [dog fight].* perro callejero = garbage dog, mutt, mongrel, street dog, stray dog.* perro de caza = hound, bloodhound, gun dog, gun dog.* perro de guerra = dog of war, war dog.* perro de rastreo = rescue dog, sniffer dog, search dog.* perro de rescate = rescue dog, search dog.* perro de trineo = sled dog.* perro faldero = pug, lap dog.* perro guardián = guard dog.* perro guía = guide dog.* perro labrador = Labrador retriever.* perro ladrador, poco mordedor = Posesivo + bark is worse than + Posesivo + bite, barking dogs seldom bite.* perro lazarillo = guide dog.* perro mapache = raccoon dog.* perro mestizo = mongrel.* perro ovejero = sheepdog.* perro pastor = sheepdog.* perro peligroso = vicious dog.* perro perdiguero = golden retriever.* perro policía = police dog.* perro rabioso = rabid dog.* perro raposero = foxhound.* perro rastreador = tracker dog, bloodhound, sleuthhound, sniffer dog.* perro salchicha = dachshund, sausage dog, wiener dog.* perro zorrero = foxhound.* salchicha para perros = dog sausage.* salmón perro = chum, chum salmon, dog salmon.* temperamento de perros = vicious temper.* vida de perros = a dog's life.* * *¡qué perra suerte! what rotten o lousy luck!Bmasculine, feminineA ( Zool) dog[ S ] ¡cuidado con el perro! beware of the dogcomo perro en cancha de bochas ( RPl fam hum): andar más perdido que perro en cancha de bochas to be like a fish out of waterme tuvieron todo el día como perro en cancha de bochas they had me rushing around from pillar to post all day long ( colloq)me dejó tirado como un perro she abandoned me, as if I were a stray dogmurió como un perro, en la miseria he died in abject poverty, like a doghace un tiempo de perros the weather's foul o horrible o terribleestá de un humor de perros he's in a foul moodecharle los perros a algn ( fam) (para ahuyentar) to set the dogs on sb; (recibir muy mal) to give sb a hostile reception ( colloq)es el mismo perro con diferente collar nothing has really changed, it's the same people ( o regime etc) under a different namellevarse como (el) perro y (el) gato to fight like cat and dogme/nos/les fue como a los perros en misa I/we/they had a terrible time of it ( colloq)no tener ni perro que le ladre ( fam); to be all alone in the worldser como el perro del hortelano (que ni come ni deja comer al amo) to be a dog in the mangerser perro viejo to be a wily o shrewd old bird ( colloq)tratar a algn como a un perro to treat sb like dirta perro flaco todo son pulgas it never rains but it poursmuerto el perro, se acabó la rabia the best way to solve a problem is to attack the root cause of itpor un perro que maté, mataperros me llamaron give a dog a bad nameperro que ladra no muerde or ( Esp) perro ladrador, poco mordedor his/her bark's worse than his/her biteCompuestos:Afghan (hound)mastiff● perro or perrito caliente( Coc) hot dogstray dog, straypoodlewater doggundogpet dog● perro or perrito de faldas● perro or perrillo de las praderasprairie dogpoodlepointerbulldoghusky● perro or perrito falderoguard dogguide dogguide doghoundGerman shepherd, Alsatian ( BrE)spitzmastiffsheepdogbasset houndsheepdog● perro pequinés or pekinésPekinesegundogseguir a algn como perro perdiguero to pursue sb relentlesslyspaniel(para seguir una huella) tracker dog; (para buscar drogas) sniffer dogdachshund, sausage dog ( colloq)B (persona) tyrantCompuesto:D2 (ficha) counter* * *
perro
perro callejero stray (dog);
perro de compañía pet dog;
perro guardián guard dog;
perro guía or lazarillo guide dog;
perro pastor sheepdog;
perrito caliente (Coc) hot dog;
perrito faldero lapdog;
perro policía German shepherd, Alsatian (BrE);
perro rastreador ( para seguir una huella) tracker dog;
( para buscar drogas) sniffer dog;
de perros (fam) foul;
hace un tiempo de perros the weather's foul o horrible;
está de un humor de perros he's in a foul mood;
llevarse como (el) perro y (el) gato to fight like cats and dogs (AmE) o (BrE) cat and dog
■ adjetivo (fam)
perro,-a
I sustantivo masculino y femenino dog
perro callejero, stray dog
perro de compañía, pet dog
perro guía, guide dog
perro faldero, (animal) lapdog
(persona) flatterer
II adjetivo
