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21 gradualmente
adv.gradually, by degrees.* * *► adverbio1 gradually* * *ADV gradually* * *= gradually, stepwise, little by little, bit by bit.Ex. The indexing changes gradually with time, as the natural language of the documents covered by the index evolves.Ex. Object knowledge progresses stepwise from the object as a whole to its parts, subparts, etc, and can be visualised as an object-specific tree structure.Ex. Little by little his heath improved and he was able to walk further and further each day.Ex. I love movies like that -- where slowly, gradually, bit by bit, all the characters realize that the villain was really disastrously mendacious and criminal.----* acercarse gradualmente (a) = edge (toward(s)).* alejar gradualmente de = wean away from.* apartar gradualmente de = wean away from.* avanzar gradualmente (hacia) = edge (toward(s)).* desaparecer gradualmente = fade into + the sunset.* introducir gradualmente = phase in.* reducir gradualmente = scale down.* separar gradualmente de = wean away from.* * *= gradually, stepwise, little by little, bit by bit.Ex: The indexing changes gradually with time, as the natural language of the documents covered by the index evolves.
Ex: Object knowledge progresses stepwise from the object as a whole to its parts, subparts, etc, and can be visualised as an object-specific tree structure.Ex: Little by little his heath improved and he was able to walk further and further each day.Ex: I love movies like that -- where slowly, gradually, bit by bit, all the characters realize that the villain was really disastrously mendacious and criminal.* acercarse gradualmente (a) = edge (toward(s)).* alejar gradualmente de = wean away from.* apartar gradualmente de = wean away from.* avanzar gradualmente (hacia) = edge (toward(s)).* desaparecer gradualmente = fade into + the sunset.* introducir gradualmente = phase in.* reducir gradualmente = scale down.* separar gradualmente de = wean away from.* * *gradually* * *
gradualmente adverbio gradually
' gradualmente' also found in these entries:
English:
degree
- gradually
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22 insultar
v.to insult.María insultó a Elsa y se fue Mary insulted Elsa and left.Esto insulta mi dignidad This insults my dignity.* * *1 to insult* * *verb* * *VT to insult* * *verbo transitivoa) ( proferir insultos) to insultb) ( ofender) to insult, offend* * *= slap, curse, insult, namecall, jeer, rave at, shout + abuse at, abuse, speak + angry words.Ex. I wonder if she did quit if she could slap us with a lawsuit.Ex. The father, Old Brightwell, curses his daughter, Jane, for preferring the love of the smooth-tongued villain, Grandley, to that of her own parents.Ex. This insults staff by suggesting they did not work hard previously and is harmful to morale because goals are not attainable.Ex. Chapter 4 presents solutions for when children fight, bicker, compete, namecall, and hit.Ex. Taunts from her Hispanic students spurred a Japanese-American teacher to develop a multicultural unit that helped children appreciate the culture they had previously jeered.Ex. In later sessions, he vented his rage towards his mother by shouting, swearing and raving at her and wanting to kill her.Ex. A 92-year-old woman has been put behind bars for sitting on her front porch shouting abuse at passers-by.Ex. It is important that those engaged in IR should not be abused by the improper use of the word 'intelligent'.Ex. If either spouse on rare occasions out of frustration or anger slams a door or speaks angry words is it fair to label he or she as an abuser?.----* insultar a = be abusive of.* insultar a voces = scream + abuse (at).* * *verbo transitivoa) ( proferir insultos) to insultb) ( ofender) to insult, offend* * *= slap, curse, insult, namecall, jeer, rave at, shout + abuse at, abuse, speak + angry words.Ex: I wonder if she did quit if she could slap us with a lawsuit.
Ex: The father, Old Brightwell, curses his daughter, Jane, for preferring the love of the smooth-tongued villain, Grandley, to that of her own parents.Ex: This insults staff by suggesting they did not work hard previously and is harmful to morale because goals are not attainable.Ex: Chapter 4 presents solutions for when children fight, bicker, compete, namecall, and hit.Ex: Taunts from her Hispanic students spurred a Japanese-American teacher to develop a multicultural unit that helped children appreciate the culture they had previously jeered.Ex: In later sessions, he vented his rage towards his mother by shouting, swearing and raving at her and wanting to kill her.Ex: A 92-year-old woman has been put behind bars for sitting on her front porch shouting abuse at passers-by.Ex: It is important that those engaged in IR should not be abused by the improper use of the word 'intelligent'.Ex: If either spouse on rare occasions out of frustration or anger slams a door or speaks angry words is it fair to label he or she as an abuser?.* insultar a = be abusive of.* insultar a voces = scream + abuse (at).* * *insultar [A1 ]vt1 (proferir insultos) to insultnos insultó a todos he insulted all of us2 (ofender) to insult, offendaquello insultaba la memoria de su padre that was an insult to the memory of her father* * *
insultar ( conjugate insultar) verbo transitivo
insultar verbo transitivo to insult
' insultar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aberración
- faltar
- incapaz
English:
abuse
- call
- insult
- send off
- name
- swear
* * *insultar vtto insult* * *v/t insult* * *insultar vt: to insult* * *insultar vb to insult -
23 maldecir
v.to curse.maldecir de to speak ill of* * *1 to curse, damn1 to curse\maldecir de to speak ill of* * *verbto curse, damn* * *1. VT1) [con maldición] to curse2) (=odiar) to loathe, detest2.VI to cursemaldecir de algn/algo — (=hablar mal) to speak ill of sb/sth; (=quejarse) to complain bitterly about sb/sth
* * *1.verbo transitivo to curse2.maldecir via) ( renegar) to cursemaldecir DE algo/alguien — to speak ill of something/somebody
b) ( blasfemar) to swear, curse (AmE)* * *= damn, curse.Ex. The play is damned by the critics but packs in the crowds and the producers may be upset by the adverse criticisms but they can, as the saying goes, cry all the way to the bank.Ex. The father, Old Brightwell, curses his daughter, Jane, for preferring the love of the smooth-tongued villain, Grandley, to that of her own parents.* * *1.verbo transitivo to curse2.maldecir via) ( renegar) to cursemaldecir DE algo/alguien — to speak ill of something/somebody
b) ( blasfemar) to swear, curse (AmE)* * *= damn, curse.Ex: The play is damned by the critics but packs in the crowds and the producers may be upset by the adverse criticisms but they can, as the saying goes, cry all the way to the bank.
