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1 quaver
'kweivə
1. verb((especially of a sound or a person's voice) to shake or tremble: The old man's voice quavered.) temblar; vibrar
2. noun1) (a shaking or trembling: There was a quaver in her voice.) temblor2) (a note equal to half a crotchet in length.) corcheatr['kweɪvəSMALLr/SMALL]1 SMALLMUSIC/SMALL (note) corchea2 SMALLMUSIC/SMALL (voice) trémolo3 (trembling) temblor nombre masculino1 temblarquaver ['kweɪvər] vi1) shake: temblarher voice was quavering: su voz temblaba2) trill: trinarquaver n: temblor m (de la voz)n.• corchea s.f.• estremecimiento s.m.• temblor s.m.• trémolo s.m.v.• estremecerse v.• gorjear v.• temblar v.• trinar v.
I 'kweɪvər, 'kweɪvə(r)a) ( in voice) temblor mb) (BrE Mus) corchea f
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a) \<\<voice\>\> ( in singing) vibrar; ( in speech) temblar*b) quavering pres p <voice/tone> trémulo, tembloroso['kweɪvǝ(r)]1.2.VI [voice] temblar3.VT"yes," she quavered — -sí -dijo con voz trémula or temblorosa
4.CPDquaver rest N — (Brit) pausa f de corchea
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I ['kweɪvər, 'kweɪvə(r)]a) ( in voice) temblor mb) (BrE Mus) corchea f
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a) \<\<voice\>\> ( in singing) vibrar; ( in speech) temblar*b) quavering pres p <voice/tone> trémulo, tembloroso -
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s.1 corchea (música)2 temblor (in voice)3 temblor de la voz.4 garganteo.v.1 hacer trinos, trinar.2 temblar.vi.temblar (voice) (pt & pp quavered) -
3 semi-quaver
'semikweivə(in music, a note equal in length to half a quaver.) semicorchean.• semicorchea s.f.['semɪˌkweɪvǝ(r)]N (Brit) semicorchea f -
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6 trill
tr[trɪl]1 (of birds) trino, gorjeo2 SMALLMUSIC/SMALL trino3 SMALLLINGUISTICS/SMALL vibración nombre femenino1 trinar2 SMALLLINGUISTICS/SMALL vibrartrill ['trɪl] viquaver: trinar, gorjeartrill vt: vibrartrill n1) quaver: trino m, gorjeo m2) : vibración f (en fonología)v.• gorgoritear v.• gorjear v.• pronunciar con vibración v.• trinar v.• vibrar v.n.• consonante vibrante s.m.• gorgorita s.f.• gorjeo s.m.• quiebro s.m.• trinado s.m.• trino s.m.• vibración s.f.
I trɪla) (in music, of birdsong) trino mb) ( Ling) vibración f
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intransitive verb \<\<bird\>\> trinar, gorjear[trɪl]1.N [of bird] gorjeo m, trino m ; [of phone] sonido m, ring-ring * m ; (Mus) trino m ; (Phon) [of "R"] vibración f2.VI [bird] gorjear, trinar; [phone] sonar3. VT1) (Phon) hacer vibrar2) (=say)"how adorable!," she trilled — -¡qué encantador! -gorjeó
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I [trɪl]a) (in music, of birdsong) trino mb) ( Ling) vibración f
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intransitive verb \<\<bird\>\> trinar, gorjear -
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8 temblor
temblor sustantivo masculino (de miedo, nervios) trembling, shaking;b) tb
temblor sustantivo masculino
1 (de miedo, temor) tremor, shudder (de frío) shiver
2 Geol (de baja intensidad) earth tremor (de gran intensidad) earthquake, familiar quake ' temblor' also found in these entries: Spanish: construcción - seísmo - trepidación - registrar - remezón - sismo English: quake - quaver - quiver - tremor['temblǝ(r)]N (US) temblor m de tierra -
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temblar ( conjugate temblar) verbo intransitivo (por nervios, miedo) to shake, tremble; (+ me/te/le etc) [ párpado] to twitch; [ mano] to shake; [ voz] to tremble; temblar v impers:◊ ¡está temblando! (AmL) it's an earthquake!;tembló ayer there was a(n earth) tremor yesterday
temblar verbo intransitivo
1 (de emoción: la voz) to quiver (: el pulso) to shake: estoy tan nerviosa que me tiemblan las piernas, I'm so nervous that my legs are shaking
2 (de miedo, temor) to tremble: temblaba de miedo, she was trembling with fear
tiemblo solo de pensarlo, I shudder to think about it
3 (de frío) to shiver: temblaba por la fiebre, he was shivering with fever
4 (la tierra, un edificio) to shake
5 fam (acabar con algo) dejamos el jamón temblando, we ate almost all the ham
la factura me dejó la cuenta temblando, the bill cleaned out my bank account ' temblar' also found in these entries: Spanish: sacudir English: falter - feel - quake - quaver - quiver - shake - shiver - tremble - waver - wobble - quail -
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11 voz
voz sustantivo femenino 1 ( en general) voice; tener la voz tomada to be hoarse; hablar en voz baja to speak quietly; en voz alta ‹ hablar› loudly; ‹ leer› aloud, out loud; una pieza a cuatro voces (Mús) a piece for four voices, a four-part piece; voz activa/pasiva (Ling) active/passive voice 2 hablar a voces to talk in loud voices
