poison

∗ ≈

el veneno

∗ noun

poison
[ˈpɔɪzən]
sustantivo
1veneno (m)
  • what's your poison? (familiar) -> ¿qué tomas?
  • poison gas -> gas (m) tóxico
  • poison ivy -> zumaque (m)
  • poison pen letter -> anónimo (m) malicioso
verbo transitivo
2envenenar (person, food) (intentionally); intoxicar (accidentally)
  • to poison somebody's mind (against somebody) -> enemistar or encizañar a alguien (con alguien)
3contaminar (pollute)

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poison [poi-son]
sustantivo
1Veneno.
  • Poison-nut -> nuez vómica
2Veneno, ponzoña, cualquier cosa gravemente nociva a la salud.
  • Poison-oak, poison-ivy -> especie de zumaque que causa inflamación de la piel
  • Poison-sumac, poison-elder -> (a) zumaque, árbol venenoso al tacto
(b) Mata, lo mismo que poison-oak.
1Envenenar, atosigar, emponzoñar.
2Corromper, intoxicar.
va.

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poison [ˈpɔɪzn]
noun
veneno; (m)
to die of poison morir envenenado; to take poison envenenarse; they hate each other like poison se odian a muerte
what's your poison? (informal) (humorous) ¿qué toma?
verb:transitive
1 envenenar; (chemically) intoxicar
the wells were poisoned habían echado sustancias tóxicas a los pozos
2 envenenar; emponzoñar
to poison sb's mind (against sth/sb) envenenar la mente de algn (contra algo/algn); a poisoned chalice especially (Britain) un arma de doble filo
Some people even claimed that the president appointed his former rival only in the belief that he was giving him a poisoned chalice and that he would not last more than a year He was aware what a potentially poisoned chalice it was to ask anybody to marry the heir to the throne The contract may yet prove to be a poisoned chalice
modifier
poison gas (n) gas tóxico; (m)
poison ivy (n) (plant) hiedra venenosa; (f) (rash) urticaria; (f)
poison oak (n) (plant) zumaque venenoso; (m) (loosely)
poison ivy See culture box in entry poison.
He is believed to have hatched the break-up scheme as a poison pill against a major onslaught by Hanson Kodak could get a multibillion-dollar bill for damages — a fact that has acted as a poison pill, discouraging takeover attempts The problem is that once most poison pills are adopted, they survive forever
poison pen letter (n) anónimo ofensivo; (m)

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Verb Conjugation for "poison"

Imperative
  • poison
  • you poison
  • he/she poisons
  • we poison
  • you poison
  • they poison
Preterite
  • I poisoned
  • you poisoned
  • he/she poisoned
  • we poisoned
  • you poisoned
  • they poisoned
Present Continuous
  • I am poisoning
  • you are poisoning
  • he/she is poisoning
  • we are poisoning
  • you are poisoning
  • they are poisoning
Present Perfect
  • I have poisoned
  • you have poisoned
  • he/she has poisoned
  • we have poisoned
  • you have poisoned
  • they have poisoned
Past Continuous
  • I was poisoning
  • you were poisoning
  • he/she was poisoning
  • we were poisoning
  • you were poisoning
  • they were poisoning
Past Perfect
  • I had poisoned
  • you had poisoned
  • he/she had poisoned
  • we had poisoned
  • you had poisoned
  • they had poisoned
Future
  • I will poison
  • you will poison
  • he/she will poison
  • we will poison
  • you will poison
  • they will poison
Future Perfect
  • I will have poisoned
  • you will have poisoned
  • he/she will have poisoned
  • we will have poisoned
  • you will have poisoned
  • they will have poisoned
Future Continuous
  • I will be poisoning
  • you will be poisoning
  • he/she will be poisoning
  • we will be poisoning
  • you will be poisoning
  • they will be poisoning
Present Perfect Continuous
  • I have been poisoning
  • you have been poisoning
  • he/she has been poisoning
  • we have been poisoning
  • you have been poisoning
  • they have been poisoning
Future Perfect Continuous
  • I will have been poisoning
  • you will have been poisoning
  • he/she will have been poisoning
  • we will have been poisoning
  • you will have been poisoning
  • they will have been poisoning
Past Perfect Continuous
  • I had been poisoning
  • you had been poisoning
  • he/she had been poisoning
  • we had been poisoning
  • you had been poisoning
  • they had been poisoning
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