Dictionary of spoken Spanish : Spanish-English, English-Spanish

Dictionary of spoken Spanish : Spanish-English, English-Spanish

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WAR DEPARTMENT TECHNICAL MANUAL

Dictionary of

SPOKEN SPANISH

SPANISH-ENGLISHENGLISH-SPANISH

WAR DEPARTMENT

13 NOVEMBER 1945

CONTENTS

PACK

Abbreviations Used in This Dictionary iv

Part I—Spanish-English N 1

Part II—English-Spanish 226

Part III.—Appendix 494

1. Countries, Cities, and Nationalities 494

2. Weights and Measures 499

3. Money 500

4. Numbers 501

5. National Holidays 502

6. Important Signs 503

7. Useful Expressions 504

8. Spanish and Spanish-American Dishes 507

ABBREVIATIONS AND SYMBOLS USEDIN THIS DICTIONARY

Abbreviations

abbr abbreviated n noun

adj adjective neu neuter

adv adverb

Am America

Ant Antilles obj object, objective

Arg Argentina

art article

C.A. Col Com condit. conj Central America Colombia commerce, commercial conditional conjunction part. pi prep pret. pres. pron participle plural preposition preterite present pronoun

f feminine

Famfut. familiarfuture rad-ch radical-changing

imperf. imperfect

interj interjection S.A. South America

irr irregular sg singular

lit. literally Spsubj. Spainsubjunctive

m masculine

Math mathematics, mathematical

Mex Mexico V verb

Mil military Ven Venezuela

Symbols

In the vocabularies the symbol A denotes an additional translation of the preceding boldfaceterm. The symbol ° denotes idiomatic phrases and reflexive forms. The symbol || introducesidiomatic sentences in which the boldface term is not translatable alone.

PART I

Spanish-English

GRAMMATICAL INTRODUCTION

I. Sounds and Spelling

Both the sounds and the spelling of Spanish are simple, and will be describedtogether, with the Spanish letters as a starting point.. 0.1 Vowels are five in number:

Spelling Description Examples

i like English i in machine or ee fino "fine"; mi "me"

in beet

u like English oo in boot puro "pure"; tú "you"

These two vowels may occur unstressed before or after a stressed vowel, inwhich case they are pronounced like English y and w respectively: bien "well";bueno "good"; automóvil "automobile".

e like the e of English they, if no con-

sonant follows in the same syllable;like e in bed, if a consonant fol-lows in the same syllable

O like the o of English know, if no

consonant follows in the same syl-lable; like au in taut, if a consonantfollows in the same syllable

a like the a of English father

yero "but"; puesto "put"

todo "all"; corte "court"

0.2 Consonants are:p like English p

t like English t, but with tongue

against upper teeth instead of gumridge

qu like English k or "hard c"

(before e, i),c (elsewhere)

mano "hand";parte "part"

Pepe "Joe"tanto "so much"

que "that"; carro "cart'

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These three sounds are never pronounced with the puff of breath after them,as the corresponding English sounds often are.

Examplesbebe "he drinks"dedo "finger"

'pague Usted "(you) pay";pagar "pay"

Spelling Description

b, v like English bd like English d

gu like English "hard g"

(before e, i),g (elsewhere)

The above three sounds, when they come between two vowels, are not pro-nounced with a full closure of lips or tongue (as are English b, d, g) but with thebreath forcing its way out between the lips, or between the tongue and teeth,or between the tongue and top of the mouth.

like English m

like English n, but with the tip ofthe tongue against the front teeth

like ni in English onion, but asingle sound (beginning like n andending like y)

f like English /

c like th in English thick

(before e, i),z (elsewhere)

The above sound is not used by speakers of American Spanish, who replace itby "s".

like English s

like English /, but with the tip ofthe tongue against the front teeth

like Hi in English million, but asingle sound beginning like I andending like y; in Latin America,generally like English y

r single flap of the tongue against

the front teeth, somewhat like ourAmerican English d

rr several repeated flaps of the tongue

against the front teeth, like thetelephone operator's "th-r-r-ee"

y like English y

like English h

mano "hand"nada "nothing"

año "year"

fuerte "strong"

cierto "certain";zorra "fox"; conozco"I know"

seso "brain"lado "side"

llano "plain";milla "mile"

caro "dear"

carro "cart"

(before e, i),j (elsewhere)

reyes "kings"

gente "people";junto "together"

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Spelling Description Examples

h stands for no sound at all, but is haba "bean";

written in a number of words hierba "grass"

0.3 Syllables. A single consonant sound (and, in writing, two letters repre-senting a single sound), or a consonant followed by I or r, belongs to the samesyllable as the vowel following it: ca-ro, ca-rro, mi-lla. Other groups of twoconsonants are broken up, the first consonant belonging with the precedingvowel and the second with the following vowel: juz-gar "to judge"; rec-tor"rector".

0.4 Stress. Words ending in a vowel or in -n or -s are normally stressedon the next to the last syllable; words ending in any other consonant arestressed on the last syllable. Words having this type of stress bear no writtenaccent mark: cosa "thing"; cantan "they sing"; cantas "you sing" (Fam); cantar"to sing". If a word does not conform to this pattern, an accent mark iswritten over the vowel letter of the syllable which is stressed: vamonos "let'sgo"; jardín "garden". In a few cases, a written accent serves only to mark thedifference between one word and another written like it but having a differentmeaning: ¿cuándo? "when?" (interrogative), but cuando "when" (relative).

II. Forms

1.1 Nouns and adjectives are inflected alike, and will be discussed together.A noun is an inflected form that may follow el /la and precede a verb; anadjective is a form that may follow el/la and precede a noun. (For the definitearticle, cf §1.22.)

1.11 The plural of nouns and adjectives is formed in one of three ways:

1. By leaving the singular unchanged (words ending in -s, family names,and a few others): jueves "Thursday, Thursdays"; López "López, Lopezes";deficit "deficit, deficits".

2. By adding -s to nouns ending in an unstressed vowel or stressed -é:libro "book", libros "books"; cara "face", caras "faces"; café "coffee", cafés"coffees".

3. By adding -es to most other nouns: rubí "ruby", pi rubíes; buey "ox",pi bueyes; papel "paper", pi papeles. The letter c is replaced by qu, and z by c,before -es: frac "frock coat", pi fraques; lápiz "pencil", pi lápices.

1.12 Gender. Nouns belong either to the masculine or the feminine gender;adjectives to both. The feminine of an adjective is formed on the masculinein one of the following three ways:

1. By substituting -a for -o of the masculine: bueno m, buena f "good".

2. By adding-a to the masculine: inglés m, inglesa f "English".

3. By leaving the masculine unchanged: interesante m, f "interesting";fácil m, f "easy".

1.13 Reduced forms of adjectives. Certain adjectives are used in shortenedor reduced forms when they stand before a noun they modify, e.g. mm buen libro"a good book". The following adjectives have reduced forms in the masculinesingular only: buen{o) "good": mal(o) "bad"; primer(o) "first"; tercer (o) "third";

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un{6) "one" and its compounds. Santo "Saint" has the form San before amasculine name in the singular: San Francisco "St. Francis". Gran takes theplace of grande "great" (but un gran hombre is "an important man" whileun hombre grande is "a large man"), and cien takes the place of ciento "100",before either masculine or feminine.

1.2 Pronouns are of five classes: personal, demonstrative, interrogative,relative, and indefinite.

1.21 Personal pronouns are of two main types: those which can be usedapart from verbs, called disjunctive pronouns, and those which can be usedonly with verbs, called conjunctive pronouns.1. Disjunctive pronouns are:

Singular Plural

Nominative

1. yo "I" 1. nosotros (m), nosotras (f) "we"

2. tú "you" (Fam) 2. vosotros (m), vosotras (f) "you" (Fam)

3. usted "you" 3. ustedes "you"

él "he", ella "she" ellos (m), ellas (f) "they"

Prepositional

1. mí "me" 1. nosotros (m), nosotras (f) "us"

2. tí "you" (Fam) 2. vosotros (m), vosotras (f) "you" (Fam)

3. usted "you" 3. ustedes "you"

él "him", ella "her" ellos (m), ellas (f) "they"

Reflexive Prepositionalsi "himself, herself, itself" si "themselves"

When the pronouns mí, tí, and si (sg) are used as objects of the prepositioncon "with", the following forms result: conmigo, contigo, and consigo.

The word usted (abbreviated Ud. or Vd.) is used when speaking to personswith whom one is not well acquainted, and takes a verb in the third personsingular; the plural ustedes (abbreviated Uds. or Vds.) is used in the same way.In Spanish America, ustedes is often used instead of vosotros, as the pluralcorresponding to tú. Tú is used only between relatives, young people, intimatefriends, and in addressing children, servants, and pets. In South America,especially Argentina, vos is generally used for tú.

2. Conjunctive pronouns are:

Singular Plural

Direct Object

1. me "me" 1. nos "us"

2. te "you" (Fam) 2. os "you" (Fam)

3. le "you" (m), "him" 3. los "you, them" (m)la "you" (f), "her", "it" (f) las "you, them" (f)lo "it"

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Reflexivese "yourself, himself, herself, itself" se "yourselves, themselves"

Indirect Object

1. me "to me" 1. nos "to us"

2. te "to you" (Fam) 2. os "to you" (Fam)

3. le "to you, to him, to her, to it" 3. les "to you, to them"

These conjunctive pronouns may occur either singly or in groups of two.The occurrence of groups of two conjunctive pronouns is determined by thefollowing rules:

a1) If the pronoun se is present in the group, it always comes before theother conjunctive pronoun. When se is used in this way, it may have themeaning of:

aa) An unspecified actor: se dice "it is said"; se la trató bien "she wastreated well".

bb) A third person object, either reflexive or not: se lo dice "he saysit to him (her)", or "he (she) says it to himself (herself)".

b1) If the pronoun se is not present, the first pronoun of the group hasthe meaning of an indirect object, and the second that of a direct object:me lo da "he gives it to me". Le, les may not occur as the first member of agroup of conjunctive pronouns, their place being taken by se (see a1, bb, above).The conjunctive pronouns are placed after the verb they modify, andwritten together with it, in the following circumstances:

a2) After an infinitive or gerund: dárselo "to give it to him"; diciéndolo"saying it".

b2) After other verb forms, only in literary style or (to save money) intelegrams: fuime "I went away".

With other verb forms than the infinitive and gerund, the conjunctivepronouns are usually placed before the verb and written as separate words:se lo da "he gives it to him"; me fui "I went away".

1.22 Demonstrative pronouns have three genders: masculine, feminine, andneuter. The neuter occurs only in the singular and is used only to refer tosomething abstract or already spoken of. The demonstrative pronouns areéste "this", ése "that" (near you), aquél "that" (over there), and the definitearticle (el, la, los, las, lo) with de and que, meaning respectively "that (those)of", "the one (ones) with (in, on)", "that (those) which", and "the one (ones)which".

The forms of these pronouns are:

m éste ése aquél el de, el que

f ésta ésa aquélla la de, la que

neu esto eso aquello lo de, lo que

m éstos ésos aquéllos los de, los que

f éstas ésas aquéllas las de, las que

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The demonstrative adjectives are the same as the demonstrative pronounsbut do not bear a written accent and they usually precede the noun.

Yo escribo con esta pluma "I'm writing with this pen."

Esta pluma y ésa "This pen and that one."

There is no neuter adjective in Spanish and the neuter demonstrative pro-nouns esto, eso, aquello, and lo bear no written accent. They are used to referto a general idea or object without a determined gender.

Eso es verdad "That (what has been said) is true."

Esto me alarma "This (situation, outlook) alarms me."

When used before a noun or noun phrase (cf §2.14.1), el, la, etc, have aboutthe meaning of English "the", and in this use are termed the definite article.The form el is used before a masculine singular noun or noun phrase: el hombre"the man", el gran diccionario "the great dictionary"; and also directly beforea feminine noun beginning with the stressed sound a: el alma "the soul", elhambre ''the hunger" Before other feminines, la is used: la persona "theperson", la otra persona "the other person". In the plural, los is used beforemasculine and las before feminine nouns or noun phrases: los hombres "themen", los grandes diccionarios "the great dictionaries",, las almas "the souls",las otras personas "the other persons".

1.23 Interrogative pronouns are: ¿qué? "what?", ¿quién? "who?", ¿quiénes?(pi), ¿de quién? "whose?", ¿de quiénes? (pi), ¿cuál? "which one?", ¿cuáles?"which ones?", ¿cuánto? "how much?", ¿cuántos? "how many?".

All interrogative adjectives and pronouns bear a written accent mark todistinguish them from the corresponding relative.

qué is not inflected, ¿de quién? is always followed immediately by ser:¿De quién es este libro? "Whose book is this?"

When translating from English into Spanish, the interrogative ¿de quién?should not be confused with the possessive relative cuyo "whose, of which"-"This book, whose influence has been so beneficial." Ese libro, cuya influenciaha sido tan beneficiosa. But "Whose book is this?" ¿De quién es este libro?

1.24 Relative pronouns are: que "that, which, who", quien, quienes "who,whom", el que "he who, the one who, the one which, that which", la que"she who, the one who, the one which, that which", lo que "that which,what", los que "those who, those which", las que "those who, those which",el cual, la cual "he who (she who), the one who, that which", los cuales, lascuales "they who, the ones who, those which", lo cual "that, which, what",cuanto "all that, as much as", cuantos "all that, as many as".

A simple relative (1, below) has an antecedent in the main clause and thecompound relative (2, below) contains its own antecedent. This distinctionconcerns the use and not the form.

(1) El libro que está sobre la mesa "The book which is on the table

es suyo. is yours."

<2) Qui en trahaja mejores María. "The one who works best is

Mary,"

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lo que is used when reference is made to a phrase, a sentence, or to a specificthing without a specific gender: Lo que Ud. pide es imposible. "What (Thatwhich) you ask is impossible."

lo cual is used in supplementary clauses when the antecedent is a clause, aphrase, or an idea: *Se negó a recibirme, lo cual lamento mucho. "He refused toreceive me, which I regret very much."

1.25 Indefinite pronouns are: alguien "someone", alguno, -a, -os, -as "some-body, some", algo "something", nadie "no one", ninguno, -a, -os, -as "nobody,none", nada "nothing", cualquiera "whichever", and quienquiera "whoever"'

1.26 Possessive adjectives are*

Singular Plural

1. mi, mis "my" 1 nuestro, -a(s) "our"

2 tu, tus "your" (Fam) 2. vuestro, -a(s) "your" (Fam)

3. su, sus "his, her, its, your" 3. su, sus "their"

1. mío, 4a, -ios, -ias "mine" 1 nuestro, -a, -os, -as "ours"

2. tuyo, -a, -os, -as "yours" 2. vuestro, -a, -os, -as "yours"(Fam) (Fam)

3. suyo, -a, -os, -as "yours, 3. suyo, -a, -os, -as "theirs"his, hers, its"

Possessives agree in gender and number with the thing possessed. Possessivepronouns are formed by adding el to mío, tuyo, suyo, nuestro, and vuestro. Elsuyo is usually replaced (to avoid ambiguity) by el de él, el de ella, el de ustedes,el de ellos: Mi libro, el suyo y el de él. "My book, yours, and his." El is omittedafter the verb ser: El libro es mío. "The book's mine."

The English possessive case ("-'s") is rendered by de and possessor noun orpronoun: Ese es el libro de mi amigo "This is my friend's book."

1.3 Prepositions and conjunctions: a, de, en, por, and para are the mostfrequently used prepositions in Spanish.

1. a "to" implies motion, in contrast with en, which corresponds toEnglish "in" or "at" (place where or state). Bear this distinction in mind intranslating English "at"

Voy a Valencia. "I'm going to Valencia."

Estoy en casa. "I'm at home."

a) a is used as a sign of personal object, and as such is not translated intoEnglish:

Yo amo a Maria. "I love Mary."

María enseña a su hija. "Mary teaches her daughter."

It is also used with the infinitive after verbs of motion (see §2.44.3)

b) al {a-\-el) followed by the infinitive corresponds to English "on" and"when": al partir "on leaving"

2 de "of, from" is replaced by que "that" and estar "be" when the positionof a noun is purely accidental and not permanent or customary: la casa deenfrente "the house across the street", el hombre que está delante de la casa"the man who is in front of the house".

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3. por points to the cause, motive, or reason for an action and correspondsto the English "through" (along, around), "by" (expressing agency, means,manner, unit of measure) and "for" (meaning "on account of", "because of","in exchange for", "during", "as").

4. para points to the end or objective of an action and corresponds to theEnglish "for" denoting purpose or destination.

5. por and para are frequently misused by foreign students of Spanish.English "for" is translated in each case into Spanish according to its specificmeaning:

"This present's for you." Este regalo es PARA Ud.

"Do it for me." Hágalo POR mi.

1.31 Coordinate conjunctions are: y "and", o "or", ni "nor", pero "but"(nevertheless), and sino "but" (on the contrary).

1. y "and" is replaced by e when the word immediately following beginswith i or hi: franceses e italianos "Frenchmen and Italians"; padre e hijo "fatherand son".

2. o "or" is replaced by u before o or ho: siete u ocho "seven or eight";mujer u hombre "woman or man".

1.32 Subordinate conjunctions are: que "that", como' "as, since" (causal),cuando "when", mientras "while", pues(que) "for, since", porque "because",and si "if, whether".

1. que, the most widely used subordinate conjunction, introduces nounclauses. In addition to its conjunctive uses, que is also a relative pronoun(§1.24) or a comparative adverb ("than"). Unlike Spanish, "that" is veryoften omitted in English:

Quiero que venga. "I want him to come."

Creo que se ha ido. "I think he's gone."

Me parece que si. "I think so."

2. si "if, whether" is used to introduce adverb clauses of condition.

3. si "yes" bears a written accent to differentiate it from the conjunctionsi, and is an adverb of affirmation: Le pregunté si iba y me dijo que sí. "I askedhim if he was going and he said yes."

1.4 Adverbs of manner may be formed by adding -mente (which is the equiva-lent of English "-ly") to the feminine singular of the adjective: lento, -a "slow";lentamente "slow, slowly".

Prepositional phrases are preferable in Spanish to the adverbs ending in-mente: con lentitud or de una manera lenta instead of lentamente.

1.41 Adverbs are placed as near as possible to the verb they modify: Hablabien el español. "He speaks Spanish well."

1.42 aquí "here", ahi, alii "there", allá "over there" correspond respectivelyto the demonstratives este, ese, and aquel.

1.43 no "not" corresponds to English "do not", "is not", etc, and theadjective "no".

1. no is placed before the verb: No oigo. "I don't hear."

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2. If another negative is used after the verb, no must always precede:No oigo nada. "I hear nothing."

3. When another negative word precedes the verb, no is omitted: Nadaoigo. "I hear nothing."

1.44 When no verb is present, no usually follows pronouns and adverbs:todos no "not all of them"; todavía no "not yet", si is similarly used.

1.45 In a negative sentence all forms are negative (§1.43).

1.5 Diminutives and augmentatives: The suffixes -ito, -Mo, -cito, -cilioadded to nouns, adjectives, or adverbs imply small size or affectionate interest:Pedrito "little Peter", chiquillo "kid", mujercita "little woman, dear little wife",pequeñito "very small, tiny", piececito "tiny little foot".

1.51 The more frequent augmentative suffixes are -ón, -ote, -azo, -acho,which give the idea of large size or comic effect: mujerona "large woman,awkward woman", grandote "very large", manaza "huge hand", ricacho "richperson".

1.6 The absolute superlative ending is regularly -isimo, corresponding toEnglish "most, very, highly, exceedingly": Es un hombre rarísimo. "He's amost peculiar man." Una mujer simpatiquísima. "A most charming woman."

1.61 There are a number of other ways of expressing a high degree of qualityin Spanish (see §§2.21, 2.5). The same idea expressed by the suffix -isimo maybe conveyed by muy "very" or sumamente "exceedingly, a most", with theexception of muchísimo (never muy mucho), regular form for "very much."

1.62 When -isimo is added, adjectives and adverbs ending in -co or -ca, -z,-go, and -able change their ending to -qui, -c, -gui, and -bil respectively: cerca,cerquísimo; feroz, ferocísimo; largo, larguísimo; amable, amabilísimo.

1.7 Verbs have ten tenses, or sets of finite forms which show the person andnumber of the actor; and three non-finite forms, or forms which do not showperson and number. The non-finite forms are: infinitive, gerund, and pastparticiple. The ten tenses are formed on three stems, the "present" stem, the"future" stem, and the "preterite" stem, as follows:

Present Stem Future Stem Preterite Stem

Present Indicative Future Preterite

Imperfect Conditional Past Subjunctive, -se form

Present Subjunctive Past Subjunctive, -ra form

Imperative

1.71. There are four classes of verbs, according to the ending of the infinitive:

I. -ar: cantar "sing" III. -ir: vivir "live"

II. -er: aprender "learn" IV. -r: ver "see"*

In the following paragraphs, we shall give examples of the normal forms ofthese four conjugations, as shown in the four model verbs listed above.

1. Present tense. The present tense is generally used to refer to thepresent but it is often used as a graphic substitute for other tenses, as: a) era-

* This manual lists as "Class IV verbs" certain verbs usually designated elsewhere as simply"irregular verbs." For irregular verbs of all classes see page 12.

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phatic future: Mañana le escribo. "I'll write him tomorrow." b) whenimmediate future time is involved: ¿Vamos ahora? "Shall we go now?" c) forthe perfect conditional in contrary-to-fact conditions: Si dice algo en aquelmomento, le pego. "I'd have hit him if he'd said something at that moment."d) for the simple past in historical narrative: Por poco le cojo. "I almostcaught him." The forms of the present are:

1. sg <<T>> canto aprendo vivo veo

2. sg "you" (Fam) cantas aprendes vives ves

3. sg "you, he, she, it" canta aprende vive ve

1. Pi "we" cantamos aprendemos vivimos vemos

2. Pi "you" (Fam) cantáis aprendéis vivís veis

3. pl "you, they" cantan aprenden viven ven

2. Imperfect tense. This tense refers to past action that was going on atthe same time as some other action ("I was singing") or that was habitual("I used to sing").

1. sg cantaba aprendía vivía veía

2. sg cantabas aprendías vivías veías

3. sg cantaba aprendía vivía veía

1. Pl cantábamos aprendíamos vivíamos veíamos

2. Pl cantabais aprendíais vivíais veíais

3. Pl cantaban aprendían vivían veían

3. Present subjunctive. This tense is used either to express a command(in the first person plural, or third person singular or plural) or in certain typesof dependent clauses (see §§3.5-3.52).

1. sg cante aprenda viva vea

2. sg cantes aprendas vivas veas

3. sg cante aprenda viva vea

1. pl cantemos aprendamos vivamos veamos

2. pl cantéis aprendáis viváis veáis

3. pl canten aprendan vivan vean

4. Imperative. This tense is used to give commands; it has only the

second person singular and plural forms.

2. sg canta aprende vive ve

2. pl cantad aprended vivid ved

5. Future. This tense refers to action in future time ("111 sing") or

probability.

1 sg cantaré aprenderé viviré veré

2. sg cantarás aprenderás vivirás verás

3. sg cantará aprenderá vivirá verá

1. pl cantaremos aprenderemos viviremos veremos

2. pl cantaréis aprenderéis viviréis veréis

3. pl cantarán aprenderán10 vivirán verán

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6. Conditional. This tense refers to hypothetical action or to futureaction viewed from past time ("I'd sing").

1. sg cantaría aprendería viviría vería

2. sg cantarías aprenderías vivirías verías

3. sg cantaría aprendería viviría vería

1. pl cantaríamos aprenderíamos viviríamos veríamos

2. pl cantaríais aprenderíais viviríais veríais

3. pl cantarían aprenderían vivirían verían

7. Past absolute. This tense refers to action at a specific point in pasttime ("I sang"). The past absolute of most verbs is as follows:

1. sg canté apprendí viví vi

2. sg cantaste aprendiste viviste viste

3. sg cantó apprendió vivió vio

1. Pl cantamos aprendimos vivimos vimos

2. Pl cantasteis aprendisteis vivisteis visteis

3. pl cantaron aprendieron vivieron vieron

Certain irregular verbs, called "strong" verbs, have special changes in thestem for the past absolute and the two past subjunctive tenses, e.g.: venir "tocome"; vine "I came"; and viniera, viniese "(that) I might come". The pastabsolute of these strong verbs is inflected as follows:

Singular Plural

1. vine vinimos

2. viniste vinisteis

3. vino vinieron

8. Past subjunctive. Each Spanish verb has two forms of the past sub-junctive, one ending in the singular in -se and the other in -ra. The forms ofthese tenses are always built on the same stem as the past absolute or preteritetense:

a) Past subjunctive in -se:

1. sg cantase aprendiese viviese viese

2. sg cantases aprendieses vivieses vieses

3. sg cantase aprendiese viviese viese

1. pl cantásemos aprendiésemos viviésemos viésemos

2. pl cantaseis aprendieseis vivieseis vieseis

3. pl cantasen aprendiesen viviesen viesen

b) Past subjunctive in -ra.

1. sg cantara aprendiera viviera viera

2. sg cantaras aprendieras vivieras vieras

3. sg cantara aprendiera viviera viera

1. Pl cantáramos aprendiéramos viviéramos viera tu os

2. pl cantarais aprendierais vivierais vierais

3. Pl cantaran aprendieran11 mvieran vieran

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1.72 Non-finite forms are such as are based on verbs, but do not showdistinction of person and number and belong to other than verbal word classes.Verbs normally have:

1. Gerund—an adverb formed by adding -ando to the root of I-conju-gation verbs; -endo to roots ending in -y, -11, -ñ; and -iendo to others: cantando,aprendiendo, viviendo, viendo; oyendo "hearing" (oír "hear"), bullendo "boiling"(bullir "boil"), riñendo "wrangling" (reñir "wrangle").

2. Past participle—an adjective formed by adding -ado to the root ofI-conjugation verbs, -ido to the root of II- and Ill-conjugation verbs, and -doto the root of IV-conjugation verbs. Irregular past participles are all thosethat have other endings than these, as: abierto "opened", cubierto "covered",dicho "said", escrito "written", hecho "done", impreso "printed", muerto"dead", provisto "provided", resuelto "resolved", roto "broken", visto "seen",vuelto "returned".

3. Infinitive—a masculine singular noun ending in -r. Occasionally aninfinitive is used in the plural, which then ends in -es.

1.73 Irregular verbs. A number of verbs vary in one way or another fromthe patterns set forth above. Some of them fall into regular patterns ofirregularities:

1. Radical-changing verbs are such as have the regular endings of theconjugation to which they belong, but have certain changes in the vowel of thelast syllable of the root, depending on the form involved. There are threemain types of radical-changing verbs:

a) Type I, in which a diphthong is substituted for a vowel (ie for e or i;ue for o or u) when it is stressed. (At the beginning of a verb, the sounds ieare spelled ye, and the sounds ue are spelled hue.) These forms are (withcontar "count" and pensar "think" as examples):

Present

Present Subjunctive

1. sg

2. sg

3. sg3. pi

sgsgsg

Imperative

3. pi2. sg

cuentocuentascuentacuentan

cuentecuentescuentecuenten

cuenta

piensopiensaspiensapiensan

piensepiensespiensepiensen

piensa

b) Type II, in which ie is substituted for e, and ue for o, in all formswhere stress falls on this vowel, and i is substituted for e, and u for o, whereverthe root is unstressed but followed by a, ie, or ió.

c) Type III, in which i is substituted for e both in forms where the lastsyllable of the root is stressed and where the root is unstressed but followed bya, ie, or ió.

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Examples of types II and III are sentir "feel", dormir "sleep", pedir

"ask":

Present

Present Subjunctive

ImperativePreterite

Past Subjunctive

Present Participle

1. sg siento

2. sg sientes

3. sg siente3. pi sienten

1. sg sienta

2. sg sientas

3. sg sienta

1. pi sintamos

2. pi sintáis

3. pi sientan

2. sg siente

3. sg sintió

3. pi sintieron

1,3. sg sintiese1,3. sg sintiera

sintiendo

duermoduermesduermeduermen

duerma

duermas

duerma

durmamos

durmáis

duerman

duerme

durmiódurmieron

durmiesedurmiera

pidopidespidepiden

pida

pidas

pida

pidamos

pidáis

pidan

pide

pidiópidieron

pidiesepidiera

durmiendo pidiendo

2. Roots ending in -y lose this y wherever it would come before stressed i,and unstressed i of an ending is lost after this y. Thus, from the root dis-tribuy- (III) "distribute" we have: infinitive distribuir; present 1. pi distri-buimos, 2. pi distribuís; imperfect distribuía, etc; imperative 2. pi distribuid;future distribuiré, etc; conditional distribuiría, etc; preterite 1. sg distribuí,2. sg distribuíste, 3. sg distribuyó, 1. pi distribuimos, 2. pi distribuísteis, 3. pidistribuyeron; past participle distribuido; present participle distribuyendo. Allverbs with infinitive in -uir are of this type.

3. Certain verbs, which we shall term the -zc- verbs, substitute -zc- for -c-wherever -o or -a follows. Thus conocer (II) "know" has:

Present Indicative 1. sg conozco

Present Subjunctive 1. sg conozca

2. sg conozcas

3. sg conozca

1. pi conozcamos

2. pi conozcáis

3. pi conozcan

4. Other irregular verbs, which do not fall into regular sub-patterns, arethe following, here listed with indication of the class of verb to which theybelong and with the individual forms which are irregular:

abrir III "open": past part, abierto.

andar I "walk": preterite anduve etc; past subj. anduviese, anduviera.

atenerse II "depend": like tener.

atraer II "attract": like traer.

avenirse III "agree": like venir.

bendecir III "bless": like decir, but past part, bendito.

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caber II "be contained, fit": pres. 1. sg quepo; pres. subj. quepa etc;

fut. cabré; condit. cabría; pret. cupe etc; past subj. cupiese, cupiera,caer II "fall": pres. l.sg caigo; pres. subj. caiga etc; pret. 3. sg cayó,

3. pi cayeron; past subj. cayese, cayera; pres. part, cayendo,componer II "compose": like poner,contener II "contain": like tener.contradecir III "contradict": like decir,contraer II "contract": like traer,convenir III "agree": like venir,cubrir III "cover": past part, cubierto,dar IV "give": pres. l.sg doy; imperf. daba etc; pres. subj. l.sg dé,

3.sg dé; pret. di, diste, dio, dimos, disteis, dieron; past subj. diese,

diera,decaer II "decay": like caer,decir III "say": radical-changing type III and: pres. l.sg digo; pres.

subj. diga etc; imperative 2.sg di; fut. 1 .sg diré etc; condit. diría etc;

pret. dije etc; past subj. dijese, dijera; past part, dicho,descubrir III "discover": like cubrir,desenvolver II "unroll, unwrap": like volver,detener II "hold back, detain": like tener,disolver II "dissolve": rad-ch I and past part, disuelto,disponer II "dispose": like poner,distraer II "distract": like traer,entretener II "entertain": like tener,escribir III "write": past part, escrito,estar IV "be": pres. l.sg estoy, 2.sg estás, 3.sg está, 3.pi están; imperf.

estaba etc; pres. subj. esté, estés, esté, estemos, estéis, estén; pret.

estuve etc; past subj. estuviese, estuviera,exponer II "expose": like poner,haber II "have, for there to be" (normally used in verbal phrases to

form perfect tenses or in 3.sg meaning "there is, there was" etc):

pres. he, has, ha, hemos, habéis, han; pres. subj. haya etc; fut. habré;

condit. habría; pret. hube etc; past subj. hubiese, hubiera. The spe-cial form hay is used in pres. 3.sg in the meaning "there is, there are".hacer II "do, make": pres. l.sg hago; pres. subj. haga etc; fut. haré;

condit. haría; pret. hice etc; past subj. hiciese, hiciera; past part.

hecho,imponer II "impose": like poner,indisponer II "indispose": like poner,interponer II "interpose": like poner,intervenir III "intervene": like venir.ir IV "go": pres. voy, vas, va, vamos, vais, van; imperf. ¿6a etc; pres.

subj. vaya etc; fut. iré; condit. iría; pret. and past subj. same as

those of ser.maldecir III "curse": like decir, but past part, maldito,mantener II "maintain": like tener.

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morir III "die": rad-ch I and past part, muerto.

obtener II "obtain": like tener.

oponer II "oppose": like poner.

poder II "be able": rad-ch I and: fut. podré; condit. podría; pret. pude

etc; past subj. pudiese, pudiera,poner II "place": pres. l.sg pongo; pres. subj. ponga etc; fut. pondré;condit. pondría; pret. puse etc; past subj. pusiese, pusiera; past part.puesto,prevenir III "prepare, warn": like venir,proponer II "propose": like poner,retener II "retain": like tener,saber II "know": pres. l.sg sé; pres. subj. sepa etc; fut. sabré; condit.

sabría; pret. supe etc; past subj. supiese, supiera,salir III "go out": pres. l.sg salgo; pres. subj. saiga etc; fut. saldré;

condit. saldría,satisfacer II "satisfy": like hacer.

ser IV "be": pres. soy, eres, es, somos, sois, son; imperf. era etc; pres.subj. sea etc; pret. fui, fuiste, fué, fuimos, fuisteis, fueron; pastsubj. fuese, fuera; pres. part, siendo; past part. sido,sostener II "uphold, sustain": like tener,suponer II "suppose": like poner.

tener II "have, hold": rad-ch I and: pres. l.sg tengo; pres. subj. tengaetc; fut. tendré; condit. tendría; pret. tuve etc; past subj. tuviese,tuviera,traer II "bring": pres. l.sg traigo; pres. subj. traiga etc; pret. traje etc;

past subj. trajese, trajera,valer II "be worth": pres. l.sg valgo; pres. subj. valga etc; fut. valdré;

condit. valdría,venir III "come": rad-ch I and: pres. l.sg vengo; pres. subj. venga etc;fut. vendré; condit. vendría; pret. vine etc; past subj. viniese, viniera,ver IV "see": pret. vi, viste, vio, vimos, visteis, vieron; past subj. viese,

viera; past part, visto,volver II "turn": rad-ch I and past part, vuelto.1.8 Special uses of some important verbs:

1. ser "be" is used with a noun or adjective denoting permanent condition,inherent characteristic or quality, origin, material, or ownership, and also inimpersonal expressions and expressions of time:

¿Quién es? "Who is it?"

Soy yo. "It's me."

¿De dónde es? "Where's he from?"

Es de Cuba. "He's from Cuba."

Yo soy español. "I'm a Spaniard."

Ella es pintora. "She's a painter."

Esa mesa es de madera. "That table's made of wood."

¿De quién es? "Whose is it?"

Es de ella. "It's hers."

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Es para tí.

¿Qué hora est

Son las cinco.

Es tarde.

Pero es necesario ir.

Es evidente.

"It's for you."

"What time is it?"

"It's five o'clock."

"It's late."

"But it's necessary to go.'

"It's evident."

2. estar "be" is used to express a temporary condition, location, and alsoas the auxiliary of the progressive tense:.

¿Cómo está Ud.t¿Dónde está el libro?Está sobre la mesa.Ellos están en Chile.¿Quién está hablando?El niño está jugando.Ella está enferma.

"How are you?""Where's the book?""It's on the table.""They're in Chile.""Who's speaking?""The child's playing.""She's sick."

a) In order to determine whether to use ser or estar when the predicateis an adjective, the following rule should be kept in mind: ser is used when thepredicate adjective indicates the nature of an object or an inherent charac-teristic (1, below); estar is used when the predicate adjective indicates atemporary condition (2, below):

(1) La lechuga es verde.

(2) La fruta está verde.

(1) María es pálida.

(2) María está pálida.

(1) Es un hombre raro.

(2) Está muy raro hoy.

"Lettuce is green." (by nature)

"The fruit's green." (a state of the fruit)

"Mary's pale." (by nature)

"Mary looks pale."

"He's a queer man."

"He acts very queer today."

b) estar should never be used with a predicate noun.

c) ser should never be used with the past participle except to form anunequivocal passive voice:

La ventana está abierta.

La ventana fué abierta por María.

La casa está bien construida.La casa fué construida en 1945.

"The window's open."

"The window was opened by

Mary.""The house is well built.""The house was built in 1945."

3. haber never means "have" in the sense of "possess". This meaning isrendered by tener: el tiene el libro "he has the book".

a) When haber is not used as an auxiliary verb to form the compoundtenses, it is an impersonal verb corresponding to English "there is, there are,there was, there were", etc, and as such has the form hay in the present tense:

Hay tres libros sobre la mesa. "There are three books on the table."

Hay un hombre en la habitación. "There's a man in the room."

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b) In all other tenses the impersonal form is identical with the thirdperson singular of the auxiliary:

había "there was, there were"

hubo "there was, there were"

habrá "there'll be"

habría "there'd be"

4. tener, which means "have" in the sense of "possess", used with que + in-finitive expresses a strong obligation equivalent to English "have to, must":

Tenemos que hacerlo hoy. "We must do it today."

a) hay que is substituted for tener que in impersonal constructions andis translated into English as "must, it's necessary":

Hay que decir la verdad. "It's necessary to (One must) tell the truth."

• b) tener as used in many idioms is translated "be" in English. In suchcases the Spanish adjective mucho is rendered in English by the adverb "very":Tengo hambre. "I'm hungry."

Tengo mucha hambre. "I'm very hungry."Tengo sed. "I'm thirsty."

Tengo frío. "I'm cold."

Tengo miedo. "I'm afraid."

Tengo prisa. "I'm in a hurry."

5. The pronoun "it", which is used in the impersonal construction inEnglish, is never required in Spanish:

Llueve. "It's raining." Escampa. "It's clearing off."

Truena. "It's thundering." Hace fresco. "It's cool."

6. hacer is used impersonally in expressions of weather:

Hace calor. "It's warm." Hace frío. "It's cold."

a) hace . . . que, hacía . que, and hace (hacía) preceded by desde maybe used to indicate time elapsed:

Hace dos días que llegó. "It's two days since he arrived."

Está aquí desde hace dos días. "He's been here two days."

No la había visto desde hacía dos años. "I hadn't seen her for two years."

III. Phrase Structure

Two or more words may be combined into groups of words, or phrases,which are used in sentences to take the place of, and fulfill the functions of,the various parts of speech. In this section we shall list the main types ofphrases which occur in Spanish, according to the parts of speech whose placethey take. We shall use the term head to refer to the central word of thephrase, and modifier to refer to a word modifying the head: thus, in English"good boy", the noun "boy" is the head of the phrase and "good" is a modifier.

2.0 Universal phrase types are such as occur with all parts of speech. Inthem two or more heads, usually belonging to the same part of speech, are

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placed next to each other, either not connected at all or connected by con-junctions.

1. No conjunction is present in some phrases which serve to enumeratethings, actions, etc:

Se lo dije una, dos, tres veces. "I told him once, twice, three times."

Museos, escuelos, templos, todo "Museums, schools, and churches—

lo saquearon. they pillaged everything."

2. A conjunction is used in other phrases:

a) Before the last head: el hambre, el frío, la fatiga, y demás dolores"hunger, cold, fatigue, and other sorrows".

b) Before each head: ni esto ni aquello "neither this nor that".

2.1 Noun phrases normally contain a noun as their head, and an adjectiveor other element as modifier. This modifier may occur either before or afterthe head of the phrase, giving two main types of noun phrases: ♦

2.11 Modifier+head. This order occurs primarily when the modifier is:

1. One of the adjectives mentioned in §1.13: buen{o) "good", gran{de)"great", cienito) "100", mal(o) "bad", postrer{o) "last", primerio) "first",San(to) "Saint", tercer[p) "third", and un(o)* "one"; or one of certain others:pequeño "little", viejo "old", bonito "pretty".

2. A numeral: diez hombres "ten men".

3. An interrogative or indefinite adjective: ¿cuáles libros? "which books?";otras personas "other persons"; los demás libros "the other books".

2.12 Head+modifier. This order is the normal one when the modifier is:

1. An adjective other than the types mentioned in §2.11: un hombrefuerte "a strong man"; una puerta abierta "an open door".

2. An adjective phrase (adverb-+-adjective), or a phrase consisting ofpreposition+noun, pronoun, or verb: un hombre ?nuy fuerte "a very strongman"; un vaso de agua "a glass of water"; su libro de él "his book"; la casualidadde haberse encontrado con ella "the chance of having met her".

3. A clause, normally introduced by a relative pronoun or adjective:un caballero que desea hablarle "a gentleman who wants to talk to you".

2.13 Reversal of normal order of adjective and head in a noun phrase(placing the adjective before the noun when it would normally follow, or viceversa) gives to the adjective an added meaning of emphasis, rhetorical orna-ment, or figurative speech: la blanca nieve "the white, white snow"; ciertaciudad "a certain city"; un hombre malo "a very bad man".

2.14 Phrase markers are certain types of words which may precede anynoun or noun phrase and mark it as such. They are:

1. The definite article (§1.22): la infeliz madre "the unhappy mother";los libros escritos en español "the books written in Spanish".

2. The indefinite article un, una, which in the singular has the meaning"a, an" and in the plural "some": un libro interesante "an interesting book";unos libros interesantes "some interesting booW-

* Uno used as a pronoun does not drop the o.

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3. A possessive adjective: mi viejo amigo "my old friend".

4. A demonstrative adjective: estos cinco libros "these five books"

2.2 Adjective phrases are of the following types:

2.21 Modifier+head. The modifier in this type of phrase is normally anadverb* muy bonito "very pretty". A special formation of this type is thecomparative and superlative of adjectives: más "more" or menos "less" placedbefore an adjective makes a phrase with comparative meaning: más interesante"more interesting"; menos útil "less useful". The definite article placed beforea phrase containing a comparative adjective gives it the meaning of a superla-tive: el más interesante "the most interesting"; el menos útil "the least useful".

2.22 Head-f-modifier. The modifier may be one of the following:

1. A phrase introduced by a preposition: esta agua es buena para beber"this water's good to drink".

2. A clause introduced by que or de "than" or como "as" (often elliptical)after a comparative phrase (§2.21): más habladora que su madre "more talkativethan her mother"; tiene tantas tarjetas como ella "he has as many cards as she".

2.3 Pronoun phrases have the structure head+modifier. The modifiermay be:

1. An adjective: yo solo "I alone".

2. A phrase introduced by a preposition: el de mi padre "the one of myather, my father's".

3. A clause: lo que me gusta "that which pleases me, what I like".

2.4 Verb phrases are of the following types:

2.41 Verb+verb. These may be classified according to the form of thesecond verb in the phrase:

1. Past participle. The first verb may be:

a) haber "have", which forms perfect tenses with the past participle ofother verbs. In such phrases, the past participle is always in the masculinesingular: ha enviado los libros "he's sent the books"; los libros que ha enviado"the books he's sent"; los ha enviado "he's sent them".

b) ser "be", which forms passive tenses with the past participle of otherverbs. This type of phrase is chiefly literary in use; the past participle agrees ingender and number with the subject: este libro fué escrito por Pérez Galdós "thisbook was written by Pérez Galdós".

c) estar "be", tener "have", quedarse "remain", and similar verbs. Thepast participle agrees in gender and number with the noun to which it refers:la puerta está abierta "the door's open"; los niños estaban sentados en el suelo"the children were sitting on the floor"; tengo escrita la carta "I have the letterwritten".

2. Gerund, with estar "be", seguir "keep on", etc, as the first verb. Thisconstruction is equivalent to the English present progressive, which consistsof a form of "be"+a verb form in "-ing": está hablando "he's talking".

3. Infinitive. The first verb is one which indicates desire, ability, obliga-tion, cause, intention, or emotion: debo irme "I have to go away"; creía haberlo

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visto "he thought he'd seen it". Among the many verbs which occur in thisconstruction are*

mandar "order to, command to"

necesitar "need to"

parecer "seem to, appear to"

pensar "intend to"

poder "be able to"

procurar "try to"

querer "wish to"

resolver "decide to"

saber "know how to"

servirse "be so kind as to"

temer "fear, be afraid"

ver "see"

acostumbrar "be accustomed to"bastar "be enough to"conseguir "succeed in"creer "believe, think"deber "ought, should"decidir "decide to"dejar "let, allow to"desear "wish to, desire to"gustar "like, be pleasing to"hacer "cause to, have done"intentar "attempt to, try to"lograr "succeed in"

2.42 Verb+direct object, which is normally a noun, pronoun, or clause:no tenemos libros "we haven't any books"; no me tratan bien "they don't treatme well"; quiero que estén contentos "I want them to be happy". But thisconstruction is normally replaced by that of verb-f-indirect object (cf §2.44.3)with proper nouns or nouns referring to specific persons (or personified objectsor animals), and with disjunctive personal pronouns, relative, demonstrative,and indefinite pronouns referring to persons (except que).

2.43 Verb+predicate complement, which is normally a noun or pronounused after ser or estar "be" and certain other verbs indicating identity ordevelopment, and agreeing with the subject in gender and number: mi amigoes abogado "my friend's a lawyer"; estamos cansados "we're tired".

2.44 Verb-f adverbial complement. This latter may be:

1. An adverb: habla muy bien "he speaks very well".

2. An adjective or noun used as an adverb: el enemigo atacó duro "theenemy attacked hard".

3. A phrase introduced by a preposition: sigue viviendo a la antigua "hecontinues to live in the old way"; nos entendimos por fin "we understood eachother at last". This type of adverbial complement, with the preposition a,is normal instead of a direct object, in referring to a person (cf 2.42, above).Furthermore, the preposition a is normally used to introduce an infinitive aftermost verbs indicating motion, beginning, teaching, and learning, among othersthe following:

acostumbrarse "become accustomed"acudir "come up, run"

aprender "learn"atreverse "dare"ayudar "help"comenzar "begin"correr "run"decidirse "decide"disponerse "get ready"

empezar "begin"enseñar "teach"invitar "invite"ir go

llegar "come, succeed"negarse "refuse"obligar "oblige"ponerse "start, begin"probar "try"

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resistirse "resist" venir "come"

subir "go up, come up" volver "return, come back"

tornar "return, do again"

The preposition de is normally used to introduce an infinitive after thefollowing verbs:

acabar "finish, have just . . ."

acordarse "remember (to)"

cansarse "get tired (of)"

cesar "stop"

dejar "stop, fail (to)"

guardarse "take care not (to)"

haber "have (to), be going (to)"

olvidarse "forget (to)"

quejarse "complain (of)"

tratar "try (to)"; (reflexive) "be a question (of)"

The preposition en is used after the following (and other) verbs:complacerse "take pleasure (in)" insistir "insist (on)"

consentir "consent (to)" pensar "think (of, about)"

consistir "consist (of)" persistir "persist (in)"

convenir "agree (to)' tardar "delay (in)"

empeñarse "insist (on)"

4. A clause: Antes venía porque me obligaban. "I used to come becausethey forced me to."

2.5 Adverb phrases are normally of the structure modifier+head, with themodifier another adverb: muy bien "very well". An adverb phrase with más"more" or menos "less" as modifier has the meaning of the English comparativeor superlative of an adverb: más tarde "later"; menos bien "less well".

Phrases consisting of preposition-+-noun, pronoun, or verb may also be usedadverbially: en el zaguán saludó a la portera "he greeted the janitress in themain entrance".

2.6 Preposition phrases normally consist of an adverb (or equivalent phrase)followed by a preposition: junto a "together with"; a pesar de "in spite of".

2.61 Prepositional phrases are used in Spanish-where in English two or morenouns can be combined to form compound nouns*: máquina de coser "sewingmachine"; ropa para caballeros "men's wear"; neumático de repuesto "spare tire".

2.7 Conjunction phrases usually consist of an adverb or preposition orequivalent phrase followed by a subordinate conjunction (normally que "that"):para que "in order that"; sin que "without".

IV. Clause Structure

3.0 The clause is the basic unit of the sentence in Spanish as in English.Clauses are either major or minor; major clauses are the customary normal

* In Spanish there are only a few genuine compounds of the type oí ferrocarril "railroad",radiodifusión "broadcasting", which generally have an initial member ending in -o.

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type, and minor clauses are all others. The structure of major clauses andtheir combinations will be discussed in §§3.1-3.53; of minor clauses, in §§3.63.62. A major clause always contains a predicate and may or may not containa subject as well.

3.1 The predicate always has as its main element a verb or verb phrase:nos inclinamos para ver mejor "we bent over to see better"; estoy cansado"I'm tired"; han matado a la señora "they've killed the lady". Since the verbindicates by its endings the person and number of the agent, a predicate oftenoccurs alone (as in the above examples), where English would have a pronounsubject.

3.2 The subject may be one of the following:

1. A noun or noun phrase: Inglaterra es grande y bella "England is greatand beautiful"; las antiguas explotaciones petrolíferas han sido abandonadas"the old oil drillings have been abandoned".

2. An adjective or other part of speech serving as noun: todo le ayudaba"everything helped him"; lo mejor y más granado "the finest and most selecttype".

3. A pronoun: él iba delante "he went first"; me gusta éste "I like this one".

3.21 Agreement in number. The subject normally agrees in number withthe verb of the predicate: lo hago yo "I'll do it"; lo hacemos nosotros "we'll do it".

3.22 Agreement in person. The verb of the predicate is normally in thegrammatical person of the lowest-numbered person represented in the subject.(usted, ustedes "you" naturally count as third person in this respect.) If thesubject contains heads belonging to two different grammatical persons, theverb is in the first person if the first person element is present, otherwise in thesecond: nos casaremos, tú y yo "we'll get married, you and I".

3.23 Agreement in gender. A predicate complement (§2.43) agrees in num-ber and gender with the subject: él estaba cansado "he was tired"; las señoritasestaban cansadas "the young ladies were tired".

3.3 Order of subject and predicate is much freer in Spanish than in English.In general, the normal order is subject+predicate; inversion of this orderimplies emphasis or rhetorical force, but is very frequent: eso lo hago yo "I'lldo that"; así continuaba el joven "the young man continued thus". Invertedorder is normal in a clause containing a subjunctive used as an imperative:quítese usted el sombrero "take off your hat".

Likewise the direct object, predicate complement, or adverbial complementis often placed before the verb and subject, giving a meaning of greater em-phasis than does the normal order: eso es "that's it" (literally, "it is that");el que no se entera de nada soy yo "I'm the one who doesn't understand"; mejorserá avisar a la policía "it'll be better to notify the police"; mucho lo siento"I'm very sorry". In a sentence containing a specifically interrogative word,the phrase containing this word comes first: ¿qué quiere usted? "what do youwant?"; ¿desde cuándo le conoces? "since when have you known him?"

3.4 Coordination is the relation to each other of two or more clauses ofequal rank in a sentence. Of two coordinate clauses, the second is usuallyjoined to the first by a coordinating conjunction, such as pero "but", y "and".

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The conjunction que may introduce an independent or coordinate clause whenfollowed by a verb in the subjunctive indicating a command: que lo haga él"let him do it".

3.5 Subordination. If a clause has, in another clause, the function of oneof the parts of speech, and modifies some element of that clause, it is said to besubordinate to or dependent on the element it modifies. Subordinate clausesare normally introduced by a subordinating conjunction, often one formed withque "that". The use of a clause in a subordinate position often requires theuse of a subjunctive form in the main verb of the subordinate clause. The useof the subjunctive may be automatic, i.e. obligatory in certain constructions.In others, the use of the subjunctive is not obligatory, and its use is significant,i.e. it gives the clause a different meaning than the use of the indicative would .

3.51 Automatic use of the subjunctive is found in the following types ofsubordinate clauses:

1. Those containing certain verbs:

a) Verbs whose general meaning is that of desire, command, judgmentor opinion, emotion, or doubt. The chief of these verbs are:

agradecer "be grateful" mandar "command"

alegrarse "be glad" pedir "ask"

dejar "let, allow" perdonar "forgive"

deplorar "regret" permitir "permit, allow"

desear "desire" preferir "prefer"

estar "be" + certain adjectives (e.g. prohibir "forbid"

contento (de) "glad", enojado querer "want, wish"

"annoyed") sentir "be sorry"

gustar "like" sorprenderse "be surprised"

impedir "hinder" sugerir "suggest"

insistir (en) "insist (on)" tener miedo (de) "be afraid"

b) Impersonal expressions (used only in the third person singular) inwhich ser "be" is followed by any of a number of adjectives, among them:

bueno "good" malo "bad"

difícil "difficult" mejor "better"

extraño "strange" necesario "necessary"

fácil "easy" peor "worse"

importante "important" posible "possible"

justo "right" probable "probable"

c) Verbs, usually when they are in the negative or interrogative, whosegeneral meaning is that of perceiving, thinking, knowing, declaring; the mean-ing given by use of the subjunctive is that of uncertainty or doubt. The mostimportant of the determining verbs are:

concebir "conceive, imagine" juzgar "judge"

creer "believe" pensar "think"

decir "say" saber "know"

estimar "consider" suponer "suppose"

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But after such verbs as dudar "doubt" and negar "deny", with essentiallynegative meaning, the subjunctive is used when the main verb is in the positive,and the indicative when it is in the negative: dudo que sea posible "I doubtthat it's possible".

2. Clauses serving as adverbs: after a number of conjunctions, such as:a condición que "on condition that" aun cuando "even if"

a fin (de) que "in order that" para que "so that"

a menos que "unless" supuesto que "supposing that"

3.52 Significant use of the subjunctive is found in the following types ofclauses:

1. Clauses used as adjectives, giving the clauses the meaning of:

a) A desired characteristic or purpose: busco un libro que sea interesante"I'm looking for a book that'll be interesting".

b) Uncertainty or doubt: las expresiones que Uds. hayan olvidado"the expressions you may have forgotten". This type of clause is especiallyfrequent after indefinite and concessive expressions: cualquier libro que escriba"whatever book he may write"; por rico que sea "no matter how rich he maybe". It is also found after superlatives or equivalent expressions: el libro másinteresante que haya "the most interesting book there is".

2. Clauses used as adverbs, giving the meaning of:

a) Intent, purpose, or anticipation: hable Ud. de manera que todos leoigan "talk in such a way that all can hear you"; aunque venga, no nos loenseñará "even though he may. come, he won't show it to us".

b) Futurity: cuando venga, dígaselo "when he comes, tell it to him".

3.53 Conditional sentences. If a sentence contains a clause beginning withsi "if", the tense of the verb in this clause is determined by the tense of theverb in the main clause, normally as follows:

If the main clause has The "if"-clause has

a verb in the: a verb in the:

Present }

Imperative ¡> Present

Future J

Imperfect Imperfect

Preterite Preterite

Conditional Past Subjunctive (-ra or -se)

Thus: si está aquí, trabaja "if he's here, he's working"; si estaba aquí, trabajaba"if he was here, he was working"; si está aquí mañana, trabajará "if he's heretomorrow, he'll be working"; si estuviera aquí, trabajaría "if he were here, he'dbe working". A main verb indicating a condition contrary to fact may also bein the -ra form of the subjunctive: si estuviera aquí, trabajara "if he were here,he'd be working".

3.6 Minor clauses, which do not conform to the customary structure ofclauses, are chiefly of the following two types:

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3.61 Fragmentary or elliptical clauses: a phrase or single word, such ascould enter into the structure of a full clause if the rest of a full clause wereuttered. Under this type come most cases of incomplete sentences in normalconversation, answers to questions, etc: ¿Qué le dijo?—Nada. "What did hesay to him?—Nothing."; Buenos días. ¿Cómo está Ud.f—Muy bien, gracias.¿Y Ud.t "Hello. How are you?—Very well, thanks. And you?"

3.62 Interjectional clauses, consisting of words which do not have theinflection or function of any of the parts of speech, and may be used as separateutterances or joined with other clauses: ¡Ah! "Ah!"; ¡Ay! "Ouch!"; ¡Hola!"Hello!"; ¡Oh! "Oh!"; etc.

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abreviatura

a to Voy a Barcelona. I'm going to Bar-celona.—Vamos a casa. Let's go home.—Se lo dimos al hombre. We gave itto the man. A at Vengan Uds. a lasdos. Come at two o'clock. A on, uponAl salir de la casa, la vimos. We sawher on leaving the house. A later Nosmarchamos a los cuatro días. We leftfour days later. A by La carta estabaescrita a mano. The letter was writtenby hand. A on Fuimos a pie. We wenton foot. A from Se lo compré a Juan.I bought it from John.

O a no ser que if . . . not Le veré, ano ser que venga demasiado tarde. I'llsee him if he doesn't come too late.

|| Quiero ver a Nueva York [Am]. Iwant to see New York. ]| ¡A que nosabes donde estuve anoche! I bet youcan't guess where I was last night!

abajo below, down, downstairs Estoyaquí abajo. I'm down here.

O boca abajo face down. O cuestaabajo downhill No vaya Ud. tan deprisa en la cuesta abajo. Don't driveso fast downhill. O de abajo lower Lospisos de abajo son muy oscuros. Thelower floors are very dark. O de arribaabajo from top to bottom, from headto foot Lo examinó de arriba abajo.He examined it from top to bottom.O desde abajo from below Desde abajola casa parecía muy alta. From be-low, the house seemed very tall.O hacia abajo downward, down Cuandopase el puente no mire hacia abajo.When you cross the bridge, don't lookdown. O por abajo at or around thebottom, down there El pantalón estabagastado por abajo. The trousers wereworn at the bottom.

abandonado (see abandonar) [adj~\ negli-gent, sloppy Es muy abandonado en sumanera de vestir. He's very sloppy inhis dress.

abandonar to abandon, leave Abandonóa su mujer. He left his wife. A to

neglect Abandona su trabajo a menudo.He frequently neglects his work.

abanicar(se) to fan (oneself) Comohacía calor, se abanicaba. As it waswarm, she was fanning herself.

abanico fan Compró un abanico chino.She bought a Chinese fan.

abarrotes [m pi] O tienda de abarrotesgrocery store [Mex].

abatir to depress Las noticias le hanabatido mucho. The news depressedhim very much.

abeja bee.

abertura opening (of material) La aber-tura de este jersey es pequeña y no mecabe la cabeza. The opening in thissweater's small and my head won't gothrough.

abierto (see abrir) open Las ventanasestán abiertas. The windows are open.

ablandar to soften El asfalto se ablandócon el calor. The asphalt was softenedby the heat.

abogado lawyer.

abolir to abolish.

abollar to dent, batter El guardabarrosquedó todo abollado. The fender wasbadly dented.

abonar to pay Abonaremos la diferencia.We'll pay the difference. A to fertilizeEsta es la mejor época de abonar loscampos. This is the best time to fer-tilize the fields.

O abonarse to subscribe Me voy aabonar a estos conciertos de música decámara. I'm going to subscribe tothese chamber-music concerts.

abono commutation ticket; subscription;fertilizer.

abrasar to burn La casa se abrasó. Thehouse burned to the ground.

abrazar to embrace, hug.

abrazo embrace, hug.

abrelatas [m sg] can opener.

abreviar to shorten; to abbreviate.

abreviatura abbreviation.

abrigar

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acero

abrigar to warm Estas mantas abriganmucho. These blankets are very warm.A to shelter, protect La pared me abri-gaba de la lluvia. The wall protectedme from the rain.

O abrigarse to wrap oneself, dresswarmly Abrigúese bien antes de salir.Wrap up well before you go out.

abrigo overcoat.

abril [m] April.

abrir [irr] to open Haga el favor deabrir la puerta. Please open the door.—¿Cuándo han abierto el cajón? Whenwas the box opened? A to unlock Conesta llave abra Ud. el armario. Un-lock the cabinet with this key.

O abrirse to withdraw, back out[Am] Si se abren Uds. no se hará elnegocio. If you back out the deal won'tgo through. O abrirse paso, abrirsecamino to make one's way Se abríapaso entre la multitud. He was mak-ing his way through the crowd.

abrochar to buckle, button Abróchale elcinturón al niño. Buckle the child'sbelt.—Tengo que abrocharme la cha-queta. I have to button my jacket.

absoluto ° en absoluto (not) at all "¿hemolesta a Ud.?" "No, en absoluto.""Do you mind?" "Not at all."—"¿Re-husó Ud. hacerlo?" "¡En absoluto!""Did you refuse to do it?" "Not atall!"

absorber to absorb.

absurdo absurd; absurdity.

abuela grandmother.

abuelo grandfather.

abundancia abundance.

abundante abundant.

aburrir to bore Aburre a todo el mundo.He bores everybody.

abusar de to abuse El gobernador abusóde su autoridad. The governor abusedhis authority. Ato betray Abusó demi confianza. He betrayed my confi-dence.

abuso abuse (of power); betrayal (ofconfidence).

acá here, this way Venga Ud. acá. Comehere.

O por acá around here Espero que leveamos por acá pronto. I hope we'llbe seeing you around here soon.

acabado (see acabar) [adj] Este muebleestá muy bien acabado. This piece offurniture has a fine finish. A ex-hausted, worn out [Am] Estoy aca-bado. I'm worn out. A [m] finish Elacabado de la mesa era perfecto. Thefinish of the table was perfect.

acabar to finish, end, terminate Acabe

Ud. su trabajo pronto. Finish yourwork quickly. A to put an end to Aca-bemos esta discusión. Let's put an endto this discussion.

O acabar con to exhaust, use up Hanacabado con todos los recursos delpaís. They exhausted all the resourcesof the country. A to wipe out Aca-baron con el enemigo. They wiped outthe enemy. O acabar de to have justAcabo de llegar. I've just arrived.

0 acabar por to end by Acabaré porvolverme loco. I'll end up by goingcrazy. O acabarse to run out of Se meacabó el dinero. I ran out of money.

academia academy.

acalenturado feverish [Am] El enfermoestá acalenturado esta tarde. Thepatient's feverish this afternoon.

acalorarse to become heated or excitedLa discusión se acaloró. The argu-ment became heated. A to get over-heated Me acaloré jugando al béisbol.

1 got overheated playing baseball.acariciar to caress, pet Acariciaba al

perro. He was petting the dog.

acarrear to carry (a load).

acaso perhaps, maybe Acaso venga ma-ñana. Maybe he'll come tomorrow.Aby chance ¿Acaso lo tiene Ud.? Doyou have it by any chance?

O por si acaso just in case Por siacaso lo necesita, lleve Ud. dinero.Take some money just in case you needit.

accidental accidental.

accidente [m] accident, mishap, chance.

acción [/] action Esas tropas van a en-trar en acción. Those troops are goinginto action. A plot (of a drama) Laacción se desarrolla rápidamente. Theplot develops rapidly.

aceite [m] oil.

aceituna olive.

acento stress, accent Esta palabra tieneel acento en la última sílaba. Thisword's stressed on the last syllable.A accent, pronunciation Tiene buenacento. He has a good accent.

acentuar to accent.

aceptar to accept.

acera sidewalk.

acerca de about, concerning No sé nadaacerca de eso. I don't know anythingabout that.

acercar to bring near Acérqueme unasilla, por favor. Bring up a chair forme, please.

O acercarse a to approach Se acercóa la puerta. He approached the door.

acero steel.

acertar

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acuerdo

acertar [rad-ch 7] to guess right Ganaél que acierte el número. Whoeverguesses the number wins.

O acertar con to locate, find Xo acertócon la casa. He couldn't find the house.O acertar en to hit (a mark) Acertóen el centro del bianco. He hit thebull's-eye.

ácido sour Estas naranjas son muy aci-das. These oranges are very sour.A [ml acid.

acierto good judgment, good choice Es unacierto este traje que se ha compradoUd. That suit you bought's a goodchoice.

aclamación [/] acclamation Fué elegidopor aclamación. He was elected byacclamation.

aclamar to acclaim, applaud.

aclaración [/] explanation.

aclarar to make clear, clarify Hay queaclarar este asunto. This matter mustbe clarified. A to brighten, clear upParece que el día aclara. It seems tobe clearing up.

acogida reception Tuvieron una calurosaacogida. They got a warm reception.

acometer to attack.

acomodado (see acomodar) well-to-do Esuna familia acomodada. It's a well-to-do family.

acomodador [m] usher.

acomodar to put, place Acomode bien lasmaletas en la red. Put the suitcasescarefully on the rack.

O acomodarse to adapt oneself Seacomoda a las circuyistayicias. Sheadapts herself to circumstances. A tomake oneself comfortable Acomódense,que tenemos tiempo de sobra. Makeyourselves comfortable, for we haveplenty of time.

acomodo job, position Está buscandoacomodo. He's looking for a job.

acompañar to accompany.

aconsejar to advise.

acontecimiento event.

acorazado battleship.

acordar [rad-ch 7] to agree to, on, orupon ho acordaron por unanimidad.They agreed to it unanimously.

O acordarse de to remember, recol-lect ¿Se acuerda Ud. de esto? Do youremember this?

acortar to shorten Haga el favor de acor-tar la chaqueta. Would you pleaseshorten the jacket.

O acortar la marcha to slow down.

acostar [rad-ch 7] to put to bed Ya eshora de acostar a los niños. It's time

to put the children to bed. A to laySe puso enfermo y lo acostaron en unbanco. He became sick and they laidhim on a bench.

O acostarse to go to bed Se acuestatemprano pero tarda en dormirse. Hegoes to bed early but it takes him along time to get to sleep. O estaracostado to be lying down Estaba acos-tado en el diván. He was lying on thecouch.

acostumbrarse a to get accustomed to.

acrecentar [rad-ch 7] to increase.

acreditado accredited Es un representanteacreditado del gobierno francés. He'san accredited representative of theFrench government. A of good reputa-tion Es un medico acreditado. He's adoctor of good reputation. A solventEs una firma acreditada. It's a solventfirm.

acreedor [m] creditor he persiguen losacreedores. His creditors are afterhim.

actitud [/'] attitude.

actividad [/] activity En la oficina hahabido mucha actividad esta mañana.There's been a lot o:f activity aroundthe office this morning.

O actividades activities Además de suempleo tiene otras muchas actividades.In addition to his regular job, he hasa lot of other activities.

activo active.

acto act Fué un acto de valor. It wasan act of courage. A ceremony Elacto tuvo lugar por la tarde. Theceremony took place in the afternoon.A act (of a play) Ahora va a empezarel tercer acto. The third act is aboutto begin.

O en el acto right away ho hizo en elacto. He did it right away.

actor [ml actor.

actriz [/] actress.

actual present, current has circunstan-cias actuales son desfavorables. Pres-ent circumstances are unfavorable.

actualidad [/] present time En la actuali-dad escasea el café. Nowadays coffeeis scarce.

actualmente at present, at the presenttime Actualmente está en Chicago. Atthe present time he's in Chicago.

actuar to act.

acudir to rush Acudieron en su ayuda.They rushed to his aid. A to keep (anappointment) No acudió a la cita. Hedidn't keep his appointment.

acuerdo agreement Llegaron a un acuer-do. They came to an agreement.

acumular

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adornar

O de acuerdo of the same opinionEstamos de acuerdo. We're of thesame opinion. ° de acuerdo con inaccordance with Lo hice de acuerdocon sus instrucciones. I did it accord-ing to your instructions.

acumular to accumulate.

acusación [/] accusation.

acusado (see acusar) [adj] accused. A [«]defendant.

acusar to accuse Le acusaron de homi-cidio. They accused him of man-slaughter. A to acknowledge (in busi-ness correspondence) Acusamos recibode su carta. We acknowledge receiptof your letter.

adaptar to adapt.

adecuado adequate, suitable.

adelantado (see adelantar) O por adelan-tado in advance En ese hotel hay quepagar por adelantado. You have topay in advance in that hotel.

adelantar to surpass, take the lead Estemuchacho adelanta al resto de la clase.This boy surpasses the rest of the class.—Adelantaron a todos los demás. Theywent ahead of all the others. A to passIban a ochenta kilómetros y nos ade-lantaron. They were doing eightykilometers and they passed us. A togain time Su reloj adelanta. Yourwatch gains time. A to put aheadAdelante Ud. su reloj porque está atra-sado. Put your watch ahead; it'sslow. A to be fast Mi reloj está adelan-tado cinco minutos. My watch is fiveminutes fast. A to improve, advanceSu español adelanta poco a poco. HisSpanish is improving little by little.

O adelantarse to beat (someone) to,steal a march on Yo quería invitarle,pero su amigo se me adelantó. Iwanted to invite you, but your friendbeat me to it.

adelante Siga Ud. adelante. Go ahead.O en adelante from now on De ahoraen adelante lo haremos así. From nowon we'll do it this way. O más ade-lante later on Más adelante lo com-prenderás. You'll understand it lateron. A farther on Más adelante encon-tramos una casa. Farther on we cameupon a house.

|| ¡Adelante! Come in! or Forward!

adelanto improvement Esta casa tienetodos los adelantos. This house hasall the latest improvements.

adelgazar to make thin; to lose weight.

además moreover, furthermore No tengoganas de ir y además ya es muy tarde.

I don't want to go, and besides it's toolate.

O además de in addition to, besidesAdemás de fruta vamos a tomar he-lado. Besides fruit we're going tohave ice cream.

adentro within, inside Voy a ir adentro.I'm going inside.

|| ¡Adentro! Come in!

adiós good-by, so long.

adivinar to guess ¿A qué no adivina Ud.lo que me ha ocurrido hoy? I'll betyou can't guess what happened to metoday.

adjunto enclosed. (Used in correspond-ence. )

administración [/] administration, man-agement.

administrador [m] manager; superin-tendent (of a building).

administrar to manage, administer.

admirable admirable, excellent, wonder-ful.

admiración [/] admiration, wonder.

admirar to amaze Me admira su descaro.I'm amazed at his nerve. A to admireAdmiraba el trabajo de s?¿ amigo. Headmired his friend's work.

O admirarse de to be surprised oramazed at Se admiraron de su resis-tencia. They were amazed at hiscourage.

admitir to admit he han admitido en laescuela de ingenieros. He was ad-mitted to the engineering school. A toaccept No se admiten propinas. Tipsnot accepted. A to let, allow No ad-mite interrupciones. He doesn't allowinterruptions.

adolescencia adolescence, youth.

adolescente [adj; n] adolescent.

adonde where, to what place Adonde voytú no puedes ir. You can't go whereI'm going.

O ¿adonde? where? where to?¿Adonde va Ud.? Where are yougoing?

adoptar to adopt Adoptaron una niña.They adopted a little girl.—Hanadoptado un nuevo plan. They'veadopted a new plan. A to assumeAdoptó un aire de gran importancia.He assumed an air of great impor-tance.

adorar to worship, adore.

adornar to decorate, fix up El salón estámuy bien adornado para la fiesta. Theroom's nicely fixed up for the party.A to trim El traje estaba adornado con

adorno

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agosto

encajes. The dress was trimmed withlace,adorno ornament, trimming.adquirir to acquire.adquisición [/] acquisition.aduana customhouse. A customs Pagaronderechos de aduana(s). They paidcustoms duties.adulación [/] flattery.adular to flatter.adulto [n; adj] adult.adversario opponent.adversidad [/] adversity, misfortune.advertencia warning.advertir [rad-ch II] to notice, observeAdvertí algunos errores en su in-forme. I noticed some mistakes inhis report. Ato advise, warn Te ad-vierto que no lo hagas otra vez. I'mwarning you not to do it again.—Yase lo advertí a Ud. I told you so.aéreo aerial, (of the) air Envíelo por

correo aéreo. Send it airmail.aeródromo airport.aeroplano airplane.afable affable, pleasant.afán [m] anxiety, eagerness.afanarse to be eager Muchachos, no seafanen tanto. Don't be so eager, boys.afectado (see afectar) affected, unnatu-ral,afectar to move La noticia le afectómucho. The news moved him deeply,afecto affection, regard Les tiene afectoa todos sus compañeros de oficina. Hehas regard for all his office com-panions.afeitar to shave.

O afeitarse to shave (oneself).afición [/] fondness; inclination.aficionado, aficionada fan Soy tin granaficionado al béisbol. I'm a greatbaseball fan. A amateur Esta es unacompañía de aficionados. This is anamateur company.

O aficionado a fond of Es muy afi-cionado a la lectura. He's very fondof reading,aficionarse a to become fond of Se haaficionado a los deportes. He's becomefond of sports.afilar to sharpen.

afinidad [/] relationship by marriageEs pariente mío por afinidad. He'sone of my in-laws.afirmar to affirm, assert, maintain.afirmativo [adj] affirmative.aflicción [/] affliction, sorrow, grief,afligir to grieve (someone) Les afligiómacho la pérdida de .<?/< madre. The

loss of their mother grieved themvery much.

O afligirse to grieve Se afligieronpor la desgracia de su amigo. Theygrieved over their friend's misfor-tune,aflojar to loosen, relax Afloje Ud. un pocola venda. Loosen the bandage a little.A to slacken No aflojen el trabajo entiempo de guerra. Don't slacken inyour work in war time. A to decrease,let up, subside La tormenta aflojó.The storm let up.afortunadamente fortunately.afortunado fortunate, lucky.afuera out, outside Vamos afuera. Let'sgo out.

O afueras [/ pi] suburbs, outskirtsViven en las afueras de la ciudad.They live in the suburbs.|| ¡Afuera! Get out!agachar to lower, bend down Agachen lacabeza que el techo es muy bajo. Benddown; the ceiling's very low.agarradero handle.

agarrar to hold, grasp Agarre Ud. bienla cuerda. Hold the rope tight. A tocatch or contract (illness) He agarra-do un catarro atroz. I caught an awfulcold. A to take [Arg].

O agarrarse to hold on, catch holdSe agarró de mi brazo para no caerse.She caught hold of my arm so shewouldn't fall.agencia agency (except governmental).agente [m] agent Es agente de una grancompañía de seguros. He's agent fora big rnsurance company. A repre-sentative La compañía ha enviadovarios agentes para tratar el asunto.The company's sent several represent-atives to discuss the matter.

O agente (de policía) policeman[Am] Pregunte al agente dónde está laplaza de Santiago. Ask the policemanwhere St. James Square is.ágil quick, agile Es ágil de movimientos.He's quick in his movements.—Tieneuna inteligencia muy ágil. She has avery quick mind.agitación [/] excitement, agitation.agitar to shake Agítese bien antes deusarlo. Shake well before using. A tostir up, excite El político agitó a lostrabajadores. The politician stirredup the workers.

O agitarse to become excited Cuandolo oyó se agitó mucho. When sheheard it she got very excited.¡ agosto August.

agotar

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ahí

agotar to run through, use up, exhaustAgotaron rápidamente la herencia.They ran through the inheritance.

O agotarse to wear oneself out Contanto trabajo se está agotando. He'swearing himself out working so much.A to go out of print La edición seagotó rápidamente. The edition wentout of print quickly. A to give out Seagotaron las provisiones en poco tiem-po. The provisions gave out in a shorttime.

agradable agreeable, pleasant.

agradar to be pleasing to Es un tipo queno me agrada. I don't like his type.

agradecer [-zc-] to appreciate he agra-dezco mucho su amabilidad. I appre-ciate your kindness. A to thank for heagradecí mucho su ayuda. I thankedhim very much for his help.

agradecimiento gratitude.

agrado liking Esto no es de su agrado.This is not to his liking.

agrandar to enlarge Van a agrandar sutienda. They're going to enlarge theirstore. Ato let out (a garment).

agravar to aggravate, make worse Estoagrava la situación. This makes thesituation worse.

O agravarse to get worse El enfermose agravó. The patient got worse.

agregado See agregar. A [m] attacheVimos al agregado militar de la Emba-jada Americana. We saw the militaryattache of the American Embassy.

agregar to add Hace falta agregar másdetalles al informe. You have to addmore details to the report.

agresión [/] aggression.

agresivo aggressive.

agresor [m] aggressor.

agricultor [m] farmer.

agricultura agriculture.

agrio sour ha toronja está muy agria.The grapefruit tastes very sour.

agrupar to group.

agua water Quiere un vaso de aguafresca. He wants a glass of coldwater. A rain Ahora hace un tiempode agzia. We're having a rainy spell.O agua de coco coconut milk. O aguastermales hot springs. O más claro queel agua clear as crystal Tiene Ud.razón, eso está más claro que el agua.You're right, that's as clear as crystal.|| ¡Hombre al agua! Man overboard!

aguacate [m] avocado, alligator pear.

aguacero [m] rainstorm El aguacerode anoche ha cortado el camino. Lastnight's storm washed out the road.

aguado O manos aguadas butterfingers[Am] ¡Tienes las manos aguadas!You have butterfingers.aguafiestas [m, /; sg~\ wet blanket, kill-joy No seas aguafiestas. Don't be awet blanket.

aguantar to bear, endure, stand Es asom-broso como puede aguantar tanto. It'samazing how much he can stand.—Esto no se puede aguantar. This isunbearable. A to hang on, not give up¡Aguante duro! Hang on tight!

O aguantarse to be patient, take itHay que aguantarse. You have to takeit.

aguardar to expect he aguardamos ma-ñana a las diez. We expect him to-morrow at ten o'clock. A to wait forTe estoy aguardando hace horas. I'vebeen waiting for you for hours.

aguardiente [m] brandy, whiskey.

agudo sharp, keen El cuchillo tenia lapunta muy aguda. The knife had avery sharp point. A clever Es un mu-chacho muy agudo. He's a veryclever boy. A high-pitched Tiene unavoz muy aguda. She has a very high-pitched voice. A witty ¡Siempre tienedichos tan agudos! He's always mak-ing such witty remarks! A acute (ofan angle) has calles forman un ánguloagudo. The two streets form an acuteangle.

águila [/] eagle.

agüita agüita (water flavored with aro-matic leaves) [Am~] ¿Qué quiere Ud.después de la comida, café, té o agüitade menta? What would you like afterdinner—coffee, tea, or mint water?

aguja needle ¿Tiene Ud. una aguja paracoser estos botones? Do you have aneedle to sew on these buttons? A hand(of watch, compass) A mi reloj se leha caído una aguja. One of the handshas fallen off my watch.

O agujas [pi] switch El tren ha en-trado en agujas. The train's passedthe switch.

agujero hole.

aguzar to sharpen to a point Aguce unpoco la estaca. Sharpen the end ofthe stick a little.

II Aguzó el oído. He pricked up hisears.

¡ah! oh!

ahí there Ahí está su amigo. There'syour friend.—Qué tiene Ud. ahí en elbolsillo? What have you got there inyour pocket?

° por ahí that way Por ahí, haga el

ahijada

SPANISH-ENGLISH

alcanzado

favor. That way, please. Aaroundhere Por ahí anda su sombrero. Yourhat's somewhere around here.

|| ¿Y de ahí, qué hubo? Hello there,what's new? [C.A.]

ahijada goddaughter.

ahijado godson.

ahogar to choke Trató de ahogarle. Hetried to choke him.

O ahogarse to drown, to be drownedMuchos animales se ahogaron en lainundación. Many animals weredrowned in the flood. A to be suffo-cated Me ahogo en esta habitacióntan pequeña y tan caliente. Thisroom's so small and hot that I'm suffo-cating.

ahora now, right now Ahora voy a casa.I'm going home now. A now ¿Ahora,qué piensa Ud.? Now, what do youthink?

O ahora bien now, now then Ahorabien, hay que aclarar este problema.Now then, let's get this problemcleared up. ° ahora mismo at once,right away Hágalo ahora mismo. Doit right away. A just, just now Salióahora mismo. He just left. O ¿e ,ahora en adelante from now on hoharemos así de ahora en adelante.We'll do it this way from now on.O hasta ahora up to now, so far Hastaahora nunca hemos tenido este pro-blema. Up to now we've never hadthis problem. O por ahora for thepresent Por ahora tenemos bastantecomida. We have enough food for thepresent.

ahorcar to hang (execute) ho ahorcaronel mismo día. They hanged him thesame day.

ahorita right now [Am] Ahorita vamosa verle. We're going to see himright now.

ahorrar to save ¿Cuánto dinero hemosahorrado este mes? How much havewe saved this month?

aire [m] air El aire de esta habitaciónestá muy cargado. The air in thisroom's very stuffy. A wind Sopla unaire muy fuerte. There's a very strongwind blowing. A look, appearanceTiene aire de millonario. He lookslike a millionaire.—Tenía un aire muycansado. He looked very tired.

° al aire libre in the open air Pasa-mos tres horas al aire libre. We spentthree hours in the open air. O tomarel aire to get some fresh air.

|| Se da aires de persona importante.He puts on airs.

aislamiento isolation.

aislar to isolate, cut off.

¡aja! || ¡Aja! ¿Conque esas tenemos? So

that's what's going on!ajedrez [m] chess.ajeno another's, someone else's No se

meta en vidas ajenas. Don't meddle

in other people's affairs.ajo garlic.

O echar ajos to swear Empezó a

echar ajos. He started swearing.

O estar en el ajo to be in the know.ajustar to tighten Tiene Ud. que ajustar

esos tornillos. You have to tighten

those screws. A to fit Esta tapadera

no ajusta. This cover doesn't fit. A to

agree about, decide (on) Se reunieron

para ajustar las condiciones de la paz.

They met to decide peace terms. Ato

settle Vamos a ajustar las cuentas.

Let's settle accounts.al (a + el) See a.ala wing; brim (of a hat).alabanza praise.alabar to praise.alacrán [?rc] scorpion.alambrada wire fence.alambre [?n] wire.alameda mall, public walk (lined with

poplars).álamo poplar.alarde [m] boast.

O hacer alarde de to show off hevantó

el baúl para hacer alarde de fuerza.

He lifted the trunk to show off his

strength.alardear to boast.alargar to lengthen, extend Hay que

alargar las mangas de este abrigo.

The sleeves of this coat have to be

lengthened. A to hand Haga el favor

de alargarme la maleta. Would you

hand me the suitcase, please?alarma alarm.alba dawn.

albañil [m] mason, bricklayer.albaricoque [m] apricot [Sp].alborotar to disturb, make noise hos

niños están alborotando mucho. The

children are making a lot of noise.alboroto disturbance, excitement; [C.A.]

popcorn.alcachofa artichoke.alcalde [w] mayor.alcance [?n] reach Estaba fuera de su

alcance. It was out of his reach.alcancía toy bank; collection box.alcanzado short (of money) Siempre

anda alcanzado de dinero. He's always

short of money.

alcanzar

SPANISH-ENGLISH

allí

alcanzar to catch up with, overtake Nosalcanzaron muy pronto. They caughtup with us quickly. A to reach Nopuedo alcanzar esa lata de tomate. Ican't reach that can of tomatoes. A toattain, reach Alcanzó el grado degeneral. He reached the rank ofgeneral.

O alcanzar a to succeed in, can Desdeaquí no alcanzo a verlo. From here Ican't see it.

alcoba bedroom.

alcohol [m] alcohol.

alcohólico [adj; w] alcoholic.

aldea village.

alegar to allege, state, assert.

alegrar to brighten (up) Las flores ale-grarán la mesa. The flowers willbrighten up the table. A to cheer up.O alegrarse to rejoice, be glad Mealegro mucho de verla. I'm very gladto see you.

alegre glad, happy ¿Por qué está Ud. tanalegre hoy? Why are you so happytoday? A cheerful Son gente muy ale-gre. They're very cheerful people.A brilliant, bright ¡Qué traje tan ale-gre! What a bright-colored suit that is!A drunk, tipsy Está un poco alegre.He's a little tipsy.

alegría delight, joy, pleasure Mostrógran alegría cuando le vio. He showedgreat joy when he saw him.

alejarse to go away No se aleje demasia-do. Don't go too far away.

alentado well, all right [Am] Estaba en-fermo, pero hoy ya está alentado. Hewas ill, but today he's all right.

alentar [rad-ch I] to comfort, cheer upHay que alentarla un poco. She needsa little cheering up. A to encourageAliéntele Ud. a que lo haga ahora.Encourage him to do it.

alfabeto alphabet.

alfiler [m] pin.

alfombra carpet, rug.

algo something ¿Tiene Ud. algo que de-cirme? Have you something to tell me?A rather, somewhat Me parece algocaro. It seems rather expensive tome.

O algo de some ¿Tiene Ud. algo dedinero? Have you got some money?° por algo for some reason Por algome dice Ud. eso. You must have areason for telling me. O servir paraalgo to be useful, be good for some-thing No sé si esto le servirá paraalgo. I don't know whether this'll beof any use to you.

algodón [m] cotton.

alguien somebody, someone Alguien llamaa la puerta. Somebody's knocking atthe door. A anybody, anyone ¿Ha ve-nido alguien? Has anybody come?

algún (see alguno) some Espero que Ud.vuelva algún día. I hope you'll comeagain some day.

alguno some, any Quiero hacerle algunaspreguntas. I want to ask you somequestions.—¿Quiere Ud. hacerme al-guna pregunta? Do you want to askme any questions?

O alguna cosa más anything else¿Necesita Ud. alguna cosa más? Doyou need anything else? O algunavez now and then, sometimes Nosvisita algunas veces. He visits us nowand then. O algunos some people Al-gunos no tienen paciencia. Some peo-ple have no patience.

alhaja jewel.

aliado allied. A [n~\ ally.

alianza union, alliance.

aliarse to form an alliance, ally oneself.

aliento breath Llegó sin aliento. He wasout of breath when he got here.

|| Es una persona de muchos alientos.He's a very energetic person.

aligerar to lighten Tenemos que aligerarla carga. We have to lighten the load.A to hasten, hurry Aligera porque estarde. Hurry up, it's late.

alimentar to feed, nourish Esta comidano alimenta bastante. This food's notnourishing enough.

alimento food, nourishment.

alistarse to enlist Se alistó en la LegiónExtranjera. He enlisted in the For-eign Legion.

alistarse to get ready [Am] Hay quealistarse temprano porque el tren noespera. We'd better get ready earlybecause the train won't wait.

aliviar to relieve, alleviate.

allá there ¡Allá está! There it is!

O allá arriba up there, way up Estáallá arriba esperándole. He's upthere waiting for you. O allá dentroin there, inside Allá dentro están susamigos. Your friends are in there.

0 hacia allá, para allá that way Vamoshacia allá. Let's go that way. O másallá farther on, beyond El pueblo estámás allá de aquellos árboles. The vil-lage is beyond those trees. O por alláover there Les vi por allá hace un rato.

1 saw 'em over there a while ago.allí there Póngalo allí. Put it over there.

—Su casa está allí a la derecha. Hishouse is there on the right.

alma

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alzar

O de allí from there Vive lejos deallí. She lives far from there. O desdeallí from there Desde allí se veía per-fectamente. From there one could seeperfectly. O por allí that way Diceque vayamos por allí. He says weshould go that way.

alma soul.

O almas people Es un pueblo de tresmil almas. It's a town of 3000 people.O de mi alma (term of affectionateaddress used in Spanish-speakingcountries) ¡Hijo de mi alma! Mydear child!

|| Lo siento en el alma. I'm terriblysorry.

almacén [to] warehouse, stockroom;store, shop; department store; [Arg]grocery store.

almendra almond.

almidón [to] starch.

almidonar to starch.

almirante [to] admiral.

almohada pillow.

|| ho voy a consultar con la almo-hada. I'm going to sleep on it (i.e.,think it over).

almohadón [m] cushion.

almorzar [rad-ch /] to lunch, breakfast.

almuerzo lunch, noon meal; breakfast.

alocado reckless Es un muchacho muyalocado. He's a reckless young fellow.

alojamiento lodging.

alojar to put up, lodge, quarter.

alpargata espadrille (sandal with fibersole and canvas upper).

alquilar to rent, hire Alquilaron unacasa. They rented a house. A to letSe alquilan habitaciones. Rooms forrent.

alquiler [w] rent, price of rent.

alrededor O alrededor de around Estabansentados alrededor de la mesa. Theywere sitting ai'ound the table. A aboutCostó alrededor de treinta pesos. Itcost about thirty pesos. O alrededores[m pi] outskirts, surroundings.

altar [m] altar.

altavoz [to] loudspeaker.

alteración [/] alteration, change Tene-mos que hacer algunas alteraciones ennuestros planes. We have to makesome changes in our plans. A strongemotion Daba muestras de gran altera-ción. He showed signs of great emo-tion.

O alteración del orden tumult, publicdisorder Hubo alteraciones del ordenen todo el país. There were disordersall over the country.

alterar to change, transform Su venidaalteró completamente nuestra vida.His coming changed our lives com-pletely.

O alterarse to get excited No sealtere Ud. que no es nada. Don'tget excited; it's nothing.

alternar to alternate, take turns.

alternativa [/] alternative.

alto high, tall ¿Qué es aquel edificio tanalto? What's that very tall building?A high (in rank) Habló con un alto em-pleado del Ministerio de Hacienda. Hetalked to a high official of the Treas-ury Department. A high Los preciosson muy altos en esta tienda. Pricesare very high in this store. A loudNo hables tan alto. Don't talk so loud.O a altas horas de la noche very lateat night Volvió a altas horas de lanoche. He returned very late at night.O altos upper story Viven en los altosde aquella casa. They live in theupper story of that house. O lo altotop La casa está en lo alto de la colina.The house is on top of the hill. ° pasarpor alto to overlook, forget Hemospasado por alto muchos puntos im-portantes. We've overlooked many im-portant facts.

alto O hacer alto to stop, halt Hicimosalto en el camino para almorzar. Westopped along the way to have lunch.—Los soldados hicieron alto a la entradadel pueblo. The soldiers halted at theentrance to the town.|| ¡Alto! Halt! or Stop!

altura height, altitude, elevation No meencuentro bien a tanta altura. I don'tfeel well at such a high altitude.

aludir a to allude to, refer to.

alumbrado See alumbrar. A lighting,lighting system Hay muy poco alum-brado en esta parte de la ciudad. Thelighting's poor in this part of the city.

alumbrar to give light Los faroles de lacalle no alumbran bastante. The streetlamps don't give enough light. A tolight, illuminate ¿Puede alumbar elcamino? Can you light the way?

alumno pupil, student.

alusión [/] allusion, reference; hint.

alzar to lift, raise No alzó los ojos dellibro. He didn't raise his eyes fromthe book.

O alzarse to rise, revolt Se alzaroncontra el gobierno.' They revoltedagainst the government. A to get up.O alzarse con to lift, steal, swipe Sealzó con el dinero. He stole the money.

amabilidad

SPANISH-ENGLISH

andar

amabilidad [/] kindness.amable kind, amiable.

amanecer to dawn En verano amanecemás temprano que en invierno. In thesummer it dawns earlier than in thewinter.

amanecer [m] daybreak, dawn.

amanecida O a la amanecida at day-break, at dawn.

amante [adj~\ loving. A [n] lover; mis-tress.

amapola poppy.

amar to love.

amargado (see amargar) embitteredEse tipo está amargado. That guy'svery embittered.

amargar to make bitter, make miserableAmarga la vida de todos los que lerodean. He makes life miserable foreveryone around him.

amargo bitter.

amargor [m] bitterness No podia sopor-tar el amargor del café. He couldn'tstand the bitterness of the coffee.

amargura bitterness Sus desgracias lecausaron una gran amargura. Hismisfortunes caused him great bitter-ness.

amarillo yellow.

amarrar to tie, fasten.

ambición [/] (excessive) ambition.

ambicioso overambitious.

ambiente [m] atmosphere, environment.. ambulancia ambulance.

amén amen.

|| Dice a todo amén. He's a yes-man.

amenaza threat, menace.

amenazar to threaten, menace.

americana coat (of a man's suit) [Sp].

amigo, amiga friend Es una amiga mía.She's a friend of mine.

amistad [/] friendship.

O hacer amistad to become friends,make friends (with) Pronto hicieronamistad. They soon became friends.—Hizo amistad con Juan. He madefriends with John. O hacer amistadesto get acquainted En poco tiempo hizoamistades allí. He got acquaintedthere in a short time.

amistoso friendly.

amo, ama owner, proprietor Hablamoscon el amo de la casa. We talked withthe owner of the house. A boss No selo digas al amo. Don't tell the boss.

amontonar to heap, pile up.

amor [m] love Le gusta hablar de amor.He likes to talk of love. A love, heart-throb Ha encontrado un nuevo amor.

He's found a new love. A love, dar-ling Sí, mi amor. Yes, darling.

O amor propio self-esteem, prideTiene un amor propio excesivo. Hehas too much pride.

amoscarse to become peeved or irked Seha amoscado con tus palabras. Hewas peeved by what you said.

amotinarse to mutiny.

amparo aid; protection.

ampliación [/] enlargement Quiero unaampliación de esta fotografía. I wantan enlargement of this photograph.

ampliar to enlarge, amplify, extend.

amplio ample, roomy, large.

amueblar to furnish, supply with furni-ture Amueblaron la casa con todo lujo.They furnished the house very luxu-riously.

analfabeto [adj, n] illiterate.

análisis [m or f] analysis.

analizar to analyze.

anarquía anarchy.

ancho wide, broad ¿Cree Ud. que el ca-mino es bastante ancho para automó-viles? Do you think the road's wideenough for cars? A too big, too wideEste traje me está ancho. This suit'stoo big for me. A width, breadth ¿Quéancho tiene la tela? What's the widthof the material?

° a sus anchas at ease, comfortable.

anciano aged, very old (of people).

ancla anchor.

andada hike [Am] Dimos la gran andadapara llegar a la cumbre. We took along hike up to the summit.

andalón [m] wanderer, gadabout [Am]Eres muy andalón, muchacho. You'rea great gadabout, my boy.

andar [irr] to walk, go on foot Es dema-siado lejos para ir andando. It's toofar to walk. A to go, move El trenechó a andar. The train began tomove. Ato run, go, work ¿Anda esereloj? Is that clock going?

O andar andando to roam around[Mex, Col] He andado andando todoel día. I've been chasing around allday. O andar cerca to come close toNo se sacó el premio, pero le anduvocerca. He didn't win the prize, buthe came close to it. O andar en to begoing on [Am] El niño anda en sieteafws. The child's going on seven.O andarse por las ramas to beat aroundthe bush.

|| ¡Anda! Move on! or Get up! orGo ahead! ¡I ;Ándale! Go on! or Goto it! [Am]

andarivel

SPANISH-ENGLISH

aparte

andarivel [m] cable ferry, aerial cablecar [Am]. A rail, fence [Arg] Eljinete cayó cerca del andarivel. Thejockey fell right by the rail.andén [m] (railroad) platform.angosto narrow.ángulo angle.

anillo ring he regaló un anillo de brillan-tes. He gave her a diamond ring.animación [/] animation, liveliness Laanimación de la reunión me sorpren-dió. The liveliness of the gatheringsurprised me.animado (see animar) lively, animated.animal [?n] animal. A jackass, stupidperson ¡No seas animal! Don't be ajackass!animar to cheer, encourage Vamos aanimar a los jugadores. Let's encour-age the players. A to pep up Sullegada animó la fiesta. His arrivalpepped up the party.

O animar a to encourage to, urge tohe estoy animando a que venga connosotros. I'm urging him to come withus.ánimo (state of) mind, spirits Estaba debuen ánimo. He was in good spirits.A courage.

O dar ánimos to encourage, cheer upLe dio ánimos porque estaba decaído.She cheered him up because he wasdepressed.aniversario [w] anniversary.anoche last night.

anochecer \_-zc-] to grow dark, get darkAhora anochece a las cinco. It getsdark at five now.anochecer [m] dusk, nightfall.ansiedad [/] anxiety.ansioso anxious, eager, impatient Estoyansioso de conocerla. I'm anxious tomeet her.anteanoche night before last.anteayer day before yesterday.anteojos [m pi] eyeglasses, spectacles.antepasado \_adj] before last El año ante-pasado fuimos a Europa. The yearbefore last we went to Europe. A [w]ancestor, ancestress.anterior previous, last,antes before Ya se lo dije a Ud. antes.I told you that before. A formerlyEsta calle tenía otro nombre antes.This street used to have another name.O antes de before Comamos antes deir. Let's eat before we go. O antesque before Salieron antes que nosotrosllegásemos. They left before we ar-rived.

ante todo above all, first of all Ante todono olvide escribirme. Above all, don'tforget to write me.

anticipar to advance, lend Me anticipótreinta pesos. He lent me 30 pesos.A to advance Anticiparon la fecha dela fiesta. They advanced the date ofthe party.

O anticiparse to arrive ahead of timeSe anticiparon media hora. They ar-rived half an hour early. A to getahead of Se me anticipó. He gotahead of me.

antiguo former; old, ancient.

O a la antigua in an old-fashionedway Le gusta vestir a la antigua. Shelikes to dress in an old-fashioned way.

antipatía dislike Me tiene antipatía. Hedislikes me.

antipático disagreeable Es un hombremuy antipático. He's a very disagree-able man.

antojarse || Hace todo lo que se le an-toja. She does whatever comes into hermind. |! Lo hago porque se me antoja.I do it because I take a notion to.

anunciar to announce; to advertise.

anuncio advertisement; announcement;notice.

añadir to add (to).

año year.

O año bisiesto leap year. O añonuevo new year Feliz año nuevo.Happy New Year. O tener . . . añosto be . . . years old Tengo veinte años.I'm twenty years old.

apagar to put out, extinguish ApagueUd. la luz. Put out the light.

O apagarse to go out Se apagaronlas luces. The lights went out.

apagón [m] blackout.

aparato apparatus, set Vende aparatosde radio. He sells radio sets.

aparecer \_-zc-] to show up, turn up Noapareció. He didn't show up.

aparición [/] appearance (presence) hesorprendió la aparición repentina desu amigo. He was surprised by thesudden appearance of his friend.A apparition.

apariencia appearance, looks No megusta su apariencia. I don't like hislooks.

apartado (see apartar) distant, far away.O apartado (de correos) post officebox.

apartamiento apartment [Am].

apartar to separate, divide.

aparte separate Eso es cuestión abarte.That's a separate question. A aside.

apearse

SPANISH-ENGLISH

apuesta

separately Ponga este paquete aparte.Put this package aside.apearse to get off Se prohibe apearse enmarcha. Don't get off while the ve-hicle's in motion.apellido (family) name.apenado sorry, grieved Estaban aperladospor la enfermedad de su tía. Theywere grieved by the illness of theiraunt. A worried [Am~\ Estábamos ape-nados porque no recibíamos noticias.We were worried because we weren'tgetting any news.apenas scarcely, hardly Apenas puedeandar. He can hardly walk. A as soonas Apenas llegue, avíseme. Let meknow as soon as he comes.apertura opening (of exhibition, public

event).apetito appetite.

apiñado gathered in a crowd La genteestá apiñada para ver el desfile. Acrowd of people gathered to see theparade.apio celery.aplanar to smooth, flatten.

O aplanarse to be in low spirits, getdepressed Se aplanó después del fra-caso. He got very depressed after hisfailure,aplastar to crush Aplastaron toda resis-tencia. They crushed all resistance.A to flatten Le aplastaron las narices.They flattened his nose.

O aplastarse to flatten oneself Seaplastaron contra la pared. They flat-tened themselves against the wall.aplaudir to applaud.aplauso applause.

aplicado (see aplicar) studious, indus-trious Es un estudiante muy aplicado.He's very studious.aplicar to apply, put on Le aplicaron ala silla una capa de pintura. Theyput a coat of paint on the chair.O aplicarse to apply oneself.aplomo self-possession, poise Tiene mu-cho aplomo. He has a lot of poise.apoderarse de to take possession of, seize.apodo nickname.aporrear to beat up, club.apostar to bet ¿Cuánto apuesta Ud.?How much do you bet?

O apostar a que to bet that Apuestoa que llego yo antes de Ud. I bet Iget there before you.apoyar to rest, prop Apoye el pie en eseescalón. Rest your foot on that step.A to back, support, second Nadie apoyósu proposición. No one supported his

motion.—Apoyo la proposición. Isecond the motion.

O apoyarse to support oneself, leanSe apoya en un bastón. He's leaningon a cane.apoyo prop, support.

aprecio esteem, respect, liking Le tengomucho aprecio. I have great respectfor him.aprender to learn.

apresurar to hasten, hurry No apresureel paso; llegaremos a la hora. Don'twalk so fast; we'll get there on time.O apresurarse to hurry up Haga elfavor de apresurarse; ya llegamostarde. Please hurry; we're late al-ready.apretar [rad-ch I] to tighten Aprieteeste tornillo. Tighten this screw. A tobe too tight on Me aprieta mucho estecuello. This collar's too tight. A topress down on, put pressure on, com-press Apretó para cerrar la maleta.He pressed down on the suitcase toclose it. A to grip Me apretó la mano.He gripped my hand. A to clench(fist or teeth). A to go faster, sprintEl corredor apretó en la última vuelta.The runner sprinted on the last lap.

apretazón [/] crowd [Am] Era tanta laapretazón que nadie vio nada. Therewas such a crowd that nobody sawanything.

aprieto jam, tight spot Se vio en unaprieto. He found himself in a tightspot.

aprisa swiftly, fast, quickly Hace todomuy aprisa. He does everything veryquickly.

aprobación [/] approval.

aprobar to approve of No apruebo suconducta. I don't approve of his con-duct. Ato pass (an examination)¿Aprobó Ud. en el examen de matemá-ticas? Did you pass your math exam?

aprontar to advance [Am] El patróntuvo que aprontarle algún dinero. Theboss had to advance him some money.

aprovechar to profit by, make use ofAprovechaba todos los restos. Shemade use of all the left-overs.

O aprovecharse de to take advantageof No dejes que se aproveche de tí.Don't let him take advantage of you.

aprovisionar to supply, provision.

aproximarse to approach, move near Nose aproxime Ud. demasiado al fuego.Don't go too near the fire

apuesta bet, wager.

apunarse

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arrastrado

apunarse to become ill from altitude[Am].

apuntar to aim Apunta demasiado bajopara dar en el blanco. You're aimingtoo low to hit the target. A to jotdown, make a note of Apúntelo en sucuaderno de notas. Jot it down inyour notebook.

apurar to drain, drink up, consume Apu-raron las copas. They drained theirglasses. A to smoke to the end.

O apurar (se) to worry La situaciónme apura mucho. The situation worriesme very much.—No se apure Ud.Don't worry. A to hurry ¡Apúrateniña! Hurry up, child!—¡Apúrale!Hurry up! [Aw].

apuro jam, tight spot, fix Estoy en granapuro. I'm in a jam.

aquel, aquella, aquellos, aquellas [adj]that, these Compré aquella bufandaque vimos ayer. I bought that scarfwe looked at yesterday.

aquél, aquélla, aquéllos, aquéllas [pron]that (one), these Prefiero este libro aaquél. I like this book better thanthat one.

aquello [neu pron] that (thing) ¿Quées aquello? What's that?

aquí here No está aquí. He isn't here.O aquí dentro in here Les espero aquídentro. I'll wait for you in here.O de aquí en adelante from now onDe aquí en adelante tendremos quegastar menos. From now on we'llhave to spend less money. O por aquíhere, this way Venga Ud. por aquí.Come this way.

arado plow.

araña spider.

arañar to scratch.

arañazo scratch.

arar to plow.

araucano [adj, n] Araucanian.

arbitro arbitrator, umpire, referee.

árbol tree.

arbusto bush, shrub.

archivar to file, put in a file.

arco arch; bow (for arrows).O arco iris rainbow.

arder to burn (be in flames) La leñamojada no arde bien. Wet firewooddoesn't burn well. A to burn (withfever).

ardido burned up, sore [Am] Me tieneardido con lo que me dijo. I wasburned up by what he said.

ardiente [adj] burning.

ardilla squirrel.

arena sand.

arenoso sandy.

arenque [»(] herring.

arepa arepa (corn griddle cake) [Aw].

argumento argument, logic, premises Nome convencen sus argumentos. Hisarguments don't convince me. A plot,story No me gustó el argumento de lapelícula. I didn't like the plot of themovie.

árido arid, dry, barren.

aristocracia aristocracy.

arma weapon Se prohibe llevar armas.It's forbidden to carry arms.

armadura armor; framework.

armar to arm Armaron al pueblo. Theyarmed the people. A to assemble, puttogether Hay que armar esta máquina.The machine has to be assembled.

O armar jaleo to make a racketAnoche armaron mucho jaleo. Theymade a big racket last night. O ar-marse to balk [Am] Las mulas scarmaron a medio camino. The mulesbalked halfway there. ° armarse deto arm or provide oneself with Se armóde una pistola. He armed himself witha pistol. A to build up [Am] Se armóde un buen negocio en poco tiempo.He built up a good business in a shorttime.

|| Siempre arma líos. He's alwaysmaking a mess of things.

armario closet, wardrobe.

armonía harmony

arqueo balance (in accounting).

arquitecto architect.

arquitectura architecture.

arrabal [m] suburb, outskirts.

arrancado broke [Am] Siempre estáarrancado a fin de mes. He's alwaysbroke at the end of the month.

arrancar to root out, pull out, tear outHan arrancado tres páginas. Threepages have been torn out. A to startVimos arrancar el automóvil. We sawthe car start.

arranque [m] sudden impulse En unarranque me volví a mi pueblo. Ona sudden impulse I returned to myhome town. A starter Este automóviltiene arranque automático. This carhas a self-starter.

arrastrado (see arrastrar) low, con-temptible ¡Qué tipo tan arrastrado!What a heel! A bootlicker, yes-man[Am] Consigue todo porque es muyarrastrado. He gets everything be-cause he's a bootlicker.

arrastrar

SPANISH-ENGLISH

asar

arrastrar to drag, drag along Le arras-tró la corriente. He was draggedalong by the current. A to touch thefloor or ground, drag Cuidado, learrastra el abrigo. Be careful, yourcoat's dragging.

O arrastrarse to crawl, creep, dragoneself Salieron de la cueva arrastrán-dose. They crawled out of the cave.arreglar to arrange, adjust, settle ¿Estátodo arreglado para el viaje? Is every-thing arranged for the trip? A to fixCreo que arreglarán el radio estatarde. I think they'll fix the radiothis afternoon.

O arreglarse to tidy up, dress, putmake-up on Arréglate un poco y valuó-nos al cine. Tidy up a bit and we'llgo to the movies. O arreglárselas parato manage to ¿Cómo me las arreglarépara terminar a tiempo? How can Imanage to finish on time?arreglo arrangement, settlement, agree-ment; alteration.

O con arreglo a according to, in ac-cordance with Lo hicimos con arregloa sus instrucciones. We did it accord-ing to your instructions.arrendar [rad-ch /] to rent, let ¿QuiereUd. arrendar su casa? Do you wantto rent your house? A to rent, hireNecesito arrendar una habitación. Iwant to rent a room.arrepentirse [rad-ch II] to be sorry for,regret Se arrepentirá Ud. de esto.You'll be sorry for this.arrestar to arrest, imprison.arriba up, above Viven dos pisos másarriba. They live two flights up.A upstairs Los dormitorios están arri-ba. The bedrooms are upstairs.

O arriba de beyond, past (on higherlevel) Es más arriba de la plaza. It'spast the square. O boca arriba, panzaarriba, patas arriba face up, on one'sor its back. O cuesta arriba uphill.O de arriba abajo from top to bottom,from head to foot Le miró de arribaabajo. He looked him up and down.O desde arriba from above Desde arri-ba se veía el río. From above onecould see the river. O hacia arriba up,upwards El coche iba hacia arriba.The car was going up. ' O para arribaup, upward Vamos para arriba. Let'sgo up. O por arriba at or around thetop, up there El sombrero estaba suciopor arriba. The hat was dirty aroundthe top.

arriesgar to risk, hazard No le importaarriesgar la vida. He doesn't mindrisking his life.

O arriesgarse to take risks Si no nosarriesgamos yio haremos nada. If wedon't take risks we'll never get any-thing done.arrimar to place or put near or closeNo arrimes tanto la mesa a la pared.Don't put the table so close to thewall.

|| ¡Arrima el hombro! Give me ahand!

arrinconar to neglect; to pigeonhole; tocorner.

arrodillarse to kneel.

arrogante arrogant, haughty, proud.

arrojar to throw, hurl, cast Se prohibearrojar objetos por la ventanilla. Don'tthrow things out the window.

arrollar to coil Hay que arrollar esacuerda. That rope has to be coiled.A to trample, run over Fueron arrolla-dos por la multitud. They were tram-pled by the crowd.

arroyo brook.

arroz [m] rice.

arrugar to wrinkle, crumple.

arruinar to ruin (financially) Ese hombrelos ha arruinado completamente. Thatman ruined them completely.

O arruinarse to be ruined (finan-cially) Con esos negocios se ha arrui-nado. He was ruined by that business.

arte [m or /] art ¿Le interesa el arte?Are you interested in art?—Las bellasartes. Fine arts. A skill Presenta susargumentos con mucho arte. He pre-sents his arguments with great skill.A craft, cunning.

arteria artery.

articulación [/] joint.

artículo article, news article Lea el artí-culo de la página dos. Read the articleon page two.

O artículos things, goods Venden ar-tículos de deportes. They sell sportinggoods.

artificial artificial.

artista [m, /] artist.

artístico artistic.

arveja green pea [Aw].

as [m] ace, star; ace (cards).

asado See asar. A [m] roast.

asaltar to assault, attack, hold up.

asamblea assembly, convention.

asar to roast Vamos a asar las castañas.Let's roast the chestnuts.

ascender

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atacar

O asarse to be roasting, be uncom-fortably warm Se asa uno en estecuarto. It's roasting in this room.ascender [rad-ch I] to ascend, go up Elglobo ascendió lentamente. The balloonwent up slowly. A to be promotedAscendió tres veces en un aíw. He waspromoted three times in one year.

O ascender a to amount to La cuentaascendía a cuatrocientos pesos. Thebill amounted to 400 pesos.ascensor [m] (passenger) elevator.ascensorista [m, /] elevator operator.asco nausea, disgust Rechazó la comidacon asco. He refused the food withdisgust.

O dar asco to disgust Esas cosas medan asco. Those things disgust me.O estar hecho un asco to be very dirty,be filthy No te acerques, estás hechoun asco. Don't come near me; you'refilthy. O hacer ascos to turn up one'snose Le hace ascos a todo. He turns uphis nose at everything.asegurar to secure, fasten (with rope orstrap) Aseguró con una cuerda la cargadel caballo. He fastened the horse'spack with a rope. A to assure Le ase-guro que todo estará preparado atiempo. I assure you everything willbe ready on time. A to affirm, maintainAsegura que es cierto. He maintainsit's true. A to insure El equipaje estáasegurado. The baggage is insured.

O asegurarse to make sure Asegú-rense primero de que la informaciónes cierta. First make sure the infor-mation's correct. A to get insured Seaseguró contra accidentes. He tookout accident insurance.asesinar to murder,asesinato murder.asesino assassin, murderer.así so, that way Así es. That's the wayit is. A in this manner, this way Lodebe Ud. hacer así. You must do itthis way. A therefore, and so Así,decidieron actuar inmediatamente. Andso they decided to act immediately.

O así, así so so ¿Cómo está Ud.?""Así, así." "How are you?" "So so."O así como así without reason No ¡odigo así como así. I don't say it with-out reason. O así que as soon as, afterAsí que llegue le avisaré. I'll let youknow as soon as I get there.asiento seat, chair Tome Ud. asiento.

Take a seat.asilo orphanage; home (for aged).

asimismo likewise, too, in the same wayAsimisyno lo creo yo. I think so too.

asistencia attendance, presence Su asis-tencia no es necesaria. Your attend-ance isn't necessary. A assistance, help.

asistir to assist, help, take care of heasistí en su enfermedad. I took careof him during his illness.

O asistir a to attend, be present at¿Asistió Ud. a la reunión? Were youpresent at the meeting?

asno ass, donkey.

asociación [/] association, club.

asociado See asociar. A [n] associate,partner.

asociar to associate.

asolear to dry in the sun Hay que asolearla ropa. The wash'll have to be putin the sun to dry.

O asolearse to take a sun bath [Am]Estuvieron asoleándose en la playa.They were taking a sun bath on thebeach.

asomar to put out (one's head, hand, etc)Asojtió la cabeza por la ventana. Heput his head out of the window.

O asomarse a to lean out of Se pro-hibe asomarse al exterior. It's for-bidden to lean out of windows.

asombrar to astonish, amaze Asombra atodo el mundo por su ingenio. Heamazes everybody by his cleverness.

O asombrarse de to wonder at, beastonished by, be amazed at Me asom-bra que diga Ud. eso. I'm amazed thatyou say that.

asombroso wonderful, astonishing.

áspero rough, harsh Esa tela es muyáspera. That cloth's very rough.

aspiración [/] ambition.

aspirar to aspire.

asqueroso filthy, nasty, mean, low.

astilla chip; splinter.

O astillas [pi] kindling.

astucia [/] cunning.

astuto astute, crafty.

asumir to assume, take on Asumió todaslas responsabilidades. He assumed fullresponsibility.

asunto subject ¿Cuál es el asunto de esacomedia? What's the subject of thatplay? A affair, business No se metaUd. en mis asuntos. Don't meddle inmy affairs, or Mind your own business.

asustar to frighten Me asustaron sus y ri-tos. Your screams frightened me.

O asustarse to be frightened Se asus-ta de los ruidos fuertes. She's fright-ened by loud noises.

atacar to attack.

atado

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atravesar

atado See atar. A [m] bundle, parcel [Am].atajar to overtake, catch up with Por estecamino les atajaremos. If we go thisway we'll catch up with 'em. A to in-terrupt, cut short Le atajó cutiéndoleque no. He cut him short by saying no.atajo short cut, shorter road.ataque [m] attack, assault; attack, fit.atar to tie, lace, bind Átate bien los zapa-tos. Lace your shoes up tight.

O atar cabos to put two and two to-gether Aoírlo, até cabos. When Iheard that I put two and two together.atarantado dizzy He bailado tanto queestoy atarantada. I've danced so muchthat I'm dizzy.atareado busy.ataúd [m] coffin, casket.atención [/] attention El anunciadorpidió atención. The announcer calledfor attention.

O atenciones [pi] kindness Nuncaolvidaré sus atenciones. I'll never for-get your kindness. O llamar la aten-ción to attract attention Le gustallamar la atención. She likes to attractattention. A to reprimand Le llamé laatención por su falta de respeto. Ireprimanded him for his insolence.atender [rad-ch I] to attend, wait onEl dependiente los atendió en seguida.The clerk waited on them immediately.A to pay attention Haz el favor deatender a lo que te digo. Please payattention to what I'm saying. A tolook after, take care of Atiende muybien a sus invitados. He takes verygood care of his guests.atenerse a [irr] to depend on, rely on(accept as valid) No sé a que atenerme.I don't know what to depend on.atentado assassination (attempted or suc-cessful) ; attempt (to overthrow by vio-lence) Se cometió un atentado contrala vida del presidente. There was anattempt on the life of the president.atento polite, courteous; attentive.

|| S?t atento seguro servidor. Verytruly yours.aterrar to terrify.

atinar to hit the mark. A to guess(right) Atinó el dinero que yo tenia enel bolsillo. He guessed the amount ofmoney I had in my pocket.

° atinar a to succeed in No atinó aexplicar lo que quería. He didn't suc-ceed in explaining what he wanted.O atinar con to find (hit upon) Noatino con el ojo de la cerradura. Ican't find the keyhole.

atleta [m, /] athlete.

atlético athletic.

atmósfera atmosphere.

atol, atole [m] atol, atole (a hot non-alcoholic drink widely used in Mexicoand Central America).

atolondrado scatter-brained No he vistouna persona más atolondrada. I'venever seen such a scatterbrain.

atontado foolish, stupid No seas atontado.Don't be so foolish.

atormentar to torment, torture.

atornillar to screw, turn a screw.

atracción [/] attraction.

atractivo attractive, charming ¡Que mu-jer tan atractiva! What an attractivewoman! A [m] charm, appeal Es muybonita pero no tiene atractivo. She'svery pretty but she has no appeal.

atraer [irr] to attract, charm.

atrás back Está allí atrás con unos ami-gos. She's back there with somefriends.

O dar marcha atrás to go into re-verse, back up No dé marcha atrás quehay un árbol. Don't back up; there'sa tree behind you. O hacia atrás back,backward Miró hacia atrás. He lookedback. O quedarse atrás to stay behind,fall behind Se ha quedado atrás conunos amigos. She stayed behind withsome friends.

atrasado (see atrasar) backward, behind(in work, studies, etc).

atrasar to delay, detain Esto atrasa mu-cho mi viaje. This'll delay my trip along time. A to put back (watch orclock) Tengo que atrasar mi reloj, estámuy adelantado. I have to set mywatch back; it's very fast. A to go orbe slow, lose time Mi reloj atrasa diezminutos al día. My watch loses tenminutes a day.

O atrasarse to remain or get behind,lose time Creo que nos atrasamos eneste trabajo. I think we're gettingbehind in this work.atraso backwardness El atraso de esepaí es bien conocido. The backward-ness of that country's well known.A delay.atravesar [rad-ch I] to pierce La bala leatravesó el brazo. The bullet piercedhis arm. A to cross He atravesado elAtlántico varias veces. I've crossedthe Atlantic several times.

O atravesarse to stop crosswise Seatravesó un camión en la carretera. Atruck stopped crosswise in the middleof the road.

atreverse

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avion

atreverse to dare, venture No se atreve adecírmelo. He doesn't dare to tell me.atribuir to attribute.

atrocidad [/] atrocity; horrible or ter-rible thing ¡Qué atrocidad! What ahorrible thing!atropellar to run over, knock down Leatropello un auto. An automobile ranover him.

O atropellarse to rush through Siquiere Ud. hacer el trabajo bien, no seatropelle. If you want to do a goodjob, don't rush through it.atropello abuse, outrage No podemostolerar tal atropello. We can't toler-ate such an outrage. A accident (inwhich a pedestrian is injured) Trespeatones fueron víctimas de un atro-pello. Three pedestrians were victimsof an accident.atroz terrible, atrocious ¡Fué una cosa

atroz! It was a terrible thing!aturdir to rattle Me aturde tanto ruido.So much noise rattles me.

O aturdirse to be stunned Se aturdióy no supo que contestar. He wasstunned and didn't know what to an-swer.audacia audacity, boldness.audaz bold, daring.auditorio audience, listeners.aumentar to increase Han aumentado lossueldos. They've increased the sala-ries.aumento increase.

aun, aún still Aun podemos llegar atiempo. We can still get there on time.A even Ni aun ahora sería posible.Even now it wouldn't be possible.A yet No ha venido aún. He hasn'tcome yet.

O aun cuando even though, even ifAun cuando no venga tendremos queempezar. Even if he doesn't comewe'll have to begin.aunque though, even if Aunque no henacido en el país, lo conozco muy bien.Though I wasn't born in the country,I know it very well.ausencia absence.

ausentarse to leave, absent oneself Se

ausentó de la clase porque se sentía

enfermo. He left the class because he

was feeling sick.

ausente absent. A [n] one who is absent.

auténtico authentic.

auto auto, car ¿Hay bastante sitio en elauto para todos? Is there enough roomin the car for everybody?autobús [w] bus ¿Qué es más barato, el

autobús o el tranvía? Which is cheaper,the bus or the street car?automático automatic. A [m] snap (for

clothing).automóvil [m] automobile.autor [m] author.autora authoress.

autoridad [/] authority, power No supomantener su autoridad. He couldn'tmaintain his authority.

O autoridades authorities, govern-ment Han dado parte a las autoHdades.They reported it to the authorities.autorizar to authorize.auxiliar to aid, help, assist.avanzar to move forward El coche avan-zaba muy despacio. The car movedvery slowly. A to advance, make prog-ress, get ahead No avanzamos yiuda ennuestro trabajo. We're not makingany progress in our work.avaro stingy, miserly. A [n] miser.ave [m] bird, fowl,avena oats.

avenida avenue. A flood Las avenidas hanestropeado la cosecha. The floodsruined the crops.avenirse \irr~\ to agree Se avino a lo quele dijeron. He agreed to what theysaid.aventajado promising Es un muchachomuy aventajado. He's a very promis-ing young man.aventajar to get ahead, to surpass Aven-taja a todos en el trabajo. He getsahead of everybody in his work.aventura adventure; risk, chance.aventurar to risk, hazard ¡No se aven-ture! Don't risk it!aventurero adventurous; adventurer,avergonzar [rad-ch I] to shame, to make(someone) ashamed Avergonzó a todasu familia con su conducta. He shamedhis whole family by his conduct.

O avergonzarse to be ashamed Des-pués de decirlo se avergonzó. Afterhe said it, he was ashamed.avería damage El mecánico arregló laavería sin demora. The mechanic re-paired the damage without delay. iaveriarse to be damaged, be spoiled Conla lluvia se averió el cargamento. Theshipment was damaged by the rain,averiguar to find out.aviación [/] aviation.aviador [th] aviator.ávido eager, anxious Estaba ávido de

noticias. He was eager for news.avión [m] airplane, plane.

avisar

SPANISH-ENGLISH

bajo

avisar to notify, inform Hay que avisara la policía We have to notify thepolice. A to warn, advise, counsel Esla última vez que te aviso. I'm warn-ing you for the last time.

aviso announcement, notice, warningAviso al público. Notice to the public.

avispa wasp.

avivar to revive (make bright) Avivaronel fuego echando más leña. They re-vived the fire by putting on more wood.O avivar el ojo to keep one's eyesopen, look sharp ¿Por qué no avivasel ojo? Why don't you keep your eyesopen? O avivar el paso to step livelyAvive el paso; es muy tarde. Steplively; it's very late. O avivarse towake up, to cheer up Avívate; estáscomo dormido. Wake up; you're halfasleep.

jay! oh! ouch!

ayer yesterday.

ayuda help, aid, assistance Necesitoayuda en esto. I need help with this.

ayudar to aid, help, assist Quiero ayu-darle a llevar los paquetes. I want tohelp him carry the packages.

ayunar to fast.

ayunas O en ayunas hungry, fasting, onan empty stomach No fume en ayunas.Don't smoke on an empty stomach.

azada hoe.

azafate [m] tray [Am].

azafrán [m] saffron.

azahar [?«] orange blossom.

azar [m] chance, risk Corramos ese azar.Let's take that chance. A chance Legustan los juegos de azar. He likesgames of chance.

O al azar at random Los escogió alazar. He chose them at random.

azarar to embarrass, confuse Esto azaraa cualquiera. This would embarrassanyone.

O azararse to be embarrassed Cuandose lo dije se azaró mucho. When I toldhim that he was very much embar-rassed.

azote [m] whipping; spank; lash.

azteca \_adj; ri\ Aztec.

azúcar [m or /] sugar.

azucarera sugar bowl. A [adj] pertain-ing to sugar La industria azucarera.The sugar industry.

azucena white lily.

azufre [m] sulfur.

azul [adj; n] blue.

babucha slipper.

bacalao codfish.

bachiller [m] graduate, holder of a bache-lor's degree (person possessing a Span-ish degree equivalent in the U.S. to ahigh-school diploma plus two years ofcollege).

bagazo pulp [Am].

bahia bay (arm of sea).

bailar to dance.

bailarín [w] dancer.

bailarina [/] dancer.

baile [m] dance, ball.

baja (military) casualty El enemigo su-frió muchas bajas. The enemy suf-fered many casualties. A fall (in price)Hubo una baja en todos los precios.There was a general fall in prices.

O dar de baja to drop out (from alist of members 01 subscribers) Se diode baja del club. He dropped out ofthe club.—Por falta de pago, lo dieronde baja de la lista de subscriptores.Fot lack of payment they dropped himfrom the subscription list.

bajada descent, slope.

bajamar [/] low tide.

bajar to go down, descend Bajemos laescalera despacio. Let's go down thestairs slowly. A to fall, drop La tem-peratura bajó. The temperature fell.A to lower; to bring down Baje Ud. lamaleta de mi cuarto. Bring the suit-case down from my room. A to takedown ¿Quiere ayudarme a bajar lasmaletas de la red? Will you help metake the suitcases down from therack?

O bajarse to get down, get off Nosvieron al bajarse del tren. They sawus as they were getting off the train.A to bend over Se bajó para atarse unzapato. He bent over to tie his shoe.

bajo low Quiero una mesa baja. I wanta low table. A short Es más bajo quesu hermano. He's shorter than hisbrother. A low, soft Hablaban en vozbaja. They were speaking in a lowvoice. A bass (voice, instrument) Va-mos a colocar los bajos a la izquierda.Let's put the basses on the left. A be-l»w La temperatura ha llegado a bajo

bala

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bastón

cero. The temperature's fallen belowzero. A street floor, ground floor Elportero vive en el bajo The superin-tendent lives on the ground floor.

bala bullet, ball.

balance [m] balance; balance sheet ¿Cuáles mi balance de este mes en el banco?What's my bank balance this month?

balancearse to sway, rock, swing No sebalancee en la silla; se va a romper.Don't rock in the chair; it's going tobreak.

balanceo [m] rocking, wobbling.

balanza scales, balance.

balazo shot Se oyeron tres balazos. Threeshots were heard. A bullet woundTenía tres balazos en el pecho. Hehad three bullet wounds in his chest.

balcón [m] balcony.

balde [m] bucket, pail Este balde se sale.This bucket leaks.

O de balde gratis, free Dan boletosde balde. They're giving tickets free.O en balde in vain, without successTrató en balde de hablar con ella porteléfono. He tried to get her on thephone without success.

balear to wound by gunshot [Am] Lobalearon ayer. They shot him yester-day.

balneario bathing resort.

balón [m] football.

banana banana.

banco bank ¿Puedo cobrar mi cheque eneste banco? Can I cash my check inthis bank? A bench Todos los bancosestán ocupados. All the benches aretaken.

banda sash, band (wide strip of material)La falda tenía tres bandas rojas. Theskirt had three red bands.—Llevabauna banda roja cruzada al pecho. Hewore a red sash across his chest.A band (music) Esa banda (de música)me da dolor de cabeza. That bandgives me a headache. A gang Unabanda de ladrones actúa por esta re-gión. A gang of thieves works theseparts.

bandeja tray.

bandera flag.

bandido bandit.

banquero banker.

banqueta sidewalk [Mex]; stool.

bañar to bathe Haga el favor de bañar alos niños. Please bathe the children.

O bañarse to take a bath Voy abañarme. I'm going to take a bath.

bañera bathtub.

bañero lifeguard.

baño bath; bathroom; bathtub.

baraja deck of cards.

barajar to shuffle (cards).

baranda banister.

barata cockroach [Ch, Peru].

barato cheap, inexpensive Es muy bonitoy además barato. It's very pretty andbesides it's cheap. A cheaply, cheapEn este almacén venden muy barato.They sell things very cheap in thisstore. A [m] sale Hoy hay un baratoen ese almacén. There's a sale todayin that department store.

barba beard; chin.

barbaridad [/] any excess in speech oraction Come una barbaridad. He eatstoo much.—No diga Ud. barbaridades.Don't talk nonsense.—Lo que hizo fuéuna barbaridad. What he did was anoutrage.—Me gusta una barbaridad. Ilike her an awful lot.

bárbaro crude Es un hombre bárbaro.He's a crude man.

barbería barbershop.

barbero barber.

barca (small) boat.

barco boat, ship ¿Cuántas veces ha hechoUd. el viaje por barco? How manytimes have you made the trip by boat?

barniz [m] varnish.

barnizar to varnish.

barquinazo tumble, fall [Am].

barra bar, rod Necesitamos una barra dehierro. We need an iron bar. A public,spectators [Am] La barra animaba alos jugadores. The spectators cheeredthe players on.

barranco gorge, ravine.

barrer to sweep.

barril [m] barrel, cask.

barrio quarter, section, district.

barro mud; pimple.

base [/] basis; base.

¡basta! (See bastar) enough!

¡Basta ya! He dicho que te

stop!calles.

That's enough! I told you to shut up!bastante enough, sufficient ¿Tiene Ud.

bastante dinero? Do you have enough

money? A enough, rather Es una

mujer bastante bonita. She's a rather

pretty woman.bastar to be enough No bastó la comida

para todos. There wasn't enough food

for all.bastidores [m pi] O entre bastidores

behind the scenes, backstage.basto coarse, rough El traje está hecho

de material muy basto. The suit's made

of very rough material.bastón [m] cane, walking stick.

basura

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bocado

basura garbage, refuse.

bata robe, bathrobe; house coat.

batalla battle.

batata sweet potato.

bate [m] baseball bat [-Am],

batería battery.

batir to beat Haga el favor de batir loshuevos. Please beat the eggs. A todefeat Batió a su enemigo. He de-feated his enemy.

O batirse to fight; to fight a duel.

baúl [m] trunk No han deschecho toda-vía los baúles. They haven't unpackedtheir trunks yet.

bautismo baptism.

bautizar to baptize.

bebé [m] baby.

beber to drink ¿Qué van a beber Uds.?What are you going to drink?

bebida drink, beverage.

becerro calf; calfskin.

béisbol [m] baseball (game) [Am].

beisbolista [m] baseball player [Am].

belleza beauty.

bello beautiful.

bendecir [irr~\ to bless ¡Qué Dios lebendiga! God bless you!

bendición [/] blessing.

bendito (see bendecir) blessed, holy.

beneficencia public charity; departmentof welfare.

beneficio favor No agradece los beneficios.He doesn't appreciate favors. A profitLos beneficios fueron muy altos. Theprofits were very high.

benevolencia kindness, good will.

berenjena eggplant.

besar to kiss.

beso kiss.

bestia beast.

betabel [/] beet [Mex].

Biblia Bible.

biblioteca library.

bicarbonato bicarbonate of soda.

bicha snake.

bicicleta bicycle, bike.

bien [m] good No distingue el bien delmal. He doesn't know the differencebetween good and evil. A [adv~\ wellHabló muy bien. He spoke very well.A very La cerveza está bien fría. Thebeer's very cold.

O ahora bien now then. O bienes[m pi] property, estate Tiene muchosbienes. He has a great deal of prop-erty. O más bien que rather Es másbien rico que pobre. He's rich ratherthan poor.

ill Está bien. All right or Correct.

If Fíjese bien en lo que le digo. Payclose attention to what I tell you.

bienestar [m] well-being, comfort.

bienvenido [adj] welcome ¡Bienvenido ami casa! Welcome to my house!

biftec [m] see bistec.

bigote [m] mustache.

billar [m] billiards, pool.

billete [m] ticket ¿Ha comprado Ud. losbilletes? Have you bought the tickets?O billete (de banco) bill Déme eldinero en billetes de a cinco y de adiez. Give me the money in fives andtens. O billete de ida y vuelta round-trip ticket.

biombo screen Hay que poner un biombodelante de la puerta. You have to puta screen in front of the door.

bisabuela great-grandmother.

bisabuelo great-grandfather.

bistec, biftec [m] beefsteak.

bizco cross-eyed.

bizcocho sponge cake.

bianco white ¡Ojalá hubiera comprado untraje blanco! I wish I'd bought awhite dress! Á [w] white (person) Enesta ciudad hay blancos, indios ynegros. There are white people, In-dians, and Negroes in this city.A [m] target Dieron en él bianco. Theyhit the target.

O en bianco blank Deje Ud. esta hojaen blanco. Leave this sheet blank.O hacer blanco to hit the mark Hicieronblanco tres veces. They hit the markthree times. O tirar al blanco to shootat the target, have target practiceLos soldados tiraron al blanco por lamañana. The soldiers had target prac-tice in the morning.

blando soft; tender.

blanquillo egg [Mex].

bloque [m] block, piece.

blusa blouse.

bobo fool; foolish ¡Hijo, no seas bobo!Son, don't be foolish!

boca mouth No abrió la boca en todaa tarde. He didn't open his mouthall afternoon. A entrance (of subway,cave, etc) En la esquina está la bocadel metro. The subway entrance is onthe corner.

O boca abajo on one's stomach, facedown El niño duerme boca abajo. Thechild's sleeping on his stomach. O bocaarriba on one's back, upside downEstaba echado en la playa boca arriba.He was lying on his back on the beach.

bocacalle [/] street intersection.

bocado mouthful; bit.

bochorno

SPANISH-ENGLISH

brea

bochorno embarrassment ¡Qué bochornopasamos! What an embarrassing situ-ation that was! A sultry weather¡Qué bochorno hace! What sultryweather we're having!

bochornoso embarrassing; shameful ¡Quéacción bochornosa! What a shamefulaction! A sultry.

bocina horn Toque la bocina para que eseauto nos deje pasar. Blow the horn sothat car'll let us pass.

boda wedding.

bodega (wine) cellar, winery; storehouse;[Am] grocery store.

bofe lung.

O echar los bofes to pant, be out ofbreath Estoy echando los bofes. I'mout of breath.

bofetada slap.

bohemio [adj; n] Bohemian.

boina beret.

bola ball, round body or mass Deme Ud.esa bola de hierro. Give me that ironball. Aball (to play with) [Am] Com-pramos unas bolas de tenis. We boughtsome tennis balls. A crowd [Mex]Había una bola de gente a la entradadel teatro. There was a crowd of peo-ple at the entrance of the theater.

boleador [m] bootblack [Mex].

boletería box office [.Am].

boleto ticket [Am].

bolo drunkard [Am].

O jugar a los bolos to bowl.

bolsa purse Llevaba una bolsa de seda.She carried a silk purse. A bag Nece-sito una bolsa de papel para guardarlo.I need a paper bag to put it in. A stockexchange No sé como están hoy lascotizaciones en la bolsa. I don't knowwhat the quotations are on the ex-change today.

bolsillo pocket; [Sp~\ (woman's) handbag,purse.

bomba pump Usaron una bomba parasacar el agua. They used a pump totake out the water. A bomb La bombadestruyó tres casas. The bomb de-stroyed three houses.—¡Cayó como unabomba! It struck like a bombshell!

O bomba de gasolina gasoline pump;filling station ¿Dónde hay una bombade gasolina? Where is there a fillingstation ? O bomba de incendios fireengine.

|| Se puso una bomba. He got drunk[Am].

bombero fireman (fire department).

bombilla (electric) bulb Se han fundido

tres bombillas. Three bulbs haveburned out.

bonaerense [adj; n] (native) of BuenosAires.

bondad [/] kindness, goodness Le agra-dezco su bondad. Thank you for yourkindness.

O tener la bondad (de) please Tengala bondad de esperar un momento.Please wait a moment.

bondadoso [adj] kind.

boniato sweet potato [Sp, Cuba],

bonito pretty.

bono government bond.

boquilla cigarette holder.

bordar to embroider.

borde [m] edge, border.

bordo O a bordo aboard (ship).

borrachera drunkenness.

O coger una borrachera to get drunk.

borracho [n, adj] drunkard; drunk.

borrar to rub out, erase.

bosque [m] forest, woods.

bostezar to yawn.

bostezo yawn.

bota boot; wine bag.

botado (See botar) cheap, inexpensive[Am] Está botado. It's dirt-cheap.A lying (down) [Am] Estaba botadoen la cama. He was lying on the bed.

botar to throw away [Am] Tenga cuida-do, no bote esos papeles. Be careful,don't throw away those papers. A tothrow out, fire Le han botado de suempleo. They've fired him. A tobounce [Sp] Mire cuanto bota esapelota. Look how that ball bounces.

bote [m] boat. A can, box Quiero unbote de tomates. I want a can of to-matoes.

O dar un bote to jump Cuando lo oyódio un bote. When he heard it hejumped. O de bote en bote crowded,jammed El teatro estaba de bote enbote. The theater was jammed.

botella bottle.

botica pharmacy.

botón [m] button.

botones [m sg] bellboy.

boxeador [m] boxer, prize fighter.

bozal [m] muzzle (for animals).

bravo fierce, wild Cuidado, es un torobravo. Be careful, it's a fierce bull.A angry, mad [Am] Se puso muy bravo.He got very mad.|| ¡Bravo! Bravo!

brazo arm (of body).

O ¡r del brazo to go arm in arm.

brea pitch, tar.

breve

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cabecilla

breve brief, short.

O en breve in a little while, shortly.

brillante shiny No me gusta este papel;es muy brillante. I don't like thispaper; it's too shiny. A [m] diamondLe regaló una pulsera de brillantes.He gave her a diamond bracelet.

brillantina brilliantine.

brillar to shine.

brillo gloss, shine.

brincar to leap, jump.

brindar to drink to a person's health,toast ¡Brindemos a su salud! Let'sdrink to your health!

brindis [m sg] toast (ceremony).

brisa breeze.

brocha paint brush; shaving brush.

broma joke, jest Siempre está diciendobromas. He's always joking.

O en broma as a joke Lo dije enbroma. I said it as a joke. O tomar abroma to take lightly, take as a jokeTodo lo toma a broma. He takes every-thing lightly.

bromear to joke Está siempre bromeando.He's always joking.

bronca fight, quarrel.

O armar una bronca to pick a quar-rel, start a fight.

bronce [m] bronze.

brotar to bud, sprout.

brújula (mariner's) compass.

brusco abrupt, rough Es brusco en sumanera de hablar. He's abrupt in hisway of speaking.

brutal brutal.

bruto beast, brute No seas bruto. Don'tbe a brute.

budín [m] pudding.

buen good, kind Es un buen hombre.He's a good man.

bueno good Ese automóvil es muy bueno.That's a very good car. A appropriate,good Era una buena ocasión. It wasa good opportunity. A well, all right

No estoy muy bueno. I'm not feeling

very well. A well, all right, O.K.

Bueno, nos veremos a las cinco. All

right, we'll meet at five.

° por las buenas willingly Me lo dio

por las buenas. He gave it to me

willingly.

|| ¡Está bueno! That's enough! [Am]

|| Buenos días. Good morning.buey [m] ox.bufanda muffler, scarf.buho owl.

bujía candle; spark plug; watt.bulla noise, racket.

O armar bulla to make a racket

Armaron una bulla terrible. They

made a terrible racket.bulto bundle Salió con un bulto de ropa

en la mano. He went out with a bundle

of clothes in his hand. A swelling,

lump Tiene un bulto en la cabeza. He

has a swelling on his head.

O escurrir, huir, or sacar el bulto to

duck out En cuanto vio lo que había

que hacer escurrió el bulto. As soon

as he saw what he had to do, he ducked

out.buque [m] ship, steamer.burla mockery, jest.

O hacer burla to make fun of, make

a fool of he estaban haciendo burla.

They were making fun of him.burlarse de to make fun of Se burla de

todo el mundo. He makes fun of

everybody,burro donkey, ass. A jackass, dope ¡Qué

burro eres! What a dope!busca O en busca de in search of.buscar to look for, seek.busto bust.

butaca arm chair; orchestra seat.buzón [m] mail box Eche Ud. estas car-tas en el buzón. Put these letters in

the mail box.

¡ca! oh no! no sir!

cabal complete El juego de té no estácabal. The tea set isn't complete.

caballería cavalry; saddle horse.

caballero gentleman Es todo un caballero.He's a perfect gentleman. A sir Ca-ballero, aquí está la cuenta. Here'syour bill, sir.

caballete [m] sawhorse; easel.caballo horse.

O a caballo on horseback.cabana cabin, hut.cabaret [m] cabaret, night club.cabecera head (of a bed, table); seat of

honor.cabecilla ringleader.

cabello

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cajero

cabello hair (of the head) Lleva el cabellosuelto. She wears her hair loose.

caber [irr] to fit, be contained in Nocaben más cosas en el baúl. Nothingelse will fit in the trunk. A to gothrough El piano no cabe por esapuerta. The piano won't go throughthat door.

O no cabe duda (de que) there's nodoubt (that) No cabe duda de que esinglés. There's no doubt that he'sEnglish.

cabeza head Ese chico tiene la cabezamuy grande. That child has a verylarge head. A chief, leader, head Fuéla cabeza del movimiento. He was theleader of the movement. A mind, brainsEste trabajo hay que hacerlo con ca-beza. You have to use your brains inthis work.

O de cabeza headlong, head first Setiró de cabeza al agua. He plungedinto the water head first. A topsy-turvy, in a mess Los negocios andan decabeza. Business is in a mess. O dolorde cabeza headache. O perder la ca-beza to lose one's head Nunca pierdela cabeza. He never loses his head.

|| Ese proyecto no tiene pies ni ca-beza. There's no rhyme or reason tothat plan.

cabildo city hall.

cable [m] cable; cablegram.

cablegrama [m] cablegram.

cabo end De cabo a cabo. From end toend.—No podemos dejar cabos sueltos.We can't leave any loose ends. A capePasaron el cabo de Buena Esperanza.They passed the Cape of Good Hope.A corporal Tiene galones de cabo. Hehas corporal's stripes.

O dar cabo a to end, put an end to,finish Dieron cabo a la conversación.They put an end to the conversation.

0 de cabo a rabo from beginning to endConozco la historia de cabo a rabo.

1 know the story from beginning toend. O llevar a cabo to carry out Enseguida llevaron a cabo el proyecto.They carried out the plan right away.

cabra goat.

cacahuate [m] peanut [Am].

cacahuete [m] peanut [Sp~\.

cacao cacao tree; cocoa bean.

cacerola casserole.

cachivache(s) [m] junk, trash Quite de

aquí estos cachivaches. Take this junk

out of here.

cacho piece, hunk D.eme Ud. un cacho depan. Give me a piece of bread.

cactus [m] cactus.

cada every, each Cada día dice una cosadistinta. Every day he says somethingdifferent.

O cada cual, cada uno every oneCada cual pagó su comida. Every onepaid for his own meal. O cada vezque every time, whenever Me lo pidecada vez que me ve. He asks me forit every time he sees me.

cadáver [m] corpse.

cadena chain; range (of mountains).

cadera hip.

cadete [m] cadet.

caer [irr] to fall Cayó una lluvia torren-cial. A heavy rain fell. A to dropCayó de rodillas. He dropped to hisknees. A to be becoming to El trajele cae bien. The suit's becoming tohim. A to fall, come Su cumpleañoscae en domingo. His birthday falls onSunday.

O caer enfermo (en cama) to betaken sick, fall sick Cayó enfermo haceunos días. He was taken sick a fewdays ago. O caer en la cuenta to real-ize, notice, think of No caí en la cuentahasta mucho después. I didn't realizeit until much later. O caerse to fall Secayó por la escalera. She fell downthe stairs. ° dejar caer to drop Tengacuidado, no deje caer la bandeja. Becareful, don't drop the tray.

café [m] coffee; café.

cafetera coffee pot.

caída fall, drop Se quedó cojo después dela caída. He was lame after the fall.A fall, collapse La oposición de la Cá-mara causó la caída del gobierno. Theopposition of the House caused the fallof the government.

caja box, case Le regaló una caja. Hegave her a box.

O caja de ahorros savings bank Haingresado mucho dinero en la caja deahorros. He put a lot of money in thesavings bank. O caja de caudales, cajade hierro safe Tienen sus alhajas en lacaja de caudales. They keep theirjewelry in the safe. O caja (registra-dora) cash register Mire lo que marcala caja. Look and see how much thecash register rings up. O en caja onhand (of cash) Hay que ver lo quetenemos en caja. We have to see howmuch cash we have on hand,cajero cashier.

cajetilla

SPANISH-ENGLISH

calzoncillos

cajetilla pack of cigarettes Voy a com-prar una cajetilla. I'm going to buya pack of cigarettes.

cajón [m] drawer Han perdido la Havedel cajón. They've lost the key to thedrawer. A box Recibieron un cajón delibros. They received a box of books.

cal [/] lime.

calabaza pumpkin, squash.

O dar calabazas to refuse, turn down,reject (a declaration of love) he diocalabazas. She turned him down. A toflunk he dieron calabazas en geometría.They flunked him in geometry.

calabozo prison, cell.

calamar [m] squid.

calambre [m] cramp he dio un calambremientras nadaba. He got a crampwhile he was swimming.

calamidad [/] disaster, calamity, misfor-tune.

calar to penetrate El puñal le caló hastael corazón. The dagger penetrated tohis heart. A to soak through, drenchhlegué a casa calado. I got homedrenched.

O calarse to put on or pull down (ahat) Se caló el sombrero hasta lascejas. He pulled his hat down to hiseyes.

calavera skull; madcap, rake.

calcetín [m] sock.

calcular to calculate, figure out Vamos acalcular los gastos del viaje. Let'sfigure out the cost of the trip.

cálculo calculation.

caldera boiler, large kettle.

caldo broth, bouillon.

calefacción [/] heating (system).

calendario calendar.

calentar to heat, warm Caliente el agua,por favor. Please heat the water.

O calentarse to get warm Se calen-taron al sol. They warmed themselvesin the sun.

calentura fever Está con calentura desdehace días. He's had a fever for thepast few days.

calidad [/] quality ¿Es de buena calidadesta tela? Is this good material?

O en calidad de in one's capacity of,as.

caliente hot, warm Cuidado, la sopa estámuy caliente. Be careful, the soup'svery hot.

callado (See callar) silent, quiet ¿Porqué está Ud. tan callado? Why areyou so quiet?

callar to keep quiet Calló mientras noso-tros hablábamos. He kept quiet while

we were talking. A to conceal, keepfrom someone Había callado la verdad.He kept the truth from us.

O callarse to shut up Cállate, ya hashablado bastante. Shut up! You'retalking too much. A to stop talking,playing, singing, etc Se callaron derepente. All of a sudden they stoppedtalking.

calle [/] street ¿En qué calle vive Ud.?What street do you live on?

O echar a la calle to throw out, tofire No tuve más remedio que echarlea la calle. I had no choice but tothrow him out. O quedar(se) en lacalle to be left penniless Al fracasarel negocio se quedó en la calle. Whenhis business failed he was left penni-less.

callejón [m], calleja alley, lane Estamosen un callejón sin salida. We're in ablind alley.

calma calm, quiet Después de la tem-pestad vino la calma. There was acalm after the storm.

O con calma slowly, taking one's timeTrabaja con mucha calma. He takeshis time when he works.

calmar to calm, soothe, ease Estas pildo-ras le calmarán el dolor. These pillswill ease the pain.

O calmarse to calm down No se calmóhasta mucho después. He didn't calmdown until much later.

salor [m] heat No me gusta el calor. Idon't like the heat.

O hacer calor to be warm (ofweather) Hoy hace mucho calor. It'svery warm today. O tener calor tofeel warm Tengo calor. I'm warm.

calumnia slander, false charge Todo loque dice son calumnias. Everythinghe's saying is slander.

calumniar to slander.

caluroso warm, hot ¡Qué días más calu-roso! What a hot day!

calva bald head; baldness.

calvicie [/] baldness (loss of hair).

calvo bald Estoy quedándome calvo. I'mgetting bald.

calzada paved highway; [4m] sidewalk.

calzado shoes, footwear.

calzador [m] shoe-horn.

calzar to put on or wear (shoes) ¿Quénúmero calza Ud.? What size shoe doyou wear? A to block, chock Voy acalzar las ruedas para que no se muevael coche. I'm going to chock the wheelsso the car won't move.

calzoncillos [m pi] shorts (underwear).

cama

SPANISH-ENGLISH

candido

cama bed Hágame la cama por favor.Please make my bed.

O guardar cama, estar en cama to beconfined to bed Está enfermo en camadesde hace tres meses. He's been con-fined to bed for the past three months.

cámara camera ¿Qué clase de cámaratiene Ud.? What kind of a camera doyou have?

O cámara de comercio chamber ofcommerce. O cámara de diputadoschamber of deputies, house of repre-sentatives.

cantarada [m, /] comrade, pal Charla-ban como viejos camaradas. Theywere talking together like old pals.

camarera maid, chambermaid La cama-rera todavía no ha arreglado el cuarto.The maid hasn't made up the room yet.L waitress Pídale el menú a la cama-rera. Ask the waitress for the menu.

camarero waiter; valet.

camarote [w] cabin, stateroom Quieroreservar un camarote de primera clase.I want to reserve a first-class state-room.

cambiar to change No ha cambiado nadadesde que le vi. He hasn't changed abit since I saw him. A to change(money) ¿Puede cambiarme un billetede diez pesos? Can you change aten-peso bill for me?

cambio change ¿Ha habido algún cambiode política? Has there been any changein policy? A small change, coins¿Tiene Ud. cambio? Do you have anychange? A rate of exchange ¿Cuál esel cambio del dólar hoy? What's therate of exchange on the dollar today?O a cambio de in exchange for hedaré este libro a cambio de ese otro.I'll give you this book in exchange forthe other one. O en cambio on theother hand.

camilla stretcher, litter.

caminar to walk Es muy aficionado acaminar. He's very fond of walking.O caminar con pies de plomo to movecautiously En este asunto hay quecaminar con pies de plomo. You haveto move cautiously in this matter.

caminata long walk, hike.

camino road, way, highway ¿Está bienel camino para ir en auto? Is theroad all right to drive on? A method,way No sé qué camino seguir paraconseguirlo. I don't know how to goabout getting it.

O ponerse en camino to start out,

set out Se pusieron en camino al díasiguiente. They started out the fol-lowing day.

camión [m] truck; [Mex] bus.

camisa shirt.

O en mangas de camisa in one's shirtsleeves Estaba en mangas de camisa.He was in his shirt sleeves.

camisería haberdashery, store for men'swear.

camiseta undershirt.

camisón [m] nightgown.

camote [m~\ sweet potato [A/ex, C.AJ],

campamento camp Los soldados volveránpronto al campamento. The soldierswill soon return to camp.

campana bell Oímos las campanas de laiglesia. We heard the church bells.

campanada stroke of a bell or clock Nohe oído cuántas campanadas eran. Ididn't hear how many times the clockstruck.

campanilla small bell, hand bell.

campaña campaign.

campeón [m] champion.

campeonato championship.

campesino, campesina peasant.

campo country, field Vivimos durantemuchos años en el campo. We lived inthe country for many years.O campo de batalla battlefield.

cana gray hair Se encontró la primeracana. She found her first gray hair.—Tiene muchas canas. She has a lot ofgray hair.

canal [»?] canal Pasamos por el canal dePanamá. We passed through thePanama Canal. A strait, channel Elbarco se acercaba al canal de laMancha. The boat was approaching theEnglish Channel.

canario canary.

canasta wide basket Nos trajeron unacanasta de fruta. They brought us abasket of fruit.

cancha court En este parque hay canchasde tenis. There are tennis courts inthis park. A popcorn [Am].

canción [/] song ¿Cuál es la canción queestá más de moda? What's the latestsong hit?

candado padlock.

candela candle Encienda la candela.Light the candle. Might Déme can-dela para encender el cigarrillo. Giveme a light for my cigarette.

candidato candidate, applicant.

candido simple-minded, innocent, gul-lible.

canela

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cara

canela cinnamon.

cangrejo crab (shellfish).

canje [m] exchange (publications, pris-oners).

canjear to exchange Decidieron canjearlos prisioneros. They decided to ex-change prisoners.

canoa canoe.

cansado (see cansar) tired Estoy can-sada. I'm tired. A tiresome, boringEse hombre es muy cansado. Thisman's very tiresome.

cansancio tiredness, fatigue Está muertode cansancio. He's dead-tired.

cansar to tire Es un trabajo que cansamucho. It's a very tiring job.

O cansarse to get tired Se cansa enseguida. She gets tired quickly.

cantaleta || Siempre está con la mismacantaleta. He's always harping on thesame string.

cantante [m, /] singer.

cantar [?n] song Quiero aprender esecantar. I want to learn that song.A [v] to sing El tenor ha cantado muybien esta noche. The tenor sang verywell tonight.

O cantar claro Tendré que cantárseloclaro. I'll have to tell it to him straightfrom the shoulder.

cantidad [/] amount, quantity ¿Qué can-tidad le debo? How much do I oweyou?

cantimplora canteen, water bottle.

cantina tavern, saloon [Am]; railroadrestaurant [Sp~\.

canto singing Es profesor de canto.He's a singing teacher. A song Megustan los cantos populares. I likefolk songs.

canto edge.

O de canto on edge, on its side Pongael libro de canto. Stand the book onedge.

caña reed, cane En Cuba se cultiva muchacaña de azúcar. A lot of sugar caneis grown in Cuba. A walking stick,cane (of bamboo) Llevaba una caña.He carried a cane.

O caña de pescar fishing rod.

cañada ravine.

cañería water pipe, pipe line Tienenque arreglar la cañería;está atrancada.They have to fix the water pipe; it'sclogged.

cañón [m] barrel (of a gun) Compró unaescopeta de dos cañones. He boughta double-barreled shotgun. A cannon,gun. A canyon, gorge ¿Conoce Ud. el

canon del Colorado? Have you seenthe Grand Canyon?

caoba mahogany.

capa cape (clothing) Usa capa española.lie wears a Spanish cape. A coat Lapuerta necesita otra capa de pintura.The door needs another coat of paint.O andar (or ir) de capa caída to beon the downgrade ¡Pobrecillos, andande capa caída! Poor people, they'reon the downgrade!

capacidad [/] capacity Este tanque tieneuna capacidad de treinta litros. Thistank has a capacity of thirty liters.A capability Es un hombre de grancapacidad para los negocios. He's avery capable business man.

capataz [w] foreman Querría hablar conel capataz. I'd like to talk to the fore-man.

capaz large Es una habitación bastantecapaz para biblioteca. It's a room largeenough for a library. A capable No escapaz de una acción tan baja. He's notcapable of such a low trick. A able,competent Me han dicho que es unapersona muy capaz. I've been toldthat he's a very competent person.

capellán [m] chaplain.

capilla chapel.

capital [m] capital La compañía tieneun capital de un millón de dólares. Thecompany has a capital of a milliondollars. A [/] capital (city) Hicieronun viaje a la capital. They took atrip to the capital.

O pena capital capital punishment.

capitán [w] captain.

capítulo chapter He leído sólo los tresprimeros capítulos. I've read only thefirst three chapters.

capotera hat or clothes rack [Aw].

capricho whim, fancy No haga Ud. casode sus caprichos. Don't pay any at-tention to her whims.

caprichoso fickle, capricious.

cápsula capsule; shell (for short fire-arms).

capturar to capture.

capullo bud; cocoon.

cara face Tiene una cara muy bonita.She has a very pretty face. A face,front No entiendo las palabras quehay en la cara de la moneda. I don'tunderstand the words on the face ofthe coin.

O cara a cara right to a person'sface Se lo dijo cara a cara. He told

caracol

SPANISH-ENGLISH

carta

him right to his face. O cara o cruzheads or tails. O dar la cara to facethe music Tuvo que dar la cara. Hehad to face the music.

caracol [m] snail.

O escalera de caracol winding stair-case.

carácter [m] character Es un hombre demuy buen carácter. He's a man ofvery good character. A firmness, char-acter En todo muestra que tiene carác-ter. Everything she does shows shehas character.

característica [/] characteristic.

¡caramba! gosh darn! heavens! ¡Carambaque frío hace! Heavens, how cold it is!

caramelo candy ¿Tiene caramelos dementa? Do you have any peppermintcandy?

carbón [m] coal Hay que poner máscarbón en la estufa. You have to putmore coal in the stove.

carbonera coal bin La carbonera estállena. The coal bin's full.

carbonero coal dealer.

carburador [m] carburetor.

carcajada burst of laughter, loud laugh-ter Se estaban riendo a carcajadas.They were splitting their sides.

cárcel [/] jail, prison he metieron en lacárcel. They put him in jail.

carecer \_-zc-~\ to lack, not to have Carecedel dinero necesario para viajar. Hedoesn't have enough money to travel.

carey [m] tortoise shell.

carga load Este mulo no puede llevar máscarga. This mule can't carry a heavierload. A cargo Es un barco de carga.It's a cargo ship. A freight Estánsacando la carga del vagón. They'retaking the freight out of the car.

cargamento load; shipment.

cargar to load Cargaron el camión. Theyloaded the truck. A to charge Hay quecargar la batería. The battery has tobe charged.—La caballería cargó sobreel enemigo. The cavalry charged theenemy. A to charge (to one's account)Cargo esta cantidad en su cuenta. I'mcharging this amount to your bill.

caricatura caricature, cartoon.

caridad [/] charity.

cariño affection, love Le tienen muchocariño. They're very fond of him.

cariñoso affectionate Era muy cariñosocon sus padres. He was very affec-tionate with his parents.

|| Recuerdos cariñosos a su familia.My best regards to your family.

carne [/] meat Generalmente como carneuna vez al día. I usually eat meatonce a day.

O carne de gallina goose flesh Coneste frío se me pone la carne de ga-llina. This cold weather gives me gooseflesh. O carne de res beef [Am].O carne de vaca beef ¿Quieren Uds.carne de vaca o de cerdo? Do you wantbeef or pork?

carnero sheep; mutton, lamb.

carnicería meat market, butcher shop.

carnicero butcher.

caro dear, expensive Estas corbatas sonmuy caras. These ties are very ex-pensive.

carpeta briefcase [Am] Necesito unacarpeta de cuero. I need a leatherbriefcase. A letter file, folder La co-rrespondencia está guardada en variascarpetas. The correspondence is keptin several files.

carpintero carpenter.

carrera race Me gustan las carreras decaballos. I like horse races. A avenue,broad street [Col] Viven en la CarreraTercera. They live on Third Avenue.A career Está preparándose para lacarrera diplomática. He's preparingfor a diplomatic career.

O a la carrera hastily, hurriedly Loescribió a la carrera. He wrote it hur-riedly. O dar una carrera to sprintDio una carrera para alcanzarlos. Hesprinted to catch up to them.

carreta wagon.

carretera highway, road En este pais lascarreteras son magníficas. The high-ways in this country are excellent.

carro cart Por la carretera iba un carrode muías. There was a mule cart onthe road. A car, automobile [Am]Vamos a ir en carro a la casa. We'regoing home by car.

carruaje [m] carriage (vehicle).

carta letter Voy a echar esta carta alcorreo. I'm going to mail this letter.O a carta cabal thoroughly, in everyrespect Es honrado a carta cabal. He'sthoroughly honest. O a la carta á lacarte. O carta certificada registeredletter Recibió una carta certificada.He received a registered letter. O car-ta de crédito letter of credit. O cartade presentación letter of introduction.O carta de recomendación letter ofrecommendation. O jugar a las cartas[Sp], jugar cartas [Am] to play cards

cartel

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catedral

Vamos a jugar un rato a las cartas.Let's play cards a while.cartel [w] placard, bill, poster.cartera bag Llevaba bajo el brazo unagran cartera de cuero. She was carry-ing a large leather bag under her arm.A wallet Sacó la cartera del bolsillo.He took his wallet out of his pocket.A briefcase ¿Caben muchos libros en esacartera? Will that briefcase hold manybooks?cartero mailman, postman ¿A qué horaviene el cartero? What time does themailman come?cartón [m] cardboard.casa house. A home ¿Estará Ud. en casaesta tarde? Will you be at home thisafternoon?

O casa de comercio commercial house,firm. O casa de empeño(s) pawnshop.O casa de huéspedes boarding house.O casa de maternidad maternity hospi-tal (charitable institution). O casa desocorro emergency hospital.casado (see casar) married ¿Es Ud. casa-do o soltero? Are you married orsingle?casamiento wedding, marriage.casar to marry Este es el cura que loscasó. This is the priest who marriedthem. A to match Estos colores no casanbien. These colors don't match well.

O casarse to marry, get married Secasará el domingo próximo. He'll bemarried next Sunday. ° casarse con tomarry Se casó con una muchacha muyjoven. He married a very young girl.cascar to crack ¿Tiene Ud. algo con quecascar estas nueces? Have you gotsomething to crack these nuts?cascara rind, peel Esta naranja tiene unacascara muy gruesa. This orange hasa thick rind. A shell (of nuts, eggs,etc) ¿Dónde tiro estas cascaras dehuevos? Where do I throw these egg-shells?cascarrabias [adj; m & f sg] irritable(person), crab (by) Te estás volviendomuy cascarrabias. You're getting tobe an old crab,casco helmet Los soldados llevaban cascode acero. The soldiers were wearingsteel helmets. A hull (of a ship) Elcasco del buque está averiado. Theship's hull is damaged.

° calentarse los cascos to rack one'sbrains Aunque se caliente Ud. los cas-cos no lo resolverá. Though you rack

your brains over it, you won't solve it.O casco de caballo horse's hoof.caserío small village, settlement.casero, casera landlord, landlady; build-ing superintendent. A [adj~\ homemadeSon dulces caseros. They're home-made candies,caseta de baños locker, bath house.casi almost, nearly.

O casi, casi very nearly Casi, casi loha acertado. You very nearly guessedit.caso case Ha habido varios casos deparálisis infantil. There have beenseveral cases of infantile paralysis.A occurrence, event Les voy a contar uncaso curioso. I'm going to tell youabout a strange incident.

° en tal caso in such a case En talcaso avise a su familia. In such acase, notify his family. O en todocaso at all events, anyway En todo casonos vemos mañana. Anyway, we'll seeeach other tomorrow. O hacer caso ato pay attention to, heed, obey (a per-son) No hace caso a sus padres. Hedoesn't obey his parents. O hacer casode to mind, heed, pay attention to Nohagas caso de lo que te cuente. Don'tpay any attention to what he tells you.castaña chestnut.

castaño chestnut tree. A [adj] brownTiene el pelo castaño. He has brownhair.castañuela castanet.castigar to punish No castigue a los

niños. Don't punish the children.castigo punishment.castillo castle.

castizo correct, pure Habla un españolcastizo. He speaks a pure Spanish.A genuine, real Es un español castizo.He's a real Spaniard.casual accidental, chance Fué un encuen-tro casual. It was a chance meeting.casualidad [/] coincidence ¡Qué casuali-dad encontrarle aquí! What a coinci-dence meeting you here!

O por casualidad by chance, by anychance ¿Por casualidad le conoce Ud.?Do you know him, by any chance ?.catalogar to catalog, list.catálogo catalog, list.catarata cataract, waterfall; cataract (of

eye).catarro cold He cogido un catarro ho-rrible. I've caught a terrible cold,catástrofe [/] catastrophe.catedral [/] cathedral.

catedrático

SPANISH-ENGLISH

centenar

catedrático professor Es catedrático en laUniversidad Nacional. He's a profes-sor at the National University.

categoría class, category Los dos no sonde la misma categoría. The two arenot in the same category. A rank Notiene categoría para ese puesto. Hisrank isn't high enough for that posi-tion.

O de categoría of importance Es unhombre de categoría. He's a man ofimportance.

catolicismo Catholicism.

católico [adj, n] Catholic.

catorce fourteen.

catre [m] cot.

caucho rubber (material).

caudal [m] fortune, wealth, means Haaumentado mucho el caudal de esafamilia. The family fortune has in-creased a great deal. A volume (ofwater) El río lleva un gran caudal.The river carries a huge volume ofwater.

caudillo leader, chief Fué uno de los cau-dillos de la revolución. He was one ofthe leaders of the revolution.

causa cause ¿Cuál fué la causa de su re-traso? What was the cause of hisdelay? A case, trial, lawsuit Fué unade las causas célebres de su época. Itwas one of the famous cases of histime.

causar to cause, occasion Me ha causadomuchos disgustos. She's caused me alot of trouble.

cauto cautious, careful Uno tiene que sercauto en los negocios. You have to becareful in business.

cavar to dig.

caverna cavern, cave.

cayuco dugout canoe [Am].

caza hunt, hunting Ahora está prohibidala caza. Hunting's forbidden now.A game En esa selva hay mucha cazamayor. There's a lot of big game inthat forest.

O andar a caza de to go hunting for,go in search of Los periodistas andabana caza de noticias. The reporters werehunting for news.

cazador [m] hunter.

cazar to hunt.

cazuela earthen cooking pot.

cebada barley.

cebo bait.

cebolla onion; bulb.

cecear to lisp.

cedazo sifter (utensil).

ceder to transfer, turn over, cede Cediótodos sus bienes a su hijo. He trans-ferred his whole estate to his son.A to yield, give in No cedió en su em-peño. He wouldn't give in.

cedro cedar.

cédula personal identification card.

cegar [rad-ch I] to blind Me ciega esa luztan fuerte. That strong light blindsme.

ceja eyebrow.

° tener entre ceja y ceja to dislike,have a grudge against Mi jefe me tieneentre ceja y ceja. My boss has agrudge against me.

celebrar to celebrate, commemorate Cele-braron su cumpleaños en una granfiesta. They celebrated his birthdaywith a big party. A to praise, applaud,approve Todos celebran sus éxitos.They all applauded his success. A tobe glad, rejoice Celebro mucho verle aUd. I'm certainly glad to see you.

célebre famous Fué el escritor más céle-bre de su tiempo. He was the mostfamous writer of his day.

celebridad [/] celebrity.

celo zeal, enthusiasm Trabaja con muchocelo. He's a very zealous worker.

O estar en celo to be in heat (of ani-mals). O tener celos to be jealousTiene muchos celos de su mujer. He'svery jealous of his wife.

celoso jealous.

cementerio cemetery, graveyard.

cemento cement, concrete.

cena supper ¿Qué vamos a tomar decena? What are we having for sup-per?

cenar to dine, eat ¿Dónde cenaron Uds.anoche? Where did you eat lastnight? A to have for supper Cenamospescado anoche. We had fish for sup-per last night.

cenicero ash tray.

ceniza ashes, cinders.

censura censorship La correspondenciatiene que pasar por la censura. Mailhas to go through censorship. A officeof censor Hay que enviar este artículoa la censura. This article has to gothrough the censor's office. A reproach,criticism Es una censura injusta la queUd. me hace. Your criticism's unfair.

censurar to blame, criticize No se lapuede censurar por lo que ha hecho.You can't blame her for what she did.

centavo cent [Am].

centenar [m] a hundred Había un cen-

centenario

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chai

tenar de personas en el local. Therewere a hundred people in the hall.

O a centenares by hundreds Murie-ron las gentes a centenares. Peopledied by the hundreds.

centenario centenary.

centeno rye.

centímetro centimeter.

céntimo cent [Sp~\.

centinela [m] sentry, guard.

O de centinela on sentry duty Estáde centinela. He's on sentry duty.

central [adj; /] central.

O central eléctrica electric powerplant, power house.

centro center Vivimos en el centro {dela ciudad). We live in the center ofthe city. A business district, down-town Vamos al centro. Let's go down-town. A club Hubo un baile en nuestrocentro. There was a dance at our club.

ceñir [rad-ch III~\ to fit tightly Estacinturón me ciñe demasiado. This beltfits me too tightly.

O ceñirse to confine or limit oneselfCíñase Ud. al asunto. Confine your-self to the facts.

|| No se ciña tanto en la curva. Don'thug the inside of the curve.

ceño O mirar con ceño to frown.

ceñudo [adj] scowling, frowning Siempreestá ceñudo. He's always scowling.

cepillar to brush Tengo que cepillar elsombrero. I have to brush my hat.A to plane, make smooth Estas tablasno están bien cepilladas. These boardshaven't been planed right.

cepillo brush (flat, with bristles on oneside) ¿Dónde puedo comprar un ce-pillo? Where can I buy a bi-ush?

° cepillo de cabeza hairbrush. O ce-pillo de carpintero carpenter's plane.O cepillo de dientes toothbrush. O ce-pillo de ropa clothes brush.

cera wax.

cerca fence La huerta tiene una cerca demadera. The garden has a woodenfence.

cerca de near (in place) La estación estácerca del hotel. The station's near thehotel. A nearly, about, almost Soncerca de las once. It's about eleveno'clock.

° por aquí cerca near here, some-where near here ¿Hay un buen restau-rante por aquí cerca? Is there a goodrestaurant somewhere near here?

cercado fenced in, enclosed.

cercano near, close Viven en una casa

cercana a la nuestra. They live in a

house close to ours.cercar to surround, fence in Cercaron la

finca con alambrado. They fenced in

the property with wire.cerdo pig, hog; pork.

O chuletas de cerdo pork chops,cereal [adj; m] cereal.ceremonia ceremony La ceremonia fué

muy solemne. The ceremony was very

impressive.cereza cherry.cerilla match Voy a comprar una caja de

cerillas. I'm going to buy a box of

matches.cerillo match [Mea;].cero zero La temperatura está a cuarenta

grados bajo cero. The temperature's

forty below.cerradura lock.cerrar to close, shut Cierre Ud. la puerta,

por favor. Please close the door. A to

seal Añade unas palabras antes de que

yo cierre la carta. Add a few words

before I seal the letter.cerro hill Desde ese cerro hay muy buena

vista. There's a very good view from

that hill.cerrojo bolt, latch.

certero well-aimed Fué un disparo cer-tero. It was a well-aimed shot.certeza assurance, certainty Tengo la

certeza de que vendrá. I'm certain he's

coming.certificado (see certificar) certificate

¿Necesita Ud. un certificado médico?

Do you need a doctor's certificate?

A piece of registered mail.certificar to register (a letter) Voy a

certificar estas cartas. I'm going to

vasos de cerveza. Let's drink a few

glasses of beer.cesar to stop, cease El ruido no ha cesado

en todo el día. The noise hasn't stopped

all day. A to dismiss, fire Ayer cesaron

a siete empleados. Yesterday they

fired seven employees.césped [m] lawn, grass.cesta basket Compraron una cesta de

fruta. They bought a basket of fruit.cesto large basket.chabacano vulgar, in bad taste Siempre

hace chistes chabacanos. He always

tells vulgar jokes. A [m] apricot [Mex].chacra small farm [S.A.],chai [m] shawl.

chaleco

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chocante

chaleco vest.

chalet [m] chalet.

chamaco youngster [Mex].

chambergo soft hat.

champú [m] shampoo.

chancearse to jest, joke, fool Se chanceade todo el mundo. He makes fun ofeverybody.

chancho pig, hog [Aw].

chanchullo something underhanded,racket Siempre anda metido en chan-chullos. He's always in somethingunderhanded.

chanclos [m pi] rubbers.

chanza joke Déjate de chanzas porque lacosa es muy seria. Stop joking; it's aserious matter.

chapa plate, sheet (of metal) El tejadoestá cubierto de chapas metálicas. Theroof's covered with sheet metal. A lock[Am] Hay que cambiar la chapa de lapuerta. You have to change the lockon the door.

O chapas rosy cheeks [Am] Tieneunas lindas chapas. She has beautifulrosy cheeks.

chaparro short person [Mex].

chaparrón [in] heavy shower, downpour.

chapetón [m] Spaniard (fresh fromSpain) [S.A.].

chapetonada illness caused by change ofclimate [S. A.].

chapucería botched job, hurried jobHágalo Ud. con cuidado, no me gustanles chapucerías. Do it carefully. Idon't like botched jobs.

chapurrear to speak (a language) bro-kenly Chapurrea el español. He speaksbroken Spanish.

chaqueta jacket, coat.

charco puddle.

charlar to talk, chatter.

charol [m] patent leather.

charro cowboy [Mex].

chasco O darle a uno un chasco to fool,play a joke on Le dimos un chascodejándole la cuenta. We played a jokeon him by leaving him the bill.O llevarse un chasco to be disappointedor disconcerted Con esa muchacha nosllevamos un chasco terrible. We werevery disappointed in that girl.

chato flat-nosed, pug-nosed.

cheque [m] check (money).

chequear to check, put a check next to[Am].

chica girl.

chicha chicha (alcoholic drink made fromcorn) [Am].

chícharo green pea [Mex],

chicharrón [m] thick crisp bacon.

chichón [m] bump, lump (on the head).

chicle [m] chewing gum.

chico little, small El cuarto en que vivees muy chico. He lives in a very smallroom. A boy, kid Tiene tres chicos.She has three kids.

chifladura eccentricity.

chiflón [m] draft [A?n] Por esa ventanaentra un chiflón muy fuerte. A strongdraft's blowing in at that window.

chile [/] chili, red pepper.

chillar to screech, scream.

chillido screech, scream.

chimenea smokestack Desde la ventana seven las chimeneas de la fábrica. Fromthe window you can see the smoke-stacks of the factory. A chimney Sesubieron al tejado para limpier la chi-menea. They climbed up on the roofto clean the chimney. A fireplace Sesentaron junto a la chimenea. Theysat by the fireplace.

china pebble, small stone Se me ha metidouna china en el zapato. I have a peb-ble in my shoe. A peasant girl, maid,servant [Am] La china lo llevará a sucasa. The maid'll take it to your house.A china, porcelain ¿Son de china estastazas? Are these cups porcelain?A orange [Antilles] Deme una docenade chinas. Give me a dozen oranges.

chinche [/] bedbug; thumbtack.

chiquitín [m] small child.

chiquillo, chiquilla small child.

chiripa chance or unexpected event[Fam] Me ha salido bien por chiripa.I got it right by accident.

¡chis! sh!

chisme gossip, malicious remark Siempreanda metiendo chismes. He's alwaysgossiping.

chispa spark ¡Cuidado con las chispas quesaltan de la chimenea! Watch out forthe sparks that are flying out of thefireplace. A little bit, small amount Notiene chispa de tonto. He's not at allstupid.

O echar chispas [Fam] to rage, befurious Cuando se lo dije echó chispas.When I told him that, he got furious.

chistar to keep quiet.

O no, or ni, chistar not to say aword Cuando vio a su padre ni chistó.When he saw his father, he didn't evensay a word.

chiste [m] joke Contó un chiste muy gra-cioso. He told a very funny joke.

chistoso funny, witty.

chocante surprising, witty [Sp]; annoy-ing, unpleasant [Mex].

chocar

SPANISH-ENGLISH

circular

chocar to collide, crash Chocaron los dosautos. The two cars crashed. A toclash Han chocado varias veces por susopiniones políticas. They often clashedover their political beliefs. A to sur-prise unpleasantly, to vex Me choca quediga Ud. eso. I'm surprised to hearyou say that.

choclo green ear of coi'n [S.A.].

chocolate [m] chocolate.

chofer, chófer [w] chauffeur.

cholo, chola half-breed [S.A.].

choque [m] collision, crash.

chorizo Spanish sausage.

chorrear to gush, drip.

chorro jet, spurt Abrió el grifo y salió un

chorro de agua. He turned on the

faucet and a jet of water came out.

O a chorros abundantly [Fam~\.

O Hover a chorros to pour (rain).

choza hut, cabin.

chuchería trinket; tidbit; trifle.

chueco crooked, bent [Am] Este zapatoestá chueco. This shoe is crooked.

chuleta chop.

chupar to suck.

churro a kind of cruller.

chusco funny, amusing.

cicatriz [/] scar.

ciclón [m] cyclone.

ciego blind Se está quedando ciego. He'sgoing blind. A [w] blind person Hanconstruido un asilo para ciegos. Theybuilt an asylum for the blind.

O a ciegas in the dark, blindly iSemetió en ese negocio a ciegas. He wentinto that business blindly.

cielo sky El cielo estaba lleno de aviones.The sky was filled with airplanes.A paradise, heaven. A dear, darling.Ven aquí, mi cielo. Come here, darling.O llovido del cielo out of the clearsky Apareció como llovido del cielo.He appeared out of a clear sky.

cien (see ciento) one hundred.

ciencia science.

científico scientist; scientific.

ciento one hundred.

O por ciento per cent Gana el cincopor ciento sobre lo que vende. Hemakes five per cent on what he sells.

cierto sure, certain, true ¿Es cierto quevendrá mañana? Is it true he's com-ing tomorrow? A certain, some Acierta gente le gusta. Some peoplelike it. A [adv] certainly Cierto, tieneUd. razón. Certainly, you're right.

O no por cierto certainly not No porcierto, no estoy de acuerdo con Ud.Certainly not, I don't agree with you.

ciervo deer.

cifra figure, digit (number) ¿Cuántascifras tiene ese número? How manydigits does that number have? A codeLa carta estaba escrita en cifra. Theletter was written in code.

cigarrera cigarette case [Am]; womancigar maker.

cigarrería place where cigars and cigar-ettes are made or sold [Am].

cigarrillo cigarette.

cigarro (see puro) cigar Le regaló unacaja de cigarros habanos. She pre-sented him with a box of Havanacigars. A cigarette Voy a comprar unpaquete de cigarros. I'm going to buya pack of cigarettes.

cilindro cylinder.

cima summit, peak.

cimiento foundation Han comenzado loscimientos de la casa. They laid thefoundation of the house.

cine [m] zinc.

cinco five.

cincuenta fifty.

cine [m] moving pictures, movies Megusta mucho el cine americano. I likeAmerican movies very much. A movietheater Es un nuevo cine. It's a newmovie theater.

cinematógrafo movie house.

cínico cynic; cynical.

cinta ribbon Llevaba una cinta atada a lacabeza. She wore a ribbon tied aroundher hair. A film (moving picture) Esla mejor cinta del año. It's the bestfilm of the year.

cintura waist Tiene una cintura muy pe-queña. She has a small waist.

O meter en cintura to discipline, re-strain Hay que meter en cintura esechico. That child has to be restrained.

cinturón [m] belt Voy a comprar un cin-turón de cuero. I'm going to buy aleather belt.

circo circus Este año el circo tiene diezelefantes. This year the circus hasten elephants.

circulación [/] circulation Este periódicotiene mucha circulación. This paperhas a large circulation. A traffic Noconozco el reglamento de la circulaciónaquí. I don't know the traffic regula-tions here.

circular [/] circular, letter He recibidouna circular del banco. I've receiveda circular from the bank.

circular to move about, get around Eracasi imposible circular por esa calle. Itwas almost impossible to get around

círculo

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cobrador

on that street. Ato circulate, getaround Ha circulado esa noticia. Thatnews got around.

círculo circle Estábamos sentados en cír-culo. We were seated in a circle.A club, social circle Comimos juntos enel círculo. We ate together at theclub.

circunstancia circumstance.

circunstante [m] bystander.

ciruela plum.

O ciruela pasa prune.

ciruelo plum tree.

cita engagement, appointment, date¿Acudió Ud. a la cita? Did you keepyour appointment? A quotation Esuna cita del Quijote. It's a quotationfrom Don Quixote.

citar to call, summon Todavía no noshan citado para la reunión. We haven'tbeen called to the meeting yet. A tomake (or give) an appointment Eldentista me citó para las siete. Thedentist gave me an appointment forseven o'clock. A to quote, refer to Enmi artículo cité muchas veces su libro.In my article, I referred to your booka great deal.

ciudad [/] city.

ciudadano, ciudadana citizen ¿De qué países Ud. ciudadano? What country areyou a citizen of?

civil civil.

O derechos civiles civil rights.

civilización [/] civilization, culture.

civilizar to civilize Los misioneros civili-zaron a los indígenas. The mis-sionaries civilized the natives.

claramente clearly, openly, frankly Díga-melo claramente. Tell me frankly.

claridad [/] clearness, distinctness Laclaridad de la explicación lo convenció.The clearness of the explanation satis-fied him.

clarín [w] trumpet.

claro clear, transparent Es tan clarocomo el agua. It's as clear as crystal.A thin En las sienes tiene el pelo muyclaro. His hair's thin at the temples.A cloudless, fair Es un día muy claro.It's a very clear day. A light Llevaun traje azul claro. She's wearing alight blue suit. A plain, clear La ex-plicación es clara. The explanation isclear.

clase [/] class, kind, sort. A class Era unode los dirigentes de la clase trabaja-dora. He was a leader of the workingclass.—Sólo asisto a dos clases estecurso. I have only two classes this

year. A classroom Esa clase es dema-siado pequeña. That classroom's toosmall.

° dar clase to give a class, holdclass Tengo que dar una clase mañanaa las ocho. I have to give a class to-morrow at eight.

clásico classical Anoche asistimos a unconcierto de música clásica. Last nightwe attended a concert of classicalmusic. A [m] classic ¿Ha leído losclásicos latinos? Have you read theLatin classics?

clasificar to sort out, classify Todavía nohan clasificado la correspondencia.They haven't sorted the mail yet.

claustro cloister En esa iglesia hay unclaustro muy bonito. There's a verybeautiful cloister in that church.

clavar to nail Necesito un martillo paraclavar las tablas. I need a hammer tonail the boards. A to stick, pin Tengacuidado donde clava el alfiler. Becareful where you stick the pin.

O clavarse to stick, prick Me clavéuna espina en el dedo. I got a thornin my finger.

clave [/] key (of a code) Necesito laclave para descifrar esta comunicación.I need the key to decode this message.A key Esta canción está en clave de sol.This song's in the key of G.

clavel [m] carnation.

clavo nail Necesito una caja de clavos.I need a box of nails.

O dar en el clavo to hit the nail onthe head.

clemencia mercy.

clerical clerical (church).

clero clergy.

cliente [m, /] client, customer.

clientela clientele.

clima [w] climate.

clínica clinic.

cobarde [m, /] coward ¡Anímese Ud.!¡No sea cobarde! Come on, don't bea coward! A [adj] cowardly Lo quehizo fué muy cobarde. It was a cow-ardly thing he did.

cobardía cowardice.

cobija cover, blanket [Aw] ¿Cuántascobijas tiene la cama? How manyblankets are there on the bed?

cobrador [m~\ collector (bills, taxes) Lesvisitó el cobrador de contribuciones.The tax collector called on them. A con-ductor (of bus or trolley) Se lo pre-guntaremos al cobrador (del tranvía).We'll ask the conductor (of thetrolley).

cobranza

SPANISH-ENGLISH

colecta

cobranza collection La cobranza de im-puestos está bien organizada. The col-lection of taxes is well organized.

cobrar to collect, receive ¿Cobró Ud. eldinero que le debían? Did you collectthe money they owed you? A to cashEn esta ventanilla puede cobrar sucheque. You can cash your check atthis window. A to charge Cobran muycaro en esa tienda. They charge highprices at that store.

cobre [m] copper.

cobro collection (of money due) Pre-sentó la factura al cobro. He presentedthe bill for collection.

coca coca (plant from which cocaine isobtained) [Am].

cocal [m] coconut plantation [Am].

cocer [rad-ch 7] to boil Cueza Ud. esaspapas. Boil those potatoes. A to bakeEl pan se está cociendo en el horno.The bread's baking in the oven.

coche [m] carriage, coach Tienen uncoche de dos caballos. They have atwo-horse carriage. A car Acaban decomprar un coche nuevo. They've justbought a new car.

O coche-cama sleeping car, Pullman¿Lleva coche-cama este tren? Does thistrain have a sleeping car? O coche-comedor dining car El coche-comedorva a la cabeza del tren. The diningcar's at the forward end of the train.

cochero coachman Déle la dirección alcochero. Give the address to the coach-man.

cochino hog, pig. A swine (insult).A dirty, filthy, vile ¡Qué cochinos estánestos niños! How filthy these childrenare!

cocina kitchen La cocina de esa casa esmuy bonita. The kitchen in that houseis very nice. A cuisine, cooking Megusta la cocina francesa. I like Frenchcooking.

cocinar to cook Su mujer cocina muybien. His wife cooks very well.

cocinero, cocinera cook.

coco coconut; coconut tree.

cocotero coconut tree.

coctelera cocktail shaker.

codicioso greedy Es un hombre codicioso.He's a greedy man.

código code (of laws).

O código civil civil law. O códigomilitar military law.

codo elbow Se está rompiendo la chaquetapor los codos. The jacket's wearingthrough at the elbows.—Se sale el agita

por el codo de la cañería. The water'sleaking from the elbow of the pipe.

cofre [m] (see also baúl) trunk [Am];chest [Sp~\ Cerró el cofre con Have.He locked the trunk with a key.

coger [should not be used in Arg] tocatch Cogieron al ladrón. They caughtthe thief. A to pick, gather Van a em-pezar a coger las naranjas. They'regoing to start picking oranges.

coincidencia coincidence.

coincidir to coincide, agree Los dos rela-tos no coinciden. The two statementsdon't agree.

cojear (not used in Arg; see renguear)to limp, hobble Cojea un poco del piederecho. He limps slightly on his rightfoot.

cojín [m] pad, cushion Ponga esos coji-nes en el diván. Put those cushionson the couch.

col [/] cabbage.

cola tail El perro movía la cola. The dogwas wagging his tail. A train (ofdress) Llevaba un vestido de cola.She wore a dress with a train. A lineof people Esta es la cola para sacar losbilletes. This is the ticket line.

O hacer cola to stand in line Heestado haciendo cola más de dos horas.I was standing in line for more thantwo hours.

colaboración [/] collaboration, workingtogether Escribe en colaboración consu hermano. He writes in collabora-tion with his brother.

colaborador [m] collaborator, co-worker.A contributor (to a periodical, etc)Es uno de los mejores colaboradores deeste periódico. He's one of the bestcontributors to this newspaper.

colaborar to collaborate, cooperate; tocontribute.

colador [m] colander, strainer Ponga lasverduras en el colador. Put the vege-tables in the strainer.

colar to strain El jugo de naranja noestá bien colado. The orange juiceisn't well strained.

colcha bedspread Tienen una colcha azulsobre la cama. They have a blue bed-spread on the bed.

colchón [m] mattress.

colección [/] collection (of things) Tieneuna buena colección de cuadros moder-nos. He has a good collection of mod-ern paintings.

coleccionar to collect (stamps, coins, etc).

colecta collection (charity).

colectivo

SPANISH-ENGLISH

comercio

colectivo collective Los intereses colecti-vos deben protegerse. Collective inter-ests must be protected. A organized.

colega [m] fellow worker, colleague.

colegio school (private) Acaba de entraren el colegio. He's just entered school.A association, college Es miembro delcolegio de médicos. He's a member ofthe medical association.

cólera [/] anger, rage, fury Eso le diomucha cólera. That made him veryangry.

cólera [m] cholera.

colgado (See colgar) hanging El som-brero está colgado en la percha. Thehat's hanging on the rack.

colgando (See colgar) dangling Llevabael reloj colgando del bolsillo. Hiswatch was dangling from his pocket.

colgar [rad-ch /] to hang Cuelgue Ud.aquí sus ropas. Hang your clotheshere. A to hang (by the neck) Merecíaque lo colgaran. He deserved to behanged.

colina hill.

collar [w] necklace; collar.

colmena beehive.

colocación [/] job, position ¿Le gusta su

■ nueva colocación? Do you like yournew job? A arrangement ¿Le agradala colocación de los muebles? Do youlike the arrangement of the furniture?

colocar to put, arrange Voy a colocarestas flares. I'm going to arrange theseflowers. A to take on Colocaron mu-chos empleados nuevos. They took onmany new employees.

O colocar dinero to invest (money)Voy a colocar dinero en este negocio.I'm going to invest (money) in thisbusiness. ° colocarse to take a jobMe he colocado en un banco. I've takena job in a bank.

colonia colony Jamaica es una coloniainglesa. Jamaica's an English colony.A suburb, (real estate) developmentHay lindas colonias en los alrededoresde la capital. There are beautiful de-velopments on the outskirts of thecapital.

O (agua de) Colonia toilet water,colonial \_adj~\ colonial.

colonizador [w] colonizer.colono tenant farmer Tiene muchos colo-nos en la hacienda. He has manytenants on his land. A colonist Losprimeros colonos americanos llegaronen el siglo diecisiete. The first Ameri-can colonists arrived in the 17th cen-tury.

color [m] color Todo lo ve color de rosa.He sees the world through rose-coloredglasses. A blush, flush Le hizo salirlos colores (a la cara). He made herblush. A slant Este periódico no tienecolor político. This newspaper has nopolitical slant.

colorado [ad/] red.

° ponerse colorado to blush.

colorear to color (a map, etc).

colorido colors, coloring El colorido deeste cuadro es muy brillante. Thecolors of this painting are very bright.

colosal huge, gigantic, colossal; "ter-rific."

columna column.

coma comma.

comadre [/] (term of address betweenmother and godmother of a child) ;gossip; old woman (among countrypeople).

comandante [m] commander; major.

combate [m~\ combat, battle, fight.

combatir to combat, fight, oppose, attack.

combinación [/] combination; (woman's)slip.

combinar to combine, join, unite.

combustible [w] fuel ¿Con qué clase decombustible funciona esta máquina?What kind of fuel do you use in thismachine?

comedia comedy; play.

comedor [m] dining room.

comentar to comment on Comentaban sunuevo libro. They were commenting onhis new book.

comentario remark, comment, commen-tary No hay que hacer comentarios.One should not make comments.

comenzar [rad-ch /] to begin, commence/Cuándo comienza la función? Whendoes the performance begin?

comer to eat. A to dine ¿A qué horacomen Uds.? What time do you havedinner? A to fade El sol come loscolores. The sun fades colors.

O comerse to eat up Se han comidotodo el pastel. They ate up all thecake. A to omit, skip Se ha comidoun renglón. He skipped a line. A torun through, squander Se comieronrápidamente el dinero. They squan-dered their money.

comercial commercial.

comercio commerce, trade, business Hahecho mucho dinero en el comercio defrutas. He's made a lot of money inthe fruit business. A store, shop Tienenun comercio de trajes. They own adress shop.

comestible

SPANISH-ENGLISH

complaciente

O cámara de comercio chamber ofcommerce. O comercio exterior for-eign trade. O comercio interior do-mestic trade.

comestible edible, good to eat.

O comestibles [m pi] provisions, gro-ceries En esta calle hay una tienda decomestibles. There's a grocery storeon this street.

cometa [m] comet; [/] kite.

cómico comic, funny, amusing ¡Qué situa-ción más cómica! What an amusingsituation! A [n] actor, actress Son unoscómicos malísimos. They're very badactors.

comida food La comida es muy buena eneste hotel. The food in this hotel'svery good. A dinner ¿A qué hora es lacomida? When's dinner served?

comienzo beginning, start.

comilón [m] glutton.

comisaria police station.

comisario de policía chief of police.

comisión [/] assignment Le han dadouna comisión difícil. They gave him adifficult assignment. A committee, dele-gation Ha llegado una comisión dediputados. A committee of congress-men has arrived.

comisionado agent.

comisionar to commission Han sido co-misionados por el Gobierno. They'vebeen commissioned by the Government.

como how Voy a decirle como lo tiene quehacer. I'll tell you how to do it. A asComo Ud. quiera. As you like. A as,since Como no me lo dijo, no fui. Sincehe didn't tell me, I didn't go. MikeNada como un pez. He swims like afish. A if Como Ud. no se lo diga, él nolo hará. If you don't tell him, hewon't do it.

° ¿cómo? why? how come? ¿Cómo nome lo dijo? Why didn't you tell me?O tan . . . como as ... as ¿Es Ud. tanalto como yo? Are you as tall as I?O tanto como as much as No creo queUd. trabaje tanto como él. I don't be-lieve you do as much work as he does.

cómoda chest of drawers.

comodidad [/] convenience La casa tienetodas las comodidades. The house hasall the conveniences. A ease, comfortViven con mucha comodidad. Theylive very comfortably.

cómodo convenient, suitable, handy Unamaleta de este tamaño es muy cómoda.A valise of this size is very handy.A comfortable ¿Está Ud. cómodo? Areyou comfortable?

compadecer [-zc-] to pity, sympathizewith Le compadezco a Ud. I sympa-thize with you.

compadre [w] (term of address betweenfather and godfather of a child); pal(among country people).

compañero, compañera companion, pal,schoolmate Fueron compañeros deestudios. They were schoolmates.

compañía company Trabaja en una com-pañía de seguros. He works for an in-surance company. A company of ac-tors, stock company ¿Le gusta la com-pañía que hay en ese teatro? Do youlike the company at that theater?

O hacer compañía (a) to keep com-pany (with) Está sola; hágale com-pañía. She's lonely; keep her com-pany.

comparable comparable.

comparación [/] comparison.

comparar to compare Compare Ud. estacopia con el original. Compare thiscopy with the original.

comparecer [-zc-] to appear (in answerto summons) Los testigos compare-cieron ante el juez. The witnesses ap-peared before the judge.

compartir to share Compartieron lo quetenían. They shared what they had.—No comparto su opinión. I don'tshare his opinion.

compás [m sg] compass Es difícil dibu-jar un círculo sin un compás. It's hardto draw a circle without a compass.Abeat, rhythm, time No sabe llevar elcompás. He can't keep time.

compasión [/] compassion, pity, sym-pathy No tiene compasión de nadie.He has no pity for anybody.

compatriota \m, /] (fellow) countryman,fellow citizen.

compensar to balance, compensate Lasganancias compensan los gastos. Theincome balances the expenses.

competencia competition, rivalry Haymucha competencia en el comercio.There's a lot of competition in busi-ness.

competir [rad-ch III] to compete No vaa competir en el campeonato. He's notgoing to compete for the champion-ship.

complacer [-zc-] to please, accommodate¿En qué puedo complacerla? How canI help you?

complaciente pleasing, accommodating,kind Es una persona complaciente.She's a very accommodating person.

completar

SPANISH-ENGLISH

conciencia

completar to complete, finish No hancompletado el informe. They haven'tcompleted the report.

completo complete ¿Está completo estejuego de té? Is this tea set complete?A full El tranvía va completo. Thetrolley's full.

complicación [/] complication.

complicar to complicate No compliqueUd. la cuestión. Don't complicate thematter.

cómplice [m, /] accomplice.

componer [¿77"] to repair, fix ¿Compusi-eron el reloj? Did they repair thewatch? A to compose Ha compuestouna sonata. He's composed a sonata.O componerse to fix oneself, to dollup Se compuso mucho para ir al baile.She dolled up a lot to go to the dance.

composición [/] composition.

compositor [?rc] composer ¿Quién es elcompositor de esta sinfonía? Who'sthe composer of this symphony?

compostura mending, repair(s), repair-ing Hacemos toda clase de compostura.We make all kinds of repairs.

compota stewed fruit.

compra purchase, buy Hicimos una buenacompra. We made a good buy.

° hacer la compra to do the day'smarketing La criada salió a hacer lacompra. The maid went out to dothe day's marketing. O ¡r de comprasto go shopping.

comprador, compradora buyer, purchaserTiene varios compradores para la finca.He has several buyers for the property.

comprar to buy, purchase.

comprender to understand, comprehend¿Comprende Ud. español? Do youunderstand Spanish? A to include,comprise, cover Esta historia com-prende también la época contemporá-nea. This history also includes the con-temporary period.

comprensión [/] comprehension, under-standing.

comprimir to compress.

comprobar [rad-ch /] to verify, confirm,check Comprobaron las cuentas. Theychecked the accounts.—Compruebe Ud.esta traducción con el original. Checkthis translation with the original. A tosubstantiate, verify No se pudo compro-bar la inocencia del acusado. The de-fendant's innocence could not be veri-fied.

comprometer to risk No comprometanUds. su fortuna en eso. Don't riskyour fortune on that. A to expose,jeopardize, endanger Está comprometi-

endo su carrera política. He's jeopar-dizing his political career.

O comprometerse to get involved Nose comprometa Ud. en eso. Don't getyourself involved in that. Ato be-come engaged Se comprometieron ayer.They became engaged yesterday.

compromiso obligation, engagement Nopuedo ir con Ud., tengo un compro-miso. I can't go with you, I have anengagement. A predicament, plight,fix Se encontró en un compromiso te-rrible. He found himself in a terriblefix.

O compromiso matrimonial engage-ment Rompió su compromiso matrimo-nial. She broke her engagement.

compuesto See componer.

común common, usual, general Fué laopinión común. It was the generalopinion.

comunicación [/] communication.

comunicar to communicate, transmit,send, issue Comunique Ud. esta ordena sus. empleados. Issue this order toyour employees.

O comunicarse to connect Las dos ha-bitaciones se comunican. The tworooms are connected. A to communi-cate, tell one another Se comunicantodo lo que ocurre. They tell eachother about everything that happens.

comunicativo communicative Es un per-sona muy comunicativa. He's verycommunicative.

con with Salió con su hermano. She leftwith her brother.

° con tal que provided that.

concebir [rad-ch III] to imagine No con-cibo que motivo puede tener para hacereso. I can't imagine what reason hehas for doing that.

conceder to give, grant Le han concedidouna pensión. They've granted him apension.

concejal [m] councilman.

concejo board of aldermen.

concentrar to concentrate.

concepto judgment, opinion, thoughtTengo buen concepto de él. I have agood opinion of him.

concesión [/] concession, grant.

conciencia conscience Me remuerde laconciencia. My conscience bothersme. A scruples Es un hombre sin con-ciencia. He's a man without scruples.A religion En este país no hay libertadde conciencia. There's no freedom ofreligion in this country. A conscious-ness Con el golpe perdió la conciencia.

concierto

SPANISH-ENGLISH

conferenciar

He lost consciousness as a result ofthe blow.

O a conciencia conscientiously hohizo a conciencia. He did it conscien-tiously. A painstakingly Hizo su tra-bajo a conciencia. He did his workpainstakingly.

concierto concert ¿Va Ud. al conciertoesta noche? Are you going to the con-cert tonight?

conciliar to conciliate, reconcile Es difícilconciliar todas las opiniones. It's diffi-cult to reconcile all the opinions.

concisión [/] conciseness La concisión esuna virtud. Conciseness is a virtue.

concluir to conclude, end, finish, close¿A qué hora concluyó la sesión? Whattime did the meeting end?

conclusión [/] conclusion ¿Se ha llegadoa alguna conclusión? Has any conclu-sion been reached?

concretar to express concretely ConcreteUd. su idea. Express your idea con-cretely.

O concretarse to limit or confine one-self Concrétese al tema. Confine your-self to the subject.

concreto definite, concrete ¿Le ha dichoa Ud. algo concreto? Has he told youanything definite?

° en concreto concretely, in so manywords Dígame en concreto lo que nece-sita. Tell me in so many words whatyou need.

concurrir to attend Mucha gente concu-rrió a la sesión. Many people attendedthe meeting.

concurso competition, contest ¿Quiénesse presentaron al concurso? Who tookpart in the contest?

condado county.

conde [to] count (title).

condena sentence, term of imprisonment,penalty Cumplió su condena en el penalde Alcatraz. He served his sentenceat Alcatraz.

condenar to prove, find, or declare guilty¿Ud. cree que lo condenarán? Do youthink they'll find him guilty? A tosentence he condenaron a treinta añosde cárcel. They sentenced him to thirtyyears in prison. A to condemn, blameCondenaron su conducta. They con-demned his behavior.

condensar to condense Tienen un nuevoprocedimiento para condensar la leche.They have a new process for condens-ing milk.

condición [/] condition, character Es un

hombre de mala condición. He's aman of bad character.

O a condición de que, con la condi-ción de que on the understanding that,on condition that, pi'ovided (that) Iréa condición de que Ud. vaya conmigo.I'll go provided you go with me. O con-diciones qualities Tiene buenas condi-ciones, pero está mal educada. Shehas good qualities, but she's badlybrought up. A terms ¿Cuáles son lascondiciones del contrato? What arethe terms of the contract? A condi-tion, quality, state ¿En qué condicionesestá el edificio? What condition is thebuilding in?

condiscípulo, condiscípula schoolfellow,schoolmate, fellow student.

cóndor [to] condor.

conducir [-zc-] to lead ¿A dónde conduceeste camino? Where does this roadlead? A to take, accompany Conduzcaa este señor a mi oficina. Take thisgentleman to my office. A to driveUd. conduce a demasiada velocidad.You drive too fast.

O conducirse to act, behave Se con-duce como una persona educada. Sheacts like a well-bred person.

conducta conduct, behavior.

conductor [to] driver, motorman Se pro-hibe hablar al conductor. Don't talkto the driver. A conductor of train[Mea?].

conectar to connect ¿Han conectado laantena del radio? Have they connectedthe radio antenna?

conejo rabbit.

conexión [/] connection No tiene conexiónuna cosa con la otra. There's no con-nection between the two things.

confección [/] workmanship, finish Laconfección del traje es muy mala. Theworkmanship on the dress is very bad.

confederación [/] confederacy, federa-tion.

conferencia conference, meeting Hubomuchas conferencias entre los ministrosy senadores. The Ministers and theSenators held many conferences.A public lecture Está dando unas con-ferencias sobre literatura. He's giv-ing some lectures on literature.

conferenciar to confer, consult together,hold an interview Después de confe-renciar varias horas hicieron públicoslos acuerdos. After conferring forseveral hours, they made the agree-ments public.

confesar

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conmemorativo

confesar [rad-ch /] to admit, confessConfesó su delito. He confessed hiscrime.

confesión [/] confession, acknowledg-ment.

confiado (See confiar) trusting, unsus-pecting Son unas personas muy con-fiadas. They're very trusting people.

confianza confidence, faith Han perdidola confianza en él. They've lost con-fidence in him.

O de confianza informal, intimateFué una reunión de confianza. It wasan informal meeting. O en confianzaconfidentially, in confidence Le digoesto en confianza. I'm telling you thisconfidentially. O hombre de confianzaright-hand man Es su hombre de con-fianza. He's his right-hand man.O tener confianza con to be on intimateterms with No tengo suficiente coyi fianzacon él para eso. I'm not sufficientlyintimate with him for that. ° tenerconfianza en to trust ¿Por qué no tieneUd. confianza en mí? Why don't youtrust me?

confiar to entrust to, put in charge ofhe confiaron la administración de susnegocios. They put him in charge oftheir business.

O confiar en to rely on, trust in, counton Ud. puede confiar en él. You canrely on him.

confidencia ° hacer confidencias to con-fide Me ha estado haciendo confiden-cias. He's been confiding in me.

confidencial confidential.

confirmación [/] confirmation.

confirmar to confirm, corroborate Laprensa confirmó los rumores. Thepress confirmed the rumors.

confitería candy store, confectionery;candy.

conflicto conflict, struggle.

conforme as Todo queda conforme estaba.Everything remains as it was.—Con-forme leía, más me interesaba. As Iwas reading, I became more interested.O conforme a in accordance with, inline with Conforme a su petición. . . .In accordance with your request. . . .° estar conforme con to be resigned toEstá- conforme con su suerte. He's re-signed to his fate. A to be in agreementwith Estoy conforme con lo que Ud.dice. I agree with you.

confundido confused, mistaken.

O estar confundido to be mistaken,confused. O quedar confundido to beextremely embarrassed Al ver lo que

había hecho, quedó confundido. Onseeing what he had done, he was ex-tremely embarrassed.

confundir to confound, jumble, mix upHan confundido todas las tarjetas.They've mixed up all the cards. A tomistake Ud. me confunde con mi her-mano. You're mistaking me for mybrother.

O confundirse to make a mistake Mehe confundido muchas veces al copiaresta carta. I made many mistakes incopying this letter.

confusión [/] confusion, disorder Hubounos momentos de confusión. Therewere a few moments of confusion.A embarrassment, confusion.

confuso confusing, not clear Los infor-mes eran confusos. The reports wereconfusing. A hard to read or under-stand Su letra es confusa. His hand-writing's hard to read. A hazy, vagueTengo un recuerdo confuso. I have avague recollection. A confused, mixedup, embarrassed Se quedaron muyconfusos. They were completely con-fused.

congestión [/] stroke (sun, etc) Le dió-una congestión. He had a stroke.

congestionado congested El tráfico estácongestionado. The traffic's congested.

congraciarse to get into one's good gracesQuería congraciarse con la madre desu novia. He wanted to get into thegood graces of his sweetheart's mother.

congregación [/] congregation.

congregar to congregate, assemble Elcura congregó a los fieles en la iglesia.The priest assembled the parishionersin the church.

O congregarse to gather, assembleLos manifestantes se congregaron enla plaza. The demonstrators gatheredin the square.

congreso congress, convention.

O Congreso de los Diputados Houseof Representatives.

conjetura conjecture, guess Se hacíanmuchas conjeturas sobre lo que iba aocurrir. There was a great deal ofconjecture as to what would happen.

conjunto joint, unified Acción conjunta.Joint action. A [m] whole, entiretyVale más el conjunto que las partes.The whole is worth more than theparts.

O en conjunto as a whole En con-junto el plan me parece bien. As awhole, the plan seems good to me.

conmemorativo commemorative.

conmigo

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constancia

conmigo with me Fueron conmigo depaseo. They went for a walk with me.

conocer [-zc-~\ to know, understand Co-noce muy bien el problema. He knowsthe problem very well. A to know, beacquainted with ¿Conoce Ud. al Sr.López? Do you know Mr. López?

O conocerse to meet, become ac-quainted Nos conocimos la semana pa-sada. We met last week. A to knoweach other Se conocen muy bien. Theyknow each other very well.

conocido (see conocer) prominent, wellknown Era muy conocido en su país.He was well known in his country.A [n] acquaintance Es un conocidonuestro. He's an acquaintance ofours.

conocimiento knowledge, understandingTiene muy pocos conocimientos de geo-grafía. He has very little knowledgeof geography. A consciousness Todavíano ha recobrado el conocimiento. Hestill hasn't regained consciousness.

conquista conquest.

conquistador [m] conqueror Alejandrofué un gran conquistador. Alexanderwas a great conqueror. A Don Juan,lady-killer Tenga Ud. cuidado con él;es un conquistador. Be careful withhim; he's a Don Juan.

conquistar to conquer, overcome, subdueConquistaron la ciudad. They con-quered the city. A to win No pude con-quistar su amistad. I wasn't able towin his friendship.

consagrar to devote, dedicate; to conse-crate Consagró toda su vida a la cien-cia. He devoted his whole life toscience.

O consagrarse to devote oneself Seconsagra a su trabajo. He devoteshimself to his work.

consciente conscious.

consecuencia consequence La disputa tuvomalas consecuencias. The quarrel hadunfortunate consequences.

conseguir [rad-ch ///] to attain, get, ob-tain Conseguí lo que quería. I gotwhat I wanted. A to succeed in Con-siguió salir de la casa. He succeeded ingetting out of the house.

consejero adviser, counselor.

consejo advice, counsel No necesito susconsejos. I don't need your advice.A council Lo acordó el consejo. Thecouncil agreed on it.

O consejo de ministros cabinet (of agovernment).

consentimiento consent No ha dado su

consentimiento. He hasn't given hisconsent.consentir [rad-ch II] to allow, permit,tolerate ¿Cómo lo consiente Ud.? Whydo you permit it? Ato coddle, spoilConsentían demasiado a sus nietos.They spoiled their grandchildren.

conserva ° conservas preserves; cannedfood. O en conserva canned Me gustanlas frutas en conserva. I like cannedfruits.

conservación [/] conservation, mainte-nance.

conservador [adj; m~\ conservative.

O el partido conservador the conser-vative party.

conservar to conserve, preserve, keepPonga Ud. esta fruta en la nevera paraque se conserve bien. Put this fruitin the ice box so it will keep. A to keepConservó el retrato durante muchosaños. He kept the picture for manyyears.

° conservarse to keep (oneself)young, be well preserved Se conservamuy joven. He keeps himself veryyoung.

considerable considerable, great, largeEs una cantidad considerable. It's alarge amount.

consideración [/] consideration, accountLo tomaré en consideración. I'll takeit into consideration. A respect Notuvo ninguna consideración con ella.He showed her no respect.

considerado thoughtful, tactful.

considerar to consider, think over Con-sidere de nuevo el problema. Considerthe problem again. A to show con-sideration Lo consideran mucho. Theyshow him every consideration.

consigo with him (self), with her (self),with it (self), etc Lleve Ud. el dineroconsigo. Take the money with you.

O consigo mismo to oneself Hablabaconsigo misma. She was talking toherself.

consiguiente O p0r consiguiente conse-quently, therefore.

consistir en to be a question or matter ofLa felicidad consiste en la moderación.Happiness is a question of moderation.

consolar [rad-ch /] to console, comfort.

consolidar to strengthen, consolidate Hayque consolidar la República. It's nec-essary to strengthen the Republic.

conspiración [/] conspiracy, plot.

conspirador, conspiradora conspirator.

conspirar to conspire, plot.

constancia perseverance Todo lo consiguepor su constancia. He gets everything

constante

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contentar

through perseverance. A record, state-ment No hay constancia de lo que hadicho. There's no record of what hesaid.

constante firm, faithful, constant.

constar to be evident, be clear, be certainConsta que es así. It's clear that it'sso. A to be recorded or registered Esoconsta en las actas. That is recordedin the minutes.

O constar de to be composed of, con-sist of La obra consta de treinta capí-tulos. The book consists of thirtychapters. ° constarle a uno to be evi-dent to one, be positive Me consta queno salió ayer. I'm positive he didn'tgo out yesterday. O conste que let itbe understood that Conste que yo no lohe hecho. Let it be clearly understoodthat I didn't do it.

constitución [/] constitution La constitu-ción del país es muy democrática. Theconstitution of the country is verydemocratic.—Es un hombre de unaconstitución muy fuerte. He has astrong constitution.

constitucional constitutional.

constituir to constitute, be Esto consti-tuye la parte esencial de la obra. Thisis the essential part of the work. A toestablish, organize, constitute Consti-tuyeron una nueva firma comercial.They established a new firm.

construcción [/] construction Han empe-zado la construcción del nuevo ferro-carril. They've begun the constructionof the new railroad. A structure, build-ing Es la mayor construcción de laciudad. It's the biggest building in thecity.

constructor [?n] builder.

construir to build, construct.

consuelo consolation, comfort.

cónsul \_m\ consul.

consulado consulate.

consulta consultation, conference Se reu-nunieron en consulta. They met inconference. A office hours ¿A qué horatiene el doctor la consulta? What arethe doctor's office hours?

consultar to consult (about) Tengo queconsultarle una cosa. I want to con-sult you about something.

O consultar con la almohada to sleepon, think over Antes de decidirlo con-súltelo con la almohada. Sleep on itbefore deciding.

consumado complete, perfect, accom-plished Es un nadador consumado. He'san accomplished swimmer.

consumar to carry out, commit (an evilaction) Consumaron el crimen. Theycommitted the crime.

consumidor, consumidora consumer.

consumirse to be used up, run out Seconsumieron todas las provisiones. Allthe supplies ran out.

O consumirse de to be consumed withSe consume de curiosidad. He's con-sumed with curiosity.

consumo consumption No es grande elconsumo diario. Daily consumptionisn't large.

contabilidad [/] bookkeeping, accounting.

contable [m, /] bookkeeper, accountant.

contacto contact, touch. A ignition (ofmotors) Encienda el contacto. Turnon the ignition.

contado (see contar) few Son contadaslas personas que lo saben. Very fewpeople know it.

O al contado (for) cash ¿Va Ud. apagar al contado? Will you pay cash?

contador [m] accountant, bookkeeper.A meter (for gas, water, electricity, ortaxi).

contagiar to infect.

contagio contagion.

contagioso contagious El tifus es unaenfermedad contagiosa. Typhus is acontagious disease.

contaminar to contaminate, pollute.

contar [rad-ch I] to count Cuente Ud. elcambio. Count your change. A to re-late, tell Contaron muy bien la historia.They told the story very well.

O contar con to depend upon, counton Cuento con su ayuda. I'm countingon your help.

contemplación [/] contemplation (invisual sense).

contemporáneo [ad], n] contemporary.

contener [irr] to check, curb, control Nopodía contener el caballo. He couldn'tcontrol the horse. A to contain La bo-tella contenía vino. The bottle con-tained wine.

O contenerse to control oneself Secontiene admirablemente. He controlshimself admirably.

contenido See contener, [w] contents¿Puedo ver el contenido del paquete?May I see the contents of the package?

contentar to satisfy, please Es muy difícilde contentar. He's very hard to please.O contentarse to be satisfied No secontenta con nada. He isn't satisfiedwith anything. A to become reconciled,make up Se han.contentado ya. They'vealready made up.

contento

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contrato

contento happy, glad Estaba muy con-tento. He was very happy.

contestación [/] reply, answer No herecibido contestación a mi carta. Ihaven't received a reply to my letter.

contestar to answer, reply No ha con-testado a mi carta. He hasn't answeredmy letter yet.

contigo with you No sabia que tu madrevivía contigo. I didn't know that yourmother lived with you.

contiguo adjacent, next Se oían voces enel cuarto contiguo. They heard voicesin the next room.

continente [m] continent.

continuación [/] continuation; sequence.

O a continuación immediately, right

away Entró y a continuación se sentó.

He came in and immediately sat down.

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continuar to continue, pursue, carry onContinúa sus esttidios. He's pursuinghis studies. Á to remain Su estadocontinúa lo mismo. His condition re-mains the same. Ato be still (in sameplace or condition) Juan continúa en-fermo y en el mismo hospital. John isstill sick and in the same hospital.A to go on, keep on Continuó hablandodos horas. He kept on talking for twohours.

continuo continuous, uninterrupted.

contorno neighborhood Es conocido entodo el contorno. He's known in thewhole neighborhood. A contour, out-line El contorno de la figura no esclaro. The outline of the figure isn'tclear.

contra against ¡Apoye Ud. la escaleracontra la pared! Put the ladderagainst the wall! A against, in oppo-sition to Los Diputados votaron contrala proposición. The Representativesvoted against the proposition.

O contra viento y marea against allodds Contra viento y marea consiguiólo que quería. He got what he wantedagainst all odds. O en pro y en contrafor and against. O llevar la contrato oppose, object, raise objections Legusta llevar la contra. He likes toraise objections.

contrabando contraband, smuggling.

contradecir [irr~\ to contradict Se enfadasi le contradicen. He gets angry ifhe's contradicted.

O contradecirse to contradict oneselfSe contradijo varias veces en su decla-

ración. He contradicted himself sev-eral times in his testimony.

contradicción [/] contradiction.

contraer \irr\ to contract Contrajo esaenfermedad hace muchos años. Hecontracted that illness many years ago.A to incur, run into Contrajeron deu-das. They ran into debt.

O contraer matrimonio to marry, getmarried Contraerán matrimonio elpróximo sábado. They'll get marriednext Saturday. O contraerse to con-tract, diminish Se contrae con el frío.It contracts with the cold.

contrahecho deformed, crippled (frombirth).

contraorden [m] countermand.

contrariar to thwart, change, spoil (aplan) Esto contraría todos mis planes.This spoils all my plans. A to annoyEsto me contraría mucho. This annoysme very much.

contrariedad [/] disappointment Fué unacontrariedad no verle. It was a dis-appointment not to see him.

contrario contrary Esto es contrario a laley. This is against the law. A ad-verse, unfavorable El fallo fué con-trario. The verdict was unfavorable. ♦A [w] opponent Ganaron el pleito suscontrarios. His opponents won thelawsuit.

° al contrario on the contrary "¿Hadicho eso?" "Al contrario, no la hadicho." "Did he say that?" "On thecontrary, he didn't say that." O de locontrario otherwise, if not Saldré a lasseis; de lo contrario llegaré tarde. I'llleave at six; otherwise, I'll be late.O todo la contrario just the opposite,the other way around No es lo que Ud.dice, sino todo lo contrario. It isn'twhat you say, but just the opposite.

contraseña countersign; pass, check (forhat, baggage, or for readmittance).

contrastar to contrast, be opposed Susideas contrastaban con la mías. Hisideas were opposed to mine.

O contrastar bien to harmonize, gowell together Esos colores contrastanmuy bien. Those colors go well to-gether. O contrastar mal to clash Esoscolores contrastan mal. Those colorsclash.

contraste [m] contrast.

contratar to engage, hire Le han con-tratado por un año. They hired himfor one year.

contratista [?»] contractor.

contrato contract.

contribución

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cordón

contribución [/] contribution. A tax Hanaumentado mucho las contribuciones.They've raised the taxes considerably.contribuir to contribute.control [w] control.controlar to control.convalecencia convalescence.convencer to convince.

O convencerse to become (or be) con-vinced No se convence fácilmente. He'snot easily convinced.convencido (see convencer) convinced.conveniencia self-interest, good, advantageNo mira más que su propia convenien-cia. He only looks out for his owngood.

O ser de la mayor conveniencia to behighly desirable Seria de la mayor con-veniencia que viniese Ud. It would behighly desirable for you to come.conveniente suitable Este clima es muyconveniente para él. This climate'svery suitable for him. A convenient¿Será esta hora conveniente para Ud.?Will this time be convenient for you?A desirable, advisable Es convenientepara su salud. It's advisable for hishealth., convenir [irr] to agree Convengo conUd. en ese punto. I agree with you onthat point.

O convenirle a uno to be to one'sadvantage, be advisable, suit No leconviene aceptar ese empleo. It isn'tadvisable for him to take that position,convento convent; [Arg] tenement house.conversación [/] conversation, talk.conversar to talk, converse Le gusta con-versar. He likes to talk.convertir [rad-ch J] to convert, turn Hanconvertido la casa en un museo. They'veconverted their house into a museum.

O convertirse to be converted Se con-virtió al catolicismo. He became aCatholic.convicción [/] conviction, belief.convidado (see convidar) invited. A [«]guest ¿Había muchos convidados en lacena? Were there many guests at thedinner?convidar to invite Me convidaron a pasarunos días en su casa. They invited meto spend a few days at their house.

O convidarse to invite oneself, comeuninvited Se convida siempre a comer.He always invites himself for dinner.convite [m~\ treat; invitation ¿Esto es unconvite o tenemos que pagar? Is thisa treat or do we have to pay?convocar to convoke, call ¿Han convocado

ya la reunión? Have they called themeeting yet?coñac [m] cognac, brandy.cooperativa [/] cooperative (enterprise).cooperativo [adj] cooperative.copa glass, stem glass, goblet Llenó lascopas de vino. He filled the glasseswith wine. A drink Se fueron a tomarunas copas. They went out to get a fewdrinks. A tree-top Las copas de losárboles estaban llenas de pájaros. Thetrees were full of birds. A crown (ofa hat) La copa de este sombrero esdemasiado alta. The crown of thishat's too high. * heart (of playingcards) Tengo el as de copas. I havethe ace of hearts.

O sombrero de copa top hat.copia copy Necesito tres copias de estacarta. I need three copies of this let-ter.—Este cuadro es una buena copiadel original. This painting's a goodcopy of the original.copiar to copy, make a copy of; to imi-tate.copla popular song.copo flake (of snow, soap, etc).coqueta coquette, flirt Es la mujer máscoqueta que he conocido. She's thebiggest flirt I've ever known.coquetear to flirt Coquetea con todo el

mundo. She flirts with everybody.coraje [w] anger; courage, bravery.

O darle a uno coraje to make oneangry or mad Lo que le dijeron le diomucho coraje. What they told himmade him very mad.coral [m] coral.

corazón [w] heart. A core (of fruits).O dar el corazón, decir el corazón tohave a premonition or hunch Me da elcorazón que no vendrá. I've a hunchhe isn't coming. O de buen corazónkind-hearted Es un hombre de buencorazón. He's a kind-hearted man. O de(todo) corazón heartily, sincerely Lodijo de (todo) corazón. He said itvery sincerely.corazonada presentiment, hunch.corbata necktie, tie ¿Qué tipo de corbataquiere Ud., de lazo o de nudo? Whatkind of tie do you want, a bow tie ora four-in-hand?corcho cork.

cordel [w] thin rope, cord.cordero lamb.cordial cordial, hearty.cordillera mountain range.cordón [m] cord, twine, lace Quiero com-prar unos cordones de zapatos. I want

corneta

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corriente

to buy some shoe laces. A cordon (ofpolice or soldiers).

corneta [/] bugle; cornet.

corneta [m] bugler.

coro chorus, choir.

corona crown; wreath.

coronar to crown Aquel rey fué coronadoa los quince años. That king wascrowned when he was fifteen years old.—Sus esfuerzos fueron coronados porel éxito. Their efforts were crownedwith success.

coronel [ni] colonel.

coronilla top of the head, crown.

O estar hasta la coronilla de to be fedup with ¡Estoy hasta la coronilla de susbromas! I'm fed up with his jokes!

corporación [/] (non-profit) corporation.

corral [w] animal enclosure, corral.O aves de corral domestic fowls.

correa strap, belt.

corrección [/] correction He tardadomucho en la corrección de estas pági-nas. The correction of these pages hastaken me a long time.—La carta tienemuchas correcciones. The letter hasmany corrections. A good manners Esun hombre malo pero de gran correc-ción. He's a bad man, but with verygood manners.

correcto correct, right El libro estabaescrito en correcto español. The bookwas written in correct Spanish. A ir-reproachable Sit conducta es muy co-rrecta. His conduct is irreproachable.

corredor [m] runner, racer; corridor.

corregir [rad-ch ///] to correct CorrijaUd. los errores. Correct the errors.A to discipline, correct No le han cor-regido cuando era malo. They didn'tdiscipline him when he was bad.

correo mail ¿Ha venido el correo? Hasthe mail come? A post office ¿Está cercade aquí el correo (or la oficina de cor-reos) ? Is the post office near here?

O administrador de correos postmas-ter. O correo aéreo air mail Envié Ud.sus cartas por correo aéreo. Send yourletters by air mail. O correo certifi-cado registered mail. O echar alcorreo to mail ¿Echó Ud. las cartas alcorreo? Did you mail the letters?O lista de correos general delivery.

correr to run Tenemos que correr parallegar a tiempo. We'll have to run toget there on time. A to race Su caballocorrerá mañana. His horse is racingtomorrow. A to flow El río corre haciael sur. The river flows towards thesouth. A to blow Corre un viento muy

fresco. A very cool wind's blowing.A to move, push Corre esa silla paraaquí. Push that chair over here. A toslide, draw Corre la cortina. Draw thecurtain. A to go over, travel over Hancorrido medio mundo. They've traveledover half the world.

O correr el rumor to be rumoredCorre el rumor de que se va a casar.It's rumored that he's going to getmarried. O correr por cuenta de unoto be one's affair, to be up to one Esocorre por mi cuenta. I'll take care ofthat, or That's up to me.

correspondencia correspondence Hemosmantenido correspondencia desde haceaños. We've kept up a correspondencefor years. A mail Voy a abrir la co-rrespondencia. I'm going to open themail.

° en justa correspondencia in re-ciprocation, to get even Lg hice enjusta correspondencia. I did it to geteven.

corresponder to correspond, match Estosbotones no corresponden. These but-tons don't match. A to concern, be upto Eso le corresponde a Ud. That's upto you. A to return, reciprocate, re-spond to Correspondió a sus atenciones.She responded to his attentions.

corresponsal [m] correspondent.

corrida O corrida de toros bullfight.

corrido corrido (typical Latin Americansong and dance).

corriente current, common No es de usocorriente. It's not current usage.A ordinary Está hecho con tela corrien-te. It's made of ordinary cloth. A run-ning, flowing ¿Hay agua corriente eneste cuarto? Does this room have run-ning water? A instant, present (monthor year) Contesté a su carte el veintedel corriente (mes). I answered yourletter on the twentieth instant (or onthe twentieth of the present month).A [/] current (of electricity, air, river)Cuidado, la c'orriente es muy fuerte.Be careful, the current's very strong.° al corriente informed, posted hetendré al corriente de lo que pase. I'llkeep you informed of what happens.O contra corriente upstream, againstthe tide. ° corriente y moliente com-monplace Es una expresión corrientey moliente. It's a commonplace ex-pression. O dejarse llevar de la co-rriente to follow the current, follow thecrowd En todo se deja llevar de lacorriente. He always follows the crowd.

corromper

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costa

corromper to corrupt.

corrupción [/] corruption.

cortada cut, wound [Mex] Tengo unacortada en la mano. I have a cut onmy hand.

cortado [adj] cut El traje estaba muybien cortado. The suit was well cut.A chapped Tengo las manos cortadaspor el frío. My hands are chappedfrom the cold. A confused, abashedSe quedó cortado y no pudo seguirhablando. He became confused andcouldn't continue talking.

cortador [m] cutter (tailoring).

cortadura cut (wound) Tiene una cor-tadura muy profunda en el pie. Hehas a very deep cut on his foot.

cortapapeles [m sg~\ paper knife.

cortaplumas [m sg] penknife, pocket-knife.

cortar to cut ¿Tiene Ud. algo con quecortar e$ta cuerda? Have you any-thing to cut this string? A to inter-rupt, stop, cut short Su entrada cortóla conversación. His entrance inter-rupted the conversation.—Por favor,no me cortes el relato. Please don'tinterrupt my story. A to cut off TieneUd. que cortar los tallos de esas flores.You'll have to cut off the stems ofthese flowers. A to cut out El sastretodavía no ha cortado el traje. Thetailor still hasn't cut out the suit. A toshut off, cut off (steam, water, elec-tricity) Han cortado la electricidad.They shut off the electricity. A to cutout, abridge Han cortado algunas esce-nas importantes de la película. Theycut out several important scenes in thepicture.

O cortar al prójimo to criticize [Am]Le gusta mucho cortar el prójima. Helikes to criticize others. O cortar el hiloto interrupt, break the thread (of astory) Por favor, no mé cortes elhilo. Please don't interrupt my story.O cortársele a uno to get chapped Seme ha cortado la cara con el viento.My face has got chapped in the coldwind.corte [m] cut Tenía un pequeño corteen la mano. He had a small cut on hishand. A cut (style) Este traje tienebuen corte. This suit's well cut.A length (of material) Le regaló uncorte de vestido. He presented herwith a dress length.corte [/] court [Aw] El pleito será juz-gado en la Corte Suprema. The casewill be tried in the Supreme Court.O hacer la corte to court, woo Le está

haciendo la corte desde hace tiempo.He's been courting her for some time.O las cortes [pi] the Spanish parlia-ment.cortedad [/] bashfulness, shyness, timid-ity.cortés polite, courteous No es una res-puesta muy cortés. It's not a very cour-teous answer.cortesía courtesy.

corteza bark (of tree); crust (of bread).cortijo ranch [Andalusia].

cortina curtain.

corto short La chaqueta me está demasia-do corta. The jacket's too short forme. A bashful, shy.

O a la corta o a la larga sooner orlater Les veremos a la corta o a lalarga. We'll see 'em sooner or later.O corto de vista near-sighted Tieneque usar gafas porque es muy corto devista. He has to wear glasses becausehe's very nearsighted.

cosa thing Eso ya es otra cosa. That'squite another thing.

O como si tal cosa as if nothing hadhappened. O cosa de about, more orless Serían cosa de veinte personas.There must have been about twentypeople. O cosa de ver thing worthseeing. O cosa nunca vista somethingunheard of. O cosas ideas, notions¡Qué cosas tiene Ud.! What ideas youhave! O cosas de of the nature of, per-taining to. O cosas de niños childishthings (doings or sayings). O no . . .gran cosa not . . . much No vale grancosa. It isn't worth much.—No dijogran cosa. He didn't say much. O nohay tal cosa no such thing.

coscorrón [m] blow on the head.

cosecha crop, harvest.

cosechar to reap, harvest.

coser to sew.

cosmopolita [adj] cosmopolitan.

cosquilla tickle.

O buscarle a uno las cosquillas topick on one. O hacer cosquillas totickle. O tener cosquillas to be ticklish.

cosquilloso ticklish.

costa coast Viven en un pueblecito de lacosta. They live in a little village onthe coast.

O a costa de by dint of, at the ex-pense of Lo hizo a costa de su salud.He did it at the expense of his health.—A costa de mucho trabajo consiguiólo que quería. By dint of hard workhe got what he wanted. O a poca costawith little effort Lo consiguió a pocacosta. He got it with little effort.

costado

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cuadro

O a toda casta at all hazards, at anycost ho hará a toda costa. He'll do itat any cost.

costado side, flank.

costar [rad-ch I] to cost Eso cuesta de-masiado. That costs too much.

coste [m] cost, price.

costilla rib Se rompió una costilla mon-tando en bicicleta. He broke a ribriding his bike. A better half, wifeTengo que ver a mi costilla. I mustsee my better half.

costo cost, price.

costoso costly, expensive.

costumbre [/] custom; habit.

costura sewing; seam.

cotidiano [adj] daily.

cotorra parrot.

coyuntura joint (of body) he duelen lascoyunturas. His joints hurt. A oppor-tunity, chance Es una buena coyunturapara hacer dinero. It's a good chanceto make money.

coz [/] kick (of animals).

cráneo skull (of living person or animal).

cráter [m] crater.

creación [/] creation.

creador [m] creator.

crear to create ¿Quien creó el mundo?Who created the world? A to create,design Están creando nuevos modelosde aeroplanos. They're designing newairplane models. A to create, causeCreó muchos disgustos su actuación.His actions caused a lot of trouble.

crecer [-zc-~\ to increase Su capital hacrecido en los últimos años. His capi-tal's increased in the last few years.Ato grow ¡Cómo crece ese niño! Howthat child's growing!

crecimiento growth.

crédito credit Puedo comprar a crédito enesta tienda. I can buy on credit atthis store.

O dar crédito a to believe No di nin-gún crédito al relato. I didn't believethe story at all.

creencia belief.

creer to believe Creyó lo que Ud. le dijo.He believed what you told him. A tothink, believe No lo creo. I don't thinkso.

|| ¡Ya lo creo! Of course!

crema cream (of milk); cream (cos-metic).

crespo curly.

cretona cretonne.

cría breeding, stock breeding Se dedicóa la cría de caballos. He devoted him-self to horse breeding. A the young(of animals) ha gata tuvo una cría.

The cat had a litter.—Esa cerdotiene buena cría. That sow has a finelitter.

O ama de cría wet nurse.

criada maid, servant.

criado servant.

criar to raise, bring up.

criatura baby, infant ¡Cómo llora estacriatura! How this baby cries!—¡Noseas criatura! Don't be a baby!

crimen [m] crime (spilling of blood).

criminal [adj, n] criminal.

crío baby (fretful).

criollo [adj, n] Creole.

crisis [/] crisis.

cristal [m\ crystal, glass ¿Cuánto valeeste juego de cristal? How much isthis set of crystal worth? A windowpane El cristal de esta ventana estároto. The pane of this window'sbroken. A crystal, lens Se me han rotolos cristales de las gafas y el del reloj.I've broken my lenses and my watchcrystal.

cristianismo Christianity.

cristiano [adj, n] Christian.

Cristo Christ.

criterio criterion No tenemos los dos elmismo criterio. The two of us don'thave the same criterion. A judgmentEs un hombre de buen criterio. He's aman of good judgment.

crítica criticism.

criticar to criticize.

crítico critical A [ri\ critic.

cruda hangover [Mex],

crudo raw, not cooked enough Estas pata-tas están muy crudas. These potatoesweren't cooked long enough. A crudeHabla de una manera muy cruda. Hespeaks very crudely.

cruel cruel.

crueldad [/] cruelty.

cruz [/] cross.

cruzar to cross, go across Cuidado alcruzar la calle. Be careful when youcross the street.

O cruzarse con to pass (a person) Mecrucé con él en la calle. I passed him inthe street. O cruzarse de brazos tofold one's arms; to be idle.

cuaderno notebook.

cuadra stable; [Am] block of houses.

cuadrado [adj; n m~\ square (shape).

cuadro painting Es un cuadro de Velaz-quez. It's a painting by Velazquez.A scene ha obra está dividida en tresactos y ocho cuadros. The play's di-vided into three acts and eight scenes.O a cuadros plaid, checked hlevabaun traje a cuadros. She was wearing

cuajado

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cuenta

a checked dress.

cuajado de filled with La calle estaba cua-jada de gente. The street was filledwith people.

cuajar to materialize No cuajó su plan.His plan didn't materialize.

O cuajarse to coagulate La sangre secuajó en el suelo. The blood coagulatedon the ground. O leche cuajada jun-ket.

¿cuál? which? which one? what? ¿Cuálde los dos lo hizo? Which one of thetwo did it?—¿Cual es el número de sucasa? What's the number of yourhouse?

O por lo cual for that reason, that'swhy Me dijo que estabas enfermo, porlo cual te he llamado. He told me youwere ill and that's why I'm calling.

|| Cual el padre, tal el hijo. Likefather, like son.

cualidad [/] quality, trait.

cualquier(a) any, whatever, whatsoeverLlegarán cualquier día. They'll comeany day now.—Déme un libro cual-quiera. Give me any book whatsoever.A any, any one Déme Ud. cualquiera deesos libros. Give me any (one) of thosebooks. A anyone (at all) Cualquierapuede hacer eso. Anyone can do that.O un cualquiera a nobody, low-downfellow Es un cualquiera. He's a low-down fellow.

cuando when Cuando Ud. venga se lodiré. When you come I'll tell you.A if Cuando Ud. lo dice será verdad.If you say so, it must be true.

° ¿cuándo? when? ¿Cuándo vendráUd.? When will you come? O cuandomás at most Cuando más, costarátreinta pesos. It'll cost, at the most,thirty pesos. O cuando quiera whenyou please, when you're ready CuandoUd. quiera, empezamos. When you'reready, we'll begin. O de cuando encuando from time to time Vendré averle de cuando en cuando. I'll cometo see you from time to time.

cuanto all that, as much as Le daré a Ud.cuanto necesite. I'll give you all thatyou need.

° cuánto how much? ¿Cuánto cuesta?How much does it cost? A how /Cuán-to me alegro de verle! How glad Iam to see you! O cuanto antesas soon as possible Venga cuantoantes. Come as soon as possible.O cuanto más . . . menos the more . . .the less Cuanto más me lo digas menoste creeré. The more you tell me, theless I'll believe you. O ¿cuántos? how

many? ¿Cuántos vendrán? How manywill come ? O en cuanto as soon as Encuanto llegue avíseme. Let me knowas soon as he arrives.

cuarenta forty.

cuaresma Lent.

cuarta span (of the hand).

cuartel [m] barracks.

cuarto room Está en su cuarto. He's inhis room. A quarter, one fourth Lehe esperado más de un cuarto de hora.I waited for him for more than a quar-ter of an hour. A fourth Carlos IV(cuarto). Charles the Fourth. A cuar-to (old Spanish coin) No tengo uncuarto. I don't have any money.O cuarto de baño bathroom.|| Son las tres y cuarto. It's a quar-ter past three.

cuatro four.

cuatrocientos four hundred.

cuba barrel, cask.

cubeta pail, bucket [Am].

cubierta wrapping El paquete tenia unacubierta de papel grueso. The packagewas wrapped in thick paper. A cover(of book, magazine). A deck (of ship)Estuvimos paseando sobre cubierta.We were walking on the deck.

cubierto (see cubrir) covered. A [m]place at table.

O cubiertos set of silver; cover.

cubrir \irr\ to cover Cúbralo con unplato. Cover it with a plate. A tocover, balance Sus ingresos cubrían susgastos. His earnings covered his ex-penses.

O cubrirse to put on one's hat Cú-brase Ud. Put on your hat.

cucaracha cockroach.

cuchara soup spoon, tablespoon.

cucharada tablespoonful.

cucharadita teaspoonful.

cucharilla teaspoon.

cucharón [m~\ ladle.

cuchichear to whisper.

cuchicheo whisper, whispering.

cuchilla wide blade; razor blade.

cuchillo knife.

cuelgo See colgar.

cuello neck Tiene un cuello muy largo.He has a long neck. A neck (of abottle) Se le ha roto en cuello a labotella. The neck of the bottle wasbroken. A collar Necesito una camisade cuello duro. I need a shirt with astiff collar.

cuenta account Póngalo en la nienta. Putit on my account. A bill ¿Le ha pedidola cuenta al camarero? Did you askthe waiter for the bill?

cuento

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culto

O a cuenta y riesgo at one's own riskLo hizo a su cuenta y riesgo. He did itat his own risk. O caer en la cuentato figure out, catch on No caigo en lacuenta de lo que quiere Ud. decirme.I can't figure out what you're trying totell me. O dar cuenta de to accountfor, report Hay que dar cuenta de estedinero. You must account for thismoney. A to exhaust, finish up Diocuenta de todo el tabaco. He finishedup all the tobacco. O darse cuenta deto realize Se dio cuenta de su error.He realized his mistake. O en resumi-das cuentas in short, in a word Enresumidas cuentas, no quiso venir.In short, he wouldn't come. O hacercuentas de to compute, calculate, figureout Estaba haciendo las cuentas de lacasa. She was figuring out her house-hold expenses. O tener en cuenta tokeep in mind Tenga en cuenta lo quele digo. Keep in mind what I tell you.O tomar por su cuenta to take upon one-self Ese asunto lo tomo yo por micuenta. I'll take that matter uponmyself.

I! Eso no me tiene cuenta. That isn'tconvenient for me.cuento story, tale Compró un libro decuentos. He bought a book of stories.

O dejarse de cuentos to stop beatingaround the bush, come to the point.

0 no venir a cuento not to have bear-ing on the question Lo que dice Ud.ahora no viene a cuento. What you'resaying now has nothing to do with thequestion.

cuerda cord ¿Tiene Ud. una cuerda paraatar este paquete? Do you have a cordto tie this package with? A stringTengo que cambiar una cuerda a laguitarra. I have to change a string onthe guitar. A spring, mainspring Se lerompió la cuerda al reloj. The watchspring broke.

O dar cuerda a to wind (a watch orclock) No le di cuerda al reloj anoche.

1 didn't wind the clock last night.cuerno horn (of an animal).

cuero tanned skin, leather La maleta esde cuero. It's a leather valise. A skinEl elefante tiene el cuero muy duro.The elephant's skin is very tough.

O cuero cabelludo scalp Es una en-fermedad del cuero cabelludo. It's ascalp disease. O en cueros stark-naked.

cuerpo body. A corps Pertenece al cuerpodiplomático. He belongs to the diplo-matic corps. A corpse, body Encontra-

ron el cuerpo en el río. They foundthe body in the river.

O tomar cuerpo to take shape Elproyecto va tomando cuerpo. The proj-ect's taking shape.cuervo crow.

cuesta slope, hill Al otro lado de la cuestaestá el río. The river's on the otherside of the hill.

O a cuestas on one's back Llevaba lacarga a cuestas. He was carrying theload on his back. O cuesta abajodownhill. O cuesta arriba uphill.

cuestión [/] question (problem) Esta esla cuestión que tenemos que resolver.That's the question we have to solve.A argument Tuve una cuestión con él.I had an argument with him.

cueva cave; cellar.

cuidado care El cuidado de la piel es im-portante. Care of the skin is important.A keeping, care Considera muy impor-tante el cuidado de su casa. She con-siders the care of her home very im-portant.

O estar con cuidado to be anxious orworried Tardan tanto que estoy concuidado. They're so late that I'm wor-ried. O tener cuidado to be carefulTenga cuidado al bajar. Be carefulgoing down.

|| ¡Cuidado! Look out!

cuidadoso careful, painstaking.

cuidar to take care of, mind Cuida muybien de los niños. She takes very goodcare of the children.

culebra snake.

culpa fault, blame Eso no ha ocurrido pormi culpa. It isn't my fault that it hap-pened. A sin Confesó todas sus culpas.He confessed all his sins.

O echar la culpa a to blame No meeches la culpa a mi. Don't blame me.O tener la culpa to be to blame Ellatiene la culpa de todo. She's to blamefor everything.

culpable guilty.'

culpar to blame, accuse.

cultivado (see cultivar) cultured, culti-vated Es un hombre muy cultivado.He's a very cultured man.

cultivar to cultivate.

cultivo cultivation, growing Se dedican alcultivo del algodón. They devote them-selves to the growing of cotton. A cul-tivated fields, crops La inundación ar-ruinó los cultivos. The flood ruinedthe crops.

culto cultured, educated Es un hombremuy culto. He's a very cultured man.A [ra] worship Acaban de abrir al culto

cultura

SPANISH-ENGLISh

dar

esta iglesia. They've just opened thischurch for worship.

cultura culture (of the mind).

cumbre [/] top, summit.

cumpleaños [m sg] birthday ¡Feliz cum-pleaños! Happy birthday!

cumplido polite Es un hombre muy cum-plido. He's a very polite man.

cumplidor reliable Es muy cumplidor ensu trabajo. He's very reliable in hiswork.

cumplidos formalities ¡Basta de cumpli-dos! Enough of formalities!

cumplimiento performance, fulfillmentMurió en el cumplimiento de su deber.He died in the performance of his duty.A compliment Me llenó de cumplimien-tos. He paid me many compliments.

cumplir to carry out, execute ¡CumplaUd. mis órdenes! Carry out my orders!A to keep (a promise) Cumplirá lo quenos ha prometido. He'll keep hispromise to us.

