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adj.1 strong (persona, viento).un medicamento muy fuerte a very powerful medicine2 heavy (food) (pesado).3 loud (alto) (sonido).está demasiado fuerte it's on too loud4 tight (nudo).5 strong.es una empresa fuerte en el sector the company's strong in this sectoruna moneda fuerte a strong currency6 large, considerable (grande) (cantidad).una fuerte presencia de artistas europeos a large contingent of European artistsadv.1 hard (intensamente).2 a lot (abundantemente) (comer).3 loudly.4 strong.m.1 fort.2 strong point, forte (punto fuerte).su fuerte son las matemáticas mathematics is his forte3 fortress, fort, bastille, fortification.* * *► adjetivo1 (gen) strong2 (en asignatura) strong, good5 (dolor, enfermedad) severe, bad6 (golpe) hard, heavy7 (sonido) loud9 (discusión) heated, violent; (protesta) violent, vigorous; (polémica) bitter; (aplauso) loud, thunderous10 (presión) intense; (influencia) powerful, strong11 (suma de dinero) large12 (comida - pesado) heavy; (- cargado) rich13 (color) intense14 (contraste) marked, sharp; (tendency) strong, marked15 (cosa fija) stiff, tight16 familiar (terrible) awful1 (fortificación) fort2 (punto fuerte) forte, strong point► adverbio1 (mucho) a lot2 (con fuerza) hard3 (volumen) loud\¡abrázame fuerte! hold me tight!estar fuerte en algo to be good at something¡habla más fuerte! speak up!* * *1. adv.1) hard2) loudly2. adj.1) strong2) loud3. noun m.* * *1. ADJ1) [persona]a) [físicamente] [gen] strong; (=robusto) sturdy, powerfully built; euf (=obeso) largeb) [emocionalmente] strong, toughhemos de ser fuertes ante la adversidad — we must be strong o tough in the face of adversity
c)estar fuerte en filosofía/historia — [estudiante] to be strong in philosophy/history
2) (=intenso)a) [sabor, olor, viento] strong; [dolor, calor] intense; [lluvia] heavy; [ejercicio] strenuousb) [explosión, voz, ruido] loud; [golpe] heavy, hard; [acento] strong, thickc) [color] (=no pálido) strong; (=llamativo) brightd) [impresión] strong, powerful; [deseo] strong, deep; [fe, objeción] strong; [discusión] heatede) [abrazo, beso] bigun beso muy fuerte — [en cartas] lots of love
un fuerte abrazo, Carmen — best wishes, Carmen; [más cariñoso] love, Carmen
3) [bebida, medicamento] strong; [comida] (=pesada) heavy; (=indigesta) indigestiblenunca toma cosas fuertes, solo cerveza y vino — he never drinks spirits o the hard stuff *, just beer and wine
4) (=resistente) [cuerda, tela] strong; [economía, moneda, país] strong5) (=importante) [aumento, bajada] sharp; [crisis] serious, severe; [pérdidas] large, substantial6) (=impactante) [escena] shocking, disturbingme dijo cosas muy fuertes que no podría repetir ahora — she said some harsh o nasty * things that I couldn't repeat now
-lo llamó a la oficina y lo despidió en el acto -¡qué fuerte! — * "he called him at the office and fired him there and then" - "that's outrageous o appalling!"
7)hacerse fuerte — (=protegerse) to hole up; (=volverse fuerte) to gain strength
8) [terreno] rough, difficultser o estar fuerte a algo — to stink of sth
2. ADV1) (=con fuerza) [golpear] hard; [abrazar] tight, tightlyla editorial ha apostado fuerte por los nuevos poetas — the publishing house is backing new poets in a big way
jugar fuerte — (lit) to gamble heavily; (fig) to take a gamble
2) (=en voz alta) [hablar, tocar] loud, loudlytoca muy fuerte — she plays very loud o loudly
¡más fuerte! ¡que no se le oye aquí atrás! — speak up! we can't hear at the back
3) (=gran cantidad)3. SM1) (Mil) fort2) (Mús) forte3) (=especialidad) forte, strong pointel canto no es mi fuerte — singing is not my forte o strong point
4) Chile (=bebida) hard liquor, hard stuff ** * *I1) < persona>a) ( físicamente) stronges un hombre fuertísimo or fortísimo — he's an exeptionally strong man
b) ( moralmente) stronghacerse fuerte — to pull oneself together
c) ( en asignatura) strongno estoy muy fuerte en ese tema/en física — I'm not very strong on that topic/in physics (colloq)
2) ( resistente) <tela/cuerda> strong3)un fuerte golpe — a heavy o hard blow
c) <abrazo/beso> big4) < ruido> loud5)a) <olor/sabor> strongb) <licor/medicina> strongc) < comida> heavy6) < acento> strong, thickme dijo que era un inútil - qué fuerte! — (fam) he said I was useless - that's a bit much (AmE) o (BrE) a bit over the top!
