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1 Comanche pill
Texas: 1969. As the DARE notes, "a laxative." -
2 cochinilla de humedad
• pill bug -
3 tableta
• pill• small board• tablet -
4 píldora
f.pill, bolus, pellet.* * *1 pill, tablet2 la píldora (anticonceptivo) the pill\tragarse la píldora familiar to fall for it* * *noun f.* * *SF pillpíldora antifatiga — anti-fatigue pill, pep pill *
píldora del día después, píldora del día siguiente — morning-after pill
* * *a) ( pastilla) pill, tabletdorar la píldora — to sweeten o sugar the pill
b) tb* * *= pill, tablet.Ex. White respondents are more than six times as likely to use pills to vomit as a method of weight management.Ex. There are many different tablets available to treat diabetes.----* dorar la píldora = sweeten + the pill, spin-doctor.* la píldora = the pill.* píldora anticonceptiva = contraceptive pill, birth control pill.* píldora del día después = morning-after pill.* píldora para adelgazar = slimming pill.* píldora para dormir = sleeping pill.* píldora postcoital = morning-after pill.* * *a) ( pastilla) pill, tabletdorar la píldora — to sweeten o sugar the pill
b) tb* * *= pill, tablet.Ex: White respondents are more than six times as likely to use pills to vomit as a method of weight management.
Ex: There are many different tablets available to treat diabetes.* dorar la píldora = sweeten + the pill, spin-doctor.* la píldora = the pill.* píldora anticonceptiva = contraceptive pill, birth control pill.* píldora del día después = morning-after pill.* píldora para adelgazar = slimming pill.* píldora para dormir = sleeping pill.* píldora postcoital = morning-after pill.* * *1 (pastilla) pill, tabletdorar la píldora to sweeten o sugar the pill2tb píldora anticonceptiva pill, contraceptive pillestoy tomando la píldora I'm on the pillCompuestos:● píldora del día después or siguientemorning-after pillpoison pillpost-coital pill* * *
píldora sustantivo femenino
b) tb
tomar la píldora to be on the pill;
píldora del día siguiente morning-after pill
píldora sustantivo femenino pill, tablet
(anticonceptiva) pill
♦ Locuciones: dorar la píldora, to sweeten the pill
' píldora' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abortiva
- abortivo
- dorar
English:
oral contraceptive
- pill
* * *píldora nf[pastilla] pill;la píldora (anticonceptiva) the (contraceptive) pill;estar tomando la píldora to be on the pillpíldora del día siguiente morning-after pill* * *f pill;la píldora (anticonceptiva) the (contraceptive) pill;dorar la píldora fig fam sweeten the pill* * *píldora nfpastilla: pill* * *píldora n pill -
5 pastilla
f.1 pill, tablet (medicine).pastilla para la tos cough drop2 bar.pastilla (de caldo) (stock) cube3 shoe (automobiles).4 microchip ( electricity and electronics).5 chip, microchip.* * *1 (medicina) tablet, pill2 (de chocolate, jabón) bar3 la pastilla (anticonceptivo) the pill\pastilla para la garganta throat lozenge, throat pastillepastilla de freno brake shoe* * *noun f.1) pill2) tablet3) cake* * *1. SF1) (Med) tablet, pill; (=anticonceptivo) Pill2) [de jabón] bar; [de chocolate] piece, squarepastilla de freno(s) — (Aut) brake pad o shoe
3) (Inform) chip2.ADJ INV Esp ** (=aburrido) deadly boring* * *1)a) (Farm, Med) ( para tragar) pill, tablet; ( para chupar) pastille, lozengepastillas para dormir — sleeping tablets o pills
b) ( caramelo) candy (AmE), sweet (BrE)pastilla de anís — aniseed candy o sweet
pastillas de goma — fruit pastilles/gums
a toda pastilla — (Esp fam) ( velocidad) flat out (colloq); ( volumen) on full blast (colloq)
2) ( de jabón) bar; ( de chocolate) bar; ( de caldo) cube3) (Electrón) chip, microchip•* * *= prescription pill, pill, tablet.Ex. The sculpture consists of large plaster replicas of prescription pills (mostly sedatives and anti-depressants) in three sizes that promote different forms of human reception.Ex. White respondents are more than six times as likely to use pills to vomit as a method of weight management.Ex. There are many different tablets available to treat diabetes.----* a toda pastilla = in the fast lane, on the fast track, fast lane, overdrive, full steam ahead, full-tilt, at full tilt, full-throttle, at a rate of knots, at top speed, at full blast, at full speed.* avanzar a toda pastilla = steam ahead, go + full steam ahead.* pastilla de éxtasis = ecstasy tablet.* pastilla de frenos = brake pad.* pastilla de memoria = flash drive, USB hard drive, pen drive, memory stick, USB stick, USB memory stick.* pastilla para adelgazar = diet pill, slimming pill.* tomarse la pastilla diaria de la malaleche = take + Posesivo + daily mean pill.* tragarse una pastilla = pop + pill.* vida a toda pastilla = life in the fast lane.* * *1)a) (Farm, Med) ( para tragar) pill, tablet; ( para chupar) pastille, lozengepastillas para dormir — sleeping tablets o pills
