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1 animales dańinos
• vermin -
2 alimaña
f.vermin, pest.* * *1 pest1 vermin* * *SF1) (Zool) pest2) (=persona) bloodsucker ** * *femenino pest* * *femenino pest* * *pestalimañas vermin* * *
alimaña sustantivo femenino
pest;
alimaña sustantivo femenino
1 Zool vermin
2 fig pey scoudrel
* * *alimaña nfpest [animal]* * *f pest* * *alimaña nf: pest, vermin -
3 bicho
m.1 beast, animal (animal).2 little terror (pillo).3 vermin, bug, insect, creepy-crawly.4 scoundrel, vicious tongue.* * *\bicho raro oddball, weirdo* * *noun m.bug, small animal* * *SM1) (Zool) [gen] small animal; (=insecto) bug, creepy-crawly *; (Taur) bull; Cuba, Cono Sur (=gusano) maggot, grub; And (=serpiente) snake; LAm (=animal extraño) odd-looking creature3) * (=persona) oddball *mal bicho — rogue, villain
es un mal bicho — he's a nasty piece of work, he's a rotter *
todo bicho viviente — every living soul, every man-jack of them
bicho raro — weirdo *
4) * pey (=niño) brat *sí, bichito — yes, my love
5) CAm (=niño) child, little boy6) And (=peste aviar) fowl pest7) (Mil) squaddie *, recruit8) Caribe (=chisme) what's-it *, thingummy ** * *1) (fam)a) ( insecto) insect, bug (colloq), creepy-crawly (colloq)b) ( animal) animal, creature, critter (AmE colloq)me picó or (Esp) ha picado un bicho — I've been bitten by something
2) (fam) ( persona maligna) nasty piece of work (colloq), mean son of a bitch (AmE sl)* * *= critter, bug.Ex. The article is entitled 'Dogs, ponies and conservation critters in Arizona'.Ex. In this videotape, students learn about the similar characteristics that all bugs share and compare them to their close cousins, the arachnids.----* bicho malo = nasty piece of work.* bicho raro = flake, freak, oddball [odd ball], kooky, rare bird, odd bird, odd fish, freak of nature, rare breed, weirdo, nerd, geek, nerdy [nerdier -comp., nerdiest -sup.], geeky [geekier -comp., geekiest -sup.].* infestado de bichos = bug-ridden.* todo bicho viviente = every living soul, everyone and their mother, every Tom, Dick and Harry.* * *1) (fam)a) ( insecto) insect, bug (colloq), creepy-crawly (colloq)b) ( animal) animal, creature, critter (AmE colloq)me picó or (Esp) ha picado un bicho — I've been bitten by something
2) (fam) ( persona maligna) nasty piece of work (colloq), mean son of a bitch (AmE sl)* * *= critter, bug.Ex: The article is entitled 'Dogs, ponies and conservation critters in Arizona'.
Ex: In this videotape, students learn about the similar characteristics that all bugs share and compare them to their close cousins, the arachnids.* bicho malo = nasty piece of work.* bicho raro = flake, freak, oddball [odd ball], kooky, rare bird, odd bird, odd fish, freak of nature, rare breed, weirdo, nerd, geek, nerdy [nerdier -comp., nerdiest -sup.], geeky [geekier -comp., geekiest -sup.].* infestado de bichos = bug-ridden.* todo bicho viviente = every living soul, everyone and their mother, every Tom, Dick and Harry.* * *Ame ha picado algún bicho I've been bittenCompuestos:( RPl) tickB ( fam) (persona — maligna) nasty piece of work ( colloq), nasty character ( colloq), mean son of a bitch ( AmE sl)(— fea): el pobre chico es un bicho the poor guy is so ugly …es un bicho raro he's an oddball o a queer fish ( colloq)me miró como si fuera un bicho raro he looked at me as if I was from another planet ( colloq)no había bicho viviente en la calle there wasn't a living soul on the streettodo bicho viviente everyonebicho malo nunca muere ( Esp); the devil looks after his ownno comas eso que te hará mal — no te preocupes, bicho malo nunca muere don't eat that, it'll make you ill — don't worry, I'm as tough as old leather o ( BrE) boots* * *
Del verbo bichar: ( conjugate bichar)
bicho es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
bichó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
bicho sustantivo masculino
1 (fam)
me picó or (Esp) ha picado un bicho I've been bitten by something
2 (fam) ( persona) nasty piece of work (colloq);◊ bicho raro weirdo (colloq);
todo bicho viviente everyone
bicho sustantivo masculino
1 (insecto) bug, insect
(animal) animal
(cebo) bait
