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noun entumecimientotr['nʌmnəs]1 entumecimiento2 figurative use parálisis nombre femeninonumbness ['nʌmnəs] n: entumecimiento mn.• adormecimiento s.m.• entumecimiento s.m.• envaramiento s.m.• insensibilidad s.f.'nʌmnəs, 'nʌmnɪsmass noun['nʌmnɪs]N1) (lit)I had a feeling of numbness in my legs — se me habían dormido las piernas; (from cold) tenía las piernas entumecidas
2) (fig) (from grief, fear, shock) atontamiento m* * *['nʌmnəs, 'nʌmnɪs]mass noun -
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s.entumecimiento (of fingers); aturdimiento (from grief); parálisis (from fear) -
4 free from torpor or numbness
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5 free of numbness or torpor
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6 wear off
(to become less: The pain is wearing off.) disminuir; desaparecerv + adva) ( be removed) \<\<paint\>\> quitarse, salirse*b) ( disappear) \<\<distress/numbness\>\> pasarse, quitarse1.VI + ADV [excitement, novelty] pasar; [anaesthetic, effects, pain] pasarse; [colour, design, inscription] borrarse2.VT + ADV [+ design, inscription] quitar, borrar* * *v + adva) ( be removed) \<\<paint\>\> quitarse, salirse*b) ( disappear) \<\<distress/numbness\>\> pasarse, quitarse -
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1. adjective(not able to feel or move: My arm has gone numb; She was numb with cold.) entumecido, insensible
2. verb(to make numb: The cold numbed her fingers.) entumecer- numbly- numbness
numb adj entumecidotr[nʌm]1 entumecido,-a, insensible1 entumecer2 (anaesthetize) anestesiar3 figurative use consternar\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto be numb with cold estar helado,-a de fríoto be numb with fear estar paralizado,-a de miedonumb ['nʌm] vt: entumecer, adormecernumb adj: entumecido, dormidonumb with fear: paralizado de miedoadj.• adormecido, -a adj.• entumecido, -a adj.• insensible adj.v.• entorpecer v.• entumecer v.
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transitive verb \<\<cold\>\> entumecer*; \<\<drug\>\> dormir*, adormecer*[nʌm]1. ADJ1) (with cold) entumecidomy legs feel numb — (from bad circulation etc) se me han dormido las piernas
my fingers have gone numb — (gen) se me han dormido los dedos; (with cold) se me han entumecido los dedos
2) (fig) (with fear, shock) paralizadowhen I heard about the accident I just felt numb — cuando me enteré del accidente me quedé atontado or sin poder reaccionar
2. VT1) (=deaden) (with injection) adormeceralcohol was the only thing that numbed the pain — (fig) el alcohol era la única cosa que aplacaba el dolor
repeated images of violence have numbed people to the reality of war — la continua exposición a escenas violentas ha insensibilizado a la gente frente a la realidad de la guerra
2) (=stun) atontarI was numbed by the news of his death — la noticia de su muerte me dejó atontado or sin poder reaccionar
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transitive verb \<\<cold\>\> entumecer*; \<\<drug\>\> dormir*, adormecer* -
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9 numbedness
s.entumecimiento, entorpecimiento, aletargamiento. -> numbness
См. также в других словарях:
Numbness — Numb ness, n. The condition of being numb; that state of a living body in which it loses, wholly or in part, the power of feeling or motion. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
numbness — (n.) 1570s, from NUMB (Cf. numb) (adj.) + NESS (Cf. ness) … Etymology dictionary
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numbness — Indefinite term for abnormal sensation, including absent or reduced sensory perception as well as paresthesias. * * * numb·ness n reduced sensibility to touch <facial numbness> * * * numb·ness (numґnis) anesthesia (def. 1) … Medical dictionary
numbness — numb ► ADJECTIVE ▪ deprived of the power of sensation. ► VERB ▪ make numb. DERIVATIVES numbly adverb numbness noun ORIGIN from obsolete nomen «taken», from Germanic … English terms dictionary
numbness — noun see numb … New Collegiate Dictionary
numbness — See numbly. * * * … Universalium
numbness — noun a) Absent or reduced sensitivity to cutaneous stimulation. b) Inability or reduced ability to experience emotion. Syn: hypesthesia … Wiktionary
numbness — Synonyms and related words: acedia, aloofness, analgesia, anesthesia, apathy, ataraxia, ataraxy, benumbedness, blah, blahs, callousness, comatoseness, deadness, detachment, disinterest, dispassion, dullness, electronarcosis, heartlessness,… … Moby Thesaurus
numbness — (Roget s IV) n. Syn. deadness, anesthesia, stupefaction, dullness, insensitivity, insensibility, paralysis, loss of motion, loss of sensation … English dictionary for students
numbness — numb|ness [ nʌmnəs ] noun uncount the condition of not being able to feel in a part of your body … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English