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squeamish

/ˈskwiːmɪʃ/

Meanings
adjective

Aprensivo, susceptible, delicado

Easily bothered or upset; tending to be nauseated or nervous; oversensitive

Examples :

"He might have made a good doctor, had he not been so squeamish about the sight of blood."
Podría haber sido un buen médico, si no fuera tan aprensivo ante la vista de la sangre.
mind character emotion human attitude sensation

Related Words

Illustration easily

easily adverb

/ˈiː.zə.liː/

Fácilmente, cómodamente

"The new math homework was easily understood by the students. "

Los estudiantes entendieron fácilmente la nueva tarea de matemáticas.

Illustration tending

tending verb

/ˈtɛndɪŋ/

Ofrecer, presentar

""The farmer, tending his customary rent of grain, hoped the lord would accept it despite the poor harvest." "

El granjero, ofreciendo su renta habitual de grano, esperaba que el señor la aceptara a pesar de la mala cosecha.

Illustration reluctant

reluctant adjective

/ɹɪˈlʌktənt/

Reticente, reacio

"The student was reluctant to participate in the class discussion, offering resistance to speaking up. "

El estudiante se mostró reacio a participar en la discusión de la clase, oponiéndose a hablar.

Illustration oversensitive

oversensitive adjective

/ˌoʊvərˈsɛnsətɪv/ /ˌoʊvərˈsɛnsɪtɪv/

Hipersensible, susceptible

"My brother is very oversensitive; he cries whenever someone criticizes his drawings. "

Mi hermano es muy susceptible; llora cada vez que alguien critica sus dibujos.

Illustration nauseated

nauseated verb

/ˈnɔːziˌeɪtɪd/

Causar náuseas a

"The strong smell of paint nauseated her all morning. "

El fuerte olor a pintura le causó náuseas toda la mañana.

Illustration susceptible

susceptible noun

/səˈsɛptɪbl̩/

Persona susceptible

"The susceptible in our class are getting the flu. "

Los susceptibles de nuestra clase están contrayendo la gripe.

Illustration nervous

nervous adjective

/ˈnɜːvəs/ /ˈnɝːvəs/

Nervioso, de los tendones

"The dancer's nervous muscles tensed before her performance. "

Los músculos nerviosos de la bailarina se tensaron antes de su actuación.

Illustration bothered

bothered verb

/ˈbɒðərd/ /ˈbɑːðərd/

Molestar, irritar, fastidiar

"Would it bother you if I smoked?"

¿Te molestaría si fumara?

Illustration vegetables

vegetables noun

/ˈvɛd͡ʒtəbəlz/

Planta

"In biology class, we learned that technically, even fruits are vegetables because vegetables are any plant. "

En la clase de biología, aprendimos que, técnicamente, incluso las frutas son plantas porque las plantas son cualquier planta.

Illustration brother

brother noun

/ˈbɹɐðɘ(ɹ)/ /ˈbɹʌðə(ɹ)/ /ˈbɹʌðɚ/

Hermano

"My brother and I both attend the same high school. "

Mi hermano y yo asistimos a la misma escuela secundaria.

Illustration doctor

doctor noun

/ˈdɒktə/ /ˈdɑktɚ/

Médico, doctor

"If you still feel unwell tomorrow, see your doctor."

Si todavía se siente mal mañana, consulte a su médico.

Illustration averse

averse verb

/əˈvɜː(ɹ)s/

Apartar, rechazar

"The child averted his eyes from the difficult math problem. "

El niño apartó los ojos del difícil problema de matemáticas.