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1 sweltering
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2 sweltering
adj.asfixiante, sofocante.ger.gerundio del verbo SWELTER. -
3 be sweltering
v.estar sufriendo de calor excesivo, estarse asando, estarse achicharrando. -
4 swelter
'sweltə((of a person etc) to be uncomfortably hot: I'm sweltering in this heat!) abrasarse, asarse de calortr['sweltəSMALLr/SMALL]1 ahogarse de calorswelter ['swɛltər] vi: sofocarse de calorn.• calor sofocante s.m.v.• abrasarse v.• chorrear de sudor v.• sofocarse de calor v.'sweltər, 'sweltə(r)intransitive verb sofocarse* de calor['sweltǝ(r)]VI abrasarse, sofocarse de calorwe sweltered in 40° — nos sofocábamos a una temperatura de 40 grados
* * *['sweltər, 'sweltə(r)]intransitive verb sofocarse* de calor -
5 abrasar
abrasar ( conjugate abrasar) verbo transitivo [ comida] to burn verbo intransitivo [ sol] to burn, scorch abrasarse verbo pronominal [ bosque] to be burned (down); [ planta] to get scorched;
abrasar verbo transitivo & verbo intransitivo to scorch ' abrasar' also found in these entries: Spanish: calcinar English: scorch - sear -
6 sofocante
sofocante adjetivo stifling
sofocante adjetivo suffocating, stifling
calor sofocante, stifling heat ' sofocante' also found in these entries: Spanish: bochorno - bochornosa - bochornoso English: oppressive - stifling - suffocating - sweltering
См. также в других словарях:
sweltering — [adj] very hot airless, baking, broiling, burning, close, fiery, humid, oppressive, perspiring, scorching, sizzling, stewing, sticky, stifling, stuffy, sultry, sweaty, sweltry, torrid; concept 605 Ant. cold, cool, freezing … New thesaurus
sweltering — [swel′trē] adj. sweltrier, sweltriest [swel′təriŋ] adj. 1. that swelters or suffers from the heat 2. very hot; sultry: Also sweltry [swel′trē] adj. sweltrier, sweltriest swelteringly adv … English World dictionary
sweltering — swel|ter|ing [ sweltərıŋ ] adjective extremely hot in an unpleasant or uncomfortable way: sweltering heat a sweltering day … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
sweltering — UK [ˈswelt(ə)rɪŋ] / US [ˈsweltərɪŋ] adjective extremely hot in an unpleasant or uncomfortable way sweltering heat a sweltering day … English dictionary
sweltering — adjective excessively hot and humid or marked by sweating and faintness (Freq. 1) a sweltering room sweltering athletes • Syn: ↑sweltry • Similar to: ↑hot … Useful english dictionary
Sweltering — Swelter Swel ter, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Sweltered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Sweltering}.] [From {Swelt}, v. i.] 1. To be overcome and faint with heat; to be ready to perish with heat. Sweltered cattle. Coleridge. [1913 Webster] 2. To welter; to soak.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sweltering — adjective Date: 1566 oppressively hot < sweltering summer days > • swelteringly adverb … New Collegiate Dictionary
sweltering — adjective hot and humid; oppressively sticky The day was sweltering, so Lauren put on the shortest pair of shorts she could find and went to get ice cream with her friend Rob … Wiktionary
sweltering — adj. Sweltering is used with these nouns: ↑heat … Collocations dictionary
sweltering — swel|ter|ing [ˈsweltərıŋ] adj extremely hot and uncomfortable ▪ sweltering August days … Dictionary of contemporary English
sweltering — [[t]swe̱ltərɪŋ[/t]] ADJ If you describe the weather as sweltering, you mean that it is extremely hot and makes you feel uncomfortable … English dictionary