1 (una persona) swine
2 (una vida, etc) wretched
♦ Locuciones: atar los perros con longaniza, to have money to burn
llevarse como el perro y el gato, to fight like cat and dog
tiempo de perros, awful weather
' perro' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
A
- abandonada
- abandonado
- acariciar
- alerta
- ama
- amo
- caca
- cachorra
- cachorro
- callejera
- callejero
- caseta
- colear
- comer
- correa
- crespa
- crespo
- cruzarse
- cuidada
- cuidado
- dálmata
- danés
- danesa
- despegarse
- diente
- encerrar
- extranjis
- fiel
- guardián
- guardiana
- guía
- interdependencia
- lazarillo
- mano
- mimosa
- mimoso
- moribunda
- moribundo
- pastor
- pastora
- pecado
- pequinés
- pequinesa
- perdida
- perdido
- perra
- rastreador
- rastreadora
- raza
English:
A
- abandoned
- alarm
- Alsatian
- asleep
- back off
- bark
- bay
- beg
- beware
- big
- boxer
- chase away
- chew up
- collar
- dachshund
- Dalmatian
- destroy
- dislodge
- dog
- dog collar
- doghouse
- drench
- exercise
- exhaustion
- ferocious
- for
- gone
- growl
- guard dog
- guide dog
- hound
- howl
- husky
- lead
- let in
- loose
- manger
- mangy
- mess
- mistreat
- mongrel
- muzzle
- neuter
- nowhere
- of
- own
- pat
- pet
- pointer
* * *perro, -a♦ adjFam1. [asqueroso, desgraciado] lousy;¡qué vida más perra! life's a bitch!;llevan una vida muy perra they have a lousy life;RP Famen la perra vida: en la perra vida le dije eso I never said that to him2. [perezoso] bone idle;¡mira que eres perro! you lazy so-and-so!♦ nm1. [animal] dog;comida para perros dog food;la caseta del perro the dog kennel;¡cuidado con el perro! [en letrero] beware of the dog;sacar a pasear al perro to walk the dog, to take the dog for a walk;allí no atan los perros con longaniza the streets there aren't paved with gold;Famde perros [tiempo, humor] lousy;hace un día de perros the weather's foul today, it's lousy weather today;RP Famestar como perro en cancha de bochas to be completely lost;Famecharle los perros a alguien [reprender] to have a go at sb;ser como el perro del hortelano (que ni come ni deja comer al amo) to be a dog in the manger;RP Famestá meado por los perros he's jinxed;el mismo perro con distinto collar: el nuevo régimen no es más que el mismo perro con distinto collar the new regime may have a different name but nothing has really changed;Fam¡a otro perro con ese hueso! Br pull the other one!, US tell it to the marines!;tratar a alguien como a un perro to treat sb like a dog;ser perro viejo to be an old hand;muerto el perro, se acabó la rabia it's best to deal with problems at their source;a perro flaco todo son pulgas the worse off you are, the more bad things seem to happen to you;perro ladrador, poco mordedor, RP [m5] perro que ladra no muerde his/her bark is worse than his/her biteperro callejero stray (dog);perro de caza hunting dog;perro cobrador retriever;perro de compañía pet dog;perro esquimal husky;perro faldero [perrito] lapdog;Fig [persona] lackey;perro guardián guard dog, watchdog;perro de lanas poodle;perro lobo Alsatian, German shepherd;RP perro ovejero sheepdog;perro pastor sheepdog;perro policía police dog;perro de las praderas [roedor] prairie dog;perro rastreador tracker dog;perro de raza pedigree dog;perro salchicha sausage dog;perro de Terranova Newfoundland;perro vagabundo stray dog* * *m dog;hace un tiempo de perros fam the weather is lousy fam ;llevarse como el perro y el gato fig fight like cat and dog;pull the other one (it’s got bells on)! fam ;perro ladrador poco mordedor his bark is worse than his bite* * *1) : dog, bitch f2)perro caliente : hot dog3)perro salchicha : dachsund4)perro faldero : lapdog5)perro cobrador : retriever* * *perro n dog -
12 Atenas
m.Athens.* * *1 Athens* * *SF Athens* * *femenino Athens* * *= Athens.Ex. In the sixth century B.C. the tyrant Pisistratus 'collected a large library of books and later gave it to the city of Athens, where it was opened to the public'.* * *femenino Athens* * *= Athens.Ex: In the sixth century B.C. the tyrant Pisistratus 'collected a large library of books and later gave it to the city of Athens, where it was opened to the public'.
