# translation

lexentry: eng/skeg__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: skeg
trans_list: alerón
sense:
(nautical) A fin-like structure to the rear of the keel of a vessel that supports the rudder and protects a propeller.


lexentry: eng/skein__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: skein
trans_list: madeja | lina
sense:
A quantity of yarn, thread, etc. put up together in an oblong shape, after it is taken from the reel. A skein of cotton yarn is formed by eighty turns of the thread around a fifty-four inch reel.


lexentry: eng/skeletal_muscle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: skeletal muscle
trans_list: músculo esquelético
sense:
(muscle) The voluntary muscle of vertebrates, which is striated and anchored by tendons to bone and is used to effect skeletal movement such as locomotion.


lexentry: eng/skeleton__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: skeleton
trans_list: esqueleto | osamenta
sense:
(anatomy) The system that provides support to an organism, internal and made up of bones and cartilage in vertebrates, external in some other animals.


lexentry: eng/skeptic__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: skeptic
trans_list: escéptico | escéptica
sense:
Someone who doubts beliefs, claims, plans, etc that are accepted by others as true or appropriate, especially one who habitually does so.


lexentry: eng/skepticism__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: skepticism
trans_list: escepticismo
sense:
A methodology that starts from a neutral standpoint and aims to acquire certainty through scientific or logical observation.


lexentry: eng/sketch__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sketch
trans_list: esbozo | bosquejo | esquicio
sense:
A rapidly executed freehand drawing that is not intended as a finished work, often consisting of a multitude of overlapping lines.


lexentry: eng/sketch__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: sketch
trans_list: sketch
sense:
A brief, light, or unfinished dramatic, musical, or literary work or idea; especially a short, often humorous or satirical scene or play, frequently as part of a revue or variety show.


lexentry: eng/skeuomorphism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: skeuomorphism
trans_list: skeumorfismo
sense:
The incorporation of obsolete or skeuomorphic elements into a design, for familiarity or out of tradition, even though they no longer serve any functional purpose.


lexentry: eng/skewness__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: skewness
trans_list: asimetría
sense:
(statistics) A measure of the asymmetry of the probability distribution of a real-valued random variable; is the third standardized moment, defined as \scriptstyle\gamma_1 = \frac{\mu_3}{\sigma^3}, \! where \mu_3 is the third moment about the mean and \sigma is the standard deviation.


lexentry: eng/ski__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: ski
trans_list: esquiar
sense:
(transitive) To travel over (a slope, etc.) on skis; to travel on skis at (a place), (especially as a sport).


lexentry: eng/ski_boot__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ski boot
trans_list: esquiadora
sense:
Specialized footwear used in skiing to provide a way to attach the skier to skis using ski bindings.


lexentry: eng/ski_mask__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ski mask
trans_list: balaclava
sense:
A warm cap shielding the neck and head, often made out of wool and used in skiing, or stereotypically while committing a robbery.


lexentry: eng/ski_wax__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ski wax
trans_list: cera
sense:
A material applied to the bottom of skis or snowboards, in order to improve their gliding and gripping properties.


lexentry: eng/skid__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: skid
trans_list: tarima
sense:
A basic platform for the storage and transport of goods, machinery or equipment, later developed into the pallet.


lexentry: eng/skid__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: skid
trans_list: patín de aterrizaje
sense:
A ski-shaped runner or supporting surface as found on a helicopter or other aircraft in place of wheels.


lexentry: eng/skid__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: skid
trans_list: derrapar | patinar | resbalar
sense:
(intransitive) To slide in an uncontrolled manner as in a car with the brakes applied too hard, the wheels sliding with limited spinning.


lexentry: eng/skid_row__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: skid row
trans_list: barrios bajos
sense:
(derogatory) An especially dilapidated section of a city, characterized by abandoned or run-down buildings and vices such as drug dealing and prostitution, and frequented by homeless people.


lexentry: eng/skill__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: skill
trans_list: destreza | habilidad | talento | maña
sense:
Capacity to do something well; technique, ability. Skills are usually acquired or learned, as opposed to abilities, which are often thought of as innate.


lexentry: eng/skim__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: skim
trans_list: sobrevolar rozando
sense:
(transitive) To pass near the surface of; to brush the surface of; to glide swiftly along the surface of.


lexentry: eng/skimmer__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: skimmer
trans_list: rayador | pico tijera
sense:
Any of three species of bird in the genus Rynchops of the family Laridae, that feed by skimming the surface of water bodies with their bills in flight.


lexentry: eng/skin__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: skin
trans_list: máscara
sense:
(countable, computing, graphical user interface) A set of resources that modifies the appearance and/or layout of the graphical user interface of a computer program.


lexentry: eng/skink__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: skink
trans_list: escinco | eslizón
sense:
A lizard of the family Scincidae, having small or reduced limbs or none at all and long tails that are regenerated when shed; a sandfish.


lexentry: eng/skinny__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: skinny
trans_list: flaco | delgado
sense:
(informal) Thin, generally in a negative sense (as opposed to slim, which is thin in a positive sense).


lexentry: eng/skinwalker__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: skinwalker
trans_list: montapieles
sense:
A person, in certain Native American mythologies, who can transform into any animal when wearing its pelt.


lexentry: eng/skipper__Noun__2
sense_num: 04
written_rep: skipper
trans_list: hespérido
sense:
Any of various butterflies of the families Hesperiidae and its subfamily Megathyminae, having a hairy mothlike body, hooked tips on the antennae, and a darting flight pattern.


lexentry: eng/skipping_rope__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: skipping rope
trans_list: comba
sense:
An item for play or physical exercise consisting of a length of rope with a handle attached to each end, intended to be swung over and under a person jumping in a continual rhythm.


lexentry: eng/skirt__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: skirt
trans_list: falda | pollera | enaguas | saya
sense:
An article of clothing, usually worn by women and girls, that hangs from the waist and covers the lower part of the body.


lexentry: eng/skirting_board__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: skirting board
trans_list: rodapié | zócalo
sense:
(UK, AU, NZ, finish carpentry, interior decorating) A panel, normally made of wood, between the floor and the interior wall of a structure, or placed in a position that is subject to repeated knocks


lexentry: eng/skua__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: skua
trans_list: págalo
sense:
Any of various predatory seabirds of the family Stercorariidae that often chase other seabirds to steal their catches.


lexentry: eng/skull__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: skull
trans_list: cráneo | calavera
sense:
(anatomy) The main bones of the head considered as a unit; including the cranium, facial bones, and mandible.


lexentry: eng/skull_and_crossbones__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: skull and crossbones
trans_list: calavera
sense:
A depiction of a human skull and two crossed femurs (thighbones), a symbol of death traditionally used on the Jolly Roger pirate flag, but now used on chemical containers and other hazardous items as an indicator of warning of toxicity or other life-threatening dangers or risks.


lexentry: eng/skunk__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: skunk
trans_list: mofeta | zorrillo | chingue | zorro hediondo
sense:
Any of various small mammals, of the family Mephitidae, native to North and Central America, having a glossy black with a white coat and two musk glands at the base of the tail for emitting a noxious smell as a defensive measure.


lexentry: eng/sky__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sky
trans_list: cielo | firmamento
sense:
The atmosphere above a given point, especially as visible from the surface of the Earth as the place where the sun, moon, stars, and clouds are seen.


lexentry: eng/sky__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: sky
trans_list: firmamento | cielo
sense:
With a descriptive word: the part of the sky which can be seen from a specific place or at a specific time; its climate, condition, etc.


lexentry: eng/sky__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: sky
trans_list: cielos | cielo
sense:
(chiefly, literary, and, poetic, archaic) Usually preceded by the: the abode of God or the gods, angels, the souls of deceased people, etc.; heaven; also, powers emanating from heaven.


lexentry: eng/sky_burial__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sky burial
trans_list: entierro celestial
sense:
A funeral practice in which a human corpse is placed atop a mountain or other outdoor structure to decompose or be eaten by scavenging animals.


lexentry: eng/sky_lantern__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sky lantern
trans_list: linterna voladora
sense:
An ornament consisting of a small hot air balloon made of paper, with an opening at the bottom where a small fire is suspended.


lexentry: eng/skyr__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: skyr
trans_list: skyr
sense:
A yogurt-like product made of curdled milk, curds stored up for food; a thick dairy product unique to Icelandic cuisine.


lexentry: eng/skyrmion__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: skyrmion
trans_list: skyrmion
sense:
(physics, solid state physics, string theory) Any of a particular class of topological soliton that can be used to model certain properties of a nucleon.


lexentry: eng/slackline__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: slackline
trans_list: slackline
sense:
(forestry, mining, sports) A length of cable, rope, or webbing that hangs loosely from its points of suspension.


lexentry: eng/slacks__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: slacks
trans_list: pantalones
sense:
(dated) Semi-formal trousers which are less formal than those that are part of a suit but nowadays are considered suitable casualwear in most offices. (Takes a plural verb even when referring to a single pair; may be referred to as a pair of slacks.)


lexentry: eng/slag_off__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: slag off
trans_list: poner a parir
sense:
(British, Irish, Australia, slang, transitive) To talk insultingly to or about someone or something; usually one who is not present.


lexentry: eng/slake__Verb__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: slake
trans_list: apagar
sense:
(intransitive, obsolete) Of a person: to become less energetic, to slacken in one's efforts. [11th–17thc.]


lexentry: eng/slaked_lime__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: slaked lime
trans_list: cal apagada
sense:
Calcium hydroxide, a soft white powder, produced by adding water to quicklime. It is used in making mortar and cement, and has many industrial uses.


lexentry: eng/slam__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: slam
trans_list: azotar | dejar caer
sense:
(transitive, ergative) To put in or on a particular place with force and loud noise. (Often followed by a preposition such as down, against or into.)


lexentry: eng/slander__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: slander
trans_list: calumnia
sense:
A false or unsupported, malicious statement (spoken, not written), especially one which is injurious to a person's reputation; the making of such a statement.


lexentry: eng/slant-eyed__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: slant-eyed
trans_list: de ojos rasgados
sense:
(derogatory) Specifically refers to having the eyes of most East Asians: with epicanthic folds, as opposed to the downturned eyes of Europeans.


lexentry: eng/slap_in_the_face__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: slap in the face
trans_list: bofetada | cachetada | mojicón | pasagonzalo | soplamocos | torta
sense:
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see slap,‎ in,‎ the,‎ face. (This sense is a translation hub.)


lexentry: eng/slap_shot__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: slap shot
trans_list: slap-shot
sense:
(ice hockey) The fastest shot in hockey, which typically involves levering the stick above the head before swinging it down to strike the puck with maximum power.


lexentry: eng/slapstick__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: slapstick
trans_list: fuet
sense:
(countable) A pair of sticks attached at one end and used to create a slapping sound effect, used especially in slapstick comedy; a type of clapper.


lexentry: eng/slash_and_burn__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: slash and burn
trans_list: roza y quema | artigaje
sense:
A technique in agriculture where plant matter is roughly cut down and then burned over to prepare fields for the next crop.


lexentry: eng/slate__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: slate
trans_list: pizarra
sense:
(uncountable, geology) A fine-grained homogeneous sedimentary rock composed of clay or volcanic ash which has been metamorphosed so that it cleaves easily into thin layers.


lexentry: eng/slate__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: slate
trans_list: pizarrón
sense:
(countable) A chalkboard, sheet of slate for writing on with chalk or with a thin rod of slate (a slate pencil) formerly commonly used by both students and teachers in schools.


lexentry: eng/slattern__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: slattern
trans_list: puerca
sense:
(dated) One who is uncareful or unconcerned about appearance or surroundings, usually said of a dirty and untidy woman.


lexentry: eng/slave__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: slave
trans_list: esclavo | esclava
sense:
A person who is held in servitude as the property of another person, and whose labor (and often also whose body and life) is subject to the owner's volition and control.


lexentry: eng/slave__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: slave
trans_list: esclavo | esclava
sense:
(BDSM) A submissive partner in a BDSM relationship who consensually submits to, sexually or personally, serving one or more masters or mistresses.


lexentry: eng/slave__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: slave
trans_list: esclavo
sense:
A sex slave, a person who is forced against their will to perform, for another person or group, sexual acts on a regular or continuing basis.


lexentry: eng/slave__Noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: slave
trans_list: esclavo
sense:
(engineering, computing, photography) A device (such as a secondary flash or hard drive) that is subject to the control of another (a master).


lexentry: eng/slavery__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: slavery
trans_list: esclavitud
sense:
An institution or social practice of owning human beings as property, especially for use as forced laborers.


lexentry: eng/sledgehammer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sledgehammer
trans_list: almádena | mandarria
sense:
A hammer that consists of a large, heavy, broad and flat block of metal (the head) attached to a handle typically 0.5 meter to 1 meter long. The sledgehammer's design is meant to allow it to be swung powerfully, and to distribute force over a wide area upon impact.


lexentry: eng/sleep__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sleep
trans_list: sueño
sense:
(uncountable) The state of reduced consciousness during which a human or animal rests in a daily rhythm.


lexentry: eng/sleep__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: sleep
trans_list: sueño | legaña | lagaña | chele | chelito
sense:
(uncountable) Rheum, crusty or gummy discharge found in the corner of the eyes after waking, whether real or a figurative objectification of sleep (in the sense of reduced consciousness).


lexentry: eng/sleep__Verb__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: sleep
trans_list: dormir
sense:
(intransitive) To be, or appear to be, in repose; to be quiet; to be unemployed, unused, or unagitated; to rest; to lie dormant.


lexentry: eng/sleep_mode__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sleep mode
trans_list: modo de suspensión
sense:
(computing) the state of a computer system in which the drives and interfaces are switched off, and the only task running is monitoring external activity, particularly a key press which restores the system to its active state from the random access memory.


lexentry: eng/sleep_paralysis__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: sleep paralysis
trans_list: parálisis del sueño
sense:
A situation where a person is not fully awake, and although conscious of their surroundings, unable to move or speak, often accompanied by hallucinations and feelings of terror.


lexentry: eng/sleep_rough__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sleep rough
trans_list: dormir al raso | dormir al sereno
sense:
(idiomatic) Of a homeless person, to sleep outdoors, particularly as opposed to sleeping in a shelter or similar.


lexentry: eng/sleeper_agent__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sleeper agent
trans_list: agente durmiente
sense:
A spy who is placed in a target country or organisation, not to undertake an immediate mission, but rather to act as a potential asset if activated.


lexentry: eng/sleeping_bag__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sleeping bag
trans_list: saco de dormir
sense:
A padded or insulated bag large enough to surround the whole body and which keeps the user warm while sleeping, used as a substitute for bedclothes.


lexentry: eng/sleeping_sickness__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sleeping sickness
trans_list: enfermedad del sueño
sense:
especially, African sleeping sickness, an endemic infectious disease of humans and animals in tropical Africa, caused by a parasitic trypanosome, transmitted by the tsetse fly and characterized by fever, severe headache, joint pains and lymph node swelling in the early stages, followed by a neurological phase of extreme weakness, sleepiness, and deep coma leading to death


lexentry: eng/sleepover__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sleepover
trans_list: pijamada | fiesta de pijamas
sense:
The act of spending the night as a guest in another's house, especially when the participants are children.


lexentry: eng/sleet__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sleet
trans_list: perdigón de hielo
sense:
(chiefly, United States) Pellets of ice made of mostly-frozen raindrops or refrozen melted snowflakes.


lexentry: eng/sleeve__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sleeve
trans_list: enfundar
sense:
(transitive) To fit and attach a sleeve to an upper garment (e.g. to a shirt, blouse, sweater, jacket, coat, etc.) or to a folder.


lexentry: eng/sleight__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: sleight
trans_list: ardid
sense:
(countable) An artful trick; sly artifice; a feat so dexterous that the manner of performance escapes observation.


lexentry: eng/slender-billed_gull__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: slender-billed gull
trans_list: gaviota picofina
sense:
Chroicocephalus genei, a mid-sized gull which breeds very locally around the Mediterranean and the north of the western Indian Ocean.


lexentry: eng/slice__Noun__1
sense_num: 14
written_rep: slice
trans_list: corte | sección
sense:
(medicine) A section of image taken of an internal organ using MRI (magnetic resonance imaging), CT (computed tomography), or various forms of x-ray.


lexentry: eng/slick__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: slick
trans_list: neumático liso
sense:
(sports, automotive) A tire with a smooth surface instead of a tread pattern, often used in auto racing.


lexentry: eng/slide__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: slide
trans_list: corrimiento | corrimiento de tierra
sense:
The falling of large amounts of rubble, earth and stones down the slope of a hill or mountain; avalanche.


lexentry: eng/slide__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: slide
trans_list: slide
sense:
An inclined plane on which heavy bodies slide by the force of gravity, especially one constructed on a mountainside for conveying logs by sliding them down.


lexentry: eng/slide__Noun__1
sense_num: 11
written_rep: slide
trans_list: portaobjeto | portaobjetos
sense:
(sciences) A flat, usually rectangular piece of glass or similar material on which a prepared sample may be viewed through a microscope Generally referred to as a microscope slide.


lexentry: eng/slide_rule__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: slide rule
trans_list: regla de cálculo
sense:
An analog calculator consisting of three interlocking strips marked with logarithmic scales, such that multiplication, division etc. can be performed by the equivalent of addition and subtraction.


lexentry: eng/slime__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: slime
trans_list: limo | légamo | cieno | lama
sense:
Soft, moist earth or clay, having an adhesive quality; viscous mud; any substance of a dirty nature, that is moist, soft, and adhesive; bitumen; mud containing metallic ore, obtained in the preparatory dressing.


lexentry: eng/slime__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: slime
trans_list: moco | baba
sense:
Any mucilaginous substance; or a mucus-like substance which exudes from the bodies of certain animals, such as snails or slugs.


lexentry: eng/slimeball__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: slimeball
trans_list: baboso
sense:
(originally, US, colloquial, derogatory) A person who is regarded as slimy (that is, sneaky or underhanded) or otherwise undesirable.


lexentry: eng/slimy__Adjective__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: slimy
trans_list: tramposo
sense:
(slang, figuratively) Friendly in a false, calculating way; underhanded; two-faced; sneaky; slick; smarmy.


lexentry: eng/sling__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sling
trans_list: honda
sense:
(weapon) An instrument for throwing stones or other missiles, consisting of a short strap with two strings fastened to its ends, or with a string fastened to one end and a light stick to the other.


lexentry: eng/sling__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: sling
trans_list: eslinga
sense:
A loop of rope, or a rope or chain with hooks, for suspending a barrel, bale, or other heavy object, in hoisting or lowering.


lexentry: eng/slingshot__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: slingshot
trans_list: tirachinas | honda | catapulta | tirador | tiragomas | gomera
sense:
(chiefly, American, Philippines) A Y-shaped stick with an elastic sling between the arms used for shooting small projectiles.


lexentry: eng/slip__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: slip
trans_list: combinación | subveste
sense:
A woman's undergarment worn under a skirt or dress to conceal unwanted nudity that may otherwise be revealed by the skirt or dress itself; a shift.


lexentry: eng/slip__Noun__1
sense_num: 24
written_rep: slip
trans_list: resbalón
sense:
(engineering) The motion of the centre of resistance of the float of a paddle wheel, or the blade of an oar, through the water horizontally, or the difference between a vessel's actual speed and the speed it would have if the propelling instrument acted upon a solid; also, the velocity, relatively to still water, of the backward current of water produced by the propeller.


lexentry: eng/slip__Noun__2
sense_num: 05
written_rep: slip
trans_list: papeleta | papelito | pedazo de papel | tira de papel | trozo de papel
sense:
A small piece of paper, especially one longer than it is wide, typically a form for writing on or one giving printed information.


lexentry: eng/slip_knot__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: slip knot
trans_list: nudo corredizo
sense:
A knot which attaches a line to an object and tightens when pressure is applied. Also called a running knot.


lexentry: eng/slipped_disc__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: slipped disc
trans_list: hernia discal
sense:
(pathology) A vertebral disc that protrudes into the spinal canal, exerting pressure on spinal nerves and causing backache or sciatica.


lexentry: eng/slippery__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: slippery
trans_list: resbaladizo | escurridizo | resbaloso
sense:
Of a surface, having low friction, often due to being covered in a non-viscous liquid, and therefore hard to grip, hard to stand on without falling, etc.


lexentry: eng/slippery_jack__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: slippery jack
trans_list: babosillo | boleto anillado
sense:
A mushroom in genus Suillus, family Boletaceae, especially Suillus luteus; boletes, they have no gills, but release spores from tubes ending in open pores.


lexentry: eng/slippery_slope__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: slippery slope
trans_list: pendiente resbaladiza
sense:
(figuratively) A chain of events that, once initiated, cannot be halted; especially one in which the final outcome is undesirable or precarious.


lexentry: eng/slipstream__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: slipstream
trans_list: ciencia ficción no convencional | ficción estela
sense:
(uncountable, fiction) A genre of fantastic or non-realistic fiction that crosses conventional genre boundaries.


lexentry: eng/slipstream__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: slipstream
trans_list: ir a rebufo | ir a rueda de | ir justo detrás de
sense:
To take advantage of the suction produced by a slipstream by travelling immediately behind the slipstream generator.


lexentry: eng/slipstream__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: slipstream
trans_list: estela | instalación integrada
sense:
(computing, transitive) To incorporate additional software (such as patches) into an existing installer.


lexentry: eng/slipway__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: slipway
trans_list: dique | grada
sense:
(nautical) A sloping surface, leading down to the shore or to a river, on which ships are built, repaired or stored and from which they are launched.


lexentry: eng/slivovitz__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: slivovitz
trans_list: slivovitz
sense:
(countable, uncountable) A type of rakija made mostly in Eastern European countries from distilled, fermented plum juice.


lexentry: eng/sloe__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: sloe
trans_list: endrina | endrino | arañón
sense:
Any of various other plants of the genus Prunus, as a shrub or small tree, Prunus alleghaniensis, bearing dark-purple fruit.


lexentry: eng/slop__Noun__2
sense_num: 09
written_rep: slop
trans_list: bazofia | tichate
sense:
(internet slang, derogatory) Content or media of little-to-no value, especially that which is produced consistently and according to trends to satisfy a recommendation algorithm or consumerist demands.


lexentry: eng/slope__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: slope
trans_list: inclinación | cuesta
sense:
(mathematics, of a line, with respect to a fixed coordinate system) The ratio of the vertical and horizontal distances between two points lying on the line.


lexentry: eng/slope__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: slope
trans_list: pendiente | inclinación
sense:
(mathematics, of a curve at a given point; sometimes proscribed, see Usage notes) The slope of the line tangent to the curve at the given point.


lexentry: eng/slope__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: slope
trans_list: pendiente
sense:
The angle a roof surface makes with the horizontal, expressed as a ratio of the units of vertical rise to the units of horizontal length (sometimes referred to as run).


lexentry: eng/slot__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: slot
trans_list: ranura
sense:
A narrow depression, perforation, or aperture; especially, one for the reception of a piece fitting or sliding in it.


lexentry: eng/sloth__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: sloth
trans_list: perezoso | pereza | caimansote | cúcula
sense:
(countable) A herbivorous, arboreal South American mammal of the families Megalonychidae and Bradypodidae, noted for its slowness and inactivity.


lexentry: eng/slouch_hat__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: slouch hat
trans_list: chambergo
sense:
A broad-brimmed felt hat worn by soldiers, often with a clasp on the left side to allow a rifle to be carried over the shoulder.


lexentry: eng/slow__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: slow
trans_list: lento | lerdo
sense:
Taking a long time to move or go a short distance, or to perform an action; not quick in motion; proceeding at a low speed.


lexentry: eng/slow_cooker__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: slow cooker
trans_list: olla de cocción lenta
sense:
A kitchen appliance consisting of a clay pot and its housing with self-contained electrical heating, characterized by a loose-fitting lid, relatively low temperatures, and long cooking times, and used especially in the preparation of stews.


lexentry: eng/slow_motion__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: slow motion
trans_list: cámara lenta | ralentí
sense:
A technique of film, photography, and video to stretch time and allow visibility of things normally happening too fast to be conveniently examined.


lexentry: eng/slow_news_day__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: slow news day
trans_list: Sommerloch
sense:
(journalism) A time when media organizations publish trivial stories due to the lack of more substantial topics.


lexentry: eng/slowpoke__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: slowpoke
trans_list: gandul
sense:
(US, Canada, informal, mildly, derogatory) A person who moves slowly or takes a long time to do something.


lexentry: eng/slowworm__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: slowworm
trans_list: lución | culebrilla de cristal | enánago
sense:
A small Old World lizard, Anguis fragilis, often mistaken for a snake, having no legs and small eyes.


lexentry: eng/sludge__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: sludge
trans_list: lodo | fango | sedimento
sense:
A residual semi-solid material left from industrial, water treatment, or wastewater treatment processes.


lexentry: eng/slug__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: slug
trans_list: babosa | limaco | limaza
sense:
Any of many terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks, having no (or only a rudimentary) shell. [from early 18th c.]


lexentry: eng/sluice__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sluice
trans_list: esclusa | compuerta | presa
sense:
An artificial passage for water, fitted with a valve or gate, for example in a canal lock or a mill stream, for stopping or regulating the flow.


lexentry: eng/sluice_gate__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sluice gate
trans_list: compuerta
sense:
A portal which may be opened or closed to allow or prevent the passage of water through a man-made channel.


lexentry: eng/slump__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: slump
trans_list: bajón
sense:
A heavy or helpless collapse; a slouching or drooping posture; a period of poor activity or performance, especially an extended period.


lexentry: eng/slur__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: slur
trans_list: legato | ligadura | ligadura de expresión
sense:
(music) The symbol indicating a legato passage, written as an arc over the slurred notes (not to be confused with a tie).


lexentry: eng/slurry__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: slurry
trans_list: purín
sense:
(agriculture) A mixture of animal waste, other organic material and sometimes water, stored in a slurry pit and used as fertilizer; also used in combination, as pig slurry, etc.


lexentry: eng/smack__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: smack
trans_list: sumaca
sense:
A small sailing vessel, commonly rigged as a sloop, used chiefly in the coasting and fishing trade and often called a fishing smack


lexentry: eng/small-minded__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: small-minded
trans_list: mezquino
sense:
Selfish, petty; constrained in thought, limited in scope of consideration, not mindful of the big picture.


lexentry: eng/small_business__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: small business
trans_list: pyme
sense:
(business, economics) A privately-owned and operated business with relatively small turnover and staff numbers, typically seen as constituting part of a specific commercial or economic sector.


lexentry: eng/small_caps__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: small caps
trans_list: versalita
sense:
(typography) Capital letters shown in the same form but in small size (typically of the same size as lower-case letters).


lexentry: eng/small_forward__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: small forward
trans_list: ala
sense:
(basketball) A forward who is the shorter of the two forward positions, and often plays behind the power forwards.


lexentry: eng/small_fry__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: small fry
trans_list: Don Nadie
sense:
(idiomatic) One or more relatively small and insignificant individuals or things of relatively little consequence, importance, or value.


lexentry: eng/small_intestine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: small intestine
trans_list: intestino delgado
sense:
(anatomy) The upper part of the intestine, between the stomach and the large intestine, divided into the duodenum, the jejunum and the ileum.


lexentry: eng/small_screen__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: small screen
trans_list: pequeña pantalla | pantalla chica
sense:
(broadcasting) The broadcast or cable television screen, as opposed to the cinema screen (or big screen); by extension, the television programs themselves.


lexentry: eng/small_talk__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: small talk
trans_list: charla | palique
sense:
(idiomatic) Idle conversation, typically on innocuous or unimportant subjects, usually engaged in at social gatherings out of politeness.


lexentry: eng/small_text__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: small text
trans_list: glosilla
sense:
(printing, dated) A small size of type, in French and Italian printing, usually conflated with brevier but technically treated as 7½ Didot points.


lexentry: eng/small_wonder__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: small wonder
trans_list: no es de extrañar (que ...) | no es sorpresa
sense:
(idiomatic) An event or fact whose cause or rationale is not difficult to discern; an unsurprising occurrence.


lexentry: eng/smallpox__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: smallpox
trans_list: viruela
sense:
(disease) An acute, highly infectious often fatal disease caused by Variola virus of the family Poxviridae. It was completely eradicated in the 1970s, but still exists in laboratories. Those who survived were left with pockmarks.


lexentry: eng/smallsword__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: smallsword
trans_list: espada
sense:
A light one-handed sword, designed for thrusting, which evolved out of the longer and heavier rapier of the late Renaissance.


lexentry: eng/smart__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: smart
trans_list: escocer | doler
sense:
(intransitive) To feel a pungent pain of mind; to feel sharp pain or grief; to be punished severely; to feel the sting of evil.


lexentry: eng/smartphone__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: smartphone
trans_list: teléfono inteligente
sense:
(cell phone) A mobile phone with more advanced features and greater computing capacity than a featurephone.


lexentry: eng/smear__Verb__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: smear
trans_list: difamar | embarrar | manchar
sense:
(transitive) To damage someone's reputation by slandering, misrepresenting, or otherwise making false accusations about them, their statements, or their actions.


lexentry: eng/smear_campaign__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: smear campaign
trans_list: campaña de desprestigio
sense:
(idiomatic) An effort to damage or call into question someone's reputation, by propounding negative propaganda.


lexentry: eng/smectic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: smectic
trans_list: esmético
sense:
(chemistry, physics) Describing a class of liquid crystals whose molecules are aligned in layers, with the molecules lying perpendicular to the plane of the layers.


lexentry: eng/smell__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: smell
trans_list: olfato
sense:
A sensation, pleasant or unpleasant, detected by inhaling air (or, the case of water-breathing animals, water) carrying airborne molecules of a substance.


lexentry: eng/smell__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: smell
trans_list: olor
sense:
A conclusion or intuition that a situation is wrong, more complex than it seems, or otherwise inappropriate.


lexentry: eng/smell__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: smell
trans_list: oler
sense:
(intransitive, copulative) Followed by like or of if descriptive: to have a particular smell, whether good or bad.


lexentry: eng/smelly__Adjective__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: smelly
trans_list: maloliente
sense:
(figuratively, computing, slang, in extreme programming) Having signs that suggest a design problem; having a code smell.


lexentry: eng/smelt__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: smelt
trans_list: eperlano
sense:
Any small anadromous fish of the family Osmeridae, found in the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans and in lakes in North America and northern part of Europe.


lexentry: eng/smew__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: smew
trans_list: serreta chica
sense:
A small compact diving duck, Mergellus albellus, that breeds in the northern taiga of Europe and Asia and winters on sheltered coasts or inland lakes.


lexentry: eng/smile__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: smile
trans_list: sonrisa
sense:
A facial expression comprised by flexing the muscles of both ends of one's mouth, often showing the front teeth, without vocalisation, and in humans is a common involuntary or voluntary expression of happiness, pleasure, amusement, goodwill, or anxiety.


lexentry: eng/smirk__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
sense: An uneven, often crooked smile that is insolent, self-satisfied, conceited or scornful.
written_rep: smirk
trans_list:
mueca | sonrisa complacida | sonrisa de complicidad | sonrisa de satisfacción | sonrisa de suficiencia | sonrisa de superioridad


lexentry: eng/smith__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: smith
trans_list: forjador | forjadora
sense:
A craftsperson who works metal into desired forms using a hammer and other tools, sometimes heating the metal to make it more workable, especially a blacksmith.


lexentry: eng/smithsonite__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: smithsonite
trans_list: smithsonita
sense:
(mineral) A mineral form of zinc carbonate, ZnCO3, mined as an ore of zinc or as an ornamental stone.


lexentry: eng/smocking__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: smocking
trans_list: nido de abeja
sense:
(sewing) An embroidery technique in which the fabric is gathered and then embroidered with decorative stitches to hold the gathers in place; the product of the use of this embroidery technique.


lexentry: eng/smoke__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: smoke
trans_list: humo
sense:
(uncountable) The visible vapor/vapour, gases, and fine particles given off by burning or smoldering material.


lexentry: eng/smoke_bomb__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: smoke bomb
trans_list: bomba de humo
sense:
(military) An explosive or incendiary device designed to produce smoke in order to mark a position or produce a smokescreen.


lexentry: eng/smoking__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: smoking
trans_list: tabaquismo | fumar
sense:
The act of exposing (something) to smoke; (by extension) the process by which foods are cured or flavoured by smoke


lexentry: eng/smoking_jacket__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: smoking jacket
trans_list: esmoquin
sense:
A men's jacket designed to be worn while smoking tobacco, typically made of soft fabric with a tie belt.


lexentry: eng/smooth__Adjective__1
sense_num: 12
written_rep: smooth
trans_list: liso
sense:
(mathematics, of a function) Having derivatives of all finite orders at all points within the function’s domain.


lexentry: eng/smooth_muscle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: smooth muscle
trans_list: músculo liso
sense:
(muscle) Involuntary muscle which is found within the intestines, throat, uterus, and blood vessel walls.


lexentry: eng/smorgasbord__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: smorgasbord
trans_list: tapas
sense:
A Swedish-style buffet comprising a variety of cold sandwiches and other dishes; (by extension) any buffet with a wide selection of dishes.


lexentry: eng/smother__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: smother
trans_list: sofocar | apagar | extinguir
sense:
(transitive) To extinguish or deaden, as fire, by covering, overlaying, or otherwise excluding the air.


lexentry: eng/smuggle__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: smuggle
trans_list: contrabandear | contrabando | pasar
sense:
(transitive, intransitive) To import or export, illicitly or by stealth, without paying lawful customs charges or duties


lexentry: eng/smurf__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: smurf
trans_list: pitufo
sense:
(comics, fictional character) A blue pixie with white stocking cap, from the media franchise The Smurfs.


lexentry: eng/smut__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: smut
trans_list: ojete
sense:
(uncountable) Sexually vulgar material; something that is sexual in a dirty way; pornographic material.


lexentry: eng/smut__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: smut
trans_list: carbón
sense:
Any of a range of fungi, mostly Ustilaginomycetes, that cause plant disease in grasses, including cereal crops; the disease so caused.


lexentry: eng/snail__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: snail
trans_list: caracol
sense:
Any of very many animals (either hermaphroditic or nonhermaphroditic), of the class Gastropoda, having a coiled shell.


lexentry: eng/snap__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: snap
trans_list: chasquido de dedos
sense:
The act of snapping the fingers; making a sound by pressing a finger against the thumb and suddenly releasing to strike the hand.


lexentry: eng/snap__Noun__1
sense_num: 10
written_rep: snap
trans_list: instante | un abrir y cerrar de ojos
sense:
A very short period of time (figuratively, the time taken to snap one's fingers), or a task that can be accomplished in such a period.


lexentry: eng/snap__Verb__1
sense_num: 17
written_rep: snap
trans_list: chasquear
sense:
(transitive) A video of a person snapping their fingers.
Alternative snapping technique
To snap one's fingers: to make a snapping sound, often by pressing the thumb and an opposing finger of the same hand together and suddenly releasing the grip so that the finger hits against the palm; alternatively, by bringing the index finger quickly down onto the middle finger and thumb.


lexentry: eng/snap_one's_fingers__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: snap one's fingers
trans_list: chasquear los dedos
sense:
To create a cracking or clicking sound with one’s fingers by building tension between the thumb and another finger (middle, index, or ring) and then moving that finger forcefully downward so it hits the thenar eminence of the same hand at a high speed.


lexentry: eng/snap_up__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: snap up
trans_list: agarrar
sense:
(transitive, colloquial) To buy or acquire quickly, usually because the item is a bargain or in short supply or something one has been searching for.


lexentry: eng/snapping_turtle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: snapping turtle
trans_list: tortuga mordedora
sense:
Any of several large American freshwater turtles of the family Chelydridae, which have powerful hooked jaws that close with a snap.


lexentry: eng/snare__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: snare
trans_list: caja
sense:
(music) A set of stiff wires held under tension against the bottom head of a drum to create a rattling sound.


lexentry: eng/snare_drum__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: snare drum
trans_list: caja | caja clara | redoblante | tarola
sense:
A tubular drum with skins stretched over the top and bottom, and having a set of chains that can be applied to the bottom skin to create a rattling sound.


lexentry: eng/snarl__Verb__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: snarl
trans_list: gruñir
sense:
(intransitive) To growl angrily by gnashing or baring the teeth; to gnarl; to utter grumbling sounds.


lexentry: eng/snatch__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: snatch
trans_list: arrancada | arranque
sense:
(weightlifting) A competitive weightlifting event in which a barbell is lifted from the platform to locked arms overhead in a smooth continuous movement.


lexentry: eng/sneak__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sneak
trans_list: moverse con sigilo
sense:
(intransitive) To creep or go stealthily; to come or go while trying to avoid detection, as a person who does not wish to be seen.


lexentry: eng/sneer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sneer
trans_list: burlarse
sense:
A facial expression where one slightly raises one corner of the upper lip, generally indicating scorn.


lexentry: eng/snipe__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: snipe
trans_list: agachadiza | agachona | caica
sense:
Any of various limicoline game birds of the genera Gallinago, Lymnocryptes and Coenocorypha in the family Scolopacidae, having a long, slender, nearly straight beak.


lexentry: eng/snippet__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: snippet
trans_list: snippet
sense:
(computing) A text file containing a relatively small amount of code, useless by itself, along with instructions for inserting that code into a larger codebase.


lexentry: eng/snob__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: snob
trans_list: esnob | pijo | pituco | siútico
sense:
(informal, derogatory) A person who wishes to be seen as a member of the upper classes and who looks down on those perceived to have inferior or unrefined tastes. [from 20th c.]


lexentry: eng/snobbish__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: snobbish
trans_list: esnobista | fresa | pijo
sense:
Having the property of being a snob; arrogant and pretentious; smugly superior or dismissive of perceived inferiors.


lexentry: eng/snood__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: snood
trans_list: cintillo | redecilla
sense:
A band or ribbon for keeping the hair in place, including the hair-band formerly worn in Scotland and northern England by young unmarried women.


lexentry: eng/snoot__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: snoot
trans_list: cuchillo
sense:
(theater, photography) A cylindrical or conical attachment used on a spotlight to restrict spill light.


lexentry: eng/snore__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: snore
trans_list: roncar
sense:
(ambitransitive) To breathe during sleep with harsh, snorting noises caused by vibration of the soft palate.


lexentry: eng/snoring__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: snoring
trans_list: ronquido
sense:
The action or sound of breathing during sleep with harsh, snorting noises caused by vibration of the soft palate.


lexentry: eng/snorkel__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: snorkel
trans_list: tubo respirador
sense:
(underwater diving) A hollow tube, held in the mouth, or mounted on and opening into a diving mask, used by swimmers for breathing underwater.


lexentry: eng/snow__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: snow
trans_list: nieve
sense:
(uncountable) The moving pattern of random dots displayed on a television, etc., when no transmission signal is being received.


lexentry: eng/snow_cone__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: snow cone
trans_list: cepillado | esnobol | frío-frío | granizada | granizado | minuta
sense:
(US) A confection of crushed ice covered with flavored syrup or fruit juice, usually served in a paper cone or a plastic glass.


lexentry: eng/snow_globe__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: snow globe
trans_list: bola de nieve | domo de nieve
sense:
A decorative object or toy containing a model of a landscape, fluid and suspended white flakes that emulate snowfall when shaken.


lexentry: eng/snow_leopard__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: snow leopard
trans_list: leopardo de las nieves | irbis | onza | leopardo nival | leopardo níveo
sense:
A large feline mammal, Panthera uncia (syn. Uncia uncia), native to mountain ranges of central Asia.


lexentry: eng/snow_petrel__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: snow petrel
trans_list: petrel níveo
sense:
A small, pure white fulmarine petrel with black underdown, coal-black eyes, small black bill and bluish gray feet.


lexentry: eng/snow_shed__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: snow shed
trans_list: galería
sense:
(rail transport, road transport) A tunnel-like structure that provides roads and railroad tracks with protection from avalanches and heavy snowfalls that cannot be easily removed.


lexentry: eng/snowball__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: snowball
trans_list: bola de nieve
sense:
A ball of snow, usually one made in the hand and thrown for amusement in a snowball fight; also a larger ball of snow made by rolling a snowball around in snow that sticks to it and increases its diameter.


