- poison
- 'poizn
1. noun(any substance which causes death or illness when taken into the body: She killed herself by taking poison; (also adjective) poison gas.) veneno
2. verb1) (to kill or harm with poison: He poisoned his wife.) envenenar2) (to put poison into (food etc): He poisoned her coffee.) envenenar•- poisoner- poisonous
- poisonously
- poison-pen letter
poison1 n venenoarsenic is a poison el arsénico es un venenorat poison matarrataspoison2 vb envenenarshe poisoned her husband envenenó a su maridopoisontr['pɔɪzən]noun1 venenotransitive verb1 (harm, kill - person, animal) envenenar; (make ill) intoxicar; (river) contaminar; (arrow, dart) envenenar2 (corrupt) envenenar, corromper\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLwhat's your poison? ¿qué quieres tomar?to take poison envenenarsepoison ivy hiedra venenosapoison ['pɔɪzən] vt1) : envenenar, intoxicar2) corrupt: corromperpoison n: veneno mpoisonadj.• venenoso, -a adj.n.• ponzoña s.f.• tósigo s.m.• veneno s.m.v.• atosigar v.• emponzoñar v.• enconar v.• entosigar v.• envenenar v.• intoxicar v.
I 'pɔɪzṇcount & mass noun veneno mrat poison — matarratas m
to take poison — envenenarse
what's your poison? — (colloq & hum) ¿qué vas a tomar?; (before n)
poison gas — gas m tóxico
II
transitive verba) (with poison) envenenar; (make ill) intoxicar*; \<\<river/soil\>\> contaminarb) (corrupt) \<\<mind/society\>\> corromper; \<\<relationship/atmosphere\>\> dañar, estropear['pɔɪzn]to poison somebody's mind against somebody — indisponer* a alguien contra alguien
1.N (lit, fig) veneno mto die of poison — morir envenenado
to take poison — envenenarse
they hate each other like poison — se odian a muerte
2. VT1) envenenar; (chemically) intoxicarthe wells were poisoned — habían echado sustancias tóxicas a los pozos
2) (fig) envenenar, emponzoñarto poison sb's mind (against sth/sb) — envenenar la mente de algn (contra algo/algn)
a poisoned chalice — (esp Brit) un arma de doble filo
3.CPDpoison gas N — gas m tóxico
poison ivy N — (=plant) hiedra f venenosa; (=rash) urticaria f
= poison ivypoison oak N — (=plant) zumaque m venenoso (loosely)
poison pen letter N — anónimo m ofensivo
* * *
I ['pɔɪzṇ]count & mass noun veneno mrat poison — matarratas m
to take poison — envenenarse
what's your poison? — (colloq & hum) ¿qué vas a tomar?; (before n)
poison gas — gas m tóxico
II
transitive verba) (with poison) envenenar; (make ill) intoxicar*; \<\<river/soil\>\> contaminarb) (corrupt) \<\<mind/society\>\> corromper; \<\<relationship/atmosphere\>\> dañar, estropearto poison somebody's mind against somebody — indisponer* a alguien contra alguien
English-spanish dictionary. 2013.
