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1 distressing
adjective doloroso, preocupante, angustiantedistressing adj penosotr[dɪ'stresɪŋ]1 penoso,-a, angustioso,-aadj.• aflictivo, -a adj.• angustioso, -a adj.• congojoso, -a adj.• desconsolador adj.• penoso, -a adj.dɪ'stresɪŋadjective <news/circumstance> penoso, angustiante[dɪs'tresɪŋ]ADJ [situation, experience] angustioso, doloroso; [poverty, inadequacy] acuciante* * *[dɪ'stresɪŋ]adjective <news/circumstance> penoso, angustiante -
2 upsetting
tr[ʌp'setɪŋ]1 desconcertante, inquietante, preocupanteadj.• inquietante adj.'ʌp'setɪŋthe separation was very upsetting for the child — la separación afectó or perturbó mucho al niño
[ʌp'setɪŋ]ADJ (=distressing) [experience, incident] terrible; [image] sobrecogedor; (=saddening) triste; (=offending) [language, remark] ofensivo; (=annoying) fastidioso, molestothe whole incident was very upsetting for me — todo el incidente me afectó or disgustó mucho
it is upsetting for him to talk about it — lo pasa mal or se pone mal al hablar de ello
parts of the film may be upsetting to some viewers — algunas partes de la película pueden resultarles sobrecogedoras a algunos espectadores
* * *['ʌp'setɪŋ]the separation was very upsetting for the child — la separación afectó or perturbó mucho al niño
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3 painful
adjectivebe/become painful — [Körperteil:] weh tun od. schmerzen
suffer from a painful shoulder — Schmerzen in der Schulter haben
2) (distressing) schmerzlich [Gedanke, Erinnerung]; traurig [Pflicht]it was painful to watch him — es tat weh, ihm zuzusehen
* * ** * *pain·ful[ˈpeɪnfəl]1. (causing physical pain) schmerzhaft\painful death qualvoller Tod2. (upsetting) schmerzlichit was my \painful duty to tell him the news ich hatte die traurige Aufgabe, ihm die Nachricht mitzuteilenthe latest murder is a \painful reminder of the violence in the city der jüngste Mordfall erinnert wieder einmal auf tragische Weise an die Gewalt, die in der Stadt herrscht* * *['peInfUl]adj1) (physically) injury schmerzhaftis it painful? — tut es weh?
it's painful to the touch — es tut weh, wenn man es berührt
my arm was becoming painful — mein Arm fing an zu schmerzen
2) (= unpleasant, distressing) task, decision, feeling, subject, fact schmerzlich; process, reminder, memory, experience schmerzlich, schmerzhaft; lesson schmerzhaftit was painful to admit that... — es war schmerzlich zuzugeben, dass...
it is my painful duty to tell you that... — ich habe die traurige Pflicht, Ihnen mitteilen zu müssen, dass...
3) (inf: terrible) peinlichpainful, isn't it? —
I went to the party but it was really painful (= boring) (= embarrassing) — ich war auf der Party, aber es war zum Sterben langweilig ich war auf der Party, eine äußerst peinliche Angelegenheit
4) (= laborious) schmerzlich* * *painful adj1. schmerzend, schmerzhaft:be painful schmerzen, wehtun;2. a) schmerzlich, quälend (Erinnerungen etc)b) peinlich:produce a painful impression peinlich wirkenc) unangenehm3. mühsam, beschwerlich* * *adjective1) (causing pain) schmerzhaft [Krankheit, Operation, Wunde]be/become painful — [Körperteil:] weh tun od. schmerzen
2) (distressing) schmerzlich [Gedanke, Erinnerung]; traurig [Pflicht]it was painful to watch him — es tat weh, ihm zuzusehen
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4 superficial
adj.superficial (also figurative).* * *► adjetivo1 superficial* * *adj.* * *ADJ1) [herida] superficial, skin antes de s2) (=poco perceptible) [interés] superficial; [mirada] brief, perfunctory; [carácter] shallow; [medidas] surface antes de s* * *2) < herida> superficial; <marca/grieta> surface (before n)* * *= shallow [shallower -comp., shallowest -sup.], superficial, facile, sketchy [sketchier -comp., sketchiest -sup.], lightweight [light-weight], perfunctory, cosmetic, skin deep.Ex. There is a distinct superficial similarity between a KWOC index and an index arranged under assigned or controlled subject headings.Ex. I guess Ms Lipow should be admired for coming into the lion's den and baiting