entumecerse

entumecerse

► verbo pronominal

1 to go numb, go to sleep

2 figurado (mar, río) to swell

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VPR

1) [miembro] to go numb, go to sleep

2) [río] to swell, rise; [mar] to surge

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verbo pronominal (perder la sensibilidad) to go numb; (perder la flexibilidad) to get stiff

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(v.) = become + numb, be numb

Ex. Bertolt Brecht's theory of performance is used to explain how student become numb to pedagogy and teachers.

Ex. In the initial stage of frostbite the flesh may tingle, be numb, or feel hot.

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verbo pronominal (perder la sensibilidad) to go numb; (perder la flexibilidad) to get stiff

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(v.) = become + numb, be numb

Ex: Bertolt Brecht's theory of performance is used to explain how student become numb to pedagogy and teachers.

Ex: In the initial stage of frostbite the flesh may tingle, be numb, or feel hot.

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entumecerse [E3 ]

v pron

«dedos» to go numb; «piernas/músculos» to get stiff

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entumecerse (conjugate entumecerse) verbo pronominal (perder la sensibilidad) to go numb;
(perder la flexibilidad) to get stiff;

◊ estar entumecido de frío to be numb with cold

■entumecerse verbo reflexivo to go numb: se nos entumecieron los brazos, our arms went numb

'entumecerse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
anquilosarse

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vpr

to become numb

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entumecerse

v/r go numb, get stiff

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vr

: to go numb, to fall asleep