exasperar

exasperar
v.
to exasperate, to infuriate.
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exasperar
► verbo transitivo
1 to exasperate
► verbo pronominal exasperarse
1 to get exasperated
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1.
VT to exasperate, infuriate
2.
See:
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1.
verbo transitivo to exasperate

su torpeza me exaspera — I find his clumsiness exasperating

2.
exasperarse v pron to get worked up o exasperated
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= outrage + Posesivo + every fibre, roil, drive + Alguien + (a)round the bend, rile, enrage, exasperate, grind on + Posesivo + nerves, raise + Posesivo + hackles.
Ex. And yet the thought of what he was being asked to do to salvage the jeopardized budget outraged his every fiber.
Ex. Episcopalians were roiled by the approval of a rector outspokenly conservative on such matters as the liturgy, the hymnal and ordination.
Ex. If there is one behavior that most parents, caregivers and teachers would readily admit drives them around the bend it's whining.
Ex. Now is not the time for superfluous rantings intended to rile the public.
Ex. On a recent field trip, he drank too much and became enraged with another student by whom he felt insulted.
Ex. Radical intellectuals often seem exasperated by what appears as excessive attention paid to conceptualization.
Ex. We can often see in someone's face, or hear in his response to us, the times when we are grinding on his nerves.
Ex. But be prepared to raise some hackles if you take this approach, because it is essential you do it openly and not behind your boss' back.
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* exasperar a Alguien = drive + Alguien + up a wall, drive + Alguien + to despair, get on + Posesivo + nerves, drive + Alguien + mad, drive + Alguien + insane, drive + Alguien + crazy, drive + Alguien + nuts, drive + Alguien + potty.
* exasperarse por = become + carried away by.
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1.
verbo transitivo to exasperate

su torpeza me exaspera — I find his clumsiness exasperating

2.
exasperarse v pron to get worked up o exasperated
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= outrage + Posesivo + every fibre, roil, drive + Alguien + (a)round the bend, rile, enrage, exasperate, grind on + Posesivo + nerves, raise + Posesivo + hackles.

Ex: And yet the thought of what he was being asked to do to salvage the jeopardized budget outraged his every fiber.

Ex: Episcopalians were roiled by the approval of a rector outspokenly conservative on such matters as the liturgy, the hymnal and ordination.
Ex: If there is one behavior that most parents, caregivers and teachers would readily admit drives them around the bend it's whining.
Ex: Now is not the time for superfluous rantings intended to rile the public.
Ex: On a recent field trip, he drank too much and became enraged with another student by whom he felt insulted.
Ex: Radical intellectuals often seem exasperated by what appears as excessive attention paid to conceptualization.
Ex: We can often see in someone's face, or hear in his response to us, the times when we are grinding on his nerves.
Ex: But be prepared to raise some hackles if you take this approach, because it is essential you do it openly and not behind your boss' back.
* exasperar a Alguien = drive + Alguien + up a wall, drive + Alguien + to despair, get on + Posesivo + nerves, drive + Alguien + mad, drive + Alguien + insane, drive + Alguien + crazy, drive + Alguien + nuts, drive + Alguien + potty.
* exasperarse por = become + carried away by.

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exasperar [A1 ]
vt
A «persona» to exasperate; «lentitud/actitud» to exasperate
ese niño exaspera a cualquiera that child is absolutely exasperating
su torpeza me exaspera I find his clumsiness exasperating, his clumsiness exasperates me
B «conflicto/síntomas» to exacerbate
■ exasperarse
v pron
to get worked up
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exasperar (conjugate exasperar) verbo transitivo
to exasperate
exasperarse verbo pronominal
to get worked up o exasperated
exasperar verbo transitivo to exasperate
'exasperar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
crispar
English:
exasperate
- madden
- aggravate
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exasperar
♦ vt
to exasperate, to infuriate;
¿qué es lo que más te exaspera de él? what is it you find most exasperating o infuriating about him?;
la actitud del equipo exasperó a los aficionados the team's attitude exasperated o infuriated the fans
♦ See also the pronominal verb exasperarse
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exasperar
v/t exasperate
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exasperar vt
irritar: to exasperate, to irritate
♦ exasperación nf
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exasperar vb to exasperate

Spanish-English dictionary. 2013.

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