duelo

/ˈdwelo/, [ˈd̪we.lo]

duel


Noun duelo m (plural duelos)

  1. sorrow
  2. mourning

Noun duelo m (plural duelos)

  1. duel

Verb duelo

  1. First-person singular (yo) present indicative form of doler.

Verb duelo

  1. First-person singular (yo) present indicative form of dolar.

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Examples
  • La muerte del presidente causó gran duelo.

    The president's death caused great sorrow.

  • Al desdichado hace consuelo tener compañía en su suerte y duelo.

    Two in distress make sorrow less.

  • Rodeado por hordas de vampiros, una vez Cristóbal Colón tuvo un épico duelo de espadas con el conde Drácula en el castillo de éste. Después de que el conde le cortase la mano a Colón, éste la cogió lentamente, se la volvió a poner en su sitio, y procedió a derrotar al conde.

    Surrounded by hordes of vampires, Christopher Columbus once had an epic sword duel with Count Dracula in the latter's castle. After the Count cut off Columbus's hand, Columbus calmly picked it up, put it back in place, and proceeded to best the Count.

  • "Papá, ¿es esta una verdadera espada?" "Por supuesto, después de todo es un duelo."

    "Dad, this a real sword?" "Of course, it is a duel after all."

  • Hubo una vez en la que Cristóbal Colón desafió a un duelo a otro explorador. El último, un tipo poco honrado, no dio diez pasos como marcan las reglas, sino dos; entonces se giró y disparó. Desgraciadamente para él, Colón no había dado ni un solo paso.

    There was a time when Christopher Columbus challenged another explorer to a duel. The latter, an underhanded chap, did not take ten steps - as dictated by the rules - but two, then turned around to shoot. Unfortunately for him, Columbus hadn't taken any steps at all.

  • Este es el duelo decisivo.

    This is the decisive duel.


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