extenuación

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Spanish

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin extenuātiōnem.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /eɡstenwaˈθjon/
  • IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /eɡstenwaˈsjon/
  • Rhymes: -on
  • Syllabification: ex‧te‧nua‧ción

Noun

extenuación f (plural extenuaciones)

  1. extenuation
    • 2015 July 25, “El nuevo Atlético de Madrid se inspira en el pasado”, in El País:
      Arrancó la pretemporada el Atlético como quiso el profe Ortega, preparador físico, sinónimo de profesional de la extenuación, peor amigo de Luciano Vietto en las dos semanas de tortura en Los Ángeles de San Rafael, y al que incluso Fernando Torres le puso alguna carita tras tanta carrera.
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