Ordeal in spanish

Ordalías

pronunciation: oʊɹ̩dɑliɑs part of speech: noun
In gestures

ordeal = prueba, prueba dura, terrible experiencia. 

Example: The article has the title 'Ordeals of a frustrated European intermediary with competitive intelligence searching'.

more:

» endure + ordeal = pasar una prueba.

Example: Thesis writing is on the whole an ordeal a student must endure to receive a degree.

» go through + a (real) ordeal = pasar (por) un auténtico calvario, pasar (por) un verdadero calvario, pasar (por) un auténtico infierno, pasar (por) un verdadero infierno, pasar (por) un auténtico infierno, atravesar un infierno, vivir un infierno, pasar las de Caín, pasarlas moradas, pasarlas canutas, pasarlas negras, pasarlas putas.

Example: My second delivery was an emergency C-section to a ten pound baby who went through a real ordeal as I waited for the doctor to arrive.
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