Ex: The father, Old Brightwell, curses his daughter, Jane, for preferring the love of the smooth-tongued villain, Grandley, to that of her own parents.* * *vtto cursemaldigo la hora en que te conocí I curse the day I met youmaldijo su suerte he cursed his luck■ maldecirvi1 (renegar) to curse maldecir DE algo/algn to speak ill OF sth/sb2 (blasfemar) to swear, curse ( AmE)* * *
maldecir ( conjugate maldecir) verbo transitivo
to curse
verbo intransitivo
maldecir DE algo/algn to speak ill of sth/sb
maldecir verbo transitivo to curse
' maldecir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cagarse
- jurar
- maldiga
- renegar
English:
curse
- cuss
* * *♦ vtto curse;maldigo el día en que te conocí I curse the day I ever met you♦ vito curse;maldecir de to speak ill of* * *I v/i curse;maldecir de alguien speak ill of s.o.II v/t curse* * *maldecir {11} vt: to curse, to damnmaldecir vi1) : to curse, to swear2)maldecir de : to speak ill of, to slander, to defame* * *maldecir vb to curse -
24 mendaz
adj.mendacious, untruthful (Formal).f. & m.liar.* * *1 literal mendacious* * *ADJ untruthful, mendacious frm* * *adjetivo (frml) mendacious (frml), lying (before n)* * *= mendacious.Ex. I love movies like that -- where slowly, gradually, bit by bit, all the characters realize that the villain was really disastrously mendacious and criminal.* * *adjetivo (frml) mendacious (frml), lying (before n)* * *= mendacious.Ex: I love movies like that -- where slowly, gradually, bit by bit, all the characters realize that the villain was really disastrously mendacious and criminal.
* * ** * *
mendaz adj pey lying, mendacious
* * *mendaz adjFormal mendacious, untruthful* * *adj fmlmendacious fml* * * -
25 paulatinamente
adv.1 gently, slowly, by little and little.2 step by step, gradually, consecutively, inch by inch.* * *► adverbio1 gradually* * *ADV gradually, slowly* * *adverbio gradually, little by little* * *= bit by bit, gradually.Ex. I love movies like that -- where slowly, gradually, bit by bit, all the characters realize that the villain was really disastrously mendacious and criminal.Ex. The indexing changes gradually with time, as the natural language of the documents covered by the index evolves.----* acabar paulatinamente = wind + Nombre + down.* retirar paulatinamente = phase out.* * *adverbio gradually, little by little* * *= bit by bit, gradually.Ex: I love movies like that -- where slowly, gradually, bit by bit, all the characters realize that the villain was really disastrously mendacious and criminal.
Ex: The indexing changes gradually with time, as the natural language of the documents covered by the index evolves.* acabar paulatinamente = wind + Nombre + down.* retirar paulatinamente = phase out.* * *gradually, little by littlela producción ha ido aumentando paulatinamente production has been increasing gradually -
26 poco a poco
slowly, gradually, bit by bit* * ** * *= gradually, piecemeal, slowly, incrementally, at a snail's pace, little by little, bit by bitEx. The indexing changes gradually with time, as the natural language of the documents covered by the index evolves.Ex. The current practice of promotion and projection of public library services tends to be amateurish, piecemeal, unsustained and difficult to evaluate.Ex. However, lengthy and complex consultative committees can hinder revision, and make for a slowly changing scheme.Ex. These changes occurring incrementally reflected the growing complexity of chemical methodology.Ex. For our small academic center, we're trying to do something for free, and muddling along at a snail's pace.Ex. Little by little his heath improved and he was able to walk further and further each day.Ex. I love movies like that -- where slowly, gradually, bit by bit, all the characters realize that the villain was really disastrously mendacious and criminal.* * *= gradually, piecemeal, slowly, incrementally, at a snail's pace, little by little, bit by bitEx: The indexing changes gradually with time, as the natural language of the documents covered by the index evolves.
Ex: The current practice of promotion and projection of public library services tends to be amateurish, piecemeal, unsustained and difficult to evaluate.Ex: However, lengthy and complex consultative committees can hinder revision, and make for a slowly changing scheme.Ex: These changes occurring incrementally reflected the growing complexity of chemical methodology.Ex: For our small academic center, we're trying to do something for free, and muddling along at a snail's pace.Ex: Little by little his heath improved and he was able to walk further and further each day.Ex: I love movies like that -- where slowly, gradually, bit by bit, all the characters realize that the villain was really disastrously mendacious and criminal. -
27 pésimamente
adv.very badly, abysmally, terribly.* * *► adverbio1 dreadfully* * *ADV awfully, dreadfully* * *adverbio terribly, dreadfully* * *= badly, dismally, appallingly, wretchedly, disastrously.Ex. School classrooms are sometimes extraordinarily badly designed with poor acoustics, ineffective blackout facilities, and notoriously eccentric electrical outlets.Ex. The results suggest that works of fiction were generally well represented but that classics in the other fields were dismally underrepresented.Ex. Albert Einstein quote -- It has become appallingly obvious that our technology has exceeded our humanity.Ex. In 1897 he quit a wretchedly underpaid job and set out to make his fortune as a prospector in the gemstone fields of Alice Springs.Ex. I love movies like that -- where slowly, gradually, bit by bit, all the characters realize that the villain was really disastrously mendacious and criminal.* * *adverbio terribly, dreadfully* * *= badly, dismally, appallingly, wretchedly, disastrously.Ex: School classrooms are sometimes extraordinarily badly designed with poor acoustics, ineffective blackout facilities, and notoriously eccentric electrical outlets.
