# translation

lexentry: eng/natural_language_processing__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: natural language processing
trans_list: procesamiento del lenguaje natural
sense:
A field of computer science and linguistics concerned with the interactions between computers and human (natural) languages, especially computational analysis and processing of large amounts of natural language data.


lexentry: eng/natural_law__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: natural law
trans_list: derecho natural
sense:
(law, philosophy) The set of universal legal or moral principles said to be discernible from nature by reason alone; one of these principles.


lexentry: eng/natural_logarithm__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: natural logarithm
trans_list: logaritmo natural
sense:
(mathematics) The logarithm in base e: either the function that given x returns y such that ey = x, or the value of y given by the function.


lexentry: eng/natural_monopoly__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: natural monopoly
trans_list: monopolio natural
sense:
Control over the market for a product which occurs when a firm gains large benefit from economies of scale, or from a superior business model or product, and is thus able to produce a very large percentage of the total market demand for a given product and unintentionally exclude meaningful competition via price structures.


lexentry: eng/natural_science__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: natural science
trans_list: ciencia natural
sense:
Any science involved in studying phenomena or laws of the physical world: physics, chemistry, biology, astronomy, and so on.


lexentry: eng/natural_selection__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: natural selection
trans_list: selección natural
sense:
(evolutionary theory) A process by which heritable traits conferring survival and reproductive advantage to individuals, or related individuals, tend to be passed on to succeeding generations and become more frequent in a population, whereas other less favourable traits tend to become eliminated; the differential survival and reproduction of phenotypes.


lexentry: eng/naturalist__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: naturalist
trans_list: naturalista
sense:
(philosophy) A person who believes in or advocates the tenets of philosophical or methodological naturalism. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/nature__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nature
trans_list: naturaleza | natura
sense:
(uncountable, often, _, capitalized) The way things are, the totality of all things in the physical universe and their order, especially the physical world in contrast to spiritual realms and flora and fauna as distinct from human conventions, art, and technology.


lexentry: eng/nature__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: nature
trans_list: naturaleza
sense:
The essential or innate characteristics of a person or thing which will always tend to manifest, especially in contrast to specific contexts, reason, religious duty, upbringing, and personal pretense or effort.


lexentry: eng/naturism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: naturism
trans_list: naturismo
sense:
The belief in or practice of going nude in social settings, often in mixed-gender groups, specifically either in cultures where this is not the norm or for health reasons.


lexentry: eng/naturist__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: naturist
trans_list: naturista | naturisto
sense:
One who follows a philosophical belief in a naked, natural life and prefers to live without clothes, often for reasons of ecology, health, religious belief, and/or ethical concerns.


lexentry: eng/naturopathy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: naturopathy
trans_list: naturopatía
sense:
(alternative medicine) A system of therapy that avoids synthetic drugs and surgery, while emphasizing the use of natural remedies (plants and the elements) and physical means (massage, acupuncture) to treat illness.


lexentry: eng/naumachia__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: naumachia
trans_list: naumaquia
sense:
(historical, nautical, in Ancient Rome) The recreation of a sea battle staged for entertainment. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/nauplius__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nauplius
trans_list: nauplio
sense:
(zoology) A crustacean larva that has three pairs of locomotive organs (corresponding to antennules, antennae, and mandibles), a median eye, and little or no segmentation of the body. [from mid 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/nausea__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nausea
trans_list: náusea
sense:
A feeling of illness or discomfort in the digestive system, usually characterized by a strong urge to vomit.


lexentry: eng/nautical_mile__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nautical mile
trans_list: milla náutica
sense:
A unit of length corresponding approximately to one minute of arc of latitude along any meridian. By international agreement it is exactly 1,852 metres (approximately 6,076 feet or 1.151 statute mile).


lexentry: eng/nautilus__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nautilus
trans_list: nautilo
sense:
A marine mollusc, of the family Nautilidae native to the Pacific Ocean and Indian Ocean, which has tentacles and a spiral shell with a series of air-filled chambers, of which Nautilus is the type genus.


lexentry: eng/nave__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nave
trans_list: nave
sense:
(architecture) The middle or body of a church, extending from the transepts to the principal entrances.


lexentry: eng/navel__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: navel
trans_list: ombligo
sense:
(anatomy) The indentation or bump remaining in the abdomen of placental mammals where the umbilical cord was attached before birth.


lexentry: eng/navigable__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: navigable
trans_list: navegable
sense:
(of a body of water) Capable of being navigated; deep enough and wide enough to afford passage to vessels.


lexentry: eng/navigate__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: navigate
trans_list: navegar
sense:
(transitive) To plan, control and record the position and course of a vehicle, ship, aircraft, etc., on a journey; to follow a planned course.


lexentry: eng/navigation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: navigation
trans_list: navegación | náutica
sense:
(uncountable) The theory, practice and technology of charting a course for a road vehicle, ship, aircraft, or spaceship.


lexentry: eng/navigation_channel__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: navigation channel
trans_list: caño
sense:
(nautical) A deeper channel cut into the sea or river bed, to enable larger ships to pass through to a port.


lexentry: eng/navigator__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: navigator
trans_list: navegante
sense:
A person who navigates, especially an officer with that responsibility on a ship or an aircrew member with that responsibility on an aircraft.


lexentry: eng/nay__Adverb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: nay
trans_list: antes
sense:
(archaic, otherwise, jocular) Or rather, or should I say; moreover (introducing a stronger and more appropriate expression than the preceding one). [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/ne'er_cast_a_clout_till_May_be_out__Proverb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ne'er cast a clout till May be out
sense:
(UK, dialectal) Do not change from winter clothes to summer clothes until June, as there is often a sudden cold snap in May.

trans_list:
abriles y condes, los más traidores | si quieres criarte gordito y sano, la ropa del invierno gasta en verano


lexentry: eng/neap__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: neap
trans_list: muerta
sense:
Designating a tide which occurs just after the first and third quarters of the moon, when there is the least difference between high tide and low tide.


lexentry: eng/near-death_experience__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: near-death experience
trans_list: experiencia cercana a la muerte
sense:
A sensation of detachment from one's body, the presence of a tunnel of light, the apparent viewing of one's own body from on high, and similar manifestations, experienced by people whose heart and brain have temporarily ceased to function.


lexentry: eng/near_infrared__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: near infrared
trans_list: infrarrojo cercano
sense:
(physics, often in compounds) Infrared light closest in wavelength to visible light, from .7–1.4 µm.


lexentry: eng/neat__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: neat
trans_list: derecho
sense:
Free from contaminants; unadulterated, undiluted. Particularly of liquor and cocktails; see usage below.


lexentry: eng/neat__Adjective__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: neat
trans_list: puro
sense:
(chemistry) Conditions with a liquid reagent or gas performed with no standard solvent or cosolvent.


lexentry: eng/nebula__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nebula
trans_list: nebulosa
sense:
(astronomy) A cloud in outer space consisting of gas or dust (e.g. a cloud formed after a star explodes).


lexentry: eng/nebulizer__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: nebulizer
trans_list: nebulizador
sense:
(medicine) A device used to administer a medicine into the lungs, by converting the medicine from liquid state into a fine spray of aerosols, to be inhaled through the nose or mouth.


lexentry: eng/necessary__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: necessary
trans_list: necesario | menester | preciso
sense:
Required, essential, whether logically inescapable or needed in order to achieve a desired result or avoid some penalty.


lexentry: eng/necessary_evil__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: necessary evil
trans_list: mal necesario
sense:
(idiomatic) An unfavorable thing that must be done or accepted, especially because the available alternative courses of action or inaction would be worse.


lexentry: eng/necessitate__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: necessitate
trans_list: necesitar
sense:
(transitive) To make necessary; to behove; to require (something) to be brought about. [from early 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/necessity_knows_no_law__Proverb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: necessity knows no law
trans_list: a falta de pan buenas son tortas
sense:
A person who is in great need of something will find a way to obtain it, and violate the law if needed.


lexentry: eng/neckbrace__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: neckbrace
trans_list: collarín | minerva
sense:
(emergency medicine) An orthopedic device used to support the neck and head of those with neck or head injuries.


lexentry: eng/necklace__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: necklace
trans_list: collar
sense:
(jewelry) An article of jewelry that is worn around the neck, most often made of a string of precious metal, pearls, gems, beads or shells, and sometimes having a pendant attached.


lexentry: eng/neckline__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: neckline
trans_list: escote | escotadura
sense:
The line formed by the edge of an article of clothing that surrounds the neck, especially as seen at the front.


lexentry: eng/necrocracy__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: necrocracy
trans_list: necrocracia
sense:
A form of government where a dead person is recognised as its head; usually a deceased former leader.


lexentry: eng/necromancy__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: necromancy
trans_list: nigromancia | necromancia
sense:
Loosely, any sorcery or witchcraft, especially involving death or the dead, particularly sorcery involving raising or reanimating the dead.


lexentry: eng/necropsy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: necropsy
trans_list: necropsia
sense:
(medicine) The pathological examination of a corpse, particularly to determine cause of death. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/necrosis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: necrosis
trans_list: necrosis
sense:
(pathology) The localized death of cells or tissues through injury, disease, or the interruption of blood supply. (Usually gangrene will follow unless the dead tissue is resected).


lexentry: eng/nectar__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: nectar
trans_list: néctar
sense:
(botany) The sweet liquid secreted by flowers to attract pollinating insects and birds. [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/needle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: needle
trans_list: aguja | yauri | yawri
sense:
A long, thin, sharp implement usually for piercing as in sewing, embroidery, acupuncture, tattooing, body piercing, medical injections, sutures, etc; or a blunt but otherwise similar implement used for forming loops or knots in crafts such as darning, knitting, tatting, etc.


lexentry: eng/needlenose_pliers__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: needlenose pliers
trans_list: alicate de boca semirredonda
sense:
A variety of pliers with long, narrow extensions of the gripping faces, used to reach into narrow spaces.


lexentry: eng/neem__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: neem
trans_list: margosa | nim
sense:
Azadirachta indica, a large, mostly evergreen tree from India, whose seeds yield neem oil, the insecticide azadirachtin.


lexentry: eng/nefarious__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nefarious
trans_list: feo | infame | inicuo | malvado | nefando | nefario
sense:
Sinful, villainous, criminal, or wicked, especially when noteworthy or notorious for such characteristics.


lexentry: eng/negligence__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: negligence
trans_list: negligencia
sense:
(legal, uncountable) The breach of a duty of care: the failure to exercise a standard of care that a reasonable person would have in a similar situation.


lexentry: eng/negligible__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: negligible
trans_list: insignificante | negligible | desdeñable
sense:
Able to be neglected, ignored or excluded from consideration; too small or unimportant to be of concern.


lexentry: eng/negotiable_instrument__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: negotiable instrument
trans_list: efecto negociable
sense:
(legal, banking, business) a legal document, as a cheque or bill of exchange, that is freely negotiable.


lexentry: eng/negus__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: negus
trans_list: negus
sense:
(historical) A ruler of Abyssinia (Ethiopia), or of a province of Ethiopia; specifically, the king of Ethiopia before 1974.


lexentry: eng/neighbour__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: neighbour
trans_list: vecino | vecina
sense:
A person living on adjacent or nearby land; a person situated adjacently or nearby; anything (of the same type of thing as the subject) in an adjacent or nearby position.


lexentry: eng/neither_..._nor__Conjunction__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: neither … nor
trans_list: ni ... ni
sense:
used for showing that something is not true of two or more people, things, actions, qualities, or ideas (This entry is a translation hub.)


lexentry: eng/neither_fish,_flesh,_nor_good_red_herring__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: neither fish, flesh, nor good red herring
trans_list: ni carne ni pescado | ni chicha ni limonada | sin pies ni cabeza
sense:
(idiomatic) Synonym of neither fish nor fowl (“not easily categorized; not rightly belonging or fitting well in a given group or situation; also, not having the advantages of the various options”)


lexentry: eng/neither_fish_nor_fowl__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: neither fish nor fowl
trans_list: ni chicha ni limonada | ni de aquí ni de allá
sense:
(idiomatic) Not easily categorized; not rightly belonging or fitting well in a given group or situation; also, not having the advantages of the various options.


lexentry: eng/nemesis__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: nemesis
trans_list: antípoda
sense:
(chiefly, outside the US and Canada) A person or character who specifically brings about the downfall of another person or character, as an agent of that character's fate or destiny, especially within a narrative.


lexentry: eng/nemesis__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: nemesis
trans_list: destino
sense:
(usually, in the singular, formal) A punishment or defeat that is deserved and cannot be avoided; (an instance of) retribution.


lexentry: eng/neo-colony__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: neo-colony
trans_list: neocolonia
sense:
A country, especially a former colony, controlled or dominated by another country, by the use of economic pressure, political suppression and cultural dominance.


lexentry: eng/neoclassical__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: neoclassical
trans_list: neoclásico
sense:
Of pertaining to a style of architecture based on classical models, especially such a style of the 18th century.


lexentry: eng/neoclassicism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: neoclassicism
trans_list: neoclasicismo
sense:
Any of several movements in the arts, architecture, literature and music that revived forms from earlier centuries.


lexentry: eng/neocolonialism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: neocolonialism
trans_list: neocolonialismo
sense:
The control or domination by a powerful country over weaker ones (especially former colonies) by the use of economic pressure, political suppression and cultural dominance.


lexentry: eng/neodymium__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: neodymium
trans_list: neodimio
sense:
A chemical element (symbol Nd) with an atomic number of 60: a hard, slightly malleable silvery metal that quickly tarnishes in air and moisture.


lexentry: eng/neoimperialism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: neoimperialism
trans_list: imperialismo moderno | neoimperialismo | nuevo imperialismo
sense:
(politics) A contemporary form of imperialism; modern imperialistic practices by a country, such as using influence and power to dominate smaller countries. [from early 20th c.]


lexentry: eng/neoliberalism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: neoliberalism
trans_list: neoliberalismo
sense:
(often, _, derogatory) A political ideology or ideological trend based on neoclassical economics that espouses economic liberalism, favouring trade liberalisation, financial deregulation, a small government, privatisation and liberalisation of government businesses, passive antitrust enforcement, accepting greater economic inequality and disfavouring unionisation.


lexentry: eng/neologism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: neologism
trans_list: neologismo
sense:
(linguistics, lexicography, countable) A word or phrase which has recently been coined; a new word or phrase, or an existing one which has gained a new meaning.


lexentry: eng/neon_sign__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: neon sign
trans_list: letrero de neón | marquesina
sense:
An illuminated sign constructed from fluorescent lights in the form of bent glass tubes; the different colours being obtained by adding different noble gases to the neon.


lexentry: eng/neophyte__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: neophyte
trans_list: neófito
sense:
(Christianity) A name given by the early Christians, and still given by the Roman Catholics, to those who have recently embraced the Christian faith, and been admitted to baptism, especially those converts from heathenism or Judaism.


lexentry: eng/neophyte__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: neophyte
trans_list: planta neófita
sense:
(botany) A plant species recently introduced to an area (in contrast to archaeophyte, a long-established introduced species).


lexentry: eng/neoprene__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: neoprene
trans_list: neopreno
sense:
A synthetic rubber, a polymer of chloroprene, commonly used in wetsuits, laptop sleeves, orthopedic braces, electrical insulation, liquid and sheet-applied elastomeric membranes and flashings, car fan belts, etc.


lexentry: eng/neopronoun__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: neopronoun
trans_list: neopronombre
sense:
A pronoun used in place of he, she, or singular they, especially one of the modern coinages used by some non-binary people.