O cumplir . . . (años) to reach one's... birthday Mañana cumpliré veinte ycinco. I'll be twenty-five tomorrow.O cumplirse to mature, fall due Hoyse cumple el plazo. The installmentfalls due today.

cuna cradle.

cuneta gutter (along highway).

cuña wedge.

cuñada sister-in-law.

cuñado brother-in-law.

cuota share, quota; dues.

cúpula dome.

cura [w] priest, minister Es el cura deesta parroquia. He's the priest of this

parish. A [/] cure, treatment El médi-co venía a hacerle la(s) cura(s). Thedoctor came to dress his wound.O cura de urgencia first aid.

curación [/] healing, recovery.

curar to treat, dress the wounds of Losmédicos estuvieron curando a los heri-dos. The doctors were treating thewounded. A to salt, cure, preserve Nohan curado bien estos jamones. Theyhaven't cured these hams well.

O curarse to recover Se ha curadomuy bien de la pulmonía. He's com-pletely recovered from pneumonia.

curiosidad [/] curiosity; curio.

curioso curious, inquisitive. A odd,strange, quaint, rare Es tin tipo curio-so. He's very odd.

cursi unsuccessfully pretentious.

curso course (direction) Seguimos elcurso del río. We followed the courseof the river. Acourse (of studies)Estudia un curso de historia. He'staking a history course. A course (de-velopment) La enfermedad sigue sucurso. The ailment's taking its course.

curtido (see curtir) experienced, hard-ened (by life) Es un hombre curtidopor la vida. He's a man hardened bylife.

curtir to tan (hides).

O curtirse to become tanned orweatherbeaten.

curva curve.

cutis [m] complexion.

cuyo whose Este es el hombre cuya hijaconociste ayer. This is the man whosedaughter you met yesterday.

dados dice.

O jugar a los dados to shoot dice.dama lady. Primero las damas. Ladies

first.danza dance (spectacle) Ha escrito un

libro sobre la historia de la danza. He's

written a book on the history of the

dance.danzar to dance (as a performance).dañar to damage.

O dañarse to damage Al aterrizar se

le dañó uv ala al avión. The plane

damaged a wing in landing.daño damage El temporal causó gran

daño. The storm caused a lot of

damage.

O daños damages Tuvo que pagar

los daños. He had to pay the dam-

ages. O hacerle daño a uno to beharmful to one, not to agree with oneMe hace daño la comida picante. High-ly spiced food doesn't agree with me.O hacerse daño to get hurt, hurt oneselfMe hice daño en el pie. I hurt my foot.dar [irr] to give. A to bear Este árbolda muy buena fruta. This tree bearsgood fruit. A to show No da señalesde vida. He doesn't show any sign oflife. A to show (movies or plays)¿Dónde dayi esa película? Where's thatmovie showing?

° dar a to face, overlook Las ven-tanas dan a la calle. The windowsfa.ce the street. ° dar a conocer tomake known Dio a conocer su opinión.He made his opinion known. O dar a

entender

SPANISH-ENGLISH

decepción

entender to pretend El da a entenderque no le interesa. He pretends that itdoesn't interest him. A to insinuate,drive at ¿Qué quiere dar a entender?What are you driving at? O dar (al)fiado to sell or give on credit Se lopodemos dar fiado. We can let youhave it on credit. ° dar calabazas Seecalabaza. ° dar con to find, locateNo puedo dar con él. I can't locatehim. O dar de baja to dismiss Le handado de baja del equipo. They'vedropped him from the team. ° darde sí to stretch, give Estos calcetinesno dan de sí cuando se lavan. Thesesocks don't stretch when you wash 'em.O dar el golpe to create a sensation,make a hit Darás el golpe con ese ves-tido. You'll make a hit with that dress.

0 dar en to hit ¡Al fin ha dado Ud. enel clavo! At last you've hit the nailon the head! A to take to Dio en co-leccionar sellos. He took to stamp col-lecting. O dar fin a to complete, finishDimos fin a la obra. We finished thework. O dar guerra to make troubleor a rumpus Dile a los chicos que noden guerra. Tell the boys not to makea rumpus. O dar la hora to strike Elreloj de la catedral acaba de dar lastres. The cathedral's clock just struckthree. O dar la razón to agree, be ofthe same opinion Le doy la razón.

1 agree with you. ° dar las graciasto thank No le dieron las gracias.They didn't thank him. O darle a unoto be stricken with, come down with(illness) Me dio el sarampión. I camedown with measles. ° darle a unogana(s) to want, desire Me dan ganasde comprar un automóvil. I want tobuy an automobile. O dar . . . manosde to put on . . . coats (as of paint)Dio dos manos de pintura a la pared.He put two coats of paint on the wall.O dar parte to report ¿Dieron ya partea la policía? Have they reported it tothe police yet? O dar por cierto orseguro to feel sure Doy por segiiro quevendrá. I feel sure he'll come. O darpor hecho to assume, take for grantedLo dimos por hecho. We took it forgranted. O dar que decir or hablar tocause criticism Eso dará mucho quedecir. That'll cause a lot of criticism.O dar que hacer to give or cause troubleor work ¡Estos niños me dan tanto quéhacer! These children give me so muchtrouble! O dar que pensar to makesuspicious Su conducta extraña me dio

que pensar. His queer behavior mademe suspicious. O dar recuerdos to giveregards Déle recuerdos de mi parte.Give him my regards. O dar saltos tojump Al ver a su padre los niños dieronsaltos de alegría. When they saw theirfather, the children jumped for joy.O darse la mano to shake hands ¡Ea,dense la mano, muchachos! Come on,shake hands, boys! O darse prisa tohurry ¡Dése prisa que perdemos eltren! Hurry up or we'll miss thetrain! O (no) darle a uno la gana(not) to feel like No me da la gana(de) hacerlo. I don't feel like doing it.or I refuse to do it.

datos data.

de of, -'s Viven en casa de mi madre.They live in my mother's house. A ofHaga el favor de darme un vaso deagua. Please give me a glass of water.Afrom Soy de Madrid. I'm fromMadrid. A about ¿Habla Ud. de miamiga? Are you talking about myfriend? A in Se lo bebió de un trago.He drank it in one gulp. A with ¿Quiénes esa señora del sombrero rojo? Who'sthe woman with the red hat? A to Esla hora de salir. It's time to leave.

debajo de beneath, under Encontrará Ud.la carta debajo de estos papeles. You'llfind the letter under these papers.

debate [m] debate.

deber to owe Nos debe mucho dinero. Heowes us a lot of money. A to have to,must Debemos irnos. We have to go.O deber de must be (probability)Debe de hacer frío. It must be prettycold.

deber [m] duty, obligation Cumple con sudeber. He does his duty.

débil weak Después de su enfermedad seha quedado muy débil. Since his ill-ness he's been very weak.

debilidad [/] weakness.

debilitar to weaken.

debut [w] debut.

decadencia decline.

decaer [irr~\ to fail Su salud decae. Hishealth's failing. A to lessen, fall offHa decaído mucho el interés del pú-blico. Public interest has fallen off alot.

decano dean.

decente nice, decent A ese lugar no vagente decente. No decent people go tothat place. A honest Creo que son per-sonas decentes. I think they're honestpeople.

decepción [/] disappointment.

decepcionar

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dejar

decepcionar to disappoint.

decidido (see decidir) determined Es unapersona muy decidida. He's a very de-termined person.

decidir to decide Decidieron hacer elviaje en seguida. They decided tomake the trip right away.

O decidirse a to make up one's mindto Se decidió a casarse con ella. Hemade up his mind to marry her.

décimo tenth. A [m] one-tenth of a lot-tery ticket.

decir [irr\ to tell No dijo la verdad. Hedidn't tell the truth. A to say ¿Quédice hoy el periódico? What does thepaper say today?

O como quien no dice nada as if it wereof no importance Habló de ganar milesde dólares como quien no dice nada. Hespoke of earning thousands of dollarsas if it were nothing. O decir bien tobe right Dice Ud. bien. That's right.O decir para sí to say to oneself. O de-cir por decir to talk for the sake oftalking, talk to make conversation Nohace más que decir por decir. He justtalks for the sake of talking. O el quédirán gossip, what people will say Nohay que preocuparse del qué dirán.One shouldn't worry about what peopleare going to say. O es decir that is tosay, that is. O querer decir to mean¿Qué quiere decir eso? What does thatmean? O ser un decir to be a mannerof speaking Todo esto es un decir. Allthis is a manner of speaking.

|| \Diga! Hello! (telephone) [Sp,Cuba].

decisión [/] determination Muestra siem-pre mucha decisión en todo lo queemprende. He always shows greatdetermination in everything he under-takes. A decision ¿Han hecho ya pú-blica la decisión del tribunal? Havethey announced the decision of thecourt yet?

decisivo decisive, final.

declaración [/] declaration ¿Fué despuésde la declaración de guerra? Was itafter the declaration of war? A state-ment Lea Ud. su declaración antes defirmarla. Read your statement beforeyou sign it.

declarar to testify Después declararon lostestigos. Afterwards the witnessestestified.

O declararse to declare one's loveNo se me ha declarado todavía. Hehasn't told me he loves me yet. O de-clararse en huelga to declare a strike.

decoración [/] decoration. A (stage) set-ting, props Las decoraciones de la obraeran muy acertadas. The settings ofthe play were very appropriate.

decorar to decorate.

decoro dignity, decorum.

decretar to decree.

decreto decree.

dedal [?n] thimble.

dedicar to devote Dedica todo su tiempoal trabajo. He devotes all his time tohis work. A to inscribe, autograph Elautor me ha dedicado su libro. Theauthor has autographed his book forme. A to dedicate El libro está dedi-cado al Presidente. The book's dedi-cated to the President.

dedillo O saber al dedillo to know per-fectly.

dedo finger; toe.

O dedo anular ring finger. O dedogordo thumb; big toe. O dedo índiceindex finger. O dedo medio middlefinger. O dedo meñique little finger,pinky. O dedo pulgar thumb.

deducir [-zc-~\ to deduce, imagine Se pue-den deducir las consecuencias. Youcan imagine the consequences. A sub-tract, deduct Deduzca Ud. esa cantidaddel total. Subtract this amount fromthe total.

defecto defect, imperfection, shortcomingNo tiene defectos físicos. He has nophysical defects.

defectuoso defective, faulty.

defender [rad-ch I] to defend Defendiósu opinión con energía. He defendedhis opinion with vigor. A to protectLa pared nos defendía del viento. Thewall protected us from the wind.

defensa defense, protection.

defensor [m] defender Era uno de losdefensores de Bataan. He was one ofthe defenders of Bataan. A championSiempre ha sido uno de mis defensores.He's always been one of my champions.A [adj~\ for the defense Después hablóel abogado defensor. Then the attor-ney for the defense spoke.

deficiencia deficiency.

definir to define.

definitivo final, definite.

deformar to deform.

degenerar to degenerate.

dejado (see dejar) sloppy ¡Anda siempretan dejado! He's always so sloppy!

dejar to leave Dejó el libro sobre la mesa.He left the book on the table. A to let,leave Déjale tranquilo. Let him alone.A to leave, abandon Dejó a su mujer

del

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demorar

y a sus hijos. He left his wife andchildren. A to intrust, leave, turn overDejó sus negocios a su hijo por un año.He turned the business over to his sonfor a year. A to yield, produce, pay(income, dividends, profit) Es un nego-cio que deja muchas ganancias. It'sa business that pays big dividends.A to give up, leave Ha dejado ese em-pleo. He's left that job. A to permit,allow, let Déjeme Ud. que se lo ex-plique. Let me explain it to you.

O dejar caer to drop Cuidado, nodejes caer la botella. Be careful, don'tdrop the bottle. ° dejar de to stopDejó de comer. He stopped eating.O dejar dicho to leave word Dejó dichoque vendría a las cuatro. He left wordthat he'd come at four. O dejar enpaz to leave alone Déjeme en paz por-que estoy trabajando. Leave me alone;I'm working. O dejar sin efecto tocancel. O no dejar de not to fail toNo dejes de venir a verme. Don't failto come and see me.

del (de + el; see de) Es el padre delabogado. He's the lawyer's father.—Acaba de llegar del extranjero. He'sjust arrived from abroad.

delantal [m] apron.

delante de before, in front of Mi casaestá delante de la catedral. My houseis in front of the cathedral. Abefore,in front of, in the presence of No digasesas cosas delante de una señora.Don't say such things in front of alady.

delantera start, lead El caballo blancoha tornado la delantera. The whitehorse has taken the lead. A front row(of seats). A front, facade (of build-ing).

delantero front Hay que arreglar el de-lantero de la chaqueta. You have tofix the front of the jacket. A forward(basketball, soccer).

delegación [/] delegation Es un miembrode la delegación española. He's a mem-ber of the Spanish delegation.

O delegación de policía police stationLo llevaron a la delegación de policía.They took him to the police station.

delegado delegated. A [n] delegate.

deletrear to spell (out) ¿Quiere Ud. hacerel favor de deletrear su apellido?Would you spell your name, please?

delgado thin, slim Se ha quedado muydelgado. He's become very thin. A thin,light Ese abrigo es muy delgado. Thatcoat's too thin.

deliberar to deliberate El jurado estátodavía deliberando. The jury's stilldeliberating.

delicadeza delicacy.

delicado delicate.

delicia delight.

delicioso delightful Hemos pasado un ratodelicioso. We had a delightful time.A delicious El postre está delicioso. Thedessert's delicious.

delincuente [adj; n] delinquent.

delirio delirium El delirio le duró toda lanoche. The delirium lasted all night.

O con delirio madly La quiere con de-lirio. He's madly in love with her.O delirio de grandeza delusions ofgrandeur.

delito misdemeanor, crime.

demanda claim, demand, request Hanaceptado nuestra demanda. They'veaccepted our demand. A demand, call(Com) Ahora hay mucha demanda deeste artículo. There's a great demandfor this article now.

O demanda (judicial) legal proceed-ing, court action Entablaré demandacontra ellos. I'll take court actionagainst them. O oferta y demandasupply and demand.

demás ° lo demás the rest Luego contaréla demás. I'll tell you the rest later.° los demás, las demás others, theothers, the rest Esperemos a los demás.Let's wait for the others. ° por demástoo, too much Eso es por demás. That'stoo much. O por lo demás aside fromthis, as to the rest Por lo demás meparece bien. Aside from this, it seemsall right to me. O todo lo demás every-thing else.

demasiado [adj] too much, too manyHabía demasiada gente. There weretoo many people there. A [adv~\ toomuch Cuesta demasiado. It costs toomuch.

demente mad, insane. A [w] insane per-son.

democracia democracy.

demócrata [w, /] democrat.

democrático democratic.

demoler [rad-ch /] to demolish.

demonio devil ¿Para qué demonios loquiere? What the devil does he wantit for?

O ¡demonio! damn (it)! ¡Demonio,qué frío hace! Damn it, it's cold!

demora delay.

demorar to delay Se demoraron en elcamino. They were delayed on theway.

demostración

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derrumbarse

demostración [/] proof Eso no necesitademostración. That doesn't need anyproof. A demonstration Se le recibiócon grandes demostraciones de alegría.He was received with great demonstra-tions of joy.

demostrar [rad-ch /] to prove Demostróque tenía razón. He proved he wasright. A to show Demostró machotalento. He showed great talent.

densidad [/] density.

dentadura set of teeth.

dentífrico toothpaste, toothpowder.

dentista [m, /] dentist.

dentro inside, into, within he espero den-tro. I'll wait for you inside.

O a dentro See adentro. O dentro deinside (of) Está dentro del cajón. It'sinside the drawer. A in, within Ven-drá dentro de dos meses. He'll be herein two months. O dentro de poco soon,in a little while Nos veremos dentro depoco. I'll see you again soon. O p0rdentro inside, on the inside La cajaestá pintada por dentro. The box ispainted on the inside.

denunciar to denounce.

departamento section, department.A apartment [/Ira] Viven en una casade departamentos. They live in anapartment house.

depender to depend, be dependent No legusta depender de nadie. He doesn'tlike to be dependent on anyone.

O depende it depends Depende de loque quiera Ud. hacer. It depends onwhat you want to do.

dependiente [w, /] clerk, salesman.

deplorar to deplore, regret, lament.

deponer [irr] to depose.

deportar to deport, exile.

deporte [m] sport ¿Le gustan a Ud. losdeportes? Do you like sports?

deportista [m, /] sportsman, sports-woman. A [ad;] fond of sports.

deportivo [adj] sport, athletic.

depositar to deposit Depositaron su di-nero en el banco. They deposited theirmoney in the bank. A to put, haveDeposité en él toda mi confianza. I putall my trust in him.

depósito deposit, bond Para entrar en elpais hay que dejar un depósito. Youmust leave a deposit in order to enterthe country. A warehouse Estos edifi-cios son los depósitos de la fábrica.These buildings are the warehouses ofthe factory.

O depósito de agua water tank; res-ervoir. O en depósito on deposit.

depravado depraved, lewd.

depreciado depreciated Esa mercaderíaestá depreciada. That merchandisehas depreciated.

depresión [/] depression.I deprimir to depress.

derecha right (hand), right (side) To-mamos el camino de la derecha. We-took the road to the right.—Conserve(or lleve) la derecha. Keep to theright.

O a derechas right, well No hacenada a derechas. He doesn't do any-thing right. O a la derecha to theright. O de derecha conservative Per-tenece a un partido de derecha. Hebelongs to a conservative party.

derecho [adj] right (opposed to left)Llevaba un anillo en la mano derecha.He wore a ring on his right hand.A straight Póngase Ud. la corbata de-recha. Straighten your tie. A [m]right Ud. no tiene derecho a decirmeeso. You have no right to say thatto me. A law Es estudiante de derecho.He's a law student.

O del derecho right side out Fíjeseque esté del derecho. Make sure it'sright side out. O derechos de aduanacustoms duties No tiene Ud. que pagarderechos de aduana. You don't have topay duty. O derechos de autor copy-right; royalties. O hecho y derechogrown-up, full-fledged Es un hombrehecho y derecho. He's a real man now.O ponerse derecho to stand up straight.

derecho [adv] straight, right Siga Ud.todo derecho hasta la plaza. Gostraight ahead to the square.

derramar to spill Derramó el agua en elmantel. He spilled water on the table-cloth.

derretir [rad-ch IIP] to melt El sol estáderritiendo la nieve. The sun's melt-ing the snow.

O derretirse to melt La mantequillase está derritiendo. The butter's melt-ing.

derribar to demolish, tear down Handerribado muchas casas viejas. Manyold houses have been torn down. A tothrow down, knock down De un golpelo derribó al suelo. He knocked himdown with one blow. A to overthrowDerribaron al gobiei~no. They over-threw the government.

derrochar to waste, squander.

derrota defeat, rout.

derrotar to defeat, rout.

derrumbarse to collapse, tumble down El

derrumbe

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descansar

puente se derrumbó. The bridge col-lapsed.

derrumbe [w] landslide Hay un derrumbeen el camino. There's a landslide onthe road.

desabrigarse to take off outer clothing, toexpose oneself (to cold).

desabrochar to unclasp, unbutton, un-fasten.

desacierto error, mistake, blunder.

desacreditar to discredit.

desacuerdo disagreement.

desafiar to challenge Le desafío a unapartida de ajedrez. I challenge you toa game of chess. A to defy Desafiabael peligro. He defied the danger.

desafinar to be out of tune.

desafío duel; challenge; match (sports).

desagradable disagreeable, unpleasant.

desagradar to displease Me desagradamucho lo que Ud. ha hecho. I'm verymuch displeased with what you did.

desagrado displeasure.

desaguar to drain, draw liquid off.

desagüe [m] drain (plumbing).

desahogado comfortable Viven de unamanera muy desahogada. They livevery comfortably. A cheeky, nervy¡Qué tío más desahogado! What anervy guy.

desahogo relief, breathing spell, rest Nohe tenido un momento de desahogodesde que empecé este trabajo. I haven'thad a moment's rest since I began thiswork. A cheek, nerve Tiene un desa-hogo terrible. He has an awful nerve.

desairar to scorn, disregard, slight Noquiero desairarle. I don't mean toslight him.

desalentar [rad-ch J] to discourage Nole desaliente en su trabajo. Don'tdiscourage him about his work.

desaliento discouragement.

desalmado inhuman, merciless.

desalquilado unrented, vacant ¿Tienen al-gún apartamento desalquilado? Doyou have a vacant apartment?

desalquilarse to become vacant Me handicho que este piso se desalquilará elmes próximo. I've been told this apart-ment will be vacant next month.

desamparar to abandon, desert.

desamueblado unfurnished.

desandar to retrace (one's steps).

desangrarse to bleed, lose blood,

desanimación [/] lack of enthusiasmHubo gran desanimación en el público.There was a great lack of enthusiasmon the part of the public.

desanimado poorly attended La fiesta es-

tuvo muy desanimada. The fiesta wasvery poorly attended.

desanimar to dishearten, discourage ¿Porqué me desanima Ud. a hacer el viaje?Why are you discouraging me fromtaking the trip?

° desanimarse to become discouragedSe desanima con la menor dificultad.He gets discouraged at the least diffi-culty.

desaparecer [-zc-] to disappear.

desaparición [/] disappearance.

desaprobar to disapprove of Desapruebosu actitud. I disapprove of his atti-tude.

desarmar to disarm Desarmaron a lossoldados. They disarmed the soldiers.A to take apart Desarmé la máquinade escribir para limpiarla. I took thetypewriter apart to clean it.

desarreglar to disarrange.

desarrollar to develop Están desarrollan-do una nueva industria. They're de-veloping a new industry.

O desarrollarse to develop El niño seha desarrollado muy de prisa. Thechild's developed very quickly.

desarrollo development.

desaseado slovenly, not clean.

desastrado untidy, slovenly.

desastre [w] disaster, catastrophe.

desastroso unfortunate, disastrous.

desatar to untie.

desatento discourteous.

desatinado foolish Me dio un consejodesatinado. He gave me foolish advice.A [n] idiot, fool.

desatino nonsense.

desavenencia discord, disagreement.

desayunarse to breakfast ¿Se ha desa-yunado Ud. ya? Have you had yourbreakfast yet?

desayuno breakfast.

desbaratar to destroy, ruin Estos niñosdesbaratan todo lo que cogen. Thesechildren destroy everything they gethold of.

O desbaratarse to fall to pieces Sehan desbaratado todos nuestros planes.All our plans went to pieces.

desbordarse to overflow.

descabellado preposterous, absurd ¡Quéideas tan descabelladas tiene Ud.!What absurd ideas you have!

descalabro setback, misfortune.

descalificar to disqualify.

descalzarse to take off one's shoes.

descalzo [adj] barefoot.

descamisado ragamuffin [Aw].

descansar to rest Cuando termine este

descanso

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descubrimiento

trabajo, descanse Ud. un rato. Whenyou finish this work, rest for a while.

descanso rest, let-up Trabaja sin des-canso. He works without let-up. A re-lief ;Qué descanso me da haber termi-nado eso! What a relief to be finishedwith that! A intermission Iremos a supalco en el descanso. We'll come toyour box during the intermission.A landing (of staircase).

descarado impudent, saucy, fresh.

descargar to unload Varios hombres des-cargaban el camión. Several men wereunloading the truck. A to free (froman obligation or debt) Le han descar-gado de esas obligaciones. They'vefreed him from those obligations. A toburst, strike (as a storm) La tormentava a descargar de un momento a otro.The storm's going to strike any minute.

descargo unloading, unburdening.

descartar to discard, eliminate Hay quedescartar esa posibilidad. You haveto eliminate that possibility.

O descartarse (de) to discard (atcards) Me he descartado de un rey. Idiscarded a king.

destendencia descendants Su descenden-cia llegó a ser ilustre. His descendantscame to be well known.

descender [rad-ch /] to go down, descendEsa carretera desciende hasta el mar.That road goes down to the sea. A tobe descended Creo que descienden deuna familia francesa. I think they'redescended from a French family. A todescend, come down El avión descendiórápidemente. The airplane came downrapidly. A to drop, decrease ha tempe-ratura está descendiendo. The tem-perature's dropping.

descendiente [m, /] descendant.

descenso descent, going down El descensoera muy peligroso. The descent wasvery dangerous. A fall, decrease Du-rante varios años hubo un descenso enla natalidad. There was a fall in thebirth rate for several years.

descifrar to decipher, make out.

descolgar to take down Ayúdeme a des-colgar este cuadro. Help me take downthis picture.

descolorido faded La tela está muy des-colorida. The cloth's very faded. A paleDespués de la enfermedad se quedómuy descolorido. He was very paleafter his illness.

descomedido impolite, rude Es un mucha-cho muy descomedido. He's very im-polite.

descomponer [irr] to upset Eso descom-

puso todos nuestros planes. That up-set all our plans. A to put out oforder Los niños descompusieron elradio. The children put the radio outof order.

O descomponerse to dislocate Se hadescompuesto un brazo. He's dislocatedhis arm. A to get out of order El telé-fono se descompuso. The telephone gotout of order. A to spoil, rot Por elcalor se ha descompuesto la comida.The food's spoiled because of the heat.A to get very angry, lose one's temperAl oír aquello, se descompuso. Whenhe heard that he got very angry. A tolose one's looks [.1/ex] Con la enferme-dad se ha descompuesto mucho. Onaccount of her illness she's lost a lot ofher good looks.

descompuesto (see descomponer) out oforder; spoiled.

desconcertar [rad-ch /] to disturb, con-fuse La pregunta le desconcertómucho. The question confused him.

desconfianza distrust.

desconfiar de to distrust, suspect Notiene Ud. razón para desconfiar de él.You have no reason to distrust him.A to have little hope of El médico des-confiaba de poder salvarlo. The doctorhad little hope of saving him.

desconocer [-~c-] to disregard, ignoreDesconoce las reglas de la etiqueta.He ignores the rules of etiquette.

desconocido (see desconocer) unknown,strange Es difícil orientarse en unaciudad desconocida. It's difficult tofind one's way around in a strangecity. A [n~\ stranger Se le acercó undesconocido. A stranger approachedhim.

desconsideración [/] inconsiderateness;Eso es mucha desconsideración!That's very inconsiderate.

desconsolado disconsolate.

descontado See descontar. O dar pordescontado to take for granted.

descontar [rad-ch /] to deduct DescuenteUd. de esa cantidad los gastos de viaje.Deduct the traveling expenses fromthat amount.

descontento dissatisfied, displeased Esta-ban muy descontentos de su trabajo.They were dissatisfied with his work.A [w] dissatisfaction.

descortés discourteous, rude.

describir to describe.

descripción [/] description.

descrito See describir.

descubierto See descubrir.

descubrimiento discoverv.

descubrir

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desgracia

descubrir [irr~\ to discover Descubrimosque todo era mentira. We discoveredthat it was all a lie. A to disclose,show, make clear Descubrió sus inten-ciones. He disclosed his intentions.O descubrirse to take off one's hat.

descuento discount; deduction.

descuidado (see descuidar) sloppy, sloven-ly, unclean. A unaware, off guard.A careless, negligent No seas tan des-cuidado en tu trabajo. Don't be care-less in your work.

descuidar to neglect Descuidó mucho sutrabajo. He neglected his work.

|| Descuida, yo me encargo de eso.Don't worry, I'll take care of that.

descuido carelessness, negligence.

O al descuido carelessly Hace todo aldescuido. He does everything care-lessly. O en un descuido when leastexpected [Mea?] En un descuido llega.He turns up when least expected.

desde from Le vi desde lejos. I saw himfrom a distance. A since Vivo en estacasa desde el mes pasado. I've beenliving in this house since last month.O desde ahora from now on. O desdeentonces since then Desde entonces hecambiado mucho. I've changed a lotsince then. O desde hace for Le conoz-co desde hace muchos años. I've knownhim for many years. O desde luego ofcourse ¡Desde luego Uds. vendrán connosotros! Of course you're comingwith us! O desde que (ever) sinceDesde que la conocí la quiero. I'veloved her ever since I met her. O desdeun principio from the beginning Desdezin principio me pareció que estabaequivocado. It seemed to me from thebeginning that he was mistaken.

desdén [m] scorn.

desdicha misfortune.

desdichado unhappy, unfortunate Fué unaccidente desdichado. It was an unfor-tunate accident.

desdoblar to unfold.

desear to desire, want, like Deseo verlecuanto antes. I want to see you as soonas possible.

desechar to reject Desecharon su pro-puesta. They rejected his proposal.A to put aside Deseche Ud. esos temores.Put aside those fears.

desembarcar to unload, put ashore Esta-ban desembarcando las mercancías.They were unloading the goods. Atoland, disembark Cuando desembarca-mos vimos a nuestro amigo en elmuelle. When we landed we saw ourfriend on the pier.

desembarco,landing, disembarkation.

desembocar to flow, or empty, into Eserío desemboca en el Pacífico. That riverflows into the Pacific. A.to end, leadNo sé donde desemboca esa calle. Idon't know where that street leads.

desembolsar to pay out.

desempacar to unpack [Am'] Tengo quedesempacar el equipaje. I have tounpack my luggage.

desempeñar to carry out Desempeñó muybien su misión. He carried out hismission very well.

desenfrenado wild Lleva una vida desen-frenada. He leads a wild life.

desengañar to set right, undeceive.

O desengañarse to be disillusioned,not to fool oneself Desengáñate, no tequiere. Don't fool yourself, he doesn'tlove you. O estar desengañado to bedisappointed or disillusioned Estánmuy desengañados después de lo ocu-rrido. They were disillusioned afterwhat happened.

desengaño disappointment, disillusion.

desentendido O hacerse el desentendidoto pretend not to know.

desenterrar [rad-ch /] to dig up.

desenvolver [rad-ch /] to unwrap Voy adesenvolver el paquete. I'm going tounwrap the package.

desenvuelto (see desenvolver) forward;free and easy.

deseo desire, wish No puede refrenar susdeseos. He can't control his desires.

O tener deseo de to be eager to Tengomuchos deseos de verle. I'm very eagerto see him.

deseoso desirous, eager.

desertor [m] deserter.

desesperación [/] desperation.

desesperanza despair.

desesperar to despair, lose hope El médi-co desespera de salvarle. The doctor'slosing hope of saving him. A to drivecrazy Me desesperó con su insistencia.He drove me crazy with his insistence.

desespero despair.

desfallecer [-zc-] to be on the verge ofcollapse, grow weak, break down.

desfavorable unfavorable.

desfigurar to disfigure, deform.

desfilar to parade.

desfile [m] parade.

desganado having no appetite.

desgarrar to tear, rip.

desgracia misfortune Tuvo la desgraciade perder todo su dinero. He had themisfortune to lose all his money. A sor-row, grief Trataban de consolarla en

desgraciadamente

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desorden

su desgracia. They tried to consoleher in her grief.

O por desgracia unfortunately Pordesgracia no lo supimos a tiempo. Un-fortunately we didn't find it out intime.

desgraciadamente unfortunately.

desgraciado [should not be used in Ecua-dor] unfortunate Han sido muy des-graciados durante los últimos años.They've been very unfortunate duringthe past few years. A [n] wretch Noes más que un desgraciado. He's noth-ing but a miserable wretch.

deshacer [irr] to undo Tenemos que des-hacer lo hecho. We have to undo whatwas done. A to untie, unwrap Nopuedo deshacer este nudo. I can't un-tie this knot. A to dissolve Deshaga lapastilla en un vaso de agua. Dissolvethe tablet in a glass of water. A tospoil, upset Su llegada deshizo nuestrosplanes. His arrival spoiled our plans.O deshacerse to wear oneself out Sedeshace con tanto trabajo. He's wear-ing himself out with so much work.O deshacerse de to dispose of, get ridof Me deshice de mis alhajas. I got ridof my jewels. O deshacerse en to out-do oneself in Se deshizo en amabilida-des con las señoras. He outdid himselfin courteous attentions to the ladies.O deshacerse en lágrimas to burst intotears.

deshecho (see deshacer) undone, notmade. A worn out, exhausted Estoydeshecho. I'm exhausted.

deshonesto dishonest, dishonorable; lewd.

deshonra dishonor, disgrace.

deshonrar to disgrace.

desierto deserted; uninhabited La esta-ción estaba desierta. The station wasdeserted. A [m] desert La última partedel viaje fué a través del desierto. Thelast part of the trip was across thedesert.

designar to name, appoint (a person).

desigual unequal La lucha era muy desi-gual. It was an unequal struggle.A uneven El terreno era muy desigual.The ground was very uneven.

desigualdad [/] difference, inequality.

desilusión [/] disillusionment.

desinfectante [adj; m~\ disinfectant.

desinfectar to disinfect.

desinteresado impartial; disinterested.

desistir de to give up, call off Desistió dehacer el viaje. He called off the trip.

desleal disloyal.

deslizarse to slip, slide, glide Los patina-dores se deslizaban rápidamente por

la pista. The skaters glided rapidlyaround the rink.

deslucido worn, faded Este traje estámuy deslucido. This dress is too worn.A unsuccessful La fiesta fué muy des-lucida. The party was a failure.

deslumhrar to dazzle.

desmayar to be dismayed or depressed ordiscouraged No desmayó en su intento.He wasn't discouraged in his plan.

O desmayarse to faint AI saber lanoticia se desmayó. When she learnedthe news she fainted.

desmejorado O estar desmejorado to looksickly.

desmentir [rad-ch II] to disprove Pudedesmentirle en todo lo que decía. Iwas able to disprove every statementhe made.

O desmentirse to take back, retractDespués de haberlo dicho trató de des-mentirse. After he had said it, he triedto take it back.

desnudar to undress Está desnudando alos niños. She's undressing the chil-dren.

O desnudarse to take off one's clothes,get undressed Se desnudó y se tiró alagua. He took off his clothes and doveinto the water.

desnudo naked, nude, bare.

desobedecer [-zc-~\ to disobey No desobe-dezca Ud. mis órdenes. Don't disobeymy orders.

desocupado unoccupied, vacant ¿Hay al-gún piso desocupado? Do you have anapartment vacant? A not busy, not oc-cupied Hablaré con Ud. cuando estédesocupado. I'll talk with you whenyou're not busy. A [w] idler Toda suvida no ha sido más que un desocupado.He's been an idler all his life.

desocupar to vacate Tenemos que desocu-par la casa antes del mes próximo. Wemust vacate the house before nextmonth. A to empty Voy a desocupareste armario para que Ud. lo use. I'mgoing to empty this cabinet so thatyou can use it.

desolación [/] desolation.

desolado desolate, disconsolate; disap-pointed.

desollar to skin Después de matar el car-nero tendrá Ud. que desollarlo. Afteryou kill the sheep you'll have to skin it.|| Queda el rabo por desollar. Themost difficult part's still to be done.

desorden [ni] disorder, confusion, messEl cuarto estaba en el más completodesorden. The room was a completemess.

desordenado

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despojar

O desórdenes riots, disturbance Enlos últimos desórdenes hubo variosheridos. There were several peoplehurt in the recent riots.

desordenado disorderly.

desordenar to upset.

desorganizar to disorganize.

desorientar to confuse Me desorienta sumanera de presentar el asunto. Hisway of presenting the matter confusesme.

O desorientarse to lose one's bear-ings, get lost Me desorienté al salir delmetro. I lost my bearings when Icame out of the subway.

despachar to ship, send out Despacharonun vagón de géneros. They shipped acarload of goods. A to attend to, takecare of No he despachado todavía lacorrespondencia de hoy. I haven'ttaken care of today's mail yet. A towait on, take care of Señorita, ¿quiereUd. despacharme, por favor? Will youplease wait on me, miss? A to fire, dis-miss he despacharon por inútil. Theyfired him because he was useless.

despacho dispatch. A office ¿Quiere Ud.pasar a su despacho? Will you go intohis office?

° despacho de billetes ticket office,ticket window Tuvo que hacer cola enel despacho de billetes. He had to standin line at the ticket office. O despachode mercancía shipment of goods Se haretrasado mucho el despacho de esamercancía. That shipment's been verymuch delayed.

despacio slowly ¿Quiere Ud. hablar másdespacio? Would you speak moreslowly?

despedazar to tear up, mangle.

despedida farewell, send-off Les dieronuna comida de despedida. They gavethem a farewell dinner.

despedir [rad-ch III] to dismiss, dis-charge Tuvieron que despedir a lamitad del personal. They had to dis-miss half their personnel. A to see(someone) off Iremos a despedirle a laestación. We'll go to the station to seehim off.

0 despedirse a la francesa to takeFrench leave, sneak away. O despe-dirse (de) to take leave (of), say good-by (to) Tengo que despedirme de unosamigos. I have to say good-by to somefriends. O ser despedido, salir despe-dido to be thrown out A corisecuenciadel choque uno de los pasajeros saliódespedido. As a result of the collisionone of the passengers was thrown out.

despegar to unglue, take off Voy a despe-gar este sello con agua caliente. I'mgoing to take off this stamp with hotwater. A to rise, take off El avión to-davía no ha despegado. The planestill hasn't taken off.

O despegarse to come off El sello sedespegó. The stamp came off. O nodespegar los labios to keep silent,keep one's mouth shut.

despejado (see despejar) smart, bright¡Qué muchacho tan despejado! Whata bright boy!

despejar to clear La policía ha despejadola plaza. The police have cleared thesquare.

O despejarse to clear up (of theweather or sky) Me parece que eltiempo se está despejando. I think it'sclearing up.

despensa pantry.

desperdiciar to waste No se debe desper-diciar la comida. Food shouldn't bewasted.

desperdicio [m] waste Esta carne notiene desperdicio. This meat has nowaste.

O desperdicios refuse, garbage.

desperezarse to stretch (oneself).

despertador [m] alarm clock Ponga eldespertador a las siete. Set the alarmclock for seven o'clock.

despertar [rad-ch I] to wake up Des-piérteme a las ocho. Wake me up ateight o'clock. A to arouse, sharpen, ex-cite Todo lo que ve despierta su curiosi-dad. Everything he sees arouses hiscuriosity.

° despertarse to wake up Me des-perté al amanecer. I woke up at sun-rise.

despierto (see despertar) awake. A smart,wide-awake Es tin chico muy despierto.He's a very wide-awake boy.

despintar to remove paint; to removemake-up.

desplegar [rad-ch 7] to unfold Estabantdesplegando el mapa sobre la mesa.They were unfolding the map on thetable. A to deploy (Mil).

O desplegar los labios to open one'smouth Estuvo allí sin desplegar loslabios. He sat there without openinghis mouth.

desplomarse to fall, collapse.

despoblado uninhabited place, wilderness.

despojar to strip (of property), despoilLe han despojado hasta del último cen-tavo. They stripped him of his lastpenny.

O despojarse de to take off (clothing^

despojo

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desventura

Al entrar se despojó del abrigo. Onentering he took off his coat.

despojo spoils.

O despojos remains.

déspota [?n] tyrant, despot.

despotismo tyranny, despotism.

despreciable despicable, low-down.

despreciar to look down on, despise Notiene Ud. ninguna razón para despre-ciarle. You have no reason to lookdown on him. A to scorn, reject Des-preció todos mis consejos. He scornedall my advice.

desprecio contempt.

desprender to unfasten Desprenda Ud. elbroche. Unfasten the pin.

O desprenderse to loosen, fall off Seha desprendido un botón del saco. Abutton's fallen off the jacket. O des-prenderse de to give away Se ha des-prendido de toda su fortuna. He gaveaway his whole fortune.

desprendido (see desprender) generousSiempre ha sido muy desprendido. He'salways been very generous.

desprestigiado having lost one's prestigeor reputation Es un hombre completa-mente desprestigiado. He's a manwho's completely lost his reputation.

desprestigiar to slander.

despropósito nonsense.

después later Tendremos una reunión ydespués podemos dar un paseo. We'llhave a meeting and later we can takea walk. A then Después fuimos al tea-tro. Then we went to the theater.A afterwards Se lo contaré después.I'll tell you afterwards.

O después de after Iremos despuésde comer. We'll go after we eat.° después de todo after all Después detodo es lo razonable. After all, it'sreasonable.

despuntar to be outstanding Ese alumnodespunta mucho. That student's veryoutstanding.

desquitarse to get even Vamos a jugarotra partida, a ver si me desquito.Let's play another game to see if I canget even.

desquite [m] revenge, getting even En-tonces se le presentó la ocasión de sudesquite. Then he had a chance forrevenge.

destacar to stand out Destacaban por suestatura. They stood out because oftheir height.

O destacarse to be noted, be famous,distinguish oneself Se destacaron porsu valor. They distinguished them-selves by their courage,

destapar to take the lid or cover off¿Puede Ud. destapar esta caja? Canyou take the lid off this box? A to openDestape Ud. otra botella de Coca-Cola.Open another bottle of Coca-Cola.

desternillarse to split (one's sides withlaughter).

desterrar [rad-ch T] to banish, exile Lovan a desterrar. They're going to exilehim.

destilar to distill.

destinado (see destinar) addressed Lacarta venía destinada a mí. The letterwas addressed to me.

O estar destinado a to be bound to,be destined to Ese proyecto está desti-nado a fracasar. That plan's bound tofail.

destinar to appoint, assign Le destinarona otra sucursal del banco. They ap-pointed him to another branch of thebank.

destinatario, destinataria addressee.

destino job Tiene un destino en el minis-terio de Hacienda. He has a job in theTreasury Department. A destiny, fateSu destino fué trágico. He had a tragicfate. A destination Esta carta no lle-gará a su destino. This letter won'treach its destination.

O con destino a bound for, going toSalió con destino a Buenos Aires, Hewas bound for Buenos Aires.

destituir to dismiss (from office).

destornillador [w] screw driver.

destornillar to unscrew.

destreza skill.

destrozar to destroy, tear down.

destrucción [/] destruction.

destruir to destroy.

desunir to separate, take apart Tendre-mos que desunir los alambres. We'llhave to separate the wires. A to es-trange La política desunió a las dosfamilias. Politics estranged the twofamilies.

desvalido destitute.

desván [w] attic.

desvanecerse to vanish, disappear Con elviento, el humo se desvaneció. Thesmoke vanished with the wind. A tofaint Al oír la mala noticia se desvane-ció. When she heard the bad news shefainted.

desvelar to keep awake El café me des-vela mucho. Coffee keeps me awake.

O desvelarse to outdo oneself Se des-velaban por sernos agradables. Theyoutdid themselves in being kind to us.

desventaja disadvantage; handicap.

desventura misfortune, mishap.

desvergüenza

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día

desvergüenza impudence; shamelessness.desviación [/] detour Había una desvia-ción en el camino. There was a detouron the road.desviar to change the course of Desviaronla carretera para hacerla más corta.They changed the course of the roadto make it shorter.

O desviar la mirada to avoid some-one's eyes, look away. O desviarse todeviate, get away (from) No se desvíeUd. del tema. Don't get away fromthe subject. A to drift El avión se hadesviado de su ruta. The plane driftedfrom its course.desvío indifference Su desvío me molesta.

Her indifference annoys me.detallar to tell in detail, to detail.detalle [m] detail Cuénteme Ud. todoslos detalles. Tell me all the details.

O con detalle in detail ExpliquenmeUds. con detalle como ha ocurrido eso.Explain to me in detail how it hap-pened.detener [irr~\ to stop, detain Por favor,deténgale un momento. Please detainhim for a minute. A to arrest La po-licía detenuvo a los cómplices del ase-sino. The police have, arrested theaccomplices of the murderer.

O detenerse to stop, halt El automó-vil se detuvo. The automobile stopped.A to stop, restrain oneself Detente unmomento a pensarlo. Stop and thinkit over for a minute.detenido (see detener) [adj; ri\ (person)under arrest Los detenidos esperabana que se les interrogara. Those underarrest were waiting to be questioned.determinación [/] determination; deci-sion Tenemos que tomar una determi-nación. We have to make a decision.determinado determined [i4m] Triunfóporque era muy determinado. He suc-ceeded because he was very determined.determinar to fix, determine Determina-ron las condiciones del negocio. Theyfixed the terms of the deal. A to de-cide ¿Determinó Ud. lo que quierehacer? Did you decide what you wantto do?

O determinarse to make up one'smind ¿Se determinó a hacer el viaje?Did he make up his mind to make thetrip?detestable hateful, detestable, awful.detrás behind Vienen detrás. They'recoming along behind.

O detrás de behind, in back of De-trás de los árboles hay una casa.There's a house behind the trees. O por

detrás from behind El enemigo atacópor detrás. The enemy attacked frombehind. A behind one's back Por de-trás hablaba mal de él. He talked abouthim behind his back.deuda debt Pagó todas sus deudas. Hepaid all his debts.

° estar en deuda to be indebtedEstoy en deuda con Ud. I'm indebtedto you.deudo, deuda relative, kin.deudor, deudora debtor.devanar to wind Estaba devanando unovillo de lana. She was winding up aspool of wool.

° devanarse to double up (with pain)[Am]. O devanarse los sesos to racícone's brains Me estoy devanando lossesos para encontrar una solución.I'm racking my brains to find a solu-tion.devastar to lay waste.devoción [/] piety, devoutness; devotion.devolver [rad-ch I] to return, give back¿No ha devuelto Ud. todavía esos libros?Haven't you returned those books yet?A to pay back ¿Te ha devuelto el dineroque le prestaste? Has he paid back themoney you lent him? A to restoreAquella noticia le devolvió la tranquili-dad. That news restored her peace ofmind.devorar to devour.devoto devout, pious.devuelto See devolver,día [m] day ¿A qué día estamos hoy?What day's today?

O al día a day, per day Producen cienautomóviles al día. They produce ahundred automobiles a day. A up todate Ponga Ud. Esa correspondenciaal día. Bring that correspondence upto date. O al día siguiente the follow-ing day. O buenos días good morningBuenos días. ¿Cómo está Ud.? Goodmorning. How are you? O darle auno los días to congratulate one on hissaint's day or birthday Fui a dar losdías a mi hermano. I went to con-gratulate my brother on his birthday.O de día before dark ¿Cree Ud. quevolveremos de día? Do you thinkwe'll return before dark? A by day,when it's light Llegó a casa cuando yaera de día. It was daylight when hegot home. O de día en día from dayto day, as time goes by De día en díala situación va empeorando. The situ-ation's getting worse from day to day.O de hoy en ... días ... days from today

diablo

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dilatar

Iremos de hoy en ocho días. We'll go aweek from today. ° de un día paraotro from day to day Está dejandoesa visita de un día para otro. Hekeeps putting off that visit from dayto day. O día de Año Nuevo NewYear's Day. O día de fiesta holiday¿Es mañana un día de fiesta? Is to-morrow a holiday? Odia del santosaint's day. O el día menos pensadowhen one least expects. O el mejordía some fine day El mejor día se pre-senta aquí. Some fine day he'll showup here. O hoy (en) día today, thesedays Hoy día es muy difícil encontrareso. It's very hard to find that today.

0 ocho días a week Voy al cine cadaocho días. I go to the movies everyweek. O quince días two weeks Estaréen el campo quince días. I'll be in thecountry two weeks. ° todos los díasdaily, every day Le veo todos los días.

1 see him every day. O un día sí yotro no, día de por medio every otherday Tengo clase un día si y otro no.I have a class every other day.

diablo devil ¡Qué diablo estás haciendo!What the devil are you doing?

O irse al diablo to go to the devil.

diáfano transparent.

dialecto dialect.

diálogo dialogue.

diamante [?n] diamond.

¡diantre! the deuce! the devil!

diario [adj] daily Salió a dar su paseodiario. He went out for his daily walk.A [in] journal, diary Escribía por lasnoches su diario. He used to write hisdiary in the evening. A paper, journal¿Qué trae el diario? What's new in thepaper today?

O a diario daily, every day Nos ve-mos a diario. We see each other everyday.

dibujar to draw, sketch.

dibujo drawing.

diccionario dictionary.

dicha happiness.

dicho See decir. A [m] saying, saw Esees un dicho muy antiguo. That's avery old saying. A witty remarkTiene unos dichos muy graciosos.He makes some very witty remarks.

|| Dicho y hecho. No sooner saidthan done.

dichoso happy, fortunate, lucky.

diciembre [m] December.

dictador [m] dictator.

dictadura dictatorship.

dictar to dictate Le voy a dictar unascartas. I'm going to dictate some let-

ters to him.—Hizo lo que le dictó suconsciencia. He did what his con-science dictated. A to give, issue (bydecree) Acerca de esto no se han dic-tado órdenes. They haven't given anyorders about this.

diente [?»] tooth Tengo un diente picado.I have a cavity in my tooth. A tine Eltenedor tiene torcidos los dientes. Thetines of the fork are bent. A cog Secogió el brazo entre los dientes de larueda. His arm was caught betweenthe cogs of the wheel.

O decir (or hablar) entre dientes tomumble, mutter. O tener buen dienteto be a hearty eater Este chico tienemuy buen diente. This boy's a heartyeater.

diestro able, skillful. A [m] bull fighter.

dieta diet.

diez ten.

diferencia difference.

diferenciar to distinguish between.

diferente different.

diferido (see diferir) deferred Pusieronun cable diferido. They sent a de-ferred cablegram.

diferir [rad-ch 77] to postpone, put offNo difiera Ud. esos asuntos. Don't putoff those matters. A to differ Difierode Ud. en ese punto. I differ with youon that point.

difícil difficult, hard.

dificultad [/] difficulty.

dificultar to make difficult.

difundir to spread, tell ¿Quién habrá di-fundido esa noticia? Who could havespread that news? A to broadcast Esaemisión será difundida a toda América.That program'll be broadcast through-out America.

difunto [adj] dead, deceased A [n] de-ceased person, corpse.

difusora (radio) broadcasting station.

digerir [rad-ch 77] to digest Es una co-mida que se digiere muy mal. Thatfood's hard to digest.

digestión [/] digestion.

dignidad [/] dignity; high rank (office).

digno dignified ¡Que hombre tan digno!What a dignified man! A worthy No esdigno del puesto que tiene. He's notworthy of his position. A worthwhile.O digno de confianza reliable Es unapersona digna de confianza. He's a re-liable person.

dije [m] trinket, charm, pendant.

dilatación [/] expansion, enlargement.

dilatar to expand, dilate Tiene las pupi-las dilatadas. The pupils of his eyesare dilated. A to delay [Am] No dila-

diligencia

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disgustar

ten Uds. más la resolución del negocio.Don't delay finishing the business.

diligencia diligence Trabaja con muchadiligencia. He works diligently. A speedHay que resolverlo con toda la dili-gencia posible. You must solve it withall possible speed.

O hacer una diligencia to attend tosome business, do an errand.

diligente industrious.

diluvio flood, deluge.

dimensión [/] dimension.

diminuto diminutive, tiny.

dineral [m] large sum of money.

dinero money En ese cajón he dejado eldinero. I've left the money in thatdrawer.—No venturen Uds. su dineroen eso. Don't risk your money in that.O dinero suelto small change. O per-sona (or gente) de dinero wealthyperson (or people).

Dios, dios [m sg~\ God, god.

° a Dios gracias, gracias a Diosthank God A Dios gracias, tenemos loque necesitamos. Thank God, we havewhat we need. O ¡Dios mío! My God!Goodness! O ¡por Dios! for goodness'sake ¡Por Dios! No diga Ud. eso. Forgoodness' sake, don't say that!

|| Que Dios se lo pague. May Godreward you.

diplomacia diplomacy.

diplomático diplomatic Su respuesta nofué diplomática. His answer wasn'tdiplomatic. A [w] diplomat Era unbuen diplomático. He was a good dip-lomat.

diputado a cortes congressman.

dirección [/] direction ¿En qué direcciónva Ud.? Which way are you going?A address (mail, etc) Escriba Ud. ladirección con claridad. Write the ad-dress clearly. A board of directors.A management.

O de dirección única one-way Estacalle es de dirección única. This is aone-way street.

directo [adj] direct.

director \m\ director, manager HableUd. con el director de la empresa.Speak to the manager of the firm.O director de escena stage manager.

0 director (de escuela) principal (of aschool). O director de orquesta orches-tra conductor. O director (de un pe-riódico) editor (of a newspaper).

dirigible [ml dirigible.dirigir to direct. A to address ¿A quiéntengo que dirigir la carta? Who should

1 address the letter to? A to manage

Dirigió la campaña política. He man-aged the political campaign. A to leadDiríjanos Ud. que sabe el camino. Leadus, since you know the road. A to steerDirigieron el barco hacia el muelle.They steered the boat toward thewharf.

O dirigir la palabra to speak, addressNo me dirigió la palabra en varios días.He didn't speak to me for several days.

0 dirigirse (a, hacia) to go, makeone's way (to or toward) Se dirigieronhacia la puerta. They went towardthe door.

disciplina discipline.

discípulo, discípula student, pupil.

disco disk. A phonograph record PongaUd. un disco de música de baile. Puton a dance record.

discordia discord.

discreción [/] discretion.

discrepar to differ, disagree Discrepo desu opinión. I differ from your opinion.

discreto fair (fairly good) Es un actordiscreto. He's a fair actor. A discreetLo que dijo no era discreto. What hesaid wasn't discfeet.

disculpa apology Sus disculpas no me in-teresan. I'm not interested in hisapologies. A excuse Lo que ha hechono tiene disculpa. There's no excusefor what he did.

disculpar to pardon, excuse Tenemos quedisculpar sus faltas. We must excusehis mistakes.

O disculparse to apologize Tengo quedisculparme por lo tai-de que he venido.

1 must apologize for coming late.discurrir to think Es un hombre que dis-curre muy bien en una emergencia.He's a man who thinks well in an emer-gency.

discurso speech.

discusión [/] discussion.

discutir to discuss (involving differenceof opinion between two or more per-sons) Estuvieron varias horas discu-tiendo el asunto. They discussed thematter for several hours. A to argueDiscute todo lo que se le manda. Heargues about everything he's told to do.

disfraz [m] disguise.

disfrazar(se) to disguise (oneself).

disfrutar O disfrutar de to enjoy (goodhealth) Disfruta de muy buena salud.He enjoys good health. O disfrutar enor de to enjoy Disfrutamos mucho enla excursión. We enjoyed the excur-sion very much.

disgustar to displease, grieve Aquella

disgusto

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distar

disgustó a todos. That displeasedeveryone.

O disgustarse to be displeased orhurt Se disgustó por lo que le dije.She was hurt by what I said to her.

disgusto quarrel He tenido un disgustocon unos amigos. I had a quarrel withsome friends. A grief, sorrow Cuandose enteró de la muerte de su amigo sellevó un disgusto terrible. When hefound out about the death of hisfriend, he was very much grieved.

O dar disgustos to distress, grieveEse muchacho le dio muchos disgustosa sus padres. That boy distressed hisparents very much. O estar a dis-gusto to be uncomfortable, be ill atease Estaba muy a disgusto con aquellagente. I was very ill at ease with thosepeople.

disimular to conceal, dissimulate Siempredisimula sus intenciones. He alwaysconceals his intentions. A to tolerate,overlook Como la quiere tanto disimulatodas sus faltas. Since he likes herso much, he overlooks her faults.

disimulo dissimulation.

disipar to squander Disiparon su fortunaen un par de años. They squanderedtheir fortune in a couple of years. A todispel, drive away Quiero disipar susdudas. I want to dispel his doubts.

disminución [/] decrease, diminution.

disminuir to decline, lessen En unashoras disminuirá el dolor. The pain'llbe lessened in a few hours. A to de-crease En estos días han disminuidolas ventas. Sales have decreased thesedays. A to die down, diminish Si dis-minuye el viento, iremos. If the winddies down, we'll go.

disolución [/] dissolution.

disolver [irr] to dissolve Disuelva Ud. lapastilla en un vaso de agua. Dissolvethe tablet in a glass of water. A tobreak up La policía disolvió la reunión.The police broke up the meeting.

disparado (see disparar) ° a la disparada[Am] at full speed. O salir disparadoto beat it Al llegar la policía salierondisparados. When the police arrivedthey beat it.

disparar to shoot, fire Dispararon al aire.They fired into the air.

O dispararse to go off Se disparó laescopeta. The shotgun went off.

disparate [m] nonsense; mistake.

disparo discharge, shooting (of weapon).

dispensar to excuse he han dispensado dehacer ese trabajo. They've excused himfrom doing that work. A to excuse,

pardon Dispense Ud. que le interrum-pa. Pardon me for interrupting you.—Dispénseme. Excuse me. or Beg par-don. A to distribute, dispense.

dispersar to scatter, disperse Los guar-dias dispersaron a la multitud. Thepolice dispersed the crowd.

disponer [irr] to place, arrange Handispuesto mal los muebles. They ar-ranged the furniture badly. A to ar-range Disponga Ud. lo que quiera.Make any arrangements you like. A toorder, decree El gobierno ha dispuestola movilización general. The govern-ment's ordered total mobilization.

O disponer de to spend [Am] Dis-puso de todo el dinero que le di. Hespent all the money I gave him. A tohave at one's disposal Dispongo de muypoco tiempo. I have very little time atmy disposal. O disponerse a to getready to Me dispongo a salir mañana.I'm getting ready to leave tomorrow.

disponible available.

disposición [/] disposal, service Estoy asu disposición. I'm at your service.A provision, order Han cambiado lasdisposiciones. They changed the orders.A arrangement La disposición de loscuadros. The arrangement of the pic-tures.

O estar en buena disposición to be ina good frame of mind. O tener disposi-ción to have aptitude or talent Tienemucha disposición para el dibujo. Shehas a great talent for drawing.

dispuesto (see disponer) disposed, ready;zealous.

° bien dispuesto favorably disposed.° mal dispuesto ill-disposed.

disputa dispute.

O sin disputa undoubtedly, doubtless.

disputar to dispute, argue Disputabanpor cualquier cosa. They argued overanything at all.

O disputarse to fight for or over Losdos se disputaron el premio. The twoof them fought for the prize.

distancia distance ¿Qué distancia hay desu casa al pueblo? How far is it fromyour house to town?

O a distancia at a distance. O alarga distancia long-distance [Am]¿Cuánto tiempo hay que esperar parauna llamada a larga distancia? Howlong must one wait for a long-distancecall?

distante far, distant.

distar to be distant ¿Dista mucho deaquí? Is it far from here? A to be

distinción

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dólar

far Distaba mucho de ser cierto. Itwas far from certain.

distinción [/] distinction Era una mujerde mucha distinción. She was awoman of great distinction. A differ-ence, distinction Hay que hacer unadistinción entre los dos sonidos. It'snecessary to make a distinction be-tween the two sounds. A distinction,honor Aquella distinción era merecida.That distinction was well-deserved.

distinguir to distinguish, tell apart Eramuy difícil distinguir a los gemelos.It was very difficult to tell the twinsapart. A to make out ¿Distingue Ud. alo lejos una luz? Can you make out alight in the distance? A to esteem,show regard for La distingue de unmodo especial. He has a special regardfor her.

O distinguirse to distinguish oneself.

distinto different.

distracción [/] absent-mindedness Lohizo por distracción. He did it absent-mindedly. A diversion, pastime, amuse-ment El cine es una gran distracción.Movies are a great diversion.

distraer [irr~\ to distract Ese ruido medistrae. That noise distracts me. A toentertain, divert Me ha distraído muchoesta novela. I've enjoyed this novelvery much.

O distraerse to be distracted, not tobe able to concentrate Ese chico se di-strae fácilmente. That child's easilydistracted.

distribución [/] distribution.

distribuir to distribute Distribuyeronvíveres. They distributed food. A tosort ¿Han distribuido el correo? Hasthe mail been sorted?

distrito district.

divagar to digress.

diván [m] couch.

diversidad [/] diversity.

diversión [/] pastime, diversion.

diverso different Tenían opiniones diver-sas. They had different opinions.O diversos various, several he hevisto en diversas ocasiones. I've seenhim on several occasions.

divertir [rad-ch II] to amuse, entertain,divert Esa película le divertirá mucho.That picture will amuse you.

O divertirse to be entertained, havea good time. ¿Se divirtieron Uds. ano-che? Did you have a good time lastnight?

dividendo dividend.

dividir to divide.

divinidad [/] divinity.

divino divine. A very beautiful Era unamujer divina. She was a very beauti-ful woman.

O culto divino public worship inchurches.

divisar to make out, perceive indistinctly.

división [/] division. A compartment Elcajón de la cómoda tiene varias divi-siones. The bureau drawer has severalcompartments. A disunity, discord Hayuna gran división en el partido.There's a serious split in the party.A division [Mil] Se han rendido dos di-visiones. Two divisions have sur-rendered.

divorciarse' to get a divorce.

divorcio divorce.

divulgación [/] diffusion, spread.

divulgar to reveal, let out No sé quien di-vulgó la noticia. I don't know who letout the news. A to popularize, makepopular Ese libro ha contribuido muchoa divulgar la química. That book'sdone a lot to popularize chemistry.

° divulgarse to become widespreadSe ha divulgado mucho el uso de esetipo de radio. The use of this type ofradio has become widespread.

doblar to fold Está doblando el mantel.She's folding the tablecloth. A to dou-ble Doblaron las apuestas. They dou-bled their bets.

O doblar la cabeza to give in, yield.O doblar la esquina to turn the corner.

0 doblarse to bend, sag Con tanto pesose doblará la barra. The rod'll bendunder so much weight.

doble double Tendrá Ud. que pagar eldoble. You'll have to pay double.A thick, heavy Quiero una tela doble.

1 want some heavy cloth. A deceitful,two-faced No se fíe Ud. de él, es muydoble. Don't trust him, he's very two-faced.

|| Ponga la manta doble. Double theblanket.

doblez [m] fold, crease Tiene que hacerel doblez bien derecho. You have tomake the crease very straight.

doce twelve.

docena dozen.

dócil docile, obedient.

doctor [m] doctor (academic title) Acabade obtener el grado de doctor en Filo-sofía. He's just received his Ph.D.A doctor (of medicine) El doctor dijoque será necesario operar. The doctorsaid it'll be necessary to operate.

doctrina doctrine; Sunday school.

documento document, paper.

dólar [m~\ dollar.

dolencia

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dotar

dolencia pain; disease.

doler [rod-ch /] to hurt, pain Esta in-yección no duele nada. This injectiondoesn't hurt a bit. A to hurt, grieveLes dolió mucho lo que dijo. What hesaid hurt their feelings.

dolor [w] pain, ache Tornó un calmantepara el dolor de muelas. He took asedative for his toothache. A sorrow,grief, affliction Trataba de consolarlaen su dolor. He tried to console her inher sorrow.

dolorido sore, painful.

domar to tame; to subdue, overcome.

doméstico [adj] domestic. A [??] domestic,servant.

domicilio residence Avise Ud. si cambiade domicilio. Let us know if youchange your residence.

dominar to have a command or masteryof Domina el español. He has an ex-cellent command of Spanish. A todominate No deje que ese hombre ledomine. Don't let that man dominateyou. A to overlook, command a viewof Esta colina domina la ciudad. Thishill overlooks the city. A to predomi-nate Entre los productos de esta regióndomina el algodón. Among the prod-ucts of this region, cotton predomi-nates.

O dominarse to control oneself Domí-nese, no se ponga Ud. así. Controlyourself; don't get excited.

domingo Sunday.

dominico Dominican friar.

dominio power, rule, control Tiene ungran dominio sobre sí mismo. He'svery self-controlled. A domination, au-thority Estos territorios estuvieronbajo el dominio extranjero. Theselands were under foreign domination.A dominion El rey salió a visitar susdominios. The king went to visit hisdominions.

dominó [m] game of dominoes.

Don [wi] Mr. (used before a man's firstname or full name).

don [m] gift Tiene un don natural parahablar. He has a natural gift forspeaking.

O don de gentes winning manners.

donación [/] donation, gift, grant.

donativo donation, gift.

doncella maid, servant [Sp] La doncellasirvió el té. The maid served the tea.A girl ¡Qué doncella tan linda! What apretty girl!

donde where Aquí es donde murió. Thisis where he died.

O ¿a dónde? where? ¿A dónde va

Ud.? Where are you going? O ¿dedónde? how? ¿De dónde va a saberlosi nadie se lo ha dicho? How's he goingto know if no one's told him? O ¿dónde?where? ¿Dónde estuvo Ud. ayer?Where were you yesterday? O ¿pordónde? which way? where? ¿Por dóndeestá la salida? Where's the exit?

|| ¡De dónde! Nonsense! || Fui don-de mi hermano. I went to my brother's.

dondequiera wherever; anywhere.

Doña Mrs. (used before a woman's firstname or full name) ¿Conoce Ud. aDoña María López? Do you know Mrs.María López? A Miss [Col] ¿Ha lle-gado Doña Juanita? Has Miss Janetarrived?

dorado gold, gilded.

dormilón, dormilona sleepyhead.

dormir [rad-ch II] to sleep. Ato rest,be inactive Deje que duerma el asuntohasta que yo vuelva. Let the matterrest until I get back. A to put to sleepDuerme al niño. Put the child to sleep.O dormirse to fall asleep Se durmióen la conferencia. He fell asleep atthe lecture. A to go to bed, retireNunca se duerme antes de las doce.He never goes to bed before midnight.

dormitorio bedroom; dormitory.

dos two. A second Saldré el dos o el tresdel mes próximo. I'll leave the secondor third of next month. A [w] deuceEchó el dos del triunfo. He played thedeuce of trumps.

O de dos en dos in pairs, by twos, twoabreast Las niñas iban de dos en dospor el paseo. The girls went down thewalk in pairs. O de dos en fondo twoabreast Los soldados marchaban de dosen fondo. The soldiers were mai-chingtwo abreast. O entre los dos betweenyou and me Esto queda entre los dos.This is just between you and me. O enun dos por tres in a jiffy En un dos portres lo arregló todo. He fixed it all upin a jiffy.

doscientos two hundred.

dosis [/] dose (of medicine).

dotación [/] allotment La dotación no essuficiente. The allotment's inadequate.A endowment, foundation; donation.A crew Ya está completa la dotación delbuque. The ship's crew is now com-plete.

dotado (see dotar) gifted Es tin muchachomuy bien dotado. He's a very giftedboy.

dotar to give a dowry to Su padre la dotómuy bien. Her father gave her a gooddowry.

dote

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echar

dote [/] dowry Se gastó la dote de sumujer. He spent his wife's dowry.A talent Con tan buenas dotes tenia quetriunfar. With such talents he wasbound to succeed.

draga dredge.

drama [m] play, drama.

dramático dramatic.

droga drug.

droguería drug store.

ducha shower, shower bath.

duda doubt.

O sin duda certainly, without doubt"¿Vendrá Ud. mañana?" "Sin duda.""Will you come tomorrow?" "Cer-tainly."

dudar to doubt Dudo que venga. I doubtthat he'll come. A to hesitate Dudó aldarme la respuesta. He hesitated be-fore he answered me.

O dudar de to doubt, distrust, ques-tion No dudamos de lo que Ud. dice. Wedon't question what you say.

dudoso doubtful. A dubious, suspiciousEse es un tipo dudoso. He's a suspi-cious character.

duelo mourning Se cerraron las tiendasen señal de duelo. The stores wereclosed as a sign of mourning. A sor-row La muerte del presidente causógran duelo. The president's deathcaused great sorrow. A duel Su abuelomurió en un duelo. His grandfatherwas killed in a duel.

duende [m] hobgoblin.

dueño, dueña owner, landlord, landladyEs el dueño de la propiedad. He's theowner of the property. A master, mis-tress El perro miraba a su dueño. Thedog looked at his master.

O dueño de sí mismo self-controlledSiempre es dueño de sí mismo. He'salways self-controlled.

dulce [adj~\ sweet. A [vi] a piece ofcandy; pi candy Compró una caja dedulces. He bought a box of candy.O agua dulce fresh water.

dulzura sweetness; mildness El clima esde una gran dulzura. The climate'svery mild.

duodécimo twelfth.

duplicado (see duplicar) [adj; m] dupli-cate Este ejemplar está duplicado.This is a duplicate copy.

° por duplicado in duplicate Envíelopor duplicado. Send it in duplicate.

duplicar to double; to duplicate; to repeat.

duque [m] duke.

duquesa duchess.

duración [/] duration, term, length Laduración de la guerra perjudica alcomercio. The length of the war'sharmful to trade.

O ser de duración to wear well, lastEste género es de mucha duración.This material will wear very well.

duradero lasting, durable.

durante during.

durar to last ¿Cuanto dura la película?How long does the picture last? Atowear, last El abrigo me ha durado tresaños. This overcoat's lasted me threeyears.

dureza hardness, solidity La dureza delébano es bien conocida. The hardnessof ebony is well known. A hardness,harshness ¡Qué dureza de corazón!How hard-hearted!—Debe evitarse ladureza en esos casos. Harshnessshould be avoided in those cases. A cal-lus Me ha salido una dureza en laplanta del pie. I have a callus on thesole of my foot.

durmiente [m] (railroad) tie [Am\.

duro hard Este colchón es muy duro.This is a very hard mattress. A hard,rough ¡Llevan una vida tan dura!They lead such a hard life. A hard,stubborn ¿Por qué tienes la cabeza tandura? Why are you so hard-headed?A [adv] hard Trabajó muy duro paraconseguirlo. He worked very hard toaccomplish it. A [w] duro (Spanishcoin equal to five pesetas).

0 a duras penas with difficulty,hardly A duras penas se hacía en-tender. He could hardly make himselfunderstood.

e and (before i or hi) María e Inés iránconmigo. Mary and Inez will go withme.

¡ea pues! come on! ¡Ea pues! Sigamosadelante. Come on, let's get going.

echar to throw Echaremos esto en el

cajón. We'll throw this into thedrawer. A to discharge, dismiss, fireEcharon a muchos empleados. Theyfired many employees. A toPuede echar el vino en el vaso.can pour the wine into the glass

pourYou

eclipsar

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ejército

O echar a (followed by verb of mo-tion) to begin to, start to Echaron acorrer al ver al policía. They beganto run when they saw the police.O echar a perder to spoil, ruin Haechado a perder el trabajo. He'sspoiled the work. O echar a pique tosink Los submarinos echaron a piquemuchos barcos. The submarines sanka lot of ships. O echar de menos tomiss (notice the lack of) Echa demenos a sus amigos. He misses hisfriends. O echar de ver to notice, ob-serve No echó de ver el cambio. Hedidn't notice the change. O echar encara to throw in one's teeth, throw upto one Sietnpre me echaba en cara susfavores. He was always throwing hisfavors up to me. ° echar la Have tolock the door Eche Ud. la llave al salir.Lock the door when you go out.O echar por tierra to overthrow, spoil. Le echaron por tierra sus proyectos.They overthrew his plans. O echarseto lie down Se echó en la arena. He laydown in the sand. O echarse a perderto spoil La carne se echó a perder. Themeat spoiled. O echarse a (reír, llorar)to begin or start to (laugh, cry).O echarse atrás to back out, withdrawCuento con Ud., no se vaya a echaratrás. I'm counting on you not toback out.

eclipsar to eclipse.

eco echo.

economía economy.

O economía política economics.O economías savings Perdió todas suseconomías. He lost all his savings.

económico economical.

economizar to save Economizaba la mitadde lo que ganaba. He saved half ofwhat he earned.—Por aquel caminoeconomizaba tiempo. He saved timeby taking that road.

ecuador [m] equator.

edad [/] age.

edificar to build Edificarán una ciudadmoderna. They'll build a modern city.

edificio building.

editor [m] publisher Los editores de eseperiódico son muy liberales. The pub-lishers of that newspaper are veryliberal.

edredón [m] comforter (cover); feather-bed.

educación [/] breeding, upbringing Es unhombre sin educación. He's ill-bred.A education (intellectual, physical, andmoral training).

educar to educate Hay que educar al

pueblo. The people must be educated.A to train Han educado muy bien a superro. They've trained their dog verywell.

efectivo effective.

O en efectivo in cash Quiero que mepaguen en efectivo. I want to be paidin cash.

efecto effect. A impression Su actuacióncausó mal efecto. His behavior madea bad impression.

O en efecto in fact ¡En efecto, nosabe nada! In fact, he doesn't knowanything.

efectuar to carry out, put into effect.

eficaz efficient, effective Tomaron unamedida muy eficaz. They took a veryeffective measure.

efusión [/] effusion, warmth La efusiónde su acogida le emocionó. The warmthof his reception moved him.

egoísta selfish Es un hombre muy ego-ísta; no piensa en los demás. He's avery selfish man; he never thinks ofothers.

¡eh! hey! ¡Eh! Aquí estoy. Hey, here Iam!

eje [m] axle El eje está roto. The axle'sbroken. A main point Este es el eje dela cuestión. That's the crux of thematter.

ejecución [/] execution Se hará cargo dela ejecución del proyecto. He'll be incharge of carrying out the plan. A per-formance La ejecución del programamusical fué excelente. The perform-ance of the musical program was ex-cellent.

ejecutar to execute, carry out Se estánejecutando cambios en el Gabinete.They're making changes in the Cabi-net.

ejecutivo [ad;*] executive; efficient.

ejemplar exemplary Es de una conductaejemplar. His conduct is exemplary.A [m] copy No pude conseguir otroejemplar del libro. I couldn't getanother copy of the book.

ejemplo example Sirve de ejemplo a losdemás. He sets an example for theothers.—Déme Ud. un ejemplo porqueno etiendo. Give me an example; Idon't understand.

ejercer to handle, hold, practice Ha ejer-cido ese cargo por rrnicho tiempo. He'shandled that job for a long time.

ejercicio exercise, drill.

ejercitar to exercise, drill Está ejerci-tando su caballo. He's exercising hishorse.

ejército army.

ejote

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empapar

ejote [m] string bean [Am].

el the.

él he El llegó tarde. He arrived late.

elástico [adj; m] elastic.

elección [/] election; choice.

electo See elegir.

electricidad [/] electricity.

electricista [m, /] electrician.

eléctrico electric.

elefante [m] elephant.

elegancia elegance Estaba vestida conelegancia. She was elegantly dressed.

elegante stylish, smart.

elegir [rad-ch III] to choose, select Sabeelegir sus amigos. He knows how tochoose his friends. A to elect ¿A quiénhan elegido presidente del club? Whodid they elect president of the club?

elemental elementary.

elemento element, factor Es un elementoperturbador. He's a disturbing ele-ment. A element Cuando baila está ensu elemento. He's in his element whenhe's dancing.

elevación [/] elevation, height, altitude.

elevar to erect Van a elevar un monu-mento a los héroes. They're going toerect a monument to the heroes.

O elevarse to climb, ascend Losaviones se elevaron a gran altura. Theairplanes climbed very high.

eliminar to eliminate.

ella she.

ello it, that Hablemos de ello. Let's talkabout that.

ellos [m] they.

elocuencia eloquence.

elocuente eloquent.

elogiar to praise Nunca elogia a nadie.He never praises anyone.

elogio praise.

elote [m] ear of green corn (for roast-ing) [Aw].

emanación [/] fumes.

embajada embassy; delegation.

embajador [m] ambassador.

embanderar to decorate with banners Lacalle está embanderada. The street'sdecorated with banners.

embarcar to ship, send by boat Embarcarémi equipaje primero. I'll ship mybaggage first.

O embarcar(se) to embark Se em-barcó para Buenos Aires. He em-barked for Buenos Aires.

embargar to seize, attach Les embar-garán todas sus propiedades. They'llseize all their property.

embargo O sin embargo however, never-theless Aunque es el estado más pe-queño, es, sin embargo, el más poblado.

Though it's the smallest estate, never-theless it's the most densely populated.

embarque [m] shipment; boarding (aship).

embestir [rad-ch III] to attack, charge(head first) El enemigo embistió confuria. The enemy attacked furiously.

emblema [w] emblem, insignia.

embriagar to make drunk, intoxicate Estevino embriaga muy fácilmente. Thiswine's very intoxicating. A to over-come Estaba embriagado por la emo-ción. He was overcome with emotion.O embriagarse to get drunk Se em-briagaron en la fiesta. They got drunkat the party.

embrollar to muddle, mess up No em-brolle Ud. las cosas. Don't mess thingsup.

embrollo muddle, mess ¡Esto es un em-brollo! This is a mess.

embromar to play jokes on Se pasa eltiempo embromando a todo el mundo.He spends his time playing jokes oneverybody.

embuste [m] lie Todos creyeron su em-buste. Everyone believed his lie.

embustero, embustera liar.

emergencia emergency.

emigración [/] emigration.

emigrante \m, f; adj] emigrant.

emigrar to emigrate.

eminencia summit, top; hill Desde unaeminencia se divisaba el valle. Froma hill one could see the valley. A out-standing person (in science, letters,arts).

eminente famous, eminent Es un escritoreminente. He's a famous writer.

emoción [/] emotion Me quedé mudo dela emoción. I was speechless withemotion. A feeling El actor hizo supapel con emoción. The actor- playedthe part with feeling.

emocionarse to be moved Se emocionafácilmente. He's easily moved.

empacar to pack.

empalizada (wooden) fence.

empalizar to fence Empalizaron el jar-din. They fenced the garden.

empalme [m] junction.

empañar to blur, dim La humedad em-paña los vidrios. Moisture blurs theglass.

empapar to soak Empape esta esponjaen agua. Soak this sponge in water.O empaparse to be soaked, bedrenched Llueve tanto que me he em-papado al cruzar la calle. It's rainingso hard I got soaked crossing thestreet.

emparejar

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encargar

emparejar to make level, make even[Am]; to match [Sp].

empatar to equal. A to tie Los dosequipos empataron en el primer par-tido. The two teams tied in the .firstgame.

empate [m] tie, draw.

empedrado cobblestone pavement.

empedrar to pave with cobblestones.

empellón [w] push, shove Me dio un em-pellón y pasó delante de mí. He gaveme a push and got ahead of me.

O entrar a empellones to push one'sway in La gente entraba a empellones.The people pushed their way in.

empeñar to pledge, give Empeñé mi pala-bra. I gave my word. A to pawnTuvo que empeñar su reloj. He had topawn his watch.

O empeñarse en to be bent on Se em-peña en hacerlo a pesar de los obstá-culos. He's bent on doing it in spiteof all obstacles.

empeño determination, firmness Trabajócon tanto empeño que se hizo rico. Heworked with such determination thathe became rich. Apawn; pawning.O casa de empeños pawnshop.

empeorarse to grow worse.

empezar [rad-ch T] to begin ¿A qué horaempieza la función? When does theperformance begin?

empinado steep.

empinar O empinar el codo to drink Legusta empinar el codo. He likes todrink. O empinarse to stand on one'stoes Tendrá que empinarse para poderver. You'll have to stand on your toesto see.

empleado See emplear. A [rc] employee.

emplear to use, employ Emplearemosotro material. We'll use other mate-rial. A to employ, hire ¿Van a em-plear más gente? Are they going toemploy more people? A to invest Em-pleó su dinero en negocios. He investedhis money in business.

empleo employment; job Tengo un buenempleo. I have a good job. A use Elempleo de esa palabra no es común.That word isn't in common use.

empobrecerse [-zc-] to become poor.

empolvarse to powder oneself Se empolvademasiado. She uses too much powder.A to get dusty En este tiempo se em-polva mucho la carretera. The roadgets very dusty in this weather.

emprender to undertake.

empresa undertaking, project, enterpriseEs muy difícil realizar esa empresa.It's very difficult to carry out that

project. A company Ha quebrado laempresa. The company's failed.

empresario manager (theatrical), pro-moter.

empujar to push Haga el favor de em-pujar la mesa hacia aquí. Please pushthe table over this way.

empujón [w] push Le dieron un empujón.They gave him a push.O a empujones by pushing.

en in. A at La vi en la estación. I sawher at the station. A on ¿En cuál trenvino Ud.? What train did you comeon?

O en vano in vain Esperé en vanotoda la tarde. I waited all afternoonin vain.

enamorado in love. A [n] one in love,lover, sweetheart.

enamorar to flirt with, make love toEnamora a todas las chicas. He makeslove to all the girls.

O enamorarse de to fall in love with.

encadenar to chain.

encajar to fit La tapa no encaja bien.The cover doesn't fit well. A to fit inElla no encaja bien aquí. She doesn'tfit in here.

encaminar to direct Los encaminamos ala estación. We directed them to thestation.

O encaminarse to make one's way, goSe encaminó hacia su casa. He wenttoward his house.

encantador [adj] charming. A [n]charmer.

encantar to charm, delight Esta escename encanta. This scene delights me.

encanto charm.

encarado O mal encarado tough-lookingEs un tío muy mal encarado. He's avery tough-looking guy.

encaramarse to climb Se encaramó alárbol. He climbed the tree.

encarcelar to imprison.

encarecer [-20] to raise, make expensiveHan encarecido el precio de la carne.They've raised the price of meat. A tobeg Le encarezco que lo haga con cui-dado. I beg you to do it carefully.

O encarecerse to become more expen-sive, go up Los víveres se han encare-cido. The price of food's gone up.

encargado (see encargar) in charge Estáencargado de la organización de lafiesta. He's in charge of preparationsfor the party. A [n] manager, personin charge Hable Ud. con el encargado.Speak to the manager.

encargar to entrust Le encargaron unamisión muy delicada. They entrusted

encargo

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enfermar

him with a very delicate mission. A toask, urge Me encargó que no lo dijese.He urged me not to say it.

O encargarse to take charge Me en-cargaré del trabajo. I'll take chargeof the work.

encargo job, assignment Me ha dado unencargo que no me gusta. He's givenme an assignment that I don't like.A errand Salió a hacer unos encargos.He went out on some errands.

encarnado [adj] red.

encarnizado cruel, pitiless.

encendedor [m] cigarette lighter.

encender [rad-ch /] to light, put on Hagael favor de encender la luz. Pleaseput on the light.

O encenderse to light up, go on Seencendieron los faroles. The streetlights went on.

encendido (see encender) bright-colored.O ponerse encendido to blush.

encerrar [rad-ch /] to lock up Los en-cerraron en un calabozo. They lockedthem up in a cell. A to include, con-tain Ese libro encierra ideas útiles.That book contains useful ideas.

O encerrarse to shut oneself (up),lock oneself (up) Se ha encerrado ensu cuarto. He locked himself in hisroom.

encía gum (of the mouth).

encima on ¿Quiere Ud. que ponga estoencima de la mesa? Do you want meto put this on the table?

° por encima superficially, sketchilyHe leído el diario por encima. Iskimmed through the paper. O por en-cima de above El avión volaba por en-cima de las nubes. The airplane wasflying above the clouds.

encina evergreen oak (tree).

encinta pregnant.

encoger to shrink Esa tela va a encogersi se lava. That material's going toshrink if it's washed.

O encogerse de hombros to shrugone's shoulders Se encogió de hombrospor toda contestación. His only answerwas to shrug his shoulders.

encogido (see encoger) bashful Era unchico muy encogido. He was a verybashful boy.

encolerizar to anger.

O encolerizarse to become angry.

encomendar to charge with, entrust to

' he encomendarán la ejecución delproyecto. They'll entrust the comple-tion of the project to him.

encomienda O encomienda postal parcel,package, parcel post [Am].

enconado (see enconarse) rankling Setenían un odio enconado. They hada rankling hatred for each other.

enconarse to become infected Se le haenconado la herida. His wound hasbecome infected.

encontrar [rad-ch /] to find Encontré estereloj en la estación. I found this watchat the station.—¿Cómo encuentra Ud.el trabajo? How do you find the work?A to meet Anoche encontré a mi amigoen la biblioteca. I met my friend inthe library last night.

O encontrarse to meet Nos encon-traremos en el teatro. We'll meet inthe theater. A to collide Los dos ca-miones se encontraron con gran estré-pito. The two trucks collided with agreat crash. A to be Mi mujer se en-contraba allí. My wife was there.A to come upon Al doblar la esquinanos encontramos con el desfile. Wecame upon the parade when we turnedthe corner. A to feel ¿Cómo se en-cuentra el enfermo esta mañana?How's the patient feeling this morn-ing?

encontronazo bump, collision.

encorvar to bend, curve.

O encorvarse to bend, stoop.

encrucijada street or road intersection.

encuentro meeting Fué un encuentro muyafortunado. It was a very fortunatemeeting. A match Después de veneeren todos los encuentros, obtuvo el títu-lo de campeón. After winning all thematches, he got the title of champion.O salir al encuentro de to go to meetSalió al encuentro de los invitados.He went to meet the guests.

encurtido pickle [Am].

enderezar to straighten.

O enderezarse to straighten up, situp.

endiablado devilish, mischievous.

endoso indorsement.

endulzar to sweeten.

endurecer(se) [-zc-~\ to harden.

enemigo [n; adj~\ enemy.

enemistad [/] enmity.

energía energy.

O energía eléctrica electric power.

enérgico energetic.

enero January.

enfadar to anger, annoy.

O enfadarse to get angry No haymotivo para enfadarse. There's noreason to get angry.

enfado anger, annoyance.

énfasis [m] emphasis.

enfermar(se) to fall ill, to get sick.

enfermedad

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ensenada

enfermedad [/] illness, sickness, disease.

enfermera nurse.

enfermo [ad;] sick Ayer operaron alniño enfermo. They operated on thesick child yesterday. A [w] patient Elenfermo está en el hospital. Thepatient's in the hospital.

enflaquecer(se) [-zc-] to become thin.

enfrente opposite, across Enfrente hayuna casa blanca. Across (the street)there's a white house.

O de enfrente across the street Vivenen la casa de enfrente. They live inthe house across the street. O en-frente de opposite El auto está paradoenfrente de aquel edificio. The car'sparked opposite that building.

enfriamiento [m] cold (illness).

enfriar to cool Debemos enfriar el aguaen la nevera. We must cool the waterin the ice box.

O enfriarse to cool off, become coldDeje el café ahí para que se enfríe.Leave your coffee there so it can cooloff. A to get chilled Abrigúese bien,no se vaya a enfriar. Dress warmly soyou won't get chilled.

engañar to deceive Engañó a su amigo.He deceived his friend.

O engañarse to make a mistake, bewrong Se engañaron a causa de laniebla. They made a mistake becauseof the fog.

engaño deceit.

engordar to fatten; to get fat.

enhorabuena congratulations.

enjuagar to rinse.

enlace [m] marriage Han anunciado supróximo enlace. They've announcedtheir coming marriage. A connec-tion (s) El enlace de trenes es excelenteen esta estación. The train connec-tions at this station are excellent.

enlazar to connect Esos dos trenes en-lazan en la próxima estación. Thosetwo trains connect at the next station.

enlodarse to get muddy Las ruedas seenlodaron completamente. The wheelsgot all muddy.

enloquecer [-zc-] to become insane A con-secuencia del golpe enloqueció. As aresult of the blow he became insane.A to drive crazy Este trabajo me estáenloqueciendo. This work's driving mecrazy.

O enloquecerse to get furious or madCon la discusión se enloqueció. He gotfurious as a result of the argument.

enmendar [rad-ch /] to amend, correctHágame el favor de enmendar estacopia. Please correct this copy for me.

O enmendarse to mend one's ways,reform Si no no se enmienda, no podrátriunfar nunca. If he doesn't mend hisways, he'll never succeed.

enmohecido rusty.

enojar to anger La suspensión del espec-táculo enojó al público. The publicwas angered by the suspension of theshow.

° enojarse to get angry Enojándoseno arreglará nada. Nothing will begained by getting angry.

enojo anger.

enorme enormous.

enormidad [/] outrage Lo que ha hechoese hombre es una enormidad. Whatthat man's done is an outrage. A greatnumber, great quantity En la fiestahubo una enormidad de gente. Therewas a great crowd at the party.

enredadera climbing vine.

enredar to snarl, tangle up El gato en-redó todos los hilos. The cat tangledup all the threads. A to snarl, mess upEl gerente enredó todos los negociosde la compañía. The manager messedup all the company's business.

O enredarse to get snarled Se enredóla cuerda. The string got snarled.O enredarse con to get involved withSe enredó con una mala mujer. Hegot involved with a bad woman. O en-redarse en to get involved in Se enredóen negocios siicios. He got involvedin shady business affairs.

enredo tangle, intrigue.

enriquecer [-zc-~\ to enrich. A to enhanceEse adorno enriquece mucho el traje.That trimming enhances the dress.

O enriquecerse to get rich Se enri-queció de repente. He got rich quickly.

enrollar to roll up Enrolle Ud. esas re-vistas. Roll up those magazines.

enronquecer(se) [-zc-~\ to get hoarse Seenronqueció de tanto gritar. He gothoarse from so much shouting.

ensalada salad.

ensanchar to widen Estaban ensanchandoel camino cuando pasamos. They werewidening the road when we passed.A to let out, enlarge Tiene Ud. que en-sancharme la chaqueta. You'll have tolet out my jacket.

ensayar to try, test Vamos a ensayar elnuevo material. We're going to testthe new material. A to rehearse Nohan tenido tiempo de ensayar la come-dia. They haven't had time to rehearsethe play.

ensayo test, trial; rehearsal.

ensenada cove.

enseñanza

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entre

enseñanza instruction, teaching.

enseñar to teach Un mejicano le enseñóespañol. A Mexican taught himSpanish. A to show Me enseñó el re-trato de su novia. He showed me apicture of his sweetheart. A to show,point out Enseñe Ud. el camino alseñor. Show this gentleman the way.

ensillar to saddle.

ensordecer [-zc-] to deafen.

ensuciar to soil, to dirty.

ensueño pipe dream, day dream.

entablar to board up Entablaron las ven-tanas. They boarded up the windows.A to begin, start Han entablado nego-ciaciones. They've started negotia-tions.

entablillar to put splints on Se rompió unbrazo y tuvieron que entablillárselo.He broke his arm and they had to putsplints on it.

entender [rad-ch 7] to understand Ya en-tiendo lo que Ud. quiere decir. Now Iunderstand what you mean.

O a (or según) mi entender in myopinion A mi entender es mejor cambiarde procedimiento. In my opinion it's bet-ter to change the policy. O entender deto be familiar with, be good at ¿En-tiende Ud. de mecánica? Are you goodat mechanics? O entenderse con todeal with Tendrán que entenderse conel jefe. They'll have to deal with theboss. O entender(se) en to be incharge of ¿Quién se entiende en esteasunto? Who's in charge of this mat-ter?

entendido (see entender) O estar (orquedar) entendido to be understoodEstá entendido que empezaremos ma-ñana. It's understood that we'll starttomorrow. O no darse por entendidoto pretend not to understand No me dipor entendido. I pretended I didn'tunderstand. O ser (muy) entendido ento be skilled or informed in Es un obre-ro muy entendido en su oficio. He'svery skilled in his trade.

entendimiento understanding; mind.

enterar to inform, report Debemos en-terar a la dirección de lo que pasa.We must inform the management ofwhat's going on.

O enterarse to pay attention No teenteras de lo que te estoy diciendo.You aren't listening to what I'm say-ing. O enterarse (de) to learn Acabode enterarme de la noticia. I've justlearned the news. A to find out, inquireEntérese del hotel en que viven. Findout what hotel they're living at.

entereza fortitude; presence of mind.

entero entire, whole.

enterrar [rad-ch I] to bury.

entierro burial.

entonación [/] intonation.

entonar to sing in tune; to begin to sing.Ato harmonize, blend (of colors)Estos colores entonan muy bien. Thesecolors harmonize very well.

entonces at the time, then Entonces vivíacon sus padres. He was living with hisparents at the time. A then ¿Entoncesya no me necesita Ud.? Then youdon't need me now, do you?—¿Y en-tonces que pasó? And then what hap-pened?

|| ¿Entonces? Then what? or Andthen? [Am].

entrada entrance Adornaron la entradacon banderas. They decorated the en-trance with flags. A admission La en-trada será gratis. Admission will befree. A attendance La función tuvouna buena entrada. The show waswell attended. A ticket, seat Debemoscomprar las entradas ahora mismo.We have to buy the tickets right now.A admittance Se prohibe la entrada.No admittance. A beginning A la en-trada del invierno saldré de viaje. I'mleaving on a trip at the beginning ofwinter. A entrée ¿Qué desea Ud. comoentrada? What do you want for anentree?

O entradas receding hair at temples Apesar de su juventud ya tiene entradas.In spite of his youth his hair's alreadyreceding at the temples. A income Lasentradas superan a las salidas. Theincome exceeds the outgo.

\\Entrada pública. Admission free.

entrar to enter, come in, go in ¿Se puedeentrar? May I come in? A to fit Elzapato no me entra, es muy chico.The shoe doesn't fit me; it's too small.A to join Quiero entrar en un club de-portivo. I want to join an athleticclub.

O entrar a trabajar to go to work,be employed Entraron a trabajar enuna fábrica. They went to work in afactory. O entrar en Cor a) to enterEntrará en la Universidad el añopróximo. He'll enter the Universitynext year.

|| A este chico no le entra la arit-mética. This child can't get arithmeticthrough his head.

entre between La mujer estaba sentadaentre dos hombres. The woman wassitting between two men. A among

entreabierto

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equivocar

Repartiremos las ganancias entre to-dos. We'll divide the profits among allof us.—Es muy alegre la vida entreestudiantes. Life among students isvery gay.—Entre los cuatro levantaronla carga. Among the four of them,they picked up the load.

entreabierto (see entreabrir) ajar, half-open.

entreabrir to open halfway, open partway.

entreacto intermission.

entrega delivery Ud. tendrá que pagar ala entrega del paquete. You'll have topay for the package on delivery.

entregar to deliver, hand over No hanentregado la mercadería todavía. Theyhaven't delivered the goods yet. A tohand Entregúeme la carta. Hand methe letter. A to give up, surrender, turnover Lo entregaron a la policía. Theyturned him over to the police.

O entregarse to give in, yield Se en-tregó a la bebida. He gave in to drink.A to surrender El batallón se entregóal enemigo. The battalion surrenderedto the enemy.

entrenador [m] trainer, coach.

entrenamiento training, coaching.

entrenar to train.

entrepaño shelf.

entretanto meanwhile.

entretener \irr\ to entertain, amuse Hayque entretener al niño con algo. Youhave to amuse the child with some-thing. A to delay, tie up Mis asuntosme entretuvieron hasta muy tarde. Myaffairs tied me up until very late.

O entretenerse to amuse oneself Nosentretuvimos jugando a las cartas. Weamused ourselves playing cards. A tobe tied up, be delayed Me entretuvehasta muy tarde arreglando unas cosas.I was tied up until very late gettingsome things in order.

entretenido (see entretener) entertain-ing, amusing.

entretenimiento pastime.

entrevista interview.

entrevistar to interview.

entristecer [-zc-] to sadden, be depress-ing Lo negro entristece. Black is de-pressing.

O entristecerse to become sad Se en-tristeció mucho al saberlo. He becamesad when he found out.

entumecer to numb El frío entumece losmiembros. Cold numbs the limbs.O entumecerse [-zc-~\ to become numb.

enturbiar to roil, make muddy El tem-poral enturbió las aguas. The storm

roiled the water. A to dim (vision) Lafiebre le enturbió la vista. The feverdimmed his vision.

O enturbiarse to become muddy Elagua se enturbió con la lluvia. Thewater became muddy because of therain.

entusiasmar to make enthusiastic Lasnoticias entusiasmaron al público. Thenews made the public enthusiastic.

O entusiasmarse to be enthusiasticLos muchachos se entusiasmaron conla música. The boys were enthusiasticabout the music.

entusiasmo enthusiasm.

entusiasta [m, f] enthusiast.

envejecer [-zc-] to age, become old.

envenenamiento poisoning.

envenenar to poison.

enviado envoy.

enviar to send Envíe Ud. la carta por

correo aéreo. Send the letter airmail.

O enviarle a uno a paseo to send one

about his business, tell someone to go

chase himself.

envidia envy.

envidiable enviable.

envidiar to envy Envidia a todos susamigos. He envies all his friends.

envidioso envious.

envío shipment.

envolver [rad-ch 7] to wrap No envol-vieron bien la caja. They didn't wrapthe box well.

envuelto (see envolver) involved Siempreestá envuelto en líos. He's always in-volved in some sort of a mess.

epidemia epidemic.

episodio episode.

época epoch, time, times, period.

equilibrio balance.

equipaje [m] baggage, luggage St va Ud.en avión no podrá llevar mucho equi-paje. If you go by plane you won't beable to take much luggage.—En lafrontera van a registrar el equipaje.They're going to examine the baggageat the border.

equipo team; equipment.

equivalencia equivalent Déme Ud. laequivalencia en dólares. Give me theequivalent in dollars.

equivocación [/] mistake Se llevó miabrigo por equivocación. He took mycoat by mistake.

equivocar to mistake, confuse Equivocólos paquetes. He mixed up the pack-ages.

O equivocarse to make a mistake, bewrong Se equivoca Ud. You're wrong.O equivocarse de to . . . the wrong . . .

error

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ese, esa

Me equivoqué de autobús. I took thewrong bus.—Me equivoqué de puerta.I went to the wrong door.

error [to] mistake Esta copia está llenade errores. This copy's full of mis-takes.

O error de imprenta typographicalerror (in printed matter). O error demáquina typographical error (in type-writing). O estar en un error to bemistaken Dispénseme, pero está Ud. enun error. Excuse me, but you're mis-taken.

esa (see ese) that.

escabroso rough, uneven Bajamos por uncamino muy escabroso. We went downa very rough road. A off-color, risqueNos contó un chiste escabroso. He toldus an off-color story.

escala (rope) ladder Cayó al romperse laescala. He fell when the ladder broke.4 scale ¿A qué escala está este mapa?What's the scale of this map?—Estabahaciendo escalas en el piano. He wasplaying scales on the piano.

° hacer escala to make a stop Elbarco hará escala en Cádiz. The ship'llmake a stop at Cadiz.

escalera stair, stairway Subió las esca-leras corriendo. He ran up the stairs.A ladder Apoye la escalera contra lapared. Put the ladder against the wall.

escalón [to] step ¿Cuántos escalones tieneesta escalera? How many steps hasthis staircase?

escampar to clear up, stop raining Alescampar podremos seguir. We'll beable to go on when it clears up.

escandalizar to shock, scandalize La no-ticia escandalizó al público. The newsshocked the public.

escándalo scandal.

escapada escapade.

O en una escapada in a jiffy Aun nolo he hecho pero lo haré en una esca-pada. I haven't done it yet, but I'lldo it in a jiffy.

escapar to escape Escapamos de un granpeligro. We escaped from a greatdanger.

O escaparse to escape, run away Senos escapó el perro. The dog ran awayfrom us.—Se han escapado unos presosde la cárcel. Some prisoners haveescaped from the jail. A to slip outSiento haberlo dicho, se me escapó.I'm sorry I said it; it slipped out.

escapatoria escapade, prank Las escapa-torias de ese niño preocupan a suspadres. That child's pranks worry hisparents.

escape [to] escape.

O a escape hastily, in a hurry.

escarbar to scratch, dig, pick.

escasear to be scarce La gasolina escaseapor aquí. Gasoline is scarce aroundhere.

escasez [/] shortage, scarcity.

escaso scarce, short La carne está escasa.Meat's scarce.

escena scene No me hagas escenas. Don'tmake scenes. A stage Al levantarse eltelón, la escena estaba oscura. Whenthe curtain went up, the stage wasdark.

escenario stage (of a theater).

esclavo, esclava slave.

escoba broom.

escoger to choose, take, select Escogimosel camino más corto. We took theshortest road.

escolar scholastic. A [n] student.

esconder to hide No sé en dónde escon-dieron la llave. I don't know wherethey hid the key.

escopeta shotgun.

escribiente [to, /] clerk.

escribir [irr~\ to write.

O escribir a máquina to type, type-write.

escrito (see escribir) written.

escritor, escritora writer, author.

escritorio desk.

escuadra fleet (naval); carpenter's square.

escuchar to listen Escuche Ud. un mo-mento. Listen a minute.

escuela school.

escultura sculpture.

escupir to spit Se prohibe escupir. Spit-ting prohibited.

escurrir to wring Escurra bien esa ropaantes de tenderla. Wring those clotheswell before you hang them up. A todrain Escurre las espinacas. Drainthe spinach.

O escurrir el bulto to sneak away, tomake a get-away Escurrió el bultocuando menos lo pensábamos. Hesneaked away when we least expectedit. O escurrirse to slip Se escurrió enuna. monda de plátano. He slipped ona banana peel.—El plato se me escurrióde las manos. The plate slipped out ofmy hands. A to slip away Se escurrióde la reunión sin que lo viesen. Heslipped away from the meeting withoutanyone seeing him.

ese, esa; pi esos, esas [adj] that, those¿Quién es ese chico? Who's that boy?

é9e, ésa; pl ésos, ésas [pron] that, thatone, those Esos no son los míos. Thosearen't mine.

esencia

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estado

esencia essence.

esfera sphere.

esfuerzo effort Haré un esfuerzo paraterminar el trabajo hoy. I'll make aneffort to complete the work today.

eso [neu pron] that Eso es. That's right.O eso mismo the same Eso mismocreía yo. That's exactly what I usedto think.

espacio space El avión se perdió en elespacio. The plane disappeared in thesky. A space, line Escriba Ud. el in-forme a un espacio. Single-space thereport. A blank, space Deje Ud. unespacio. Leave a blank.

espada sword; spade (cards).

espalda back (of the body) Le duele laespalda. His back hurts.

° a espaldas behind one's back hohicieron a espaldas de sus padres. Theydid it behind their parents' back.

espantapájaros [m sg~] scarecrow.

espantar to scare, frighten Se espantapor muy poca cosa. She gets scaredover nothing at all.

espanto fear, fright.

espantoso terrible, frightful.

espárrago asparagus.

especial [adj~\ special.

espectáculo spectacle, show La corridade toros es un espectáculo muy intere-sante. Bull fighting's a very interest-ing spectacle. A spectacle, scene Nodes un espectáculo llorando en la calle.Don't make a spectacle of yourselfcrying in the street.

espectador, espectadora spectator.O espectadores [m pl~\ audience.

espejo mirror.

espera wait Después de una espera largapudimos entrar. We got in after along wait.

O estar en {or estar a la) espera deto be waiting for Estuvimos en esperadel barco muchas horas. We werewaiting for the boat for many hours.

0 sala de espera waiting room.esperanza hope.

O tener (la) esperanza (de) to hopeTengo esperanza de que venga. I hopehe'll come.

esperar to expect Espero una llamadatelefónica esta mañana. I expect aphone call this morning. A to hopeEsperaban que no muriese. They hopedhe wouldn't die. A to wait Espero ami amiga. I'm waiting for my friend.

espeso thick No me gtista la sopa espesa.

1 don't like thick soup. A heavy Aceiteespeso. Heavy oil.

espesor [m] thickness.

espesura thickness, density; thicket.

espía [m, /] spy.

espiar to spy (on).

espina thorn Tengo una espina en el dedo.I have a thorn in my finger. A boneEste pescado tiene muchas espinas.This fish has a lot of bones.

espinacas [/ pi] spinach.

espinazo spine.

espíritu [?«] spirit, soul.

espléndido splendid, wonderful, swellDespués del baile sirvieron una cenaespléndida. They served a wonderfuldinner after the dance. A generous Sonespléndidos con sus amigos. They'regenerous with their friends.

esponja sponge.

esposa wife.

O esposas [/ pi] handcuffs.

esposo husband.

espuela spur.

espuma foam; lather.

esqueleto skeleton. A blank (to be filledout) [Am],

esquina corner (outward angle) Viven enla casa de la esquina. They live in thehouse on the corner.

esquinazo O dar esquinazo to evade,avoid Le vi venir pero le di esquinazo.I saw him coming but I avoided him.

establecer [-zc-] to establish Establecie-ron un nuevo régimen. They estab-lished a new regime.

° establecerse to settle Se establese-rán en Méjico. They'll settle in Mexico.A to set up a business Se establecieronen la Quinta Avenida. They set up abusiness on Fifth Avenue.

establecimiento establishment.

estaca stake (post).

estacada ° dejarle a uno en la estacadato leave one holding the bag.

estación [/] station Fueron a recibirnosa la estación. They went to the sta-tion to meet us. A season En los tró-picos hay sólo dos estaciones. Thereare only two seasons in the tropics.A stop [i4w] Este tren es directo, nohará muchas estaciones. This is athrough train; it won't make manystops.

estacionar to park (car, etc).

O estacionarse to park ¿Dónde pode-mos estacionarnos? Where can wepark? A to station oneself.

estadio stadium.

estado condition El camino está en malestado. The road's in bad condition.Astatus "¿Estado?" "Soltero." "Mar-

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estallar

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estrenar

ital status?" "Single." A state Hizoun viaje por todos los estados del país.He took a trip through all the statesin the country. A state, governmentEstá al servicio del estado. He worksfor the government.

estallar to break out, start Temen queestalle una insurrección. They're afraida revolt'll break out. A to explode Alestallar la bomba causó muchos daños.The bomb caused a lot of damage whenit exploded.

estampilla postage stamp [Am].

estanco cigar store.

estanque [m] pond.

estanquillo cigar store [Mex].

estante [m] shelf.

estar [irr~\ to be (in a place) La casa estáen la colina. The house is on the hill.A to be (in a condition at a given mo-ment) La sopa está muy caliente. Thesoup's very hot. A to look, seem EstáUd. muy linda hoy. You look verypretty today.

O estamos a it's (a date or day of theweek) "¿A cuántos estamos?" "Estamosa 5 de junio." "What's the date?""It's the fifth of June." O estar conto have (an illness) Estoy con dolorde cabeza. I have a headache. O estarcon prisa to be in a hurry No puedoesperar porque estoy con prisa. Ican't wait because I'm in a hurry.O estar de to act as, act in the capacityof ¿Quién está de telefonista hoy?Who's at the switchboard today?

0 estar de acuerdo to agree Estuvieronde acuerdo en todo. They agreed oneverything. O estar de viaje to betraveling Estuvimos de viaje duranteel verano. We were traveling duringthe summer. O estar para to be aboutto Criando llegamos estaban para salir.When we arrived they were about toleave. O estar por to be in favor ofYo estaba por ir y ellos por quedarse.

1 was in favor of going and they werein favor of staying.

\\¡Está bien! or Está bueno. All

right.estatua statue.estatura stature, height,este [m] east.este, esta; estos, estas [adj] this, these

Este chico nos da mucha guerra. This

boy gives us a lot of trouble,éste, ésta; éstos, éstas [pron\ this one,

those Este fué el que llegó primero. He

was the first to arrive.estilo style ¿Qué estilo de muebles le gus-

taría? What style of furniture wouldyou like?

estimar to value, respect, hold dear Es-tima mucho a sus amigos. He valueshis friends highly.

estirar to stretch, pull Al estirar la telase rompió. The material tore when itwas stretched.

O estirarse to stretch (oneself). A tostretch Esta tela se estira mucho allavarla. This cloth stretches a greatdeal when it's washed.

esto \neu pron\ this Esto no lo entiendo.I don't understand this.

O en esto at this point En esto llegóél. At this point he arrived.

estofado stew.

estómago stomach.

estorbar to block, obstruct Este muebleestorba el paso. This furniture's in theway. A to bother, be in one's wayNo se vaya Ud., no nos estorba. Don'tgo away, you're not bothering us. A toimpede, hinder Las huelgas estorbanla producción de guerra. Strikes hinderwar production.

estornudar to sneeze.

estrechar to take in, make narrower Metiene Ud. que estrechar la chaqueta.You have to take in my jacket.

O estrechar la mano (a) to shakehands (with).

estrecho narrow Pasamos por un caminoestrecho. We went along a narrowroad. A tight El traje le está muy es-trecho. The dress is very tight on her.A close Su amistad es muy estrecha.Their friendship's very close. O [m]strait (s) ¿Ha pasado Ud. por el es-trecho de Magallanes? Have you evergone through the Straits of Magellan?

estrella star; leading actor or actress.

estrellado (see estrellar) O cielo es-trellado starry sky. O hueros estre-llados eggs sunny side up.

estrellar to smash (up) Cualquier día vaa estrellar el automóvil. He's goingto smash up his car any day.

° estrellarse to crash El avión seestrelló contra la casa. The planecrashed against the house.

estremecer [-zc-] to shake La detonaciónestremeció el suelo. The explosionshook the ground.

O estremecerse to start, shudder,tremble Se estremeció al oír el ruido.He started when he heard the noise.

estremecimiento shudder, shuddering.

estrenar to open (a play) Mañana estre-narán una nueva obra en el Teatro Na-.

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estropear

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exponer

donal. Tomorrow they'll open a newplay at the National Theater. Atowear for the first time ¿Está Ud. estre-nando ese traje ? Are you wearing thatdress for the first time?

O estrenarse to open (of a play) Esaobra se estrenó en Broadway la semanapasada. That play opened on Broad-way last week.

estropear to ruin, damage Los niños hanestropeado el radio. The boys haveruined the radio. A to spoil Su dimi-sión estropeó nuestros planes. Hisresignation spoiled our plans.

O estropearse to be out of order Laplancha eléctrica se ha estropeado.The electric iron's out of order.

estruendo deafening noise.

estudiante [m, /] student.

estudiar to study.

estufa stove, heater.

estupendo wonderful Anoche vi una pelí-cula estupenda. I saw a wonderfulmovie last night.

estupidez [/] stupidity.

estúpido stupid. A [«] stupid person.

etcétera, etc and so forth, etc.

éter [m] ether.

eterno eternal, endless.

etiqueta label Lea Ud. lo que dice la eti-queta. Read what's on the label.

O de etiqueta formal Habrá un bailede etiqueta en el Casino. There'll bea formal dance at the Casino.

evangelio gospel.

evitar to avoid Evitaba encontrarse conél. He avoided meeting him. A to pre-vent Lograron evitar la explosión.They succeeded in preventing the ex-plosion.

exactitud [/] accuracy Este trabajo estáhecho con mucha exactitud. Thiswork's very accurately done. A punc-tuality La exactitud es su cualidadcaracterística. Punctuality is his dis-tinguishing characteristic.

exacto exact, correct La cuenta está ex-acta, gracias. The bill's correct, thankyou. A accurate Hizo un relato exacto.He gave an accurate report.

exagerar to exaggerate No le puedo creerporque siempre exagera. I can't be-lieve him because he always exag-gerates.

examen [m] examination, test.

examinar to inspect No han examinadotodavía el equipaje. They haven't in-spected the baggage yet. A to examineEl médico examinó al enfermo. Thedoctor examined the patient. Ato ob-serve Examinaba con mucha atención

todos sms movimientos. He observedall his movements closely.

O examinarse to be examined, take(an) examination (s) Tendrán que ex-aminarse de español e inglés. They'llhave to take examinations in Spanishand English.

excelente excellent. A fine ¡Excelente!Iremos juntos. Fine! We'll go together.

excepción [/] exception.

excursión [/] excursion, picnic.

excusa excuse.

excusado washroom, toilet.

excusar to excuse, pardon Debe Ud. ex-cusar sus faltas. You should excusehis faults. A to decline Excusó la in-vitación porque no le gustaba la gente.He declined the invitation because hedidn't like the people.

O excusarse to apologize Si no vatendrá Ud. que excusarse. If you don'tgo you'll have to apologize.

exhibición [/] exhibition, showing [Am].

exhibir to exhibit, show.

exigir to require Exigen que se paguepor adelantado. Payment is requiredin advance. A to demand Le exigieronque declarase. They demanded that hetestify.

existencia existence, life Me amarga laexistencia. He makes my life miser-able. A stock Tenían grandes existen-cias de mercadería. They had a largestock of merchandise.

éxito success El éxito de la empresa sor-prendió a todos. The success of theenterprise astonished everybody.

exótico foreign, exotic.

experiencia experience No tengo experi-encia en este trabajo. I haven't anyexperience in this work.

experto expert, skilled.

expirar to expire El plazo del contratoexpira hoy. The contract expires to-day.

explicar to explain ¡Déjeme Ud. que selo explique! Let me explain it to you!O explicarse to understand No puedoexplicarme lo ocurñdo. I can't under-stand what happened.

explorador [m] explorer; Boy Scout.

explosión [/] explosion, blast.

explotar to work, exploit Están explotan-do una mina de plata. They're work-ing a silver mine. A to exploit, useExplotaba siempre a sus amigos. Hewas always using his friends.

exponer [irr] to expose No hay que ex-poner esto al sol. This mustn't be ex-posed to the sun. A to explain Ex-ponga Ud. su idea con más claridad.

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exportación

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fácil

Explain your idea more clearly.

O exponerse to expose oneself Se ex-pone Ud. a que le critiquen mucho.You're exposing yourself to a lot ofcriticism.

exportación [/] export Trabaja en unaoficina de exportación. He works in anexport house.

exportar to export.

exposición [/] exhibition; risk.

expresar to express.

O expresarse to express oneself, speakSe expresa con mucha corrección. Heexpresses himself very correctly.

expresión [/] expression.

expresivo affectionate Escribió una cartamuy expresiva. He wrote a very affec-tionate letter. A expressive Tiene fac-ciones muy expresivas. She has veryexpressive features.

expreso O tren expreso express train.

expuesto (see exponer) exhibited, on dis-play Esos libros estaban expuestos enel escaparate. Those books were ondisplay in the window. A dangerous Enaquel tiempo era muy expuesto viajar.Traveling was very dangerous at thattime.

expulsar to expel.

exquisito delicious El pastel está exqui-sito. The pie's delicious. A exquisiteTiene un gusto exquisito para vestir.She has exquisite taste in clothes.

extender [rad-ch /] to spread out, extendExtendieron el mapa sobre la mesa.They spread the map out on the table.A to issue La biblioteca le extenderáuna tarjeta de lector. The library willissue you a reader's card. A to enlargeExtenderán el campo de aterrizaje.They'll enlarge the landing field. .A toexpand Han extendido sus negocios por

todo el país. They've expanded theirbusiness throughout the country.

O extenderse to spread, become com-mon or widespread Se ha extendidomucho esa costumbre. That custom'sbecome very widespread.

exterior \_adj; m\ outside El exterior dela casa estaba muy deteriorado. Theoutside of the house was very rundown.

externo external Para uso externo sola-mente. For external use only.

extra [adv~\ extra El desayuno se pagaextra. Extra charge for breakfast.A if] extra [.Am] ¿Leyó Ud. la extra deesta mañana? Did you read this morn-ing's extra?

extranjero foreign Hablaban una lenguaextranjera. They spoke a foreign lan-guage. A [n] foreigner El hotel estálleno de extranjeros. The hotel's fullof foreigners.

° en el extranjero abroad Ha vividomucho tiempo en el extranjero. He'slived abroad for a long time.

extrañar to miss Extraño mucho a mimadre. I miss my mother very much.O extrañarle a uno to seem strange(to) Me extraña que no haya llegadoaún. It seems strange to me that hehasn't arrived yet.

extraño strange Tiene un nombre ex-traño. He has a strange name. A [n]stranger No lo conozco, es un extraño.I don't know him; he's a stranger.

extraordinario extraordinary.

extravagante queer, unusual.

extraviarse to be off course, get lost ormisplaced Los aviadores se extravia-ron. The aviators were off their course.

extremo end Siéntese Ud. al extremo dela mesa. Sit at the end of the table.

fábrica factory.

fabricación [/] manufacture.

fabricante [m] manufacturer.

fabricar to manufacture.

fábula fable. A fabrication, lies Todo loque nos contó es una fábula. Every-thing he told us was pure fabrication.

fabuloso fabulous.

facción [/] faction.

O facciones features (of the face)Tiene las facciones muy correctas. Hehas very regular features.

facha appearance, looks No me gustaba

la facha que tenía aquel hombre. Ididn't like that man's looks. A sight,mess Vestido de aquella manera, erauna facha. He was a sight, dressedthat way.

fachada front (of a building).

fácil easy. A loose Aquella mujer eramuy fácil. She was a loose woman.A probable, likely Es muy fácil quevaya el domingo. It's very likely hellgo Sunday.

O fácil de easy to Eso es muy fácil dehacer. That's very easy to do.

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facilidad

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familia

facilidad [/] facility, ease. A aptitudeMostró gran facilidad para aprendermúsica. He showed great aptitude formusic.

O con facilidad with ease, fluentlyHablaba inglés con mucha facilidad.He speaks English very fluently. O darfacilidades to facilitate; to offer assist-ance El gobierno nos dio toda clase defacilidades para la investigación. Th~government offered us every assistancein the investigation.

facilitar to supply Facilitó los fondosnecesarios para aquel negocio. He sup-plied the necessary funds for that deal.A to facilitate, make easier Estos librosfacilitarán su trabajo. These bookswill make your work easier.

factor [»;] factor, element; baggageman.

factoría trading post; [Mex] factory.

factura bill, invoice Mándeme la facturaa casa. Send the bill to my house.

facturar to check (baggage).

facultad [/] faculty No tenía completassus facultades. He didn't have all hisfaculties. A authority Se le dio facul-tad para resolver la cuestión. He wasgiven authority to settle the dispute.A branch of a university, school Se li-cenció en la Facultad de Derecho. Hegraduated from Law School.

faena work, task Se dedicaban a las fae-nas del campo. They were engaged infarm work. A trick Me hizo una malafaena. He played a dirty trick on me.

faja sash (worn around waist); girdle(underwear).

falda skirt Lleva la falda muy corta.She's wearing a very short skirt.A slope, side El pueblo está en la faldade la colina. The village is on the sideof the hill. A lap Tenía el niño en lafalda. She had the child on her lap.

fallar to pass sentence El juez está dis-puesto a fallar. The judge is ready topass sentence. A to fail Me ha falladoimo de mis mejores amigos. One ofmy best friends has failed me. A tomiss, fail El motor falla siempre alsubir las cuestas. The motor alwaysmisses going uphill.

fallecer [-zc-~\ to die, pass away.

fallo verdict, decision.

falsear to falsify Ha falseado los hechos.He's falsified the facts. A to open witha skeleton key or pass key [Am] Losladrones falsearon la puerta. Thethieves opened the door with a passkey.

falsedad [/] falsehood, lie Estoy seguro

de que ha dicho una falsedad. I'm surehe's told a lie.

falsificar to forge, counterfeit.

falso false, untrue. A forged La firmaera falsa. The signature was forged.A counterfeit Me dieron un peso falso.They gave me a counterfeit peso.A imitation Usaba joyas falsas. Shewas wearing imitation jewelry. A dis-honest Fué muy falso conmigo. He wasdishonest with me.

O dar un paso en falso to make amisstep. O en falso falsely Juró enfalso. He swore falsely.

falta error, mistake Hay muchas faltosen esta traducción. There are a lot ofmistakes in this translation. A faultTodos tenemos nuestras faltas. We allhave our faults. A misdemeanor, pettycrime.

O a falta de for lack of Tomaremosesto a falta de cosa mejor. We'll takethis for lack of something better.° hacer falta to be necessary, beneeded Hace falta dinero. Money isneeded. O hacerle falta a uno to needMe hace falta un lápiz. I need a pen-cil. A to miss Ud. me hace mucha fal-ta. I miss you very much. O sin faltawithout fail Venga Ud. sin falta a lasonce. Come at eleven without fail.

faltar to lack Le faltan condiciones paratener éxito en el teatro. He lacks thequalifications for success in the thea-ter. A to be missing ¿Le falta a Ud.algo en su cartera? Is anything miss-ing from your pocketbook? A to beneeded Faltan cuatro para completarlos cincuenta. Four more are neededto make fifty. A to be lacking Faltandiez minutos para las dos. It's tenminutes to two. A to offend No le hequerido faltar. I didn't want to of-fend him.

O faltar a to be absent from Faltóa la clase el lunes. He was absentfrom class Monday. A to break, ig-nore No puede Ud. faltar a la cita. Youcan't break the appointment. O ¡Nofaltaba más! Of course; by all means"¿Va Ud. a quedarse?" "¡No faltabamás!" "Are you going to stay?" "Ofcourse!"

fama fame. A reputation Ese hombretiene mala fama. That man has a badreputation.

O tener fama de to have the reputa-tion of Tiene fama de sabio. He hasthe reputation of being very wise.

familia family.

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familiar

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feliz

familiar familiar Su apellido me es fa-miliar. His name's familiar to me.Á [w] relative Invitaron solaviente alos familiares. They invited only theirrelatives.

famoso famous.

fanático [ad;] fanatic, fanatical. A [«]fanatic.

fango mud.

fantasia imagination Toda esa historiaes un producto de su fantasia. Thatwhole story's a product of his imagina-tion. A whim No debe Ud. consentirletodas sus fantasías. You shouldn'tgive in to all her whims. A fantasy,fairy tale No le crea, todo eso es unafantasía. Don't believe that; it's alla fairy tale.

fantasma [m~\ ghost.

fantástico fantastic, unbelievable Explicóde una manera fantástica su retraso.He told a fantastic story to explainhis delay. A extravagant Daba unaspropinas fantásticas. He gave ex-travagant tips.

fardo big bundle, bale.

farmacéutico pharmacist.

farmacia pharmacy.

faro beacon, lighthouse; headlight.

farol [m] lantern Encienda Ud. el farolpara que veamos. Light the lanternso we can see. A street lamp A la luzdel farol de la calle leyó la carta. Heread the letter by the light of the streetlamp. A bluff Se echó un farol diciendoque le conocía. He was bluffing whenhe said he knew him.

farola street lamp.

farra O ir de farra to paint the town red,to go on a spree.

fascinar to fascinate.

fastidiar to annoy, bother ¡Hombre, nofastidies con esas bromas! Don't an-noy me with those jokes.

fastidioso annoying, tiresome.

fatal fatal.

fatalidad [/] fate.

fatiga fatigue, tiredness El trabajo pro-duce fatiga. Work produces fatigue.A hardship No hay vida sin fatigas.There's no life without hardships.

O pasar fatigas to have a hard timePasaba fatigas para ganarse la vida.He had a hard time making a living.

fatigar to tire Fatigó al caballo de tantogalopar. He tired the horse with somuch galloping.

O fatigarse to get tired ¡Se fatigaUd. demasiado con este trabajo! You'regetting too tired doing this work.

fatuo pompous, vain.

favor [m] favor Le hicieron muchosfavores. They did him many favors.° a favor de with, aided by Remabaa favor de la. corriente. He rowed withthe current. A on behalf of, for, infavor of Hizo testamento a favor deS7is hijos. He made his will in favorof his children. O en favor in behalf(of someone) Fué el único que habló ensu favor. He was the only one whospoke in his behalf. O favor de please[Am] Favor de pasarme el azúcar.Please pass me the sugar. O hacer elfavor de please ¿Quiere Ud. hacer elfavor de pasarme su plato? Will youplease pass me your plate? O porfavor please Por favor, ¿Quiere de-cirme qué hora es? Would you tellme the time, please?

favorable favorable.

favorecer [-zc-] to grant favors to, helpEse hombre ha favorecido mucha a mifamilia. That man's helped my familya lot. A to flatter Ud. me favorece.You flatter me. A to become No creoque ese color le favorezca a Ud. Idon't think that color becomes you.

favorito [adj; n] favorite.

fe [/] faith.

° de buena fe, de mala fe in goodfaith, in bad faith Lo hizo de buena fe.He did it in good faith. O tener fe ento believe in, have faith in Tengomucha, fe en él. I have great faith inhim.

fealdad [/] ugliness.

febrero February.

febril feverish.

fecha date ¿Qué fecha tiene la carta?What's the date on the letter?

fechar to date (a letter, etc).

fecundo prolific, fruitful.

federación [/] federation.

federal federal.

felicidad [/] happiness Es difícil conse-guir la felicidad. It's hard to achievehappiness. A safety Salió de aquellaprueba con toda felicidad. He carnethrough that experience safely.

felicitación [/] congratulations Cuandole escriba envíele mi felicitación por suéxito. When you write to him, send mycongratulations on his success.

felicitar to congratulate.

feliz happy No creo que será muy felizviviendo con su suegra. I don't thinkshe'll be happy living with her mother-in-law.—Deseamos a Ud. Feliz Año

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femenino

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fijo

Nuevo. We wish you a Happy NewYear.

femenino feminine.

fenómeno phenomenon; freak. A prodigyEra un fenómeno en las matemáticas.He was a prodigy in mathematics.

feo homely, ugly Era un hombre muyfeo. He was a very homely man.A serious El asunto tomó un cariz muyfeo. The matter took a serious turn.O hacer un feo to be impolite to, toslight Vaya Ud. a visitarlo, no le hagaUd. un feo. Go and visit him; don'tslight him.

feria country market, fair Compró doscaballos en la feria. He bought twohorses 'at the fair. A small change[Mex] ¿Tiene Ud. feria? Do you haveany small change?

feriado Odia feriado holiday [Aw].

fermentar to ferment, sour.

feroz ferocious.

ferretería hardware store.

ferrocarril [rn] railroad, railway.

fértil fertile.

festivo humorous.

O día festivo holiday.

fiado (see fiar) O al fiado on credit.

fiambre cold, served cold (of food).

O fiambres [m pi] cold meat, coldcuts.

fiambrera lunch pail.

fianza bail, bond.

O bajo fianza on bail Le han puestoen libertad bajo fianza. They've freedhim on bail.

fiar to give credit El Banco le fio hastacien mil pesetas. The bank gave him ahundred thousand pesetas' credit. A tosell on trust, sell on credit Hoy no sefia mañana sí. Cash today, credit to-morrow.

O fiarse de to trust, rely on No mefío de lo que dice. I don't trust whathe says. O Ser de fiar to be trust-worthy Ese hombre no es de fiar. Thatman's not to be trusted.

fibra fiber. A stamina, energy Es unhombre de mucha fibra. He's a manof great energy.

ficha chip (card games); domino; filingcard.

fidelidad [/] loyalty, faithfulness Lafidelidad es una virtud. Faithfulnessis a virtue. A exactness El documentose copió con toda fidelidad. The docu-ment was copied exactly.

fiebre [/] fever.

fiel faithful Le era fiel como un perro.He was as faithful to him as a dog.A correct, accurate El relato que hizo

era fiel. The account he gave wascorrect.

O estar en el fiel to balance, be bal-anced La balanza estaba en el fiel. Thescales were balanced.

fieltro felt (material).

fiera wild animal En el circo tienen unamagnífica colección de fieras. The cir-cus has a wonderful collection of wildanimals.

O como una fiera furious, like awild beast Se puso como una fiera. Hebecame furious. O trabajar como unafiera to work like a horse.

fiesta holiday El lunes es día de fiesta.Monday's a holiday. A party Hubo unagran fiesta en su casa. There was abig party at his house.

O hacerle fiestas a uno to play with(an infant) Le hizo fiestas al niño. Heplayed with the child.

figura figure, build Ese hombre tiene muybuena* figura. That man has a verygood build.

figurar to figure, be Entre los concu-rrentes figuraba el Duque de X. TheDuke of X was among those present.A to be in the limelight, be conspicuousLe gustaba mucho figurar. He liked tobe in the limelight.

O figurarse to imagine, think Sefigura que puede hacer todo lo quequiere. She imagines she can getaway with anything.

fijar to drive in Fijaron estacas paraasegurar la tienda. They drove instakes to hold the tent down. A topost Se prohibe fijar carteles. Post nobills. A to establish Han fijado su re-sidencia en Paris. They've establishedtheir residence in Paris. A to fix, setFijaron la fecha de la boda. They setthe date for the wedding.

° fijar los ojos en to stare at.O fijarse to imagine ¡Fíjate (en) loque me pasó! Imagine what happenedto me! O fijarse en to pay attentionto Fíjese Ud. en lo que le digo. Payclose attention to what I'm telling you.

fijo permanent Su puesto no es fijo. Hisjob isn't permanent. A fixed, set Nohacemos rebajas, nuestros precios sonfijos. We don't make reductions; ourprices are fixed. A fast No se puedequitar. Está fijo. It can't be removed.It's fast.

O a punto fijo exactly No lo sé apunto fijo. I don't know exactly. O defijo surely De fijo llueve hoy. It'll sure-ly rain today. O hora fija exact time,time agreed upon.

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fila

SPANISH-ENGLISH

llorido

fila row Déme una butaca de primerafila. Give me a seat in the first row,orchestra. A line, rank Había dos filasde soldados. There were two lines ofsoldiers.

O en fila in (a) line Los niños esta-ban en fila. The children were stand-ing in line.

filete [m~\ steak Comió un filete con papasfritas. He had steak and fried pota-toes.

filial filial.

filo (cutting) edge.

filosofía philosophy.

filtrar to filter.

fin [m] end ¿Llegaremos antes del fin dela película? Will we get there beforethe end of the movie? A purpose Nosé con qué fin lo dice. I don't knowwhat his purpose is in saying it.

O a fin de que so (that) A fin de quepudiera volver le mandé dinero. Isent him money so he'd be able tocome back. O a fines de toward theend of, late in (the week, etc) A finesde mes volveré a mi casa. I'll be backhome toward the end of the month.O al fin at last, finally Al fin se que-daron solos. They were alone at last.° al fin y al cabo after all Al fin y alcabo no era tan mala la comedia. Afterall the play wasn't so bad. O en finin short En fin, ella no le quería. Inshort, she didn't love him. Awell Enfin, ya veremos. Well, we'll see. O porfin at last Por fin pude encontrarle.At last I managed to find him. O sinfin (de) endless, no end (of), number-less Tenía un sin fin de cosas que hacer.He had no end of things to do.

final [adj] final. A [m] end, conclusion.O punto final period (punctuation).

financiar to finance [Aw].

finca country estate, property, farm.

fineza courtesy, politeness, kindness Mehizo muchas finezas. He extended manycourtesies to me.

fingir to pretend ¡No finja Ud. lo que nosiente! Don't pretend what you don'tfeel.

0 fingirse to feign, pretend Se fingióenfermo para no trabajar. He feignedillness to get out of working.

fino thin, fine, sharp Me gusta una plumafina. I like a pen with a fine point.A fine, delicate (of features, etc) Esamuchacha tiene las facciones muyfinas. That girl has very delicatefeatures. A refined, fine La pulsera esde oro fino. The bracelet's of fine gold.

A courteous Era un hombre muy fino.He was a very courteous man. A sheer,thin Llevaba unas medias muy finas.She wore very sheer hose.

finura courtesy.

firma signature Escriba Ud. la firma alpie. Sign it at the bottom.

O buena firma reliable firm or houseTrabajaba para una buena firma. Heworked for a reliable firm.

firmar to sign.

firme firm, steady, sturdy Tome esta sillaque es muy firme. Take this chair;it's sturdy.

O en firme definite, firm Hicieron unaoferta en firme. They made a definiteoffer. O estar en lo firme to be in theright Creo que estoy en lo firme. I be-lieve I'm in the right. O firmes [mpl]roadbed La carretera se hizo con firmesespeciales. The road was built with aspecial roadbed.

firmeza firmness.

fiscal fiscal. A [m] attorney-general; dis-trict attorney.

física physics.

físico physical. A [n] physicist.

fisonomía physiognomy, countenance,looks.

flaco thin, lean Cada día se le veía másflaco. He appeared thinner every day.A weak Encontré su punto flaco. I dis-covered his weak spot.

O hacerle a uno un flaco servicio toplay a dirty trick on one Le hizo unflaco servicio. He played a dirty trickon him.

flamenco flamingo; flamenco (type ofSpanish songs and dances).

flan [m] custard.

flaqueza failing, weakness.

flauta flute.

flecha arrow.

flete [m\ freight; freight rate.

flexibilidad [/] flexibility.

flexible flexible. A [w] electric cord [Sp] ;soft hat.

flirtear to flirt.

flojo lazy, slack Es muy flojo para el tra-bajo. He's very slack about his work.A loose Ese nudo está flojo. That knot'sloose.

flor [/] flower. A compliment Al verlapasar le echó una flor. When he sawher pass, he paid her a compliment.

florecer [-zc-] to bloom No creo que flo-rezcan tan pronto los rosales. I don'tthink the roses will bloom so soon.

florero flower vase.

florido florid, flowery. A in bloom Los

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flota

SPANISH-ENGLISH

forzoso

almendros están floridos. The almondtrees are in bloom.

flota fleet (of ships).

flotación [/] buoyancy.

O línea de flotación waterline.

flotar to float.

foco focus; headlight.

fogón [m] fire box (of locomotive, etc);stove, cooking range.

fogonero stoker, fireman.

folleto pamphlet.

fomentar to foment, promote El gobiernodebe fomentar las artes. The govern-ment ought to promote the arts. A tofoment, instigate Los agitadores fo-mentaban la rebelión. The agitatorsinstigated the rebellion.

fomento encouragement, promotion Elfomento de las artes. Promotion ofthe arts.

fonda inn.

fondo bottom Lo guardaba en el fondodel cajón. He kept it in the bottom ofthe drawer. A background El retratotenia un fondo oscuro. The portraithad a dark background. A back Elfondo de la casa. The back of thehouse.

O a fondo thoroughly Era necesarioestudiar el asunto a fondo. It wasnecessary to study the matter thor-oughly. O andar mal de fondos to beshort of money. O artículo de fondoeditorial Esc7-ibió un buen artículo defondo. He wrote a good editorial. O enel fondo at bottom, at heart En elfondo era una excelente persona. Hewas an excellent person at heart.O fondos funds No tengo fondos en elbanco. I have no funds in the bank.fonógrafo phonograph.forastero, forastera stranger (from an-other city or town).forjado (see forjar) O hierro forjado

wrought iron.forjar to forge, hammer.

O forjarse ilusiones to delude one-self, build castles in the air.forma shape, form No me gusta la formade este sombrero. I don't like theshape of this hat. A way, manner Nohabía forma de entenderlo. There wasno way of understanding it.

O con buenas (or malas) formaspolitely (or impolitely) Lo dijo conmuy buenas formas. He said it verypolitely. O dar forma a to put in finalform or shape Había que dar forma alartículo. The article had to be put infinal form. O en forma in order El

pasaporte estaba en forma. The pass-port was in order.formación [/] formation.

O en formación in formation.formal reliable Es un hombre muy for-mal. He's a very reliable man.A serious, sedate, settled Desde que secasó se ha vuelto muy formal. He'sbecome very settled since his marriage.formalidad [/] earnestness, seriousnessHablemos con formalidad. Let's talkseriously.

O formalidades red tape Perdieronmucho tiempo en todas las formali-dades. They lost a lot of time, with allthe red tape.formalizar to arrange, legalize Formali-zaron el contrato. They legalized thecontract.formar to form, make, be Formaban ungrupo muy alegre. They made a verymerry group.

O formar parte de to be a member orpart of Formó parte de esa organiza-ción. He was a member of that or-ganization.formidable formidable Se enfrentaban conuna competición formidable. Theywere up against some very formidablecompetition.fórmula formula. A solution Había queencontrar una fórmula. A solution hadto be found.

O por fórmula as a matter of formLe saludó por fórmula. He greeted himas a matter of form.formular to draw up, formulate Formulósus ideas en una memoria. He formu-lated his ideas in a report,forro lining (in clothing).fortaleza fortitude, strength Su forta-leza era notable. His fortitude wasremarkable. A fortress.fortuna fortune Hizo una fortuna especu-lando en la bolsa. He made a fortuneplaying the stock market. A luck Tuvela fortuna de encontrarle. I had theluck to find him.

O por fortuna fortunately Por for-tuna pudieron escapar. Fortunately,they were able to escape.forzado See forzar. A [?n] convict.O trabajo forzado forced labor.forzar [rad-ch I] to force, compel; torape. A to break down Forzaron lapuerta. They broke down the door,forzoso compulsory, unavoidable La deci-sión era forzosa. The decision wasunavoidable.

O paro forzoso unemployment.

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frito

fosa grave Lo llevaron a la fosa. Theytook him to the grave.

fósforo match ¿Tiene Ud. fósforos? Haveyou any matches?

fotografía photography; photograph.

fracasar to fail La comedia fracasó. Theplay failed.

fracaso failure, flop El negocio fué unfracaso. The business was a failure.

fracción [/] fraction; fragment.

fragancia fragrance.

frágil fragile.

fragmento fragment.

fraile [m] monk, friar.

franco free, exempt Se estableció unpuerto franco. A free port was estab-lished. Afrank ¡Sea Ud. franco con-migo! Be frank with me!

O franco de porte prepaid Envió lamercancía franco de porte. He sentthe merchandise prepaid.

franqueo postage, amount of postage¿Cuánto es el franqueo de esta carta?What's the postage on this letter?

franqueza frankness Me gusta la fran-queza de Ud. I like your frankness.O con franqueza frankly ¿Habla Ud.con franqueza? Are you speakingfrankly?

frasco bottle, flask.

frase [/] phrase.

fraternal brotherly, fraternal.

frazada blanket Ponga Ud. dos frazadasen la cama. Put two blankets on thebed.

frecuencia frequency.

frecuente frequent.

fregadero or fregadera kitchen sink.

fregar [rad-ch I] to scour, scrub Hace >falta que frieguen este piso. The floorhas to be scrubbed. A to wash (dishes)No me gusta fregar los platos. I don'tlike to wash dishes. A to annoy [Am]¡Hombre no friegues más! Stop an-noying me!

freír [rad-ch III~\ to fry Fríe el pescadocon aceite. He's frying the fish in oil.

frenar to (put on the) brake; to restrain.

frenesí [m~\ madness; frenzy.

frenético very angry; frenzied.

freno bit (for horses); brake.

frente [/] forehead. A [m] front, battle-field Los soldados marcharon al frente.The soldiers left for the front.

O al frente de in charge of No séquien está al frente del negocio. Idon't know who's in charge of the busi-ness. O en frente de opposite Vive enla casa que está en frente de la nuestra.He lives in the house opposite ours.

O frente a in front of El coche parófrente a la puerta. The coach stoppedin front of the door. O frente a frenteface to face Los dos enemigos estabanfrente a frente. The two enemies wereface to face. O hacer frente to faceHabía que hacer frente a aquel con-flicto. The problem had to be faced.

fresa strawberry.

fresco cool (of weather, wind, etc) Lanoche estaba fresca. The night wascool. A fresh (of food) El pescado es-taba muy fresco. The fish was veryfresh. A fresh, cheeky, nervy Ese tipoes muy fresco. That guy has a lot ofnerve. A [m\ cooling drink [Am] ¿Legusta el fresco de pina? Do you likepineapple drinks? A fresco Los fres-cos de la catedral son muy interesantes.The frescoes of the cathedral are veryinteresting.

O quedarse tan fresco to show noconcern, to remain unmoved ¡Y se que-dó tan fresco! He was completely un-concerned ! O tomar el fresco to getsome fresh air Estaban en el jardíntomando el fresco. They were in thegarden getting some fresh air.

frescura coolness Notamos frescura alllegar al río. We felt the coolness whenwe arrived at the river. A nerve, cheekLa frescura de aquel hombre indig-naba. The nerve of that man wasirritating.

frialdad [/] coldness (of weather); cool-ness, unconcern.

frijol [m] bean.

frío [adj] cold La sopa está fría. Thesoup's cold. A cold, unemotional Erade temperamento muy frío. He was avery cold person.

O hacer frío to be cold (of weather)Aquel invierno hizo mucho frío. It wasvery cold that winter. O no darle auno frío ni calor to leave one indif-ferent No me daba frío ni calor. Itleft me indifferent. O tener frío tofeel (or be) cold Tengo mucho frío.I'm very cold.

friolento sensitive to cold.

friolera trifle, something unimportantEso es una friolera. That's a trifle.

friolero chilly, sensitive to cold Es muyfriolero. He's very sensitive to cold.A (ironically) extremely important.

frito (see freír) fried.

O estar frito to be annoyed Estabafrito con esas preguntas. He was an-noyed by those questions. O traerle a

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fundición

uno frito to pester or annoy Aquelhombre me traía frito. That man waspestering me.

fritura fritter.

frivolo frivolous.

frontera frontier, boundary.

frotación [/] rub, rubbing.

frotar to rub Le frotó la espalda conalcohol. She rubbed his back with al-cohol.

fruncir to shir, gather (material).

O fruncir el ceño or entrecejo tofrown.

frustrar to thwart, frustrate.

fruta (edible) fruit De postre siempretomaba fruta. He always ate fruit fordessert.

frutal [m], árbol frutal fruit tree.

frutero greengrocer; fruit bowl.

fruto fruit (edible or inedible) El frutode ese arbusto es venenoso. The fruitof that shrub's poisonous. A fruit, re-ward Aquel esfuerzo no dio fruto.That effort bore no fruit. A profit Elnegocio no dio fruto. The businessdidn't produce a profit.

O frutos produce Inglaterra importafrutos españoles. England importsSpanish produce.

fuego fire Atice Ud. el fuego que seapaga. Poke the fire; it's going out.

O hacer fuego to fire (a weapon) Lossoldados hicieron fuego. The soldiersfired.

fuente [/] fountain El agua de esta fu-ente está muy fría. The water of thisfountain's very cold. A source Su in-formación es de buena fuente. Hisinformation comes from a reliablesource. A dish, platter Sirva Ud. elpescado en esa fuente. Serve the fishon that platter.

fuera out, outside Los enviaron fuera.They sent them out. A out ¡Fuera deaquí! Get out!

O desde fuera from the outsideDesde fuera no se ve el jardín. Thegarden can't be seen from the outside.O fuera de out of Estará tres díasfuera de la ciudad. He'll be out of thecity for three days. O fuera de síbeside oneself Estaba fuera de sí decólera. He was beside himself withanger. O por fuera on the outside Porfuera la casa es muy bonita. On theoutside the house is very pretty.

fuerte strong Era un hombre muy fuerte.He was a very strong man. A bad,severe Ha cogido un catarro muyfuerte. He's caught a very bad cold.

A severe, intense Hace un frío muyfuerte. The cold's intense. A heavy,warm, thick Lleve calzado fuerte parala excursión. Wear heavy shoes forthe outing. A heavy La lluvia era muyfuerte. The rainfall was very heavy.A harsh, unbearable Lo que le dijo fuédemasiado fuerte. What she told himwas too harsh. A [adv] loud Hablademasiado fuerte. He speaks too loud.A [m] fort.

fuerza power Ese motor no tiene fuerzasuficiente. That motor doesn't haveenough power.

O a fuerza de by dint of Lo consiguióa fuerza de trabajo. He got it by dintof hard work. O a la fuerza forciblyHabrá que hacerlo a la fuerza. It'llhave to be done forcibly. O fuerza(s)strength. O fuerzas forces Nuestrasfuerzas ocuparon la ciudad. Our forcesoccupied the city. O por (la) fuerza byforce, forcibly Lo metieron al automó-vil por la fuerza. They put him intothe car forcibly.

fuete [m~\ quirt, riding whip [Am].

fuga flight, escape.

fugarse to run away, flee, escape.

fullero shady, not on the level Su juego esun poco fullero. He plays a shadygame. A stuck-up, conceited, pompous[Am] Es un tipo muy fullero. He's apompous ass.

fumar to smoke Se prohibe fumar. Nosmoking.

función [/] function, duty, position¿Cuáles son sxis funciones? What areyour duties? A show, performance ¿Aqué hora empieza la función? Whattime does the show start?

funcionamiento [w] working, function-ing.

funcionar to work, function, run (ofmachines) El ascensor no funciona.The elevator isn't running.

funcionario public official, public servant.

funda case, pillowcase; slipcover; sheath.

fundación [/] foundation, founding Hoyse celebra la fundación de la ciudad.Today they're celebrating the found-ing of the city.

fundamental [adj] fundamental.

fundamento basis Sus ideas no tienenfundamento. His ideas have no basis.

fundar to found, establish.

O fundarse to base oneself En esome fundo para decirlo. That's mybasis for saying so.

fundición [/] melting; foundry. A cast-ing La fundición de la estatua se re-

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fundir

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gana

trasó. The casting of the statue was

delayed.fundir to smelt Fundieron todo el hierro.

They smelted all the iron.

O fundirse to combine, merge Se

fundieron los dos negocios en uno.

They merged the two businesses into

one. A to be ruined [Am].funeral(es) [m] funeral service Los

funerales se celebrarán en la catedral.

Funeral services will take place in the

cathedral.furia fury.

furioso furious.

furor [m] fury, anger; rage, fashion.

fusil [m] army rifle.

fusilar to shoot (execute by shooting).

fuste [m] substance, importance Unadama de alto fuste. A lady of greatimportance.

fútbol [m] soccer, football (game).

futuro \_adj; m] future.

O en lo futuro in (the) future, here-after Procure Ud. en lo futuro venirpuntualmente a la oficina. In the fu-ture, try to get to the office on time.

gabán [m] coat, overcoat.

gabinete [m] cabinet Se han encargadode formar gabinete. They've undertakento form a cabinet. A study, small liv-ing room La casa tiene comedor, alcobay gabinete. The house has a diningroom, a bedroom, and a study.

gaceta gazette, newspaper; record.

gacho slouched, turned down, stoopedLleva el sombrero gacho. He wearshis hat turned down.

gachupín, gachupina Spaniard who set-tles in Mexico.

gafas [/ pi] eye-glasses, spectacles.

gajo small bunch [Am] Quiero un gajode uvas. I want a small bunch ofgrapes. A section, piece Pele la naranjay déme un gajo. Peel the orange andgive me a piece.

gala ° función de gala gala performance.O tener a gala to be proud Tenia agala ser inglés. He was proud to bean Englishman. O traje de gala dresssuit (uniform).

galán juvenile lead (in a movie or the-atrical performance) El galán de esacompañía es muy malo. The juvenilelead of that company is very bad.

O galán, galán easily, without effort[Mex] Galán, galán subió las escaleras.He climbed the stairs easily.

galante attentive Sea Ud. galante conella. Be attentive to her.

galantear to court, make love to.

galantería compliment Me dijo una ga-lantería. He paid me a compliment.A courtesy.

galápago fresh-water tortoise. A sidesaddle [Am].

galera shed [Am] El carro estaba debajode la galera. The cart was under theshed. A wagon; van.

galería gallery (art) La galería de pin-tura estaba muy concurrida. The artgallery was very crowded. A gallery(theater) Los espectadores de la ga-lería hacían mucho ruido. The specta-tors in the gallery were making a lotof noise. A glass-covered sun porchVamos a tomar el sol en la galería.Let's sun ourselves on the sun porch.A underground passageway, galleryAbrieron otra galería en la mina. Theyopened another passageway in themine.

galgo greyhound.

gallardía fine bearing Los soldadosmostraban gran gallardía. The soldiershad a very fine bearing.

gallego, gallega Spaniard [Am].

galleta cookie ¿Quiere Ud. galletas con elté? Would you like cookies with yourtea? A slap Le dio una galleta. Shegave him a slap.

gallina [/] hen. A [m] coward ¡Es Ud.un gallina! You're a coward!

gallinero hen coop; top gallery.

gallo cock, rooster. A bully [Sp~\. A match,equal [Aw] Ese no es gallo para él.That fellow's no match for him.

O llevar un gallo to serenade [Mex].

galón [ni] gallon.

galope [m] gallop, canter.

galpón [m] toolshed [Arg].

gana O dar ganas to feel like No me danganas de trabajar. I don't feel likeworking. O darle a uno la gana [Fam]to feel like, want to Me da la gana deir. I'm going because I want to. O debuena gana willingly Lo hizo de buenagana. He did it willingly. O de malagana unwillingly. O no darle a unola gana to refuse to, not to feel likeNo me da la gana de hacerlo. I refuse

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generalidad

to do it. O tener ganas de to feel likeTengo ganas de pasear. I feel liketaking a walk.

ganado cattle, livestock Tenía doscientascabezas de ganado. He had two hun-dred head of cattle.

ganador, ganadora winner.

ganancia profit, gain.

ganar to win ¿No ganó Ud. la apuesta?Didn't you win the bet? A to gain Noganó nada con decirme eso. He gainednothing by telling me that. A to earn¿Cuánto gana Ud. a la semana? Howmuch do you earn per week?

O ganar de mano to beat (someone)to it [Ar^] Los dos queríamos com-prar el caballo pero él me ganó demano. We both wanted to buy thehorse but he beat me to it. O ganarsela vida to earn a living Me gano lavida como puedo. I earn my living asbest I can. O ganar tiempo to savetime.

ganchada O hacer una ganchada to do afavor [Arg~\.

gancho hook Colgó la chaqueta en ungancho. He hung his jacket on a hook.O gancho de cabeza hairpin [Aw].O tener gancho to be attractive,charming Esa muchacha tiene muchogancho. That girl is very attractive.

ganga bargain Estos calcetines son unaganga. These socks are a bargain.

ganso goose, gander.

garaje [w] garage.

garantía security Antes de prestarle eldinero pidió garantía. Before lendinghim the money he asked for security.

garantizar to guarantee El reloj estabagarantizado. The watch was guaran-teed. A to vouch for Quiero que Ud.le garantice. I want you to vouch forhim.

garbanzo chickpea.

garbo grace Baila con garbo. He dancesgracefully.

garfio hook, gaff.

garganta throat.

gárgaras [/ pi] gargle (act of gargling).O hacer gárgaras to gargle.

garra claw.

O caer en las garras de to fall intothe clutches of.

garrafa decanter; straw-covered bottle.

garrote [w] club (weapon); gallows.

garúa drizzle [Arg~\.

gas [w] gas (vapor) Encienda Ud. el gas.Turn on the gas.

° llevar gas to go at high speed, gofast Llevaba mucho gas aquel automó-

vil. That automobile was going veryfast.

gasa gauze.

gasolina gasoline.

gastar to spend Gastó casi todo su sueldo.He spent almost all his salary. A towaste Me está Ud. haciendo gastar eltiempo. You're making me waste time.A to wear, use Nunca gasta sombrero.He never wears a hat.

O gastar bromas pesadas to playpractical jokes Siempre está gastandobromas pesadas. He is always playingpractical jokes. O gastarse to wear outSe ha gastado muy pronto esa tela.That cloth has worn out very rapidly.

gasto expense Cuando pagó los gastosquedó limpio. When he paid the ex-penses, he had nothing left.

O hacer el gasto to be the life of theparty Fué él quien hizo el gasto de lafiesta. He was the life of the party.O pagar los gastos to pay the expenses,foot the bill.

gata cat, she-cat.

O andar a gatas to walk on all fours,creep.

gatillo trigger.

gato cat, tom-cat. A jack Nos hace faltael gato para cambiar la rueda. Weneed a jack to change the wheel.

O dar gato por liebre to cheat, todeceive.

|| Aquí hay gato encerrado. There ismore here than meets the eye.

gaucho gaucho, man of the pampas, cow-boy [Aw].

gaveta drawer [Aw] Los pañuelos estánen la gaveta. The handkerchiefs are inthe drawer.

gemelo twin Parecían gemelos. Theylooked like twins. A cuff link.

O gemelos binoculars, opera glassesPréstame los gemelos para verlo mejor.Lend me the binoculars so I can see itbetter.

gemido moan, whine.

general [adj] general Tomaron billetesde entrada general. They bought gen-eral admission tickets. A [w] general[Mil].

O en general usually, generally Engeneral se va a casa a las cinco. Hegenerally goes home at five o'clock.° por lo general usually ¿Que bebeUd. por lo general, vino o cerveza?What do you usually drink, wine orbeer? O por regla general as a generalrule.

generalidad [/] greatest part, majority

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generalizar

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gordo

La generalidad de los niños son jugue-tones. Most children are playful.

generalizar to generalize Generaliza alhablar de los norteamericanos. Hegeneralizes when he speaks of Ameri-cans.

O generalizarse to become general Eluso del chicle se ha generalizado. Theuse of chewing gum has become gen-eral.

género cloth Ese sastre usa siempre muybuenos géneros. That tailor always

i uses very good material. A kind ¿Quégénero de trabajo le gusta? What kindof work do you like?

O género humano mankind. O géneromasculino, género femenino masculinegender, feminine gender.

|| Sin ningún género de duda. With-out any doubt, or Beyond a shadow ofa doubt.

generosidad [/] generosity.

genial brilliant Es un músico genial. Heis a brilliant musician.

genio genius Es un hombre de genio.He's a genius.

O buen genio good nature Tiene buengenio. He's good-natured. O malgenio bad temper.

gente [/] people ¿Cuánta gente hay enesta oficina? How many people arethere in this office? A folks ¿Cómo estásu gente? How are your folks?

° gente bien upper class. O gentede bien honest people. O gente me-nuda children, small fry.

gentil gracious, kind.

gentileza graciousness, kindness.

geografía geography.

geográfico geographical.

gerencia management Mudaron la geren-cia de la fábrica. They changed themanagement of the factory.

gerente [m] manager.

germen [m] germ.

gesto gesture; expression of the faceTenía mal gesto. He had an unpleasantexpression on his face. A gesture Sudimisión fué un gesto muy noble. Hisresignation was a very noble gesture.

O hacer gestos to make gestures, tosignal, make (a) sign(s) Hizo gestosde aprobación. He made signs of ap-proval.

giganta giantess.

gigante huge, gigantic. A [vi] giant.

gimnasia physical exercise, calisthenics.

gimnasio gymnasium.

gimotear to whine.

girar to revolve, turn La rueda no gira.The wheel doesn't turn. A to turn

Llegando a la esquina el coche giró ala derecha. The car turned right whenit reached the corner. A to draw PuedeUd. girar contra mí cuenta. You candraw against my account.

giro turn El asunto ha tomado un nuevogiro. The matter has taken a newturn. A draft Ayer le mandamos ungiro de veinte dólares. We sent him adraft yesterday for fifty dollars.

0 giro (postal) money order Mán-deme la cantidad por giro (postal).Send me the amount by money order.

gitano, gitana gypsy.

glacial icy El frío es glacial en este pais:It's freezing cold in this country.

globo globe, sphere, balloon.

gloria glory En la batalla el general secubrió de gloria. In the battle thegeneral covered himself with glory.A heaven.

O saber a gloria to be delicious Comi-mos un pastel que sabía a gloria. Weate a very delicious pie.

glotón [adj; n] gluttonous; glutton.

gobernador [m] governor (political).

gobernar to govern Es un pueblo difícilde gobernar. It is a difficult countryto govern.

O gobernarse to manage Se gobiernamuy bien. He manages his affairsvery well.

gobierno cabinet El primer ministro estáformando un nuevo gobierno. The pre-mier is forming a new cabinet. A gov-ernment Es un gobierno democrático.It's a democratic government. A con-trol Perdió el gobierno del volante. Helost control of the steering wheel.

golfo gulf.

golondrina swallow (bird).

golpe [m] blow El golpe no le hizo daño.The blow didn't harm him.

O al primer golpe de vista at firstsight Al primer golpe de vista mepareció más grande. At first sight itseemed larger to me. O dar golpes toknock, pound Dio varios golpes en lapuerta. He knocked on the door sev-eral times. O de golpe suddenly, all ofa sudden Me lo dijo de golpe. He toldme all of a sudden. O golpe de estadocoup d'état.

golpear to pound Estaba golpeando conel martillo. He was pounding with thehammer.

goma glue; rubber, eraser. A hang-over[Am] ¡Qué goma tengo! What a hang-over I have!

gordo fat Era demasiado gordo. He wastoo fat.

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gordura

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grano

O agua gorda hard water [Sp].O hacer la vista gorda to pretend notto see, wink at Los niños robaban lafruta pero el guarda hacía la vistagorda. The children were stealing thefruit but the keeper pretended not tosee. O llevarse un susto gordo to geta bad scare.

gordura stoutness, fatness.

gorro cap (for head).

° ir de gorra to sponge Le gustabair de gorra. He liked to sponge onpeople.

gorrión [w] sparrow.

gorro cap (for head).

gota drop No dejó gota en el vaso. Hedidn't leave a drop in the glass. A gout.O gota a gota drop by drop. O sudarla gota gorda to sweat blood.

gotear to rain, to drizzle. A to leak Esacañería gotea. That water pipe leaks.

gotera leak (in roof, wall)¡Tape Ud. esagotera! Plug up that leak!

gótico Gothic.

gozar to enjoy oneself, have a good time[Am] Gozamos mucho en la fiesta. Wehad a very good time at the party.

° gozar de to enjoy ¿Goza Ud. debuena salud? Are you enjoying goodhealth?

gozo joy.

grabado (see grabar) engraved Sus ini-ciales están grabados en la pulsera.Her initials are engraved on the brace-let. A fixed La idea quedó grabado ensu imaginación. The idea became fixedin his mind. A [m] engraving, etch-ing Era un experto en el grabado encobre. He was an expert in copper en-graving. A picture (illustration) Elperiódico tenía muy buenos grabados.The newspaper had very good pictures.

grabar to engrave; to cut (a record).

gracejada crude joke.

gracia wit, charm, grace. A mercy Elabogado defensor pidió gracia para elcondenado. The defense attorney askedmercy for the condemned man. A jokeSe reía de todas sus gracias. Helaughed at all her jokes. A name ¿Cuales su gracia de Ud.? What is yourname?

O gracias thanks Estoy bien, muchasgracias. I am well, thank you. ° gra-cias a thanks to Gracias a Ud. lleguéa tiempo. Thanks to you I arrived ontime. O hacer gracia to strike one(as) funny Me hace gracia lo que dice.What he says strikes me (as) funny.O tener gracia to be funny, be witty.

II ¡Qué gracia! How swell! or Howfunny! (Ironical)

gradas wide steps leading to the entranceof a building; bleachers.

grado degree Obtuvo el grado de doctoren filosofía. He got his doctor's degree.—La temperatura bajó tres grados.The temperature went down three de-grees.

O de mal grado unwillingly, reluc-tantly Aceptó de mal grado. He ac-cepted reluctantly.

graduar to set Había que graduar laespoleta. It was necessary to set thefuse.

O graduarse to graduate, be gradu-ated Se graduó en la Universidad deHarvard. He was graduated fromHarvard University.

gráfico [adj] graphic Habla de una ma-nera gráfica. He speaks very graphi-cally. A pictorial, picture ¿Hay aquírevistas gráficas? Are there any pic-ture magazines here ? A [w] time tableEse gráfico marca las horas de entraday salida. That time table gives thehours of arrival and departure.

grama lawn (grass) [Am].

gramática grammar.

gramo gram (weight).

gran (see grande) great Ha tenido Ud.una gran idea. You've had a greatidea. A fine, good, grand Es una granpersona. He is a fine person.

granada grenade; pomegranate.

granado ripe, mature Es un hombre gra-nado. He's a mature man. A [m]pomegranate tree.

grande large Un cigarro grande. A largecigar. A tall Es un hombre grande.He's a big man. A old [Am] Es el másgrande de los tres. He is the oldest ofthe three.

O a lo grande in (great) style Legustaba vivir a lo grande. He liked tolive in style. O en grande on a largescale Las fábricas están produciendo engrande. The factories are producingon a large scale.

grandeza greatness.

grandioso grandiose, magnificent.

granero granary.

granito granite; pimple.

granizo hail.

granja farm.

grano grain El grano maduró bien aquel

año. The grain ripened well that year,

A pimple Tiene la cara llena de granos.

His face is covered with pimples.

O ir al grano to get to the point

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grasa

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guasón

¡Vamos al grano! Let's get to thepoint!

grasa grease Una mancha de grasa. Agrease spot. A fat La carne de cerdotiene mucha grasa. Pork has a lot offat.

grasiento greasy, oily Tiene el pelo muygrasicnto. Her hair is very oily.

gratificar to reward ho gratificaronespléndidamente. They rewarded himgenerously.

gratis gratis, free La entrada es gratis.Admission free.

gratitud [/] gratitude.

gratuito free La entrada es gratuita.Admission free.

grave grave, serious El estado de miamigo es muy grave. My friend's con-dition is very grave. A deep Tiene lavoz grave. He has a deep voice.

gravedad [/] seriousness, gravity.

grieta crack La pared tenia una grieta.The wall had a crack in it.

O grietas en las manos chappedhands Tengo grietas en las manos. Myhands are chapped.

grifo having hair or fur bristling orstanding on end El gato está grifo.The cat's fur is bristling. A [m\ fau-cet El grifo del baño está estropeado.The faucet in the bathroom's out oforder.

grillo cricket (insect).

O grillos fetters (for prisoners) Lepusieron grillos en los pies. They putfetters on his feet.

grima O darle grima a uno to set one'steeth on edge, get on one's nerves Elchirrido de la puerta me da grima.The squeaking of the door gets on mynerves.

gringo gringo, American [Am]; for-eigner [Aw].

gripa grippe, influenza [MexJ.

gripe [/] grippe, influenza.

gris gray.

gritar to shout, scream.

grito scream, shout.

O a grito pelado at the top of one'slungs Nos llamó a grito pelado. Hecalled us at the top of his lungs. O al-zar el grito to raise the voice, shout.O poner el grito en el cielo to hit theceiling, make a great fuss.

grosero rude, coarse Era un hombre gro-sero. He was a coarse man.

grotesco grotesque.

gruesa gross (twelve dozen).

grueso [adj] stout, heavy set Era dema-siado grueso. He was too stout. A thickEsta tela es muy gruesa. This cloth

is very thick. A [m] main body (oftroops) El grueso del ejército atravesóel río. The main body of the armycrossed the river.

gruñido growl; grunt.

gruñir to growl El perro gruñó cuandonos acercamos. The dog growled whenwe approached. A to grunt. A to grumbleGruñía porque no le pagaban bastante.He grumbled because they didn't payhim enough.

gruñón cranky, irritable.

grupo group ¿En qué grupo está suamigo? Which group is your friend in?A clump En lo alto había un grupo deárboles. At the top there was a clumpof trees.

guacho odd (only one of a pair) [Chile]Tengo un guante guacho. I have anodd glove.

guagua bus [Awí] ¿Para dónde va esoguagua? Where does that bus go to?A baby [Am] La guagua lloró toda lanoche. The baby cried all night.

guajolote [m] turkey [Mex].

guante [w] glove.

guapo handsome Era un hombre guapo.He was a handsome man. A brave Selas da de guapo. He acts like a toughguy.

guarango rough, vulgar [Arg].

guarda [m\ guard ;[Arj(] conductor.

guardar to keep Guarde Ud. copia de esedocumento. Keep a copy of that docu-ment. A to guard Guardaba la entrada.He was guarding the entrance.

O guardarse de to avoid Guárdese delas malas compañías. Avoid bad com-pany. O guardar silencio to keep quiet.

guardarropa [m] wardrobe, clothes closet,checkroom.

guardia [w] policeman Llame Ud. a unguardia. Call a policeman. A [/] guard,guard duty Le tocó hacer la guardia.It was his turn for guard duty.

° en guardia on guard Ante el peli-gro me pongo en guardia. I put myselfon guard against the danger. O estarde guardia to be on guard duty.O guardia-civil [/] civil guard (body ofrural police). A [m] member of civilguard [Sp].

guardián [m] watchman.

guarida den.

guarnición [/] garrison; trimming, edg-ing.

guasa kidding, joking A los andaluces lesgusta la guasa. Andalusians are fondof kidding.

° de guasa jokingly.

guasón [m] wag, joker.

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guerra

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hablar

guerra war.

O dar guerra to cause trouble Eseniño da mucha guerra. That childcaused a lot of trouble. O Departa-mento de (or Ministerio de la) GuerraWar Department.

guía [m, /] guide Hubo que buscar unguía para el viaje. It was necessaryto find a guide for the trip. A [/]guide (book), directory. O guía de fe-rrocarriles railroad guide. O guía deturismo tourists' guide book. O guíatelefónica telephone directory.

guiar to guide Iba delante para guiar alos soldados. He went ahead to guidethe soldiers. A to drive Aprendió aguiar un automóvil. He learned to drivea car.

O guiarse por to follow Quiso guiarsepor los consejos de su amigo. Hewanted to follow his friend's advice.

guillotina guillotine.

guisante [»i] pea [Sp].

guisar to cook.

gustar to like, be fond of Le gustabamucho viajar. He was very fond oftraveling.—Como Ud. guste. As youlike.

gusto taste Esto tiene buen gusto. Thistastes good.—Viste con muy buen gusto.She dresses in very good taste. A lik-ing Eso ne es de mi gusto. That isn'tto my liking.

° a gusto comfortable ¿Esta Ud. agusto? Are you comfortable? O conmucho gusto gladly, willingly, withmuch pleasure Lo haré con muchogusto. I shall do it gladly. O dargusto a to please Mi deseo es darlesgusto a Uds. My wish is to please you.|| Tengo mucho gusto en conocerle.I'm very glad to meet you.

haba Lima bean.

haber to have (auxiliary). A [w] creditAsiente Ud. esa cantidad en el haber.Enter that amount on the credit side.O haber de to be to He de salirmañana. I'm to leave tomorrow.O hay there is, there are. Hay uno.There's one.—Ayer hubo un acci-dente en la Quinta Avenida. Therewas an accident on Fifth Avenue yes-terday.—Habrá tres. There'll be three.O hay que it's necessary Hay que ha-cerlo. It has to be done.—Habrá quehacerlo mañana. It'll have to be donetomorrow. O no hay de qué you're wel-come, don't mention it "¡Muchas gra-cias!" "No hay de qué." "Thank you!""You're welcome."

W ¿Qué hubo? How goes it? [Mex]

habichuela kidney bean.

O habichuela verde (green) stringbean.

hábil skillful Era muy hábil como mecá-nico. He was a very skillful mechanic.O día hábil work day ¿Cuántos díashábiles hay este mes? How many workdays are there this month?

habilidad [/] ability.

habilitado paymaster,

habitación [/] room Mi habitación es elnúmero catorce del tercer piso. Myroom is number fourteen on the thirdfloor.

habitante [???, /] inhabitant Es un pueble-cito de doscientos habitantes. It is avillage of two hundred inhabitants.

habitar to inhabit.

hábito habit (of a religious). A habit,custom Tenía por hábito levantarsetemprano. It was his custom to get upearly.

O tomar el hábito to become a monkor nun.

habitual habitual.

habituarse to become accustomed Se ha-bituó a trabajar en la oficina. He be-came accustomed to working in theoffice.

habla speech Su habla es clara y precisa.His speech is clear and precise.—Esehombre no es de habla española. Thatman's not of Spanish speech.—El mun-do de habla española. The Spanish-speaking world.

° perder el habla to be speechlessCon la emoción perdió el habla. He wasspeechless with emotion.

hablador [adj~\ talkative Es muy habla-dor. He's very talkative.

hablar to speak ¿Habla Ud. inglés? Doyou speak English? A to talk Habla,pero no sabe lo que dice. He talks, buthe doesn't know what he's saying.

O hablar (hasta) por los codos to chat-ter Ese muchacho habla por los codos.That boy is a chatterbox. O hablarpor hablar to be just talking Ne le

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hacendado

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hasta

creas, habla por hablar. Don't believehim, he's just talking (to hear himselftalk). O hablarse to speak to eachother, be on speaking terms Hace dosdías que no se hablan. They haven'tbeen speaking to each other for twodays.—Aunque eran hermanos no sehablaban. Although they were brothersthey were not on speaking terms.

hacendado rancher; landowner [Aw] Supadre es un rico hacendado. His fa-ther's a wealthy rancher.

hacendoso industrious.

hacer [rrr] to make Le han hecho un trajenuevo. They have made him a newsuit. A to have Hágales entrar ahoramismo. Have them come in right now.A to do ¿Qué hace Ud. para ganar tantodinero? What do you do to make somuch money? A to be Hace un buendía. It is a beautiful day.

O hacer alarde to boast, brag Hizoalarde de valor. He boasted of hiscourage. O hacer caso a to pay atten-tion to No le haga caso. Don't pay anyattention to him. O hacer de cuenta topretend, act [Aw] Haga de cuenta quenada ha ocurrido. Just act as if noth-ing has happened, or Think nothing ofit. O hacer de las suyas to be up toone's old tricks Otra vez está haciendode las suyas. He's up to his old tricksagain. O hacer el amor to pay courtto, make love to he estuvo haciendoel amor durante la fiesta. He was mak-ing love to her during the party.O hacer el favor please ¿Quiere hacerel favor de acompañarme? Will youplease come with me? O hacer el honorde to do the honor of ¿Me hará Ud. elhonor de comer conmigo? Will you dome the honor of dining with me?O hacer frío or calor to be cold or hot(of weather) Hoy hace mucho calor.It's very hot today. O hacer furor tomake a hit Está haciendo furor estanueva canción. This new song is mak-ing a big hit. O hacer gimnasia to doexercises (calisthenics) Hago gimnasiapor la mañana. I do exercises in themorning. O hacer los honores to playor act as host (ess) Nos hizo honoresde la casa. She played hostess to us.O hacerse to become Se ha hecho muyfamoso. He's become very famous.O hacerse el sueco to pretend not tounderstand. O hacerse el tonto to playdumb No te hagas el tonto, que te co-nozco. Don't play dumb; I know you.O hacerse ilusiones to fool oneself Nonos hagamos ilusiones con ese proyecto.

Let's not fool ourselves about thatproject. O hacerse rogar to be coaxedLe gusta hacerse rogar. He likes tobe coaxed. O hacer un barro to makea break, to put one's foot in it [Arg],° hacer un paréntesis to digress Des-pués de hacer un paréntesis, volvió altema. After digressing, he returnedto the subject. O tener (algo) quehacer to have (something) to do ¿TieneUd. algo que hacer hoy? Have youanything to do today?

|| No le hace. Never mind, or Skip it.

hacha ax.

hacia toward Iba hacia su casa. He wasgoing toward his house.

O hacia acá this way ¡Mire Ud. haciaacá! Look this way! O hacia adelanteforward El coche iba hacia adelante.The car was going forward. O haciaallá that way ¡Mire hacia allá, a laderecha! Look that way, to the right!O hacia atrás backward (s) Remabanhacia atrás. They rowed backwards.

hacienda fortune Perdió toda su hacienda.He lost his whole fortune. A ranch,large estate [Am]. A Treasury (gov-ernment) Ministro (or Secretario) deHacienda. Secretary of the Treas-ury.

halagar to flatter.

halagüeño promising, bright Las perspec-tivas no son halagüeñas. The prospectsaren't very bright.

halar [today usually written jalar] topull [Aw] Halaban la cuerda confuerza. They pulled hard on the rope.

hallar to find Se registró los bolsillos yhalló un peso. He searched his pocketsand found one peso.

O hallarse to be No ha podido venirporque se halla enfermo. He hasn'tbeen able to come because he is sick.

hallazgo thing found Entre los hallazgoshubo paraguas, zapatos y pañuelos.Among the things found were umbrel-las, shoes, and handkerchiefs.

hamaca hammock [Aw].

hambre [/] hunger Tenía mucha hambre.He was very hungry.

hambriento hungry, starved.

harapo rag Iba vestido de harapos. Hewent around dressed in rags.

harina flour, meal.

hartarse to gorge, stuff oneself Tomóhelado hasta hartarse. He gorged him-self on ice cream.

harto full, stuffed; fed up ¡Estoy harto desus cuentos! I'm fed up with yourstories!

hasta until No regresarán hasta después

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hay

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hilar

de las seis. They won't return untilafter six.—Hasta mañana. Until to-morrow, or See you tomorrow. A as faras Fueron hasta la última calle delpueblo. They went as far as the laststreet in town.

O hasta aquí so far Hasta aquí todoestá bien. So far everything is all right.|| Hasta la vista. So long. J[ Hastaluego. So long.

hay See haber.

haya beech tree.

hazaña feat, exploit, deed El soldado fuécondecorado por st(s hazañas. The sol-dier was decorated for his deeds.

hebilla buckle (fastener).

hebra thread.

hechicero bewitching Tiene una cara he-chicera. She has a bewitching face.

hechizo domestic, made in (a given coun-try) [Am].

hecho (see hacer) done. A ready-madePrefiero un traje hecho. I prefer aready-made suit. A [m] deed Fué re-cordado por sus nobles hechos. He wasremembered for his noble deeds. A factEl periódico publica los hechos másimportantes. The newspaper publishesthe most important facts.

O de hecho in fact, as a matter of factDe hecho quedó convencido. As a mat-ter of fact he was convinced.

hechura workmanship, making No megusta la hechura de ese traje. I don'tlike the workmanship of that suit.A style.

hectárea hectare (10,000 sq. meters).

hediondo foul, stinking.

hedor [m] stench, stink.

helado (see helar) frozen El estanqueamaneció completamente helado. Thepond was completely frozen in themorning. A shocked La noticia me dejóhelado. The news shocked me. A [m]ice cream Me gusta el helado de choco-late. I like chocolate ice cream.

helar [rad-ch T] to freeze.

helécho fern.

hélice [/] (screw) propeller (of ship).

hembra female No es macho, es hembra.It's not a male, it's a female.

hemisferio hemisphere.

heredad [/] (inherited) country estate orfarm Mi padre me dejó una heredad.My father left me some property.

heredar to inherit A la muerte de suspadres heredó una gran fortuna. Heinherited a large fortune when his par-ents died.

heredero, heredera heir.

hereditario hereditary.

hereje [m, f] heretic.

herejía heresy.

herencia inheritance.

herida wound La herida se curó. Thewound healed.

herido wounded man El herido se curó entres días. The wounded man recoveredin three days.

herir [rad-ch II] to wound, hurt Fuéherido en la guerra. He was woundedin the war.

hermana sister. A nun, sister Una her-mana de la caridad le cuidaba. A Sis-ter of Charity took care of him.

hermano brother.

hermoso beautiful, handsome Es una mu-jer muy hermosa. She's a very beauti-ful woman.

hermosura beauty, handsomeness.

héroe [m] hero.

heroico heroic.

heroína heroine.

heroísmo heroism.

herrador [m] horseshoer.

herradura horseshoe Le pusieron la her-radura al caballo. They shod the horse.

herramienta tool; set of tools.

herrar [rad-ch I] to shoe (horses); tobrand (cattle).

herrería iron works, blacksmith's shop.

herrero blacksmith.

herrumbre [/] rust.

hervir [rad-ch III] to boil El agua em-pezó a hervir. The water began to boil.

híbrido [adj; n] hybrid.

hidalga noble(woman); lady.

hidalgo noble(man); gentleman.

hidrógeno hydrogen.

hiel [/] gall; bitterness, malice.

hielo ice Haga el favor de darme hielopara el agua. Please give me some icefor the water.

hiena hyena.

hierba grass.

O mala hierba weed La dehesa estállena de mala hierba. The pasture isfull of weeds. A bad influence Eseniño es mala hierba. That boy is a badinfluence.

hierro iron Toda el armazón era de hierro.The whole framework was made ofiron.

O machacar en hierro frío to work invain, be useless Tratar de corregir aese niño es machacar en hierro frío.Trying to correct that boy is useless.

hígado liver.

higiene [/] hygiene.

higo fig.

hija daughter.

hijo son.

hila row, line.

hilar to spin (wool, silk, etc)'.

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hilera

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honradez

hilera row, line.

hilo thread Cuidado no se rompa el hilo.Be careful that the thread doesn'tbreak.—Me hace falta hilo para cosereste botón. I need thread to sew onthis button. A linen Me regaló mediadocena de pañuelos de hilo. He gaveme a half dozen linen handkerchiefs.

hilvanar to baste (in sewing).

himno hymn.

hincar to drive Hincaron en el suelo esta-cas para asegurar la tienda. They drovestakes into the ground to make thetent secure. A to sink El perro mehincó los dientes en el brazo. The dogsank his teeth into my arm.

O hincarse de rodillas to kneel downLo primero que hizo fué hincarse derodillas. The first thing he did wasto kneel down.

hincha [/] fan Es una hincha del equipoargentino. He's a fan of the Argentineteam. (When referring to a sport asa whole, the word used in aficionado).

hinchar to swell Se le hinchó la pierna.His leg swelled up.

hinchazón [w] swelling (lump).

hipocresía hypocrisy.

hipócrita hypocritical. A [ñ] hypocrite.

hipoteca mortgage.

hipótesis [/] hypothesis.

hispanoamericano [adj; n\ Spanish-Amer-ican.

histérico hysterical.

historia history, story Conocía a fonda lahistoria de América. He knew thehistory of America thoroughly. A taleNo me vengas con historias. Don't tometo me with tales.

historiador [m] historian.

histórico historic (al) Visitamos los lu-gares históricos del país. We visitedthe historie sites of the country.

historieta short story; the comics [Sp].

hocico muzzle, snout, nose El gato metióel hocico en el puchero. The cat putits nose in the pot.

O estar de hocicos con to be on theouts with Estaba de hocicos con sunovia. He was on the outs with hissweetheart.

hogar [ni] fireplace ¿Tiene Ud. un hogaren su casa? Do you have a fireplacein your home? A home Abandonó elhogar cuando era muy joven. He lefthome when he was very young.

hogaza (large) loaf of bread.

hoguera bonfire Encendieron una hoguera.They lit a bonfire.

hoja leaf El suelo estaba cubierto dehojas. The ground was covered withleaves. k blade La hoja estaba muy

afilada. The blade was very sharp.Apage ¿En qué hoja está Ud.? Whatpage are you on? A record ¿PresentóUd. su hoja de servicios? Did you showyour record of service?

O hoja de lata tin plate. O poner le auno como hoja de perejil to give one atongue lashing Le puso como hoja deperejil. He gave him a tongue lashing.O tener hoja to be counterfeit (havemore than legal proportion of tin)Esta plata tiene hoja. That coin iscounterfeit.

|| Doblemos la hoja. Let's changethe subject.

hojear to thumb through, glance (orskim) through (a book, etc).

¡hola! Hello! (informal) ¡Hola! ¿Cómoestás? Hello, how are you?

holgazán lazy.

hombre [ni] man Vino a buscarle unhombre. A man came to see him.

O ¡hombre! man! man alive! ¡Hombre,no digas eso! Man, don't say that!O hombre de Estado statesman.

hombría manliness, courage En la luchademostró su hombría. He showed hiscourage in the fight.

O hombría (de bien) honesty Todoslo estimaban por su hombría. They allesteemed him for his honesty.

hombro shoulder Cargó el equipaje alhombro. He loaded the baggage on hisshoulder.

O encogerse de hombros to shrug theshoulders Por toda contestación se en-cogió de hombros. The only answer hegave was a shrug of his shoulders.

homenaje [m] homage Han venido arendirle homenaje al autor. They havecome to pay homage to the author.

homicida [m, /] killer, slayer El homicidase refugió en la montaña. The slayerhid in the mountains. A [adj] homi-cidal El arma homicida no fué hallada.The homicidal weapon wasn't found.

homogéneo homogeneous.

honda sling (for hurling stones).

hondo deep Este pozo es muy hondo. Thiswell is very deep.

honestidad [/] modesty, decorum Se ena-moró de ella por su honestidad. He fellin love with her for her modesty.

honesto decent, honest El cajero era unhombre muy honesto. The cashier wasa very honest man.

honor [m] honor Era un hombre de honor.He was a man of honor.

O honores honors Al morir le hicieronhonores militares. When he died hewas given military honors.

honradez [/] honesty, integrity.

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honrado

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huye

honrado (see honrar) honest Es un hom-bre honrado. He's an honest man.

honrar to honor Nos honra mucho supresencia. We're very much honoredby your presence.

hora hour Empezó la fiesta a la hora enpunto. The party began exactly onthe hour. A time ¿Qué hora es? Whattime is it?

O a primeras horas de la mañana inthe early morning. O a última horaat the last moment A última hora todose solucionó. Everything was solvedat the last moment. ° a últimas horasde la tarde in the late afternoon.

horca gallows.

horizontal horizontal.

horizonte [m] horizon.

hormiga ant.

horno oven.

horrible horrid, horrible Hizo una escenahorrible. She made a horrible scene.

horror [ni] horror Tiene horror a laguerra. He has a horror of war.

horroroso horrible, frightful Fué unaescena horrorosa. It was a horriblescene.

hortalizas [/ pl] vegetables.

hospital [m] hospital.

hospitalidad [/] hospitality.

hostilidad [■/] hostility.

hotel [m] hotel.

hoy today Hoy empezamos a trabajar.We're starting to work today.

O hoy por hoy for the time being,under present circumstances Hoy porhoy no pienso regresar a mi pais.Under present circumstances I don'tintend to return to my country. ° porhoy for the present Por hoy lo dejare-mos pasar. We'll let it go for thepresent.

hoyo hole, depression; ditch.

hoyuelo dimple.

hoz [/] sickle.

hueco [adj] hollow, empty El tronco delárbol estaba hueco. The tree trunk washollow. A [?n] hole Cuidado, hay unhueco en el piso. Be careful, there's ahole in the floor.

huelga strike (of workers).

huella track Siguieron las huellas del otroautomóvil. They followed the tracks ofthe other car. A trace, sign En laAmérica del Sur hay muchas huellas dela cultura india. In South Americathere are many traces of Indian cul-ture. A footprint, fingerprint Aquí estánsus huellas. Here are his footprints.O huella dactilar fingerprint Se de-tuvo el asesino por sus huellas dacti-

lares. The assassin was arrestedthrough his fingerprints.

huérfano, huérfana orphan.

huerta large vegetable garden.

huerto orchard.

hueso bone.

O estar en los huesos to be nothingbut skin and bones.

|| ¡A otro perro con ese hueso! Tellit to the Marines!

huésped [m] guest.

huevo egg /Cómo quiere Ud. los huevos,fritos o revueltos? How do you likeyour eggs, fried or scrambled?

huida flight, escape.

huir to flee Los prisioneros huyeron delcampo de concentración. The prisonersfled from the concentration camp.

humanidad [/] humanity. A humanenessLa humanidad de sus sentimientos erabien conocida. The humaneness of hissentiments was well known.

humano [adj] human. A humane Erauna persona muy humana. He was avery humane person.

humear to smoke, give off smoke Lascenizas todavía humeaban. The cin-ders were still smoking.

humedad [/] dampness, humidity, mois-ture La humedad del tiempo me hacedaño a la salud. The dampness of theweather is bad for my health.

humedecer [-zc-] to moisten.

húmedo damp, humid.

humilde poor; humble, unaffected.

humillar to humiliate.

humo smoke Por la ventana se veía salirel Ikimo. Smoke could be seen pouringout of the window.

O darse humos de grandeza to put onairs of grandeur. O humos airs, af-fected manner Lo dijo con muchoshumos. He said it in an affected man-ner.

humor [m] humor, mood Está siempre debuen humor. He's always in good hu-mor. A humor, wit.

hundirse to sink Se hundió en el barrohasta las rodillas. He sank in mud upto his knees. A to cave in La casa schundió. The house caved in. A to falloff, diminish Empezó a hundirse sunegocio por no atenderlo. ^lis businessbegan to fall off because he didn't takecare of it.

huracán [m] hurricane.

hurtar to steal, pilfer.

O hurtar el cuerpo to shy away, dodgeHurtó el cuerpo al toro. He dodgedthe bull.

huye See huir.

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iberoamericano

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imaginar

iberoamericano [adj;n\ Latin American.

ida leaving, going, trip out A la ida, elviaje fué mas agradable que a la vuelta.The trip out was more pleasant thanthe return.

O billete de ida y vuelta round-tripticket.

idea idea.

ideal [adj~\ ideal, perfect. A [m] ideal,principie.

idear to plan, invent Ideó un mecanismopara pelar fruta. He invented an in-strument for peeling fruit.

idéntico identical.

identidad [/] identity. A identification¿Tiene Ud. documentos de identidad?Have you any identification?

identificar to identify.

O identificarse con to identify one-self with.

idioma [m] language, tongue El Consulhabla muchos idiomas. The Consulspeaks many languages.

idolatrar to worship, idolize, adore Teidolatro. I adore you.

ídolo idol.

iglesia church; clergy.

ignorancia ignorance.

ignorante ignorant.

ignorar not to know, lack knowledgeIgnora las cosas más elementales. Hedoesn't know the most elementarythings.

igual same, similar La madre y la hijatienen los ojos iguales. Mother anddaughter have the same eyes. A evenTiene un carácter muy igual. He hasa very even disposition. A [ni] equal,peer Era un hombre sin igual. He wasa man without (an) equal.—Solo setrata con sus iguales. He only dealswith his equals.

O de igual a igual as one equal toanother, man to man Le habló de iguala igual. He spoke to him man to man.O igual a equal to, the same as Esta■ mesa es igtial a aquélla. This table'sthe same as that one. O igual quePienso igual que Ud. I think the sameas you. O por igual evenly ExtiendaUd. la arena por igual. Spread the sandevenly. O serle a uno igual to be allthe same to one Que venga o no vengame es igual. Whether he comes or notit's all the same to me.

igualar to equal No iguala a «it hermano.He doesn't equal his brother. Atolevel No han igualado la carretera.

The road hasn't been leveled.

° igualar con or a to put oneself onthe same plane as, compare oneselfwith No te iguales a tu hermano porquevale más que tú. Don't compare your-self with your brother because he's abetter man than you. O igualarse to beequal, to be tied (score) Los dos equi-pos se igualaron al final. The twoteams were tied at the finish.

igualdad [/] equality Libertad, igualdady fraternidad. Liberty, equality, andfraternity. A evenness, smoothness.

ilegal illegal, unlawful.

ilícito illicit, immoral.

ilimitado boundless, unlimited Su audaciaes ilimitada. His audacity is boundless.

iluminar to light, illumine Iluminaron elsalón con todas las luces. They turnedon all the lights in the salon.—Haniluminado muy bien el estadio. They'velighted the stadium very well.

ilusión [/] illusion, delusion.

O hacerse ilusiones to kid oneself.A to bank on No se haga Ud. ilusionessobre ese negocio. Don't bank too muchon that business. ° tener ilusiones(de) to have hopes or illusions Tieneilusiones de casarse algún día. She hashopes of getting married some day.

ilusionar to thrill La idea de ver a mimadre me ilusiona mucho. The idea ofseeing my mother thrills me veiw much.° ilusionarse (con) to get excited,thrilled Se ilusiona con cualquier cosa.She gets excited over anything.

ilustración [/] learning Es un hombre demucha ilustración. He's a very learnedman. A illustration, picture Las ilustra-ciones del libro son muy buenas. Theillustrations of the book are very good.

ilustrado learned Era un hombre muyilustrado. He was a very learned man.A illustrated, with pictures Pidió unarevista ilustrada para distraerse. Heasked for a picture magazine to amusehimself.

ilustrar to illustrate Es un buen artistael que ha ilustrado este libro. The ar-tist who illustrated this book is verygood.

O ilustrarse to educate oneself Legustaba ilustrarse viajando. He likedto educate himself by traveling.

ilustre illustrious, distinguished.

imagen [/] image, representation; image,reflection.

imaginar to think of, figure out Imagine

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Ud. algo para resolver nuestro proble-ma. Figure out something to solve ourproblem.

O imaginarse to imagine, suspect Nopuedo imaginarme lo que pretende. Ican't imagine what he's driving at.—¡Imagine (se) Ud. que sorpresa tuvi-mos! Just imagine what a surprise wehad!

imán [m\ magnet.

imbécil [w] imbecile, fool. A [adj] stupid.

imborrable indelible, unforgettable Esuna impresión imborrable. It's an un-forgettable impression.

imitar to imitate, impersonate Imita muybien a esa actriz. She imitates thatactress very well.

impaciencia impatience.

impaciente impatient; anxious, eager.

imparcial impartial.

impasible impassive, unmoved, indifferentTiene una cara impasible. He has animpassive face.

impedimento hindrance, impediment.

impedir [rad-ch III~\ to prevent ¿Quiénlo puede impedir? Who can preventit?

O impedir el paso to block the wayRetírese de ahí, está Ud. impidiendoel paso. Step aside; you're blockingthe way.

imperar to prevail, reign En la calle im-pera el desorden. Disorder prevails inthe street.

imperativo imperative Es imperativosalir. It's imperative to go out. AbossyEs un hombre muy imperativo. He's avery bossy man.

imperdible [m] safety pin [Sp~\.

imperio empire; command. A spell Esehombre está bajo el imperio de esemujer. That man is under thatwoman's influence.

imperioso imperative; arrogant, haughty.

impermeable \_adj~\ waterproof. A [ni]raincoat.

impertenencia impertinence Su imperti-nencia me molesta. His impertinenceannoys me.

impertinente impertinent.

O impertinentes [m pl~\ lorgnettes.

ímpetu [m] impetus, impulse.

impío impious, irreligious.

implacable implacable, relentless.

implicar to involve, implicate No me im-plique Ud. en ese asunto. Don't in-volve me in that matter.

implorar to beg, implore.

imponente imposing La ceremonia fuéimponente. The ceremony was impos-ing.

imponer [trr] to impose, levy Le impusie-ron una multa. They imposed a fine onhim.

O imponerse to assert oneself, com-mand respect Supo imponerse por sutalento. He was able to command re-spect because of his ability. A to domi-nate, get one's way Es un hombre quesiempre se impone a todo el mundo.He's a man who always gets his way.

importación [/] import (s), importation.

importante important.

importar to import Importó cien mil tone-ladas de trigo. He imported one hun-dred thousand tons of wheat.

O importarle a uno to matter (to),concern Eso no me importa. Thatdoesn't matter to me.

|| importa no. No matter, or Nevermind.

importe [ni] cost.

importuno annoying (of a person) Memolesta la gente importuna. Annoyingpeople irritate me.

imposible impossible.

imposición [/] deposit (of money in abank); imposition (of will on an-other) ; tax.

impotencia impotence, weakness.

imprenta printing shop; press; print.O error de imprenta printer's error.O libertad de imprenta freedom of thepress.

imprescindible essential, indispensable,imperative.

impresión [/] impression Me causó muybuena impresión lo que me dijo. Whathe said made a good impression onme. A imprint. A printing La impre-sión del libro era perfecta. The print-ing of the book was perfect.

impresionar to impress he impresionómucho esa novela. She was very muchimpressed by the novel. A to make orcut (a record) Fué contratado paraimpresionar discos. He was undercontract to make records.

O impresionarse to be moved Se im-presionaron cuando le vieron. Theywere moved when they saw him.—Seimpresionaron con la noticia. Theywere moved by the news.

impreso (see imprimir) printed matter,pamphlet; blank (paper to be filled).

imprevisión [/] lack of foresight,thoughtlessness Dejar a los niños solosfué una gran imprevisión. Leaving thechildren alone was sheer thoughtless-ness.

imprevisto unforeseen, unexpected.

imprimir to print.

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improbable improbable.

impropio inappropriate, unfitting.

improvisado makeshift Un pupitre im-provisado. A makeshift desk.

improvisar to improvise.

imprudente imprudent, unwise.

impuesto (see imponer) [m] tax.

impulsar to urge; to encourage; to push.

inaccesible inaccessible.

inactivo inactive.

inadvertencia oversight No lo incluyeronen la lista por inadvertencia. He wasleft off the list through an oversight.

inagotable inexhaustible.

inaguantable unbearable El dolor erainaguantable. The pain was unbear-able.

inaudito unheard of, strange, unexpectedObró de una manera inaudita. He be-haved in a strange manner.

inauguración [/] unveiling, dedication,(ceremony of) opening (a building)Ayer fué la inauguración de la estatuadel fundador y del edificio de la escuela.Yesterday the unveiling of the found-er's statue and the opening of theschool building took place.

inaugurar to unveil, dedicate, open (exhi-bition, courses, etc).

incansable untiring.

incapacidad [/] incapacity; incompetence.

incapaz incompetent; incapable.

incauto [adi] unwary, gullible. A [w]easy mark Por ser incauto le robaronel dinero. Since he was an easy markthey stole his money.

incendiar to set on fire.

incendio fire (conflagration) El incendiodestruyó tres casas. The fire destroyedthree houses.

incertidumbre [/] uncertainty.

incesante continual, ceaseless El ruidoera incesante. The noise was cease-less.

incidente [m] incident, disturbance.

incierto uncertain, doubtful El resultadodel partido es incierto. The result ofthe game is doubtful.

inclemencia severity, inclemency.

inclinación [/] slant, slope La inclinacióndel terreno hacia difícil la construcciónde la carretera. The slope of theground made it difficult to constructthe road. Abent, inclination Desdeniño tuvo inclinación por el arte. Hehad a bent for art from childhood.

inclinar to bend, bow Inclinó la cabeza.He bowed his head.

O inclinarse to bow. A to yield, givein Hubo que inclinarse ante aquellaverdad. He had to yield in the face

of that truth. O inclinarse a to be in-clined to Me parece que se inclina ahacerlo. I think he's inclined to do it.

Incluir to include Incluya Ud. su nombreen la lista. Include his name in thelist. A to enclose Incluí el recibo en lacarta. I enclosed the receipt in theletter.

incomodar to disturb, inconvenience,bother ¿he incomoda a Ud. esta ma-leta? Does this suitcase bother you?O incomodarse to become angry, to beupset Se incomoda por cualquier cosa.He gets angry at the slightest thing.

incomodidad [/] inconvenience.

incómodo uncomfortable (of position)Esta silla es incómoda. This chair isuncomfortable.—En esta postura estoyincómodo. In this position I'm uncom-fortable.

incomparable incomparable.

incompatible incompatible.

incomprensible incomprehensible.

inconsciente unconscious El golpe lo dejóinconsciente. The blow left him uncon-scious. A irresponsible Es un hombremuy inconsciente. He's a very irre-sponsible person.

inconveniente [m] disadvantage Ese plantiene algunos inconvenientes. Thatplan has certain disadvantages. A ob-jection No tiene inconveniente en quesalgamos. He has no objection to ourleaving.

incorporar to incorporate, unite. A to addIncorporó su dinero al fondo común.He added his money to the commonfund.

O incorporarse to sit up (in bed). A tojoin (a military unit) Recibió orden deincorporarse en su batallón. He gotorders to join his battalion.

incorrecto incorrect; ill-mannered.

increíble incredible, unbelievable.

inculto uncultivated.

incumplido unfulfilled Sus promesas que-daron incumplidas. His promises wereunfulfilled.

incurable incurable.

indagar to investigate.

indecente indecent, obscene.

indeciso vacillating, hesitant Es un hom-bre muy indeciso. He's a very hesitantman. A indefinite, not clear Su ofertaes indecisa. His offer is indefinite.

indefinido indefinite.

indemnización [/] indemnity, compensa-tion.

indescriptible indescribable.

indiano, indiana Spaniard who returns to

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birthplace after long residence on theAmerican continent.

indicación [/] suggestion Siguió las indi-cacioyies del médico. He followed thedoctor's suggestions. A hint Una in-dicación de Ud. es bastante. A hintfrom you is enough.

O indicaciones directions Para usarlosiga Ud. las indicaciones siguientes.To use this, follow these instructions.

indicado (see indicar) indicated. A logi-cal, appropriate Su madre es la per'sona más indicada para decírselo. Hermother is the most logical person totell it to her.

O lo indicado that which is stated,directed, or requested Haga Ud. lo in-dicado en el prospecto. Do what'sdirected in the prospectus.

indicar to indicate, to hint, to show.

índice [m] index; forefinger, index finger.

indicio indication, evidence, clue No seencontraron indicios del asesino. Theyfound no clues of the murderer.

indiferente indifferent Se mostró indife-rente a cualquier sugerencia. He wasindifferent to any suggestion.

O serle a uno indiferente to makeno difference to one Eso me es indife-rente. That makes no difference tome.

indígena [adj] native, aboriginal A [n] na-tive, aborigine.

indigestión [/] indigestion.

indignación [/] indignation.

indignar to make indignant Sus palabrasla indignaron. His words made herindignant.

O indignarse to become indignantAnte aquella injusticia se indignó.He became indignant in the face ofthat injustice.

indigno despicable, unworthy.

indio [adj; ?;] Indian; Hindu.

indirecta insinuation, hint.

O echar indirectas to make insinua-tions.

|| Suprima Ud. esas indirectas. Stopinsinuating.

indirecto indirect.

indiscreto indiscreet.

indiscutible unquestionable, indisputable.

indispensable essential, indispensable.

indisponer [írr] to set against (of per-sons), prejudice Su mala lengua nosindispuso. Her sharp tongue set usagainst each other.

O indisponerse to fall out (with aperson) Se indispuso con sus com-pañeros. He had a falling out withhis friends. Ato become ill, sick A

consecuencia del viaje se iiidispuso.As a result of the trip she became sick.

indispuesto (see indisponer) set against;indisposed, ill.

individual [adj] individual, separate.

individuo individual, person, guy ¿Quiénes ese individuo? Who is that guy?

indole [/] (inner) nature Es un hombrede mala índole. He's an evil man.A class, kind.

indolencia indolence.

inducir [-zc-~\ to induce.

indudable indubitable, certain, evident.

indulgente indulgent, lenient.

indulgencia leniency La indulgencia deese profesor es conocida. The leniencyof that teacher is known.

indulto pardon (legal).

industria industry (manufacturing).

industrial [adj~\ industrial. A [»«] manu-facturer.

ineficaz inefficient.

inesperado unexpected.

inestimable invaluable.

inevitable unavoidable, inevitable.

inexplicable inexplicable.

infalible infallible.

infame infamous. A [m~\ scoundrel.

infancia infancy, childhood.

infantería infantry.

infantil infantile, childlike.

infatigable untiring.

infección [/] infection.

infeliz unhappy Su vida fué muy infeliz.His life was very unhappy. A [n] poordevil Ese es un infeliz. He's a poordevil.

inferior lower, inferior En la parte in-ferior iba el depósito de gasolina. Thegasoline tank was underneath. A [n]inferior Trata a sus inferiores con bru-talidad. He treats his inferiors bru-tally.

inferioridad [/] inferiority.

infernal infernal, terrible.

infidelidad [/'] infidelity, unfaithfulness.

infiel unfaithful Fué infiel a sus deberes.He didn't fulfill his obligations.

infierno hell.

infinidad [/] endless number, a lot Habíauna infinidad de personas en el parque.There were a lot of people in the park.

infinito infinite. A [m] infinity.

inflamar to set on fire Una chispa delcigarro inflamó el depósito. A cigar-ette spark set the warehouse on fire.O inflamarse to catch fire Tenga Ud.cuidado porque se inflama muy fácil-mente. Be careful, it's very inflam-mable. A to swell Los bordes de la

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herida se inflamaron. The edges ofthe wound swelled.

influir (en) to influence, to have influ-ence (on) Influye en los que le rodean.He influences everyone around him.

influyente influential, having pull.

información [/] information Necesitomás información sobre este asunto. Ineed more information on this matter.O fuente de información source of in-formation, contact Este periódico tienemuy buenas fuentes de información.This newspaper has very good sourcesof information.

informar to tell, to inform Necesitaba in-formar a sus lectores de. lo sucedido.He had to tell his readers what hap-pened.

O informarse to get information, toinform oneself Pudo informarse leyen-do la carta. He could get the informa-tion by reading the letter. O informarsede to find out, get information on ¿Seha informado Ud. de lo que necesitapara entrar en el pais? Did you findout what you need to enter the coun-try?—Infórmese Ud. de que clase depersona es. Find out what kind of aperson he is.—Por el periódico puedeUd. informarse de la marcha de laguerra. Through the newspaper youcan get information on the progress ofthe war.

informe [m~\ report Presentó un informea sus superiores. He presented a re-port to his superiors.

O informes data, information.

infortunio great misfortune La muertede su padre fué un infortunio para él.The death of his father was a greatmisfortune.

ingeniero engineer (holder of a degree inengineering).

ingenio talent Fué un escritor de muchoingenio. He was a writer of greattalent. A wit Esa frase tiene muchoingenio. That's a very witty phrase.A wits, ingenuity Vivía de su ingenio.He lived by his wits.

O ingenio de azúcar sugar planta-tion; sugar mill.

ingenuo ingenuous, candid, innocent.

ingrato ungrateful, thankless Es un tra-bajo muy ingrato. It's a thankless job.A [«] ingrate.

ingresar (en) to enter, to join Cuandoingresó en el Ejército tenía vienteaños. He was twenty when he joinedthe Army. A to deposit Ingresaba cadames su dinero en la Caja de Ahorros.

He put his money in a savings bankevery month.

ingreso entrance (joining) Su ingreso enel partido fué muy comentado. Hisjoining the party caused a lot of com-ment.

° ingresos earnings, income Sus in-gresos eran escasos. His earnings weresmall.

ingrimo alone [Am] Se quedó ingrimo.He was left all alone.

inicial [adj; /] initial ¿Cuáles son susiniciales? What are your initials?

iniciar to initiate, begin; to initiate (insocieties or religious orders).

iniciativa initiative.

inhábil incompetent, unskillful, clumsy.

injuria insult.

injusticia injustice.

inmediato adjoining, next.

inmenso immense.

inmigrante [m, /] immigrant.

inmoral immoral.

inmortal [adj] immortal.

inmóvil motionless El miedo lo dejó in-móvil. He was motionless with fright.

inmundo filthy, unclean.

innoble ignoble.

inocente innocent; not guilty; gullible,unsophisticated.

inofensivo inoffensive, harmless.

inolvidable unforgettable.

inoportuno inopportune, inconvenient Eraun momento muy inoportuno para tra-tar el asunto. That was a very incon-venient time to bring up the subject.

inquietar to worry, to trouble La faltade noticias le inquietaba. The lack ofnews worried him.

° inquietarse to become restless, tobecome worried Empezó a inquietarsecon aquel ruido. He began to get rest-less because of that noise.

inquilino, inquilina tenant.

inquieto restless Es un niño muy inquieto.He's a very restless child. A worriedEstoy inquieto por su ausencia. I'mworried over his absence.

insaciable greedy, insatiable.

insano unhealthy, unsanitary; insane Unclima insano. An unhealthy climate.

inscribir to register, enroll Se inscribie-ron en la lista de votantes. They regis-tered for voting.

inscripción [/] inscription La medallatenia una inscripción. The medal hadan inscription. A registration El plazode inscripción acaba a las cuatro. Reg-istration is over at four o'clock.

insecto insect.

inseguro insecure, unsafe, unsteady.

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insensato senseless, stupid, foolish.

insensible heartless, insensitive. A numbTenía los dedos insensibles. His fin-gers were numb.

inseparable inseparable.

insigne famous, noted, outstanding (ofpersons).

insignificancia insignificance; trifle Sepreocupa por cualquier insignificancia.He worries over every trifle.

insignificante insignificant.

insinuación [/] insinuation.

insinuar to insinuate, hint.

insistir to insist Insistió pero no consi-guió nada. He insisted but he didn'tget anything.

O insistir en to insist on Insistió ensalir a la calle. He insisted on goingout into the street.

insolente insolent.

insoportable unbearable.

inspección [/] inspection, examinationHicieron una inspección en la oficina.They made an inspection in the office.A inspector's office Fui a la Inspecciónpor los documentos. I went to the in-spector's office for the documents.

inspeccionar to inspect, to examine.

inspector, inspectora inspector.

instalar to install, set up ¿Quién le hainstalado la radio ? Who installed yourradio?

O instalarse to establish oneself, totake quarters Apenas llegó a la capitalse instaló en un hotel. As soon as hearrived in the capital he got settledat a hotel.

instancia petition, application (written).O a instancia de at the request of.

instante [m] instant, moment.

instintivo instinctive.

instinto instinct Su instinto le decía queiba a ocurrir algo. His instinct toldhim that something was going to hap-pen.

institución [/] institution.

instituto institute; school (equivalent tohigh school plus two years of college).

instrucción [/] education Creo que tienepoca instrucción. I don't think he hasmuch education.

O instrucciones instructions, direc-tions Todavía no ha recibido instruc-ciones. He hasn't yet received instruc-tions.

instruir to teach, instruct.

instrumento instrument.

insuficiente insufficient.

insufrible unbearable, intolerable.

insultar to insult.

insurrección [/] insurrection, rebellion.

insurrecto [adj; n] insurgent.

intacto intact, untouched.

integridad [/] integrity; entirety.

íntegro complete, whole Estaba íntegro eldinero, nadie lo tocó. The money wasall there; nobody touched it. A uprightEs un hombre serio y muy íntegro.He's a serious and upright man.

intelectual [adj; n] intellectual.

inteligencia intelligence.

inteligente intelligent.

intención [/] intention, purpose No sécon que intención me lo dijo. I don'tknow what his pui-pose was in tellingme that.

° tener buenas intenciones to be wellmeaning. O tener la intención de tointend to, mean to Tenía la intenciónde decírselo pero se me olvidó. I meantto tell him that, but I forgot. O tenermalas intenciones to be malicious.

intensidad [/] intensity.

intenso intense.

intentar to attempt, try.

interés [w] interest Pone mucho interésen todo lo que hace. He takes a lot ofinterest in everything he does. A rateof interest Tenia que pagar mucho in-terés. I had to pay a high interest.

O intereses affairs Administraba losintereses de su amigo. He adminis-tered his friend's affairs. O por (el)interés for money Se casó por (el) in-terés. He married for money.

interesado (see interesar) interested;mercenary.

interesar to interest Su conversación meinteresaba. His conversation interestedme.

O interesarse to be interested Llegóa interesarse en las matemáticas. Hebecame interested in mathematics.

interior [adj'] interior, inside Esas habi-taciones son interiores. Those are in-side rooms. A domestic El correo in-terior se distribuía cuatro veces pordía. Domestic mail was delivered fourtimes a day. A [m~\ inside El interiorde la casa es muy fresco. The inside ofthe house's very cool.

O para el interior de uno to oneselfho dijo para su interior. He said itto himself.

interjección [/] interjection.

intermedio intermediate, medium Quisier%ina talla intermedia. I'd like an inter-mediate size. A [m~\ intermission Leveré en el intermedio. I'll see himduring the intermission.

O por intermedio de through (the in-tervention of) ho consiguió por inter-

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medio de su tío. He got it through hisuncle.

interminable' endless.

internacional [adj] international.

interno internal Esto es para tiso interno.This is for internal use. A boardingEs un alumno interno. He's a board-ing pupil.

interponer [irr] to interpose, place (be-tween) Interpusieron un tabique entrelas dos partes de la habitación. Theyplaced a partition between the twoparts of the room.

O interponerse to block Esa mujer seinterpuso en mi camino. That womanblocked my way.

interpretar to interpret Procure Ud. in-terpretar bien mis palabras. Try tointerpret my words properly.

intérprete [m, f] interpreter.

interrogación [/] interrogation; questionmark.

interrogar to question, interrogate.

interrogatorio interrogation, questioning.

interrumpir to interrupt Por favor, no meinterrumpa. Please don't interrupt me.O interrumpirse to be interrupted, tobe blocked El tráfico se interrumpió porla aglomeración de automóviles. Thetraffic was blocked by the jam of auto-mobiles.

intervalo interval.

intervención [/] intervention Su inter-vención fué muy oportuna. He inter-vened at a very opportune moment.A mediation El sindicato ha pedido laintervención del Estado en la cuestión.The union has asked for the mediationof the government in the dispute.A (surgical) operation Después de lacaída hubo que hacerle una rápida in-tervención. He had to undergo anoperation immediately after his fall.

intervenir [irr] to intervene Para evitarel conflicto tuvo que intervenir. He hadto intervene to prevent the conflict.A to audit, check Se le intervino lacuenta en el Banco. His bank accountwas audited.

intestino [adj; ni] intestine.

intimar to become an intimate friend.

intimidar to frighten, intimidate.

íntimo [adj~\ intimate. A [ri] intimate(friend).

intolerable intolerable.

intoxicar to poison; to drug.

intranquilo restless, worried.

intratable unsociable.

intrépido brave, fearless.

intrigar to scheme ¿Cuándo terminaráUd. de intrigar? When will you stop

scheming? A to intrigue, interestAquello intrigó a todos. That intriguedeverybody.

O intrigarse to be intrigued Me in-triga lo que Ud. dice. I'm intriguedby what you say.

introducir [-zc-] to put (in), insert In-trodujo la llave en la cerradura. Heput the key in the keyhole. A to pre-sent (a person) Era el encargado deintroducir los embajadores ante el rey.He was the one in charge of presentingthe ambassadors to the king.

intuición [/] intuition.

inundación [/] flood.

inundar to flood El agua inundó la ca-lles. The water flooded the streets.

O inundarse to be flooded Se inundóel piso bajo. The ground floor wasflooded.

inútil useless. A [ri] useless person.

invadir to invade.

invariable constant, unchanging.

invasión [/] invasion.

invencible invincible, unconquerable.

inventar to invent; to lie, fib.

inventario inventory.

invento invention; lie.

invernal wintry.

inverosímil unlikely, improbable.

invertido See invertir. A [adj; ri] homo-sexual.

invertir [rad-ch II] to invest Invirtió sudinero en una casa. He invested hismoney in a house. A to reverse, turnupside down No invierta Ud. el ordende esas cantidades. Don't reverse theorder of those amounts. A to spend(time) Invirtió dos horas en recorrerveinte millas. He spent two hourstraveling twenty miles.

investigación [/] investigation, inquiry;research.

investigar to investigate Investigue Ud.cuál es la causa. Investigate the causeof it. A to do research work Investi-gaba en un laboratorio. He was doingresearch work in a laboratory.

invierno winter.

invisible invisible.

invitación [/] invitation.

invitado See invitar. A [ri] guest Esta-ban recibiendo a los invitados. Theywere receiving their guests.

invitar to invite.

involuntario involuntary.

inyección [/] injection, shot.

inyectado bloodshot Tenía los ojos inyec-tados. His eyes were bloodshot.

inyectar to inject, give an injection Le

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inyectó una dosis de morfina. He gavehim an injection of morphine.

ir [irr~] to go. A to lead ¿A dónde va esecamino? Where does that road lead?

O ir a caballo to ride on horsebackFuimos a caballo a la hacienda. Werode to the ranch on horseback. O ira pie to walk, go on foot Si vamos apie tardaremos mucho. If we walk we'llbe very late. ° ir del brazo to walkarm in arm Iban del brazo. They werewalking arm in arm. O ir de paseo togo for a walk ¿Ya Ud. de paseo? Areyou going for a walk? O ir en auto todrive Yendo en auto llegaremos en treshoras. We'll arrive in three hours ifwe drive. O irle a uno (bien) to bebecoming Ese color le va muy bien.That color is very becoming to you.O ir para (or con) to be meant for (ofremarks) Lo que he dicho no va conUd. What I've said isn't meant foryou. O irse to leave, to go away Yase fueron. They've already left.

|| Ahora va de veras. Now it's thereal thing. || ¿Cómo le va? How areyou?

ira anger.

ironía irony, sarcasm.

irónico ironical, sarcastic.

irregular irregular, improper Su con-ducta es bastante irregular. His con-duct is quite irregular. A irregular,uneven Tiene unas facciones muy ir-regulares. He has very irregular fea-tures.

irremediable irreparable, hopeless.

irresoluto irresolute, wavering, hesitant.

irritable irritable.

irritación [/] irritation Tiene irritaciónen la garganta. He has an irritationin his throat. A irritation, peevishnessSu irritación molestó a todos. Hispeevishness annoyed everyone.

irritar to irritate; to peeve.

isla island, isle.

isleño, isleña islander.

itinerario itinerary.

izquierda left hand Escribía con la iz-quierda. He wrote with his left hand.A left En política, militaba en la izqui-erda. In politics, he belonged to theleft.

O a la izquierda on the left, to theleft Estaba sentado a mi izquierda.He was sitting on my left.

izquierdo [adj~\ left Recibió un balazo enel pie izquierdo. He got a bullet woundin his left foot.

jaba crate [Aw].

jabón [to] soap ¿Puede darme un jabón y

una toalla? Can you give me a piece of

soap and a towel?jalar (see halar) to pull, haul [A?w].jalea jelly Deseo café, tostadas y jalea.

I want coffee, toast, and jelly.jamás never, not ever.jamón [m~\ ham (cured pork).jamona buxom woman (middle-aged)

[Sp] ; old maid [Antilles'}.jaqueca headache, megrim Estoy con

jaqueca desde ayer. I've had a head-ache since yesterday.jarabe [m~\ syrup; jarabe (a Mexican

dance).jardín [to] garden (of flowers).jaripeo bronco-busting, rodeo [Mex~\.jarra pitcher Hágame el favor de poner

una jarra con agua en mi cuarto.

Please put a pitcher of water in my

room.jaula cage.jefatura headquarters, chief's office Los

llevaron a la jefatura de Policía. Theytook them to Police Headquarters.

jefe [to] chief, leader, head Lograroncapturar al jefe. They managed tocapture the leader. A boss Tendré queavisar a mi jefe que no vendré mañana.I'll have to tell my boss that I won't bein tomorrow.

jerga slang.

jicara small cup.

jinete [to] horseman.

jitomate [to] tomato [Mex].

Jornada journey; day's work; day's walk.

jornalero day laborer, casual worker.

jota letter "j"; Aragonese folk dance.

joven [ad?] young. A [w] young person.

joya gem; piece of jewelry.

judía bean [Sp].

O judías verdes string beans.

judío Jewish. A [w] Jew.

judía bean [Sp~]. O judías verdes string

juego game El ajedrez es un juego muydifícil. Chess is a very difficult game.A set Compré un juego de manteles. Ibought a set of table linen. A play,

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lado

playing La hora de juego en isa escuelaes de la una a las dos. The hour forplay in that school is from one to two.A gambling Es un hombre aficionado aljuego. He's a man fond of gambling.O hacer juego to match Ese sombrerohace juego con el traje. That hatmatches the suit. O juego de palabraspun, play on words. ° no ser cosa dejuego not to be a laughing matter.

jueves [m] Thursday.

juez [m] judge.

jugador [to] gambler; player, contestant.

jugar [rad-ch 7] to play ¿Sabe Ud. jugartenis? Do you play tennis? A to play,gamble Jugó y perdió. He played andlost.

jugo juice.

O sacar jugo de to get a lot out ofSaca jugo de todo lo que hace. He getsa lot out of everything he does.

juguete [to] toy.

juicio judgment Esta chica tiene muybuen juicio. This girl has very goodjudgment. A trial (law).

julepe [to] card game; [Am] dread, fear.O tener julepe to be scared stiff[Am~\.

julio July.

juma drinking spree.

junio June.

junta meeting; board La Junta de Reclu-tamiento. Draft Board. A joint, join-ing (carpentry).

juntar to join, connect Juntaron los doscordones eléctricos. They connectedthe two electric wires. A to pool Junta-

mos todo el dinero. Let's pool all ourmoney.

O juntarse to meet, gather Nos jun-tamos a la puerta de casa. We met atthe door of my house. O juntarse conto associate with.

junto together ¿Quiere Ud. que vayamosjuntos al teatro? Let's go to the the-ater together.

O junto a next to, beside Se sentójunto a ella. He sat down next to her.O junto con with Llegó junto conmigo.He arrived with me.

jurado jury.

juramento oath (law); oath, swearing.

jurar to swear (oath); to swear, curse.

justicia justice (fairness); administrationof justice; the law.

justo [adj] right, just Creo que la deci-sion es justa. I believe that the deci-sion is just. A exact, on the dot Lacorrida empezó a la hora justa. Thebullfight began on the dot. A [n] goodperson Siempre pagan justos por peca-dores. The good always pay for thewicked.

O estar justo to fit tightly Este anillome está muy justo. This ring is tootight for me. Ato be correct Estacuenta está justa. This account is cor-rect.

juvenil juvenile.

juventud [/] youth, youthfulness.

juzgar to judge No me gusta juzgar losactos ajenos. I don't like to judge theacts of others. A to try Juzgarán alos reos inmediatamente. They'll trythe criminals immediately.

kilo kilogram.

kilogramo kilogram.

kilométrico mileage ticket, book (railroad

mileage purchased in quantity at cut

rate) [Sp].kilómetro kilometer.kiosco pavilion; newsstand; bandstand.

la; pi las the. A her, it; [pi] them ¿Dóndela encontró Ud.? Where did you meether?

labio lip.

labor [/] work, task.

labrador [w] farmer.

labrar to plow, farm.

lado side Se sentó a mi lado. He sat bymy side. A edge, margin Escribió una

nota en el lado de la página. He madea note in the margin.

O al lado (de) near(by), next doorto El restaurante está al lado delteatro. The restaurant is next door tothe theater. O al lado derecho, al ladoizquierdo on (or to) the right side, on(or to) the left side La casa estaba allado derecho del camino. The house was

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lastimar

on the right side of the road. O a unlado aside /Quiere hacerse a un lado?Would you step aside? O de lado side-ways, on its side Hay que poner elpiano de lado para que entre. We haveto put the piano on its side in orderto get it in. O lado a lado side by sideTrabajaron lado a lado. They workedside by side. O lado flaco weak side,weak spot Conozco muy bien su ladoflaco. I know his weakness very well.O mirar de lado to look out of the cor-ner of the eye, look askance Aquellamujer me miró de lado. That womanlooked askance at me. O por el ladoaround, in the general direction ofEstán por el lado del río. They'rearound the river. O por todos lados onall sides El edificio tiene salidas portodos lados. The building has exits onall sides. ° por un lado . . . por otro onthe one side or hand ... on the other;in a way ... in a way Por un lado megusta, pero por otro no. In a way Ilike it, in a way I don't.

ladrar to bark.

ladrilío brick.

ladrón, ladrone thief, robber.

lagarto lizard [Sp]; alligator [Am].

lago lake.

lágrima tear No derramó ni una lágrima.He didn't shed a tear.

lamentable lamentable, pitiful, sorry Es-taba en un estado lamentable. She wasin a pitiful state.

lamentar to be sorry Lamento que Ud.no pueda acompañarnos. I'm sorryyou can't join us.

O lamentarse to lament, wail, moanSe lamentaba por la muerte de superro. She moaned over the death ofher dog.

lamento moan.

lamer to lick, lap.

lámina sheet, plate Hoy hay muchos ob-jetos hechos con lámina de metal.Today there are many things made ofsheet metal. A plate (illustration)/Tiene láminas de colores ese libro?Does that book have colored plates?

lámpara lamp, bulb; radio tube.

lana wool.

lancha (small) boat Alquilemos una-lancha de remos. Lefs hire a rowboat.

lanchen \m\ barge.

langosta lobster; locust (insect).

lanzar to throw, hurl, fling Lanzó la pe-lota. He threw the ball.O lanzarse (a) to throw oneself, rush

to Se lanzó al agua. He threw himselfinto the water.

lápida memorial tablet, plaque; head-stone.

lápiz [?n] pencil.

larga O a la larga in the long run, even-tually A la larga se convencerá Ud.Eventually you'll be convinced. O darlargas to put off. A to give one therun-around Siempre me está dandolargas. He's always giving me therun-around.

largar to let loose, loosen [Am] Ya vana largar los caballos. They're goingto let the horses loose now.

O largarse to scram, beat it ¡Lar-gúese de aquí! Scram!

largo long Recibí una larga carta de mispadres. I got a long letter from myfolks. A [tn] length ¿Cuál es el largode ese trozo de tela? What is thelength of this piece of cloth?

O a lo largo at full length Se tumbóa lo largo sobre el sofá. He stretchedout full length on the couch. °a lolargo de along Hay un bosque a lolargo del río. There's a forest alongthe river. O de largo long Este ter-reno tiene doscientos metros de largo.This piece of ground is two hundredmeters long. O largos años many yearsVivió en Nueva York largos años. Helived in New York (for) many years.A long life Vivió largos años. He livedto a ripe old age. O pasar de largo topass right by Pasó de largo sin mi-rarme. He passed right by withoutlooking at me. O traje largo eveningdress Las damas estaban de trajelargo. The ladies were in eveningdress.

|| ¡Largo de aquí! Get out of here!

las See la.

lástima pity ¡Es látima que Ud. no hayavenido anoche! It's a pity you didn'tcome last night.—¡Qué lástima! Whata pity!

O dar lástima to inspire pity, be piti-ful S?t estado daba lástima. His condi-tion was pitiful.

lastimadura sore, superficial wound.

lastimar to hurt Estos zapatos me lasti-man. These shoes hurt me.—Me dijouna cosa, que me lastimó. He told mesomething that hurt me. A to injure,hurt El golpe no le lastimó. The blowdidn't hurt him.

O lastimarse to hurt oneself Se las-timó al caer. He hurt himself whenhe fell,

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lata

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levantar

lata tin (plate) Esta caja está hecha

de lata. This box is made of tin. A can

Quisier dos latas de tórnate. I'd like

two cans of tomatoes. A annoyance,

nuisance El ruido era una lata. The

noise was a nuisance.

O dar la lata to annoy, bother, pester

Nos daba la lata con sus qiiejas. He

annoyed us with his complaints.latido beat, beating, throb.látigo whip, lash.latin [m] Latin (language).latino [adj; ri\ Latin.latir to beat, throb El corazón le latía

rápidamente. His heart was beating

rapidly.latón [m] brass.laucha mouse [.Am].laurel [m] laurel.lavabo washstand; washroom.lavadero washtub.lavamanos [m sg] washbowl, lavatory

[Am].lavandera laundress.lavandería laundry [Am].lavar to wash Tenemos que lavar la ropa.

We have to wash the clothes.lavatorio lavatory, wash basin [Am].laxante [adj; m] laxative.lazareto hospital for contagious diseases;

quarantine (of ports of entry).lazo bow, loop ¿Puede Ud. hacer un lazo?

Can you tie a bow? A lasso, lariat.O echar el lazo to lasso.le [obj pron] him, to him, to her, to you,

to it; [pl~\ them, to them, to you.leal loyal.lección [/] lesson.leche [/] milk.lechería dairy store (place where only

milk is sold).lecho bed, couch.lechuga lettuce.

lector [m] reader, one who reads.lectura reading ¿Qué clase de lectura le

gusta a Ud.? What kind of reading

do you like?leer to read ¿Ha leído Ud. el diaro dé

esta mañana? Have you read this

morning's paper?legación [/] legation.legal legal, lawful.legible legible, readable,legítimo lawful, legitimate.legua league (measure of length).legumbre [/] vegetable.lejano distant, far.lejos far ¿Es muy lejos de aquí? Is it

very far from here? A far away Están

muy lejos. They are very far away.

O a lo lejos in the distance A lo lejosvimos unas casas. We saw some housesin the distance. O desde lejos from adistance Desde lejos le reconocimos.We recognized him from a distance.O lejos de far from Vive demasiadolejos de la ciudad. He lives too farfrom the city.—Lejos de enmendarseestá cada día peor. Far from gettingbetter he gets worse every day.

lengua tongue Me mordí la lengua. I bitmy tongue. A language, tongue EnCentro y Sur América se habla lala lengua castellana. Spanish isspoken in Central and South America.O írsele a uno la lengua to let some-thing out (by talking); to give one-self away Se le va la lengua muyfácilmente. He gives himself awayvery easily. O morderse la lengua tohold or control one's tongue. O nomorderse la lengua not to mince words,speak straight from the shoulder.

lenguado sole, flounder.

lenguaje [m] language, speech.

lente [m or /] lens (optical).

O lente (de aumento) magnifyingglass Estas letras tan pequeñas sepueden leer solamente con una lente.These small letters can only be readwith a magnifying glass. ° lentes[m pl~\ eyeglasses Deseo comprar míoslentes oscuros. I want to buy somedark glasses.

lentitud [/] slowness.

lento slow.

leña firewood.

león [m] lion.

les See le.

letra letter (of alphabet). A handwritingMi hermana tiene muy buena letra.My sister has a very good handwriting.A words (of a song) ¿Sabe Ud. la letrade esa canción? Do you know thewords of that song?

O cuatro letras a few lines Le heescrito cuatro letras. I wrote him afew lines. O letra (de cambio) draft¿Dónde puedo cobrar esta letra (decambio) ? Where can I cash this draft?O letra (de imprenta) type ¿Qué estilode letra (de imprenta) es esa? Whatstyle of type is that?

letrero sign ¿Qui dice este letrero? Whatdoes this sign say?

levantar to raise Si Ud. quiere hablarlevante la mano. If you want to speak,raise your hand.—Empezó a levantarla voz. He began to raise his voice.A to lift No puedo levantar esto, pesa

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limitar

demasiado. I can't lift this, it's tooheavy. A to pick up Levanta ese papeldel suelo. Pick up that paper thereon the floor. A to rise up El pueblo selevantó contra, los invasores. The peo-ple rose up against the invaders. A tobuild Están levantando muchas casasnuevas en esa calle. They are buildingmany new houses on that street.

O levantar cabeza to get on one's feetDespués de la bancarrota no pudo le-vantar cabeza. After his bankruptcy,he wasn't able to get back on his feet.O levantar planos to draw up plans Losingenieros levantaron un plano paraun nuevo muelle. The engineers drewup plans for a new dock. O levantarseto get up Yo me levanto temprano. Iget up early.ley [/] law.leyenda legend.libelo libel.

liberación [/] liberation.liberal [adj; ??i] liberal.liberar to free, liberate.libertad [/] liberty, freedom Los pueblosluchan por su libertad. Nations arefighting for freedom.

O dejar en libertad to free Dejaronen libertad a los presos. They freedthe prisoners.libertador [w] liberator.libertar to free,libra pound (weight).

O libra (esterlina) pound (sterling).libranza ° libranza postal money order

[Am].librar to free, deliver Los actos del go-bernador libraron al pueblo de la mise-ria. The acts of the governor deliveredthe people from their misery.

O librar (una letra) contra to draw(a draft) on. O librarse de to get ridof Al fin 7ws libramos de él. At last wegot rid of him. A to avoid, get out ofQuiso librarse de pagar los impuestos.He wanted to get out of paying histaxes.libre free Abrió la jaula para dejar libreal pájaro. He opened the cage to setthe bh'd free.—Esta mercadería estálibre de impuestos. This merchandiseis tax free.—Es muy libre para hablar.He's very free-spoken.—La entrada mlibre. Admission (is) free. A free,unencumbered, disengaged, off ¿TieneUd. libre el sábado? Do you have Sat-urday off? A dissolute, loose Es unamujer (de vida) libre. She's a loosewoman.

librería bookshop.

libreta O libreta de banco bankbook, passbook. O libreta de direcciones addressbook Ya he apuntado su dirección enmi libreta. I have already put youraddress in my book.

libro book.

O libro de apuntes notebook. O Hbrode caja cashbook. O libro de cuentasaccount book.

licencia license, permit ¿Tiene Ud. licen-cia para vender licor? Do you have alicense to sell liquor? A furlough Elcabo está con licencia. The corporalis on furlough.

O licencia absoluta discharge Le die-ron licencia absoluta del ejército. Hegot his discharge from the army.

licenciado See licenciar. O licenciado delejército veteran. O licenciado de pre-sidio discharged convict. O licenciadoen filosofía Master of Arts.

licenciar to discharge (from army orprison).

O licenciarse to get a master's de-gree.

licor [m] liqueur, cordial.

liga garter Estas ligas son de buen elás-tico. These garters are made of goodelastic.

ligar to tie, bind Le ligaron las manosa la espalda. They tied his hands be-hind his back. A to join, to connectLigaron los dos alambres. They con-nected the two wires.

O ligarse to join, band together Seligaron contra el peligro común. Theyjoined together against the commondanger.

ligero light, thin Quiero un abrigo ligerode primavera. I want a light springcoat. A fast ;No vaya tan ligero!Don't go so fast! A light Comeré algoligero. I'll eat something light.—Lacomedia que vimos era ynuy ligera. Wesaw a very light comedy. A unimpor-tant, trifling Su contribxición era muyligera. His contribution was unimpor-tant.

O a la ligera quickly, superficially LoIt ice a la ligera. I did it quickly.O una mujer ligera de cascos feather-brained woman.

lima lime (fruit); file (tool).

limitar to restrict, to limit Quieren limi-tar el número de boletos. They wantto limit the number of tickets.

O limitar con to be bounded by Méxi-co limita al norte con los Estados

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límite

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llamar

Unidos. Mexico is bounded on thenorth by the United States.

límite [m] limit, boundary.

limón [m~\ lemon.

limonada lemonade.

limonar [m] lemon grove.

limonero lemon tree.

limosna alms.

limpiabotas [m s#] bootblack.

limpiar to clean ¿Cuánto cuesta limpiarun traje de lana? How much do youcharge for cleaning a woolen dress?A to clean out (of money) ho limpiaron(de dinero). They cleaned him out.

° limpiarse to clean, wash (one'sface, hands, etc); to brush (one'steeth) Tengo que limpiarme las manosy los dientes.. I have to wash my handsand brush my teeth.

limpieza cleanliness.

limpio clean Estos cristales no están lim-pios. These windows aren't clean.A clear El cielo está limpio hoy. Thesky's clear today. A free Está limpiode culpa. He's free from guilt.

O poner en limpio to make a finalcopy Ponga Ud. la carta en limpio.Make a final copy of the letter. O sacaren limpio to make head or tail of, tounderstand No he podido sacar nadaen limpio de ese discurso. I couldn'tmake head or tail of that speech.

lindo lovely Viven en una linda casa.They live in a lovely house.—¡QuéUndo! How lovely! A pretty ¡Quélinda mujer! What a pretty woman!A fine Ha hecho un lindo trabajo. He'sdone a fine job.

O de lo lindo very much Gozamos delo lindo en la fiesta. We enjoyed theparty very much.

línea line Trace Ud. una linea aquí. Drawa line here. A lines, figure La mucha-cha no quiere perder la línea. The girldoesn't want to lose her figure.

O descendiente en línea directa (orrecta) direct descendant, lineal de-scendant. O en línea in a row Losárboles estaban en línea. The treeswere in a row. O entre líneas betweenthe lines Sabe leer entre líneas. Heknows how to read between the lines.° línea férrea railway line.

lino linen (material).

linterna lantern; [Sp] flashlight.

lío bundle Llevaba un lío de ropa. Hecarried a bundle of clothes. Ajam,trouble No quiero meterme en un lío.I don't want to get into a jam. A mess¡Qué lío! What a mess!

liquidación [/] bargain sale, selling out

En aquel comercio hay una liquidación.There is a bargain sale at that store.

liquidar to pay, pay up Liquida sus cuen-tas todos los meses. He pays his billsevery month. A to squander Liquidó lafortuna de su padre. He squanderedhis father's fortune. A to sell out Estealmacén está liquidando. This store isselling out.

líquido [adj] exactly, just Me quedantres pesos líquidos. I have just threedollars left. A [m] liquid Sólo tomalíquidos. He can only take liquids.A net (balance) Hecho el inventario,quedó un líquido de trescientos pesos.After inventory, there was a net bal-ance of three hundred pesos.

lirio lily.

liso smooth Quiero un papel liso. I wanta smooth piece of paper. A straightTiene el pelo liso. She has straighthair. A plain Prefiero las telas lisas.I prefer plain materials. A slipperyEl suelo está muy liso. The floor isvery slippery.

lista [/] list ¿Esta su nombre en la lista?Is your name on the list? A stripeLleva un traje a listas. She is wearinga striped dress.

O lista (de teléfonos) (telephone) di-rectory.

listo ready Todo estaba listo para elviaje. Everything was ready for thetrip. A clever Es muy lista. She'svery clever.

literal literal.

literatura literature.

litro liter.

liviano light (not heavy) [Am] „• free andeasy (of women) [Sp].

lívido livid.

llaga open sore.

llama flame; llama.

llamada call ¿Ha habido algunas llamadaspari mi? Have there been any callsfor me?

llamar to call Haga Ud. el favor de llamarun taxi. Please call a taxi. Ato knockLlame Ud. antes de entrar. Knock be-fore entering. A to ring (a bell) AbraUd. la puerta están llamando (el tim-bre) . Open the door, they are ringing(the bell).

O llamar a call upon, summon El go-bierno le llama a defender la patria.The government calls upon him to de-fend his country. O llamar la atenciónto warn, scold Los niños pisaron el cés-ped y el guarda les llamó la atención.The children trampled on the grass andthe guard scolded them. A to call or at-

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llevar

tract attention Quiso llamar la atenciónsobre sí mismo todo el tiempo. He al-ways wanted to call attention to him-self. O llamar por teléfono to phone, totelephone La han llamado a Ud. porteléfono varias veces. They've phonedyou several times. O llamarse to becalled or named "¿Cómo se llama suamigo?" "Se llama Jorge." "What'syour friend's name?" "His name'sGeorge."—¿Cómo se llama esto? What'sthe name of this?

llanero cowboy, plainsman [Ven, Col],

llano level, even La casa está en la parte■más llana del terreno. The house is onthe most level part of the ground.A simple, plain Dígalo en lenguaje llano.Say it in plain terms. A frank, unaf-fected Es un tipo llano y sincero. Heis a frank and sincere fellow.

llanta tire Llevamos dos llantas de re-puesta. We are taking two spare tires.

llanura plain La ciudad está en una lla-nura. The city is on a plain.

Have key Olvidé la llave de mi cuarto. Iforgot the key to my room. A jet (gasstove) Dejaron abierta la llave del gas.They left the gas jet on. A switch ¿Dón-de está la llave de la luz? Where's thelight switch? A faucet, tap Cierre Ud.la llave del baño. Turn off the faucetin the bath tub.

O echar (la) llave to lock the doorDebemos echar llave al salir. Weshould lock the door when we leave.O llave inglesa monkey wrench.

llavero key ring.

llegada arrival.

llegar to arrive Cuándo llegaremos a laHabana? When will we arrive in Ha-vana? A to come Lo haré cuando lleguemi turno. I'll do it when my turncomes. Ato reach El traje le llegabahasta los pies. The dress reached toher feet. A to extend, go as far as Estecamino llega hasta Bogotá. This roadgoes as far as Bogotá. A to amount Elgasto llegó a doce pesos. The costamounted to twelve pesos.

° llegar a to succeed in No llegó aoír lo que decíamos. He didn't suc-ceed in hearing what we were saying.° llegar a ser to get to be Era muyjoven cuando llegó a ser coronel. Hewas very young when he became acolonel. O llegar a suceder to come topass, happen Si eso llega a suceder mealegraré mucho. If that happens I'llbe very glad.

llenar to fill (up) Llenó la copa de vino.He filled the glass with wine. A to cover

Se llenaron las manos de pintura. Theycovered their hands with paint. A tosatisfy, please fully No me llena eseespectáculo. That show doesn't pleaseme fully. A to fill out Llene Ud. elpliego de solicitud. Fill out the appli-cation.lleno full La piscina está llena de agualimpia. The pool is full of clean water.—Esta noche habrá luna llena. Therewill be a full moon tonight. A [»i]full house En el teatro hubo un lleno.The theater had a full house.

O de lleno fully Su libro trataba elasunto de lleno. His book treated thesubject fully. A squarely El golpe ledio de lleno en la cara. The blow hithim squarely in the face. O Heno decovered with ¡Todo está lleno de polvo!Everything is covered with dust.

0 lleno de bote en bote full, full to thebrim La sala estaba llena de bote enbote. The room was full of people.

llevar to take, carry Llevaron al enfermoal hospital. They took the patient tothe hospital. A to have (with or onone), carry ¿Lleva Ud. los boletos?Have you the tickets? A to wearLlevaré un traje blanco. I'll wear awhite dress. A to be (for a certaintime) Llevo mucho tiempo esperando.

1 have been waiting for a long time.—-Cuánto tiempo lleva Ud. en los Es-tados Unidos? How long have youbeen in the United States? A to take,guide, lead Nos llevaron por un lugarpeligroso. They took us through a dan-gerous place. A to charge ¿Cuánto mellevará Ud. por el traje? How muchwill you charge me for the suit? A tolead ¿A dónde lleva este camino?Where does this road lead? A to con-duct Lleva muy bien sus negocios. Heconducts his business very well.

O llevar a cabo to carry through, ac-complish Llevó a cabo su misión diplo-mática con éxito. He carried throughhis diplomatic mission with success.O llevar la contra to oppose, contradictLe gusta llevar la contra. He likes tocontradict. A to antagonize. O llevarla delantera to be ahead .Vos llevan Indelantera. They're ahead of us.O llevar (mala) vida to lead a (bad)life Lleva wia vida desordenada. Heleads a disorderly life. O llevarse tocarry off or away, take, steal Los la-drones se llevaron las joyas. Thethieves carried off the jewels. ° lle-varse bien to get along well Se llevamuy bien con sus amigo*. He gets

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llorar

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lugar

along very well with his friends.

0 llevarse (el premio) to win, carryoff (the prize) Se llevó el premiogrande. He won the first prize.° llevarse un chasco to be disappointed,get it in the neck ¡Qué chasco me hellevado! I certainly got it in the neck!

llorar to weep, cry.

Hover \rad-ch I] to rain Está lloviendomucho. It's raining very hard.

O como llovido del cielo like mannafrom heaven Llegó el dinero como llo-vido del cielo. The money came likemanna from heaven. O Hover a cán-taros to pour (rain) Espere un mo-mento, llueve a cántaros. Wait awhile, it's pouring.

lloviznar to drizzle.

lluvia rain.

lluvioso rainy.

lo [neut art] the Es lo mejor que tene-mos. It's the best we have.4 \_obj pron;pi los] him, it; pi them Mándemelo.Send him to me.—Mándemelos. Sendthem to me.

loba female wolf.

lobo wolf.

local [adj~\ local Este es tino de los me-jores periódicos locales. This is oneof the best local newspapers. A [m]place (indoors) No me gusta este local.

1 don't like this place.

localidad [/] locality, place ¿Qué locali-dad es esta? What place is this? A seat(in a theater) ¿Quedan buenas locali-dades para esta noche? Are there anygood seats left for tonight?

localizar to locate. A to find out Primero,tenemos que localizer donde viven.First we have to find out where theylive. Á to localize Los bomberos locali-zaron el fuego. The firemen localizedthe fire.

loco insane, crazy ¡No seas loco! Don'tbe crazy! A [n] madman, lunatic Esun loco. He's a lunatic.

locomotora locomotive.

locura insanity, madness Su locura erahereditaria. His insanity was heredi-tary. A folly Esas son locuras de lajuventud. Those are the follies ofyouth.

lodo mud.

lógica logic.

lógico logical, reasonable.

lograr to get, obtain Lograba todo lo quequería. He got all he wanted. A tosucceed in No logramos convencerle.We didn't succeed in convincing him.

lomo loin ¿Le gusta el lomo de cerdo?Do you like loin of pork?

lona canvas.

longitud [/] length; longitude.

loquero attendant in an insane asylum.

loro parrot.

los See le, el, lo.

lotería lottery.

loza crockery.

lucero any bright star.

lucha struggle, fight La lucha por la exis-tencia. The struggle for existence.

luchador [m~\ fighter; wrestler.

luchar to fight, struggle Los dos hombreslucharon largo rato. The two menfought for a long time. A to wrestle.

lucir [-2C-] to shine, glitter, sparkle Lasjoyas ludan en sus dedos. The jewelsglittered on her fingers. Ato wear,show off Se empeñó en lucir su trajenuevo. She insisted on wearing hernew dress. A to look, appear Luce Ud.muy bien hoy. You look very welltoday.

