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1 acuciar
v.to goad.el deseo me acuciaba I was driven by desire* * *1 (dar prisa) to hurry up2 (agobiar) to urge on3 (desear) to long for, yearn for* * *VT1) (=estimular) to urge on; (=dar prisa a) to hasten; (=acosar) to harass; [problema] to press, worry2) (=anhelar) to yearn for, long for* * *verbo transitivoa) problema to plague, besetb) persona to pester, hassle (colloq)* * *= beset (with/by).Ex. Since 1963 they have produced their own bibliographic listings with various degrees of efficiency and comprehensiveness but usually with the same depressing tardiness in recording new publications which has so beset the UNDEX listings.----* acuciado por = dogged by.* acuciado por problemas = embattled.* problema + acuciar = problem + beset.* * *verbo transitivoa) problema to plague, besetb) persona to pester, hassle (colloq)* * *= beset (with/by).Ex: Since 1963 they have produced their own bibliographic listings with various degrees of efficiency and comprehensiveness but usually with the same depressing tardiness in recording new publications which has so beset the UNDEX listings.
* acuciado por = dogged by.* acuciado por problemas = embattled.* problema + acuciar = problem + beset.* * *acuciar [A1 ]vt1(apremiar, agobiar): los problemas que acuciaban a la pobre mujer the problems that plagued o beset the poor womanacuciada por el hambre, la fiera atacó driven by hunger, the beast attackedla curiosidad que lo acuciaba the curiosity that was gnawing away at him2 «persona» to pester, hassle ( colloq)* * *
acuciar vtr (apremiar, urgir) to urge on
' acuciar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
apremiar
English:
spur
- beset
* * *acuciar vt1. [instar] to goad;el deseo me acuciaba I was driven by desire;está acuciada por problemas económicos she is plagued by financial difficulties* * *v/t pester, hassle -
2 urgir
v.1 to be urgently necessary.me urge hacerlo I urgently need to do it2 to be urgent.Urge It is urgent.3 to need urgently, to have an urgency for, to have urgency for.Me urge un médico I need a doctor urgently.4 to need urgently to, to have urgency to.Me urge enviar esto I need urgently to send this.5 to have an urgency for it.Me urge I have an urgency for it.6 to be urgent to.Urge enviar esto It is urgent to send this.7 to urge, to press.El chico urge a su madre The boy urges his mother.* * *1 to be urgent, be pressing■ ¿te urge? is it urgent?■ ¿te urge tenerlo? do you need it urgently?* * *VI to be urgent o pressingme urge la respuesta — I need a reply urgently o as soon as possible
el tiempo urge — time presses, time is short
"úrgeme vender: dos gatos..." — "must be sold: two cats..."
* * *1.verbo intransitivo (en 3a pers)urge vender piso — apartment for quick sale; (+ me/te/le/etc)
2.me urge estar allí el martes — I absolutely must be there on/by Tuesday
urgir vturgido por la necesidad/el hambre — driven by necessity/hunger
urgir a alguien a + inf/a que + subj — to urge somebody to do something
* * *1.verbo intransitivo (en 3a pers)urge vender piso — apartment for quick sale; (+ me/te/le/etc)
2.me urge estar allí el martes — I absolutely must be there on/by Tuesday
urgir vturgido por la necesidad/el hambre — driven by necessity/hunger
urgir a alguien a + inf/a que + subj — to urge somebody to do something
* * *urgir [I7 ]viurge la finalización del proyecto the project must be finished as soon as possible o with the utmost speedurge acabar con el conflicto the conflict must be brought to an end as speedily as possible[ S ] urge vender piso apartment for quick sale(+ me/te/le/etc): me urge estar allí el martes I absolutely must be there on/by Tuesdayle urge el préstamo he needs the loan urgently o badly■ urgirvturgido por el vano propósito de volver a verla driven by the foolish hope of seeing her againurgir a algn A + INF/ A QUE + SUBJ to urge sb to do sthlos urgieron a abandonar el país they were urged to leave the country* * *
urgir ( conjugate urgir) verbo intransitivo (en 3a pers):
me urge estar allí el martes I absolutely must be there on/by Tuesday;
le urge el préstamo he needs the loan urgently
urgir verbo intransitivo to be urgent: les urge una ayuda financiera, they are in urgent need of financial help
me urge que vengas, I urgently need you come here
' urgir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acuciar
- apremiar
- apurar
* * *♦ v impersonalto be urgently needed;urge ayuda médica para los víctimas medical help for the victims is urgently needed;urge recoger medicinas para los damnificados there is an urgent need to collect medicines for the victims;me urge verla I urgently need to see her♦ vt[instar] to urge;la urgió a que le escuchara he urged her to listen to him;urgida por la desesperación driven by desperation* * *v/i be urgent* * *urgir {35} v impers: to be urgent, to be pressingme urge localizarlo: I urgently need to find himel tiempo urge: time is running out
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