voz sustantivo femenino
1 (sonido) voice
a media voz, in a low voice, softly
de viva voz, verbally
en voz alta, aloud, out loud
en voz baja, in a low voice, quietly Rad TV (grabación) voz en off, voice-over
2 (grito) shout: dales una voz, give them a shout
a voces, shouting
3 (opinión) no tener ni voz ni voto, to have no say in the matter
4 Ling (palabra) voice (forma verbal) voice
5 Mús (persona que canta) voice
a tres voces, for three voices Locuciones: (divulgar una noticia) correr la voz: corre la voz para que se entere todo el mundo, spread the rumours so that everybody finds out about it figurado llevar la voz cantante, to rule the roost o to call the shots
pedir algo a voces, to be crying out for sthg
a voz en grito/a voz en cuello, at the top of one's voice figurado secreto a voces, open secret ' voz' also found in these entries: Spanish: A - acre - aguardentosa - aguardentoso - aguda - agudo - ahuecar - alarma - alta - alto - apagada - apagado - bajar - bajinis - cadenciosa - cadencioso - cantante - casarse - cascada - cascado - chillar - chillón - chillona - dar - desconocida - desconocido - desgarrada - desgarrado - despacio - educar - entrecortada - entrecortado - escala - gallo - grave - grito - hueca - hueco - inflexión - levantar - llamada - modular - mortecina - mortecino - nasal - operarse - penetrante - permitirse - quebrarse - quiebro English: A - aback - abrasive - active - aloud - angry - be - bear - belt out - break - breath - breathe - broken - carry - catch - convulse - crack - croak - deep - deepen - doubtful - drone - drop - echo - evenly - faint - falter - gasp out - get - grating - grave - groom - gruff - harsh - have - hollow - indistinct - lay up - level - light - loud - menace - miss - muffled - nasal - offstage - out - piping - quaver - quiet -
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adj.1 tembloroso.2 trémulo.ger.gerundio del verbo QUAVER.
См. также в других словарях:
Quaver — Qua ver, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Quavered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Quavering}.] [OE. quaven to shake, to tremble; cf. LG. quabbeln to shake, to be soft, of fat substances, quabbe a fat lump of flesh, a dewlap, D. kwabbe, and E. quiver, v.] 1. To tremble;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Quaver — Qua ver, v. t. To utter with quavers. [1913 Webster] We shall hear her quavering them . . . to some sprightly airs of the opera. Addison. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Quaver — Qua ver, n. 1. A shake, or rapid and tremulous vibration, of the voice, or of an instrument of music. [1913 Webster] 2. (Mus.) An eighth note. See {Eighth}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
quaver — index beat (pulsate) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
quaver — (v.) to vibrate, tremble, early 15c., probably frequentative of cwavien to tremble, shake (early 13c.), probably related to Low Ger. quabbeln tremble, possibly of imitative origin. Meaning sing in trills or quavers first recorded 1530s. Related:… … Etymology dictionary
quaver — vb *shake, tremble, shudder, quake, totter, quiver, shiver, wobble, teeter, shimmy, dither Analogous words: falter, waver, vacillate, *hesitate: vibrate, fluctuate, sway (see SWING) … New Dictionary of Synonyms
quaver — ► VERB ▪ (of a voice) tremble. ► NOUN 1) a tremble in a voice. 2) Music, chiefly Brit. a note having the value of an eighth of a semibreve or half a crotchet, represented by a large dot with a hooked stem. DERIVATIVES quavery adjective. ORIGIN … English terms dictionary
quaver — [kwā′vər] vi. [ME quaveren, freq. of Early ME cwafien, to shake, tremble < OE * cwafian, prob. < IE base * gwēbh , wobbly, flabby, tadpole > Ger quappe & Du kwabbe, tadpole] 1. to shake or tremble 2. to be tremulous: said of the voice 3 … English World dictionary
quaver — I UK [ˈkweɪvə(r)] / US [ˈkweɪvər] verb [intransitive] Word forms quaver : present tense I/you/we/they quaver he/she/it quavers present participle quavering past tense quavered past participle quavered if your voice quavers, it is not steady… … English dictionary
quaver — [[t]kwe͟ɪvə(r)[/t]] quavers, quavering, quavered 1) VERB If someone s voice quavers, it sounds unsteady, usually because they are nervous or uncertain. Her voice quavered and she fell silent. Syn: tremble N COUNT Quaver is also a noun. There was… … English dictionary
quaver — [15] Quaver was derived from an earlier and now obsolete Middle English quave ‘tremble’. This was of Germanic origin (Low German has the related quabbeln ‘tremble’), and probably started life as a vocal realization of the action of trembling. The … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins