mortecino

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mortecino, -a
adjective
1faint (luz, brillo); dull (color, mirada)

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mortecino [mor-tay-thee’-no, nah]
adjective
1Dying a natural death, moribund.
2Dying away or extinguishing; on the point of dying.
3(Low.) Weak (débil), exhausted.
  • Hacer la mortecina -> to feign death
  • Color mortecino -> a pale or deadly color
  • La luz mortecina del crepúsculo -> the fading glow of twilight

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mortecino
adjetivo
1 [+luz] dim; faint; [+color] dull; [+fuego, llamas] dying
contempla la llama mortecina El humo de las brasas mortecinas ascendía en leves hilachas llegará la gobernanta para encender las velas y avivar el mortecino hogar contemplando su humilde lumbre, el mortecino fogón
2 (débil) weak; failing
hacer la mortecina to pretend to be dead

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