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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 ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
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 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 How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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So I was up and out of the town while as yet most of the inhabitants were in the throes of getting up. But I have been able to dwell in their charming out-land or no-land with the shepherds and shepherdesses and nymphs, satyrs, and fauns, of Tasso and Guarini, and I take the finest pleasure in their company, their Dresden china loves and sorrows, their airy raptures, their painless throes, their polite anguish, their tears not the least salt, but flowing as sweet as the purling streams of their enamelled meadows. "When," asked one of the women, "will we enjoy the death throes of the red one? |
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