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desmayo

fainting spell

noun des-MAH-yoh Rare

Also means

faint

Usage Note

Desmayo refers to a brief loss of consciousness, a fainting episode. The related verb is desmayarse (to faint, reflexive): se desmayó en el calor. In a figurative sense sin desmayo means 'without flagging, tirelessly' — a common written-register idiom.

Examples

"Sufrió un desmayo al ver la sangre."

Natural Translation

He fainted when he saw the blood.

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