- barbaridad
- f.1 cruelty.2 stupid thing (disparate).¡qué barbaridad! that's ridiculous!3 barbarity, brutal act, cruel act, atrocity.4 barbarism.* * *barbaridad► nombre femenino1 (crueldad - cualidad) cruelty; (- acto) atrocity, act of cruelty2 (disparate) piece of nonsense3 una barbaridad familiar (mogollón) loads plural, tons plural■ acudieron una barbaridad de niños thousands of kids turned up■ bebe una barbaridad he drinks a hell of a lot■ pesa una barbaridad it weighs a ton\FRASEOLOGÍA¡qué barbaridad! how awful!, how terrible!* * *SF1) (=desatino)
es una barbaridad conducir con esta niebla — it's madness to drive in this fog
es capaz de hacer cualquier barbaridad — he's capable of anything, he will stop at nothing
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decir barbaridades — (=tonterías) to talk nonsense•
¡qué barbaridad!, ¡qué barbaridad! ¿cómo puedes comer tanto? — that's incredible o amazing! how can you eat so much?¡qué barbaridad! ¡consentirle que hable así a sus padres! — that's awful! letting him talk to his parents like that!
¡qué barbaridad! ¡qué bien hablas el inglés! — that's incredible o amazing! your English is really good!
2) (=brutalidad) atrocitylas barbaridades que se cometieron en la guerra — the atrocities committed during the war
las pruebas con animales son una barbaridad — it is horrible to experiment on animals
3) (=palabrota)cuando se enfada dice o suelta muchas barbaridades — he says some terrible things when he gets angry
4)• una barbaridad * (=mucho) [como adv] —
comimos una barbaridad — we ate loads o tons o masses *, we stuffed ourselves *
cuesta una barbaridad — it costs a fortune
nos divertimos una barbaridad — we had a great o fantastic time *
nos gustó una barbaridad — we thought it was great o fantastic *
habló una barbaridad — he talked his head off *
se nota una barbaridad — it sticks out a mile *
me quiere una barbaridad — he loves me to death *
había una barbaridad de gente — there were loads o tons o masses of people *
* * *femenino1) (acto atroz) atrocity2) (disparate)pagar tanto es una barbaridad — it's madness to pay that much
lo que hiciste es una barbaridad — what you've done is outrageous
es capaz de cualquier barbaridad — he's quite capable of doing something really terrible o stupid
qué barbaridad! — good heavens!
cómo puedes decir semejante barbaridad! — how can you say such an outrageous (o stupid etc) thing!
su examen estaba lleno de barbaridades — his exam paper was full of terrible mistakes
una barbaridad — (fam) <comer> like a horse; <fumar> like a chimney
nos costó una barbaridad — it cost us a fortune
pesa una barbaridad — it weighs a ton
una barbaridad de algo — loads of something
* * *= atrocity, outrageousness.Ex. The library's collections and collection policy covers not only the Nazi atrocities but also genocide wherever its has occurred in modern times.Ex. However, it is ironic that the author's first venture into the world of children's books is a disappointment because it does not have the puerile outrageousness of her 'adult' work.* * *femenino1) (acto atroz) atrocity2) (disparate)pagar tanto es una barbaridad — it's madness to pay that much
lo que hiciste es una barbaridad — what you've done is outrageous
es capaz de cualquier barbaridad — he's quite capable of doing something really terrible o stupid
qué barbaridad! — good heavens!
cómo puedes decir semejante barbaridad! — how can you say such an outrageous (o stupid etc) thing!
su examen estaba lleno de barbaridades — his exam paper was full of terrible mistakes
una barbaridad — (fam) <comer> like a horse; <fumar> like a chimney
nos costó una barbaridad — it cost us a fortune
pesa una barbaridad — it weighs a ton
una barbaridad de algo — loads of something
* * *= atrocity, outrageousness.Ex: The library's collections and collection policy covers not only the Nazi atrocities but also genocide wherever its has occurred in modern times.
Ex: However, it is ironic that the author's first venture into the world of children's books is a disappointment because it does not have the puerile outrageousness of her 'adult' work.* * *barbaridadfeminineA (acto atroz) atrocityB1(disparate): es una barbaridad salir así con el frío que hace it's madness to go out like that when it's so coldestá furioso y es capaz de cualquier barbaridad he's furious and is quite capable of doing something terrible o stupid¡qué barbaridad! se ha hecho tardísimo good heavens, it's late!¡cómo puedes decir semejante barbaridad! how can you say such an outrageous ( o stupid etc) thing!¡qué barbaridad! ¡qué caro está todo! this is incredible, everything's so expensive!su examen estaba lleno de barbaridades his exam paper was full of terrible mistakesuna barbaridad (fam): come una barbaridad she eats like a horse, she eats a huge amountfumaba una barbaridad she used to smoke like a chimneynos costó una barbaridad it cost us a fortuneles manda una barbaridad de deberes she gives them loads o stacks of homeworkla maleta pesa una barbaridad the suitcase weighs a ton2(insulto, obscenidad): está borracho y no dice más que barbaridades he's drunk and he's being really foul-mouthedempezó a soltar barbaridades she started saying some awful things, she began to get really abusive* * *
barbaridad sustantivo femeninoa) (acto atroz) atrocityb) (disparate):◊ pagar tanto es una barbaridad it's madness to pay that much;
lo que hiciste/dijiste es una barbaridad what you did/said is outrageous;
es capaz de cualquier barbaridad he's quite capable of doing something really terrible o stupid;
¡qué barbaridad! good heavens!;
una barbaridad (fam) ‹comer› like a horse;
‹fumar› like a chimney;
‹pagar/costar› a fortune
barbaridad sustantivo femenino
1 atrocity, act of cruelty
2 (despropósito) piece of nonsense: ya está bien de decir barbaridades, that's enough nonsense
3 (cantidad excesiva) a lot: estos muchachos fuman una barbaridad, these boys smoke a lot
(de dinero) el traje de novia le costó una barbaridad, the wedding dress cost her a fortune
'barbaridad' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
delito
- burrada
English:
outrage
* * *barbaridad nf1. [cualidad] cruelty2. [disparate]lo que dijo/hizo es una barbaridad what he said/did is ridiculous;no cometamos la barbaridad de decir que sí let's not be so foolish as to say yes;¡qué barbaridad, ya son las once! oh my God, it's eleven o'clock already!;¡qué barbaridad, ha vuelto a subir la gasolina! can you believe it, the price of Br petrol o US gasoline has gone up again!3. [insulto]salió del campo diciendo barbaridades he left the pitch swearing4. Fam [montón]una barbaridad: se gastó una barbaridad she spent a fortune;bebe una barbaridad he drinks like nobody's business o like a fish;llovió una barbaridad it poured with rain, Br it chucked it down;te quiero una barbaridad I love you like crazy;trajo una barbaridad de regalos she brought loads of presents* * *barbaridadf1 barbarity2 (disparate):decir barbaridades say outrageous things;¡qué barbaridad! what a thing to say/do!3:una barbaridad de fam a load of fam , loads of fam ;costar una barbaridad cost a fortune* * *barbaridad nf1) : barbarity, atrocity2)¡qué barbaridad! : that's outrageous!* * *barbaridad n1. (atrocidad) atrocity [pl. atrocities]los soldados cometieron muchas barbaridades the soldiers committed many atrocities2. (cantidad excesiva) a tremendous amount / loadsuna barbaridad de gente loads of peoplecome una barbaridad he eats a tremendous amountdecir barbaridades to talk nonsensehacer barbaridades to do stupid things¡qué barbaridad! how awful!
Spanish-English dictionary. 2013.