it, but I find some of her arguments facile and superficial.Ex. I recently did a sketchy biography of Lucille Morsch and had to go back and read all the material on her career.Ex. David Niven's amusing but very lightweight autobiography 'The Moon's a Balloon' is an excellent example of this phenomenon and it was impossible for the original hardback publishers to forecast the tremendous success of this book.Ex. It really is distressing to observe in some libraries the casual and perfunctory way in which enquirers obviously seeking help are treated as persons.Ex. The author calls for more market research rather than just tinkering or applying fashionable cosmetic quick fixes.Ex. The article 'Beauty is still only skin deep' argues that in e-business it is what is beneath the surface that counts such as the integration of sales and order information with the production, stocking and delivery of the product or service.----* arteria temporal superficial = superficial temporal artery.* con heridas superficiales = superficially wounded.* de manera muy superficial = sketchily.* herida superficial = superficial wound.* tono superficial = light touch.* * *2) < herida> superficial; <marca/grieta> surface (before n)* * *= shallow [shallower -comp., shallowest -sup.], superficial, facile, sketchy [sketchier -comp., sketchiest -sup.], lightweight [light-weight], perfunctory, cosmetic, skin deep.Ex: There is a distinct superficial similarity between a KWOC index and an index arranged under assigned or controlled subject headings.Ex: I guess Ms Lipow should be admired for coming into the lion's den and baiting it, but I find some of her arguments facile and superficial.Ex: I recently did a sketchy biography of Lucille Morsch and had to go back and read all the material on her career.Ex: David Niven's amusing but very lightweight autobiography 'The Moon's a Balloon' is an excellent example of this phenomenon and it was impossible for the original hardback publishers to forecast the tremendous success of this book.Ex: It really is distressing to observe in some libraries the casual and perfunctory way in which enquirers obviously seeking help are treated as persons.Ex: The author calls for more market research rather than just tinkering or applying fashionable cosmetic quick fixes.Ex: The article 'Beauty is still only skin deep' argues that in e-business it is what is beneath the surface that counts such as the integration of sales and order information with the production, stocking and delivery of the product or service.* arteria temporal superficial = superficial temporal artery.* con heridas superficiales = superficially wounded.* de manera muy superficial = sketchily.* herida superficial = superficial wound.* tono superficial = light touch.* * *A (frívolo) ‹persona› superficial, shallow; ‹charla/comentario› superficialB ‹herida› superficial; ‹marca/grieta› surface ( before n) estructura* * *
superficial adjetivo
1 ( frívolo) ‹ persona› superficial, shallow;
‹charla/comentario› superficial
2 ‹ herida› superficial;
‹marca/grieta› surface ( before n)
superficial adjetivo
1 superficial
una herida superficial, a superficial wound
2 (una persona) pey superficial, shallow
' superficial' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
escarceo
- somera
- somero
- vacía
- vacío
- vaguedad
- hueco
English:
cursory
- facile
- flesh wound
- glitter
- lightweight
- perfunctory
- shallow
- sketchy
- skin-deep
- superficial
- surface
- surface tension
- casual
- cosmetic
- skin
* * *superficial adj1. [poco profundo] [capa, herida] superficial2. [frívolo] [persona, conversación] superficial* * *adj superficial, shallow* * *superficial adj: superficial♦ superficialmente adv* * *superficial adj superficial -
5 qualvoll
