- déspota
- adj.despotical, dictatorial, tyrannic, tyrannical.f. & m.despot, tyrant.* * *déspota► nombre masulino o femenino1 despot, tyrant* * *SMF despot
déspota ilustrado/a — enlightened despot
* * *masculino y femenino (Pol) tyrant, despot* * *= autocrat, despotic, despot, tyrant, dictator, martinet.Ex. He might be classified as a benevolent autocrat.Ex. The manner in which procedures are determined, amended and used gives the key to the differing views; i.e. whether manuals are seen as instruments of progressive or despotic library management.Ex. Additionally, popular news magazines have characterized the Soviets as 'savages, dupes, despots, and barbarians,' prompting the United States to believe itself superior.Ex. In the sixth century B.C. the tyrant Pisistratus 'collected a large library of books and later gave it to the city of Athens, where it was opened to the public'.Ex. In the most obvious version of a hierarchical management scheme, the chief reference librarian may function virtually as a dictator.Ex. Prime Minister for twelve years, he was often called a martinet and is regarded as a brilliant, stubborn bureaucrat.* * *masculino y femenino (Pol) tyrant, despot* * *= autocrat, despotic, despot, tyrant, dictator, martinet.Ex: He might be classified as a benevolent autocrat.
Ex: The manner in which procedures are determined, amended and used gives the key to the differing views; i.e. whether manuals are seen as instruments of progressive or despotic library management.Ex: Additionally, popular news magazines have characterized the Soviets as 'savages, dupes, despots, and barbarians,' prompting the United States to believe itself superior.Ex: In the sixth century B.C. the tyrant Pisistratus 'collected a large library of books and later gave it to the city of Athens, where it was opened to the public'.Ex: In the most obvious version of a hierarchical management scheme, the chief reference librarian may function virtually as a dictator.Ex: Prime Minister for twelve years, he was often called a martinet and is regarded as a brilliant, stubborn bureaucrat.* * *déspotamasculine and feminine(Pol) tyrant, despotsu marido es un déspota her husband is a real tyrant* * *
déspota sustantivo masculino y femenino
tyrant, despot
déspota mf despot
'déspota' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acanallar
English:
despot
* * *déspota nmf1. [gobernante] despot2. [persona autoritaria] tyrant;es un déspota con sus hijos he's a tyrant with his children* * *déspotam/f despot* * *déspota nmf: despot, tyrant
Spanish-English dictionary. 2013.