lexentry: eng/snowblower__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: snowblower
trans_list: apuntadora
sense:
A motorized vehicle that picks up snow off the ground and blows it to one side in order to clear a path.


lexentry: eng/snowboard__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: snowboard
trans_list: tabla de snow | snowboard
sense:
A board, somewhat like a broad ski, or a very long skateboard with no wheels, used in the sport of snowboarding.


lexentry: eng/snowcone__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: snowcone
trans_list: granizado
sense:
A frozen dessert consisting of crushed ice and colored fruit flavoring, usually served in a cone or a cup.


lexentry: eng/snowdrop__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: snowdrop
trans_list: campanilla de invierno | campanilla de febrero | flor de nieve
sense:
Any of the 20 species of the genus Galanthus of the Amaryllidaceae, bulbous flowering plants, bearing a solitary, pendulous, white, bell-shaped flower that appears, depending on species, between autumn and late winter or early spring, all native to temperate Eurasia.


lexentry: eng/snowman__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: snowman
trans_list: muñeco de nieve
sense:
A humanoid figure made with large snowballs stacked on each other. Human traits like a face and arms may be fashioned with sticks (arms), a carrot (nose), and stones or coal (eyes, mouth).


lexentry: eng/snowmobile__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: snowmobile
trans_list: motonieve
sense:
(vehicle) A vehicle with skis at the front and a caterpillar track at the rear, used for travelling over snow, sometimes as sport.


lexentry: eng/snowplow__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: snowplow
trans_list: cuña
sense:
(skiing, skating) A maneuver in which the tips of the skis or skates point inwards and the back ends point outwards.


lexentry: eng/snubber__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: snubber
trans_list: olla vaporera
sense:
A device used to suppress ("snub") voltage transients in electrical systems, pressure transients in fluid systems, or excess force or rapid movement in mechanical systems.


lexentry: eng/snuff__Verb__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: snuff
trans_list: apagar | despabilar
sense:
To extinguish a candle or oil-lamp flame by covering the burning end of the wick until the flame is suffocated.


lexentry: eng/snus__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: snus
trans_list: snus
sense:
A type of tobacco snuff consumed in the form of a moist powder which is placed under the upper lip, without chewing, for extended periods of time.


lexentry: eng/so__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: so
trans_list: tan | así | así que | entonces | pues | pos
sense:
In that state or manner; with that attribute. A proadjective that replaces the aforementioned adjective phrase.


lexentry: eng/so__Interjection__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: so
trans_list: tan | así | entonces | pues | pos
sense:
Used after a pause for thought to introduce a new topic, question or story, or a new thought or question in continuation of an existing topic.


lexentry: eng/so__Interjection__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: so
trans_list: tan | así | así que
sense:
Used as a question to ask for further explanation of something said, often rhetorically or in a dismissive or impolite manner.


lexentry: eng/so_be_it__Phrase__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: so be it
trans_list: así sea
sense:
(idiomatic, subjunctive) An indication of acceptance, especially of a situation which is not entirely favorable.


lexentry: eng/so_much_for__Phrase__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: so much for
trans_list: pues vaya con
sense:
(idiomatic) An expression of dismissiveness, disappointment, disregard, or resignation; something said upon rejecting, giving up on, quitting, or disposing of something.


lexentry: eng/so_what__Interjection__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: so what
trans_list: a mí qué | entonces qué? | y | y qué | y qué importa | ¿y qué más da?
sense:
(colloquial, rhetorical question, impolite) A reply to an unimportant or irrelevant statement, indicating indifference on the part of the speaker.


lexentry: eng/soap__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: soap
trans_list: jabón | sopín
sense:
(countable, uncountable, informal, by extension, mineral) Some other substance, often a detergent or another surfactant, able to mix with both oil and water, used for cleaning.


lexentry: eng/soap_opera__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: soap opera
trans_list: telenovela | culebrón | folletín | novelón
sense:
(countable) A radio or television serial, typically broadcast in the afternoon or evening, about the lives of melodramatic characters, which are often filled with strong emotions, highly dramatic situations and suspense.


lexentry: eng/soapberry__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: soapberry
trans_list: jaboncillo
sense:
Any woody plant of the Sapindaceae family, found chiefly in tropical climates, most commonly the genus Sapindus.


lexentry: eng/soapbox__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: soapbox
trans_list: estrado | podio | tribuna improvisada
sense:
(figuratively) Any physical or media platform which gives prominence to the person on it and the views they espouse.


lexentry: eng/soapstone__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: soapstone
trans_list: esteatita | roca de jabón
sense:
(geology) A soft rock, rich in talc, also containing serpentine and either magnetite, dolomite or calcite.


lexentry: eng/soar__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: soar
trans_list: elevarse
sense:
To mount upward on wings, or as on wings, especially by gliding while employing rising air currents.


lexentry: eng/sobriquet__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sobriquet
trans_list: sobrenombre
sense:
A familiar name for a person or thing; a nickname (sometimes assumed by the person, but often given by others), that is descriptive.


lexentry: eng/socage__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: socage
trans_list: servicio feudal
sense:
(historical) In the Middle Ages (and chiefly but not exclusively medieval England), a legal system whereby a tenant would pay a rent or do some agricultural work for the landlord.


lexentry: eng/social_Darwinism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: social Darwinism
trans_list: darwinismo social
sense:
(science) The theory that the laws of evolution by natural selection also apply to social structures.


lexentry: eng/social_anxiety__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: social anxiety
trans_list: ansiedad interpersonal | ansiedad social
sense:
A feeling of discomfort or fear in a social situation where one may be judged or evaluated by others.


lexentry: eng/social_anxiety_disorder__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: social anxiety disorder
trans_list: ansiedad social | fobia social | trastorno de ansiedad social
sense:
(clinical psychology, psychiatry) The most common anxiety disorder, characterized by intense fear in one or more social situations, causing considerable distress and impaired ability to function in at least some parts of daily life.


lexentry: eng/social_capital__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: social capital
trans_list: capital social
sense:
The goodwill, sympathy, and connections created by social interaction within and between social networks.


lexentry: eng/social_climber__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: social climber
trans_list: arribista | trepa | trepador
sense:
(derogatory) One who tries to improve his or her social standing, especially by means of obsequious behaviour.


lexentry: eng/social_contract__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: social contract
trans_list: contrato social
sense:
(philosophy, politics) An implicit agreement or contract among members of a society governing such matters as submission of individuals to the rule of law and acceptable conduct.


lexentry: eng/social_death__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: social death
trans_list: muerte social
sense:
(idiomatic) The alienation of certain people from society to the point of being forgotten, excluded, or ignored in society.


lexentry: eng/social_democracy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: social democracy
trans_list: socialdemocracia
sense:
(political) A moderate political philosophy or ideology that aims to achieve socialist (socialistic) goals within a democratic society and a liberal democracy such as by means of a strong welfare state and regulation of private industry.


lexentry: eng/social_democrat__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: social democrat
trans_list: socialdemócrata
sense:
(politics) A supporter of social democracy, a political ideology in which a socialist system of government is achieved by democratic means.


lexentry: eng/social_distancing__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: social distancing
trans_list: distanciamiento social
sense:
(epidemiology) The practice of maintaining physical distance between people to reduce the spread of communicable diseases by isolating those with such diseases in quarantines, maintaining space between individuals, and prohibiting certain activities.


lexentry: eng/social_engineering__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: social engineering
trans_list: ingeniería social
sense:
(political science) Efforts to influence attitudes and social behaviors on a large scale, in order to produce desired characteristics in a target population.


lexentry: eng/social_engineering__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: social engineering
trans_list: ingeniería social
sense:
(computer security) The practice of tricking a user into giving, or giving access to, sensitive information, thereby bypassing most or all protection.


lexentry: eng/social_group__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: social group
trans_list: grupo social
sense:
A collection of humans or animals who share certain characteristics, interact with one another, accept expectations and obligations as members of the group, and share a common identity.


lexentry: eng/social_housing__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: social housing
trans_list: vivienda de protección oficial
sense:
(UK) Rental housing owned and managed by the government, non-profit organizations, or by a combination of the two, with the aim of providing affordable housing, often focusing on disadvantaged groups such as low-income earners, social-security recipients, the elderly and people with disabilities.


lexentry: eng/social_justice_warrior__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: social justice warrior
trans_list: progre
sense:
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see social justice,‎ warrior; a social justice activist.


lexentry: eng/social_liberalism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: social liberalism
trans_list: socioliberalismo
sense:
A political ideology that endorses a market economy, individual liberty, and the role of government in addressing economic and social issues such as poverty, health care, and education.


lexentry: eng/social_life__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: social life
trans_list: vida social
sense:
An individual's interpersonal relationships with people within their immediate surroundings or general public.


lexentry: eng/social_mobility__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: social mobility
trans_list: movilidad social
sense:
(sociology) The degree to which, in a given society, an individual's, family's, or group's social status can change throughout the course of their life through a system of social hierarchy or stratification.


lexentry: eng/social_network__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: social network
trans_list: red social
sense:
(collective, sociology) A network of personal or business contacts, especially as facilitated by social networking on the Internet.


lexentry: eng/social_security__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: social security
trans_list: seguridad social
sense:
A system whereby the state either through general or specific taxation provides various benefits to help ensure the wellbeing of its citizens.


lexentry: eng/social_status__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: social status
trans_list: estatus social
sense:
(sociology) One's position within a social hierarchy, one's social class along with any personal social advantages or disadvantages, one's value relative to society.


lexentry: eng/social_studies__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: social studies
trans_list: estudios sociales
sense:
The study of history, geography, civics, sociology, economics, and other social-science subjects, especially in primary and secondary school.


lexentry: eng/social_welfare__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: social welfare
trans_list: seguridad social
sense:
The provision of a minimal level of well-being and support for citizens and other eligible residents who lack current means to support basic needs.


lexentry: eng/socialism__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: socialism
trans_list: socialismo
sense:
(Marxism-Leninism) The intermediate phase of social development between capitalism and communism in Marxist theory in which the state has control of the means of production.


lexentry: eng/socialism__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: socialism
trans_list: socialismo
sense:
Any of a group of later political philosophies such democratic socialism and social democracy which do not envisage the need for full state ownership of the means of production nor transition to full communism, and which are typically based on principles of community decision making, social equality and the avoidance of economic and social exclusion, with economic policy giving first preference to community goals over individual ones.


lexentry: eng/socialism_with_a_human_face__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: socialism with a human face
trans_list: socialismo con rostro humano
sense:
(politics, historical) The political programme of mild democratization and liberalization, established in socialist Czechoslovakia in 1968, that led to the Prague Spring.


lexentry: eng/socialization__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: socialization
trans_list: sociabilización | socialización
sense:
(sociology, psychology) The process of learning how to live in a way acceptable to one's own society, said especially about children.


lexentry: eng/societism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: societism
trans_list: societismo
sense:
A social philosophy that promotes the well-being of the group without sacrificing the significance of the individual.


lexentry: eng/society__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: society
trans_list: sociedad
sense:
(countable) A long-standing group of people sharing cultural aspects such as language, dress, norms of behavior and artistic forms.


lexentry: eng/society__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: society
trans_list: sociedad
sense:
(countable) A group of people who meet from time to time to engage in a common interest; an association or organization.


lexentry: eng/sociobiology__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sociobiology
trans_list: sociobiología
sense:
The science that applies the principles of evolutionary biology to the study of social behaviour in both humans and animals.


lexentry: eng/sociogram__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sociogram
trans_list: sociograma
sense:
A graphic representation of the structure of interpersonal relations in a group situation; a depiction of the social links that a person has.


lexentry: eng/sociolect__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sociolect
trans_list: sociolecto
sense:
(sociolinguistics) The variant of language used by a social group such as a socioeconomic class, an ethnic group, an age group, etc.


lexentry: eng/sociology__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sociology
trans_list: sociología
sense:
A social science that studies society, human social interaction, patterns of social relationships, and the interactions of culture. Through both theory and applied research, it engages subject matters across a range of microanalysis, mesoanalysis, and macroanalysis.


lexentry: eng/socket__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: socket
trans_list: enchufe | toma | toma corriente
sense:
(mechanics) An opening into which a plug or other connecting part is designed to fit (e.g. a light bulb socket).


lexentry: eng/socket__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: socket
trans_list: cuenca | glena
sense:
(anatomy) A hollow into a bone which a part fits, such as an eye, or another bone, in the case of a joint.


lexentry: eng/socket__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: socket
trans_list: zócalo
sense:
(computing) One endpoint of a two-way communication link, used for interprocess communication across a network.


lexentry: eng/sod__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sod
trans_list: tepe
sense:
(uncountable) The stratum of the surface of the soil which is filled with the roots of grass, or any portion of that surface; turf; sward.


lexentry: eng/soda__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: soda
trans_list: gaseosa | soda | bebida | refresco | agua | casera
sense:
(uncountable) Carbonated water (water impregnated with pressurised carbon dioxide, originally made with sodium bicarbonate).


lexentry: eng/soda_water__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: soda water
trans_list: soda | agua de Seltz
sense:
Carbonated water, water that has carbon dioxide dissolved in it and has been stored under pressure in a bottle. Usually mixed before drinking with another beverage.


lexentry: eng/sodium__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sodium
trans_list: sodio
sense:
The chemical element (symbol Na) with an atomic number of 11 and atomic weight of 22.990. It is a soft, waxy, silvery, reactive alkali metal that is never found unbound in nature.


lexentry: eng/sodium_carbonate__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sodium carbonate
trans_list: soda
sense:
(chemistry) A salt, Na2CO3 formally derived from sodium hydroxide and carbonic acid; it is a white powder, soluble in water, with domestic, commercial and industrial uses; it occurs naturally as natrite.


lexentry: eng/sodium_chloride__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sodium chloride
trans_list: cloruro de sodio
sense:
(inorganic compound) Common table salt, a compound composed of equal number of sodium and chlorine atoms. Chemical formula NaCl.


lexentry: eng/sodium_hydroxide__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sodium hydroxide
trans_list: hidróxido de sodio | hidróxido sódico
sense:
(inorganic compound) A strong, caustic alkali (NaOH) used in the manufacture of soap, detergents, paper, textiles and having many other industrial applications.


lexentry: eng/sodium_nitrate__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sodium nitrate
trans_list: salitre
sense:
(inorganic chemistry) the sodium salt of nitric acid, NaNO3; used as a food preservative, and as an oxidizing agent in explosives such as sodatol.


lexentry: eng/sodium_pump__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sodium pump
trans_list: bomba de sodio
sense:
(biochemistry) The transport of sodium ions across biological membranes using the metabolic energy of ATP.


lexentry: eng/sodium_sulfate__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sodium sulfate
trans_list: sulfato sódico
sense:
(inorganic compound) The sodium salt of sulfuric acid, Na2SO4; it is a mild laxative (as Glauber's salt), and is used in the manufacture of paper, detergents and many other products.


lexentry: eng/sodium_thiosulfate__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sodium thiosulfate
trans_list: tiosulfato de sodio
sense:
An inorganic compound that is typically available as the pentahydrate, Na2S2O3·5H2O. It is used in iodometry, photographic processing, gold extraction, etc.


lexentry: eng/sodomy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sodomy
trans_list: sodomía
sense:
Any of several forms of sexual intercourse held to be unnatural, particularly bestiality or homosexuality, but also (sometimes) anal, oral, or manual sex.


lexentry: eng/sofa__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: sofa
trans_list: sofá | sillón
sense:
(furniture, chiefly, UK, India) An upholstered seat with a raised back and one or two raised ends, long enough to comfortably accommodate two or more people.


lexentry: eng/soffit__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: soffit
trans_list: sofito
sense:
(architectural element) The visible underside of an arch, balcony, beam, cornice, staircase, vault or any other architectural element.


lexentry: eng/soft-pedal__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: soft-pedal
trans_list: minimizar
sense:
(figuratively) To reduce the force or impact of (something); to damp, to mute; especially, to minimize the less desirable aspects of (something); to play down, to tone down.


lexentry: eng/soft_cheese__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: soft cheese
trans_list: crema de queso
sense:
A type of rennet cheese that is not firm owing to the curds not having been pressed or comminuted to a large degree, so that much whey or liquid is left, and it has not ripened long.


lexentry: eng/soft_drink__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: soft drink
trans_list: bebida de fantasia | gaseosa
sense:
Any non-alcoholic drink that is carbonated, and usually also sweet. (In this sense, juice, milk, tea and coffee are not soft drinks.)


lexentry: eng/soft_landing__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: soft landing
trans_list: aterrizaje suave
sense:
(countable, aeronautics) A landing that does not result in the destruction of the payload or the vehicle.


lexentry: eng/soft_mutation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: soft mutation
trans_list: lenición
sense:
(linguistics) An alteration of the initial consonant of a word which occurs in certain Celtic languages under particular linguistic circumstances; lenition.


lexentry: eng/soft_power__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: soft power
trans_list: poder blando
sense:
(politics) Political influence that is extended by means of diplomacy, media, international assistance, cultural exchanges, etc., rather than by such "hard" means as military intervention or punitive economic measures.


lexentry: eng/soft_serve__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: soft serve
trans_list: helado suave
sense:
A frozen dessert or snack, similar to ice cream but softer, as a result of air being introduced during freezing.


lexentry: eng/soft_sign__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: soft sign
trans_list: signo blando | signo suave
sense:
The Cyrillic letter Ь/ь (transliterated in English with an apostrophe (’) or prime (′)), which in modern languages using the Cyrillic alphabet serves to denote a soft (palatized) consonant.


lexentry: eng/soft_toy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: soft toy
trans_list: peluche
sense:
(Britain, Australia, South Africa) A toy made of a soft material, usually stuffed with cotton, straw, beans, or other materials, and typically intended as a plaything for children.


lexentry: eng/soft_water__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: soft water
trans_list: agua blanda
sense:
(chemistry) Water with a low concentration of dissolved minerals, especially calcium, making it easier to lather with soap.


lexentry: eng/softball__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: softball
trans_list: sófbol
sense:
(sports) A game similar to baseball but played with a larger and softer ball which can be thrown overhand or underhand.


lexentry: eng/software__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: software
trans_list: programa | software | soporte lógico
sense:
(computing) Encoded computer instructions, usually modifiable (unless stored in some form of unalterable memory such as ROM).


lexentry: eng/soigneur__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: soigneur
trans_list: asistente
sense:
(cycle racing) A non-riding member of a racing team whose role is to provide support (such as massages, supplies, and transportation) for the cyclists.


lexentry: eng/soil__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: soil
trans_list: suelo | tierra
sense:
(uncountable) The unconsolidated mineral or organic material on the immediate surface of the earth that serves as a natural medium for the growth of land plants.


lexentry: eng/soil__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: soil
trans_list: suelo
sense:
(uncountable) The unconsolidated mineral or organic matter on the surface of the earth that has been subjected to and shows effects of genetic and environmental factors of: climate (including water and temperature effects), and macro- and microorganisms, conditioned by relief, acting on parent material over a period of time. A product-soil differs from the material from which it is derived in many physical, chemical, biological, and morphological properties and characteristics.


lexentry: eng/soil_science__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: soil science
trans_list: ciencia del suelo
sense:
The scientific study of the formation, classification, mapping, and the physical, chemical and biological properties of soil.


lexentry: eng/sol__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sol
trans_list: sol
sense:
In a movable-do or tonic sol-fa system: the fifth step in a scale, preceded by fa and followed by la.


lexentry: eng/solanum__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: solanum
trans_list: solano
sense:
(East Africa) A traditional green vegetable in the genus Solanum, specifically Solanum nigrum, and sometimes Solanum macrocarpon, Solanum scabrum, and Solanum villosum.


lexentry: eng/solar_calendar__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: solar calendar
trans_list: calendario solar
sense:
A calendar based on the movement of the Earth around the Sun, which defines the year. Dates indicate the position of the Earth during this revolution.


lexentry: eng/solar_constant__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: solar constant
trans_list: constante solar
sense:
The amount of incoming solar radiation per unit area, measured on the outer surface of Earth's atmosphere, in a plane perpendicular to the rays.


lexentry: eng/solar_day__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: solar day
trans_list: día solar
sense:
(astronomy) One day of solar time; the time in which a planet such as Earth apparently rotates once around its axis relative to the Sun; the time taken for the Sun to seem to be in the same place in the sky twice (on Earth about 24 hours as an average - the length of solar day is not constant throughout the year)


lexentry: eng/solar_energy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: solar energy
trans_list: energía solar
sense:
Energy in the form of electromagnetic radiation emitted from the Sun; especially that part of this energy that is converted into usable thermal or electrical energy by man.


lexentry: eng/solar_mass__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: solar mass
trans_list: masa solar
sense:
(astronomy) A unit, equal to the mass of the sun, used to express the mass of other stars etc. 1 M☉ = 2 × 1030 kg.


lexentry: eng/solar_radiation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: solar radiation
trans_list: radiación solar
sense:
(astronomy) All the electromagnetic radiation and subatomic particles radiated from the Sun, especially that part that reaches the Earth


lexentry: eng/solar_sail__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: solar sail
trans_list: vela de sombra
sense:
(astronautics) A sail-like structure on a spacecraft consisting of very large ultrathin mirrors, with propulsion being achieved by the radiation pressure of light from a star or laser.


lexentry: eng/solar_system__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: solar system
trans_list: sistema solar
sense:
Any collection of heavenly bodies including a star or binary star, and any lighter stars, brown dwarfs, planets, and other objects in orbit.


lexentry: eng/solar_wind__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: solar wind
trans_list: viento solar
sense:
(astronomy) The outflow of charged particles from the solar corona into space. Because of the high temperature of the particles of the corona, they are moving at speeds higher than the solar escape velocity.


lexentry: eng/solder__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: solder
trans_list: estaño | estaño para soldar
sense:
Any of various easily-melted alloys, commonly of tin and lead, that are used to mend, coat, or join metal objects, usually small.


lexentry: eng/soldier_of_fortune__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: soldier of fortune
trans_list: aventurero
sense:
(figuratively, by extension) A person willing to work for or ally himself with any person or institution who will take him on.


lexentry: eng/sole_trader__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sole trader
trans_list: independiente
sense:
(business) A type of enterprise or proprietorship which is owned by one person who is fully liable for the company's debts and fulfilment of contracts using their personal wealth unless incorporated.


lexentry: eng/solenodon__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: solenodon
trans_list: almiquí | aire
sense:
Any of the family Solenodontidae of small nocturnal, burrowing, insectivorous mammals, with a long snout and venomous saliva.


lexentry: eng/solfège__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: solfège
trans_list: solfeo | solfa
sense:
(music) A method of sight singing that uses the syllables do (originally ut), re, mi, fa, sol (or so), la, and si (or ti) to represent the seven principal pitches of the scale, most commonly the major scale. The fixed-do system uses do for C, and the moveable-do system uses do for whatever key the melody uses (thus B is do if the piece is in the key of B). The relative natural minor of a scale may be represented by beginning at la.


lexentry: eng/solicitous__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: solicitous
trans_list: inquieto
sense:
(Usually followed by about, for, etc., or a clause) Showing care, concern, or attention, in any of several ways; thus:


lexentry: eng/solid__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: solid
trans_list: sólido
sense:
(of an object or substance) That can be picked up or held, having a texture, and usually firm. Unlike a liquid, gas or plasma.


lexentry: eng/solid__Adjective__1
sense_num: 16
written_rep: solid
trans_list: sólido
sense:
(of volumes of materials) Measured as a single solid, as the volumes of individual pieces added together without any gaps.


lexentry: eng/solid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: solid
trans_list: sólido
sense:
(chemistry) A substance in the fundamental state of matter that retains its size and shape without need of a container (as opposed to a liquid or gas).


lexentry: eng/solid_angle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: solid angle
trans_list: ángulo sólido
sense:
(geometry) The three-dimensional analog of an angle, equivalent to the area of that portion of the surface of a unit sphere that it subtends.


lexentry: eng/solidarity__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: solidarity
trans_list: solidaridad
sense:
(countable) A bond of unity or agreement between individuals, united around a common goal or against a common enemy, such as the unifying principle that defines the labor movement; mutual support within a group.


lexentry: eng/solidarity__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: solidarity
trans_list: solidaridad
sense:
(uncountable) Willingness to give psychological and/or material support when another person is in a difficult position or needs affection.


lexentry: eng/solidus__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: solidus
trans_list: sueldo
sense:
(historical) The weight of the Roman gold coin, 1/60 of a Roman pound under Diocletian or 1/72 lb. (about 4.5 grams) after Constantine.


lexentry: eng/soliloquy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: soliloquy
trans_list: soliloquio
sense:
(drama) The act of a character speaking to themselves so as to reveal their thoughts to the audience.


lexentry: eng/solitaire__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: solitaire
trans_list: Senku
sense:
Ellipsis of Réunion solitaire (Raphus solitarius, now Threskiornis solitarius), an extinct bird formerly believed to be related to the dodo.


lexentry: eng/solitary_confinement__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: solitary confinement
trans_list: incomunicación | reclusión solitaria | régimen de aislamiento
sense:
Forced isolation in a small space and the denial of contact with other persons, usually as a form of punishment for a prison inmate.


lexentry: eng/solo__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: solo
trans_list: solitario
sense:
(games) A card game similar to whist in which each player plays against the others in turn without a partner


lexentry: eng/solstice__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: solstice
trans_list: solsticio
sense:
One of the two points in the ecliptic at which the sun is furthest from the celestial equator. This corresponds to one of two days in the year when the day is either longest or shortest.


lexentry: eng/solubility__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: solubility
trans_list: solubilidad
sense:
(chemistry) The amount of a substance that will dissolve in a given amount of a solvent, to give a saturated solution, under specified conditions.


lexentry: eng/solution__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: solution
trans_list: solución | disolución
sense:
(physical chemistry) A homogeneous mixture, which may be liquid, gas or solid, formed by dissolving one or more substances.


lexentry: eng/solvency__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: solvency
trans_list: solvencia
sense:
(finance) The state of having enough funds or liquid assets to pay all of one's debts; the state of being solvent.


lexentry: eng/sombrero__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sombrero
trans_list: sombrero mexicano | sombrero de charro
sense:
A kind of hat with a high conical or cylindrical crown and a saucer-shaped brim, highly embroidered, made of plush felt.


lexentry: eng/somersault__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: somersault
trans_list: voltereta | salto mortal
sense:
Starting on one's feet, an instance of rotating one's body 360 degrees while airborne or on the ground, with one's feet passing over one's head.


lexentry: eng/something_is_rotten_in_the_state_of_Denmark__Phrase__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: something is rotten in the state of Denmark
trans_list: algo está podrido en el estado de Dinamarca | algo huele a podrido en Dinamarca
sense:
(idiomatic) Something is not right, seriously amiss, especially when leading to suspicion of motive.


lexentry: eng/sommelier__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sommelier
trans_list: sumiller | escanciador
sense:
The member of staff at a restaurant who keeps the wine cellar and advises the guests on a choice of wines; a wine steward / stewardess, a wine waiter / waitress / server.


lexentry: eng/son__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: son
trans_list: hijo
sense:
A male person who has such a close relationship with an older or otherwise more authoritative person that he can be regarded as a son of the other person.


lexentry: eng/sonar__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: sonar
trans_list: sónar
sense:
(nautical) A device that uses hydrophones (in the same manner as radar) to locate objects underwater.


lexentry: eng/sonata__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sonata
trans_list: sonata
sense:
(music) A musical composition for one or a few instruments, one of which is frequently a piano, in three or four movements that vary in key and tempo.


lexentry: eng/sonata_form__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sonata form
trans_list: forma sonata
sense:
(music) A form of classical music consisting of a single movement divided into three main sections, the exposition, development and recapitulation, sometimes followed by a coda.


lexentry: eng/sondage__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sondage
trans_list: sondeo
sense:
(archaeology) A small test excavation or test pit to examine the stratigraphy of a site; a deeper investigation of a small part of a larger trench.


lexentry: eng/sonde__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: sonde
trans_list: sonda
sense:
(physical sciences) Any of various devices for testing physical conditions, often for remote or underwater locations.


lexentry: eng/songwriter__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: songwriter
trans_list: cantautor
sense:
(music) A musician who composes songs; especially writing the song's lyrics and/or creating a melody or a tune for the song.


lexentry: eng/sonic_boom__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sonic boom
trans_list: boom sónico | estampido sónico | explosión sónica
sense:
(physics, aerodynamics) The audible effect of a shock wave in the air, especially one caused by an aircraft flying faster than the speed of sound.


lexentry: eng/sonnet__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sonnet
trans_list: soneto
sense:
A fixed verse form of Italian origin consisting of fourteen lines that are typically five-foot iambics and rhyme according to one of a few prescribed schemes.


lexentry: eng/sonny__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: sonny
trans_list: fulano | mijo
sense:
(colloquial, dated, pejorative) Form of address to a boy or man, to express contempt, warning etc. [1852]


lexentry: eng/sonoluminescence__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sonoluminescence
trans_list: sonoluminiscencia
sense:
(physics) The emission of short bursts of light from imploding bubbles in a liquid when excited by sound.


lexentry: eng/sonorant__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sonorant
trans_list: sonante
sense:
(phonetics) A speech sound that is produced without turbulent airflow in the vocal tract; the generic term of vowel, approximant, nasal consonant, etc.


lexentry: eng/soot__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: soot
trans_list: hollín | tizne
sense:
Fine black or dull brown particles of amorphous carbon and tar, produced by the incomplete combustion of coal, oil etc.


lexentry: eng/sophisticated__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: sophisticated
trans_list: sofisticado | refinado | elegante
sense:
Of art or other things: appealing to the tastes of an intellectual or sophisticated (sense 1) person; cerebral; also, cultured, elegant, refined.


lexentry: eng/sophistry__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: sophistry
trans_list: argucia
sense:
(countable) An argument that seems plausible, but is fallacious or misleading, especially one devised deliberately to be so; a sophism.


lexentry: eng/sophomore__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sophomore
trans_list: obedecer
sense:
(US) The second in a series, especially, the second of an artist’s albums or the second of four years in a high school (tenth grade) or university.


lexentry: eng/sophrology__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sophrology
trans_list: sofrología
sense:
A technique consisting of a set of physical and mental exercises for reducing stress and promoting well-being.


lexentry: eng/soprano_saxophone__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: soprano saxophone
trans_list: saxofón soprano
sense:
A member of the saxophone family of woodwind instruments that is smaller than the alto saxophone but larger than the sopranino saxophone, with a range of A♭3 to E6 or similar.


lexentry: eng/sorbic_acid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sorbic acid
trans_list: ácido sórbico
sense:
(organic compound) an unsaturated aliphatic carboxylic acid, CH3.CH:CH.CH:CH.COOH, found in Rowan berries, and used as a preservative


lexentry: eng/sorbose__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sorbose
trans_list: sorbosa
sense:
(carbohydrate) The ketohexose (3S,4R,5S)-1,3,4,5,6-pentahydroxyhexan-2-one used in the production of ascorbic acid


lexentry: eng/sore_loser__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sore loser
trans_list: mal perdedor
sense:
(informal) One who complains or blames others for one's loss; one who is easily angered by losing a game or contest, or because of some other misfortune or bad luck.


lexentry: eng/sorghum__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sorghum
trans_list: sorgo | zahína
sense:
A cereal, Sorghum genus and species, the grains of which are cultivated to make flour and feed cattle. Almost all cultivated ones as well as some wild ones belong to the species Sorghum bicolor (syn. Sorghum vulgare).


lexentry: eng/sorority__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: sorority
trans_list: sororidad
sense:
(US, Philippines) A social organization of female students at a college or university; usually identified by Greek letters.


lexentry: eng/sort__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sort
trans_list: clasificar | cribar
sense:
(transitive) To separate items into different categories according to certain criteria that determine their sorts.


lexentry: eng/soul__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: soul
trans_list: alma | ánima
sense:
(religion, folklore) The spirit or essence of a person usually thought to consist of one's thoughts and personality, often believed to live on after the person's death.


lexentry: eng/soul_music__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: soul music
trans_list: Seúl
sense:
(music genre) A genre of music that originated in black American gospel, characterized by the use of secular lyrics, and an earthy, intensely emotional style.


lexentry: eng/soulmate__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: soulmate
trans_list: alma gemela
sense:
Someone, especially a romantic partner, with whom one is exceptionally or uniquely compatible or has a special, almost spiritual connection.


lexentry: eng/sound__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sound
trans_list: estrecho | seno
sense:
(geography, landforms) A long narrow inlet, or a strait between the mainland and an island; also, a strait connecting two seas, or connecting a sea or lake with the ocean.


lexentry: eng/sound__Noun__3
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sound
trans_list: sonda
sense:
(medicine) A long, thin probe for sounding or dilating body cavities or canals such as the urethra; a sonde.


lexentry: eng/sound__Verb__2
sense_num: 02
written_rep: sound
trans_list: sondear
sense:
To ascertain, or to try to ascertain, the thoughts, motives, and purposes of (a person); to examine; to try; to test; to probe.


lexentry: eng/sound_barrier__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sound barrier
trans_list: barrera del sonido
sense:
(uncountable) Sonic barrier, the sudden increase in drag (resistance) and other effects experienced by moving objects when their speed approaches that of sound or becomes supersonic (which used to be considered a barrier to higher speeds).


lexentry: eng/sound_change__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sound change
trans_list: cambio fonético
sense:
(phonology) Any process of language change that affects pronunciation (phonetic change) or sound system structures (phonological change).


lexentry: eng/sound_effect__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sound effect
trans_list: efecto de sonido | efecto sonoro
sense:
An artificially created or enhanced sound, used to accompany the action of a dramatic production, such as a film, play or video game


lexentry: eng/sound_law__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sound law
trans_list: ley fonética
sense:
(phonology) A rule that describes historical sound change (the change in pronunciation of a given sound or cluster of sounds) in the development of a language. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/sound_out__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sound out
trans_list: sondar
sense:
(transitive) To question and listen attentively in order to discover a person's opinion, intent, or preference, especially by using indirect conversational remarks.


lexentry: eng/sound_out__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: sound out
trans_list: desahogarse
sense:
(transitive) To pronounce a word or phrase by articulating each of its letters or syllables slowly in sequence.


lexentry: eng/sound_post__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sound post
trans_list: alma
sense:
(lutherie) A wooden rod located inside the body of a violin-family instrument, close to the treble-side bridge foot.


lexentry: eng/sound_technician__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sound technician
trans_list: sonidista
sense:
A technician whose job is to assemble, operate and maintain the technical equipment used to record, amplify, enhance, mix or reproduce sound


lexentry: eng/sound_wave__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sound wave
trans_list: onda sonora | onda acústica
sense:
(physics) The longitudinal wave of pressure that is transmitted through any plastic material; audible sound.


lexentry: eng/soundboard__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: soundboard
trans_list: mezclador
sense:
(audio engineering) A mixing console used to combine and blend different audio sources to a single output.


lexentry: eng/soundness__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: soundness
trans_list: completitud
sense:
(logic) The property of a logical theory that whenever a wff is a theorem then it must also be valid. Symbolically, letting T represent a theory within logic L, this can be represented as the property that whenever T \vdash \varphi is true, then T \vDash \varphi must also be true, for any wff φ of logic L.


lexentry: eng/soundproofing__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: soundproofing
trans_list: insonorización
sense:
Something that prevents sound from traveling through it, such as is put on walls so adjacent areas are not disturbed by noise.


lexentry: eng/soundtrack__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: soundtrack
trans_list: banda sonora
sense:
A narrow strip running down a movie film that carries the recorded sound in synchronization with the pictures.


lexentry: eng/soup__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: soup
trans_list: sopa
sense:
(UK, informal, often with "the") An unfortunate situation; trouble, problems (a fix, a mess); chaos.


lexentry: eng/soup_up__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: soup up
trans_list: retocar | trucar
sense:
(informal, transitive) To modify the engine of (a motor vehicle) to give a higher performance than the specifications.


lexentry: eng/souped-up__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: souped-up
trans_list: dopado
sense:
(horse racing, cant) Of a racehorse: injected with a substance to make it run faster or to change its temperament. [from 19th to early 20th c.]


lexentry: eng/soupspoon__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: soupspoon
trans_list: cuchara sopera | cuchara de sopa
sense:
A spoon for eating soup, typically smaller than a tablespoon and larger than a dessert spoon, characterised by having a round bowl rather than the usual oval bowl of other types of spoon.


lexentry: eng/souq__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: souq
trans_list: zoco
sense:
A street market, particularly in Arabic- and Somali-speaking countries; a place where people buy and sell goods.


lexentry: eng/sour_cherry__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sour cherry
trans_list: cerezo de Morello | cerezo ácido | guindo
sense:
Species of Prunus subg. Cerasus, (cherries), native to much of Europe and southwest Asia, especially, Prunus cerasus, Prunus pseudocerasus, and Prunus cerasoides.


lexentry: eng/sour_cream__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sour cream
trans_list: crema agria
sense:
Cream which has been treated with a benign bacterium to turn it slightly sour, often used as a condiment, or a topping for baked potatoes.


lexentry: eng/sour_milk__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sour milk
trans_list: leche agria
sense:
A kind of dairy product produced by causing raw milk to somewhat congeal by addition of acid or fermentation through bespoke acidification cultures.


lexentry: eng/source_code__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: source code
trans_list: código fuente
sense:
(programming) Human-readable instructions in a programming language, to be transformed into machine instructions by a compiler, assembler or other translator, or to be carried out directly by an interpreter.


lexentry: eng/source_document__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: source document
trans_list: comprobante
sense:
(accounting) A document that provides official notification of a credit or debit to an account, such as a bank statement, bill of sale, invoice, receipt, etc.


lexentry: eng/sousaphone__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sousaphone
trans_list: susáfono
sense:
A valved brass instrument with the same length as a tuba, but shaped differently so that the bell is above the head, that the valves are situated directly in front of the musical instruments and a few inches above the waist, and that most of the weight rests on one shoulder.


lexentry: eng/soutane__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: soutane
trans_list: sotana
sense:
A long gown with sleeves and buttons at the front, particularly when worn by Roman Catholic clerics.


lexentry: eng/south__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: south
trans_list: sur | sud
sense:
The direction towards the pole to the right-hand side of someone facing east, specifically 180°, or (on another celestial object) the direction towards the pole lying on the southern side of the invariable plane.


lexentry: eng/south_by_east__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: south by east
trans_list: sud quarto al sudeste
sense:
The compass point halfway between south and south-southeast, specifically 168.75°, abbreviated as SbE.


lexentry: eng/south_by_west__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: south by west
trans_list: sud quarto al sud-oeste
sense:
The compass point halfway between south and south-southwest, specifically 191.25°, abbreviated as SbW.


lexentry: eng/southeast_by_east__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: southeast by east
trans_list: sueste quarto al este
sense:
The compass point halfway between southeast and east-southeast, specifically 123.75°, abbreviated as SEbE.


lexentry: eng/southeast_by_south__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: southeast by south
trans_list: sueste quarto al sud
sense:
The compass point halfway between southeast and south-southeast, specifically 146.25°, abbreviated as SEbS.


lexentry: eng/southern_elephant_seal__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: southern elephant seal
trans_list: foca elephante del sur
sense:
A large seal, found mainly around Antarctica of species Mirounga leonina, famous for being the largest ever carnivoran mammal.


lexentry: eng/southerner__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: southerner
trans_list: sureño | sureña
sense:
A native or inhabitant of the south of a region (or of the world as a whole), such as the United Kingdom.


lexentry: eng/southwest_by_south__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: southwest by south
trans_list: sud-oeste quarto al sud
sense:
The compass point halfway between southwest and south-southwest, specifically 213.75°, abbreviated as SWbS.


lexentry: eng/southwest_by_west__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: southwest by west
trans_list: sud-oeste quarto al oeste
sense:
The compass point halfway between southwest and west-southwest, specifically 236.25°, abbreviated as SWbW.


lexentry: eng/southwester__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: southwester
trans_list: sudoeste
sense:
(more often sou'wester) A waterproof hat, often of oilskin and with a long brim at the back covering the neck, designed to repel wind and rain.


lexentry: eng/sovereign__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: sovereign
trans_list: soberano
sense:
A gold coin of the United Kingdom, with a nominal value of one pound sterling but in practice used as a bullion coin.


lexentry: eng/sovereign_state__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sovereign state
trans_list: estado soberano
sense:
A state (country) which has sovereignty over a defined geographic area, is independent of any other country, and has its own government.