8)a) ( poderoso) <nación/empresa/equipo> strongb) < moneda> strongc) ( importante)9) (Ling) < vocal> stressedII1) <golpear/empujar> hard; <agarrar/apretar> tightly; < llover> heavily2) < hablar> loudly3) ( mucho)4) <jugar/apostar> heavilyIII1) (Mil) fort2) ( especialidad) strong point, forte* * *I1) < persona>a) ( físicamente) stronges un hombre fuertísimo or fortísimo — he's an exeptionally strong man
b) ( moralmente) stronghacerse fuerte — to pull oneself together
c) ( en asignatura) strongno estoy muy fuerte en ese tema/en física — I'm not very strong on that topic/in physics (colloq)
2) ( resistente) <tela/cuerda> strong3)un fuerte golpe — a heavy o hard blow
c) <abrazo/beso> big4) < ruido> loud5)a) <olor/sabor> strongb) <licor/medicina> strongc) < comida> heavy6) < acento> strong, thickme dijo que era un inútil - qué fuerte! — (fam) he said I was useless - that's a bit much (AmE) o (BrE) a bit over the top!
8)a) ( poderoso) <nación/empresa/equipo> strongb) < moneda> strongc) ( importante)9) (Ling) < vocal> stressedII1) <golpear/empujar> hard; <agarrar/apretar> tightly; < llover> heavily2) < hablar> loudly3) ( mucho)4) <jugar/apostar> heavilyIII1) (Mil) fort2) ( especialidad) strong point, forte* * *fuerte11 = fort (ft).Ex: Had he consulted an Indian history, he would have found, for instance, that what the Britannica called the Fort Phil Kearney massacre the Indians call the 'Battle of the Hundred Slain'.
* defender el fuerte = hold + the fortress.fuerte22 = robust, strong [stronger -comp., strongest -sup.], sturdy [sturdier -comp., sturdiest -sup.], loud [louder -comp., loudest -sup.], hefty [heftier -comp., heftiest -sup.], tight [tighter -comp., tightest -sup.], forte, brawny [brawnier -comp., brawniest -sup.], buoyant, hard-wearing, strong point, nippy [nippier -comp., nippiest -sup.].Ex: Although microcomputers are relatively robust, they do not take kindly to frequent moves from one location to another, particularly on wheeled trollies.