2 (niño) little devil 3 (mal) bicho (persona perversa) nasty piece of work
fig fam bicho raro, weirdo: Pedro es un bicho raro, Pedro is a weirdo
fam hum bicho viviente, living soul: todo bicho viviente tiene un móvil, every mother's son has a mobile phone
' bicho' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
rara
- raro
English:
bug
- odd
- oddbod
- oddity
- oddball
* * *bicho nm1. [insecto] bug, creepy-crawly;lo picó un bicho he was bitten by an insect;Fam¿qué bicho le ha picado? Br what's up with him?, US what's eating him?RP bicho bolita [cochinilla] woodlouse; RP bicho de luz [gusano de luz] glow-worm [pillo] little terror;bicho raro weirdobicho viviente:siempre está intentado ligar con todo bicho viviente he'll try to Br get off with o US hit on anything that moves;no hay bicho viviente que se coma esto there isn't a creature alive that would eat thatde puro bicho out of pure spite* * *mcreepy-crawly;¿qué bicho te ha picado? what’s eating you?;no hay bicho viviente fam there isn’t a living soul2 ( animal) creature;(mal) bicho fig fam nasty piece of work;bicho raro weirdo fam* * *bicho nm: small animal, bug, insect* * *bicho n2. (animal) animal -
4 dañino
adj.harmful, bad, damaging, evil.* * *► adjetivo\animales dañinos pests, vermin sing* * *(f. - dañina)adj.* * *dañino, -a1. ADJ1) [para la salud] harmfulanimales dañinos — vermin sing, pests
2) [para el desarrollo de algo] damaging ( para to)2.SM / F Cono Sur thief* * *- na adjetivo [ser] <planta/sustancia> harmfuldañino para la salud — harmful to o bad for one's health
* * *= crippling, injurious, disruptive.Ex. Can we avoid racism, sexism and the crippling effects of other forms of prejudicial stereotyping without recourse to censorship?.Ex. Freezing is effective in eliminating injurious book insects.Ex. The crisis in South African education -- particularly black education -- has resulted from the disruptive effects of apartheid.----* animal dañino = pest.* * *- na adjetivo [ser] <planta/sustancia> harmfuldañino para la salud — harmful to o bad for one's health
* * *= crippling, injurious, disruptive.Ex: Can we avoid racism, sexism and the crippling effects of other forms of prejudicial stereotyping without recourse to censorship?.
Ex: Freezing is effective in eliminating injurious book insects.Ex: The crisis in South African education -- particularly black education -- has resulted from the disruptive effects of apartheid.* animal dañino = pest.* * *dañino -na1 [ SER] ‹persona› malicious2 [ SER] ‹planta/sustancia› harmfulun animal dañino an animal which causes damage to crops ( o livestock etc), a pestdañino PARA algo harmful TO sthdañino para la salud harmful to o bad for one's health* * *
dañino◊ -na adjetivo [ser] ‹planta/sustancia› harmful;
dañino para algo harmful to sth
dañino,-a adjetivo harmful, damaging [para, to]
' dañino' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
dañina
- mala
- malo
- veneno
English:
bad
- dangerous
- harmful
* * *dañino, -a adj1. [sustancia, hábito, plaga] harmful;dañino para la salud harmful to health2. [persona] evil;* * *adj harmful; figmalicious* * *dañino, -na adj: harmful* * *dañino adj harmful -
5 sabandija
f.1 creepy-crawly, bug (animal).2 worm (Pejorative) (person).3 vermin, bug, louse.* * *1 ZOOLOGÍA bug* * *SF1) (=animal) bug, creepy-crawly *2) * (=persona) louse *3) Arg * (=diablillo) rascal* * ** * ** * *AB* * *
sabandija sustantivo femenino
1 ( insecto) creepy-crawly (colloq), bug;
( reptil) creepy-crawly (colloq)
2
sabandija sustantivo femenino
1 creepy-crawly
2 fam pey (persona despreciable) louse
* * *♦ nf1. [animal] creepy-crawly, bug♦ nmfRP Fam [niño] little monkey, little tyke* * *f1 bug fam, Brcreepy-crawly fam2 figpersona louse fam* * *sabandija nfbicho: bug, small reptile, pesky creature -
6 alimañas
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7 animal dañino
m.noxious animal, pest, vermin.* * *(n.) = pestEx. For example, a rabbit is always a mammal of a particular species and sometimes a pest, a pet, or the basis of a stew.* * *(n.) = pestEx: For example, a rabbit is always a mammal of a particular species and sometimes a pest, a pet, or the basis of a stew.