Ex: The results suggest that works of fiction were generally well represented but that classics in the other fields were dismally underrepresented.Ex: Albert Einstein quote -- It has become appallingly obvious that our technology has exceeded our humanity.Ex: In 1897 he quit a wretchedly underpaid job and set out to make his fortune as a prospector in the gemstone fields of Alice Springs.Ex: I love movies like that -- where slowly, gradually, bit by bit, all the characters realize that the villain was really disastrously mendacious and criminal.* * *terribly, dreadfully, abominably ( frml)* * *pésimamente advterribly, awfully -
28 sentimentalizar
v.to sentimentalize, to sentimentalise.* * *= sentimentalise [sentimentalize, -USA].Ex. In literature, perhaps because of the influence of stories like Winnie the Pooh and Paddington Bear, they are often so sentimentalized that an author who tried to treat one in a story as a villain would have a difficult job.* * *= sentimentalise [sentimentalize, -USA].Ex: In literature, perhaps because of the influence of stories like Winnie the Pooh and Paddington Bear, they are often so sentimentalized that an author who tried to treat one in a story as a villain would have a difficult job.
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29 tal cual
adv.1 just the same, exactly, tale quale, tel quel.2 as is.conj.just as, like, exactly as, in the same manner as.* * *just as it is* * *= unaltered, uncritically, unmodified, unedited, warts and all, just as, like that, like thisEx. The unaltered message remains in your list of messages unless you request that the changed message be saved.Ex. We must be cautions about accepting Ranganathan's fundamental categories uncritically.Ex. The terms in the source will already be in a standard form ready for lifting wholesale and unmodified into a thesaurus.Ex. This bank of data represented a valuable source of unedited views about users' perceptions, thoughts and attitudes about libraries and electronic resources.Ex. This program tells the Haggard story -- warts and all -- from his humble beginnings growing up in a boxcar to his election to the Hall of Fame.Ex. Anything to demonize the West is ok in their book, just as it was during the cold war.Ex. I love movies like that -- where slowly, gradually, bit by bit, all the characters realize that the villain was really disastrously mendacious and criminal.Ex. And as small as Iowa as, I think something like this can have a far larger effect than you might realize if you live in a large industrial area.* * *= unaltered, uncritically, unmodified, unedited, warts and all, just as, like that, like thisEx: The unaltered message remains in your list of messages unless you request that the changed message be saved.
Ex: We must be cautions about accepting Ranganathan's fundamental categories uncritically.Ex: The terms in the source will already be in a standard form ready for lifting wholesale and unmodified into a thesaurus.Ex: This bank of data represented a valuable source of unedited views about users' perceptions, thoughts and attitudes about libraries and electronic resources.Ex: This program tells the Haggard story -- warts and all -- from his humble beginnings growing up in a boxcar to his election to the Hall of Fame.Ex: Anything to demonize the West is ok in their book, just as it was during the cold war.Ex: I love movies like that -- where slowly, gradually, bit by bit, all the characters realize that the villain was really disastrously mendacious and criminal.Ex: And as small as Iowa as, I think something like this can have a far larger effect than you might realize if you live in a large industrial area. -
30 terriblemente
adv.terribly.* * *► adverbio1 terribly, awfully* * *ADV terribly, awfully* * *adverbio terribly* * *= intensively, dreadfully, hideously, appallingly, disastrously.Ex. I would suggest another intensively practical reason for author main entries over strict title entries.Ex. However, economic resources are dreadfully finite.Ex. What is clear from a survey of this literature is that the Yugoslav war was hideously complex in its detail and in the range of issues raised.Ex. Albert Einstein quote -- It has become appallingly obvious that our technology has exceeded our humanity.Ex. I love movies like that -- where slowly, gradually, bit by bit, all the characters realize that the villain was really disastrously mendacious and criminal.----* terriblemente + Adjetivo = deadly + Adjetivo, excruciatingly + Adjetivo.* * *adverbio terribly* * *= intensively, dreadfully, hideously, appallingly, disastrously.Ex: I would suggest another intensively practical reason for author main entries over strict title entries.
Ex: However, economic resources are dreadfully finite.Ex: What is clear from a survey of this literature is that the Yugoslav war was hideously complex in its detail and in the range of issues raised.Ex: Albert Einstein quote -- It has become appallingly obvious that our technology has exceeded our humanity.Ex: I love movies like that -- where slowly, gradually, bit by bit, all the characters realize that the villain was really disastrously mendacious and criminal.* terriblemente + Adjetivo = deadly + Adjetivo, excruciatingly + Adjetivo.* * *1 ‹sufrir› terribly, horribly2 (uso hiperbólico) terriblyla cocina estaba terriblemente sucia the kitchen was terribly dirtyse portaron terriblemente mal they behaved terribly o appallingly* * *terriblemente advterribly;los delitos han aumentado terriblemente crime has risen terribly;me duele terriblemente el estómago I've got terrible stomach ache* * *terriblemente adv awfully / dreadfully / terribly -
31 tratar de un modo sentimental
(v.) = sentimentalise [sentimentalize, -USA]Ex. In literature, perhaps because of the influence of stories like Winnie the Pooh and Paddington Bear, they are often so sentimentalized that an author who tried to treat one in a story as a villain would have a difficult job.* * *(v.) = sentimentalise [sentimentalize, -USA]Ex: In literature, perhaps because of the influence of stories like Winnie the Pooh and Paddington Bear, they are often so sentimentalized that an author who tried to treat one in a story as a villain would have a difficult job.
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32 tunante
adj.roguish, crooked, rascally.f. & m.rascal, rogue.* * *► adjetivo1 rascal, rogue► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 rascal, rogue* * *SM rogue, villain¡tunante! — you villain!; [a un niño] you young scamp!
* * *= rascal, rogue, scallywag [scalawag, -USA], rapscallion, cad.Ex. And although they may pose themselves as very religious, they are simply rascals.Ex. Some headings are vague and without scope notes to define them: ROBBERS AND OUTLAWS; CRIME AND CRIMINALS; rogues AND VAGABONDS.Ex. In other words, we either have morons or thugs running the White House -- or perhaps one moron, one thug, and a smattering of scalawags in between.Ex. In all truth, it must be said that this howling, hissing, foot-scraping body of young rapscallions found some cause for complaint.Ex. Not only that, but this cad has also convinced them she is losing her faculties.* * *= rascal, rogue, scallywag [scalawag, -USA], rapscallion, cad.Ex: And although they may pose themselves as very religious, they are simply rascals.
