souls in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for souls in the English»Spanish Dictionary

soul [Am soʊl, Brit səʊl] N

1.1. soul C REL:

soul

alma f (con artículo masculino en el singular)

she was wandering around like a lost soul

vagaba por ahí como alma en pena

to sell one's soul to the devil

venderle el alma al diablo

learning Greek irregular verbs is good for the soul hum

aprenderse los verbos irregulares griegos fortalece el espíritu hum

my mother, God rest her soul, loved this house

mi madre, que en paz descanse or que en gloria esté, le tenía mucho cariño a esta casa

upon my soul! as interj dated

¡Dios Santo!

(God) bless my soul! as interj dated

¡Dios me ampare!

1.2. soul C (spirit, essence):

soul

alma f (con artículo masculino en el singular)

she put her heart and soul into the task

se entregó a la tarea en cuerpo y alma

1.3. soul U (feeling, spirituality):

these modern buildings have no soul

estos edificios modernos no tienen personalidad or carácter

it's obvious you've got no soul

está claro que no tienes sensibilidad

he's/she's got soul Am sl

tiene muy buena onda sl

2. soul C (person):

I won't tell a (living) soul

no se lo diré a nadie

there wasn't a soul about

no había ni un alma

a village of 200 souls liter

un pueblo de 200 almas liter

poor old soul! she can hardly walk

¡pobrecilla! or ¡pobrecita! casi no puede caminar

3. soul (personification):

the soul of discretion/kindness

la discreción/la amabilidad personificada

4. soul U:

soul, a. soul music

soul m

All Souls' Day N

All Souls' Day

día m de (los fieles) Difuntos

All Souls' Day

día m de los Muertos LatAm

soul-searching [Am ˈsoʊl ˌsərtʃɪŋ, Brit ˈsəʊlsəːtʃɪŋ] N U

soul-searching

introspección f

after a great deal of soul-searching

después de mucho meditarlo

after a great deal of soul-searching

después de un profundo examen de conciencia

soul sister N Am sl

soul sister

hermana f

soul-destroying [Am ˈsoʊldəˌstrɔɪɪŋ, Brit ˈsəʊldɪˌstrɔɪɪŋ] ADJ

soul-destroying

desmoralizador

soul brother N Am sl

soul brother

hermano m

soul food N Am

soul food

comida tradicional de los negros del Sur de los Estados Unidos

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damned souls

condenado

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ánima

soul

las ánimas del Purgatorio

the souls in Purgatory

cura de almas

cure of souls

souls in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for souls in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.soul [səʊl, Am soʊl] N

1. soul (spirit):

soul

alma f

to pray for sb's soul

rezar por el alma de alguien

God rest his/her soul

que en paz descanse

2. soul (person):

soul

alma f

not a soul

ni un alma

3. soul no pl MUS:

soul

soul m

4. soul (essence):

to be the soul of discretion

ser la discreción en persona

II.soul [səʊl, Am soʊl] ADJ Am

soul food

comida tradicional de los negros del Sur de los Estados Unidos

All Souls' Day N

All Souls' Day

día m de (los) Difuntos

soul music N

soul music

(música f) soul m

soul mate N

soul mate

amigo(-a) m (f) del alma

soul-stirring ADJ

soul-stirring

conmovedor(a)

soul-searching N no pl

soul-searching

examen m de conciencia

after much soul-searching

después de mucha reflexión

soul-destroying [ˈsəʊldɪˌstrɔɪɪŋ, Am ˈsoʊl-] ADJ

soul-destroying

desmoralizador(a)

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cura de almas REL

cure of souls

ánima

soul

lacerar el alma

to wound the soul

souls Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

after much soul-searching

después de mucha reflexión

to sell one's soul to the devil

vender el alma al diablo

to pray for sb's soul

rezar por el alma de alguien

God rest his/her soul

que en paz descanse

not a soul

ni un alma

to be the soul of discretion

ser la discreción en persona

to bare one's heart/soul to sb

abrir su corazón/alma a alguien

to keep body and soul together

sobrevivir

to throw oneself body and soul into sth

entregarse a algo en cuerpo y alma

to commend one's soul to God

encomendarse a Dios

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Though they were meant to incarnate like all other souls, they somehow stayed behind.

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He bewilders me without working the good effects which he would in deeper souls.

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Instead of deciphering a traditional captcha code, you can choose to listen to a few numbers spoken over the sound of a thousand screaming souls.

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It is thought to be a shadowy place where the souls of people who have died normal deaths reside.

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But he reawakens the souls of the phibob, the malevolent ghosts still seeking revenge on the doctor for past misdeeds.

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The apostles, for instance, were exempt from it, their souls having been formed out of pure elements of light.

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It features a headless outlaw biker on a motorcycle who collects the souls of sinners.

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He is renowned as a fearsome debt collector who is rumored to collect even the souls of his targets.

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The final chapters after a fatal accident on the return journey raise multiple issues such as the souls of animals.

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As he is seen as the saviour of souls who have to suffer in the underworld, his statues are common in cemeteries.

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