Sting in spanish
pronunciation: pikɑduɹ̩ɑ part of speech: noun, verb
sting1 = aguijón, picadura.
Example: This book deals with the general biology of dangerous reptiles and anthropods, the nature of animal venoms, immunological aspects of envenomation, and treatment of bites and stings.more:
» stingless = sin aguijón.
Example: Our native bees are stingless and usually nest inside hollow trees.» sting of conscience, the = gusanillo de la conciencia, el.
Example: During the longest and most remote periods of the human past, the sting of conscience was not at all what it is now.» sting of remorse = punzada de remordimiento, la; gusanillo de la conciencia, el.
Example: The stings of remorse never left her for as long as she lived.» sting operation = operación policial, operación policial encubierta. [Generalmente, aquella en la que la policía tiende una trampa para engañar a una banda de delincuentes, bien infiltrándose en la banda o haciéndose pasar por miembros de otra banda]
Example: Relates the story of an attempt to sell stolen Irish antiquities in the USA in 1991 and the roles of the John J. Burns Library of Boston College, the FBI, the National Museum of Ireland and other Irish authorities in a sting operation to recover the antiquities and arrest the perpetrators..» stingray = raya, pastinaca.
Example: When threatened, a stingray lashes out with its tail and tries to sting the intruder with one of its spines, which contain poison glands.» take + the sting out of + Algo = restar importancia, restar fuerza, aliviar, mitigar, hacer que Algo sea menos doloroso, hacer que Algo sea más llevadero, quitar hierro.
Example: The director amplified: 'The personal touch would probably take some sting out of the layoff, but if I did it this way I could avoid involved discussions'.sting2 = aguijonear, punzar, pinchar, picar. [Verbo irregular: pasado y participio stung]
Example: When threatened, a stingray lashes out with its tail and tries to sting the intruder with one of its spines, which contain poison glands.more:
» sting into + action = hacer reaccionar.
Example: In order to forestall such an event, some libraries in Britain were stung into action by the publication of an Act of Parliament which totally ignored public libraries.» sting into = incitar a.
Example: As a result of the NCC review, several library authorities were stung into an examination of the relevance of their information services.