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1 estremecedor
adj.shaking, shocking, striking.* * *► adjetivo1 startling2 (grito) bloodcurdling* * *ADJ alarming, disturbing* * *- dora adjetivo <escena/noticia> horrifying; <grito/relato> spine-chilling, hair-raising* * *= eerie, heart-rending, heart-rendering, touching, spooky [spookier -comp., spookiest -sup.], spine-tingling, groundshaking, heart-wrenching, thrilling.Ex. Undoubtedly in Dickens's 'Oliver Twist' we are meant to feel the eerie terror of Oliver's first night spent with the coffins in the undertaker's workshop, where he is made to sleep.Ex. Their heart-rending plight stretching over centuries is a blot on Indian civilization.Ex. The book makes harrowing reading, charting the relentless disintegration of Schumann's mental and physical faculties, with equally heart-rendering intervals of lucidity and self-awareness.Ex. In a world of daily genocide, where two-thirds of humanity are condemned, it is touching to see a spark of what solidarity can do.Ex. Records are even being sold with terrifying sounds designed to create a ' spooky' atmosphere at home.Ex. This is a spine-tingling collection of real haunted houses and spooky ghost stories.Ex. The author gives an insider's perspective on what it feels like to be an Arab since the groundshaking events of 1967 when Arab hopes were unexpectedly shattered by the outcome of the Arab Israeli war.Ex. Which just goes to show that truth is always, always, always more amazing, more heart-wrenching, more fantastic than anyone's imagination.Ex. This makes autobiography a thrilling ingredient of biography.* * *- dora adjetivo <escena/noticia> horrifying; <grito/relato> spine-chilling, hair-raising* * *= eerie, heart-rending, heart-rendering, touching, spooky [spookier -comp., spookiest -sup.], spine-tingling, groundshaking, heart-wrenching, thrilling.Ex: Undoubtedly in Dickens's 'Oliver Twist' we are meant to feel the eerie terror of Oliver's first night spent with the coffins in the undertaker's workshop, where he is made to sleep.
Ex: Their heart-rending plight stretching over centuries is a blot on Indian civilization.Ex: The book makes harrowing reading, charting the relentless disintegration of Schumann's mental and physical faculties, with equally heart-rendering intervals of lucidity and self-awareness.Ex: In a world of daily genocide, where two-thirds of humanity are condemned, it is touching to see a spark of what solidarity can do.Ex: Records are even being sold with terrifying sounds designed to create a ' spooky' atmosphere at home.Ex: This is a spine-tingling collection of real haunted houses and spooky ghost stories.Ex: The author gives an insider's perspective on what it feels like to be an Arab since the groundshaking events of 1967 when Arab hopes were unexpectedly shattered by the outcome of the Arab Israeli war.Ex: Which just goes to show that truth is always, always, always more amazing, more heart-wrenching, more fantastic than anyone's imagination.Ex: This makes autobiography a thrilling ingredient of biography.* * *‹escena/noticia/relato› horrifying, hair-raisingun grito estremecedor a spine-chilling cry* * *
estremecedor
‹grito/relato› spine-chilling, hair-raising
* * *estremecedor, -ora adj[ruido, grito] horrifying, ghastly; [crimen, imágenes, historia] horrifying, appalling* * *adj terrifying* * *estremecedor, - dora adj: horrifying -
2 escalofriante
adj.1 spine-chilling.2 hair-raising, bloodcurdling, crawly, creepy.* * *► adjetivo1 chilling, bloodcurdling, hair-raising* * *ADJ (=espeluznante) bloodcurdling, hair-raising; (=aterrador) frightening, chilling* * ** * *= chilling, spooky [spookier -comp., spookiest -sup.], spine-tingling, eerie, creepy [creepier -comp., creepiest -sup.].Ex. The article is entitled ' Chilling admissions: the affirmative action crisis and the search for alternatives'.Ex. Records are even being sold with terrifying sounds designed to create a ' spooky' atmosphere at home.Ex. This is a spine-tingling collection of real haunted houses and spooky ghost stories.Ex. Undoubtedly in Dickens's 'Oliver Twist' we are meant to feel the eerie terror of Oliver's first night spent with the coffins in the undertaker's workshop, where he is made to sleep.Ex. For me, it's like those really creepy films I used to like watching when I was a kid.* * ** * *= chilling, spooky [spookier -comp., spookiest -sup.], spine-tingling, eerie, creepy [creepier -comp., creepiest -sup.].Ex: The article is entitled ' Chilling admissions: the affirmative action crisis and the search for alternatives'.
