mortecino

adj.

fading, deadening, deathlike, cadaveric.

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mortecino

► adjetivo

1 (luz) faint, dull

2 (color) lifeless, dull

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ADJ

1) [luz] dim, faint; [color] dull; [fuego, llamas] dying

2) (=débil) weak, failing

hacer la mortecina — to pretend to be dead

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I

-na adjetivo <luz> weak; <color> pale

II

masculino (Col, Ven) carrion

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= dying.

Ex. The article 'The librarian in the hospice' describes how the librarian seeks to support St Christopher's Hospice staff in caring for dying patients while also handling many requests from health-care workers in the UK and abroad for information.

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I

-na adjetivo <luz> weak; <color> pale

II

masculino (Col, Ven) carrion

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= dying.

Ex: The article 'The librarian in the hospice' describes how the librarian seeks to support St Christopher's Hospice staff in caring for dying patients while also handling many requests from health-care workers in the UK and abroad for information.

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mortecino¹ -na

adjective

‹luz› weak; ‹color› pale

la luz mortecina del crepúsculo the weak o fading o failing evening light

mortecino²

masculine

(Col)

carrion

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mortecino

◊ -na adjetivo ‹luz› weak;

‹color› pale
mortecino,-a adjetivo weak, faint
una voz mortecina, a faint voice
'mortecino' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
mortecina

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mortecino, -a adj

[luz, brillo] faint; [color, mirada] dull

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mortecino

adj luz dim; color dull