| Principal Translations |
| pill n | (medicine) | pastilla nf |
| | | píldora nf |
| | | cápsula nf |
| | Philip is taking pills for his heart condition. |
| | Phillip está tomando pastillas para su enfermedad coronaria. |
the Pill,
the pill n | informal (contraceptive tablet) (informal) | la píldora loc nom f |
| | | píldora anticonceptiva, pastilla anticonceptiva nf + adj |
| | The Pill isn't 100% failsafe. |
| | Agatha's been on the pill for five years. |
| | La píldora no es 100 % efectiva. // Ágata toma la píldora hace cinco años. |
| pill n | dated, slang (annoying person) | bodrio n común |
| | Susan's always complaining about everything; she's a real pill. |
| | Susan siempre se queja de todo, es un bodrio. |
| pill n | (fuzz ball on fabric) | bolita de pelusa nf + loc adj |
| | I have worn this sweater so many times, it is covered in pills. |
| | Me he puesto este suéter tantas veces que ya está lleno de bolitas de pelusa. |
| pill⇒ vi | (fabric: develop fuzz balls) | salirle bolitas de pelusa a algo loc verb + prep |
| | Washing woollen garments inside out can prevent them pilling. |
| | Lavar las prendas de lana por el revés evita que les salgan bolitas de pelusa. |
Compound Forms:
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| abortion pill | (abortion drug) | píldora abortiva nf + adj |
| | | pastilla para abortar nf + loc adj |
birth control pill,
birth-control pill,
contraceptive pill n | (contraceptive tablet) | píldora anticonceptiva nf + adj |
| | (AR) | pastilla anticonceptiva nf + adj |
| | Women take the birth control pill to avoid getting pregnant. |
| | Las mujeres toman la píldora anticonceptiva para evitar un embarazo. |
| | (coloquial) | la píldora nf |
| | | la pastilla nf |
| | Las mujeres toman la píldora para evitar un embarazo. |
| bitter pill n | figurative ([sth] unpleasant) | trago amargo loc nom m |
| | Losing his job was a bitter pill for Andrew to swallow. |
coated pill,
coated tablet n | (tablet with a coating) | pastilla recubierta nf + adj |
| diet pill | (dieting) | pastilla para adelgazar nf + loc adj |
| | | píldora para adelgazar nf + loc adj |
| dummy pill n | (placebo: tablet with no effect) | placebo nm |
| | He credited the medicine for curing his insomnia, but they were really nothing more than dummy pills. |
| | Afirmaba que la medicina le curaba el insomnio, pero en realidad no eran más que placebos. |
minipill,
mini-pill n | (contraceptive pill) (anticonceptivo) | minipíldora nf |
| morning-after pill n | (emergency contraceptive) | pastilla del día después loc nom f |
| | | píldora del día después loc nom f |
| pain pill n | (analgesic tablet, painkiller) | analgésico nm |
| | I took a pain pill for my headache. |
| | Tomé un analgésico para el dolor de cabeza. |
| | | calmante nm |
| | Tomé un calmante para el dolor de cabeza. |
| | | pastilla nf |
| | Tomé una pastilla para el dolor de cabeza. |
| pill bug n | (small crustacean: woodlouse) (crustáceo) | bicho bolita loc nom m |
| poison pill n | (espionage: suicide pill) | píldora venenosa nf + adj |
| poison pill n | figurative (finance: tactic to avoid takeover) (figurado) | píldora venenosa loc nom f |
| pill popper n | slang (person: takes many pills) | adicto a las pastillas, adicta a las pastillas loc nm, loc nf |
| | (CO: coloquial) | pepero, pepera nm, nf |
| | My boss was given pain medication following his operation; now he has turned into a bit of a pill popper. |
sleeping pill,
sleeping tablet n | (sedative drug in pill form) | somnífero nm |
| | He couldn't sleep at all without taking sleeping pills. |
| | No podía conciliar el sueño sin tomar somníferos. |
| | | pastilla para dormir grupo nom |
| | No podía conciliar el sueño sin tomar pastillas para dormir. |
| | | píldora para dormir grupo nom |
| | No podía conciliar el sueño sin tomar píldoras para dormir. |
sugar the pill,
sweeten the pill v expr | figurative (make more palatable) (figurado) | dorar la píldora expr |
| sugar-coated pill n | figurative ([sth] made superficially more pleasant) (figurado) | píldora azucarada loc nom f |
| | (figurado) | golosina nf |
| | (figurado) | gragea nf |
| | I'm sure these new job titles are just a sugar-coated pill. |
| | Estoy segura de que los nuevos puestos son sólo una píldora azucarada. |
| water pill | (medicine) | diurético nm |