rémora

rémora
f.
1 remora, sucking fish, suckfish.
2 deterrent, obstacle, snag.
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rémora
nombre femenino
1 (pez) remora
2 figurado (obstáculo) hindrance
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SF
1) (Zool) remora
2) (=obstáculo) hindrance
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femenino
1) (Zool) remora
2) (frml) (obstáculo, impedimento) hindrance
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= albatross.
Ex. The sheer margin of the challenger's victory over the incumbent is a sign that the Democratic base is really fired up, and that Bush could be an albatross.
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femenino
1) (Zool) remora
2) (frml) (obstáculo, impedimento) hindrance
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= albatross.

Ex: The sheer margin of the challenger's victory over the incumbent is a sign that the Democratic base is really fired up, and that Bush could be an albatross.

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rémora
feminine
A (Zool) remora
B (frml) (obstáculo, impedimento) hindrance
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rémora nf
1. [pez] remora
2. [impedimento] hindrance;
la falta de inversiones constituye una rémora para el desarrollo del país the lack of investment is hindering the country's development
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rémora nf
: obstacle, hindrance

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  • Remora — Remora …   Wikipédia en Français

  • rémora — [ remɔra ] n. m. • 1562; lat. remora « retardement », de remorari « retarder, arrêter » 1 ♦ Zool. Poisson téléostéen (perciformes), dont la tête est pourvue sur la face supérieure d un disque adhésif qui lui permet de s attacher à de gros… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Remora — Rem o*ra (r?m ?*r?), n. [L.: cf. F. r[ e]mora.] [1913 Webster] 1. Delay; obstacle; hindrance. [Obs.] Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of several species of fishes belonging to {Echeneis}, {Remora}, and allied genera. Called also… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Remora — Rem o*ra (r?m ?*r?), n. [L.: cf. F. r[ e]mora.] [1913 Webster] 1. Delay; obstacle; hindrance. [Obs.] Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of several species of fishes belonging to {Echeneis}, {Remora}, and allied genera. Called also… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • remora (1) — {{hw}}{{remora (1)}{{/hw}}s. f. 1 (lett.) Indugio, freno: porre una remora alla corruzione. 2 Scia laterale di nave. remora (2) {{hw}}{{remora (2)}{{/hw}}s. f. Pesce osseo marino con corpo slanciato, che ha sul capo un disco adesivo a ventosa con …   Enciclopedia di italiano

  • remora — remóra s. f. Trimis de siveco, 10.08.2004. Sursa: Dicţionar ortografic  REMÓRA s. f. peşte având un disc adeziv pe cap, cu care se fizează pe funduri de bărci, de corăbii. (< fr. rémora, lat. remora) Trimis de raduborza, 15.09.2007. Sursa:… …   Dicționar Român

  • remoră — REMÓRĂ s.f. Peşte având un disc adeziv pe cap, cu care se fixează pe funduri de bărci, de corăbii. [< it. remora, fr. rémora, lat. remora]. Trimis de LauraGellner, 13.09.2007. Sursa: DN …   Dicționar Român

  • REMORA — Graecis ἐχενηῒς, a navibus sistendis, seu retinendis; item Ναυκράτης, ab eadem causa: Latinis aliter Remeligo: Plautus, Casinâ, Actu 4. sc. 3. v. 7. secundum quosdam. Nam quid illae tam diu intus remorantur remeliigines. Pisciculus dicitur, cui… …   Hofmann J. Lexicon universale

  • rémora — sustantivo femenino 1. (macho y hembra) Familia Echeneidae. Pez teleósteo marino de color grisaceo, que se une con una especie de ventosa que tiene en la cara superior de la cabeza a objetos flotantes o a otros peces mayores, con los que convive… …   Diccionario Salamanca de la Lengua Española

  • remora — / rɛmora/ s.f. [dal lat. remŏra, der. di mora indugio ], lett. 1. [spec. al plur., ciò che ritarda o ostacola qualcosa: non porre remore ] ▶◀ freno, impedimento, intralcio, ostacolo. 2. [spec. al plur., ciò che trattiene dall agire: non avere… …   Enciclopedia Italiana

  • remora — sucking fish, 1560s, from L. remora, lit. delay, hindrance, from re back + mora delay; so called because the fish were believed by the ancients to retard a vessel to which they attached themselves. Pliny writes that Antony s galley was delayed by …   Etymology dictionary

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