lexentry: eng/nepheline__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nepheline
trans_list: nefelina
sense:
(mineral) A feldspathoid mineral of silica-poor igneous, plutonic and volcanic rocks. Chemically, nepheline is a plagioclase feldspar with insufficient silica to satisfy the chemical bonds. Because of the unfilled bonds, nepheline weathers rapidly and can only be seen as inclusions in freshly broken rock.


lexentry: eng/nephew__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nephew
trans_list: sobrino
sense:
A son of one's sibling, brother-in-law, or sister-in-law; either a son of one's brother (fraternal nephew) or a son of one's sister (sororal nephew).


lexentry: eng/nephrite__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nephrite
trans_list: nefrita
sense:
(mineral) A semi-precious stone, one of the two types of stone commonly referred to as jade (the other being jadeite).


lexentry: eng/nephron__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nephron
trans_list: nefrona | nefrón
sense:
(anatomy) The basic structural and functional unit of the kidney, which filters the blood in order to regulate chemical concentrations, and thereby produces urine.


lexentry: eng/nephrosis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nephrosis
trans_list: nefrosis
sense:
(pathology) A non-inflammatory disease of the kidneys that is characterised by the leaking of blood protein into the urine, swelling or oedema, and degenerative lesions.


lexentry: eng/nepotism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nepotism
trans_list: nepotismo
sense:
The favoring of relatives (most strictly) or also personal friends (more broadly) because of their relationship rather than because of their abilities.


lexentry: eng/nepotism_baby__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nepotism baby
trans_list: hija de | hijo de | nepobebé
sense:
(slang, derogatory) A person, especially a celebrity, whose success in an occupation or field is perceived as attributable at least partly to their parent's influence or support (as a necessary input albeit not the sole one).


lexentry: eng/nerdy__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: nerdy
trans_list: extraño
sense:
(colloquial, derogatory, of a quality or interest) Of, pertaining to, in the style of, or appealing to nerds.


lexentry: eng/nereid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nereid
trans_list: nereida
sense:
(Greek mythology) One of 50 sea nymphs who were attendants upon Poseidon (Neptune), and were represented as riding on sea horses, sometimes in human form and sometimes with the tail of a fish.


lexentry: eng/neroli__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: neroli
trans_list: aceite de flores de naranjo | neroli
sense:
More fully neroli oil or oil of neroli: an essential oil distilled from the blossoms of the bitter orange or Seville orange (Citrus × aurantium subsp. amara) used to make perfumes.


lexentry: eng/nerve_gas__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nerve gas
trans_list: gas nervioso
sense:
A toxic chemical compound and banned weapon of mass destruction which, when inhaled or ingested, impairs nervous system functions, typically causing extreme physical distress and death by asphyxiation.


lexentry: eng/nerve_impulse__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nerve impulse
trans_list: impulso nervioso
sense:
(physiology) The signal transmitted along a nerve fibre, either in response to a stimulus (such as touch, pain or heat), or as an instruction (such as causing a muscle to contract).


lexentry: eng/nervous_breakdown__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nervous breakdown
trans_list: ataque de nervios
sense:
An attack of a psychological disorder such as depression or anxiety so severe that it prevents a person from continuing to function normally


lexentry: eng/nervous_system__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nervous system
trans_list: sistema nervioso
sense:
An organ system whose principal constituent is nervous tissue that coordinates the activities of muscles, monitors organs, constructs and processes data received from the senses, and initiates actions.


lexentry: eng/nesh__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: nesh
trans_list: friolento | friolero
sense:
(now, _, UK, _, dialectal) Delicate; weak; poor-spirited; susceptible to cold weather, harsh conditions etc.


lexentry: eng/net__Noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: net
trans_list: red
sense:
A system that interconnects a number of users, locations etc. allowing transport or communication between them.


lexentry: eng/netball__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: netball
trans_list: netball
sense:
(uncountable) A (usually women's) team sport derived from basketball, with seven players on each side who attempt to score goals by passing a ball and throwing it into the opponent's goal, which is a raised hoop with a net at one end of the playing area. Unlike basketball, a player in possession of the ball cannot move until the ball is passed to another player.


lexentry: eng/netherworld__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: netherworld
trans_list: inframundo
sense:
The locale of the spirit world or afterlife, whether deemed to be situated below the world of the living or not.


lexentry: eng/netiquette__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: netiquette
trans_list: netiqueta
sense:
(Internet) Conduct while online that is appropriate and courteous to other Internet users, and may be expected or enforced by others.


lexentry: eng/network__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: network
trans_list: emitir | transmitir
sense:
(transitive, broadcasting) To broadcast across an entire network of stations and affiliates at the same time.


lexentry: eng/neural_network__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: neural network
trans_list: red neuronal | red neural
sense:
(ML) A real or virtual computer system designed to emulate the brain in its ability to "learn" to assess imprecise data.


lexentry: eng/neural_tube__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: neural tube
trans_list: tubo neural
sense:
(anatomy) hollow longitudinal dorsal tube formed in the folding and subsequent fusion of the opposite ectodermal folds in the embryo that gives rise to the brain and spinal cord


lexentry: eng/neuraminic_acid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: neuraminic acid
trans_list: ácido neuramínico
sense:
(sugar acid) A 9-carbon atom amino carbohydrate, 5-amino-3,5-dideoxy- D-glycero-D-galacto-non-2-ulosonic acid, many of whose derivatives are found in nature, mostly as glycoproteins and gangliosides


lexentry: eng/neurasthenia__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: neurasthenia
trans_list: neurastenia
sense:
(psychiatry, dated) An ill-defined medical condition characterized by lassitude, fatigue, headache, and irritability, associated chiefly with emotional disturbance.


lexentry: eng/neurodegenerative__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: neurodegenerative
trans_list: neurodegenerativo
sense:
(neurology, pathology) Of, pertaining to, or resulting in the progressive loss of nerve cells and of neurologic function.


lexentry: eng/neurodiverse__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: neurodiverse
trans_list: neurodiverso
sense:
Of a person: exhibiting neurodiversity; varying in mental configuration from others, especially being on the autism spectrum; of a group: made up of neurodivergent people. [from early 21st c.]


lexentry: eng/neurofibromatosis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: neurofibromatosis
trans_list: neurofibromatosis
sense:
(medicine) A genetic disorder characterized by the presence of multiple neurofibromas under the skin.


lexentry: eng/neurohypophysis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: neurohypophysis
trans_list: neurohipófisis
sense:
(anatomy) The posterior lobe of the pituitary gland, responsible for the release of oxytocin and antidiuretic hormone (ADH), also called vasopressin.


lexentry: eng/neurolinguistics__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: neurolinguistics
trans_list: neurolingüística
sense:
(linguistics) Science concerned with the human brain mechanisms underlying the comprehension, production and abstract knowledge of language, be it spoken, signed or written.


lexentry: eng/neurological__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: neurological
trans_list: neurológico
sense:
Dealing with neurology, the study of the nervous system or the health care specialty that provides care for it.


lexentry: eng/neurology__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: neurology
trans_list: neurología
sense:
The branch of medicine that deals with the disorders of nervous system including the brain and spinal cord of the central nervous system and the nerves, muscles, and neuromuscular junction of the peripheral nervous system.


lexentry: eng/neuron__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: neuron
trans_list: neurona
sense:
(cytology) A cell of the nervous system, which conducts nerve impulses; consisting of an axon and several dendrites. Neurons are connected by synapses.


lexentry: eng/neuropathology__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: neuropathology
trans_list: neuropatología
sense:
Neural pathology: The pathology of the nervous system, usually and especially in the sense of its cytopathology and histopathology (as opposed to the study of diseases generally).


lexentry: eng/neuropathy__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: neuropathy
trans_list: neuropatía
sense:
(medicine) Any disease of the nerves and nervous system, usually and more specifically the peripheral nervous system, thus including both non-neuraxial and neuraxial instances of neural damage or dysfunction but excluding the neuraxis's psychiatric aspects (mental illnesses).


lexentry: eng/neuropsychiatry__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: neuropsychiatry
trans_list: neuropsiquiatría
sense:
(medicine) The branch of medicine dealing with disorders that have both neurological and psychiatric features


lexentry: eng/neuropsychology__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: neuropsychology
trans_list: neuropsicología
sense:
A branch of neurology and of clinical psychology that investigates the physiological basis of psychological processes.


lexentry: eng/neurosis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: neurosis
trans_list: neurosis
sense:
(pathology) A mental disorder, less severe than psychosis, marked by anxiety or fear which differ from normal measures by their intensity, which disorder results from a failure to compromise or properly adjust during the developmental stages of life, between normal human instinctual impulses and the demands of human society.


lexentry: eng/neurosurgery__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: neurosurgery
trans_list: neurocirugía
sense:
(neurology, surgery, uncountable) The surgical discipline focused on treating those central and peripheral nervous system diseases.


lexentry: eng/neurosurgery__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: neurosurgery
trans_list: neurocirugía
sense:
(neurology, surgery, countable) Any surgical procedure performed on the nervous system, especially the brain.


lexentry: eng/neurotoxin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: neurotoxin
trans_list: neurotoxina
sense:
(neuroscience, toxicology, pharmaceutical drug) A toxin that specifically acts upon neurons, their synapses, or the nervous system in its entirety.


lexentry: eng/neurotransmitter__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: neurotransmitter
trans_list: neurotransmisor
sense:
(biochemistry, neuroscience) Any substance, such as acetylcholine or dopamine, responsible for sending nerve signals across a synapse between two neurons.


lexentry: eng/neurotypical__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: neurotypical
trans_list: neurotípico
sense:
Having a normal (usual, ordinary) way of processing sensory, linguistic, and social information; often to contrast with autistic.


lexentry: eng/neuter__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: neuter
trans_list: neutro
sense:
(grammar) Having a form which is not masculine nor feminine; or having a form which is not of common gender.


lexentry: eng/neuter__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: neuter
trans_list: género neutro | neutro
sense:
(grammar) A noun of the neuter gender; any one of those words which have the terminations usually found in neuter words.


lexentry: eng/neuter__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: neuter
trans_list: castrar | capar
sense:
(transitive) To remove sex organs from an animal to prevent it from having offspring; to castrate or spay, particularly as applied to domestic animals.


lexentry: eng/neutral__Adjective__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: neutral
trans_list: neutral | neutro
sense:
(physics) Neither positive nor negative; possessing no charge or equivalent positive and negative charge such that there is no imbalance.


lexentry: eng/neutral_zone__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: neutral zone
trans_list: zona neutral
sense:
(American football) A zone between the defensive line of scrimmage and the offensive line of scrimmage.


lexentry: eng/neutral_zone__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: neutral zone
trans_list: zona neutral
sense:
(ice hockey) A zone on the playing surface between the attacking zone and the defending zone as delineated by the two blue lines.


lexentry: eng/neutrality__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: neutrality
trans_list: neutralidad
sense:
The state or quality of being neutral; the condition of being unengaged in contests between others; state of taking no part on either side.


lexentry: eng/neutrino__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: neutrino
trans_list: neutrino | neutrina
sense:
An elementary particle that is classified as a lepton, and has an extremely small but nonzero mass and no electric charge. It interacts with the surroundings only via the weak force or gravitation, making it very difficult to detect.


lexentry: eng/neutron__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: neutron
trans_list: neutrón
sense:
(particle) A subatomic particle forming part of the nucleus of an atom and having no charge; it is a combination of an up quark and two down quarks.


lexentry: eng/neutron_activation_analysis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: neutron activation analysis
trans_list: análisis por activación neutrónica
sense:
(inorganic chemistry) An analytical technique that measures the decay of elements when bombarded with neutrons


lexentry: eng/neutron_bomb__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: neutron bomb
trans_list: bomba de neutrones
sense:
An atomic bomb that produces a greater amount of neutrons, and a lesser amount of blast; the intention being to create equal lethal neutron radiation and blast radii which increases the effectiveness of the weapon against armour while reducing collateral damage.


lexentry: eng/neutron_capture__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: neutron capture
trans_list: captura neutrónica
sense:
(physics) A form of nuclear reaction in which one or more neutrons are absorbed by an atomic nucleus


lexentry: eng/neutron_star__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: neutron star
trans_list: estrella de neutrones
sense:
(star) A degenerate star that has been so collapsed by gravity that its electrons and protons have been merged into neutrons by the intense pressure. The solid mass of neutrons is sometimes called neutronium.


lexentry: eng/neutronium__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: neutronium
trans_list: neutronio
sense:
(physics) A hypothetical gravitationally bound system of a neutron and an antineutron (the onium of a neutron), not predicted to exist under normal circumstances.


lexentry: eng/neutrophil__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: neutrophil
trans_list: neutrófilo
sense:
(biology, medicine) Of a cell: being more easily or more fully stained by neutral dyes than by acidic or alkaline (basic) ones.


lexentry: eng/never_again__Adverb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: never again
trans_list: más nunca | nunca más
sense:
(set phrase) At no time in the future; usually said of a negative event, practice, etc., which should not be allowed to reoccur.


lexentry: eng/never_mind__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: never mind
trans_list: no importa | da igual | es igual | no le hace | qué más da | ya no
sense:
(hortative) It is not important; do not fret; used to reassure or comfort the person to whom it is said.


lexentry: eng/new__Adjective__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: new
trans_list: nuevo
sense:
Used to distinguish something established more recently, named after something or some place previously existing.


lexentry: eng/new_normal__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: new normal
trans_list: nueva normalidad
sense:
(chiefly, Canada, US, idiomatic) A current prevailing situation which has emerged recently, that differs dramatically from the previous one and is expected to remain. [from 1920s]


lexentry: eng/new_religious_movement__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: new religious movement
trans_list: nuevo movimiento religioso
sense:
(religion) (abbreviated NRM) Any religious community or spiritual group of modern origins, having a peripheral place within a state's dominant religious culture.


lexentry: eng/newbie__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: newbie
trans_list: principiante | novato | usuario nuevo
sense:
(Internet) A new user or participant; someone who is extremely new and inexperienced (to a game or activity). A beginner.


lexentry: eng/newfangled__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: newfangled
trans_list: moderno | ultramoderno
sense:
(usually derogatory, disapproving, or humorous) new and often needlessly novel or gratuitously different; recently devised or fashionable, especially when not an improvement.


lexentry: eng/news_agency__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: news agency
trans_list: agencia de noticias | agencia de información
sense:
An organisation that gathers and distributes news to newspapers and radio and television broadcasters.


lexentry: eng/news_ticker__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: news ticker
trans_list: cintillo noticioso
sense:
A device, used primarily in the 20th century, which printed out incoming news stories on paper tape.


lexentry: eng/newscast__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: newscast
trans_list: telediario | informativo | noticiario | noticiero
sense:
(broadcasting, journalism) A broadcast of the news; a news report that is transmitted over the air for television, radio, etc.


lexentry: eng/newscaster__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: newscaster
trans_list: conductor | presentador de informativos | presentador de noticias
sense:
(broadcasting, journalism) One who delivers the news for broadcast on television, radio, etc; a newsreader.


lexentry: eng/newsletter__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: newsletter
trans_list: boletín informativo | boletín de noticias
sense:
A periodically sent publication containing current events or the like, generally on a particular topic or geared toward a limited audience.


lexentry: eng/newspaper__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: newspaper
trans_list: periódico | diario | gaceta | rotativo
sense:
(countable) A publication, usually published daily or weekly and usually printed on cheap, low-quality paper, containing news and other articles.


lexentry: eng/newspaper__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: newspaper
trans_list: papel de periódico
sense:
(uncountable, countable) A quantity of or one of the types of paper on which newspapers are printed.


lexentry: eng/newspeak__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: newspeak
trans_list: neolengua
sense:
Use of ambiguous, misleading, or euphemistic words in order to deceive the listener, especially by politicians and officials.


