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adjective (overwhelming: a devastating flood; The news was devastating.) devastador, abrumadortr['devəsteɪtɪŋ]1 (destructive) devastador,-ra, asolador,-ra, desastroso,-a; (causing severe shock) espeluznante■ this could have devastating effects on the economy esto podría tener efectos desastrosos para la economía2 (criticism, argument) demoledor,-ra, apabullante, aplastante; (wit) tremendo,-a■ she looked devasting! ¡estaba guapísima!adj.• arrollador adj.'devəsteɪtɪŋa) <punch/shock> devastadorb) <accuracy/logic> abrumador, apabullante; <reply/defeat> demoledor, aplastante; < beauty> irresistible['devǝsteɪtɪŋ]ADJ1) (=destructive) [flood, storm, consequence] devastador; [attack] demoledornuclear war would be devastating for Europe — una guerra nuclear tendría un efecto devastador sobre Europa
2) (=crushing) [blow, loss] tremendo; [argument, opposition, logic, defeat] aplastante; [news] terrible; [criticism, report] demoledor; [wit] apabullantethe news is devastating — la noticia es un golpe tremendo or durísimo
3) (=stunning) [beauty, woman, charm] irresistible* * *['devəsteɪtɪŋ]a) <punch/shock> devastadorb) <accuracy/logic> abrumador, apabullante; <reply/defeat> demoledor, aplastante; < beauty> irresistible -
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adj.devastador(ora) (storm, bombardment); desolador(ora) (news); demoledor(ora) (argument, criticism); arrollador(ora) (charm, beauty)ger.gerundio del verbo DEVASTATE. -
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demoledor
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demoledor,-ora adj fig devastating ' demoledor' also found in these entries: Spanish: demoledora English: devastating -
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desolador
◊ - dora adjetivo1 ( devastador) ‹tormenta/epidemia› devastating 2 (triste, penoso) ‹ noticia› devastating; ‹ espectáculo› distressing
desolador,-ora adjetivo
1 (asolador, arrasador) devastating
2 (descorazonador) distressing ' desolador' also found in these entries: Spanish: desoladora - panorama -
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devastador
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devastador,-ora adjetivo devastating ' devastador' also found in these entries: Spanish: devastadora - desolador English: blistering - devastating -
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fulminante adjetivo ‹ enfermedad› sudden and devastating; ‹ mirada› withering;
fulminante adjetivo
1 (repentino, sin previo aviso) sudden (de efecto instantáneo) immediate, summary
2 ((fuerte) crushing, devastating ' fulminante' also found in these entries: Spanish: destitución English: by-product - withering - glower -
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tr['ʃætərɪŋ]1 (experience, news, etc) terrible, demoledor,-ra; (loss) terrible, tremendo,-a3 (exhausting) agotador,-ra'ʃætərɪŋadjective ( devastating) <blow/loss> tremendo, terrible; < defeat> aplastante; < experience> demoledor, terrible['ʃætǝrɪŋ]ADJ [attack, defeat] aplastante; [experience, news] pasmoso* * *['ʃætərɪŋ]adjective ( devastating) <blow/loss> tremendo, terrible; < defeat> aplastante; < experience> demoledor, terrible -
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aplastante adjetivo ‹ mayoría› overwhelming; ‹victoria/derrota› overwhelming, crushing; ‹ lógica› devastating
aplastante adjetivo crushing Pol victoria aplastante, landslide victory ' aplastante' also found in these entries: Spanish: apabullante - coherencia English: crushing - landslide victory - overwhelming - devastating - land - over - rout -
11 arrollador
arrollador
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arrollador,-ora adj fig overwhelming (éxito) resounding (carácter) captivating ' arrollador' also found in these entries: Spanish: apabullante - arrolladora English: devastating - hugely - whirl -
12 deadly
1) (causing death: a deadly poison.) mortal2) (very great: He is in deadly earnest (= He is completely serious).) absolutamente3) (very dull or uninteresting: What a deadly job this is.) aburridísimodeadly adj mortaltr['dedlɪ]2 (as intensifier) enorme, total1 (as intensifier) terriblemente\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLdeadly nightshade belladonadeadly sin pecado capitaldeadly ['dɛdli] adv: extremadamente, sumamentedeadly serious: muy en serio1) lethal: mortal, letal, mortífero2) accurate: certero, precisoa deadly aim: una puntería infalible3) capital: capitalthe seven deadly sins: los siete pecados capitales4) dull: funesto, aburrido5) extreme: extremo, absolutoa deadly calm: una calma absolutaadj.• fatal adj.• letal adj.• mortal adj.• mortífero, -a adj.
