Repelús in english
Repelús
pronunciation: rəpelz part of speech: none
pronunciation: rəpelz part of speech: none
In gestures
repelús = frisson ; shiver ; jitters ; heebie-jeebies ; juju.
Example: The frisson of excitement that accompanied these late-night chinwags was due in part to our fascination with death.Example: The director noticed the shiver.Example: The dollar has been losing value, weakening its status as the world's major currency and setting off jitters in the international financial system.Example: Things get a little harder when Dean himself gets infected by the heebie-jeebies and starts to scare himself to death -- literally.Example: When immersed in good juju, problems are diminished and become surmountable, solvable.more:
» dar repelús = give + Nombre + the willies ; give + Nombre + the creeps ; give + Nombre + the shivers ; give + Nombre + the heebie-jeebies ; make + Posesivo + skin crawl ; get + the willies ; make + Posesivo + flesh creep ; make + Posesivo + flesh crawl ; give + Nombre + the jim-jams ; give + Nombre + the shudders .
Example: The romance fizzled -- Rogers later said the idea of being holed up with the tycoon on the isolated hilltop gave her the willies. Example: He had dozens of these in his basement, and his wife asked him to get rid of them because they were giving her the creeps. Example: The black void of a room before her gave her the shivers, for she knew nothing of what was within. Example: The film didn't give her the heebie-jeebies, but the national anthem before the film gave her goose bumps. Example: Lots of people using the English language make my skin crawl, mostly for the way they butcher it. Example: She gets the willies whenever she sees closed doors. Example: The mere thought of feathered things flying anywhere near her, particularly indoors, was enough to make her flesh creep. Example: The odor got worse as she went closer, to the point that it make her flesh crawl with every breath. Example: She declined his invitation and afterward remarked 'that he gave her the Jim-jams'. Example: Even just being near him gave her the shudders -- his breath smelt like a mix of alcohol and cigarettes.