lexentry: eng/sovereignty__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sovereignty
trans_list: soberanía
sense:
(by extension) Of a nation or other polity: the state of being able to control resources, make laws independently, and otherwise govern itself without the coercion or concurrence of other polities.


lexentry: eng/soviet__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: soviet
trans_list: sóviet
sense:
(historical) A workers' council, an institution first formed during the 1905 Russian Revolution and then instituted as the main form of communist government at all levels in the Soviet Union; by extension, a similar organization in early Chinese communism and elsewhere.


lexentry: eng/sow_the_wind,_reap_the_whirlwind__Proverb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sow the wind, reap the whirlwind
trans_list: cría cuervos y te sacarán los ojos | quien siembra vientos recoge tempestades
sense:
Every decision has consequences; a person's actions will come back to them; if one starts trouble or takes actions in spite of the discontent they cause, one will incur negative consequences.


lexentry: eng/soy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: soy
trans_list: soja
sense:
A common East Asian liquid sauce, made by subjecting boiled beans to long fermentation and then long digestion in salt and water.


lexentry: eng/soy_milk__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: soy milk
trans_list: leche de soja
sense:
(uncountable) A milky liquid made from soy beans and used as a beverage, cooking ingredient or substitute for dairy milk.


lexentry: eng/soy_sauce__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: soy sauce
trans_list: salsa de soja | salsa de soya | soja
sense:
A condiment sauce and ingredient, common in Asian cuisine, made from fermented soybeans, salt, and sometimes wheat.


lexentry: eng/space__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: space
trans_list: espacio
sense:
The near-vacuum in which planets, stars and other celestial objects are situated; the universe beyond the earth's atmosphere. [from 17thc.]


lexentry: eng/space__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: space
trans_list: espacio
sense:
(countable, mathematics) A generalized construct or set whose members have some property in common; typically there will be a geometric metaphor allowing these members to be viewed as "points". Often used with a restricting modifier describing the members (e.g. vector space), or indicating the inventor of the construct (e.g. Hilbert space). [from 20thc.]


lexentry: eng/space__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: space
trans_list: espacio
sense:
(geometry) A set of points, each of which is uniquely specified by a number (the dimensionality) of coordinates.


lexentry: eng/space__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: space
trans_list: espacio
sense:
A gap in text between words, lines etc., or a digital character used to create such a gap. [from 16thc.]


lexentry: eng/space_age__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: space age
trans_list: era espacial
sense:
The period from the about the time of the launch of Sputnik in 1957 to the present day, during which people ventured into space.


lexentry: eng/space_bar__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: space bar
trans_list: barra espaciadora
sense:
(computing) A key, in the shape of a bar, near the bottom of a keyboard, that generates a space character when pressed.


lexentry: eng/space_blanket__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: space blanket
trans_list: manta
sense:
A blanket made of a plastic material covered with a reflective metal agent; designed to reduce heat loss from a person's body following trauma, or used on the exterior of a spacecraft for thermal control.


lexentry: eng/space_debris__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: space debris
trans_list: basura espacial
sense:
All the objects in orbit around the Earth that were created by human activity, but now have no useful purpose.


lexentry: eng/space_exploration__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: space exploration
trans_list: espacio
sense:
Investigation of interplanetary or interstellar space, its properties, biology and the bodies within it; usually with the use of spacecraft.


lexentry: eng/space_invader__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: space invader
trans_list: invasor espacial
sense:
A person who intrudes on others' personal space, making them emotionally or physically uncomfortable.


lexentry: eng/space_shuttle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: space shuttle
trans_list: transbordador espacial
sense:
Any vehicle capable of travelling repeatedly between the Earth's surface and outer space carrying people or cargo.


lexentry: eng/space_suit__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: space suit
trans_list: traje espacial
sense:
A system of protective and pressurized clothing, together with environmental equipment, worn by astronauts when in space.


lexentry: eng/spacetime__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: spacetime
trans_list: espacio-tiempo
sense:
(physics) An n-dimensional continuum consisting of dimensions of both space and time. Normally spacetime is considered as having 4 dimensions (x, y, z, t), but higher-dimensional spacetimes are often encountered in theoretical physics, e.g. the 5-dimensional spacetime of Kaluza-Klein theory or the 11 dimensions of spacetime in M-theory.


lexentry: eng/spacewalk__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spacewalk
trans_list: paseo espacial
sense:
Any activity by an astronaut outside of a spacecraft or space station in space; extravehicular activity.


lexentry: eng/spackle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spackle
trans_list: ballena
sense:
Any powder (originally containing gypsum plaster and glue) that when mixed with water forms a plastic paste, which is used to fill cracks and holes in plaster.


lexentry: eng/spade__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spade
trans_list: pala | azada
sense:
A garden tool with a handle and a flat blade for digging. Not to be confused with a shovel which is used for moving earth or other materials.


lexentry: eng/spadix__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spadix
trans_list: espádice
sense:
(botany) A fleshy spike (inflorescence) with reduced flowers, usually enclosed by a spathe, characteristic of aroids.


lexentry: eng/spaghetti_western__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spaghetti western
trans_list: spaghetti western
sense:
(film genre) A motion picture depicting a story of cowboys and desperadoes set in the American Old West, but produced by an Italian-based company and filmed in Europe, notably in Italy.


lexentry: eng/spaghettification__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spaghettification
trans_list: espaguetización
sense:
(astrophysics) The gravitational stretching of objects into long, thin shapes, usually near a black hole. [from late 20th c.]


lexentry: eng/spallation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spallation
trans_list: fragmentación | astillado | estallido | explosión | reventón
sense:
(engineering, materials science) Fragmentation due to stress or impact, or any pattern of surface damage created thereby.


lexentry: eng/span__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: span
trans_list: palmo | cuarta
sense:
The full width of an open hand from the end of the thumb to the end of the little finger used as an informal unit of length.


lexentry: eng/span__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: span
trans_list: luz
sense:
(architecture, construction) The spread or extent of an arch or between its abutments, or of a beam, girder, truss, roof, bridge, or the like, between supports.


lexentry: eng/spandrel__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spandrel
trans_list: enjuta
sense:
(architectural element) The space (often more or less triangular) between the outer curve of an arch (the extrados) and a straight-sided figure that bounds it; the space between two contiguous arches and a straight feature above them.


lexentry: eng/spangle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spangle
trans_list: lentejuela
sense:
A small, flat piece of sparkling metallic or metal-like material with a hole which is sewn on to a garment, etc., for decoration; a sequin.


lexentry: eng/spangled_kookaburra__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spangled kookaburra
trans_list: cucaburra escamosa
sense:
A kookaburra of the Aru Islands, with blue wings and tail, a white chest and belly, dark eyes, and a striking white-spotted black head, Dacelo tyro.


lexentry: eng/spaniel__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spaniel
trans_list: perro de aguas
sense:
Any of various small to medium-sized breeds of gun dog having a broad muzzle, long, wavy fur and long ears that hang at the side of the head, bred for flushing and retrieving game.


lexentry: eng/spank__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spank
trans_list: nalguear | zurrar
sense:
(transitive) To beat, smack or slap a person's buttocks or other vulnerable body part like the cheeks, with the bare hand or other object, as punishment, or for sexual gratification.


lexentry: eng/spar__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: spar
trans_list: larguero
sense:
(aeronautics) A beam-like structural member that supports ribs in an aircraft wing or other airfoil.


lexentry: eng/spare_the_rod_and_spoil_the_child__Proverb__1
sense_num: 01
sense: If one does not discipline a child, the child will never learn obedience and good manners.
written_rep: spare the rod and spoil the child
trans_list:
escatima el palo y malcría al hijo | quien bien te quiere, te hará llorar | la letra con sangre entra


lexentry: eng/sparingly__Adverb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sparingly
trans_list: parsimoniosamente
sense:
In a sparing manner; with frugality, moderation, scantiness, reserve, forbearance, or the like; sparsely.


lexentry: eng/spark__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spark
trans_list: chispa | centella | pavesa | chiribita
sense:
A small particle of glowing matter, either molten or on fire, resulting from an electrical surge or excessive heat created by friction.


lexentry: eng/spark__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: spark
trans_list: chispa
sense:
(figuratively) A small amount of something, such as an idea or romantic affection, that has the potential to become something greater, just as a spark can start a fire.


lexentry: eng/spark_plug__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spark plug
trans_list: bujía
sense:
The part of an internal combustion engine which forms a high-voltage electric spark which ignites the fuel-air mixture to begin the power stroke.


lexentry: eng/sparkle__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: sparkle
trans_list: cintilar
sense:
(by extension) To shine as if throwing off sparks; to emit flashes of light; to scintillate; to twinkle


lexentry: eng/sparkling__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: sparkling
trans_list: gaseoso | efervescente | espumoso
sense:
Of a beverage, especially an alcoholic beverage, containing dissolved carbon dioxide (either naturally or that has been added) that comes out of solution in the form of many tiny bubbles.


lexentry: eng/sparkling_wine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sparkling wine
trans_list: espumoso | vino espumoso
sense:
Any wine that is effervescent because of dissolved carbon dioxide; either because of fermentation in bottle or by physical carbonation.


lexentry: eng/sparrowhawk__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: sparrowhawk
trans_list: gavilán
sense:
Any of numerous other relatively small birds of Old World species of Accipiter, that prey on smaller birds or otherwise resemble A. nisus.


lexentry: eng/spat__Noun__2
sense_num: 02
written_rep: spat
trans_list: guardabarros carenado
sense:
(automotive, UK, Australia) A piece of bodywork that covers the upper portions of the rear tyres of a car.


lexentry: eng/spate__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spate
trans_list: aluvión | avalancha | riada
sense:
(countable) A (sudden) flood or inundation of water; specifically, a flood in or overflow of a river or other watercourse due to heavy rain or melting snow; (uncountable, archaic) flooding, inundation.


lexentry: eng/spate__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: spate
trans_list: avalancha
sense:
(countable, figurative) A sudden increase or rush of something; a flood, an outburst, an outpouring.


lexentry: eng/spatula__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spatula
trans_list: espátula
sense:
(cookware) A kitchen utensil consisting of a flat surface attached to a long handle, used for turning, lifting, or stirring food.


lexentry: eng/spay__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spay
trans_list: esterilizar
sense:
(transitive) To destroy or remove the ovaries and/or uterus (of a female animal) to prevent pregnancy.


lexentry: eng/speak_in_tongues__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: speak in tongues
trans_list: hablar en lenguas
sense:
To speak in a language unknown to the speaker, especially when in a state of religious ecstasy; glossolalia.


lexentry: eng/speak_of_the_devil__Phrase__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: speak of the devil
trans_list: hablando del rey de Roma | habla del rey de Roma, y asoma
sense:
(idiomatic, humorous) An expression sometimes used when a person mentioned in the current conversation happens to arrive on the scene.


lexentry: eng/speaking_in_tongues__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: speaking in tongues
trans_list: glosolalia
sense:
The act of speaking a language one does not know, or speaking elaborate but apparently meaningless speech, while in a trance-like state (or, supposedly, under the influence of a deity or spirits); glossolalia.


lexentry: eng/spear__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spear
trans_list: lanza | venablo
sense:
A long stick with a sharp tip used as a weapon for throwing or thrusting, or anything used to make a thrusting motion.


lexentry: eng/spearmint__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spearmint
trans_list: hierbabuena
sense:
A herb of the mint family (Mentha spicata), commonly used in herb tea, candy and to treat mild stomach ache.


lexentry: eng/special_education__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: special education
trans_list: educación especial | educación diferencial
sense:
Any of several educational services designed for students with learning difficulties, mental health problems, or other disabilities.


lexentry: eng/special_effect__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: special effect
trans_list: efectos especiales
sense:
(film, television) An effect that cannot be reasonably achieved by normal means, as for example by the digital manipulation of previously filmed footage.


lexentry: eng/special_fried_rice__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: special fried rice
trans_list: arroz cantonés
sense:
A Chinese-style dish of fried rice with prawns, pork, chicken, peas, scallions, egg yolk, and/or other ingredients.


lexentry: eng/special_relativity__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: special relativity
trans_list: relatividad especial
sense:
(relativity) A theory that (neglecting the effects of gravity) reconciles the principle of relativity with the observation that the speed of light is constant in all frames of reference.


lexentry: eng/speciation__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: speciation
trans_list: especiación | evolución de las especies
sense:
(medicine, pathology) The determination of which species are present in a fluid or tissue specimen, bacterial culture, or viral culture.


lexentry: eng/species__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: species
trans_list: especie
sense:
(biology, taxonomy) A category in the classification of organisms, ranking below genus; a taxon at that rank.


lexentry: eng/species__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: species
trans_list: especie
sense:
A group of plants or animals in which any two individuals of the appropriate sexes or mating types can produce fertile offspring, typically by sexual reproduction, usually having similar appearance.


lexentry: eng/specific__Adjective__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: specific
trans_list: específico
sense:
Serving to identify a particular thing (often a disease or condition), with little risk of mistaking something else for it.


lexentry: eng/specific__Adjective__1
sense_num: 10
written_rep: specific
trans_list: específico
sense:
(physics) a measure compared with a standard reference value by division, to produce a ratio without unit or dimension (e.g. specific refractive index is a pure number, and is relative to that of air)


lexentry: eng/specific_epithet__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: specific epithet
trans_list: epíteto específico
sense:
(taxonomy) The second (uncapitalized) word in the scientific name of a species, following the name of the genus.


lexentry: eng/specific_gravity__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: specific gravity
trans_list: peso específico
sense:
(physics) The ratio of the mass of a substance to that of an equal volume of water at 4°C (or to some other reference substance)


lexentry: eng/spectacle_case__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spectacle case
trans_list: anteojera
sense:
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see spectacles,‎ case. (This entry is a translation hub.)


lexentry: eng/spectacles__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spectacles
trans_list: gafas | anteojos | lentes | espejuelos
sense:
(plural only, formal) A pair of lenses set in a frame worn on the nose and ears in order to correct deficiencies in eyesight or to ornament the face.


lexentry: eng/spectral_line__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spectral line
trans_list: línea espectral
sense:
(physics) a dark or bright line in an otherwise continuous spectrum caused by the absorption or emission of light, at a single wavelength, by the movement of electrons between energy levels of an atom or molecule


lexentry: eng/spectrometer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spectrometer
trans_list: espectrómetro
sense:
(analytical chemistry) An optical instrument for measuring the absorption of light by chemical substances; typically it will plot a graph of absorption versus wavelength or frequency, and the patterns produced are used to identify the substances present, and their internal structure.


lexentry: eng/spectrometry__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spectrometry
trans_list: espectrometría
sense:
(physics, analytical chemistry) The measurement of the wavelength of electromagnetic radiation, especially any of several techniques used to analyze the structure of molecules; the measurement of spectra of things other than radiation, such as the masses of molecules and their breakdown products


lexentry: eng/spectrophotometer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spectrophotometer
trans_list: espectrofotómetro
sense:
(physics) An instrument used to measure the intensity of electromagnetic radiation at different wavelengths.


lexentry: eng/spectrum__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: spectrum
trans_list: espectro
sense:
Specifically, a range of colours representing light (electromagnetic radiation) of contiguous frequencies; hence electromagnetic spectrum, visible spectrum, ultraviolet spectrum, etc. [from later 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/spectrum__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: spectrum
trans_list: espectro
sense:
(mathematics, functional analysis) Of a bounded linear operator A, the set of scalar values λ such that the operator A—λI, where I denotes the identity operator, does not have a bounded inverse; intended as a generalisation of the linear algebra sense.


lexentry: eng/spectrum__Noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: spectrum
trans_list: espectro
sense:
(commutative algebra, algebraic geometry) An abstract object in mathematics created from a commutative ring R and denoted \operatorname{Spec}(R) or \operatorname{Spec} R and said to be the spectrum of R; useful in the study of such rings for providing a geometric object which encodes many of the properties R, and in modern geometry for generalizing the notion of an algebraic variety to that of an affine scheme. Formally, the set of all prime ideals R equipped with the Zariski topology and augmented with a sheaf of rings called the structure sheaf, generated by the B-sheaf on the distinguished open sets D_f which assigns the localization of R at f to each set D_f, regarded as a ring of functions on D_f. See w:Spectrum of a ring on Wikipedia.Wikipedia


lexentry: eng/speculate__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: speculate
trans_list: especular
sense:
(obsolete, intransitive) To think, meditate or reflect on a subject; to consider, to deliberate or cogitate.


lexentry: eng/speculate__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: speculate
trans_list: especular
sense:
(intransitive, business, finance) To make a risky trade in the hope of making a profit; to venture or gamble.


lexentry: eng/speculation__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: speculation
trans_list: especulación
sense:
(business, finance) An investment involving higher-than-normal risk in order to obtain a higher-than-normal return.


lexentry: eng/speculation__Noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: speculation
trans_list: especulación
sense:
The act or practice of buying land, goods, shares, etc., in expectation of selling at a higher price, or of selling with the expectation of repurchasing at a lower price; a trading on anticipated fluctuations in price, as distinguished from trading in which the profit expected is the difference between the retail and wholesale prices, or the difference of price in different markets.


lexentry: eng/speculative_fiction__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: speculative fiction
trans_list: ficción especulativa
sense:
(uncountable) A class of fiction involving fantastic, supernatural or futuristic elements, including fantasy, horror, and science fiction, dealing with worlds, themes, and characters not part of everyday life. [from 20th c.]


lexentry: eng/speculator__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: speculator
trans_list: especulador
sense:
(business, finance) One who speculates; as in investing, one who is willing to take volatile risks upon invested principal for the potential of substantial returns.


lexentry: eng/speech__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: speech
trans_list: habla | discurso
sense:
(uncountable) The ability to speak; the faculty of uttering words or articulate sounds and vocalizations to communicate.


lexentry: eng/speech__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: speech
trans_list: discurso | habla
sense:
(countable) A formal session of speaking, especially a long oral message given publicly by one person.


lexentry: eng/speech_act__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: speech act
trans_list: acto de habla
sense:
(linguistics) An act carried out by speech, such as promising, ordering, greeting, warning, inviting and congratulating.


lexentry: eng/speech_is_silver,_silence_is_golden__Proverb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: speech is silver, silence is golden
trans_list: en boca cerrada no entran moscas
sense:
(idiom) Not saying anything is often better than speaking too much or saying something inappropriate.


lexentry: eng/speed__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: speed
trans_list: velocidad | rapidez
sense:
(mathematics, physics) The rate of motion or action, specifically the magnitude of the velocity; the rate distance is traversed in a given time.


lexentry: eng/speed_bag__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: speed bag
trans_list: pera de boxeo
sense:
(boxing) A small air-filled punching bag anchored at the top to a rebound platform parallel to the ground.


lexentry: eng/speed_bump__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: speed bump
trans_list: resalto | badén | banda sonora | chapa acostado | durmiente | giba
sense:
A traffic calming measure, consisting of a transverse ridge in the road, to limit the speed of vehicles.


lexentry: eng/speed_camera__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: speed camera
trans_list: radar de tráfico | radar | radar de velocidad
sense:
A roadside camera, triggered by a speeding vehicle, that takes a photograph of the offending vehicle and records its speed.


lexentry: eng/speed_of_light__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: speed of light
trans_list: velocidad de la luz
sense:
(physics) The speed of electromagnetic radiation, which in a perfect vacuum is equivalent to 299,792,458 metres per second.


lexentry: eng/speedometer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: speedometer
trans_list: velocímetro | cuentakilómetros
sense:
An instrument located within the dashboard of a vehicle that measures and indicates the current speed of the vehicle.


lexentry: eng/speedrun__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: speedrun
trans_list: speedrun
sense:
(video games) A playthrough of a computer or video game in which the whole game or a select part of it, such as a single level, is played with the intent of completing it as quickly as possible, optionally with certain prerequisites.


lexentry: eng/speedway__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: speedway
trans_list: escoria
sense:
(uncountable) A form of motorcycle racing on flat (without camber) oval dirt tracks using motorcycles with neither brakes nor gears.


lexentry: eng/speedy_delete__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: speedy delete
trans_list: borrado rápido
sense:
(WMF, transitive) To summarily delete one or more pages without having a discussion on whether to keep or to delete, almost always if the page is obviously worthy of uncontroversial deletion.


lexentry: eng/spell__Noun__2
sense_num: 03
written_rep: spell
trans_list: período | rato
sense:
(colloquial) An indefinite period of time (usually with a qualifier); by extension, a relatively short distance. [from 18th c.]


lexentry: eng/spell__Noun__2
sense_num: 05
written_rep: spell
trans_list: berrinche | pataleta
sense:
(colloquial, US) A period of illness, or sudden interval of bad spirits, disease etc. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/spell__Verb__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spell
trans_list: deletrear
sense:
(intransitive, transitive, sometimes with “out”) To write or say the letters that form a word or part of a word. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/spell__Verb__2
sense_num: 05
written_rep: spell
trans_list: anunciar | presagiar
sense:
(transitive) To indicate that (some event) will occur; typically followed by a single-word noun. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/spelling__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spelling
trans_list: ortografía
sense:
(uncountable) The act, practice, ability, or subject of forming words with letters, or of reading the letters of words; orthography.


lexentry: eng/spelling_alphabet__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spelling alphabet
trans_list: alfabeto por palabras
sense:
A set of code words that stand for the usual names of the letters of an alphabet, usually for clarity of communication when spelling out words, especially over the radio#Noun and especially despite any static#Noun thereon.


lexentry: eng/spelt__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spelt
trans_list: espelta | escanda
sense:
A grain, considered either a subspecies of wheat, Triticum aestivum subsp. spelta, or a separate species Triticum spelta or Triticum dicoccon.


lexentry: eng/spermatozoid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spermatozoid
trans_list: espermatozoide
sense:
(biology) A motile, ciliated male gamete produced in the antheridium of an alga, fern or gymnosperm.


lexentry: eng/spermatozoon__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spermatozoon
trans_list: espermatozoide
sense:
(cytology) A reproductive cell or gamete of a male, carried in semen, that fertilizes an ovum to produce a zygote.


lexentry: eng/spermiogenesis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spermiogenesis
trans_list: espermiogénesis
sense:
(biology) The final stage of spermatogenesis. It involves the maturation of the spermatids into spermatozoa.


lexentry: eng/spessartine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spessartine
trans_list: espesartina
sense:
(mineral) A type of garnet, a neosilicate of manganese and aluminium with the chemical formula Mn32+Al2(SiO4)3.


lexentry: eng/spew__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: spew
trans_list: parlar
sense:
(transitive) To speak or write quickly and voluminously, especially words that are not worth listening to or reading.


lexentry: eng/sphalerite__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sphalerite
trans_list: blenda | esfalerita
sense:
(mineral) A yellow, brown or black, sometimes red, green white or colorless mineral with cubic crystals, of a chemical formula (Zn,Fe)S, often containing also minor metals, such as cadmium, gallium, germanium and indium.


lexentry: eng/sphenomandibular__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sphenomandibular
trans_list: esfenomandibular
sense:
(anatomy) Relating to a ligament connecting the sphenoid bone and mandibular foramen that limits distension of the mandible in an inferior direction.


lexentry: eng/sphere__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: sphere
trans_list: esfera
sense:
(figuratively) The region in which something or someone is active; one's province, domain. [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/sphere__Noun__1
sense_num: 09
written_rep: sphere
trans_list: esfera
sense:
(logic, dated) The domain of reference of a proposition, subject, or predicate, or the totality of the particular subjects to which it applies.


lexentry: eng/sphere_of_influence__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: sphere of influence
trans_list: esfera de influencia
sense:
(figurative, by extension) A concept division over which a person, organization, etc. exerts control.


lexentry: eng/spherical__Adjective__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: spherical
trans_list: esférico
sense:
(astrology) Of or relating to the heavenly orbs, or to the sphere or spheres in which, according to ancient astronomy and astrology, they were set.


lexentry: eng/spherical_geometry__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spherical geometry
trans_list: geometría esférica
sense:
(geometry, uncountable) The geometry of the 2-dimensional surface of a sphere;(countable) a given geometry of the surface of a sphere; a geometry of the surface of a given sphere, regarded as distinct from that of other spheres.


lexentry: eng/spherical_lune__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spherical lune
trans_list: huso esférico
sense:
(geometry) A portion of the surface of a sphere cut off by two vertical planes through the centre of the sphere.


lexentry: eng/sphericon__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sphericon
trans_list: esfericón
sense:
(geometry) A solid constructed by slicing a bicone with 90-degree apices through a plane containing both of them, rotating one half by 90 degrees, and reconnecting them; the resulting shape has a single continuous face, and two edges.


lexentry: eng/spheroid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spheroid
trans_list: esferoide
sense:
A solid of revolution generated by rotating an ellipse about its major (prolate), or minor (oblate) axis.


lexentry: eng/sphygmomanometer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
sense: A device used to measure blood pressure.
written_rep: sphygmomanometer
trans_list:
esfigmomanómetro | baumanómetro | brazalete de presión arterial | brazalete de presión sanguínea | esfingomanómetro | manguito de la presión arterial


lexentry: eng/spice__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spice
trans_list: especia
sense:
(countable, uncountable) Aromatic or pungent plant matter (usually dried) used to season or flavour food.


lexentry: eng/spicule__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: spicule
trans_list: espícula
sense:
(biology) Any of many needle-like crystalline structures that provide skeletal support in marine invertebrates like sponges.


lexentry: eng/spider__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spider
trans_list: araña
sense:
Any of various eight-legged, predatory arthropods, of the order Araneae, most of which spin webs to catch prey.


lexentry: eng/spike__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: spike
trans_list: espiga
sense:
(botany) A kind of inflorescence in which sessile flowers are arranged on an unbranched elongated axis.


lexentry: eng/spike__Noun__1
sense_num: 08
written_rep: spike
trans_list: pico
sense:
A surge in power or in the price of a commodity, etc.; any sudden and brief change that would be represented by a sharp peak on a graph.


lexentry: eng/spike__Verb__1
sense_num: 09
written_rep: spike
trans_list: rematar
sense:
(volleyball) To attack from, usually, above the height of the net with the intent to send the ball straight to the floor of the opponent or off the hands of the opposing block.


lexentry: eng/spike_protein__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spike protein
trans_list: espícula viral
sense:
(virology) A protein used to bind or connect membranes together, such as a transmembrane link between a virus and a cell.


lexentry: eng/spikelet__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spikelet
trans_list: espiga
sense:
(botany) A small, or secondary spike, especially one of many in the inflorescence of a grass or sedge.


lexentry: eng/spikenard__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spikenard
trans_list: nardo
sense:
A perfumed ointment, extracted from the plant Nardostachys jatamansi that belongs to the Valerian family and grows in the Himalayas.


lexentry: eng/spillikins__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spillikins
trans_list: palillos | palitos chinos
sense:
A game in which players attempt to remove flat, carved sticks of ivory or wood (the individual spillikins of meaning 1) from a scattered pile without disturbing any stick other than the one currently being removed.


lexentry: eng/spin-off__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: spin-off
trans_list: filial
sense:
(fiction) A fictional work where the protagonist was introduced in a preceding work or at least shares the same setting, often in a different aspect.


lexentry: eng/spin-off__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: spin-off
trans_list: filial
sense:
The formation of a subsidiary company that continues the operations of part of the parent company; the company so formed.


lexentry: eng/spin__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: spin
trans_list: espín
sense:
(quantum mechanics) A quantum angular momentum associated with subatomic particles, which also creates a magnetic moment.


lexentry: eng/spin__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: spin
trans_list: sesgo positivo
sense:
(countable, uncountable) A favourable comment or interpretation intended to bias opinion on an otherwise unpleasant situation.


lexentry: eng/spin__Noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: spin
trans_list: barrena | rosca
sense:
(aviation) A condition of flight where a stalled aircraft is simultaneously pitching, yawing, and rolling in a spinning motion.


lexentry: eng/spin__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spin
trans_list: girar | dar vueltas | rotar
sense:
(ergative) To rotate, revolve, gyrate (usually quickly); to partially or completely rotate to face another direction.


lexentry: eng/spin__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: spin
trans_list: dorar la píldora | endulzar | pintar bonito
sense:
(figurative) To present, describe, or interpret, or to introduce a bias or slant, so as to give something a favorable or advantageous appearance.


lexentry: eng/spin__Verb__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: spin
trans_list: hilar
sense:
To form (a web, a cocoon, silk, etc.) from threads produced by the extrusion of a viscid, transparent liquid, which hardens on coming into contact with the air; said of the spider, the silkworm, etc.


lexentry: eng/spin_doctor__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spin doctor
trans_list: asesor de imagen
sense:
(business, politics) A person employed to gloss over a poor public image (or present it in a better light) in business and politics, especially after unfavourable results have been achieved. A lobbyist; PR person.


lexentry: eng/spina_bifida__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spina bifida
trans_list: espina bífida
sense:
(pathology) A birth defect resulting in a cleft in the spinal column through which the spinal membranes and spinal cord may protrude. It is characterised by hydrocephalus and other neurological disorders.


lexentry: eng/spinal_cord__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spinal cord
trans_list: médula espinal
sense:
(anatomy) A thick, whitish cord of nerve tissue which is a major part of the vertebrate central nervous system. It extends from the brain stem down through the spine, with nerves branching off to various parts of the body.


lexentry: eng/spinal_disc_herniation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spinal disc herniation
trans_list: hernia discal
sense:
(pathology) A medical condition affecting the spine, in which a tear in the outer, fibrous ring of an intervertebral disc allows the soft, central portion to bulge out beyond the damaged outer rings.


lexentry: eng/spindle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spindle
trans_list: huso
sense:
(spinning) A rod used for spinning and then winding fibres (especially wool), usually consisting of a shaft and a circular whorl positioned at either the upper or lower end of the shaft when suspended vertically from the forming thread.


lexentry: eng/spindle__Noun__1
sense_num: 14
written_rep: spindle
trans_list: tarrina
sense:
(computing) A plastic container for packaging optical discs. Bulk blank CDs, DVDs, and BDs are often sold in such a package.


lexentry: eng/spindrift__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spindrift
trans_list: cresta de espuma
sense:
(nautical) Sea spray (clouds of water droplets) blown from the tops of waves by the wind and whipped along the surface of the sea.


lexentry: eng/spine__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: spine
trans_list: espinazo | columna vertebral
sense:
Something resembling a backbone, such as a ridge, or a long, central structure from which other structures radiate.


lexentry: eng/spine__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: spine
trans_list: lomo
sense:
The narrow, bound edge of a book that encloses the inner edges of the pages, facing outwards when the book is on a shelf and typically bearing the title and the author's and publisher's name.


lexentry: eng/spine__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: spine
trans_list: espina
sense:
(zootomy, botany) A pointed, fairly rigid protuberance or needlelike structure on an animal, shell, or plant.


lexentry: eng/spine_board__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spine board
trans_list: tablero | tablero imobilizario
sense:
(emergency medicine) A rigid carrying surface for an injured person, designed to prevent the movement of the spine during transportation in order to prevent further damage to it.


lexentry: eng/spinel__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spinel
trans_list: espinela
sense:
(mineral) Any of several hard minerals of cubic symmetry that are mixed oxides of magnesium and aluminium and are used as gemstones of various colours.


lexentry: eng/spinnaker__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spinnaker
trans_list: espináker
sense:
(nautical) A sail supplemental to the mainsail, especially a triangular one, used on yachts for running before the wind.


lexentry: eng/spinning_top__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spinning top
trans_list: peonza | trompo | pirinola | peón
sense:
A toy with a tapering point that can be made to spin on its axis, either with a built-in pump-action handle, with the fingers or with a string.


lexentry: eng/spinning_wheel__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spinning wheel
trans_list: rueca | hiladora | torno de hilar
sense:
A domestic device for making yarn or thread; having a single spindle and a wheel driven by hand or foot.


lexentry: eng/spinor__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spinor
trans_list: espinor
sense:
(algebra) An element of the fundamental representation of a Clifford algebra that transforms to its negative when the space is rotated through a complete turn from 0° to 360°.


lexentry: eng/spinster__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spinster
trans_list: solterona | quedada
sense:
(sometimes, derogatory) A woman who has never been married, especially one past the typical marrying age according to social traditions.


lexentry: eng/spiny_dogfish__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spiny dogfish
trans_list: mielga | galludo | tollo de cacho
sense:
Squalus acanthias, one of the best known of the dogfish which are members of the family Squalidae in the order Squaliformes


lexentry: eng/spiral__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spiral
trans_list: espiral
sense:
(geometry) A curve that is the locus of a point that rotates about a fixed point while continuously increasing its distance from that point.


lexentry: eng/spiral_galaxy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spiral galaxy
trans_list: galaxia espiral
sense:
(galaxy) A galaxy having a number of arms of younger stars that spiral out from the centre containing older ones.


lexentry: eng/spire__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: spire
trans_list: aguja | chapitel
sense:
(architectural element) A tapering structure built on a roof or tower, especially as one of the central architectural features of a church or cathedral roof. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/spirillum__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spirillum
trans_list: espirilo
sense:
Any of various aerobic bacteria of the genus Spirillum, having an elongated spiral form and bearing a tuft of flagella.


lexentry: eng/spirit__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: spirit
trans_list: alcohol | bebida espirituosa
sense:
(usually, in the plural) A volatile liquid, such as alcohol. The plural form spirits is a generic term for distilled alcoholic beverages.


lexentry: eng/spirit_level__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spirit level
trans_list: nivel de burbuja
sense:
(tool) A tool employing a chamber with a colored liquid (usually alcohol, hence spirit) and an air bubble, used to determine a horizontal or vertical reference line.


lexentry: eng/spiritual__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spiritual
trans_list: espiritual
sense:
A Christian religious song, especially one in an African-American style, or a similar non-religious song.


lexentry: eng/spiritualism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spiritualism
trans_list: espiritualismo
sense:
(philosophy) A doctrine, opposing materialism, that claims transcendency of the divine being, the altogether spiritual character of reality and the value of inwardness of consciousness.


lexentry: eng/spirochete__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spirochete
trans_list: espiroqueta
sense:
Any of several coiled bacteria of the order Spirochaetales, most of which are pathogenic to both humans and other animals.


lexentry: eng/spirometry__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spirometry
trans_list: espirometría
sense:
(medicine) The measurement of the volume of air that a person can move into and out of the lungs, using a spirometer.


lexentry: eng/spit_roast__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spit roast
trans_list: asado a la brasa
sense:
The technique of roasting an animal, such as a pig, over a fire, where the cook sticks a wooden/metal rod through the animal and sets the ends on two sticks to suspend the animal over the fire.


lexentry: eng/spite__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spite
trans_list: despecho | malicia | ojeriza | rencor
sense:
Ill will or hatred toward another, accompanied with the desire to unjustifiably irritate, annoy, or thwart; a want to disturb or put out another; mild malice


lexentry: eng/splash-proof__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
sense: constructed to withstand splashing
written_rep: splash-proof
trans_list:
a prueba de chapoteo | a prueba de salpicaduras | protección contra salpicaduras | resistente a salpicaduras


lexentry: eng/splay_tree__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: splay tree
trans_list: árbol biselado
sense:
(comptheory) A self-balancing binary search tree with the additional property that recently accessed elements are quick to access again.


lexentry: eng/spleen__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spleen
trans_list: bazo | esplín
sense:
(anatomy, immunology) In vertebrates, including humans, a ductless vascular gland, located in the left upper abdomen near the stomach, which destroys old red blood cells, removes debris from the bloodstream, acts as a reservoir of blood, and produces lymphocytes.


lexentry: eng/splice__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: splice
trans_list: empalmar
sense:
To unite, as two ropes, or parts of a rope, by a particular manner of interweaving the strands, the union being between two ends, or between an end and the body of a rope.


lexentry: eng/splice__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: splice
trans_list: empalmar
sense:
To unite, as spars, timbers, rails, etc., by lapping the two ends together, or by applying a piece which laps upon the two ends, and then binding, or in any way making fast.


lexentry: eng/spline__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: spline
trans_list: chaveta
sense:
A rectangular piece that fits grooves like key seats in a hub and a shaft, so that while the one may slide endwise on the other, both must revolve together.


lexentry: eng/spline__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: spline
trans_list: chaveta
sense:
(mechanics) Ridges or teeth on a drive shaft that mesh with grooves in a mating piece and transfer torque to it, maintaining the angular correspondence between them.


lexentry: eng/splinter_group__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: splinter group
trans_list: grupúsculo
sense:
A group of members of a political party or of a similar organisation who have decided to create their own organisation.


lexentry: eng/split__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: split
trans_list: escindida | escindidas | escindido | escindidos
sense:
(algebra, of a short exact sequence) Having the middle object (group, module, etc.) equal to the direct sum of the others.


lexentry: eng/split__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: split
trans_list: partir | dividir | escindir
sense:
(transitive, ergative, of something solid) To divide fully or partly along a more or less straight line.


lexentry: eng/split__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: split
trans_list: partir | dividir | escindir
sense:
(intransitive, of something solid, particularly wood) To break along the grain fully or partly along a more or less straight line.


lexentry: eng/split_pea__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: split pea
trans_list: arvejas partidas | chícharos partidos | guisantes partidos
sense:
(botany, culinary) An agricultural or culinary preparation consisting of the dried, peeled, and split seeds of Pisum sativum, the pea.


lexentry: eng/splits__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: splits
trans_list: espagar | spagat
sense:
(dance, cheerleading, gymnastics) A maneuver in which the legs are extended straight out and perpendicular to the body, either to the sides or in front and behind.


lexentry: eng/splitting_field__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: splitting field
trans_list: cuerpo de descomposición
sense:
(algebra, Galois theory) (of a polynomial) Given a polynomial p over a field K, the smallest extension field L of K such that p, as a polynomial over L, decomposes into linear factors (polynomials of degree 1); (of a set of polynomials) given a set P of polynomials over K, the smallest extension field of K over which every polynomial in P decomposes into linear factors.


lexentry: eng/spodumene__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spodumene
trans_list: espodumena
sense:
(mineral) The mineral lithium aluminium inosilicate (LiAl(SiO3)2), a pyroxene and ore of lithium, sometimes regarded as a gemstone, which may be greenish, yellowish or pinkish in appearance.


lexentry: eng/spoil__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spoil
trans_list: despojar | expoliar
sense:
(transitive, archaic) To strip (someone who has been killed or defeated) of their arms or armour. [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/spoil__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: spoil
trans_list: despojar | expoliar
sense:
(transitive, archaic) To strip or deprive (someone) of their possessions; to rob, despoil. [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/spoil__Verb__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: spoil
trans_list: mimar | consentir | estropear | echar a perder | malcriar | arruinar
sense:
(transitive) To ruin the character of, by overindulgence; to coddle or pamper to excess. [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/spoil__Verb__1
sense_num: 09
written_rep: spoil
trans_list: destripar | dañar | espoilear | hacer espoiler
sense:
(transitive) To reveal the ending or major events of (a story etc.); to ruin (a surprise) by exposing it ahead of time.


lexentry: eng/spoiler__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: spoiler
trans_list: destripe | spoiler
sense:
A document, review or comment that discloses the ending or some key surprise or twist in a story, or the internal rules controlling the behaviour of a video game, etc. [from 1970s]


lexentry: eng/spoils__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spoils
trans_list: saqueo
sense:
That which is taken from another by violence; especially, the plunder taken from an enemy; pillage, booty.


lexentry: eng/spokeshave__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spokeshave
trans_list: doladera
sense:
A hand tool, mainly for woodworking, used to shape and smooth rods and shafts; often used in carving wheel spokes, chair legs, or arrows.


lexentry: eng/spoliation__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: spoliation
trans_list: despojo | expoliación
sense:
Robbery or plunder in times of war; especially, the authorized act or practice of plundering neutrals at sea.


lexentry: eng/spondylodiscitis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spondylodiscitis
trans_list: espondilodiscitis
sense:
A combination of discitis and spondylitis, the latter generally involving the areas adjacent to the intervertebral disc space.


lexentry: eng/spondylolisthesis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spondylolisthesis
trans_list: espondilolistesis
sense:
(medicine) A forward displacement of a vertebra over a lower vertebra, due to a congenital defect or injury.


lexentry: eng/spondylosis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spondylosis
trans_list: espondilosis
sense:
(medicine) A degenerative disease in which the vertebral joints of the spine become stiff and then fused.


