poisoning

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈpɔɪzənɪŋ/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(poi′zə ning)

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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
poisoning n (attempt to kill with poison)envenenamiento nm
 Socrates died from poisoning.
 The victim of the poisoning is recovering in hospital.
 Socrates murió de envenenamiento. // La víctima del envenenamiento se está recuperando en el hospital.
poisoning n (effect of [sth] toxic)intoxicación nf
  envenenamiento nm
 Harsh chemicals can result in poisoning of the body.
 Los productos químicos fuertes pueden producir intoxicación en el cuerpo.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
poison n (dangerous liquid)veneno nm
 The wicked queen put poison on the apple she gave to Snow White.
 La malvada reina puso veneno en la manzana que le dio a Blancanieves.
poison n figurative (harmful) (figurado)veneno nm
 Jacqueline's mother-in-law was poison.
 La suegra de Jacqueline era veneno.
poison [sb/sth]⇒ vtr (give poison to)envenenar a vtr + prep
  envenenar⇒ vtr
Note: Ante complemento directo de persona debe usarse la preposición «a».
 The wicked queen poisoned Snow White.
 Somebody has been poisoning cats in my neighbourhood.
 La malvada reina envenenó a Blancanieves.
 Alguien ha estado envenenando gatos en mi barrio.
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Additional Translations
InglésEspañol
poison adj (containing poison)envenenado adj
 Snow White ate the poison apple.
 Blancanieves se comió la manzana envenenada.
poison [sth]⇒ vtr figurative (ruin, corrupt) (figurado)contaminar⇒ vtr
  envenenar⇒ vtr
 Paul's negative attitude poisoned Carl's pleasure in the journey.
 La actitud negativa de Pablo contaminó el viaje de placer de Carlos.
poison [sth] vtr (add poison to)envenenar⇒ vtr
 The wicked queen poisoned the apple.
 La malvada reina envenenó la manzana.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
poisoning | poison
InglésEspañol
alcohol poisoning n (intoxication)intoxicación etílica nf + adj
blood poisoning n (condition: septicemia)septicemia nf
food poisoning n (illness from contaminated food)intoxicación alimentaria nf + adj
 By the look of that cafe, we'll all have food poisoning by the end of the night.
 She wondered if the vomiting was from food poisioning or from the flu.
 Por la apariencia de ese café, todos tendremos intoxicación alimentaria para cuando termine la noche.
lead poisoning n (illness caused by exposure to lead)envenenamiento por plomo nm + loc adj
  (medicina)saturnismo nm
 Removing old lead-based paintwork without wearing a mask can cause lead poisoning.
 Lead poisoning can cause serious developmental problems in children.
 Remover pintura de base de plomo sin usar una máscara puede causar envenenamiento por plomo.
mercury poisoning n (illness caused by exposure to mercury)intoxicación por mercurio grupo nom
 Many Victorian hatters suffered from mercury poisoning.
 ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. La intoxicación aguda por mercurio es debida habitualmente a la ingestión accidental o suicida.
  envenenamiento por mercurio grupo nom
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'poisoning' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
botulism - fluorosis - gassing - intoxication - listeriosis - painter's colic - salmonella - salmonellosis - septic shock - septicemia - septicemic - stagger - toxemia - trichinosis
Spanish:
envenenamiento - intoxicación - jicarazo - azogar - botulismo - intoxicación alimentaria - saturnino


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