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41 crispación
f.crispation.* * *1 figurado tension* * *SF tension, nervousness* * ** * *= irritation, exasperation.Ex. Datto felt a wave of irritation engulf him, but he persevered, keeping his voice steady.Ex. I can appreciate the frustration, annoyance, irritation, aggravation, and exasperation of having to start over.* * ** * *= irritation, exasperation.Ex: Datto felt a wave of irritation engulf him, but he persevered, keeping his voice steady.
Ex: I can appreciate the frustration, annoyance, irritation, aggravation, and exasperation of having to start over.* * *hay un clima de crispación there's an atmosphere of extreme tension o agitation, the atmosphere is bristling with tensionandaba cargando sus crispaciones sobre los demás he was taking his irritation o exasperation o frustrations out on others* * *
crispación sustantivo femenino tension
* * *crispación nf, crispamiento nm1. [de nervios] tension;se le nota su crispación you can see her nerves are on edge;las negociaciones se desarrollaron en un clima de crispación the talks took place in an atmosphere of tension2. [de músculo] tenseness* * *f irritation -
42 crédulo
adj.credulous, gullible, dupe, unsuspecting.* * *► adjetivo1 credulous, gullible* * *crédulo, -a1.ADJ gullible, credulous2.SM / F* * *- la adjetivo credulous, gullible* * *= credulous, unsuspecting, gullible.Ex. It is difficult to see how the following typical enquiries could be answered the consultation of a dictionary: 'Where does the phrase `to set the river on fire` come from?' or 'What does ` credulous` mean?'.Ex. There has been little planning about what to do about the huge quantities of unevaluated and perhaps unwanted information which threatens to engulf the unsuspecting user.Ex. I argue that intellectual vices (such as being gullible, dogmatic, pigheaded, or prejudiced) are essential.----* crédulos, los = unsuspecting, the, gullible, the.* * *- la adjetivo credulous, gullible* * *= credulous, unsuspecting, gullible.Ex: It is difficult to see how the following typical enquiries could be answered the consultation of a dictionary: 'Where does the phrase `to set the river on fire` come from?' or 'What does ` credulous` mean?'.
Ex: There has been little planning about what to do about the huge quantities of unevaluated and perhaps unwanted information which threatens to engulf the unsuspecting user.Ex: I argue that intellectual vices (such as being gullible, dogmatic, pigheaded, or prejudiced) are essential.* crédulos, los = unsuspecting, the, gullible, the.* * *crédulo -lacredulous, gullible* * *
crédulo◊ -la adjetivo
credulous, gullible
crédulo,-a adjetivo credulous, gullible
' crédulo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
crédula
- confiado
English:
credulous
- deluded
- gullible
* * *crédulo, -a♦ adjcredulous, gullible♦ nm,fcredulous o gullible person* * *adj credulous* * *crédulo, -la adj: credulous, gullible -
43 descontento
adj.discontent, sad, discontented, displeased.m.dissatisfaction, discontentment, unhappiness, discontent.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: descontentar.* * *► adjetivo1 displeased, unhappy, dissatisfied, discontented► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 malcontent1 discontent, dissatisfaction————————1 discontent, dissatisfaction* * *1. (f. - descontenta)adj.2. noun m.* * *descontento, -a1. ADJ1) (=insatisfecho) dissatisfied, discontented (de with)2) (=disgustado) disgruntled (de about, at)2.SM / F Méx malcontent3. SM1) (=insatisfacción) dissatisfaction2) (=disgusto) disgruntlement3) (Pol) discontent, unrest* * *I- ta adjetivo [estar] dissatisfieddescontento con algo/alguien — unhappy o dissatisfied with something/somebody
IIquedó descontento con lo que le di — he wasn't satisfied o happy with what I gave him