° lucirse to do splendidly Se lució enel examen. He did splendidly in the ex-amination. A to show off Le gustamucho lucirse. He likes to show off.

luego immediately, right away Vengoluego. I'm coming right away. A after-wards ¿Qué haremos luego? What shallwe do afterwards? A next ¿Qué pasóluego? What happened next? A thenCenaremos juntos y luego iremos alteatro. We'll dine together and thengo to the theater. A later Luego lo haré.I'll do it later.

° desde luego naturally, of course¡Desde luego lo haré! Of course I'lldo it! O luego, luego right away[Mex~\. Otan luego as soon as [Am]Tan luego como llegue se lo diré. Assoon as he arrives I'll tell him.|| \Hasta luego! So long!

lugar [?n] place Nos encontraremos en ellugar acostumbrado. We'll meet at theusual place. A place, city, town ¿Dequé lugar es Ud.? Where are youfrom? A room, space No hay lugardonde sentarnos. There's no room forus to sit down. A position, office Tieneun buen lugar en el banco. He has agood position in the bank.

O dar lugar a to cause, give rise toLo que dijo dio lugar a muchas con-troversias. What he said gave rise tomuch controversy. O en lugar de in-stead of En lugar de comer aquí vamosa casa. Instead of eating here, let'sgo home. O en primer lugar in thefirst place En prime-r lugar tengo que

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lujo

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magistrado

hacer, además hace calor. In the firstplace I'm busy, and besides it's too hot.O tener lugar to take place La cere-monia tuvo lugar en el cementerio. Theservices took place at the cemetery.

lujo luxury.

O de lujo de luxe, luxurious.

lujoso luxurious, showy.

lumbre [/] fire (in stove, fireplace) Sesentaron cerca de la lumbre. They satnear the fire. A light Se me apagó elcigarro. ¿Quiere Ud. darme lumbre'My cigar went out. Will you give mea light?

luminoso bright, luminous Una idea lumi-nosa. A bright idea.

luna moon Estaban paseando a la luz dela luna. They were walking in themoonlight.

O estar en la luna to be distracted.O luna de miel honeymoon. O lunallena full moon.

lunar [m~\ mole, beauty mark Tenía ?<n.limar en el cuello. She had a mole onher neck. A polka dot Llevaba un traje

de lunares. She was wearing a polkadot dress.

lunes [»i] Monday.

lunfardo Argentine slang.

lustrar to polish, shine Tengo que lus-trarme los zapatos. I have to shine myshoes.

lustre [?n] luster, shine, polish; splendor.O dar lustre to shine, polish.

luto mourning; grief; mourning gar-ments.

O estar de luto to be in mourning.

luz [/] light No puedo ver con esta luz.I can't see in this light.—Hizo luz enel asunto. He shed some light on thematter.

O a todas luces any way you look atit A todas luces es cierto. It's trueany way you look at it. O dar a la luzto publish. O dar a luz to give birth (toa child). O entre dos luces in the twi-light Llegaron entre dos luces. Theyarrived at twilight. O luces intelli-gence Es un hombre de muchas luces.He's a man of great intelligence.

macana fib, tall tale, exaggeration [Argr].|| ¡Qué macana! How annoving![Arg]

macanudo excellent, wonderful, super[Am].

maceta flowerpot; potted plant.

machacar to crush Machacó la piedracompletamente. He crushed the stonecompletely. A to harp (on a subject)Es inútil, no machaque Ud. más. It'suseless, don't harp on it any longer.

macho [adj; m~\ male (animals).

macizo [adj~\ solid Era una barra de oromacizo. It was a solid gold bar. A [m]flower bed En medio del jardín habíaun macizo (de flores). There was aflower bed in the middle of the garden.

madera wood La caja estaba hecha demadera de sándalo. The box was madeof sandalwood. A lumber, timber Lamadera no está todavía seca. Thelumber is still green. A qualities, talentTiene madera de actor. He has atalent for acting.

madero beam; timber.

madrastra stepmother.

madre [/] mother. A origin, source, cra-dle Grecia fué la madre de la civiliza-ción occidental. Greece was the eradleof western civilization.

O madre política mother-in-law Levoy a presentar a mi madre política.I'm going to introduce you to mymother-in-law. O salirse de madre tooverflow El río se salió de madre. Theriver overflowed. A to lose control ofoneself.

madrina godmother.

madrugada dawn.

O de madrugada at daybreak, atdawn.

madrugar to rise early.

madurar to ripen La uva maduró bienaquel verano. The grapes ripened wellthat summer. A to think out, develop(an idea) Maduró la idea antes derealizarla. He thought out the ideathoroughly before putting it into prac-tice. A to mature Maduró con los años.He became more mature with the pass-ing of the years.

madurez [/] maturity, ripeness.

maduro ripe; mature (of persons).

maestro teacher Los chicos escuchaban almaestro. The children were listeningto the teacher. A master, craftsmanEra maestro en su oficio. He was mas-ter of his trade.

magistrado magistrate; judge (highercourts).

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magnífico

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mando

magnífico magnificent, excellent, grand.

mago wizard.

maguey [m] maguey (plant).

maíz [m] corn, maize.

majadero silly, foolish. A [n] blockhead.

majestad [/] majesty.

majestuoso [adj] grand, majestic.

mal (see malo) bad Hemos pasado unmal rato. We have had a bad time.A [ml illness Síi mal era incurable.His illness was incurable. A harmGozaba haciendo el mal. He enjoyeddoing harm. A [adv] badly Todo vamuy mal. Everything is going verybadly.

O de mal en peor from bad to worseVamos de mal en peor. We are goingfrom bad to worse. O estar mal deto be badly off (or in a bad way) as re-gards Estoy mal de dinero. I'm badlyin need of money. O mal hecho poorlydone Ese trabajo está mal hecho. Thatwork is poorly done. A wrong.

|| No hay mal que por bien no venga.It's an ill wind that blows nobody good.|| Quien canta su mal espanta. He whosings drives away his grief.

malcriado ill-bred, spoiled.

maldad [/] wickedness, evil deed; harm.

maldecir \irr~\ to damn, to curse.

maldición [/] curse.

maldito [adj~\ cursed, damned.

malestar [m] indisposition; discontent,dissatisfaction.

maleta suitcase. A bundle [Am] Hagauna maleta con esta ropa. Make abundle of these clothes.

O hacer la maleta to pack the suit-case; to get ready to leave.

maletero porter (carrier).

maletín [m] overnight bag, small case.

maleza weeds.

malicia malice Lo hizo sin malicia. Hedid it without malice.

° tener malicia to be maliciousAquellas palabras parecían tener mali-cia. Those seemed to be maliciouswords.

malicioso malicious; risque.

maligno malignant.

malo bad, unpleasant El tiempo está muymalo. The weather is very bad. A dif-ficult, hard, bad ¡Qué rato tan malohemos pasado! What a bad time we'vehad! A naughty Este niño es demasiadomalo. This child's very naughty. A illTan malo se puso que murió a las doshoras. He became so ill that he diedtwo hours later.

O por las malas o por las buenaswhether you like it or not Lo harás

por las malas o por las buenas. Youwill do it whether you like it or not.|| Ese es un tipo muy malo. He's abad egg.

malograr to waste, to miss, fail to takeadvantage of (as time, opportunity,etc) Malograron la ocasión. Theyfailed to take advantage of the op-portunity.

O malograrse to fail La empresa semalogró. The business failed.

malsano unhealthy, unhealthful, unsani-tary, unwholesome.

maltratar to mistreat, to abuse.

malvado wicked. A [n\ wicked person,villain.

mamá [/] mamma, mom.

mameluco overalls [Am].

manantial [w] spring, source of stream.

manar to flow out, spring De la roca ma-naba tina fuente. A spring flowed outof the rock.

mancha spot, stain Le cayó una manchaen el traje. She got a spot on herdress. A patch (of ground or vegeta-tion) Sólo había algunas manchas devegetación cerca del río. There wereonly a few patches of vegetation nearthe river.

manchado (see manchar) spotted, mottledUn perro manchado. A spotted dog.

manchar to stain, soil.

manco one-armed.

mandadero messenger; errand boy.

mandado See mandar. A [m] errand;message.

mandamiento order, command; command-ment.

mandar to order, direct Mandó salir ala criada. He ordered the maid toleave. A to send Al llegar mandaronel equipaje al hotel. When they ar-rived they sent their luggage to thehotel. Ato send, transmit Mande Ud.recuerdos a nuestro amigo. Send myregards to our friend.

O mandar a paseo to tell someone togo fly a kite.

mandato order, mandate, command.

mando order El general dio el mando deretirarse. The general gave the orderto retreat. A leadership, sternness Erahombre de mucho mando. He was aman of great leadership. A controlLos mandos del avión no funcionaban.The controls of the plane were out oforder.

O (alto) mando high command Elmando decidió atacar de madrugado.The high command decided to attack atdawn. O estar al mando to be in com-

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manecilla

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manojo

mand Está al mando del sector. He'sin command of the sector. O tomar elmando to take command Un coman-dante tuvo que tomar el mando de ladivisión. A major had to take com-mand of the division.

manecilla hand (of a watch, clock, orgage).

manejar to manage, handle Manejó bienel dinero y aumentó los ingresos. Hehandled the money well and increasedthe income from it. A to drive [Am]¿Ha aprendido Ud. a manejar el coche?Have you learned to drive the car?

O manejarse to move about Se mane-jaba ya sin las muletas. He was al-ready moving about without crutches.A to get along Se maneja bien. He getsalong all right. Ato manage, succeedin ¿Cómo se maneja Ud. para haceresto? How do you manage to do this?

manejo handling El manejo de esto ofrecepeligro. This is a dangerous thing tohandle.—El manejo de la dinamita espeligroso. The handling of dynamiteis dangerous. A driving (a car) [Am].A management, control Lleva todo elmanejo de la tienda. He is in com-plete charge of the shop. A intrigueCon sus manejos consiguió lo que que-ría. He got what he wanted by in-trigue.

manera way, manner ¿Qué manera es esade contestar? Is that the way toanswer?

O de (esta) manera this way, in thismanner Hágalo Ud. de esta manera.Do it this way. O de mala manerarudely Lo dijo de mala manera. Hesaid it in a rude way. O de manera queso, as a result Ayer no fui, de maneraque tengo que ir hoy. I didn't go yes-terday, so I have to go today. Odeninguna manera by no means De nin-guna manera lo aceptaré. By no meanswill I accept it. O de otra manera inanother way No se lo puedo decir deotra manera. I can't tell him any otherway. A otherwise Estaba allí de otramanera no le hubiera hablado. Hewas there, otherwise I wouldn't havespoken to him. O de todas manerasat any rate De todas maneras iremos.In any case we'll go. O en cierta ma-nera in a way En cierta manera, tieneUd. razón. In a way you are right.O maneras manners No tiene buenasmaneras. He hasn't got good man-ners. O no hay manera de there's noway to No hay manera de traducirlo.There's no way to translate it.

manga sleeve Las mangas le estaban cor-tas. His sleeves were short for him.O andar manga por hombro to be ina mess En aquella casa todo andabamanga por hombro. Everything wasin a mess in that house. O de mangaancha indulgent Es hombre de mangaancha con sus hijos. He's very indul-gent with his children. A not tooscrupulous. O en mangas de camisa inshirt sleeves Por el calor estaban enmangas de camisa. They were in theirshirt sleeves because of the heat.O manga (de riego) hose La manga(de riego) no funcionaba. The hosedidn't work.

mango handle; mango (fruit).

manguito muff.

maní [m] peanut [4m].

mania madness; mania; hobby.

O tomar manía (a) to dislike, have agrudge (against).

manifestación [/] demonstration (pa-rade).

manifestar [rad-ch /] to express, showEn la carta manifestaba estar con-forme. In the letter he expressed hisagreement.

O manifestarse to make a demonstra-tion Los obreros quisieron mani-festarse, pero no pudieron. The work-ers wanted to make a demonstration,but couldn't.

manifiesto manifest, plain, obvious.A [m] manifesto.

manilla hand (of watch, clock, gage).

mano [/] hand. A coat (of paint, var-nish, etc) Hay que una mano debarniz. We must give it a coat of var-nish. A first player (next to dealer)La mano echó un triunfo. The firstplayer led a trump. A mishap, mis-fortune [Am] Nos pasó una mano.We had a slight accident.

O a mano by hand La carta estabaescrita a mano. The letter was writ-ten by hand. A near by, within reachPóngalo Ud. a mano. Put it withinreach. O a mano derecha or izquierdaon the right or left Su habitación estáa mano derecha. His room is on theright. O de la mano by the handLlevaba el niño de la mano. She wasleading the child by the hand. O desegunda mano second-hand. O echaruna mano to lend a hand. O hecho amano handmade. O mano a mano tete átete Se pusieron a hablar mano a mano.They had a tete á tete.

manojo bunch (of flowers or vegetables).

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mansedumbre

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marcha

mansedumbre [/] meekness, humility,tameness.

manso tame; calm; meek.

manta blanket.

manteca lard, fat.

mantel [m] table-cloth.

mantener [irr] to support, provide for,make a living for Mantenía a su madrey tres hermanos. He supported hismother and three brothers. A to holdMantenga firme la cuerda. Hold therope tight. A to maintain, defend (anopinion) Mantendrá su opinion contratodos. He will defend his opinionagainst anyone. A to keep up Costabatrabajo mantener la conversación. Itwas difficult to keep up the conversa-tion.

O mantenerse to .support oneselfPara mantenerse durante aquel mesno tenía dinero. During that month hehad no money on which to live. O man-tenerse (en) to hold (to) No creo quese mantenga en su decisión. I don'tthink he will hold to his decision.

mantenimiento maintenance, support;upkeep.

mantequilla butter.

mantilla mantilla; baby clothes.

O estar en mantillas to be innocentas a child, not to know anything aboutEn cuanto a la política, está todavíaen mantillas. As far as politics is con-cerned, he's still as innocent as a child.

manual [ad;] manual, physical. A [m]manual, handbook.

manufactura manufacture.

manufacturar to manufacture.

manuscrito handwritten. A [m] manu-script.

manzana apple. A block ¿En qué man-zana está su casa? What block is yourhouse in?

manzano apple tree.

maña skill; craftiness.

° darse maña to contrive, manageSe da maña para consegrar lo quequiere. He manages to get what hewants.

mañana [/] morning La mañana estabaclara. The morning was clear. A [m]future Trabaja con ilusión para elmañana. He works hopefully for thefuture. A [adv] tomorrow Le espero aUd. mañana en el hotel. I'll wait foryou in the hotel tomorrow.

O a la mañana siguiente on the morn-ing after he vi a la mañana siguiente.I saw him the morning after. O de lamañana A.M. Vendrá a las seis de lamañana. He's coming at 6 A.M. Ode

mañana early in the morning Salió■muy de mañana. He went out veryearly in the morning. O por (or en) lamañana in the morning Nos veremosel jueves por la mañana. We'll meeton Thursday morning.

O de mañanita very early in themorning.

|| ¡Hasta mañana! See you tomor-row!

mapa [m] map.

máquina machine La máquina se pusoen movimiento. The machine beganto run. A car (automobile) [Arg],

O a toda máquina at full speed Lle-vaba el trabajo a toda máquina. Heworked at full speed. O máquina (deescribir) typewriter Escribe muy biena máquina. She types very well.

mar [m or /] sea.

O alta mar high sea, open sea.O hablar de la mar to talk idly Eso eshablar de la mar. That's idle talk.O la mar a lot, lots En su casa habíala mar de gente. There were a lotof people at his house. O meterse maradentro to go beyond one's depth (inswimming).

maravilla wonder, marvel.

maravillar to amaze La fiesta maravillabapor su riqueza. The lavishness of theparty amazed everybody.

O maravillarse to be astonished Memaravillo de que llegue a tiempo. I'mastonished that he's on time.

maravilloso wonderful.

marca mark, characteristic ¿Hay algunamarca que lo distinga? Has it any dis-tinguishing mark? A mark Ponga Ud.una marca en está página. Put a markon this page.

O marca (de fábrica) trademark,brand La marca de fábrica es muyconocida. The trademark is very well-known.—¿Qué marca de cigarrillosfuma Ud.? What brand of cigarettesdo you smoke?

marcar to mark Marcaba con un lápiz losnombres de los que asistían. With apencil he marked off the names of thosewho attended.

O marcar el compás to keep timeAprenda Ud. a marcar el compás.Learn to keep time.

marcha speed El barco llevaba muy buenamarcha. The ship traveled at a goodspeed. A march Tocaban una marchamilitar. They played a military march.O apresurar la marcha to hurry,speed up Hay que apresurar la marcha.We must hurry. O poner en marcha

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marchar

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masa

to start, put in motion No podía poneren marcha el motor. He couldn't startthe motor. O sobre la marcha at onceEl trabajo hay que terminarlo sobrela marcha. The work must be com-pleted at once.

|| ¡En marcha! Let's go! or Foi--ward, march!

marchar to ran El tren marchaba a todavelocidad. The train was running atfull speed. A to progress, go along¡Esto marcha muy bien! This iscoming along fine! A to go, run, work/Marcha el reloj de Ud.? Is your watchrunning?

O marcharse to leave, go away ¿Aqué hora se marcha Ud.? When areyou leaving?

marchitar to wither El calor marchitóla flores. The heat withered theflowers.

O marchitarse to fade, wither S?¿belleza empezó a marchitarse. Herbeauty began to fade.

marchito faded, withered;

marco frame (of door, window, picture);mark (German monetary unit).

marea tide.

marear to bother ¡No me maree Ud.más! Don't bother me any more!

O marearse to get seasick, get car-sick, get dizzy Al empezar a andar elbarco, se mareó. As soon as the shipbegan to move, he got seasick.

mareo seasickness, carsickness, dizziness.

marfil [m] ivory.

margen [m or /] margin Deje Ud. mar-gen en el papel cuando escriba. Leavea margin on the paper when you write.A edge, border, bank Llegó hasta lamargen del río. He reached the edgeof the river.

O dar margen to give an opportunityLe dio margen para ganar dinero. Hegave him an opportunity to earnmoney.

mariachi [m~\ Mexican street singer.

marido husband.

marihuana marihuana.

marimba marimba [A?n].

marina seascape, marine painting.

O marina (de guerra) navy Era unoficial de la marina de guerra. He wasa naval officer. O marina mercantemerchant marine.

marinero sailor, seaman.

marino marine, of the sea, maritime.A [m] seaman Ese almirante era unbuen marino. That admiral was agood seaman.

mariposa butterfly.

marítimo maritime.

marmita large cooking pot..mármol [m] marble (stone).

marrano hog. A [adj~\ piggish.

marrón [adj~\ brown.

martes [»;] Tuesday.

martillar, martillear to hammer.

martillo hammer.

martirio torture, martyrdom.

marzo March.

más more. A plus Cuatro más tres sonsiete. Four plus three is seven.A longer No puedo esperarle más. Ican't wait any longer for him.

O a lo más at most A lo más, costarádiez pesos. At most it'll cost ten pesos.O a más tardar at the latest A más tar-dar llegará esta noche. He'll arrive to-night at the latest. O de más toomuch, too many Le dieron seis lib)-asde más. They gave him six poundstoo much. O el (or la, los, las) másthe more, the most Esta muchacha esla más inteligente. ' This girl is themost intelligent. O en más de for morethan ho ha vendido en más de lo quelo compró. He's sold it for more thanhe paid for it. O estar de más to bein excess, be unnecessary Estoy de más.I'm unnecessary here. O lo más • . .que as ... as Llegó lo más pronto quepudo. He arrived as soon as he could.° los (or las) más the majority Los másde aquellos hombres trabajaban en lamina. The majority of those menworked in the mine. O más adelantelater on, farther (or further) on Másadelante se lo explicaré. Later on I'llexplain it to you. O más allá fartheron La casa está más allá. The houseis farther on. O más bien rather Llegómás bien tarde. He arrived ratherlate. O más de (before numerals) morethan El pueblo tenía más de mil habi-tantes. The village had more than athousand inhabitants. O más que morethan Me importa más que a Ud. It'smore important to me than to you.O más tarde o más temprano sooneror later Se sabrá más tarde o mástemprano. It'll be known sooner orlater. O no más que only No tiene másque cuatro pesos. He has only fourpesos. O por más que however much,no matter how much Por más que digaUd. no logrará convencerle. No matterhow much you say you won't succeedin convincing him.

masa dough Se hizo la masa para el pan.

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masacre

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mediado

The dough was made for the bread.A mass (of people) Su discurso iba diri-gido a las masas. His speech wasdirected to the masses.

O con las manos en la masa in theact, red-handed Le cogieron con lasmanos en la masa. They caught himin the act. O masa de la sangre innernature, blood Eso lo tiene en la masade la sangre. It's in his blood.

masacre [w] massacre.

mascar to chew Tragúelo, no lo masque.Swallow it, don't chew it.

máscara [/] mask. A [w, /] masquerader.O baile de máscaras masquerade ball.O máscara contra gases gas mask.O vestido de máscara in costume.

mascota mascot, good-luck charm.

masculino masculine.

mástil [m] mast, pole, post.

mata plant, bush, shrub.

matanza slaughter.

matar to kill. A to trump Me mató el rey.He trumped my king.

O estar a matar con to have a feudwith, be on bad terms with No mehables de Pérez, estoy a matar con él.Don't speak to me about Pérez; we'reon bad terms. O matar de aburrimientoto bore to death Ese trabajo me matade aburrimiento. That job bores me todeath. O matar de hambre to starveEn aquel hotel nos mataban de hambre.They starved us at that hotel. O matardos pájaros en un tiro to kill two birdswith one stone. O matar el tiempo tokill time Mató el tiempo leyendo elperiódico. He killed time reading thepaper. O matarse to kill oneself In-tentó matarse con una pistola. Hetried to kill himself with a pistol. A toget killed Se mató en un accidente deautomóvil. He got killed in an auto-mobile accident.

mate [m] maté (South American tea).

matemáticas [/ pi] mathematics.

materia material, substance ¿De qué ma-teria está hecho esto? What material'sthis made of? A matter, topic La mate-ria que discutimos es interesante. Thematter we're discussing is interesting.A subject Enseñaba varias materias.He taught several subjects.

O entrar en materia to come to thepoint, get down to business. O materiaprima raw material.

material [w] material ¿Con qué materialse hace esto? What material's used tomake this? A equipment Tiene unafábrica de material eléctrico. He hasan electrical equipment factory.

maternal maternal, motherly.

materno maternal, on the mother's side.

matiz [m] shade, tint.

matón [m] bully, overbearing person.

matorral [m] thicket, brush.

matrimonio marriage Contrajo matrimo-nio hace tres días. He got marriedthree days ago. A married couple Eraun matrimonio bien avenido. Theywere a harmonious couple.

maullar to meow.

máxima maxim, proverb.

máximo [adj; m\ maximum.

mayo May.

mayor larger, largest; bigger, biggestJuan es mayor que su hermano. John'sbigger than his brother. A older, oldest¿Cómo se llama su hermana mayor?What's your older (or oldest) sister'sname? A main (of streets) Viven enla calle mayor. They live on the mainstreet. A [m] major Fué mayor en elEjército. He was a major in the Army.O al por mayor wholesale Sólo ven-demos al por mayor. We sell whole-sale only. O la mayor parte (de) themajority (of), the greater part (of).O ser mayor de edad to be of age.

mayoría majority, greater part.

O mayoría de edad majority (ofage. O llegar a la mayoría de edadto come of age.

mayorista [m] wholesale merchant[Am],

me [obj pron\ me, to me; myself, to (orfor) myself Cuando me vieron anocheme estaba afeitando. When they sawme last night I was shaving.

mecánica mechanics.

mecánico mechanical Este juguete esmecánico. This is a mechanical toy.A [m] mechanic Trabajó de mecánicoen una fábrica. He worked as a me-chanic in a factory.

mecanismo mechanism, works (of ma-chines).

mecanógrafo, mecanógrafa typist.

mecedora rocking chair.

mecer to rock Mecía al niño en la cuna.He rocked the child in the cradle.

O mecerse to rock (oneself), swing,sway Las flores se mecían en el viento.The flowers were swaying in the wind.

medalla medal.

media stocking Llevaba medias negras.She wore black stockings. A sock[Am] Entró a comprarse unas medias.He went in to buy some socks.

mediación [/] mediation.

mediado (see mediar) half-filled, half-full La jarra estaba mediada. The

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medianería

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meloso

pitcher was half-filled. A half-gone,.half-over.

O a mediados de in (or about) themiddle of (a period of time) Estamosa mediados de mes. We're in the mid-dle of the month.

medianería partition (wall).

mediano [adj] medium Es de estaturamediana. He's of medium height.A mediocre Su trabajo era muy me-diano. His work was very mediocre.

mediante through, by means of Medianteinfluencia pudo embarcar. He wasable to book passage because he hadpull.

O Dios mediante God willing.

mediar to mediate Quiso mediar en ladiscusión. He wanted to mediate inthe argument.

medicina medicine ¿Qué año de medicinacursa Ud.? What year of medicalschool are you in?—El doctor le recetóuna medicina. The doctor prescribeda medicine for him.

médico [adj] medical. A [n] physician.

medida measure, measurements Voy atomarle la medida. I'm going to takeyour measurements. A rule, measureAquella medida afectaba a todo elmundo. That rule applied to every-body. A number, size ¿Cuál es su me-dida de calzado? What's your shoesize?

O a la medida to order, to measure,custom-made El traje está hecho a lamedida. The suit's custom-made. O amedida que as .4 medida que lleguen,dígales Ud. que pasen. As they ar-rive, tell them to come in. O llenar(or colmar) la medida to be the laststraw Eso colma la medida. That'sthe last straw. O sin medida withoutmoderation Bebe sin medida. He drinksto excess. O tener medida to have asense of proportion or moderation Notiene medida en lo que hace. He has nosense of proportion in what he does.O tomar medidas to take measurementsMe tomaron medidas para el traje.They took my measurements for thesuit. A to take measures or steps To-maron medidas para evitar la rebelión.They took steps to prevent the revolt.

medio [adj] half, half a ¿Quiere Ud.medio polio? Would you like half achicken? A mid, middle of Podemosvernos a media tarde. We can meetin the middle of the afternoon. A [m]middle El auto se paró en medio dela carretera. The car stopped in the

middle of the road. A means No veomedio de solucionar esto. I see nomeans of solving this.

O a medias fifty-fifty, halves Iremosa medias en el negocio. We'll go fifty-fifty in the business. O a medio caminohalfway to a place Ya estamos a me-dio camino. We're halfway there.° a medio hacer half-done Este trabajoestá a medio hacer. This work's half-done. O hacer algo a medias to dosomething poorly, do a half-baked jobNo haga Ud. las cosas a medias. Don'tdo a half-baked job. O ir a medias togo fifty-fifty, to go halves.

mediocre mediocre.

mediodía [m~\ noon, midday.

medir [rad-ch HI] to measure Midió elancho y el largo de la habitación. Hemeasured the length and width of theroom. A to measure, weigh No midelo que dice. He doesn't weigh hiswords.

meditación [/] meditation, thought.

meditar to meditate, think.

mejilla cheek.

mejor [adj] better Esta casa es mejor quela otra. This is a better house thanthe other one. A best Es la mejor casadel pueblo. It's the best house in town.O a lo mejor perhaps, maybe A lomejor mañana no llueve. Maybe itwon't rain tomorrow. O mejor dichoor rather, or better Iré a las tres,mejor dicho a las tres y cuarto. I'll goat three, or rather at a quarter pastthree. O mejor que rather than, in-stead of Mejor que escribir, ponga Ud.un telegrama. Instead of writing, senda telegram. O mejor que mejor all thebetter, so much the better Si viene,mejor que mejor. If he comes, so muchthe better.

mejora improvement, getting better;renovation, alteration.

mejorar to improve, recover Se le veíamejorar rápidamente. He was obviouslyimproving fast. A to improve, get bet-ter Han mejorado los negocios. Busi-ness has improved. A to improve, makebetter Con las obras mejoraron lacasa. With the alterations, the housewas improved.

melancolía gloom, blues.

melancólico melancholy, sad.

melena long hair.

melocotón [m] peach.

melodía melody.

melón [m] ynelon, cantaloupe.

meloso honeylike, sweet.

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memorable

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merecer

memorable memorable.

memoria memory (not used for thingsremembered) Su memoria era magní-fica. He had a wonderful memory.A memorandum, report Escribió unamemoria con los gastos hechos. Hemade a memorandum of the expenses.O de memoria by heart Me lo apren-dí de memoria. I learned it by heart.° hacer memoria to recall, rememberHaga Ud. memoria y recuerde lo quepasó. Try to recall what happened.O memorias regards Muchas memoriasa su familia. My regards to yourfamily. A memoirs.

mencionar to mention.

mendigo, mendiga beggar.

menear to stir Hay que menearlo mi-entras cuece. It has to be stirredwhile it's cooking. A to shake Nomenee Ud. la mesa. Don't shake thetable. Ato wag El perro meneaba lacola. The dog was wagging his tail.

menester [m] occupation, duty Los me-nesteres de la casa. Household duties.O ser menester to be necessary Noes menester que venga a verme. Youdon't have to come to see me.

menesteroso needy, poor. A [n] beggar.

menguar to diminish, decrease.

menor smaller, smallest María es lamenor de las tres. Mary's the smallestof the three. A younger, youngest Esde la misma edad que mi hermanomenor. She's the same age as myyounger brother. A less, least, slightestNo tengo la menor idea. I haven't theleast idea. A [w] minor No es aptopara menores. It isn't suitable forminors.

O al por menor at retail Vendía sóloal por menor. He sold only at retail.A minutely, in great detail Refirió alpor menor todo lo sucedido. He re-ported in great detail everything thathappened. O menor de edad under age,minor.

menoría O menoría de edad minority (ofage).

menorista [m] retail merchant [Am].

menos less, least Mi hermano tiene seisaños menos que yo. My brother's sixyears younger than I am.—Es el menoscaro de todos. It's the least expensiveof all. A [prep] except, but Puede Ud.usar todos los libros, menos éste. Youmay use all the books but this one.

O al menos at least Procure Ud. almenos llegar a la hora. At least tryto come on time. O a menos que unlessLe espero mañana a menos que Ud.

me avise. I'll expect you tomorrowunless you let me know otherwise.O echar de menos to miss Echabamucho de menos a sus amigos. Hemissed his friends very much. O l0 demenos the least of it Eso es lo demenos. That's the least of it. O lomenos at least En el combate perecie-rona le menos seiscientos hombres. Atleast six hundred men died in the ac-tion. O menos de (before a numeral)less than Tengo menos de quince. Ihave less than fifteen. O por lo menosat least Por lo menos costará cien pesos.It'll cost at least a hundred pesos.O venir a menos to lose social positionEsa familia ha venido mucho a menos.That family's lost its social position.mensaje [m] message [Am]; dispatch

DSM.

mensajero, mensajera messenger [Am];courier [Sp].

O paloma mensajera carrier pigeon.

mensual [adj~\ monthly.

menta mint, peppermint.

mental mental.

mente [/] mind (mental faculties).

mentir [rad-ch II] to lie, tell lies.

mentira lie.

° parece mentira it seems impossibleParece mentira que tenga tanta edad.It seems impossible that you're thatold.

|| ¡Mentira! That's a lie!

menudeo O al menudeo at retail.

menudo tiny, very small Era una mujermuy menuda. She was a very smallwoman. A [m] coins, change [Am]Déme cambio en billetes y menudo.Give me change in bills and coins.

O a menudo often Iba a verle a me-nudo. He used to go to see him often.

menudillo giblets.

mercado market En este mercado hayfruta y hay carne. There's fruit andmeat in this market.

O mercado de valores stock market.O tener mercado con to trade withTenemos mercado con toda América.We trade with all America.

mercancía merchandise, goods.

mercantil commercial, mercantile.

merced [/] favor Tenga Ud. la mercedde ... . Please ....

O estar a merced de to be at themercy of. O su merced you (courteousand familiar) [Col] Si s« mercedquiere, iremos. If you want to, we'llgo.

merecer [-zc-] to deserve La cuestión

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merecimiento

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mili tai-

merecía estudio. The question de-served study.

O merecer la pena to be worthwhile.

merecimiento value, merit.

merendar [rad-ch I] to have a snack orrefreshments in the afternoon.

meridional southern.

merienda afternoon snack.

O merienda en el campo picnic.

mérito merit, worth.

O hacer méritos to build up good will,make oneself deserving.

mero pure, simple; mere.

mes [m] month.

mesa table.

O poner la mesa to set the table.

meseta plateau.

mesón [m] country inn (for lowerclasses).

mestizo [adj; n] half-breed, (one) ofmixed blood (white and Indian).

meta aim, goal; finish line.

metal [m] metal; brass.

O metal de voz tone, timbre (ofvoice).

metálico metallic. A [m] coin(s) ¿QuiereUd. su dinero en metálico? Do youwant your money in coins?

meter to put Meta Ud. el dinero dentrodel bolsillo. Put the money in yourpocket. A to take in Haga el favor demeter un poco las costuras de la cha-queta. Please take in the seams of thejacket a little.

O meter embustes to tell fibs.O meter miedo to frighten Ud. tratade meternos miedo. You're trying tofrighten us. ° meter ruido to makenoise No meta Ud. tanto ruido. Don'tmake so much noise. O meterse a tobecome (without previous thought ortraining) Decidió meterse a literato.He decided to become an author.O meterse con to pick a fight with¿Por qué se mete Ud. conmigo? Whyare you picking a fight with me?O meterse en to get into Se metió enla cama. He got into bed. O metersefraile or monja to become a monk ornun. O meterse uno en lo que no leimporta to be nosy No se meta Ud. enlo que no le importa. Don't be (so)nosy.

metódico systematic, methodical.

método method.

metro meter Compre Ud. seis metros deesa tela. Buy six meters of that cloth.A subway [Sp] Tome Ud. el metro aquímismo. Take the subway right here.

mezclar to mix ¿Quiere Ud. wiskey puroo lo mezclo con agua? Do you want

your whiskey straight or shall I mixit with water? A to blend Aquí mezclanel café del Brasil con el de Colombia.They blend Brazilian and Colombiancoffee here.

O mezclarse to get mixed up No semezcle Ud. en eso. Don't get mixedup in that.

mezquino mean, petty; stingy, skimpy.

mi; pi mis [adj] my ¿Dónde están misombrero y mis guantes? Where aremy hat and my gloves? A [obj pron]me Esta carta es para mi. This letter'sfor me.

|! ¡A mí qué! I don't care!

miedo fear. .

° tener miedo to be afraid Teniamucho miedo a estar enfermo. He wasvery much afraid of being ill.

miedoso fearful, afraid.

miel [/] honey.

miembro limb Se le paralizaron losmiembros. His limbs got paralyzed.A member Es miembro de varias so-ciedades. He's a member of severalsocieties.

mientras while Lea Ud. el periódicomientras yo recibo la visita. Read thepaper while I receive the visitor.

O mientras más (or menos) . . . más(or menos) the more (or less) . . . themore (or less) Mientras más duermo,menos ganas tengo de trabajar. Themore I sleep, the less I feel like work-ing. O mientras no unless Mientras noestudie Ud. no aprenderá esto. Unlessyou study you won't learn this.O mientras tanto meanwhile Volveránpronto, mientras tanto juguemos unapartida. They'll be back soon; mean-while let's play a game.

miércoles [ni] Wednesday.

miga crumb Quitaba las migas de pandel mantel. She brushed the breadcrumbs from the tablecloth.

O hacer buenas migas to get on welltogether Los dos amigos hacían buenasmigas. The two friends got on welltogether. ° hacerse migas to besmashed to bits El jarrón al caerse alsuelo se hizo migas. The jar wassmashed to bits when it hit the floor.O tener miga to have a point, be pithyTodo lo que dijo tenía miga. Every-thing he said was pithy.

mil (one) thousand.

milico soldier, "G.I." [Am].

militar [adj] military Fué llamado alservicio militar. He was called up formilitarv service. A [>»] military man

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milonga

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misión

Es un club de militares. It's a mili-tary club.

milonga party and dance, "shindig", kindof dance music [Arg].

milla mile.

millar [m] one thousand.

millón [ni] million.

millonario, millonada millionaire.

mimar to pamper, spoil (a child).

mina mine (excavation) Los obreros nobajaron a la mina aquella noche. Theworkmen didn't go down into the minethat night.—Aquel negocio era unamina (de oro). That business was agold mine. A mine (explosive) La na-vegación era difícil porque habíaminas. Navigation was difficult be-cause there were mines.

minero miner.

mínimo [adj; m~\ minimum.

ministerio department (government)¿Es este el Ministerio de Trabajo? Isthis the Department of Labor? A cabi-net Dimitió el ministerio. The cabinetresigned.

ministro minister (member of a cabinet).

minoría minority Habló en nombre de laminoría. He spoke on behalf of theminority.

minorista [m] retail merchant [Am].

minucioso minute, precise, thorough.

minuta memorandum; minutes (of ameeting).

° a la minuta short-order [A^].

minuto [adj] minute. A [m] minute.O al minuto right away.

mío, mía; pi míos, mías [adj] mine, ofmine Estas corbatas no son mías.These ties aren't mine.—Fué un granamigo mío. He was a great friendof mine.

O el mío, la mía; los míos, las mías[pron] mine Este lápiz es de Ud.; elmío está en la mesa. This pencil'syours; mine's on the desk.

mira intention, aim, goal ¿Cuáles son susmiras? What are your intentions?A sight (of gun).

° estar a la mira to be on the lookoutProcura estar a la mira por si vienen.Try to be on the lookout in case theycome. O tener la mira puesta en to aimat Tiene la mira puesta ot esa coloca-ción. He's aiming for that job.

mirada look, expression Su mirada es in-teligente. He has an intelligent ex-pression. A glance, look Su mirada demostraba odio. His look showed hatred.O echar una mirada to glance, cast aglance Echó una mirada al libro. Heglanced at the book.

mirar to look at ¿Qué mira Ud.? Whatare you looking at? A to glance Mirabaa u7io y a otro procurando una respues-ta. He glanced from one to the other,hoping for an answer. A to regard, lookat Debernos mirar este asunto con máscalma. We must look at this mattermore calmly. A to consider, think MireUd. bien lo que hace. Consider wellwhat you're doing. A to watch, be care-ful Mire Ud. donde pisa. Watch yourstep. A to watch Miraba lo que está-bamos haciendo. He watched what wewere doing.

° mirar a to face Tres de las habita-ciones miran a la calle. Three of therooms face the street. A to look to-wards (in the direction of) Estabamirando al mar. He was looking to-wards the sea. O mirar alrededor tolook around Miró alrededor para versi estaban allí. He looked around tosee if they were there. O mirar dehito en hito to stare at Se quedó mirán-dole de hito en hito. He kept staringat him. O mirar de reojo to look outof the corner of one's eye Le mirabade reojo mientras hablaba. He waslooking at him out of the corner of hiseye while he was speaking. O mirarpor to look after ¿No tienen a nadieque mire por ellos? Don't they haveanyone to look after them? O mirarseto look at each other Se miraron y seecharon a reír. They looked at eachother and burst out laughing. A to lookat oneself Le gustaba mirarse en eiespejo. He liked to look at himself inthe mirror.

|| ¡Mire! Look here! or Listen!

misa Mass.

miserable miserable, unhappy, wretchedLlevaba una vida miserable. He leada miserable life. A contemptible, rot-ten Fué una acción miserable. It wasa contemptible thing to do. A [??] cur,cad Aquel hombre era un miserable.That man was a cad.

miseria poverty La familia estaba en Lamiseria. The family lived in poverty.A trifle, pittance Lo que le pagan es unamiseria. They pay him a pittance.

misericordia mercy, compassion.

misia, misiá title of respect used withfirst name of old ladies [Col, Arg,Ven].

misión [/] mission Le envió el gobiernoen misión a Rusia. The governmentsent him on a mission to Russia.—Esa*iglesias las construyeron las misiones

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mismo

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molestar

franciscanas. The Franciscan missionsbuilt those churches.

mismo same, identical Es el mismo som-brero. It's the same hat.

O aquí mismo right here Nos encon-traremos aguí mismo. We'll meet righthere. O darle a uno lo mismo to be allthe same to one Todo le da lo mis-mo. It's all the same to him. O esomismo that very thing Eso mismo ledije yo. That's just what I told him.O mismo(s) -self, -selves Yo mismopuedo hacer esto. I can do this my-self.—Que lo hagan ellos mismos. Let'em do it themselves.

misterio mystery.

mitad [/] half ¿Quiere Ud. la mitad deeste pastel? Do you want half of thiscake? A better half, wife Allí estaba elseñor Gómez con su cara mitad. Mr.Gómez was there with his better half.O en la mitad in the middle El autoestaba en la mitad del camino. Theauto was in the middle of the road.° por la mitad in half Parta Ud.esto por la mitad. Divide this in half.|| Estamos a mitad de camino. We'rehalf-way there. || Estamos a (la)mitad del trabajo. We're half-waythrough.

mitin [m] political meeting, rally.

mixto mixed.

O parejas mixtas mixed doubles(games). ° tren mixto mixed train(freight and passenger train).

mobiliario furniture.

mochila knapsack.

moda fashion, style Viste a la últimamoda. She dresses in the latestfashion.

O a la moda fashionable Siemprelleva trajes a la moda. She alwayswears fashionable dresses. O estar demoda to be popular, be in fashion Eseartista está muy de moda. That art-ist's very popular. O pasado de modaout of style Se ha pasado de moda.It's gone out of style.

modales [?n pl~\ manners.

modelo [adj~\ model, perfect Era unaesposa modelo. She was a model wife.A [n] model, one who poses Es ?<n buenmodelo para una escultura. He's agood model for sculpture. A (clothes)model Es una de la modelas de la tien-da. She's one of the models in thestore. A [???] thing to be copied, modelTenga Ud. esto como modelo. Use thisas a model. * model, style, patternMe gusta este modelo, I like thismodel.

|| No tiene rriodelo. She has noequal.

moderación [/] moderation.

moderado (see moderar) \_adj~\ conserva-tive El partido moderado. The con-servative party.

moderar to restrain Modere Ud. sus ím-petus. Restrain your impulses.

O moderarse to become moderate,moderate, control oneself Se moderó enla bebida. He cut down on drinking.—¡Modérese Ud.! Control yourself!

moderno modern.

modestia modesty, humbleness La mode-stia era su mejor cualidad. Modestywas his greatest attribute. A modesty,lack of display Vestía con mucha mo-destia. He dressed very modestly.

modesto simple.

modificación [/] modification.

modificar to modify.

modista dressmaker.

modo method, way Ese es el mejor modode arreglarlo. That's the best wayof settling it.

O a mi (or su) modo in my (or his)own way Yo hago las cosas a mi modo.I do things in my own way. O conbuenos modos politely. O con malosmodos rudely Contestó con muy malosmodos. He replied very rudely. O deeste modo (in) this way Creo que esmejor hacerlo de este modo. I thinkit's better to do it this way. O de modoque so ¿De modo que es Ud. ameri-cano? So you're an American? A so.therefore Tenemos mucha pi-isa, de mo-do que vamos a tomar un taxi. We're ina hurry, so let's take a taxi. O de nin-gún modo by no (or any) means, underno (or any) circumstances No iré deningún modo. I won't go under anycircumstances. O de todos modos any-how.

moho mold, mildew.

mojar to wet, moisten; to drench.

molde [w] mold, form.

O de molde fitting, to the purpose, tothe point Viene de molde. It's to thepoint.

moldura molding.

moler [rad-ch /] to grind, mill.

molestar to disturb ¡No me moleste!Don't disturb me! A to annoy Molesta-ba a sus amigos con sus palabras. Hiswords annoyed his friends. A to bother,inconvenience ¿Le molesta a Ud. quefume? Will it bother you if I smoke?A to hurt Me molestan im poco estoszapatos. These shoes hurt me a little.° molestarse to be annoyed Ten citt-

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molestia

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morn-

dado con lo que dices porque se molestamuy fácilmente. Be careful of whatyou say, for he's easily annoyed.

0 molestarse (en) to bother (to), takethe trouble (to) No se moleste en hacertantos viajes. Don't bother making somany trips.

molestia trouble Perdone Ud. tantas mo-lestias. I'm sorry to trouble you somuch. A discomfort No se encontrabamuy bien, tenía algunas molestias.She wasn't very well; she suffered somediscomfort.

molesto uncomfortable ¿Está Ud. mo-lesto? Are you uncomfortable? A an-noyed Se sentía molesto y dejó dehablarle. He was annoyed andstopped speaking to her.

molete [m~\ disorder, mix-up, confusion[Am].

molino mill.

momento moment.

O al momento right away, immedi-ately. O por momentos any moment,soon.

mona female monkey. A hangover Tieneana mona horrible. He has a terriblehangover.

O como la mona terrible, lousy [Ara]Me siento como la mona. I feel ter-rible.

mondar to peel.

mondas [/ pl~\ peelings.

moneda coin Dejó algunas monedas sobrela mesa. He left some coins on thetable. A currency ¿Dónde podré cam-biar moneda extranjera? Where can

1 exchange foreign currency?

O pagar en la misma moneda to payback in one's own coin, give tit for tat.

monja nun.

monje [w] monk.

mono [adj'\ cute ¡Qué mona es esta mu-chacha! What a cute girl! A [m]monkey El mono está metido dentro dela jaula. The monkey's in the cage.° mono (de mecánico) overalls [Sp]Llevaba puesto un mono de mecánico.He was wearing overalls.

monótono monotonous.

monstruo monster.

monstruoso monstrous.

montado (see montar) astride.

montador [m~\ assembler (of machinery).

montaña mountain.

montañoso mountainous.

montar to ride (horseback) No monte Ud.ese caballo porque le tirará a Ud.Don't ride that horse; he'll throw you.A to set up, assemble, install Hubnque montar una máquina en la fábrica.

A machine had to be installed in thefactory. A to set (a precious stone)Montaron en el anillo cinco diamantes.They set five diamonds in the ring.

O montar a to amount to (in money)¿A cuánto monta mi deuda? How muchdoes my debt amount to? O montar acaballo to ride horseback Montaba acaballo todas las mañanas. He wenthorseback riding every morning.O montar en to get on or in, board (avehicle) Al montar en el automóvil mehice daño en un pie. I hurt my footgetting in the automobile. O montar encólera to get furious Al oír aquello,montó en cólera. When he heard thathe got furious. O montarse to get uponto, mount Se montaron a caballo y sefueron. They mounted their horsesand left.

monte [m] mountain Subió hasta lo másalto del monte. He climbed to the verytop of the mountain. A woods, forestEl monte era tan espeso que casi nose podía andar por él. The forest wasso thick that one could hardly walkthrough it.

montón [m] heap, pile Tengo un montónde cosas que hacer. I have a lot ofthings to do.

monumental monumental, tremendous.

monumento monument.

moño knot, bun (of hair).

mora blackberry; Moorish woman.

moral [ad;] moral No es un libro muymoral. It's not a very moral book.A [/] morale La moral de aquellos hom-bres era magnífica. The morale ofthose men was excellent. A [m] blackmulberry tree.

moralidad [/] morals, morality.

morder [rad-ch /] to bite.

moreno dark-skinned, brunet(te). A [?i]colored person [Antilles].

morir [irr~\ to die Cuando murió lo rodea-ba toda su familia. All his family wasaround him when he died.

O estarse muriendo por to be dyingto, be very anxious to Me estoy murien-do por verla. I'm dying to see her.O morirse to die Se murió el año pasado.He died last year.—Se moría de miedo.He was scared to death. O morirse dehambre to starve to death Por no mo-rirse de hambre aceptó aquel trabajo.He took the job to keep from starvingto death. O morirse por to like verymuch, be crazy about Se muere por lacerveza. He's crazy about beer.O ¡Muera . . .! Down with . . .! ¡Muerael rey! Down with the king',

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moro

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mudo

moro [adj~\ Moorish. A [ri] Moor.

morocho dark-skinned [Am],

mortal [adj] fatal La herida que recibióera mortal. The wound he receivedwas fatal. A deadly, terrible Un ene-migo mortal. A deadly enemy. A [w]mortal being Eso les ocurre a todos losmortales. That happens to all mortals.

mortificar to mortify, humiliate Lo quedije me mortifica. What I said morti-fies me. A to hurt, bother Estos zapatosme mortifican. These shoes hurt.O mortificarse to torment oneself.

mosca fly.

mosquito mosquito.

mostaza mustard.

mostrador [m~\ counter (in a shop).

mostrar [rad-ch /] to show Le mostró laherida al médico. He showed the doc-tor his wound. A to show, displayMostraba una gran tristeza. He showedgreat sadness.

O mostrarse to appear, show oneselfQuiso most rarse indulgente en ese mo-mento. He wanted to appear lenientat that moment.

mote [in] nickname; alias.

motín [w] uprising, revolt, riot.

motivar to cause.

motivo motive, reason.

O por ningún motivo under no cir-cumstances.

motor [m] motor.

mover [rad-ch I~\ to move Mueva Ud. estamesa hacia el rincón. Move this tabletoward the corner. A to make use ofMovió sus influencias para conseguirun pxiesto. He made use of his connec-tions to get a job. A to motivate No lemovía al interés de la ganancia. Hewasn't motivated by gain. A to stirMueva Ud. la sopa hasta que hierva.Stir the soup until it boils.

O mover la cola to wag the tail.O moverse to move Procure no mo-vase tanto. Try not to move somuch.

movible [adj~\ movable.

móvil mobile Pertenece a una brigada

móvil. He belongs to a mobile brigade.

[?n] motive ¿Qué móvil tuvo Ud. para

venir aquí? What made you come

here?

movilización [/] mobilization.

movilizar to mobilize.

movimiento movement, move A la horaen punto el tren se puso en movi-miento. The train pulled out exactlyon time. A movement Pertenecia a unmovimiento progresista. He belongedto a progressive movement. A traffic

Hay mucho movimiento en esa calle.There's a lot of traffic in that street.A animation, action La primera escenatiene mucho movimiento. The firstscene has a lot of action.

mozo lad, young man (of peasant class).A waiter ¡Mozo, tráigame la lista delalmuerzo! Waiter, bring me theluncheon menu! A porter, red-cap.

O buen mozo good-looking [A?n];well-built [Sp].

mucamo, mucama servant [Aw].

muchacha girl Me parece una excelentemuchacha. She seems like a fine girl.A young girl (in her teens) Sus hijasson ya unas muchachas. Her daugh-ters are already in their teens. A maidDígale a la muchacha que haga lascamas. Tell the maid to make the beds.

muchachada boyish action, prank; [Argf]gang of boys.

muchacho boy Estaba jugando con otrosmuchachos. He was playing withother boys.

mucho [adj] much No tiene mucha fuer-za. He hasn't much strength. A long,extended Hace mucho tiempo que leestoy esperando. I've been waiting along time for you. A [adv~\ much, a lotBebía mucho. He used to drink a lot.A often Esas cosas ocurren mucho.Those things happen often. A long Nome haga Ud. aguardar mucho. Don'tmake me wait long.

O muchos many Había muchos niñosen la plaza. There were many childrenin the square. O ni mucho menos noranything like it, far from it No estonto, ni mucho menos. He's notstupid; far from it. O sentir muchoto be very sorry Siento mucho lo que lesucede. I'm very sorry about whathappened to him.

mudanza moving, changing residence;change, evolution.

muda change of underwear.

mudar (de) to change Mudaba de opinióncada día. He changed his mind daily.—Hubo que mudar toda la instalacióneléctrica. All the electric installationshad to be changed.

O mudarse (de) to change (clothes)¿Se mudó Ud. de traje? Did youchange your clothes? O mudarse (decasa, piso, or habitación) to move,change residence Decidió mudarse (decasa) aquel mismo día. He decided tomove that very day.

mudo dumb, mute; speechless. A [w]mute (person unable to talk).O cine mudo silent films.

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mueble

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nacer

mueble [ad;] movable. A [m] piece offurniture Me gusta mucho ese mueble.I like that piece of furniture verymuch.

O muebles furniture Los muebles delsalón eran de estilo moderno. Theliving-room furniture was modern instyle. O propiedad mueble movableproperty, personal property.

muela molar, molar tooth; millstone.O dolor de muelas toothache.

muelle soft Una vida muelle. A softlife. A [ra] spring (wire); pier.

muerte [/] death.

O de mala muerte worthless, crumby.O guerra a muerte fight to the death.

muerto (see morir) dead.

muestra sample Mande Ud. muestras detela. Send samples of cloth. A (shop)sign ¿Leyó Ud. bien la muestra? Didyou read the sign correctly?

O dar muestras de to show signs ofDaba muestras de no entender nada.She showed no signs of understanding.

mugre [/] grime, dirt, filth.

mujer [/] woman; wife.

mula female mule.

mulato [adj; ri\ mulatto.

muleta crutch.

multa fine (punishment).

multiplicar to multiply.

multitud [/] crowd Abrió el balcón paraver la multitud. He opened the balconywindow to see the crowd. A masses Ensu discurso se dÍ7~igia a la multitud.His speech was addressed to themasses.

O multitud de a great many, a greatdeal of Se me ocurren una multitud deideas. I've a great many ideas.

mundano worldly.

mundial global, universal, world Laguerra mundial. The World War.

mundo world Ha viajado por todo elmundo. He's traveled all over theworld. A world, environment, circle (s)Frecuentaba el mundo de las letras.He moved in literary circles.

O gran mundo high society. O tener

(mucho) mundo to be sophisticated orexperienced. O todo el mundo every-body Todo el mundo estaba reunido enel salón. Everybody was gathered inthe living room. O vida del mundoworld, worldly life Abandonó la vida

• del mundo y entró en el convento. Shegave up the world and entered the con-vent.

munición, municiones [/] ammunition.

municipal municipal.

muñeca wrist; doll.

muralla wall (of a city).

murmullo murmur, whisper.

murmuración [/] gossip, slander.

murmurar to mutter Murmuró unas pala-bras ininteligibles. He muttered someunintelligible words. A to murmur, whis-per Le murmuró al oído unas palabras.She murmured some words in his ear.A to gossip Se pasaron la tarde mur-murando de todo el mundo. They spentthe afternoon gossiping about every-body.

muro outside wall (of a house or gar-den).

músculo muscle.

museo museum.

música music Estuvimos oyendo músicaclásica. We were listening to classicalmusic. Aband (of musicians) La mú-sica venía a la cabeza del desfile. Theband came at the head of the parade.A sheet music No puedo tocar de memo-ria, haga el favor de darme la música.I can't play from memory, please giveme the music.

musical [adj~\ musical.

músico musical. A [w] musician.

muslo thigh.

mustio withered; depressed.

mutuo mutual, reciprocal.

muy very Estoy muy mal de salud. Myhealth's very bad.—Lo he escrito muyde prisa. I've written it very quickly.O es muy de lamentar it's to be deep-ly regretted Es muy de lamentar queocurra esto. It's to be deeply regrettedthat this should happen.

nabo turnip.

nacer [-zc-] to be born El nació en Es-paña. He was born in Spain. A tostart, originate La idea nació durantela fiesta. The idea started at theparty. A to sprout Y a nacieron lascebollas. The onions have already i

sprouted. A to rise, appear El sol nacemás temprano en el verano. The sunrises earlier in the summer. A to rise,spring, have its source El río hace enlas montañas rococas. The river hasits source in the Rocky Mountains.O nacer de pie to be born lucky Ese

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nacimiento

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negocio

hombre nació de pie. That man wasborn lucky.

nacimiento birth. A beginning, source¿Dónde está el nacimiento de este rio?Where's the source of this river?

nación [/] nation.

nacional national.

nacionalidad [/] nationality.

nada nothing, not anything No hay nadaen esta caja. There's nothing in thisbox.—No me ha dado nada. He hasn'tgiven me anything. A [adv~\ not at allNo es nada fácil. It's not at all easy.O De nada You're welcome "Muchasgracias." "De nada." "Thank youvery much." "You're welcome."

nadador, nadadora swimmer.

nadar to swim ¿Sabe Ud. nadar? Canyou swim?

O nadar en la abundancia to live inluxury Desde joven nadó en la abun-dancia. From youth he lived in luxury.

nadie nobody, no one, not anybody, notanyone No vino nadie. Nobody came.—No he visto a nadie. I haven't seenanybody.—Nadie lo conoce. No oneknows him.

naipe [??i] (playing) card.

nalga buttock(s).

nana grandmother; nurse; lullaby; [Am]mamma.

naranja orange.

O media naranja better half Es ellasu media naranja. She's his betterhalf.

naranjada orangeade.

naranjal [?n] orange grove.

naranjero, naranjera orange seller;orange grower.

naranjo orange tree.

narcótico [adj~\ narcotic. A [m] narcotic,dope.

nariz [/] nose.

nativo [adj] native.

natural [adj~\ natural. A [n] native Esun natural del Uruguay. He's a nativeof Uruguay. A [m] disposition, natureTiene un natural triste. He has a saddisposition.

naturaleza nature La naturaleza es va-riada en los países tropicales. Natureis varied in tropical countries. A con-stitution El enfermo no tenía muybuena naturaleza. The patient didn'thave a very good constitution. A tem-perament, disposition Era muy ner-vioso por naturaleza. He had a nervoustemperament.

naturalidad [/] naturalness Se conducecon mucha naturalidad. He behavesvery naturally.

naturalización [/] naturalization.

naufragar to be (ship)wrecked Aquelbarco naufragó en las costas de Chile.That boat was wrecked on the coast ofChile. A to fail, fall through Las nego-ciaciones naufragaron. The negotia-tions fell through.

naufragio shipwreck.

náufrago, náufraga shipwrecked person,castaway.

náusea nausea.

navaja pen knife, clasp knife.° navaja de afeitar razor.

naval naval.

nave [/] ship A pesar del huracán lanave llegó al puerto. In spite of thehurricane the ship reached port.

navegación [/] navigation. A voyageTuvimos una navegación difícil. Wehad a rough voyage.

navegante [m] navigator.

navegar to navigate, sail.

navidad [/] Christmas.

neblina mist, fog.

necesario [adj~\ necessary.

necesidad [/] need, necessity Siniió lanecesidad de un.cambio de clima. Hefelt the need of a change of climate.

necesitar to need Necesitamos más obre-ros. We need more workers.

negar [rad-ch 7] to deny Negó que cono-ciera a aquel hombre. He denied thathe knew that man. A to refuse Lenegaron el aumento de sueldo. Theyrefused him a raise in salary. A todisclaim Negó toda responsabilidad enel accidente. He disclaimed all re-sponsibility for the accident.

O negarse a to refuse to Se negó aayudarme. He refused to help me.

negativo [adj~\ negative, in the negativeSu respuesta fué negativa. His replywas in the negative. A [m] negative¿Quiere Ud. prestarme los negativos deesas fotografías? Will you lend me thenegatives of those photographs?

negligente negligent.

negociación [/] negotiation.

negociante [?n] business man.

negociar to negotiate Se reunieron paranegociar las condiciones de paz. Theymet to negotiate peace terms. A to dobusiness Mi amigo quiere negociar concasas sudamericanas. My friend wantsto do business with South Americanfirms.

negocio business, interest Tienen nego-cios de petróleo. They have oil in-terests.

O negocio redondo good bargain Esa

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negro

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Nochebuena

compra fué un negocio redondo. Thatpurchase was a good bargain.

negro [adj] black. A gloomy, dark Elporvenir parecía muy negro. Thefuture looked very gloomy. A [n]Negro, Negress Oímos algunos cantosreligiosos de los negros. We heardsome Negro spirituals. A [m] black(color).

O suerte negra very bad luck Tieneuna suerte negra. He has very badluck.

nene, nena baby.

neoyorquino, neoyorquina New Yorker.

nervio nerve.

nervioso nervous.

neto [adj] net.

° peso neto net weight.

neumático (pneumatic) tire.

neumonía pneumonia.

neutral [adj] neutral.

nevada snowfall.

nevar [rad-ch I] to snow En este país nonieva nunca. It never snows in thiscountry.

nevera icebox, refrigerator.

ni neither, nor. A not even No dijo niadiós. He didn't even say good-by.

O ni . . . ni neither . . . nor No sabeni inglés ni español. He knows neitherEnglish nor Spanish. O ni siquieranot even, not a single No dijo ni si-quiera una palabra. He didn't say asingle word.

nicotina nicotine.

nido nest.

niebla fog, mist, haze.

nieta granddaughter.

nieto grandson.

nieve [/] snow.

ningún no, not a, not one Ningún hombreentre ellos pudo levantar el peso. Nota man among them could lift theweight. A no, none ¿No hay ningúncuarto libre? Are there no vacantrooms?

ninguno none Ninguna de mis amigas losabe. None of my friends know. A notany ¿No le agrada ninguno de estos?Don't you like any of these? A no ornone (whatever or at all) No tienecriado ninguno. He has no servantsat all.

O de ninguna manera under no cir-cumstances, by no means De ningunamanera iría. I wouldn't go under anycircumstances. O de ningún modo un-der no circumstances, by no means Deningún modo debe Ud. irse hoy. Underno circumstances should you go awaytoday. O por ningún lado nowhere No

lo encontré por ningún lado. I couldn'tfind it anywhere.

niña girl Con ese traje parece una niña.You look like a little girl in that dress.A baby No seas niña. Don't be a baby.Ayoung lady, girl [Aw]. A Miss (usedby servants) [Am] Pregúntele Ud. ala niña María. Ask Miss Mary.

O niña bien glamour girl. O niñadel ojo pupil (of the eye). A appleof the eye La quiere como a la niñade sus ojos. She's the apple of his eye.

niñada childishness. A childish actionEso es una niñada. That's childish.

niñez [/] childhood.

niño [adj] young Yo era muy niño cuan-do sucedió eso. I was very young whenthat happened. A childish Es muy niñotodavía. He's still very childish. A [m]boy Tiene dos niños y una niña. He hastwo boys and a girl.

O niños children Había un grupo deniños jugando en el parque. There wasa group of children playing in thepark.

nivel [m] level.

nivelar to level Nivelaron el terreno enmuy poco tiempo. They leveled theground in a very short time. Atobalance Tenemos que nivelar nuestropresupuesto. We must balance ourbudget.

no no, not "¿Hará Ud. eso?" "No, no loharé." "Will you do that?" "No, Iwon't."

O así no más [Am] just like thisHágalo así no más. Do it just likethis. O no más only, no more Esto yno más. This and no more. O no seaque or else Tenemos que darnos prisano sea que cierren la tienda. We musthurry or else the shop'll be closed.

noble [adj] noble.

nobleza nobility, nobleness.

noche [/] night. A evening (after sun-set), night ¡Buenas noches! Good eve-ning! or Good night!

O ayer noche last night Ayer nochehizo mucho frío. It was very coldlast night. O de la noche a la mañanaovernight Se hizo rico de la noche a lamañana. He became rich overnight.O esta noche tonight Esta noche vamosal cine. We're going to the movies to-night. O hacerse de noche to get darkTengo que irme proque se hace denoche. I must go; it's getting dark.O muy de noche late at night Era muyde noche cuando regresamos. It waslate at night when we got back.

Nochebuena Christmas Eve Pasaré la

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noción

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nuestro

Nochebuena con mi familia. I'mspending Christmas Eve with myfamily.

noción [/] notion, idea.

nombramiento nomination; appointment.

nombrar to name, mention En la con-versación nombramos a ese señor. Wementioned that gentleman in the con-versation. A to appoint Le nombraronpresidente de la comisión. They ap-pointed him chairman of the commit-tee.

nombre [m] name ¿Cuál es su nombre?What's your name? A fame, renownSu libro le dio mucho nombre. Hisbook brought him great fame. A repu-tation Esa empresa tiene muy buennombre. That firm has a good reputa-tion. A noun En este caso el adjetivova antes del nombre. In this case theadjective goes before the noun.

O nombre de familia family name,surname. O nombre y apellido fullname Escriba Ud. su nombre y apelli-do. Write your full name. ° no tenernombre to be unspeakable Lo que hahecho no tiene nombre. What he didis unspeakable. O poner nombre (a)to name, call ¿Qué nombre le van aponer? What are they going to namehim?

nordeste [m] northeast.

normal [adj~\ normal; standard.

norte [?k] north. A north wind Sopla unnorte muy fuerte. A very strong northwind's blowing.

norteamericano [adj; n~\ North American(specifically, in all Spanish-speakingcountries, used to designate personsor things of or from the UnitedStates).

nos us No nos invitaron a la fiesta.They didn't invite us to the party.—Vinieron a buscarnos. They cameto look for us. A one another, eachother Nos vimos en la calle. We saweach other on the street.

nosotros we Nosotros estamos listos.We're ready.

O nosotros mismos we (...) our-selves Lo hicimos nosotros mismos. Wedid it ourselves.

nota note ¿Tiene Ud. muchas notas ensu cuaderno? Do you have many notesin your notebook?—Desafina en lasnotas altas. She goes flat on thehigh notes.—Hemos recibido una notadel Consulado Español. We've receiveda note from the Spanish Consulate.A mark, grade Sacó muy buena notaen el examen de castellano. He got a

very good mark on the Spanish exam.A note, renown Es un escritor de nota.He's a writer of note. A footnote, mar-ginal note.

O dar la nota discordante to be thedisturbing element Dó la nota dis-cordante. She was out of place, orShe spoke out of turn. O tomar notade to take note of, jot down Tomé notade todo lo que había ocurrido en elviaje. I took note of everything thathappened on the trip.

notable remarkable, notable; distin-guished.

notar to notice, note, see No notamos elcambio de altura. We didn't notice thechange in altitude.

notario notary public.

noticia news; news item ¿Cómo supo Ud.la noticia? How did you find out thenews? A notice Ponga Ud. una noticiaen el periódico. Put a notice in thepaper.

O atrasado de noticias behind thetimes Me parece que está Ud. atrasadode noticias. I think you're behind thetimes.

notificar to notify, inform.

novedad [/] novelty, latest fashion Estatienda ofrece las últimas novedades enartículos para caballero. This shophas the latest things in men's wear.A news ¡Eso es una novedad para mi!That's news to me! A surprise ¡Esoes una novedad! That's a surprise!O sin novedad as usual; nothing new,no news "¿Hay noticias?" "Sin nove-dad." "Any news?" "Nothing new."

novela novel.

novelista [m, /] novelist.

novena novena (nine days' devotion).

noveno [adj] ninth.

noventa ninety.

novia sweetheart, fiancee; bride.

noviembre [m] November.

novio sweetheart, fiance; bridegroom.

nube [/] cloud. A crowd Le rodeaba unanube de gente. A crowd of peoplesurrounded him.

O esta en las nubes to daydream Si-empre está en las nubes. He's alwaysdaydreaming. ° por las nubes sky-high ¡Los precios están por las nubes!Prices are sky-high.

nublado cloudy, overcast.

nudo knot.

nuera daughter-in-law.

nuestro our Nuestro maestro de españoles madrileño. Our Spanish teacher'sfrom Madrid. A of ours Un amigonuestro nos lo regaló. A friend of

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nueve

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obrar

ours (or One of our friends) gave itto us. A ours Esta no es la nuestra,es la de Ud. This isn't ours, it'syours.

nueve nine Ahora son las nueve. It'snow nine o'clock.

nuevo new La mesa era nueva. The tablewas new.—¿Qué hay de nuevo poraquí? What's new around here?A new, different Ya ha llegado elnuevo director. The new director'salready arrived.

O de nuevo again Tendrá que hacerlode nuevo. He'll have to do it again.|| Eso es nuevo para mí. That'snews to me.

nuez [/] walnut.

nulo void, null.

numerar to number, put numbers onNumeraron los asientos. They num-bered the seats.

número number ¿Cuál es el número desu teléfono? What's your phone num-ber? A size (of wearing apparel)¿Cuál es el número de camisa que usaUd.? What size shirt do you wear?A number, edition ¿Tiene Ud. el últimonúmero de esta revista? Do you havethe latest number of this magazine?

nunca never, not ever Nunca me habló.He never spoke to me.—No la hevisto nunca. I've never seen her.

ñame [to] yam [Antilles].

ñapa See yapa.

ñato pug-nosed [Am].

ñeque [m] || Es hombre de ñeque. He's

a real he-man [Am].ñoño silly.ñudo O al ñudo in vain [Ar^f],

o or Vienen tres o cuatro amigos. Threeor four friends are coming.

O0...0 either...or 0 lo hace Ud.o lo mato. Either you do it or I'llkill you. O o sea that is La fiestaserá el lunes próximo, a sea el 25 deagosto. The party will be next Mon-day, that is, August 25th.

oasis [to] oasis.

obedecer [-zc-] to obey Tendrán Uds.que obedecer mis órdenes. You'llhave to obey my orders. A to be thereason for, to arise from ¿A qué obe-dece todo eso? What's the reason forall that?

obediencia obedience.

obediente obedient.

obispo bishop.

objección [/] objection.

objeto object Había varios objetos sobrela mesa. There were several objectson the table. A purpose El objeto desu visita era estrictamente comercial.The purpose of his call was strictlybusiness.

oblicuo [adj~\ oblique.

obligación [/] duty Tiene Ud. la obli-gación de contestar. It's your dutyto reply. A obligation, responsibilityCon una familia tan numerosa tiene

muchas obligaciones. With such alarge family he has a great manyresponsibilities.

obligar to oblige, force, compel Le ob-ligaron a firmarlo. He was forced tosign it.

O obligarse to obligate oneself, bindoneself Se obligó a pagarlo. He boundhimself to pay it.

obligatorio obligatory, binding, compul-sory.

obra work Pongámonos a la obra. Let'sget to work. Abook(s), work(s) Laobra de Cervantes es umversalmenteadminrada. The works of Cervantesare universally admired. A show, per-formance ¿Qué tal era la obra quevieron Uds. anoche? How was theshow last night?

O en obras under construction, un-dergoing repairs Esa casa está enobras. That house is undergoing re-pairs. O obra maestra masterpiece.

II ¡Manos a la obra I Let's get towork!

obrar to do, act Obre Ud. como quiera.Do as you please. A to act, behaveObró Ud. ligeramente. You actedwithout thinking.

O obrar en poder de to be in the

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obrero

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ocupar

possession of, be in one's hands Lacarta obra en mi pooler. The letter'sin my possession.

obrero, obrera woi'ker, laborer.

o(b)scurecer \_-zc-~\ to get dark En elinvierno o(b)scurece pronto. It getsdark early in winter.

O o(b)scurecerse to get dark Elcielo se o(b)sctireció. The sky gotdark.

o(b)scuridad [/] obscurity, darkness.

o(b)scuro [adj] dark A las cinco yaestá o(b)scuro. It's already dark atfive o'clock.—Quiero un traje azulo(b)scuro. I want a dark-blue suit.A obscure, not clear El significado deesta frase es más bien o(b)scuro.The meaning of this sentence is ratherobscure.

O a o(b)scuras in the dark, in dark-ness La habitación estaba a o(b)scu-ras. The room was in darkness.

obsequiar to lavish attentions on, enter-tain lavishly Todo el tiempo que estu-vo en casa de sus amigos le obsequia-ron mucho. During the whole timehe was in his friends' home, they en-tertained him lavishly. A to presentwith La obsequiaron (con) un ramode flores. They presented her witha bouquet of flowers.

obsequio gift, present.

observación [/] observation, suggestion¿Le puedo hacer a Ud. una observa-ción? May I make a suggestion?

O en observación under observationEstaba en observación en un sana-torio. He was under observation in asanatorium.

observador [adj~\ observing Es un mu-chacho muy observador. He's a veryobserving fellow. A [w] observer Elgobierno francés envió un observador.The French government sent an ob-server.

observar to notice ¿Observa Ud. algúncambio en el enfermo? Do you noticeany change in the patient? Atowatch Observe Ud. lo que hacen.Watch what they're doing.

O observar buena conducta to be-have well.

obstáculo obstacle, hindrance.

obstinación [/] obstinacy, stubbornness.

obstinado stubborn.

obstinarse en to insist on Se obstina enquedarse en casa. He insists on stay-ing home.

obstruir to obstruct, block Aquel auto-móvil estaba obstruyendo el tráfico.That car was blocking traffic.

O obstruirse to be blocked up orclogged up La cañería se obstruía confrecuencia. The pipe was oftenclogged.

obtener [irr] to get, obtain ¿Dónde ob-tuvo Ud. esos informes? Where didyou get that information?

obtuso obtuse.

ocasión [/] chance, opportunity Aquípuede tener ocasión de encontrar-trabajo. You may have a chance offinding work here. A time, occasionNo es esta la mejor ocasión parapreguntárselo. This isn't the besttime to ask him about it.

O aprovechar la ocasión to take ad-vantage of a situation. O de ocasiónsecond-hand Compró un automóvil deocasión. He bought a second-handcar.

ocasionar to cause Aquel descuido pudoocasionar un incendio. That careless-ness could have caused a fire.

occidental [adj~\ western; Occidental.A [n] Occidental.

occidente [w] west; Occident.

océano ocean.

ocio idleness, leisure.

O ratos de ocio spare time Lo haréen mis ratos de ocio. I'll do it inmy spare time.

ocioso lazy, idle Era tin hombre ocioso.He was a lazy fellow.

octavo [adj] eighth.

octubre [m] October.

ocultar to hide.

oculto concealed, hidden.

ocupación [/] business Si no tiene ocu-pación mañana, venga por aquí. Ifyou have nothing to do tomorrow,come on over. A occupation La ocu-pación se hizo con orden. The occu-pation was carried out in an orderlyway.

ocupado (see ocupar) busy Hoy estaréocupado todo el día. I'll be busy allday today. A occupied, taken ¿Estáocupado ese piso? Is that apartmentoccupied?

ocupar to occupy, take possession ofHan ocupado tina nueva ciudad.They've occupied a new city. A totake Puede Ud. ocupar esa silla.You may take that chair. A to livein Ocupó una habitación en el pisotercero. He lived in a room on thethird floor.

O ocuparse de to take care of, payattention to Se ocupa muy poco desu familia. He pays very little at-tention to his family.

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ocurrencia

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omitir

ocurrencia witticism, wisecrack Lasocurrencias de aquel hombre hacíanreír a todos. That fellow's wisecracksmade everyone laugh.

ocurrir to occur, happen Saiga Ud. aver qué ocurre. Go out and seewhat's happening.

O ocurrirsele a uno to occur to oneSe me ocurrió una buena idea. Agood idea occurred to me.

ochavo penny.

O no tener ni un ochavo to be pen-niless.

ochenta eighty.

ocho eight; eighth (day of the month).

odiar to hate.

odio hatred.

odioso mean, nasty ¡Qué odioso! Hownasty!

oeste [m] west.

ofenderse to take offense Se lo dije yno se ofendió. I told him and hedidn't take offense.

ofensa insult, offense (personal).

ofensivo [adj] offensive.

oferta offer.

oficial [adj~\ official Fué en misión ofi-cial. He went on an official mission.A [m] officer Fué oficial del Ejército.He was an army officer.

O oficial mayor chief clerk (govern-ment or civil service).

oficina office (room).

oficinista [m, /] office worker, white-collar worker; clerk.

oficio manual work, occupation, trade¿Qué oficio tiene Ud.? What's youroccupation?—Es carpintero de oficio.He's a carpenter by trade.

Ooficio(s) divino(s) church ser-vice(s).

ofrecer [-zc-] to offer Me ofrecen unnuevo empleo. They're offering mea new job.

O ofrecerse to offer oneself, be atthe service of Me ofrezco a Ud. paratodo. I'm completely at your service.

ofrecimiento offer, offering.

ofrenda offering (religious).

¡oh! 0! oh!

oída hearing.

O de (or por) oídas by hearsay.

oído (inner) ear Le duelen los oídos.He has an earache. A hearing Eramuy duro de oído. He was very hardof hearing.

O al oído in the ear, whispering Lemurmuró algo al oído. She whisperedsomething in his ear. O dar oídos tolisten, lend an ear No quiso dar oídosa aquello. He didn't want to listen

to that. O de oído by ear Tocaba elpiano de oído. He played the pianoby ear. O tener buen oído to have agood ear (for music); to have goodhearing.

oír [irr] to hear No oigo bien; hablemás alto. I don't hear well; speaklouder. A to listen Óigame, por favor,tengo que hacerle una pregunta. Lis-ten, please, I have to ask you a ques-tion.

II ¡Oiga! Hello! (telephone) [Sp].

ojal [w] buttonhole.

¡ojalá! || ¡Ojalá (que) venga! I wishhe'd come!

ojeada glance.

O echar una ojeada to cast a glance.

ojear to glance through Ojeó rápida-mente el periódico. He quicklyglanced through the paper.

ojo eye El médico le examinó los ojos.The doctor examined his eyes.

O costar un ojo de la cara to costplenty Nos costó un ojo de la cara.It's cost us plenty. O en un abrir ycerrar de ojos in the twinkling of aneye. O ¡ojo! look out! ¡Ojo! Que seva a caer. Look out! It's going tofall. O ojo de agua spring of water.O ojo de la llave keyhole. O ojo mo-rado, ojo negro black eye Le pusieronun ojo negro. They gave him a blackeye. O poner ojo to pay (close) at-tention ¡Ponga Ud. ojo en esto! Payattention to this! O tener buen ojoto have a good eye or good foresightHa tenido Ud. buen ojo. You'veshown good foresight.

ola wave (of water).

oleaje [m] ground swell, motion ofwaves.

oler [rad-ch 7] to smell Esto huele muybien. This smells very good.—Olió elpeligro y decidió no salir. He smelleddanger and decided not to go out.

olfato sense of smell.

olivar [m] olive grove.

oliva olive.

olivo olive tree.

olla pot.

olor [m] smell, odor.

oloroso fragrant.

olvidar to forget ¿Ha olvidado Ud. algo?Have you forgotten something?

O olvidarse (de) to forget Olvídesede lo ocurrido. Forget what's hap-pened.

olvido forgetfulness.

omisión [/] omission.

omitir to omit.

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ómnibus

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órgano

ómnibus [m] bus.

once eleven; eleventh (day of month).

onda wave (of hair) ; ripple (of water).O onda corta, onda larga shortwave, long wave (radio).

ondulación [/] wave, waiving.

O ondulación permanente permanentwave.

ondulado (see ondular) wavy. A [m]wave, waving.

ondular to ripple, wave.

onza ounce.

opaco opaque.

ópera opera.

operación [/] operation Los médicos de-cidieron hacer la operación. The doc-tors agreed to perform the operation.A operation (Math), calculation ¿Qui-ere Ud. comprobar las operaciones?Do you want to check the calcula-tions? A operation (Mil) El generaldirigía las operaciones. The generaldirected the operations.

operar to operate on Le han operado deapenaicitis. They operated on himfor appendicitis.

operario, operaría operator, skilledworker.

opinar to judge, hold (or be of) theopinion.

opinión [/] opinion ¿Qué opinión tieneUd. de esto? What's your opinionabout this?

oponer [irr~\ to set up Opusieron todacíese de obstáculos. They set up allkinds of obstacles.

O oponerse (a) to oppose Nadie seopuso a aquel proyecto. No one op-posed that project.

oportunidad [/] opportunity.

oportuno opportune, fitting, appropriateSu intervención fué oportuna. Hisintervention was opportune.

oposición [/] opposition.

oprimir to oppress Oprimía a los débiles.He oppressed the weak. A to be tightEl cinturón le oprimía demasiado.The belt was too tight on him.

óptico optometrist Voy al óptico paracomprar unos lentes. I'm going tothe optometrist to get glasses.

optimismo optimism.

optimista optimistic. A [w] optimist.

opuesto (see oponer) [adj] opposed.A opposite Estaba situado en el ladoopuesto. It was situated on the op-posite side.opulento rich, opulent.oración [/] sentence Escribe oracionesmuy cortas. He* writes very short

sentences. A prayer Rezó sus oraci-ones. He said his prayers.

orador [w] orator.

órbita [/] orbit.

orden [/] order (s), command, instruc-tion No he recibido ninguna(s) orden-(es) de mis superiores. I haven't re-ceived any order (s) from my su-periors. A order (commercial) Des-pacharemos su orden vía Nueva Or-leans. We'll ship your order via NewOrleans. A order (religious) La or-den franciscana. The Franciscan or-der. A [m] order Trabajaba sin nin-gún orden. He had no order in hiswork.

° a sus órdenes at your service.O en orden in order Todo estaba enorden. Everything was in order.O orden del día agenda, order of theday.

ordenar to put in order Tenemos queordenar estos papeles. We must putthese papers in order. A to orderOrdenó que le sirvieran la comida.He ordered them to serve his dinner.O ordenarse to be ordained.

ordinario usual ¿Cuál es el precio or-dinario de esto? What's the usualprice of this? A ordinary Era unhombre ordinario. He was an ordi-nary man. A vulgar Es un tipo muyordinario. He's a very vulgar fellow.O correo ordinario regular mail.O de ordinario usually De ordinarioviene por la mañana. He usuallycomes in the morning.

oreja ear Tiene las orejas grandes.He has big ears. A handle [Am] Sele rompió la oreja a la taza. Thehandle of the cup broke.

O descubrir la oreja to give oneselfaway.

orgánico organic.

organismo organism.

organización [/] organization.

organizador [adj] organizing. A [m]organizer.

O comité organizador, comisión or-ganizadora committee on arrange-ments.

organizar to organize Van a organizarel club la semana que viene. They'regoing to organize the club next week.A to arrange, organize Organizó unafiesta. She arranged a party.

órgano organ La cantante fué acompa-ñada por un órgano. The singer wasaccompanied by an organ.—No tieneórgano sano. He hasn't a healthy or-gan in his body.—Ese periódico es el

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orgia

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paisaje

órgano de un partido político. Thatpaper's the organ of a political party.

orgía drunken revel, orgy.

orgullo pride.

orgulloso proud, haughty.

oriental [adj~\ eastern; Oriental. A [«]Oriental.

orientarse to find one's bearings, toorient oneself.

oriente [m] east; Orient.

origen [m] origin Sé el origen de todala historia. I know the origin of thewhole story. A descent, extraction Esde origen francés. He's of Frenchdescent.

original original; eccentric, odd Es untipo muy original. He's a very eccen-'tric person. A \_m] original Haga Ud.el original y tres copias. Make anoriginal and three copies.

originalidad [/] originality; oddity, ec-centricity.

originar to start Aquella frase originóuna discusión. That sentence starteda discussion.

orilla bank Las orillas del río estabancubiertas de árboles. The banks ofthe river were heavily wooded.A edge, rim La orilla de la taza estárota. The rim of the cup's chipped.O orilla del mar seashore.

oro gold.

orquesta orchestra (musicians).

ortografía spelling (in writing).

os you, to you [Fam pi, Sp; see voso-tros] Os he dicho que no lo hagáismás. I told you not to do it again.

osadía audacity, daring, boldness.

oso, osa bear.

ostentación [/] ostentation.

ostentar to boast, show off.

ostión [m] oyster [Mea].

ostra oyster.

otoño autumn, fall.

otro another, other Este otro me gustamás. I like this other one better.Aanother ¿Quiere Ud. otro? Wouldyou like another?

O alguna otra cosa something (oranything) else ¿Quiere Ud. algunaotra cosa? Do you want anythingelse? O (el) uno a(l) otro each otherSe miraron (el) uno a(l) otro consorpresa. They looked at each otherin surprise. O otra cosa somethingelse, something different Eso es otracosa. That's something else. ° otravez again ¿Volverá Ud. otra vez poraquí? Will you come here again?O por otra parte on the other hand.O unos a otros one another Se mira-ron unos a otros. They looked at eachother.

ovación [/] ovation, cheering.

oveja sheep.

oxígeno oxygen.

oyente [m, /] hearer, listener.

paciencia patience, forbearance.

paciente [adj] patient ¡Qué niño máspaciente! What a patient child!A [ft] patient No se puede visitar alos pacientes después de las seis. Pa-tients may not be visited after sixo'clock.

pacto agreement, pact.

padecer \_-zc-~] to suffer Padezco dejaquecas. I suffer from headaches.

padre [m~\ father. A priest Llamaron aun padre. They called a priest.

O padres [m] parents Sus padresson franceses. His parents areFrench.

padrino godfather Fué a ver a su pad-rino. He went to see his godfather.A patron, sponsor Tiene muy buenospadrinos. He has very good sponsors.

paella dish of rice with meat or chicken.

paga wages, pay.

pagador [?n] paying teller, paymaster.

pagar to pay Hay que pagar por antici-

pado. You have to pay in advance.Ato pay for Pagaron el traje a plazos.They paid for the suit in installments.O pagar contra recepción C.O.D.O pagar el pato to be the scapegoat,take the rap Siempre me toca pagarel pato. I'm always the one whotakes the rap. O pagarlas to pay for(atone for) ¡Tarde o temprano mela pagarás! Sooner or later you'llpay for it. or I'll get even with you!O pagarse de uno mismo to be con-ceited Se paga mucho de si mismo.He's very conceited.

página page (of a book).

pago payment.

pais [m] country Esa parte del paisestá llena de bosques. That part ofthe country's heavily wooded.

O del pais domestic ¿Le gusta Ud.el vino del pais? Do you like thedomestic wine?

paisaje [w] landscape, scenery.

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paisano

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papel

paisano, paisana person from sameprovince or city Este señor es gallego;es paisano mío. This gentleman's aGalician; he's from my province.A civilian En la plaza había algunosmilitares y muchos paisanos. In thesquare there were some army menand many civilians.

O de paisano in civilian clothes, inmufti Iba vestido de paisano. He waswearing civilian clothes.

paja straw.

O echarlo a pajas to draw strawsVamos a echarlo a pajas para verquien paga. Let's draw straws tosee who pays.

pájaro, pájara bird Más vale pájaro enmano que ciento volando. A bird inthe hand's worth two in the bush.

pala spade, shovel; dust pan.

palabra word ¿Cómo se escribe esapalabra? How do you spell thatword?

O decir de palabra to tell in person,to tell by word of mouth Es mejorque se lo diga de palabra que no porescrito. It's better to tell him in per-son than in writing. O ¡ palabra! hon-estly! no fooling! no kidding! ho quele dijo es cierto ¡palabra! No kid-ding! What he told him's true.O palabra de honor word of honorDio su palabra de honor. He gave hisword of honor. O palabras mayoresno joking matter, insulting Esas sonpalabras mayores. That's no jokingmatter, or It's insulting. O pedir (ortener) la palabra "¡Pido la palabra!""Un momento, por favor. Ahora latiene el presidente." "May I have thefloor?" "One moment, please. Thepresident has the floor now."

palacio palace.

palco box (theater).

pálido pale.

paliza beating, spanking.

palma palm (leaf, tree) La avenidaestaba bordeada de palmas. The ave-nue was lined with palms. A palm(hand) Conozco este lugar como lapalma de la mano. I know this placelike the palm of my hand.

O llevar la palma to win the prize,carry the day Me parece que te hasllevado la palma. I think you've won'the prize.palmada clapping; pat (on the back).O dar palmadas to clap, applaud.palmo span (measure of length: 8inches).

palo stick Tenía un palo en la mano.He had a stick in his hand. A poleEl palo del telégrafo cayó en tierra.The telegraph pole fell on the ground.A wood La cuchara y el tenedor erande palo. The spoon and fork weremade of wood. A tree [Am] Los palosestán en flor. The trees are in bloom.A suit (in cards) ¿Qué palo es el tri-unfo? What's trumps?

O dar de palos to club, beat Ledieron de palos. They gave him abeating.

paloma pigeon, dove.

palpitante [adj] throbbing, beating.

palpitar to beat, throb, quiver.

pampa pampa, plain [Ar^].

O estar a la pampa to be outdoors,camp [Am],

pan [m] bread.

O pan integral whole-wheat bread.O pan seco, pan duro stale bread.O pan tierno fresh bread.

panadería bakery.

panadero, panadera baker.

panamericano Pan-American.

pandereta tambourine.

pandillero gangster [Am].

panecillo roll (bread) Los panecillosestán muy tiernos. The rolls are verysoft.

pánico panic, fright.

panorama [m] panorama.

pantalla lamp shade Cambie la pantallade esta lámpara. Change the shadeon this lamp. A film, screen, movieConocía a muchas estrellas de la pan-talla. He knew many movie stars.

pantalones [m pl~\ trousers, pants.

pantano swamp, marsh, bog.

pantomima pantomime.

pantorrilla calf (of the leg).

panza belly, paunch.

pañal [m] diaper.

pañito small cloth.

paño cloth, woolen goods.

pañuelo handkerchief, kerchief; shawl.

Papa [m] Pope El Papa reside en elVaticano. The Pope lives in the Vati-can.

papa [/] potato [Am] Nos dieron puréde papas. They gave us mashed po-tatoes.

papá [m] papa, pop, dad.

papaya papaya (fruit).

papel [m] paper ¿Está hecho de papelo de tela? Is it made of paper orcloth? A paper, document Gtiardaesos papeles, son importantes. Keepthose papers; they're important.A role, part Tendrá a su cargo el pa-

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papelería

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parecer

pel principal. He'll have the leadingrole.

O papel de cartas stationery Hecomprado una caja de papel de cartas.I bought a box of stationery. O papelde seda tissue paper Envuélvalo pri-mero en papel de seda. Wrap it firstin tissue paper. O papel monedapaper money, bills Démelo en papelmoneda. Give it to me in bills.

papelería stationery store.

papeleta slip of paper.

O papeleta electoral ballot.

papera mumps.

par [adj~\ even (of numbers) Las casascon números pares están al norte.The houses with even numbers areon the north side. A [m] equal Esuna mujer sin par. She has no equal.A pair Un par de zapatos. A pair ofshoes. A couple Llegará dentro de unpar de días. He'll arrive in a coupleof days.

O abierto de par en par wide openLa puerta estaba abierta de par enpar. The door was wide open. O ala par at par La peseta estaba a lapar. The peseta was at par. A in atie, in a dead heat Los caballos llega-ban a la par. The horses finished ina dead heat. O pares y (or o) nonesodds and (or or) evens ¿Toma Ud.pares o nones? Do you take odds orevens?

para to, in order to Debemos salir yapara llegar a tiempo. We must leavenow to get there on time.

O estar para (followed by infini-.tive) to be about to Estoy para salir.I'm about to leave. O ¿para dónde?where (to) ? ¿Para dónde va estetren? Where does this train go?O para que so (that) Abra la ventanapara que nos entre el aire fresco.Open the window so we can get somefresh air. O ¿para qué? what for?what good? what use? ¿Para quésirve esta máquina? What's this ma-chine for? A why? ¿Para qué lo des-pertó? Why did you wake him?

parachoques [m sg] bumper (of car).

parada stop ¿Cuántas paradas hace estetren? How many stops does thistrain make? A parade (military)Vio Ud. la parada esta mañana? Didyou see the parade this morning?

paradero whereabouts ¿Sabe Ud. elparadero de Juan? Do you knowJohn's whereabouts?

parado (see parar) shy, timid El chicoes parado. The boy's shy. A sus-

pended, shut down Está parada lafábrica. The factory's shut down.A unemployed ¿Hay muchos obrerosparados estos días? Are there manyunemployed workers at present?A standing [Am] He estado paradomucho rato. I've been standing quitea while.

paraguas [m sg~¡ umbrella.

paraíso paradise, heaven; upper gallery(in a theater).

paralelo parallel, corresponding.

paralizar to paralyze.

parar to stop Tuvieron que parar amedio camino. They had to stop half-way there. Ato stake, bet [Am] Conestas cartas y o voy a parar cincuentapesos. With these cards I'm goingto bet fifty pesos. A to stop (over),stay ¿En qué hotel pararán sus ami-gos? What hotel will your friendsstay at? Ato end up, turn out Noparó bien aquel negocio. That bus-iness didn't turn out very well.

O ir (or venir) a parar to landfinally, end up ¿Cómo ha venido aparar esto aquí? How in the worlddid this get here? ° parar de to stopNo para de llover desde ayer. Ithasn't stopped raining since yester-day. O parar la oreja to prick upone's ears Paró la oreja para oír loque decíamos. He pricked up his earsto hear what we were saying. O pa-rarse to stop, halt Al llegar a la pu-erta se paró. When he got to the doorhe stopped. Ato stand up, get up[Am] Se pararon al verla llegar.They got up when they saw hercoming.

parcial partial.

pardo dark-gray; brown Tiene ojos par-dos. He has brown eyes. A [n] mu-latto [Am].

parecer [-zc-] to look, appear Pareceque va a llover hoy. It looks asthough it'd rain today. A to seem Meparece muy bien. It seems all rightto me. A [m] opinion Me gustaríasaber cuál es su parecer en este asun-to. I'd like to know what your opin-ion is in this matter.

O al parecer apparently Al parecervendrá la semana próxima. Appar-ently he's coming next week. O pare-cerse to be alike Los dos se parecenmucho. The two of them are verymuch alike. O según parece as itseems, apparently Según parece llo-verá toda la tarde. Apparently it'llrain all afternoon.

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parecido

SPANISH-ENGLISH

partida

parecido like, similar Los dos trabajosson muy parecidos. The two jobs arevery similar. A [m] resemblance Elparecido entre padre e hijo es muyclaro. The resemblance betweenfather and son is very clear.

O bien parecido good-looking Su hi-jo es muy bien parecido. Your son'svery good-looking. O parecido a like,similar to Yo tengo un traje muyparecido al suyo. I have a suit verymuch like yours.

pared [/] wall.

pareja pair ¡Gano, tengo dos parejas!I win; I have two pairs. A teamEsos dos tenistas hacen muy buenapareja. Those two tennis playersmake a very good team. A couple Viuna pareja de soldados en el parque.I saw a couple of soldiers in the park.—Hacen muy buena pareja. Theymake a good couple. A dancing part-ner Su pareja baila muy bien. Yourpartner dances very well.

parejo [adj~\ neck and neck Los doscaballos iban parejos en la carrera.The two horses were running neckand neck. A equal, the same Sus ca-racteres son parejos. Their charac-ters are the same.

pariente [m, /] relative.

parlamento parliament; parley.

paro stoppage; unemployment; strike.

parpadear to blink, wink.

párpado eyelid.

parque [m] park Paseamos por el par-que. We strolled through the park.A ammunition [Am] Se les acabó elparque. They ran out of ammuni-tion.

párrafo paragraph.

parranda binge Se pasaron toda lanoche de parranda. We were on abinge all night.

parte [/] part ¿En qué parte de laciudad vive Ud.? What part of thecity do you live in?—¿Qué parte delpollo le gusta más? What part ofthe chicken do you like best? A shareCada uno pagó su parte. Each paidhis share. A party (legal) Hicieroncomparecer a ambas partes ante eljuez. They summoned both partiesbefore the judge. A [m] report En-víeme el parte mañana. Send me thereport tomorrow.

° dar parte to inform, notify Dieronparte del robo a la policía. Theynotified the police of the robbery.O de mi parte on my behalf Délerecuerdos de mi parte. Remember me

to him. O de parte de in the nameof, on behalf of Telefoneo de partedel Sr. Gómez. I'm calling on behalfof Mr. Gómez. O en alguna otra partesomewhere else He debido dejar mibillete en alguna otra parte. I musthave left my ticket somewhere else.O en parte partly, in part Tiene Ud.razón sólo en parte. You're onlypartly right. O en todas parteseverywhere Se le ve siempre en todaspartes. He's seen everywhere.O parte de guerra (war) communi-que ¿Ha leído Ud. el parte de guerra?Have you read the communique?G por mi parte as for me, as faras I'm concerned Por mi parte no hayinconveniente. It's all right as faras I'm concerned. O por {or a) partesin parts Hagamos el trabajo por par-tes iguales. Let's do the work inequal parts. O tomar parte to takepart ¿Tomará parte Ud. en el prox-imo campeonato de golf? Are youtaking part in the next golf tourna-ment?

participante participating. A [n] par-ticipant.

participar to announce Participaron alas amistades su próximo matrimonio.They announced to their friends theircoming marriage.

° participar de to share, share inParticiparemos de las ganancias.We'll share the profits.—Los hijosparticiparon de la fortuna de supadre. The children shared in theirfather's fortune. ° participar en totake part in Participó en las olimpia-das de 1936. He took part in the1936 Olympic games.

particular special, particular Es un casomuy particular. It's a very specialcase. A private Esta es una casa par-ticular. This is a private house.A odd, peculiar Es tina persona muyparticular. He's a very peculiar per-son.

O en particular particularly, espe-cially Me gustan todos los deportes,pero el tenis en particular. I like allsports, but particularly tennis. O na-da de particular nothing special, noth-ing unusual Esa casa no tiene nadade particular. There's nothing un-usual about that house.

partida departure La hora de la par-tida de los trenes está indicada en elhorario. Train departures are listedin the timetable. A item (in an ac-count) Asiente Ud. Esta partida en

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partidario

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pasar

el libro correspondiente. Enter thisitem in the right book. A game¿Echamos una partida de cartas?Shall we play a game of cards? A cer-tificate (of birth, marriage, death)Partida de nacimiento. Birth certifi-cate.—Partida de casamiento or boda.Marriage license.—Partida de de-función. Death certificate. A band,gang Fueron atacados por una par-tida de ladrones. They were attackedby a band of thieves.

O jugarle una mala partida to playa dirty trick on, double-cross Le jugóuna mala partida. She played adirty trick on him.

partidario follower Este señor es unode sus partidarios más antiguos. Thisgentleman's one of his oldest fol-lowers.

partido broken, divided La cuerda estápartida en dos. The string's brokenin two. A [to] party, faction Perte-necen al mismo partido. They belongto the same party. A match, game¿Quiere Ud. ver el partido de fútbol?Would you like to see the footballgame?

O sacar partido de to profit by Esehombre saca partido de todo. Thatman profits by everything.

partir to split Partió la manzana en dos.He split the apple in two. Ato di-vide Partieron el terreno en varioslotes. They divided the land into sev-eral lots. A to cut Partamos un pocode leña para el fuego. Let's cut somewood for the fire. A to break, crushEsta máquina sirve para partir laspiedras. This machine's for crush-ing stones. Ato divide (mathematics)Parta Ud. 250 entre 3. Divide 250 by*3. A to leave Si partimos por la nochellegaremos durante el día. If weleave at night, we'll arrive during theday. A to start, reckon Ud. parte deun supuesto equivocado. You're start-ing with a false assumption.

O partirse to break Al partirse elhielo, cayeron al agua. When theice broke they fell into the water.

pasa (see paso) raisin.

pasado last Estas cartas llegaron lasemana pasada. These letters camelast week. A spoiled La fruta estápasado. The frviit's spoiled. A [to]past Esa mujer tiene un pasado muyromántico. That woman has a veryromantic past.

O pasado de moda out of date, outof style Está pasado de moda. It's

out of date. O pasado mañana dayafter tomorrow Me dijeron que ven-drían pasado mañana. They told methey'd come day after tomorrow.

pasaje [to] crossing, journey, voyageHicimos el pasaje a Europa en sietedías. We made the crossing to Eu-rope in seven days. A fare ¿Cuántocuesta un pasaje en primera a LaHabana? How much is the fare toHavana, first-class? A passage Citóun pasaje del Quijote. He quoted apassage from Don Quixote. A arcadeDentro de este edificio hay un pasaje.There's an arcade in this building.A number of passengers on a ship,plane, etc El pasaje del avión estabacompleto. All seats on the plane weretaken.

pasajero passing, transitory Es sola-mente una lluvia pasajera. It's onlya passing shower. A [??.] passengerLos pasajeros tienen que enseñar susbilletes a la entrada. Passengersmust show their tickets at the gate.

pasamanos [to. sg] rail, banister.

pasaporte [to] passport.

pasar to pass, overtake Pasemos esecarro, nos retrasa mucho. Let's passthat car, he's holding us up. A topass, hand Haga el favor de pasarmeel azúcar. Please pass me the sugar.A to pass, go through Tuvimos quepasar muchos túneles. We had to gothrough a number of tunnels. A tocross Debemos pasar el puente du-rante la noche. We must cross thebridge at night. A to move, transferTienen que pasar al enfermo a otrocuarto. They have to move the pa-tient to another room. Ato happen¿Que pasó anoche? What happenedlast night? Ato spend Pasa los do-mingos en la playa. He spends hisSundays at the beach. Ato come {orgo) in Pase Ud. y siéntese. Come inand sit down. Ato tolerate, overlookElla le pasa todas sus faltas. Sheoverlooks all his faults. Ato getalong, make out Pasa muy bien conlo que gana. He gets along very wellon what he earns. A to pass (atcards) Paso. I pass. A to pass, stop(of rain, snow, etc) La lluvia pasarápronto. The rain'll stop soon.

O pasar de largo to go (or pass)right by, pass by without stoppingNo se demore, pase Ud. de largo.Don't delay. Pass by without stop-ping. O pasar de moda to go out ofstyle. O pasar el rato to kill time,

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pasatiempo

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pasto

pass the time away ¿Cómo pasaremosel rato? How shall we kill time?O pasar (la) lista to call the roll Den-tro de un momento pasarán (la) lista.In a moment they'll call the roll.O pasarlo bien to have a good timeLa otra noche lo pasamos muy bien.We had a very good time the othernight. O pasar por alto to skip, over-look Pasé por alto esa página. Iskipped that page. O pasarse to goover Se pasó al partido contrario. Hewent over to the other party. A toslip one's mind ¡Se me pasó completa-mente! It completely slipped mymind. O pasarse de ... to be too . . .Se pasa de listo. He thinks he'ssmart. ° pasársele a uno to get over(a state of mind), pass from Se en-fadó, pero se le pasó pronto. He gotangry but he soon got over it. ° pa-sarse sin to do (or get along) withoutPodemos pasar muy bien sin automó-vil. We can get along very wellwithout a car.

pasatiempo pastime, amusement.

Pascua O Pascua florida, Pascua de !resurrección Easter Celebran mucho !la Pascua de resurrección. They have ;a big Easter celebration. O pascuasChristmas ¿Felices Pascuas! MerryChristmas!

O estar como unas pascuas to bebeaming all over.

pase [m] pass, permit.

pasear to stroll, take a walk íbamospaseando por el parque cuando la vi-mos. We were taking a walk throughthe park when we saw her. A to gofor a ride (car, horse, bicycle) hegustaba pasear a caballo. She likedto go horseback riding.

O pasearse to pace the floor Estuvopaseándose toda la noche. He pacedthe floor all night.

paseo walk En este lugar hay lindospaseos. There are beautiful walkshere.

O dar un paseo to stroll, take awalk ¿Le gustaría dar un paseo porel parque? Would you like to take awalk in the park?

pasillo passage, corridor.

pasión [/] emotion, passion.

paso dried (of fruits).O ciruela pasa prune.

paso step Dio unos cuantos pasos y separó. He took a few steps andstopped. A gait Este caballo tiene unpaso excelente. This horse has a finegait. A progress Ha dado un gran

paso en sus estudios. He's made greatprogress in his studies. A pass (moun-tain) El paso es peligroso por la noche.The pass is dangerous at night.

O abrir paso to open a passage,make way Los policías abrieron pasopara el coche del Presidente. Thepolicemen opened a passage for thePresident's car. O abrirse paso to getthrough Hay tanta gente que es muydifícil abrirse paso. There's such acrowd that it's very hard to getthrough. O apretar el paso to hurry,hasten Apretemos el paso para llegara tiempo. Let's hurry and get thereon time. O de paso in passing Aludióa la situación política solamente depaso. He referred to the politicalsituation only in passing. O paso apaso step by step, little by little Pasoa paso se hizo una posición. Little bylittle he made a place for himself.O salir del paso to get by Estudiasólo lo suficiente para salir del paso.He only studies enough to get by.O salir de un paso to get out of atough spot Será difícil que Ud. saigade ese paso. It'll be hard for you toget out of that tough spot.

¡I Prohibido el paso. No trespassing.or Keep out.

pasta paste, batter Hicieron una pastade harina de maíz. They made apaste of corn meal. A pie crust Lapasta es muy buena. The pie crust'svery good. A plastic El cenicero erade pasta. The ashtray was made ofplastic. A "dough" (money) Ese mu-chacho tiene mucha pasta. That fel-low has a lot of dough. A tea cakeTomaron té con pastas. They hadtea and cakes. A binding, cover (ofa book) Leía un libro de pasta roja.He was reading a book with a redcover.

O de buena pasta good-natured Esehombre es de muy buena pasta. He'sa very good-natured man. ° pasta dedientes toothpaste ¿Venden Uds. pas-ta de dientes? Do you sell toothpaste?O sopa de pasta noodle soup.

pastel [mí] pie Nos sirvieron pastel decerezas. They served us cherry pie.

pastelería pastry shop; pastry.

pasteurizado pasteurized.

pastilla tablet, drop ¿Tiene Ud. algunaspastillas contra la tos? Do you haveany cough drops?

pasto pasture; grass.

O a (todo) pasto aplenty, galore

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pastor

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pegar

Teníamos comida a todo pasto. Wehad food galore.

pastor [m] shepherd.

pata foot, leg (of an animal) Cogieronal perro de una pata. They caughtthe dog by the leg. A leg (furniture)La pata de la mesa está quebrada.The table leg's broken.

O a cuatro patas on all fours, creep-ing. O meter la pata to pull a boner,to put one's foot in it Ten cuidado nometas la pata. Be careful not to putyour foot in it.

patada kick.

patata potato [Sp~\.

patente evident Era patente que queríapedirle a Ud. dinero. It was evidentthat he wanted to borrow some moneyfrom you. A [/] patent Deberá sacaruna patente de su invento. Youshould take out a patent on your in-vention.

patinador, patinadora skater.

patinar to skate; to skid, slip.

patio patio, courtyard El patio es ca-racterístico en las casas españolas.The patio's characteristic of Spanishhouses.

O patio de butacas orchestra (thea-ter).

patizambo bow-legged.

pato, pata duck.

patojo lame, crippled [Am] Quedó pato-jo después de la caída. His fall lefthim lame. A [n] kid, urchin [Am]Un patojo me enseñó el camino. Akid showed me the way.

patria fatherland, native land.

patriota [m, /] patriot.

patriótico patriotic.

patriotismo patriotism.

patrón [m] boss Lo ha ordenado elpatrón. The boss has ordered it.A employer. A patron saint Santiago,patrón de España. Saint James, pa-tron saint of Spain. A pattern Estos'patrones para hacer vestidos son muyprácticos. These dress patterns arevery practical.

O patrón de barca' skipper (of smallboat).

patronal [adj~\ of the employers Lasrepresentaciones patronales y obrerashan llegado a un acuerdo. The rep-resentatives of the employers andworkers have reached an agreement.

patrono employer; patron saint.

pausa rest; break.

O hacer una pausa to take a break,to pause Vamos a hacer una pausade cinco minutos. Let's take a five-minute break.

pausar to pause, hesitate.

pava pot, kettle [Arg]; turkey hen.

pavada nonsense, foolishness [Arg],

pavimentar to pave.

pavimento pavement.

pavo turkey cock.

O pavo real peacock.

payar to sing to the accompaniment ofa guitar [Arg].

payaso clown.

paz [/] peace Que en paz descanse.May he rest in peace.

O estar (or quedar) en paz to beeven, be quits Cuando le dé tres dó-lares estaremos en paz. When I giveyou three dollars, we'll be square.O hacer las paces to make up, patchup (differences), become reconciledMe alegra que hayan hecho las paces.I'm glad they've made up.

pecado sin.

pecar to sin.

pecho chest, bosom.

pedazo piece, bit Le dio un pedazo depan. She gave him a piece of bread.O hacerse pedazos to break intopieces, shatter El florero se hizo pe-dazos al caer al suelo. The vase brokeinto pieces when it fell on the floor.

pedido order, shipment.

pedir [rad-ch III] to ask for Tengo quepedirle permiso. I have to ask himfor permission. A to ask, request¿Por qué no pide que le sirvan mástemprano? Why don't you ask themto serve you earlier? A to order Hepedido mil copias. I've ordered athousand copies.

O pedir de boca according to desireTodo salió a pedir de boca. Every-thing worked out according to ourdesires. O pedir limosna to beg foralms.

pegadizo catchy Es una música muypegadiza. It's a very catchy tune.

pegajoso sticky.

pegar to stick, glue, cement ¿Con quépegaron esto? What did they gluethis with? Ato post Pegaron un car-tel en la pared. They posted a signon the wall. A to sew (on) Tiene Ud.que pegarle botones a esta camisa.You have to sew buttons on this shirt.A to infect with, communicate Me pegóel catarro. He infected me with hiscold, or I caught his cold. A to hit,beat, strike Le pegó con un bastón.He beat him with a cane.

O pegar (le) fuego a to set fire toLe pegaron fuego a la casa. Theyset fire to the house. O pegarse tobe catching Todo se pega menos la

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peinado

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península

belleza. Everything's catching ex-cept beauty. A to adhere, stick Estepapel se ha pegado a la mesa. Thispaper's stuck to the table.

peinado (see peinar) combed. A [m]hair-do.

peinador [m] hairdresser; hairdressingcape.

peinar to comb, do the hair of Peinóa la niña con trenzas. She did thechild's hair in braids.

O peinarse to comb one's hair, fixone's hair Está peinándose. She'sfixing her hair.

peine [m] comb (for hair).

peineta comb (for hair).

pelado (see pelar) picked, plucked;"skinned." A [n~\ peasant [Mex],

pelar to peel Esta fruta no se puedecomer sin pelar. You can't eat thisfruit without peeling it. A to pick,pluck (fowl) La cocinera peló lospollos. The cook picked the chickens.A to fleece, skin En ese negocio mepelaron. They skinned me in thatdeal.

O pelarse to peel off Esta pinturase está pelando. This paint's peelingoff. A to get one's hair cut Hoy tengoque ir a pelarme. I have to get myhair cut today.

pelea fight, brawl, quarrel; bout.

pelear to fight Pelearon durante muchashoras. They fought for hours. A toquarrel Son amigos, pero pelean mu-cho. They're friends, but they oftenquarrel.

película film Necesito un rollo de pelí-cula. I need a roll of film. A picture,movie Hoy dan una película muybuena. There's a very good picturetoday.

peligro danger Hubo peligro de que seincendiara la casa. There was dan-ger of the house catching fire.

O correr peligro to run a risk Cor-rió peligro de perder todo su dinero.He ran the risk of losing all hismoney.

peligroso dangerous, risky.

pellejo skin, hide (of animals); wineskin.

O estar en el pellejo de otro to bein another's shoes No querría yo estaren su pellejo. I wouldn't like to bein his shoes. O jugarse el pellejo torisk one's life. O quitarle a uno elpellejo to gossip about, flay Le quitanel pellejo a todo el mundo. They gos-sip about everybody.pellizcar to pinch.

pelo hair Tiene el pelo negro y los ojoscastaños. He has black hair andbrown eyes.

° en pelo bareback Sabía montaren pelo. He could ride bareback.O ne tener pelos en la lengua to beoutspoken Esa muchacha no tienepelos en la lengua. That girl's veryoutspoken. ° pelos y señales minutedetails Lo contó con pelos y señales.He told it in minute detail. ° tomarel pelo to pull one's leg Creo que meestás tomando el pelo. I think you'repulling my leg. O venir a pelo to beto the point Lo que dijo no venía muya pelo. What he said wasn't to thepoint.

pelota ball (for games).

peluca wig, toupee.

peluquería barber shop; beauty parlor.

peluquero barber, hairdresser.

pena penalty Sufrieron una severa penapor lo que hicieron. They paid a se-vere penalty for what they did.A pain, sorrow Le dio mucha pena lamuerte de su primo. His cousin'sdeath caused him great sorrow.A trouble Han pasado muchas penas.They've suffered a great deal oftrouble. A embarrassment, chagrin[A?n] Me da mucha pena. It's veryembarrassing.

O a duras penas with great diffi-culty Llegaron a duras penas. Theyhad a hard time getting here. ° penacapital, pena de muerte death, capitalpunishment Lo condenaron a la penacapital. They condemned him todeath. O tener la pena de to have themisfortune to Tuvo la pena de perdera sil padre. He had the misfortuneto lose his father. O valer la penato be worth (while) No vale la penahacerlo. It's not worth doing.

pendiente pending Tenemos un asuntopendiente con ellos. We have someunfinished business with them. A [/]drop, slope La pendiente era muypronunciada. The slope was verysteep.

O pendientes [m pi] earrings Leregaló unos pendientes de brillantes.He gave her diamond earrings.

penetrante penetrating, piercing.

penetrar to penetrate, go in La balapenetró hasta el hueso. The bulletpenetrated to the bone. A to deter-mine, make out Es difícil penetrarsus pensamientos. It's hard to makeout what he thinks.

peninsula peninsula.

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penoso

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periódico

penoso arduous, hard Aquel trabajo eramuy penoso. That was very hardwork. A embarrassing, unpleasantSería penoso decírselo. It'd be em-barrassing to tell him.

pensamiento thought, idea Sus pensa-mientos son muy elevados. Histhoughts are very lofty. A pansy(flower).

pensar [rad-ch I] to think ¡Yo pensabaque Ud. estaba en Chile! I thoughtyou were in Chile! A to intend, plan¿Adonde piensa Ud. ir mañana?Where do you intend to go tomorrow?O pensar de to think of, have anopinion of ¿Qué piensa Ud. de Juan?What do you think of John? O pen-sar en to think of, about, or over¿En qué piensas? What are youthinking about?

pensativo pensive, thoughtful.

pensión [/] pension; boarding house.

peña rock, boulder. A group of friendsLa peña se reunía en el Café Univer-sal. The group of friends used tomeet in Café Universal.

peón [m] workman, day laborer \_Am\.Apawn (chess). Atop (plaything).O jugar al peón to spin the top.

peonza top (plaything).

O bailar como una peonza to dancewell, be light on one's feet.

peor worse Hoy me encuentro peor.I'm worse today. A worst Es el peorde todos. He's the worst of all.

° de mal en peor from bad to worse.O tanto peor so much the worse Tantopeor para él. So much the worse forhim.

pepa seed, stone, pit [Am],

pepino cucumber.

pequeño small, little Vive en un cuartomuy pequeño. He lives in a verysmall room. A [w] child Los pequeñosestán en la escuela. The children arein school.

pera pear.

percha rack (for hat or clothes) ;hanger, coat hanger.

perder [rad-ch 7] to lose Tenga muchocuidado no pierda esos papeles. Becareful you don't lose those papers.—Jugó y perdió. He gambled andlost. A to miss Perdimos el tren. Wemissed the train. A to ruin, disgrace(morally, socially) A esa muchacha laperdió su amor al lujo. Love of lux-ury ruined that girl.

O echar a perder to ruin, spoil Meha echado Ud. a perder el traje.You've ruined my suit. O echarse a

perder to spoil La carne se echó aperder con el calor. The meat spoiledbecause of the heat. Ato becomespoiled El niño se echó a perder conlas malas compañías. The boy wasspoiled by the bad company he kept.O perder de vista to lose sight of Alvolver la esquina le perdimos de vista.When we turned the corner we lostsight of him. O perder la vista to goblind. O perderse to go to the dogsSe perdió con la bebida. He went tothe dogs because he liked to drink.Ato get sour, turn, become spoiled Lafruta se va a perder porque estádemasiado madura. The fruit's go-ing to spoil because it's overripe.A to get lost Se perdió porque no cono-cía bien la ciudad. He got lost be-cause he didn't know the city verywell. O perderse de vista to drop outof sight.

pérdida loss El enemigo sufrió muchaspérdidas. The enemy suffered greatlosses.

perdido (see perder) lost. A \_m\ blacksheep (person). A perdida [/] loosewoman.

perdón [m] forgiveness Me pidió per-dón por no haber contestado a micarta. He asked my forgiveness fornot having answered my letter. A par-don, reprieve El perdón del gober-nador le salvó la vida. The gover-nor's pardon saved his life.

]| ¡Perdón! Pardon me! or Excuseme!

perdonar to pardon Han perdonado alos criminales. They've pardoned thecriminals. Ato forgive ¡Dios me per-done! God forgive me! A to excuse,pardon ¡Perdone Ud.! Excuse me!

perecer [-zc-] to perish En la minaperecieron cincuenta hombres. Fiftymen perished in the mine.

peregrino exotic, strange Tiene ideasmuy peregrinas. He has very strangeideas.

perejil [m] parsley.

pereza laziness.

perezoso lazy.

perfección [/] perfection.

perfecto perfect.

perfil [m] profile; outline.

perfumar to perfume.

perfume [m] perfume.

pericia skill, expertness.

periódico [adj] periodic (al). A [m]newspaper Lo he leído en el periódicode esta mañana. I read it in thismorning's paper.

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periodista

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pésimo

periodista [to, /] journalist, newspaper-man, newspaperwoman.

período period, term.

perito [adj; n] expert.

perjudicar to damage, hurt, injure.

perjudicial harmful, injurious.

perjuicio prejudice; damage, injury,harm; financial loss.

perla pearl.

O ser una perla to be a jewel Esacriada es una perla. That maid's ajewel.

permanecer [-zc-] to stay, remain.

permanente [adj~\ permanent. A [/]permanent (wave).

permiso permission, license, permit.

|| Con permiso (lit., with your per-mission) If you don't mind, or Ex-cuse me, please.

permitir to permit, allow.

pero [conj] but La ciudad es grande,pero no es muy hermosa. The city'slarge but it's not very attractive.A [to] shortcoming, defect.

O no tener pero(s) to be faultlessor flawless Ese trabajo no tiene peros.That work's flawless. O poner pe-ro(s) to find fault, object A estetrabajo no se le puede poner ningúnpero. You can't find fault with thisjob.

|| ¡No hay pero que valga! No butsabout it!

perra female dog, bitch, slut.

perro dog.

persecución [/] persecution; pursuit.

perseguir [rad-ch HI] to pursue Persi-guieron a los fugitivos. They pur-sued the fugitives. A to aim at ¿Quéfin persigue Ud.? What are youaiming at?

perseverancia perseverance.

persona person.

personaje [to] personage, big shot Bebeser un personaje. He must be an im-portant person. Acharacter (in aplay) El personaje principal es unviejo. The main character's an oldman.

personal [adj] personal Esos son asun-tos personales. Those are personalmatters. A [to] personnel Vaya Ud.a la oficina de personal. Go to thepersonnel office.

° cuestión personal personal quar-rel Tuve una cuestión personal con él.I had a personal quarrel with him.

personalidad [/] personality, prominentperson A la fiesta concurrieron mu-chas personalidades. Many promi-nent people attended the party.

persuadir to persuade, convince Le per-suadió a que se quesdasen. He per-suaded them to stay.

pertenecer [-20] to pertain to, concern.A to belong to Este dinero no nos per-tenece. This money doesn't belong tous.

perturbar to perturb, disturb.

perverso perverse, wicked.

pesa weight (object).

pesadez [/] boringness, dullness. A per-sistence La pesadez de ese hombre memolesta. The persistence of that manannoys me.

pesadilla nightmare.

pesado (see pesar) heavy Esta maletaes muy pesada. This suitcase is veryheavy. A boring, dull, tiresome; per-sistent Es uno de esos tipos pesados.He's one of those boring people.A sultry (of weather) ¡Qué tiempo tanpesado! What sultry weather!A sound (of sleep) Tenía un sueñomuy pesado. She slept soundly.A stuffy En esta habitación hay unaatmósfera muy pesada. The air inthis room's very stuffy.

pesar to weigh Esta carta pesa demasi-ado. This letter weighs too much.A to be weighty, important, count Suopinión pesa mucho. Your opinioncounts a lot.

O pesarle a uno to regret, be sorryfor No me pesa haberlo dicho. I don'tregret having said it. O pesarse toweigh oneself, get weighed Es aconse-jable pesarse a menudo. It's advis-able to get weighed frequently.

pesar [to] sorrow, remorse Su muertecausó gran pesar. His death causedgreat sorrow.

O a pesar de in spite of A pesar detodo, lo haremos. In spite of every-thing, we'll do it. O tener pesar tobe sorry Tengo gran pesar por lo quehice. I'm very sorry for what I did.

pesca fishing La pesca es un deporteagradable. Fishing's a pleasantsport. A catch (of fish) Fué una granpesca. It was a big catch.O ir de pesca to go fishing.

pescado fish (caught).

pescador [w] fisherman.

pescar to fish ¿Le gusta a Ud. pescar?Do you like fishing? A to catch, get,"hook" 77a pescado un buen marido.She hooked a good husband.

peseta peseta (monetary unit of Spain).

pesimista [adj] pessimistic. A [n] pes-simist.

pésimo [adj] the very worst.

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peso

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pieza

peso weight ¿Puede Ud. darme el pesoen libras? Can you give me theweight in pounds? A load Es demasia-do peso para tí. That's too big aload for you. A weight, burden, loadSe me ha quitado un gran peso deencima. That's a big load off mymind. A peso (monetary unit).

O caerse de su peso to be self-evi-dent, go without saying Eso se caede su peso. That goes without say-ing. O de peso weighty, important Larazón es de peso. The reason's im-portant. O exceso de peso excessweight.

pestaña eyelash.

pestañear to wink, blink.

peste [/] plague.

pestillo door latch, bolt Corre el pestillo.Bolt the door.

petaca cigarette case; [Ami suitcase.

petate [ra] straw mat [Mex].

petición [/] petition; request.

petróleo petroleum.

pez [m] fish (in the water). A [/] tar.

pianista \_m, /] pianist.

piano piano.

pibe [m] kid, child [Ar^].

picante spiced ha comida mexicana esmuy picante. Mexican food's highlyspiced. A risque, off-color Las histo-rias que él cuenta son siempre un pocopicantes. His stories are always alittle off-color.

picar to sting, bite, eat (of insects) Lopicaron bien las avispas. The waspsstung him good and proper.—Estatela está picada. This material'smoth-eaten. A to chop, grind up Hayque picar muy bien la carne. Themeat has to be well ground up. A tonibble El pez picó el cebo. The fishnibbled at the bait. A to itch Me picatodo el cuerpo. I'm itching all over.Ato crush (stone). A to burn Picamucho el sol hoy. The sun burns to-day.

O picarse to be hurt, be offendedSe picó por lo que le dijo él. She washurt by what he said. A to begin tospoil Está picándose la fruta. Thefruit's beginning to spoil. A to getrough El mar empieza a picarse. Thesea's beginning to get rough.

picaro mischievous. A [w] rascal, rogue.

picazón [ra] itching, itch Tengo unpicazón en la espalda. I have an itchon my back.

pichel [m] pitcher [Am].

picher [m] baseball pitcher [Am].

pichón [m] young pigeon, squab.

pico beak, bill ¡Qué pico más tremendoel de ese pájaro! What a huge billthat bird has! A sharp point, cornerMe di un golpe con el pico de la mesa.I bumped against the corner of thetable. A pick, pickax Llevaba al hom-bro un pico y una pala. He was car-rying a pick and shovel on his shoul-der. A spout Está roto el pico deljarro. The spout of the pitcher'sbroken. A summit, peak Subimos has-ta el pico más alto. We climbed upto the highest point. A small amountover Me costó diez pesos y pico. Itcost a little over ten pesos.

pie [m] foot Se lastimó un pie duranteel juego. He hurt his foot during thegame.—Un metro tiene un poco másde tres pies. A meter's a little overthree feet.—Estaba sentado al pie dela cama. He was sitting at the footof the bed. A base El pie de esa lám-para está roto. The base of thatlamp's broken.

O al pie de la letra thoroughly Sabeel asunto al pie de la letra. He knowsthe subject thoroughly. O a pie onfoot Iremos a pie. We'll go on foot.O de pie standing Tuvieron que ir depie en el tren. They had to stand inthe train. O en pie pending, unde-cided Aun están en pie nuestros pro-yectos. Our plans are still up in theair.

|| A los pies de Ud., señora. Atyour service, madam.

piedad [/] piety; pity.

piedra stone.

piel [/] skin Tiene la piel muy delicada.He has a very delicate skin. A leatherEste calzado está hecho con una pielmuy fina. These shoes are made ofvery fine leather. A fur La piel dezorro es muy cara. Fox fur's veryexpensive. A skin, peel A esta frutaes muy difícil quitarle la piel. Thisfruit's hard to peel.

O abrigo de pieles fur coat Me gus-taría tener tin abrigo de pieles. I'dlike to have a fur coat.

pierna leg Perdió una pierna en laguerra. He lost a leg in the war.

pieza part (of a machine) Se ha per-dido una pieza de la máquina. A partof the machine's been lost. A bolt (ofcloth) Necesitamos una pieza de esatela para las cortinas. We need abolt of that material for the curtains.A room La casa tiene varias piezasgrandes. The house has several largerooms. A play Vimos una pieza muy

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pijama

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plano

graciosa anoche. We saw a veryamusing play last night. A piece (ofmusic) Toque Ud. una pieza en elpiano. Play a piece on the piano.A man (piece in games) Falta unapieza en este juego. One of the men'smissing in this game.

O buena pieza fine guy (ironical)¡Ud. es una buena pieza! You're afine guy!

pijama [m in Sp, f in Am] pajamas.

pila stone trough, basin. A sink VacíeUd. la pila. Empty the sink. A bat-tery (electrical) Hay que cambiar laspilas a esta linterna. The batteriesin this flashlight have to be changed.A pile Había una pila de cosas en elcuarto. There was a pile of thingsin the ropm.

O pila de bautismo baptismal font.O nombre de pila Christian name,given name.

pilar [m] pillar, column, post.

pildora pill, pellet.

pillo petty thief; rascal.

piloto pilot.

pimentón [?n] red pepper; paprika.

pimienta pepper (spice).

pimiento pepper (vegetable).

pino pine, pine tree.

pintado (see pintar) O como el máspintado as (or with) the best of themPuede hacerlo como el más pintado.He can hold his own with the bestof them.

pintar to paint Van a pintar esta habi-tación. They're going to paint thisroom.

O pintarse to make up Esa mucha-cha se pinta demasiado. That girluses too much make-up. O pintarsesolo para to have great talent for <Sepinta solo para ganar dinero. He hasgreat talent for making money.

pintor [w], pintora painter.

pintoresco picturesque.

pintura painting, picture Las pinturasque se exhiben aquí son muy valiosas.The paintings exhibited here are veryvaluable. A paint Dé Ud. dos manosde pintura. Put on two coats ofpaint.

pina pineapple.

piojo louse.

pipa pipe (smoking); cask, hogshead.

pique [m] resentment.

O echar a pique to sink Echaron apique muchas naves de guerra. Manywarships were sunk. O tener un piquecon to have a grudge against.

piquete [m] bite, small wound.

piropo compliment, flattery.

pisar to step on, tread on.

piscina pool, swimming pool.

piso floor, flooring Los pisos de estacasa son de madera. This house haswood floors. A floor, story Vive en eltercer piso. He lives on the thirdfloor.

° piso bajo ground floor El pisobajo está desalquilado. The groundfloor's vacant.

pistola pistol.

pita string, cord [Am].

pitar to whistle La locomotora pitó alentrar en la estación. The enginewhistled as it entered the station.

pito whistle.

O tocar un pito to blow a whistle.|| No me importa un pito. I don'tgive a hoot.

pizarra slate; blackboard.

placa plaque.

placer [v~\ to please, be pleasing toPuede Ud. hacer lo que le plazca.You can do what you please. A [m]pleasure He tenido un gran placer enconocerle a Ud. It's been a greatpleasure to meet you.

plaga plague, epidemic.

plan [m] plan ¿Cuáles son sus planes?What are your plans?

O estar en plan de to be out for,be in the mood for Están en plan dedivertirse. They're out for a goodtime. ° plan de estudios curriculumHan cambiado el plan de estudios enla Universidad. They've changed thecurriculum at the University.

plancha plate Las planchas estaban sol-dadas. The plates were welded to-gether. A iron, flatiron El último mo-delo de planchas eléctricas está ya ala venta. The latest model electricirons are now on sale.

O hacer planchas to put one's footin it Siempre está haciendo planchas.He's always putting his foot in it.O tirarse una plancha to pull a boner.

planilla payroll [Am] La planilla deesa compañía es muy elevada. Thatcompany has a very large payroll.A bus (or streetcar) ticket. A list ofcandidates, ticket [Aw] Votaremospor esta planilla. We'll vote thisticket.

piano flat El terreno aquí es muy planoThe ground here's very flat. A [m]plan, drawing El arquitecto trazó unplano muy bonito. The architect drewa very fine plan.

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planta

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poco

planta sole Me duele la planta del pie.The sole of my foot hurts. A plantEsta planta es del Brasil. This plantcomes from Brazil.

O buena planta fine physique, goodbuild Tiene muy buena planta. Hehas a very good build.

plantado O dejarle a uno plantado toleave one in the lurch, leave one highand dry; to stand someone up.

plantear to pose, present, or state (aproblem) Éso plantea una dificultad.That presents a difficulty.

plástico [adj] plastic, pliable.

plata silver En México y Perú haymuchas minas de plata. There aremany silver mines in Mexico andPeru.

° quedarse sin plata to be broke Mehe quedado sin plata. I'm broke.

plataforma platform.

platal [m] great quantity of money[Am] Le ha costado un platal. Itcost him a fortune.

plátano banana.

platea orchestra (theater section).

plateado silver-plated, silvered.

plática talk, conversation.

platillo dish (of food) [Mex],

plato plate, dish La criada rompió tresplatos. The maid broke three plates.A dish (of food) Hubo unos platosdeliciosos en la cena. There were sev-eral delicious dishes for supper.A course ¿Qué desea como plato fu-erte? What would you like for themain course?

O ser plato de segunda mesa toplay second fiddle.

playa beach, shore.

plaza plaza, square En el centro de laplaza hay un gran monumento.There's a big monument in the centerof the square. A market En la plazaencontrará Ud. todo lo que desea.You'll find everything you need inthe market. A job, position Hay unaplaza vacante en la oficina. There'sa job open in the office.

O plaza de toros bull ring. O sacarplaza to get a position Sacó plaza enuna compañía de seguros. He got aposition with an insurance company.

plazo time limit Si Ud. desea, podemosfijar un nuevo plazo. If you wish,we can set a new time limit. A in-stallment El primer plazo es de cienpesos. The first installment is onehundred pesos.

° a plazos in installments.

plebiscito plebiscite.

plegar [rad-ch I] to fold; to plait.

pleito lawsuit Siguen un pleito sobre suherencia. They're having a lawsuitover their inheritance. A dispute Hu-bo un pleito entre los estudiantes.There was a dispute among the stu-dents.

O poner pleito to sue, bring suitagainst.

plenitud [/] plenty, abundance.

pleno full, complete.

O en pleno invierno or verano ordía in the middle of winter or sum-mer or the day.

pliego sheet (of paper, usually folded).

pliegue [m] fold, crease.

plomero plumber.

plomo lead (metal). A fuse Se ha fun-dido un plomo. A fuse was blownout.

pluma feather. A pen Vive de su pluma.He lives by his pen.

O pluma-fuente fountain pen ¿Po-dría arreglarme esta pluma-fuente?Could V>u fix this fountain pen forme?

plural [adj; m] plural.

población [/] population ¿Qué poblacióntiene este país? What's the popula-tion of this country? A town, villagePasamos por muchas poblaciones pin-torescas durante el viaje. We wentthrough many picturesque towns onthe trip.

pobre [adj] poor En este distrito vivegente muy pobre. Very poor peoplelive in this section. A poor, humble Lacasa de su madre es muy pobre. Hermother's house is very humble.A poor, pitiful ¡Pobre muchacho! Poorfellow! A [n] poor person Ayudan alos pobres. They help the poor.A beggar Déle algo a ese pobre. Givesomething to that beggar.|| jPobre de mi! Poor me!

pobreza poverty.

poco little Queda muy poca gasolina enel tanque. There's very little gasolineleft in the tank. A small Tienen muypoca existencia de vinos. They havea very small stock of wines.

O a poco (de) shortly after A pocode llegar nosotros a la estación, llegóel tren. The train arrived shortlyafter we reached the station. O den-tro de poco soon, in a short timeLlegará dentro de poco. He'll be heresoon. O poco a poco little by little,gradually Poco a poco aprenderá Ud.a hablar español. Liftle by little

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pocho

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poner

you'll learn to speak Spanish. O pocodespués de soon after Poco después dela terminación de la guerra, me casé.Soon after the end of the war, I gotmarried. O poco más o menos moreor less, about Saldremos poco más omenos a las ocho de la mañana.We'll leave about eight in the morn-ing. ° pocos a few Saldré dentro depocos días. I'll leave in a few days.

0 por poco almost, nearly No miré pordonde iba y por poco me perdí. Ididn't look where I was going andnearly got lost. ° un poco de a lit-tle, small amount of ¿Le pongo unpoco de vino? May I give you a lit-tle wine?

|| ¡Eh, poco a poco! Hey, not sofast! or Take it easy! or Easythere!

pocho, pocha Mexican born in the U. S.[Mex\.

poder [irr~\ to be able, can ¿No puedeUd. correr más? Can't you run anyfaster? A to be possible, may Puedeque vaya a Europa el prócoimo año.

1 may go to Europe next year. A [m]power, influence Tenía un poder muygrande entre los obreros. He hadgreat influence among the workers.

O a más no poder to the utmostEstudia a más no poder. He studiesas hard as he possibly can. O nopoder con not to be able to stand, en-dure, carry, control, manage No puedocon él. I can't stand him. O no podermás to be exhausted, be all in ¡Nopuedo más! I'm all in! O no podermenos de not to be able to help Nopuedo menos de ir. I can't help go-ing. O no poder ver not to be able tostand No puedo verle. I can't standhim. O poder general power of attor-ney Ha dado poder general a su pa-dre. He's given his father power ofattorney.

poderío power, might.

poderoso powerful, mighty.

podrido rotten, spoiled.

poema [m] poem.

poesía poetry.

poeta [m] poet.

polar polar.

policía [/] police Dieron parte a lapolicía inmediatamente. They in-formed the police immediately. A [m]policeman Se lo preguntaré al policíade la esquina. I'll ask the policemanon the corner.

polilla moth.

política policy Ese país ha cambiado su

política exterior. That country'schanged its foreign policy. A politicsHa dejado todo para dedicarse a lapolítica. He's given up everything todevote himself to politics.

politico political Este periódico no re-presenta a ningún partido político.This newspaper doesn't represent anypolitical party. A [w] politician Fuéuno de los políticos más distinguidosde su época. He was one of the mostdistinguished politicians of his time.

póliza de seguro insurance policy.

pollo chicken Los pollos están muy carosen este tiempo. Chickens are veryhigh right now.

polo pole Hicieron una expedición alpolo norte. They made an expeditionto the North Pole. A pole (electrical).Apolo ¿Le interesaría ver un partidode polo? Would you like to see apolo match?

polvareda cloud of dust; dust storm.

polvera powder box.

polvo dust Cerraremos la ventana paraque no entre polvo. We'll close thewindow to keep the dust out.

O en polvo powdered ¿ Quiere Ud.azúcar en polvo o en terrón? Do youwant powdered or lump sugar?O polvos powder Uso polvos de talcodespués de afeitarme. I use talcumpowder after I shave. O polvos paradientes tooth powder.

pólvora powder, gunpowder.

pompa pomp, show, display.

O pompas de jabón soap bubbles Elniño hace pompas de jabón. Thechild's blowing soap bubbles.

ponche [m] punch (liquor).

poncho poncho (South American blanketwith slit in middle for the head).

poner [irr~\ to put, place, lay Ponga suscosas aquí. Put your things here.Ato suppose, assume Pongamos queeso sea cierto. Let's suppose that'strue. A to impose, keep Aquí se nece-sita alguien que ponga orden. Weneed someone to keep order aroundhere. A to put down, write downPonga Ud. lo que yo le voy a dictar.Put down what I'm going to dictateto you.

O poner al corriente to inform, tell,bring one up to date Le puse al cor-riente de lo que había sucedido. Iinformed him of what had happened.O poner de mi (or tu, su etc) parteto do all one can Ponga Ud. de suparte todo lo que pueda. Do all youcan. O poner en claro to clear up,

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poniente

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porción

make clear Tenemos que poner enclaro este lío. We've got to clear upthis mess. O poner en duda to ques-tion, doubt Pone en duda todo lo quele dicen. He questions everythingthey tell him. O poner la mesa to setthe table Ya dije que pusieran lamesa para cenar. I've already toldthem to set the table for supper.O ponerle a uno to cause one to be-come, make Este calor me pone mala.This heat makes me ill. ° ponerseto put on, wear Hoy me pondré elvestido azul. I'll put on my bluedress today. A to get, become (withadjective denoting physical conditionor state of mind) Se pondrán muydisgustados si lo saben. They'll getvery angry if they find out. A toplace oneself Póngase Ud. en esa ven-tana. Place yourself at that window.A to set (of the sun) El sol se ponemás temprano en invierno. The sunsets earlier in winter. O ponerse ato begin to, start to De repente sepuso a correr. Suddenly he beganto run. O ponerse (a) mal con to getin bad with Se pone (a) mal contodos. He gets in bad with every-body. O ponerse colorado to blush Aloírlo se puso colorada. She blushedwhen she heard it. O ponerse de acuer-do to come to an agreement Despuésde discutir mucho se pusieron deacuerdo. After much discussion theycame to an agreement. ° ponerse ento reach Se puso en la frontera enunas cuantas horas. He reached theborder in a few hours. O ponerse encamino to set out Nos pusimos encamino muy temprano. We set outvery early. O ponerse en contra deto be against, oppose La mayoría delos diputados se pusieron en contradel proyecto. The majority of depu-ties were against the measure.O ponerse en marcha to start, startout, pull out El tren se puso en mar-cha lentamente. The train startedout slowly. O ponerse en (or de) pieto get up, rise Cuando entró el presi-dente su pusieron todos en pie. Whenthe president entered they all stoodup.

poniente [m] west.

popote [m] straw (for drinking) [Mea;].

popular popular; folkloric.

popularidad [/] popularity.

poquito [adj~\ little. A [m] little bit.

por by América fué descubierta porColón. America was discovered by

Columbus.—Hice el viaje por avión.I made the trip by plane. A for (inbehalf of) Nunca olvidaré lo que Ud.hizo por mí. I'll never forget whatyou did for me. A around, about Re-gresará por la Navidad. He'll comeback around Christmas. A throughPasaron por el túnel. They wentthrough the tunnel. A for, (in order)to get Vaya Ud. por una botella deleche. Go get a bottle of milk. A to,in order to Lo hicimos por ayudarle.We did it to help him. A still (oryet) to (be)... ¿Tiene trabajo porhacer? Do you still have work to do?-—Quedan tres cartas por escribir.There are three letters still to bewritten. A by way of, via Este auto-bus va por la calle central. This busgoes by way of Center Street.A across, over Se pasó la mano por losojos. He passed his hand across hiseyes. A in, during Estudio por la ma-ñana. I study in the morning. A per,a(n) ¿Cuánto paga Ud. por hora?How much do you pay an hour?

O al por mayor wholesale. O al pormenor retail. O por ahí around there,near there Viven por ahí cerca. Theylive near there. O por aquí aroundhere Venga Ud. por aquí mañanatemprano. Come around early tomor-row morning. O por ciento per cent.O por docena by the dozen. O pordonde wherever Por donde voy lo en-cuentro. Wherever I go I meet him.O por encima superficially, hastily Leíel documento por encima. I glancedover the document. Opor entrethrough, among, between La vi porentre los árboles. I saw her throughthe trees. O por escrito in writing.O por eso for that reason, thereforePor eso quiero salir temprano. Forthat reason I want to leave early.O por más que however much, no mat-ter how much Por más que llame Ud.nadie contestará. No matter howmuch you knock, no one'll answer.O por qué why No sé por qué me gustatanto. I don't know why I like himso much.—¿Por qué me lo preguntas?Why do you ask me? O por si acasoin case Llevemos paraguas por siacaso llueve. Let's take umbrellas incase it rains. O por supuesto ofcourse.

|| ¡Por Dios! Goodness! or Forheaven's sake!

porcelana chinaware; enamelware.

porción [/] portion, part.

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porfiar

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practicar

porfiar to persist, insist No profíe tanto.Don't insist so much. A to argue,contend No porfíen más sobre eso.Don't argue any more over that.

pormenor [»;] detail, particular.

poroto bean [Arflf].

porque because, for, as.

porqué [m] reason No ha explicado elporqué de su ausencia. He hasn't ex-plained the reason for his absence.

perqué [adv] why.

porquería dirty trick, filthy action orsaying.

porra club, bludgeon.

|| ¡Vayase a la porra! Go to thedevil!

porrazo blow, knock; fall.

portada entrance, lintel (of door infront part of house) La portada estápintada de rojo. The entrance ispainted red. A front, fagade La por-tada del edificio es muy hermosa.The building has a beautiful facade.Acover (of book, magazine, etc) Dibu-jaba portadas para revistas. He drewcovers for magazines.

portal [m] entry, vestibule, hallway.

portamonedas [m sg~\ purse, pocketbook.

portarse to behave, conduct oneself Seportó muy mal. He behaved verybadly.

porte [m~¡ postage ¿Cuánto será el portede esta carta? How much is the post-age on this letter? A bearing (of aperson).

portería superintendent's or janitor'sroom.

portero doorman, janitor.

portezuela door (of a vehicle).

porvenir [w] future.

posada lodging house; inn (low-class).

posar to pose ¿Quién posa para esecuadro? Who's posing for that paint-ing?

O posarse to light Los pájaros seposaron en las líneas del teléfono.The birds lighted on the telephonewires.

posdata postscript.

poseedor, poseedora owner, possessor.

poseer to hold, possess, own.

posesión [/] possession; property.

posibilidad [/] possibility.

posible possible No me filé posible venirmás temprano. It wasn't possible forme to come earlier.

O en lo posible as far as possible.O lo más ... posible as ... as possibleLo más pronto posible. As soon aspossible.—Lo más tarde posible. Aslate as possible. O todo lo posible

everything possible Hace todo lo posi-ble por terminar el trabajo. He's do-ing everything possible to finish thework.

posición [/] position Cambiaré de posi-ción para estar más cómodo. I'm go-ing to change to a more comfortableposition. A position, place Me gus-taría cambiar la posición de la cama.I'd like to change the position of thebed. A position, status Es una per-sona de alta posición. He's a man ofhigh position. A position (military).

positivo positive, certain Eso es unhecho positivo. That's positive.A practical Es un hombre muy posi-tivo. He's a very practical man.A real No hace un trabajo positivo.He doesn't do a real job.

poso sediment, dregs.

postal [adj] postal, mail ¿Tienen Uds.servicio postal aquí? Do you havemail service out here? A [/] post-card, postal card Me escríbió unapostal. He wrote me a postcard.

O giro postal money order Deseoenviar un giro postal. I want to senda money order.

poste [m] post, pillar; pole.

posterior [adj~\ rear. A later Eso ocu-rrió en una época posterior. Thathappened in a later period. A backSalga Ud. por la puerta posterior.Leave by the back door.

postizo artificial, false Tiene los dien-tes postizos. He has false teeth.

postre [»;] dessert Aquí sirven muybuenos postres. They serve very gooddesserts here.

postre O a la postre at last.

postura position, posture Estaba incó-modo en aquella postura. I was un-comfortable in that position. A posi-tion ¿Cuál es sil postura política?What's your political position?A stake, bet Mi postura es de diezpesos. My bet's ten pesos.

potable [adj~\ drinkable, potable.

pote [?rc] pot, jar.

potencia power, capacity, potency Elmotor tiene gran potencia. It's ahigh-powered motor. A power, largenation No sabemos qué decidirán laspotencias extranjeras. We don't knowwhat the foreign powers will decide.

potente powerful, strong, potent.

pozo well (for water).

práctica practice; exercise.

practicar to practice, go in for ¿PracticaUd. algún deporte? Do you go in forany sport? A to carry out, perform,

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práctico

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preocupar

make Practicaron una inspección ge-neral. They made a general inspec-tion.práctico practical; experienced, skillful.

O práctico de puerto harbor pilot.prado lawn; field; meadow.precaución [/] precaution.preceder to precede.

preciar to value, prize Precia muchoeste recuerdo. She prizes this souve-nir very highly.

O preciarse de to take pride in,boast of Se precia de su habilidad.He takes pride in his ability.precio price Los precios han bajado enlos últimos días. Prices have gonedown in the last few days.

O no tener precio to be priceless.O precios fijos fixed prices.precioso beautiful Llevaba un trajeprecioso. She wore a beautiful dress.A precious Me gustan las piedras pre-ciosas. I like precious stones.precipicio cliff, precipice.precipitación [/] rash haste; precipita-tion.precipitarse to rush, hurry, hurl oneself.precisar to fix, set Hay que precisar lafecha de salida. We must fix the dateof departure. A to be necessary, mustPrecisa hacer eso pronto. That mustbe done soon. A to be urgent [Am]Me precisa hablar con Ud. I mustspeak with you. A to make clearPrecise Ud. lo que quiere decir. Makeclear what you mean.precisión [/] necessity Hay precisión determinar la carretera pronto. Thehighway must be completed soon.A precision Es admirable la precisiónde la máquina. The precision of thatmachine's wonderful.

O tener precisión to need, have Ten-go precisión de salir. I have to goout.preciso accurate El reloj es muy preciso.The watch is very accurate. A exactDígame la hora precisa. Tell me theexact time.

O ser preciso to be necessary Espreciso llegar temprano. It's neces-sary to get there early. O tiempopreciso just time enough Tenemos eltiempo preciso para llegar a la esta-ción. We've just enough time to getto the station.precoz precocious.predecesor [m] predecessor.predispuesto predisposed.predominar to predominate, prevail.

preferencia preference Debemos darpreferencia al estudio del español ydel inglés. We ought to give prefer-ence to the study of Spanish andEnglish.preferible preferable.preferir [rad-ch II~\ to prefer.pregunta question Me hizo muchas pre-guntas. He asked me a lot of ques-tions.

O estar a la cuarta pregunta to bebroke Siempre está a la cuarta pre-gunta. He's always broke. ° haceruna pregunta to ask a question ¿Pue-do hacerle una pregunta? May I askyou a question?preguntar to ask Pregúntele Ud. dóndevive. Ask him where he lives.

O preguntar por to inquire or askabout or for (a person) Preguntaronpor Ud. esta mañana. They inquiredfor you this morning. O preguntarseto wonder Me pregunto cuando vol-verá. I wonder when he'll be back.premiar to reward, give a prize to.premio prize, reward.prenda security Lo dejaron en prenda.They left it as security. A personalquality Una muchacha de muchasprendas. A girl of many fine quali-ties.

O juego de prendas game of forfeits¿Conoce Ud. algún juego de prendas?Do you know any game of forfeits?O prenda de vestir garment He com-prado algunas prendas de vestir. I'vebought some clothes.prendedor [m] pin, brooch; [Sp] clothes

pin.prender to fix, catch, pin Prenda estocon un alfiler. Fix this with a pin.A to arrest Lo prendió la policía. Thepolice arrested him.

O prender fuego a to set on firePrendieron fuego a los bosques. Theyset the woods on fire.prensa press Las prensas funcionanmuy bien. The presses are workingvery well. A press, newspapers Li-bertad de prensa. Freedom of thepress,prensar to press, compress Prensaronlas uvas en la bodega. They pressedthe grapes in the winery.preocupación [/] preoccupation. A cares,worries Tiene mucha preocupación.He has many cares.preocupar to pi'eoccupy. A to worryAquello le preocupó mucho. Thatworried him a lot.

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presumir

ocupe Ud. por eso. Don't worry aboutthat. O preocuparse de to care for,take care (of) Preocúpese Ud. de quelos niños beban la leche. Take carethat the children drink their milk.preparación [/] preparation.preparado (see preparar) preparation.preparar to prepare Le prepararé eldesayuno. I'll get your breakfast.A to arrange, prepare Vamos a pre-parar una fiesta de despedida. Let'sarrange a farewell party.

O prepararse to get ready Estápreparándose para hacer un viaje.He's getting ready for a trip.preparativos [m pi] preparations.presa prey El león devoraba su presa.The lion devoured his prey. A dam(for water) Tomamos una fotografíade la presa. We took a photographof the dam.prescribir to prescribe.prescrito (see prescribir) prescribed.presencia presence Será muy de agra-decer su presencia en ese acto. Yourpresence at that function will begreatly appreciated. AappearanceTiene muy buena presencia. He hasa very good appearance.

O en presencia de in front of, inthe presence of Lo dijo en presenciade todos. He said it in front of every-body. O presencia de ánimo presenceof mind Su presencia de ánimo nosevitó el peligro. His presence ofmind saved us from danger.presenciar to see, witness.presentación [/] exhibition, display Eseescaparate tiene presentación muy bo-nita. That window has a very prettydisplay. A introduction La presenta-ción del orador fué hecha por el presi-dente. The speaker was introducedby the president.

O a la presentación on presentationLo pagaré a la presentación de lacuenta. I'll pay it on presentation ofthe bill.presentar to present, introduce, submitEl comité presentará mañana un nue-vo plan. The committee will presenta new plan tomorrow. A to present,put on Presentarán un nuevo progra-ma la semana próxima. They'll puton a new program next week.

O presentarse to present oneself, re-port Preséntese Ud. a la oficina deinmigración. Report to the Immigra-tion Department. A to appear, turnup Se presentó inesperadamente. Heturned up unexpectedly. O presentar

una queja to complain Presentaronuna queja a la directiva. They com-plained to the management.presente present, current Hay cincofiestas en el presente mes. There arefive holidays in the current month.A present Todos los niños presentes selevantaron. All the children presentgot up.

O al presente at present Al presenteno tenemos ninguna noticia. At pres-ent we have no news. ° la presentethis, the present writing La presentees para saudarle y decirle.... Thisis to greet you and say.... O tenerpresente to bear in mind Tengo pre-sente lo que me dijo. I'm bearing inmind what he told me.

¡Presente! Present! (roll call),presentimiento feeling, premonition.presentir [rad-ch II] to have a feeling

or premonition.preservar to preserve, guard, keep.presidencia presidency; chairmanship.presidente [w] president El presidentede la compañía es un hombre muyjoven. The president of the com-pany's a very young man. A chair-man Cada año nuestra comisión eligeun nuevo presidente. Every year ourcommittee elects a new chairman,presidio penitentiary.presión [/] pressure.preso fastened; arrested. A [w] convict,

jailbird.préstamo loan.

prestado (see prestar) lent; borrowed.O pedir prestado to borrow ¿Puedopedirle prestado su coche el proximodomingo? May I borrow your carnext Sunday?prestar to lend, loan Me prestó un libromuy interesante. He lent me a veryinteresting book.

O prestar atención to pay attentionSe ruega prestar atención. Pleasep«y attention. O prestar ayuda tohelp ¿Quiere Ud. prestarnos ayuda?Will you help us? O prestarse to lenditself Lo que dijo se prestaba a malasinterpretaciones. What he said lentitself to misinterpretation. Ato offerSe prestó a ayudarnos. He offeredto help us.prestigio prestige.

presumir to presume Presumo que esasí. I presume it's so. A to be con-ceited, show off Presume mucho.She shows off too much.

O presumir de to think of oneself

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principio

as Presume de elegante. He thinkshe's pretty stylish.

presunción [/] conceit, presumption,vanity.

presupuesto budget.

pretender to intend, try Esa personapretende aprovecharse de Ud. Thatperson intends to take advantage ofyou. A to court Pretendía a una chicarica. He was courting a rich girl.A to pretend Pretendió no habermevisto. He pretended not to have seenme. A to aim for, aspire to Variaspersonas pretendían el puesto. Sev-eral people aspired to the job.

O pretender decir to mean, drive at¿Qué pretende Ud. decir? What areyou driving at? ° pretender demasi-ado (de) to make unreasonable de-mands (on), ask too much (of) Esaseñora pretende demasiado de su coci-nera. That lady demands too muchof her cook.

pretendiente [w] suitor; pretender (tothrone).

pretensión [/] (unreasonable) claimNo habia justificación alguna en supretensión. There was no justifica-tion at all for his claim. A pretensionTiene muchas pretensiones descabella-das. He has many foolish preten-sions.

pretexto pretext, excuse.

prevención [/] prevention; police pre-cinct.

prevenido (see prevenir) forewarned.O estar prevenido to be ready, beprepared, be forewarned Como esta-ba prevenido, no lo sorprendieron. Ashe was prepared, they didn't catchhim unawares.

prevenir to prepare, arrange Será nece-sario prevenir algo para la fiesta.It'll be necessary to prepare some-thing for the party. A to prevent,avoid Tendremos que tomar medidaspara prevenir la propagación de laenfermedad. We'll have to take meas-ures to prevent the spread of thedisease. A to forewarn Le previnierondel peligro. They forewarned him ofthe danger.

O prevenirse (contra) to take pre-cautions (against) Hay que prevenirsecontra las enfermedades. One musttake precautions against diseases.

previo previous.

O examen previo preliminary or en-trance examination.

previsión [/] foresight.

O previsión social social security.

prieto dark, brunet(te) [Am].

prever to foresee, anticipate Previeronla desgracia. They foresaw the mis-hap.

previsto (see prever) foreseen.

prima female cousin.

primavera spring (season).

primer See primero.

O en primer lugar in the first place.O Primer Ministro Prime Minister.O primer piano foreground.

primero [adj~\ first Es el primero de lafila. He's the first in line. A [adv~\first, in the first place Primero estin tonto; segundo no me gusta. Inthe first place, he's a fool; in the sec-ond place, I don't like him. A firstHaga esto primero. Do this first.

O de buenas a primeras suddenly,unexpectedly De buenas a primeras,empezó a llorar. Suddenly she beganto cry. O por primera vez for thefirst time.

primitivo [adj~\ primitive.

primo male cousin.

primor [m] something lovely Ese abri-go es tin primor. That coat's lovely.A neatness Ese trabajo está hecho conprimor. That job's very beautifullydone.

primoroso exquisite; neat; dexterous.

princesa princess.

principal [adj] main, principal Es lapersona principal en la oficina. He'sthe main person in the office. A [w]principal Hable Ud. con el principal.Speak to the principal.

O el piso principal the second floor.

príncipe [m] prince.

principiar to begin, start Hay que prin-cipiar el trabajo inmediatamente.The work must be started immedi-ately.

principio principle ¿En qué principiobasa Ud. su teoría? On what prin-ciple do you base your theory? A prin-ciple, standard Eso no está de acuer-do con sus principios. That doesn'tagree with your principles. A begin-ning El principio del libro era muyinteresante. The beginning of thebook was very interesting. A entree,main dish.

O al principio at first Al principiome parecía fácil el trabajo. Thework seemed easy to me at first.O a principios de at the beginningof Reunámonos a principios de la se-mana entrante. Let's get together thebeginning of next week. O en prin-cipio in principle En principio no me

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progresar

parece mal la idea. That idea doesn'tseem bad to me in principle.

prisa hurry. A urgency Hay prisa determinar este trabajo hoy. It's ur-gent that this work be finished today.O andar de prisa to be in a hurrySiempre anda de prisa. He's alwaysin a hurry. O a toda prisa at fullspeed Iban a toda prisa. They weregoing at f 1.11 speed. O darse prisa tohurry ¡Démonos prisa, que es tarde!Let's hurry, it's late! O de prisaquickly. O tener prisa to be in ahurry Tenía tanta prisa que se olvidóel sombrero. He was in such a hurrythat he forgot his hat.

prisión [/] prison.

prisionero prisoner (military).

privado [adj] private Todos los cuartostienen baño privado. All rooms havea private bath.

O en privado privately, in privateLo resolvieron en privado. They set-tled it privately.

privado (see privar) deprived. A uncon-scious De la impresión, quedó privada.She became unconscious from theshock.

privar to deprive Lo privaron de susderechos. They deprived him of hisrights.

O privarse to deprive oneself Sepriva Ud. de demasiadas cosas. Youdeprive yourself of too many things.

privilegio privilege.

proa bow, prow; nose (of an airplane).

probabilidad [/] probability.

probable probable.

probar to try, test Probaremos el aviónesta tarde. We'll test the airplanethis afternoon. A to taste Pruebe Ud.este dulce. Taste this candy. A toprove Probó su inocencia. He provedhis innocence. A to agree with, suitEste clima me prueba muy bien. Thisclimate agrees with me.

O probarse to try on ¿Puedo pro-barme el vestido? May I try on thedress?

problema [m] problem.

proceder to proceed, begin Después deexaminar a los muchachos procedierona calificarlos. After testing the chil-dren they proceeded to classify them.A to come, be the result Esto procedede su ignorancia. This is the resultof his ignorance. A to come ¿De dóndeproceden sus padres? Where do yourparents come from? A to act Procediósin reflexionar. He acted withoutthinking. A to behave. A [m] con-

duct, behavior No me gusta su pro-ceder. I don't like your behavior.

O proceder contra to take actionagainst.

procedimiento method, procedure Suprocedimiento de enseñanza es muybueno. Your method of teaching'svery good.

procesión [/] procession.

proceso process; trial (court).

proclamar to proclaim.

procurar to try Procuraré llegar al tea-tro a tiempo. I'll try to get to thetheater on time. A to see Procure Ud.que no falte nada. See that nothingis lacking.

O procurarse to get, obtain Procú-rese Ud. un buen asiento. Get a goodseat.

pródigo prodigal, extravagant.

producción [/] production.

producir [irr\ to produce Ese pais pro-duce mucho café. That country pro-duces a lot of coffee. A to produce,cause Un descuido de alguien produjoel incendio. The fire was caused bysomebody's carelessness. A to produce,yield, give No creo que el alquiler dela casa le produzca a Ud. mucho. Idon't think the rent from the housewill yield you much.

O producirse to arise, break out Seprodujo una huelga. A strike brokeout.

productivo productive.

producto product.

O productos agrícolas (farm) prod-uce.

profecía prophecy, forecast.

profesión [/] profession.

profesional \_adj] professional.

profesar to profess; to join (a religiousorder).

profesor [w] professor.

profeta [m] prophet.

profundidad [/] depth.

profundo deep ¿Es muy profunda estaparte del lago? Is this part of thelake very deep? A profound Eso esun pensamiento muy profundo. That'sa very profound thought.

programa [???] program ¿Tiene Ud. elprograma del concierto? Do you havethe program of the concert? A plans¿Cuál es su programa para el do-mingo? What are your plans forSunday?

progresar to progress, make progress,advance Ese país ha progresado rmi-cho en los últimos años. That coun-try's made great progress in the last

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provecho

few years. A to progress, improve Suespañol progresa mucho. His Span-ish is improving a great deal.

progreso progress.

prohibición [/] prohibition.

prohibir to forbid Te prohibo comer en-tre horas. I forbid you to eat be-tween meals.

|| Se prohibe fumar. No smoking.|| Se prohibe fijar carteles. Post nobills.

prólogo prologue; preface.

prolongar to prolong.

promedio [m] average.

promesa promise.

prometer to promise he he prometido ira visitarla. I've promised to visither.—La fiesta promete estar muyalegre. It promises to be a very gayparty. A to be promising Este niñopromete mucho. He's a very promis-ing child.

prometido (see prometer) engaged.

pronto [adj] ready Estoy pronto paraempezar. I'm ready to begin. A [adv]quickly Hizo muy pronto el trabajo.He did the work very quickly. A soonLlegó más pronto de lo que yo espe-raba. He came sooner than I ex-pected. A [m] sudden impulse Toda-vía siente aquel pronto que tuvo. Hestill regrets that sudden impulse.

O al pronto at first Al pronto no loreconocí. At first I didn't recognizehim. O de pronto suddenly De prontoapareció. Suddenly he appeared.

0 por de pronto in the meantime, forthe time being Por de pronto trabajeUd. en esto. For the time being,work on this. O tan pronto como assoon as Tan pronto como lo haga,avíseme. Let me know as soon asyou do it.

pronunciación [/] pronunciation.

pronunciamiento pronouncement; insur-rection (in army).

pronunciar to pronounce.

propaganda advertising; propaganda.

propiedad [/] property.

propietario, propietaria owner, proprie-tor, proprietress.

propina tip, gratuity.

propio own Lo vi con mis propios ojos.

1 saw it with my own eyes. A typicalEso es muy propio de él. That's typi-cal of him. A proper, right Era elhombre propio para aquel trabajo.He was the right man for that job.A oneself Ella propia lo hizo, She didit herself.

proponer [irr] to propose (suggest)Propondremos un cambio. We'll pro-pose a change.

O proponerle algo a alquien to makea proposition Le propuso un negocioa mi padre. He made a businessproposition to my father. O propo-nerse to plan, intend Se propuso es-tudiar mucho. He planned to studya lot.

proporción [/] proportion.

proporcionar to provide with, supplywith Le voy a proporcionar a Ud.todo lo que necesita. I'm going toprovide you with everything you need.

proposición [/] proposition.

propósito purpose ¿Cuál es su propósito?What's your purpose? A intention Elinfierno está empedrado de buenospropósitos. The road to hell is pavedwith good intentions.

O a propósito on purpose Lo hice apropósito. I did it on purpose. O apropósito de in connection with Apropósito de lo que dicen les contaréesto.... In connection with what

you're saying, I'll tell you this

|| ¡A propósito! By the way!

propuesta proposal, proposition, motion.

prorrogar to extend (expiration date).

prosa prose.

prosperar to prosper.

prosperidad [/] prosperity.

protección [/] protection.

protector [m] protector.

proteger to protect La madre protege asus hijos. The mother protects herchildren.

O protegerse to protect oneself Paraprotegernos de la lluvia entramos enuna tienda. We went into a storeto get out of the rain.

protesta protest El juez no dio impor-tancia a la protesta del público. Thejudge ignored the public protest.

protestar to protest.

O protestar de to protest againstProtestaron de la injusticia. Theyprotested against the injustice.

provecho profit No sacó ningún pro-vecho de aquel negocio. He didn'tmake any profit on that deal.

O de provecho useful Es hombre deprovecho. He's a useful man. O serde provecho to be good (for) Estacomida no es de provecho para Ud.This food isn't good for you.

|| Buen provecho. Enjoy your meal.or I hope you've enjoyed your meal,(customary greeting before or aftera meal)

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punta

provechoso profitable.

providencia providence.

provincia province.

provinciano [adj; n] provincial.

provisión [/] provision.

provisional provisional.

provocación [/] provocation.

provocar to provoke ¡No me provoqueUd.¡ Don't provoke me!

proximidad [/] vicinity Naufragaron enla proximidad de aquella costa. Theywere shipwrecked in the vicinity ofthat coast.

próximo [adj] next Empezaré el añopróximo. I'll begin next year. A closeSow parientes muy próximos. They'revery close relatives.

O estar próximo a to almost. . .. Es-tuvo próximo a caer al río. He al-most fell in the river.

proyectar to plan Proyectan hacer máscarreteras. They plan to build morehighways. A to project, show Proyec-taron una película científica. Theyshowed a scientific movie.

proyecto plan El proyecto del nuevo edi-ficio está listo. The plan of the newbuilding's ready. A project, plan Mishijos tienen muchos proyectos parael futuro. My sons have many plansfor the future.

prudencia prudence.

prudente prudent, wise.

prueba proof ¿Qué prueba tiene Ud.?What proof do you have? AevidenceNo hay prueba(s) para condenarlo.There's no evidence to condemn him.A test El aparato se rompió en la prue-ba. The apparatus broke down duringthe test. A proof (printing, photogra-phy) Me han enviado las pruebas dela imprenta. They've sent me theprinters' proofs. A trick [Am] Hizouna prueba can las barajas. He dida card trick.

O a prueba de proof against, -proofEste refugio está a prueba de bombas.This shelter's bomb-proof.

I1 Haga Ud. la prueba. Try it.

psicología psychology.

publicación [/] publication.

publicar to publish.

publicidad [/] publicity.

público [adj] public ¿Hay aquí un telé-fono público? Is there a public tele-phone here? A [m] public; audienceEl público estaba impaciente. Theaudience was impatient.

puchero cooking pot.

pudín [m] pudding.

pueblo town, village Este es un pueblo

muy pintoresco. This is a very pic-turesque village. A people Es un hom-bre del pueblo. He's a man of thepeople.

puente [m] bridge.

puerco pig, hog; pork.

puerta door; gate.

O dar con la puerta en las naricesto slam the door in one's face Me diocon la puerta en las narices. Heslammed the door in my face.

puerto port.

pues because, as, since Vaya, pues lohan llamado. Go, since they've calledyou. A anyhow Pues yo me voy. I'mgoing anyhow. A well Pues, si noquieres no vayas. Well, if you don'twant to, don't go. A certainly [Am]Sí, pues. Yes, certainly.

O pues bien all right then ¡Puesbien, iré! All right then, I'll go!O pues no not at all, not so.

|| ¿Pues qué? So what? || ¿Ypues? So? or Is that so? or And so?

puesto (see poner) set La mesa estápuesta. The table's set. A [m] placeTengo el tercer puesto en la cola. Ihave the third place in the line.A stall, stand, booth Lo compré en unpuesto del mercado. I bought it at astand in the market. A position, jobTiene 2tn buen puesto. He has a goodjob.

O bien puesto well dressed Iba muybien puesto. He was very welldressed. O mal puesto out of place.O puesto que since, as long as Puestoque temes aburrirte, no vayas. Sinceyou're afraid you'll be bored, don't

go-pulga flea.pulgada inch,pulgar [m] thumb.pulmón [ni] lung.pulmonía pneumonia.pulpería grocery store, general store

[Am}.pulque [m] pulque (fermented juice of

the maguey plant; a Mexican drink).pulsera bracelet.

O reloj de pulsera wrist watch,pulso pulse.

O tomarle a uno el pulso to take

one's pulse El médico le tomó el pulso.

The doctor took his pulse,punta point Este lápiz no tiene punta.

This pencil has no point. A end, tip

Caminamos hasta la punta del muelle.

We walked to the end of the pier.

A top En la punta del volcán se veía

humo. Smoke could be seen at the top

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que

of the volcano.

O de punta en blanco all dressed upIban de punta en blanco. They wereall dressed up.

puntada stitch.

O echar puntadas to stitch.

puntal [m] snack [Am].

puntiagudo sharp-pointed.

puntilla O de puntillas on tiptoe.

punto point, dot El avión se veía como unpunto en el cielo. The airplane lookedlike a dot in the sky. A period (inwriting) ¿Dónde está el punto en estamáquina de escribir? Where's theperiod on this typewriter? A place,spot Nos veremos en el -mismo punto.We'll meet at the same place. A point(in sports) Ganó por pocos puntos.He won by a few points.

O al punto instantly Se presentó alpunto. He appeared instantly. O apunto fijo exactly No lo sé a pimtofijo. I don't know exactly. ° a talpunto that far A tal punto no quierollegar. I don't want to go that far.O coche de punto taxi, car for hire[Sp]. ° dar en el punto to hit the nailon the head Ha dado Ud. en el punto.You've hit the nail on the head. ° depunto by the minute Su cólera subíade punto. He became angrier by theminute. A knitted Compraré un chale-co de punto. I'll buy a knitted vest.O desde cierto punto de vista from acertain standpoint Desde cierto puntode vista Ud. tiene razón. You'reright from a certain standpoint. O enpunto on the dot, sharp Debemos lle-gar a las seis en punto. We must ar-rive at six on the dot. ° en punto ain regard to En punto a los preciosque Ud. indica, estamos completa-mente de acuerdo. In regard to theprices you mention, we're in completeagreement. O estar a punto de to beabout to Estábamos a punto de salir

cuando llegaron. We were about toleave when they arrived. ° hastacierto punto to a certain extent Hastacierto punto es cierto. To a certainextent it's true. O punto de graciafunny side Tiene su punto de gracia.It has its funny side. O punto finalstop Hay que poner punto final aesto. We must put a stop to this.O punto por punto step by step, in de-tail Lo contó todo punto por punto.He told everything step by step.

|| ¿Hasta qué punto del programahan estudiado? How far did they getin their studies?

puntual prompt, punctual.

puñado handful.

puñalada stab, knife wound.

puño fist Cerró los puños. He clenchedhis fists. A handle El puño del para-guas está roto. The umbrella handle'sbroken. A cuff Están mal planchadoslos puños de la camisa. The shirtcuffs are poorly ironed.

pupila pupil (of eye).

pupitre [m] (school) desk.

pureza purity.

purgante [m] purgative, physic.

puro. pure- Esta leche es pura. Thismilk's pure. A clear Tiene una vozmuy pura. She has a very clearvoice. A [m] cigar Le gusta fumarpuros. He likes to smoke cigars.

Ode pura casualidad purely bychance Me encontré con él de puracasualidad. I met him purely bychance. O de pura sangre thorough-bred Ese caballo es de pura sangre.That horse is a thoroughbred. O lapura verdad absolute or unvarnishedtruth Lo que le dijo es la pura verdad.What he told her's the unvarnishedtruth.

|| Apenas podía andar de puro fati-gado. He was so exhausted he couldhardly walk.

que that, which Tomaré el tren quellegue primero. I'll take the firsttrain that arrives. A that, on which,when El día que vino era miércoles.The day he came was Wednesday.A who Ud., que es una experta, debeseguramente saberlo. You're an ex-pert; you should certainly know.A whom Ese es el muchacho de que lehablé. That's the boy I spoke to you

about. A what No sé qué haré ma-ñana. I don't know what I'll do to-morrow.—¿Qué ha sido de su her-mano? What's become of your broth-er? A that Estaba tan cambiado queno le conocí. He looked so changedthat I didn't recognize him. A thatDudo que venga. I doubt that he'llcome. A than La otra es mejor queésta. The other's better than this.

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quebrado

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quien

O el Cor la, los, las) que he (or she,they) who, the one(s) who, anyonewho El que quiera beber que vengaconmigo. Anyone who wants a drink,come with me. ° ¿qué? which? ¿Quélibro le gusta a Ud. más? Which bookdo you like better? A what kind of?¿Dime qué gente es esa? Tell me,what kind of people are they?O ¡qué! how! ¡Qué bonito es ese cua-dro! How pretty that picture is!Awhat! what a! ¡Qué tontería! Whatnonsense!—¡Qué niño! What a child!O ¡qué de! how many! ¡Qué de cosasme contó! How many things he toldme! O ¡ qué va! go on! come on! howcome? (expressing disbelief) ¡Qué va!Eso no es cierto. Go on! That's nottrue. O sin qué ni para qué withoutcause or motive. O un no sé qué acertain something Tiene un no sé quéque atrae. She has a certain some-thing that's attractive.

|| ¿Qué más da? What's the differ-ence? || ¿Pues qué? So what?quebrado rough, rugged Estos últimosdias hemos viajado por terrenos muyquebrados. We've been through somevery rough country in the last fewdays. A broken Trace una línea que-brada. Draw a broken line.

O estar quebrado to be ruptured.

0 número quebrado fraction (mathe-matics).

quebrar to break Quebró un vaso. Hebroke a glass. A to fail El bancoquebró cuando nadie lo esperaba. Thebank failed when no one expected it.O quebrarse to break El plato sequebró. The plate broke. A to break(a bone) Al caer se quebró un brazo.He broke his arm when he fell.

quedar to be left El bolso quedó sobrela mesa. The purse was left on thetable.—Sólo me quedan unos centavos.

1 have only a few cents left. A to re-main La carta quedó sin contestar.The letter remained unanswered. A tobe Queda lejos de aquí. It's far fromhere.

O quedar (bien) to come out (well)Quedó muy bien el trabajo. The workcame out very well. O quedar biencon to make a hit with, get along wellwith Está quedando bien con ella.He's making a hit with her. ° quedarde to promise to [4m] Quedamos dellegar el domingo. We promised tocome Sunday. ° quedar en to agree,have an understanding Quedamos enque vendría a las ocho. We agreed

that he'd come at eight. O quedarseto remain, stay Nuestro amigo sequedó en Europa. Our friend stayedin Europe. O quedarse atrás to staybehind. O quedarse con to take Mequedo con el azul. I'll take the blueone. O quedarse limpio to get cleanedout Jugó a las cartas y se quedó lim-pio. He played cards and was cleanedout.

|| ¿Se puede saber en qué queda-mos? Can we find out where westand?

quehaceres (m pi] de casa householdchores.

queja complaint.

quejarse to complain No tiene Ud. dequé quejarse. You have nothing tocomplain about.

quema burning La quema de las hojas.The burning of the leaves.

O huir de la quema to get awayfrom trouble, beat it Al ver lo queiba a ocurrir, huyó de la quema.When he saw what was going to hap-pen, he beat it.

quemado (see quemar) burnt Huele aquemado. It smells burnt.

O quemado por el sol sunburned.

quemadura burn, scald.

quemar to burn ¿Quién quemó esta cor-tina? Who burned this curtain?

O quemarse to burn oneself Cui-dado, puede Ud. quemarse. Be care-ful, you'll burn yourself.

querer [irr~\ to want, wish ¿Qué quiereUd. comer? What do you want toeat? A to love La quiere mucho. Heloves her very much.

O como quiera que sea in any caseComo quiera que sea, iremos. In anycase, we'll go. O donde quiera any-where, wherever. O querer decir tomean ¿Qué quiere decir esta palabra?What does this word mean? O sinquerer unwillingly; unintentionally Lohizo sin querer. He did it unwill-ingly.

querido [adj] dear, beloved Queridohijo:... Dear son:...

queso cheese.

quiebra bankruptcy, failure.

quien who, whom ¿Quién llamo? Whocalled?—Son los muchachos de quienesle hablé. They're the boys I spoke toyou about.—Es la muchacha a quienmás quiero. She's the girl I like bestof all. A whoever, anyone who Quienasí piense se equivoca. Whoeverthinks so is wrong.

O ¿quién sabe? who knows? "¿Crees

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quienquiera

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rama

que va a llover?" "¿Quién sabe?" "Doyou think it'll rain?" "Who knows?"

quienquiera whoever Deja pasar a quien-quiera que venga. Whoever comes,let him in.

quieto [adj] still Estése quieto un mo-mento. Stand (or Sit) still a moment.A calm El lago ha estado quieto todoel día. The lake's been calm all day.A quiet Es una chica muy quieta.She's a very quiet girl.

quietud [/] quiet, repose.

quijada jaw.

química chemistry.

químico chemical. A [n] chemist.

quince fifteen.

quincena O por quincena (s) every twoweeks, semi-monthly.

quinientos five hundred.

quinina quinine.

quinta country house.

quintal [m] a hundred pounds.

quinto [adj] fifth. A [m] nickel (coin)[Mex],

quitar to take away Quitaremos estamesa de aquí. We'll take this tableaway from here. A to subtract Hayque quitar esta cantidad del total.You have to subtract this amountfrom the total.

O quitarse to take off (clothing) Nose quite el abrigo. Don't take offyour overcoat. A to come out Estasmanchas no se quitan. These stainswon't come out. Ato give up Se haquitado el vicio de la bebida. He'sgiven up drinking. O quitarse de enmedio to get out of the way. O qui-tarse el agua to stop raining [Am]Cuando se quite el agua saldremos.When it stops raining we'll go out.O quitarse un peso de encima to takea load off one's mind. ° quitartiempo to take (too much) time Estetrabajo le quita mucho tiempo. Thiswork's taking too much of his time.

quizá, quizás perhaps, maybe.

rábano radish.

O tomar el rábano por las hojas tomisinterpret.

rabia rabies El perro tiene rabia. Thedog has rabies. A rage, fury.

O dar rabia to make furious, to an-ger Me da rabia no haber ido. Itmakes me furious that I didn't go.O tener rabia to have a grudge against"Le tengo una rabia tremenda. I've aterrible grudge against him. O tomarrabia to develop a grudge against Letomó rabia sin tener porqué. He de-veloped a grudge against him for noreason at all.

rabiar to be mad, be furious, to rage.

rabioso furious, enraged; rabid.

rabo tail (without hair or feathers) Elratón se cogió el rabo en la ratonera.The mouse's tail got caught in thetrap.

O (con el) rabo entre (las) piernascrestfallen Volvió con el rabo entrelas piernas. He came back crest-fallen.

rabona O hacer rabona to cut or skip(class, etc); to play hookey.

racha streak, string, series Ha habidouna racha de crímenes. There's beena series of crimes.

O buena racha streak of good luck.

racimo cluster, bunch.

radiador [m] radiator.

radio [/ in Sp & Arg, m in rest of Am]radio El radio dio la noticia. Thenews came over the radio. A [m]radium.

° radio de acción range El radiode acción de aquella emisora era muyextenso. That transmitter had a verylong range.

radiograma [m] radiogram.

raído frayed, threadbare.

raíz [/] root Este árbol tiene las raicesmuy hondas. This tree has very deeproots.

O arrancar de raíz to uproot.

raja split, crack; slice (of food).

rajar to split, rend. Ato slice Hay querajar el melón. The melon has to besliced. Ato chatter, gossip [Slang].O rajarse to crack El cristal delreloj se rajó. My watch crystalcracked. A to hold back Siempre seraja a última hora. He always holdsback at the last moment.

ralo thin, sparse; [Antilles] weak (ofinfusions).

rama branch, twig, bough ¡No te cuelgesde esa rama! Don't hang from thatbranch! A branch Aquel apellido erade otra rama de la familia. Thatname came from another branch ofthe family.

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ramo

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razón

O andarse por las ramas to beatabout the bush.

ramo bough (cut off tree). A bouquet,bunch Le ofreció un ramo de flores.He gave her a bouquet of flowers.A branch La química es un ramo de laciencia. Chemistry's a branch ofscience. A (line of) business El ramode ferretería. The hardware busi-ness.

rancho mess (of food), chow ¿A quéhora dan el rancho? What time'schow? A hut [Am] Viven en ranchosde paja. They live in thatched huts.A ranch [Am] Tiene tin rancho muygrande. He has a very big ranch.A man's flat straw hat [A?n].

rancio rancid; old (of wine, nobility).A old-fashioned, antiquated Es unhombre muy rancio. He's a very old-fashioned man.

rapidez [/] rapidity, swiftness.

rápido [adj] rapid, quick Era muy rápi-do en sus decisiones. He was veryquick in his decisions. A [?>i] express(train) A las nueve pasó el rápido.The express went by at nine.

raqueta racket (tennis).

raro rare, unusual Era raro que recibie-ra carta. It was unusual for him tcget a letter.—Los muebles colonialesson muy raros hoy día. Colonial fur-niture's rare nowadays. Aodd,strange ¡Qué cosa más rara! Whata strange thing!

rascacielos [m sg~¡ skyscraper.

rascar to scratch.

rasgar to tear Se rasgó los pantalones.He tore his pants.

rasgo stroke Los rasgos de ese dibujoson muy acentuados. The strokes inthat drawing are very heavy. A im-pulse Tuvo un rasgo muy digno dealabanza. He had a very worthy im-pulse.

O a grandes rasgos briefly, in out-line, in a few words Se lo contaré agrandes rasgos. I'll tell it to you ina few words. O rasgos features Susrasgos me eran familiares. His fea-tures were familiar to me. O rasgos(de carácter) characteristics Tienerasgos (de carácter) muy desagrada-bles. He has very unpleasant char-acteristics.

rasgón [m] tear Llevaba un rasgón enel traje. He had a tear in his clothes.

rasguño scratch Se hizo un rasguño enla cara. He got a scratch on his face.

raspadura bruise Tengo una raspadura

en el brazo. I have a bruise on myarm.

raspar to scrape, scratch out.

raspón [m] bruise.

rastreador [m] scout.

rastrear to scout, track down.

rastro track, trail Los perros perdieronel rastro al llegar al río. When theyreached the river, the dogs lost thetrack. A trace Después del huracánno quedó ni rastro de la casa. Afterthe hurricane not a trace of the housewas left.

O seguir el rastro to track down,follow the scent.

rata rat.

ratero pickpocket.

rato (short) while Espere Ud. un rato.Wait a while.

O al poco rato very soon, after a lit-tle while Nuestros amigos llegarán alpoco rato. Our friends will comeafter a little while. ° a ratos perdi-dos in one's spare time Leía a ratosperdidos. He read in his spare time.O pasar el rato to while away thetime, pass the time away. ° pasarun buen rato to have a good time.

ratón [to] mouse.

raya dash, line; crease (in trousers);part (in hair); ray fish. A line(sports) La pelota cayó fuera la raya.The ball fell outside of the line.

O tener a raya to keep withinbounds, control, restrain.

rayar to draw lines on, rule. A toscratch (make scratches on) Está Ud.rayando la mesa. You're scratchingthe table.

rayo flash (or bolt) of lightning Cayóun rayo e incendió la casa. A boltof lightning struck the house and setit on fire. A ray Los rayos del solqueman en verano. The rays of thesun burn in summer.—Todavía que-daba un rayo de esperanza. Therewas still a ray of hope left.

raza race (anthropological).

razón [/] reason (reasoning power).A reason, sanity Ha perdido la razón.He's lost his reason. A reason, expla-nation Dé Ud. algunas razones siquiere convencerme. Give me somereasons if you want to convince me.A reason, cause Lo hizo sin razón. Hedid it without reason. A message[Ato] Le daré la razón a la señora.I'll give her the message.

O a razón de at the rate of Pagaráa razón de un seis por ciento al año.He'll pay at the rate of six per cent

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razonable

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recoger

a year. O atender a razones to listento reason. ° dar razón to give infor-mation Se alquila. Darán razón enla portería. For rent. See the jani-tor for information. O tener razónto be right. ° no tener razón to bewrong. O tomar razón de to make arecord of.razonable reasonable.razonar to reason.

reacción [/] reaction; political conserva-tism; reactionary force.

O entrar en reacción to warm one-self, warm up Encendió la estufa paraentrar en reacción. He lit the stoveto warm himself.real real, actual La situación real noha cambiado. The actual situationhasn't changed. A royal Pertenecía ala familia real. He belonged to theroyal family. A [m] real (Sp coinworth about 25 cents) Esta revistacuesta un real. This magazine costsone real.

realidad [/] reality, fact.

realización [/] realization, execution Larealización de los planes durará porlo menos un año. The execution ofthe plans will take at least a year.A sale El lunes pasado hubo una reali-zación de todas las mercancías. Therewas a sale of all the merchandise lastMonday.

realizar to accomplish Esto no es difícilde realizar. This isn't hard to accom-plish. A to carry out Realizaron elplan con todos sus detalles. Theycarried out the plan in every detail.A to sell out Realizaron todas las ex-istencias. They sold out all the goodsin stock.

reanimar to cheer up, encourage; torevive.

rebaja reduction.

rebajar to reduce, lower Han rebajadoun poco los precios. They've reducedthe prices a little. A to reduce (inweight) He rebajado diez libras. I'vereduced ten pounds.

O rebajarse to lower oneself No merebajaré a hacer tal cosa. I won'tlower myself to do such a thing.

rebelde rebellious. A [n\ rebel.

recadero, recadera messenger.

recado message; errand.

recaída relapse.

recámara bedroom [Mea;].

recambio O pieza de recambio sparepart.

receloso distrustful, suspicious.

recepción [/] reception, formal gather-

ing La recepción fué muy lucida. Itwas a very brilliant reception. A re-ception Les hicieron una recepciónmuy calurosa. They were given avery warm reception.receta prescription (medicine).

O receta de cocina recipe (cooking).rechazar to discard, reject, turn downRechazó la idea de ir al campo. Heturned down the idea of going to thecountry. A to drive back El enemigofué rechazado a sus posiciones. Theenemy was driven back to his posi-tions.recibir to receive Recibió Ud. ayer al-guna visita? Did you receive anyvisitors yesterday?

O recibirse to graduate [Am] Serecibió de doctor. He graduated as adoctor. O ser bien (or mal) recibidoto be (or not to be) well-taken Fuétrial recibida su opinión. His opinionwasn't well-taken.recibo receipt.

recién recently, newly Ese café estárecién hecho. That coffee hasn't beenmade very long. A just, recently [Am]Recién me entero. I just found out.O recién casados newlyweds. O re-cién llegado newcomer.reciente new, fresh La pintura estabareciente. The paint was fresh. A re-cent ¿Son estas noticias recientes? Isthis news recent?reclamación [/] reclamation; complaint;

claim,reclamar to claim Ud. ya no puedereclamar ese dinero. You can nolonger claim that money.O reclamar en juicio to sue.reclamo advertising; claim [Am]; de-coy.recluta [m] recruit, rookie,recobrar to recover, regain.recoger to get Voy a recoger los papelesque dejé en mi despacho. I'm going toget the papers I left in my office.A to collect Han recogido mucho dineropara la Cruz Roja. They've collecteda lot of money for the Red Cross.A to collect, gather up Recoja Ud.todas esas cosas y póngala» en orden.Gather up all those things and putthem in order. A to pick up RecojaUd. eso que se te ha caído. Pick upwhat you dropped. A to take in, shel-ter Han recogido varios huérfanos.They've taken in several orphans.

O recogerse to go home, retire Serecoge muy tarde. He keeps latehours.

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recomendación

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regalo

recomendación [/] recommendation.

recomendar to recommend ¿Me puedeUd. recomendar un buen restaurant?Can you recommend a good restaurantto me? A to recommend, advise Lerecomiendo a Ud. que lo haga deprisa. I advise you to do it quickly.

reconocer to inspect, examine El pacien-te fué reconocido cuidadosamente.The patient was carefully examined.A to recognize Cuando le vi de nuevo,no le reconocí. When I saw himagain, I didn't recognize him. Atoacknowledge, admit ¿Reconoce Ud. sufalta? Do you acknowledge your mis-take? Ato acknowledge, be gratefulfor Estoy reconocido a sus atenciones.I'm grateful for your kindness.

reconstruir to rebuild, reconstruct.

recordar [rad-ch 7] to remember ¿Recu-erda Ud. lo que le dije? Do you re-member what I told you? Ato remindMe recuerda mucho a su padre. Hereminds me very much of his father.

recorrer to cover, travel Ayer recorrimosdiez millas. Yesterday we covered tenmiles.

recorrido route, course, run Ese carterotiene un recorrido muy largo. Thatpostman has a very long route.

recorte [m] scrap, cutting; clipping(newspaper).

recreo recreation.

recto [adj] straight Todo el camino erarecto. The road was straight all theway. A just, fair Era un hombre rec-to. He was a just man.

O ángulo recto right angle.

recuerdo remembrance, memory Guardomuy buenos recuerdos de mi amistadcon él. I have very happy memoriesof my friendship with him. A souve-nir, memento Estos son recuerdos denuestro viaje por Italia. These aresouvenirs of our trip through Italy.O recuerdos regards Dé Ud. recuer-dos a su familia de mi parte. Givemy regards to your family.

recurso means, argument Empleó todoslos recursos para convencerle. Heused every argument to convince him.O recursos resources, means Estabamaterialmente sin recursos. He waspractically without means.

red [/] net Los pescadores tendieron lared. The fishermen spread out thenet. A snare, trap Cayó en la(s)red(es) que le tendiera)/. He fell intothe snare they set for him.

redacción [/] editorial staff Entró en laredaccióyi de una revista. He joined

the editorial staff of a magazine.A composition La redacción de estacarta es mala. This letter's badlywritten.

redactar to compose, frame in writingEsta carta está muy bien redactada.This letter's very well put.

redondo \_adj] round.

O en números redondos in roundnumbers.

reducción [/] reduction, decrease.

reducir [-~c-] to reduce Redujo el pre-supuesto en su departamento. He re-duced the budget in his department.

O quedar reducido a to be reducedto, be brought to a condition of Eledificio quedó reducido a escombros.The building was reduced to rubble.O reducir a la obediencia to compel toobey.

reemplazar to replace.

reexpedir to forward (mail).

referencia reference ¿Cuáles son susreferencias? What are your refer-ences?

O dar referencias to inform. O ha-cer referencia a to refer to, mentionHizo referenda a un autor muy fa-moso. He referred to a very famousauthor.

referir [rad-ch 77] to relate Refirió elcaso con muchos detalles. He relatedthe matter in great detail.

O referirse a to refer to ¿A qué serefiere Ud. cuando dice eso? Whatare you referring to wh?n you saythat?

reforma alteration.

O cerrado por reformas closed foralterations.

refrán [m] proverb, saying.

refrescar to cool Hay que refrescar elagua. The water must be cooled. A toget cool or cooler Esta refrescando latarde. The afternoon's getting cooler.O refrescar la memoria to refreshone's memory. O refrescarse to cooloff Vamos a refrescarnos a la sombrade los árboles. Let's cool off in theshade of the trees.

refresco l-efreshment, cold drink Tomóun refresco para aplacar la sed. Hetook a cold drink to quench his thirst.

refrigerador [■»«] refrigerator.

refugiarse to take shelter.

regalar to present, give (gift) ¿Qué me*>as a regalas por mi cumpleaños?What are you going to give me formy birthday?

regalo present, gift Recibió un buen re-galo. He received a nice gift.

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regañar

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remediar

O con regalo in luxury Vivía conregalo. He lived in luxury.

regañar to scold Siempre me esta rega-ñando. He's always scolding me.

regaño scolding, reprimand.

regar [rad-ch I] to water, irrigate.

regateo bargaining, haggling.

régimen [m] regime, political system Elregimen de aquel pais era muy demo-crático. The political system of thatcountry was very democratic. A dietEl médico lo puso a régimen. Thedoctor put him on a diet.

región [/] region.

regir [rad-ch III] to rule, govern ¿Quiénrige esos territorios? Who rules thoseterritories? A to be in effect Aun rigeese decreto. That decree's still ineffect.

registrar to search La policía registrósu casa. The police searched hishouse. A to examine (baggage). Atorecord, keep a record of Registrabaen aquel libro las compras y ventas.He kept a record of purchases andsales in that book.

O registrarse to register (oneself)Es preciso registrarse en el Consu-lado. You have to register at theConsulate.

regla rule, regulation Tiene Ud. queobedecer las reglas. You have to obeythe rules. A ruler (for drawing lines)¿Puede dejarme la regla? Can youleave me the ruler?

O en regla in order ¿ Todo está enregla? Is everything in order? O porregla general as a general rule.

regocijo joy, gladness.

regreso return, coming or going back.

regular regular, orderly, regulated Lle-vaba una vida muy regular. He leda very regular life. A moderate, so-soEsta mañana me siento regular nadamás. This morning I only feel so-so.O por lo regular as a rule, ordinar-ily Por lo regular le veía todos losdías. Ordinarily I saw him every day.

regularidad [/] regularity.

reina queen.

reinar to reign Luis diez y seis reinóen Francia en el siglo dieciocho.Louis the Sixteenth reigned in Francein the eighteenth century. A to pre-vail, reign Durante la guerra reinóel terror. Terror reigned during thewar.

reino kingdom.

reir(se) [rad-ch III] to laugh No se ríaUd. Don't laugh.

O reírse a carcajadas to laugh heart-

ily, guffaw. O reírse de to laugh at¿De qué se ríe Ud.? What are youlaughing at? A to make fun of, ridi-cule Estaban riévdose de él. Theywere making fun of him.

reja bars, iron window grating.

relación [/] story, account Toda aquellarelación era interesante. The wholestory was interesting.

O con relación a about, with regardto No sé nada con relación a ese asun-to. I don't know anything about thatmatter. O entrar en (or establecer)relaciones con to establish (business)relations with. O relaciones relations,dealings No existían entre ellos nin-gunas relaciones. They had no deal-ings with each other. O tener rela-ción con to have connection with, haverelation to Eso no tiene ninguna re-lación con el asunto que estamos tra-tando. That has no relation to thesubject we're discussing. O tener re-laciones to have connections Tienemuy buenas relaciones. He has verygood connections.

relacionar to relate, connect, establisha relation between En su conferenciarelacionó los dos hechos históricos.In his lecture he established a relationbetween the two historical facts. A tointroduce (make acquainted) Mi pri-ma nos relacionó. My cousin intro-duced us.

O relacionarse con to have dealingswith No se relacione con tales gentes.Don't have any dealings with suchpeople.

relajamiento laxness, laxity, looseness.

relajo disorder, confusion, mi-x-up [Am].

relámpago lightning.

relatar to relate, tell.

religión [/] religion.

religioso religious. A [n] member of areligious order.

reloj [m] clock, watch.

O andar {or marchar) como un re-loj to be in perfect trim. O reloj depulsera wrist watch.

relucir [-zc-] to shine, glisten, glitter.

rellenar to refill; to fill up; to stuff.

relleno stuffed, filled. A [m] stuffing.O pimientos rellenos stuffed pep-pers.

remar to row (a boat).

remate [m] auction.

O de remate completely Estaba locode remate. He was completely crazy.

remediar to remedy, repair Tenemos queremediar el daño. We'll have to re-pair the damage.

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remedio

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reparo

O no poder remediar not to be ableto help No pudo remediar lo que pasó.He couldn't help what happened.

remedio remedy, medicine Se le dieronal enfermo varios remedios caseros.Various home remedies were givento the patient.

O ni para un remedio for love ormoney No pude encontrar un taxi nipara tin remedio. I couldn't get ataxi for love or money. O no hay másremedio que there's nothing to do butNo hay más remedio que dejarlemarchar. There's nothing to do butlet him go. O no tener más remedioque to have no recourse but No tuvemás remedio que ir. I had no re-course but to go. O no tener remedioto be beyond repair Lo que has hechono tiene remedio. What you've done'sbeyond repair. O sin remedio hope-less, beyond hope Es un caso sin re-medio. He's a hopeless case.

remendar [rad-ch I] to mend, patch,repair.

remiendo patch.

remitir to remit, send.

remo oar; [Slang] leg.

remolacha beet.

remolcar to tow.

remontar to go up Remontaron el cursodel río. They went up the river.

O remontarse to get excited, be ex-cited Procure Ud. no remontarse tan-to. Try not to be so excited. O re-montarse a to go back to En su con-ferencia el profesor se remontó afechas muy lejanas. The professorwent back to very early times in hislecture. A to date from, date back toEse hecho se remonta al siglo dieciseis.That event dates back to the six-teenth century.

remordimiento remorse.

remover [rad-ch I] to dig up, loosen(soil) Removió la tierra para sembrarla semilla. He dug up the ground toplant the seeds. A to stir RemuevaUd. la sopa. Stir the soup. A toshake La explosión removió la casa.The explosion shook the house.

O remover (de un cargo or puesto)to dismiss (from a post or office)Removieron a todos los empleados.All the employees were dismissed.

rendir [rad-ch III] to yield, produceEsta hacienda rinde muy poco. Thisfarm produces very little. A to con-quer, win (over) Con sus amabili-dades la rindió. With his attentions,he conquered her. A to surrender El

general rindió la plaza al enemigo.The general surrendered the city tothe enemy.

O estar rendido to be all in. O ren-dir cuentas to give (or render) anaccount Tuvo que rendir cuentas. Hehad to render an account. O rendirseto become exhausted, be worn out Serindió de tanto correr. He becameexhausted from running so hard. A tosurrender, give up Después de seisdías se rindió la plaza. After sixdays the garrison surrendered. A toyield, give in No quería rendirse a laevidencia. He didn't want to yieldto the evidence.

rengo lame [Arg].

renguear to limp, hobble [Arg].

renquear to limp, hobble.

renta rent No hemos pagado la rentade la casa este mes. We haven't paidthis month's rent on the house. A in-come; interest (from a bank account)¿Qué renta anual le produce su capi-tal? What's the annual income onyour capital?

rentar to rent for ¿Cuánto renta esecuarto? How much does that roomrent for? A to produce, yield Estosvalores rentarán mucho en el futuro.These stocks will yield a great dealin the future.

renuncia resignation; renunciation.

renunciar to resign Tuvo que renunciara su puesto. He had to resign fromhis position. A to refuse, reject Re-nunció a aquel hoywr. He refusedthat honor. A to give up, renounceHay que renunciar a esos planes.Those plans have to be given up.

reñido (see reñir) on bad terms Estamosreñidos. We're on bad terms.

reñir [rad-ch III] to wrangle, quarrel,argue Le gustaba reñir por cualquiercosa. He'd quarrel about anything.A to scold No le riña Ud. más. Don'tscold him any more.

reorganizar to reorganize.

reparar to repair Había que reparar eledificio. The building had to be re-paired.

O reparar en to consider No reparóen las consecuencias. He didn't con-sider the consequences. A to noticeNo reparó en el saludo que le hice.He didn't notice my greeting.

reparo objection Los reparos de Ud. noson razonables. Your objections aren'treasonable.

O poner reparo(s) to make objec-tion (s) ¿Puso algún reparo a aquella

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reservar

carta? Did he make any objectionsto that letter?

|| Es un hombre de muchos reparos.He's a very discreet man.

repartir to distribute.

O repartirse to share, divide Nosrepartimos el pastel. We divided thecake among ourselves.

reparto sharing, distribution; delivery(of goods, mail).

repasar to check Repase Ud. esa cuentadetenidamente. Check that accountcarefully. A to review Repase Ud. laslecciones. Review your lessons. A tomend Había que repasar aquella ropa.Those clothes had to be mended.

repaso review (of a lesson); mending.

repente [m] sudden impulse Tuvo unrepente y se declaró. He had a sud-den impulse and proposed to her.

O de repente suddenly, unexpectedlyLlegó de repente. He arrived unex-pectedly.

repentino sudden.

repetición [/] repetition El informe es-taba lleno de repeticiones. The reportwas full of repetitions. A encore Elpúblico entusiasmado pidió la repeti-ción. The enthusiastic audience askedfor an encore.

repetir [rad-ch 777] to repeat Haga elfavor de repetir esa palabra. Pleaserepeat that word.

replicar to reply, answer back; to argue.

replicón insolent (of children or ser-vants).

reponer [irr~\ to replace Repuso de fon-dos su cuenta corriente. He replacedthe funds in his current account. A torepair Hay que reponer este ventila-dor. This electric fan has to be re-paired.

O reponerse to recover (health) Semarchó al campo para reponerse. Hewent to the country to recover hishealth.

reposar to rest.

reposo rest.

O sin reposo ceaselessly, endlesslyHabla sin reposo. He talks endlessly.

representación [/] performance (usu-ally of a play) ¿A qué hora empiezala representación? What time doesthe play begin?

O en representación de representing,as a representative of Fué a Méxicoen representación de su país. Hewent to Mexico as his country's rep-resentative.

representante [adj} representative.A [ra] traveling salesman, agent.

representar to represent; to perform.

represión [/] repression, suppressionMedidas de represión. Repressivemeasures.

reprimir to suppress, repress Reprimie-ron la sublevación. They suppressedthe revolt.

O reprimirse to repress oneself,control oneself No pudo reprimirsepor más tiempo. He could controlhimself no longer.

reprochar to reproach.

reproducción [/] reproduction (biology).A reproduction Aquel instrumento ser-vía para la reproducción del sonido.That instrument was used to repro-duce the sound. A reproduction, copyHizo una buena reproducción de uncuadro de Velazquez. He made a goodcopy of a Velazquez painting.

reproducir [-zc-] to reproduce.

república republic.

republicano [adj; ri\ republican.

repuesto See reponer.

O de repuesto extra, spare (of apart).

repugnante repugnant; repulsive.

repugnar to cause disgust {or loathing)in Me repugna esa sopa. I loathe thatsoup.—Me repugna hacerlo. I hate todo it.

requerir [rad-ch 77] to summon Lorequirieron para declarar. They sum-moned him to testify. A to requireEste trabajo requiere cuidado. Thiswork requires care.

requisito requisite, requirement.

res [/] head of cattle.

resaltar to stand out (by contrast).

resbaladizo slippery.

resbalar (se) to slip Tenga cuidado novaya a resbalarse. Be careful youdon't slip.

resbaloso slippery [A??i] El camino eramuy resbaloso. The road was veryslippery.

rescate [m] ransom; exchange (of pris-oners) .

reserva secrecy, discretion Se aconsejareserva en este asunto. Discretion'sadvisable in this matter. A reserveEstaba en la reserva militar. He wasin the military reserve.

O guardar reserva to use discretion,be discreet Por favor, guarde Ud.reserva en esto. Please be discreetabout this.

reservado (See reservar) reserved Eramuy reservado. He was very re-served.

reservar to reserve Le reservó la habi-

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retener

tación hasta su regreso. She reservedthe room for him until his return.A to keep in reserve Reserve Ud. esedinero, puede hacerle falta. Keepthat money in reserve; you may needit.

O reservarse to keep for oneself Sereservó el mejor asiento. He kept thebest seat for himself.

|| Reservado el derecho de admisión.Catering to a restricted clientele.

resfriado cold (sickness).

resfriarse to catch cold.

residencia residence, house; student'sboarding house.

residente [adj] resident.

residir to reside, live.

resignarse to be resigned.

resistencia resistance; strength, stam-ina.

resistente strong; resistant.

resistir to resist, put up resistance Re-sistieron en la ciudad durante un mes.They resisted in the city for a month.O resistirse a to refuse to Se resis-tió a comer. He refused to eat.

resolución [/] decision, resolution; cour-age, resoluteness.

resolver [rad-ch J] to decide Era ne-cesario resolver con toda urgencia. Adecision had to be made immediately.A to solve Resolvió el problema. Hesolved the problem.

O resolverse to bring oneself to thepoint (of) No se resuelve a tomar unadecisión. He can't bring himself tothe point of making a decision.

respaldar to indorse Respalde Ud. estedocumento. Indorse this document.A to back, support El jefe respaldabasus actos. The chief supported hisactions.

respaldo back (of a seat). -

respecto O (con) respecto a with re-spect to, with regard to.

respetable respectable Era un hombrerespetable. He was a respectableman. A considerable Le debía unacantidad respetable. I owed him aconsiderable sum.

respeto respect.

respiración [/] respiration he faltó larespiración. He got short of breath.

respirar to breathe Respire Ud. fuerte.Breathe deeply.

responder to answer, respond No res-pondió riada. He didn't answer any-thing. A to respond, react Ha respon-dido muy bien al tratamiento. He re-sponded very well to the treatment.A to be the result, be due Esa ley

responde a una necesidad pública.That law's the result of a public need.A to repay, requite.

O responder de to answer for ¿Qui-én responde de los daños? Who an-swers for the damages? A to back(up) ¿Quién responde de él? Whobacks him up?

responsable responsible, reliable Es unhombre muy responsable. He's avery responsible man.

O ser responsable to be in chargeQuién es la persona responsable aquí?Who's in charge here? O ser respon-sable de to be responsible for, be toblame for Ese hombre es responsabledel incendio. That man's responsiblefor the fire.

responsabilidad [/] responsibility.

respuesta answer, reply.

resquebrajado cracked.

resta subtraction.

restar to subtract. A to be left, remainNo resta nada que hacer. Nothingremains to be done.

restaurante [ni] restaurant.

resto remainder, balance, rest Es elresto del dinero. It's the rest of themoney. A pile, stack (of chips inplaying cards) Le juego mi resto. Ibet my pile.

O echar el resto to do one's bestEchó el resto por conseguir trabajo.He did his best to get a job. O restosleftovers Esa cocinera sabe aprove-char los restos. That cook knows howto use leftovers. O restos (mortales)(mortal) remains Trasladaron losrestos al cementerio. They took theremains to the cemetery.

restorán [m] restaurant.

resuelto (see resolver) determined, reso-lute Es un hombre muy resuelto.He's a very determined man.

resultado result.

resultar to result, turn out La fiestaresultó muy bien. The party turnedout very well. Ato wear, last ¿Quétraje le ha resultado mejor? Whichsuit wore better?

resumen [m] summary, abstract, re-sume.

O en resumen in brief, in short.

retener [irr~\ to withhold Le retuvieronel sueldo aquel mes. They withheldhis salary that month. A to keep, re-member, retain (in one's mind) Nopodía retener las fechas en la cabeza.He couldn't remember dates. A tohold, keep Retuvieron aquella colina

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rezar

dos días más. They held that hilltwo more days.

retirada retreat, retirement, withdrawal.

retirar to withdraw Puede Ud. retiraresa cantidad del Banco. You maywithdraw that amount from the bank.A to pull back, put aside Retire unpoco la silla para que se pueda pasar.Pull the chair aside a little so there'llbe room to pass. A to retire Lo reti-raron a los setenta años. They re-tired him at seventy.

O retirarse to withdraw, retreat Lasfuerzas se retiraron. The forceswithdrew. A to retire Se ha retiradode los negocios. He's retired frombusiness.

retiro retirement (from social life, bus-iness, or profession).

retrasar to postpone Retrasaron la fechade la reunión. They postponed thedate of the meeting. A to delay Cier-tos asuntos me retrasaron. Some bus-iness delayed me. A to set back Re-trasó el reloj. He set back his watch.° retrasarse to run slow El reloj seretrasa. That clock runs slow. A tobe late Siento haberme retrasado tan-to. I'm sorry to be so late.

retratar to portray; to take a pictureof.

retrato portrait, painting, photograph.

retrete [w] toilet (room) [Sp~\.

retroceder to go back, come back Retro-cedió unos pasos para reunirse connosotros. He came back a few stepsto join us. A to back up El auto re-trocedió hasta quedar enfrente de lapuerta. The car backed up until itwas in front of the door. A to drawback, go back (on) No podía retro-ceder de su decisión. He couldn't goback on his decision.

reunión [/] meeting, gathering, assem-bly, party.

reunir to unite, gather, bring togetherReunió todos sus amigos en una fies-ta. He brought all his friends to-gether at a party. A to collect Reuni-eron mucho dinero en la función bené-fica. They collected a lot of moneyat the benefit.

O reunirse to meet Se reúnen en sucasa todos los miércoles. They meetat his home every Wednesday. A tounite, gang up Se han reunido todoscontra mí. They've all ganged up onme.

revelación [/] revelation.

revelar to reveal, show Revela grantalento. He shows great talent. A to

develop ¿Reveló Ud. ya las fotogra-fías? Have you developed the picturesyet?

reventar \_rad-ch /] to burst, bust Lacañería reventó. The water mainbusted. Ato annoy (to death), irri-tate Ese tipo me revienta. That fel-low annoys me to death. A to burst,be full Reventaba de salud. He wasbursting with health. A to exhaust,knock out La caminata me reventó.The long walk exhausted me.

O estar reventado to be exhausted,be knocked out Después de esa cami-nata estoy reventado. After that longwalk I'm knocked out. O reventarseto blow out, explode Se reventó unneumático. A tire blew out.

revés [w] wrong side, reverse side Esees el revés de la tela. This is thewrong side of the material. A slap(with back of hand). A backhandshot Fué un buen revés. It was agood backhand shot.

O al revés the contrary, the oppositeNo es así, precisamente es al revés.It's not like this; it's just the oppo-site. A the wrong way, wrong Todole salía al revés. Everything he didwent wrong. O del revés inside out,wrong side out La chaqueta está delrevés. The jacket's wrong side out.

revisar to revise; to review, examine.

revisor [m] conductor (on train) [Sp~\.

revista review Se pasó revista a los sol-dados. The soldiers were reviewed.A magazine Es una revista muy cara.It's a very expensive magazine.

revolución [/] revolution, revolt; revo-lution, turn.

revolucionario \_adj; w] revolutionary.

revólver [m] revolver, pistol.

revolver [rad-ch 7] to revolve. A to stirRevuélvalo Ud. con una cuchara. Stirit with a spoon. A to turn upsidedown El niño lo revolvía todo en lacasa. The child was turning thehouse upside down.

revuelta revolt Lo revuelta empezó enun cuartel. The revolt started in oneof the barracks. A turn Al llegar ala revuelta del camino, paró. Hestopped when he reached the turn inthe road.

revuelto (see revolver) [adj] topsy-turvy.

rey [m] king.

rezar to pray, say (prayers) Rezabatodos los días sus oraciones. He saidhis prayers every day.

O rezar con to concern or affect La

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romper

orden no reza conmigo. The orderdoesn't concern me.

rezo [m] praying.

rico rich, wealthy Era el más rico delpueblo. He was the richest man inthe town. A rich (in) Hay vegetalesmuy ricos en vitaminas. Some vege-tables are very rich in vitamins. A de-licious ¡Qué más rico el sabor de estacarne! What a delicious flavor thismeat has! A cute ¡Qué niño más rico!What a cute child!

ridículo ridiculous Su aspecto era ri-dículo. His appearance was ridicu-lous.

O poner en ridículo to put in a ri-diculous position La conducta de sumujer lo puso en ridículo. The con-duct of his wife put him in a ridicu-lous position.

ridiculizar to ridicule.

rienda rein Sujete Ud. bien las ríendas.Hold on to the reins.

O a rienda suelta without restraintSe rió a rienda suelta. He laughedwithout restraint. O dar rienda sueltaa to give free rein to Dio rienda alllanto. She gave free rein to hertears.

riesgo danger, risk Corrió mucho riesgo.He ran a big risk.

rifar to raffle.

rígido stiff, rigid; severe, stern.

rigor [m] rigor, severity.

O en rigor in fact. O ser de rigorto be indispensable.

riguroso rigorous, strict, severe.

rincón [m] (inside) corner Ponga Ud.la silla en el rincón. Put the chairin the corner. A remote spot Buscóun rincón donde vivir tranquilo. Helooked for a remote spot where hecould live quietly.

riñon [wt] kidney.

río river.

riqueza wealth; abundance.

risa laugh, laughter La risa es contagi-osa. Laughter's contagious.

O cosa de risa a laughing matterNo es cosa de risa. It's not a laugh-ing matter.

risueño smiling, cheerful.

rizador [m] curler, curling iron.

rizo curl.

robar to rob, plunder Ese hombre robaa todo el mundo. That man robseverybody. A to steal Robó el dinero.He stole the money. A to draw (incards) Ahora le toca a Ud. robar.Now it's your turn to draw.

roble [w] oak.

robo robbery, theft.

robusto robust, vigorous, hale.

roca rock; cliff.

rodar [rad-ch /] to roll La piedra ro-daba cuesta abajo. The stone wasrolling downhill. A to wander about,roam Empezó a rodar por el mundo.He began to roam around the world.A to roll in Ahora rueda el dineromás que nanea. Now the money rollsin more than ever.

O rodar una película to shoot amovie Se empezó a rodar la película.They started shooting the picture.

rodear to surround, encircle El río ro-deaba la ciudad. The river sur-rounded the city.—La casa está ro-deada de árboles. The house is sur-rounded with trees. A to take the longway around.

O rodearse to surround oneself Pro-curó rodearse de buenos amigos. Hetried to surround himself with goodfriends.

rodeo turn, winding Ese camino da unrodeo muy grande. The road makesa wide turn. A roundup Hubo rodeola semana pasada. There was aroundup last week.

O dejarse de rodeos to stop beatingaround the bush Déjese de rodeos yconteste claramente. Stop beatingaround the bush and give me astraight answer.

rodilla knee Póngase Ud. de rodillas.Get down on your knees. A dustingcloth, rag Limpie Ud. con esa rodilla.Clean it with that rag.

rogar [rad-ch 7] to request, beg Merogó que le esperara. He begged meto wait for him. Ato plead Le rogóy le rogó pero no consiguió conven-cerle. He pleaded and pleaded butcouldn't convince him.

rojo red.

O al rojo red-hot, to red heat.

rollo roll, anything rolled up.

romance [>n] ballad, poem.

romántico romantic.

romper [irr] to break Rompió el vaso.He broke the glass. A to break, breakoff relations Han roto con esa fa-milia. They've broken with thatfamily.

O al romper el día, al romper elalba at dawn, at daybreak. O rompera to start to Rompió a hablar cuandonadie lo esperaba. He started to talkwhen nobody expected it. ° romperla marcha to lead the march RompíaIn marcha un escuadrón de caballería.

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sablazo

A squadron of cavalry led the march.O romperse to break ¡Cuidado quepuede romperse! Be careful, it may-break! Ato fracture, break (bone)Se rompió una pierna. He broke hisleg. Ato be torn Se le ha roto eltraje. Your dress is torn.

roncar to snore.

ronco hoarse.

ropa clothes Voy a planchar la ropa.I'm going to iron the clothes.

O a quema ropa point-blank Le dis-paró a quema ropa. He fired at himpoint-blank. Oropa blanca linen.O ropa hecha ready-made clothes.O ropa limpia clean laundry. O ropasucia soiled laundry.

ropero closet, wardrobe.

rosa rose.

O color de rosa pink.

rosario rosary.

rosca thread (screw); spiral. Aring(bread or cake).O hacer la rosca to flatter.

rostro face.

roto (See romper) broken La silla estabarota. The chair was broken.—El com-promiso quedó roto. The engagementwas broken. A tear Tiene Ud. un rotoen el pantalón. You have a tear inyour trousers.

rótulo sign.

rozadura chafed spot, sore spot.

rozar to clear (ground) Empezó a rozarla tierra. He began to clear theground. A to graze, rub El avión rozóligeramente el suelo. The airplanegrazed the ground.

|| No le gustaba rozarse con nadie.He didn't like to have anything to dowith anybody.

rubia [/] blonde.

rubio [adj~\ blond (e), fair.

rúbrica flourish, mark, distinctive flour-ish after a signature.

rudo rude, rough Aquel hombre era muyrudo. That man was very rude.A hard La jornada fué muy ruda. Thejourney was very hard.

rueda wheel.

ruego plea, request.

ruido noise ¿Qué ruido es ese? What'sthat noise? A comment, discussionAquel suceso dio mucho ruido. Thatevent caused a lot of comment.

|| Mucho ruido y pocas nueces.Much ado about nothing.

ruidoso noisy.

ruina ruin, decline Aquel negocio fué suruina. That business was his ruin.O en ruinas in ruins La ciudad que-dó en ruinas. The city was left inruins.

ruinoso ruinous.

rumba rumba (dance).

rumbo direction Salió con rumbo a Eu-ropa. He left for Europe.

O fiesta de rumbo lavish party.

rumor [m] murmur Un rumor confusosalió del público. A confused murmurarose from the crowd. A rumor Correel rumor de que va a cambiar la po-lítica. Rumor has it that there'll bea change of policy.

rústico rustic, rural.

ruta route, way.

sábado Saturday.

sábana sheet.

saber [irr] to know ¿Sabe Ud. español?Do you know Spanish? A to knowhow ¿Sabe Ud. nadar? Do you knowhow to swim?—Sabe Ud. cómo llegara ese lugar? Do you know how toget to that place? A to taste Estosabe mal. This tastes bad. Ato...usually or customarily [Am] Sabevenir los domingos. He usually comeson Sunday.

O a saber namely, i.e. Son tres: asaber, Enrique, Juan y María. Theyare three; namely, Henry, John, andMary. O demasiado saber to knowonly too well Demasiado sé que esverdad. I know only too well that

it is true. O saber a to taste of Lasopa sabe a ajo. The soup tastes ofgarlic. O saberse to become known,be found out ¡Cuidado, puede saberse!Be careful, you may be found out!O un no sé qué a certain somethingElla tiene un no sé qué muy agra-dable. She has a certain somethingthat is very pleasing.

|| ¡Qué sé yo! How do I know?]| ¿Quién sabe? Who knows? || ¡Yalo sé! I know (it)!

sabiduría learning, knowledge.

sabio [adj] wise Doña María es unemujer muy sabia. Mary's a very wisewoman. A [n] learned or wise person.

sablazo borrowing.

O dar un sablazo to make a touch,

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salida

borrow Anoche me dio un sablazo decinco dólares. Last night he touchedme for five dollars.

sable [w] saber.

sabor [w] taste, flavor El sabor de estevino es delicioso. The flavor of thiswine is delicious.

O dar sabor to season No le dabasabor a lo que guisaba. She didn'tseason her cooking.

saborear to taste, to relish.

sabroso savory, tasty.

sabueso hound.

sacacorchos [m sg] corkscrew.

sacar to draw (out) Saqué dinero delbanco. I drew some money from thebank. A to take out Saque Ud. lasmanos de los bolsillos. Take yourhands out of your pockets. A to takeoff ho sacaron del equipo. Theytook him off the team. A to bringout, manufacture Están sacando nue-vos modelos de aeroplanos. They arebringing out new airplane models.A to put out Sacó la cabeza por laventana. He put his head out of thewindow. A to relieve [Am] La medi-cina le sacó la fiebre. The medicinerelieved his fever. A to get ¿De dóndehan sacado Uds. esa idea? Where didyou get that idea? A to get out Nossacó de un apuro. He got us out oftrouble. A to win Saqué un premio enel sorteo. I won a prize at the draw-ing. A to accomplish ¿Qué saca Ud.con eso? What do you accomplish bythat? A to get out, draw out Le sa-caron el secreto. They got the secretout of him.

O sacar a bailar to invite for adance Voy a sacar a bailar a aquellachica. I'm going to ask that girl todance. O sacar a relucir to bring upSiempre saca a relucir cosas que seríamejor olvidar. He always brings upthings it would be better to forget.O sacar copia to make a copy Hay quesacar varias copias de la carta. It'snecessary to make several copies ofthe letter. O sacar el jugo to squeeze,work (one) hard Les saca el jugo asus empleados. He's working his em-ployees to the bone. ° sacar en claroto clear up, come to a conclusion Nosacó nada en claro. He didn't cometo an^ conclusion. O sacar la cuentato figure out Hay que sacar la cuenta.It's necessary to figure out the bill.O sacar (la pelota) to serve (theball); to kick off. O sacarse to takeoff [Am] Estaba sacándose los guan-

tes. He was taking off his gloves.O sacar una fotografía to take a pic-ture. O sacar ventaja to take the leadMi caballo sacó ventaja en la carrera.My horse took the lead in the race.O sacar ventaja de to profit by Sacóventaja de ese negocio. He profitedby that business.

sacerdote [m] priest.

saco sack, bag Guarde Ud. eso en el

saco. Keep that in the bag. A coat,

jacket [Am] Le sienta muy bien ese

saco. That coat looks good on him.

O saco de viaje traveling bag.

sacrificar to sacrifice Sacrificaron a suhijo. They sacrificed their son.

sacrificio sacrifice.

sacudir to shake Salió a la terraza asacudir la ropa. She went out on theterrace to shake out the clothes. A tojolt El autobús sacudió a los pasajerosal parar repentinamente. The busjolted the passengers when it stoppedsuddenly. A to beat (remove dust)Hay que sactidir esas alfombras.Those rugs have to be beaten. A toshake off, snap out of ¡Ya es hora deque sacuda Ud. la pereza! It's timefor you to snap out of your laziness!

sagrado sacred, holy.

sainete [m] one-act farce; farce La vidaes un sainete. Life is a farce.

sal [/] salt.

sala living room, parlor El piso tieneuna sala grande. The apartment hasa large living room.

O sala (de música) (music) hall.

salado \_adj] salted, salty No le gustabael jamón salado. He didn't like saltyham. A witty Es un tipo muy salado.He's a very witty fellow. A cute, win-some Es una chica muy salada. She'sa very cute girl. A unlucky [Aw]Está salado. He's unlucky. A expen-sive [Arfir] Es muy salado. It's veryexpensive.

salario salary, wages.

salchicha sausage.

salchichón [w] sausage (large).

saldo balance ¿Cuál es el saldo de micuenta? What is the balance of myaccount? A sale Hubo un saldo en esatienda. There was a sale in thatstore.

salero salt cellar.

salida exit; departure La salida de in-cendios tiene luz roja. The emei'gencyexit has a red light. A departureEsperemos hasta la salida del barco.Let's wait till the boat sails. A come-back Tenía muy buenas salidas. He

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salir

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salvaje

always had a snappy comeback. A ex-penditure Entradas y salidas. Incomeand expenditures.

O callejón sin salida dead-end street,blind alley. ° dar salida a to clearout, dispose of Hay que dar salida aestos artículos. We must clear outthese goods.salir [irr] to go (or come) out, leave,get out Salieron con Juan. They wentout with John. A to stick out Le salemucho el pañuelo del bolsillo. Hishandkerchief sticks way out of hispocket. A to come out, be published¿Ha salido ya el último número deesta revista? Has the latest issue ofthis magazine come out yet? Atocome off (or out), disappear Estasmanchas no salen. These spots don'tcome off. A to rise Quiso ver salir elsol. He wanted to see the sun rise.A to grow, to come up Empieza a salirel trigo. The wheat is beginning tocome up. A to begin (games, sports)A Ud. le toca salir. It's your turnto begin. A to draw (prize) ¿Qué nú-mero salió premiado? Which numberdrew the prize? Ato cost Esto mesale muy caro. This costs me a lot.A to turn out El niño salió muy listo.The child turned out to be verybright. A to end [Am] Al salir elverano regresaremos. We'll returnwhen the season ends.

O salir a bailar con to dance withSalió a bailar con mi hermana. Hedanced with my sister. O salir bien,salir mal to come out well, come outbadly Salió bien en los exámenes. Hecame out well in his examinations.O salir con to come out with ¿Ahorasale Ud. con eso? Now you come outwith that? O salir de compras to goshopping. O salir diputado to beelected a congressman ¿Quienes sali-eron diputados? Which congressmenwere elected? O salir ganando to comeout ahead, win ¿Quién salió ganando?Who came out ahead?—¿Quién saleganando? Who's winning? O salirseto leak Este cacharro se sale. Thispot leaks. A to leave, go out Me salídel teatro. I left the theater. O sa-lirse con la suya to have one's ownway Siempi-e se sale con la suya. Healways has his own way.—Siempre mesalgo con la mía. I always have myown way. O salirse de to get out of,to dispose of Voy a ver si me salgode este negocio. I'll see if I can getout of this deal.

saliva saliva, spit.

salmón [m] salmon.

salón [m] living room, hall, salon.O salón de baile dance hall.

salpicar to spatter El automóvil le sal-picó el traje de barro. The car spat-tered his suit with mud.

salsa gravy, sauce.

|| Estaba en su propia salsa. Hefelt at home, or He was in his ele-ment.

saltar to jump Salté de la cama al oírel despertador. I jumped out of bedwhen I heard the alarm clock. A topop out Saltó el tapón y salió ellíquido. The cork popped out andthe liquid spilled. A to bounce, boundEsta pelota no salta. This balldoesn't bounce. A to spring Saltó ensu defensa. He sprang to her de-fense.

O saltar a la vista to be self-evidentEso salta a la vista. That is self-evident. O saltarse to skip Me he sal-tado un renglón. I skipped a line.A to pop off Al desabrocharme el sacose me saltó un botón. A buttonpopped off while I was unbuttoningmy coat. A to crack, break El cristalse saltó son el calor. The glasscracked from the heat.

salto jump Este salto es muy peligroso.This is a very dangerous jump.O dar un salto mortal to turn asomersault. O de un salto in a flashDe un salto se plantó en la puerta.In a flash he was at the door. O saltode agua waterfall. O salto mortalsomersault.

salud [/] health Su salud era perfecta.He was in perfect health.

O saludos regards, greetings [Am]Mi familia le envía muchos saludos.My family sends you their regards.|| ¡A su salud! To your health!|| ¡Salud! Hello! or Greetings! orGood luck!

saludable healthful.

saludar to greet Nos saludó de unamanera muy fría. He greeted us verycoldly. A to salute (Mil).

|| Le saludo a Ud. atentamente.Sincerely yours, or Yours truly.

saludo greeting, salutation, salute Susaludo fué muy cordial. His greetingwas very cordial.—Saludo militar.Military salute.

salvación [/] salvation.

salvador, salvadora savior, rescuer.

salvaje [adj] savage, wild En el parquehabía animales salvajes. There were

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salvar

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seco

wild animals in the park. A [w] sav-age, uncivilized person Los salvajesatacaron el fuerte. The savages at-tacked the fort.

salvar to save, rescue Había que salvara muchas víctimas. There were manyvictims to be saved. Ato cover, clear,jump over Salvó la zanja de un salto.He cleared the ditch with one jump.

salvo except He revisado el libro salvoel último capítulo. I have revisedthe book except for the last chapter.O ponerse a salvo to escape, reachsafety Pudo ponerse a salvo del in-cendio. He was able to escape fromthe fire. O salvo que unless Salvo quellueva mucho, iremos al campo. Un-less it rains hard, we'll go to thecountry.

san [adj~\ (see santo) saint San Fran-cisco. Saint Francis.

sanar to heal, to cure.

sangre [/] blood.

O a sangre fría in cold blood Lohizo a sangre fría. He did it in coldblood. O hacer hervir la sangre tomake the blood boil ¡Eso me hacehervir la sangre! That makes myblood boil! O sangre fría composure,coolness of mind Su sangre fría esnotable. His coolness of mind is wellknown. O subídsele a uno la sangrea la cabeza to become excited, see red.

sangriento bloody.

sanidad [/] health Pertenecía a la juntade Sanidad. He belonged to the Boardof Health.

sano healthy Estaba muy sana. Shewas very healthy. A healthful Estaregión tiene un clima muy sano. Thisregion has a very healthful climate.A honest, good.

O sano y salvo safe and sound Alfin le vimos sano y salvo. At last wesaw him safe and sound.

santidad [/] holiness, sanctity.

santo holy, saintly. A [n] saint.

saque O el saque the kick-off (soccer,football); serve Ud. tiene el saque.It's your serve.

sarape [m] blanket [Mex]; type of wo-ven material [Me»].

sardina sardine.

sarna mange; itch (disease).

sartén [m or /] frying pan.

sastre [m] tailor.

satisfacción [/] satisfaction.

satisfacer [irr] to satisfy No me satis-face su trabajo. His work doesn'tsatisfy me. Ato pay in full Había

que satisfacer aquella deuda Thedebt had to be paid in full.

O satisfacerse to be satisfied, beconvinced Se satisfizo con la explica-ción. He was satisfied with the ex-planation.

satisfactorio satisfactory.

satisfecho (see satisfacer) satisfied.

saya skirt.

sazón [/] ripeness, maturity.

O a la sazón at that time A la sazónestaba yo en España. At that time Iwas in Spain. O en sazón ripe Lafruta está en sazón. The fruit isripe.

sazón almost ripe [Am] Este plátanoestá sazón. This banana is almostl-ipe.

sazonar to season La cocinera sazonabien la comida. The cook seasons thefood well. Ato ripen (of fruit) Esafruta sazona en la primavera. Thatfruit ripens in the spring.

se oneself, himself, herself, themselves,yourselves; to (or for) himself, her-self, etc; (used for le, les) to him,to her, etc Se afeita. He's shavinghimself.—El se dijo. He said to him-self.—Se lo doy a Ud. (a él, a ellos,etc). I'm giving it to you (to him,to them, etc). Ato each other, to oneanother Se escriben todos los días.They write to each other every day.A (as an indefinite subject) Se dice.They say. or It's said. A (for pas-sive voice, without agent) Se con-struyó una casa. A house was built.

secante annoying [Arg~\. A blotting.A [m] blotter.

O papel secante blotting paper.

secar to dry Hay que secar los platos.It's necessary to dry the dishes.

O secarse to dry oneself ProcureUd. secarse bien. Try to dry your-self thoroughly. A to wither, dry Lasflores se secaron. The flowers with-ered.

sección [/] section, division ¿En quésección trabaja Ud.? In what sectiondo you work?

seco dry Tengo la garganta seca. Mythroat is dry.—Aquí no existe la leyseca. There's no dry law here.A abrupt, curt Era un hombre muyseco. He was a very curt man.A dried Frutas secas. Dried fruits.

O a secas only, just Me llamo Pepea secas. My name is just Joe. A curt-ly Le contestó a secas. He answeredher curtly. O en seco high and dry,

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secretaría

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sencillo

aground. ° parar en seco to stopabruptly.

secretaría secretary s office; secretariat.

secretario, secretaria secretary Fué se-cretario del Alcalde. He was theMayor's secretary.

secreto secret Guarde Ud. el secreto.Keep the secret.

° un secreto a voces an open secretSu casamiento era un secreto a voces.Her marriage was an open secret;

secuestro kidnapping.

sed [/] thirst Estoy muerto de sed.I'm dying of thirst.

O tener sed to be thirsty Tengo sed.I'm thirsty. O tener sed de to be hun-gry for Tenía sed de noticias. Hewas hungry for news.

seda silk.

seguida O en seguida right away, im-mediately Voy en seguida. I'm goingright away.

seguir [rad-ch III] to follow, keep upwith No puedo seguirle a Ud. I can'tfollow you.—No vaya tan de prisaporque no puedo seguirle a Ud. Don'tgo so fast because I can't keep upwith you. A to follow, come after¿Qué sigue después? What comesafterwards? A to continue Siguióhablando más de dos horas. He kepton talking for more than two hours.A to keep Siga a la derecha. Keep tothe right.

según according to La casa está hechasegún los planos. The house is builtaccording to plans. A as Hágalo segúnle digo. Do it as I tell you. A depend-ing on Saldré o no, según esté eltiempo. I shall go or stay, dependingon the weather. A it (or that) dependsSegún; si tengo tiempo iré. It de-pends; I'll go if I have the time.O según y conforme, según y comothat depends.

segundo [adj] second. A [m] second Es-péreme un segundo, ahora vuelvo. Waita second, I'll be right back.

O segunda intención double meaningLo dijo con segunda intención. Whathe said had a double meaning.

seguridad [/] security ¿Qué seguridad meofrece Ud.? What security can yougive me?

O caja de seguridad safe-deposit box.O con (toda) seguridad certainly, surelyVendrá con toda seguridad. He'llsurely come.

seguro sure, certain ¿Está Ud. seguro deque no vendrá? Are you sure he won'tcome? A safe Este puente es muy se-

guro. This bridge is very safe.A secure ¿Está el clavo bien seguro?Is the nail in firmly? A steady, sureSu paso no es seguro. His step is notsteady.—Anda con paso seguro. Hewalks with a sure step. A [m] safetycatch Puso la pistola en el seguro. Heput the safety catch of his pistol on.A insurance ¿Quiere Ud. hacerse unseguro de vida? Do you wish to takeout a life insurance policy?

seis six.

selección [/] selection, choice.

seleccionar to choose Seleccionaron a losjugadores. They chose the players.

selecto distinguished, select Había unpúblico muy selecto. There was a verydistinguished audience.

sellar to stamp Selle Ud. esos localidades.Stamp those tickets. A to seal Sellabalas cartas. He was sealing the letters.

sello seal El notario puso su sello en eldocumento. The notar-y placed his sealon the document. A stamp ¿En quéventanilla venden sellos? At whatwindow do they sell stamps? A cap-sule, pill Compró unos sellos para eldolor de cabeza. He bought some head-ache pills.

selva jungle, woods, forest.

semana week ¿En qué día de la semana

estamos? What day of the week is it?

O semana inglesa five-day week.

O Semana Santa Holy Week (Easter).

semanal [adj] weekly.

semblante [m] look, expression.

sembrar [rad-ch 7] to sow En el otoñosembraremos. We'll sow in the fall.A to spread Siembra la discordia entresus compañeros. He spread discordamong his friends.

semejante [adj] similar Las dos historiasson muy semejantes. The two storiesare very similar. A such No creo ensemejante cosa. Don't believe such athing. A [m] fellow-man Piense queson sus semejantes. Remember thatthey're your fellow-men.

semejanza resemblance, similarity.

semilla seed.

senado senate.

senador [m] senator.

sencillez [/] simplicity Vestía con muchasencillez. She dressed very simply.A naturalness Atraía por la sencillez desu carácter. She attracted people be-cause of her naturalness.

sencillo [adj] plain Habla de una manerasencilla. She speaks plainly. A unaf-fected Su amigo es muy sencillo. Yourfriend is very unaffected.

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senda

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separación

senda path.

sendero path, byway.

sensación [/] sensation.

sensato sensible, wise.

sensible sensitive, keen Tenía el oído muysensible. He had a keen sense of hear-ing.

sentar [rad-ch I] to seat Voy a sentarleen la última fila. I'm going- to seat himin the last row. A to fit Aquel traje nole sentaba bien. That suit didn't fithim well.

O sentarle a uno bien (or mal) toagree (or disagree) with one La lan-gosta no le sentó bien. The lobsterdidn't agree with him.—Este clima mesienta bien. This climate agrees withme. O sentarle mal (or no sentarlebien) a uno not to set well (with one)ho que dijo no vie sentó bien. What hesaid didn't set well with me. O sentarseto sit down Siéntese Ud. Sit down.

sentencia sentence El tribunal dictó lasentencia. The court pronounced (the)sentence.

sentido sincere Sus palabras eran muysentidas. His words were very sincere.A moving Su discurso era muy sentido.His address was very moving. A [»?]sense (of five senses) El seritido delolfato. The sense of smell. A meaningEsto tiene doble sentido. This has adouble meaning. A direction Caminabaen sentido contrario. He was walkingin the opposite direction.

° estar sentido to be offended, hurtEstá sentida por lo que le dijeron. Sheis offended because of what they toldher. O perder el sentido to lose con-sciousness Perdió el sentido y cayó alsuelo. He lost consciousness and fellto the ground. O sentido común com-mon sense. O tener sentido to makesense No tenía sentido lo que escribía.What he was writing didn't make sense.

sentimental sentimental.sentimiento sentiment, feeling Era per-sona de buenos sentimientos. He wasa person of good sentiments. A sorrow,grief Su sentimiento fué muy grande.His sorrow was very great.

O persona de malos sentimientosmalicious person,sentir [rad-ch 77] to feel Siento un doloren las articulaciones. I feel a pain inmy joints. A to sense, feel, hear Sientopasos. I hear footsteps. A to regretEso es lo que más siento de todo. That'swhat I regret most of all. A to besorry Siento mucho molestarle. I'mvery sorry to bother you.

O sentirse to feel Se sentía enfermo.He felt ill. O sentirse molesto to beannoyed So tenía porqué sentirse mo-lesto. He had no reason to be annoyed.

seña sign Hizo una seña con la mano.He made a sign with his hand. A trace,sign No quedaron ni señas del pastel.Not a trace of the cake remained.A mark Tiene una seña en la cara. Hehas a mark on his face.

O señas address Escriba Ud. a estasseñas. Write to this address. O señasdigitales fingerprints. O señas per-sonales personal description.

señal [/] mark Ponga una señal en esapágina. Put a mark on that page.A signal La señal de avance fué un dis-paro. A shot was the signal to ad-vance.

O en señal as a deposit /Quiere Ud.que deje algún dinero en señal? Doyou want me to leave some money as adeposit? O señal de peligro distresssignal; danger signal. O señales detráfico traffic signs.

señalar to mark Señale Ud. esto con totea.Mark this with ink. A to point out,mark Señale Ud. los errores que en-cuentre. Point out the errors you find.A to set Hay que señalar el dia de lareunión. The date of the reunionmust be set.

O señalar con el dedo to point (withthe finger).

señor [m] Mr. ¿Está el señor Palacios?Is Mr. Palacios in? A sir Sí señor,tiene Ud. razón. Yes sir, you're right.A man Me han dicho que es un señormuy fino. I have heard that he's avery fine man. A gentleman Hay unseñor esperándole. There's a gentle-man waiting for him.

° el señor de la casa the master ofthe house. O Señor Lord. O NuestroSeñor our Lord.

|| Tuve un señor disgusto. I was verydisgusted.

señora Mrs. ¿Puedo hablar con la Señorade García? May I speak to Mrs. Gar-cía? A lady Cuayido la conocí era unaseñora de edad. When I met her shewas an elderly lady. A madam St,señora. Yes, madam.

señorita Miss ¿Conoce Ud. a la SeñoritaMartínez? Do you know Miss Mar-tinez? A young lady Esta señorita noes americana. This young lady is notan American.

señorito young gentleman; master of thehouse; playboy [Sp~\.

separación [/] separation.

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separar

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seso

separar to separate, set apart Separe Ud.las niñas de los niños. Separate thegirls from the boys. A to divide Unacortina separa las dos habitaciones. Acurtain divides the two rooms. A tomove away Separe Ud. un poco la mesade la pared. Move the table awayfrom the wall a bit. A to lay asideSepare estos trajes para que me losenvíen. Lay aside these suits so theycan send them to me.

O separarse to separate El matri-monio decidió separarse. The coupledecided to separate.

septiembre [m] September.

séptimo seventh.

sepultar to bury, inter, entomb.

sepultura grave.

sequedad [/] aridity, dryness.

ser [irr] to be (with predicate noun orpronoun) Su padre es abogado. Hisfather's a lawyer.—La victima no fuiyo. The victim wasn't I. A (withpredicate adjectives that express aninherent or characteristic quality) Elcamino es muy largo. The road's verylong.:—La niña es bonita. The child'spretty. A (origin) El señor Pérez esde Madrid. Mr. Pérez is from Madrid.A (ownership) Pero no era de Ud. Butit wasn't yours. A (material of whicha thing is made) Era un reloj de oro.It was a gold watch. A (in impersonalexpressions) Es imposible. It's impos-sible.—No era verdad. It wasn't true.A (in expressions of time) ¿Qué horaera? What time was it?—Eran lascuatro y media. It was half past four.A to take place La escena es en Paris.The scene takes place in Paris. A (witha past participle to form passive voice)La obra fué escrita por Lope de Vega.The work was written by Lope deVega.

° es que the fact is that jE7s que va avenir ahora. The fact is that he's com-ing right away. O no sea que because. . . might Lleve el paraguas no seaque llueva. Take an umbrella becauseit might rain. O ¿qué ha sido de ... ?what's become of . . . ?

serenata serenade.

serenidad [/] serenity, calm.

sereno clear, fair El cielo está muysereno. The sky is very clear. A calm,serene Era un hombre sereno. He wasa calm man. A [m] night-watchman[Sp] Esta calle no tiene sereno. Thisstreet has no night-watchman. A dewHay mucho sereno en las flores. Thereis a lot of dew on the flowers.

serie [/] series Pertenece a la serie A.It belongs to series A.

O en serie mass produced, standard-ized.

seriedad [/] seriousness, gravity, earnest-ness.

serio serious, solemn No se ponga Ud. tanserio. Don't be so solemn. A criticalEstos son tientos muy serios. Theseare critical times.

O en serio seriously Estábamos ha-blando en serio. We were speakingseriously.

servicio service El servicio del ferrocarriles ahora muy malo. Train service isvery bad now. A toilet, water-closet[Am].

