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1 stink
stiŋk
1. past tense - stank; verb(to have a very bad smell: That fish stinks; The house stinks of cats.) apestar
2. noun(a very bad smell: What a stink!) peste, hedorstink1 n peste / tufowhat a stink! ¡qué peste!stink2 vb apestarthat fish stinks! ¡ese pescado apesta!tr[stɪŋk]1 (smell) peste nombre femenino, hedor nombre masculino, hediondez nombre femenino, fetidez nombre femenino■ what a stink! ¡qué peste!1 apestar (of, a), heder (of, a)2 familiar (seem bad or dishonest) dar asco\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto create/kick up/make/raise a stink armar un lío, armar un escándalostink bomb bomba fétidastink n: hedor m, mal olor m, peste fn.• heder s.m.• hediondez s.f.• hedor s.m.• oler mal s.m.v.(§ p.,p.p.: stank, stunk) = apestar v.• heder v.• oliscar v.
I stɪŋkmass nouna) ( bad smell) hediondez f, hedor m (liter), mal olor m, peste f (fam)b) ( fuss) (colloq) escándalo m, lío m (fam), follón m (Esp fam)
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a) ( smell badly) \<\<person/place/breath\>\> apestarb) ( be very bad) (colloq)Phrasal Verbs:- stink up[stɪŋk] (vb: pt stank) (pp stunk)1. N1) (=smell) peste f, hedor ma stink of... — un hedor a...
2) * (fig) (=row, trouble) lío * m, follón m (Sp) *to kick up or raise or make a stink — armar un escándalo
2. VI1)to stink (of) — apestar (a), heder (a)
2) ** (=be very bad)3.VT4.CPDstink bomb N — bomba f fétida
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I [stɪŋk]mass nouna) ( bad smell) hediondez f, hedor m (liter), mal olor m, peste f (fam)b) ( fuss) (colloq) escándalo m, lío m (fam), follón m (Esp fam)
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a) ( smell badly) \<\<person/place/breath\>\> apestarb) ( be very bad) (colloq)Phrasal Verbs:- stink up -
2 heaven
'hevn1) (in some religions, the place where God or the gods live, and where good people go when they die.) cielo, paraíso2) (the sky: He raised his eyes to heaven / the heavens.) cielo3) ((something which brings) great happiness: `This is heaven', she said, lying on the beach in the sun.) paraíso, gloria•- heavenly- heavenliness
- heavens
- heavenly bodies
- heaven-sent
- for heaven's sake
- heaven knows
- thank heavens
heaven n cielofor heaven's sake! ¡por Dios!tr['hevən]1 cielo2 familiar gloria, paraíso1 cielo\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto be in seventh heaven estar en el séptimo cieloto stink to high heaven familiar apestarthis is heaven! familiar ¡ésto es la gloria!heavens! ¡cielos!good heavens! familiar ¡santo cielo!, ¡por Dios!, ¡madre mía!thank heavens! ¡gracias a Dios!for heaven's sake! familiar ¡por el amor de Dios!heaven knows! familiar ¡ni idea!heaven forbid! ¡no lo quiera Dios!to move heaven and earth mover cielo y tierraheaven ['hɛvən] n1) : cielo mfor heaven's sake: por Dios2) heavens nplsky: cielo mthe heavens opened up: empezó a llover a cántarosn.• cielo s.m.• firmamento s.m.'hevən1) ( place) cielo mto be in seventh heaven — estar* en el séptimo cielo
to move heaven and earth — remover* (el) cielo y (la) tierra
2) ( sky) (usu pl) cielo mto stink to high heaven — (colloq) oler* que apesta (fam)
3) (in interj phrases, as intensifier)(good) heavens! — Dios mío!, santo cielo!
did you vote for him? - (good) heavens, no! — ¿votaste por él? - ¿estás loca?
heavens to Betsy! — (AmE hum) cielo santo!
they gave her the job, heaven knows why — le dieron el trabajo a ella, vete a saber porqué; forbid 2), name I 1), sake c)
4) ( bliss) (colloq)how was your vacation? - it was heaven — ¿qué tal las vacaciones? - divinas or sensacionales (fam)
['hevn]N1) (Rel) (gen) cielo m(good) heavens! — ¡cielos!