lexentry: eng/sponge__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sponge
trans_list: esponja
sense:
(countable) Any of various marine invertebrates of the phylum Porifera, that have a porous skeleton often of silica.


lexentry: eng/sponge__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: sponge
trans_list: esponja
sense:
(countable) A piece of porous material used for washing (originally made from the invertebrates, now often made of plastic).


lexentry: eng/sponge__Noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: sponge
trans_list: cafiche | gorrón
sense:
(slang) A person who takes advantage of the generosity of others (abstractly imagined to absorb or soak up the money or efforts of others like a sponge).


lexentry: eng/sponge_cake__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sponge cake
trans_list: bizcocho
sense:
A light, soft, baked dessert (commonly layered with cream and jam) that is typically made with flour, sugar, baking powder and eggs, and has a firm, yet well aerated structure, similar to that of a sea sponge.


lexentry: eng/sponsor__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sponsor
trans_list: patrocinador | patrocinadora
sense:
A person or organisation with some sort of responsibility for another person or organisation, especially where the responsibility has a religious, legal, or financial aspect.


lexentry: eng/sponsor__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: sponsor
trans_list: patrocinador
sense:
One that pays all or part of the cost of an event, a publication, or a media program, usually in exchange for advertising time.


lexentry: eng/spoon-feed__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spoon-feed
trans_list: dar de comer con cuchara
sense:
(intransitive) To help somebody (usually a baby or elder) to eat using a spoon; to feed using a spoon.


lexentry: eng/spoon-feed__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: spoon-feed
trans_list: masticar
sense:
(ambitransitive) To explain (something, to someone) in simple words; to explain (it, to them) in words of one syllable; to spell (it) out (for them).


lexentry: eng/spoon__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spoon
trans_list: cuchara
sense:
An implement for eating or serving; a scooped utensil whose long handle is straight, in contrast to a ladle.


lexentry: eng/spoonbill__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spoonbill
trans_list: espátula
sense:
Any of various large, long-legged wading birds in the ibis family Threskiornithidae, that have a large, flat, spatulate bill.


lexentry: eng/spoonerism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spoonerism
trans_list: espunerismo | espunerismos | retruécano
sense:
A play on words on a phrase in which the initial (usually consonantal) sounds of two or more of the main words are transposed.


lexentry: eng/sporangium__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sporangium
trans_list: esporangio
sense:
(botany, mycology) A case, capsule, or container in which spores are produced by an organism. [From 1821.]


lexentry: eng/spore__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: spore
trans_list: espora
sense:
A thick resistant particle produced by a bacterium or protist to survive in harsh or unfavorable conditions.


lexentry: eng/spork__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spork
trans_list: cuchador
sense:
An eating utensil shaped like a spoon, the bowl of which is divided into tines like those of a fork, and so has the function of both implements; some sporks have a serrated edge so they can also function as a knife.


lexentry: eng/sporophyte__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sporophyte
trans_list: esporófito
sense:
(botany) A plant (or the diploid phase in its life cycle) which produces spores by meiosis in order to produce gametophytes.


lexentry: eng/sport__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sport
trans_list: deporte
sense:
(countable) Any activity that uses physical exertion or skills competitively under a set of rules that is not based on aesthetics.


lexentry: eng/sport__Noun__1
sense_num: 08
written_rep: sport
trans_list: espécimen raro
sense:
(biology, botany, zoology, countable) A plant or an animal, or part of a plant or animal, which has some peculiarity not usually seen in the species; an abnormal variety or growth. The term encompasses both mutants and organisms with non-genetic developmental abnormalities such as birth defects.


lexentry: eng/sport_climbing__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sport climbing
trans_list: escalada deportiva
sense:
(sport) A sport developed from rock climbing. A style of climbing in which the protection is in the form of permanently fixed bolts.


lexentry: eng/sport_utility_vehicle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sport utility vehicle
trans_list: vehículo utilitario deportivo
sense:
A passenger vehicle which combines the towing capacity of a pickup truck with the passenger-carrying space of a minivan or station wagon together with on- or off-road ability.


lexentry: eng/sports_bra__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sports bra
trans_list: sujetador deportivo
sense:
A type of bra that is more supportive than an everyday bra, worn when practising sports or other physical activities.


lexentry: eng/sports_drink__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sports drink
trans_list: bebida isotónica | bebida deportiva | bebida rehidratante
sense:
(sports) A drink whose purpose is to replenish the body's water and energy levels when doing exercise.


lexentry: eng/sports_jacket__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sports jacket
trans_list: vestón
sense:
A tailored jacket that is not part of a suit; especially one of a sturdy fabric originally designed for outdoor sports.


lexentry: eng/spot__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spot
trans_list: mancha
sense:
A round or irregular patch on the surface of a thing having a different color, texture etc. and generally round in shape.


lexentry: eng/spot_market__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spot market
trans_list: mercado al contado
sense:
(trading, economics, finance) A market in which commodities are bought and sold for immediate delivery, with delivery usually taking place in the same or next business day.


lexentry: eng/spotlight__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spotlight
trans_list: foco | proyector
sense:
A bright, directional light or lamp, especially one used to illuminate the focus or center of attention on a stage.


lexentry: eng/spotted_seal__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spotted seal
trans_list: foca manchada
sense:
A true seal, Phoca largha, inhabiting ice floes and waters of the north Pacific Ocean and adjacent seas.


lexentry: eng/spotted_whistling_duck__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spotted whistling duck
trans_list: suirirí moteado
sense:
A species of whistling duck, Dendrocygna guttata (family Anatidae), of the Philippines, Indonesia, New Guinea, and northern Australia.


lexentry: eng/spotter__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: spotter
trans_list: amantero
sense:
(US) A person who gives directions for a crane or vehicle (that is challenging to navigate) from a different point of view to the moved load.


lexentry: eng/spotting_scope__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spotting scope
trans_list: catalejo | mira larga
sense:
A compact high-power monocular telescope optimized for detailed observation of distant objects such as wildlife or the strike of a bullet on a target.


lexentry: eng/sprachbund__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sprachbund
trans_list: sprachbund
sense:
(linguistics) A group of languages sharing a number of areal features (similar grammar, vocabulary, etc.) which are primarily due to language contact rather than cognation.


lexentry: eng/sprain__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sprain
trans_list: torcer | esguinzar | hacerse una esguince
sense:
To weaken, as a joint, ligament, or muscle, by sudden and excessive exertion, as by wrenching; to overstrain, or stretch injuriously, but without luxation


lexentry: eng/spray__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: spray
trans_list: espray | spray | bote de spray
sense:
(countable) Any of numerous commercial products, including paints, cosmetics, and insecticides, that are dispensed from containers in this manner.


lexentry: eng/spray__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: spray
trans_list: ramito
sense:
(metalworking, countable) A side channel or branch of the runner of a flask, made to distribute the metal to all parts of the mold.


lexentry: eng/spray_bottle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spray bottle
trans_list: pulverizador | rociador
sense:
An unpressurized canister equipped with a sprayer that is operated by pressing a handle; used e.g. for detergents.


lexentry: eng/sprayer__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: sprayer
trans_list: fumigador | fumigadora | pulverizador | pulverizadora
sense:
A device, machine or vehicle used for spraying, where sprayers are commonly used for projection of water, weed killers, crop performance materials, pest maintenance chemicals, as well as manufacturing and production line ingredients.


lexentry: eng/spread__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: spread
trans_list: extender
sense:
(transitive) To extend (individual rays, limbs etc.); to stretch out in varying or opposing directions. [from 13th c.]


lexentry: eng/spread__Verb__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: spread
trans_list: difundir | esparcir | diseminar | divulgar
sense:
(transitive) To disseminate; to cause to proliferate, to make (something) widely known or present. [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/spreader__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: spreader
trans_list: verga
sense:
(nautical) A horizontal athwartships spar attached to the mast of a sailboat in order to extend the shrouds away from the mast.


lexentry: eng/spring__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: spring
trans_list: fuente | manantial | vertiente
sense:
(astronomy) The period from the moment of vernal equinox (around March 21 in the Northern Hemisphere) to the moment of the summer solstice (around June 21); the equivalent periods reckoned in other cultures and calendars.


lexentry: eng/spring__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: spring
trans_list: primavera
sense:
(countable) The season of the year in temperate regions in which plants spring from the ground and into bloom and dormant animals spring to life.


lexentry: eng/spring__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: spring
trans_list: esprín
sense:
(nautical) A line laid out from a vessel's end to the opposite end of an adjacent vessel or mooring to diminish or control its movement.


lexentry: eng/spring__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: spring
trans_list: muelle | resorte
sense:
A mechanical device made of flexible or coiled material that exerts force and attempts to spring back when bent, compressed, or stretched.


lexentry: eng/spring_roll__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spring roll
trans_list: rollito de primavera | rollo de primavera
sense:
A type of savoury food consisting of shredded vegetables wrapped in a pancake made from rice flour and then fried.


lexentry: eng/spring_tide__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spring tide
trans_list: marea de primavera | marea viva
sense:
The tide which occurs when the moon is new or full; the effects of the Sun and moon being reinforced so that this tide is of maximum range.


lexentry: eng/springboard__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: springboard
trans_list: trampolín | palanca
sense:
A diving board consisting of a flexible, springy, cantilevered platform, used for diving into water.


lexentry: eng/springboard__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: springboard
trans_list: trampolín | palanca
sense:
(gymnastics) A small platform on springs and usually hinged at one end, used to launch or vault onto other equipment.


lexentry: eng/springboard__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: springboard
trans_list: trampolín
sense:
(figuratively) Anything that gives a person or thing energy or impulse, or that serves to launch or begin something.


lexentry: eng/springwater__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: springwater
trans_list: agua de manantial | agua manantial
sense:
Water that is purportedly, and marketed as, originating from a spring, but is mostly or entirely filtered or tap water.


lexentry: eng/springy__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: springy
trans_list: elástico
sense:
That returns rapidly to its original form (as a spring does) after being bent, compressed, stretched, etc.


lexentry: eng/sprinkle__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sprinkle
trans_list: asperjar | rociar | salpicar
sense:
(transitive) To cause (a substance) to fall in fine drops (for a liquid substance) or small pieces (for a solid substance).


lexentry: eng/sprinkling__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: sprinkling
trans_list: difusión
sense:
A small thinly distributed amount, e.g. of some liquid, powder or other fine substance that is sprinkled on to something.


lexentry: eng/spruce__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spruce
trans_list: pícea | abeto
sense:
Any of various large coniferous evergreen trees or shrubs from the genus Picea, found in northern temperate and boreal regions; originally and more fully spruce fir.


lexentry: eng/spruce_grouse__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spruce grouse
trans_list: gallo canadiense
sense:
A medium-sized grouse closely associated with the coniferous boreal forests or taiga of North America (Dendrapagus canadensis, syn. Falcipennis canadensis).


lexentry: eng/spur__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spur
trans_list: espuela
sense:
A rigid implement, often roughly y-shaped, that is fixed to one's heel for the purpose of prodding a horse. Often worn by, and emblematic of, the cowboy or the knight.


lexentry: eng/spur__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: spur
trans_list: conexión | extensión | prolongación
sense:
Any protruding part connected at one end, for instance a highway that extends from another highway into a city.


lexentry: eng/spur__Noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: spur
trans_list: espolón
sense:
(geology) A mountain that shoots from another mountain or range and extends some distance in a lateral direction, or at right angles.


lexentry: eng/spur__Noun__1
sense_num: 08
written_rep: spur
trans_list: espolón
sense:
A spiked iron worn by seamen upon the bottom of the boot, to enable them to stand upon the carcass of a whale to strip off the blubber.


lexentry: eng/spur__Noun__1
sense_num: 09
written_rep: spur
trans_list: puntal
sense:
(carpentry) A brace strengthening a post and some connected part, such as a rafter or crossbeam; a strut.


lexentry: eng/spur__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spur
trans_list: espolear | acicatear | espolonear
sense:
(transitive) To prod (especially a horse) on the side or flank, with the intent to urge motion or haste, to gig.


lexentry: eng/sputter__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sputter
trans_list: escupir
sense:
(intransitive) To emit saliva or spit from the mouth in small, scattered portions, as in rapid speaking.


lexentry: eng/sputter__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: sputter
trans_list: pulverizar
sense:
(physics, intransitive) To cause surface atoms or electrons of a solid to be ejected by bombarding it with heavy atoms or ions.


lexentry: eng/sputum__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sputum
trans_list: esputo | escupitajo | gargajo | lapo
sense:
(physiology) Matter coughed up and expectorated from the mouth, composed of saliva and discharges from the respiratory passages such as mucus, phlegm or pus.


lexentry: eng/spy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spy
trans_list: espía | chivato
sense:
A person who secretly watches and examines the actions of other individuals or organizations and gathers information on them (usually to gain an advantage).


lexentry: eng/spyware__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spyware
trans_list: programa espía | software espía
sense:
(Internet) Programs that surreptitiously monitor and report the actions of a computer user. [from 1990s]


lexentry: eng/squacco__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: squacco
trans_list: garcilla cangrejera
sense:
A species of pond heron, Ardeola ralloides, which is small, and brown and white in colour; it is found in Asia, Northern Africa, and Southern Europe. [from mid 18th c.]


lexentry: eng/squad__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: squad
trans_list: cuadro | conjunto | escuadra | plantilla
sense:
(cricket, soccer, rugby) A group of potential players from whom a starting team and substitutes are chosen.


lexentry: eng/squadron__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: squadron
trans_list: escuadrón
sense:
(military, historical, army) A body of cavalry comprising two companies or troops, averaging from one hundred and twenty to two hundred soldiers.


lexentry: eng/squadron__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: squadron
trans_list: escuadra | escuadrón
sense:
(military, navy) A detachment of vessels employed on any particular service or station, under the command of the senior officer


lexentry: eng/squadron__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: squadron
trans_list: cuadrilla | escuadrón
sense:
(military, air force) A tactical air force unit; consists of at least two flights; multiple squadrons make up a group or wing (depending on particular air force).


lexentry: eng/squalene__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: squalene
trans_list: esqualene
sense:
(organic compound) A linear triterpene hydrocarbon found in shark liver oil and in human sebum; it plays a role in the biosynthesis of steroids.


lexentry: eng/square__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: square
trans_list: cuadrado | plaza | cuadro
sense:
(printing) A certain number of lines, forming a portion of a column, nearly square; used chiefly in reckoning the prices of advertisements in newspapers.


lexentry: eng/square__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: square
trans_list: plaza
sense:
An open space or park, often in the center of a town, not necessarily square in shape, often containing trees, seating and other features pleasing to the eye.


lexentry: eng/square__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: square
trans_list: cuadrado
sense:
(mathematics) The product of a number or quantity multiplied by itself; the second power of a number, value, term or expression.


lexentry: eng/square__Noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: square
trans_list: anticuado | cabeza cuadrada | carca | carroza | cuadriculado | soso
sense:
(1950s, _, slang) A socially conventional or conservative person; a person who has little or no interest in the latest fads or trends.


lexentry: eng/square__Noun__1
sense_num: 10
written_rep: square
trans_list: cuadrado
sense:
(real estate) A unit of measurement of area, equal to a 10 foot by 10 foot square, i.e. 100 square feet or roughly 9.3 square metres. Used in real estate for the size of a house or its rooms, though progressively being replaced by square metres in metric countries such as Australia.


lexentry: eng/square__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: square
trans_list: alinear
sense:
(transitive) To adjust so as to align with or place at a right angle to something else; in particular:


lexentry: eng/square__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: square
trans_list: elevar al cuadrado
sense:
(transitive, mathematics) Of a value, term, or expression, to multiply by itself; to raise to the second power.


lexentry: eng/square_bracket__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: square bracket
trans_list: corchete
sense:
Either of a pair of symbols, [ ], used for various purposes, e.g. to enclose text inserted or replaced by an editor, and to indicate various mathematical operations.


lexentry: eng/square_kilometre__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: square kilometre
trans_list: kilómetro cuadrado
sense:
Standard unit of area, symbol km2, equal to the area of a square whose sides are one kilometre long; 106 square metres.


lexentry: eng/square_meal__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: square meal
trans_list: comida
sense:
(idiomatic) A (nutritionally) complete and satisfying meal, especially one suitable for a person performing physical labour.


lexentry: eng/square_metre__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: square metre
trans_list: metro cuadrado
sense:
A standard unit of area equal to the area of a square whose sides are one metre long (that is, an area one meter square) Symbol: m2


lexentry: eng/squash__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: squash
trans_list: squash
sense:
(uncountable) A sport played in a walled court with a soft rubber ball and bats like tennis racquets.


lexentry: eng/squash__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: squash
trans_list: zapallo
sense:
(botany, countable) A plant and its fruit of any of a few species of the genus Cucurbita, or gourd kind.


lexentry: eng/squat__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: squat
trans_list: cuclilla
sense:
(exercise) Any of various modes of callisthenic exercises performed by moving the body and bending at least one knee.


lexentry: eng/squat__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: squat
trans_list: cuclilla | sentadilla
sense:
(weightlifting) A specific exercise in weightlifting performed by bending deeply at the knees and then rising (back squat), especially with a barbell resting across the shoulders (barbell back squat).


lexentry: eng/squat__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: squat
trans_list: acuclillarse | ocupar | okupar | acurrucarse | agacharse
sense:
To sit close to the ground; to stoop, or lie close to the ground, for example to escape observation.


lexentry: eng/squawk__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: squawk
trans_list: chillido | graznido
sense:
A shrill noise, especially made by a voice or bird. If made by a bird, it typically signals discomfort or anger; a yell, scream, or call.


lexentry: eng/squeak__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: squeak
trans_list: chirrido
sense:
(countable) A short, high-pitched sound, as of two objects rubbing together, or the sounds made by mice and other small animals.


lexentry: eng/squeal__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: squeal
trans_list: chirrido | chillido | rechinar | rechinido | rechino
sense:
A high-pitched sound, such as the scream of a child or a female person, or noisy worn-down brake pads.


lexentry: eng/squeal__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: squeal
trans_list: chillar | botonear | buchonear | chivarse | delatar | pegar un chivatazo
sense:
(intransitive, slang) To give sensitive information about someone to a third party; to rat on someone.


lexentry: eng/squeegee__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: squeegee
trans_list: secador
sense:
(nautical) A long-handled tool used on ships for swabbing the decks and spreading protective coatings. [1844]


lexentry: eng/squeegee_mop__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: squeegee mop
trans_list: fregona de esponja plegable
sense:
A mop with a sponge at right angles to a handle, which is used for mopping floors and by use of a second levered arm may be squeezed out into a standard bucket with no grating or grill as required for a conventional mop.


lexentry: eng/squicky__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: squicky
trans_list: sucio
sense:
(slang) Engendering a feeling of disgust, distaste, nausea or revulsion, but without a judgment regarding the rightness or wrongness of the stimulus.


lexentry: eng/squid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: squid
trans_list: calamar
sense:
Any of several carnivorous marine cephalopod mollusks, of the order Teuthida, having a mantle, eight arms, and a pair of tentacles


lexentry: eng/squid__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: squid
trans_list: calamar
sense:
A fishhook with a piece of bright lead, bone, or other substance fastened on its shank to imitate a squid.


lexentry: eng/squill__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: squill
trans_list: escila
sense:
A European bulbous liliaceous plant, of the genus Scilla, used in medicine for its acrid, expectorant, diuretic, and emetic properties


lexentry: eng/squinch__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: squinch
trans_list: trompa
sense:
(architecture) A structure constructed between two adjacent walls to aid in the transition from a polygonal to a circular structure, as when a dome is constructed on top of a square room.


lexentry: eng/squint__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: squint
trans_list: entrecerrar | entornar
sense:
(intransitive) To look with the eyes partly closed, as in bright sunlight, or as a threatening expression.


lexentry: eng/squint__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: squint
trans_list: bizquear
sense:
(intransitive) To look with, or have eyes that are turned in different directions; to suffer from strabismus.


lexentry: eng/squirrel_monkey__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: squirrel monkey
trans_list: mono ardilla | mono fraile
sense:
(zoology, primatology) Any of several small New World monkeys, of the genus Saimiri, that live in Central and South America.


lexentry: eng/squish__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: squish
trans_list: crujido
sense:
(countable) The sound or action of something, especially something moist, being squeezed or crushed.


lexentry: eng/squishy__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: squishy
trans_list: afeminado
sense:
(of an object or substance) Yielding easily to pressure; very soft; especially, soft and wet, as mud.


lexentry: eng/stab__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stab
trans_list: apuñalar | acuchillar
sense:
(transitive) To pierce or to wound (somebody) with a (usually pointed) tool or weapon, especially a knife or dagger.


lexentry: eng/stabilizer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stabilizer
trans_list: estabilizador
sense:
Any substance added to something in order to stabilize it, as for example a fuel additive that prolongs the shelf life of petrol.


lexentry: eng/stable__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stable
trans_list: estable
sense:
Relatively unchanging, steady, permanent; firmly fixed or established; consistent; not easily moved, altered, or destroyed.


lexentry: eng/stable__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stable
trans_list: establo | caballeriza | cuadra
sense:
A building, wing or dependency set apart and adapted for lodging and feeding (and training) ungulates, especially horses.


lexentry: eng/stable_fly__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stable fly
trans_list: mosca de los establos
sense:
Any of several medium-sized flies in the genus Stomoxys, of the family Muscidae that includes the housefly. The genus is unusual among members of that family, in that they suck blood from mammals.


lexentry: eng/stabling_siding__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stabling siding
trans_list: via muerta
sense:
(rail, UK) A storage siding for rolling stock, in particular passenger trains not being used in service.


lexentry: eng/stack__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: stack
trans_list: pila
sense:
(computing, often with "the") A stack data structure stored in main memory that is manipulated during machine language procedure call related instructions.


lexentry: eng/stadion__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stadion
trans_list: estadio
sense:
(historical) A Greek unit of distance based on standardized footraces, equivalent to about 185.4 metres.


lexentry: eng/staff__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: staff
trans_list: bastón | báculo
sense:
(plural staffs or staves) A long, straight, thick wooden rod or stick, especially one used to assist in walking.


lexentry: eng/staff__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: staff
trans_list: pentagrama | pauta | varas
sense:
(music, plural staffs or staves) A series of horizontal lines on which musical notes are written; a stave.


lexentry: eng/staff__Noun__1
sense_num: 11
written_rep: staff
trans_list: plana mayor
sense:
(military) An establishment of officers in various departments attached to an army, to a section of an army, or to the commander of an army. The general's staff consists of those officers about his person who are employed in carrying his commands into execution.


lexentry: eng/stag__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stag
trans_list: ciervo
sense:
(countable) An adult male deer, especially a red deer and especially one in high adulthood versus a young adult.


lexentry: eng/stag_beetle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stag beetle
trans_list: ciervo volante
sense:
Any of numerous large beetles of the family Lucanidae, the males having elaborate mandibles resembling the antlers of a stag


lexentry: eng/stage-coach__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stage-coach
trans_list: diligencia | calesa
sense:
(historical) A horse-drawn coach that runs routinely between two destinations to transport passengers and mail.


lexentry: eng/stage__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: stage
trans_list: escenario | escena
sense:
(by extension) One of the portions of a device (such as a rocket or thermonuclear weapon) which are used or activated in a particular order, one after another.


lexentry: eng/stage__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: stage
trans_list: calesa | diligencia
sense:
(theater) A platform; a surface, generally elevated, upon which show performances or other public events are given.


lexentry: eng/stage__Noun__1
sense_num: 08
written_rep: stage
trans_list: platina
sense:
(dated) A place of rest on a regularly travelled road; a station; a place appointed for a relay of horses.


lexentry: eng/stage_direction__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stage direction
trans_list: acotación
sense:
An instruction given to an actor that tells the actor what should be done and in what manner to do it.


lexentry: eng/stage_fright__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stage fright
trans_list: miedo escénico
sense:
(uncountable) A state of nervousness about performing some action in front of a group of people, on or off of a stage; nerves; a lack of self-assurance before an audience.


lexentry: eng/stage_manager__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stage manager
trans_list: regidor
sense:
A person responsible for the organization of a stage production, and who is in charge of the stage during the performance


lexentry: eng/stage_whisper__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stage whisper
trans_list: aparte
sense:
(theater) A line that is performed on stage as if it were whispered, but is spoken loud enough that the audience can hear.


lexentry: eng/stagflation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stagflation
trans_list: estanflación
sense:
(economics) Prolonged high inflation accompanied by stagnant growth, often with recession and high unemployment. [from 1965]


lexentry: eng/stagger__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stagger
trans_list: tambaleo
sense:
An unsteady movement of the body in walking or standing as if one were about to fall; a reeling motion.


lexentry: eng/stagger__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stagger
trans_list: titubear | tambalear | titubar
sense:
(intransitive) In standing or walking, to sway from one side to the other as if about to fall; to stand or walk unsteadily; to reel or totter.


lexentry: eng/stagger__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: stagger
trans_list: vacilar | dubir | dubitar | herer | hesitar
sense:
(transitive) To cause to doubt and waver; to make to hesitate; to make less steady or confident; to shock.


lexentry: eng/staging__Noun__1
sense_num: 09
written_rep: staging
trans_list: puesta en escena
sense:
The classification of a case of a disease, usually a cancer, into its anatomic or prognostic stage, which is a category of severity.


lexentry: eng/stain__Verb__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: stain
trans_list: colorear
sense:
(transitive, cytology, histology) To treat (a microscopic specimen) with a dye, especially one that dyes specific features


lexentry: eng/stairlift__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stairlift
trans_list: salvaescaleras
sense:
A motorized platform installed in a stairway, which traverses the stairs when activated and can be ridden by those for whom the stairs are a barrier.


lexentry: eng/stake__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stake
trans_list: estaca
sense:
A piece of wood or other material, usually long and slender, pointed at one end so as to be easily driven into the ground as a marker or a support or stay.


lexentry: eng/stake__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: stake
trans_list: apuesta
sense:
A stick or similar object (e.g., steel channel or angle stock) inserted upright in a lop, eye, or mortise, at the side or end of a cart, flat car, flatbed trailer, or the like, to prevent goods from falling off; often connected in a grid forming a stakebody.


lexentry: eng/stake__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: stake
trans_list: hoguera
sense:
(with definite article) The piece of timber to which a person condemned to death was affixed to be burned.


lexentry: eng/stake__Noun__1
sense_num: 08
written_rep: stake
trans_list: estaca
sense:
(Mormonism) A territorial division comprising all the Mormons (typically several thousand) in a geographical area.


lexentry: eng/stake__Verb__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: stake
trans_list: poner en juego
sense:
(cryptocurrency) To deposit and risk a considerable amount of cryptocurrency in order to participate in the proof of stake process of verification.


lexentry: eng/stakeholder__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stakeholder
trans_list: apostador | baratero
sense:
A person holding the stakes of bettors, with the responsibility of delivering the pot to the winner of the bet.


lexentry: eng/stakeholder__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: stakeholder
trans_list: agente de depósito de garantía
sense:
(legal) A person such as a trustee, escrow agent or garnishee, who holds money or assets under trust for another party in a contractual agreement or as part of a claim.


lexentry: eng/stakeholder__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: stakeholder
trans_list: interesado | autor | interesado económico | interviniente | partido interesado | responsable
sense:
(business) A person or organisation with a legitimate interest in a given situation, action or enterprise.


lexentry: eng/stalactite__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stalactite
trans_list: estalactita
sense:
(geology) A secondary mineral deposit of calcium carbonate or another mineral, in shapes similar to icicles, that hangs from the roof of a cave.


lexentry: eng/stalagmite__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stalagmite
trans_list: estalagmita
sense:
(geology) A secondary mineral deposit of calcium carbonate or other mineral, in shapes similar to icicles, that lies on the ground of a cave.


lexentry: eng/stale__Adjective__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: stale
trans_list: viciado | duro | anquilosado | manido | pasado | rancio
sense:
No longer fresh, new, or interesting, in reference to ideas and immaterial things; clichéd, hackneyed, dated.


lexentry: eng/stalemate__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stalemate
trans_list: ahogado | tablas
sense:
(chess) The state in which the player to move is not in check but has no legal moves, resulting in a draw.


lexentry: eng/stalk__Noun__1
sense_num: 08
written_rep: stalk
trans_list: tallo
sense:
(mathematics, sheaf theory) Informally, a construction which generalizes that of the notion of the ring of germs of functions near a point to the context of arbitrary sheaves. Formally, given a sheaf \mathcal{F} on a space X, and a point x in X, the direct limit of the sections of F on the open neighborhoods of x ordered by reverse inclusion. See w:Stalk (sheaf) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia


lexentry: eng/stalker__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stalker
trans_list: acechador | acechadora
sense:
A person who engages in stalking, i.e., quietly approaching animals to be hunted; a tracker or guide in hunting game.


lexentry: eng/stall__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: stall
trans_list: asiento
sense:
(countable) A seat in a theatre close to and (about) level with the stage; traditionally, a seat with arms, or otherwise partly enclosed, as distinguished from the benches, sofas, etc.


lexentry: eng/stall__Noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: stall
trans_list: altar
sense:
(Germanic paganism) An Heathen altar, typically an indoor one, as contrasted with a more substantial outdoor harrow.


lexentry: eng/stall__Noun__2
sense_num: 02
written_rep: stall
trans_list: entrada en pérdida
sense:
(aeronautics) Loss of lift due to an airfoil's critical angle of attack being exceeded, normally occurring due to low airspeed.


lexentry: eng/stall_handler__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stall handler
trans_list: tirador
sense:
(horse racing) Someone responsible for manoeuvring the horse between the gates before the start of a race.


lexentry: eng/stamen__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stamen
trans_list: estambre
sense:
(botany) In flowering plants, the structure in a flower that produces pollen, typically consisting of an anther and a filament.


lexentry: eng/stamina__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stamina
trans_list: aguante | estamina | resistencia
sense:
The energy and strength for continuing to do something over a long period of time; power of sustained exertion, or resistance to hardship, illness etc.


lexentry: eng/stamp__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: stamp
trans_list: sello
sense:
A small piece of paper bearing a design on one side and adhesive on the other, used to decorate letters or craft work.


lexentry: eng/stamp__Verb__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: stamp
trans_list: timbrar
sense:
(transitive) To give an official marking to, generally by impressing or imprinting a design or symbol.


lexentry: eng/stamp_duty__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stamp duty
trans_list: póliza
sense:
(economics) A tax levied upon certain documents, a stamp being applied to show that tax has been paid.


lexentry: eng/stamp_pad__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stamp pad
trans_list: almohadilla
sense:
A porous pad, often made of a felt-like material, impregnated with ink, used for inking rubber stamps.


lexentry: eng/stampede__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: stampede
trans_list: desbandada | estampida
sense:
A situation in which many people in a crowd are trying to move in the same direction at the same time, especially in consequence of a panic.


lexentry: eng/stand-alone__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stand-alone
trans_list: autónomo
sense:
Operating, functioning, or existing without additions or assistance; independent; able to be separate or separated.


lexentry: eng/stand-in__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stand-in
trans_list: doble | doble de luces
sense:
A person of similar size and shape to an actor who "stands in" for that actor during the lengthy process of setting up a shot, but who, unlike a double, does not appear in the film.


lexentry: eng/stand__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: stand
trans_list: levantar | poner
sense:
(intransitive, copulative) To maintain an invincible or permanent attitude; to be fixed, steady, or firm; to take a position in resistance or opposition.


lexentry: eng/stand__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: stand
trans_list: mantener | permanecer
sense:
(intransitive, copulative) To maintain one's ground; to be acquitted; not to fail or yield; to be safe.


lexentry: eng/stand__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: stand
trans_list: soportar | tolerar | pasar
sense:
(intransitive, copulative, obsolete) To be in some particular state; to have essence or being; to be; to consist.


lexentry: eng/stand_back__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: stand back
trans_list: aplazar
sense:
(intransitive, cricket) (of a wicket-keeper) to stand a long way behind the wicket so as to catch balls from a fast bowler


lexentry: eng/stand_one's_ground__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: stand one's ground
trans_list: mantenerse en sus trece | mantenerse firme
sense:
(idiomatic) To maintain or stick by an opinion or position; to remain resolute in the face of opposition.


lexentry: eng/stand_out__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: stand out
trans_list: sobresalir | descollar | destacar
sense:
(intransitive) To be extraordinary and different or to have features and qualities which make someone or something special.


lexentry: eng/stand_up__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: stand up
trans_list: dar plantón | plantar
sense:
(transitive, idiomatic) (stand someone up) To avoid a prearranged meeting, especially a date, with (a person) without prior notification; to jilt or shirk.


lexentry: eng/standard_definition__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: standard definition
trans_list: definición estándar
sense:
(television) A system that uses a resolution that is not considered to be either high-definition television (720p, 1080i, 1080p, 1440p, 4K UHDTV, and 8K UHD) or enhanced-definition television (EDTV 480p).


lexentry: eng/standard_deviation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: standard deviation
trans_list: desviación estándar | desviación típica
sense:
(statistics) A measure of how spread out data values are around the mean, defined as the square root of the variance. Represented with the Greek letter σ.


lexentry: eng/standard_language__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: standard language
trans_list: lengua estándar
sense:
(sociolinguistics) A language that has a standard form as one of its varieties; a language that has undergone standardization.


lexentry: eng/standard_of_living__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: standard of living
trans_list: estándar de vida
sense:
A relative measure of the quality of life a person or group has, often with per capita income (GNI or GDP) serving as a proxy measurement but with some notion of human development as the real (underlying) entity being measured.


lexentry: eng/standard_time__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: standard time
trans_list: hora estándar
sense:
Time as measured by synchronizing clocks in different geographical locations within a time zone to the same time, rather than using the local meridian, as in local mean time or solar time.


lexentry: eng/standby__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: standby
trans_list: disposición
sense:
A state of readiness without immediate involvement; remaining in preparation for (a sudden or unforeseen event or situation).


lexentry: eng/standby__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: standby
trans_list: acechar
sense:
(proscribed, nonstandard, operations) To wait briefly, as for additional communication by radio or telephone;


lexentry: eng/standing_committee__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: standing committee
trans_list: comité permanente
sense:
An established parliamentary or congressional committee to which all proposed legislation, messages, petitions, memorials and other matters regarding a defined scope of subjects get referred to and then returned to parliament or congress along with a recommended measure.


lexentry: eng/standing_order__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: standing order
trans_list: transferencia periódica
sense:
(banking) Transfer of a fixed amount from one bank account to another at fixed intervals (e.g. monthly bill payment)


lexentry: eng/stannite__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stannite
trans_list: estannita
sense:
a dark-gray lustrous mineral, a mixed sulfide of copper, iron, and tin, Cu2FeSnS4, used as an ore of tin


lexentry: eng/stapedius__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stapedius
trans_list: músculo del estribo
sense:
(muscle) A small muscle of the middle ear that arises from the wall of the tympanum and is inserted into the neck of the stapes by a tendon that sometimes contains a slender spine of bone; it is the smallest skeletal muscle in the human body, serving to stabilize the stapes to check and dampen its vibration.


lexentry: eng/staphylococcus__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: staphylococcus
trans_list: estafilococo
sense:
A spherical gram-positive parasitic bacterium of the genus Staphylococcus, causing blisters, septicemia, and other infections.


lexentry: eng/stapler__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stapler
trans_list: grapadora | engrapadora
sense:
A device which binds together sheets of paper by driving a thin metal staple through the sheets and simultaneously folding over the ends of the staple against the back surface of the paper.


lexentry: eng/star-reed__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: star-reed
trans_list: bejuco de estrella
sense:
(obsolete) A South American plant, Aristolochia mathewsii syn.Arisolochia fragrantissima used in Peru against dysentery, etc.


lexentry: eng/star__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: star
trans_list: estrella | astro
sense:
(geometry) A concave polygon with regular, pointy protrusions and indentations, usually with four, five, or six points.


lexentry: eng/star__Noun__1
sense_num: 09
written_rep: star
trans_list: estrella | astro
sense:
A simple dance, or part of a dance, where a group of four dancers each put their right or left hand in the middle and turn around in a circle. You call them right-hand stars or left-hand stars, depending on the hand which is in the middle.


lexentry: eng/star__Noun__1
sense_num: 12
written_rep: star
trans_list: estrella | astro
sense:
A composition of combustible matter used in the heading of rockets, in mines, etc., which, exploding in the air, presents a starlike appearance.


lexentry: eng/star__Noun__1
sense_num: 13
written_rep: star
trans_list: estrella | astro
sense:
(networking) A network topology with multiple computers individually merging to one central switch, thus free of risk of collisions. A single point of failure can occur if the switch experiences corruption.


lexentry: eng/star__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: star
trans_list: protagonizar | estelarizar
sense:
(transitive) To feature (a performer or a headliner), especially in a movie or an entertainment program.


lexentry: eng/star_anise__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: star anise
trans_list: anís estrella | anís estrellado | badiana | badián
sense:
A plant, Illicium verum, used primarily for its star-shaped seed which resembles anise in scent and flavor, and which is used as a spice. Valued for its decorative shape as well as its flavor. Also used commercially as a source of shikimic acid for the production of Tamiflu.


lexentry: eng/star_cluster__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: star cluster
trans_list: cúmulo estelar
sense:
(astronomy) A group of gravitationally bound stars and other material (such as nebulae and planets), conventionally with one generation of similarly aged stars from the same pre-stellar nebula.


lexentry: eng/star_seed__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: star seed
trans_list: semilla estelar
sense:
(New Age) A person who lived a previous lifetime in one star system but was then reincarnated in another star system.


lexentry: eng/star_system__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: star system
trans_list: sistema estelar
sense:
(star) A group of stars (and possibly smaller bodies such as planets or asteroids) that orbit one another.


lexentry: eng/starboard__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: starboard
trans_list: estribor
sense:
The righthand side of a ship, boat or aircraft when facing the front, or fore or bow. Used to unambiguously refer to directions according to the sides of the vessel, rather than those of a crew member or object.


lexentry: eng/stardust__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stardust
trans_list: nebulosa
sense:
(informal, dated) A distant cluster of stars resembling a cloud of dust, especially if the individual stars of which cannot be resolved with a telescope.


lexentry: eng/starfish__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: starfish
trans_list: estrella de mar
sense:
Any of various asteroids or other echinoderms (not in fact fish) with usually five arms, many of which eat bivalves or corals by everting their stomach.


lexentry: eng/stargazer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stargazer
trans_list: miraestrellas
sense:
(now, colloquial) Someone who gazes at the stars; an astronomer or astrologer (now especially an amateur one). [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/start__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: start
trans_list: comenzar | arrancar | empezar | iniciar
sense:
(transitive) To disturb and cause to move suddenly; to startle; to alarm; to rouse; to cause to flee or fly.


lexentry: eng/starter_dough__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: starter dough
trans_list: a punto de
sense:
(baking) A small amount of "live" dough used in traditional bakery to start the fermentation process necessary for preparing sourdough.


lexentry: eng/stasis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stasis
trans_list: estasis
sense:
(pathology) A slackening or arrest of the blood current, due not to a lessening of the heart’s beat, but to some abnormal resistance of the capillary walls.


lexentry: eng/statal__Adjective__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: statal
trans_list: estatal
sense:
(linguistics) Pertaining to a word or word form (such as a passive verb or a modifier) or other linguistic element that denotes a state rather than an action or process.


lexentry: eng/state__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: state
trans_list: estado | Estado
sense:
(anthropology) A society larger than a tribe. A society large enough to form a state in the sense of a government.


lexentry: eng/state__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: state
trans_list: estado
sense:
A political division of a federation retaining a notable degree of autonomy, as in the United States, Mexico, Nigeria, or India.


lexentry: eng/state_capitalism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: state capitalism
trans_list: capitalismo de Estado
sense:
The form of capitalism where for-profit commercial activities are undertaken by the state; either via corporatized government agencies, or via ownership or control of nominally private organizations.


lexentry: eng/state_of_exception__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: state of exception
trans_list: estado de excepción
sense:
(law, philosophy) A condition in which ordinary laws or norms have been suspended by a political authority.


lexentry: eng/state_of_matter__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: state of matter
trans_list: estado de la materia
sense:
(sciences) Any of the different phases of matter whose properties are dependent on the motions and forces of the molecules of which they are composed.


