Diestro in english
Right handed
pronunciation: raɪtændəd part of speech: none
pronunciation: raɪtændəd part of speech: none
In gestures
diestro1 = right-handed ; right-footed ; righty.
Example: All subjects were right-handed except for three left-handed men and one ambidextrous male.Example: He's right-footed although he plays the left wing.Example: I'm a born righty -- I can't do squat with my left except shoot a firearm and move along the fret of a guitar.more:
» a diestro y siniestro = like there's no tomorrow ; like nobody's business .
Example: The way to live like there's no tomorrow is to basically love life and be as crazy as possible and take risks and chances. Example: Us blacks come from poverty, so when we get money, we spend it like nobody's business.» empezar a disparar a diestro y siniestro = go on + a shooting spree .
Example: A plumber who went on a shooting spree that left five people dead at a bar shot and killed himself when police surrounded his apartment and ordered him to surrender.» empezar a matar diestro y siniestro = go on + a killing spree .
Example: It is a very odd movie about an expectant mother who goes on a killing spree because her unborn baby is telling her to.» gastar dinero a diestro y siniestro = go on + a spending spree .
Example: During the nineties, perhaps in celebration of their seeming success in making loads of money in stocks, consumers went on a spending spree.» repartir a diestro y siniestro = dish out .
Example: One has only to turn on the television to see that educated people still have little influence on the trash dished out to the uneducated masses.diestro2 = accomplished ; skilful [skillful, -USA] ; nimble ; deft ; adroit ; nifty ; proficient ; agile.
Example: This specialised clientele is eclectic and ranges from novices to the most accomplished artists and includes painters, sculptors and graphic artists.Example: The acquisition of these materials is a skilful job demanding the sort of dedication that a housewife brings to the running of her home.Example: If they were watching the nimble movements of a compositor as he gathered the types from the hundred and fifty-two boxes of his case, they would knock their hips against the corner of a bench.Example: In this live peformance video, Joan Sutherland's coloratura is as deft as ever.Example: Reference services exist to help the less adroit find information and their fundamental value lies in equity of access to information.Example: To begin with, this photocopier perhaps had the potential for resurrection by someone mechanically minded and nifty with a screwdriver.Example: However, it should be stated at the outset that it is not the aim of this course to make you proficient in the use of the Colon Classification as a practical indexing language.Example: She was a voracious reader all through her life until her eyesight finally failed to keep up with her agile mind.more:
» poco diestro = poor-ability .
Example: The author evaluates the effectiveness of 'sidenotes' designed to improve reading comprehension and foster self-independence among poor-ability readers.» ser diestro en = be skilled at .
Example: These writers are skilled at writing 'what-happens-next?' action-full plots that keep you turning their pages.