Ex: Some headings are vague and without scope notes to define them: ROBBERS AND OUTLAWS; CRIME AND CRIMINALS; rogues AND VAGABONDS.Ex: In other words, we either have morons or thugs running the White House -- or perhaps one moron, one thug, and a smattering of scalawags in between.Ex: In all truth, it must be said that this howling, hissing, foot-scraping body of young rapscallions found some cause for complaint.Ex: Not only that, but this cad has also convinced them she is losing her faculties.* * *masculine, feminine( ant)* * *
tunante,-a sustantivo masculino y femenino
1 (afectivo) rascal
2 (peyorativo) rogue
' tunante' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
tunanta
* * *tunante, -a♦ adj¡el muy tunante ¡ the rascal!♦ nm,frascal, rogue* * *m, tunanta f rogue -
33 tuno
adj.roguish, wicked.m.rogue, villain, rascal.* * *► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 rogue, crook1 (de la tuna) member of a tuna————————1 BOTÁNICA prickly pear————————1 (de la tuna) member of a tuna* * *tuno, -a1.SM / F (=pícaro) rogue, villain2.SM (Mús) member of a student music groupSee:ver nota culturelle TUNA in tuna* * *- na masculino, femenino1) (Esp fam) ( bribón) rascal (colloq)* * *- na masculino, femenino1) (Esp fam) ( bribón) rascal (colloq)* * *( fam):masculine, feminineB* * *
tuno,-a
1 m,f (pillo) rascal
2 sustantivo masculino member of a tuna
' tuno' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
tuna
* * *tuno, -a♦ adjes muy tuno he's a proper rascal♦ nm,f1. [tunante] rascal, rogue2. [músico] student minstrel* * *m, tuna f rogue -
34 charrán
m.1 rascal, villain, scoundrel, rogue.2 tern.* * *1 (ave) tern\charrán ártico arctic terncharrán común common terncharrán patinegro Sandwich tern————————1 (pillo) rogue, rascal, scoundrel* * *ISM (Orn) ternIISM rascal, villain* * *charrán nmterncharrán ártico arctic tern;charrán inca Inca tern;charrán patinegro sandwich tern* * *m rascal -
35 felón
adj.treacherous, disloyal.m.felon.* * *► adjetivo1 treacherous, villainous, wicked► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 traitor, villain* * *felón, -ona1.ADJ wicked, treacherous2.SM / F wicked person, villain* * *(traicionero) treacherous; (malvado) vile, wickedmasculine, feminine -
36 villana
adj.1 belonging to the lowest class of country people.2 rustic, clownish.3 worthless, unworthy.4 villainous, wicked.f.feminine of VILLANO.* * *
villano,-a
I adjetivo
1 (rústico) rustic
2 (vil) villanous, despicable
II sustantivo masculino y femenino
1 (persona vil) villain, villein
2 (campesino) rustic, peasant
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37 Oso Paddington, el
(n.) = Paddington BearEx. In literature, perhaps because of the influence of stories like Winnie the Pooh and Paddington Bear, they are often so sentimentalized that an author who tried to treat one in a story as a villain would have a difficult job. -
38 alma
adj.&f.feminine of ALMO.f.1 soul.sentir algo en el alma to be truly sorry about somethingagradecer algo en el alma to be deeply grateful for somethinglo que dijo me llegó al alma her words really struck homese le cayó el alma a los pies his heart sankcomo alma en pena like a lost soulcomo alma que lleva el diablo like a bat out of hell2 soul (person).un pueblo de doce mil almas a town of twelve thousand peopleno se ve un alma there isn't a soul to be seenalmas gemelas kindred spirits3 bore.4 core, heart.5 Alma.* * *(Takes el in singular)1 soul\agradecer a alguien con toda el alma to thank somebody from the bottom of one's heartcaerse el alma a los pies to become disheartenedcomo alma que lleva el diablo in a flashcon toda el alma wholeheartedly, with all one's heartllegar al alma de alguien to touch somebody, move somebodyllevar en el alma a alguien to love somebody deeplyno había ni una alma there wasn't a soul, there was nobody thereno poder alguien con su alma to be absolutely exhaustedparecer una alma en pena to look like a ghostpartir el alma a alguien to break somebody's heartsentir algo en el alma to be deeply sorry about somethingser el alma de la fiesta to be the life and soul of the partytener el alma en un hilo to have one's heart in one's mouth, be worried sickalma de Dios figurado good soulalma en pena lost soulalma gemela kindred spirit* * *noun f.* * *SF1) (=espíritu) soulun pueblo de 2.000 almas — a village of 2,000 souls
¡alma de cántaro! — you idiot!
alma caritativa, alma de Dios — kind soul
almas gemelas — soul mates, kindred spirits más frm
2)en el alma —
te lo agradezco en el alma — I'm eternally o deeply grateful
- entregar el alma a Dioshasta el alma —
de mi alma —
¡madre mía de mi alma!, ¡Dios mío de mi alma! — good God!, good grief!
¡hijo de mi alma! — [con cariño] my darling boy!, my precious child!; [con ironía] my dear child!
¡mi alma! o ¡alma mía!, ¿qué te ha pasado? — my love! what's wrong?