lexentry: eng/state_of_mind__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: state of mind
trans_list: estado mental | estado de ánimo
sense:
The psychological state of someone's cognitive processes at a certain time; the condition or character of a person's thoughts or feelings.


lexentry: eng/state_of_siege__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: state of siege
trans_list: estado de sitio
sense:
(law) An exceptional legal condition in which constitutional limits on the powers of the government are suspended, usually owing to military necessity and implying martial law.


lexentry: eng/state_of_the_art__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: state of the art
trans_list: último grito | lo último en
sense:
The condition of scientific or technical knowledge, particularly the peak or highest level thereof, at a particular time. [from early 20th c.]


lexentry: eng/state_pattern__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: state pattern
trans_list: condición
sense:
(software, design) A behavioural design pattern similar to the strategy pattern that is used to represent the state of an object.


lexentry: eng/state_police__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: state police
trans_list: policía del Estado
sense:
Outside the USA or Australia, the national police, i.e. the police force belonging to the national (state) government.


lexentry: eng/state_secret__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: state secret
trans_list: secreto de estado
sense:
Information which pertains to the affairs of a country, access to which is restricted by the government.


lexentry: eng/statement__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: statement
trans_list: instrucción
sense:
(computing) An instruction in a computer program, especially one that returns no value, as opposed to a function call.


lexentry: eng/static__Adjective__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: static
trans_list: estática | estático
sense:
(programming) Computed, created, or allocated before the program starts running, as opposed to at runtime.


lexentry: eng/static__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: static
trans_list: estática | nieve
sense:
(uncountable) Interference on a broadcast signal caused by atmospheric disturbances; heard as crackles on radio, or seen as random specks on television.


lexentry: eng/statin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: statin
trans_list: estatina
sense:
(pharmaceutical drug) Any of a class of drugs (chiefly lactones or pyrroles) that lower the amount of cholesterol in the blood by inhibiting an enzyme involved in its biosynthesis.


lexentry: eng/station_wagon__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: station wagon
trans_list: carmelita | familiar | guayín | ranchera | rubia | rural
sense:
(US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, automotive) A body style for cars in which the roof is extended rearward to produce an enclosed area in the position and serving the function of the boot (trunk) of a sedan / saloon.


lexentry: eng/stationary_point__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stationary point
trans_list: punto estacionario
sense:
(mathematics) A point on a curve where the gradient is zero. This point can be a maximum, a minimum, or a point of inflection.


lexentry: eng/stationmaster__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stationmaster
trans_list: jefe de estación
sense:
(rail) The person in charge of a railroad station, usually an employee of a particular railroad by which the station is owned, but sometimes an employee of a separate corporation, such as one owning a station used by two or more railroads.


lexentry: eng/statism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: statism
trans_list: estatismo | estatalismo
sense:
(often, _, pejorative) The belief that most or all political power should be centralized in national governments.


lexentry: eng/statistical_analysis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: statistical analysis
trans_list: análisis
sense:
The process of examining data to draw conclusions or insights, and determine cause-and-effect patterns between events; for example determining the safety and efficacy of new drugs by drawing out a probability as to whether the fact that a patient got better (or worse) was due to the drug or some other (perhaps random) factor.


lexentry: eng/statistical_inference__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: statistical inference
trans_list: inferencia estadística
sense:
(statistics) Drawing conclusions about a population from a random sample drawn from it, or, more generally, about a random process from its observed behavior during a finite period of time.


lexentry: eng/statistics__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: statistics
trans_list: estadística
sense:
A discipline, principally within applied mathematics, concerned with the systematic study of the collection, presentation, analysis, and interpretation of data.


lexentry: eng/statistics__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: statistics
trans_list: estadística
sense:
A systematic collection of data on measurements or observations, often related to demographic information such as population counts, incomes, population counts at different ages, etc.


lexentry: eng/statue__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: statue
trans_list: estatua | escultura
sense:
A three-dimensional work of art, usually representing a person or animal, usually created by sculpting, carving, molding, or casting.


lexentry: eng/statuette__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: statuette
trans_list: estatuilla
sense:
A small statue, usually a figure much less than life size, especially when of marble or bronze, or of plaster or clay as a preparation for the marble or bronze, as distinguished from a figure in terra cotta etc.


lexentry: eng/status_bar__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: status bar
trans_list: barra de estado
sense:
(computing, graphical user interface) A narrow horizontal information area for text and icons, typically found at the bottom of windows in a graphical user interface.


lexentry: eng/status_quo__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: status quo
trans_list: statu quo | estado del asunto
sense:
The state of things; the way things are, as opposed to the way they could be; the existing state of affairs.


lexentry: eng/statute_law__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: statute law
trans_list: estatuto
sense:
(legal, countable) A law enacted by a legislative body, as opposed to a regulation made by the executive branch or case law made by court precedent.


lexentry: eng/statute_of_limitations__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: statute of limitations
trans_list: prescripción legal
sense:
(law) A law passed by a legislative body that sets a maximum time limit after an incident, in which legal proceedings may be initiated.


lexentry: eng/statutory_rape__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: statutory rape
trans_list: estupro
sense:
(legal) An illegal act of sexual intercourse by an adult with a person under the legal age of consent for sex, or with another adult who is not able to consent because of intellectual disability.


lexentry: eng/stave-rhyme__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stave-rhyme
trans_list: aliteración
sense:
(countable) A (stressed) word that rhymes with another, in that it begins with the same consonant, consonant cluster, or vowel.


lexentry: eng/stave__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stave
trans_list: duela
sense:
One of a number of narrow strips of wood, or narrow iron plates, placed edge to edge to form the sides, covering, or lining of a vessel or structure; especially, one of the strips which form the sides of a cask, barrel, pail, etc.


lexentry: eng/stave__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: stave
trans_list: pentagrama
sense:
(music) The set of five horizontal and parallel lines on and between which musical notes are written or pointed; the staff.


lexentry: eng/stavesacre__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stavesacre
trans_list: estafisagria | abarraz | matapiojos
sense:
A highly toxic, perennial plant with purple flowers (Staphisagria macrosperma, syn. Delphinium staphisagria).


lexentry: eng/stay__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stay
trans_list: quedarse | permanecer | hospedarse | pasar la noche
sense:
(intransitive) To remain in a particular place, especially for a definite or short period of time; sojourn; abide.


lexentry: eng/stay__Verb__1
sense_num: 09
written_rep: stay
trans_list: quedarse | permanecer | hospedarse | pasar la noche
sense:
(transitive, obsolete) To remain for the purpose of; to stay to take part in or be present at (a meal, ceremony etc.).


lexentry: eng/steady__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: steady
trans_list: firme
sense:
Constant in feeling, purpose, or pursuit; not fickle, changeable, or wavering; not easily moved or persuaded to alter a purpose; resolute.


lexentry: eng/steal__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: steal
trans_list: robar | hurtar | shacar
sense:
(transitive) To take illegally, or without the owner's permission, something owned by someone else without intending to return it.


lexentry: eng/steal__Verb__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: steal
trans_list: hurtar | robar
sense:
(transitive) To draw attention unexpectedly in (an entertainment), especially by being the outstanding performer. Usually used in the phrase steal the show.


lexentry: eng/steal__Verb__1
sense_num: 09
written_rep: steal
trans_list: robar | hurtar | shacar
sense:
(transitive, baseball) To advance safely to (another base) during the delivery of a pitch, without the aid of a hit, walk, passed ball, wild pitch, or defensive indifference.


lexentry: eng/stealth__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stealth
trans_list: cautela | sigilo
sense:
(uncountable) The attribute or characteristic of acting in secrecy, or in such a way that the actions are unnoticed or difficult to detect by others.


lexentry: eng/steam_power__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: steam power
trans_list: Motor de vapor marino
sense:
Power derived from water heated into steam, usually converted to motive power by a reciprocating engine (a steam engine) or turbine (a steam turbine).


lexentry: eng/steam_turbine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: steam turbine
trans_list: turbina de vapor
sense:
A system of angled and shaped blades arranged on a rotor through which steam is passed to generate rotational energy. Today, normally used in power stations.


lexentry: eng/stearic_acid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stearic acid
trans_list: ácido esteárico
sense:
(fatty acid) octadecanoic acid; the most common saturated fatty acid; it is found in all animal and most vegetable oils and fats; it is used in the manufacture of soap etc.


lexentry: eng/steel__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: steel
trans_list: acero
sense:
(countable, uncountable) An artificial metal produced from iron, harder and more elastic than elemental iron; used figuratively as a symbol of hardness.


lexentry: eng/steep__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: steep
trans_list: empinado | escarpado | abrupto | acantilado | inclinado | precipitoso
sense:
Of a near-vertical gradient; of a slope, surface, curve, etc. that proceeds upward at an angle near vertical.


lexentry: eng/steeplechase__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: steeplechase
trans_list: carrera con obstáculos
sense:
(athletics) An athletics event in which the runners have to run 3000 metres round a track, jumping hurdles and a water obstacle along the way


lexentry: eng/steer__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: steer
trans_list: conducir | dirigir | guiar
sense:
(intransitive) To guide the course of a vessel, vehicle, aircraft etc. (by means of a device such as a rudder, paddle, or steering wheel).


lexentry: eng/steer__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: steer
trans_list: conducir | dirigir | guiar
sense:
(transitive) To guide the course of a vessel, vehicle, aircraft etc. (by means of a device such as a rudder, paddle, or steering wheel).


lexentry: eng/steerage__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: steerage
trans_list: antecámara
sense:
(countable) The section of a passenger ship that provided inexpensive accommodation with no individual cabins.


lexentry: eng/steering_group__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: steering group
trans_list: grupo director
sense:
A committee whose function is to arrange the schedules of business for a legislative assembly or other organization


lexentry: eng/steering_wheel__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: steering wheel
trans_list: volante | timón | cabrilla | guía | manubrio
sense:
A wheel-shaped control that is rotated by the driver to steer, existing in most modern land vehicles.


lexentry: eng/steganography__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: steganography
trans_list: esteganografía
sense:
The practice of hiding messages, so that the presence of the message itself is hidden, often by writing them in places where they may not be found until someone finds the secret message in whatever is being used to hide it.


lexentry: eng/stegosaur__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stegosaur
trans_list: estegosaurio
sense:
Any of several extinct herbivorous dinosaurs, of the suborder Stegosauria, having two rows of bony plates along the back. [from c. 1900]


lexentry: eng/stegosaurus__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stegosaurus
trans_list: estegosaurio
sense:
A stegosaur, a member of the suborder Stegosauria, of the order Ornithischia of the middle Jurassic to early Cretaceous period.


lexentry: eng/stele__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: stele
trans_list: estela
sense:
(architecture, archaeology, obsolete) An acroterion, the decoration on the ridge of an ancient Greek building such as a temple.


lexentry: eng/stellify__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stellify
trans_list: estrella
sense:
(transitive, mythology) To transform from an earthly body into a celestial body; to place in the sky as such


lexentry: eng/stem__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: stem
trans_list: raíz | tallo
sense:
A slender supporting member of an individual part of a plant such as a flower or a leaf; also, by analogy, the shaft of a feather.


lexentry: eng/stem__Noun__1
sense_num: 13
written_rep: stem
trans_list: roda
sense:
(nautical) The vertical or nearly vertical forward extension of the keel, to which the forward ends of the planks or strakes are attached.


lexentry: eng/stem_cell__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stem cell
trans_list: célula madre
sense:
(medicine, cytology) A primal undifferentiated cell from which a variety of other cells can develop through the process of cellular differentiation.


lexentry: eng/stemmatics__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stemmatics
trans_list: stemmática
sense:
The study of multiple surviving versions of the same text with the aim of reconstructing a lost original.


lexentry: eng/stencil__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stencil
trans_list: plantilla | estarcido | esténcil
sense:
A thin sheet, either perforated or using some other technique, with which a pattern may be produced upon a surface; a utensil that contains a perforated sheet.


lexentry: eng/stenographer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stenographer
trans_list: taquígrafa | taquígrafo
sense:
Someone skilled in the writing of shorthand or the use of a stenotype machine, especially for the purpose of rapid transcription of speech. One employed in such a role: a professional transcriptionist who employs shorthand.


lexentry: eng/stenography__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stenography
trans_list: estenografía | taquigrafía
sense:
The practice of transcribing speech (primarily for later dictation or testimony), usually using shorthand


lexentry: eng/stent__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stent
trans_list: estent
sense:
A slender tube inserted into a blood vessel, a ureter or the oesophagus in order to provide support and to prevent disease-induced closure.


lexentry: eng/step-__Prefix__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: step-
trans_list: -astra | -astro
sense:
A prefix used before father, mother, brother, sister, son, daughter, child, and so forth, to indicate that the person being identified is not a blood relative but is related through the marriage of a parent.


lexentry: eng/step-up__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: step-up
trans_list: escalón
sense:
(exercise) A workout movement wherein one leg stands on an elevated surface and lifts in the concentric part the rest of the body up onto it to target – depending on angle and starting distance of the other leg and weights applied by the arms – the femoral and gluteal muscles variously.


lexentry: eng/step__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: step
trans_list: peldaño | escalón
sense:
A rest, or one of a set of rests, for the foot in ascending or descending, as a stair, or a rung of a ladder.


lexentry: eng/step__Noun__1
sense_num: 15
written_rep: step
trans_list: paso
sense:
(machines) One of a series of offsets, or parts, resembling the steps of stairs, as one of the series of parts of a cone pulley on which the belt runs.


lexentry: eng/step__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: step
trans_list: pisar
sense:
(intransitive) To move the foot in walking; to advance or recede by raising and moving one of the feet to another resting place, or by moving both feet in succession.


lexentry: eng/step_ladder__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: step ladder
trans_list: escalera de tijeras | escalera doble | escalerilla
sense:
A ladder with steps or treads instead of rungs that is hinged in the middle to form an inverted V, with stays to keep the two halves at a fixed angle.


lexentry: eng/step_machine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: step machine
trans_list: stepper
sense:
An exercise machine consisting of two pedals on a frame. The user steps on each of the pedals in turn, moving the legs in a way similar to climbing.


lexentry: eng/step_over__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: step over
trans_list: bicicleta
sense:
(football) A dribbling move, or feint, in football (soccer), used to fool a defensive player into thinking the offensive player, in possession of the ball, in which the foot is moved over the ball without making contact with it.


lexentry: eng/stepfather__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stepfather
trans_list: padrastro
sense:
(in the narrow sense) A husband of one's biological mother after her initial marriage to or relationship with one's biological father.


lexentry: eng/stepgrandfather__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stepgrandfather
trans_list: abuelastro
sense:
The stepfather of one's mother or father and the husband of one's grandmother, and not one's biological grandfather, especially following the divorce of one's grandparents or the death of one's grandfather.


lexentry: eng/stepgrandmother__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stepgrandmother
trans_list: abuelastra
sense:
The stepmother of one's father or mother and the wife of one's grandfather, usually a woman that one's grandfather marries after the divorce of one's grandparents or the death of one's grandmother.


lexentry: eng/stepgrandson__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stepgrandson
trans_list: nietastro
sense:
The grandson of one's stepgrandfather's wife or stepgrandmother's husband from previous marriage, or the stepson of one's child.


lexentry: eng/steppe__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: steppe
trans_list: estepa
sense:
The grasslands of Eastern Europe and Asia. Similar to (North American) prairie and (African) savanna. [from 1671]


lexentry: eng/steppe_eagle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: steppe eagle
trans_list: águila esteparia
sense:
Aquila nipalensis, a bird of prey of the family Accipitridae. Previously considered to be closely related to the non-migratory tawny eagle (Aquila rapax) and the two forms have previously been treated as conspecific.


lexentry: eng/stepping_motor__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stepping motor
trans_list: motor de pasos | motor paso a paso
sense:
An electromagnetic actuator that converts digital pulses of input into analog rotary motion, the degree of rotation being proportional to the number of pulses received.


lexentry: eng/steradian__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: steradian
trans_list: estereorradián
sense:
(geometry) In the International System of Units, the derived unit of solid angle; the solid angle subtended at the centre of a sphere of radius r by a portion of the surface of the sphere that has area r2. Symbol: sr


lexentry: eng/stereo__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: stereo
trans_list: estereográfico
sense:
Of a pair of images: one depicting the view as would be seen from one eye and the other from the other eye, so that when viewed appropriately, they combine to give an impression of three dimensions.


lexentry: eng/stereo__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: stereo
trans_list: estéreo
sense:
(by extension) Any object or device equipped with audio components that reproduces sound in stereo, such as a stereo console in the home.


lexentry: eng/stereochemistry__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stereochemistry
trans_list: estereoquímica
sense:
(chemistry, uncountable) the branch of chemistry that involves the spatial arrangement of the atoms of molecules, and studies how this affects the physical and chemical properties of such species


lexentry: eng/stereoisomerism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stereoisomerism
trans_list: estereoisomería
sense:
(chemistry) A form of isomerism in which atoms are arranged differently about a chiral centre (or centre of asymmetry). They exhibit optical activity, and in a molecule with a single chiral centre the two isomers (enantiomers) are mirror images of each other whereas in a molecule with multiple chiral centres the isomers (diastereoisomers) are not normally mirror images.


lexentry: eng/stereophonic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stereophonic
trans_list: estereofónico
sense:
of or pertaining to sound reproduction using two channels to give a more natural two-dimensional sound distribution


lexentry: eng/stereotype__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stereotype
trans_list: estereotipo | tópico
sense:
A conventional, formulaic, and often oversimplified or exaggerated conception, opinion, or image of (a person or a group of people).


lexentry: eng/stereotype__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: stereotype
trans_list: estereotipo
sense:
(software engineering) An extensibility mechanism of the Unified Modeling Language, allowing a new element to be derived from an existing one with added specializations.


lexentry: eng/sterilize__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: sterilize
trans_list: esterilizar
sense:
(transitive, biology) To kill, deactivate (denature), or destroy (break apart) all living, viable microorganisms and spores on a surface, in a fluid, or contained in a compound, such as culture media or a medical product.


lexentry: eng/steroid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: steroid
trans_list: esteroide
sense:
(biochemistry, organic compound) A class of organic compounds having a structure of 17 carbon atoms arranged in four rings; they are lipids, and occur naturally as sterols, bile acids, adrenal and sex hormones, and some vitamins; many drugs are synthetic steroids.


lexentry: eng/stevia__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stevia
trans_list: estevia | stevia
sense:
Any of the sweet herbs of genus Stevia, native to tropical and subtropical regions of South America and western North America. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/steward__Noun__1
sense_num: 10
written_rep: steward
trans_list: administrador | apoderado | gestor | representante
sense:
(higher education) An officer who provides food for the students and superintends the kitchen; also, an officer who attends to the accounts of the students.


lexentry: eng/stewardess__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stewardess
trans_list: azafata | aeromoza
sense:
A female flight attendant (a member of the crew of an airplane who is responsible for the comfort and safety of its passengers).


lexentry: eng/stibnite__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stibnite
trans_list: antimonita | estibina
sense:
A grey mineral, Sb2S3, that is the main ore of antimony; used in ancient times as the cosmetic kohl.


lexentry: eng/stichomythia__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stichomythia
trans_list: esticomitia
sense:
(poetry) A technique in drama or poetry, in which alternating lines, or half-lines, are given to alternating characters, voices, or entities.


lexentry: eng/stick_'em_up__Phrase__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stick 'em up
trans_list: arriba las manos
sense:
A command stereotypically given by robbers, particularly when pointing a gun: Put your hands in the air! Surrender!


lexentry: eng/stick__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: stick
trans_list: barra
sense:
a stick of butter
(chiefly, North America) A small rectangular block, with a length several times its width, which contains by volume one half of a cup of shortening (butter, margarine or lard).


lexentry: eng/stick__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: stick
trans_list: palanca de mando
sense:
(aviation) The control column of an aircraft; a joystick. (By convention, a wheel-like control mechanism with a handgrip on opposite sides, similar to the steering wheel of an automobile, can also be called the "stick", although "yoke" or "control wheel" is more commonly seen.)


lexentry: eng/stick__Noun__1
sense_num: 08
written_rep: stick
trans_list: barra
sense:
(figurative) A negative stimulus or a punishment. (This sense derives from the metaphor of using a stick, a long piece of wood, to poke or beat a beast of burden to compel it to move forward.)


lexentry: eng/stick_in_the_mud__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: stick in the mud
trans_list: hormigón
sense:
(idiomatic, pejorative) More generally, one who is slow, old-fashioned, or unprogressive; an old fogey.


lexentry: eng/stick_out_like_a_sore_thumb__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stick out like a sore thumb
trans_list: desentonar
sense:
(simile) Be very noticeably different, especially in a negative way; to be particularly obtrusive, conspicuous, blatant, or prominent; to attract undue attention or notice.


lexentry: eng/stick_to_one's_knitting__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stick to one's knitting
trans_list: no meterse en camisa de once varas
sense:
(idiomatic) To concentrate on one's own tasks, affairs, area of expertise, etc., especially in order to avoid distraction, embarrassment, or other needless problems.


lexentry: eng/stick_up__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stick up
trans_list: fichar
sense:
(transitive) Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see stick,‎ up. To put or post up by sticking.


lexentry: eng/stickleback__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stickleback
trans_list: espinosillo
sense:
Any one of numerous species of small fish of the family Gasterosteidae. The back is armed with two or more sharp spines. They inhabit both salt and brackish water, and construct nests from weeds.


lexentry: eng/stickler__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: stickler
trans_list: puntilloso
sense:
Someone who insistently advocates for something, especially for strict observance of a formal rule. [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/sticky__Adjective__1
sense_num: 08
written_rep: sticky
trans_list: bochornoso | predeterminado
sense:
(Internet, of threads on a bulletin board) Fixed at the top of the list of topics or threads so as to keep it in view.


lexentry: eng/stiff_peaks__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stiff peaks
trans_list: picos firmes | punto de nieve
sense:
(gastronomy) Firm tips (of whipping cream or egg whites) which have been beaten and are so aerated that they stand up straight.


lexentry: eng/stifle__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stifle
trans_list: sofocar
sense:
(transitive, also, figuratively) To make (an animal or person) unconscious or cause (an animal or person) death by preventing breathing; to smother, to suffocate.


lexentry: eng/stigma__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: stigma
trans_list: estigma
sense:
(Christianity, chiefly, _, in the plural, _, stigmata) A mark on the body corresponding to one of the wounds of the Crucifixion on Jesus' body, and sometimes reported to bleed periodically.


lexentry: eng/stilbene__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stilbene
trans_list: estilbeno
sense:
(organic compound) Either of two isomeric hydrocarbons, diphenylethylene, but especially the trans isomer, used in the manufacture of dyes and many other compounds.


lexentry: eng/stile__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stile
trans_list: montante
sense:
A set of one or more steps surmounting a fence or wall, or a narrow gate or contrived passage through a fence or wall, which in either case allows people but not livestock to pass.


lexentry: eng/still_waters_run_deep__Proverb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: still waters run deep
trans_list: las aguas quietas calan hondo
sense:
A person with a calm appearance has, or may have, considerable inner emotion, character, or intellect.


lexentry: eng/stilt__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stilt
trans_list: zanco
sense:
Either of two poles with footrests that allow someone to stand or walk above the ground; used mostly by entertainers.


lexentry: eng/stilt__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: stilt
trans_list: cigüeñuela
sense:
Any of various wading birds of the genera Himantopus and Cladorhynchus, related to the avocet, that have extremely long legs and long thin bills.


lexentry: eng/stilted__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: stilted
trans_list: acartonado | afectado | redicho
sense:
(figuratively) Elevated or raised in a contrived or unnatural way; stiff and artificially formal or pompous; also, depending on redundant, unnecessary elements.


lexentry: eng/stimulant__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stimulant
trans_list: estimulante
sense:
(pharmaceutical drug) A substance that acts to increase physiological or nervous activity in the body.


lexentry: eng/stimulation__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: stimulation
trans_list: estimulación
sense:
(biology) Any action or condition that creates a response; sensory input. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]


lexentry: eng/stimulus__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stimulus
trans_list: estímulo
sense:
An external phenomenon that has an influence on a system, by triggering or modifying an internal phenomenon; for example, a spur or incentive that drives a person to take action or change behaviour.


lexentry: eng/stimulus__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: stimulus
trans_list: estímulo
sense:
(physiology, psychology, medicine) Something external that elicits or influences a physiological or psychological activity or response, or that affects any of the sensory apparatuses.


lexentry: eng/sting__Noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: sting
trans_list: trampa
sense:
(law enforcement) A police operation in which the police pretend to be criminals in order to catch a criminal.


lexentry: eng/stingray__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stingray
trans_list: pastinaca
sense:
Any of various large, venomous rays, of the orders Rajiformes and Myliobatiformes, having a barbed, whiplike tail.


lexentry: eng/stinkbug__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: stinkbug
trans_list: chinche apestoso
sense:
(entomology) Any of various insects of the order Hemiptera (the "true bugs"), in the suborder Heteroptera, principally in the superfamily Pentatomoidea or Coreoidea.


lexentry: eng/stint__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stint
trans_list: correlimos
sense:
Any of several very small wading birds in the genus Calidris. Types of sandpiper, such as the dunlin or the sanderling.


lexentry: eng/stipend__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stipend
trans_list: estipendio | salario | semanada
sense:
(archaic) A regular fixed payment made to someone (especially a clergyman, judge, soldier, or teacher) for services provided by them; a salary. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]


lexentry: eng/stipule__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stipule
trans_list: estípula
sense:
(botany) A basal appendage of a typical leaf of a flowering plant, usually appearing paired beside the petiole although sometimes absent or highly modified.


lexentry: eng/stir-fry__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stir-fry
trans_list: sofreír | saltear
sense:
(transitive) To fry quickly in hot oil whilst constantly stirring, especially in a wok or similar pan.


lexentry: eng/stir__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stir
trans_list: remover | mezclar | revolver
sense:
(transitive) To disturb the relative position of the particles of (a liquid or similar) by passing an object through it.


lexentry: eng/stirrup__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stirrup
trans_list: estribo | estafa
sense:
(equestrianism) A ring or hoop suspended by a rope or strap from the saddle, for a horseman's foot while mounting or riding.


lexentry: eng/stishovite__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stishovite
trans_list: stishovita
sense:
(mineral) A fine-grained mineral, of SiO2, that is a polymorphic form of quartz formed under very high pressure.


lexentry: eng/stitch__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: stitch
trans_list: punzada | dolor en el costado
sense:
(countable, and, uncountable) An intense stabbing pain under the lower edge of the ribcage, brought on by exercise or laughing.


lexentry: eng/stochastic_differential_equation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stochastic differential equation
trans_list: ecuación diferencial estocástica
sense:
(calculus) a type of differential equation in which one or more of the terms is a stochastic process resulting in a solution which is itself a stochastic process


lexentry: eng/stock__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: stock
trans_list: acción
sense:
(finance) The capital raised by a company through the issue of shares. The total of shares held by an individual shareholder.


lexentry: eng/stock__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: stock
trans_list: caldo | consomé
sense:
(cooking, uncountable, countable) Broth made from meat (originally bones) or vegetables, used as a basis for stew or soup.


lexentry: eng/stock_character__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stock character
trans_list: personaje tipo
sense:
(writing, theatre, cinema) Any fictional character drawn from some stereotype who is instantly recognizable.


lexentry: eng/stock_dove__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stock dove
trans_list: paloma zurita
sense:
A pigeon of species Columba oenas, found in much of Europe, in the family Columbidae of pigeons and doves).


lexentry: eng/stock_market_crash__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stock market crash
trans_list: quiebra financiera
sense:
(finance) A sudden dramatic decline of stock prices across a significant cross-section of a stock market.


lexentry: eng/stockbroker__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stockbroker
trans_list: agente de bolsa
sense:
(finance) A person who buys and sells shares (stock) on a stock exchange on behalf of clients. May also provide investment advice and/or company information, depending on the level of service offered (or chosen by the client).


lexentry: eng/stockpile__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stockpile
trans_list: acopio | reservas
sense:
A supply (especially a large one) of something kept for future use, specifically in case the cost of the item increases or if there a shortage.


lexentry: eng/stocks__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stocks
trans_list: cepo | picota
sense:
(plurale tantum) A device, similar to a pillory, formerly used for public humiliation and punishment.


lexentry: eng/stoic__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stoic
trans_list: estoico
sense:
(philosophy) Proponent of stoicism, a school of thought, from in 300 B.C.E. up to about the time of Marcus Aurelius, who holds that by cultivating an understanding of the logos, or natural law, one can be free of suffering.


lexentry: eng/stoically__Adverb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stoically
trans_list: estoicamente
sense:
In a manner that endures pain and hardship without outwardly showing suffering or expressing complaint.


lexentry: eng/stoichiometry__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stoichiometry
trans_list: estequiometría
sense:
(uncountable, chemistry) The study and calculation of quantitative (measurable) relationships of the reactants and products in chemical reactions (chemical equations).


lexentry: eng/stoicism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stoicism
trans_list: estoicismo
sense:
A school of philosophy popularized during the Roman Empire that emphasized reason as a means of understanding the natural state of things, or logos, and as a means of freeing oneself from emotional distress.


lexentry: eng/stole__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stole
trans_list: estola
sense:
A garment consisting of a decorated band worn on the back of the neck, each end hanging over the chest, worn in ecclesiastical settings or sometimes as a part of graduation dress.


lexentry: eng/stoma__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stoma
trans_list: estoma
sense:
(botany) One of the tiny pores in the epidermis of a leaf or stem through which gases and water vapor pass.


lexentry: eng/stomachache__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stomachache
trans_list: dolor de estómago
sense:
A pain in the abdomen, often caused by indigestion. (The pain is usually lower than the stomach and related to the intestines.)


lexentry: eng/stomatology__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stomatology
trans_list: estomatología
sense:
(medicine) The study of the mouth and its disorders and diseases; increasingly called oral medicine in current usage.


lexentry: eng/stone__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: stone
trans_list: piedra
sense:
(British) A unit of mass equal to 14 pounds (≈6.3503 kilograms), formerly used for various commodities (wool, cheese, etc.), but now principally used for personal weight. Abbreviated as st.


lexentry: eng/stone__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: stone
trans_list: hueso | piedra
sense:
(botany) The central part of some fruits, particularly drupes; consisting of the seed and a hard endocarp layer.


lexentry: eng/stonecrop__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stonecrop
trans_list: pampajarito | siempreviva
sense:
Any of various succulent plants of the Crassulaceae family, native to temperate zones, especially in genus Sedum


lexentry: eng/stonefish__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stonefish
trans_list: pez piedra
sense:
A venomous tropical marine fish resembling a piece of rock, of the genus Synanceia, found in the Indian Ocean and Pacific Ocean


lexentry: eng/stool__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: stool
trans_list: taburete | silla | banqueta
sense:
(dated) A close-stool; a seat used for urination and defecation: a chamber pot, commode, outhouse seat, or toilet.


lexentry: eng/stoop__Noun__3
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stoop
trans_list: porche | zaguán
sense:
(chiefly, New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, also, Canada) The staircase and landing or porch leading to the entrance of a residence.


lexentry: eng/stop-motion__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stop-motion
trans_list: cuadro por cuadro | fotograma a fotograma
sense:
(uncountable, photography) An animation technique wherein physical objects are slightly altered and photographed one picture at a time to give an illusion of movement when displayed in sequence.


lexentry: eng/stop__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stop
trans_list: parada | paradero
sense:
A (usually marked) place where buses, trams or trains halt to let passengers get on and off, usually smaller than a station.


lexentry: eng/stop__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: stop
trans_list: punto | punto final
sense:
A symbol used for purposes of punctuation and representing a pause or separating clauses, particularly a full stop, comma, colon or semicolon.


lexentry: eng/stop_at_nothing__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stop at nothing
trans_list: no detenerse ante nada
sense:
(idiomatic) To take any measures to do or achieve something, especially if it involves great risk or danger; to do everything in one's power.


lexentry: eng/stop_sign__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stop sign
trans_list: alto | pare | señal de alto | señal de pare | señal de stop
sense:
A sign by the side of a road or street, often at an intersection, instructing vehicle drivers to stop.


lexentry: eng/stop_the_car__Phrase__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stop the car
trans_list: pare el coche
sense:
When giving directions to a person (for example, a taxi driver), indicates that he or she should stop the vehicle.


lexentry: eng/stop_the_presses__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stop the presses
trans_list: paren las rotativas
sense:
(idiomatic) An exclamation used to introduce especially new, important, surprising, or recent developments.


lexentry: eng/stopgap__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: stopgap
trans_list: paliativo | parche | paños calientes | remiendo
sense:
A short-term fix or temporary measure used until something better can be obtained; that which serves as an expedient in an emergency; a band-aid solution.


lexentry: eng/stopwatch__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stopwatch
trans_list: cronómetro
sense:
A timepiece designed to measure the amount of time elapsed between a particular time when activated and when the piece is deactivated.


lexentry: eng/storage__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: storage
trans_list: almacenamiento
sense:
(usually, uncountable, computer hardware) Any computer device, including such as a disk, on which data is stored for a longer term than main memory.


lexentry: eng/store_brand__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: store brand
trans_list: marca blanca
sense:
(US) A brand name that is associated with or owned by a place of business (often a supermarket - or other chain) that sells products under that name, usually for less money than other brands.


lexentry: eng/storm__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: storm
trans_list: vendaval | borrasca | temporal
sense:
(meteorology) A disturbed state of the atmosphere between a severe or strong gale and a hurricane on the modern Beaufort scale, with a wind speed of between 89 and 102 kilometres per hour (55–63 miles per hour; 10 on the scale, known as a "storm" or whole gale), or of between 103 and 117 kilometres per hour (64–72 miles per hour; 11 on the scale, known as a "violent storm").


lexentry: eng/storm__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: storm
trans_list: tormenta | tempestad | temporal
sense:
Any disturbed state of the atmosphere causing destructive or unpleasant weather, especially one affecting the earth's surface involving strong winds (leading to high waves at sea) and usually lightning, thunder, and precipitation; a tempest.


lexentry: eng/storm__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: storm
trans_list: irrumpir
sense:
(chiefly, military) To violently assault (a fortified position or stronghold, a building, etc.) with the aim of gaining control of it.


lexentry: eng/storm_door__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: storm door
trans_list: contrapuerta
sense:
A secondary door placed exterior to the primary door, to better weatherproof an entrance. Those storm doors that are also screen doors can be used for ventilation purposes when the primary door remains open. Typically found on front doors, rear doors, side doors, balcony doors.


lexentry: eng/storm_drain__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: storm drain
trans_list: agualluvias | cloaca | desagüe
sense:
(US) An access point or conduit for rainwater that drains directly downstream in a (drainage) basin without passing through sewers or water treatment in order to prevent or belay floods.


lexentry: eng/storm_petrel__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: storm petrel
trans_list: paíño
sense:
Any of several small seabirds, of the families Hydrobatidae (northern storm petrels) or Oceanitidae (southern storm petrels or Austral storm petrels), having dark plumage and a white rump.


lexentry: eng/stormy__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: stormy
trans_list: tempestuoso | borrascoso | tormentoso
sense:
Characterized by, or proceeding from, a storm; subject to storms; agitated with strong winds and heavy rain.


lexentry: eng/story_arc__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: story arc
trans_list: arco argumental | arco narrativo
sense:
An extended or continuing storyline in episodic storytelling media such as television or comic books.


lexentry: eng/strabismus__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: strabismus
trans_list: estrabismo
sense:
A defect of vision in which one eye cannot focus with the other on an object because of imbalance of the eye muscles; a squint.


lexentry: eng/strafe__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: strafe
trans_list: ametrallar
sense:
(transitive, military, aviation) To attack (ground targets) with automatic gunfire from a low-flying aircraft.


lexentry: eng/straight_flush__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: straight flush
trans_list: escalera de color
sense:
(poker) A hand that is both straight (the cards are all in sequence) and flush (the cards are all of the same suit).


lexentry: eng/straight_line__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: straight line
trans_list: recta
sense:
(geometry) A line with no curvature; a line with constant direction. The path of shortest length between two points.


lexentry: eng/straight_man__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: straight man
trans_list: escalera
sense:
(idiomatic) A member (of any gender) of a team of comic performers who plays a supporting role by helping to set up jokes and punch lines through engaging in dialog with another comedian playing a more eccentric or otherwise more interesting character; a foil who plays such a role in theatrical comedy.


lexentry: eng/strain__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: strain
trans_list: cepa | raza | variedad
sense:
(biology) A particular variety of a microbe, virus, or other organism, usually a taxonomically infraspecific one.


lexentry: eng/strain__Verb__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: strain
trans_list: elongar
sense:
(ambitransitive) To exert or struggle (to do something), especially to stretch (one's senses, faculties etc.) beyond what is normal or comfortable.


lexentry: eng/strainer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: strainer
trans_list: colador | filtro
sense:
A device through which a liquid is passed for purification, filtering or separation from solid matter; anything (including a screen or a cloth) used to strain a liquid.


lexentry: eng/strainer__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: strainer
trans_list: colador | filtro
sense:
A perforated screen or openwork (usually at the end of a suction pipe of a pump), used to prevent solid bodies from mixing in a liquid stream or flowline.


lexentry: eng/straitjacket__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: straitjacket
trans_list: camisa de fuerza
sense:
A jacket-like garment with very long sleeves which can be secured in place, thus preventing the wearer from moving his or her arms. Often used in psychiatric hospitals to prevent patients from injuring themselves or others.


lexentry: eng/strange_bird__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: strange bird
trans_list: bicho raro
sense:
An unusual person, especially one with an idiosyncratic personality or peculiar behavioral characteristics.


lexentry: eng/strange_quark__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: strange quark
trans_list: quark extraño
sense:
(particle) A quark having a fractional electric charge of -\frac{1}{3} and a mass of about 80 to 130 MeV.Symbol: s


lexentry: eng/strangeness__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: strangeness
trans_list: extrañeza | extrañez | rareza
sense:
(particle physics) One of the quantum numbers of subatomic particles, depending upon the relative number of strange quarks and anti-strange quarks.


lexentry: eng/strangle__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: strangle
trans_list: estrangular
sense:
(transitive) To kill someone by squeezing the throat so as to cut off the oxygen supply; to choke, suffocate or throttle.


lexentry: eng/strangler_fig__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: strangler fig
trans_list: higuerote
sense:
Any of a number of kinds of figs (genus Ficus) that sprout on branches of other trees and crowd them out as they mature.


lexentry: eng/strangury__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: strangury
trans_list: estranguria
sense:
(pathology, urology) A painful, frequent need to urinate, when the bladder is largely empty or with little urine production.


lexentry: eng/strap__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: strap
trans_list: correa | cincha | tirante
sense:
A piece of leather, or strip of wood covered with a suitable material, used to hone the sharpened edge of a razor; a strop.


lexentry: eng/strappado__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: strappado
trans_list: garrucha
sense:
A form of torture in which the victim is hung from the ceiling by a rope attached to the hands, which are tied together behind the victim's back.


lexentry: eng/strategic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: strategic
trans_list: estratégico
sense:
Of or relating to military operations that are more large-scale or long-range than local or tactical ones.


lexentry: eng/strategy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: strategy
trans_list: estrategia
sense:
(uncountable) The science and art of military command as applied to the overall planning and conduct of warfare.


lexentry: eng/strategy_game__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: strategy game
trans_list: juego de estrategia
sense:
A game in which the players' decision-making skills have a high significance in determining the outcome, such as chess, checkers or go.


lexentry: eng/stratocumulus__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stratocumulus
trans_list: estratocúmulo
sense:
(meteorology) A principal low-level cloud type, predominantly stratiform, in the form of a gray and/or whitish layer or patch, which nearly always has dark parts and is nonfibrous.


lexentry: eng/stratosphere__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: stratosphere
trans_list: estratosfera
sense:
(meteorology) The region of the uppermost atmosphere where temperature increases along with the altitude due to the absorption of solar ultraviolet radiation by ozone. The stratosphere extends from the tropopause (10–15 kilometers) to approximately 50 kilometers, where it is succeeded by the mesosphere.


lexentry: eng/stratovolcano__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stratovolcano
trans_list: estratovolcán
sense:
(vulcanology) A tall conical volcano, composed of layers (or strata) of hardened lava, tephra and ash.