Ex: Records are even being sold with terrifying sounds designed to create a ' spooky' atmosphere at home.Ex: This is a spine-tingling collection of real haunted houses and spooky ghost stories.Ex: Undoubtedly in Dickens's 'Oliver Twist' we are meant to feel the eerie terror of Oliver's first night spent with the coffins in the undertaker's workshop, where he is made to sleep.Ex: For me, it's like those really creepy films I used to like watching when I was a kid.* * *‹crimen/escena› horrifying; ‹cifra› staggering, incredible* * *
escalofriante adjetivo ‹crimen/escena› horrifying;
‹ cifra› staggering, incredible
escalofriante adjetivo hair-raising, chilling, horrifying
' escalofriante' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
grito
English:
chilling
- sickening
- spine-chilling
* * *escalofriante adjspine-chilling* * *adj horrifying* * *escalofriante adj: horrifying, bloodcurdling* * *escalofriante adj horrifying -
3 espeluznante
adj.hair-raising, lurid.* * *► adjetivo1 hair-raising, terrifying, horrifying* * *ADJ hair-raising, horrifying* * *adjetivo <tragedia/estado/experiencia> horrific, horrifying; < grito> terrifying, blood-curdling* * *= horrifying, shocking, spooky [spookier -comp., spookiest -sup.], grisly [grislier -comp., grisliest -sup.], chilling, lurid, spine-tingling, hair-raising, creepy [creepier -comp., creepiest -sup.].Ex. The article 'A horrifying problem' examines the controversial issue about whether to remove books about satanism from the library shelves.Ex. The author mentions several recent shocking revelations concerning the activities of the Japanese government and its officials.Ex. Records are even being sold with terrifying sounds designed to create a ' spooky' atmosphere at home.Ex. Much of what he sees and shows his readers is grim, if not grisly.Ex. The article is entitled ' Chilling admissions: the affirmative action crisis and the search for alternatives'.Ex. At the end of the day, there may be only a thin line that separates news from advertisements, as one travels from the lurid to the ridiculous.Ex. This is a spine-tingling collection of real haunted houses and spooky ghost stories.Ex. This ' hair-raising' experience will allow students to have a better understanding of what energy is and why it's so important.Ex. For me, it's like those really creepy films I used to like watching when I was a kid.----* de un modo espeluznante = spookily.* * *adjetivo <tragedia/estado/experiencia> horrific, horrifying; < grito> terrifying, blood-curdling* * *= horrifying, shocking, spooky [spookier -comp., spookiest -sup.], grisly [grislier -comp., grisliest -sup.], chilling, lurid, spine-tingling, hair-raising, creepy [creepier -comp., creepiest -sup.].Ex: The article 'A horrifying problem' examines the controversial issue about whether to remove books about satanism from the library shelves.
Ex: The author mentions several recent shocking revelations concerning the activities of the Japanese government and its officials.Ex: Records are even being sold with terrifying sounds designed to create a ' spooky' atmosphere at home.Ex: Much of what he sees and shows his readers is grim, if not grisly.Ex: The article is entitled ' Chilling admissions: the affirmative action crisis and the search for alternatives'.Ex: At the end of the day, there may be only a thin line that separates news from advertisements, as one travels from the lurid to the ridiculous.Ex: This is a spine-tingling collection of real haunted houses and spooky ghost stories.Ex: This ' hair-raising' experience will allow students to have a better understanding of what energy is and why it's so important.Ex: For me, it's like those really creepy films I used to like watching when I was a kid.* de un modo espeluznante = spookily.* * *1 (que produce terror) ‹tragedia/estado› horrific, horrifying; ‹historia/experiencia› horrific, horrifying, hair-raising; ‹grito› terrifying, blood-curdling* * *
espeluznante adjetivo ‹tragedia/estado/experiencia› horrific, horrifying;
‹ grito› terrifying, blood-curdling
espeluznante adjetivo hair-raising, terrifying