° servicio doméstico domestic helpEs muy difícil conseguir servicio do-méstico. It is very difficult to get anydomestic help. O servicio militar mili-tary service.

servidor, servidora servant Tiene muybuenos servidores. She has excellentservants.

|| Servidor de Ud. At your service.

servidumbre [/] (staff of) servants, at-tendants; servitude.

servilleta table napkin.

servir [rad-ch III] to serve, wait onSirva Ud. primero a las señoras. Servethe ladies first. A to serve Sirvió cua-tro años en las fuerzas aéreas. Heserved in the Air Corps for four years.O servir para to be good for Eso nosirve para nada. That's good for noth-ing. O servirse to help oneself Tengala bondad de servirse. Please helpyourself.

|| ¡Para servir a Ud.! At your ser-vice!

sesenta sixty.

sesión [/] session, meeting ¿Dónde secelebrará la sesión? Where will themeeting take place?

seso brain Comió un plato de sesos deternera. He ate a plate of calf's brains.O devanarse los sesos to rack one'sbrains Hay que devanarse los sesospara comprender este problema. Onehas to rack one's brains to understandthat problem. O perder el seso to loseone's head (over) Perdió el seso poraquella muchacha. He lost his headover that girl. O saltarse la tapa delos sesos to blow out one's brains Deun tiro se saltó la tapa de los sesos.He blew his brains out with one shot.O sin seso witless, scatterbrained ¡Quémuchacha sin sesos! What a scatter-brained girl!

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setenta

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simple

setenta seventy.

severidad [/] severity, rigor.

severo severe, rigorous.

sexo sex.

sexto sixth.

sexual sexual.

si if, whether Deseo saber si Ud. viene.I want to know whether you're coming.° por si acaso if by chance, just incase he dejo esto por si acaso viene.I'm leaving this just in case he comes.|| ;Si fuera verdad! If it were onlytrue!

sí yes. O sí qUe certainly Eso si que esraro. That's certainly strange. O un... sí y otro no every other . . . Vieneun día sí y otro no. He comes everyother day.

sí [prori].

O de por sí separately, individually,by oneself Dio de por sí todo lo quepudo. He gave all he could by himself.—Cada uno de por sí haga lo quepueda. Let each one individually dowhat he can. O fuera de sí beside him-self, herself, yourself, themselves Esta-ban fuera de si. They were besidethemselves (with anger, anxiety, joy,etc). O sí mismo, misma, mismos, mis-mas himself, herself, themselves Teníaun gran dominio sobre sí mismo. Hehad great control of himself (or greatself-control). O volver en sí to regainconsciousness No ha vuelto en si. Hehasn't regained consciousness.

siembra sowing, seeding, planting.

siempre always Siempre hace el mismotrabajo. He always does the samework.

O para siempre forever. O para siem-pre jamás forever and ever. O siempreque whenever Siempre que me ve, mesaluda. Whenever he sees me, he greetsme. ' A provided (that) Siempre qzieestudie aprobará. He'll pass providedhe studies.

sien [/] temple (anatomy).

sierra saw No corta bien la sierra. Thesaw doesn't cut well. A mountain rangeSubieron al pico más alto de la sierra.They climbed to the highest peak ofthe range.

siesta afternoon nap.

siete seven. A [m] tear, rent (in cloth-ing) Tenía un siete en la chaqueta. Hehad a tear in his jacket.

siglo century.

significación [/] significance, importance,implication Ese hejho no tiene ningunasignificación. That fact has no signifi-cance whatever.

significado meaning (literal) ¿Cuál es elsignificado de esta palabra en inglés?What's the meaning of that word inEnglish?

significar to mean No sé qué significa esapalabra. I don't know what that wordmeans.

significativo significant.

signo mark, sign, symbol Haga Ud. claroslos signos de puntuación. Make thepunctuation marks clear.—El signo dela Cruz. The sign of the Cross.—Unsigno fonético. A phonetic symbol.

siguiente next, following Esperé hasta eldía siguiente. I waited till the follow-ing day.

sílaba syllable.

silbar to whistle Silbe Ud. para ver sinos oyen. Whistle to see if they hearus. A to boo (whistling indicates dis-approval in Spanish-speaking coun-tries) El público silbó la comedia. Theaudience booed the comedy.

silbato whistle (instrument) Se oía elsilbato de la locomotora. The locomo-tive's whistle could be heard.

silbido whistle, sound.

silencio silence Sufrió en silencio aquelagravio. He suffered that affront insilence.

O en silencio quiet Todo estaba ensilencio. Everything was quiet. O guar-dar silencio to keep quiet (make nosound) Procuren guardar silencio du-rante las horas de estudio. Keep quietduring study hours.

|| ¡Silencio! Quiet! or Silence!

silencioso silent, noiseless ¿Quiere Ud.comprar la máquina de escribir silen-ciosa? Do you want the noiseless type-writer?

silla chair Siéntese en esa silla. Sit downin that chair.

O silla de montar saddle.

sillón [w] armchair.

° sillón de ruedas wheel chair.

silueta silhouette, outline. A figure Esamuchacha tiene una silueta muy bonita.That girl has a very nice figure.

simpatía congeniality Le inspiró muchasimpatía. He found her very con-genial.

simpático nice, pleasant, congenial Esun muchacho simpático. He's a niceboy. A congenial El ambiente allí esmuy simpático. The atmosphere there'svery congenial.

simple simple, easy Aquel trabajo eramuy simple. That work was verysimple. A simple, witless ¡Qué hombremás simple! What a witless man!

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simpleza

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sociedad

A [n] simpleton Es un simple. He's asimpleton.simpleza silliness La simpleza de esamujer me molesta. That woman's silli-ness annoys me. A silly thing Esehombre no hace más que simplezas.That man's always doing silly things.A trifle Riñeron por una simpleza. Theyquarreled over a trifle.sin without Llegó sin un centavo. Hearrived without a penny.—Le espero enla oficina mañana sin falta. I'll expectyou at the office tomorrow without fail.O sin embargo however, nevertheless.sinceridad [/] sincerity.sincero sincere.

singular [adj] singular (grammar).A strange, singular ¡Qué caso tan sin-gular! What a strange case! A [to]singular Escriba Ud. el verbo en sin-gular. Write the verb in the singular.siniestro sinister, vicious Era un hombre

siniestro. He was a sinister man.sino but. A except, but Nadie sino tupuede hacerlo. No one except you cando it. A [to] fate, destiny.

O no ... sino not. . . but No es gordo,sino flaco. He's not fat, but thin.O no sólo . . . sino (también) not only. . . but (also) No sólo era pobre, sino(también) desgraciado. He was notonly poor but also unfortunate.síntoma symptom.sinvergüenza [to] scoundrel, rascal,siquiera at least Déme siquiera aguafría. At least give me some cold water.O (ni) siquiera (not) even Ni si-quiera me habló. He didn't even speakto me. O (si) siquiera if only, if atleast Siquiera nos pagaran hoy. Ifonly they'd pay us today.sirvienta maid, servant girl.sirviente [to] servant (domestic).sistema [to] system.

sitio spot, site Es un sitio precioso parapasar el verano. It's a delightful spotto spend the summer. A place, seatOcupe Ud. su sitio. Take your place.A room, space No hay bastante sitiopara todos There isn't enough roomfor all. A siege, besieging El sitio dela ciudad duró tres semanas. The siegeof the city lasted three weeks.situación [/] site, location La situaciónde la colina era muy favorable. Thesituation of the hill was very favor-able. A situation, standing (in life)La situación de esa familia es muybuena. That family's situation is verygood. A situation, predicament No sélo que hubiera hecho en esa situación.

I don't know what I'd have done inthat predicament.smoking [to] dinner jacket, tuxedo,soberano [adj] absolute Tiene por ellaun desprecio soberano. He feels abso-lute contempt for her.

O los soberanos the sovereigns (theking and queen).

soberbia arrogance, haughtiness.

soberbio arrogant, haughty.

sobornar to bribe.

sobra excess, surplus.

O de sobra more than enough Tengode sobra con lo que Ud. me dio. I havemore than enough with what you gaveme. O estar de sobra to be superflu-ous, be in the way, be in excess Yoaquí estoy de sobra. I'm superfluoushere. O saber de sobra to be fullyaware Lo sabe Ud. de sobra. You'refully aware of that. O sobras left-overs Estas croquetas están hechas consobras. These croquettes are made ofleft-overs.

sobrar to be in excess, be more thanenough, be left over Sobró mucha comi-da. A great deal of food was left over.—Sobra comida. There's more thanenough food. A to be superfluous Meparece que aquí sobro. It seems to methat I'm superfluous here.

sobre over El avión pasó sobre la ciudad.The airplane passed over the city.A on, upon Había un libro sobre lamesa. There was a book on the table.A on Súbase sobre esa silla para al-canzar el cuadro. Get up on that chairto reach the picture. A about, concern-ing Quiero hablarle a Ud. sobre ciertoasunto. I want to speak to you abouta certain matter. A [to] envelope Deme

t un sobre. Give me an envelope.

O sobre todo above all Sobre todo nodejes de escribir. Above all don't failto write.

sobrehumano superhuman.

sobrenatural supernatural.

sobresueldo extra income Tiene un sobre-sueldo de veinte dólares la semana. Hehas an extra income of twenty dollarsa week.

sobrina niece.

sobrino nephew.

sobrio sober, temperate; restrained.

socar to tighten [Am] Este nudo haquedado muy socado. This knot's verytight.

social [adj] social.

sociedad [/] society Le gustaba frecuen-tar la buena sociedad. He liked to

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soltura

move in high society. A partnership;corporation.

O sociedad anónima joint stock com-pany, corporation.

socio partner (in business) Le presentoa mi socio, Sr. Avalos. Meet my part-ner, Mr. Avalos. A member (of club orsociety) ¿Es Ud. socio de ese club? Areyou a member of that club?

socorrer to help Había que socorrer a losnáufragos. It was necessary to helpthe survivors of a shipwreck.

socorro help, aid Le agradecí el socorroque me prestó. I was grateful to himfor the help he gave me.

° puesto de socorro first-aid station.|| ¡Socorro! ¡Socorro! Help!

sofá [m] sofa.

sofocado (see sofocar) embarrassed,flushed.

sofocar to stifle, suffocate El calor losofocaba. The heat was stifling him.A to choke, suffocate El humo lo sofo-caba. The smoke was choking him.A to put out, extinguish Las bombassofocaron el incendio. The fire enginesput out the fire.

° sofocarse to get flushed and out ofbreath Se sofocó al subir los escaleras.He got flushed and out of breath onclimbing the stairs. A to get excitedProcure Ud. no sofocarse por eseasunto. Don't get excited over thatmatter. A to blush, get embarrassedAl oír aquella palabra, la niña sesofocó. The girl blushed when sheheard that word.

sofoco blushing, embarrassment.

O pasar un sofoco to be in an em-barrassing situation.

soga rope Coja Ud. la soga por la punta.Catch the end of the rope.

sol [m\ sun. A sunlight, sun Esas plan-tas necesitan mucho sol. Those plantsrequire a lot of sunlight. A sol (Peru-vian currency unit).

O al salir el sol at sun-up, at sunriseAl salir el sol se empezó la marcha.The march began at sun-up. O estarquemado (or tostado) por el sol to besunburned (or sun-tanned). O hacersol to be sunny Hoy no hace sol. It'snot sunny today. O tomar el sol tosunbathe Estuvieron tomando el solmucho rato. They took a long sunbath.

solapa lapel.

soldada salary (of servants).

soldado (see soldar) soldered, weldedTodavía no han soldado la cañería.They haven't soldered the pipe yet.

A [m] soldier Los soldados fueron alo-jados en el pueblo. The soldiers werebilleted in the town. A private (mili-tary).

O soldado de primera (clase) privatefirst class. O soldado raso buck pri-vate.

soldar [rad-ch 7] to solder, weld.

soledad [/] solitude.

solemne solemn.

soler [rad-ch 7] to be in the habit of, havethe custom of ¿A qué hora suele venirUd. a la oficina? What time do youusually come to the office?—Solíamoshacer excursiones por la montaña. Weused to make trips to the mountains.

solicitar to request, apply for Hay quesolicitar un permiso para visitar eseedificio. It's necessary to apply for apass to visit that building.

solicitud [/] solicitude; application (re-quest).

sólido solid, firm El puente tiene una basemuy sólida. That bridge has a verysolid base. A sound Tenia una culturamuy sólida. He had a very sound cul-tural background.

sollozar to sob.

sollozo sob.

solo alone Cuande venga a verme vengaUd. solo. When you come to see me,come alone. A lonely Estoy muy solo.I'm very lonely. A [w] solo El tenorcantó muy bien el solo. The tenor sangthe solo very well.

sólo only El matrimonio tenia un hijosólo. The couple had only one son.

soltar [rad-ch 7] to loosen Soltaron lasamarras. They loosened the cables.A to let out Soltó una exclamación. Helet out an exclamation. A to drop, letgo Soltó el paquete que tenia en lamano. He let go the package he had inhis hand.

° soltarse to loosen, become loose Seme ha soltado el cordón del zapato. Myshoe lace is loose. O soltar una bofe-tada to slap (suddenly or unexpect-edly) Le soltó itna bofetada. Sheslapped him. O soltar una carcajadato burst out laughing Cuando lo oyósoltó la carcajada. When he heard it heburst out laughing. O soltar una frescato give one a piece of one's mind, tellone where to get off Le voy a soltaruna fresca. I'll give him a piece ofmy mind.

soltero single (not married).

soltura poise, ease (of movement) Baila-ba con mucha soltura. She dancedeffortlessly, * fluency Habla las len-

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sordo

1—

guas extranjeras con soltura. Hespeaks foreign languages fluently.

solución [/] solution Esto no tiene solu-ción. This doesn't have any solution.A result ¿Qué solución hubo en aquelpleito? What was the result of thatlawsuit? A solution (liquid).

solucionar to solve.

solvencia solvency.

solvente solvent (financially).

sombra shade Buscó la sombra del árbol.He sought the shade of the tree.A shadow «Se veía en el suelo la sombradel avión. The shadow of the airplanecould be seen on the ground. A dark,darkness Estaba escondido en la som-bra. He was hidden in the dark,luck. A wit Ese chiste tiene muchasombra. That joke's very witty.

O a la sombra in the shadow; [Slang]in jail. O buena sombra good luck.O dar sombra to give shade Los árbolesdan sombra. The trees give shade.O hacer sombra to outshine Esa mujerle hace sombra a su marido. Thatwoman outshines her husband. O malasombra bad luck. O no ser ni su som-bra to be but a shadow of one's formerself.

sombrerería hat factory or store.

sombrero hat.

O sombrero de copa silk hat, top hat.O sombrero de paja straw hat.

sombrilla parasol.

sombrío gloomy, somber Tenia nn sem-blante muy sombrío. He had a verygloomy expression on his face.

someter to subdue Es muy difícil sometera esa gente. It's very difficult to subduethose people. A to subject Someta Ud.esto a nuevo estudio. Subject this tofurther study. Ato submit, presentSometa Ud. el informe. Submit thereport.

O someterse to submit No sé cómo sesomete a que le traten así. I don'tknow why he submits to such treat-ment. A to surrender Se sometieronante los invasores. They surrenderedto the invading armies.

son [m] sound (musical or pleasant) Elson de los violincs. The sound of theviolins. A Cuban song and dance.

O ¿a qué son? for what reason?¿A qué son dice Ud. eso? For whatreason do you say that? O en son deas, like, in the manner of Lo dijo enson de broma. He said it as a joke.O sin ton ni son without rhyme orreason Habla sin ton ni son. He talkswithout rhyme or reason.

sonado (see sonar) sensational, scan-dalous.

sonar \rad-ch /] to sound, ring Sonó lasirena del barco. The ship's sirensounded. A to strike Sonaron las diez.The clock struck ten. A to ring Meparece que ha sonado el timbre. I thinkthe bell rang. A to sound familiar Esenombre no me suena. That name doesn'tsound familiar. Ato be mentioned, betalked about, be in the public eye Sunombre suena mucho. His name's al-ways in the public eye.

O sonarse to blow one's nose.

sondear to sound, take soundings in Estu-vieron sondeando la bahía. They weretaking soundings in the bay. Atosound out Sondee Ud. sus intenciones.Sound out his intentions.

sonido sound (something heard).

sonoro sonorous.

sonreír to smile.

sonrisa smile.

sonrojar to make blush.O sonrojarse to blush.

soñador [m] dreamer.

soñar [rad-ch /] to dream Sueño con

mucha frecuencia. I dream very often.

O ni soñar not by a long shot "¿Te

lo dio? "¡Ni soñar!" "Did he give it

to you?" "Not by a long shot!"

sopa soup.

O hecho una sopa drenched to theskin Llegó a casa hecho una sopa. Hegot home drenched to the skin.

soplar to blow Soplaba mucho viento. Astrong wind was blowing. A to tattle,blab Le sopla al jefe todo lo que ocurreen la oficina. He tattles to the bossabout everything that goes on in theoffice.

soplido blow(ing), puff De un soplido,apagó la vela. He put out the candlewith a puff.

soplo breath, gust (of air), puff No hayhoy ni un soplo de aire. There's nota breath of air today. A tip, hint Co-gieron al asesino gracias a un soploque recibió la policía. They caught themurderer as a result of a tip receivedby the police.

soportar to bear, put up with No hay másremedio que soportar esto. There'snothing to do but bear it.

sorber to sip.

sorbo sip Déme un sorbo de agua. Giveme a sip of water.

sordo deaf Estaba bastante sordo. Hewas quite deaf. A muffled, dull Oyó u»ruido sordo. He heard a muffled noise.

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sucesivo

A dull Tenía un dolor sordo en el pecho.He had a dull pain in his chest.

O hacerse el sordo to turn a deaf earSe hizo el sordo a mis peticiones. Heturned a deaf ear to my pleas.

sordomudo deaf and dumb. A [n] deaf-mute.

soroche [«?] altitude sickness, mountainsickness [Am].

sorprendente surprising.

sorprender to surprise he soprendióaquella noticia. That news surprisedhim. A to catch Su madre le sorpren-dió robando. His mother caught himstealing.

O sorprenderse to be surprised No sesorprenda Ud. por eso. Don't be sur-prised by that.

sorpresa surprise ¡Qué sopresa tan agra-dable el verle! What a pleasant sur-prise to see you!

O de sorpresa by surprise Me hacogido de sorpresa esa noticia. Thatnews took me by surprise. O porsorpresa by surprise Los detuvieronpor sopresa. They arrested them bysurprise.

sortear to raffle off, draw lots for Sor-tearon un reloj. They raffled off awatch. Ato elude, dodge El torerosortea hábilmente al toro. The bull-fighter dodges the bull skillfully.

sortija ring (circular object).

sosegarse [rad-ch /] to compose oneself,calm down Cuando Ud. se sosiegue,hablaremos. When you calm down,we'll talk.

sosiego peace, tranquillity.

soso tasteless Estas legumbres están muysosas. These vegetables are tasteless.A insipid ¡Qué persona más sosa! Whatan insipid person!

sospecha suspicion.

sospechar to suspect Sospecho que estetrabajo no está bien hecho. I suspectthat this work isn't well done.

sospechoso suspicious.

sostener [irr] to hold Sostenía la botellaen la mano. He held the bottle in hishand. A to maintain, stick to Lo digoy lo sostengo. I say it and I stick to it.A to support Con su trabajo sostenía asu familia. He supported his familyby working.

° sostenerse to support oneself, stand(up) Estaba tan borracho que no podiasostenerse. He was so drunk he couldn'tstand up.

sótano basement.

su; pi sus your, his, her, its, their Su

pluma. Your pen, his pen, etc.—Susplumas. Your pens, his pens, etc.

suave delicate, soft, gentle, light El den-tista tenía la mano muy suave. Thedentist had a very light hand. A smoothEs una tela muy suave. It's a verysmooth cloth. A gentle Soplaba unviento suave. A very gentle breeze wasblowing. A mellow, mild Este vino esmuy suave. This wine's very mellow.A meek, docile Este niño tiene un carác-ter muy suave. This child's very meek.

suavizar to soften.

subalterno [adj; n] subordinate.

subasta auction.

subido (see subir) high, bright Es unacorbata de color subido. It's a bright-colored tie.

subir to go up Voy a subir por mi abrigo.I'm going up for my coat. A to bringup Súbame Ud. el baúl. Bring up mytrunk. Ato put on, set on El mozo lesubirá la maleta al tren. The porterwill put your suitcase on the train.A to put up, lift up Suba Ud. el niño ala silla. Lift the child up on the chair.A to raise Tendrá Ud. que subir un pocola voz, es muy sordo. You'll have toraise your voice a little; he's very deaf.A to add up, amount, come ¿A cuántosube la cuenta? How much does thebill come to? A to go up, rise, increaseLos precios han subido miicho. Priceshave gone up a lot.—Le subió la tem-peratura. His temperature rose. A torise, ascend El globo subió hasta diezmil pies. The balloon rose to ten thou-sand feet. A to rise, advance Ha silbidomuy de prisa ese muchacho. That boy'sadvanced very rapidly.

O subírsele a uno a la cabeza to goto one's head Se le ha subido a lacabeza su popularidad. His popularity'sgone to his head.

su(b)scribirse to subscribe ¿Quiere Ud.subscribirse a esta revista? Do youwant to subscribe to this magazine?

su(b)scripción [/] subscription.

su(b)stitución [/] substitution.

su(b)stituir to replace.

su(b)stituto, su(b)stituta substitute.

subterráneo subway [Aw],

suceder to succeed Se cree que su hijo lesucederá. It's thought that his son'llsucceed him. A to happen Sucedió algoque nadie se explica. Something hap-pened that can't be explained.

O suceda lo que suceda come whatmay Suceda lo que suceda, yo estaréaquí. Come what may, I'll be here.

sucesivo consecutive, successive.

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superficial

O en lo sucesivo in the future.

suceso event.

suciedad [/] filthiness.

sucio dirty La calle estaba muy sucia..The street was very dirty. A dirty, un-fair Hizo una jugada, sucia. He playeda dirty trick.

sudamericano [ad;; ri\ South American.

sudar to sweat.

sudeste [m] southeast.

sudoeste [w] southwest.

sudor [m] sweat.

suegra mother-in-law.

suegro father-in-law.

suela sole Las suelas de mis zapatos estánrotas. The soles of my shoes are wornout.

suelo floor El suelo estaba manchado.The floor was stained. A soil Estesuelo produce mucho. This soil's veryproductive. A ground Cayó al sueloherido. He fell to the ground wounded.

suelto loose, untidy Tenia suelto el cor-don de un zapato. One of his shoelaceswas loose. A free, (on the) loose Eseperro está suelto. That dog's loose.A odd Tenemos unos números sueltos deesa revista. We have some odd copiesof that magazine. A single Númerosuelto, dos pesos. Single copy, twopesos. A [m] (loose) change ¿Tiene Ud.suelto? Have you any change? A news-paper report or item ¿Ha visto Ud. estesuelto en el periódico? Have you seenthis newspaper report?

° suelto de lengua loose-tongued Eramuy suelto de lengua. He was veryloose-tongued.

sueño sleep Necesita Ud. más sueño. Youneed more sleep. A dream He tenidoun sueño muy raro. I've had a verystrange dream.

O conciliar el sueño to get to sleepNo pudo conciliar el sueño. He couldn'tget to sleep. O echar un sueño to takea nap A la mitad de la tarde eché unsueño. I took a nap in the middle ofthe afternoon. O tener sueño to besleepy.

\\Tenia el sueño pesado. He was avery sound sleeper.

suerte [/] fate, luck Quiso la suerte queyo llegara en aquel momento. As luckwould have it, I arrived at that mo-ment. A luck Ese hombre tiene buenasuerte. That man has good luck.

O de suerte que so (that), and so ¿Besuerte que no le ha visto Ud.? So youhaven't seen him? O echar (a) suertesto draw lots. O por suerte fortunatelyPor suerte o por desgracia ya está Ud.

aquí. Fortunately or unfortunatelyyou're here now. O tocarle a uno lasuerte to be lucky ¡A mi me tocó lasuerte! I was lucky.

suéter [m] sweater [Í4ra].

sufragio suffrage, vote.

sufrimiento suffering.

sufrir to suffer ¿De qué dolencia sufreUd.? What ails you? A to undergo Hasufrido una operación. He's undergonean operation. A to endure, put up with.¡No le puedo sufrir más! I can't putup with him any longer!

sufrido (see sufrir) serviceable, practicalEl traje tiene un color sufrido. Thedress is a practical color. A patient,long-suffering Es un hombre muy su-frido. He's a very long-suffering man.

sugerir [rad-ch //] to suggest.

sugestionar to influence Nada podíasugestionarle. Nothing could influencehim. A to hypnotize.

O sugestionarse to be spellbound Mequedé sugestionado. I was spellbound.

suicida [m, /] suicide (person).

suicidarse to commit suicide.

suicidio suicide (act).

sujetar to hold Los policías trataron desujetarle. The police tried to hold him.A to fasten Sujete al perro con unacadena. Fasten the dog with a chain.O sujetarse to submit, abide (by)Había que sujetarse a la nueva dispo-sición. We had to submit to the newregulation.

sujeto (see sujetar) fastened No estábien sujeto el cinturón. The belt's notwell fastened. A [m] subject (gram-mar) ¿Cuál es el sujeto de esa oración?What's the subject of that sentence?Afellow, guy ¿Quién es ese sujeto?Who's that fellow?

suma amount, sum ¿Cuánto es la sumatotal? What's the total amount?

O en suma in short En suma, ¿qué eslo que pasó? In short, what happened?

sumar to add; to amount to.

sumergirse to submerge, dive.

sumidero sewer, sink, drain.

sumo great He tenido sumo gusto enconocerle. It's been a great pleasure toknow you.

O a lo sumo at most A lo sumo tar-dará dos horas. She'll be delayed twohours at most. O el sumo the greatestEl Sumo Hacedor. The Almighty.

suntuoso sumptuous.

superficial superficial La herida era su-perficial. The wound was superficial.—Sus conocimientos eran muy super-ficiales. His knowledge was very su-

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suyo

perficial. A shallow ¡Qué muchacha tansuperficial! What a shallow girl!superficie [/] surface.superior superior, better Esto es de cali-dad superior. This is of superiorquality. A higher Tenía un grado su-perior en el ejército. He held a higherrank in the army. A above Vive en elpiso superior. He lives on the floorabove. A [rri] superior Respete a sussuperiores. Show respect for your su-periors.

O parte superior upper part El libroestá en la parte superior del armario.The book's in the upper part of thecupboard.superioridad [/] superiority.súplica request; entreaty, supplication.superstición [/] superstition.superviviente [m, /] survivor.suplente [adj] substituting. A [n] sub-stitute.suplicar to implore Le suplicó que le ayu-dara. She implored him to help her.A to beg, request Le suplico a Ud. quevuelva mañana. I beg you to comeback tomorrow.suplicio torture Le sometieron a horriblessuplicios. They subjected him to hor-rible torture. A ordeal, anguish Pasópor el suplicio de ver morir a su padre.He went through the ordeal of seeinghis father die.suponer [irr~\ to suppose, assume Supusoque ella no quería hacer ese trabajo.He assumed she didn't want to do thatwork. A to imagine Ud. podrá suponerlo que ocurrió. You can imagine whathappened. A to amount to, cost ¿Cuan-to supone todo esto? How much doesall this amount to?suposición [/] supposition.supremo supreme Tribunal Supremo.

Supreme Court.supresión [/] suppression.suprimir to suppress, leave out, omitSuprima Ud. la pimienta en la sopa.Omit the pepper from the soup. A toabolish Suprimieron los impuestos so-bre la renta. They abolished incometaxes.supuesto (see suponer) assumed; sup-posed.

O por supuesto of course Por supues-to, tendrá Ud. el pasaporte en regla.Of course, you have your passport inorder.

sur [m] south.surco furrow.

surgir to make a sudden appearance

Surgió cuando nadie le esperaba. He

appeared when no one expected him.

A to arise (as a situation).

suroeste [m\ southwest.

surtido (see surtir) supplied; assorted.

A [m] assortment.surtidor [m] vertical fountain, spout;sprinkler.

O surtidor de gasolina filling station.surtir to supply ¿Le ha surtido de todolo necesario? Has he supplied youwith everything that's necessary?

O surtir efecto to have the desiredeffect Surtirá muy buen efecto esteartículo. This article will have the de-sired effect.suspender to suspend, stop Suspendieronel espectáculo por la lluvia. The showwas stopped on account of the rain.A to suspend, hang Suspendieron elcuadro de un clavo. They hung the pic-ture on a nail. A to flunk (give a fail-ing mark to) Lo suspendieron en arit-mética. They flunked him in arith-metic,suspenso (see suspender) hung, sus-pended. A [m] failing grade, flunk.

O en suspenso in suspense Se quedóen suspenso. He stopped in suspense.A suspended Esa ley está en suspenso.That law's suspended.sustento support, sustenance, living ex-penses.

O ganarse el sustento to make a liv-ing.susto fright, scare.

O dar un susto to frighten.suyo, suya; suyos, suyas your(s), ofyours, his, of his, her(s), of hers,their (s), of theirs Este lápiz no essuyo. This pencil isn't yours (or his,hers, theirs).—Son amigos suyos.They're friends of yours (or of his,of hers, of theirs).

O el suyo, la suya; los suyos, lassuyas yours, his, hers, theirs El míoestá aquí. ¿Dónde está el suyo? Mine'shere. Where's yours? O los suyos his(or her, your, their) folks Fué contodos los suyos a la playa. He wentwith all his folks to the beach.

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tantear

tabaco tobacco; cigar; cigarettes.

taberna saloon, tavern, dive.

tabla board, plank ¿Tiene Ud. una tablade planchar? Have you an ironingboard? A list, table (of contents, prices,etc) Quiero ver la tabla de precios.I want to see the price list.

O salvarse en una tabla to have anarrow escape. O tablas [/ pi] stage(theater) Es gente de las tablas. Theybelong to the theatrical world. A draw(in a game) El partido terminó entablas. The game ended in a draw.

tablado outdoor stage, platform.

tacha fault Es una persona sin tacha.He is a person without any faults.

tachar to cross out Tache Ud. esa pala-bra. Cross out that word.

O tachar de to accuse of being Letacharon de ladrón. They accused himof being a thief.

taco taco (Mexican dish) Quiero un tacode puerco. I want a pork taco. A heel(of a shoe) [Am] Usa tacos muy altos.She wears very high heels.

O echar tacos to ¿wear, curse [Sp].O taco de billar billiard cue.

tacón [m] heel (of shoe).

táctica tactics; policy, way of doing Ten-dremos que emplear otra táctica. We'llhave to use different tactics.

tacto touch, sense of touch Esta tela esmuy suave al tacto. This cloth is verysoft to the touch. A tact Tiene muchotacto para tratar a sus amigos. He'svery tactful with his friends.

tajada slice (usually meat).

tal such Jamás se ha visto tal cosa.Never has such a thing been seen.A such (a) thing Ud. me dijo eso y nohay tal cosa. You told me that, butthere's no such thing.

O con tal que provided that Con talque me lo haga Ud. bien no importa elprecio. Provided you do it well theprice doesn't matter. O el tal, la talthat (contemptuous) No me gustó latal comedia. I didn't like that comedy.O tal como just as Siga tal como em-pezó. Go on just as you started. O talcual as Me gusta tal cual es. I like itas it is. A so-so [Mex] "¿Cómo estáUd.?" "Tal cual." "How are you?""So-so." O tales y tales such and suchMe dijo: Pregunte a tales y talespersonas .... He said to me: Ask suchand such persons.... O tal para cual

two of a kind Son tal para cual.They're two of a kind. O un tal a cer-tain ¿Conoce Ud. a un tal Pérez? Doyou know a certain Pérez ?

|| ¿Qué tal? How do you do? orHow's everything?

talabartería leather workshop, harness-maker's shop.

taladro drill, bit.

talante [m] O mal talante bad humor,bad disposition.

talento talent, brains.

talla carving Se ha dedicado a la tallaen madera. She devoted herself towood carving. A size Deseo un traje dela talla cuarenta. I want a suit sizeforty. A height (of humans) Un hom-bre de talla elevada. A man of greatheight. A prominence Un escritor detalla. A prominent writer.

talle [m] waist, figure Esa muchachatiene un lindo talle. That girl has apretty figure.

taller [m] workshop; factory, mill.

tallo stem (of plant).

talón [m] heel (of foot). A stub (of acheck, receipt) No pierda Ud. el talónde los cheques. Don't lose your checkstubs.

talonario check book, receipt book, stubbook, book of tickets.

tamal [m] tamale [Aw].

tamaño so great, such a big Es imposiblecreer tamaña mentira. It's impossibleto believe such a big lie. A [m] size¿De qué tamaño? What size?

también also, too El también irá con noso-tros. He also will go with us.

tambor [to] drum.

tampoco neither, not either Yo tampocola he visto. I haven't seen her either.

tan [before adj or adv] (see tanto) soNo le esperaba a Ud. tan temprano.I didn't expect you so early.

tanate [m] bundle [Aw] Haré un tanatecon esta ropa. I'll make a bundle ofthese clothes.

tanda turn Como somos muchos, almor-zaremos por tandas. Since there areso many of us, we'll take turns atlunch. A batch. A performance, ses-sion [Am] Iremos a la primera tanda.We'll go to the first performance.

tango tango.

tanque [m~\ tank (military); tank (forliquid).

tantear to estimate, consider Hay que tan-tear la situación antes de decidir. The

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tarde

situation must be considered before de-ciding. A to judge, estimate [Am]Tantee Ud. el peso de esto. Estimatethe weight of this. A to feel out Tan-téelo Ud. antes de hablarle claro. Feelhim out before speaking plainly to him.A to feel, test Tantearnos el piso para,ver si era fuerte. We tested the floorto see if it was strong.

tanteo computation, calculation; points,score.

tanto so, much He comido tanto que ya notengo hambre. I've eaten so much thatI'm no longer hungry.—No debe Ud.trabajar tanto. You shouldn't work somuch. A so many Ha ido tantas vecesque conoce muy bien el lugar. He hasgone so many times that he knows theplace very well.—Eran tantos que faltócomida. There were so many thatthere wasn't enough food. A so longNo tardará tanto si va en auto. Hewon't take so long if he goes by car.A so often Yo no voy tanto al teatrocomo mi hermano. I don't go to thetheater as often as my brother does.A [m] part [Am] Mezclaba tres tantosde cal por cinco de arena. He mixedthree parts lime with five of sand.A point (in games) Ganaron por dostantos a cero. They won two to noth-ing.

O entre tanto meanwhile Entre tantosentémonos. Meanwhile let's sit down.O estar al tanto to keep informed, be onthe alert Y o estaba al tanto. I was onthe alert. O no ser para tanto not tobe so serious No es para tanto el asun-to. It's not such a serious matter.O por lo tanto so, therefore Es tarde,por lo tanto debemos irnos ya. It's lateso we ought to go now. O tanto comoas much as Sabe tanto como su her-mana. He knows as much as his sister.O tanto más cuanto que so much moresince Tanto más cuanto que yo no loesperaba. So much more since I didn'texpect it. O tanto mejor so much thebetter Si llega Ud. antes, tanto mejor.If you get there before, so much thebetter. O tener al tanto de to keep oneposted or informed Téngame al tantode lo que pase. Keep me informed ofwhat's happening:. O un tanto rather,somewhat Llegó vv tanto cansado. Hearrived rather tired.

|| ¡Se lo he pedido tanto! I've askedhim so many times! || ¡Tanto buenopor aqui! It's good to see you here!

tapa lid /Dónde está la tapa de la caja?Where's the lid of the box? A cover

Las tapas de este libro están mancha-das. The covers of this book arestained.

tapado lady's overcoat [/Iw].

tapar to cover Tape el café para q>>e no seenfríe. Cover the coffee so it won'tget cold. A to obstruct (or block) one'sview No puedo ver porque me tapa esacolumna. I can't see because thatpillar blocks my view. A to cover upfor Su madre le tapa todas sus diablu-ras. His mother covers up all hisdeviltries.

O taparse to bundle up, wrap (one-self) up Tápese bien que hace fríoafuera. Bundle up for it's cold outside.A to cover oneself Se tapó la cara conlas manos. She covered her face withher hands .

tapete [m] small rug; cover for a table.

tapia wall, brick fence.

tapioca tapioca.

tapiz [m] tapestry; carpet (withoutpile).

tapón [m] cork, stopper; fuze.

taquigrafía shorthand.

taquilla ticket office, ticket window.

tarantín [m] kitchen utensils [Am] Haymuchos tarantines en esta cocina.There are many utensils in thiskitchen.

tardanza delay, slowness, lateness, tardi-ness.

tardar to delay, be long No tarde mucho.Don't be long. A to take (time) Tar-daron varios meses en hacer el tra-bajo. They took several months to dothe work.

O a más tardar at the latest A mástardar, vendré el sábado. I'll comeSaturday at the latest.

tarde [m] afternoon, early evening Es-taré en casa por la tarde. I'll be athome in the afternoon. A [adv] lateMás vale tarde que nunca. Better latethan never.

O de la tarde (at a certain hour) inthe afternoon. Venga Ud. a, las tresde la tarde. Come at three in the after-noon. O hacerse tarde to become (or get)late Se hace tarde y no estamos listas.It's getting late and we're not ready.O por la tarde afternoon Nos veremosel lunes por la tarde. We'll get tegether Monday afternoon. O tarde otemprano sooner or later Tarde o tem-prano lo sabrá. He'll find out sooneror later.

|| Buenas tardes. Good afternoon, orGood evening.

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tener

tarea task.

O por tarea against time [Am] Estátrabajando por tarea. He's workingagainst time.

tarifa rates, tariff; list or schedule ofprices, taxes, etc.

tarjeta card; visiting card; filing card.

tata [m] papa.

taz O taz con taz equal, the same, sideby side [Am] Quedaron taz con taz.They were equal.

taza cup.

tazón {m] bowl (utensil).

té [m] tea ¿Quiere una taza de té? Doyou want a cup of tea ?

te you, to you; yourself, to (for) your-self Te buscan. They are looking foryou.—Te lo daré cuando lo encuentre.I'll give it to you when I find it.—¡Cuidado, no te cortes! Careful, don'tcut yourself!

teatro theater.

techo ceiling; roof.

técnica technique.

tecolote [m] owl [Mex].

tecomate [ni] gourd, canteen [Aw].

teja roof tile.

tejado roof.

tejer to weave; [Am] to knit.

tela cloth, material No me gusta la telade este traje. I don't like the materialin this dress.

O tela metálica screen wire; wirefencing.

telefonear to telephone, phone.

telefonista [m, f] telephone operator.

teléfono telephone.

O teléfono automático dial telephone.

telegrafiar to telegraph, send a telegram.

telégrafo telegraph.

telegrama [m] telegram.

telón [m] theater curtain.

tema [m] subject, topic, theme.

temblar [rad-ch I] to tremble, shiverEstá temblando de frío. He's shiver-ing with cold. A to quake [Am] En esepaís tiembla mucho. There are manyearthquakes in that country.

temblor [m] tremor.

O temblor de tierra earthquake.

tembloroso trembling.

temer to fear, be afraid of.

temerario rash; unwise.

temible [adj] fearful, terrible.

temor [m] fear.

temperamento temperament.

temperatura temperature.

tempestad [/] storm, tempest.

templado brave, courageous Es un tipomuy templado. He's a courageous fel-low. A temperate Francia está en la

zona templada. France is in the tem-perate zone. A mild Hoy hace un díatemplado. It's a mild day today.A tuned El violin no está bien templado.The violin isn't tuned. A tepid, luke-warm Déme Ud. agua templada. Giveme some tepid water.

templar to tune.

° templarle la gaita a uno to humorone.

templo temple, church.

temporada spell, period of time, seasonPasaremos tina temporada en la playa.We'll spend some time at the beach.A season ¿Ha empezado ya la tempo-rada de ópera? Has the opera seasonstarted yet?

temporal temporary Tengo tin trabajotemporal. I have a temporary job.A [m] storm El temporal duró variosdías. The storm lasted several days.

temprano [adj, adv] early

tenaz tenacious, persevering Es muytenaz en sus propósitos. He's verypersevering. A stubborn La resistenciafué tenaz. Resistance was stubborn.

tenaza pliers, tongs.

tendencia tendency.

tender [rad-ch I] to stretch, spread outEstaba tendiendo el mantel sobre lamesa. She was putting the tableclothon the table. A to hang (clothes)Tienda Ud. esa ropa al sol. Hang thatwash out in the sun. A to extend, offer(one's hand) Al verlo le tendió la mano.When he saw him he offered him hishand. Ato build (engineering) Ten-dieron un puente y una línea ferro-viaria. They built a bridge and a rail-road.

O tenderse to stretch out, lie fulllength Se tendieron sobre la arena.They stretched out on the sand.

tendero, tendera shopkeeper.

tendón [m] sinew, tendon.

tenedor [m] holder; keeper; fork.O tenedor de libros bookkeeper.

tener [irr] to have, possess Tengo unautomóvil nuevo. I have a new car.A to hold Téngalo Ud. por los brazos.Hold him by the ai-ms. A to have, con-tain Cada caja tiene veinticuatropildoras. Each box contains twenty-four pills. A to have, carry, sell¿Tienen aquí libros en español? Doyou carry Spanish books here? A tohave, entertain Hoy tendremos invita-dos. We're going to entertain someguests today. A to be, live (in a place)Tenemos muchos años de vivir aquí.We've lived here many years.

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tiempo

O no tener razón to be wrong.O tener . . . años to be . . . years oldCreo que tiene veinticinco años. I thinkhe's twenty-five years old. O tenerbuena cara to be looking well ¿Cómoestás, María? Tienes buena cara. Howare you, Mary? You're looking well.A to look good Tiene buena cara esepastel. That cake looks good. O tenercon cuidado to worry Su ausencia metiene con cuidado. His absence worriesme. O tener cuidado to be careful.O tener en cuenta to take into consider-ation. O tener gana(s) de to feel like.O tener frío to be cold. Tengo frío. I'mcold. O tener gracia to be funny ¡Ten-dría gracia que eso pasara! It would befunny if that happened. O tener gustoto be pleased, be glad Tengo muchogusto en conocerle. I'm very glad tomeet you. ° tener hambre to be hun-gry. O tener (la) costumbre de to beused to Tengo costumbre de levantarmetemprano. I'm used to getting up earlyin the morning. O tener miedo to beafraid. ° tener presente to bear in mindTendré presente lo que Ud. me hadicho. I'll bear in mind what you'vetold me. O tener prisa to be in ahurry. O tener que to have to, beobliged to Tengo que irme ya. I haveto go now. O tener que ver to have todo with Eso no tiene que ver con loque digo. That has nothing to dowith what I'm saying. O tener razónto be right. O tener remedio to be ableto be remedied or helped Esta situaciónno tiene remedio. This situation can'tbe helped. O tenerse (en pie) to keepon one's feet, stand, remain standingApenas podía tenerse en pie. He couldhardly stand.

teniente [to] lieutenant.

tenis [to] tennis.

tensión [/] tension.

tentación [/] temptation.

tentar [rad-ch I] to touch, feel; to tempt.

tentativa attempt.

teñir [rad-ch III] to dye.

tequila tequila (plant, drink) [Mex].

tercer [adj] (see tercero) third Este esmi tercer viaje a este país. This is mythird trip to this country.

tercero [adj] third Vive en el piso ter-cero. He lives on the third floor. A [to]third person, mediator Necesitamos untercero para resolver esto. We need athird person to decide this. A third oneEra el tercero de su clase. He wasthird in his class.

tercio one-third; Spanish Foreign Legion.

terciopelo velvet.

terco stubborn.

terminación [/] termination, completion.

terminar (de) to end, finish Terminó dehablar. He finished speaking.

término end.

O en último término in the last analy-sis. O poner término a to put an end to.

0 término medio compromise, middleroad. O término municipal township.

termómetro thermometer.

ternera female calf; calfskin; veal.

ternero male calf.

ternura tenderness, fondness.

terquedad [/] stubbornness, obstinacy.

terraza terrace.

terremoto earthquake.

terreno piece of ground, lot; ground, soil.

terrible terrible Hace un calor terrible.It's terribly hot. A wonderful, terrificNos divertimos de una manera terrible.We had a terrific time.

territorio territory.

terrón [w] lump (of sugar); clod (ofearth).

terror [to] terror.

tertulia conversation, gabfest, gathering.

tesorería treasury.

tesorero, tesorera treasurer.

tesoro treasure.

testamento will (document).

testarudo stubborn, hardheaded.

testificar to testify.

testigo [n~\ witness. A [to] testimony.

tetera teapot.

texto text; textbook.

tez [/] complexion.

ti [Fam; used only with a preposition]you Esta carta es para ti. This letteris for you.—No me lo dijo a mí, sino ati. He didn't say it to me, but to you.

tía aunt; old woman.

O no hay tu tía [Fam] there are noexcuses, nothing doing No hay tu tin;tienes que ir. Nothing doing; you haveto go yourself.

tibio tepid, lukewarm.

tiempo time, period, epoch Esto fué con-struido en tiempo de la coldnia. Thiswas built in colonial times. A time Nosé si tendré tiempo de ir con Ud. I don'tknow whether I'll have time to go withyou. A weather El tiempo está muymalo desde ayer. The weather has beenvery bad since yesterday.

O a tiempo on time Llegué a tiempo.

1 arrived on time. O con tiempo intime Avíseme con tiempo. Notify mein time. O en otro tiempo formerly.O ganar tiempo to save time. O hacer

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tirar

buen (or mal) tiempo to be good (orbad) weather. ° hacer tiempo to whileaway the time. O hace tiempo longago. O hace (,or hacía) tiempo que it is(or was) a long time since Hace tiempoque estuve allí. It's a long time sinceI was there. O los buenos tiemposthe good old days; one's youth. O ma-tar el tiempo to kill time. O muchotiempo a long time. O perder el tiempoto waste time. ° poco tiempo a shorttime. O ¿ (por) cuánto tiempo . . .?(for) how long . . .? ¿Cuánto tiempoduró la representación? How long didthe show last?

tienda shop, store.

O tienda de campaña tent.

tierno tender, soft Esta carne de vacaestá muy tierna. This beef is verytender. A tender, affectionate he lanzóuna mirada tierna. He looked at heraffectionately.

tierra earth ¿Cómo parece la tierra desdetin avión? How does the earth lookfrom an airplane? A ground El avióncayó en tierra. The plane fell to theground. A land Están arando la tierra.They are plowing the land. A soil,dirt Ponga tierra en la maceta. Putsome soil in the flowerpot. A nativeland, country Pronto regresaré a mitierra. Soon I'll return to my country.° caer por tierra to fall to theground. O echar por tierra to over-throw, ruin Le echaron por tierra susproyectos. They ruined his plans.° echar tierra a to forget, hush up Leecharon tierra al asunto. They hushedup the matter. O por tierra overland,by land La única manera de llegarallí es por tierra. The only way toget there is by land.

tigre [w] tiger.

tijera O cama de tijera day bed, cot.° tijeras [pi] scissors, shears.

timbre [m] electric bell; seal, tax stamp.

timidez [/] shyness, bashfulness.

tímido timid, shy, bashful.

timo fraud, swindle Ud. ha sido víctimade un timo. You've been the victim ofa swindle.

timón [m] helm; rudder.

tino good aim; tact.

O hablar sin tino to chatter incessantly.O sin tino without rhyme or reason,aimlessly.

tinta ink.

tinte [m] shade, tint; dyeing; dry clean-ing shop.

tinterillo shyster lawyer [/!?»].

tintero inkwell.

O quedársele a uno algo en el tin-tero to forget completely Se me ha.quedado en el tintero. I completelyforgot about it.

tinto wine colored.

O café tinto black coffee [Col].

tintorería dry cleaning shop; combina-tion laundry and dry cleaning estab-lishment [Arflf].

tío uncle Llegó con su tío. He came withhis uncle. A fellow, guy Me lo dijo eltío ese. That fellow told me so.

típico typical, characteristic ¿Cuál esel traje típico de esta región? Whatis the typical dress here?—Eso es típicode ellos. That's typical of them.

tiple [m] treble. A [/] soprano.

tipo type, pattern Ese tipo de letra esmuy moderno. That's very modernlettering. A type Limpie los tipos dela máquina de escribir. Clean the typeon the typewriter.—Tiene tipo latino.He's a Latin type. A guy (deroga-tory), character ¿Quién es ese tipo?Who's that guy?

° buen tipo good figure or physiqueTiene buen tipo. He has a good phy-sique. O mal tipo bad egg Es muy maltipo. He's a bad egg. A poor physiqueTiene mal tipo. He has a poor physique.° tipo de interés rate of interest Hansubido el tipo del interés. The rate ofinterest has gone up.

tiquete [m] ticket [Am].

tira narrow strip.

tirador, tiradora marksman, good shot.

tiranía tyranny.

tirano tyrant.

tirante tight, taut Ponga la red bientirante. Make the net good and tight.A tense La situación era muy th ante.The situation was very tenso.

O tirantes [m pi] suspenders Com-pró unos tirantes. He bought suspon-ders.

tirar to throw Tiró la pelota más lejosque todos los otros. He threw the ballfarther than all the others. A to throwaway, discard Este cinturón ya nosirve; hay que tirarlo. This belt is nolonger any good; we have to throw itaway. A to shoot, fire (gun) Estabcntirando al blanco con rifle. They wereshooting at the target with rifles. A todraw Tire Ud. una línea recta. Draw astraight line. A to squander, waste Hatirado su herencia. He's wasted hiainheritance. A to print Tirarán muchosejemplares. They'll print a large edi-tion.

° tirar a los dados to shoot craps,

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tomada

O tirar coces to kick Está tirandococes el caballo. The horse is kicking.O tirar de to pull Tira de la cuerda.Pull the cord. O tirar de la oreja aJorge to gamble Fueron encarcela-dos por tirar de la oreja a Jorge.They were imprisoned for gambling.O tirarse to throw oneself, hurl oneselfSe tiró por la ventana. He threw him-self out the window. A to jump Vimoscomo se tiraban los paracaidistas. Wesaw the parachutists jump.

tiritar to shiver.

tiro drive, shot Su tiro de revés es mejorque su tiro de derecha. His backhanddrive is better than his forehand. A shotEl tiro atravesó la pared. The shotwent through the wall. A team ofhorses Caballo de tiro. Draft horse.

O (de) al tiro right away, imme-diately [Am]. O errar el tiro to missthe mark Ha errado Ud. el tiro. Youmissed. O ni a tiros for love or moneyNo lo haremos ni a tiros. We won't doit for love or money.|| ¡Lindo tiro! Good shot!

titubear to hesitate, waver No titubeanunca. He never hesitates.

título title, name ¿Cuál es el título dellibro? What's the title of the book?A headline (newspaper) Sólo he leídolos títulos. I've only read the head-lines. A diploma, degree, title Tiene eltítulo de maestra normal. She has ateacher's diploma.

O a título de que on whose authority¿A título de qué lw.ce ella eso? Onwhose authority is she doing that?O título de propiedad deed (of property)¿Dónde están los títulos de su propie-dad? Where are the deeds to yourproperty?

toalla towel No tengo toalla. I haven'tgot a towel.

tobillo ankle.

tocador [to] boudoir; dressing table.

tocante a concerning.

tocar to touch No me toque Ud. Don'ttouch me. A to play (an instrument)Estaba tocando el piano. He was play-ing the piano. A to knock Toqué a lapuerta. I knocked at the door. A to geta share Nos tocarán par-tes iguales.We'll get equal shares. A to draw Letocó el número premiado. He drew theprize-winning number. Ato call (at aport) El barco no tocará en Veracruz.The ship won't call at Veracruz.

O por lo que a mí (él, etc) toca asfar as I'm (he's, etc) concerned.O tocarle a uno to be one's turn Le toca

jugar. It's his turn to play. A to con-cern Eso no le toca a ella. That doesn'tconcern her.

tocino bacon.

todavía still ¿Todavía tienes hambre?Are you still hungry? A yet Todavíano ha llegado. He hasn't arrived yet.A even Ella es todavía más buena queél. She's even kinder than he is.

O todavía no not yet Todavía no hecomido. I haven't eaten yet.

todo [adj~\ all Este pollo es todo huesos.This chicken's all bones. A full Pasa-ron a toda velocidad. They tore pastat full speed. A [>h] all, the whole¡Eso es todo! That's all! A every-thing Le gusta probarlo todo. He likesto try everything.

O ante todo first of all Ante tododígame Ud. a que hora llegan. Firstof all tell me what time they're coming.O así y todo in spite of all Así y todome gusta estar aquí. In spite of allthat, I like being here. O a todo allout, to the limit Iban a todo correr.They were going at full speed. O contodo still, however Con todo prefiero noir. Still, I prefer not to go. O del todowholly, completely Se le olvidó del todo.He completely forgot. ° jugarse eltodo por el todo to bet everything Seestán jugando el todo por el todo.They're betting everything. O ser eltodo to be the whole El es el todo delequipo. He's the whole team. O sobretodo especially, above all Me gusta elcafé, sobre todo si está caliente. I likecoffee, especially if it's hot. O todobicho viviente every living soul Se locontó a todo bicho viviente. He toldevery living soul. O todo cuanto allthat Todo cuanto Ud. dice me interesa.All that you tell me interests me.O todo el día all day Todo el día estuvojugando. He was playing all day.O todo el mundo everybody Todo elmundo lo sabe. Everybody knows it.O todos everybody Todos lo quieren.Everybody likes him. O todos los everyTodos los años im a la montaña. Hegoes to the mountains every year.

|| Todos son unos. They're all thesame.

toldo awning; tarpaulin.

tolerancia toleration, tolerance.

tolerante tolerant.

tolerar to overlook, tolerate Le tolera susfaltas. She overlooks his faults. A totolerate No podemos tolerar eso. Wecan't tolerate that.

tomada [-A??*] plug (electrical).

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torcido

tomar to take Tomaré el que más meguste. I'll take the one I happen tolike best.—Tomaremos el avión estatarde. We'll take the plane this after-noon.—No lo tome Ud. en ese sentido.Don't take it that way. A to drink, eat,have Tomaremos café al regresar. We'llhave coffee when we return. A to take,hire Tomemos un taxi. Let's take ataxi. A to take, adopt Ha tornado lascostumbres de aquel país. He hasadopted the customs of that country.A to take, capture Tomaron la ciudadpor la noche. They captured the cityduring the night.

O sin tomar aliento in a great hurryVino sin tomar aliento. He camein a great hurry. O tomar a bien totake the right way (to put the correctinterpretation upon) Lo tomarán aMen. They'll take it the right way.° tomar a broma to take as a jokeTomémoslo a broma. Let's take it asa joke. O tomar a mal to take offense.° tomar a pecho to take to heart Nolo tome Ud. a pecho. Don't take it toheart. O tomar asiento to sit down,take a seat ¿Quiere Ud. tomar asiento?Won't you sit down? ° tomar cariño ato become attached to, fond of Me to-maron mucho cariño. They becamevery much attached to me. O tomarel gusto to begin to like Ya le estoytomando el gusto a este juego. I'mbeginning to like this game. O tomarel sol to sun oneself Salieron paratomar el sol. They went out to sunthemselves. O tomarla con uno to pickon, ride La ha tomado conmigo. Hepicked on me. O tomar la responsabili-dad to take (assume) responsibility Eltomó la responsabilidad del trabajo. Heassumed the responsibility for thework. O tomar las de Villadiego to taketo one's heels. O tomar nota to takenote Tomaron nota de todo. They tooknote of everything. O tomar por toconsider, take for ho toman por tonto.They take him for a fool. O tomar por,tomar hacia to turn, go in the directionAl llegar a la esquina tomó hacia sucasa. When he reached the cornerhe went in the dh-ection of his house.O tomar precauciones to take precau-tions Están tomando todas las precau-ciones necesarias. They're taking allthe necessary precautions. O tomarseto take Se tomó unas horas para deci-dirlo. He took a few hours to decide.O tomarse alas to take liberties; to gettoo big for one's breeches. O tomar

(una or la) resolución to resolve, decideTomó la resolución de hacerlo. He de-cided to do it.

|| ¡Tome Ud.! Here you are!tomate [m] tomato.

tomo volume Esta obra tiene variostomos. This work is in several vol-umes.tonada tune, song.tonel [m] cask, barrel.tonelada ton.

tono tone, note Desafina casi medio tono.She's nearly a half-note off pitch.A manner Me lo dijo con mal tono. Hetold me in a rude manner. A shade¿No tiene otro tono de rojo? Haven'tyou another shade of red?

O bajar el tono to lower the pitchBaje Ud. el tono de voz. Lower yourvoice. O darse tono to put on airs Seda tono de gran persona. She puts onthe airs of a great lady. O en todos lostonos in every possible way Se lo hedicho en todos los tonos. I've told himin every way I know.tontería foolishness, nonsense Eso es una

tontería. That's nonsense!tonto silly, foolish, stupid, dumb No es tantanto como Ud. cree. He's not as dumbas you think. A [n] fool ¡Qué tonto!What a fool!

O a tontas y a locas thoughtlessly,haphazard Todo lo hace a tontas y alocas. Everything he does is crazy.O hacerse el tonto to play the fool.° pasar las horas en tonto to pass thetime doing nothing. O tonto de capi-rote blockhead Es un tonto de capirote.He's a blockhead.topar to butt, strike against.

O topar con to stumble upon, find,come upon Topé con él en la calle. Icame upon him in the street.toque [m] touch Unos cuantos toquesmás y estará terminado. A few moretouches and it will be finished.

O toque de corneta bugle-call. O toquede diana reveille. O toque de tamborbeat of drum.torbellino whirlwind.

torcer [rad-ch I] to twist Está torciendoel alambre. He's twisting the wire.A to turn El camino tuerce hacia el río.The road turns toward the river.

O no dar el brazo a torcer to bestubborn Nunca da su brazo a torcer.He never gives in. O torcerse to sprain,dislocate Se ha torcido un pie. He'ssprained his foot.torcido crooked Arregle el cuadro queestá torcido. Straighten the picture;

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traje

it's crooked. A bent El clavo está tor-cido. The nail is bent. A twisted Estealambre está torcido. This wire istwisted. A unlucky [Am] Es muy tor-cido en el juego. He's very unlucky atgambling.

torero bullfighter.

tormenta storm.

tormento torment, pain.

tornarse to turn, become Se tornó muyamargo. He became very bitter.

torneo tournament.

tornillo screw Necesitamos un clavo, noun tornillo. We need a nail, not ascrew.

O faltarle a uno un tornillo to have ascrew loose A ese muchacho le falta al-gún tornillo. That boy has a screwloose.

toro bull.

torpe slow; stupid.

torre [/] tower.

torta cake.

tortilla omelet; [3/e.r] pancake.

tortuga turtle.

tos [/] cough.

tosco rough Es un trabajo muy tosco.It's a very rough job. A coarse, un-couth Es un hombre tosco. He's acoarse fellow.

toser to cough.

tostada toast En el desayuno tomo cafécon tostadas. I have coffee and toastfor breakfast.

tostado tanned (by the sun).

tostar [rad-ch /] to toast.

tostón [m] tostón (coin for half a peso)[Mex].

total [adj; m] total ¿Cuál es el total dela suma? What's the total amount?

O en total in a word, in short Entotal, lo que pasó fué esto. In a word,what happened was this: O total quethe upshot of it was that Total queno podía verla. The upshot of it allwas that I didn't get to see her.

trabajador industrious Era honrado ytrabajador. He was honest and indus-trious. A [n] worker Han aumentadoel número de trabajadores. They'veincreased the number of workers.

trabajar to work Trabaja en una com-pañía de transportes. He works witha transport company. A to work, striveHa trabajado mucho para conseguir loque quería. He's worked hard to getwhat he wanted. A to till Están tra-bajando la tierra. They're tilling theland.

trabajo work El trabajo está muy bienhecho. The work is very well done.

A labor Van a cambiar la ley del tra-bajo. They're going to change thelabor laws.

O costar mucho trabajo to be diffi-cult, hard Me costó mucho trabajoarreglar el asunto. It was quité a jobfor me to get the matter straightenedout. O pasar trabajos to experiencehardships, have a hard time Está pa-sando muchos trabajos. He's havinga hard time. O trabajos forzados hardlabor (penal).

trabar O trabar amistad to strike up afriendship Trabaron amistad en unviaje. They struck up a friendship ona trip. O trabarse la lengua to stam-mer Se le traba la lengua cuando hablaligero. When he speaks fast he stam-mers.

tradición [/] tradition.

tradicional traditional.

traducción [/] translation.

traducir [-^c-] to translate ¿Quién tra-dujo esto? Who translated this?

traer [trr] to bring He traído una cartapara Ud. I brought a letter for you.Ato wear Ella traía un lindo abrigo.She wore a lovely coat. A to bring,serve Espere que traigan el café. Waituntil they serve the coffee. A to carry,have El periódico hoy trae tin artículosobre el Señor X. Today's paper has anarticle on Mr. X. Ato have No traigola pluma conmigo. I haven't my penwith me.

° traer y llevar to talk about some-one, gossip Le gusta mucho traer yllevar. He likes to gossip.

tráfico traffic En esta ciudad hay pocotráfico. Traffic is very light in thiscity.

tragar to swallow.

tragedia tragedy.

trágico tragic.

trago swallow, drink.

O echar un trago to take a drink,to have a shot.

traición [/] treason.

traicionar to betray.

traidor [w] traitor.

traje [m] dress Llevaba un lindo traje.She was wearing a pretty dress.

O traje de baño bathing suit. O trajede etiqueta formal dress Todos vestíantraje de etiqueta. They were all wear-ing formal dress. O traje largo eve-ning dress Las señoras iban de trajelargo. The ladies were in eveningdress. O traje sastre tailored suitSiempre usa traje sastre. She alwayswears tailored suits.

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trato

trámite [m] business transaction.

trampa trap Pusieron algunas trampaspara los ratones. They set several rattraps.

O hacer trampas to cheat Hace tram-pas cuando juega. He cheats when heplays.

trance [w] ° a todo trance at any costEstá resuelto a hacerlo a todo trance.He is determined to do it at any cost.O en trance de at the point of Estabaen trance de muerte. He was at thepoint of death.

tranquilidad [/] rest, peace, tranquillity.

tranquilizarse to be reassured Me hetranquilizado con lo que Ud. me hadicho. What you have told me hasreassured me. A to calm oneself, becalmed ¡Tranquilícese! Calm yourself!

tranquilo [adj] quiet.

transacción [/] settlement; transaction.

transcurrir to pass, elapse Transcurriómucho tiempo sin que le volviera a ver.A long time passed without her seeinghim again.

transeúnte \_adj~] transient. A [w] passer-by.

transferir [rad-ch II~\ to transfer.

transformar to transform.

transición [/] transition.

transigir to settle, compromise ¡Con esono transijo! I won't compromise onthat! A to agree Transigieron en ha-blarle. They agreed to talk to him.

tránsito passage Se prohibe el tránsito.No thoroughfare.

O de tránsito in transit Estaba detránsito. He was passing through.

transmisión [/] transmission; broad-cast (ing) La transmisión del programade radio será a las ocho de la noche.The program will be broadcast at eightP.M.

transmisora broadcasting station.

transmitir to transmit; to broadcast.

transparente transparent. A [m] windowshade.

transportar to transport, carry.

transporte [m] transport; transportation.

tranvía [?j?] street car.

trapero rag picker.

trapo piece of cloth. A rag Déme Ud. eltrapo para limpiar la mesa. Give methe rag to clean the table.

O a todo trapo to beat the band Esta-ban charlando a todo trapo. They weretalking to beat the band. O ponercomo un trapo to insult, skin alive.

|| Siempre están charlando de trapos.They're always discussing clothes.

tras after La policía andaba tras él. The

police were after him. A behind Estabatras la puerta. It was behind the door.O tras de behind Iba tras de ella.He was walking behind her.

trasero [adj] rear, back La parte traseradel automóvil. The rear part of theautomobile. A [m] rear, hind part.

trasladar to transfer La trasladaron aotro departamento. She was trans-ferred to another department.

O trasladarse to move (change placeof residence or work) Se han trasladadoa otra ciudad. They've moved to an-other city.

trasnochador [m] night-owl.

trasnochar to be up all night.

traspasar to go through, pierce El balazole traspasó el corazón. The bulletpierced his heart. A to transfer, sell(a business) Traspasó la tienda muyventajosamente. He sold the businessvery profitably.

traspatio back yard [Aw].

trastornado (see trastornar) crazy, in-sane.

trastornar to upset, disturb Trastornótoda la habitación. He upset the wholeroom. A to drive insane El disgustola trastornó. The misfortune droveher insane.

tratado treaty; treatise.

tratamiento medical treatment; courteousform of address.

tratante [m] dealer (in cattle or grain)Es un tratante en granos. He's a graindealer.

tratar to treat Lo trataron con desprecio.They treated him with contempt.—Elmédico la trató por mucho tiempo. Thedoctor treated her for a long time. A tohandle Trate eso con cuidado. Handlethat with care.

O tratar de to deal with (a subjector thing) Vamos a tratar de ese nego-cio. Let's deal with that business. A totry Trataron de resolver el problema.They tried to solve the problem. A tocall Lo trató de loco. She called him amadman. O tratarse (con) to deal with(person), be on good or intimate terms(with) No me trato con Juan. I'm noton good terms with John.—Juan yPedro no se tratan. John and Peterare not on good terms. ° tratarse deto be the subject of, be a question ofSe trata de hacerlo lo mejor posible.It's a question of doing it in the bestpossible way.

trato treatment Le dieron a él muy buentrato. They treated him very well.A behavior, manners Su trato es muy

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través

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triunfo

correcto. His manner is very correct.Apact, agreement, deal (commercial)Hicieron un trato. They had an under-standing. A close friendship Pareceque tienen mucho trato. They seemto be very close friends.

O tener buen trato to be pleasant,be nice.

través O a través de through, acrossFueron a través del bosque. They wentthrough the woods. ° de través side-wise, out of the corner of the eye Memiró de través. He looked at me outof the corner of his eye.

travesía voyage.

travesura prank, antic.

traviesa railroad tie [Sp].

travieso mischievous, prankish.

trayecto distance, stretch, line.

traza looks, appearance.

O buena traza good appearance.O mala traza evil look Ese hombretiene mala traza. That man looks dan-gerous. O tener trazas to show signsEsto no tiene trazas de terminarse.This doesn't seem te be anywhere nearfinished. O tener trazas de to looklike Tiene trazas de mendigo. He lookslike a beggar.

trazar to draw Trazó un croquis rápida-mente. He quickly drew a sketch.A to draw up Trazaron planes para elfuturo. They drew up plans for thefuture.

trazo line, stroke Con unos trazos delápiz hizo una caricatura. With a fewstrokes of his pencil he made a cari-cature.

trébol [m] clover.

trece thirteen.

trecho space, stretch Hay un trecho demal camino. There's a stretch of badroad.

O de trecho en trecho at intervalsHan plantado árboles de trecho entrecho. They have planted trees atintervals.

tregua truce, lull Hubo una tregua en lalucha. There was a lull in the fighting.O sin tregua without rest Trabajasin tregua. He works without rest.

treinta thirty.

tremendo terrible, dreadful Hubo un acci-dente tremendo. There was a terribleaccident. A huge, tremendous Ocasi-onó tremendos gastos. It entailed tre-mendous expense.

tren [rn] train El tren viene atrasado.The train is late. A pomp, show Conese tren de inda se van a arruinar.

They'll go broke with such extravagantliving.

O tren correo mail train. O tren demercancías freight train Pasaron untren de mercancías. They passed afreight train. O tren de viajeros pas-senger train Hay un tren de viajeroscada dos horas. There's a (passenger)train every two hours. O tren expreso(or rápido) express train. O tren mixtofreight and passenger train.

trenza braid, tress.

trepar to climb Trepó al árbol con grandificultad. He climbed the tree withgreat difficulty.

tres three.

triángulo triangle.

tribu [/] tribe.

tribuna rostrum, reviewing stand El ora-dor subió a la tribuna. The speakermounted the rostrum. A gallery Desdelas tribunas ovacionaron a los diputa-dos. The galleries cheered the dele-gates.

O la tribuna the bar; politics (pro-fession). O tribunas grandstand Lastribunas estaban llenas de especta-dores. The grandstand was filled withspectators.

tribunal [?n] court (of justice) ; examin-ing board.

O llevar alguien a los tribunales tosue.

tribuno orator.

trigo wheat.

trinchadora sideboard.

trinchante [n¡] carving knife.

trinchar to carve (meat).

trinchera trench; ditch; trench coat.

trineo sled; bob sled.

tripa tripe; intestines; belly.

triple triple, treble.

tripulación [/] ci'ew.

triste sad. A sad, sorry Hizo un tristepapel. He cut a sorry figure. A gloomy,dismal El día está muy triste. It's agloomy day.

tristeza sadness, sorrow.

triunfar to triumph, succeed Triunfaronsus proyectos. His plans succeeded.A to win Ha triunfado en el campeonato.He won the championship.

O triunfar de to triumph over Pudotriunfar de toda la oposición. He wasable to triumph over all opposition.

triunfo triumph, victory El trmnfo sobreel enemigo fué completo. The victoryover the enemy was complete. A trumpcard Echó un triunfo. He played atrump.

O costar un triunfo to be exceedingly

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turbar

difficult Nos costó un triunfo conse-guirlo. It cost us a lot of effort toget it. or It was no easy matter toget it.

triza small piece.

O hacer trizas to tear to bits Hizotrizas el papel. He tore the paper tobits.

trompa horn; elephant's trunk.

trompeta [/] trumpet, bugle.A [m] bugler.

tronar [rad-ch I] to thunder Ha estadotronando durante toda la noche. It'sbeen thundering all night long.

O por lo que pueda tronar as a pre-caution Lo llevaré por lo que puedatronar. I'll take it along as a precau-tion.

tronchado (see tronchar) broken.O estar tronchado to be all in.

tronchar to break.

O troncharse to split one's sides withlaughter [Slang}.

troncho stalk, stem (of garden plants).

tronco trunk, stalk, stem El tronco delárbol es muy grueso. The tree has alarge trunk. A team Un hermoso troncode caballos tiraba del carro. The car-riage was drawn by a handsome teamof horses. A stock Procede de viejotronco. He comes from very old stock.

trono throne.

tropa troop Las tropas desfilaron por lacalle. The troops marched through thestreets.

tropel [m~\ bustle, confusion (of people)¿Por qué hay tanto tropel en la calle?Why is there so much confusion in thestreet?

O en tropel boisterously, in a throngEntraron en la casa en tropel. Theyentered the house boisterously. O tropelde caballos herd of horses.

tropelía excess, excessive act; outrageLos soldados cometieron tropelías. Thetroops committed many outrages.

tropezar [rad-ch 7] to stumble Tropezóy cayó al suelo. He stumbled and fell.O tropezar con to run into, come uponTropecé con él en la calle. I came uponhim in the street. O tropezar en totrip over Tropecé en el bordillo de laacera. I tripped over the curb.

tropical tropical.

trópico tropic (al). A [m] tropics.

tropiezo obstacle, hitch.

trotar to trot Los caballos trotaban através del campo. The horses weretrotting across the field. A to hustleMe he pasado la mañana trotando. I'vebeen on the go all morning.

trote [m] trot El caballo tiene muy buentrote. The horse has a good trot.

O al trote in haste Me llevaba altrote. He kept me on the run.

trozo piece Déme Ud. un trozo de pollo.Give me a piece of chicken. A part Untrozo de la calle está en mal estado.A part of the street is in bad shape.A fragment Está hecho con trozos detela. It's made out of odds and ends ofcloth. A selection, passage (of books)Léame un trozo de ese libro. Read mea selection from that book.

O trozo de madera wooden block Elniño juega con trozos de madera. Thechild is playing with wooden blocks.O trozo musical musical selection Esun lindo trozo musical. That's a beau-tiful piece of music.

trucha trout.

trueno thunder Hubo truenos y relámpa-gos durante la tormenta. There wasthunder and lightning during thestorm.

O trueno gordo big scandal Esa no-ticia será un trueno gordo. That newswill create a big scandal.

trusa bathing suit [Antilles].

tu pi tus [adj; Fam] your Aquí tienestus guantes y tu bastón. Here are yourgloves and your cane.

tu [pron; Fam] you María, tu irás con-migo. Mary, you'll go with me.

O tratar de tú to use tú in addressing,be on intimate terms with ¿Le trata Ud.de tú? Are you on intimate terms withhim?

tubo tube, pipe.

tuerca nut (hardware)

tuerto one-eyed.

tumba tomb.

tumbar to knock down Lo tumbó al pri-mer golpe. He knocked him down withthe first punch.

O tumbarse to tumble Se tumbó en lacama. He tumbled into bed.

tumbo tumble, somersault Andaba dandotumbos. He was turning somersaults.

tumor [m] tumor.

tumulto mob, noisy crowd.

tuna prickly pear [Am].

tunante [m] rake, rascal, rogue ¡Es untunante! He's a rascal!

túnel [m] tunnel.

tupido (see tupir) thick; close-woven;stopped up, clogged.

tupir to pack tight Se me han tupido lasnarices. My nose is stopped up.

turba crowd, mob.

turbación [/] confusion.

turbar to disturb, upset; to confuse.

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untar

turbio muddy Esta agua está turbia. Thiswater is muddy. A blurred, indistinctVeo todo turbio. I see everythingblurred.

turista [m, /] tourist.

turno turn Espere que le llegue su turno.Wait your turn.

O de turno on duty Estaba de turnoaquella noche. He was on duty thatnight.

turquesa turquoise.

turrón [m] nougat.

tutear to use the familiar tú in address-ing a person.

tutor, tutora tutor.

tuyo yours, of yours [Fam~\ ¿Es tuyoesto? Is this yours?—Creía que eranamigas tuyas. He thought they werefriends of yours.

u (for o, before o or ho) or Elija uno uotro. Choose one or the other.

ultimo last ¿Quién es el último? Who'slast? A final Fué su última decisión.It was his final decision. A latest Lasúltimas noticias son muy buenas. Thelatest news is very good.

O a la última moda in the latest styleVa a la última moda. She dresses inthe latest style. O a última hora atthe last minute. O a últimos de atthe end of Vendrá a últimos de sep-tiembre. He'll come at the end of Sep-tember. O estar a la última (or a lacuarta) pregunta to be fiat-broke Elpobre muchacho está a la última pre-gunta. The poor boy's flat-broke. O porúltima vez for the last time Por últimavez ¿viene Ud.? For the last time, areyou coming? O por último finally.

un (see uno) a, an; one.

unánime unanimous.

undécimo eleventh.

ungüento ointment.

único only, only one Es el único que puedearreglar este asunto. He's the only onewho can arrange this matter.—Es hijoúnico. He's an only son.

unidad [/] unity Trabajemos todos porla unidad. Let's all work for unity.A figure A esa unidad agregúele dosceros. Add two zeros to that figure.A unit ¿Cuál es la unidad monetaria desu país? What's the monetary unit ofyour country?

unión [/] union La unión de esos dospaíses es probable. The union of thosetwo countries is likely. A union, mar-riage Anoche se celebró la unión deJuan y María. The marriage of Johnand Mary took place last night. A unityLa unión hace la fxierza. In unity thereis strength. A joining, joint La uniónde esas tablas está mal hecha. Thoseboards are badly joined.

unir to tie together Una Ud. esas doscuerdas. Tie those two strings to-gether. A to attach Una Ud. esa cartaal informe. Attach that letter to thereport.

O unirse to unite, join No queríaunirse con nadie en aquel negocio. Hedidn't want to be united with anybodyin that business. A to join Se unió alos obreros. He joined the workers.

universal universal.

universidad [/] university.

universo universe, world.

uno a, an Necesito un experto para estetrabajo. I need an expert for thiswork. A one Sólo uno ha llegado. Onlyone has arrived.

O cada uno each one Pagó a cada unolo que le debía. He paid each one whathe owed him. O de una a otra partefrom one place to another; from sideto side. O uno a uno, uno por uno oneby one Salgan uno a uno. Go out oneby one. O uno que otro occasional(1 y)Uno que otro día viene a vernos. Hecomes to see us occasionally. ° unos aotros each other, one another Se mira-ban zinos a otros. They were lookingat one another. O unos cuantos some,a few ¿Quiere Ud. darme unos cuantos?Will you give me a few? O unos, unassome, a few Déme unas manzanas. Giveme a few apples. O un ... sí y otro noevery other . . . Viene un día sí y otrono. He comes evex-y other day.

untar to spread Úntele mantequilla a lastostadas. Spread some butter on thetoast. A to bribe Le untaron para queno declarara la verdad. They bribedhim so that he wouldn't tell the truth.O untar con grasa to grease Untó larueda con grasa. He greased thewheel. O untarse to grease, smear Legustaba untarse la cara con crema. Sheliked to use cream on her face.

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valer

uña nail, fingernail, toenail Se rompió lauña. She broke her fingernail. A clawEl gato sacó las uñas. The cat showedits claws.

O ser uña y carne to be fast friends.

urbanidad [/] (good) manners.

urbano urban.

urgencia urgency, hurry ho necesitan conurgencia. They need it in a hurry.

O clínica de urgencia emergencyward. O cura de urgencia emergencytreatment. ° sello de urgencia spe-cial-delivery stamp.

urgente pressing, urgent.

usado (see usar) used, second-handQuiero comprar un carro usado. I wantto buy a used car.

usanza usage, custom.

usar to use ¿Puedo usar su pluma? MayI use your pen? A to wear ¿Qué nú-mero de zapatos usa Ud.? What sizeshoe do you wear?

O antes de usarse before using Agí-tese antes de usarse. Shake well be-fore using. O usarse to be in use orfashion Este año se usa mticho ese

color. This year that color's very fash-ionable.

uso use ¿Qué uso tiene esta máquina?What use has this machine?

O en buen uso in good condition Eseabrigo está todatna en buen uso. Thatovercoat's still in good condition.

|| Empezó a trabajar apenas tuvouso de razón. He began to work whenhe was very young.

usted (abbr Ud., Vd.) you ¿Cómo estáUd.? How are you?

usual usual, customary ho usual en estoscasos es el traje de smoking. Thetuxedo's customary for such occasions.

útil profitable El juego es útil y agra-dable. The game's both pleasant andprofitable. A useful Era un hombremuy útil. He was a very useful man.O útiles (de trabajo) tools, utensils.

utilidad [/] usefulness, utility ¿Tieneesto alguna utilidad? Has this anyusefulness?

utilizar to utilize.

uva grape.

vaca cow. A beef Estos filetes ¿son devaca o de ternera? Ai*e these steaksbeef or veal?

vacación [/] vacation.

vacante \_adj] vacant. A [/] vacancy.

vaciar to empty; to drain.

vacilar to reel, stagger Vacilaba mucho alandar. He staggered badly when hewalked. A to waver, hesitate ¡No vacileUd.! Don't hesitate!

vacío void, empty El granero estaba vacío.The granary was empty. A unoccu-pied, vacant A fin de mes quedará elcuarto vacío. At the end of the monththe room'll be vacant. A vacuous, stu-pid, empty Era un hombre vacío. Hewas a stupid fellow. A [m] emptyspace, space, vacuum Se lanzó al vacío.He jumped into space.

vacuna vaccine.

vadear to wade through, ford.

vado ford.

vagabundo, vagabunda tramp, bum.

vagar to rove, wander.

vago vague, hazy Tengo una vaga idea.I have a vague idea. A [m] loafer,tramp No le gusta trabajar, es un vago.He doesn't like to work; he's a loafer.

vagón [m] railway car.

O vagón de carga freight car.

vagoneta dump cart.

vaina nuisance, bother. A scabbard,sheath; pod (of vegetables).

vainilla vanilla.

vaivén [m] fluctuation; vibration.

vajilla set of dishes; chinaware.

vale [m] note, I.O.U.; sales slip; coupon.

valentía courage.

valer \irr\ to cost ¿Cuánto vale ese traje?How much is that dress? A to cause,result in Aquella tontería le valió mu-chos disgustos. That foolishness causedhim a lot of trouble. A to be of valuePuede Ud. tirar esos papeles, no valennada. You can throw those papersaway, they're worthless. A to be worth,be worthy Ese hombre vale mucho.That man's very worthy. A [m] worth,merit Es un hombre de mucho valer.He's a man of great merit.

O más valiera it'd be better Más mevaliera no haberle conocido. It'd bebetter for me never to have known him.O no poder valerse to be helpless Conlas manos heridas no podía valerse.With his injured hands he was help-less. O valer(le a uno) la pena to beworth (one's) while No (me) vale lapena ir. It's not worth (my) while togo. O valerse de to make use of, avail

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valiente

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vender

oneself of Se valió de muchos medios.He availed himself of every means athis disposal.

valiente valiant, brave, courageous.

valija valise, suitcase; briefcase.

valioso [adj] valuable.

valla wooden fence.

valle [m] valley.

valor [m] price Lo he comprado por lamitad de su valor. I bought it at halfprice. A value El valor del dólar equi-vale a cinco pesos en México. The dol-lar's worth five Mexican pesos. A im-port, importance, meaning ¿ Qué valorle da Ud. a esas palabras? What im-portance do you attach to those words?A courage, gallantry El soldado demos-tró mucho valor. The soldier showedgreat courage. A nerve, crust ¿Cómotiene Ud. valor para presentarse aquí?How do you have the nerve to appearhere?

O valores stocks, bonds, securities.

vanidad [/] vanity.

vanidoso vain.

vano vain, shallow.O en vano in vain.

vapor [m] steam; steamship.

O al vapor swiftly, at lightning speed.

vaquero cowboy, cowhand.

vara twig, switch; vara (measure; abouta yard); yardstick.

varar to run aground La embarcaciónvaró frente a la costa. The vessel ranaground off the coast.

It Se ha varado completamente. He'sdown and out [Col].

variable changeable, variable, unstable.

variación [/] variation, change.

variedad [/] variety, diversity.O variedades vaudeville show.

vario various, varied Tenía telas de variosprecios. He had fabrics at variousprices. A several Hay varios libros enla mesa. There are several books onthe table.

varón [m] male (of humans).

varonil virile, manly.

vaselina vaseline.

vasija container, receptacle (for liquids).

vaso (drinking) glass.

vasto vast, huge, immense.

¡vaya un(a) . . . ! what a(n) . . . l/Vayauna idea! What an idea!

vecindad [/] tenants ¿Tiene esta casamucha vecindad? Are there many ten-ants in this house? A vicinity, neigh-borhood Viven en la vecindad. Theylive in the vicinity.

vecindario population of a district, ward,etc.

vecino neighboring, near-by Traen lasprovisiones del pueblo vecino. Theybring provisions from the town near-by.A [n] neighbor. A tenant Aquella casatenía cincuenta vecinos. There werefifty tenants in that house.

vegetación [/] vegetation.

vegetal [adj; m] vegetable.

O el reino vegetal the vegetablekingdom.

vehemencia vehemence.

veinte twenty.

vejez [/] old age.

vela vigil Le vela duró hasta la madru-gada. The vigil lasted till daybreak.A candle Encienda Ud. esa vela. Lightthat candle. A sail Tenia varios barcosde vela. He had several sailing ships.O a toda vela under full sail; at fullspeed. £> en vela awake Pasó la nocheen vela. He was awake all night.

velada evening party or gathering.

velar to stay up, keep watch Estuvo todala noche velando el enfermo. He keptwatch all night over the sick man. A tostay awake Veló toda la noche. Hestayed awake all night.

O velar por to take care of, protectVela muy bien por su familia. Hetakes very good cai"e of his family.

velo veil; film (thin coat).

O correr un velo to drop the matter,forget about it Carramos un velo. Let'sdrop it.

velocidad [/] velocity, speed.

veloz swift, fast.

vena vein.

O estar de vena to be in the mood.

venado deer.

veneer to defeat, vanquish Vencieron alenemigo. They defeated the enemy.A to overcome No creo que venza esapasión. I don't think he'll overcomethat habit. A to win Venció nuestroequipo por dos tantos. Our team wonby two points. A to prevail Su opiniónfué la que venció. It was his opinionthat prevailed. A to become due Laletra venció ayer. The bill of exchangewas due yesterday.° vencerse to control (one's feelings).

venda bandage, surgical dressing; roll ofbandage.

vendaje [m] bandage, surgical dressing;bandaging.

vendar to bandage, dress.

vendedor [m] vendor, seller, trader.

vender to sell Vendió todas sus propieda-des. He sold all his property.

° vender a crédito to sell on credit.O vender al contado to sell for cash.

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verdad

O vender a plazos to sell on install-ments O vender (se) to give oneselfaway, betray Su emoción le vendió. Hisemotion betrayed him.—Al hablar sevendió. When he spoke he gave himselfaway. A to accept a bribe, sell out Lefusilaron por haberse vendido al ene-migo. They shot him for having soldout to the enemy.

veneno poison, venom.

venenoso [adj] poisonous, venomous.

venganza revenge, vengeance.

vengar to avenge.

O vengarse to take revenge.

venir [ir*-] to come. Viene de muy buenafamilia. He comes of a very good fam-ily. A to fit Eso le viene muy ancho.That's too big for her. A to occur No sécomo me vino esa idea. I don't knowhow that idea occurred to me.

O que viene next Le veré la semanaque viene. I'll see you next week.O venir a (followed by infinitive) toget to, end by Vino a ser presidente.He got to be president. O venir amenos to decline, be in reduced circum-stances Con la muerte del padre esafamilia vino a menos. As a result ofthe death of the father, that family'sin reduced circumstances. O venir aparar to turn out, terminate ¿En quévino a parar ese asunto? How did thatmatter turn out? O venir a pelo to beto the point Lo que dijo no venía a pelo.What he said wasn't to the point.O venir a ser to amount to Eso viene aser lo mismo. That amounts to thesame thing. O venir a tener probablyhave, must have Viene a tener unoscuatro mil pesos de renta al año. Hemust have an income of about fourthousand pesos a year. O venir biento suit Me vendrá muy bien una tem-porada en el campo. A stay in thecountry will suit me fine. O venir malnot to suit, be inconvenient for Meviene mal ir a esa hora. It isn't con-venient for me to go at that hour.° venirse abajo, venirse a tierra tofall (through), collapse Todo aquellose vino a tierra. The whole thing fellthrough.

venta sale Hicimos un contrato deventa. We made a contract of sale.A sales, selling Toda la venta se haciaal por mayor. All the sales werewholesale.

O estar a la venta to be on sale.

ventaja advantage, profit; headway, lead.O llevar ventaja to be ahead, have alead.

ventajoso advantageous.ventana window.

O echar la casa por la ventana to put

oneself out, go to a lot of expense.

0 ventanas de la nariz nostrils.ventanilla ticket window; window (of a

vehicle).

ventilación [/] ventilation.

ventilador [m] electric fan; ventilator.

ventilar to air, ventilate Hay que ven-tilar esta habitación. This room mustbe aired. A to settle ¿Cuándo ventilaesta cuenta con el Banco? When areyou going to settle this account withthe bank?

ventoso windy.

ventura happiness; happy event. MuckTuve la ventura de encontrarlo. I hadthe luck to find him.

ver [irr] to see ¿Ve Ud. bien con esasgafas? Can you see well with thoseglasses? A to look ,at [Am] No mevea Ud. de esa manera. Don't look atme that way.

O no poder ver to abhor, detest Nome hables de él, no le puedo ver. Don'tmention his name, I detest him. O notener que ver con to have nothing to dowith No tengo nada que ver con él.

1 have nothing to do with him. O verel cielo abierto to see a great oppor-tunity. O ver las estrellas to see stars(experience a sudden pain). O verseto meet, see each other Hace muchotiempo que no se ven. It's been a longtime since they saw each other. A tofind oneself, be Me vi en una mala si-tuación. I found myself in a toughspot.—Me veo obligadoi a hacerlo. I'mforced (or I find myself obliged) to doit. O ver visiones to see things ¡EstáUd. viendo visiones! You're seeingthings!

|| ¡Allá (or Y a) veremos! Time'lltell! || ¡A ver! Let's see! || Hastamás ver. See you again.

veranear to summer, spend the summer¿Dónde veranea Ud.? Where are youspending the summer?

veraneo (summer) vacation, summeringFuimos de veraneo a la playa. Wespent the summer at the beach.

verano summer.

veras [/ pl~\ reality, truth.

O de veras in truth, really, honestly¡Ahora va de veras! Now he's reallygoing!—Se lo digo de veras. I'm tell-ing you honestly.

verdad [/] truth Le ha dicho la verdad.He's told you the truth.

O a decir verdad to tell the truth

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vez

A decir verdad, yo no creo eso. To tellthe truth, I don't believe that. O decircuatro verdades to speak one's mind,tell someone a thing or two. O deverdad really ¿De verdad lo cree Ud.?Do you really believe it? O ser verdadto be true Era verdad lo que decía.What he said was true. 0¿ verdad(que)? isn't that so? isn't it true?isn't it? Es Ud. americano ¿verdad?Isn't it true that you're an Ameri-can?—¿Verdad que no estaba allí?Isn't it true that he wasn't there?

|| ¿No es verdad? or ¿Verdad? Isn't itso?

verdadero true, staunch Es un amigo ver-dadero. He's a staunch friend. A realNo usaba su nombre verdadero. Hedidn't use his real name.

verde [adj] green. A green, unripe Lafruta estaba demasiado verde. Thefruit was too green. A risque, off-colorEse libro es muy verde. That book'svery off-color.

verdor [m~\ greenness, green.

verdura vegetation; leafy vegetables.

vereda path; [Arg~\ sidewalk.

vergonzoso shameful; shy, bashful.

vergüenza shame; shyness, bashfulness.O darle a uno vergüenza to beashamed No me atrevo a decírselo, meda vergüenza. I don't dare tell him,I'm ashamed. A to be (too) bashfulhe da vergüenza declararse. He's toobashful to propose. O no tener ver-güenza to be shameless Ese hombre notiene vergüenza. That man's shame-less. O no tener vergüenza de not to betoo bashful fo, not to be ashamed toEse niño no tiene vergüenza de cantardelante de la gente. That boy's notashamed to sing before people. O tenervergüenza to be shy Ese niño tienemucha vergüenza. That child's veryshy. A to be honorable or honest Esun politico que tiene vergüenza. He'san honest politician.

|| ¡Qué vergüenza! How shameful!

verso line of poetry; poem.

verter [rad-cli 7] to spill Ha vertido elvino. He's spilled the wine. A to emptyVierta Ud. esa jarra. Empty that jug.A to translate Han vertido ese libro alinglés. They've translated that bookinto English.

vertiente [/] slope; watershed; basin (ofa river).

vértigo dizziness.

vestíbulo vestibule; lobby.

vestido (see vestir) dressed Iba muy bienvestido. He was very well dressed.

A [hi] dress ¿Qué vestido llevo a la co-mida? What dress shall I wear to thedinner? A garments, clothing.

vestir [rad-ch 777] to dress. A to wearVestía uniforme militar. He was wear-ing a military uniform. A to be fash-ionable, be dressy Ese traje vistemucho. That dress is very fashionable.—Ese traje viste demasiado. That out-fit's too dressy.

O vestirse to dress ¿Quién le ayudaa Ud. a vestirse? Who helps you dress?A to clothe oneself; to buy clothesAntes, yo me vestía en Paris. I usedto buy my clothes in Paris.

veterano old, seasoned (of soldiers).A [m~\ veteran; old hand, old-timer.

vez [/] turn (in line) Le llegó a Ud. lavez de entrar. It was your turn to go in.A time La primera vez que vine a losEstados Unidos fué en 1938. The firsttime I came to the United States wasin 1938.

O a la vez at once, simultaneouslyTodos querían hablar a la vez. Every-body wanted to talk at once. O algunaque otra vez occasionally Le veía al-guna que otra vez. I used to see himoccasionally. O alguna vez, algunasveces sometimes Algunas veces voy acomer al restaurante. Sometimes I eatat the restaurant. O a veces occasion-ally A veces le veo en casa de susamigos. Occasionally I see him at thehome of friends. O cada vez eachtime ¡Que lo haga otra persona cadavez! Let a different person do iteach time! O cada vez que when-ever, every time Cada vez que le en-cuentro se lo digo. Whenever I see himI tell him so. O cuantas veces when-ever, every time Cuayitas veces lo veome habla. Whenever I see him, hespeaks to me. ° ¿cuántas veces? howmany times? how often? O de una vezimmediately, without delay, right now¡Hágalo de una vez! Do it right now!A in (or at) a gulp Se lo comió de unavez. He ate it in a gulp. O de una vezpara siempre once and for all De una■ vez para siempre se lo prohibo. Onceand for all I forbid it. O de vez encuando once in a while, from time totime De vez en cuando iba a verla. Iwent to see her once in a while. O dosveces twice. O en vez de instead ofVoy a tomar pescado en vez de carne.I'm going to have fish instead of meat.O otra vez again ¿Por qué ha hecho Ud.eso otra vez? Why did you do thatagain? A some other time Otra vez

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vindicar

almorzaremos juntos. We'll have lunchtogether some other time. O tal vezperhaps Tal vez mañana podamos ver-nos. Perhaps we can meet tomorrow.O todas las veces que whenever, everytime Todas las veces que le veo mepregunta por Ud. Whenever I see himhe asks about you. O Una vez onceMe invitó a comer una vez. He in-vited me to dinner once.—Habia (orEra) una vez. . . . Once upon a timethere was. . . .

via track ¿Por qué vía viene el expreso?Which track does the express traincome in on? A route La vía marítimaes algo peligrosa. The sea route'ssomewhat dangerous. A via, by way ofLlegamos a Nueva York via Miami.We arrived in New York via Miami.Amethod, procedure Se hizo por la víaejecutiva. It was done through execu-tive channels.

O vía pública thoroughfare, street.

viajar to travel.

viaje [m] trip, travel ¡Cuándo sale Ud.de viaje? When do you start on yourtrip?—Hizo un relato de sus viajes. Hegave an account of his travels.

|| ¡Buen viaje! Bon voyage! or Havea good trip!

viajero, viajera traveler El viajero estabamuy cansado. The traveler was verytired. A passenger Se ruega a los via-jeros que conserven sus billetes. Pas-sengers are requested to keep theirtickets.

víbora viper.

vibrar to vibrate.

vicio vice.

O quejarse de vicio to complain ha-bitually.

vicioso licentious, given to vice.

víctima victim.

victoria victory, triumph.

O cantar victoria to celebrate vic-tory; to crow too soon.

victorioso victorious, triumphant.

rid [/] grapevine.

vida life, human life Aquel descubri-miento salvó muchas vidas. That dis-covery saved many lives. A life, liveli-ness El niño tiene mucha vida. Thechild's full of life. A life, way of livingLlevaba muy buena vida. He lived avery good life. A life (being alive)Estuvo entre la vida y la muerte. Hehovered between life and death. A life,history Sabe la vida y milagros de todoel mundo. He knows everybody's lifestory.

O en mi vida never in my life En mi

vida le he visto. I've never seen himbefore in my life. O ganarse la vidato make (or earn) a living Se gana lavida escribiendo. He earns his livingby writing. O vida de perros dog'slife.

vidriera glass door, window, or partition;show case; show window [Am].

vidriero glazier, dealer in glass.

vidrio glass (material); pane of glass.° pagar los vidrios rotos to be madethe scapegoat.

viejo old Aquella casa era muy vieja.That was a very old house. A [m] oldman [Am] El viejo caminaba con difi-cultad. The old man walked with diffi-culty. A old man, pal [Am] ¡Oyemeviejo! Listen to me, old man!

O los viejos parents (affectionate)[Am] Tengo que escribirles a los vie-jos. I have to write to my parents.O mi vieja my old lady (affectionate)[Am]. O mi viejo my old man (affec-tionate) [Am]. O viejo verde old goatEra un viejo verde. He was an oldgoat.

viento wind.

O contra viento y marea come helland high water. O con viento con-trario against the wind. O ir vientoen popa to go very well Sus negociosvan viento en popa. His business isgoing very well.

vientre [m] belly.

viernes [m sg~\ Friday.

O Viernes Santo Good Friday.

viga beam (of a building).

vigilancia vigilance, watchfulness.

vigilante watchful. A [m] watchman;[Ar#] policeman.

vigilar to watch, keep watch, guard,watch over.

vigilia fast, abstaining from food forreligious reasons; wakefulness.

O comer de vigilia to fast (abstainfrom meat).

vigor [m] vigor, strength Era un hombrede mucho vigor. He was a man ofgreat strength.

O en vigor in effect, in force. O leyesen vigor laws in force.

vil vile, mean, despicable.

villa town Toda la villa estaba alegreen la fiesta. The whole town was gaVat the festival. A villa, country houseEn el campo tengo una villa. I have avilla in the country.

vinagre [m] vinegar.

° cara de vinagre sour-puss.

vindicar to vindicate.

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vivir

vino wine.

O vino tinto red wine.

viña vineyard.

violencia violence, strength.

violento impulsive; violent Tiene un ca-rácter muy violento. He's very impul-sive. A strong No diga Ud. esas frasastan violentas. Don't use such stronglanguage.

O sentirse violento to be embarrassed,feel out of place.

violeta violet; lilac (color).

violin [m] violin.

violón [??z] bass viol.

O tocar el violón to talk throughone's hat.

virgen [adj; /] virgin.

virtud [/] virtue, good quality; efficacy,power.

virtuoso virtuous. A [h] virtuoso.

viruela smallpox.

visera eyeshade, visor.

visible [adj] visible.

visillo window curtain.

visión [/] vision Tuvo una visión. Hehad a vision. A view, opinion Su visióndel problema me parece justa. Hisview of the problem seems correct tome. A sight, peculiar looking personCon aquel traje y aquel sombrero es-taba hecha una visión. With that dressand hat she was a sight.

O ver visiones to be seeing things, bedeluded.

visita visit ¿Recibió Ud. la visita de miamigo? Did my friend call on you?A visitor, caller Con tantas visitas nohemos podido hacer nada. There wereso many callers we haven't been ableto accomplish anything.

O hacer una visita to pay a call.O pagar la visita to return the call.O tener visita to have company Nopuede recibirle, tiene visita. She can'tsee you, she has company.

visitar to visit, call on ¿Cuándo podrévisitarle? When may Í call on you?A to visit, to make a professional visit,make a call El doctor está visitando asus enfermos. The doctor is makinghis calls. Ato inspect El inspector ylos arquitectos han salido a visitar lasobras. The inspector and the archi-• tects have gone to inspect the construc-tions.víspera eve, day before Hoy es la vísperade la fiesta. This is the eve of the holi-day.

O estar en vísperas de to be on theeve of, be about to Estaba en vísperas

de embarcar para Europa. He wasabout to sail for Europe,vista eyesight, vision Tiene muy buenavista. He has very good eyesight.A sight ¡No te pongas delante de mivista! Get out of my sight! Aview,vista La vista desde la terraza erapreciosa. There was an attractive viewfrom the terrace.

O corto de vista near-sighted Es muycorto de vista. He's very near-sighted.O de vista by sight, without introduc-tion No me han presentado, lo conozcosólo de de vista. I haven't been intro-duced to him; I know him only bysight. O echar la vista encima to layeyes on (upon). O en vista de in viewof En vista de esto, yo no puedo comercon Ud. hoy. In view of this, I cannoteat with you today. O hacer la vistagorda to wink (at), to overlook.O tener la vista cansada to have tiredeyes; to be far-sighted. O tenervistas a to face La casa tiene vistas ala calle. The house faces the street.O vista cansada far-sightedness.|| ¡Hasta la vista! So long!

visto (see ver) seen.

O estar mal visto to be improper, bedisapproved, be bad form No haga Ud.eso, equí está mal visto. Don't dothat; it's considered bad form here.O estar visto to be evident, obvious,clear Está visto que Juan no viene.It's evident that John isn't coming.O no estar bien visto to be improper,frowned upon Eso no está muy bienvisto. That isn't done. O por lo vistoapparently Por lo visto no se acordóde que tenía que venir. Apparentlyhe forgot that he was supposed tocome. O visto bueno (abbr Vo Bo) ap-proved, O.K. A approval, O.K. Tieneque llevar el visto bueno del jefe. Hehas to have the chief's O.K.

vistoso showy, loud.

vital vital, essential.

vitrina show window [Am]; show case[Sp].

viuda widow.

viudo widower.

víveres [m pl~\ provisions.

viveza quickness, liveliness Tiene muchaviveza de ingenio. He has a quickmind. A vehemence, spirit Al oírlocontestó con viveza. When she heardit she replied with spirit.

vivienda dwelling, house.

vivir to live, exist No sé si vive o hamuerto. I don't know whether he's

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voz

living or dead. A to live, to dwell Yovivo en América. I live in America.O vivir de to live on Vivía de susrentas. He lived on his investments.J| ¿Quién vive? Who's there [Mil] 1III ¡Viva! Hurray! || ¡Viva la Repúbli-ca! Long live the Republic!

vivo alive Por fortuna estoy vivo. For-tunately I'm alive. A vivid Los coloreseran muy vivos. The colors were veryvivid. A intense La luz a esa altura esmuy viva. The light at that altitude isvery intense. A acute, quick, keenTiene una inteligencia muy viva. Hehas a very keen mind. A [m] edging,piping Llevaba un traje con vivosverdes.. She was wearing a suit withgreen piping. A wise guy No me gustaporque es un vivo. I don't like him be-cause he's a wise guy.

O a lo vivo vividly Se lo pintó a lovivo. He described it to her vividly.O de viva voz by word of mouth Lo■aprendió de viva voz. He learned itby word of mouth. O en carne vivaraw, open (wound) Tenia la rodilla encame viva. His knee was raw. O tocaren lo vivo to cut to the quick.

vocabulario vocabulary.

vocación [/] vocation (activity or profes-sion for which one feels an inner call-ing) Soy médico pero mi verdadera vo-cación era la pintura. I'm a doctor, butI've always wanted to be a painter.

volado See volar.

O hacer un volado to do somethingpressing or urgent [Am] Tengo quehacer un volado. I have somethingurgent to do. O volado de genio quick-tempered [A«i].

volante [m~\ steering wheel (of vehicle);flywheel.

° tomar el volante to take the wheel.

volar [rad-ch I] to fly El avión vuela alto.The plane's flying high. A to vanish,disappear Mi dinero voló. My moneyvanished. A to blow up Volaron lospuentes con dinamita. They blew upthe bridges with dynamite.

O volando quickly, on the run, as fastas possible Fué volando. He went onthe run.

volcán [m] volcano.

volcar [rad-ch I] to overturn, turn overEl automóvil volcó al entrar en elpuente. The car turned over when itentered the bridge.

voltear to turn (over), whirl Volteaba enel trapecio. He was whirling on thetrapeze.

O voltearse to change party or creed

Se volteó a otro partido. He changedsides.

volumen [m] bulk, volume; volume(book).

voluntad [/] will Tiene una voluntad dehierro. He has a will of iron.

O buena voluntad kindliness, goodwill.

voluntario voluntary. A [m] volunteer.

voluptuoso voluptuous.

volver [irr] to turn (over) Volvía laspáginas del libro rápidamente. He wasturning the pages of the book quickly.A to turn Este camino vuelve a la dere-cha. This road turns to the right.A to return, go back Volvió a su casapor el mismo camino. He went backhome by the same route. A to return,to pay back, to give or send backVuelva Ud. favor por favor. Returnfavor for favor.

O volver a to . . . again No ha vueltoa escribirme. He hasn't written meagain. O volver del revés to turn up-side down; to turn inside out. O volveren sí to recover consciousness, come to.O volver la cabeza to turn one's headAl oír su nombre volvió la cabeza.She turned her head when she heardher name. O volver loco to drive crazy,irritate Me vas a volver loco. You'redriving me crazy. O volverse to turnSe le ha vuelto el pelo muy blanco. Hishair has turned snow-white. A to turnover ¡Haga el favor de volverse dellado contrario! Please turn over onthe other side. O volverse atrás toflinch. A to back out Dijo que vendría,pero se ha vuelto atrás. He said hewould come, but he has backed out.O volverse loco to become crazy, be-come insane Se ha vuelto loco. He'sgone crazy.

vomitar to vomit.

vómito vomiting, vomit.

voraz ravenous Tenía hambre voraz. Hewas ravenously hungry. A fierce Unvoraz incendio arrasó el edificio. Afierce fire demolished the building.

vos you [Fam; Am].

votación [/] voting, balloting.

voto vote, ballot; vow.

O hacer voto to make a vow.

voz [/] voice.

O a media voz softly Estaban hablan-do a media voz. They were talkingsoftly. O a voces (by) shouting Avoces no consigue Ud. nada. You won'tget anything by shouting. O correrla voz to be rumored Corre la voz deque ha desaparecido. It's rumored

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vuelco

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yunta

that he has disappeared. ° dar vocesto shout, yell ¡No des esas voces! Don'tshout like that! O en voz alta aloud.O en voz baja very softly No hableI'd. en voz tan baja, no le oigo. Don'tspeak so softly, I can't hear you.O secreto a voces open secret. O vozde mando command A la voz de mandose pusieron en marcha. At the com-mand they began to march.

vuelco tumble, overturning.

vuelo flight, trip De un solo vuelo elavión atravesó el mar. The airplanemade a non-stop flight across theocean. A width, fullness Las faldasahora tienen poco vuelo. Skirts arenarrow this season.

0 al vuelo right away, quickly; inflight, on the wing.

vuelta turn, revolution. A curve ¡Cuidadocon esa vuelta! Watch out for thatcurve! Achange ¿Tiene Ud. vuelta deeste billete? Do you have change forthis bill?

O a la vuelta upon returning A lavuelta de mi viaje nos veremos. We'llsee each other when I get back frommy trip. O a la vuelta de around Lacasa está a la vuelta de la esquina.

The house is around the corner. O darla vuelta a to turn Hay que dar dosvueltas a la llave. You have to turnthe key twice. A to go around Dimosla vuelta a la casa. We walked aroundthe house. O darse vuelta to turnaround; go to and fro Haga Ud. elfavor de darse vuelta. Please turnaround. O dar una vuelta to take astroll, turn Vamos a dar una vuelta porel parque. Let's take a turn throughthe park. A to turn over El automóvildio una vuelta. The car turned over.O dar vueltas to turn La tierra davueltas sobre su eje. The earth turnson its axis. Ato hang around Andadando vueltas por ahí sin hacer nada.He's hanging around here not doinganything. O dar vueltas a to turn,turn around and around Déle vueltasa la manivela. Turn the handle.O poner de vuelta y media to give abawling out.

I! No hay que darle vueltas. Thereare no two ways about it.

vuelto change (money) [Am] Cuente Ud.el vuelto. Count your change.

vulgar vulgar, coarse; common.

y and.

O ¿y bien? all right Y bien, ¿cuándonos vamos? All right, when do we go?

0 y eso que and yet, even though Ud.no ha barrido mi cuarto, y eso que ledije que no dejara de hacerlo. Youhaven't swept my room, even though

1 told you not to fail to do so. 0¿yluego? and then Y luego, ¿qué pasó?And then what happened? 0¿y qué?is it true that [Am] ¿Y qué se fué paraEuropa? Is it true that he went toEurope?

ya already Ya sabe Ud. lo que yo quiero.You already know what I want. A nowY a es tarde. It's too late now. A atonce, right now [Am] Hágalo ya. Doit right now.

O ya lo creo of course ¿Quiere Ud.venir? ¡Ya lo creo! Do you want tocome? Of course! O ya no no longer Y ano tengo ganas. I no longer feel likeit. O ya pronto presently, any minutenow Ya pronto llegará el tren. Thetrain will be here any minute now.

° ya que since Ya que me preguntas,te contestaré. Since you ask me, I'lltell you. O ya Voy I'm coming! ¡Ya voy!espere un minuto. I'm coming! Waita minute!

|] ¡Ya, ya! Sure!

yanqui Yankee, any citizen of the U.S.A.

yapa something extra, good measure[AmJ Me dieron esto de yapa. Theygave me this for good measure.

yegua mare.

yema bud, shoot; yolk; cushion of finger-tip.

yerba herb; grass.

yerno son-in-law.

yerro error, mistake.

yeso plaster.

yeta bad luck, misfortune [Arg"\.

yo I Soy yo. It's me. or It's I.

O yo mismo I myself Yo mismo se lodije. I told you so myself.

yodo iodine.

yugo yoke (for animals).

yunta team of draft animals.

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sacate

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zurrar

sacate [m] grass; hay [Am].

safarse to slip off, come off [Am] Sezafó la rueda. The wheel came off.A to dislocate [Am] Se ha zafado unbrazo. He dislocated his arm. A toget out of, avoid No sé como zafarmede ese compromiso. I don't know howto get out of that engagement.

zafio coarse, vulgar.

caguán [m] entrance, hall, vestibule.

sambo [adj; n] half-breed (Negro andIndian).

zambullida dive, plunge.

zambullir to plunge.

O zambullirse to dive.

zanahoria carrot.

zancudo long-legged. A [m] mosquito[Am].

zangolotear to shake violently [Am].

zanja ditch, trench.

zapatería shoemaker's shop, shoe store.

zapatero shoemaker.

zapatilla slipper.

zapato shoe.

zarco blue-eyed.

zarpar to weigh anchor; to sail, start

moving (of a boat).zarza bramble.zarzuela musical comedy.zona district, zone.zonzo dull, stupid, silly [Am].zoológico zoological.zoquete [m] piece of stale bread; chuck,

block; blockhead.zorro fox.zozobra worry.

zozobrar to capsize, founder, sink.zumbar to buzz.zumbido buzz, buzzing.zumo juice (of fruit); juice (of fruit

skin) [Am].zurcir to darn, mend.zurdo left-handed.zurrar to whip, flog.

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absurd

PART II

English-Spanish

a un, una Do you have a pen, an en-velope, and some paper? ¿Tiene Ud.una pluma, un sobre y papel? A un,algún Is there a bank near here?¿Hay algún banco cerca de aquí?Á una, alguna Is there a nurse here?¿Hay alguna enfermera aquí? A por/ make forty dollars a week. Ganocuarenta dólares por semana. A por,cada The rate of exchange is twopesos a dollar. El cambio está a dospesos por dólar. A These eggs arefifty cents a dozen. Estos huevos sona cincuenta centavos la docena.

abandon abandonar She abandoned herchild. Abandonó a su hijo.

abbreviate abreviar.

A.B.C. abecé It's as simple as A.B.C.Eso es el abecé.

ability habilidad.

abnormal anormal.

abolish abolir, derogar.

abortion aborto.

about [prep] de What's he talkingabout? ¿De qué está hablando?A concerniente It isn't anything aboutyou. No es nada concerniente a Ud.• [ac/v] casi Dinner's about ready.La comida está casi preparada. A unos/ have about ten. Tengo unos diez.O about to a punto de, para Thetrain's about to leave. El tren estáa punte de partir. O what about?¿qué hay de? What about the thingsyou were going to get for me? ¿Quéhay de las cosas que Ud. me iba a con-seguir?

above sobre How far above sea level arewe? ¿A qué altura estamos sobre elnivel del mar?

O above all sobre todo, ante todoAbove all, remember to be on time.

Ante todo, acuérdese de estar a ti-empo. O to be above sobrepasar He'sabove average height* Su estaturasobrepasa la normal. O to go abovepasar de Don't go above five dollars.No pase de cinco dólares.

abreast de ... en fondo They marchedfour abreast. Marchaban de cuatroen fondo.

O to keep abreast of estar al corri-ente de I can't keep abreast of thenews. No puedo estar al corrientede las noticias.

abroad en el extranjero.

abrupt brusco (rude); repentino (sud-den).

absence falta Have you a record of herabsences? ¿Lleva Ud. nota de susfaltas? A ausencia Her absence wasnoticed at the office. En la oficinanotaron su ausencia.

absent ausente Three members were ab-sent because of illness. Tres miem-bros estuvieron ausentes por enferme-dad.

absent-minded distraído.

absolute absoluto His power was abso-lute. Su poder era absoluto. A puroThat's the absolute truth. Esta es lapura verdad.

absolutely absolutamente I'm absolutelycertain of my facts. Estoy absoluta-mente seguro de mis datos.

absorb absorber This blotter abso)-bs inkvery well. Este secante absorbe muybien la tinta.—He was so absorbed inhis book he didn't hear me come in.Estaba tan absorto en la lectura queno me oyó entrar.

abstain abstenerse, privarse.

absurd absurdo.

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abundance

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acknowledge

abundance abundancia.

abuse \_n\ abuso That's an abuse of au-thority. Eso es un abuso de autori-dad. A maltrato That child got moreabuse than affection. Ese niño re-cibió más maltrato que cariño.

abuse [v~\ abusar de / advise you notto abuse any of the privileges wehave here. Le aconsejo que no abusede ninguno de los privilegios que tene-mos aquí. A insultar We heard herabuse her sister. La oímos insultara su hermana. A tratar mal Do youreally feel abused? ¿De veras sienteUd. que le tratan mal?

abusive abusivo.

academy academia.

accelerate acelerar, apresurar.

accelerator acelerador.

accent [n] acento Where's the accentin this word? ¿Dónde lleva el acentoesta palabra?—He speaks Englishwith a Russian accent. Habla ingléscon acento ruso.

accent [t>] acentuar Accent the first syl-lable of this word. Acentúe la pri-mera sílaba de esta palabra.

accept aceptar He accepted the moneythat I offered him. Aceptó el dineroque le ofrecí.

acceptance aceptación.

access acceso, entrada.

accessory accesorio I'd like to get someaccessories for the automobile. Qui-siera comprar algunos accesorios parael automóvil. A cómplice The policeheld him as an accessory. La policíale detuvo como cómplice.

accident accidente In case of accident,notify the manager. En caso de acci-dente avise al administrador.

O by accident por casualidad Wemet them by accident. Les encontra-mos por casualidad.

accidental accidental, casual.

accommodate acomodar We can only ac-commodate three more people. Pode-mos acomodar sólo a tres personasmás.

accommodations alojamiento We'll haveto wire ahead for accommodations.Tendremos que telegrafiar para re-servar alojamiento.

accompany acompañar May I accom-pany you home? ¿La puedo acom-pañar a casa?

accomplish llevar a cabo, realizar Heaccomplished his purpose quickly.Llevó a cabo su propósito rápida-mente.

O accomplished consumado He's an

accomplished linguist. Es un lin-güista consumado.

accomplishment realización.

accord acuerdo His ideas on politics arein accord with mine. Sus ideas po-líticas están de acuerdo con las mías.O of one's own accord espontánea-mente He wrote to me of his own ac-cord. Me escribió espontáneamente.O with one accord de común acuerdo,unánimemente.

accordance conformidad, armonía.

accordingly de acuerdo, conforme Hegave us instructions and we acted ac-cordingly. Hemos obrado de acuerdocon las instrucciones que nos dio.

according to según We'll make our ar-rangements according to your plans.Haremos nuestros arreglos según susplanes.

accordion acordeón.

account relato His account of the acci-dent's different from hers. Su relatodel accidente es diferente al de ella.A cuenta The company's accounts werein good order. Las cuentas de lacompañía estaban en orden. A valor,importancia This book's of no account.Este libro no tiene ningún valor.

O on account of a causa de Thegame was postponed on account ofrain. El partido fué pospuesto acausa de la lluvia. O on no accountde ninguna manera, por ningún mo-tivo. O to account for explicarse Howdo you account for that? ¿Cómo seexplica eso? O to take into accounttener en cuenta.

|| Is the baggage accounted for?¿Está completo el equipaje?

accountant contador.

accuracy exactitud, precisión.

accurate exacto.

accuse acusar.

accustom acostumbrar.

O to be accustomed estar acostum-brado I'm not accustomed to suchtreatment. No estoy acostumbrado asemejante trato.

ache [n] dolor Have you got a head-ache? ¿Tiene dolor de cabeza?

• [v] doler My tooth aches. Meduele una muela (molar), or Me dueleun diente (front tooth).

achieve llevar a cabo, lograr.

acid [adj, n] ácido.

acknowledge admitir The court ac-knowledged my claims. El tribunaladmitió mi demanda. A dar las gra-cias por They haven't acknowledged

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acknowledgment

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admiration

the wedding presents yet. Todavíano han dado las gracias por los rega-los de boda.

acknowledgment reconocimiento (recog-nition); admisión (admission).

acorn bellota.

acoustics acústica.

acquaint O to be acquainted conocerseAre you two acquainted? ¿Se conocenUds. dos?

acquaintance conocido, amigo She's anold acquaintance of mine. Es unavieja conocida mía.

O to make one's acquaintance cono-cer a uno I'm very happy to makeyour acquaintance. Tengo muchogusto en conocerle.

acquire adquirir.

acquit absolver.

O to acquit oneself well portarsebien.

acre acre.

across al otro lado de The restaurant'sacross the street. El restaurante estáal otro lado de la calle. A a travésThere's an obstruction across theroad. Hay un obstáculo a través delcamino.

act [n] acción That was a very kindact. Fué una acción muy amable.A acto I don't want to miss the firstact. No quiero perder el primer acto.• [v] obrar, actuar Now's the timeto act. Ahora es el momento deobrar. A portarse Don't act like achild. No te portes como un niño.O act of Congress ley aprobada porel Congreso. O to act as hacer deWho's acting as head? ¿Quién hacede jefe? O to act on seguir I'll acton your suggestion. Seguiré su su-gestión. O to act upon When will thisbe acted upon? ¿Cuándo se decidirásobre esto? ° to be in the act of /was in the act of packing. Estabahaciendo el equipaje.

action acción He's a man of action. Esun hombre de acción.

O to take action tomar medidas Hasany action been taken on my case?¿Se ha tomado alguna medida en micaso?

active activo.

activity actividad, movimiento.O social activities vida social.

actor actor.

actress actriz.

actual real, verdadero What's the actual

cost? ¿Cuál es el coste real?actually realmente, en realidad,acute agudo.

ad See advertisement.

adapt adaptar.

add agregar, añadir Add it to my bill.Añádalo a mi cuenta.

O to add up sumar Add up this listof Jigures. Sume Ud. esta columnade números.

adding machine máquina de sumar.

addition adición, suma Is my additioncorrect? ¿Está correcta mi suma?A aumento We need additions to o in-staff. Necesitamos un aumento ennuestro personal.

O in addition to además de In addi-tion to my worries this has to happen.Además de mis preocupaciones teníaque ocurrir esto.

additional adicional.

address [n] dirección, señas "What'syour address?" "My address is 21Fifth Avenue." "¿Cuál es su dire-cción?" "Mi dirección es: QuintaAvenida número 21." A discurso /have to listen to an address tonight.Tengo que oír un discurso esta noche.• [i>] dirigir How shall I addressthe letter? ¿Cómo tengo que dirigirla carta? A dirigirse a The speakeraddressed the public. El orador sedirigió al público.

adequate bastante, suficiente.

adhesive tape esparadrapo.

adjacent adyacente, cercano.

adjective adjetivo.

adjoining contiguo.

adjust arreglar, ajustar Adjust theclock so it'll run faster. Ajuste elreloj para que adelante. A adaptar,acostumbrar / can't adjust myself tothe climate here. No me puedo acos-tumbrar al clima de aquí. A arreglar,atender The manager adjusts all com-plaints. El administrador atiendetodas las quejas.

adjutant ayudante.

administer administrar.

administration aplicación The workerscomplained about the administrationof the law. Los obreros se quejaronpor la aplicación de la ley. A minis-terio, gobierno During his adminis-tration a great many new laws werepassed. Durante su gobierno se pro-mulgaron muchas leyes nuevas. A ad-ministración The administration of anew drug curbed the epidemic. Laadministración de un nuevo medica-mento detuvo la epidemia.

admirable admirable.

admiral almirante.

admiration admiración.

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admire

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after

admire admirar.

admission admisión, entrada How muchis the admission? ¿Cuánto cuesta laentrada? A confesión He made afrank admission. Hizo una confesiónsincera.

|| No admission. Se prohibe la en-trada.

admit dejar entrar Ask for me andyou'll be admitted. Pregunte Ud. pormí y le dejarán entrar. A admitirWhen were you admitted to that club?¿Cuándo se le admitió en ese club?A reconocer / admit that I was wrong.Reconozco que estaba equivocado.

adopt adoptar.

adore adorar.

adorn adornar.

adult [>i] adulto What's the proper dosefor adults? ¿Cuál es la dosis paraadultos?

• [adfl juicioso She's very adultfor her age. Es muy juiciosa para suedad.

|| Adults only. Sólo para personasmayores.

adultery adulterio.

advance [?i] aumento There's an ad-vance in price after 6 o'clock. Hay unaumento en los precios después de lasseis. A adelanto, progreso What ad-vances have been made in medicine?¿Qué progresos se han hecho en medi-cina?

• [v] avanzar Advance! ¡Avancen!A promover, ascender We'll advancehim if he proves capable. Le ascen-deremos si demuestra su capacidad.A adelantar Could you advance mesome money? ¿Podría Ud. adelantar-me algún dinero?

O in advance por adelantado, conanticipación Let me know in advance,if you come. Si vienes, avísame poradelantado.

advantage ventaja You have the advan-tage over me. Ud. me lleva ventaja.A provecho, beneficio This is to youradvantage. Es para su provecho.

O to take advantage of aprovecharsede / wish to take advantage of youroffer. Deseo aprovecharme de suofrecimiento. A aprovecharse de, en-gañar Don't let people take advantageof you. No deje que se aprovechen deUd.

advantageous provechoso.

adventure aventura.

adverb adverbio.

advertise avisar, anunciar The xt.nre'sadvertising a sale. La tienda anuncia

un saldo. A poner un anuncio They'readvertising for a cook. Han puestoun anuncio solicitando un cocinero.

advertisement anuncio, aviso.

advice consejo I'll act on your advice.Seguiré sus consejos.

advisable prudente, aconsejable.

advise avisar, informar We were ad-vised of the dangers of the trip. Nosavisaron que el viaje era peligroso.A aconsejar / advise against our go-ing. Aconsejo que no vayamos.

aerial [w] antena The aerial on ourradio needs fixing. Hay que repararla antena de nuestra radio.

• ladj] aéreo The town was sub-jected to an aerial attack. La ciudadfué sometida a un ataque aéreo.

affair negocio, asunto He handled theaffairs of the company badly. Mane-jó mal los negocios de la compañía.A acontecimiento, suceso The dancewas the biggest affair of the season.El baile fué el acontecimiento másgrande de la temporada.

O love affair aventura amorosa.

affect afectar, conmover / wasn't a bitaffected by the news of his death.La noticia de su muerte no me afectónada. A afectar, fingir He affects in-difference when you mention her.Finge indiferencia cuando se alude aella.

affection afecto, cariño.

affectionate afectuoso.

affectionately afectuosamente.

affirm afirmar.

afford tener con que comprar / reallycan't afford to buy this dress. Deveras no tengo con que comprar estevestido. A convenir He can't afford tohave his reputation hurt. No le con-viene comprometer su reputación.A proporcionar The trip afforded usthe opportunity of seeing the country.El viaje nos proporcionó la oportuni-dad de ver el país.

affront [n] afrenta, insulto.

afloat a flote After the battle our shipwas still afloat. Después de la batallanuestro buque quedó a flote.

afraid ° to be afraid tener miedo,temer Don't be afraid. No tenga mie-do.—I'm afraid I'm going to be late.Me temo que voy a llegar tarde.

after [adv] detrás The man walkedahead and the woman came after.El hombre caminaba delante y la mu-jer venía detrás.

• [prep] después de Coyne un y timeafter nine. Venga cuando quiex-a des-

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afternoon

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ajar

pues de las nueve. A tras We carneone after the other. Vinimos uno trasotro. A detrás de The police are afterhim. La policía anda detrás de él.

• [conj] después que Wait untilafter I come back. Espere hastadespués que yo vuelva.

O after all después de todo You'reright, after all. Después de todotiene Ud. razón. O after this en ade-lante After this let us know in ad-vance. En adelante avísenos por an-ticipado. O to go after ir por Willyou go after the mail? ¿Quiere Ud.ir por el correo? O to look after cui-dar de, tener cuidado de Is there any-one to look after the children? ¿Hayalguien que cuide de los niños?

afternoon tarde Can you come this af-ternoon or tomorrow afternoon? ¿Pu-ede Ud. venir esta tarde o mañanapor la tarde?

afterward (s) después.

again otra vez, de nuevo Try once again.Pruebe otra vez.

O again and again una y otra vez,muchas veces I'll do this again andagain. Haré esto muchas veces.O never again nunca más Never againwill I make that mistake. Nuncamás cometeré ese error.

|| / hope to see you again. Esperovolver a verle.

against contra Lean it against the wall.Apóyalo contra la pared. A en contrade Is everyone against him? ¿Estátodo el mundo en contra de él?

age [n] edad What's your age and pro-fession? ¿Qué edad y qué profesióntiene Ud.? Aépoca This ,is the age ofinvention. Esta es la época de losinventos.

• [v~\ envejecer He's aged a greatdeal lately. Ha envejecido muchoúltimamente.

O of age mayor de edad He'll comeof age next year. Será mayor de edadel año próximo. O old age vejez Savesomething for your old age. Ahorrealgo para la vejez.

agency agencia.

agent agente Your agent has alreadycalled on me. Su agente acaba devisitarme. A representante I'm a gov-ernment agent. Soy un representantedel gobierno.

aggravate (make worse) agravar.

ago hace / was here two months ago.Estuve aquí hace dos meses.

O a while ago hace un rato He lefta while ago. Salió hace un rato.

agony agonía.

agree estar de acuerdo Do you agreewith me? ¿Está Ud. de acuerdo con-migo? A concordar The two state-ments don't agree. Las dos declaraci-ones no concuerdan. A convenir /agree to your terms. Convengo ensus condiciones.

agreeable agradable She has an agree-able disposition. Tiene un carácteragradable. A simpático She's a veryagreeable person. Es una personamuy simpática.

O agreeable to de acuerdo con Iseveryone agreeable to the plan? ¿Es-tán todos de acuerdo con el plan?

agreement acuerdo, pacto.

O in agreement de acuerdo.

agriculture agricultura.

ahead adelante Are there many turnsup ahead? ¿Hay muchas vueltas másadelante?

O to be ahead ir a la cabeza, ir de-lante Who's ahead? ¿Quién va a lacabeza? A ir adelantado, estar adelan-tado I'm ahead in my work. Voy ade-lantado en mi trabajo.

|| Go ahead. Pase delante, or SigaUd.

aid [n] ayuda I'd welcome any aid.Agradecería cualquier ayuda.

• Lv] ayudar Let me aid you. Dé-jeme que le ayude.

aim [?i] puntería Is your aim good?¿Tiene Ud. buena puntería? A propó-sito, mira What are your aims inUfe? ¿Cuáles son sus propósitos enla vida?

• lv] apuntar Aim higher. Apuntemás alto.

air [n] aire I'm going out for some air.Voy a salir a tomar un poco el aire.—There's an air of mystery about thewhole affair. Hay un aire de misterioen todo el asunto.

• [v] ventilar, airear Would youplease air the room while I'm out?¿Quisiera Ud. hacer el favor de ven-tilar el cuarto mientras estoy fuera?

O by air por vía aérea, por aviónI'd like to go by air, if possible. Sies posible quisiera ir por avión.

aircraft carrier portaviones.

airfield campo de aviación, campo deaterrizaje.

air force fuerzas aéreas.

air mail correo aéreo.

airplane aeroplano, avión.

airport aeropuerto.

aisle pasillo.

ajar entreabierto, entornado.

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alarm

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along

alarm [w] alarma What was that alarmfor? ¿Por qué ha sido esa alarma?

• [v] alarmar The noise alarmedthe whole town. El ruido alarmó atoda la ciudad.

O to be alarmed alarmarse.

alarm clock despertador.

album album.

alcohol alcohol.

alcove alcoba, recámara.

ale cerveza inglesa.

alert [w] alarma We ran for shelterwhen we heard the alert. Corrimosa refugiarnos cuando oímos la alarma.

• [acfy] listo, vivo He's a very alertchild. Es un chico muy listo. A des-pabilado The students aren't veryalert on Mondays. Los estudiantesno están muy despabilados los lunes.

O to be on the alert estar sobreaviso, estar alerta.

algebra álgebra.

alien [w] extranjero There were manyaliens in the city. Había muchos ex-tranjeros en la ciudad.

• [adj] extranjero, ajeno Theyadopted alien ways while they werein that country. Adquirieron cos-tumbres extranjeras mientras estuvie-ron en ese país. A contrario Such ac-tions are alien to his character. Talesactos son contrarios a su carácter.

align alinear.

alike igual, semejante These places areall alike. Estos sitios son todosiguales. A del mismo modo, igual-menté We treat all the guests alike.Tratamos a todos los clientes del mis-mo modo.

alimony alimentos por razón de divorcio.

alive vivo, viviente / feel more deadthan alive. Me siento más muertoque vivo.

O to keep alive mantener vivo.

all todo I've been waiting all day. Heestado esperando todo el día.—That'sall. Eso es todo.—Tell me all aboutit. Dígamelo todo.—That's all thereis. Eso es todo lo que hay.—It's allgone. Todo se ha acabado. A todosDid y on all go? ¿Fueron todos Uds.?O all alone solo / can't do this allalone. No lo puedo hacer yo solo.O all at once de pronto All at oncesomething happened. De pronto ocu-rrió algo. ° all over Is it all over?¿Se ha acabado todo? O all the bet-ter tanto mejor // that's so, all thebetter. Si es así, tanto mejor. O allthe same lo mismo That's all the sameto me. Me da lo mismo. O at all

// / go at all I'll be there beforeeight. Si voy, estaré allí antes delas ocho. O in all en total How manyare there in all? ¿Cuántos hay entotal? O not at all nada I'm not atall tired. No estoy nada cansado.A de nada "Thank you." "Not at all.""Gracias." "De nada." O once andfor all por última vez, ya de una vezOnce and for all, let's get this overwith. Por última vez, dejemos estoterminado.

|| All right. Está bien, or Bueno.

allege alegar.

allergy alergia.

alley callejuela, callejón.

O blind alley callejón sin salida.O bowling alley bolera [Sp], boliche[Am}.

alliance alianza.

alligator caimán, [Am] lagarto.

allot distribuir, repartir.

allow permitir, dejar We're not allowedto leave the camp at night. No senos permite salir del campamento porla noche.

O to allow for dejar para How muchshould I allow for traveling expenses?¿Cuánto tendría que dejar para gastosde viaje?

allowance dieta, abono Hoto much of anallowance do you get for your travel-ing expenses? ¿Qué dietas le danpara sus gastos de viaje?

O to make allowance for tener encuenta, hacerse cargo de, excusar.

|| How much a month does yourfather give you for an allowance?¿Cuánto te da tu padre para tus gas-tos personales al mes?

allure [v] atraer, tentar.

ally [w] aliado The Allies won the firstWorld War. Los aliados ganaron laprimera guerra mundial.

O to ally oneself, to be allied aliarseThey allied themselves with powerfulneighbors. Se aliaron con vecinospoderosos.

almanac almanaque, calendario.

almighty todopoderoso.

O the Almighty el Todopoderoso.

almond almendra.

almost casi Are you almost ready?¿Estás casi preparado?

alone solo Do you live alone? ¿Vive Ud.

solo? A sólo, solamente You alone can

help me. Sólo Ud. puede ayudarme.

O to let alone dejar en paz Let me

alone. Déjeme en paz.

along a lo largo de A fence runs along

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another

the road. Hay una cerca a lo largode la carretera.

|| Bring her along. Tráigala con-sigo || Come along with me. VengaUd. conmigo. || Do they get along?¿Se llevan? || How are you gettingalong? ¿Cómo le va a Ud.?

aloof apartado, lejos, a distancia.

aloud alto, en voz alta Read the storyaloud. Lea Ud. el cuento en voz alta.

alphabet alfabeto.

already ya.

also también You may also come. Tam-bién Ud. puede venir.

altar altar.

alter cambiar, modificar.

alternate [adj~\ alterno.

alternative [n] alternativa.

although aunque I'll be there, althoughI may be late. Estaré allá, aunquellegue tarde.

altitude altura

altogether en conjunto, enteramente.

always siempre Are you always busy?¿Está Ud. siempre ocupado?

am See be.

amateur aficionado.

amaze asombrar, pasmar I'm amazed.Estoy pasmado

ambassador embajador.

ambition ambición He has no ambition.No tiene ambición. Á aspiración Mygreatest ambition is to be an operasinger. Mi mayor aspiración es sercantante de ópera.

ambitious ambicioso.

ambulance ambulancia.

ambush [?i] emboscada.

• [y] sorprender.amend enmendar, corregir.amendment enmienda.

amends compensación, reparación.

O to make amends compensar, dar

cumplida satisfacción.amiable amable, afable.amid entre, en medio de.ammunition munición.among entre You're among friends. Ud.

está entre amigos.amount [n] importe, suma What's the

whole amount? ¿Cuál es el importe

total?

• [v] subir What does the billamount to? ¿A cuánto sube la cuenta?

|| The disturbance didn't amount toanything. El disturbio no tuvo nin-guna importancia.

ample amplio.

amuse divertir That amuses me verymuch. Eso me divierte mucho.

amusement diversión Are there any

amusements here? ¿Hay aquí algu-nas diversiones?

an See a.

analysis análisis.

analyze analizar.

anarchy anarquía.

anatomy anatomía.

ancestor antepasado.

anchor [n] ancla The boat had no an-chor. El bote no tenía ancla.

• [v] anclar They anchored the shipin the bay. Anclaron el buque en labahía.

O to weigh anchor levar el ancla.

ancient antiguo.

and y The room had only a bed and achair. La habitación tenía solamenteuna cama y una silla.—Wait and see.Espere y verá. Ae (before i or hi)Father and son. Padre e hijo.

° and so forth etcetera (abbr etc.)/ need soap, towels, and so forth.Necesito jabón, toallas, etc.

angel ángel.

anger [«] cólera, enojo.

angle ángulo Measure each angle of thetriangle. Mida cada ángulo del tri-ángulo. A punto de vista, aspectoLet's not discuss that angle of theproblem. No discutamos ese aspectodel problema.

O at an angle inclinado, en ánguloShe wears her hat at an angle. Usael sombrero inclinado.

angry enojado, enfadado, [Am] bravoWhat are you angry about? ¿Porquéestá Ud. enojado?

O to be angry estar enfadado, estarenojado, [A?n] estar bravo Are yonangry at him? ¿Está Ud. enfadadocon él? ° to get angry enojarse, en-fadarse.

anguish angustia.

animal animal.

animate [v] animar.

ankle tobillo.

annex [n] anexo.

annex [v] anexar.

anniversary aniversario.

announce anunciar They just announcedthat on the radio. Lo acaban deanunciar en la radio. k participarThey just announced their engage-ment. Acaban de participar su próxi-mo enlace.

announcement aviso, anuncio.

annoy molestar, incomodar.

annual [adj] anual.

another otro Please give me anothercup of coffee. Haga el favor de dar-me otra taza de café.

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|| They saw one another frequently.Se veían con frecuencia. || They sawone another. Se vieron unos a otros.answer [n] respuesta, contestaciónWhat's your answer? ¿Cuál es surespuesta? A solución Where can Ifind the answer? ¿Dónde encontraréla solución?

• [v] contestar Please answer meby return mail. Haga el favor de con-testarme a vuelta de correo.

ant hormiga.

antagonize contrariar.

antarctic [adj, n] antartico.

antenna antena.

anthem O national anthem himno na-cional.

anticipate esperar, prever There was alarger crowd at the concert than wehad anticipated. Había más gente enel concierto de lo que esperábamos.A anticiparse The attendants antici-pated all our needs. La servidumbrese anticipó a todo lo que necesitába-mos.

antidote antídoto, contraveneno.

antique [n] antigüedad, antigualla.

• [adj] antiguo.antiseptic [adj, n] antiséptico.anxiety ansia, ansiedad.

anxious inquieto I've been anxious aboutyou. He estado muy inquieto por tí.A ansioso I'm anxious to succeed. Estoyansioso de triunfar.

any alguno Are there any books aroundhere? ¿Hay algunos libros por aquí?A algún / don't like this hat. Do youhave any other? No me gusta estesombrero. ¿Tiene Ud. algún otro?A cualquier Any policeman can directyou. Cualquier guardia puede indi-carle el camino.

O any longer más, más tiempo /can't stay any longer. No puedo que-darme más. O any way de cualquiermodo, de cualquier manera Do it anyway you can. Hágalo de cualquiermanera. O at any time en cualquiermomento. O in any case en todo caso,de todos modos.

|| "Do you have any money?" "Idon't have any." "¿Tiene Ud. di-nero?" "No tengo nada."

anybody alguien Will anybody be at thestation to meet me? ¿Habrá alguienen la estación esperándome? A cual-quiera Anybody can do that. Cualquie-ra puede hacer eso.

anyhow de todos modos, de todas ma-neras It may rain but I'm going any-

how. Puede ser aue llueva pero iréde todos modos.

anyone alguien // anyone calls, take themessage. Si llama alguien, tome Ud.el recado.

anything algo, alguna cosa Is there any-thing for me? ¿Hay algo para mi?A cualquier cosa Anything you havewill be all right. Cualquier cosa queUd. tenga estará bien.

|| Can't anything be done? ¿No sepuede hacer nada?

anyway de todos modos, con todo / didn'twant to go anyway. De todos modosyo no quería ir.

anywhere en alguna parte Have youseen him anywhere? ¿Le ha visto Ud.en alguna parte? A en ninguna parte(in negative sentence) I don't wantto go anywhere tonight. No quiero ira ninguna parte esta noche. A dondequiera, cualquier parte We could goanywhere if we had the money. Pod-ríamos ir a cualquier parte si tuvié-ramos dinero.

apart separado The house stands apartfrom the others. La casa está sepa-rada de las otras. A aparte Set thisapart for me. Ponga esto aparte paramí.

O to take apart desmontar Take themachine apart. Desmonte Ud. la má-quina. O to tell apart distinguir Howdo you tell the two apart? ¿Cómopuede distinguir uno del otro?

apartment piso [Sp~\, apartamento[Am], departamento [Chile] We wantto rent an apartment in the city.Queremos alquilar un apartamento enla ciudad.

ape mono.

apiece por persona, cada uno My brotherand I earned six dollars apiece. Mihermano y yo ganamos seis dólarescada uno.

apologize disculparse, excusarse Youought to apologize to her for being sorude. Debe Ud. disculparse con ellapor haber sido tan descortés.

appall espantar, aterrar.

apparatus aparato.

apparent aparente (seeming); claro(clear).

appeal [n] llamamiento He made an ap-peal for justice. Hizo un llamamientopidiendo justicia. A apelación The de-fendant was granted an appeal. AIacusado le permitieron la apelación.

• [v] apelar, recurrir He appealedto his friends for sympathy. Apeló ala solidaridad de sus amigos. A atraer

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argue

Her type appeals to me. El tipo deella me atrae.

appear salir, aparecer The paper ap-pears every day. El periódico saletodos los días. A parecer He appearsto be very sick. Parece muy enfermo.

appearance apariencia, aspecto Try toimprove your appearance. Trate demejorar su aspecto.

O to make an appearance dejarsever At least make an appearance.Por lo menos déjese Ud. ver un mo-mento.

appease apaciguar, calmar.

appeasement apaciguamiento.

appendix apéndice.

appetite apetito.

appetizer aperitivo.

applause aplauso.

apple manzana.

appliance aparato.

application solicitud Your applicationhas been received. Su "solicitud hasido recibida. A compresa Cold appli-cations will relieve the headache.Compresas frías aliviarán el dolor decabeza.

O application blank formulario Fillout this application blank. Llene esteformulario.

apply dirigirse To whom do I apply?¿A quién tengo que dirigirme? A apli-car Apply a hot compress every twohours. Aplique una compresa calientecada dos horas.

O to apply for solicitar, pedir I wishto apply for the position. Quieropedir el empleo.

|| The information doesn't apply.La información no es pertinente.|| This order applies to all citizens.Esta orden comprende a todos loscuidadanos.

appoint nombrar, designar.

appointment nombramiento, puestoShe's very happy since she receivedher appointment. Está muy feliz des-de que recibió su nombramiento. A citaI have an appointment to meet himat six o'clock. Tengo cita para en-contrarle a las seis.

appreciate apreciar.

appreciation reconocimiento Everyoneexpressed appreciation for what hehad done. Todos expresaron su reco-nocimiento por lo que él había hecho.A aprecio She has a deep appreciationfor art. Tiene un profundo apreciopor el arte.

apprehension aprehensión, aprensión.

approach [n] acceso The approaches to

the bridge are under repair. Los acce-sos del puente están en reparación.A camino, método Am I rising the rightapproach! ¿Estoy siguiendo el ca-mino debido?

• [v] acercarse Let's approachcarefully. Acerquémonos con cuidado.

|| Is it all right to approach himaboxit this matter? ¿Está bien que lepreguntemos a él acerca de esteasunto?

appropriate [v] destinar The govern-ment has appropriated more moneyfor road construction. El gobiernoha destinado más dinero para la con-strucción de caminos. A apropiarseAll my ties have been appropriated bymy son. Mi hijo se ha apropiado detodas mis corbatas.

appropriate [adj~\ apropiado I don'tthink that's an appropriate dress fora party. No creo que ese vestido seaapropiado para una fiesta.

approval aprobación, consentimiento.

approve aprobar.

approximate [adj] aproximado.

apricot albaricoque, [Mea:] chabacano.

April abril.

apron delantal.

apt capaz He's apt to do anything. Escapaz de hacer cualquiera cosa.A propenso He's apt to make mistakes.Está propenso a equivocarse. A acer-tado Her last remark was very apt.Su última observación fué muy acer-tada. A competente He's an apt stu-dent. Es un estudiante competente.

|| Don't call this afternoon becauseI'm apt to be out. No me llame porteléfono esta tarde porque puede serque salga.

arbor emparrado.

arch [«] arco The bridge has a tremen-dous arch. El puente tiene un arcoenorme.

• [v] arquear She arched her eye-brows. Arqueó las cejas.

O fallen arches pies planos.architect arquitecto.architecture arquitectura.arctic [adj] ártico.ardor ardor.are See be.area area What's the area of the park?

¿Cuál es el área del parque? A zona

What area's he working in? ¿En qué

zona trabaja?argue sostener I argued that taking the

train would save us a lot of tiiue.

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art

po tomando el tren. A discutir Let'snot argue the point. No discutamosese asunto. A convencer, persuadirYou can't argue me into going thereagain. Ud. no puede persuadirme devolver allí.

argument argumento This is a strongargument in his favor. Este es unargumento muy fuerte en su favor.A razonamiento / don't follow your ar-gument. No sigo su razonamiento.A disputa They had an argument. Tu-vieron una disputa.

|| Let's not have any argument. Nodisputemos.

arise surgir Many difficulties arose incarrying out the plan. Surgieronmuchas dificultades al realizar elplan. A sobrevenir The trouble aroseover a question of priority. Sobrevinola dificultad sobre una cuestión deprioridad.

aristocracy aristocracia.

arithmetic aritmética.

arm brazo Can you carry the packageunder your arm? ¿Puede llevar elpaquete debajo del brazo?

• [v] armar They armed the sol-diers with pistols. Armaron a lossoldados con pistolas.

armchair butaca, sillón.

armistice armisticio.

armor [n] blindaje These shells can'tpenetrate the heavy armor of a battle-ship. Estos proyectiles no puedenatravesar el grueso blindaje de unacorazado.

• [v] blindar The tanks were heav-ily armored. Los tanques estabanmuy bien blindados.

armory armería, arsenal.

armpit sobaco, axila.

arms armas They couldn't fight with-out arms. No podían pelear sinarmas.

O to bear arms tomar las armas.O to be up in arms sublevarse Thestudents were up in arms at the newrestrictions. Los estudiantes se sub-levaron ante las nuevas restricciones.O to carry arms llevar armas, tenerarmas In this city you need a licenseto carry arms. En esta ciudad senecesita un permiso para llevar ar-mas. ° under arms sobre las armas.

army ejército.

around alrededor de We'll have to takea walk around the town. Tendremosque dar un paseo alrededor de la ciu-dad. A alrededor de, más o menos /have around twenty dollars. Tengo

alrededor de veinte dólares. A a lavuelta de The store's around the cor-ner. La tienda está a la vuelta dela esquina. A alrededor Look aroundyou. Mire a su alrededor.

O around here por aquí Are thereany soldiers around here? ¿Hay poraquí algunos soldados? Oto lookaround buscar I'll have to look aroundfor it. Tendré que buscarlo por aquí.° to turn around dar la vuelta Heturned around and spoke to me. Diola vuelta y me habló.

|| How many miles is it around thelake? ¿Cuántas millas tiene la vueltadel lago? || It's somewhere aroundthe house. Está en algún sitio de lacasa,arouse despertar / was aroused duringthe night by fire engines. Me desper-taron los bomberos por la noche.

O to arouse suspicion despertar sos-pechas.arrange arreglar Everything's been ar-ranged. Todo está arreglado.arrangement colocación, disposición Thearrangement of the furniture wasvery inconvenient. La disposición delos muebles era muy incómoda. A arre-glo, preparativo They made arrange-ments to leave by plane. Hicieron lospreparativos para ir en avión. A arre-glo musical How do you like the ar-rangement of that song? ¿Qué le.parece el arreglo musical de esacanción?arrears atrasos.

arrest \n\ detención The police madetwo arrests. La policía hizo dos de-tenciones.

• [v] arrestar, prender Why haveyou been arrested? ¿Por qué ha sidoUd. arrestado?—They arrested twomen. Prendieron dos hombres.A atraer It arrested my attention. Meatrajo la atención.

If You're under arrest. Está Ud.arrestado,arrival llegada.

O new arrival recién llegado.arrive llegar When will I arrive in NewYork? ¿Cuándo llegaré a NuevaYork?arrow flecha.arsenal arsenal.

art arte This building contains manyworks of art. Este edificio encierramuchas obras de arte. A técnicaThere's an art to it. Hay una técnicapara ello.

O art gallery galería de arte.

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artery arteria.

article objeto I have no articles of valueto declare. No tengo objetos de valorque declarar. A artículo There ivas aninteresting article about it in thenewspaper. Había en el periódico unartículo interesante acerca de ello.artificial artificial The flowers she waswearing were artificial. Las floresque ella llevaba eran artificiales.A afectado, fingido Her manner of act-ing was artificial. Su manera de ac-tuar era afectada.artillery artillería,artist artista.artistic artístico.

as como He's late as usual. Está re-trasado como de costumbre. Aporque/ must go, as it's late. Tengo queirme porque es tarde. A cuando Didyou see anyone as you came in? ¿VioUd. a alguien cuando entró? A a medi-da que Count the people as they enter.Cuente la gente a medida que entre.O as far as hasta I'll go with youas far as the door. Le acompañaré aUd. hasta la puerta. O as if comosi Act as if nothing had happened.Obre Ud. como si no hubiese pasadonada. ° as soon as possible cuantoantes, lo más pronto posible 7 wantto leave as soon as possible. Quierosalir cuanto antes. O as to, as foren cuanto a As to that, I don't know.En cuanto a eso, yo no lo sé. O asyet aún, todavía Nothing has hap-pened as yet. Todavía no ha pasadonada. Oso as to para, a fin de Wemust start early so as to be on time.Tenemos que salir pronto para llegara tiempo.

|[ I regard it as important. Lo con-sidero de importancia.ascend ascender, subir.ascertain averiguar, determinar.ash(es) ceniza.

O ash tray cenicero.ashamed O to be ashamed dar vergü-enza I was ashamed to ask for a sec-ond helping. Me daba vergüenza re-petir. A tener vergüenza, estar aver-gonzado He's ashamed of his English.Está avergonzado de su inglés.aside a un lado All joking aside, I in-tend to go. Bromas a un lado, tengola intención de ir.

O aside from aparte de Aside fromsinging he has no talent. Aparte decantar no tiene otros talentos. ° toput aside dejar a un lado Let's putour work aside and go and get a

drink. Dejemos a un lado el trabajoy salgamos a beber algo. ° to setaside apartar / think tve have enoughset aside for the trip. Creo que hemosapartado suficiente dinero para elviaje.ask preguntar Did you ask him hisname? ¿Le preguntó Ud. su nombre?A pedir He asked for permission to go.Pidió permiso para ir. A invitar Askhim in. Invítele a entrar.

O to ask about informarse de, pedirinformación sobre Mr. X is askingabout trains. El señor X. pide in-formación sobre los trenes. O to aska question hacer una pregunta, pre-guntar una cosa May I ask a ques-tion? ¿Puedo hacer una pregunta?asleep dormido / must have been asleep.Debo haberme dormido, or Estaríadormido.

O to fall asleep dormirse, quedarsedormido He's fallen asleep. Se haquedado dormido.asparagus espárrago,aspect aspecto Have you consideredevery aspect of the problem? ¿Haexaminado Ud. todos los aspectos delproblema? A apariencia The househas a gloomy aspect. La casa tieneuna apariencia sombría.asphalt asfalto.aspire aspirar.aspirin aspirina,ass asno, burro,assassin asesino,assault [?í] asalto.• [v] asaltar.assemble reunir They assembled a greatforce for the invasion. Reunieron unagran fuerza para la invasión. A re-unirse A large crowd assembled inthe park. Un gran gentío se reunióen el parque. A montar, armar He'san expert at assembling airplane mo-tors. Es experto en montar motoresde aeroplaneassembly asamblea,assert afirmar, sostener.

O to assert oneself hacerse sentir,hacer valer sus derechos.assign indicar, señalar I'll assign yourlessons for tomorrow. Voy a indi-carles la lección para mañana. A asig-nar Who was assigned to the newpost? ¿A quién asignaron para elnuevo cargo?assignment misión The editor gave himan interesting assignment to cover.El director del periódico le encargóuna misión interesante. A tarea Our

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attach

teacher gave us a big assignment. Elprofesor nos dio una tarea grande.A designación / was surprised at hisassignment. Me causó sorpresa sudesignación.assimilate asimilar.assist ayudar, asistir.assistance auxilio, ayuda,assistant ayudante, asistente.associate [w] consocio He's been an as-sociate of mine for many years. Hasido consocio mío durante muchosaños.associate [v] mezclar His name has beenassociated with a recent scandal. Sunombre ha estado mezclado en un re-ciente escándalo. A asociar Our twofirms have always been associated.Nuestras dos casas siempre han es-tado asociadas.

|| She never did associate with usvery much. Nunca ha sido muy ami-ga nuestra.association asociación, relación His as-sociation with important people helpedhim to advance. Su relación con gentede importancia le ayudó a progresar.A asociación, sociedad I don't think I'lljoin that association. No creo queme incorporaré a esa asociación.

O associations recuerdo This picturedoesn't bring up any associations forme. Este cuadro no despierta en miningún recuerdo.assorted surtido / want a bag of as-sorted chocolates. Deseo un paquetede bombones surtidos.assume asumir I've always had to as-sume the family's responsibilities.Siempre he tenido que asumir las res-ponsabilidades de la familia. A supo-ner, presumir / assume that dinnerwill be on time. Supongo que la co-mida estará a la hora. A darse Sheassumed an air of innocence. Se dioaire de inocente.assurance seguridad, certeza He gaveus his assurance that he'd pay ontime. Nos dio la seguridad de quepagaría a tiempo.—He works withcomplete assurance that he'll succeed.Trabaja con la completa seguridad deque va a tener éxito.—I wouldn't wantto start this without the assurancethat it's necessary. No quisiera em-pezar esto sin tener la seguridad deque es necesario,assure asegurar That's not so, I assureyou. No es así, se lo aseguro.—Heassured us that he'd be there. Nosaseguró que estaría allí.

aster aster.asthma asma.

at en I'll be at home. Estaré en casa.—"I'm not good at that. No soy hábil en -eso. A de / was surprised at its size.Estaba sorprendido de su tamaño.—What are you laughing at? ¿De quése están riendo Uds.? Aa The glovessell at three dollars a pair. Los guan-tes se venden a tres dólares el par.—Be there at ten o'clock. Esté Ud.allí a las diez.—Aim at it. Apunte aeso.—We haven't arrived at a deci-sion. No hemos llegado a ningunadecisión. A por In the morning, andat night. Por la mañana, y por lanoche. A con He's mad at me. Estáenfadado conmigo.

O at all nada de / haven't got anymoney at all. No tengo nada de di-nero. O at all costs a toda costa Wemust do it at all costs. Tenemos quehacerlo a toda costa. O at best a lomás This car will go only forty-fivemiles per hour, or at best, fifty. Esteauto marcha sólo a cuarenta y cincomillas por hora, o a lo más a cin-cuenta. O at first al principio Atfirst we didn't like the town. Alprincipio no nos gustaba la ciudad.O at last al fin At last the train'sarrived. Al fin el tren ha llegado.O at least al menos, por lo menosThere were at least a hundred peoplepresent. Había presentes por lo me-nos cien personas. ° at most a lomás Give me a dozen, or at mosttwenty. Déme una docena, o a lomás veinte. O at once en seguida I'llleave at once. Salgo en seguida. O attimes a veces At times I'm doubtful.A veces dudo. O at will a antojo deuno They come and go at will. Vany vienen a su antojo. O to be at easesentirse bien / feel at ease in hispresence. Me siento bien en su pre-sencia.

|| Be ready to leave at a moment'snotice. Esté preparado para salir amomento en que le avisen.athlete atleta.atmosphere atmósfera.attach enganchar Attach the trailer toyour automobile. Enganche el carrode remolque a su automóvil. A em-bargar His creditors attached his sal-ary. Sus acreedores le embargaron elsueldo.

O to attach importance to dar im-portancia a We don't attach much im-portance to it. No le damos mucha

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awake

importancia. O to be attached seragregado, estar agregado For manyyears he's been attached to the Em-bassy. Fué agregado a la Embajadadurante muchos años. A estar apegadoHe'8 very much attached to his fam-ily. Esta muy apegado a su familia.attack [r¡] ataque She's had a heart at-tack. Ha tenido un ataque al corazón.

• [y] atacar The enemy positionhas been attacked. La posición delenemigo ha sido atacada

attain lograr, obtener.

attempt [n] esfuerzo He made a cou-rageous attempt to save her Hizo unesfuerzo valeroso para salvarla A ten-tativa That was her first attempt atcooking. Fué su primera tentativaculinaria.

• [v~\ intentar Don't attempt toomuch. No intente demasiado.

attend asistir a Did you attend themeeting? ¿Asistió Ud a la reunión?A cuidar What doctor attended you?¿Qué doctor le cuidó?

O to attend to atender, ocuparse /have some things to attend to. Tengoalgunas cosas a que atender.

attendance presencia My attendance willhardly be necessary. Casi no seránecesaria mi presencia. A público, au-ditorio We've had very poor atten-dance at these meetings. Hemos te-nido muy poco público en estas re-uniones.

attendant sirviente.

attention atención Please give me yourcomplete attention. Hagan el favorde escucharme con toda atención.

|| / can't get anyone's attention. No'puede conseguir que nadie me atienda.

attest atestiguar.

attitude actitud.

attorney abogado.

attract atraer.

attraction atracción Her dancing is thebig attraction of the show. Su bailees la atracción más grande de lafunción.

O main attraction número principalWe got to the circus just in time forthe main attraction. Llegamos alcirco precisamente para el númeroprincipal

attractive atractivo, atrayente.

attribute [n] atributo.

attribute [v] atribuir To xohat do youattribute your success? ¿A qué atri-buye Ud. su éxito?

auction subasta, remate.

audible audible.

audience auditorio, público.

auditorium auditorio.

August agosto.

aunt tía

O aunt and uncle tíos I'd like you tomeet my aunt and uncle Me gustaríapresentarle a mis tíos.

author autor

authority autoridad What, authority doyou have to do this? ¿Qué autoridadtiene Ud para hacer esto?—I'm notan authority on that- No soy unaautoridad en eso.

O authorities autoridades I'll speakto the authorities. Hablaré con lasautoridades.

authorize autorizar, facultar.

auto auto.

automatic automático.

O automatic (pistol) pistola auto-mática

automobile automóvil.

autumn otoño.

avail O of no avail en vano The doc-tor's efforts to save his life were ofno avail. Los esfuerzos del médicopor salvar su vida fueron en vano.Oto avail oneself aprovecharse Availyourself of every opportunity. Apro-véchese de todas las oportunidades.

available disponible.

avenue avenida.

average [n] promedio The average(age) of the class is fifteen years.El promedio (de edad) de la clase esde quince años.

• [adj~¡ medio What's the averagetemperature here? ¿Cuál es la tem-peratura media aquí?

• [y] hallar el promedio Averagethis column of figures for me. Há-lleme el promedio de esta columna decifras.

O on the average por término medioOn the average I go to the moviesonce a week. Por término medio voyal cine una vez por semana.

aviation aviación.

avocado aguacate, palta [Am].

avoid evitar Avoid that at all cost.Eviten eso a toda costa.

|] He avoided her. Evitaba encon-trarla.

await esperar We await your reply.Esperamos su repuesta.

awake [adj] despierto Are you wideawake? ¿Está Ud. bien despierto?

• [y] despertar Some airplanesawoke me at five o'clock. Unos aei'o-planos me despertaron a las cinco.

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backbone

O to be awake to darse cuenta He'sawake to his responsibilities. Se dacuenta de sus responsabilidades.

aware enterado, sabedor.

away fuera Have you been away? ¿Haestado Ud. fuera?

O to give away dar We're givingthis away free. Estamos dando estogratis. O to go away irse Go away.Vayase. O to take away llevar (se)Please take this away. Haga el favorde llevarse esto. O to throw awaytirar Don't throw anything away. Notire nada

|| It's thirty kilometers away. Estáa treinta kilómetros.

awe pavor.

awful terrible, tremendo An awful ac-cident happened yesterday. Ayerocurrió un accidente terrible. A hor-rible We've been having awful wea-ther. Hemos tenido un tiempo ho-

rrible. A muy malo He looked awful.Tenía un aspecto muy malo.

|| What an awful shame! ¡Quélástima!

awhile algún tiempo The girl will behere for awhile. La muchacha estaráaquí por algún tiempo A un ratoLet's talk for awhile. Vamos a char-lar un rato.

awkward torpe, chambón He was awk-ward in everything he did. Era torpeen todo lo que hacía. A desgarbadoHe's a very awkward fellow. Es untipo muy desgarbado. A incómodoThis package is awkward to, carry.Es muy incómodo llevar este paquete.A delicado, embarazoso It was anawkward situation. Era una situa-ción delicada.

awning toldo, marquesina.

ax hacha.

axis eje.

axle eje de las ruedas.

baby [n~\ nene, criatura, bebé, crío.A niño She's sewing baby clothes.Está cosiendo ropa de niño.

• [v] mimar We must baby her un-til she gets well again. Tenemos quemimarla hasta que se ponga buena.

bachelor soltero My brother's a bachelor.Mi hermano es soltero. A bachillerHe has a bachelor's degree. Tiene elgrado {or titulo) de bachiller.

O confirmed bachelor solterón Myuncle's a confirmed bachelor. Mi tíoes un solterón.

back [n~\ espalda (of person) He's car-rying the bag on his back. Lleva elsaco a la espalda. A lomo (of animal).A respaldo This chair has a high back.Esta silla tiene un respaldo alto.

• [adj de atrás He went out theback door. Salió por la puerta deatrás.

• [adv] de vuelta I'll be back atfour. Estaré de vuelta a las cuatro.

• [v] apoyar We'll back him in hisrequest. Le apoyaremos en su peti-ción. A dar marcha atrás Please backyour car slowly. Por favor, dé mar-cha atrás despacio.

O at the back, in the back al fondoHe's in the back of the classroom. Elestá al fondo de la clase. O back inallá por Back in 1850. Allá por elaño de 1850. O back number número

atrasado The library has the backnumbers of this magazine. La biblio-teca tiene los números atrasados deesta revista. O behind one's back aespaldas de uno They told storiesabout her behind her back. Contabancosas de ella a sus espaldas. O onone's back boca arriba He lay on hisback. Estaba acostado boca arriba.O to back down volverse atrás Don'tback down on what you said. No sevuelva atrás en lo que ha dicho. O toget back volver, regresar They gotback from their journey. Han vueltode su viaje. ° to give back devolverWhen are you going to give me backthe book? Cuándo me va a devolverel libro? Oto go back on volverseatrás He went back on me. Se mevolvió atrás. O to hold back con-tener They held the crowd back. Con-tuvieron a la multitud. O to holdsomething back callarse algo Telleverything; don't hold anything back.Dilo todo; no te calles nada. Oto payback pagar We must pay back whatwe owe him. Debemos pagar lo quele debemos. O to turn one's back onvolver la espalda He turned his backon them. Les volvió la espalda.

|| What's at the back of what hesaid? ¿Con qué intención lo dijo?backbone espinazo He hurt his back-

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ball

bone. Se lastimó el espinazo. A aga-llas // she had any backbone sheivouldn't take those insults. Si tuvie-ra agallas no aguantaría esos in-sultos

I] He's the backbone of the organi-zation. Es la piedra angular de laorganización.

background fondo He painted some whiteflowers on a black background. Pintóunas flores blancas sobre un fondonegro. A antecedentes She has a veryfine background. Tiene muy buenosantecedentes.

O in the background en segundo tér-mino She likes to keep in the back-ground. Le gusta estar en segundotérmino.

backward [adj] tímido He's very back-ward about asking for anything. Esmuy tímido para pedir algo. A atra-sado She runs a school for backwardchildren. Tiene una escuela para ni-ños atrasados.

• [etch;] al revés You've got yourblouse on backward. Ud. tiene puestala blusa al revés.

backwards hacia atrás.

bacon tocino.

bad [n] lo malo We must take the bad

along with the good. Hay que aceptar

lo bueno con lo malo.

• [adj] mal, malo It's a bad day togo out. Es mal día para salir, orEstá día malo para salir (of weather).—It's not a bad idea. No es unamala idea. A fuerte / caught a badcold in the rain. Con la lluvia hecogido un fuerte catarro. A mal / feelbad today. Me siento mal hoy.

O from bad to worse de mal en peorHis affairs went from bad to worse.Sus asuntos iban de mal en peor. ° tobe bad for hacer daño a Too muchsmoking's bad for you. El fumardemasiado le hará daño. O to go badecharse a perder The butter went badbecause of the heat. La mantequillase echó a perder por el calor. ° toobad (una) lástima That's too bad.Eso es una lástima.

baffle [v] desconcertar, confundir.

bag [n] bolsa, saco, cartucho Put thesegroceries in a bag. Ponga estos co-mestibles en una bolsa. A carteraHand me my bag and my gloves,please. Por favor, mi cartera y misguantes. A maleta Where shall Icheck my bags and trunk? ¿Dóndepuedo facturar las maletas y el baúl?

• [v] capturar They bagged a lion.Capturaron un león.

O to bag at the knees hacer rodi-lleras His trousers bag at the knees.Los pantalones le hacen rodilleras.O to let the cat out of the bag escapár-sele a uno un secreto.

baggage equipaje Take my baggage upto my room. Suba el equipaje a micuarto.

O baggage car furgón (or vagón)de equipajes The baggage car's at theend of the train. El furgón de equi-pajes está al final del tren. O bag-gage room sala de equipajes Where'sthe baggage room? ¿Dónde está lasala de equipajes?

bail [n] fianza He's out on bail. Estálibre bajo fianza.

• [v] poner fianza, salir fiador Hiafriends bailed him out of jail. Susamigos le pusieron una fianza parasacarlo de la cárcel. A achicar He hadto bail the water out of the boat witha can. Tuvo que achicar el bote conuna lata.

O to bail out lanzarse The pilotbailed out of the plane. El piloto selanzó del avión.

bait [n] cebo.

bake asar, [Am] hornear We had bakedpotatoes for dinner. Hemos comidopatatas asadas. A cocer [Sp], hornear[A)/i] The bread was baked this morn-ing. El pan ha sido cocido esta ma-ñana.

baker panadero.

bakery panadería.

balance [n] equilibrio / lost my balanceand fell off the step. Perdí el equi-librio y me caí del escalón. A restoPay the balance in monthly install-ments. Pague el resto por mensuali-dades. A balance What's my bank bal-ance? ¿Cuál es mi balance en elbanco?

• [v] equilibrar The two weightsbalance each other. Los dos pesos seequilibran.

O in the balance en la balanza Hia

fate hung in the balance. Su suerte

estaba en la balanza.

|| Does this account balance? ¿Está

bien el balance de esta cuenta?balcony balcón.bald calvo.bale fardo, bala.ball ovillo He rolled the string into a

ball. Hizo un ovillo con la cuerda.

A pelota They played ball all after-

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noon. Jugaron a la pelota toda latarde.

O to be balled up estar hecho un líoHe got all balled up. Estaba hechoun lío.

|| Do you want to play baseball,football, or basketball? ¿Quiere Udijugar al béisbol, al fútbol, o al basket-ball?

ballet ballet.

balloon globo.

O balloon tire neumático de bajapresión, neumático de balón.

ballot papeleta para votar.

ballroom salón de baile.

bamboo bambú.

banana plátano, banana.

band lista, franja The room was deco-rated with a blue band near the ceil-ing. El cuarto estaba decorado conuna franja azul cerca del techo.A banda The band played marches. Labanda tocó marchas.

O metal band fleje, [Sp] precinto,[Am] zuncho Put a metal bandaround this box. Ponga un zunchoen esta caja. O rubber band gomaCan you get me a box of rubberbands? ¿Me puede conseguir unacaja de gomas? O to band togetherunirse They banded together againstme. Se unieron contra mi.

bandage [n~¡ vendaje.

• [f] vendar.bandit bandido.

bang [n] estrépito / heard a loud bang.Oí un gran estrépito. A ímpetu Hestarted off with a bang. Empezó conmucho ímpetu.

• [v~¡ golpear con violencia Shebanged the table. Golpeó la mesa conviolencia. A tirar con violencia Hebanged the book down on the table.Tiró el libro sobre la mesa con vio-lencia. A cerrar de golpe He bangedthe door. Cerró la puerta de golpe.A golpear Stop banging on the piano!No siga golpeando en el piano.

O bangs flequillo She wore her hairin bangs. Se peinaba con flequillo.° to go over with a bang resultarbomba The party went over with abang. La fiesta resultó bomba.

banish desterrar.

banjo banjo.

bank [w] montón There's a bank of snownear the door. Hay un montón denieve cerca de la puerta. A orilla,margen, ribera He swam to the near-est bank. Nadó hasta la orilla máscercana, A banco We should deposit

this money in a bank. Deberíamosdepositar este dinero en un banco.—I'd. like to' open a bank account.Quisiera abrir una cuenta en el banco.A'banca (in games) Hoiv much is inthe bank? ¿Cuánto hay de banca?

• [v] tapar, cubrir (a fire) Pleasebank the fire so it'll burn sllowly.Haga el favor de cubrir el fuego paraque arda lentamente.

O to bank on estar seguro You canbank on it. Puede estar seguro.-

banker banquero.

bankruptcy quiebra.

banner bandera.

banquet banquete They gave a banquetin his honor. Dieron un banquete ensu honor.

baptize bautizar.

bar [ti] tranca, barra Put the baracross the window. Ponga Ud. latranca a través de la ventana. A ba-rra Where's the bar of soap? ¿Dón-de está la barra de jabón? A im-pedimento Is a foreign accent muchof a bar to making friends? ¿Es unimpedimento para hacer amigos elacento extranjero? A compás Heplayed a few bars of my favoritewaltz. Tocó unos compases de mi valsfavorito. A mostrador He was stand-ing at the bar when I walked in. Es-taba frente al mostrador cuando yoentré. A bar Meet me in the bar onthe corner in an hour. Encuéntremeen el bar de la esquina dentro de unahora.

O [v] trancar He forgot to bar thegate to the pasture. Olvidó trancarla portilla de la pradera. A obstruirThe fallen tree barred our way. Elárbol caído obstruía el paso. A excluirHe's been barred from the club. Lehan excluido del club.

O bar none incluyendo a todos, sinexcepción. O barred window ventanaenrejada The jail has barred windows.La cárcel tiene ventanas enrejadas.

|| He was admitted to the bar. Selicenció para ejercer la abogacía.

barbecue [w] barbacoa [Mece].

• [u] asar en asador, hacer bar-bacoa.

barbed wire alambre de púas.barber peluquero, barbero Where can Ifind a good barber? ¿Dónde puedoencontrar un buen peluquero?

O barber shop peluquería, barbería.

bare desnudo, al aire Don't go otit in

this weather with bare legs. No saiga

Ud. en este tiempo con las piernas

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desnudas. A puro I'm telling you thebare truth. Le estoy diciendo la puraverdad. A vacío The apartment wascompletely bare when we moved in.El apartamento estaba completamentevacío cuando nos mudamos allí. A es-caso He won the race by a bare sec-ond. Ganó la carrera por un segundoescaso.

O to bare one's head descubrirseWhen the flag passed, the men baredtheir heads. Al pasar la bandera, loshombres se descubrieron.

bareback O to ride bareback montar enpelo.

barefoot descalzo.

barely escasamente He had barelyenough to live on. Tenía escasamentelo bastante para vivir.

bargain [n] trato I'll make a bargainwith you. Haré un trato con Ud.A ganga You'll find many bargainsthere. Ud. encontrará allí muchasgangas.

• [v] regatear We bargained withhim before buying. Estuvimos rega-teando con él antes de comprar.

|| Tomorrow's a bargain day at this

store. Mañana habrá una venta de

saldos en esta tienda.barge lanchen.baritone [adj; n] barítono.bark [n] corteza That tree has a rough

bark. Ese árbol tiene una corteza

áspera.

• [v] raspar / barked my shin.Me raspé la canilla.

bark [n] ladrido That dog has a shrillbark. Ese perro tiene un ladridoagudo.

• [v] ladrar Make the dog stopbarking. Haga que el perro deje deladrar.

barley cebada.

barn granei-o The barn was filled withhay and grain. El granero estaballeno de heno y de grano.

barometer barómetro.

barracks cuartel.

barrel barril The truck was loaded withbarrels of beer. El camión estabacargado con barriles de cerveza.Acañón Clean the barrel of this gun.Limpie el cañón de esta escopeta.

barren árido.

barrier obstáculo, barrera.

base [n] pedestal The base of the statuewas still there. Todavía estaba allíel pedestal de la estatua. A base Thesoldiers returned to their base. Lossoldados regresaron a su base.—Run

to base before he catches you. Corraa la base antes de que le coja.

• [adj] bajo That's a very base ac-tion. Esa es una acción muy baja.

• [v] basar Success is based onhonesty. El éxito está basado en lahonradez.

baseball béisbol (game).

basement sótano.

bashful tímido.

basic básico.

basin palangana (for washing).

basis base.

basket cesta, canasta He brought a bas-ket of fruit. Trajo una canasta defruta.

basketball basketball.

bass (singer) bajo.

bass (fish) lubina, róbalo.

baste hilvanar Why don't you bastethe seam? ¿Por qué no hilvana Ud.la costura? Mardear Baste thechicken with butter every half hour.Lardee Ud. el pollo con mantequillacada media hora.

bat [n] bate He hit the ball with thebat. Dio con el bate a la pelota

• \_v~\ batear He batted the ballover the fence. Bateó la pelota porencima de la cerca.

O at bat bateando Who's at bat?¿Quién está bateando?

bat* murciélago I'm afraid of bats.Tengo miedo a los murciélagos.

O blind as a bat ciego como un topo[literally, "as a mole"].

batch (of bread) hornada.

bath baño Where can I take a bath?¿Dónde puedo tomar un baño?

bathe bañar What time do you usuallybathe the baby? ¿A qué hora bañaUd. al niño usualmente? A bañarseWe went bathing in the lake. Nosbañamos en el lago.

bathing cap gorro de baño.

bathing suit traje de baño.

bathrobe albornoz, bata de baño.

bathroom cuarto de baño.

bath towel toalla de baño.

bathtub bañera, baño, [Am] tina.

batter (cooking) batido.

batter down derribar.

battery batería My radio needs a netobattery. Mi radio necesita una nuevabatería.—We silenced the enemy bat-tery. Silenciamos la batería enemiga.O assault and battery agresión.

battle [n] batalla The battle was foughtat the river. La batalla se libró juntoal río.

• [v] batirse The two armies bat-

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tied all day long. Los dos ejércitos sebatieron todo el día. A luchar He bat-tled against heavy odds. Luchó encondiciones desiguales.

battlefield campo de batalla.

battleship acorazado.

bay bahía The boat sailed in the bay.El barco navegaba por la bahía.

bay O at bay a raya He held them atbay. Los mantuvo a raya.

be ser The road was built by the pri-soners. El camino fué construido porlos prisioneros.—The plans have beenperfected. Los planes han sido per-feccionados.—It was a gold watch.Era un reloj de oro.—"What time isit?" "It's ten o'clock." "¿Qué horaes?" "Son las diez."—They're mine.Son míos.—We're from New York.Somos de Nueva York.—Be a goodboy! ¡Sé buen chico!—He's a doctor.Es médico.—/ wish I were younger!¡Ojalá fuese más joven!—My birth-day's July the third. Mi cumpleañoses el tres de julio.—Being stubbornwon't help you. El ser terco no letraerá ningún beneficio. A estarWhere's your office? ¿Dónde está suoficina?—He's to be there next Tues-day. Tendrá que estar allí el martespróximo.—He'll be here tomorrow.Estará aquí mañana.—I'm looking foranother job. Estoy buscando otroempleo.—He was writing a letter. Es-taba escribiendo una carta.—Thehouse -was painted white. La casaestaba pintada de blanco.—She's stillsick. Todavía está enferma.—Yourbaggage is being checked. Están fac-turando su equipaje. A haber There'sa big house on the corner. Hay unacasa grande en la esquina.—Therewas a cup on the table. Había unataza en la mesa.—The child must bepunished. Hay que castigar al niño.—I'm sorry I was late this morning.Siento haber llegado tarde esta ma-ñana. A tener I'm cold. Tengo frío.—You're right. Tiene razón. A hacerIt's sunny. Hace sol.—It's cold. Hacefrío.—We'll have been here a yearthis coming Friday. El viernes queviene hará un año que estamos aquí.—What are you doing? ¿Qué haceUd.?

O to be off ser inexacto His figureswere way off. Sus cálculos eran muyinexactos.

|| It's rumored that they're gettinga divorce. Se dice que van a divorci-arse. \\ Be quiet! ¡Cállate! || Span-

ish is spoken here. Aquí se hablaespañol. || The book was written bya friend of mine. Un amigo míoescribió el libro.

beach [n] playa Were you at the beachall summer? ¿Estuvo Ud. en la playatodo el verano?

• [v~¡ varar, poner en seco Webeached the canoe. Hemos puesto lacanoa en seco.

bead cuenta.

beak pico.

beam [w] viga The beams are begin-ning to rot. Las vigas empiezan apudrirse. Á rayo / was awakened bya beam of light. Me despertó un rayode luz.

O to be off the beam no dar pie conbola You're off the beam this morn-ing. No da Ud. pie con bola estamañana.

bean frijol [Am], judía [Sp] Do theyhave beans on the menu? ¿Tienenfrijoles en el menú?

bear [n]¡ oso.

bear [v] sostener This board won'tbear your weight. Esta tabla nosostendrá su peso. A soportar He borethe pain bravely. Soportó el dolorcon valentía. A sufrir / can't bear tosee them leave. No puedo sufrir elverlos marchar. A aguantar / can'tbear him. No puedo aguantarle.A dar This orchard bears good peaches.Este huerto da buenos duraznos.A tener She's borne three children.Ha tenido tres hijos.

O to bear out probar This bears outivhat I said. Esto prueba lo que dije.

beard barba.

bearing relación That has no bearing onthe matter. Eso no tiene relación conel asunto. A porte, aire His militarybearing's excellent. Su porte militares excelente. A cojinete The bearingsof the car are worn out. Los coji-netes del automóvil están gastados.A marcación, rumbo The navigator'staking a bearing. El oficial de de-rrota está determinando el rumbo.

O to get one's bearings orientarse,marcarse Let's get our bearings be-fore we go any further. Vamos aorientarnos antes de continuar. O tolose one's bearings aturdirse.

beat [w] ritmo The beat of the music

beast bestia.

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beat \ri] ritmo The beat of the musicwasn't clear. El ritmo de la músicano era claro. A ronda What police-man's on this beat? ¿Qué policíahace esta ronda?

• [v] derrotar We beat the enemy.Derrotamos al enemigo. A vencerThey were beaten in the game. Fue-ron vencidos en el juego. A sacudirPlease beat this carpet. Haga el fa-vor de sacudir esta alfombra. A batirBeat the egg before putting it in.Bata el huevo antes de añadirlo.A latir, palpitar His heart was beatingregularly. Su corazón latía con regu-laridad.

O beaten path camino(s) trillado(s)He always sticks to the beaten path.Siempre sigue los caminos trillados.O to beat back hacer retroceder Thesoldiers beat back the enemy. Lossoldados hicieron retroceder al ene-migo. Oto beat it escapar (se) Hebeat it. Se escapó. ° to beat timemarcar el compás He beat time withhis foot. Marcaba el compás con elpie. ° to beat to death matar a gol-pes They beat him to death. Le ma-taron a golpes.

|| Beat it! ¡Largúese! || They beathim to it. Le cogieron la delantera.

beautiful bello, hermoso What a beauti-ful day! ¡Qué día tan hermoso!

beauty belleza / find great beauty inhis music Encuentro mucha bellezaen su música.—She's a beauty! ¡Esuna belleza!

|| The fish we caught were beauties.Los pescados que cogimos eran muyhermosos.

beauty parlor salón de belleza, pelu-quería.

beaver castor.

because porque He didn't come becausehe got sick. No vino porque se en-fermó.

O because of a causa de 1 didn'tbuy it because of the high price. Nolo compré a causa de lo elevado delprecio.

beckon llamar con señas.

become hacerse The work's becomeharder. El trabajo se ha hecho másdifícil.—He became a lawyer. Se hizoabogado. A ponerse He became ill.Se puso enfermo. A volverse He's be-coming more aggressive every day. Seestá volviendo cada día más agresivo.A llegar a ser He became a good law-yer. Llegó a ser un buen abogado.A cumplir When he became twenty-

one, he left home. Cuando cumplióveintiún años se marchó de su casa.A sentar bien, quedar bien The reddress becomes her. El traje rojo lesienta bien.

O to become of ser de What's to be-come of her? ¿Qué será de ella?

becoming [adj] O to be becoming sen-tar bien, quedar bien That hat's verybecoming. Ese sombrero le sientabien. O to be becoming to ir con Suchconduct isn't becoming to a man ofyour position. Tal conducta no vacon un hombre de su posición.

bed cama My bed hasn't been made. Nohan hecho mi cama. A lecho He wason his death bed. Estaba en su lechode muerte. A base The machine's setin a bed of concrete. La máquina estácolocada sobre una base de hormigón.A firme The road bed's in bad condi-tion. El firme de la carretera estáen malas condiciones. A macizo Don'tstep in the flower bed. No pise Ud.el macizo de flores. A cauce Followthe old river bed for two miles. Sigael viejo cauce del río dos millas.

O to get up on the wrong side ofthe bed levantarse de mal humor.O to go to bed acostarse I went to bedlate. Me acosté tarde.

bedbug chinche.j bedding ropa de cama Air the bedding.Ponga al aire la ropa de. cama.A cama We used straw for bedding forthe horses. Usábamos paja para lacama de los caballos.

bedroom dormitorio, alcoba.

bedspread colcha, cubrecama.

bee abeja.

O to have a bee in one's bonnetestar un poco destornillado.

beech haya.

beef carne de vaca Do you have beefor pork? ¿Tiene Ud. carne de vacao de cerdo?

beefsteak bistec, biftec.

beehive colmena.

beeline || He made a beeline for home.Se fué directamente a casa.

been See be.

beer cerveza.

beet remolacha.

beetle escarabajo.

before [adv~\ antes We should havedone this before. Deberíamos haberlohecho antes.

• [prep] ante, en presencia de Hewas taken before the judge. Fué lle-vado ante el juez. A antes de The tele-gram should come before, evening. El

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telegrama debe llegar antes de lanoche. A antes que Do this before any-thing else. Haga Ud. esto antes quenada.

• [conj~\ antes de I'll telephone youbefore I start. Le telefonearé antesde salir. A antes de que Let me knowbefore you come. Avíseme antes deque Ud. venga.

O before Christ (B. C.) antes deJesucristo (a. de J. C.) The templewas built in the first century beforeChrist. El templo fué construido enel siglo primero antes de Jesucristo.O before long dentro de poco They'llcome before long. Vendrán dentrode poco.

|| Business before pleasure. Pri-mero es la obligación que la devoción.

beforehand de antemano.

beg pedir limosna Begging is a commonpractice in this country. El pedirlimosna es corriente en este país.A mendigar That man went beggingfrom door to door. Aquel hombre ibamendigando de puerta en puerta.A pedir The children begged for pen-nies. Los chicos pedían centavos.A rogar They begged us to help them.Nos rogaron que les ayudásemos.|| / beg your pardon! ("Excuseme.") ¡Perdone! || / beg your par-don? ("Please repeat.") ¡Perdone!¿Qué dijo Ud.?

beggar mendigo, pordiosero.

begin empezar The performance beginsat 8:30 P. M. La función empieza alas ocho y media de la noche.—Thebuilding was begun many years ago.El edificio fué empezado hace muchosaños. A comenzar Cigarettes began todisappear from the market. Loscigarillos comenzaban a desaparecerdel mercado.

O to begin with para empezar Tobegin with, he's too old. Para empe-zar, es demasiado viejo.

beginner principiante.

beginning [n] principio.

behalf O jn, or on, behalf of a favorde, en nombre de.

behave portarse, conducirse The littleboy behaved badly during the wholetrip. El muchacho se portó muy maldurante todo el viaje. A conducirsebien Behave oneself. Condúcete bien.

behavior conducta Her behavior's verystrange. Su conducta es muy rara.II He was on his very best behavior.Se comportó de bien como nunca.

behind [adv] atrás They left all the

other cars behind. Dejaron atrás alos demás autos.

• [prep] detrás de The car's parkedbehind the house. El carro está esta-cionado detrás de la casa.

O behind one's back a espaldas Hetalked about me behind my back.Habló a espaldas mías. O to be be-hind time estar atrasado The train'sbehind time. El tren está abrasado.O to fall behind atrasarse He's fallenbehind in his work. Se ha atrasadoen su trabajo. O to leave behind olvi-dar Have you left anything behind?¿Ha olvidado Ud. algo?

behold contemplar.

beige beige.

being ser They don't act like humanbeings. No se portan como sereshumanos.

O for the time being por ahora, demomento Let the matter rest for thetime being. Deja dormir el asuntopor ahora.

belief creencia, opinión.

believe creer Do you believe what hetold us? ¿Cree Ud. lo que nos dijo?—/ believe so. Creo que si.

O to believe in creer en Do you be-lieve in ghosts? ¿Ud. cree en fan-tasmas?

bell campana The bell rings half anhour before services. La campanatoca media hora antes de los serviciosreligiosos. A timbre Ring the bell forthe elevator. Toque el timbre para elascensor.

O stroke of a bell campanada /couldn't count the strokes of the bell.No he podido contar las campanadas.

bellboy botones, muchacho (or mozo) dehotel.

bellow [v] bufar.

belly vientre.

belong pertenecer Does this book belongto you? ¿Le pertenece a Ud. estelibro?—He belongs to the RepublicanParty. Pertenece al Partido Republi-cano. A ser de Who does this belongto? ¿De quién es esto?—This oldchair belongs in the kitchen. Estasilla vieja es de la cocina.

beloved [adj, «] querido, amado.

below [adv] abajo From the windowthey saw what happened below. Des-de la ventana veían lo que pasabaabajo. A de abajo Try the floor be-low. Mire en el piso de abajo.

• [prep] debajo de Who has theroom belotu mine? ¿Quién tiene elcuarto debajo del mío? A bajo The

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temperature here seldom gets belowzero. La temperatura aquí rara vezllega a bajo cero. A por debajo deHe's below average height. Está pordebajo de la altura media.

|| Watch out below! ¡Cuidado!

belt cinturón Do you wear a belt orsuspenders? ¿Usa Ud. cinturón otirantes? Acorrea Please fix the fanbelt in this car. Haga el favor dearreglar la correa del ventilador delauto.

O life belt salvavidas, cinturón desalvamento Have your life belts ready.Tengan listos los salvavidas.

bench banco We sat down on a benchin the park. Nos sentamos en unbanco en el parque. A banco The car-penter's at his bench eight hours aday. El carpintero está pegado a subanco ocho horas al día.

bend [w] curva The house is beyond thebend in the road. La casa está pa-sada la curva de la carretera.

• [i>] doblar He bent the rod intoa V shape. Dobló la varilla en formade V. A doblarse How much will thisbend without breaking? ¿Cuánto sepodrá doblar esto sin que se rompa?

O to bend down encorvarse, aga-charse You'll have to bend down toget through here. Tendrá Ud. queagacharse para pasar por aquí.

beneath debajo de He was buried be-neath the tree. Fué enterrado debajodel árbol. A inferior a Don't look onthese people as beneath you. No con-sidere a esta gente inferior a Ud.

|| That remark's beneath our notice.Esa observación ni siquiera mereceque la tomemos en cuenta.

benefit [n] beneficio (s) The new lawgave us very little benefit. La nuevaley nos suministro muy pocos bene-ficios.—Will you buy this ticket forthe benefit? ¿Quiere comprar estebillete para el beneficio?

• [v ] beneficiar, aprovechar Thetrip didn't benefit us much. El viajeno nos ha beneficiado mucho.

bent [w] inclinación He has a bent forart. Tiene inclinación por el arte.

• [adj] torcido These nails are benttoo much. Estos clavos están demasia-do torcidos.

O bent on resuelto a In spite of ushe's bent on going. A pesar de nues-tra opinión está resuelto a irse.berth cama I couldn't get a berth onthe midnight train. No pude conse-guir cama en el tren de media noche.

A camarote There are two berths lefton this ship. Quedan dos camarotesen este barco. A amarradero The shipwas anchored in its berth. El buqueestaba anclado en su amarradero.

beside al lado de Please put this trunkbeside the other one. Haga Ud. elfavor de poner este baúl al lado delotro.

O beside oneself fuera de sí He wasbeside himself with anger. Estabafuera de sí de rabia. O to be besidethe point no venir al caso

besides [adv] además We need theseand others besides. Necesitamos es-tos y además otros.

• [prep~\ además de Others musthelp besides him. Otros deben ayudarademás de él.

best [adv] mejor She knows three lan-guages but speaks French best. Sabetres idiomas pero el que mejor hablaes el francés.

O the best el mejor We tried to pickout the best plan. Tratamos de esco-ger el mejor plan. A lo mejor Wewant only the best. Queremos sólo lomejor. O to get the best of adelan-tarse, aventajar We must be carefulhe doesn't get the best of us. Tene-mos que tener cuidado de que no senos adelante. O to make the best ofsacar el mejor partido de We had fewsupplies, but we made the best of whatwe had. Teníamos pocas provisiones,pero sacamos el mejor partido deellas.

bestow conferir.

bet [n] apuesta When are you going topay up that bet? ¿Cuándo va apagar esa apuesta?

• [v] apostar / bet five dollars onthe black horse. Apuesto cinco dólaresal caballo negro.

|| You bet! ¡Y que lo digas!

betray traicionar He was charged withbetraying his country. Se le acusóde traicionar a su país. A revelar Hisremarks betrayed his ignorance. Loque decía revelaba su ignorancia.

better [adj] mejor / want a better roomthan this one. Quiero un cuarto me-jor que éste.—/ felt better this morn-ing. Me encontraba mejor esta ma-

e ñaña.

• [adv] mejor / can't do betterthan this. No lo puedo hacer mejorque esto.

• [v] mejorar We're trying to bet-ter living conditions here. Estamos

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tratando de mejorar aquí las condi-ciones de vida.

O better half media naranja, esposa.O better off mejor We'll be better offif we move. Estaremos mejor si nosmudamos. O so much the better tantomejor So much the better if you payin advance. Tanto mejor si Ud. pagapor adelantado. O to get better me-jorar The doctor says he's getting bet-ter. El médico dice que va mejorando.O to get the better of aprovecharsede He'll try to get the better of you.Tratará de aprovecharse de Ud.

|| This is for the better. Más valeasí. || We'd better go before it rains.Sería mejor que nos fuésemos antesde que llueva.

between (por) entre They walked be-tween the buildings. Pasaron entrelos edificios. A de I'll meet you be-tween six and seven. Le encontraréde seis a siete.

O between you and me entre nosot-ros, entre Ud. y yo There's nothingbetween you and me. No hay nadaentre Ud. y yo. ° to come betweeninterponerse entre We nearly caughtup with him, but the traffic came be-tween us. Casi le alcanzamos pero eltráfico se interpuso entre nosotros.

beverage brebaje.

beware O to beware of cuidarse de Be-ware of the dog! ¡Cuídese del perro!|| Beware! ¡Cuidado!

bewilder dejar perplejo.

beyond más allá de They live beyondthe river. Viven más allá del río.

|| When we arrived he was beyondhelp. Cuando llegamos para soco-rrerle, ya era tarde. || She's livingbeyond her means. Gasta más de loque tiene.

bias [n] sesgo / want the skirt cut onthe bias. Quiero la falda cortada alsesgo. A prejuicio It's wrong to judgeher with so much bias. No es justojuzgarla con tanto prejuicio.

• [vi influir Her opinions havebeen biased by her friends. Sus opini-ones han sido influidas por susamigos.

bib babero.

Bible Biblia.

bicycle [w] bicicleta My bicycle needsrepairs. Mi bicicleta necesita repa-ración.

• [v] dar un paseo en bicicletaLet's bicycle down to the lake. Vamosa dar un paseo en bicicleta hasta ellago.

bid [ri\ oferta His bid was too high toget the contract. Su oferta fué dema-siado elevada para conseguir la con-trata.

• [v] mandar, ordenar He wouldn'tdo as I bid him. No quiso hacerlocomo se lo mandé. A ofrecer He bidfive dollars for the rug and then shebid ten. El ofreció cinco dólares porla alfombra y después ella ofreció diez.A declarar / bid two hearts. Declarodos corazones.

O to bid good-by decir adiós.

big grande They live in a big house.Viven en una casa grande. A mayorShe's my big sister. Ella es mi her-mana mayor. A importante A bigman will talk at the meeting. Unhombre importante hablará en elmitin.

O to talk big darse importancia,echárselas de importante He talks big,but don't believe everything he says.Se da mucha importancia, pero nocrea Ud. todo lo que dice.

bill cuenta We must pay the bill today.Tenemos que pagar la cuenta hoy.A billete Can you change a five-dollarbill? ¿Me puede cambiar un billetede cinco dólares? A cartel Post nobilis. Se prohibe fijar carteles.—What's on the bill at the theater thisevening? ¿Qué hay en el cartel delteatro esta noche? A proyecto de leyThe bill will be voted upon by theHouse of Representatives. El proyectode ley será votado por la Cámara deDiputados. A pico This bird has along bill. Este pájaro tiene un picolargo.

O bill of fare lista de comidas.O bill of health certificado de sanidad.O bill of lading manifiesto de em-barque.

billboard cartelera.

billfold billetera.

billiards billar.

billion mil millones (1,000,000,000).

bind atar They bound his hands behindhis back. Le ataron las manos detrásde la espalda. A vendar You shouldbind up this cut. Ud. debería vendaresta cortadura. A encuadernar, em-pastar They're binding both volumesof his poetry into one book. Estánempastando los dos volúmenes de supoesía en un solo libro. A obligarThat doesn't bind me. Eso no meobliga.

biography biografía.

biology biología.

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birch abedul.

bird pájaro.

birth nacimiento What's the date ofyour birth? ¿Cuál es la fecha de sunacimiento? A origen The governorwas a man of humble birth. El go-bernador era un hombre de humildeorigen.

O by birth de nacimiento Are youan American by birth? ¿Es Ud.norteamericano de nacimiento? O togive birth to dar a luz She's givenbirth to twins. Ha dado a luz geme-los.

birthday cumpleaños.

biscuit galleta de mar, bizcocho.

bishop obispo (church); alfil (chess).

bit pedazo, pedacito He broke the candyinto bits. Partió el dulce en pedaci-tos. Abocado This bridle doesn'thave a bit. Estas bridas no tienen elbocado. A taladro / need a bit todrill a hole with. Necesito un taladropara hacer un agujero. A pizca, lomás mínimo That doesn't make a bitof difference. Eso no altera en lomás mínimo. A poco, poquito They ar-rived a bit later than the others. Lle-garon un poco más tarde que losdemás.

O bit by bit poco a poco We learnedthe story bit by bit. Nos enteramosde la historia poco a poco. O to blowto bits hacer pedazos The truck wasblown to bits. El camión quedó hechopedazos.

|| May I give you a bit of advice?¿Me permite Ud. darle un consejo?

bite [w] bocado / took one bite of theapple. Tomé un bocado de la man-zana. A picadura / have two mosquitobites on my arm. Tengo dos picadurasde mosquito en el brazo.

• [v] morder Will this dog bite?¿Muerde este perro?—He bit inio theapple. Mordió la manzana. A picarThe fish are biting well today. Lospeces están picando bien hoy. A cortarIt's a biting-cold day. Es un día enque el frío corta.

O biting mordaz She often makesbiting remarks. Hace muchas vecesobservaciones mordaces.

|| His bark's worse than his bite.No es tan fiero como parece.

bitter amargo This coffee's too bitter.Este café está demasiado amargo.A picante, desapacible It was bitter-cold. Hacía un frío desapacible.A enconado He had a bitter quarrelwith his brother. Tuvo una enconada

disputa con su hermano. A encarni-zado After the war their bitter ha-tred continued. Después de la guerracontinuaron sus odios encarnizados.O to the bitter end hasta veneer omorir He fought to the bitter end.Luchó hasta veneer o morir.

black luto She's worn black since herhusband died. Va de luto desde quemurió su marido. A negro Do youhave a black dress? ¿Tiene Ud. untraje negro?—Their future's black.Su porvenir es negro. A obscuro Thenight was very black. La noche eramuy obscura.

O to black out pintar de negro Thisline should be blacked out. Esta líneahay que pintarla de negro. A obscu-recer The house must be blacked outby dark. Hay que obscurecer la casaal anochecer.

blackberry zarza (plant); mora (fruit).

blackbird mirlo.

blackboard pizarra, encerado.

blacken one's character difamarlo a uno.

blackmail [ri\ chantaje.

• [v] chantajear.

blackout apagón, obscurecimiento, black-out.

blacksmith herrero.

blade hoja (knife); pala (oar, pro-peller).

O blade of grass brinza de hierba.

blame echar la culpa He blamed us forthe accident. Nos echó la culpa delaccidente. A culpar He didn't blameus for going ahead. No nos culpóporque prosiguiéramos.

O to be to blame tener la culpaWho's to blame? ¿Quién tiene laculpa? O to take the blame echarsela culpa.

|| You must blame the taxi for ourlateness. El taxi tiene la culpa denuestro retraso.

blank blanco Fill in the blanks. LleneUd. los blancos. A vacío He feels thathis future is a blank. El cree quesu porvenir es vacío.

O blank check cheque en bianco.O blank form formulario.

blanket [w] manta We only had oneblanket apiece. Sólo teníamos unamanta cada uno. A capa The groundwas covered with a thick blanket ofsnow. La tierra estaba cubierta conuna capa espesa de nieve.

• [v] envolver A thick fog blan-keted the city. Una niebla densaenvolvía a la ciudad.

blast [n] ráfaga A blast of wind

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knocked off my hat. Una ráfaga deviento me llevó el sombrero. A explo-sión You could hear the blast formiles. Se podía oír la explosion amuchas millas.

• [v] volar From a distance wewatched them blasting rocks. Lesobservábamos desde lejos volar lasrocas. A malograr That scandalblasted her chances for success. Aquelescándalo malogró sus probabilidadesde éxito.

O at full blast a toda velocidad Themachine was working at full blast.La máquina estaba funcionando a todavelocidad.blaze In] llama Isn't that fire givingoff a good blaze! ¡No da este fuegobuena llama!

• [v] arder The fire's blazing nicelynow. El fuego está ardiendo ahoramuy bien. A abrir, construir We'regoing to blaze a new trail. Vamos aabrir un nuevo sendero.^

bleach [v] blanquear, poner blanco.bleed sangrar This cut's bleeding a lot.

Esta cortadura está sangrando mucho.O to bleed for sangrar de dolor por

My heart bleeds for you. Mi corazón

sangra de dolor por tí.blemish [n] mancha.blend [n] mezcla This tobacco's a good

blend. Este tabaco es una buena

mezcla.

• [v] combinar Those two colorsblend well. Esos dos colores combinanbien.

bless bendecir.

blessing bendición.

blind [n] persiana The house has greenblinds. La casa tiene persianas ver-des.

• íadj] ciego He was blind to thetrue facts. Estaba ciego para ver laverdad.

• [v] cegar The lightning blindedme for a while. El relámpago mecegó por un momento.

O blind alley callejón sin salidaThis is only a blind alley. Esto essólo callejón sin selida. O blind manciego We helped the blind man acrossthe street. Ayudamos al ciego a cru-zar la calle. ° to be blinded quedarseciego, cegar He was blinded in theaccident. Se quedó ciego a consecuen-cia del accidente.

|| He was too blind to read the let-ter. Veiía tan mal que no podia leerla carta.blister ampolla.

blizzard ventisca.

block [n] tarugo, zoquete, trozo Thechild was playing with wooden blocks.El niño estaba jugando con tarugosde madera. A manzana [Sp~\, cuadra[Am] Walk three blocks and thenturn right. Camine Ud. tres man-zanas y entonces tuerza a la derecha,i • [v~\ obstruir That car's blockingtraffic. Ese automóvil está obstruyen-do el tráfico. A planchar How longwill it take you to block my hat?¿Cuánto tardará Ud. en planchar misombrero?

blond [adj, n] rubio.

blonde [adj, n\ rubia.

blood sangre After the accident therewas blood on the ground. Despuésdel accidente había sangre en el suelo.O blood pressure presión / havehigh blood pressure. Tengo la presiónalta. O blood relatives parientes porconsanguinidad They're blood rela-tives. Son parientes por consanguini-dad. O blood test reacción de la san-gre Have you had your blood test?¿Le han hecho ya la reacción de susangre? ° in cold blood a sangre fríaThe crime was committed in coldblood. El crimen fué cometido asangre fría.

bloody sangriento.

bloom [v] florecer.

blossom [n] flor, capullo The blossomsare beginning to fall off the trees.Las flores empiezan a caer de losárboles.

blot [w] borrón This book's full of inkblots. Este libro está lleno de bo-rrones de tinta. A mancha, baldónDon't forget this will be a blot onyour record. No se olvide que estoserá una mancha en su hoja de ser-vicios.

• [v] emborronar The teacherscolded the little girl for blotting herhomework. La maestra regañó a laniña por emborronar sus cuadernos.

O to blot out quitar la vista, en-cubrir The trees blot out the viewfrom here. Los árboles quitan la vistadesde aquí. A arrasar, destruir Afterthe raid the town was almost blottedout. Después del raid el pueblo quedócasi arrasado. O to blot up secarBlot up the ink you spilled. Sequela tinta que ha derramado.

|| She tried to blot out the memoryof the mart she loved. Trató de olvi-dar al hombre que amaba.

blotter papel secante.

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blow [«] golpe He died from a bloiv onthe head. Murió de un golpe en lacabeza.

• [v] soplar The wind'll blow hardtonight. El viento soplará fuerte estanoche. Asonar Has the whistleblown? ¿Ha sonado la sirena? A to-car Blow the horn three times whenyou come. Toque Ud. la bocina tresveces cuando venga.

O to blow away llevarse el vientoThe wind'll blow the tent away. Elviento se va a llevar la tienda decampaña. ° to blow down derribarThe wind blew the tree down. Elviento derribó el árbol. O to blowone's nose sonarse (las narices) /have to blow my nose. Tengo quesonarme. O to blow out apagar Blowout the candle before you go. Apaguela vela antes de irse. A reventar,estallar The old tire blew out. Elneumático viejo reventó. A fundir (se)The fuse blew out. Se fundió elfusible. O to blow over pasar Waituntil all this blows over. Espere has-ta que pase todo esto. O to blow upvolar The eneyny will try to blow upthe bridge. El enemigo tratará devolar el puente. A inflar Please blowup this tire. Haga el favor de inflareste neumático. A desencadenarse Astorm may blow up this afternoon.Puede desencadenarse una tormentaesta tarde. O to come to blows pelear,venir a las manos.

blue azul She always wears blue. Vasiempre de azul. A triste Why are youso blue this morning? ¿Porqué estáUd. tan triste esta mañana?

O the blues esplín [Sp~¡, morriña[Sp], tristeza / get the blues when itrains. Tengo esplín cuando llueve.or Me da tristeza cuando llueve.

bluff [n] risco We climbed to the topof the bluff. Escalamos hasta lapunta del risco.

• [v] farolear He won't do it, he'sonly bluffing. No lo hará, está farole-ando únicamente.

O to call one's bluff ver un farol,descubrir una farsa.

blunder equivocación / made an awfulblunder. Cometí una tremenda equi-vocación.

blunt [adj~\ romo These scissors have ablunt point. Estas tijeras tienen lapunta roma. A descortés, crudoThere's no need for you to be so bluntabout it. No hace falta que sea Ud.tan descortés.

• [v] embotar // you use the knifethat way you'll blunt the edge. Siusa Ud. así el cuchillo embotará elfilo.

blush [n~\ rubor.

• [v] ruborizarse, sonrojarse.board [w] tabla We need some boards to

make the top of the box. Necesitamosalgunas tablas para hacer la tapa delcajón. A comida Is the board goodthere? ¿Es buena la comida allí?A junta The board has made new regu-lations. La junta ha establecidonuevas regulaciones.

• [i>] subir He's already boardedthe train. Ya ha subido al tren.A comer Is there a place to board nearyour work? ¿Hay un sitio dóndecomer cerca de su trabajo?

O ironing board tabla de plancharDo you have an ironing board? ¿TieneUd. una tabla de planchar? O onboard a bordo The whistle's blown.Let's get ori board. Ha sonado lasirena. Subamos a bordo. O roomand board pensión completa Theyadvertise room and board. Anuncianpensión completa.

|| How many people does she board?¿Cuántos huéspedes tiene?

boarder huésped.

boarding house casa de huéspedes.

boardwalk entablado de paseo.

boast jactarse / get fed up hearing youboast about your connections. Estoyharto de oírle a Ud. jactarse de susrelaciones.

|| Our town boasts the finest racehorses in the country. Nuestro pue-blo se vanagloria de poseer los me-jores caballos de carrera del país.

boat barca We can cross the river inthis boat. Podemos cruzar el río enesta barca. A barco The boat trip'lltake five days. El viaje en barcodurará cinco días.

|| We're all in the same boat. Corre-mos todos la misma suerte.

bob cortar corto She bobbed her hair.Ella se cortó corto el pelo.

O to bob up presentarse súbitamenteHe's always bobbing up at the wrongtime. Siempre se presenta súbita-mente en el momento inoportuno.

bobby pin horquilla, ganchito para elpelo.

body cuerpo He had a rash on his body.Tenía una erupción en el cuerpo.A cuerpo, tronco His legs are too shortfor his body. Sus piernas son de-masiado cortas para su cuerpo. A ca-

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dáver They buried the two bodies inone grave. Enterraron los dos ca-dáveres en una tumba. A formaciónA body of troops marched down thestreet. Una formación de tropas mar-chaba calle abajo. A contenido Thebody of his speech was technical. Elcontenido de su discurso era técnico.

O in a body en grupo They all leftin a body. Todos salieron en grupo.

bodyguard guardaespaldas.

bog pantano.

O to bog down empantanarse.

boil [w] divieso, ferúnculo, grano Thisboil's painful. Este divieso es dolo-roso.

• [i>] hervir In a few minutes thewater will boil. Dentro de pocosminutos hervirá el agua. A cocerPlease boil the egg two minutes. Hagael favor de cocer el huevo dos minutos.

O to boil down reducirse What doesall this boil down to? ¿A qué sereduce todo esto? ° to boil over sa-lirse The coffee's boiling over. Sesale el café.

|| That remark made me boil. Esaobservación me indignó.

boiler caldera.

boisterous ruidoso.

bold arrojado, atrevido He was boldenough to face the enemy alone. Erabastante atrevido para hacer frenteél solo al enemigo. A descarado He'stoo bold in his manners. Es demasiadodescarado en sus modales.

bologna salchichón.

bolt [w] tornillo The nut's loose on thisbolt. La tuerca del tornillo está floja.Acerrojo Did you push the bolt shut?¿Ha corrido Ud. el cerrojo? A piezaShe ordered half a bolt of cloth. Ellapidió media pieza de paño.

• [v] echar el cerrojo a You forgotto bolt the door. Ha olvidado Ud.echar el cerrojo a la puerta. A dis-pararse The horse bolted across thefield. El caballo se disparó por elcampo. A engullir Don't bolt yourfood. No engullas la comida.

O bolt of lightning rayo, centella.bomb [n] bomba A bomb was droppedby the plane. El avión dejó caer unabomba.

• [v] bombardear They bombed thefactory last night. Bombardearon lafábrica anoche.

bomber bombardero, avión de bombardeo.

bombing [w] bombardeo This city wassubjected to a bombing. Esta ciudadfué sometida a un bombardeo.

bond lazo There's a firm bond of friend-ship between them. Hay un lazo deamistad muy firme entre ellos. A bonoHow much llave you invested inbonds? Cuánto ha invertido Ud. enbonos? A contrato Will you require awritten bond for this job? ¿Seránecesario un contrato escrito paraeste trabajo?

|| The employees were bonded by thebank. Los empleados fueron asegura-dos por el banco.

bone [tc] hueso He broke two bones.Se le rompieron dos huesos.

• [i>] quitar las espinas a (of fish);quitar los huesos a (of animal).

O fish bone espina A fish bonecaught in his throat. Se le ha clavadouna espina en la garganta. O to feelin one's bones darle a uno el corazón/ feel it in my bones that he isn'tcoming. Me da el corazón que noviene. O to make no bones no andarsecon rodeos He made no bones aboutwhat he wanted. No se anduvo conrodeos en lo que quería.

|| / have a bone to pick with you.Tengo que habérmelas con Ud. || I'mchilled to the bone. Estoy heladohasta los huesos.

bonfire hoguera, fogata.

bonnet caperuza.

book [w] libro / want a book to readon the train. Quiero un libro paraleerlo en el tren. A taco This book oftickets will save you money. Estetaco de billetes le ahorrará dinero.

• [v] reservar Have you bookedpassage on the boat yet? ¿Ha reser-vado Ud. ya el pasaje del barco?

O to keep books llevar los librosWho kept the books when the ac-countant was sick? ¿Quién llevó loslibros cuando el contador estuvo en-fermo?

|| The dance team was booked uptwo weeks in advance. La pareja debaile estaba contratada con dos se-manas de anticipación. || We'rebooked up two weeks in advance(theater, travel reservations). Lotenemos todo vendido con dos semanasde anticipación. || This hotel's com-pletely booked up at present. Estehotel está tomado completamente alpresente.

bookcase librería, estante para libros.

bookend sujetalibros.

bookkeeper tenedor de libros.

booklet folleto.

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jookmaker, "bookie" corredor de apues-tas.jookstore librería.

joom estampido We could hear theboom of the cannons. Podíamos oírel estampido de los cañones. A auge ;He made all his money in the boom. |Hizo todo su dinero en aquel auge. ;boost [n] empuje, alza.

boot [w] bota You can't get rubber boots jnow. No se pueden comprar ahora ¡botas de goma.

O to boot He gave me the horse and iten dollars to boot. Me dio diez dó-lares además del caballo.bootblack limpiabotas.booth puesto We visited most of thebooths at the fair. Hemos visitado lamayoría de los puestos en» la feria.A cabina telefónica I'm calling from abooth. Estoy llamando desde una ca-bina telefónica.bootlegging contrabando.booty botín.

border frontera Tell me when we reachthe border. Avíseme cuando llegue-mos a la frontera. A borde The borderof this rug's worn out. El borde deesta alfombra está gastado.

O to border on rayar en His argu-ment borders on the ridiculous. Suargumento raya en lo ridículo.bore [w] pelmazo Don't tell me you'regoing out again with that bore. Nome diga que va Ud. a salir otra vezcon ese pelmazo.

• [v] aburrir That speech bored meto death. Ese discurso me aburrióenormemente.

O to bore a hole taladrar, hacer unagujero We'll have to bore a holethrough the wall. Tendremos quetaladrar (or hacer un agujero) através de la pared.born O to be born nacer Were you bornin America? ¿Nació Ud. en los Esta-dos Unidos?borrow pedir prestado He's borrowedmoney at the bank. Ha pedido dineroprestado al banco.bosom pecho, seno.

boss [n] jefe The boss bawled me outfor being late again. El jefe meechó una buena por llegar tarde otravez. A cacique The party split whenhe became boss. El partido se dividiócuando él se hizo cacique.

• [v] mandar, ordenar What righthave you to boss me around? ¿Conqué derecho me manda Ud.?botany botánica.

both ambos, los dos Both roads will takeyou to the city. Los dos caminos lellevan a la ciudad.—I'll buy both ofthe books. Compraré ambos libros.

O both .. . and y ... a la vez It'sboth good and cheap. Es bueno ybarato a la vez. A tanto . . . como Bothboys and girls use this playground.Tanto los muchachos como las niñasusan este campo de juego. ° both ofus nosotros dos Both of us saw ithappen. Nosotros dos vimos comoocurrió.

bother [n] molestia.

• [i>] molestar, incomodar.

bottle [?i] botella He drank the wholebottle of milk. Se bebió toda la botellade leche. A frasco I'd like a bottle ofink. Quisiera un frasco de tinta.

• [v] embotellar This milk was bot-tled this morning. Esta leche ha sidoembotellada esta mañana.

O to bottle up reprimir He bottledup his anger. Reprimió su cólera.

bottleneck embotellamiento, atascamien-to There was a bottleneck in the work.Hubo un embotellamiento en el trab-ajo.

bottom fondo The coffee grounds wereat the bottom of the cup. Los pososdel café estaban en el fondo de lataza.—The bottom of this chair'sbroken. El asiento de esta silla estároto.

O at bottom en el fondo At. bottomhe's honest. En el fondo es honrado.O to get to the bottom of llegar alfondo de We'll never get to the bot-tom of the case. Nunca podremosllegar al fondo del caso.|¡ Bottoms up! ¡Salud!

bough rama.

boulevard bulevar.

bounce [n] bote This ball still has a lotof bounce. Esta pelota todavia tienebuen bote.

• [v] rebotar The ball bounced offthe roof. La pelota rebotó en el te-jado. A echar, arrojar, [Am] botarThat drunk ought to be bounced outof here. Se le debería arrojar a eseborracho de aquí.

bound [n] límite His pride had nobounds. Su orgullo no tenía límites.

• [v] limitar The United States isbounded on the north by Canada. LosEstados Unidos limitan al norte conel Canadá.

|| The ball fell out of bounds. Lapelota cayó fuera del campo.bound [»] salto He jumped to safety

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in one bound. De un salto se puso asalvo.

• [v] saltar The child boundedalong the sidewalk. El niño iba sal-tando por la acera.

bound O bound up ligado His success isbound up with politics. Su éxito estáligado a la política.

|| She's bound to be late. Es seguroque venga tarde.

bound || Where are you bound for? ¿Adónde se dirige Ud.?

boundary límite.

bounty generosidad; prima (money).

bouquet ramo (flowers); aroma (smell).

bow arco (weapon); arco de violin; lazo(knot).

bow [w] reverencia The conductor madea bow. El director hizo una reveren-cia.

• [v~\ inclinarse He bowed respect-fully on leaving. Se inclinó respetu-osamente al salir. A ceder / generallybow to my father's wishes. General-mente cedo a los deseos de mi padre.

bow proa (ship).bowels intestinos.bowl [«] tazón Can I have another bowl

of soup? ¿Puedo tomar otro tazón de

sopa?

• [^] jugar a los bolos He wentbowling last night. Anoche fué ajugar a los bolos.

O to bowl over dejar de una piezaI was simply bowled over by his mar-velous performance. Me dejó de unapieza por su ejecución maravillosa.

box cajón We need a larger box forpacking. Necesitamos un cajón mayorde embalaje. A caja Please put it ina box. Haga el favor de ponerlo enuna caja.—She ate a whole box ofchocolates. Se comió una caja debombones. A palco The party took abox at the theater. El grupo tomó unpalco en el teatro.

O to box up meter en una caja Boxup what's left. Meta en una caja loque queda.

boxear furgón.

boxer boxeador.

boxing boxeo Do you like boxing? Legusta el boxeo?

box office taquilla.

boy niño They have tivo boys and a girl.Tienen dos niños y una niña. A mozo,muchacho Boy, please bring me someice water. Mozo, haga el favor detraerme agua con hielo.—The boys arehaving a game of poker. Los mucha-chos van a echar una partida de

poker. A chico Boy, what a night!¡Chico, qué noche!O boy scout explorador, boy scout.boycott [«] boicoteo.

• [v~\ boicotear.brace [n~\ abrazadera, laña.

• [v] asegurar Brace the tent. Astorm's coming up. Asegure la tiendade campaña; se acerca una tormenta.

O to brace up fortalecer / dranksome broth to brace me up. Tomé uncaldo para fortalecerme. ° to braceoneself tomar ánimo Brace yourselffor the news. Tome Ud. ánimo paraenterarse de la noticia.

bracelet pulsera.

brag jactarse, fanfarronear.

braid [w] trenza (hair); galón (fabric).

• [v] trenzar.

brain [n] cerebro She's going to havean operation on her brain. Se le vaa hacer una operación en el cerebro.A seso You haven't got a brain in yourhead. No tiene Ud. nada de seso.

• [t>] romper la crisma // you dothat again I'll brain you. Si vuelveUd. a hacer eso le voy a romper lacrisma.

O on the brain metido en el sesoI've got that song on the brain. Ten-go esa canción metida en el seso.O to rack one's brain dar vueltas ala cabeza No matter how I rack mybrain I can't remember. Por másvueltas que le doy en mi cabeza nopuedo acordarme.

brainstorm Oto have a brainstormsalirse de quicio, perder la cabeza.

brake freno.

brakeman guardafreno.

bran salvado, afrecho.

branch [n\ rama Several branches wereblown off by the wind. El viento sellevó algunas ramas.—Our branch ofthe family comes from the West.Nuestra rama familiar procede delOeste. A brazo No, this is only abranch of the river. No, sólo es unbrazo del río.

• [v] bifurcarse Wait for us wherethe road branches to the right. Espé-renos donde el camino se bifurca a laderecha.

|| Get the stamps at the branch postoffice. Compre los sellos en la sucur-sal de correos.brand [n] marca Have you tried thatnew brand of coffee? ¿Ha probadoUd. esa nueva marca de café? A hie-rro, marca Whose brand is on that

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cow? ¿De quién es el hierro de esavaca?

• [''] marcar con hierro We're go-ing to brand the new horses this after-noon. Esta tarde vamos a marcar conhierro los potros.

|| He roas branded as a swindler.Tenía fama de estafador.

brand-new flamante, lo más nuevo.

brandy coñac.

brass latón Here's a brass bowl you canuse for the flowers. Aquí tiene uncacharro de latón donde puede colocarlas flores. A metal There's too muchbrass in the orchestra. Hay demasia-do metal en la orquesta. A cara duraWith all his brass he should getahead. Con toda su cara dura yapodría salir adelante.

brassiere sostén.

brave [ad;] valiente, bravo.

• [v] arrostrar.brawl alboroto, refriega.

bread [n] pan / must cut the bread.Tengo que cortar el pan.

• \y~\ empanar.

O bread line cola de menesterososMany people are on the bread line.Hay mucha gente en la cola demenesterosos. O loaf of bread pan Weneed two loaves of bread. Necesitamosdos panes. ° to earn one's bread andbutter ganarse el pan How does heearn his bread and butter? ¿Cómo segana el pan?

breadth anchura.

break [n] oportunidad Let's give him abreak. Démosle una oportunidad.

• [v] romper Be careful not tobreak it. Ten cuidado de no romperlo.—He broke with his family. Rompiócon su familia. A romperse poes itbreak easily? ¿Se rompe con facili-dad? A quebrantar We mustn't breakthe law. No debemos quebrantar laley.

O jail break fuga There was a jailbreak yesterday. Hubo una fuga ayeren la cárcel. O to break camp levan-tar el campo We're going to breakcamp tonight. Vamos a levantar elcampo esta noche. O to break downestropearse The car didn't breakdown until yesterday. El auto no seestropeó hasta ayer. A echar abajoThey broke down the argument. Echa-ron abajo el argumento. O to breakinto entrar en A thief may break intothe house. Un ladrón puede entrar enla casa. O to break off partir Pleasebreak off a piece for me. Haga el

favor de partirme un pedazo. A rom-per They've broken off relations. Hanroto relaciones. O to break out esta-llar We hope war won't break out.Esperamos que la guerra no estalle.O to break out with brotar The child'sbreaking out with measles. Al niñole está brotando el sarampión. O tobreak the ice romper el hielo Theywere very formal until a joke brokethe ice. Estaban muy ceremoniososhasta que una broma rompió el hielo.O to break up disolver The police arebreaking up the meeting. La policíaestá disolviendo la reunión. A resque-brajarse The ice is breaking up. Elhielo se está resquebrajando.

breakdown agotamiento (nervous); in-terrupción, avería (mechanical).

breakfast [n] desayuno.

• [v] desayunar.breast pecho.

breath respiración Hold your breath tostop the hicctips. Contenga la respi-ración para que se le quite el hipo.A soplo There isn't a breath of air to-day. No hay ni un soplo de aire hoy.O out of breath sin aliento She ranup the hill and was out of breath.Subió corriendo a la colina y quedósin aliento. O to catch one's breathtomar aliento Let's stop here andcatch our breath. Detengámonos aquípara tomar aliento. O to save one'sbreath ahorrarse las palabras Youmight as well save your breath. Po-dría Ud. ahorrarse las palabras. ° totake a breath respirar Now take adeep breath. Ahora respire Ud. hon-do.

breathe respirar He's breathing regu-larly. Respira con regularidad. A re-velar Don't breathe a word of this toanyone. No revele a nadie ni unapalabra de esto.

O breathing spell respiro When dowe get a breathing spell? ¿Cuándotenemos un respiro?

breed [w] casta, raza.

• [v] criar.

O to breed hatred despertar odio.breeze brisa.brew [n] mezcla.

• [v] amenazar (storm); hacer(tea).

|| Something's brewing here. Aquíva a empezar algo.bribe [n] soborno.

• [v] sobornar.

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red brick. Su casa está hecha de

ladrillo rojo.

■ || You're a brick. Vale Ud. lo que

pesa.

bride novia.

bridge [«] puente This boat can go un-der the bridge. Este barco puede pa-sar por debajo del puente.—Can yousee the captain on the bridge? ¿PuedeUd. ver al capitán en el puente?—The dentist's making a new bridge forme. El dentista me está haciendo unpuente nuevo. A bridge Do you playbridge? ¿Juega Ud. al bridge?

• [v] tender un puente sobre Theyintend to bridge this river. Se pro-ponen tender un puente sobre este río.A llenar These books will bridge thegaps in the library. Estos libros lle-narán los claros de la biblioteca.

O to burn one's bridges behind onequemar las naves He burned hisbridges behind him. Ha quemado susnaves.

brief breve Please make your speechbrief. Por favor, haga su discursobreve.

O in brief brevemente, en una pala-bra In brief, our plan is this. Breve-mente, nuestro plan es éste.

brief case portafolio, cartera de papeles.

bright claro We'd better wait for abright day. Sería mejor que esperáse-mos un día claro. A llameante / liketo see a bright fire. Me gusta verun fuego llameante. A fuerte Theflower's a bright yellow. La flor esde un amarillo fuerte. A brillanteHe's a bright boy. Es un mucha-cho brillante. A inteligente He wasn'tbright enough to catch the idea. Noera bastante inteligente para com-prender la idea. A luminoso Do youhave any bright ideas? ¿Se le ocurrealguna idea luminosa? A alegreEveryone was bright and cheerful atthe party. Todos estaban alegres yanimados en la reunión.

brilliance brillantez.

brilliant brillante.

brim borde (glass, cup); ala (hat).

bring llevar May I bring a friend withme? ¿Puedo llevar a un amigo con-migo? A traer Bring it with you.Tráigalo con Ud. A valer How muchdoes this bring in the market?¿Cuánto vale esto en el mercado?

O to bring about efectuar We hopeto bring about a change soon. Espe-ramos efectuar un cambio pronto.O to bring around convencer At first

they didn't agree but we brought 'emaround. Al principio no estaban deacuerdo pero les convencimos. O tobring back devolver Please bring thebook back with you. Haga Ud. elfavor de devolver el libro. ° to bringdown bajar Do you think they'll bringdown the prices soon? ¿Cree Ud. quebajarán los precios pronto? O to bringforward presentar, poner sobre eltapete // you have any complaints,bring them forward. Si Ud. tienealgunas quejas, preséntelas. Otobring in dar Have they brought in theverdict yet? ¿Han dado ya el vere-dicto? A recoger Bring in the clothesbefore it rains. Recoja la ropa antesde que llueva. O to bring on traerThis bad weather will bring on manycolds. Este mal tiempo traerá muchoscatarros. O to bring out poner enescena They're bringing out a newplay. Van a poner en escena unanueva obra. A presentar He broughtout his point forcefully. Presentó suargumento con energía. O to bringover traer They brought him over tothis country. Le trajeron a este país.O to bring to hacer volver en sí, reani-mar Cold water will bring him to. Elagua fría le hará volver en sí. ° tobring up presentar I'll bring the planup at the next meeting. Presentaréel plan en la próxima reunión. A criar,educar Their grandmother had tobring them up. Su abuela tuvo quecriarlos.

|| His joke brought down the house.La broma les hizo morirse de risa.

brisk vivo, animado.

bristle cerda.

brittle quebradizo.

broad ancho The avenue's very broad.La avenida es muy ancha. A liberal,tolerante He's very broad in his views.Tiene ideas muy liberales. A amplio,extenso He had a broad knowledge ofthe subject. Tenía un conocimientoamplio del tema.

O in broad daylight en pleno díaThe crime was committed in broaddaylight. El crimen fué cometido enpleno día.

broadcast [w] emisión Did you hear thebroadcast of the symphony last night?¿Oyó Ud. anoche la emisión de lasinfonía?

• [v] perifonear, radiar The Presi-dent will broadcast tonight. El Presi-dente perifoneará esta noche. A propa-lar, divulgar // you tell her she'll

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broadcast it all over the neighborhood.Si se lo dice a ella, lo divulgará portodo el vecindario.

O broadcasting station radio emi-sora.

broadcloth paño fino.

broad-minded liberal, tolerante.

broil [v] asar.

bronze bronce.

brook arroyo.

broom escoba.

broth caldo.

brother hermano She expected herbrother to come soon. Esperaba quesu hermano viniese pronto.

O brothers and (or or) sisters her-manos Do you have any brothers orsisters? ¿Tiene Ud. hermanos?

brotherhood hermandad.

brother-in-law cuñado.

brow frente.

browbeat intimidar The poor fellow'sbrowbeaten. El pobre se siente in-timidado.

brown [n] color pardo, color castañoThis brown's too dark. Este colorcastaño es demasiado oscuro.

• [adj~\ moreno Do you have anybrown bread? ¿Tiene Ud. pan mo-reno?

• [i>] tostar The cake was brownedin the oven. El bizcocho fué tostado alhorno.

|| The sun made his skin brown.Tiene la piel tostada.bruise [n] contusión.

• [v] contusionar.

brunet \_adj, n\ moreno, trigueño.

brunette [adj, «] morena, trigueña.

brush [n] cepillo This brush has stiffbristles. Este cepillo tiene las cerdasduras. A brocha / need a new brushto paint the walls. Me hace falta unabrocha nueva para pintar las paredes.A matorrales The workmen are cuttingthe brush. Los trabajadores estáncortando los matorrales.

• [v] cepillar Please brush theseclothes for me. Haga el favor decepillarme esta ropa. A limpiarse /must brush my teeth. Tengo que lim-piarme los dientes.

O to brush aside dejar de lado, nohacer caso de He brushed my protestsaside. No hizo caso de mis protestas.O to brush away espantar He brushedaway the fly. Espantó la mosca. O tobrush up (on) repasar I'm brushingup on my French. Estoy repasandomi francés.

If She brushed past us without see-ing us. Nos rozó al pasar sin vernos.

brute bestia, bruto.

bubble burbuja, ampolla.

bucket cubo.

buckle [n] hebilla Did you break thecatch on that buckle again? ¿Ha rotoUd. de nuevo el broche de la hebilla?

• [v] abrocharse / can't buckle thisbelt. No puedo abrocharme este cin-turón. A encorvarse When it gets wetit buckles. Cuando se moja se en-corva.

O to buckle down to work ponersea trabajar en serio It's about time webuckled down to work. Ya es horaque nos pongamos a trabajar en serio.bud [ti] pimpollo, yema, capullo Thisrosebush has many buds. Este rosaltiene muchos capullos.

• [v] brotar Everything's beginningto btid now. Todo empieza a brotarahora.

budding en embrión He's a budding au-thor. Es un autor en embrión.

budget [n] presupuesto Our budgetwon't allow us to buy the piano.Nuestro presupuesto no nos permitecomprar el piano.

• [v] arreglarse You'll have tolearn to budget yourself on your sal-ary. Ud. tendrá que aprender a arre-glarse con su sueldo.

buffalo búfalo.

buffet aparador You'll find a tableclothin the buffet. Ud. encontrará unmantel en el aparador. A bufet, apa-rador They served a buffet supper.Sirvieron una cena de bufet.

bug insecto.

bugle la trompeta, la corneta.

bugler el trompeta, el corneta.

build construir They're building a newhouse. Están construyendo una nuevacasa. A hacer The birds are buildinga nest in the tree. Los pájaros estánhaciendo un nido en el árbol. A pre-parar Please build a fire in the fire-place. Haga el favor de preparar elfuego en la chimenea.

O to build up acrecentar The adver-tising will build up the business. Losanuncios acrecentarán el negocio.A hacerse He's trying to build up areputation. Está tratando de hacerseuna reputación.

|| He has a good build. Está bienformado.

building edificio Both offices are in onebuilding. Las dos oficinas están enel mismo edificio. A construcción Be-

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hind the house are three small build-ings. Detrás de la casa hay» trespequeñas construcciones.

built-in || The apartment has built-inbookcases. El apartamento tiene es-tantes para libros empotrados en lapared.

bulb bombilla The bulb in the kitchen'sburnt out. La bombilla de la cocinaestá fundida. A bulbo We planted tu-lip bulbs this year. Plantamos bulbosde tulipán este año.

bulge [w] bulto What's causing thatbulge in your pocket? ¿Qué es lo quele hace bulto en el bolsillo?

• [v] abultarse Her pocket's bulg-ing. Su bolsillo se está abultando.

bulk O in bulk a granel They're cheaperif you buy them in bulk. Son másbaratos si los compran a granel.O the bulk of la mayor parte de Thebulk of my salary goes for rent andfood. La mayor parte de mi sueldose va en la renta y en la comida.

bull toro.

bullet bala.

bulletin boletín.

bully [n] matón Don't let that big bullypush you around. No se deje Ud.dominar por ese matón.

• [v] intimidar He bullied me intofinishing the job myself. Me intimidópara que yo mismo terminara el tra-bajo.

bum vagabundo.

O to bum around vagabundear Welike to bum around. Nos gusta vaga-bundear.

|| He bums from others all the time.

Siempre vive de gorra.

bump [w] chichón Where did you get

that bump on your head? ¿Dónde se

ha hecho ese chichón en le cabeza?

• [i>] tropezar He bumped into thechair. Tropezó con la silla.

O to bump into darse de cara conGuess who I bumped into yesterday?¿Adivine Ud. con quién me di de caraayer? O to bump off despachar Theybumped off the other gangster. Des-pacharon al otro gangster.

bun bollo.

bunch [«] manojo I'll buy two bunchesof flowers. Voy a comprar dos mano-jos de flores. A racimo How much isthis bunch of grapes? ¿Cuánto cuestaeste racimo de uvas?

• [v] agrupar All the children werebunched in a corner. Todos los niñosestaban agrupados en un rincón.

|| How's the bunch? ¿Cómo estánlos amigos?

bundle lío, fardo, atado Is that bundletoo heavy to carry? ¿Es demasiadopesado ese lío para llevarlo?

O to bundle up abrigarse It's coldtoday; you'd better bundle up. Hacefrío hoy; tiene Ud. que abrigarse.

buoy boya.

burden carga This housework's a heavyburden. Esta tarea doméstica es unacarga pesada.

O to be burdened estar cargado Iwish I weren't burdened with so manyresponsibilities. Quisiera no estarcargado con tantas responsabilidades.

bureau cómoda The bottom drawer ofthe bureau's mine. El último cajónde la cómoda es el mío. A negociado,departamento My brother got a job inone of the government bureaus. Mihermano consiguió trabajo en un ne-gociado del gobierno.

burglar ladrón.

burial entierro.

burn [n] quemadura This burn's verypainful. Esta quemadura me duelemucho.

• [i>] quemar They burned their oldpapers. Quemaron sus papeles viejos.A picar This pepper burns my tongue.Esta pimienta me pica en la lengua.

O to burn a hole hacer un agujeroThe acid burned a hole in his coat.El ácido le hizo un agujero en lachaqueta. O to burn down quemarsepor completo Their home burneddown. Su casa se quemó por com-pleto. O to burn one's fingers que-marse los dedos Don't interfere oryou'll get your fingers burned. No in-tervengas porque te vas a coger losdedos. Oto burn out fundir (se) Thisbulb burned out. Esta bombilla se hafundido. O to burn up quemarse Hisbooks burned up in the fire. Suslibros se quemaron en el fuego. O toburn with anger arder de rabia Hewas burning with anger. Estaba queardía de rabia.

|| The sidewalk's burning hot. Laacera está que quema. || This burnsme up. Esto me quema la sangre.

burner (of stove) mechero.

burst [?i] explosión There was a burstof applause after his speech. Hubouna explosión de aplausos después desu discurso.

• [i>] estallar A bomb had burst inthe next block. Una bomba habíaestallado en la manzana próxima.

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A reventarse The tire was so old thatit burst. El neumático era tan viejoque se reventó. A romperse Last yearthe dam burst. El año pasado serompió la presa.

O to burst into irrumpir en Heburst into the room. Irrumpió en lahabitación. A estallar en The air-plane burst into flames. El aeroplanoestalló en llamas. A echarse a Theman burst into laughter. El hombrese echó a reír. O to burst out romper,prorrumpir She burst out crying.Rompió a llorar.

bury enterrar They'll bury the body to-morrow. Enterrarán el cadáver ma-ñana. A sepultar Did they bury himat sea? ¿Le sepultaron en el mar?A enterrar My passport was buriedunder the other papers. Mi pasaporteestaba enterrado entre otros papeles.O to be buried in thought estarabsorto en la meditación. O to burythe hatchet hacer la paz.

bus autobús, bus, [Cuba] guagua Wherecan I catch the bus? ¿Dónde puedocoger el autobús?

bush arbusto.

O to beat about the bush andar porlas ramas Stop beating about the bushand get to the point. Deje Ud. deandar por las ramas y llegue al puntoesencial.

business ocupación, oficio What's hisbusiness? ¿Cuál es su ocupación?A asunto, cuestión Let's settle thisbusiness right away. Arreglemos lacuestión ahora mismo. A negocio Mybusiness is going very well. Mi nego-cio marcha muy bien. A comercio He'sin business. Se dedica al comercio.A derecho He had no business askingsuch questions. No tenía el derechode preguntar tales cosas. A obligaciónIt's your business to keep the staffsatisfied. Es su obligación tener alos empleados contentos. A propósitoMake it your business to do it right.Hágase el propósito de hacerlo bien.|| He told us to mind our own bus-iness. Nos dijo que no nos metiésemosen lo que no nos importaba.

bust [n] busto A famous sculptor's do-ing a bust of the President. Unfamoso escultor está haciendo unbusto del Presidente. A pecho Thatblouse is too tight across the bust.Esta blusa es demasiado estrecha depecho.

bust [v] reventarse The little boy cried

when his balloon busted. El niñolloró al reventarse el balón.

bustle (stir) bullicio.

busy ocupado This morning I was toobusy to read the newspaper. Estamañana estaba demasiado ocupadopara leer el periódico.—The operatorsays the line's busy. La telefonistadice que la línea está ocupado. A demucho tráfico They live on a busystreet. Viven en una calle de muchotráfico.

busybody chismoso, entremetido.

but pero We can go with you but we'llhave to come back early. Podemos ircon Ud. pero tenemos que volver tem-prano. Asino It's not made of wood,but of leather. No es de madera sinode cuero. A menos All are ready butyou. Todos están listos menos Ud.A salvo There's no other meat butchicken. No hay otra carne, salvopollo. A más que When his motherdied he was but a child. Cuando sumadre murió no era más que un niño.O all but casi He was so nervousthat he all but wrecked the machine.Estaba tan nervioso que casi rompióla máquina.

|| Lord, but it's cold! ¡Dios mío,qué frío hace! || There are no butsabout it. No hay pero que valga.

butcher [n] carnicero.

• [v] matar This afternoon we'regoing to butcher two beefs. Esta tar-de vamos a matar dos reses. A haceruna carnicería con Everybody in thatvillage was butchered. Se hizo unacarnicería con todos los habitantes delpueblo. A destrozar He really butch-ers the music. Verdaderamente de-stroza la música.

butler mayordomo.

butt culata They knocked him uncon-scious with the butt of a gun. Leprivaron del sentido con la culata delfusil. A bianco He doesn't realize he'sthe butt of their jokes. No se dacuenta que él es blanco de sus bromas.O cigarette butt colilla CUan up thecigarette butts. Tire Ud. las colillas.O to butt in entremeterse Everytimewe talk, her little brother butts in.Cada vez que hablamos, su hermanitose entremete.

|| The goat kept butting his headagainst the fence. La cabra siguiótopetando contra la valla.

butter [n] mantequilla, [Sp, Arg~\ man-teca / want bread and butter with the

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tea. Quiero el té con pan y man-tequilla.

• [v] untar con mantequilla Shall Ibutter your toast? ¿Quiere que leunte la tostada con mantequilla?

butterfly mariposa.

button [n] botón This button's come off.Se me ha caído este botón.—He'swearing a Red Cross button. Llevaun botón de la Cruz Roja.—Push thebutton for the elevator. Apriete elbotón para llamar al ascensor.

• [v] abrochar Button up yourovercoat. Abróchese el sobretodo.

|| Button up your lip. No hable Ud.buy [n] compra That's a good buy. Esuna buena compra.

• [v] comprar I'll buy our ticketstomorrow. Compraré nuestros billetesmañana. A sobornar You can't buythe police of this town. Ud. no puedesobornar a la policía de esta ciudad.

O to buy out (a partner) comprarla parte (de un socio). Oto buy upadquirir All the trucks have beenbought up by the government. Todoslos camiones han sido adquiridos porel gobierno.buzz [n~\ zumbido The buzz of thoseflies gets on my nerves. El zumbidode esas moscas me crispa los nervios.

• [i>] zumbar The mosquitoes keptbuzzing all night. Los mosquitos con-tinuaron zumbando toda la noche.

by por This book was written by aFrenchman. Este libro fué escritopor un francés.—By order of the po-lice. Por orden de la autoridad.—It's rented by the hour. Se alquilapor hora. A a This wood's sawed by

a machine. Esta madera está serradaa máquina. A en Can we get there byrail? ¿Podemos ir en tren? A con-forme, según He's not playing by therules. No juega según las reglas.A de / just know him by name. Sólole conozco de nombre.—He travels bynight. Viaja de noche. A con What doyou mean by that? ¿Qué quiere Ud.decir con eso? A para Please cleanthese clothes by Saturday. Haga elfavor de limpiar estos trajes para elsábado. A junto a, cerca de Thehotel's by the sea. El hotel está juntoal mar.

O by and by más tarde, luego I'llsee you by and by. Le veré mástarde. O by and large bastante Byand large the residts were satisfac-tory. Los resultados fuei'on bastantesatisfactorios. O by far con muchoThis is by far the best hotel in town.Este es con mucho el mejor hotel dela ciudad. O by oneself por sí mismoHe did that by himself. Lo hizo porsí mismo. O by the way a propósitoBy the way, I met a friend of yoursyesterday. A propósito me encontréayer a un amigo suyo. O close by poraquí cerca Is there a restaurant closeby? ¿Hay algún restaurante por aquícerca? O day by day día por díaTurn in your reports day by day.Entregue Ud. los informes día pordía.

|| She's a cousin by marriage. Esmi prima política. || We need a mapto go by. Necesitamos un mapapara guiarnos.

cab taxi.

cabin cabana We have a cabin in themountains. Tenemos una cabana enlas montañas. A camarote It's sowindy on deck I'm going to my cabin.Hace tanto viento sobre cubierta queme voy al camarote.

cabinet armario She keeps her bestdishes in that cabinet. Guarda los me-jores platos en ese armario. A gabi-nete The cabinet met with the Presi-dent yesterday. Hubo ayer una re-union de gabinete con el Presidente.

cable [n] cable The bridge collapsedwhen one of the cables broke. Sehundió el puente al romperse uno de

los cables.—/ want to send a cable.Quiero mandar un cable.

• [v] cablegrafiar Cable me theminute you arrive. Cablegrafíe en elmomento que Ud. llegue.

cadet cadete.

cafe café The cafe's just around thecorner. El café está a la vuelta dela esquina.

cage jaula.

cake bizcocho I'd like cakes with mycoffee. Quisiera bizcochos con elcafé. A torta, pastel Do you havechocolate cake? ¿Tiene Ud. pastel dechocolate? A tortita Do you have fishcakes today? ¿Tiene Ud. tortitas de

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pescado hoy? A pastilla Could I havea towel and a cake of soap? ¿PodríaUd. darme una toalla y una pastillade jabón?

calamity calamidad.

calculate calcular What do ycu calcu-late it would cost? ¿Qué calcula Ud.que costaría?

|| You can calculate on getting tendollars in tips besides your salary.Puede Ud. contar con diez dólares depropinas además del sueldo.

calculating calculador She's a calcidat-ing woman. Es una mujer calcula-dora.

calendar calendario.

calf ternero The calf was born thismorning. El ternero nació esta ma-ñana. Apantorrilla The boot wastight around the calf. La bota leestaba apretada en la pantorrilla.

calfskin piel de ternera, becerro Is thatbag made of calfskin? ¿Es de piel deternera ese bolso?

call [?i] visita The doctor's out on a call.El doctor ha ido a hacer una visita.A llamada I'm waiting for a telephonecall. Espero una llamada telefónica.• [f] llamar Woidd you call theporter for me? ¿Quiere llamar al mo-zo?—Please call me at 7 A.M. Hagael favor de llamarme a las siete de lamañana.—Has my name been calledyet? ¿Me han llamado ya?—/ don'tcall this cheap. No le Hamo a estobarato. A telefonear Your friend saidhe'd call back. Su amigo dijo quevolverá a telefonear.