lexentry: eng/newsreel__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: newsreel
trans_list: noticiero
sense:
(countable) A short film containing news or current affairs; especially one of several shown in sequence.


lexentry: eng/newsroom__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: newsroom
trans_list: redacción
sense:
The office of a news organisation, especially that part of it where the journalists work and news stories are processed.


lexentry: eng/newton__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: newton
trans_list: newton
sense:
In the International System of Units, the derived unit of force; the force required to accelerate a mass of one kilogram by one metre per second per second. Symbol: N.


lexentry: eng/next_of_kin__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: next of kin
trans_list: allegado | deudo | ser querido
sense:
Close friend, spouse, or partner (for example on a hospital admission form), one of someone's close ones.


lexentry: eng/niacin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: niacin
trans_list: niacina
sense:
(carboxylic acid, vitamin) A water-soluble vitamin, a component of vitamin B complex, found in meat, yeast, and dairy products; it is essential to metabolism.


lexentry: eng/nibling__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nibling
trans_list: sobrina | sobrine | sobrino
sense:
(originally, chiefly, anthropology, often, in the plural) Used especially as a gender-neutral term: the child of one's sibling or sibling-in-law; one's nephew or niece. [from 1951]


lexentry: eng/niche__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: niche
trans_list: hornacina | nicho
sense:
(architectural element) A cavity, hollow, or recess, generally within the thickness of a wall, for a statue, bust, or other erect ornament.


lexentry: eng/niche__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: niche
trans_list: nicho | hornacina
sense:
(by extension) Any position of opportunity for which one is well-suited, such as a particular market in business.


lexentry: eng/nick__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nick
trans_list: arañazo
sense:
(printing, dated) A notch cut crosswise in the shank of a type, to assist a compositor in placing it properly in the stick, and in distribution.


lexentry: eng/nickeline__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nickeline
trans_list: niquelina
sense:
(mineral) A mineral, a form of nickel arsenide, NiAs, having a metallic lustre and copper-red colour, that is a minor ore of nickel.


lexentry: eng/nickname__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nickname
trans_list: apodo | mote | sobrenombre | chapa | cognombre | cognomen
sense:
A familiar, invented name for a person or thing used instead of the actual name of the person or thing, often based on some noteworthy characteristic.


lexentry: eng/nicotine_gum__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nicotine gum
trans_list: chicle de nicotina | goma de mascar de nicotina
sense:
A form of chewing gum that slowly releases nicotine into the body; used by people who are trying to quit smoking


lexentry: eng/nictitating_membrane__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nictitating membrane
trans_list: membrana nictitante
sense:
A transparent protective fold of skin acting as an inner eyelid in birds, reptiles and some mammals.


lexentry: eng/niddy-noddy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: niddy-noddy
trans_list: aspa
sense:
A tool used to make skeins from yarn, consisting of a central bar with crossbars at each end, offset from each other by 90°.


lexentry: eng/niece__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: niece
trans_list: sobrina
sense:
A daughter of one’s sibling, brother-in-law, or sister-in-law; either the daughter of one's brother ("fraternal niece"), or of one's sister ("sororal niece").


lexentry: eng/niello__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: niello
trans_list: niel
sense:
(metallurgy) Any of various black metal alloys, made of sulphur with copper, silver or lead, used to create decorative designs on other metals.


lexentry: eng/nigella__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nigella
trans_list: arañuela | ajenuz
sense:
Any plant of the genus Nigella of about twelve species of annual flowering plants, the blooms of which are generally blue in colour but also found in shades of pink, white and pale purple.


lexentry: eng/nigger__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nigger
trans_list: negro | negrata | gorila | mayate | mona | mono
sense:
(offensive, ethnic slur, vulgar, see usage notes) A black person; a person of black African descent.


lexentry: eng/night__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: night
trans_list: noche
sense:
(astronomy, countable) The period of darkness beginning at the end of evening astronomical twilight when the sun is 18 degrees below the horizon, and ending at the beginning of morning astronomical twilight.


lexentry: eng/night__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: night
trans_list: noche | cheno
sense:
(legal, countable) A period of time often defined in the legal system as beginning 30 minutes after sunset, and ending 30 minutes before sunrise.


lexentry: eng/night_owl__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: night owl
trans_list: trasnochador | noctámbulo | ave nocturna | noctívago
sense:
(idiomatic) One who goes to bed late, or stays up late at night or in the early hours of the morning.


lexentry: eng/night_person__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: night person
trans_list: búho
sense:
(idiomatic) A person whose preference or custom is to remain awake and active during the evening and early morning (night) hours, and who usually sleeps during part of the daytime.


lexentry: eng/night_school__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: night school
trans_list: escuela nocturna
sense:
A school, typically used for the purpose of continuing education with classes held predominantly in the evening to accommodate students with typical day shift work schedules.


lexentry: eng/night_vision__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: night vision
trans_list: visión nocturna
sense:
The ability, either naturally, by technology or by superpowers, to see in a low light or even dark environment.


lexentry: eng/night_watchman__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: night watchman
trans_list: vigilante
sense:
(historical) Prior to police forces, a person appointed by a town or city to walk the streets at night and guard the burghers from felons and robbers.


lexentry: eng/night_watchman_state__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: night watchman state
trans_list: estado vigilante nocturno
sense:
(political philosophy) Government that is limited to a bare minimum of functions, usually just military, police, and courts.


lexentry: eng/nightcap__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nightcap
trans_list: gorro de dormir
sense:
(headwear) A warm cloth cap worn while sleeping, often with pajamas, being common attire in northern Europe before effective home heating became widespread. [From 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/nightclothes__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nightclothes
trans_list: ropa para dormir
sense:
Clothing worn while sleeping in bed, such as pyjamas or a nightgown, and, when worn over nightclothes, a robe.


lexentry: eng/nightclub__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nightclub
trans_list: club nocturno | boliche | discoteca
sense:
A public or private establishment that is open late at night to provide entertainment, food, drink, music or dancing.


lexentry: eng/nightcrawler__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nightcrawler
trans_list: lombriz
sense:
An earthworm of the species Lumbricus terrestris, known for its large size and nocturnal surfacings.


lexentry: eng/nightcrawler__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: nightcrawler
trans_list: carnada | cebo
sense:
(chiefly, Northern US, Western US) More generally, any arbitrarily large earthworm, especially those favored in angling.


lexentry: eng/nightingale__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nightingale
trans_list: ruiseñor
sense:
A Eurasian and African songbird, Luscinia megarhynchos, family Muscicapidae, famed for its beautiful singing at night; a common nightingale.


lexentry: eng/nightjar__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nightjar
trans_list: chotacabras | caprimulgo | guardacaminos
sense:
Any of various medium-sized nocturnal birds of the family Caprimulgidae, that feed predominantly on moths and other large flying insects.


lexentry: eng/nightmare__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: nightmare
trans_list: pesadilla | suplicio | tormento
sense:
(figuratively) Any bad, miserable, difficult or terrifying situation or experience that arouses anxiety, terror, agony or great displeasure. [from 20th c.]


lexentry: eng/nightmare__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: nightmare
trans_list: pesadilla | suplicio | tormento
sense:
(now, chiefly, historical) A feeling of extreme anxiety or suffocation experienced during sleep; Sleep paralysis. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/nightshade__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nightshade
trans_list: solanácea
sense:
Any of the poisonous plants belonging to the genus Solanum, especially black nightshade or woody nightshade.


lexentry: eng/nightstand__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nightstand
trans_list: mesita de noche | mesilla de noche | mesa de noche | mesita de luz | velador | nochero
sense:
(US) A small table or cabinet, usually with two drawers one above the other or one drawer and a lower shelf, placed beside the head of a bed.


lexentry: eng/nihilism__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: nihilism
trans_list: nihilismo
sense:
(usually, uncountable) The rejection of, or opposition to, religious beliefs, (inherent or objective) moral principles, legal rules, etc., often due to the view that life is meaningless (sense 1).


lexentry: eng/nihilism__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: nihilism
trans_list: nihilismo
sense:
(countable, uncountable, philosophy) A doctrine grounded on the negation of one or more meaningful aspects of life; in particular, the view that nothing in the world actually exists.


lexentry: eng/nikud__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nikud
trans_list: nikúd
sense:
The system of optional diacritics attached to Hebrew letters that indicate vowels and consonant variations.


lexentry: eng/nilpotent__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nilpotent
trans_list: nilpotente
sense:
(algebra, ring theory, of an element x of a semigroup or ring) Such that, for some positive integer n, xn = 0.


lexentry: eng/nine-banded_armadillo__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nine-banded armadillo
trans_list: armadillo de nueve bandas
sense:
A species of armadillo, Dasypus novemcinctus, ranging from much of the southern US to warmer South America.


lexentry: eng/nine_hundred__Numeral__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nine hundred
trans_list: novecientos | novecientas
sense:
The cardinal number occurring after eight hundred ninety-nine and before nine hundred one, represented in Arabic numerals as 900. Ordinal: nine-hundredth.


lexentry: eng/nine_men's_morris__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nine men's morris
trans_list: molinillo
sense:
An ancient strategic board game for two players, each having nine pieces, and in which forming a row of three of one's own pieces earns the removal of one of the other player's pieces.


lexentry: eng/nine_o'clock__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nine o'clock
trans_list: las nueve
sense:
(In both the 12-hour clock and the 24-hour clock) The start of the tenth hour of the day; 9:00 a.m. (09:00).


lexentry: eng/nine_thousand_nine_hundred_and_ninety-nine__Numeral__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nine thousand nine hundred and ninety-nine
trans_list: nueve mil novecientos noventa y nueve
sense:
The cardinal number occurring after nine thousand nine hundred and ninety-eight and before ten thousand, represented in Arabic numerals as 9,999. Represented in Roman numerals as IXCMXCIX.


lexentry: eng/nineteen__Numeral__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nineteen
trans_list: diecinueve
sense:
The cardinal number occurring after eighteen and before twenty, represented in Roman numerals as XIX and in Arabic numerals as 19. It is the last/largest of the "teens".


lexentry: eng/ninety-eight__Numeral__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ninety-eight
trans_list: noventa y ocho
sense:
The cardinal number immediately following ninety-seven — ninety plus eight — and preceding ninety-nine.


lexentry: eng/ninety__Numeral__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ninety
trans_list: noventa
sense:
The cardinal number occurring after eighty-nine and before ninety-one, represented in Roman numerals as XC and in Arabic numerals as 90.


lexentry: eng/ninja__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ninja
trans_list: ninja
sense:
(martial arts) A person trained in ninjutsu, especially (historical) one used for espionage, assassination, and other tasks requiring stealth during Japan's shogunate period.


lexentry: eng/ninth__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: ninth
trans_list: noveno | novena | nono
sense:
(music) The compound interval between any tone and the tone represented on the ninth degree of the staff above it, as between one of the scale and two of the octave above; the octave of the second, consisting of 13 or 14 semitones (called minor and major ninth).


lexentry: eng/niobium__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: niobium
trans_list: niobio
sense:
A chemical element (symbol Nb) with an atomic number of 41: a light grey, crystalline, ductile transition metal used in superconducting materials.


lexentry: eng/nip__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nip
trans_list: cerrar
sense:
To catch and enclose or compress tightly between two surfaces, or points which are brought together or closed; to pinch; to close in upon.


lexentry: eng/nipple__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nipple
trans_list: pezón | teta
sense:
(anatomy) The projection of a mammary gland from which, on female therian mammals, milk is secreted. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/nirvana__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nirvana
trans_list: nirvana
sense:
(Buddhism) Complete cessation of suffering; a blissful state attained through realization of sunyata; enlightened experience.


lexentry: eng/nitpick__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
sense: (figurative) To correct insignificant mistakes or find fault in unimportant details.
written_rep: nitpick
trans_list:
buscar el pelo en el huevo | buscarle la quinta pata al gato | buscarle tres pies al gato | cogérsela con papel de fumar


lexentry: eng/nitpicking__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: nitpicking
trans_list: criticar
sense:
(figuratively, by extension) A process of finding or pointing out tiny details or errors, particularly if the pointed-out details seem insignificant or irrelevant to all but the finder.


lexentry: eng/nitric_acid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nitric acid
trans_list: ácido nítrico
sense:
(inorganic compound) A transparent, colorless to pale yellow, fuming corrosive liquid, HNO3; a highly reactive oxidizing agent used in the production of fertilizers, explosives, and rocket fuels and in a wide variety of industrial processes; once called aqua fortis.


lexentry: eng/nitric_oxide__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nitric oxide
trans_list: óxido nítrico
sense:
(chemistry) the binary compound of nitrogen and oxygen NO; an unstable compound which rapidly oxidizes in the presence of air.


lexentry: eng/nitrile__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nitrile
trans_list: nitrilo
sense:
(organic compound) Any of a class of organic compounds containing a cyano functional group −C≡N; they are named as derivatives of the appropriate carboxylic acid.


lexentry: eng/nitrobenzene__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nitrobenzene
trans_list: nitrobenceno
sense:
(organic compound) A nitro derivative of benzene, C6H5NO2, prepared by reacting benzene with a mixture of nitric and sulphuric acids; any of a series of such compounds having two or more nitro groups


lexentry: eng/nitrocellulose__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nitrocellulose
trans_list: algodón pólvora | fulmicotón | nitrocelulosa | piroxilina
sense:
(organic compound) A cotton-like material, made from cellulose by the action of nitric and sulphuric acids, used in the manufacture of explosives, collodion etc.


lexentry: eng/nitrogen__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nitrogen
trans_list: nitrógeno
sense:
(uncountable) The chemical element (symbol N) with an atomic number of 7 and atomic weight of 14.0067. It is a colorless and odorless gas.


lexentry: eng/nitrogen_dioxide__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nitrogen dioxide
trans_list: dióxido de nitrógeno
sense:
(inorganic compound) The binary compound NO₂, a brownish gas that is a poisonous air pollutant; it exists in equilibrium with dinitrogen tetroxide.


lexentry: eng/nitroglycerine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nitroglycerine
trans_list: nitroglicerina
sense:
(organic compound) The compound glyceryl-tri-nitrate or 1,2,3 tri-nitrooxy propane; the ester of glycerol with nitric acid; prepared by the careful addition of a mixture of nitric and sulphuric acids to glycerol with constant stirring and cooling; it is a thick, pale yellow liquid, that is highly explosive on concussion or on exposure to sudden heat; it is used in medicine as a vasodilator, and as an explosive in the form of dynamite which is safe to handle.


lexentry: eng/nitrous__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: nitrous
trans_list: nitroso
sense:
(chemistry) Of, relating to, or derived from nitrogen, especially in which the valence of the nitrogen is lower than that of a corresponding nitric species. [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/nitrous_oxide__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nitrous oxide
trans_list: óxido nitroso
sense:
(inorganic compound) A non-flammable gas (N₂O) commonly used in surgery and dentistry for its anaesthetic and analgesic effects and in motorsport for bursts of added power.


lexentry: eng/nixtamalization__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nixtamalization
trans_list: nixtamalización
sense:
A process for the preparation of maize (corn) in which the grain is soaked and cooked in an alkaline solution, usually limewater, and hulled.


lexentry: eng/no-show__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: no-show
trans_list: ausencia
sense:
An absence; failure to show up or to make a scheduled appearance, especially at a hotel or a place of employment.


lexentry: eng/no_comment__Phrase__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: no comment
trans_list: sin comentarios
sense:
(idiomatic) An "official" refusal to relay any further information, used for example in response to a question by a newspaper reporter or police officer. [from c. 1950]


lexentry: eng/no_good_deed_goes_unpunished__Proverb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: no good deed goes unpunished
trans_list: no hay bien sin castigo | todas las buenas obras serán castigadas
sense:
Beneficial actions often go unappreciated or are met with outright hostility or demands for further work.


