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enervante

English translation: annoying, irksome, exasperating

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Spanish term or phrase:enervante
English translation:annoying, irksome, exasperating
Entered by: Сергей Лузан

05:58 Apr 2, 2003
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Spanish term or phrase: enervante
...no se sabe cuando se llevara a cabo la destruccion de este enervante...
transbc
annoying, irksome, exasperating
Explanation:
Hope it helps. Good luck, transbc!
Re.: 4. Collins Spanish Dictionary, ISBN 0-00-470-295-6
6. Russian-English Dictionary over 160 000 words & expressions
ISBN 5-200-02419
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Сергей Лузан
Russian Federation
Local time: 17:27
Grading comment
gracias
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Summary of answers provided
5 +3enervating
Elisabeth Ghysels
5irritating
Marijke Singer
5enervating, weakening; impairing, invalidating
María Eugenia Wachtendorff
4annoying, irksome, exasperating
Сергей Лузан
4Upsetting
tina martinez-flint


  

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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +3
enervating


Explanation:
Greetings,

Nikolaus

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Note added at 2003-04-02 06:08:11 (GMT)
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also:
\"unnerving\"

Elisabeth Ghysels
Local time: 16:27
PRO pts in pair: 310

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Jacqueline van der Spek
0 min
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agree  tazdog (X)
1 min
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agree  EDLING (X)
23 mins
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31 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
irritating


Explanation:
Another option

It depends on whatever follows 'enervante'.
You could also use other adjectives depending on what it is referring to!

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Note added at 2003-04-02 09:48:50 (GMT)
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Please note that \'enervate\' only means:
deprive of vigour or vitality

and that in Spanish \'enervante\' can mean two things:
enervante.
1. adj. Que debilita o quita las fuerzas.
2. adj. Que excita los nervios o pone nervioso.
Real Academia Española © Todos los derechos reservados

So we really need the noun it is referring to!

Marijke Singer
Spain
Local time: 16:27
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in pair: 602
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38 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
enervating, weakening; impairing, invalidating


Explanation:
Depende del contexto. La frase completa ayudaría a decidir qué acepción es la que corresponde usar.

María Eugenia Wachtendorff
Chile
Local time: 10:27
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in pair: 3887
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40 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
annoying, irksome, exasperating


Explanation:
Hope it helps. Good luck, transbc!
Re.: 4. Collins Spanish Dictionary, ISBN 0-00-470-295-6
6. Russian-English Dictionary over 160 000 words & expressions
ISBN 5-200-02419


Сергей Лузан
Russian Federation
Local time: 17:27
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian
PRO pts in pair: 450
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gracias
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8 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Upsetting


Explanation:
It is not known when the destruction of this upsetting....will be carried out.
A possibility, deppending on the situation.

tina martinez-flint
Local time: 10:27
PRO pts in pair: 16
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