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1 languidecer
v.1 to languish (person).2 to wane, to waste away, to languish, to pine away.* * *1 to languish* * *VI to languish* * ** * *= languish.Ex. Whereas in most European countries during this period welfare provision continued to develop, in Australia it languished at a level which, with the exception of Japan, was the meanest of the developed countries.* * ** * *= languish.Ex: Whereas in most European countries during this period welfare provision continued to develop, in Australia it languished at a level which, with the exception of Japan, was the meanest of the developed countries.
* * *languidecer [E3 ]vi«persona» to languish ( liter)la conversación había empezado a languidecer the conversation had begun to flagun debate que parece haber languidecido últimamente a debate which seems to have faded away o subsided lately* * *
languidecer ( conjugate languidecer) verbo intransitivo [ persona] to languish (liter);
[entusiasmo/conversación] to flag
languidecer verbo intransitivo to languish: la fiesta languidecía, the party was flagging
' languidecer' also found in these entries:
English:
languish
- pine
* * *languidecer vi[persona] to languish; [conversación, entusiasmo] to flag* * *v/i languish* * *languidecer {53} vi: to languish -
2 repudrirse
VPR to eat one's heart out, pine away* * *vpr1. [pudrirse] to rot awayse repudría de tristeza she was consumed with sadness -
3 desfallecer
v.1 to be exhausted.desfallecer de to feel faint from2 to faint.3 to pine, to fall away, to grow weak.4 to weaken, to debilitate.5 to pass out, to faint, to pine away, to waver.* * *1 (disminuir las fuerzas) to weaken1 (debilitar) to weaken, lose strength2 (decaer) to lose heart* * *VI1) (=perder las fuerzas) to get weak2) (=desmayarse) to faint* * *verbo intransitivosintió desfallecer su ánimo — she felt her spirits falling o flagging
b) ( desmayarse) to faint, pass outdesfallecía de agotamiento/hambre — he was faint with exhaustion/hunger
* * *= faint.Ex. The article 'Reeling and writhing and fainting' outlines the problems encountered by illustrators of books.----* no desfallecer = keep up.* * *verbo intransitivosintió desfallecer su ánimo — she felt her spirits falling o flagging
b) ( desmayarse) to faint, pass outdesfallecía de agotamiento/hambre — he was faint with exhaustion/hunger
* * *= faint.Ex: The article 'Reeling and writhing and fainting' outlines the problems encountered by illustrators of books.
* no desfallecer = keep up.* * *desfallecer [E3 ]vi1 (flaquear) «persona» to become weak; «fuerzas» to fade, failsintió desfallecer su ánimo she felt her spirits flagginglucharon sin desfallecer they fought tirelessly2 (desmayarse) to faint, pass outestaba que desfallecía de agotamiento/hambre he was almost fainting o passing out with exhaustion/hunger, he was faint with exhaustion/hunger* * *
desfallecer ( conjugate desfallecer) verbo intransitivo
[ fuerzas] to fade, fail;
[ ánimos] to flag;
desfallecer verbo intransitivo
1 (de hambre, cansancio) to feel faint
(perder el conocimiento) to faint
2 (perder el ánimo, abatirse) to lose heart
' desfallecer' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abandonar
English:
droop
- flag
* * *desfallecer vi1. [debilitarse] to begin to flag;no desfallezcas, queda poco para llegar don't give up, we're almost there;desfallecíamos de hambre we were faint o fainting with hunger;sin desfallecer without flagging2. [desmayarse] to faint;me sentía desfallecer I felt that I was going to faint* * *v/i faint;sus fuerzas desfallecieron fig he lost heart* * *desfallecer {53} vi1) : to weaken2) : to faint -
4 repudrir
v.1 to rot (pudrir).2 to pine away.* * *1. VT1) (=pudrir) to rot2) (fig) (=consumir) to gnaw at, eat up2.See:* * *♦ vtto (cause to) rot away -
5 consumirse
• become emaciated• burn away• pine away• run out of• use up one's -
6 desfallecer
• fade away• pass oneself off as• pass out of sight• pine away -
7 llorar por
v.1 to cry for.María llora por su hijo Mary cries for her son.2 to yearn after, to pine away for.María llora por dinero Mary yearns after money.* * *(v.) = mournEx. I shall neither cheer nor mourn its passing from the current agenda because to do so would be to demonstrate a partisanship that was not presidential.* * *(v.) = mournEx: I shall neither cheer nor mourn its passing from the current agenda because to do so would be to demonstrate a partisanship that was not presidential.