I Adj. Schmerzen: excruciating; seelisch: agonizing; Ende, Tod: extremely painful; es war qualvoll auch it was torture* * *anguished; distressful; excruciating; harrowing* * *qual|voll1. adjpainful; Schmerzen agonizing, excruciating; Vorstellung, Gedanke agonizing; Anblick harrowing2. adv* * *1) (extremely distressing: a harrowing experience.) harrowing2) distressing4) (causing extreme bodily or mental pain: an excruciating headache.) excruciating* * *qual·vollI. adj agonizingII. adv\qualvoll sterben [o zugrunde gehen] to die [or perish] in agony [or great pain]* * *1.Adjektiv agonizing2.adverbial agonizingly* * *es war qualvoll auch it was tortureB. advqualvoll zugrunde gehen die in agony ( oder great pain)* * *1.Adjektiv agonizing2.adverbial agonizingly* * *adj.agonizing adj.distressful adj.torturous adj.very painful adj. adv.distressfully adv.harrowingly adv. -
6 angoissant
angoissant, e [ɑ̃gwasɑ̃, ɑ̃t]adjective[situation, silence] stressful* * ** * *ɑ̃ɡwasɑ̃, ɑ̃t adj angoissant, -e* * *angoissant, angoissante adj ( alarmant) [question, futur, réalité] alarming; ( effrayant) [silence, film, pénombre] frightening.( féminin angoissante) [ɑ̃gwasɑ̃, ɑ̃t] adjectif[sens affaibli] -
7 loro
1. pron soggetto theyoggetto themforma di cortesia, anche Loro you2. possessivo theirforma di cortesia, anche Loro youril loro amico their/your friendi loro genitori their/your parents3. pron: il loro theirsforma di cortesia, anche Loro yours* * *loro1 agg.poss.m. e f. 3a pers.pl.1 their; (loro proprio) their own: la loro madre, their mother; i loro figli, their children; non mi piace il loro atteggiamento, I don't like their attitude; sentivamo le loro voci, we could hear their voices; portano sempre i (loro) bambini con loro, they always take their children with them; siamo andati a casa loro, we went to their house; vorrebbero avere una casa loro, they'd like to have a house of their own; hanno comprato il terreno con i loro (propri) risparmi, they bought the land with their (own) savings; hanno un loro modo di vedere le cose, they have their own way of looking at things; vogliono sempre fare a modo loro, they always want to do things their way; tutto è accaduto sotto i loro (propri) occhi, everything happened before their very eyes // un loro cugino, a cousin of theirs; sono venuti con tre loro amici, they came with three friends of theirs; abbiamo ancora alcuni loro libri, we still have some books of theirs2 (formula di cortesia) your: le Loro Altezze, le Loro Maestà, Your (Royal) Highnesses, Your Majesties; Lor Signoria, Your Lordship; i signori sono pregati di esibire i loro passaporti, you are kindly requested to show your passports3 (con uso predicativo) theirs; (formula di cortesia) yours: l'appartamento è loro, the flat is theirs; la responsabilità è loro, non vostra, it's their responsibility, not yours; scusino, è loro questa valigia?, excuse me, is this case yours?◆ pron.poss.m. e f.pl.1 theirs; (formula di cortesia) yours: questa è la nostra stanza, quella è la loro, this is our room, that is yours; i nostri figli studiano, i loro lavorano, our children are studying, theirs are working; il mio parere non è diverso dal loro, my opinion is no different from theirs; noi abbiamo fatto le nostre scelte, altri faranno le loro, we've made our choices, others will make theirs2 (in espressioni ellittiche): abbiamo ricevuto la loro del 5 aprile, we have received your letter of 5th April; sta sempre dalla loro (parte), he's always on their side; ne hanno combinato una delle loro, they've (gone and) done it again; vogliono sempre dire la loro, they always want their say.loro2 pron.pers.m. e f. 3a pers.pl.1 (compl. ogg. e ind. di essi, esse) them: sto chiamando loro, non voi, I'm calling them, not you; dite loro di venire subito da me, tell them to come straight to me; hai pensato a loro?, have you thought of them?; partirò con loro, I'll leave with them; andiamo da loro stasera, we're going to see them this evening; di loro non sapevamo nulla, we knew nothing about them; sta a loro decidere, it's up to them to decide // uno di loro, one of them; alcuni di loro, some of them; nessuno di loro, none of them // il padre di loro, il di loro padre, their father2 (con funzione di sogg.) they: io verrò con voi, loro non hanno ancora deciso, I'm coming with you, they haven't decided yet; faremo quello che fanno loro, we'll