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8 chusma
f.rabble, mob.* * *1 riffraff, rabble, mob* * *noun f.* * *SF rabble, riffraff* * ** * *= riffraff, mob, rabble.Ex. And of course, journalism is a messy business often, that attracts riffraff like me.Ex. Whilst in Panizzi's employ, Edward refused to act as a special constable to protect the British Museum against the Chartist mobs.Ex. On his return, his house was assaulted by a large concourse of rabble, who broke all the windows and attacked, pelted, beat and otherwise ill-treated him.* * ** * *= riffraff, mob, rabble.Ex: And of course, journalism is a messy business often, that attracts riffraff like me.
Ex: Whilst in Panizzi's employ, Edward refused to act as a special constable to protect the British Museum against the Chartist mobs.Ex: On his return, his house was assaulted by a large concourse of rabble, who broke all the windows and attacked, pelted, beat and otherwise ill-treated him.* * *B* * *
chusma sustantivo femenino
rabble (pl), plebs (pl) (colloq)
chusma sustantivo femenino pey rabble, mob
' chusma' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
morralla
- plebe
English:
pleb
- riffraff
- vermin
- white trash
- rabble
* * *♦ adjRP [chismoso] gossipy♦ nmfRP [chismoso] gossip♦ nfrabble, mob* * *f desprabble desp* * *chusma nfgentuza: riffraff, rabble -
9 miseria
f.1 poverty (pobreza).2 misfortune (desgracia).3 meanness.4 baseness, wretchedness (vileza).5 pittance (poco dinero).le pagan una miseria they pay him next to nothing6 extreme poverty, poverty, grinding poverty, abjectedness.7 meager quantity, very small amount, peanuts, pittance.8 hardship.* * *1 (pobreza) extreme poverty2 (desgracia) misery, wretchedness3 (tacañería) meanness* * *noun f.1) misery2) poverty* * *SF1) (=pobreza) poverty, destitution2) (=insignificancia)3) (=tacañería) meanness, stinginess4) † (=parásitos) fleas pl, lice pl* * *1) ( pobreza) poverty, destitution2) ( cantidad insignificante) miserable amount, paltry amount3) ( desgracia) misfortuneestar a la miseria — (RPl fam) to be in a bad way (colloq)
llorar miseria(s) — (CS fam) to complain about not having any money
* * *= destitution, penury, pittance, squalor, sordidness, poverty, chump change.Ex. In sociology, fire appears twice in the energy facet; Y:4351 denotes fire as a cause of destitution, while Y:831 denotes fire as an item of social equipment, used for cooking etc.Ex. The practice found in some libraries of using the index to the scheme as an index to the catalogue is a makeshift expedient, by penury out of ignorance, and must be condemned.Ex. The article 'Devastating an industry for a pittance of revenue' states the irrefutable case against taxing books and learned journals.Ex. The article 'Private affluence and public squalor?' discusses the implications for libraries and information if public services are forced to open up their markets to free trade and thereby to private companies.Ex. The author makes the most of the sordidness of the first sexual encounters of the protagonist, Stella, and the tawdriness of the theater company where she finds her first job.Ex. The economically told chronicle of Slake's adventures is an eloquent study of poverty, of fear, and finally of hope as circumstances converge to force Slake from his temporary limbo.Ex. The trick is they don't plan on paying their artists more than chump change in royalties.----* en la miseria = down-and-out, in chapter 11, penniless.* hundirse en la miseria = sink into + depression, sink into + poverty.* miseria absoluta = grinding misery.* miseria más absoluta = abject poverty.* pasar miseria = the wolves + be + at the door.* salir de la miseria = haul + Reflexivo + out of + Posesivo + bog.* vivir en la miseria = live in + squalor, walk + the streets of misery, live in + penury.* * *1) ( pobreza) poverty, destitution2) ( cantidad insignificante) miserable amount, paltry amount3) ( desgracia) misfortuneestar a la miseria — (RPl fam) to be in a bad way (colloq)
llorar miseria(s) — (CS fam) to complain about not having any money
* * *= destitution, penury, pittance, squalor, sordidness, poverty, chump change.Ex: In sociology, fire appears twice in the energy facet; Y:4351 denotes fire as a cause of destitution, while Y:831 denotes fire as an item of social equipment, used for cooking etc.
