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1 enervante
adj.1 draining.2 stressing, exasperating.3 enervating.m.psychoactive drug, psychedelic drug, mind-altering drug, psychodelic drug.* * *► adjetivo1 MEDICINA enervating2 familiar (irritante) irritating, exasperating* * *a) (fam) ( irritante)una vocecita chillona y enervante — a grating, high-pitched voice
b) ( que quita fuerzas) enervating* * *= unnerving, enervating, nerving.Ex. Librarians have an unnerving habit of assuming that all libraries and all patrons are the same.Ex. Plato warned that too much music of any kind was enervating to personal will and would `make a soft warrior'.Ex. And it is very nerving if you have lots of trouble later when maintaining the site.* * *a) (fam) ( irritante)una vocecita chillona y enervante — a grating, high-pitched voice
b) ( que quita fuerzas) enervating* * *= unnerving, enervating, nerving.Ex: Librarians have an unnerving habit of assuming that all libraries and all patrons are the same.
Ex: Plato warned that too much music of any kind was enervating to personal will and would `make a soft warrior'.Ex: And it is very nerving if you have lots of trouble later when maintaining the site.* * *1 ( fam)(irritante): ese ruido es enervante that noise is driving me crazy o really getting on my nervestiene una vocecita chillona y enervante she has a grating, high-pitched voice2(que quita fuerzas): el calor se hizo enervante the heat became quite enervating* * *enervante adj1. [debilitador] draining* * *adj fml1 ( debilitador) debilitating, enervating fml2 ( irritante) irritating -
2 inquietante
adj.1 worrying.2 disquieting, distressing, distressful, alarming.* * *► adjetivo1 disturbing* * *ADJ worrying, disturbing* * ** * *= disquieting, worrisome, unsettling, disturbing, unnerving, enervating.Ex. A girl strokes its keys languidly and looks about the room and sometimes at the speaker with a disquieting gaze.Ex. For archivists, automation's power to change the ways people look at, treat, and communicate information is inescapable and worrisome.Ex. These two fondly remembered programs often presented speculative and unsettling political visions of American society.Ex. For years a most intractable and disturbing problem has been the low take-up of means-tested benefits.Ex. Librarians have an unnerving habit of assuming that all libraries and all patrons are the same.Ex. Plato warned that too much music of any kind was enervating to personal will and would `make a soft warrior'.----* de manera inquietante = eerily.* evocador e inquietante = haunting.* lo que es aun más inquietante = more disturbingly.* * ** * *= disquieting, worrisome, unsettling, disturbing, unnerving, enervating.Ex: A girl strokes its keys languidly and looks about the room and sometimes at the speaker with a disquieting gaze.
Ex: For archivists, automation's power to change the ways people look at, treat, and communicate information is inescapable and worrisome.Ex: These two fondly remembered programs often presented speculative and unsettling political visions of American society.Ex: For years a most intractable and disturbing problem has been the low take-up of means-tested benefits.Ex: Librarians have an unnerving habit of assuming that all libraries and all patrons are the same.Ex: Plato warned that too much music of any kind was enervating to personal will and would `make a soft warrior'.* de manera inquietante = eerily.* evocador e inquietante = haunting.* lo que es aun más inquietante = more disturbingly.* * *‹noticia/cifras› disturbing, worrying; ‹síntoma› worrying* * *
inquietante adjetivo ‹noticia/cifras› disturbing, worrying;
‹ síntoma› worrying
inquietante adjetivo worrying
' inquietante' also found in these entries:
English:
disquieting
- distressing
- disturbing
- perturbing
- unsettling
- worrying
- eerie
- haunting
* * *inquietante adjworrying* * *adj worrying* * *inquietante adj: disturbing, worrisome -
3 acobardar
v.1 to frighten, to scare.2 to intimidate, to daunt, to scare.* * *1 to frighten, unnerve1 to become frightened, lose one's nerve, shrink back ( ante, from)* * *1.VT (=intimidar) to intimidate, cow; (=atemorizar) to overawe, unnerve2.See:* * *1. 2.acobardarse v pron to lose one's nerve* * *= browbeat, bully.Ex. Care must be exercised in seeing that these teaching aids do not become weapons to browbeat with.Ex. The director returned to his paperwork, nothing in his heart but hot shame at having permitted himself to be bullied into submission by this disagreeable public official.----* acobardarse = wuss out, wimp out (on), wimp, chicken out (on/of), get + cold feet.* * *1. 2.acobardarse v pron to lose one's nerve* * *= browbeat, bully.Ex: Care must be exercised in seeing that these teaching aids do not become weapons to browbeat with.
