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adv.1 sin poder reaccionar (answer, stare)2 ateridamente, entumecidamente. -
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1. adjective(not able to feel or move: My arm has gone numb; She was numb with cold.) entumecido, insensible
2. verb(to make numb: The cold numbed her fingers.) entumecer- numbly- numbness
numb adj entumecidotr[nʌm]1 entumecido,-a, insensible1 entumecer2 (anaesthetize) anestesiar3 figurative use consternar\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto be numb with cold estar helado,-a de fríoto be numb with fear estar paralizado,-a de miedonumb ['nʌm] vt: entumecer, adormecernumb adj: entumecido, dormidonumb with fear: paralizado de miedoadj.• adormecido, -a adj.• entumecido, -a adj.• insensible adj.v.• entorpecer v.• entumecer v.
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transitive verb \<\<cold\>\> entumecer*; \<\<drug\>\> dormir*, adormecer*[nʌm]1. ADJ1) (with cold) entumecidomy legs feel numb — (from bad circulation etc) se me han dormido las piernas
my fingers have gone numb — (gen) se me han dormido los dedos; (with cold) se me han entumecido los dedos
2) (fig) (with fear, shock) paralizadowhen I heard about the accident I just felt numb — cuando me enteré del accidente me quedé atontado or sin poder reaccionar
2. VT1) (=deaden) (with injection) adormeceralcohol was the only thing that numbed the pain — (fig) el alcohol era la única cosa que aplacaba el dolor
repeated images of violence have numbed people to the reality of war — la continua exposición a escenas violentas ha insensibilizado a la gente frente a la realidad de la guerra
2) (=stun) atontarI was numbed by the news of his death — la noticia de su muerte me dejó atontado or sin poder reaccionar
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transitive verb \<\<cold\>\> entumecer*; \<\<drug\>\> dormir*, adormecer*
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numbly — adv. Numbly is used with these verbs: ↑watch … Collocations dictionary
numbly — numb ► ADJECTIVE ▪ deprived of the power of sensation. ► VERB ▪ make numb. DERIVATIVES numbly adverb numbness noun ORIGIN from obsolete nomen «taken», from Germanic … English terms dictionary
numbly — adverb in a numb manner; without feeling I stared at him numbly • Syn: ↑insensibly • Derived from adjective: ↑insensible (for: ↑insensibly), ↑numb … Useful english dictionary
numbly — adverb see numb … New Collegiate Dictionary
numbly — See numb. * * * … Universalium
numbly — adverb In a numb manner; without feeling … Wiktionary
numbly — nÊŒmlɪ adv. without feeling; with numbness … English contemporary dictionary
numbly — numb·ly … English syllables
numbly — See: numb … English dictionary
numb — numbly, adv. numbness, n. /num/, adj. number, numbest, v. adj. 1. deprived of physical sensation or the ability to move: fingers numb with cold. 2. manifesting or resembling numbness: a numb sensation. 3. incapable of action or of feeling… … Universalium
insensibly — adverb in a numb manner; without feeling I stared at him numbly • Syn: ↑numbly • Derived from adjective: ↑insensible, ↑numb (for: ↑numbly) … Useful english dictionary