vicious

vicious
'viʃəs
adjective
(evil; cruel; likely to attack or cause harm: Keep back from that dog - it's vicious.) cruel, malintencionado
- viciousness
vicious adj
1. despiadado / cruel
a vicious murderer un asesino despiadado
2. brutal / feroz
it was a vicious beating fue una paliza brutal
3. fiero
a vicious dog un perro fiero
vicious
tr['vɪʃəs]
adjective
1 (cruel) cruel; (malicious) malintencionado,-a
2 (violent) virulento,-a, violento,-a
3 (dangerous) peligroso,-a
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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
vicious circle círculo vicioso
vicious ['vɪʃəs] adj
1) depraved: depravado, malo
2) savage: malo, fiero, salvaje
a vicious dog: un perro feroz
3) malicious: malicioso
vicious
adj.
• arisco, -a adj.
• guito, -a adj.
• rencoroso, -a adj.
• ruin adj.
• vicioso, -a adj.
• virulento, -a adj.
• zaino, -a adj.
'vɪʃəs
adjective
a) (savage, violent) <dog> fiero, malo; <thug/criminal> despiadado, sanguinario; <attack> feroz, salvaje; <crime> atroz, sanguinario

he has a vicious temper — tiene muy mal genio

there's a vicious streak in him — tiene una veta violenta

b) (malicious) <gossip/rumor> malicioso
c) (depraved) (liter) <habit> depravado
['vɪʃǝs]
1. ADJ
1) (=brutal) [person, gang] despiadado; [attack, assault, crime] atroz, brutal; [animal] agresivo, fiero

a vicious-looking knife — un cuchillo de aspecto horrorífico

2) (=malicious) [criticism, campaign] despiadado, cruel; [remark] malicioso

to have a vicious temper — tener muy mal genio

to have a vicious tongue — tener una lengua viperina

2.
CPD

vicious circle N — círculo m vicioso

to be caught in a vicious circle — estar atrapado en un círculo vicioso

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['vɪʃəs]
adjective
a) (savage, violent) <dog> fiero, malo; <thug/criminal> despiadado, sanguinario; <attack> feroz, salvaje; <crime> atroz, sanguinario

he has a vicious temper — tiene muy mal genio

there's a vicious streak in him — tiene una veta violenta

b) (malicious) <gossip/rumor> malicioso
c) (depraved) (liter) <habit> depravado

English-spanish dictionary. 2013.

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