tirano

adj.

dictatorial, tyrannic, despotic, imperious.

m.

tyrant, dictator, despot, oppressor.

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tirano

► nombre masculino,nombre femenino

1 tyrant

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tirano, -a

1.

ADJ (=tiránico) tyrannical, despotic; (=dominante) domineering

2.

SM / F tyrant, despot

3.

SM Méx * (=policía) cop *

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I

-na adjetivo tyrannical

II

-na masculino, femenino tyrant

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= tyrant, taskmaster, dictator, martinet.

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. 'Alf thought we should have warned you, but telling you she was a taskmaster was as far as we agreed we should go,' Lehmann explained.

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.

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I

-na adjetivo tyrannical

II

-na masculino, femenino tyrant

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= tyrant, taskmaster, dictator, martinet.

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: 'Alf thought we should have warned you, but telling you she was a taskmaster was as far as we agreed we should go,' Lehmann explained.

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.

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tirano¹ -na

adjective

tyrannical

tirano² -na

masculine, feminine

tyrant

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tirano

◊ -na adjetivo

tyrannical
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino
tyrant
tirano,-a
I adjetivo tyrannical
II sustantivo masculino y femenino tyrant

'tirano' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
tirana
English:
tyrant

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tirano, -a

♦ adj

1. [gobierno] tyrannical

2. [padre, amor] tyrannical

♦ nm,f

1. [gobernante] tyrant

2. [persona dominante]

eres un tirano you're a tyrant

♦ nm

kingbird

Comp

tirano real eastern kingbird

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tirano

I adj tyrannical

II m, tirana f tyrant

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tirano, -na adj

: tyrannical, despotic

tirano, -na n

: tyrant

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tirano n tyrant