b) ( caramelo) candy (AmE), sweet (BrE)pastilla de anís — aniseed candy o sweet
pastillas de goma — fruit pastilles/gums
a toda pastilla — (Esp fam) ( velocidad) flat out (colloq); ( volumen) on full blast (colloq)
2) ( de jabón) bar; ( de chocolate) bar; ( de caldo) cube3) (Electrón) chip, microchip•* * *= prescription pill, pill, tablet.Ex: The sculpture consists of large plaster replicas of prescription pills (mostly sedatives and anti-depressants) in three sizes that promote different forms of human reception.
Ex: White respondents are more than six times as likely to use pills to vomit as a method of weight management.Ex: There are many different tablets available to treat diabetes.* a toda pastilla = in the fast lane, on the fast track, fast lane, overdrive, full steam ahead, full-tilt, at full tilt, full-throttle, at a rate of knots, at top speed, at full blast, at full speed.* avanzar a toda pastilla = steam ahead, go + full steam ahead.* pastilla de éxtasis = ecstasy tablet.* pastilla de frenos = brake pad.* pastilla de memoria = flash drive, USB hard drive, pen drive, memory stick, USB stick, USB memory stick.* pastilla para adelgazar = diet pill, slimming pill.* tomarse la pastilla diaria de la malaleche = take + Posesivo + daily mean pill.* tragarse una pastilla = pop + pill.* vida a toda pastilla = life in the fast lane.* * *Atome tres pastillas al día take three pills o tablets a daypastillas para adelgazar/dormir slimming/sleeping tablets o pillspastillas para la garganta throat pastilles o lozengesse tomó una pastilla para los nervios he took a tranquilizerpastilla contra el mareo (en barco) seasick pill/tablet; (en otros vehículos) travel sickness pill o tablet ( BrE)pastilla de depuración del agua water purification tabletpastilla de anís/mentol aniseed/menthol candy o sweetpastilla de menta mintpastillas de goma fruit pastilles/gumsa toda pastilla ( Esp fam): el coche iba a toda pastilla the car was going flat out o at top speed ( colloq)tuve que acabar el examen a toda pastilla I had to race through the last part of the exampuso la música a toda pastilla he put the music on full blast ( colloq)B1 (de jabón) bar2 (de chocolate — tableta) bar; (— pedazo) piece3 (de caldo) cube4 (de mantequilla) patCompuesto:brake shoe o padC ( Mús) cartridgeD ( Electrón) chip, microchipCompuesto:silicon chip* * *
pastilla sustantivo femenino
1
( para chupar) pastille, lozenge;◊ pastillas para dormir sleeping tablets o pills;
pastillas para los nervios tranquilizers
2 ( de jabón) bar;
( de chocolate) bar;
( de caldo) cube
3 (Electrón) chip, microchip
pastilla sustantivo femenino
1 Med tablet, pill
2 (de jabón) bar
(de chocolate) piece
' pastilla' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
jabón
- efervescente
- píldora
English:
bar
- cake
- lozenge
- mint
- pelt
- peppermint
- pill
- speed
- tablet
- top
- fire
- hand
- microchip
- pastille
- silicon
* * *pastilla nf1. [medicina] pill, tablet;tome la pastilla dos veces al día take the pills o tablets twice a daypastilla para adelgazar slimming pill o tablet;pastilla para dormir sleeping pill o tablet2. [píldora anticonceptiva] pill;estar tomando la pastilla to be on the pill3. [caramelo] Br sweet, US candypastilla de menta mint, peppermint;pastilla para la tos cough drop4. [de jabón] bar5. [de caldo] cube6. [de mantequilla] pat7. [de chocolate] [tableta] bar;[porción] piece; [de turrón] bar9. Elec microchip10. CompEsp Fam [persona] to go at the double;tuve que ir a toda pastilla a la estación I had to shoot o belt over to the station;pasó en su moto a toda pastilla he zoomed o shot past on his motorbike;tuvimos que acabar el trabajo a toda pastilla we had to rush to get the job finished* * *f1 medicina tablet2 de jabón bar3:a toda pastilla fam at top speed fam, flat out fam* * *pastilla nf1) comprimido, píldora: pill, tablet2) : lozengepastilla para la tos: cough drop3) : cake (of soap), bar (of chocolate)* * *pastilla n1. (medicina) tablet / pill2. (de jabón) bar3. (de chocolate) piece / square -
