Engleză | Spaniolă |
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give someone the creeps (give someone a feeling of uneasiness or mild fright) verb | dar repelúsverb dar yuyuverb |
give someone the slip (to evade, escape, or get away from somebody) verb | dar esquinazoverb |
grease someone's palm (to bribe) verb | untarverb untar la manoverb |
gruesome (repellently frightful and shocking; horrific or ghastly) adjective [UK: ˈɡruː.səm] [US: ˈɡruː.səm] | espantosoadjectiveThe goblins grinned gruesomely. = Los duendes hicieron una mueca espantosa. truculentoadjective |
handsome [handsomer, handsomest] (of man: attractive) adjective [UK: ˈhæn.səm] [US: ˈhæn.səm] | agraciadoadjective apuestoadjectiveJohn is very handsome. = John es muy apuesto. buenmozoadjective de buen pareceradjective guapoadjective lindoadjective |
have someone by the balls (to exercise total control over someone) verb | tener a alguien por los cojonesverb |
have something on good authority verb | |
hypsometer (instrument) noun [UK: hɪpsˈɒmɪtə] [US: hɪpsˈɑːmɪɾɚ] | hipsómetronoun |
hypsometric (of or pertaining to hypsometry) adjective [UK: ˌhɪp.səʊ.ˈme.trɪk] [US: ˌhɪp.sə.ˈme.trɪk] | hipsométricoadjective |
hypsometry (measurement of elevation relative to sea level) noun [UK: hɪpsˈɒmətri] [US: hɪpsˈɑːmətri] | hipsometríanoun |
irksome (disagreeable or troublesome by reason of long continuance or repetition; bothersome; annoying; irritating; wearisome; tedious) adjective [UK: ˈɜːk.səm] [US: ˈɝːk.səm] | enfadosoadjective fastidiosoadjective |
isochromosome (abnormal chromosome) noun | isocromosomanoun |
isomer [isomers] (chemistry: compounds) noun [UK: ˈaɪ.sə.mə(r)] [US: ˈaɪ.sə.mər] | isómeronoun |
isometry (A function) noun | isometríanoun |
jump down someone's throat (criticise with excessive and unexpected harshness) verb | |
keep someone posted (inform of latest developments) verb | |
kick someone when they are down (make things worse for someone) verb | |
lay something at the feet of (to assign responsibility for (something) to (someone)) verb | responsabilizarverb |
leave someone high and dry verb | dejar tiradoverb |
leave someone holding the bag (leave somebody holding the responsibility or blame) verb | echar el muertoverb |
leave someone in the lurch (to abandon somebody and leave him or her in a difficult situation) verb | dejar con los crespos hechosverb dejar plantadoverb dejar tiradoverb |
leave someone on read (read someone's message and not give any response) verb | clavar el vistoverb dejar en vistoverb |