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1 embotar
v.1 to dull (sentidos).tenía la mente embotada de tanto estudiar his mind had been dulled by so much studyingEl uso embotó el cuchillo Use dulled the knife.2 to daze, to stupefy.La falta de sueño embotó a Ricardo The lack of sleep dazed Richard.* * *1 (arma etc) to blunt1 (arma etc) to become blunt* * *VT1) [+ objeto] to blunt2) [+ sentidos] to dull, blunt; (=debilitar) to weaken, enervate* * *1.verbo transitivo <mente/sentidos> to dull2.embotarse v pron* * *= blunt, dull.Ex. It is arguable that such exhortation and implied criticism blunts receptivity and that it is ultimately counterproductive.Ex. Too much heat, like too much cold, dulls the mind.* * *1.verbo transitivo <mente/sentidos> to dull2.embotarse v pron* * *= blunt, dull.Ex: It is arguable that such exhortation and implied criticism blunts receptivity and that it is ultimately counterproductive.
Ex: Too much heat, like too much cold, dulls the mind.* * *embotar [A1 ]vt‹mente/sentidos› to dulltener que rellenar tantos papeles te embota it's mind-numbing having to fill in all those formsuno se embota de tanto estudiar your brain seizes up o you can't take in any more o you feel as if your head is going to burst ( colloq)* * *
embotar ( conjugate embotar) verbo transitivo ‹mente/sentidos› to dull
embotar vtr (los sentidos) to dull
(el intelecto) to befuddle
' embotar' also found in these entries:
English:
dull
- blunt
* * *♦ vt[sentidos, mente] to dull; [cabeza] to make muzzy* * *embotar vt1) : to dull, to blunt2) : to weaken, to enervate -
2 embriaguez
f.1 drunkenness (borrachera).2 intoxication.m.1 drunkenness, inebriety, intoxication, inebriation.2 drunken state, fuddle.* * *1 intoxication, drunkenness2 figurado intoxication, rapture* * *SF1) (=borrachera) drunkenness2) (=entusiasmo) rapture, delight* * *a) (frml) ( borrachera) inebriation (frml), intoxication (frml)b) (liter) ( éxtasis) rapture (liter), euphoria* * *= drunkenness, intoxication.Ex. During the parliamentary debates he pointed out the advantages of the library to towns at present suffering from excesses of drunkenness and debauchery.Ex. Some of effects and their consequences include intoxication, dependence and medical disorders.* * *a) (frml) ( borrachera) inebriation (frml), intoxication (frml)b) (liter) ( éxtasis) rapture (liter), euphoria* * *= drunkenness, intoxication.Ex: During the parliamentary debates he pointed out the advantages of the library to towns at present suffering from excesses of drunkenness and debauchery.
Ex: Some of effects and their consequences include intoxication, dependence and medical disorders.* * ** * *
embriaguez sustantivo femenino ( borrachera) drunkness
embriaguez sustantivo femenino intoxication
' embriaguez' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
borrachera
- sobriedad
English:
intoxicated
- intoxication
- drunk
- drunkenness
- inebriated
* * *embriaguez nfconducir en estado de embriaguez to drive under the influence of alcohol;lo detuvieron por conducir en estado de embriaguez he was arrested for drunk-driving2. [éxtasis] intoxication* * *f intoxication;en estado de embriaguez fig delirious (with joy)* * *embriaguez nfebriedad: drunkenness, inebriation -
3 borrachera
• bachannalia• binge• drinking bout• drinking spree• drunken state• fuddle -
4 embriaguez
• drunken state• drunkenness• fuddle• inebriated• inebriety• intoxication
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fuddle — 1580s, originally to get drunk, later to confuse as though with drink (c.1600), of uncertain origin, perhaps from Low Ger. fuddeln work in a slovenly manner (as if drunk), from fuddle worthless cloth. The more common derivative BEFUDDLE (Cf.… … Etymology dictionary
Fuddle — Fud dle, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Fuddled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Fuddling}.] [Perh. formed as a kind of dim. of full. Cf. {Fuzzle}.] To make foolish by drink; to cause to become intoxicated. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster] I am too fuddled to take care to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Fuddle — Fud dle, v. i. To drink to excess. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
fuddle — index confusion (ambiguity), muddle Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
fuddle — muddle, addle, *confuse Analogous words: & Antonyms: see those at BEFUDDLE … New Dictionary of Synonyms
fuddle — [fud′ l] vt. fuddled, fuddling [akin ? to Ger dial. fuddeln, to swindle] to confuse or stupefy as with alcoholic liquor; befuddle vi. Rare to drink heavily; tipple n. a fuddled condition … English World dictionary
fuddle — 1 verb (T) BrE informal if something, especially alcohol or drugs, fuddles you or your mind, it makes you unable to think clearly: Too much drink fuddles your brain. 2 noun (singular) informal in a fuddle feeling very confused and unable to think … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
fuddle — verb (fuddled; fuddling) Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1588 intransitive verb booze, tipple transitive verb 1. to make drunk ; intoxicate 2. to make confused ; muddle … New Collegiate Dictionary
fuddle — /fud l/, v., fuddled, fuddling, n. v.t. 1. to muddle or confuse: a jumble of sounds to fuddle the senses. 2. to make drunk; intoxicate. v.i. 3. to tipple. n. 4. a confused state; muddle; jumble. [1580 90; orig. uncert.] * * * … Universalium
fuddle — Noun. 1. A confused state, a muddle. 2. An intoxicated state. E.g. He was in a fuddle so we stopped him driving home and made him sleep at ours. 3. An informal event or party, often based around a food, such as a buffet or picnic. East… … English slang and colloquialisms
fuddle — v. & n. v. 1 tr. confuse or stupefy, esp. with alcoholic liquor. 2 intr. tipple, booze. n. 1 confusion. 2 intoxication. 3 a spell of drinking (on the fuddle). Etymology: 16th c.: orig. unkn … Useful english dictionary
