Acribillar in english
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pronunciation: rɪdəl part of speech: noun
pronunciation: rɪdəl part of speech: noun
In gestures
acribillar = pelt ; strafe ; machine-gun.
Example: Every day, Internet users are pelted with spam, hoaxes, urban legends, and scams - in other words, untrustworthy data.Example: The enemy's order was to cause maximum damage, and many residents were burned to death or strafed by fighter planes.Example: He couldn't think why they were so low, but as he watched they came over the top of the headland machine-gunning as they went.more:
» acribillar a balazos = pump + Nombre + full of lead .
Example: Of course, they first had pumped themselves full of drugs before the police pumped them full of lead.» acribillar a/con preguntas = pepper + Nombre + with questions ; grill ; bombard + Nombre + with questions .
Example: She spent long hours in a cramped conference room, her fractured ankle propped on a trash can, as lawyers took turns peppering her with questions. Example: The police would like to grill her, but she steadfastly refuses to say anything. Example: The students grabbed the opportunity to bombard her with questions and came away inspired by her humility and her humour.» acribillar con insultos = heap (up) + abuse on/upon .
Example: So the basic strategy is to heap up abuse on the Democratic candidate.» ser acribillado a preguntas = get + grilled .
Example: The president got grilled by conservatives for his promise to end the ban on gays in the military, then by liberals for appearing to back away from that pledge.