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1 soporífero
adj.soporiferous, soporific.m.sleeping pill, knockout drops, narcotic, sleeping draught.* * *► adjetivo1 soporific, sleep-inducing2 figurado dull, boring* * *I- ra adjetivo <efecto/discurso/clase> soporificIImasculino sleeping pill, soporific (frml)* * *= mind-numbing, numbing.Ex. Librarians, led by men like Melvil Dewey, spent the majority of their waking hours attempting to reduce library work to a 'mechanical art', and their mind-numbing articles weighed heavily upon the pages of 'Library Journal'.Ex. The cardiologist suspected that the neuropathy might be affecting the nerve endings around his heart, that its numbing sensation might be blocking his pain.* * *I- ra adjetivo <efecto/discurso/clase> soporificIImasculino sleeping pill, soporific (frml)* * *= mind-numbing, numbing.Ex: Librarians, led by men like Melvil Dewey, spent the majority of their waking hours attempting to reduce library work to a 'mechanical art', and their mind-numbing articles weighed heavily upon the pages of 'Library Journal'.
Ex: The cardiologist suspected that the neuropathy might be affecting the nerve endings around his heart, that its numbing sensation might be blocking his pain.* * *‹efecto› soporific; ‹discurso/clase› soporificuna droga soporífera a soporific o sleep-inducing drugsleeping pill, soporific ( frml)* * *
soporífero◊ -ra adjetivo ‹efecto/discurso/clase› soporific
soporífero,-a adjetivo
1 (que produce somnolencia) soporific
2 fig pey (conferencia, libro, persona) boring, dull: tu amigo es soporífero, your friend is a real bore
' soporífero' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
soporífera
English:
soporific
* * *soporífero, -a adj1. [somnífero] soporific2. [aburrido] soporific* * *I adj soporificII m sleeping pill* * *soporífero, -ra adj: soporific -
2 abrumador
adj.1 overwhelming, mind-boggling, overpowering, staggering.2 overwhelming, total, crushing, large.m.oppressor.* * *► adjetivo1 overwhelming, crushing* * *(f. - abrumadora)adj.devastating, overwhelming, crushing* * *ADJ1) (=agobiante) crushing; (=pesado) burdensome2) (=importante) [mayoría] overwhelming; [superioridad] crushing, overwhelming* * *- dora adjetivoa) <victoria/mayoría> overwhelmingb) <trabajo/tarea> exhausting; <responsabilidad/carga> onerous, heavy* * *= boggling, mind-boggling [mind boggling], overwhelming, taxing, devastating, mind-numbing, crippling, overwhelming.Ex. It's utterly boggling and that's not an isolated incident, I can cite you several more from last week.Ex. The new technologies for information storage and retrieval which have burst upon the scene in only the past few years are mind boggling.Ex. Although the overwhelming majority of technologically-driven programmes disregard information problems and issues, there are encouraging signs of a growing awareness of the need for information-driven.Ex. It is difficult to remember the special interests of more than a few people, and hence rather taxing to provide SDI manually to more than a handful of users.Ex. Such examples are to be found time and time again in LCSH, and the psychological effect on the user must be devastating.Ex. Librarians, led by men like Melvil Dewey, spent the majority of their waking hours attempting to reduce library work to a 'mechanical art', and their mind-numbing articles weighed heavily upon the pages of 'Library Journal'.Ex. Can we avoid racism, sexism and the crippling effects of other forms of prejudicial stereotyping without recourse to censorship?.Ex. More people are taking the dip into online business and abandoning the huge corporations with overwhelming superiors and unearthly hours.----* de forma abrumadora = overwhelmingly.* ganar de forma abrumadora = beat + Nombre + hands down, win + hands down.* * *- dora adjetivoa) <victoria/mayoría> overwhelmingb) <trabajo/tarea> exhausting; <responsabilidad/carga> onerous, heavy* * *= boggling, mind-boggling [mind boggling], overwhelming, taxing, devastating, mind-numbing, crippling, overwhelming.Ex: It's utterly boggling and that's not an isolated incident, I can cite you several more from last week.
