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tr[ɵrəʊz]\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLin the throes of en medio deθrəʊza) ( death throes) agonía fto be in one's (death) throes o in the throes of death — agonizar*, estar agonizando
b)in the throes of: the country was in the throes of civil war el país estaba sumido en una guerra civil; we were in the throes of moving house — estábamos en plena mudanza, estábamos en tren de mudarnos de casa (RPl)
[θrǝʊz]NPL [of death] agonía fto be in the throes of sth/doing sth: she was in the throes of an unpleasant divorce — estaba en medio de los trámites de un divorcio nada agradable
we're in the throes of a major restructuring at work — en el trabajo estamos en plena reestructuración
while he was in the throes of writing his book — mientras estaba inmerso en la redacción de su libro
deathwhile we were in the throes of deciding what to do — mientras nos debatíamos sobre qué decisión tomar
* * *[θrəʊz]a) ( death throes) agonía fto be in one's (death) throes o in the throes of death — agonizar*, estar agonizando
b)in the throes of: the country was in the throes of civil war el país estaba sumido en una guerra civil; we were in the throes of moving house — estábamos en plena mudanza, estábamos en tren de mudarnos de casa (RPl)
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throe ['ɵro:] n1) pain, spasm: espasmo m, dolor mthe throes of childbirth: los dolores de parto2) throes npl: lucha f larga y arduain the throes of: en el medio den.• angustia s.f.• congoja s.f.• dolor s.m.• esfuerzo penoso s.m. -
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agonizar ( conjugate agonizar) verbo intransitivo [ persona] to be dying, be in the throes of death; [imperio/régimen] to be in its death throes
agonizar verbo intransitivo to be dying ' agonizar' also found in these entries: English: throes -
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deƟ1) (the act of dying: There have been several deaths in the town recently; Most people fear death.) muerte2) (something which causes one to die: Smoking too much was the death of him.) muerte3) (the state of being dead: eyes closed in death.) muerte•- deathly- death-bed
- death certificate
- at death's door
- catch one's death of cold
- catch one's death
- put to death
- to death
death n muertetr[deɵ]2 (end - of custom, institution) fin nombre masculino\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLat death's door a las puertas de la muerteon pain of death bajo pena de muerteto be bored to death aburrirse como una ostrato be scared to death estar muerto,-a de miedoto be sick to death of somebody/something estar hasta la coronilla de alguien/algoto be the death of somebody acabar con alguiento be worried to death estar preocupadísimo,-ato beat/kick/stab somebody to death matar a alguien a golpes/patadas/puñaladasto bleed to death morir desangrado,-ato do something to death repetir algo hasta la saciedadto drink oneself to death matarle a alguien la bebidato fight to the death luchar hasta la muerteto freeze to death morir(se) de fríoto look like death warmed up parecer un muerto viviente, parecer un cadáverto put somebody to death ejecutar a alguiento sentence somebody to death condenar a alguien a muertedeath certificate certificado de defuncióndeath knell toque de difuntos, doble nombre masculino■ video clubs spell the death knell of many cinemas los videoclubs suponen la muerte de muchos cinesdeath bell toque de difuntos, doble nombre masculinodeath mask mascarilladeath penalty pena de muertedeath rate índice nombre masculino de mortalidaddeath rattle estertor nombre masculino de la muertedeath row corredor nombre masculino de la muertedeath squad escuadrón nombre masculino de la muertedeath throes agoníadeath toll número de víctimas (mortales)death warrant sentencia de muertedeath wish ganas nombre femenino plural de morirdeath ['dɛɵ] n1) : muerte f, fallecimiento mto be the death of: matar2) fatality: víctima f (mortal); muerto m, -ta f3) end: fin mthe death of civilization: el fin de la civilizaciónn.• acabamiento s.m.• baja s.f.• defunción s.f.• fallecimiento s.m.• fenecimiento s.m.• muerte s.f.deθmass & count noun muerte f, fallecimiento m (frml)to death — (as intensifier) (colloq)
to be scared to death — estar* muerto de miedo
to be worried to death — estar* preocupadísimo
at death's door — a las puertas de la muerte
to catch one's death (of cold) — agarrarse or (Esp) coger* una pulmonía doble
[deθ]to do something to death: that play has been done to death esa obra está muy trillada; to hang on like grim death aferrarse con todas sus fuerzas; you look like death warmed over o (BrE) up — (hum) tienes muy mala cara!
