NOM | person | filibuster, bucaner, pirata | someone who robs at sea or plunders the land from the sea without having a commission from any sovereign nation |
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person | filibuster, filibusterisme | a legislator who gives long speeches in an effort to delay or obstruct legislation that he (or she) opposes |
Sentit | someone who robs at sea or plunders the land from the sea without having a commission from any sovereign nation. | |
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Sinònims | bucaner, pirata | |
Espècimens | Bartholomew Roberts | A Welsh pirate credited with having taken more than 400 ships (1682-1722) |
Edward Teach | An English pirate who operated in the Caribbean and off the Atlantic coast of North America (died in 1718) | |
Henry Morgan | A Welsh buccaneer who raided Spanish colonies in the West Indies for the English (1635-1688) | |
Jean Lafitte | French pirate who aided the United States in the War of 1812 and received an official pardon for his crimes (1780-1826) | |
Específic | corsari | A pirate along the Barbary Coast |
General | assaltant, saquejador | someone who takes spoils or plunder (as in war) |
Anglès | pirate, buccaneer, sea robber, sea rover | |
Espanyol | bucanero, corsario, filibustero, pirata |
Sentit | A legislator who gives long speeches in an effort to delay or obstruct legislation that he (or she) opposes. | |
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Sinònim | filibusterisme | |
General | legislador | someone who makes or enacts laws |
Anglès | filibuster, filibusterer | |
Espanyol | filibusterismo |
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