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sickening ['sɪkənɪŋ]∎ it's sickening the way the refugees are treated c'est écœurant, la façon dont on traite les réfugiés;∎ he fell with a sickening thud il est tombé avec un bruit qui laissait présager le pire;∎ humorous she's so talented it's sickening! elle est si douée que c'en est écœurant! -
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adjective (causing sickness, disgust or weariness; very unpleasant or annoying: There was a sickening crunch; The weather is really sickening!) nauseabundo, repugnante, asqueroso, exasperantetr['sɪkənɪŋ]1 (disgusting) repugnante, asqueroso,-a; (horrifying) escalofriante, horrible; (nauseating) nauseabundo,-a2 (annoying) irritante, exasperantesickening ['sɪkənɪŋ] adj: asqueroso, repugnante, nauseabundoadj.• apestoso, -a adj.• asqueroso, -a adj.• dulzarrón, -ona adj.• empachoso, -a adj.• empalagoso, -a adj.• nauseabundo, -a adj.'sɪkənɪŋa) (disgusting, discouraging)it's sickening, isn't it? — da mucha rabia ¿no?; ( stronger) da asco ¿no?, es asqueante ¿no?
b) (nauseating, shocking) <smell/sight> nauseabundo; <thud/crash/crunch> escalofriante, horrible['sɪknɪŋ]1) (=disgusting) [sight, smell] nauseabundo, asqueroso; [cruelty, crime] espeluznante, repugnante; [waste] indignante, escandalosoa sickening feeling of failure — una asqueante or insoportable sensación de fracaso
2) * (=annoying) [person, behaviour, situation] odioso, exasperante3) (=unpleasant) [blow, crunch] tremendo* * *['sɪkənɪŋ]a) (disgusting, discouraging)it's sickening, isn't it? — da mucha rabia ¿no?; ( stronger) da asco ¿no?, es asqueante ¿no?
b) (nauseating, shocking) <smell/sight> nauseabundo; <thud/crash/crunch> escalofriante, horrible
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