masculino discontent* * *= dissatisfied, discontent, dissatisfaction, irritation, disgruntled, unrest, disaffected, disaffection, restlessness.Ex. If you are dissatisfied with your responses, go back and revise such parts of the text as you think fit.Ex. No one complained about Duff to her, and she decided not to probe for discontents.Ex. During her tenure as head of the EPA library, she dealt with the dissatisfaction with the national treatment of U.S. documents in a most constructive manner, by establishing the Government Documents Round Table (GODORT).Ex. Datto felt a wave of irritation engulf him, but he persevered, keeping his voice steady.Ex. The director of our public library hired as a page the daughter of a friend, who turned out to be unreliable and untrustworthy, and as a consequence had to handle a disgruntled head of circulation.Ex. The subjects referred to recur frequently in the writings of the 'socially committed' -- drugs, sex, racism, student unrest, riots, scandals in government, conservation, the role of women in society are among them.Ex. Disaffected and literally unliterary pubescent readers were expected to be hooked by his high-flown style.Ex. Further, there is evidence of publisher, author, and library user disaffection with the law of copyright.Ex. A five- to ten-fold increase of the soporific dose resulted in restlessness and disorientation instead of sleep.----* descontento entre los trabajadores = industrial unrest.* descontento político = political unrest.* descontento social = civil unrest, social unrest.* estar descontento con = express + dissatisfaction with.* sentirse descontento con = experience + dissatisfaction with.* * *I- ta adjetivo [estar] dissatisfieddescontento con algo/alguien — unhappy o dissatisfied with something/somebody
IIquedó descontento con lo que le di — he wasn't satisfied o happy with what I gave him
masculino discontent* * *= dissatisfied, discontent, dissatisfaction, irritation, disgruntled, unrest, disaffected, disaffection, restlessness.Ex: If you are dissatisfied with your responses, go back and revise such parts of the text as you think fit.
Ex: No one complained about Duff to her, and she decided not to probe for discontents.Ex: During her tenure as head of the EPA library, she dealt with the dissatisfaction with the national treatment of U.S. documents in a most constructive manner, by establishing the Government Documents Round Table (GODORT).Ex: Datto felt a wave of irritation engulf him, but he persevered, keeping his voice steady.Ex: The director of our public library hired as a page the daughter of a friend, who turned out to be unreliable and untrustworthy, and as a consequence had to handle a disgruntled head of circulation.Ex: The subjects referred to recur frequently in the writings of the 'socially committed' -- drugs, sex, racism, student unrest, riots, scandals in government, conservation, the role of women in society are among them.Ex: Disaffected and literally unliterary pubescent readers were expected to be hooked by his high-flown style.Ex: Further, there is evidence of publisher, author, and library user disaffection with the law of copyright.Ex: A five- to ten-fold increase of the soporific dose resulted in restlessness and disorientation instead of sleep.* descontento entre los trabajadores = industrial unrest.* descontento político = political unrest.* descontento social = civil unrest, social unrest.* estar descontento con = express + dissatisfaction with.* sentirse descontento con = experience + dissatisfaction with.* * *[ ESTAR] dissatisfied descontento CON algo/algn unhappy WITH sth/sb, dissatisfied WITH sth/sbestoy descontento con los resultados I'm unhappy o dissatisfied with the results, I'm not at all happy with the resultsquedó descontento con lo que le di he wasn't satisfied o happy with what I gave himdiscontentmanifestaron su descontento they made known their discontent o dissatisfaction, they let it be known that they were dissatisfied o unhappy* * *
Del verbo descontentar: ( conjugate descontentar)
descontento es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
descontentó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
descontento 1◊ -ta adjetivo [estar] dissatisfied;
descontento con algo/algn unhappy o dissatisfied with sth/sb
descontento 2 sustantivo masculino
discontent
descontento,-a
I adjetivo unhappy, dissatisfied [con, with]
II sustantivo masculino dissatisfaction
' descontento' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
agitación
- conflictividad
- descontenta
- disimulado
- insatisfecho
English:
discontent
- discontented
- dissatisfaction
- dissatisfied
- grunt
- undercurrent
- undertone
- unhappiness
- unhappy
- unrest
- disgruntled
- frustrated