Ex: The director returned to his paperwork, nothing in his heart but hot shame at having permitted himself to be bullied into submission by this disagreeable public official.* acobardarse = wuss out, wimp out (on), wimp, chicken out (on/of), get + cold feet.* * *acobardar [A1 ]vt‹persona› to unnerve, intimidatesu presencia los acobardó they found his presence unnerving o intimidatingto get frightened o scared, lose one's nerve acobardarse ANTE algo ‹ante una dificultad/un obstáculo›no hay que acobardarse ante el peligro we must not flinch in the face of dangerno se acobarda ante nada nothing daunts her, she isn't frightened o daunted by anything* * *
acobardar ( conjugate acobardar) verbo transitivo ‹ persona› to unnerve, intimidate
acobardarse verbo pronominal
to lose one's nerve;
acobardar verbo transitivo to frighten
* * *♦ vtto frighten, to scare* * *v/t intimidate* * *acobardar vtintimidar: to frighten, to intimidate -
4 desconcertante
adj.disconcerting.* * *► adjetivo1 disconcerting, upsetting* * *ADJ disconcerting* * *adjetivo disconcerting* * *= bewildering, disconcerting, stunning, baffling, dizzying, mystifying, puzzling, perplexing, overwhelming.Ex. The citation of conference proceedings poses unique and potentially bewildering problems.Ex. The other element is found in the stenotype, that somewhat disconcerting device encountered usually at public meetings.Ex. The trends themselves are not hard to anticipate, although the stunning pace of development is often not fully appreciated.Ex. 'I find this all baffling,' Meek commented, arching her eyebrows.Ex. Unfortunately, the dizzying array of computing and networking environments often frustrates end users' attempts to navigate the Internet = Desafortunadamente, con frecuencia la variedad tan desconcertante de entornos informáticos y de redes frusta los intentos de los usuarios finales de navegar por la red.Ex. 'It's not mystifying if you know him well,' Carmichael reflected, shuffling uneasily under her steady gaze.Ex. The argument for expressiveness is that it helps users to find their way through the systematic arrangement, which is sometimes puzzling to them.Ex. The public library is a complex institution, evolving through many decades of human history and colliding today with the perplexing realities of change, declining funding, and shifting purpose.Ex. More people are taking the dip into online business and abandoning the huge corporations with overwhelming superiors and unearthly hours.----* de modo desconcertante = bewilderingly.* * *adjetivo disconcerting* * *= bewildering, disconcerting, stunning, baffling, dizzying, mystifying, puzzling, perplexing, overwhelming.Ex: The citation of conference proceedings poses unique and potentially bewildering problems.