' espeluznante' also found in these entries:
English:
blood-curdling
- creepy
- eerie
- grisly
- hair
- hair-raising
- hairy
- lurid
- spooky
- blood
- shocking
- spine
* * *espeluznante adj[escena, suceso] horrific, horrifying; [relato] hair-raising; [grito] bloodcurdling; [sonido] terrifying* * *adj horrific, horrifying* * *espeluznante adj: hair-raising, terrifying* * *espeluznante adj terrifying -
4 lúgubre
adj.lugubrious, dreary, funereal, gloomy.* * *► adjetivo* * *ADJ (=triste) mournful, lugubrious frm, dismal; [voz, tono] sombre, somber (EEUU), mournful* * *adjetivo <habitación/ambiente/persona> gloomy, lugubrious (liter); <rostro/voz/paisaje> gloomy* * *= gloomy [gloomier -comp., gloomiest -sup.], grim [grimmer -comp., grimmest -sup.], grim-faced, dreary [drearier -comp., dreariest -sup.], spooky [spookier -comp., spookiest -sup.], spine-tingling, doleful, lugubrious.Ex. In spite of gloomy conditions thoughtful library leaders are saying that opportunities have never been more promising.Ex. Anita Schiller's own grim conclusion was that 'These two opposing and often inimical views, when incorporated within reference service, often reduce overall effectiveness'.Ex. In the English language, people are described as grim, while in Journalese they are referred to as being ' grim-faced'.Ex. The city was considered to be seedy (decayed, littered, grimy, and dreary), crowded, busy, and strongly idiosyncratic (quaint, historic, colorful, and full of 'atmosphere').Ex. Records are even being sold with terrifying sounds designed to create a ' spooky' atmosphere at home.Ex. This is a spine-tingling collection of real haunted houses and spooky ghost stories.Ex. This year will go down as the most depressing doleful Christmas I've ever had.Ex. Such epigones seldom present more than a lugubrious rehash and potpourri of their idols.----* de un modo lúgubre = spookily.* * *adjetivo <habitación/ambiente/persona> gloomy, lugubrious (liter); <rostro/voz/paisaje> gloomy* * *= gloomy [gloomier -comp., gloomiest -sup.], grim [grimmer -comp., grimmest -sup.], grim-faced, dreary [drearier -comp., dreariest -sup.], spooky [spookier -comp., spookiest -sup.], spine-tingling, doleful, lugubrious.Ex: In spite of gloomy conditions thoughtful library leaders are saying that opportunities have never been more promising.
Ex: Anita Schiller's own grim conclusion was that 'These two opposing and often inimical views, when incorporated within reference service, often reduce overall effectiveness'.Ex: In the English language, people are described as grim, while in Journalese they are referred to as being ' grim-faced'.Ex: The city was considered to be seedy (decayed, littered, grimy, and dreary), crowded, busy, and strongly idiosyncratic (quaint, historic, colorful, and full of 'atmosphere').Ex: Records are even being sold with terrifying sounds designed to create a ' spooky' atmosphere at home.Ex: This is a spine-tingling collection of real haunted houses and spooky ghost stories.Ex: This year will go down as the most depressing doleful Christmas I've ever had.Ex: Such epigones seldom present more than a lugubrious rehash and potpourri of their idols.* de un modo lúgubre = spookily.* * *‹habitación/ambiente› gloomy, dismal, lugubrious ( liter); ‹persona› gloomy, somber*, lugubrious ( liter); ‹paisaje› gloomy, dismal; ‹rostro/voz› gloomy, mournful, somber** * *
lúgubre adjetivo
gloomy
lúgubre adjetivo dismail, lugubrious
' lúgubre' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
sombrío
English:
cheerless
- dingy
- dismal
- doleful
- dreary
- grim
- mournful
- somber
- sombre
- desolate
- gloomy
- lugubrious
* * *lúgubre adj1. [triste, melancólico] [semblante, expresión] gloomy, mournful;[pensamiento, tono] gloomy, sombre2. [fúnebre] [idea, relato] morbid;[voz] sepulchral* * *adj gloomy* * *lúgubre adj: gloomy, lugubrious* * * -
5 casa frecuentada por los espíritus
(n.) = haunted houseEx. This is a spine-tingling collection of real haunted houses and spooky ghost stories.* * *(n.) = haunted houseEx: This is a spine-tingling collection of real haunted houses and spooky ghost stories.
