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1 agonizing
adjective (causing agony: an agonizing pain.) angustiosotr['ægənaɪzɪŋ]1 agónico,-a, angustioso,-aagonizing ['ægə.naɪzɪŋ] adj: angustioso, terrible♦ agonizingly [-zɪŋli] advagonizing (US/UK)adj.• agónico, -a adj.• angustioso, -a adj.'ægənaɪzɪŋadjective < experience> angustioso, desesperante; < pain> atroz, terrible; < decision> muy difícil['æɡǝnaɪzɪŋ]ADJ [pain] atroz, muy agudo; [indecision, suspense] angustioso; [moment] de angustia; [reappraisal] agonizante, doloroso* * *['ægənaɪzɪŋ]adjective < experience> angustioso, desesperante; < pain> atroz, terrible; < decision> muy difícil -
2 agonizing
adj.1 atroz (pain, death); angustioso(a) (silence, wait); peliagudo(a) (decision, dilemma)2 agonizante, agónico, angustioso.3 atormentador, muy doloroso, atroz.ger.gerundio del verbo AGONIZE. -
3 agonizing pain
s.dolor angustioso. -
4 agonizing reappraisal
s.doloroso replanteamiento, penosa rectificación de conceptos. -
5 the bends
(agonizing pains, especially in the joints, affecting divers when they surface too quickly.) apoplejía -
6 agonize
tr['ægənaɪz]1 agonizar, sufrir angustiosamente■ it was a terrible decision to have to make, how I agonized over it! era una decisión terriblemente difícil, ¡cómo sufrí!agonize (US/UK)v.• agonizar v.'ægənaɪzstop agonizing, just do it — no le des más vueltas al asunto y hazlo
to agonize over something: he agonized over the decision — le costó muchísimo decidirse
['æɡǝnaɪz]VI atormentarse* * *['ægənaɪz]stop agonizing, just do it — no le des más vueltas al asunto y hazlo
to agonize over something: he agonized over the decision — le costó muchísimo decidirse
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7 agony
'æɡəniplural - agonies; noun(great pain or suffering: The dying man was in agony; agonies of regret.) agonía- agonized- agonised
- agonizing
- agonising
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agony n agoníatr['ægənɪ]1 (pain) dolor nombre masculino muy agudo2 (anguish) angustia\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLagony column consultorio sentimental1) pain: dolor m2) anguish: angustia fn.• agonía s.f.• angustia s.f.• dolor s.m.• dolor intenso s.m.• tormento s.m.'ægənimass & count noun (pl - nies)a) ( pain)b) ( anxiety)she's going through agonies of doubt — las dudas la están atormentando or martirizando
['æɡǝnɪ]to prolong the agony — alargar* el martirio
1. N1) (physical) dolor m agudo2) (mental) angustia fpile on 2.it was agony! * — ¡fue fatal! *
3) (=final agony, death agony) agonía fhe was in his final or death agony — estaba agonizando
2.CPDagony aunt * N — (Brit) columnista f del consultorio sentimental
agony column * N — (Brit) consultorio m sentimental
agony uncle * N — (Brit) columnista m del consultorio sentimental
* * *['ægəni]mass & count noun (pl - nies)a) ( pain)b) ( anxiety)she's going through agonies of doubt — las dudas la están atormentando or martirizando
to prolong the agony — alargar* el martirio
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8 decision
di'siʒən(the act of deciding; a judgement: a time/moment of decision; I think you made the wrong decision.) decisióndecision n decisión
decisión sustantivo femenino su decisión de marcharse her decision to leavec) (AmL) ( en boxeo):◊ ganó por decisión he won on points o by a decision
decisión sustantivo femenino
1 decision: es hora de tomar una decisión, it's time to make a decision
2 (firmeza) decisiveness: entró en el despacho con decisión, he marched into the office ' decisión' also found in these entries: Spanish: acertada - acertado - cacicada - competer - comunicar - concernir - condicionante - contravenir - debilitar - decididamente - declararse - determinar - determinación - detrimento - ecuánime - enérgica - enérgico - final - impugnar - juicio - madurar - mando - pensar - posponer - precedente - prórroga - prorrogar - providencia - provocar - ratificar - resolución - sabia - sabio - salomónica - salomónico - terminante - última - último - unánime - unitaria - unitario - ventolera - acierto - adoptar - anunciar - apresurado - arbitraje - atinado - caliente - demorar English: accord - agonizing - ambit - appeal - arguable - astute - breathing space - clash - clean-cut - clear - contest - decide - decision - decision making - early - entail - far-reaching - fight - final - go against - govern - hasty - hinge on - ill-advised - make - override - overrule - pending - question - rash - rationale - resolve - reverse - ruling - second thought - sensible - shrewd - smart - snap - spur - stand by - take - unanimous - vital - wise - withhold - adamant - agonize - altogether - approvetr[dɪ'sɪʒən]1 (choice, verdict) decisión nombre femenino2 (resolution, ability to decide, decisiveness) resolución nombre femenino, decisión nombre femenino, determinación nombre femenino\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto come to a decision / reach a decision llegar a una decisiónto make a decision / take a decision tomar una decisióndecision [dɪ'sɪʒən] n: decisión f, determinación fto make a decision: tomar una decisiónn.• decisión s.f.• fallo s.m.• firmeza s.f.• laudo s.m.• resolución s.f.dɪ'sɪʒəncount & mass noun decisión f[dɪ'sɪʒǝn]to make o (BrE also) take a decision — tomar una decisión
