- asesino
- adj.murderous, cutthroat, homicidal, killer.f. & m.murderer, butcher, killer, assassin.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: asesinar.* * *asesino► adjetivo1 murderous■ no hallaron el arma asesina they couldn't find the murder weapon► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 killer (hombre) murderer; (mujer) murderess* * *(f. - asesina)noun1) killer, murderer / murderess2) assassin* * *asesino, -a1.ADJ murderous2.SM / F murder/murderess, killer; (Pol) assassin
asesino/a en serie, asesino/a múltiple — serial killer
asesino/a profesional — hired killer
asesino/a serial — LAm serial killer
* * *I-na adjetivo <instinto/odio> murderous, homicidal; <animal> killer (before n)el arma asesina — the murder weapon
IIme lanzó una mirada asesina — (fam) he gave me a murderous look
-na masculino, femenino murderer; (por razones políticas) assassin* * *= gunman [gunmen, -pl.], killer, murderer, murderous, assassin, cutthroat.Nota: Nombre.Ex. Many of the inhabitants were shot dead or injured by a crazed gunman.Ex. The article 'The coming of the killers' reports the impact of the chain superstore on independent booksellers in the USA.Ex. The librarian describes the pressure she and her staff underwent to reveal information on the murderer's borrowing habits.Ex. This is a collection of articles on the theme: Books for children with murderous, shocking, menacing endings.Ex. The problem of battered & physically abused children, mistreated by their parents or guardians, raises the question as to whether we are all assassins.Ex. Most innkeepers were crooks, the food was bad, and the inns were frequented by cutthroats and drunks.----* asesino a sueldo = hatchetman, hired assassin, hired gun, hit man.* asesino con hacha = axe murderer.* asesino de masas = mass murderer.* asesino en serie = serial killer.* asesino múltiple = serial killer.* asesino silencioso = silent killer.* * *I-na adjetivo <instinto/odio> murderous, homicidal; <animal> killer (before n)el arma asesina — the murder weapon
IIme lanzó una mirada asesina — (fam) he gave me a murderous look
-na masculino, femenino murderer; (por razones políticas) assassin* * *= gunman [gunmen, -pl.], killer, murderer, murderous, assassin, cutthroat.Nota: Nombre.Ex: Many of the inhabitants were shot dead or injured by a crazed gunman.
Ex: The article 'The coming of the killers' reports the impact of the chain superstore on independent booksellers in the USA.Ex: The librarian describes the pressure she and her staff underwent to reveal information on the murderer's borrowing habits.Ex: This is a collection of articles on the theme: Books for children with murderous, shocking, menacing endings.Ex: The problem of battered & physically abused children, mistreated by their parents or guardians, raises the question as to whether we are all assassins.Ex: Most innkeepers were crooks, the food was bad, and the inns were frequented by cutthroats and drunks.* asesino a sueldo = hatchetman, hired assassin, hired gun, hit man.* asesino con hacha = axe murderer.* asesino de masas = mass murderer.* asesino en serie = serial killer.* asesino múltiple = serial killer.* asesino silencioso = silent killer.* * *asesino1 -naadjective‹instinto/odio› murderous, homicidal; ‹animal› killer (before n)el arma asesina the murder weaponme lanzó una mirada asesina (fam); he gave me a murderous look, he looked daggers at me (colloq)asesino2 -namasculine, femininemurderer; (por razones políticas) assassinCompuestos:● asesino a sueldo, asesina a sueldo masculine, feminine(masculine) hitman, hired killer; (feminine) hired killer● asesino convicto, asesina convictamasculine, feminine convicted murderer● asesino en serie, asesina en seriemasculine, feminine serial killer● asesino serial, asesina serialmasculine, feminine (AmL) serial killer* * *
Del verbo asesinar: (conjugate asesinar)
asesino es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
asesinó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
asesinar
asesino
asesinó
asesinar (conjugate asesinar) verbo transitivo
to murder;
(por razones políticas) to assassinate
asesino◊ -na adjetivo ‹instinto/odio› murderous, homicidal;
‹animal› killer (before n)
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino
murderer;
(por razones políticas) assassin;◊ asesino a sueldo hired killer;
asesino en serie serial killer
asesinar verbo transitivo to murder
(perpetrar un magnicidio) to assassinate
En general, la acción (verbo) y el hecho (sustantivo) son murder, mientras a la persona la llamamos murderer. Sin embargo, cuando nos referimos al magnicidio, la acción es assassinate, el hecho es assassination y la persona es assassin.
asesino,-a
I adjetivo murderous
II sustantivo masculino y femenino killer
(hombre) murderer
(mujer) murderess
(magnicida) assassin
'asesino' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
asesina
- cepillarse
- foto robot
- fotorrobot
- pista
- potencia
- responder
- serie
- supuesta
- supuesto
- descuartizar
- presunto
- suelto
English:
assassin
- cutthroat
- dismember
- do away with
- execute
- hired gun
- killer
- motive
- murder
- murderer
- murderous
- nightmare
- of
- poison
- serial killer
- butcher
- contract
- hit
- homicidal
- serial
- suspect
* * *asesino, -a♦ adj1. [que mata]el arma asesina the murder weapon2. [mirada, instinto] murderous;le lanzó una mirada asesina she looked daggers at him, she gave him a murderous look♦ nm,f[de persona] murderer, f murderess, killer; [de rey, jefe de Estado] assassinCompasesino profesional professional killer;asesino en serie serial killer;asesino a sueldo contract killer* * *asesinom, asesina f murderer; POL assassin* * *asesino, -na adj: murderous, homicidalasesino, -na n1) : murderer, killer2) : assassin* * *asesino n murdererTambién existe el nombre assassin pero sólo se utiliza cuando se mata a un personaje importante
Spanish-English dictionary. 2013.