lexentry: eng/no_hard_feelings__Phrase__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: no hard feelings
trans_list: sin resentimientos
sense:
(idiomatic) (I, etc.) hold no lingering anger or resentment toward (you, etc.); there's no bad blood between (us, etc.).


lexentry: eng/no_man's_land__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: no man's land
trans_list: tierra de nadie
sense:
The stretch of land between the border posts of two contiguous sovereign states, sometimes separated by great distance.


lexentry: eng/no_pain,_no_gain__Proverb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: no pain, no gain
sense:
One must be willing to endure some inconvenience or discomfort in order to achieve worthwhile goals.

trans_list:
no hay atajo sin trabajo | el que no arriesga no gana | el que quiera peces, que se moje el culo | para presumir, hay que sufrir | perro que no camina, no encuentra hueso | quien algo quiere, algo le cuesta


lexentry: eng/no_parking__Phrase__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: no parking
trans_list: prohibido estacionar
sense:
On a traffic sign, indicates that parking a vehicle is not allowed within the area of influence of the sign.


lexentry: eng/no_smoking__Phrase__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: no smoking
trans_list: no fumar | prohibido fumar | se prohíbe fumar
sense:
A phrase used in notices indicating that the smoking of cigarettes, etc., is not permitted in the surrounding area.


lexentry: eng/noble__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: noble
trans_list: noble
sense:
Having honorable qualities; having moral eminence and freedom from anything petty, mean or dubious in conduct and character.


lexentry: eng/noble_gas__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: noble gas
trans_list: gas noble
sense:
(chemistry) Any of the elements of group 18 of the periodic table, being monatomic and (with very limited exceptions) inert.


lexentry: eng/noble_metal__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: noble metal
trans_list: metal noble
sense:
(inorganic chemistry, alchemy) A metal resistant to corrosion, oxidizing and tarnishing, such as gold or platinum.


lexentry: eng/noble_rot__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: noble rot
trans_list: podredumbre noble
sense:
A benevolent form of the fungus Botrytis cinerea which, in the right conditions, leads to a concentrated sweet wine.


lexentry: eng/noble_savage__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: noble savage
trans_list: buen salvaje
sense:
(literature) A stock character embodying the concept of an idealized indigene or outsider who has not been corrupted by civilization and therefore symbolizes humanity's innate goodness.


lexentry: eng/noblesse_oblige__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: noblesse oblige
trans_list: nobleza obliga
sense:
The honourable obligation that is the responsibility of those of high rank; in American English this often includes the expectation of benevolent actions such as helping those less fortunate.


lexentry: eng/nobody's_perfect__Phrase__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nobody's perfect
trans_list: nadie es perfecto
sense:
Used when someone's mistakes or flaws are acknowledged, to remind that everyone else makes mistakes and has flaws.


lexentry: eng/nocardiosis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nocardiosis
trans_list: nocardiosis
sense:
An infectious disease affecting either the lungs or the whole body, caused by infection by bacteria of the genus Nocardia.


lexentry: eng/nocebo__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nocebo
trans_list: nocebo
sense:
(pharmacology, also, _, attributive) A substance which a patient experiences as harmful due to a previous negative perception, but which is in fact pharmacologically (medicinally) inactive. [from 1961]


lexentry: eng/noctilucent__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: noctilucent
trans_list: noctilucente
sense:
(meteorology) Shining or glowing at night, especially of very high-altitude clouds that reflect sunlight long after sunset; nightshining.


lexentry: eng/node__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: node
trans_list: nodo
sense:
(astronomy) The point where the orbit of a planet, as viewed from the Sun, intersects the ecliptic. The ascending and descending nodes refer respectively to the points where the planet moves from South to North and N to S; their respective symbols are ☊ and ☋.


lexentry: eng/noetherian__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: noetherian
trans_list: noetheriano
sense:
(mathematics, of a binary relation on a set) Such that the converse relation is well-founded (on that set).


lexentry: eng/noise__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: noise
trans_list: ruido
sense:
(technology) Any part of a signal or data that reduces the clarity, precision, or quality of the desired output.


lexentry: eng/noise__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: noise
trans_list: ruido
sense:
(genetics) The measured level of variation in gene expression among cells, regardless of source, within a supposedly identical population.


lexentry: eng/noisome__Adjective__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: noisome
trans_list: abominable
sense:
(literary) Offensive to the senses; disgusting, unpleasant, nauseous, especially having an undesirable smell.


lexentry: eng/noisy_miner__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: noisy miner
trans_list: mielero chillón | manorina alborotadiza
sense:
A grey honeyeater, Manorina melanocephala, that has a large range of songs, calls, and alarms, is endemic to eastern and south-eastern Australia, and has a black head, orange-yellow beak and feet, and a yellow patch behind the eye.


lexentry: eng/noma__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: noma
trans_list: noma
sense:
(disease) A gangrenous disease leading to tissue destruction of the face, especially the mouth and cheek.


lexentry: eng/nomad__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nomad
trans_list: nómada
sense:
(anthropology) A member of a society or class who herd animals from pasture to pasture with no fixed home.


lexentry: eng/nombril__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nombril
trans_list: ombligo
sense:
(heraldry) A point halfway between the fess point (centre of the shield) and the middle base (bottom) point of an escutcheon.


lexentry: eng/nomenklatura__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nomenklatura
trans_list: nomenclatura
sense:
(now, _, historical) A list of bureaucratic posts in government and industry in the former Soviet Union (or other communist countries), filled by those appointed by the Party. [from 20th c.]


lexentry: eng/nominal__Adjective__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: nominal
trans_list: nominal
sense:
(finance) Of, relating to, or being the amount or face value of a sum of money or a stock certificate, for example, and not the purchasing power or market value.


lexentry: eng/nominalism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nominalism
trans_list: nominalismo
sense:
(philosophy) A doctrine that universals do not have an existence except as names for classes of concrete objects.


lexentry: eng/nominalization__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nominalization
trans_list: nominalización | substantivación
sense:
(linguistics, countable) A noun derived from an adjective, verb, etc., often (in english) by adding a suffix such as -ity, -tion or -ism.


lexentry: eng/nominative_absolute__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nominative absolute
trans_list: nominativo absoluto
sense:
(grammar) A grammatically independent element of a sentence conveying additional circumstances; present:


lexentry: eng/nominee__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nominee
trans_list: nominado | nominada
sense:
A person named, or designated, by another, to any office, duty, or position; one nominated, or proposed, by others for office or for election to office.


lexentry: eng/nomogram__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nomogram
trans_list: nomograma
sense:
(mathematics) A diagram in which the relationship between three variables is represented by a straight line or curve for each variable; the value of the third variable corresponding to particular values of the first two is obtained by drawing a straight line through the points on the first two curves that represent particular values of the first two variables and noting the point at which the line intersects the third line or curve.


lexentry: eng/non-binary__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: non-binary
trans_list: no binario | no binarie | no binarix
sense:
Having or pertaining to a gender identity not represented by the gender binary; not exclusively male or female; genderqueer.


lexentry: eng/non-breaking_space__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: non-breaking space
trans_list: espacio de no separación
sense:
(computing) A variant of the space character that prevents text from wrapping onto the next line at that point.


lexentry: eng/non-commissioned_officer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: non-commissioned officer
trans_list: suboficial
sense:
A person of authority in the military who has not received a commission (a direct conveyance of authority from the sovereign government); as such they can have charge or control but not command in the most technical use of the word.


lexentry: eng/non-compete__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: non-compete
trans_list: de no competencia
sense:
(legal) Describing a contractual clause that prevents a person or company from competing with another, especially with a former employer or partner


lexentry: eng/non-finite_verb__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: non-finite verb
trans_list: verbo no finito
sense:
(grammar) A verb form that lacks a subject, is not inflected by tense, aspect, mood, number, gender or person and cannot serve as a predicate.


lexentry: eng/non-governmental_organization__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: non-governmental organization
trans_list: organización no gubernamental
sense:
A legally constituted non-commercial organization created by natural or legal persons with no participation or representation of any government.


lexentry: eng/non-player_character__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: non-player character
trans_list: personaje no jugador
sense:
(role-playing games, video gaming) A character in a role-playing game or computer game whose actions are not controlled by a player.


lexentry: eng/non-refoulement__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: non-refoulement
trans_list: principio de no devolución
sense:
(international law) The principle that a person (particularly a refugee) should not be returned to an area (chiefly their country of origin) where they would face mistreatment.


lexentry: eng/non-verbal__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: non-verbal
trans_list: no verbal
sense:
(of communication) In a form other than written or spoken words, such as gestures, facial expressions or body language.


lexentry: eng/nonce__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: nonce
trans_list: nonce
sense:
(cryptography) A value constructed so as to be unique to a particular message in a stream, in order to prevent replay attacks.


lexentry: eng/nonce__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nonce
trans_list: violeta
sense:
(British, Ireland, pejorative) A sex offender, especially one who is guilty of sexual offences against children. [1975]


lexentry: eng/noncommittal__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: noncommittal
trans_list: reservado
sense:
Tending to avoid commitment; lacking certainty or decisiveness; reluctant to give out information or show one's feelings or opinion.


lexentry: eng/nonconformity__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nonconformity
trans_list: inconformismo
sense:
Refusal to conform to the doctrine, discipline, or practice of a state religion, especially refusal by other Protestants to conform to the doctrine or discipline of the Church of England; the principles or practice of nonconformists; nonconformists as a class.


lexentry: eng/noncontributory__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: noncontributory
trans_list: no contributivo
sense:
Describing a pension plan in which the members do not provide their own direct contributions (that is, the employer makes all monetary contributions; the employees make no monetary contributions, whereas their service toward the company's ability to operate is their indirect contribution, for which the pension is remuneration).


lexentry: eng/nondeterministic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nondeterministic
trans_list: indeterminista
sense:
(computer science) Exhibiting nondeterminism; involving choices between indistinguishable possibilities.


lexentry: eng/none_of_someone's_business__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
sense: (idiomatic) A matter that someone is not entitled to be involved in or informed about.
written_rep: none of someone's business
trans_list:
no es asunto suyo | no es de su concernencia | no es de su incumbencia | no le concierne | no le incumbe


lexentry: eng/none_of_your_beeswax__Phrase__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: none of your beeswax
trans_list: eso a ti te importa un bledo
sense:
A riposte to badgering questioning, expressing a refusal to answer, and an insistence that the questioner cease prying any further.


lexentry: eng/nonfiction__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nonfiction
trans_list: no ficción
sense:
Written works intended to give facts, or true accounts of real things and events. Often used attributively.


lexentry: eng/nonfree__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nonfree
trans_list: de pago
sense:
(rare) Not free, not free of charge, that costs money, that must be paid for, that must be purchased; paid (as in paid service); pay (as in pay channel); cash (as in cash bar).


lexentry: eng/nonmetal__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nonmetal
trans_list: no metal
sense:
(chemistry) An element, such as phosphorus or chlorine, that does not have the chemical or physical properties of a metal.


lexentry: eng/nonogram__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nonogram
trans_list: nonograma
sense:
(games, puzzles) A puzzle in which cells of a grid must be filled or left blank, according to sets of numbers given at the side of the grid, to reveal a hidden picture.


lexentry: eng/nonpareil__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: nonpareil
trans_list: nompareille
sense:
(uncountable, typography, chiefly, historical) A size of type between ruby and emerald (or, in the United States, between agate and minion), standardized as 6-point; (countable) a slug of this size.


lexentry: eng/nonprofit__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nonprofit
trans_list: organización sin fin lucrativo | organización sin ánimo de lucro
sense:
Ellipsis of nonprofit organization: an organization that exists for reasons other than to make a profit, such as a charitable, educational or service organization.


lexentry: eng/nonrepudiation__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: nonrepudiation
trans_list: innegabilidad
sense:
(telecommunication) Assurance that the claimed sender or recipient is in fact the party who sent or received a given message.


lexentry: eng/nonsense__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: nonsense
trans_list: sin sentido
sense:
(biochemistry) Resulting from the substitution of a nucleotide in a sense codon, causing it to become a stop codon (not coding for an amino-acid).


lexentry: eng/nonstarter__Noun__1
written_rep: nonstarter
trans_list:
imposibilidad | impracticabilidad | inasequibilidad | infactibilidad | inviabilidad | irrealizabilidad


lexentry: eng/nonviolence__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nonviolence
trans_list: abstención de la violencia
sense:
A philosophy that rejects the use of violence, and instead seeks to bring about change through peaceful responses even to violent acts.


lexentry: eng/nonwoven__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nonwoven
trans_list: vellocino
sense:
Any of various fabriclike materials made from long fibres bonded together by chemical or mechanical processes.


lexentry: eng/noob__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: noob
trans_list: noob | novato
sense:
(Internet slang, chiefly, derogatory) A newb or newbie; refers to the idea that someone is new to a game, concept, or idea; implying a lack of experience. Also, in some areas the word noob can mean someone is obsessed with things.


lexentry: eng/noodle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: noodle
trans_list: fideo | tallarín | noodle
sense:
(usually, in the plural) A string or flat strip of pasta or other dough, usually cooked (at least initially) by boiling, and served in soup or in a dry form mixed with a sauce and other ingredients.


lexentry: eng/noogie__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: noogie
trans_list: cocacho | coscorrón
sense:
(slang) An act of putting a person in a headlock and rubbing one's knuckles on the other person's head, often a playful gesture of affection when done lightly.


lexentry: eng/noose__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: noose
trans_list: dogal
sense:
An adjustable loop of rope, such as the one placed around the neck in hangings, or the one at the end of a lasso.


lexentry: eng/nopalery__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nopalery
trans_list: nopalar
sense:
(chiefly, historical) A plantation of nopal (a prickly pear cactus of the genus Opuntia, especially Opuntia cochinellifera) used as food for the cochineal insect (Dactylopius coccus), which is raised to produce carmine dye. [from late 18th c.]


lexentry: eng/nor__Conjunction__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: nor
trans_list: ni
sense:
A function word introducing each except the first term of a series, indicating none of them is true.


lexentry: eng/norepinephrine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: norepinephrine
trans_list: norepinefrina
sense:
(neurotransmitter) A neurotransmitter found in the locus coeruleus which is synthesized from dopamine.


lexentry: eng/norm__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: norm
trans_list: norma
sense:
(mathematics) A function which satisfies a particular set of formal conditions, created to generalize the notion of the length of a vector. Formally, a real-valued function on a vector space, generally denoted v\mapsto\left|v\right| or v\mapsto\left\|v\right\|, that satisfies the following properties:


lexentry: eng/normal__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: normal
trans_list: normal
sense:
(set theory, of a function from the ordinals to the ordinals) Which is strictly monotonically increasing and continuous with respect to the order topology.


lexentry: eng/normal_distribution__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: normal distribution
trans_list: distribución normal
sense:
(statistics) Any of a family of continuous probability distributions such that the probability density function is the Gaussian function


lexentry: eng/normal_subgroup__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: normal subgroup
trans_list: subgrupo normal
sense:
(group theory) A subgroup H of a group G that is invariant under conjugation; that is, for all elements h of H and for all elements g in G, the element ghg−1 is in H.


lexentry: eng/normal_time__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: normal time
trans_list: tiempo normal
sense:
(sports) The standard period of play, contrasted with any additional periods such as injury time, extra time or penalty shootout.


lexentry: eng/normalization__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: normalization
trans_list: normalización
sense:
Any process that makes something more normal or regular, which typically means conforming to some regularity or rule, or returning from some state of abnormality.


