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thuggish

/ˈθʌɡɪʃ/

Meanings
adjective

Matonesco, brutal, violento

Characterized by thuggery; behaving in a violent or intimidating way; appearing to be violent or intimidating.

Examples :

"Their thuggish manner made continuing negotiations very difficult."
Su comportamiento matonesco dificultó mucho la continuación de las negociaciones.
appearance character attitude society negative inhuman
adjective

Matonesco, brutal

Resembling or characteristic of the assassins known as thugs or Thuggees (often capitalized in this sense).

Examples :

"The historical drama portrayed the Thuggee cult as a group of men who used thuggish methods to rob and murder unsuspecting travelers. "
El drama histórico retrató a la secta Thuggee como un grupo de hombres que usaban métodos matonescos para robar y asesinar a viajeros desprevenidos.
character police war negative

Related Words

Illustration negotiations

negotiations noun

/nɪˌɡəʊʃiˈeɪʃənz/ /nɪˌɡoʊʃiˈeɪʃənz/

Negociaciones, conversaciones

"The salary negotiations between the employee and the company ended with a mutually agreeable compromise. "

Las negociaciones salariales entre el empleado y la empresa terminaron con un compromiso mutuamente aceptable.

Illustration resembling

resembling verb

/ɹɪˈzɛmblɪŋ/

Parecerse a

"The twins resemble each other."

Los gemelos se parecen.

Illustration historical

historical noun

/hɪˈstɒɹɪkəl/ /hɪˈstɔːɹɪkəl/

Novela histórica

"The historical romance novel was a bestseller in the bookstore. "

La novela histórica fue un éxito de ventas en la librería.

Illustration continuing

continuing verb

/kənˈtɪnjuːɪŋ/

Continuar, seguir

"Do you want me to continue to unload these?"

¿Quieres que continúe descargando estos?

Illustration intimidating

intimidating verb

/ɪnˈtɪmɪdeɪtɪŋ/ /ɪnˈtɪmɪˌdeɪtɪŋ/

Intimidar, amedrentar

"The large dog's loud barking was intimidating the small children playing in the park. "

Los fuertes ladridos del perro grande estaban intimidando a los niños pequeños que jugaban en el parque.

Illustration unsuspecting

unsuspecting adjective

/ˌʌnsəˈspɛktɪŋ/ /ˌʌnsəˈspɛktɪn/

Inocente, que no sospecha

"He easily shot the unsuspecting target."

Disparó fácilmente al objetivo inocente.

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capitalized verb

/ˈkæpɪtəˌlaɪzd/ /ˈkæpɪtlˌaɪzd/

Escribir en mayúsculas

"In German, all nouns are capitalized."

En alemán, todos los sustantivos se escriben en mayúsculas.

Illustration characteristic

characteristic noun

/ˌkæɹəktəˈɹɪstɪk/ /ˌkɛɹəktəˈɹɪstɪk/

Característica, rasgo

"The characteristic smell of freshly baked bread always reminds me of my grandmother's kitchen. "

El olor característico del pan recién horneado siempre me recuerda a la cocina de mi abuela.

Illustration assassins

assassins noun

/əˈsæsɪnz/

Miembro de la comunidad musulmana nizari ismailí

"Historical accounts sometimes refer to the Nizari Ismailis of the Alamut Period as assassins, known for their targeted killings of political and religious figures. "

Los relatos históricos a veces se refieren a los ismaelíes nizaríes del período de Alamut como miembros de la comunidad musulmana nizari ismailí, conocidos por sus asesinatos selectivos de figuras políticas y religiosas.

Illustration appearing

appearing verb

/əˈpɪəɹ.ɪŋ/

Aparecer, surgir

"The sun was finally appearing from behind the clouds. "

El sol finalmente estaba apareciendo detrás de las nubes.

Illustration difficult

difficult verb

/ˈdɪfɪkəlt/

Dificultar, impedir, perplejizar

"The complicated instructions on the new software difficult me from completing the project on time. "

Las instrucciones complicadas del nuevo software me dificultan completar el proyecto a tiempo.

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characterized verb

/ˈkæɹəktəɹaɪzd/

Caracterizar, retratar

"The teacher characterized the student as disruptive in class. "

El profesor caracterizó al estudiante como disruptivo en clase.