La Palabra Del Día "siniestro"
siniestro
sinister
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Examples
1: Ese hombre me asusta; tiene una apariencia siniestra.
That man frightens me; he has a sinister look.
2: El ladrón me echó una sonrisa siniestra y se echó a correr.
The thief threw me a sinister smile and ran off.
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El Spider-Man tiene un grupo de enemigos que se llaman Los Seis Siniestros.
Spider-Man has a group of enemies that are called the Sinister Six.
Creo que un payaso se ve muy siniestro , más siniestro que una fantasma.
I think a clown looks very sinister, more sinister than a ghost.
Al contrario del ataque horripilante en la guardería en Brasil, todavía nadie ha averiguado qué propósitos siniestros subyacían bajo el ataque en Las Vegas, pero sabemos que no era un arrebato de ira, fue planeado meticulosamente durante meses.
In contrast with horrifying attack on the nursery in Brazil, as yet no one has figured out what sinister purposes were underlying the attack in Las Vegas, but we do now that it was not a fit of rage, it was planned meticulously for months.
No puedo entender como es posible que en nuestra época surgieron tantos humanos siniestros y hacen todo para ruinar la humanidad.
I can not understand how it is possible that in our time so many sinister humans arose and they do everything to ruin humanity.
The media is doing a fundraising campaign to send aid to the victims of the recent catastrophe. Los medios de comunicación están haciendo una campaña de la recaudación de fondos para enviar ayuda a las víctimas del reciente siniestro.
En la mayoría de ciudades negocios siniestros normalmente se ocurre durante las horas de oscuridad en lugar del día
In the majority of cities sinister dealings normally take place during the hours of darkness rather than the day..
siniestro (noun) = disaster, accident related to human actions; it may include arson and attacks.
Choqué el auto, pero la póliza me cubre todos los costos del siniestro
I crashed my car, but the insurance will pay all the expenditures caused by the accident.
Se incendió la biblioteca central. Todavía no se conocen las causas del siniestro.
The central library burnt down. The cause of the fire remains unknown.
El arte de los niños a veces parece bastante siniestro.
Art by children sometimes looks quite sinister.
La gente pensaban que los siniestros eran siniestros (del diablo), y en cambio les forzaban usar las manos derechos. Estoy tan alegre que los tiempos cambiaran, si no Paul McCartney no había sido permitir para ser parte de los Beatles.
People used to think that being left-handed was evil (of the devil) and forced them to use their right hands instead. I'm so happy that times have changed, or else Paul McCartney would not have been allowed in the Beatles.
Hay algo siniestro cuando tantos escaparates y edificios gobiernos gubernamentales tienen pegatinas en la entrada que prohiben los armas de fuego en sus propiedades dentro de las instalaciones.
There is something sinister when so many storefronts and government buildings have stickers at the entrance that prohibit fireagubernamentalesrms on their property.
Thanks, aleCcowaN, for the corrections 
Para tocar bien la guitarra is necesario usar la mano siniestra con cuidado.
To play the guitar well, it is necessary to use the left hand carefully.
In my view, the evil character called 'the joker' in the comic stories and Batman films, and the person who is Batman's nemesis not only looks sinister but his behaviour is sinister too! I also really think that this character is likely to be a psychopath because, among other reasons, he lacks empathy, never shows any genuine remorse for his behaviour and does not take responsibility for his actions! What is worse, is that he seems to take a sadistic pleasure in inflicting pain on his prisoners!
¡A mí aparecer, el personaje malvado que se llama: "el joker" en las tiras cómicas y las películas sobre 'Batman', y la persona que es la Némesis de Batman no solo parece siniestro, sino su comportamiento también es siniestro! ¡De verdad, también creo que es probable que este personaje sea psicópata porque, entre otras razones, carece de empatía, nunca siente la menor remordimiento, y no acepta de ser responsable de sus actos! ¡Lo que es peor, es que parece disfrutar (o regodearse) de una manera sádica causar (inferir) dolor a sus prisioneros!
Original text: la bromista changed to: el joker (España)
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Hmmmmm? Siniestra? ¿Quién podría ser? No. Me encanta tu madre. Lo sabes.
Hmmmmm? Sinister? Who could it be? No. I love your mother. You know that.
Alguien que tiene intenciones sinestras siempre va a esconder sus acciones para que la gente no lo sabe.
Someone with sinister intentions will always hide his actions so that people don't know it.
This is longer than a couple sentences, but I think it worthy.
El adjetivo “siniestro” es interesante. Voy a concentrarme en dos de sus significados: “malvado” e izquierdo (como la mano siniestra). ¿Cuál es la relación/enlace entre los dos? Por razones que desconozco la mano dere-cha (o diestra) es la dominante. En la época de los caballeros/Cruzadas era esta mano que manejaba las armas. Al terminar una batalla o escaramuza entre dos fuerzas opositoras, era costumbre ofrecer un apretón de mano para confirmar el fin de las hostilidades. Este apretón de manos lo cumplían con la diestra para mostrar el uno al otro que no llevaba arma. El que ofreciera la izquierda (o siniestra) dejaba libre la otra mano para acceder su arma y cometer una posible traición.
The adjective “siniestro” is interesting. I’m going to concentrate on two of its meanings: “evil” and “left” (as in “the left hand). What is the relation/link between the two? For reasons that I don’t know, the right hand is the dominate hand. During the time of knights/the Crusades it was this hand that was used to brandish weap-ons. After a battle or skirmish between two opposing forces it was customary to shake hands in order to con-firm the end of hostilities. This handshake was carried out with the right hand to show the other party that there was no further threat. Anyone who offered the left hand left open the possibility of using the right to draw his weapon and commit a treachery.
