ordeal

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ɔːrˈdiːl/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/ɔrˈdil, -ˈdiəl/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(ôr dēl′, -dē′əl, ôr′dēl)


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ordeal n (difficult experience)calvario nm
  experiencia dura nf + adj
  experiencia difícil, experiencia terrible nf + adj mf
 The burglars tied Sean up while they robbed his house; his ordeal lasted several hours.
 Los ladrones ataron a Sean mientras le robaban la casa; su calvario duró varias horas.
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'ordeal' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
get through - no bed of roses - severe test - travail
Spanish:
ordalía - ordalías - viacrucis - calvario - trago - vaya tomate - vía crucis

Collocations: if I can (just) get through this ordeal, this is such an ordeal!, the ordeal of [being, meeting, going], more...

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