* * *descontento, -a♦ adjunhappy, dissatisfied;estar descontento con algo/alguien to be dissatisfied o unhappy with sth/sb;dijo estar descontento con la decisión de los tribunales he said he was unhappy with the court's decision♦ nmdissatisfaction;los sindicatos expresaron su descontento con la nueva ley the unions expressed their dissatisfaction with the new law;entre la población cundió el descontento discontent was spreading among the population* * *I adj dissatisfiedII m dissatisfaction* * *descontento, -ta adj: discontented, dissatisfieddescontento nm: discontent, dissatisfaction* * * -
44 desprevenido
adj.unprepared, unaware, off-guard, not ready.* * *► adjetivo1 unprepared, unready\coger/pillar a alguien desprevenido,-a to catch somebody unawares, take somebody by surprise* * *ADJ (=no preparado) unready, unpreparedcoger o pillar o LAm agarrar a algn desprevenido — to catch sb unawares, catch sb off his guard
* * *- da adjetivoestar desprevenido — to be unprepared o unready
pillar a alguien desprevenido — pregunta to catch somebody unawares o off guard; lluvia to catch somebody by surprise
* * *= unwary, unsuspecting.Ex. Experience has shown that the vastness of this as yet unordered field holds many pitfalls for the unwary librarian and researcher.Ex. There has been little planning about what to do about the huge quantities of unevaluated and perhaps unwanted information which threatens to engulf the unsuspecting user.----* coger a Alguien desprevenido = catch + Nombre + off-guard, catch + Nombre + napping, catch + Nombre + flat-footed.* coger desprevenido = catch + unprepared, take + Nombre + unawares.* desprevenidos, los = unsuspecting, the.* pillar a Alguien desprevenido = catch + Nombre + off-guard, catch + Nombre + napping, catch + Nombre + flat-footed.* pillar desprevenido = take + Nombre + unawares.* * *- da adjetivoestar desprevenido — to be unprepared o unready
pillar a alguien desprevenido — pregunta to catch somebody unawares o off guard; lluvia to catch somebody by surprise
* * *= unwary, unsuspecting.Ex: Experience has shown that the vastness of this as yet unordered field holds many pitfalls for the unwary librarian and researcher.
Ex: There has been little planning about what to do about the huge quantities of unevaluated and perhaps unwanted information which threatens to engulf the unsuspecting user.* coger a Alguien desprevenido = catch + Nombre + off-guard, catch + Nombre + napping, catch + Nombre + flat-footed.* coger desprevenido = catch + unprepared, take + Nombre + unawares.* desprevenidos, los = unsuspecting, the.* pillar a Alguien desprevenido = catch + Nombre + off-guard, catch + Nombre + napping, catch + Nombre + flat-footed.* pillar desprevenido = take + Nombre + unawares.* * *desprevenido -daestar desprevenido to be unprepared o unreadypillar a algn desprevenido «pregunta» to catch sb unawares o off guard;«lluvia» to catch sb by surpriseel lector desprevenido the unsuspecting reader* * *
desprevenido◊ -da adjetivo: estar desprevenido to be unprepared o unready;
pillar a algn desprevenido [ pregunta] to catch sb unawares o off guard;
[ lluvia] to catch sb by surprise
desprevenido,-a adjetivo unprepared
♦ Locuciones: coger a alguien desprevenido, to catch someone unawares
' desprevenido' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
bola
- descuidada
- descuidado
- desprevenida
- sorprender
English:
guard
- nap
- pants
- surprise
- unawares
- unprepared
- unready
- catch
- unsuspecting
* * *desprevenido, -a adjunprepared;el golpe lo pilló desprevenido the blow caught him off guard;una decisión que pilló a todo el mundo desprevenido a decision which took everyone by surprise* * *adj unprepared;pillar o L.Am.agarrar desprevenido catch unawares* * *desprevenido, -da adjdesapercibido: unprepared, off guard, unsuspecting* * *desprevenido adjcoger a alguien desprevenido to catch somebody unawares [pt. & pp. caught] / to take somebody by surprise [pt. took; pp. taken]su pregunta me cogió desprevenido his question caught me unawares / his question took me by surprise -
45 institución consolidada
(n.) = established institutionEx. Societal changes shaking all established institutions to their foundations also threaten to engulf the public library.* * *(n.) = established institutionEx: Societal changes shaking all established institutions to their foundations also threaten to engulf the public library.
