beast

beast
bi:st
1) (a four-footed (especially large) animal: beasts of the jungle.) bestia
2) (a cruel, brutal person.) bestia, bruto, animal
3) (an unpleasant person: Arthur is a beast for refusing to come!) descortés, rudo
- beastliness
beast n bestia / animal
beast
tr[biːst]
noun
1 bestia, animal nombre masculino
2 (unpleasant person) sinvergüenza nombre masulino o femenino
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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
beast of burden bestia de carga
beast ['bi:st] n
1) : bestia f, fiera f
beast of burden: animal de carga
2) brute: bruto m, -ta f; bestia mf
beast
n.
bestia s.f.
fiera s.f.
persona bruta s.f.
res s.f.
biːst
noun
a) (animal) bestia f, fiera f

beast of burden — bestia or animal m de carga

b) (unkind person) (BrE colloq)

don't be such a beast! — no seas malo or asqueroso! (fam)

[biːst]
N
1) (=animal) bestia f

beast of burden — bestia f de carga

the king of the beasts — el rey de los animales

the Beast — (Rel) la Bestia

the mark of the Beast — (Rel) la marca de la Bestia

wild 4.
2) * (=person) bestia * mf

that beast of a policeman — aquel bestia de policía *

what a beast he is! — ¡qué bruto or bestia es! *

you beast! — ¡animal! *

3) * (=thing)

it's a beast of a day — es un día horrible *

it's a beast of a job — es un trabajo de chinos *

a good thriller is a rare beast indeed — escasean las buenas novelas/películas de suspense

this is quite a different beast — esto ya es otra cosa

* * *
[biːst]
noun
a) (animal) bestia f, fiera f

beast of burden — bestia or animal m de carga

b) (unkind person) (BrE colloq)

don't be such a beast! — no seas malo or asqueroso! (fam)


English-spanish dictionary. 2013.

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