* * *Athens* * *
Atenas sustantivo femenino
Athens
Atenas sustantivo femenino Athens
' Atenas' also found in these entries:
English:
Athens
* * *Atenas nAthens -
13 andrajoso
adj.tattered, in rags and tatters, down-at-heel, in rags.* * *► adjetivo1 ragged, in tatters* * *(f. - andrajosa)adj.* * *ADJ ragged, in tatters* * *- sa adjetivo ragged* * *= ragged, tattered, shabby [shabbier -comp., shabbiest -sup.], shabby [shabbier -comp., shabbiest -sup.], scruff, in tatters.Ex. Mr Imray had libraries in his metropolitan ragged schools where mendicant readers took pleasure in reading.Ex. He inherited a deplorable 'library' with a randomly-chosen collection of tattered, torn, defaced books.Ex. Behind the shabby desk was a rather shabby man, with a tired and indecisive face.Ex. Behind the shabby desk was a rather shabby man, with a tired and indecisive face.Ex. Part of the reason he is such a scruff is he took on sponsorship to raise money for charity by agreeing to not have his beard or hair cut for the better part of a year.Ex. Saddam Hussein, the tyrant of Iraq, was pitiful when he was discovered in his hiding spot dirty, hungry and in tatters.* * *- sa adjetivo ragged* * *= ragged, tattered, shabby [shabbier -comp., shabbiest -sup.], shabby [shabbier -comp., shabbiest -sup.], scruff, in tatters.Ex: Mr Imray had libraries in his metropolitan ragged schools where mendicant readers took pleasure in reading.
Ex: He inherited a deplorable 'library' with a randomly-chosen collection of tattered, torn, defaced books.Ex: Behind the shabby desk was a rather shabby man, with a tired and indecisive face.Ex: Behind the shabby desk was a rather shabby man, with a tired and indecisive face.Ex: Part of the reason he is such a scruff is he took on sponsorship to raise money for charity by agreeing to not have his beard or hair cut for the better part of a year.Ex: Saddam Hussein, the tyrant of Iraq, was pitiful when he was discovered in his hiding spot dirty, hungry and in tatters.* * *andrajoso -sa‹mendigo› ragged; ‹ropa› ragged, in tatters* * *
andrajoso◊ -sa adjetivo
ragged
andrajoso,-a adjetivo ragged, tattered
' andrajoso' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
andrajosa
- zarrapastrosa
- zarrapastroso
English:
ragged
- rag
* * *andrajoso, -a♦ adj[ropa, persona] ragged♦ nm,fperson dressed in rags* * *adj ragged* * *andrajoso, -sa adj: ragged, tattered -
14 escondite
m.1 hiding place (place).2 hide-and-seek (game).3 hiding-place, hideaway, hideout, hide-out.* * *1 (lugar) hiding place2 (juego) hide-and-seek\jugar al escondite to play hide-and-seek* * *noun m.* * *SM1) (=escondrijo) hiding place; (Caza, Orn) hide, blind (EEUU)2) (=juego) hide-and-seekjugar al escondite con algn — (lit, fig) to play hide-and-seek with sb
* * *a) ( para personas) hideout; ( para cosas) hiding placeb) (Jueg)* * *= hiding hole, hideout, hiding, hideaway, hidden storage place, secret storage location, secret storage place, secret holding location, secret cell, hiding spot.Ex. He was to remain in his refuge for one hundred and twenty-one days, an urban Robinson Crusoe, venturing forth from his hiding hole to retrieve salvageable materials from the jettisoned impedimenta of restless travelers.Ex. Seditious books continued to appear, nevertheless, both from secret presses in England moving furtively from hideout to hideout.Ex. He is hounded by hired assassins and eventually flushed out of hiding for a final confrontation with his nemesis.Ex. This the perfect hideaway for newlyweds.Ex. The excavations uncovered a hidden storage place that contained 26 well-preserved statues of kings, queens, and deities.Ex. The investigation also uncovered the existence of a secret storage location used since 1990.Ex. Her chest has a secret storage place that can hold a heart shaped lip gloss or eye shadow that comes with the doll.Ex. The captured crews were transported to secret holding locations where they were eventually interrogated until they told everything they knew.Ex. He was held as a secret prisoner and hidden in a secret cell.Ex. Saddam Hussein, the tyrant of Iraq, was pitiful when he was discovered in his hiding spot dirty, hungry and in tatters.----* escondite, el = hide and seek.* salir de + Posesivo + escondite = raise + Posesivo + head above the parapet.* * *a) ( para personas) hideout; ( para cosas) hiding placeb) (Jueg)* * *el esconditeEx: The best sequence in the movie takes place at a deserted train station where the children play hide and seek amongst the abandoned train cars.