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46 institución consumada
(n.) = established institutionEx. Societal changes shaking all established institutions to their foundations also threaten to engulf the public library.* * *(n.) = established institutionEx: Societal changes shaking all established institutions to their foundations also threaten to engulf the public library.
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47 irritación
f.1 irritation, fret, aggravation, exasperation.2 irritation, peevedness, botherment.3 irritation, inflammation.4 chafe, chafing, ardor.* * *1 irritation* * *noun f.1) irritation2) exasperation* * *SF irritation* * *a) (Med) irritation, inflammationb) ( enfado) irritation, annoyance* * *= annoyance, irritation, exasperation.Ex. False drops are perhaps less of an annoyance in a computer-based system when brief records can be quickly scanned and rejected as necessary.Ex. Datto felt a wave of irritation engulf him, but he persevered, keeping his voice steady.Ex. I can appreciate the frustration, annoyance, irritation, aggravation, and exasperation of having to start over.----* expresar irritación = express + irritation.* irritación de la piel = skin irritation.* irritación de la piel del bebé causada por el pañal = nappy rash.* irritación de la piel producida por el viento = windburn.* motivo de irritación = pet peeve.* * *a) (Med) irritation, inflammationb) ( enfado) irritation, annoyance* * *= annoyance, irritation, exasperation.Ex: False drops are perhaps less of an annoyance in a computer-based system when brief records can be quickly scanned and rejected as necessary.
Ex: Datto felt a wave of irritation engulf him, but he persevered, keeping his voice steady.Ex: I can appreciate the frustration, annoyance, irritation, aggravation, and exasperation of having to start over.* expresar irritación = express + irritation.* irritación de la piel = skin irritation.* irritación de la piel del bebé causada por el pañal = nappy rash.* irritación de la piel producida por el viento = windburn.* motivo de irritación = pet peeve.* * *1 ( Med) irritation, inflammation2 (enfado) irritation, annoyance* * *
irritación sustantivo femenino
irritación sustantivo femenino irritation
' irritación' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
desesperación
- amor
- andar
- bueno
- cabreo
- condenado
- maldito
- mirar
English:
aggravation
- groan
- irritation
- annoyance
* * *irritación nf1. [enfado] irritation, annoyance2. [de la piel] irritation;[de la garganta] inflammation* * *f tbMED irritation* * ** * *irritación n irritation -
48 mantener firme
(v.) = keep + steady, hold in + line, hold + steadyEx. The library staff consists of 6 professional librarians and 11 clerical workers, all of whom are held firmly in line by the forceful personality of the director, a retired military colonel.Ex. The article is entitled 'Public library circulation holds steady in 1988'.* * *(v.) = keep + steady, hold in + line, hold + steadyEx: The library staff consists of 6 professional librarians and 11 clerical workers, all of whom are held firmly in line by the forceful personality of the director, a retired military colonel.Ex: The article is entitled 'Public library circulation holds steady in 1988'. -
49 sin evaluar
(adj.) = unevaluatedEx. There has been little planning about what to do about the huge quantities of unevaluated and perhaps unwanted information which threatens to engulf the unsuspecting user.* * *(adj.) = unevaluatedEx: There has been little planning about what to do about the huge quantities of unevaluated and perhaps unwanted information which threatens to engulf the unsuspecting user.
