scandal
BrE /ˈskændl/ AmE /ˈskændl/
noun en → es
a situation that causes public shock and disapproval because it is considered morally wrong or illegal
escándalo, escándalo público
- a scandal
Collocations political scandal · financial scandal
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The politician was involved in a major scandal.
El político estuvo involucrado en un gran escándalo.
a situation that causes shock or surprise because it is unexpected and unusual
sorpresa, asombro
- a scandal
Collocations personal scandal · family scandal
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The news was a real scandal.
La noticia fue un verdadero asombro.
talk about private or secret information that is often untrue and causes embarrassment to the people involved
chisme, cotilleo
- there's a lot of scandal
Collocations office scandal · school scandal
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There was a lot of scandal about the new teacher.
Había mucho chisme sobre el nuevo profesor.
a person or thing that is being aimed at, attacked, criticized, etc.
objetivo, blanco
- the scandal of
Collocations political scandal · financial scandal
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The scandal of the government's policies.
El escándalo de las políticas del gobierno.
a person or thing that is intended to be achieved, used, etc.
objetivo, propósito
- the scandal of
Collocations financial scandal · political scandal
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The scandal of the charity was to help the poor.
El objetivo de la caridad era ayudar a los pobres.