= hiding hole, hideout, hiding, hideaway, hidden storage place, secret storage location, secret storage place, secret holding location, secret cell, hiding spot.Ex: He was to remain in his refuge for one hundred and twenty-one days, an urban Robinson Crusoe, venturing forth from his hiding hole to retrieve salvageable materials from the jettisoned impedimenta of restless travelers.
Ex: Seditious books continued to appear, nevertheless, both from secret presses in England moving furtively from hideout to hideout.Ex: He is hounded by hired assassins and eventually flushed out of hiding for a final confrontation with his nemesis.Ex: This the perfect hideaway for newlyweds.Ex: The excavations uncovered a hidden storage place that contained 26 well-preserved statues of kings, queens, and deities.Ex: The investigation also uncovered the existence of a secret storage location used since 1990.Ex: Her chest has a secret storage place that can hold a heart shaped lip gloss or eye shadow that comes with the doll.Ex: The captured crews were transported to secret holding locations where they were eventually interrogated until they told everything they knew.Ex: He was held as a secret prisoner and hidden in a secret cell.Ex: Saddam Hussein, the tyrant of Iraq, was pitiful when he was discovered in his hiding spot dirty, hungry and in tatters.* escondite, el = hide and seek.* salir de + Posesivo + escondite = raise + Posesivo + head above the parapet.* * *1 (lugar — para personas) hideout; (— para cosas) hiding place2 ( Jueg):jugar al escondite to play hide-and-seek* * *
escondite sustantivo masculino
( para cosas) hiding placeb) (Jueg):
escondite sustantivo masculino
1 (escondrijo) hiding place
2 (juego) hide-and-seek
' escondite' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
madriguera
English:
hide-and-seek
- hide
- hiding
* * *escondite nm1. [lugar] hiding place2.el escondite [juego] hide-and-seek;jugar al escondite to play hide-and-seek* * *m1 lugar hiding place2 juego hide-and-seek* * *escondite nm1) encondrijo: hiding place2) escondidas: hide-and-seek* * *1. (lugar) hiding place2. (juego) hide and seek -
15 harapiento
adj.ragged, in tatters, raggedy, tattered.* * *► adjetivo1 ragged, tattered, in rags* * *(f. - harapienta)adj.* * *ADJ tattered, in rags* * *- ta adjetivo raggedun hombre harapiento y sucio — a dirty-looking man, dressed in rags
* * *= ragged, shabby [shabbier -comp., shabbiest -sup.], in tatters.Ex. Mr Imray had libraries in his metropolitan ragged schools where mendicant readers took pleasure in reading.Ex. Behind the shabby desk was a rather shabby man, with a tired and indecisive face.Ex. Saddam Hussein, the tyrant of Iraq, was pitiful when he was discovered in his hiding spot dirty, hungry and in tatters.* * *- ta adjetivo raggedun hombre harapiento y sucio — a dirty-looking man, dressed in rags
* * *= ragged, shabby [shabbier -comp., shabbiest -sup.], in tatters.Ex: Mr Imray had libraries in his metropolitan ragged schools where mendicant readers took pleasure in reading.
