Sociedad, Ley y Política - Desafiando las normas

Explora modismos en inglés que se relacionan con desafiar las normas con ejemplos como "territorio de bandidos" y "romper filas".

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to [bend|stretch] the rules [Frase]

hacer excepciones

Ex: The team bent the rules during the game to gain an unfair advantage .

dead to rights [Frase]

in a situation where there is clear proof of one's crime or wrongdoing

Ex: The prosecution presented the incriminating video footage , putting the defendant dead to rights during the trial .

blood on {one's} hands [Frase]

a situation in which one is responsible for the death of a person

Ex: The ruthless dictator had blood on his hands after years of human rights abuses .

smoking gun [Sustantivo]

prueba irrefutable

Ex: The investigators discovered the smoking gun , a surveillance video capturing the suspect committing the crime .

Los investigadores descubrieron la prueba irrefutable, un video de vigilancia que captura al sospechoso cometiendo el crimen.

to [beard] the lion in (his|her) den [Frase]

meterse en la boca del lobo

Ex: He bearded the lion in his den when he confronted the notorious gang leader in his own territory .

to [break] ranks [Frase]

to publicly oppose a group or party that one has been a member of

Ex: She broke ranks with her colleagues and spoke out against the discriminatory policies of the organization .

to [take] the law into {one's} (own|) hands [Frase]

to illegally punish someone in a way that one personally thinks is right or just, often by the use of violence

Ex: They took the law into their own hands and administered punishment to the thief before the authorities arrived .

to [jump] the [light] [Frase]

to ignore red traffic lights and move past them

Ex: Yesterday , he jumped the light and narrowly avoided colliding with another car .

the law of the jungle [Frase]

la ley de la selva

Ex: During the chaotic period , the country was ruled by the law of the jungle , with rampant corruption and violence .

bandit territory [Sustantivo]

territorio de bandidos

Ex: Without proper intervention , the area could potentially transform into bandit territory , leading to a breakdown of order and a disregard for rules and laws .

Sin la intervención adecuada, el área podría transformarse potencialmente en territorio de bandidos, lo que llevaría a una ruptura del orden y un desprecio por las reglas y las leyes.

to [jump] the line [Frase]

to try to unfairly move past a group of people lining up somewhere before one's turn arrives

Ex: The impatient customer tries to jump the line , causing frustration among the other waiting customers .

off the back of a truck [Frase]

used for saying that a free or unreasonably cheap product is not obtained legally

Ex: Last week , he bought a TV off the back of a truck , only to find out it was defective and likely stolen .

AWOL [Adjetivo]

ausente sin permiso

Ex:

La semana pasada, ella se fue AWOL del proyecto, dejando a su equipo en una situación difícil.

French leave [Sustantivo]

despedida a la francesa

Ex:

La semana pasada, se tomó una licencia francesa sin informar a su supervisor, lo que resultó en una acción disciplinaria.

to [slip] {sb} a Mickey (Finn|) [Frase]

to secretly put a drug in a person's drink in order to make them unconscious

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pink elephants [Sustantivo]

elefantes rosas

Ex: They jokingly reminisced about the time they thought they were seeing pink elephants during their college days .

Bromeaban al recordar el tiempo en que creían estar viendo elefantes rosas durante sus días universitarios.

out of season [Frase]

at a time when it is illegal to hunt an animal

Ex: It is currently out of season to hunt deer in this region .

Sociedad, Ley y Política
De acuerdo con las Reglas	Desafiando las normas	Justice	Injustice
Politics	Problemas políticos	Punishment	Society
Social Class	Normas sociales y conformidad	Salir o Escapar	Fraude & Estafa