partirse el alma —
con toda el alma —
lo odio con toda mi alma — I detest him, I hate his guts *
tiró fuerte, con toda su alma — he pulled hard, with all his might
3) (=parte vital) [de grupo, organización] driving force; [de asunto] heart, cruxhasta que no lleguemos al alma del asunto — until we get to the heart o crux of the matter
4) (Téc) [de cable] core; [de cuerda] core, central strand; [de cañón] bore; [de raíl] web5) (Bot) pith6) And (=cadáver) corpse* * *femenino‡1) ( espíritu) soulalma mía or mi alma — (como apelativo) my love
clavársele en el alma a alguien: lo que me dijo se me clavó en el alma I've never forgotten what he said; lleva clavada en el alma esa traición he's never got(ten) over that betrayal; como (un) alma en pena like a lost soul; con el alma en un hilo worried to death; con toda el or mi/tu/su alma with all my/your/his/ heart; lo odiaba con toda su alma she hated him intensely; del alma: su amigo del alma his bosom friend; de mi alma: hija de mi alma! my darling!; en el alma: lo siento en el alma I'm really o terribly sorry; me duele or pesa en el alma it hurts me deeply; te lo agradezco en el alma I can't tell you how grateful I am; hasta el alma (fam): me dolió hasta el alma it was excruciatingly painful; se le vio hasta el alma she bared her all (colloq); llegarle a alguien al alma: aquellas palabras me llegaron al alma ( me conmovieron) I was deeply touched by those words; ( me dolieron) I was deeply hurt by those words; me/le parte el alma it breaks my/his heart; no poder con su alma to be tired out; romperle el alma a alguien (fam) to beat the living daylights out of somebody (colloq); romperse el alma (fam) to break one's neck (colloq); salir/ir como alma que lleva el diablo to run like a bat out of hell; salirle a alguien del alma: siento habérselo dicho pero me salió del alma I'm sorry I said that, it just came out; el suspiro le salió del alma she sighed deeply; se me/le cayó or fue el alma a los pies my/his heart sank; venderle el alma al diablo — to sell one's soul (to the Devil)
2)a) ( persona) soulni un alma viviente — not a living soul
ser un alma bendita or de Dios — to be a kind soul
b) (centro, fuerza vital)3) ( ánimo) feeling* * *= soul, lifeblood, psyche.Ex. I would venture to guess that he would have characterized these suggestions as the eructation of unhealthy souls'.Ex. Since libraries are the lifeblood of research, it seems only fitting then that the education of librarians should include familiarity with research methodology.Ex. The author explores the history of the book in terms of its place of metaphor in the human psyche and compares it to electronic media.----* alma caritativa = charitable soul.* alma en pena = banshee.* alma gemela = soulmate, kindred spirit.* alma máter = Alma Mater.* amiga del alma = soul sister.* amigo del alma = soul brother.* chillar como alma en pena = scream like + a banshee, wail like + a banshee.* compañero del alma = soulmate, kindred spirit.* con el alma en vilo = on tenterhooks.* correr como alma que lleva el diablo = run for + Posesivo + life.* estar con el alma en vilo = put + Posesivo + life on hold, Posesivo + life + be + on hold.* gemir como alma en pena = wail like + a banshee.* gritar como alma en pena = scream like + a banshee, wail like + a banshee.* herir en el alma = cut to + the heart of, cut to + the quick.* la edad se lleva en el alma = you are as old as you feel.* perder el alma = lose + Posesivo + soul.* ser el alma de = be the life of, be the life and soul of.* toda alma viviente = every living soul.* vender el alma al diablo = sell + Posesivo + soul to the devil.* * *femenino‡1) ( espíritu) soulalma mía or mi alma — (como apelativo) my love
clavársele en el alma a alguien: lo que me dijo se me clavó en el alma I've never forgotten what he said; lleva clavada en el alma esa traición he's never got(ten) over that betrayal; como (un) alma en pena like a lost soul; con el alma en un hilo worried to death; con toda el or mi/tu/su alma with all my/your/his/ heart; lo odiaba con toda su alma she hated him intensely; del alma: su amigo del alma his bosom friend; de mi alma: hija de mi alma! my darling!; en el alma: lo siento en el alma I'm really o terribly sorry; me duele or pesa en el alma it hurts me deeply; te lo agradezco en el alma I can't tell you how grateful I am; hasta el alma (fam): me dolió hasta el alma it was excruciatingly painful; se le vio hasta el alma she bared her all (colloq); llegarle a alguien al alma: aquellas palabras me llegaron al alma ( me conmovieron) I was deeply touched by those words; ( me dolieron) I was deeply hurt by those words; me/le parte el alma it breaks my/his heart; no poder con su alma to be tired out; romperle el alma a alguien (fam) to beat the living daylights out of somebody (colloq); romperse el alma (fam) to break one's neck (colloq); salir/ir como alma que lleva el diablo to run like a bat out of hell; salirle a alguien del alma: siento habérselo dicho pero me salió del alma I'm sorry I said that, it just came out; el suspiro le salió del alma she sighed deeply; se me/le cayó or fue el alma a los pies my/his heart sank; venderle el alma al diablo — to sell one's soul (to the Devil)
2)a) ( persona) soulni un alma viviente — not a living soul
ser un alma bendita or de Dios — to be a kind soul
b) (centro, fuerza vital)3) ( ánimo) feeling* * *= soul, lifeblood, psyche.Ex: I would venture to guess that he would have characterized these suggestions as the eructation of unhealthy souls'.
Ex: Since libraries are the lifeblood of research, it seems only fitting then that the education of librarians should include familiarity with research methodology.Ex: The author explores the history of the book in terms of its place of metaphor in the human psyche and compares it to electronic media.* alma caritativa = charitable soul.* alma en pena = banshee.* alma gemela = soulmate, kindred spirit.* alma máter = Alma Mater.* amiga del alma = soul sister.* amigo del alma = soul brother.* chillar como alma en pena = scream like + a banshee, wail like + a banshee.* compañero del alma = soulmate, kindred spirit.* con el alma en vilo = on tenterhooks.* correr como alma que lleva el diablo = run for + Posesivo + life.* estar con el alma en vilo = put + Posesivo + life on hold, Posesivo + life + be + on hold.* gemir como alma en pena = wail like + a banshee.* gritar como alma en pena = scream like + a banshee, wail like + a banshee.* herir en el alma = cut to + the heart of, cut to + the quick.* la edad se lleva en el alma = you are as old as you feel.* perder el alma = lose + Posesivo + soul.* ser el alma de = be the life of, be the life and soul of.* toda alma viviente = every living soul.* vender el alma al diablo = sell + Posesivo + soul to the devil.