lexentry: eng/north__Adjective__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: north
trans_list: norteño | nortino
sense:
(ecclesiastical) Designating, or situated in, the liturgical north (in a church, the direction to the left-hand side of a person facing the altar).


lexentry: eng/north__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: north
trans_list: norte | septentrión | nord
sense:
The direction towards the pole to the left-hand side of someone facing east, specifically 0°, or (on another celestial object) the direction towards the pole lying on the northern side of the invariable plane.


lexentry: eng/north__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: north
trans_list: norte | septentrión | nord
sense:
(physics) The positive or north pole of a magnet, which seeks the magnetic pole near Earth's geographic North Pole (which, for its magnetic properties, is a south pole).


lexentry: eng/north_by_west__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: north by west
trans_list: norte quarto al noroeste
sense:
The compass point halfway between north and north-northwest, specifically 348.75°, abbreviated as NbW.


lexentry: eng/northeast_by_east__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: northeast by east
trans_list: nordeste cuarto al este
sense:
The compass point halfway between northeast and east-northeast, specifically 56.25°, abbreviated as NEbE.


lexentry: eng/northeast_by_north__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: northeast by north
trans_list: nordeste cuarto al norte
sense:
The compass point halfway between northeast and north-northeast, specifically 33.75°, abbreviated as NEbN.


lexentry: eng/northern_firmoss__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: northern firmoss
trans_list: licopodio
sense:
A firmoss of species Huperzia selago of temperate and boreal environments in the Northern Hemisphere.


lexentry: eng/northern_flicker__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: northern flicker
trans_list: carpintero de pechera | carpintero escapulario
sense:
Colaptes auratus, a medium-sized member of the woodpecker family, native to most of Central and North America.


lexentry: eng/northern_fur_seal__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: northern fur seal
trans_list: oso marino ártico
sense:
A fur seal of the species Callorhinus ursinus (formerly Arctocephalus ursinus), of the northern Pacific.


lexentry: eng/northern_shoveler__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: northern shoveler
trans_list: cuchara común
sense:
Spatula clypeata, formerly Anas clypeata, a duck breeding in northern areas of Europe and across the Palearctic and across most of North America.


lexentry: eng/northern_wild_rice__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: northern wild rice
trans_list: arroz indígena
sense:
Wild rice of the species Zizania palustris, native to Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Michigan, and Canada north and west of the Great Lakes.


lexentry: eng/northerner__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: northerner
trans_list: norteño | norteña
sense:
A native or inhabitant of the north of a region (or of the world as a whole), such as one of the northern United States, the north of Norway, etc.


lexentry: eng/northwest_by_north__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: northwest by north
trans_list: noroeste quarto al norte
sense:
The compass point halfway between northwest and north-northwest, specifically 326.25°, abbreviated as NWbN.


lexentry: eng/northwest_by_west__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: northwest by west
trans_list: noroeste quarto al oeste
sense:
The compass point halfway between northwest and west-northwest, specifically 303.75°, abbreviated as NWbW.


lexentry: eng/nose__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: nose
trans_list: nariz
sense:
(horse racing) The length of a horse’s nose, used to indicate the distance between horses at the finish of a race, or any very close race.


lexentry: eng/nose_out_of_joint__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nose out of joint
trans_list: estar hasta el cuello
sense:
(idiomatic) An emotional state where someone is in a bad mood because they have been offended by or taken exception (objected) to some action, usually involving being seen in an inferior light to another person.


lexentry: eng/nose_ring__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nose ring
trans_list: anillo de la nariz
sense:
A ring affixed to the snout of cattle, to make them follow immediately when a chain is attached to the ring.


lexentry: eng/nosebleed__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nosebleed
trans_list: hemorragia nasal | epistaxis
sense:
haemorrhage from the nose (usually, blood flow exiting the nostrils that originates from the nasal cavity)


lexentry: eng/nosebleed_section__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nosebleed section
trans_list: gallinero
sense:
(North American) The seats high in the back of bleachers, stands, or the balcony at a theater or stadium, usually cheaper and with a poorer view than other seats.


lexentry: eng/noseclip__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: noseclip
trans_list: pinza para la nariz
sense:
A device that holds a person's nostrils closed to prevent water from entering, or air from escaping, during swimming and other aquatic activities.


lexentry: eng/nosegay__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nosegay
trans_list: ramillete
sense:
A small bunch of fragrant flowers or herbs tied in a bundle, often presented as a gift; nosegays were originally intended to be put to the nose for the pleasant sensation or to mask unpleasant odours. [from 15th c.]


lexentry: eng/nostril__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nostril
trans_list: narina
sense:
Either of the two orifices located on the nose (or on the beak of a bird); used as a passage for air and other gases to travel the nasal passages.


lexentry: eng/nostrum__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nostrum
trans_list: droga de charlatán | remedio milagroso
sense:
A medicine or remedy in conventional use which has not been proven to have any desirable medical effects.


lexentry: eng/not_at_all__Interjection__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: not at all
trans_list: no hay de qué | de nada
sense:
(idiomatic) Used similarly to you're welcome, as a conventional reply to an expression of gratitude.


lexentry: eng/not_one's_first_rodeo__Phrase__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: not one's first rodeo
trans_list: haber sido cocinero antes que fraile
sense:
(informal, idiomatic) Not the first time one has been in a particular situation; used to indicate past experience.


lexentry: eng/not_so_fast__Phrase__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: not so fast
trans_list: no tan deprisa
sense:
(idiomatic) Used to tell someone to cease doing something or to call into question what someone has said.


lexentry: eng/not_to_mention__Conjunction__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: not to mention
trans_list: para no hablar de | por no decir | por no hablar de | sin mencionar
sense:
(idiomatic) An apophasis used by a speaker to introduce, despite claiming not to address, a given point of discussion.


lexentry: eng/not_touch_with_a_ten-foot_pole__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: not touch with a ten-foot pole
trans_list: no tocar ni con un palo
sense:
(idiomatic) To avoid something at all costs; to refuse to associate with something; signifies a strong aversion.


lexentry: eng/notarize__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: notarize
trans_list: protocolizar
sense:
(transitive) To be witness of the authenticity of a document and its accompanying signatures in one's capacity as notary public.


lexentry: eng/notary__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: notary
trans_list: notario | escribano | fedatario | nuestramo
sense:
(legal, Canada, US) A notary public, a public officer who serves as an impartial witness to the signing of important documents, but who is not authorised to practise law.


lexentry: eng/notary_public__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: notary public
trans_list: notario | fedatario
sense:
(law) An officer who can administer oaths and statutory declarations, witness and authenticate documents and perform certain other acts varying from jurisdiction to jurisdiction.


lexentry: eng/notation__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: notation
trans_list: notación
sense:
(uncountable) A system of characters, symbols, or abbreviated expressions used in an art or science or in mathematics or logic to express technical facts or quantities.


lexentry: eng/note__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: note
trans_list: nota
sense:
A brief remark; a marginal comment or explanation; hence, an annotation on a text or author; a comment; a critical, explanatory, or illustrative observation.


lexentry: eng/note__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: note
trans_list: nota
sense:
A character, variously formed, to indicate the length of a tone, and variously placed upon the staff to indicate its pitch.


lexentry: eng/note_value__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: note value
trans_list: valor de la nota
sense:
(music) A musical notation that indicates the relative duration of a note, using the color or shape of the note head, the presence or absence of a stem, and the presence of flags.


lexentry: eng/notebook__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: notebook
trans_list: cuaderno | libreta
sense:
(computing, sometimes, attributive) A kind of user interface in literate programming, allowing calculations to be interspersed with human-readable comments, diagrams, etc.


lexentry: eng/notetaking__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: notetaking
trans_list: toma de notas
sense:
The practice of writing down pieces of information gained from a particular source, such as a lecture or presentation.


lexentry: eng/nothingburger__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: nothingburger
trans_list: palabrería
sense:
Something of less importance than its treatment suggests; also, something which is bland or unremarkable in appearance or impact.


lexentry: eng/notice_period__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: notice period
trans_list: plazo de preaviso
sense:
(labour law) The time period between the receipt of the letter of dismissal and the last working day.


lexentry: eng/nougat__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nougat
trans_list: nuégado | turrón francés | turrón
sense:
(uncountable) A mixture consisting of egg white and a sweetener, variously mixed with (in, _, western, _, Europe) almonds or (in, _, eastern, _, Europe) hazelnuts or (in, _, America) used without nuts as a filler in candy bars.


lexentry: eng/noumenal__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: noumenal
trans_list: nouménico
sense:
(philosophy, especially Kantianism) Of or pertaining to the noumenon or the realm of things as they are in themselves.


lexentry: eng/noumenon__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: noumenon
trans_list: noúmeno
sense:
(from Kantian, _, philosophy, _, on) A thing as it is independent of any conceptualization or perception by the human mind, postulated by practical reason but existing in a condition which is in principle unknowable and unexperienceable.


lexentry: eng/noun__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: noun
trans_list: sustantivo | nombre | substantivo | nombre sustantivo | nombre substantivo
sense:
(grammar, narrowly) A word that functions as the name of a specific object or set of objects, such as person, animal, place, word, thing, phenomenon, substance, quality, or idea: one of the basic parts of speech in many languages, including English.


lexentry: eng/noun__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: noun
trans_list: nombre
sense:
(grammar, now, rare, loosely) Either a word that can be used to refer to a person, animal, place, thing, phenomenon, substance, quality or idea, or a word that modifies or describes a previous word or its referent; a substantive or adjective, sometimes also including other parts of speech such as numeral or pronoun.


lexentry: eng/noun__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: noun
trans_list: nombre
sense:
(computing) An object within a user interface to which a certain action or transformation (i.e., verb) is applied.


lexentry: eng/noun_phrase__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: noun phrase
trans_list: sintagma nominal | grupo nominal
sense:
(grammar) A phrase that has a noun (or indefinite pronoun) as its head or performs the same grammatical function as a noun.


lexentry: eng/nourish__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nourish
trans_list: nutrir
sense:
(transitive) To feed and cause to grow; to supply with food or other matter which increases weight and promotes health.


lexentry: eng/nourish_a_viper_in_one's_bosom__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nourish a viper in one's bosom
trans_list: cría cuervos y te sacarán los ojos
sense:
(idiom) To do acts of kindness that will be met with ingratitude and will cause one harm in the end.


lexentry: eng/nouveau_riche__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nouveau riche
trans_list: nuevo rico | arribista
sense:
(pejorative) New money; wealthy persons whose fortunes are newly acquired, and who are therefore perceived to lack the refinement of those who were raised wealthy.


lexentry: eng/novation__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: novation
trans_list: novación
sense:
(legal) A new contract between the original contracting parties whereby the first obligation is extinguished and a new obligation is substituted.


lexentry: eng/novena__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: novena
trans_list: novena
sense:
(Roman Catholicism) A recitation of prayers and devotions for nine consecutive days, especially one to a saint to ask for their intercession.


lexentry: eng/novice__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: novice
trans_list: novicio | novicia
sense:
(religion) A new member of a religious order accepted on a conditional basis, prior to confirmation. [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/novichok__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: novichok
trans_list: novichok
sense:
Any of a group of deadly organophosphate nerve agents developed by the Soviet Union in the 1970s and 1980s to evade restrictions on chemical weapons.


lexentry: eng/now__Adverb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: now
trans_list: ahora bien
sense:
(sentential) Used to introduce a point, a qualification of what has previously been said, a remonstration or a rebuke.


lexentry: eng/nubile__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nubile
trans_list: núbil | en edad de merecer
sense:
Of an age suitable for marriage; marriageable (principally of a young woman). [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]


lexentry: eng/nubuck__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nubuck
trans_list: nabuk
sense:
A type of brushed, soft calf leather, similar to suede. Differs from suede in that while suede is created from the flesh (inner) side of a hide, nubuck is created using the grain (outer) side, giving it added strength and durability.


lexentry: eng/nuclear__Adjective__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: nuclear
trans_list: nuclear
sense:
Relating to a weapon that derives its force from rapid release of energy through nuclear reactions. [from 20th c.]


lexentry: eng/nuclear_chemistry__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nuclear chemistry
trans_list: química nuclear
sense:
(chemistry) The application of chemical techniques to the solution of problems in nuclear physics, including the discovery of naturally occurring and synthetic radioactive elements and the results of nuclear fission.


lexentry: eng/nuclear_fallout__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nuclear fallout
trans_list: lluvia radiactiva
sense:
(uncountable) Residual radioactive material in the upper atmosphere which settles down to Earth over a protracted period; typically ash which has been propelled upwards by a nuclear explosion or disaster, sometimes mixed with rain or snow.


lexentry: eng/nuclear_fission__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nuclear fission
trans_list: fisión nuclear | fisión
sense:
(nuclear physics) A nuclear reaction in which a large nucleus splits into smaller ones, sometimes accompanied by the simultaneous release of energy.


lexentry: eng/nuclear_fusion__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nuclear fusion
trans_list: fusión nuclear
sense:
(nuclear physics) The combining of the nuclei of small atoms to form the nuclei of larger ones, with a resulting release of large quantities of energy; the process that makes the sun shine, and hydrogen bombs explode.


lexentry: eng/nuclear_magnetic_resonance__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nuclear magnetic resonance
trans_list: resonancia magnética nuclear
sense:
(nuclear physics) The absorption of electromagnetic radiation (radio waves), at a specific frequency, by an atomic nucleus placed in a strong magnetic field; used in spectroscopy and in magnetic resonance imaging.


lexentry: eng/nuclear_reaction__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nuclear reaction
trans_list: reacción nuclear
sense:
A process such as the fission of an atomic nucleus, or the fusion of one or more atomic nuclei and/or subatomic particles in which the number of protons and/or neutrons in a nucleus changes; the reaction products may contain a different element or a different isotope of the same element.


lexentry: eng/nuclear_reactor__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nuclear reactor
trans_list: reactor nuclear
sense:
(physics) Any device in which a controlled chain reaction is maintained for the purpose of creating heat (for power generation) or for creating neutrons and other fission products for experimental, medical or other purposes.


lexentry: eng/nuclear_winter__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nuclear winter
trans_list: invierno nuclear
sense:
A predicted drop in global temperature following a nuclear war due to dust in the upper atmosphere reducing sunlight reaching the ground.


lexentry: eng/nuclease__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nuclease
trans_list: nucleasa
sense:
(enzyme) Any of several enzymes capable of cleaving the phosphodiester bonds between the nucleotide subunits of nucleic acids.


lexentry: eng/nucleic_acid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nucleic acid
trans_list: ácido nucleico
sense:
(biochemistry, genetics) Any acidic, chainlike biological macromolecule consisting of multiple repeat units of phosphoric acid, sugar and purine and pyrimidine bases; they are involved in the preservation, replication and expression of hereditary information in every living cell


lexentry: eng/nucleoid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nucleoid
trans_list: nucleoide
sense:
(microbiology) The irregularly-shaped region within a prokaryote cell where the genetic material is localized


lexentry: eng/nucleosome__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nucleosome
trans_list: nucleosoma
sense:
(genetics) Any of the subunits that repeat in chromatin; a coil of DNA surrounding a core of eight histones.


lexentry: eng/nucleotide__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nucleotide
trans_list: nucleótido
sense:
(biochemistry) The monomer constituting DNA or RNA biopolymer molecules. Each nucleotide consists of a nitrogenous heterocyclic base (or nucleobase), which can be either a double-ringed purine or a single-ringed pyrimidine; a five-carbon pentose sugar (deoxyribose in DNA or ribose in RNA); and a phosphate group.


lexentry: eng/nucleus__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: nucleus
trans_list: núcleo
sense:
(chemistry, physics) The massive, positively charged central part of an atom, made up of protons and neutrons.


