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smouldering

/ˈsmoʊldərɪŋ/ /ˈsməʊldərɪŋ/

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verb

Arder sin llama, arder lentamente

To burn with no flame and little smoke.

Examples :

"After the campfire was put out, some embers were still smouldering under the ashes. "

Después de apagar la fogata, algunas brasas aún ardían lentamente bajo las cenizas.

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verb

Estar al rojo vivo, hervir por dentro

To show signs of repressed anger or suppressed mental turmoil or other strong emotion, such as passion.

Examples :

"After the argument with her brother, Sarah was smouldering silently, refusing to speak but clearly still very angry. "

Después de la discusión con su hermano, Sarah estaba al rojo vivo en silencio, negándose a hablar pero claramente aún muy enfadada.

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verb

Arder lentamente, estar latente

To exist in a suppressed or hidden state.

Examples :

"Even years after the argument, a resentment was still smouldering between the two sisters. "

Incluso años después de la discusión, el resentimiento aún ardía lentamente entre las dos hermanas.

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verb

Arder lentamente, humear

To smother; to suffocate; to choke.

Examples :

"The thick smoke from the burning plastic was smouldering him, making him cough and struggle to breathe. "

El denso humo del plástico en llamas lo estaba haciendo humear, haciéndolo toser y esforzarse por respirar.

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noun

Brasas, rescoldo

(sometimes figurative) The act by which something smoulders; residual heat.

Examples :

"the smoulderings of the Thirty Years War"

Las brasas de la Guerra de los Treinta Años.

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