latchkey child in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for latchkey child in the English»Spanish Dictionary

latchkey child N

latchkey child

niño cuyos padres trabajan y está solo en casa al regresar del colegio

Translations for latchkey child in the English»Spanish Dictionary

latchkey [Am ˈlætʃˌki, Brit ˈlatʃkiː] N

latchkey

llave f de (la) casa

child <pl children [ˈtʃɪldrən]> [Am tʃaɪld, Brit tʃʌɪld] N

1. child:

child (boy)

niño m

child (girl)

niña f

a group of children

un grupo de niños

I've known her since I was a child

la conozco desde niño or chico

don't be such a child!

¡no seas niño or crío!

don't be such a child!

¡no seas tan infantil!

to be child's play

ser un juego de niños

the child is father of the man prov

lo que se mama de niño dura toda la vida

2. child:

child (son)

hijo m

child (daughter)

hija f

have you any children?

¿tiene hijos?

we have two children

tenemos dos hijos

to be with child liter

estar encinta

to get sb with child liter

dejar a alguien encinta

to be great or big with child arch

estar a punto de dar a luz

she's a child of the sixties

es un producto de los años sesenta

See also abuse

I.abuse N [Am əˈbjus, Brit əˈbjuːs]

1. abuse U (insulting language):

abuse

insultos mpl

abuse

improperios mpl

she was subjected to verbal abuse

la insultaron

to shout abuse at sb

insultar a alguien

to shout abuse at sb

lanzar improperios contra alguien

a stream of abuse

una sarta de insultos

a term of abuse

un insulto or una grosería

2. abuse C or U:

abuse (misuse)

abuso m

abuse (of prisoners)

vejación f

abuse (sexual)

abusos mpl deshonestos (a un niño)

to be open to abuse

prestarse al abuso

drug abuse

consumo m de drogas

drug abuse

consumo m de estupefacientes form

II.abuse VB trans [Am əˈbjuz, Brit əˈbjuːz]

1.1. abuse (use wrongly):

abuse power/person/hospitality

abusar de

1.2. abuse (treat cruelly):

abuse child/woman

maltratar

abuse prisoners

vejar

1.3. abuse (sexually):

abuse child/woman

abusar de

many children had been sexually abused

muchos niños habían sufrido abusos deshonestos

2. abuse (insult):

abuse

insultar

latchkey child in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for latchkey child in the English»Spanish Dictionary

latchkey [ˈlætʃki:] N

latchkey

llave f (de casa)

child <children> [tʃaɪld] pl N

1. child (person who's not fully grown):

child

niño(-a) m (f)

unborn child

feto m

2. child (offspring):

child

hijo(-a) m (f)

illegitimate child

hijo ilegítimo

to be a child of the eighties fig

ser un producto de los (años) ochenta

Phrases:

spare the rod and spoil the child prov

quien bien te quiere te hará llorar prov

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Positive effects of being a latchkey child include independence and self-reliance at a young age.

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