Ex: In fact, the 1979 index figures show a strong contrast between the hardback and paperback turnovers, with the hardback market being down and the paperback market up.Ex: Here came every sort of human ingredient -- sturdy homesteaders, skilled craftsmen, precious scoundrels.Ex: Visitors would be surprised by the loud creaking and groaning of the presses as the timbers gave and rubbed against each other.Ex: This new font had increased contrast and x-height in the lower case and a hefty set of capitals = Este nuevo tipo de letra había aumentado el contraste y el ojo medio de las minúsculas y las mayúsculas eran voluminosas.Ex: The platen was lashed up tight to the toe of the spindle by cords which connected hooks at its four corners to another set of hooks at the four lower corners of the hose.Ex: Statistical analysis has long been a forte of sociological & social research.Ex: This revolutionary syndicalist union consistently supported the most downtrodden & oppressed, & encouraged a cult of the unspoiled, heroic brawny proletarian with raw courage & 'natural' virtues.Ex: The foreign relations of the Community will probably remain a buoyant area.Ex: The manufacturers of this type of artificial turf say that while the grass is soft and springy underfoot it is extremely tough and hard-wearing.Ex: One of the strong points of the DIALOG service is the documentation.Ex: Blend cream cheese with prepared horseradish for a nippy taste.* amarillo fuerte = bright yellow.* andar pisando fuerte = go from + strength to strength, make + a big impact.* apretar fuerte = bear down on.* bebida alcohólica fuerte = hard drink, hard liquor.* caja fuerte = safe, safety deposit box.* combinación de la caja fuerte = safe code, safe combination.* con fuertes aspiraciones profesionales = upward-mobile.* dar fuerte = pack + a wallop.* delgado y fuerte = wiry.* demasiado fuerte = over-strong.* de olor fuerte = strong-smelling.* fuerte como un roble = as strong as an ox.* fuerte como un toro = as strong as an ox.* fuertes lluvias = heavy rain.* fuerte viento = strong wind.* golpear fuerte = wallop, whack.* golpe fuerte = whack.* hacer más fuerte = toughen.* hacerse más fuerte = gain in + strength, grow in + strength.* iluminación fuerte = task lighting.* ley del más fuerte, la = law of the jungle, the, survival of the fittest, survival of the strongest.* mar fuerte = heavy sea.* más fuerte que un roble = as strong as an ox.* más fuerte que un toro = as strong as an ox.* naranja fuerte = bright orange.* olor fuerte y penetrante = tang.* pegar fuerte = pack + a wallop.* pisar fuerte = go from + strength to strength, make + a big impact, stomp.* plato fuerte = main dish, strong point, entrée, main entrée.* poner más fuerte = crank up.* punto fuerte = strength.* sabor fuerte y penetrante = tang.* supervivencia del más fuerte = survival of the fittest, survival of the strongest.* tener una personalidad muy fuerte = be full of character.* tener un carácter muy fuerte = be full of character.* un fuerte sentimiento de = a strong sense of.* viento fuerte = high wind.fuerte33 = tangy [tangier - comp., tangiest -sup.].Ex: The most boring meal can be pepped up with spicy and tangy herbs.
* * *A ‹persona›1 (físicamente) strongnunca ha sido muy fuerte he has never been very stronges un hombre fuertísimo or fortísimo he's an exceptionally strong mande complexión fuerte well-built2 (moralmente) stronghacerse fuerte to pull oneself together3 (en una asignatura) strongno estoy muy fuerte en ese tema I'm not very strong on o well up on that topic ( colloq)anda muy fuerte en física he's doing very well in physicsB (resistente) ‹tela/cuerda› stronguna caja bien fuerte a good, sturdy o strong boxuna valla alta y fuerte a tall, sturdy o strong fenceC1 ‹viento› strong; ‹terremoto› severe; ‹lluvia/nevada› heavy2 ‹dolor› intense, bad; ‹resfriado› badun fuerte golpe a heavy o hard blowreinaba un fuerte nerviosismo tension was high3 ‹abrazo/beso› bigD ‹ruido› loudla radio está muy fuerte, bájale el volumen the radio's too loud, turn it downE1 ‹olor/sabor› strong2 ‹licor› strong; ‹medicina› strong3 ‹comida› heavyF ‹acento› strong, thickG(violento): tiene escenas muy fuertes it has some very shocking o disturbing scenesme dijo que no valía para nada — ¡qué fuerte! ( fam); he said I was absolutely useless — strong o harsh words!tuvieron una discusión fortísima or fuertísima they had a violent o heated argumentH1 (poderoso) ‹nación/empresa/equipo› stronges algo más fuerte que yo, no puedo dejar de hacerlo it's stronger than I am, I can't stop o give it up2 ‹moneda› strong3(importante): una fuerte suma de dinero a large sum of moneyun fuerte contingente de la policía a strong police contingentun fuerte incremento de precio a sharp price increasele recetó una fuerte dosis de analgésicos she prescribed a heavy dose of painkillersI ( Ling) ‹vocal› stressedJes fuerte de patas his feet stink ( colloq)A ‹golpear/empujar› hard; ‹agarrar/apretar› tightly; ‹llover› heavilyuna canción que está pegando fuerte a song that's a big hit at the momentB ‹hablar› loudlypon la radio más fuerte turn the radio uphable más fuerte speak upC(abundantemente): desayunar fuerte to have a big breakfastD ‹jugar/apostar› heavilyA ( Mil) fortB (especialidad) strong point, forte* * *
