Würdest in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for Würdest in the English»Spanish Dictionary

eldest [Am ˈɛldəst, Brit ˈɛldɪst] ADJ attr

eldest son/sister/child

mayor

eldest member/employee

de más edad

the eldest as pron

el/la mayor

the eldest as pron

el/la de más edad

my eldest helps me with the housework inf

el mayor or mi hijo mayor me ayuda en casa

modest [Am ˈmɑdəst, Brit ˈmɒdɪst] ADJ

1. modest (not boastful):

modest person/remark

modesto

2. modest (small, humble):

modest income/gift

modesto

modest improvement/increase

moderado

modest improvement/increase

pequeño

modest success

moderado

we lived in modest circumstances

vivimos modestamente

3. modest (chaste):

modest person/clothing

pudoroso

modest person/clothing

púdico

modest person/clothing

recatado

destiny <pl destinies> [Am ˈdɛstɪni, Brit ˈdɛstɪni] N C or U

destiny

destino m

destiny

sino m liter

destine [Am ˈdɛstɪn, Brit ˈdɛstɪn] VB trans liter usu pass

destine

destinar

destroy [Am dəˈstrɔɪ, Brit dɪˈstrɔɪ] VB trans

1.1. destroy:

destroy city/building/forest

destruir

destroy book/document/evidence

destruir

1.2. destroy (undermine, ruin):

destroy reputation/confidence/friendship

acabar con

destroy life

arruinar

destroy life

destrozar

1.3. destroy animal:

destroy

sacrificar euph

1.4. destroy (annihilate):

destroy army/population

aniquilar

2.1. destroy inf (defeat utterly):

destroy person/team/opposition

aplastar

destroy person/team/opposition

darle una paliza a inf

2.2. destroy inf Am (disappoint):

destroy usu pass

decepcionar

I was destroyed when I heard

me llevé una gran decepción cuando me enteré

destock [Am diˈstɑk, Brit diːˈstɒk] VB intr Brit

destock

liquidar las existencias

modesty [Am ˈmɑdəsti, Brit ˈmɒdɪsti] N U

1. modesty (absence of conceit):

modesty

modestia f

I would tell you about it, but modesty forbids

te lo contaría, pero pecaría de poco modesto

in all modesty, I think …

modestamente or con toda modestia, creo que …

2. modesty (limited size):

modesty form

lo modesto

3. modesty (propriety):

modesty

recato m

modesty

pudor m

to outrage sb's modesty

ofender el pudor de alguien

Würdest in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for Würdest in the English»Spanish Dictionary

eldest [ˈeldɪst] ADJ

eldest superl of old

eldest

mayor

the eldest

el/la mayor

her eldest (child) is nearly 14

su hijo mayor tiene casi 14 años

See also old

I.old [əʊld, Am oʊld] ADJ

1. old (not young):

old

viejo, -a

old people

la gente mayor

to be old to be doing sth

ser ya muy mayor para hacer algo

to grow older

envejecer

2. old (not new):

old

viejo, -a

old food

pasado, -a

old wine

añejo, -a

old furniture, house

antiguo, -a

3. old (denoting an age):

how old are you?

¿cuántos años tienes?

he's five years old

tiene cinco años

she's three years older than me

me lleva tres años

to be old enough to do sth

tener edad suficiente para hacer algo

4. old (former):

old job

antiguo, -a

old boyfriend

ex-novio m

old English

inglés m antiguo

5. old (long known):

old

de siempre

old friend

viejo amigo

the same old faces

las mismas caras de siempre

6. old inf (expression of affection):

I heard poor old Frank's lost his job

he oído que el pobre Frank se ha quedado sin trabajo

II.old [əʊld, Am oʊld] N

1. old (elderly people):

the old

los viejos

the old

los ancianos LatAm

young and old

grandes y chicos

2. old liter (past):

of old

antiguamente

to know sb of old

conocer a alguien desde hace tiempo

modest [ˈmɒdɪst, Am ˈmɑ:dɪst] ADJ

1. modest (not boastful):

modest

modesto, -a

to be modest about sth

ser modesto en algo

2. modest (moderate):

modest

moderado, -a

a modest wage

un sueldo modesto

destroy [dɪˈstrɔɪ] VB trans

1. destroy (demolish):

destroy

destruir

2. destroy (kill):

destroy

matar

destroy animal

sacrificar

3. destroy (ruin):

destroy

arruinar

modesty [ˈmɒdɪsti, Am ˈmɑ:dɪst-] N no pl

modesty

modestia f

destiny [ˈdestɪni] N

destiny

destino m

to be a victim of destiny

ser una víctima del destino

to fight against destiny

luchar contra el destino

to shape one's destiny

hacerse su propio destino