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He could feel the minutes dripping into hours, and yet he could not move even as his legs grew numb.Podía sentir los minutos goteando en horas, y aun así no pudo moverse, aun cuando sus piernas se entumecieron.Ward, J.R. / Lover AwakenedWard, J.R. / Amante DespiertoAmante DespiertoWard, J.R.Lover AwakenedWard, J.R.© Jessica Bird, 2006
"During the marathon my foot sometimes went numb and tingly from the straps' pressure on my hip."Durante el maratón, mi pie a veces se entumecía y me daba cosquillas debido a la presión de las sogas en mi cadera.http://science.nasa.gov/ 03.07.2011http://science.nasa.gov/ 03.07.2011
After so many years of numbing rigidity and predictability, uncertainty over the shape of things to come is unsettling.Después de tantos años de rigidez y predecibilidad entorpecedora, la incertidumbre sobre la forma de los acontecimientos venideros es inquietante.© 2010 Naciones Unidashttp://www.un.org/ 3/19/2011© United Nations 2010http://www.un.org/ 3/19/2011
The kick came at me like a boomerang, catching the underside of my wrist and numbing the fingers.La patada me llegó como un bumerang, dándome en la parte inferior de la muñeca y adormeciéndome los dedos.Kellerman, Jonathan / When The Bough BreaksKellerman, Jonathan / La Rama RotaLa Rama RotaKellerman, JonathanWhen The Bough BreaksKellerman, Jonathan© 1985 by Jonathan Kellerman
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go numb
entumecerse
Word forms
numb
verb
Basic forms | |
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Past | numbed |
Imperative | numb |
Present Participle (Participle I) | numbing |
Past Participle (Participle II) | numbed |
Present Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I numb | we numb |
you numb | you numb |
he/she/it numbs | they numb |
Present Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I am numbing | we are numbing |
you are numbing | you are numbing |
he/she/it is numbing | they are numbing |
Present Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I have numbed | we have numbed |
you have numbed | you have numbed |
he/she/it has numbed | they have numbed |
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I have been numbing | we have been numbing |
you have been numbing | you have been numbing |
he/she/it has been numbing | they have been numbing |
Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I numbed | we numbed |
you numbed | you numbed |
he/she/it numbed | they numbed |
Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I was numbing | we were numbing |
you were numbing | you were numbing |
he/she/it was numbing | they were numbing |
Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I had numbed | we had numbed |
you had numbed | you had numbed |
he/she/it had numbed | they had numbed |
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I had been numbing | we had been numbing |
you had been numbing | you had been numbing |
he/she/it had been numbing | they had been numbing |
Future Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will numb | we shall/will numb |
you will numb | you will numb |
he/she/it will numb | they will numb |
Future Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will be numbing | we shall/will be numbing |
you will be numbing | you will be numbing |
he/she/it will be numbing | they will be numbing |
Future Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have numbed | we shall/will have numbed |
you will have numbed | you will have numbed |
he/she/it will have numbed | they will have numbed |
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have been numbing | we shall/will have been numbing |
you will have been numbing | you will have been numbing |
he/she/it will have been numbing | they will have been numbing |
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I should/would numb | we should/would numb |
you would numb | you would numb |
he/she/it would numb | they would numb |
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would be numbing | we should/would be numbing |
you would be numbing | you would be numbing |
he/she/it would be numbing | they would be numbing |
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have numbed | we should/would have numbed |
you would have numbed | you would have numbed |
he/she/it would have numbed | they would have numbed |
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have been numbing | we should/would have been numbing |
you would have been numbing | you would have been numbing |
he/she/it would have been numbing | they would have been numbing |
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I am numbed | we are numbed |
you are numbed | you are numbed |
he/she/it is numbed | they are numbed |
Present Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I am being numbed | we are being numbed |
you are being numbed | you are being numbed |
he/she/it is being numbed | they are being numbed |
Present Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I have been numbed | we have been numbed |
you have been numbed | you have been numbed |
he/she/it has been numbed | they have been numbed |
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I was numbed | we were numbed |
you were numbed | you were numbed |
he/she/it was numbed | they were numbed |
Past Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I was being numbed | we were being numbed |
you were being numbed | you were being numbed |
he/she/it was being numbed | they were being numbed |
Past Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I had been numbed | we had been numbed |
you had been numbed | you had been numbed |
he/she/it had been numbed | they had been numbed |
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will be numbed | we shall/will be numbed |
you will be numbed | you will be numbed |
he/she/it will be numbed | they will be numbed |
Future Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will have been numbed | we shall/will have been numbed |
you will have been numbed | you will have been numbed |
he/she/it will have been numbed | they will have been numbed |