make you smart severely
Spanish translation: te hará sufrir mucho
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| 18:49 Feb 25, 2004 |
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|  Selected response from: Hardy Moreno Local time: 04:51 | ||||||
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mortificarte grandemente Explanation: creo que smart se usa aquí como sufrir mortificación OXFORD the memory of her words still smarted sus palabras le seguían doliendo or lo seguían mortificando |
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inflingirte graves tormentos Explanation: ...tiene en sus manos el poder de inflingirte graves tormentos Tormento es una palabra adecuada para englobar tanto la angustia como el dolor mental que se reflejan en esta acepción del verbo <to smart>: to smart : to feel sharp mental pain or distress (as in remorse or in consequence of a real or fancied grievance) : suffer keenly in mind or feelings -- usually used with under <smarting under the prickings of his own conscience> <smarting, evidently, under a sense of wrong MWU V |
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to make you suffer = te hará sufrir Explanation: Te hará sufrir smart = pain I've heard "that smarts" for "that hurts" But, I think the idea here is that he'll make you suffer. |
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8 mins confidence:
angustiarte/intranquilizarte terriblemente/en grado superlativo Explanation: agobiarte, haciendo que te retuerzas de dolor o intranquilidad. Mi lectura, tal vez demasiado gráfica :) Suerte |
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46 mins confidence: peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1causarte graves daños/perjudicarte mucho Explanation: otras dos opciones |
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2 hrs confidence:
puede darte un pellisco fuerte! Explanation: =8^j |
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