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throes

Principal Translations
Inglés		Español
throes, throes of [sth] npl	(pang, agony)	agonía nf
		dolor intenso nm + adj
	The bull was mortally wounded and the throes of death were terrible to watch.
	Despite her determination to have a natural birth, the new mother found she needed drugs to help her through the throes of labour.
	El toro fue herido mortalmente y la agonía de muerte era terrible de ver.

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Compound Forms: throes | throe
Inglés		Español
be in your death throes v expr	(be actively dying)	estar en los últimos estertores loc verb
		agonizar⇒ vi
	(coloquial)	estar en las últimas loc verb
death throes npl	(final pangs, convulsions)	últimos estertores adj + nmpl
	The animal's death throes gradually weakened.
	Los últimos estertores del animal se desvanecieron poco a poco.
death throes npl	figurative (business: before dissolution)	agonizar⇒ vi
	(coloquial)	estar en las últimas vi + loc adv
	The troubled company is in its final death throes.
	La compañía agoniza.
	La compañía está en las últimas.
in the throes of [sth] expr	(experiencing painful struggle)	con dolores de loc prep
	The country found itself in the throes of a terrible conflict.
in the throes of [sth] expr	figurative (in the middle of)	en medio de loc adv
	So, there I was, in the throes of cleaning cat vomit off the carpet, when the guy I'd had a crush on for months knocked on my door.

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