- comezón
- f.1 itching, itching sensation on the skin, itch, prurience.2 prurigo, pruritus, skin disease.* * *comezón► nombre femenino1 itch, itching\FRASEOLOGÍAsentir comezón (tener picor) to have an itchsentir comezón por +inf figurado to be itching to +inf* * *SF1) (=picor) itch, itching; [de calor] tingle, tingling sensation
siento comezón en el brazo — my arm itches, my arm is tingling
2) (=inquietud) itch (por for)sentir comezón de hacer algo — to feel an itch to do sth
* * *femeninoa) (Med) itching, itchtenía comezón en la espalda — his back was itching
b) (desasosiego) itchya le estaba empezando la comezón de or por irse — he was already itching to leave
* * *= itching, itch.Ex. In all dogs, intense itching, loss of hair, anorexia, scurfs and cachexia were observed.Ex. An itch from cutaneous stimuli, such as movement of small hairs on the body, is transmitted along the same pathway as pain.* * *femeninoa) (Med) itching, itchtenía comezón en la espalda — his back was itching
b) (desasosiego) itchya le estaba empezando la comezón de or por irse — he was already itching to leave
* * *= itching, itch.Ex: In all dogs, intense itching, loss of hair, anorexia, scurfs and cachexia were observed.
Ex: An itch from cutaneous stimuli, such as movement of small hairs on the body, is transmitted along the same pathway as pain.* * *comezónfeminine1 (Med) itchingtenía comezón en la espalda his back was itching2(desasosiego): lo acosaba la comezón del remordimiento he was beset by feelings of remorseya le estaba empezando la comezón de or por irse he was already itching to leaveuna comezón indefinible se apoderó de él an indefinable malaise took hold of himCompuesto:comezón del séptimo añoseven-year itch* * *
comezón sustantivo femenino (Med) itching, itch;◊ tenía comezón en la espalda his back was itching
comezón sustantivo femenino uneasiness, qualms: ¡tengo una comezón por culpa de las vacaciones!, the holidays have got me tossing and turning!
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Spanish:
picar
* * *comezón nf1. [picor]tener comezón to have an itch;tengo comezón en la nariz I've got an itchy nose2. [remordimiento] twinge;[deseo] urge, itch;sentía una comezón por triunfar she felt the urge to win* * *comezónf itch;sentir comezón por hacer algo fam be itching to do sth fam* * *comezón nf, pl -zones picazón: itchiness, itching
Spanish-English dictionary. 2013.