deacon

diácono

Ministro de rango inferior al sacerdote que ayuda en los oficios y otras tareas de la iglesia.

En inglés sencillo: A church minister below a priest who helps with services and other church work.

• The deacon helped during the service.
• She was ordained as a deacon last year.
• Our parish has two deacons who visit sick people.

Expresiones frecuentes: ordain a deacon, parish deacon, serve as deacon

ternero lechero macho

Cría macho de una raza de ganado lechero, tradicionalmente sacrificada poco después de nacer.

En inglés sencillo: A male calf from a dairy breed, traditionally killed soon after birth.

• The farmer called the male calf a deacon.
• A newborn deacon lay beside the dairy cow.
• The old farm records list several deacons sold that spring.

Sinónimos: bull calf

Expresiones frecuentes: newborn deacon, deacon calf, sell a deacon

presidente

Persona que dirige una empresa constituida legalmente como sociedad.

En inglés sencillo: The person who leads an incorporated company.

• The company elected a new deacon.
• Its deacon chaired the annual meeting.
• The deacon signed the documents for the incorporated company.

Sinónimos: chairman, chair

Expresiones frecuentes: company deacon, elect a deacon, deacon of something

diácono

Persona elegida en la Iglesia cristiana primitiva para organizar la ayuda a los necesitados.

En inglés sencillo: A person chosen in the early Christian church to organize help for people in need.

• The deacon distributed food to widows.
• Early deacons helped care for poor members of the church.
• The community chose a deacon to organize charitable work.

Expresiones frecuentes: early church deacon, appoint a deacon, deacon serving widows

ordenar diácono

Nombrar oficialmente a alguien ministro de la Iglesia con el rango inmediatamente inferior al sacerdote.

En inglés sencillo: To officially make someone a church minister of the rank below priest.

• The bishop will deacon him on Sunday.
• She was deaconed before joining the parish.
• They deaconed two candidates during the service.

Sinónimos: ordain as a deacon

Expresiones frecuentes: deacon someone, deacon a candidate

sacrificar un ternero recién nacido

Matar un ternero poco después de su nacimiento.

En inglés sencillo: To kill a calf soon after it is born.

• The farmer used to deacon male calves.
• The calf was deaconed soon after birth.
• That old dairy practice involved deaconing unwanted calves.

Sinónimos: slaughter

Expresiones frecuentes: deacon a calf, deacon newborn calves

poner fruta buena encima

Colocar fruta buena encima de un recipiente para ocultar la fruta mala o podrida que hay debajo.

En inglés sencillo: To put good fruit on top of a container to hide poor or rotten fruit underneath.

• The seller deaconed the barrel of apples.
• He was caught deaconing fruit before the market opened.
• They deacon the crates to hide bruised fruit underneath.

Expresiones frecuentes: deacon a barrel, deacon the apples

alterar fraudulentamente, adulterar

Cambiar a escondidas los límites de un terreno o los productos en venta para engañar a alguien.

En inglés sencillo: To secretly change land boundaries or goods for sale in order to cheat someone.

• He deaconed the boundaries to enlarge his field.
• The merchant deaconed the goods before offering them for sale.
• They accused him of deaconing the property line.

Sinónimos: doctor, tamper with

Expresiones frecuentes: deacon the boundaries, deacon the goods