O to call attention llamar la aten-ción Please call my attention to anyerrors that I make. Haga el favor dellamarme la atención si comete algúnerror. O to call away llamai / expectto be called away soon. Espero queme llamarán pronto. O to call downregañar / ivas late and got calleddown for it. Llegué tarde y me rega-ñaron por eso. O to call for ir abuscar Will you call for rrn at thehotel? ¿Irá Ud. a buscarme al hotel?A exigir This job calls for a lot oftraining. Este trabajo exige muchaexperiencia. O to call in llamar //your illness gets worse, call in a spe-cialist. Si se pone Ud. peor llame aun especialista. O to call off suspen-der The gavie's been called off. Seha suspendido el partido. O to call onvisitar Someone called on you whileyou were out. Vino una persona avisitarle cuando Ud. estaba fuera.

A pedir Whenever you need help, feelfree to call on me. Cuando necesiteUd. ayuda, pídamela con toda liber-tad. O to call out llamar The fire de-partment had to be called out. Tuvie-ron que llamar a los bomberos. O tocall up llamar por teléfono / intendedto call him up, but I forgot. Pensaballamarle por teléfono, pero se meolvidó.

|| Were there any calls for me?¿Me han llamado por teléfono? || Lastcall! ¡Ultimo turno! || That was aclose call! ¡Qué poco faltó! |¡ Whatdo you call this in Spaiiish? ¿Cómose llama esto en español?calm [adj~\ tranquilo The sea's verycalm today. El mar está muy tran-quilo hoy.

• [v] tranquilizar We tried to calmthe child. Tratamos de tranquilizar alniño.

Oto calm down tranquilizarse Ittook her <iome time to calm down.Tardó algún tiempo en tranquilizarse.

camel camello.

camera cámara, máquina fotográfica.

camp [n\ colonia The children left forcamp this morning. Los niños hansalido para la colonia esta mañana.

• [v~\ acampar On our vacationwe're going to camp in the woods.Durante las vacaciones vamos a acam-par en el bosque.—The regimentcamped just outside the town. Elregimentó acampó en las afueras delpueblo.

campaign [w] campaña Many men werelost in the last campaign. Murieronmuchos hombres en la última cam-paña.

• [v] hacer una campaña The club'scampaigning for funds. El club estáhaciendo una campaña para conseguirfondos.

camphor alcanfor.

can [n~\ lata Give me a can of tomatoes.Déme Ud. una lata de tomates.

• tv3 poner en conserva She's can-ning peaches. Ella está poniendomelocotones en conserva. A hacer con-servas She does her own canning.Hace sus conservas.

can poder Can you give me some help?¿Puede Ud. ayudarme?—Coidd I lookat this? 'Podría mirar esto?—/ don'tsee how it can be true. No entiendocomo puede °er verdad.—He did every-thing he coidd think of. Hizo todolo que se le pudo ocurrir.—When couldyou start ivorkmg? ¿Cuándo podría

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Ud. comenzar a trabajar?—You cango now if you wish. Puede Ud. irahora si quiere.—Can't we open thesewindows? ¿No podemos abrir estasventanas? A saber He can't read orwrite. No sabe leer ni escribir.A querer You can't mean that, canyou? ¿No quiere Ud. decir eso, ver-dad?

|| Can you speak English? ¿HablaUd. inglés? || He can't see withouthis glasses. No ve sin anteojos. || /don't know what the trouble could be.No sé en qué consiste la dificultad.

canal canal.

canary canario.

cancel [v] cancelar, anular.

cancellation cancelación, anulación.

cancer cáncer.

candidate candidato.

candle vela, bujía.

candlestick candelero.

candy dulces.

O chocolate candy bombones. O hardcandy caramelos.

cane caña; bastón (walking stick).

cannon cañón.

canoe canoa.

can opener abrelatas.

cantaloupe melón.

canvas lienzo Who painted that canvas?¿Quién pintó ese lienzo? Mona I'venever worn canvas shoes. Nunca heusado zapatos de lona.

cap gorra He was wearing a cap on hishead. Llevaba una gorra puesta.A tapón Put the cap back on the bot-tle. Póngale el tapón a la botella.

capable competente / want a very ca-pable person for that job. Quiero unapersona muy competente para esepuesto.

|| Is the hall capable of holding somany people? ¿Tiene capacidad elsalón para tantas personas?

capacity capacidad His capacity forlearning is quite limited. Su capaci-dad de aprender es bastante limitada.A puesto In what capacity does sheserve? ¿Qué puesto tiene?

|| The theater was filled to capacity.El teatro estaba completamente lleno.

cape cabo / enjoyed my trip around thecape. Me gustó mucho el viaje al-rededor del cabo. A capa This capeisn't warm enough. Esta capa noabriga bastante.

capital capital Have you ever visitedthe capital? ¿Ha visitado Ud. algunavez la capital?—He lost all his capi-tal in that investment. Perdió todo

su capital en esa inversión. A mayús-cula Do you spell that word with acapital? ¿Se escribe esa palabra conmayúscula?

capitalist capitalista.

capítol capitolio.

capsule cápsula.

captain capitán.

captive prisionero, cautivo.

capture [n] captura The capture wasmade in broad daylight. La capturase hizo en pleno día.

• [v] capturar They captured manyprisoners. Capturaron a muchos pri-sioneros.

car auto, [Am] carro, [Sp] cocheWould you like to ride in my car?¿Quiere Ud. venir en mi carro?A tranvía Which car goes downtown?¿Qué tranvía va al centro?

°dining car coche comedor.O freight car vagón, furgón. O sleep-ing car coche-cama.

carbon copy copia.

carbon paper papel carbón.

carburetor carburador.

card ficha, tarjeta We'll keep your cardon file. Archivaremos su ficha. A tar-jeta She wasn't home so I left mycard. No estaba en casa así que dejéuna tarjeta. A carta, naipe Let's havea game of cards. Vamos a jugar unapartida de cartas.

O postal card tarjeta postal Did youget my postal card? ¿Recibió Ud. mitarjeta postal?

cardboard cartón.

care [w] cuidado I'll leave my valuablesin your care. Dejaré las cosas devalor a su cuidado. A atención Heneeds medical care. Necesita aten-ción médica.

• [i>] importar / don't care what hethinks. No me importa lo que piensa.

O in care of suplicado para [Sp],recomendado a [4m] He addressedthe letter to me in care of my uncle.Dirigió la carta a mi tío suplicadapara mi. or Me dirigió la carta reco-mendada a mi tío. O to care for cui-dar The children are well cared for.Los niños están bien cuidados. A que-rer Do you care for gravy on yourmeat? ¿Quiere Ud. salsa con la car-ne? O to take care tener cuidado Takecare not to hurt his feelings. Tengacuidado de no herir sus sentimientos.O to take care of guardar Take careof my money for me. Guárdeme eldinero. A cuidar Take care of your-self. Cuídese Ud.

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|| His face is full of care. Se vemuy preocupado. || / don't care tohear your excuses. No me interesansus excusas, or No me dé Ud. expli-caciones.

career carrera.

careful cuidadoso He's very careful inhis work. Es muy cuidadoso en sutrabajo.

|| Be careful! ¡Tenga cuidado!

careless descuidado I've never seen menso careless about their clothes. Nohe visto nunca hombres más descui-dados en su manera de vestir.

|| He makes so many careless mis-takes. Comete tantos errores pordescuido.

caress [n] caricia.

• [t>] acariciar.cargo carga, cargamento.

caricature caricatura That's a very goodcaricature he drew of you. Le hahecho a Ud. una caricatura muybuena.

carpenter carpintero.

carpet [n] alfombra We took up thecarpet for the summer. Quitamos laalfombra durante el verano.

• [t>] alfombrar They promised tocarpet the room before we moved in.Prometieron alfombrar la habitaciónantes de que nos mudásemos.

carriage coche Let's take a ride in acarriage. Demos un paseo en coche.A aire He has the carriage of a sol-dier. Tiene un aire marcial.

carrot zanahoria.

carry llevar The porter will carry thebags. El mozo llevará las maletas.A soportar How much weight will thisbridge carry? ¿Cuánto peso sopor-tará este puente? A ser de His re-marks carried great weight. Sus ob-servaciones eran de mucho peso.Atener Do you carry men's shirts?¿Tienen Uds. camisas de hombre?

O to carry arms llevar armas It'sforbidden to carry arms. Se prohibellevar armas. O to carry away en-cantar, hechizar She was carried awayby the music. Estaba encantada conla música. O to carry into effect lle-var a cabo When will this project becarried into effect? ¿Cuándo se lle-vará a cabo este proyecto? O to carryon ocuparse de His son carried on hisbusiness. Su hijo se ocupaba de susnegocios. A armar bulla They carriedon until daybreak. Estuvieron ar-mando bulla hasta la madrugada.O to carry out llevar a cabo We'll try

to carry out your plan. Trataremosde llevar a cabo su plan.cart [n] carretón He'll bring the gro-ceries in a cart. Traerá los comesti-bles en un carretón.

• [_v] acarrear This sand has to becarted away. Hay que acarrear estaarena a otro sitio.

cartoon caricatura.

cartoonist caricaturista.

cartridge cartucho.

carve tallar Those figures were carvedout of wood. Esas figuras están ta-lladas en madera. A trinchar Will youcarve the turkey? ¿Quiere Ud. trin-char el pavo?

carving knife trinchante.

case cajón Leave the bottles in the case.Deje las botellas en el cajón. A casoIn that case I'll have to change myplans. En ese caso tendré que cam-biar mis planes.—He presented hiscase well. Presentó bien su caso.—What a case he is! ¡Es un caso!—Some cases of typhoid have beenreported. Han informado de algunoscasos de tifoidea. A causa, pleito He'slost his case. Ha perdido su pleito.O in any case en todo caso In anycase I'd follow his advice. En todocaso seguiría su consejo. O in case enel caso Wait for me in case I'm late.Espéreme en el caso que llegue tarde.O in case of en caso de In case ofillness notify my family. En caso deenfermedad avise a mi familia.O show case vitrina There's a newshow case in the store. Hay una nue-va vitrina en la tienda.

cash [w] dinero Is there any cash in thedrawer? ¿Hay algún dinero en caja?A al contado I'm able to pay cash.Puedo pagar al contado.

• [v] cambiar Will you cash acheck for me? ¿Quiere Ud. cambi-arme un cheque?

O to cash in on aprovecharse de He

wants to cash in on what I did.

Quiere aprovecharse de lo que hice.cashier cajero.casket (coffin) ataúd.cast [n] reparto The cast of players

hasn't been chosen. No se ha hecho

el reparto.

• [v] echar The fisherman east hisline far out. El pescador echó el an-zuelo muy lejos. A vaciar They castthe statue in bronze. Vaciaron laestatua en bronce.

O to cast a ballot votar / haven'tcast my ballot yet. Todavía no he

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votado. O to cast a glance echar unamirada I cast a glance in his direc-tion. Le eché una mirada. O to castanchor echar el ancla We'll cast an-chor at daybreak. Echaremos el anclaal amenecer. O to cast off soltar lasamarras The captain says we're readyto cast off. El capitán dice que vamosa soltar las amarras. O to put in acast enyesar His broken arm was putin a cast. Le han enyesado el brazoroto.

|| Who was cast in the leading role?¿A quién le han dado el papel prin-cipal?

castle castillo.

castor oil aceite de ricino, [A?n] aceitede castor.

casual || They had a casual conversa-tion. Hablaron de cosas sin impor-tancia.

cat gato.

catalog catálogo.

catastrophe catástrofe.

catch [n] pesca (of fish) A good catchof fish was brought in. Trajeron unabuena pesca. A cerradura The catchon the door's broken. La cerradurade la puerta está rota. A buen partidoThat young man was a good catch forany girl. Aquel joven era un buenpartido para cualquier muchacha.

• [i>] capturar The police are try-ing to catch the criminal. La policíaesta tratando de capturar al criminal.A tomar / have to catch the 5:15 train.Tengo que tomar el tren de las cincoy quince. A entender / didn't catchhis name. No entendí su nombre.A coger [Should not be used in Argen-tina, Mexico, or Uruguay. Use atra-par]. Be careful not to catch cold.Tenga cuidado de no coger un catarro.° to catch fire prender The wood'sso dry that it'll catch fire easily. Laleña esta tan seca que prenderá fá-cilmente. O to catch hold of agarrarCatch hold of the rope. Agarre Ud.la cuerda. O to catch on darse cuentaDo you catch on? ¿Se da Ud. cuenta?O to catch one's eye llamar la aten-ción The neckties in the windowcaught my eye. Las corbatas delescaparate me llamaron la atención.O to catch on fire incendiarse The carcaught on fire when it turned over.El automóvil se incendió al volcarse.O to catch sight of echar la vista en-cima // you catch sight of him, let usknow. Si le echa Ud. la vista encima,díganoslo. O to catch up with alcan-

zar Go on ahead and I'll catch upwith you. Siga Ud. adelante y yo lealcanzaré. O to play catch jugar a lapelota Do you want to play catch?¿Quiere Ud. jugar a la pelota?

caterpillar oruga.

cathedral catedral.

Catholic [adj, n] católico.

catsup salsa de tomate.

cattle ganado.

cauliflower coliflor.

cause [n] causa What's the cause ofthe delay? ¿Cuál es la causa de lademora?—He's defending a goodcause. Defiende una buena causa.

• [v] causar Sorry to cause youthis inconvenience. Siento causarleesta molestia.

cautious cauto, prudente.

cave cueva.

Oto cave in hundirse Watch out!The roof's caving in! ¡Cuidado! ¡Seestá hundiendo el techo!

cease cesar At midnight the rain ceased.A media noche cesó la lluvia.

cedar cedro.

ceiling techo, cielo raso.

celebrate celebrar They're celebratingtheir wedding anniversary. Estáncelebrando el aniversario de su boda.—Let's celebrate. Vamos a celebrarlo.

celebrated célebre.

celebration celebración.

celery apio.

cell celda (of a convent or jail); cala-bozo (of a jail); célula (biology).

cellar sótano.

cellophane celofán.

celluloid celuloide.

cement [w] cemento.

cemetery cementerio.

censorship censura.

cent centavo [Am], céntimo [Sp] Ihaven't a cent in change. No tengoni un centavo suelto.

center [w] centro Aim for the centerof the target. Apunte Ud. al centrodel bianco.—Isn't this city an indus-trial center? ¿No es esta ciudad uncentro industrial?

• [i>] centrar The typist centeredthe paper. La mecanógrafa centró elpapel.

Ii Who's playing center? ¿Quiénjuega de centro?

centimeter centímetro.

central [n] central Central doesn't an-swer. La central no contesta.

• [adj] central Does this buildinghave central heating? ¿Tiene esteedificio calefacción central? A céntrico

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This building's in the central part oftown. Este edificio está en la partecéntrica de la ciudad. A principal He'sleft out the central point. Ha omitidoel punto principal.

century siglo.

cereal [adj; n~\ cereal.

ceremony ceremonia.

certain seguro I'm certain they're work-ing. Estoy seguro de que están traba-jando. A cierto They have to do itwithin a certain time. Tiene que ha-cerlo dentro de un cierto plazo.

certainly ciertamente It's certainly hotin here. Ciertamente hace aquí mu-cho calor. A con mucho gusto Cer-tainly, I'll do it for you. Se lo haré,con mucho gusto.

certificate certificado.

certify certificar.

chafe rozar.

chafed irritado.

chain [n] cadena My bicycle chain'sbroken. La cadena de mi bicicletaestá rota. A circuito [Am] He ownsa chain of movie houses. Tiene uncircuito de cines.

• [v] amarrar, atar Chain thatdog. Amarre ese perro.

O chain of mountains cordillera.

chair silla.

chairman presidente.

chalk tiza.

challenge [n] desafio Our team acceptedtheir challenge and beat them. Nues-tro equipo aceptó el desafío y losvenció.

• [v~\ desafiar I was flattered whenthe swimming champ challenged me.Me sentí halagado cuando el campeónde natación me desafió.

chamber cámara The Lower Chamberhasn't voted on this matter yet. LaCámara de Diputados no ha votadosobre este asunto todavía.

chambermaid camarera.

champion campeón.

chance oportunidad Give me a chance toexplain. Déme Ud. una oportunidadpara explicarme. A posibilidad Isthere any chance of catching thetrain? ¿Tenemos alguna posibilidadde coger el tren?

O by chance por casualidad 7 methim by chance. Le encontré porcasualidad. O to take a chance aven-turarse, arriesgarse.

chandelier araña.

change [n] cambio They made manychanges in the house. Han hechomuchos cambios en la casa.—Here's

your change, sir. Aquí tiene Ud. sucambio, señor.

• [?'] cambiar We may have tochange our plans. Puede que tenga-mos que cambiar nuestros planes.—You've changed a lot since I saw youlast. Usted ha cambiado mucho desdela última vez que le vi.—Can youchange these bills for me? ¿PuedeUd. cambiarme estos billetes? A mu-darse She's changing her clothes now.Se está mudando de ropa ahora.

O for a change para variar I'll takevanilla ice cream for a change. Paravariar voy a tomar mantecado. O tochange hands cambiar de dueño Thishotel has changed hands severaltimes. Este hotel ha cambiado dedueño varias veces. O to change one'smind cambiar de opinión I'd thoughtof staying, but I've changed my mind.Había pensado quedarme, pero hecambiado de opinión. O to changeone's tune cambiar de disco He usedto talk against the governor, but nowhe's changed his tune. Antes hablabacontra el gobernador, pero ahora hacambiado de disco.

|| Do you think there'll be a changeof weather? ¿Cree Ud. que cambiarael tiempo?

channel canal They dredged a channelin the river. Dragaron un canal enel río. A conducto Did you send thatapplication through the proper chan-nels? ¿Envió Ud. esa solicitud porconducto apropiado?

chaos caos.

chapel capilla.

chaplain capellán.

chapped cortado.

chapter capítulo I have one more chap-ter to go in this book. Me falta sóloun capítulo terminar este libro. A sec-ción, capítulo The women's chapterof the society meets today. La secciónde mujeres de la sociedad se reúnehoy.

character carácter That boy has char-acter. Ese muchacho tiene carácter.A condición / don't like men of hischaracter. No me gustan los hom-bres de su condición. A personajeWho are the principal characters inthe novel? ¿Cuáles son los princi-pales personajes de la novela? A tipoHe's quite a character! ¡Es un tipo!

characteristic [n] característica Selfish-ness is one of his characteristics. Elegoísmo es una de sus características.• [adj] característico He solved the

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problem with characteristic accuracy.Resolvió el problema con su caracte-rística exactitud.

charcoal carbón de leña.

charge [w] acusación He could provethat the charge was false. Pudo pro-bar que la acusación era falsa.

• [i>] acusar What crime is hecharged with? ¿De qué delito se leacusa? A cobrar, pedir Please give meback two dollars; you charged me toomuch. Tiene que hacer el favor dedevolverme dos dólares, me ha cobra-do de más.—You're charging toomuch. Ud. me pide demasiado. A po-ner Charge this to my account. PongaUd. esto a mi cuenta. A embestirWatch out or the bull will charge atus. Cuidado con el toro, puede em-bestir.

O charge account cuenta de crédito/ want to open a charge account.Deseo abrir una cuenta de crédito.O to be in charge estar encargado Mr.López is in charge of the office. Elseñor López está encargado de laoficina. O to take charge of hacersecargo de, encargarse de Who tookcharge of the store after he left?¿Quién se hizo cargo de la tiendacuando él se fué?

|| Is there any charge for this ser-vice? ¿Hay que pagar algo por esteservicio?

charity limosna She doesn't want to ac-cept charity. No quiere admitir li-mosnas. A sociedad de beneficenciaThat charity runs a nursery. Esasociedad de beneficencia mantiene unaguardería de niños.

charm [n] encanto Her smile has greatcharm. Su sonrisa tiene un gran en-canto.

• [v] encantar / was charmed byher smile. Estaba encantado de susonrisa.

charming encantador She was a charm-ing girl. Era una muchacha encan-tadora.

chart carta, mapa.

charter título, licencia.

O to charter a boat fletar un barco.

chase [w] caza, persecución We alljoined in the chase for the thief.Todos tomamos parte en la caza delladrón.

• [v] cazar The cat's chasing amouse. El gato está cazando un ra-tón. A correr tras de I've been chas-ing you all morning. Estoy corriendotras de Ud. todo la mañana. A echar

Chase him out of here. Échelo deaquí. A ahuyentar Chase that dogaway. Ahuyente ese perro. A ir co-rriendo I've got to chase down to thestore before it closes. Tengo que ircorriendo a la tienda antes de que lacierren.chat [%] charla, plática.

• [v] charlar, platicar.

chatter [v] charlar She chattered on allafter-noon. Estuvo charlando toda latarde. A castañetear His teeth werechattering with cold. Le castañete-aban los dientes de frío.

chauffeur chofer, chófer.

cheap barato Do you have anythingcheaper than this? ¿Tiene Ud. algomás barato que esto? A vulgar, cursiShe was very cheap-looking. Teniaun aire muy vulgar.

O cheap trick mala jugada Heplayed a cheap trick. El hizo unamala jugada. O to feel cheap sentirsehumillado His kindness made me feelcheap. Su amabilidad me hizo sentir-me humillado.

cheat [n\ tramposo They all know he'sa cheat. Todos saben que es un tram-poso.

• [i>] engañar Be careful you're notcheated. Cuidado que no le engañen.

check [tc] cheque I'll send you a checkin the morning. Le mandaré uncheque mañana por la mañana. A cu-enta Who's going to pay the check?¿Quién va a pagar la cuenta? A mar-ca Put a check beside each price.Ponga Ud. una marca en cada precio.A talón (for baggage) Give your checkto the baggage man. Dele Ud. eltalón al mozo del equipaje.

• \_v~\ examinar They're ready tocheck our passports. Están listos paraexaminar nuestros pasaportes. A mar-car Check the things that are mostimportant. Marque Ud. las cosas másimportantes. A refrenar He was aboutto speak but checked himself. Estabaa punto de hablar pero se refrenó.A dar a guardar Check your hat andcoat here. Dé Ud. a guardar el som-brero y el abrigo aquí.

O to check in firmar At the officewe check in at nine o'clock. Firma-mos en la oficina a las nueve. A regis-trarse Have you checked in at thehotel? ¿Se ha registrado en el hotel?O to check out marcharse I'm check-ing out; have my bill ready. Memarcho, tenga Ud. lista la cuenta.O to check through facturar / want

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this baggage checked through to NewYork. Deseo facturar este equipajehasta Nueva York. O to check upcomprobar They're checking up onyour records now. Están comproban-do ahora sus documentos. O to checkwith estar de acuerdo con Does thistimetable check with the new sched-ule? Está de acuerdo este horario conel nuevo plan? A consultar Just amoment until we check with the man-agement. Un momento hasta queconsultemos con la dirección.

checkers damas.

check-up (medical) reconocimiento médi-co Report to the doctor for a check-up. Preséntese Ud. al doctor paraun reconocimiento médico.

cheek mejilla, carrillo She had a lot ofrouge on her cheeks. Tenía muchocolorete en las mejillas.

|| He had his tongue in his cheekwhen he said it. Lo dijo de dientesafuera.

cheer [w] vivas They gave a cheer forthe president. Dieron vivas al presi-dente.—We could hear the cheersfrom quite a distance. Oímos losvivas desde bastante distancia.

• ív1 aplaudir The crowd cheeredlike mad. La muchedumbre aplaudíacon frenesí.

O to cheer up animar We visit heroften to cheer her up. La visitamoscon frecuencia para animarla.—Cheerup! ¡Animate!

cheerful animado, alegre You seem verycheerful this morning. Parece queestá Ud. muy animado esta mañana.

cheese queso.

chemical \_adj] químico.

cherry cereza.

chess ajedrez.

chest (anatomy) pecho.

chestnut castaña.

chest of drawers cómoda.

chew mascar, masticar.

chicken pollo.

chicken pox varicela, viruelas locas.

chief [n] jefe Where's the office of thechief of police? ¿Dónde queda la ofi-cina del jefe de policía?

• [adj] principal What's your chiefcomplaint? ¿Cuál es su queja prin-cipal?

child niño, niña.childhood infancia.children niños.

chili sauce salsa de chile, salsa de ají.chill [w] frío There's a chill in the airtonight. Hace un poco de frío esta

noche. Aescalofrío / have chills.Tengo escalofríos.

• [v] enfriar The news chilled theenthusiasm of the crowd. La noticiaenfrío el entusiasmo del gentío. A he-lar I'm chilled to the bone. Estoyhelado hasta los huesos.

chilly frío.

chimney chimenea They came to fix thechimney. Vinieron a arreglar lachimenea. A tubo Where's the chim-ney for this lamp? ¿Dónde está eltubo de esta lámpara?

chin barba, barbilla.

chip astilla Have you any chips to startthe fire? ¿Tiene Ud. astillas paraescender el fuego?

chirp [v] gorjear.

chisel escoplo, cincel.

chocolate [n] bombón / want to buy abox of chocolates. Deseo comprar unacaja de bombones. Achocolate I'drather have chocolate than coffee.Prefiero tomar chocolate que café.

• [adj~\ de chocolate Do you wantchocolate ice cream? ¿Quiere Ud.helado de chocolate?

choice [n] elección The choice ivas diffi-cult. La elección era difícil.

• [adj~¡ excelente These are choicecuts of meat. Estos son excelentestrozos de carne.

|| Do we have a choice of desserts?

¿Tenemos derecho a elegir el postre?

|| / had no choice in the matter. No

pude elegir en ese asunto.choir coro.choke [?i] regulador del aire, válvula de

obturación (motors).

• [v~\ atragantarse Be careful youdon't choke on that fishbone. Tengacuidado, no se atragante con esa es-pina. Aahogar That large log willchoke the fire. Ese leño grande ahoga-rá el fuego.

O to choke to death estrangular.

cholera el cólera.

choose elegir / have to choose the lesserof two evils. Tengo que elegir elmenor de los dos males. A escoger /chose the books carefully. Escogí loslibros cuidadosamente.

chop [n] chuleta This chop's all bone.Esta chuleta no tiene más que hueso.

• [v] cortar Should I chop morewood? ¿Corto más leña?

chorus coro / sing in the school chorus.Canto en el coro del colegio. A estri-billo Do you know the words of thechorus? ¿Conoce Ud. la letra delestribillo?

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O in chorus a coro They greeted theteacher in chorus. Todos saludaron acoro al profesor.

chorus girl corista.

Christian [adj, n] cristiano, cristiana.

Christmas Pascua, Navidad MerryChristmas! ¡Felices Pascuas!

chronic crónico.

chum amigo, amiga We've been chumsfor years. Somos amigos desde haceaños.

church iglesia.

cider sidra.

cigar cigarro, tabaco.

cigarette cigarrillo, pitillo Do you havea cigarette? ¿Tiene Ud. un cigarrillo?

cigarette case pitillera / lost my cigar-ette case. Perdí mi pitillera.

cigar store cigarrería, estanco.

cinnamon canela.

circle [w] círculo The sign has a redcircle on a white field. La señaltiene un círculo rojo sobre fondoblanco. A plaza There's a big circle atthe entrance to the park. Hay unagran plaza a la entrada del parque.A círculo / have a small circle offriends. Tengo un pequeño círculo deamigos.

• [i>] dar vueltas The airplane cir-cled the field several times. El aero-plano dio varias vueltas sobre elcampo. A poner un círculo en Pleasecircle the words that are misspelled.Haga el favor de poner un círculo enlas palabras mal escritas.

circuit circuito.

circular [w] circular They send out acircular each month. Envían una cir-cular todos los meses.

• íadj] redondo She's Skating atthe circular rink. Está patinando enla pista redonda.

circulate circular Lots of rumors arecirculating about him. Circulan mu-chos rumores acerca de él.

circulation circulación I've been takingexercises to improve my circulation.He estado haciendo ejericios paramejorar mi circulación.—The circula-tion of that magazine increased con-siderably. La circulación de esa re-vista ha aumentado considerablemente.|| // we had a fan there'd be morecircidation of air in here. Si tuvié-ramos aquí un ventilador circularíamás el aire.

circumference circunferencia.

circumstances circunstancias Underthose circumstances I could hardly

blame her. En esas circunstancias nopodía echarle a ella la culpa.

|| He's in very good circumstances.Es un hombre muy bien acomodado.

circus circo.

citizen ciudadano, ciudadana.

city ciudad.

city hall ayuntamiento, municipio.

civil civil This comes under civil juris-diction. Esto es de jurisdicción civil.A civil, cortés, correcto At least hewas civil to us. Por lo menos semostró correcto con nosotros.

|| He was married under civil law.Se casó por lo civil.

civilian paisano, paisana.

civilize civilizar.

civil service Funcionarios del Estado,Servicio Civil Oficial.

claim [n\ demanda The insurance com-pany paid all claims against it. LaCompañía de Seguros pagó todas lasdemandas hechas contra ella. A pre-tensión You can't justify your claims.No puede Ud. justificar sus preten-siones.

• [v~\ reclamar His children claimedhalf the estate. Sus hijos reclamaronla mitad de sus bienes. —Where do Iclaim my baggage? ¿Dónde puedoreclamar mi equipaje? A sostener Heclaims that the traffic delayed him.Sostiene que el tráfico lo retrasó.

clam almeja.

clamor [«] griterío Suddenly there wasa great clamor in the street. Depronto hubo un gran griterío en lacalle.

• [v] gritar The child kept clamor-ing for attention. El niño estabagritando para que le hicieran caso.

clap [v] aplaudir The audience clappedfor five minutes. El público aplaudiódurante cinco minutos.

O clap of the hand palmada Hestopped the noise with a clap of hishand. Con una palmada paró el rui-do. O clap of thunder trueno Did youhear that clap of thunder? ¿Ha oídoUd. ese trueno?

|| He clapped his hand over hermouth. Le tapó la boca con la mano.

clasp [w] broche The clasp on this neck-lace is broken. El broche de estecollar está roto. A apretón He gaveme a firm clasp of the hand. Medio un fuerte apretón de manos.

class [w] clase This law will improvethe conditions of the working class.Esta ley mejorará la condición de laclase trabajadora.—/ have a class at

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nine. Tengo una clase a las nueve.—Give me a second-class ticket to Mex-ico City. Déme Ud. un billete de se-gunda clase para Ciudad de México.A estilo That girl has class. Esa mu-chacha tiene mucho estilo.

• [v] clasificar These can beclassed as first quality. Estos se pue-den clasificar como de primera cali-dad.

|| We graduated in the same class.Nos graduamos el mismo año.

classic (al) clásico.

classify clasificar.

claw [n] garra.

clay greda, arcilla.

clean [adj] limpio This plate isn't clean.Este plato no está limpio. A moralThe new play's clean and amusing.La nueva comedia es moral y diver-tida.

• [v] limpiar Hasn't the maidcleaned the room yet? ¿No ha lim-piado aún el cuarto la criada?—Thesefish were cleaned at the market.Estos pescados los han limpiado en elmercado.

O to clean out vaciar I'll look for itwhen I clean out my trunk. Lo bus-caré cuando vacíe el baúl. O to cleanup arreglarse I'd like to clean up be-fore dinner. Me gustaría arreglarmeantes de la comida. A terminar Youmay go home when you clean up thework. Se puede Ud. marchar cuandohaya terminado el trabajo.

|| He licked the platter clean. Comiótodo lo que tenía en el plato.

cleaner's tintorería.

cleaning [w] limpieza The room needscleaning. El cuarto necesita una lim-pieza.

cleaning fluid quitamanchas.

clear [adj] claro The water's so clearwe can see the bottom.. El agua estan clara que se ve el fondo.—/ don'thave a clear idea of what you mean.No tengo una idea clara de lo queUd. quiere decir. A limpio My con-science is clear. Mi conciencia estálimpia.

• [v] despejar The skies are clear-ing now. El ciclo se está despejando.—Have they cleared the road yet?¿Han despejado ya el camino? A sal-var The plane cleared the tree tops.El avión salvó las copas de los árboles.

O to clear away quitar Ask her toclear away the dishes. Pídale quequite los platos. O to clear off quitarde Clear everything off the shelf.

Quite todo del estante.—Clear thosethings off your desk. Quite Ud. esascosas de su escritorio. O to clear outvaciar Please clear out this closet.Tenga la bondad de vaciar este ar-mario. O to clear up aclarar We'llleave as soon as the weather clearsup. Saldremos en cuanto aclare eltiempo.—Would you mind clearing upa few points for me? ¿Quiere Ud.aclararme algunos puntos? A solu-cionar I want to clear up some affairsbefore I go. Antes de marcharmequiero solucionar algunos asuntos.

|| From this seat you have a clearview of the stage. Desde esta butacase ve muy bien el escenario. |' He gotclear out of sight. Le perdimos devista. || He was cleared of the mur-der. Retiraron la acusación de asesi-nato que había contra él.

clerk dependiente The clerk's looking upthe price. El dependiente está averi-guando el precio. A empleado She's aclerk in that office. Es una empleadade esa oficina. A actuario, secretarioThe clerk kept all the records of thecourt. El actuario llevaba todas lasactas del juzgado.

clever listo, inteligente.

click [n] ruido / heard the click of thelock when he came in. Oí el ruido dela cerradura cuando entró.

• [v] sonar Her heels clickedagainst the sidewalk. Sonaban sustacones al pisar la acera.

|| They clicked from the very begin-ning. Desde el primer momento seentendieron muy bien.

client cliente.

cliff risco, acantilado.

climate clima.

climax colmo, culminación.

climb [n] subida You'll find the climbsteep and difficult. Encontrará Ud.la subida empinada y difícil.

• [v] subir / prefer not to climbstairs. Prefiero no subir las esca-leras.

O to climb down bajarse Tell thatboy to climb down from the tree.Dígale a ese chico que se baje delárbol.

clinic clínica.

clip [n] broche She wore a gold clip onher dress. Llevaba un broche de oroen el traje. A clip, presilla [Am],sujetapapeles Fasten these papers to-gether with a clip. Una Ud. estospapeles con un sujetapapeles.

• [v] unir / clipped my picture to

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the application. Uní mi fotografía ala solicitud. A recortar // you find themagazine clip that article out for me.Si encuentra Ud. la revista recórtemeUd. ese artículo. A cortar Don't clipmy hair too short. No me corte Ud.el pelo demasiado.

clipping recorte.

clock reloj What time does the clocksay? ¿Qué hora marca el reloj?

close [n] final At the close of the meet-ing everybody left. Al final de lareunión se marchó todo el mundo.

• [v] cerrar Please close the door.Haga el favor de cerrar la puerta.—They close the store at six. Cierranla tienda a las seis. A liquidar / in-tend to close my account before Ileave. Pienso liquidar mi cuenta an-tes de marcharme.

O to close out liquidar The storearound the corner's closing out. Latienda que está a la vuelta de la es-quina está liquidando.

|| This matter's closed. Este asuntoestá concluido.

close [adj~\ cercano Do you have anyclose relatives in this country9 ¿TieneUd. algún pariente cercano en estepaís? A íntimo I'm staying with someclose friends. Estoy hospedada encasa de unos amigos íntimos. A malventilado It's very close in this room.Este cuarto está muy mal ventilado.A reñido The vote was very close. Lavotación fué muy reñida. A tupidoThat material has a very close weave.Esa tela tiene una trama muy tupida.O close call We just had a closecall. Nos salvamos de milagro.O close shave J passed the examina-tion, but it was a close shave. Paséel examen por un pelo. O close tocerca de The hotel's close to the sta-tion. El hotel está cerca de la esta-ción.

|| Give this your close attention.Preste a esto toda su atención.

closely atentamente He examined thebook closely. Examinó el libro atenta-mente. A estrechamente That matter'sclosely connected with what we werediscussing. Ese asunto está estrecha-mente relacionado con lo que estába-mos tratando.

closet [n] ropero, armario.

|| He closeted himself tvith the pres-ident. Se encerró (or conferenció apuerta cerrada) con el presidente.

cloth tela Do you have a better qualityof cloth? ¿Tiene Ud. una tela de

mejor calidad? A trapo, paño Wipeoff the car with a clean cloth. LimpieUd. el auto con un trapo limpio.

clothe vestir He needs this money tofeed and clothe his family. Necesitaeste dinero para alimentar y vestir asu familia.

clothes ropa I want these clothes cleanedand pressed. Quiero que limpien yplanchen esta ropa.

clothesline tendedera.

clothespin pinza de tendedera.

clothing ropa.

cloud [n] nube The plane's flying abovethe clouds. El avión vuela sobre lasnubes.—The car left in a cloud ofdust. El auto partió envuelto en unanube de polvo.

• [i>] nublar The facts are cloudedin my memory. Los hechos están nu-blados en mi memoria. A alargarseHer face clouded when I mentioned hisname. Se le alargó la cara cuandomencioné su nombre.

O to cloud up nublarse Just afterwe started on the picnic, it began tocloud up. En cuanto salimos para lajira, comenzó a nublarse.

cloudy nublado.

clove clavo.

clover trébol.

clown payaso.

club [ri\ porra, garrote The policemanwas forced to use his club. El policíatuvo que usar su garrote. A club Areyou a member of the club? ¿Es Ud.miembro del club? A trébol / playeda club. Jugué un trébol.

• [v] golpear The police said thevictim had been clubbed. La policíadijo que la víctima había sido gol-peada.

clue indicio, pista.clumsy desmañado.

cluster [n] racimo (of grapes); grupo(of people).

• [v] agrupar.

clutch [ri] embrague It took me a whileto learn how to use the clutch. Tardéun poco en aprender a usar el em-brague.

• [v] agarrar The child clutchedmy hand crossing the street. El niñome agarró la mano al cruzar la calle.

coach coche, vagón They added twocoaches to the train. Han añadido doscoches al tren. A entrenador He's thebest coach that team ever had. Es elmejor entrenador que ha tenido eseequipo.

coal carbón.

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coalbin carbonera.

coarse basto, burdo This cloth is toocoarse. Esta tela es demasiado basta.A grosero His answer was very coarse.Su respuesta fué muy grosera.

coast costa.

|| The coast is clear. No hay morosen la costa.

coast guard guardacostas.

coastline costa.

coat [/i] abrigo, sobretodo, [Arfif] tapadoYou'll need a heavy coat for winter.Necesitará Ud. un abrigo greso para elinvierno. A chaqueta, [Sp] americana,[Am] saco The pants and vest fit, butthe coat's too small for me. El panta-lón y el chaleco están bien, pero el sacome está pequeño. A mano This roomneeds another coat of paint. Este cu-arto necesita otra mano de pintura.

• [vi cubrir The automobile was coatedwith mud. El auto estaba cubierto debarro.

coat hanger percha.

coax instar, insistir.

cobbler zapatero.

cockroach cucaracha, [Chile] barata.

cocktail cocktail, coctel.

cocoa cacao.

coconut coco.

cod bacalao.

coffee café.

coffee cake rosca, bizcocho.

coffee house café.

coffee pot cafetera.

coffin ataúd.

coil [n] rollo We'd better take that coilof rope along in the boat. Sería mejorllevar ese rollo de cuerda en el barco.

• [v] enroscar The snake was coiledaround the tree. La serpiente estabaenroscada en el árbol.

coin [n~\ moneda Drop a coin in the slot.Eche una moneda en la ranura.

• [v~\ acuñar The government needs tocoin more money. El gobierno necesitaacuñar más moneda.

O to toss a coin echar a cara o cruz.

coincide coincidir.

coincidence coincidencia.

coke cok.

cold [n] frío The cold was so severe thatthe animals froze. El frío fué tan in-tenso que se helaron los animales.A catarro I've got a cold. Tengo ca-tarro.

• [adj~\ frío After that incident, hegrew cold towards us. Después deaquel incidente, se mostró frío con no-sotros. A sin sentido The blow knockedhim cold. El golpe le dejó sin sentido.

O ¡n cold blood a sangre fría He didit in cold blood. Lo hizo a sangre fría.O to be cold tener frío Drink some cof-fee and you won't be so cold. Beba Ud.un poco de café y no tendrá tanto frío.|| It feels cold in here. Hace fríoaquí.

cold cream cold cream, crema de limpiar.

collaborate colaborar.

collar cuello.

collarbone clavícula.

colleague colega, compañero.

collect recoger Tickets are collected atthe gate. Los billetes se recogen en laentrada. A coleccionar I'm interestedin collecting stamps. Me interesa co-leccionar estampillas. A cobrar He'sgoing to collect a bill. Va a cobraruna cuenta. A reunirse A crowd col-lected around the wounded man. Sereunió la multitud alrededor del herido.O to collect oneself tranquilizarseHe was confused at first, but col-lected himself quickly. Estaba aza-rado al principio, pero se tranquilizóen seguida.

|| Give me a chance to collect mythoughts. Déjeme pensar un momento.

collection colección The museum has afamous collection of Italian paintings.El museo tiene una famosa colecciónde cuadros italianos. A recogida Mailcollections are at nine and three. Lasrecogidas del correo son a las nuevey a las tres. A colecta They took up acollection after the meeting. Hicieronuna colecta después de la reunión.

college universidad.

colon dos puntos (:); colón (anatomy).

colonel coronel.

colony colonia / didn't knoiv that countryhad so many colonies. No sabía queese país tuviera tantas colonias.—There's a large artists' colony nearhere. Hay una gran colonia de ar-tistas cerca de aquí.

color color We have this pattern in sev-eral colors. Tenemos este dibujo envarios colores.—Once you get out inthe air, your color xvill improve. Encuanto esté Ud. al aire libre, tendrámejor color.—A red flower ivas theonly touch of color on her dress. Unaflor roja era la única nota de colorque llevaba en el traje.

|| The veics in that paper's generallycolored. Las noticias de ese periódicogeneralmente son parciales.

colt potro.

column columna You can recognize thehouse by its irhite columns. Conocerá

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Ud. la casa porque tiene unas columnasblancas.—I wonder where that columnof smoke comes from. ¿De dónde sal-drá esa columna de humo?—The sol-diers marched in a column of twos.Los soldados marchaban en columna dea dos.—I saw the story in the thirdcolumn on the first page. Vi la noticiaen la tercera columna de la primerapagina. A sección His column on for-eign affairs appears in twenty news-papers. Su sección de política interna-cional aparece en veinte periódicos.

comb [n] peine I left my comb on thedresser. Dejé el peine en el tocador.A peineta [Aw], peinecillo [Sp] She al-ways ivears several combs in her hair.Lleva siempre varias peinetas en elpelo. A panal They have honey in jars,but not in combs. Tienen miel entarros, pero no en panales.

O to comb one's (own) hair peinarseMy hair needs combing. Necesito pei-narme.

combination combinación That colorcombination isn't becoming to her. Esacombinación de colores no le sienta.—We're the only ones who know the com-bination to the safe. Somos los únicosque conocemos la combinación de lacaja de caudales.

combine [v] combinar.

come venir Come here! ¡Venga acá!A llegar When did he come? ¿Cuándollegó? A ser When do the examinationscome? ¿Cuándo son los exámenes?

O come (on) vamos Come, tell mewhat you mean. Vamos, dime lo quequieres decir. O to come about pasarHow did this come about? ¿Cómo pasóesto? O to come across encontrar Letme know if you come across anythingwith my name on it. Si encuentraUd. algo a mi nombre, avíseme. O tocome along acompañar Do you mind ifwe come along? ¿Le molesta a Ud.que le acompañemos? A andar, mar-char Hoiv is your work coming along?¿Cómo anda su trabajo? O to comeback volver, regresar He came backhome yesterday. Volvió a casa ayer.O to come by pasar por 77/ come byyour house tonight. Pasaré por sucasa esta noche. A obtener How did hecome by all that money? ¿Como ob-tuvo todo ese dinero? O to come downbajar Come down the stairs. Baje porla escalera. O to come down with darlea uno / think I'm coming down with theñu. Creo que me va a dar la grippe.° to come easy to, come natural to

tener gran facilidad (or aptitud) paraArithmetic comes easy to him. Tienegran aptitud para la aritmética. O tocome in handy ser útil. O to come intoentrar en Tell him to come into thehouse. Dígale que entre en la casa.O to come into style ponerse de modaWhen did this come into style? ¿Cuán-do se puso esto de moda? O to comeoff quitar Is this lid fastened or doesit come off? ¿Es fija esta tapa o sepuede quitar? A caerse One of my but-tons came off. Se me cayó un botón.O to come on I feel a cold coming on.Creo que me va a dar un catarro.O to come out salir He'll come out soon.Saldrá pronto.—The book hasn't comeout yet. El libro todavía no ha salido.—Everything came out all Hght. Todosalió muy bien. A quitarse This spotwon't come out. Esta mancha no sequita. A declararse The governor cameout against the bill. El gobernador sedeclaró contra el proyecto de ley. O tocome through salir He came throughwith flying colors. Salió triunfante.O to come to ascender a The bill comesto two dollars. La cuenta asciende ados dólares. A volver en sí The womanwho fainted is coming to. La mujerque se desmayó está volviendo en sí.A resultar de Who knows what all thiswill come to? ¿Quién sabe qué resul-tará de todo esto? O to come true re-sultar, cumplirse, realizarse Every-thing he predicted came true. Se cum-plió todo lo que predijo. O to come upsubir Won't you come up and have adrink? ¿Quiere subir a tomar un tra-go? A salir The grass didn't come upthis spring. La hierba no salió estaprimavera. A presentarse This problemcomes up every day. Este problemase presenta todos los días. O to comeupon encontrar I carne upon the answerby accident. Encontré la solución porcasualidad.

|| He has now come around to ourpoint of view. Ahora está de acuerdocon nosotros. || Come in! ¡Adelante!or ¡ Entre Ud.! || Does this cloth comein other colors? ¿Tienen Uds. estatela en otros colores? || What's come

over you? ¿Qué tiene?

does this come under?

aplica en este caso?comedy comedia.comfort [w] comodidad

|| What law¿Qué ley se

They lackedmany comforts. Les faltaban muchascomodidades.• [v~\ consolar This netos may comfort

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you. Esta noticia puede que te con-suele.

|| The medicine gave me no comfort.La medicina no me ha aliviado nada.

comfortable cómodo This chair's soft andcomfortable. Esta silla es blanda ycómoda.

comical cómico, gracioso.

comics historietas cómicas, muñequitos.

comma coma.

command [??] orden Has he issued hiscommands yet? ¿Ha dado ya sus ór-denes? A mando A new officer's takencommand of the troops. Un nuevo ofi-cial ha tomado el mando de las tropas.

• [r] ordenar We were commanded totake to the lifeboats. Nos ordenaronque ocupáramos los botes salvavidas.

O to have a good command of domi-nar Does he have a good command ofEnglish? ¿Domina el inglés?

commander comandante.

commence comenzar.

commend encomendar, alabar.

comment [«] comentario, observaciónWe'll have no comments from you!¡No haga Ud. comentarios!

• [r] hacer comentarios She alwayscomments on my clothes. Siemprehace comentarios sobre mi ropa.

commentator comentador.

commerce comercio.

commercial comercial, mercantil.

commission [n] comisión, junta The com-mission has promised to take actionsoon. La comisión ha prometido actuarpronto. A comisión My commission'salmost as large as my salary. Mi co-misión es casi igual que mi sueldo.

• [v] encargar I've been commissionedto sell the property. Me han encargadode vender la propiedad.

O out of commission descompuestoThe car's out of commission. El autoestá descompuesto. O to have a com-mission ser oficial Three members ofmy family have commissions in thearmy. Tres de mi familia son oficialesdel ejército.

II He was commissioned from theranks. De soldado ascendió a oficial.commissioner comisionado, comisario.commit encerrar, meter It's too bad theyhad to commit her to an asylum. Esuna lástima que hayan tenido que me-terla ' en un manicomio. A perpetrar,cometer It's not the first crime he'scommitted. No es el primer crimenque ha cometido.

O to commit oneself comprometerseYou don't have to commit yourself un-

less you want to. No tiene Ud. quecomprometerse si no quiere.

committee comisión, comité Who's on thecommittee? ¿Quiénes forman la co-misión?

common común These laws are for thecommon good. Estas leyes son parael bien común. A vulgar, ordinarioHer manners were rather common. Susmodales eran algo vulgares.

O common man hombre del pueblo Hesays this is the century of the commonman. Dice que éste es el siglo del hom-bre del pueblo. O common sense sen-tido común // other problems arise,use your common sense. Si se pre-sentan otros problemas, use Ud. susentido común. O in common en comúnThe three sisters own the house incommon. Las tres hermanas son due-ñas en común de la casa.

|| It's common knowledge that youcan't believe everything he says. Escosa conocida que no se le puede creertodo lo que dice.

commonplace [adj] común.

commotion conmoción, tumulto.

communicate comunicar.

communication comunicación The mes-senger brought two communicationsfrom headquarters. El enviado trajodos comunicaciones del cuartel general.—Our communication lines have beenbroken by the storms. Las tormentashan cortado nuestras líneas de comuni-cación.

O in communication en communica-ción We haven't been in communicationwith them. No hemos estado en comu-nicación con ellos.

communion comunión.

communist comunista.

community comunidad.

compact [??] polvera Lend me your com-pact. Préstame tu polvera.

compact [adj] conciso, breve His lastarticle was very compact. Su últimoarticulo era muy conciso.

I! That kitchen's very compact. Enesa cocina está todo en muy poco es-pacio.

companion compañero We were com-panions on a trip to Paris. Fuimoscompañeros durante un viaje a Paris.

company visita I'm expecting companythis evening. Espero visita estanoche. A compañía What company doyou represent? ¿Qué compañía repre-senta Ud?—The leading actor's good,but the rest of the company's poor.El primer actor es bueno, pero el resto

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de la compañía no vale nada.—Thecaptain will review his company tomor-roio. El capitán pasará revista a sucompañía mañana.

O good company simpático / find himvery good company. Me parece muysimpático.

comparative comparativo, relativo.

compare comparar We compared the twomethods and chose this one. Com-paramos los dos métodos y escogimoséste. A poderse comparar This hoteldoesn't compare with others I've stayedin. Este hotel no se puede compararcon los otros en que he estado.

comparison comparación There's no com-parison between the two towns. Nohay comparación entre las dos pobla-ciones.

compartment compartimiento.

compass brújula, compás The ship'scompass was broken during the storm.Durante la tempestad la brújula delbarco se rompió. A compás For thesedrawings you need a compass. Parahacer estos dibujos necesita Ud. uncompás.

compel obligar.

compensate compensar.

compete competir They'll compete for theprize. Competirán por el premio.A tomar parte Are you competing inthe contest? ¿Toma Ud. parte en elconcurso?

competent competente, capaz.

competition competencia.

competitor competidor.

complain quejarse She left work early,complaining of a headache. Salió deltrabajo temprano, quejándose de dolorde cabeza.

complaint queja // it annoys you so much,file a complaint. Si le molesta tantopresente Ud. una queja. A malestarHe told the doctor about his complaint.Le dijo al doctor el malestar que sentía.A reclamación Refer this woman to thecomplaint department. Dirija estaseñora a la sección de reclamaciones.

complete [adj] completo Is the list com-plete? ¿Está la lista completa?• [i>] completar, terminar You oughtto complete the work before you gohome. Debe Ud. terminar el trabajoantes de irse a casa.

complex [adj] complejo.

complexion cutis Being outdoors so muchhas improved her complexion. Su cutisha mejorado mucho desde que pasatanto tiempo al aire libre. A estadoThere doesn't seem to be any change

in the complexion of our local politics.Parece que no hay cambio en el estadode nuestra política local.

complicate complicar.

compliment [n] piropo, galantería Thanksfor the compliment. Gracias por lagalantería.

• [v] felicitar Let me compliment youon your cooking. Permítame Ud. feli-citarla por lo bien que cocina.

comply with cumplir, conformarse a.

compose componer, formar What's it com-posed of? ¿De qué se compone? A com-poner He composed that piece severalyears ago. Compuso esa pieza hacevarios años.

O to compose oneself serenarse, cal-marse Try to compose yourself. TrateUd. de serenarse.

composition composición That sym-phony's his most famous composition.Esa sinfonía es su composición másfamosa.—The chemist will analyze thecomposition of this metal. El químicoanalizará la composición de este metal.

comprehend comprender.

compress [v] comprimir.

comrade camarada, compañero.

concave cóncavo.

conceal ocultar, esconder.

conceit presunción, engreimiento.

conceited engreído He's very conceitedabout his looks. Está muy engreídoporque se cree buen mozo.

conceive imaginar / can't conceive of. herdoing that. No puedo imaginar queella haga eso. A concebir Only a geniuscould conceive such a plan. Sólo ungenio podría concebir tal plan.

concentrate concentrarse There's so muchnoise that I can't concentrate. Haytanto ruido que no me puedo concen-trar. A concentrar We were all concen-trated in one area. Todos estábamosconcentrados en una sola zona.

concentration concentración.

concept concepto.

conception concepción He's responsiblefor the conception of the plan. Laconcepción del plan es suya. A opinionAccording to my conception his ttbilityis highly overrated. Según mi opiniónse exagera mucho acerca de su capa-cidad.

concern [n] angustia, preocupación She'sshowing a great deal of concern overher husband. Demuestra mucha pre-ocupación por su marido. A casa comer-cial, empresa How long ¡aire you beenwith this concern? ¿Cuánto tiempo

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lleva Ud. trabajando para esta em-presa?

• [v] importar This concerns you.Esto le importa a Ud.

|| She said it was no concern of hers.Dijo que eso no le atañía. || We'reconcerned about your health. Su saludnos inquieta. || I'm not concerned withthe details. No me interesan los de-talles.

concerning acerca de, respecto a Nothingwas said concerning the matter. Nodijeron nada acerca del asunto.

concert concierto.

concert hall salón para conciertos.

concise conciso, breve.

conclude concluir, terminar The meetingconcluded with a vote. La reunión ter-minó con una votación. A llegar a laconclusión They concluded that it musthave been suicide. Llegaron a la con-clusion de que debía haber sido unsuicidio.

conclusion conclusión I've come to thesame conchision. He llegado a la mis-ma conclusión. A final At the conclu-sion of the program he played one ofhis own compositions. Al final del pro-grama tocó una de sus composiciones.

concrete [?t] cemento, hormigón His newhouse is built completely of concrete.Su nueva casa es toda de cemento.

• [adj] definitivo It's too early for myplans to be very concrete. Es dema-siado pronto para que yo pueda tenerplanes definitivos.

condemn condenar You're in no positionto condemn her actions. Ud. no estáen condiciones para condenar su con-ducta.—Do you think the jury will con-demn him? ¿Cree Ud. que el juradole condenará?

|| This building's been condemned.Oficialmente se ha prohibido el uso deeste edificio.

condense condensar You'd better buy sixmore cans of condensed milk. Conven-dría que Ud. comprara seis latas másde leche condensada. A condensarseThe room was so hot that the steamcondensed on the windows. Hacíatanto calor en el cuarto que el vaporse condensó sobre los cristales.

condition [n] estado The house was inpoor condition. La casa estaba en muymal estado. A condición I'll accept theoffer on three conditions. Aceptaré laoferta con tres condiciones.

• [v] determinar His decision ivas con-ditioned by his religious beliefs. Su

decisión fué determinada por sus creen-cias religiosas.

O in condition en buenas condicionesThe athlete isn't in condition. El at-leta no está en buenas condiciones.O on any condition de ninguna maneraShe said she wouldn't attend on anycondition. Dijo que no asistiría deninguna manera. O on condition thatcon la condición de que I'll go on condi-tion that I pay my own way. Iré conla condición de que yo pague mis gastos.

conduct [w] conducta / don't like his con-duct. No me parece bien su conducta.

conduct [v] conducir A guide will conductthe party through the museum. Unguía conducirá el grupo por el museo.—We need a wire to conduct electricityto the barn. Necesitamos un flexiblepara conducir la electricidad al gra-nero. A manejar, llevar, hacerse cargoWho conducted the business in hisabsence? ¿Quién se hizo cargo de losnegocios en su ausencia? A dirigir/ wonder who conducts the orchestratonight? ¿Quién dirigirá la orquestaesta noche?

O to conduct oneself comportarse Heconducted himself well during the meet-ing. Se comportó muy bien durante lareunión.

conductor director He's the conductor forthe final concert this season. Será eldirector del último concierto de la tem-porada. A revisor, [A???] conductorThe conductor took our tickets as soonas we got on the train. El revisor nospidió los billetes en cuanto nos subimosa tren. A combrador, [Am~\ conductorAsk the conductor to stop at the nextcorner. Pídale al cobrador que pare enla próxima esquina. A conductor Cop-per's a better conductor of heat thaniron. El cobre es mejor conductor queel hierro.

cone cono.

confer conferir They conferred extraor-dinary powers upon him. Le con-firieron poderes extraordinarios. A con-ferenciar They were conferring on thewar situation. Conferenciaban sobrela situación de la guerra.

conference junta, reunión, conversaciónHe's in conference just now. Estáahora en una junta. A conferenciaWho's our delegate to the conference?¿Quién es nuestro delegado en la con-ferencia?

confess confesar.

confession confesión.

confidence confianza.

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consideration

confident seguro.

confidential confidencial.

confine limitar He confined himself to afew brief remarks. Se limitó a hacerunas breves observaciones.

O to be confined dar a luz When doesyour sister expect to be confined?¿Cuándo dará a luz su hermana?

|| / was confined to the house witha cold. Tuve que quedarme en casapor el catarro.

confirm confirmar No one's confirmed thenews yet. No han confirmado todavíala noticia.—They gave me flowers whenI was confirmed. Me dieron florescuando me confirmaron.

conflict \n\ conflicto There was a greatconflict of interests. Había un granconflicto de intereses.

conflict [v] luchar, chocar Their ideas arealways conflicting. Sus opiniones siem-pre chocan.

conform conformarse He never learnedto conform. No sabe conformarse.A estar de acuerdo That conforms tothe requirements. Eso está de acuerdocon lo que se requiere.

confuse confundir, desorientar All thistalking confuses me. Tanta charla medesorienta.

confusion O to throw into confusionalterar, desorganizar The accidentthrew traffic into confusion. El acci-dente desorganizo el tráfico.

congenial simpático She's very congenial.Es muy simpática.

congratulate felicitar Let me be the firstto congratulate you. Permítame ser elprimero en felicitarle.

congratulations enhorabuena, felicitacio-nes.

congregation congregación.

congress congreso.

conjunction conjunción.

O in conjunction with en relacióncon.

connect conectar Please connect thesewires to the battery. Haga Ud. elfavor de conectar estos flexibles conla batería. A enlazar All the trainsconnect with busses at. the station.Todos los trenes enlazan con auto-buses en la estación. A relacionar / al-tvays connect his name with that event.Siempre relaciono su nombre con eseacontecimiento.

|¡ What firm are you connected with?¿Con qué empresa trabaja Ud.?

connection conexión There's a loose con-nection someivhere in the engine. Hayuna conexión floja en alguna parte del

motor. A comunicación The connectionswith that town are very poor. Lascomunicaciones con ese pueblo son muymalas. A relación / don't understandthe connection between the two state-ments. No comprendo la relación quehay entre las dos declaraciones.

|| He has excellent connections. Estámuy bien relacionado. || He's a manwith wide connections. Es un hombrede muchas campanillas.

conquer conquistar.

conscience conciencia.

conscientious concienzudo.

conscious O to be conscious of darsecuenta de I wasn't conscious of what Iwas doing. No me daba cuenta de loque hacía.

|| He hasn't been conscious sincethis morning. No ha recobrado elconocimiento desde esta mañana, or Noha vuelto en sí desde esta mañana.

consecrate consagrar.

consecutive consecutivo, sucesivo.

consent [n] permiso // he's under age, theconsent of his parents is required. Sies menor de edad es preciso conseguirel permiso de sus padres.• [i>] consentir He consented to stay.Consintió en quedarse.

consequence consecuencia.

consequently por lo tanto, por consi-guiente.

conservative \_adj; ri] conservador.

conserve conservar.

consider estudiar We're considering allangles of the proposal. Estamos estu-diando todos los aspectos de la pro-puesta. A ocuparse de Don't even con-sider that. Ni se ocupe de eso. A con-siderar I don't consider him fit for thejob. No le considero capacitado paraocupar el puesto. A tomar en cuentaHe never considers the feelings ofothers. Nunca toma en cuenta los sen-timientos de los demás.onsiderable bastante / spent considerabletime on it. Tardé bastante tiempo enhacerlo.

consideration consideración You'd thinkhe'd have some consideration for myfeelings. Cualquiera pensaría que élhabía de tener un poco más de con-sideración para con mis sentimientos.—We'll take the matter under con-sideration. Vamos a tomar en con-sideración el asunto. A retribuciónHe'll probably expect a considerationfor his services. Probablemente es-perará una retribución por sus ser-vicios.

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contrary

O in consideration of en reconoci-miento a We present this to you in con-sideration of your services. Le hace-mos este obsequio en reconocimiento asus servicios. ° to take into considera-tion tener en cuenta Take into con-sideration all the money it cost me.Tenga Ud. en cuenta todo el dineroque me costó.

consign consignar.

consist consistir.

consistent lógico, razonable.

consommé caldo.

conspiracy conspiración.

constant constante He was a very con-stant friend. Era un amigo muy con-stante. — The constant noise kept meawake all night. El ruido constanteme tuvo despierto toda la noche.

constantly constantemente.

constitute constituir This constitutes ourmajor health problem. Esto constituyenuestro mayor problema sanitario.

constitution constitución She has a strongconstitution. Tiene muy buena consti-tución.—The President's actions are infull accord with the Constitution. Lasactuaciones del Presidente están com-pletamente de acuerdo con la Consti-tución.

construct construir.

construction construcción.

consul cónsul.

consult consultar.

consume consumir How much water doesthe city consume in a week? ¿Quécantidad de agua consume la ciudadpor semana?—The school building wascompletely consumed by fire. El edi-ficio de la escuela fué completamenteconsumido por el fuego.

O to be consumed consumirse He wasconsumed with anger. Se consumía derabia.

consumption tisis, tuberculosis She's thethird member of her family to die ofconsumption. Es la tercera persona ensu familia que ha muerto de tisis.A consumo The consumption of coal in-creased during the month of February.El .consumo de carbón ha aumentadodurante el mes de febrero.

contact [w] relación Have you made anynew business contacts? ¿Ha hecho al-guna nueva relación comercial?• [VI ponerse en contacto con I'll con-tact you as soon as I arrive. Me pon-dré en contacto con Ud. en cuantollegue.

O to come in contact with ponerseen contacto con, tocar Don't let ;/<>"/■

clothes come in contact with the wound.No deje que la ropa toque la herida,contain contener What does the trunkcontain? ¿Qué contiene el baúl?

0 to contain oneself contenerse Hecontained himself throughout thequarrel. Se contuvo durante toda ladisputa.

1 How much does this thermos con-tain? ¿Qué capacidad tiene ese termos?

contemplate proyectar He's contemplat-ing a trip to Europe. Proyecta unviaje a Europa.

contemporary [cuiji; n] contemporáneo.

contempt desprecio, menosprecio.

O contempt of court contumacia, re-beldía.

contend mantener.

content [adj~] contento, satisfecho Hewas content with what we offered him.Se quedó contento con lo que le ofre-cimos.

content, contents [n] contenido / don'tunderstand the content of this letter.No comprendo el contenido de estacarta.—The contents of your trunkmust be examined. Es preciso queregistren el contenido de su baúl.

contentment contento, satisfacción.

contest concurso Prizes will be given tothe winners of the contest. Se daránpremios a los que ganen en el con-curso. A contienda There was a bittercontest in the elections. La contiendafué muy dui'a en las elecciones.

continent continente.

continual continuo.

continue continuar The novel ivill be con-tinued next week. La novela continua-rá la semana próxima.

continuous continuo.

contour contorno.

contract [??] contrato / refuse to signthe contract as it stands. Me niego afirmar el contrato en esas condiciones.

contract [i>] contratarse Then contractedto do the ivork. Se contrataron parahacer el trabajo. A contraer Vm notresponsible for any debts you contract.No soy responsable de las deudas queUd. contraiga.—He contracted a severeillness. Contrajo una enfermedadgrave.

|| His pupils contracted in the sun-light. Se le contrajeron las pupilascon la luz del sol.

contractor contratista.

contradict contradecir.

contradictory contradictorio.

contrary contrario The results are con-trary t<> my expectations. Los resul-

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cord

tados son contrarios a lo que yo es-peraba.

O on Ihe contrary al contrario Onthe contrary, nothing could be worse.Al contrario, nada podría ser peor.

|| She's a very contrary child. Laniña tiene espíritu de contradicción.

contrast [n] diferencia There's quite acontrast between what he says andwhat he does. Hay mucha diferenciaentre lo que dice y lo que hace. A con-traste Red flowers would be a nicecontrast with that blue dress. Unasflores rojas harían un bonito contrastecon ese vestido azul.

contrast [v] comparar It isn't fair to con-trast my work with an expert's. No esjusto comparar mi trabaja con el deu:; experto. A hacer contraste Do youthink these colors contrast well? ¿CreeUd. que estos colores hagen un buencontraste?

contribute contribuir, prestar / contrib-uted my time without pay. Presté misservicios de balde. A colaborar He con-tributes to the local paper. Colaboraen el periódico local."

O to contribute to aumentar All thisnoise just contributes to the confusion.Todo este ruido no hace más que au-mentar la confusión.

control [?i] dirección, [Am] control Thecontrol of the business has passed tothe son. El control del negocio hapasada a manos del hijo.• [v] dominar, [Am] controlar Youmust learn to control your temper.Tiene Ud. que aprender a dominar sugenio.

O controls control, mandos Wouldyou mind taking the controls for awhile? ¿Le importaría tomar los man-dos por un rato?

controversy controversia, disputa.

convenience comodidad Our house in thecountry has every convenience. Nues-tra casa de campo tiene todas las como-didades.

|| Call me back at your convenience.Vuelva a llamarme cuando Ud. lo creaconveniente.

convenient cómodo The bus service here'sconvenient. Es muy cómodo el serviciode autobuses aquí. A oportuno It wasa very convenient accident. Fué unincidente muy oportuno.

convention convención The conventionwasn't too successful. La convenciónno tuvo mucho éxito. A reglas socialesThat isn't in accord with convention.

Eso no está de acuerdo con las reglassociales.

conventional convencional.

conversation conversación.

convert [v] convertir, transformar.

convey transmitir, llevar.

convict [w] presidiario, preso They hadconvicts working on the road. Tienena los presos trabajando en la carre-tera.

convict [v] condenar He was convicted ofmurder. Fué condenado como culpabledel asesinato.

convince convencer.

cook [w] cocinero This is our cook's spe-cialty. Esta es la especialidad denuestra cocinera.

• [v] cocinar, guisar Start cookingdinner now. Empiece Ud. a cocinar lacomida ahora.

° to cook up inventar They've cookedup a good story for us. Nos han in-ventado un buena fábula.

cookie galleta.

cool [adj] fresco It gets pretty cool heretoward evening. Por la tarde hacebastante fresco aquí. A sereno / triedto keep cool when he insulted me.Traté de permanecer sereno cuando meinsultó.

• [v] enfriar Don't let this soup cooltoo long. No deje Ud. enfriar dema-siado la sopa.

O to cool off enfriarse Stop the en-gine and let it cool off. Pare Ud. elmotor y deje que se enfríe.

|| He was very cool to me. Me tratócon mucha frialdad.

coop gallinero Two chickens got out ofthe coop. Dos pollos se salieron delgallinero.

O to coop up encerrar It's too hot tokeep him cooped up in the house all day.Hace demasiado calor para tenerlo en-cerrado en la casa todo el día.

cooperate cooperar.

copper cobre.

copy [n] copia Please make ten copies ofthis report. Tenga Ud. la bondad dehacer diez copias de este informe.A manuscrito I've already sent the copyto the printer. Ya mandé el manu-scrito a la imprenta. A ejemplar /just bought two copies of his new book.Acabo de comprar dos ejemplares desu nuevo libro. A número Do you havethe last copy of that magazine? ¿TieneUd. el último número de esa revista?

• [v] copiar Please copy this letter.Haga el favor de copiar esta carta.

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tie up this package. No tengo sufi-ciente cuerda para amarrar este pa-quete. Acordón We'll have to get anew curd for the iron. Tendremos queconseguir un nuevo cordón para laplancha. A carga Order a cord of wood.Pida Ud. una carga de leña.

cordial [adj; ?¡] cordial.

corduroy pana.

core corazón.

cork [n] corcho.

• [v] tapar con corcho.

corkscrew tirabuzón [Am], sacacorchos[Sp].

corn maíz They planted corn in somefields and wheat in others. Sembraronmaíz en algunos campos y trigo enotros. A callo He said that those shoeshurt his corns. Dijo que esos zapatosle lastimaban los callos.

comer [n] esquina / hit my hand on thecorner of the table. Me golpeé la manoen la esquina de la mesa.—Please stopat the next corner. Haga el favorparar en la próxima esquina. A rincónPlease bring that chair over from thecorner. Traiga Ud. aquella silla queestá en el rincón.

• [v] acorralar The thief was cor-nered by the police. El ladrón fuéacorralado por la policía. A monopoli-zar This dealer's cornered the wheatmarket. Este comerciante ha mono-polizado el mercado del trigo.

cornstarch almidón de maíz, maicena.

corporal [n] cabo.

corporation corporación, sociedad anó-nima.

corpse cadáver.

corral [n] corral.

correct [adj] exacto He got the correctanswer to the problem. Logró dar lasolución exacta al problema. A correctoHer English is not very correct. Suinglés no es muy correcto. A propioWhat's the correct dress for this cere-mony? ¿Cuál es el traje propio paraesta ceremonia?

• [v] corregir Please correct my mis-takes. Haga el favor de corregir misfaltas.—The mother was constantlycorrecting the child. La madre estabacorrigiendo constantemente al niño.

correction corrección Please make thenecessary corrections. Haga el favorde hacer las correcciones necesarias.

|| This child needs correction. Esteniño necesita que le corrijan.

correspond estar de acuerdo What he naysand what he does don't correspond.

Lo que dice no está de acuerdo con loque hace.

O to correspond with escribir a /hope you won't be too busy to corre-spond ivith your old friends. Esperoque no esté Ud. tan ocupado que nopueda escribir a sus viejos amigos.

correspondence correspondencia.

correspondent corresponsal I'm an Amer-ican newspaper correspondent. Soycorresponsal de un periódico americano.|| We've been regular correspondentsfor two years. Durante dos años hemosmantenido correspondencia con regu-laridad.

corridor corredor, pasillo.

corruption corrupción.

corsage ramillete.

cost [n] precio He buys clothes ivithoutregard for the cost. Compra ropa sinmirar el precio. A coste He was forcedto sell his stock at less than cost. Tuvoque vender sus existencias en menosdel coste.

• [v] costar His recklessness cost himhis life. Su temeridad le costó la vida.

O at all costs a toda costa We haveto do it at all costs. Tenemos quehacerlo a toda costa. O at the cost ofa costa de He finished his book at thecost of his health. Terminó su libroa costa de su salud.

costly costoso, caro.

costume disfraz What costume did hewear to the ball? ¿Qué disfraz llevóal baile? A traje She was dressed inskating costume. Estaba vestida conun traje de patinar.

O costumes vestuario Who designedthe costumes for that play? ¿Quiéndeseñó el vestuario para esa comedia?

cot catre.

cottage casita, chalet.

cotton algodón.

couch diván.

cough [n] tos Do you have somethingthat's good for a cough? ¿Tiene Ud.algo para la tos?

• [v] toser The baby's been coughingall night. El nene ha tosido toda lanoche.

council consejo, junta.

councilman consejal.

counsel consejo I'm in trouble and I needyour counsel. Me encuentro en un apu-ro y necesito su consejo. A abogadoHe's the counsel for the defense. Es elabogado de la defensa.

count [n] recuento The count hasn't b< entaken yet. No se ha hecho todavía elrecuento. A contar The boxer got up

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on the count of nine. El boxeador selevantó al contar nueve segundos.A conde What's the proper way to ad-dress a count? ¿Qué tratamiento se leda a un conde?

• [v] contar Please count your change.Tenga la bondad de contar su cambio.—The bill's five dollars, not countingthe tax. La cuenta es cinco dólares,sin contar el impuesto. A contar, im-portar In this broad outline, the detailsdon't count. En este plan general, losdetalles no cuentan.

O to count on contar CQn We're count-ing on you. Contamos con Ud. A de-pender de / could never count on him.Nunca podía depender de él.

countenance cara, aspecto.

counter \n\ mostrador, contador He putthe money on the counter. Puso eldinero sobre el mostrador.

• [adv~\ contrario The game was goingcounter to expectations. El juego sedesarrolló de forma contraria a lo quese esperaba.

counterfeit \n\ falsificación This is acounterfeit of the document. Esta esuna falsificación del documento.

• [adj] falso This coin's counterfeit.Esta moneda es falsa.

countess condesa.

country país What country were youborn in? ¿En qué país nació Ud.?A región This is good wheat country.Esta región es buena para el trigo.A campo The country air will do yougood. El aire del campo le bará bien.A patria He gave his life for his coun-try. Dio la vida por su patria.

county condado, distrito territorial, juris-dicción rural.

couple par / want a couple of eggs.Quiero un par de huevos. A parejaThose young people make a very nicecouple. Eso dos jóvenes hacen muybuena pareja.

coupon cupón.

courage valor It took a lot of courage tosay ivhat he did. Necesitó mucho valorpara decir lo que dijo.

course curso What chemistry courses arebeing offered at the university? ¿Quécursos de química se dan en la uni-versidad?—The course of the river'sbeen changed by the dam. La presaha cambiado el curso del río.—/ heardfrom him twice in the course of theyear. Tuve dos veces noticias suyasdurante el curso del año. A ruta, di-rección The captain says we'll have tochange our course. El capitán dice que

tendremos que cambiar nuestra ruta.A campo When's the golf course open?¿Cuándo está abierto el campo de golf?A plato They serve a five-course dinner.Sirven una comida de cinco platos.

° a matter of course la cosa máscorriente He takes everything as a mat-ter of course. Lo toma todo como lacosa más corriente. O of course claro,por supuesto Of course I know whatyou mean. Claro que sé lo que Ud.quiere decir.court [w] patio We have several roomsfacing the court. Tenemos varioscuartos que dan al patio. A canchaThe court's still too wet for a game.La cancha está todavía demasiado mo-jada para jugar. A juzgado / have togo to court to pay a fine. Tengo que iral juzgado para pagar una multa.A tribunal The case goes from court tocourt. El caso pasa de tribunal entribunal. A corte The ambassadorhasn't been received at court yet. ElEmbajador no ha sido aún recibido enla Corte.

• [v] hacer la corte He used to courther years ago. Le hacía la corte hacemuchos años.

courteous cortés.

courtesy cortesía I'll go out of courtesy,but I'd rather stay home. Iré por cor-tesía, pero preferiría quedarme encasa. A atención She's always doinglittle courtesies for everybody. Siem-pre tiene pequeñas atenciones con todoel mundo.

cousin primo The two girls are cousins.Las dos muchachas son primas.

cover [«] tapa, tapadera Where are thecovers for these boxes? ¿Dónde estánlas tapas de estas cajas? A tapas Thecover of this book's been torn off. Lehan arrancado la tapa a este libro.A funda The apartment must be cleanedand the covers removed from the fur-niture. Es preciso limpiar el aparta-mento y quitarles las fundas a los mue-bles. A manta, [Am] cobija / didn'thave enough covers last night. Notuve suficientes mantas anoche.

• [v~\ cubrir, tapar The floor wascompletely covered by a large rug.El piso estaba completamente cubiertocon una gran alfombra. A tapar Coverthe jar. Tape el tarro. A taparse Shecovered her face with her hands. Setapó la cara con las manos. A abarcarThis book covers the subject prettywell. Este libro abarca el tema bas-tante bien. A recorrer The express

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train covers the distance in two hours.El expreso recorre la distancia en doshoras.—A new salesman's been takenon to cover this territory. Se ha em-pleado a un nuevo viajante para re-correr esta zona. A apuntar He had ?íscovered with a revolver. Nos apuntabacon un revólver.

O from cover to cover de cabo a caboI read the book from cover to cover.Leí el libro de cabo a cabo. O to becovered by insurance estar asegurado.O to cover up ocultar He carefullycovered up all his mistakes. Ocultabacuidadosamente todos sus errores.

0 to take cover ponerse a cubierto.cow vaca.

coward cobarde.

cowardly cobarde.

cowboy vaquero, gaucho [Arg], huaso[Chile], llanero [Te??], charro [Mex].

cozy cómodo, agradable, acogedor.

crab (shellfish) cangrejo.

crack [n] raja, grieta Can you fix thatcrack in the door? .Puede Ud. arreglaresa raja en la puerta? A detonación

1 thought I heard the crack of a rifle.Me pareció oír la detonación de unrifle. Aensayo Would you like a crackat this job? ¿Le gustaría a Ud. hacerun ensayo en este trabajo?

• [adj] gran She's a crack typist.Es una gran mecanógrafa.

• [v] rajar This cup's cracked. Estataza está rajada. A forzar // tve can'topen the safe we'll have to crack it.Si no podemos abrir la caja de cau-dales tendremos que forzarla. 'A cascarI can't crack this walnut. No puedocascar esta nuez.

O to crack jokes decir chistes Hecracked several jokes before beginninghis talk. Dijo varios chistes antes decomenzar su charla. O to crack upestrellarse The plane cracked up nearthe landing field. El avión se estrellócerca del campo de aterrizaje.

That's a tough nut to crack. Esees un asunto muy difícil de pelar (orresolver). ¡ He's aluays making

cracks about me. Siempre se está bur-lando de mí.

cracked chiflado Your cousin's cracked.Su primo está chiflado.

cracker galleta.

eradle cuna.

crane grúa (derrick); grulla (bird).

crank manivela Is there a crank in thistruck? ¿Hay una manivela en estecamión? Acascarrabias Our neigh-bor's such a crank: he's always com-

plaining. Nuestro vecino es un cas-carrabias, siempre está refunfuñando.crash [n] estrépito What ivas that loudcrash in the kitchen? ¿Qué estrépitoha sido ése en la cocina? Achoque Hebroke his leg in the crash. Se rompióuna pierna en el choque.

• [v] chocar Two cars just crashed.Dos automóviles acaban de chocar.

crater cráter.

crawfish cabrajo, bogavante.

crawl [v] marchar lentamente The carcrawled toward the gate. El automóvilmarchó lentamente hacia la entrada.A sentirse humillado She made the poorboy crawl. Hizo sentirse humillado alpobre muchacho.

O to crawl (on all fours) gatear Thebaby's just learning to crawl. El neneestá aprendiendo a gatear. O to crawlon one's stomach arrastrarse Hecrawled through the grass on his stom-ach. Se iba arrastrando por la hierba.O to make one's flesh crawl estreme-cerse When I heard her scream, itmade my flesh crawl. Al oírla daraquel grito me estremecí.

crazy extravagante What a crazy way todo things! ¡Qué manera más extrava-gante de hacer las cosas! A loco Thisnoise is driving me crazy. Este ruidome está volviendo loco.

cream crema Do you take cream withyour coffee? ¿Toma Ud. crema en elcafé?—Apply this cream ticice a day.Apliqúese esta crema dos veces al día.A crema y nata They invited the creamof society. Invitaron a la crema y natade la sociedad.

crease [n] raya Put a crease in my trou-sers. Sáquele Ud. la raya a mis panta-lones.

• [r] doblar Crease the paper and tearit in half. Doble Ud. el papel y pártaloen dos.

create crear.

creation creación.

creative creador.

creature criatura These poor creature*haven't been fed yet. A esas pobrescriaturas no les han dado de comertodavía. A animal, bicho We saw manystrange creatures in the wood. Vimosmuchos animales raros en el bosque.A tipo Who's that creature in the greenhat? ¿Quién es ese tipo del sombreroverde?

credit [»] mérito, paternidad He tookcredit for the plan, although the othersdid the ivork. Se adjudicó la paterni-dad del plan, aunque otros habían

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hecho el trabajo. A saldo a favor Thebooks showed a credit of five dollarsin your name. Los libros arrojan unsaldo de cinco dólares a su favor.• [v] dar crédito a Can you credit thereports in that newspaper? ¿Se puededar crédito a las noticias de ese pe-riódico?

O on credit a crédito They're willingto sell us the furniture on credit.Están dispuestos a vendernos los mue-bles a crédito. O to give credit fiarWill they give us credit in this store?¿Nos fiarán en esta tienda? A recono-cer, estar reconocido We have to givehim credit for his work. Tenemos quereconocerle el trabajo que ha hecho.

¡| He's a credit to his profession.Honra su profesión.

creditor acreedor.

creek riachuelo, arroyo.

creed credo.

creep gatear How old was the baby whenhe started creeping"! ¿Qué edad teníael niño cuando comenzó a gatear?A subir silenciosamente We crept upthe steps so as not to wake anybody.Subimos silenciosamente la escalerapara no despertar a nadie. A treparThose vines are creeping all over thewall. Esas enredaderas están trepandopor toda la pared.

O the creeps escalofríos Just thethought of being alone in this housegives me the creeps. Solo la idea deestar sola en esta casa me da escalo-fríos.

cremate incinerar.

crepe crespón.

crescent creciente.

crest cresta.

crew dotación, tripulación When the shipsank, several of the crew were drowned.Cuando el barco se fué a pique, seahogaron unos cuantos de la tripula-ción. A cuadrilla We passed a crew ofworkmen repairing the road. Pasamosuna cuadrilla de obreros que estabani'eparando la carretera.

cricket grillo.

crime delito; crimen (capital crime).

criminal [adj. »] criminal.

crimson [adj, ??] carmesí.

cripple [»] inválido, cojo, [Arg] rengo.O to be crippled quedarse inválido,[Arp] quedarse rengo.

crisis crisis.

crisp fresco / don't like salad unless it'scrisp. No me gusta la ensalada si noes fresca. A tonificante The air's cooland crisp. El aire es fresco y tonifi-

cante. A crujiente Those cookies arenjce and crisp. Esas galletas estánmuy buenas y crujientes.

critic crítico.

critical crítico.

criticism crítica He wrote a criticism ofthe lecture. Escribió una crítica de laconferencia.

I! She has nothing to offer but criti-cism. No hace más que criticar.

crochet [i>] hacer crochet.

crocodile cocodrilo.

crook (person) estafador,ladrón, picaro.

crooked torcido This pin's too crooked touse. Este alfiler está demasiado tor-cido para usarlo. A deshonesto, sin-vergüenza I wouldn't do business withsuch a crooked person. No haría ne-gocios con una persona tan deshonesta.

crop (harvest) cosecha.

cross [n] cruz Put a cross on the map toshow where we are. Ponga Ud. unacruz en el mapa para señalar dondeestamos.

• [adfl enojado He ivas very crosswith his children this morning. Es-taba muy enojado con sus hijos estamañana.

• [v~¡ cruzar Is it possible to crossthese two species? ¿Es posible cruzarestas dos especies?—Cross the streetat the corner. Cruce Ud. la calle enla esquina.

O to cross one's mind ocurrirsele auno It never crossed my mind that he'dobject. Nunca se me ocurrió que élse opusiera. O to cross one's path en-contrarse con I've never happened tocross his path. Nunca he tenido laoportunidad de encontrarme con él.O to cross out tachar Cross out theitems you don't want. Tache Ud. losartículos que no le interesan.

crossing cruce, intersección.

crossword puzzle crucigrama.

crouch [f] agacharse.

crow [n~\ cuervo His hair's as black as acrow. Tiene el pelo como ala de cuervo.

• [v] cantar / get up soon after I hearthe rooster crow. Me levanto pocodespués de oír cantar el gallo.—They'restill crowing over their victory. To-davía cantan victoria.

O as the crow flies en línea recta.

crowbar palanca de hierro.

crowd [n] gentío, multitud, muchedum-bre A crowd gathered on the streetcorner. La multitud se reunió en laesquina. A grupo He runs around ivitha different crowd. Va con otro grupo.

• [v] apiñarse More and more people

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crowded into the square. La gente seapiñaba en la plaza cada vez más. #

O to be crowded estar lleno The hallwas crowded to capacity. El salónestaba completamente lleno.

crown corona.

crude bruto Our ship's carrying severaltons of crude rubber. Nuestro barcolleva varias toneladas de caucho enbruto. Atosco He's awfully crude attimes. A veces es muy tosco.

cruel cruel.

cruelty crueldad.

crumb miga.

crumple arrugar.

crush [ft] aglomeración There was a bigcrush when they opened the gates.Hubo mucha aglomeración cuandoabrieron las puertas.

• [v1 aplastar The package ivascrushed in the mail. En el correo seaplastó el paquete. A abrumar Wewere crtished by the announcement.Nos quedamos abrumados con la no-ticia.

crust pasta This pie has a very goodcrust. La pasta de esta tarta es muybuena. A corteza Don't cut the crustoff the toast. No le quite la cortezaa las tostadas. A capa It was so coldlast night there's a crust of ice on thelake. Hizo tanto frío anoche que hayuna capa de hielo en el lago.

cry [ft] grito There was a cry of "manoverboard!" Se oyó un grito de "¡hom-bre al agua!" A llantina [Sp~\, llorada[Am] After a good cry, she felt better.Después de la llorada se sintió mejor.

• [vi llorar The baby cried all night.El niño lloró toda la noche. A gritar"Stop him!" she cried. "¡Párenlo!"gritó.

O a far cry una gran diferenciaThese accommodations are a far cryfrotn what we wanted. Hay una grandiferencia entre estos arreglos y lo quequeríamos. O to cry out gritar Thepain was so great that he cried out.El dolor fué tan grande que gritó.

crystal cristal.

cube cubito Have we any ice cubes left?¿Nos quedan cubitos de hielo?

O cube of sugar terrón de azúcarHow many cubes do you take in yourtea? ¿Cuántos terrones de azúcar tomaUd. en el té?

cucumber pepino.

cue entrada That actor keeps missing hiscues. Ese actor no coge nunca la en-trada. A taco The cue's on the pooltable. El taco está en la mesa de billar.

O to take one's cue guiarse por / tookmy cue from what she said and wentearly. Me guié por lo que ella me dijoy salí temprano.cuff [»] puño Would you mind sewing abutton on my cuff? ¿Podría Ud. pe-garme un botón en el puño?

• [v] abofetear He cuffed me in theface. Me abofeteó.

cuff link gemelo.

cultivate cultivar This soil's so poor itisn't worth cultivating. Este terrenoes tan pobre que no vale la pena culti-varlo. It'd be worth your while to culti-vate her friendship. Valdría la pena deque cultive Ud. su amistad.

culture cultura, civilización.

cunning gracioso (cute); astuto, sagaz(clever).

cup taza The cup isn't full. Xo estállena la taza. A copa He keeps the cupshe won on the mantel. Tiene las copasque ha ganado en la repisa de la chi-menea.

cupboard aparador.

curb [ft] borde de la acera Park the cat-nearer the curb. Estacione Ud. el automás pegado al borde de la acera.A freno Her mother finally put a curb onher wild spending. Por fin su madrepuso freno a sus gastos excesivos.

• [i>] dominar, controlar You'll haveto learn to curb your temper. TendráUd. que aprender a dominar su malgenio.

cure [ft] cura Will the water cure dohim any good? ¿Le sentará bien lacura de aguas?

• [v] curar We can trust this doctorto cure him. Podemos confiar en queeste doctor lo curará. A corregir This'11cure him of that habit. Esto le cor-regirá esa costumbre. A curar Is thisham well cured? ¿Está bien curadoeste jamón?

curiosity curiosidad.

curious curioso, deseoso I'm curious to

know how everything turned out.

Estoy curioso por saber como salió

todo. A raro What a curious bird!

¡Qué pájaro tan raro!curl [ft] rizo, [.Afti] crespo Her curls

reach her shotddcrs. Los rizos le

llegan hasta los hombros.

• [r] rizar She went to have her haircurled. Fué a que le rizaran el pelo.

O to curl up enroscarse The dogcurled up and went to sleep. El perrose enroscó y se durmió.

currant grosella.

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rency will be in circulation next week.Pondrán en circulación nuevos billetesla semana que viene.

|¡ The rumor seems to have gainedcurrency. El rumor parece estar cir-culando.current [w] corriente Does the river havea strong current? ¿Tiene el río unacorriente fuerte?—The current's beencut off. Han cortado la corriente.

• [adj] corriente, común That's a cur-rent expression. Es una expresión co-rriente. A presente, corriente You'll bepaid during the current month. Se lepagará durante el presente mes. A deactualidad He lectured on currentevents. Dio una conferencia sobre lossucesos de actualidad.

curse [n~\ maldición.

• [v] maldecir.

curtain cortina, visillo / want curtainsfor all the windows. Quiero cortinaspara todas las ventanas. A telón Thecurtain goes up at 8:30. Se levanta eltelón a las ocho y media. A cortina,capa There was a curtain of smokeover the area. Había una cortina dehumo sobre la zona.

curtain rod barra de cortina.

curve [n] curva Take it easy goingaround curves. Vaya Ud. despacio enlas curvas.

• [v] curvar You'll have to curve thewire to make it fit right. Tiene Ud.que curvar el alambre para que seadapte bien. A hacer una curva Lookout, the road curves here. Cuidado, lacarretera hace aquí una curva.

curved curvado, curvo.

custard flan.

custom costumbre Is it your custom to eatbreakfast early? ¿Tiene Ud. la cos-tumbre de desayunarse temprano?

O customs impuestos Do we have topay customs on this? ¿Hay que pagarimpuestos sobre esto? A aduana Wewere delayed at the customs. Nos de-moramos en la aduana.

custom-made hecho a la medida He wearsonly custom-made clothes. Solamenteusa ropa hecha a la medida.

cut [n] cortadura, [Am] cortada The cuton my finger's nearly healed. La cor-tadura que tengo en el dedo está casicurada. A rebaja He asked us to takea salary cut of ten per cent. Nos pidióque aceptáramos una rebaja de sueldodel diez por ciento. A parte Did all ofthem get their cut? ¿Recibieron todasla parte que les correspondía? A corteThe cut of that dress is a little old-

fashioned. El corte de ese traje es unpoco pasado de moda. A puerto Theroad goes through the cut in the moun-tains. La carretera pasa por el puerto.A trozo, clase What other cuts of meatdo you have? ¿Tiene Ud. otros trozosde carne?

• ladj] tallado Give me that cut-glasspitcher. Déme Ud. aquella jarra decristal tallado.

• [v~\ cortar Please cut the meat.Haga el favor de cortar la carne.—He cut his hand when he fell. Al caersese cortó la mano.—I must get my haircut. Tengo que cortarme el pelo.—She's cutting a dress for me. Me estácortando un traje.—The cards have tobe cut before you deal. Hay que cortarantes de dar las cartas.—The moviehad to be cut in several places. Tuvie-ron que cortar la película en variasescenas. A partir Shall we cut thecake now? ¿Partimos la torta ahora?A rebajar Prices will be cut next month.Rebajarán los precios el mes que viene.A segar The farmers are cutting thehay. Los labradores están segando elheno. A hacerse el distraído, [Am]hacerse el desentendido I didn't meanto cut 'em. No quise hacerme el distra-ído. A salirle a uno The baby's cut-ting his first two teeth. Al niño leestán saliendo los dos primeros dien-tes. A suplantar He used to have agood business but was cut out by com-petitors. Tenía anteriormente un buennegocio, pero fué suplantado por loscompetidores.

O cold cuts fiambres We're havingcold cuts for supper. Tenemos fiambrespara la comida. O cut and dried pre-parado de antemano Everything wascut and dried. Todo estaba preparadode antemano. O to be cut out for servirpara He's not cut out for languages.No sirve para los idiomas. O to cutacross atravesar It'll save time if wecut across this field. Economizaremostiempo si atravesamos esta campo. O tocut class fumarse la clase [Sp~\, no ira clase He had to cut class in order tomeet us. Para poderse encontrar connosotros, tuvo que fumarse la clase.O to cut corners The job'll take fivedays if we cut corners. Tardaremoscinco días en hacer el trabajo si loabreviamos. O to cut down cortarThey've cut down most of the trees forfirewood. Han cortado la mayor partede los árboles para leña. A reducirThe report had to be cut down to half

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its length. Hubo que reducir el informea la mitad. O to cut in We were talk-ing very quietly until he cut in. Está-bamos hablando tranquilamente hastaque nos interrumpió. O to cut in aheadof adelantar He was going slow and Icut in ahead of him. Iba despacio yme le adelanté. O to cut into pieceshacer pedazos, destrozar The child cutthe book into pieces. El niño hizopedazos el libro. O to cut off cortarCut off the loose ends. Corte los cabossueltos.—The flood's cut off all com-munication with the next town. La in-undación ha cortado las comunica-ciones con el pueblo vecino.—/ wastalking to my sister, but we were cutoff. Estaba hablando con mi hermana,pero nos cortaron. O to cut out recortarPlease cut out this article. Haga elfavor de recortar este artículo. A dejarde, parar Tell them to cut out the noise.

Dígales que dejen de hacer ruido. O tocut short interrumpir Our trip ivas cutshort by the bad news. Nuestro viajefué interrumpido a causa de la malanoticia. O to cut to the quick llegar alo vivo. O to cut up dividir This househas been cut up into apartments. Estacasa se ha divida en apartamientos.A cortar This meat's cut up before itsserved. Esta carne se sirve ya cortada.A angustiar He was terribly cut tip overthe loss of his wife. Estaba muy an-gustiado a causa de la pérdida de sumujer. A hacer travesuras Have thechildren been cutting up? ¿Han hechotravesuras los niños?

|| Cut it out! ¡Deje Ud. de hacer eso!

cute gracioso What a cute girl? ¡Quemuchacha tan graciosa!

cyclone ciclón.

cylinder cilindro.

dad, daddy papá.

dagger puñal.

daily [n] diario, periódico Two dailies are

published in the town. Se publican dos

diaros en el pueblo.

• [adj'] diario He's making his dailyreport. Está escribiendo su informediario.

• [adv] diariamente, todos los díasAn inspection of passports is madedaily. Diariamente se hace una inspec-

• ción de los pasaportes.dainty [adj] delicado, fino.dairy lechería.dam presa.damage [?¡] daños How much damage has

been done? ¿Cuáles han sido los daños

causados?

• [v~\ estropear, averiar The accidentdamaged the car. El accidente estropeóel automóvil.

O damages indemnización They col-lected damages after the accident.Recaudaron una indemnización despuésdel accidente.damn [adj] maldito Throw the damn catout. Eche afuera al maldito gato.

• [v] condenar All the critics damnedher book. Todos los críticos condena-ron su libro.

• [interj] ¡caray! Damn! There goesmy shoelace. ¡Caray! se me ha rotoel cordón del zapato.

|| Damn it! ¡Caramba! or ¡Maltido

sea! || He's not worth a damn. No

vale un comino.damp húmedo.dance [??] baile We're invited to a dance

at their home. Estamos invitados a un

baile en su casa.

• [v] bailar Wotdd you like to dancethis rhumba? ¿Le gustaría bailar estarumba?

O dance hall salón de baile.|| May I have the next dance? ¿Puedobailar con Ud. el próximo baile?

dancer bailarín, bailarina.

danger peligro.

dangerous peligroso.

dangle pender, columpiarse.

dare atreverse, arriesgarse Do you darego there alone? ¿Se atreve Ud. a irsola allá? A desafiar My friends daredme to do it. Mis amigos me desafiarona hacerlo.

|| Don't y oil dare touch me! ¡Cuidadocon tocarme!

dark [n] oscuridad The place is difficultto find in the dark. Es difícil encon-trar el lugar en la oscuridad.

• [adj] oscuro His house is a darkgray. Su casa es de un gris oscuro.A negro Those were dark days for me.Aquellos fueron días negros para mí.

O in the dark al margen My friend'skept me in the dark about his move-

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ments. Mi amigo me tiene al margende sus acciones. O to get dark oscu-recer It gets dark earlier and earlier.Oscurece más temprano cada día.

darkness oscuridad.

darling [w] querido.

• [adj] querido. A bonito, lindo Whata darling dress you have on! ¡Quévestido tan bonito llevas!

darn [v] zurcir She's out on the porchdarning. Está afuera en el porchezurciendo.

darn O darn (it)! ¡demonios! Darn (it)!I cut my finger. ¡Demonios! Me he cor-tado el dedo. ° not to know a darnthing no saber ni jota.

dart [n\ dardo, flecha.

• [v] volar como una flecha.

dash [n] carrera He won the hundred-yard dash. Ganó la carrera de cienyardas. A guión Put a dash betweenthese two words. Ponga un guión entreestas dos palabras. A poquito A dashof vinegar's all the salad needs. Unpoquito de vinagre es lo único que lefalta a la ensalada.

• [v] echar, tirar, arrojar She dashedwater in his face. Le echo agua a lacara. A salir corriendo He dashed tothe comer to mail a package. Saliócorriendo hasta la esquina para echarun paquete en el correo.

O to dash against estrellarse contraThe waves dashed against the rocks.Las olas se estrellaban contra las rocas.O to dash off hacer de prisa Dash offthese letters before you leave tonight.Haga de prisa estas cartas antes queUd. se marche. O to make a dash fordarse una prisa para We made a maddash for the train. Nos dimos unaprisa loca para alcanzar el tren.date [n] fecha What's the date today?¿A qué fecha estamos hoy? A cita /have a date for lunch today. Hoy tengouna cita para almorzar.

• [t>] salir con He's been dating herregularly. Ha estado saliendo regular-mente con ella.

O out of date fuera de moda Herclothes seem out of date. Su ropaparece estar fuera de moda. O to datehasta la fecha We haven't heard fromhim to date. No sabemos nada de élhasta la fecha. O to date from datarde This church dates from the eight-eenth century. Esta iglesia data delsigo diez y ocho. O Up to date al co-rriente I'm not up to date en this sub-ject. No estoy al corriente en esteasunto.

|| Who's your date tonight? ¿Corquién tiene Ud. cita esta noche?

date dátil How much are dates by thepound? ¿Cuánto cuesta la libra dedátiles?

daughter hija.

dawn [n~\ amanecer, madrugada.

|| It just dawned on me that he waslying. Se me occurre que mentía, orAcabo de llegar a la conclusión de quementía.

day día We spent three days in the coun-try. Pasamos tres días en el campo.—Christmas day's a holiday. El día deNavidad es fiesta. A época This is theday of airplanes. Esta es la época delos aeroplanos.

O day after day; day in, day out díatras día We walk through the townday after day. Caminamos a través dela ciudad día tras día. O day aftertomorrow pasado mañana. O day be-fore yesterday anteayer, antier. O fromday to day de día en día We're learn-ing more about the country from dayto day. De día en día aprendemos másdel país. O day by day cada día Dayby day I'm getting more used to it.Cada día me voy acostumbrando mása ello.

|| Let's stop work and call it a day.Dejemos de trabajar y demos por ter-minado el día. || My day begins atseven o'clock. Empiezo a trabajar a lassiete.

daybreak amanecer.

daylight luz del día.

daytime ° in the daytime de día / sleepin the daytime. Duermo de día.

daze [v] aturdir He was dazed by theblow on his head. El golpe en la cabezale aturdió.

|| He walks around in a daze. Andacomo un sonámbulo.

dazzle encandilar, deslumhrar.

dead muerto His father's dead. Su padreha muerto. A apagado The furnace isdead. El horno está apagado.

O dead-certain completamente seguroAre you dead-certain you can do it?¿Está Ud. completamente seguro deque puede hacerlo? O dead-tiredmuerto de cansancio She said she wasdead-tired. Dijo que estaba muerta decansancio. O to stop dead parar enseco.

|| She fell in a dead faint. Cayó des-mayada como muerta.

dead end calle sin salida.

dead weight estorbo, lastre This baggage

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is so much dead weight. Este equi-paje no es más que un estorbo.

deaf sordo He doesn't go to concerts,because he's deaf. No va a los con-ciertos porque es sordo.

O deaf and dumb sordo mudo.|| He's deaf to my request for credit.Cuando le pido crédito se hace el sordo.

deal [n] negocio He made a lot of moneyin the deal. Ganó mucho dinero en elnegocio. A trato // they make a dealwe're lost. Si ellos hacen un tratoestamos perdidos.

• [v] tratar This bureau deals withpassport questions. Esta oficina tratade asuntos de pasaportes. A traficarThis merchant deals in wines. Estecomerciante trafica en vinos. A asestarThe shortage of gasoline has dealt aheavy blow to our business. La escasezde gasolina ha asestado un duro golpea nuestros negocios. A dar Whose turnis it to deal? ¿A quién le toca dar?

O a good deal bastante, mucho Ismoke a good deal. Fumo bastante.O a great deal of mucho, gran canti-dad de. ° bad deal mal negocio. O gooddeal buen negocio. O square deal buentrato.

|| He dealt fairly with me. Fué hon-rado conmigo.dealer comerciante, vendedor The dealertried his best to sell me a car. Elcomerciante hizo lo posible por ven-derme un carro.

|| Who's the dealer for this hand?¿A quién le toca dar esta mano?dear [??] querido Whatever you say, dear.Lo que tu digas, querida.

• [adj] querido Dear John. QueridoJuan. A caro These candies are verydear; those are cheap. Estos dulcesson muy caros; aquellos son baratos.

O Dear Sir Muy señor mío. O 0hdear! ¡Dios mío! Oh dear! we're late' again. ¡Dios mío! llegamos tarde otravez.

|| My sister's very dear to me. Quieromucho a mi hermana.death muerte / was very sorry to hear ofthe death of your friend. Sentí muchola noticia de la muerte de su amigo.

II / feel worked to death. Estoymuerto de tanto trabajar.debate [w] discusión, debate.

• [v] debatir, discutir.debit debe.

debt deuda.

decade década.

decay [«] decomposición; caries (teeth).

• [v] descomponerse, pudrirse; picar-se, carearse (0/ teeth).

decease muerte.

deceive engañar.

December diciembre.

decent decente That's not a decent wayto treat him. Ese no es un modo decentede tratarle, or Esa no es manera detratarle.

|| Does he make a decent living?¿Gana él lo suficiente para vivir de-corosamente?

decide decidir.

deciding decisivo.

decision decisión, resolución.

deck [n] cubierta Let's go up on deck.Subamos a cubierta.

• [v] adornar Let's deck the buildingwith flags. Adornemos el edificio conbanderas.

O deck of cards baraja, [Am] naipeDo you have a deck of cards? ¿TieneUd. una baraja? Oto deck out en-galanar She was decked out with cheapjewelry. Se había engalanado conbaratijas.¡ declare declarar They declared war with-in 2U hours. Declararon la guerra alas 24 horas.—You must declare theseperfumes at the customs. Hay quedeclarar estos perfumes en la aduana.

0 to declare oneself declararse Hedeclared himself against the action.Se declaró contra la acción.decline [w] baja We expect a decline inall prices. Esperamos una baja detodos los precios. A declinación Hasthere been any decline in the epidemic?¿Ha habido alguna declinación de laepidemia?

• [v] rehusar They declined his invi-tation. Rehusaron su invitación. A de-caer His health has declined a lotrecently. Su salud ha decaído muchoúltimamente.

decorate decorar.

decoration decoración The decorationswere in very bad taste. Las decora-ciones eran de muy mal gusto. A con-decoración He ivas awarded a decora-tion for bravery. Se le concedió unacondecoración por su heroísmo.

decrease [??] disminución, descensoThere's been a great decrease in thebirth rate. Ha habido una gran dis-minución de nacimientos.

• [v] disminuir, reducir Hoiv can wedecrease expenses? ¿Como podemos re-ducir los gastos?

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published? ¿Cuando fué publicado eldecreto?

• [v] decretar, ordenar The govern-ment decreed a holiday. El gobiernodecretó un día de fiesta.

dedicate dedicar.

deed acción, obra They performed manygood deeds. Hicieron muchas obrasbuenas.

deem juzgar, estimar.

deep hondo, pi'ofundo This lake's verydeep. Este lago es muy hondo.A oscuro The sky was a deep blue. Elcielo estaba azul oscuro. A grave Thesinger had a deep voice. El cantantetenía una voz grave.

O deep in metido en That family'salways deep in debt. Esa familia estásiempre metida en deudas.

|| He's given the matter deep study.Ha estudiado profundamente el asunto.

deep-seated arraigado It's a deep-seatedtradition. Es una tradición arraigada.

deer venado.

default [v~\ faltar, no cumplir They de-faulted on their interest payment. Fal-taron en el pago de los intereses.

|| He won the tennis match by de-fault. Ganó el partido de tenis por nohaberse presentado su contrario.

defeat [«] derrota They took their defeatwith good grace. Aceptaron su derrotaelegantemente.

• [v] vencer We defeated our oppo-nents in the last game. Vencimos anuestros competidores en el últimojuego.

defect defecto.

defend defender They decided not to de-fend the town. Resolvieron no defen-der el pueblo.

defendant defensor.

defense defensa What can you say inyour defense? ¿Qué puede Ud. decir ensu defensa?

defer deferir, aplazar.

deficit déficit.

define definir.

definite definitivo.

deform deformar.

defy desafiar.

degrade degradar.

degree grado At night the temperaturesometimes drops ten degrees. De nochela temperatura baja algunas veces diezgrados. A título What degrees haveyou received? ¿Qué títulos ha reci-bido Ud.?

° by degrees por grados, gradual-mente By degrees he's getting closerto the answer. Está llegando a la

solución gradualmente. O to a certaindegree hasta cierto punto That book'suseful to a certain degree. Ese libro esútil hasta cierto punto.

dehydrate deshidratar.

deity deidad, divinidad.

dejected abatido, acongojado.

delay [n] demora The delay caused meto miss the train. La demora me hizoperder el tren.

• [v~\ demorar We'll delay the trip fora week. Demoraremos el viaje por unasemana.

delegate [n] delegado.

deliberate [v] deliberar, pensar.

deliberately con intención They did it de-liberately. Lo hicieron con intención.

delicate delicado They performed a deli-cate operation on his brain. Le hicieronuna operación muy delicada en el cere-bro.—She's too delicate to work. Estádemasiado delicada para trabajar.A exquisito This wine has a delicateflavor. Este vino tiene un sabor exqui-site A frágil These vases are delicate.Estos floreros son frágiles.

delicious delicioso.

delight [«] deleite Buying clothes is hergreatest delight. Su mayor deleite con-siste en comprar ropa.

• [v] encantar, deleitar The film de-lighted everyone. La película encantóa todo el mundo.

delightful delicioso The trip was mostdelightful. El viaje fué de lo másdelicioso. A encantador Her mannerswere delightful. Tenía modales encan-tadores.

deliver entregar, repartir The mailmandelivers the first mail at nine o'clock.El cartero reparte el primer correo alas nueve. A dar The professor deliv-ered a course of lectures. El profesordio una serie de conferencias.

O to deliver a baby asistir a un parto.

delivery entrega I'll pay the balance ondelivery of the goods. Pagaré el saldoa la entrega de la mercancía.

O delivery room sala de maternidad.|| Do you make deliveries on Satur-day? ¿Reparte Ud. los sábados? 1I1/didn't like the song but her deliveryivas good. No me gusto la canción,pero ella la cantó bien.

delusion decepción.

demand [w] petición, reclamo His con-stant demands exasperated íis. Susconstantes peticiones nos exasperaron.A demanda The supply's greater thanthe demand. Las existencias son ma-yores que las demandas.

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• [v] exigir He demands immediatepayment. Exige el pago inmediato.A insistir When she was sick she de-manded that we visit her every day.Cuando estaba enferma insistió en quela visitáramos diariamente.

O to be in demand ser solicitado Hewas in great demand as a speaker. Eramuy solicitado como orador.

democracy democracia.

democratic democrático.

demolish demoler, derrumbar.

demonstrate demostrar He demonstratedthe use of the machine. Demostró elmanejo de la máquina.

den caverna, guarida (for animals);estudio, retiro (/or people).

denote denotar.

denounce denunciar.

dense denso, espeso We haven't had sucha dense fog for a long time. Hacemucho tiempo que no tenemos unaniebla tan espesa. A cerrado, torpeHe's awfully dense about some things.Es muy torpe para algunas cosas.

dent [n] abolladura Can you fix the dentin my fender? ¿Puede Ud. arreglar laabolladura en mi guardafango? A mellaOur warnings never make a dent inhim. Nuestras advertencias no le ha-cen mella.

• [v] abollar (se) This metal dentseasily. Este metal se abolla fácilmente.

dentist dentista Is there a good dentistaround here? ¿Hay un buen dentistapor aquí?

deny negar.

depart irse, partir.

tepartment departamento He works inthe bookkeeping department. Trabajaen el departamento de contabilidad.A ministerio You'll have to see some-one from the State Department. Espreciso que veas a alguien del Minis-terio de Relaciones Exteriores.

department store almacén.

departure partida, salida.

depend O to depend on depender de Myplans depend on the weather. Misplanes dependen del tiempo.—We haveto depend on the radio for our news.Tenemos que depender de la radio paraobtener noticias. A confiar en Can Idepend on his keeping his promise?¿Puedo confiar en que el cumpla supromesa?

dependent [adj] dependiente.

deposit [«] depósito / can't pay it allnow, so I'll leave a deposit. No puedopagarlo todo ahora, dejaré un depósito.

• [v] depositar III have to deposit

some money. Tendré que depositaralgún dinero.

depot depósito, almacén We must getour supplies from the depot. Tenemosque conseguir nuestras provisiones deldepósito. A estación, paradero Whattime does the train leave the depot?¿A que hora sale el tren de la esta-ción?

depress deprimir.

depression depresión, abatimiento / wishI could get over these moods of de-pression. Quisiera poder ^fencer estosperíodos de abatimiento. A depx-esiónWe lost all our money in the depres-sion. Perdimos todo nuestro dinero enla depresión.

deprive privar.

depth profundidad The well's 50 feet indepth. El pozo tiene 50 pies de pro-fundidad. A fondo Because of its depth,the stage can accommodate a largecast. Por tener tanto fondo el escena-rio puede dar cabida a un gran elenco.|| The music shotvs great depth offeeling. La música expresa un senti-miento muy profundo.

descend descender, bajar.

descendant descendiente.

describe describir.

description descripción.

desert desierto The desert begins a fewmiles beyond the town. El desiertocomienza unas cuantas millas más alládel pueblo.

deserve merecer.

design [n] proyecto He's working on adesign for a new machine. Está tra-bajando en un proyecto para una nuevamáquina. A dibujo The tablecloth hasa simple design in the center. El man-tel tiene un dibujo sencillo en el centro.

• [v] diseñar She designs her own-clothes. Diseña su propia ropa. A pro-yectar The architect's designing anaddition to the building. El arquitectoproyecta un anejo para el edificio.

desire [«] deseo Your desire will soon befulfilled. Su deseo se verá realizadopronto.

• [v] desear What do you desire mostof all? ¿Qué es lo que más desea Ud.?

desk escritorio Put the papers on thisdesk. Ponga los papeles sobre esteescritorio. A despacho Hand your ap-plication to the secretary at that desk.Entregue Ud. su solicitud al secretarioen ese despacho.

desolate desolado, desierto, despoblado.

despair [n] desesperación.

• [v] desesperar.

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desperate desesperado Her plight's des-perate. Su situación es desesperada.A peligrosísimo He's a desperate crimi-nal. Es un criminal peligrosísimo.

despise despreciar.

despite [prep] a pesar de.

dessert postre.

destination destinación, destino.

destiny destino.

destitute desamparado.

destroy destruir All my papers were de-stroyed in the fire. Todos mis docu-mentos fueron destruidos en el incen-dio.

destroyer destructor; destruidor (ship).

destruction destrucción.

detach separar, despegar Detach the stubbefore handing in the tickets. Separeel talón antes de entregar el boleto.A destacar They detached several sol-diers for a special mission. Destacaronalgunos soldados para una misión espe-cial.

detail [n] detalle The details of the tripwill be arranged by the guide. Los de-talles del viaje serán arreglados porel guía. A destacamento A detail ofpolicemen took charge of the investi-gation. Un destacamento de policíase hizo cargo de la investigación.• [v] detallar The story's too long tobe detailed here. El cuento es dema-siado largo para detallarlo aquí. A des-tacar Policemen were detailed to holdback the crowd. Destacaron a variospolicías para detener a la gente.

O in detail con detalle(s) He loves totalk about his travels in great detail.Le gusta relatar sus viajes con muchosdetalles. O to go into detail explicardetalladamente I'll go into detail if youwant me to. Lo explicaré detallada-mente si Ud. lo desea.

detain detener I'm sorry I'm late, but Iwas detained at the office. Siento lle-gar tarde, pero me detuvieron en laoficina.

detective detective.

detention detención.

determine decidir, resolver We deter-mined to stay on till the end. Decidi-mos quedarnos hasta el fin. A determi-nar Can you determine the exact heightof that hill? ¿Puede Ud. determinar laaltura exacta de aquella colina?

O determined resuelto They have adetermined look. Tienen un aire resu-elto. O to be determined by dependerde My answer will be determined bywhat happens today. Mi respuestadependerá de lo que pase hoy.

detest detestar.

detour [n] vuelta, rodeo We had to takea detour because the bridge was washedaway. Tuvimos que hacer un rodeoporque la corriente se había llevado elpuente.

• [v~\ desviar They detoured traffic be-cause of the accident. Han desviado eltráfico a causa del accidente.

develop desarrollar These exercises willdevelop the strength of your fingers.Estos ejercicios desarrollarán la fuerzade sus dedos. A revelar, desarrollarCan you develop these films rightaway? ¿Puede Ud. revelar estas pelí-culas inmediatamente?

development desarrollo The developmentof this business has been rapid. Eldesarrollo de este negocio ha sidorápido. A cambio, acontecimiento Ifthere are any new developments, letme know. Si hay algún nuevo cambio,hágamelo saber.

device dispositivo, aparato It's a mechan-ical device. Es un dispositivo mecá-nico. A recurso, ardid He used an un-usual device to accomplish his pur-pose. Se valió de un ardid excepcionalpara alcanzar su propósito.

devil diablo, demonio.

devise idear, proyectar We'll have to de-vise some sort of plan. Tendremosque idear algún plan.

devote dedicar He's devoting all of histime to writing. Dedica todo el tiempoa escribir.

devout devoto.

dew rocío.

diagnose diagnosticar.

diagonal [adj; n] diagonal.

diagram diagrama.

dial [n] cuadrante, esfera The dial onmy watch is dirty. La esfera de mireloj está sucia.

• [v~\ marcar Please dial the numberfor me. Márqueme Ud. el número.

|| He turned the radio dial. Dio vueltaa la aguja de la radio.

dialogue diálogo.

diameter diámetro.

diamond [n] diamante I've an ace of dia-monds. Tengo un as de diamantes.

• [adj] de diamantes, de brillantesHe gave her a diamond brooch. Le dio

. un broche de brillantes.diaper pañal.diarrhea diarrea,diary diario,dire dados.dictate dictar He dictated a letter to his

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secretary. Le dictó una carta a susecretaria.

|| / refuse to be dictated to. Yo noadmito que se me mande.

dictation || Read that dictation back tome. Léame lo que le he dictado.

dictator dictador.

dictionary diccionario.

die morir, morirse He died this morningat two o'clock. Murió esta mañana alas dos. A pararse The motor died be-fore we got to the top of the hill. Elmotor se paró antes de que pudiéramossubir a la loma. A morirse She's dyingto meet him. Se muere por conocerlo.O to die away desaparecer poco apoco, desvanecerse poco a poco Thesound of the train died away in thedistance. El ruido del tren se desvane-ció poco a poco en la distancia. O todie down acabarse, apagarse After din-ner we let the fire die down. Despuésde la comida dejamos que se apague elfuego. A acabarse After she came inthe conversation died doivn. Se acabóla conversación cuando ella entró. O todie laughing morirse de risa / justabout died laughing when I heard that.Por poco me muero de risa cuando oíeso. O to die off ir muriendo The oldinhabitants are dying off. Van muri-endo los antiguos habitantes. O to dieout desaparecer, acabarse The customof wearing a vest is dying out. Yaestá desapareciendo la moda de llevarchaleco.

diet [n\ dieta That's a very strict diet.Esa dieta es muy estricta.• [f] estar a dieta I've been dietingfor a month. He estado a dieta duranteun mes.

differ diferir They differ in many respects.Difieren en muchos aspectos.

|| I beg to differ with you. No estoyde acuerdo con Ud.

different diferente, distinto.

difficult difícil.

difficulty dificultad He's always gettinginto difficulties. Siempre se está me-tiendo en dificultades.

dig excavar Dig this hole a little deeper.Excave Ud. este hoyo un poco más.A sacar These potatoes are ready to bedug now. Estas papas están listas parasacarlas.

° dig in the ribs codazo If he startstalking too much, give him a dig in theribs. Si empieza a hablar demasiado,déle un codazo. O to dig in atrinche-rarse The troops have had a goodchance to dig in. Las tropas han tenido

buena oportunidad para atrincherarse.A empeñarse It's a hard job, but he'sdigging right in. Es un trabajo difícilpero sigue empeñándose en el. O to digup excavar, levantar We can't getthrough because they're digging up thepavement. No podemos pasar porqueestán levantando el pavimento. A desa-rraigar, arrancar We'll have to dig upthis plant and put it over here. Ten-dremos que desarraigar esta planta deaquí y ponerla allá. A desenterrar Thedog's digging tip the bones. El perroestá desenterrando los huesos. A averi-guar See what you can dig up abouthim. Vea lo que puede averiguar acercade él. O to make digs lanzar sátirasThe editor's ahvays making digs at themayor. El director del periódico lanzacontinuamente sátiras contra el alcalde.digest [n] resumen, reseña Have youread the digest of his latest book? ¿Haleído Ud. la reseña de su último libro?

• [v] digerir I have trouble digestingmy food. Me cuesta trabajo digerir loque como.

digestion digestión.

dignified digno, serio, señorial.

dignity dignidad.

dike dique.

diligent diligente, aplicado.

dilute aguar, diluir He diluted the rvine.

Aguó el vino.dim [adj~\ débil, mortecino The lights in

the office are very dim. Las luces de

la oficina son muy débiles.

• [v~\ velar, amortiguar Dim the light.Amortigüe la luz.

dimension dimensión.

diminish disminuir.

dine comer, cenar They're dining withthe ambassador tonight. Van a comercon el embajador esta noche.

O to dine out comer fuera We alwaysdine out on Sundays. Siempre come-mos fuera los domingos.

|| Dining on the terrace. Se sirvencenas en la terraza.

dining car coche-comedor, coche restau-rante.

dining room comedor.

dinner cena, comida Dinner's ready. Lacena está servida.

O to have dinner cenar, comer Won'tyou come over and have dinner withus tomorrow night? ¿Quiere Ud. venira cenar con nosotros mañana por lanoche?

|| Come to dinner. Vengan a comer.

dip [w] zambullida There's sfül time for

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a dip in the lake. Todavía hay tiempopara una zambullida en el lago.

• [v] meter Dip your finger in thewater to see if it's hot enough. Metael dedo en el agua para ver si estásuficientemente caliente. A sacar Weused a pail to dip the water out of thetub. Usamos un balde para sacar elagua de la bañera. A teñir I think I'lldip these stockings. Creo que voy ateñir estas medias. A saludar con Theydipped the flag as they passed the re-viewing stand. Saludaron con la ban-dera al pasar por la tribuna (presi-dential).

diplomacy diplomacia.

diplomat diplomático.

dipper cazo, cucharón.

direct [adj] directo This is the most di-rect route to the city. Este es el caminomás directo a la ciudad. A recto He'salways been direct and honest withme. Siempre ha sido recto y honradoconmigo.

• [adv~\ directamente Let's go directto the hotel. Vayamos directamente alhotel.

• [v] dirigir Can you direct me tothe nearest post office? ¿Puede Ud.dirigirme a la oficina de correos máscercana? A ordenar / was directed towait until he returned. Me ordenaronque esperara hasta que él volviera.

O direct opposite todo lo contrarioThe result's the direct opposite of whatwe expected. El resultado es todo locontrario de lo que esperábamos.

direction dirección, rumbo They wentin different directions. Se marcharonen distintas direcciones. O direcciónThey've made great progress underhis direction. Han hecho mucho pro-greso bajo su dirección. A instrucción,dirección Follow the directions printedon the box. Siga Ud. las instruccionesindicadas en la caja.

directly directamente Write directly tothe main office. Escriba directamentea la oficina principal. A exactamente,precisamente Our house is directly op-posite the store. Nuestra casa estáexactamente en frente de la tienda.

director director.

dirt mugre, suciedad His face wassmudged with dirt. Tenía la cara llenade mugre. A tierra He filled the flower-pot with dirt. Llenó la maceta contierra.

dirty [adj~\ sucio The floor of my room'sdirty. El piso de mi cuarto está sucio.A verde Most of his stories are pretty

dirty. La mayoría de sus cuentos sonverdes.

• O] manchar All my clothes weredirtied with soot. Toda mi ropa estabamanchada de hollín.

O dirty look mirada despectiva Hegave us a dirty look. Nos lanzó unamirada despectiva.

disagreeable desagradable.

disagreement desacuerdo.

disappear desaparecer.

disappoint O disappointing desilusio-nante The new play was rather disap-pointing. La nueva comedia fué algodesilusionante. O to be disappointedquedar desilusionado, estar decepcio-nado / was disappointed with the re-sults. Quedé desilusionado con los re-sultados. A sentir mucho I shall be verydisappointed if you don't come. Sentirémucho que Ud. no venga.

disappointment desengaño, chasco.

disaster desastre.

discharge \n\ disparo, descarga We couldhear the discharge of the gun. Oímos eldisparo del arma. A supuración, pusThe doctor inserted a tube to drain offthe discharge. El doctor introdujo unasonda para drenar la supuración.

• [v] desempeñar, cumplir He's failedto discharge his duties. Ha dejado decumplir sus deberes. A dar de alta /expect to be discharged from the hos-pital tomorrow. Espero que mañaname den de alta en el hospital.

O to be discharged dispararse, descar-garse The rifle was discharged acci-dentally. El rifle se disparó por unaccidente.discipline \n\ disciplina While learningto fly you'll be under steady discipline.Mientras Ud. aprenda a volar estarásometido a una disciplina constante.A castigo If you break the rules you'llbe subject to discipline. Si Ud. in-fringe las reglas será sometido a uncastigo.

• [v] castigar He disciplines his chil-den too severely. Castiga demasiadoseveramente a sus hijos.

discontent descontento, disgusto.

discontented descontento, disgustado.

discord discordia.

discount descuento, rebaja / shop therebecause I get a discount. Yo comproallá porque me hacen un descuento.O at a discount a precio rebajado.

discourage desanimar He did everythingto discourage me from going. Hizo loposible para desanimarme de ir.° discouraging desalentador The re-

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suits are so discouraging. Los resul-tados son muy desalentadores.

discourse [n] discurso.

discover descubrir.

discreet discreto.

discretion discreción, prudencia.

discuss discutir Don't discuss the matter.No discuta Ud. el asunto. A tratarI'll discuss that point in my next lec-ture. Trataré ese punto en mi próximaconferencia.

discussion discusión, debate.

disease enfermedad.

diseased enfermo.

disgrace ignominia, deshonra, vergüenza.

disguise disfraz He wore an unusual dis-guise. Llevaba un disfraz raro.

O disguised disfrazado He passedthrough the enemy lines disguised as a'monk. Pasó a través de las líneas ene-migas disfrazado de monje.

disgust [n] disgusto, desagrado He lookedat me in disgust. Me miró con desa-grado.

• [i>] repugnar I'm disgusted withsuch goings on. Me repugnan talesactos.

dish plato He dropped the dish and brokeit. Dejó caer el plato y se rompió.—What's your favorite dish? ¿Cuál es suplato favorito?

O to dish out, to dish up servir Thecook dished out the food on our plates.El cocinero nos sirvió la comida en losplatos.

dishonest deshonesto, falso.

disinfect desinfectar.

dislike [n] antipatía / can't overcome mydislike for the city. No puedo veneermi antipatía por la ciudad.

II J dislike traveling by train. Medisgusta viajar por tren.

dismal triste.

O dismal failure fracaso total It wasa dismal failure. Fué un fracaso total.

dismiss despedir.

dispatch [v] despachar, enviar.

dispensary dispensario.

dispense dispensar.

disperse dispersar.

displace desplazar.

display [n~\ exhibición, presentación Atthe fair we saw the most beautiful dis-play of flowers. Vimos en la feria unabellísima presentación de flores. A os-tentación / don't care for a lot of dis-play. A mí no me gusta la ostentación.

• [v] exhibir They're displaying hispictures at the gallery this week. Estánexhibiendo sus cuadros en la galeríaesta semana.

disposal disposición.

dispose O to be disposed to estar dis-puesto a He was disposed to take thingsvery seriously. Estaba dispuesto atomar las cosas muy seriamente. O todispose of disponer de They'll leave assoon as they dispose of their furniture.Partirán en cuanto dispongan de susmuebles. A depositar, disponer deWhere can we dispose of the garbage?¿Dónde podemos depositar la basura?A resolver He disposed of our objection}in short order. Resolvió nuestras que-jas rápidamente.

disposition genio She's a pretty girl, butwhat an awful disposition! Es unamuchacha bonita, pero ¡qué mal geniotiene!

|| What disposition will be made ofhis belongings? ¿En qué forma se vaa disponer de sus bienes?

dispute [?i] disputa, discusión Will yousettle the dispute? ¿Quiere Ud. ponerfin a la disputa?

• \y\ disputar, discutir / won't disputewith you on that point. No voy a dis-cutir con Ud. sobre ese punto.

dissipate disipar.

dissolve disolver.

distance [n] distancia What's the dis-tance from here to the next town?¿Cuál es la distancia de aquí al próximopueblo?

O from a distance desde lejos Youcan see the tower from a distance. Sepuede ver la torre desde lejos. O inthe distance a lo lejos The plane dis-appeared in the distance. El avióndesapareció a lo lejos. O to keep one'sdistance mantenerse a distancia.

distant distante My brother lives in adistant part of the country. Mi hermanovive en un lugar distante del país.A lejano She's a distant relative ofmine. Es una lejana parienta mía.A abstraído She seems very distanttoday. Ella parece muy abstraída hoy.

distill destilar.

distinct claro, preciso.

distinction distinción.

distinguish distinguir It's so dark I can'tdistinguish anything. Está tan oscuroque no puedo distinguir nada.

O to distinguish oneself distinguirseHe distinguished himself as a musi-cian. Se distinguió como músico.

distort torcer.

distract distraer.

distress [n] angustia There isn't reallyany need for such distress. Verdadera-mente no hay necesidad de tanta an-

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gustia. A peligro, apuro The ship wasin distress. El barco estaba en peligro.

• [v] angustiar / was distressed to seeher so unhappy. Me angustió verla tandesventurada.

distribute distribuir.

distribution distribución The distributionof population in this country is uneven.Es desigual la distribución de la pobla-ción en este país. A reparto When'sthe first distribution of mail? ¿Cuándose hace el primer reparto del correo?

district distrito.

distrust [n] desconfianza.

• [v] desconfiar.

disturb molestar / don't want to be dis-turbed until ten. No quiero que memolesten antes de las diez. A desorde-nar Someone's disturbed my papers.Alguien ha desordenado mis papeles.A perturbar, inquietar I'm disturbed tohear the news. Me he inquietado alenterarme de la noticia.

ditch zanja They dug a ditch to irrigatethe land. Cavaron una zanja parairrigar la tierra. A cuneta (roadside)There's a ditch on each side of theroad. Hay una cuneta a cada lado delcamino.

|| Let's ditch these people and havesome fun. Vamos a sacudirnos de en-cima esta gente para poder divertirnos.

dive [n\ zambullida What a beautifuldive! ¡Qué hermosa zambullida! A pica-da The plane went into a sudden dive.El avión hizo una picada repentina.

• [v] zambullirse Let's dive in. Vamosa zambullirnos.

|| There'll be a diving contest thisafternoon. Esta tarde habrá un con-curso de saltos de palanca. || I'd liketo visit some waterfront dives. Megustaría visitar los bajos fondos delos muelles.

divide [v] dividir.

dividend dividendo.

divine [odj] divino.

diving board trampolín, [Am] palanca.

division división.

divorce [??] divorcio I'm finally getting adivorce from him. Por fin él me va adar el divorcio.

• [v] divorciarse de She divorced herhusband several years ago. Hace variosaños que se divorció de su marido.

O to divorce oneself from apartarsede He divorced himself from his friends.Se apartó de sus amigos.dizzy mareado He felt dizzy after his ill-ness. Se sentía mareado después de laenfermedad. A vertiginoso He drove the

car at a dizzy speed. Llevaba el carroa una velocidad vertiginosa.do hacer He does all his work at night.Hace todo su trabajo de noche.—You'dbetter do as you're told. Más le val-dría hacer lo que le han dicho.—Mypen won't work; what did you do to it?¿Qué le ha hecho a mi pluma que noescribe?—On a bad road like this Ican't do more than forty miles an hour.En un camino tan malo no puedo hacermás de cuarenta millas por hora.—Hegets up early and so do I. Se levantatemprano y lo mismo hago yo. A hacer,escribir He's doing a magazine articleon local customs. Está haciendo unartículo sobre costumbres locales parauna revista. A cumplir Leave himalone; he's doing his duty. Déjalosolo, que está cumpliendo su deber.A pasarse en la cárcel // we got caughtwe'd have to do five years. Si nos pillantendríamos que pasarnos cinco años enla cárcel. A lucir The corn's doing wellthis year. El maíz luce bien este año.A estar bien, quedar bien Do you thinkthis color will do? ¿Cree Ud. que estecolor quedará bien?

O done hecho / can't leave before thejob's done. No puedo irme antes deque el trabajo esté hecho. A hecho,cocido In ten minutes the potatoes willbe done. Las papas estarán hechasdentro de diez minutos. O done forgastado These tires are done for. Estosneumáticos están ya gastados. O donein agotado, deshecho I'm done in work-ing in all this heat. Estoy agotado detrabajar en este calor. O to be done forfastidiarse // the boss finds this out I'mdone for. Si el jefe se entera de esto mefastidiaré. O to be done with terminarcon, acabar con Are you done with thesescissors? ¿Ha terminado Ud. con estastijeras? O to do away with suprimirThey plan to do away with most ofthese regulations. Piensan suprimirla mayor parte de estos reglamentos.O to do harm perjudicar, hacer daño,ser perjudicial Will it do any harm iftoe talk over that matter? ¿Será per-judicial si hablamos de ese asunto ?O to do one's best hacer lo mejorposible. O to do someone good, to dosomething good hacer bien A vacationwill do you lots of good. Le hará muchobien una vacación. O to do the disheslavar los platos. O to do the roomarreglar el cuarto. O to do up hacer,arreglar He did the package up goodand tight. Hizo el paquete bien apre-

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tado. O to do with tener que ver conThat has nothing to do with the ques-tion. Eso no tiene nada que ver conla cuestión. O to do without prescindirde Women couldn't do without make-up.Las mujeres no podrían prescindir delmaquillaje.

|| How's your brother doing at hisnew job? ¿Cómo le va a su hermanoen su nuevo empleo? i! Did you wantto see me now? ¿Quería Ud. vermeahora? || Don't lean out the windoiv.No se asome Ud. fuera de la ventana.|| Don't you think I'm right? ¿No creeUd. que tengo razón? || Do you likethe food here? ¿Le gusta la comida deaquí? || He left for the country, but Ididn't. El se fué para el campo, peroyo no. || He's out of danger now andis doing as well as can be expected.Está ya fuera de peligro y todo lobien que se puede esperar. || How doyou do? ¿Cómo está Ud.? || I don'ttvant to trouble you. No quiero moles-tarle. || / do wish we could finishtoday! ¡Ojalá que pudiéramos termi-nar hoy! || It didn't look like verygood weather out, did it? No parecíahacer muy buen tiempo ¿verdad?|| That'll do noto! ¡Ya basta! || Wecould do xoith a little more help. Nonos vendría mal un poco más de ayuda.|| We have to pay more than you dofor cigarettes. Tenemos que pagarmás que Ud. por los cigarillos. || We'llhave to make this do. Tendremos queconformarnos con esto. || Where canI get this laundry done? ¿Dónde mepueden lavar y planchar esta ropa?dock [n] muelle They're busy repairingthe docks. Están ocupados reparandolos muelles.

• [v] atracar What time does thesteamer dock? ¿A qué hora atraca elbarco?

dock [v] descontar I was only 15 minuteslate but they docked me for an hour.Llegué solamente quince minutos tarde,pero me descontaron una hora.

doctor [n] médico, doctor Will you pleasesend for a doctor. Haga el favor dellamar a un médico.

• [v] curar, tratar I'm doctoring acold. Me estoy curando un resfriado.

|| He's a Doctor of Philosophy in lit-erature. Tiene su doctorado en letras.or Es doctor en letras.

doctrine doctrina.

document documento.

dodge [?¡] treta What sort of a dodge has

he thought of now? ¿Qué nueva tretaha ideado ahora?

• [v] desviar If I hadn't dodged, therock would have hit me in the head.Si no me hubiera desviado, la piedrame habría pegado en la cabeza. A eva-dir Stop trying to dodge the issue. Nosiga Ud. tratando de evadir el tema.

dog [n] perro Have you fed the dog yet?¿Ha dado Ud. de comer al perro ya?

• [v\ perseguir They say they'll doghim until he gives in. Dicen que loperseguirán hasta que ceda.

|| He's going to the dogs. Está hechoun perdido.

dogged terco, tenaz.

doll muñeca.

dollar dólar.

dome cúpula.

domestic [adj] casero She's always beenvery domestic. Ella siempre ha sidomuy casera. A doméstico I'd rather notdo domestic work. Preferiría no hacertrabajos domésticos. A del país Most ofthese products are domestic. La mayo-ría de estos productos son del país.

dominion dominio.

donate donar, contribuir.

donkey burro.

donor donador.

doom [n] destino (fate). A muerte Thesoldiers marched to their doom. Lossoldados marchaban hacia la muerte.

• [v~\ condenar The convicts weredoomed to die that night. Los reosfueron -condenados a morir esa noche.

door puerta Please open the door for me.Haga el favor de abrirme la puerta.

O out of doors al aire libre, a la in-temperie. O to show a person the doorechar a alguien If he becomes insulting,show him the door. Si se pone inso-lente, échelo.

doorbell timbre.

doorman portero.

dope narcótico They were accused ofselling dope. Les acusaron de vendernarcóticos. A bobo No one can under-stand why she married such a dope.Nadie puede comprender como se hacasado con semejante bobo. A datos,información He gave us the right dopeabout the deal. Nos dio los datosexactos sobre el asunto.

O to be doped estar narcotizado Heacted as if he'd been doped. Se con-dujo como si hubiera estado narcoti-zado. O to dope out calcular I've got itall doped out. Todo lo tengo calculado.

dormitory dormitorio.

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child. Esa es una dosis grande paraun niño.

• [v] curar He keeps dosing himselfwith patent medicine. Sigue curándosecon específicos.

dot [n] lunar Wear your dress with theblue dots. Póngase el traje de lunaresazules.

• [v] motear The water was dottedwith little boats. El agua estaba mo-teada con botecitos.

O dotted line línea de puntos Sign onthe dotted line. Firme Ud. en la líneade puntos. O on the dot en punto I'llsee you at three on the dot. Le veréa las tres en punto.double [n\ doble He looks enough like youto be your double. Se parece tanto aUd. que podría pasar por su doble.

• [adj~\ doble May I have a double por-tion of ice cream? ¿Puede Ud. ser-virme un helado doble?—That wordhas a double meaning. Esa palabratiene doble sentido.

• [adv~] el doble de His income wasdouble what he expected. Sus ingresosfueron el doble de lo que esperaba.

• [v] duplicar, doblar He's doubled hiscapital in two years. En dos añosduplicó su capital. A doblar They dou-bled the bid. Doblaron la oferta. A re-doblar Our efforts must be doubled.Debemos redoblar nuestros esfuerzos.A apretar He doubled his fists in anger.Apretó los puños con rabia.

° to double back on volver sobre Theprisoner must have doubled back on histracks. El fugitivo debe haber vueltosobre sus pasos. O double bed cama dematrimonio. O double room habitaciónpara dos personas. O doubles (tennis)dobles Let's play doubles. Juguemosdobles. O to double up estar doblado,estar encogido, doblarse He's doubledup with pain. Está encogido de dolor.|| There's only one room, so we mustdouble up. Sólo hay una habitación,así es que tendremos que compartirla.

double-cross [v~\ engañar, traicionar.

doubt [«] duda There's no doubt about it.De eso no cabe duda.

• [v] dudar / doubt if the story's true.Dudo que el cuento sea cierto.

O no doubt sin duda, indudablementeNo doubt the train'll be late. Sin dudael tren llegará atrasado.doubtful dudoso It's doubtful if he'll getwell. Es dudoso que mejore.

° doubtful character persona de pocofiar He's a doubtful character. Es unapersona de poco fiar.

doubtless sin duda, indudablemente.

dough masa, pasta Don't make the doughtoo thin. No haga la masa demasiadodelgada. A pasta (money) I haven'tany dough on me. No tengo pasta eneste momento.

dove paloma.

down [n] pluma (s), plumón This pillow'sfilled with down. Esta almohada es depluma (s).

down [adv] abajo They lived down thereby the river. Vivían allá abajo por elrío.—Is the elevator going down? ¿Vahacia abajo este ascensor?• [v] echarse He downed his drinkquickly. Se echó el trago rápidamente.O down and out arruinado They usedto be well off, but now they're down andout. Estuvieron en buena posición peroahora están arruinados. O to be downon someone tener inquina a alguien Theothers are down on him because hecan't keep his temper. Le tienen in-quina los demás porque no domina sumal genio. O to come down perdurarThat old song's come down through theages. Esa vieja canción ha perduradoa través de los tiempos. O to go downbajar Has the rate of exchange goneup or down? ¿Ha subido o ha bajadoel tipo de cambio? O up and down dearriba abajo, de un lado a otro He waswalking up and down the room. Se pa-seaba por el cuarto de un lado a otro.|| The poor fellow's spirits are doivn.El pobre chico está bajo de moral. || Isthe sun down yet? ¿Se ha puesto ya elsol? || He lived down south two years.Vivió en el sur durante dos años.|| Let's get down to work. Pongámonosa trabajar en serio. || How much willthe down payment be? ¿Cuánto hayque pagar al contado?downgrade Oto be on the downgrade estaren la pendiente We're on the down-grade now. Estamos en la pendiente.downhill cuesta abajo Put on the brakesor else the car'll roll downhill. Echelos frenos, si no rodará el carro cuestaabajo.downstairs [n] planta baja We'll havethe downstairs ready next week. Ten-dremos la planta baja lista para lasemana entrante.

• [adv] abajo The visitor's waitingdownstairs. La visita está esperandoabajo. A escaleras abajo He trippedand fell doivnstairs. Tropezó y cayóescaleras abajo.

O downstairs room cuarto en la plan-ta baja I'd like to rent ti doumstairs

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room. Me gustaría alquilar un cuartoen la planta baja.

downtown [ctdv] al centro Let's go down-town for our shopping. Vamos a hacernuestras compras al centro.

downward hacia abajo.

doze [r] dormitar.

dozen docena Give me a dozen oranges.Déme una docena de naranjas.

drab gris, triste It's a drab day. Es undía gris.

draft [n] corriente de aire, [Am] chiflónI'm sitting in a draft. Estoy sentadoen una corriente de aire. A giro Thebank'll cash this draft for yon. Elbanco le abonará este giro. A tiro Thischimney doesn't have a good draft.Esta chimenea no tiene buen tiro.A conscripción The draft's taken halfof our employees. La conscripción haafectado a la mitad de nuestros em-pleados. A borrador He's made arough draft of his speech. Hizo unbreve borrador de su discurso. A planoThe architect has completed his draftfor the house. El arquitecto ha termi-nado el plano de la casa. A calado Thisboat has a draft of six feet. Este barcotiene seis pies de calado.

• [v] reclutar They've drafted manymen from this town. Han reclutado amuchos hombres de esta ciudad. A tra-zar They drafted the plans in the en-gineer's office. Trazaron los planos enel despacho del ingeniero.

O draft beer cerveza de barril.drag [w] carga He's been an awful dragon the family. Ha sido una gran cargapara su familia.

• [v~\ arrastrar Your dress is draggingall over the floor. Su vestido arrastrapor todo el suelo.—Don't drag thetrunk, it marks the floor. No arrastreUd. el baúl, que raya el piso. A drag?rWhy are they dragging the river?¿Para qué están dragando el río?

II The days seem to drag here. Losdías parecen interminables aquí.drain [h] desagüe The drain's stoppedup again. El desagüe está atascadootra vez.

• [?•] agotar That illness is drainingaway all her strength* Esa enferme-dad está agotando sus fuerzas. A dese-car // they'd drain the swamp, therewouldn't be so many mosquitoes aroundhere. Si desecaran el pantano no habríatantos mosquitos por aquí.

I1 War's a great drain on this coun-try's strength. La guerra está con-sumiendo los recursos de este país.

drainage desagüe, drenaje.

drama drama.

draw [n] empate The game ended in adraw. El juego terminó en un empate.A desempate The opposing team wonthe draw. El equipo contrario ganó eldesempate.

• [v] sacar Go out and draw a bucketof water. Salga y saque un cubo deagua.—They dreiv different conclusionsfrom the same facts. Sacaron distin-tas conclusiones de los mismos hechos.—I'll have to draiu fifty dollars out ofthe bank. Tendré que sacar cincuentadólares del banco. A sacarse He drewa winning number. Se sacó uno de losnúmeros premiados. A atraer This con-cert's sure to draio a big crowd. Esteconcierto seguramente atraerá muchagente. A dibujar Won't you please drawme a map of the route? ¿Quiere ha-cerme el favor de dibujarme un planodel camino? A entrar The train's justdrawing into the station. El tren estáentrando en la estación. Allegar Thecampaign's draiving to a close. Lacampaña está llegando a su fin.

O drawing card atracción, gran nú-mero He's a big drawing card whereverhe goes. Es una gran atracción donde-quiera que vaya. O to draw a line ponerun límite. O to draw a sigh dar unsuspiro When the examination was overhe drew a sigh of relief. Cuando ter-minó el examen dio un suspiro dedesatrogo. O to draw out sonsacar / didmy best to draw him out. Hice lo quepude para sonsacarle. O to draw upacercarse Just then a taxi dreiv up. Enese momento se acercó un taxi. A pre-parar As soon as I get the informationI'll draw up a report. En cuanto recibala información prepararé un informe.|| The scratches were deep enough todraw blood. Los rasguños fueron losuficientemente profundos para hacermanar sangre. Q On this river theboats can't draiv more than three feet.En este río los barcos no pueden tenerun calado mayor de tres pies. ]| This isa good-drawing pipe. Esta es una pipade buen tiro.

drawer cajón, gaveta.

drawers calzoncillos.

drawing dibujo.

dread [n] miedo, terror.

dreadful espantoso There was a dreadfulstorm. Hubo une tempestad espantosa.A cursi She wears dreadful clothes.Lleva una ropa muy cursi.

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last night. Anoche tuve un sueño diver-tido.

• [v] soñar Last night I dreamed I washome. Soñé anoche que estaba en casa.

O to dream of soñar con / oftendream of you. A menudo sueño contigo.|| / wouldn't dream of doing it. Nose me ocurriría hacerlo nunca.dreary triste, melancólico.drench empapar.

dress [n] vestido, traje She wants to buya new dress. Desea comprar un vestidonuevo.

• [adj~\ de etiqueta The reception's adress affair. La recepción es de eti-queta.

• [v~\ vestir Dress the children. Vistaa los niños. A vestirse We've got todress for the reception. Hay quevestirse para la recepción. A arreglarThey were dressing the Christmas treefor the party. Arreglaban el árbolpara la fiesta de Navidad. A hacer lacura a When was this wound dressed?¿Cuándo se hizo la cura a esta herida?

O dressed limpio Does he sell dressedchickens? ¿Vende pollos limpios? O todress up arreglarse I'll have to dress upto go there. Tendré que arreglarmepara ir allí.

|| They gave me a dressing down forbeing late. Me regañaron por llegartarde.

dresser aparador.

dressing salsa What kind of dressingwould you like on your lobster? ¿Queclase de salsa le gustaría en la lan-gosta? A relleno She served roast tur-key with chestnut dressing. Sirviópavo asado con un relleno de castañas.A venda The nurse changes his dress-ings every morning. La enfermeracambia sus vendas todas las mañanas.

dressing gown bata.

dressmaker modista.

dried seco These leaves are dried andyellow. Esas hojas están secas y ama-rillas.

drill [n] taladro The engineers need an-other drill. Los ingenieros necesitanotro taladro.

• [i>] entrenar The officer's drilling hismen. El oficial está entrenando a sussoldados. A perforar The dentist hasto drill this tooth. Es preciso que eldentista perfore este diente. A hacerejercicios militares We drill every dayon that field. Hacemos ejercicios mili-tares en ese campo todos los días.

drink [r?] bebida, trago Can I mix yon adrink? ¿Puedo prepararle una bebida?

• [v] tomar, beber Drink plenty ofwater. Tome Ud. mucha agua. A brin-dar Let's drink to your return. Brin-demos por su vuelta.

|| May I have a drink of water?¿Puede Ud. darme un poco de agua?

drip [v~\ gotear.

drive [n] carretera The drive goes aroundthe lake. La carretera da la vuelta allago. A paseo en coche Let's go for adrive. Vamos a dar un paseo en coche.A golpe (golf) He has a very powerfuldrive. Tiene un golpe muy fuerte.A campaña Next week there'll be adrive to raise money for the poor. Lasemana próxima habrá una campañapara colectar dinero en beneficio de lospobres.

• [v] clavar Drive that nail into theivall. Clave Ud. ese clavo en la pared.A impulsar He was driven to stealingby hunger. Fué impulsado al robo porel hambre. A llevar The boss drove mehome in his new car. El jefe me llevóhasta casa en su nuevo auto. A mane-jar, conducir Can you drive a truck?¿Puede Ud. manejar un camión? A pa-sear en coche, ir en coche Let's driveout into the country. Vamos a pasearen coche por el campo. A hacer tra-bajar The foreman drives the workerscontinually. El capataz hace trabajara los obreros constantemente.

O to drive at proponerse What areyou driving at? ¿Qué es lo que sepropone Ud.? Oto drive away echarDrive the dog away. Eche Ud. al perrode aquí. O to drive back echar haciaatrás, empujar hacia atrás The crowd,was driven back. Echaron el gentíohacia atrás. A rechazar The soldiersdrove the enemy back. Los soldadosrechazaron al enemigo.

|| He drives a hard bargain. Llevaadelante con empeño un negocio. || Hewas a man of considerable drive. Dabamucho impulso a lo que hacía.

driver chofer, chófer Where's the driverof the car? ¿Dónde está el chofer delautomóvil?

droop [v] inclinar, bajar, decaer.

drop [«] gota There's not a drop of waterleft. No queda ni una gota de agua.A caramelo Lemon drops are my favo-rite candy. Los caramelos de limón sonmis dulces favoritos.

• [v] dejar For the time being, let'sdrop the subject. Por ahora, dejemosese tema.—Please drop me at the cor-ner. Haga el favor de dejarme en laesquina. A dejar caer / dropped the

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letter in the street. Dejé caer la cartaen la calle. A caerse The pencil droppedout of my hand. Se me cayó el lápizde la mano. A bajar The temperaturedropped very rapidly. La temperaturabajó rápidamente. A omitir Drop everyother letter to read the code. Para leerla clave hay que omitir una letra sí yotra no. A echar // / don't pay anydues I'll be dropped from the club.Si no pago la cuota, me echarán delclub. A soltar She dropped a hint thatshe wanted to go. Soltó una indirectaque quería irse.

O at the drop of a hat con cualquierpretexto. O to drop in or over venirDrop in to see me tomorrow. Venga averme mañana. O to drop off (to sleep)quedarse dormido / dropped off to sleepimmediately. Me quedé dormido inme-diatamente.

|| From the second floor there's adrop of twenty feet to the ground.Desde el segundo piso al suelo hay unaaltura de veinte pies.

drought sequía.

drown ahogarse Many people havedrowned at this beach. Se ha ahogadomucha gente en esta playa. A inundarThis field was drowned out by thespring rains. Este campo se inundócon las lluvias de la primavera.

O to drown out ahogar The noisedrowned out his remarks. El ruidoahogó sus observaciones.

drowsy soñoliento, medio dormido.

drug [n] droga, medicina This drug's soldonly on a doctor's prescription. Estamedicina solamente se vende por pre-scripción médica.

• [v~\ narcotizar He thought they haddrugged him. Creía que lo habían nar-cotizado.

O drugged borracho I felt druggedwith sleep. Me sentía borracho desueño.

II This year's grapes are a drug onthe market. Este año las uvas estántiradas, or Este año no hay quienquiera las uvas.

druggist boticario, farmacéutico.

drug store botica, farmacia.

drum [w] tambor Do you hear the roll ofthe drums? ¿Oye Ud. el redoblar delos tambores? A barril They unloadedsix drums of gasoline. Descargaronfcei? barriles de gasolina.

• [v~\ teclear Please stop drumming onthe table. Por favor deje de teclearsobre la mesa.

J| He's trying to drum up more trade.

Está haciendo diligencias para mejorarsus negocios.

drunk [n] borracho We had trouble witha drunk. Tuvimos dificultades con unborracho. A borrachera He looks likehe's been on a drunk. Parece que haestado de borrachera.

O to get drunk embriagarse, embor-racharse He got drunk at the party.Se emborrachó en la fiesta.

dry [adj] seco It's been a dry summer.Ha sido un verano seco.—I'm dry; let'shave a drink. Estoy seco; tomemos untrago. A aburrido The lecture was sodry I walked out. La conferencia eratan aburrida que me salí.

• [i>] secar Who's going to dry thedishes? ¿Quién va a secar los platos?A secarse The paint dried in five hours.La pintura se secó en cinco horas.

O dry land tierra firme. O to dry upsecarse Every summer this streamdries up. Esta corriente se saca todoslos veranos.

dry-goods store mercería, tienda de telasYou can buy buttons in the dry-goodsstore. Ud. puede comprar botones enla mercería.

duchess duquesa.

duck [n] pato We're having roast duckfor dinner. Tendremos pato asadopara la cena.

• [v] bajar, agachar Duck your head.Baje la cabeza. A zambullir Let's duckhim in the lake. Vamos a zambullirloen el lago.

O to duck out escaparse Let's duckout of here. Vamos a escaparnos deaquí. O white duck dril blanco.

due \_adv] derecho hacia Go due west untilyou come to the river. Vaya Ud. dere-cho hacia el oeste hasta que llegue alrío.

O due to ocasionado por, causado porHis death was due to an accident. Sumuerte fué ocasionada por un acci-dente.

II / have three weeks' pay due me.Me deben tres semanas de sueldo. || Thetrain's due at noon. El tren debe llegaral mediodía.

duel [n] duelo.

dues cuota The dues are five dollars ayear. La cuota es de cinco dólares alaño.

duke duque.

dull [adj] romo This knife's dull. Estecuchillo está romo. A triste // it's adull day, let's not go. No vayamos siel día está triste. A sordo He felt adull pain in his chest. Sentía un dolor

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sordo en el pecho. A torpe Their son'sa dull student. Su hijo es un estudiantetorpe. A soso Our neighbors are verydull. Nuestros vecinos son muy sosos.A aburrido What a dull evening! ¡Quénoche más aburrida!

• [v] estropear Be careful not to dullthe knife. Tenga cuidado de no estro-pear el cuchillo.

duly debidamente.

dumb mudo He became dumb after hissickness. Quedó mudo después de laenfermedad.

O to strike dumb dejar atónito, pas-mar We were struck dumb by the news.La noticia nos dejó atónitos.

|| / knew you'd do something dumblike that. Yo sabía que Ud. haría al-guna tontería de esa índole.

dummy maniquí Put the dress on thedummy. Ponga Ud. el vestido en elmaniquí. A tonto He's a dummy. Esun tonto.

dump [«] basurero, vaciadero Where'sthe city dump? ¿Dónde está el basu-rero de la ciudad? A depósito Theammunition dump's very well guarded.Está muy bien vigilado el depósito demuniciones.

• [i>] echar She dumped the coal intothe stove. Echó el carbón en la estufa.

O to be down in the dumps tenermurria, estar con murria I've beendown in the dumps all day. He estadocon murria todo el día.

|| For many years they've been dump-ing cheap toys on the market. Durantemuchos años han inundado el mercadode juguetes baratos.

dung excremento, estiércol.

duplicate [n] duplicado, copia Do yonhave the duplicate? ¿Tiene la copia.

A duplicado Fill this out in duplicate.Llene esto por duplicado.

duplicate [i>] igualar His work'll never beduplicated. Su obra nunca será igua-lada.

durable durable, duradero.

duration duración.

during durante / met him during the war.Le conocí durante la guerra.

dusk crepúsculo.

|¡ We'll return at dusk. Regresare-mos al oscurecer.

dust [íi] polvo She swept the dust underthe rug. Barrió el polvo que habíadebajo de la alfombra.

• [i>] quitar el polvo de Please dust mydesk. Haga el favor de quitar el polvode mi escritorio.

O to bite the dust morder el polvo.

duty deber He thought it was his dutyto visit his parents. Creyó que su deberera visitar a sus padres. A obligaciónAnswering the phone is one of my du-ties. Una de mis obligaciones es con-testar al teléfono. A impuesto Howmuch duty is there on this tobacco?¿Cuánto es el impuesto sobre estetabaco?

O off duty libre de servicio / go offduty at 5:30. Estoy libre de servicioa las cinco y media. O on duty de ser-vicio Fm on duty all night. Estoy deservicio toda la noche.

dwarf [n] enano.

dwell O to dwell on insistir en.

dwelling vivienda, casa.

dwindle menguar, disminuir.

dye [w] tinte Please get me a package ofblue dye. Hágame el favor de conse-guirme un paquete de tinte azul.

• [v] teñir / had my shoes dyed. Mehice teñir los zapatos.

dynamite dinamita.dysentery disentería.

each cada How many beds are there toeach room? ¿Cuántas camas hay encada cuarto? A cada uno These applesare a penny each. Estas manzanas sona un centavo cada una.

O each other el uno al otro, unos a

otros We don't understand each other.

No nos comprendemos (unos a otros).

II Each one must look out for himself.

Sálvese el que pueda.

eager ansioso I'm eager to meet yourfriends. Estoy ansioso de conocer asus amigos.

eagle águila.

ear oído My ear hurts. Me duele el oído.—/ don't have an ear for music. Notengo buen oído para la música. A orejaThe donkey has long ears. El burrotiene orejas largas. Amazorca (corn),espiga (wheat) The ears of wheat arenearly ripe. Están casi maduras lasespigas del trigo.

° all ears todo oídos Go on with yourstory, I'm all ears. Siga Ud. con elcuento, soy todo oídos.

eardrum tímpano.

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earlier más temprano Can't you get upearlier? ¿No se puede Ud. levantarmás temprano?

early [adj] primero When does the earlyshoiv begin? Cuándo comienza la pri-mera sesión? [Sp] or ¿Cuándo comienzala primera tanda? [Am] A pronto, rá-pido We expect an early reply. Espera-mos una pronta contestación.

• [adv] temprano Please call me early.Por favor llámeme temprano.

O early life primeros años, juventudTell me something of your early life.Cuénteme algo sobre su juventud.O early riser madrugador He's a veryearly riser. Es muy madrugador.

earmuff orejera.

earn ganar How much do you earn aweek? ¿Cuánto gana usted a la sema-na?—His behavior earned him the re-spect of everyone. Su comportamientole ganó el respeto de todos.

earnest serio.

earnings salario.

earphone auricular.

earring pendiente (long), arete (round).

earth mundo, tierra There's nothing onearth like it. No hay nada igual en elmundo. A tierra These pits must befilled with earth. Hay que llenar estoshoyos con tierra.

O down-to-earth práctico He has adown-to-earth attitude. Tiene un puntode vista práctico. O to get back toearth volver a la realidad Stop dream-ing and get back to earth! ¡Deje Ud.de soñar y vuelva a la realidad!

earthquake terremoto.

ease [n] naturalidad He dances with suchease. Baila con tanta naturalidad.

• [v~\ aliviar This medicine will easethe pain quickly. Esta medicina alivia-rá pronto el dolor.

O a life of ease una vida desahogadaHe leads a life of ease. Llleva unavida muy desahogada. O to ease upaligerar The pressure of the work haseased up a Hi tie in the past week. Eltrabajo se ha aligerado un poco en laúltima semana.

|| Ease the bureau over. Tumbe Ud.la cómoda con cuidado. I! He alwaysputs his guests completely at ease.Siempre logra que sus invitados sesientan como en su casa.

easel caballete.

easily fácilmente / don't make friendseasily. No hago amistades fácilmente.A seguramente That's easily the bestthing I've seen. Seguramente es lomejor que he visto. A probablemente

He could easily be late. Probablementellegará tarde.

east este / lived in the East for ten years.Viví en el Este durante diez años.—Where do I turn east? ¿Dónde tuerzohacia el Este? A Oriente We get mostof our tea from the East. Recibimosdel Oriente la mayor parte de nuestroté.

O east wind viento de levante Aneast wind usually comes up in theafternoon. Por lo general se levantapor la tarde un viento de levante.

Easter Pascua Florida.

easy fácil It is easy? ¿Es fácil? A concalma Let's take things easy. Tomemoslas cosas con calma.

O easy-going tranquilo, bonachónThe boss is very easy-going. El jefees muy tranquilo.

|| He's been living on easy streetsince his father died. Vive espléndida-mente desde que murió su padre.

eat comer I want something to eat.Quiero algo de comer.

O to eat out comer fuera Shall weeat out tonight? ¿Comemos fuera estanoche?

eavesdrop atisbar, curiosear.

echo [w] eco He shouted and we heard theecho. Gritó y oímos el eco.

• [v] resonar The shot echoed throughthe hills. El disparo resonó en lascolinas. A repetir Quit echoing everyword he says. Deje de repetir cadapalabra que dice él.

eclipse eclipse.

economical económico.

ecstasy éxtasis.

edge [n] las afueras How far is it to theedge of town? ¿A qué distancia quedanlas afueras del pueblo? A borde Don'tfall over the edge. No se caiga por elborde. A filo The edge of this razor isdull. El filo de esta navaja está embo-tado. A ventaja / think you have theedge on me. Creo que tiene Ud. unaventaja sobre mí. or Creo que me llevaUd. ventaja.

• [u] abrirse paso por The man edgedhis way through the crowd. El hombrese abrió paso por entre la multitud.

|| / want an edge put on this blade.

Quiero que me afilen esta hoja.edible comestible.edit redactar,edition edición.editor redactor.editorial editorial, artículo de fondo

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per. Hay un buen editorial en elperiódico de hoy.

\\He has an editorial position. Tieneun puesto de redactor.

educate educar.

education instrucción How much educa-tion have you had? ¿Qué instrucciónha recibido Ud.?

eel anguila.

effect [%] efecto What's the effect ofthis medicine? ¿Qué efecto produceesta medicina? A efecto, resultado Hisspeech produced the desired effect. Sudiscurso produjo el efecto deseado.

• [v] efectuar, realizar He effectedthe change without difficulty. Efectuóel cambio sin dificultad.

O effects efectos personales His ef-fects are still in his room. Sus efec-tos personales están todavía en lahabitación. O for effect para producirefecto She's wearing those clothes foreffect. Lleva esos vestidos para pro-ducir efecto. O in effect en realidadHis career began in effect when he wastwelve. Su carrera comenzó en reali-dad cuando tenía doce años. O to gointo effect entrar en vigor When doesthis regulation go into effect? ¿Cuándoentra en vigor este reglamento? O totake effect hacer efecto This medicineis beginning to take effect. Esta medi-cina está empezando a hacer su efecto.

effective de buen efecto That's a veryeffective color scheme. Aquella com-binación de colores es de muy buenefecto. A en vigor The new law be-comes effective immediately. La nuevaley entrará en vigor inmediatamente.

efficiency eficiencia.

efficient eficiente.

effort esfuerzo That job will take all youreffort. Ese empleo necesitará de todosu esfuerzo.—All her efforts to reachhim were in vain. Todos los esfuerzosde ella para alcanzarle fueron en vano.A intento That book was his first effortin the line of mystery stories. Eselibro fué su primer intento en el génerode novelas policíacas.

egg [«] huevo How much are eggs by thedozen? ¿Cuánto vale la docena de hue-vos?

• O] impulsar He was egged on byhis friends. Fué impulsado por susamigos.

O to put all one's eggs in one basketjugarse todo a una sola carta.

|| He's a bad egg. Es un sinvergüen-za,eggplant berenjena.

eight ocho.

eighteen diez y ocho.

eighth octavo.

eighty ochenta.

either [pro] alguno de los dos Does eitherof these roads lead to town? ¿Va haciael pueblo alguno de estos dos caminos?A cualquiera de los dos Either one issatisfactory. Cualquiera de los doses satisfactorio. A ambos, entrambosThere were trees on either side of theroad. Había árboles a ambos lados delcamino.

• [adv] tampoco // you don't go Iwon't either. Si Ud. no va, yo tampoco.

O either... or 0...0 I'll leave eithertonight or tomorrow. Partiré o estanoche o mañana.

elaborate [adj] elaborado, con muchos de-talles They made elaborate plans forthe party. Prepararon los planes parala fiesta con muchos detalles.

elaborate [r] elaborar.

O to elaborate upon ampliar.

elapse pasar, transcurrir.

elastic [w] elástico, goma.

• [adfl elástico.elated exaltado.

elbow codo He hurt his elbow. Se lastimóel codo.—We'll have to get a new elbowfor the pipe. Tendremos que conseguirun nuevo codo para el tubo.

O to elbow one's way abrirse caminoa codazos She elbowed her way throughthe crowd. Se abrió camino a codazospor entre la muchedumbre.

elect [adj] electo The president-elect willspeak tomorrow. Mañana hablará elpresidente electo.

• [v~\ elegir Who was elected presi-dent? ¿Quién fué elegido presidente?

election elección.

electric eléctrico.

electrician electricista.

electricity electricidad.

elegant elegante.

element elemento How many elements

can you name? ¿Cuántos elementos

puede Ud. nombrar?

O to be in one's element estar en su

propio elemento, estar en su ambiente,elementary elemental.elephant elefante.elevate elevar.elevator ascensor.eleven once.eligible elegible.eliminate eliminar.elm olmo.eloquent elocuente.else más There's no one else here. No

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hay nadie más aquí. A los demásEveryone else has gone. Todos losdemás se han ido.

O or else o si no Hurry or else we'llbe late. Apresúrese o si no llegaremostarde.

|| How else can I manage? ¿Y quéotra cosa puedo hacer?

elsewhere en otra parte.

embalm embalsamar.

embark embarcar.

embarrass poner en un aprieto Our pres-ence embarrassed him. Nuestra pre-sencia le puso en un aprieto. A tur-bar He was embarrassed by what Isaid. Se turbó por lo que dije.

O financially embarrassed con difi-cultades económicas She found herselffinancially embarrassed. Se encontróen dificultades económicas.

embarrassment turbación.

emblem emblema.

embrace abrazar He embraced his mothertenderly. Abrazó a su mamá con ter-nura. A abarcar Their plan embracesall aspects of the problem. Su planabarca todos los aspectos del problema.

embroider bordar She was embroideringa tablecloth. Ella estaba bordando unmantel.

embryo embrión.

emerald esmeralda.

emergency emergencia.

emigrant emigrante.

emigrate emigrar.

eminent eminente.

emotion emoción.

emperor emperador.

emphasis énfasis.

emphasize recalcar.

empire imperio.

employ emplear How many workers areemployed here? ¿Cuántos obreros hayempleados aquí? A tener You have toemploy caution in crossing this river.Tiene Ud. que tener cuidado al cruzareste río.

|| In whose employ are you? ¿Paraquién trabaja Ud.?

employee empleado.

employer patrón.

employment empleo.

empress emperatriz.

empty [adj] vacío Do you have an emptybox? ¿Tiene Ud. una caja vacía?Avano, inútil He made a few emptythreats. Hizo unas cuantas amenazasvanas.

• [v] vaciar (se) This tank empties inabout three mimttes. Este tanque sevacía en unos tres minutos. A desem-

bocar This stream empties into a biglake. Este arroyo desemboca en unlago grande.

enable permitir This inheritance will en-able me to buy that house. Esta heren-cia me permitirá comprar esa casa.

enamel [n] esmalte.

• [v] esmaltar.enchanting encantador.encircle rodear.

endose cercar The property is enclosed.La propiedad está cercada.

O enclosed cerrado The house has anenclosed porch. La casa tiene unporche cerrado. A adjunto Enclosed isthe sum you requested. Adjunto leremito la cantidad que pidió.

encounter \n\ encuentro.

• [v] encontrar, dar con.encourage estimular, animar He encour-aged our efforts. Estimuló nuestrosesfuerzos. A fomentar Let's not en-courage that sort of conduct. No fo-mentemos esa clase de conducta.

O encouraged animado Do you feel

more encouraged now? ¿Se siente Ud.

ahora más animado?encyclopedia enciclopedia.end [n] fin Who knows what the end will

be? ¿Quién sabe cuál será el fin?

A final Is this the end of the street?

¿Es este el final de la calle? A fines

I'll pay you at the end of the month.

Le pagaré a fines de mes.

• [v] terminar When does the per-formance end? ¿Cuándo termina larepresentación?

O at the other end al otro extremo.O loose ends cabos A few loose endsremain to be cleared up. Quedan al-gunos cabos por atar. O no end un sinfin We've had no end of trouble on thetrip. Hemos tenido un sin fin de difi-cultades en el viaje. O to put an end toponer fin a Please put an end to thisdiscission. Por favor, ponga Ud. fin aesta discusión.

|| It's getting hard to make both endsmeet. Se está haciendo difícil vivircon lo que se tiene.endeavor [r?] esfuerzo.

• [r] esforzarse.endless sin fin, infinito.endorse endosar.endorsement endoso.endow dotar.

endurance resistencia, aguante.

enemy enemigo.

energetic enérgico.

energy energía.

enforce hacer cumplir, ejecutar.

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engage compi'ometer How long have theybeen engaged? ¿Cuánto tiempo llevande comprometidos? A tomar I've justengaged a neto maid. Acabo de tomaruna nueva criada. A trabar contactocon It was two weeks before we wereable to engage the enemy. Trans-currieron dos semanas antes de quepudiéramos trabar contacto con elenemigo.

° to be engaged in dedicarse a, ocu-parse de He has been engaged in poli-tics for years. Hace años que se dedicaa la política.

engagement compromiso, esponsalesThey've just announced their engage-ment. Acaban de anunciar su com-promiso. A compromiso, cita I have anengagement this afternoon. Tengo uncompromiso esta tarde. A encuentroWe had a violent engagement withthe enemy. Tuvimos un encuentroviolento con el enemigo.

engine motor The engine needs repairing.El motor necesita reparaciones. A loco-motora The train has two engines. Eltren lleva dos locomotoras.

engineer [n\ ingeniero Is there an en-gineer here? ¿Hay aquí ingeniero?A maquinista The engineer brought thetrain to a stop. El maquinista paró eltren.

• [i>] llevar, dirigir He engineered thescheme very well. El llevó el plan muybien.

English inglés.

engrave grabar.

enjoy gozar de 7 hope you enjoyed theparty. Espero que haya gozado de lafiesta.—As a rule he enjoys goodhealth. Por lo regular goza de muybuena salud. A gustar, tener placer enI don't enjoy doing this. No me gustahacer esto.

° to enjoy oneself divertirse I en-joyed myself very much. Me divertímucho.

enjoyment goce, placer.

enlarge ampliar, agrandar.

O to enlarge on exagerar Stop en-larging upon your troubles. Deje Ud.de exagerar sus males.

enlargement ampliación.

enlist alistarse He enlisted in the navytwo days ago. Se alistó en la marinahace dos días. A sentar plaza He en-listed in the army. Sentó plaza en elejército. A conseguir He enlisted thehelp of the teachers in that drive. Con-siguió la ayuda de los maestros enaquella campaña.

enormous enorme.

enough [ad;] suficiente Do you haveenough money? ¿Tiene Ud. suficientedinero?

• [adv~\ bastante He seemed gladenough to do it. Parecía estar bastantecontento en hacerlo.

° to be enough bastar That's enough!¡Basta!

|| Enough is enough. Basta y sobra.|| Sure enough; you're right. Verdadque sí; tiene Ud. razón.

enrage enfurecer, encolerizar.

enroll matricularse.

entangle enredar.

enter entrar en He entered the room.Entró en el cuarto. A ingresar Whendid you enter the army? ¿Cuando in-gresó Ud. en el ejército? A inscribirWho's entered in the race? ¿Quiénes sehan inscrito para la carrera? A dis-poner The cards are entered in alpha-betical order. Las tarjetas están dis-puestas por orden alfabético.

O to enter into encajar en He en-tered into the spirit of the party.Encajó en el ambiente de la fiesta.

entertain divertir He entertained theaudience with his jokes. Divirtió alpúblico con sus chistes. A entretenerWill you please entertain the guestwhile I dress? Haga Ud. el favor deentretener al invitado mientras mevisto. A convidar She entertains a lot.Convida mucho a la gente. A abrigarWhatever makes you entertain such anidea? ¿Cómo puede Ud. abrigar talidea?

entertainment espectáculo.

enthusiasm entusiasmo.

entire entero I read the entire book inone day. Leí el libro entero en un día.A todo The entire trip is pleasant. Todoel viaje es agradable. A total Is thatthe entire cost? ¿Es ese el coste total?

entitle autorizar I'm entitled to spend 50

dollars a month. Estoy autorizado a

gastar cincuenta dólares al mes.

O entitled titulado (of a book).

|| His age entitles him to respect.

Merece que se le respete por su edad.

entrance entrada Her sudden entrancetook us by surprise. Su entrada repen-tina nos cogió de sorpresa.—Where'sthe entrance? ¿Dónde queda la en-trada?—Is there an entrance fee?¿Hay que pagar entrada?

entrée entrada.

entry entrada The people cheered theentry of the troops. La gente vitoreóla entrada de las tropas. A asiento,

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partida How many entries are there inthis account? ¿Cuántos asientos hayen esta cuenta? A competidor, partici-pante When the race started there wereonly ten entries. Cuando la carreraempezó había solamente diez competi-dores.

envelop [v] The town was enveloped insmoke. La ciudad estaba envuelta enhumo.

envelope [n] sobre.

envy [n] envidia.

• [v] envidiar.epidemic epidemia.

equal [n~\ igual It will be hard to find hisequal. Será difícil encontrar su igual.

• [adj] igual These are two equalobjects. Estos son dos objetos iguales.A mismo All men should have equalrights. Todos los hombres deben tenerlos mismos derechos. A parejo Theyhad equal luck. Tuvieron una suertepareja, or Tuvieron la misma suerte.

• [v] equivaler Does this amount equalyour losses? ¿Equivale esta suma asus pérdidas? A igualar It'll be hard toequal his record. Será difícil igualarsu record.

O equal to con fuerzas para / don'tfeel equal to the trip. No me sientocon fuerzas para el viaje.

equator ecuador.

equip equipar The soldiers were very wellequipped. Los soldados estaban muybien equipados.

equipment equipo Our fishing equipmentwill all fit into one bag. Todo nuestroequipo de pesca cabrá en una bolsa.

equivalent [adj; n] equivalente.

era época, era.

erase borrar.

eraser borrador.

erect [adj] derecho Stand erect. Pón-gase derecho.

• [v] erigir / was a child when theyerected that monument. Era yo niñocuando erigieron aquel monumento.

errand recado, mandado.

error error There seems to be an error

in the bill. Parece que hay un error

en la cuenta.escalator escalera móvil sin fin, escalera

rodante.escape [n] fuga The escape of the thief

shocked ?<s. La fuga del ladrón nos

impresionó.

• [v] fugarse The criminal was ablefo escape. El criminal logró fugarse.A escaparse Did anyone escape? ¿Seescapó alguno? A evitar, escapar aYou can't escape the consequences. No

puede Ud. escapar a las consecuencias.|| He goes to the theater as an escape.Va al teatro para distraerse. ]| Herface is familiar, but her name escapesme. Su cara me es familiar pero sunombre no me viene a la memoria.|| We had a narrow escape. Escapamospor un pelo.

especially especialmente / ivant this espe-cialhj. Quiero esto especialmente.

|| Is anything especially wrong?¿Sucede algo de particular?

essay ensayo.

essence esencia That was the essence ofhis speech. Eso fué la esencia de sudiscurso.—The dessert was flavoredwith essence of peppermint. El postretenía sabor de esencia de menta.

essential [n] rudimento, fundamento Hetaught the essentials of sivimming inone lesson. Enseñaba los rudimentosde la natación en una lección.

• [«f¿i] esencial Good manners are es-sential. Son esenciales los buenosmodales.

establish establecer / should like to es-tablish myself here. Quisiera estable-cerme aquí. A colocar Are you comfort-ably established here? ¿Está Ud. có-modamente colocado aquí? A compro-bar Can you establish your claim?¿Puede Ud. comprobar su reclamación?

establishment establecimiento.

estate finca, propiedad He has a largeestate in the country. Tiene una fincamuy grande en el campo. A herenciaHis estate is valued at $10,000. Suherencia está valuada en $10,000.

esteem [n] estima.

• [v] estimar.

estimate [n] cálculo My estimate waspretty close to the exact measurementof the room. Mi cálculo era muyaproximado a la medida exacta de lahabitación. A pi-esupuesto, valuaciónThe painter made us an estimate. Elpintor nos hizo un presupuesto.

• [r] estimar He estimated the dam-age at close to a thousand dollars.Estimó que el daño causado llegabaaproximadamente a mil dólares.

etc. etc., etcétera.

etching grabado al agua fuerte,

eternal eterno.

ether éter.

ethics ética.

etiquette etiqueta.

evaporate evaporarse.

even [adj] liso Is the surface even? ¿Estalisa la superficie? A uniforme The traintraveled at an even speed. El tren

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andaba a una velocidad uniforme.A equitativo There will be an even dis-tribution of the food. Habrá una dis-tribución equitativa de víveres. A parIs this game played by an odd or evennumber of people? ¿Interviene en estejuego un número par o impar de per-sonas? A exacto With two more we'llhave an even dozen. Con dos mástendremos una docena exacta. A apa-cible, tranquilo He has an even disposi-tion. Tiene en genio tranquilo. A igualThe two sides were almost even. Losdos bandos eran casi iguales.

• \_adv~\ hasta Even the strongest wereexhausted. Hasta los más fuertesestaban agotados. A aún The clotheswere dirty even after they werewashed. La ropa estaba sucia, aúndespués de lavada. A siquiera Hecouldn't even feed himself. Ni siquierapodía alimentarse por sí mismo. A toda-vía He can do even better if he tries.Lo puedo hacer mejor todavía si quiere.

• [v] igualar Please even the sleevesof this coat. Haga el favor de igualarlas mangas de este abrigo.

O even if aun cuando Even if we wentat full sped it would take an hour toget there. Aun cuando vayamos a todavelocidad tardaríamos una hora enllegar. O even so no obstante Evenso I don't agree with you. No obstante,no estoy de acuerdo con Ud. O eventhough aunque Even though I don'tlike this work I must do it. Aunqueno me gusta este trabajo, tengo quehacerlo. O even with al nivel de Thesnow was even with the window. Lanieve llegaba al nivel de la ventana.O to break even cubrir los gastos. O toget even vengarse I'll get even withyou. Me vengaré de Ud.

II After gambling all night I brokeeven. Después de jugar toda la nocheno gané ni perdí.

evening tarde (before sunset); noche(after sunset) We'll see you this eve-ning. Le veremos esta tarde. A nocheWe had a nice evening. Pasamos unabuena noche.

|| Good evening! ¡Buenas tardes!(before sunset) ¡Buenas noches! (aftersunset)

event acontecimiento I always try to keepup with current events. Trato siemprede estar informado sobre los aconte-cimientos del día. A suceso In this townthe arrival of a foreigner is an event.En este pueblo la llegada de un ex-tranjero es un suceso. A competición

(sports) What's the next event? ¿Cuáles la próxima competición?

O course of events curso de los acon-tecimientos A thing like this couldn'thappen in the normal course of events.Una cosa como ésta no podía occurriren el curso normal de los acontecimien-tos. O in any event en todo caso I'llbe there in any event. En todo casoestaré allí. O in the event of en casode In the event of an accident, pleasenotify my father. En caso de accidente,por favor, notifíquese a mi padre.

eventually eventualmente.

ever alguna vez Have you ever seen him?¿Le ha visto Ud. alguna vez? A nunca/ like this more than ever. Me gustaesto más que nunca.

O ever since desde que I've been tak-ing it easy ever since she left. Lo heestado tomando todo con calma, desdeque ella se fué. O for ever and everpor siempre jamás.

|| Why did I ever get into this? ¿Porqué diablos me metí en esto?

every cada Every time I see him he'sbusy. Cada vez que le veo está ocupado.O every day todos los días / see mycousins every day. Veo a mis primostodos los días. O every now and then,every once in a while de vez en cuandoHe takes a drink every now and then.Se toma un trago de vez en cuando.O every other ... un ... sí y otro noThey have movies here every otherday. Aquí dan películas un día sí yotro no.

everybody todo el mundo.

everyone todos.

everything todo.

everywhere en todas partes.

evidence evidencia, testimonio He wasconvicted on false evidence. Fué con-denado por falso testimonio. A señal,muestra She gave no evidence of likingme. Ella no dio muestras de que yo legustara.

evident evidente.

evil [n] mal He doesn't know the differ-ence between good and evil. No sabela diferencia entre el bien y el mal.• [adj~\ malo He's an evil man. Es unhombre malo.

O evils malas consecuencias He lec-tured us on the evils of drink. Noshabló sobre las malas consecuencias debeber.

evil-minded || She's evil-minded. Ellatiene mucha malicia.

evolution evolución.

exact exacto.

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exactly exactamente.

exaggerate exagerar.

exam examen.

examination examen How did you makeout in your examination? ¿Como salióUd. de sus exámenes?—I've made acareful examination of the situation.He hecho un examen cuidadoso de lasituación.

O physical examination reconocimi-ento médico You ought to have a thor-ough physical examination. Le deberían hacer un reconocimiento médicocompleto.

examine examinar Let me examine yourpassport. Déjeme examinar su pasa-porte. A reconocer Has the doctor ex-amined you yet? ¿Le ha reconocido yael médico? A interrogar When exam-ined in court, he denied everything.Cuando le interrogaron en el Juzgadolo negó todo.

example ejemplo Is this a good exampleof his work? ¿Es éste un buen ejemplode su trabajo?—You ought to set anexample for the others. Debería Ud.dar un ejemplo a los demás. A problemaWhat's the answer to the third ex-ample? ¿Cuál es la conestación altercer problema?

O for example por ejemplo Considerthis case, for example. Considere Ud.este caso, por ejemplo.

|| He must be made an example of.Hay que castigarle para que sirva deejemplo.

exceed excederse He exceeded the speedlimit. Se excedió en la velocidad regla-mentaria.

exceeding extraordinario She's a womanof exceeding beauty. Es una mujer debelleza extraordinaria.

exceedingly sumamente Your handwrit-ing is exceedingly good. Su letra essumamente buena.

excel sobresalir.

excellent excelente.

except excepto There are no rooms avail-able except on the top floor. No haycuartos disponibles excepto en el últi-mo piso.

O except for si no fuera por, si nofuera porque I %vould have been heresooner except for the fact that I hadto tvalk. Hubiera llegarlo antes si nofuera porque tuve que venir andando.

exception excepción.

excess [r?] sobrante, lo que sobra Pottroff the excess. Vierta Ud. lo que sobra.• [adj~\ exceso de Can we take anyexcess baggage on the plane? ¿Pode-

mos llevar algún exceso de equipaje enel avion?

O to be in excess of exceder a Thesupply of cars was never in excess ofthe demand. La oferta de automóvilesnunca excedió a la demanda. O to ex-cess con exceso Yoxi'll get sick if youcontinue to drink to excess. Se pondráUd. enfermo si sigue tomando conexceso.

excessive excesivo.

exchange [w] cambio The fight beganwith a rapid exchange of blows. Lapelea se inició con un cambio rápidode golpes.

O [r] cambiar I'd like to exchange thisbook for another one. Quisiera cam-biar este libro por otro. A canjearPrisoners of war may be exchangedwithin a year. Los prisioneros deguerra se podrán canjear dentro deun año.

O in exchange for a cambio de. O rateof exchange tipo de cambio.

excite excitar, agitar Don't get excited.No se excite Ud. A excitar, animarThe kids were excited about the circus.Los (chicos) pequeños estaban muyexcitados a causa del circo. A provocarThe book excited much popular inter-est. El libro provocó mucha curiosi-dad en el público.

O exciting emocionante, interesanteI think that's an exciting story. Creoque ese cuento es emocionante.

excitement excitación, agitación What'sall the excitement about? ¿A qué sedebe tanta excitación?

exclaim exclamar.

exclamation exclamación.

exclude excluir.

exclusive selecto This is a very exclusiveclub. Este es un club selecto.

O exclusive of aparte de, además deHe makes ten dollars a day exclusiveof commissions. El gana diez pesosdiarios aparte de sus comisiones. O ex-clusive rights exclusiva We have ex-clusive rights to his invention. Tene-mos la exclusiva de su invención.

excursion excursión.

excuse [n] razón What's your excuse forbeing late? ¿Qué razón da Ud. porllegar tarde?

excuse [v] perdonar Excuse me. Perdó-neme. A dispensar You'll have to ex-cuse the way the house looks. Dis-pense Ud. la apariencia de casa. A dis-culpar Please excuse my bod pronunci-ation, I'm just learning the language.Por favor disculpe Ud. mi mala pro-

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expect

nunciación, apenas he empezado aaprender el idioma.—He was excusedfrom work yesterday because he wassick. Le disculparon del trabajo ayerporque estuvo enfermo.

|| You may be excused now. PuedeUd. salir ahora.

execute cumplir He refused to executethe orders. Se negó a cumplir lasórdenes. A ejecutar The symphony wasmagnificently executed. La sinfoníafué ejecutada magníficamente.—Themurderer was executed this morning.El asesino fué ejecutado esta mañana.A ejecutar, hacer He's the artist whoexecuted the sculptures in this park.Es el artista que hizo las esculturasen este parque. A cumplir, ejecutar Thewill was never executed. El testamentonunca fué cumplido.

execution ejecución.

executive ejecutivo I think the executivebranch of the government is exceedingits powers. Creo que el poder ejecu-tivo se está tomando demasiadas atri-buciones. A directivo Tm interestedonly in getting an executive job. Solome interesa un puesto directive

O executive board consejo de admini-stración, junta directiva The matteris coming up before the executive boardtomorrow. El asunto será sometidomañana al consejo de administración.

exempt [adj~\ exento The best studentsare exempt from the examination. Losmejores estudiantes están exentos delexamen.

• [v] exentar, eximir Those with smallincomes were exempted from payingthe tax. Los que tenían pequeños in-gresos quedaron exentos de pagar elimpuesto.

exercise \n~\ ejercicio Each exerciseshould be performed fifty times. Cadaejercicio debería hacerse cincuentaveces.—/ like to take exercise at leastthree times a week. Me gusta hacerejercicio por lo menos tres veces porsemana.—Do all the exercises at theend of the lesson. Haga Ud. todos losejercicios al final de la lección.

• [v] hacer ejercicio We exercised thehorses twice a day. Hacíamos hacerejercicios a los caballos dos veces aldía. A emplear He has exercised agreat deal of ingenuity in this "matter.Ha empleado mucho ingenio en esteasunto.

O exercises ceremonia When are theygoing to hold the graduation exercises?

¿Cuándo van a celebrar la ceremoniade graduación?

exert usar He exerted influence to gethis job. Usó su influencia para obtenerel empleo. A hacer He exerted pressureon the edge of the box. Hizo presiónsobre el borde de la caja.

O to exert oneself esforzarse You'llhave to exert yourself to finish in time.Tendrá Ud. que esforzarse para ter-minar a tiempo.

exhaust agotar I've exhausted my funds.He agotado mis fondos.—His lectureson modern poetry exhausted the sub-ject. Sus discursos (or conferencias)sobre poesía moderna agotaron el tema.O exhausted exhausto, agotado I'mexhausted after that long trip. Estoyexhausto después de aquel largo viaje.O exhaust pipe tubo de escape I'llhave to get a new exhaust pipe for thecar. Tendré que conseguir un nuevotubo de escape para el automóvil.

exhaustion agotamiento.

exhibit [w] exposición Is the art exhibitopen to the public yet? ¿Está ya abiertaal público la exposición de arte?

• [v] exhibir His wife loves to exhibither jewelry. A su esposa le encantaexhibir sus joyas.

exhibition exhibición They put on a veryinteresting exhibition. Hicieron unaexhibición muy interesante. A expo-sición He had an exhibition of hispaintings at the art gallery last month.Hizo una exposición de sus cuadros enla galería de arte el mes pasado.

exile [w] destierro, exilio. A exilado, des-terrado (person).

• [v~\ exilar, desterrar.

exist existir / doubt if such a personexists. Dudo que exista tal persona.

|| How does he manage to exist onwhat he makes? ¿Cómo se las arreglapara vivir con lo que gana?

existence existencia.

exit salida Where's the exit? ¿Dóndeestá la salida? A mutis The heroinemade a very awkward exit. La heroínahizo un mutis muy deslucido.

|| / tried to make an inconspicuousexit from the party. Traté de esca-bullirme de la fiesta.

expand dilatar, dilatarse Iron expandswith heat. El hierro dilata con el calor.A agrandar, ensanchar, extender Thisbusiness has greatly expanded. Estenegocio se ha ensanchado mucho.

expansion expansión.

expect esperar / never expected to seehim again. Nunca esperaba volver a

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expressive

verlo.—I'll expect you at 6 o'clock. Leespero (or esperaré) a las seis. A contarcon You can't expect good weatherhere at this time of year. Aquí no sepuede contar con buen tiempo en estaépoca del año. A suponer / expect youhad a hard time finding the house.Supongo que le ha sido difícil encon-trar la casa.

expectant expectante.

expectation expectativa.

expedient [«] expediente.

• [adj] oportuno.expedition expedición.expel expulsar.expenditure gasto.

expense gasto I'd like to do it but I can'tafford the expense. Me gustaría hacerlopero no puedo permitirme los gastos.—He gets a straight salary and ex-penses in this job. En este trabajogana un sueldo fijo con sus gastos pa-gados.

O at one's expense a costa de uno,a propia costa He built the wholething at his own expense. Construyótodo a su propia costa. A a costa deuno We had a good laugh at his ex-pense. Reímos mucho a su costa. O ex-pense account cuenta de gastos. O togo to expense meterse en gastos / don'twant to go to much expense for thisparty. No quiero meterme en muchosgastos en esta fiesta.

expensive caro.

experience [n] experiencia I've learnedby experience that this is the best way.He aprendido por experiencia que éstees el mejor camino a seguir.—Whatexperience do you have? ¿Qué experi-encia tiene Ud.?

• Cv] pasar por, sufrir We may ex-perience some difficulties. Puede quepasemos por algunas dificultades.

experiment [n] experimento.

• [v] experimentar.

expert [n] experto The experts decidedthe document was a forgery. Los ex-pertos dictaminaron que el documentoera una falsificación.

• [adj] experto We need an expertmechanic for this job. Necessitamos unmecánico experto para este trabajo.

expire expirar.

explain explicar Could you explain howthis machine works? ¿Puede Ud. ex-plicar como funciona esta máquina?A justificar I can explain everything.Lo puedo justificar todo.

explanation explicación.

explicit explícito.

explode volar, hacer explosión.

exploit [n] hazaña.• [v] explotar.

exploration exploración.

explore explorar.

explorer explorador.

explosion explosión.

explosive explosivo.

export [w] exportación What are the chiefexports of your country? ¿Cuáles sonlas exportaciones más importantes desu país?—The export of cotton is highlyprofitable. La exportación del algodónda mucho rendimiento.

export [v] exportar We haven't been ableto export any spices for several years.Desde hace varios años no hemos podi-do exportar ninguna especia.

expose exponer His lack of discretion ex-posed him to ridicule. Su falta de dis-creción le expuso al ridículo. A revelarThe newspaper exposed his illegal in-come. El periódico reveló la fuenteilícita de sus ingresos.

exposé revelación comprometedora.

exposition exposición, exhibición.

exposure exposición How long an ex-posure do you think this film shoiddhave? ¿Cuánta exposición cree Ud.que se le debe dar a esta película?—Try to avoid exposure to the cold. Pro-cure Ud. evitar la exposición al frío.A fotografía I have three exposures ofthe same view. Tengo tres fotografíasde la misma vista.

|| I'd like a room with a southern ex-posure. Deseo un cuarto que dé al sur.

express [v] expresar I want you to feelfree to express your opinion. Quieroque se sienta Ud. con libertad paraexpresar su opinión.

O express train tren expreso Is thenext train an express? ¿Es expreso elpróximo tren? O to express oneselfexpresarse I have difficulty in express-ing myself in Spanish. Me es difícilexpresarme en español.

expression expresión That sounds like anold-fashioned expression. Esa pareceuna expresión anticuada.—I can tellwhat you're thinking by the expressionon your face. Puede decir lo que estáUd. pensando por la expresión de sucara.—He plays the piano withoutmuch expression. Toca el piano sinmucha expresión. A muestra, expresiónI give you this book as a small expres-sion of my gratitude. Le doy este librocomo una pequeña muestra de mi gra-titud.

expressive expresivo.

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exquisite exquisito.

extend extender This estate extends formiles on all sides. Esta propiedad seextiende en muchas millas a la redonda.A prorrogar Can you extend this visa?¿Puede Ud. prorrogar este visado?A prolongar They plan to extend therailroad to the border next year. Elaño que viene proyectan prolongar elferrocarril hasta la frontera. A expre-sar We extend to you our heartiestcongratulations. Le expresamos nues-tras más cordiales felicitaciones.

extension prolongación The new exten-sion was opened to traffic today. Lanueva prolongación fué abierta altráfico hoy. A extensión Please connectme with extension seven. Comuniquemecon la extensión número siete.

O extension cord extensión We needan extension cord so we can put thelamp over in the corner. Necesitamosuna extensión para poner la lámparaen el rincón.

extensive extensive

extent extensión He owns a vast extentof land in this area. Es propietariode una vasta extensión de tierras enesta zona.

O to a certain extent hasta ciertopunto.

|| What's the extent of his holdingsin the company? ¿Cuántas accionestiene en la compañía?

exterior [adj; n] exterior.

external externo.

extinguish extinguir, apagar.

extra [n] comparsa He worked for yearsas an extra before he got his firstpart. Trabajó durante años como com-parsa antes de conseguir su primerpapel. A extra The newspaper publishedan extra because of the late war news.El periódico publicó un extra a causade las últimas noticias de la guerra.• [adj~\ de más, adicional Do you havean extra pencil you could lend me?¿Tiene Ud. algún lápiz de más quepueda prestarme?

O extra expenses gastos extraordina-rios. O extra pay sobrepaga, pagaextraordinaria.

extract [«] extracto.

extract [v] extraer.

extraction extracción.

extraordinary extraordinario.

extravagant extravagante.

extreme extremo Such action is only nec-essary in extreme cases. Tal acción esnecesaria solamente en casos extremos.A extremado He was reduced to ex-treme poverty. Quedó reducido a unapobreza extremada.

O to go from one extreme to anotherir de un extremo a otro He's alwaysgoing from one extreme to another.Siempre va de un extremo a otro. O togo to extremes tomar medidas extre-mas, exagerar Let's not go to extremes.No exageremos.

|| We never have any extremes intemperature. Nunca tenemos tempera-turas extremas.

extremely sumamente.

eye ojo / have something in my eye.Tengo algo en el ojo.

O black eye ojo amoratado Have youanything good for a black eye? ¿TieneUd. algo que sirva para un ojo amora-tado? O hook and eye corchetes Thiscoat fastens at the top with a hook andeye. Este abrigo se abrocha en elcuello con corchetes. O to catch one'seye llamar la atención a uno I've beentrying to catch your eye for the lasthalf hour. He estado tratando dellamarle la atención hace ya mediahora. O to keep an eye on vigilar Besure to keep an eye on the children.No dejes de vigilar a los niños. O to seeeye to eye estar completamente deacuerdo / don't see eye to eye withyou on this question. No estoy com-pletamente de acuerdo con Ud. en esteasunto.

II / never set eyes on her before inmy life. Es la primera vez que la veoen mi vida.

eyebrow ceja.

eyeglasses lentes, gafas.

eyelash pestaña.

eyelid párpado.

eyesight vista.

fabric tela.

face [n] cara When he gets angry he

turns red in the face. Cuando se enfada

se le pone roja la cara.

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• [v~\ dar a Our room faces the street.Nuestro cuarto da a la calle. A ponersede cara a Face the wall. Ponte de caraa la pared. A hacer frente a Why don't

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you face the situation like a man?¿Por qué no hace Ud. frente a la situa-ción como un hombre?

O at face value al pie de la letraDon't take this news at its face value.No tome Ud. esta noticia al pie de laletra. O face down boca abajo Put yourcards on the table face down. PongaUd. sus cartas en la mesa boca abajo.O face to face cara a cara One day Imet him face to face. Un día me loencontré cara a cara. O face valuevalor nominal The bill's still worth itsface value. El billete conserva todavíasu valor nominal. O on the face of itobviamente, evidentemente The idea'sabsiird on the face of it. Evidente-mente la idea es absux-da. O to makefaces hacer muecas Stop making facesat me. Deja de hacerme muecas. O toone's face en la cara de uno, en presen-cia de uno I'd call him that right tohis face. Se lo llamaría en su cara.O to show one's face asomar la caraI'm ashamed, I won't dare show myface. Estoy tan avergonzado, que nome atrevo a asomar la cara. O with along face cariacontecido Ever since shelost her job she's been going aroundwith a long face. Desde que perdió supuesto, anda cariacontecida.

facial [%] masaje facial I made an ap-pointment for a facial. Pedí hora paraun masaje facial.

• [adj] de la cara, facial Watch hisfacial expression when you tell himthe news. Fíjese en la expresión de sucara cuando le dé la noticia.

facility facilidad He speaks with sxichfacility! ¡Habla con tanta facilidad!A medio What facilities do you havehere for recreation? ¿Qué mediostienen Uds. aquí para divertirse?

fact hecho verídico Is it a fact or is itjust your opinion? ¿Es un hecho verí-dico o es sólo su opinión?

O as a matter of fact en realidad Asa matter of fact I couldn't go if Iwanted to. En realidad no podría iraunque quisiera. O facts of life cosasde la vida It's time he learned the factsof life. Es hora de que conozca lascosas de la vida.

faction facción.

factor elemento, factor.

factory fábrica.

faculty facultad He doesn't seem to haveall his faculties. Parece que no tienetodas sus facultades.—I'm havinglunch with two members of the faculty.Voy a almorzar con dos miembros de

la facultad.—He got his degree in thefaculty of law. Se licenció en la facul-tad de derecho,fad moda.

fade desteñir (se) My stockings faded inthe wash. Se han desteñido mis mediasal lavarlas. A desvanecerse, debilitarseAs we got further away, the sound ofthe music faded. A medida que nosalejábamos se iba desvaneciendo elsonido de la música. A marchitar (se)These roses faded so quickly! ¡Estasrosas se marchitaron tan pronto!

Oto fade away desvanecerse Theimage faded away. La imagen se desva-neció.fail malograrse The crops failed lastyear. La cosecha se malogró el añopasado. A no poder / failed to find thebook I was looking for. No pude en-contrar el libro que buscaba. A decaerThe patient's failing rapidly. El en-fermo está decayendo rápidamente.A quebrar It'll be terrible if the businessfails. Será terrible si el negocio quie-bra. A ser suspendido Five students inthe class failed. Han sido suspendidoscinco alumnos de la clase. A fallar Ixvon't fail you. No le fallaré a Ud.A cortarse, interrumpirse The electric-ity failed. Se cortó la electricidad.

O without fail sin falta Be therewithout fail. Esté allí sin falta.failure fracaso As a director he was acomplete failure. Como director hasido un completo fracaso.—He was verymuch upset by his failure in the ex-amination. Estaba muy disgustadopor su fracaso en los exámenes. A faltaIt ivas because of his failures that hewas dismissed. Fué por sus faltas quelo han despedido. A interrupción Thefailure of telephone service affectedeverybody. La interrupción del ser-vicio telefónico afectó a todo el mundo.A quiebra We lost all our money in thebank failure. Perdimos todo el dineroen la quiebra de banco.

O heart failure ataque al corazón Hedied of heart failure. Murió de unataque al corazón.

|| His failure to come an time losthim his job. Perdió su empleo por nollegar puntualmente.faint [adj~\ vago 7 have a faint idea ofwhat you want. Tengo una idea vagade lo que Ud. quiere. A pálido Thecolor's too faint. El color es demasiadopálido. A desfallecido I feel faint. Mesiento desfallecido.

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falter

• [v] desmayarse Someone fainted. Al-guien se desmayó.

fair [n] feria The fair opens next Mon-day. La feria se abre el lunes próximo.

fair [adj] justo They were always fair tome. Siempre fueron justos conmigo.—That's fair enough. Eso es (muy)justo. A razonable, bueno He offeredus a fair price. Nos ofreció un preciorazonable. A bueno Give me a fairamount of it. Déme una buena canti-dad. A ni bien ni mal, regular Theivorks only fair. El trabajo no estáni bien ni mal. A rubio She has blueeyes and fair hair. Tiene los ojosazules y el pelo rubio. A claro, buenoIs the weather fair? ¿Hace buentiempo? A limpio Was that play fairor foul? ¿Fué la jugada limpia o sucia?O fair sex bello sexo.

fairy hada.

faith confianza I've lost faith in you. Heperdido la confianza en Ud. A religión/ don't know what his faith is. No sécuál es su religión.

O in good faith de buena fe We actedin good faith. Obramos de buena fe.

faithful fiel, leal.

fake [n] estafa That deal was a fake. Eseasunto resultó una estafa.

• [v] fingir He faked experience whenhe asked for a job. Cuando pidió em-pleo fingió tener experiencia.

fall \n\ descenso There was a sudden fallin the temperature last night. Anochehubo un descenso repentino de tem-peratura. A cascada There are a lotof falls on this river. Hay muchas cas-cadas en este río. A caída She had a falllast winter. Tuvo una caída el in-vierno pasado. A caída, toma They stillcelebrate the anniversary of the fallof the city. Aún se celebra el aniver-sario de la caída de la ciudad. A otoñoI'll be back next fall. Volveré el otoñoque viene.

• [adj] otoñal I love fall colors. Megustan los colores otoñales.

• [v] caer Did you hear somethingfall? ¿Oyó Ud. caer algo?—This let-ter would cause trouble if it fell intothe wrong hands. Esta carta causaríamucho daño si cayera en las manos queno debe.—The sunlight fell directly onhis book. La luz del sol caía directa-mente sobre su libro.—The holiday fallson Monday this year. Este año lafiesta cae en lunes. A caerse / slipped onthe ice and fell. Me resbalé en el hieloy me caí. A bajar The curtain's alreadyfallen. Ya ha bajado el telón.—It's

dangerous to cross the bridge unlessthe river falls. Es peligroso cruzar elpuente si no baja el río.—His voice fellwhen he mentioned her name. Bajó lavoz al mencionar su nombre.—Her eyesfell. Bajó los ojos. A pasar His propertyfalls to his wife. Sus propiedadespasan a su mujer.

O fallen caído He tripped over afallen branch. Tropezó con una ramacaída. O fallen arches pies planos Hewears special shoes because he hasfallen arches. Lleva calzado especialporque tiene los pies planos. ° to fallasleep dormirse Did you fall asleep?¿Se durmió Ud.? O to fall back retro-ceder The enemy fell back ten miles.El enemigo retrocedió diez millas.

0 to fall back on recurrir a We canalways fall back on our savings.Siempre podemos recurrir a nuestrosahorros. O to fall behind atrasarseDon't fall behind in your payments.No se atrase Ud. en sus pagos. O tofall down fracasar Can you be sure hewon't fall down on the job? ¿Tiene Ud.la seguridad de que no fracasará en eltrabajo? Oto fall for prenderse deHe fell hard for her. Se prendió de ellalocamente. ° to fall in love enamorar-se They fell in love with each otherat first sight. Se enamoraron desde elprimer momento en que se vieron. O tofall off disminuir His income's beenfalling off lately. Sus ingresos handisminuido últimamente. A caerse Thecover fell off the coffee pot. Se cayóla tapa de la cafetera. O to fall throughfracasar The plans for the picnic fellthrough. Los planes para la jira fra-casaron. O to fall to pieces caerse apedazos This typewriter's ready to fallto pieces. Esta máquina está que secae a pedazos.

|| His story sounded convincing, so

1 fell for it. Su relato parecía con-vincente y por eso le creí. || The dinnerfell short of our expectations. Creíamosque la comida sería mejor de lo queresultó. || Where does the accent fallon this word? ¿Dónde lleva el acentoesta palabra?

false falso Is this true or false? ¿Es estoverdadero o falso?—The tenor hit afalse note. El tenor dio una nota falsa.O false teeth dentadura postiza.O under false pretenses con engaño Shegot the job tinder false pretenses.Consiguió el puesto con engaño.

falsify falsificar.

falter vacilar.

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farther

fame fama.

familiar conocido, familiar It's good tosee a familiar face. Es agradable veruna cara conocida.

O to be familiar with estar familiari-zado con I'm not familiar with yourcustoms. No estoy familiarizado conlas costumbres de Uds.

|| // you aren't careful with him he'slikely to get familiar. Si no tiene Ud.cuidado se tomará demasiadas confian-zas.

familiarity familiaridad.

family familia She has to work to sup-port her family. Tiene que trabajarpara mantener a su familia.

• {.adj] de familia That temper of hisis a family trait. Su mal genio es cosade familia, or Su mal genio le viene defamilia.

famine hambre.

famous famoso.

fan [m] abanico She has a lovely Chinesefan. Tiene un precioso abanico chino.A ventilador Turn on the fan. Ponga elventilador. A aficionado She's an en-thusiastic baseball fan. Es una aficio-nada entusiasta del béisbol.

• [-y] abanicar She sat in the rockerand fanned herself. Se sentó en lamecedora y se abanicó. A soplar Hefanned the embers into a blaze. Soplóel rescoldo para hacer que llameara.

O to fan out salir The roads fannedout from the town in all directions.Los caminos salían del pueblo en todasdirecciones.

|| The incident fanned the flame oftheir resentment. El incidente intensi-fied su resentimiento.

fanatic fanático.

fan belt correa de ventilador.

fancy [n\ fantasía That whole story'sjust a fancy. Toda esa historia no esmás que fantasía. A imaginación It'sall your fancy. Todo es obra de suimaginación.

• [adj~\ fino, muy bueno He sent me abasket of fancy fruit for my birthday.Me envió una cesta de frutas finas parami cumpleaños. A elegante, de vestirThat dress is too fancy to wear to work.Ese traje es demasiado elegante parallevarlo al trabajo.

O to take a fancy coger cariño He'staken quite a fancy to her. Le hacogido mucho cariño.

|| Fancy meeting you here! ¡Quémilagro encontrarme aquí con Ud.!fantastic fantástico,far lejos Don't go far. No vaya Ud. lejos.

—The store's not far from our house.La tienda no está lejos de nuestra casa.—This joke's gone far enough. Estabroma ha ido demasiado lejos. A muyYou're not far wrong. No está Ud.muy equivocado, or No está Ud. muylejos de la verdad.

O as far as hasta We walked togetheras far as the gate. Caminamos juntoshasta la entrada. A tan lejos como Wewent as far as tve could. Fuimos tanlejos como pudimos. O as far as I knowque yo sepa As far as I know, he'll ar-rive this afternoon. Que yo sepa,llegará esta tarde. O as far as I'mconcerned por lo que a mí toca, en loque a mí respecta. O by far con mucho,con una gran diferencia He's by farthe best writer in this country. Es conmucho el mejor escritor de este país.O far away muy lejos Is it far away?¿Está muy lejos? O Far East LejanoOriente Have you ever been in the FarEast? ¿Ha estado Ud. alguna vez enel Lejano Oriente? O far into the nighthasta las altas horas de la noche. O farmore mucho más This is far more im-portant than you realize. Esto esmucho más importante de lo que Ud.cree. ° how far? ¿a qué distancia?How far are the mountains from here?¿A qué distancia de aquí están lasmontañas?—How far off is it? ¿A quédistancia está? O on the far side ofdel otro lado de His house is on the farside of the woods. Su casa queda delotro lado del bosque. O so far hastaahora So far you've been pretty lucky.Hasta ahora ha tenido Ud. bastantesuerte. O to be far from estar muylejos de Far be it from me to say sucha thing. Está muy lejos de mí el decirsemejante cosa.

|| Far from it. Muy al contrario.

fare precio de billete What's the fare?¿Cuál es el precio del billete?

|| / didn't fare very well on my lastjob. No me fué muy bien en mi últimoempleo.

farewell [n] dispedida.

farm [n] finca, granja, [Am] hacienda.• [v] cultivar, labrar.

farmer labrador, agricultor, granjero.

farmhouse granja.

farther más (lejos) Move the chair alittle farther from the fire. Aparta Ud.la silla un poco más del fuego. A másHow much farther do tve have to go?¿Cuánte más tenemos que andar?—Thepost office is farther doivn. El correoestá más allá.

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feature

O farther than más lejos que Yourhouse is farther away than mine. Sucasa está más lejos que la mía.

farthest más lejos They wanted to seewho could throw the farthest. Queríanver quién podía tirar más lejos. A amás distancia Which one of thosemountains is the farthest away? ¿Cuálde esas montañas queda a más distan-cia? A más lejano It's the farthestthing from my mind. Es la cosa máslejana a mi pensamiento.

fascinate fascinar.

fascist fascista.

fashion moda She dresses in the latestfashion. Se viste a la última moda.

O after a fashion un poco Yes, I playtennis after a fashion. Si, juego altenis un poco. ° to go out of fashionpasarse de moda Long hair's gone outof fashion. Se ha pasado de moda elpelo largo.

fashionable de moda.

fast [w] ayuno He broke his fast. Rompióel ayuno.

• [o-djl rápido // you take a fast train,you'll get there in two hours. Si tomaUd. un tren rápido llegará allí en doshoras. A adelantado My watch is tenminutes fast. Mi reloj está adelantadodiez minutos. A alocado He travels infast company. Anda con un grupo muyalocado. A muy bueno, invariableThey're fast friends. Son muy buenosamigos. A inflexible There are no hardand fast rules here. Aquí no hay reglasrígidas e inflexibles. A fijo, firme Arethese colors fast? ¿Son estos coloresfijos?

• [adv] ligero, de prisa Don't talk sofast, please. No hable tan de prisa,por favor. A profundamente / was fastasleep. Estaba profundamente dor-mido.

• [i'] ayunar Yes, I'm fasting. Sí,estoy ayunando.

O to make fast amarrar Make theboat fast to the dock. Amarre el barcoal muelle.

!! Give me a cup of coffee and makeit fast. Dame una taza de café, pronto.fat [n~\ gordo There's too much fat onthis meat. Esta carne tiene demasiadogordo. A manteca What's the best fatfor frying? ¿Cuál es la mejor mantecapara freír?

• [odj] graslento That meat's too fat.Esa carne es demasiado grasienta.4 grueso, gordo Tm getting too fat.Me estoy poniendo demasiado grueso.or Estoy engordando demasiado.

fatal fatal, mortal.

fate fortuna, suerte.

father padre How's your father? ¿Comoestá su padre?—We just had a visitfrom Father Martin. Acaba de visi-tarnos el Padre Martín.

|| Are your father and mother com-ing to the party? ¿Vienen sus padresa la fiesta?

father-in-law suegro.

fatigue [n] fatiga.

faucet llave, grifo.

fault culpa Whose fault was it? ¿Quiéntuvo la culpa? A defecto, falta Hisivorst fault is that he talks too much.Su mayor defecto es que habla dema-siado.

O to find fault encontrar defectosYou're always finding fault. Siempreestá Ud. encontrando defectos.I favor [n] favor / want to ask you a favor*Quiero pedirle un favor.

• [v] preferir Which side do youfavor? ¿Qué partido prefiere Ud.?A parecerse a The little boy favors hisfather's side of the family. El pequeñose parece a la familia de su padre.

O to be in favor of ser partidario deI'm in favor of immediate action. Soypartidario de la acción inmediata.

|| That's a point in your favor. Esun tanto a su favor,favorable favorable.

favorite [w] preferido, favorito The boy'shis father's favorite. El preferido desu padre es el varón.

• [odj] preferido Who's your favoriteactress? ¿Quién es su actriz preferida?

fear [«] temor, miedo He doesn't knowthe meaning of fear. No sabe lo quees miedo. A peligro There's no fear ofanything like that happening* No haypeligro de que pase nada de eso.

• [v] temer You have nothing to fear.No tiene Ud. nada que temer.

O for fear of, for fear that por eltemor de, por temor a que / hurriedhome for fear I'd be late for dinner.Corrí a casa por el temor de llegartarde a comer.

fearful terrible There was a fearfulstorm. Hubo una tormenta terrible.A miedoso, tímido The child was veryfearful of everyone. El niño era muytímido con todo el mundo.

feast [«] banquete.

• [v] deleitarse,feat hecho, hazaña,feather pluma.

feature [h] facción He isn't handsomebut he has pleasant features. No es

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ferment

guapo pero tiene facciones agradables.

• [v] exhibir They're featuring springstyles very early this year. Este añoestán exhibiendo los modelos de prima-vera muy pronto.

O main feature lo más sobresalienteThis is the main feature in the exhibit.Esto es lo más sobresaliente de la ex-posición. A película principal Whattime does the main feature go on? ¿Aqué hora empieza la película principal?

February febrero.

federal federal.

federation confederación, federación.

fee honorario; cuota (in clubs).

feeble débil.

feed [n] pienso Did you buy the feed forthe horses? ¿Ha comprado el piensopara los caballos?

• [u] dar de comer That child refusedto let anyone feed her. Esa niña noconsintió que nadie le diera de comer.—They fed us well at the hotel. Nosdieron bien de comer en el hotel. A ali-mentar Resentment fed his anger. Elresentimiento alimentaba su cólera.

O fed up harto I'm fed tip with thiswhole business. Estoy harto de todoeste asunto.feel [n] sensación / don't like the feel ofwoolen shirts. No me agrada la sensa-ción que dan las camisas de lana.

• [v] sentir He felt a tap on theshoulder. Sintió que le tocaban en elhombro. A tocar Feel this cloth. ToqueUd. esta tela. A tomar, sentir Are yougoing to feel my pulse? ¿Va Ud. atomarme el pulso? A sentir You knowhow it feels to lose an old friend. Ud.sabe lo que se siente al perder un viejoamigo.—/ feel a pain here. Siento undolor aquí.—/ never feel the cold. Nosiento el frío. A sentirse / feel prettywell. Me siento bastante bien. A estar/ feel certain of that. Estoy seguro deeso. A sufrir The city didn't feel thehardships of the war. La ciudad nosufrió las penalidades de la guerra.A creer How do you feel about this?¿Qué cree Ud. de esto?

O it feels like parece que It feels likeit's going to be a nice day today.Parece que va a hacer hoy un buendía. O to feel like tener ganas de Doyou feel like taking a ivalk? ¿TieneUd. ganas de dar un paseo? O ¿o feelout averiguar Let's feel out the situa-tion before we do anything more.Averigüemos la situación antes dehacer nada más. ° to feel up to sen-tirse con ánimo para / don't feel up to

playing tennis right now. Ahora nome siento con ánimo para jugar altenis. O to feel the need of sentir lanecesidad de I feel the need of a goodstiff drink. Siento la necesidad de una' ^bida fuerte. O to get the feel ofcoger el tino, coger el truco, coger eljuego Keep practicing and you'll getthe feel of it. Practique Ud. más y lecogerá el tino.

|¡ Does your raincoat feel warmenough? ¿Le abriga bastante el im-permeable? || Does this room feel coldto you? ¿Siente Ud. frío en estecuarto? || Do you feel hungry? ¡TieneUd. hambre? || It feels cold in here.Hace frío aquí. || It feels like leather,but it isn't. Al tacto parece cuero,pero no lo es. || It was so dark I hadto feel my way around the room. Es-taba tan obscuro que tuve que andara tientas por el cuarto. || / feel like aCoca-Cola. Me apetece una Coca-Cola.

feeling sensibilidad I have no feeling inthis leg. No tengo sensibilidad en estapierna.

O feelings sentimientos / didn't meanto hurt your feelings. No tuve inten-ción de lastimar sus sentimientos.

feet pies My feet are sore. Tengo lospies adoloridos.—He's over six feettall. Tiene más de seis pies de esta-tura.

° to stand on one's own feet inde-pendizarse He's old enough to stand onhis own feet. Tiene ya suficientes añospara independizarse.

|| A good rest'll put him back on hisfeet again. Un buen descanso le devol-verá la salud.

fellow tipo Who's that fellow over there?¿Quién es aquel tipo que está allí?A hombre He's a pretty good fellowwhen you get to know him. Es unbuen hombre cuando se le conoce bien.O fellow citizen conciudadano. O fel-low student compañero, condiscípulo.O poor fellow pobre hombre / feel sorryfor him, poor fellow. Lo siento por él,pobre hombre.

felt de fieltro He has an old felt hat healways wears in the rain. Tiene unsombrero viejo de fieltro que se lopone siempre cuando llueve.

female [n, adj~\ hembra.

feminine femenino.

fence [n] empalizada, cerca.

fender guardafango, guardabarros.

ferment [n] agitación There's a greatpolitical ferment in the country. Hayuna gran agitación política en el país.

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ferment [v] fermentar This grape juicehas fermented. Este jugo de uva hafermentado.fern helécho.

ferry [w] transbordador, ferry.ferryboat transbordador.fertile fértil (of land); fecundo,festival fiesta.fetch traer. -

fever fiebre Do you have a fever? ¿TieneUd. fiebre?—He nearly died of yellowfever a year ago. Hace un año que porpoco se muere de fiebre amarilla.few unos cuantos I only know a fetowords. No sé más que unas cuantaspalabras. A pocos Few people realizeit, but it's true. Pocos se dan cuenta,pero es verdad.

O few and far between poquísimosThe fish in this river are few and farbetween. Hay poquísimos peces eneste río. O fewer menos Fewer peoplecome here every year. Aquí cada añoviene menos gente. O quite a fewbastante Quite a feto people are comingaround to that way of thinking. Bas-tante gente comienza a pensar de esemodo,fiancé novio.fiancée novia.fiber fibra.

fickle variable, inconstante.fiction novela She reads nothing but fic-tion. No lee más que novelas. A fan-tasia Is that story fact or fiction?¿Es esa una historia real o es unafantasía?fiddle violin.

° to play second fiddle ser plato desegunda mesa / won't play secoiid fid-dle for anyone. No seré plato de se-gunda mesa en ninguna parte.field campo Let's cut across this field.Atravesemos este campo.—The teamsare coming onto the field. Los equi-pos salen al campo. A especialidadHe's the best man in his field. Esel mejor dentro de su especialidad.A campaña This writer spent severalyears in the field with the troops.Este escritor pasó varios años encampaña con las tropas.field glasses gemelos.fierce feroz He gave me a fierce look.Me echó una mirada feroz. * horribleHow can you stand that fierce heatall day? ¿Cómo puede Ud. aguantarese calor horrible todo el día? A vio-lento You're going to come up againstfierce competition. Va Ud. a teneruna competencia violenta.

fiery ardiente, fogoso, vehemente.

fifth [n] quinto This bottle holds afifth of a gallon. Esta botella con-tiene un quinto de galóm

• [adj] quinto He's the fifth manin line. Es el quinto en la fila.

fifty cincuenta He's in his fifties.

Tiene cincuenta y tantos años.O fifty-fifty mitad y mitad,fig higo.fight [w] pelea Let's not start a fight.

No comencemos una pelea.

• [v] pelear Have you been fight-ing with the boy next door again?¿Has peleado con el muchacho de allado otra vez? A luchar, pelear /think I'm right, but I'm not going tofight about it. Creo que tengo razón,pero no voy a pelear por eso. A com-batir You've got to fight that ten-dency of yours. Debe Ud. combatiresa tendencia que tiene.

O to fight off luchar con / foughtoff my desire to sleep. Luché conmis deseos de dormir. O to put up afight resistir We put up a good fightbut toe lost. Resistimos mucho perosin embargo perdimos.

|| He hasn't got any fight left inhim. No le queda ni el ánimo dereñir,figure [n] cifra Add up this column offigures. Sume Ud. esta columna decifras. A número / can't make outthese figures. No entiendo estos nú-meros. A tipo, figura, línea She hasa nice figure. Tiene buen tipo.A figura He's one of the most im-portant figures in modern literature.Es una de las figuras más importantesde la literatura moderna.—How doyou like this bronze figure I picked upin my travels? ¿Le gusta esta figurade bronce que conseguí en uno de misviajes?—Figure seven shows all theparts of the motor. La figura sietemuestra todas las partes del motor.A dibujo The material's white with alittle green figure. La tela es blancacon un pequeño dibujo verde.• [v] calcular / figure it's abouttime we're going. Calculo que ya eshora de que nos marchemos. A figurarThis didn't figure in my plans. Estono figuraba en mis planes.

O figured estampado He had on afigured necktie. Llevaba una corbataestampada. O to figure on contar conThat's something I hadn't figured on.No había contado con eso. O to figureout resolver Can yon figure out this

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problem? ¿Puede Ud. resolver esteproblema? ° to figure up calcularFigure up how much it amounts to.Calcule Ud. cuánto resulta.

file [n] archivo Let's move the file overto the other side of the room. Mu-demos el archivo al otro lado delcuarto. A lima 7 need a heavy file.Necesito una lima fuerte.• [v~\ archivar Where should I filethis correspondence? ¿Dónde deboarchivar esta correspondencia? A li-mar I'll have time to file my nailswhile you're dressing. Tendré tiempopara limarme las uñas mientras tute vistes.

O ¡n single file en fila Line up insingle file. Pónganse en fila. O nailfile lima de uñas. O on file archivadoDo we have your application on file?¿Tenemos su solicitud archivada?O to file out salir en fila The childrenfiled out of the room. Los niñossalieron en fila del cuarto.

fill llenar Fill this bottle full of hotwater. Llene Ud. esta botella conagua caliente.—There are several jobshere that need to be filled. Hay va-rios puestos aquí que hay que llenar.A llenarse The theater was slowly fill-ing with people. Poco a poco el teatrose llenaba de gente. A ocupar com-pletamente The sofa just fills thatend of the room. El sofá ocupa com-pletamente ese extremo del cuarto.A empastar This tooth'll have to befilled. Habrá que empastar estamuela. A despachar This order camein yesterday, but hasn't been filledyet. Este pedido llegó ayer, pero nose ha despachado todavía.

O to fill in rellenar The ditch hasbeen filled in. Ha sido rellenada lazanja. O to fill out llenar Fill outthis blank. Llene Ud. este formu-lario. O to fill the bill llenar losrequisitos Does this fill the bill?¿Llena esto los requisitos? Oto fillup llenar Fill 'er up. Llénelo. ° tohave one's fill hartarse Have you hadyour fill of it? ¿Se ha hartado yade eso?

|| I'm just filling in here temporar-ily. Estoy prestando mis serviciosaquí provisionalmente.

film [n] capa This salve will act as aprotective film over the burn. Esteungüento hará de capa protectorasobre la quemadura. A película I don'tlike modern films. Las películasmodernas no me gustan.—Do you have

any film for this camera? ¿Tiene Ud.película para esta cámara?

• [v] hacer una película de, filmarThey filmed the entire ceremony.Hicieron una película de toda la cere-monia.

filter [n] filtro.

• [v] filtrar.filth suciedad.

final [n] examen final How did youmake out on your French finals?¿Cómo salió en los exámenes finalesde francés?

• [adj] último This is the finallecture of the series. Esta es la últi-ma conferencia de la serie. A finalIs that your final decision? ¿Es esasu decisión final?

O finals la final He was eliminatedbefore he got to the finals. Fuéeliminado antes de llegar a la final.|| I don't want you to go alone; thisis final. No quiero que vayas sola;no hay más que decir.

finally finalmente, por último, en fin.

finances fondos, recursos.

financial financiero.

find [n] hallazgo I think this new sales-man's a real find. Creo que estenuevo dependiente es un verdaderohallazgo.

• [v] encontrar / just found anickel in the street. Acabo de en-contrar un níquel en la calle.—Canyou find your way all right? ¿PodráUd. encontrar el camino sin dificul-tad?

O to find out averiguar I finallyfound out where you were last night.Por fin averigüé donde estuvisteanoche.fine [n] multa If he's convicted he'llhave to pay a fine. Si es condenado,tendrá que pagar una multa.

• [adj] fino Her hair's so fine itdoesn't take a good permanent. Tieneel cabella tan fino que no puede ha-cerse una buena permanente.—Thispen has a very fine point. Esta plumatiene una punta muy fina.—Grind thiscoffee very fine. Muela Ud. este cafémuy fino. A sutil There's no need ofmaking such fine distinctions. Nohace falta hacer distinciones tansutiles. A magnífico That was amighty fine thing for him to do. Fuéuna cosa magnífica lo que hizo. A lin-do That's a fine way to treat a friend.Esa es una linda manera de tratara un amigo. A buen It's a fine daytoday. Hace hoy muy buen día. A muy

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bien I'm feeling fine, thanks. Mesiento muy bien, gracias.

• [v] multar The judge fined himfive dollars. Le multó el juez concinco dólares, or El juez le puso unamulta de cinco dólares.

O finest mejor He was given thefinest education that money could buy.Se le dio la mejor instrucción que sepuede conseguir con dinero.

|| That's fine! ¡Qué bueno! or ¡Esestupendo!

finger dedo / cut my finger peeling po-tatoes. Me corté el dedo pelandopapas.

O to put one's finger on it dar conél I know I have it, but I can't putmy finger on it. Lo tengo, pero nopuedo dar con él. or Lo tengo perono sé donde lo puse. O to slipthrough one's fingers escapársele auno de las manos.

fingernail uña.

fingerprint [w] impresión digital, huelladigital.

finish [w] final Were you there to seethe finish? ¿Estuvo Ud. allí para verel final? A acabado This table has anice finish. Esta mesa tiene un bo-nito acabado.

• [v~¡ terminar Let's finish this jobtonight. Terminemos este trabajo estanoche. A acabar Wait until I finisheating. Espere que acabe de comer.

fir abeto.

fire [n] fuego Will you light the fire?¿Quiere prender el fuego? A incendioThere was a big fire in the store.Hubo un gran incendio en la tienda.

• [v] echar, despedir That manwas fired last week. Despidieron aese hombre la semana pasada.

O to catch on fire incendiarse Thechimney caught on fire and the houseburned down. Se incendió la chimeneay se quemó toda la casa. Oto hangfire llevar en suspenso The scheme'sbeen hanging fire for a couple ofweeks. El plan lleva dos semanasen suspenso. O to open fire abrirfuego Wait until they open fire. Es-peren hasta que abran fuego. O toplay with fire jugar con fuego Betterbe careful, you're playing with fire.Cuidado, está Ud. jugando con fuego.O to set fire to, to set on fire prenderfuego a Don't set fire to anything.Cuidado con prenderle fuego a algo.—That was no accident; someone setthe house on fire. Eso no fué un acci-

dente; alguien prendió fuego a lacasa.

|| Don't fire! ¡No dispare! || Fire!¡Fuego! || Fire away! ¡Empiece!

firecracker triquitraque.

fire engine bomba de incendios.

fire escape escalera de salvamento.

fire insurance seguro contra incendiosHow much fire insurance do you have?¿De euánto es el seguro contra in-cendios que tiene Ud.?

fireplace chimenea, hogar.

firewood leña.

firm [w] casa Whose firm do you rep-resent? ¿Qué casa representa Ud.?

• [adj] firme The ground's firmhere. El suelo es firme aquí.—He hasvery firm convictions. Tiene muyfirmes convicciones.

|| Don't use too firm a grip on thewheel. No agarre Ud. demasiado fu-erte el volante.first [n] día primero / get paid on thefirst. Cobro el día primero. A pri-mero He's always the first to com-plain. Siempre es el primero en que-jarse.

• [a<¿i] primero Do you rememberthe first time I came here? ¿RecuerdaUd. la primera vez que vine aquí?—The first good rain storm will washit away. La primera lluvia fuerteque caiga se lo llevará.

• [adv~\ primero / have to go tothe store first. Tengo que ir primeroa la tienda.—First, let me ask youthis. Primero déjame preguntarteesto. A por primera vez / went therefirst in 194-2. Fui allí por primeravez en 1942.

O at first al principio / didn't likehim at first, but I do now. Al prin-cipio no me gustaba, pero ahora, sí.O at first sight a primera vista Theidea's better than it seems at firstsight. La idea es mejor de lo queparece a primera vista. O not toknow the first thing about no sabernada de He doesn't know the firstthing about hunting. No sabe nadade caza. O the first thing lo primeroI'll do this first thing in the morning.Será lo primero que haga por lamañana.

first aid primeros auxilios.

first class primera clase.

fish [«] pez (alive). A pescado Thisfish is delicious. Este pescado estáriquísimo.

• O] pescar Do you want to gofishing? ¿Quieres ir a pescar?

O to fish for compliments tratar de

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que le alaben a uno, buscar alabanzas.|| Did you catch any fish? ¿Pescóalgo? || He fished through his pock-ets for his keys. Buscaba la Haveen los bolsillos.

fisherman pescador.

fishhook anzuelo.

fist puño.

fit [rc] ataque Every time I mention theincident he throws a fit. Cada vezque menciono el acontecimiento le daun ataque.

• [v] sentar Does it fit all right?¿Le sienta bien? Aencajar The pie-ture just fits in this space. El cuadroencaja perfectamente en este espacio.A servir para Have you got a key tofit this lock? ¿Tiene Ud. una Haveque sirva para esta acerradura? A co-locar I'm going to have a new lockfitted on the door. Voy a hacer colo-car una nueva cerradura en la puerta.

O not fit to eat incomible This fishisn't fit to eat. Este pescado estáincomible. ° to be fit for poder hacerWhat kind of tvork is he fit for?¿Qué clase de trabajo puede hacer?

|| This suit's not a good fit. Estetraje no me está bien.five cinco.

fix [n] lío He's got himself in a terriblefix. Se ha metido en un lío espan-toso.

• [v~\ componer Can you fix this?¿Puede Ud. componer esto? A fijar

. All these prices are fixed by the gov-ernment. El gobierno ha fijado todosestos precios.

O to fix a flat arreglar un pinchazoWhere can we get this flat fixed?¿Dónde nos pueden arreglar este pin-chazo?

¡| Can you fix me up with a placeto sleep? ¿Puede Ud. proporcionarmeun sitio donde dormir?fixture instalación.

flag [n] bandera Didn't you see the redflag? ¿No vio Ud. la bandera roja?|| See if you can flag a passingtruck. Mire a ver si haciendo señalespuedes parar algún camión.lame [n] llama Heat it in the flame.Caliéntelo sobre la llama.

• [v] hacer llama He blew on theembers until they flamed up. Soplóel rescoldo hasta que hizo llama.

flank [n] costado, flanco.

• [v] ir or estar al lado de; flan-quear (military).

flannel franela.

flap [«] cartera (pocket).

• O] agitarse (of a flag).

O to flap its wings aletear.flash [n] instante It was all over in aflash. Todo pasó en un instante.

• [v] brillar The windows flashedin the sun. Los cristales brillaban alsol. A pasar como un relámpago Anidea just flashed through my mind.Me acaba de pasar una idea por lacabeza como un relámpago. A deste-llar They were flashing signals fromthe coast with a lantern. Desde lacosta destellaban señales con unalinterna. A proyectar Flash the lightin this corner. Proyecte la luz haciaeste rincón.

O flash of light destello, resplandor.O flash of lightning relámpago.

flashlight linterna elétrica Can you lendme your flashlight? ¿Puede LTd.prestarme su linterna eléctrica?

flashy llamativo.

flask frasco.

flat [??] apartamiento, [Sp] piso / justmoved into a new flat. Acabo demudarme a un apartamiento nuevo.A pinchazo The car ran over someglass and we had a flat. El automóvilpasó sobre unos pedazos de vidrio ytuvimos un pinchazo.

• ["dj~\ plano, horizontal His househas a flat roof. Su casa tiene eltejado plano. A plano Put the flatside of it against the wall. PongaUd. la parte plana contra la pared.—What's in that flat package? ¿Quéhay en ese paquete plano? A llano Isthe country flat? ¿Es llano el pais?A desinflado The tire's flat. El neu-mático está desinflado. A chato, [Am]ñato He has a flat nose. Tiene lanariz chata, or Es chato. A insípidoThis drink's pretty flat. Esta bebidaes bastante insípida. A muerto Thisbeer's flat. Esta cerveza está muerta.A desentonado Her high notes are alittle flat. Sus notas altas son unpoco desentonadas. A menor The nextmovement's in A-flat. El movimientoque sigue es en "la menor."

° to fall flat no tener éxito Myprize joke fell flat. Mi chiste favoritono tuvo éxito.

flatten allanar, aplastar.

flatter adular You won't get ahead byflattering me. Ud. no conseguiránada con adularme. A favorecer Thathat certainly flatters you. Indudable-mente ese sombrero le favorece.

flavor [n] sabor The custard is vanillaflavor. El flan tiene sabor a vainilla.

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• [v] sazonar What did you use toflavor this soup? ¿Qué usó Ud. parasazonar esta sopa?

flaw defecto.

flea pulga.

flee huir.

fleet flota.

flesh carne.

flight vuelo They made a non-stop flightfrom New York to Madrid. Hicieronvuelo continuo de Nueva York aMadrid. A huida, fuga They told himabout the flight of the prisoners. Lehablaron de la fuga de los prisioneros.A piso My room's two flights up. Micuarto está dos pisos más arriba.A tramo How many more flights dowe have to climb? ¿Cuántos tramosmás tenemos que subir?

O to put to flight poner en fugaOur army put the enemy to flight.Nuestro ejército puso en fuga alenemigo.

flirt [?z] coqueta She's a flirt. Es unacoqueta.

• [v] flirtear She flirts with everyman she meets. Flirtea con todos loshombres que conoce.

O to flirt with death jugar con lamuerte.

flit revolotear.

float [w] balsa Let's swim out to thefloat. Vamos a nadar hasta la balsa.A corcho Some floats are missing fromthe net. Le faltan algunos corchos ala red. A carroza Will you be on oneof the floats in the parade? ¿EstaráUd. en una de las carrozas del desfile?

• [v] flotar He swam out to thelog that was floating on the water.Nadó hasta el madero que flotaba enel agua. A poner a flote They workeda long time before they were able tofloat the ship. Trabajaron muchotiempo antes de poder poner el barcoa flote. A emitir How big a loan willthey have to float? ¿A cuánto alcan-zará el empréstito que van a emitir?

flock [w] rebaño (animals); bandada(birds).

• [v] congregarse, juntarse.

flood [w] inundación The town was iso-lated by the flood. El pueblo quedóaislado por la inundación.

• O] inundar The whole area wasflooded when the dam burst. Toda laregión se inundó cuando se rompió lapresa.—The room was flooded withlight. El cuarto estaba inundado deluz.

|| She wept floods of tears. Lloróa mares, or Lloró a lágrima viva.floor [tc] piso, suelo / just swept thefloor. Acabo de barrer el piso. A pisoWhat floor do you live on? ¿En quépiso vive Ud.? A palabra / asked forthe floor twice. He pedido la palabrados veces.

• [v] derribar He floored him witha blow. Lo derribó de un puñetazo.

flop [n\ fracaso The premiere was aflop. Fué un fracaso el estreno.

• ¡>] dejarse caer She floppeddown in a chair. Se dejó caer en lasilla.

O to take a flop caerse / took aflop on the wet steps. Me caí en lasescaleras mojadas.

florist florista.

flounder (fish) [«] lenguado.

flour harina.

flourish prosperar.

flow [w] corriente, flujo.

• [i>] fluir.flower flor.

flowerpot tiesto, maceta,flu gripe.

fluent fluente, fluido.

fluid [adj, n] fluido, líquido.

flush [adj] igual, parejo Try to make

that shelf flush with the other one.

Trate de poner ese estante parejo

al otro.

• [v] ruborizarse She flushed whenthey laughed at her. Se ruborizócuando se rieron de ella. A limpiar,desatancar We flushed the pipes witha chemical solution. Desatancamosla cañería con una solución química.

O to be flush tener dinero Remindme some day when I'm flush. Recuér-damelo algún día, cuando tenga di-nero. O to be flushed estar emocio-nado Our team was flushed with suc-cess. Nuestro equipo estaba muy emo-cionado con el éxito.

flute flauta.

flutter agitarse, temblar.

fly [n] mosca The flies around here areterrible. Son terribles las moscas deaquí.

• O] volar The birds are flyingsouth. Los pájaros vuelan hacia elsur.—Have you flown before? Havolado Ud. anteriormente? A ir enavión I'd like to fly if possible. Megustaría ir en avión si fuese posible.A volar, conducir un avión He learnedto fly in three weeks. Aprendió avolar en tres semanas.

O on the fly en marcha / was late

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and caught the train on the fly.Llegué retrasado y cogí el tren enmarcha. ° to fly into a temper en-fadarse There's no need to fly into atemper. No necesita Ud. enfadarse.|; What flag are they flying? ¿Québandera llevan?

flying boat hidroavión.

foam [n] espuma.

focus [h] foco, centro The child was thefocus of all eyes. El niño era el cen-tro de todas las miradas.

• [v] enfocar He focused the lighton the picture so we could see itclearer. Enfocó la luz sobre el cuadropara que pudiéramos verlo mejor.

O in focus enfocado. O out of focusdesenfocado.

fodder forraje.

foe enemigo.

fog neblina, niebla.

fold [n] pliegue The curtains hung infolds. Las cortinas colgaban hacien-do pliegues.

• [v] doblar Help me fold theseblankets. Ayúdame a doblar estasmantas. A cruzar The teacher foldedher arms and looked very stern. Laprofesora cruzó los brazos y tomó unaire muy severo.

Oto fold up liquidar The companyfolded up last year for lack of funds.La compañía liquidó el año pasado acausa de la falta de fondos.

foliage follaje.

folk [adj~\ popular He has a large col-lection of folk music. Tiene una grancolección de música popular.

folks gente, familia How are your folks?¿Cómo está su gente?

follow seguir / think there's somebodyfollowing us. Creo que alguien nosviene siguiendo.—The hot weatherwas followed by several days of rain.El calor fué seguido de varios díasde lluvia.—Be sure to follow theseinstructions exactly. Siga Ud. estasinstrucciones al pie de la letra. A en-tender, seguir 1 can't quite followyour reasoyiing. No entiendo muybien su razonamiento. A estar al co-rriente de / haven't been follotving thenews lately. Últimamente no he esta-do al corriente de las noticias.

O to follow in seguir He's followingin his father's footsteps. Sigue lospasos de su padre.

|| That doesn't necessarily follón-.Ese no es el resultado necesariamente.¡| The formula is as follows. La fór-mula es como sigue.

follower partidario.

following [n] partidarios This bull-fighter has a large following. Estetorero tiene muchos partidarios.

• [adj] siguiente He came on thefollowing Tuesday. Llegó el martessiguiente.

O the following lo siguiente Pleaseirrite the following. Haga el favorde escribir lo siguiente.

folly tontería.

fond cariñoso, tierno She has a fond ex-pression in her eyes when she looksat him. Tiene una expresión cariñosaen los ojos cuando le mira.

|| I'm very fond of olives. Me gus-tan muchísimo las aceitunas.

fondness cariño.

food comida Is the food good there?¿Es buena la comida allí?

O food for thought en que pensarThis news gives us food for thought.Esta noticia nos da en que pensar.

fool [n] tonto, necio He's a fool if hebelieves that. Es un tonto si cree eso.

• [r] bromear It's time you stoppedfooling and got down to business. Yaes tiempo de dejar de bromear y em-pezar a trabajar. A engañar // youthiiik you're fooling me, you're mis-taken. Si cree que me engaña, seequivoca.

° to fool around bromear Quit fool-ing around and get to work. Déjesede bromear y póngase a trabajar.O to fool with jugar con Don't foolwith that radio while I'm gone. Nojuegues con la radio mientras estoyfuera.

|¡ Let me tell you, I'm nobody's fool.Permítame que le diga que a mi nome engaña nadie.foolish tonto Don't be foolish. No seastonto.

O foolish thing tontería I said avery foolish thing. Dije una grantontería.foot [»] pie / hurt my foot. Me hehecho daño en el pie.—He was sittingat the foot of the stairs. Estaba sen-tado al pie de la escalera.—The wall'sa foot thick. La pared tiene un piede grueso.

• ['*] pagar Who's going to foot thebill? ¿Quien va a pagar la cuenta?

O on foot a pie We had to comemost of the way on foot. Tuvimosque venir a pie la mayor parte delcamino. O to put one's foot downproceder enérgicamente, tomar unaresolución This has gone far enough.