do what they do; te l'hanno detto loro?, did they tell you?; tutti erano puntuali, loro arrivarono in ritardo, everyone else was on time, they came late; al ricevimento c'erano anche loro, they were at the reception too; in quella casa sono rimasti solo loro, they are the only ones left in that house; se loro credono di farmela, si sbagliano, if they think they can take me in, they're mistaken // loro due, tre, the two, three of them // beati loro!, lucky them! // partiti loro, tutto tornò come prima, once they'd left, everything got back to normal3 (con uso rafforzativo o enfatico): ''Non ne sappiamo nulla'' ''Neanche loro'', ''We don't know anything about it'' ''Neither do they'' // loro stessi, proprio loro, they... themselves (o they themselves): l'hanno ammesso loro stessi, they admitted it themselves (o they themselves admitted it)4 (con funzione predicativa) they, them: ''Chi è?'' ''Sono loro'', ''Who is it?'' ''It's them''; ''Siete stati voi?'' ''No, sono stati loro'', ''Was it you?'' ''No, it was them''; sono stati loro ad avvertirmi, it was they who told me (o they were the ones to tell me); se fossi (in) loro non mi muoverei, if I were them, I wouldn't move // dopo quell'esperienza, non sembravano più loro, after that experience they were never themselves again5 (sogg. e compl.) (formula di cortesia) you: come (loro) desiderano, as you wish; se loro vogliono accomodarsi..., would you like to come this way, please?; Egregi Signori, ci permettiamo di inviare Loro..., Dear Sirs, we take the liberty of sending you...* * *I ['loro] pron pers pl1) (complemento) them2) (sogg : al posto di "essi", "esse", con valore enfatico) theyprendeteli, sono loro — catch them, they're the ones
sono loro, apri la porta — it's them, open the door
sono stati loro a dirmelo — they told me themselves, it was they frm o them who told me
hanno ragione loro, non tu — they are right, not you
3) (nelle comparazioni: sogg) they, them, (complemento) themII ['loro] pron pers plne so quanto loro — I know as much as they do, I know as much as them
(forma di cortesia) (anche: Loro)1) youchiedo lor signori di seguirmi — be so good as to follow me, (if you would) gentlemen
2) (nelle comparazioni) youIII ['loro]1. agg poss invil(la) loro; i(le) loro
1) their2) (forma di cortesia), (anche: Loro) your2. pron poss invil(la) loro; i(le) loro
1) theirs2) (forma di cortesia), (anche: Loro) yours3)i loro — (famiglia) their family, (amici) their own people
siamo dei loro; stiamo dalla loro — (parte) we're on their side, we're with them
* * *['loro] 1.loro vanno al cinema, io no — they go to the cinema, I don't
2) (complemento oggetto) them3) (complemento di termine) themio lavoro più di loro — I work more than they do o than them
5) (forma di cortesia) you2.aggettivo possessivo invariabile1) their; (quando è preceduto da un articolo, quest'ultimo non si traduce)un loro amico, uno dei loro amici — a friend of theirs
alcuni loro insegnanti — some of their teachers, some teachers of theirs
2) (forma di cortesia) your3) il loro, la loro, i loro, le loro pronome possessivo invariabile theirsla nostra casa è più grande della loro — our house is bigger than theirs; (in espressioni ellittiche)
è dei loro — (familiari, alleati, compagni) he's one of them
* * *loro/'loro/I pron.pers.pl.1 (soggetto) they (in inglese va sempre espresso); loro vanno al cinema, io no they go to the cinema, I don't; loro due the two of them2 (complemento oggetto) them; sto cercando loro I'm looking for them3 (complemento di termine) them; ho dato loro il tuo numero di telefono I gave them your telephone number; la lettera non era indirizzata a loro the letter wasn't for them4 (preceduto da preposizione) lei non pensa a loro she doesn't think of them; un regalo per loro a present for them; io lavoro più di loro I work more than they do o than themII agg.poss.inv.1 their; (quando è preceduto da un articolo, quest'ultimo non si traduce) la loro casa their house; un loro amico, uno dei loro amici a friend of theirs; alcuni loro insegnanti some of their teachers, some teachers of theirs; sto dalla loro (parte) I'm on their side; al loro arrivo when they arrived; non hanno una macchina loro they haven't got a car of their own2 (forma di cortesia) yourpron.poss.inv.theirs; è il loro it's theirs; la nostra casa è più grande della loro our house is bigger than theirs; (in espressioni ellittiche) ne hanno fatta un'altra delle loro they've been up to mischief again; vogliono sempre dire la loro they always have to speak their mind; è dei loro(familiari, alleati, compagni) he's one of them. -
