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1 to be numb with fear
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2 numb
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* -
3 miedo
miedo sustantivo masculino fear;◊ ¡qué miedo pasamos! we were so frightened o scared!;temblaba de miedo he was trembling with fear; me da miedo salir de noche I'm afraid to go o of going out at night; miedo A algo/algn fear of sth/sb; el miedo a lo desconocido fear of the unknown; le tiene miedo a su padre he's scared o afraid of his father; miedo a salir a escena stage fright; agarrarle or (esp Esp) cogerle miedo a algo/algn to become frightened o scared of sth/sb; por miedo a for fear of; tener miedo to be afraid o frightened o scared; tiene miedo de caerse he's afraid he might fall; tengo miedo de que se ofenda I'm afraid he will take offense
miedo sustantivo masculino
1 (terror) fear, fright: me da miedo la oscuridad, I'm scared of the dark
la película me metió miedo, the film frightened me
temblaba de miedo, he was trembling with fear
¡mamá, tengo miedo!, mummy, I'm scared! ➣ Ver nota en fear
2 (recelo, preocupación) concern: tiene miedo de suspender, he's worried that he will fail
tengo miedo por ti, I'm worried about you ➣ Ver nota en afraid
Locuciones: familiar de miedo: el agua está de miedo, the water is great ' miedo' also found in these entries: Spanish: cagarse - canillera - cundir - escénica - escénico - experimentar - gritar - inocuidad - meter - mucha - mucho - muerta - muerto - osada - osado - película - temer - temblar - temblor - temblorosa - tembloroso - tenebrosa - tenebroso - terrorífica - terrorífico - alarido - aprensión - campante - chillar - chillido - comunicar - contagiar - de - encoger - espanto - estremecer - estremecimiento - horror - infundir - invencible - morir - pasar - quitar - sostener - terror - vencer English: afraid - apprehension - be - bully - curdle - dark - death - dignity - eerie - evaporate - fear - fearfully - fearlessly - free - fright - frightened - lest - monster - numb - overcome - recoil - register - scandal - scare - scary - seize - sense - shiver - shock - sick - spasm - stage fright - stiff - strike - bear - betray - cower - petrified - scared - shake - stage - still - with
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