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I'm going to put my foot down. Estoya es demasiado. Voy a tomar unaresolución. O to put one's foot in itmeter la pata / really put my foot init that time. Esa vez sí que metíla pata.

football fútbol, football.

for [prep] para Is it hard for you todo this? ¿Es difícil para Ud. haceresto?—This problem's too difficult forme. Este problema es demasiado difí-cil para mi.—That book was too muchfor me. Ese libro era demasiado parami.—He's tall for his age. Está altopara su edad.—Who's he working fornow? ¿Para quién trabaja ahora?—When does the train leave for NeivYork? ¿Cuándo sale el tren paraNueva York?—What does he do fora living? ¿Qué hace para ganarse lavida?—/ went out for a cup of coffee.Salí para tomar una taza de café.—He brought some candy for the child.Trajo unos dulces para el niño.—/bought some goods for a dress. Com-pré tela para un vestido.—They saidhe was good for nothing. Decían queno servía para nada.—She's too oldfor dancing. Es demasiado vieja parabailar.—The dog's too old for hunt-ing. El perro es demasiado viejopara cazar. A por How much do youwant for this book? ¿Cuánto pidepor este libro?—This restaurant'sknown for its good food. Este restau-rante es conocido por su buena comi-da.—That'll be enough for the timebeing. Bastará por ahora.—He waselected for four years. Fué elegidopor cuatro años.—At that party therewere three women for every man. Enaquella fiesta había tres mujeres porcada hombre.—I do this for the funof it. Lo hago sólo por gusto.—Theyrespect him for his honesty. Lerespetan por su honradez.—Pray forus. Ruege por nosotros.—For hea-ven's sake! ¡Por Dios!—She felt onlyfriendship for him. Sólo sentía amis-tad por él.—I voted for him last year.Voté por él el año pasado.—/ despisehim for what he did. Le despreciopor haber hechlo lo que hizo. A comoWhat do you use for fuel? Qué usaUd. como combustible? A en honor deWe're giving a dinner for him.Vamos a dar una comida en su honor.A en pro Are you for or against it?¿Está Ud. en pro o en contra? A deIt's time for dinner. Es hora decomer.

• [conj] porque / think the play'llsucceed, for it's what the publicwants. Creo que tendrá éxito la re-presentación porque es lo que desea elpúblico.

O as for en cuanto a As for me, Idon't care what you do. En cuantoa mí, no me importa lo que haga Ud.O for the first time por primera vez/ saw him yesterday for the firsttime. Lo vi ayer por primera vez.

|| He stayed for an hour. Se quedóuna hora. || He was named for hisgrandfather. Le pusieron el mismonombre que su abuelo. || It's time forus to go home. Es hora de que va-yamos a casa. || Would you like to gofor a ivalk? ¿Le gustaría dar unpaseo? || You'd better send for thedoctor. Es preciso que mande a bus-car al médico. || For one thing, hedoesn't know the language. Empiezapor que no conoce el idioma.

forbid prohibir Is it forbidden to smokehere? ¿Está prohibido fumar aquí?

force [n] violencia The trees were tornup by the force of the storm. Losárboles fueron arrancados por la vio-lencia de la tempestad. A fuerza Wehad to take him by force. Tuvimosque llevarlo a la fuerza.—I see theforce of your argument. Comprendola fuerza de su argumento.—I gothere from force of habit. Por lafuerza de la costumbre voy allí.—Which branch of the armed forceswere you in? ¿En qué arma de lasfuerzas armadas ha servido Ud.?

• [v] forzar The door's beenforced. La puerta ha sido forzada.A obligar We were forced to changeour tactics. Nos vimos obligados acambiar nuestra táctica.—We forcedhim to admit that he'd done it. Leobligamos a confesar que lo habíahecho.

O forced forzado, forzoso The planemade a forced landing. El avión hizoun aterrizaje forzoso. O police forceservicio de policía.

forearm antebrazo.

forecast [w] pronóstico.

• [^] pronosticar.forehead la frente.

foreign extranjero He studied at a for-eign university. Estudió en una uni-versidad extranjera.

foreigner extranjero He has a prejudiceagainst foreigners. Tiene un prejui-cio en contra de los extranjeros.

foreman capataz.

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fountain

forenoon mañana.

foresight previsión.

forest bosque.

forever para siempre I'm afraid I'll bestuck in this place forever. Temo quetendré que quedarme aquí para siem-pre. A siempre He's forever tellingthe same story. Siempre está con-tando la misma historia.

forge [n] fragua (of blacksmith).m O] forjar.

forge falsificar (a check, etc).

forgery falsificación.

forget olvidar (se) It's raining, and weforgot to close the windows. Estálloviendo y nos hemos olvidado decerrar las ventanas.—She's forgottenhow to do it. Ha olvidado el modode hacerlo.

forgive perdonar.

fork tenedor Could I have a knife andfork, please? ¿Puede Ud. hacer elfavor de darme un cuchillo y untenedor? A bifurcación Turn leftwhen you get to the fork in the road.Doble hacia la izquierda cuando llegueUd. a la bifurcación de la carretera.

forlorn abandonado, desamparado.

form [w] forma Is this a different wordor just another form of the sameword? ¿Es ésta una palabra distintau otra forma de la misma palabra?A estilo / play tennis, but my form isterrible. Juego al tenis, pero tengomuy mal estilo. A formulario Youdidn't finish filling out this form.No acabó Ud. de llenar este formu-lario.

• [v] formar / haven't formed anopinion on that subject yet. Todavíano me he formado una opinión sobreese tema.

O as a matter of form por aparien-cia We had to attend just as a mat-ter of form. Tuvimos que asistirmeramente por apariencia. O to bein good form estar en buena forma.O to form a line hacer cola Theyformed a line to get tickets. Hacíancola para sacar los billetes.formal [n] baile de etiqueta We're in-vited to a formal Saturday night.Estamos invitados a un baile de eti-queta el sábado por la noche.

• íadj] ceremonioso He's quite for*mal when he meets a stranger. Esmuy ceremonioso cuando le presentanuna persona desconocida. A en formaDid you make a formal agreementwith him? ¿Hizo Ud. un contrato enforma con él?

formation formación.

former primero Of your two sugges-tions, I think I prefer the former. Desus dos sugestiones, creo que prefierola primera. A antiguo He's a formerstudent of mine. Es un antiguo alum-no mío. A ex- He's a former presidentof the country. Es un ex-presidentedel país.

formerly anteriormente, antiguamente.

formula fórmula.

forsake dejar, abandonar.

fort fuerte, fortaleza.

forth O and so forth etcétera (abbretc.). O back and forth arriba y abajoHe kept walking back and forth. Es-taba paseando arriba y abajo.

fortunate afortunado.

fortune fortuna.

forty cuarenta.

forward [v] reexpedir Please forwardmy mail to this address. Haga elfavor de reexpedirme el correo a estadirección.

O to come forward adelantarse Sixmen came forward to volunteer forthe work. Seis hombres se adelanta-ron para ofrecerse para hacer eltrabajo. O to look forward to esperarcon ilusión I'm looking forward to theparty. Estoy esperando con ilusión lafiesta.

fossil fósil.

foster [adj] adoptivo He was visitinghis foster mother. Estaba visitandoa su madre adoptiva.• [t>] alentar, fomentar They dideverything they could to foster goodrelations. Hicieron todo lo que pudie-ron para fomentar las buenas rela-ciones.

foul [adj] sucio It was a foul play. Eraun juego sucio. A viciado The air inhere's foul. El aire aquí está muyviciado.

O to have a foul mouth ser malhablado That man has a foul mouth.Ese hombre es muy mal hablado.

found fundar This college was foundedin 1843. Este colegio se fundó en1843.

foundation cimientos The foundation ofthis house is beginning to weaken.Los cimientos de esta casa empiezana ceder. A fundación He was awardeda scholarship to do research for thefoundation. Se le dio una beca paraque hiciera trabajos de investigaciónpara la fundación.

fountain fuente.

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frequent

fountain pen pluma fuente, pluma estilo-gráfica.

four cuatro.

fourteen catorce.

fourth cuatro I'll be there on the fourth.Estaré allí el cuatro. A cuarta paiteThree-fourths of the people of thistown don't vote. Tres cuartas partesde la gente de este pueblo no votan.

fowl ave; volatería [pl].

fox zorro.

fraction fracción.

fracture [n] fractura The fracturewasn't as serious as we thought. Nofué tan grave la fractura comocreíamos.

• [v] fracturar The boy fell off thebicycle and fractured his skull. Elmuchacho se cayó de la bicicleta yse fracturó el cráneo.

fragment fragmento.

frail frágil.

frame [n] armazón, armadura Theframe of the house should be finishedin a day or two. El armazón de la ca-sa debería acabarse en uno o dos días.A marco / bought a leather frame forthe picture. Compré un marco decuero para el retrato. A armaduraI'd prefer a plai.i frame on theseglasses. Preferiría una armadurasencilla en estos anteojos. A com-plexión, constitución He has a heavyframe. Es de complexión fuerte.

• [v~\ redactar They framed a con-stitution for the club. Redactaron losestatutos para el club. A poner marcoa Have you framed those pictures Ibrought in last week? Ha puesto Ud.marcos a aquellas fotografías que tra-je la semana pasada?

O frame of mind estado de ánimoIt's best not to leave her alone in thatframe of mind. Es mejor que no ladejen sola en ese estado de ánimo.

|| He was framed on a murdercharge. Se hizo una maniobra paraacusarle de asesinato.frank [n] franquicia de correos Do wehave any envelopes without the frank?¿Tenemos algunos sobres sin franqui-cia de correos?

• [adj] franco You're just a littletoo frank. Ud. es demasiado franco.

frankfurter salchicha.

fraternal fraternal.

fraternity fraternidad.

fraud fraude.

freak rareza, monstruosidad.

freckle peca.

free [adj~\ libre This is a free country.

Este es un país libre.—Isn't he rathertoo free with his comments? ¿No esmás bien demasiado libre en sus co-mentarios?—You're free of all re-sponsibility. Ud. está libre de todaresponsabilidad.—/ don't have anyfree time today. Hoy no tengo nin-gún tiempo libre. A gratis This is afree sample. Esta es una muestragratis. A en libertad They held himfor a few hours and then let him gofree. Le detuvieron por unas horasy luego le pusieron en libertad.

• [v] libertar He wants us to freethe prisoners. Quiere que libertemosa los prisioneros. A poner en libertadWhen will he be freed? ¿Cuándo serápuesto en libertad?

O a free hand plena libertad, cartablanca Will you give me a free handin the matter? ¿Me concederá Ud.plena libertad en este asunto? O free-for-all pelea general, zafarrancho Thegame ended in a free-for-all. Eljuego terminó en un zafarrancho.O to be free from hallarse (or estar)libre de The product's guaranteed freefrom defects. Garantizan que el pro-ducto se halla libre de defectos.

freedom libertad That doesn't leave memuch freedom of action. Eso no medeja mucha libertad de acción.

freeze helar Do you think the pond'sfrozen hard enough to skate on?¿Cree Ud. que el lago está bastantehelado para patinar? A helarse Myfeet are freezing. Se me hielan lospies.—He froze with fear when he sawthe snake. Se quedó helado cuando viola serpiente. A congelar The cold,froze the water in the pipes. El fríocongeló el agua de las cañerías.A bloquear, congelar All funds arefrozen until further notice. Todos losfondos están congelados hasta nuevoaviso.

|| I'm frozen in my job. Estoy ob-ligado a continuar en mi empleo.

freight carga Hoto much freight didyou carry last trip? ¿Cuánta cargallevó en el último viaje? A flete Hoivmuch is the freight on this box?¿Cuánto es el flete de este cajón?

French [n] francés Do you speakFrench? ¿Habla Ud. francés?

• [adj] francés Do you like Frenchwine? ¿Le gusta a Ud. el vino fran-cés?

trenzy frenesí.frequency frecuencia.frequent [adj] frecuente.

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fume

frequent [v] frecuentar.

frequently frecuentemente.

fresh fresco Are these eggs fresh? ¿Sonestos huevos frescos?—I like freshpeas better than canned. Me gustanlos guisantes frescos más que en con-serva.—That fellow's very fresh. Esetipo es muy fresco. A nuevo Let'sopen a fresh deck of cards. Vamos ausar una baraja nueva. A puro Let'sget some fresh air. Vamos a tomarun poco de aire puro. A fresco, des-cansado After all this work he seemsas fresh as when he started. Despuésde todo este trabajo, parece estar tanfresco como cuando empezó.

O fresh water agua dulce I preferthe flavor of fresh-water fish. Prefie-ro el sabor del pescado de agua dulce.

fret [v] irritarse.

friction fricción.

Friday viernes.

friend amigo He's a good friend ofmine. Es un buen amigo mío.

Oto make friends with hacerseamigo I did my best to make friendswith him. Hice todo lo que pude parahacerme amigo suyo.

friendly benévolo, cogedor He has avery friendly smile. Tiene una son-risa muy acogedora. A amistoso Ourcountry's always had friendly rela-tions with yours. Nuestro país siem-pre ha mantenido relaciones amisto-sas con el suyo.

friendship amistad.

fright susto, miedo.

frighten asustar.

frightful espantoso, terrible.

fringe fleco.

fritter [n] fritura, frito.

frog rana.

from de / just carne from my house.Acabo de venir de casa.—Take a cleanglass from the cupboard. Saque Ud.un vaso limpio del aparador.—Take abook from the shelf. Tome un librodel estante.—I live ten miles from thecity. Vivo a diez millas de la ciudad.—Can you tell him from his brother?¿Puede Ud. distinguirlo de su her-mano?—7 won't take such insults fromanybody. No toleraré tales insultosde nadie.—Where do you come from?¿De dónde es Ud.? A por He wastired and nervous from overwork.Estaba cansado y nervioso por excesode trabajo.—From what he says Idon't think we should go. Por lo quedice, no creo que debamos ir. A desde/ saw it from the window. Lo vi des-

de la ventana.—From his point ofview he's right. Desde su punto devista tiene razón.

O from bad to worse de mal en peor.O from beginning to end desde el prin-cipio al fin. O from day to day dedía en día. O from house to housede casa en casa.

|| He kept me from making a bigmistake. Me impidió cometer un granerror.

front [w] fachada The front of thehouse is painted white. La fachadade la casa está pintada de blanco.A el frente He was at the front forthree months. Estuvo tres meses enel frente.

O front door puerta principal Some-one's at the front door. Hay alguienen la puerta principal. O in front ofdelante de Who ivas that sitting i)ifront of you at the movies? ¿Quiénestaba sentado delante de Ud. en elcine? A frente a The crowd assem-bled in front of the post office. Lamuchedumbre se reunió frente alcorreo.

|| The picture's in the front of thebook. La fotografía está al principiodel libro.

frontier frontera We crossed the fron-tier yesterday. Cruzamos ayer lafrontera.

frost escarcha.

frown [v] fruncir el entrecejo My friendfrowned as she read the letter. Miamiga frunció el entrecejo al leer lacarta.

O to frown on mirar con antipatíaThe whole family frowned on thematch. Toda la familia miraba conantipatía a aquel matrimonio.

fruit fruta.

fry freír.

frying pan sartén.

fuel combustible.

fugitive fugitivo.

fulfill cumplir.

full lleno Give me a full glass of ivater.Déme Ud. un vaso lleno de agua.—That book's full of mistakes. Eselibro está lleno de errores.—I'm sofull I can't eai any more. Me sientotan lleno que no puedo comer más.A ancho The dress has a full skirt.El traje tiene una falda ancha. A com-pleto He made a full report. Hizo uninforme completo.

fully enteramente, completamente.

fume [v] hablar con enojo.O fumes gases, vapores.

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fun diversión, gracia / don't see any funin it. No veo ninguna diversión eneso. or No le veo la gracia.

O just for fun solo por divertirse.O to have fun divertirse We were justhaving a little fun. Nos estábamosdivertiendo un poco. O to make fun ofreírse de.

function [w] función.

fund fondo.

fundamental fundamental.

funeral funeral (church); entierro(cemetery).

funnel embudo (utensil); chimenea (ofa ship).

funny gracioso That's not a very funnystory. No es una historia muy gra-ciosa. A extraño, raro / have a funnyfeeling. Tengo una sensación rara.

fur piel.

furious furioso.

furlough licencia.

furnace caldera.

furnish amueblar How have you fur-nished your apartment? ¿Cómo ha

amueblado su apartamiento? A propor-cionar We'll furnish you with every-thing you need. Le proporcionaremostodo lo que necesita.

O furnished room cuarto amueblado.

furniture muebles.

furrow surco.

further [adj~\ nuevo Espere nuevas ór-denes. Wait for further orders.

• [adv] más Do you want to studyit further? ¿Quiere Ud. estudiarlomás?

fury furia.

fuse fusible, plomo The short circuitblew a fuse. El corto circuito fundióel fusible.

future [n~[ futuro Try to do better inthe future. Procure Ud. hacerlo me-jor en el futuro. A porvenir This jobhas no future. Este trabajo no tieneporvenir.

• \.adj~\ future Introduce me toyour future wife. Presénteme Ud. asu futura esposa.

gag [n] mordaza The bandits put a gagin his mouth. Los bandidos le pusi-eron una mordaza en la boca. A bromaIs this a gag? ¿Es esta una broma?

• [v] amordazar We found himbound and gagged. Lo encontramosamarrado y amordazado. A dar ascoa uno The invalid gagged on the heavyfood. Al enfermo le dio asco la co-mida pesada.

gaiety alegría.

gain [n] ganancia Their loss is our gain.Su pérdida supone nuestra ganancia.A aumento There's been a recent gainin the population of the city. Hahabido un aumento de población re-cientemente en la ciudad.

• \y\ adelantarse My watch gainsten minutes a day. Mi reloj se ade-lanta diez minutos al día. A conquis-tar, ganar His sincerity gained theconfidence of everyone. Con su sin-ceridad ganó la confianza de todos.A mejorar The doctor reports that thepatient'8 gaining rapidly. El doctordice que el enfei'mo va mejorandorápidamente. A alcanzar The menhave gained the hill beyond the town.Los hombres han alcanzado la colinaque está más allá del pueblo.

O gains ganancias On the last play

I lost all my gains. En la última ju-gada perdí todas mis ganancias,gale temporal, ventarrón.gallant [adj] valiente, valeroso.gallery galería We have seats in the

gallery. Tenemos asientos de galería.

—We walked through a long gallery.

Caminamos a través de una larga

galería.

O art gallery galería de arte.

O shooting gallery galería de tiro al

blanco,gallon galón Give me five gallons of

gas, please. Déme cinco galones de

gasolina, por favor.gallop [?i] galope.

• [i>] galopar.

gamble [n] riesgo It's an awful gamble.Es un gran riesgo.

• [>] especular Don't gamble withother people's money. No especulecon dinero ajeno. A jugar He lovesto gamble but generally loses. Legusta jugar pero generalmente pierde.A jugar, arriesgar He's gamblingeverything on the success of his son.Se lo está jugando todo por el éxito desu hijo.

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looks upon his work as a game. Con-sidera su trabajo como un juego.A jugada / saw through his game. Levi la jugada. A caza Is there anybig game near here? ¿Hay cazamayor cerca de aquí? A actividad,asunto How long have you been inthis game? ¿Cuánto tiempo lleva Ud.dedicado a estas actividades?

|| Their team put up a game fight.Su equipo se defendió con brío. || Vmgame for anything. Estoy dispuestoa todo. || He plays a good game. Eljuega bien. || They realized the gamewas up. Se dieron cuenta de quehabían perdido el juego.

gang [n] pandilla The gangsters of thecity were organized in gangs. Lospistoleros de la ciudad se organizaronen pandillas. A cuadrilla Two workgangs were repairing the road. Doscuadrillas de trabajadores estabanreparando la carretera.

O to gang up organizarse en cuad-rilla.

gap abertura, portillo There's a big gapbettoeen the planks. Hay una granabertura entre las tablas. A quebrada,barranca Let's take a hike throughthe gap. Demos una caminata por laquebrada.

gape boquear, estar con la boca abierta.

garage garaje.

garbage basura.

garden jardín These flowers are fromour garden. Estas flores son de nues-tro jardín.

O botanical garden jardín botánico.O vegetable garden huerta / want toplant a vegetable garden. Quierosembrar una huerta.

gargle [n] gárgara.

• [t>] gargarizar, hacer gárgaras,garlic ajo.

garment prenda de vestir.

garret buhardilla.

garter liga.

gas [?i] gas Turn off the gas. Sierre

el gas.—Did the dentist give you gas?

¿Le dio gas el dentista?

• [v] gasear He was gassed in thelast war. Fué gaseado en la últimaguerra.

O gas station puesto de gasolina.° gas stove cocina de gas. O intes-tinal gas gases intestinales. O to gasup tomar gasolina Let's stop at thenext station and gas up. Detengá-monos en el próximo puesto y tome-mos gasolina.gasoline gasolina.

gasp [v] boquear.

gate puerta The crowd poured outthrough the gate. La gente salía enmasa por la puerta. A entrada Thegame drew a gate of three thousand.El partido atrajo una entrada de tresmil personas.

O gates compuertas (water) Whenthe water rises too high, they openthe gates. Abren las compuertascuando el agua sube demasiado.

gather recoger He gathered up histhings and left. Recogió sus cosas ypartió. A reunirse, congregarse Thecrowd gathered around the speaker.La multitud se congregó alrededor delorador. A deducir / gather you don'tlike him. Deduzco que a Ud. no legusta. A ganar, aumentar The carslowly gathered speed. El automóvilganó velocidad poco a poco. A fruncirThe sleeves are gathered at the cuff.Las mangas están fruncidas en elpuño.

gaudy llamativo, charro, chillón.

gauge [n] manómetro de aire Is therean air gauge here? ¿Hay un manó-metro de aire aquí? A indicador Whatdoes the gasoline gauge say? ¿Quémarca el indicador de gasolina? A ca-librador Gauges are used to measurethe thickness of wire. Para medirel grosor de los alambres hay que usarcalibradores.

• [v] medir The wind must begauged accurately. Hay que medirla velocidad del viento con exactitud.

O narrow gauge vía angosta Therailroads of that country are narrowgauge. Los ferrocarriles de ese paísson de vía angosta.

gauze gasa.

gay alegre.

gaze [n] mirada fija.

• [f] mirar con fijeza, clavar lamirada.

gear engranaje Be careful or you'll stripthe gears. Cuidado que puede romperlos dientes de los engranajes. A equi-po We spent the afternoon cleaningour gear. Pasamos la tarde limpiandoel equipo.

|| The car is in gear. El carro tieneuna velocidad puesta.

gem gema, piedra preciosa.

general [n] general Tomorrow the gen-eral will take command. El generaftomará el mando mañana.

• [a<íi] general They hold a gen-eral election every year. Celebranelecciones generales todos los años.

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get

O in general en general In generalthings are all right. En general lascosas están bien.

generally generalmente.

generate producir, generar.

generation generación.

generator generador.

generous generoso Be generous; don'tthink only of his faults. Sea Ud.generoso, no piense solamente en susdefectos. A espléndido, generoso He'scertainly generous with his money.Verdaderamente es espléndido con sudinero. A abundante, amplio This res-taurant serves generous portions.Este restaurante sirve raciones abun-dantes.

genial cordial, afable.

genius genio.

gentle cuidadoso The nurse has verygentle hands. La enfermera tienemanos muy cuidadosas. Meve Therewas a gentle knock-on the door. Die-ron un golpe leve en la puerta.A suave He was rowing against a gen-tle current. Remaba contra una co-rriente suave. A apacible, bondadosoIsn't he a gentle person? ¿Verdadque es una persona bondadosa? A dó-cil, manso That dog is very gentle.Ese perro es muy dócil.

gentleman caballero This way, gentle-men! ¡Por aquí, caballeros!

genuine genuino.

geography geografía.

germ germen.

German alemán, germano.

gesture [n] gesto, ademán He made agesture with his hand. Hizo un ade-mán con la mano. A gesto His workwas merely a gesture of good will.Su trabajo fué un mero gesto debuena voluntad.

• [v] gesticular, hacer gestos Hegestures when he speaks. Gesticulacuando habla.

get recibir When did you get my letter?¿Cuando recibió Ud. mi carta? A con-seguir Can you get me another pencil?¿Puede Ud. conseguirme otro lápiz?—Can you get him to come to thetheater? ¿Puede Ud. conseguir quevenga al teatro?—They got him elect-ed Mayor. Consiguieron que le eli-gieran alcalde. A tener We've gotenough. Tenemos bastante. A llegarI'll get there in an hour. Llegaréallí dentro de una hora. A buscar I'llgo and get the book tomorrow. Iréa buscar el libro mañana. A localizar,dar con I couldn't get him by phone.

No pude localizarle por teléfono.A hacer llegar We must get the mes-sage to the telegraph office. Tenemosque hacer llegar el mensaje a la ofi-cina telegráfica. A ir por Wait till Iget my hat. Espéreme mientras voypor mi sombrero.

Oto get about mostrarse activo Foran old man he gets about very well.Para los años que tiene se muestramuy activo. O to get across hacersecomprender Finally I was able to getthe meaning across. Por fin me pudehacer comprender. O to get alongllevarse bien Those two don't getalong. Esos dos no se llevan bien.A componérselas I'll get along some-how. Me las compondré de algúnmodo. A marcharse It's late and I'llhave to be getting along. Tengo quemarcharme porque es tarde. O to getalong in years envejecer, ponerse vie-jo He's certainly getting along inyears. Ya se está poniendo viejo.O to get around salir mucho, ir a todaspartes He gets around a lot. Salemucho, or Va a todas partes. A di-vulgarse, difundirse The story will getaround in a few hours. El cuento sedivulgará en pocas horas. A pasarpor alto, eludir Can you get aroundthat regulation? ¿Puede Ud. eludiresa disposición? A manejar She getsaround him. Ella le maneja bien.

0 to get at llegar hasta, alcanzar /can't get at my luggage. No puedollegar hasta donde está mi equipaje.A descubrir, averiguar Some day I'llget at the real reason. Algún díadescubriré la verdadera razón. O toget away alejarse / want to get awayfrom the noise. Quiero alejarme delruido. O to get away with somethingarreglárselas, componérselas I'm sure

1 can get away with it. Estoy seguroque podré arreglármelas. O to getback regresar, volver When did youget back? ¿Cuándo regresó Ud.? Otoget back at desquitarse How can Iget back at him? ¿Cómo puedo des-quitarme con él? Oto get by burlarCan I get by the guard? ¿Podré bur-lar la guardia? A pasar Do you thinkI can get by with it? ¿Cree Ud. quepodré pasarlo? A arreglárselas I'llget by if I have a place to sleep. Melas arreglaré si encuentro un lugardonde dormir. O to get fired serdespedido I'll get fired if they findout. Seré despedido si lo descubren.Oto get going poner en marcha He'll

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girl

be able to get the w>rk going. Elpodrá poner el ti abajo en marcha.Oto get in llegar, arribar What timedoes the train get in? ¿A qué horallega el tren? A meter, entrar Pleaseget the clothes in before it rains.Haga el favor de meter la ropa antesde que llueva. O to get in touch withcomunicar con Get in touch with me.Comuniqúese conmigo. ° to get inwith congeniar con Did you get inwith our crowd? ¿Ha congeniado Ud.con nuestro grupo? Oto get offapearse, bajarse / ivant to get off atthe next stop. Quiero apearme en laparada siguiente. A quitar / can't getmy shoes off. No puedo quitarme loszapatos. A levantarse Please get offthe couch. Hágame el favor de levan-tarse del diván. O to get off withsalir con I'll get off with very lightpunishment. Saldré de esto con unapena leve. ° to get old, get on inyears envejecer He's getting old.Está envejeciendo. O to get on subirDon't get on the train yet. No subaal tren todavía. A proseguir, con-tinuar Let's get on with the meeting.Prosigamos con la sesión. A irle auno, pasarlo How are you getting on?¿Cómo lo pasa Ud.? A llevarse Thethree of us get on very well. Nosotrostres nos llevamos muy bien. O to getout salir, bajarse Get out of the car.Saiga del automóvil. A divulgarse, ha-cerse público We musn't let this newsget out. No debemos permitir queesta noticia se divulgue. A publicarThey are getting out a new book onthat subject. Van a publicar un nue-vo libro sobre ese tema. O to get outof sacar de How much did you getout of the deal? ¿Cuánto sacó Ud.del negocio? A librarse de, salir deHow did you ever get out of it? ¿Có-mo hizo Ud. para salir de aquello?O to get over curarse / got over mycold quickly. Me curé del catarrorápidamente. A salvar, veneer Howdid you get over the difficulty?¿Cómo salvó Ud. el obstáculo? A ha-cer comprender, dar a entender /finally got the point over. Al finpude darles a entender lo que quería.O to get ready prepararse, alistarseGet ready! ¡Prepárese! A tener listo,hacer When are you going t<> get din-ner ready? ¿Cuándo va a tener Ud.lista la comida? Oto get somethingout sacar, echar Get it out of thehouse. Sáquelo de la casa. ° to get

to be llegar a ser They got to be goodfriends. Llegaron a ser buenos ami-gos. O to get together reunirse Let'sget together tonight at my house.Reunámonos esta noche en mi casa.A ponerse de acuerdo, entenderse Theynever seem to get together on any-thing. Por lo visto, nunca se ponende acuerdo en nada. O to get uplevantarse / get up at seven everymorning. Todas las mañanas me le-vanto a las siete. O to get wet mo-jarse / don't want to get my feet wet.No quiero mojarme los pies.

|¡ How are you getting along? ¿Có-mo le va? ¡I He got off to a flyingstart. Empezó con mucho impulso.II Do you get the idea? ¿Lo comprendeUd.? || / got angry. Me enfadé.|| Vve got to leave early. Tengo quesalir temprano. || I've got lots ofwork to do. Tengo mucho trabajo quehacer. |l All my clothes have gottendirty since I've been here. Desde queestoy aquí se me ha ensuciado todala ropa.

ghost fantasma.

He doesn't have a ghost of achance. No tiene ni la menor opor-tunidad.

giant [?;] gigante That man is a giant.Ese hombre es un gigante.

• [adj] gigantesco There will be agiant crop of corn this year. Esteaño habrá una gigantesca cosecha demaíz.

gift obsequio, regalo Thank you for theChristmas gift. Muchas gracias porsu obsequio de navidad. A talento Hehas a gift for drawing. Tiene talentopara el dibujo.

giggle [w] risa tonta.

• [r] reírse tontamente.gild dorar.

ginger jengibre.gipsy gitano,girder viga,girdle [»] faja.

• [r] ceñir, cercar.

girl niña The woman gave birth to ababy girl. La mujer dio a luz a unaniña. A muchacha Are there anypretty girls in t>>un? ¿Hay mucha-chas bonitas en el pueblo? A chica,muchacha Well, girls, it's time to go.Bueno, chicas, ya es hora de que nosvayamos. A novia / just got a Afrom my girl. Acabo de recibir unacarta de mi novia. A sirvienta, criadaWe pay our girl fifty dollars a month.

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glove

Pagamos a la criada cincuenta dólaresmensuales.

give dar Please give vie the letter.Haga el favor de darme la carta.A pronunciar, decir Who's giving themain speech? ¿Quién pronunciará elprincipal discurso? A hundirse Becareful! The step might give underyour weight! ¡Tenga cuidado! Elescalón se puede hundir con su peso.O to give a damn / don't give adamn. No me importa un comino.O to give away regalar / gave my oldclothes away. Regalé mi ropa vieja.A divulgar Don't give away my secret.No divulgue Ud. mi secreto. ° to giveback devolver Please give me back mypen. Haga el favor de devolverme lapluma. O to give in ceder After along argument, I finally gave in.Después de una larga discusión final-mente cedí. O to give off despedir,dar The flowers give off a strongodor. Las flores despiden un olorfuerte. O to give out repartir Whogave out the tickets? ¿Quién repartiólos boletos? A acabarse, agotarse Oursupplies are giving out. Se estánagotando nuestras existencias. O togive up dejar, abandonar The maidgave up her job. La criada dejó elempleo. A darse por vencido / triedhard but I had to give up. Hice todolo que pude pero tuve que darme porvencido. A retirarse de Vm going togive up business. Me voy a retirarde los negocios. A romper las rela-ciones con, renunciar a After theirquarrel she gave him up. Después deldisgusto ella renunció a él. A desahu-ciar, perder la esperanza He was soill, the doctor gave him up. Estabatan enfermo que el doctor le desahu-ció. O to give way ceder The bridgegave way. El puente cedió. A retro-ceder The crowd gave way. El gentíoretrocedió.

|| Who gave away the bride? ¿Quiénllevó a la novia? || This elastic hasa lot of give. Este elástico da muchode sí. || My old coat still gives meservice. Todavía me sirve mi abrigoviejo.

given dado / must finish in a giventime. Tengo que terminarlo en untiempo dado.—Given such a situationwhat else could I do? Dada una situ-ación tal ¿qué otra cosa podía hacer?—He is given to lying. Es dado amentir.

glad ° to be glad alegrarse Vm glad

to hear you're better. Me alegra sa-ber que está Ud. mejor.

glance [h] vistazo / recognized him at aglance. Lo reconocí de un vistazo.

O to glance off desviarse al chocarThe bullet glanced off his helmet. Labala se desvió al chocar con su casco.

gland glándula.

glare [tc] resplandor The sun's glare isstrong today. Hoy está muy fuerteel resplandor del sol.

• [-y] deslumhrar The lights glareterribly. Las luces deslumhran terri-blemente. A mirar ferozmente Thewoman glared at us. La mujer nosmiró ferozmente.

glass vidrio / cut myself on a piece ofglass. Me corté con un pedazo devidrio. A vaso May I have a glass ofwater? ¿Puede Ud. darme un vasode agua? A cristal, vidrio / bought aglass vase. Compré un florero decristal.

O field glasses gemelos. O glassesanteojos, [Sp~\ gafas / wear glassesonly for reading. Uso anteojos sola-mente para leer.

gleam [w] destello, centelleo.

• [v] destellar.glee júbilo.

glide resbalar, deslizarse The sleighglided swiftly over the ice. El trineose deslizó rápidamente sobre el hielo.A planear (aviation) Look how theplane's, gliding toward the field!¡ Mira como planea el avión hacia elaeródromo!

glimpse [íi] ojeada, vistazo.

• [v] dar un vistazo.

glitter [w] resplandor The glitter of thesun hurts my eyes. El resplandor delsol me lastima los ojos.

• [v] brillar Water glitters in thesunlight. El agua brilla a la luz delsol.

globe esfera, globo.

gloomy sombrío It's a very gloomy day.Es un día muy sombrío. A triste,melancólico Why are you so gloomy?¿Por qué estás tan triste? A pesimistaDon't be so gloomy about the future.No seas tan pesimista sobre el por-venir.

glorious glorioso Our country has aglorious history. Nuestro país tieneuna historia gloriosa. A magníficoThis is certainly a glorious day. Ver-daderamente hace un día magnífico.

glory gloria.

glove guante.

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glow [n] encendimiento, calor vivo.

• [v] relucir.glue cola,gnat jején.gnaw roer.

go [«] energía For an old man, he hasa lot of go. Para su edad avanzadatiene mucha energía.

• [i>] ir Go slow. Vaya despacio.—That chair goes in the corner. Esasilla va en el rincón.—/ am going togo right away. Me voy a ir en se-guida. A caminar, ir The train is suregoing fast. El tren camina muy li-gero. A irse Let's go. Vamonos.—When did he go? ¿Cuándo se fué?A acabarse The brandy is all gone.Se ha acabado el coñac. A dejar, ven-der The shop keeper let this cloth gofor almost nothing. El tendero dejóesta tela casi por nada. A desaparecerThe pain has gone. Ha desaparecidoel dolor. A estar bien Whatever hesays goes. Cualquier cosa que digaestá bien. A funcionar This type-writer won't go. Esta máquina deescribir no funciona. A hacer Whenyou start to swim, go like this.Cuando empiece Ud. a nadar, hágaloasí. A pasar Let him go hungry. Dé-jele pasar hambre. A salir Everythinggoes wrong when I leave. Cuando meausento todo va mal. A volverseI'll go crazy if this keeps up. Mevolveré loco si esto continúa. A serThe prize will go to the best student.El premio será para el mejor estudi-ante.

O Go on! ¡Qué va! Go on! You don'tmean that. ¡Qué va! Ud. no quieredecir eso. O on the go en actividadHe's on the go day and night. Estáen actividad día y noche. O to goaround alcanzar para todos There isbarely enough to go around. Apenasalcanza esto para todos. O to go as-tray extraviarse The letter has goneastray. Si ha extraviado la carta.O to go away marcharse, irse Whenare you going away? ¿Cuándo semarcha Ud.? O to go back volverWhen do you expect to go back?¿Cuándo piensa volver? Oto go backon fallar, defraudar / won't go backon my friends. Yo no les fallaré amis amigos. ° to go by usar He goesby a false name. Usa un nombrefalso. O to go down bajar Let's godown to get a cup of coffee. Bajemosa tomar una taza de café.—Has therate of exchange gone up or down?

¿Ha subido o bajado el tipo del cam-bio? A ponerse The sun goes downearly in winter. El sol se pone tem-prano en invierno. O to go for a walkdar un paseo Let's go for a walk.Vamos a dar un paseo. O to go frombad to worse ir de mal en peor Thingsare going from bad to worse. Lascosas van de mal en peor. O to go inentrar en, participar en Would youlike to go in with me on this propo-sition? ¿Le gustaría participar eneste proyecto conmigo? O to go infor dedicarse a Do you go in forsports? ¿Se dedica Ud. a los depor-tes? O to go into discutir Why go in-to that now? ¿Porqué discutir esoahora? A tocar Let's not go into thatsubject now. No toquemos este asuntoahora. A ventilar We should go intothis matter thoroughly. Tendremosque ventilar este asunto a fondo.O to go off dispararse The pistol wentoff accidentally. La pistola se dis-paró accidentalmente. A llevar a cabo,resultar The attack went off accord-ing to plan. El ataque se llevó acabo de acuerdo con el plan. O to goon ir Let's go on toward the mountain.Vamos hacia la montaña. A continuar,seguir He went on talking. Continuóhablando.—Let's go on working hard.Continuemos trabajando de firme.O to go on board embarcarse, ir abordo You'll have to go on board be-fore six o'clock. Tendrán que ir abordo antes de las seis. ° to go onwith proseguir, continuar We'll go onwith the discussion after lunch. Prose-guiremos la discusión después del al-muerzo. O to go out salir I'm goingout to dinner. Voy a salir a comer.A pasar de moda That song will goout with the war. Esa canción pasaráde moda después de la guerra. A apa-garse Suddenly the lights went out.De pronto se apagaron las luces.O to go out of one's way tomarse lamolestia He went out of his way tohelp me. Se tomó la molestia paraayudarme. O to go over examinar,revisar He went over the problemvery carefully. Examinó el problemamuy cuidadosamente. A tener éxitoDo you think this song will go over?¿Cree Ud. que esta canción tendráéxito? O to go slow atrasarse Mywatch goes slow. Mi reloj se atrasa.O to go through pasar por The sol-diers go through severe training. Lossoldados pasan por un riguroso en-

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goal

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gown

trenamiento. Aaprobarse Do youthink the application will go through?¿Cree Ud. que se aprobará la solici-tud? O to go to trouble molestarseDon't go to any trouble. No se mo-leste Ud. ° to go under arruinarse,quebrar His business went under lastyear. Su negocio se arruinó el añopasado. ° to go up subir Apples havegone up. Las manzanas han subido.O to go with salir They've been go-ing with each other for years. Salenjuntos desde hace años. A acompañar,ir con Do you want me to go withyou? ¿Quiere que la acompañe? A ircon, entonar The curtains don't gowith the other furnishings. Las cor-tinas no van con los demás muebles.O to let go soltar Let go of the rope.Suelte la cuerda. O to make a go ofir bien Did he make a go of his mar-riage? ¿Le fué bien en su matri-monio?

|| Go ahead. Siga Ud. || Tell himto go about his own business. Dígaleque se ocupe de sus cosas y no de lasajenas.

goal meta, [Am] gol.

goat cabra.

God Dios God knows what he'll do next!¡Sabe Dios lo que hará después!—Godbless you! ¡Dios le bendiga!

|| God bless you! (sneezing) ¡Salud!

goggles anteojos.

gold oro.

golden dorado.

golf golf.

gonorrhea gonorrea.

good buen, bueno He gave me good ad-vice. Me dio un buen consejo.—Thisis a good meal. Esta es una buenacomida.—Good! ¡Bueno! A compe-tente He's a good man for that job.Es un hombre competente para esetrabajo. A mucho / haven't seen himfor a good while. No le he visto enmucho tiempo.

O a good deal mucho After the op-eration I had a good deal of pain.Después de la operación tuve muchodolor. O as good as casi The job isas good as done. El trabajo está casiterminado. O better mejor Give me abetter pencil. Déme Ud. un lápiz quesea mejor. O for good definitiva-mente, de una vez para siempre Let'sfix it for good this time. Vamos aarreglar esto de una vez para siem-pre. O good and bien Make the teagood and strong. Haga el té biencargado. O to be good for durar That

watch is good for a lifetime. Esereloj le durará toda la vida. A pagarHe is good for the damages to yourcar. Él pagará los daños causados asu automóvil. O to make good cum-plir He always makes good his prom-ises. Siempre cumple sus promesas.A responder de // / break it, I willmake good the damage. Responderéde los daños si lo rompo. A teneréxito I'm sure he'll make good in bus-iness. Estoy seguro de que tendráéxito en los negocios. O to the goodvenir bien Whatever he brings us isto the good. Nos viene bien cualquiercosa que traiga.

|| Did you have a good time? ¿Seha divertido Ud.? || The medicine isgood for you. La medicina le caerábien. || I'd like to go and see him,but what good will it do? Me gus-taría ir a verle, pero ¿de qué servirá?|| Be a good boy. Pórtate bien, chico.

good-by adiós.

good-looking guapo, bien parecido.

goodness bondad He is known for his

goodness. Es conocido por su bondad.

|| Goodness, it's cold! Ave María,

qué frío hace! or ¡Cielos, qué frío

hace!

goods mercancías This store has a largestock of goods. Este establecimientotiene gran existencia de mercancías.A géneros Cotton goods are very popu-lar this summer. Los géneros de al-godón son muy populares este verano.

goose ganso.

gorge desfiladero, barranco There is agreat gorge two miles from here. Ados millas de aquí hay un gran des-filadero.

gorge O to gorge oneself darse unatracón He gorged himself on sweets.Se dio un atracón de dulces.

gorgeous magnífico, estupendo, esplén-dido.

gospel evangelio.

gossip [n] chisme / wouldn't believethat gossip if I were you. Si yo fueraUd., no creería ese chisme. A chis-moso His wife is an old gossip. Sumujer es una chismosa.• [«] chismear That fellow gossipstoo much. Ese tío chismea demasiado.

govern gobernar The president has gov-erned the country well. El presidenteha gobernado bien el país.

government gobierno.

governor gobernador.

gown vestido That's a beautiful gown

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gravel

you're wearing. Lleva Ud. un her-moso vestido.

O dressing gown bata (de casa).

grab [i'] agarrar.

grace gracia.

graceful garboso, donairoso.

gracious afable, amable.

grade [w] grado What grade do yonteach? ¿En qué grado enseña Ud.?A clase, calidad We buy the best gradeof milk. Compramos leche de primeracalidad. A notas He received the high-est grades in the class. Recibió lasmejores notas de la clase. A pendi-ente There is quite a steep grade onthe other side of the hill. Al otro ladodel cerro hay una pendiente muy pro-nunciada.

• [11} clasificar Oranges are gradedby size and quality. Las naranjas seclasifican según su tamaño y calidad.A nivelar The workers graded thefield. Los obreros nivelaron el te-rreno.

O down grade cuesta abajo Businesshas been going down grade for thelast month. En el último mes losnegocios han ido cuesta abajo. ° tomake the grade subir la cuesta Thecar had trouble making the grade. Alautomóvil le costó trabajo subir lacuesta. A alcanzar éxito // you workhard you can make the grade. Sitrabaja duro, alcanzará éxito.

gradual gradual.

graduate [adj~] de ampliación He is do-ing graduate work in science. Estáhaciendo estudios científicos de am-pliación.

• [i>] graduarse When did yougraduate from college? ¿Cuándo segraduó Ud. en la Universidad?

|| His brother was a graduate ofthe University of Madrid. Su her-mano se graduó en la Universidad deMadrid,graft [íi] injerto (surgical).

• [r] injertar.

grain grano The grain is ready for har-vest. El grano está listo para lacosecha.—How many grains are therein each pill? ¿Cuántos granos con-tiene cada pildora? A veta This woodhas a beautiful grain. Esta maderatiene una veta hermosa. A pizcaThere isn't a grain of truth in thestory. No hay ni pizca de verdad enel cuento.

grammar gramática.

grand magnífico It was grand weather

for tennis. Hacía un tiempo magní-fico para jugar al tenis.

O grand ballroom gran salón debaile. ° grand total importe total.

grandchild nieto, nieta.

granddaughter nieta.

grandfather abuelo.

grandmother abuela.

grandparents abuelos.

grandson nieto.

granite granito.

grant [n] subvención The school is sup-ported by a government grant. Laescuela tiene una subvención del gobi-erno.

• [v] conceder Did they grant himpermission to leave? ¿Le concedieronpermiso para marcharse?

O to take for granted tomar porcierto, dar por hecho You take toomuch for granted. Ud. toma por cier-tas muchas cosas.

grape uva.

grapefruit toronja.

graph gráfica.

grasp [n~[ conocimiento He has a firmgrasp of the subject. Tiene un buenconocimiento del tema.

• [v] comprender / don't quitegrasp your meaning. No acabo decomprender lo que Ud. quiere decir.A agarrarse She grasped the strapwith both hands. Se agarró de lacorrea con las dos manos.

|| He has a powerful grasp. Agarra

muy fuerte,grass hierba, césped, grama Keep off

the grass. Se prohibe pisar la hierba.grate [w] parrilla The furnace has a

grate. El horno tiene parrilla.

• [v] destrozar That music grateson my nerves. Esa música me destro-za los nervios. A raspar, rayar Gratesome cheese. Raye un poco de queso.

grateful agradecido.

gratify complacer He gratified my de-sires. Complació mis deseos. A tenerel gusto / was gratified to meet her.Tuve el gusto de conocerla.

gratifying serle grato a uno It is verygratifying to hear of their success.Me es muy grato tener noticias de subuen éxito.

gratitude gratitud.

grave [n~\ sepulcro, tumba Her gravewas covered with roses. Su tumbaestaba cubierta de rosas.

• [«dj] grave The patient's condi-tion is grave. La condición del en-fermo es grave.

gravel grava, cascajo.

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gravity

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ground

gravity gravedad.

gravy salsa.

gray [adj] gris The sky was gray all

morning. El cielo estuvo gris toda la

mañana.

• [v] encanecer He's graying fast.Él está encaneciendo rápidamente.

O gray-haired de pelo cano, canoso.

graze rozar The bullet grazed his fore-head. La bala le rozó la frente.A apacentar, pacer, pastar This landis good for grazing cattle. Este cam-po es bueno para apacentar el ganado.

grease [n] grasa.

• [i>] engrasar.

great gran / think that's a great idea.Creo que eso es una gran idea. A mu-cho / was in great pain. Sentía muchodolor. A estupendo He's a great onefor telling funny stories. Es estu-pendo para contar chistes.

O a great deal mucho He sings agreat deal. Canta mucho. O greatbig gran He owned a great big estate.Era propietario de una gran hacienda.

greed codicia.

green verde Green is not becoming toher. El verde no le sienta bien a ella.|| He's pretty green at that job. Esun novato en ese empleo.

greens verduras You don't eat enoughgreens. Ud. no come suficientes ver-duras.

greeting saludo.

grief sentimiento, dolor.

grievance agravio, motivo de queja.

grieve afligir, lastimar.

grill [w] parrilla.

• [v~\ asar a la parrilla.

grim torvo, ceñudo He had a grim lookon his face. Su cara tenía un aspectotorvo. A horrendo The battle wasgrim. La batalla fué horrenda.

grimy tiznado, sucio.

grin [n\ mueca.

• [v] hacer muecas.

grind [n] calvario A day's work for aminer is a long grind. Un día detrabajo para un minero es un calvario.

• [v] moler We grind our coffeeby hand. Molemos el café a mano.A rechinar He ground his teeth in an-ger. Rechinó los dientes de rabia.

grip [w] maleta Where can I leave mygrip? ¿Dónde puedo dejar mi maleta?

• [v~\ agarrarse The sailor grippedthe railing. El marinero se agarró ala barandilla.

|| He can't get a grip on himself.No se puede contener. || Get a good

grip on the rope. Agarre la cuerdafirmemente,groan [n] gemido, quejido.

• [v~\ gemir.

grocer tendero, abacero, [Cuba"] bode-guero, [Mex] abarrotero.

grocery O groceries comestibles Let'sgo and buy some groceries. Vamos acomprar algunos comestibles. O gro-cery store tienda de comestibles, [Sp~\ultramarinos, [Mex] tienda de aba-rrotes, [Cuba] bodega, [Arg & Chile]almacén.

groom [n] novio The bride is ready.Where's the groom? La novia yaestá lista. Dónde está el novio?

• [>] almohazar The horse must begroomed. Hay que almohazar al ca-ballo.

groove acanaladura, estría.grope tentar.

gross [n] gruesa A gross is twelvedozen. Una gruesa son doce docenas.

• [adj~\ craso The accountant madea gross error. El contador cometióun error craso. A grosero That's avery gross way of putting it. Esa esuna manera muy grosera de decirlo.

O gross income ingresos totales.ground [n~\ tierra This ground is notvery fertile. Esta tierra no es muyfértil. A terreno The ground was veryrocky. El terreno era muy pedregoso.A razón What grounds do you havefor saying that? ¿Que razones tieneUd. para decir eso?

• [adj] baja / don't want a roomon the ground floor. No quiero unahabitación en la planta baja.

O from the ground up de abajoarriba. O grounded fundado Youropinions are well grounded. Sus jui-cios están bien fundados. A versadoThey were well grounded in history.Eran muy versados en historia.A sin volar, en tierra The plane wasgrounded by bad weather. El aviónestuvo sin volar a causa de mal tiem-po. A conexión con tierra Is the radiogrounded? ¿Tiene la radio conexióncon tierra? O grounds jardines Agardener takes care of the grounds.Un jardinero cuida los jardines.A posos / don't like coffee grounds inmy cup. No me gustan los posos decafé en mi taza. O to gain groundganar terreno. Oto give groundceder terreno When he insisted, I hadto give ground. Al insistir él, tuveque ceder terreno. O to hold or standone's ground mantenerse firme en su

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terreno. O to lose ground perder te-rreno.

|| // / drive, I can cover a lot ofground in one day. Si vamos en cochepodremos hacer un gran recorrido enun día.group [w] grupo There was a group ofmen in the street. Había un grupo dehombres en la calle.

• [*>] agrupar Group the words ac-cording to meaning. Agrupe las pal-abras según' su significado.

grove arboleda, alameda.

grow crecer The little boy grew veryfast. El niño creció muy rápidamente.A aumentar, crecer The crowd grewrapidly. La muchedumbre aumentórápidamente. A cultivar That farmergrows vegetables. Ese agricultor cul-tiva legumbres.

O to grow cold or warm empezar ahacer frío o calor The iveather isgrowing cold. Empieza a hacer frío.O to grow up desarrollarse, crecerHis daughter is growing up rapidly.Su hija se está desarrollando rápida-mente.

|| That music grows on me. Esamúsica me gusta cada vez más.|| He's a grown-up man now. Ya esun hombre.

growl [w] gruñido.

• [r] gruñir, refunfuñar.

growth desarrollo, crecimiento The dogreached full growth in a year. Elperro alcanzó su desarrallo completoen un año. A tumor He has a grotcthon his arm. Tiene un tumor en elbrazo.

I! He has a two days' growth ofbeard. Tiene una barba de dos días.

grudge envidiar / don't grudge him hissuccess. No le envidio su éxito.

O to bear a grudge against some-one tener inquina a alguien, tenerrabia a alguien.

gruff ceñudo, áspero.

grumble quejarse, refunfuñar.

grunt gruñir.

guarantee [n] garantía This clock hasa five-year guarantee. Este relojtiene una garantía de cinco años.

• [i>] garantizar, asegurar I'll guar-antee that you'll enjoy this movie.Le aseguro que le gustará esta pelí-cula.

O to be guaranteed estar garanti-zado This pen is guaranteed for life.Esta pluma está garantizada por todala vida.guard [n] guardia The guard kept me

from passing. El guardia me impidiópasar.—For a moment his guard wasdown. Descuidó la guardia por un mo-mento. A vigilancia They kept closeguard of the bridge. Guardaban unaestrecha vigilancia del puente.

• [v] vigilar Guard the prisonercarefully. Vigile con cuidado alprisionero. A tomar precaucionesThey tried to guard against the dis-ease spreading. Trataron de tomarprecauciones contra la propagación dela epidemia.

O off one's guard desprevenido, fu-era de guardia You can never catchhim off guard. Nunca le puede Ud.coger desprevenido. O to be on guardestar en guardia.

guardian guardián, guarda.

guerilla guerrillero.

guess [n] suposición, conjetura Thatwas a good guess. Esa fué una buenasuposición.

• [v~\ acertar, adivinar Can youguess my age? ¿Puede Ud. acertarmi edad? A suponer / guess he's sick.Supongo que está enfermo.

guest huésped.

guide [n] guía The guide took mearound. El guía me llevó a todaspartes.—Where can I buy a guide tothe city? ¿Dónde puedo comprar unaguía de la ciudad?

• [v] guiar He guided the groupthrough the woods. Guió el grupo através del bosque. A guiarse, dejarsellevar Don't be guided by his advice.No se guíe por sus consejos.

guik delito, culpa.

guilty culpable The prisoner was foundguilty. Se halló que el preso eraculpable.

|| / have a guilty conscience. Tengoremordimiento de conciencia.

gulf golfo.

gum chicle Do you have any gum? ¿Ti-ene Ud. chicle? A goma There isn'tmuch gum on these envelopes. Notienen mucha goma estos sobres. A en-cía My gums hurt. Me duelen lasencías.

gun fusil He spends a lot of time clean-ing his gun. Dedica mucho tiempo ala limpieza de su fusil. A cañonazoThe ship fired a salute of twenty-oneguns. El barco disparó una salva deveintiún cañonazos. A cañón This is along-range gun. Es un cañón de largoalcance.

O to stick to one's guns mantenersecon la suya.

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ham

gunner artillero.

gush derramar, verter.

gust ráfaga, racha.

gutter canal, gotera.gymnasium gimnasio.

habit costumbre I'm trying to break my-self of the habit. Estoy tratando deperder la costumbre.—/ got into thathabit while I was abroad. Adquiríesa costumbre mientras estaba en elextranjero.

.O to be in the habit of acostumbrara I'm in the habit of sleeping late onSundays. Acostumbro dormir hastatarde los domingos.

habitual habitual.

haggard trasnochado, demacrado.

hail [n] granizo The hail broke the win-dow panes. El granizo rompió loscristales. A granizada The soldiersloosed a hail of bullets against theenemy. Los soldados lanzaron unagranizada de balas contra el enemigo.

• [v] granizar We might as wellstay here until it stops hailing.. Mejorserá que nos quedemos aquí hasta quedeje de granizar.

hail [v] aclamar The book's been hailedby all the critics. El libro ha sidoaclamado por todos los críticos. A lla-mar I've been trying to hail a cab forthe last ten minutes. Llevo diez mi-nutos tratando de llamar un taxí-metro.

O to hail from venir de What partof the country do you hail from? ¿Deque parte del país viene Ud.?

hailstorm granizada The hailstormruined the tobacco crops. La grani-zada destruyó la cosecha de tabaco.

hair pelo There's a hair on your coat.Tiene Ud. un pelo en el abrigo.—Hejust missed me by a hair. No me al-canzó por un pelo. A cabello Whatcolor is her hair? ¿De qué color esel cabello de ella?

haircut corte de pelo.

hairdresser peluquero.

hair net redecilla.

hairpin horquilla, ganchito.

half [n\ medio This shirt'll take a yardand a half of material. Para estacamisa se necesita yarda y media detela. A mitad I'll give him half of myshare. Le dai'é la mitad de mi parte.

• [adj] medio Give me a halfpound of those. Deme Ud. media lib-ra de aquellos.

• [adv] medio, a medias It's onlyhalf done. Está hecho solamente amedias. A medio / was lying on thecouch half asleep. Estaba echado enel sofá, medio dormido.

O half an hour, a half hour mediahora I'll be back in half an hour.Volveré dentro de media hora.—Iwaited for him a good half hour. Leesperé media hora larga. O half past... las ... y media We'll be there athalf past eight. Estaremos allí a lasocho y media. O half price mitad deprecio / got it for half price at a sale.Lo conseguí en un saldo a mitad deprecio. O in half por la mitad ShallI cut it in half? ¿Lo corto por lamitad? Oto go halves ir a mediasWill you go halves with me? ¿QuiereUd. ir a medias conmigo?

half-breed [adj, n\ mestizo.

half-mast media asta.

hall vestíbulo Please wait in the hall.Haga el favor de esperar en el vestí-bulo. A corredor It's the second doordown the hall. Es la segunda puertadel corredor. A salón There were noseats, so we stood at the back of thehall. Como no quedaban asientos estu-vimos de pie en el fondo del salón.O city hall ayuntamiento His officeis in the city hall. Su despacho estáen el ayuntamiento.

halt hacer alto The soldiers halted fora short rest. Los soldados hicieronalto para descansar un rato.

O to come to a halt interrumpirse,pararse The work finally came to ahalt. Por fin se interrumpió eltrabajo.

\\Halt! Who's there? ¡Alto! ¿Quiénvive?

halter cabestro.

halting vacilante Shyness made thechild speak in a halting manner. Latimidez hizo que el niño hablara deuna manera vacilante.

ham jamón Bring me a nice piece ofham for dinner. Tráigame un buenpedazo de jamón para la comida.

|| That actor's quite a ham. Eseactor es un maleta [Sp]. Ese actores muy malo.

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handle

hamburger albóndiga, [Mex~\ hamburgu-esa.

hammer [h] martillo Could I borrow ahammer? ¿Puedo pedir prestado unun martillo?

hammer the ironMartille el hierro

• [r] martillarover the anvil.sobre el yunque.

hammock hamaca.

hamper [n] canasta Throw those dirty

clothes into the hamper. Tire esa

ropa sucia en la canasta.

• [t>] impedir He icas hampered ingetting a job by his lack of experi-ence. Su falta de experiencia le im-pidió conseguir un empleo.

hand [m] mano Where can I wash myhands? ¿Dónde puedo lavarme lasmanos?—The affair's in my hands. Elasunto está en mis manos, or Tengoel asunto entre manos.—This is theworst hand I've had all evening. Estaes la peor mano que me ha tocado entoda la noche. A manecilla The hourhand's broken. La manecilla quemarca las horas está rota. A parteDid you have a hand in this? ¿Hatomado Ud. parte en esto? A ovaciónThe audience gave her a big hand.El público le dio una gran ovación.

• [f] pasar Will you hand me thatpencil? ¿Quiere Ud. pasarme eselápiz?

O at first hand directamente I gotthis information at first hand. Reci-bí estos informes directamente. O byhand a mano All this se icing had tobe done by hand. Hubo que hacertoda esta costura a mano. O farmhand peón de granja / tcorked a coup-le of years as a farm hand. Trabajéun par de años como peón de granja.

0 in hand dominado, controlado Thesituation's well in hand. La situaciónestá dominada. O on hand a mano,disponible He's never on hand when

1 want him. Nunca está a manocuando lo necesito. A en existenciaWe haven't any soap on hand thisweek. Esta semana no tenemos jabónen existencia. O on one's hands entremanos I've got a lot of work on myhands today. Hoy tengo mucho traba-jo entre manos. O on the other handpor otra parte He's a good man, but,on the other hand, he hasn't had muchexperience. Es un buen hombre pero,por otra parte, no tiene mucha ex-periencia. O on the right-hand (orleft-hand) side a la derecha (or izqui-erda) The house is on the left-hand

side as you go up the street. Yendocalle arriba, la casa está a la izquier-da. O to be handed down pasar depadres a hijos These jewels hare beenhanded down in our family for gen-erations. Estas joyas han pasado depadres a hijos en nuestra familia.O to change hands cambiar de manos,cambiar de dueño The business haschanged ha7ids. El negocio ha cambia-do de manos. ° to get out of handdesmandarse Don't let the studentsget out of hand. No permita que losestudiantes se desmanden. O to handin presentar I'm going to hand in myresignation tomorrow. Mañana voya presentar mi dimisión. O to handout distribuir Take these tickets andhand them out. Tome Ud. estos bi-lletes y distribuyalos. ° to have one'shands full estar ocupadísimo He cer-tainly has his hands full with thatnew job. No hay duda de que estáocupadísimo con ese nuevo trabajo.O to lend a hand echar una mano,ayudar Would you lend me a hand inmoving that furniture? ¿Me echaríaUd. una mano para mover estos mue-bles? O to shake hands with dar lamano, estrechar la mano / shook haridswith him anel left. Le di la mano yme fui.

¡i Can you take this problem off myhands? ¿Puede Ud. quitarme de en-cima este problema?

handbag cartera.

handball pelota.

handbill hoja suelta, prospecto.

handcuffs esposas.

handful puñado.

handicap impedimento, obstáculo Thelame arm'll be a handicap. El brazolisiado será un impedimento para sutrabajo. A handicap Who's your fa-vorite to win the handicap? ¿Quiéncree Ud. que gane el handicap?

O to be handicapped estar en situ-ación de inferioridad He's been han-dicapped all his life. Ha estado todasu vida en una situación de inferiori-dad.

handkerchief pañuelo.

handle [n] mango This hoe needs a newhandle. A este azadón le hace faltaun mango nuevo.

• [r] manejar handle with care.Manéjese con cuidado.—Can you han-dle a gun? ¿Sabe Ud. manejar unfusil?—He handles the car very well.Maneja muy bien el automóvil. A to-car, manosear Look at it all you want

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hard

but don't handle it. Mírelo todo loque quiera pero no lo toque. A saberdominar He handled the situationvery well. Supo dominar la situaciónmuy bien. A tener We don't handlethat brand. No tenemos esa marca.

handsome guapo, buen mozo / don'tthink he's very handsome. No meparece que es muy guapo. A excelenteHe made me a handsome offer for myfarm. Me hizo una oferta excelentepor mi granja.

handwriting letra, escritura.

handy a la mano Everything in the kit-chen is so handy. Todo en la cocinaestá a la mano. A útil This canopener's very handy. Este abrelatases muy útil. A hábil He's very handyat repairing things around the house.Es muy hábil en reparar las cosasde la casa.

hang colgar He hung the picture overthe fireplace. Colgó el cuadro encimade la chimenea.—Is that your hathanging on the hook? ¿Es suyo elsombrero que cuelga de la percha?A fijar We should hang a sign on thedoor. Debemos fijar un letrero en lapuerta. A bajar, inclinar Why are youhanging your head? ¿Por qué bajaUd. la cabeza? A ahorcar They'll hanghim for his crime. Le ahorcarán porsu crimen.

O to get the hang of it coger el tinoNow you're getting the hang of it.Ahora ya le va Ud. cogiendo el tino.O to hang on agarrarse, asirse / hungon as tight as I could. Me agarré lomás fuertemente que pude. ° to hangon to guardar Hang on to this money.Guarde bien este dinero. ° to hangout asomarse demasiado Don't hangout of the window. No te asomesdemasiado por la ventana. O to hangup colgar Hang up your hat and coat.Cuelgue Ud. su sombrero y su abrigo.A colgar He hung up on me. Me colgó(el teléfono).

|| He's always hanging around therace track. Todo el tiempo se lo pasaen el Hipódromo.

hangar hangar.

hanger (for clothes) colgador, gancho.

hangover resaca cruda. [Mex~\.

haphazard [adj] casual, fortuito.

happen pasar What .happened? ¿Quépasó?—What happened to the type-writer? ¿Qué le pasó a la máquinade escribir? A ocurrir Were you therewhen the accident happened? ¿Esta-ba Ud. allí cuando ocurrió el acci-

dente? A suceder Everything happensto me. Todas las cosas me sucedena mí. A acontecer A wonderful thinghappened to me last night. Anocheme aconteció algo maravilloso. A lo-grar How did you happen to find me?¿Cómo logró Ud. encontrarme?

|| / don't happen to agree with you.El caso es que yo no estoy de acuerdocon Ud. || It happens that we can'tdo anything about it. Da la casuali-dad que nada podemos hacer acercade ello.

happily felizmente They seem to livehappily together. Parece que vivenjuntos felizmente.—Happily, no onewas injured in the accident. Feliz-mente nadie se hizo daño en el acci-dente.

happiness felicidad.

happy feliz This is one of the happiestdays of my life. Este es uno de losdías mas felices de mi vida.—Themovie had a happy ending. La pelí-cula tuvo un epílogo feliz. A contento,alegre / don't feel very happy. Noestoy muy contento.

harbor [n] puerto.• [-y] abrigar.

hard duro / don't like to sleep on a hardbed. No me gusta dormir en camadura. A apretado He tied the rope in-to a hard knot. Amarró la cuerda conun nudo apretado. A difícil / had ahard time getting here. Me fué difícilllegar aquí. A fuerte // you like hardwork, I'll see that you get it. Si legusta un trabajo fuerte yo me encar-garé de proporcionárselo. A asiduoHe's a hard worker and does a goodjob. Es un trabajador asiduo y ade-más hace un buen trabajo. A severoHe's a hard man. Es un hombre se-vero. A injurioso Those are hardwords. Esas son palabras injuriosas.A duro, fuerte He's been training fortwo months and he's as hard as nails.Se ha entrenado durante dos meses yestá fuerte como el hierro.

O hard-and-fast inflexible, rigurosoWe have no hard-and-fast rules here.Aquí no hay reglas inflexibles.O hard of hearing duro de oído You'llhave to speak louder because he'shard of hearing. Tendrá Ud. quehablar más alto porque es duro deoído. O hard road carretera pavimen-tada. O hard water agua gorda. ° tobe hard up hallarse en apuros, estara la cuarta pregunta He's alwayshard up before pay day. Siempre sehalla en apuros antes del día de pago.

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have

O to freeze hard congelarse bien Theice cream didn't freeze hard. El hela-do no se congeló bien. O to rain hardllover a cántaros It was raining hardwhen he left the house. Llovía a cán-taros cuando salió de la casa. ° totry hard esoforzarse mucho He triedhard to do it right, but failed. Seesforzó mucho por hacerlo bien, perofracasó.

hard-boiled duro / like hard-boiled eggs.Me gustan los huevos duros. A duro,severo The boss is pretty hard-boiled.El jefe es muy duro.

hardly apenas He had hardly begun tospeak ivhen he was interrupted.Apenas empezó a hablar, cuando leinterrumpieron.—/ hardly think so.Apenas lo creo. A casi There werehardly any people there when theshow started. Casi no había genteallí cuando comenzó el espectáculo.

|| You can hardly expect me to be-lieve that story. Ud. no esperará quele crea ese cuento.

hardware ferretería.

harm [n] daño The dry iveather's donea lot of harm to the crop. La sequiáha hecho mucho daño a la cosecha.

• [«] dañar Be careful not to harmhhn. Cuidado de no dañarle.

|| He gets mad easily but hewouldn't harm a flea. Se enoja fácil-mente pero no es capaz de matar niuna mosca.

harmony armonía, harmonía / like theharmony of this composition. Meagrada la armonía de esta composi-ción.—There was perfect harmony be-tween the two families. Había unacompleta armonía entre las dos fa-milias.

O to be in complete harmony estarcompletamente de acuerdo The dele-gates are in complete harmony oneverything. Los delegados están com-pletamente de acuerdo en todo.

harness [w] arnés.

• [i] guarnicionar.

harp arpa This symphony requires Uvoharps. Esta sinfonía requiere dosarpas.

O to harp on machacar sobre I'mtired of hearing you harp on the samehject. Estoy cansado de oirle ma-chacar sobre el mismo tema.harsh áspero,harvest [«] cosecha.

• [r] cosechar.

hash picadillo We had the best hash fordinner! ¡Tuvimos un magnífico pica-

dillo para la cena! Mío, confusiónYou sure made a hash of this! Quélío ha hecho Ud. de esto.

O to hash up enredar, echar a per-der Your intentions may have beengood, but you've certainly hashed upeverything. Podrán haber sido buenassus intenciones, pero lo cierto es quelo ha em-edado todo.

haste prisa.

hasten darse prisa.

hasty hecho a la ligera It's only a hastyjob. Es solo un trabajo hecho a laligera. A rápido, precipitado Theyhad to beat a hasty retreat. Tuvieronque hacer una retirada precipitada.A impulsivo, irreflexivo He's veryhasty in everything he does. Es muyimpulsivo en todo lo que hace. A lig-ero, irreflexivo It %vas a very hasty de-cision. Fué una decisión muy ligera.

hat sombrero.

hatch empollar, incubar Can't these eggsbe hatched artificially? ¿No se pue-den incubar estos huevos artificial-mente? A tramar, fraguar / wonderwhat those two are hatching. ¿Quéestarán tramando esos dos?

hatchet hacha pequeña.

hate [n] odio You could see hate in hereyes. Se notaba el odio en sus ojos.

• [v] aborrecer She hated her hus-band because he'd left her. Aborrecíaa su marido porque la había abando-nado. A odiar / hate to get up in themorning. Odio levantarme por lasmañanas.

hatred odio.

haul [n] redada We brought in a bighaul of fish this morning. Trajimosuna buena redada de peces esta ma-ñana.

• [i>] tirar de, arrastrar How areyou going to haul it? ¿Cómo lo vaa arrastrar?

O to haul the flag down arriar labandera.haunt [v] frecuentar, rondar.

O haunted house casa embrujada.have tener / have two tickets to thttheater. Tengo dos billetes para elteatro.—He has a fine library. Tieneuna excelente biblioteca.—/ had somemoney with me. Tenía algún dineroconmigo.—Do you have any brothers(ma sisters? ¿Tiene Ud. hermanos?—/ have the idea clearly in ynind. Ten-go la idea clara en mi mente.—Whi ndo you have your vacation? ¿Cuándova Ud. a tener sus vacaciones? A de-sear What'll you have? ¿Qué desea

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head

Ud.? A tomar I have piano lessonstwice a week. Tomo lecciones depiano dos veces por semana.—I've hadone drink too many. He tomado untrago más de la cuenta. A echar, to-mar Let's have a drink. Vamos aechar un trago, or Vamos a tomaralgo. Ajugar Let's have a game.Vamos a jugar un partido. A hacerseI have my teeth cleaned twice a year.Me hago hacer una limpieza de dien-tes dos veces al año. A hacer, mandarhacer I had my typewriter cleaned.Hice limpiar mi máquina de escribir.A hacer que I'll have the boy take thepackage. Haré que el muchacho lleveel paquete. A mandar I had it madeto order. Lo mandé hacer a la me-dida.—He has the laundry do hisshirts. Manda sus camisas a lalavandería. A querer I'll have it thatway. Lo quiero así. A permitir Iwon't have noise in this room anylonger. No permitiré más ruido eneste cuarto. A haber Has he done hisjob well? ¿Ha hecho bien su traba-jo?-—He'll have finished by that time.Habrá terminado para entonces.—Hashe gone home? ¿Ha ido a casa?—//I'd known that, I wouldn't have comeat all. Si hubiera sabido eso, nohubiese venido.

O to have a baby dar a luz Mywife's going to have a baby in June.Mi esposa va dar a luz en junio.O to have a mind to pensar, tener in-tención de / have a mind to go theretomorrow. Pienso ir allí mañana.O to have breakfast desayunar. O tohave dinner comer Let's have dinnerat six o'clock. Comamos a las seis.O to have it in for tenérselas juradasa uno I'll have it in for him if hedoes it. Se las tengo juradas silo hace. O to have it out poner lascosas en claro, plantear la cuestiónIt's better to have it out now thanlater. Más vale poner las cosas enclaro ahora, que mas tarde. O to havelunch almorzar. O to have suppercenar. ° to have to tener que Youdon't have to do anything you don'twant to. No tienes que hacer nadaque no quieras.—/ had to leave early.Tuve que salir temprano.—She has togo home now. Ella tiene que irse acasa ahora. O to have to do withtener que ver con I have nothing todo with it. No tengo nada que vercon ello.

|| Have a cigar. Sírvase un cigarro.

|| I had a hard time getting up thismorning. Me fué difícil levantarmeesta mañana. || We had been a weekwithout a bath. Llevábamos una se-mana sin bañarnos. ¡]| Now I havehim where I want him. Ahora sí quele tengo en mi terreno. || I'd betterleave before the rain starts. Serámejor que me vaya antes que empiecea Hover. || I'd rather wait until themail comes. Prefiero esperar hastaque llegue el correo.

haven abrigo, asilo.

havoc estrago.

hawk halcón.

hay heno They saw field after field ofhay. Vieron campos y campos deheno.

O to hit the hay dormir I'm tired;let's hit the hay. Estoy cansado;vamos a dormir. O to make hay whilethe sun shines aprovechar la racha.

hay fever fiebre de heno.

haystack hacina de heno.

hazardous arriesgado, peligroso.

he él Who is he? ¿Quién es él?

head cabeza [/] My head hurts. Meduele la cabeza.—He has a good headfor business. Tiene buena cabezapara los negocios.—We want somenails with larger heads. Queremosalgunos clavos con la cabeza másgrande.—You're at the head of thelist. Ud. está a la cabeza de la lista.—How many head of cattle are onthe farm? ¿Cuántas cabezas de ga-nado hay en la hacienda? A cabeza[m] Who's the head of the family?¿Quién es el cabeza de familia? A tapaWe'll have to take off the head ofthe barrel. Tendremos que quitar latapa del barril. A principio Begin atthe head of the page. Empiece por elprincipio de la página. A director 7want to speak to the head of the or-ganization. Deseo hablar con el di-rector de la organización. A nacimien-to, cabecera How far is it to the headof the river? ¿A qué distancia quedael nacimiento del río?

• [adj] a proa, de proa A headwind delayed our landing. El vientode proa retrasó nuestro desembarque.

• [v] estar a la cabeza de, ir ala cabeza The boy heads his class atschool. El muchacho está a la cabezade su clase en la escuela. A conducirThe pilot headed the plane into thewind. El piloto condujo el avión decara al viento. A dirigirse They areheading for the city. Se dirigen a

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la ciudad. O head first de cabeza 7fell headfirst. Caí de cabeza. O headman jefe Mr. Smith is the head man.El señor Smith es el jefe. ° head ofhair cabello, cabellera She has a finehead of hair. Tiene un cabello her-moso. ° head-on de frente It was ahead-on collision. Fué un choque defrente. O head over heels locamenteMy friend is head over heels in love.Mi amigo está locamente enamorado.O heads cara Heads I win, tails I lose.Cara, yo gano; cruz, pierdo. ° outof one's head estar fuera de sí Theman is positively out of his head. Elhombre está realmente fuera de sí.O over one's head fuera de alcanceThat subject is over my head. Eseasunto está fuera de mi alcance.A por encima de uno It may be neces-sary to go over his head on this.Quizás será necesario saltar por en-cima de él en este asunto. ° to cometo a head llegar a un punto decisivoMatters are coming to a head. Losasuntos van llegando a su punto de-cisivo. O to go to one's head subírse-le a uno a la cabeza The success hasgone to his head. El éxito se le hasubido a la cabeza. ° to hit the nailon the head dar en el clavo You hitthe nail on the head that time. Esavez dio Ud. en el clavo. O to keepone's head mantener la calma Every-one kept his head in the excitement.Todos mantuvieron la calma en laconmoción. O to lose one's head per-der los estribos She got angry andlost her head. Ella se enfadó y per-dió los estribos. O to put heads to-gether cambiar impresiones Let's putour heads together and figure it out.Cambiemos impresiones para solucio-narlo. ° to take it into one's headmetérsele a uno en la cabeza Themaid took it into her head to leavesuddenly. De pronto a la sirvientase le metió en la cabeza marcharse.O to turn one's head envanecer Theirflattery turned his head. Su adula-ción le envaneció.

|| The lettuce is ten cents a head.La lechuga es a diez centavos cadauna. || We need two heads of cabbage.Nos hacen falta dos repollos. || Ican't make head or tail of the story.No le encuentro ni pies ni cabeza alcuento.

headache dolor de cabeza.

heading encabezamiento; membrete (sta-tionery).

headlight faro, linterna delantera.

headline titular, epígrafe.

headquarters jefatura, cuartel general.

heal sanar.

health salud How's your health? ¿Cómoestá Ud. de salud?—Here's to yourhealth. ¡A su salud!

healthy bien de salud I feel healthyenough. Me siento bastante bien desalud. A saludable This isn't a healthyplace to be in. Este no es un sitiosaludable para quedarse.

O healthier más saludable You lookhealthier now. Ahora tiene Ud. unaspecto más saludable.

heap [n] montón Throw all this stuff ina rubbish heap. Tire Ud. estos cachi-vaches en el montón de la basura.

O heaped repleto The table washeaped with all kinds of foods. Lamesa estaba repleta de toda clase demanjares. O in a heap amontonadoDon't leave those things in a heap.No dejen esas cosas amontonadas.

hear oír I hear someone coming. Oigoque alguien viene.—/ just heard thetelephone ring. Acabo de oír sonarel teléfono.—Hear me to the end.Óyeme hasta el final.—I never heardof such a thing. Jamás oí cosa igual.—They offered to put me up for thenight, but I wouldn't hear of it. Meofrecieron alojarme durante la noche,pero no quise ni oírles. A escucharI hear good music every night. Todaslas noches escucho buena música.A oír decir I hear that the play ivasa success. Oigo decir que la repre-sentación tuvo éxito. A saber Whatdo you hear from home? ¿Qué sabeUd. de su casa? A enterarse Did youhear of his arrival? ¿Se enteró Ud.de su llegada? A informarse The judgehears different kinds of cases everyday. El juez se informa de distintoscasos todos los días.

|| Hearing the good news made mevery happy. Al oír la buena noticiame puse muy contento.

hearing audiencia The judge gave bothsides a hearing. El juez concedióaudiencia a las dos partes.

|| The old man's hearing is poor. Elviejo no oye bien.

heart corazón His heart is weak. Tieneel corazón débil.—She has a softheart. Ella tiene un corazón blando.—/ haven't the heart to do it. Notengo corazón para hacerlo. No po-driá hacerlo.—I bid two hearts. Doydos corazones. A centro The store was

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hello

located in the heart of town. La tien-da estaba situada en el centro dela ciudad. A compasión Have a heart.Tenga Ud. compasión. A fondo, me-ollo / intend to go to the heart of thismatter. Intento llegar al fondo deeste asunto.

O at heart en el fondo At heart he'sreally a nice fellow. En el fondo esun buen chico. O by heart de memoriaHe learned the poem by heart. Seaprendió la poesía de memoria. ° tobreak one's heart destrozarle el cora-zón He broke her heart when he left.Le destrozó el corazón al marcharse.O to do one's heart good alegrarle elcorazón It does my heart good to seethem happy. Me alegra el corazónverlos felices. O to lose heart desco-razonarse, perder valor In spite ofeverything I didn't lose heart. Apesar de todo, no me descorazoné.—Don't lose heart. No pierda valor.O to take something to heart tomaralgo a pecho Don't take it to heart.No lo tome a pecho.

|| / have my heart in my mouth.Estoy en ascuas. || He's a man aftermy own heart. Es un hombre de migusto.

heart attack ataque al corazón.

heartburn acedía, pirosis, [Aw] vina-grera.

hearth hogar.

hearty cordial We were given a heartywelcome as we stepped off the train.Nos hicieron un cordial recibimientoal bajar del tren.

O hale and hearty sano y fuerte Myfather's still hale and hearty at sixty.Mi padre está todavía sano y fuertea los sesenta años. O hearty eatercomilón He's a hearty eater, but hestays thin. Es un comilón pero semantiene delgado. O hearty mealcomilona We ate a hearty meal whenwe came back from swimming. Nosdimos una comilona cuando regresa-mos de nadar.

heat [n] calor I can't stand the heatin this room. No puedo aguantar elcalor en este cuarto.—In July the heatis intense. En julio el calor es in-tenso. A calefacción The heat shouldbe turned on. Deberían abrir la cale-facción. A acaloramiento In the heatof the argument he struck him. En elacaloramiento de la discusión le gol-peó.

• [v~\ calentar She heated the iron.Calentó la plancha.

heater calentador.

heave [w] empujón One more heave andwe'll have the car out of the mud.Un empujón más y sacaremos el carrodel lodo.

• [v] empujar Will you help meheave these trunks over in the cor-ner? ¿Quiere Ud. ayudarme a em-pujar estos baúles hasta el rincón?A lanzar How far can you heave thisrock? ¿A qué distancia puede Ud.lanzar esta piedra? A remar Let's allheave together and we'll reach shorein a few minutes. Rememos todosjuntos y llegaremos a la costa enpocos minutos. A exhalar, dar Sheheaved a sigh of relief when he left.Dio un suspiro de alivio cuando él semarchó.

heaven cielo. A Dios Heaven forbid!¡No quiera Dios! or ¡Dios me (te,le, etc) libre!

|| Good heaven! ¡Cielo santo! or¡Dios mío!

heavy pesado Is that too heavy for you?¿Es eso demasiado pesado para Ud.?A fuerte In the morning there was aheavy rain. Hubo un aguacero fuerteen la mañana. A duro My duties areheavy this week. Mis ocupacionesson muy duras esta semana. A pesadoThis book is very heavy reading. Estelibro es muy pesado para leer.

|| Is he a heavy drinker? ¿Es muybebedor? || He was tired and fell intoa heavy sleep. Estaba cansado y sedurmió profundamente.

hedge [n] seto.

heed atender.

heel [w] talón / cut my heel on a stone.Me herí el talón con una piedra.—There are holes in the heels of thesesocks. Estos calcetines tienen aguje-ros en los talones.

height altura What is the height ofthose hills? ¿Qué altura tienen esoscerros?—This plane can fly at greatheights. Este avión puede volar agrandes alturas. A pináculo He hasreached the height of success. Alcan-zó el pináculo del éxito. A crisis Thefever has passed its height. La crisisde la fiebre ha pasado. A colmo Whathe said was the height of stupidity.Fué el colmo de la estupidez lo quedijo.

heir heredero.

heiress heredera.

hell infierno.

helio hola Hello, how are you? ¡Hola!¿Cómo estás? or ¡Hola! ¿qué tal?

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high

helm timón.

helmet casco.

help [n] ayuda Do you need any help?¿Necesita Ud. ayuda? A socorroHelp! ¡Socorro! A criados, sirvien-tes; empleados (store) It's difficultto get help these days. En estos tiem-pos es difícil conseguir empleados.

• [v] ayudar / helped the old mancross the street. Ayudé al anciano acruzar la calle. A remediar Sorry, itcan't be helped. Lo siento pero no sepuede remediar. A evitar / can't helpit. No lo puedo evitar. A auxiliarPlease help me! ¡Auxilíenme!

O can't help but no poder dejar de,no poder menos de / couldn't help buttell him. No pude dejar de decírselo.O to help oneself servirse Help your-self. Sírvase Ud.

helper ayundante.

helpful útil.

helping porción.

helpless inútil.

hem dobladillo.

hemisphere hemisferio.

hemp cáñamo.

hen gallina.

hence por lo tanto, en consecuencia He'sguilty, hence he must be punished. Esculpable, por lo tanto se le debe cas-tigar.

henceforth de aquí en adelante.

her [pron] la / saw her last week. Lavi la semana pasada. A ella Give thisto her. Déle esto a ella.

• [adj~\ su Her umbrella's here. Suparaguas está aquí.

herb heirba.

herd [n~\ manada, hato Herds of wildhorses were roaming about the plains.Manadas de caballos salvajes andabanerrantes por los llanos. A multitudYou can follow the herd if you like.Ud. puede seguir a la multitud siquiere.

• M apiñarse The animals herdedtogether to keep warm. Los animalesse apiñaban unos contra otros paracalentarse. A reunir The dogs helpherd the cattle. Los perros ayudan areunir el ganado. A meter, apiñar Thepeople were herded into the subwaylike cattle. Metían a la gente en elsubterráneo como ganado.

here aquí Meet me here at six o'clock.Véame aquí a las seis. A acá Comehere, young man. Venga Ud. acá,joven. A presente Only six of the menanswered "here". Sólo seis de loshombres contestaron "presente".

O here and there por todas partesThe stores are scattered here andthere throughout the city. Las tien-das están diseminadas por todas par-tes de la ciudad.

hereafter en adelante, en lo futuro.

hereditary hereditario.

heretofore hasta ahora, hasta aquí.

herewith adjunto.

heritage herencia.

hermit ermitaño.

hero héroe.

heroine heroína.

herring arenque.

hers suyo This is hers. Esto es suyo.

herself ella misma She did it herself.Lo hizo ella misma. A la misma Sheis not herself today. Hoy no es lamisma. A se She fell and hurt her-self. Ella se cayó y se lastimó.

hesitate vacilar The officer in chargehesitated before making the decision.El comandante vaciló antes de tomarla decisión.—Don't hesitate to call meup if you need me. No vacile en lla-marme si me necesita.

hiccup hipo.

hidden oculto, secreto Did he have anyhidden reason? ¿Tenía alguna razónoculta?

hide [n] cuero They are selling hides inthe market. Venden cueros en el mer-cado.

• [v] esconder He hid his moneyin a bureau drawer. Escondió sudinero en un cajón de la cómoda.A ocultar The tree hides the view. Elárbol oculta la vista.—Are you hid-ing anything from me? ¿Me ocultaUd. algo?

hideous horrible.

high [n] subida Prices have reached anew high. Los precios han experi-mentado una nueva subida. A directaHe shifted the gears into high. Pusolos cambios en directa.

• [adj] de altura This building istwo hundred feet high. Este edificiotiene doscientos pies de altura. A ele-vado The temperature will be prettyhigh today. Hoy estará bastante ele-vada la temperatura.—/ have a highopinion of him. Tengo una opiniónelevada de él. A alto This price is toohigh. Este precio es demasiado alto.A fuerte The airplane met high winds.El avión se encontró con vientos fuer-tes. A agudo She sang a high note.Cantó una nota aguda. A bueno Whyis he in such high spirits today? ¿Porqué está de tan buen ánimo hoy?

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hobby

O high and dry plantado She wasleft high and dry. La dejaron plan-tada. O high and low por todas par-tes / looked high and low but couldn'tfind it. Busqué por todas partes perono pude encontrarlo. O high timehora It was high time you did it. Yaera hora de que lo hicieras.

|| He climbed up so high that wecouldn't see him. Subió a tal alturaque no lo podíamos ver. || How higha speed will this car reach? ¿Cuál esla velocidad máxima que puede alcan-zar este automóvil? || Let's wait tillhigh tide. Esperemos a que suba lamarea, or Esperemos la marea alta.|| That house is three stories high.Esa casa tiene tres pisos.

highchair silla alta.

highly altamente, sumamente.

high school escuela de segunda ense-ñanza, instituto.

high-strung nervioso.

highway carretera, camino real.

hike caminata The boys went on atwenty-mile hike today. Los mucha-chos dieron hoy una caminata deveinte millas.

hill colina What's beyond the hill?¿Qué hay más allá de la colina?

him le I've seen him. Le he visto. A élGive this to him. Déle esto (a él).—"To whom shall I give this?" "Tohim." "¿A quién tengo que dar esto?""A él."

hiníself él mismo Did he do it himself?¿Lo hizo él mismo? A se He hurt him-self in the leg. Se lastimó la pierna.|| He was himself at all times. Erasiempre él mismo, or Jamás se ex-citaba.

hinder impedir.

hinge [w] gozne, bisagra The hinge onthe door is broken. Está rota la bis-agra de la puerta.

• [v] depender de My final deci-sion hinges on what the family says.Mi última decisión depende de lo quediga la familia.

hint [ri\ indicio Can you give me a hintas to how the picture ends? ¿Mepuede Ud. dar un indicio de cómo ter-mina la película?

• [v] insinuar Myr father hintedthat it was time to go to bed. Mipadre insinuó que ya era la hora deacostarse.

O to take a hint darse cuenta de laindirecta Can't you take a hint? Nose da Ud. cuenta de la indirecta?

hip cadera.

hire alquilar Let's hire the boat for the

day. Alquilemos el bote para todo eldía. A emplear / was hired only tem-porarily. Me emplearon sólo tempo-ralmente.

O to hire out alquilar The storehires out bicycles on Sunday. La tien-da alquila bicicletas los domingos.

|| Do you have horses for hire?¿Alquila Ud. caballos?

his suyo This is his. Esto es suyo. A suDo you have his address? ¿Tiene Ud.su dirección?

hiss [v] sisear.

historian historiador.

historic histórico.

history historia The history of thiscountry is very interesting. La his-toria de este país es muy interesante.A libro de historia He's writing a his-tory. Está escribiendo un libro dehistoria.

hit [w] blanco He made four hits andmissed the rest. Dio en el biancocuatro veces y erró las demás.

• [?>] pegar, dar The ball hit thefence. La pelota pegó en la valla.A golpearse / hit my knee against thedoor. Me golpeé la rodilla contra lapuerta. A dar The light hit his eyes.Le dio la luz en los ojos. A afectarThe news hit me very hard. La no-ticia me afectó mucho.

O hit or miss descuidado He worksin a hit or miss fashion. Es muydescuidado en £u manera de trabajar.O to be a hit ser sensacional Thatmovie was a hit. Esa película fuésensacional. O to hit it off entendersebien They hit it off well from the be-ginning. Se entendieron bien desde elprincipio. O to hit on occurírsele algoHow did you hit on that? ¿Cómo sele ocurrió eso?hitch [w] impedimento There's a hitchin our plans. Hay un impedimentoen nuestros planes.

• [f] enganchar Hitch the horse tothe wagon. Enganche Ud. el caballoal carro.

hive colmena.

hives urticaria, ronchas.

hoard [n] cúmulo They have a greathoard of silk articles. Tienen unagran cúmulo de artículos de seda.A tesoro escondido The old miser hasa hoard of money. El viejo avarotiene un tesoro escondido.

• [v] acaparar The governmenthas asked everyone not to hoard food.El gobierno ha pedido a todos que noacaparen los alimentos.

hobby pasatiempo, afición.

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home

hobo vagabundo.

hock [v~\ empeñar I've hocked my watch.He empeñado mi reloj.

hockey hockey.

hoe [?i] azada.

hog [«] cerdo Do you know where Ican buy good hogs? ¿Sabe Ud. dóndepuedo conseguir buenos cerdos? Aco-milón, tragón You're an awful hog.Ud. es un gran comilón.• [v] atribuirse méritos He hogsall the credit for the work we do to-gether. El se atribuye todos los méri-tos por el trabajo que hacemos juntos.O to go the whole hog gastar hastael último centavo He went the wholehog in buying himself a new car.Gastó hasta el último centavo encomprarse un nuevo automóvil.

hoist [v] alzar, elevar; izar (a flag).

hold [v\ tener She held the baby in herarms. Tenía el niño en los brazos.—They held the land under a ten-yearlease. Tenían el terreno arrendadopor diez años. A retener She held thecheck for a long time. Retuvo elcheque mucho tiempo. Asostener,apoyar Hold him, or he'll fall.Sosténgalo, o se caerá. A aguantar,contener He held his breath till hegot to the surface. Aguantó la respi-ración hasta que llegó a la superficie.A sujetar The pin held her dress inplace. Tenía el vestido sujetadocon un alfiler. A estar He heldhimself ready for all emergencies.Estaba preparado para cualquieraemergencia. A acomodar The car holdsfive people. El automóvil acomodaa cinco personas. A contener This cof-fee pot can hold four cups. Estacafetera puede contener cuarto tazasde café. A ocupar He held that officefor a long time. El ocupó ese puestodurante mucho tiempo. A celebrarseThe club meetings are held once aweek. Las reuniones del club se cele-bran una vez por semana. A sostener/ hold that your opinion is unsound.Sostengo que su opinión es errónea.—She held high C for a long time. Sus-tuvo por largo rato el "do" agudo.A juzgar The court held him guilty.La corte le juzgó culpable.

O to hold back refrenarse / wantedto go but held myself back. Quería irpero me refrené. A detenerse Holdthat crowd back! ¡Detenga a esegentío! O to hold on aguantar Tryto hold on a little longer. Trate deaguantar un poco más. A detenerse,esperarse Hold on a minute, I want totalk to you. Deténgase un momento

que quiero haberle. A agarrarse Holdon to him. Agárrese a él. O to holdon to mantenerse firme en He'll holdon to his post. Se mantendrá firmeen su puesto. O to hold out resistirThey held out against the enemy.Resistieron al enemigo. Oto holdover dejar (en suspenso) Let's holdthis over until the next meeting.Dejemos esto (en suspenso) hasta lareunión siguiente. O to hold up parar,detener The work was held up forthree weeks. El trabajo estuvo pa-rado durante tres semanas. A atracar,asaltar para robar / was held up lastnight. Anoche me atracaron. A so-portar We held up well under thestrain. Soportamos bien la tensiónnerviosa.

holder O cigarette holder boquillaWhere can I buy a cigarette holder?¿Dónde puedo comprar una boquilla?

holdup asalto, atraco.

hole agujero There's a hole in thatglove. En ese guante hay un agujero.—The mouse ran into his hole. Elratón se metió en su agujero. A apu-ro, aprieto She found herself in ahole financially. Se encontraba en unapuro de dinero.

|| That restaurant is a hole. Ese esun restaurant de mala muerte. || Thetrip made a big hole in her pocket-book. El viaje le costó un ojo de lacara.

holiday día festivo, día de fiesta Is to-day a holiday? ¿Es hoy día de fiesta?A vacación / want to take a holiday.Quiero tomarme unas vacaciones.

O holiday season fiestas When doesthe holiday season begin? ¿Cuándoempiezan las fiestas?

hollow hueco, vacío.

holy sagrado.

home casa She lives home with her par-ents. Ella vive en la casa de suspadres.—They have a beautiful homein the country. Tienen una hermosacasa en el campo. A hogar You canalways find a home with us. Siempreencontrará Ud. un hogar en nuestracasa. A asilo There's a home for oldladies up on the hill. En el cerro hayun asilo de ancianas.—/ have to gohome. Tengo que irme a casa.

Oat home en casa / ivas at homeall day yesterday. Ayer estuve encasa todo el día. A en su casa Makeyourself at home. Está Ud. en sucasa. O home town pueblo natal,patria chica He went back to his hometown. Regresó a su pueblo natal.

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hose

|| He drove his point home. Logróque se aceptara su punto de vista.

homely feo She has a homely face butshe's a very nice person. Es fea decara, pero es una persona muy buena.A simple He always uses homely ex-pressions. Siempre usa expresionessimples. A sin gracia She's a homelyperson. Es una persona sin gracia.

homesick nostálgico.

homicide homicide

honest honrado, honesto That wouldn'tbe honest. Eso no sería honrado.A honrado He has an honest face.Tiene cara de honrado. A equitativoThat's an honest bargain. Ese es unconvenio equitativo. A exacto, justoThe scale gives honest weight. Labáscula da el peso exacto.

honestly honradamente.

honesty honradez.

honey miel I'd like some bread andhoney. Quisiera un poco de pan conmiel. A encanto That's a honey of adress. Ese vestido es un encanto.

|| Hello, honey! ¡Ola, simpática!or ¡Ola, corazón!

honeymoon luna de miel.

honor [%] honor He has won greathonor. Ha alcanzado gran honor.—It's an honor to be elected. Es unhonor ser elegido.—You are a man ofhonor. Es Ud. un hombre de honor.—I swear on my honor. Juro por mihonor. A honra He's an honor to hisfamily. El es una honra para sufamilia.

• [v] honrar I was honored by theinvitation. Me sentí honrado con lainvitación.—They gave a dinner tohonor the heroes. Celebraron una co-mida para honrar a los héroes.A aceptar We can't honor this check.No podemos aceptar este cheque.

O honors honores He expects tograduate with honors. Espera gradu-arse con honores. O to do the honorshacer los honores You do the honorstonight. Esta noche haga Ud. loshonores.

honorable honorable.

honorary honorario.

hood capota.

hoof casco.

hook [w] gancho Is there a hook tohang my coat on? ¿Hay un ganchopara colgar mi abrigo? A anzuelo Wewent fishing with a hook and line.Fuimos a pescar con caña y anzuelo.A puñetazo He gave him a left hook tothe jaw. Le soltó un puñetazo en lamandíbula con la izquierda.

• [v] pescar I hooked a big fish.Pesqué un pez grande. A abrocharHelp me hook this. Ayúdeme a abro-char esto. A enganchar The two partsof this buckle hook together. Lasdos piezas de este broche enganchan.A rodear He hooked his arm aroundthe post. Rodeó el poste con el brazo.

O hooks and eyes corchetes Thisdress is fastened with hooks and eyes.Este vestido se abrocha con corchetes.

hook-up circuito.

hop [w] brinco.

• [v] brincar.

hope [n\ esperanza Don't give up hope.No pierda Ud. la esperanza.—Is thereany hope? ¿Hay alguna esperanza?A salvación, esperanza The new playeris the only hope of the team. Elnuevo jugador es la única salvacióndel equipo.

• [v] esperar / hope you can come.Espero que pueda Ud. venir. A es-perar, confiar Let's hope for the best.Esperemos lo mejor.

hopeful esperanzado, lleno de esperanza.

hopeless desahuciado, desesperanzado.

horizon horizonte.

horizontal horizontal.

horn asta, cuerno Be careful, the bullhas sharp horns. Tenga cuidado queel toro tiene las astas puntiagudas.A trompa He played a horn solo. Tocóun solo de trompa. A bocina Don'tblow the horn so much. No toque Ud.tanto la bocina.

|| He's always blowing his own horn.Siempre está hablando de sí. or Si-empre se está vanagloriando.

horrible horrible.

horrid hórrido.

horror horror.

horse caballo Where can I get a horse?¿Dónde puedo conseguir un caballo?—Let's go to the horse races. Vamosa las carreras de caballos.

|| That's a horse of a differentcolor. Eso ya es algo diferente.

horseback O on horseback a caballo Youcan get there quicker on horseback.Ud. puede llegar allí más ligero acaballo. O to ride horseback montara caballo We plan to go horsebackriding Sunday. Proyectamos montara caballo el domingo.

hose calcetines The store is having asale on men's hose. La tianda tieneuna liquidación de calcetines de hom-bre. A manguera Get out the hose,and water the garden. Saque Ud. lamanguera y riegue el jardín.

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hue

hospitable hospitalario.

hospital hospital.

hospitality hospitalidad.

host anfitrión, dueño de la casa.

hostage rehén.

hostess dueña de la casa.

hostile hostil.

hostilities hostilidades.

hot caliente Do you have hot water?¿Tiene Ud. agua caliente?—I want ahot dinner. Quiero una comida cal-iente.—His forehead is hot. Tiene lafrente caliente. A picante / don't likehot foods. No me gustan las comidaspicantes. Á violento, furioso He hasa hot temper. Tiene un genio vio-lento. A fresco, reciente The dog fol-lowed the hot scent. El perro siguióel rastro fresco. A de cerca Wethought we were hot on the trail.Creímos que les# seguíamos de cerca.|| The sun's awfully hot today. Elsol quema mucho hoy. || He's in hotwater because he has no license. Seha metido en un lío por no tener li-cencia.

hot-blooded de malas pulgas He's a hot-blooded individual. Es una personade malas pulgas.

hot dog perro caliente, salchicha defrancfort.

hotel hotel.

hot water bottle bolsa de agua caliente.

hound [w] sabueso.

hour hora I'll be back in an hour. Vol-veré en una hora.—Are you availableat all hours? ¿Está Ud. disponible,a todas horas?—When do you takeyour lunch hour? ¿Cuál es su horade almorzar? or ¿A qué hora almu-erza Ud.?—How many hours ofFrench are you taking? ¿Cuántashoras de francés toma Ud.?—This isafter hours. Esto es fuera de horas.O to keep late hours recogerse tarde,acostarse tarde He keeps late hours.Se recoge tarde, or Se acuesta tarde.|| He's the man of the hour. Es elhombre del momento. || Hours on end.Horas enteras. || In the early hoursof the morning. En la madrugada.

hourly a cada hora.

house [?i] casa / want to rent a house.Quiero alquilar una casa.—The wholehouse turned out to greet him. Todoslos de la casa salieron a saludarle.—Their house sells clothing. Su casavende ropa.—He belongs to the houseof Aragón. Desciende de la casa deAragón. A público The whole houseenjoyed the play. Todo el públicogozó del espectáculo.

O house to house casa por casa Wemade a house to house search. Hici-mos un registro casa por casa.O movie house cine. O to keep housemantener casa I'm not used to keep-ing house. No estoy acostumbrado amantener casa. O upper house senadoThe law was just passed by the upperhouse. El senado acaba de aprobarla ley.

• [v~\ alojar Where are the visitorsto be housed? ¿Dónde se pueden alo-jar los invitados?

household familia The household gath-ered around the radio. La familia seagrupó alrededor de la radio. A casaEveryone chipped in and helped withthe household tasks. Todos arrimaronel hombro y ayudaron en las tareas dela casa.

housekeeper ama de llaves.

housewife ama de casa.

how cómo How shall I do it? ¿Cómo loharé?—How are you? ¿Cómo estáUd.?

O how is it? ¿por qué? How is ityou did not come? ¿Por qué no vinoUd.? O how much? ¿cuánto? Howmuch did he pay? ¿Cuánto pagó?

|| How far is it to the river? ¿Quédistancia hay hasta el río?

however [adv] por muy However goodhe may be, I don't want him here.Por muy bueno que sea, no le quieroaquí. A por mucho Hoxoever cold itgets, I won't wear my fur coat. Pormucho frío que haga no me pondréel abrigo de piel. A como quiera How-ever you do it, do it well. Como quieraque lo haga, hágalo bien.

• [conj~\ no obstante However, for-get it. No obstante, olvídelo.

howl [«] aullido At night you can hearthe howl of ivolves. De noche sepuede oír el aullido de los lobos.A alarido He let out a howl. Dio unalarido. A gritos He was greeted witha howl of protest. Fué recibido congritos de protesta.

• [v] aullar The dog's hoivling. Elperro está aullando.

O to be a howling success tener unéxito ruidoso The play was a hotvlingsuccess. La obra tuvo un éxito rui-doso. O to howl with laughter chillarde contento The audience howled withlaughter. El público chillaba de con-tento.

huddle acurrucarse The children werehuddled in the corner. Los niños esta-ban acurrucados en un rincón.

hue matiz.

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hush

hug [w] abrazo.

• [v~\ abrazar,huge enorme.

hull (of ship) casco.

hum [n\ zumbido They could hardlyhear the hum of the motor. Casi nopodían oír el zumbido del- motor.

• [i>] tararear What's that tuneyou're humming? ¿Cómo se llama esamelodía que Ud. está tarareando?A estar activo The factory is reallyhumming. La fábrica está muy ac-tiva.

O humming zumbido The hummingof that bee annoys me. Me molestael zumbido de esa abeja.human [w] ser humano There were moreanimals than humans on this island.En esta isla había más animales queseres humanos.

• [adj~\ humano I'm only human.Soy humano.—It's only human tomake mistakes. Es muy humano equi-vocarse.

O human being ser humano.

humane humanitario.

humanity humanidad.

humble humilde.

humid húmedo.

humidity humedad.

humiliate humillar.

humor [w] gracia / don't see any humorin the situation. No veo ninguna gra-cia en la situación.—You're in goodhumor today. Hoy está Ud. de buenhumor.

• [i>] seguir la corriente You'llhave to humor him. Tendrá Ud. queseguirle la corriente.

|| Keep your sense of humor. Con-serve Ud. su sentido de humor, or Nopierda Ud. el humor.

humorous divertido.

hunch O to have a hunch tener un pre-sentimiento / have a hunch some-thing's wrong. Tengo el presentimien-to que ocurre algo malo.

|| He's sitting all hunched up in acorner. Está acurrucado en un rin-cón.

hunger hambre The woman fainted fromhunger. La mujer se desmayó dehambre.

• [adj~\ de hambre The child has ahungry look. El niño tiene cara dehambre.

° to be hungry tener hambre I'mhungry. Tengo hambre.

|| He hungered for power. Sentíahambre de poder. || He's hungry foraffection. Tiene sed de cariño.

hunt [«] cacería Are you going on thehunt? ¿Va Ud. a ir a la cacería?

• [v] cazar Do you like to hunt?¿Le gusta a Ud. cazar?—They're outhunting deer. Están cazando ciervos.A perseguir They hunted the fugitivefrom city to city. Persiguieron alfugitivo de ciudad en ciudad. A bus-car / hunted high and low but couldn'tfind it. Busqué por todas partes perono lo pude encontrar.

O hunting caza There's a great dealof hunting in this forest. Hay muchacaza en este bosque. O to hunt downcazar They hunted him down. Le per-siguieron hasta capturarlo. O to huntup inventar He could always becounted on to hunt up an excuse.Para inventar excusas, siempre se po-día contar con él. A buscar, encontrarTry to hunt up that telephone num-ber. Vea de encontrar ese número deteléfono.

|| / made a thorough hunt for themissing bracelet. He buscado por to-das partes la pulsera perdida.

hunter cazador.

hurl lanzar.

Hurrah! ¡Viva!

hurricane huracán.

hurry [n] prisa I'm in a hurry. Tengoprisa, or Estoy de prisa.—What's thehurry? ¿Qué prisa hay?

• [i>] apresurarse, darse prisa Don'thurry. No se dé Ud. prisa.—Hurry up! ¡Dése prisa! A acelerarDon't hurry the decision. No acelereUd. la decisión.

|| Hurry them out of here. Délesprisa para que se vayan.hurt [adj] ofendida She has a hurt look.Tiene cara de ofendida.

• [v] dañarse He fell and hurt hisleg. Se cayó y se hizo dañó en la pier-na. A herir Where are you hurt?¿Dónde está Ud. herido? A lastimarseWas anyone hurt? ¿Se ha lastimadoalguien? A dolerse My arm hurts. Meduele el brazo. A doler Where does ithurt? ¿Dónde le duele? A resentir /hope your feelings aren't hurt. Es-pero que no esté Ud. resentido. A per-judicar This'll hurt business. Estoperjudicará a los negocios. A causartrastorno Will it hurt if I'm late?¿Causará trastorno si llego tarde?

husband esposo Is your husband living?¿Vive su esposo? A marido Where'syour husband? ¿Dónde está su ma-rido?

hush [w] silencio A hush came over the

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ill

crowd. Un silencio se apoderó de lamultitud.

Hush! I can't hear a word he'ssaying. Cállese, no puedo oír ningunapalabra de lo que dice.

husk cascara.

husky fuerte, fornido What a fine huskyboy your son's turned out to be. Suhijo se ha convertido en un mocetónfornido. Aronca My voice soundshusky since I caught this cold. Mivoz está ronca desde que me resfrié.

hustle apurarse Hustle or we'll miss themovie. Apúrese o perdemos la pelí-

cula. Aechar The police hustled thebums out of town. La policía echóa los vagabundos del pueblo.

° hustle and bustle a prisa y corri-endo.

hut choza, [Am] bohío.

hydrant boca de riego.

hygiene higiene.

hymn himno.

hypocrite hipócrita.

hypodermic hipodérmico.

hysterical histérico.

hysterics histeria.

I yo It is I. Soy yo.—He's older than I.Es más viejo que yo.

|| I'll do it if he asks me. Lo harési me lo pide.

ice [?i] hielo Put some ice in the glasses.Eche Ud. un poco de hielo en losvasos. A sorbete, granizado 77/ havean orange ice, please. Quiero ungranizado de naranja, por favor.• [v] enfriar The drinks ought tobe iced. Hay que enfriar las bebidas.A bañar Ice the cake as soon as it'scool. Bañe Ud. la torta en cuanto seenfríe.

O to break the ice romper el hieloShe broke the ice by telling a joke.Rompió el hielo contando un chiste.O to skate on thin ice comprometerseHe's certainly skating on thin icewhen he says that. Indudablementese está comprometiendo al decir eso.

icebox nevera.

ice cream helado Would you like to haveice cream for dessert? ¿Le gustaríade postre un helado?

iced helado Let's order iced drinks.Pidamos bebidas heladas.

iceman vendedor de hielo.

icicle carámbano.

icing baño de azúcar.

icy helado.

idea idea Have you any ideas on thesubject? ¿Se le ocurren algunas ideassobre el asunto? A intención, propó-sito My idea is to go by trairi. Tengola intención de ir en tren.

|| Have you any idea? ¿Se le ocurrealgo? That's the idea. Eso es.

¡I What an idea! ¡Vaya una ocu-rrencia !

ideal [n] modelo His father has al*been his ideal. Su padre le ha servido

siempre de modelo. A ideal He waswilling to fight for his ideals. Siem-pre estaba dispuesto a luchar por susideales.

• [adj~\ ideal, magnífico This is anideal place to spend the summer. Esun sitio ideal para pasar el verano.

identical idéntico.

identification identificación.

idiom modismo.

idiot idiota.

idle desocupado Are you idle at the mo-ment? ¿Está Ud. desocupado en estemomento? A vano, infundado Stoptormenting yourself with idle fears.Deje Ud. de atormentarse con temoresinfundados.

She does a lot of idle talking.Habla a tontas y a locas, or Habladisparates.

idol ídolo.

if si // I had any plans, I'd tell you. Situviera algún plan, se lo diría.—Ifanyone asks for me, say I'll be rightback. Si alguien pregunta por mí.diga que volvei-é en seguida.—See ifthere's any tnail for me. Mire Ud. sihay correo para mi.

O as if como si He talked as if hehad been there. Hablaba como si hu-biera estado allí. O even if aunque77/ go even if it rains. Iré aunquellueva. O if only If I could onlyget there. Si pudiera llegar allí.

ignorance ignorancia.

ignorant ignorante.

O to be ignorant of ignorar. A noestar al tanto de 77e's ignorant of th>details. Xo está al tanto de los de-talles.

ill enfermo He's been seriously ill. Haestado gravemente enfermo.

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imprison

O to be ¡11 at ease no estar a gustoHe's ill at ease with such people. Noestá a gusto con esa gente.

illegal ilegal.

illegitimate ilegítimo.

illiterate analfabeto.

illness enfermedad.

illogical ilógico.

illuminate iluminar.

illusion ilusión.

illustrate ilustrar The book is illustratedwith photographs. El libro está ilus-trado con fotografías.

illustration ilustración.

image imagen He knelt before the im-age. Se arrodilló ante la imagen.—His description of the town was fullof poetical images. Su descripción dela ciudad estaba llena de imágenespoéticas. A vivo retrato He's the im-age of his father. Es el vivo retratode su padre.

imaginary imaginario.

imagination imaginación Don't let yourimagination run away with you. Nose deje Ud. llevar por la imaginación.

imagine imaginarse / can't imagine whatyou mean. No me puedo imaginar loque quiere Ud. decir.—He was im-agining all sorts of things. Se imagi-naba toda clase de cosas. A creer /imagine so. Creo que sí.

|| / can just imagine! ¡Sí, me lofiguro!

imitate imitar His work isn't original;he just imitates what other peoplehave done. Su obra no es original;meramente imita lo que han hechootros.

imitation imitación.

immediate inmediato The immediate re-sult was not what they expected. Elresultado inmediato no fué el que es-peraban. A urgente The need is im-mediate. La necesidad es urgente.

O immediate neighborhood inmedia-ciones There is a river in the imme-diate neighborhood. Hay un río enlas inmediaciones.

|| We must take immediate action.Hay que obrar inmediatamente.

immediately inmediatamente.

immense inmenso, enorme The livingroom has an immense fireplace. Lasala tiene una chimenea inmensa.

immigrant inmigrante.

immigrate inmigrar.

immoral inmoral.

immortal inmortal.

impartial imparcial.

impassable intransitable This time ofyear the roads are impassable. En

esta época del año los caminos estánintransitables.

impatient impaciente Don't be impatient.No sea impaciente.

imperial imperial.

impersonal impersonal.

impetuous impetuoso.

imply dar a entender He implied he'dtake the job if he got enough pay.Dio a entender que aceptaría el puestosi le pagaban lo suficiente. A signifi-car That implies a lot of work for us.Eso significa que tenemos que traba-jar mucho.

impolite descortés.

import [w] importación Imports fromforeign countries have been stoppedbecause of the war. A causa de laguerra se han suspendido las impor-taciones del extranjero.• [v] importar Is this wine im-ported or domestic? ¿Es este vinoimportado o del país?

importance importancia.

important importante / want to see youabout an important matter. Quieroverle para un asunto importante.—He was the most important man intown. Era el hombre más importantede la ciudad. A presuntuoso, engreídoWho's that fellow who seems so im-portant? ¿Quién es ese tipo tan pre-suntuoso?

impose imponer He tried to impose hisideas on us. Trató de imponernos susideas.

O to impose on molestar I hope I'mnot imposing on you. Espero que nole estoy molestando.

impossible imposible Don't try to do theimpossible. No trate de hacer lo im-posible.—That's impossible. Eso esimposible. A inaguantable, insufribleThat man is absolutely impossible.Ese hombre es absolutamente ina-guantable. A inservible These scissorsare impossible. Estas tijeras estáninservibles.

impress impresionar Aren't you im-pressed? ¿No está Ud. impresionado?A convencer We tried to impress onhim the importance of the job. Trata-mos de convencerle de la importanciadel puesto.

impression impresión He gives the im-pression of knowing more than hereally does. Da la impresión de sabermás de lo que sabe. A huella She leftthe impression of her feet in the ce-ment. Dejó la huella de sus pies enel cemento.

imprison encarcelar.

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indicate

improve mejorar Do you think his healthhas improved? ¿Cree Ud. que susalud ha mejorado? A perfeccionarHe improved his knowledge of Span-ish. Perfeccionó su conocimiento delespañol.

O to improve on perfeccionar Canyou improve on this model? ¿PuedeUd. perfeccionar este modelo? A me-jorar Can you improve on my sugges-tion? ¿Puede Ud. mejorar mi suges-tión?

improvement mejoría Has the patientshown any signs of improvement to-day? ¿Ha dado el enfermo algunaseñal de mejoría hoy? A mejoraWe've put a lot of improvements intothe house. Hemos hecho muchas me-joras en la casa.—These busses aredefinitely an improvement on the oldones. Estos autobuses suponen real-mente una mejora sobre los antiguos.

impulse impulso.

in en There's no heat in my room. Nohay calefacción en mi cuarto.—Thedress is in that pile of clothes. Elvestido está en ese montón de ropa.—Say it in English, Dígalo en in-glés.—Is he in the army? ¿Está enel ejército?—I can finish this in aweek. Podré terminar esto en unasemana. A a His boys are in college.Sus hijos van a la universidad. A conWrite in ink. Escriba Ud. con tinta.A de He broke it in anger. Lo rompióde rabia.—That's the best hotel inNew York. Este es el mejor hotel deNueva York. A dentro de I'll be backin a week. Volveré dentro de unasemana. A durante It gets hot here inthe daytime. Hace mucho calor aquídurante el día. A para Are you goodin arithmetic? ¿Tiene Ud. aptitudpara la aritmética? A por Cut it inhalf. Pártalo por la mitad.—Pleaseput that in writing. Haga Ud. elfavor de ponerlo por escrito.—I'll seeyou in the morning. Le veré mañanapor la mañana.

|| Come in! ¡Adelante! or ¡PaseUd.! || He always talks in his sleep.Habla siempre cuando está dormido.|| I'm in poor health. Estoy mal desalud. || Who's in? ¿Quién está?

incense incienso.

inch pulgada This ruler is fifteen incheslong. Esta regla tiene quince pulgadasde largo.

O within an inch of a punto de Hecame within an inch of being run over.Estuvo a punto de ser atropellado porun automóvil.

|| / used up every inch of cloth.

Aproveché hasta el último trozo de la

tela.incident [«] incidente.incline [n] pendiente How steep is the

incline? ¿Qué inclinación tiene la

pendiente?

• [i>] inducir The incident inclinedhim to drive more slowly. Lo ocurri-do le indujo a manejar más despacio.

O to be inclined inclinarse I'm in-clined to follow your advice. Me in-clino a seguir su consejo.

inclose cercar He inclosed his gardenwith a high hedge. Cercó su jardíncon un seto alto. A incluir / am in-closing a money order for ten dollars.Le incluyo a Ud. un giro postal dediez dólares.

include incluir Include this in my bill.Incluya Ud. esto en mi cuenta. A com-prender The course includes somelaboratory work. El curso comprendetrabajo de laboratorio.

O including incluso Everyone came,including the president. Vinieron to-dos, incluso el presidente.

income ingresos; renta (other thanwages).

incompetent incompetente.

inconvenience [w] molestia, incomodidad.

• [i>] incomodar, estorbar.

increase [n] aumento Do you expect anincrease in salary? ¿Espera Ud. unaumento de sueldo?

• [i>] aumentar His business hasincreased a great deal lately. Susnegocios han aumentado mucho últi-mamente.—We have to increase yourrent. Tenemos que aumentarle elalquiler.

incredible increíble.

indeed verdaderamente, claro Indeednot! ¡Claro que no!

indefinite indefinido, vago.

independent separado Her financial in-terests are independent of her hus-band's. Tiene sus bienes separadosde los de su marido. A independienteI used to live with my parents, butnow I'm independent. Antes vivía conmis padres, pero ahora soy indepen-diente.—Every nation wants to be in-dependent. Todas las naciones qui-eren ser independientes.—You're get-ting pretty independent. Se está vol-viendo muy independiente.—She's fi-nancially . independent. Ella vive desus rentas.

index [«] índice.

O index finger dedo índice.

indicate indicar The policeman indicated

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injury

the street we were looking for. Elagente nos indicó la calle que bus-cábamos.—His expression did not in-dicate his feelings. Su expresión noindicaba lo que sentía. A mostrarThis indicates that he is innocent.Esto muestra su inocencia.

indifferent indiferente He is completelyindifferent to everything that doesn'tconcern his work. Es completamenteindiferente a todo lo que no se rela-ciona con su trabajo. A ni bueno nimalo That last book of his is an in-different piece of work. Su últimaobra no es ni buena ni mala.

indigestion indigestión.

indignation indignación.

indirect indirecto The banker asked sev-eral indirect questions. El banquerohizo varias preguntas indirectas.

indiscreet indiscreto.

individual [n\ persona He's a peculiarindividual. Es una persona rara.• ladj] original She has very indi-vidual taste in clothes. Tiene ungusto muy original para vestirse.

indoors en casa You had better stay in-doors today. Sería mejor que se que-dara hoy en casa.

induce inducir, incitar.

indulge mimar Don't indulge the child

so much. No mime Ud. tanto al niño.

|| "Have a drink?" "No thanks, I

don't indulge." "¿Quiere beber algo?"

"No gracias, no bebo."

industry industria Steel is one of themain industries here. La fabricacióndel acero es una de las industriasprincipales de aquí. A diligencia Youmight be promoted if you showed moreindustry. Si mostraba Ud. mayordiligencia sería ascendido.

inequality desigualdad.

inexperience inexperiencia.

infant criatura.

infantry infantería.

infect infectar The doctor toill clean outthat cut for you so it won't get in-fected. El médico le limpiará la cor-tadura para que no se infecte. A con-tagiar He infects everybody with hisenthusiasm. Contagia a todo el mun-do con su entusiasmo.

infection infección.

infer deducir We inferred from his re-marks that he didn't like his work.Deducimos de lo que dijo que no legustaba su trabajo.

inferior \_adj, n] inferior.

inferiority inferioridad.

infinite infinito.

inflame inflamar My throat is inflamed.

Tengo lo garganta inflamada. A en-ardecer, excitar The crowd was in-flamed by the speech. Se enardecióel público con el discurso.

inflict infligir.

influence [n] influencia His teacher hada tremendous influence on him. Sumaestro ha ejercido en él mucha in-fluencia.—Do you have any politicalinfluence? ¿Tiene Ud. influenciapolítica?

• [v] influir I'm not trying to in-fluence you. No trato de influir enUd.

inform avisar, informar / was not in-formed in time. No me avisaron atiempo.

O informed informado, enterado I'mnot very well informed on local poli-tics. No estoy muy bien informadode la política local.

informal de confianza, familiar We hadan informal party. Tuvimos una re-unión de confianza.

|| The inauguration was informal.No hubo ceremonia alguna en la tomade posesión. || It was an informaldance. El baile no fué de etiqueta.

information información I want someinformation about train schedules.Deseo información sobre el horario detrenes.

ingenuity inventiva.

ingratitude ingratitud.

ingredient ingrediente.

inhabit habitar.

inhabitant habitante.

inherit heredar Who's going to inheritall his money when he dies? ¿Quiénheredará todo su dinero cuando mue-ra?—She inherited her mother's goodlooks. Heredó la belleza de su madre.

inheritance herencia.

initial [w] inicial Please write your ini-tials. Haga el favor de escribir susiniciales.

• [udj] inicial His initial invest-ment was small. Su inversión inicialfué pequeña.

• [v] poner las iniciales Please ini-tial this memorandum. Haga Ud. elfavor de poner sus iniciales en estememorandum.

inject inyectar.

injection inyección.

injure herir Was he badly injured?¿Fué herido gravemente?—She wasinjured by my remark. Se sintió heri-da por mi observación.

injury herida He still suffers from theinjury he received in the last war.

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ink

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instrument

Sufre todavía de la herida que recibióen la última guerra,ink [»] tinta Please write i» ink. Hagael favor de escribir con tinta.

• [r] echar tinta, entintar Don'tink the pad too heavily. No echesdemasiada tinta a la almohadilla.

inkwell tintero.

inland tierra adentro They traveled in-land for three days. Viajaron tierraadentro durante tres días.

O inland navigation navegación flu-vial, navegación interior.

inn posada.

inner interior.

innocent inocente.

inoculate vacunar Have you been inocu-la ted a ga in s t diph theria ? ¿Le hanvacunado a Ud. contra la difteria?

inquire preguntar Let's inquire if he'sin. Vamos a preguntar si está encasa. A indagar We inquired a greatdeal before we found out where hewas. Hemos indagado mucho antes desaber donde estaba. A averiguar Let'sinquire into the truth of the matter.Averigüemos la verdad del asunto.

inquiry averiguación.

insane loco The poor man went insane.El pobre se volvió loco.

O insane asylum manicomio.

insanity locura.

insect insecto.

insert añadir Several new maps havebeen inserted in the later editions ofthe book. A las últimas ediciones dellibro se le han añadido varios mapasnuevos.

inside [w] interior May I see the insideof the house? ¿Puedo ver el interiorde la casa?

• [adf\ interior Give me an insideroom. Déme Ud. un cuarto interior.

• [adv~\ adentro Leave it inside.Déjalo adentro.

O inside of dentro de, en menos deSee that it's done inside of five min-utes. Procure que eso esté hecho enmenos de cinco minutos. O inside outdel revés, al revés She wore her stock-ings inside out. Se puso las mediasal revés. ° to turn inside out dar lavuelta.

|| Let's go inside. Entremos. || Thetheft must have been an inside job.Uno de la casa debe haber cometidoel robo. || The fruit looked good butthe inside was rotten. La fruta pa-recía buena pero estaba podrida pordentro.

insignificant insignificante,

insist insistir, porfiar.

inspect inspeccionar.

inspection inspección.

inspector inspector.

inspiration inspiración.

inspire inspirar.

install instalar The library is going toinstall a new lighting system. Labiblioteca va a instalar un nuevosistema de iluminación.

O to be installed in haber tomadoposesión de Are you installed in yournew office? ¿Ha tomado Ud. posesiónde su nuevo cargo?

installment plazo How many more in-stallments do you have to pay on thisfurniture? ¿Cuántos plazos más tieneUd. que pagar sobre estos muebles?A parte The next installment of thisstory will come out in the July issue.La próxima parte de esta novela sal-drá en la edición de julio.

instance ocasión In that instance he wasfound stealing money. En esa ocasiónse le sorprendió robando dinero.A ejemplo Give me a particular in-stance. Déme Ud. un ejemplo.

O for instance por ejemplo. O ¡n thefirst instance en primer lugar.

instant [»] momento Let me knoiv theinstant he arrives. Avíseme en elmomento que llegue, or Notifíquemetan pronto como llegue.

O this instant ahora mismo Comethis instant. Venga ahora mismo.• [adj~\ inmediato The play had in-stant success. La obra tuvo un éxitoinmediato.

instantly al instante.

instead en lugar de eso, de esto, etc.What do you want instead? ¿Quédesea en lugar de eso?

O instead of en vez de Can I payyou later instead of now? ¿Puedopagarle más tarde en vez de hacerloahora?

institute [?i] instituto.

institution institución.

instruct enseñar How do you instructyour pupils? ¿Cómo enseña Ud. asus alumnos? A dar órdenes / havebeen instructed to deliver the messageat once. Me han dado órdenes deentregar el mensaje inmediatamente.

instruction instrucción, enseñanza.

instructor maestro.

instrument instrumento Does any onehere }>hiy an instrument? ¿Hay aquíalguien que toque algún instrumento?A medio He'll use any instrument toget what he wants. Se valdrá decualquier medio para obtener lo quequiere.

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O surgical instruments instrumentalquirúrgico.insult [«] insulto That sounds like aninsult. Eso suena a insulto.

• [f] ofender She felt insulted. Sesintió ofendida.

insurance seguro.

insure asegurar The soldiers were pickedcarefully to insure the success of theexpedition. Seleccionaron con muchocuidado a los soldados para asegurarel éxito de la expedición.—My father'slife is insured for twenty-five thou-sand dollars. La vida de mi padreestá asegurada en veinte y cinco mildólares.

intellectual [n, adj] intelectual.'

intelligence inteligencia (brains); infor-mación (service).

intelligent inteligente.

intend intentar What do you intend todo? ¿Qué intenta Ud. hacer? A que-rer / intended you to come. Queríaque vinieras.

|| Is this package intended for me?¿Es este paquete para mí?

intense intenso.

intent [n] intento He was charged withintent to kill. Fué acusado de intentode asesinato.

• [adj] resuelto, decidido My brotheris very intent on becoming a navalofficer. Mi hermano está muy decididoa hacerse oficial de marina.

intention intención, propósito.intercept interceptar.interchange \_ri] intercambio.

• [v] cambiar.

intercourse comunicaciones The islandwas cut off from intercourse with theoutside world. La isla quedó sincomunicaciones con el resto del mundo.A relaciones íntimas He was chargedwith having intercourse with a minor.Se le acuso de haber tenido relacionesintimas con una menor.

interest [n] interés He listened withgreat interest. Escuchaba con muchointerés.—Do you have an interest inthe business? ¿Tiene Ud. algún in-terés en el negocio?—How much in-terest does it pay? ¿Cuánto da deinterés?—It's to your interest to dothis. Por su propio interés le con-viene hacer esto.

• [v] interesar Does this interestyon? ¿Le interesa esto?

O business interests vida comercial,negocios The business interests in thecity want a new bridge. La vidacomercial de la ciudad requiere unnuevo puente. O interests intereses

While he was away, a lawyer tookcare of his interests. Durante suausencia, se ocupó un abogado de susintereses.

|| That book is of no interest to me.Ese libro no me interesa.

interesting interesante.

interfere meterse Don't interfere in myaffairs. No se meta en mis asuntos.A intervenir // they quarrel about it,don't you interfere. Si se pelean poreso, no intervenga Ud.

O to interfere with estorbar I hopethat won't interfere with my plans.Espero que eso no estorbará misplanes.

interior [n, adj] interior.

intermediate intermedio.

intermission intermedio, descanso.

internal interno.

international internacional.

interpret interpretar.

interpretation interpretación.

interrupt interrumpir.

interruption interrupción.

interval intervalo.

interyiew [n] entrevista.• [i'] entrevistar.

intimate [adj, n~\ íntimo.

into en Get into the car and wait forme. Entre Ud. en el carro y espéreme.—/ got into trouble. Me metí en unlío. A dentro de They went into thehouse. Entraron a la casa. A Canyou translate that into English?¿Puede Ud. traducir eso al inglés?

introduce presentar I'd like to introduceyou to my father. Me agradaríapresentarle a mi padre.—Who intro-duced that law? ¿Quién presentó eseproyecto de ley?

|| She's trying to introduce some-thing new in women's clothes. Estátratando de lanzar una nueva modafemenina.

introduction prefacio, introducción (to abook); presentación (to a person).

O letter of introduction carta depresentación.

invariable invariable.

invasion invasión.

invent inventar Who invented this ma-chine? ¿Quién inventó esta máquina?—Did you invent that story? ¿In-ventó Ud. esa historia?

invention invento; invención (fabrica-tion).

invest invertir.

investigate investigar.

investigation investigación.

investment inversión.

invitation invitación / did not receive

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janitor

your invitation. No recibí su invi-tación.

invite convidar, invitar Who is invitedfor the week end? ¿A quién se hainvitado para el fin de semana?A provocar His suggestion invited a lotof criticism. Su sugestión provocómucha crítica.

O inviting tentador, atractivo Thewater's very inviting. El agua estámuy tentadora.

involve O involved complicado Theyhave a very involved system of book-keeping in this office. En esta oficinatienen un sistema muy complicado dellevar los libros. O to be involvedverse envuelto He was involved in ascandal. Se vio envuelto en un es-cándalo.

|| This job involves a lot of travel-ing. En este trabajo se necesita via-jar mucho.

iodine yodo.

iron [ft] hierro This stove's made ofiron. Esta estufa es de hierro.A plancha Have you got an iron I canborrow? ¿Tiene Ud. una planch» quepueda prestarme?

• [v] planchar Iron my dress care-fully please. Haga el favor de plan-charme el vestido con cuidado.

O to iron out resolver They ironedout the difficulties. Resolvieron lasdificultades.

ironing board tabla de planchar.

irregular irregular His behavior was alittle irregular. Su conducta era algoirregular.

irritate molestar, irritar His foolishquestions irritate me. Me molestansus preguntas tontas. A irritar Thisloose bandage tvill irritate the wound.Esta venda floja irritará la herida.

irritation irritación.

island isla.

isolate aislar.

issue [n] edición When does the nextissue of the paper come out? ¿Cuándosale la próxima edición del periódico?A emisión Do you approve the issue ofgovernment bonds? ¿Aprueba Ud. lamisión de bonds del gobierno? A prob-lema / don't want to make an issueof it. No quiero hacer un problemade ello. A tema What issiies aretreated in the article? ¿Qué temasse discuten en el artículo?

• ívl publicar When is the pape"issued? ¿Cuándo se publica el peri-ódico?

O at issue en cuestión, en litigio. That is the point at issue. Ese es elpunto en cuestión. ° to take issueoponerse, disentir Why do you alwaystake issue with what I say? ¿Por quédisiente Ud. siempre de lo que digo?it lo / can't do it. No lo puedo hacer.|| Were you on the boat when it left?¿Estaba Ud. en el barco cuando zar-pó? || It was that house that I sawyesterday. Esa es la casa qui vi ayer.|| It is impossible to get there by twoo'clock. Es imposible llegar allí paralas dos. || It's five o'clock. Son lascinco. || Is it raining? ¿Llueve? or¿Está lloviendo? || It's I. Soy yo.itch [n] picor, picazón, prurito.

• [v] picar.

its su What's its number? ¿Cuál es sunúmero ?

|| Did the cat drink all its milk?¿Se tomó el gato toda la leche? || Didyou explore all of its possibilities?¿Examinó Ud. todas las posibilidades?

itself sí mismo That speaks for itself.Eso habla por sí mismo, or Eso esevidente. A mismo, propio The motoritself provides the heat. El propiomotor suministra la calefacción. A seThe baby hurt itself. El niño se halastimado.

ivory marfil.

ivy hiedra.

jack gato / need a jack to change mytire. Necesito un gato para cambiarel neumático. A sota Play the jack

of hearts. Juegue la sota de cora-zones.

O to jack up alzar con gato You'llhave to jack up the car. Tiene Ud.que alzar el carro con el gato. A subirPrices were suddenly jacked up. Losprecios subieron de repente.

jacket chaqueta, saco.

jackknife navaja, cortaplumas.

jail cárcel.

jam (preserves) mermelada. O jammedatascado / can't open the window; it'sjammed. No puedo abrir la ventana;está atascada. A atestado The stationwas jammed with people. La esta-ción estaba atestada de gente.

janitor portero.

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jump

January enero.

jar [n] tai-ro I want a jar of preserves.Quiero un tarro de conservas. A sacu-dida The fall gave me quite a jar.La caída me produjo una sacuidida.• [v] mover Don't jar the table.No muevas la mesa.

O jarring discordante Her mannerwas a jarring note. Su comporta-miento era una nota discordante. O tojar on irritar The noise of the cityjars on my nerves. El ruido de laciudad me irrita los nervios.

jaw quijada, mandíbula.

jazz jazz.

jealous celoso He's jealous of hisyounger brother. Está celoso de suhermano menor.

jelly jalea

jest broma.

Jew judío.

jewel joya, alhaja I have no jewels todeclare. No tengo joyas que declarar.A piedra preciosa She has a beautifulpair of jeweled earrings. Ella tieneun lindo par de pendientes con piedraspreciosas.

|| My watch has seventeen jewels.Mi reloj tiene diecisiete rubíes.

jewelry joyería.

jewelry store joyería.

job empleo Do you want a job? ¿DeseaUd. un empleo? A deber My job is towash the dishes. Mi deber es lavarlos platos. A trabajo It's going to bean awful job to file these letters. Vaa ser un enorme trabajo archivarestas cartas.

join juntar Let's join hands. Juntemoslas manos. A acoplar Join these pipestogether. Acople estos tubos. A jun-tarse Where do the roads join? ¿Dón-de se juntan los caminos? A incorpo-rarse, ingresar When did you join thearmy? ¿Cuándo se incorporó Ud. alejército? A ir con, unirse a Do youwant to join us? ¿Quiere Ud. ir connosotros?

|| Everybody join in the chorus!¡Todos a cantar en coro!

joint [n] empalme, juntura The pipe isleaking at the joints. Se sale el aguapor los empalmes de la cañería.A coyuntura, articulación It hurts mein the joints Me duelen las coyun-turas. A buchinche [Cuba] What's thename of the joint we went to lastnight? ¿Cómo se llama el buchinchedonde fuimos anoche?• [err?;] mancomunado My husbandand I have a joint bank account. Mi

marido y yo tenemos una cuenta man-comunada en el banco.

O to throw out of joint desarticu-larse, descoyuntarse The athlete threwhis arm out of joint. El atleta sedesarticuló el brazo.

joke chiste He's always telling jokes.Siempre está contando chistes. A bro-ma This is no time for joking. Esteno es el momento para bromas.

O to play a joke bromear I was onlyplaying a joke on you. Solamente es-taba bromeando con Ud.

jolly alegre, jovial.

jolt [n] choque The news gave me anawful jolt. La noticia me causó unchoque tremendo.

• [v] traquetear, dar saltos Whydoes the car jolt so? ¿Por qué datantos saltos el coche?

journal revista, periódico,journey [n] jornada, viaje.

• [i>] viajar.

joy alegría She was filled with joy.Estaba llena de alegría. A gozo It's ajoy to hear him play. Da gozo oírletocar.

joyful alegre.

judge [ti] juez Where's the judge?¿Dónde está el juez? A perito I amno judge of art. No soy perito enarte.

• [v] arbitrar Who judged therace? ¿Quién arbitró la carrera?A juzgar Don't judge me too harshly.No me juzgue tan severamente.

judgment juicio He always shows goodjudgment. Siempre muestra buen jui-cio. A fallo What was the judgmentof the court? ¿Cuál fué el fallo dela Corte?

|| Don't pass judgment too quickly.No juzgue muy a la ligera.

jug jarro.

juice zumo, jugo I want some orangejuice. Quiero jugo de naranja.

July julio.

jumble [w] revoltillo, enredo.

jump [n] salto He made a jump oftwenty feet. Dio un salto de veintepies. A cambio There's been quite ajump in the temperature. Ha habidoun cambio brusco en la temperatura.

• [v] saltar See how high you canjump Vea hasta que altura puedesaltar Ud.

O to jump at apresurarse a aceptar,saltar sobre He jumped at the offer.Se apresuró a aceptar la oferta.

|| Jump on! i Salte Ud.! \\ It madehim jump to see you. Tuvo un sobre-salto al verlo.

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keep

junction cruce.

June junio.

jungle selva.

junior menor His boss is three years his

junior. Su jefe es tres años menor

que él.

• [°^i] juvenil Is your son enter-ing the junior tournament? ¿Tomaráparte su hijo en el torneo juvenil?

O Jr. hijo John Paul Jones, Jr.John Paul Jones, hijo.

junk broza, desecho (scraps); trasto(furniture); chatarra, hierro viejo(metal).

juror jurado.

jury jurado The jury returned a verdictof guilty. El jurado le declaró cul-pable.

just [adj~\ justo His decisions are alwaysjust. Sus decisiones son siempre jus-tas. A merecido, justo His punish-ment was just. Su castigo era mere-cido. A exacto He gave a just accountof what happened. Dio un informeexacto de lo que ocurrió.

• [adv~\ apenas At this rate we'lljust get there. A este paso apenasllegaremos. A precisamente, justa-mente That's just what I want. Esoes precisamente lo que quiero. A nomás que He's just a little boy. Noes más que un niño. A sólo Just a

minute and I'll be with you. Sólo unminuto y estaré con Ud.

O just as He arrived just as I wasleaving. Llegó en el momento en queyo salía. A tal como Write me justas he would. Escríbame tal como éllo haría. O just beyond un poco másallá de. O just now ahora mismo.O to have just acabar de They hadjust arrived in New York. Acababande llegar a Nueva York.

|| Just a moment. Un momento.¡I Just as you please. Como Ud. guste.|| Just what do you mean? ¿Qué eslo que Ud. quiere decir? || I'm justtired to death. Me estoy muriendo deCansancio. || Just imagine! He madea fortune in a year. ¡Imagínese!Hizo una fortuna én un año. || Justwe two. Nosotros dos solamente.

justice justicia Don't expect justice fromhim. No espere que le haga justicia.O justice of the peace juez de paz.O to do justice to hacer justicia a,apreciar Are you doing justice to histalents? ¿Hace Ud. justicia a sutalento? A estar a la altura de Thiswork doesn't do justice to your abili-ties. Este trabajo no está a la alturade sus habilidades.

justify justificar.

jut sobresalir.

juvenile juvenil.

keel quilla When was the keel of thatship laid? ¿Cuándo pusieron la quillade ese barco?

O to keel over desplomarse / onlyhit him once and he keeled over.Solamente le di un golpe y se des-plomó. A desmayarse She suddenlykeeled over from the heat. De repentese desmayó a causa del calor.

keen afilado This knife would cut bet-ter if it had a keener edge. Estecuchillo cortaría mejor si estuvieramás afilado. A aguzado He has a keenmind for mathematics. Tiene la men-te muy aguzada para las matemáticas.A perspicaz Her actions show how keenshe is. Sus acciones demuestran loperspicaz que es.

O to be keen about tener entusiasmopor The boss is very keen about tinnew program. El jefe tiene muchoentusiasmo por el nuevo programa.

|| He has a keen appetite. Tienemuy buen apetito.

keep quedarse May I keep this picture?¿Puedo quedarme con esta foto?A guardar / kept this for you. Guardéesto para Ud.—Can you keep a secret?¿Puede Ud. guardar un secreto?—Keep dinner warm for me. Guárdemela comida caliente. A guardarse, que-darse con Keep the change. Guárdeseel cambio, or Quédese con el cambio.A seguir Do I keep to the left or right?¿Debo seguir por la izquierda o pol-la derecha? Aproseguii, continuarKeep on the job. Continúe con sutrabajo. A mantenerse Keep in touchwith me. Manténgase en contactoconmigo. A conservar (se) This milkwon't keep till tomorrow. Esta lechein» so conservará hasta mañana. A lle-var Can you leap accounts? ¿PuedeUd. llevar la contabilidad? A man-tener Do you earn enough to k< epyour family? ¿Gana Ud. lo suficientepara mantener a su familia? A tener

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Why don't you keep boarders? ¿Porqué no tiene Ud. huéspedes?

O to earn one's keep ganarse la vidaDoes he earn his keep? ¿Se gana lavida? O to keep an eye on vigilarKeep an eye on my coat. Vigile Ud.mi abrigo. ° to keep cool tener calmaKeep cool. Tenga calma. O to keepin stock tener en existencia What doyou keep in stock? ¿Qué tiene Ud.en existencia? O to keep on seguir,continuar Keep on working. Sigatrabajando.—Keep on trying. Con-tinúe Ud. esforzándose. ° to keepone's temper no perder la calma Keepyour temper. No pierda Ud. la calma.O to keep one's word cumplir su pa-labra / always keep my word. Siem-pre cumplo mi palabra. O to keep onewaiting hacer esperar a uno Sorry tokeep you waiting. Siento hacerleesperar. ° to keep on with continuarcon Keep on with what you're doing.Continúe Ud. con lo que está haciendo.O to keep out of no meterse en I'll tryto keep out of trouble. Trataré deno meterme en líos. O to keep upsostener It's expensive to keep up acar. Resulta caro mantener un auto-móvil. O to keep up with ir al pasode Did you have any trouble keepingup with the others? ¿Tuvo Ud. al-guna dificultad en ir al paso de losdemás? O to play for keeps ir deveras, jugar de veras We're playingfor keeps. Estamos jugando de veras.Keep off the grass. Prohibido pi-sar el césped. || Keep him from eat-ing too mlicit. Evite que coma de-masiado. || Keep up the good work.Continúe en su buen trabajo, or Per-severe por ese buen camino. || Doesyour watch keep good time? ¿Es ex-acto su reloj?

kerosene kerosén, keroseno.

ketchup salsa de tomate.

kettle caldera, marmita.

key llave I've lost the key to my room.He perdido la llave de mi cuarto.A clave Do you know the key to thecode? ¿Conoce Ud. la clave del código?—The symphony's written in the keyof G. La sinfonía está escrita en clavede Sol. A tecla The typewriter keysare terribly stiff. Las teclas de lamáquina de escribir están muy duras.O key man principal, el más impor-tante He's the key man in the plant.El es el principal de la fábrica. O tobe keyed up estar excitado He was allkeyed up for the race. Estaba muyexcitarlo por la carrera.

khaki caqui.

kick [n] patada Give the ball a kick.Dele una patada al balón.

• [v] dar coces, cocear / hope thishorse doesn't kick. Espero que estecaballo no de coces. A quejarse He'salways kicking about something. Siem-pre se está quejando de algo. A darun puntapié a, dar una patada a Kickthe ball! ¡Dé Ud. un puntapié a lapelota!

O to get a kick out of gozar con,pasarlo bien con He gets a big kick outof sports. Goza mucho con los de-portes.kid [n\ cabrito We'll have to separate thekids from the goats. Tendremos queseparar los cabritos de las cabras.A pequeño, niño We'll feed the kidsfirst. Les daremos de comer a lospequeños primero.

• [adj] de cabritilla She was veryproud of her kid gloves. Estaba muyorgullosa de sus guantes de cabritilla.

• [v~\ bromear Are you kidding? ¿EstáUd. bromeando?

kidney riñon.

kidney bean frijol [Aw], judía [Sp~\,poroto [Am].

kill [ri\ piezas, caza The hunters broughthome the kill. Los cazadores se lleva-ron las piezas a sus casas.

• [v~\ matar Be careful with that pis-tol, you might kill someone. Tenga cui-dado con esa pistola que puede matara alguien.—Let's take a walk to killsome time. Caminemos un rato paramatar el tiempo. A ahogar The com-mittee killed the bill. El comité ahogóel proyecto de ley. A quitar Too muchsalt will kill the flavor of the sot<i>.Demasiada sal le quitará el sabor ala sopa.

O for the kill para dar muerte Theyclosed in for the kill. Le rodearonpara darle muerte.

kilogram kilogramo.

kilometer kilómetro.

kind [ri\ clase What kiyid of person ishe? ¿Qué clase de persona es él?A raza What kind of a. dog is he? ¿Dequé raza es ese perro? A especie It'sa kind of medicine he's taking. Es unaespecie de medicina que toma.

• [adj] amable The people here arevery kind. La gente de aquí es muyamable.

O all kinds of toda clase de I like allkinds of food. Me gusta toda clase decomida. O ¡n kind en especie Thefarmer pays his workers in kind. El

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agricultor paga a sus trabajadores en

especie. O kind of más bien I felt kind

of sorry for him. Sentía más bien

lástima por él.

|| Be kind enough to help me. Tenga

la bondad de ayudarme.kindle encender.kindly [adj] bondadoso Her grandmother

is a kindly old lady. Su abuela es una

viejecita bondadosa.

• [adi>] amablemente He tvill betreated kindly. Será tratado amable-mente. A haga el favor de Kindlymind your own business. Haga elfavor de no meterse en lo que no leimporta.

kindness ¡| She always showed kindnessto the children. Se mostró siemprecariñosa con los niños.

king rey.

kingdom reino.

kiss [n] beso.

• [v] besar.

kitchen cocina Do you mind eating in thekitchen? ¿he importa a Ud. comer enla cocina?—Who is in charge of theschool kitchen? ¿Quién está encargadode la cocina de la escuela?

O kitchen stove fogón de la cocina,estufa You'll find it under the kitchenstove. Lo encontrará debajo del fogónde la cocina.

kitten gatito.

knee rodilla.

kneel arrodillarse.

knife [n] cuchillo Give me the big knifeto cut the bread. Déme el cuchillogrande para cortar el pan.

• ív] apuñalar, dar una cuchillada (orpuñalada) He ivas knifed in a streetfight. Le dieron una cuchillada en unapelea callejera.

knit tejer.

knitting needle aguja de tejer.knob tirador.

knock [n] golpe, ruido Did you hear aknock? ¿Oyó Ud. un golpe?

• [v] llamar a la puerta Knock be-fore you go in. Llame a la puertaantes de entrar. A tropezar Try not toknock against the table. Trate de notropezar con la mesa.

O to knock down desarmar Knock

down the scaffolding. Desarmen elandamiaje. A subastar He knockeddown the painting for a hundred dol-lars. Subastó el cuadro por cien dó-lares. A rebajar Can't you knock downthe price a couple of dollars? ¿Nopodría rebajar el precio un par dedólares? O to knock off suspenderLet's knock off at five o'clock. Sus-pendamos el trabajo a las cinco. A re-bajar Knock something off the price.Rebaje un poco el precio. O to knockout poner fuera de combate He wasknocked out in the tenth round. Fuépuesto fuera de combate en el décimoasalto. A agotar He was knocked outafter one game of tennis. Estaba ago-tado después de un partido de tenis.

knot [n] nudo Can you untie this knot?¿Puede desatar este nudo?—I can't satvthrough this knot. No puedo aserrareste nudo de la madera.—This ship canmake fifteen knots. Este barco puedehacer quince nudos.• [v] amarrar He knotted the ropesecurely. Amarró la cuerda fuerte-mente.

know saber I know he's ill. Sé que élestá enfermo.—I kneiv you were comingtoday. Sabía que Ud. vendría hoy.—Iknow only French and English. Sola-mente sé francés e inglés.—I don'tknow how to drive a car. No sé con-ducir un automóvil. A conocer Waituntil all the facts in the case are known.Espere hasta que todos los hechos delcaso sean conocidos.—Do you kytow hiniby sight? ¿Le conoce Ud. de vista?A reconocer / knew him immediatelyu-hen I met him after two years. Lereconocí en seguida cuando le vi a losdos años.

|| What do you knoio? ¿Qué hay denuevo? || Be sure you know all the factsbefore you accuse anyone. Asegúresede los hechos antes de acusar a nadie.

knowledge conocimiento Do you have anyknowledge of this matter? ¿Tiene Ud.algún conocimiento de este asunto?

I! To the best of my knowledge, no.Según mi leal saber y entender, no.

knuckle articulación de los dedos.

kodak kodak.

label [n] rótulo, etiqueta.

• [c] rotular.labor [m] trabajo Mining is very heavy

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labor. El trabajo en las minas es muypesado. ■ A proletariado, clase obreraLabor favors an eight-hour day. El

laboratory

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last

proletariado es partidario de la jor-nada de ocho horas.

• [ad;] obrero Do you know the laborlaws? ¿Conoce Ud. la legislaciónobrera?

• [i>] trabajar They labored frommorning till night. Trabajaban de lamañana a la noche. A esforzarse Helabored to finish the book before sum-mer. Se esforzaba en terminar el libroantes del verano. A dar importanciaDon't labor the point. No le dé impor-tancia al asunto.

O to be in labor estar de parto Shewas in labor nine hours. Estuvo departo durante nueve horas. O to laborunder difficulties trabajar en condi-ciones difíciles.

laboratory laboratorio.

laborer peón, jornalero.

lace encaje.

lack [n] falta His lack of knowledge wasobvious. Era evidente su falta deconocimientos.

• [v] no tener, faltar He lacks enthu-siasm. Le falta entusiasmo.

O to be lacking faltar Nothing waslacking to make the party a success.No faltó detalle para que la fiestafuese un éxito.

lad mozo, muchacho.

ladder escalera.

lady señora Is that lady at the door yourmother? ¿Es su madre la señora queestá en la puerta?—Act like a lady.Condúzcase como una señora.

O ladies' room lavabo de señoras[Sp], baño de señoras, cuarto deseñoras, tocador [4m] Where is theladies' room? ¿Dónde está el lavabode señoras? O lady of the house dueñade la casa Do you wish to speak to thelady of the house? ¿Desea Ud. hablarcon la dueña de la casa?

lag [«] retraso.

• [v~\ retrasarse.lake lago.

lamb cordero.

lame cojo, [^r^] rengo The little boy islame. El niño es cojo. A molido, lasti-mado / ivas lame after the horsebackride. Estaba molido después de montara caballo.

O lame excuse disculpa pobre.

lament [w] lamento.

lamp lámpara.

lampshade pantalla.

lance [v] abrir The doctor lanced myfinger. El doctor me abrió el dedo.

land [n] tierra The land here is poor forfarming. La tierra aquí es mala para

el cultivo.—He inherited a great dealof land. Heredó muchas tierras.—When do we expect to reach land?¿Cuándo cree Ud. que tocaremos tierra?A campo He always wanted to get backto the land. Siempre había deseadovolver al campo.

• [v] atracar The ship should landwithin the next hour. El barco deberíaatracar dentro de una hora. A aterri-zar The pilot landed the plane at night.El piloto aterrizó de noche. A pisartierra firme You don't know how eagerI am to land. Ud. no puede figurarselos deseos que tengo de pisar tierrafirme.

° native land patria He had a great

love for his native land. Tenia gran

amor por su patria.

|| He landed on his head. Se cayó de

cabeza.landlady propietaria, casera.landlord propietario, casero,landscape paisaje,lane senda, vereda.language idioma I don't know what lanr

guage he speaks. No sé que idioma

habla.lantern linterna, farol.lap [n] regazo She held the baby in her

lap. Tenía al niño en su regazo.

• [v~\ lamer The kitten lapped up themilk. El gatito lamía la leche.

lapel solapa.

lard manteca de puerco.

large grande This room is not largeenough. Este cuarto no es suficiente-mente grande.

O at large en general The country atlarge is interested in the problem. Elpais en general está interesado en elproblema. ° large scale gran escala.

lark alondra.

laryngitis laringitis.

lash [n~¡ azote.

• [i'] azotar,lasso lazo, mangana.

• [v] lazar.

last [n] horma This shoe has a comfort-able last. Este zapato tiene una hormacómoda.

• [adj] último He was the last toleave. Fué el último en marcharse.—This is my last day here. Este esmi último día aquí.—Did you see thename of the last station? ¿Vio Ud. elnombre de la última estación? A pasadoI saw him last week. Le vi la semanapasada.

• [v~\ durar How long does this ridelast? ¿Cuánto dura este trayecto?

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layer

A resistir Do you think you can lastanother mile? ¿Cree Ud. que puedeUd. resistir una milla más? A llegar,alcanzar / don't think my money willlast. No creo que me llegue el dinero.O at last por último, finalmente.O last night anoche Last night I wentshopping. Anoche fui de compras.O night before last anteanoche. ° thelast thing lo último That was the lastthing I expected him to do. Eso eralo último que yo esperaba que hiciera.O year before last el año antepasado.

lasting profundo It created a lasting im-pression on me. Me causó una pro-funda impresión.

latch aldaba, picaporte.

late difunto Her late husband was fondof sports. Su difunto esposo era afi-cionado a los deportes. A tarde It waslate when she came. Era tarde cuandollegó.

O to be late llegar tarde Don't belate for the theater. No llegue Ud.tarde al teatro.

lately recientemente.

lather [;;] espuma.

• Lr] enjabonar.

latter reciente, último He was very suc-cessful in the latter part of his life.Fué muy afortunado en la última paitede su vida.

O the latter el más reciente, el se-gundo Of the two reports, I prefer thelatter. De los dos informes, prefieroel segundo. A éste The tatter's betterthan the former. Este es mejor queaquél.

laugh [n] risa.

• [ r] reirse.

O to laugh at reirse de.laughter risa.launch [«] lancha.

• [c] botar, echar al agua Who's go-ing to speak when they launch thatnew battleship? ;Quién será el oradorcuando boten ese nuevo acorazado?A lanzar, desencadenar The offensivewas launched at dawn. Se desenca-denó la ofensiva en la madrugada.

launder lavar.

laundry lavandería These clothes must goto the laundry. Esta ropa hay quemandarla a la lavandería. A ropalimpia My laundry just cu me back.Acaban de mandarme la ropa limpia.A ropa sucia They came to take mylaundry. Han venido a buscar la ropasucia.

laundry man lavandero.

lava lava.

lavatory lavabo, baño Where's the men'slavatory? ¿Dónde está el lavabo decaballeros?

lavish [adj] pródigo.• [v] prodigar.

law ley Is there a law against speeding?¿Hay una ley que prohiba ir a muchavelocidad? A leyes, derecho He isstudying law. Está estudiando de-recho.

|¡ My brother is practicing law. Mihermano ejerce como abogado.

lawful lícito, legal.

lawless ilegal.

lawn césped.

lawyer abogado.

laxative laxante.

lay dejar Lay the book here. Deje aquíel libro. A poner Lay the baby on thebed gently. Ponga cuidadosamente elniño en la cama.—He didn't lay thebrides carefully. No ponía los ladrilloscon cuidado.—This hen lays a lot ofeggs. Esta gallina pone muchoshuevos. A colocar, situar He laid thescene of his last play in Europe. Hasituado la acción de su última comediaen Europa. A preparar They laid theirplans carefully, but failed. Prepararonsus planes con cuidado, pero fracasa-ron. A apostar / lay ten dollars to onethat you succeed. Apuesto diez dólarescontra uno a que tiene Ud. éxito.

°to lay aside ahorrar He laid asidea good sum of money. Ha ahorradomucho dinero. O to lay down one'slife dar la vida He laid down his lifefor his country. Dio la vida por supaís. O to lay down on the job aban-donarse mucho en el trabajo. O to layeyes on echar la vista encima / neverlaid eyes on him. Nunca le he echadola vista encima. O to lay in proveersede They laid in supplies for the winter.Se proveyeron de víveres para el in-vierno. O to lay off despedir He laidoff ten employees today. Ha despedidohoya diez empleados. O to lay oneselfopen exponerse He laid himself opento a lot of criticism. Se expuso a lascríticas. O to lay out trazar They laidout the town in the shape of a rec-tangle. Trazaron la ciudad en formarectangular. A gastar / just laid outten dollars. Acabo de gastar diezdólares. O to lay waste asolar, devastarThe whole region was laid waste bythe storm. Toda la región fué asoladapor la tempestad.

layer capa.

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least

layman profano I'm a layman in ques-tions of medicine. Soy un profano enmateria médica.layout trazado How do you like the lay-out of this town? ¿Qué le parece a Ud.el trazado de esta ciudad?laziness pereza.

lazy perezoso.

lead [«] delantera, ventaja How muchof a lead does our candidate have?¿Qué delantera lleva nuestro candi-dato? A papel principal She has thelead in the play. Tiene el papel prin-cipal de la obra. A sugestión When Iwas looking for a job he gave me a goodlead. Cuando estaba buscando trabajome bizo una buena sugestión.• [v] llevar, conducir I'll lead thehorse to the stable. Llevaré el caballoa la cuadra. A llevar This street leadsto a dead end. Esta calle lleva a uncallejón sin salida. A causar, dar lugara The information led to his arrest.La información causó su arresto.A ir a la cabeza, ir al frente The gen-eral was leading the parade. El gene-ral iba a la cabeza del desfile. A dirigirHe led the orchestra. Dirigió la or-questa.

O to lead a . . . life llevar una vida . . .He leads a busy life. Lleva una vidaocupada. O to lead astray llevar pormal camino. O to lead up to conducir aWhat are these events leading up to?¿A qué conducirán estos acontecimien-tos? O to take the lead tomar la de-lantera The white horse has taken thelead. El caballo blanco ha tomado ladelantera.

lead mina / need lead for my pencil. Mehacen falta minas para mi lápiz.A plomo (metal).

|| They filled him, full of lead. Leacribillaron a balazos.

leader líder Who are the leaders of thepolitical parties here? ¿Quiénes sonaquí los líderes de los partidos polí-ticos? A director The leader of the baudwas a very tall man. El director de labanda era un hombre muy alto.

II He's a born leader. Ha nacido paramandar.

leadership dirección.

leaf hoja / like to see the leaves on thetrees change color. Me gusta ver cam-biar de color a las hojas de los árboles.—The leaves of this book are torn.Las hojas de este libro están rotas.A tabla Add another leaf to the table.Añádale otra tabla a la mesa.

O to turn over a new leaf cambiar

de modo de ser.league liga, confederación.leak [n~\ gotera There's a leak in the roof.

Hay una gotera en el techo. A vía de

agua The boat has a leak. El buque

tiene una vía de agua.

• [;>] salirse The pot is leaking. Laolla se sale.

° to leak out descubrirse Keep yourmouth shut o>- our secret will leak out.Cállese la boca o nuestro secreto sedescubrirá.lean [adj] magro / like lean meat. Megusta la carne magra. A flaco Who isthe tall, lean individual over there?¿Quién es ese individuo alto y flacoque está allá? A malo It's been a leanyear for farmers. Ha sido un añomalo para los labradores.

• [¡'] apoyarse / want to lean on yourarm. Quiero apoyarme en su brazo.A inclinarse // you lean forward youcan see. Si Ud. se inclina hacia de-lante, podrá ver. A apoyar Lean thispicture against the wall. Apoye estecuadro contra la pared. A dependerShe leans on her mother in everything.Depende de su madre para todo.

|| She leaned out of the window. Seasomó a la ventana.leap [«] salto The frog made a big leap.La rana dio un gran salto.

• [v] saltar The dog leaped the fence.El perro saltó la valla.

learn aprender Are you learning how totype? ¿Está Ud. aprendiendo a escri-bir a máquina? A saber Have youlearned of any good restaurant aroundhere? ¿Sabe Ud. de algún buen restau-rant por aquí cerca?

O to learn by heart aprender dememoria.

learned culto, erudito.

lease [«] arriendo Did they sign thelease? ¿Firmaron el arriendo?

• [v] arrendar I've leased a cottagefrom him for the summer. He arren-dado una casita suya para el verano.

O new lease on life nuevo plazo devida The bill just passed gave the com-mittee a new lease on life. El decretoque acaban de aprobar dio un nuevoplazo de vida a la comisión.

leash correa.

least menor The work has to be done inthe least possible time. Hay que hacerel trabajo en el menor tiempo posible.O at least por lo menos You might atleast have written to me. Por lo menospodría Ud. haberme escrito. O the least

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let

lo menos That is the least you can do.

Eso es lo menos que puede Ud. hacer.leather cuero.leave [n] licencia He went home on leave.

Fué a su casa con licencia.

• [v] dejar Leave a Jiote saying wecalled. Deje Ud. una nota diciendo quehemos venido a verle.—/ left my coatupstairs. Me he dejado el abrigoarriba.—Leave it to me. Déjelo de micuenta.—I'm leaving my job. Voy adejar mi trabajo.—She'll leave thehouse to her son. Dejará la casa a suhijo. A salir / must leave noxv to catchmy train. Tengo que salir ahora paracoger el tren.

O to be left quedar Are there anytickets left for tonight? ¿Quedan bil-letes para esta noche? ° to leave outomitir When you copy it, don't leaveanything out. Cuando lo copie Ud., noomita nada,lecture [«] conferencia That toas a prettyinteresting lecture. Fué una conferen-cia bastante interesante.

• [v~\ hablar I haven't heard anyonelecture so well in a long time. Hacemucho que no he oído a nadie hablartan bien. A regañar Don't lecture me somuch. No me regañe tanto.

O to give a lecture to reprender, re-gañar My father gave us a lecture forbeing out so late. Mi padre nos re-prendió por haber estado fuera hastatan tarde.

ledge borde, saliente.

left [n] izquierda Turn to the left.Tuerza hacia la izquierda.—Politicallyhe's always been on the left. Siempreha sido un político de izquierda.

• [od/] izquierdo Take the other bagwith your left hand. Coja la otramaleta con la mano izquierda.

left-handed zurdo.

leftovers sobras.

leg pierna / have a pain in my right leg.Me duele la pierna derecha. A pierna,(of trousers) pernera I've torn the legof my trousers. Me he roto la piernadel pantalón, or Me he roto la pernera.A pata The dog hzirt his leg. El perrose ha hecho daño en una pata.—The legof the chair is broken. Se ha roto lapata de la silla.

legal legal.

legend leyenda.

legible legible.

legion legión.

legislation legislación.

legislature legislatura, asamblea.

legitimate legítimo.

leisure horas libres / don't have muchleisure nowadays. No tengo muchashoras libres en estos días.

O at leisure lentamente, con tran-quilidad He ate his dinner at leisure.Comió la cena lentamente. O at one'sleisure en los ratos libres There's norush; you can write it at your leisure.No es urgente, puede Ud. escribirlo enlos ratos libres. O to be at leisure estardesocupado When will you be at leisureto see me? ¿Cuándo estará Ud. deso-cupado para verme?

lemon limón.

lemonade limonada.

lend prestar Can you lend me a dollar?¿Puede Ud. prestarme un dólar?

O to lend color dar color She lentcolor to the occasion by her presence.Dio color al acto con su presencia.

length largo Is the length of the sleevesall right? ¿Está bien el largo de lasmangas? A largo, longitud The lengthof the room is twice its width. El largodel cuarto es doble del ancho.

Oat length al fin At length he came.Al fin vino. A detalladamente, extensa-mente She described the party atlength. Describió la fiesta detallada-mente.

|| Wé were surprised at the lengthof time you were aivuy. Nos sorpren-dió el que haya estado Ud. tanto tiempofuera.

lengthen alargar Tell the tailor tolengthen these trousers three inches.Diga al sastre que alargue estos panta-lones tres pulgadas.

lengthwise a lo largo.

lengthy largo.

less menos / have less money than Ithought. Tengo menos dinero de loque pensaba.—I've always paid less formy gloves. Siempre he pagado menospor los guantes.

lesser menor Which is the lesser of thetwo evils? ¿De los dos males, cuál esel menor? A de menos categoría Thespeaker is one of the lesser officials ofthe town. El orador es uno de losfuncionarios de menos categoría en lepueblo.

lesson lección.

let dejar Will the customs officials let usgo through? ¿Nos dejarán pasar losempleados de la aduana?—Let me by.Déjeme pasar. A alquilar Have yonrooms to let? ¿Tiene Ud. habitacionespara alquilar?

O to let alone dejar en paz Please letme alone for a while. Haga el favor

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life

de dejarme en paz un rato. O to letdown bajar, descuidar They let downa lot in their work. Han bajadomucho en su trabajo. A fallar, nocumplir / counted on his help but helet me down. Contaba con su ayuda,pero me falló. Á dejar plantado I'llwait for you, but don't let me down.Te esperaré, pero no me dejes plantado.O to let go of vender Don't let go ofyour property yet. No venda Ud. to-davía la propiedad. A soltar Don't letgo of the rope till I tell you. No sueltela cuerda hasta que yo le diga. ° tobe let off salir bien librado The criminalwas let off tvith a light sentence. Elcriminal salió bien librado con una con-dena muy leve. O to let up cesar Therain hasn't let up for two days. Lalluvia no ha cesado en dos días.

|| Please let me have the menu.¿ Puede hacer el favor de darme elmenú? || Let's go to the theater. Va-mos al teatro. || Let's see what canbe done. Veamos lo que se puede hacer,letter [w] carta Are there any letters forme? ¿Hay alguna carta para mi?A letra Have you learned all the lettersin the alphabet? ¿Ha aprendido Ud.todas las letras del alfabeto?

• [i>] escribir Letter the sign care-fully. Escriba el letrero con cuidado.

O to keep to the letter seguir al piede la letra.

lettuce lechuga.

level [w] nivel The level is a very usefulinstrument. El nivel es un instrumentomuy útil.—He is below the general levelof the class. Está por debajo del nivelmedio de la clase.—The river rose al-most to the level of the dam. El ríollegó casi hasta el nivel de la presa.

• [ad;] llano Is the country level ormountainous? ¿Es el pais llano omontañoso?

• [?■] igualar Their aim is to level allclasses. Su propósito es igualar todaslas clases sociales. A arrasar The shell-ing leveled the town. El bombardeoarrasó la ciudad.

° to be level ser de la misma alturaThe book shelves are level with thetable. Las estanterías y la mesa son dela misma altura.

|| He has a level head. Es muy jui-cioso.

lever palanca.

liable || Don't rock the boat; it's liableto tip over. No mueva Ud. la barcaporque puede volcar.

liar mentiroso.

liberal generoso She's very liberal withher money. Es muy generosa con sudinero. A liberal The doctor has veryliberal views. El doctor tiene ideasmuy liberales.

liberate libertar, librar.

liberty libertad The prisoner got his lib-erty. El prisionero fué puesto enlibertad.

O to take liberties tomarse libertadesHe took too many liberties when hewas here. Se tomó demasiadas liber-tades cuando estuvo aquí.

librarian bibliotecario.

lice piojos.

license [n] licencia Have you got yourhunting license yet? ¿Consiguió Ud.ya su licencia de caza?

lick [v] lamer The dog licked the plate.El perro lamió el plato. A vencer /had a tough time but I finally lickedhim. Me costó mucho trabajo pero alfin lo pude vencer. A pegar His fatherlicked him when he caught him steal-ing. Su padre le pegó cuando le encon-tró robando.

lid tapa, tapadera.

lie [«] mentira Everything he says is alie! ¡Todo lo que dice es mentira!O O] mentir There's no doubt that he'slying abotit it. No hay duda de queen eso está mintiendo. A echarse Don'tlie on the damp grass. No se eche sobrela hierba húmeda. A yacer His bodylies in the cemetery. Su cuerpo yaceen el cementerio. A estar, consistir enThis book's appeal lies in its humor.El mérito del libro está en su hu-morismo. A estar echado, [Am] estarrecostado He lay on the couch and readthe paper. Estaba echado en el divánleyendo el periódico. A estar situado,quedar a The river lies to your right.El río queda a su derecha.

O to lie down acostarse / tvant to liedoivn for a few minutes. Quiero acos-tarme unos minutos.

|| The book is lying on the table. Ellibro está sobre la mesa. |] The fac-tory has been lying idle for a year. Lafábrica ha estado parada durante unaño.

lieutenant teniente.

life vida Are there any signs of life inhim? ¿Da señales de vida?—The aro-age life of a dog is ten years. Diezaños es el termino medio de vida deun perro.—The children are full oflife. Los niños están llenos de vida.—Life in the country is dull. La vida enel campo es muy aburrida. A biografía

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line

He wrote a life of the president. Es-cribió la biografía del presidente.

lifeboat lancha salvavidas.

life insurance seguro de vida.

life preserver salvavidas.

lift levantar It's too heavy to lift. Esdemasiado pesado para levantarlo.A disipar The fog lifted quickly. Laniebla se ha disipado muy rápidamente.|| His letter really gave me a lift.Su carta me ha reanimado mucho.|| Will you give me a lift here?¿Quiere echarme una mano? || Can yougive me a lift to the next town? ¿PuedeUd. llevarme en su coche hasta elpróximo pueblo?

light [n~\ luz The light ivas so strong thathe had to shut his eyes. La luz era tanfuerte que tuvo que cerrar los ojos.—Please turn on the light. Haga el favorde encender la luz.—The investigationbrought many facts to light. La inves-tigación sacó muchos hechos a la luz.A lumbre, fuego Give me a light. DémeUd. lumbre.

• [adj~\ claro 7 want a light blue hat.Quiero un sombrero azul claro. A ligero,leve Our losses in the battle were light.Nuestras pérdidas en la batalla fueronligeras. A ligero A light snow fell lastnight. Anoche cayó una nevada ligera.—I had a light lunch today. Hoy hetomado un almuerzo ligero.—Pleasegive me some light wine. Déme Ud. unpoco de vino ligero.

• [v~\ enceder Please light the lamp.Haga el favor de encender la lámpara.—Light the fire. Encienda Ud. el fuego.

O lighter más liviano, menos pesadoThe big suitcase is lighter than thelittle one. La maleta grande es másliviana que la pequeña. O to be lighthacerse de día Wake me up as soon asit's light. Despiérteme en cuanto sehaga de día. O to light up iluminarThe candle lit up the table. La velailuminaba la mesa.—A smile lit up herface. Una sonrisa iluminó su cara.|| For such a heavy woman she's verylight on her feet. Para lo gorda que esanda con mucha agilidad.

lighthouse faro.

lightning relámpago.

like [n~\ igual Tve never met his like.Nunca he encontrado su igual.

• [v] querer Would you like anothercup of coffee? ¿Querría Ud. otro tazade café? A gustarle a uno This is thekind of food I like. Este es la clasede comida que me gusta.

• [p>'ep] como He ran like mad. Corría

como loco.—He treated me like abrother. Me trató como un hermano.O to be like ser propio de It's not likeyou to be so irritable. No es propiode Ud. ser tan irritable. A parecersePeople here are very much like Ameri-cans. La gente de aquí se parece muchoa los norteamericanos. O to feel liketener ganas de Do you feel like danc-ing? ¿Tiene Ud. ganas de bailar?

|| She doesn't hesitate to express herlikes and dislikes. No hesita en decir loque le gusta y lo que no le gusta.

likely verosímil, verisímil That's not alikely story. No es un relato verosímil.|| Are we likely to arrive on time?¿Llegaremos a tiempo?

likeness semejanza, parecido There's agreat likeness between the child andhis father. Hay un gran parecidoentre el niño y su padre. A retratoHe painted a likeness of my grand-mother. Pintó un retrato de mi abuela.

likewise asimismo.

lily lirio.

limb rama The lightning split the limbfrom the tree. El relámpago desgajóla rama del árbol. A miembro Hislimbs are very long for his body. Susmiembros son muy largos en i-elacióncon el cuerpo.

lime cal (chemical substance); lima(fruit).

limit [>?] límite What are the city limits?¿Cuáles son los límites de la ciudad?

• [i>] limitar We have to limit our ex-penses this month. Tenemos que limitarnuestros gastos este mes.

limitation limitación.

limp [«] cojera He has a slight limp.

Tiene una ligera cojera, or Es un poco

rengo [Arg].

• [adj] deprimido 7 feel quite limpfrom the heat. Me siento deprimidopor el calor.

• [v] cojear 77e limped across theroom. Cruzó el cuarto cojeando.

line [n] cuerda Hang the clothes on theline. Cuelgue la ropa en la cuerda.A línea Draw a line between these twopoints. Trace una línea entre estosdos puntos.—How long is this railroadline? ¿Qué longitud tiene esta líneaférrea?—The bandits cut the telephonelines. Los bandidos cortaron las líneastelefónicas.—Which bus line do you useto go home? ¿Qué línea de autobusesusa Ud. para ir a su casa? A rayaDivide the court with a chalk line.Divida Ud. el campo con una raya detiza. A renglón Skip a line. Deje un

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renglón en blanco. A fila There's a longline of cars ahead of us. Hay una filalarga de autos delante de nosotros.A surtido We have a nice line of dresses.Tenemos un bonito surtido de trajes.A conversación He has a very good line.Tiene una conversación muy persua-siva.

• [i>] forrar Her coat is lined with red.Su abrigo está forrado de rojo. A rayarUse lined paper. Use Ud. papel rayado.

O along this line en estos términos,de esta manera Do it along this line.Hágalo de esta manera. O in Une dis-ciplinado He managed to keep thewhole party in line. Consiguió man-tener el partido disciplinado. O in linewith de acuerdo con What you are do-ing is not in line voith our policy. Loque hace no está de acuerdo connuestras normas. ° to be in one's lineser de la especialidad de uno This isnot in my line. Eso no es de mi espe-cialidad. O to bring into line poner deacuerdo Try to bring the whole com-mittee into line. Trate de poner deacuerdo a la comisión. O to line upalinearse They lined up in front of thepost office. Se alinearon en frente dela oficina de correos. O to stand in linehacer cola / had to stand in line to getcigarettes. Tuve que hacer cola paraconseguir cigarrillos.

|| Drop me a line if you have time.Mándeme unas líneas si tiene tiempo.|| / like the lines of your dress. Megusta la línea de su traje.linen [w] ropa blanca What laundry doyou send your linen to? ¿A qué lavan-dería envía Ud. su ropa blanca?

• [adj] de lino, de hilo Where can Ibuy linen handkerchiefs? ¿Dónde pue-do comprar pañuelos de hilo?

liner (ship) vapor.

linger demorarse.

lining forro.

link [?i] eslabón.,

lion león.

lip labio Your lip is swollen. Tiene Ud.

un labio hinchado. A pico The lip of

the pitcher is broken. El pico de la

jarra está roto,lipstick barra de labios, lápiz de labios.liquid [n; adj] líquido.liquor licor(es), bebidas alcohólicas.list [n] lista Is my name written on the

list? ¿Está mi nombre escrito en la

lista?

• [v] hacer una lista de Please list theplaces I should visit. Haga el favor

de hacer una lista de los lugares quedebo visitar.

listen (to) oír / like to listen to goodmusic. Me gusta oír buena música.A escuchar Listen to what I'm tellingyou. Escuche lo que le digo.

liter litro

literal literal.

literary literario.

literature obras literarias The libraryhas collected the best literature. Labiblioteca ha reunido las mejores obrasliterarias. A literatura He's taking acourse in English literature. Estáestudiando un curso de literatura in-glesa.

litter carnada (.animals); camilla(stretcher).

little pequeño This dress is for a littlegirl. Este traje es para una niñapequeña. A poco He has little influence.Tiene poca influencia.

O a little un poco de / can speak alittle French. Hablo un poco defrancés. A un poco / can swim a little.Nado un poco. O little by little pocoa poco. O little piece pedacito Give mea little piece of cake. Déme un peda-cito de torta. O little while ratito I'llcome in a little while. Iré dentro deun ratito.

live [i>] vivir The doctor said that thepatient would live. El doctor dice que elenfermo vivirá.—How can people liveon this food? ¿Cómo puede vivir lagente con esta alimentación?—/ expectto live here for two months. Esperovivir aquí dos meses. A tener He liveda happy Ufe. Tuvo una vida feliz.

O to live up to llenar He did not liveup to my hopes. No llenó mis espe-ranzas.

|| It will take years to live down thegossip. Esa murmuración tardará añosen borrarse.

live [adj~\ vivo Is that a live snake?¿Está viva esa culebra? A cargado deelectricidad Don't touch that, it's a livewire. No toque eso, es un alambre car-gado de electricidad. A vital It's a Uveissue in some places. Es una cuestiónvital en algunos sitios.

O live coals ascuas Roast it over thelive coals. Áselo sobre las ascuas.

livelihood vida.

lively vivo, animado She's a lively girl.Es una muchacha muy animada.II Step lively! ¡Vayan de prisa!

liver hígado.

living E?7] sustento Can he make a living

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for his family? ¿Puede ganar el sus-tento de su familia?

• [adj] vivo Haven't you ever studieda living language? ¿Ha estudiado Ud.alguna vez una lengua viva?—He'sthe living image of his grandfather.Es la viva imagen de su abuelo.

living room sala.

load [n~\ carga That is too great a loadfor the donkey. Es una carga dema-siado pesada para el burro.

• [t>] cargar Are the men loading orunloading the vessel? ¿Están loshombres cargando o descargando elbarco?—The gun was loaded. El fusilestaba cargado. A abrumar They loadedus with work. Nos abrumaron detrabajo.

loaf [n] pan Slice three loaves for sand-wiches. Corte Ud. tres panes para em-paredados.

• [r] holgazanear We spent the wholeday loafing. Estuvimos todo el díaholgazaneando.

O meat loaf cerne en molde We hadmeat loaf for dinner. Cenamos carneen molde.loan [ti] préstamo It ivas nice of you toarrange that loan for me. Ha sido Ud.muy amable en conseguirme ese prés-tamo.

• [r] prestar Can you loan me thebook when you finish it? ¿Puede Ud.prestarme el libro una vez que lo hayaleído?

loathe detestar, abominar.

lobby vestíbulo.

lobster langosta.

local local You'll need only a local anes-thetic for that operation. No necesitarámás que una anestesia local para esaoperación. A regional, local This is alocal custom. Esa es una costumbreregional.

O local train tren ordinario, trencorreo.

locality localidad.

locate situar Where is the house located?;Dónde está situada la casa? A hallarCan you locate the hill on this map?;Puede Ud. hallar la colina en estemapa?

location situación.

lock [w] cerradura He cut a hole in thedoor for the lock. Hizo un agujeroen la puerta para colocar la cerradura.A candado Do you have a lock for atrunk? ¿Tiene Ud. un candado paraun baúl? A mechón She kept a lockof the baby's hair. Guardó un mechóndel pelo del niño. A esclusa The ship

has to stay in the locks an hour. Elbarco estará en las esclusas una hora.

• [v] cerrar con llave Be sure to lockthe door when you leave. Fíjese encerrar la puerta con llave cuando salga.A encerrar Lock these prisoners in theircells. Encierre a estos prisioneros ensus celdas.

locomotive locomotora.

lodge [í¡] posada We stopped at the lodgeovernight. Nos alojamos en la posadapor la noche. A logia What lodge doyou belong to? ¿A qué logia perteneceUd.?

• [v] alojarse The bullet lodged inhis lung. La bala se alojó en su pulmón.

O to lodge a complaint dar queja Helodged his complaint with the mayor.Dio queja al alcalde.

log tronco; libro de bitácora (navigation).

logic lógica.

logical lógico.

loin lomo Give me some loin of pork.Déme lomo de cerdo.

lone solitario, solo.

lonely solitario He lives a lonely Ufe.Lleva una vida solitaria. A sólo Aren'tyou lonely without your friends? ¿Sesiente Ud. sólo sin sus amigos? A soli-tario This must be a lonely place inthe winter. Este debe ser un lugarsolitario en invierno.

lonesome solo y triste.

look [m] mirada Take a look at this re-port. Échele una mirada a este in-forme.

• [v] parecer It looks all right to me.Me parece muy bien.—It looks likesnow. Parece que va a nevar. A estarShe looks very pretty today. Está muybonita hoy.

O to look after cuidar Did you getsomeone to look after the child? ¿Haencontrado Ud. a alguien que cuideal niño O to look at mirar Look atthe beautiful sunset! ¡Mira la hermosapuesta de sol! Oto look for buscarWe are looking for. an apartment.Estamos buscando un apartamento.—He's always looking for trouble. Siem-pre está buscando camorra. O tolook forward to aguardar con impa-ciencia, esperar con ilusión We arelooking forward to our vacation. Esta-mos aguardando las vacaciones conimpaciencia. O to look into estudiarWe will look into the matter. Estudia-remos el asunto. O to look on mirarThe others played but he just lookedon. Los demás jugaban, pero él nohacía más que mirar. O to look out on

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dar a The big window looks out on agarden. La ventana grande da a unjardín. O to look to buscar He alwayslooked to his father for help. Siemprebuscaba la ayuda de su padre. O tolook up venir a ver, ir a ver Look meup when you come back. Venga averme cuando Ud. vuelva. A buscarLook up his telephone number. BusqueUd. el número de su teléfono. Á mejorarThings are looking tip. Las cosas vanmejorando. O to look up to respetar,estimar I can't help looking up to him.No puedo menos de respetarle.|| Look out! ¡Cuidado!

looking glass espejo.

looks aspecto, aire I don't like his looks.No me gusta su aspecto.

loop [%] lazada (rope); curva, vuelta(road).• [v] dar una vuelta.

loose flojo There's a loose button onyour shirt. Tiene un botón flojo en lacamisa.—Put a loose bandage on hisarm. Póngale una venda floja en elbrazo. A suelto The dog is loose again.El perro está suelto otra vez.—Lookfor it among the loose papers on mydesk. Búsquelo entre los papeles suel-tos que bay en mi escritorio.—Do yousell coffee in packages or loose? ¿VendeUd. el café en paquetes o suelto? A libreHe made a loose translation of theoriginal. Hizo una traducción libre deloriginal. A licencioso She leads a looselife. Lleva una vida licenciosa.

O loose character perdido That, manis a loose character. Aquel hombre esun perdido. ° to cut loose soltarse elpelo He certainly cut loose at thatparty. Realmente se soltó el pelo enaquella fiesta. O to cut loose from in-dependizarse de / finally cut loose frommy family. Por fin me independicé demi familia.

|| She's known for her loose tongue.Tiene fama de chismosa. || He has aloose tooth. Tiene un diente que semueve.

loosen soltar.

lord señor.

O House of Lords Cámara de losLores.

lose perder I've lost my purse again. Heperdido mi bolsa otra vez.—Try to loseyour accent. Procure perder su acento.—He lost his wife five years ago. Per-dió a su esposa hace cinco años.—Thehorse lost the race. El caballo perdióla carrera.—/ don't want to lose anymore time here. No quiero perder más

tiempo aquí. A hacer perder That speechlost him the election Ese discurso lehizo perder la elección.

O lost perdido Where is the Lost andFound Department? ¿Dónde queda lasección de objetos perdidos? O to loseheart desanimarse. O to lose one'sheart enamorarse. O to lose one's mindvolverse loco. O to lose one's temperperder los estribos, enfadarse. O tolose one's way perderse, extraviarseHe lost his way in the woods. Se per-dió en el bosque. O to lose time atra-sarse Has your watch been losing timesince you had it fixed? ¿Se ha seguidoatrasando su reloj desde que se loarreglaron?

loss pérdida The loss of his wife was agreat blow. La pérdida de su esposafué un gran golpe.—The droughtcaused a great loss of crops. La sequíacauso grandes pérdidas en la cosecha.—There was no reason for the loss oftime. No había razón que justificarala pérdida de tiempo.

O at a loss perdiendo, con pérdida Hesold his house at a loss. Vendió su casaperdiendo. O to be at a loss no sabercomo / am at a loss to explain his ab-sence. No sé cómo explicar su ausencia.

lot grupo They are a fine lot of soldiers.Forman un grupo de buenos soldados.A lote He bought a lot at the edge oftown. Compró un lote en las afuerasdel pueblo.—I'll send the books in threedifferent lots. Mandaré los libros entres lotes diferentes.

O a lot mucho She's a lot better thanpeople think. Es mucho mejor de loque la gente piensa. ° a lot of muchoThe trucks make a lot of noise. Loscamiones hacen mucho ruido. O todraw lots echar a suertes They drewlots to see who would go first. Echarona suertes para ver quién iba primero.

lotion loción.

loud [adj~\ fuerte We heard a loud noise.Oímos un ruido fuerte.—There wereloud criticisms in the press. Hubo fuer-tes críticas en la prensa. A chillón Histies are always too loud. Sus corbatasson siempre demasiado chillonas.• [adv] alto Please speak loud enoughto be heard. Por favor hable bastantealto para que le puedan oír.

loud-speaker altoparlante, altavoz.

louse piojo.

love [n] amor His love probably won'tlast. Probablemente su amor no durará.A recuerdo Give my love to all my

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friends. Déles recuerdos a todos mis

amigos.

• ív] querer Do you love your mother

very much? ¿Quiere Ud. mucho a su

madre? A gustarle a uno / Jove apples.

Me gustan las manzanas.

O to fall in love enamorarse He fellin love with the capt(tin's daughter.Se enamoró de la hija del capitán.

lovely bello, hermoso Thine is a lovelyview from the bridge. Hay una her-mosa vista desde el puente.

lover amante.

low bajo The tide is low in the morning.La marea está baja por la mañana.—The temperature is very low today. Latemperatura es muy baja hoy.—Thesinger has a very low voice. El can-tante tiene una voz muy baja.—Thatplane is flying too loiv. Ese aviónvuela demasiado bajo. A débil She gavea low moan. Dio un débil quejido.A humilde He is not ashamed of his lowbirth. No se avergüenza de su humildecuna.

O low (gear) primera (velocidad)Put the car in low to climb the hill.Ponga el automóvil en primera parasubir la cuesta. ° low opinion malaopinión / have a low opinion of him.Tengo mala opinión de él. O to feel lowsentirse abatido, sentirse deprimido /feel very low today. Hoy me siento muydeprimido.

Ii The temperature hit an all timelow. Fué la temperatura más bajaregistrada.

lower [adj] más bajo Have you a roomon a lower floor? ¿Tiene Ud. un cuartoen un piso más bajo?

• [v] arriar They are lowering theflag. Están arriando la bandera.A poner más bajo Please lower thatshelf in the bookcase. Haga el favorde poner más baja esa tabla de laestantería. A bajar Can't you loweryour voice? ¿No puede Ud. bajar lavoz?

loyal leal.

loyalty lealtad.

lubricant lubricante.

lubricate lubricar.

luck suerte He said his failure was dueto bad luck. Dijo que su fracaso sedebió a su mala suerte.—He's alwayshad luck in business. Siempre ha tenidosuerte en los negocios.

lucky afortunado, con suerte.

luggage equipaje.

lumber madera Where can I buy lumberand nails? ¿Dónde puedo comprar ma-dera y clavos?

lump bola, grumo There are lumps in thecream. La crema tiene bolas. A terrón(sugar) Put two lumps of sugar in mytea, please. Haga el favor de ponerdos terrones en mi té.

° lump on the head chichón He has alump on his head where he bumped intothe door. Se pegó con la puerta y lesalió un chichón.

|| He paid for the work in a lumpsum. Pago el trabajo de una sola vez.|| Shall we lump it all on one bill? ¿Loponemos todo en una sola cuenta?

lunch [n] almuerzo It's almost time forlunch. Es casi la hora del almuerzo.

• [v] almorzar Will you lunch withme? ¿Quiere Ud. almorzar conmigo?

lung pulmón.luxury lujo.

macaroni macarrones.

machine máquina.

machine gun ametralladora.

machinery maquinaria The machinery isout of order. La maquinaria no fun-ciona.

mad enfadado, enojado He's mad at mefor something I did to him. Está enfa-dado conmigo por algo que le hice.A loco The heat drove him mad. Levolvió loco el calor. A rabioso Watchout for the mad dog. Tenga cuidadocon el perro rabioso.

O like mad como loco, como un locoHe drove like mad. Manejaba como

un loco. O to be mad about tener locurapor My husband is mad aboiit ice cream.Mi marido tiene locura por el helado.O to get mad enfadarse There's no rea-son to get mad. No hay razón paraenfadarse.

|| That was a mad thing to do. Fuéuna locura hacer eso.

madam señora.

magazine revista.

magic magia.

magical mágico.

magistrate magistrado.

magnet imán.

magnetic magnético.

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magnificent magnífico.

magnify ampliar, aumentar de tamaño.

mahogany caoba.

maid criada, sirvienta Where can I get amaid? ¿Dónde puedo encontrar una sir-vienta?

O old maid solterona Two old maidslive there. Dos solteronas viven allí.

maiden [adj] soltera / have a maidenaunt. Tengo una tía soltera.

O maiden voyage primer viaje Thisis the ship's maiden voyage. Este es elprimer viaje que hace el barco.

mail [«] cerreo Did I get any mail thismorning? ¿Tuve correo esta mañana?

• [v~\ echar al correo Where can I mailthis letter? ¿Dónde puedo echar estacarta al correo?

mailbox buzón.

mailman cartero.

main [«] cañería madre The water mam

has burst. Se ha reventado la cañería

madre del agua.

• [adj] principal Where's the mainstreet? ¿Dónde queda la calle princi-pal?

O in the main en general / agree withhim in the main. En general estoy deacuerdo con él.

maintain mantener, sostener.

maintenance mantenimiento.

major [;/] comandante Has anyone seenthe major? ¿Ha visto alguien al coman-dante? A especialidad What ivas yourmajo)' in college? ¿Cuál fué su espe-cialidad en la universidad?

• íc'dj] principal It ivas the majorevent of the year. Fué el principalacontecimiento del año. A mayor Thepiece is in a major key. La pieza estáen clave mayor.

majority mayoría.

make [?i] modelo He has a car of an oldmake. Tiene un automóvil de modeloantiguo. A marca What make car haveyou? ¿De qué marca es su automóvil?

• [i>] hacer He made a bookcase for hisapartment. Hizo una libreria para suapartamiento.—They made that ¡nanpresident of the club. A ese hombre lehicieron presidente del club.—Don'tmake me do that. No me haga hacereso.—Are they willing to make peace?¿Están dispuestos a hacer las paces?—Thut cur can make eighty miles anhoar. Ese auto puede hacer ochentamillas por hora. A cometer He hardlyever makes a mistake. Rara vez cometeerrores. A adquirir, hacerse He madehis reputation early in life. Desdemuy joven adquirió buena reputación.

Á ganar How much do you make aweek? ¿Cuánto gana Ud. por semana?A hacer, ganar Who made the highestscore? ¿Quién hizo el mayor númerode tantos? A ir That makes the tenthload today. Con ésta van diez cargashoy. A calcular / make it to be eighto'clock. Calculo que son las ocho. A lie-gar Can we make our destination byevening? ¿Podemos llegar a nuestrodestino para la noche? A alcanzar Doyou think we'll make the train? ¿CreeUd. que alcanzaremos el tren?

O to make a fool of poner en ridículo.O to make a hit causar buena impre-sión. O to make a living ganarse lavida. O to make a move moverse. O tomake a point of dar importancia aDoes he make a point of being on time?¿Da importancia a la puntualidad?O to make a record establecer unrecord. O to make a success of teneréxito en He's making a success of hisbusiness. Tiene éxito en su negocio.O to make a wish desear, pensar en algoque se desea. ° to make believe fingir,hacer creer She's only making believethat she doesn't know. Solamente estáfingiendo que no lo sabe. O to makeclear poner en claro, aclarar. O to makefast amarrar. O to make for ir haciaLet's make for that tree. Vayamoshacia aquel árbol. A hacer Her com-pany made for a pleasant afternoon.Su compañía hizo la tarde agradable.O to make friends conquistar amigos.O to make fun of burlarse de. O tomake good time ganar tiempo We canmake good time on this road. Podemosganar tiempo por esta carretera. O tomake headway adelantar. O to makeinto convertir en. O to make it rightarreglar, pagar. O to make known hacersaber. O to make love enamorar. O tomake of sacar de What do you makeof this? ¿Qué saca Ud. de esto? A pen-sar de / don't know what to make ofit. No sé que pensar de eso. O to makeoff with irse con, llevarse Don't makeoff with my book. No te vayas con milibro. O to make oneself sick enfer-marse He made himself sick by d>ink-ing too much. Se enfermó por beberdemasiado. O to make out entenderCan you make out ivhat he means?¿Puede Ud. entender lo que dice? A lle-nar Have you made out the check yet?¿Ha llenado Ud. ya el cheque? A hacerPlease make out oar bill. Háganosla cuenta, por favor. A hacer ver Theytried to make out that we were to

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blame. Trataron de hacer ver que éra-mos culpables. A arreglárselas, salirbien Don't worry, I'll make out. No seapure Ud., ya me las arreglaré. O tomake over reformar She's having herold coat made over. Ha mandado quele reformen su abrigo viejo. O to makeready preparar, alistar. O to makeroom for dar lugar, hacer lugar. O tomake sense tener sentido Does thismake sense? ¿Tiene sentido esto? Otomake sick fastidiar Their complaintsmake me sick. Sus quejas me fasti-dian. A enfermar This food makes mesick. Esta comida me enferma. O tomake sure cerciorarse. ° to make termsarreglarse. O to make the acquaintanceof conocer a. ° to make up hacer, pre-parar We must make up a list of em-ployees. Tenemos que hacer una listade los empleados. A inventar Is it true,or did he make that story up? ¿Es ver-dad ese cuento o se lo inventó él?A hacer las paces, reconciliarse Do youthink they'll make up? ¿Cree Ud. queharán las paces? A pagar, compensarI want to make up my share of thebill. Quiero pagar lo que me toca dela cuenta. A pintarse She takes a lotof time to make up. Tarda mucho enpintarse. O to make up one's mindresolverse, determinar O to make useof servirse de, hacer uso de. O to makeway abrir paso.

|| Did you make up your quarrel?¿Hicistes las paces? || He makes agood carpenter. Hace bien de carpin-tero. || How did you make out in thatmatter? ¿Cómo te fué en ese asunto?1| My mind is made up. Estoy resuelto.Do you think we can make it throughthe doorway? ¿Cree Ud. que podremospasar por la puerta? || The writer wasmade by his first book. El escritor seconsagró con su primer libro.

make-believe [adj] fingido, falso.

maker fabricante.

make-up cosméticos She never uses make-up. Ella nunca usa cosméticos.

malaria paludismo, malaria.

male macho Is the dog male or female?¿Es este perro macho o hembra?

malice malicia.

malicious malicioso.

mamma mamá.

man [n] hombre How many men are therehere? ¿ Cuántos hombres hay aquí?—What a man! ¡Qué hombre!—I needa man to mow the lawn Necesito unhombre para cortai el césped.—Hespoke like a man. Habló como un

hombre. A hombre, caballero Where'sthe men's room? ¿Dónde está el lavabode caballeros? A uno A man has to getused to this climate. Uno tiene queacostumbrarse a este clima.

• [v~\ tripular He's having troublemanning his ship. Encuentra dificul-tades para tripular el barco.

O man and wife marido y mujer. O toa man unánimamente, por unanimidad,como un solo hombre.

|| Men have used that road for hun-dreds of years. Este camino se vieneusando desde hace siglos.

manage manejar They say he's difficult,but I can manage him. Dicen que él esdifícil, pero yo puedo manejarlo. A lle-var, cargar Can you manage thosepackages by yourself? ¿Puede Ud.llevar solo todos esos paquetes? A arre-glárselas, componérselas I'll manage,thanks. Yo me las arreglaré, gracias.

management administración, direcciónI'll complain to the management aboutthe poor service. Me quejaré del malservicio a la dirección.

manager gerente, director, administrador/ toant to see the manager. Quierohablar con el gerente. A administradorHe doesn't make much money, but hiswife is a good manager. No ganamucho pero su mujer es buena adminis-tradora.

mane crin (horse), melena (lion).

maneuver maniobra.

manger pesebre.

manhood • virilidad.

mania manía.

manifest manifiesto.

mankind la humanidad.

manly varonil.

manner manera He answered in a sharpmanner. Contestó de una manerabrusca.

O in a manner of speaking hastacierto punto, en cierto modo. O man-ners costumbres Their manners aredifferent from oxirs. Sus costumbresson diferentes de las nuestras. A mo-dales, costumbres We must be carefulof our manners. Debemos cuidar nues-tros modales

mansion mansión.

manual [adj, n\ manual.

manufacture [r¡] fabricación He's in-vented a new method of manufacture.Ha inventado un nuevo procedimientode fabricación.

• [v~\ fabricar What do you manufac-ture here? ¿Qué íabrica Ud. aquí? A in-ventar He II be able to manufacture a

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story for the occasion. Y a inventaráalgún cuento para el caso.

manure abono.

many muchos / have many reasons fordoing so. Tengo muchas razones paraproceder así.—There weren't verymany at his house. No había muchosen su casa.

O a good many mucho He knows agood many people in this city. Conocea mucha gente en esta ciudad. ° a greatmany muchísimos, un gran número deA great many people use that bank.Muchísimas personas utilizan ese banco.O as many tantos como / have as manybooks as he does. Tengo tantos libroscomo él. O how many cuántos Howmany tickets do you want? ¿Cuántosboletos quiere ? O many a time amenudo, muchas veces I've passed youon the street many a time. Le he en-contrado en la calle muchas veces. O toomany de más, de sobra He has two carstoo many. Tiene dos autos de más.O twice as many dos veces másHe has twice as many as I. Tiene dosveces más que yo.

map [«] mapa Can you show me the townon the map? ¿Puede Ud. mostrarme elpueblo en el mapa?

• [v] levantar un plano de, hacer unmapa de My assistant is mapping thecoastline. Mi ayudante está levantandoun plano de la costa. A planear, hacerplanes de The guide is mapping ourroute now. El guía está ahora plane-ando nuestro itinerario.

maple arce.

O maple syrup jarabe de arce.

mar estropear, echar a perder.

marble mármol.

March marzo / plan to stay throughMarch. Pienso quedarme hasta fines demarzo.

march [w] marcha We had a tough marchthis morning. Esta mañana hicimosuna marcha penosa.—The band startedthe concert with a march. La bandacomenzó el concierto con una marcha.—The march of events. La marcha delos acontecimientos.

• [v] marchar We marched five miles.Marchamos cinco millas. A hacer mar-chai They march the prisoners everyafternoon. Todas las tardes hacenmarchar a los presos.

O to march by desfilar Did you seethe soldiers march by? ¿Vio Ud. desfi-lar a los soldados?

mare yegua.

margarine margarina.

margin margen.

marine [adj] marine

maritime marítimo.

mark [?i] seña, señal, marca Make a markafter the names of those present. Pongauna seña en los nombres de los queestán presentes. * propósito, fin Doyou think he'll reach the mark he's setfor himself? ¿Cree Ud. que alcanzaráel fin que se propone?

• [v] calificar When will you have ourexams marked? ¿Cuándo habrá cali-ficado Ud. nuestros exámenes? A mar-car, señalar I've marked the importantparts of the notice. He marcado laspartes importantes de la noticia.

O to mark down apuntar, anotar I'vemarked down the items I want. Heapuntado las cosas que quiero. A reba-jar (los precios) We shall have to markdown the prices on these coats. Ten-dremos que rebajar los precios de estosabrigos. O to mark time matar eltiempo, pasar el tiempo I am just mark-ing time in this job. No hago más quematar el tiempo en este empleo.

¡| His guess was wide of the mark.Su suposición estaba alejada de laverdad. || On your mark; get set; go!Preparados, or Listos, or ¡Ya! || Whatdoes the price mark say? ¿Cuantomarca la etiqueta? or ¿Qué precio tienemarcado?market [n~\ mercado The market is verylively today. El mercado está muy ani-mado hoy.—Is there a good market forcotton cloth in this city? ¿Hay un buenmercado para los tejidos de algodón enesta ciudad? A comprador He's tryingto find a market for his house. Estátratando de encontrar un compradorpara su casa.

• M poner a la venta He'll marketthe fruit this month. Este mes pondrála fruta a la venta.

O on the market en la bolsa Is thereanything new on the market today?¿Hay alguna novedad hoy en la bolsa?O to be in the market for estar dis-puesto a comprar Are you in the mar-ket for a good car? ¿Está Ud. dispu-esto a comprar un buen automóvil?O to do marketing hacer compras, mer-car She does her marketing in themorning. Hace sus compras por lamañana.

|] The coffee market is off today. Losvalores del café han bajado hoy.

marmalade mermelada.

maroon [v] abandonar, aislar.

marriage matrimonio.

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marry casarse Do you know when she'sgetting married? ¿Sabe Ud. cuándo secasa ella? A casar He married hisdaughter to an old friend. Casó a suhija con un viejo amigo.

marsh pantano.

marshal mariscal.

marvelous maravilloso.

masculine masculino.

mash majar, machacar.

O mashed potatoes puré de papas[Aw], puré de patatas [Sp].

mask máscara, careta.

mason albañil; masón (lodge).

mass [r?] masa Look at that mass of mol-ten iron! ¡Mira aquella masa de hierrofundido! A montón There was a massof flotvers on the stage. Había un mon-tón de flores en el escenario. A misaAre you going to mass this morning?¿Va Ud. a misa esta mañana?• [v] congregar, reunir All the dele-gates were massed together on the plat-form. Todos los delegados se hallabancongregados en la tribuna.

O great mass mayoría The great massof these farmers have small farms. Lamayoría de estos granjeros tienen gran-jas pequeñas. O mass meeting mitinpopular. O mass production producciónen serie. O the masses las masas, elpueblo.

massacre matanza.

mast mástil.

master [?;] señor Is the master of thehouse in? ¿Está el señor de la casa?A amo, dueño He always tries to bemaster of the situation. Siempre tratade ser el amo de la situación. A capi-tán The master of the ship is on thetop deck. El capitán del barco está enla cubierta superior.• [v] dominar / find this languagedifficult to mosto-. Encuentro que esteidioma es difícil de dominar.

O master key llave maestra. O mas-ter of ceremonies maestro de ceremo-

' nias. O master switch conmutadorprincipal.

masterpiece obra maestra.

mat felpudo, estera Wipe your feet onthe mat. Limpíese los pies en el felpudo.O matted enredado My hair is allmatted from the wind. El viento me haenredado todo el pelo.match [«] fósforo, cerilla Have you gota match? ¿Tiene Ud. un fósforo?A igual He met his match. Se encontrócon su igual. A partido Would you liketo see a tenuis match? ¿he gustaríaver un partido de tenis? A pareja

They're a good match. Hacen unabuena pareja.

• [v] igualar Can we match theirspeed? ¿Podemos igualar su velocidad?

|| I'll match you for the drinks. Lesjuego las bebidas. || I'm no match forhim. Yo no puedo competir con él.|| These colors aren't a good match.Estos colores no casan.

matchbox caja de fósforos.

mate compañero Have you seen the mateto my brown shoe? ¿Ha visto Ud. elcompañero de mi zapato marrón?A consorte, marida or mujer She had ahard time finding a mate. Le fué difí-cil conseguir consorte. A primer oficialThe captain told the mate to take over.El capitán le dijo al primer oficial quese encargara del mando.

|| Those two are very well mated.Esos dos hacen una buena pareja.

material [n] tela, material Do you haveenough of this material to make me asuit? ¿Tiene Ud. suficiente tela deésta para hacerme un traje? A mate-rial, datos He's collecting material fora book. Está reuniendo datos paraescribir un libro.

• [adj] material It's a material andnot a spiritual problem. Es un proble-ma material y no espiritual.—Give himenough to take care of his materialneeds. Dele lo suficiente para satisfacersus necesidades materiales.

O materials material What materialsdo you need to make a bookcase? ¿Quématerial necesita Ud. para hacer unalibrería? O material witness testigopresencial, testigo de presencia. O rawmaterial materia prima The factory isshort of raw materials. Escasean lasmaterias primas en la fábrica. ° writ-ing materials efectos de escritorio Doyou carry writing materials here?¿Vende Ud. efectos de escritorio?

|| He had nothing material to say.No tenía materialmente nada que decir.

maternal maternal.

maternity maternidad.

mathematics matemáticas.

matron ama de llaves I'd like to speakto the matron. Quisiera hablar con elama de llaves.

matter materia He has no gray matter.No tiene materia gris. A material Thisreading matter will last me a week.Con este material de lectura tendrépara una semana. A tema The subject¡natter of his talk is very interesting.El tema de su discurso es muy intere-sante. A asunto Will you look into the

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matter? ¿Quiere Ud. estudiar el asun-to? A cosa You take matters too se-riously. Ud. toma las cosas muy enserio. A cosa, asunto You are onlymaking matters worse. Lo único quehace Ud. es empeorar las cosas. A causaHis leaving is a matter of great con-cern to us. Su marcha es causa demucha preocupación para nosotros.

O as a matter of fact en realidad.O for that matter en cuanto a eso.O printed matter impresos Must I de-clare this printed matter? ¿Debo de-clarar estos impresos?

|| It doesn't matter. No importa.|[ What's the matter? ¿Qué sucede? or¿Qué pasa? || What's the matter withgoing home? ¿Qué inconveniente hayen ir a casa? || What's the matter withyou? ¿Qué le pasa? or ¿Qué tiene?

mattress colchón.

mature [adj~\ juicioso He seems like a ma-ture sort of person. Da la impresión deser una persona juiciosa.• [v] madurar They did not act untiltheir plans matured. No actuaron hastaque maduraron los planes. A desarro-llarse After his fourteenth birthday hematured very rapidly. Después decumplir los catorse años se desarrollórápidamente. A vencer The bond willbe worth twenty-five dollars when itmatures. El bono valdrá veintecincodólares cuando venza.

maximum [adj; n] máximo.

May mayo / was born in May. Nací enmayo.

may poder That may be true. Puede queeso sea verdad.—You might try toreach him at home. Podría Ud. tratarde ponerse en comunicación con él en sucasa.—I 'may go if my money holds out.Puede que vaya si me queda dinero

|| May I have this dance? ¿QuiereUd. concederme este baile?

maybe tal vez, quizás.

mayonnaise mayonesa.

mayor alcalde.

me me He gave me some candy. Me diounos cuantos dulces.—Give me some ofthat. Déme Ud. un poco de aquello.A mí Is this for me? ¿Es esto para mí?

meadow pradera.

meal comida We eat three meals a day.Hacemos tres comidas al día. A harinaThis pudding is made of corn meal.Este pudín es de harina de maíz.

|| Where can I get a good meal?¿Dónde se puede comer bien?

mean [adj] malo Her husband was verymean to her. Su marido era malo con

ella. A avaro, egoísta I'd borrow someof his books if he weren't so meanabout it. Le pediría prestados algunoslibros si no fuera tan avaro. A indignoI felt mean about hurting her feelingsthat way. Me sentí indigno por haberlaofendido de ese modo.

• [v] proponerse, intentar Do youmean to see him before you go? ¿Sepropone Ud. verle antes de partir?A quiere decir Do you mean this forme? ¿Quiere Ud. decir que ésto es paramí?—What do you mean by that?¿Qué quiere decir Ud. con eso? A tenerobjeto What's this meant for? ¿Quéobjeto tiene esto? A significar What dothose signs mean? ¿Qué significan esosanuncios? A tener importancia, tenersignificación This means a lot to me.Esto tiene gran importancia para mí.

O to mean well tener buenas inten-ciones.

|| Be careful; that's a mean animal.Tenga Ud. cuidado; ese animal tienemuy mal genio. || / sure feel mean thismorning. Me siento de mal humoresta mañana. || It was mean of himnot to greet his sister-in-law. Fué unadesconsideración de su parte no saludara su cuñada. || She's a pretty girl, butshe has a mean temper. Es una bonitamuchacha, pero tiene mal genio.

meaning sentido I don't get the meaningof this poem. No comprendo el sentidode este poema. A significado What'sthe meaning of this word? ¿Cuál es elsignificado de esta palabra?

|| What's the meaning of this? ¿Quésignifica esto?

means medios / have no means of trans-portation. No tengo medios de trans-porte. A dinero She married a man ofmeans. Se casó con un hombre dedinero.

O by all means a todo trance, sinfalta. O by means of por medio, dedebido a. O by no means de ningúnmodo, de ninguna manera.

meantime, meanwhile [adv] mientrastanto, entretanto.

measles sarampión.

measure [??] medida This is a liquidmeasure. Esta es una medida paralíquidos.—We'll have to take strongmeasures. Tendremos que tomar medi-das enérgicas A compás Begin singingafter four measures. Comience a can-tar después de cuatro compases.

• [v] medir The tailor has measuredmy suit. El sastre me ha medido eltraje.

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mend

O full measure medida exacta I al-ways get full measure at that store.Siempre me dan la medida exacta enesa tienda. ° in some measure hastacierto punto.

measurement medida The dressmakertook her measurements. La costurerale tomó las medidas.

meat carne Do you have any meat today?¿Tiene Ud. carne hoy? A contenidoThere's very little meat in that book.Ese libro tiene muy poco contenido.O meat market carnicería.

mechanic mecánico.

mechanical mecánico.

medal medalla.

meddle meterse, entrometerse.

medical médico.

medicine medicina Did the doctor giveyou any medicine for your cold? ,;Leha dado el médico alguna medicinapara el catarro?

O medicine chest botiquín. O to takeone's medicine pagar las consecuencias.

meditate meditar.

medium [>í] medio We sold a lot of ourproducts through the medium of adver-tising. Vendimos muchos de nuestrosproductos por medio de anuncios.

• [adj~\ This is the medium size. Estees el tamaño medio.

• [adv] medio I'd like my steak me-dium rare. Me gustaría el bistec mediocrudo.

° happy medium término medio Ifwe could only strike a happy medium!¡Si pudiéramos llegar a un términomedio! ° medium-sized de tamaño me-diano I want medium-sized pajamas.Quiero pijamas de tamaño mediano.

meek manso, humilde.

meet [n] concurso, competencia Are yougoing to the swimming meet? ¿Va Ud.al concurso de natación?

• [v] encontrar Did you meet anyoneon the road? ¿Enconti'ó Ud. alguienen el camino? A encontrar, hallar Shemet her death in a street accident.Halló la muerte en un accidente calle-jero. A encontrar, recibir a alguien Isanybody going to meet them at thetrain? ¿Va alguien a recibirlos a laestación? Aencontrarse, confluir Therivers meet below the town. Los ríosconfluyen más allá del pueblo. A cono-cer I want you to meet my father.Quiero que conozca a mi padre, orQuiero presentarle a mi padre. A re-unirse The court will not meet againuntil next week. El tribunal no vol-verá a reunirse hasta la semana próxi-

ma. A empalmar Will the bus meet thetrain? ¿Empalmará el omnibus con eltren? A hacer frente a We have enoughtu meet this month's expenses. Tene-mos suficiente dinero para hacer frentea los gastos de este mes. A satisfacerCan you meet their demands? ¿PuedeUd. satisfacer sus exigencias?

|| / met with an accident. Tuve unaccidente.

meeting sesión, junta Tonight there willbe a meeting of the Spanish Club.Esta noche habrá sesión en el ClubEspañol. A mitin Who's going to ad-dress the meeting? ¿Quién va a hablaren el mitin? or ¿Quién va a dirigir lapalabra en el mitin?

|| He proposed to her immediatelyafter their meeting. Le propuso matri-monio inmediatamente después de ha-berla conocido.

melancholy melancólico.

mellow blando, suave, meloso.

melody melodía.

melon melón.

melt derretir The sun has melted thesnow. El sol ha derretido la nieve.A derretirse The ice in my glass has allmelted. Se ha derretido completamenteel hielo de mi vaso. A desvanecerse,disolverse The crowd melted aivaywhen the police came. La muchedum-bre se disolvió cuando llegó la policía.

member socio, miembro Only membersallowed. Sólo para socios.

membership afiliados What's the mem-bership of this club? ¿Cuántos afilia-dos tiene este club?

|| Do you have your membershipcard? ¿Tiene su tarjeta de socio?

membrane membrana.

memorandum memorándum.

memorial [n] monumento conmemorativo.

• [adj] conmemorativo.

memory memoria My memory for namesis not very good. No tengo buenamemoria para los nombres.—Thismonument is in memory of GeorgeWashington. Este monumento es enmemoria de George Washington. A re-cuerdo 77/ have pleasant memories ofthis town. Tendré gratos recuerdos deeste pueblo.

|| That never happened before, in mymemory. Que yo recuerde, eso nuncaha sucedido.

menace [n] amenaza.

• [r] amenazar.

mend remendar Where can I get thesepants mended? ¿Dónde puedo mandarremendar estos pantalones? A resta-

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blecerse He's mending slowly after hisoperation. Está restableciéndose pocoa poco después de la operación.

O on the mend mejorando It looks asif their relations are on the mend.Parece que sus relaciones van mejoran-do. O to mend one's ways reformarseShe told him he'd better mend hisways. Ella le dijo que fuera mejor quese reformara.

mental mental.

mention [n] mención Have you heard anymention of him recently? ¿Ha oído Ud.que hagan mención de él últimamente?

• [i>] mencionar He didn't mentionthe price. No mencionó el precio.

|| Don't mention it. No hay de que.

menu menú, lista de platos.

merchandise mercadería.

merchant [n~] comerciante Who are theleading merchants in town? ¿Quiénesson los comerciantes más importantesde esta ciudad?

• [aft7] mercante Our merchant shipsusually dock here. Nuestros barcosmercantes suelen atracar aquí.

O merchant marine marina mercante.

merchantman buque mercante.

merciful misericordioso.

mercury mercurio.

mercy misericordia, clemencia.

mere mero, puro This is a mere formality.Esto no es más que una mera formali-dad.

merely solamente, meramente.

merge unir, fundir.

meridian meridiano.

merit [n] mérito His painting was oflittle merit. Sus cuadros tenían muypoco mérito.

• [v~\ merecer I think he merits a raisein salary. Creo que merece un aumentode sueldo.

merry alegre She's a very merry person.Es una persona muy alegre. A felizMerry Christmas! ¡Felices Pascuas!

mess lío What a mess! ¡Que lío! A co-mida The soldiers complain about themess. Los soldados se quejan de lacomida. A cantidad / caught a finemess of fish last night. Anoche cogíuna buena cantidad de pescado.

• [f] enredar You're always messingthings up. Siempre lo enreda todo.

O in a mess desarreglado, revueltoThe house is in a complete mess. Lacasa está completamente desarreglada.O to mess up ensuciar I'm sorry thedog messed up your floor. Siento queel perro le haya ensuciada el piso.

message recado, mensaje / want to leavea message. Quiero dejar un recado.O to take a message dar un recado,messenger mensajero.metal [n] metal.meteor meteoro.meter metro.method método.microphone micrófono.microscope microscopio.midday mediodía.

middle [w] centro, medio Set the vase inthe middle of the table. Ponga Ud. elflorero en el centro de la mesa. A media-dos I'm going about the middle ofAugust. Iré a mediados de agosto.A cintura He's put on weight aroundthe middle. Ha aumentado de cintura.• [ad;] medio He's a man of middleheight. Es un hombre de estaturamedia.

O in the middle of en pleno I'm in themiddle of my work. Estoy en plenotrabajo.

|| You'll find them in the middle room.Los encontrará Ud. en el cuarto de enmedio.middle-aged de edad madura.middle class clase media.midnight media noche.midst O in the midst of en medio de.midwife partera, comadrona.might poder, fuerza He pulled with all his

might. Tiró con todas sus fuerzas.mighty poderoso He made a mighty effort.Hizo un poderoso esfuerzo.

|| He's done mighty little work today.Ha hecho poquísimo trabajo hoy.|| That's a mighty good thing. Es unagran cosa. || I'm mighty glad to meetyou. Tengo mucho gusto en conocerle.mild suave She has a very mild disposi-tion. Ella tiene un carácter muysuave. A templado It's very mild today.Hoy hace un día muy templado.A blando, fresco I'm quite fond of mildcheese. Me gusta mucho el quesoblando.mildew añublo, moho.mile milla.military militar.

milk [?í] leche / want two liters of milk.Quiero dos litros de leche.• [v] ordeñar Do you know how tomilk a cow? ¿Sabe Ud. ordeñar vacas?A chupar The officials milked the treas-ury year after year. Los functiona-ries chupaban año tras año del erariopúblico.

|| He lacks the milk of human kind-ness. Es muy poco humano.

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mint

milkman lechero.

mill [n] molino There's a flour mill justabove the bridge. Hay un molino unpoco más allá del puente. A molinilloDo you have a coffee mill at home?¿Tiene Ud. un molinillo de café en sucasa? A fábrica How many peoplework in the mill? ¿Cuántas personastrabajan en la fábrica?

• [v] moler The baker mills his ownflour. El panadero muele su propiaharina.

° to go through the mill pasar pormuchas cosas en la vida. O to millaround moverse con impaciencia Thecrowd milled around waiting for theparade to begin. La multitud se movíacon impaciencia esperando que comen-zara el desfile.

miller molinero.

millimeter milímetro.

million millón.

mimeograph mimeógrafo.

mind [í?] mente, inteligencia He has avery quick mind. Tiene una mentemuy ágil. A memoria My mind isn'tclear on what happened. Mi memoriano está clara sobre lo que pasó.

• [v] tener cuidado Mind how youcross the street. Tenga Ud. cuidado alcruzar la calle. A cuidar Mind the storewhile I'm gone. Cuide Ud. la tiendaen mi ausencia. A obedecer, guiarsepor, hacer caso You have to mind thetraffic rules here. Aquí hay que obe-decer las reglas del tráfico.

O never mind no se moleste Nevermind, I'll do it myself. No se molesteUd., lo haré yo mismo. A no importaNever mind what he says. No leimporte lo que diga. O to be out ofone's mind estar como loco She's outof her mind with worry. Está comoloca de ansiedad. O to call to mindrecordar, traer a la memoria That callsto mind a story I know. Eso me trae ala memoria un cuento que sé. O tochange one's mind mudar (or cambiar)de opinión / thought I'd go along xuiththem, but changed my mind. Pensé ircon ellos, pero mudé de opinión. O tohave a mind estar por, tener ganas deI've a mind to come along. Estoy poracompañarles. O to have in mind pen-sar en Have you anyone in mind forthe job? ¿Piensa Ud. en alguien paraese puesto? O to keep in mind tenerpresente I'll keep yuu in mind. Letendré presente. O to know one's mindsaber lo que uno quiere He doesn'tknow his own mind. El mismo no sabe

lo que quiere. O to lose one's mindvolverse loco, perder el juicio / thoughtI'd lose my mind with all that noise.Creí que me iba a volver loco con todoaquel ruido. O to make up one's minddecidir, resolver Have you made upyour mind about him yet? ¿Ya ha de-cidido Ud. acerca de él? O to my minda mi parecer To my mind that jobwill take at least a iveek. A mi parecerse tardará por lo menos una semana enhacer ese trabajo. O to set one's mindon estar resuelto a She has her mindset on going shopping today. Estáresuelta a ir de compras hoy. O toslip one's mind escaparse de la memo-ria, olvidarse / planned to do it, but itslip])ed my mind. Pensaba hacerlo,pero se me olvidó.

|| Are you sure you don't mind?¿Está Ud. seguro que no le importa?|| Keep your mind on your work. PongaUd. atención en su trabajo. ¡| Mindyour own business! No se meta Ud.en lo que no le importa. What's onyour mind? ("What do you want?")¿Qué desea Ud.?mine [?;] mina Who owns this coalmine? ¿De quien es esta mina decarbón?

• [i?] extraer minerales What do theymine here? ¿Qué mineral extraen deaquí?

mine mío Those books are all mine. Esoslibros son todos míos. A el mío, la míaYour room is on the right and mine ison the left. Su cuarto queda a laderecha, el mío a la izquierda.

11 He's a friend of niine. Es unamigo mío.

miner minero.

mineral [adj; )i] mineral.

mingle mezclarse.

minimum [adj; n] mínimo.

minister [n] pastor protestante, ministroWe have a new minister. Tenemos unnuevo pastor protestante. A ministro/ want to see the American minister.Deseo ver al ministro americano.

• [c] atender The nurse ministers tothe patient's wants. La enfermeraatiende a los deseos del enfermo.

minor [?;] menor de edad No liquor willbe served to minors. No se venderánbebidas alcohólicas a menores de edad.

• [«dj¿\ de poca importancia Don'tbother me with those minor matters.No me moleste Ud. con esas cosas depoca importancia.

mint [»] menta / like mint ¡» my icetea. Me gusta la menta en mi té helado.

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mistress

A pastilla de menta Have some mints.Tome Ud. algunos pastillas de menta.A casa de la moneda My uncle works inthe mint. Mi tió trabaja en la casa dela moneda. A dineral, cantidad grandede dinero That guy made a mint ofmoney in the clothing business. Eseindividuo ha hecho un dineral en elnegocio de ropa.

• [v] acuñar / understand the govern-ment has stopped minting gold coins.Tengo entendido que el gobierno hadejado de acuñar monedas de oro.

minus menos, sin How much will the

ticket cost minus the tax? ¿Cuánto

costará la entrada menos el impuesto?

|| She's a minus quantity. Ella es un

cero a la izquierda.

minute [»] minuto I'll be back in five min-utes. Regresaré en cinco minutos.—Theship's five degrees and forty minutesoff its course. El barco se ha desviadode su ruta cinco grados y cuarentaminutos. A momento Wait a minute.Espere un momento.

O minutes acta Who's taking theminutes of the meeting? ¿Quien haceel acta de la reunión? O Up to theminute de última hora The news in thispaper is up to the minute. Las noticiasde este periódico son de última hora.

|| Call the hotel the minute you ar-rive. Llame Ud. al hotel en cuantollegue.

minute [adj] menudo, diminuto It's hardto read the minute print in this book.Es difícil leer la letra menuda de estelibro.

miracle milagro.

mirror [n] espejo I'd like to buy a smallmirror. Quisiera comprar un espejopequeño.

• [v] reflejar The trees on the bankare mirrored in the lake. Los árbolesde la orilla se reflejan en el lago.

mischief traversura.

miser avaro.

miserable desdichado I've never seen aman so miserable. Nunca he visto unhombi'e tan desdichado. A pésimo, muymal / feel miserable. Me siento muymal.

misery miseria.

mislead extraviar Our guide misled usand we got lost. El guía nos extravióy nos perdimos. A descaminar Hiscompanions misled him. Sus compañe-ros le descaminaron.

misprint errata, error de imprenta.

miss [n] señorita Will you wait on me.

Miss? ¿Quiere Ud. atenderme, seño-rita?

• [v] perder Do you think I'll miss mytrain? ¿Cree Ud. que perderé el tren?—He never misses a chance to do alittle business. Nunca pierde la opor-tunidad de hacer algún negocio. A noencontrar / missed him at the hotel.No lo encontré en el hotel. A equivo-carse, dejar de encontrar You can'tmiss the house if you folloiv this street.No puede Ud. equivocarse de casa sisigue por esta calle. A errar You can'tmiss. No puede Ud. errar. A salirse deThe speaker misses the point entirely.El orador se sale del tema completa-mente. A hacer falta, echar de menosI'll miss you. Me hará Ud. falta, orLe echaré de menos. A dejar de Don'tmiss the museum before you leavetown. No deje de visitar el museoantes de partir de la ciudad.

O to be missing faltar Is anythingmissing from your wallet? ¿he faltaalgo en su cartera?

|| I missed what you said. Se meescapó lo que Ud. dijo. || The triick justmissed hitting the boy in the street.El camión por poco atropello al niño enla calle.

mission misión.

missionary misionero.

mist niebla, neblina.

mistake [«] error, culpa, falta Sorry,my mistake. Lo siento, ha sido culpamía. A equivocación, error There mustbe some mistake. Debe haber algunaequivocación.

• [v] confundir You can't mistake it.No lo puede Ud. confundir. A interpre-tar mal Please don't mistake me. Porfavor no me interprete Ud. mal. A to-mar I mistook her for a friend ofmine. La tomé por una amiga mía.

O by mistake sin querer Did you dothis by mistake? ¿Hizo Ud. esto sinquerer? O to make a mistake equivo-carse, cometer un error.

|| This is the right answer; make nomistake about it. Esta es la solucióncorrecta, no le quepa a Ud. duda.

mistaken equivocado This is a case ofmistaken identity. Esto es un caso deidentificación equivocada.

O to be mistaken estar equivocadoYou must be mistaken. Ud. debe estarequivocado.

mister señor Hey, mister, have you gota match? Oiga, señor, ¿tiene Ud. unfósforo ?

mistress señora, dueña The mistress of

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moral

the house is very charming. La dueñade la casa es muy agradable. A aman-te, concubina She was the king's mis-tress. Era la amante del rey.

|i She was mistress of the situation.Ella dominaba la situación.

misunderstand entender mal.

misunderstanding equivocación He cametoo early because of a misunderstand-ing. Por una equivocación llegó dema-siado temprano. A desavenencia, malentendido They haven't spoken sincetheir misunderstanding. Ellos no sehablan desde que tuvieron aquel malentendido.

mittens mitones, manoplas.

mix mezclar Don't mix too much sandwith the concrete. No mezcle Ud.demasiada arena con el cemento. A pre-parar Who's mixing the drinks? ¿Quiénestá preparando las bebidas? A rela-cionarse, llevarse They don't mix wellwith other people. No se llevan biencon la gente. A combinar, ir bien Thesetwo foods don't mix well. Estos dosalimentos no van bien juntos.

O to mix up confundir Don't mix meup. No me confunda Ud. O to getmixed up in mezclarse en / don't wantto get mixed tip in their arguments.No quiero mezclarme en sus disputas.

mixed ° mixed chorus coro mixto.O mixed drinks bebidas mezcladas.

mixture mezcla, mixtura.

mix-up confusión.

moan [n] quejido.

mob [n] multitud, muchedumbre, gentíoThere was a mob of people in the city.Había una gran muchedumbre en laciudad.

• [v] asaltar The singer was mobbedby autograph hunters. La cantantefué asaltada por los coleccionistas deautógrafos. A apoderarse The crowdtried to mob the prisoner. La muche-dumbre intentó apoderarse del dete-nido.

mobilize mobilizar.

mock burlar.

mode modo.

model [n] modelo He's making a model ofthe bridge. Está haciendo un modelodel puente.—That car's last year'smodel. Ese automóvil es un modelo delaño pasado.

• [adj] modelo, ejemplar Ours is amodel town. La nuestra es una ciudadmodelo.

• [v] planear We're modeling ourhouse after that picture. Estamos

planeando nuestra casa según esa foto-grafía.

moderate [adj] moderado.

moderation moderación.

modern moderno.

modest modesto.

moist húmedo.

molasses melaza,

mold [n] moho This bread is covered withmold. Este pan está cubierto de moho.A molde You use these molds for jelly.Puede usar estos moldes para la jalea.

• [r] moldear His character wasmolded by his experience. La experi-encia moldeó su carácter.

mole topo The moles have ruined ourgarden. Los topos nos han arruinadola huerta. A lunar He has a mole anhis face. Tiene un lunar en la cara.

molest molestar.

moment momento, instante Wait a mo-ment. Espere Ud. un momento.

O at a moment's notice de un mo-mento a otro Be ready to leave at amoment's notice. Esté preparado parapartir de un momento a otro. O at themoment por ahora / can't answer yourquestion at the moment. Por ahora mees imposible contestar a su pregunta.

monarch monarca.

Monday lunes.

money dinero Where can I change myAmerican money? ¿Dónde puedo cam-biar mi dinero americano?

money order giro postal Where can I getthis money order cashed? ¿Dónde puedohacer efectivo este giro postal?

monk monje, fraile.

monkey [n] mono.

• [i-] meterse a arreglar Don't monkeywith the radio. No te metas a arreglarla radio.

monopoly monopolio.

monotonous monótono.

monster monstruo.

month mes.

monthly [adv] mensualmente.

mood humor, genio.

moon luna Is there a full moon tonight?

¿Hay luna llena esta noche?moor [v] amarrar.Moor moro (Mohammedan).mop [n] estropajo Where's the mop?

¿Dónde está el estropajo?

• [v] fregar What can I mop the floorwith? ¿Con qué friego el piso?

O to mop up secar, limpiar Mop tipthe water on the floor. Seque el aguadel piso.moral [n] moraleja / don't get the moral

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mount

of this story. No le veo la moraleja al

cuento.

• [aclj] moral, ético That's not a very

moral thing to do. No es muy ético el

hacer eso.

morale moral, estado de ánimo.

more más / need more money than I haveon me. Necesito más dinero de lo quellevo encima.—The more the merrier.Cuantos más, mejor.—This cost memore than I expected. Esto me ha cos-tado más de lo que esperaba.

O more and more cada vez más Helikes her more and more. La quierecada vez más. O more or less más omenos / believe that the report is moreor less true. Creo que el informe es más

0 menos cierto. O once more una vezmás Try once more. Pruebe Ud. unavez más. O what's more además, esmás What's more, I don't believe you.Además, no le creo a Ud.

|| / don't care any more. Ya no me

importa.moreover además, además de eso.morning [n~\ mañana I'll see you in the

morning. Le veré en la mañana, or Le

veré por la mañana.

• [adj] de mañana Is there a morningtrain? ¿Hay un tren de la mañana? or¿Hay un tren por la mañana?

° morning paper diario de la mañana.

|| Good morning. Buenos días.morphine morfina.morsel bocado.mortal mortal.mortar mortero.mortgage [w] hipoteca.

• [v~\ hipotecar.

O to pay off a mortgage redimir unahipoteca.mosquito mosquito.mosquito net mosquitero.moss musgo.most lo máximo, lo más That's the most

1 can pay. Eso es lo máximo (or más)que puedo pagar. A la mayoría Whatdo most people do here in the evening?¿Qué hace aquí la mayoría de la gentepor la noche? A casi todo, mayor parteShe's already been to most of thestores in town. Ya ha estado en casitodas las tiendas de la ciudad.—He'sbrighter than most of the others. Esmás inteligente que la mayor parte delos demás. A mayor You can get theremost easily bi/ bus. Puede Ud. llegarallí con mayor facilidad en autobús.A de lo más The talk was most inter-esting. El discurso fué de lo más inte-resante. A el más, la más, lo más She is

the most beautiful girl I've ever seen.Es la muchacha más linda que hevisto en mi vida.

O at most todo lo más The hotel isfour blocks from here, at most. Todo lomás que hay de aquí al hotel son cuatrocuadras. O for the most part por logeneral For the most part he does agood job. Por lo general hace un buentrabajo. O the very most lo más queThat's the very most I can do. Eso eslo más que puedo hacer. O to makethe most of aprovechar lo mejorposible We'd better make the most ofthe time we have. Más nos valdríaaprovechar el tiempo lo mejor posible.

mostly en su mayor parte, por lo común.

moth polilla.

mother [«] madre Do you live with yourmother? ¿Vive Ud. con su madre?

• [adj~\ materno What's your mothertongue? ¿Cuál es su lengua materna?

• [v] cuidar como una madre, cuidarcomo a un hijo She mothered him allthrough his illness. Le cuidó como aun hijo durante su enfermedad.

O mother country madre patria Didthe colonies send representatives to themother country? ¿Han enviado lascolonias representantes a la madrepatria? O mother-in-law suegra.motion [n] movimiento The motion of theboat has made me seasick. El movi-miento del barco me ha mareado.A proposición, moción / want to make amotion. Quiei'o presentar una moción.

• [i>] hacer señas Will you motion, tothat bus to pick us up? ¿Quiere Ud.hacer señas a ese autobús para que nos

recoja

indicar / motioned to him to

take a seat. Le indiqué que tomaraasiento.

motionless inmóvil.

motive motivo What was the motive forthe crime? ¿Cuál fué el motivo delsiento.

O motive power fuerza motriz.

motor motor.

motorcycle motocicleta.

mould See mold.

mound túmulo, montón.

mount [w] monte Have you seen MountEverest? ¿Ha visto Ud. el monte Ever-est?

• [r] subir He mounted the platform.Subió a la plataforma. A subir, aumen-tar Our debts are mounting fast. Nu-estras deudas aumentan rápidamente.—Their profits hove mounted up con-sider-ably. Sus beneficios han aumen-tado considerablemente.

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muslin

O to mount a horse montar a caballo.|| This old horse is my favorite mount.Este viejo caballo es mi favorito paramontar.

mountain montaña, monte How high isthat mountain? ¿Qué altura tiene esamontaña? A montón I've got a moun-tain of work to do. Tengo un montónde cosas que hacer.

mountainous montañoso.

mouse ratón.

mouth boca I've got a bad taste in mymouth. Tengo mal sabor de boca.A entrada The dog stopped at the mouthof the cave. El perro se detuvo a laentrada el la cueva. A embocadura,desembocadura How far is it to themouth of the river? ¿A qué distanciaqueda la desembocadura del río?

O down in the mouth cariacontecidoWhy are you so down in the mouth?¿Por qué está Ud. tan cariacontecido?or ¿Por qué está Ud. tan cabizbajo?O from mouth to mouth de boca enboca The story passed from mouth tomouth. La historia pasó de boca enboca. O to keep one's mouth shut tenerla boca cerrada, guardar un secretoHe can't keep his mouth shut. No sabenunca tener la boca cerrada.

move [n] paso He can't make a movewithout his partner. No puede dar unpaso sin su socio. A turno Whose moveis it vow? ¿De quién es el turnoahora? A acción That was a wastedmove. Esa fué una acción inútil.A paso, movimiento He made a movetoward the door. Dio un paso hacia lapuerta. Á jugada The chess playermade a fine move. El jugador de aje-drez hizo una buena jugada.• [y~\ mover Move your car back alittle. Mueva su coche hacia atrás unpoco. A moverse / can't move. No mepuede mover. A circular The police arekeeping the crowds moving. La policíahace circular a la multitud. A marcharThe new director's got things moving.El nuevo director hace marchar lascosas. A funcionar, moverse This ma-chine moves only by hand. Esta má-quina funciona solamente a mano.A mudarse Do you know where they'removing to? ¿Sabe Ud. dónde se mudan?A emocionar I am very much moved bywhat you say. Me emociona mucha loque Ud. dice. A alternar con, andarcon, tratarse con They like to thinkthat they move in the best circles. Sehacen la ilusión de que alternan con lamejor sociedad. A proponer I move that

we accept him as a member. Propongoque le aceptemos como socio. A tenersalida These coats are not moving asthey did last year. Estos abrigos notienen la salida que tuvieron el añopasado.

O to be on the move estar de acá paraallá They're forever on the move.Siempre están de acá para allá. O tomove along ir a gran velocidad Ourtrain is really moving, along. Nuestrotren realmente va a gran velocidad.° to move away quitar, poner en otrositio Move the table away please. QuiteUd. la mesa de aquí por favor. O tomove off alejarse He moved a few feetoff. Se alejó unos metros.

movie película Let's go to a movie. Vamosa ver una película, or Vamos al cine.

mow segar.

Mr. señor, Sr. How are you, Mr. Jones?¿Qué tal, Sr. Jones?—Dear Mr. Garcia.Muy señor mío (formal), or Queridosr. García (familiar).

Mrs. señora, sra. This is for Mrs. Smith.Esto es para la señora Smith.

much mucho Did you spend much lastnight? ¿Gastó Ud. mucho anoche?—I don't have much faith in what theysay. No tengo mucha fe en lo quedicen.—Thank you very much. Muchasgracias.

O how much cuánto How much will itcost me? ¿Cuánto me costará? Osomuch tanto I don't think that car isworth so much. No creo que ese cochevalga tanto.

mud fango, cieno, barro Don't step inthe mild. No pise Ud. en el barro.

muff [n] manguito.

muffler bufando.

mulatto mulato.

mule mula.

multiply multiplicar.

mumps paperas.

murder [??] asesinato The prisoner hadcommitted murder. El preso habíacometido un asesinato.

• [v] asesinar.murderer asesino.murmur [n] murmullo.

• [v] murmurar.muscle músculo.museum museo.mushroom seta, hongo.

music música Where's the music coyningfrom? ¿De dónde viene la música?

O to face the music hacer frente ala situación.

musical musical.

muslin muselina.

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native

must tener que We must do what we canto help him. Tenemos que hacer lo quepodamos para ayudarle. A deber Hemust be there by now. Ya debe estarallí.

mustache bigote.

mustard mostaza.

mute mudo.

mutiny \n\ motín, sublevación.• [i>] amotinarse, sublevarse.

mutter refunfuñar, gruñir.

mutton carnero.

mutual mutuo.

my (see I, me) mi This is my picture.Este es mi retrato. A mío That's mypen! ¡Esa pluma es mía! A mis Are

these my gloves? ¿Son éstos misguantes? A caramba, caray My, it'shot! ¡Caray qué calor hace!

myself yo mismo I'll do this myself. Estolo haré yo mismo. A el mismo I'm notmyself today. Hoy no soy el mismo.A mi As for myself, I don't know. Encuánto a mí, no lo sé. A me I cut myselfshaving this morning. Me corté afei-tándome esta mañana.

O by myself, all by myself completa-mente solo \Sp~\, ingrime y solo [4m]/ took the trip all by myself. Hice elviaje completamente solo.

mystery misterio.

nag [%] jaca.

• [t'] regañar, machacar.

nail [«] clavo This nail's bent. Este clavoestá torcido. A uña I've broken my nail.Me he roto la uña.

• [v~\ clavar Have you nailed the topon the box yet? ¿Ha clavado Ud. ya latapa del cajón?

O to hit the nail on the head dar en elclavo.

nail file lima para las uñas.

nail polish esmalte para las uñas.

naked desnudo.

name [n] nombre Give me the names ofthe employees. Déme Ud. los nombresde los empleados. A nombre, fama Thatcompany has a good name. Esa com-pañía tiene buena fama. A título What'sthe name of that book? ¿Cuál es eltítulo de ese libro?

• [t>] poner ... a We named the dogFido. Al perro le pusimos Fido.A nombrar Can you name all the play-ers? ¿Puede Ud. nombrar a todos losjugadores?

O by name de nombre / know himonly by name. Le conozco solamente denombre. O in name only solamente denombre. O in the name of en nombre deOpen the door in the name of the law.Abra la puerta en nombre de la ley.O to be named after llamarse lo mismoque Is the baby named after his father?¿Se llama el niño lo mismo que elpadre? O to one's name a nombre deuno I haven't a cent to my name. Notengo ni un centavo a mi nombre.

II What'8 your name? ¿Cómo se llamaUd.? || He was named in the will. Sunombre figuraba en el testamento.namely a saber.

nap [w] sueñecillo, siesta.

O to catch one napping cogerle auno desprevenido.

napkin servilleta.

narcotic narcótico.

narrative narración.

narrow [arfj] estrecho This is a narrowroad. Este es un camino estrecho.—His decision showed a narrow inter-pretation of the law. Su resoluciónmostró una estrecha interpretación dela ley. A estrecho, limitado His viewson the subject are very narrow. Supunto de vista con respecto al asuntoes muy limitado.

• [v~\ estrecharse The road narrowsjust beyond the bridge. El camino seestrecha al otro lado del puente.