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50 tragarse
1 (ingerir) to swallow2 (comer mucho) to gobble up, tuck away, put away3 (absorber) to soak up4 figurado (hacer desaparecer) to swallow up* * *VPR1) [+ comida, bebida] to swalloweso me lo trago en dos minutos — * I could put that away in no time *
2) (=absorber) [arena, tierra] to soak up; [mar, abismo] to swallow up, engulf3) [teléfono, máquina] to swallowla máquina del café se me ha tragado todas las monedas — the coffee machine has swallowed all my change
4) (=aguantar) [+ insultos, reprimenda] to put up withsiempre tengo que tragarme los problemas de los demás — I always have to sit and listen to other people's problems
5) * (=creer) to swallow *, fall for *se tragará todo lo que se le diga — he'll swallow o fall for whatever he's told *
6) (=reprimir)* * *(v.) = gobble up, fall for, put away, scoffEx. From the 1680s several large publishers formed a more permanent association which came to be known as the `conger' (the name being variously derived from congerere, `to bring together', and from the big eel which gobbles up the small fry).Ex. Librarians make the mistake of seeing community information as being just another type of information, and they fall for some very basic fallacies.Ex. He put away twice as much wine as usual and it went to his head, so he stretched out on his bed for a nap.Ex. The birds -- known as monk parakeets -- won't stop scoffing the farmers' crops -- they're not fussy about what they eat.* * *(v.) = gobble up, fall for, put away, scoffEx: From the 1680s several large publishers formed a more permanent association which came to be known as the `conger' (the name being variously derived from congerere, `to bring together', and from the big eel which gobbles up the small fry).
Ex: Librarians make the mistake of seeing community information as being just another type of information, and they fall for some very basic fallacies.Ex: He put away twice as much wine as usual and it went to his head, so he stretched out on his bed for a nap.Ex: The birds -- known as monk parakeets -- won't stop scoffing the farmers' crops -- they're not fussy about what they eat.* * *
■tragarse verbo reflexivo
1 (mentiras, excusas, el orgullo, comida) to swallow
2 fig (soportar, tolerar) to put up with
' tragarse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
anzuelo
- tragar
English:
engulf
- fall for
- gobble
- inhale
- swallow
- swallow up
- whole
- fall
- guzzle
- pride
* * *vpr1. [ingerir] to swallow;me he tragado una espina I've swallowed a bone;el mar se tragó la lancha the sea swallowed up o engulfed the boatse tragó tres huevos fritos he guzzled three fried eggs;se tragó a Caperucita entera he swallowed Little Red Riding Hood whole3. [contener] [lágrimas] to choke back;se tragó su orgullo y pidió perdón he swallowed his pride and apologized;se tuvo que tragarse sus propias palabras he had to eat his words4. [consumir] to swallow up, to devour;el proyecto se tragó casi todo el presupuesto the project swallowed up o devoured almost the entire budget¿crees que se lo tragará? do you think she'll swallow it?;se tragó el cuento he swallowed the story;Ventragarse un paquete to fall for it, to be taken inme tragué un programa horrible I sat through an awful programme;se traga lo que le echen en la tele he'll watch whatever's on the TV* * *v/r tb fig famswallow* * *vr* * *tragarse vb1. (ingerir) to swallowtragarse una película, conferencia, etc to sit through a film, lecture, etc -
51 phagocyter
