escaldado
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escaldado(
ehs
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kahl
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dah
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doh
)An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
1. (cautious)
a. wary
Casi me ahogo en el mar una vez. Desde aquello quedé escaldado.I almost drowned in the sea once. That made me wary.
b. chastened
Escaldados por la guerra de Vietnam, muchos políticos se resistían a apoyar una intervención militar de largo alcance.Chastened by the Vietnam War, many politicias were reluctant to support long-term military intervention.
c. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
Jacinta salió escaldada después de salir con un hombre casado hace años.Jacinta learned her lesson after dating a married man years ago.
Kilmer estuvo metida en política, pero salió escaldada y jamás volvió a ella.Kilmer was in politics once but she got burned badly and never went back.
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