O to narrow down reducirse Thequestion narrows down to this: do youwant to go or not? La pregunta sereduce a esto: ¿Quiere Ud. ir o no?

|| We had a narrow escape yesterday.Ayer nos salvamos de milagro.

nasty antipático He's a nasty boy. Es unmuchacho antipático. A obsceno, malpensado What a nasty mind you've got!¡Qué mente más obscena tiene Ud! or¡Qué mal pensado es Ud.!O nasty weather mal tiempo.

nation nación Five nations were repre-sented at the conference. Cinco nacio-nes estaban representadas en la con-ferencia. A país The whole nation willbe affected by that new law. Esa nuevaley afectará a todo el país.

national nacional.

nationality nacionalidad.

native [«] indígena What kind of~ clothesdo the natives wear? ¿Qué clase detrajes llevan los indígenas?

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en(;lish-spanish

neither

• [fidj] materno What's your nativelanguage? ,Cuál es su lengua materna?A oriundo Olive oil's native to Spain.Al aceite de oliva es oriundo de España.

natural natural There's a natural lakethere. Hay un lago natural en eselugar.—He died a natural death. Fa-lleció de muerte natural.—He's a verynatural person. Es una persona muynatural. A natural, innato He has anatural talent for painting. Tiene untalento natural para la pintura.

That uas the natural thing to say.Decir eso era lo natural.

naturalist naturalista.

naturally naturalmente, por supuesto.

nature naturaleza You can't go againstnature. No puede Ud. ir contra lanaturaleza. A naturaleza, modo de serIt's not his nature to forget. No estáen su naturaleza olvidar. A índoleWhat was the nature of the crime?;Cuál fué la índole del crimen?

O by nature por naturaleza He's alazy person by nature. Es un perezosopor naturaleza.

naughty díscolo, desobediente.

nausea náusea.

naval naval.

navigate navegar.

navigator navegante.

navy marina de guerra, armada.

near [adj] cercano He's a near relative.Es un pariente cercano.

• ÍPreP] cerca de Is there a hotel nearhere? ¿Hay un hotel cerca de aquí?

O near at hand proximo, cerca Thehour of attack's near at hand. La horadel ataque está próxima. O to comenear estar a punto de, estar próximo a/ came near getting lost. Estuve apunto de perderme. O to draw nearacercarse The harvest season's draw-ing near. Se acerca la estación de lasiega.

nearhy cerca Is there a tobacco storenearby? ;Hay un estanco cerca?

nearly aproximadamente, casi.

neat aseado, limpio.

necessary necesario.

necessity necesidad.

neck nuca He broke his neck playingfootball. Se rompió la nuca jugando alfútbol. A cuello Pick up the bottle bythe neck. Agarre la botella por elcuello.—She wore a dress -tcith a highneck. Llevaba un vestido con un cuelloalto.

O neck and neck al mismo tiempoThe twn horses finished neck and neck.

Los dos caballos llegaron al mismo

tiempo,necktie corbata.need [«]necesidad There's a great need

for nurses. Hay una gran necesidad

de enfermeras.

• [r] necesitar/ need money. Necesitodinero.—He needs to get a haircut.Necesita un corte de pelo. A hacer faltaThese clothes need to be washed. Hacefalta lavar esta ropa.

O if need be si hubiese necesidad, sifuera necesario /'// go myself if needbe. Iré yo mismo si fuera necesario.O to be in need of tener necesidad deHe's in need of a vacation. Tienenecesidad de unas vacaciones.

needle aguja Have you a needle andthread? ¿Tiene Ud. hilo y aguja?—Change the needle before playing thatrecord. Cambie la aguja antes de tocarese disco. A brújula The needle's point-ing toward the north. La brújulaseñala al norte.

O pine needles hojas de pino, pino-chas We made a bed of pine needles.Hicimos un lecho con hojas de pino.

needless inútil, innecesario.

needy necesitado.

negative [»] negativo Can you lend methe negative of that picture? ,PuedeUd. prestarme el negativo de esa foto-grafía?

• [adj] negativo Was the result ofyour examination negative? ;Fuénegativo el resultado de su examen?—You have such a negative approach tolife! ;Tiene Ud. una actitud negativaante la vida! A mediocre, nulo She hasa negative personality. Tiene una per-sonalidad mediocre.

° in the negative negativamente Hereplied in the negative. El respondiónegativamente.neglect [?¡] abandono, descuido The houseshoics signs of neglect. La casa daseñales de abandono.

• [i] descuidar He's been neglectinghis work lately. Ha estado descuidandosu trabajo últimamente. A olvidarse /neglected to lock the door. Me olvidéde cerrar la puerta con llave.

negligence negligencia, descuido.

negotiation negociación.

Negro [m] negro.

neighbor vecino He's my next-door neigh-bor. Es mi vecino de al lado.

neighborhood vecindad, barrio.

neither ninguno de los dos Neither of uscon be there. Ninguno de los dospuede estar allí.

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normal

O neither . . . nor ni . . . ni Neitherhe nor I feel like doing it. Ni él ni yotenemos ganas de hacerlo.—/ couldneither see nor hear the speaker. Nopude ni ver ni oír al orador.

nephew sobrino.

nerve nervio. A valor Try not to loseyour nerve. Procure no perder el valor.|| He's got a lot of nerve. Es unfresco.

nervous nervioso.

nest nido.

net [«] red The nets were loaded withfish. Las redes estaban llenas de pes-cados.

• [adj] neto The net weight's twopounds. Tiene un peso neto de doslibras.—We made a net profit of onehundred dollars. Obtuvimos un bene-ficio neto de cien dólares. A neto, líqui-do What was your net profit last year?¿ Cuáles fueron sus ganancias líquidasel año pasado?

O mosquito net mosquitero It's saferto sleep under a mosquito net in thisclimate. En este clima es más segurodormir con mosquitero.

|| The firm netted a good profit. Lafirma obtuvo unas buenas gananciaslíquidas.

neutral [adj~\ neutral.

never nunca, jamás / never said any suchthing. Yo nunca dije tal cosa.

|| He never even opened the book. Nisiquiera abrió el libro.

nevertheless no obstante, sin embargo.

new nuevo This building's new. Este edi-ficio es nuevo.—/ feel like a new man.Me siento como nuevo.

|| What's new? ¿Qué hay de nuevo?

news noticias What's the latest news?¿Cuáles son las últimas noticias?A nuevo That's news to me. Eso esnuevo para mí.

° to break the news dar la noticiaWho's going to break the news to him?¿Quien va a darle la noticia?

newsboy vendedor de periódicos.

newspaper periódico.

newsstand puesto de periódicos.

next [adj~\ siguiente, de al lado The nexthouse is mine. La casa de al lado es lamía. A próximo The next train leavesin half an hour. El próximo tren saledentro de media hora.—I'll tell himthat the next time I see him. he diréeso la próxima vez que le vea.

• [adv~\ después What shall I do next?¿Qué hago después?

O next door al lado Who lives nextdoor? ¿Quién vive al lado? O next

door to al lado de We live next door tothe school. Vivimos al lado de la escue-la. O next to al lado She sat next tome at the theater. Ella se sentó a milado en el teatro.

|| What next? ¿Y ahora qué? or ¿Yluego qué? \\This is the next best thing.Esto es lo mejor que le sigue, or Estaes la mejor alternativa. || / was nextin Une. Luego seguía yo. || Who'snext? ¿A quién le toca? or ¿Quiénsigue?

nice agradable Did you have a nice time?¿Pasó un rato agradable? or ¿Se divir-tió Ud.? A bonito She wears niceclothes. Ella usa bonitos trajes.

|| It's nice and warm here. Aquí haceun calor agradable.

nick \n\ muesca.

• [i>] hacer muescas en.

O in the nick of time en el momentopreciso, a buen tiempo.

nickel níquel.

nickname apodo, mote.

niece sobrina.

night noche Good night. Buenas noches.—He spent the night on the train.Pasó la noche en el tren.

O to make a night of it pasar unabuena noche.

night club cabaret.

nine nueve.

nineteen diecinueve.

ninety noventa.

ninth noveno.

no no Answer yes or no. ContesteUd. sí o no.

|| No Smoking. Prohibido Fumar, orSe Prohibe Fumar. || No sooner saidthan done. Dicho y hecho.

noble [adj, n\ noble.

nobody nadie.

nod [v] afirmar con la cabeza.

noise ruido.

noisy ruidoso.

nomination nombramiento.

none ningún, ninguno They have none ofthe opportunities you have. Ellos notienen ninguna de las oportunidadesque tiene Ud.

O none of it nada de eso, nada de elloThey told him of the plan, but he'd havenone of it. Le hablaron del plan, peroél no quiso saber nada de ello.

nonsense tontería.

noon mediodía.

nor ni I'm neither for it nor against it.No estoy ni en favor ni en contra deello.

normal normal.

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north norte Which way's north? ¿Dóndequeda el norte?

northern del norte, al norte.

nose nariz. A nariz, proa The airplanehas a cannon mounted in the nose. Elaeroplano tiene un cañón emplazado enla nariz.

O a nose for news olfato para lasnoticias That reporter has a good nosefor news. Ese reportero tiene buenolfato para las noticias.

not no He's not going to be home today.El no estará hoy en casa.—Not every-one can go to college. No todos puedenir a la Universidad.

notable [adj. ii] notable.

notary notario.

note [w] anotación His notes on the lec-ture are very good. Sus anotacionessobre la conferencia son muy buenas.A nota Today's paper has a note aboutthe ship's arrival. El periódico de hoyda una nota sobre la llegada del barco.—He just had time to write a shortnote. Sólo tuvo tiempo de escribir unabreve nota.—There was a note of anx-iety in her voice. En su voz había unanota de ansiedad.—She sang the highnotes very well. Ella dio muy bien lasnotas altas. A pagaré / took a note forthe amount of money he owed me.Acepté un pagaré por la cantidad queme debía.

• [v~\ darse cuenta He noted that thereivas a mistake. Se dio cuenta que habíauna equivocación.

O notes guión, apuntes, notas Hecan't give a speech without using notes.No puede hacer un discurso sin guión.O to compare notes comparar resul-tados. O to make a note of tomar notade. O to take notes tomar notas.

notebook cuaderno, libreta.

noted célebre.

nothing no . . . nada / have nothing to do.Xo tengo nada que hacer.

O nothing less than nada menos que,por lo menos.

notice [n] atención That paragraph es-caped my notice. Aquel párrafo escapóa mi atención. A aviso The policeposted a notice about the missing per-sons. La policía fijó un aviso acercade las personas desaparecidas.—Theoffice will be closed until further notice.La oficina permanecerá cerrada hastanuevo aviso. A crítica Did you see thenotices about the new play? ¿Vio Ud.las críticas sobre la nueva comedia?

• [r] darse cuenta de / didn't noticethe sign until you spoke of it. No me

di cuenta del letrero hasta que Ud. lomencionó. A fijarse en / want you tonotice this. Quiero que se fije en esto.O at a moment's notice en el mo-mento, en cualquier momento / can beready at a moment's notice. Puedoestar listo en cualquier momento. O toserve notice notificar The store's servednotice that all bills must be paid to-morrow. El establecimiento ha notifi-cado que todas las cuentas deben sal-darse mañana.

ü One )nitst give two weeks' noticebefore leaving. Hay que avisar condos semanas de anticipación antes deirse.

notify notificar.

notion noción.

notorious notorio.

noun nombre, substantivo.

novel [»] novela.

November noviembre.

now ahora The doctor can see you now.El doctor puede verle ahora.—Now thatthe rain has stopped we can leave.Ahora que ha cesado la lluvia podemosmarcharnos. A ahora bien Now, youlisten to me! ¡Ahora bien, escúcheme!O by now ya He ought to be there ¡njnow. Debe haber llegado allí ya.O from now on de ahora en adelanteFrom now on the work'll be difficult.De ahora en adelante el trabajo serádifícil. O just now ahora mismo / sawhim on the street just now. Le vi enla calle ahora mismo. O now and thende vez en cuando / hear from him nowand then. Tengo noticias suyas de vezen cuando. O now that ahora que Nowthat you mention it, I do rememberseeing her. Ahora que Ud. mencionaeso, recuerdo haberla visto.

nuisance lata, fastidio.

numb [adj] aterido, entumecido.

number [»] número What's the numberof your house? ¿Cuál es el número desu casa?—There were five numbers onthe program. Había cinco números enel programa. A ejemplar, número Thelatest number of the magazine cametoday. Hoy llegó el último número dela revista.

• [v] numerar He numbered the pagescarefully. Numeró las páginas cuida-dosamente. A ascender a The popula-tion numbered 2,000 in 19^0. La pobla-ción ascendió a 2.000 habitantes en 1940.O a number of varios He owns anumber of houses. Tiene varias casas.|| His days are numbered. Tiene losdías contados. || I've got your number.

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odd

Ya te he calado.

numerous numeroso.

nun monja.

nurse [n] enfermera / want a nurse.Quiero una enfermera. A niñera Thenurse took the children for a walk. Laniñera llevó a los niños de paseo.• [v] .cuidar They nursed him throughhis illness. Le cuidaron durante suenfermedad. A curarse I'm nursing acold. Me estoy curando de un resfriado.A amamantar She was nursing the babywhen I came in. Estaba amamantando

al nene cuando entré. A guardar He'snursing a grudge against me. Meguarda rencor.

nut nuez That store sells candy and nuts.En esa tienda se venden dulces ynueces. A tuerca This board's held inplace by a nut and bolt. Esta tablaqueda fija con perno y tuerca. A loco,chiflado He's a nut. Es un chiflado.

O to go nuts volverse loco // thiskeeps up, I'll go nuts. Si esto sigueasí, me volveré loco.

nylon nilón.

oak roble.

oath juramento.

oats avena.

obedient obediente.

obey obedecer He wants to be obeyedimmediately. Quiere que le obedezcaninmediatamente.

object [n~\ objeto What's that strange-looking object? ,;Qué es ese objeto tanraro?—What's the object of that? ¿Quéobjeto tiene eso? A propósito My objectis to become an aviator. Mi propósitoes hacerme aviador.

O object lesson lección práctica Letthis be an object lesson to you. Queésto le sirva de lección práctica.

¡I / hate to be an object of sympathy.Detesto ser compadecido.

object [f] oponerse Would you object tohis marriage? ¿Se opondría Ud. a sumatrimonio?

objection objeción.

obligation obligación.

oblige obligar His contract obliged himto go through with it. Su contrato leobligó a hacerlo. A complacer I'm al-ways glad to oblige you. Siempre mees grato complacerle.

° to be obliged to tener que She wasobliged to go to work. Tuvo que tra-bajar.

|| Much obliged. Muy agradecido.

observation observación.

observe advertir, darse cuenta de Didyou observe her reaction? ¿Se dio Ud.cuenta de su reacción? A Celebrar,guardar What holidays do you observe?¿Qué fiestas celebra Ud.? A observarThe students were observing bacteriaunder the microscope. Los estudiantesobservaban los microbios al microsco-pio. A cumplir, observar, obedecer Ob-serve the rules. Cumpla las reglas.

obstacle obstáculo.

obstinate terco, obstinado.

obtain obtener, adquirir.

obvious obvio, evidente.

occasion [w] ocasión Were you there onthat occasion? ¿Estuvo Ud. allí en esaocasión?

• [v~\ causar, ocasionar What do yousuppose occasioned that remark? ¿Quécree Ud. que ha podido causar esaobservación?

O to be the occasion for ser motivode, ser causa de His motion was theoccasion for a heated debate. Su mo-ción fué causa de un acalorado debate.

occasionally a veces, de vez en cuando.

occupation ocupación, trabajo, oficio.

occupy ocupar Every seat was occupied.Todos los asientos estaban ocupados.—What room do you occupy? ¿Qué cu-arto ocupa Ud.?—Is this seat occupied?¿Está ocupado este asiento?—What po-sition do you occupy? ¿Qué posiciónocupa Ud.?—I'm occupied at the mo-ment. En estos momentos estoy ocu-pado. A ocupar, tomar School occupiesall my time. La escuela me toma todoel tiempo. A ocupar, apoderarse deThe enemy occupied the town. El ene-migo ocupó el pueblo.

ocean océano, mar How near are we tothe ocean? ¿A qué distancia estamosdel mar?

o'clock O at . . . o'clock a la(s) . . . Thetrain leaves at seven o'clock. El trensale a las siete.

odd raro He's an odd person. Es unapersona rara. A impar The committeehas to have an odd number of members.La comisión tiene que tener un númeroimpar de miembros. A desparejado,suelto Have you run across an oddglove? ¿Ha encontrado Ud. por casu-alidad un guante suelto? A suelto He

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had to do some odd jobs. Tuvo quehacer algunos trabajos sueltos.odor olor.

of de We're within ten miles of our desti-nation. Estamos a diez millas denuestro destino.—He's a man of means.Es un hombre de recursos.—I've neverheard of him. No he oído nunca hablarde él.—None of us has ever been there.Jamás ha estado allí ninguno de noso-tros.—I'm getting tired of this delay.Me estoy cansando de esta tardanza.—My house is on the other side of thechurch. Mi casa está al otro lado dela iglesia.—There's a hole in the roofof this house. Hay un agujero en eltejado de esta casa.—Could I have aglass of water, please? Puede darmeun vaso de agua, por favor.—Pleasegive me a piece of that cake. Déme,por favor, un pedazo de esa torta.—Three of the prisoners escaped. Seescaparon tres de los prisioneros.—Where's the driver of this car? ¿Dóndeestá el conductor de este coche? Á acercade / don't know him personally but I'veheard of him.. No le conozco personal-mente, pero he oído hablar acerca deél. A con I've been dreaming of thisfor a long time. He estado soñando conesto desde hace mucho tiempo. A enHe must be thinking of her. Debe estarpensando en ella.

O of his, of yours, of theirs suyo Imet a friend of yours yesterday. Meencontré ayer con un amigo suyo. O ofmine mío.

|! So nice of you to come! ¡Qué amableha sido Ud. en venir! ¡| Call me at aquarter of eight. Llámeme a las ochomenos cuarto.off O a mile off a una milla de distancia.O off and on de vez en cuando, a inter-valos. O to be well off tener dinero,estar acomodado. O way off muy lejos.

|| Are you taking a week off? ¿VaUd. a dejar de trabajar por una sema-na? || I'm to have a week off soon. Voya tener pronto una semana de vaca-ciones. || June's still three months off.Todavía faltan tres meses para junio.|| It's all off. No hay nada de lo dicho.|| It's an off year for crops. No es unbuen año para la cosecha. || Keep offthe grass. No pise el césped. || Leavethe top off. Déjelo destapado, or Noponga la tapa. || The power's off. Nohay corriente. || There's a button offyour dress. Le falta un botón a suvestido. || The ship anchored- threemiles off shore. El barco ancló a tres

millas de la costa. || The trip's off.Se ha suspendido el viaje, or Hemosdesistido del viaje.

offend ofender.

offense ofensa It was hard to forgivesuch an offense. Era difícil perdonartal ofensa. A culpa, delito What of-fense did he commit? ¿Qué delito hacometido?

offer [n\ oferta They made him a goodoffer. Le hicieron una buena oferta.

• [f] ofrecer I'm willing to offer onehundred dollars for it. Estoy dispues-to a ofrecer cien dólares por ello.—Did they offer any resistance? ¿Ofre-cieron resistencia?

|| May I offer my congratulations?¿Me permite Ud. que le felicite?

office oficina You can see me in myoffice. Me puede ver en mi oficina.A cargo What office does he hold? ¿Quécargo desempeña? A personal, gente dela oficina He invited the whole office.Invitó a toda la gente de la oficina.

officer oficial Were you an officer in thearmy? ¿Fué Ud. oficial del ejército?A directivo Yesterday this club electedits officers. Ayer eligió este club susdirectivos.

° police officer policía, agente de po-licía Where can I find a police officer?Dónde puedo hallar policía?

official [r?] .funcionario He's a govern-ment official. Es un funcionariopúblico.

• [adj~\ oficial Is this official business?¿Es un asunto oficial?

often a menudo, con frecuencia Does thishappen often? ¿Pasa esto a menudo?O how often? ¿cada cuánto tiempo?¿con qué frecuencia? How often dotrains leave? ¿Con qué frecuenciasalen los trenes?

oil [«]aceite What kind of oil's in thatcan? ¿Qué clase de aceite hay en esalata? A óleo, cuadro al óleo I preferoils to water colors. Prefiero los cua-dros al óleo a las acuarelas.

• [v] engrasar, aceitar This machimneeds oiling. Es necesario engrasaresta máquina.

O.K. bien Everything's O.K. now. Todoestá bien ahora.

old viejo I'm too old for that. Soy dema-siado viejo para eso.—Wear old clothes.Lleve ropa vieja. A antiguo He's an oldstudent of mine. Es un antiguo discí-pulo mío.

O old man viejo, anciano His grand-father's a very old man. Su abueloes muy viejo.

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|| How old are you? ¿Cuántos añostiene Ud.? or ¿Qué edad tiene Ud.?|| He has an old head on his shoulders.Es muy joven para lo juicioso que es.|| I'm thirty years old. Tengo treintaaños.

olive aceituna, oliva.

olive oil aceite de oliva.

omelet tortilla.

omit omitir.

on a, hacia It's on the left. Está a laizquierda. A a The bell rings on thehour. El timbre suena exactamente ala hora.—On the contrary. Al con-trario. A acerca, sobre What are yourideas on the subject? ¿Que opina Ud.sobre el asunto? A de, sobre It's a bookon biology. Es un libro de biología. A deWhen are you on duty? ¿Cuándo estáUd. de servicio?—/ got this on goodauthority. Lo supe de buena tinta, orLo supe de buena fuente.—I'm goingaway on my vacation next Monday. Mevoy de vacaciones el lunes próximo.—He got on his feet. Se puso de pie.A en Who's on the team? ¿Quiénesestán en el equipo?—The house is onfire. La casa está en llamas, or Lacasa está ardiendo. A por cuenta (de)This is on me. Esto corre por micuenta. A sobre, encima de Put it onthe table. Póngalo sobre la mesa.A sobre, en Put it on ice. Póngalo enhielo.

O on credit al fiado Do you sell oncredit? ¿Vende Ud. al fiado? O on endde pie Stand the book on end. PongaUd. el libro de pie. O on foot a pieCan we go on foot? ¿Podemos ir a pie?I! Wait until later on. Espere Ud.hasta más adelante. || Have you gotyour coat on? ¿Se ha puesto Ud. elabrigo? || Is the race on yet? ¿Hacomenzado ya la carrera? || Is thecover on the pot? ¿Tiene el puchero latapadera puesta? || Do you have aroom on the court? ¿Tiene Ud. uncuarto que dé al patio? || The joke'son him. Le han gastado una broma.|l Do you have it on order? ¿Lo tieneUd. pedido? or ¿Lo ha encargado Ud.?I! / bought it on the installment plan.Lo compré a plazos. || Move on! ¡Cir-culen! || When do you start on yourtrip? ¿Cuándo empieza Ud. su viaje?|| He went on an errand. Salió parahacer un recado. || Are you open onSaturday? ¿Abre Ud. los sábados?

once una vez Let's try to make the callonce more. Tratemos de llamar unavez más.—// you once read it, you'll

never forget it. Si lo lee Ud. una vez,nunca lo olvidará. A en otro tiempo,antiguamente / was in the army once.Estuve en el ejército en otro tiempo.

O at once en seguida, inmediatamenteCome at once. Venga Ud. en seguida.O once in a while de vez en cuandoYou might be nice to me once in awhile. Podrías ser amable conmigo devez en cuando.

one uno One or two will be enough. Unoo dos será bastante.—One of us canbuy the tickets while the others waithere. Uno de nosotros puede comprarlos billetes mientras los demás esperanaquí.—One has to make the best of it.Uno tiene que sacar el mejor partidoposible. A alguno If there is one, itshould be around here. Si hay alguno,debería estar cerca de aquí. A un /have one thought. No tengo más que unpensamiento.

O one at a time de uno en uno, unode cada vez. O one by one uno a uno.|| / prefer the more expensive one.Prefiero el más caro. || One has to becareful with fire. Hay que tener cui-dado con el fuego. || We're all one asto that idea. Todos tenemos la mismaidea.

onion cebolla.

only [adj] único He's the only one there.Es el único que está allí.

• [adv~\ únicamente This is only foryou. Esto es únicamente para Ud.A solamente / only want a little. Sola-mente quiero un poco.

• [conj] sólo que, pero / was going tobuy it, only you told me not to. Ibaa comprarlo, pero Ud. me dijo que no.

|| I'd be only too glad to help you.Me gustaría mucho ayudarle. || If youcould only help me. Si pudiera Ud.ayudarme. | / got here only a momentago. No hace más que un momento quellegué.open [n] campo abierto He walked outinto the open. Salieron a campo abi-erto.

• [adj] abierto Is the door open? ¿Estáabierta la puerta?—Do you stay openon Sundays? ¿Está abierto los domin-gos?—Is the road open? ¿Está abiertala carretera?—Is the park open to thepublic? ¿Está el parque abierto alpúblico?—The newspaper was open atpage five. El periódico estaba abiertopor la página quinta. A franco, sinceroCan't you be more open? ¿No puedeUd. ser más franco? A sin resolver,

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pendiente That's still an open question.Esa es una cuestión todavía sin re-solver. A en pie Is your offer stillopen? ¿Está todavía en pie la oferta?

• [v] abrir Open the door, please.Haga el favor de abrir la puerta.—What time do you open the shop? ¿Aqué hora abre Ud. la tienda?—Theyopened the road to traffic. Abrieron altráfico la carretera. A comenzar, em-pezar When will they open the meet-ing? ¿Cuándo comenzará la reunión?

O open air aire libre / love to walkin the open air. Me gusta pasear alaire libre. ° to open onto dar a Whatdo the windows open onto? ¿A dóndedan las ventanas? O to open up abrirOpen up the package. Abra Ud. elpaquete. A abrirse All the flowersopened up over night. Todas las floresse abrieron durante la noche.

|¡ That's an open secret. Eso es unsecreto a voces. || He's always opento reason. Siempre atiende a razones.ü When does the fishing season open?¿Cuándo se levanta la veda para pes-car?opening [n] abertura That skirt openingisn't big enough. La abertura de estafalda no es bastante grande. A brechaThey made an opening in the wall.Hicieron una brecha en el muro. A va-cante Is there an opening in this office?¿Hay alguna vacante en esta oficina?A claro The house is in an opening inthe woods. La casa está en un claroen el bosque. A oportunidad He nevergave us an opening to bring up thesubject. Nunca nos dio oportunidadpara plantear la cuestión. A inaugura-ción, apertura Will you be at the open-ing of the exhibition? ¿Estará Ud. enla inauguración de la exposición?

• [adj~\ de introducción I liked theopening number on the program. Megustó mucho el número de introduccióndel programa.

opera ópera.

operate hacer funcionar How do youoperate this machine? ¿Cómo se hacefuncionar esta máquina? A operar,hacer una operación The doctor saysit'8 necessary to operate. El médicodice que es necesario operar.

O to operate on operar She's so illthey're going to have to operate onher. Está tan enferma que van a tenerque operarla.

operation funcionamiento He supervisesthe operation of the machines. Inspec-

ciona el funcionamiento de las máqui-nas. A trabajo Fixing it will be asimple operation. El arreglarlo seráuna trabajo sencillo. A operación Theykept the military operations a secret.Mantuvieron en secreto las operacionesmilitares.—Do I have to have an opera-tion? ¿Me tienen que hacer una opera-ción?

O to be in operation estar funcio-nando. O to go into operation entraren vigor When does that rule go intooperation? ¿Cuándo entra en vigor esereglamento?

>perator telefonista (telephone) ; operario(machine) ; ascensorista (elevator).

opinion opinión.

opportunity oportunidad.

opposite [n] contrario This is the oppo-site of what I expected. Esto es locontrario de lo que esperaba.

• [adj~\ contrario, opuesto You shouldgo in the opposite direction. Debe Ud.ir en la dirección opuesta.

• [prep'] enfrente What's thvt build-ing opposite here? ¿Qué es ese edificiode enfrente?

opposition oposición.

oppression opresión.

or o Could I have two or three morecookies? ¿Puede darme dos o tresgalletas más?—Hurry or we'll be late.Apúrese o llegaremos tarde. A u • (be-fore o or ho) Choose one or the other.Elija uno u otro.

orange naranja.

orangeade naranjada.

orchard huerto.

orchestra orquesta (musicians); [Sp]patio de butacas, [Mex~\ ' lunetario(part of theater).

O orchestra seat butaca, [Mex] lu-neta.

order [n] orden [m] Put these papers inorder. Ponga Ud. en orden estos pape-les.—Are these papers in order? ¿Estanen orden estos papeles?—/» what ordershould these cards go? ¿En qué ordenhan de ir estas tarjetas?—You'll haveto keep order in tKis hall. Ud. tendráque mantener el orden en esta sala.A orden [/] Did the captain give youthat order? ¿Le ha dado el capitánesa orden?—He joined the Franciscanorder. Entró en la orden franciscana.A pedido Did you fill the order? ¿Haenviado Ud. el pedido?

• [v~\ ordenar He ordered their arrest.Ordenó que fueran arrestados. A man-,dar Who ordered you to do this.''

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¿Quién le mandó hacer eso? A pedirThis is not what I ordered. Esto no eslo que pedí. A encargar May I orderdinner now? ¿Puedo encargar la co-mida ahora?

O in order reglamentario Is this mo-tion in order? ¿Es reglamentaria estaproposición? O in order to para, a finde / came all the way just in order tosee you. He venido desde tan lejossolamente para verle a Ud. O to be inorder estar en regla Everything's inorder. Todo está en regla. ° to orderaround mandar Stop ordering mearound. Deja de mandarme tanto.

|| Is the machinery out of order?¿No funciona la maquinaria?

orderly [adj~\ ordenado.

ordinary ordinario, corriente.

organ órgano He plays the organ in ourchurch. Toca el órgano en nuestraiglesia.—This newspaper's the organof our party. Este periódico es órganode nuestro partido.

O sense organs órganos de los senti-dos.

organization organización.

organize organizar.

Oriental [adj, ri\ oriental.

origin origen.

original [n] original Is this the original?¿Es éste el original?• [c«fy] primero, primitivo Who werethe original inhabitants? ¿Quiénes fue-ron los primeros habitantes? A originalThat's an original idea. Esa es unaidea original.

originally al principio.

other otro Sorry, I have other things todo. Dispénseme, tengo otras cosas quehacer.—/ don't want this one but theother. No deseo éste, sino el otro.—Where are the others? ¿Dónde estánlos otros?

O every other day un día si otro no.O other one otro Give me the otherone. Déme Ud. el otro. O the otherday el otro día.

otherwise de otro modo He couldn't dootherwise. No lo pudo hacer de otromodo. A si no You'd better hurry;otherwise you'll be late. Tiene quedarse prisa, si no va a llegar tarde.

ought deber, tener que He ought to leavebefore it rains. Debe salir antes deque llueva. A deber You ought to beashamed of yourself. Debía de darlea Ud. vergüenza.

ounce onza.

our nuestro Where are our seats? ¿Dóndeestán nuestros asientos?

ours nuestro This is ours. Esto es nuestro.

ourselves nosotros mismos Let's do itourselves. Vamos hacerlo nosotrosmismos.

|| We fell and hurt ourselves. Noscaímos y nos hicimos daño.

out [adv] fuera We went to see him yes-terday, but he was out. Fuimos averle ayer, pero estaba fuera.

• [prep] por Please throw the bottleout the window. Haga el favor detirar la botella por la ventana.

O out-and-out perfecto, completoYou're an out-and-out liar. Eres unperfecto mentiroso. ° out for en planHe's out for a good time. Está en plande divertirse. ° out of por / did it outof gratitude. Lo hice por agradeci-miento. O out of fashion pasado demoda. O out of place fuera de lugar,impropio That remark was quite out ofplace. Ese comentario estaba muy fuerade lugar. A fuera de su sitio This book'sout of place. Este libro está fuera desu sitio. O out of the question imposibleMy staying here's out of the question.Es imposible que me esté aquí. O out-of-the-way apartado He lives in an out-of-the-way place. Vive en un sitio muyapartado. O out of work sin trabajo.O to be out of no tener, estar sin We'reall out of cigarettes. No tenemos ciga-rillos. O to be out of step no llevarel paso.

|| Have your tickets out. TenganUds. sus billetes preparados. || Thestore's out of my way. No paso poresa tienda. \\Where will I be out ofthe way? ¿Dónde me puedo ponerque no le moleste? || Well, out with it!¡Caray, hable Ud. sin rodeos! || Thesecret's out. Se ha revelado el secreto.|| What flowers are out now? ¿Quéflores hay ahora? || I'm out three dol-lars. Me faltan tres dólares.

outdoors al aire libre The children areplaying outdoors. Los chicos están ju-gando al aire libre. A allá fuera, fuerade la casa "Where's your mother?""She's outdoors." "¿Dónde está tumadre?" "Está allá fuera."

outfit [??] traje / can't afford a new outfitthis spring. No me puedo comprar unnuevo traje esta primavera.

• [v] equipar The team was outfittedby one of the local stores. Una de lastiendas del barrio equipó a los juga-dores.

outlet desagüe The outlet's clogged up.El desagüe está obstruido. A enchufe(electrical) We need another outlet iv

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this room. Nos hace falta otro enchufeen este cuarto. A salida Do you thinkthere'll be much of an outlet for thisproduct? ¿Cree Ud. que tendrá muchasalida este producto?outline [ri] silueta, contorno She drewthe outline of the building from mem-ory. Dibujó de memoria la silueta deledificio. A resumen Here's a brief out-line of his speech. Aquí tiene Ud. unpequeño resumen de su discurso.

• [v] hacer un resumen de Don'tbother to outline every chapter. Nose moleste en hacer un resumen decada capítulo.

outrage [n] atrocidad.

outside [n] parte de fuera, exterior Is

there a label on the outside of the box?

¿Hay un rótulo en la parte de fuera de

la caja?

• [adj] exterior Do you have an out-side room? ¿Tiene Ud. un cuarto ex-terior?

• [adv] fuera Wait outside. Esperefuera.

• [prep} fuera de 7s this outside yourjurisdiction? ¿Está esto fuera de sujurisdicción?

O on the outside por fuera.

II The outside of the house is green.

La casa está pintada de verde por

fuera.outsider forastero, extraño.outstanding destacado.outward [adj] externo, exterior To all

outward appearances they were friends.

Según todas las apariencias eran

amigos.

• [adv~\ fuera They tried to move out-ward from the crowd. Trataron desalir fuera de la multitud.

over sobre The ventilator's over my head.El ventilador está sobre mi cabeza.A por It's silly to fight over it. Es tontopelearse por eso.—She threw a shawlover her shoulders. Se echó un chaipor los hombros. A de We'll laugh overthis some day. Algún día nos reiremosde esto. A a más de Is it over threemiles? ¿Está a más de tres millas?A encima de Are you going to wear acoat over your dress? ¿Va Ud. a llevarun abrigo encima del traje? A en Don'ttrip over the rug. No tropiece en laalfombra.

O all over por todo He traveled allover the country. Ha viajado por todoel país. O over again otra vez Do itover again. Hágalo Ud. otra vez.O over and over (again) repetidasveces, una y otra vez He heard it over

and over again. Lo leyó repetidasveces. O over that way en esa direc-ción It's ten miles over that way. Estáa diez millas en esa dirección. O overthere allí What's going on over there?¿Que pasa allí? O to be over terminar,acabar What time was the play over?¿A qué hora ha terminado la comedia?]| The horse jumped over the fence.El caballo saltó la valla. || Think itover. Piense en eso. or Piénselo bien.

overalls mono de mecánico, [Am] mame-luco.

overboard ][ Man overboard! ¡Hombreal agua!

overcome veneer They had to overcomea great deal of prejudice. Tuvieronque veneer muchos prejuicios. A ago-tar, rendir She was overcome by theheat. Estaba agotada por el calor.

overdo exagerar Exercise is all right ifyou don't overdo it. El ejercicio estábien si no se exagera.

O to be overdone estar muy hechoI ordered a rare steak; this is over-done. He pedido un filete bastantecrudo y éste está muy hecho.

overdue retrasado.

overhear oír por casualidad.

overlook dar a, mirar Our house overlooksthe river. Nuestra casa da al río.A olvidar, pasar por alto We overlookedher name when we sent out the invita-tions. Se nos olvidó su nombre cuandoenviamos las invitaciones. A tolerar,pasar I'll overlook it this time, butdon't let it happen again. Lo tolerarépor esta vez, pero que no pase de nuevo.

overnight O to stop overnight pasar lanoche, pernoctar I intend to stop thereovernight. Tengo intención de pasarallí la noche.

oversight descuido He claimed that themistake was due to an oversight. Sos-tenía que la falta fué por un descuido.

oversleep [v~\ dormir demasiado.

overtake alcanzar Do you think we canovertake them before they get acrossthe border? ¿Cree Ud. que podremosalcanzarlos antes de que pasan la fron-tera?

overtime horas extraordinarias I don'twant to work overtime. No quierotrabajar horas extraordinarias.

overwork [v] trabajar demasiado.

O to be overworked estar agotado detanto trabajar, estar exhausto por eltrabajo.

owe deber How much do I owe you?¿Cuánto le debo?

owl lechuza, buho.

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pan

own [adj~\ propio He didn't recognize hisown father. No reconoció a su propiopadre.

• [v] tener Do you own any land?.¿Tiene Ud. tierras?

O my own mío It's not my own. Noes el mío.

]| Are these your own things? ¿Sonéstas sus cosas? \\Who owns this prop-erty? ¿De quién es esta propiedad?

owner propietario Who's the owner?¿ Quién es el propietario?

ox buey.

oyster ostra.

pace [n] paso We must quicken our pace.Tenemos que acelerar el paso.

• [^] pasearse Why are you pacing upand down? ¿Por qué se pasea de unlado a otro?

O to keep pace with correr parejascon.pack [n] carga The donkeys were carry-ing heavy packs. Los burros llevabancargas pesadas. A montón That storyis a pack of lies. Ese cuento es unmontón de mentiras. A manada Apack of wolves attacked our sheep. Unamanada de lobos atacó a nuestrasovejas. A compresa The ice pack madehis throat feel better. La compresa dehielo le alivió la garganta.

• [v] empaquetar Have you packedyour books yet? ¿Ha empaquetado Ud.y a sus libros?

O pack of cards baraja Where is thatnew pack of cards? ¿Dónde está esabaraja nueva? Oto be packed estarabarrotado, estar atestado The theaterwas packed long before the perform-ance began. El teatro estaba atestadomucho antes de empezar la función.O to pack down apisonar They're pack-ing the earth down. Están apisonandola tierra. O to pack in boxes encajonarThe fruit will be packed in boxes forshipping. La fruta será encajonadapara el embarque. O to pack off enviar,despachar He packed his wife off to thecountry. Despachó a su mujer alcampo. O to pack up hacer el equipaje,[Am] empacar He packed up his thingsand left. Hizo su equipaje y partió.

package paquete Has a package arrivedfor me? ¿Ha llegado un paquete paramí?

pad [n] bloc de papel Here is a pad tokeep notes on. Aquí hay un bloc depapel para tomar notas.

O padded relleno / don't like men'ssuits with the shoulders padded. Nome gustan los trajes de hombre con lashombreras rellenas. O to be paddedtener paja The company's reports were

padded. Los informes de la compañíatenían mucha paja.

page [n] página The book is 200 pageslong. El libro tiene 200 páginas.

page [v] || // you want me, page me inthe dining room. Si me necesita, queme llamen en el comedor.

pail cubo, balde.

pain [íz] dolor I have a pain in my side.Tengo un dolor en el costado.• [v~\ doler Does your foot pain you?¿Le duele el pie?—It pains me to tellyou the bad news. Me duele darle lasmalas noticias.

O to take pains esmerarse, poneresmero Take pains to do your workwell. Esmérese en su trabajo parahacerlo bien.

painful doloroso The operation was verypainful. La operación fué muy dolo-rosa. A penoso It is my painful dutyto tell you that the work has to bedone all over again. Tengo el penosodeber de comunicarle a Ud. que tieneque hacer su trabajo de nuevo.

painless sin dolor.

paint [n] pintura Look out, that's freshpaint! ¡Cuidado, la pintura está fresca!• [v] pintar He paints very well. Pintamuy bien.

painting pintura, cuadro.

pair par Where can I get a pair of shoes?¿Dónde puedo conseguir un par de zapa-tos? A pareja They make a nice pair.Hacen una buena pareja.

O to pair off emparejarse The boysand girls paired off for the dance. Losmuchachos y las muchachas se empare-jaron para el baile.

pajamas pijama.

pal compañero We've been pals for years.Hemos sido compañeros muchos años.

palace palacio.

pale [adj] pálido.

palm palma I have a splinter in the palmof my hand. Tengo una astilla en lapalma de la mano.

palm tree palmera.

pamphlet folleto.

pan cacerola, olla Put a pan of water on

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particle

the stove. Ponga Ud. una cacerola conagua en la lumbre.

pancake panquee, panqueque [both Ani].

panel panel, tablero.

pang dolor. A remordimiento He suf-fered the pangs of conscience. Tuvoremordimientos de conciencia.

panic pánico, terror.

pansy pensamiento.

pant [f] jadear.

pantry despensa.

pants pantalones.

papa papá.

paper [«] papel Have you some good writ-ing paper? ¿Tiene Ud. buen papel deescribir? A periódico Where is themorning paper? ¿Dónde está el perió-dico de la mañana? A artículo He'swritten a very good paper on the pro-duction of rubber. Ha escrito un ar-tículo muy buene sobre la produccióndel caucho.

• [v] empapelar This room hasn't beenpapered in five years. Hace cinco añosque este cuarto no ha sido empapelado.

O on paper en teoría, sobre el papelMy profits were just on paper. Misganancias sólo lo fueron en teoría.O paper clip sujetapapeles, [Am\ pre-silla. O paper money papel moneda.

parachute paracaídas.

parade [n\ parada, desfile.

• [v] desfilar, formar en parada,paradise paraíso.

paragraph párrafo.

parallel paralelo The road runs parallel

to the river. La carretera va paralela

al río.

° to draw a parallel establecer un

paralelo.paralyze paralizar.parcel paquete, bulto / am expecting a

parcel from the store. Estoy esperando

un paquete de la tienda.

° parcel post servicio de paquetes

postales.parch secar, abrasar The grass is parched

this summer. Este verano se ha abra-sado la hierba.pardon [??] indulto, perdón The president

granted him a pardon. El presidente

le concedió el indulto.

• [v] perdonar Pardon me, cotdd youtell me the time please? Perdone, ¿Po-dría Ud. decirme la hora, por favor?A indultar The governor refused to par-don him. El gobernador se negó a in-dultarle.

|| / beg your pardon {"Excuse me").Perdone Ud. or Dispense Ud. || / begyour pardon ("I didn't understand

you"). No le he entendido, or Quierehacer el favor de repetirlo.

pare pelar, mondar.

parents padres My parents are still liv-ing. Mis padres viven aún.

parish parroquia.

park [n] parque The city has many beau-tiful parks. La ciudad tiene muchosparques hermosos.

• [v] estacionar, dejar Where can wepark the car? ¿Dónde podemos dejarel auto? Á dejar, poner You can parkyour things here. Puede Ud. poner suscosas aquí.

O parking estacionamiento No park-ing. Prohibido el estacionamiento.

Parliament Parlamento.

parlor salón, sala.

parrot papagayo, loro.

parson párroco.

part [«] parte What part of town do youlive in? ¿En qué parte de la ciudadvive Ud.?—Mix two parts of rum ivithone part of lemon juice. Mézclense dospartes de ron con una de jugo delimón.—The fence is part wood andpart stone. La cerca es parte de ma-dera y parte de piedra. A papel Theactor plays his part well. El actorhace su papel bien. A repuesto, pieza derespuesto Where can I get some newparts for the car? ¿Dónde puedo con-seguir algunos repuestos nuevos parael automóvil? A parte, lado In argu-ments he always takes his brother'spart. En las discusiones siempre sepone de parte de su hermano. A rayadel pelo The part in your hair isn'tstraight. No está derecha la raya desu pelo.

• [v~\ romperse The cables partedunder the strain. Los cables se rom-pieron bajo el peso. A separarse Weparted tvithout ceremony. Nos separa-mos sin cumplidos.

O for the most part por lo general.O part-time work trabajo por horas.O to part with desprenderse de /wouldn't part with that book at anyprice. No me desprendería de ese libroa ningún precio. O to take part tomarparte, participar He refused to takepart in the game. Rehusó participaren el juego.

partial parcial / can only make a partialpayment. Solamente puedo hacer unpago parcial.

|| He's partial to blondes. Es aficio-nado a las rubias.

participate participar.

particle partícula.

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particular

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past

particular [n] detalle This work is com-plete in every particular. No faltadetalle en este trabajo.

• [«di] particular He also has his ownparticular work to do. Tiene ademássu trabajo particular que hacer.—Is hea particular friend of yours? ¿Es unamigo particular suyo?

O in particular en particular / re-member one person in particular. Meacuerdo en particular de una persona.|| He's very particular about his ap-pearance. Cuida mucho de su apa-riencia. || / can't get a ticket for thatparticular train. No puedo conseguirbillete para ese tren.

parting partida, despedida.

partition partición, división.

partly en parte, en cierto modo.

partner compañero He was my partner inthe card game. Era mi compañero enla partida de cartas. A socio My part-ner and I just closed a deal. Acaba-mos de cerrar el trato, mi socio y yo.

partridge perdiz.

party fiesta Let's have a party for himbefore he goes. Démosle una fiestaantes de que se marche. A grupo Aparty of soldiers arrived in a car. Ungrupo de soldados llegó en automóvil.A partido Which party won the lastelection?' ¿Qué partido ganó las últi-mas elecciones? A parte Both partiesfailed to appear. No comparecieronlas partes interesadas.

O dinner party comida, cena / wentto a big dinner party last night.Anoche fui a una gran cena.

|| They couldn't prove he was a partyto the crime. No pudieron probar suparticipación en el crimen.

pass [w] pase, permiso You'll need a passto get by the gate. Necesitará Ud. unpase para pasar por la puerta. A pasoYou can't get through the moun-tain pass at this time of year. Nopuede Ud. fraquear el paso de la mon-taña en esta época del año.

• M pasar Will you please pass thebread? ¿Quiere pasarme el pan, porfavor?—Pass the rope through hereand tie it firmly. Pase la cuerda poraquí y amárrela fuertemente.—Thedays pass quickly when you're busy.Los días pasan rápidamente cuandouno está ocupado.—I had very poorcards and decided to pass. No teniajuego y decidí pasar. A pasar por /pass the bank every day on the wayto work. Todos los días cuando voy altrabajo paso por el banco. A atravesar,

cruzar, pasar por How long will ittake us to pass through the tunnel?¿Cuánto tiempo tardaremos en atra-vesar el túnel? A pasar, aprobar Didyou pass your examination? ¿Pasó elexamen?—The senate passed the billyesterday. El Senado aprobó la leyayer. A pronunciar The court passedsentence today. Hoy pronunció susentencia el tribunal.

O to let pasa dejar pasar, pasar poralto He shouldn't have said that, butlet it pass. No ha debido decir eso,pero dejémoslo pasar. O to pass aroundcircular The story passed around thatwe were to leave immediately. Cir-culó el rumor de que nos marchábamosinmediatamente. O to pass away falle-cer Her mother passed away last week.Su madre falleció la semana pasada.O to pass off pasar, hacer pasar Hetried to pass off this fake money on me.Trató de pasarme esta moneda falsa.O to pass out desmayarse, caer redondo// you give her another drink she'llpass out. Si le da Ud. otra copa caeráredondo. O to pass up pasar por altoYou ought not to pass up an oppor-tunity tike that. No debía Ud. pasarpor alto una ocasión como esa.

passage pasillo Put the light on in thepassage. Encienda la luz del pasillo.A pasaje / want to book passage on thenext ship. Deseo tomar pasaje en elpróximo barco.—The priest read apassage from the Bible. El cura leyóun pasaje de la Biblia.

passenger pasajero.

passing [ri\ .muerte We mourned hispassing. Sentimos su muerte.

• [aa7] pasajero, transitorio This isjust a passing fancy. Esto es sola-mente un capricho pasajero.

passion pasión She has a passion for men.Tiene pasión por los hombres. A cólera,rabia She flew into a passion. De re-pente se encendió en cólera.

|| She has a passion for prettyclothes. A ella le encanta la ropabonita.

passport pasaporte.

past [íi] pasado Do you know anythingabottt her past? ¿Sabe Ud. algo de supasado?'

• [ad;] pasado We've been expectingrain for the past week. Desde lasemana pasada estamos esperando quellueva.

O in the past antes It has been verydifficult to get tickets in the past.Antes era muy difícil conseguir boletos.

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peak

|| I wouldn't put it past him. Le creocapaz de hacer eso. || It's past noon,let's eat. Comamos, que son las docepasadas.paste [n] pasta de pegar Has anyoneseen the paste? ¿Ha visto alguien lapasta de pegar?

• [v] pegar Paste these labels on thejars. Pegue estas etiquetas a los tarros.

pastime pasatiempo.

pastor pastor protestante.

pastry pastelería, pasteles.

pasture pasto, dehesa.

pat [w] palmada She gave the child a

pat on the shoulder. Le dio al niño una

palmada en el hombro.

• [v~\ acariciar, dar palmadas / don'tlike people to pat my cheek. No megusta que la gente me acaricie la cara.

patch [n] remiendo The only way you canfix that is to put a patch on it. Laúnica manera de arreglar esto es po-niéndole un remiendo. A parche He worea patch on his eye. Llevaba un parcheen un ojo. A mechón He has a patchof gray in his hair. Tiene un mechónblanco en el pelo.

• [v] remendar Mother had to patchthe seat of his pants. Mi madre tuvoque remendarle los fondillos.

O to patch things up hacer las paces,reconciliarse They patched things upafter their fight. Han hecho las pacesdespués de la pelea.

patent patente.

paternal paternal.

path sendero, camino Take the path thatruns along the river. Tome el caminoque va a lo largo del río.

O in the path of en la dirección de,en el camino de We were directly in thepath of the storm. Nos encontrábamosexactamente en la dirección del hura-cán.

pathetic patético, conmovedor.

patience paciencia.

patient [«] enfermo, paciente How is thepatient this morning? ¿Cómo está elenfermo esta mañana?

• \.a-dj~\ paciente He'd be a betterteacher if he were more patient. Seríamejor profesor si fuera más paciente.

patriot patriota.

patriotic patriótico.

patrol [n] patrulla The captain sent outa patrol to scout the terrain. El capitánenvió una patrulla para reconocer elterreno.

• [v] hacer la ronda, patrullar Thatwatchman patrols this street. Aquelsereno hace la ronda en esta calle.

patron parroquiano, cliente.

pattern dibujo This rug has a nice pat-tern. Esta alfombra tiene un bonitodibujo. A patrón, molde Where did youget the pattern for your new dress?¿Dónde consiguió Ud. el patrón de sunuevo vestido?

|| I've always tried to pattern myselfafter my father. He tratado siemprede imitar a mi padre.

pause \n\ descanso, parada After a briefpause she continued her work. Despuésde un breve descanso continuó su tra-bajo.

• [i>] hacer una pausa He paused be-fore continuing his story. Hizo unapausa antes de continuar el relato.

pave pavimentar They've finally pavedour street. Por fin han pavimentadonuestra calle.

O to pave the way for someone pre-parar el camino a alguien.

pavement pavimento, empedrado.

paw pata.

pawn empeñar, dar en prenda.

pay [w] paga, sueldo What pay do youget in your new job? ¿Qué sueldocobra Ud. en su nuevo empleo?

• [v] pagar How much did you pay foryour car? ¿Cuánto pagó Ud. por suauto? A valer la pena It doesn't pay tospend much time on this wsrk. No valela pena gastar demasiado tiempo eneste trabajo.

O paid up pagado, cancelado Thebills are all paid up. Todas las facturasestán canceladas. O to pay attentionprestar atención. O to pay a visit haceruna visita We ought to pay him a visitbefore he leaves. Deberíamos hacerleuna visita antes de que se marche. O topay back devolver Give me a dollarnow and I'll pay you back on Monday.Déme Ud. un dólar ahora y se lo de-volveré el lunes. O to pay cash, to paydown pagar al contado. O to pay offpagar Pay him off and get rid of him.Pagúele y despídalo.

|| This machine will pay for itselfin no time. El rendimiento de estamáquina cubrirá los gastos en pocotiempo. || / went there to pay my re-spects. Fui allí a ofrecer mis respetos.

payment pago.

pea guisante [Sp], chícharo [Mex],arveja, alverja [S. A.].

peace paz.

peaceful tranquilo, pacífico.

peach melocotón.

peacock pavo real.

peak cima, cúspide.

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peal

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persecution

peal estruendo, estrépito.

peanut cacahuete, maní.

pear pera.

pearl perla.

peasant campesino, labriego.

peck (at) picotear.

peculiar peculiar, raro.

pedal pedal.

peel [w] cascara, pellejo.

• [v] pelar Peel me an apple. Pélameuna manzana. A pelarse, despellejarseMy face is peeling. Se me está despe-llejando la cara.

peep [w] mirada, ojeada Have a peep atthe baby. Eche Ud. una ojeada al niño.

• [i>] atisbar He's peeping through thecurtains. Está atisbando a través delas cortinas.

|| / don't want to hear another peepout of you. No quiero ni oírles chistar.

peg clavija.

pen pluma My pen's dry; can you sparesome ink? Mi pluma está seca; ¿tieneUd. tinta?

O fountain pen pluma fuente, estilo-gráfica.

pen Opig pen chiquero. O to pen upacorralar.

penalty castigo {punishment); multa(fine).

penance penitencia.

pencil lápiz.

peninsula península.

penitent [adj; ri\ penitente.

penny centavo.

pension [n] pensión He gets a govern-ment pension. Recibe una pensión delgobierno.

• Cv] pensionar The company pen-sioned him for life. La compañía lepensionó por vida.

pensive pensativo.

people gente Were there many people atthe meeting? ¿Había mucha gente enla reunión? A pueblo The governmentdoesn't have the support of the people.El gobierno no tiene el apoyo delpueblo.

pepper pimiento I cut some peppers forthe salad. Corté unos pimientos parala ensalada. A pimienta Pass me thepepper, please. Páseme la pimienta,por favor.

per por How much do they charge perperson? ¿Cuánto cobran por persona?|| How much is sugar per pound?¿Cuánto vale la libra de azúcar?

perceive percibir.

per cent por ciento.

perch [n] percha; perca (fish).

perfect [adj] perfecto She gave a perfect

performance. Tuvo una actuación per-fecta.

|| He's a perfect stranger to me. Mees totalmente desconocido.

perfect [v] perfeccionar The methodhasn't been perfected yet. Aún no seha perfeccionado el método.

perfection perfección.

perform hacer That magician can per-form miracles. Ese mago puede hacermilagros. A ejecutar The doctor isperforming a difficult operation. Elcirujano está ejecutando una operacióndelicada.

performance función, representación Didyou enjoy the performance? ¿Le gustóla representación? A desempeño She'sbeen careless in the performance ofher job. Se ha descuidado en el des-empeño de su cargo. A rendimientoWhat is the plane's performance athigh altitude? ¿Cuál es el rendimientodel avión a gran altura?

|| The new actor gave a wonderfulperformance. El nuevo actor interpretóadmirablemente su papel.

perfume perfume.

perhaps quizás Perhaps it'll rain today.Quizás llueva hoy.

peril peligro.

period período This country has enjoyeda long period of peace. Este país hadisfrutado de un largo período de paz.A punto You forgot to put a periodhere. Se le olvidó a Ud. poner un puntoaquí. A hora I have no classes the thirdperiod. No tengo clases en la tercerahora. A tiempo He worked here for ashort period. Trabajó aquí por pocotiempo.

perish perecer.

permanent [ri\ permanente My hair needsa permanent. Mi pelo necesita unapermanente.

• ladj] estable, permanente Is yourjob permanent? ¿Es su trabajo esta-ble?

permission permiso I got permission toleave early. Me dieron permiso parasalir temprano.

permit [w] permiso You'll have to get apermit to visit that factory. Necesi-tará Ud. un permiso para visitar esafábrica.

permit [v~] permitir Such behaviorshouldn't be permitted. No se debe ríapermitir semejante comportamiento.

perpendicular [adj; ri\ perpendicular.

perpetual perpetuo.

persecute perseguir.

persecution persecución.

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persist

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picture

persist insistir.

person persona What sort of person isshe? ¿Qué clase de persona es ella?O in person personalmente, en per-sona Please deliver this to him in per-son. Haga el favor de entregarle estopersonalmente.

personal personal He asked too manypersonal questions. Hizo demasiadaspreguntas personales.

|| He made a personal appearance atthe movie theater. Se presentó en per-sona en el cine.

personality modo de ser / don't like hispersonality. No me gusta su modo deser. A personaje He's a famous per-sonality of the screen. Es un perso-naje famoso del cine.

persuade persuadir.

persuasion persuasión.

pertain pertenecer.

pervert [r¡] pervertido.

pervert [v] pervertir.

pestilence pestilencia.

pet [ri\ animal (doméstico) Pets are for-bidden in this house. No se admitenanimales en esta casa.

• [v] consentir, mimar He's beenpetted by everybody, all his life.Siempre ha sido mimado por todo elmundo.

petal pétalo.petition [ti] petición.

• [v] suplicar.petroleum petróleo.

petticoat enaguas [Sp~\, fustán [Am],

fondo [Am].petty mezquino Don't be so petty. No

sea tan mezquino.

O petty cash gastos menores de caja.

O petty thing pequeneces Overlook

petty things! ¡No se pare Ud. en

pequeneces!pheasant faisán.philosophy filosofía.phone [w] teléfono.

• [v] telefonear I must phone the doc-tor. Tengo que telefonear al doctor.

° phone call llamada telefónica /want to make a phone call. Quierohacer una llamada telefónica.

phonograph fonógrafo.

photograph [w] retrato, fotografía You'llneed a passport photograph. Necesi-tará Ud. una fotografía para su pasa-porte.

• [v] retratar, fotografiar He photo-graphed these buildings for the ex-hibit. Fotografió estos edificios parala exposición.

photographer fotógrafo.

phrase frase You can omit that phrase.Puede omitir esa frase. A expresiónThat's a common phrase in this coun-try. Esa es una expresión corrienteen este país.

|| Can you phrase your question dif-ferently? ¿Puede Ud. hacer su pre-gunta en otra forma?

physic purgante.

physical físico.

physician médico.

physics física.

piano piano.

pick [w] pico The men were working withpicks and shovels. Los hombres traba-jaban con picos y palas.

pick [v] coger, [.Am] cortar Is the fruitripe enough to pick? ¿Está suficiente-mente madura la fruta para cogerla?A escoger I picked a winner that time.Esa vez escogí un ganador. A abrircon ganzúa, [Am] falsear We'll haveto pick the lock to get into the hoiise.Habrá que abrir la cerradura con gan-zúa para entrar en la casa.

O to pick a quarrel buscar camorra.O to pick on elegir The officer pickedon me to do the job. El oficial me eligióa mí para hacer el trabajo. A metersecon Pick on someone your own size.Métase Ud. con alguien de su igual. O topick one's teeth mondarse (or limpi-arse) los dientes He knows he shouldn'tpick his teeth in public. El sabe queno debe mondarse los dientes en pú-blico. O to pick out escoger He pickedout a very nice gift for his wife.Escogió un regalo muy bonito para suesposa. O to pick to pieces hacer trizasThey picked his argument to pieces.Hicieron trizas su argumento. O topick up recoger Please pick up thepapers. Recoja Ud. los papeles, porfavor. A ganar The train will pick upspeed in a minute. El tren ganarávelocidad en seguida.

II He tried to pick up a girl on thetrain. Trató de hacer una conquistaen el tren.

pickle encurtido, pepinillo (en vinagre).|| He found himself in quite a pickle.Se encontró en un lío.

picnic picnic, jira campestre.

O to go on a picnic ir de campo, irde jira campestre.

picture [w] cuadro They have some beatt-tiful pictures for sale. Tienen en ventaunos hermosos cuadros. A fotografía,retrato / haven't had my picture takenfor years. No me había hecho sacaruna fotografía desde hace años. A pelí-

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cula / like to see a good picture oncein a while. Me gusta ver una buenapelícula de vez en cuando.

• [v] imaginarse / can't quite pictureyou as a politician. No me lo puedoimaginar a Ud. como un político.

pie pastel, tarta Have you any apple pietoday? ¿Tienen Uds. hoy tarta demanzana?

piece pieza There's a piece missing fromthe chess set. Le falta una pieza deljuego de ajedrez.—What is the nameof the piece the orchestra is playing?¿Cuál es el nombre de la pieza que estátocando la orquesta? A pedazo, trozoWrite your name on this piece of paper.Escriba Ud. su nombre en este pedazode papel. A moneda / just found a fifty-cent piece. Acabo de encontrar unamoneda de cincuenta centavos.

O to fall to pieces hacerse pedazosIt just fell to pieces all at once. Sehizo pedazos de una vez.

pier muelle.

pierce perforar.

piety piedad.

pig cerdo, puerco, cochino, marrano,[Am] chancho.

pigeon paloma.

pile [n\ pila, rimero There's a pile ofletters on my desk. Hay una pila decartas en mi escritorio. A montón Hehas piles of money. Tiene un montónde dinero. Á pilote The piles on thisbridge are rotten. Los pilotes de estepuente están podridos.

• [v] apilar Let's pile up these boxes.Apilemos estas cajas.

piles almorranas, hemorroides.

pill pildora.

pillar pilar, columna.

O from pillar to post de la Ceca a la

Meca He goes from pillar to post.

Anda de la Ceca a la Meca.pillow almohada.

pillowcase funda (de almohada).pilot [«] piloto.

• [i>] pilotear.pimple grano, barro.

pin [w] prendedor, broche She wore asilver pin on her coat. Llevaba unprendedor de plata en el abrigo.

• [f] prenderse Pin the flower on yourlapel. Préndase la flor en la solapa.A fijar Will you pin this notice up,please? ¿Quiere Ud. fijar este aviso,por favor?

O pinned aprisionado The two menwere pinned under the wreckage. Losdos hombres estaban aprisionados deba-jo de los escombros. O safety pin im-

perdible [Sp], alfiler de gancho [Am].O straight pin alfiler. O to pin downhacer concretar You can't pin himdown to facts. No se le puede hacerconcretar los hechos.pinch [w] pellizco He gave me a pinchon the arm. Me dio un pellizco en elbrazo. A pizca This stew needs a pinchof salt. Este guisado necesita una pizcade sal.

• ív1 pellizcar Stop pinching me. Dé-jese de pellizcarme. A cogerse / pinchedmy finger in the door. Me cogí el dedoen la puerta.

pine pino.pineapple pina,pingpong pingpong.pink [adj] rosado.

• \n\ color de rosa.pint pinta.

pioneer pionero, iniciador.

pious piadoso.

pipe tubo, cañería. There's a leak in that

pipe. En esa cañería hay un escape.

A pipa Do you smoke a pipe? ¿Fuma

Ud. en pipa?

• [v] traer por cañería They pipe thewater here from a spring. Traen elagua por cañería desde el manantial.

pistol pistola.

pit hoyo We'll burn our rubbish in thepit. Quemaremos la basura en el hoyo.A hueso Be careful not to swallow thepit of the cherry. Tenga cuidado deno tragarse el hueso de la cereza.

O pit of the stomach boca del estó-mago.

pitch \n\ tono That singer doesn't havethe right pitch. Ese cantante no da eltono exacto.

• [v] lanzar, tirar Pitch the ball tome. Tíreme la pelota. A armar Whereshall we pitch the tent? ¿Dónde ar-maremos la tienda?

O to pitch in poner manos a la obraPitch in and get some work done.Manos a la obra y hagamos algún tra-bajo.

pitcher jarro, [Aw] pichel Send me upa pitcher of ice-water. Mándeme unjarro de agua helada. A lanzador, [Am]picher Who is the pitcher for today'sgame? ¿Quién es el picher en el parti-do de hoy?

pitiful lastimoso.

pity [w] lástima It's a pity we can't gowith you. Es lástima que no podamosir con Ud. A lástima, compasión J don'tfeel any pity for him. No siento nin-guna lástima por él.

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play

• [v] compadecer He wants people topity him. Quiere que la gente lo com-padezca.

place sitio, lugar Be sure to put it backin the same place. Acuérdese de vol-ver a ponerlo en su sitio. A parte Theplay is weak in several places. Lacomedia es floja en algunas partes.A puesto She should be put in herplace. Hay que ponerla en su puesto.

• [r] colocar, poner The table can beplaced over there for now. Por ahora,se puede colocar la mesa allí.—The girlwas placed in the office as a secretary.Colocaron a la muchacha de secretariaen la oficina.

O in the first place en primer lugar.

0 to take place tener lugar, ocurrirThat must have taken place while Iwas away. Eso debe haber ocurridocuando yo estaba ausente.

|| I've lost my place in the book I wasreading. He perdido la página del libroque estaba leyendo. || It's not my placeto report the incident. No me toca amí informar sobre el incidente. ]| Noth-ing can take the place of a squaremeal. No hay nada como una buenacomida. || I'm sure I've met him before,but I can't quite place him. Estoyseguro de haberle visto antes, pero nopuedo recordar exactamente quién es.

placid apacible.

plague plaga.

plain [n] llano I've lived most of my lifeon the plains. He vivido la mayor partede mi vida en los llanos.

• [adj] corriente She's plain-lookingbut she has a lot of character. Su tipoes muy corriente pero tiene muchocarácter. A sencillo We have a veryplain house. Tenemos una casa muysencilla.

|| I'll put it in the plainest language

1 can. Se lo diré lo más claro que pueda.|| It's in plain sight. Está a la vista.Ü It's quite plain that he's going to belate. Desde luego llegará tarde.

plan [n] plano Do you have a plan ofthe house? ¿Tiene Ud. un plano de lacasa? Aplan What are your plans fortomorrow? ¿Cuáles son sus planes paramañana?

• [u] planear, pensar Where do youplan to spend the summer? ¿Dóndepiensa Ud. pasar el verano? A planear,proyectar / planned the whole thingthis way. Planeé todo en esta forma.

O to plan on contar con You'd betternot plan on it. Es mejor que no cuenteUd. con ello.

plane [n] aeroplano, avión Have you everbeen up in a plane? ¿Ha subido Ud.alguna vez en aeroplano?

• [adj] plano That's not a plane sur-face. Esto no es una superficie plana.

planet planeta.

plank tablón.

plant [n] planta No plants will grow inthis cold climate. No crece ningunaplanta en este clima tan frío. A fábrica,planta The manager offered to show mearound the plant. El director ofreciómostrarme toda la fábrica.

• [v] sembrar, plantar The seeds Iplanted last week are just beginning tocome up. Comienzan a nacer las se-millas que sembré la semana pasada.

plaster [?i] estuco, repello The plaster onthe walls is all cracked. Está agrietadoel estuco de las paredes.

• [v] revocar, repellar Have they fin-ished plastering the walls? ¿Han ter-minado de revocar las paredes?

O in a plaster cast enyesado She hasher arm in a plaster cast. Tiene elbrazo enyesado. O mustard plastersinapismo, cataplasma de mostaza /need a mustard plaster for my cold.Necesito una cataplasma de mostazapara mi catarro.

|| Her clothes were plastered withmud. Su ropa estaba toda enlodada.

plastic plástico, sintético.

plastics materiales plásticos.

plate [n] plato Pass your plate and I'llgive you some more food. Pase su platoy le daré más comida.—This plate ofmeat will be enough. Bastará con esteplato de carne. A plancha, lámina Thesides of the truck have steel plates onthem. Los lados del camión llevanplanchas de acero.

O plated chapeado, enchapado I havea gold-plated watch. Tengo un relojenchapado de oro.

platform plataforma.

platter fuente.

play [»] representación, obra teatral Arethere any good plays in town? ¿Repre-sentan alguna buena obra en la ciudad?A juego There's a lot of play in thissteering wheel. Este volante tienebastante juego.

• [v] jugar The boys are playing inthe yard. Los muchachos están jugandoen el patio.—He played his highestcard. Jugó su carta más alta, A bromearYou mustn't take it to heart becausehe was just playing. No debe tomarloa pecho, pues sólo estaba bromeando.A hacer el papel de He plays (the pari

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poet

of) the king. Hace el papel de rey.A tocar The orchestra is playing now.Ahora está tocando la orquesta.

O to be played out estar agotado orrendido After a hard day's work he'splayed out. Está agotado después deun día de trabajo duro. O to play ajoke hacer una broma, gastar unabroma He played a joke on his friend.Le gastó una broma a su amigo. O toplay around divertirse You've beenplaying around long enough. Ha estadoUd. divertiéndose bastante tiempo.Á estar perdiendo el tiempo Stop playingaround and get to work. Deje de estarperdiendo el tiempo y póngase a traba-jar. O to play fair jugar limpio. O toplay on estimular The movies, alwaysplay on your emotions. Las películassiempre estimulan las emociones. O toplay up elogiar, ensalzar He played upthe good things about the job insteadof the bad ones. Sólo elogiaba lasventajas del empleo en lugar de men-cionar sus inconvenientes.

player jugador.

playground patio de recreo.

playmate compañero de juego.

plea declaración What was the plea ofthe accused? ¿Cuál fué la declaracióndel acusado? A alegato The lawyermade a plea in defense of his client.El abogado presentó un alegato endefensa de su cliente.

|| The church made a plea for moremoney. La iglesia solicitó más dinero.

plead suplicar, pedir (beg); defender (alawsuit).

O to plead guilty (not guilty) decla-rarse culpable (inocente).

pleasant agradable.

please agradar, gustar Does this pleaseyou or do you want something else?¿Le gusta esto o desea otra cosa?A complacer, contentar She's a hardperson to please. Es una personadifícil de contentar. A gustar Do as youplease; it makes no difference to me.Haga Ud. como guste; a mí me da lomismo.

|| Please shut the door. Cierre lapuerta, por favor.

pleasing complaciente.

pleasure placer.

pledge [w] compromiso para ayudar Haveyou signed your pledge to the RedCross? ¿Ha firmado su compromisopara ayudar a la Cruz Roja?• [v] prometer We pledge our support

to your organization. Prometemosnuestro apoyo a su organización.

° to pledge allegiance prestar jura-mento Have you pledged allegiance tothe flag? ¿Ha prestado Ud. juramentoa la bandera?

plentiful copioso, abundante.

plenty bastante / have plenty of matches,thanks. Tengo bastantes fósforos,gracias. A mucho There's plenty morein the kitchen. Hay mucho más en lacocina.

|| That dress is plenty big enough onyou. Ese vestido le queda bastantegrande.

pliers alicates, tenazas.

plight apuro, aprieto.

plot [n] conspiración, complot He wasmixed up in a plot against the Presi-dent. Se hallaba complicado en unaconspiración contra el Presidente.A trama Did the play have a good plot?¿Era buena la trama de la pieza?

• [v] conspirar Who's plotting againstus now? ¿Quién está conspirando con-tra nosotros ahora?

° plot of land solar, lote I'm going tobuy a plot of land in the country. Voya comprar un lote de terreno en elcampo.plow [w] arado.

• [v] arar.

pluck [w] valor, ánimo For a sick man hehas a lot of pluck. Tiene mucho ánimopor ser un hombre enfermo.

• [v] desplumar Have the chickensbeen plucked? ¿Han desplumado lospollos?

plug tapón; enchufe (electricity).

plum ciruela.

plume pluma.

plump rollizo, regordete.

plunge zambullir, zambullirse.

plural plural.

plus más.

pneumonia neumonía.

poached escalfado / want some poachedeggs on toast. Quiero huevos escalfa-dos en tostadas.

pocket [n] bolsillo Will you keep this inyour pocket for me? ¿Quiere Ud. guar-darme esto en su bolsillo?

• l>] -guardarse He paid the bill withmy money and pocketed the change.Pagó la cuenta con mi dinero y seguardó la vuelta.

O air pocket bolsa de aire. O pocketknife cortaplumas, cuchilla.pocketbook cartera.poem verso, poema.poet poeta.

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poor

poetry poesía.

point [n] punta He broke the point of hisknife. Rompió la punta du su cuchillo.—The boat we satv has sailed aroundthe point. El barco que vimos ha nave-gado alrededor de la punta. A puntoI disagree on almost every point. Estoyen desacuerdo con casi todos los pun-tos. A punto, lugar The train stoppedat a point halfway between the twostations. El tren se paró en un lugara medio camino entre las dos estaciones.A rumbo (of mariner's compass). A tan-to, punto Our team made 23 points.Nuestro equipo hizo veintitrés tantos.

• [^] apuntar The gun's pointed north.El cañón apunta hacia el norte. A seña-lar He pointed to where the house islocated. Señaló hacia donde está lacasa.

O decimal point coma Where shouldtve put the decimal point? ¿Dóndedebemos poner la coma? O on the pointof a punto de We were on the point ofleaving when some visitors arrived.Estábamos a punto de salir cuandollegaron unas visitas. O point of viewpunto de vista. O to be beside thepoint no venir al caso, estar fuera deltema. O to make a point of esmerarseHe makes a point of being polite. Seesmera en ser cortés. O to point outindicar, mostrar Point out the placeyou told me about. Muéstreme el lugarde que me habló. O to point towardindicar, mostrar All the signs pointtoward a hard winter. Todo indicaque vamos a tener un invierno muycrudo. O to the point al grano Let'sget to the point! ¡Vamos al grano!|| His answer shows that he missedthe real point of the argument. Surespuesta indica que no ha compren-dido el verdadero sentido del argu-mento. || Don't you think the job hasits good points? ¿No cree Ud. queel trabajo tiene su lado (or aspecto)bueno?

poise [n] aplomo, serenidad.

poison [n] veneno This bottle containspoison. Esta botella contiene veneno.

• [i>] envenenar Our dog has beenpoisoned. Han envenenado a nuestroperro.

O poison gas gas asfixiante.

poisonous venenoso.

poke [n] puyón [Aw], empujón He gaveme a poke in the back. Me dio un em-pujón en la espalda.

• [v~\ puyar [Aw], dar codazos Stop

poking me with your elbow. Deje deestarme puyando con el codo.

O to poke fun at burlarse de. O topoke up atizar Poke up the fire. Aticeel fuego.

|| She pokes her nose into everybody'sbusiness. Se mete en todo.pole poste, palo; polo (geography).

O The North Pole El Polo Norte.

O The South Pole El Polo Sur.

police [«] policía The police were called

in to stop the fight. Llamaron a la

policía para que pusiera fin a la pelea.

• [v] vigilar This street is well-policed, at night especially. Esta calleestá bien vigilada, especialmente denoche.

O police station comisaría, prefec-tura, delegación de policía, [Am] esta-ción de policía.

policeman agente de policía.

policy política Their foreign policy haschanged in recent years. Han cambiadosu política exterior en los últimos años.A costumbre, norma It's the policy ofour company never to cash checks.Nuestra compañía tiene la costumbrede no cambiar nunca cheques.

O insurance policy póliza de seguro.

polish [w] barniz Where can I buy somepolish for the furniture? ¿Dónde puedocomprar barniz para los muebles?

• [v] lustrar, limpiar / must get myshoes polished. Necesito lustrar miszapatos.

polite cortés.

political político.

politician político.

politics política.

poll encuesta We'll have to take a pollto see what the public opinion is. Hayque hacer una encuesta para conocerla opinión pública.

polls (voting place) colegio electoral[Sp].

pollute contaminar.

pomp pompa.

pond charca.

ponderous pesado.

pony jaca, caballito, [Arg] petiso.

pool [n~\ charco There was a pool ofwater on the floor. Había un charcoen el piso. A chapó Let's play a gameof pool. Juguemos una partida dechapó.

• [vi reunir We pooled our money tobuy a car. Reunimos nuestro dineropara comprar un carro.

° swimming pool piscina,poor pobre Many poor people live in thisneighborhood. En este barrio vive

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pound

mucha gente pobre.—The poor fellowis blind. El pobre hombre es ciego.A malo This is poor soil for potatoes.Esta tierra es mala para las patatas.O the poor los pobres We are takingup a collection for the poor. Estamoshaciendo una colecta para los pobres.

pop [rc] papá His pop takes him to themovies every Saturday. Su papá lelleva al cine todos los sábados. A tapo-nazo The bottle opened with a loudpop. Se abrió la botella de un fuertetaponazo.

• [v] asomar de repente She poppedher head out of the window. De re-pente asomó la cabeza fuera de laventana.

O pop corn palomitas de maíz, can-cha. O soda pop bebida gaseosa. O topop the question pedir la mano Shedoubted that it was his intention to popthe question. Dudaba que él tuvierala intención de pedirle la mano.

poplar álamo.

popular popular.

population población.

porcelain porcelana.

porch porche, portal.

pore [n] poro After a hot bath your poresare open. Después de un baño calientese abren los poros.

pore [v] leer (or estudiar) atentamenteHe is poring over his book. Estudiaatentamente en su libro, or Lee atenta-mente su libro.

pork puerco.

port puerto When do you expect this shipto get into port? ¿Cuándo espera Ud.que este barco toque puerto?

O port side babor Man overboard, onthe port side! ¡Hombre al agua, porbabor!

port oporto Port is my favorite wine.Oporto es mi vino favorito

portable portátil.

porter maletero, mozo de cuerda, carga-dor.

portion parte, porción.

portrait retrato.

position posición If you are not com-fortable, change your position. Cambiede posición si no está cómodo. A sitioFrom this position you can see thewhole field. Desde este sitio se puedever todo el campo. A puesto, empleoHe has a good position with a whole-sale house. Tiene un buen empleo enun casa de venta al por mayor. A posi-ción, situación This places me in a verydifficult position. Esto me coloca enuna posición muy difícil. A opinión

What's your position in regard to thisnew law? ¿Cuál es su opinión respectoa la nueva ley?

positive positivo; seguro (certain).possess poseer.

possession posesión This island is a pos-session of the United States. Esta islaes una posesión de los Estados Unidos.A posesión, poder I have in my posses-sion a book with your name on it.Tengo en mi poder un libro con sunombre escrito.

O possessions bienes He gave awayall his possessions before he went intothe army. Donó todos sus bienes antesde entrar en el ejército.

possibility posibilidad.

possible posible Be here by nine, if pos-sible. Esté Ud. aquí a las nueve, si lees posible".

possibly posiblemente.

post [n] poste, pilar The fence needssome new posts. La cerca necesita unospostes nuevos. A puesto He guarded hispost. Guardó su puesto. A puesto, cargoHe has just been appointed to a newpost in the government. Acaba de serdesignado para un nuevo puesto en elgobierno. A campamento, guarniciónThe whole post was notified of thechange in rules. Se comunicó al cam-pamento la modificación del reglamento.• [v~\ apostar Troops were posted toguard the bridge. Se apostaron fuerzaspara guardar el puente. A fijar, colocarPost it on the bulletin board. Fíjeloen el tablero de anuncios. A fijar Postno bills. No se fijen carteles.

postage franqueo.

postal postal.

poster cartel.

postman cartero.

postmark sello de la oficina de correos.

post office correos, oficina de correo.

postpone postponer.

posture postura.

pot olla There is a pot of soup on thestove. Hay una olla de sopa sobre lalumbre.

O flower pot tiesto, maceta. O pot oftea, tea pot tetera.

potato patata [Sp~\, papa [Am],

pottery cerámica.

pouch saquito, faltriquera.

poultry aves de corral.

pound [n] libra Give me a pound of to-bacco, please. Deme una libra detobaco, por favor. A libra esterlinaHe owes me six pounds. Me debe seislibras esterlinas.

pound [v] aporrear, golpear We pounded

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present

on the door for five minutes. Estuvimos

aporreando la puerta durante cinco

minutos.pour echar Pour the water into these

glasses. Eche el agua en estos vasos.

A servir Please pour me a cup of coffee.

Sírvame una taza de café, por favor.

A llover a cántaros Don't go out, it's

pouring. No salgas, está lloviendo a

cántaros.

O to pour out vaciar He poured out

the water in the pitcher. Vació la

jarra de agua.poverty pobreza.powder [n] polvos / need some powder

and lipstick. Necesito polvos y lápiz

de labios. A pólvora There's enough

powder here to blow up the whole town.

Aquí hay suficiente pólvora para volar

el pueblo entero.

• [v] empolvarse Pardon me, I haveto go powder my nose. Perdóneme,tengo que ir a empolvarme.

power potencia, fuerza motriz How muchpower does this machine have? ¿Quépotencia tiene esta máquina? A poten-cia That country was once a greatworld power. Ese país fué una vezuna gran potencia mundial. A poder I'lldo everything in my power. Haré todolo que esté en my poder.

O horsepower caballo de fuerza. O inpower en el poder This party won't bein power much longer. Este partido nopermanecerá mucho en el poder.

powerful poderoso.

practical práctico.

practically prácticamente, de una manerapráctica Try to do things more prac-tically. Trate de hacer las cosas deuna manera más práctica.

|| We're practically there. Estamosya casi llegando.

practice práctica I'm a little out of prac-tice. Estoy un poco fuera de práctica.or Estoy un poco desentrenado. A cos-tumbre We make it a practice to get towork on time. Tenemos por costumbrellegar a tiempo al trabajo. A clientelaThat doctor has a rather small prac-tice. Ese médico tiene una clientelamás bien pequeña.

• [v] hacer ejercicios, practicar, estu-diar He's practicing on the piano. Estáhaciendo ejercicios de piano. A ejercerHe practiced law for five years. Ejer-ció la abogacía durante cinco años.

O in practice en la práctica.praise [n] elogio, alabanza.

• [v] alabar, elogiar.

pray rezar, orar.

prayer oración, plegaria.

preach predicar.

preacher predicador.

precede preceder.

precinct distrito.

precious valioso, precioso.

precipice precipicio.

precise preciso.

precision precisión.

predecessor predecesor.

predict predecir, pronosticar.

preface prefacio.

prefer preferir.

preference preferencia.

pregnant preñada, encinta, embarazada.O pregnant with repleto de, lleno de.

prejudice prejudicio (bias); perjuicio(harm).• [v] prejuzgar.

preliminary preliminar.

premium prima.

O at a premium difícil de obtener;sobre la par.

preparation producto, preparación Canyou recommend a good preparation fordry hair? ¿Puede recomendarme unbuen producto para el pelo seco? A pre-parativo Have you made all the prepa-rations for the trip? ¿Ha hecho todoslos preparativos para el viaje?

prepare preparar, prepararse.

prepay pagar por adelantado.

prescribe prescribir We must do what thelaw prescribes. Debemos hacer lo queprescribe la ley. A recetar The doctorprescribed quinine. El doctor recetóquinina.

prescription receta.

presence presencia.

present [?;] presente The future can't beany worse than the present. El futurono puede ser peor que el presente.A regalo, presente Did you give him apresent for his birthday? ¿Le hizo Ud.un regalo para su cumpleaños?

O at present ahora He's too busy tosee you at present. Está demasiadoocupado para verle a Ud. ahora. O forthe present por ahora That'll be enoughfor the present. Eso bastará por ahora.O to be present asistir How manypeople are expected to be present?,• Cuántas personas se espera que asis-tan?

|| What's your present address? ¿Quédirección tiene Ud. ahora?

present [r] presentar The soldiers pre-sented a good appearance. Los soldadospresentaban buen aspecto. A regalar

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preserve

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privacy

They presented him with a gold watch.Le regalaron un reloj de oro.

preserve [v] preservar To preserve thismeat it must be kept on ice. Para pre-servar esta carne hay que guardarlaen hielo.

|| Do you like strawberry preserves?¿Le gustan las fresas en conserva?

preside presidir.

president presidente.

press [w] prensa There are three steelpresses in the factory. Hay tres pren-sas de acero en la fábrica.—Will thepress be admitted to the conference?¿Se admitirá a la prensa en la con-ferencia? A tirada The edition's readyto go to press. Esta edición está listapara la tirada.

• [v] planchar Where can I get mysuit pressed? ¿Dónde me pueden plan-char el traje? A apretar, tocar Pressthe button and see what happens. Apri-ete el botón y vea lo que pasa. A em-pujar, agolparse The crowd pressedagainst the gates. La muchedumbre seagolpaba contra las puertas. A insistiren or sobre / wouldn't press the matterany further if I were you. Yo en sucaso no insistiría más sobre el asunto.O pressing urgente / have a pressingengagement elsewhere. Tengo un com-promiso urgente en otro sitio.pressure presión Check the tire pressure.Mire como están de presión los neu-máticos. A urgencia, prisa / don't workwell under pressure. No trabajo biencon prisa.pretense pretensión.

pretty [adj] bonito She's a very prettygirl. Es una muchacha muy bonita.

• [aciv] bastante I've been pretty busysince I saw you last. He estado bas-tante ocupado desde la última vez quele vi a Ud.

prevail prevalecer, predominar.prevent impedir, evitar.previous previo.price [w] precio.prick [n] punzada.

• [v] punzar, pinchar, [Am] puyar.pride [n] orgullo His pride won't let him

admit he's wrong. Su orgullo no lepermitirá admitir que está equivocado.O to pride oneself enorgullecerse Heprides himself on his taste. Se enor-gullece de su buen gusto.

priest sacerdote, cura.

primary [adj~\ primario, primero.

prime [n] flor That man's in the prime of

life. Ese hombre está en la flor de lavida.

• l<*>dj] capital That job's of prime im-portance. Ese trabajo es de capital im-portancia.

• [v] preparar, alistar The troopswere primed for action. Las tropasestaban ya preparadas para la acción.

primitive primitivo.

prince príncipe.

princess princesa.

principal [w] capital, [Sp~\ principal Theprincipal was five hundred dollars. Elcapital era de quinientos dólares. A di-rector The principal called the teachersinto his office. El director llamó a losprofesores a su despacho.

• [adj] principal This is one of theprincipal arguments against it. Estees uno de los principales argumentosen contra.

principie principio / admire a man whohas such principles. Admiro a unhombre que tenga tales principios.A teoría What principle does this ma-chine work on? ¿En qué teoría se basael funcionamiento de esta máquina?° in principle en principio.print [«] tipo, letra The print in thisbook's too small. La letra de este libroes demasiado pequeña. A grabado Themuseum has a fine collection of prints.El museo tiene una magnífica colecciónde grabados. A estampado We're sell-ing a lot of cotton prints. Estamosvendiendo muchos estampados de algo-dón. A copia How many prints do youwant from this negative? ¿Cuántascopias quiere Ud. de este negativo?• [v] imprimir, tirar Where was thisbook printed? ¿Dónde imprimieroneste libro? A publicar The letter wasprinted in yesterday's paper. Ayer sepublicó la carta en el periódico. A escri-bir en letra de imprenta Please printyour name. Escriba su nombre enletras de imprenta, por favor.

|| That book's hard to get because it'sout of print. Es difícil conseguir eselibro porque la deción está agotada.

printer impresor.

prior previo, anterior.O prior to antes de.

prison cárcel, prisión.

prisoner preso A prisoner's just escaped.Acaba de escaparse un preso. A prisio-nero How many prisoners were takenin the last battle? ¿Cuántos prisione-ros se capturaron en la última batalla?

privacy || Can't we have any privacy

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prívate

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prompt

around here? ¿No podemos estar solospor aquí?private [í¡] soldado raso He was a prívatein the last ivar. Fué soldado raso en laúltima guerra.

• [adi] particular This is a privatebeach. Esta es una playa particular.

O in private en privado.

privilege privilegio.

privileged privilegiado.

prize [w] premio There'll be a fifty-dollarprize for the best short story. Habráun premio de cincuenta dólares parael mejor cuento.

• [ad;] premiado The prize story waswritten by a friend of mine. El cuentopremiado fué escrito por un amigo mío.A mejor, que merece premio That's theprize movie of the year. Esa es lamejor película del año.

O prized preciado, estimado This isone of my most prized possessions. Estaes una de mis posesiones más precia-das.

probable probable.

probably probablemente.

problem problema.

procedure proceder, procedimiento.

proceed proceder, continuar.

proceeds producto.

process proceso.

procession procesión.

proclaim proclamar.

proclamation proclamación.

procure lograr, conseguir.

produce [»] productos There's no marketfor our produce. No hay mercado paranuestros productos.

produce [r] presentar Can you producethe facts to prove your argument?¿Puede Ud. presentar las pruebas quejustifiquen su alegato? A producir Howmany planes does the factory producea month? ¿Cuántos aviones produce lafábrica al mes? A producir, provocarThe purpose of the medicine is to pro-duce a high fever. El objeto de lamedicina es provocar una fiebre alta.A montar How much will it cost to pro-duce the play? ¿Cuánto costará montarla comedia?

production película, producción teatralWho's directing this production? ¿Quiénestá dirigiendo esta película? A pro-ducción Production at the factory'sslowing up. Está disminuyendo la pro-ducción de la fábrica.

productive productivo.

profane profano.

profession profesión What's your profes-sion? ¿Cuál es su profesión? A pro-

fesión, protesta I'm not sure of herprofessions of friendship. Dudo de susprotestas de amistad.

professional [adj, n] profesional.

professor profesor.

profile perfil.

profit [n] beneficio, ganancia The profitsfrom the business will be dividedequally. Los beneficios del negocio sedividirán equitativamente.

• [*'] aprovechar, sacar provecho Ihope he profits by this experience. Es-pero que saque provecho de esta ex-periencia.

profitable provechoso.

profound profundo.

profuse profuso.

program programa.

progress [rz] progreso (s) That country'smade great progress recently. Ese paisha hecho muchos progresos última-mente.

O in progress en curso, en marchaThis ícork's still in progress. El tra-bajo está aún en marcha.

progress [t>] progresar We've progressedsince those days. Hemos progresadodesde aquellos días. A marchar, andarHow are things progressing? ¿Cómomarchan las cosas?

progressive [adj] progresivo.

prohibit prohibir.

prohibition prohibición.

project [n] proyecto Let's work on thisproject. Trabajemos en este proyecto.

project [v] proyectar Moving pictureshere are projected on the wall. Laspelículas aquí son proyectadas en lapared. A sobresalir, resaltar That bal-cony projects too far from the wall.Ese balcón sobresale demasiado de lapared.

projection proyección.

prolong prolongar.

prominent prominente, eminente.

promise [?;] promesa You've broken yourpromise. Ha faltado Ud. a su promesa.

• [r] prometer We promised the childa present. Le hemos prometido unregalo al niño.

|| The new airplanes show great

promise. Los nuevos aviones prometen

mucho.promote ascender, promover; fomentar

(help to grow).promotion ascenso, promoción.prompt [r] impulsar What prompted you

to say that? ¿Qué le impulsó a decir

eso?

|| She sent a prompt reply to my

letter. Me contestó pronto la carta.

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pronoun

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prune

pronoun pronombre.

pronounce pronunciar Hoto do you pro-nounce this word? ¿Cómo pronunciaUd. esta palabra? A declarar The judgepronounced him guilty of murder. Eljuez le declaró culpable de asesinato.

pronunciation pronunciación.

proof prueba What proof do you havethat he's the man we want? ¿Quépruebas tiene Ud. de que él es el quebuscamos?

O fire-proof a prueba de incendio,contra incendio.

proofread || We finished proofreadingthe book. Hemos terminado la correc-ción de pruebas del libro.

propaganda propaganda.

propagate propagar.

propeller hélice.

proper propio His office is not in thebuilding proper. La oficina no está enel propio edificio. A correcto What's theproper way to address a business let-ter? ¿Cuál es la manera correcta dedirigir una carta comercial?

properly propiamente, apropiadamente.

property propiedad.

prophecy profecía.

prophet profeta.

proportion proporción.

proposal propuesta.

propose proponer matrimonio When didhe propose to her? ¿Cuándo le propusomatrimonio? A proponer Who was pro-posed for chairman? ¿Quién fué pro-puesto para presidente? A proponerse,tener intención de Do you propose totake a vacation this summer? ¿TieneUd. intención de tomar vacaciones esteverano?

proposition proposición, propuesta Willyou consider my proposition? ¿Conside-rará Ud. mi propuesta?

|| Going to war's a serious proposi-tion. El ir a la guerra es cosa seria.|| Thus far it's been a paying proposi-tion. Hasta ahora este negocio ha sidolucrativo. || That fellow seems to bea tough proposition. Ese tipo pareceser muy difícil, or Ese tipo parece sercosa seria.

proprietor propietario, dueño.

prose [n] prosa.

prosecute proseguir (carry on); acusar(law).

prosecution prosecución.

prospect perspectiva.

prosperity prosperidad.

prostitute [w] prostituta.

protect proteger.

protection protección.

protector protector.

protest [n\ protesta He ignored her pro-test. Ignoró su protesta.

° under protest contra la voluntadde uno I'll go only under protest. Irécontra mi voluntad.• M quejarse, protestar Let's pro-test to the landlord about the noise.Quejémonos al casero del ruido. A pro-testar The accused protested his inno-cence. El acusado protestó su ino-cencia.

Protestant \_adj; ri\ protestante.

protrude sobresalir.

proud orgulloso.

prove probar, demostrar / can prove Ididn't do it. Puedo probar que no lohice.

|| The movie proved to be very bad.La película resultó muy mala.

proverb proverbio.

provide poner, proporcionar, proveer Ifyou provide the materials I'll build youa bookcase. Si Ud. pone el material yole construiré un estante. A establecerThe rules provide that you can't leavethe camp without permission. El re-glamento establece que no se puedesalir del campamento sin permiso.

O provided con tal que I'll go, pro-vided you come with me. Iré con talque Ud. me acompañe. O to providefor asegurar The family was providedfor in the will. La familia estaba ase-gurada en el testamento. A proveer lonecesario para He provided for hischild's education. Proveyó lo necesariopara la educación de su hijo.

province provincia He comes from theprovinces. Viene de las provincias.A incumbencia, competencia Administra-tive problems aren't within my prov-ince. No son de mi incumbencia losproblemas administrativos.

provision provisión We need many pro-visions for the trip. Necesitamosmuchas provisiones para el viaje.A preparativo What provisions havebeen made for his visit? ¿Qué prepa-rativos se han hecho para su visita?A estipulación The provisions of thecontract are not in our favor. Lasestipulaciones del contrato no nosfavorecen.

provoke provocar That game ahvays pro-vokes an argument. Ese juego provocasiempre pleitos. A irritar That fellowprovokes me. Ese tipo me irrita.

prudence prudencia.

prudent prudente.

prune ciruela pasa.

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psalm

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purge

psalm salmo.

psychologist psicólogo.

psychology psicología.

public [n] público Is this building opento the public? ¿Está abierto al públi-co este edificio?

• [adj] público This is a public meet-ing and admission's free. Esta es unareunión pública y la entrada es gratis.

publication publicación.publish publicar.publisher editor.pudding pudín, budín.puddle charco.

puff [n] bocanada Did you see that puffof smoke? ¿Vio esa bocanada de humo?

• [v~\ jadear He always puffs when heruns. Siempre jadea cuando corre.

O powder puff mota, borla. O puff ofwind ráfaga. O to be puffed up hin-charse (to be swollen); engreírse (tobe proud).pull [n] tirón If you give too hard a pull,the rope'll break. Si da Ud. un tiróndemasiado fuerte se romperá la cuerda.A influencia, [Sp] mano, [Am] cuelloYou have to have a lot of pull to geta job here. Hay que tener muchamano para conseguir un puesto aquí.

• [v] sacar, extraer This tooth mustbe pulled. Hay que sacar esta muela.A tirar (de) If you pull this cord, thedriver will stop the bus. Si tira Ud. deeste cordón, el conductor parará elbus.

O to pull down bajar Pull the shadesdown. Baje Ud. los transparentes.A derribar, tumbar They're going to pullthe building down and build another.Van a derribar el edificio para con-struir otro. O to pull in tirar de Let'spull in the line. Tiremos de la cuerda.A llegar We pulled in at three o'clockin the morning. Llegamos a las tresde la mañana. Oto pull off sacar(se),quitar(se) Help me pull off my sweater.Ayúdeme a quitarme el suéter. O topull oneself together arreglarse Pullyourself together and let's get going.Arréglese y vamonos. O to pull outsalir The train pulled out on time. Eltren salió a tiempo. O to pull throughsalir adelante, resistir She was prettysick and we were afraid she might notpull through. Estaba muy enferma ytemíamos que no saliera adelante.O to pull to pieces hacer pedazos, des-baratar The dog pulled the cushion topieces. El perro hizo pedazos el cojín.O to pull up arrancar They pulled theplants up by the roots. Arrancaron las

plantas de raíz. A arrimar, acercar

Pull up a chair, I'd like to talk to you.

Arrime una silla, quiero hablarle.

A parar The car pulled up in front of

the house. El auto paró enfrente de

la casa.

|| He pxdled a mean trick on me. Me

hizo una mala jugada. || Pull over to

the curb. Arrime su carro a la acera.pulley polea.pulp pulpa.pulpit pulpito.pulse pulso I'm going to take your pulse.

Voy a tomarle el pulso.pump [«] bomba Is there a pump in the

house? ¿Hay una bomba en la casa?

• [v] bombear You'll have to pumpwater for a bath. Tiene que bombearagua para bañarse.

O to pump up inflar This tire needspumping up. Hay que inflar estallanta.

pumpkin calabaza, [Am] ayote, [Arg]zapallo.

punch [n] ponche Will you have somefruit punch? ¿Quiero Ud. tomar ponchede frutas?

punch [n] puñetazo He gave me a punchin the ribs. Me dio un puñetazo enlas costillas. A vigor, fuerza His speechdidn't have any punch. A su discursole faltó vigor.

• [v] dar un puñetazo I'll punch youin the nose. Le daré un puñetazo enla nariz. A picar, marcar The conductorforgot to punch my ticket. El con-ductor olvidó picar mi boleto.

punctual puntual.

puncture [n] pinchazo, punzada.

• [v] pinchar.punish castigar.

punishment castigo, pena The punishmentfor this crime is death. Este crimentiene pena de muerte.

|| The car took a lot of punishmenton the last trip. Se ha estropeadomucho el coche en el último viaje.

pupil (student) discípulo, alumno.

puppy cachorro, perrito.

purchase [n] compra / have a few pur-chases to make in this store. Tengoque hacer unas compras en esta tienda.

• [v] comprar I'm trying to purchasesome land in this street. Estoy tra-tando de comprar un terreno en estacalle.

pure puro The dress is pure silk. El

vestido es de pura seda.

|| Is the water pure enough to drink?

¿Es buena el agua para beber?purge [ri] purga.

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purify

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pyramid

purify purificar.purple [w] púrpura.

• [adj] morado.

purpose objeto, propósito What's yourpurpose in coining here? ¿Qué objetotiene su venida aquí? or ¿A qué vinoUd. aquí?

O on purpose a propósito I asked onpurpose to see what you'd say. Lopregunté a propósito para ver quedecían Uds.

purse bolso, [Am] bolsa How much moneyhave you in your purse? ¿Cuánto dinerotiene Ud. en la bolsa? apremio Thepurse was divided among the winners.El premio se repartió entre los gana-dores.

pursue perseguir They pursued theenemy as far as the river. Persiguieronal enemigo hasta el río.

pus pus.

push [w] empujón Give the car a push.Dé un empujón al coche.

• [v] empujar Push the table over bythe window. Empuje la mesa hasta laventana. A llevar adelante, dar impulsoa / intend to push my claim. Intentollevar adelante mi reclamación.

O to push off alejarse, separarse Theboat pushed off from shore. El barcose alejó de la orilla.

|| He pushed his way into the ele-vator. Se metió en el ascensor empu-jando.put poner Put your suitcase over here.Ponga su maleta aquí. A exponer Thereport puts the facts very clearly. Elinforme expone los hechos con muchaclaridad.

O to put an end or stop to poner fin aThe news put an end to our hopes. Lanoticia puso fin a nuestras esperanzas.O to put aside or away ahorrar, apar-tar She's been putting aside a littlemoney each month. Ha estado apar-tando un poco de dinero cada mes.O to put back poner otra vez Put thebook back where you found it. Pongael libro otra vez donde lo encontró.° to put down apuntar Put down yourname and address. Apunte Ud. sunombre y dirección. A dominar Therevolt was put down with little trouble.La revolución fué dominada fácil-mente. O to put in an appearance haceracto de presencia, aparecer. O to putin order poner en orden. O to put inwriting poner por escrito. O to put offdejar Let's put off the decision until

tomorrow. Dejemos la decisión paramañana. O to put on ponerse Waittill I put on my coat. Espere que meponga el abrigo. A afectar That accentisn't real, it's put on. Ese acento no esnatural, es afectado. O to put on airsdarse importancia. O to put oneselfout molestarse Don't put yourself outon my account. No se moleste Ud. pormí. O to put out apagar Put out thelights before you leave. Apague Ud.las luces antes de marcharse. A publi-car This publisher puts out some verygood books. Esta imprenta publicamuy buenos libros. O to put to a votesometer a votación. O to put to bedacostar J have to put the kids to bed.Tengo que acostar a los niños. O toput to death ejecutar He's already beenput to death. Yo lo han ejecutado.O to put to expense hacer gastar This'llput me to considerable expense. Estome hará gastar mucho. O to put to useemplear You can be sure this moneywill be put to good use. Puede Ud.tener la seguridad de que este dineroserá bien empleado. O to put up con-struir This building was put up in sixmonths. Este edificio se construyó enseis meses. A dar alojamiento a, alojarCan you put up two guests for thenight? ¿Puede dar alojamiento a doshuéspedes esta noche? O to put up forsale poner a la venta. O to put up withsoportar, aguantar / can't put up withthis noise any longer. No puedoaguantar más este ruido.

|| You can't put anything over onhim. No se le puede dar gato porliebre, or No se le puede engañar.|| The bill was put through Congresslast week. El congreso aprobó el pro-yecto de ley la semana pasada. || Canthis idea be put across? ¿Podrá lan-zarse esta idea con éxito? || Will youput the newspaper back together?¿Quiere arreglar el periódico comoestaba?

puzzle [w] rompecabezas Can you solvethis puzzle? ¿Puede Ud. resolver esterompecabezas? A enigma It's a puzzle tome how she gets her work done. Esun enigma para mí como logra ellahacer su trabajo.

• [v] dejar perplejo What he saidpuzzled us. Nos dejó perplejos lo quedijo.

O to puzzle out resolver, descifrar.

pyramid pirámide.

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quack

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quiet

quack [n] charlatán, sacamuelas Thatdoctor is a quack. Ese médico es uncharlatán.

4uack [v] graznar Do you hear the ducksquacking? ¿Oye Ud. como graznan lospatos?

quail codorniz.

quake terremoto, temblor Back in '36 wehad a terrible quake. En 1936 tuvimosun violento terremoto.

qualification preparación What are yourqualifications? ¿Qué preparación tieneUd.? A requisito, requerimiento Whatare the qualifications for this job?¿Cuáles son los requisitos para esteempleo?

qualify modificar / think you shouldqualify your statement. Creo que debeUd. modificar su declaración.

O qualified preparado We think he isqualified for the position. Pensamosque es una persona preparada para elcargo.

|| // you pass the examination you'llqualify for the job. Si pasa el examense le considerará calificado para elempleo.

quality calidad Prices vary according tothe quality of the goods. Los preciosvarían según la calidad de los artículos.

quantity cantidad Quantities of coal havebeen found in this region. Se hanhallado grandes cantidades de carbónen esta región.

quarantine [h] cuarentena He was inquarantine for two weeks. Estuvo encuarentena por dos semanas.

• [v] aislar The doctor quarantinedthe whole family. El médico aisló atoda la familia.

quarrel [n\ disgusto They haven't beenfriends since their quarrel. Dejaronde ser amigos desde que tuvieron aqueldisgusto.

• [v] disputar, reñir I don't want toquarrel with you. No quiero reñir conUd.

quarry cantera There's a marble qxiarrynot far from here. Hay una canterade mármol no muy lejos de aquí.

quart See Appendix.

quarter [n] cuarta parte Each son re-ceived a quarter of the estate. Cada hijorecibió una cuarta parte del patrimonio.A cuarto de dólar, veinticino centavosIt costs a quarter to get into the show.Cuesta veinticinco centavos la entradaa la función. A cuarto The train leaves

at a quarter to three. El tren sale alas tres menos cuarto. A círculo, lugarHe has a very bad reputation in cer-tain quarters. Tiene muy mala famaen ciertos círculos. A cuartel We gaveno quarter to the enemy. No se le diocuartel al enemigo.

• [v] acantonar, alojar The soldierswere quartered in an old house nearthe fort. Alojaron a los soldados enuna casa vieja cerca del fuerte.

O quarters morada, vivienda Hisquarters are near the camp. Su vivi-enda está cerca del campamento.

queen reina.

queer extraño, raro.

quench apagar.

question [?i] pregunta They asked a lotof questions. Hicieron muchas pre-guntas. A cuestión It's a question ofknowing what to do. Es cuestión desaber lo que hay que hacer.

• [v] dudar / question the sincerityof ivhat he says. Dudo de la sinceridadde lo que dice.

O beyond question indudable, fuerade duda His honesty is beyond all ques-tion. Su honradez está fuera de todaduda. O questioning interrogatorioThe questioning is going on now. Elinterrogatorio se está efectuando ahora.

0 to be beside the question no veniral caso, estar fuera del tema What yousay is beside the question. Lo que Ud.dice no viene al caso. O to be out of thequestion no haber que pensar en, serinadmisible To take a vacation is outof the question. No hay que pensaren tomar una vacación. ° withoutquestion indiscutiblemente He'll bethere tomorrow without question. In-discutiblemente estará mañana allí.

|| It's entirely out of the question.Es del todo imposible. || There can beno question about what they meant.No cabe la menor duda acerca de loque querían decir.quick [adj] rápido He is a man of quickdecisions. Es un hombre de decisionesrápidas.—His answer was quick and tothe point. Su respuesta fué rápida yprecisa.

• [adv~\ pronto I'll be there as quick as

1 can. Estaré allí lo más pronto quepueda.

quickly rápidamente.

quiet [»¡] tranquilidad I'm. looking for

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quilt

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raise

peace and quiet. Busco paz y tran-quilidad.

• [udj] quieto, tranquilo / live in aquiet neighborhood. Vivo en un barriomuy tranquilo. A silencioso, calladoHe's so quiet you never know he'saround. El es tan silencioso que nuncase sabe que está por aquí.

• EVI aquietar, calmar His speechquieted the crowd. Su discurso calmóa la multitud.

O to keep or be> quiet callarse, no

hacer ruido. O to quiet down calmarse

After a while the baby quieted down.

Después de un. rato el niño se calmó.

|| Quiet, please! ¡Silencio, por favor!

quilt edredón.

quinine quinina.

quit dejar de Quit bothering the dog.Deje de molestar al perro. A renunciara, dejar He quit his job yesterday.Ayer dejó su empleo.

quite completamente Are you quite surethat you can go? ¿Está Ud. completa-mente seguro de que puede ir? A exacta-mente, realmente That's not quite whatI wanted. Eso no es exactamente lo quequería. A realmente The news ivasquite a surprise to us. La noticia fuérealmente una sorpresa para nosotros.A bastante I Uve quite near here. Vivobastante cerca de aquí.—I'm quitewell, thank you. Estoy bastante bien,gracias.

quiver [v] temblar.

quote^ citar She's always quoting poetry.Siempre está citando versos. A cotizar/ cannot quote prices on these articles.No le puedo cotizar precios en estosartículos. A mencionar or citar el nom-bre de uno You can quote us all asbeing in favor of the plan. Puede Ud.citar nuestros nombres a favor delplan.

rabbit conejo, coneja.

race [w] carrera The races will be heldnext week. Las carreras se celebraránla semana próxima.—It was a race toget to the station on time. Hubo que ira la carrera para llegar a la estacióna tiempo. A regata Which boat won therace? ¿Qué barco ganó la regata?A raza He hates the whole human race.Aborrece a toda la raza humana.

• [v] echar una carrera Let's race tothe barn. Vamos a echar una carrerahasta el granero. A tomar parte en laregata How many boats are racing?¿Cuántos barcos van a tomar parte enla regata?

|| The car raced past the farm. El

automóvil pasó a toda velocidad por

delante de la hacienda.rack red Put your baggage up on the

rack. Ponga su equipaje en la red.O to rack one's brains devanarse los

sesos.racket bulla, estruendo (noise); raqueta

(tennis).radiant radiante.radiator radiador.radio [n] la radio [Sp], el radio [Am]

Will he speak over the radio? ¿Hablará

por la radio?

• [v] radiar The news ivas radioed tous. Nos han radiado la noticia.

O radio set aparato de radio Theradio set will come tomorrow. Llegarámañana el aparato de radio.

radish rábano.

rag trapo.

° in rags en harapos.

rage rabia, ira.

rail baranda Hold on to the rail. Agárresea la baranda. A riel The train had tostop because one of the rails was dam-aged. El tren tuvo que detenerse por-que uno de los rieles estabo roto.O by rail por ferrocarril.

railing baranda.

railroad ferrocarril.

O railroad track rieles, vía Don'twalk on the railroad track. No caminepor la vía.

rain [n] lluvia The rains started latethis year. Este año han empezadotarde las lluvias.

• [v~\ llover It rained hard this morn-ing. Llovió mucho esta mañana.

|| Only a few drops of rain havefallen. Sólo han caido cuatro gotas.

rainbow arco iris.

raincoat impermeable.

rainstorm aguacero.

rainy lluvioso.

raise [w] aumento He asked for a raisein pay. Pidió un aumento de sueldo.A criar They raised a big family. Cria-ron muchos hijos. A cultivar (vegetableproducts); criar (animals) This farmerraises wheat and hogs. Este labradorcultiva el trigo y cria puercos. A re-coger, recaudar How large a sum didthey raise? ¿Cuánto dinero recogieron?

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raisin

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rave

A reclutar The country raised a largearmy. El país reclutó un gran ejército.A subir He has raised prices since wewere here. Ha subido los precios desdeque estuvimos aquí. A izar The soldiersraised the flag. Los soldados izaron labandera. A quitarse When she carne byhe raised his hat. Cuando ella seacercó él se quitó el sombrero.

• [v] levantar If you want a ticket,please raise your hand. El que quieraun billete que levante la mano.—Don'traise your voice. No levante la voz.

raisin pasa.rake [n] rastrillo.

• [v] rastrillar.rally \n\ reunión, mitin.

• [i>] reunir The captain rallied hisscattered troops. El capitán reuniósus tropas dispersas.—The govern-ment's rallying all its energies to de-feat the enemy. El gobierno estáreuniendo todas sus fuerzas para de-rrotar al enemigo. * rehacerse, repo-nerse The invalid rallied after hisoperation. El enfermo se fué reha-ciendo después de la operación.

ranch hacienda.

range [«] escala What is his range ofprices? ¿Cuál es su escala de precios?A pastos They drove the horses out tothe range. Sacaron los caballos a lospastos. A cocina Light the range. En-cienda Ud. la cocina.

• [v] ir Prices range from one to fivedollars. Los precios van desde uno acinco dólares.

O range of mountains cordillera, ca-dena de montañas. O rifle range tiro alblanco. O to be within range estar atiro Wait till the deer is within range.Espere a que el venado esté en linea detiro.

|| Are we out of range of hearing?¿Estamos bastante lejos para que nonos oigan?

rank [n] fila Only the first rank hadguns. Solamente la primera fila teníafúsiles. A grado He has the rank ofcaptain. Tiene el grado de capitán.O rank and file tropa This order isfor the rank and file. Esta orden espara la tropa.

|| This city ranks low in importance.

- Esta ciudad es de poca importancia.|| That tobacco you're smoking is rank.Ese tabaco que Ud. fuma apesta.

rap [w] golpe.

• [v] golpear.

rapid rápido He made a rapid journey.Hizo un viaje rápido.

O rapids rápidos del río The rapidsare stronger this year than last. Losrápidos del río son más fuertes esteaño que el pasado.

rapidly rápidamente.

rare raro.

O rare meat carne medio cruda.

rash [w] erupción (skin).

rash [adj] imprudente (reckless).

raspberry frambuesa.

rat rata.

rate [w] velocidad This car can go at therate of sixty miles per hour. Este au-tomóvil puede ir a una velocidad desesenta millas por hora. A tarifa Thepostage rate is six cents per ounce.La tarifa postal es de seis centavospor onza.

• [v] merecer He rates a reward forthat. Merece un premio por eso.

O at any rate en todo caso He ar-rived today; at any rate his baggage ishere. Llegó hoy; en todo caso aquíestá su equipaje. O at the rate of arazón de You can pay the bill at therate of five dollars per week. Ud.puede pagar la cuenta a razón decinco dólares por semana. O at this(that) rate a este paso. O first-ratede primera This book is definitely first-rate. Sin duda es un libro de primera.

|| He charges more than the regularrate. Cobra más de lo debido. ||TP/iatis the rate of exchange? ¿A cómo estáel cambio? || He rates high in my esti-mation. Le tengo en gran estima.|| I feel first-rate. Me siento de lomejor,rather un poco, algo It is rather cold ondeck. Hace un poco de frío sobrecubierta. A más bien, mejor dicho Hewas running or, rather, walking fast.Iba corriendo o mejor dicho, andandode prisa.

O rather than más bien que, antesque Let's go there rather than hurt herfeelings. Vamos allá antes que seofenda.

|| I'd rather have ice cream. Preferi-ría tomar helado.rattle [w] sonajero Give the baby hisrattle. Dale el sonajero al niño.

• [v] batir The window rattled allnight. La ventana estuvo batiendotoda la noche.

rave delirar He raved like a madman.Deliraba como un loco.

O to rave about comentar con admira-ción Everyone raved about my gown.Todos comentaron mi traje con admira-ción.

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raw

ENGLISH-SPANISH

recall

raw crudo This meat is nearly raw. Estacarne está casi cruda. A en rama Theship is carrying raw cotton. El vaporlleva algodón en rama. A novato, bisoñoHe had only raw soldiers to use forthe work. No tenía más que soldadosbisónos para el trabajo. A desapacibleThere's a raw wind today. Hoy haceun viento muy desapacible. A despelle-jado Her face is raw because of thewind. Tiene la cara despellejada porel viento.

O raw material materia prima Theraw materials must be shipped in. Lasmaterias primas tienen que ser im-portadas. ° raw place matadura Thehorse has a raw place on its back. Elcaballo tiene una matadura en el lomo.

ray rayo.

rayón rayón, seda artificial.

razor navaja de afeitar.

O razor blade hoja de afeitar, nava-jilla.

reach alcanzar Can you reach the sugar?¿Puede Ud. alcanzar el azúcar? A lle-gar hasta Her gown reaches the floor.El traje le llega hasta el suelo. A llegarTell me when we reach the city. Aví-seme cuando lleguemos a la ciudad.O in reach of al alcance de Is it inreach of the dog? ¿Está al alcancedel perro? O out of reach fuera delalcance The job he wanted was outof his reach. El puesto que queríaestaba fuera de su alcance.

react reaccionar.

reaction reacción.

read leer Please read the instructions.Haga el favor de leer las instruc-ciones.—Please read it to me. Hagael favor de leérmelo. A sonar Thisreads like a fairy tale. Esto suena acuento de hadas.

reader lector (person); libro de lectura(book).

ready preparado When will dinner beready? ¿Cuándo estará preparada lacomida? A listo, preparado Vil be readyin ten minutes. Estaré listo dentro dediez minutos. A dispuesto I am readyto go anywhere I am sent. Estoydispuesto a ir a donde me manden.

O ready-made hecho I bought a ready-made suit. Compx-é un traje hecho.

real verdadero Is this real marble or imi-tation? ¿Es mármol verdadero o imi-tación?—What was his real reason?¿Cuál era la razón verdadera quetenía? A real That never happens inreal life. Eso nunca sucede en la vidareal.

O real silk seda natural.

reality realidad.

realize darse cuenta de, comprender Idid not realize that you were interestedin that. No me di cuenta de que Ud.estaba interesado en eso. A realizarHe has never realized his desire to owna house. Nunca ha realizado su deseode tener casa propia. A ganar, obtenerHe has realized a profit. Ha obtenidoganancias.

really verdaderamente, en realidad Heis really younger than he looks. Enrealidad es más joven de lo que parece.¡|| Really? or Well, really! ¿De veras?¡Vaya, que cosa! or ¿De verdad? ¡Nome lo digas!

rear [n] parte de atrás, parte de detrásPlease move to the rear of the bus.Por favor, pasen a la parte de detrásdel autobús.

• [adj] de atrás You'll have to usethe rear door while the house is beingpainted. Tendrá que usar la puerta deatrás mientras pintan la casa.

• [t>] criar I was born and reared ona farm. Nací y me crié en una granja.A encabritarse Her horse reared sud-denly and threw her. El caballo seencabritó de pronto y la tiró.

reason [w] razón I can't figure out thereason why he did it. No me explicopor qué razón lo hizo.—He was stub-born, but we brought him to reason.Estaba testarudo pero le hicimos en-trar en razón. A motivo I have reasonto think that we will never see himagain. Tengo motivos para pensarque nunca volveremos a verle.

• [v] razonar The child cannot reason.El niño no puede razonar. A discutirWe reasoned with her until she changedher mind. Discutimos con ella hastaque cambió de modo de pensar.

O to lose one's reason perder la razónIf this goes on, I'll lose my reason. Sisigue esto, voy a perder la razón.

0 to reason out resolver / tried to rea-son it out. Traté de resolverlo. O tostand to reason ser lógico.

|| Please listen to reason. Sea Ud.

razonable,reasonable razonable, justo.rebel [n] rebelde He was always a rebel.

Siempre fué rebelde.rebel [v] rebelarse Didn't anyone rebel

against his decision? ¿No se rebeló

nadie contra su decisión?recall recordar Your face is familiar, but

1 can't recall your name. Su cara me esfamiliar, pero no puedo recordar su

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receipt

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refer

nombre. A retirar The ambassador wasrecalled. Retiraron el embajador.

receipt [??] recibo Be sure to get a re-ceipt when you deliver the package. Noolvide Ud. de pedir un recibo cuandoentregue el paquete.• [v] poner el recibí Please receipt thisbill. Haga Ud. el favor de poner elrecibí en esta cuenta.

O receipts ingresos, entradas Ourreceipts will just pay for otir expenses.Los ingresos cubren exactamentenuestros gastos.

receive recibir Have you received theletter? ¿Ha recibido Ud. la carta?—The speech was well received by theaudience. El discurso fué bien recibidopor el auditorio.—He was on hand toreceive the guests. Estaba allí pararecibir a los convidados.

receiver receptor.

recent reciente.

reception recibimiento {greeting) ; recep-ción (party).

recess recreo (rest); nicho (niche).

recipe receta.

recite recitar.

reckless imprudente, temerario.

reckon creer / reckon I'll go to suppernow. Creo que voy a cenar ahora.

O reckon up calcular Have you reck-oned up the expense? ¿Ha calculadoUd. los gastos? O reckon with contarcon They didn't reckon with theirfather's opposition. No contaron conla oposición de su padre.

recognize reconocer / recognize him byhis voice. Le reconozco por la voz.—Have they recognized the new govern-ment? ¿Han reconocido el nuevo go-bierno? A dar la palabra Wait till thechairman recognizes you. Espere hastaque el presidente le dé la palabra.A percibir, reconocer No one recognizedhis genius while he was alive. Ningu-no reconoció su genio mientras vivió.

recommend recomendar Can you recom-mend a good restaurant? ¿Puede Ud.recomendarme un buen restaurante?

recommendation recomendación.

reconcile reconciliar Were they recon-ciled after their quarrel? ¿Se hanreconciliado después de la pelea?

O to become reconciled resignarseHas he become reconciled to his mis-fortune? ¿Se ha resignado con susuerte?

record [n] registro They looked for hisname in the church records. Buscaronsu nombre en los registros de la iglesia.A record He broke all speed records.

Batió todos los records de velocidad.A disco Do you have many jazz records ?¿Tiene Ud. muchos discos de jazz?A antecedentes He has a criminal rec-ord. Tiene antecedentes penales.

• [adj~\ extraordinario We had a rec-ord crop this year. Hemos tenido unacosecha extraordinaria este año.

O on record registrado This is theworst earthquake on record. Este esel temblor más fuerte que se ha regis-trado. O to keep a record apuntar,llevar cuenta Keep a careful record ofall expenses. Apunte cuidadosamentetodos los gastos.

|| Let me go on record against thisidea. Que conste que estoy en contrade esta idea.

record [i>] llevar el registro Where dothey record births? ¿Dónde llevan elregistro de los nacimientos? AgrabarWhat company records your songs?¿Qué compañía graba los discos de suscanciones?ecover restablecerse How long did it takeyou to recover from your operation?¿Cuánto tiempo tardó Ud. en restable-cerse de la operación? A recobrar I re-covered my match within a week.Recobré mi reloj en menos de unasemana.

O to recover oneself recobrar la se-renidad He lost his temper but soonrecovered himself. Sen enfadó, pero enseguida recobró la serenidad.

recreation recreo.

recruit [«] recluta.

• [r] reclutar.red rojo.

Red Cross Cruz Roja.

redeem salvar Generosity is his onlyredeeming feature. La generosidad esla única cualidad que le salva. A desem-peñar Did you redeem your ivatch?¿Ha desempeñado el reloj?

red tape papeleo.

reduce reducir They're selling out alltheir stock at reduced prices. Estánvendiendo las existencias a precios re-ducidos. A adelgazar I'm on a reducingdiet. Sigo un régimen para adelgazar.O to be reduced to verse obligado aThey were reduced to begging. Se vie-ron obligados a pedir limosna.

reduction reducción.

refer referirse This law refers only toaliens. Esa ley se refiere sólo a los ex-tranjeros.

O to refer to hablar de / won't haveyou refer to my friend that way. No

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reference

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relative

quiero que hable Ud. de mi amigo de

esa manera.

|| Can you refer me to a good book

on the subject? ¿Me puede Ud. indicar

un buen libro sobre esa materia?reference referencia.refine refinar.reflect reflejar.reform [w] reforma They mayor has made

many reforms. El alcalde ha hecho

muchas reformas.

• [v] corregir, reformar Don't try toreform him. No trate de corregirle.

O reform school reformatorio Theseboys should be sent to a reform school.Habría que mandar a estos muchachosa un reformatorio.refrain [w] estribillo.

• [v~\ reprimir. A evitar They have torefrain from making so much noise.Tienen que evitar hacer tanto ruido.

refresh refrescar.

refreshment refresco.

refrigerator refrigerador, refrigeradora,

nevera.refuge refugio.refugee refugiado.refund [w] reembolso, reintegro.

• [v] reembolsar, devolver.

refuse [w] basura Throw it out with therest of the,refuse. Tírelo con el restode la basura.

refuse [v] rechazar, no querer aceptar /offered him a drink, but he refused it.Le ofrecí un trago, pero no quiso acep-tarlo. A negarse a The committee re-fused to accept his resignation. Lajunta se negó a aceptar su dimisión.A rechazar, decir que no She has re-fused him again. Le ha dicho que nootra vez.

regard [w] consideración, respeto Showsome regard for your parents. TengaUd. consideración con sus padres.

• [v~¡ considerar He is regarded as agreat pianist. Es considerado como ungran pianista.

O regarding acerca de. O regardsmemorias, recuerdos Send my regardsto your mother. Envíele recuerdos demi parte a su madre. ° with regard to,in regard to con respecto a.

regardless sin tener en cuenta, sin hacercaso.

region región.

• O] certificar He got a registeredletter. Ha recibido una carta certifi-cada. A matricularse Have you regis-

tered for the course yet? ¿Se ha matri-culado ya en ese curso? A registrar,inscribir They're registered in thehotel. Están registrados en el hotel.O cash register caja registradora.regret [??] pena He was tormented byregret. Estaba atormentado por lapena.

• [v] sentir I've always regretted nothaving traveled. Siempre he sentidono haber viajado.

O to send regrets excusarse Everyonesent their regrets. Todos se excusaron.|| / have no regrets for what I'vedone. No siento lo que he hecho.

regular regular, corriente This is theregular procedure. Este es el procedi-miento corriente. A metódico He lives avery regular Ufe. Lleva una vida muymetódica. A regular Is there regidarbus service to town? ¿Hay un servicioregular de autobuses a la ciudad?A verdadero That storm was a regularflood. Esa tormenta fué un verdaderodiluvio.

regularly con regularidad.

regulate regular.

regulation regla, reglamento.

rehearsal ensayo.

rehearse ensayar.

reign [n\ reinado.

• [v] reinar.rein rienda,reject [v] rechazar.rejoice gozar, regocijarse.

relate relatar, contar Can you relatesome of your adventures? ¿Puede Ud.contar algunas de sus aventuras?

O to be related to estar emparentadocon Are you related to that man? ¿EstáUd. emparentado con ese hombre?

relation pariente They invited all theirfriends and relations to the wedding.Convidaion a todos sus amigos y pa-rientes a la boda. A relación Our rela-tions with the mayor are excellent.Estamos en muy buenas relaciones conel alcalde.

O in relation to con relación a, conrespecto a You must judge his work inrelation to the circumstances. Hayque juzgar su trabajo con relación alas circunstancias. ° to have no rela-tion to no tener nada que ver con Thatscene has no relation to the rest of theplay. Esta escena no tiene nada quever con el resto de la obra.

relative [n~\ pariente They are close rela-tives. Son parientes cercanos.

• [adj~\ relativo Everything in life isrelative. Todo es relativo en la vida.

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relax

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rent

O to be relative to depender de Themerits of this proposal are relative toparticular conditions. Las ventajasde esta proposición dependen de condi-ciones especiales.

relax descansar.

release [v] soltar Release the brake.Suelte el freno. A relevar You're re-leased from your promise. Queda rele-vado de su promesa.

reliable seguro, digno de confianza.

relie reliquia.

relief alivio Did you get any relief fromthe medicine I gave you? ¿Ha notadoUd. alivio con la medicina que le di?A descanso I'll fiyiish the work while youtake your relief. Terminaré el traba-jo mientras Ud. se toma descanso.A socorros Relief has been sent to theflooded villages. Han enviado socorrosa los pueblos inundados. A socorro deparo // he loses his job, they'll haveto go on relief. Si pierde su puestotendrán que pedir socorro de paro.

relieve quitar Can you give me somethingto relieve this headache? ¿Me puededar algo que me quite este dolor decabeza? A sustituir Will you relieveme for a few minutes? ¿Quiere Ud.sustituirme unos minutos? A disminuirWhat can we do to relieve the monot-ony? ¿Qué podemos hacer para dis-minuir la monotonía?

religion religión.

religious religioso.

rely O to rely on depender de, contarcon I'd hate to rely on him for anythingI want done in a hurry. Me molestaríatener que depender de él para algo quese tenga que hacer con prisa.

remain quedar Will he remain in schoolanother year? ¿Se quedará en la es-cuela otro año? or ¿Se quedará en laescuela un año más? A quedar, faltarXo thing else remains to be done. Noqueda nada más que hacer.

remainder resto.

remains restos, sobras Clear away theremains of dinner. Quite los restos dela comida. A restos Where did theybury his remains? ¿Dónde han ente-rrado sus restos?

remark [n] observación That was an un-kind remark. Esa ha sido una obser-vación molesta (or dura).• [v] hacer comentarios He remarkedon her appearance. Hizo comentariossobre su aspecto.

remarkable notable.

remedy [n] remedio Try this remedy for

your cough. Pruebe este remedio parala tos.

• [v] remediar Complaining won'tremedy the situation. Quejándose, nose remediará la situación.

remember acordarse de Do you rememberwhen he said that? ¿Se acuerda Ud. decuando dijo eso?—Remember to turnout the lights. Acuérdese de apagarlas luces. A recordar I can't rememberhis name. No puedo recordar su nom-bre. A tener presente, incluir I'll re-member you in my will. Le tendrépresente en mi testamento. A dar re-cuerdos Remember me to your mother.Déle recuerdos de mi parte a su madre.|| He always remembers us at Christ-mas. Siempre nos felicita en Navidad.or Siempre se acuerda de nosotros enNavidad.

remembrance recuerdo.

remind recordar She reminds me of mymother. Me recuerda a mi madre.—// you don't remind me, I'll forget. SiUd. no me lo recuerda, se me olvidará.A venir a la memoria J am reminded ofan amusing story. Me viene a la memo-ria un cuento gracioso.

remit remitir.

remnant retal / bought a silk remnantfor a blouse. He comprado un retalde seda para una blusa.

remorse remordimiento.

remote remoto.

remove quitar Remove the lamp from thetable. Quite la lámpara de la mesa.A quitarse Please remove your hats.Hagan el favor de quitarse el som-brero. A extirpar They operated on himto remove a growth. Le hicieron unaoperación para extirparle un tumor.A suprimir Try to remove the cause ofthe disease. Procuren suprimir lacausa de la enfermedad.

render dejar, volver The shock renderedhim speechless. La impresión le dejómudo. A prestar For services rendered,ten dollars. Por servicios prestados,diez dólares.

O to render assistance prestar ayudaYou have rendered invaluable assist-ance. Ha prestado Ud. una ayuda in-estimable.

renew renovar.

rent [w] alquiler How much rent do youpay for the apartment? ¿Cuánto pagaUd. de alquiler por su piso?

• [v] alquilar He rented a house forthe summer. Alquiló una casa duranteel verano.—He rents boats to tourists.Alquila barcas a los turistas. A alqui-

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repair

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reserve

larse This car rents for a dollar anhour. Este auto se alquila a un dólarla hora.repair \n\ reparación A complete repairjob will take ten days. Se tardarándiez días en hacer todas las reparacio-nes.

• [v\ componer Can you repair myshoes in a hurry? ¿Puede Ud. compo-nerme los zapatos muy de prisa? A re-parar, remediar We can't repair thedamage done by that law. No podemosreparar el daño hecho por esa ley.

repairman reparador.

repeal [v] derogar.

repeat repetir He repeated what he hadjust said. Repitió lo que acababa dedecir.—Repeat this after me. RepitaUd. lo que yo diga. A volver a repre-sentar The play will be repeated nextweek. Volverán a representar la come-dia la semana que viene.

repel rechazar.

repent arrepentirse.

repetition repetición.

replace reemplazar We haven't been ableto get anyone to replace her. No hemosencontrado a nadie que la reemplace.A volver a colocar Replace those bookson the shelf when you're done withthem. Vuelva a colocar esos libros enel estante cuando termine de usarlos.

reply [w] respuesta What can you say inreply to this? ¿Qué respuesta puedeUd. dar a esto?

• [v] contestar He replied that theywould be glad to go. Contestó quetendrían mucho gusto en ir. A respon-der I refuse to reply to these charges.Me niego a responder a estas acusa-ciones.

report [«] informe He gave the report inperson. Dio su informe en persona.4 rumor I've heard a report that you'releaving. He oído el rumor de que Ud.se va. A estampido, escopetazo I hegun went off with a loud report. Aldispararse la escopeta dio en estam-pido muy fuerte.

• [v~[ hacer un informe, informar /will report on this matter tomorrow.Mañana haré un informe sobre esteasunto. A dar cuenta de He reportedthat everything was in order. Diocuenta de que todo estaba como debía.A decir It is reported that you're wast-ing money. Se dice que Ud. malgastael dinero. A hacer un reportaje Hereported the fire for his paper. Hizo unreportaje sobre el incendio para superiódico. A denunciar They reported

him to the police. Le denunciaron ala policía.

O to report for duty presentarse Re-port for duty Monday morning. Pre-séntese Ud. el lunes por la mañana.

reporter repórter, reportero.

repose [«] reposo.

• [v] reposar.

represent representar He's representedus in Congress for years. Nos ha repre-sentado en el parlamento durante mu-chos años.—What does this symbolrepresent? ¿Qué representa este sím-bolo?

representative diputado, [Am] repre-sentante Who's the representative fromyour district? ¿Quién es el diputadode su distrito? A típico This sketch isrepresentative of his style. Este dibujoes típico de su estilo.

reproach [n\ reproche They met him withtears and reproaches. Le recibieroncon lágrimas y reproches.

• [i>] reprochar My mother is alwaysreproaching me for my extravagance.Mi madre siempre me reprocha quederrocho el dinero.

reproduce reproducir.

republic república.

reputation reputación, fama.

request \n\ petición Please file a writtenrequest. Haga el favor de presentaruna petición escrita.—I'm writing youat the request of a friend. Le escriboa Ud. a petición de un amigo.

• [■"] pedir He requested us to takecare of his child. Nos pidió que cui-dásemos de su hijo.

require requerir You are required by lawto appear in person. La ley requiereque Ud. se presente en persona. A ne-cesitar How much do you require?¿Cuánto necesita Ud?

requirement exigencia He doesn't giveher enough money to meet all her re-quirements. No le da bastante dineropara satisfacer todas sus exigencias.A requisito, condición Our college won'tadmit him until he meets all the re-quirements. No será admitido ennuestra universidad hasta que llenetodos los requisitos.

research investigación.

resemble parecerse (a).

reservation reserva / accept your sugges-tion without reservation. Acepto susugestión sin reservas.

|| We telegraphed ahtad to the hotelfor reservations. Telegrafiamos al hotelcon anticipación pidiendo habitaciones.

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back on our reserves. Tendremos querecurrir a nuestras reservas.—You'reamong friends, so you can speak with-out reserve. Está Ud. entre amigos,puede hablar sin reserva.

• [r] reservar Is this seat reserved?¿Está reservado este asiento?

O reserved reservado / found himvery reserved. Me pareció muy reser-vado.

reservoir depósito.

reside residir.

residence residencia, domicilio.

resign dimitir, renunciar He resignedbecause they refused to give him araise. Dimitió porque no le quisieronascender. A resignar I'll have to resignmyself to being alone while you'reaway. Me tendré que resignar a estarsolo mientras estés fuera.

resignation dimisión, renuncia We heardthat he was going to hand in his resig-nation. Hemos oído que iba a presentarsu dimisión. A resignación He acceptedthe loss of his property tvith resigna-tion. Aceptó la pérdida de sus bienescon resignación.

resist resistir.

resistance resistencia.

resolute resuelto.

resolution resolución.

resolve [v~\ resolver.

resort [«] lugar (de veraneo) This re-sort has a fine beach for the children.Este lugar tiene una playa estupendapara los niños. A recurso As a lastresort he tried to bribe them. Comoúltimo recurso trató de sobornarlos.

O to resort to recurrir a We'll haveto resort to force if he won't comequietly. Tendremos que recurrir a lafuerza si no quiere venir por las buenas.

resound resonar.

resource recurso.

respect [n] respeto He has the respect ofeveryone he ivorks with. Tiene el re-speto de todos los que trabajan con él.

• [v~\ respetar / respect your opinion.Respeto su opinión.—They should re-spect our rights. Deben respetarnuestros derechos.

O in many respects en muchos puntosIn many respects I agree with you.En muchos puntos estoy de acuerdocon Ud. O ¡n what respect desde quépunto de vista In what respect is thistrue? ¿Desde qué punto de vista esesto verdad? O with (or in) respect totocante a, con respecto a With respectto this question, I still feel the sameway. Con respecto a esta cuestión sigopensando lo mismo.

If Have some respect for other peo-ple's opinions. Respete Ud. las opinio-nes de los demás.

respectable respetable.

respectful respetuoso.

respectfully respetuosamente.

|| Respectfully yours Su atto. y s. s.(Su atento y seguro servidor).

respective respectivo.

respond responder.

response respuesta, contestación.

responsibility responsabilidad.

responsible responsable He was declarednot responsible for his acts. Se le hadeclarado no responsable de sus actos.A de responsabilidad It is a most re-sponsible position. Es un puesto demucha responsabilidad. A de fiar / con-sider him a thoroughly responsible in-dividual. Le tengo por una personamuy de fiar.

O responsible for causa de His sti-a-tegy was responsible for the victory.Su estrategia fué causa de la victoria.|| He is responsible only to the presi-dent. Sólo tiene que dar cuenta de susactos al presidente.

rest [n] descanso A little rest would doyou a lot of good. Un pequeño descansole sentará muy bien.• [v] descansar Rest axvhile. DescanseUd. un rato.—Let the matter rest.Deje descansar el asunto. A dejar des-cansar Rest your eyes for a few days.Deje que sus ojos descansen unos días.A apoyar She rested her head on thepillow. Apoyó la cabeza en la almo-hada. A apoyarse The ladder is rest-ing against the hoxise. La escaleraestá apoyada contra la casa.—This ar-gument rests on insufficient evidence.Este razonamiento se apoya en prue-bas insuficientes. A estar Rest assuredthat I will take care of it. Puede Ud.estar seguro de que yo me ocuparé detodo.

O (as) for the rest por lo demás Forthe rest, I'm satisfied with the presentsituation. Por lo demás, estoy satis-fecho con esta situación. O at restparado Wait till the pointer is at rest.Espere Ud. hasta que el indicador estéparado. O the rest los demás, los otrosWhere are the rest of the boys? ¿Dóndeestán los otros muchachos? A el restoI'll do the rest of the job. Haré el restodel trabajo. A lo demás / understood alittle and guessed the rest. Entendí unpoco y adiviné lo demás.

|| The power rests with him. El tiene

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el poder. || This will put your mind atrest. Esto le tranquilizará a Ud.

restaurant restaurante Where's a goodcheap restaurant? ¿Dónde hay unrestaurante bueno y barato?

restless inquieto.

restore restaurar.

restrain dominar, contener / had to re-strain myself from insulting him. Metuve que dominar para no insultarle.

restrict no dar libertad My parents re-stricted me too much when I wasyoung. Mis padres no me dieron bas-tante libertad cuando era muchacho.|| The school library is restricted tostudents. La biblioteca de la escuelaes sólo para el uso de los estudiantes.

result [n] resultado The results werevery satisfactory. Los resultados eranmuy satisfactorios.

• [v] terminar The elections resultedin victory for the opposition. La elec-ción terminó con la victoria de laoposición.

|| A lot of trouble resulted from thegossip. Esa murmuración causó mu-chos disgustos.

retail al por menor.

retain retener.

retire retirarse.

retreat [n] retiro.

• [v] retirarse.

return [w] vuelta, regreso Vil take thematter up on my return. Trataré elasunto a mi vuelta. A provecho, réditoHow much of a return did you get onyour investment? ¿Qué réditos obtuvoUd. de su inversión?

• [adj~\ de vuelta / didn't use the re-turn half of the ticket. No he usado elbillete de vuelta.

• [v] devolver Will you return it whenyou are through? ¿Lo devolverá Ud.cuando haya terminado? A reelegir Hehas been returned to Congress severaltimes. Ha sido reelegido varias vecesmiembro del parlamento. A regresar,volver When did he return home?¿Cuándo volvió a su casa?

O by return mail a vuelta de correoTry to ansxver these letters by returnmail. Procure contestar estas cartas avuelta de correo. O returns resultadosHave the election returns come in yet?¿Han llegado ya los resultados de laselecciones.

|| Many happy returns of the day.Feliz cumpleaños.

reveal revelar.

revelation revelación.

revenge vengaza.

revenue rentas públicas.

reverence reverencia, veneración.

reverse [ri] contrario The facts are justthe reverse of what he told you. Loshechos son lo contrario de lo que el ledijo.

• [v] revocar Do you think the judgewill reverse his decision? ¿Cree Ud.que el juez revocará su decisión? A darvuelta We reversed our seat in thetrain so we could stretch our feet.Dimos vuelta a nuestro asiento en eltren para poder estirar las piernas.

O reverses contratiempos, revesesOur business met with reverses thisyear. Hemos tenido muchos revesesen los negocios este año. O to put (acar) in reverse meter la marcha atrás.review [n] repaso I hope we have a re-view in history. Ojalá tengamos unrepaso en historia. A revista Todaythere will be a review of the troops.Hoy pasarán revista a las tropas.—Let's get tickets for the review. Vamosa comprar billetes para la revista.

• [v] hacer la crítica de Who's re-viewing the play for the paper? ¿Quiénhará la crítica de la obra para el perió-dico? A repasar We reviewed our class-notes for the test. Repasamos nuestrosapuntes para el examen.

revise revisar.

revive hacer volver en sí, reanimar Thedoctor's trying to revive the lady whofainted. El doctor trata de hacer volveren sí a la señora que se desmayó.A restablecer The president helped re-vive business. El presidente ayudóa restablecer los negocios.

revolt [w] sublevación, rebelión.

• [i>] sublevarse.revolution revolución.revolve girar, dar vueltas.

O revolving door puerta giratoria Wewent through the revolving door. Pa-samos por la puerta giratoria.

revolver revólver.

reward [n] gratificación You may get itback if you offer a reward. Puede quese lo devuelvan si ofrece una gratifi-cación. A recompensa You deserve areward for all your hard work. MereceUd. una recompensa por haber traba-jado tanto.

• [i>] premiar, recompensar He wasrewarded with a promotion. Le recom-pensaron con un ascenso.

rheumatism reumatismo,rhumba rumba.rhyme rima.rhythm ritmo.

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rib costilla,

ribbon cinta / bought a yard of white rib-bon. Compré una yarda de cinta blanca.

rice arroz Please give me a pound of rice.Haga el favor de darme una libra dearroz.

rich rico He was adopted by a very richfamily. Una familia riquísima leadoptó. A fuerte / have to be carefulabout rich foods. Tengo que tenercuidado con las comidas fuertes. A fér-til, bueno This is very rich wheat land.Son unos campos de trigo muy buenos.O to be rich in tener mucho Spinachis rich in iron. Las espinacas tienenmucho hierro.

riches riqueza.

rid librar // you'd keep the door closedwe could rid the house of these flies.Si tuviera Ud. cerrada la puerta po-dríamos librar la casa de las moscas.O to get rid of quitarse Rest is whatyou need to get rid of that cold. Ud.necesita descanso para quitarse esecatarro. A librarse de Can't you getrid of that nuisance? ¿No se puede Ud.librar de ese estorbo?

ridden (See ride) montado He has riddenhorses all his life. Ha montado acaballo toda su vida.

I! How far have you ridden? ¿Quédistancia lleva Ud. recorrida?

riddle acertijo.

ride [w] paseo We went for a ride in hiscar. Dimos un paseo en su auto. A viajeIt's a short bus ride. Es un viaje cortoen autobús.

• [v"\ montar, andar Do you know howto ride a bike? ¿Sabe Ud. montar enbicicleta? A pasear, ir We rode in abeautiful car. Fuimos en un autoespléndido. A molestar Oh, stop ridingme. Oh, deje de molestarme. A teneruna marcha This car rides smoothly.Este auto tiene una marcha muy suave.

|| He gave me a ride in his car thewhole way. Me llevó en su auto todoel camino.

rider jinete.

ridicule [n] burla They greeted his sug-gestion with ridicule. Recibieron susugestión con burlas.

• [v] ridiculizar, poner en ridículo.ridiculous ridículo.

rifle rifle.

right [n] el bien You seem to have noidea of right and wrong. Parece queUd. no distingue el bien del mal.A derecho / have a right to go if I wantto. Tengo derecho a ir si quiero.

• [adj] correcto This is the right an-

swer. Esta es la contestación correcta.A bueno We'll leave tomorrow if theweather is right. Nos iremos mañanasi el tiempo está bueno. A derecho Hewears a ring on his right hand. Llevaun anillo en la mano derecha.• [adv] bien Do it right or not at all.Hágalo. Ud. bien o no lo haga. A mismoThe book's right there on the shelf.El libro está ahí mismo en el estante.O all right bien He does his work allright. Hace su trabajo bien.—Every-thing will turn out all right. Todosaldrá bien. A está bien, bueno Allright, I'll do it if you want me to.Bueno, lo haré si Ud. quiere. O in . . .right mind en . . . cabales You're notin your right mind. No está Ud. ensus cabales. O on the right de laderecha Take the road on the right.Tome Ud. el camino de la derecha.O right angle ángulo recto. O rightaway ahora mismo Let's go right awayor we'll be late. Vamos ahora mismo,si no llegaremos tarde. O right nowen este momento I'm busy right now.En este momento estoy ocupado. O rightside el derecho Which is the right sideof this material? ¿Cuál es el derechode esta tela? O to be right tener razónHe's right about everything. Tienerazón en todo. O to right a wrongcorregir un abuso.

|| Go right ahead. Siga Ud. || I'll beright there. Ahora mismo voy. ||/íserves him right. Se ha llevado lo quemerecía. || Is this the right way to doit? ¿Se hace de esta manera? or ¿Esasí? || That's right. Eso es. || The bul-let went right through his arm. Labala le atrevesó el brazo. || They foughtright to the end. Lucharon hasta elfin. || This one is the right size. Esteestá bien de tamaño. || You did not dothe right thing by him. No se haportado como debía con él.

rigid rígido.

rind corteza.

ring [«] anillo This ring is too smalleven for my little finger. Este anillome está pequeño hasta en el dedomeñique. A círculo They formed a ringaround the speaker. Se colocaron encírculo alrededor del orador. A ring,cuadrilátero We had seats near thering. Estábamos sentados cerca delring. A boxeo He has just retired fromthe ring. Acaba de retirarse del boxeo.A organización They broke up the ringof spies. Destruyeron la organizaciónde espionaje.

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O napkin ring servilletero.ring [n] timbre His voice has a familiarring. Su voz tiene un timbre familiar.

• [v] sonar The phone rang. Sonó elteléfono. A tocar Ring the bell. Toqueel timbre. A resonar The hall rangwith applause. Los aplausos resonaronen el salón. A parecer His offer ringstrue. Su proposición parece sincera.

O to give a ring llamar por teléfonoGive me a ring tomorrow. Llámememañana. O to ring out sonar Two shotsrang out. Sonaron dos detonaciones.O to ring up llamar por teléfono Ringhim up some night next week. Llámeleuna noche de la semana próxima.

rinse enjuagar.

riot [n] tumulto, motín He was injured inthe riot. Le hirieron en el motín.

• [v] amotinarse The people rioted inthe streets. La gente se amotinó enlas calles.

|| That movie is a riot. Esa películaes divertidísima.rip [«] rasgón You have a rip in yoursleeve. Tiene Ud. un rasgón en lamanga.

• [v] rasgar / ripped my pants climb-ing the fence. Me rasgué el pantalónal saltar la cerca. A descoser Rip thehem and I'll shorten the skirt for you.Descosa Ud. el dobladillo y le acor-taré la falda.

ripe maduro The strawberries should beripe in another week or two. Lasfresas estarán maduras dentro de unao dos semanas.

|| He lived to a ripe old age. Vivióhasta una edad muy avanzada. || Thetime is ripe for action. Ha llegado elmomento de actuar.

ripple [n] rizo, onda.

• [v] rizar, ondear.

rise [w] subida The people protestedagainst the rise in prices. La genteprotestó de la subida de los precios.A elevación del terreno, altura Thehouse is on a little rise. La casa estásituada en une pequeña elevación delterreno.

• [v] crecer The river's rising fast.El río está creciendo rápidamente.A Levantarse When will the curtainrise? ¿A qué hora levantaran el telón?

APonerse de pie The men all rose as wecame in. Los hombres se pusieron depie cuando entramos. A subir Pricesare still rising. Los precios siguensubiendo. A ascender He rose to animportant post. Ascendió a un puestoimportante. A salir The sun rises early

at this time of year. El sol sale tem-prano en esta época del año.

O to give rise to dar origen a, origi-nar The rumor gave rise to a lot of un-necessary worry. El rumor originómuchas preocupaciones innecesarias.O to rise to the occasion hacer frentea, estar a la altura de You can dependon her to rise to the occasion. PuedeUd. confiar en que ella sabrá hacerfrente a las circunstancias.risk [w] riesgo.

• [v] arriesgarse.rite rito.

rival [n] rival.

• [v] competir Her beauty rivaledthat of the queen's. Su hermosura com-petía con la de la reina.

river río.

rivet [w] remache.

• [v] remachar.roach cucaracha.

road carretera, camino The road is get-ting steadily worse. La carretera escada vez peor. A camino, vía He's wellon the road to recovery. Está en caminode restablecerse.

O to go on the road representar enprovincias. When does the show go onthe road? ¿Cuándo representarán esaobra en provincias?

roam vagar.

roar [w] rugido The lion let out a roar.El león lanzó un rugido. A estruendoDo you hear the roar of the motors?¿Oye Ud. el estruendo de los motores?

• [v] rugir The lion was roaring inhis cage. El léon rugía en la jaula.

| They roared with laughter. Semorían de risa.roast [n] carne para asar Buy a bigroast. Compre Ud. un pedazo grandede carne para asar.

• [adj~\ asado Do you like roast duck?¿Le gusta a Ud. el pato asado?

• [v] asar That chicken should beroasted longer. Ese pollo hay queasarlo más. I'm roasting in here, howabout you? Me estoy asando aquídentro, ¿Y Ud.?

roast beef rosbif, carne de vaca asada,rob robar They'll rob you of everything

you've got. Le robarán todo lo que

tiene Ud.robber ladrón.robbery robo.

robe bata (dressing gown).robin petirrojo.rock [ti] roca Their house is built on

solid rock. Su casa está construida

sobre la roca. A escollo The ship ivas

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rotten

wrecked on a rock. El barco naufragócontra un escollo. A piedra That's nopebble, that's a rock. No es una china,es una piedra.

rock [v] vibrar, temblar The earthquakemade the whole house rock. El temblorhizo vibrar la casa entera. A mecerRock the baby to sleep. Meza el niñohasta que se duerma. A balancearse,mecerse Stop rocking in that chair.Deja de mecerte en la silla.

rod varilla, barra We need new curtainrods. Necesitamos varillas nuevas pa-ra las cortinas. A caña / bought a newfishing rod. He comprado una nuevacaña de pescar.

roll [w] rollo Did you buy a roll of wrap-ping paper? ¿Compró Ud. un rollo depapel de envolver? A lista Have theycalled the roll yet? ¿ Han pasado yala lista? A fajo He took out a big rollof bills. Sacó un gran fajo de billetes.A panecillo I like coffee and rolls forbreakfast. Me gusta desayunar café ypanecillos.

• [v] hacer rodar Roll the barrel overhere. Haga rodar el barril hasta aquí.A rodar The ball rolled doivn the hill.La pelota rodó cuesta abajo. A en-rollar hacer He rolls his own ciga-rettes. El mismo hace sus cigarillos.A pasar el rodillo The court needs roll-ing. Hay que pasar el rodillo por elcampo de tenis. A balancearse, mo-verse The ship rolled heavily. El barcose balanceaba mucho.

O roll by pasar / get more homesickas the months roll by. Tengo más nos-talgia a medida que pasan les meses.O to roll along andar, ir This car rollsalong smoothly. Este auto anda suave-mente. O to roll into a ball hacer unabola Roll the paper into a ball for thekitten to play with. Haga una bolade papel para que el gatito juegue conella. O to roll out extender (con elrollo) Roll the dough out thin. Ex-tienda la masa muy delgada. ° to rollup enrollar We rolled up the rug. En-rollamos la alfomba. A remangarseRoll up your shirt sleeves a little bit.Remangúese Ud. un poco las mangasde la camisa.

|| Roll over. Dése la vuelta.

roller rueda {caster).

romance amor He was the one romancein her life. Fué el único amor de suvida. A novela romántica She wasreading a romance. Estaba leyendouna novela romántica. A diversiónThere isii't much romance in xvashing

dishes. No es muy divertido lavar losplatos.

romantic romántico.

roof tejado The tin roof's only temporary.El tejado de lata es provisional.

O roof of the mouth paladar / burnedthe roof of my mouth. Me quemé elpaladar. O to be roofed with tener eltejado de The cottage is roofed withslate. La quinta tiene el tejado depizarra.

room \n\ cuarto, habitación Where can Irent a furnished room? ¿Dónde puedoalquilar un cuarto amueblado? A sitioIs there room for one more? ¿Hay sitiopara uno más?

• [v] alojarse Where is he rooming?¿Dónde se aloja?

O room and board pensión completaWhat do they charge for room andboard? ¿Cuánto piden por la pensióncompleta?

|| / see a lot of room for improvement.Me parece que se podría mejorarmucho.

rooming house pensión.

rooster gallo.

root raíz This tree has very deep roots.Este árbol tiene las raices muy pro-fundas. A origen Let's get at the rootof the matter. Vayamos al origen delasunto.

O by the roots de raíz The hurricanepulled up the trees by the roots. Elhuracán arrancó los árboles de raíz.O to take root arraigar Has the rose-bush taken root yet? ¿Arraigó ya elrosal?

rope cuerda, soga He slid down the rope.Se deslizó por la cuerda.

° to give (one) rope dar libertad,dejar suelto His father gave him toomuch rope. Su padre le dejó demasiadosuelto. O to know the ropes Estar altanto de las cosas.

rose rosa They presented the singer witha bouquet of roses. Le regalaron a lacantante un ramo de rosas.

O bed of roses lecho de rosas His lifeis no bed of roses! ¡Su vida no es unlecho de rosas!

rosebush rosal Hoiv do you like my rose-bushes? ¿Le gustan a Ud. mis rosales?

rosy rosado.

rot pudrir(se).

rotation rotación

rotten podrido The peaches in the bottomof the basket are rotten. Los meloco-tones del fondo del cesto están podridos.A malo That was a rotten trick Esafué una mala jugada.

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ruffle

rouge colorete.

rough [adj~\ tempestuoso, agitado Thewater's pretty rough today. El aguaestá hoy muy agitada. A quebradoHow well can this truck take roughground? ¿Marcha bien este camión porun terreno quebrado? A áspero Thebark of this tree is very rough. Lacorteza de este árbol es muy áspera.A sin pulimentar This table is made ofrough planks. Esta mesa está hechade tablas sin pulimentar. A aproximadoThis will give you a rough idea. Estole dará una idea aproximada. A duro,malo They had a rough time of it. Laspasaron muy duras or Pasaron unamala temporada. A brusco The teacherwas rough with the students. El maes-tro era brusco con sus alumnos.

• [adv~\ duramente, con dureza Treathim rough! ¡Trátale con dureza!

O rough draft borrador Here's arough draft of my speech. Aquí estáel borrador de mi discurso. -O to roughit vivir sin comodidades He didn't en-joy roughing it last summer. No legustó vivir sin comodidades el veranopasado.round [íi] asalto In what round was theboxer knocked out? ¿En qué asaltoquedó fuera de combate el boxeador?A ronda He ordered another round ofdrinks. Pidió otra ronda. A recorridoThe newsboy is on his rounds. El chicode los periódicos está haciendo su re-corrido.

• [adj~\ redondo They have a roundtable in the living room. Tienen unamesa redonda en la sala. A I'm speak-ing in round numbers. Habla en nú-meros redondos. A lleno What nice,round, rosy cheeks! ¡Qué mejillas másllenas y rosadas!

• [i>] dar la vuelta a As soon as youround the comer you will see the store.En cuanto dé la vuelta a la esquinaverá Ud. la tienda.

• [prep] a la vuelta de He's just com-ing round the comer. Ahora mismollega a la vuelta de la esquina. A al-rededor The handkerchief has laceround the edge. El pañuelo tiene unborde de encaje.

O all the year round Todo el año /live here all the year round. Vivo aquítodo el año. O to go round dar la vuel-ta a I'll go round the block with you.Daré la vuelta a la manzana con Ud.O to go round and round dar vueltasThey were waltzing round and round.Daban vueltas bailando el vals. O to

round off redondear Round off the cor-ners a little. Redondee un poco lasesquinas. O to round out completar /need this to round out my collection.Me falta esto para completar mi colec-ción.

|| Is there enough candy to go round?¿Hay bastantes dulces para todos?| That story sure made the rounds.Ese cuento ha corrido por todas partes.

round trip viaje de ida y vuelta.

O round-trip ticket boleto de ida yvuelta [Am], billete de ida y vueltaÍSp].

rouse despertar.

route ruta, vía.

routine [ri\ marcha You've been disturb-ing the office routine. Ha estado Ud.dificultando la marcha de la oficina.

• [adj~\ rutinario That's just a routinejob. Es un trabajo rutinario.

row [rt] pelea, bochinche We had quite a

row on our street last night. Anoche

se armó un bochinche bastante grande

en nuestra calle.row [rc] fila They stood in a row awaiting

their turn. Estaban en fila esperando

su turno.row [v] remar You'll have to row too.

También tiene Ud. que remar.

|| Row me across the river. Lléveme

al otro lado del río.royal real, regio.rub [íi] fricción The nurse gave him an

alcohol rub. La enfermera le dio una

fricción con alcohol.

• [v] rozar The back of the chair'srubbing (against) the wall. El res-paldo de la silla roza (contra) lapared. A frotar He rubbed his handstogether. Se frotó las manos. A res-tregar Better rub the clothes hard orthey won't get clean. Hay que restre-gar bien la ropa porque si no, noquedará limpia.

O to rub in machacar / know I'mwrong, don't rub it in. Sé que no tengorazón, no machaques más. O to rub outborrar You forgot to rub out yourname. Se ha olvidado Ud. de borrarsu nombre.

rubber caucho, [Am] hule They used alot of rubber in these tires. Han usadomucho caucho en estos neumáticos.

rubbers zapatos de hule [Mex and C.A.],chanclos [Sp~\, zapatones [Colom].

rubbish basura.

rude descortés Don't be so rude! ¡Nosea Ud. tan descortés!

ruffle [n] volante.

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run

rug alfombra / like oriental rugs. Me

gustan las alfombras orientales.ruin [n] ruina He caused the ruin of his

family. Causó la ruina de su familia.

—You'll be the ruin of me. Tu vas a

ser mi ruina.

• [v] estropear This material's ruined.Esta tela está estropeada. A dañarThe frost will ruin the crop. La es-carcha va a dañar la cosecha. A arrui-nar He's ruining his health. Estáarruinando su salud.

O ruins ruinas Did you ever visit theruins of the Coliseum? ¿Ha visitadoUd. las ruinas del Coliseo? A ruinas,escombros They were hunting for bod-ies among the ruins. Buscaban cadá-veres entre los encombros. O to beruined arruinarse He was ruined inthe bank failure. Se arruinó en laquiebra del banco.rule [«] regla What are the rules of thegame? /Cuáles son las reglas deljuego? A dominio, mando This islandhas been under foreign rule for years.Hace muchos años que esta isla estábajo el dominio extranjero.

• [v~\ rayar. / want a tablet of ruledwriting paper. Necesito un bloc depapel rayado. A llevar, guiar He'sruled by his emotions. Se deja llevarpor sus emociones. A regir, gobernarThe same family has been ruling forgenerations. La misma familia gobier-na hace muchos años.

O as a rule por regla general As arule I don't drink. Por regla generalno bebo. O to rule out excluir Thisdoesn't entirely rule out the other pos-sibility. Esto no excluye enteramentela otra posibilidad.

| That sort of thing is the rulearound here. Eso es lo que se hace poraquí.

ruler regla Measure this line with a rider.Mida esta línea con una regla. A gober-nante The new ruler of this country iswell liked. El nuevo gobernante deeste país es muy querido.

rum ron.

rumble [??] ruido sordo.

• [v] retumbar.rumor [n] rumor.

run [n] carrera He's coming on the run.Viene a la carrera. A There's a runin your stocking. Tiene Ud. una car-rera en la media. A viaje The truck-goes a hundred miles on each run. Elcamión hace cien millas en cada viaje.A racha That run of luck pulled him

out of debt. Esa racha de suerte losacó de sus deudas.

• O] correr You'll have to run if youwant to catch the train. Tiene quecorrer si quiere coger el tren. A / letthe water run down my back. Dejé queel agua me corriera por la espalda.A trepar Ivy is running up the wall.La yedra trepa por la pared. A pasarThe road runs right by my house. Elcamino pasa por delante de mi casa.A andar, marchar That engine hasn'trun well since we bought it. Ese mo-tor no anda bien desde que lo compra-mos. A manejar Can you run a wash-ing machine? ¿Sabe Ud. manejar unamáquina de lavar? A estar en vigorThis laiv runs until next year. Estaley estará en vigor hasta el añopróximo. A llegar My horse ran last.Mi caballo llegó el último. A clavarse/ ran a splinter into my finger. Meclavé una astilla en el dedo. A pasarRun the rope through this ring. Pase lasoga por esta anilla. A correrse,desteñirse These colors are guaranteednot to run. Se garantiza que estoscolores no se corran. A decir Hoiv doesthe first line run? ¿Qué dice el primerrenglón? A hacerse carreras Do rayonstockings run worse than silk? ¿Se lehacen más carreras a las medias derayón que a las de seda natural?

O in the long run a la larga You'rebound to succeed in the long run. Esseguro que a la larga tendrá Ud. éxito.O run down agotado de salud She looksterribly run down. Parece muy agotada.A abandonado The house is run down.La casa está muy abandonada. O tohave a running nose estar mocoso Thebaby's nose has been running for thelast few days. El niño está mocoso enestos días. O to run across (or into)encontrar When did you last run acrosshim? ¿Cuál fué la ultima vez que leencontró Ud? O to run a risk correrun riesgo. O to run around with ir encompañía de, andar con He's runningaround with a fast crotvd. Anda por ahícon unos juerguistas. O to run awayhuir, escaparse My dog ran away.Mi pei-ro se escapó. A huir He ranaway ivhen he saw me. Huyó al verme.O to run away with llevarse He ranaway with my best suit. Se llevó mimejor traje. O to run down acabarsela cuerda, pararse Wind up the clock-before it runs dotvn. Dé cuerda alreloj antes de que se pare. A atropellarHe was run down by a truck. Fué

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sad

atropellado por un camión. A hablarmal de She ran her sister down to allher friends. Habló mal de su hermanaa todos sus amigos. O to run dry se-carse The well never runs dry. El pozonunca se seca. O to run for presentarseWho ran for president that year1?¿Qué candidatos se presentaron parala presidencia aquel año? A ser can-didato para, aspirar a Do you think hewill run for mayor? ¿Cree Ud. queserá uno de los candidatos para laalcaldía? O to run in the family serde familia That trait runs in the fam-ily. Este es un rasgo de familia. O torun into chocar con The car ran into atree. El auto chocó con un árbol. O torun off fugarse She ran off with a sol-dier. Se fugó con un soldado. O torun out acabarse Our supply of sugarhas run out. El azúcar se nos haacabado. A echar They ran him out ofthe country. Le echaron del país. O torun out of acabársele a uno We ran outof ammunition. Se nos han acabadolas municiones. O to run over derra-marse, salirse The bathtub is runningover. Se está derramando el agua delbaño. A repasar Run over your partbefore the rehearsal. Repase supapel antes del ensayo. O to runshort andar escaso I'm running short-of cash. Ando escaso de dinero. O torun wild volverse salvaje They're let-ting their children run wild. Estándejando que sus hijos se vuelvan unossalvajes.

|| The run of that play is amazing.Es asombroso el número de veces quese ha dado esa obra. || There's a runon these goods. Hay una gran de-manda de estos artículos. || That's outof the usual run. Esto está fuera delo corriente. || That play has been run-ning a year. Esa obra la están dandodesde hace un año. || Don't leave thefaucet running. No deje el grifo abier-to. || In what sizes do these dressesrun? ¿En qué tallas se hacen estos

vestidos? If Along what lines do hisinterests run? ¿Qué cosas son las quele interesan? || Don't let your imagina-tion run away with you. No se dejellevar por su imaginación.

rung peldaño, travesano Is the top rungstrong enough? ¿Es bastante fuerteel peldaño superior?

runner corredor There ivere five runnersin the race. Hubo cinco corredores enla carrera. A patín One of the runnersof my sled is broken. Uno de los pa-tines de mi trineo está roto.

running board estribo.

rush [n] aglomeración At 5 o'clock there'salways a rush. A las cinco siemprehay mucha aglomeración. A prisaWhat's your rush? Por qué tiene tantaprisa? A junco That swamp was fullof rushes. Ese pantano estaba llenode juncos. A ruido You could hear therush of water. Se oía el ruido de lacorriente. ■

• [i>] darse prisa They rushed to thebank. Se dieron prisa para llegar albanco. A enviar con rapidez, inmedia-tamente Rush him to the hospital.Envíele inmediatamente al hospital.

° to rush through hacer de prisaThey rushed through their work. Hi-cieron de prisa el trabajo.

|| This is the rush season in our busi-ness. Esta es la época en que tenemosmás negocios. || It was a rush job.Era un trabajo que había que hacer deprisa. || The blood rushed to his face.Se sonrojó or Se puso colorado.rust [w] orín, herrumbre The knives arecovered with rust. Los cuchillos estáncubiertos de herrumbre.

• [v~\ oxidarse Oil the parts or theywill rust. Lubrique las piezas porquesi no se oxidarán.

rusty mohoso, herrumbroso.rut surco, rodada This road is full ofruts. Este camino está lleno de surcos.O to be in a rut no progresar.rye centeno.

sack saco / want a sack of potatoes.

Quiero un saco de patatas.

O to get the sack echar, despedir

How many in the office got the sack?

¿A cuántos echaron de la oficina?sacred sagrado.sacrifice [«] sacrificio.

• [v] sacrificar.

sad triste What happened to him wasvery sad. Fué muy triste lo que lesucedió. A pobre That's a sad excuse.Esa es una pobre excusa. A desgracia-do, triste Have you heard the sadnews of his death? ¿Se ha enteradode la triste noticia de su muerte?O to make sad entristecerse It makes

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sateen

me sad to see you looking so unhappy.Me entristece verla tan afligida.saddle [n] silla de montar.

• [v] ensillar.sadness tristeza.

safe [n] caja fuerte, caja de caudalesPlease put this in the safe. Haga elfavor de poner esto en la caja decaudales.

• [adj] seguro Is the bridge safe?¿Es seguro el puente? A He's safe injail. Está seguro en la cárcel. A asalvo You are safe now. Ahora estáUd. a salvo. A bien fundado That's asafe guess. Esa es una suposición bienfundada.

O safe and sound sano y salvo. O tobe on the safe side para mayor segu-ridad. Let's take ten dollars with usjust to be on the safe side. Llevemosdiez dólares para mayor seguridad.

safely sin peligro, a salvo.

O to arrive safely llegar sin novedad.

safety [«] protección, seguridad This isfor your safety. Esto es para suprotección.

• de seguridad Miners use safetylamps. Los mineros usan lámparas deseguridad.

safety pin imperdible.

sail [n] vela That boat has very pretty

sails. Ese barco tiene muy bonitas

velas.

• [i>] zarpar, hacerse a la mar Whendo we sail? ¿Cuándo zarpamos? A na-vegar This boat is sailing slowly. Estebarco navega lentamente. A embar-carse We sail for Europe today. Hoynos embarcamos para Europa. A lle-var, gobernar Can you sail a boat?¿Puede Ud. llevar un barco?

O to go for a sail dar un paseo pormar.

sailor marinero.

saint santo.

sake razón This is for the sake of econ-omy. Esto es por razón de economía.O for my sake por mi. O for yoursake por su bien, por consideración aUd.

|| For God's sake! ¡Por Dios!

salad ensalada.

salary salario, sueldo.

sale venta Our sales doubled this year.Nuestras ventas se duplicaron esteaño. A saldo When are you holding asale? ¿Cuándo va Ud. a tener unsaldo?

salesgirl vendedora.

salesman vendedor.

salmon salmón.

salon salón.

saloon taberna, cantina.salt [n] sal / want some salt for mymeat. Quiero sal para la carne.

• [adj~\ salado / like to swim in saltwater. Me gusta nadar en agua salada.

O salt pork cerdo en salazón Do youhave salt pork? ¿Tiene Ud. cerdo ensalazón? O to put salt poner sal Didyou put salt in the soup? ¿Ha puestoUd. sal en la sopa? O to salt awayguardar, conservar / understand he'ssalted away a good deal for his old age.Tengo entendido que ha guardadomucho dinero para su vejez. O totake with a grain of salt tomar conreserva, no tomar en serio / alwaystake what she says with a grain ofsalt. Siempre tomo lo que ella dicecon reserva.

salt shaker salero de mesa.

salute saludar.

salve emplasto, ungüento.

same mismo Can you go and be back onthe same day? ¿Puede Ud. ir y volveren el mismo día? — He's not the sameas he was ten years ago. Ya no es elmismo que era hace diez años. — Jgot up and he did the same. Me le-vanté y él hizo lo mismo. A igual Isthis the same as the other chair? ¿Es' esta silla igual a la otra?

O all the same lo mismo That's allthe same to me. A mí me da lo mismo.A no obstante, a pesar de todo All thesame, I want to see it. No obstante,quiero verlo.

sample [n] muestra. Here's a sample ofthe material I want. Aquí hay unamuestra de la tela que quiero.

• [v~\ probar Won't you sample someof this wine? ¿No quiere Ud. probarun poco de este vino?

sand arena.

sandal sandalia.

sandwich emparedado, sandwich.

sandy arenoso.

sane cuerdo, sano.

sanitarium sanatorio.

sanitary higiénico.

sap [«] savia This branch has no sap.Esta rama no tiene savia. A estúpido,topo He's an awful sap. ¡Es un estú-pido! or ¡Es un topo!

• [i>] agotar That work sapped ourstrength. Aquel trabajo agotó nuestrasfuerzas.

sapphire zafiro.sarcasm sarcasmo.sat See sit.sateen satén.

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scenery

satin raso.

satire sátira.

satisfaction satisfacción.

satisfactory satisfactorio Is everythingsatisfactory? ¿Es todo satisfactorio?

satisfy satisfacer / am not satisfied withmy new apartment. No estoy satis-fecho con mi nuevo apartamiento.—Does this answer satisfy you? ¿Lesatisface esta respuesta?

O to be satisfied estar seguro, estarconvencido I'm not satisfied that he'sguilty. No estoy convencido de que seaculpable. O to satisfy one's thirstapagar la sed, quitar la sed Will thisglass of beer satisfy your thirst? ¿Lequitará la sed este vaso de cerveza?

Saturday sábado.

sauce salsa.

saucer platillo, paila [Am].

sauerkraut col agria.

sausage salchicha.

savage salvaje.

save guardar Could you save this for me?¿Puede Ud. guardarme esto? A re-servar Is this seat being saved for any-body? ¿Está reservado este asiento?A cuidar, cuidarse Save your voice.Cuídese la voz. A salvar He saved herUfe. Le salvó la vida. A ahorrar,evitar You can save yourself thetrouble. Puede Ud. ahorrarse la mo-lestia. A coleccionar He saves stamps.El colecciona sellos.

saving [?i] ahorro.

savings ahorros.

O savings bank caja de ahorros.

savor [n] sabor, dejo.

saw [«] sierra, serrucho Could I borrowa saw? ¿Podría pedir prestado unserrucho?

• [v] aserrar He sawed the logs inhalf. Aserró los leños por la mitad.

say [n] opinión / insist on having mysay. Insisto en expresar mi opinión.

• \y\ decir What did you say? ¿Quédijo Ud.? — / said what I thought.Dije lo que pensaba. — They say it'sgoing to rain tonight. Dicen que va aHover esta noche. — I'll meet you, sayin an hour. Me encontraré con Ud.,digamos dentro de una hora. — Whatwas said at the meeting? ¿Qué dije-ron en la reunión?

|| He has the whole say around here.El único que opina aquí es él.

scald [v] escaldar.

scale [n] escama The fish has shinyscales. El pez tiene las escamasbrillantes. A escala, graduación The

scale on this barometer is hard to read.Es difícil leer la escala en este baró-metro. A escala What is the wage scalein this factory? ¿Cuál es la escala dejornales en esta fábrica? — This maphas a scale of one inch to a hundredmiles. La escala de este mapa es deuna pulgada por cien millas.

• [v] escamar Please scale the fish.Haga el favor de escamar el pescado.A escalar They scaled the cliff withdifficulty. Escalaron la peña con difi-cultad.

O on a large scale en gran escalaThey've planned improvements on alarge scale. Han proyectado hacermejoras en gran escala. O platformscale báscula. O scales balanza Putthe meat on the scales. Ponga Ud. lacarne en la balanza. O to practicescales hacer escalas She practicedscales all day. Tocaba escalas todo eldía. O to scale down reducir, rebajarAll their prices have been scaled down.Todos sus precios han sido rebajados.

scalp cuero cabelludo.

scandal escándalo.

scar cicatriz.

scarce escaso Apples are scarce this year.Las manzanas están escasas este año.

scare [w] susto.

• [v] asustar.scarf bufanda.scarlet escarlata.

O scarlet fever escarlatina.

scatter esparcir, echar The boy scatteredthe papers all over the room. El niñoesparció los periódicos por toda lahabitación. A dispersar Wait until thecrowd scatters. Espere Ud. hasta quela multitud se disperse.

O scattered en desorden / found ev-erything scattered around. Encontrétodo en desorden.

scenario argumento escénico, libreto.

scene vista, paisaje That's a beautifulscene. Esa es una hermosa vista.A escena This is the third scene of thesecond act. Esta es la tercera escenadel segundo acto.

O behind the scenes entre bastidoresI met him behind the scenes. Le en-contré entre bastidores. A bajo cuerda,entre bastidores The details wereworked out behind the scenes. Seacordaron los pormenores bajo cuerda.O to make a scene hacer escenas Don'tmake a scene. No haga Ud. escenas.Where's the scene of the play?¿Dónde transcurre la acción de la obra?

scenery paisaje; decoración (theater).

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scratch

scent [n] olor These flowers have a won-derful scent. Estas flores tienen unolor maravilloso. A olfato His huntingdogs have very keen scent. Sus perrosde caza tienen un olfato muy agudo.

• [v] husmear, rastrear The dogs havescented the fox. Los perros han hus-meado la zorra.

schedule programa, plan; horario (train).scheme [tí] proyecto, esquema.

• M proyectar, idear.

scholar escolar, estudiante; sabio, erudito,hombre de letras (learned man).

scholarship beca He won a scholarshipfor a year's study abroad. Ganó unabeca para estudiar un año en el ex-tranjero.

school escuela Do you go to school?¿Asiste Ud. a la escuela? — He wentto the School of Mines. Fué a laEscuela de Minas. — The whole schoolturned out to welcome him back. Todala escuela le dio la bienvenida a suregreso.—He belongs to a new schoolof thought. Pertenece a una nuevaescuela de ideas. A las clases Whenis school out? ¿Cuándo se terminanlas clases? A banco We were directlyabove a school of fish. Estábamosexactemente encima de un banco depeces.

O school books libros de texto. O toschool enseñar He was schooled to con-trol his temper. Se le enseñó a dominarel mal genio.

science ciencia.

scientific científico.

scientist hombre de ciencia.

scissors tijeras.

scold [v~\ regañar.

scope alcance; plan (coverage).

O to be within the scope of estarcomprendido en, estar al alcance de.

scorch [v] chamuscar.

score [ti] tantos What's our score?,;Como estamos de tantos? A partituraHe never uses a score when he con-ducts. Nunca usa la partitura cuandodirige. A veintena (twenty).

• [v~\ hacer tantos He scored fivepoints. Hizo cinco tantos. A marcarlos tantos Hoio does one score thisgame? ¿Cómo se marcan los tantosen este juego? A instrumentar Thiswork is scored for piano and orchestra.Esta obra está instrumentada parapiano y orquesta.

O to settle the score desquitarse I'llsettle the score with him. Voy a desqui-tarme con él.scorn [tí] desprecio.

• [v] despreciar.

scotch whisky A scotch and soda, please.

Un whisky con soda, por favor.scout [tí] explorador.

• [v] explorar.

scramble [n] rebatiña There was a ter-rific scramble to buy up the best stock.Había una rebatiña terrible para ad-quirir el mejor surtido.

• [v~] trepar The monkey scrambled upthe tree to get the fruit. El monotrepó al árbol para coger la fruta.

O scrambled eggs huevos revueltosI'd like some scrambled eggs and bacon.Quisiera huevos revueltos con tocino.scrap [n] pizca There isn't a scrap offood in the icebox. No hay pizca decomida en la nevera. A riña Did youhear about the scrap the neighbors hadlast night? ¿Oyó Ud. la riña quetuvieron anoche los vecinos?

• [v] reñir, pelear Why are they al-ways scrapping? ¿Por qué están riñen-do siempre? A desechar The govern-ment plans to scrap some of the olderplanes. El gobierno se propone de-sechar algunos de los aviones másviejos.

O scrap metal chatarra, hierro viejoThey'll probably turn these old carsinto scrap metal. Probablemente haránchatarra de estos viejos coches. ° scrappaper papel borrador. O scraps sobrasGive the scraps to the dog. Dé Ud.las sobras al perro.scrape [tí] lío, enredo He's always get-ting into scrapes. Siempre está metién-dose en líos.

• [i>] raspar How can we scrape thepaint off the door? ¿Cómo podemosraspar la pintura de la puerta?A restregar Don't scrape your feet onthe floor. No restriegue los pies en elpiso. A rasguñar, arañar He scrapedhis knee. Se rasguñó la rodilla.

O to scrape together juntar poco apoco,scratch [ti] raspadura Who made thinscratch on the desk? ¿Quién hizo estaraspadura en el escritorio? A rasguñoWhere did you get that scratch on yourcheek? ¿Dónde se hizo Ud. ese rasguñoen la mejilla?

• [v] raspar, rayar Be careful not toscratch the furniture. Tenga cuidadode no raspar los muebles. A arañarThis pen scratches the paper. Estapluma araña el papel.

O from scratch sin nada That manstarted his business from scratch. Ese

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seat

hombre empezó su negocio sin nada.

0 scratch out quitar, suprimir You'dbetter scratch out that paragraph.Mejor será que quite Ud. ese párrafo.

scream [n] grito / thought I heard ascream. Creí haber oído un grito.

• [v] gritar Don't scream! ¡No griteUd.! A reventar de risa Everybodysimply screamed at his jokes. Todosreventaban de risa con sus chistes.

|| That movie is a scream. Esa pelí-cula es divertidísima.screen [n] tela metálica We'd better getthe holes in the screen fixed. Seríamejor arreglar los agujeros de la telametálica. A biombo You can changeyour clothes in back of that screen.Puede cambiarse la ropa detrás de esebiombo. A pantalla (motion picture)

1 don't like to sit too close to the screen.No me gusta sentarme demasiadocerca a la pantalla.

• [f] ocultarse They tried to screenthemselves from public notice. Tra-taron de ocultarse de la vista del púb-lico.

screw [n] tornillo These screws needtightening. Hace falta apretar estostornillos.

• [v~\ atornillar Screw in the bolt.Atornille el perno.. A enroscar Screwthe nut on carefully. Enrosque bien latuerca.

screwdriver destornillador.

scripture Escritura, Biblia.

scrub fregar, restregar.

scrubwoman fregona.

scrupulous escrupuloso.

sculptor escultor.

sculpture escultura.

sea mar How far are we from the sea?¿A qué distancia estamos del mar?— Have you ever been to the Red Sea?¿Ha estado Ud. alguna vez en el MarRojo?

O at sea confuso Her answers leftme completely at sea. Sus contesta-ciones me dejaron completamente con-fuse O to be at sea navegar Theyhave been at sea for the past threetveeks. Han estado navegando las tresúltimas semanas. O to go to sea zarparWhen is that boat going to sea?¿Cuando va a zarpar ese barco? A ha-cerse a la mar, comenzar a navegarHe went to sea before he was twenty.Comenzó a navegar antes de cumplirlos veinte años.

seacoast costa, costa marítima.

seal [n] sello / like the seal on your ringvery much. Me gusta mucho el sello

de su anillo. A foca Let's feed the seals.Vamos a dar de comer a las focas.

• [v~\ cerrar Let me add a few wordsbefore you seal the letter. Déjemeañadir unas palabras antes de quecierre Ud. la carta. A decidir, deter-minar The court's decision sealed theprisoner's fate. La sentencia decidióla suerte del prisionero.

seam costura.

seaman marinero.

search [«] registro We'll have to make a

thorough search. Tendremos que hacer

un registro minucioso.

• [v] buscar I've searched everywherefor her. La he buscado por todaspartes. A registrar We'll have tosearch you. Tendremos que registrar-le.

O in search of en busca de He wentin search of gold. Salió en busca deoro.season [??] estación Fall is my favoriteseason. El otoño es mi estación fa-vorita. A temporado This is the bestseason for hiking. Esta es la mejortemporada para hacer excursiones apié. — The hotelkeeper said this wastheir best season in many years. Elhotelero dijo que ésta había sido lamejor temporada desde hacía muchosaños.

• [f] curar Has this wood been sea-soned long enoíigh? ¿Ha sido curadasuficientemente esta madera? A sazonar,condimentar The food is too heavilyseasoned. La comida está demasiadosazonada. O in season de temporada,de estación Are strawberries in sea-son yet? ¿Están de temporada las fre-sas? O seasoned fogueado Those menare seasoned soldiers. Esos hombre,son soldados fogueados.

seasoning condimento.

seat [«] asiento This seat needs fixing.Este asiento necesita compostura. —/ beg your pardon, sir, I believe this ismy seat. Perdóneme, señor, creo queéste es mi asiento. — He has a seatin Congress. Tiene asiento en el Par-lamento. A localidad / ivant two seats'for the play. Quiero dos localidadespara la función. A residencia Where'sthe seat of government? ¿Dónde esta laresidencia del gobierno?

• [v] sentarse, tomar asiento May Ibe seated? ¿Puedo sentarme? A tenercapacidad para This theater seats sev-eral hundred people. Este teatro tienecapacidad para varios cientos de per-sonas.

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O seat of one's pants fondillos Theseat of my pants is torn. Llevo losfondillos rotos. O to take a seat tomarasiento, sentarse Tell him to take aseat. Dígale que tome asiento.second [rc] segundo He ran a hundredyards in ten seconds. Hizo las cienyardas en diez segundos. — Wait asecond. Aguarde un segundo. A de-fectuoso, inferior, [Cuba] segundaThese stockings are seconds. Estasmedias son defectuosas.

• [adj~\ segundo He's second in com-mand. Es el segundo en mando.

• \?~\ apoyar, secundar / second themotion. Apoyo la moción. A secundarHe seconded everything she did. Se-cundó todo lo que ella hizo.

O second-hand de segunda mano, deocasión. O second-rate de segundaclase, de segunda categoría. O to havea second helping repetir de una cosaMay I have a second helping? ¿Puedorepetir de esto? or ¿Me permite repetir?|| Upon second thought I've decidedto stay. Después de pensarlo bien, hedecidido quedarme.secret [?i] secreto Can you keep a secret?¿Puede Ud. guardar un secreto?

• [adj] secreto It was a secret agree-ment. Fué un acuerdo secreto.

secretary secretario I want a secretary.Quiero una secretaria. A papelera,escritorio He bought a new secretary.Compró una papelera nueva. A minis-tro He's the Secretary of the Treasury.Es el Ministro de Hacienda.

section parte Cut the cake into equal sec-tions. Corte Ud. el pastel en partesiguales. A sección What section of theclass is he in? ¿En qué sección de laclase está él? — The part I'm refer-ring to is in Chapter 1, Section 3. Laparte a que me refiero se encuentra enel capítulo 1, sección 3. A barrio / wasbrought up in this section of town. Mecrié en este barrio de la ciudad.

secure [adj~\ seguro Is this bolt secure?¿Es seguro este cerrojo? — / feelsecure in my new job. Me siento se-guro en mi nuevo empleo.

• [v] asegurar Secure the latch beforeyou leave. Asegure Ud. la aldabaantes de irse. A garantizar Is yourloan secured? ¿Está garantizado supréstamo? A obtener, conseguir Canyou secure a seat on the plane for me?¿Puede Ud. conseguirme un asiento enel avión?

security seguridad, garantía.seduce seducir.

see ver May I see your pass? ¿Puedover su pase? — We've just seen a goodmovie. Acabamos de ver una buenapelícula. — Can you see in this light?¿Puede Ud. ver con esta luz? — Seewhat can be done about it. Vea Ud.

10 que se puede hacer sobre ello.—I'd like to see more of you. Me gusta-ría verle más a menudo. — Come tosee me tomorrow. Venga a vermemañana. — / don't see it that way.Yo no lo veo de esa manera. — He'sseen a lot in his time. Ha visto muchoen sus tiempos.

A ver, presenciar Who saw the acci-dent? ¿Quién vio el accidente? A en-cargarse de Please see that this letteris mailed. Encargúese Ud. de que seeche esta carta al correo. A comprender/ see what you mean. Comprendo loque Ud. quiere decir. A rendir Theseboots have seen plenty of service. Estasbotas han rendido muy buen servicio.O to see someone off despedir a al-guien Will anyone see her off? ¿Ven-drá alguien a despedirla? O to seesomeone to acompañar a alguien Letme see you to the door. Permítameque le acompañe hasta la puerta. O tosee through llevar a cabo, ver hasta elfin I intend to see the project through.Me propongo llevar a cabo el proyecto.A ver a través de I can see through hispoliteness. Puedo verle el juego através de sus cortesías. A to see toencargarse, cuidar de I'll see to thearrangements. Me encargaré de lospreparativos.

I See you again. Hasta la vista.

11 Did they see her through the trouble?¿La ayudaron ellos a salir del paso?

seed [«] semilla This store sells all kinds

of seeds. Esta tienda vende toda clase

de semillas.

• [v] quitar la semilla, despepitar

These raisins have been seeded. A

estas pasas les han quitado las semillas.

A sembrar When did you seed the lawn?

¿Cuándo sembró Ud. el césped?

O to go to seed dar grano, granar

The plant has gone to seed. La planta

ha granado.seek buscar / didn't seek this job. Yo no

he buscado este empleo. A tratar He

seeks to persuade everybody. Trata de

convencer a todo el mundo.

O sought after solicitado He's much

sought after. Es una persona muy

solicitada.seem parecer I seem to be interrupting.

Me parece que estoy interrumpiendo.

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— How does that seem to you? ¿Quéle parece a Ud. eso?

seize agarrar He seized the reins andmounted the horse. Agarró las riendasy saltó sobre el caballo. A confiscarThe authorities seized all propertyowned by enemy aliens. Las autori-dades confiscaron todas las propiedadesque pertenecían a nuestros enemigos.A aprovechar He seized every oppor-tunity that came his way. Aprove-chaba todas las oportunidades que sele presentaban. A detener The policeseized everyone in the place. La poli-cía detuvo a todo el mundo en el lugar.A apoderarse de, capturar We seizedthe town after a short battle. Nosapoderamos del pueblo después de unacorta batalla.

seldom raramente, rara vez.

select [adj] escogido These are selectpeaches. Estos son melocotones es-cogidos. A selecto She went to a selectschool. Asistió a una escuela selecta.• [v] elegir Please select a few of thebest oranges for me. Haga el favor deelegirme algunas naranjas de las me-jores.

selection selección.

self || His better self won out. Pudoen él más su lado bueno.

selfish egoísta.

self-starting de arranque eléctrico, dearranque automático It's a self-startingmotor. Es un motor de arranque eléc-trico.

self-supporting \\ She's self-supporting.Se mantiene a sí misma.

sell vender I sold the piano for two hun-dred dollars. Vendí el piano por [oren] doscientos dólares. — They sellfurniture. Venden muebles.

O to sell one on an idea convencer// you had been more tactful you mighthave sold him on the idea. Si Ud.hubiera tenido más tacto, quizás lehabría convencido. O to sell out trai-cionar, vender Someone sold us out tothe enemy. Alguien nos vendió alenemigo. A liquidar, vender They soldout their whole stock before closing.Liquidaron sus existencias antes decerrar.

semester semestre.

semicolon punto y coma.

senate senado.

senator senador.

send mandar, poner / want to send atelegram. Quiero mandar un tele-grama. A enviar, mandar Could you

send this to me? ¿Podría Ud. man-darme esto?

O to send for llamar We will sendfor you when we need you. Le llama-remos cuando le necesitemos. O tosend in hacer, entrar, hacer pasar Sendhim in. Hágale entrar or Que entre.|| They sent him to prison for fiveyears. Le condenaron a cinco años decárcel.

sensation sensación.

sensational sensacional.

sense [n] sentido Have you lost yoursense of hearing? ¿Ha perdido Ud. elsentido del oído? — He doesn't haveany sense of responsibility. No tieneningún sentido de la responsabilidad.— In what sense do you mean what youjust said? ¿Qué sentido le da Ud. a loque acaba de decir? — That doesn'tmake sense. Eso no tiene sentido.A juicio He has sense enough to stayout of trouble. Tiene suficiente juiciopara no provocar dificultades.

• [v] sospechar Do you sense some-thing unusual? ¿Sospecha Ud. algoextraordinario?

sensible sensato, cuerdo.

sentence [«] frase / didn't understandthat last sentence. No entendí esaúltima frase. A sentencia The sentencewhich the judge gave was unjust. Lasentencia que pronunció el juez erainjusta.

• [v] condenar, sentenciar He wassentenced to five years in prison. Lecondenaron a cinco años de cárcel.

sentiment sentimiento.

sentimental sentimental.

separate [ad;] separado, aparte We wantseparate rooms if possible. Queremoscuartos separados si es posible. A porseparado I'd like to make a separatesettlement. Me gustaría hacer un ar-reglo por separado.

separate [v] dividir Separate the classinto five sections. Divida Ud. la claseen cinco secciones. A separar We'dbetter separate the two boys who arefighting. Es mejor que separemos alos dos niños que están peleando. A se-pararse When did she separate fromher husband? ¿Cuándo se separó ellade su marido?

O to be separated estar separadoWe don't want to be separated. Noqueremos estar separados.

September septiembre.

serene sereno, sosegado.

serjreant sargento.

series serie.

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serious verdadero Did you make a seriousattempt to find him? ¿Hizo Ud. unverdadero esfuerzo por encontrarle?A serio Why are you so serious? ¿Porqué está Ud. tan serio? A grave Is hisillness serious? ¿Es grave su enferme-dad?

sermon sermón.

servant criado I want to hire a servant.Quiero tomar un criado. A funcionarioHe made his career as a public servant.Hizo su carrera como funcionario púb-lico.

serve servir Please serve dinner now.Haga el favor de servir le comidaahora. — How long did you serve inthat capacity? ¿Cuánto tiempo sirvióUd. en ese cargo? — Can I serve youin any way? ¿Puedo servirle en algo?A merecer It serves you right. Lo tieneUd. muy merecido. A cumplir He isserving a life term in prison. Estácumpliendo condena perpetua. A hacerHe served the summons on us. Noshizo una citación judicial. A servir,sacar Whose turn is it to serve (ten-nis)"! ¿A quién le toca servir?

service servicio I'd like to offer my serv-ices. Me gustaría ofrecer mis servi-cios. — I want to complain about theservice. Quiero quejarme del servicio.— He enlisted in the service. Se alistóen el servicio. A servicio religiosoWhen do they hold services? ¿Cuándocelebran servicios religiosos? A saque,servicio He has an excellent service(tennis). Tiene un saque magnífico.

O Civil Service administración púb-lica, servicio público Has she a civilservice job? ¿Tiene ella un puesto enla administración pública? O servicestation puesto de gasolina, estación deservicio Let's stop at the next servicestation. Paremos en el próximo puestode gasolina. ° to be of service ser útilWill this book be of service to you?¿he será útil a Ud. este libro? Otobe serviced reparar I'm leavingmy car here to be serviced. Dejo miautomóvil aquí para que lo reparen.

|| I'm at your service. Estoy a susórdenes.

session sesión.

set [«] colección Do you have the com-plete set of his works? ¿Tiene Ud. lacolección completa de sus obras?A juego / want a chess set. Quiero unjuego de ajedrez. A medio He doesn'tfit in our set. El no encaja en nuestromedio. A equipo, aparato My radio setneeds a new tube. A mi aparato de

radio le hace falta una nueva válvula.

• [°dj] terco, obstinado He's very setin his ways. Es muy terco. A dis-puesto Are you all set to go? ¿Tiene Ud.todo dispuesto para marcharse?

• [c] poner, colocar Set it over there.Póngalo allí. A poner / tcant to set mywatch. Quiero poner mi reloj en hora.

— The prisoner will be set free. Elprisionero será puesto en libertad. —/ set my heart on going today. Hepuesto todo mi empeño en marcharmehoy. — They set him to counting themoney. Le pusieron a contar el dinero.

— Can you set words to this music?Puede Ud. ponerle letra a esta música?A componer Set this paragraph in ital-ics. Componga Ud. este párrafo encursivas. A fijar He set the price atfifty dollars. Fijó el precio en cin-cuenta dólares. A dar Try to set anexample. Procure Ud. dar ejemplo.A cuajar Has the pudding set yet? ¿Seha cuajado ya el budín? A ponerseThe sun sets at six o'clock tonight.Esta tarde el sol se pone a las seis.A empollar Is the hen setting? ¿Estáempollando la gallina?

O sets decoraciones Who designedthe sets for the play? ¿Quién hizo lasdecoraciones para el espectáculo? O toset aside apartar, separar Set this asidefor me. Aparte Ud. esto para mi.A desechar, rechazar The judge's deci-sion was set aside. La decisión deljuez fué desechada. O to set backhacer retroceder, regular Fascism hasset Italy back fifty years. El fascismoha hecho retroceder cincuenta años aItalia. O to set down poner por escritoSet doivn the main arguments. Pongapor escrito los argumentos principales.A aterrizar He set the plane down inthe center of the runway. Aterrizó elavión en medio de la pista de aterrizaje.O to set forth exponer, dar a conocerHe set forth his position quite clearly.Expuso su posición con toda claridad.O to set in comenzar The rainy seasonset in early this year. La estación delluvias comenzó temprano este año.° to set off salir We're setting off onour hike tomorrow morning. Saldre-mos de caminata mañana por la maña-na. A hacer resaltar, realzar A redbelt will set off the colors of this dressnicely. Un cinturón rojo hará resaltarlos colores del vestido. A hacer estallarHe set off the fire cracker. Hizo estallarel triquitraque. O to set one straighton aclararse Set me straight on this.

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Acláreme esto. O to set out salir Theywere lucky for having set out on time.Tuvieron bastante suerte por habersalido a tiempo. O to set up poner,establecer When did they set up house-keeping? ¿Cuándo pusieron casa?A inaugurar When will the expositionbe set up? ¿Cuándo se inaugurará laexposición? A armar, montar Set upthe tent. Arme la tienda. A edificar/ intend to set up a house on this spot.Pienso edificar una casa en este lugar.A hacerse pasar, presumir He sets him-self up as an important fellow. Se hacepasar por una persona importante.

|| His eyes are set far apart. Tienelos ojos muy separados. || The trunkis so heavy I have to set it down. Estan pesado el baúl que tengo que po-nerlo en el suelo.

settle establecer In what part of thecountry did they settle? ¿En quéparte del país se han establecido?A colocarse, instalarse He settled him-self in that chair. Se instaló en esasilla. A posarse Wait until the tealeaves settle to the bottom. Aguardea que las hojas del té se posen en elfondo. A ceder The road has settled alittle. El camino ha cedido un poco.A solucionar Can you settle this ques-tion? ¿Puede Ud. solucionar esta cues-tión? A satisfacer All legitímateclaims will be settled. Todas las recla-maciones legítimas serán satisfechas.O settled firme He seems to be verysettled in his convictions. Parece sermuy firme en sus convicciones. O tosettle down sentar la cabeza Hasn't hesettled down yet? ¿No ha sentadotodavía la cabeza? A establecerse He'ssettled down in New York. Se ha es-tablecido en Nueva York. A ponerse ahacer The boy couldn't settle down tohis homework. El niño no podía po-nerse a hacer los deberes. ° to settleon ponerse de acuerdo They settled onthe terms of the treaty. Se pusieronde acuerdo sobre los términos del tra-tado.

settlement acuerdo Haven't they reacheda settlement yet? ¿No han llegadotodavía a un acuerdo? A arreglo, ajusteThey made a friendly settlement.Hicieron un arreglo amistoso. A case-río You'll find a native settlement aboutten miles upstream. Encontrará Ud.un caserío a unas diez millas río ar-riba.

seven siete.

seventeen diecisiete.

seventh séptimo.

seventy setenta.

several varios.

severe grave He just got over a severeillness. Acaba de pasar una enferme-dad grave. A duro Are the winters heresevere? ¿Son muy duros aquí los in-viernos? A severo Don't be so severewith the child. No sea Ud. tan severocon el niño. A sencillo The dress hasvery severe lines. Es un vestido delíneas muy sencillas.

|| This motor will have to undergo asevere test. Hay que examinar escru-pulosamente este motor.

sew coser She makes her living by sew-ing. Se gana la vida cosiendo. —Please sew the buttons on. Haga elfavor de coser los botones.

|| Sew up the seam. Haga Ud. estacostura.

sewer alcantarilla, cloaca.

sewing costura.

O sewing machine máquina de coser.

sex sexo.

shack choza, cabana.

shade [w] sombra Let's stay in the shade.Quedémonos a la sombra. — Light andshade are well balanced in this paint-ing. Las sombras y los claros estánbien combinados en este cuadro. A tonoCan you match this shade of red?¿Puede Ud. darme un tono rojo comoéste? A transparente Pull down theshades. Baje los transparentes.

• [v] resguardarse, protegerse Shadeyour eyes from the glare. ProtéjaseUd. los ojos del resplandor. A sombrearShade this part a little more. SombreeUd. esta parte un poco más.

shadow \n\ sombra That tree casts a longshadow. Ese árbol da una gran som-bra. — He clings to him like hisshadow. Le sigue como su sombra.— He's just a shadow of his formerself. No es más que una sombrade lo que fué. A asomo, sombraThere is not a shadow of doubt aboutthe truth of the story. No hay ni asomode duda acerca de la verdad del relato.

• [f] seguir los pasos They hiredsomeone to shadow him. Contratarona una persona para seguirle los pasos.

shake [w] movimiento He answered witha shake of his head. Contestó con unmovimiento de cabeza.

• [i>] sacudir He took the child by theshoulders and shook him. Agarró alniño por los hombros y lo secudió.A agitar Shake well before using. Agí-tese antes de usarlo. A tiritar He was

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shaking with cold. Estaba tiritando defrío. A temblar That accident made meshake with fright. Aquel accidente mehizo temblar de miedo. A conmoverse/ was deeply shaken by her death. Meconmovió profundamente su muerte.

O to shake hands estrechar la mano.O to shake off sobreponerse He shookoff his sorrow and continued his work.Se sobrepuso a su dolor y continuó sutrabajo. A quitarse The mud will shakeoff your shoes easily when it dries. Sequitará fácilmente el barro de sus za-patos cuando se seque. A desprenderThe wind has shaken all the leaves offthe trees. El viento ha desprendidotodas la hojas de los árboles. O to shakeout, to shake off sacudir Shake thedust out of that rug. Sacuda el polvode esa alformbra. Oto shake out ofsacar de The news shook him out of hisindifference. Las noticias le sacaron desu indiferencia.

l|| He was badly shaken up by theaccident. Recibió una fuerte sacudidaen el accidente.

shall || Shall I wait? ¿Espero? or ¿Deboesperar? || Shall I close the windoiv?¿Cierro la ventana? || / shall do it.Lo haré. || Let's have dinner now, shallwe? ¿Le parece que comamos ahora?or Vamos a comer ahora ¿le parece?'|| ((Thou shalt not kill." "No matarás."¡I They shall not pass. No pasarán.

shallow superficial, poco profundo.

shame vergüenza He'll never live downthe shame of his disgrace. Jamáspodrá sobrevivir la vergüenza de sudesgracia. A lástima Isn't it a shame hecouldn't come? ¿No es una lástima queno pudo venir?

O in shame avergonzado He hid hisface in shame. Escondió la cara aver-gonzado.

shampoo champú, shampoo.

shape [n] forma His head has a veryfunny shape. Su cabeza tiene uneforma muy rara. A estado What shapeis the car in? ¿En qué estado está elcoche?

• [v~\ modelar, dar forma He shapedthe clay into a bust. Modeló un bustocon la arcilla.

O in shape en orden, arreglado Is theroom in shape? ¿Está la habitaciónarreglada? O to shape up marchar, irHow are things shaping up? ¿Cómovan las cosas?

l|| I'm in bad shape. Me siento mal(health), or Estoy en mala situación(circumstances).

share [w] acción How many shares ofstock do you hold in that company?¿Cuántas acciones tiene Ud. en esacompañía? aparte You'll have to doyotir share. Tendrá Ud. que hacer suparte.—You'll have to pay your shareof the bill. Tendrá Ud. que pagar suparte de la cuenta.

• [v] compartir May I share yourseat? ¿Puedo compartir con Ud. elasiento? A repartir Let's share the pie.Vamos a repartir el pastel. A compar-tir, participar They shared the secret.Participaron del secreto.

sharp afilado Is there a sharp knife inthe drawer? ¿Hay un cuchillo afiladoen la vageta? A agudo He's got a sharpmind. Tiene una mente muy aguda.—/ have a sharp pain in my side.Tengo un dolor agudo en el costado.A acerbo, duro What you say is a verysharp criticism. Lo que Ud. dice esuna crítica muy acerba. A en puntoWe have to be there at five o'clocksharp. Tenemos que estar allí a lascinco en punto.

O sharp-sighted perspicaz. O sharp-witted agudo de ingenio.

|| The air is very sharp this morning.Hoy corta mucho el aire.

sharpen afilar.

shatter destrozar, hacer pedazos.

shave afeitar They had to shave his headfor the operation. Tuvieron que afei-tarle la cabeza para operarle. A afei-tarse / have to shave before dressing.Tengo que afeitarme antes de vestirme.A raspar // you shave the soap, it willmelt faster. Si raspa Ud. el jabón sederretirá más pronto.

O to shave off acepillar Use a planeto shave off the edge of the door. UseUd. un cepillo para acepillar el bordede la puerta.

|| I went to the barber for a haircutand shave. Fui a la barbería paracortarme el pelo y afeitarme.

shawl chai, pañolón, mantón.

she ella She is not the one I met. Ellano es la persona que yo conocí.—Findout what she wants. Averigüe qué eslo que ella quiere. A hembra Is thepuppy a he or a she? ¿Es un perritomacho o hembra?

shed cobertizo, [Am] galpón.

sheep oveja How many sheep have you?¿Cuántas ovejas tiene Ud.?

O black sheep oveja negra, garbanzonegro He's the black sheep of the fam-ily. El es la oveja negra de la familia.

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or El es el garbanzo negro de lafamilia.

sheet pliego, hoja / want a hundred sheetsof paper. Quiero cien pliegos de papel.A sábana Put clean sheets on the bed.Ponga Ud. sábanas limpias en la cama.

shelf estante.

shell [«] concha He has a pretty collec-tion of shells. Tiene una linda colec-ción de conchas. A cascara / can'tbreak the shell of this coconut. Nopuedo romper la cascara de este coco.A proyectil A shell nearly hit him. Porpoco le alcanza un proyectil.

• [v] desgranar, desvainar Are thepeas all shelled? ¿Están desgranadostodos los guisantes? A bombardear Weshelled the enemy positions for hours.Bombardeamos las posiciones del ene-migo durante horas.

shelter [n] albergue He only wants shel-ter for tonight. Quiere solamente al-bergue para esta noche. A refugioWhere's the shelter? ¿Dónde está elrefugio?

• [v] albergar Who sheltered the refu-gees? ¿Quién albergó a los refugiados?

shepherd pastor.sherbet sorbete.sherry jerez.shield [«] escudo.

• [v] proteger, amparar.

O police shield chapa de policía.shift [w] tanda, turno Which shift do youwork on? ¿En qué turno trabaja Ud.?A cambio There's a shift in the plans.Hay un cambio en los planes.

• [v] cambiar de dirección The windhas shifted. El viento ha cambiado dedirección. A cambiar, meter You'd bet-ter shift into second. Es mejor quecambie Ud. a segunda, or Es preferibleque meta Ud. la segunda. A mudarThey shifted the furniture from oneroom to another. Mudaron los mueblesde una habitación a otra.

O to shift for oneself arreglárselassolo You'll have to shift for yourselfnow. Ahora tendrá que arreglárselassolo.

shin espinilla.

shine [n] brillo Your shoes haven't gotenough shine on them. No se les hasacado bastante brillo a sus zapatos.

• [v~\ brillar Her face is shining withjoy. Su rostro brilla de alegría.A alumbrar, proyectar Shine the lightover here. Proyecte la luz hacia aquí.A lustrar, limpiar / want my shoes8hined. Quiero lustrarme los zapatos.A sobresalir, distinguirse He shone in

his studies. Sobresalió en sus estudios.|| The sun isn't shining very hardtoday. Hoy no hay mucho sol. || We'llcome, rain or shine. Vendremos, lluevao haga buen tiempo.

shiny brillante.

ship [n] barco When does the ship leave?¿Cuándo zarpe el barco? A aeronave,avión He was piloting a two-motoredship. Piloteaba un avión bimotor.

• [v] embarcar / want to ship this.Quiero embarcar esto.

O to ship water hacer agua This row-boat ships water. Este bote hace agua.

shipment embarque, cargamento, remesa.

shipwreck naufragio.

shirt camisa.

shiver tiritar.

shock choque, shock The wounded man issuffering from shock. El herido pa-dece un choque traumático. A choqueWhen the two trains collided there wasa terrible shock. Al topar los dos trenesse projudo un terrible choque. A co-rriente, descarga Don't touch that wireor you'll get a shock. No toque Ud.ese alambre que le dará una corriente.A emoción, impresión His death was agreat shock to us all. Su muerte noscausó a todos una gran impresión.

O to be shocked escandalizarse I'mshocked to hear you say that. Meescandaliza oírle decir eso.

shoe [n\ zapato I want a pair of shoes.Quiero un par de zapatos.

• [v] herrar Who's going to shoe thehorse? ¿Quién va a herrar el caballo?

O in someone else's shoes en el pellejode otro Put yourself in his shoes. Pón-gase Ud. en su pellejo.

shoe horn calzador.

shoelace cordón de zapato.

shoemaker zapatero.

shoe polish betún, pasta, crema para loszapatos.

shoot [w] tallo, renuevo, vastago Thenew shoots are coming up fast. Estánbrotando rápidamente los nueves tallos.

• [v~\ disparar, tirar Don't shoot! ¡Nodispare Ud.! A hacer, disparar He shota million questions at us. Nos hizo unmillón de preguntas. A salir disparadoThe car shot doivn the street. El auto-móvil salió disparado calle abajo.A tomar / wish I could learn to shootaction pictures. Me gustaría aprendera tomar instantáneas fotográficas.

O to shoot up crecer How fast thatchild has shot up in the last year! ¡Conque rapidez ha crecido ese niño en esteúltimo año!

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shoulder

|| Sharp pains are shooting up anddown my leg. Siento punzadas por todala pierna. || Just at the last momenthe managed to shoot a goal. En elúltimo momento metió un goal.shop [ri] tienda I'm going to the shopnext to the movies. Voy a la tienda deal lado del cine.

• [v] ir de compras Let's go shopping.Vamos de compras.

O tobacco shop estanco, [A?n] taba-quería, cigarrería I'm looking for atobacco shop. Estoy buscando unatabaquería. O to shop around ir detiendas I want to shop around beforeI buy the present. Quiero ir de tiendasantes de comprar el regalo. O to talkshop hablar de los quehaceres or nego-cios de uno.

|| You'll have to take this to a shoerepair shop. Tendrá Ud. que llevaresto al zapatero.shore orilla How far is it to the othershore? ¿Qué distancia hay a la otraorilla? A tierra Let's pull the boatfarther up on shore. Arrastremos elbote más hacia tierra. A costa, playaI want to go to the shore for a vaca-tion. Quiero ir de vacaciones a laplaya.

|| I'm on shore leave. Estoy en tierracon permiso.short [adj] corto I want my hair cutshort. Quiero que me corte el pelocorto.—This coat is too short. Esteabrigo es demasiado corto. A tosco,brusco You are too short with thechild. Ud. es demasiado tosco con elniño.

• [adj] repentinamente He stoppedshort when he saw us. Se detuvo re-pentinamente al vernos.

° in a short time dentro de poco I'llbe back in a short time. Volveré dentrode poco. O in short en una palabra,en suma, en resumen / have neither thetime, nor the inclination; in short, Irefuse. No tengo tiempo ni ganas; enuna palabra, rehuso. O short circuitcorto circuito. O short cut atajo Isthere a short cut home? ¿Hay algúnatajo de aquí a casa? O short of faltode We have run short of supplies.Estamos faltos de existencias. O tocut short interrumpir Her mother's ill-ness cut their vacation short. La en-fermedad de su madre les interrumpiólas vacaciones. O to fall short no al-canzar The factory fell short of itsgoal. La fábrica no alcanzó el ren-dimiento fijado. O to fall short of one's

expectation defraudar una esperanzaThe picture fell short of our expecta-tions. El cuadro defraudó nuestrasesperanzas. O to run short quedarsefalto, hallarse falto We ran short ofpaper. Nos quedamos faltos de papel.Aescasear Our supplies were runningshort. Nuestras existencias estabanescaseando.

|| His action is nothing short ofcriminal. Su acción es realmentecriminal. || Nothing short of anoperation can save him. Sólo unaoperación le podrá salvar. || Theystopped just short of the railroadtracks. Pararon justamente antes dellegar a la vía.

shorten acortar, abreviar.

shorthand taquigrafía.

shortly en breve, dentro de poco We'releaving for the country shortly. Nosiremos al campo dentro de poco.

shorts (underwear) calzoncillos Heasked for six pairs of shorts. Pidióseis pares de calzoncillos.

short story cuento.

shot \n\ disparo Did you hear a shot?Oyó Ud. un disparo? A tiro He tooka shot at the sniper. Disparó un tiroal tirador emboscado.—Good shot!¡Buen tiro! Atirador He's a good shot.Es un buen tirador. A instantáneaThat's a good shot of the mountain.Esa es una buena instantánea de lamontaña. A trago, sorbo / want a shotof whisky. Quiero un trago de whisky.

should || I should like to start early.Me gustaría empezar temprano. || /told them that I should be able to comein time. Les dije que podría llegar atiempo. || What should I do? ¿Quédebería yo hacer? || How should Iknow? ¿Cómo iba yo a saber? ||// itshould turn out nice, we will go. Ire-mos si hace buen tiempo.

shoulder [n~\ hombro My shoulder hurts.Me duele el hombro. A paseo de carre-tera The shoulder of the road is slij)-pery. El paseo de la carretera estáresbaladizo.

• [v] cargar al hombro, llevar a hom-bros He shouldered the pack. Cargó elfardo al hombro. A cargar con, asumirWho'll shoulder the blame for this?¿Quién cargará con la culpa de esto?O shoulder pad hombrera. O straightfrom the shoulder sin rodeo, cara acara He gave it to him straight fromthe shoulder. Se lo dijo sin rodeos.O to give the cold shoulder tratar confrialdad Why did you give him the cold

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shoulder? ¿Por qué le trató Ud. confrialdad?

|| We shouldered our way through the

mob. Nos abrimos paso a empellones

por entre la muchedumbre.

shout [n] grito Did you hear a shout just

now? ¿Oyó Ud. un grito ahora mismo?

• [i'] gritar You don't have to shout.No hay necesidad de gritar.

shove [«] empujón, empellón He gave thechild a shove. Le dio un empujón alniño.

• [v] empujar We shoved the rowboatinto the water. Empujamos el boteagua adentro.

O to shove off marcharse, irse Well,it's time I shoved off. Ya es hora deque me marche. O to shove someonearound Quit shoving me around. Dejede empujarme de un lado para otro.

shovel pala.

show [«] espectáculo, función At whattime does the show go on? ¿A qué horaempieza el espectáculo? A ostentaciónShe made too much of a show of herjewels. Hizo demasiada ostentación desus joyas.

• [v] indicar Could you show me theway? ¿Podría Ud. indicarme el camino?A enseñar, mostrar Have you shownthis to anyone? ¿Ha enseñado Ud. estoa alguien?—Show me how to do it.Enséñeme como hacerlo. A mostrar Hiswork showed great care. Su trabajomostraba mucho esmero. A mostrarseHe showed great kindness to me when Iwas in trouble. Se mostró generosoconmigo en momentos difíciles. A pro-bar, justificar They weren't able toshow why they needed more time. Nopudieron probar porqué necesitabanmás tiempo. A representar, dar Whatare they showing at the theater? ¿Quéestán representando en el teatro?

O to show off presumir Don't youthink he shows off a good deal? ¿Nocree Ud. que el presume demasiado?O to show up presentarse, aparecer Henever shoived up. Nunca se presentó.A destacarse This color shows up wellagainst the dark background. Estecolor se destaca bien contra el fondoobscuro. A descubrir, exponer / intendto show up your dishonesty. Tengointención de exponer su falta de hon-radez.

|| Does my slip show? ¿Se me ve elrefajo? || You made an awfulshow of yourself at that party. DioUd. un espectáculo horrible en esafiesta.

showcase escaparate, vidriera, vitrina.

shower [n] chubasco, aguacero Wait un-til the shower is over. Aguarde hastaque pase el chubasco. A ducha Youcan take a shower here after the game.Puede darse una ducha aquí despuésdel partido. A lluvia We were caughtin a shotver of sparks from the burningbuilding. Nos cayó una lluvia dechispas del edificio en llamas.• [v] inundar Their friends showeredthem with presents. Sus amigos lesinundaron de regalos.

shrewd astuto, perspicaz.

shrill agudo, penetrante.

shrimp camarón.

shrink encogerse.

shrub arbusto, mata.

shrug O to shrug one's shoulders enco-gerse de hombros.

shuffle arrastrar los pies Stop shufflingand walk properly. Deje Ud. de a-rrastrar los pies y camine correcta-mente.

O to shuffle the cards barajar Whoseturn is it to shuffle the cards? ¿A quiénle toca barajar?

shun evitar, rehuir.

shut cerrar Is it shut tight? ¿Está biencerrado?—Shut the door and sit down.Cierre la puerta y siéntese.

O to be shut out of quedarse fuerade Don't forget your key, or you'll beshut out of the house. No olvide Ud.la llave, o se quedará Ud. fuera de lacasa. O to shut down cerrar, clausurarFor how long will the factory be shutdown? ¿Por cuánto tiempo va a estarcerrada la fábrica? O to shut in en-cerrar They shut the dog in the house.Encerraron al perro en la casa. O toshut off cerrar Shut off the water.Cierre la Have del agua. O to shut upcerrar When they went to the country,they shut up their house. Al irse alcampo cerraron la casa. A callarseWe told him to shut up. Le dijimosque se callara.

shutter persiana.

shy tímido.

sick enfermo He's sick in bed with pneu-monia. Está enfermo en cama conpulmonía.—I'm going to get sick. Mevoy a poner enfermo. A enfermizo Thechild has a sick look. El niño tiene unaspecto enfermizo. A aburrido, cansa-do I'm sick of working. Estoy aburridode trabajar.

O the sick los enfermos Who takescare of the sick? ¿Quién está al cui-dado de los enfermos?

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If The soldier was given sick leave.Se le dio licencia al soldado por enfer-medad.side [n] lado The label is on one side ofthe box. El rótulo está en un lado dela caja.—They crossed to the other sideof the river. Cruzaron al otro lado delrío.—Look at every side of the matter.Vea todos los lados de la cuestión.—Hehas no relatives living on his father'sside. No le queda ningún pariente dellado paterno. A parte His store is onthe east side. Su tienda está en la parteeste. A costado I have a pain in myside. Tengo un dolor en el costado.—It's an error on your side. Es unaequivocación de su parte. A partidoWhose side are you on? ¿Por quiéntoma Ud. partido?

• [adj~\ lateral Please use the sidedoor. Haga el favor de utilizar lapuerta lateral.

O on all sides por todas partes. O onthe side He makes some money work-ing on the side. Aparte de su trabajose gana algún dinero. O right sidelado derecho / can't tell the rightside from the wrong. No puedo dis-tinguir el lado derecho del revés.O side issue cuestión secundaria Thepoint you are bringing up is a side is-sue. Lo que Ud. plantea es una cues-tión secundaria. O side of a hill laderaThey ran down the side of the hill.Bajaron corriendo por la ladera. O toside with one ponerse del lado de al-guien, tomar partido por She used toside with us in our discussions. Ellaacostumbraba ponerse de nuestro ladoen las discusiones. O to take sidestomar partido It's difficult to take sideson this question. Es difícil tomar par-tido en este asunto.

|| This side up! ¡Esta parte arriba!or ¡Este lado para arriba!

side dish plato de entrada, entremés.

sidewalk acera, [Mex] banqueta, [Am]vereda.

siege asedio, sitio.

siesta siesta.

sigh [n] suspiro.

• [v~\ suspirar.

sight [«] vista / have poor sight. Tengomala vista.—Don't lose sight of thatman. No pierda Ud. de vista a esehombre.—At first sight I didn't recog-nize you. A primera vista no le re-conocí. A escena, espectáculo It was aterrible sight. Era un espectáculohorrible. A lugar interesante, objetode interés Did you see the sights in

New York? ¿Ha visitado Ud. los lu-gares interesantes de Nueva York?

• [v] divisar When do you expect tosight land? ¿Cuándo esperan divisartierra?

O by sight de vista I know him onlyby sight. Le conozco solamente devista. O in sight a la vista, visibleThere was no one in sight. No habíanadie a la vista. O to catch sight ofver, alcanzar a ver I caught sight ofyou in the crotvd. Le vi entre el gentío.|| They had orders to shoot him onsight. Tenían órdenes de dispararsobre él a primera vista.

sightseeing || Let's take a sightseeingfais. Tomemos el ómnibus para turistas.

sign [n] letrero, cartel What does thatsign say? ¿Qué dice ese letrero? A in-dicio huella Have you seen any sign ofmy friend? ¿Ha visto Ud. algún indi-cio de mi amigo? A seña The waitergave us a sign to follow him. El mozonos hizo seña para que le siguié-ramos. A señal Does he show any signsof improvement? ¿Muestra algunasseñales de mejoría? A muestra Haveyou seen any sign of affection betweenthem? ¿Ha visto Ud. alguna muestrade cariño entre ellos?

• [v] firmar He forgot to sign the let-ter. Se le olvidó firmar la carta.

O to sign away firmar la cesión o eltraspaso He signed away all his prop-erty to the bank. Firmó al banco lacesión de todas sus propiedades. O tosign off terminar las emisiones Radiostations here sign off early in the eve-ning. Aquí las estaciones de radioterminan sus emisiones temprano porla noche. O to sign on contratar, alis-tar, enrolar The ship in the harbor isstill signing on men. El barco en elpuerto está aún contratando tripulan-tes. O to sign over traspasar He signedover control of the business to his son.Traspasó la dirección del negocio a suhijo. O to sign up firmar He signed upfor three years. Firmó por tres años.A inscribirse, alistarse He signed up forvolunteer work. Se alistó para hacertrabajo voluntario. A contratar Theteam signed up a new player. El equipoha contratado un nuevo jugador.signal [n] señal I'll give you the signalwhen we are ready to leave. Le haréuna señal cuando estemos listos parasalir.

• O] hacer señales Signal that taxi!¡Haga Ud. señales a aquel taxi!

signature firma.

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significant significante, significativesignify significar, dar a entender.silence silencio Silence! ¡Silencio!—Hissilence about the price surprised us.Su silencio acerca del precio nos sor-prendió.

• [v] hacer callar He silenced the au-dience and went on speaking. Hizocallar al público y continuó hablando.

silent silencioso, callado Why are you sosilent? ¿Por qué está Ud. tan callado?—She's too silent to be good company.Es demasiado callada para hacer buenacompañía. A callado The newspaperswere silent about the accident. Losperiódicos se mantuvieron calladosacerca del accidente.

silk seda.

silly tonto.

silver [n] plata This country produces agreat deal of silver. Este país producemucha plata. A cubiertos de plata Shereceived some beautiful silver for awedding present. Recibió como regalode boda unos lindos cubiertos de plata.A dinero suelto, sencillo [Am] Can yougive me some silver for these bills?¿Puede Ud. cambiarme estos billetespor dinero suelto?

• [adj] de plata She's wearing a silverring. Lleva un anillo de plata. A blan-co Her hair is all silver. Tiene todo elpelo blanco.

• [v] azogar, platear The mirror needsto be silvered. Es necessario azogarel espejo.

O sterling silver plata de ley.

silverware cubiertos de plata.

similar semejante, similar.

simple sencillo His manners are simple.Tiene modales sencillos. — That's asimple matter. Ese es un asunto sen-cillo. A fácil, sencillo The work hereis fairly simple. El trabajo aquí esbastante fácil. A simple He had asimple fracture of the arm. Tenía unasimple fractura en el brazo. A simple,torpe I may seem simple, but I don'tunderstand it. Pareceré torpe, perono lo comprendo.

|| These are the simple facts. Estosson escuetamente los hechos.

simplicity sencillez.

simply sencillamente, simplemente.

sin pecado.

since desde I've had no fun since I gothere. No me he divertido desde quellegué aquí.—He hasn't been here sinceMonday. No ha estado aquí desde ellunes. Apuesto que Since you don'tbelieve me, look for yourself. Puesto

que no me cree, compruébelo Ud. mis-mo.

° ever since desde entonces He brokehis leg and has had it in a cast eversince. Se rompió la pierna y la tieneenyesada desde entonces.

|| How long has it been since you lastsaw her? ¿Cuánto tiempo hace desdela última vez que la vio?

sincere sincero.

sincerely sinceramente.

|| Yours sincerely. Le saluda atenta-mente, or Su atento y seguro servidor.

sincerity sinceridad.

sing cantar I can't sing very well. Nopuedo cantar muy bien.—The canarieshave been singing all morning. Loscanarios han estado cantando toda lamañana. A cantar, arrullar Try sing-ing the baby to sleep. Procure arrularal niño para que se duerma. A silbarBullets were singing all around us.Las balas silbaban en derredor nuestro.

singer cantante.

single solo I haven't a single thing to eat.No tengo un solo bocado de comida.A sencillo, para uno I want a singleroom if possible. Quiero una habitaciónpara uno, si es posible. A soltero Areyou married or single? ¿Es Ud. casadoo soltero?

O singles individuales Let's play sin-gles. Juguemos individuales. O tosingle out escoger, señalar They singledhim out for honorable mention. Leseñalaron para una mención honorí-fica.

singular singular.

sink [n] fregadero, [Am] The sink's fullof dirty dishes. El fregadero estálleno de platos sucios.• [v~\ hundirse I'm afraid the boat'llsink if we take more than seven people.Temo que este bote se hunda si acep-tamos más de siete personas. A escon-derse Take that picture before the sunsinks behind the clouds. Tome Ud. esafotografía antes de que el sol se escondadetrás de las nubes. A abrir, excavarCan you suggest a good place to sinka well? ¿Puede Ud. sugerir un buensitio para abrir un pozo? A invertir sinprovecho He sank all his money in thebusiness. Invirtió sin provecho todo sudinero en el negocio.

O to sink in dejar caer He paused afew minutes to let his remarks sink in.Hizo una pausa para dejar caer susobservaciones. O to sink into entrar en,penetrar I hope that lesson has sunk

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slacken

into your head. Espero que esa lecciónse le habrá entrado en la cabeza.

sinus seno.

sip [?i] sorbo, trago.• [v] sorber, chupar.

sir señor Yes, sir. Sí, señor.

siren sirena.

sirloin lomo de vaca, lomo de res.

sister hermana Do you have any sisters?¿Tiene Ud. hermanas? A hermana,monja Two sisters from the conventcame to ask for a donation. Dos mon-jas del convento vinieron a pedir undonative

O sister ship barco gemelo.

sister-in-law cuñada.

sit sentarse Where are we sitting to-night? ¿Dónde nos sentamos estanoche? A posar She made arrange-ments to sit for her portrait. Convinoen posar para su retrato.—There aresome pigeons sitting on the fence. Hayunas palomas posadas en la cerca.A celebrar sesión, estar en audienciaThe court is sitting. El tribunal estácelebrando sesión.

O to be sitting estar sentado Theywere sitting when we arrived. Estabansentados cuando llegamos. ° to be sit-ting on estar colocado en That vasehas been on the shelf for years. Esejarrón ha estado colocado en el estantedurante años. O to sit down sentarseSit doivn there. Siéntese allí. ° to sitin on tomar parte, participar de Hesat in on all the conferences that day.Tomó parte en todas las conferenciasese día. O to sit out dejar de, pasarpor alto Let's sit this dance out. Deje-mos de bailar esta pieza.—aguantar Icouldn't sit that play out. No pudeaguantar la función hasta el final. O tosit up incorporarse He sat up sud-denly. De repente se incorporó. A sen-tarse The baby had been sitting upsince he was five months old. El niñose sentaba desde que tenía cinco meses.A estarse levantado We sat up all nighttalking. Estuvimos levantados todala noche hablando.

situated situado.

situation situación.

six seis.

sixteen dieciséis.

sixth sexto.

sixty sesenta.

size tamaño, número What size are theshoes? ¿De qué tamaño son las zapa-tos? A tamaño Try this for size. Prué-bese esto para ver el tamaño. A exten-sión What's the size of the property?

¿Cuál es la extensión de la propiedad?A estatura He's a medium-sized man.Es un hombre de mediana estatura.

O to size up darse cuenta de, justi-preciar / sized up the situation at aglance. Me di cuenta de la situación aprimera vista,skate [n] patín.

• tv] patinar.skater patinador.

skating rink pista de patinar.

skeleton esqueleto.

skeptical escéptico.

sketch [w] croquis Draw me a sketch ofthe first floor. Hágame un croquis delprimer piso. A tipo cómico He's quitea sketch. Es un tipo muy cómico.

• [t>] hacer croquis, dibujar This is agood place to sketch. Este es un buenlugar para hacer croquis.

skill habilidad, destreza.

skilled diestro, experto.

skin piel She has a very white skin. Tieneuna piel muy blanca.—These shoes aremade of alligator skin. Estos zapatosson de piel de cocodrilo. A piel, cortezaThe best part of a potato is near theskin. Lo mejor de la patata está cercade la piel.

• [v~\ desollar The hunter was skinningthe deer. El cazador estaba desollandoel ciervo.

O by the skin of one's teeth por unpelo I made the train by the skin of myteeth. Alcancé el tren por un pelo.

skip saltar The little girl skipped downthe sidewalk. La niña iba saltando pol-la acera. A saltarse, pasar por altoSkip that chapter. Sáltese Ud. esecapítulo.

skirt falda, [A?-^] pollera Her skirt's toolong. Su falda es demasiado larga.

skull cráneo.

skunk zorrillo, mofeta.

sky cielo How does the sky look today?¿Cómo está el cielo hoy?—The sky isovercast. El cielo está nublado.

O out of a clear sky de buenas aprimeras He quit his job out of a clearsky. Abandonó su empleo de buenasa primeras. O to the skies por lasnubes He praised her to the skies. Lapuso por las nubes.

skyscraper rascacielo.

slack flojo That rope is very slack. Esacuerda está muy floja.—Business isslack. Los negocios están flojos. A des-cuidado, negligente She's very slack inher work. Es muy descuidada en sutrabajo.

slacken aminorar, disminuir Slacken your

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speed! ¡Disminuya la velocidad!A ceder, cejar Don't slacken your effortsuntil you've gotten what you want. Noceda en su empeño hasta que haya con-seguido lo que quiere.

slacks pantalones.

slander [ri\ calumnia.

• [i>] calumniar,slang caló, jerga, argot.slap [n] palmada, bofetada.

• [v~\ dar una palmada, dar una bofe-tada.

slash tirar tajos y reveses (sword); azo-tar, dar latigazos (whip).slaughter [w] mantaza.

• [v] matar; hacer una carnicería(butcher).

O slaughter house matadero,slave esclavo.sled trineo.sleep [n] sueño.

• [y] dormir Did you sleep well? Dur-mió Ud. bien?—I slept well, thanks.Dormí bien, gracias.

O to be sleepy tener sueño. O to sleepaway pasar el tiempo durmiendo Heslept the afternoon away. Se pasó latarde durmiendo. O to sleep off dormirla mona Go home and sleep off yourdrunk. Vaya Ud. a su casa a dormirla mona.

|| I must get some sleep. Debo dor-mir algo.

sleeping car coche dormitorio, [Am]pullman.

sleet [n] cellisca.

• [v] cellisquear.slender delgado.

slice [n] tajada, rebanada.

• [f] rebanar; cortar en lonchas, cor-tar en tajadas (meat).

slide deslizarse, resbalar.

slight [n\ desprecio, desaire She resented

the slight. Ella se ofendió por el

desaire.

• [adj] leve, ligero I have a slightcold. Tengo un catarro ligero. A pe-queño There's a slight difference. Hayuna pequeña diferencia. A delicadoShe has a rather slight figure. Tieneuna figura más bien delicada.

• [v] desairar I didn't intend to slightyou. No fué mi intención desairarle.

slim delgado.

slip [n] combinación She sent me a beau-tiful lace slip for my birthday. Parami cumpleaños me envió una pi'eciosacombinación de encaje. A deliz, impru-dencia, pata Did I make a slip? ¿Cometíuna imprudencia? or ¿Metí la pata?A trozo, tira He wrote the message on

a slip of paper. Escribió el mensajeen un trozo de papel. A esqueje, gajoThis rose bush grew from a slip. Esterosal creció de un esqueje.

• [v] echar He slipped the letter intothe mailbox. Echó la carta en el buzón.A deslizar The drawer slips in easily.La gaveta se desliza fácilmente. A res-balar Don't slip on the ice. No se res-bale sobre el hielo. A ponerse Waituntil I slip into a coat. Espere Ud.hasta que me ponga el abrigo. A esca-par escabullirse Don't let the chanceslip. No deje escapar la oportunidad.A olvidarse The matter slipped my mindcompletely. El asunto se me olvidócompletamente.

O pillow slip funda Please wash thepillow slips. Haga el favor de lavarlas fundas. O to give the slip daresquinazo The thief gave his pursuersthe slip. El ladrón les dio el esquinazoa los que le perseguían. A dejar plan-tado She gave me that slip. Me dejóplantado. O to slip away escabullirseLet's slip away quietly. Escabullá-monos silenciosamente. O to slip one'sclothes on vestirse de prisa. O to slipup meter la pata, colarse I slipped upbadly, didn't I? Metí la pata, ¿verdad?

slipper zapatilla, pantufla, chinela.

slippery resbaladizo, resbaloso.

slope [n] declive The hill has about athirty degree slope. La colina tienecerca de treinta grados de declive.A pendiente They raced down the slope.Bajaron la pendiente corriendo.

• [v] estar inclinado The floor slopesbadly. El piso está muy inclinado.

sloppy chapucero He's a sloppy writer.Es un escritor chapucero. A desaliñadoShe's very sloppy in her appearance.Es una mujer muy desaliñada.

slot ranura.

slow lento 7s it a slow train? ¿Es un trenlento?—Cook the soup on a slow fire.Ponga a hervir la sopa a fuego lento.A blando, mojado (horse racing) Thehorses are racing on a slow track today.Los caballos están corriendo hoy enuna pista blanda. A retrasado Theteacher is in charge of a class of slowpupils. La maestra tiene a su cargouna clase de alumnos retrasados. A des-pacio, lento Don't drive so slow. Nomaneje tan despacio [Am], or Noconduzca Ud. tan despacio [Sp].

° slow-witted torpe, estúpido. O tobe slow atrasar My watch is an hourslow. Mi reloj atrasa una hora. O toslow down ir más despacio Slow down!

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, Vaya más despacio! A retardar Itlooks as if he's trying to slow down thenegotiations. Parece que está tratandode retardar las negociaciones. O toslow up ir más despacio Slow up whenyou come to a crossing. Vaya másdespacio al llegar a los cruces.

slowly despacio Con't you drive a littlemore sloivly? /No puede Ud. conducirun poco más despacio? A lentamente Heicalks slowly. Anda lentamente.

sluggish indolente, dejado.

slums barrios bajos.

sly astuto, taimado.

smack [n] manotada He gave me a smackin the face. Me «dio una manotada enla cara.

• [r] chocar The car smocked into atree. El coche chocó contra un árbol.

small pequeña The room is quite small.El cuarto es bastante pequeño.—Herfolks are S77iall farmers. Es de familiade pequeños agricultores. A menudoPlease gather some small wood. Hagael favor de recoger leña menuda.—Chop it up small. Píquelo muy menudo.A mezquino, ruin That ivas an awfullysmall thing to do. Fué muy ruin hacereso.

O small arms armas portátiles.O small change menudo, suelto /haven't any small change. No tengosuelto, or Xo tengo menudo. ° smallfry pequeño, pequeñajo; gente menuda(unimportant people). O small lettersminúsculas Print it all in small letters.Imprímalo todo en minúsculas. O smallprint tipo pequeño.

This is a small matter. Esto notiene importancia, or Es cosa de muypoca importancia.

smallpox viruelas.

smart [adj] listo She's a very smart childfor her age. Es una niña muy listapara su edad. Á elegante She wearsvery smart clothes, don't you think'Lleva vestidos muy elegantes, /verdad?

• [r] escocer This burn's beginningto smart. Esta quemadura empieza aescocerme.

smash aplastar, hacer pedazos, hacerañicos.

smear [v] untar, ensuciar, tiznar.

smell [»] olfato The dog has very keenhearing and smell. El perro tiene eloído y el olfato muy aguzados. A olorWhat is that smell? /Qué olor es ése?—/ don't like the smell. No me gustael olor.

• [v] oler Do you smell smoke? /Huele

Ud. humo?—That perfume smells good.Ese perfume huele bien.

O to smell a rat darse cuenta de quehay gato encerrado, oler el poste Assoon as she mentioned it, I smelled arat. Tan pronto lo mencionó, me dicuenta de que había gato encerrado.O to take a nood smell oler fuerte Takea good smell and tell me what youthink that is in the bottle. Huela fuertey dígame que cree Ud. que hay dentrode la botella,smile [h] sonrisa He always has a smileon his face. Siempre tiene la sonrisaen los labios.—You have a pretty smile.Ud. tiene una bonita sonrisa.

• [r] sonreír / like the way she smiles.Me gusta su manera de sonreír. A son-reírse She syniled unhappily. Se son-reía tristemente.

smoke [»] humo Open the windows:there's too much smoke in here. Abralas ventanas; aquí hay demasiadohumo.

• [i] fumar Do you smoke? /FumaUd.?—/ S7noke cigars. Fumo cigarros.—Xo S7noking. Prohibido fumar. A des-pedir humo That s?ove S77iokes toomuch. Esa estufa despide demasiadohumo. A ahumar The fisherynen heresmoke most of their fish. Los pesca-dores aquí ahuman la mayor parte delpescado.

O smoke screen cortina de humo Theship retired under a S7noke screen. Elbarco se retiró bajo una cortina dehumo.

Ti* dying for a s7noke. Me mueropor fumar,smooth [ad;] llano Is this road smooth?/Es este camino llano? A tranquiloThe sea was very 377100th. El marestaba muy tranquilo.—We had a veryS7nooth ride. Dimos un tranquilo paseoen coche. Asuave This is a S7noothwine. Este es un vino suave. A lison-jero He's a s77iooth sales7nan. Es unvendedor lisonjero.

• [i] alisar S7nooth out the paper be-fore you wrap the package. Alise elpapel antes de envolver el paquete.A preparar, allanar Se7>d hÍ77i ahead tosmooth the way. Mándele por delantepara preparar el terreno.

smother sofocar.

snail caracol.

snake culebra, serpiente.

snap [n] corchete / have to sew S7iaps onmy dress. Tengo que coser unos cor-chetes en mi traje. A instantánea /want to take a feiv snaps of you.

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Quiero tomar unas instantáneas de Ud.O to snap out of something despabi-larse Snap out of your laziness and dosomething! ¡Despabílese, haga algo!|| Snap out of it! ¡Déjese de eso!|| That's a snap! ¡Es muy fácil!snapshot instantánea.sneakers zapatos de tenis.sneeze [n~\ estornudo.

• [v] estornudar.snore [n~\ ronquido.

• [v] roncar.snow [«] nieve How deep is the

¿Cuánte nieve hay? or ¿Qué

snow ?

alturatiene la nieve? A nevada This is thefirst syioiv of the year. Esta es laprimera nevada del año.

• [t>] nevar It snowed a lot last win-ter. Nevó mucho el invierno pasado.—It's snowing. Está nevando.

O to snow in estar incomunicado odetenido por la nieve They were snowedin for a whole week. Estuvieron in-comunicados por la nieve toda unasemana. ° to snow under agobiar,abrumar We were snowed under withbills. Estábamos abrumade j de deudas.

snowfall nevada.

so [adv~\ así So they say. A.sí dicen.—I think so. Así lo creo, or Creo que sí.—I've heard so. Lo he oído decir, orEso es lo que he oído.—/ suppose so.Así me parece, or Supongo que sí.—It's all right now. I hope it will remainso. Está bien ahora. Espero que conti-núe así. A cierto That's not so! ¡Esono es cierto!—Is that so? ¿Es ciertoeso?—/ think he left a letter. So he did.Creo que él dejó una carta. Es cierto.A tan Why are you so gloomy? ¿Por quéestá Ud. tan triste? A muy You're soclever! ¡Es Ud. muy listo! or ¡Quélisto es Ud.! A mucho I'm so glad tomeet you! ¡Mucho gusto en conocerle!A También // / can do it, so can you.Si yo lo puedo hacer, también puedeUd.—They're very nice, and so aretheir children. Son muy simpáticos, ytambién lo son sus hijos. A tanto I'dbetter not go out, my head aches so.Me duele tanto la cabeza que es mejorque no salga. A ya The door's open. SoI see. La puerta está abierta. Ya loveo. A así es I'm not feeling well, so Idon't think I'd better go. No me sientobien, así es que no creo que debo ir.

• [interj~] conque So you've finallycome home! ¡Conque por fin vuelve Ud.a casa!

O and so así es They left early, andso I missed them. Se fueron temprano,

así es que no pude verlos. O and soforth y así por el estilo, y así de lodemás. O and so on, and so forth et-cétera, etcétera. ° it so happens da lacasualidad It so happens that I am re-sponsible for the work. Da la casuali-dad de que yo soy responsable deltrabajo. O just so de esta manera Do itjust so. Hágalo de esta manera. A alpelo, perfectamente She does every-thing just so. Todo lb hace al pelo.O or so poco más o menos, o cosa así/ need a pound or so of sugar. Necesitopoco más o menos una libra de azúcar.O so and so tal por cual, fulano de tal.