phagocyter [fagɔsite]➭ TABLE 1 transitive verb* * *fagɔsite1) Biologie to ingest by phagocytosis2) fig to swallow up* * *faɡɔsite vt1) (= engloutir, absorber) [concurrent plus faible] [grande entreprise] to swallow up2) BIOLOGIE, [microbe] to ingest by phagocytosis* * *phagocyter verb table: aimer vtr1 Biol to ingest by phagocytosis;2 fig to swallow up.[fagɔsite] verbe transitif -
52 голтнува
(земја-море)engulf* * *(земjа-море)engulf -
53 abscondo
Iabscondere, abscondi, absconditus Vhide, conceal, secrete, "shelter"; leave behind; bury, engulf, swallow up; keepIIabscondere, abscondidi, absconditus Vhide, conceal, secrete, "shelter"; leave behind; bury, engulf, swallow up; keep -
54 absorbeo
Iabsorbere, absorbui, absorptus V TRANSdevour; swallow up; engulf, submerge; engross; absorb, suck in; import; dry upIIabsorbere, absorpsi, absorptus V TRANSdevour; overwhelm; swallow up/engulf, submerge; absorb, suck in; import; dry up -
55 apsorbeo
Iapsorbere, apsorbui, apsorptus V TRANSdevour; swallow up; engulf, submerge; engross; absorb, suck in; import; dry upIIapsorbere, apsorpsi, apsorptus V TRANSdevour; swallow up; engulf, submerge; engross; absorb, suck in; import; dry up -
56 epoto
Iepotare, epotavi, epotatus Vdrink down/up, quaff, drain; absorb; swallow/suck up; empty (vessel); engulfIIepotare, epotavi, epotus Vdrink down/up, quaff, drain; absorb; swallow/suck up; empty (vessel); engulf -
57 divorare
devour* * *divorare v.tr.1 to devour, to eat* up, to wolf (down): un leone lo divorò, a lion devoured him; divorò il suo spuntino in un attimo, he ate up his snack (o devoured his snack o wolfed down his snack); divorare il pranzo, to devour (o to eat up) one's dinner2 (fig.) to devour: divorato dalla curiosità, devoured by curiosity; l'amore, la gelosia, l'odio lo divora, he is consumed by love, jealousy, hatred; è divorato dall'orgoglio, he is eaten up with pride; il fuoco divorò la casa, the fire destroyed the house; divorare un libro, to devour a book; divorare un patrimonio, to squander a fortune; divorare qlcu. con gli occhi, to look longingly at s.o.; divorare la strada, to scorch (o burn) up the road; divorare i chilometri, to eat up the kilometres.◘ divorarsi v.intr.pron. to consume oneself (with sthg.); to be consumed (with sthg.), to be eaten up (with sthg.).* * *[divo'rare]1. vt(fig : cibo, libro) to devour, (patrimonio) to squander, (sogg : passione, malattia, fuoco) to consume, devour2. vip (divorarsi)divorarsi da — (rabbia, odio) to be consumed o eaten up with
* * *[divo'rare]verbo transitivo1) (sbranare) to devourdivorare qcn. con gli occhi o con lo sguardo — to devour sb. with one's eyes
3) (percorrere) [ auto] to eat* up, to clock up [ chilometri]4) (consumare) [malattia, ossessione, sentimento] to consume [ persona]essere divorato dall'ambizione — to be consumed o eaten up with ambition
5) (dilapidare) to go* through [ eredità]6) (distruggere) [ fuoco] to devour, to engulf [ foresta]* * *divorare/divo'rare/ [1]1 (sbranare) to devour; ha divorato il dolce in un sol boccone he wolfed the cake down; essere divorato dalle zanzare to be eaten alive by mosquitoes2 fig. to devour [ libro]; [ industria] to swallow up [ piccola impresa]; divorare qcn. con gli occhi o con lo sguardo to devour sb. with one's eyes4 (consumare) [malattia, ossessione, sentimento] to consume [ persona]; essere divorato dall'ambizione to be consumed o eaten up with ambition5 (dilapidare) to go* through [ eredità] -
58 inghiottire