Ex: The other element is found in the stenotype, that somewhat disconcerting device encountered usually at public meetings.Ex: The trends themselves are not hard to anticipate, although the stunning pace of development is often not fully appreciated.Ex: 'I find this all baffling,' Meek commented, arching her eyebrows.Ex: Unfortunately, the dizzying array of computing and networking environments often frustrates end users' attempts to navigate the Internet = Desafortunadamente, con frecuencia la variedad tan desconcertante de entornos informáticos y de redes frusta los intentos de los usuarios finales de navegar por la red.Ex: 'It's not mystifying if you know him well,' Carmichael reflected, shuffling uneasily under her steady gaze.Ex: The argument for expressiveness is that it helps users to find their way through the systematic arrangement, which is sometimes puzzling to them.Ex: The public library is a complex institution, evolving through many decades of human history and colliding today with the perplexing realities of change, declining funding, and shifting purpose.Ex: More people are taking the dip into online business and abandoning the huge corporations with overwhelming superiors and unearthly hours.* de modo desconcertante = bewilderingly.* * *disconcerting* * *
desconcertante adjetivo
disconcerting
desconcertante adjetivo disconcerting
' desconcertante' also found in these entries:
English:
baffling
- disconcerting
- perplexing
- bewildering
- unnerving
* * *desconcertante adjdisconcerting* * *desconcertante adj: disconcerting -
5 nervioso
adj.nervous, edgy, jumpy, jittery.* * *► adjetivo1 (gen) nervous2 (excitable) excitable3 (intranquilo) nervous, uptight, edgy\poner nervioso,-a a alguien to get on somebody's nervesponerse nervioso,-a (intranquilizarse) to get nervous 2 (impacientarse) to get all excited 3 (aturullarse) to get flustered* * *(f. - nerviosa)adj.* * *ADJ1) (Anat) nerve antes de s, nervous2) (=excitable)ser nervioso — to be highly strung, be nervous
es un niño muy nervioso — he's a very highly strung o nervous child
3) (=intranquilo)¡no te pongas nervioso! — keep cool! *
* * *- sa adjetivo1) <persona/animal>a) [ser] ( excitable) nervousb) [estar] (preocupado, tenso) nervousc) [estar] ( agitado) agitatedúltimamente se le nota nervioso — he's been on edge o (colloq) uptight lately
2) < trastorno> nervous* * *= nervous, in a tizz(y), nervy [nervier -comp., nerviest -sup.], jumpy [jumpier -comp., jumpiest -sup.], on edge, fidgety, uptight, twitchy [twitchier -comp., twitchiest -sup.], stressed.Ex. Male librarians believed the public's image of themselves to be more submissive, meek, nervous, effeminate, reserved, following, subdued and less approachable, athletic, and attractive than the undergraduate sample actually saw them.Ex. And finally, we have the art librarians in a tizzy because they think certain types of headings have been tampered with.Ex. The article ' Nervy Days for Office Suppliers' reviews the present state of affairs of office automation.Ex. This film adaptation is scrappily made and jumpy, and there is nothing here that evokes either the joy of the moment or the death of the soul.Ex. The combination of trade deficit, budget deficit, and threat of war has international investors completely on edge.Ex. Fidgety people are rarely well, they have generally `a headache,' or `spasms,' or `nerves,' or something of that sort.Ex. Many of the working-class mothers who take part could be described as uptight.Ex. The day before she wouldn't eat or speak and she was twitchy since she didn't know what the future would hold.Ex. Australia is 'in a different league' to most stressed world economies because of the stability of its banks and China's hunger for its exports.----* depresión nerviosa = breakdown.* de un modo nervioso = nervously.* estar nervioso = be in a tizz(y), have + butterflies in + Posesivo + stomach.* gas nervioso = nerve agent, nerve gas.* la gente se está poniendo nerviosa = the natives are nervous.* muy nervioso = in a state of agitation, highly-strung, high-strung.* persona nerviosa = fidget.* poner nervioso = rattle.* ponerse nervioso = get + Posesivo + panties in a bundle, be in a tizz(y), get in(to) a tizz(y), have + butterflies in + Posesivo + stomach.* risa nerviosa = giggle.* risita nerviosa = giggle.* sistema nervioso = nervous system.* sistema nervioso periférico = peripheral nervous system.* sufrir una depresión nerviosa = have + a breakdown.* terminación nerviosa = nerve ending.* tic nervioso = tic.* * *- sa adjetivo1) <persona/animal>a) [ser] ( excitable) nervousb) [estar] (preocupado, tenso) nervousc) [estar] ( agitado) agitatedúltimamente se le nota nervioso — he's been on edge o (colloq) uptight lately
2) < trastorno> nervous* * *= nervous, in a tizz(y), nervy [nervier -comp., nerviest -sup.], jumpy [jumpier -comp., jumpiest -sup.], on edge, fidgety, uptight, twitchy [twitchier -comp., twitchiest -sup.], stressed.Ex: Male librarians believed the public's image of themselves to be more submissive, meek, nervous, effeminate, reserved, following, subdued and less approachable, athletic, and attractive than the undergraduate sample actually saw them.