Ex: The new technologies for information storage and retrieval which have burst upon the scene in only the past few years are mind boggling.Ex: Although the overwhelming majority of technologically-driven programmes disregard information problems and issues, there are encouraging signs of a growing awareness of the need for information-driven.Ex: It is difficult to remember the special interests of more than a few people, and hence rather taxing to provide SDI manually to more than a handful of users.Ex: Such examples are to be found time and time again in LCSH, and the psychological effect on the user must be devastating.Ex: Librarians, led by men like Melvil Dewey, spent the majority of their waking hours attempting to reduce library work to a 'mechanical art', and their mind-numbing articles weighed heavily upon the pages of 'Library Journal'.Ex: Can we avoid racism, sexism and the crippling effects of other forms of prejudicial stereotyping without recourse to censorship?.Ex: More people are taking the dip into online business and abandoning the huge corporations with overwhelming superiors and unearthly hours.* de forma abrumadora = overwhelmingly.* ganar de forma abrumadora = beat + Nombre + hands down, win + hands down.* * *1 ‹victoria/mayoría› overwhelming2 ‹trabajo/tarea› exhausting, tiring; ‹responsabilidad/carga› onerous, heavy* * *
abrumador◊ - dora adjetivo
abrumador,-ora adjetivo overwhelming
' abrumador' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abrumadora
- experimentar
English:
grief
- devastating
* * *abrumador, -ora adj[mayoría, superioridad] overwhelming; [victoria] crushing;sus productos dominan de forma abrumadora el mercado their products completely dominate the market* * *adj overwhelming* * *: crushing, overwhelming -
3 abrumar
v.1 to overwhelm.Ellos abruman al chico They overwhelm the boy.2 to weary, to annoy.Sus celos abruman a Ricardo Her jealousy wearies Richard.3 to obfuscate.* * *1 to overwhelm, crush1 to become misty* * *verb1) to overwhelm2) oppress* * *1.VT (=agobiar) to overwhelm; (=oprimir) to oppress, weigh down; (=cansar) to wear out, exhaustabrumar a algn de trabajo — to overload o swamp sb with work
2.See:* * *verbo transitivo to overwhelmabrumar a alguien con algo — con problemas/quejas to wear somebody out with something
* * *= bog down, engulf, overwhelm, swamp, overpower, weigh + heavily + upon, weigh down.Ex. There is increased evidence that we are being bogged down today as specialization extends.Ex. Societal changes shaking all established institutions to their foundations also threaten to engulf the public library.Ex. The concern is that this sudden and increased flow of information is simply going to overwhelm us.Ex. The recommendations seemed to indicate that the British Library would have been swamped with relegated books from the low-use stock of university libraries.Ex. She was overpowered by a feeling of impotence.Ex. Librarians, led by men like Melvil Dewey, spent the majority of their waking hours attempting to reduce library work to a 'mechanical art', and their mind-numbing articles weighed heavily upon the pages of 'Library Journal'.Ex. The passages describing the environment, though lushly written, are inclined to weigh down the narrative thrust of the novel.----* abrumar con atenciones = kill + Nombre + with kindness, smother + Nombre + with kindness.* * *verbo transitivo to overwhelmabrumar a alguien con algo — con problemas/quejas to wear somebody out with something
* * *= bog down, engulf, overwhelm, swamp, overpower, weigh + heavily + upon, weigh down.Ex: There is increased evidence that we are being bogged down today as specialization extends.