6 somnífero
adj.somniferous, sleep-inducing, soporific, somnifacient.m.sleeping pill, sleep-inducing drug, sleep-inducing medication, knockout drops.* * *► adjetivo1 sleep-inducing, somniferous1 sleeping pill————————1 sleeping pill* * *1.ADJ sleep-inducing2.* * *masculino sleeping pill, soporific (frml)* * *= sleeping pill, soporific.Ex. The prescription of sleeping pills remains as an indicator of the medicalization of sleep.Ex. A five- to ten-fold increase of the soporific dose resulted in restlessness and disorientation instead of sleep.* * *masculino sleeping pill, soporific (frml)* * *= sleeping pill, soporific.Ex: The prescription of sleeping pills remains as an indicator of the medicalization of sleep.
Ex: A five- to ten-fold increase of the soporific dose resulted in restlessness and disorientation instead of sleep.* * *soporific, sleep-inducingsleeping pill, soporific ( frml)* * *
somnífero sustantivo masculino
sleeping pill, soporific (frml)
somnífero sustantivo masculino sleeping pill
' somnífero' also found in these entries:
English:
sleeping pill
- sleeping
* * *somnífero, -a♦ adjsomniferous♦ nmsleeping pill* * *I adj soporific;pastilla somnífera sleeping pillII m sleeping pill* * *somnífero, -ra adj: soporificsomnífero nm: sleeping pill -
7 anticonceptivo
adj.contraceptive, birth-control.m.contraceptive, birth control pill.* * *► adjetivo1 contraceptive1 contraceptive————————1 contraceptive* * *1.ADJ birth-control antes de s, contraceptive2.* * *I- va adjetivo contraceptive (before n)IImasculino contraceptive* * *Nota: Nombre y Adjetivo.Ex. Young people stated that they were wary of using either the pill or injectable contraceptives because they believed that these methods would make them sterile.----* método anticonceptivo = contraceptive method.* píldora anticonceptiva = contraceptive pill, birth control pill.* * *I- va adjetivo contraceptive (before n)IImasculino contraceptive* * *Nota: Nombre y Adjetivo.Ex: Young people stated that they were wary of using either the pill or injectable contraceptives because they believed that these methods would make them sterile.
* método anticonceptivo = contraceptive method.* píldora anticonceptiva = contraceptive pill, birth control pill.* * *contraceptive ( before n)la píldora anticonceptiva the contraceptive o birth-control pillun dispositivo anticonceptivo a contraceptive devicemétodos anticonceptivos methods of contraceptioncontraceptiveCompuestos:barrier method of contraceptionoral contraceptiveemergency contraceptive pillcontraceptive patch* * *
anticonceptivo 1◊ -va adjetivo
contraceptive ( before n);
métodos anticonceptivos methods of contraception
anticonceptivo 2 sustantivo masculino
contraceptive
anticonceptivo,-a adjetivo & sustantivo masculino contraceptive
' anticonceptivo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
anticonceptiva
- diafragma
- seguro
English:
coil
- contraceptive
- rhythm method
* * *anticonceptivo, -a♦ adjcontraceptive;método anticonceptivo method of contraception;píldora anticonceptiva contraceptive pill♦ nmcontraceptiveanticonceptivo de barrera barrier method of contraception;anticonceptivo oral oral contraceptive* * *I adj contraceptive atrII m contraceptive* * *: contraceptive -
8 gragea
f.1 pill, tablet.2 sugar-coated sweet (confite).3 sugar-coated pill, drop, pill, lozenge.* * *1 pill, tablet* * *SF1) (Med) sugar-coated pill2) (=confite) small coloured o (EEUU) colored sweet* * *a) (Farm) tabletb) (Coc) small candy (AmE) o (BrE) sweet* * *= pill, tablet.Ex. White respondents are more than six times as likely to use pills to vomit as a method of weight management.Ex. There are many different tablets available to treat diabetes.* * *a) (Farm) tabletb) (Coc) small candy (AmE) o (BrE) sweet* * *= pill, tablet.Ex: White respondents are more than six times as likely to use pills to vomit as a method of weight management.
