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shun

/ʃʌn/

Meanings
verb

Evitar, rehuir

To avoid, especially persistently.

Examples :

"Acrophobes shun mountaineering."
Los acrofóbicos rehúyen el montañismo.
attitude character action society human moral

Related Words

Illustration behavior

behavior noun

[bɪˈheɪvjə] [bɪˈheɪvjɚ]

Comportamiento

"The child's disruptive behavior in class was a concern for the teacher. "

El comportamiento disruptivo del niño en clase era una preocupación para el profesor.

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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.

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especially adverb

/əˈspɛʃ(ə)li/

Especialmente, particularmente

"My sister is very helpful, especially when it comes to organizing things. "

Mi hermana es muy servicial, especialmente cuando se trata de organizar cosas.

Illustration forcefully

forcefully adverb

/ˈfɔːrsfəli/ /ˈfɔːrsfʊli/

Con fuerza, enérgicamente

"The wind blew the door shut forcefully, making everyone jump. "

El viento cerró la puerta con fuerza, haciendo que todos saltaran.

Illustration mountaineering

mountaineering noun

/ˌmaʊntənˈɪrɪŋ/ /ˌmaʊntnˈɪrɪŋ/

Alpinismo

"My brother enjoys mountaineering; he spends his weekends scaling challenging peaks. "

A mi hermano le gusta el alpinismo; pasa los fines de semana escalando picos desafiantes.

Illustration disruptive

disruptive adjective

/dɪsˈɹʌptɪv/

Perturbador, disruptivo

"Children who exhibit disruptive behaviour may be expelled from school."

Los niños que exhiben un comportamiento disruptivo pueden ser expulsados de la escuela.

Illustration student

student noun

/ˈstjuː.dənt/ /ˈstu.dn̩t/

Estudiante

"He is a student of life."

Él es un estudiante de la vida.

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threatening verb

/ˈθɹɛt.n̩.ɪŋ/

Amenazar

"He threatened me with a knife."

Me amenazó con un cuchillo.

Illustration ignoring

ignoring verb

/ɪɡˈnɔːrɪŋ/ /ɪɡˈnɔːrɪn/

Ignorar, hacer caso omiso de

"A problem ignored is a problem doubled."

Un problema ignorado es un problema duplicado.

Illustration persistently

persistently adverb

/pɚˈsɪstəntli/ /pərˈsɪstəntli/

Persistentemente, con persistencia

"The small girl persistently asked her father to buy her the doll."

La niña pequeña le pidió persistentemente a su padre que le comprara la muñeca.

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difficult verb

/ˈdɪfɪkəlt/

Dificultar, impedir, perplejizar

"The complicated instructions on the new software difficult me from completing the project on time. "

Las instrucciones complicadas del nuevo software me dificultan completar el proyecto a tiempo.

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unwelcome verb

/ʌnˈwɛlkəm/

Tratar como indeseable

"The group unwelcomed the new student by ignoring her questions and excluding her from their activities. "

El grupo trató a la nueva estudiante como indeseable ignorando sus preguntas y excluyéndola de sus actividades.