Meanings (ES + gloss)
distrés
Physical or emotional discomfort, suffering, or alarm, particularly of a more acute nature.
At any other time Jessamy would have laughed at the expressions that chased each other over his freckled face: crossness left over from his struggle with the baby; incredulity; dis…
To heighten his distress, he is approached by his wife, and bitterly upbraided for his perfidy in concealing from her his former connexions (with that unhappy girl who is here pres…
aflicción • angustia • ansiedad • desasosiego • sinvivir
A cause of such discomfort.
amenaza • angustia • aprieto • apuro • peligro
Serious danger.
At length they perceived a little cottage; two persons in the decline of life dwelt in this desert, who were always ready to give every assistance in their power to their fellow-cr…
I immediately considered that this must be some ship in distress, and that they had some comrade, or some other ship in company, and fired these gun for signals of distress, and to…
distrés • estrés
An aversive state of stress to which a person cannot fully adapt.
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Meanings (ES + gloss)
acorar • distresar
To cause strain or anxiety to someone.
She respects me, no doubt, but has no longer any passionate feeling for me, and my death will distress her without plunging her in despair.
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