I 'dedliadjective -lier, -liest1)b) (as intensifier) < seriousness> enorme; <enemy/rival> a muerte2) ( dull) (colloq) aburridísimo, terriblemente aburridor (AmL)
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['dedlɪ]1. ADJ(compar deadlier) (superl deadliest)1) (=lethal) [poison, disease, combination] mortal; [weapon, attack] mortífero•
he has a deadly aim with a rifle — tiene una puntería infalible con el rifle•
to use deadly force (against sb) — (Police, Mil) abrir fuego (contra algn)2) (=devastating)•
with deadly accuracy — (Sport etc) con precisión mortífera; (Mil etc) con precisión letal or mortal•
to be deadly enemies — ser enemigos mortales, ser enemigos a muerte•
she levelled a deadly look at Nick — le lanzó una mirada asesina a Nick3) * (=very boring) aburridísimo2.ADV•
the trip was deadly dull — el viaje fue un aburrimiento de muerte, el viaje fue aburridísimo•
she was deadly pale — estaba pálida como un cadáver, tenía una palidez cadavérica liter•
she thought he was joking but he was deadly serious — ella pensaba que bromeaba, pero lo decía completamente en serio3.CPDdeadly nightshade N — belladona f
deadly sins NPL —
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I ['dedli]adjective -lier, -liest1)b) (as intensifier) < seriousness> enorme; <enemy/rival> a muerte2) ( dull) (colloq) aburridísimo, terriblemente aburridor (AmL)
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'devəsteit1) (to leave in ruins: The fire devastated the countryside.) devastar2) (to overwhelm (a person) with grief: She was devastated by the terrible news.) dejar desolado•tr['devəsteɪt]1 (city, area, country) devastarv.• asolar v.• devastar v.'devəsteɪta) ( lay waste) devastar, asolarb) ( overwhelm) \<\<opposition/argument\>\> aplastar, demoler*I was devastated when I heard — quedé deshecho or anonadado cuando me enteré
['devǝsteɪt]VT (=destroy) [+ place] devastar, asolar; (fig) [+ opponent, opposition] aplastar, arrollar; (=overwhelm) [+ person] dejar desolado, dejar destrozadowe were simply devastated — estábamos verdaderamente desolados or destrozados
* * *['devəsteɪt]a) ( lay waste) devastar, asolarb) ( overwhelm) \<\<opposition/argument\>\> aplastar, demoler*I was devastated when I heard — quedé deshecho or anonadado cuando me enteré
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iri'zistəbl(too strong, delightful, tempting etc to be resisted: He had an irresistible desire to hit her.) irresistible- irresistibility
irresistible adj irresistible
irresistible adjetivo ‹deseo/tentación› irresistible
irresistible adjetivo
1 (ganas, atractivo, persona) irresistible
2 (inaguantable) unbearable ' irresistible' also found in these entries: English: compelling - devastating - irresistible - overwhelming - uncontrollable - urge - overtr[ɪrɪ'zɪstəbəl]1 (temptation, impulse, etc) irresistible2 (person, thing) irresistibleirresistible [.ɪrɪ'zɪst̬əbəl] adj: irresistible♦ irresistibly [-bli] advadj.• irresistible adj.'ɪrɪ'zɪstəbəladjective irresistible[ˌɪrɪ'zɪstǝbl]ADJ irresistible* * *['ɪrɪ'zɪstəbəl]adjective irresistible -
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1. ʃok noun1) (a severe emotional disturbance: The news gave us all a shock.) conmoción, golpe2) ((often electric shock) the effect on the body of an electric current: He got a slight shock when he touched the live wire.) descarga3) (a sudden blow coming with great force: the shock of an earthquake.) choque, impacto, golpe4) (a medical condition caused by a severe mental or physical shock: He was suffering from shock after the crash.) shock, choque
2. verb(to give a shock to; to upset or horrify: Everyone was shocked by his death; The amount of violence shown on television shocks me.) conmocionar, conmover, afectar- shocker- shocking
- shockingly
- shock-absorber
II ʃok noun(a bushy mass (of hair) on a person's head.) matashock1 n1. golpe2. susto3. descarga eléctrica / calambredon't touch that wire, you'll get a shock no toques ese cable, te dará un calambreshock2 vb1. afectar / conmover / trastornar2. escandalizar
shock /ʃok/ sustantivo masculinoa) (Med) shock;