* * *f‡A (espíritu) soulencomendó su alma a Dios he commended his soul to Godentregó su alma a Dios en la madrugada de ayer ( liter); he departed this life in the early hours of yesterday morning ( liter)tiene alma de artista/poeta he has an artistic soul/a poetic spirites un hombre con alma de niño he's a child at heartalma mía or mi alma ( como apelativo) my loveclavársele en el alma a algn: lo que me dijo se me clavó en el alma I've never forgotten what he saidlleva clavado en el alma no haber podido estudiar una carrera he's never got(ten) over the fact that he couldn't go to collegecomo (un) alma en pena like a lost soulcon el alma en un hilo worried to deathhasta que el avión aterrizó estuvimos con el alma en un hilo until the plane landed our hearts were in our mouthsestá con el alma en un hilo porque aún no ha tenido noticias suyas she's worried sick o to death because there's still no news of himcon toda el or mi/tu/su alma with all my/your/his/ heartlo siento con toda el alma I'm truly sorrylo odiaba con toda su alma she hated him intensely o vehementlyte lo agradezco con toda mi alma I want to thank you with all my heart o from the bottom of my heartdel alma: su amigo del alma his bosom friendde mi alma: ¡hijo de mi alma, qué pesadito te pones a veces! oh, Ian ( o Ben etc), darling, you can be such a nuisance sometimes¿qué te han hecho, hija de mi alma? what have they done to you, my darling?en el alma: lo siento en el alma pero no puedo ayudarte I'm truly o really o terribly sorry but I can't help youme duele or pesa en el alma it hurts me deeplyse alegró en el alma de que todo hubiera salido bien she was overjoyed that everything had turned out wellte lo agradezco en el alma I can't tell you how grateful I amhasta el alma ( fam): ¡la inyección me dolió hasta el alma! the injection was excruciating o excruciatingly painfulse le vio hasta el alma you could see everything o she bared her all ( colloq)me mojé hasta el alma I got soaked to the skin ( colloq)llegarle a algn al alma: aquellas palabras me llegaron al alma (me conmovieron) I was deeply touched o affected o moved by those words; (me dolieron) I was deeply hurt by those wordsme/le parte el alma it breaks my/his heartno poder con su alma to be ready to drop ( colloq), to be tired out o worn outestoy agotada, no puedo con mi alma I'm exhausted, I'm ready to dropsalir/ir como alma que lleva el diablo to run like a bat out of hell, to run hell for leathersalirle a algn del alma: siento habérselo dicho pero me salió del alma I'm sorry I said that to him, it just came outme salió del alma regalárselo I just gave it to him on an impulsese me/le cayó or fue el alma a los pies my/his heart sank (into my/his boots)vender el alma al diablo to sell one's soul (to the Devil)ése es capaz de vender su alma al diablo para conseguirlo he'd sell his soul (to the Devil) for it, he'd do anything to get it, he'd sell his grandmother to get it ( colloq)volverle a algn el alma al cuerpo: al oír que lo habían encontrado vivo le volvió el alma al cuerpo when she heard that he had been found alive, she felt a great sense of reliefdespués de aquella comida me volvió el alma al cuerpo I felt human again after that mealB1 (persona) soulno hay un alma por la calle there isn't a soul on the streetsun pueblecito de 600 almas a little village of 600 inhabitants o peopleni un alma viviente not a single o living soulser almas gemelas to be soul matesser un alma bendita or de Dios to be kind-hearted, be a kind soul2(centro, fuerza vital): el alma de la fiesta the life and soul of the partyel alma del movimiento nacionalista the driving force behind o the key figure of the nationalist movementC (sentimiento) feelingbaila sin alma there's no feeling in her dancingD ( Const) strutE (de un cable) core* * *
alma feminine noun taking masculine article in the singular
1 ( espíritu) soul;
alma mía or mi alma ( como apelativo) my love;
con toda el or mi/tu/su alma with all my/your/his/ heart;
del alma: su amigo del alma his bosom friend;
en el alma: lo siento en el alma I'm really o terribly sorry;
te lo agradezco en el alma I can't tell you how grateful I am;
llegarle a algn al alma: aquellas palabras me llegaron al alma ( me conmovieron) I was deeply touched by those words;
( me dolieron) I was deeply hurt by those words;◊ me/le parte el alma it breaks my/his heart
2 ( persona) soul;◊ ni un alma viviente not a living soul;
ser almas gemelas to be soul mates;
ser un alma bendita or de Dios to be a kind soul
alma sustantivo femenino
1 soul
(individuo) no había ni un alma, there was not a living soul
2 (la persona clave) key figure: su hijo es el alma de la familia, her son is the darling of the family
3 (ímpetu) heart: puse toda mi alma en ello, I put all my heart into it
♦ Locuciones: se me cayó el alma a los pies, my heart sank
como alma que lleva el diablo: salió huyendo como alma que lleva el diablo, he shot out like a bat out of hell
con toda el alma, with all my/your/his heart
partir el alma: me parte el alma verte tan triste, it breaks my heart to see you so sad
' alma' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
espíritu
- estar
- gemela
- gemelo
- limpiar
- reposo
- ánima
- grandeza
- mancha
English:
body
- bosom
- depth
- devil
- heart
- lifeblood
- mope about
- mope around
- sink
- soul
- soulmate
- spirit
- driving
- life
- touch
* * *1. [espíritu] soul;es un chico de alma noble he's a noble-minded boy;encomiendo mi alma a Dios I commend my soul to Godalma en pena soul in purgatory;como alma en pena like a lost soul2. [persona] soul;un pueblo de doce mil almas a town of twelve thousand people;no se ve un alma there isn't a soul to be seen3. [de negocio, equipo] backbone;son el alma de la compañía they're the backbone o core of the company;el alma de la fiesta the life and soul of the party;el alma del proyecto the driving force behind the project;el humor es el alma de este espectáculo humour is at the heart of this showalma máter driving force;ser el alma máter de algo to be the driving force behind sth4. [de cañón] bore6. [de viga] web7. Compmi alma [apelativo] dearest, darling;agradecer algo en el alma to be deeply grateful for sth;arrancarle el alma a alguien [matarlo] to kill sb;Famse le cayó el alma a los pies his heart sank;Famcomo alma que lleva el diablo like a bat out of hell;lo odia con toda su alma she hates him with all her heart;cantaba con toda su alma he was singing his heart out, he was singing for all he was worth;deseo con toda mi alma que seas feliz I hope with all my heart that you'll be happy;me da en el alma que no llamarán I can feel it in my bones o deep down that they're not going to call o Br ring;en el alma truly, from the bottom of one's heart;entregar el alma to give up the ghost;estar con el alma en un hilo to be worried stiff;llegar al alma a alguien to touch sb's heart;lo que dijo me llegó al alma her words really struck home;Famno puedo con mi alma I'm ready to drop, I'm completely worn out;partir el alma a alguien to break sb's heart;me salió del alma contestarle así I didn't mean to answer him like that, it just came out that way;sentirlo en el alma to be truly sorry;lo siento en el alma pero no puedo ayudarte I'm truly sorry, but I can't help you;ser el alma gemela de alguien to be sb's soul mate;Famser un alma de cántaro to be a mug;ser un alma de Dios to be a good soul;no tener alma to be heartless* * *f soul;se me cayó el alma a los pies fam my heart sank;lo siento en el alma I am truly sorry;¡alma mía! my love!;arrancarle a uno el alma, destrozar opartir el alma a uno break s.o.’s heart;como alma que lleva el diablo like a bat out of hell;con el alma en un hilo worried sick;con toda el alma with all one’s heart;me duele en el alma it hurts me deeply;romperle a uno el alma fam beat the living daylights out of s.o. fam ;no se ve un alma there isn’t a soul to be seen* * *alma nf1) : soul2) : person, human being3)no tener alma : to be pitiless4)tener el alma en un hilo : to have one's heart in one's mouth* * *alma n soul -
39 bandido
adj.1 villain, outlaw.2 playfully mischievous, frolicsome.m.bandit, highwayman, crook, evildoer.* * *► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 bandit* * *SM1) (=delincuente) bandit, outlaw2) *¡bandido! — you rogue!, you beast!
