distress

angustia, sufrimiento

Sensación muy fuerte de dolor, preocupación, miedo o tristeza.

En inglés sencillo: Strong feelings of pain, worry, fear, or sadness.

• She was in great distress.
• The news caused him considerable distress.
• We tried to comfort the child and ease her distress.

Sinónimos: suffering, anguish

Antónimos: comfort, peace

Expresiones frecuentes: emotional distress, great distress, cause distress

aflicción, tormento

Algo que provoca mucho dolor, preocupación o tristeza.

En inglés sencillo: Something that causes strong pain, worry, or sadness.

• The debt was a constant distress.
• Her son's illness became her greatest distress.
• He wrote about the many distresses of his early life.

Cómo se usa: a distress to someone (His long absence was a distress to his family.)

Sinónimos: trouble, affliction

Expresiones frecuentes: a great distress, a constant distress, distress to someone

angustiar, afligir

Hacer que alguien se sienta muy preocupado, triste o alterado.

En inglés sencillo: To make someone feel very worried, sad, or upset.

• The news distressed her.
• I did not mean to distress you.
• The sight of injured animals deeply distresses him.

Sinónimos: upset, trouble, afflict

Antónimos: comfort, reassure

Expresiones frecuentes: distress someone deeply, distress the family, distress someone greatly

dificultades financieras, penuria

Situación en la que falta dinero o no se pueden pagar las deudas.

En inglés sencillo: A situation in which someone lacks money or cannot pay what they owe.

• The business is in financial distress.
• Rising debts pushed the family into financial distress.
• The bank offered help to borrowers experiencing financial distress.

Cómo se usa: be in financial distress (The company is in financial distress after losing its largest customer.)

Sinónimos: financial hardship, financial difficulty

Antónimos: prosperity

Expresiones frecuentes: financial distress, economic distress, in financial distress

estar en peligro

Estar en una situación de peligro grave y necesitar ayuda.

En inglés sencillo: To be in serious danger and need help.

• The ship was in distress.
• A pilot sent a distress call before landing.
• Rescuers searched for sailors in distress.

Cómo se usa: be in distress (The fishing boat was in distress during the storm.)

Sinónimos: be in danger, be in trouble

Antónimos: be safe

Expresiones frecuentes: in distress, distress signal, distress call

envejecer, desgastar

Dar a algo nuevo un aspecto viejo, gastado o dañado de forma intencionada.

En inglés sencillo: To deliberately make something new look old, worn, or damaged.

• They distressed the new table.
• Use sandpaper to distress the painted edges.
• She distresses denim to give it a worn look.

Sinónimos: age, weather

Expresiones frecuentes: distress the wood, distress the surface, distress your jeans, distress the furniture