- aburrir
- v.1 to bore.este trabajo me aburre this job is boringaburre a todo el mundo con sus batallitas he bores everyone with his old stories2 to be boring, to bore, to dull, to pall.Este juego aburre This game is boring.3 to tire, to weary, to bore, to bore the pants off.María aburre a Ricardo con su charla Mary tires Richard with her chattering.4 to be boring to.Aburre estudiar sola It is boring to study alone.* * *aburrir► verbo transitivo1 to bore2 (cansar) to tire► verbo pronominal aburrirse1 to get bored (con/de/por, with)\FRASEOLOGÍAaburrirse como una ostra familiar to be bored stiff* * *verbto bore* * *1. VT1) [gen] to bore; (=cansar) to tire, weary2) ** [+ dinero] to blow *; [+ tiempo] to waste2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo to bore2.aburrirse v prona) (por falta de entretenimiento) to get bored
nunca me había aburrido tanto — I'd never been so bored
b) (hartarse)aburrirse de algo/alguien — to get tired of o fed up with something/somebody
aburrirse de + inf — to get tired of -ing
* * *= pall, bore, wear + a little thin, weary.Ex. The experience of 'flying through' virtual worlds to discover the identities of hundreds of criptics nodes palls very quickly.Ex. Frustrated by the limitations on developing work relationships with students, and bored with the demands of the library, she returned to teaching English.Ex. His jauntiness can wear a little thin, and the buff will be sorry there is no index, but there is much to be grateful for in this book.Ex. She wearies of the constant procession of visitors, and the round of invitations and commissions, which swallow up her time.----* aburrirse como ostras = be bored stiff, be bored to death, be bored to tears, be bored out of + Posesivo + mind.* aburrirse (con) = be bored (with).* no aburrir a Alguien con todos los detalles = spare + Nombe + all the details.* * *1.verbo transitivo to bore2.aburrirse v prona) (por falta de entretenimiento) to get borednunca me había aburrido tanto — I'd never been so bored
b) (hartarse)aburrirse de algo/alguien — to get tired of o fed up with something/somebody
aburrirse de + inf — to get tired of -ing
* * *= pall, bore, wear + a little thin, weary.Ex: The experience of 'flying through' virtual worlds to discover the identities of hundreds of criptics nodes palls very quickly.
Ex: Frustrated by the limitations on developing work relationships with students, and bored with the demands of the library, she returned to teaching English.Ex: His jauntiness can wear a little thin, and the buff will be sorry there is no index, but there is much to be grateful for in this book.Ex: She wearies of the constant procession of visitors, and the round of invitations and commissions, which swallow up her time.* aburrirse como ostras = be bored stiff, be bored to death, be bored to tears, be bored out of + Posesivo + mind.* aburrirse (con) = be bored (with).* no aburrir a Alguien con todos los detalles = spare + Nombe + all the details.* * *aburrir [I1 ]vtto boreestas reuniones me aburren these meetings bore me, I find these meetings boring o tediousno aburras a la abuela con tus historias don't bore Granny with your stories■ aburrirsev pron1 (por falta de entretenimiento) to get borednunca me había aburrido tanto I'd never been so bored2 (hartarse) aburrirse DE algo/algn to get tired OF o fed up WITH sth/sbse aburrió de hacer lo mismo todos los días he got tired of o fed up with doing the same thing every day, he tired of doing the same thing every day* * *
aburrir (conjugate aburrir) verbo transitivo
to bore
aburrirse verbo pronominala) (por falta de entretenimiento) to get boredb) (hartarse) aburrirse de algo/algn to get tired of o fed up with sth/sb;
aburrirse de hacer algo to get tired of doing sth
aburrir verbo transitivo to bore
♦ Locuciones: aburrir a las ovejas, to be incredibly boring
'aburrir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
amuermar
- cansar
- empalagar
- martirizar
- asquear
- chorear
English:
bore
* * *aburrir♦ vtto bore;este trabajo me aburre this job is boring;aburre a todo el mundo con sus batallitas he bores everyone with his old stories;me aburre tener que madrugar todos los días it's really tiresome having to get up early every day♦ See also the pronominal verb aburrirse* * *aburrirv/t bore* * *aburrir vt: to bore, to tire♦ See also the reflexive verb aburrirse* * *aburrir vb1. (cansar) to borelas tareas domésticas la aburren domestic chores bore her2. (resultar pesado) to be boringel partido aburría the match was boring
Spanish-English dictionary. 2013.