Ex: Behind the shabby desk was a rather shabby man, with a tired and indecisive face.Ex: Saddam Hussein, the tyrant of Iraq, was pitiful when he was discovered in his hiding spot dirty, hungry and in tatters.* * *harapiento -taraggedun hombre harapiento y sucio a dirty-looking man, dressed in rags* * *
harapiento◊ -ta adjetivo
ragged
harapiento,-a adjetivo ragged, tattered
' harapiento' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
harapienta
English:
rag
- ragged
* * *harapiento, -a adjragged, tattered* * *adj ragged* * *harapiento, -ta adj: ragged, tattered -
16 zarrapastroso
adj.ragged, in tatters, shabby.m.scruffy person, scruff.* * *► adjetivo1 familiar scruffy► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 scruff* * *I- sa adjetivo (fam) shabbyII- sa masculino, femenino (fam) scruffy person (colloq)* * *= tattered, shabby [shabbier -comp., shabbiest -sup.], scruff, in tatters.Ex. He inherited a deplorable 'library' with a randomly-chosen collection of tattered, torn, defaced books.Ex. Behind the shabby desk was a rather shabby man, with a tired and indecisive face.Ex. Part of the reason he is such a scruff is he took on sponsorship to raise money for charity by agreeing to not have his beard or hair cut for the better part of a year.Ex. Saddam Hussein, the tyrant of Iraq, was pitiful when he was discovered in his hiding spot dirty, hungry and in tatters.* * *I- sa adjetivo (fam) shabbyII- sa masculino, femenino (fam) scruffy person (colloq)* * *= tattered, shabby [shabbier -comp., shabbiest -sup.], scruff, in tatters.Ex: He inherited a deplorable 'library' with a randomly-chosen collection of tattered, torn, defaced books.
Ex: Behind the shabby desk was a rather shabby man, with a tired and indecisive face.Ex: Part of the reason he is such a scruff is he took on sponsorship to raise money for charity by agreeing to not have his beard or hair cut for the better part of a year.Ex: Saddam Hussein, the tyrant of Iraq, was pitiful when he was discovered in his hiding spot dirty, hungry and in tatters.* * *( fam); shabbymasculine, feminine( fam)* * *
zarrapastroso,-a
I adj pey (andrajoso) tattered, shabby, dirty
II sustantivo masculino y femenino
1 (golfo) ragamuffin
2 (sucio, andrajoso) scruff
3 f (ramera, fulana) slut
' zarrapastroso' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
zarrapastrosa
English:
scruff
- scruffy
* * *♦ adjscruffy, shabby♦ nm,fscruff* * *adj shabby -
17 eneas
SM Aeneas* * *adjetivo invariable (Ven fam) ( de mal carácter)ser eneas con burrundanga — (hum) to be a little terror (colloq), to be nothing but trouble (colloq)
* * *adjetivo invariable (Ven fam) ( de mal carácter)ser eneas con burrundanga — (hum) to be a little terror (colloq), to be nothing but trouble (colloq)
* * *Aeneas* * *Eneas nMitol Aeneas -
18 tiranicida
adj.tyrannicide, one who kills a tyrant.f. & m.tyrannicide, person who kills a tyrant.* * *SMF tyrannicide ( person)* * *tyrannicide* * *
tiranicida mf tyrannicide (person)
* * *♦ adjtyrannicidal♦ nmftyrannicide -
19 Tirana
1 Tirana* * ** * *
tirano,-a
I adjetivo tyrannical
II sustantivo masculino y femenino tyrant
* * *Tirana nTirana* * *I adj tyrannicalII m, tirana f tyrant -
20 caudillo
m.leader, head.el caudillo (history) = title used to refer to Franco* * *1 leader, head* * *SM1) (Mil) leader, chiefel Caudillo — Esp the Caudillo, Franco
2) (Pol) boss ** * *el Caudillo — (Hist) General Franco
* * *= warlord, leader.Ex. Major industries had either been appropriated by the controlling warlords or driven out of business by raids and looting.Ex. The proud mother, as a result, had been a leader in the fight to establish a program for the 'gifted and talented' in the public school system.* * *el Caudillo — (Hist) General Franco
* * *= warlord, leader.Ex: Major industries had either been appropriated by the controlling warlords or driven out of business by raids and looting.
Ex: The proud mother, as a result, had been a leader in the fight to establish a program for the 'gifted and talented' in the public school system.* * *(líder) leader* * *
caudillo sustantivo masculino ( líder) leader;
caudillo sustantivo masculino leader, head
* * *caudillo nm1. [en la guerra] leader, head3. [en América Latina] [de partido político] party boss;[dictador] strongman* * *m leader* * *caudillo nm: leader, commander
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