soporífero

adj.

soporiferous, soporific.

m.

sleeping pill, knockout drops, narcotic, sleeping draught.

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soporífero

► adjetivo

1 soporific, sleep-inducing

2 figurado dull, boring

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I

-ra adjetivo <efecto/discurso/clase> soporific

II

masculino sleeping pill, soporific (frml)

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= mind-numbing, numbing.

Ex. Librarians, led by men like Melvil Dewey, spent the majority of their waking hours attempting to reduce library work to a 'mechanical art', and their mind-numbing articles weighed heavily upon the pages of 'Library Journal'.

Ex. The cardiologist suspected that the neuropathy might be affecting the nerve endings around his heart, that its numbing sensation might be blocking his pain.

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I

-ra adjetivo <efecto/discurso/clase> soporific

II

masculino sleeping pill, soporific (frml)

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= mind-numbing, numbing.

Ex: Librarians, led by men like Melvil Dewey, spent the majority of their waking hours attempting to reduce library work to a 'mechanical art', and their mind-numbing articles weighed heavily upon the pages of 'Library Journal'.

Ex: The cardiologist suspected that the neuropathy might be affecting the nerve endings around his heart, that its numbing sensation might be blocking his pain.

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soporífero¹ -ra

adjective

‹efecto› soporific; ‹discurso/clase› soporific

una droga soporífera a soporific o sleep-inducing drug

soporífero²

masculine

sleeping pill, soporific (frml)

la película es un verdadero soporífero (fam); the movie is guaranteed to send you to sleep (hum)

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soporífero

◊ -ra adjetivo ‹efecto/discurso/clase› soporific

soporífero,-a adjetivo
1 (que produce somnolencia) soporific
2 fig pey (conferencia, libro, persona) boring, dull: tu amigo es soporífero, your friend is a real bore

'soporífero' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
soporífera
English:
soporific

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soporífero, -a adj

1. [somnífero] soporific

2. [aburrido] soporific

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soporífero

I adj soporific

II m sleeping pill

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soporífero, -ra adj

: soporific