shock m (choque, impresión) shock ' shock' also found in these entries: Spanish: amortiguador - batatazo - calambre - choque - conmoción - electrochoque - electroshock - escandalizar - escopetazo - espanto - impactar - impresión - impresionar - rebotar - rehacerse - sacudir - sacudida - turbar - balde - chingar - chocar - corriente - descarga - onda - patada - toque English: culture shock - electric shock - fall back - rude - set out - shock - shock absorber - shock tactics - shock therapy - shock treatment - shock wave - suffer - a - absorb - bloody - culture - devastating - electric - fright - get - give - scare - shake - shell - stuntr[ʃɒk]1 (jolt, blow) choque nombre masculino, impacto, golpe nombre masculino; (of explosion etc) sacudida; (electric) descarga1 (upset) conmocionar, conmover, afectar, sacudir2 (startle) asustar, sorprender, sobresaltar; (scandalize) escandalizar, horrorizar1 impresionar, impactar\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLshock absorber amortiguador nombre masculinoshock therapy / shock treatment electrochoque nombre masculinoshock wave onda expansiva————————tr[ʃɒk]1 (of corn) fajina————————tr[ʃɒk]1 (of hair) matashock ['ʃɑk] vt1) upset: conmover, conmocionar2) startle: asustar, sobresaltar3) scandalize: escandalizar4) : darle una descarga eléctrica ashock n1) collision, jolt: choque m, sacudida f2) upset: conmoción f, golpe m emocional3) : shock m (en medicina)5) sheaves: gavillas fpl6)shock of hair : mata f de pelon.• choque s.m.• conmoción s.f.• conmoción desagradable s.f.• golpe s.m.• greña s.f.• hacina s.f.• impacto (Física) s.m.• sacudida s.f.• shock s.m.• sobresalto s.m.• susto s.m.v.• chocar v.• conmover v.• sobresaltar v.ʃɑːk, ʃɒk
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1) ca) ( of impact) choque m, impacto m; (of earthquake, explosion) sacudida fb) ( electric shock) descarga f (eléctrica), golpe m de corrienteI got a shock — me dio una descarga or un golpe de corriente, me dio corriente
2)a) u ( Med) shock mto be in (a state of) shock — estar* en estado de shock
b) u c (distress, surprise) shock m, impresión fto get a shock — llevarse un shock or una impresión
I nearly died of shock — por poco me muero del shock or de la impresión
he's in for a shock when he finds out — se va a llevar un shock cuando se entere; (before n) (journ)
a shock announcement — un anuncio sorprendente, un bombazo (fam)
c) ( scare) susto mwhat a shock you gave me! — qué susto me diste or me pegaste!
3) c ( bushy mass)
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transitive verb (stun, appal) horrorizar*; ( scandalize) escandalizar*, horrorizar*; ( scare) asustarmy mother is easily shocked — mi madre se escandaliza or se horroriza por cualquier cosa
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vi impactar, impresionar
I [ʃɒk]1. Nto come as a shock — resultar sorprendente or asombroso, causar estupefacción
it comes as a shock to hear that... — resulta sorprendente or asombroso saber que..., causa estupefacción saber que...
frankly, this has all come as a bit of a shock — con toda franqueza, para mí esto ha sido un duro golpe
to get a shock — llevarse or pegarse un susto
what a shock you gave me! — ¡qué susto me diste!, ¡me has asustado!
2) (lit) (=impact) sacudida f ; (fig) (=shakeup) choque m, sacudida fthe shock of the explosion was felt five miles away — la sacudida de la explosión se sintió a una distancia de cinco millas
it was a shock to the establishment — sacudió el sistema, fue un serio golpe para el sistema
3) (Elec) descarga fshe got a shock from the refrigerator — la nevera le dio una descarga or un calambre
4) (Med) shock m, postración f nerviosa•
to be suffering from shock, be in (a state of) shock — estar en estado de shock, padecer una postración nerviosa2. VT1) (=startle) sobresaltar, asustar2) (=affect emotionally) (=upset) conmover, chocar; (=offend) escandalizar3.VI causar escándalo, chocar4.CPDshock absorber N — (Aut) amortiguador m
shock jock * N — (esp US) presentador(a) polémico/a de coloquios radiofónicos abiertos al público
shock tactics NPL — (lit) (Mil) táctica fsing de choque; (fig) provocación f
to use shock tactics — (fig) recurrir a la provocación, provocar
shock therapy, shock treatment N — (Med) (also: electric shock treatment) tratamiento m por electrochoque
shock troops NPL — guardias mpl de asalto
shock wave N — onda f de choque
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[ʃɒk]N (also: shock of hair) mata f de pelo
III [ʃɒk] (Agr)1.N tresnal m, garbera f2.* * *[ʃɑːk, ʃɒk]
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1) ca) ( of impact) choque m, impacto m; (of earthquake, explosion) sacudida fb) ( electric shock) descarga f (eléctrica), golpe m de corrienteI got a shock — me dio una descarga or un golpe de corriente, me dio corriente
2)a) u ( Med) shock mto be in (a state of) shock — estar* en estado de shock
b) u c (distress, surprise) shock m, impresión fto get a shock — llevarse un shock or una impresión
I nearly died of shock — por poco me muero del shock or de la impresión
he's in for a shock when he finds out — se va a llevar un shock cuando se entere; (before n) (journ)
a shock announcement — un anuncio sorprendente, un bombazo (fam)
c) ( scare) susto mwhat a shock you gave me! — qué susto me diste or me pegaste!