Spanish-English dictionary > casa frecuentada por los espíritus
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6 siniestro2
2 = ominous, sinister, dark [darker -comp., darkest -sup.], spooky [spookier -comp., spookiest -sup.], spine-tingling, portentous.Ex. At first blush, nothing seemed particularly ominous about the formation of the ad hoc committee.Ex. The selectman received this explanation in silence, but he fastened on the librarian a glance full of sinister meaning.Ex. The novel is disturbingly dark, violent, and filled with iconoclasm, despair, and paranoia = La novela es inquietantmente siniestra y violenta y está llena de iconoclasía, desesperación y paranoia.Ex. Records are even being sold with terrifying sounds designed to create a ' spooky' atmosphere at home.Ex. This is a spine-tingling collection of real haunted houses and spooky ghost stories.Ex. Before me stretched the portentous menacing road of a new decade.----* de un modo siniestro = spookily. -
7 siniestro
adj.1 sinister, ominous.2 left-hand, left.3 sinister, evil.m.1 damage, loss.2 accident.* * *► adjetivo1 literal (izquierdo) left, left-hand2 (malo) sinister, ominous3 (funesto) fateful, disastrous1 disaster, catastrophe (accidente) accident; (incendio) fire\siniestro total (coche) write-off————————1 disaster, catastrophe (accidente) accident; (incendio) fire* * *(f. - siniestra)adj.1) sinister2) left* * *1. ADJ1) (=malintencionado) [intenciones, personaje] sinister; [mirada] evil2) (=desgraciado) [día, viaje] fateful; [coincidencia] unfortunate3) liter (=izquierdo) left2.SM (=desastre natural) disaster; (=accidente) accident* * *I- tra adjetivo1) (liter) <mano/lado> left (before n)2) <mirada/aspecto> sinister; < intenciones> sinister, evilIIel coche fue declarado siniestro total — the car was declared a total wreck (AmE) o (BrE) a write-off
* * *I- tra adjetivo1) (liter) <mano/lado> left (before n)2) <mirada/aspecto> sinister; < intenciones> sinister, evilIIel coche fue declarado siniestro total — the car was declared a total wreck (AmE) o (BrE) a write-off
* * *siniestro11 = disaster.Ex: This situation requires a very skilled information worker if total disaster is to be avoided.
* plan de recuperación tras un siniestro = disaster recovery, disaster recovery plan.* planificación contra siniestros = disaster planning, disaster preparedness plan, disaster preparedness planning.* planificación de recuperación tras siniestros = disaster recovery planning.* preparación contra siniestros = disaster preparedness.* simulacro de siniestro = disaster exercise drill.* siniestro total = write-off [writeoff].* tener un siniestro = suffer + disaster.siniestro22 = ominous, sinister, dark [darker -comp., darkest -sup.], spooky [spookier -comp., spookiest -sup.], spine-tingling, portentous.Ex: At first blush, nothing seemed particularly ominous about the formation of the ad hoc committee.
Ex: The selectman received this explanation in silence, but he fastened on the librarian a glance full of sinister meaning.Ex: The novel is disturbingly dark, violent, and filled with iconoclasm, despair, and paranoia = La novela es inquietantmente siniestra y violenta y está llena de iconoclasía, desesperación y paranoia.Ex: Records are even being sold with terrifying sounds designed to create a ' spooky' atmosphere at home.Ex: This is a spine-tingling collection of real haunted houses and spooky ghost stories.Ex: Before me stretched the portentous menacing road of a new decade.* de un modo siniestro = spookily.siniestro3* a diestro y siniestro = like there's no tomorrow.* repartir a diestro y siniestro = dish out.* * *B1 ‹mirada/aspecto› sinister; ‹intenciones› sinister, evil2 ‹día/encuentro› fateful( frml)(accidente) accident; (causado por una fuerza natural) disaster, catastropheacudió al lugar del siniestro she visited the scene of the accident ( o the disaster area etc)el coche fue declarado siniestro total the car was declared a total wreck ( AmE) o ( BrE) a write-off* * *
siniestro 1
‹ intenciones› sinister, evil
siniestro 2 sustantivo masculino (frml) ( accidente) accident;
( causado por una fuerza natural) disaster, catastrophe
siniestro,-a
I adjetivo
