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mareo
mareó
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USAGE NOTE
This word may be used in plural in the senses shown in 1) - 3).
el mareo(
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)A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
1. (queasiness)
a. motion sickness
Puedes ponerte un parche contra el mareo antes del viaje si quieres.You can put on a patch to help with motion sickness before the trip if you want.
b. seasickness (on a ship)
Tómate algo contra el mareo dos horas antes de subir al barco.Take some medicine for seasickness two hours before you board the ship.
c. airsickness (on a plane)
Mi abuela nunca vuela porque los aviones le producen mareo.My grandmother never flies because planes giver her airsickness.
d. car sickness (in a car or on a bus)
¿Te agarra mareo cuando viajas en autobús?Do you get car sickness when you travel by bus?
3. (vertigo)
4. (confusion)
5. (colloquial) (drag)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. pain (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
¡Qué mareo lidiar con tanto trámite!Dealing with all that paperwork is such a pain!
b. nuisance
Es un mareo tener que pasarse el día para arriba y para abajo en el coche.It's such a nuisance to spend the day driving to and fro in the car.
6. (colloquial) (overwhelming feeling)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
¡Qué mareo de tráfico!The traffic is unbearable!
Cuando abrí el libro de botánica, ¡qué mareo con tanto nombre!When I opened the botany book, I felt so overwhelmed by all those names!
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