tirano – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
Tirano
tirare
v.
pull, drag, stretch, tug, draw, twitch, throw, heave, draught, draft, tend, pluck, lug, tighten, haul; blow, shoot
tirano
adj.
tyrannic, tyrannical, of or similar to a tyrant, despotic, authoritarian
tirano
nm.
tyrant, despot, dictator, autocrat
tirano (m)
n.
tyrant, despot, oppressor
tirano
(n.) = tyrant ; taskmaster ; dictator ; martinet ; strongman.
Ex: In the sixth century B.C. the tyrant Pisistratus 'collected a large library of books and later gave it to the city of Athens, where it was opened to the public'.
Ex: 'Alf thought we should have warned you, but telling you she was a taskmaster was as far as we agreed we should go,' Lehmann explained.
Ex: In the most obvious version of a hierarchical management scheme, the chief reference librarian may function virtually as a dictator.
Ex: Prime Minister for twelve years, he was often called a martinet and is regarded as a brilliant, stubborn bureaucrat.
Ex: He was president on three occasions during this time, and ruled as an unelected military strongman for the rest of the era.
