extremo. 'extremo'. This adjective means 'extreme'. For example, 'nada poseían salvo la extrema pobreza' / 'They had nothing except extreme poverty'. Extremo.
extremo, -a
adjective
1.
extreme
(sumo)
; far, furthest
(en el espacio)
- la extrema izquierda/derecha -> the far left/right
masculine noun
2.
end
(punta)
- al otro extremo, -a de la calle -> the other end of the street
3.
extreme
(límite)
- ir o pasar de un extremo, -a al otro -> to go from one extreme to the other
- no desearía llegar a ese extremo, -a -> I wouldn't want to go to those lengths
- llegar a extremos ridículos/peligrosos -> to reach ridiculous/dangerous extremes
- en último extremo, -a -> as a last resort
4.
(sport)
- extremo, -a derecho/izquierdo -> outside right/left
5.
issue, question
(punto, asunto)
- …extremo, -a que ha sido rechazado por… -> …a claim which has been denied by…
- este extremo, -a está aún por confirmar -> that remains to be confirmed
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extremo [ex-tray'-mo]
noun
1.
Extreme, utmost point, highest degree (punto maás alto). (m)
- Hasta el extremo de -> to the point of
2.
Extreme, the point at the greatest distance from the center, extremity (cabo, limite). (m)
- Pasar de un extremo a otro -> to go from one end to another
3.
Extreme care or application (asunto). (Metaphorical) (m)
- Hacer extremos -> to caress, to fondle; to manifest grief and displeasure
4.
The winter or summer of emigrating flocks. (m)
extremo
adjetivo
1 (máximo) extreme
una situación de extrema pobreza a situation of extreme poverty
en situaciones de calor extremo in extremely hot weather
el nivel de polen era extremo the pollen count was extremely high; heridas de extrema gravedad extremely serious wounds
en caso extremo as a last resort; if all else fails
extremo
1 (punta) end
vive en el otro extremo de la calle he lives at the far o other end of the street
agarra la cuerda por este extremo take this end of the rope; take hold of the rope by o at this end
el extremo oriental de la península the easternmost side o point of the peninsula
de extremo a extremo from one end o side to the other
de un extremo a otro from one end o side to the other from one extreme to another
ser el extremo opuesto to be the complete opposite
ser los dos extremos to be complete opposites
los extremos se tocan opposites attract
2 (límite) extreme
no me gustan los extremos I don't like extremes of any kind; su crueldad alcanzaba extremos insospechados his cruelty plumbed unheard-of depths; si la situación se deteriora hasta ese extremo ... if the situation deteriorates to that extent ...
en extremo extremely
la situación era en extremo peligrosa the situation was extremely dangerous o was dangerous in the extreme (formal)
todavía me pesa en extremo I still feel extremely guilty
hasta el extremo to the full
estamos explotando los recursos hasta el extremo we are exploiting resources to the full; es detallista hasta el extremo he pays extremely close attention to detail
llegar a o hasta el extremo de
hemos llegado al extremo de no decirnos ni hola it's got to the point now that we don't even say hello to each other; llegó hasta el extremo de decir que lo mataría she went as far as to say that she would kill him; por ahorrar ha llegado al extremo de no comer he's so desperate to save money he's stopped eating
en último extremo as a last resort; if all else fails
(Dep)
extremo derecho right winger
jugaba de extremo derecho he played (on the) right wing; he played as a right winger
extremo izquierdo left winger
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