* * ** * *= rapparee, bandit, highway robber, desperado, outlaw.Ex. In the early nineteenth century the various education societies were horrified to find that people were reading books such as 'the Seven Wonders of the World' and 'Irish Rogues and rapparees'.Ex. These works presents a picture of China filled with devastation, turbulence, bandits, beggars and poverty.Ex. Suppose you are abducted by a highway robber, who intends to ransom you and in return for your release you promise to deliver the ransom yourself; should you subsequently keep your promise?.Ex. Notorious outlaws, desperadoes, and gunslingers rustled up trouble in town after town but when the gold disappeared they all left.Ex. Some headings are vague and without scope notes to define them: ROBBERS AND outlaws; CRIME AND CRIMINALS; ROGUES AND VAGABONDS.* * ** * *= rapparee, bandit, highway robber, desperado, outlaw.Ex: In the early nineteenth century the various education societies were horrified to find that people were reading books such as 'the Seven Wonders of the World' and 'Irish Rogues and rapparees'.
Ex: These works presents a picture of China filled with devastation, turbulence, bandits, beggars and poverty.Ex: Suppose you are abducted by a highway robber, who intends to ransom you and in return for your release you promise to deliver the ransom yourself; should you subsequently keep your promise?.Ex: Notorious outlaws, desperadoes, and gunslingers rustled up trouble in town after town but when the gold disappeared they all left.Ex: Some headings are vague and without scope notes to define them: ROBBERS AND outlaws; CRIME AND CRIMINALS; ROGUES AND VAGABONDS.* * *bandido -damasculine, feminine1 (delincuente) bandit2 (estafador, granuja) swindler, crook* * *
bandido◊ -da sustantivo masculino, femenino ( delincuente) bandit;
( granuja) crook;
( pícaro) rascal
bandido,-a sustantivo masculino y femenino
1 fam (pícaro, travieso) rascal
2 (granuja) crook
3 (ladrón) bandit
' bandido' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
bandida
English:
bandit
- crook
- outlaw
* * *bandido, -a nm,f1. [delincuente] bandit2. [granuja] rascal, rogue;el muy bandido se ha llevado mi paraguas that rascal has stolen my umbrella;ese tendero es un bandido that shopkeeper is a bit of a twister* * *m, bandida f bandit* * *bandido, -da nbandolero: bandit, outlaw* * *bandido n bandit -
40 barba
f.1 beard.apurarse la barba to shave closedejarse barba to grow a beardun hombre con toda la barba a real manlo hizo en sus (propias) barbas he did it right under her nosereírse de alguien en sus propias barbas to laugh in somebody's facebarba incipiente stubble2 chin.pres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: barbar.* * *1 ANATOMÍA chin2 (pelo) beard\con toda la barba true, real■ es un caballero con toda la barba he's a real gentleman, he's every inch a gentlemandejarse barba to grow a bearden las barbas de alguien right under somebody's nosehacer la barba a alguien (afeitar) to shave somebody 2 (molestar) to annoy somebody 3 (adular) to fawn onpor barba per head, a head, eachreírse en las barbas de alguien to laugh in somebody's facesubirse a las barbas de alguien to get cheeky with somebodybarba cerrada thick beard, bushy beardbarba de ballena whalebonebarba de chivo goatee beard* * *noun f.* * *1. SF1) (=pelo) beardllevar o tener barba — to have a beard
lleva o tiene barba de tres días — he's got three days' stubble, he's got three days' growth of beard
tiene la barba cerrada o muy poblada — he's got a very thick beard, his beard grows thickly
arreglarse o hacerse o recortarse la barba — to trim one's beard
dejarse barba: me estoy dejando barba — I'm growing a beard
por barba: dos naranjas por barba — two oranges apiece o per head
2) (=mentón) chin3) [de ave] wattle; [de mejillón, cabra] beard4) (Bot) [de raíz] beard2.SM (Teat) † (=papel) old man's part; (=actor) performer of old men's roles ; (=villano) villain* * *1)a) ( de quien se la afeita) stubbleb) ( de quien se la deja) beardcon toda la barba: es un líder con toda la barba he's a true o real leader; en sus (mismísimas) barbas (fam) right under his nose (colloq); hacerle la barba a alguien (Méx fam) to suck up to somebody (colloq); por barba (fam) each; subírsele a alguien a las barbas (fam) to get fresh (AmE) o (BrE) cheeky with somebody (colloq); cuando las barbas de tu vecino veas pelar pon las tuyas a remojar — you should learn from other people's mistakes
c) (mentón, barbilla) chin2) tb barbas femenino plurala) ( de raíz) beard* * *= beard, burr, deckle edge.Ex. There was a small bald spot on the crown of his head, and his chin was covered with a short graying beard.Ex. Drypoint was another method of engraving printing plates in the fifteenth century according to which the design was sketched directly on to the plate with a steel point, the burr being left alone.Ex. Paper made in side-by-side two-sheet moulds can easily be identified by the fact that in a whole sheet (i.e. one that has deckle edges all round) the chain lines are parallel to the longer edges.----* barba de chivo = goatee, goatee beard.* barba de media tarde = five o'clock shadow.* barba de tres días = stubble beard, stubble.* barba de tres días de moda = designer stubble.* barba incipiente = stubble, stubble beard.* barba incipiente de moda = designer stubble.* con barba = bearded.* doble barba = double chin.* sin barba = beardless.* tirarse de las barbas = tear + Posesivo + hair out.* * *1)a) ( de quien se la afeita) stubbleb) ( de quien se la deja) beardcon toda la barba: es un líder con toda la barba he's a true o real leader; en sus (mismísimas) barbas (fam) right under his nose (colloq); hacerle la barba a alguien (Méx fam) to suck up to somebody (colloq); por barba (fam) each; subírsele a alguien a las barbas (fam) to get fresh (AmE) o (BrE) cheeky with somebody (colloq); cuando las barbas de tu vecino veas pelar pon las tuyas a remojar — you should learn from other people's mistakes
c) (mentón, barbilla) chin2) tb barbas femenino plurala) ( de raíz) beard* * *= beard, burr, deckle edge.Ex: There was a small bald spot on the crown of his head, and his chin was covered with a short graying beard.
