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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
on end adv (one after another, continuously)sin parar loc adv
 She spoke about her children for hours on end.
 Habló de sus hijos sin parar.
on end,
on its end
adv
(object: upended, on its shortest side)sobre uno de sus extremos loc adv
  sobre su extremo loc adv
 She balanced a line of dominos on end.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
for hours on end adv (for long stretches of time)horas y horas, por horas y horas loc adv
 He sits there and plays computer games for hours on end.
 Se sienta ahí y juega con la computadora horas y horas.
  durante horas loc adv
 Se sienta ahí y juega con la computadora durante horas.
for years on end adv (for many years)durante años loc adv
 She searched for her lost child for years on end, but never found him.
 Buscó a su hijo perdido durante años, pero nunca lo encontró.
  por muchos años loc adv
 Buscó a su hijo perdido por muchos años, pero nunca lo encontró.
make [sb]'s hair stand on end v expr (frighten [sb])ponerle los pelos de punta loc verb
 That guy was so creepy, he made my hair stand on end.
 Este hombre era tan repulsivo que me ponía los pelos de punta.
  parársele a uno los pelos loc verb
 Esta oración no es una traducción de la original. Se me paran los pelos cada vez que recuerdo esa escena espeluznante.
stand on end vi + adv (hair: bristle with shock, fear, etc.) (pelos)poner de punta expr
 The boy's hair stood on end at the sight of the ghostly figure.
stand [sth] on end,
stand [sth] on its end
vtr + adv
(place an object on its shortest side)poner de punta loc verb
 The child stood the thin wooden blocks on end to represent people.
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