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1 paroxysm
'pærəksizəm(a sudden sharp attack (of pain, rage, laughter etc): a paroxysm of coughing/fury.) paroxismotr['pærəksɪzəm]1 paroxismoparoxysm ['pærək.sɪzəm, pə'rɑk-] n: paroxismo mn.• paroxismo s.m.'pærəksɪzəm['pærǝksɪzǝm]N paroxismo mit sent him into paroxysms of mirth/rage — le hizo troncharse de risa/le produjo un ataque de ira
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3 paroxysm
s.1 arrebato, ataque (of anger, guilt, jealousy)2 clímax, paroxismo.3 recrudecimiento. -
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paroxismo sustantivo masculino paroxysm: su música te conduce al paroxismo, his music is out of this world ' paroxismo' also found in these entries: English: fever - paroxysm -
5 desternillarse
desternillarse ( conjugate desternillarse) verbo pronominal (fam):
desternillarse verbo intransitivo to laugh one's head off ' desternillarse' also found in these entries: English: roll about - roll around - double - paroxysm -
6 risa
risa sustantivo femenino laugh;◊ una risita nerviosa a nervous giggle o laugh;¡qué risa! what a laugh!, how funny!; entre las risas del público amid laughter from the audience; me entró la risa I got the giggles; da risa oírla hablar it's very funny hearing her talk; morirse de (la) risa (fam) to die laughing (colloq); estábamos muertos de (la) risa we were killing ourselves laughing (colloq); retorcerse de la risa to double up with laughter; tomarse algo a risa (fam) to treat sth as a joke
risa sustantivo femenino
1 (sonido producido al reír) laughter: se oía su risa desde el portal, you could hear their laughter from the entrance (modo de reír) laugh: me da la risa cuando se pone serio, it makes me laugh when he gets serious
tiene una risa muy contagiosa, she has a very infectious laugh
2 (persona o cosa divertida) (good) laugh (risible) el argumento es de risa, the argument is laughable Locuciones: fam fig tener algo muerto de risa: tiene el ordenador muerto de risa, he has a computer just for show
tomarse algo a risa, to laugh sthg off: no os lo toméis a risa, it's not a laughing matter ' risa' also found in these entries: Spanish: ataque - cachondeo - coña - conservar - despepitarse - doblarse - interna - interno - ja - muerta - muerto - reírse - troncharse - aguantar - burlón - cantarín - contagioso - contener - cosa - desternillarse - escandaloso - incontrolado - llorar - mondar - reprimir - retorcer - tronchar English: amusement - burst - cackle - catching - collapse - convulse - crack up - die - double up - face - fall about - fit - giggle - giggly - head - hysterical - hysterics - laugh - laugh off - laughter - priceless - roll about - roll around - send - split - stitch - straight - uncontrollable - double - expense - keep - laughing - paroxysm
См. также в других словарях:
paroxysm — ► NOUN ▪ a sudden attack or outburst: a paroxysm of weeping. DERIVATIVES paroxysmal adjective. ORIGIN Greek paroxusmos, from paroxunein exasperate … English terms dictionary
Paroxysm — Par ox*ysm, n. [F. paroxysme, Gr. ?, fr. ? to sharpen, irritate; para beside, beyond + ? to sharpen, from ? sharp.] 1. (Med.) The fit, attack, or exacerbation, of a disease that occurs at intervals, or has decided remissions or intermissions.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
paroxysm — index outbreak, outburst Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
paroxysm — (n.) sudden attack, convulsion, 1570s, from M.Fr. paroxysme (16c.), earlier paroxime (13c.), from M.L. paroxysmus irritation, fit of a disease, from Gk. paroxysmos, from paroxynein to irritate, goad, from para beyond (see PARA (Cf. para )) +… … Etymology dictionary
paroxysm — spasm, convulsion, *fit, attack, access, accession … New Dictionary of Synonyms
paroxysm — [n] seizure, spasm agitation, anger, attack, convulsion, eruption, excitement, explosion, fit, flare up*, frenzy, frothing, fuming, furor, fury, hysterics, outbreak, outburst, passion, rage, violence; concepts 308,316,410 … New thesaurus
paroxysm — [par′ək siz΄əm] n. [Fr paroxysme < ML paroxysmus < Gr paroxysmos < paroxynein, to excite, sharpen < para , beyond (see PARA 1) + oxynein, to sharpen < oxys, sharp: see OXY 2] 1. a sudden attack, or intensification of the symptoms,… … English World dictionary
paroxysm — [[t]pæ̱rəksɪzəm[/t]] paroxysms 1) N COUNT: usu N of n A paroxysm of emotion is a sudden, very strong occurrence of it. Later the same day, he exploded in a paroxysm of rage which continued for half an hour. ...a paroxysm of grief. Syn: fit 2) N… … English dictionary
Paroxysm — In medicine, a paroxysm is a violent attack. It may be due to the sudden occurrence of symptoms or the acute exacerbation (the abrupt worsening) of preexisting symptoms. You may have a paroxysm of coughing as opposed, for example, to a lingering… … Medical dictionary
paroxysm — UK [ˈpærəkˌsɪz(ə)m] / US [ˈperəkˌsɪzəm] noun [countable] Word forms paroxysm : singular paroxysm plural paroxysms formal a sudden uncontrolled expression of emotion paroxysm of: paroxysms of laughter … English dictionary
paroxysm — noun Etymology: Middle English paroxism, from Medieval Latin paroxysmus, from Greek paroxysmos, from paroxynein to stimulate, from para + oxynein to provoke, from oxys sharp more at oxygen Date: 15th century 1. a fit, attack, or sudden increase… … New Collegiate Dictionary