Ex: Societal changes shaking all established institutions to their foundations also threaten to engulf the public library.Ex: The concern is that this sudden and increased flow of information is simply going to overwhelm us.Ex: The recommendations seemed to indicate that the British Library would have been swamped with relegated books from the low-use stock of university libraries.Ex: She was overpowered by a feeling of impotence.Ex: Librarians, led by men like Melvil Dewey, spent the majority of their waking hours attempting to reduce library work to a 'mechanical art', and their mind-numbing articles weighed heavily upon the pages of 'Library Journal'.Ex: The passages describing the environment, though lushly written, are inclined to weigh down the narrative thrust of the novel.* abrumar con atenciones = kill + Nombre + with kindness, smother + Nombre + with kindness.* * *abrumar [A1 ]vtto overwhelmla abrumaron con tantas atenciones she was overwhelmed by all their kindnessme abruma con sus preguntas/quejas he wears me out with his constant questions/complaintsestaba abrumado de trabajo he was snowed under with workabrumado por las preocupaciones weighed down with worry* * *
abrumar ( conjugate abrumar) verbo transitivo
to overwhelm;
abrumar a algn con algo ‹con problemas/quejas› to wear sb out with sth;
abrumar verbo transitivo to overwhelm, crush: me abrumas con tantas atenciones, I'm overwhelmed by your kindness
' abrumar' also found in these entries:
English:
overcome
- overpower
- overwhelm
- over
- weigh
* * *abrumar vt[agobiar] to overwhelm;lo abruma tanta responsabilidad he is overwhelmed by all the responsibility;tantas atenciones la abruman she finds all that attentiveness overwhelming;me abruma estar entre mucha gente I find being in large crowds oppressive* * *v/t overwhelm ( con ode with);con trabajo snowed under with work* * *abrumar vt1) agobiar: to overwhelm2) oprimir: to oppress, to burden -
4 horas activas
(n.) = waking day, waking hoursEx. During as much as one fourth of his waking day the average adult is engaged in one or another of these activities.Ex. Librarians, led by men like Melvil Dewey, spent the majority of their waking hours attempting to reduce library work to a 'mechanical art', and their mind-numbing articles weighed heavily upon the pages of 'Library Journal'.* * *(n.) = waking day, waking hoursEx: During as much as one fourth of his waking day the average adult is engaged in one or another of these activities.
Ex: Librarians, led by men like Melvil Dewey, spent the majority of their waking hours attempting to reduce library work to a 'mechanical art', and their mind-numbing articles weighed heavily upon the pages of 'Library Journal'. -
5 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 -
6 embrutecedor
adj.brutalizing, soul-destroying, stultifying.* * *ADJ stupefying, stultifying* * *- dora adjetivo soul-destroying* * *= barbarising [barbarizing, -USA].Nota: Adjetivo.Ex. The author dramatises the conflict between the civilising instinct and the barbarising instinct latent within all human beings.* * *- dora adjetivo soul-destroying* * *= barbarising [barbarizing, -USA].Nota: Adjetivo.Ex: The author dramatises the conflict between the civilising instinct and the barbarising instinct latent within all human beings.
* * *soul-destroying, stultifying, mind-numbing* * *embrutecedor, -ora adjstultifying
См. также в других словарях:
mind-numbing — mindˈ numbing adjective (informal) Causing extreme boredom • • • Main Entry: ↑mind * * * ˈmind numbing 7 [mind numbing mind numbingly] adjective very boring … Useful english dictionary
mind-numbing — mind numb|ing adjective extremely boring: a mind numbing job … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
mind-numbing — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ so extreme or intense as to prevent normal thought … English terms dictionary
mind-numbing — ADJ GRADED If you describe an event or experience as mind numbing, you mean that it is so bad, boring, or great in extent that you are unable to think about it clearly. It was another day of mind numbing tedium. Derived words: mind numbingly ADV… … English dictionary
mind-numbing — /ˈmaɪnd nʌmɪŋ/ (say muynd numing) adjective extremely tedious: a mind numbing lecture. –mind numbingly, adverb …
mind-numbing — adjective Excessively boring, tedious, or dull; repetitive; of an activity, etc., lacking any interest or variety that might serve as intellectual stimulation. After hours of mind numbing work … Wiktionary
mind-numbing — UK / US adjective extremely boring a mind numbing job … English dictionary
mind-numbing — adjective Date: 1898 relentlessly tedious ; dull • mind numbingly adverb … New Collegiate Dictionary
mind-numbing — adjective so extreme or intense as to prevent normal thought. Derivatives mind numbingly adverb … English new terms dictionary
numbing — adjective 1) menthol has a numbing effect Syn: desensitizing, deadening, benumbing, anesthetic, anesthetizing; paralyzing 2) numbing cold Syn: freezing, raw, bitter, biting, arctic … Thesaurus of popular words
mind-numbingly — adverb see mind numbing … New Collegiate Dictionary
