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1 stimulate
vt.1 estimular (person, mind, appetite); suscitar (enthusiasm, interest)2 avivar, aguzar.vi.1 servir como estímulo o aguijón.2 tomar estimulantes o licores embriagantes.(pt & pp stimulated) -
2 work up
1) (to excite or rouse gradually: She worked herself up into a fury. (adjective worked-up: Don't get so worked-up!).) exaltar, acalorar, poner nervioso, emocionar2) (to raise or create: I just can't work up any energy/appetite/enthusiasm today.) llegar a tenerv + o + adv, v + adv + oa) ( stimulate)to work up a sweat — empezar* a sudar
b) (excite, arouse)to work somebody/oneself up into something: she works herself up into a state se pone como loca; they had been worked up into a frenzy — los habían puesto frenéticos, los habían exaltado
VT + ADV1) (=develop) [+ energy, courage] conseguirI've worked up quite a thirst, carrying those boxes — me ha entrado mucha sed cargando esas cajas
2) (=excite)to work o.s. up into a rage — ponerse furioso, enfurecerse
to be worked up — excitarse, exaltarse, emocionarse (esp LAm)
don't get all worked up! — ¡cálmate!
* * *v + o + adv, v + adv + oa) ( stimulate)to work up a sweat — empezar* a sudar
b) (excite, arouse)to work somebody/oneself up into something: she works herself up into a state se pone como loca; they had been worked up into a frenzy — los habían puesto frenéticos, los habían exaltado
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3 whet
wetpast tense, past participle - whetted; verb1) (to sharpen (a tool) by rubbing it on a grindstone or whetstone.) afilar2) (to make (one's appetite) keen.) despertar, abrir•tr[wet]1 (appetite) despertar, abrir2 formal use (knife) afilar1) sharpen: afilar2) stimulate: estimularto whet the appetite: estimular el apetitov.• abrir el apetito v.• aguzar v.• amolar v.• estimular v.hwet, wettransitive verb - tt- \<\<interest/curiosity\>\> estimular, avivar[wet]VT [+ tool] afilar, amolar; [+ appetite, curiosity] estimular, despertar* * *[hwet, wet]transitive verb - tt- \<\<interest/curiosity\>\> estimular, avivar -
4 arouse
(to cause or give rise to (something): His actions aroused my suspicions.) despertar, provocartr[ə'raʊz]1 (awake) despertar2 (sexually) excitar1) awake: despertar2) excite: despertar, suscitar, excitarv.• despabilar v.• despertar v.• levantar v.ə'raʊztransitive verb \<\<curiosity/interest/suspicion\>\> despertar*, suscitar; ( sexually) excitar[ǝ'raʊz]VT1) frm (=awaken from sleep) despertar2) (=stimulate) [+ suspicion, curiosity] despertar, suscitarit aroused great interest — despertó or suscitó mucho interés
3) (sexually) excitar* * *[ə'raʊz]transitive verb \<\<curiosity/interest/suspicion\>\> despertar*, suscitar; ( sexually) excitar
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