1. N1) muerte f, fallecimiento m•
to be in at the death — (Hunting) ver el final de la caza•
it will be the death of him — (lit) será su perdiciónyou'll be the death of me — (fig) vas a acabar conmigo
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till death us do part — hasta que la muerte nos separe•
this is death to our hopes — esto acaba con nuestras esperanzasdeath to traitors! — ¡muerte a los traidores!
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a fight to the death — una lucha a muerte- catch one's death- be at death's door- hold on like grim death- look like death warmed up or warmed over2)• to death: to be bored to death * — estar muerto de aburrimiento
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it frightens me to death — me da un miedo espantoso•
to put sb to death — dar muerte a algn•
to sentence sb to death — condenar a algn a muerte•
he's working himself to death — trabaja tanto que va a acabar con su vida•
it worries me to death — me preocupa muchísimo2.CPDdeath benefit N — (Insurance) indemnización f por fallecimiento
death blow N — golpe m mortal
death by misadventure N — (Brit) muerte f accidental
death camp N — campo m de exterminio
death cell N — celda f de los condenados a muerte
death certificate N — partida f de defunción
death duties NPL — (Brit) impuesto m de sucesiones
death house N — (US) pabellón m de los condenados a muerte
death knell N — toque m de difuntos, doble m
it sounded the death knell of the empire — (fig) anunció el fin del imperio, presagió la caída del imperio
death march N — marcha f fúnebre
death mask N — mascarilla f
death penalty N — pena f de muerte
death rate N — tasa f de mortalidad, mortalidad f
death rattle N — estertor m
death roll N — número m de víctimas, lista f de víctimas
death sentence N — pena f de muerte
death squad N — escuadrón m de la muerte
death taxes NPL — (US) impuesto msing de sucesiones
death threat N — amenaza f de muerte
death throes NPL — agonía fsing
death toll N — número m de víctimas
death warrant N — orden f de ejecución
- sign one's own death warrantdeath wish N — ganas fpl de morir
* * *[deθ]mass & count noun muerte f, fallecimiento m (frml)to death — (as intensifier) (colloq)
to be scared to death — estar* muerto de miedo
to be worried to death — estar* preocupadísimo
at death's door — a las puertas de la muerte
to catch one's death (of cold) — agarrarse or (Esp) coger* una pulmonía doble
to do something to death: that play has been done to death esa obra está muy trillada; to hang on like grim death aferrarse con todas sus fuerzas; you look like death warmed over o (BrE) up — (hum) tienes muy mala cara!
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'pluərəlnoun, adjective((in) the form of a word which expresses more than one: `Mice' is the plural of `mouse'; a plural noun/verb; Is the verb in the singular or the plural?) pluralplural adj n pluralthe plural of "mouse" is "mice" el plural de "mouse" es "mice"
plural adjetivo / noun masculine plural; en plural in the plural
plural adjetivo & sustantivo masculino plural
en plural, in the plural ' plural' also found in these entries: Spanish: apéndice - cien - cuñada - cuñado - dato - demasiada - demasiado - haber - hermano - índice - mucha - mucho - otra - otro - padre - poca - poco - rey - se - sí - sobrino - tanta - tanto - toda - todo - totalidad - abarrotes - abasto - acelgas - achaques - achuras - adentros - ADM - aerobic - afueras - agallas - agua - agujeta - ahorro - alicate - almacén - almorranas - Alpes - alrededores - altibajos - amígdalas - amistad - anales - andador - andanzas English: accused - acoustic - aged - alms - amends - amenities - Andes - antics - archives - armaments - arrears - athletic - atomic weapons - bacteria - bagpipes - basic - battlements - bedclothes - bedding - bell-bottoms - bellows - belongings - bifocals - binoculars - blinkers - breadcrumbs - British - but - bygone - calves - cast-offs - castanets - cattle - children - chopsticks - clippers - clothes - condolences - confines - congratulations - cornflakes - credentials - crisps - culottes - dancing shoes - data - dead - deaf - dealings - death throestr['plʊərəl]1 plural1 plural nombre masculinoplural ['plʊrəl] adj: pluralplural n: plural madj.• plural adj.n.• plural s.m.
I 'plʊrəla) ( Ling) <noun/verb> en pluralplural form — plural m
b) (Pol, Sociol) <society/economy> pluralista
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noun plural m['plʊǝrǝl]1.ADJ plural2.N plural m* * *
I ['plʊrəl]a) ( Ling) <noun/verb> en pluralplural form — plural m
b) (Pol, Sociol) <society/economy> pluralista
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coletazo sustantivo masculinob) (Auto):
coletazo sustantivo masculino
1 (de un pez) flap of the tail
2 figurado los últimos coletazos del colonialismo, the death throes of colonialism ' coletazo' also found in these entries: English: flick
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