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hec·tor

(hĕk′tər)
n.
A bully.
v. hec·tored, hec·tor·ing, hec·tors
v.tr.
To intimidate or dominate in a blustering way.
v.intr.
To behave like a bully; swagger.
[From earlier Hector, valiant warrior, swaggerer, after Hector.]

Hec·tor

(hĕk′tər)
n. Greek Mythology
A Trojan prince, the eldest son of Priam and Hecuba, killed by Achilles in Homer's Iliad.
[Latin Hectōr, from Greek Hektōr.]
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Translations

hectoring

[ˈhektərɪŋ] ADJ [person] → lleno de bravatas ; [tone, remark] → amedrentador
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hectoring

[ˈhɛktərɪŋ] adj [tone] → autoritaire
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hectoring

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

hectoring

[ˈhɛktərɪŋ] adj → prepotente
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