fuerte adjetivo
1 ( en general) strong;◊ un equipo/una cuerda fuerte a strong team/rope
2
‹ terremoto› severe;
‹lluvia/nevada› heavy
‹ golpe› heavy;
‹ resfriado› bad;
‹abrazo/beso› big
‹comida/dosis› heavy
3 ( violento) ‹ discusión› violent, heated;
‹película/escena› shocking
■ adverbio
1 ‹golpear/empujar› hard;
‹agarrar/apretar› tightly;
‹ llover› heavily
2 ‹ hablar› loudly;
habla más fuerte speak up
■ sustantivo masculinoa) (Mil) fort
fuerte
I adjetivo
1 strong
2 (intenso) (dolor) severe
(color) intense
3 (excesivo) strong
(comida) heavy: el café es muy fuerte para la niña, coffee is too strong for the child
4 (volumen) loud
5 (impactante) (escenas) violent, grisly
(comentarios) serious
II sustantivo masculino
1 (fortificación) fort
2 (punto fuerte) forte, strong point
III adv (con fuerza, con violencia) hard: el viento sopla fuerte, the wind is blowing hard
(con intensidad, apretadamente) tight: ¡agárrate fuerte!, hold on tight!
(en cantidad) tienes que desayunar fuerte, you have to have a good breakfast
(más alto) louder: ¡habla más fuerte!, speak up!
' fuerte' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
A
- acento
- agarrarse
- animal
- caja
- campeonato
- conmoción
- débil
- diezmar
- dirigir
- espanto
- estirón
- férrea
- férreo
- frágil
- fulminante
- grande
- hacer
- opresión
- pisar
- plato
- relumbrón
- resistente
- reventar
- sacudida
- suave
- sujetar
- tirón
- torta
- tortazo
- trompazo
- viento
- abrazar
- agarrar
- apariencia
- bajón
- caer
- carácter
- codazo
- combinación
- comida
- constitución
- crecida
- dispositivo
- estridente
- fortín
- golpe
- impulso
- indignación
- indignado
English:
A
- agony
- ale
- aloud
- backbone
- bad
- balance
- bang
- bash
- beat down
- best
- blare
- bond
- boo
- break into
- burly
- crack
- dish
- fluid
- forte
- fresh
- fuck
- great
- grip
- hard
- hard currency
- heady
- heavy
- high
- highlight
- hold
- hold on
- hug
- iron
- keen
- liaison
- loud
- lung
- must
- point
- potent
- powerful
- press
- resilient
- robust
- rugged
- safe
- sing up
- slight
- slog
* * *♦ adj1. [persona] [físicamente] strong;estar fuerte como un roble to be as strong as an ox2. [persona] [psicológicamente] strong;tiene un carácter muy fuerte she has a strong character3.Fighacerse fuerte en Mil to make one's stronghold in;el equipo se hizo fuerte en su área the team fell back into their own half4. [material] strong;necesito un tejido fuerte I need a strong material5. [viento] strong;[lluvia] heavy6. [intenso] [frío, dolor, color] intense;[golpe, pelea] hard7. [medicamento] powerful8. [influyente, sólido] strong;es una empresa fuerte en el sector the company's strong in this sector;una moneda fuerte a strong currency;fuertes razones powerful reasons9. [violento, impactante] powerful, shocking;lenguaje fuerte strong language;un chiste fuerte a crude joke;algunas de las escenas son muy fuertes some of the scenes are very shocking10. [grande] large, considerable;una fuerte cantidad de dinero a large o considerable amount of money;una fuerte presencia de artistas caribeños a large contingent of Caribbean artists11. [comida] [pesado] heavy;[picante] hot12. [nudo] tight13. [sílaba] accented, stressed14. [vocal] strong16. [alto] [sonido] loud;la televisión está demasiado fuerte the television is on too loud¡qué fuerte! [fabuloso] wow!, amazing!;[terrible] how awful!, oh no!;…y después me insultó – ¡qué fuerte! …and then he insulted me – that's awful o terrible!♦ adv1. [intensamente] hard;[abrazar, agarrar] tight;está nevando fuerte it's snowing hard o heavily;lo ató bien fuerte she tied it tight;chuta fuerte he has a powerful kick2. [abundantemente] a lot;en España se suele almorzar fuerte in Spain, people usually have a big meal at lunchtime3. [en voz alta] loudly;¿podría hablar más fuerte? could you speak louder?♦ nm1. [fortificación] fort2. [especialidad] strong point, forte;su fuerte son las matemáticas mathematics is his forte* * *I adj1 strong3 aumento sharp4 ruido loud5:estoy fuerte en idiomas I’m good at languages6 fig popincredible fam ;¡qué fuerte!, ¡esto es muy fuerte! fam God, this is awful! famII adv hard;hablar fuerte speak loudly;jugar fuerte bet heavilyhacerse fuerte dig o.s. in* * *fuerte adv1) : strongly, tightly, hard2) : loudly3) : abundantlyfuerte adj1) : strong2) : intenseun fuerte dolor: an intense pain3) : loud4) : extreme, excessivefuerte nm1) : fort, stronghold2) : forte, strong point* * *fuerte1 adj1. (en general) strong2. (dolor) severe3. (voz, ruido) loud4. (golpe) hard6. (imágenes) violent¡qué fuerte! how awful!fuerte2 adv1. (con fuerza) hard2. (hablar) loud / loudly3. (sujetar) tight4. (comer)fuerte3 n1. (fortificación) fort2. (punto sobresaliente) strong point -
