throes

throe  (thr)

n.

1. A severe pang or spasm of pain, as in childbirth. See Synonyms at pain.

2. throes A condition of agonizing struggle or trouble: a country in the throes of economic collapse.

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[Middle English throwe, perhaps alteration of thrawe, from Old English thrawu, genitive of thrah, pain, affliction.]

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throes [θrəʊz]

pl n

1. (Medicine / Pathology) a condition of violent pangs, pain, or convulsions death throes

2. struggling with great effort with a country in the throes of revolution

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

throes - violent pangs of suffering; "death throes" hurt, suffering - feelings of mental or physical pain

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throes

plural noun pains, spasms, pangs, fit, stabs, convulsions, paroxysm The animal twitched in its final death throes.

in the throes of something in the midst of, in the process of, suffering from, struggling with, wrestling with, toiling with, anguished by, agonized by, in the pangs of The country is in the throes of a general election.

Translations

throes [θrəʊz] NPL [of death] → agonía f
to be in the throes of sth/doing sth: she was in the throes of an unpleasant divorce → estaba en medio de los trámites de un divorcio nada agradable
I was still in the first throes of grief → eran sólo los primeros ramalazos de una profunda pena
we're in the throes of a major restructuring at work → en el trabajo estamos en plena reestructuración
to be in the throes of childbirth → estar en medio de los dolores del parto
while he was in the throes of writing his book → mientras estaba inmerso en la redacción de su libro
while we were in the throes of deciding what to do → mientras nos debatíamos sobre qué decisión tomar
see also death

throes [ˈθrəʊz] npl

in the throes of (= in the middle of) → au beau milieu de

(= painful experience) → affres fpl
death throes (fig) [institution, organization] → agonie f
a society in its death throes → une société agonisante (lit) [person, animal] → agonie f
a creature in its death throes → une créature à l'agonie

throes

pl

the throes of childbirth → die (Geburts)wehen pl; in the throes of death → im Todeskampf, in Todesqualen pl; to be in the final throes of something (fig) → in den letzten Zügen einer Sache (gen) → liegen

(fig) → Wirren pl; we are in the throes of moving → wir stecken mitten im Umzug; I was in the throes of composition → ich war völlig vertieft in meine Kompositionen; in the throes of inspiration → in künstlerischer Versunkenheit

throes [θrəʊz] npl in the throes of → alle prese con
in the throes of death → in agonia
in the throes of war → dilaniato/a dalla guerra

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throes [θrəʊz] npl in the throes of → alle prese con
in the throes of death → in agonia
in the throes of war → dilaniato/a dalla guerra