1 (de aspecto malvado) sinister, evil
un juego siniestro, a wicked game
2 frml (del lado izquierdo) left
II m (accidente) disaster, catastrophe
' siniestro' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
diestra
- diestro
- siniestra
English:
dark
- ominous
- sinister
- splash about
- write off
- write-off
- area
- disaster
- write
* * *siniestro, -a♦ adj1. [malo] sinister2. [desgraciado] disastrous3. [izquierdo] left♦ nm1. [daño, catástrofe] disaster;[accidente de coche] accident; [incendio] fire; [atentado] terrorist attack2. [en seguros] losssiniestro total total loss;* * *I adj sinisterII m accident; ( catástrofe) disaster* * *1) izquierdo: left, left-hand2) malvado: sinister, evilsiniestro nm: accident, disaster -
8 dreszczyk
m dim. (G dreszczyku) (wywołany strachem) quiver, quaver; (wywołany niepewnością) tingle; (wywołany podnieceniem) thrill, prickle- opowieść/film z dreszczykiem a (spine-)chiller- powieści kryminalne z dreszczykiem spine-chilling detective stories- przygody z dreszczykiem spine-tingling adventures pot.- poczuć dreszczyk emocji to feel a prickle of excitement- przyprawiać kogoś o dreszczyk to send a shiver a. shivers up a. down sb’s spine* * ** * *mithrill; ta opowieść przyprawia mnie o dreszczyk this story gives me a thrill; opowiadanie z dreszczykiem thrilling story, thriller.The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > dreszczyk
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9 вълнуващ
stirring, exciting, gripping, thrilling(трогателен) moving* * *вълну̀ващ,сег. деят. прич. (и като прил.) stirring, exciting, gripping, thrilling, electrifying, enthralling, nail-biting, rousing, stimulating; ( трогателен) moving, touching; ( възбуждащ) разг. spine-tingling.* * *emotive; exciting: an вълнуващ movie - вълнуващ филм; moving; spectacular* * *1. (трогателен) moving 2. stirring, exciting, gripping, thrilling -
10 възбуждащ
възбу̀ждащ,сег. деят. прич. exciting, stimulating, stimulant, spine-tingling.* * *breathtaking; irritating{iri`teitiN}; rousing -
11 gruselig
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12 schaurig
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13 qiuññalaaqtuq
is spine tingling N. -
14 quiññalasraaqtuq
is spine tingling K. -
15 prickelnd
I Part. Präs. prickelnII Adj. (spannend) exciting; stärker: thrilling; (sinnlich erregend) auch titillating; es ist ein prickelndes Gefühl fig. it gives you goose pimples (Am. auch goose bumps), it sends a shiver down your spine; eine prickelnde Spannung a tingle of excitement; der prickelnde Reiz des Unbekannten the thrill of the unknown* * *prị|ckelndadj(= kribbelnd) tingling; (= kitzelnd) tickling; (= Bläschen bildend) sparkling, bubbling; (fig) (= würzig) piquant; (= erregend) Gefühl tinglingder prickelnde Reiz der Neuheit — the thrill of novelty
etwas Prickelndes für den Gaumen — something to titillate the taste buds (hum)
* * *(pricking; stinging: a prickly rash.) prickly* * *pri·ckelndein \prickelnder Reiz a thrill* * *es ist ein prickelndes Gefühl fig it gives you goose pimples (US auch goose bumps), it sends a shiver down your spine;eine prickelnde Spannung a tingle of excitement;der prickelnde Reiz des Unbekannten the thrill of the unknown* * *adv.tingly adv. -
16 mrówka
- ki; -ki; dat sg -ce; gen pl; -ek; f* * *f.Gen.pl. -ek1. ent. ant; arch. emmet; mrówka faraona pharaoh('s) ant ( Monomorium pharaonis); mrówka rudnica wood ant ( Formica rufa); mrówka królowa/żołnierz/robotnica/niewolnica queen/soldier/worker/slave ant; latająca mrówka antfly; pracowity jak mrówka (as) busy as a bee.2. mrówki (= mrowienie) tingling, tingle; ( w kończynach) pins and needles; na ten widok mrówki przeszły mi po plecach the view sent a tingle down my spine.The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > mrówka
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17 trnci
m pl (žmarci) tingling sensation; shud-der(s)5 shiver(s); (trnjenje) pins and needles | trnci su me prošli (jeza, uzbuđenje) it gave me the shivers, it sent shudders up/down my spine, it made me shudder, I shuddered at the thought/prospect; uhvatili su me -* * *• shudder
См. также в других словарях:
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