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image [imaʒ]1. feminine nouna. picture• l'image est nette/floue the picture is clear/fuzzyb. ( = métaphore) image• s'exprimer par images to express o.s. in imagesd. ( = vision mentale) image2. compounds━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━Distinctive prints depicting a variety of scenes in a realistic but stereotypical manner were produced in the town of Épinal, in the Vosges, in the early nineteenth century. The prints became so popular that the term image d'Épinal has passed into the language, and is now used to refer to any form of stereotypical representation.* * *imaʒ1) ( reproduction) picture2) ( sur une pellicule) frame; ( qualité de réglage) picture; ( qualité artistique) photography3) ( reflet) reflection, image; Physique image4) ( représentation) pictureà l'image de ses prédécesseurs... — just like his/her predecessors...
5) Littérature image•Phrasal Verbs:* * *imaʒ nf1) (= dessin) picture2) fig (= représentation) pictureLes films donnent une fausse image de l'Amérique. — Films give a false picture of America.
3) (= réputation) image5) OPTIQUE image* * *image nf1 ( reproduction) picture; il ne sait pas lire mais il aime bien regarder les images he can't read but he likes looking at the pictures;2 Cin, TV ( sur une pellicule) frame; ( qualité de réglage) picture; ( qualité artistique) photography; 24 images par seconde 24 frames per second; l'image est trop sombre the picture is too dark; le scénario n'est pas formidable mais il y a de très belles image the storyline isn't great but there is some very beautiful photography; le film contient des images choquantes the film contains some shocking scenes; nous vous présenterons quelques images de ce film we'll show you an excerpt ou extract from the film; l'industrie de l'image Vidéo the video industry; Phot the photography industry;4 ( représentation) picture; leur livre donne une image totalement fausse de la situation/du pays their book gives a totally false picture of the situation/country; ils sont l'image même du bonheur parfait they are the picture of perfect happiness; à l'image de ses prédécesseurs, c'est un bureaucrate sans imagination just like his predecessors, he's an unimaginative bureaucrat;5 Littérat image; il s'exprime par images he expresses himself in images ou metaphors; étudier les images d'un poème to study the imagery of a poem;6 Scol reward given to pupils in the form of a small picture.image d'Épinal lit simplistic 19th century print of traditional French life; fig clichéd image; image latente Phot latent image; image de marque ( de produit) brand image; ( de société) corporate image; (de politicien, personnalité) (public) image; image pieuse holy picture; image réelle Phys real image; image virtuelle Phys virtual image.[imaʒ] nom féminin1. [représentation] pictureimage de la mère/du père mother/father figureimage d'Épinalpopular 19th-century print showing idealized scenes of French and foreign life, well-known characters or heroic eventsimage réelle/virtuelle real/virtual image3. TÉLÉVISION imagel'image est floue [télévision] the picture is fuzzy4. LITTÉRATURE imagedonner une fausse image de quelque chose to misrepresent something, to give a false impression of something7. INFORMATIQUE [imprimée] hard copy[sur l'écran] imageà l'image de locution prépositionnelleimage de marque nom féminin[d'un produit] brand image[d'une entreprise] corporate image[d'une personnalité, d'une institution] (public) image -
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image [imaʒ]1. feminine nouna. picture• l'image est nette/floue the picture is clear/fuzzyb. ( = métaphore) image• s'exprimer par images to express o.s. in imagesd. ( = vision mentale) image2. compounds━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━Distinctive prints depicting a variety of scenes in a realistic but stereotypical manner were produced in the town of Épinal, in the Vosges, in the early nineteenth century. The prints became so popular that the term image d'Épinal has passed into the language, and is now used to refer to any form of stereotypical representation.* * *imaʒ1) ( reproduction) picture2) ( sur une pellicule) frame; ( qualité de réglage) picture; ( qualité artistique) photography3) ( reflet) reflection, image; Physique image4) ( représentation) pictureà l'image de ses prédécesseurs... — just like his/her predecessors...