Ex: Drypoint was another method of engraving printing plates in the fifteenth century according to which the design was sketched directly on to the plate with a steel point, the burr being left alone.Ex: Paper made in side-by-side two-sheet moulds can easily be identified by the fact that in a whole sheet (i.e. one that has deckle edges all round) the chain lines are parallel to the longer edges.* barba de chivo = goatee, goatee beard.* barba de media tarde = five o'clock shadow.* barba de tres días = stubble beard, stubble.* barba de tres días de moda = designer stubble.* barba incipiente = stubble, stubble beard.* barba incipiente de moda = designer stubble.* con barba = bearded.* doble barba = double chin.* sin barba = beardless.* tirarse de las barbas = tear + Posesivo + hair out.* * *1 (de quien se la afeita) stubblellegó con barba de dos días he showed up with two days' growth of stubble2 (de quien se la deja) beardse está dejando (la) barba he's growing a beardaquel hombre de la barbaor las barbas that man with the beardestá deseando que le salga la barba he can't wait to start shavingbarba poblada or espesa or cerrada thick o bushy beardbarba rala wispy beardarreglarse/recortarse la barbaor las barbas to tidy up/trim one's beardcon toda la barba: es un líder con toda la barba he's a true o real leaderen sus (mismísimas or propias) barbas ( fam): le robaron el coche en sus mismísimas barbas they stole his car from right under his nosementir con toda la barba ( fam); to tell a barefaced liesale or toca a 1.000 euros por barba it works out at 1,000 euros a head o eachson capaces de comerse un pollo por barba they're quite capable of eating a chicken eachsi sale con barbas San Antón y si no la Purísima Concepción it's all the same to me ( colloq), I don't mind o I'm not bothered one way or the other ( colloq)subírsele a algn a las barbas ( fam); to get fresh ( AmE) o ( BrE) cheeky with sb ( colloq), to get too familiar with sb ( colloq)cuando las barbas de tu vecino veas pelar or arder pon las tuyas a remojar or en remojo you should learn from other people's mistakes3 (mentón, barbilla) chinCompuesto:barba or barbas de chivogoatee3 (de una tela, un papel) frayed edge; (de una madera, un plástico) rough edge ver tb barbas masculine* * *
barba sustantivo femenino
un hombre con barba a man with a beard;
hacerle la barba a algn (Méx fam) to suck up to sb (colloq)
barba sustantivo femenino
1 (pelo en la cara) beard
2 Anat chin
♦ Locuciones: por barba, per head
' barba' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
dejarse
- lampiña
- lampiño
- poblada
- poblado
- afeitar
- canoso
- chiva
- claro
- conferir
- crecer
- dejar
- espeso
- imberbe
- llevar
- patilla
- peludo
- pera
- perilla
- ralo
- raspar
- tocar
English:
beard
- flowing
- goatee
- grow
- shaggy
- shave
- shaven
- stubble
- trim
- bearded
- bristle
- growth
- whisker
- with
* * *♦ nf1. [pelo] beard;barbas beard;un hombre con barba de dos/tres/varios días a man with stubble;apurarse la barba to shave close;dejarse (la) barba to grow a beard;le está saliendo (la) barba he's starting to get hairs on his chin o a beard;Méxhacer la barba a alguien to butter sb up;lo hizo en sus (propias) barbas he did it right under her nose;reírse de alguien en sus propias barbas to laugh in sb's face;un hombre con toda la barba a real man;subirse a las barbas de alguien to be cheeky to sb;cuando las barbas de tu vecino veas cortar o [m5]pelar, pon las tuyas a remojar = when the trouble reaches next door, you'd better watch out for yourselfbarba cerrada thick beard;barba de chivo goatee2. [barbilla] chinla comida nos ha salido a 20 euros por barba the meal cost us 20 euros each4. [de ballena] whalebone5.[de mejillón, perro, cabra] beard; [de ave] wattlebarbas [de pez] barbel;6.[de tela] frayed edgebarbas [de papel] uneven edge;♦ barbas nm invFam [barbudo] beardy;el barbas que está sentado a la derecha the guy with the beard sitting on the right* * *f tbBOT beard;dejarse (la) barba grow a beard;en las barbas de alguien under s.o.’s nose;subirse a las barbas de alguien get fresh with s.o. fam, Br be cheeky to s.o. fam ;por barba fam a head, per person* * *barba nf1) : beard, stubble2) : chin* * *barba n beard
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villain — [n] evil person antihero, blackguard*, brute, caitiff, creep*, criminal, devil, enfant terrible*, evildoer, heel, libertine, lowlife*, malefactor, mischief maker*, miscreant, offender, profligate, rapscallion, rascal, reprobate, scoundrel, sinner … New thesaurus
villain — ► NOUN 1) a person who is guilty or capable of a crime or wickedness; a wrongdoer. 2) a character in a novel or play whose evil actions or motives are important to the plot. DERIVATIVES villainous adjective villainy noun. ORIGIN originally in the … English terms dictionary
villain — [vil′ən] n. [ME vilein < OFr vilain < VL villanus, a farm servant < L villa, a farm: see VILLA] 1. a person guilty of or likely to commit great crimes; evil or wicked person; scoundrel 2. a wicked or unprincipled character in a novel,… … English World dictionary