swallow* * *inghiottire v.tr. to swallow (down), to swallow (up) (anche fig.): inghiottire la saliva, un boccone, to swallow saliva, a mouthful; ha inghiottito una caramella intera, he swallowed (o gulped down) a whole sweet; la barca fu inghiottita dal mare, the boat was swallowed up (o engulfed) by the sea; è difficile da inghiottire!, (fig.) that's hard to swallow!; inghiottire una pillola (amara), (fig.) to swallow a (bitter) pill; inghiottire un insulto, to swallow an insult; essere inghiottito dal buio, (fig.) to be swallowed up by darkness // inghiottire le lacrime, to swallow one's tears.* * *[ingjot'tire]verbo transitivo1) (mandare giù) to swallow (up) [ cibo]2) fig. to swallow [rabbia, insulto]; to hold* back [ lacrime]* * *inghiottire/ingjot'tire/ [102]1 (mandare giù) to swallow (up) [ cibo]2 fig. to swallow [rabbia, insulto]; to hold* back [ lacrime] -
59 ingoiare
swallow* * *ingoiare v.tr. to swallow, to gulp down (anche fig.): ingoiò un pezzo di pane, he swallowed a morsel of bread; ingoiare il pranzo in due bocconi, to gulp down one's lunch in two mouthfuls; furono ingoiati dal mare, dall'oscurità, they were swallowed up (o engulfed) by the sea, by the darkness; ingoiare le lacrime, to hold back one's tears; ha sempre dovuto ingoiare molte umiliazioni, he's always had to put up with a lot of humiliation // ingoiare la pillola, un rospo, (fig.) to swallow a bitter pill.* * *[ingo'jare]verbo transitivo1) (mandare giù) to swallow (up) [ cibo]; (in fretta) to gulp (down) [ boccone]* * *ingoiare/ingo'jare/ [1] -
60 obuzimati
vt impf overcome, engulf itd. (-obuzeti) iter overcome itd. gradually/repeatedly* * *• engulf• obsess
См. также в других словарях:
Engulf — En*gulf , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Engulfed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Engulfing}.] [Pref. en + gulf: cf. OF. engolfer. Cf. {Ingulf}.] To absorb or swallow up as in a gulf. [1913 Webster] It quite engulfs all human thought. Young. Syn: See {Absorb}. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
engulf — I verb absorb, annihilate, bury, consume, deluge, destroy, devour, drown, entomb, exterminate, immerse, inundate, liquidate, overcome, overwhelm, submerge, submerse, swallow up II index immerse (plunge into), inundate, overcome ( … Law dictionary
engulf — 1550s, from EN (Cf. en ) (1) make, put in + GULF (Cf. gulf). Related: Engulfed; engulfing … Etymology dictionary
engulf — [v] absorb, overwhelm bury, consume, deluge, drown, encompass, engross, envelop, flood, imbibe, immerse, inundate, overflow, overrun, overwhelm, plunge, submerge, swallow up, swamp, whelm; concepts 169,172,256 … New thesaurus
engulf — ► VERB ▪ (of a natural force) sweep over so as to completely surround or cover. DERIVATIVES engulfment noun … English terms dictionary
engulf — [en gulf′, ingulf′] vt. [ EN 1 + GULF] 1. to swallow up; overwhelm 2. to plunge, as into a gulf … English World dictionary
engulf — Ingulf In*gulf , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Ingulfed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Ingulfing}.] [Cf. {Engulf}.] [Written also {engulf}.] To swallow up or overwhelm in, or as in, a gulf; to cast into a gulf. See {Engulf}. [1913 Webster] A river large . . . Passed… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
engulf — UK [ɪnˈɡʌlf] / US verb [transitive] Word forms engulf : present tense I/you/we/they engulf he/she/it engulfs present participle engulfing past tense engulfed past participle engulfed 1) to cover or surround something in a way that harms or… … English dictionary
engulf — v. (D; tr.) to engulf in * * * [ɪn gʌlf] (D; tr.) to engulf in … Combinatory dictionary
engulf — transitive verb Date: 1555 1. to flow over and enclose ; overwhelm < the mounting seas threatened to engulf the island > 2. to take in (food) by or as if by flowing over and enclosing • engulfment noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
engulf — verb Engulf is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑fire, ↑flame, ↑scandal … Collocations dictionary