Ex: There are many different tablets available to treat diabetes.* * *1 ( Farm) tabletgrageas de chocolate chocolate drops* * *
gragea sustantivo femeninoa) (Farm) tabletb) (Coc) small candy (AmE) o (BrE) sweet
gragea f Med pill
* * *gragea nf1. [píldora] pill, tablet2. [confite] sugar-coated Br sweet o US candy* * *f tablet, pill* * *gragea nf1) : coated pill or tablet2) grageas nfpl: sprinkles, jimmies -
9 comprimido
adj.compressed.m.1 pill, caplet, oblong tablet with casing.2 tablet, pellet.3 crib, hidden notes used to cheat on exams, pony.past part.past participle of spanish verb: comprimir.* * *1 tablet————————1→ link=comprimir comprimir► adjetivo1 compressed1 tablet* * *noun m.* * *1.ADJ [gen] compressed2.SM (Med) pill, tablet* * *I- da adjetivo compressedII1) (Farm) pill, tablet2) (Col, Per fam) ( para examen) crib (colloq)* * *= compressed.Ex. Video transmission for onsite use could be rapidly accomplished by sending the compressed video over wide-band channels.----* aire comprimido = compressed air.* archivo comprimido = zip file.* espray de aire comprimido = compressed air can.* fichero comprimido = zip file.* lata de aire comprimido = compressed air can.* * *I- da adjetivo compressedII1) (Farm) pill, tablet2) (Col, Per fam) ( para examen) crib (colloq)* * *= compressed.Ex: Video transmission for onsite use could be rapidly accomplished by sending the compressed video over wide-band channels.
* aire comprimido = compressed air.* archivo comprimido = zip file.* espray de aire comprimido = compressed air can.* fichero comprimido = zip file.* lata de aire comprimido = compressed air can.* * *compressedA ( Farm) pill, tablet* * *
Del verbo comprimir: ( conjugate comprimir)
comprimido es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
comprimido
comprimir
comprimido sustantivo masculino (Farm) pill, tablet
comprimir ( conjugate comprimir) verbo transitivo
to compress
comprimido,-a
I sustantivo masculino Farm tablet
II adjetivo compressed
comprimir verbo transitivo to compress
' comprimido' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
comprimida
English:
air gun
- tablet
- air
* * *comprimido, -a♦ adjcompressed♦ nmpill, tablet* * *m MED pill* * *comprimido nmpíldora, tableta: pill, tablet* * *comprimido n tablet -
10 dorar
v.1 to gild (cubrir con oro).2 to brown (food).Ella dora el pan She browns the bread.3 to turn golden brown (piel).4 to gold-plate, to cover with gold, to gild.5 to sunburn.El sol dora a María The sun sunburns Mary.* * *1 (cubrir con oro) to gild2 (dar un baño de oro) to gold-plate3 COCINA to brown\dorar la píldora figurado to sugar the pill* * *1. VT1) (Téc) to gild2) (Culin) to brown2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo <marco/porcelana> to gild; (Coc) <cebolla/papas> to brown2.dorarse v pron (Coc) to brown* * *= gild, sear, brown.Ex. The cut edges of the book might then be sprinkled or brushed with colour or (less commonly) marbled or gilded.Ex. Searing meat is the process for caramelising the sugars present in meat and forming an aesthetic crust around its surface.Ex. The sausages were browned on the hob before being transferred to a casserole dish.----* dorar la píldora = sweeten + the pill, spin-doctor.* hierro para dorar = hot tool.* prensar para dorar = arming press.* * *1.verbo transitivo <marco/porcelana> to gild; (Coc) <cebolla/papas> to brown2.dorarse v pron (Coc) to brown* * *= gild, sear, brown.Ex: The cut edges of the book might then be sprinkled or brushed with colour or (less commonly) marbled or gilded.
