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1 nagging
adjective (continuously troublesome: a nagging worry/pain.) persistenten.• machaqueo s.m.['næɡɪŋ]1.ADJ [person] gruñón; [pain, doubt, fear] persistente; [conscience] intranquilo2. -
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adj.1 persistente.2 fastidioso, que molesta mucho, latoso, molestoso.3 regañón.ger.gerundio del verbo NAG. -
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s.persona acosadora. -
4 nag
næɡpast tense, past participle - nagged; verb((often with at) to complain or criticize continually: She nags (at) her husband about their lack of money.) regañar, dar la lata a alguien- naggingnag vb dar la lata / regañartr[næg]1 (horse) jamelgo, penco————————tr[næg]1 (annoy) molestar, fastidiar2 (complain) dar la tabarra a1 quejarse1 regañón,-ona, gruñón,-ona1) complain: quejarse, rezongar2)to nag at hassle: molestar, darle (la) lata (a alguien)nag vt1) pester: molestar, fastidiar2) scold: regañar, estarle encima a famnag n1) grumbler: gruñón m, -ñona f2) horse: jamelgo mn.• caballejo s.m.n.• jaca s.f.• jaco s.m.• jamelgo s.m.• rocinante s.m.• rocín s.m.v.• machacar v.• regañar v.
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1. næg- gg- transitive verba) ( pester) fastidiardon't nag me — deja de fastidiarme or (fam) darme la lata
to nag somebody to + INF — darle* la lata a alguien para que (+ subj)
b) ( criticize)he's always nagging her for being untidy — siempre le está encima con que es desordenada
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vi1)a) ( pester) fastidiarto nag AT somebody — fastidiar or (fam) darle* la lata a alguien
b) (criticize, scold) rezongar*to nag AT somebody — estarle* encima a alguien
2) nagging pres p <doubt/worry> persistente, acuciante; <husband/wife> rezongón (fam)
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1) ( scolder) rezongón, -gona m,f (fam), gruñón, -ñona m,f2) ( horse) (colloq & pej) jamelgo m (fam & pey), cuaco m (Méx fam & pey)
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[næɡ]N (=horse) rocín m, jaco m
II [næɡ]1. VT1) (=annoy) fastidiar, dar la lata a *stop nagging me! — ¡deja ya de fastidiarme!, ¡deja ya de darme la lata! *
she nags me all day long — se pasa el día fastidiándome, se pasa el día dándome la lata *
to nag sb to do sth, nag sb into doing sth — dar la lata a algn para que haga algo *, fastidiar a algn para que haga algo *
2) (=scold) regañar3) (=torment)2. VI1) (=annoy) fastidiar, dar la lata *2) (=scold) regañar3.N gruñón(-ona) m / f- nag at* * *
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1. [næg]- gg- transitive verba) ( pester) fastidiardon't nag me — deja de fastidiarme or (fam) darme la lata
to nag somebody to + INF — darle* la lata a alguien para que (+ subj)
b) ( criticize)he's always nagging her for being untidy — siempre le está encima con que es desordenada
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vi1)a) ( pester) fastidiarto nag AT somebody — fastidiar or (fam) darle* la lata a alguien
b) (criticize, scold) rezongar*to nag AT somebody — estarle* encima a alguien
2) nagging pres p <doubt/worry> persistente, acuciante; <husband/wife> rezongón (fam)
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1) ( scolder) rezongón, -gona m,f (fam), gruñón, -ñona m,f2) ( horse) (colloq & pej) jamelgo m (fam & pey), cuaco m (Méx fam & pey) -
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v.• regañar v.VI + PREP1) [feeling] angustiar; [doubt] inquietara feeling of doubt had been nagging at him ever since — desde entonces, le inquietaba una duda
the worries that nag at every pregnant woman — las preocupaciones que inquietan a todas las embarazadas
2)to nag at sb to do sth — [person] dar la lata a algn para que haga algo *
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6 onto