1. Nto come to or reach a decision — llegar a una decisión
to make or take a decision — tomar or adoptar una decisión
2) (=resoluteness) resolución f, decisión f2.CPDdecision table N — (Comput) tabla f de decisiones
decision time N — hora f de tomar una decisión
* * *[dɪ'sɪʒən]count & mass noun decisión fto make o (BrE also) take a decision — tomar una decisión
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9 Z
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Z, z f (letra) Z, z 'Z' also found in these entries: Spanish: sesear - seseo - zeta English: ablaze - absenteeism - abuse - acclimatize - accuse - accusingly - acquisition - acquisitive - advertise - advertiser - advertising - advisable - advise - adviser - advisory - afters - agonizing - Algiers - altruism - always - amaze - amazing - Amazon - amenities - amortize - amuse - amusing - anaesthetize - analgesic - analyse - analysis - analyze - Andes - antagonism - antagonize - anti-Semitism - anticlockwise - antifreeze - Antilles - aphrodisiac - apologize - appease - appendix - appetizer - appetizing - applause - appraisal - appraise - apprise - Ariesz ziː, zed noun Z, z f[zed](US) [ˌziː] N (=letter) Z, z f* * *z [ziː, zed] noun Z, z f -
10 z
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Z, z f (letra) Z, z 'Z' also found in these entries: Spanish: sesear - seseo - zeta English: ablaze - absenteeism - abuse - acclimatize - accuse - accusingly - acquisition - acquisitive - advertise - advertiser - advertising - advisable - advise - adviser - advisory - afters - agonizing - Algiers - altruism - always - amaze - amazing - Amazon - amenities - amortize - amuse - amusing - anaesthetize - analgesic - analyse - analysis - analyze - Andes - antagonism - antagonize - anti-Semitism - anticlockwise - antifreeze - Antilles - aphrodisiac - apologize - appease - appendix - appetizer - appetizing - applause - appraisal - appraise - apprise - Ariesz ziː, zed noun Z, z f[zed](US) [ˌziː] N (=letter) Z, z f* * *z [ziː, zed] noun Z, z f -
11 agonising
adjective (causing agony: an agonizing pain.) angustiosoadj.• agónico, -a adj.• angustioso, -a adj. -
12 angustioso
angustioso
◊ -sa adjetivo ‹ situación› distressing;‹mirada/grito› anguished
angustioso,-a adjetivo distressing ' angustioso' also found in these entries: Spanish: angustiosa - desesperante English: distressing - nerve-racking - agonizing - harrowing -
13 atroz
atroz adjetivo atrocious
atroz adjetivo
1 (pésimo, insoportable) atrocious
2 fam (enorme) enormous, tremendous ' atroz' also found in these entries: Spanish: insensibilidad - barbaridad - muerte English: agonizing - appalling - atrocious - dreadful - excruciating - heinous - hell - hideous - raging - unspeakable - vicious - crippling - dire - terrible -
14 desesperante
desesperante adjetivo
desesperante adjetivo exasperating: adoptó una actitud desesperante, she assumed an infuriating attitude ' desesperante' also found in these entries: English: agonizing - soul-destroying -
15 difícil
difícil adjetivo 1 ‹ examen› hard, difficult;◊ me fue muy difícil decírselo it was very hard o difficult for me to tell him;es difícil de hacer/entender it's difficult o hard to do/understand 2 ( poco probable) unlikely; veo difícil que gane I doubt if she'll win
difícil adjetivo
1 (que cuesta trabajo o esfuerzo intelectual) difficult, hard
difícil de explicar, difficult to explain
difícil de soportar, hard to bear
2 (improbable) unlikely: es difícil que suceda, it is unlikely that that will happen