Ex: The practice found in some libraries of using the index to the scheme as an index to the catalogue is a makeshift expedient, by penury out of ignorance, and must be condemned.Ex: The article 'Devastating an industry for a pittance of revenue' states the irrefutable case against taxing books and learned journals.Ex: The article 'Private affluence and public squalor?' discusses the implications for libraries and information if public services are forced to open up their markets to free trade and thereby to private companies.Ex: The author makes the most of the sordidness of the first sexual encounters of the protagonist, Stella, and the tawdriness of the theater company where she finds her first job.Ex: The economically told chronicle of Slake's adventures is an eloquent study of poverty, of fear, and finally of hope as circumstances converge to force Slake from his temporary limbo.Ex: The trick is they don't plan on paying their artists more than chump change in royalties.* en la miseria = down-and-out, in chapter 11, penniless.* hundirse en la miseria = sink into + depression, sink into + poverty.* miseria absoluta = grinding misery.* miseria más absoluta = abject poverty.* pasar miseria = the wolves + be + at the door.* salir de la miseria = haul + Reflexivo + out of + Posesivo + bog.* vivir en la miseria = live in + squalor, walk + the streets of misery, live in + penury.* * *A (pobreza) poverty, destitutionvivir sumido en la más absoluta miseria to live in abject povertyB(cantidad insignificante): gana una miseria she earns a pittancemira la miseria que me diste look at the miserable o paltry o measly amount you gave me ( colloq)C (desgracia) misfortunelas miserias de la guerra the miseries of warestar/quedar a la miseria ( RPl fam): el auto quedó a la miseria the car was a write-off o was wrecked o ( AmE) was totaled ( colloq)está a la miseria he's in a very bad way o in a terrible state ( colloq)* * *
miseria sustantivo femenino
1 ( pobreza) poverty, destitution
2 ( cantidad insignificante) miserable amount, paltry amount;
3 ( desgracia) misfortune;
miseria sustantivo femenino
1 (pobreza) extreme poverty: sobrecogía la miseria de sus aposentos, I was moved by the extreme poverty of her living conditions
2 (cantidad despreciable) pittance, miserable amount: vendí la casa por una miseria, I sold the house for a pittance
3 (más en pl) (desgracias, penalidades) miseries: ¡cuánta miseria se reflejaba en sus rostros!, what misery was reflected in their faces!
' miseria' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
sordidez
- villa
English:
bread line
- chicken
- misery
- peanut
- penury
- pittance
- plunge
- poverty
- squalor
- starvation
- untold
- wake
- want
- wretchedness
- abject
- down
- shantytown
* * *miseria nf1. [pobreza] poverty;viven en la miseria they live in poverty3. [tacañería] meanness4. [vileza] baseness, wretchedness5. [poco dinero] pittance;le pagan una miseria he gets paid a pittance, they pay him next to nothing;CSur Famllorar miseria to plead poverty6. CompRP Fama la miseria: es alérgica y está a la miseria she's allergic and she's in a really bad way;después de tantos días sin agua, esa planta quedó a la miseria after so many days without water the plant was in a real state o half dead* * *f1 poverty2 fig ( sufrimiento) misery* * *miseria nf1) pobreza: poverty2) : misery, suffering3) : pittance, meager amount* * * -
10 plaga
f.1 plague.plaga de langostas plague of locusts2 swarm.3 plague (epidemia).una de las plagas modernas one of the plagues of modern society4 pest.5 vermin.pres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: plagar.imperat.2nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: plagar.* * *1 (epidemia) plague2 (de insectos) plague, pest3 figurado invasion* * *noun f.* * *SF1) (Agr) (Zool) pest; [de langostas] plague; (Bot) blight2) (=azote) scourge3) (=exceso) glut, abundance4) (=aflicción) affliction, grave illness* * *a) (de insectos, ratas) plaguetrajeron a sus hijos, que eran una plaga — they brought along their horde of children
b) (calamidad, azote) plaguela plaga del turismo — the menace o scourge of tourism
