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1 lather
1) (foam made up of soap bubbles: Add the soap to the water and work up a good lather.) espuma2) (a foam of sweat appearing eg on a horse's neck.) sudortr['lɑːðəSMALLr/SMALL]1 (of soap) espuma2 (sweat) sudor nombre masculino1 enjabonar1 hacer espuma\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLin a lather familiar agobiado,-a y sudandoto work oneself into a lather familiar agobiarselather ['læðər] vt: enjabonarlather vi: espumar, hacer espumalather n1) : espuma f (de jabón)2) : sudor m (de caballo)3)to get into a lather : ponerse histéricon.• espuma de jabón s.f.• jabonadura s.f.• jabonaduras s.f.pl.v.• enjabonar v.• jabonar v.'læðər, 'lɑːðə(r), læðə(r)
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noun (no pl)a) ( from soap) espuma fb) ( sweat) sudor mto be in/get into a lather (about something) — (colloq) ( nervous) estar*/ponerse* nervioso or histérico (por algo) (fam); ( angry) estar*/ponerse* hecho una furia (por algo) (fam)
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transitive verb \<\<face/hair\>\> enjabonar
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vi \<\<soap/detergent\>\> hacer* espuma['læðǝ(r)]1.N espuma f; [of sweat] sudor m- be in/get into a lather2.VT [+ one's face] enjabonarse3.VI hacer espuma* * *['læðər, 'lɑːðə(r), læðə(r)]
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noun (no pl)a) ( from soap) espuma fb) ( sweat) sudor mto be in/get into a lather (about something) — (colloq) ( nervous) estar*/ponerse* nervioso or histérico (por algo) (fam); ( angry) estar*/ponerse* hecho una furia (por algo) (fam)
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transitive verb \<\<face/hair\>\> enjabonar
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vi \<\<soap/detergent\>\> hacer* espuma -
2 to work oneself into a lather
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3 nervioso
nervioso
◊ -sa adjetivo1 ‹persona/animal›◊ últimamente se le nota nervioso he's been on edge o (colloq) uptight lately;ese ruido me pone muy nerviosa that noise is getting on my nerves; me pongo nervioso cada vez que la veo I get flustered every time I see her 2 ‹ trastorno› nervous; ‹ célula› nerve ( before n)
nervioso,-a adjetivo
1 nervous: la pregunta le puso nervioso, the question made him nervous
ponerse nervioso, to get nervous/upset
2 (inquieto, intranquilo) fidgety: es un niño muy nervioso, he's a very restless child ' nervioso' also found in these entries: Spanish: agitada - agitado - agitarse - descomponer - descomponerse - desesperar - emocionarse - enervar - idea - impulso - nerviosa - toda - todo - ver - alborotado - poner - sí - sistema - tic English: crack up - edge - edgy - excite - fidgety - flap - fluster - fraught - gulp - highly-strung - jitters - jittery - jumpy - keyed up - knickers - lather - nerve gas - nervous - nervous system - panicky - rattle - state - twitchy - unnerve - uptight - work up - agitated - butter - cool - dither - high - hype - nerve - system - unnerving - up -
4 sudor
sudor sustantivo masculino sweat, perspiration (frml)
sudor sustantivo masculino
1 sweat, perspiration
2 fam (esfuerzo) effort: me costó sudores, it took me a lot of hard work
3 fam (nerviosismo, temor) sudor frío, cold sweat Locuciones: con el sudor de mi/tu/su frente, by the sweat of one's brow ' sudor' also found in these entries: Spanish: chorrear - empapar - enjugar - enjugarse - gota - bañado English: cold sweat - hard-earned - lather - mop - sweat - trickle - bead - hard
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