3 (una persona) difficult ' difícil' also found in these entries: Spanish: amarre - cañón - compaginación - concienciarse - delicada - delicado - despreocuparse - disyuntiva - engorrosa - engorroso - escabrosa - escabroso - escala - espinosa - espinoso - estrechamiento - gustar - harta - harto - hueso - impronunciable - insensible - judicatura - lance - mas - onerosa - oneroso - papelón - respirar - sí - tocha - tocho - viabilidad - arrecho - caprichoso - contentar - costar - creer - duro - epopeya - especial - esperar - esquivo - fregado - hacer - ingrato - jodido - malabarismo - mancha - manchar English: arduous - around - awkward - beating - choose - climb - concentrate - cumbersome - desperately - difficult - distance - dodgy - elusive - embark - folly - for - gap - grammar - hard - hard-won - housekeeper - immensely - injustice - lean - mess - problematic - problematical - realize - replacement - ruggedness - scramble - shake off - situation - so - sticky - stiff - surely - think ahead - to - tough - tricky - trying - agonizing - deep - demanding - going - increasingly - keep - likely - plight -
16 dolor
dolor sustantivo masculino tener dolor de muelas/cabeza/garganta to have a toothache/a headache/a sore throat
dolor sustantivo masculino
1 Med pain
dolor de espalda, backache
2 (aflicción) grief, sorrow ' dolor' also found in these entries: Spanish: agudeza - aliviar - aliviarse - amanecer - ay - calmar - chillido - cicatrizar - contorsionarse - dar - dolerse - fiel - fricción - fuerte - gemir - gesto - indiferente - infernal - jaqueca - latigazo - matar - molestar - molestia - mueca - ostensible - penetrante - pesar - pinchazo - punzada - punzante - queja - quejarse - quitar - quitarse - rabiar - rechistar - refleja - reflejo - resentirse - retorcerse - rictus - soportar - sorda - sordo - tal - tener - traer - transida - transido - aguantador English: ache - aching - acute - agonizing - agony - alleviate - any - backache - bad - bear - bellyache - comfort - cover up - deaden - distort - distress - double up - dull - earache - ease - excruciating - experience - grief - grimace - groan - headache - help - inflict - lessen - nagging - numb - ouch - overcome - overwhelming - pain - painfully - painkiller - painless - painlessly - pang - pass - pass off - period pain - persist - rack - raging - reduce - relieve - severe - severity
См. также в других словарях:
agonizing — adj. causing agony. Opposite to {painless}. Syn: excruciating, harrowing, torturing, torturous, torturesome. [WordNet 1.5 +PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
agonizing — index cruel, insufferable, painful, severe Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
agonizing — (Amer.) ag·o·niz·ing || ægÉ™naɪzɪŋ adj. causing agony, tormenting; very painful; causing difficulty (also agonising) agonize (Amer.) ag·o·nize || ægÉ™naɪz v. suffer agony, suffer, be in torment, cause to agonize (also agonise) … English contemporary dictionary
agonizing — *excruciating, racking Analogous words: torturing, tormenting, racking (see AFFLICT): *intense, vehement, fierce, exquisite, violent Contrasted words: *comfortable, easy, restful: comforting, solacing, i consoling (see COMFORT) … New Dictionary of Synonyms
agonizing — [adj] difficult and painful, suffering disturbing, excruciating, extreme, fierce, harrowing, intense, racking, struggling, tearing, tormenting, tortuous, torturing, vehement, violent; concepts 403,565 … New thesaurus
agonizing — ag|o|niz|ing [ ægə,naızıŋ ] adjective usually before noun 1. ) an agonizing event or period of time is very upsetting and seems to happen very slowly because something bad is happening: For 32 agonizing seconds the plane dived and shook. a ) an… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
agonizing — [[t]æ̱gənaɪzɪŋ[/t]] (in BRIT, also use agonising) 1) ADJ GRADED Something that is agonizing causes you to feel great physical or mental pain. He did not wish to die the agonizing death of his mother and brother... In the heat of Rome, the wait… … English dictionary
agonizing — UK [ˈæɡənaɪzɪŋ] / US [ˈæɡəˌnaɪzɪŋ] adjective [usually before noun] 1) a) an agonizing event or period of time is very upsetting and seems to happen very slowly because something bad is happening For 32 agonizing seconds the plane dived and shook … English dictionary
agonizing — ag|o|niz|ing also agonising BrE [ˈægənaızıŋ] adj 1.) extremely painful ▪ The pain was agonizing. 2.) very unpleasant to experience, especially because of involving a difficult choice or a long wait ▪ an agonizing decision >agonizingly adv ▪ at … Dictionary of contemporary English
Agonizing — Agonize Ag o*nize, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Agonized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Agonizing}.] [F. agoniser, LL. agonizare, fr. Gr. ?. See {Agony}.] 1. To writhe with agony; to suffer violent anguish. [1913 Webster] To smart and agonize at every pore. Pope.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
agonizing — adjective Date: 1593 causing agony ; painful < an agonizing experience > • agonizingly adverb … New Collegiate Dictionary