Ex: Searing meat is the process for caramelising the sugars present in meat and forming an aesthetic crust around its surface.Ex: The sausages were browned on the hob before being transferred to a casserole dish.* dorar la píldora = sweeten + the pill, spin-doctor.* hierro para dorar = hot tool.* prensar para dorar = arming press.* * *dorar [A1 ]vt1 ‹marco/cubiertos/porcelana› to gild2 ( Coc) ‹cebolla/patatas› to brown3 ‹piel› to bronze, tan■ dorarse1 ( Coc) to brownrehogar la cebolla hasta que se dore sauté the onion until golden brown2 «persona» (broncearse) to tan, go brown* * *
dorar ( conjugate dorar) verbo transitivo ‹marco/porcelana› to gild;
(Coc) ‹cebolla/papas› to brown
dorarse verbo pronominal (Coc) to brown
dorar verbo transitivo
1 to gild
figurado dorar la píldora, to sugar the pill
2 (tostar) to brown
' dorar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
píldora
English:
brown
- gild
- sear
* * *♦ vt1. [cubrir con oro] to gild;Famdorar la píldora (a alguien) to sweeten o sugar the pill (for sb);no hace falta que me dores la píldora, dime cuál es el problema you needn't sweeten the pill for me, just tell me what the problem is2. [comida] to brown3. [piel] to turn golden brown* * *v/t1 TÉC gild2 GASTR brown* * *dorar vt1) : to gild2) : to brown -
11 tableta
f.1 tablet (medicine).2 bar.3 pill, tablet, tabloid.* * *1 (pastilla) tablet2 (de chocolate) bar* * *noun f.1) tablet2) bar* * *SF1) [de chocolate] bar, slab; (Med) tablet2) [de madera] (=bloque) block; (=tablero) board3) [de escribir] writing pad* * *a) (Farm) tablet, pillb) ( de chocolate) bar* * *a) (Farm) tablet, pillb) ( de chocolate) bar* * *tableta11 = slab, tablet.Ex: What is absolutely certain is that without some preparation by the teacher, a visitor cannot hope to achieve very much; he is in little better a position than cold fish on a marble slab.
Ex: There are many different tablets available to treat diabetes.* tableta de chocolate = six-pack, six-pack abs, slab of chocolate, tablet of chocolate.tableta22 = pill.Ex: White respondents are more than six times as likely to use pills to vomit as a method of weight management.
* * *1 ( Farm) tablet, pill2 (de chocolate) bar* * *
tableta sustantivo femenino
tableta sustantivo femenino
1 (de turrón, chocolate) bar
2 Farm tablet
' tableta' also found in these entries:
English:
bar
- tablet
* * *tableta nf1. [de chocolate, turrón] bar2. [pastilla] tablet3. Informát tablettableta gráfica graphics tablet* * *f:tableta de chocolate chocolate bar* * *tableta nf1) comprimido, píldora: tablet, pill2) : bar (of chocolate)* * *tableta n1. (de chocolate, etc) bar2. (medicina) tablet -
12 adelgazar
v.1 to lose (kilos).2 to slim.3 to slim down, to thin, to lose weight, to slim.* * *1 (afinar) to make slim1 (perder peso) to slim, lose weight1 to slim, lose weight* * *verb2) thin* * *1. VT1) (=reducir el grosor) to make thin, make slender; [+ kilos] to lose, take off; [+ persona, figura] to slim, reduce, slenderize (EEUU); [+ palo] to pare, whittle; [+ punta] to sharpen; [+ voz] to raise the pitch of2) (fig) (=purificar) to purify, refine; [+ entendimiento] to sharpen2.VI (=perder peso) to grow thin; [con régimen] to slim, lose weight* * *1. 2.adelgazar vi to lose weight* * *= lose + weight, slim down.Ex. The article 'Keeping New Year's resolutions while counting down to the new millennium' discusses the following topics: self-discipline; losing weight; stopping smoking; starting an exercise programme; paying off bills; and meeting someone new.Ex. The abundance of book types and titles makes display and merchandising increasingly difficult; some booksellers are dealing with this by slimming down or cutting out certain categories.----* pastilla para adelgazar = diet pill, slimming pill.* píldora para adelgazar = slimming pill.* * *1. 2.adelgazar vi to lose weight* * *= lose + weight, slim down.Ex: The article 'Keeping New Year's resolutions while counting down to the new millennium' discusses the following topics: self-discipline; losing weight; stopping smoking; starting an exercise programme; paying off bills; and meeting someone new.