lexentry: eng/nucleus__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: nucleus
trans_list: núcleo
sense:
(cytology) A large membrane-enclosed organelle found in eukaryotic cells which contains genetic material.


lexentry: eng/nude__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nude
trans_list: nude | desnudo
sense:
A painting, sculpture, photograph or other artwork or mass-media-reproduced image depicting one or more human figure(s) in a state of near or total undress.


lexentry: eng/nudism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nudism
trans_list: nudismo
sense:
The belief in or practice of going nude in social, nonsexualized and frequently mixed-gender groups specifically in cultures where going nude in the social situation is not the norm.


lexentry: eng/nudity__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nudity
trans_list: desnudez
sense:
(uncountable) The state or quality of being without clothing on the body; specifically, the quality of being without clothing on the genitals.


lexentry: eng/nudiustertian__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nudiustertian
trans_list: anteayer
sense:
(rare, obsolete, modern uses probably, _, humorous) Of or relating to the day before yesterday; very recent.


lexentry: eng/nuke__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: nuke
trans_list: arma nuclear
sense:
A person (such as a sailor in a navy or a scientist) who works with nuclear weapons or nuclear power.


lexentry: eng/nuke__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: nuke
trans_list: nukear
sense:
(transitive, Internet, _, slang, by extension) To carry out a denial-of-service attack against (an IRC user).


lexentry: eng/nullification__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: nullification
trans_list: abolición
sense:
The nullification crisis in U.S. history, confrontation between the state of South Carolina and the federal government in 1832–33 over the former's attempt to declare null and void within the state the federal Tariffs of 1828 and 1832.


lexentry: eng/numbat__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: numbat
trans_list: numbat
sense:
A small marsupial carnivore, Myrmecobius fasciatus, endemic to western Australia, that eats almost exclusively termites.


lexentry: eng/number__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: number
trans_list: número | guarismo
sense:
(countable, mathematics) An element of one of several sets: natural numbers, integers, rational numbers, real numbers, complex numbers, and sometimes extensions such as hypercomplex numbers, etc.


lexentry: eng/number__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: number
trans_list: número
sense:
(Followed by a numeral; used attributively) Indicating the position of something in a list or sequence. Abbreviations: No or No., no or no. (in each case, sometimes written with a superscript "o", like Nº or №). The symbol "#" is also used in this manner.


lexentry: eng/number_line__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: number line
trans_list: recta real
sense:
(mathematics) A line that graphically represents the real numbers as a series of points whose distance from an origin is proportional to their value


lexentry: eng/numeral__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: numeral
trans_list: cifra | número
sense:
A symbol that is not a word and represents a number, such as the Arabic numerals 1, 2, 3 and the Roman numerals I, V, X, L.


lexentry: eng/numeral__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: numeral
trans_list: letra numeral | numeral
sense:
(linguistics) A number word, a simple or compound word for a number often having particular grammatical attributes depending on the language.


lexentry: eng/numerical_analysis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: numerical analysis
trans_list: análisis numérico
sense:
(mathematics) The study of algorithms to solve mathematical problems concerning continuous sets of values (such as the real numbers, complex numbers or vector spaces).


lexentry: eng/numerology__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: numerology
trans_list: numerología
sense:
The study of the purported mystical relationship between numbers (or the letters of words, represented by numbers) and the character or action of physical objects and living beings.


lexentry: eng/nun__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nun
trans_list: monja | religiosa
sense:
A member of a Christian religious community of women who live by certain vows and usually wear a habit, (Roman Catholicism, specifically) those living together in a cloister.


lexentry: eng/nun__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nun
trans_list: nun
sense:
The fourteenth letter of many Semitic alphabets/abjads (Phoenician, Aramaic, Hebrew, Syriac, Arabic and others).


lexentry: eng/nunatak__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nunatak
trans_list: nunatak
sense:
A mountain top or rocky element of a ridge that is surrounded by glacial ice but is not covered by ice; a peak protruding from the surface ice sheet. [from 1870s]


lexentry: eng/nunc_pro_tunc__Adverb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nunc pro tunc
trans_list: con efecto retroactivo
sense:
(legal) Performed so as to have the same legal force and effect as if it had been performed at an earlier time.


lexentry: eng/nunchaku__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nunchaku
trans_list: chaco | nunchaku
sense:
(countable) A weapon originating from Okinawa, Japan, consisting of two sticks joined by a chain or cord. [from 20th c.]


lexentry: eng/nuncheon__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nuncheon
trans_list: merienda
sense:
(now, _, dialectal, archaic) A drink or light snack taken in the afternoon; a refreshment between meals.


lexentry: eng/nuncio__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nuncio
trans_list: nuncio
sense:
(Roman Catholicism) The ecclesiastic title of a permanent diplomatic representative of the Roman Catholic Church to a sovereign state or international organization, who is accorded a rank equivalent to an accredited ambassador, and may also be given additional privileges including recognition as Dean in a country's diplomatic corps.


lexentry: eng/nuqta__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nuqta
trans_list: punto
sense:
A diacritic used in the Devanagari, Gurmukhi, and other Indian scripts for sounds not present in the original scripts, including sounds borrowed from Arabic, Persian, and English.


lexentry: eng/nurse_shark__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nurse shark
trans_list: tiburón nodriza
sense:
Any of various bottom-dwelling sharks of the family Ginglymostomatidae that have two fleshy barbels hanging from the lower jaw.


lexentry: eng/nursery__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nursery
trans_list: casa cuna
sense:
(UK, chiefly British) An institution for small children who not yet have begun primary school during daytime (when their parents work); a daycare centre.


lexentry: eng/nursery__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: nursery
trans_list: guardería | nido
sense:
(agriculture, zoology) A place where animals breed, or where young animals are naturally or artificially reared (for example, on a farm).


lexentry: eng/nursery__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: nursery
trans_list: vivero | semillero | criadero
sense:
(horticulture) A place where young shrubs, trees, vines, etc., are cultivated for transplanting, or (more generally) made available for public sale, a garden centre; also (obsolete) a plantation of young trees.


lexentry: eng/nursery_school__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nursery school
trans_list: parvulario | guardería
sense:
(, Canada, British) An educational institution for small children (normally around 3 to 5 years old, who not yet have begun primary school).


lexentry: eng/nursing_home__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nursing home
trans_list: asilo | cotolengo
sense:
A place of residence for people who require constant nursing care and have significant deficiencies with activities of daily living, such as the elderly and younger adults with physical disabilities.


lexentry: eng/nut__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nut
trans_list: nuez | fruto seco
sense:
(food, broadly) Any of various hard-shelled seeds or hard, dry fruits from various families of plants.


lexentry: eng/nut__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: nut
trans_list: tuerca
sense:
(hardware) A piece of hardware, typically metal and typically hexagonal or square in shape, with a hole through it having internal screw threads, intended to be screwed onto a threaded bolt or other threaded shaft.


lexentry: eng/nut__Noun__1
sense_num: 11
written_rep: nut
trans_list: ceja
sense:
(musical instruments, lutherie) On stringed instruments such as guitars and violins, the small piece at the peghead end of the fingerboard that holds the strings at the proper spacing and, in most cases, the proper height.


lexentry: eng/nut__Noun__1
sense_num: 13
written_rep: nut
trans_list: tuerca
sense:
(climbing) A shaped piece of metal, threaded by a wire loop, which is jammed in a crack in the rockface and used to protect a climb. (Originally, machine nuts [sense #2] were used for this purpose.)


lexentry: eng/nutation__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: nutation
trans_list: nutación
sense:
(astronomy) Any of several irregularities in the precession of the equinoxes caused by varying torque applied to the Earth by the Sun and the Moon.


lexentry: eng/nuthatch__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nuthatch
trans_list: sita
sense:
Any of various small passerine birds from the family Sittidae (and its single genus Sitta), found throughout the northern hemisphere and noted for their unusual proclivity for climbing down trees head first.


lexentry: eng/nutrient__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nutrient
trans_list: nutriente
sense:
A source of nourishment, such as food, that can be metabolized by an organism to give energy and build tissue.


lexentry: eng/nutritional_yeast__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nutritional yeast
trans_list: levadura nutricional
sense:
A pale yellow preparation of the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae, often used as a nutritional supplement and flavoring by vegetarians and vegans due to its high protein content and selection of B vitamins.


lexentry: eng/nuzzle__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: nuzzle
trans_list: frotar la nariz
sense:
Often followed by in or into: to press or push the nose or snout, mouth, face, etc., against or into someone or something; to touch someone or something with the nose or snout, etc.


lexentry: eng/nyctinasty__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nyctinasty
trans_list: nictinastia
sense:
(botany) The movement of leaves or petals in response to darkness; the closing of a flower at night.


lexentry: eng/nylon__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nylon
trans_list: nailon | nilón | nylon
sense:
Originally, the DuPont company trade name for polyamide, a copolymer whose molecules consist of alternating diamine and dicarboxylic acid monomers bonded together; now generically used for this type of polymer.


lexentry: eng/nylon__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: nylon
trans_list: nailon | nilón | nylon
sense:
(in the plural) A stocking originally fabricated from nylon; also used generically for any long, sheer stocking worn on a woman's legs.


lexentry: eng/nylon__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: nylon
trans_list: nailon | nilón | nylon
sense:
(perjoratively, by comparison to silk) A Queen's Counsel, King's Counsel or Senior Counsel who was appointed as a courtesy, rather than on merit.


lexentry: eng/nymph__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nymph
trans_list: ninfa
sense:
(Greek mythology, Roman mythology) Any female nature spirit associated with water, forests, grotto, wind, etc.


lexentry: eng/négligée__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: négligée
trans_list: camisón de encaje | picardías
sense:
A woman's loose-fitting nightgown, especially when short, lacy and/or revealing; a nightie. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/o'clock__Adverb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: o'clock
trans_list: en punto
sense:
(modifying a numeral, one to twelve) In conjunction with a numeral, indicates the time within a twelve-hour period (midnight to noon or noon to midnight), specifically the time when the hour hand of a clock points precisely to the symbol or marking corresponding to the designated numeral.


lexentry: eng/o'clock__Adverb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: o'clock
trans_list: en punto | la una
sense:
(with a numeral, one to twelve) In conjunction with a numeral, indicates the direction, relative to the speaker or a vehicle, especially an aircraft, corresponding to the direction the hour hand is pointing at the time corresponding to the numeral, with twelve representing directly ahead on a horizontal plane, or directly up on a vertical plane, and three being to the right on either.


lexentry: eng/oak__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: oak
trans_list: roble | encina | carrasca
sense:
Any tree of other genera and species of trees resembling typical oaks of genus Quercus in some ways.


lexentry: eng/oak_titmouse__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: oak titmouse
trans_list: cabonero sencillo | herrerillo unicolor
sense:
A bird of species Baeolophus inornatus of small tits in family Paridae, found from southern Oregon to Baja California.


lexentry: eng/oakum__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: oakum
trans_list: estopa
sense:
Fibres chiefly obtained by untwisting old rope, which are used to caulk or pack gaps between boards of wooden ships and joints in masonry and plumbing, and sometimes for dressing wounds.


lexentry: eng/oar__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: oar
trans_list: remo
sense:
A type of lever used to propel a boat, having a flat blade at one end and a handle at the other, and pivoted in a rowlock atop the gunwale, whereby a rower seated in the boat and pulling the handle can pass the blade through the water by repeated strokes against the water's resistance, thus moving the boat.


lexentry: eng/oarlock__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: oarlock
trans_list: horquilla
sense:
(nautical) A usually U-shaped device attached to the gunwale of a rowboat to hold the oars in place while rowing.


lexentry: eng/oath__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: oath
trans_list: juramento
sense:
A solemn pledge or promise that invokes a deity, a ruler, or another entity (not necessarily present) to attest the truth of a statement or sincerity of one's desire to fulfill a contract or promise.


lexentry: eng/obeisance__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: obeisance
trans_list: reverencia
sense:
Demonstration of an obedient attitude, especially by bowing deeply; a deep bow which demonstrates such an attitude.


lexentry: eng/obelisk__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: obelisk
trans_list: obelisco
sense:
(architecture) A tall, square, tapered, stone monolith topped with a pyramidal point, frequently used as a monument. [from mid 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/obelus__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: obelus
trans_list: obelo
sense:
(historical) A symbol resembling a horizontal line (–), sometimes together with one or two dots (for example, ⨪ or ÷), which was used in ancient manuscripts and texts to mark a word or passage as doubtful or spurious, or redundant; an obelisk.


lexentry: eng/obese__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: obese
trans_list: obeso
sense:
Extremely overweight, especially: weighing more than 20% (for men) or 25% (for women) over their conventionally ideal weight determined by height and build; or, having a body mass index over 30 kg/m2.


lexentry: eng/obfuscation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: obfuscation
trans_list: ocultamiento
sense:
(uncountable) The act or process of obfuscating, or obscuring the perception of something; the concept of concealing the meaning of a communication by making it more confusing and harder to interpret.


lexentry: eng/obiter_dictum__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: obiter dictum
trans_list: opinión accesoria
sense:
An incidental remark; especially (legal) a statement or remark in a court's judgment that is not essential to the disposition of the case. [from 18th c.]


lexentry: eng/obituary__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: obituary
trans_list: esquela | obituario | necrología
sense:
A brief notice of a person's death, especially one published in a newspaper or other publication; also (obsolete) , the section of a newspaper where notices of deaths are published.


lexentry: eng/obituary__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: obituary
trans_list: obituario
sense:
(by extension) A brief biography of a person (especially one who is well-known) who has recently died, usually describing their life and achievements, particularly in the form of an article in a news publication or an item in a news broadcast.


lexentry: eng/object-oriented__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: object-oriented
trans_list: orientado a objetos
sense:
(programming) Using entities called objects that can process data and exchange messages with other objects.


lexentry: eng/object-oriented_programming__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: object-oriented programming
trans_list: programación orientada a objetos
sense:
(programming) A programming paradigm that uses hierarchies of "objects", instantiated from templates called "classes", to design applications and computer programs.


lexentry: eng/object__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: object
trans_list: objeto | complemento
sense:
(grammar) The noun phrase which is an internal complement of a verb phrase or a prepositional phrase. In a verb phrase with a transitive action verb, it is typically the receiver of the action.


lexentry: eng/object__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: object
trans_list: objeto
sense:
(category theory) An instance of one of the two kinds of entities that form a category, the other kind being the arrows (also called morphisms).


lexentry: eng/object__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: object
trans_list: objetar | poner pegas
sense:
(intransitive) To disagree with or oppose something or someone; (especially in a Court of Law) to raise an objection.


lexentry: eng/object_code__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: object code
trans_list: Lenguaje de máquina
sense:
(computing) The output of a compiler or assembler; it is not necessarily executable directly without linking to other modules


lexentry: eng/objection__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: objection
trans_list: objeción | objecto
sense:
A statement expressing opposition, or a reason or cause for expressing opposition (generally followed by the adposition to).


lexentry: eng/objection__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: objection
trans_list: protesta | objeción
sense:
(legal) An official protest raised in a court of law during a legal trial over a violation of the rules of the court by the opposing party.


lexentry: eng/objective__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: objective
trans_list: objetivo
sense:
The lens or lenses of a camera, microscope, or other optical device closest to the object being examined.


lexentry: eng/objectivism__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: objectivism
trans_list: objetivismo
sense:
(philosophy) Any of several doctrines that holds that all of reality is objective and exists outside of the mind.


lexentry: eng/objectivity__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: objectivity
trans_list: objetividad
sense:
The state of being objective, just, unbiased, and not influenced by irrational emotions or personal prejudices.