3) c ( bushy mass)
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transitive verb (stun, appal) horrorizar*; ( scandalize) escandalizar*, horrorizar*; ( scare) asustarmy mother is easily shocked — mi madre se escandaliza or se horroriza por cualquier cosa
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abrumador
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abrumador,-ora adjetivo overwhelming ' abrumador' also found in these entries: Spanish: abrumadora - experimentar English: grief - devastating -
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Del verbo accidentar: ( conjugate accidentar) \ \
accidenté es: \ \1ª persona singular (yo) pretérito indicativo
accidente es: \ \1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativo
accidente sustantivo masculino 1 ( percance) accident; tener or sufrir un accidente to have an accident; accidente laboral industrial accident 2 ( hecho fortuito) coincidence; 3 ( del terreno) unevenness;
accidente sustantivo masculino
1 accident
tener un accidente laboral, to have an industrial accident
2 (casualidad) chance: nos conocimos por accidente, we met by chance
3 Geography accidentes geográficos, geographical features ' accidente' also found in these entries: Spanish: achacar - aviación - cadena - choque - cojera - enloquecer - error - estructural - fatal - filmación - geográfica - geográfico - impactante - importancia - impresionante - laboral - mortal - muerta - muerto - múltiple - presenciar - relativa - relativo - reliquia - renacer - responsable - simular - siniestra - siniestro - sufrir - tortazo - aparatoso - automovilístico - contratiempo - desaparecido - escena - herido - horrible - ignorar - impresión - mutilar - percance - prevenir - producir - punto - referente - responsabilizar - saber - salir - salvar English: accident - accidentally - avert - bad - blank out - by - cause - claim - come about - come through - come to - crash - critically - devastating - disfigure - divert - drop - escape - event - front-page - gruesome - have - himself - industrial - intoxicated - involve - little - meet - meet with - miraculously - nasty - only - outright - overlook - prevent - rail accident - report - road accident - shocking - slide - smash - traffic accident - transpire - blip - havoc - kill - work -
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apabullante adjetivo ‹victoria/éxito› resounding ( before n), overwhelming; ‹rapidez/habilidad› incredible, extraordinary; ‹ personalidad› overpowering
apabullante adj fam
1 (aplastante, arrollador) overwhelming
2 (personalidad) overpowering ' apabullante' also found in these entries: English: anguish - bewildering - crushing - devastating - over -
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Del verbo argumentar: ( conjugate argumentar) \ \
argumento es: \ \1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
argumentó es: \ \3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativoMultiple Entries: argumentar argumento
argumentar ( conjugate argumentar) verbo transitivo to argue
argumento sustantivo masculino
argumentar verbo transitivo & verbo intransitivo to argue
argumento sustantivo masculino
1 (razonamiento) argument
2 (trama) plot ' argumento' also found in these entries: Spanish: absurda - absurdo - arma - base - confusa - confuso - consistente - débil - densidad - desmontar - disuasiva - disuasivo - disuasoria - disuasorio - esgrimir - exposición - hilo - inconsistente - mala - malo - oponer - peso - razón - risa - seguir - simplón - simplona - socorrida - socorrido - solidez - sutil - vigente - consistencia - contradecir - contundente - embrollo - estúpido - fundar - pobre - raciocinio - rebuscado - resumir - retorcido - sólido - sostener - verosímil English: acknowledge - argument - bogus - case - clever - cogent - contest - core - demolish - devastating - follow - forceful - impress - lame - leg - pith - plot - point - powerful - reasonable - shrewd - side - sound - stand up - state - story - story-line - take apart - telling - tenuous - thread - valid - weak - weakness - wishy-washy - woolly - wooly -
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belleza sustantivo femeninoc) ( cosa bella):
belleza sustantivo femenino beauty: la talla es de una belleza insuperable, the carving is of unequalled beauty ' belleza' also found in these entries: Spanish: consonancia - fea - feo - gusto - ideal - instituto - personificar - preciosa - precioso - prototipo - salón - singular - abismante - arrebatador - celebrar - concurso - deslumbrante - destacar - fresco - igual - imponente - inigualable - mágico - marchitarse - marchito - realce - realzar - reina - sereno English: beauty - beauty contest - beauty parlour - beauty salon - devastating - enhance - fleeting - for - glory - look - oil painting - pulchritude - set off - show up - bowl - detract - face - salon - unspoiled
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