Worried in spanish
pronunciation: pɹ̩eoʊkupɑdoʊ part of speech: adjective
worried = preocupado.
Example: In this reading mood we feel anxious, tired, lazy, worried -- whatever causes us to reject demanding and 'new' literature and forces us to take up again books that are comfortably -- and comfortingly -- known and easily enjoyed.more:
» be worried sick = estar preocupadísimo, estar sin vivir, preocuparse muchísimo.
Example: Of course, we are freaking worried sick of this merger so much so I can't even sleep well at night!.» be worried stiff = estar preocupadísimo, estar sin vivir, preocuparse muchísimo.
Example: He was worried stiff by how much he wanted her, knowing there was no future in it.worry (about)2 = preocuparse (de/por).
Example: At this stage we need not worry about the precise nature of this information.more:
» worry about + Posesivo + appearance = preocuparse de + Posesivo + apariencia, preocuparse de + Posesivo + aspecto, ser un presumido.
Example: By the age of thirty she considered herself a confirmed spinster, and no longer worried about her appearance, which was careless and unattractive.» worry about + Posesivo + image = preocuparse de + Posesivo + imagen.
Example: She says she spent her younger years worrying about her image, saying the right things, trying to blend in.» worry about what + Pronombre + look like = preocuparse de + Posesivo + apariencia, preocuparse de + Posesivo + aspecto, ser un presumido.
Example: My grandmother is still a woman who worries about what she looks like when she goes outside.» worry + Nombre + sick = preocupar muchísimo.
Example: Personal financial problems and piddling little controversies could absolutely kill a politician, eating away at him, worrying him sick.» worry + Nombre + stiff = estar preocupadísimo, estar sin vivir, preocuparse muchísimo.
Example: Like any other young woman of her time, she would have been worried stiff about pregnancy.» worry + Nombre + to death = preocuparse muchísimo, estar sin vivir, estar preocupadísimo.
Example: Walking around wearing a ring that's worth around half the value of her house worries her to death, but at the same time she wants to wear the ring.