0 so as to de modo que, de suerte quepara Say it so as not to hurt her.Dígaselo de modo que no se ofenda.A para, a fin de / did some of the workso as to make things easier for her.Hice parte del trabajo a fin de facili-tarle su labor. ° so ... as to tan . . .como para que J hope the suits aren'tall so worn as to be useless. Esperoque los trajes no estén tan usados comopara que no puedan usarse. O so-calledsupuesto; así llamado. O so far hastaaquí, hasta ahora So far I'm bored.Hasta ahora me estoy aburriendo. O sofar as I know que yo sepa So far as

1 know, I have nothing to declare. Queyo sepa, no tengo nada que declarar.O so much tanto Not so much pepper,please. No tanta pimienta, por favor.—He ran so much, he got all out ofbreath. Corrió tanto que se quedó sinaliento. O so, so así, así; mediana-mente, regular. O so that a fin de que,para que / fixed things so that youcould come. Arreglé las cosas a fin deque Ud. pudiera venir. O so . . . thattan . . . que / am so tired that I canhardly stand up. Estoy tan cansadoque apenas puedo tenerme en pie.

|| How so? ¿Cómo es eso? || I'm soglad to know it! ¡Cuánto me alegrosaberlo! || Is it so? ¿Verdad? or ¿Escierto? || / hope so. Así lo espero. || /told you so. Ya se lo dije a Ud. || Sofar so good. Hasta ahora todo bien.|| So long! ¡Hasta luego! or ¡Hasta lavista! || So what? ¿Y que? || Thanksso much. Muchísimas gracias. || Whosaid so? I said so. ¿Quién dijo eso?Lo dije yo. || Why so? ¿Por qué así?

soak empapar, remojar.

soap jabón.

O shaving soap jabón de afeitar.O toilet soap jabón de tocador.

sob [n] sollozo / ivas wakened by the

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child's sobs. Me despertaron los sollo-zos del niño.

• [v] sollozar, llorar The baby sobbedhimself to sleep. El nene lloró hastadormirse.

O sob story cuento de lástima She

tried to take us in with a sob story.

Trató de engañarnos con su cuento de

lástima.sober sobrio.social social.socialist socialista.society sociedad.sock [?i] calcetín / want three pairs of

socks. Quiero tres pares de calcetines.sock [«] puñetazo I'd like to give him a

sock on the jaw. Me gustaría darle un

puñetazo en la mandíbula.

• [v] dar puñetazos // you do it again,I'll sock you. Si lo vuelves a hacer, tedaré un puñetazo.

socket enchufe, portalámpara.

soda sosa (sodium); soda (water);gaseosa (pop).

O ice-cream soda ice-cream soda, re-fresco de gaseosa con helado. O sodafountain mostrador de refrescos, fuentede soda. O soda water agua de Seltz,agua de sifón, soda.

sofa sofá, canapé.

soft blando This pillow is too soft formy taste. Esta almohada es demasiadoblanda para mi gusto.—You're toosoft to be an executive. Es Ud. dema-siado blando para mandar. A fino, nogrueso That material is not soft enoughfor a dress. Esa tela no es lo suficiente-mente fina para un vestido. A suave Shehas very soft skin. Tiene un cutis muysuave. A fofo I'll get soft if I don'thave any exercise. Si no hago ejer-cicio voy a ponerme fofo.

O soft-boiled eggs huevos pasadospor agua. O soft drink refresco. O soft-hearted de buen corazón. O soft-spokende hablar meloso, de hablar suave.O soft water agua fina, agua delgada.|| Make the radio softer. Baje unpoco la radio.

soften ablandar (make softer) ; suavizar(make smooth).

goftly sin ruido, con cuidado Walk softlyso as not to wake up the baby. Ande ,con cuidado para no despertar al bebé.|| Speak softly. Hable bajo.

soil [n] tierra What will grow in thissoil? ¿Qué se puede cultivar en estatierra?

soil [v~] O soiled, sucio, manchado Myclothes are soiled. Mi ropa está sucia.O to get soiled emporcarse, ensuciarse

Don't let it get soiled. No deje Ud. quese ensucie.

soldier soldado.

sole [n] suela / need new soles on theseshoes. Necesito suelas nuevas en estoszapatos. A lenguado We had fillet ofsole for lunch. Comimos filete de len-guado en el almuerzo.

• ladj] único Are we the sole occu-pants? ¿Somos los únicos ocupantes?

• M poner suelas These shoes need tobe soled. Hace falta poner suelas aestos zapatos.

sole O for the sole purpose of con el finexclusivo de He reads for the sole pur-pose of amusing himself. Sólo lee conel fin exclusivo de distraerse.

solemn solemne.

solicit solicitar.

solid [w] sólido The doctor told him notto eat solids for a few days. El doctorle dijo que no comiera sólidos duranteunos días.

• [adj~] sólido Is the ice solid? ¿Estásólido el hielo? A firme, sólido Thischair doesn't feel very solid to me. Estasilla no me parece muy firme. A macizoIs the beam solid or hollow? ¿Es laviga maciza o hueca? A entero, todoHe talked to me for a solid hour. Mehabló durante toda una hora. A liso 7want a solid blue material. Quiero unatela azul lisa. A recto He seems to bea solid sort of person. Parece ser unhombre recto.

some algo Take some meat. Tome Ud.algo de carne, or Tome Ud. carne.A poco Give trie some more water. Démeun poco más de agua. A cierto He's aman of some reputation. Es un hombrede cierta fama.—Some types are bet-ter suited to this purpose. Ciertos tiposde personas cuadran mejor para estefin. A algún I've been ivorking for sometime. He estado trabajando por algúntiempo.—I hope I can see you againsome day. Espero verle de nuevoalgún día.—I've seen you some place.Le he visto a Ud. en algún sitio.—There must be some way of finding out.Debe haber alguna manera de averi-guarlo. A unos, algunos Could I havesome oranges? ¿Puede Ud. darme unasnaranjas? A algunos Take some ofthese books. Tome algunos de estoslibros.—Some of you may disagree withme. Quizás algunos de Uds. no esténde acuerdo conmigo. A unos Somefriends were looking for you. Unosamigos vinieron a buscarle.

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Some will go by train and some by boat.Unos irán por tierra y otros por mar.O some of de / want some of that mate-rial. Quiero de esa tela. O some ... orother uno . . . u otro Try to get sometypist or other to do the job. Consigauna u otra mecanógrafa para que hagael trabajo. A uno de esos It's in somebook or other on that shelf. Está enuno de esos libros de la estantería.O to some extent hasta cierto punto Tosome extent that's true. Hasta ciertopunto eso es verdad.

|| She's some girl! ¡Vaya una mu-chacha! || That's some house they livein! ¡Vaya la casa en que viven!

somebody alguien, alguna persona.O somebody else algún otro.

somehow de algún modo.

O somehow or other de un modo uotro.

someone alguien.

some place en alguna parte.

something algo He knows somethingabout medicine. Sabe algo de medicina.—Is something the matter? ¿Sucedealgo?—// you want something, ring thebell. Si quiere Ud. algo, toque eltimbre.—That's really something. Esosí que es algo.—There's somethingpeculiar here. Aquí hay algo extraño.—There's something in what you say.Hay algo en lo que Ud. dice. A algo, unpoco He's something of a musician.Tiene algo de músico.

O something else algo más There'ssomethiyig else I want. Hay algo másque yo quiero. O something or otheralgo, una u otra cosa I'm sure I've for-gotten something or other. Estoy se-guro que he olvidado algo.

sometime algún día Can I have a datewith you sometime? ¿Podríamos salirjuntos algún día? A durante, en elcurso de It happened sometime lastOctober. Sucedió durante el pasadooctubre.

sometimes a veces / get mixed up some-times. A veces me atolondro. A algu-nas veces Sometimes I wonder if it'sworth while to work so hard. Algunasveces dudo si vale la pena trabajar tanduro.

O sometimes . . . sometimes a veces. . . otras veces Sometimes I sleep late,sometimes I get up early. A veces duer-mo hasta muy tarde, otras veces melevanto temprano.

somewhat algo This differs somewhatfrom the usual type. Esto difierealgo del tipo corriente. A un poco,

algo That is somewhat too expensive.Eso es algo caro.—This puts it some-what more plainly. Esto lo explicaalgo más claramente.

somewhere alguna parte Haven't we seeneach other somewhere before? ¿No noshemos visto antes en alguna parte?

son hijo.

song canción That's a pretty song. Esaes una bonita canción.

° for a song por una bicoca, poruna nada We bought the chair for asong. Compramos la silla por unabicoca.

|| The crowd burst into song. Lamultitud se puso a cantar.

son-in-law yerno.

sonnet soneto.

soon pronto I'll be back soon. Volverépronto.—Come again soon. Vuelva Ud.pronto.—It's too soon to tell what's thematter with him. Es demasiado prontopara saber lo que tiene.

O as soon as tan pronto como / toldyou as soon as I knew myself. Se lodije tan pronto como lo supe. O assoon as possible cuanto antes, lo antesposible. O no sooner . . . than apenas. . . cuando He no sooner said her namethan she came in sight. Apenas pro-nunció su nombre cuando apareció ella.O soon after poco después que He carnesoon after I left. Vino poco despuésde que yo me marché. O sooner or latertarde o temprano I'll have to see himsooner or later. Tendré que verletarde o temprano.

|| The sooner the better. Cuanto an-tes mejor. || He said he'd just as soonstay home as not. Dijo que lo mismole daba quedarse o no quedarse en casa.|| I'd sooner die than give in. Prefieromorir antes que ceder.

soot hollín.

soothe calmar, tranquilizar.

sore [r?] llaga, erosión There is a sore onmy foot. Tengo una llaga en el pie.• [adj] mal My throat is sore. Estoymal de la garganta, or Me duele la gar-ganta. A lastimado That's the sore toe.Ese es el dedo lastimado.

° to be sore doler This bruise is soreto the touch. Esta herida duele altocarla. O to get sore ofenderse Don'tget sore; I didn't mean anything. Nose ofenda que no quise decir nada. O tomake sore desesperar, ofender Thatmakes me sore. Eso me desespera.

sore throat inflamación de la garganta,dolor de garganta.

sort tipo She has beauty of a different

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sort. Su belleza es de otro tipo.—She'snot the sort of girl you can forgeteasily. No es el tipo de muchacha quese olvida fácilmente. A clase They havebooks of all sorts. Tienen libros detodas clases.—What sort of man is he?¿Qué clase de hombre es? A especie It'sa sort of gift some people have. Esuna especie de don que tiene algunagente.

O all sorts toda clase I need all sortsof things. Necesito toda clase decosas. O a sort of cierto You cannothelp but feel a sort of admiration fora man like that. Uno no puede menosque sentir cierta admiración por unhombre como ese. O nothing of the sortnada de eso You'll do nothing of thesort. Ud. no hará nada de eso. O sortof más bien I'm sort of glad things hap-pened the way they did. Estoy másbien contento por la manera comoocurrieron las cosas. A en cierto modoI'd sort of like to go. En cierto modome gustaría ir. O to sort out clasificar,ordenar por clases / must sort out themail. Tengo que clasificar la corre-spondencia.

soul alma.

sound [n] sonido / thought I heard afunny sound. Creí oír un sonido ex-traño.—Is that sound always repre-sented by the same letter? ¿Está esesonido siempre representado por lamisma letra? A estrecho Let's go for asail on the sound. Vamos a navegarpor el estrecho.

• [adj'] firme The floor is old butvery sound. El piso es viejo peromuy firme. A sano Did you get homesafe and sound? ¿Llegó Ud. a su casasano y salvo? A bueno His constitutionis still sound. Su estado de salud esbueno todavía. A seguro Do you thinkthat this is a sound business? ¿CreeUd. que éste es un negocio seguro?A sólido, razonable, de peso That's asound argument. Ese es un argumentode peso. A legítimo Have you got soundtitle to the property? ¿Tiene Ud. untítulo legítimo de la propiedad?

• [v] sonar That shot sounded veryclose. Ese tiro sonó muy cerca.—Hisname sounds just like hers. Su nombresuena muy parecido al de ella. A tocar,sonar The bugle sounded retreat. Elcorneta tocó retreta. A parecer Itsounds impossible. Parece imposible.A sondear They sounded the lake. Son-dearon el lago.

O to sound someone out sondear, tan-

tear / sounded him out on his ideas. Letanteé para ver que ideas tenia.

|| How does that sound to you? ¿Quéle parece eso? || / had a sound sleeplast night. Anoche dormí profunda-mente. || She didn't know we werewithin sound of her voice. Ella nosabía que podíamos oírla desde dondeestábamos.soup sopa.

soup plate plato sopero, plato hondo.sour agrio, ácido.

source fuente What is your source of in-formation? ¿Cuál es su fuente de in-formación? A motivo His success hasbeen a source of great pride to all ofmus. Su éxito ha sido motivo de granorgullo para todos nosotros. A origen,causa Have you found the source of thetrouble? ¿Ha encontrado Ud. el origende este disgusto? A nacimiento, manan-tial Where is the source of this river?¿Dónde está el nacimiento de este río?O source book libro de consulta, librode referencia.'outh [«] sur This farm rtms about a milefrom North to South. La extensión dela finca de norte a sur es de una milla.—We traveled through the south ofFrance. Hemos viajado por el sur deFrancia.

• [adj~\ It's on the south side. Estáen el lado sur.—There's a south wind.Sopla viento sur.

|| He lives a block south of here.Vive a una manzana de aquí hacia elsur.southeast sudeste.

southern meridional Southern Europe.Europa meridional. A al sur, del surI'd prefer a room with a southern ex-posure. Preferiría un cuarto que dé alsur.southwest sudoeste.souvenir recuerdo,sovereign soberano.sow [ti] puerca, marrana.sow [v] sembrar.soybean soya.

space [n] espacio Is there any space formy luggage? ¿Hay espacio para miequipaje?—Leave a double space aftereach sentence. Deje doble espacio des-pués de cada frase.—He just sat therestaring out into space. Estaba sentadocon la mirada fija en el espacio.—Hedid the work in the space of a day.Hizo el trabajo en el espacio de un día.—How much space does the buildingoccupy? ¿Cuánto espacio ocupa el edi-ficio?—Write small to save space.

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Escriba Ud. apretado para ahorrarespacio.

• [v] espaciar, separar The posts arespaced a foot apart. Los postes estánseparados un pie de distancia entre sí.

spade [tc] pala, azada / have to get thisspade fixed. Tengo que dar a arreglaresta pala. A espada / have two spadesand three hearts. Tengo dos espadasy tres corazones.

• [v] cavar con pala, remover la tierraWill you help me spade my garden?¿Quiere Ud. ayudarme a remover latierra de mi jardín?

O to call a spade a spade llamar alpan, pan y al vino, vino. '

span [v] atravesar, extenderse sobre The .bridge spans the river at its narrowestpoint. El puente atraviesa el río porsu punto más estrecho.

° bridge span ojo de puente, tramo,luz. O life span promedio de vida Whatis the life span of a man? ¿Cuál es elpromedio de vida de un hombre?

Spaniard español.

Spanish español.

spank zurrar, pegar, dar una paliza.

spanking zurra, paliza.

spare [w] rueda de repuesto Hand me thespare, please. Haga el favor de darmela rueda de repuesto.

• [o^i] disponible I haven't a spareminute. No tengo un minuto disponi-ble.

• ív] perdonar, salvar Luckily his lifewas spared. Por fortuna se le per-donó la vida. A ahorrar Spare me thedetails. Ahórreme los detalles.—Youcan spare yourself the trouble. PuedeUd. ahorrarse la molestia. A escatimarI've spared no expense in building thehouse. No escatimé gastos al edificarla casa. A prestar / can spare yousome money. Le puedo prestar algúndinero. A sobrar Can you spare a ciga-rette? ¿Le sobra un cigarrillo? or ¿Mepuede dar Ud. un cigarrillo? A con-ceder Can you spare a minute? ¿PuedeUd. concederme un minuto?

° spare parts piezas de repuesto Doyou have any spare parts for yourradio"! ¿Tiene Ud. piezas de repuestopara su radio? O spare time momentoslibres, rato de ocio I'll do it in my sparetime. Lo haré en los momentos quetengo libres. O to spare de tiempo Igot to the station with five minutes tospare. Llegué a la estación con cincominutos de tiempo.

|| I'll try to spare your feelings. Pro-curaré abstenerme para no herir sus

sentimientos. ]f I'll take it if you canspare it. Lo tomaré si Ud. no lo nece-sita.

spark chispa.

sparkle [n] fulgor, brillo, destello.

• [v] relucir, brillar (shine); chis-pear, echar chispas (spark).

sparkling chispeante, brillante; vivaz(lively).O sparkling wine vino espumoso.

sparrow gorrión.

speak hablar Do you speak Spanish?¿Habla Ud. español?—We were justspeaking of you. Precisamente está-bamos hablando de Ud.—Who spokelast night? ¿Quién habló anoche?—To speak plainly, you're a thief. Ha-blando claramente, es Ud. un ladrón.A decir Go ahead and speak your piece.Ande, diga lo que quiere decir.

O generally speaking generalmenteGenerally speaking, he is home everyevening. Generalmente está en casatodas las noches. O so to speak pordecirlo así. O to speak for hablar ennombre de I'm speaking for my friend.Hablo en nombre de mi amigo. A com-prometer Next Saturday is alreadyspoken for. El sábado que viene yaestá comprometido.

|| Speak out! ¡Hable claro! \\ Itspeaks for itself. Habla por sí mismo.|| We're not on speaking terms. No noshablamos.

speaker orador, conferencista.

spear lanza.

special especial / have a special reason.Tengo una razón especial.—Have youanything special in mind for tonight?¿Tiene Ud. pensado algo especial paraesta noche?—Is there any special trainfor the weekend? ¿Hay algún trenespecial para fin de semana?

special delivery entrega inmediata, ur-gente.

specialist especialista.

specialize especializar.

specialty especialidad.

species especie.

specific específico.

specify especificar.

specimen muestra, espécimen.

speck motita.

spectacle espectáculo.

spectacles gafas, anteojos, lentes.

spectator espectador.

speech discurso That was a very goodspeech. Ese discurso fué muy bueno.A modo de hablar You can often tellwhere a person comes from by hisspeech. Con frecuencia se puede saber

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de donde es una persona por su modode hablar.

speechless mudo, sin habla.

speed velocidad This car has four speeds.Este automóvil tiene cuatro veloci-dades.—The train is moving at a veryslow speed. El tren marcha a muypoca velocidad.—Speed limit 30 milesper hour. Velocidad máxima treintamillas por hora. A rapidez The job willbe finished with all speed. El trabajose terminará con la mayor rapidez.A prisa Do it with all speed. Hágalo atoda prisa.

O to speed up acelerar Speed up thework. Acelere Ud. el trabajo.

|| We sped home as fast as we could.Nos apresuramos a ir a casa lo másrápidamente que pudimos.

spell [n] ataque He had a coughing spell.Tuvo un ataque de tos. A racha Thishot spell won't last long. Esta rachade calor no durai'á mucho. A intervaloHe worked in that office for a shortspell. Trabajó en esa oficina por uncorto intervalo.

• [v] deletrear He doesn't know howto spell yet. Todavía no sabe deletrear.

|| It's spelled the same, but pro-nounced differently. Se escribe lo mis-mo, pero se pronuncia de otra manera.|| How do you spell your name? ¿Cómose escribe su nombre?

spelling deletreo; ortografía (orthogra-phy).

spend gastar I haven't much to spend.No tengo mucho que gastar. A pasarI want to spend the night here. Quieropasar la noche aquí.

sphere esfera.

spice especia.

spick-and-span nuevo, flamante.

spider araña.

spill derramar Who spilled the milk?¿Quién derramó la leche?

spin [v] hilar.

spinach espinaca.

spine espinazo, columna vertebral.

spirit espíritu.

spiritual espiritual.

spit [n] saliva The baseball playerrubbed his hands with spit. El juga-dor de béisbol se restregó las manoscon saliva. A asador / like meat roastedon a spit. Me gusta la carne al asador.

• [v~] escupir No spittiyig. Se prohibeescupir.

O to spit out escupir If it tastes bad,spit it out. Si sabe mal, escúpalo.spite [w] despecho She did that just forspite. Lo hizo sólo por despecho.

O in spite of a pesar de, a despechode / failed in spite of all my efforts.Fracasé a pesar de todos mis esfuerzos.

|| I'll do it in spite of him. Mai quele pese lo haré. || They're just spitingthemselves by not going there. Sonellos mismos los que se fastidian noyendo allí,splash [??] salpicadura.

• [v] salpicar, chapotear.

splendid espléndido This is splendidweather for swimming. Hace un tiem-po espléndido para nadar. A lujosoTheir house is a little too splendid formy taste. Para mi gusto su casa esdemasiado lujosa.. splendor esplendor.

splinter [rc] astilla.

• £t'] astillar, hacer astillas.

split [n] escisión There was a split in theparty after elections. Hubo una esci-sión en el partido después de laselecciones.

• [i>] dividir, repartir Let's split theprofits. Dividamos las ganancias.

O splitting tremendo, terrible / havea splitting headache. Tengo un tre-mendo dolor de cabeza. O to split hairspararse en pelillos. O to split one'ssides with laughter desternillarse derisa.

spoil echar a perder He spoiled my plans.Echó a perder mis planes. A echarsea perder Food spoils quickly in hotxveather. La comida se echa a perdermuy pronto con el calor.

O spoiled consentido, mimado He's avery spoiled child. Es un niño muyconsentido. O spoils botín They gottheir share of the spoils. Recibieronsu parte del botín.

spoke radio, rayo This wheel has a brokenspoke. Esta rueda tiene un radio roto.

spokesman portavoz.

sponge esponja.

sponger gorrista, sablista.

sponsor [n\ patrocinador The only onewho voted in favor of that law tvas itssponsor. El único que votó en favor deesa ley fué su patrocinador.

• [v] costear, suscribir Which pro-gram willyou sponsor? ¿Qué programade radio costeará Ud.? A patrocinar Itwould be a great favor to us if you'dsponsor the bill. Nos haría un granfavor si patrocinara Ud. el proyecto deley.

|| Who's the sponsor of that newradio program? ¿Quién es el que costeaese nuevo programa de radio?spontaneous espontáneo.

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spool carrete.

spoon cuchara.

sport [«] deporte Do you like sports?¿Le gustan a Ud. los deportes?

I| This is fine sport. Esto es muydivertido. || She's a poor sport. Nosabe perder. || He's a good sport; henever gets angry. Tiene mucha correa;nunca se enfada.

sports [adj] de sport I have to wearsports clothes. Tengo que llevar ropade sport. A deportivo / always read thesports page first. Lo primero que leosiempre es la página deportiva.

spot [n] mancha Can you get these spotsout of my pants? ¿Puede Ud. quitarmeestas manchas del pantalón? Mugar,punto Show me the exact spot youmean. Enséñeme el lugar exacto a quese refiere Ud. A lugar / ivas right onthe spot when the accident happened.Estaba precisamente en el lugar cuan-do ocurrió el accidente.

• [v~\ reconocer, distinguir / spottedyou in the crowd as soon as I saw yourhat. Le reconocí entre el gentío tanpronto divisé su sombrero.

O on the spot en el acto, al puntoThey hired him on the spot. Le em-plearon en el acto. A en una situacióncomprometida That really put me onthe spot. Eso me puso verdaderamenteen una situación comprometida.

spotlight reflector, proyector.

O to be in the spotlight estar en can-delero, estar en posición conspicua.

spout [n] borbotón, chorro; pico (of tea-pot); espita (beer barrel).

• [v~\ borbotar, salir a borbotones,correr a chorros.

sprain [w] torcedura Is that sprain verypainful? ¿he duele mucho esa torce-dura?

• [v] torcerse She sprained her ankle.Se torció el tobillo.

spray [w] rociada.

• [v~\ rociar.

spread [n] propagación They tried tocheck the spread of the disease. Tra-taron de evitar la propagación de laenfermedad.

• [v] extender Spread the rug out andlet me look at it. Extienda la alfombray déjeme verla. A extenderse The firespread rapidly. El incendio se extendiórápidamente. A propagar Spread thenews. Propague la noticia. A poner,untar Spread the honey on the bread.Úntele miel al pan. A espaciar, distri-buir He repaid me in small amounts,spread over several years. Me pagó en

pequeños plazos distribuidos a lo largode varios años.

O bed spread colcha, cubrecama. O tospread the table poner la mesa.

spring [n] resorte, muelle The springseems to be broken. Parece ser que elresorte está roto. A manantial Let'shave a drink of nice cool spring water.Bebamos un poco de agua fresca delmanantial. A primavera We won't beleaving town before spring. No saldre-mos de la ciudad antes de la primavera.• [v] lanzarse The cat sprang at themouse. El gato se lanzó sobre el ratón.O bedspring muelle de cama, colchónde muelles Do you know where I canbuy a good bedspring? ¿Sabe Ud.dónde puedo comprar un buen muellede cama? O to spring up aparecer, sur-gir Towns began to spring up all alongthe river. Empezaron a surgir pobla-ciones a lo largo del río.

|| He sprang to his feet. De un saltose puso en pie. ¡| The teacher sprangthat test on us without warning. Elmaestro nos dio ese examen sin previoaviso, or El maestro nos dio una sor-presa con ese examen.

sprinkle [i>] rociar (spray) ; lloviznar(rain).

sprinkler regadera.

sprout brotar, germinar.

spry ágil.

spur [«] espuela.

O on the spur of the moment de re-pente, al impulso, sin pensarlo delmomento.

spy [ri\ espía.. • [v] espiar.

squab pichón.

square \n\ plaza How far are we fromthe square? ¿A qué distancia estamosde la plaza? A cuadrado They cut thecake into small squares. Cortaron elbizcocho en cuadritos.

• [adj~\ cuadrado How many squarefeet does the building cover? ¿Cuántospies cuadrados ocupa el edificio?—/want a square box. Quiero una cajacuadrada. A honrado, íntegro He's apretty square fellow. Es un chico bas-tante honrado.

• [v] arreglar, ajustar I'll squarethings with you later. Más adelantearreglaremos cuentas.

O carpenter's square escuadra de car-pintero. O square deal juego limpio,buen trato. O square meal comidaabundante, comida completa You canget a square meal there for very littlemoney. Por poco dinero puede Ud.

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conseguir una comida abundante en eselugar.squash [n] calabaza, [Am] ayote We hadsquash for lunch. Comimos calabazaen el almuerzo.

• [v] despachurrar, aplastar I'mafraid 1 squashed the cake. Temohaber despachurrado el pastel.

squeak [n] chirrido.

• [v] chirriar.

squeeze [v] apretar, estrujar Hesqueezed her hand until she screamed.Le apretó la mano hasta hacerla gritar.A exprimir Squeeze some lemons forthe lemonade. Exprima unos limonespara la limonada.

O to squeeze through abrirse pasoforzadamente por He squeezed his waythrough the crowd. Se abrió paso for-zadamente por entre la multitud.

squirrel ardilla.

stab [n] punzada As he turned he felt asuddeyi stab of pain in his side. Alvolverse sintió repentinamente unapunzada de dolor en el costado.

• [v] apuñalar, dar de puñaladas Hewas stabbed to death. Lo mataron apuñaladas, or Murió apuñalado.

O stab in the back puñalada trapera.

stable [n] caballeriza Where are thestables? ¿Dónde están las caballerizas?

stable [adj] equilibrado, juicioso She's apretty stable person. Es una personabien equilibrada. A estable They haven'thad a stable government for centuries.Hace siglos que no han tenido un go-bierno estable.

stack [n] pila, montón.

• [v] apilar, amontonar.

staff cayado, báculo (stick). A personalThe staff of that office is very efficient.El personal de esa oficina es muy efi-ciente.

O editorial staff cuerpo de redacción.O general staff estado mayor.

stage [n] período He's in an advancedstage in his studies. Está en un períodoavanzado de sus estudios. A escenario/ can't see the stage from this seat.No puedo ver el escenario desde esteasiento. A teatro My sister is trying toget on the stage. Mi hermana está tra-tando de actuar en el teatro.

• [v] representar The plot was goodbut the play was poorly staged. Elasunto era bueno pero la comedia es-tuvo mal representada.

stagger zigzaguear, hacer eses, tamba-learse; colocar al tres, bolillo (arrangein zigzag order).

stain [n] mancha.

• [v] manchar.

stairs escalera Take the stairs to yourright. Tome la escalera a la derecha.

stale rancio, viejo.

stalk tallo (flower); caña (wheat).

stall [m] pesebre Put the horse in thestall. Ponga el caballo en el pesebre.A tenderete, puesto They're putting upthe stalls for the fair. Están instalan-do los tenderetes para la feria.

• [v] atascar The motor's stalledagain, damn it! ¡Demonio! Se ha atas-cado de nuevo el motor. A entretenerStall the police until I can get away.Entretenga a la policía hasta que yopueda escaparme.

O to stall for time demorar inten-cionadamente.

stammer [v] tartamudear.

stamp [n] estampilla, sello / want fivetwo-cent stamps. Déme cinco estam-pillas de dos centavos. A sello Pleasebuy me a rubber stamp. Haga el favorde comprarme un sello de goma.

• [v] pisar, golpear con los pies Stampon that cigarette butt. Pise Ud. esacolilla. A patalear Teach the child notto stamp his feet. Enséñele al niño aque no patalee. A marcar, sellar Pleasestamp this "fragile". Haga el favor demarcar esto con la palabra "frágil".A poner sello, franquear Did you stampthe envelope? ¿Ha puesto un sello enel sobre?

stand [n] velador, mesita Put the maga-zines on the stand. Ponga las revistassobre el velador. A tribuna, plata-forma The president and his familywere on the stand. El presidente y sufamilia estaban en la tribuna. A puesto,tiendecilla ambulante He has a vege-table stand. Tiene un puesto de ver-duras. A resistencia The Forty-sixthDivision made a gallant stand. La 46división ofreció una resistencia heroica.

• [v] levantarse, [Am] pararse Theaudience stood when they saw the con-ductor come in. Se levantó la con-currencia al entrar el director de laorquesta. A estar de pie The ladder'sstanding in the corner. La escaleraestá de pie en el rincón. A estar situadoThe house stands in an open field. Lacasa está situada en campo abierto.A quedarse Stand where you are. Qué-dese donde está. A estar The old clockhas stood on that shelf for years. Elviejo reloj ha estado en ese estantedurante años.—The front door stoodwide open. La puerta principal estabaabierta de par en par.—As things now

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standing

stand I'll have to go. En vista de comoestán las cosas ahora tendré que irme.A reposar Let the milk stand overnight.Deje reposar la leche durante la noche.A resistir This cloth won't stand muchwashing. Esta tela no resistirá muchoel lavado. A soportar, aguantar 7 can'tstand your friend. No puedo soportara su amigo. A poner de pie He stoodthe box in the corner. Puso la caja depie en el rincón. A poner Stand it overthere. Póngalo allí.

O as it stands tal como está Howmuch for it as it stands? ¿Cuántoquiere Ud. por ello, tal como está?O to stand a chance tener probabilidadI'm afraid you don't stand a chanceof getting a job here. Me pareceque no tiene ninguna probabilidad deconseguir un puesto aquí. O to standalone ser el único In this opinion Ido not stand alone. No soy el únicoque piensa así. ° to stand aside apar-tarse, ponerse a un lado Stand aside,please. Apártese, por favor. O tostand back retroceder, retirarse Standback and give her air. Retírense, no lequiten el aire. O to stand by estarcerca He was standing by the doorwhen we arrived. Estaba cerca de lapuerta cuando llegamos. A hallarsepresente, asistir / stood by during theoperation. Me hallaba presente du-rante la operación. A estar al lado deuno I'll always stand by you in caseof trouble. Estaré siempre a su ladoen cualquier dificultad. A estar atentoStand by for the latest news. EstéUd. atento a las noticias de últimahora. A hacer honor a, mantener Youcan count on him to stand by his word.Puede Ud. confiar en que él mantendrásu palabra. O to stand fast no ceder,mantenerse firme The others gave in,but she stood fast. Los otros cedieron,pero ella se mantuvo firme. O to standfor tolerar I don't have to stand forsuch behavior. No tengo por qué tole-rar tal comportamiento.—I can't standfor things like that. No puedo tolerartales cosas. A representar In this codeeach number stands for a letter. Enesta clave cada número i'epresenta unaletra. A estar de lado de, ser parti-dario de, estar por He stands for de-mocracy. Es partidario de la democra-cia. O to stand in the way hallarse enel camino, obstruir el paso. O to standoff mantenerse distanciado, mantenersea distancia. O to stand on insistir enI'm going to stand on my rights. Voy

a insistir en mis derechos. O to standon one's own feet valerse de sí mismo.O to stand on tiptoe ponerse de pun-tillas. O to stand out resistir Theystood out against the enemy for months.Resistieron al enemigo durante meses.A destacarse Her clothes make herstand out in a crowd. Se destaca de losdemás por su manera de vestir. O tostand to reason ser lógico It stands toreason that she wouldn't do that. Eslógico que ella no haga eso. O to standup levantarse, ponerse en pie Don'tbother standing up. No se moleste enlevantarse. A resistir Do you thinkthese shoes will stand up under hardwear? ¿Cree Ud. que estos zapatos re-sistirán mucho uso? A dejar plantadoShe stood me up at the last minute. Medejó plantado en el último momento.O to stand up for sacar la cara por,salir en defensa de If we don't stand upfor him, nobody will. Si nosotros nosacamos la cara por él, nadie lo hará.O to stand up to rebelarse, resistirWhy don't you stand up to your fatheronce in a while? ¿Por qué no se rebelaUd. contra su padre de vez en cuando?

|| Where do you stand in this matter?¿Cuál es su actitud con respecto a esteasunto? || What I said the other day stillstands. Sostengo lo que dije el otrodía. || How do you stand in the draft?¿Cuál es su situación con referencia alservicio militar? || Stand out of theway! ¡Quítese Ud. de en medio! || Hisears stand out from his head. Tienelas orejas muy separadas. || Standstill! ¡No se mueva Ud.! || It's diffi-cult to know just what he stands for.Es difícil saber exactamente cuáles sonsus principios. || I'm tired of stand-ing here waiting. Estoy cansado deesperar aquí de pie.standard [«] norma Who sets the stand-ard of work here? ¿Quién da la normadel trabajo a hacer aquí? A nivel Ourstandard of living is lower than yours.Nuestro nivel de vida es más bajo queél de Uds.

• [adj] corriente This is the standardsize. Este es el tamaño corriente.—This is the standard price. Este es elprecio corriente.

O gold standard patrón oro. O stand-ard rate precio de tasa. O standardweight peso legal.standing reputación, crédito This is afirm of good standing. Esta es unacasa de buena reputación.

O of long standing de mucho tiempo

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stay

Their friendship is of long standing.Son amigos de mucho tiempo. O stand-ing army ejército permanente.star [n] estrella The sky is full of starstonight. Esta noche el cielo está llenode estrellas.—She's the star of thatpicture. Es la estrella de esa película.

• M figurar como estrella She'sstarred in every picture she's been in.Ha figurado como estrella en todas laspelículas en que ha tomado parte.

O starred marcado con asteriscoOmit the starred passages. SuprimaUd. los pasajes marcados con asteris-cos.

|| This is the star pupil of the class.Este es el alumno más sobresaliente dela clase.starch [n] fécula You have too muchstarch in your diet. Ud. tiene dema-siada fécula en su dieta. A almidónDon't put too much starch in the col-lars. No ponga Ud. demasiado almi-dón en los cuellos.

• [v] almidonar Did you remember tostarch the shirts? ¿Se acordó Ud. dealmidonar las camisas?

stare [v] mirar fijamente, clavar la mi-rada.

start [n] principio It was a failure fromstart to finish. Fué un fracaso desdeel principio hasta el fin.

• [v] comenzar Has the performancestarted yet? ¿Ha comenzado ya lafunción? A empezar (a) It's startingto rain. Está empezando a llover.—The baby started crying. El niño em-pezó a llorar.—We start work tomor-row. Empezaremos el trabajo mañana.A partir, ponerse en camino We startedoff early in the morning. Partimos demadrugada. A lanzar Who started thatrumor? ¿Quién lanzó ese rumor?A poner en marcha Start the engine.Ponga el motor en marcha. A causarWhat started the fire? ¿Qué fué loque causó el incendio?

O to get one's start empezar He gothis start in a small office. Empezó enuna pequeña oficina. ° to give (one)a start darle a uno un susto You gaveme quite a start. Me dio un gransusto.

|| He gave me my start in life. Fuécon su ayuda que yo empecé.

startle espantar, asustar.

starve morir de hambre; matar or hacermorir de hambre (starve somebody).

state [n~\ estado I'm worried about thestate of her health. Estoy preocupadopor el estado de su salud.—The rail-

roads are owned by the state. Losferrocarriles son propiedad del Estado.—We have to go through three statesto get to our summer home. Tenemosque atravesar tres estados para llegara nuestra casa de verano. A situaciónThis is a fine state of affairs! ¡Bonitasituación es ésta!—Anything is betterthan the present state of things. Cual-quier cosa es mejor que la presentesituación.—He works in the State De-partment. Trabaja en el Ministeriode Estado.

• [v] decir State your business. DigaUd. lo que quiere, or ¿Qué desea?A declarar He stated that she had notbeen present on that day. Declaró queella no había estado presente aquel día.

statement Do you wish to make any

statement to the press? ¿Quiere Ud.

hacer alguna declaración a la prensa?

O statement of account estado de

cuentas.

stateroom camarote.

static [íi] perturbaciones atmosféricas(radio).

station [?;] estación Where's the railroadstation? ¿Dónde está la estación delferrocarril?—Get off at the next sta-tion. Apéese en la estación siguiente.—What stations can you get on yourradio? ¿Qué estaciones puede Ud. oírcon su radio?—There's an agriculturalexperiment station near here. Cercade aquí hay una estación de experi-mentación agrícola.

• [v~\ destinar Where are you sta-tioned? ¿Dónde está Ud. destinado?A apostar The police stationed a man atthe door. La policía apostó un hombreen la puerta.

O police station comisaría, estaciónde policía I want the police station.Quiero comunicarme con la comisaría.

stationary estacionario, fijo.

stationery papel de escribir.

statistics estadística.

statue estatua.

status condición; estado legal (legal posi-tion).

stay [«] unos días, temporada, estanciaWe had a very pleasant stay at theirhouse. Pasamos unos días muy agra-dables en su casa.

• [*'] permanecer, quedarse / intendto stay for a week. Pienso permaneceruna semana. A quedarse I'm sorry wecan't stay any longer. Siento que nopodamos quedarnos más tiempo.—Staywith him. Quédate con él. A quedarWhen I fix a thing, it stays fixed.

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step

Cuando arreglo una cosa, queda arre-glada. A parar, hospedarse / alwaysstay in his house when I'm in town.Cuando estoy en la ciudad siempre paroen su casa. A alojarse Where are youstaying? ¿Dónde se aloja Ud.? A vivirI'm staying with friends. Vivo conunos amigos.

O to stay away estar ausente You'vestayed away a long time. Ha estadoUd. ausente mucho tiempo. O to stayin quedarse en casa, no salir. O to stayout of no meterse en. O to stay upacostarse tarde Don't stay up late. Note acuestes tarde.steady [adj] firme This needs a steadyhand. Esto necesita una mano firme.—Is the ladder steady enough? ¿Esbastante firme la escalera? A estable,permanente He got a steady job. Haconseguido un empleo estable. A regu-lar We kept up a fairly steady pace.Conservamos una marcha bastanteregular. A habitual I'm a steady cus-tomer of this store. Soy un parroquia-no habitual de esta tienda. A con-stante He's made steady progress. Hahecho progresos constantes.—She's asteady person. Es una persona con-stante.

• [t>] sostener Steady the ladder so Iwon't fall. Sostenga la escalera paraque no me caiga.

O to steady oneself conservar elequilibrio She tried to steady herselfby grabbing the railing. Trató de con-servar el equilibrio agarrándose a labarandilla.

steak bistec, biftec.

steal [n] plagio That song hit is a stealfrom an old folk song. Esa canciónde moda es un plagio de una vieja can-ción popular.

• [v] robar 7 didn't steal anythingfrom you. No le he robado nada a Ud.—He stole my book. Me robó el libro.A entrar a hurtadillas The childrenstole into the room. Los niños entrarona hurtadillas en el cuarto.

O to steal away escabullirse Theystole away through the woods. Seescabulleron a través de los bosques.O to steal the show llevarse los aplau-sos The new actress stole the show.La nueva actriz se llevó todos losaplausos.steam [n] vapor Does it run by steamor electricity? ¿Funciona a vapor opor electricidad?

O steam heat calefacción a vapor Isthere steam heat in their new house?

¿Hay calefacción a vapor en su nuevacasa? O to steam out zarpar Hewatched the ship steam out of theharbor. Observaba el vapor mientraszarpaba del puerto.

|| Do you think he can do the jobunder his own steam? ¿Cree Ud. que élpuede hacer el trabajo por sí mismo?

steamer vapor, barco.

steel [tc] acero The bridge is made ofsteel. El puente está hecho de acero.

• \.adj~\ de acero The bullet bounced offhis steel helmet. La bala rebotó en sucasco de acero.

• [-y] fortalecerse Steel yorirself forwhat's coming. Fortalézcase Ud. paralo que ha de venir.

steep escarpado, empinado That slope issteeper than it looks. Esa cuesta esmás empinada de lo que parece. A ex-orbitante That's a steep price for thathouse. Ese es un precio exorbitantepor esa casa.

steer [v~\ gobernar, dirigir (ship); con-ducir, manejar (car).

stem [n] tallo, rabo Do you want longstems on these flowers? ¿Quiere Ud.estas flores con los tallos largos?

stem [v] detener, parar Can't we dosomething to stem that campaign inthe papers? ¿No podemos hacer algopara detener esa campaña en los perió-dicos?

O from stem to stern de proa a popa.

stenographer estenógrafo, taquígrafo.

step [«] paso He took one step fortoard.Dio un paso adelante.—I don't knowthe steps of that dance. No conozcolos pasos de ese baile.—We thought weheard steps. Creíamos haber oídopasos.—Keep in step with me. Lleveel paso conmigo.—That was the wrongstep to take. Ese fué un paso en falso.—This is a great step forward. Estees un gran paso hacia adelante.—Theyhad to retrace their steps. Tuvieronque volver sobre sus pasos. A escalón7 sat down on the top step. Me sentéen el último escalón.

• [v] poner el pie, pisar 7 stepped in apuddle. Pisé en un charco.

O step by step paso a paso. O stepsescalones He ran up the steps to theporch. Subió corriendo los escalonesdel porche. O to step aside ponerse aun lado Step aside. Póngase a un lado.O to step back retirarse Step back alittle. Retírese Ud. un poco. O to stepin entrar 7 just stepped in for a mo-ment. Entré por un momento nadamás. O to step into intervenir He

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stepped into the situation just in time.Intervino a tiempo en la situación.O to step off bajarse, apearse Hejust stepped off the train. Acaba deapearse del tren. O to step on pisarDon't step on the flowers. No pise Ud.las flores. O to step up subir Step uphere! ¡Suba aquí! A aumentar Try tostep up the sale of gloves. Procureaumentar la venta de guantes. ° totake steps tomar medidas I'll have totake steps to stop that gossip. Tendréque tomar medidas para poner fin aese chisme.

|| He's out of step with the times. Noestá a tono con estos tiempos. || Stepon it! ¡Dése prisa! || She took astep in the right direction. Dio unbuen paso. ¡] Step right up for yourtickets. Pasen a recoger sus billetes.|| Watch your step! ¡Fíjese donde pisa!or ¡Tenga Ud. cuidado! || What's thenext step? ¿Qué hacemos ahora?

stepbrother hermanastro.

stepchild hijastro.

stepdaughter hijastra.

stepfather padrastro.

stepmother madrastra.

stepsister hermanastra.

stepson hijastro.

sterile (barren) estéril.

sterilize esterilizar.

stern [m] popa Sit in the stern tvhile Irow. Siéntese en la popa mientras yoremo.

• [adj] duro You shouldn't be so sternwith him. No debe Ud. ser tan durocon él.

stew [n] guisado Who wants a secondhelping of stew? ¿Quién quiere repe-tir del guisado?

stick [n~\ palo I hit him with a stick.Le golpeé con un palo. A bastón Heknocked on the door with his stick.Llamó a la puerta con su bastón A pe-dazo Do you want a stick of gum?¿Quiere Ud. un pedazo de goma demascar?

• [v] prenderse Stick this pin in yourlapel Préndase Ud. este alfiler en lasolapa. A ponerse She stuck a flower inher hair. Se puso una flor en el pelo.A pinchar That pin is sticking me. Meestá pinchando ese alfiler. A meterDon't stick your nose into other peo-ple's business. No meta Ud. la narizen asuntos ajenos. A poner Stick itover behind the couch. Póngalo detrásde la cama turca. A atenerse Stick tothe original. Aténgase Ud. al original.

A atrancarse This door sticks in hotweather. Esta puerta se atranca conel calor. A pegar Stick it together withglue. Pegúelo con cola.—This gluedoesn't stick. Esta goma no pega. A pe-garse The paper sticks to my fingers.El papel se me pega a los dedos.

O stick of candy alfeñique. O sticksleña menuda Pick up the sticks in theyard. Recoja Ud. la leña menuda enel patio. O stick up atraco. O stuck-uppresuntuoso, presumido He's verystuck-up. Es muy presumido. O tostick it out aguantar Try and stick itout a little longer. Procure Ud. aguan-tar un poco más. O to stick out sacarDon't stick out your tongue at people.No saques la lengua a la gente. A sobre-salir There's something sticking out ofthe window. Hay algo que sobresale dela ventana. O to stick to seguir en, noabandonar Stick to your job. No aban-done su trabajo. A persistir en Hestuck to his story. Persistía en suversión. O to stick together mante-nerse junto Let's stick together. Man-tengámonos juntos. O to stick upsobresalir Watch out for that pipesticking up over there. Cuidado conesa tubería que sobresale allá adelante.A tomar partido, sacar la cara He al-ways sticks up for you. Siempre sacala cara por Ud.

I! Stick them up! ¡Manos arriba!

sticky pegajoso What a sticky day! ¡Quédía tan pegajoso!—My fingers aresticky from the honey. La miel me hapuesto los dedos pegajosos.

stiff duro Use a stiff brush. Use un cepilloduro. A tieso Don't be so stiff. No estéUd. tan tieso. A difícil, duro 7s it astiff examination? ¿Es un examendifícil? A antipático What a big stiff!¡Qué tío tan antipático! A agujetasMy legs feel stiff. Tengo agujetas enlas piernas.

O stiff breeze brisa fuerte, vientofuerte. O stiff drink bebida fuertePlease pour me a stiff drink. SírvameUd. una bebida fuerte. O stiff necktortícolis. O stiff price precio elevadoor caro. O to be (become) stiff endu-recerse Stir the pudding until it's stiff.Mueva el budín hasta que se endurezca.|| He was scared stiff. Estaba muertode miedo.

stifle sofocar Vm stifling in this room.Me estoy sofocando en este cuarto.A contener He tried to stifle his cough.Trató de contener la tos.

still [n] alambique That rum came from

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this still. Ese ron ha sido destilado eneste alambique.

• taífy] quieto The air is very still. Elaire está muy quieto, or No correningún viento.—Hold still a minute.Estese quieto un momento. A silenciosoThe whole house was still. Toda lacasa estaba silenciosa.

• [adv] todavía / am still waiting tohear from him. Todavía estoy espe-rando noticias de él.—There's still alot of work to be done. Queda todavíamucho trabajo por hacer. A aún Heasked for still more books. Pidió aúnmás libros.

• [conj] no obstante, sin embargoStill, I think you did the right thing.No obstante, yo creo que Ud. hizo locorrecto.

O to stand still no moverse, perma-necer quieto.

|| / still don't understand what youmeant. Sigo sin comprender lo que Ud.ha querido decir. || It's still raining.Continúa lloviendo. || Keep still aboutthis. No diga nada de esto.

stilt zanco.

stimulant estimulante.

stimulate estimular.

sting [«] picadura The sting was verypainful. La picadura era muy dolorosa.

• [v] picar He was stung on the armby a bee. Una abeja le picó en el brazo.

O to be stung by sentirse herido porHe was stung by her remark. Se sintióherido por lo que ella le dijo.stink [n] hedor.

• [v] heder, apestar.stipulate estipular, especificar.

stir [n\ conmoción There was a stir in thecrowd when the speaker approachedthe platform. Hubo una conmoción enel público cuando el orador se acercóa la tribuna.

• [v] moverse / can't stir from thischair; I ate too much. No puedo, mo-verme de esta silla; he comido dema-siado. A provocar, excitar He's alwaysstirring up everybody with his argu-ments. Siempre está provocando atodo el mundo con sus opiniones.A mover, menear, dar vueltas // you'dstirred the cereal it wouldn't havestuck to the pot. Si hubiera Ud. me-neado el cereal no se hubiera pegado ala olla.

O to stir up atizar, avivar Stir up

the fire! ¡Atice el fuego!stirrup estribo.stitch [w] puntada What sort of stitch

is this? ¿Qué clase de puntada es ésta?

• [v] coser These handkerchiefs werestitched by hand. Estos pañuelos fueroncosidos a mano.

|| / didn't have a stitch on. Estabacompletamente desnudo.stock [n] surtido Do you have a goodstock of men's wear? ¿Tiene Ud. unbuen surtido de ropa de caballero?A acción / advise you not to buy thosestocks. Le aconsejo que no compre Ud.esas acciones. A raza Are these ani-mals of healthy stock? ¿Son estos ani-males de buena raza? A ganado Hekeeps all kinds of stock on his ranch.Tiene toda clase de ganado en su ha-cienda.

• [v] tener en existencia We don'tstock that brand. No tenemos en exis-tencia esa marca.

° in stock en existencia What do youhave in stock? ¿Qué tiene Ud. en exis-tencia ? O stock broker corredor debolsa. O stock list cotización de bolsa.O stock market bolsa Do you speculatein the stock market? ¿Especula Ud. enla bolsa? O to be out of stock estarfaltos de surtido, haberse agotado lasexistencias We're temporarily out ofstock. Se nos han agotado de momentolas existencias. O to be stocked upestar abastecido, estar equipado Areyou well stocked up for the winter?¿Está Ud. bien equipado para el in-vierno? O to lay in a stock proveerse,surtirse, hacer, provisión. O to putstock in tener fe en / don't put muchstock in his promise. No tengo muchafe en su promesa. O to take stock hacerinventario Next week we're takingstock. La próxima semana vamos ahacer inventario. A hacer un estudio,examinar Why don't you first takestock of the situation? ¿Por qué nohace antes un estudio de la situación?

stockings medias / want three pairs ofstockings. Quiero tres pares de medias.

stomach estómago.

O on an empty stomach en ayunas.

stone [n] piedra.

• [v] apedrear.

O precious stones piedras preciosas.|| The old man's stone-deaf. El viejoestá completamente sordo, or El viejoestá como una tapia.stool banquillo, taburete.stop [n] parada Get off the bus at thenext stop. Apéese del omnibus en lapróxima parada.

• [v] parar Stop the car. Pare el au-tomóvil. A suspender Why have youstopped my pay? ¿Por qué me ha sus-

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pendido Ud. e] sueldo? A detener //anyone tríes to stop you, let me know.Si alguien trata de detenerle, hágamelosaber. A impedir You can't stop mefrom thinking about it. No puede Ud.impedir que piense en ello. A dejar deI've stopped worrying about it. Hedejado de preocuparme de eso. A pa-rarse My watch just stopped. Mi relojse acaba de parar.—I stopped for adrink on the way. Me paré en el ca-mino para tomar un trago.

O stop sign señal de parada. O to puta stop to poner término a, poner fin aYou'll have to put a stop to this un-pleasant situation. Tendrá Ud. queponer término a esta situación desagra-dable. O to stop someone from doingsomething impedir que, hacer que al-guien deje de Can't you stop him fromtalking that way? ¿No puede Ud. pro-curar que deje de hablar en esa forma?O to stop cff detenerse un rato Let'sstop off at the beach. Detengámonos unrato en la playa. O to stop over dete-nerse, quedarse Stop over at my platefor a few days when you return. Qué-dese unos días en mi casa a su regreso.O to stop payment suspender los pagos.O to stop short pararse repentinamenteHe stopped short and turned around.Se paró repentinamente y dio la vuelta.O to stop up tapar, obturar This holeshould be stopped up. Hay que tapareste agujero.

|| We stopped at a hotel overnight.Pasamos la noche en un hotel.

storage guardamuebles We put all out-things in storage for the summer. Enverano ponemos todas nuestras cosasen un guardamuebles. A almacenajeHow much did you pay for storage?¿Cuánto ha pagado Ud. por almace-naje?

store [n] tienda I know a store whereyou can buy that. Conozco una tiendadonde puede Ud. comprar eso. A provi-sión We've quite a store of food in thebin. Tenemos una gran provisión decomestibles en la despensa.• [v] guardar Where shall I store thepotatoes? ¿Dónde guardaré las pata-tas?

O department store almacén Where'sa good department store? ¿Dónde hayun buen almacén? O in store for lo que leespera / wonder what's in store for us.¿Qué será lo que nos espera? O to setstore by confiarse en I don't set muchstore by what she says. No confíomucho en lo que ella dice. O to store

away acumular He has a lot of moneystored away. Tiene mucho dinero acu-mulado.

|| You'll see what the boss has instore for you. Ya verá Ud. lo que elpatron le tiene reserva do.

storeroom bodega.

stork cigüeña.

storm [w] tormenta, tempestad We hada big storm yesterday. Ayer tuvimosuna gran tormenta.

• [v] asaltar We stormed the enemypositions. Asaltamos las posicionesenemigas.

stormy tempestuoso, borrascoso.

story relato, información The whole storyof the case is in the paper. El perió-dico trae todo la información sobre elcaso. A cuento 7 read an interestingstory yesterday. Ayer leí un cuentointeresante. A chisme, hablilla Hareyou heard the new story going aroundabout her? ¿Ha oído Ud. el nuevochisme que se cuenta de ella? A ver-sión, relato Their stories don't agrer.Sus relatos no coinciden. A chiste(joke) This is a funny story indeed.Realmente este es un chiste divertidí-simo.

O as the story goes según se dice.O to make a long story short en resu-midas cuentas. O true story historiaverídica, anécdota verídica.

story piso She lives on the second story.Vive en el segundo piso.

stout gordo, corpulento.

stove hornilla, hornillo Put the beans onthe stove. Ponga Ud. los frijoles sobrela hornilla. A estufa It's nice sittingaround the stove on a winter day. Ver-dad que es agradable sentarse alrede-dor de la estufa en un día de invierno.

straight [adj~\ recto It's a straight road.Es un camino recto. A derecho Stand upstraight. Póngase derecho. A bienpuesto Is my hat on straight? ¿Tengobien puesto el sombrero? A solo I'lltake my whiskey straight. Tomaré miwhiskey solo. A honrado He's alwaysbeen straight with me. Siempre ha sidohonrado conmigo. A seguido We workedfifteen hours straight. Trabajamosquince horas seguidas.

• [adr] directamente Go straighthome. Vaya directamente a casa.

O straight ticket candidatura com-pleta My father alivajis votes a straightticket. Mi padre vota siempre la candi-datura completa.

|| He gave me the informationstraight from the shoulder. Me dio la

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información sin ambajes ni rodeos.;|| / could hardly keep a straight face.Apenas pude contener la risa.

straighten colocar bien, poner bien Whydon't you straighten your tie? ¿Porqué no se coloca bien la corbata?A poner en orden It'll take me about aweek or so to straighten out my af-fairs. Necesito más o menos una se-mana para poner en orden mis cosas.

strain [«] disposición hereditaria There'sa strain of madness in his family. Hayen su familia una disposición heredi-taria a la locura. A indicio There's astrain of meanness in him. Hay unindicio de maldad en él.• [v] tirar con fuerza The dog wasstraining at the leash. El perro tirabacon fuerza de la correa. A hacerse dañoDon't strain yourself lifting that trunk.No se haga Ud. daño levantando esebaúl. A colar Will you strain the tea,please? ¿Quiere Ud. hacer el favorde colar el té?

|| This small print is a strain on theeyes. Este tipo de letra menuda cansalos ojos.

strait estrecho.

strand [n] hebra, hilo (thread or rope);sarta (of pearls).

O to be stranded encallar(se) (ship).

strange extraño This house looks strange,though I'm sure I've been here before.Esta casa me parece extraña; aunqueestoy seguro de haber estado aquíantes. A raro He's a strange character.Es una persona rara.

|| / think it's very strange that hehasn't written yet. Me extraña muchoque no haya escrito todavía. || Strangeto say he still believes in fairy tales.Parece mentira, pero todavía cree enlos cuentos de hadas.

stranger forastero, extranjero He's astranger in this town. Es un forasteroen este pueblo. A desconocido She's acomplete stranger to me. Me es com-pletamente desconocida.

|| You're certainly quite a strangeraround here. Verdaderamente se vendeUd. caro visitándonos.

strangle estrangular.

strap correa.

straw paja, pajilla, [Mex~\ popote Willyou ask the waitress to bring me astraw? ¿Quiere Ud. decir a la camareraque me traiga una paja? A paja Do youlike my new straw hat? ¿Le gusta minuevo sombrero de paja?

° the last straw el acabóse, el colmoThat's the last straw! I'm going home

to mother. ¡Eso ya es e) colmo! Mevoy a casa de mi madre.

strawberry fresa.

stray [adj] callejero, vagabundo Thereare too many stray dogs in this city.Hay muchos perros callejeros en estaciudad.

• [v] desviarse, extraviarse The pilotstrayed off his course. El piloto sedesvió de su ruta.

O to stray away escaparse The catstrayed away from home. El gato seescapó de la casa.

streak [w] señal, huella The tears haveleft streaks on her face. Tiene señalesde haber llorado. Mado, fondo Thatperson has a serious streak you'd neversuspect. Aunque no se crea, esa per-sona tiene un fondo serio. A rachaWe've had a streak of awfully hotweather. Hemos tenido una racha detiempo muy caluroso.

O streak of dirt tizne Wash thatstreak of dirt off your face. Limpíeseese tizne de la cara.

|| The plane streaked across the sky.El avión cruzó el espacio como unacentella.

stream corriente, río, arroyo Where canwe cross the stream? ¿Por dónde po-demos cruzar la corriente? A desfilecontinuo There's been a stream of carson the highway all day. Ha habido enla carretera un desfile continuo deautomóviles todo el día.

O to stream out salir en avalancha,salir a torrentes The people streamedout of the theater when the show ended.El público salió en avalancha del teatroal terminar el espectáculo.

street calle Be carefxd when you crossthe street. Tenga cuidado al cruzarla calle.

O main street calle mayor, calle prin-cipal. O one-way street una sola direc-ción. O on the street en la calle / raninto him on. the street the other day.Le encontré en la calle el otro día. orTropecé con él en la calle el otro día.

streetcar tranvía You can get a streetcaron this comer. Ud. puede tomar untranvía en esta esquina.

strength fuerza(s) / haven't the strengthto lift that box. No tengo bastante(s)fuerza(s) para levantar ese cajón.A fuerzas We haven't tried to judge thestrength of the enemy. No hemos tra-tado de calcular las fuerzas del ene-migo.—I'm afraid this medicine ha*lost its strength. Temo que esta medi-cina haya perdido su fuerza. A resis-

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tencia Steel has more strength thanalmost any other metal. El acero tienemás resistencia que casi todos los me-tales.

O on the strength of en virtud de, enfuerza de We hired those five men onthe strength of your recommendation.Empleamos a esos cinco hombres envirtud de su recomendación,stress [n] esfuerzo {effort); énfasis (em-phasis).

• [v] recalcar, subrayar.

O to lay stress on dar importancia a.stretch [«] trecho The next stretch ofroad is not bad. El próximo trecho dela carretera no es malo.

• [v] tender He stretched the rope be-tween the trees. Tendió la cuerda entrelos árboles. A extender The wheat fieldsstretch out for miles and miles. Lostrigales se extienden por millas ymillas. A estirarse, desperezarse Stopyawning and stretching. Deje de boste-zar y de estirarse. A ensanchar Canyou stretch my shoes? ¿Puede Ud. en-sancharme los zapatos? A dar de síWill this sweater stretch when I washit? ¿Dará de sí este suéter al lavarlo?

O at a stretch de un tirón I canwalk about three miles at a stretch.Puedo caminar más o menos tres millasde un tirón. O to stretch a point hacerla vista gorda The judge stretched apoint and let the man go. El juez hizola vista gorda y le puso en libertad.O to stretch out echarse a lo largo Hestretched out on the couch. Se echóa lo largo sobre la cama turca. A alar-gar He stretched out his hand to pickup a book. Alargó la mano para cogerun libro.

stretcher camilla.

strict estricto.

stride [k] zancada, tranco You take suchlong strides I can't keep up with you.Da Ud. tales zancadas que no le puedoseguir.

• [i>] dar zancadas, andar a trancosWe saw him striding doivn the street.Le vimos dando zancadas por la calle.

O to hit one's stride ponerse en formaIt ivas a few weeks before he hit hisstride. Pasaron algunas semanas hastaque él volviera a ponerse en forma.O to make great (or rapid) strideshacer grandes progresos We weren'tsurprised to hear that you made greatstrides in your neu: job. No nos sor-prendió oír que Ud. ha hecho grandesprogresos en su nuevo empleo. O totake in one's stride. Tomarlo tranquila-

mente, tomarle como si nada. Anyoneelse would have been very upset, buthe took it in his stride. Cualquieraotra persona se hubiera alteradomucho, pero él lo tomó tranquilamente.

strife conflicto, disputa.

strike [n] huelga How long did theminers' strike last? ¿Cuánto tiempoduró la huelga de los mineros?• [v] pegar He struck him in self de-fense. Le pegó en defensa propia.A chocar con The ship struck a rock.El barco chocó con una roca. A atro-pellar He was struck by a car. Fuéatropellado por un auto. A caer Thattree's been struck by lightning. Cayóun rayo en ese árbol. A dar la horaDid the clock strike? ¿Dio la hora elreloj? A dar It just struck seven. Aca-ban de dar las siete. A encender Strikea match and look at the time. Encien-da un fósforo y mire que hora es.A producir That speech struck a wrongnote. Ese discurso produjo un malefecto.

O to be on strike estar en huelga Whyare they on strike? ¿Por qué están enhuelga? O to go on strike declararseen huelga, ir a la huelga They prom-ised not to go on strike. Prometieronno declararse en huelga. O to strike abargain llegar a un acuerdo, cerrar untrato We finally st)-uck a bargain. Porfin llegamos a un acuerdo. O to strikeoff tachar, borrar Strike his name offthe list. Tache su nombre de la lista.O to strike oil encontrar petróleo Hasanyone ever struck oil around here?¿Han encontrado petróleo por aquí al-guna vez? O to strike one's eye llamarla atención It's just the first thingthat struck my eye. Es precisamentela primera cosa que me llamó la aten-ción. O to strike out suprimir Strikeout the last paragraph. Suprima elúltimo párrafo. O to strike the colorsarriar la bandera. O to strike up co-menzar The band struck up the na-tional anthem. La banda comenzó atocar el hinmo nacional. O to strike upa friendship comenzar una amistad Thetwo of them struck up a friendshipvery quickly. Los dos comenzaron unaamistad muy rápidamente.

|| How does that suggestion strikeyou? ¿Qué le parece esa idea? || Thatidea just struck me. Se me acaba deocurrir esa idea.

striker huelguista.

string cuerda, cordel The string is tooshort. Esta cuerda es demasiado corta.

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A fila There's a long string of busseswaiting. Hay una larga fila de auto-buses esperando. A serie, sarta Heasked a long string of questions. Hizouna larga serie de preguntas.

• [y] enhebrar Where can I have myamber beads strung? ¿Dónde podránenhebrarme las cuentas de ámbar?

A tender They strung the electric wirefrom pole to pole. Tendieron el cableeléctrico de poste en poste.

O string of pearls collar de perlasShe's wearing a beautiful string ofpearls. Lleva un lindo collar de perlas.O to pull strings valerse de influencias/ never was good at pulling strings.Nunca supe valerme de influencias.

0 to string out The policemen werestrung out along the sidewalk. Secolocó un cordón de policía a lo largode la acera.

I! She has three men on the string.Tiene tres pretendientes. || There are nostrings attached to the offer. En estaoferta no hay ninguna reserva.

string bean judía verde, frijol verde, ha-bichuela verde.

strip \ii\ tira, franja Paste a strip ofpaper around the box. Pegue una tirade papel alrededor de la caja.

• [i>] desnudarse The doctor wantsyou to strip to the waist. El médicoquiere que se desnude hasta la cintura.A despojar He 7vas stripped of all hispossessions. Le despojaron de todossus bienes. A descortezar, quitar lacorteza Who's been stripping the barkfrom this tree? ¿Quién ha estado qui-tando la corteza de este árbol?

stripe raya, lista.

stripes galones (military).

strive esforzarse, empeñarse en.

stroke [w] brazada / saw her swim and

1 think she has an excellent stroke.La vi nadar y creo que tiene una bra-zada excelente. Aataque I'm worried;my father had another stroke lastnight. Estoy preocupado; mi padre hasufrido anoche otro ataque.

• [v~\ acariciar Stroke the dog andhe'll become friendly. Acaricie Ud. elperro y se hará su amigo.

O stroke of luck suerte It was astroke of luck to get this apartment.Fué una suerte conseguir este aparta-mento.

|| He arrived at the stroke of four.Llegó cuando daban las cuatro. || Hehasn't done a stroke of work formonths. No ha dado ni golpe en dosmeses.

stroll [«] paseo.

• Lv] pasear.

O to go for a stroll dar un paseo,pasearse.

strong fuerte He has strong hands. Tienemanos fuertes.—This party isn't verystrong yet. Este partido todavía no esmuy fuerte.—He showed a strong de-sire to see it. Mostró un fuerte deseode verlo.—This drink is too strong.Esta bebida es demasiado fuerte. A re-sistente Is this ladder strong enoughto hold me? ¿Es esta escalera lo bas-tante resistente para aguantarme?O strong tea té cargado.

structure estructura.

struggle [w] lucha.

• [v] luchar.

|| Struggle for life. Lucha por lavida.

stub [w] cabo / can't write with thispencil stub. No puedo escribir con estecabo de lápiz.

O ticket stub contraseña de salida,talón. O to stub one's toe tropezar /stubbed my toe on a rock. He trope-zado con una piedra.

stubborn terco, testarudo, contumaz.

stucco estuco.

student alumno That's one of my beststudents. Ese es uno de mis mejoresalumnos. A estudiante He's a studentat the University. Es un estudianteen la Universidad.

|| She's a serious student of the sub-ject. Ella estudia el tema a fondo.

studio estudio.

study [w] estudio This book requires care-ful study. Este libro requiere un estu-dio cuidadoso.—He has published sev-eral studies in that field. Ha publicadovarios estudios sobre ese tema.

• [v] estudiar I've studied the situa-tion carefully. He estudiado la situa-ción cuidadosamente.—Have you stu-died your part? ¿Ha estudiado Ud. supapel?—I'm studying medicine at theUniversity. Estoy estudiando medi-cina en la Universidad.

stuff [«] eso What's that stuff you'reeating? ¿Qué es eso que come Ud.?A cosas Get your stuff out of my room.Llévese sus cosas de mi cuarto.—/don't like the stuff he's been writinglately. No me gustan las cosas que haestado escribiendo últimamente.

• O] llenar She keeps her handbagstuffed full of junk. Tiene su bolsolleno de cosas inútiles. A rellenarDid you stuff the chicken? ¿RellenóUd. el pollo? A meter, embutir He

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stuffed his things in a suitcase. Metiósus cosas en una maleta. A disecar Hestuffs animals for the museum. Disecaanimales para el museo.

That book's good stuff. Ese libroes muy bueno. | We'll see what kindof stuff he has in him. Ya veremos deque clase de madera es.stuffing relleno.stumble tropezar.

stump tronco Be careful not to hit thatstump. Tenga Ud. cuidado de no tro-pezar con ese tronco.

|| This problem has me stumped.Este problema me tiene en un brete,stun aturdir.stupid tonto, estúpido.sturdy fuerte, robusto.stutter tartamudear.

style manera, estilo She does everythingin elegant style. Hace todas las cosasde una manera elegante. A moda It'sthe latest style. Es la última moda.A estilo My style isn't so good. Miestilo no es tan bueno.

O style of address tratamiento, títulode cortesía.stylish elegante She's very stylish. Es

muy elegante.suave fino, de modales corteses, afable.subdue dominar, sojuzgar.subject [rz] tema This is a good subjectfor conversation. Este es un buen temapara conversar. A asignaturas, mate-rias What subjects did you study inschool last year? ¿Qué asignaturasestudio Ud. en la escuela el año pa-sado? A subdito He's a British sub-ject. Es subdito británico.

® subject to sujeto a These rates aresubject to change without notice. Estosprecios están sujetos a cambio sin pre-vio aviso. A bajo, sujeto a We're allsubject to the same laws. Todos noso-tros estamos bajo las mismas leyes.O to be subject to someterse a All ofmy actions are subject to his approval.Todo lo que yo haga tiene que some-terse a su aprobación.subject [v] exponer Such behavior willsubject you to criticism. Tal comporta-miento le expondrá a críticas. A so-meter The thief was subjected to severepunishment. El ladrón fué sometido aun castigo severo,sublet subarrendar, subalquilar.submarine submarino.submit someter.subordinate [n] subordinado.

• [v] subordinar.subscribe suscribir.

O to subscribe to suscribirse, abo-narse a.

subscription suscripción.

substance sustancia.

substantial sustancial, sustancioso.

substitute [h] sustituto.

• [t>] reemplazar, sustituir.

subtle sutil.

subtract sustraer, restar.

suburb suburbio.

subversive subversivo.

subway metro, subterráneo.

succeed lograr Did you succeed in gettinghim on the phone? ¿Logró Ud. hablarcon él por teléfono? A tener éxito Theplan didn't succeed equally well in allcases. El proyecto nu tuvo el mismoéxito en todos los casos. A sucederWho succeeded him in office? ¿Quiénle sucedió en el cargo?

success éxito Did you have any successwith him? ¿Tuvo Ud. algún éxito conél?—His play ¡cas an instant success.La comedia alcanzó un éxito inmediato.

successful afortunado, próspero He hasn'tbeen successful in business. No ha sidoafortunado en los negocios. A de éxito,de fama He's a successful writer. Esun escritor de éxito.

succession sucesión.

successive sucesivo.

such tal Such statements are exagger-ated. Tales declaraciones son exage-radas.—Conduct such as this is inex-cusable. Tal comportamiento no tieneexcusa.—There's no Sitch thing. Nohay tal cosa. A semejante I've neverseen such beauty. Nunca he vistobelleza semejante. A así Such is life!¡Así es la vida! A tan, tanto It's beensuch a long time since we last met.Hace tanto tiempo desde que nos vimosla última vez.

O such . . . as la . . . que 77/ give yonsíich information as is necessary. Ledaré la información que Ud. necesite.O such as tal como Her conduct wassuch as might have been expectedunder the circumstances. Su compar-timiento fué tal como era de esperaren aquellas circunstancias. A tal como,tales como It's too cold here for certainfruit trees, such as the peach. Hacedemasiado frío aquí para ciertos ár-boles frutales, tal como el durazno.O such that tal que He said it in such away that I couldn't help laughing. Lodijo de tal modo que no pude menos quereírme. A de tal manera que, en talescondiciones que The road is such thatit can be traveled only on foot. El ca-

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mino está en tales condiciones que sólose puede recorrer a pie.

suck chupar.

sudden repentino, súbito He died a suddendeath. Murió de repente, or Fallecióde muerte repentina.

O all of a sudden de repente All ofa sudden I remembered that I had tomail a letter. De repente me acordéque tenia que echar una carta alcorreo.

suddenly de repente, repentinamente.

suds jabonadura, espuma.

sue demandar, entablar demanda.

suffer sufrir Did you suffer much afteryour operation? ¿Sufrió mucho Ud.después de su operación?—The build-ings along the river suffered severedamage from the flood. Los edificiosa lo largo del río sufrieron grandesdaños a consecuencia de la inundación.A sentir Are you suffering any pain?¿Siente Ud. algún dolor?

suffice bastar.

sufficient suficiente.

suffocate sofocar, asfixiar.

suffrage sufragio.

sugar azúcar.

suggest sugerir Can you suggest anyonefor the job? ¿Puede Ud. sugerir aalguien para el puesto?—Does this sug-gest anything to you? ¿Le sugiere aUd. algo esto? A insinuar Are y071suggesting that I'm wrong? ¿InsinúaUd. que estoy equivocado? A proponer/ suggest that we go swimming today.Propongo que vayamos a nadar hoy.

suggestion sugestión, sugerencia.

suicide suicidio (act); suicida (person).

suit [n~\ traje This suit doesn't fit hintvery well. Este traje no le sienta muybien. A pleito Who's the lawyer han-dling the suit? ¿Quién es el abogadoencargado del pleito?• [v] satisfacer, agradar Does the pro-gram srrit you? ¿Le satisface el pro-grama? A venir bien, convenir Doesnine o'clock suit you? ¿Le viene biena las nueve? A ir, caer This colordoesn't suit you. Este color no le vabien a Ud. A adaptar al gusto Try tosuit the play to the audience. Tratede adaptar la comedia al gusto delpúblico.

0 to follow suit (cards) jugar elmismo palo.

I! Suit yourself. Haga lo que quiera.

suitable apropiado, adecuado.

suitcase maleta.

sum suma / want to deposit a large sum

of money. Quiero depositar una sumagrande de dinero.

O sum total todo And that's the sumtotal of my experience with him. Y esaes toda mi experiencia con él. O to sumup resumir He summed up the situationin very few words. Resumió la situa-ción en pocas palabras. O total sumsuma total, importe total,

summary resumen, compendio.

summer verano.

0 to spend the summer veranear.

summit cima, cumbre.

summons citación.

sun [n~\ sol The sun just went down.Acaba de ponerse el sol.—I've been outin the sun all day. He estado todo eldía al sol.

• [v] tomar el sol We spent the wholeday sunning (ourselves). Estuvimostodo el día tomando el sol.

|| In summertime the sun rises earlyand sets late. En verano el sol saletemprano y se pone tarde.

sunburn quemadura de sol.

Sunday domingo.

sunglasses gafas de sol, anteojos parael sol.

sunny asoleado, soleado This is a finesunny room. Este es un cuarto bienasoleado.

|| It's very sxinny today. Hoy hacemucho sol.

sunrise amanecer, salida del sol.

sunset crepúsculo, puesta de sol.

sunshine luz del sol.

superficial superficial.

superfluous supérfluo.

superintendent portero, conserje (build-ing) ; capataz, superintendente (fac-tory),

O superintendent of schools directorgeneral de primera y segunda en-señanza.

superior superior.

superstition superstición.

supervise supervisar, vigilar y dirigir.

supper cena Supper is ready. La cenaestá lista.

supply [71] provisión We need a freshsupply of potatoes. Necesitamos unanueva provisión de patatas. A abaste-cimiento Our troops are getting theirsupplies without much difficulty. Nues-tras fuerzas están recibiendo susabastecimientos sin mucha dificultad.A existencia The supply of silk stock-ings can't meet the demand. La exis-tencia de medias de seda no puedesatisfacer la demanda. A surtido We'vejust received a good supply of novelties.

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suspend

Acabamos de recibir un buen surtidode bisutería.

• [v] suplir The store has enoughshoes on hand to supply any normaldemand. La tienda dispone de zapatossuficientes para suplir cualquier de-manda normal. A proporcionar, proveerde That company supplies us with ice.Esa compañía nos proporciona el hielo.

O supplies provisiones We're runningout of supplies. Se nos están acabandolas provisiones.support [w] soporte, sostén This lamp hasa strong support. Esta lámpara tieneun soporte sólido. A sustento, manteni-miento Several relatives depend on himfor their support. Varios parientesdependen de él para su mantenimiento.

• [v] aguantar, resistir That bridgeisn't strong enough to support so muchweight. Ese puente no es lo bastantefuerte para aguantar tanto peso.A mantener Are you supporting a fam-ily? ¿Mantiene Ud. una familia?A apoyar I'll sxipport your claims. Yoapoyaré sus peticiones.

° in support of en apoyo de, a favorI've spoken in support of this idea be-fore. La he hablado antes a favor deesta idea.

suppose suponer Let's suppose he turnsup, what then? Supongamos que sepresente, y entonces ,;qué?—/ supposeso. Supongo que sí.—Supposing itrains, can tve use that road? Supo-niendo que llueva, ¿podremos utilizarese camino? A tener por, considerar'He's supposed to be the richest man intown. Se le tiene por el hombre másrico del pueblo.

O to be supposed to deber de I'm sup-posed to go home early tonight. Debode ir a casa temprano esta noche.

|| It's to be supposed that he will doit. Es de creer que lo hará. || Sup-pose you wait till tomorrow? ¿Leparece esperar hasta mañana?

supreme supremo.

suppress suprimir.

sure [adj] seguro This method is slowbut sure. Este método es lento peroseguro.—He's sure to be back by nineo'clock. Está seguro que regresará alas nueve.

• [adv] claro, por supuesto Sure, I'lldo it. Claro que lo haré. A cierta-mente, seguro que I'd sure like to seethem, but I won't have time. Seguroque me gustaría verles, pero no tendrétiempo.

O for sure con seguridad Do you

know that for sure? ¿Sabe Ud. eso conseguridad? O sure enough efectiva-mente You said it would rain, and sureenough it did. Ud. dijo que llovería, yefectivamente así fué. O to be sure es-tar seguro Are you sure of that?¿Está Ud. seguro de eso? A no haberduda, no caber duda It's a bad day tobe sure, but we've seen worse. No cabeduda de que hace mal día, pero loshemos tenido peores. O to be sure andno dejar de Be sure and wear yourovercoat. No deje de ponerse su abrigo.O to make sure asegurarse Make sureof the facts before you write the paper.Asegúrese de los hechos antes de escri-bir el tema.

surely ciertamente, seguramente, sinduda.

surety seguridad, fianza.

surf resaca, marejada.

surface superficie.

surgeon cirujano.

surgery cirugía.

surname apellido.

surpass sobrepasar, superar.

surplus sobrante, superávit.

surprise [w] sorpresa I've got a surprisefor you in this package. Tengo unasorpresa para Ud. en este paquete.—Your behavior took me by surprise.Su comportamiento me cogió de sor-presa.

• [v] sorprender We surprised theboys stealing apples. Sorprendimos alos muchachos robando manzanas.—Are you surprised that I came? ¿Lesorprende a Ud. que haya venido?

surrender [w] rendición, capitulación.

• [v] rendir, capitular.surround rodear.

surroundings ambiente, medio ambienteShe comes from poor surroundings.Viene de un ambiente pobre. A alrede-dores, cercanías The surroundings ofthe city are beautiful. Las cercaníasde la ciudad son muy hermosas.

survey [■/?] examen, estudio Let's make asurvey of the food situation. Hagamosun examen de la situación alimenticia.

• [v~\ medir, deslindar Before this landcan be sold it must be surveyed. Antesde poder vender esta tierra es necesariomedirla.

surveying agrimensura (land).surveyor agrimensor.survive sobrevivir.suspect [n] persona sospechosa.suspect [v] sospechar.suspend colgar, suspender These decora-tions will be suspended from the ceil-

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ing. Estos adornos se colgarán deltecho. A reservar 7 would prefer to sus-pend judgment until we know all thefacts. Preferiría reservarme la opiniónhasta que conozcamos todos los hechos.A suspender The company's directorwas suspended from office. El directorde la compañía fué suspendido en susfunciones.

suspenders tirantes.

suspense suspensión.

O to keep in suspense dejar en la in-certidumbre.

suspicion sospecha, recelo.

° to be above suspicion Estar sobretoda sospecha.

sustain sustentar, mantener.

swallow [«] golondrina.

• [v~\ tragar.

swamp [w] pantano There are many mos-quitoes here because of the swamp.Aquí hay muchos mosquitos a causadel pantano.

• [i>] hundir, hacer zozobrar Be care-ful not to swamp the boat. Tenga cui-dado de no hundir el bote.

O to be swamped estar abrumadoI've been swamped with work. He es-tado abrumado de trabajo.

swampy pantanoso.

swan cisne.

swarm (of bees) enjambre.

sway [ri\ bamboleo, movimiento, vaivénThe sway of the train makes me sick.El movimiento del tren me enferma.

• [v] bambolearse Look at the waythat car is swaying. Mire como sebambolea aquel auto.

swear jurar That fellow has a bad habitof swearing. Ese tipo tiene la malacostumbre de jurar.—She swearsshe's telling the truth. Jura que estádiciendo la verdad.

O to swear in jurar, prestar jura-mento, tomar posesión. O to swear offrenunciar a, renegar de.

sweat [w] sudor.

• [i>] sudar,sweater suéter.

sweep barrer Will you sweep this room?¿Quiere Ud. barrer este cuarto?O to sweep away arrastrar.|| He made a clean sweep of his debts.Liquidó completamente todas sus deu-das.

sweet dulce Do you have any sweetoranges? ¿Tiene Ud. naranjas dulces?—Her voice is very sweet. Tiene lavoz muy dulce. A fresco Is the milkstill sweet? ¿Está todavía fresca laleche? A amable She has a very sweet

disposition. Tiene un carácter muy

amable.

O sweets dulces I don't care much for

sweets. No me gustan mucho los

dulces.sweetbread páncreas,sweetheart novio, novia,sweet potato batata [Sp], camote [Aw],

boniato.swell [adj~\ estupendo, excelente He's a

swell fellow. Es un tipo estupendo.

• [v] hinchar His wrist was swollen.Tenía la muñeca hinchada. A aumentarTheir numbers are swelling fast. Au-mentan rápidamente en número. A cre-cer The river is badly swollen after thespring rains. El río está muy crecidodespués de las lluvias de primavera.

° to get a swelled head envanecerse,engreírse Don't get a swelled head. Novaya Ud. a envanecerse, or ¡Que no sele suba a la cabeza! O to swell uphincharse My foot is beginning to swellup. Se me está hinchando el pie.

swelling hinchazón, inflamación.

swift rápido, veloz.

swim [tí] nadada [Am] I'm going out fora swim. Voy a dar una nadada, orVoy a nadar un rato.

• [v] nadar Do you know how toswim? ¿Sabe Ud. nadar? A cruzar anado We'll have to swim the river.Tendremos que cruzar el río a nado.

° to make the head swim hacer per-der la cabeza The blow made my headswim. El golpe me aturdió.

swine marrano, puerco, cerdo.

swing [«] columpio They're sitting in theswing. Están sentados en el columpio.

• [v] mecer, balancear She swings herarms when she walks. Balancea losbrazos cuando camina.

° in full swing en plena actividadThe factory is in full swing. La fá-brica está en plena actividad.switch [ri\ varita, varilla I'm going tocut a switch to use on my horse. Voya cortar una varita para darle a micaballo.

• [v~\ cambiar de sitio Let's switch thefurniture around. Cambiemos los mue-bles de sitio.

O electric switch llave de la luz, con-mutador. O railroad switch aguja deferrocarril.

|| Be careful that the cow doesn't

switch her tail in your face. Tenga

cuidado que la vaca no le de con la

cola en la cara.

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dro conmutador, cuadro de distribución(electricity).

sword espada.

syllable sílaba.

symbol símbolo.

sympathize condolocerse, compadecerse.A convenir, estar de acuerdo / don'tsympathize with his point of view. Noestoy de acuerdo con su punto de vista.

sympathy lástima I don't have any sym-pathy for such a fool. No le tengoninguna lástima a semejante loco.A pésame, condolencia We sent them aletter of sympathy. Les escribimosdándoles el pésame.

symphony sinfonía.

symptom síntoma.

synonym sinónimo.

synthetic sintético.

syphilis sífilis.

syphilitic sifilítico.

syringe jeringa.

syrup jarabe (cough syrup); almíbar(pancake syrup).

system sistema Do you have a good com-munication system in this country?¿Tienen Uds. un buen sistema de comu-nicaciones en este país? A métodoWhat's your teaching system? ¿Quemétodo de enseñanza emplea Ud.?

systematic sistemático.

table [w] mesa Push the table against thewall. Empuje la mesa contra la pared.O table of contents índice, tabla dematerias He's looking it up in the tableof contents. Lo está buscando en elíndice. O to table dar carpetazo, apla-zar They tabled the motion. Dieroncarpetazo a la moción.

tablecloth mantel.

tablespoon cuchara.

tablet tableta, pastilla (pill).

tack [n] tachuela / need four tacks tofasten the poster. Me hacen falta cua-tro tachuelas para clavar el cartel.• [v] clavar Tack his picture on thewall. Clave su retrato en la pared.A apuntar The belt's tacked on to thedress. El cinturón está apuntado altraje.

tackle [v~¡ agarrar The policeman tackledthe thief. El policía agarró al ladrón.Aabordar It's about time we tackledthat problem. Ya es hora de que abor-demos el problema.

O fishing tackle avíos de pescar.

tact tacto.

tag [n] rótulo, etiqueta.

tail rabo, cola The dog wagged his tail.El perro meneaba la cola. ° at thetail end al final We arrived at the tailend of the first act. Llegamos al finaldel primer acto. O tails cruz Tails, youlose. Cruz y pierde Ud. O heads ortails cara o cruz.

|| His lecture was so confusing, wecouldn't make head or tail of it. Suconferencia era tan confusa, que notenía ni pies ni cabeza.

tailor [w] sastre Where can I find a good

tailor? ¿Dónde puedo encontrar unbuen sastre?

• [v] cortar This skirt's well tailored.Esta falda está bien cortada.take [v] coger She took the baby in herarms. Cogió al niño en brazos. A coger,llevarse Don't take my hat. No se llevemi sombrero.—Who took my pen?¿Quién cogió mi pluma? A llevar Takethis letter to the post office. Lleve estacarta al correo.—Who's taking her tothe station? ¿Quién la va a llevar a laestación?—Where will that road takeus? ¿A dónde lleva ese camino?A tomar I'll take the room with bath.Tomaré el cuarto con baño.—Did thedoctor take your temperature? ¿he hatornado el doctor la temperatura?—The soldiers took the town in two hours.Los soldados tomaron el pueblo en doshoras.—Take a seat, please. Tomeasiento, por favor. A sacar, tomar Areyou alloioed to take pictures here? ¿Sepueden sacar fotografías aquí? A acep-tar Do you take checks? ¿Aceptan Uds.cheques? A seguir Take my advice andstay home tonight. Siga Ud. mi con-sejo y quédese en casa esta noche.A durar How long will the trip take?¿Cuánto durará el viaje? A tardarHow long will it take to press my suit?¿Cuánto tardará en plancharme eltraje? A hacer falta, necesitarse It'lltake three men to move this safe.Harán falta tres hombres para moverla caja de caudales. A ganar Who dnyou think'll take the tennis match?¿Quién cree Ud. que ganará el partidode tenis? A soportar, sufrir It won't bepleasant, but you'll have to take it. No

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será agradable, pero tendrá Ud. quesoportarlo. A aguantar, tolerar I can'ttake any more from him. No puedoaguantarle más.

O to take a bath bañarse I'd like totake a bath befoxe dinner. Me gus-taría bañarme antes de comer. O totake advantage of aprovechar Thanks,I'll take advantage of your offer. Gra-cias, aprovecharé su oferta. A aprove-charse de He took advantage of his po-sition. Se aprovechó de su posición.O to take after parecerse a Who do youtake after, your father or your mother?¿A quién se parece Ud. a su madre oa su padre? O to take a nap dormir lasiesta / always take a nap after dinner.Siempre duermo la siesta después decomer. O to take a seat sentarse Takea seat, please. Siéntese, por favor.O to take a walk dar un paseo Wouldyou like to take a walk in the park?¿Le gustaría a Ud. dar un paseo porel parque? O to take back retractarsede, retirar I take back what I said aminute ago. Me retracto de lo que dijehace un minuto. A recoger, llevarse 7won't need your book, so why don't youtake it back? No me hace falta sulibro, ¿por qué no se lo lleva Ud.?O to take care of cuidar Take care ofyourself. Cuídese Ud. O to take chargeof encargarse de Who's taking chargeof the office while you're away?¿Quién se encarga de la oficina mien-tras está Ud. ausente? O to take downbajar, descolgar Take the picture down.Descuelgue Ud. el cuadro. A tomarnota de Will you take this down please?¿Quiere tomar nota de esto, por favor?

0 to take for tomar a uno por Sorry,

1 took you for someone else. Perdón,le tomé a Ud. por otra persona. O totake for granted dar por sentado I tookit for granted that he wanted the job.Di por sentado que quería la coloca-ción. O to take in visitar We haven'tenough time to take in all the museums.No tenemos suficiente tiempo paravisitar todos los museos. A ganar Howmuch do you take in every month?¿Cuánto gana Ud. al mes? AengañarHe certainly took us in with his stories.Indudablemente nos engañó con suscuentos. A estrechar, reducir, hacermás pequeño Will you take this dressin at the waist? ¿Me puede estrecharla cintura de este vestido? O to takeit suponer, asumir 7 take it you're introuble. Supongo que está Ud. en difi-cultades. O to take it easy tomar con

calma Take it easy, there's no hurry.Tómela con calma, no hay prisa. A noapurarse Take it easy, don't get so ex-cited. No se apure, no se excite. O totake off quitarse Take off your hat andstay a while. Quítese Ud. el sombreroy quédese un rato. A despegar Whendoes the plane take off? ¿Cuándodespega el avión? A imitar My friendcan take off almost any actor you name.Mi amigo puede imitar a casi todos losactores que Ud. nombre. O to takeoffense ofenderse You shouldn't takeoffense at what was said. No debieraofenderse por lo que han dicho. O totake on emplear, tomar 7 hear the fac-tory's taking on new men. Me dicenque la fabrica está empleando nuevosobreros. A empezar We took on a newjob yesterday. Ayer empezamos unnuevo trabajo. A desafiar I'll take youon for some tennis. Le desafío a Ud.a una partida de tenis. O to take one'stime hacerlo despacio, hacerlo concalma Can I take my time? ¿Puedohacerlo con calma? O to take outsacar Take the fruit out of the bag.Saque la fruta del saco. A quitar Canyou take this spot out of my blouse?¿Me puede quitar esta mancha de lablusa? O to take place ocurrir, tenerlugar Where did the accident takeplacel ¿Dónde ocurrió el accidente?O to take sick caer enfermo When didhe take sick? ¿Cuándo cayó enfermo?O to take the blame hacerse respon-sable, tomar la responsabilidad 7 won'ttake the blame for his mistake. Nome quiero hacer responsable de suerror. O to take to tomar cariño Theytook to him as soon as they met him.Le tomaron cariño desde el momento enque le conocieron. O to take up tomar,estudiar 7 think I'll take up Frenchthis year. Creo que voy a estudiarfrancés este año. A tomar la palabraI'll take you up on that. Le tomo lapalabra en eso. A consultar You'llhave to take up that matter withsomeone else. Tendrá Ud. que con-sultar ese asunto con otra persona.

0 to take up with relacionarse 7wouldn't take up with those people if

1 were you. Yo, en su lugar, no merelacionaría con esa gente.

|| Take my hand. Dame la mano.|| Will you let us take your car? ¿Nosdeja usar su coche? || Don't take onso! ¡No se ponga así! || Well, don'ttake it out on me! ¡No se desahogueUd. riñéndome!

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teacher

taken tomado, ocupado Is this seat taken?,;Está ocupado este asiento?

talcum powder polvos de talco.

tale cuento.

talent aptitud.

talk [ti] discurso His talk was long anddull. Su discurso fué largo y aburrido.A rumor, comentario Her actions havecaused a lot of talk. Sus actos hanprovocado muchos comentarios.

• [v] hablar Don't you think he talkstoo much? ¿No cree Ud. que él hablademasiado?

O talk of the town comidilla delpueblo Their house is the talk of thetown. Su casa es la comidilla delpueblo. O to talk back replicar Foronce he dared to talk back to her. Poruna vez se atrevió a replicarle. ° totalk into convencer de Do you supposewe can talk them into coming with us?¿Cree Ud. que podremos convencerlesde que vengan con nosotros? O to talkover discutir, tratar acerca de Let'stalk this over. Discutamos este asunto.

tall alto Her husband's that tall man overthere. Su marido es aquel hombrealto que está allí.

|| That's a pretty tall order, but I'lltry to do it. Eso es mucho pedir, perointentaré hacerlo. || "How tall areyou?" "I'm six feet tall." "¿Qué al-tura tiene Ud.?" "Tengo seis pies dealtura."

tame [adj] domesticado The squirrels areso tame they'll eat out of your hand.Las ardillas están tan domesticadasque comen en la mano. A soso Themovie's tame compared to the play. Lapelícula es muy sosa comparada con lacomedia.

• [v] domesticar They tamed a mon-key. Domesticaron un mono.

tan [adj] color canela She wore a tanblouse and a brown skirt. Llevaba unablusa color canela y una falda marrón.

• [v] curtir These hides have to betanned. Hay que curtir estas pieles.A tostarse She has a dark skin that tanseasily. Tiene la piel oscura y se tuestamuy fácilmente.

tangle [n] enredo.

• [v] enredar.tank tanque.

tap [w] golpe Don't drive it in too hard;just give it a few taps. No lo clavemucho, déle sólo unos golpes. A grifoBetter get the plumber to fix that tapin the bathtub. Es mejor que llamemosal cañero para que arregle el grifo delbaño.

• [-y] dar golpecitos We tapped on thewindow. Dimos unos golpecitos en laventana. A intervenir The police tappedtheir telephone wires. La policía haintervenido su teléfono.

tape [n] cinta.tapestry tapiz.tar [w] alquitrán.

• [v] alquitranar.target bianco.

tariff tarifa, impuesto.

tarnish [v] deslustrarse, enmohecerse.

tart [w] tarta Let's have strawberry

tarts for dessert. Vamos a tomar de

postre tartas de fresa.

• [adj] agrio This rhubarb's too tartfor me. Este ruibarbo está demasiadoagrio para mí.

task tarea.

tassel borla.

taste [íi] sabor, gusto This meat has a

strange taste. Esta carne tiene un

gusto raro.

• [v] probar Just taste this coffee.Pruebe este café. A saber This winetastes sour. Este vino sabe agrio.A probar bocado She hasn't tasted any-thing since yesterday. No ha probadobocado desde ayer.

O in poor taste de mal gusto That re-mark was in very poor taste. Esaobservación fué de muy mal gusto.

|| Give me a taste of that ice cream.Déme a probar de ese helado.

tavern taberna.

tax [«] impuesto, contribución I hope Ican get my taxes in on time this year.Espero poder pagar mis impuestos atiempo este año. A esfuerzo Readingthis small print is a great tax on theeyes. El leer esta letra tan pequeñaes un esfuerzo muy grande para losojos.

• M poner impuestos / think they'retaxing us too much for the property.Creo que nos están poniendo demasia-dos impuestos sobre la propiedad.A agotar This heat's taxing mystrength. Este calor me está agotandola fuerzas.

O tax collector cobrador, recaudadorde impuestos or contribuciones.

taxi [n] taxi, taxímetro.

taxpayer contribuyente.

tea té.

teach enseñar Will you teach me Span-ish? ¿Me quiere Ud. enseñar español?—Who taught you how to drive a car?¿Quién le enseñó a Ud. conducir auto-móviles?

teacher maestro.

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team [n] equipo They make a very goodteam for that work. Constituyen unbuen equipo para ese trabajo.

O to team up unirse, asociarse We'llgo places if we team up with them.Llegaremos lejos si nos asociamos conellos.

teapot tetera.

tear [n] lágrima Tears won't do you anygood. De nada te servirán las lágrimas.

tear [?z] rasgadura, roto Can the tear inthis blanket be repaired? ¿Se puederemendar el roto de esta sábana?

• [v] romper My shirt's torn at the el-bows. Tengo la camisa rota por loscodos.

O to tear down derribar They'regoing to tear down that old hotelnext month. Van a derribar ese hotelviejo el mes próximo. O to tear outarrancar / see a page has been tornout of this book. Veo que han arran-cado una página de este libro. O totear up romper / hope you tore up mylast letter. Espero que haya roto Ud.mi última carta.

tease embromar, fastidiar We've beenteasing him about his accent. Hemosestado embromándole por su acento.A molestar The children teased me forcandy. Los niños me estaban molestan-do para que les diera dulces.

teaspoon cucharita.

technical técnico.

teeth dientes, dentadura / have to get myteeth fixed. Tengo que arreglarme losdientes.

telegram telegrama I want to send a tele-gram to Montreal. Quiero enviar untelegrama a Montreal.

telegraph [adj~\ de telégrafo (s) Where'sthe telegraph office? ¿Dónde está laoficina de telégrafos?

• [v] telégi-afiar I'm going to tele-graph my folks for some money. Voya telegrafiar a mi familia para pedirlesdinero.

telephone [n] teléfono Can I use yourtelephone, please? ¿Puedo usar su telé-fono, por favor?

• [v] telefonear Did anyone telephoneme? ¿Me ha telefoneado alguien?

telephone book guía de teléfonos, [Ara]directorio telefónico.

telephone booth cabina del teléfono.

tell decir Tell me your name. Dígame sunombre.—Tell them not to make somuch noise. Dígales que no hagantanto ruido.—/ told you so. Ya se lodije. A contar Tell me all about it.Cuéntemelo Ud. todo. A distinguir

How do you tell one of the twins fromthe other? ¿Cómo distingue Ud. a losdos gemelos?

O to tell off poner en su sitio I'mgoing to tell him off one of these days.Le voy a poner en su sitio uno de estosdías.

teller cajero.

temper [n] mal genio Control your tem-per. Domine su mal genio.

O to lose one's temper perder lapaciencia She lost her temper andspanked the child. Perdió la pacienciay le dio unos azotes al chico.

temperamental nervioso, emocional.

temperate moderado.

temperature temperatura What's thetemperature today? ¿Que temperaturatenemos hoy?

temporary temporal.

temptation tentación.

ten diez.

tenant inquilino.

tend ser en general This kind of appletends to be sour. Las manzanas deesta clase en general son agrias.A tender, propender Prices tend to in-crease now because of the war. Losprecios propenden a subir ahora acausa de la guerra.

O to tend to atender Stop talking andtend to your work. Deje Ud. de hablary atienda su trabajo.

tender [adj~\ tierno The meat's so tenderyou can cut it with a fork. La cameestá tan tierna que se puede cortar conun tenedor.—She watched the childrenwith a tender expression in her eyes.Miraba a los niños con una expresióntierna en sus ojos. A dolorido His arm'sstill tender where he hurt it. Tiene elbrazo dolorido todavía en el sitio en quese lastimó.

• ívl presentar The chairman's plan-ning to tender his resignation at thenext meeting. El presidente va a pre-sentar su dimisión en la reunión próxi-ma.

tennis tenis.

tense [adj~\ tenso His nerves were tense

from the strain. Tenía los nervios

tensos por el esfuerzo.tension tensión.

tent tienda de campaña, [Am] carpa,tenth [«] día diez / get paid on the tenth

of the month. Me pagan el día diez

del mes.

• [adj] décimo She lives on the tenthfloor. Vive en el décimo piso.

term [«] nombre Do you know the ten»for this part of the machine? ¿Sabe

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Ud. cuál es el nombre de esta parte dela máquina? A semestre When does thenew term begin at school? ¿Cuándocomienza el nuevo semestre en la es-cuela? A período His jail term wasfive years. Su período de prisión fuépor cinco años.

• [v] llamar He's what might betermed a wealthy man. Es lo que sellama un potentado.

O terms condiciones de venta Whatare the terms on this automobile?¿Cuáles son las condiciones de ventade este automóvil? O to be on goodterms estar en buenas relaciones I'vebeen on very good terms with him upuntil lately. He tenido buenas rela-ciones con él hasta hace poco. O tocome to terms llegar a un arreglo.We've been trying to come to termswith them for months now. Estamostratando de llegar a un arreglo conellos desde hace meses.

terrace terraza.

terrible terrible Wasn't that a terriblestorm last night? ¿Verdad que fuéterrible la tormenta de anoche?

terrify aterrar, espantar.

territory territorio.

terror espanto, terror.

test [ri\ examen You'll have to take atest before you can get your drivinglicense. Tendrá Ud. que pasar unexamen antes de que le den el permisode conducir. A prueba We'll hire youfor a week's test. Le tomaremos aprueba por una semana.

• [v] analizar, examinar / think we'dbetter test this water before we use it.Creo que es mejor analizar esta aguaantes de usarla.

testify declarar.

textbook texto, libro de texto.

than que Have you something better thanthis? ¿Tiene Ud. algo mejor que esto?

thank dar las gracias We thanked her forthe gift Le dimos las gracias por suregalo.

O thanks gracias Thanks for coming.Gracias por haber venido. O thanks togracias a Thanks to him I ivas able toget my triinks all right. Gracias a él,pude conseguir mis baúles fácilmente.|| Thank you. Gracias.

thankful agradecido.

that [pron] ese That's the book I've beenlooking for. Ese es el libro que busca-ba. A eso That's xvhat I want. Eso eslo que yo quiero. A que Who's the ladythat just came in? ¿Quién es la señoraque acaba de entrar?—When ivas the

last time (that) I saiv you? ¿Cuándofué la última vez que le vi?

• íadj] ese Do you like that painting?¿Le gusta ese cuadro? A aquel Justlook at that magnificent view. Fíjeseen aquella magnífica vista.

• [coyij] que I'm sorry (that) this hap-pened. Siento que haya ocurrido esto.

Oso that para que Let's finish thistoday so that we can do something elsetomorroiv. Acabemos hoy ésto paraque podamos hacer otra cosa mañana.O that much tanto / don't want thatmuch milk. No quiero tanta leche.thaw [n~\ deshielo.

• [r] deshelarse.

the el The sky's cloudy today. El cieloestá nublado hoy. A ese He's the manfor the job. Es el hombre indicadopara ese trabajo.

O the . . . the . . . cuanto . .. tanto. . .The sooner we're paid, the better.Cuanto antes nos paguen, tanto mejor.

theater teatro.

theft robo.

their su, de ellos Do you knoiv their ad-dress? ¿Sabe Ud. su dirección? or¿Sabe Ud. la dirección de ellos?

theirs de ellos Is this boat yours or theirs?¿Es suyo este bote o de ellos?

O of theirs suyo Are you a friend oftheirs? ¿Es Ud. amigo suyo?

them ellos Let them decide. Deje quedecidan ellos.

theme tema.

themselves ellos mismos They did it them-selves. Lo hicieron ellos mismos. A seDon't let the children hurt themselvesplaying. No permita que los niños selastimen jugando.

O by themselves ellos mismos Didthey really do all that ivork by them-selves? ¿Realmente hicieron todo eltrabajo ellos mismos?

then entonces, luego, después Then tvhathappened? Y después ¿qué pasó?A además Then there's the trunk thatwe have to take down to the lobby.Además está el baúl que tenemos quebajar al vestíbulo.

O by then para entonces Wait untilnext Tuesday; I hope to know by then.Aguarde hasta el próximo martes; quepara entonces espero saber algo.O now and then de vez en cuando Wego to the movies now and then. Vamosal cine de vez en cuando. O then andthere en seguida / knew then and therethat it was the house to buy. En se-guida me di cuenta que era la casa queconvenía comprar.

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think

theory teoría.

there allí I've never been there. Nuncahe estado allí. A ahí Her house is rightthere. Su casa está ahí al lado. A alláCan you get there by car? ¿Se puedeir allá en automóvil? A en eso You'rewrong there. En eso está Ud. equivo-cado. A ¡vaya! There! I wouldn'tworry so much. ¡Vaya! no me pre-ocuparía tanto.

O there are hay There are a few goodhotels in town. En la ciudad hay al-gunos hoteles buenos. O to be allthere estar en sus cabales Don't besurprised at the way he acts; he's notall there. No se sorprenda por su con-ducta, no está en sus cabales.

therefore por lo tanto.

thermometer termómetro.

these [jirón] éstos Do you want thoseroses or these? ¿Quiere Ud. esas rosaso éstas?

• [adj] estos Have you met all thesepeople? ¿Conoce Ud. a todas estas per-sonas?

they ellos Where are they? ¿Dónde estánellos?

|| They give concerts here in the sum-mer. Durante el verano se dan con-ciertos aquí.

thick grueso Is the ice thick enough forskating? ¿Está suficientemente gruesoel hielo para patinar? A de espesor /need a piece of wood about three inchesthick. Necesito un trozo de maderacomo de tres pulgadas de espesor.A espeso / don't like such thick soup.No me gusta la sopa tan espesa.A fuerte He has a very thick accent.Tiene un acento muy fuerte. A torpe,[Am] tupido He's too thick to knowwhat you're talking about. Es dema-siado torpe para enterarse de lo queestá Ud. hablando.

O through thick and thin a todaprueba He stood by us through thickand thin. Nos fué fiel a toda prueba.O to be thick with tener intimidad conThey've been very thick with that fam-ily for years. Hace años que tienenmucha intimidad con esa familia.

thief ladrón.

thigh muslo.

thimble dedal.

thin [adj] delgado Cut the bread thin.Corte el pan delgado. A flaco You'retoo thin; you ought to eat more. EstáUd. muy flaco, debiera comer más.A claro, [Am] ralo This soup's too thin.Esta sopa está muy clara.

• [v] ponerse ralo My hair's thinning.El pelo se me está poniendo ralo.

|| That's a pretty thin excuse. Esano es una excusa suficiente.thing cosa What are those things you'recarrying there? ¿Qué son esas cosasque lleva Ud. ahí?—We've heard a lotof nice things about you. Hemos oídomuchas cosas buenas de Ud.—How arethings? ¿Cómo van las cosas?

O a thing or two algo He certainlyknows a thing or two about business.Ciertamente sabe algo de negocios.0 of all things que sorpresa Well, ofall things, what are you doing here?Bueno, que sorpresa, ¿qué hace Ud.aquí? O the poor thing el pobre, lapobre When her parents died, the poorthing didn't know what to do. Cuandomurieron sus padres, la pobre no sabíaque hacer. O things cosas I have to gonow; did you see where I put mythings? Tengo que irme ahora; ¿se fijóUd. dónde dejé mis cosas? Oto seethings ver visiones / think you've beenseeing things since you heard thatstory. Creo que está Ud. viendo vi-siones desde que oyó esa historia.

|| She says she's in love, and I thinkit's the real thing. Dice que estáenamorada y creo que lo está muy deveras. || That job's the very thing Iivant. Ese empleo es justamente lo quedeseo. || We haven't done a thing allweek. No hemos hecho nada en todala semana. || There's not a thing wrongwith me. No me pasa nada. || Bringthat thing over here. Tráigame eso.think pensar What are you thinkingabout? ¿En qué piensa Ud.?—Whatdo you think of that guy? ¿Qué piensaUd. de ese tipo?—/ thought you weren'tcoming along. Pensé que Ud. no veníacon nosotros. A creer / think so, too.Eso creo, or Yo también lo creo.—"Arethey leaving today?" "I think so." "¿Sevan hoy?" "Creo que sí." A parecerlea uno What do you think of going tothe movies tonight? ¿Le parece quevayamos al cine esta noche? A recor-dar, acordarse / can't think of his ad-dress. No me puedo acordar de sudirección.

O to think better of tener mejoropinión acerca de We think better ofhim siyice we've learned the facts.Tenemos mejor opinión acerca de éldesde que conocemos los hechos. A pen-sar mejor You're taking a big chance,and I'd think better of it, if I were yon.Ud. va a correr un gran riesgo; yo, en

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su lugar, lo pensaría mejor. O to thinktwice pensar dos veces I'd think twiceabout that, if I were you. Si yo fueraUd., lo pensaría dos veces. O to thinkup inventar You'd better think up agood excuse for being lute. Mejor esque invente una buena excusa porhaber llegado tarde.third [n] tercio, tercera parte A third ofthat'll be sufficient. Un tercio de esoserá suficiente.—/ can do a third ofthe work. Puedo hacer una terceraparte del trabajo.

• [adj] tercer I didn't care for thethird act of the play. No me gustó eltercer acto de la función.

thirst sed.

thirsty O to be thirsty tener sed. O tomake one thirsty Darle a uno sed Thesesandwiches make me thirsty. Estosemparedados me han dado mucha sed.

thirteen trece.

thirty treinta.

this \_pron\ esto What's this? ¿Qué esesto? Aéste Who's this? ¿Quién eséste?

• [adj~\ este Do you know this man?¿Conoce Ud. a este hombre?—/ likethis room. Me gusta esta habitación.

• [adv~\ tan Since it's this late already,why go at all? Puesto que y a es tantarde ¿para qué ir?

O this far hasta aquí As long aswe've come this far, we might as wellgo on. Puesto que hemos llegado hastaaquí, creo que podríamos seguir ade-lante. O this much tanto, todo esto Ican't eat this much. No puedo comertanto.

thorn espina.

thorough completo, cuidadoso I'll make athorough investigation. Haré una in-vestigación cuidadosa. A concienzudoThat fellow's very thorough in every-thing he does. Ese hombre es muyconcienzudo en todo lo que hace.

thoroughfare || No thoroughfare. Prohi-bido el paso.

thoroughly enteramente, completamente.

those [pron~\ ésos Give me some of those.Déme Ud. algunas de ésas.

• \.adj~\ esos Those children are mak-ing too much noise. Esos niños estánhaciendo mucho ruido. A aquellosWhat's the name of those mountains?¿Cómo se llaman aquellas montañas?

though aunque I'll attend, though I maybe late. Asistiré, aunque puede serque llegue tarde. A aunque, a pesar deque / asked her to the party, though

we're not good friends. La invité a lafiesta, aunque no somos muy amigos.

° as though como si It looks asthough it may rain. Parece que vaHover.

thought [n~\ pensamiento / was trying toguess his thoughts. Trataba de adivinarsus pensamientos. A consideración We'llhave to give some thought to this mat-ter. Tendremos que tomar en con-sideración este asunto, or Tendremosque pensar un poco en este asunto.A consideración Can't you show a littlethought for the others? ¿No puede Ud.tener un poco de consideración con losdemás?

O to be well thought of estar bienconsiderado He's well thought of, don'tyou think? ¿No cree Ud. que está bienconsiderado?

thoughtful pensativo He was thoughtfulfor a long time before he answered.Se quedó pensativo un largo rato antesde contestar. A meditado This is a verythoughtful article. Es un artículo muymeditado. A considerado He's alwaysbeen very thoughtful of his parents.Siempre ha sido muy considerado consus padres.

thousand mil.

thread [n] hilo If you'll get a needle andthread, I'll sew your button on. Si con-sigue una aguja y un hilo yo le coseréel botón. A rosca We can't use thisscrew; the thread's damaged. No po-demos usar este tornillo, tiene la roscaestropeada.

• [v] enhebrar I'll thread the needlefor you. Le enhebraré la aguja.

threat amenaza.

¡threaten amenazar He threatened to leaveif he didn't get a raise. Amenazó conirse si no le aumentaban el sueldo.—It's threatening to rain. Amenazalluvia.

three tres.

thrifty económico.

thrill [?t] emoción We got quite a thrillout of seeing the President. Sentimosmucha emoción al ver al Presidente.

• [v] emocionar / was thrilled by themusic. La música me emocionó.

thrive prosperar.

throat garganta / have a sore throat.Tengo dolor de garganta.

O lump in the throat nudo en la gar-ganta Every time I see this town, I geta lump in my throat. Siempre que veoesta ciudad se me hace un nudo en lagarganta. O to stick in one's throatclavársele (or quedársele) a uno algo

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en la garganta The fishbone stuck inhis throat. Se le clavó la espina en lagarganta.

|| Don't jump down my throat!Bueno, bueno, no me chilles. || / triedto apologize but the words stuck in mythroat. Quise disculparme, pero nopude pronunciar palabra.throb [w] latido, palpitación.

• [v] latir, palpitar.throttle [w] acelerador de mano.

• [i>] (strangle) ahogar.

through por Who's the lady comingthrough the door? ¿Quién es la señoraque entra por la puerta? A a través deWe came in through the garden. Vini-mos a través del jardín. A por medio de,,através de / got the informationthrough him. Obtuve la informaciónpor medio de él. A a causa de Throughhis negligence the work'11 have to beheld up two weeks. A causa de sunegligencia el trabajo se retrasará dossemanas.

O through and through de punta acabo He knows his business throughand through. Conoce su trabajo depunta a cabo. O through train trendirecto. ° to be through with terminarAre you through with this book? ¿Haterminado Ud. este libro? O to fallthrough fracasar The plans weredrawn up, but the deal fell through.Se habían hecho los planes, pero lanegociación fracasó. O to get throughterminar / think I can get through thiswork tonight. Creo que podré terminareste trabajo esta noche.

|| He got where he is through lots ofhard work. Ha llegado a ser lo quees después de mucho trabajar.

throughout durante todo It rainedthroughout the night. Llovió durantetoda la noche. A en todo This writer'sfamous throughout the world. Esteescritor es famoso en todo el mundo.

throw [n] tirada, tiro That was somethrow. Ese fué un buen tiro.

• [v] tirar, derribar Be careful yourhorse doesn't throw you. Tenga Ud.cuidado de que el caballo no le tire.A tirar Who threw that? ¿Quién tiróeso?

O to throw away tirar Throw thesepapers away. Tire estos papeles. ° tothrow on echarse I'll throw a coat onand go down to the store. Me echaréun abrigo y bajaré a la tienda. O tothrow oneself at asediar Oh, stopthrowing yourself at him. Oh! No leasedie Ud. más. O to throw out echar

We'd better pay our rent soon or they'llthrow us out on the street. Tenemosque pagar en seguida el alquiler o nosecharán a la calle. O to throw overdejar He threw her over for a blonde.La dejó por una rubia. O to throw uprenunciar a Don't let her throw up herjob. No la deje Ud. que renuncie a suempleo. A vomitar / throw up everytime I ride on the train. Vomito siem-pre que viajo en tren. A echar en caraThat's the second time you've thrownit up to me. Esta es la segunda vez queme lo echas en cara.

|| Throw that light this way, please.Alumbre hacia aquí,por favor. || Every-thing was thrown into disorder. Todoestaba tirado en desorden.thumb [n] pulgar, dedo gordo / burnedmy thumb with a match. Me quemé elpulgar con un fósforo.

O to be thumbs down estar desanima-do Everybody was thumbs down on thepicnic. Todos estaban desanimadospara ir de romería.

|| He's too much under the thumb ofhis wife. Está demasiado dominadopor su mujer, or Su mujer lo tiene enun puño. || I'm so upset today I'm allthumbs. Estoy tan nervioso hoy quetodo se me cae de la manos.thunder [n] trueno Don't be afraid ofthunder. No se asuste de los truenos.A estruendo The speaker couldn't beheard above the thunder of applause.No se podía oír al orador entre elestruendo de los aplausos.

• [v] tronar It's beginning to thunder.Comienza a tronar.

|| The train thundered over thebridge. El tren pasó con estrépito porel puente.

thunderstorm tormenta.

Thursday jueves.

thus así, de este modo.

tick [«] tic tac (sound) ; garrapata(bug).

ticket billete, [C.A.] tiquete / want around-trip ticket for Chicago. Quieroun billete de ida y vuelta para Chicago.A candidatura Are there any womencandidates on the ticket? ¿Hay algunasmujeres en la candidatura?

tickle [»] picor / have an annoying ticklein my throat. Tengo un picor de gar-ganta muy molesto.

• [v] hacer cosquillas We tickled thebaby to make her laugh. Hicimoscosquillas a la niña para que se riera.

|| We were tickled to hear the news

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of your promotion. Nos agradó muchosaber la noticia de su ascenso.

ticklish O to be ticklish tener cosquillas.

tide [??] marea.

O high tide pleamar, marea alta.O low tide bajamar, marea baja. O totide over llegar Will this money tideyou over until payday? ¿Le llegaráeste dinero hasta el día de pago?

tidy [adj~¡ limpio, aseado, ordenado.

• [t>] limpiar, arreglar.

tie [«] corbata Is my tie all right?¿Tengo bien puesta la corbata? A lazoOur family ties are very strong. Loslazos que unen a mi familia son muyfuertes.

• [v] amarrar, atar Please tie thisfor me. Por favor áteme esto.

O to tie the score empatar / don'tthink we can tie the score now. Nocreo que podamos empatar ahora. ° tobe tied up estar ocupado Are you tiedup this evening? ¿Estará Ud. ocupadoesta noche?

|| They've been tied down ever sincethe baby was born. No pueden salirmucho desde que nació su niño.

tiger tigre.

tight tirante Pull the rope tight. Pongala cuerda tirante. A estrecho Thissuit's too tight for me. Me está dema-siado estrecho este traje. A apretadoThese shoes are too tight on me. Estoszapatos me están muy apretados.A tacaño, agarrado He's plenty tightwith his money. Es muy agarrado.Aborracho Boy, was I tight last nightafter that party! Chico, ¡cómo estabade borracho anoche después de lafiesta!

O tight spot dificultad I've been intight spots before. He pasado por difi-cultades antes de ahora. O to holdtight agarrarse bien Hold on tight tothe rail, or you'll fall. Agárrese biena la baranda porque se puede caer.Oto sit tight estarse quieto Sit tight;it'll only take a minute. Estése quieto;es sólo un momento.

|| / have to tie my shoelaces tighter.Tengo que apretarme más los cordonesde los zapatos.

tighten apretar.

tile azulejo (wall); teja (roof).

till [prep] hasta Let's work till ten to-night. Trabajemos hoy hasta las diezde la noche.

• [cor?y] hasta que Wait till I comeback. Espéreme hasta que vuelva.

till [v] cultivar That soil hasn't beentilled for at least five years. Ese

terreno no ha sido cultivado desde hacepor lo menos cinco años.

tilt [n] inclinación.• [i>] inclinar.

time [w] hora What time is it? ¿Quéhora es? A vez This is the last time I'llever come here. Esta es la última vezque vengo aquí. A tiempo It's been along time since I've seen yoxi. Ha pa-sado mucho tiempo desde la última vezque le vi.—I wonder if we'll have timeto see them before they go. No sé sitendremos tiempo de verles antes deque se marchen. A rato Did you havea nice time? ¿Pasó Ud. un rato agrada-ble? A horas de trabajo We'll haveto make xip our time on Sunday. Ten-dremos que completar las horas de tra-bajo el domingo. A sueldo You can getyour time at the pay window now.Puede recoger ahora su sueldo en laventanilla de pagos. A época, tiempoI'd like to know more about the timein which he lived. Me gustaría sabermás sobre la época en que vivió.

O at the same time al mismo tiempoYoxi're right, but at the same timesomething can be said for him too.Ud. tiene razón, pero al mismo tiempose puede decir algo a su favor tam-bién. O from time to time de vez encuando. O ¡n no time en muy pocotiempo, en un momento We can finishthe job in no time at all. Podemosterminar el trabajo en muy pocotiempo. O in time a tiempo Do yonthink we'll be in time to catch thetrain? ¿Cree Ud. que llegaremos atiempo para coger el tren? O on timea la hora Is the noon express on time?¿Va a llegar a la hora el expreso delas doce? A a plazos Do you want topay cash for this radio, or will youtake it on time? ¿Quiere pagar al con-tado este radio, o lo pagará a plazos?O time after time una y otra vez Hemade the same mistake time aftertime. Ha cometido el mismo error unay otra vez. O time and time againmuchas veces You've pulled that trick-time and time again. Ud. ha gastadoesa broma muchas veces. O times portwo times two equal» four. Dos pordos son cuatro. A tiempos / had apretty good job when times were better.En tiempos mejores tuve un empleobastante bueno. O to have no time forno tolerar We have no time for suchnonsense. Aquí no se tolera semejantetontería. O to keep time seguir el com-pás, llevar el compás That couple isn't

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keeping time with the music. Esapareja no sigue el compás de la música.O well timed oportuno That speechwasn't very well timed, was it? Esediscurso no fué muy oportuno, ¿verdad?|| / didn't get up to that point be-cause I timed my speech poorly. Notoqué ese tema porque calculé muy malel tiempo que había de durar midiscurso.

timely oportuno.

time table guia, [Am] horario.

timid tímido.

tin [n] lata, hojalata.

tinge [n] tinte.

tingle [v~\ picar, hormiguear.

tint [w] matiz, tono Her hair has a red-dish tint. Su pelo tiene un tono rojizo.

• [v] teñir She tinted her white dressblue. Tiñó de azul su traje blanco.

tiny chiquito, menudo.

tip [«] extremo The best swimming's atthe northern tip of the island. Elmejor sitio para nadar está en el ex-tremo norte de la isla. A propinaHow large a tip should I give thewaiter? ¿Cuánto debo dar al camarerode propina? A punta I have it on thetip of my tongue. Lo tengo en la puntade la lengua.

• [v] dar propina Did you tip theporter that carried our bags? ¿Le dioUd. propina al mozo que trajo nuestrasmaletas? A ladear You're apt to fallover if you tip your chair like that.Se puede Ud. caer si ladea la silla deesa manera.

O to tip off informar bajo cuerdaThe police were tipped off as to wherethe thieves were hiding. La policía fuéinformada bajo cuerda de donde seescondían los ladrones. ° to tip overdar la vuelta a, volcar The wavestipped our canoe over. Las olas dieronla vuelta a nuestra canoa.

tiptoe O on tiptoe de puntillas She waswalking on tiptoe so as not to wakehim. Andaba de puntillas para nodespertarlo.

tire [r?] llanta, cubierta, neumático Checkmy tires. Repase los neumáticos, orMire a ver cómo están de aire lasllantas.

tire O] cansar I'm afraid the trip'lltire me out too much. Temo que elviaje me va a cansar demasiado.—Areyou tired? ¿Está Ud. cansado?—I'mtired of this place. Estoy cansado deeste lugar.

O to make (someone) tired abu-

rrir (le) a uno You make me tired.Me aburres.tiresome pesado, aburrido,tissue paper papel de seda,title título Do you know the title of thatbook? ¿Sabe Ud. cuál es el título deese libro? A campeonato Who do youthink'11 win the tennis title this year?¿Quién cree Ud. que ganará el cam-peonato de tenis este año? A título depropiedad Do you have title to thishouse? ¿Tiene Ud. el título de propie-dad de esta casa?to [prep] a Let's go to the movies. Va-mos al cine.—We won 6 to 2. Ganamos6 a 2. A en His work's gone from badto worse. Su trabajo ha ido de mal enpeor.—Apply this cream to your face.Póngase esta crema en la cara. A conYou're very kind to me. Es Ud. muyamable conmigo.—To our great sur-prise he turned up anyway. Con gransorpresa nuestra se presentó. A deWhat do you say to this? ¿Qué diceUd. de esto?—7s this apartment toyour liking? ¿Es de su gusto esteapartamento? A según To my way ofthinking, you don't know what you'retalking about. Según mi modo depensar no sabe Ud. de lo que estáhablando. A a, para I came here es-pecially to see you. He venido aquíespecialmente para verle. A para It'sten minutes to four. Faltan diez minu-tos para las cuatro, or Son las cuatromenos diez.

O to come to volver en sí Throwsome water in her face and she'll cometo. Échele un poco de agua en la caray volverá en sí.

|| Explain that to me. Explíquemelo.|| The dog chewed the pillow to pieces.El perro hizo trizas la almohada.|| This novel's true to life. Esta novelaes realista, or Esta novela es de granrealismo. || We plan to stay here fortwo weeks. Proyectamos quedarnosaquí dos semanas.toast [n] tostadas (bread) ; brindis

(drink).toaster tostador.tobacco tabaco Do you have any tobacco?

¿Tiene Ud. tabaco?today hoy What do you have on the menutoday? ¿Qué tienen hoy en el menú?toe dedo del pie My toes are frozen. Ten-go los dedos de los pies helados.

O on one's toes de pie, [Am] paradoIn this job you've got to be on your toesall day long. En este trabajo hay queestar de pie todo el día.

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together juntos They work together verywell. Trabajan muy bien juntos.

O to get together reunirse Do yousuppose we can get together some eve-ning? ¿Cree Ud. que podremos reu-nimos alguna noche?

|| The price of this ticket togetherwith tax is 52 dollars. El precio deeste billete, incluido el impuesto, es de52 dólares.

toilet excusado, retrete, baño Where'sthe toilet? ¿Dónde está el excusado?

toilet paper papel higiénico.

token muestra, prueba We gave her agift as a token of our affection. Lehicimos un regalo como muestra denuestro cariño.

tolerance tolerancia,

tolerant tolerante.

toll bridge pontazgo.

tomato tomate, [Mex] jitomate.

tomb tumba.

tombstone lápida.

tommy gun pistola ametralladora.

tomorrow mañana I'll be back tomorrow.Volveré mañana.—I'll see you tomorrowmorning. Le veré mañana por la ma-ñana.

ton tonelada.

tone [?t] sonido I don't like the tone ofthis radio. No me gusta el sonido deesta radio. A tono She spoke in anangry tone. Hablaba en un tono irri-tado.—The room was decorated in asoft blue tone. La habitación estabadecorada en un tono azul pálido.

O to tone down suavizar He had totone down his speech before he couldgive it over the radio. Tuvo que suavi-zar su discurso antes de darlo por laradio.

tongs tenazas.

tongue lengua How do you hold yourtongtie to make that sound? ¿Cómocoloca la lengua para producir esesonido?—What's your native tongué?¿Cuál es su lengua materna?

O on the tip of one's tongue en lapunta de la lengua Just a minute; Ihave his name on the tip of my tongue.Un momento, tengo su nombre en lapunta de la lengua. O to hold one'stongue callar, no decir nada.

tonic tónico.

tonight esta noche What shall we do to-night? ¿Qué haremos esta noche?—Have you seen tonight's paper? ¿Havisto el periódico de esta noche?

too también May I come too? ¿Puedo iryo también? A demasiado The soup'stoo hot. La sopa está demasiado ca-

liente.—You're going too far. Va Ud.demasiado lejos.

O all too demasiado Our stay therewas all too short. Nuestra estanciaallí fué demasiado corta.|| Too bad! ¡Qué lástima!

tool herramienta Could I borrow yourtools? ¿Podría Ud. prestarme susherramientas? A instrumento Themayor's only a tool of the party. Elalcalde es solamente un instrumentodel partido.

O tool chest caja de herramientas.

tooth muela (molar), diente (front tooth)This tooth hurts. Me duele estamuela. A diente This saw has a brokentooth. Esta sierra tiene un dienteroto.

toothache dolor de muelas.

toothbrush cepillo de dientes.

toothpaste pasta para los dientes, pastadentífrica.

top [n] cima, cumbre How far is the topof the mountain? ¿A qué distanciaestá la cima de la montaña? A capotaAre you going to put doivn the topof your automobile? ¿Va Ud. a bajarla capota del automóvil? A trompoThe boy got a new top for his birth-day. Al niño le regalaron un tromponuevo el día de su cumpleaños.• [adj~\ máximo We drove at topspeed all the way. Llevamos el cochea la velocidad máxima durante todoel trayecto. A último He lives on thetop floor. Vive en el último piso.

O from top to bottom de arribaabajo We searched the house fromtop to bottom. Registramos la casade arriba abajo. O on top of encimade, sobre I'm sure my wallet was ontop of the dresser. Estoy seguro quemi cartera estaba encima de la có-moda. O top man principal Who's thetop man here? ¿Quién es el principalaquí? ° top of a tree, treetop copade árbol. O tops el mejor, lo mejorYou're tops with me. Para mí ereslo mejor. O to top off rematar, ter-minar Let's top off the dinner withsome brandy. Rematemos la comidacon una copa de coñac.

|| He topped my score by at leastten points. Me aventajó por lo menosen diez tantos. || Boy, I'm sitting ontop of the world! ¡Hombre, me sientodueño del mundo! || You don't have toshout at the top of your voice. No esnecesario que grites tanto. || I'm gladyou came out on top. Me alegro quehaya sido Ud. el primero, or Me alegro

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track

que haya ganado. ]\ I slept like a topall night. Toda la noche dormí comoun tronco.

topcoat abrigo de entretiempo.

topic tópico, asunto.

torch antorcha.

torment [n] tormento.

torment [v] atormentar.

tornado tornado, huracán.

torpedo torpedo.

torrent torrente.

ill It rained in torrents. Llovía a cán-taros.

torture [w] tortura.

• [v] lastimar These shoes torture me.Estos zapatos me lastiman.

toss [v] tirar, lanzar Toss me the ball.Tíreme la pelota. A lanzar The bull-fighter was tossed in the air by thebull. El toro lanzó al torero por elaire.

O to toss about jugar con, sacudirThe tornado tossed the plane aboutlike a feather. El huracán jugaba conel avión como si fuese una pluma. A darvueltas She tossed about in bed. Dabavueltas en la cama. O to toss (up) acoin echar a cara o cruz Let's toss acoin. Echémoslo a cara o cruz.

total [w] total Add it up and give me thetotal. Haga la suma y dígame el total.

• íadj~\ total, completo The house wasa total loss. Fué total la destrucciónde la casa.

O to total up sumar, hacer la suma(de) Let's total up our expenses forthe month. Hagamos la suma de losgastos del mes.

totter tambalearse.

touch [tí] tacto That cloth feels nice tothe touch. Esa tela es agradable altacto. A brochazo, toque This chairneeds a few more touches of paint.Esta silla necesita unos cuantos bro-chazos más de pintura. A pizca, po-quito This soup needs a touch of salt.Esta sopa necesita una pizca de sal.A nota There was a touch of humor inhis speech. Tuvo una nota de humo-rismo en su discurso.

• [v] tocar Please don't touch thosebooks. Por favor no toque esos libros.—His pants almost touch the ground.Sus pantalones casi tocan el suelo.A afectar The depression didn't touchhim at all. La depresión no le afectónada. A conmover His story reallytouched us. Su relato realmente nosconmovió.

O in touch en comunicación, en con-tacto Keep in touch with me. Mantén-

gase en comunicación conmigo. Ototouch at hacer escala en What portsdid your boat touch on your trip? ¿Enqué puertos hizo escala su barco du-rante el viaje? O to touch off provocarHer remarks touched off a violent argu-ment. Sus observaciones provocaronuna violenta discusión. O to touch ontocar, referirse a What subjects did hetouch on in the lecture? ¿Qué temastocó en su discurso? O touched tocado,loco Don't mind him, he's a littletouched. No le haga caso, está un pocotocado. O touching conmovedor Howtouching! ¡Qué conmovedor!

|| / felt a gentle touch on my arm.Sentí que me tocaban suavemente en elbrazo.

tough duro, correoso This meat's verytough. Esta carne está muy dura.O tough luck mala suerte.

tour [n] jira.

• [t>] viajar, hacer una jira.tourist turista.tournament torneo.

tow [v~\ remolcar.

toward hacia.

towel toalla.

tower torre.

town pueblo I'd rather live in a town thana city. Prefiero vivir en un pueblo queen una ciudad. A ciudad / won't be intown this week-end. No estaré en laciudad este fin de semana.

|| Let's do the town. Vamos deparranda po reí pueblo, or por la ciu-dad.

toy [n] juguete.

trace [n] huella, rastro Did you see anytraces of a dog around here? ¿Ha vistoUd. las huellas de un perro por aquí?A rastro He left without a trace. Semarchó sin dejar ni rastro. A señalThere are plenty of traces of a camphere. Hay muchas señales de que existeun campamento por aquí. A algo /smell a trace of liquor on your breath.Le noto algo de olor a licor en elaliento.

• [v] marcar, señalar Trace the routein pencil on the map. Marque Ud. elcamino con lápiz en el mapa.

|| I'm going to have that lettertraced. Voy a averiguar el paraderode esa carta.track [i>] seguir la pista a The police aretrying to track the criminal. La policíaestá tratando de seguirle la pista alcriminal.

O race track hipódromo (horses),pista (athletes). Oto keep track of

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transfusion

acordarse de, ocuparse de I hope youdon't expect me to keep track of all thedetails. Espero que no pretenderá queme ocupe de todos los detalles. O tolose track of perder la pista I'm afraidI've completely lost track of him. Temoque le he perdido la pista por completo.O to make tracks irse pronto, irse deprisa It's getting rather late, so we'dbetter make tracks for home. Se estáhaciendo tarde, de modo que es mejorque nos vayamos pronto a casa. O totrack down averiguar el origen deCould you track that story down forme? ¿Podría Ud. averiguarme el ori-gen de esa historia? O to track updejar pisadas en Clean off your shoes,you're tracking up the kitchen. Lim-píese los zapatos, está dejando pisadasen la cocina. O tracks huellas, pisadasLet's follow his tracks to see where hewent. Sigamos sus huellas para veradonde fué. A rieles, vía Wait for thetrain before you cross the tracks. Es-pere que pase el tren antes de cruzarla via.

|| What you say is way off the track.Lo que Ud. dice no tiene nada que vercon esto. || You're on the right track.Va Ud. por buen camino.

tract extensión That man owns a largetract of land. Ese hombre posee unagran extensión de terreno.

tractor tractor.

trade [n] comercio Is there any tradeacross the border? ¿Hay comercio através de la frontera? A oficio What'syour trade? ¿Cuál es su oficio? A can-je, cambio Let's make a trade. Haga-mos un cambio. A clientela / think myproduct will appeal to your trade.Creo que mi producto tendrá éxito en-tre su clientela.

• [v] comprar I don't trade at thatstore. No compro en esa tienda.A cambiar My brother and I traded ties.Mi hermano y yo cambiamos las cor-batas.

O to trade in cambiar / want to tradethis car in for a new one. Quiero cam-biar este automóvil por uno nuevo.O to trade on aprovecharse de He'sbeen trading on the family name foryears. Se ha aprovechado desde haceaños del nombre de su familia.

trademark marca de fábrica.

tradition tradición.

traffic tráfico.

traffic light luz de tráfico.

tragedy tragedia.

trail [n] sendero, vereda The trail

through the woods will be made into aroad. El sendero que atraviesa elbosque será convertido en carretera.A huellas, rastro The invaders have lefta bloody trail behind them. Los in-vasores han dejado huellas sangrientastras ellos.

• [v] seguir la pista, rastrear Thepolice are trailing the criminal. Lapolicía le sigue la pista al criminal.A arrastrar Your coat's trailing on theground. Su abrigo está arrastrandopor el suelo. A rezagarse, ir rezagadoThat boy's always trailing along behindhis brother. Aquel muchacho siempreva rezagado detrás de su hermano.

O to trail off desvanecerse, extin-guirse The smoke from the train trailedoff into the distance. El humo del trense desvanecía en la distancia.train [n] tren When does this trainleave? ¿Cuándo sale este tren?

• [v] entrenarse / hope you've beentraining for our tennis match. Esperoque se haya entrenado Ud. para nues-tra partida de tenis.

O to be trained tener práctica, estarpreparado Have you been trained inbusiness? ¿Ha tenido Ud. práctica enlos negocios? O train of thought hilodel pensamiento, hilo de las ideas I'msorry I've interrupted your train ofthought. Lamento haberle hecho per-der el hilo de sus ideas.

training instrucción (education); entre-namiento (sports).

traitor traidor.

tramp [w] vagabundo There's a tramp atthe back door asking for food. Hayun vagabundo que pide comida en lapuerta trasera. A ruido de pisadas Weheard the tramp of soldiers' feet.Oímos el ruido de las pisadas de lossoldados.

• [v] patear, pasearse pateando, an-dar pesadamente Someone's trampingaround in the room overhead. Alguiense pasea pateando por todo el cuartode arriba.

tranquil tranquilo.

transfer [n] traspaso, traslado Have youarranged for my transfer to the newjob? ¿Ha arreglado Ud. mi trasladoal nuevo trabajo? A boleto de trans-bordo, ti'ansferencia Could I have atransfer? ¿Me podría dar un boleto detransbordo?

transfer [v] trasladar He asked to betransferred to another town. Pidió quele trasladaran a otra ciudad.

transfusion transfusión.

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trifle

transient [adj] pasajero.

transit tránsito.

transition transición.

translate traducir How do you translatethis? ¿Cómo se traduce esto?

translation translación, traducción.

transport [?t] transporte This ship's awar transport. Este barco es un trans-porte de guerra.

transport [v~\ transportar All our su]j-plies are transported by planes. Todasnuestras provisiones son transportadasen aviones.

transportation transporte.

trap [n] trampa, cepo This is a bear trap.Esta es una trampa para osos.

• [v~\ atrapar The police have trappedthe thief in that old house. La policíaatrapó al ladrón en aquella casa vieja.

O mouse trap ratonera.

trash basura.

travel [n] tráfico Travel on this road'salways light. El tráfico en esta carre-tera siempre es escaso.

• [v] viajar / prefer to travel byplane. Prefiero viajar en avión.A correr Boy, is that car traveling!¡Chico, como corre ese automóvil!

O travels viajes Make him tell you

about his travels. Dígale que le hable

de sus viajes.traveler viajero.

tray bandeja, azafate, [Am] charola.treacherous traicionero.tread [n] cubierta The tread on my tires

is badly worn. Está muy gastada la

cubierta de mis neumáticos.

• [v] pisar Don't tread on the snakein the grass. No pise sobre la culebraen la yerba.

O to tread water pedalear en el agua,treason traición,treasurer tesorero.treasury tesorería.treat [n] placer It'll be a treat to hear

the new concert. Será un placer oír el

nuevo concierto.

• [v~\ tratar Has the doctor been treat-ing you long? ¿Hace mucho tiempo quele está tratando el médico?—You'renot treating me fairly. Ud. no metrata justamente. Atratar (de) Canyou recommend a book that treatscurrent social problems? ¿Puede Ud.recomendarme algún libro que trate deproblemas sociales de actualidad? A to-mar You shouldn't treat that as alaughing matter. Usted no debe tomaresto de broma. A convidar How abouttreating me for a change? ,-Por qué nome convida Ud. una vez para cambiar?

|| / insist, the dinner's my treat.Insisto, a mí me toca convidarle acomer. || How's the world been treat-ing you? ¿Cómo le va? or ¿Que es desu vida?

treatment tratamiento.

treaty tratado, pacto.

tree árbol.

tremble [v] temblar.

tremendous tremendo, formidable.

trench trinchera.

trench coat trinchera.

trespass [v] || Trespassing on that prop-erty's not allowed. Se prohibe pasarpor esta propiedad. || No trespassing!¡Prohibido el paso!

trial prueba We'll take this machine ontrial. Tomaremos esta máquina aprueba. A proceso, juicio You'll begiven a fair trial. Se le hará a Ud.justicia en el proceso. A mortificaciónYou know, you've been a great trialto me. Sabes que has sido para mi unagran mortificación.

O to give a trial probar Why don'tyou give this automobile a trial? ¿Porqué no prueba Ud. este automóvil?

triangle triángulo.

tribe tribu.

tributary tributario.

tribute tributo.

trick [?í] maña She's full of tricks, isn'tshe? Está llena de mañas, ¿no escierto?—She's got a trick of frowningwhen she's thinking. Tiene la maña defruncir el ceño cuando piensa.—There'sa trick to making a pie. Se necesitamaña para hacer una tarta. A jugadaThat's a mean trick to play on me. Esaes una mala jugada que me hacen.A truco He knows some pretty goodtricks with cards. Sabe hacer muybuenos trucos con las cartas. A bazaWho took the last trick? ¿Quién hizola última baza?

• [v] engañar Just my luck, trickedagain! ¡Qué mala suei'te, me engaña-ron otra vez! A embaucar, engañarAre you trying to trick me into sayingthis? ¿Está Ud. tratando de embau-carme para que yo diga esto?

O to do the trick resolver el pro-blema, dar en el clavo Your idea ivilldo the trick. Su idea resolverá el pro-blema.

trickle [v] escurrir, gotear.

trifle [n] baratija Here's a little trifle Ipicked up in China. Esta es una bara-tija que traje de China. A bagatelaThis ring cost me only a trifle. Esteanillo me costó sólo una bagatela.

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A poco, poquito This book's a trifle tooserious for me. Este libro es un poquitoserio para mí.

• [^] jugar You'd better not triflewith that girl's affections. No debejugar con los sentimientos de esamuchacha.

trigger gatillo, percutor.

trim [n] buenas condiciones Are you in

trim for the race? ¿Está Ud. en buenas

condiciones para la carrera?

• [i>] emparejar, igualar Let's trimthe bushes in the yard. Vamos a em-parejar los arbustos del patio. A cor-tar un poco She had her hair trimmed.Le cortaron un poco el pelo.

|| You're wearing a very trim-lookingsuit. Lleva Ud. un traje de muy buenestilo.trip [n] viaje How was your trip? ¿Cómole fué de viaje?

• [r] tropezar Don't'trip on the stairs.No tropiece Ud. en la escalera. A brin-car She trips along her way as thoughshe were happy. Va brincando por elcamino como si estuviera muy con-tenta. A poner la zancadilla Whotripped me? ¿Quién me puso la zan-cadilla?

triumph [n] triunfo.

triumphant triunfante.

trivial trivial.

trolley tranvía.

troop [n] tropa The enemy troops havesurrendered. Se han rendido las tropasdel enemigo. A compañía (actors).

• [v] apiñarse The crowd troopedthrough the streets. La multitud seapiñaba en las calles.

trophy trofeo.tropical tropical.tropics trópico.trot [n] trote.

• [v] trotar.

trouble [«] apuro, dificultad I'm in trou-ble. Estoy en un apuro. A lío Did youget into trouble? ¿Se metió Ud. en al-gún lío? A dificultades I've had troublewith this man before. He tenido antesdificultades con este hombre. A molestiaNo trouble at all! ¡No es molestia!A barullo The boys are causing a lot oftrouble here. Los muchachos están ar-mando aquí mucho barullo. A camorraAre you asking for trouble? ¿Está Ud.buscando camorra?

• [v~\ molestar, incomodar Sorry totrouble you. Siento molestarle. A mo-lestar My arm's been troubling me eversince the accident. Me molesta el brazodesde el accidente.—May I trouble you

for a match? ¿Le puedo molestarpara pedirle un fósforo?

O troubled preocupado I've been trou-bled about your health lately. Ultima-mente he estado preocupado por (orcon respecto a) su salud.

¡| What's the trouble? ¿Qué le pasa?or ¿Qué sucede? || Don't put yourselfto any trouble. No se moleste Ud.|| Thanks for the trouble. Gracias portomarse la molestia.

trough abrevadero, [Am~\ bebedero.

trousers pantalones.

trout trucha.

truce tregua.

truck camión.

truck driver chofer de camión.

trudge caminar con dificultad.

true verdadero He's a true scientist. Esun verdadero hombre de ciencia. A leal,verdadero You'll find him a true friend.Ud. se dará cuenta de que es un amigoleal. A verídico, cierto Is that storytrue? ¿Es verídica esa historia?A cierto, verdad Is it true that you gota new car? ¿Es cierto que Ud. com-pró un nuevo automóvil? A seguroThese dark clouds are a true sign ofrain. Estos nubarrones son anuncioseguro de lluvia. A fiel He's alwaystrue to his word. Siempre es fiel a supalabra.

O true north norte verdadero.

truly sinceramente, de verdad I'm trulysorry for what happened. Siento sin-ceramente lo ocurrido.

|| Yours very tridy. De Ud. atentoy S. S. (De Ud. atento y seguro ser-vidor), or Suyo affmo. (Suyo afectísi-mo).

trump (card playing) [n] triunfo.

• [v] triunfar.trumpet trompeta.

trunk tronco Nail the notice on the trunkof that tree. Fije Ud. el aviso en eltronco de ese árbol. A baúl Has mytrunk come yet? ¿Ha llegado ya mibaúl? A (of body) tronco.

° trunks calzoneta [Am], pantalónde baño These trunks are too tight.Esta calzoneta me queda muy ajustada.

trust [n~\ confianza He holds a positionof great tmst. Tiene un puesto demucha confianza.

• [v] tener confianza en Don't youtrust me? ¿No tiene Ud. confianza enmí? A confiar They trusted the moneyto his care. Le confiaron el dinero.k confiar, esperar / trust you slept well.Espero que haya dormido bien. A darcrédito Can you trust me until payday?

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¿Puede darme crédito hasta el día depago?

O in trust en depósito Shall I holdthis money in trust for you? ¿Le guar-do este dinero en depósito?

trustee síndico.

truth verdad That's the truth. Esa esla verdad.

try [«] intento Let's take another try atgetting up this hill. Hagamos unnuevo intento para subir la loma.

• [y] tratar Let's try to get there ontime. Tratemos de llegar a tiempo.Aprobar Did you try the key? ¿ProbóUd. la llave? A tomar / think I'll trysome soup. Creo que tomaré un pocode sopa. A juzgar Who's going to tryyour case? ¿Quién va a juzgar el casode Ud.?

O to try on probarse I'd like to trythat suit on again. Me gustaría pro-barme ese traje otra vez. O to tryone's patience exasperar Sometimesyou try my patience too much. Aveces Ud. me exaspera. ° to try outhacer una prueba With his voice, heought to try out for radio. Con su voz,debe hacer una prueba en la radio.

|| You'll be fairly tried. A Ud. se lehará justicia.

trying difícil This has been a trying day.Este ha sido un día difícil.

tub baño (bathtub), tina (washtub, [Am]bathtub).

tube tubo.

tuberculosis tuberculosis.

tuck [w] alforza I'm going to take a tuckin my sleeves. Voy a hacer una alforzaen las mangas.

• [v] meter Tuck this package in yourpocket. Métase este paquete en labolsa.

O to tuck in remeter Tuck the blan-kets in carefully when you go to bed.Remeta las mantas con cuidado cuandose acueste.

Tuesday martes.

tuft manojo (grass); penacho (feathers).

tug [«] remolcador A tug pulled thebarge up the river. Un remolcadorarrastró la barcaza río arriba. A tirónGive the rope a good tug. Dé un buentirón a la cuerda.

• [i>] tirar de The dog tugged at hisleash. El perro tiró de la correa.

tulip tulipán.

tumble [n] tumbo, caída.

• [t>] caer, derribar.

O to tumble down derrumbarse(building); caerse (person).tumor tumor.

tumult tumulto.

tune [w] melodía, tonada What's thattune you're singing? ¿Cuál es esa me-lodía que está cantando?

• [v] afinar Has your violin beentuned? ¿Está afinado su violin?

° out of tune desafinado The piano'sout of tune. El piano está desafinado.O to tune in sintonizar.

tunnel túnel.

turbulent turbulento.

turf césped (grass).

turkey pavo, [Mex~\ guajolote.

turn [n\ vuelta Give the wheel a turn.Dé una vuelta a la rueda. A turnoYou'll have to wait your turn in line.Tiene que esperar su turno en fila.A aspecto I've heard that story before,but you gave it a new turn. Conocía yaese cuento pero Ud. le dio un nuevoaspecto. A susto You gave me quite aturn. Me dio Ud. un gran susto.

• [v] dar vuelta a Try to turn thekey. Trate de dar vuelta a la llave.A volverse He turned and motioned tous to follow him. Se volvió y nos in-dicó que le siguiéramos. A doblar Shejust turned the corner. Acaba de do-blar la esquina. A revolver Thatspoiled cheese is enough to turn one'sstomach. Ese queso descompuesto escapaz de revolverle a uno el estómago.A torcer She turned her ankle. Se tor-ció el tobillo. A ponerse She turnedpale when she heard the news. Se pusopálida cuando oyó la noticia. A cam-biar Looks like the wind's turning.Parece que el viento está cambiando.

O at every turn en todo momento Hemet with resistance at every turn. Entodo momento encontró resistencia.O in turn por turno Each one of youtell me your story in turn. Cada unode Uds. por turno me contará suhistoria. O to a turn perfectamenteThis meat's cooked to a turn. Estacarne está cocinada perfectamente.O to take a turn dar una vuelta Let'stake a turn around the park. Demosuna vuelta por el parque. O to takea turn for the better mejorar He wasvery ill, but he's taking a turn for thebetter. Estaba muy enfermo, pero yaestá mejorando. O to take a turn forthe worse empeorar. O to turn arounddar vuelta a Let's turn the table around.Démosle vuelta a la mesa. O to turnaside desviarse He turned aside to talkto me. Se desvió para hablar conmigo.O to turn away rechazar We had toturn hundreds of people away. Hemos

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tenido que rechazar a centenares depersonas. O to turn back regresar.O to turn down doblar Turn down theblanket. Doble la manta. A rechazarMy application for a job was turneddown. Mi solicitud para un empleo fuérechazada. O to turn gray encanecerHer hair's turning gray. Está encane-ciendo. O to turn in dar la vuelta yentrar Turn in at the next farm. Déla vuelta y entre en la próxima finca.A acostarse We ought to turn in earlytonight. Debemos acostarnos tempranoesta noche. A entregar Let's turn theseold clothes in to the Red Cross. Entre-guemos esta ropa vieja a la Cruz Roja.O to turn into cambiar por You can al-ways turn your bonds into cash. Siem-pre se pueden cambiar los bonos pordinero. O to turn off cerrar la llave de(gas, water); apagar (light). O to turnon abrir (gas, water) ; encender(light). A volverse contra / didn't ex-pect you'd turn on me also. No espe-raba que Ud. también se volviera con-tra mí. A depender de All our plansturn on whether he gets back in time.Todos nuestros planes dependen de queél regrese a tiempo. O to turn one'snose up at mirar con desprecio. O toturn out apagar Turn out the lights.Apague Ud. las luces. A resultar Howdid the party turn out? ¿Como resultóla fiesta? A echar I've been turned outof my room. Me echaron de mi cuarto.A levantarse What time do you turn outin the morning? ¿A qué hora se le-vanta Ud. por la mañana? A venir,acudir A large crowd turned out forthe meeting. Un gran gentío acudióal mitin. A fabricar, producir Thiscompany turns out fine products. Estacompañía fabrica buenos productos.O to turn over volcar Watch out! Wealmost turned over that time. ¡Cui-dado! Esta vez casi volcamos. A trans-ferir, traspasar He turned his businessover to his son. Le transfirió sus nego-cios a su hijo. O to turn over a newleaf empezar vida nueva, enmendarse.Oto turn tail volver la espalda Thelittle boy turned tail and ran. Elniñito volvió la espalda y echó a correr.O to turn the tables devolver la pelota.

0 to turn the tide cambiar el cursoThe arrival of fresh troops turned thetide of battle. La llegada de tropasde refresco cambio el curso de la ba-talla. O to turn to recurrir a, acudir a

1 have no one to turn to. No tengo aquien recurrir. A buscar en You'll find

those figures if you turn to page fifty.Ud. encontrará esas cifras si busca enla página cincuenta. O to turn upponer más alto Turn the radio up, willyou? ¿Quiere poner más alto el radio?A aparecer He's always turning upwhen least expected. Siempre aparececuando menos se le espera. A salir,presentarse Maybe something will turnup next week. Puede que algo se pre-sente la semana próxima. O to turnup, into, or down doblar por, [.Am]cruzar para Blow your horn when youturn up the avenue. Toque la bocinacuando doble por la avenida.

|| You're talking out of turn. EstáUd. hablando de cosas que no le corre-sponden. || My head's turning. Se meva la cabeza. || She claims she's turn-ing thirty. Asegura que va a cumplirtreinta años. || He never lets praiseturn his head. Nunca deja que loselogios se le suban a la cabeza.I! You're just turning my words around.Está Ud. dando otro sentido a mispalabras.

turnip nabo.

turpentine trementina.

turret torrecilla, torreta.

turtle tortuga.

tuxedo smoking.

tweezers pinzas.

twelve doce.

twenty veinte.

twice dos veces I've been here twicealready. Ya he estado aquí dos veces.|| That's twice as much as I want.Eso es el doble de lo que quiero.

twig ramita.

twilight crepúsculo.

twin gemelo, mellizo / can't tell thosetwins apart. No puedo distinguir aesos gemelos.

twin beds camas gemelas.

twine [jí] quita, [Aw] pita.

• [v] retorcer, enroscar.

twinkle [??] brillo Can you sec the twinkleof that light through the fog? ¿PuedeUd. ver el brillo de aquella luz a travésde la niebla?

• [v] brillar His eyes twinkled whenhe spoke. Le brillaban los ojos cuandohablaba.

twirl [v] girar, dar vueltas a.

twist [v~\ torcer.

two dos Can you lend me two dollars?

¿Me puede Ud. prestar dos dólares?O by twos de dos en dos Let's go by

tiros. Vamonos de dos en dos. O in

two en dos Let's cut this cake in ttvo.

Partamos esta torta en dos.

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undo

type [n] tipo / don't like that type of girl.No me agrada ese tipo de muchacha.A tipo de letra The type in this book'stoo small. El tipo de letra de estelibro es demasiado pequeño. A clase,estilo What type of shoes do you want?¿Qué clase de zapatos desea Ud.?

• [v] escribir a máquina Can youtype? ¿Sabe Ud. escribir a máquina?|| She's the motherly type. Es muymaternal.

typewriter máquina de escribir.

typical típico.

ugly feo The painting looks ugly to me.Me parece feo el cuadro. A malo Thatman has an ugly disposition. Ese hom-bre tiene mal carácter.

ulcer úlcera.

ultimate último.

ultraviolet ultravioleta, ultraviolado.

umbrella paraguas.

umpire arbitro, juez.

unable incapaz.

O to be unable no poder, no ser capazde, verse en la imposibilidad de.

unacceptable inaceptable.

unanimous unánime.

unauthorized desautorizado, sin autoriza-ción.

unavoidable inevitable, ineludible..

unaware que ignora, no enterado.

O to be unaware of ignorar, no saber,no estar enterado de.

uncertain incierto We're uncertain aboutthe future. Estamos inciertos respectoal futuro. A inseguro, variable Inspringtime the weather's uncertain.En (la) primavera el tiempo es varia-ble.

° to be uncertain no estar seguroWe're uncertain how things'll turn out.No estamos seguros de como saldránlas cosas.

uncertainty incertidumbre.

uncivil descortés, desatento.

unclaimed sin reclamar.

uncle tío.

O aunt and uncle tíos.

uncomfortable incómodo, molesto.

unconditional incondicional.

unconscious inconsciente, sin conocimien-to.

under [adj] inferior The under side ofthe boat needs painting. Se necesitapintar la parte inferior del barco.• [prep] debajo de Slip the letterunder the door. Meta la carta pordebajo de la puerta. A bajo Is every-thing under control? ¿Está todo bajocontrol? or ¿Está todo en orden?

O to be under an obligation deberfavores. O under arms sobre las ar-

mas. O under discussion en discusiónThe matter's under discussion. El asun-to está en discusión. O under oath bajojuramento. O under the circumstancesdadas las circunstancias Under the cir-cumstances I'll accept your apology.Dadas las circunstancias aceptaré suexcusa.

|| He goes under an assumed name.Lleva un nombre falso. || Within anhour the firemen had the blaze undercontrol. Los bomberos dominaron elfuego en una hora.

under-age menor de edad.

undergo sufrir, padecer, experimentar.

underneath [adv] por debajo The box iswooden on top and iron underneath.La caja es de madera por arriba y dehierro por debajo.

• [prep] debajo de The garage isunderneath the house. El garage estádebajo de la casa.

undershirt camiseta.

understand comprender, entender I don'tunderstand what you mean. No com-prendo lo que quiere Ud. decir. A en-tender / understand you're going away.Tengo entendido que se va Ud.

|| Let it be clearly understood thatI've warned you. Conste que se lo headvertido. || That's not as I under-stand it. Eso no es lo que yo tengoentendido. || That's understood. Eso seentiende. || She makes herself under-stood. Ella se hace entender.

undertake emprender / hope you're notplanning to undertake such a long tripalone. Espero que no estará Ud. pen-sando emprender solo un viaje tanlargo. A comprometerse a, encargarsede / undertook to do the ivork for him.Me comprometí a hacerle el trabajo.

underwear ropa interior.

undo desatar Help me undo this package.Ayúdeme a desatar este paquete. A des-hacer Take care or you'll undo every-thing that I've done. Tenga cuidadoporque si no deshará todo lo que yo hehecho.

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upper

O undone por hacer, sin hacer Thework remained undone. Quedó el tra-bajo sin hacer.

undoubtedly sin duda, indudablemente.

undress desnudarse, devestirse.

uneasiness inquietud, desasosiego.

uneasy inquieto, intranquilo Why are youso uneasy? ¿Por qué está Ud. tan in-quieto?

° to make uneasy inquietar Thatnews makes me uneasy. Esa noticiame inquieta.

unemployed desocupado, sin trabajo.

unemployment falta de trabajo.

unexpected inesperado.

unfit inepto, no apto.

O to be unfit for no servir para.

unfortunate desafortunado, infeliz.

unfriendly poco amistoso, seco, nadaamable (unpleasant); hostil (hostile).

unhappy infeliz, desdichado.

unhealthy malsano, insalubre This placeis unhealthy. Este lugar es malsano.A enfermizo He has an unhealthy look.Tiene un aspecto enfermizo.

uniform [adj, w] uniforme.

unimportant poco importante, sin impor-tancia.

union unión In union there is strength.La unión hace la fuerza. A sindicatoIs there a labor union in the factory?¿Hay un sindicato de obreros en lafábrica?

unit unidad.

unite unir.

universal universal.

universe universo.

university universidad.

unjust injusto.

unkind poco amable, duro.

unknown desconocido.

unless a menos que, a no ser que.

unlike diferente, distinto.

unload descargar.

unlock abrir Unlock the door. Abra lapuerta.

unlucky de mala suerte, desafortunado.

unnecessary innecesario.

unpleasant desagradable.

unsettled indeciso She's unsettled as towhether she'll go or riot. Está indecisasi ir o no. A pendiente The worker'sdisputes are still unsettled. Siguen pen-dientes las cuestiones obreras. A inse-guro, instable, fluctuante The tveather'svery unsettled. El tiempo está muyinseguro.O unsettled account cuenta sin saldar.

untie desatar.

until [prep] hasta It rained until fouro'clock. Llovió hasta las cuatro.

• [conj] hasta que Wait until you hearfrom me. Espere hasta que yo le avise.

untrue falso, infiel.

unusual raro, poco corriente This is un-usual weather. Hace un tiempo pococorriente. A extraordinario He certainlyhad an unusual experience. Realmenteha tenido una aventura extraordinaria.

unwilling de mala gana,de mala voluntas..

unworthy indigno.

up arriba What are you doing up there?¿Qué está Ud. haciendo allá arriba?A levantado He wasn't up yet when wecalled. Todavía no se había levantadocuando le llamamos.

O to be up to ser conforme a, igual aThis isn't up to standard. Esto no esconforme a la norma. O to burn upquemar Burn up those papers. Quemeesos papeles. O to run up against pasarpor He ran up against a lot of troublebefore he was elected. Pasó por mu-chas dificultades antes de ser elegido.O up against it en apuros That family'sreally up against it. Esa familia estárealmente en apui*os. O up and downde arriba abajo, de acá para allá Wewere just walking up and down. Estu-vimos caminando de acá para allá.O up to capez de Do you feel up tomaking this trip? ¿Se siente Ud. capazde hacer este viaje? O up to date hastahoy, hasta la fecha Up to date tvehaven't been able to finish our work.Hasta la fecha no hemos podido ter-minar nuestro trabajo. O up-to-dateal día, moderno, de última moda Theseclothes aren't up-to-date. Esta ropa noes de última moda.

|| He's well up on mathematics. Estáfuerte en matemáticas. || It's up toyou to decide where to go. Le toca aUd. decidir a donde vamos. || Put theumbrella up; it's raining. Está llovien-do; abra Ud. el paraguas. || Whatare you up to now? ¿Qué está hacien-do? or ¿Qué se trae Ud. entre manosahora? || We're well up in our work.Llevamos muy adelantado el trabajo.

What'spasa?

up? ¿Qué sucede? or ¿QuéYour time's tip. Ya se le

|| The new mayor's anpolitician. El nuevo

político que promete

acabó el plazo.

up-and-coming

alcalde es un

mucho.upgrade || Business is on the upgrade.

Los negocios van para arriba.uphold sostener, apoyar.uplift [r] levantar, exaltar.upon See on.upper de arriba, superior I'd just as soon

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vaccination

take the upper berth. Me da lo mismotomar la cama de arriba.

upright erecto, recto How long must wekeep an upright position? ¿Cuántotiempo debemos quedarnos en posiciónerecta? A honrado She married an up-right young man. Se casó con un jovenhonrado.

uproar tumulto, alboroto.

uproot desarraigar, arrancar de raíz.

upset [n] sopresa Their victory was quitean upset. Su victoria fué verdadera-mente una sorpresa.

upset [adj~\ mal, desarreglo What shouldI take for an upset stomach? ¿Quépuedo tomar para un mal de estómago ?

• [v] volcar, voltear Be careful not toupset the pitcher of water. Tengacuidado de no volcar el jarro de agua.A perturbar, contrariar, trastornar Thebad news upset him greatly. Las malasnoticias le contrariaron enormemente.Adesarreglar Don't upset things aroundhere. No desarregle las cosas por aquí.

upside down patas arriba The chair's up-side down. La silla está patas arriba.A al revés You've put the tableclothupside down. Ha puesto Ud. el mantelal revés. A revuelto, en desorden Every-thing's upside down in this room. Todoestá revuelto en esta habitación.

upstairs arriba, los altos / live upstairs.Vivo arriba.

upward hacia arriba.

urge [%] impulso, deseo He felt a greaturge to go back home. Sintió un granimpulso de volver a casa.

• [í>] instar We urged him to take avacation. Le instamos a que tomaraunas vacaciones.

urgent urgente.

urinate orinar.

urine orina.

us nos My friend has invited both of usto the concert. Mi amigo nos ha invi-tado a los dos al concierto. A nosotrosThis gift is for us. Este regalo es paranosotros.

use uso He's lost the use of his right arm.Ha perdido el uso del brazo derecho.A manejo, uso Are you sure you knowthe proper use of this machine? ¿Está

Ud. seguro de conocer el manejo de estamáquina?

O in use en uso This type of machineis now in use. Este tipo de máquina yaestá en uso. O to be of no use serinútil, no servir para nada That bookis of no use to me. Ese libro no mesirve para nada. O to have no use for/ have no use for that man at all. Esehombre no me gusta para nada. O tomake use of aprovechar Make good useof this opportunity. Aproveche bienesta ocasión.

|| What's the use of arguing? ¿Paraqué discutir? or ¿De qué sirve discutir?|| Oh, what's the use! ¡Para qué preocu-parse !

use [i>] usar May I use your telephone?¿Puedo usar su teléfono?

O to be used to acostumbrar Are youused to driving in heavy traffic? ¿EstáUd. acostumbrado a conducir con mu-cho tráfico? O to use up gastar I'veused up all my money. Me he gastadotodo el dinero.

useful útil.

useless inútil.

usher acomodador.

usual usual, acostumbrado, de costumbreLet's go home the usual way. Vamos acasa por el camino de costumbre.

O as usual como siempre, como decostumbre, sin novedad Everythinghere is the same as usual. Aquí todoestá como de costumbre.

usually usualmente, por lo regular, porlo común.

utensil utensilio.

utility utilidad.

utmost sumo This is of the utmost im-portance. Esto es de suma importancia.O to do one's utmost hacer uno lomás que pueda He did his utmost tosucceed. Hizo lo más que pudo paratriunfar. O to the utmost a más nopoder He enjoyed himself to the ut-most. Se divertío a más no poder.

utter [adj] completo We were left inutter darkness. Nos dejaron en com-pleta oscuridad.

utter [v] proferir, dar He uttered a cryof pain. Dio un grito de dolor.

vacancy vacante.

vacant vacante, desocupado Are there anyvacant apartments for rent? ¿Hay al-gún apartamiento desocupado para al-quilar ? A vacío, libre Can you find me

a vacant seat? Puede Ud. encontrarme

un asiento libre?vacation vacación (es).vaccinate vacunar,vaccination vacuna.

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violation

vague vago, indefinido.

vain vano.

O in vain en vano, en balde.

valid válido, valedero.

valise valija.

valley valle.

valor valor, valentía.

valuable valioso They gave us valuableinformation. Nos dieron una informa-ción valioso.

O valuables objetos de valor.|| How valuable is this jewelry? ¿Quévalor tienen estas joyas?

value [??] valor What's the value of theAmerican dollar in this country? ¿Quévalor tiene el dólar americano en estepaís?

• [v] valuar, valorar What do youvalue your property at? En cuántovalora Ud. su propiedad? A estimar,apreciar J value highly his friendship.Estimo en mucho su amistad.

valve válvula.

vane O weather vane valeta.

vanilla vainilla.

vanish desvanecerse.

vanity vanidad.

vapor vapor.

variable variable.

variety variedad.

various varios, diversos.

varnish \n~\ barniz.

• [v] barnizar.vary variar, cambiar.vase florero.vaseline vaselina,vast vasto.

vault bóveda.

O bank vault caja de caudales.veal carne de ternera.vegetable legumbre, verdura.vehicle vehículo.veil [n] velo.

• [y~\ velar.vein vena.velocity velocidad.velvet terciopelo.Venetian blinds persianas.vengeance venganza.venom veneno.

vent respiradero, salida.ventilate ventilar.ventilation ventilación.ventilator ventilador.venture [w] riesgo, ventura.

• [v] aventurar, arriesgar.verb verbo.

verdict veredicto, fallo.verge borde.

O to be on the verge of estar al bordede.

verify verificar, comprobar.

verse verso.

version versión.

vertical vertical.

very [adj~\ mismo The very day I arrivedwar was declared. Se declaró la guerrael mismo día que llegué. A solo, simpleThe very thought of leaving is un-pleasant to me. La sola idea de mar-charme me disgusta.

• [adt>] muy He's a very nice person.Es una persona muy simpática.

|| That's the very thing I need. Esoes precisamente lo que necesito.

vessel vasija (container) ; barco {ship).O blood vessel vaso sanguíneo.

vest chaleco.

vestibule vestíbulo.

veteran veterano.

veterinary veterinario.

veto veto.

vex irritar, molestar.

via por la vía de, por.

vibrate vibrar.

vice vicio.

vice versa viceversa.

vicinity vecindad.

vicious depravado, malvado (people) ;mañoso, malo (animal).

victim víctima.

victor vencedor.

victorious victorioso.

victory victoria.

view [??] vista This room has a fine viewof the park. Este cuarto tiene unalinda vista del parque. Aopinion Whatis your view on the subject? ¿Quéopina Ud. sobre el asunto? or ¿Cuáles su opinión sobre el asunto?

• [i>] mirar The sergeant viewed therecruits with disgust. El sargento mi-raba con mala cara a los reclutas.

O in view of en vista de. ° on viewen exhibición, expuesto The picture willbe on view the end of the week. Elcuadro estará en exhibición a fines dela semana. O with a view to pensandoen, con miras a I'm saving money ivitha view to the future. Estoy ahorrandodinero con miras al futuro.

viewpoint punto de vista.

vigor vigor.

vigorous vigoroso.

vile bajo, vil.

village aldea, pueblo.

villain villano.

vine vid, parra.

vinegar vinagre.

vineyard viña, viñedo.

violate violar.

violation violación.

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violence violencia.violent violento.violet violeta.violin violin.virgin virgen.virtue virtud.visa visa, visado.visible visible.vision visión.visit [ri] visita.

• [v] visitar.visitor visita, visitante.vital vital.

vitamin vitamina.

vivid vivo.

vocabulary vocabulario.

vocal vocal.

vocation ocupación, oficio, profesión.

voice voz.

void [w] vacío (emptiness).

• [adj~\ nulo, sin efecto (null).

• [v] anular.volcano volcan.

volley salva, descarga, andanada,volt voltio.volume volumen.voluntary voluntario.volunteer [w, adj~\ voluntario.

• [v] ofrecerse a hacer algo, ofrecersepara servir como voluntario.

vomit vomitar.

vote [«] voto This candidate got 2000

votes. Este candidato tuvo 2000 votos.

A votación Let's decide this by a vote.

Decidamos esto por votación.

• [v] votar Have you voted in thiselection? ¿Ha votado Ud. en estas elec-ciones?

vow [w] voto, promesa.

• [i>] hacer voto.vowel vocal.voyage viaje por mar.vulgar vulgar.vulnerable vulnerable.vulture buitre.

wade vadear.

wafer barquillo (biscuit) ; oblea (medi-cine).

wag mover, menear.

wage • daily wage jornal. O to wagewar hacer guerra. O wages sueldo,salario What wages does this factorypay? ¿Qué sueldos paga esta fábrica?

wagon carro de cuatro ruedas [Sp], car-retón [Am].

waist cintura.

wait [w] espera There'll be an hour'swait. Habrá que hacer una espera deuna hora.

• [v~\ esperar I'll wait for you untilfive o'clock. Le esperaré hasta lascinco.

O to lie in wait estar en acecho. O towait on atender Is anyone waiting onyou? ¿Le atiende alguien? O to waitup esperar desvelándose My parentswaited up for me last night. Anochemis padres se desvelaron esperando me.

waiter camarero, mozo.

waiting room sala de espera.

waitress camarera.

wake [n] estela We crossed the wake ofthe ship. Cruzamos la estela del barco.

wake [v~\ despertar Please wake me atseven o'clock. Por favor, despiértemea las siete.

O to wake up abrir los ojos It's high

time you tvoke up to the facts. Es horade que Ud. abra los ojos a la realidad.

waken despertar / don't want to bewakened till nine o'clock. No quieroque me despierten hasta las nueve.

walk [w] paseo Let's go for a walk inthe park. Vamos a dar un paseo por elparque. A paseo, camino They plantedflowers on both sides of the walk. Sem-braron flores a ambos lados del camino.A modo de andar You can always tellhim by his walk. Siempre se le conocepor el modo de andar.

• [v] caminar, andar, ir a pie Do youthink we can walk it in an hour? ¿CreeUd. que podremos llegar en una horayendo a pie?

O long walk caminata It's a long walkfrom here to the station. Hay unacaminata de aquí a la estación. O towalk the streets andar por las calles.O to walk up and down pasearse dearriba abajo.

I| Walk the horses. Pongan los ca-ballos al paso.wall [n] pared Hang the picture on thiswall. Cuelgue Ud. el cuadro en estapared. A tapia He built a high wallaround his garden. Construvó unatapia alta alrededor de su jardín.

• [v] tapiar They've just walled upthe entrance to the cave. Acaban detapiar le entrada de la cueva.

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|| We have our backs to the wall.

Estamos entre la espalda y la pared,wallet cartera.

walnut nuez (nut); nogal (tree).waltz vals.wander vagar.want [n] necesidad My wants are very

simple. Tengo pocas necesidades.

• ív1 querer / want to go swimming.Quiero ir a nadar. A buscar He waswanted by the police. Lo buscaba lapolicía.

O to be in want estar necesitado.

war guerra.

O at war en guerra.

wardrobe ropero, guardarropa (clothes);armario (closet).

warehouse almacén, depósito.

warm [adj~\ calor It gets very warm herein the afternoon. Hace mucho caloraquí por las tardes. A caluroso, afec-tuoso, cariñoso She sends you warmgreetings. Le envía cariñosos saludos.A cálido She looks best in warm colors.Le quedan mejor los colores cálidos.A caliente The room is warm. El cuartoestá caliente.

• [i>] confortar His kind words warmedour hearts. Sus palabras amables con-fortaron nuestro espíritu.

O to be warm hacer calor It's notwarm today. Hoy no hace calor. A tenercalor I'm too warm in this dress. Tengodemasiado calor con este traje. A towarm oneself calentarse Come in andwarm yourself by the fire. Entre Ud.y caliéntese cerca del fuego. O to warmup calentar We'll have supper as soonas the soup is warmed up. Comeremosen cuanto calienten la sopa. A entrar encalor The players are warming up be-fore the game. Los jugadores estánentrando en calor antes del juego.A entrar en confianza [Am], encon-trarse a gusto He was shy at first, butsoon warmed up to us. Estaba cohi-bido al principio, pero en seguida entróen confianza. O warm clothes ropa deabrigo.

warmth calor moderado (weather); cor-dialidad (feeling).

warn advertir.

warp torcer, combar, alabear.

warrant [v] justificar.

wash [n] ropa (lavada) The wash hasn'tcome back from the laundry. No hantraído la ropa de la lavandería.

• [v] lavar Who's going to wash thedishes? ¿Quién va a lavar los platos? jA batir, golpear Listen to the waves i

washing against the boat. Oiga comogolpean las olas contra el barco.

O to be washed up haber fracasadoOur vacation plans are all washed tip.Han fracasado nuestros planes paralas vacaciones. O to wash away llevarseLast spring the flood washed away thedam. La inundación se llevó la presala primavera pasada. O to wash uparrojar, llevar A lot of shells werewashed up on the beach. Había mu-chas conchas en la playa arrojadaspor las olas. A lavarse, arreglarse Let'swash up before dinner. Arreglémonosantes de comer.

washcloth trapo, estropajo.

wasp avispa.

waste [w] desperdicio, desechos Put allthe waste in the garbage can. Pongatodos los desechos en la lata de labasura.

• [v] perder He wastes a lot of timetalking. Pierde mucho tiempo hablando.

O a waste of money" gasto inútil,despilfarro, tirar el dinero This seemslike a waste of money. Eso es tirarel dinero, or Esto parece un gastoinútil. O to go to waste echarse a per-der The food went to toaste because itwasn't put on ice. La comida se echóa perder porque no la pusieron en hielo.° to lay waste asolar, arruinar Thearmy laid waste the entire area. Elejército asoló toda la zona. O to wasteaway consumirse He wasted away dur-ing his illness. Se consumió durantela enfermedad. O waste paper papel dedesecho.

wastebasket cesto para papeles [Sp],papelera [.Am].

watch [w] reloj My watch is fast. Tengoel reloj adelantado. A servicio, guardiaEvery sailor on this ship has to stand afour-hour watch. Todos los marinerosen este barco tienen que hacer cuatrohoras de guardia.

• [v] observar We tvatched the planesland at the airport. Observamos elaterrizaje de los aviones en el aero-puerto.

O to watch out for tener cuidado conWatch out for cars when you cross thestreet. Tenga cuidado con los auto-móviles al cruzar la calle. A velar porDon't worry; he's watching out forhis own interests. No se preocupe, élvela por sus intereses. O to watch overguardar The dog tvatched over thesheep all night. El perro guardó lasovejas toda la noche.

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|| Watch your step! ¡Tenga cuidado!

or ¡Mire donde pisa!watchman vigilante, sereno.water [n] agua Please give me a glass

of water. Déme un vaso de agua, por

favor.

• [i>] dar de beber a Don't forget towater the horses. No se le olvide darde beber a los caballos. A regar Whendid you water the flowers? ¿Cuándoregó Ud. las flores? A aguar This winetastes like it was watered. Parece queeste vino está aguado.

O by water por barco The only wayyou can get there is by water. Laúnica manera de llegar allí es porbarco. O water color acuarela. O waterpipe cañería.

|| That argument doesn't hold water.Ese argumento se cae por su base.|| The smoke made my eyes water.El humo me hizo llorar. || The smellof the food made my mouth water. Conel olor de la comida se me hizo la bocaagua.

waterfall cascada, catarata.

waterproof impermeable.

wave [n] ola, onda Be careful of thewaves when you go swimming. Tengacuidado con las olas cuando vaya anadar. A onda She was afraid that thetrain would spoil her waves. Temíaque la lluvia le estropeara las ondas.

• [i>] ondear They watched the flagswaving in the breeze. Miraban lasbanderas ondeando en el aire. A hacerseñas, agitar las manos We waved toattract his attention. Agitamos lasmanos (or Le hicimos señas) para lla-marle la atención.

O heat wave ola de calor. O wavelength longitud de onda On what wavelength is Station WLW found? ¿A quélongitud de onda se encuentra la esta*ción WLW?

wax cera.

way camino Is this the right way totown? ¿Es éste el camino que va alpueblo? A modo / don't like the wayhe acts. No me gusta su modo de com-portarse. A aspecto In some ways thisplan is better than the other one. Enalgunos aspectos este plan es mejor queel otro. A manera He still hasn't founda way to make a living. Todavía no haencontrado una manera de ganarse lavida.

O across the way enfrente de, frentea His house is just across the way fromours. Su casa está exactamente en-frente de la nuestra. O a long way muy

lejos These students are a long wayfrom home. Estos estudiantes estánmuy lejos de sus casas. O by the waya propósito By the way, are you com-ing with us tonight? A propósito,¿viene Ud. con nosotros esta noche?O by way of por el camino de We'llcome back by way of the mountainroad. Volveremos por el camino de la .montaña. O in a way hasta cierto puntoIn a way we're lucky to be here. Hastacierto punto tenemos suerte de estaraquí. O out-of-the-way apartado, re-tirado He lives on an out-of-the-waystreet. Vive en una calle retirada.O to be in the way estorbar He triedto help but he was just in the way.Trató de prestar ayuda pero no hizomás que estorbar. O under way encamino, en marcha The work is underway. El trabajo está en marcha.° way off a lo lejos I see them way off.Los veo a lo lejos. O ways distanciaThe village is quite a way off. El puebloqueda a bastante distancia. ° waysand means medios We discussed waysand means of putting the plan intooperation. Discutimos los medios paraponer en marcha el plan.

¡|¡ He has a way with children. Lecae muy bien a los niños. || He's in abad way after the party last night.Está en malas condiciones después dela fiesta de anoche. || / finally got thatback work out of the way. Al fin mequité de encima ese trabajo atrasado.|| We gave the other car the right ofway. Dimos la vía al otro automóvil[Am], or Dejamos paso al otro auto-móvil. || What have you got in the wayof portable radios? ¿Qué tiene Ud. enradios portátiles?

we nosotros.

weak débil.

wealth riqueza.

wealthy rico.

weapon arma.

wear [w] ropa, trajes Do you sell men'swear? ¿Venden Uds. ropa para caba-lleros?

• [v~\ llevar, usar What are you wear-ing to dinner tonight? ¿Qué trajellevará Ud. en la comida esta noche?A durar This coat will wear longer thana cheap one. Este abrigo durará másque uno barato. A hacer The eraserwore a hole in the paper. El borradorhizo un agujero en el papel.

O evening wear traje de noche. O towear off pasar, desaparecer The effectof the drug will wear off in a few

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hours. El efecto de la droga desapa-recerá en unas horas. O to wear outgastar He wears out shoes very fast.Gasta muy pronto los zapatos. A agotarHe was worn out after the conference.Estaba agotado después de la reunión.O wear and tear desgaste por el usoThis suit shows wear and tear. Estetraje muestra el desgaste ocasionadopor el uso.

|| There's still some good wear leftin this suit. Todavía está en buen usoeste traje.

weary cansado, rendido.

weather tiempo We've had a lot of rainyweather lately. Hemos tenido un tiempomuy lluvioso últimamente.

O to be under the weather sentirsemal.

weave [v] tejer.

web tela (cloth) ; tela de araña (spider).

wed casar, casarse, contraer matrimonio.

wedding matrimonio, boda.

wedge cuña.

Wednesday miércoles.

weed [?i] maleza, mala hierba.

• [v] escardar, desyerbar, desherbar.week semana.

weekday día de trabajo.

weekend fin de semana.

weekly semanal.

weep llorar.

weigh pesar Please weigh this packagefor me. Haga el favor de pesarme estepaquete.

O to weigh anchor levar anclas. O toweigh on preocupar The responsibilityof his job doesn't weigh on him much.La responsabilidad de su puesto no lepreocupa mucho.

weight [w] peso The weight of the trunkis 200 pounds. El peso del baúl es de200 libras.—You've just lifted a weightoff my mind. Acaba de quitarme unpeso de encima. A importancia Don'tattach too much weight to what hesays. No le de Ud. mucha importanciaa lo que dice.

• [v] poner peso Make them balanceby weighting this side. Equilíbrelosponiendo peso de este lado.

welcome [n] bienvenida, recibimientoThey gave us a warm welcome whenwe came back. Nos hicieron un cari-ñoso recibimiento cuando volvimos.

• [v] acoger, recibir bien They wel-comed us to the club. Nos acogieronmuy bien en el club.

O Welcome! ¡Bienvenido!|| "Thank you." "You're welcome.""Gracias." "De nada." II You're wel-

come to use my car. Mi auto está a su

disposición.weld soldar.welfare bienestar.

O Welfare Department Beneficencia.well [n] pozo Get some water from the

well. Traiga Ud. un poco de agua del

pozo,well [adj] sano He doesn't look like a

well man. No parece un hombre sano.

• \_adv~\ bien They do their work verywell. Hacen su trabajo muy bien.—Is your father feeling well these days?¿Se siente bien su padre en estos días?—Do you want your steak well done?¿Desea Ud. el bistec bien cocido?—Hecould very well have gone by train.Bien podía haber ido en tren.

• [interj] bueno Well, just as you say.Bueno, como Ud. diga.

O as well también She sings andplays the piano as well. Canta y tam-bién toca el piano. O as well as y ade-más, y también She bought a hat aswell as a new dress. Compró un som-brero y además un vestido nuevo.O how well que tal How well did youenjoy your vacation? ¿Qué tal pasó Ud.las vacaciones? O just as well mejorIt was just as well that you came. Esmejor que haya Ud. venido. O to thinkwell of tener buena impresión de Doyou think well of his work? ¿Tiene Ud.buena impresión de su trabajo? O wellover bastante más de The play at-tracted well over a thousand people.La representación atrajo a bastantemás de mil personas.

west oeste, poniente The road leads tothe west. El camino se dirige hacia eloeste.

western occidental, oeste They live in thewestern part of the state. Viven en laparte occidental del estado.

wet [adj] mojado You better take off yourwet clothes. Es mejor que se quite laropa mojada. A fresco Be careful ofthe wet paint. Tenga cuidado con lapintura fresca.

• [v] mojar They wet the street tokeep the dost down. Mojaron la callépara quitar el polvo.

O to get wet mojarse.whale ballena.wharf muelle.what [prori] qué What do you want for

supper? ¿Qué quiere Ud. de cernida?

A lo que He always says what he thinks.

Siempre dice lo que piensa.

• [adj~\ What things are missing?;Qué cosas faltan?—What nonsense'.

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¡Qué tontería!—We knew what shipswere in the harbor. Sabíamos que bar-cos estaban en el puerto.

• [interj] ¡Cómo! What! Isn't he hereyet? ¡Cómo! ¿No está aquí todavía?

O and what not y cualquier otra cosaYou can buy supplies and what not atthe village store. Se pueden comprarlas provisiones y cualquier otra cosaen la tienda del pueblo. O but what que/ never doubted but what he'd do it.Nunca dudé que lo hiciera. O what . . .for por qué What are you hurryingfor? ¿Por qué se apresura Ud.? ° whatif y si What if your friends don't gethere at all? ¿Y si sus amigos no vienen?O what of que hay de What of that jobyou ashed for? ¿Qué hay de aquel em-pleo que pidió Ud.? O what's moreademás I disagree with him, and what'smore, I've told him so. No estoy deacuerdo con él, y además se lo he dicho.O what with entre What with the chil-dren and the housework she had littletime left. Entre los niños y las tareasde la casa se le va casi todo el tiempo.

|| I'll tell you what, let's go to themovies tonight. Mira vamos al cineesta noche.whatever [pronj lo que Do whatever youwant, I don't care. Haga Ud. lo quequiera, a mí no me importa.

• [adj~\ cuanto, todo el . . . que Shelost whatever respect she had for him.Perdió todo el respeto que le tenía.A ninguno He has no money whatever.No tiene ningún dinero.

wheat trigo.

wheel [?i] rueda The front wheels of thecar need to be tightened. Hay queapretar las ruedas de delante del auto.

• [v] conducir, llevar They were wheel-ing the baby carriage through the park.Conducían el coche del bebé por elparque.

O to wheel around or about volverserápidamente He wheeled around tospeak to me. Se volvió rápidamentepara hablarme.

when cuando When can I see you again?¿Cuándo le puedo volver a ver? A enque There are times when I enjoy beingalone. Hay ocasiones en que me gustaestar solo.

whenever siempre que Come to see uswhenever you have time. Venga a ver-nos siempre que tenga tiempo. A cómoWhenever did you find time to write?¿Cómo ha podido Ud. tener tiempo paraescribir?

where donde, por donde Go where you

please, I won't stop you. Vaya dondequiera, yo no se lo impediré. A dóndeWhere's the nearest hotel? ¿Dóndequeda el hotel más cercano? A donde,en donde The house where I used to liveis on this street. La casa en donde vivíaestá en esta calle. A adonde The nurseswill be sent where they are needed.Enviarán a las enfermeras adonde seapreciso.

O where . . . from de dónde Wheredoes your friend come from? ¿De dóndees su amigo?

wherever dondequiera que.

whether si / don't know whether theywill come. No sé si vendrán.

which [pron] cuál Which one did youpick out? ¿Cuál ha elegido Ud.? A quePlease return the book which you bor-rowed. Haga el favor de devolvermeel libro que le he prestado.

• íadj] qué Which instrument do youplay best? ¿Qué instrumento toca Ud.mejor?

O which is which cuál es cuál, quiénes quién. O which way por dónde Whichway did she go? ¿Por dónde se fuéella?

whichever cualquiera, cualquiera que.

while [ri\ rato You'll have to wait a whilebefore you can see him. Tendrá Ud.que esperar un rato antes de verle.

• \_conj~\ mientras Let's see a moviewhile we have time. Veamos una pelí-cula mientras tenemos tiempo. A mien-tras que, en cambio Some of the stu-dents are serious, while others are not.Algunos de los estudiantes son serios,mientras que otros no lo son.

O to be worth one's while valer lapena It's not worth your while to dothis. No vale la pena hacer esto.

whine [v] gemir.

whip [n] látigo.

• [v] azotar.

whirl [v] girar, remolinar, remolinear.

whirlpool vórtice, vorágine.

whirlwind torbellino, remolino.

whisk broom escobilla.

whiskey whisky.

whisper [v] decir al oído, cuchichear.

whistle [n] silbido.

• [v] silbar.white blanco.

O white of egg clara de huevo.who quién Who used the book last?¿Quién fué el último que usó el libro?A que The man who just came in is theowner of the store. El hombre queacaba de entrar es el dueño del alma-cén.

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whoever cualquiera que, quienquiera que.whole [n] totalidad Look at this matter

as a whole. Considere Ud. este asunto

en su totalidad.

• [adj~\ todo The whole office was dis-missed at noon. Despidieron a toda laoficina al mediodía. A entero Is the platebroken or still whole? ¿Se rompió elplato o está todavía entero?

O on the whole en general On thewhole, I agree with you. En generalestoy de acuerdo con Ud. O whole lotgran cantidad / ate a whole lot ofcookies. Me comí una gran cantidad degalletas.

|| I don't like the whole business. Nome gusta nada eso. or Ese asunto nome gusta nada.

wholesale al por mayor.

wholesome sano, saludable.

whole-wheat bread pan integral.

wholly enteramente.

whom quien, cual This is the man ofwhom I was speaking. Este es el hom-bre de quien hablaba.

whose de quién Whose watch is this? ¿Dequién es este reloj ? A cuyo Is this theman whose picture you saw? ¿Es esteel hombre cuyo retrato vio Ud.?

why [adj~\ por qué Why is the train socrowded this morning? ¿Por qué estátan lleno el tren esta mañana?

• [interj^ pues, cómo Why, no! ¡Cómo,no!

• [conj~\ por el cual, por el que I can'timagine any reason why he refusedto come. No se me ocurre ningunarazón por la que no haya querido venir.

O why certainly por supuesto, desdeluego. O whys and wherefores el comoy el porqué.

wicked malo, malvado.

wide [adj~\ ancho Is the street wideenough for two-way traffic? ¿Es bas-tante ancha la calle para el tráfico endos direcciones? A extenso, amplio Thisnewspaper has a wide circulation. Esteperiódico tiene una extensa circulación.

• [adv] de par en par Open the win-dow wide. Abra Ud. la ventana de paren par.

O wide open en descubierto You left

yourself wide open. Quedó Ud. en

descubierto.

|| Your last shot was wide of the

target. Su último tiro dio lejos del

blanco.widen ensanchar.widow viuda.widower viudo.width ancho, anchura.

wife esposa, señora, mujer.

wig peluca.

wild salvaje Are there wild animals inthe woods? ¿Hay animales salvajes enel bosque? A silvestre She's in thewoods gathering wild flowers. Está enel bosque cogiendo flores silvestres.A bárbaro We had a wild time at theparty last night. Nos divertimos deuna manera bárbara en la fiestaanoche.

O to run wild desbocarse (horse);correr fuera de control de los mandos(car); volverse salvaje (children).O wild shot tiro errado.

wilderness desierto.

will [n] voluntad That man certainly hasa strong will. No cabe duda que esehombre tiene mucha voluntad. A testa-mento He died without leaving a will.Murió sin dejar testamento.

• [i>] querer Will you reserve a roomfor me tomorrow? ¿Quiere Ud. reser-varme un cuatro para mañana?—Won'tyou come in for a moment? ¿No quiereUd. entrar un momento? A deber Theorders read: you will proceed at onceto the next town. La orden dice: debeUd. seguir inmediatamente al próximopueblo. A testar, hacer testamento Hewilled everything to his children. Testóa favor de sus hijos.

O at will a voluntad. O with a willcon mucha voluntad.

|| He'll go for days ivithout smokinga cigarette. Pasa días enteros sin fu-mar un cigarrillo. || I'll meet you at thecorner. Le encontraré en la esquina.|| / won't be but a minute. No me que-daré más que un minuto. || This ma-chine won't work. Esta máquina nofunciona. || This theater will hold athousand people. En este teatro sepueden acomodar mil personas.

willing O to be willing estar dispuesto.

willow sauce.

wilt marchitar.

win ganar He won first prize in the con-test. Ganó el primer premio en elconcurso.

|| We finally won him over to ourway of thinking. Por fin logramos con-vencerle.

wind [n] viento There ivas a violent windduring the storm last night. Durantela tormenta de anoche hubo un vientomuy fuerte. A respiración His ivind isbad because he smokes too much. Surespiración es deficiente porque fumademasiado.

• [v] dejar sin aliento That run up-

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stairs winded me. El subir la escaleracorriendo me dejó sin aliento.

O into the wind contra el viento Theplane flew into the wind. Condujo elavión contra el viento. O to get wind ofolfatear el rastro The dogs got windof the deer. Los perros olfatearon elrastro del venado. A descubrir, hus-mear / got wind of their plans yester-day. Descubrí sus planes ayer. O totake the wind out of one's sails It cer-tainly took the wind out of his sailswhen he lost his job. Se desanimó deveras cuando perdió su empleo.

|| Something's in the wind. Algo seestá tramando.

wind [v] dar cuerda a / forgot to windmy watch. Se me olvidó darle cuerda alreloj. A torcer The road winds throughthe mountains. El camino tuerce porlas montañas.

O to wind oneself enroscarse Thesnake wound itself around a tree. Laserpiente se enroscó en un árbol. ° towind up enrollar Wind up the string.Enrolle la cuerda. A terminar Let'swind up our work and go home. Ter-minemos nuestro trabajo y vamonos acasa. A resolver, arreglar He had twoweeks to wind up his affairs. Teniados semanas para resolver sus asuntos.

window ventana.

window sill repisa de ventana.

windshield parabrisas.

windy ventoso.

wine vino.

wing ala The pigeon broke its wing. Lapaloma se rompió el ala. A bastidor(of a theater).

O on the wing al vuelo. O under one'swing bajo la protección de uno She tookthe newcomer under her wing. Tomóa la recién llegada bajo su protección.

wink [n\ guiño.

• [v] guiñar.winter invierno.

wipe secar (to dry) ; limpiar (to clean).

wire [n\ alambre He bought a roll ofcopper wire. Compró un rollo de alam-bre de cobre. A hilo The telephone wireswere blown down by the storm. Latempestad echó abajo los hilos del telé-fono. A telegrama Send him a wire totell him we're coming. Envíele un tele-grama para decirle que iremos.

• [v] telegrafiar I'll wire if I can. Sipuedo, telegrafiaré.

O by wire por telégrafo You'll haveto send this message by wire. Tendi'áque mandar este mensaje por telégrafo.O to pull wires mover hilos He had to

pull a lot of wires to get that job. Tuvoque mover muchos hilos para conseguiraquel puesto.

|| Is the house wired for electricity?¿Tiene instalación eléctrica esta casa?

wireless [n] telégrafo sin hilos, teléfonosin hilos.

wisdom sabiduría (learning); juicio(judgment).

wise sensato, juicioso He made a wisechoice. Hizo una elección juiciosa.A listo He's a pretty wise fellow. Es untipo muy listo.

° to get wise to caer en cuenta, darsecuenta He never got wise to the jokethey played on him. Nunca se diocuenta de la broma que le hicieron.O to put one wise poner al tanto.

wish [ri] deseo Her wish came true. Serealizó su deseo. A voto We sent himour best wishes. Le enviamos nuestrosmejores votos.

• [v] gustar, desear / wish I couldstay here longer. Me gustaría que-darme aquí más tiempo. A desear Wewished him luck on his trip. Le desea-mos mucha suerte en su viaje.

O to wish (off) on endosar Whowished this job on me? ¿Quién me en-dosó esta tarea?

wit agudeza, ingenio.

witch bruja.

with con / want a room with bath. Quieroun cuarto con baño.—With him, it's alla matter of money. Con él es todocuestión de dinero.—Why did you breakup with him? ¿Por qué rompió Ud. conél?—He took a lot of money with him.Llevó mucho dinero consigo.—He wentto the movies with me. Fué al cineconmigo. A de Do you know that manwith the straw hat? ¿Conoce Ud. aquelhombre del sombrero de paja? A en Thenew treatment has worked wonderswith the child. El nuevo tratamientoha obrado maravillas en el niño. A entreThat girl is very popular with herclassmates. Esa muchacha es muypopular entre sus compañeras.

|| With that remark, he left the room.Dicho eso, salió del cuarto. || He's inlove with her. Está enamorado de ella.

withdraw retirar, retirarse.

wither marchitar.

withhold suspender (payment). A negarsea conceder The government has with-held permission to travel abroad. Elgobierno se ha negado a conceder per-misos para viajar al extranjero.

within dentro de, en el interior de Speed-ing is forbidden within the city limits.

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Se prohibe el exceso de velocidad den-tro de los límites de la ciudad. A dentrode I'll be back within a few hours.Volveré dentro de unas horas.

O within walking distance Are wewithin walking distance of the beach?¿Estamos bastante cerca de la playapara ir a pie?

|| Please stay within call. Haga elfavor de quedarse donde pueda oírme.|| The letters came within a few daysof each other. Las cartas llegaron conpocos días de diferencia.without [adv~¡ por fuera The house needspainting within and without. La casanecesita pintura por dentro y porfuera.

• [prep] sin Can I get into the theaterwithout a ticket? ¿Puedo entrar en elteatro sin boleto?

|| / won't go without you. Yo no irési no va Ud.

withstand resistir, aguantar.

witness [n] testigo.

witty ingenioso, agudo.

wolf lobo.

woman mujer.

O woman doctor doctora.

wonder [w] admiración They watched theplane with wonder. Contemnlaban elavión con admiración. A maravilla Thatteacher works wonders with children.Ese maestro hace maravillas con losniños.

• [i>] preguntarse / was just wonder-ing what you were doing. Acababa depreguntarme lo que Ud. estaría haci-endo.

O for a wonder por un milagro He'sgot a clean shirt on today, for a wonder.Por milagro lleva hoy una camisalimpia. O no wonder no es extraño Nowonder it's cold, the window is open.No es extraño que haga frío, la ven-tana está abierta.

|| It's a wonder that you got here atall. Es prodigioso que al fin haya ve-nido Ud.

wonderful maravilloso.

wood madera (lumber); leña (firewood).

wooden de madera.

woods bosque.

wool lana.

woolen de lana.

word [?i] palabra How do you spell thatword? ¿Como se escribe esa palabra?A noticia Have you had any word fromyour son lately? ¿Ha recibido Ud. noti-cias de su hijo recientemente? A ordenThe word was given that we would

attack at dawn. Nos dieron la ordende atacar al amanecer.

• [v] redactar How do you want toword the telegram? ¿Cómo quiere re-dactar el telegrama?

O by word of mouth de palabra Wegot the message by word of mouth.Recibimos de palabra la noticia. O manof his word hombre de palabra. O toput in a good word for recomendar aWill you put in a good word for mewith the boss? ¿Quiere Ud. recomen-darme al jefe? O to take a person athis word tomar la palabra a una per-sona. O words letra I remember thetune, but I forget the words. Me acuer-do de la melodía, pero he olvidado laletra.

|| May I have a word with you?¿Puedo hablarle un momento?work [n] trabajo What kind of work doyou do? ¿Qué clase de trabajo haceUd.? A obra That bridge is a nice pieceof work. Ese puente es una buenaobra arguítectónica.—All of his worksare very popular. Todas sus obras sonmuy populares.—That's a work of art.Es una obra de arte.

• [v~\ trabajar I'm not working thissummer. No trabajo este verano.—Work the dough thoroughly with yourhands. Trabaje bien la masa con lasmanos. A hacer trabajar He works hisemployees very hard. Hace trabajarmucho a sus empleados. A colocar Theyfinally worked the box into place. Porfin lograron colocar la caja en su sitio.A intercalar Can you work this quota-tion into your speech? ¿Puede Ud.intercalar esta cita en su discurso?A funcionar The elevator isn't working.El ascensor no funciona. A dar resul-tado We tried to use the plan, but itdidn't work. Tratamos de utilizar elplan, pero no dio ningún resultado.

O to work loose aflojarse We almosthad an accident when the steeringwheel worked loose. Casi sufrimos unaccidente cuando se aflojó el volante.O to work one's way abrirse paso Weworked our way through the crowd.Nos abrimos paso a través del gentío.O to work out preparar, planear Thecaptain is working out a plan of at-tack. El capitán está preparando unplan de ataque. A resolver It took usa long time to work out the problem.Tardamos mucho en resolver el pro-blema. A resultar How do you thinkthis idea would work out? ¿Cómo leparece que resultaría esta idea? O to

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work up excitar, estimular All that ex-ercise worked up my appetite. Tantoejercicio estimuló mi apetito.

|| He's doing government work. Estátrabajando para el gobierno.. || Heworked his way through college. Secosteó sus estudios universitarios tra-bajando.worker trabajador, obrero.workman trabajador, obrero.world mundo He's travelled all over theworld. Ha viajado por todo el mundo.O a world of good la mar de bienIt'll do him a world of good to get awayfrom home. Le hará la mar de biensalir fuera de su casa. O for the worldpor nada del mundo / wouldn't hurthim for the world. Por nada del mun-do quisiera hacerle daño.

II My father thinks the xvorld of you.Mi padre tiene un alto concepto de Ud.¡| Where in the world have you been?¿Dónde ha estado Ud. metido?worm gusano.

worn agotado (tired); usado (used).A ajado Her face is tired and worn.Su cara está cansada y ajada.worry [n] preocupación Most of his wor-ries are about money. La mayor partede sus preocupaciones son de dinero.• M preocupar Your actions worryyour parents. Su conducta preocupa asus padres. A preocuparse They worrya lot about their children. Se preocu-pan mucho por sus hijos. A molestarDon't worry me. No me moleste.

O to be worried estar preocupado Wewere worried when you didn't get hereon time. Estábamos preocupadosporque Ud. no llegó a tiempo.worse peor The patient felt worse thismorning. El enfermo se sentía peoresta mañana.

O to get worse empeorar The roadgot worse as we went along. A medidaque avanzábamos la carretera empeo-raba. O worse and worse de mal enpeor Her condition got worse andworse. Su estado iba de mal en peor.O worse than ever más que nunca It'ssnowing worse than ever. Está nevan-do más que nunca. A peor que nuncaHe was sick but now he's worse thanever. Estuvo enfermo y ahora estápeor que nunca.

II These tires are none the worse forwear. Estos neumáticos no están tanmal para lo que se han usado,worship [v] adorar.worst [n] peor But wait, I haven't told

you the worst. Espere Ud., no le hedicho lo peor.

• ladj] peor This was the worst acci-dent in the city's history. Este ha sidoel peor accidente que registra la his-toria de la ciudad.

O at worst a lo más At worst, thestorm may last a week. A lo más latempestad puede durar una semana.O if worst comes to worst en el peor delos casos // worst comes to worst, wecan always sell our property. En elpeor de los casos podremos vendernuestra propiedad. O to get the worstof salir perdiendo. || He felt worstabout leaving his children. Lo que mássintió fué tener que dejar a sus hijos.

worth [n] valor, mérito He was neveraware of his secretary's worth. Nuncase dio cuenta del mérito de su secre-taria.

O money's worth valor We certainlygot our money's worth out of our car.Seguramente hemos sacado ya el valordel carro. O to be worth compensarWill the result be worth all this trou-ble? ¿Compensará el resultado tantamolestia? A valer That horse is worthfive hundred dollars. Ese caballo valequinientos dólares. O to be worthwhile valer la pena.

|| Give me fifty cents worth of candy.Déme cincuenta centavos de dulces.|| He's worth a million dollars. Tieneuna fortuna de un millón de dólares.

worthless sin valor, sin ningún valor,falto de mérito.

worthy digno / don't feel worthy of allthat praise. No me siento digno detanto elogio. A meritorio Contributingto the Red Cross is helping a worthycause. Dar dinero para la Cruz Rojaes ayudar a una causa meritoria.

° to be worthy merecer, valer la penaThis plan is not worthy of furtherconsideration. Este plan no merecemás consideración.

would || He said he would go if I would.Dijo que si yo iba él iría también.|| He wouldn't take the job for anyamount of money. No quería aceptarel cargo a ningún precio. || / thoughtthat would happen. Supuse que suce-dería eso. [1 He tvould study for hourswithout stopping. Estudiaba las horassin descansar.

wound [n] herida Has the wound in hisleg healed? ¿Se le ha curado la heridade la pierna?

• [v] herir She was wounded by hisindifference. Su indiferencia la hirió.

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yell

wounded herido.

wrap envolver Will you wrap this pack-age? ¿Quiere Ud. envolver este pa-quete?

wreath corona (funeral); guirnalda(decoration).

wreck [w] destrucción, ruina The cycloneleft the town in a wreck. El ciclón hadejado la ciudad en ruinas.

• [v] destrozar, destruir The robberswrecked the store. Los ladrones destro-zaron la tienda.

O automobile wreck accidente deautomóvil. O shipwreck naufragio.O train wreck accidente ferroviario.O wrecked arruinado His health waswrecked after the war. Su salud haquedado arruinnada después de laguerra.

|| I'm a wreck after all that work.Estoy matado después de tanto trabajo.

wrench llave para tuercas.

O monkey wrench llave inglesa.

wrestle luchar, luchar a brazo partido.

wrestling lucha.

wretched miserable, desdichado, calami-toso.

wring retorcer.

wrinkle [«] arruga.

• [v~\ arrugar,wrist muñeca.

wrist watch reloj de pulsera.

write escribir Write your name at thebottom of the page. Escriba su nom-bre al pie de la página.

O to write down apuntar Write

down that telephone number beforeyou forget it. Apunte Ud. ese númerodel teléfono antes de que se le olvide.A poner por escrito Write down yourcomplaints. Ponga por escrito susquejas. O to write off condonar, can-celar The bank wrote off his debts. Elbanco condonó sus deudas. O to writeup escribir sobre Write up an accountof your war experiences. Escriba unacrónica sobre sus experiencias en laguerra.

writer escritor.

wrong [adj] equivocado The operatorgave me the wrong number. La tele-fonista me dio el número equivocado.A incorrecto Did I say the wrong thing?¿He dicho alguna cosa incorrecta?

• [adv] mal I added these figures upwrong. He sumado mal estas canti-dades.—Did I do wrong to wait so long?¿He hecho mal esperando tanto?

• [i>] ofender, agraviar They thinkthat they've been wronged. Se consi-deran ofendidos.

O to be in the wrong ser culpableHe admitted he was in the wrong andpaid the fine. Admitió que era culpabley pagó la multa. ° to be wrong notener razón, estar equivocado You'rewrong. Ud. no tiene razón. O wrongside (of material) revés.

|| / got lost because I took the wrongroad. Me perdí porque me equivoquéde camino. || Something's wrong withthe telephone. Algo le pasa al teléfono.

x-ray rayos X (Roentgen ray) ; radio-grafía (picture).

Yankee yanqui.

yard yarda How much is this material

by the yard? ¿A cómo es la yarda de

esta tela? Á patio Does this house have

a yard where the children can play?

¿Tiene esta casa un patio en el que

puedan jugar los niños?yarn hilo, hilado.yawn [n~\ bostezo.

• [v] bostezar.year año / hope to be back next year.

Espero regresar el año próximo.

O years edad, años She's beginning

to show her years. Ya se le empiezana ver los años.yearly [adj~\ anual.

• [adv] anualmente, cada, año.yearn anhelar.

yeast levadura.

yell [n] grito, alarido When he cut him-self he let out a yell. Dio un gritocuando se cortó.

• [v] gritar, dar alaridos When I hithim he started yelling. Cuando lepegué empezó a gritar.

|| / hear someone yelling for help.Oigo que alguien pide auxilio a gritos.

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zone

yellow [n, adj] amarillo.

O yellow fever fiebre amarilla.

yes sí.

yesterday ayer.

yet todavía, aún He hasn't arrived yet.No ha llegado todavía. A sin embargo,con todo He's a sick man and yet hecontinues to work. Es un hombre en-fermo y, sin embargo, sigue traba-jando.

O as yet hasta ahora, todavía. O notyet todavía no, aun no.

yield [n] cosecha What is the annualyield of potatoes from this land? ¿Cuáles la cosecha anual de patatas que pro-duce esta tierra?

• [v] producir This mine yields a goodsupply of copper. Esta mina produceuna gran cantidad de cobre. A ren-dirse The enemy finally yielded to ourinfantry. Al fin. el enemigo se rindióa nuestra infantería.

yonder allá.

you usted (Ud.), ustedes (Uds.) Whatdo you want? ¿Qué quiere Ud.? A tu,vosotros You're a good boy. Tu eresun buen chico. A le, la, te, les, las Letme help you with your overcoat. Per-mítame que le ayude a ponerse el abri-go. A te, os / love you, darling. Yo teamo, querida. A uno Yoii can't help butlaugh at his jokes. Uno no puedemenos que reírse de sus chistes. A seYou can never tell what may happen.Nunca se sabe lo que puede pasar.

young [n] cachorros, crías Look at thatlioness with her young. Mira esa leonacon sus cachorros.

• [adj] joven You are very young foryour age. Está Ud. muy joven parasu edad.

° young fellow joven. O young girlchica, mozuela, muchacha. O younglady señorita.

|| The night's still young. Todavíaes temprano.

younger más joven.

O younger brother hermano menor.

your su Is this your seat? ¿Es este suasiento? A sus These are your shirts.Estas son sus camisas. A tu, [plural]tus What have you done with yourdoll? ¿Qué has hecho con tu muñeca?A vuestro, [plural] vuestros You can gonow and play with your little friends.Podéis salir ahora a jugar con vuestrosamiguitos.

yours el suyo, el de Ud.; [plural] lossuyos, los de Uds. My tie looks likeyours. Mi corbata se parece a la suya.A el tuyo, el vuestro; [plural] los tuyos,los vuestros / want to buy a hat whereyou bought yours. Quiero comprar unsombrero donde compraste el tuyo.

youth joven, muchacho He's a mereyouth. No es nada más que un mucha-cho. A juventud How does she keepher youth? ¿Cómo hace ella para con-servar su juventud?

youthful juvenil.

zeal celo.

zealous celoso.

zero cero.

zigzag [n] zigzag The lightning made a

zigzag across the sky. El relámpago

hizo un zigzag en el cielo.

• [v] zigzaguear The road zigzags

back and forth. El camino zigzagueade un lado a otro.

zinc zinc.

zipper cremallera, [Am] cierre relám-pago This bag has a zipper. Esta bolsatiene cremallera.

zone zona, región.

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Note.—Names indented in the first two columns are names of principal cities, or of regionswhere so designated. Capital cities are marked with an asterisk (*).

Spanish English Spanish English

Africa Africa africano African

Alaska*Juneau Alaska♦Juneau

Alemania♦BerlínHamburgoColoniaBremen Germany ♦BerlinHamburgCologneBremen alemán German

América del Norte North America norteamericano North American

América del Sur South America sudamericano South American

Argentina *Buenos AiresRosarioSanta FéMendozaCórdoba Argentina ♦Buenos AiresRosarioSanta FéMendozaCordoba argentino Argentinian

Australia♦CanberraSidneyMelbourne Australia♦CanberraSydneyMelbourne australiano Australian

Austria*Viena Austria♦Vienna austríaco Austrian

Bélgica♦BruselasAmberesLie ja Belgium♦BrusselsAntwerpLiege belga Belgian

Birmania♦RangúnMandalai Burma♦RangoonMandalay birmano Burmese

Bolivia♦La Paz Bolivia♦La Paz boliviano Bolivian

Brasil ♦Río de JaneiroSan PabloPernambuco Brazil ♦Rio de JaneiroSao PauloPernambuco brasileño Brazilian

Canadá♦OttawaTorontoMontrealQuebec Canada♦OttawaTorontoMontrealQuebec canadiense Canadian

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Spanish English Spanish English

Centro América Central America centroamericano Central American

Checoeslovaquia Czechoslovakia checo, checoeslovaco Czechoslovakian

*Praga ♦Prague

Chile Chile chileno Chilean

*Santiago ♦Santiago

Valparaiso Valparaiso

China China chino Chinese

*Chungkin ♦Chungking

Pekín Peking

Shangái Shanghai

Nankin Nanking

Cantón Canton

Hongkong Hongkong

Tientsin Tientsin

Colombia Colombia colombiano Colombian

*Bogotá ♦Bogota

Barranquilla Barranquilla

Corea Korea coreano Korean

♦Seúl ♦Seoul

Costa Rica Costa Rica costarricense Costa Rican

*San José ♦San Jose •

Cuba Cuba cubano Cuban

*Habana ♦Havana

Santiago Santiago

Dinamarca Denmark danés Dane

*Copenhague ♦Copenhagen

Ecuador Ecuador ecuatoriano Ecuadorian

♦Quito ♦Quito

Guayaquil Guayaquil

Egipto Egypt egipcio Egyptian

*Cairo ♦Cairo

Alejandría Alexandria

Escandinavia Scandinavia escandinavo Scandinavian

España Spain español Spaniard

Regions:

Andalucía Andalucía andaluz

Aragón Aragón aragonés

Asturias Asturias asturiano

Baleares Balearic Isles baleárico

Canarias Canary Isles canario

Castilla Castille castellano

Cataluña Catalonia catalán

Extremadura Extremadura extremeño

Galicia Galicia gallego

León Leon leonés

Murcia Murcia murciano

Navarra Navarre navarro

Valencia Valencia valenciano

Vascongadas (province) Basque (province) vasco Basque

Cities:

♦Madrid ♦Madrid

Barcelona Barcelona

Valencia Valencia

Bilbao Bilbao

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España (Cont.)

Cities:

Sevilla Seville

Zaragoza Saragossa

Córdoba Cordoba

Málaga Malaga

Cádiz Cadiz

Estados Unidos United States

•Washington •Washington

Nueva York New York

Chicago Chicago

Filadelfia Philadelphia

Detroit Detroit

Los Angeles Los Angeles

Cleveland Cleveland

Baltimore Baltimore

Saint Louis St. Louis

Boston Boston

Pittsburgo Pittsburgh

San Francisco San Francisco

Milwaukee Milwaukee

Búfalo Buffalo

Nueva Orleans New Orleans

Etiopía Ethiopia

*Addis Abeba •Addis Ababa

Europa Europe

Filipinas Philippines

*Manila •Manila

Finlandia Finland

""Helsinki •Helsinki

Flandes Flanders

Francia France

*Paris •Paris

Marsella Marseille

Burdeos Bordeaux

Lyon Lyons

Tolosa Toulouse

Gran Bretaña Great Britain

•Londres *London

Glasgow (¡lasgow

Manchester Manchester

Liverpool Liverpool

Belfast Belfast

Cardiff Cardiff

Buckingham Buckingham

Grecia Greece

•Atenas •Athens

Guatemala Guatemala

•Guatemala •Guatemala

Haiti Haiti

•Port-au-Prince •Port-au-Prince

Hispanoamérica Spanish America

Spanish

English

estadounidiense,norteamericano

American

etíope

europeofilipino

finlandés

flamencofrancés

Ethiopian

EuropeanFilipino

Finn

FlemingFrenchman

británico

Britisher, Briton

griego

guatemaltecohaitianohispanoamericano

Greek

Guatemalan

Haitian

Spanish American

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Holanda ♦Amsterdam*La HayaRoterdam Holland ♦Amsterdam *The Hague Rotterdam holandés Dutchman

Honduras♦Tegucigalpa Honduras♦Tegucigalpa hondureno Honduran

Hungría♦Budapest Hungary ♦Budapest húngaro Hungarian

India♦DelhiCalcutaBombay India♦DelhiCalcuttaBombay indio Indian

Indo China♦Hanoi Indo-China♦Hanoi indochino Indo-Chinese

Inglaterra England inglés Englishman

Irak ♦Bagdad Iraq ♦Bagdad iraquense Iraqi

Irlanda♦Dublin Ireland (Eire)♦Dublin irlandés Irishman

Italia♦RomaMilanTurinGenovaÑapóles Italy♦RomeMilanTurinGenoaNaples italiano Italian

Japón♦TokioYokohamaNagoyaNagasaki Japan♦TokyoYokohama NagoyaNagasaki japonés Japanese

Líbano♦Beirut Lebanon♦Beirut libanes Lebanese

Malasia Malaysia malayo Malay, Malaysian

Manchuria♦Mukden Manchuria♦Mukden manchú Manchurian

Marruecos♦Rabat Morocco♦Rabat marroquí Moroccan

Méjico ♦Méjico D.F.MonterreyPueblaVeracruzTampico Mexico ♦Mexico D.F.MonterreyPueblaVeracruzTampico mejicano Mexican

Nicaragua♦Managua Nicaragua♦Managua nicaragüense Nicaraguan

Norteamérica North America norteamericano North American

Noruega♦Oslo Norway♦Oslo noruego Norwegian

Nueva Zelandia♦Wellington New Zealand♦Wellington neozelandés New Zealander

Oceania Oceania

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Océano Atlántico Atlantic Ocean

Océano Pacífico Pacific Ocean

Panamá*PanamáColón Panama*PanamaColon panameño Panamanian

Paraguay*Asunción Paraguay*Asuncion paraguayo Paraguayan

Perú*LimaCallaoArequipa Peru*LimaCallaoArequipa peruano Peruvian

Polonia*VarsoviaCracovia Poland*WarsawCracow polaco Pole

Portugal*LisboaOporto Portugal*LisbonOporto portugués Portuguese

Prusia Prussia prusiano Prussian

Puerto Rico*San Juan Puerto Rico*San Juan puertorriqueño Puerto Rican

Reino Unido (El) The United Kingdom

República Dominicana*Santo Domingo Dominican Republic*Santo Domingo dominicano Dominican

Rumania*Bucarest Rumania*Bucharest rumano Rumanian

Rusia*MoscúLeningradoKievOdesaStalingrado Russia*MoscowLeningradKievOdessaStalingrad ruso Russian

Salvador (El)*San Salvador Salvador (El)*San Salvador salvadoreño Salvadorian

Siam (Thailand)*Bangkok Siam (Thailand)*Bangkok siamés Siamese

Siria *Damasco Syria *Damascus sirio Syrian

Suecia *EstokolmoGotemburgo Sweden *StockholmGothenburg sueco Swede

Suiza*BernaGinebra Switzerland*BerneGeneva suizo Swiss

Turquía*AngoraIstambul (Constantinopla) Turkey*AnkaraIstambul (Constantinople) turco Turk

Unión Soviética(URSS) Soviet Union(USSR) soviético Soviet

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WEIGHTS AND MEASURES

Spanish

Unión Sudafricana*PretoriaEl Cabo

Uruguay

*Monte video

Venezuela■"CaracasLa Guayra

Yugoeslavia*Belgrado

English

South Africa■"PretoriaCapetown

Uruguay

*Monte video

Venezuela■"CaracasLa Guayra

Yugoslavia■"Belgrade

Spanish

sudafricano

uruguayovenezolano

yugoeslavo

English

South African

UruguayanVenezuelan

Yugoslavian

Weights and Measures

Spanish

tonelada métrica

quintal métrico

kilo

gramo

hectolitro

litro

kilómetro

metro

centímetro

milímetro

English Equivalent

2,200 pounds

220 pounds

2.2 pounds

0.035 ounce

26.5 gallons

1.06 quarts

0.62 mile

1.1 yards or 39.37 inches

0.39 inch

0.039 inch

Abbreviation

tm.

qm.

kg.

hi.

k/n.

cm.

TABLE OF EQUIVALENTS

1 tm.1 qm.lkg.1 hi.

1 km.1 m.1 m.100°C

1,000 kg.

100 kg.1,000 g.

100 1.1,000 m.

100 cm.1,000 mm.180°F

0°C = 32°F

TABLE OF APPROXIMATE CONVERSIONS

Inches to centimeters:Yards to meters:Miles to kilometers:Gallons to liters:

Pounds to kilograms:

Multiply by 10 and divide by 4.Multiply by 9 and divide by 10.Multiply by 8 and divide by 5.Multiply by 4 and subtract 1/5 of the

number of gallons.Multiply by 5 and divide by 11.

To change degrees C to degrees F, multiply by 9/5 and add 32:(C X 9/5) + 32 = F

To change degrees F to degrees C, subtract 32 and multiply by 5/9:(F - 32) X 5/9 = C

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Money

U. S. Approximate U. S.

Country Unit and Fraction Exchange Value Par Valui

Argentina 1 Peso ($) = 100 centavos (Ctvo.) $0.23 $1.6335

Bolivia 1 Boliviano (B). = 100 centavos (Ctvo.) 0.02 0.6180

Chile 1 Peso ($) = 100 centavos (Ctvo.) 0.05 0.2060

Colombia 1 Peso ($) = 100 centavos (Ctvo.) 0.58 0.5714

Costa Rica 1 Colón (0) = 100 céntimos (Ctmo.)

Cuba 1 Peso ($) = 100 centavos (Ctvo.) 1.00 1.00

Dominican Republic U.S. money is current

Ecuador 1 Sucre (S/) = 100 centavos (Ctvo.) 0.34 0.3386

Guatemala 1 Quetzal (Q) = 100 centavos (Ctvo.) 1.00 1.6931

Honduras 1 Lempira ($) = 100 centavos (Ctvo.) 0.85 0.8466

Mexico 1 Peso ($) = 100 centavos (Ctvo.) 0.20 0.8449

Nicaragua 1 Córdoba (C$) = 100 centavos (Ctvo.) 0.18 1.6933

Panama 1 Balboa (B) = 100 centesimos (Ctmo.) 1.00 1.00

Paraguay 1 Peso ($) = 100 centavos (Ctvo.) 0.23 1.6335

Peru 1 Sol (S/) = 100 centavos (Ctvo.) 0.15 0.4740

Philippines 1 Peso (P) = 100 centavos (Ctvo.)

Salvador (El) 1 Colón (0) = 100 centavos (Ctvo.)

Spain 1 Peseta (Pta.) = 100 céntimos (Ctmo.) 0.09 0.3271

Uruguay 1 Peso ($) = 100 centesimos (Ctmo.) 0.53 0.6583

Venezuela 1 Bolívar (B) = 100 céntimos (Ctmo.) 0.30 0.3267

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NUMBERS

Numbers

Cardinal

uno (or un), una 1

dos 2

tres 3

cuatro 4

cinco 5

seis 6

siete 7

ocho 8

nueve 9

diez 10

once 11

doce 12

trece 13

catorce 14

quince 15

diez y seis (or dieciseis) 16

diez y siete (or diecisiete) 17

diez y ocho (or dieciocho) 18

diez y nueve (or diecinueve) 19

veinte 20

veinte y uno, -a; veintiuno, -a; or veintiún 21

veinte y dos (or veintidós) 22

veinte y tres (or veintitrés) 23

veinte y cuatro (or veinticuatro) 24

veinte y cinco (or veinticinco) 25

veinte y seis (or veintiséis) 26

veinte y (nccJrfir veintisiete) 27

veinte y ocho (or veintiocho) 28

veinte y nueve (or veintinueve) 29

treinta 30

treinta y uno 31

cuarenta 40

cincuenta 50

sesenta 60

setenta 70

ochenta 80

noventa 90

Ordinal

primero, -a (contr. primer)segundo, -a

tercero, -a (contr. tercer)cuarto, -aquinto, -asexto, -aséptimo, -aoctavo,-a

noveno, -a (or nono, -a)décimo, -aundécimo, -aduodécimo, -adecimotercio, -adecimocuarto, -adecimoquinto, -adecimosexto, -adecimoséptimo, -adecimoctavo, -adecimonono, -avigésimo, -avigésimoprimo, -avigésimosegundo, -avigésimotercio, -avigésimocuarto, -avigésimoquinto, -avigésimosexto, -avigésimoséptimo, -avigésimoctavo, -avigésimonono, -atrigésimo, -atrigósimoprimo, -acuadragésimo, -iquincuagésimo, -asexagésimo, -aseptuagésimo, -aoctogésimo, -anonagésimo, -a

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Cardinal

ciento (or cien)ciento unodoscientos, -astrescientos, -ascuatrocientos, -asquinientos, -asseiscientos, -assetecientos, -asochoscientos, -asnovecientos, -asmil

diez milcien milquinientos milun millón

NUMBERS—Continued

100

101

200

300

400

500

600

700

800

900

1,000

10,000

100,000

500,000

1,000,000

Ordinal

centesimo, -a (or centeno, -acentésimoprimo, -aducentésimo, -atricentésimo, -acuadringentésimo, -aquingentésimo, -asexcentésimo, -aseptingentésimo, -aoctingentésimo, -anoningentésimo, -amilésimo, -adécimo milésimo, -acentesimo milésimo, -aquingentésimo milésimo, -amillonésimo, -a

National Holidays

Argentina May 25, July 9

Bolivia August 6, February 3

Brazil September 7, November 15

Chile September 18

Colombia July 20, August 7

Costa Rica September 15, May 1

Cuba May 20, October 10

Dominican Republic February 27, January 26

Ecuador August 10, October 9

Guatemala September 15, June 30

Haiti January 1

Honduras September 15

Mexico September 15 and 16, May 5

Nicaragua September 15

Panama October 3, October 28

Paraguay May 14, November 25

Peru July 28, December 9

Salvador (El) September 15

Spain May 2, April 14

United States (The) July 4, February 22

Uruguay August 25, May 25

Venezuela July 5, October 28

October 12, Día de la Raza (.Discovery ofAmerica), observed in all Latin Americaand Spain

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IMPORTANT SIGNS

Important Signs

ALTO STOP

DESPACIO GO SLOW

DESVIO DETOUR

PRECAUCIÓN CAUTION

PELIGRO DANGER

SENTIDO ÚNICO ONE-WAY STREET

NO HAY PASO NO THOROUGHFARE

NO HAY SALIDA DEAD END

CONSERVE SU DERECHA KEEP TO THE RIGHT

CONSERVE SU IZQUIERDA KEEP TO THE LEFT

VIRAJE RÁPIDO or CURVA PELIGROSA DANGEROUS CURVE

FERROCARRIL RAILROAD

PASO A NIVEL GRADE CROSSING

PUENTE BRIDGE

DEPRESIÓN DIP

CRUCE CROSSROAD

CABLES A ALTA TENSION HIGH TENSION LINES

SEÑORES or HOMBRES or CABALLEROS MEN

SEÑORAS or MUJERES or DAMAS WOMEN

LAVABOS or LAVATORIO LAVATORY

SE PROHIBE ESCUPIR or NO SPITTING

PROHIBIDO ESCUPIR

SE PROHIBE FUMAR or NO SMOKING

PROHIBIDO FUMAR

SE PROHIBE LA ENTRADA or KEEP OUT

PROHIBIDO EL PASO

ABIERTO OPEN

CERRADO CLOSED

ENTRADA ENTRANCE

SALIDA EXIT

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Useful Expressions

¿Me permite Ud . una palabra?

¡Oiga!

¡Una palabra, señorita!

Tengo que hablarle.

¿Podría Ud. decirme . . .?

Con mucho gusto.

¿Tendría Ud. la amabilidad de indicarme si,

No se lo podría decir.

¿Sabe Ud. qiúén (cómo, porqué) . . .?

No lo sé.

¿Es verdad que . . . ?

No estoy enterado.

Exacto.

¡Quién sabe!

Fuera de duda, Sin duda.

Sí y no.

Tenga Ud. la bondad de ... .

De buen agrado.

¿No le parece a Ud. que . . . ?

¿Qué le parece a Ud.?

La cosa salta a los ojos.

Soy del parecer de Ud.

No me parece mala idea.

¿Está Ud. seguro que . . . ?

Naturalmente.

¡Quién lo duda!

Si no estoy mal informado ....

No estoy seguro.

Así parece.

Puede ser.

Se dice, pero ....

¿Qué quiere Ud. decir?

Ud. sabe lo que quiero decir.

¿Qué quiere decir eso en español?

Quiere decir ....

¿Cómo se dice eso en español?

Eso se dice de diversos modos.

GENERAL

Ma\* 1 speak to you for a moment?Listen!

May I have a word with you, Miss?I have to talk to you.Can you tell me . . .?With pleasure..? Would you be so kind as to tell me if . . .?I couldn't tell you.Do you know who (how, why) . . .?I don't know.Is it true that . . . ?I don't know anything about it.Exactly.Who knows!Without a doubt.Yes and no.

Please (be so kind as to) ... .With pleasure.Don't you think that . . . ?What do you think?That's evident.I'm of your opinion.I don't think it's a bad idea.Are you sure that . . . ?Naturally.Who doubts it!If I'm not misinformed ....I'm not sure.So it seems.It can be.

They say so, but ....What do you mean?You know what I mean.What does this mean in Spanish?It means ....

How do you say that in Spanish?You say it (It's said) in different ways.

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GENERAL—Continued

Eso se dice ... en español.

¿Qué quiere decir eso?

¿Qué quiere decir la palabra . . . ?

Intentaré explicárselo.

¿Para qué sirve esto?

No se lo puedo decir.

Eso sirve para ....

¿Puedo contar con Ud.?

Seguramente.

Lo siento, pero he cambiado de idea.

¿Cómo se explica que . . . ?

Es fácil de comprender.

¿Se acuerda Ud. de ... ?

¡Ya lo creo que me acuerdo!

Francamente, no me acuerdo.

¿Me entiende Ud.?

Por supuesto.

¿No me ha entendido Ud.?

Ud. dispense, pero no le he entendido.

Tenga la bondad de repetir la pregunta.

¿Decía Ud.?

Voy a repetirlo de nuevo.

¡Ah! ya comprendo.

Tenga la bondad de hablar un poco másdespacio.

Perdón, caballero (señora, señorita).

Mil perdones.

No sabe Ud. cuánto lo siento.

No vale la pena.

No ha sido nada.

No es nada.

No tiene importancia.

Gracias.

Mil gracias.

Un millón de gracias.

No hay de que darlas.

Ud. es muy amable.

Agradecidísimo.

No hay de que.

Para servir a Ud.

They say ... in Spanish.

What does that mean?

What does the word . . . mean?

I'll try to explain it to you.

What's this used for?

I can't tell you.

That's used for ... .

Can I count on you?

Surely.

I'm sorry, but I've changed my mind.

How do you explain the fact that . . . ?

It's easy to understand.

Do you remember . . . ?

Of course I remember!

Frankly, I don't remember.

Do you understand me?

Of course.

Didn't you understand me?

Excuse me, but I didn't understand you.

Please repeat the question.

What were you saying?

I'll repeat it.

Oh, now I understand.

Please speak a little more slowly.

Excuse me, Sir (Madam, Miss).

Please excuse me (lit., "A thousand pardons").

You don't know how sorry I am.

It's not worth it.

Think nothing of it.

It's nothing.

It's of no importance.

Thanks.

Many (lit., "A thousand") thanks.

Many (lit., "A million") thanks.

There's nothing to thank me for.

You're very kind.

Much obliged.

Don't mention it.

At your service.

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FINDING ONE'S WAY

¿Puede decirme donde está la oficina decorreos?

Tenga la bondad de decirme por donde se vaa la estación.

¿Cada cuánto tiempo pasa el omnibus?

¿Está cerca de aquí la calle Mayor?

¿Para aquí el tranvía?

¡Taxi!

¿Está Ud. libre?

¡Alto! que hemos pasado.

No, le dije que el número 90.

¿Qué le debo?

Can you tell me where the post office is?

Please tell me how to get to the station.

How often does the bus go by?

Is Main Street near here?

Does the street car stop here?

Taxi!

Is it taken? (taxi)

Stop, we've gone too far.

No, it was number 90 that I said.

How much?

ON THE ROAD

¿Cuál es el camino más corto para ir a Puebla? What's the shortest way to go to Puebla?

¿Hay un puesto de gasolina por aquí?¿Qué camino debo tomar?¿Está en buen estado aquel camino?¿Está pavimentado o es de tierra?¿Cuántas millas hay de aquí a Monterrey?¿Está muy lejos?

Is there a gas station around here?

Which road must I take?

Is that road in good condition?

Is it paved or is it a dirt road?

How many miles is it from here to Monterrey?

Is it very far?

TELLING TIME

¿Qué hora es?

¿Tiene Ud. la bondad de decirme la hora?

¿Qué hora tiene Ud.?

Son las diez de la mañana (noche).

Mi reloj marca las cinco.

Son las tres y diez.

Son las seis y media.

Son las dos menos cuarto.

No son todavía las cuatro.

Van a dar las tres.

¿A qué hora sale el tren?

¿A qué hora quiere Ud. que vaya a buscarle?

A las nueve en punto.

Cerca de las nueve.

Hacia las nueve.

A las nueve a más tardar.

What time is it?

Will you please tell me the time?

What time do you have?

It's 10 A.M. (P.M.).

My watch says 5 o'clock.

It's 3:10.

It's 6:30.

It's a quarter of two.

It's not four yet.

It's about to strike 3 o'clock.

What time does the train leave?

What time do you want me to call for you?

At 9 o'clock sharp.

About 9 o'clock.

Around 9 o'clock.

9 o'clock at the latest.

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SPANISH AND SPANISH-AMERICAN DISHES

Spanish and Spanish-American Dishes

SpanisliDiversosajiaco (Am)

arroz con pollochile con carnecocido

empanadaenchilada (Aiex)estofado

guisado de ternerahumita (Chile)

locro (Am)

paella valenciana

puchero

sancocho (Ecuador)

English

Miscellaneous

boiled meat, chicken, pepper, with avocadoand other vegetables

chicken with rice

chile con came

boiled meat with ham, bacon, sausage, andvegetables

meat pie

corncake with meat, cheese, and chile

meat stew

veal stew

• cake of fresh corn, tomato, pimento, sugar,and grease

stew of ground corn or wheat, meat, andspices

chicken, ham, sausage, and shellfish with rice

boiled meat with vegetables

stew of meat, yucca, bananas, etc

Sopes

caldo

caldo de pollo

caldo gallego

gaspacho

pancho villa (Chile)

potaje

sopa de camarones (Peru)

sopa de fideos

sopa de legumbres, menestra

sopa de rabo de buey

Soups

bouillon, broth, consommé

chicken broth

pottage Galician style

Andalusian cold dish made of bread, oil,garlic, onions, vinegar, and red pepper

bean soup with egg

pottage

shrimp soup

noodle soup

vegetable soup

oxtail soup

Entreineses

aceitunas

anchoa

caviar

encurtidos

ensalada

Hors d'oeuvres

olives

anchovy

caviar

pickles

salad

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Spanish

Aves y caza

conejo

faisán

guajalote (Mex)

liebre

mole de guajalote (Mex)

pato

pavo

pavo asado

pavo relleno

pechuga de pollo

perdiz

pollo, {Arg) gallina

pollo a la parrilla

pollo a la reina

venado

English

Fowl and game

rabbit

pheasant

turkey

hare

turkey with special chile sauce

duck

turkey

roast turkey

stuffed tu key

breast of chicken

partridge

chicken

broiled chicken

chicken a la king

venison

Pescado

abadejo

atún, bonito

bacalao

bacalao a la Vizcaína

besugo

caballa

escabeche

lenguado

merluza

perca

robalo

rodaballo

salmón

sardina

trucha

Fish

cod

tunafish

dried cod

codfish Biscayan style

sea bream

mackerel

pickled fish

sole

hake

perch

haddock

flounder

salmon

sardine

trout

Mariscos

almejas

camarones

cangrejo

langosta

ostras, ostiones

Shellfish

clams

shrimps

crab

lobster

oysters

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Spanish

Carne

albóndiga

biftec

biftec a la minuta

carne a la parrilla

carne asadabien asadapoco asadamedio cruda

carne de puerco

carne de vaca

carne fiambre

carnero

chorizo

chuleta

cordero

filete

fricando

hígado

jamón

jigote

mortadela

picadillo

ríñones

ropa vieja

rosbif

salchicha

salchichón

sesos

ternera

tocino

English

Meat

meatball

beefsteak

minute steak

broiled meat

roast meatwell donemediumrare

pork

beef

cold meat

mutton

sausage

chop

lamb

tenderloin

larded veal, roasted and glazed in its ownjuice

fiver

ham

meat hash with butter

bologna

hash

kidneys

meat boiled and fried

roast beef

sausage

brains

veal

bacon

Huevos

a la ranchera

al plato

duros

escalfados

fritos, estrellados

no muy cocidos

revueltos

tortilla

tortilla de cebolla

tortilla de patatas

Eggs

fried with chile sauce

shirred

hard-boiled

poached

fried

medium

scrambled

omelette

omon omelette

potato omelette

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Spanish

Legumbres, verduras y cereales

alcachofa

apio

arroz

atole (Mex)

avena

batata, (Am) boniato, camote

berenjena

berro

calabaza

cebolla

chupe

col, repollo

coliflor

escarola

espárragos

espinacas

frijoles, (Sp) judias

frijoles refritos

gachés

garbanzos

guisantes

habichuelas verdes, judías verdes, frijolesverdes

lechuga

lentejas

mazamorra {Arg)

ñame

papa (Am), patata (Sp)

papas a la Guancayina (Pert*)

papas fritas

pepinos

perejil

pimientos

pinole (Mex)

puré de papa

rábanos

setas, hongos

tamales

tomate

tortilla (Mex)

verduras

zanahorias

English

Vegetables and cereals

artichoke

celery

rice

corn gruel

oatmeal

sweet potato

eggplant

water cress

squash, pumpkin

onion

potato stew

cabbage

cauliflower

endive

asparagus

spinach

beans

beans fried after being boiled

porridge

chickpeas

peas

string beans

lettuce

lentils

hulled and crushed corn served cold with mdk

yam

potato

potato salad

fried potatoes

cucumbers

parsley

peppers

toasted cornmeal

mashed potatoes

radishes

mushrooms

tamales

tomato

corn griddle cake

green leafy vegetables

carrots

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Spanish >

Pan

bollo

cazabe

pan blanco

pan con mantequilla

pan de centeno

pan de maíz

panecillo

pan francés

pan integral

pan moreno

rebanada

tostada

English

Bread

sweet roll

manioc bread

white bread

bread and butter

rye bread

corn bread

roll

French bread

whole-wheat bread

brown bread

slice of bread

toast

Postre

almendrado, macarrón

budín, pudín

buñuelo

compota

confitura

flan

guayaba

helado, mantecado

jalea

mazapán

merengue

mermelada

natilla

pastel, torta

queso

requesón

sorbete

tapioca

tarta

turrón de Alicante

turrón de Jijona

yemas

Dessert

macaroon

pudding

fritter

preserved fruit

jam

caramel custard

guava

ice cream

jelly

almond paste

meringue

marmalade

Spanish custard

cake

cheese

cottage cheese

sherbet

tapioca

tart, pie

nougat

almond pa te and honey

candied yolks of eggs

Fruta

aguacate (Am), palta (Am)

albaricoque

cereza

Fruitavocadoapricotcherry

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Spanish English

Fruta (Cont.) Fruit (Cont.)

chayóte (Mex) chayóte (pear-shaped fruit)

chirimoya sweetsop (similar to custard apple)

ciruela plum

ciruela pasa prune

frambuesa raspberry

fresa strawberry

granada pomegranate

higo fig

mandarina mandarin

mango mango

manzana apple

melocotón, (.4??;) durazno peach

melón melon

mora mulberry

naranja orange

papaya papaya

pasa raisin

pasa de Corinto currant

pera pear

pina, ananás pineapple

plátano, banana banana

sandía watermelon

toronja grapefruit

uvas grapes

Nueces Nuts

almendra almond

avellana hazel nut

castaña chestnut

maní, cacahuete peanut

nuez walnut

pacana pecan

piñón piñón, pine nut

Condimentos Seasonings

aceite oil

ají, chile hot pepper

ajo garlic

azúcar sugar

canela cinnamon

clavo clove

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Spanish

Condimentos (Cont.)

jengibre

macias

mayonesa

mole (Mex)

mostaza

nuez moscada

pimienta

pimiento

sal

salsa de tomatevinagre

English

Seasonings (Cont.)

ginger

mace

mayonnaise

red-pepper sauce

mustard

nutmeg

pepper (black or white)

pepper (red)

salt

sauce

tomato sauce

vinegar

Bebidas

agua

agua de Seltz, soda

agua mineral

anís

aperitivo

café

café con leche

café solo

cerveza

champaña

chicha (Am)

cocktel

coñac, cognac

gaseosa

ginebra

guarapo

leche

leche condensada

leche malteada

leche pasteurizada

limonada

naranjada

ponche

pulque (Mex)

ron

sidra

té

vino

vino blanco

vino de Borgoña

vino de Burdeos

vino tinto

Jerez

Oportoyerba mate (Am)

Drinks

water

soda water

mineral water

anise

aperitif

coffee

coffee with milk

black coffee

beer

champagne

fermented maize or pineapple beverage

cocktail

brandy

pop,soda

gin

cane cider

milk

condensed milk

malted milk

pasteurized milk

lemonade

orangeade

punch

maguey wine

rum

cider

tea

wine

white wine

Burgundy wine

Bordeaux wine

red wine

sherry

portmaté, Paraguay tea

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