Ex: The abundance of book types and titles makes display and merchandising increasingly difficult; some booksellers are dealing with this by slimming down or cutting out certain categories.* pastilla para adelgazar = diet pill, slimming pill.* píldora para adelgazar = slimming pill.* * *adelgazar [A4 ]vt‹caderas/cintura› to reduce, slim downme gustaría adelgazar unos kilos I'd like to lose o shed a few pounds, I'd like to slim down a few pounds■ adelgazarvito lose weight¡cómo has adelgazado! you've really lost weight!, you've lost such a lot of weight!ejercicios para adelgazar exercises to lose weight, slimming exercises ( BrE)* * *
adelgazar ( conjugate adelgazar) verbo transitivo ‹caderas/cintura› to slim down;
‹ kilos› to lose
verbo intransitivo
to lose weight
adelgazar
I verbo intransitivo to slim, lose weight: deberías adelgazar un poco, you should lose a bit of weight
II verbo transitivo
1 (peso) to lose: José ha adelgazado dos kilos, José has lost two kilos
2 (una pieza, madera, etc) to diminish: habría que adelgazar el grosor de los muros, we'll have to make these walls a bit thinner
' adelgazar' also found in these entries:
English:
diet
- slim
- sweat off
- weight
- lose
* * *♦ vt[kilos] to lose;esta faja te adelgaza la figura that girdle makes you look slimmer♦ vito lose weight, to slim;ha adelgazado mucho he has lost a lot of weight* * *I v/t loseII v/i lose weight* * *adelgazar {21} vt: to thin, to reduceadelgazar vi: to lose weight* * * -
13 dorar la píldora
figurado to sugar the pill* * *to sugar o sweeten the pill* * *(v.) = sweeten + the pill, spin-doctorEx. They also differ in their views of what can be done to ' sweeten the pill,' whether death ought to be viewed as a barrier to self-fulfillment or a means of self-transcendence.Ex. The field is clouded by manufacturers hyping their own products and industry factions spin-doctoring new technologies.* * *(v.) = sweeten + the pill, spin-doctorEx: They also differ in their views of what can be done to ' sweeten the pill,' whether death ought to be viewed as a barrier to self-fulfillment or a means of self-transcendence.
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14 píldora anticonceptiva
f.contraceptive pill, birth control pill, oral contraceptive.* * *(n.) = contraceptive pill, birth control pillEx. Forty-one percent of the women understood that contraceptive pills do not prevent infection.Ex. The teacher provided students with a list of drugs such as birth control pills, caffeine, tobacco, aspirin, & a variety of illegal substances (eg, marijuana, cocaine, LSD).* * *(n.) = contraceptive pill, birth control pillEx: Forty-one percent of the women understood that contraceptive pills do not prevent infection.
Ex: The teacher provided students with a list of drugs such as birth control pills, caffeine, tobacco, aspirin, & a variety of illegal substances (eg, marijuana, cocaine, LSD). -
15 soporífero
adj.soporiferous, soporific.m.sleeping pill, knockout drops, narcotic, sleeping draught.* * *► adjetivo1 soporific, sleep-inducing2 figurado dull, boring* * *I- ra adjetivo <efecto/discurso/clase> soporificIImasculino sleeping pill, soporific (frml)* * *= mind-numbing, numbing.Ex. Librarians, led by men like Melvil Dewey, spent the majority of their waking hours attempting to reduce library work to a 'mechanical art', and their mind-numbing articles weighed heavily upon the pages of 'Library Journal'.Ex. The cardiologist suspected that the neuropathy might be affecting the nerve endings around his heart, that its numbing sensation might be blocking his pain.* * *I- ra adjetivo <efecto/discurso/clase> soporificIImasculino sleeping pill, soporific (frml)* * *= mind-numbing, numbing.Ex: Librarians, led by men like Melvil Dewey, spent the majority of their waking hours attempting to reduce library work to a 'mechanical art', and their mind-numbing articles weighed heavily upon the pages of 'Library Journal'.
