eterno

eterno
adj.
eternal, ageless, everlasting, agelong.
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eterno
► adjetivo
1 eternal, everlasting, endless
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(f. - eterna)
adj.
eternal
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ADJ
1) (=duradero) eternal, everlasting

el eterno problema del dinero — the eternal o everlasting problem of money

2) (=interminable) never-ending

el viaje se me hizo eterno — I thought the journey would never end, the journey seemed never-ending o interminable

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-na adjetivo eternal

la conferencia se me hizo eterna — the conference seemed to go on forever

se juraron amor eterno — they swore everlasting love

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= eternal, everlasting, never-finishing, haunting, timeless, never-ending.
Ex. In conversing with her you hadn't got to tread lightly and warily, lest at any moment you might rupture the relationship, and tumble into eternal disgrace.
Ex. Appraisal is the single most important function performed by an archivist because it has wide-reaching and everlasting social implications.
Ex. And becoming aware (a never-finishing process of intelligent life) is in itself action.
Ex. When the Jesuit order left China they left behind, as their last legacy, a haunting epitaph: 'Move on, voyager, congratulate the dead, console the living, pray for everyone, wonder, and be silent'.
Ex. There are timeless social principles underlying the specific legislation of the Old Testament.
Ex. His, he concludes, is the never-ending search for what is new in the world out yonder.
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* ciudad eterna, la = Eternal City, the.
* derecho eterno = eternal right.
* descanso eterno = eternal rest.
* verdades eternas = nuggets of truth.
* verdades eternas, las = eternal verities, the.
* verdad eterna = eternal truth.
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-na adjetivo eternal

la conferencia se me hizo eterna — the conference seemed to go on forever

se juraron amor eterno — they swore everlasting love

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= eternal, everlasting, never-finishing, haunting, timeless, never-ending.

Ex: In conversing with her you hadn't got to tread lightly and warily, lest at any moment you might rupture the relationship, and tumble into eternal disgrace.

Ex: Appraisal is the single most important function performed by an archivist because it has wide-reaching and everlasting social implications.
Ex: And becoming aware (a never-finishing process of intelligent life) is in itself action.
Ex: When the Jesuit order left China they left behind, as their last legacy, a haunting epitaph: 'Move on, voyager, congratulate the dead, console the living, pray for everyone, wonder, and be silent'.
Ex: There are timeless social principles underlying the specific legislation of the Old Testament.
Ex: His, he concludes, is the never-ending search for what is new in the world out yonder.
* ciudad eterna, la = Eternal City, the.
* derecho eterno = eternal right.
* descanso eterno = eternal rest.
* verdades eternas = nuggets of truth.
* verdades eternas, las = eternal verities, the.
* verdad eterna = eternal truth.

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eterno -na
adjective
(Fil, Relig) eternal
una oración por su eterno descanso a prayer for his eternal rest
la conferencia se me hizo eterna the conference seemed to go on forever
se juraron amor eterno they swore everlasting love
el eterno problema de la discriminación the age-old o eternal problem of discrimination
Compuesto:
eterno femenino
masculine:
el eterno femenino the eternal feminine o woman
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eterno
◊ -na adjetivo

eternal;

‹amor› everlasting
eterno,-a adjetivo eternal, everlasting: te juro amor eterno, I pledge to you my eternal love
'eterno' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
eterna
- sueño
English:
eternal
- everlasting
- timeless
- ever
- perpetual
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eterno, -a adj
1. [perpetuo] eternal;
se juraron amor eterno they swore eternal o undying love
2. Fam [larguísimo] never-ending, interminable;
la eterna canción the same old story;
el eterno problema the eternal problem;
hacerse eterno to go on forever;
la obra se me hizo eterna the play seemed to go on forever
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eterno
adj eternal;
la película se me hizo eterna the movie seemed to go on for ever
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eterno, -na adj
: eternal, endless
♦ eternamente adv
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eterno adj eternal

Spanish-English dictionary. 2013.

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