Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
further exasperated by contact with the cone
Spanish translation:
agravado por contacto con el cono
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patinba
Jul 28, 2020 20:43
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English term
further exasperated by contact with the cone
English to Spanish
Tech/Engineering
Energy / Power Generation
centrales eléctricas
The integrity of the interference fit of the turbine disc-shaft will have been compromised subsequent to the rotor movement, since heat will have been generated once contact was established with the turbine journal bearing and will have been further exasperated by contact with the cone
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Aug 2, 2020 16:36: patinba Created KOG entry
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empeorado por contacto con el cono
No me pegaba nada lo de "exasperated" y pensé que podrían haberse confundido por "exacerbated" que va bien en el contexto. Lo que nunca pensé era que hasta el diccionario avalaría la confusión! (Ver abajo al final).
exacerbate
/ɪɡˈzasəbeɪt,ɛkˈsasəbeɪt/
verb
make (a problem, bad situation, or negative feeling) worse.
"the exorbitant cost of land in urban areas only exacerbated the problem"
Similar:
aggravate
make worse
worsen
(...)
Tip
Similar-sounding words
exacerbate is sometimes confused with exasperate
exacerbate
/ɪɡˈzasəbeɪt,ɛkˈsasəbeɪt/
verb
make (a problem, bad situation, or negative feeling) worse.
"the exorbitant cost of land in urban areas only exacerbated the problem"
Similar:
aggravate
make worse
worsen
(...)
Tip
Similar-sounding words
exacerbate is sometimes confused with exasperate
Peer comment(s):
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Neil Ashby
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Thank you!
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Maria Kisic
: Aggravate is a synonym for exasperate, although rarely used nowadays
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True. Thanks María.
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Juan Gil
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Gracias!
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Discussion
Pero me pregunto si "agravar" no pegaría bien en este contexto.