onto prep sobre / atr['ɒntʊ]1 (movement) a, en2 (new subject) a■ how did we get onto football? ¿cómo es que hemos empezado a hablar de fútbol?\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto be onto somebody (pursue) andar tras alguien, sospechar de alguien 2 (talk to) hablar con alguien 3 (nag) dar la lata a alguien■ the police are onto him la policía anda tras él, la policía sospecha de él■ have you been onto the manufacturers yet? ¿ya has hablado con los fabricantes?to be onto something dar con algo■ you're onto a good thing there! ¡qué bien te lo montas!onto ['ɑn.tu:, 'ɔn-] prep: sobreprep.• a prep.• en prep.• encima de prep.• sobre prep.'ɑːntuː, 'ɒntuː, before consonant 'ɑːntə, 'ɒntə1) (on)2) ( aware of) (colloq)to be onto somebody/something: the police are onto her la policía anda tras ella or le está siguiendo la pista; I think we're onto something big — creo que hemos dado con algo importante or (fam) algo gordo
3)to be onto somebody — (BrE colloq)
a) ( in contact with)b) ( nagging)I've been onto them all week to send it to us — llevo toda la semana dándoles la lata para que nos lo manden (fam)
['ɒntʊ]PREP1) (=on top of) a, sobre, en, arriba de (LAm)2) (=on track of)to be onto sth — haber encontrado algo, seguir una pista interesante
they were onto him at once — le calaron en seguida, le identificaron en el acto
3) (=in touch with)I'll get onto him about it — insistiré con él, se lo recordaré
* * *['ɑːntuː, 'ɒntuː], before consonant ['ɑːntə, 'ɒntə]1) (on)2) ( aware of) (colloq)to be onto somebody/something: the police are onto her la policía anda tras ella or le está siguiendo la pista; I think we're onto something big — creo que hemos dado con algo importante or (fam) algo gordo
3)to be onto somebody — (BrE colloq)
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7 concerned
concerned adj preocupadowhere have you been?, we were very concerned about you ¿dónde has estado?, estábamos muy preocupados por titr[kən'sɜːnd]1 (affected) afectado,-a; (involved) involucrado,-a2 (worried) preocupado,-a (about/for, por)\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLas far as I'm concerned por lo que a mí se refiere, por lo que a mí respectawhere something is concerned en cuanto a algoto be concerned in something estar involucrado,-a en algoto be concerned with something interesarle a uno algoconcerned [kən'sərnd] adj1) anxious: preocupado, ansioso2) interested, involved: interesado, afectadoadj.• inquietado, -a adj.• interesado, -a adj.• preocupado, -a adj.kən'sɜːrnd, kən'sɜːndto be concerned ABOUT/FOR somebody/something — estar* preocupado por alguien/algo; see also concern II
[kǝn'sɜːnd]ADJ1) (=worried) preocupado•
to be concerned about sth/sb — estar preocupado por algo/algnI'm not nagging, I'm concerned about you — no es que quiera darte la lata, estoy preocupado por ti or me preocupas
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to be concerned at or by sth — estar preocupado por algodoctors are concerned at his slow recovery — los médicos están preocupados por or a los médicos les preocupa la lentitud con la que se está recuperando
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to be concerned for sth/sb — estar preocupado por algo/algn•
he sounded very concerned — parecía estar muy preocupado•
he was concerned that he might have hurt her — le preocupaba que pudiera haberle hecho daño2)concern 2., 2)* * *[kən'sɜːrnd, kən'sɜːnd] -
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pə'pe uəl(lasting for ever or for a long time; occurring repeatedly over a long time: He lives in perpetual fear of being discovered; perpetual noise.) perpetuo, eterno, continuotr[pə'petjʊəl]1 (permanent) perpetuo,-a, eterno,-a; (continual) continuo,-a, constanteperpetual [pər'pɛʧʊəl] adj1) everlasting: perpetuo, eterno2) continual: perpetuo, continuo, constanteadj.• perpetuo, -a adj.pər'petʃuəl, pə'petjʊəladjective <problem/nuisance> eterno, perpetuo[pǝ'petjʊǝl]perpetual motion — movimiento m continuo
1.ADJ (=eternal) [youth] eterno; [smile, snow] perpetuo; (=continuous) [complaints] continuo, constantehe has a perpetual grin on his face — tiene una sonrisa perpetua or permanente or hum perenne en la cara
