dwelling

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈdwɛlɪŋ/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈdwɛlɪŋ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(dweling)

From the verb dwell: (⇒ conjugate)
dwelling is: Click the infinitive to see all available inflections
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
dwelling n (house)vivienda nf
  morada nf
 The old man lived in a small dwelling near the river.
 El viejo vivía en una pequeña vivienda cerca del río.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
dwell vi formal, literary (live) (formal)residir vi
  (literario)morar vi
  vivir vi
 George has dwelled here all his life.
 George ha residido aquí toda su vida.
dwell vi informal (think too much about [sth])obcecarse v prnl
  obsesionarse v prnl
 I know what's happened is sad, but try not to dwell.
 Sé que lo que ha pasado es triste, pero trata de no obcecarte.
dwell on [sth/sb],
dwell upon
vi + prep
(be preoccupied with)mortificarse por v prnl + prep
 Try not to dwell on your failures.
 Trata de no mortificarte por tus fracasos.
  afligirse por v prnl + prep
 Trata de no afligirte por tus fracasos.
  preocuparse por v prnl + prep
 Trata de no preocuparte por tus fracasos.
dwell on [sth],
dwell upon
vi + prep
(speak extensively about)extenderse v prnl
  dilatar vtr
 In her lecture, the professor dwelt a great deal on the similar themes in the two texts.
 En su lección, la profesora se extendió bastante sobre las similitudes entre los dos textos.
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Additional Translations
InglésEspañol
dwell n (machine: pause)pausa nf
dwell n (machine: part of a cam)álabe nm
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Compound Forms:
dwelling | dwell
InglésEspañol
dwelling house n (residence)residencia nf
  vivienda, casa, morada nf
dwelling place n (home)vivienda nf
  alojamiento nm
 El gobierno anunció un programa para ubicar a las familias sin hogar en viviendas permanentes.
  morada o vivienda nf
  casa nf
 Ésa era mi casa durante los veranos.
forest-dwelling,
forest dwelling
adj
(living in the woods)del bosque loc adj
Note: The hyphen may be omitted when the adjective follows the noun.
 The forest-dwelling animals fled to the grassland as the wildfire spread.
 Esta oración no es una traducción de la original. Muchos de los animales del bosque son de hábitos nocturnos.
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Collocations: dwelling [conditions, type, kind], dwelling [units, places, houses, huts], [large, cozy, extravagant, compact, humble] dwellings, more...

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