bellaco

adj.

1 roguish, wicked.

2 sly, cunning.

m.

rogue, villain, cad.

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bellaco

► adjetivo

1 (malo) wicked

2 (astuto) cunning, sly

► nombre masculino,nombre femenino

1 villain, rogue

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bellaco, -a

1. ADJ

1) [persona] (=malvado) wicked; (=astuto) cunning, sly; (=pícaro) rascally

2) Cono Sur, Méx [caballo] vicious, hard-to-control; And, CAm brave

2.

SM / F (=bribón) scoundrel, rogue

3.

SM Cono Sur, Méx (=caballo) difficult horse

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-ca masculino, femenino (fam & hum) rogue (colloq & hum)

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= miscreant, rascal, scallywag [scalawag, -USA], rapscallion, cad.

Ex. The forest, therefore, is regarded as the abode of robbers & sundry miscreants, implying its relation to the forces of chaos & disorder.

Ex. And although they may pose themselves as very religious, they are simply rascals.

Ex. In other words, we either have morons or thugs running the White House -- or perhaps one moron, one thug, and a smattering of scalawags in between.

Ex. In all truth, it must be said that this howling, hissing, foot-scraping body of young rapscallions found some cause for complaint.

Ex. Not only that, but this cad has also convinced them she is losing her faculties.

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* mentir como un bellaco = lie through + Posesivo + teeth, lie + straight-faced.

* trabajar como un bellaco = work + Reflexivo + to the ground, work + Reflexivo + to death.

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-ca masculino, femenino (fam & hum) rogue (colloq & hum)

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= miscreant, rascal, scallywag [scalawag, -USA], rapscallion, cad.

Ex: The forest, therefore, is regarded as the abode of robbers & sundry miscreants, implying its relation to the forces of chaos & disorder.

Ex: And although they may pose themselves as very religious, they are simply rascals.

Ex: In other words, we either have morons or thugs running the White House -- or perhaps one moron, one thug, and a smattering of scalawags in between.

Ex: In all truth, it must be said that this howling, hissing, foot-scraping body of young rapscallions found some cause for complaint.

Ex: Not only that, but this cad has also convinced them she is losing her faculties.

* mentir como un bellaco = lie through + Posesivo + teeth, lie + straight-faced.

* trabajar como un bellaco = work + Reflexivo + to the ground, work + Reflexivo + to death.

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bellaco¹ -ca

adjective

(fam hum); roguish (colloq hum)

bellaco² -ca

masculine, feminine

(fam hum); rogue (colloq hum)

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bellaco

◊ -ca sustantivo masculino, femenino (fam &

hum) rogue (colloq & hum)
'bellaco' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
mentir

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bellaco, -a

♦ adj

1. Literario [bribón] villainous, wicked

2. RP [caballo] spirited, hard to control

3. Ecuad, Pan [valiente] brave

♦ nm,f

Literario villain, scoundrel

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bellaco

I adj rascally, roguish

II m, bellaca f rascal, rogue

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bellaco, -ca adj

: sly, cunning

bellaco, -ca n

: rogue, scoundrel