Ex: The cardiologist suspected that the neuropathy might be affecting the nerve endings around his heart, that its numbing sensation might be blocking his pain.* * *‹efecto› soporific; ‹discurso/clase› soporificuna droga soporífera a soporific o sleep-inducing drugsleeping pill, soporific ( frml)* * *
soporífero◊ -ra adjetivo ‹efecto/discurso/clase› soporific
soporífero,-a adjetivo
1 (que produce somnolencia) soporific
2 fig pey (conferencia, libro, persona) boring, dull: tu amigo es soporífero, your friend is a real bore
' soporífero' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
soporífera
English:
soporific
* * *soporífero, -a adj1. [somnífero] soporific2. [aburrido] soporific* * *I adj soporificII m sleeping pill* * *soporífero, -ra adj: soporific -
16 trago amargo
m.bitter experience, bitter pill to swallow.* * *(n.) = bitter pillEx. The article 'The bitter pill: research into resource sharing among special libraries' concludes that some important research problems are beyond the resources of the special librarian.* * *(n.) = bitter pillEx: The article 'The bitter pill: research into resource sharing among special libraries' concludes that some important research problems are beyond the resources of the special librarian.
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17 la píldora
= the pillEx. Young people stated that they were wary of using either the pill or injectable contraceptives because they believed that these methods would make them sterile.* * *= the pillEx: Young people stated that they were wary of using either the pill or injectable contraceptives because they believed that these methods would make them sterile.
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18 pastilla para adelgazar
(n.) = diet pill, slimming pillEx. Both groups used caffeine & laxatives, but few used diet pills.Ex. Several slimming pills have been taken off the market because they have very serious side effects.* * *(n.) = diet pill, slimming pillEx: Both groups used caffeine & laxatives, but few used diet pills.
Ex: Several slimming pills have been taken off the market because they have very serious side effects. -
19 tomarse la pastilla diaria de la malaleche
(v.) = take + Posesivo + daily mean pillEx. We all have a grouch in our lives and if we wake up on the wrong side of the bed or take our daily mean pill, at the very nicest, we have been described as a 'grouch'.* * *(v.) = take + Posesivo + daily mean pillEx: We all have a grouch in our lives and if we wake up on the wrong side of the bed or take our daily mean pill, at the very nicest, we have been described as a 'grouch'.
Spanish-English dictionary > tomarse la pastilla diaria de la malaleche
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20 tragarse una pastilla
(v.) = pop + pillEx. The media creates the image that solutions to stress can come from popping a pill or taking a swig from a bottle.* * *(v.) = pop + pillEx: The media creates the image that solutions to stress can come from popping a pill or taking a swig from a bottle.
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Pill — Pill … Deutsch Wikipedia
pill — [ pıl ] noun count * a small piece of solid medicine that you swallow with water: sleeping/contraceptive/vitamin pills take a pill: Did you remember to take your pills this morning? pill for: The doctor prescribed some pills for the pain. a. the… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Pill — can refer to: * A ball, or anything small and round, hence also: ** A pill (pharmacy): A pharmacological dosage form, now rendered obsolete by tablets and capsules, hence also: *** The Pill , a general nickname for the combined oral contraceptive … Wikipedia
pill — ► NOUN 1) a small round mass of solid medicine for swallowing whole. 2) (the Pill) a contraceptive pill. ► VERB ▪ (of knitted fabric) form small balls of fluff on its surface. ● a bitter pill Cf. ↑a bitter pill … English terms dictionary
Pill — Pill, n. [F. pilute, L. pilula a pill, little ball, dim. of L. pila a ball. Cf. {Piles}.] 1. A medicine in the form of a little ball, or small round mass, to be swallowed whole. [1913 Webster] 2. Figuratively, something offensive or nauseous… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Pill — Blason inconnu … Wikipédia en Français
pill — pill1 [pil] n. [LME pylle, contr. < L pilula, dim. of pila, a ball: see PILES] 1. a small ball, tablet, capsule, etc. of medicine to be swallowed whole 2. anything unpleasant but unavoidable 3. a) something like a pill in shape b) … English World dictionary
Pill — Pill, v. t. [Cf. L. pilare to deprive of hair, and E. pill, n. (above).] 1. To deprive of hair; to make bald. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] 2. To peel; to make by removing the skin. [1913 Webster] [Jacob] pilled white streaks . . . in the rods. Gen. xxx … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Pill — Pill, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Pilled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Pilling}.] [F. piller, L. pilare; cf. It. pigliare to take. Cf. {Peel} to plunder.] To rob; to plunder; to pillage; to peel. See {Peel}, to plunder. [Obs.] Spenser. [1913 Webster] Pillers… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Pill — Pill, n. [Cf. {Peel} skin, or {Pillion}.] The peel or skin. [Obs.] Some be covered over with crusts, or hard pills, as the locusts. Holland. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Pill — Pill, v. i. To be peeled; to peel off in flakes. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English