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"Shiver" is an intransitive verb which is often translated as "temblar", and "shudder" is an intransitive verb which is often translated as "estremecerse". Learn more about the difference between "shiver" and "shudder" below.
shiver(
shih
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ver
)An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
1. (to tremble)
b. estremecerse
We shivered at the thought of the roadkill we had seen earlier.Nos estremecimos al pensar en el animal atropellado que habíamos visto antes.
c. tiritar
Should I add more logs to the fire? You're shivering!¿Le echo más leños al fuego? ¡Estás tiritando!
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
2. (tremor)
a. el escalofrío (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
During the horror film, Lucia felt a shiver run down her spine.Durante la película de terror, Lucía sintió un escalofrío recorrer su espinazo.
shivers
A plural noun indicates that there is more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
3. (tremors)
a. los escalofríos (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
I can't watch horror films anymore. They give me the shivers.Ya no puedo ver películas de terror. Me dan escalofríos.
b. los chuchos (M) (River Plate)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Do you have a blanket? I seem to have the shivers.¿Tienes una manta? Parece que tengo chuchos.
shudder(
shuh
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duhr
)An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
b. temblar
I still shudder when I think how close we came to being killed that night.Todavía tiemblo cuando pienso lo cerca que estuvimos de morir esa noche.
c. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
Do you know what your son has done now? - I shudder to think!¿Sabe lo que ha hecho su hijo ahora? - ¡No quiero ni pensarlo!
I shudder to think how much all of this is going to cost!Tiemblo de pensar cuánto va a costar todo esto.
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
3. (shaking)
a. el estremecimiento (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
A shudder ran through his body when he saw the police officer at the door.Un estremecimiento le recorrió el cuerpo cuando vio al policía en la puerta.
b. el escalofrío (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
That sound sends shudders down my spine.Ese sonido me da escalofríos.
c. la sacudida (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
We felt a shudder in the ground as the aftershock hit.Sentimos una sacudida en el suelo cuando se produjo la réplica.
d. la vibración (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
I took the car to the mechanic because there was a shudder in the steering.Llevé el coche al mecánico porque notaba una vibración en la dirección.
