distress

distress
di'stres
1. noun
1) (great sorrow, trouble or pain: She was in great distress over his disappearance; Is your leg causing you any distress?; The loss of all their money left the family in acute distress.) aflicción
2) (a cause of sorrow: My inability to draw has always been a distress to me.) preocupación, angustia

2. verb
(to cause pain or sorrow to: I'm distressed by your lack of interest.) afligir
- distressingly
distress1 n angustia / dolor
you've caused us a great deal of distress nos has causado mucha angustia
distress2 vb afligir
her parents were deeply distressed sus padres estaban muy afligidos
distress
tr[dɪ'stres]
noun
1 (mental) aflicción nombre femenino, angustia; (physical) dolor nombre masculino; (exhaustion) agotamiento
2 (poverty) penuria, miseria
3 (danger) peligro
transitive verb
1 (upset) afligir, dar pena a; (grieve) consternar
\
SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
to distress oneself afligirse
distress call / distress signal señal nombre femenino de socorro
distress [dɪ'stɛrs] vt
: afligir, darle pena (a alguien), hacer sufrir
distress n
1) sorrow: dolor m, angustia f, aflicción f
2) pain: dolor m
3)
in distress : en peligro
distress
n.
(§ pl.: distresses) = angustia s.f.
• apretura s.f.
• congoja s.f.
• dolor s.m.
• laceria s.f.
• miseria s.f.
• peligro s.m.
• pena s.f.
v.
• afligir v.
• angustiar v.
• apesadumbrar v.
• aprensar v.
• desconsolar v.
• doler v.

I dɪ'stres
mass noun
a) (mental) angustia f, aflicción f

he was in great distress — sufría mucho

b) (physical)

respiratory distress — dificultades fpl respiratorias

he showed signs of distress during the race — tuvo síntomas de agotamiento durante la carrera

c) (danger)

in distress — en peligro; (before n) <call, signal> de socorro


II
transitive verb (upset) afligir*; (grieve) consternar

please don't distress yourself — por favor, no se aflija

[dɪs'tres]
1. N
1) (=pain) dolor m ; (=mental anguish) angustia f , aflicción f ; (Med) (after exertion) agotamiento m , fatiga f

to be in great distress — estar sufriendo mucho

2) (=danger) peligro m

to be in distress — [ship etc] estar en peligro

3) (=poverty) miseria f

to be in financial distress — pasar apuros económicos

2.
VT (physically) doler; (mentally) angustiar, afligir; (Med) agotar, fatigar
3.
CPD

distress call N — llamada f de socorro

distress rocket N — cohete m de señales

distress signal N — señal f de socorro

* * *

I [dɪ'stres]
mass noun
a) (mental) angustia f, aflicción f

he was in great distress — sufría mucho

b) (physical)

respiratory distress — dificultades fpl respiratorias

he showed signs of distress during the race — tuvo síntomas de agotamiento durante la carrera

c) (danger)

in distress — en peligro; (before n) <call, signal> de socorro


II
transitive verb (upset) afligir*; (grieve) consternar

please don't distress yourself — por favor, no se aflija


English-spanish dictionary. 2013.

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