lexentry: eng/stratus__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stratus
trans_list: estrato
sense:
(meteorology) A principal, low-level cloud type in the form of a gray layer with a rather uniform base, usually not associated with precipitation, and capable of producing corona phenomena and a weak, uniform luminance; abbreviated St.


lexentry: eng/straw__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: straw
trans_list: paja
sense:
(uncountable) Such dried stalks considered collectively; this bulk matter may be a chief salable product, a by-product, fodder, bedding, or green manure, depending on region and on current market conditions.


lexentry: eng/straw_man__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: straw man
trans_list: hombre de paja
sense:
(figurative) An innocuous person or someone of nominal or lesser importance, as a front man or straw boss.


lexentry: eng/straw_mushroom__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: straw mushroom
trans_list: paja seta
sense:
A small, edible mushroom used primarily in the cuisines of East and Southeast Asia, Volvariella volvacea.


lexentry: eng/strawberry_tree__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: strawberry tree
trans_list: madroño
sense:
A cane apple, an evergreen shrub or small tree (Arbutus unedo), in family Ericaceae, native to the Mediterranean region and western Europe north to western France and Ireland, which bears fruits which resemble strawberries.


lexentry: eng/stray__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stray
trans_list: callejero
sense:
Any domestic animal that has no enclosure nor proper place and company, but that instead wanders at large or is lost; an estray.


lexentry: eng/stray__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: stray
trans_list: descaminarse | descarriarse | extraviarse | perderse
sense:
(intransitive) To wander from company or outside proper limits; to rove or roam at large; to go astray.


lexentry: eng/streak__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: streak
trans_list: trazo
sense:
The color of the powder of a mineral. So called, because a simple field test for a mineral is to streak it against unglazed white porcelain.


lexentry: eng/streamer__Noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: streamer
trans_list: streamer
sense:
(Internet) A person who streams activities on their computer (especially video gaming) to a live online audience.


lexentry: eng/streaming__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: streaming
trans_list: streaming | transmisión
sense:
(computing) The transmission of digital audio or video, or the reception or playback of such data without first storing it.


lexentry: eng/streamline__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: streamline
trans_list: línea de corriente
sense:
(physics) A line that is tangent to the velocity of flow of a fluid; equivalent to the path of a specific particle in that flow.


lexentry: eng/streamlined__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: streamlined
trans_list: aerodinámica
sense:
Designed to offer little resistance to the flow of fluid, especially by having sleek, graceful lines.


lexentry: eng/street-smart__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: street-smart
trans_list: espabilado | resabiado
sense:
Having practical rather than theoretical knowledge, like that learned on the streets rather than in the classroom.


lexentry: eng/street_market__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: street market
trans_list: feria
sense:
A temporary public market, normally set up outdoors on certain days of the week, often, but not always, in a street. Sometimes they can be found in a car park or in a market square.


lexentry: eng/street_organ__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: street organ
trans_list: organillo | organito
sense:
(musical instrument) A type of mechanically-played barrel organ designed to be played in the street.


lexentry: eng/street_urchin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: street urchin
trans_list: niño callejero | niño de la calle | gamín
sense:
(British, obsolescent) A child who lives, or spends most of his or her time, in the streets; sometimes a petty thief or pickpocket.


lexentry: eng/strength_training__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: strength training
trans_list: entrenamiento de fuerza | fortalecimiento muscular
sense:
A form of exercise in which the goal is to increase the strength of muscles through low numbers of repetitions of an exercise performed with high resistance.


lexentry: eng/strengthen__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: strengthen
trans_list: fortalecer | fortificar | reforzar
sense:
(transitive) To make strong or stronger; to add strength to; to increase the strength of; to fortify.


lexentry: eng/streptococcus__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: streptococcus
trans_list: estreptococo | streptococcus
sense:
A spherical, gram-positive bacterium of the genus Streptococcus. Although commonly found benignly in the human mouth and gut, and though many species are non-pathogenic, other species can cause diseases including strep throat and more serious conditions.


lexentry: eng/stress__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: stress
trans_list: tensión
sense:
(countable, physics) The internal distribution of force across a small boundary per unit area of that boundary (pressure) within a body. It causes strain or deformation and is typically symbolised by σ or τ.


lexentry: eng/stress__Noun__1
sense_num: 08
written_rep: stress
trans_list: énfasis
sense:
(uncountable) Emphasis placed on a particular point in an argument or discussion (whether spoken or written).


lexentry: eng/stress_ball__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stress ball
trans_list: bola antiestrés | pelota antiestrés
sense:
A small, malleable toy ball filled with soft material, used to relieve muscle tension in one's palm and hand and alleviate general feelings of anxiety.


lexentry: eng/stretch__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: stretch
trans_list: exageración
sense:
A course of thought which diverts from straightforward logic, or requires extraordinary belief or exaggeration.


lexentry: eng/stretch__Verb__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: stretch
trans_list: estirar
sense:
(intransitive, transitive) To extend one’s limbs or another part of the body in order to improve the elasticity of one's muscles


lexentry: eng/stretch_mark__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stretch mark
trans_list: estría
sense:
(dermatology) Any of a series of red (or purple or faded), irregular stripes on the surface of the skin caused by rapid growth of the tissues lying just underneath. They may appear as a result of pregnancy, puberty, obesity, rapid muscle growth or family history.


lexentry: eng/stretching__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: stretching
trans_list: estiramiento
sense:
A form of physical exercise in which a specific skeletal muscle (or muscle group) is deliberately elongated to its fullest length in order to improve the muscle's felt elasticity and reaffirm comfortable muscle tone.


lexentry: eng/strew__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: strew
trans_list: esparcir
sense:
(dated, except strewn) To distribute objects or pieces of something over an area, especially in a random manner.


lexentry: eng/stridulate__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stridulate
trans_list: estridular
sense:
(intransitive) To make a high-pitched chirping, grating, hissing, or squeaking sound, as male crickets and grasshoppers do, by rubbing certain body parts together.


lexentry: eng/strike__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: strike
trans_list: strike
sense:
(baseball) A status resulting from a batter swinging and missing a pitch, or not swinging at a pitch when the ball goes in the strike zone, or hitting a foul ball that is not caught.


lexentry: eng/strike__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: strike
trans_list: acuñar
sense:
(transitive) To cause to sound by one or more beats; to indicate or notify by audible strokes. Of a clock, to announce (an hour of the day), usually by one or more sounds.


lexentry: eng/strike_out__Verb__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: strike out
trans_list: ponchar
sense:
(ergative, baseball, softball) Of a batter, to be retired after three strikes (missed swings, as opposed to any other way of becoming "out"); of a pitcher, to cause this to happen to the batter.


lexentry: eng/strike_up__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: strike up
trans_list: entablar
sense:
(transitive, idiomatic) To start something with somebody else, such as a conversation or relationship.


lexentry: eng/strike_zone__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: strike zone
trans_list: zona de strike
sense:
(baseball) The area through which if a pitched ball passes, it will be called a strike, typically from the batter's knees to the belt and the width of home plate.


lexentry: eng/string__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: string
trans_list: cuerda
sense:
(musical instrument) A segment of wire (typically made of plastic or metal) or other material used as vibrating element on a musical instrument.


lexentry: eng/string__Noun__1
sense_num: 11
written_rep: string
trans_list: cadena
sense:
(countable, programming) An ordered sequence of text characters stored consecutively in memory and capable of being processed as a single entity.


lexentry: eng/string__Noun__1
sense_num: 15
written_rep: string
trans_list: cuerda
sense:
(countable, physics) A tiny one-dimensional string-like entity, the main object of study in string theory, a branch of theoretical physics.


lexentry: eng/string_quartet__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: string quartet
trans_list: cuarteto de cuerda
sense:
(music) A group of four musicians playing string instruments, usually two violins, a viola and a cello.


lexentry: eng/string_theory__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: string theory
trans_list: teoría de cuerdas
sense:
(physics) A candidate unified theory of all physical forces and particles; a theory which suggests that subatomic particles are one-dimensional strings rather than zero-dimensional points. It also suggests that space-time can have up to nine dimensions, plus the dimension of time.


lexentry: eng/string_trimmer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: string trimmer
trans_list: desbrozadora
sense:
(horticulture) A powered, hand-held garden implement that uses a rotating monofilament line to cut grass, etc., without damaging other objects.


lexentry: eng/stringer__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: stringer
trans_list: periodista
sense:
(journalism) A freelance correspondent not on the regular newspaper staff, especially one retained on a part-time basis to report on events in a particular place.


lexentry: eng/strip__Verb__1
sense_num: 08
written_rep: strip
trans_list: pelar
sense:
(transitive) To fire (a bullet or ball) from a rifle such that it fails to pick up a spin from the rifling.


lexentry: eng/strip_off__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: strip off
trans_list: desnudarse
sense:
(intransitive, British, Ireland, idiomatic) To remove all of one's clothes (or sometimes to remove all except underclothes, or figuratively).


lexentry: eng/striped_skunk__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: striped skunk
trans_list: mofeta listada | mofeta rayada
sense:
A carnivore of the species Mephitis mephitis, known for the persistent pungent aroma of the scent it sprays when threatened.


lexentry: eng/stripling__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stripling
trans_list: mozalbete
sense:
(archaic, also, attributive, sometimes, humorous) A young man in the state of adolescence, or just passing from boyhood to manhood; a lad. [from 14th c.].


lexentry: eng/stripper__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stripper
trans_list: estriptisera | estriptista | bailadora exotica | cabaretista | estriptisero | table dancer
sense:
Someone who removes their clothing in a sexually provocative manner, especially as a form of paid entertainment.


lexentry: eng/stripper__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: stripper
trans_list: separador
sense:
A tool used to strip tubing: to empty it by applying pressure to the outside of the tubing and moving that pressure along the tubing.


lexentry: eng/striptease__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: striptease
trans_list: estriptis | estriptís | striptease
sense:
The act of slowly taking off one's clothes to sexually arouse the viewer, often accompanied by music and in exchange for money.


lexentry: eng/strobilus__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: strobilus
trans_list: estróbilo
sense:
(botany) Sensu strictissimo a more-or-less cone-shaped fruiting body of any of various vascular Pteridophyta, such as horsetail, that bear spores;


lexentry: eng/stroboscope__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stroboscope
trans_list: estroboscopio
sense:
Instrument for studying or observing periodic movement by rendering a moving body visible only at regular intervals.


lexentry: eng/stroke__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stroke
trans_list: golpe | pincelada
sense:
(golf) A single act of striking at the ball with a club; also, at matchplay, a shot deducted from a player's score at a hole as a result of a handicapping system.


lexentry: eng/stroke__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: stroke
trans_list: brazada
sense:
(swimming) A specific combination of movements of the arms and legs which, when repeated, causes the swimmer to advance through the water; also, the manner in which such movements are made; a swimming style.


lexentry: eng/stroke__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: stroke
trans_list: remada
sense:
The movement of an oar or paddle through water, either the pull which actually propels the boat, or a single entire cycle of movement including the pull; also, the manner in which such movements are made; a rowing style.


lexentry: eng/stroke__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: stroke
trans_list: trazo
sense:
(linguistics) A line making up a written character; specifically, a Chinese, Japanese, or Korean character.


lexentry: eng/stroke__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: stroke
trans_list: trazo
sense:
A movement of a brush in painting, of a chisel in carving, of a pen, pencil, or such implement in drawing or writing, etc., in one direction; hence, a line or mark made on a surface by such an implement.


lexentry: eng/stroke__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: stroke
trans_list: apoplejía | ictus | ACV | accidente cerebro vascular | derrame
sense:
(medicine) The loss of brain function arising when the blood supply to the brain is suddenly interrupted.


lexentry: eng/stroke__Noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: stroke
trans_list: pincelada
sense:
(music) A bow or pluck of a string or strings of a stringed instrument; also, the manner in which a musical instrument is played; hence, a melody, a tune.


lexentry: eng/stroke__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stroke
trans_list: caricia
sense:
An act of moving one's hand or an object along a surface in one direction, touching it lightly; a caress.


lexentry: eng/stroke__Verb__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stroke
trans_list: acariciar | rozar
sense:
To move one's hand or an object (such as a broom or brush) along (a surface) in one direction, touching it lightly; to caress.


lexentry: eng/stroke_order__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stroke order
trans_list: orden de los trazos | orden de trazos
sense:
the standard sequence in which a Chinese character is written in Chinese, Japanese or Korean writing


lexentry: eng/stroller__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stroller
trans_list: carriola | carrito | cochecito | silla de paseo | sillita de paseo
sense:
(US, Canada, Australia) A seat or chair on wheels, pushed by somebody walking behind it, typically used for transporting babies and young children.


lexentry: eng/stromatolite__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stromatolite
trans_list: estromatolito
sense:
(geology) A laminated, columnar, rock-like structure constituting a large share of all fossils from 3.5 to 0.5 billion years ago, with some still being formed at present, some or all of which result from the deposit of minerals by microorganisms such as cyanobacteria.


lexentry: eng/strong__Adjective__1
sense_num: 09
written_rep: strong
trans_list: fuerte
sense:
(grammar) Inflecting in a different manner than the one called weak, such as Germanic verbs which change vowels.


lexentry: eng/strong_flour__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: strong flour
trans_list: harina de fuerza
sense:
A wheat flour with a high gluten content, which produces bread with high rising, and long lasting properties.


lexentry: eng/strontium__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: strontium
trans_list: estroncio
sense:
The metallic chemical element (symbol Sr) with an atomic number of 38. It is a soft, reactive, silvery alkaline earth metal.


lexentry: eng/strop__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: strop
trans_list: cinturón
sense:
A strap; more specifically a piece of leather or a substitute (notably canvas), or strip of wood covered with a suitable material, for honing a razor.


lexentry: eng/stroppy__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stroppy
trans_list: testarudo
sense:
(UK, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, Commonwealth, slang) Ornery, fractious, belligerent, or obstreperous, and hence difficult to deal with.


lexentry: eng/structural_formula__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: structural formula
trans_list: fórmula química
sense:
(chemistry) Any of various diagrammatic representations of the structure of a molecule that shows how its atoms are linked to each other, with what type of bonds, and the presence of any charges


lexentry: eng/structural_isomerism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: structural isomerism
trans_list: isomería estructural
sense:
(chemistry) A form of isomerism in which the same atoms are arranged in different orders, either having the same or different functional groups.


lexentry: eng/structural_unemployment__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: structural unemployment
trans_list: desempleo estructural
sense:
(economics) A type of unemployment explained by a mismatch between the requirements of the employers and the properties (such as skills, age, gender or location) of the unemployed.


lexentry: eng/structuralism__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: structuralism
trans_list: estructuralismo
sense:
(linguistics) The theory that a human language is a self-contained structure related to other elements which make up its existence.


lexentry: eng/strum__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: strum
trans_list: rasguear
sense:
(ambitransitive) To play (a guitar or other stringed instrument) by plucking various strings simultaneously.


lexentry: eng/strut_one's_stuff__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: strut one's stuff
trans_list: lucir palmito | taquillar
sense:
(idiomatic, intransitive) To behave or perform in a showy or ostentatious manner, as if to impress others; to show off.


lexentry: eng/strychnine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: strychnine
trans_list: estricnina
sense:
(organic compound) A very toxic, colourless crystalline alkaloid, derived from nux vomica, used as a pesticide


lexentry: eng/stub__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: stub
trans_list: desprendible | resguardo | talón
sense:
A piece of certain paper items, designed to be torn off and kept for record or identification purposes.


lexentry: eng/stub__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: stub
trans_list: esbozo
sense:
(chiefly, WMF) A Wikipedia article providing only minimal information and intended for later development.


lexentry: eng/stubborn__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stubborn
trans_list: terco | testarudo | tozudo | obstinado | cabezota | cabezadura
sense:
Refusing to move or to change one's opinion; obstinate; firmly resisting; persistent in doing something.


lexentry: eng/stuck_up__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stuck up
trans_list: altanero | arrogante | creído | endiosado | estirado | fresa
sense:
(idiomatic) snobbish, conceited; believing oneself to be better than others, usually because of abundant success; haughty; arrogant or egotistical.


lexentry: eng/stud__Noun__2
sense_num: 03
written_rep: stud
trans_list: arracada | cadena | columna | poste
sense:
(construction) A vertical post, especially one of the small uprights in the framing for lath and plaster partitions, and furring, and upon which the laths are nailed.


lexentry: eng/stud__Noun__2
sense_num: 06
written_rep: stud
trans_list: estoperol | tachuela | tachón
sense:
(engineering) A short rod or pin, fixed in and projecting from something, and sometimes forming a journal.


lexentry: eng/student__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: student
trans_list: estudiante | alumno | alumna | universitario
sense:
(in particular) A person who is enrolled at a college or university (as contrasted with a pupil or schoolchild attending a primary or secondary school).


lexentry: eng/student__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: student
trans_list: estudiante | alumno | educando | alumna | discente | universitario
sense:
A person who is formally enrolled at a school, a college or university, or another educational institution.


lexentry: eng/students'_union__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: students' union
trans_list: consejo estudiantil
sense:
(UK) A student organization present in many colleges, universities, and high schools. In higher education, the students' union is often accorded its own building on the campus, dedicated to social, organizational activities, and representation.


lexentry: eng/study__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: study
trans_list: estudio
sense:
A room in a house intended for reading and writing; traditionally the private room of the male head of household.


lexentry: eng/study__Verb__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: study
trans_list: estudiar
sense:
(transitive) To fix the mind closely upon a subject; to dwell upon anything in thought; to muse; to ponder.


lexentry: eng/study_hall__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: study hall
trans_list: hora de estudio | salón de estudios
sense:
(North America) A class period, usually in boarding school or high school, where students are afforded the time for independent study and homework assignments, as part of the curriculum or after hours, the last notably as a punishment called detention.


lexentry: eng/stuff__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stuff
trans_list: rellenar | llenar | atiborrar
sense:
(transitive) To fill by packing or crowding something into; to cram with something; to load to excess.


lexentry: eng/stuffed_shirt__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stuffed shirt
trans_list: persona estirada
sense:
(idiomatic, informal) One who is pompous or self-important, especially one who is officious in a position of authority.


lexentry: eng/stump__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stump
trans_list: tocón | tueco
sense:
The remains of something that has been cut off; especially the remains of a tree, the remains of a limb.


lexentry: eng/stump__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: stump
trans_list: estaca
sense:
(cricket) One of three small wooden posts which together with the bails make the wicket and that the fielding team attempt to hit with the ball.


lexentry: eng/stumped__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: stumped
trans_list: perplejo
sense:
(cricket, of a batsman, not comparable) out as a result of the wicket-keeper breaking the wicket with the ball while the batsman is out of his crease.


lexentry: eng/stunt_double__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stunt double
trans_list: doble del truco
sense:
(film, television) A type of body double: a skilled stand-in used for dangerous film or video sequences such as jumping out of a building, leaping from vehicle to vehicle, and fight sequences.


lexentry: eng/stuntman__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stuntman
trans_list: especialista
sense:
In films, someone who performs stunts that are deemed too dangerous or physically difficult for the main actors to attempt.


lexentry: eng/stupefy__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stupefy
trans_list: entorpecer | pasmar | embotar
sense:
(transitive) To dull the senses or capacity to think thereby reducing responsiveness; to dazzle or stun.


lexentry: eng/stupor__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stupor
trans_list: estupor
sense:
A state of greatly dulled or completely suspended consciousness or sensibility; (particularly, symptom) a chiefly mental condition marked by absence of spontaneous movement, greatly diminished responsiveness to stimulation, and usually impaired consciousness.


lexentry: eng/sturgeon__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sturgeon
trans_list: esturión
sense:
Any marine or freshwater fish of the family Acipenseridae that are prized for their roe and are endemic to temperate seas and rivers of the northern hemisphere, especially central Eurasia.


lexentry: eng/style__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: style
trans_list: estilo
sense:
(by extension from sense 1.1) A particular manner of expression in writing or speech, especially one regarded as good.


lexentry: eng/style__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: style
trans_list: honorífico | tratamiento | título
sense:
A legal or traditional term or formula of words used to address or refer to a person, especially a monarch or a person holding a post or having a title.


lexentry: eng/style__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: style
trans_list: estilo
sense:
A particular manner of creating, doing, or presenting something, especially a work of architecture or art.


lexentry: eng/style__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: style
trans_list: estilo
sense:
A particular way in which one grooms, adorns, dresses, or carries oneself; (specifically) a way thought to be attractive or fashionable.


lexentry: eng/style__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: style
trans_list: estilizar
sense:
(transitive, informal) To create for, or give to, someone a style, fashion, or image, particularly one which is regarded as attractive, tasteful, or trendy.


lexentry: eng/stylesheet__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: stylesheet
trans_list: hoja de estilo
sense:
(web design) A document consisting of markup that describes the layout and presentation to be used when displaying other documents.


lexentry: eng/stylite__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stylite
trans_list: estilita
sense:
(Christianity, historical) A Christian ascetic in ancient times who lived alone on top of a tall pillar.


lexentry: eng/stylobate__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stylobate
trans_list: estilóbato
sense:
(Classical Greek, _, architecture) The top step of the crepidoma, i.e. the platform upon which the superstructure of the building is erected.


lexentry: eng/styloglossus__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: styloglossus
trans_list: estilogloso
sense:
(muscle) A small muscle that arises from the styloid process of the temporal bone, inserts along the side and underpart of the tongue, and functions to draw up the sides of the tongue to create a trough for swallowing.


lexentry: eng/stylus__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stylus
trans_list: estilete | estilo | lápiz digital | lápiz óptico
sense:
(writing) An ancient writing implement consisting of a small rod with a pointed end for scratching letters on clay, wax-covered tablets or other surfaces, and a blunt end for obliterating them.


lexentry: eng/stylus__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: stylus
trans_list: aguja
sense:
A hard point, typically of diamond or sapphire, following a groove in a phonograph and transmitting the recorded sound for reproduction.


lexentry: eng/stylus__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: stylus
trans_list: punzón
sense:
A tool for making small dots on a piece of heavy paper, used to produce Braille writing for the blind by hand.


lexentry: eng/styptic_pencil__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: styptic pencil
trans_list: barrita astringente
sense:
A short medicated stick, typically containing alum, used to stop bleeding from small wounds (as in shaving).


lexentry: eng/sub-Saharan_Africa__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sub-Saharan Africa
trans_list: África negra
sense:
Africa south of the Sahara, particularly used to distinguish the areas chiefly populated by dark-skinned peoples.


lexentry: eng/sub-lieutenant__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sub-lieutenant
trans_list: teniente
sense:
(Australia, Canada, New Zealand) A commissioned officer of the navy ranking above an acting sub-lieutenant and below a lieutenant.


lexentry: eng/subaltern__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: subaltern
trans_list: subalterno
sense:
Of a lower rank or position; inferior or secondary; especially (military rank) ranking as a junior officer, below the rank of captain.


lexentry: eng/subaltern_studies__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: subaltern studies
trans_list: estudios subalternos
sense:
(historiography) The study and writing of history with a particular focus on the experiences and perspectives of common people, rather than that of political leaders or the elite.


lexentry: eng/subarachnoid__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: subarachnoid
trans_list: subaracnoideo
sense:
(anatomy, relational) Located or occurring below the arachnoid mater, often specifically between the arachnoid membrane and the pia mater.


lexentry: eng/subarachnoid_space__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: subarachnoid space
trans_list: espacio subaracnoideo
sense:
(neuroanatomy) The space between the arachnoid mater and the pia mater that surrounds the brain and spinal cord, through which the cerebrospinal fluid circulates and major blood vessels pass, and across which extend delicate trabeculae of connective tissue.


lexentry: eng/subatomic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: subatomic
trans_list: subatómico
sense:
(physics) Relating to particles that are constituents of the atom, or are smaller than an atom; such as proton, neutron, electron, etc.


lexentry: eng/subclass__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: subclass
trans_list: subclase
sense:
(object-oriented programming) An object class derived from another class (its superclass) from which it inherits a base set of properties and methods.


lexentry: eng/subclavian__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: subclavian
trans_list: subclavio
sense:
(anatomy) Relating to or denoting an artery or vein which serves the neck and arm on the left or right side of the body.


lexentry: eng/subclinical__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: subclinical
trans_list: subclínico
sense:
(medicine, of a disease or injury) Without signs and symptoms that are detectable by physical examination or laboratory test; not clinically manifest.


lexentry: eng/subcontinent__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: subcontinent
trans_list: subcontinente
sense:
A large landmass which is either smaller than a continent (such as Greenland), or part of an even larger continent (such as the Indian subcontinent).


lexentry: eng/subculture__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: subculture
trans_list: subcultura
sense:
A portion of a culture distinguished by its customs or other features, often in contrast to the larger mainstream culture.


lexentry: eng/subdeacon__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: subdeacon
trans_list: subdiácono
sense:
(Catholicism, chiefly, historical) A Catholic clerical rank in the major orders below that of a deacon.


lexentry: eng/subdomain__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: subdomain
trans_list: subdominio
sense:
(computing, Internet) A domain name that has been prefaced with additional parts separated with periods.


lexentry: eng/subduction_zone__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: subduction zone
trans_list: zona de subducción
sense:
(geology) A region of the Earth where one tectonic plate dives beneath another into the interior of the Earth.


lexentry: eng/subgroup__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: subgroup
trans_list: subgrupo
sense:
A group within a larger group; a group whose members are some, but not all, of the members of a larger group.


lexentry: eng/subheading__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: subheading
trans_list: subtítulo
sense:
a heading or caption subordinate to a main headline, heading, or title especially when inserted as a divider between sections (as of a newspaper or periodical article or story or text of a book)


lexentry: eng/subimago__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: subimago
trans_list: subimago
sense:
(zoology) A stage in the development of certain insects, intermediate between pupa and imago, during which the insect can fly but must shed a skin before becoming mature.


lexentry: eng/subject__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: subject
trans_list: sujeto | tema
sense:
(grammar) The noun, pronoun or noun phrase about whom the statement is made. In active clauses with verbs denoting an action, the subject is the actor. In clauses in the passive voice the subject is the target of the action.


lexentry: eng/subject__Noun__1
sense_num: 09
written_rep: subject
trans_list: sujeto | súbdito
sense:
(philosophy) A being that has subjective experiences, subjective consciousness, or a relationship with another entity.


lexentry: eng/subject__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: subject
trans_list: someter
sense:
(transitive, construed with to) To cause (someone or something) to undergo a particular experience, especially one that is unpleasant or unwanted.


lexentry: eng/subject_matter__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: subject matter
trans_list: tema
sense:
The matter or thought presented for consideration in some statement or discussion; that which is made the object of thought or study.


lexentry: eng/subjective__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: subjective
trans_list: subjetivo
sense:
Formed, as in opinions, based upon a person's feelings or intuition, rather than upon observation or purely logical reasoning; coming more from within the observer than from observations of the external environment.


lexentry: eng/subjunctive__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: subjunctive
trans_list: subjuntivo
sense:
(grammar, of a verb) Inflected to indicate that an act or state of being is possible, contingent or hypothetical, and not a fact.


lexentry: eng/subjunctive_mood__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: subjunctive mood
trans_list: subjuntivo | modo subjuntivo | conjuntivo
sense:
(grammar) Mood expressing an action or state which is hypothetical or anticipated rather than actual, including wishes and commands.


lexentry: eng/sublimate__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sublimate
trans_list: sublimar
sense:
(figurative, psychoanalysis) To modify (the natural expression of a sexual or primitive instinct) in a socially acceptable manner; to divert the energy of (such an instinct) into some acceptable activity.


lexentry: eng/sublimate__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sublimate
trans_list: sublimar
sense:
(generally) To change (a solid substance) into a gas without breaking down or passing through the liquid state by heating it gently. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/sublimate__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: sublimate
trans_list: sublimar
sense:
(figurative, psychoanalysis) To modify the natural expression of a sexual or primitive instinct in a socially acceptable manner; to divert the energy of such an instinct into some acceptable activity.


lexentry: eng/sublimation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sublimation
trans_list: sublimación
sense:
(chemistry) The transition of a substance from the solid phase directly to the vapor state such that it does not pass through the intermediate liquid phase. [from late 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/sublime__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: sublime
trans_list: sublime | portentoso
sense:
Of an aspect of art or nature: causing awe or deep respect due to its beauty or magnificence; awe-inspiring, impressive.


lexentry: eng/subliminal__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: subliminal
trans_list: subliminal
sense:
(physiology) Of a stimulus: below the limen or threshold of conscious perception, especially if still able to produce a response; also (generally) , below the threshold where a response can be produced. [from late 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/subliminal__Adjective__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: subliminal
trans_list: subliminal
sense:
(by extension) Of an advertisement, a message, etc.: conveyed in a manner that a person is unaware of being influenced by it. [from mid 20th c.]


lexentry: eng/subliminal_message__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: subliminal message
trans_list: mensaje subliminal
sense:
A signal or message embedded in another object, designed to pass below the normal limits of perception.


lexentry: eng/submenu__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: submenu
trans_list: submenú
sense:
(computing, graphical user interface) A secondary menu available through another menu, especially one that branches off the first.


lexentry: eng/submit__Verb__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: submit
trans_list: someter
sense:
(transitive, mixed martial arts, professional wrestling) To win a fight against (an opponent) by submission.


lexentry: eng/subnet__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: subnet
trans_list: subred
sense:
(networking) A portion of a network that shares a network address in which each component is identified by a number.


lexentry: eng/suborbital__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: suborbital
trans_list: suborbital
sense:
Not reaching orbit; having a trajectory that does not reach orbital velocity and so must return to ground eventually.


lexentry: eng/subordinate_clause__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: subordinate clause
trans_list: proposición subordinada
sense:
(grammar) A clause that cannot stand alone as a sentence, but functions as either a noun, adjective or adverb in a sentence.


lexentry: eng/subscribe__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: subscribe
trans_list: suscribirse | abonarse
sense:
(ergative) To sign up to have copies of a publication, such as a newspaper or a magazine, delivered for a period of time.


lexentry: eng/subside__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: subside
trans_list: calmarse
sense:
(intransitive) To fall into a state of calm; to be calm again; to settle down; to become tranquil; to abate.


lexentry: eng/subsidence__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: subsidence
trans_list: subsidencia
sense:
(geology) A sinking of something to a lower level, especially of part of the surface of the Earth due to underground excavation, seismic activity or underground or ground water depletion.


lexentry: eng/subsidiarity__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: subsidiarity
trans_list: subsidiariedad
sense:
The principle that initiative (whether in government, business or religion) ought to reside at the lowest feasible level (i.e. at the local or regional level, instead of the national or supranational level, unless the latter presents clear advantages)


lexentry: eng/subsidiary__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: subsidiary
trans_list: filial | subsidiaria
sense:
A company owned by a parent company or a holding company, also called daughter company or sister company.


lexentry: eng/subsonic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: subsonic
trans_list: subsónico
sense:
(of a speed) (aviation) less than the speed of sound (in the same medium, and at the same temperature and pressure)


lexentry: eng/substation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: substation
trans_list: subestación
sense:
A site where electricity supplied by long-distance (high-voltage) transmission lines is transformed and/or regulated for local (low-voltage) distribution.


lexentry: eng/substitute__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: substitute
trans_list: suplente
sense:
(sports) A player who is available to replace another if the need arises, and who may or may not actually do so.


lexentry: eng/substitute__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: substitute
trans_list: sustituir | substituir
sense:
(transitive, formerly, _, proscribed, in the phrase "substitute X with/by Y") To use Y in place of X; to replace X with Y.


lexentry: eng/substrate__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: substrate
trans_list: sustrato | substrato
sense:
(linguistics) A language that is replaced in a population by another language and that influences the language imposed on its speakers.


lexentry: eng/subsume__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: subsume
trans_list: subsumir
sense:
To place (any one cognition) under another as belonging to it; to include or contain something else.


lexentry: eng/subtend__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: subtend
trans_list: basarse
sense:
(transitive, also mathematics) To extend or stretch opposite something; to be part of a straight or curved line that is opposite to and delimits an angle.


lexentry: eng/subtitle__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: subtitle
trans_list: subtítulo | subtítulos
sense:
(cinematography, television) Textual versions of the dialogue in films (and similar media such as television or video games), usually displayed at the bottom of the screen.


lexentry: eng/subtitled__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: subtitled
trans_list: subtitulado
sense:
(of a film) in which the dialogue is translated into another language, and displayed, in text, at the bottom of the screen.


lexentry: eng/subtlety__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: subtlety
trans_list: sutileza | delicadeza
sense:
The quality of being done in a clever way that is not obvious or not direct; the quality of being carefully thought out. (of things)


lexentry: eng/subtlety__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: subtlety
trans_list: sutileza
sense:
(countable) An instance of being subtle, a subtle thing, especially a subtle argument or distinction.


lexentry: eng/suburb__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: suburb
trans_list: arrabal | suburbio | afueras | extrarradio
sense:
A residential area located on the outskirts of a city or large town that usually includes businesses that cater to its residents; such as schools, grocery stores, shopping centers, restaurants, convenience stores, etc.


lexentry: eng/suburbicarian__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: suburbicarian
trans_list: suburbicario
sense:
(Roman Catholicism) Describing any of the six dioceses surrounding Rome, which are always headed by Cardinals of the highest rank.


lexentry: eng/subvert__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: subvert
trans_list: subvertir
sense:
(transitive) To upturn convention from the foundation by undermining it (literally, to turn from beneath).


lexentry: eng/subway__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: subway
trans_list: metro
sense:
(Canada, US) A rapid transit system, regardless of the elevation of its right of way; a metro system.


lexentry: eng/succeed__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: succeed
trans_list: suceder | conseguir | tener éxito
sense:
(intransitive) To come in the place of another person, thing, or event; to come next in the usual, natural, or prescribed course of things; to follow; hence, to come next in the possession of anything; (often with to).


lexentry: eng/successful__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: successful
trans_list: afortunado | exitoso | logrado | de éxito
sense:
Resulting in success; assuring, or promoting, success; accomplishing what was proposed; having the desired effect


lexentry: eng/succinic_acid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: succinic acid
trans_list: ácido succínico
sense:
(carboxylic acid) A colourless crystalline dicarboxylic acid, (CH2COOH)2, that occurs naturally in amber and is important in the metabolic Krebs cycle.


lexentry: eng/succubus__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: succubus
trans_list: súcubo
sense:
(medieval folklore) A female demon which comes to men, especially monks, in their dreams to seduce them and have sexual intercourse, drawing energy from the men to sustain themselves, often until the point of exhaustion or death.


lexentry: eng/such__Determiner__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: such
trans_list: tal | así | semejante
sense:
(demonstrative) Like this, that, these, those; used to make a comparison with something implied by context.


lexentry: eng/suck__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: suck
trans_list: chupar | sorber
sense:
(transitive) To use the mouth and lips to pull in (a liquid, especially milk from the breast). [from 9th c.]


lexentry: eng/suck__Verb__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: suck
trans_list: chupar
sense:
(transitive) To work the lips and tongue on (an object) to extract moisture or nourishment; to absorb (something) in the mouth. [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/suck__Verb__1
sense_num: 09
written_rep: suck
trans_list: apestar | dar asco | ser un asco
sense:
(chiefly, North American, , intransitive, stative, colloquial, sometimes) To be inferior or objectionable: a general term of disparagement, sometimes used with at to indicate a particular area of deficiency. [from 20th c.]


lexentry: eng/suck_and_blow__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: suck and blow
trans_list: soplar y sorber, no puede ser
sense:
(Canada, UK, idiomatic) To perform two incompatible actions; to hold views which are in contradiction.


lexentry: eng/suck_in__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: suck in
trans_list: aspirar
sense:
(transitive) To draw inward using suction. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see suck,‎ in.


lexentry: eng/suck_it_up__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: suck it up
trans_list: aguantar
sense:
(idiomatic) To put up with something; to deal with something, such as pain or misfortune, without complaining.


lexentry: eng/suck_up__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: suck up
trans_list: dar coba | dar jabón | pastelear
sense:
(slang, often followed by to) To adulate or flatter (someone) excessively, generally to obtain some personal benefit or favour.


lexentry: eng/sucker__Noun__1
sense_num: 16
written_rep: sucker
trans_list: pringado | otario
sense:
(American, slang) A person who is easily deceived, tricked or persuaded to do something; a naive or gullible person. [from 1830s]


lexentry: eng/sucrose__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sucrose
trans_list: sacarosa
sense:
(carbohydrate) A disaccharide with formula C12H22O11, consisting of two simple sugars, glucose and fructose; normal culinary sugar.


lexentry: eng/suction__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: suction
trans_list: chupar | succionar
sense:
To create an imbalance in pressure between one space and another in order to draw matter between the spaces.


lexentry: eng/sudden_death__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: sudden death
trans_list: muerte súbita
sense:
(sports, games) A period or mode of play in which the next player or team to score wins instantly; often in an extra period of time following a tie at the end of the regular period of play.


lexentry: eng/sudden_infant_death_syndrome__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sudden infant death syndrome
trans_list: muerte de cuna
sense:
(pathology) The sudden and unexplained death of an infant aged one month to one year, normally while sleeping.


lexentry: eng/sudoku__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sudoku
trans_list: sudoku
sense:
(games, puzzles) A type of pencil puzzle played on a square grid, requiring each of the columns, each of the rows, and each of the subregions (called "boxes" or "regions") to contain the lowest whole numbers up to the dimension of the puzzle, usually 1 to 9, once each. The subregions are rectangular or square except in variants.


lexentry: eng/suede__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: suede
trans_list: gamuza | ante
sense:
A type of soft leather, made from calfskin, with a brushed texture to resemble fabric, often used to make boots, clothing and fashion accessories.


lexentry: eng/suet__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: suet
trans_list: unto
sense:
The fatty tissue that surrounds and protects the kidneys; that of sheep and cattle is used in cooking and in making tallow.


lexentry: eng/suffice__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: suffice
trans_list: bastar | suficer
sense:
(intransitive) To be enough or sufficient; to meet the need (of anything); to be adequate; to be good enough.


lexentry: eng/suffix__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: suffix
trans_list: sufijo
sense:
(grammar, linguistic morphology) A morpheme added at the end of a word to modify the word's meaning.


lexentry: eng/suffragette__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: suffragette
trans_list: sufragista
sense:
(historical) A female supporter, often militant, of women's right to vote in the early 20th century, especially in Great Britain.


lexentry: eng/suffuse__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: suffuse
trans_list: repartir
sense:
(transitive) To spread through or over something, especially as a liquid, colour or light; to bathe.


lexentry: eng/sufganiyah__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sufganiyah
trans_list: sufganiá
sense:
a deep-fried ball-shaped doughnut, usually filled with jelly or custard and topped with powdered sugar


lexentry: eng/sugar-free__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sugar-free
trans_list: sin azúcar
sense:
Of food, drink, medication, chewing gum, etc: not containing sugar (and usually sweetened with a sugar substitute instead).


lexentry: eng/sugar-loaf__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sugar-loaf
trans_list: pan de azúcar
sense:
(historical) A block of refined sugar, usually in the form of a truncated cone, in which form it was traditionally exported from the Caribbean and Brazil from the 17th century to the 19th century.


lexentry: eng/sugar__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sugar
trans_list: azúcar
sense:
(uncountable) Sucrose in the form of small crystals, obtained from sugar cane or sugar beet and used to sweeten food and drink.


lexentry: eng/sugar__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: sugar
trans_list: azúcar
sense:
(countable, chemistry) Any of various small carbohydrates that are used by organisms to store energy.


lexentry: eng/sugar_baby__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sugar baby
trans_list: mantenido
sense:
The younger recipient (usually female or a bottom) of interest from a sugar daddy or sugar mama, especially financial and romantic in an intergenerational relationship


lexentry: eng/sugar_cane__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sugar cane
trans_list: caña de azúcar
sense:
A tropical grass of the genus Saccharum (especially the species Saccharum officinarum, including hybrids) having stout, fibrous, jointed stalks, the sap of which is a source of sugar.


lexentry: eng/sugar_daddy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sugar daddy
trans_list: lagartón | rabo verde | sugar
sense:
(slang) A man who spends money for the benefit of a relationship with an often younger romantic or sexual partner.


lexentry: eng/sugar_glider__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sugar glider
trans_list: falangérido de azúcar
sense:
Petaurus breviceps, an omnivorous gliding arboreal marsupial, endemic to mainland Australia and New Guinea, and introduced to Tasmania in 1835.