5) Littérature image•Phrasal Verbs:* * *imaʒ nf1) (= dessin) picture2) fig (= représentation) pictureLes films donnent une fausse image de l'Amérique. — Films give a false picture of America.
3) (= réputation) image5) OPTIQUE image* * *image nf1 ( reproduction) picture; il ne sait pas lire mais il aime bien regarder les images he can't read but he likes looking at the pictures;2 Cin, TV ( sur une pellicule) frame; ( qualité de réglage) picture; ( qualité artistique) photography; 24 images par seconde 24 frames per second; l'image est trop sombre the picture is too dark; le scénario n'est pas formidable mais il y a de très belles image the storyline isn't great but there is some very beautiful photography; le film contient des images choquantes the film contains some shocking scenes; nous vous présenterons quelques images de ce film we'll show you an excerpt ou extract from the film; l'industrie de l'image Vidéo the video industry; Phot the photography industry;4 ( représentation) picture; leur livre donne une image totalement fausse de la situation/du pays their book gives a totally false picture of the situation/country; ils sont l'image même du bonheur parfait they are the picture of perfect happiness; à l'image de ses prédécesseurs, c'est un bureaucrate sans imagination just like his predecessors, he's an unimaginative bureaucrat;5 Littérat image; il s'exprime par images he expresses himself in images ou metaphors; étudier les images d'un poème to study the imagery of a poem;6 Scol reward given to pupils in the form of a small picture.image d'Épinal lit simplistic 19th century print of traditional French life; fig clichéd image; image latente Phot latent image; image de marque ( de produit) brand image; ( de société) corporate image; (de politicien, personnalité) (public) image; image pieuse holy picture; image réelle Phys real image; image virtuelle Phys virtual image. -
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a.1. teor.lit. Dantean, Dantesque.2. przen. dantejskie sceny shocking scenes; dzieją się dantejskie sceny all hell is breaking loose; dantejskie piekło real hell.The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > dantejski
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♦voorbeelden:II 〈 overgankelijk werkwoord〉1 [choqueren] shock2 [heftig doen bewegen] shake3 [nadelig werken op] shake♦voorbeelden:3 iemands geloof/vertrouwen schokken • shake someone's faith/trusthet droeve bericht schokte zijn gezondheid • the sad news shook his health -
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schokkende beeldenVan Dale Handwoordenboek Nederlands-Engels > schokkende beelden
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7 sobrecogedor
adj.overwhelming, enthralling, breathtaking, spellbinding.* * *► adjetivo1 (conmovedor) dramatic, awesome2 (que da miedo) frightening* * *ADJ1) [paisaje, silencio] imposing, impressive2) (=horrible) horrific* * *- dora adjetivo shocking, horrific* * *= daunting, eerie, breathtaking, gripping, hair-raising, groundshaking, overwhelming.Ex. One of the most daunting aspect of music cataloguing arises from the fact that music and music recordings have international value.Ex. Undoubtedly in Dickens's 'Oliver Twist' we are meant to feel the eerie terror of Oliver's first night spent with the coffins in the undertaker's workshop, where he is made to sleep.Ex. This breathtaking building is 213 meters long and has over 300 windows.Ex. The 1996 film of 'Romeo and Juliet' is a gripping presentation of Shakespeare's story of star-crossed lovers in an impulsive, hot-headed, violent world.Ex. This ' hair-raising' experience will allow students to have a better understanding of what energy is and why it's so important.Ex. The author gives an insider's perspective on what it feels like to be an Arab since the groundshaking events of 1967 when Arab hopes were unexpectedly shattered by the outcome of the Arab Israeli war.Ex. More people are taking the dip into online business and abandoning the huge corporations with overwhelming superiors and unearthly hours.----* paisaje sobrecogedor = breathtaking scenery.* vista sobrecogedora = breathtaking view.* * *- dora adjetivo shocking, horrific* * *= daunting, eerie, breathtaking, gripping, hair-raising, groundshaking, overwhelming.Ex: One of the most daunting aspect of music cataloguing arises from the fact that music and music recordings have international value.