* * *= pest, plague, blight, infestation, pestilence, endemic disease, endemic illness.Ex. For example, a rabbit is always a mammal of a particular species and sometimes a pest, a pet, or the basis of a stew.Ex. Parish registers, wills and inventories will be analysed to discover as much information as possible on the migration of population, the effect of the plague, and the incidence of illegitimacy.Ex. In Ohio State we've been trying to develop for the last fifteen years a grape that will still survive the grape blight that wiped out the vineyards in southern Ohio in the 1920s.Ex. Accounts were given of various recent major and smaller disasters such as extreme weather conditions, power failures, explosions, civil disruption, mould, infestations and spontaneous combustion.Ex. Much of what lies before our eyes today like a tongue of fire -- animal pestilences and the poisoning of our foodstuffs -- was already announced many years ago.Ex. Tuberculosis, the paradigmatic endemic disease of the nineteenth century, was a social disease and a social problem.Ex. Some other sources highlight the implementation of measures to control the development of endemic illnesses, particular to the 19th century, namely, dysentery, diphtheria, smallpox, tuberculosis, leprosy, & yellow fever, among others.----* control de plagas = pest control.* plaga de hongos = fungal infestation.* * *a) (de insectos, ratas) plaguetrajeron a sus hijos, que eran una plaga — they brought along their horde of children
b) (calamidad, azote) plaguela plaga del turismo — the menace o scourge of tourism
* * *= pest, plague, blight, infestation, pestilence, endemic disease, endemic illness.Ex: For example, a rabbit is always a mammal of a particular species and sometimes a pest, a pet, or the basis of a stew.
Ex: Parish registers, wills and inventories will be analysed to discover as much information as possible on the migration of population, the effect of the plague, and the incidence of illegitimacy.Ex: In Ohio State we've been trying to develop for the last fifteen years a grape that will still survive the grape blight that wiped out the vineyards in southern Ohio in the 1920s.Ex: Accounts were given of various recent major and smaller disasters such as extreme weather conditions, power failures, explosions, civil disruption, mould, infestations and spontaneous combustion.Ex: Much of what lies before our eyes today like a tongue of fire -- animal pestilences and the poisoning of our foodstuffs -- was already announced many years ago.Ex: Tuberculosis, the paradigmatic endemic disease of the nineteenth century, was a social disease and a social problem.Ex: Some other sources highlight the implementation of measures to control the development of endemic illnesses, particular to the 19th century, namely, dysentery, diphtheria, smallpox, tuberculosis, leprosy, & yellow fever, among others.* control de plagas = pest control.* plaga de hongos = fungal infestation.* * *1 (de insectos, ratas) plagueuna plaga de langostas a plague of locustslas ardillas son consideradas una plaga squirrels are considered to be a pesttrajeron a sus hijos, que eran una plaga they brought along their horde of children2 (calamidad, azote) plaguelas siete plagas de Egipto the seven plagues of Egyptla plaga del turismo the menace o scourge of tourismla plaga de la urbanización descontrolada the scourge o disaster of uncontrolled urban development* * *
Del verbo plagar: ( conjugate plagar)
plaga es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo
plaga sustantivo femenino
plaga sustantivo femenino
1 (de insectos, malas hierbas, etc) plague, pest
2 (desgracia, azote) curse, menace
' plaga' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
brotar
- infestar
English:
combat
- horde
- pest
- plague
- blight
* * *plaga nf1. [de insectos] plagueplaga de langosta plague of locusts2. [desastre, calamidad] plague;el tabaco es una de las plagas modernas smoking is one of the plagues of modern society;la zona se vio afectada por una plaga de robos the area suffered a spate of robberies3. [de gente] swarm;una plaga de turistas a swarm of tourists* * *f1 AGR pest2 MED plague3 figscourge; ( abundancia) glut* * *plaga nf1) : plague, infestation, blight2) calamidad: disaster, scourge* * *plaga n plague -
11 alimañero
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12 gusanera
f.1 place or spot where maggots or vermin are bred.2 the passion which reigns most in the mind. (Metaphorical)3 breeding ground for worms, rubbish dump.* * *SF1) (=nido) nest of maggots; (=lugar) breeding ground for maggots2) Cuba** peyla gusanera Miami — home of refugee Cubans since 1959
3) (=montón) bunch, lot -
13 animales dañinos
pests, vermin sing -
14 alimańa
• pessimistic scenario• pest control• vermin -
15 bicho
• creepy-crawly• inscrutableness• insect eggs• vermin -
16 sabandija
• louse• vermin
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