lexentry: eng/sugar_mama__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sugar mama
trans_list: asaltacunas
sense:
(informal) An older woman who spends money on a younger person, usually for romantic or sexual reasons.


lexentry: eng/sugarcoat__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: sugarcoat
trans_list: maquillar
sense:
(transitive, figurative) To make superficially more attractive; to give a falsely pleasant appearance to.


lexentry: eng/suicidal__Adjective__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: suicidal
trans_list: suicida
sense:
(of a voluntarily-chosen course of action) Highly likely to certain to result in the deaths of the participants; dangerous or reckless to such a degree as to be tantamount to suicide for those taking part.


lexentry: eng/suicidal_ideation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: suicidal ideation
trans_list: ideación suicida
sense:
Feelings, thoughts, contemplation of, a preoccupation with or a general desire for one's own suicide, or the idea of ceasing to exist. [20th c.]


lexentry: eng/suicide__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: suicide
trans_list: suicidio | autolisis
sense:
(countable) A particular instance of a person intentionally killing themselves, or of multiple people doing so.


lexentry: eng/suicide__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: suicide
trans_list: suicidio
sense:
(figuratively) An action that could cause the literal or figurative death of a person or organization, although death is not the aim of the action.


lexentry: eng/suicide_bomber__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: suicide bomber
trans_list: hombre bomba | terrorista suicida
sense:
One who carries explosives on his or her body or in a vehicle and intends to detonate them (dying in the process) to kill people and inflict widespread damage, usually motivated by a political or religious cause.


lexentry: eng/suicide_note__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: suicide note
trans_list: carta de despedida
sense:
A message, usually a written note, left by someone who later attempts or commits suicide, usually explaining the reason for the suicide.


lexentry: eng/suit__Noun__1
sense_num: 12
written_rep: suit
trans_list: traje | palo | flux | tacuche | terno | vestido
sense:
(card games) Each of the sets of a pack of cards distinguished by color and/or specific emblems, such as the spades, hearts, diamonds, or clubs of traditional Anglo, Hispanic, and French playing cards.


lexentry: eng/suit__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: suit
trans_list: quedar | quedar bien
sense:
(transitive, said of clothes, hairstyle or other fashion item) To be suitable or apt for one's image.


lexentry: eng/suit__Verb__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: suit
trans_list: convenir
sense:
(intransitive) To agree; to be fitted; to correspond (usually followed by to, archaically also followed by with).


lexentry: eng/suitable__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: suitable
trans_list: apropiado | indicado
sense:
Having sufficient or the required properties for a certain purpose or task; appropriate to a certain occasion.


lexentry: eng/suitcase__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: suitcase
trans_list: maleta | valija | petaca
sense:
A large (usually rectangular) piece of luggage used for carrying clothes, and sometimes suits, when travelling.


lexentry: eng/suite__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: suite
trans_list: suite
sense:
(music) An excerpt of instrumental music from a larger work that contains other elements besides the music; for example, the Nutcracker Suite is the music (but not the dancing) from the ballet The Nutcracker, and the Carmen Suite is the instrumental music (but not the singing and dancing) from the opera Carmen.


lexentry: eng/suitor__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: suitor
trans_list: pretendiente
sense:
One who pursues someone, especially a woman, for a romantic relationship or marriage; a wooer; one who falls in love with or courts someone.


lexentry: eng/sulcus__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sulcus
trans_list: surco
sense:
(anatomy) A furrow or groove in an organ or a tissue, especially that marking the convolutions of the surface of the brain.


lexentry: eng/sulfasalazine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sulfasalazine
trans_list: sulfasalazina
sense:
(carboxylic acid, pharmaceutical drug) A sulfonamide antibiotic used in the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease (including ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease) and several types of inflammatory arthritis (e.g. rheumatoid arthritis).


lexentry: eng/sulfate__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sulfate
trans_list: sulfatar
sense:
(American spelling, transitive, chemistry) To treat something with sulfuric acid, a sulfate, or with sulfur dioxide.


lexentry: eng/sulfhydryl__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sulfhydryl
trans_list: sulfhidrilo
sense:
(organic chemistry) The univalent radical -SH that is the sulfur analogue of hydroxyl and constitutes the thiol group.


lexentry: eng/sulfide__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sulfide
trans_list: sulfuro
sense:
(American spelling, chemistry) Any compound of sulfur and a metal or other electropositive element or group.


lexentry: eng/sulfosalt__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sulfosalt
trans_list: sulfosal
sense:
(mineral) A complex sulfide mineral with certain proportions of a metal, a semi-metal, and sulfur (or, rarely, selenium).


lexentry: eng/sulfur__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sulfur
trans_list: azufrar
sense:
(transitive) To treat with sulfur, or a sulfur compound, especially to preserve or to counter agricultural pests.


lexentry: eng/sulfur_dioxide__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sulfur dioxide
trans_list: dióxido de azufre
sense:
(American spelling, inorganic compound) A toxic gas, of molecular formula SO2 that is found in the emissions of volcanos and those of burning coal or petroleum; dissolves in water to form sulfurous acid and, in the presence of oxygen, sulfuric acid, and is thus responsible for acid rain.


lexentry: eng/sulfur_oxide__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sulfur oxide
trans_list: óxido de azufre
sense:
(chemistry) Any binary compound of sulfur and oxygen; either sulfur monoxide, sulfur dioxide or sulfur trioxide.


lexentry: eng/sulfuric_acid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sulfuric acid
trans_list: ácido sulfúrico
sense:
(American spelling, inorganic compound) A transparent, oily liquid, formula H2SO4, that is a strong acid with very many industrial applications.


lexentry: eng/sulfurous_acid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sulfurous acid
trans_list: ácido sulfuroso
sense:
(inorganic compound) The weak acid, H2SO3, present in a solution of sulfur dioxide in water; it is a reducing agent and mild bleach.


lexentry: eng/sultan__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: sultan
trans_list: sultán
sense:
A hereditary ruler in various Muslim states (sultanate), varying from petty principalities (as in Yemen), often vassal of a greater ruler, to independent realms, such as Oman, Brunei, Morocco (until 1956) or an empire such as the Turkish Ottoman Empire.


lexentry: eng/sum__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: sum
trans_list: suma
sense:
(often plural) An arithmetic computation, especially one posed to a student as an exercise (not necessarily limited to addition).


lexentry: eng/summary_offence__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: summary offence
trans_list: contravención
sense:
(legal, British, Australian, Canadian, Hong Kong) A crime in some common law jurisdictions that can be proceeded against summarily, without the right to a jury trial and/or indictment, as required for an indictable offence.


lexentry: eng/summer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: summer
trans_list: verano | estío
sense:
One of four seasons, traditionally the second, marked by the longest and typically hottest days of the year due to the inclination of the Earth and thermal lag. Typically regarded as being from June 21 to September 22 or 23 in parts of the USA, the months of June, July and August in the United Kingdom and the months of December, January and February in the Southern Hemisphere.


lexentry: eng/summer_solstice__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: summer solstice
trans_list: solsticio de verano
sense:
(astronomy) The moment when the Earth is in that point of its orbit where the northern or southern hemisphere is most inclined toward the sun.


lexentry: eng/summer_tire__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: summer tire
trans_list: neumático de verano
sense:
(slang) all-season tires (due to the fact that they are typically factory fitted to cars for summer use, and by law, they cannot be used in some jurisdictions in winter)


lexentry: eng/summerhouse__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: summerhouse
trans_list: casa de veraneo
sense:
A house owned not as a primary residence and used as vacation home during warm weather months of the year.


lexentry: eng/summit__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: summit
trans_list: cumbre
sense:
(by extension) An assembly or gathering of the leaders of countries to discuss issues of international significance; also (loosely) , an important or high-level gathering or meeting.


lexentry: eng/summon_up__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: summon up
trans_list: ensamblar
sense:
To look within oneself to find and put into action a particular positive quality, such as strength, energy or courage.


lexentry: eng/sumo__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sumo
trans_list: sumo
sense:
(uncountable) A stylised Japanese form of wrestling in which a wrestler loses if he is forced from the ring, or if any part of his body except the soles of his feet touches the ground.


lexentry: eng/sumptuary__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: sumptuary
trans_list: suntuario
sense:
Chiefly in sumptuary law: of a law, regulation, etc.: intended to limit or restrain the expenditure of citizens in apparel, food, furniture, etc., or to forbid the use of certain articles (especially luxurious ones), to regulate the prices of commodities and the wages of labour, or to reinforce morals or social hierarchies.


lexentry: eng/sun_dog__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sun dog
trans_list: parhelio
sense:
Either of two bright spots, caused by the refraction of sunlight through ice crystals, sometimes seen on the parhelic circle.


lexentry: eng/sun_gear__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sun gear
trans_list: sol
sense:
The central gear wheel of an epicyclic gear train; the central gear in planetary gear box, which spins the planet gears


lexentry: eng/sun_letter__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sun letter
trans_list: letra solar
sense:
(linguistics) One of fourteen Arabic letters that cause the "L" of a preceding definite article اَل to be assimilated in pronunciation. The sun letter suppresses the sound of the "L" and then geminates: al + ṣīn = aṣ-ṣīn. The effect of the sun letter is limited to pronunciation and does not affect the spelling, except that a shadda may be written over the sun letter and in the fully vocalised spelling lām lacks any diacritics: الصِّين. The fourteen sun letters are ت, ث, د, ذ, ر, ز, س, ش, ص, ض, ط, ظ, ل, ن. Phonetically, they represent coronal consonants.


lexentry: eng/sunburn__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: sunburn
trans_list: quemarse la piel
sense:
(transitive) To burn or tan (someone's skin) by the sun; to allow (a part of one's body) to become sunburnt.


lexentry: eng/sundew__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sundew
trans_list: rocío del sol
sense:
Any of a group of insectivorous plants in the genus Drosera that catch insects by sticky droplets ("dew") at the end of hairs on the leaves and grow in boggy ground all over the world.


lexentry: eng/sundial__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sundial
trans_list: reloj de sol | reloj solar
sense:
A device measuring the time of day by the position of a shadow cast by a pole or plate (gnomon) upon an engraved series of marks.


lexentry: eng/sunfish__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sunfish
trans_list: centrárquido
sense:
Any of various small freshwater fishes of the family Centrarchidae, often with iridescent colours and having a laterally compressed body.


lexentry: eng/sunflower_seed__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sunflower seed
trans_list: pipa | semilla de girasol | maravilla | pipa de girasol
sense:
A seed of a sunflower, especially roasted and eaten as a snack; also used as bird food and in the manufacture of sunflower oil.


lexentry: eng/sunk_cost__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sunk cost
trans_list: costo hundido
sense:
(economics) A cost that has already been incurred and which cannot be recovered to any significant degree.


lexentry: eng/sunkissed__Adjective__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: sunkissed
trans_list: bronceado
sense:
Having an attractive appearance from recent sun exposure, i.e. a slight tan, often a slight sunburn, and a radiant glow.


lexentry: eng/sunlight__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sunlight
trans_list: luz del sol | luz solar
sense:
All the electromagnetic radiation given off by the Sun, especially that in the visible spectrum that bathes the Earth.


lexentry: eng/sunroof__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sunroof
trans_list: quemacocos | techo del sol | techo solar
sense:
(automotive) A fixed or operable opening in a vehicle roof (car or truck) which allows fresh air and/or light to enter the passenger compartment. A sunroof may include a transparent or opaque panel and may be manually operated or power driven.


lexentry: eng/sunscreen__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sunscreen
trans_list: protector solar
sense:
A topical product for the skin containing organic compounds that absorb, and/or titanium dioxide that reflects the sun's ultraviolet radiation.


lexentry: eng/sunspot__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sunspot
trans_list: mancha solar
sense:
(astronomy) A region on the sun's surface with a lower temperature than its surroundings and intense magnetic activity.


lexentry: eng/suona__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: suona
trans_list: suona
sense:
(musical instruments) A traditional Chinese double-reeded horn with a distinctively loud and high-pitched sound.


lexentry: eng/super-Earth__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: super-Earth
trans_list: supertierra
sense:
(astronomy) Any extrasolar rocky planet several times larger than Earth, especially such a planet detected as it transits its star.


lexentry: eng/super-Niño__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: super-Niño
trans_list: super-Niño
sense:
An exceptionally large form of the El Niño invasion of warm water into the surface of the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Peru and Ecuador every four to seven years that causes changes in local and regional climate.


lexentry: eng/superacid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: superacid
trans_list: superácido
sense:
(chemistry) any medium having a very high acidity; typically a solution of a strong Lewis acid in a Brønsted acid.


lexentry: eng/superannuate__Verb__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: superannuate
trans_list: jubilar | jubilarse
sense:
(transitive) To give a pension to, on account of old age or other infirmity; to cause to retire from service on a pension.


lexentry: eng/superatom__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: superatom
trans_list: superátomo
sense:
(physics, chemistry) A metamaterial, a cluster of atoms which acts like a single atom. It seems to exhibit some of the properties of elemental atoms.


lexentry: eng/supercargo__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: supercargo
trans_list: sobrecargo
sense:
An officer on board a merchant ship who has charge of the cargo and its turnover (or the senior of two if one has two, the other being the subcargo; usually historical, since nowadays a person with such a job would remain on shore).


lexentry: eng/supercell__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: supercell
trans_list: supercelda
sense:
(meteorology) A severe thunderstorm with updrafts and downdrafts that are in near balance, allowing the storm to maintain itself for several hours. Supercells often produce large hail, powerful downpours, very strong winds and sometimes tornadoes.


lexentry: eng/supercharger__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: supercharger
trans_list: supercargador
sense:
(automotive, internal combustion engines) An inlet air compressor for an internal combustion engine (either Otto or Diesel cycle).


lexentry: eng/superconductivity__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: superconductivity
trans_list: superconductividad
sense:
(physics) The property of a material whereby it has no resistance to the flow of an electric current.


lexentry: eng/supercritical_fluid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: supercritical fluid
trans_list: fluido supercrítico
sense:
(physics) A substance at a temperature and pressure above its own thermodynamic critical point that can diffuse through solids like a gas and dissolve materials like a liquid.


lexentry: eng/superego__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: superego
trans_list: superyó | superego
sense:
(psychoanalysis) The part of the mind that acts as a self-critical conscience, reflecting social standards that have been learnt.


lexentry: eng/supererogatory__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: supererogatory
trans_list: supererogatorio
sense:
Pertaining to supererogation; doing more than is required, especially with reference to good works in Roman Catholicism.


lexentry: eng/superessive_case__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: superessive case
trans_list: caso superesivo
sense:
(grammar) Noun case used to indicate location on an object. In English, it roughly corresponds to the prepositions "on" or "on top of", as in "on top of the house". Hungarian is a language that uses the superessive case.


lexentry: eng/superficial__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: superficial
trans_list: superficial
sense:
(anatomy, relational, often with to) Closer to the surface of the body; especially, situated or occurring on the skin or immediately beneath it.


lexentry: eng/superfluidity__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: superfluidity
trans_list: superfluidez
sense:
(physics) The frictionless flow that is characteristic of a fluid with zero viscosity, especially liquid helium at temperatures near absolute zero.


lexentry: eng/superheating__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: superheating
trans_list: recalentamiento
sense:
The heating of a substance above a temperature at which a change of state normally occurs, without it occurring; especially the heating of a liquid above its boiling point


lexentry: eng/superhero__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: superhero
trans_list: superhéroe
sense:
Any fictional crime-fighting character, often with supernatural powers or equipment, in popular children's and fantasy literature; a fictional hero who does great things.


lexentry: eng/superior_oblique_muscle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: superior oblique muscle
trans_list: musculo oblicuo superior
sense:
(muscle) A long thin extraocular muscle that arises just above the margin of the optic foramen, is inserted on the upper part of the eyeball, and moves the eye downward and laterally.


lexentry: eng/superior_rectus__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: superior rectus
trans_list: músculo recto superior | recto superior
sense:
(muscle) The thinnest and narrowest of the four extraocular muscles of the eyeball in the orbit, which arises from the border of the optic foramen and inserts into the superior aspect of the sclera.


lexentry: eng/superior_vena_cava__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: superior vena cava
trans_list: vena cava superior
sense:
(anatomy) The large vein which returns blood from the head, neck, thorax and both upper limbs to the right atrium of the heart.


lexentry: eng/superlative__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: superlative
trans_list: superlativo
sense:
(grammar) The form of an adjective that expresses which of several items has the highest degree of the quality expressed by the adjective; in English, formed by appending "-est" to the end of the adjective (for some short adjectives only) or putting "most" before it.


lexentry: eng/superlative_degree__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: superlative degree
trans_list: adjetivo
sense:
(grammar) adverbial or adjectival forms modified by most or ending in -est, used when comparing three or more things


lexentry: eng/supermajority__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: supermajority
trans_list: mayoría calificada | mayoría cualificada
sense:
(chiefly, North American) A majority of the items being counted that reaches some preset threshold significantly greater than 50 percent, such as two thirds.


lexentry: eng/superman__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: superman
trans_list: superhombre
sense:
(chiefly, philosophy) An imagined superior type of human being representing a new stage of human development; an übermensch, an overman. [from 1903.]


lexentry: eng/supermoon__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: supermoon
trans_list: superluna
sense:
(astrology, astronomy) A full moon or new moon, when the Earth–Moon distance is in the lowest tenth of its range.


lexentry: eng/supernatant__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: supernatant
trans_list: flotante | sobrenadante
sense:
(chiefly, of a liquid) Lying or floating above a denser fluid, or above a solid sediment or precipitate (which has been separated by crystallisation, centrifugation etc.).


lexentry: eng/supernatural__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: supernatural
trans_list: sobrenatural
sense:
Above nature; beyond or added to nature, often so considered because it is given by a deity or some force beyond that which humans are born with.


lexentry: eng/supernova__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: supernova
trans_list: supernova
sense:
(star) A powerful and bright explosion of a massive star, which afterwards becomes a neutron star or a black hole, or is destroyed.


lexentry: eng/superorganism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: superorganism
trans_list: superorganismo
sense:
(biology) A social colony of individuals who, through division of labour, effective communication and self-organization, form a highly connected community that functions as if it were a single organism.


lexentry: eng/superoxide__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: superoxide
trans_list: superóxido
sense:
(chemistry) The univalent anion, O2-, obtained from molecular oxygen by adding an electron; any compound containing this anion


lexentry: eng/superposition_principle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: superposition principle
trans_list: principio de superposición
sense:
(mathematics, physics) The principle stating that for a linear system, the net response is the sum of the response associated with each individual input.


lexentry: eng/superpower__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: superpower
trans_list: superpotencia | hiperpotencia
sense:
(countable) A sovereign state with dominant status on the globe and a very advanced military, especially the United States or formerly the Soviet Union.


lexentry: eng/superpower__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: superpower
trans_list: superpoder
sense:
(countable, fiction) An extraordinary physical or mental ability, especially possessed by a superhero or supervillain.


lexentry: eng/superscript__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: superscript
trans_list: superíndice
sense:
(typography) A type of lettering form that appears as a number, figure, or symbol above the normal line of type, located at the right or left of another symbol or text.


lexentry: eng/superscription__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: superscription
trans_list: inscripción, (под илюстрация) - leyenda, (на филм) - subtítulo
sense:
Something written (or engraved) on the surface, outside, or above something else; specifically, an address on a letter, envelope, etc.


lexentry: eng/superset__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: superset
trans_list: superconjunto
sense:
(set theory) (symbol: ⊇) With respect to another set, a set such that each of the elements of the other set is also an element of the set.


lexentry: eng/superset__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: superset
trans_list: superconjunto | superserie
sense:
(weightlifting) Two or more different physical exercises performed back to back (i.e., without a period of rest between them). The exercises may employ the same muscle group, or opposing muscle groups.


lexentry: eng/supersonic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: supersonic
trans_list: supersónico
sense:
(of a speed) Greater than the speed of sound (in the same medium, and at the same temperature and pressure).


lexentry: eng/superstition__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: superstition
trans_list: superstición
sense:
A belief or beliefs, not based on human reason or scientific knowledge, that events may be influenced by one's behaviour in some magical or mystical way.


lexentry: eng/superstring__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: superstring
trans_list: supercuerda
sense:
(physics) a hypothetical object consisting of a very small one-dimensional string that vibrates in ten (or more) dimensions


lexentry: eng/superstructure__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: superstructure
trans_list: superestructura
sense:
(Marxism) The social sphere of ideology which includes religion, art, politics, law and all traditional values.


lexentry: eng/supersymmetry__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: supersymmetry
trans_list: supersimetría
sense:
(physics) A theory that attempts to unify the fundamental physical forces and which proposes a physical symmetry between bosons and fermions.


lexentry: eng/supervillain__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: supervillain
trans_list: bellaco
sense:
A fantasy-fiction criminal or evil-doer, often with supernatural powers or equipment, in popular children's and fantasy literature who can present a credible challenge for a superhero.


lexentry: eng/supervisor__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: supervisor
trans_list: supervisor | director
sense:
(management) A person with the official task of overseeing the work of a person or group, or of other operations and activities.


lexentry: eng/supervisory_board__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: supervisory board
trans_list: consejo de supervisión | consejo de vigilancia
sense:
A group of people chosen by the shareholders of a company to promote their interests through the governance of the company and to hire and supervise the executive directors and CEO.


lexentry: eng/supine__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: supine
trans_list: supino
sense:
(grammar, also, attributively) (obsolete terminology) The 'to'-prefixed infinitive in English or other Germanic languages, so named because the infinitive was regarded as a verbal noun and the 'to'-prefixed form of it was seen as the dative form of the verbal noun; the full infinitive.


lexentry: eng/supine_tense__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: supine tense
trans_list: supino
sense:
(Swedish grammar) A verb form, used together with a form of the auxiliary verb ha (="have") to create the perfect and pluperfect tenses.


lexentry: eng/supplement__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: supplement
trans_list: suplemento
sense:
An extension to a document or publication that adds information, corrects errors or brings up to date.


lexentry: eng/suppletion__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: suppletion
trans_list: supletismo
sense:
(linguistics, grammar) The use of an unrelated word or phrase to supply inflected forms otherwise lacking, e.g. using “to be able” as the infinitive of “can”, or “better” as the comparative of “good”, or “went” as the simple past of “go”.


lexentry: eng/suppletive__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: suppletive
trans_list: supletivo
sense:
(grammar) Supplying an etymologically unrelated word with forms, or which is used as one of its forms, by suppletion (for example, in English, better and best are suppletive forms of good).


lexentry: eng/supply__Verb__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: supply
trans_list: suplir
sense:
(transitive) To fill temporarily; to serve as substitute for another in, as a vacant place or office; to occupy; to have possession of.


lexentry: eng/supply_and_demand__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: supply and demand
trans_list: oferta y demanda
sense:
(economics) A capitalistic model of price determination in a market, according to which, holding all else equal in a competitive market, the unit price for a particular good will eventually settle at a point where the quantity demanded will equal the quantity supplied (at the current price).


lexentry: eng/supply_chain__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: supply chain
trans_list: cadena de suministro
sense:
A system of organizations, people, technology, activities, information and resources involved in moving a product or service from supplier to customer.


lexentry: eng/supply_teacher__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: supply teacher
trans_list: profesor suplente | profesora suplente
sense:
(British, Canadian) A teacher who fills a temporary position in a school on a short-term basis; often supplied by an agency.


lexentry: eng/suppository__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: suppository
trans_list: supositorio | cala
sense:
(medicine) A medicine in the form of a small plug that is inserted into a bodily cavity, especially the rectum, vagina or urethra, where it melts at body temperature.


lexentry: eng/suppression__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: suppression
trans_list: represión
sense:
(psychology) A process in which a person consciously excludes anxiety-producing thoughts, feelings, or memories.


lexentry: eng/suppression__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: suppression
trans_list: represión
sense:
(military) The entirety of acts aimed at stopping or preventing the enemy to execute such unwanted activities like firing, regrouping, observation or others.


lexentry: eng/supremum__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: supremum
trans_list: supremo
sense:
(set theory) (real analysis) : Given a subset X of R, the smallest real number that is ≥ every element of X; (order theory) : given a subset X of a partially ordered set P (with partial order ≤), the least element y of P such that every element of X is ≤ y.


lexentry: eng/surcharge__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: surcharge
trans_list: sobrecarga
sense:
(philately) An overprint on a stamp that alters (usually raises) the original nominal value of the stamp; used especially in times of hyperinflation.


lexentry: eng/surety__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: surety
trans_list: fianza
sense:
(legal) A promise to pay a sum of money in the event that another person fails to fulfill an obligation.


lexentry: eng/surety__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: surety
trans_list: fiador
sense:
(legal) One who undertakes to pay money or perform other acts in the event that his principal fails therein.


lexentry: eng/suretyship__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: suretyship
trans_list: fianza
sense:
(legal) An accessory agreement through which one binds oneself for another already bound, either in whole or in part, as for one's debt, default or miscarriage; the assumption of liability for the obligations of another.


lexentry: eng/surface__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: surface
trans_list: superficie
sense:
(mathematics, geometry) The locus of an equation (especially one with exactly two degrees of freedom) in a more-than-two-dimensional space.


lexentry: eng/surface_tension__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: surface tension
trans_list: tensión superficial
sense:
(physics) the effect on the surface of a liquid that makes it behave as a stretched elastic membrane; it is caused by unbalanced intermolecular forces


lexentry: eng/surface_water__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: surface water
trans_list: agua superficial
sense:
(geography) Water collecting on the ground or in a stream, river, lake, sea or ocean, as opposed to groundwater.


lexentry: eng/surfactant__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: surfactant
trans_list: tensoactivo | surfactante | tensioactivo
sense:
(chemistry) A surface-active agent, or wetting agent, capable of reducing the surface tension of a liquid; typically organic compounds having a hydrophilic “head” and a hydrophobic “tail”.


lexentry: eng/surfboard__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: surfboard
trans_list: tabla de surf | tabla hawaiana
sense:
A shaped waterproof plank, usually made of wood or foam and reinforced plastic, used to surf on waves.


lexentry: eng/surfeit__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: surfeit
trans_list: colmar
sense:
(transitive, figurative) To supply (someone) with something to excess; to disgust (someone) through overabundance.


lexentry: eng/surficial__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: surficial
trans_list: superficial
sense:
(geology, astronomy) Of or pertaining to the surface of something, particularly the surface of the Earth.


lexentry: eng/surge__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: surge
trans_list: oleada
sense:
(aviation) A momentary reversal of the airflow through the compressor section of a jet engine due to disruption of the airflow entering the engine's air intake, accompanied by loud banging noises, emission of flame, and temporary loss of thrust.


lexentry: eng/surgeonfish__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: surgeonfish
trans_list: pez cirujano | acantúrido
sense:
Any of many species of reef-dwelling fishes, most of them brightly coloured, of the family Acanthuridae. They bear erectile, scalpel-like, dangerously sharp spines on either side of the caudal peduncle.


lexentry: eng/surgery__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: surgery
trans_list: cirugía | operación
sense:
(medicine, usually, _, uncountable) A procedure involving major incisions to remove, repair, or replace a part of a body.


lexentry: eng/surgical_mask__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: surgical mask
trans_list: máscara quirúrgica | barbijo | cubrebocas | mascarilla | mascarilla quirúrgica | tapaboca
sense:
(medicine, infectious disease) A mask worn to catch bacteria shed in liquid droplets and aerosols from the wearer's mouth and nose.


lexentry: eng/surgical_procedure__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: surgical procedure
trans_list: procedimiento quirúrgico
sense:
(medicine) A procedure in which one or more incisions are made into the body in order to repair damage or remove diseased tissue; an operation.


lexentry: eng/surjection__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: surjection
trans_list: función sobreyectiva | suryección
sense:
(set theory) A function for which every element of the codomain is mapped to by some element of the domain; (formally) Any function f: X\rightarrow Y for which for every y \in Y, there is at least one x \in X such that f(x) = y.


lexentry: eng/surname__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: surname
trans_list: apellido
sense:
The portion of a person's name that is generally hereditary or treated as an indicator of a person's family, which may be shared with other members of the family, or otherwise derived from their names in some fashion; distinguished from that person's given name(s).


lexentry: eng/surplice__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: surplice
trans_list: sobrepelliz
sense:
A liturgical vestment of the Christian Church in the form of a tunic of white linen or cotton material, with wide or moderately wide sleeves, reaching to the hips or knees, usually featuring lace decoration and embroidered bordures.


lexentry: eng/surplus__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: surplus
trans_list: superávit
sense:
Specifically, an amount in the public treasury at any time greater than is required for the ordinary purposes of the government.


lexentry: eng/surplus_labour__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: surplus labour
trans_list: plustrabajo
sense:
(Marxism) Labour performed in excess of the labour necessary to produce the means of livelihood of the worker.


lexentry: eng/surprise_party__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: surprise party
trans_list: fiesta sorpresa
sense:
A preplanned party in which participants secretively gather in a certain location, wait for the arrival of the person they wish to honour and, traditionally, greet the arrival of the honoured person by shouting, "Surprise!".


lexentry: eng/surrealism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: surrealism
trans_list: surrealismo
sense:
An artistic movement and an aesthetic philosophy that aims for the liberation of the mind by emphasizing the critical and imaginative powers of the subconscious.


lexentry: eng/surrender__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: surrender
trans_list: rendir | capitular | rendirse | abandonar | entregar
sense:
(intransitive, or, reflexive) To give oneself up into the power of another, especially as a prisoner; to submit or give in.


lexentry: eng/surrogate_mother__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: surrogate mother
trans_list: madre de alquiler | madre sustituta | madre gestante
sense:
A woman who gives birth to a child not her own, with the intent to give that child up to at least one of the biological parents once it is born.


lexentry: eng/surroundings__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: surroundings
trans_list: entorno
sense:
The area surrounding someone or something, together with the objects and circumstances in the vicinity; the environment or ambiance.


lexentry: eng/survey__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: survey
trans_list: encuesta | supervisión
sense:
A particular view; an examination, especially an official examination, of a particular group of items, in order to ascertain the condition, quantity, or quality.


lexentry: eng/survey__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: survey
trans_list: campaña topográfica | levantamiento topográfico
sense:
The operation of finding the contour, dimensions, position, or other particulars of any part of the Earth's surface.


lexentry: eng/survey__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: survey
trans_list: inspeccionar
sense:
To examine with reference to condition, situation, value, etc.; to examine and ascertain the state of


lexentry: eng/survey__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: survey
trans_list: avaluar | valorar
sense:
To determine the form, extent, position, etc., of, as a tract of land, a coast, harbor, or the like, by means of linear and angular measurements, and the application of the principles of geometry and trigonometry


lexentry: eng/survey__Verb__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: survey
trans_list: avaluar | valorar
sense:
To examine and ascertain, as the boundaries and royalties of a manor, the tenure of the tenants, and the rent and value of the same.


lexentry: eng/survey__Verb__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: survey
trans_list: encuestar
sense:
To investigate the opinions, experiences, etc., of people by asking them questions; to conduct a survey; to administer a questionnaire.


lexentry: eng/surveying__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: surveying
trans_list: geodesia
sense:
The applied science of accurately determining the position of points and the distances between them.


lexentry: eng/surveyor__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: surveyor
trans_list: perito | tasador
sense:
(UK) A person charged with inspecting something for the purpose of determining its condition, value, etc.


lexentry: eng/survivalism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: survivalism
trans_list: supervivencialismo
sense:
A belief, expressed by survivalists, in being prepared to survive disasters and cataclysms including the collapse of civilization.


lexentry: eng/survivalist__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: survivalist
trans_list: supervivencialista
sense:
A person who believes in being prepared to survive and is actively preparing for possible future emergencies and disruptions in local, regional, national, or international social or political order.


lexentry: eng/susceptibility__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: susceptibility
trans_list: susceptibilidad
sense:
(physics) electric susceptibility, a measure of how easily a dielectric polarizes in response to an external electric field (compare permittivity).


lexentry: eng/suspended_cymbal__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: suspended cymbal
trans_list: plato suspendido
sense:
(musical instruments) a cymbal that is suspended horizontally and usually played with one or two sticks


lexentry: eng/suspended_sentence__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: suspended sentence
trans_list: bajo palabra
sense:
(legal) A sentence which the offender serves in probation unless he/she commits another crime during the period the sentence is in force.


lexentry: eng/suspender_belt__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: suspender belt
trans_list: liguero | portaligas
sense:
(British) An item of women's underwear consisting of a belt to which are attached suspenders for holding up stockings.


lexentry: eng/suspense__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: suspense
trans_list: suspense
sense:
(legal) A temporary cessation of one's right; suspension, as when the rent or other profits of land cease by unity of possession of land and rent.


lexentry: eng/suspension__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: suspension
trans_list: suspensión
sense:
(chemistry, physics) The state of a solid or substance produced when its particles are mixed with, but not dissolved in, a fluid, and are capable of separation by straining.


lexentry: eng/suspension__Noun__1
sense_num: 12
written_rep: suspension
trans_list: suspensión
sense:
(vehicle) The system of springs and shock absorbers connected to the wheels in an automobile, which allows the vehicle to move smoothly with reduced shock to its occupants.


lexentry: eng/sustainability__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sustainability
trans_list: sostenibilidad
sense:
(ecology) A means of configuring civilization and human activity so that society, its members and its economies are able to meet their needs and express their greatest potential in the present, while preserving biodiversity and natural ecosystems, planning and acting for the ability to maintain these necessary resources for future generations.


lexentry: eng/sustainable__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: sustainable
trans_list: sostenible
sense:
Able to be produced or sustained for an indefinite period without damaging the environment, or without depleting a resource; renewable.


lexentry: eng/sustainable_development__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sustainable development
trans_list: desarrollo sostenible
sense:
(agriculture, ecology) Development which seeks to produce sustainable economic growth while ensuring future generations' ability to do the same by not exceeding the regenerative capacity of nature.


lexentry: eng/suzerain__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: suzerain
trans_list: señor
sense:
(international, _, politics) A dominant nation or state that has control over the international affairs of a subservient state which otherwise has domestic autonomy.


lexentry: eng/suzerainty__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: suzerainty
trans_list: suzerania
sense:
A relation between states in which a subservient nation has its own government, but is unable to take international action independent of the superior state; a similar relationship between other entities.


lexentry: eng/svarabhakti__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: svarabhakti
trans_list: svarabhakti
sense:
(linguistics, phonology) Epenthesis of a vowel, as in the football chant Engerland for England; anaptyxis.


lexentry: eng/svengali__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: svengali
trans_list: trefilador
sense:
One who manipulates or controls another as by some mesmeric or sinister influence; especially a coach, mentor or industry mogul.


lexentry: eng/swab__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: swab
trans_list: hisopo
sense:
(medicine) A small piece of soft, absorbent material, such as gauze, used to clean wounds, apply medicine, or take samples of body fluids. Often attached to a stick or wire to aid access.


lexentry: eng/swag__Verb__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: swag
trans_list: tumbao
sense:
(Australia, ambitransitive) To travel on foot carrying a swag (possessions tied in a blanket). [From 1850s.]


lexentry: eng/swallow__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: swallow
trans_list: golondrina
sense:
A small, migratory bird of the Hirundinidae family with long, pointed, moon-shaped wings and a forked tail which feeds on the wing by catching insects.


lexentry: eng/swallow__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: swallow
trans_list: tragar | deglutir | engullir | ingurgitar
sense:
(transitive) To cause (food, drink etc.) to pass from the mouth into the stomach; to take into the stomach through the throat. [from 11th c.]


lexentry: eng/swallow__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: swallow
trans_list: deglutir | tragar
sense:
(intransitive) To take food down into the stomach; to make the muscular contractions of the oesophagus to achieve this, often taken as a sign of nervousness or strong emotion. [from 18th c.]


lexentry: eng/swallowtail__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: swallowtail
trans_list: macaón
sense:
Any of various butterflies of the family Papilionidae, many of which have a long extension to each hindwing.


lexentry: eng/swamp__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: swamp
trans_list: pantano | ciénaga | embalsadero | embalse
sense:
A piece of wet, spongy land; low ground saturated with water; soft, wet ground which may have a growth of certain kinds of trees, but is unfit for agricultural or pastoral purposes.


lexentry: eng/swampland__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: swampland
trans_list: pantano
sense:
(countable, uncountable) Low-lying land that is regularly flooded; especially such land that is drier than a bog or a marsh.


lexentry: eng/swan__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: swan
trans_list: cisne
sense:
Any of various species of large, long-necked waterfowl, of genus Cygnus (bird family: Anatidae), most of which have white plumage.


lexentry: eng/swan_dive__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: swan dive
trans_list: salto de ángel
sense:
(diving) A forward dive performed with an arched back, the legs together, starting with arms outstretched when jumping, bringing them over the head when landing.


lexentry: eng/swap__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: swap
trans_list: permuta | permuta financiera | swap
sense:
(finance) A financial derivative in which two parties agree to exchange one stream of cashflow against another stream.


lexentry: eng/sward__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sward
trans_list: césped
sense:
(uncountable) Earth which grass has grown into the upper layer of; greensward, sod, turf; (countable) a portion of such earth.


lexentry: eng/swarm_intelligence__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: swarm intelligence
trans_list: inteligencia de enjambre
sense:
(artificial intelligence) The collective behavior of decentralized, self-organized systems, whether natural or artificial.


lexentry: eng/swastika__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: swastika
trans_list: esvástica | cruz gamada | suástica
sense:
(countable) A cross with arms of equal length all bent halfway along at a 90° angle to the right or to the left, used as a religious symbol by various ancient and modern civilizations, but now mainly seen and used in the West (with arms angled to the right) as a symbol of Nazism and fascism.


lexentry: eng/sway__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: sway
trans_list: balancear | bambolear | cimbrar | mimbrear
sense:
(transitive) To cause to incline or swing to one side, or backward and forward; to bias; to turn; to bend; to warp.


lexentry: eng/sweat__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sweat
trans_list: sudor | transpiración | sudoración
sense:
Fluid that exits the body through pores in the skin usually due to physical stress and/or high temperature for the purpose of regulating body temperature and removing certain compounds from the circulation.


lexentry: eng/sweating__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sweating
trans_list: sudor
sense:
The production and evaporation of a watery fluid called sweat that is excreted by the sweat glands in the skin of mammals.


lexentry: eng/sweatshirt__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sweatshirt
trans_list: sudadera | buzo | chompa | chándal | polerón | sudador
sense:
A loose shirt, usually made of a knit fleece, for athletic wear and now often used as casual apparel.


lexentry: eng/sweatshop__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sweatshop
trans_list: taller clandestino
sense:
A factory or other place of work where pay is low and conditions are poor or even illegal. [from 1892]


lexentry: eng/sweep_something_under_the_rug__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sweep something under the rug
trans_list: engavetar | esconder los trapos sucios
sense:
(idiomatic) To conceal a problem, (usually embarrassing or illegal) expediently, rather than remedy it thoroughly.


lexentry: eng/sweeper__Noun__1
sense_num: 14
written_rep: sweeper
trans_list: líbero
sense:
(video games) A character designed or capable of knocking out multiple enemies in succession, usually due to a combination of high offense and high speed.


lexentry: eng/sweet-talk__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sweet-talk
trans_list: flor
sense:
(informal) A manner of talking to someone in a pleasing or funny way in order to persuade them to do or believe something.


lexentry: eng/sweet_corn__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sweet corn
trans_list: maíz dulce
sense:
Any of many varieties of corn (specifically maize) most suitable for eating by humans, as distinguished from corn raised as animal feed; usually with higher sugar content than field corn.


lexentry: eng/sweet_flag__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sweet flag
trans_list: cálamo aromático | ácoro
sense:
A perennial wetland plant, Acorus calamus, with an aromatic medicinal root, formerly used to strew floors.


lexentry: eng/sweet_woodruff__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sweet woodruff
trans_list: hepática estrellada
sense:
An aromatic perennial plant, formerly used as a strewing herb, Galium odoratum (formerly Asperula odorata), with small white flowers.


lexentry: eng/swift__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: swift
trans_list: vencejo
sense:
A small plain-colored bird of the family Apodidae that resembles a swallow and is noted for its rapid flight.