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an injustice that cries out to heaven — una injusticia que clama al cielo•
heaven forbid! — ¡no lo quiera Dios!heaven forbid that we end up in the same hotel! — ¡ojalá no or quiera Dios que no terminemos en el mismo hotel!
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heaven help them if they do — que Dios les ayude si lo hacen•
heaven knows why — Dios sabe por qué•
what in heaven's name does that mean? — ¿qué demonios significa eso?•
the heavens opened — se abrieron los cielos, las nubes descargaron con fuerza•
for heaven's sake! — ¡por Dios!•
thank heaven! — ¡gracias a Dios!, ¡menos mal!- move heaven and earth to do sth- stink to high heaven- be in seventh heaven2) (fig) paraíso misn't he heaven? — ¡qué maravilla de hombre!
* * *['hevən]1) ( place) cielo mto be in seventh heaven — estar* en el séptimo cielo
to move heaven and earth — remover* (el) cielo y (la) tierra
2) ( sky) (usu pl) cielo mto stink to high heaven — (colloq) oler* que apesta (fam)
3) (in interj phrases, as intensifier)(good) heavens! — Dios mío!, santo cielo!
did you vote for him? - (good) heavens, no! — ¿votaste por él? - ¿estás loca?
heavens to Betsy! — (AmE hum) cielo santo!
they gave her the job, heaven knows why — le dieron el trabajo a ella, vete a saber porqué; forbid 2), name I 1), sake c)
4) ( bliss) (colloq)how was your vacation? - it was heaven — ¿qué tal las vacaciones? - divinas or sensacionales (fam)
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3 hum
1. past tense, past participle - hummed; verb1) (to make a musical sound with closed lips: He was humming a tune to himself.) tararear, canturrear2) (to make a similar sound: The bees were humming round the hive.) zumbar3) (to be active: Things are really humming round here.) estar en actividad, bullir
2. noun(a humming sound: I could hear the hum of the machines; a hum of conversation.) zumbidohum vb1. zumbar2. tarareartr[hʌm]1 (of bees, engine) zumbido1 (bees, engine etc) zumbar2 (sing) tararear, canturrear3 (bustling with activity) hervir1 (tune) tararear, canturrear\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto hum and haw vacilar1) buzz: zumbar2) : estar muy activo, moverseto hum with activity: bullir de actividadhum vt: tararear (una melodía)hum n: zumbido m, murmullo mn.• murmullo s.m.• tarareo s.m.• zumbido s.m.v.• canturrear v.• tararear v.• zumbar v.• zurriar v.
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1. hʌm- mm- intransitive verb1) \<\<machinery/bee/wire\>\> zumbar; \<\<person\>\> tararear ( con la boca cerrada)to hum and ha(w) — (BrE colloq) vacilar
2) ( stink) (BrE colloq) oler* mal, apestar (fam), cantar (Esp fam)
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vt \<\<tune\>\> tararear ( con la boca cerrada)
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noun (no pl) (of bees, machinery) zumbido m; (of voices, traffic) murmullo m[hʌm]1.2.VT [+ tune] canturrear, tararear3. VI1) [insect, wire] zumbar; [person] canturrear, tararear una canción2) (fig) * (=be busy) bullir, hervirthe market place was humming — el mercado era un hervidero (de actividad), el mercado bullía or hervía de actividad
3) * (=smell) oler mal4)* * *
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1. [hʌm]- mm- intransitive verb1) \<\<machinery/bee/wire\>\> zumbar; \<\<person\>\> tararear ( con la boca cerrada)to hum and ha(w) — (BrE colloq) vacilar
2) ( stink) (BrE colloq) oler* mal, apestar (fam), cantar (Esp fam)
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vt \<\<tune\>\> tararear ( con la boca cerrada)
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noun (no pl) (of bees, machinery) zumbido m; (of voices, traffic) murmullo m
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