Dueña in english
Owner
pronunciation: oʊnɜr part of speech: noun
pronunciation: oʊnɜr part of speech: noun
In gestures
dueña = landlady ; proprietress.
Example: It is great to see that the number of landladies is steadily increasing as more and more women realise the investment opportunities offered by residential property.Example: It turned out that the woman was the proprietress of a geisha house that was just a few hundred yards away.dueño = owner ; landlord.
Example: The owner of the memex, let us say, is interested in the origin and properties of the bow and arrow.Example: This library serves a population displaying all the familiar features of low income, family social and financial crises, juvenile delinquency, and landlord/tenant problems.more:
» cambiar de dueño = change + hands .
Example: This handbook is a collector's guide to popular children's beanbag animal toys, rare examples of which change hands for thousand of dollars = Este manual es una guía para el coleccionista de animales de juguete rellenos de bolitas para niños, algunos de los cuales (los más raros) se llegan a vender por miles de dólares.» cambio de dueño = change of hands .
Example: Most importantly, though, the change of hands in the committee marks the transition from global warming denial to global warming activism.» dueño de la casa = householder .
Example: It is the responsibility of the householder to ensure the refuse is bagged securely.» dueño del mundo, el = cock-of-the-walk .
Example: As far as he could see, he was cock of the walk: many of the men in Sunset suffered from diseases that Horace had so far escaped.» dueño de puesto de mercadillo = stall-holder ; market trader .
Example: I have myself seen, in a northern market, a bookstall where the stall-holder had over a dozen old shoeboxes under the counter in which each month the ten new titles were placed so that the customers could buy the whole new range gradually over the coming month. Example: Salaries may range from the minimum wage for a market stall employee, to in excess of £500 a week for some market traders.» dueño y señor = king of the castle ; lord and master [Usado con sentido humorístico, con frecuencia para referirse al marido] .
Example: Seafood is king of the castle here, with a wide choice of crab, shrimp, lobster, fish and squid dishes. Example: He is the lord and master of the money markets of the world and virtually lord and master of everything.» hacerse dueño y señor de = have + the run of the + Nombre ; walk all over + Alguien ; take + full control of .
Example: There's also goats, but I don't think they're penned anywhere -- they seem to have the run of the place as much as the chickens. Example: The Scouses were the first real challenge for Fulham this season but they were walked all over by the Londoners. Example: This is seen as a significant move towards taking full control of Afghanistan's airspace which has hitherto been under the control of NATO.» ser (el) dueño y señor = rule + the roost .
Example: Just as the 19th century belonged to England and the 20th century to America, so the 21st century will be China's turn to set the agenda and rule the roost.