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distressing

Principal Translations
Inglés		Español
distressing adj	(emotionally upsetting)	angustiante adj
		inquietante adj
	Her lawyer has sent her a very distressing email about the divorce.
	Su abogado le ha mandando un correo electrónico muy angustiante sobre el divorcio.
distressing adj	(causing anxiety)	preocupante adj
		inquietante adj
		alarmante adj
	The lack of news from the village is distressing for everyone.
	La falta de noticias del pueblo es preocupante para todos.

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Principal Translations
Inglés		Español
distress n	(mental pain)	aflicción nf
		angustia nf
	The widow's distress at her husband's funeral was obvious.
	La aflicción de la viuda en el funeral de su esposo era evidente.
distress n	(need for help)	peligro nm
	Richer nations came to the aid of the country in its time of distress.
	Las naciones más ricas ayudaron al país cuando corría peligro.
distress [sb]⇒ vtr	(upset)	afligir a vtr + prep
		angustiar a vtr + prep
	The news of his old friend's death distressed Bill.
	Las noticias sobre la muerte de su amigo afligieron a Bill.

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Additional Translations
Inglés		Español
distress n	(medical: malfunction)	fallo nm
		sufrimiento nm
	The patient is suffering from gastric distress.
	El paciente sufre de un fallo gástrico.
distress [sth]⇒ vtr	(age furniture, clothing, etc.) (muebles)	envejecer⇒ vtr
	The furniture maker distressed the chest of drawers.
	El fabricante de muebles envejeció la cajonera.

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Compound Forms: distress | distressing
Inglés		Español
distress call n	(call for help)	llamada de emergencia nf + loc adj
	Making a false distress call is a criminal act in many countries.
distress sale n	(forced sale of [sb]'s property)	malventa nf
	La enfermedad de su mujer se tragó todos los ahorros y el poco dinero que obtuvo por la malventa de la casa.
distress signal n	(help-needed signal)	señal de auxilio nf + loc adj
	'Mayday' is an emergency code word used internationally as a distress signal.
distress warrant n	(law: seize property)	orden de secuestro de los bienes nf + loc adj
financial distress n	(stage before bankruptcy)	problemas financieros nmpl + adj
		apuros financieros nmpl + adj
in distress adj	(person: upset)	alterado/a, molesto/a adj
	She's in distress because she had an argument with her boyfriend.
	Está alterada porque tuvo una pelea con su novio.
in distress adj	(ship, etc.: in need of assistance)	en apuros loc adv
	The lifeboat crew set off in the storm to help the ship in distress.
	Enviaron un remolcador a auxiliar al barco que se encontraba en apuros.
respiratory distress syndrome, hyaline membrane disease n	(newborn baby disease)	enfermedad de la membrana hialina loc nom f
respiratory distress syndrome, adult respiratory distress syndrome n	(lung disorder)	síndrome de insuficiencia respiratoria loc nom m

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