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convulsion

/kənˈvʌlʃən/

Meanings
noun

Convulsión, espasmo

An intense, paroxysmal, involuntary muscular contraction.

Examples :

"The child's sudden convulsion frightened everyone in the classroom. "
La convulsión repentina del niño asustó a todos en el aula.
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Related Words

Illustration frightened

frightened verb

/ˈfɹaɪtn̩d/

Asustar, aterrorizar

"Avery puts a sheet over her head, pretending to be a ghost to frighten Emily."

Avery pone una sábana sobre su cabeza, fingiendo ser un fantasma para asustar a Emily.

Illustration classroom

classroom noun

/ˈklɑːsɹʊm/

Aula, salón de clases

"The children were excited to go to their classroom in the morning. "

Los niños estaban emocionados de ir a su salón de clases por la mañana.

Illustration laughter

laughter noun

/ˈlɑːftə/ /ˈlæftɚ/

Risa

"Their loud laughter betrayed their presence."

Su fuerte risa delató su presencia.

Illustration muscular

muscular adjective

/ˈmʌs.kjə.lə/ /ˈmʌs.kju.lɚ/

muscular

"The athlete's muscular arms were strong enough to lift the heavy weights. "

Los brazos musculosos del atleta eran lo suficientemente fuertes como para levantar las pesas pesadas.

Illustration involuntary

involuntary adjective

/ɪnˈvɒl.ən.tɹi/ /ɪnˈvɑl.ənˌtɛ.ɹi/

Involuntario, involuntario

"The student's tears were involuntary; she couldn't help crying when she saw the sad movie. "

Las lágrimas de la estudiante fueron involuntarias; no pudo evitar llorar cuando vio la película triste.

Illustration everyone

everyone pronoun

/ˈɛv.ɹi.wʌn/

Todos, cada uno

"Everyone in the class needs to bring their textbook to the first lecture. "

Todos en la clase deben traer su libro de texto a la primera clase.

Illustration earthquakes

earthquakes noun

/ˈɜːθkweɪks/

Terremotos

"Many earthquakes happen in California because it is near a geologic fault. "

Muchos terremotos ocurren en California porque está cerca de una falla geológica.

Illustration convulsions

convulsions noun

/kənˈvʌlʃənz/ /kɒnˈvʌlʃənz/

Convulsiones

"The sick child suffered from high fever and started having convulsions. "

El niño enfermo sufría de fiebre alta y comenzó a tener convulsiones.

Illustration triggered

triggered verb

/ˈtrɪɡərd/ /ˈtrɪɡərd/

Disparar, activar

"The soldier triggered his rifle at the target. "

El soldado disparó su rifle al blanco.

Illustration contraction

contraction noun

/kɒnˈtɹæk.ʃən/ /kənˈtɹæk.ʃən/

Contracción, reducción

"The muscle contraction during exercise resulted in a temporary reduction in the size of the arm. "

La contracción muscular durante el ejercicio resultó en una reducción temporal del tamaño del brazo.

Illustration paroxysm

paroxysm noun

/ˈpæɹ.əkˌsɪz.əm/

Paroxismo, acceso

"The toddler threw himself on the floor in a paroxysm of anger when his mother said no to candy. "

El niño pequeño se tiró al suelo en un paroxismo de ira cuando su madre le dijo que no a los dulces.

Illustration uncontrolled

uncontrolled adjective

/ˌʌnkənˈtroʊld/ /ˌʌnənˈtroʊld/

Incontrolado, descontrolado

"The wildfire spread quickly due to the uncontrolled winds. "

El incendio forestal se propagó rápidamente debido a los vientos descontrolados.