8 pesadilla
f.1 nightmare (also figurative).2 intensely distressing event, terrible situation.3 bete noire.* * *1 nightmare* * *noun f.* * *SF1) (=mal sueño) nightmare, bad dream2) (=tormento) nightmare* * *a) ( sueño) nightmare, bad dreamb) ( situación) nightmare* * *= nightmare, bête noire.Ex. Catalogue maintenance in a large union catalogue based on cards or slips was a nightmare, and it was very labour-intensive to maintain such catalogues at more than one location.Ex. If one spots the bête noir, one signals for immediate replacement or alerts the others to stay out of sight.----* de pesadilla = nightmarish.* la pesadilla de = the bane of.* * *a) ( sueño) nightmare, bad dreamb) ( situación) nightmare* * *= nightmare, bête noire.Ex: Catalogue maintenance in a large union catalogue based on cards or slips was a nightmare, and it was very labour-intensive to maintain such catalogues at more than one location.
Ex: If one spots the bête noir, one signals for immediate replacement or alerts the others to stay out of sight.* de pesadilla = nightmarish.* la pesadilla de = the bane of.* * *1 (sueño) nightmare, bad dream2 (situación) nightmareal final su matrimonio era una pesadilla by the end his marriage had become a nightmare* * *
pesadilla sustantivo femenino
pesadilla sustantivo femenino nightmare, bad dream
' pesadilla' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
horrendo-a
- auténtico
English:
dream
- nightmare
* * *pesadilla nf1. [sueño] nightmare2. [angustia] nightmare* * *f nightmare* * *pesadilla nf: nightmare* * *pesadilla n nightmare -
9 Д-395
БОЛЕТЬ ДУШОЙ (СЕРДЦЕМ) VP subj: human1. to experience anguish, emotional painX болел душой - X's heart achedX was sick at heart.He болел он душой, не терялся никогда в сложных, трудных или новых обстоятельствах... (Гончаров 1). His heart did not ache, he never lost his presence of mind in new, difficult, or complicated situations... (1a).2. - за кого-что, о ком-чём to experience deep concern in response to another's (or others') distressing state of affairs, over some cause etc: X болеет душой за Y-a — X's heart aches (bleeds) for Y. -
10 болеть душой
• БОЛЕТЬ ДУШОЙ < СЕРДЦЕМ>[VP; subj: human]=====1. to experience anguish, emotional pain:- X was sick at heart.♦ Не болел он душой, не терялся никогда в сложных, трудных или новых обстоятельствах... (Гончаров 1). His heart did not ache, he never lost his presence of mind in new, difficult, or complicated situations... (1a).2. болеть душой за кого-что, о ком-чём to experience deep concern in response to another's (or others') distressing state of affairs, over some cause etc:- X болеет душой за Y-a - X's heart aches (bleeds) for Y.Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > болеть душой
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11 болеть сердцем
• БОЛЕТЬ ДУШОЙ < СЕРДЦЕМ>[VP; subj: human]=====1. to experience anguish, emotional pain:- X was sick at heart.♦ Не болел он душой, не терялся никогда в сложных, трудных или новых обстоятельствах... (Гончаров 1). His heart did not ache, he never lost his presence of mind in new, difficult, or complicated situations... (1a).2. болеть сердцем за кого-что, о ком-чём to experience deep concern in response to another's (or others') distressing state of affairs, over some cause etc:- X болеет душой за Y-a - X's heart aches (bleeds) for Y.Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > болеть сердцем
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12 upsetting
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