lexentry: eng/swift__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: swift
trans_list: devanadera
sense:
(textiles) A light, collapsible reel used to hold a hank of yarn in order to wind off skeins or balls.


lexentry: eng/swift_parrot__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: swift parrot
trans_list: periquito migrador
sense:
A true parrot, of the endangered species Lathamus discolor, which breeds in Tasmania and migrates to mainland south-eastern Australia.


lexentry: eng/swiftlet__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: swiftlet
trans_list: salangana
sense:
Any of the various tropical and subtropical birds of the four genera Aerodramus, Hydrochous, Schoutedenapus, and Collocalia in the swift family, many of which can navigate in darkness using echolocation.


lexentry: eng/swill__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: swill
trans_list: bazofia | tichate
sense:
(collective) A mixture of solid and liquid food scraps fed to pigs etc; especially kitchen waste for this purpose.


lexentry: eng/swim__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: swim
trans_list: nadar
sense:
(intransitive) To move through the water, without touching the bottom; to propel oneself in water by natural means.


lexentry: eng/swim_bladder__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: swim bladder
trans_list: vejiga natatoria
sense:
(anatomy, usually of fish) A gas-filled sac within the bodies of most fish that variously acts as a float, lung, sound-producing organ or an aid to hearing.


lexentry: eng/swine_fever__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: swine fever
trans_list: peste porcina clásica
sense:
(pathology) A contagious, usually fatal, disease of pigs, causing fever, skin lesions and convulsions, caused by Pestivirus C (CSFV).


lexentry: eng/swing__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: swing
trans_list: columpio | hamaca
sense:
A hanging seat that can swing back and forth, in a children's playground, for acrobats in a circus, or on a porch for relaxing.


lexentry: eng/swing_door__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: swing door
trans_list: puerta de batientes
sense:
A door that is opened by either pushing or pulling from either side (i.e. opens both ways) and is not normally capable of being locked.


lexentry: eng/swinging__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: swinging
trans_list: intercambio de pareja
sense:
An activity where couples engage in sexual activity with different partners, often in a group setting.


lexentry: eng/swipe__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: swipe
trans_list: deslizar
sense:
(transitive, intransitive, computing, GUI) To interact with a touch screen by drawing one's finger rapidly across it.


lexentry: eng/switch__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: switch
trans_list: aguja
sense:
(rail transport, US, Philippines) A movable section of railroad track which allows the train to be directed down one of two destination tracks; (set of) points.


lexentry: eng/switch__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: switch
trans_list: latigazo
sense:
A slender woody plant stem used as a whip; a thin, flexible rod, associated with corporal punishment in the United States.


lexentry: eng/switch__Noun__1
sense_num: 08
written_rep: switch
trans_list: conmutador | switch
sense:
(computing, networking) A networking device connecting multiple wires, allowing them to communicate simultaneously, when possible. Compare to the less efficient hub device that solely duplicates network packets to each wire.


lexentry: eng/switchback__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: switchback
trans_list: cordón
sense:
A railway track on a steep slope in a zigzag formation, in which a train travels in a reverse direction at each switch. [from mid to late 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/switchback__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: switchback
trans_list: montaña rusa
sense:
A railway track on which there are steep ascents and descents, a train moving partially or fully by the force of gravity using the momentum generated when descending to travel up an ascending part of the track; especially (Britain, dated) , such a track built for fun rides at an amusement park; a type of rollercoaster.


lexentry: eng/switchblade__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: switchblade
trans_list: navaja automática | cuchillo automático
sense:
A folding knife with a blade which opens automatically (under spring pressure) when a button is pressed.


lexentry: eng/switchboard__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: switchboard
trans_list: cuadro de distribución | tablero
sense:
(telecommunications) The electronic panel that is used to direct telephone calls to the desired recipient.


lexentry: eng/swivel__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: swivel
trans_list: eslabón giratorio
sense:
(mechanical) A piece, such as a ring or hook, attached to another piece by a pin, in such a manner as to permit rotation about the pin as an axis.


lexentry: eng/sword__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sword
trans_list: espada | gladio
sense:
(weaponry) A long bladed weapon with a grip and typically a pommel and crossguard (together forming a hilt), which is designed to cut, stab, slash and/or hack.


lexentry: eng/sword_knot__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sword knot
trans_list: dragona
sense:
A type of ribbon attached to the hilt of a sword, originally as a way of fastening it to the wrist, but later chiefly as an ornament.


lexentry: eng/swot__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: swot
trans_list: empollar
sense:
(intransitive, slang, British) To study with effort or determination (object of study indicated by "up on").


lexentry: eng/sybaritic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sybaritic
trans_list: sibarítico
sense:
Of or having the qualities of a sybarite; dedicated to excessive comfort and enjoyment; decadent, hedonistic, self-indulgent.


lexentry: eng/sycamore__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sycamore
trans_list: plátano
sense:
(US) Any of several North American plane trees, of the genus Platanus, especially Platanus occidentalis (American sycamore), distinguished by its mottled bark which flakes off in large irregular masses.


lexentry: eng/syconium__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: syconium
trans_list: sicono
sense:
(botany) A collective fleshy fruit, in which the ovaries are hidden within a hollow receptacle, as in the fig; a hollow ball with a stalk at one end and an opening (ostiole) at the other, with flowers or fruits on the inside


lexentry: eng/sycophant__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sycophant
trans_list: sicofanta | adulador | lamebotas | pelotillero | acomedido | arrastrado
sense:
One who uses obsequious compliments to gain self-serving favour or advantage from another; a servile flatterer.


lexentry: eng/syllabic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: syllabic
trans_list: silábico
sense:
(linguistics) Designating a sound that is or can be the most sonorant segment of a syllable, as a vowel or a resonant. In the word riddle ([ɹɪdl̩]), the two syllabic sounds are [ɪ] and [l̩].


lexentry: eng/syllabic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: syllabic
trans_list: silábico
sense:
Of, or being a form of verse, based on the number of syllables in a line rather than on the arrangement of accents or quantities.


lexentry: eng/syllable__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: syllable
trans_list: sílaba
sense:
(linguistics) A unit of human speech which often forms words corresponding to one opening of the mouth; a vowel and its surrounding consonants.


lexentry: eng/syllabus__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: syllabus
trans_list: temario
sense:
(education) A summary of topics which will be covered during an academic course, or a text or lecture.


lexentry: eng/syllabus__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: syllabus
trans_list: temario
sense:
(law) The headnote of a reported case; the brief statement of the points of law determined prefixed to a reported case.


lexentry: eng/syllepsis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: syllepsis
trans_list: silepsis
sense:
(rhetoric) A figure of speech in which one word simultaneously modifies two or more other words such that the modification must be understood differently with respect to each modified word; often causing humorous incongruity.


lexentry: eng/syllogism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: syllogism
trans_list: silogismo
sense:
(logic) An argument whose conclusion is supported by two premises, of which one contains the term that is the predicate of the conclusion, and the other contains the term that is the subject of the conclusion; common to both premises is a term that is excluded from the conclusion.


lexentry: eng/sylvian_fissure__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sylvian fissure
trans_list: cisura de Silvio | cisura lateral
sense:
(neuroanatomy) A fissure in the brain which divides the frontal lobe and parietal lobe above from the temporal lobe below.


lexentry: eng/symbol__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: symbol
trans_list: símbolo
sense:
(linguistics) A type of noun whereby the form refers to the same entity independently of the context; a symbol arbitrarily denotes a referent. See also icon and index.


lexentry: eng/symbol__Noun__1
sense_num: 08
written_rep: symbol
trans_list: símbolo
sense:
(programming) An internal identifier used by a debugger to relate parts of the compiled program to the corresponding names in the source code.


lexentry: eng/symbolism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: symbolism
trans_list: simbolismo
sense:
Representation of a concept through symbols or underlying meanings of objects or qualities. [from between 1645 and 1655.]


lexentry: eng/symmetrical__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: symmetrical
trans_list: simétrico
sense:
Exhibiting symmetry; having harmonious or proportionate arrangement of parts; having corresponding parts or relations.


lexentry: eng/sympathetic_nervous_system__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sympathetic nervous system
trans_list: sistema nervioso simpático
sense:
(neuroanatomy) The part of the autonomic nervous system that raises blood pressure and heart rate, constricts blood vessels, and dilates the pupils when under stress.


lexentry: eng/sympathize__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sympathize
trans_list: simpatizar
sense:
(intransitive) To have, show or express sympathy; to be affected by feelings similar to those of another, in consequence of knowing the person to be thus affected.


lexentry: eng/sympathizer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sympathizer
trans_list: simpatizante
sense:
(often, derogatory) A person who sympathizes (with a political cause, a side in a conflict, etc.); a supporter.


lexentry: eng/sympathy__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: sympathy
trans_list: afinidad | simpatía
sense:
An affinity, association or mutual relationship between people or things such that they are correspondingly affected by any condition.


lexentry: eng/sympatric__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sympatric
trans_list: simpátrico
sense:
(biology, genetics) Occurring in the same, or in overlapping, territory, especially of species that do not interbreed.


lexentry: eng/symphonic_poem__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: symphonic poem
trans_list: poema sinfónico
sense:
(music) A piece of orchestral music, in one movement, based on something non-musical, such as a story or a painting.


lexentry: eng/symposium__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: symposium
trans_list: simposio
sense:
A conference or other meeting for discussion of a topic, especially one in which the participants make presentations.


lexentry: eng/symptom__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: symptom
trans_list: síntoma
sense:
(medicine) A perceived change in some function, sensation or appearance of a person that indicates a disease or disorder, such as fever, headache or rash; strictly, a symptom is felt or experienced by the patient, while a sign can be detected by an observer.


lexentry: eng/symptom__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: symptom
trans_list: síntoma
sense:
(figuratively) A signal; anything that indicates, or is characteristic of, the presence of something else, especially of something undesirable.


lexentry: eng/symptomatic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: symptomatic
trans_list: sintomático
sense:
(medicine) Of a treatment, that only affects the symptoms of a disease without targeting the underlying cause.


lexentry: eng/synaesthesia__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: synaesthesia
trans_list: sinestesia
sense:
(neurology, psychology) A neurological or psychological phenomenon whereby a particular sensory stimulus triggers a second kind of sensation. [from late 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/synaesthesia__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: synaesthesia
trans_list: sinestesia
sense:
(arts, literature) A literary or artistic device whereby one kind of sensation is described in the terms of another.


lexentry: eng/synapse__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: synapse
trans_list: sinapsis
sense:
The junction between the terminal of a neuron and either another neuron or a muscle or gland cell, over which nerve impulses pass.


lexentry: eng/synaptic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: synaptic
trans_list: sináptico
sense:
(physiology) Of or relating to a synapse—the junction between the terminal of a neuron and another cell.


lexentry: eng/synchrocyclotron__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: synchrocyclotron
trans_list: sincrociclotrón
sense:
A particle accelerator like a cyclotron, but which operates at variable frequency to account for the particles gaining energy, allowing for greater energies to be achieved.


lexentry: eng/synchronicity__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: synchronicity
trans_list: sincronicidad
sense:
(Jungian psychology) Coincidences that seem to be meaningfully related; supposedly the result of "universal forces".


lexentry: eng/synchronised_skating__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: synchronised skating
trans_list: patinaje en linéa
sense:
A discipline of figure skating where 8–20 skaters skate in a team, doing simultaneous movements and precise formations with precise timing.


lexentry: eng/synchronize__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: synchronize
trans_list: sincronizar
sense:
(transitive) To cause two or more events or actions to happen at exactly the same time or same rate, or in a time-coordinated way.


lexentry: eng/synchronized_skating__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: synchronized skating
trans_list: patinaje en linéa
sense:
A discipline of figure skating where 8–20 skaters skate in a team, doing synchronous movements and precise formations with precise timing.


lexentry: eng/synchronous_rotation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: synchronous rotation
trans_list: rotación sincrónica
sense:
(astronomy) The situation in which an astronomical body takes just as long to rotate around its own axis as it does to revolve around its partner.


lexentry: eng/synchrotron__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: synchrotron
trans_list: sincrotrón
sense:
(physics) A form of cyclotron in which charged particles are accelerated by an electric field that is synchronized with a magnetic field that keeps them in a circular path.


lexentry: eng/syncopate__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: syncopate
trans_list: sincopar
sense:
(transitive, linguistics, phonology) to omit a vocalic or consonantal sound or a syllable from a word; to use syncope


lexentry: eng/syncopation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: syncopation
trans_list: síncope
sense:
(linguistics, phonology) The contraction of a word by means of loss or omission of sounds or syllables in the middle thereof.


lexentry: eng/syncopation__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: syncopation
trans_list: síncopa
sense:
(music) The quality of a rhythm being somehow unexpected, in that it deviates from the strict succession of regularly spaced strong and weak beats in a meter.


lexentry: eng/syncope__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: syncope
trans_list: síncope | síncopa | soponcio
sense:
(linguistics, phonology, prosody) The elision or loss of a sound from the interior of a word, especially of a vowel sound with loss of a syllable.


lexentry: eng/syncretic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: syncretic
trans_list: sincrético
sense:
Combining disparate elements in one system, especially as in forms of religious observance, philosophical systems, or artistic creations.


lexentry: eng/syndic__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: syndic
trans_list: síndica | síndico
sense:
(government) A government official having different duties depending on the country; also, a magistrate, especially one of the Chief Magistrates of Geneva, Switzerland.


lexentry: eng/syndicalism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: syndicalism
trans_list: sindicalismo
sense:
(socialism) Control of government and industry by labor unions, usually achieved through revolutionary direct action.


lexentry: eng/syndicate__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: syndicate
trans_list: sindicato
sense:
A group of individuals or companies formed to transact some specific business, or to promote a common interest; a self-coordinating group.


lexentry: eng/syndrome__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: syndrome
trans_list: síndrome
sense:
(pathology) A recognizable pattern of signs, symptoms and/or behaviours, especially of a disease or medical or psychological condition.


lexentry: eng/synecdoche__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: synecdoche
trans_list: sinécdoque
sense:
(figure of speech) A figure of speech that uses the name of a part of something to represent the whole, or the whole to represent a part.


lexentry: eng/synergy__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: synergy
trans_list: sinergia
sense:
(pharmacology) The combined action of two or more drugs where the effects are stronger than their mere sum.


lexentry: eng/synonym__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: synonym
trans_list: sinónimo
sense:
(semantics, loosely) A word or phrase with a meaning that is the same as, or very similar to, another word or phrase.


lexentry: eng/synopsis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: synopsis
trans_list: sinopsis | resumen | sumario
sense:
(authorship) A brief summary of the major points of a written work, either as prose or as a table; an abridgment or condensation of a work.


lexentry: eng/syntagma__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: syntagma
trans_list: sintagma
sense:
(linguistics) A constituent segment within a text, such as a word or a phrase that forms a syntactic unit.


lexentry: eng/synthesizer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: synthesizer
trans_list: sintetizador
sense:
(music) An electronic musical instrument that creates its sounds with electronics and generally is played via a keyboard.


lexentry: eng/synthetic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: synthetic
trans_list: sintético
sense:
(chemistry) Produced by synthesis instead of being isolated from a natural source (but may be identical to a product so obtained).


lexentry: eng/synthetic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: synthetic
trans_list: sintético
sense:
(medicine) Produced by synthesis, thought to have the same effect as its natural counterpart, but chemically different from it.


lexentry: eng/syringe__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: syringe
trans_list: jeringa | jeringuilla
sense:
A device consisting of a hypodermic needle, a chamber for containing liquids, and a piston for applying pressure (to inject) or reducing pressure (to draw); a hypodermic syringe.


lexentry: eng/syringomyelia__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: syringomyelia
trans_list: siringomielia
sense:
(medicine) A disorder in which a cyst or cavity forms within the spinal cord, possibly leading to stiffness or paralysis.


lexentry: eng/syrinx__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: syrinx
trans_list: siringe
sense:
(ornithology, zootomy) The voice organ in birds, located at or near where the trachea and the bronchi join.


lexentry: eng/syrup__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: syrup
trans_list: jarabe | almíbar | sirope
sense:
Any thick liquid that has a high sugar content and which is added to or poured over food as a flavouring.


lexentry: eng/systematics__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: systematics
trans_list: sistemática
sense:
The classification system of a branch of science, especially the classification of organisms in biology.


lexentry: eng/systemic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: systemic
trans_list: sistémico
sense:
Embedded within and spread throughout and affecting a whole system, group, body, economy, market, or society.


lexentry: eng/systemic_lupus_erythematosus__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: systemic lupus erythematosus
trans_list: lupus eritematoso sistémico
sense:
(pathology) A systemic autoimmune disease (or autoimmune connective tissue disease), where the immune system attacks the body's cells and tissue and causes inflammation and tissue damage.


lexentry: eng/systems_analyst__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: systems analyst
trans_list: analista de sistemas
sense:
(computing) A person whose job is to perform systems analysis by being responsible for researching, planning and recommending software and system choices to meet an organization's business requirements.


lexentry: eng/systems_engineering__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: systems engineering
trans_list: ingeniería de sistemas
sense:
An interdisciplinary field of engineering, focusing on the development, analysis and organization of complex systems.


lexentry: eng/systems_theory__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: systems theory
trans_list: teoría de sistemas
sense:
An interdisciplinary field of science which studies the nature of complex systems in nature, society and science, and studies complex parts of reality as systems.


lexentry: eng/systolic_blood_pressure__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: systolic blood pressure
trans_list: presión sanguínea sistólica
sense:
(physiology) The highest pressure within the bloodstream, occurring during each heart beat, because of the systole.


lexentry: eng/syzygy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: syzygy
trans_list: sizigia
sense:
(astronomy, astrology) An alignment of three celestial bodies (for example, the Sun, Earth, and Moon) such that one body is directly between the other two, such as occurs at an eclipse.


lexentry: eng/syzygy__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: syzygy
trans_list: sizigia
sense:
(Jungian, _, psychology) An archetypal pairing of contrasexual opposites, symbolizing the communication of the conscious and unconscious minds.


lexentry: eng/séance__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: séance
trans_list: sesión espiritista
sense:
A ceremony where people try to communicate with the spirits of dead people, usually led by a medium.


lexentry: eng/tab__Verb__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: tab
trans_list: cuenta
sense:
(computing) To use the Tab key on a computer to advance the cursor or move the input focus, or on a typewriter to advance the carriage.


lexentry: eng/tabbouleh__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: tabbouleh
trans_list: tabule
sense:
A Middle Eastern salad or meze generally consisting of bulgur wheat, chopped tomatoes, parsley, olive oil and lemon juice.


lexentry: eng/tabernacle__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: tabernacle
trans_list: tabernáculo
sense:
(Bible) The portable tent used before the construction of the temple, where the shekinah (presence of God) was believed to dwell.


lexentry: eng/tabernacle__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: tabernacle
trans_list: tabernáculo
sense:
(Roman Catholicism) A small ornamented cupboard or box used for the reserved sacrament of the Eucharist, normally located in an especially prominent place in a church.


lexentry: eng/tabla__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: tabla
trans_list: tabla
sense:
(musical instruments) A pair of tuned hand drums, used in various musical genres of the Indian subcontinent, that are similar to bongos.


lexentry: eng/tablature__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: tablature
trans_list: tablatura
sense:
A form of musical notation indicating fingering rather than the pitch of notes, commonly used for stringed instruments.


lexentry: eng/table__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: table
trans_list: tablas | tabla
sense:
A collection of arithmetic calculations arranged in a table, such as multiplications in a multiplication table.


lexentry: eng/table__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: table
trans_list: poner sobre la mesa | traer a discusión
sense:
(non-US) To put on the table of a commission or legislative assembly; to propose for formal discussion or consideration, to put on the agenda. [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/table_of_contents__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: table of contents
trans_list: índice de materias | tabla de contenidos | sumario
sense:
A list of titles of the parts of a book or document, organized in the order in which the parts appear.


lexentry: eng/table_tennis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: table tennis
trans_list: tenis de mesa | ping-pong
sense:
A game or sport (similar to tennis) that involves the hitting of a light plastic ball across a table (fashioned like a mini tennis court) by rackets (paddles, bats (Britain)).


lexentry: eng/tableau__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: tableau
trans_list: cuadro vivo | retablo
sense:
A vivid graphic scene of a group of people or objects arranged as in a painting or bas relief sculpture.


lexentry: eng/tablespoon__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: tablespoon
trans_list: cucharada
sense:
(cooking) A unit of volume, the value of which varies regionally; in the US: three teaspoons or one half fluid ounce or roughly 15 ml; in Britain and Canada: exactly 15 ml; in Russia 18 ml; in Australia: four teaspoons or 20 ml.


lexentry: eng/tablet_computer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: tablet computer
trans_list: tableta | tablet
sense:
(computing) A hand-held portable computer characterized by a tablet form factor and a touchscreen interface.


lexentry: eng/tabloid__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: tabloid
trans_list: tabloide
sense:
(publishing) A newspaper, especially one in this format, that favours stories of a sensational or even fictitious nature over serious news.


lexentry: eng/tabun__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: tabun
trans_list: tabun
sense:
(organic compound, military) An extremely toxic nerve gas; a clear, tasteless liquid, molecular formula C5H11N2O2P.


lexentry: eng/tachistoscope__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: tachistoscope
trans_list: taquistoscopio
sense:
A device that displays a series of brief images; used by psychologists to investigate perception, memory and learning.


lexentry: eng/tachometer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: tachometer
trans_list: cuentarrevoluciones | tacómetro
sense:
A device for measuring the revolutions per minute (RPMs) of a revolving shaft, as with the driveshaft of an automobile.


lexentry: eng/tachycardia__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: tachycardia
trans_list: taquicardia
sense:
(medicine, cardiology) A rapid resting heart rate, especially one above 100 beats per minute. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/tack__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: tack
trans_list: curso de acción
sense:
(figurative) A direction or course of action, especially a new one; a method or approach to solving a problem.


lexentry: eng/tack__Noun__1
sense_num: 08
written_rep: tack
trans_list: virar
sense:
(nautical) The distance a sailing vessel runs between these maneuvers when working to windward; a board.


lexentry: eng/tack__Noun__1
sense_num: 10
written_rep: tack
trans_list: curso de acción
sense:
Any of the various equipment and accessories worn by horses in the course of their use as domesticated animals.


lexentry: eng/tack__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: tack
trans_list: agregar | añadir | voltejear
sense:
(nautical) To maneuver a sailing vessel so that its bow turns through the wind, i.e. the wind changes from one side of the vessel to the other.


lexentry: eng/tackle__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: tackle
trans_list: entrada
sense:
(sports, countable) A play where a player attempts to take control over the ball from an opponent, as in rugby or football.


lexentry: eng/tackle__Noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: tackle
trans_list: placaje | tacleada
sense:
(rugby, American football, countable) A play where a defender brings the ball carrier to the ground.


lexentry: eng/tackle__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: tackle
trans_list: placar
sense:
To force a person to the ground with the weight of one's own body, usually by jumping on top or slamming one's weight into them.


lexentry: eng/taco__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: taco
trans_list: taco
sense:
(culinary) A Mexican snack food made of a small tortilla (soft- or hard-shelled) filled with ingredients such as meat, rice, beans, cheese, diced vegetables, and salsa.


lexentry: eng/tact__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: tact
trans_list: tacto | mano izquierda | tiento
sense:
Sensitive mental touch; special skill or faculty; keen perception or discernment; ready power of appreciating and doing what is required by circumstances; the ability to say the right thing. [from early 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/tadalafil__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: tadalafil
trans_list: tadalafilo
sense:
(pharmaceutical drug) A drug, C22H19N3O4, that is used to treat erectile dysfunction and benign prostatic hyperplasia and functions similarly to sildenafil. It is marketed under the trademark Cialis.


lexentry: eng/tadpole__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: tadpole
trans_list: renacuajo | ranacuajo
sense:
A young toad or frog in its larval stage of development that lives in water, has a tail and no legs, and, like a fish, breathes through gills.


lexentry: eng/taekwondo__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: taekwondo
trans_list: taekwondo
sense:
A martial arts form from Korea, known for its elaborate kicking techniques. The sparring aspect is a recognised Olympic sport.


lexentry: eng/tael__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: tael
trans_list: tael
sense:
Any of several units of measure used in China and elsewhere in eastern Asia, approximately 40 grams.


lexentry: eng/tag__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: tag
trans_list: pilla pilla | pillarse
sense:
(playground game, uncountable) A children's chasing game in which one player (known as "it") attempts to touch another, who then becomes "it".


lexentry: eng/tag_on__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: tag on
trans_list: bipear | pasar
sense:
(mostly, public transport) To hover an RFID device such as a smartcard over a receiver, often with a graphical user interface, in order to make a payment or gain access to the vehicle.


lexentry: eng/tagasaste__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: tagasaste
trans_list: tagasaste
sense:
Cytisus proliferus, a small evergreen tree commonly used to improve the condition of soils used for farming.


lexentry: eng/tahdig__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: tahdig
trans_list: socarrat
sense:
The crispy layer of rice (and sometimes lavash bread, thinly sliced potatoes, egg or another ingredient) taken from the bottom of the pot in which the rice (chelow or pilaf) is cooked in cuisine of Western Asia.


lexentry: eng/taiga__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: taiga
trans_list: taiga
sense:
A subarctic zone of evergreen coniferous forests situated south of the tundras and north of the steppes in the Northern Hemisphere.


lexentry: eng/tail__Noun__1
sense_num: 13
written_rep: tail
trans_list: cola
sense:
(chiefly, in the plural) The side of a coin not bearing the head; normally the side on which the monetary value of the coin is indicated; the reverse.


lexentry: eng/tailgate__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: tailgate
trans_list: puerta trasera
sense:
(automotive) A hinged board or hatch at the rear of a vehicle that can be lowered for loading and unloading.


lexentry: eng/tailgate__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
sense: (automotive, intransitive, transitive) To drive dangerously close behind another vehicle.
written_rep: tailgate
trans_list:
chupar rueda | conducir muy cerca de otro vehículo | conducir pegado a | conducir sin distancia de seguridad


lexentry: eng/taillight__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: taillight
trans_list: calavera | luz trasera
sense:
One of a pair of red lights mounted on the rear of a vehicle, so it can be seen from the rear at night.


lexentry: eng/tailor's_chalk__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: tailor's chalk
trans_list: jabon de sastre
sense:
A chalk-like material used for marking alterations on fabric in tailoring and dressmaking. The marks are brushed or washed off the material when no longer needed.


lexentry: eng/tailpiece__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: tailpiece
trans_list: cordal
sense:
(music, lutherie) An element, often triangular, to which the strings of a violin, guitar, etc. are attached at the lower end of an instrument.


lexentry: eng/tailplane__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: tailplane
trans_list: estabilizador horizontal
sense:
A horizontal airfoil, at the rear of an aircraft, to which the elevator is attached; usually associated with the tailfin


lexentry: eng/tailsitter__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: tailsitter
trans_list: posacola
sense:
A vertical-takeoff spacecraft whose fuselage is perpendicular to the ground at both takeoff and landing; a spacecraft that can land vertically.


lexentry: eng/tailwind__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: tailwind
trans_list: viento en popa
sense:
(nautical, physics) A wind that blows in the same direction as the course taken by an aircraft, sailing ship, bird, etc.


lexentry: eng/taint__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: taint
trans_list: contaminar | corromper
sense:
(transitive) To contaminate or corrupt (something) with an external agent, either physically or morally.


lexentry: eng/tajine__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: tajine
trans_list: tajín
sense:
(by extension) A stew, originally from Morocco, the ingredients of which are traditionally cooked slowly in such a pot; the dish is normally served with couscous.


lexentry: eng/take_French_leave__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: take French leave
trans_list: despedirse a la francesa | irse a la francesa
sense:
To leave quietly and unnoticed, without asking for permission or informing anyone; to slip out. [from mid 18th c.]


lexentry: eng/take__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: take
trans_list: punto de vista
sense:
An interpretation or view, opinion or assessment; perspective; a statement expressing such a position.


lexentry: eng/take__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: take
trans_list: toma
sense:
(film) A scene recorded (filmed) at one time, without an interruption or break; a recording of such a scene.


lexentry: eng/take__Verb__1
sense_num: 29
written_rep: take
trans_list: tomar | coger
sense:
(transitive, of a material) To absorb or be impregnated by (dye, ink, etc.); to be susceptible to being treated by (polish, etc.).


lexentry: eng/take__Verb__1
sense_num: 49
written_rep: take
trans_list: tomar | coger
sense:
(transitive, baseball) To decline to swing at (a pitched ball); to refrain from hitting at, and allow to pass.


lexentry: eng/take_a_break__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: take a break
trans_list: descansar
sense:
To have a short rest period in one's work, studies, or other activities (This entry is a translation hub.)


lexentry: eng/take_a_picture__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: take a picture
trans_list: ¿tengo monos en la cara?
sense:
(informal) Used as a rebuke to someone perceived to be staring at one. Also take a picture, it'll last longer.


lexentry: eng/take_a_powder__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: take a powder
trans_list: dar la espantada
sense:
(idiomatic, US, colloquial) To leave without saying goodbye; leave quietly, run away; scram; depart without taking leave or notifying anyone, often with a connotation of avoiding something unpleasant or shirking responsibility.


lexentry: eng/take_aim__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: take aim
trans_list: apuntar
sense:
(intransitive) To position oneself and/or one's weapon so as to be aimed specifically at a chosen mark or target (which is indicated after 'at)


lexentry: eng/take_down__Verb__1
sense_num: 10
written_rep: take down
trans_list: derribar
sense:
(combat sports) To force one’s opponent off their feet in order to transition from striking to grappling in jujitsu, mixed martial arts, etc.


lexentry: eng/take_down_a_notch__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: take down a notch
trans_list: bajarle los humos
sense:
(transitive, idiomatic, of a person or organization) To cause a person's or group's self-esteem or importance to be decreased.


lexentry: eng/take_for_granted__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: take for granted
trans_list: dar por sentado | dar por supuesto | dar por descontado | dar por hecho | menospreciar
sense:
(transitive, idiomatic, especially of a person) To give little attention to or to underestimate the value of; to fail to appreciate, especially something one has grown heavily accustomed to; not to value or care for appropriately, out of the assumption that the person or thing not valued cannot be lost.


lexentry: eng/take_its_toll__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: take its toll
trans_list: cobrarse el peaje | pasar factura
sense:
(idiomatic, often followed by on) To affect something, especially negatively; to damage or degrade; to cause harm or destruction.


lexentry: eng/take_off__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: take off
trans_list: despegar
sense:
(intransitive, of an aircraft or spacecraft) To leave the ground and begin flight; to ascend into the air.


lexentry: eng/take_one's_chance__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: take one's chance
trans_list: jugársela
sense:
(idiomatic) To act in a manner dependent on luck: to attempt to do something risky or not particularly likely to succeed.


lexentry: eng/take_out_of_context__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: take out of context
trans_list: descontextualizar | sacar de contexto
sense:
(idiomatic, transitive) To report (something) without taking into account the context in which it occurred.


lexentry: eng/take_sides__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: take sides
trans_list: tomar partido
sense:
(idiomatic) To ally oneself with a given opinion, agenda or group; to support one side or viewpoint in a competition or confrontation.


lexentry: eng/take_someone_at_their_word__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: take someone at their word
trans_list: tomar en serio
sense:
(transitive) To take someone literally even though they may not have been serious; to take someone seriously even though they were joking; to take up a challenge that was initially meant as a joke.


lexentry: eng/take_the_bull_by_the_horns__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: take the bull by the horns
trans_list: coger el toro por los cuernos
sense:
(idiomatic) To deal with a matter in a direct manner, especially to confront a difficulty rather than avoid it.


lexentry: eng/take_the_cake__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: take the cake
trans_list: llevarse la palma
sense:
(idiomatic, colloquial, chiefly, US) Used as an affirmation or accolade when one is deemed the top position in a comparison or contest; to win or be the best (at).


lexentry: eng/take_the_law_into_one's_own_hands__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: take the law into one's own hands
trans_list: tomarse la justicia por su mano
sense:
(intransitive, idiomatic) To punish someone according to one's own idea of justice, without consideration for the role of law enforcement authorities.


lexentry: eng/take_the_point__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: take the point
trans_list: aprehender
sense:
(idiomatic) To grasp the essential meaning of what a person is saying, to understand a person's argument and point of view.


lexentry: eng/take_to_heart__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: take to heart
trans_list: tomar a pecho | tomar a la tremenda
sense:
(idiomatic) To take something seriously; to internalize or live according to something (e.g. advice.)


lexentry: eng/take_to_the_cleaners__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: take to the cleaners
trans_list: aprovecharse de alguien
sense:
(originally, US) To take a significant quantity of a person's money or valuables, through overcharging, litigation, unfavorable investing, gambling, fraud, etc.


lexentry: eng/take_turns__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: take turns
trans_list: alternarse | rotarse | turnarse
sense:
(intransitive, polite) Of two or more people, to do the same thing one after another, taking one another's place alternately.


lexentry: eng/takeaway__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: takeaway
trans_list: bocado
sense:
(chiefly, UK, Australia, South Africa, and, New Zealand) A restaurant that sells food to be eaten elsewhere.


lexentry: eng/takeaway__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: takeaway
trans_list: comprensión
sense:
(frequently, in the plural) An idea from a talk, presentation, etc., that the listener or reader should remember and consider.


lexentry: eng/takedown__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: takedown
trans_list: derribe
sense:
(martial arts) A taking down: an act of bringing one's opponent to the ground by grabbing one or both legs and applying a rearward bending moment.


lexentry: eng/takeover__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: takeover
trans_list: toma de posesión
sense:
(economics) The purchase of one company by another; a merger without the formation of a new company, especially where some stakeholders in the purchased company oppose the purchase.


lexentry: eng/taking__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: taking
trans_list: ataque
sense:
(uncountable) A state of mental distress, resulting in excited or erratic behavior (in the expression in a taking).


lexentry: eng/talapoin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: talapoin
trans_list: talapoin
sense:
A monkey from one of two species of Old World monkeys, of the genus Miopithecus, distinguished by a short-snouted head with a hairless face.


lexentry: eng/talc__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: talc
trans_list: talco
sense:
(obsolete) Originally a large range of transparent or glistening foliated minerals. Examples include mica, selenite and the hydrated magnesium silicate that the term talc generally has referred to in modern times (see below). Also an item made of such a mineral and depending for its function on the special nature of the mineral (see next). Mediaeval writers adopted the term from the Arabic.


lexentry: eng/talc__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: talc
trans_list: talco
sense:
A soft mineral, composed of hydrated magnesium silicate, that has a soapy feel and a greenish, whitish, or grayish color, and usually occurs in foliated masses.


lexentry: eng/talent__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: talent
trans_list: talento
sense:
(historical) A unit of weight and money used in ancient times in Greece, the Roman Empire, and the Middle East, equal to about 30 to 60 kg in various times and places. [from 9th c.]


lexentry: eng/talent_scout__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: talent scout
trans_list: cazatalentos | buscatalentos | descubretalentos | ojeador | ojeadora
sense:
A person who locates and recruits talented people in a specific field, especially in entertainment or sports.


lexentry: eng/talisman__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: talisman
trans_list: talismán
sense:
A magical object providing protection against ill will, or the supernatural, or conferring the wearer with a boon such as good luck, good health, or power(s).


lexentry: eng/talk_a_blue_streak__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: talk a blue streak
trans_list: hablar por los codos
sense:
(originally, US) To talk for a long duration of time, at a rapid pace without giving others a chance to speak, or to the point of tedium.


lexentry: eng/talk_back__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: talk back
trans_list: responder
sense:
(idiomatic, intransitive, often, with to + d.o.) To reply impertinently or rudely; to answer in a cheeky or rude manner.


lexentry: eng/talk_out_of_turn__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: talk out of turn
trans_list: hablar fuera de tono
sense:
(idiomatic) To make a remark or provide information when it is inappropriate or indiscreet to do so, or when one does not have permission or the authority to do so.


lexentry: eng/talk_show__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: talk show
trans_list: tertulia
sense:
(broadcasting) A television or radio programme in which a host converses on various topics with guests who may be experts, celebrities, or members of the listening or viewing audience.


lexentry: eng/talk_through__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: talk through
trans_list: apoyar
sense:
To comfort someone as they endure trauma; to help someone consider an issue or see certain aspects of it.


lexentry: eng/talk_to_the_hand__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: talk to the hand
trans_list: habla a la mano
sense:
(colloquial, US, AAVE, mostly, sarcastic) Used to dismiss another person's argument by indicating that one is not prepared to hear or read anything further from that person. It is often used while simultaneously holding up the hand with the palm facing the speaker.


lexentry: eng/talking_point__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: talking point
trans_list: punto central
sense:
A specific topic raised in a conversation or argument which is intended as a basis for further discussion, especially one which represents a point of view.


lexentry: eng/tall__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: tall
trans_list: alto
sense:
(of a person) Having a vertical extent greater than the average. For example, somebody with a height of over 6 feet would generally be considered to be tall.


lexentry: eng/tall__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: tall
trans_list: alto
sense:
(of a building, etc.) Having its top a long way up; having a great vertical (and often greater than horizontal) extent; high.


lexentry: eng/tall_tale__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: tall tale
trans_list: cuento chino | patraña
sense:
(idiomatic) A tale or story which is fantastic and greatly exaggerated; also, an account of questionable veracity; a lie, an untruth.


lexentry: eng/tallow__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: tallow
trans_list: sebo
sense:
A hard animal fat obtained from suet, etc.; used in cooking as well as to make candles, soap and lubricants.


lexentry: eng/tally__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: tally
trans_list: marca
sense:
(by extension) Any account or score kept by notches or marks, whether on wood or paper, or in a book, especially one kept in duplicate.


lexentry: eng/tally_stick__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: tally stick
trans_list: palo tallado | palo de cómputo
sense:
(historical) A bone, or piece of wood, on which notches or scores are cut, as the marks of number, for account keeping.


lexentry: eng/talose__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: talose
trans_list: talosa
sense:
(carbohydrate) The aldohexose 6-(hydroxymethyl)oxane-2,3,4,5-tetrol that is the 2-epimer of galactose.


lexentry: eng/tamale__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: tamale
trans_list: tamal
sense:
A Mexican dish of cornmeal dough shell filled with various ingredients (e.g. chopped beef, pork, sweet filling) then steamed in corn husks.


lexentry: eng/tamarind__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: tamarind
trans_list: tamarindo
sense:
(culinary) The fruit of this tree; the pulp is used as spice in Asian cooking and in Worcestershire sauce.


lexentry: eng/tamarisk__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: tamarisk
trans_list: tamarisco
sense:
Any of several shrubs, of the genus Tamarix, native to arid regions in Eurasia and Africa, often invasive in other arid regions.


lexentry: eng/tambourine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: tambourine
trans_list: pandereta | pandero
sense:
A percussion instrument consisting of a small, usually wooden, hoop closed on one side with a drum frame and featuring jingling metal disks on the tread; it is most often held in the hand and shaken rhythmically; by extension, any frame drum.


lexentry: eng/tamper__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: tamper
trans_list: alterar | manipular | trucar
sense:
(intransitive) To make unauthorized or improper alterations, sometimes causing deliberate damage; to meddle (with something).


lexentry: eng/tamper__Verb__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: tamper
trans_list: hacer trampas
sense:
(US, Canada, in professional sports) To discuss future contracts with a player, against league rules.


lexentry: eng/tampon__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: tampon
trans_list: tampón
sense:
A plug of cotton or other absorbent material inserted into a body cavity or wound to absorb fluid, especially one inserted in the vagina during menstruation.


lexentry: eng/tamponade__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: tamponade
trans_list: taponamiento
sense:
(medical) A stoppage in the flow of blood in a vessel, caused either by the insertion of a tampon or by outside constriction.


lexentry: eng/tan__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: tan
trans_list: moreno | bronce | bronceado | tostado
sense:
Having dark skin as a result of exposure to the sun or an artificial process intended to mimic this effect.


lexentry: eng/tan__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: tan
trans_list: curtir | adobar
sense:
(transitive, stative) To change an animal hide into leather by soaking it in tannic acid. To work as a tanner.


lexentry: eng/tanager__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: tanager
trans_list: tángara
sense:
Any of numerous species of often colorful passerine birds that inhabit New World forests, formerly all within the family Thraupidae, but now with some species placed in other families with birds such as finches and cardinals.