lexentry: eng/obligate__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: obligate
trans_list: obligación
sense:
(transitive, North America, Scottish) To commit (money, for example) in order to fulfill an obligation.


lexentry: eng/obligation__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: obligation
trans_list: obligación | compromiso
sense:
A social, legal, or moral requirement, duty, contract, or promise that compels someone to follow or avoid a particular course of action.


lexentry: eng/obligation__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: obligation
trans_list: obligación | compromiso | deber
sense:
(legal) A legal agreement stipulating a specified action or forbearance by a party to the agreement; the document containing such agreement.


lexentry: eng/oblique__Adjective__1
sense_num: 08
written_rep: oblique
trans_list: oblicuo
sense:
(grammar, of speech or narration) Indirect; employing the actual words of the speaker but as related by a third person, having the first person in pronoun and verb converted into the third person and adverbs of present time into the past, etc.


lexentry: eng/oblique_case__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: oblique case
trans_list: caso oblicuo
sense:
(grammar) Any noun case except the nominative case (and sometimes the vocative case), where the noun is the object of a verb or the object of a preposition.


lexentry: eng/obliteration__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: obliteration
trans_list: obliteración
sense:
(medicine) The cancellation of the function, structure, or both of a vessel or organ; for example, the occlusion of the lumen of a duct, blood vessel, or lymphatic vessel, be it solely functional (as when squeezed by nearby mass effect or inflammation) or both structural and functional (as when clogged with thrombus, embolus, or fibrosis).


lexentry: eng/oblivion__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: oblivion
trans_list: olvido | oscuridad | desmemoria | nada | olvidanza
sense:
The state of being completely forgotten, of being reduced to a state of non-existence, extinction, or nothingness, including through war and destruction. (Figuratively) for an area like hell, a wasteland.


lexentry: eng/oblong__Adjective__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: oblong
trans_list: oblongo
sense:
(bookmaking) Having the horizontal axis of a page longer than the vertical; In landscape orientation.


lexentry: eng/oboe__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: oboe
trans_list: oboe
sense:
(woodwind instrument) A soprano and melody wind instrument in the modern orchestra and wind ensemble. It is a smaller instrument and generally made of grenadilla wood. It is a member of the double reed family.


lexentry: eng/observation_deck__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: observation deck
trans_list: plataforma de observación
sense:
An area of a tall building, often open to the sky, from which the public may look at the surrounding panorama.


lexentry: eng/observatory__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: observatory
trans_list: observatorio
sense:
A place where stars, planets and other celestial bodies are observed, usually through a telescope; also place for observing meteorological or other natural phenomena.


lexentry: eng/observe__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: observe
trans_list: observar | seguir | tomar en cuenta
sense:
(transitive) To take note of and celebrate (a holiday or similar occurrence), to keep; to follow (a type of time or calendar reckoning).


lexentry: eng/obsession__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: obsession
trans_list: obsesión
sense:
An idea that engenders a compulsive or irrational preoccupation, or the preoccupation thereby engendered.


lexentry: eng/obsession__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: obsession
trans_list: obsesión
sense:
An activity or entity that inspires a compulsive and potentially unhealthy fixation, or the fixation thereby inspired.


lexentry: eng/obsessive-compulsive_disorder__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: obsessive-compulsive disorder
trans_list: trastorno obsesivo-compulsivo
sense:
(medicine, psychology) A mental and behavioral disorder, characterized by obsessive intrusive thoughts and a compulsion to ease the resulting distress by repeating specific routines or rituals, regardless of their interference with other activities.


lexentry: eng/obsessive-compulsive_personality_disorder__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: obsessive-compulsive personality disorder
trans_list: trastorno obsesivo-compulsivo de la personalidad
sense:
(psychiatry) A personality disorder characterized by an extreme pattern of concern with orderliness, perfectionism, excessive attention to details, mental and interpersonal control.


lexentry: eng/obsessive__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: obsessive
trans_list: obsesivo
sense:
Having one thought or pursuing one activity to the absolute or nearly absolute exclusion of all others.


lexentry: eng/obsolete__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: obsolete
trans_list: obsoleto | desusado
sense:
(of words, equipment, etc.) No longer in use; gone into disuse; disused or neglected (often in favour of something newer).


lexentry: eng/obstacle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: obstacle
trans_list: obstáculo | óbice | estorbo | traba
sense:
Something that impedes, stands in the way of, or holds up progress, either physically or figuratively


lexentry: eng/obstinate__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: obstinate
trans_list: obstinado | obcecado | porfiado
sense:
Stubbornly adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course, usually with implied unreasonableness; persistent.


lexentry: eng/obstreperous__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: obstreperous
trans_list: estrepitoso
sense:
Stubbornly defiant; disobedient; resistant to authority or control, whether in a noisy manner or not.


lexentry: eng/obstruction__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: obstruction
trans_list: obstrucción
sense:
The condition of having the natural powers obstructed in their usual course; the arrest of the vital functions; death.


lexentry: eng/obtuse__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: obtuse
trans_list: obtuso
sense:
(geometry, specifically, of an, angle) Larger than one, and smaller than two right angles, or more than 90° and less than 180°.


lexentry: eng/obviate__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: obviate
trans_list: obviar
sense:
(transitive) To anticipate and prevent or bypass (something which would otherwise have been necessary or required); to render (something) unnecessary.


lexentry: eng/ocarina__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ocarina
trans_list: ocarina
sense:
(musical instruments) A woodwind musical instrument that is closed at both sides to produce an enclosed space, and punctured with finger holes.


lexentry: eng/occident__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: occident
trans_list: occidente
sense:
The part of the horizon where the sun last appears in the evening; that part of the earth towards the sunset; the west.


lexentry: eng/occipital__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: occipital
trans_list: occipital
sense:
(anatomy) Of, pertaining to, or located within or near the occiput (back of the head) or the occipital bone.


lexentry: eng/occipital_lobe__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: occipital lobe
trans_list: lóbulo occipital
sense:
(anatomy) One of the four major divisions of the cerebrum of the brain, located at the back of the head.


lexentry: eng/occipitalis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: occipitalis
trans_list: músculo occipital | occipital
sense:
(muscle) A muscle of the head that arises from the lateral two-thirds of the superior nuchal lines and from the mastoid part of the temporal bone, inserts into the galea aponeurotica, and acts to move the scalp; it is sometimes considered to be part of the occipitofrontalis muscle.


lexentry: eng/occipitofrontalis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: occipitofrontalis
trans_list: músculo occipitofrontal | occipitofrontal
sense:
(muscle) A large flat muscle on each side of the vertex of the skull, consisting of an occipital portion (arising from the occipital and temporal bones) and a frontal portion that are separated by the epicranial aponeurosis, and serving to draw the scalp backwards, raising the eyebrows and wrinkling the forehead.


lexentry: eng/occluded_front__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: occluded front
trans_list: oclusión
sense:
(meteorology) A front that occurs when a cold front overtakes a warm front at the surface and a temperature contrast exists between the advancing and retreating cold air masses.


lexentry: eng/occultation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: occultation
trans_list: ocultación
sense:
(astronomy) An astronomical event that occurs when one celestial object is hidden by another celestial object that passes between it and the observer when the nearer object appears larger and completely hides the more distant object.


lexentry: eng/occupation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: occupation
trans_list: ocupación
sense:
An activity or task with which one occupies oneself; usually specifically the productive activity, service, trade, or craft for which one is regularly paid; a job.


lexentry: eng/occupation__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: occupation
trans_list: ocupación
sense:
(geopolitics, military) The control of a nation or region by a hostile military or paramilitary force.


lexentry: eng/occupational_hazard__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: occupational hazard
trans_list: riesgo laboral
sense:
A substantial risk to a worker's physical or mental well-being which is present in a certain task, job, or profession.


lexentry: eng/occupational_hazard__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: occupational hazard
trans_list: gajes del oficio
sense:
(figuratively, by extension) An unpleasant, inconvenient, or unusual circumstance which occurs or is likely to occur during the course of one's employment.


lexentry: eng/occupational_safety_and_health__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: occupational safety and health
trans_list: seguridad y salud en el trabajo | seguridad y salud laboral
sense:
The activities and policies aimed at protecting the safety, health and welfare of people engaged in work or employment.


lexentry: eng/occupational_therapy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: occupational therapy
trans_list: terapia ocupacional | ergoterapia
sense:
The therapeutic practice of encouraging better quality of life through the pursuit of work or other occupations.


lexentry: eng/occupier__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: occupier
trans_list: ocupante
sense:
One who occupies, particularly with respect to a foreign government controlling the territory of another.


lexentry: eng/ocean_sunfish__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ocean sunfish
trans_list: pez luna
sense:
A large, heavy species of bony fish, Mola mola, native to tropical and temperate waters around the world.


lexentry: eng/oceanic_whitetip_shark__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: oceanic whitetip shark
trans_list: tiburón oceánico | tiburón oceánico de puntas blancas
sense:
a large pelagic shark, taxonomic name Carcharhinus longimanus, characterized by the white tips on the fin, often prone to attack humans.


lexentry: eng/ocelot__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ocelot
trans_list: ocelote | cunaguaro | gato onza | manigordo | tigrecillo | tigrillo
sense:
An American feline carnivore (Leopardus pardalis, syn. Felis pardalis) covered with blackish ocellated spots and blotches which are variously arranged.


lexentry: eng/ocrea__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ocrea
trans_list: ócrea
sense:
(botany) A sheath around a plant stem forming from the stipule of a leaf and extending above the point of insertion of the leaf.


lexentry: eng/octahedron__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: octahedron
trans_list: octaedro
sense:
(geometry) a polyhedron with eight faces; the regular octahedron has regular triangles as faces and is one of the Platonic solids.


lexentry: eng/octal__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: octal
trans_list: octal
sense:
(arithmetic, computing) Concerning numbers expressed in octal or mathematical calculations performed using octal.


lexentry: eng/octalogy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: octalogy
trans_list: octalogía
sense:
(rare) A set of eight works of art that are connected, and that can be seen either as a single work or as eight individual works. They are commonly found in literature, film, or video games.


lexentry: eng/octane__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: octane
trans_list: octano
sense:
(organic compound) Any of the eighteen isomeric aliphatic hydrocarbons (C8H18) found in petroleum, especially an iso-octane 2,2,4 trimethyl-pentane; they are used as fuels and solvents.


lexentry: eng/octane_number__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: octane number
trans_list: octanaje | índice de octano
sense:
A measure of the antiknock properties of an automobile fuel; isooctane having an octane number of 100, a fuel with the same antiknock properties as a mixture of 90% isooctane and 10% heptane having an octane number of 90.


lexentry: eng/octave__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: octave
trans_list: octava
sense:
(music) An interval of twelve semitones spanning eight degrees of the diatonic scale, representing a doubling or halving in pitch frequency.


lexentry: eng/octile__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: octile
trans_list: octil
sense:
(statistics) Any of the quantiles that divide an ordered sample population into eight equally numerous subsets.


lexentry: eng/octillion__Numeral__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: octillion
trans_list: mil cuatrillones | octillón
sense:
(US, modern, _, British, _, &, _) A thousand trillion trillion, a billion billion billion: 1 followed by 27 zeros, 1027.


lexentry: eng/octonion__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: octonion
trans_list: octonión
sense:
(mathematics) An 8-dimensional nonassociative extension of a quaternion with a real part and 7 imaginary parts (each a real multiple of a distinct square root of −1).


lexentry: eng/odd-toed_ungulate__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: odd-toed ungulate
trans_list: perissodactylo
sense:
(zoology) Any mammal in the order Perissodactyla, including horses and other equids, rhinoceroses, and tapirs.


lexentry: eng/odd__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: odd
trans_list: desemparejado | desparejado | guacho | suelto
sense:
(not comparable) Without a corresponding mate in a pair or set; unmatched; (of a pair or set) mismatched.


lexentry: eng/odd__Adjective__1
sense_num: 10
written_rep: odd
trans_list: aproximadamente | y pico
sense:
(not comparable, in combination with a number) About, approximately; somewhat more than (an approximated round number).


lexentry: eng/odd_one_out__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: odd one out
trans_list: bicho raro
sense:
(uncountable) A visual puzzle where the guesser has to choose which word/picture/symbol etc. does not fit with the others.


lexentry: eng/ode__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ode
trans_list: oda
sense:
A short poetical composition proper to be set to music or sung; a lyric poem; especially, now, a poem characterized by sustained noble sentiment and appropriate dignity of style.


lexentry: eng/odometer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: odometer
trans_list: odómetro | cuentakilómetros
sense:
An instrument, usually embedded within the speedometer of a vehicle, that measures the distance the vehicle has traveled since production.


lexentry: eng/odorant__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: odorant
trans_list: aroma, fragancia
sense:
Any substance that has a distinctive smell, especially one added to something (such as household gas) for safety purposes


lexentry: eng/odour_of_sanctity__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: odour of sanctity
trans_list: olor de santidad
sense:
(chiefly, Christianity, especially, Middle Ages) A sweet smell, usually likened to flowers, said to be emitted by the corpses, or even the living bodies, of saints.


lexentry: eng/of__Preposition__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: of
trans_list: de
sense:
Indicating a (non-physical) source of action or emotion; introducing a cause, instigation; from, out of, as an expression of. [from 9th c.]


lexentry: eng/of__Preposition__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: of
trans_list: de
sense:
Introducing an epithet that indicates a birthplace, residence, dominion, or other place associated with the individual.


lexentry: eng/of__Preposition__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: of
trans_list: de
sense:
(following an adjective) Used to indicate the agent of something described by the adjective. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/of__Preposition__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: of
trans_list: menos
sense:
Used to introduce the "subjective genitive"; following a noun to form the head of a postmodifying noun phrase (see also 'Possession' senses below). [from 13th c.]


lexentry: eng/of__Preposition__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: of
trans_list: de | acerca de | en cuanto a
sense:
Links an intransitive verb, or a transitive verb and its subject (especially verbs to do with thinking, feeling, expressing etc.), with its subject-matter; concerning, with regard to. [from 10th c.]


lexentry: eng/of__Preposition__1
sense_num: 08
written_rep: of
trans_list: de
sense:
Belonging to (someone or something) as something they possess or have as a characteristic; the "possessive genitive". (With abstract nouns, this intersects with the subjective genitive, above under "agency" senses.) [from 13th c.]


lexentry: eng/of__Preposition__1
sense_num: 08
written_rep: of
trans_list: de
sense:
Belonging to, existing in, or taking place in a given location, place or time. Compare "origin" senses, above. [from 9th c.]


lexentry: eng/of__Preposition__1
sense_num: 10
written_rep: of
trans_list: de
sense:
(archaic, or, literary) Links an adjective with a noun or noun phrase to form a quasi-adverbial qualifier; in respect to, as regards. [from 13th c.]


lexentry: eng/of_one's_own_accord__Prepositional_phrase__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: of one's own accord
trans_list: a pulso
sense:
On one's (or its) own initiative; under one's (or its) own power, without being commanded or controlled.


lexentry: eng/off-road__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: off-road
trans_list: todoterreno
sense:
Designed for, used for, or taking place on a driving surface that is not traditionally paved, such as a beach or rugged terrain


lexentry: eng/offensive_tackle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: offensive tackle
trans_list: tackle
sense:
(American football) A lineman for the team in possession of the ball located outside one of the guard positions.


lexentry: eng/offer__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: offer
trans_list: ofrecer | presentar
sense:
(transitive) To place at someone’s disposal; to present (something) to be either accepted or turned down.


lexentry: eng/offertory__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: offertory
trans_list: ofertorio
sense:
(Christianity) The part of the Eucharist service when offerings of bread and wine are placed on the altar and when any collection is taken; also, the money or other things collected. [from 15th c.]