Ex: And finally, we have the art librarians in a tizzy because they think certain types of headings have been tampered with.Ex: The article ' Nervy Days for Office Suppliers' reviews the present state of affairs of office automation.Ex: This film adaptation is scrappily made and jumpy, and there is nothing here that evokes either the joy of the moment or the death of the soul.Ex: The combination of trade deficit, budget deficit, and threat of war has international investors completely on edge.Ex: Fidgety people are rarely well, they have generally `a headache,' or `spasms,' or `nerves,' or something of that sort.Ex: Many of the working-class mothers who take part could be described as uptight.Ex: The day before she wouldn't eat or speak and she was twitchy since she didn't know what the future would hold.Ex: Australia is 'in a different league' to most stressed world economies because of the stability of its banks and China's hunger for its exports.* depresión nerviosa = breakdown.* de un modo nervioso = nervously.* estar nervioso = be in a tizz(y), have + butterflies in + Posesivo + stomach.* gas nervioso = nerve agent, nerve gas.* la gente se está poniendo nerviosa = the natives are nervous.* muy nervioso = in a state of agitation, highly-strung, high-strung.* persona nerviosa = fidget.* poner nervioso = rattle.* ponerse nervioso = get + Posesivo + panties in a bundle, be in a tizz(y), get in(to) a tizz(y), have + butterflies in + Posesivo + stomach.* risa nerviosa = giggle.* risita nerviosa = giggle.* sistema nervioso = nervous system.* sistema nervioso periférico = peripheral nervous system.* sufrir una depresión nerviosa = have + a breakdown.* terminación nerviosa = nerve ending.* tic nervioso = tic.* * *nervioso -saA ‹persona/animal›2 [ ESTAR] (preocupado) nervousestoy muy nervioso por lo de los exámenes I'm very nervous o ( colloq) uptight about the exams3 [ ESTAR] (agitado) agitatedestás muy nerviosa hoy ¿qué te ha pasado? you seem very agitated o on edge o ( colloq) jumpy today, what's up?ese ruido me tiene or me pone nerviosa that noise is getting on my nervesme pongo nervioso cada vez que la veo I get flustered every time I see herB ‹trastorno› nervous* * *
nervioso◊ -sa adjetivo
1 ‹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
* * *nervioso, -a adj1. [sistema, enfermedad] nervous;centro/tejido nervioso nerve centre/tissue2. [inquieto, agitado] nervous;está muy nervioso he's very nervous;está muy nervioso por la operación de su padre he's very anxious about his father's operation;quise hablar con ella pero me puse muy nervioso I wanted to talk to her but I got all nervous;todavía no me han dicho el resultado y me estoy poniendo nervioso they still haven't told me the result and I'm getting nervous o a bit jumpy;ese ruidito me está poniendo nervioso that noise is getting on my nerves3. [muy activo] Br highly strung, US high-strung;* * *adj nervous;ponerse nervioso get nervous; ( agitado) get agitated;poner a alguien nervioso get on s.o.’s nerves* * *nervioso, -sa adj1) : nervous, nervesistema nervioso: nervous system2) : high-strung, restless, anxiousponerse nervioso: to get nervous3) : vigorous, energetic* * *nervioso adj nervous -
6 inquietante
• alarming• disquieting• distressful• distressing• disturbing• ominous• troubleshooting• troublous• uncomforting• unnerving• unsettling -
7 intranquilizante
• afflicting• afflictive• distressing• disturbing• uncomforting• unnerving -
8 ser inquietante
v.to be distressing, to be disquieting, to be unnerving.
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