it was a perpetual reminder of her dependency on him — era un constante recordatorio de su dependencia de él
his perpetual nagging gets on my nerves — sus quejas constantes or continuas me ponen de los nervios
2.CPDperpetual calendar N — calendario m perpetuo
perpetual motion N — movimiento m continuo
* * *[pər'petʃuəl, pə'petjʊəl]adjective <problem/nuisance> eterno, perpetuoperpetual motion — movimiento m continuo
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9 dolor
dolor sustantivo masculino tener dolor de muelas/cabeza/garganta to have a toothache/a headache/a sore throat
dolor sustantivo masculino
1 Med pain
dolor de espalda, backache
2 (aflicción) grief, sorrow ' dolor' also found in these entries: Spanish: agudeza - aliviar - aliviarse - amanecer - ay - calmar - chillido - cicatrizar - contorsionarse - dar - dolerse - fiel - fricción - fuerte - gemir - gesto - indiferente - infernal - jaqueca - latigazo - matar - molestar - molestia - mueca - ostensible - penetrante - pesar - pinchazo - punzada - punzante - queja - quejarse - quitar - quitarse - rabiar - rechistar - refleja - reflejo - resentirse - retorcerse - rictus - soportar - sorda - sordo - tal - tener - traer - transida - transido - aguantador English: ache - aching - acute - agonizing - agony - alleviate - any - backache - bad - bear - bellyache - comfort - cover up - deaden - distort - distress - double up - dull - earache - ease - excruciating - experience - grief - grimace - groan - headache - help - inflict - lessen - nagging - numb - ouch - overcome - overwhelming - pain - painfully - painkiller - painless - painlessly - pang - pass - pass off - period pain - persist - rack - raging - reduce - relieve - severe - severity -
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espina sustantivo femenino ( de cactus) pricklec) (Anat) spine;darle a algn mala espina to make sb feel uneasy; esto me da mala espina I don't like the look of this
espina sustantivo femenino
1 Bot thorn
2 (de un pez) bone
3 Anat espina bífida, spina bifida
espina dorsal, spine
4 (mal pensamiento) nagging doubt Locuciones: dar mala espina, to make feel uneasy o to arouse one's suspicions: aquel asunto me daba mala espina, I didn't like the look of it ' espina' also found in these entries: Spanish: dorsal - pinchar - raspa - atragantarse - atravesar - clavado - clavar English: bone - choke - fishbone - prickle - thorn - fillet - fish - goose - spina bifida - spine -
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12 insistente
insistente adjetivo ‹ persona› insistent; ‹recomendaciones/pedidos› repeated ( before n), persistent; ‹ timbrazos› insistent, repeated ( before n)
insistente adjetivo insistent, persistent, repeated ' insistente' also found in these entries: Spanish: machacón - machacona English: insistent - nagging - persistent -
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persistente adjetivo persistent
persistente adjetivo persistent ' persistente' also found in these entries: Spanish: rebelde - asiduo English: lingering - nagging - persistent - stubborn - linger - nag -
14 preocupación
preocupación sustantivo femenino◊ les causa muchas preocupaciones she causes them a lot of worry o problems
preocupación sustantivo femenino worry, concern: tiene muchas preocupaciones, he has a lot of problems ' preocupación' also found in these entries: Spanish: despreocuparse - disgusto - miedo - mirar - peso - respiro - sonar - tranquila - tranquilo - vivir - abstraerse - ansiedad - aprensión - comedura de coco - cuidado - evitar - inquietud - mayor - tranquilidad - tranquilizar - vela English: alarm - anxiety - care - concern - genuine - nagging - preoccupation - worry - anxious - anxiously - concerned - do - drinking - sick - troubled - world - worried -
15 shrew
s.1 musaraña (animal)2 bruja (nagging woman)3 mujer de mal genio, arpía.
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