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reventón

Definitions of reventón
  1. noun
    a failure to maintain a higher state
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    fracaso
    an act that fails
  2. noun
    the act of exploding or bursting
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    fulminación
    the act of exploding with noise and violence
  3. noun
    productive work (especially physical work done for wages)
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    ajetreo, hueso, matadero, perrera, trabajo duro, tráfago, zurra
    hard monotonous routine work
    afán, ajetreo, desvelo, esfuerzo, sudor
    use of physical or mental energy; hard work
    cacería, caza, montería
    the work of finding and killing or capturing animals for food or pelts
    trabajo manual
    labor done with the hands
    aperreo, surmenage, surmenaje
    the act of working too much or too long
    dificultad, disgusto, problema
    an effort that is inconvenient
    tensión
    an intense or violent exertion
    entrenamiento
    the activity of exerting your muscles in various ways to keep fit
    diligencia, solicitud
    a diligent effort
    supererogación
    an effort above and beyond the call of duty
    rececho
    a hunt for game carried on by following it stealthily or waiting in ambush
    fricción, frotación, frotamiento, roce, rozamiento
    effort expended in moving one object over another with pressure
    baño, capa, revestimiento
    the work of applying something
    manejo
    manual (or mechanical) carrying or moving or delivering or working with something
    cogida, recogimiento, recolección
    the act of picking (crops or fruit or hops etc.)
    entablado, entabladura, entable, tablaje, tablazón
    the work of covering an area with planks
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    trabajo
    activity directed toward making or doing something
  4. noun
    loss of air pressure in a tire when a hole is made by some sharp object
    synonyms: pinchazo
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    desventura, percance
    an instance of misfortune
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