Ex: Undoubtedly in Dickens's 'Oliver Twist' we are meant to feel the eerie terror of Oliver's first night spent with the coffins in the undertaker's workshop, where he is made to sleep.Ex: This breathtaking building is 213 meters long and has over 300 windows.Ex: The 1996 film of 'Romeo and Juliet' is a gripping presentation of Shakespeare's story of star-crossed lovers in an impulsive, hot-headed, violent world.Ex: This ' hair-raising' experience will allow students to have a better understanding of what energy is and why it's so important.Ex: The author gives an insider's perspective on what it feels like to be an Arab since the groundshaking events of 1967 when Arab hopes were unexpectedly shattered by the outcome of the Arab Israeli war.Ex: More people are taking the dip into online business and abandoning the huge corporations with overwhelming superiors and unearthly hours.* paisaje sobrecogedor = breathtaking scenery.* vista sobrecogedora = breathtaking view.* * *1 (conmovedor) ‹experiencia/silencio› moving2 (espantoso) shocking, horrific* * *
sobrecogedor◊ - dora adjetivo
shocking, horrific
sobrecogedor,-ora adjetivo eerie, awesome
' sobrecogedor' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
impresionante
- sobrecogedora
English:
daunting
* * *sobrecogedor, -ora adj1. [terrorífico] frightening, startling2. [impresionante] shocking, harrowing* * *adj -
8 morboso
adj.1 morbid, sickly.2 sickly obsessed.3 morbid, unwholesome.4 shocking.5 disease-related, pathological.m.1 sickly-obsessed person, person who is attracted by morbid situations or scenes, person who is unhealthily obsessed by gruesome or sexual scenes, sexually-obsessed person.2 ghoul, macabre person.* * *► adjetivo\ser un,-a morboso,-a familiar to be a pervertplacer morboso morbid pleasure* * *ADJ1) (=malsano) [persona, mente] morbid; [espectáculo] gruesome2) (=atractivo) sexually attractive3) (=enfermo) morbid, sickly; [clima, zona] unhealthy* * *I- sa adjetivoa) <escena/película> gruesome; <persona/mente> ghoulish; (truculento, retorcido) morbidb) (Med) morbidII- sa masculino, femenino (fam) ghoul* * *= unhealthy, gory [gorier -comp., goriest -sup.], lurid, morbid, juicy [juicier -comp., juiciest -sup.].Ex. I would venture to guess that he would have characterized these suggestions as the eructation of unhealthy souls'.Ex. Nowadays, the gory process of 'blood doping' in athlectics has been replaced by genetic engineering.Ex. At the end of the day, there may be only a thin line that separates news from advertisements, as one travels from the lurid to the ridiculous.Ex. His in danger of becoming hipped, a prey to his own doubts and fears, and unable to accomplish anything in life beyond catering to his own morbid fancies.Ex. The book 'If Looks Could Kill' is a juicy, tell-all, insider's look at the true world of fashion.* * *I- sa adjetivoa) <escena/película> gruesome; <persona/mente> ghoulish; (truculento, retorcido) morbidb) (Med) morbidII- sa masculino, femenino (fam) ghoul* * *= unhealthy, gory [gorier -comp., goriest -sup.], lurid, morbid, juicy [juicier -comp., juiciest -sup.].Ex: I would venture to guess that he would have characterized these suggestions as the eructation of unhealthy souls'.
