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s.1 anónimo.2 carta ofensiva anónima, anónimo injuriante, anónimo ponzoñoso. -
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1. noun(any substance which causes death or illness when taken into the body: She killed herself by taking poison; (also adjective) poison gas.) veneno
2. verb1) (to kill or harm with poison: He poisoned his wife.) envenenar2) (to put poison into (food etc): He poisoned her coffee.) envenenar•- poisoner- poisonous
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poison1 n venenopoison2 vb envenenartr['pɔɪzən]1 veneno1 (harm, kill - person, animal) envenenar; (make ill) intoxicar; (river) contaminar; (arrow, dart) envenenar2 (corrupt) envenenar, corromper\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLwhat's your poison? ¿qué quieres tomar?to take poison envenenarsepoison ivy hiedra venenosapoison ['pɔɪzən] vt1) : envenenar, intoxicar2) corrupt: corromperpoison n: veneno madj.• venenoso, -a adj.n.• ponzoña s.f.• tósigo s.m.• veneno s.m.v.• atosigar v.• emponzoñar v.• enconar v.• entosigar v.• envenenar v.• intoxicar v.
I 'pɔɪzṇcount & mass noun veneno mrat poison — matarratas m
what's your poison? — (colloq & hum) ¿qué vas a tomar?; (before n)
poison gas — gas m tóxico
II
a) ( with poison) envenenar; ( make ill) intoxicar*; \<\<river/soil\>\> contaminarb) ( corrupt) \<\<mind/society\>\> corromper; \<\<relationship/atmosphere\>\> dañar, estropear['pɔɪzn]to poison somebody's mind against somebody — indisponer* a alguien contra alguien
1.N (lit, fig) veneno m2. VT1) envenenar; (chemically) intoxicar2) (fig) envenenar, emponzoñarto poison sb's mind (against sth/sb) — envenenar la mente de algn (contra algo/algn)
a poisoned chalice — (esp Brit) un arma de doble filo
3.CPDpoison gas N — gas m tóxico
poison ivy N — (=plant) hiedra f venenosa; (=rash) urticaria f
= poison ivypoison oak N — (=plant) zumaque m venenoso (loosely)
poison pen letter N — anónimo m ofensivo
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I ['pɔɪzṇ]count & mass noun veneno mrat poison — matarratas m
what's your poison? — (colloq & hum) ¿qué vas a tomar?; (before n)
poison gas — gas m tóxico
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a) ( with poison) envenenar; ( make ill) intoxicar*; \<\<river/soil\>\> contaminarb) ( corrupt) \<\<mind/society\>\> corromper; \<\<relationship/atmosphere\>\> dañar, estropearto poison somebody's mind against somebody — indisponer* a alguien contra alguien
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