- rufián
- adj.perverse, base, vile.m.rogue, villain, bandit, gangster.* * *rufián► nombre masculino1 (proxeneta) pimp2 (canalla) scoundrel, villain, ruffian* * *SM1) (=gamberro) hooligan; (=canalla) scoundrel2) (=chulo) pimp* * *masculino (granuja) rogue, scoundrel (dated); (proxeneta) pimp* * *= ragamuffin, ruffian, hoodlum.Ex. He was looking affably at the two dubious ragamuffins and, moreover, even making inviting gestures to them.Ex. The coroner said she had died not from drowning, but from being abused and murdered by a gang of ruffians.Ex. Gangs of hoodlums, aged as young as eight, are roaming the streets terrorising store owners and shoppers in broad daylight.* * *masculino (granuja) rogue, scoundrel (dated); (proxeneta) pimp* * *= ragamuffin, ruffian, hoodlum.
Ex: He was looking affably at the two dubious ragamuffins and, moreover, even making inviting gestures to them.
Ex: The coroner said she had died not from drowning, but from being abused and murdered by a gang of ruffians.Ex: Gangs of hoodlums, aged as young as eight, are roaming the streets terrorising store owners and shoppers in broad daylight.* * *rufiánmasculine1 (sinvergüenza, granuja) rogue, scoundrel (dated)2 (chulo) pimp* * *
rufián sustantivo masculino (granuja) rogue, scoundrel (dated);
(chulo) pimp
'rufián' also found in these entries:
English:
hoodlum
- roughneck
- ruffian
* * *rufián nmvillain* * *rufiánm rogue
Spanish-English dictionary. 2013.