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8 desmejorarse
• become emaciated• decrease in quality• lose quality• pine away -
9 languidecer
• languidly• languishing• pine away• wilt -
10 pino
adj.steep.m.1 pine.2 bowling pin, pin.* * *\estar en el quinto pino familiar to be in the back of beyondhacer el pino to do a handstand* * *noun m.pine, pine tree* * *ISM1) (Bot) pine, pine tree- vivir en el quinto pinopino marítimo, pino rodeno — cluster pine
2) [en gimnasia]IIADJ steepen pino — (=vertical) upright, vertical; (=de pie) standing
* * *en el quinto pino — (Esp fam) miles away
2) (Esp) ( en gimnasia)3) (Méx) ( en bolos) pin4) (Chi) (Coc) fried ground beef and onion* * *= pine.Ex. The distinctive feature of the library is the dome-shaped ceiling with cross beams in stained pine = La característica distintiva de la biblioteca es el techo en forma de cúpula con vigas cruzadas de pino teñido.----* acícula del pino = pine needle.* aguja de pino = pine needle.* bosque de pinos = pine forest.* en el quinto pino = in the arse of nowhere.* hoja de pino = pine needle.* pino blanco = white pine.* pino Oregón = Douglas-fir.* quinto pino, el = back of beyond, the.* * *en el quinto pino — (Esp fam) miles away
2) (Esp) ( en gimnasia)3) (Méx) ( en bolos) pin4) (Chi) (Coc) fried ground beef and onion* * *= pine.Ex: The distinctive feature of the library is the dome-shaped ceiling with cross beams in stained pine = La característica distintiva de la biblioteca es el techo en forma de cúpula con vigas cruzadas de pino teñido.
* acícula del pino = pine needle.* aguja de pino = pine needle.* bosque de pinos = pine forest.* en el quinto pino = in the arse of nowhere.* hoja de pino = pine needle.* pino blanco = white pine.* pino Oregón = Douglas-fir.* quinto pino, el = back of beyond, the.* * *en el quinto pino ( Esp fam) (en un lugar lejano) miles away; (en un lugar aislado) in the back of beyond ( colloq), in the boondocks ( AmE colloq)Compuestos:Monterey pinecluster o maritime pinestone o umbrella pine● pino tealoblolly pineB( Esp) (en gimnasia): hacer el pino (apoyando — las manos) to do a handstand; (— la cabeza) to do a headstand, to stand on one's headC ( Méx) (en bolos) pinCompuesto:kingpin* * *
Multiple Entries:
pino
piño
pino sustantivo masculino
1 (Bot) ( árbol) pine (tree);
( madera) pine
2 (Esp) ( en gimnasia):
3 (Méx) ( en bolos) pin
pino m Bot pine
♦ Locuciones: hacer el pino, to do a handstand
en el quinto pino, in the back of beyond
' pino' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
nudosa
- nudoso
- piña
- madera
English:
handstand
- middle
- pine
- stick
- back
- hand
- head
- stand
* * *pino nm1. [árbol] pine (tree);Esp Famen el quinto pino way out in the sticks, Br in the back of beyondpino albar Scots pine;pino carrasco Aleppo pine;pino insigne Monterey pine;pino marítimo pinaster;pino piñonero stone pine;pino silvestre Scotch pinehacer el pino [sin apoyar la cabeza en el suelo] to do a handstand;[apoyando la cabeza en el suelo] to stand on one's head3.Los Pinos [en México] = official residence of the Mexican presidentLOS PINOSLos Pinos (“The Pine Trees”) has been the official home of the Mexican president since 1934, when president Lázaro Cárdenas moved there in preference to the nearby Chapultepec Castle, which he felt was too grand, and which he had turned into a national museum. Recently, Los Pinos iteself has been opened to public tours for the first time. By extension, Los Pinos is used to refer to the Mexican government: “según el portavoz de los Pinos…” (according to the president's spokesperson…)* * *m BOT pine;hacer el pino do a handstand;vivir en el quinto pino fam live out in the boondocks fam* * *pino nm: pine, pine tree* * *pino n1. (árbol) pine tree2. (madera) pine
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