Ex: Nowadays, the gory process of 'blood doping' in athlectics has been replaced by genetic engineering.Ex: At the end of the day, there may be only a thin line that separates news from advertisements, as one travels from the lurid to the ridiculous.Ex: His in danger of becoming hipped, a prey to his own doubts and fears, and unable to accomplish anything in life beyond catering to his own morbid fancies.Ex: The book 'If Looks Could Kill' is a juicy, tell-all, insider's look at the true world of fashion.* * *1 ‹escena/película› gruesome; ‹persona/mente› ghoulish; (truculento, retorcido) morbid2 ( Med) morbidmasculine, feminine( fam); ghoul* * *
morboso◊ -sa adjetivo ‹escena/película› gruesome;
‹persona/mente› ghoulish;
(truculento, retorcido) morbid
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino (fam) ghoul
morboso,-a adj (persona, interés, placer) morbid: sentí una curiosidad morbosa por saber los detalles de su ruptura, I was morbidly curious about the details of her breakup
' morboso' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
morbosa
English:
ghoulish
- morbid
- sick
- ghoul
- lurid
* * *morboso, -a♦ adj1. [persona, interés] morbid, ghoulish;[escena, descripción] gruesome2. [de la enfermedad] morbid♦ nm,fghoul* * *adj perverted* * *morboso, -sa adj: morbid♦ morbosidad nf -
9 lurid
adjective* * *['luərid]2) (unpleasantly shocking: the lurid details of his accident.) unheimlich•- academic.ru/88901/luridly">luridly- luridness* * *lu·rid[ˈljʊərɪd, AM ˈlʊr-]\lurid sunset dunkelroter Sonnenuntergang2. (sensational) reißerisch pej, sensationslüstern pej; cover, article reißerisch aufgemacht pej; (terrible) grässlich, widerlich\lurid details schmutzige Einzelheitento describe sth in \lurid detail etw drastisch schildern\lurid language reißerische Sprache* * *['ljʊərɪd]adja lurid sunset of pinks and oranges — ein Sonnenuntergang in grellen Rosa- und Orangetönen
her taste in clothes is rather lurid — sie mag Kleider in ziemlich grellen or schreienden Farben
she was painting her toenails a lurid red — sie lackierte sich die Fußnägel grellrot
2) (fig) language, headline, novel, imagination reißerisch; (= bloodthirsty) blutrünstig; account, description reißerisch, sensationslüstern; (= sordid) detail, crime widerlich; photo, image schaurig; (= prurient) anzüglichall the love scenes are presented in lurid detail — die Liebesszenen werden in allen widerlichen Einzelheiten dargestellt
lurid details of their quarrels —
he has a lurid imagination — er kann sich (dat) die schaurigsten Dinge vorstellen
* * *1. fahl, unheimlich, gespenstisch (Beleuchtung etc)2. düsterrot (Flammen)3. grell (Farben)4. geisterhaft, blass, bleich, fahl5. besonders fig düster, finster, unheimlich:it casts a lurid light on his character das zeigt seinen Charakter in einem unheimlichen Licht6. grässlich, schauerlich* * *adjective1) (ghastly) gespenstisch; (highly coloured) grell [Licht, Schein, Himmel]* * *adj.grell adj.schrecklich adj. -
10 horrifying
1. a ужасающий, приводящий в ужас2. a эмоц. -усил. шокирующий, ужасныйСинонимический ряд:1. ghastly (adj.) ghastly; grim; grisly; gruesome; hideous; lurid; macabre; terrible2. horrid (adj.) bloodcurdling; hair-raising; horrible; horrid; horrific; terrifying3. offensive (adj.) abhorrent; abominable; detestable; disgusting; hateful; invidious; nauseous; offensive4. shaking (verb) appalling; consternating; daunting; dismaying; horrifying; shaking; shocking
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