lexentry: eng/office_boy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: office boy
trans_list: ordenanza
sense:
A junior male clerk employed in a professional office to perform odd jobs, such as running errands or making copies.


lexentry: eng/office_chair__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: office chair
trans_list: silla de oficina
sense:
A chair that is designed for use at a desk in an office. It is generally comfortable and adjustable and can swivel 360 degrees and has wheels.


lexentry: eng/office_hours__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: office hours
trans_list: horario de oficina
sense:
The times, typically from about 9am to 5pm, Monday to Friday, when non-24/7 office workers are at their desks.


lexentry: eng/office_hours__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: office hours
trans_list: tutorías
sense:
A pre-arranged time when a person whose occupation frequently takes them away from their office during working hours is available in their office to answer questions or provide assistance without the requirement for an appointment.


lexentry: eng/officer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: officer
trans_list: oficial
sense:
One who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization, especially in military, police or government organizations.


lexentry: eng/official__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: official
trans_list: oficial
sense:
Derived from the proper office or officer, or from the proper authority; made or communicated by virtue of authority


lexentry: eng/official__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: official
trans_list: funcionario
sense:
An office holder, a person holding an official position in government, sports, or other organization.


lexentry: eng/official_language__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: official language
trans_list: idioma oficial | lengua oficial
sense:
A language afforded an elevated status in a particular country, state, or other jurisdiction, typically for government use.


lexentry: eng/offline__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: offline
trans_list: fuera de línea | offline
sense:
Of a system, currently not connected (generally electrically) to a larger network. For example, a power plant which is not connected to the grid, or a computer which is not connected to the Internet or to any other communications service.


lexentry: eng/offload__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: offload
trans_list: librarse
sense:
(transitive) to get rid of things, work, or problems by passing them on to someone or something else.


lexentry: eng/offset_printing__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: offset printing
trans_list: ófset
sense:
Printing by the offset process, in which ink is carried from a metal plate to a rubber blanket (“offset cylinder”) and from there to the printing surface.


lexentry: eng/offshore__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: offshore
trans_list: deslocalizar
sense:
To move industrial production from one region to another or from one country to another, usually seeking lower business costs, like labor.


lexentry: eng/offside_trap__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: offside trap
trans_list: táctica del fuera de juego
sense:
(football) A defensive play intended to catch the attacking team offside, generally in such a way that the defense line suddenly and simultaneously moves forward.


lexentry: eng/oganesson__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: oganesson
trans_list: oganesón
sense:
The chemical element (Symbol Og) with atomic number 118. It is the heaviest known element. Highly radioactive, it does not occur naturally. Originally expected to be a noble gas, it is now predicted to be a reactive metallic solid, and a semiconductor or a post-transition metal.


lexentry: eng/ogle__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ogle
trans_list: lujuriar
sense:
(transitive, intransitive) To stare at (someone or something), especially impertinently, amorously, or covetously.


lexentry: eng/ogonek__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ogonek
trans_list: colita | ogonek
sense:
(orthography) A hook-shaped diacritical mark ⟨◌̨⟩ attached underneath a vowel, typically to indicate nasalization, as in Ąą, Ęę, Įį, Ǫǫ or Ųų.


lexentry: eng/oh_my_God__Interjection__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: oh my God
trans_list: Dios mío | ay Dios mío | madre mía | oh, Dios mío
sense:
(potentially, _, offensive) An expression of anger, frustration, excitement, shock, awe, dismay, etc.


lexentry: eng/oh_well__Interjection__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: oh well
trans_list: bueno | lástima | qué mal
sense:
(idiomatic) An expression of mild disappointment or resignation: too bad; it's a pity; what can you do; it is what it is.


lexentry: eng/ohm__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ohm
trans_list: ohmio
sense:
In the International System of Units, the derived unit of electrical resistance; the electrical resistance of a device across which a potential difference of one volt causes a current of one ampere. Symbol: Ω


lexentry: eng/oil_beetle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: oil beetle
trans_list: carraleja
sense:
Any of the genus Meloe of blister beetles, which release oily droplets of toxic hemolymph from their joints when disturbed.


lexentry: eng/oil_cake__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: oil cake
trans_list: buey de mar
sense:
The solid residue remaining after any oilseed has been pressed to remove the vegetable oil; it is used, with other ingredients, as animal food.


lexentry: eng/oil_company__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: oil company
trans_list: petrolera | compañía petrolera
sense:
A company that is dedicated to trade or exploitation of petroleum/oil. (This entry is a translation hub.)


lexentry: eng/oil_lamp__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: oil lamp
trans_list: candil
sense:
A simple vessel used to produce light continuously for a period of time from a liquid fuel source, especially lamp oil.


lexentry: eng/oil_of_wintergreen__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: oil of wintergreen
trans_list: aceite de Gaultheria procumbens
sense:
The aromatic oil obtained from the berries of the wintergreen plant; mostly methyl salicylate; used medicinally and in perfumes


lexentry: eng/oil_paint__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: oil paint
trans_list: aceite
sense:
A paint in which the colours or pigments are suspended in an oil-based carrier such as linseed oil which hardens on exposure to the air.


lexentry: eng/oil_platform__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: oil platform
trans_list: andén
sense:
A large structure used to house workers and machinery needed to drill and then produce oil and natural gas in the ocean.


lexentry: eng/oil_rig__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: oil rig
trans_list: plataforma petrolera
sense:
A rig, consisting of platform and machinery, used to drill for oil and other petroleum products like natural gas.


lexentry: eng/oil_shale__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: oil shale
trans_list: esquisto bituminoso | lutita bituminosa
sense:
A sedimentary rock containing kerogen from which petroleum-like shale oil can be produced by pyrolysis, hydrogenation, or thermal dissolution.


lexentry: eng/oil_slick__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: oil slick
trans_list: marea negra
sense:
A thin film of oil floating on the surface of water, especially one that has leaked or been discharged from a ship.


lexentry: eng/oilbird__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: oilbird
trans_list: guácharo
sense:
Steatornis caripensis, a nocturnal South American bird related to the nightjars that feeds on the fruit of the oil palm and tropical laurels.


lexentry: eng/oilcan__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: oilcan
trans_list: aceitera
sense:
A container with a long spout, for holding oil and delivering it in drops or small quantities for lubrication.


lexentry: eng/oilcloth__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: oilcloth
trans_list: hule
sense:
A fabric or cloth treated on one side with a waterproof covering, especially one made from linseed oil etc.; used for flooring, tablecloths, kitchen shelves and sometimes furniture covering.


lexentry: eng/ointment__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ointment
trans_list: pomada | ungüento | mentisán | mentolato | mentolina
sense:
(medicine) A viscous preparation of oils and/or fats, usually containing medication, used as a treatment or as an emollient.


lexentry: eng/okapi__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: okapi
trans_list: okapi | ocapi
sense:
A large ruminant mammal, of species Okapia johnstoni, found in the rainforests of the Congo, related to the giraffe but with a much shorter neck, a reddish-brown coat, and zebra-like stripes on its hindquarters. [from early 20th c.]


lexentry: eng/okta__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: okta
trans_list: octa
sense:
(meteorology) One eighth of the total area of the celestial dome; used as a measure of cloudiness (one okta means that one eighth of the sky is obscured, two oktas that one quarter is obscured, and so on).


lexentry: eng/old_age_pension__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: old age pension
trans_list: jubilación
sense:
A pension paid to people by the state, when they reach a predefined age, to compensate for loss of earnings


lexentry: eng/old_folks'_home__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: old folks' home
trans_list: asilo de ancianos
sense:
(colloquial, sometimes, derogatory, or, humorous) A residential complex for elderly people often equipped with special facilities and care services; especially, a nursing home.


lexentry: eng/old_man__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: old man
trans_list: viejo
sense:
(slang, military) A unit's commanding officer, or the commander of a naval vessel, irrespective of age.


lexentry: eng/old_school__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: old school
trans_list: de la vieja escuela
sense:
(informal, idiomatic) Characteristic of a style, outlook, or method employed in a former era, remembered either as inferior to the current style, or alternately, remembered nostalgically as superior or preferable to the new style, the older denoting something that would be considered out of date or out of fashion to some, but as such, is considered by others as cool and hip.


lexentry: eng/old_school__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: old school
trans_list: vieja escuela
sense:
(informal, idiomatic) A style, way of thinking, or method for accomplishing a task that was employed in a former era, remembered either for its inferiority to the current method, or for its time-honored superiority over the new way.


lexentry: eng/old_wives'_tale__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: old wives' tale
trans_list: cuento de viejas
sense:
A rumour, myth or superstition; something which is almost certainly untrue, despite acceptance by many.


lexentry: eng/old_woman__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: old woman
trans_list: bruja
sense:
(countable, informal, derogatory) A person (irrespective of age or sex) who is always complaining about his or her situation.


lexentry: eng/older_brother__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: older brother
trans_list: hermano mayor | tato | ñaño
sense:
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see older,‎ brother. (This entry is a translation hub.)


lexentry: eng/older_sister__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: older sister
trans_list: hermana mayor | ñaña
sense:
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see older,‎ sister. (This entry is a translation hub.)


lexentry: eng/oleander__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: oleander
trans_list: adelfa
sense:
Nerium oleander, a notoriously poisonous shrub in the dogbane family, Apocynaceae, but nonetheless widely grown as an ornamental, having leathery lance-shaped leaves and deep rose-colored or white flowers.


lexentry: eng/oleic_acid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: oleic acid
trans_list: ácido oleico
sense:
(fatty acid) An unsaturated fatty acid, having 18 carbon atoms and one double bond, found in olive oil and very many other vegetable and animal oils and fats; it is used for making soap, cosmetics etc.


lexentry: eng/oligarchy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: oligarchy
trans_list: oligarquía
sense:
A government run by and for only a few, often the aristocracy, the wealthy, or their friends and associates.


lexentry: eng/oligochaete__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: oligochaete
trans_list: oligoqueto
sense:
Any of various hermaphroditic aquatic and terrestrial annelid worms, of the subclass Oligochaeta, that have single bristles along the body.


lexentry: eng/oligolecty__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: oligolecty
trans_list: oligolectia
sense:
(entomology) The preference of an insect pollinator (chiefly a bee) for pollinating only a few plant species.


lexentry: eng/oligomer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: oligomer
trans_list: oligómero
sense:
(chemistry) A compound intermediate between a monomer and a polymer, normally having a specified number of units between about five and a hundred.


lexentry: eng/oligopoly__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: oligopoly
trans_list: oligopolio
sense:
(economics) An economic condition in which a small number of sellers exert control over the market of a commodity.


lexentry: eng/oligosaccharide__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: oligosaccharide
trans_list: oligosacárido
sense:
(carbohydrate) A polysaccharide of low molecular weight, being a polymer of between three and eight monosaccharide units.


lexentry: eng/olive-backed_pipit__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: olive-backed pipit
trans_list: bisbita de Hodgson
sense:
Anthus hodgsoni, passerine bird of the pipit (Anthus) genus, which breeds across southern, north central and eastern Asia, as well as in the north-eastern European Russia


lexentry: eng/olive_oil__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: olive oil
trans_list: aceite de oliva | aceite olivarero
sense:
A vegetable oil, pressed from olives, and used in cooking and as a salad dressing; it is high in unsaturated fatty acids.


lexentry: eng/olivine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: olivine
trans_list: olivino
sense:
(mineral, geology) Any of a group of olive green magnesium-iron silicate minerals that crystallize in the orthorhombic system.


lexentry: eng/olm__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: olm
trans_list: proteo
sense:
Proteus anguinus, a cave-dwelling neotenous salamander with external gills, found along the coast from northeastern Italy to Montenegro.


lexentry: eng/omasum__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: omasum
trans_list: omaso
sense:
(biology, food) The third compartment of the stomach of a ruminant; the lining of said compartment, regarded as a foodstuff.


lexentry: eng/ombrotrophy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ombrotrophy
trans_list: ombrotrofía
sense:
(biology) The state or condition of receiving water and nutrients only from precipitation rather than streams or springs.


lexentry: eng/ombudsman__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ombudsman
trans_list: defensor del pueblo | mediador
sense:
An appointed official whose duty is to investigate complaints, generally on behalf of individuals such as consumers or taxpayers, against institutions such as companies and government departments.


lexentry: eng/omega__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: omega
trans_list: omega
sense:
The twenty-fourth letter of the Classical and the Modern Greek alphabet, and the twenty-eighth letter of the Old and the Ancient Greek alphabet, i.e. the last letter of every Greek alphabet. Uppercase version: Ω; lowercase: ω.


lexentry: eng/omegaverse__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: omegaverse
trans_list: omegaverso
sense:
(fandom) A subgenre of erotic speculative fiction (originating in fan fiction) in which humanity has a dominance hierarchy based on stereotypical wolf pack dynamics, consisting of alphas (dominants), omegas (submissives), and betas (neutrals).


lexentry: eng/omelette__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: omelette
trans_list: tortilla | tortilla francesa
sense:
A dish made with beaten eggs cooked in a frying pan without stirring, flipped over to cook on both sides, and sometimes filled or topped with other foodstuffs, for example cheese or chives.


lexentry: eng/omen__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: omen
trans_list: presagio
sense:
Something which portends or is perceived to portend either a good or evil event or circumstance in the future, or which causes a foreboding; a portent or augury.


lexentry: eng/omission__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: omission
trans_list: omisión
sense:
(countable) An instance of those acts, or the thing left out thereby; something deleted or left out.


lexentry: eng/omission__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: omission
trans_list: omisión
sense:
(grammar) The shortening of a word or phrase, using an apostrophe ( ' ) to replace the missing letters, often used to approximate the sound of speech or a specific dialect.


lexentry: eng/ommatidium__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ommatidium
trans_list: omatidio
sense:
(zoology) One of the conical substructures which make up the eyes of invertebrates with compound eyes.


lexentry: eng/omnibenevolent__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: omnibenevolent
trans_list: omnibenevolente | todobenevolente
sense:
All-loving, or infinitely good, usually in reference to a deity or supernatural being, for example, God.


lexentry: eng/omnibus__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: omnibus
trans_list: compilación
sense:
An anthology of previously released material linked together by theme or author, especially in book form.


lexentry: eng/omnibus__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: omnibus
trans_list: antología semanal
sense:
A broadcast programme consisting of all of the episodes of a serial that have been shown in the previous week.


lexentry: eng/omnipresence__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: omnipresence
trans_list: omnipresencia
sense:
The ability to be, or the characteristic of being, at all places at the same time (usually only attributed to God).


lexentry: eng/on__Preposition__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: on
trans_list: sobre | acerca de
sense:
Denoting performance or action by contact with the surface, upper part, or outside of anything; hence, by means of; with.


lexentry: eng/on__Preposition__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: on
trans_list: sobre | en
sense:
With verbs describing an action of hitting, rubbing, scratching, binding against, etc., designates the thing impacted or contacted.


lexentry: eng/on__Preposition__1
sense_num: 31
written_rep: on
trans_list: en
sense:
To the account or detriment of; denoting imprecation or invocation, or coming to, falling, or resting upon.


lexentry: eng/on_a_dime__Prepositional_phrase__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: on a dime
trans_list: por el canto de un duro
sense:
(US) Within a very short distance; especially, with agile precision in a very small space and suddenly.


lexentry: eng/on_a_first-name_basis__Adverb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: on a first-name basis
trans_list: tutear
sense:
(idiom) Having enough familiarity with another person to call them by their first name, as opposed to their surname.


lexentry: eng/on_foot__Prepositional_phrase__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: on foot
trans_list: a pie
sense:
On one's feet; walking, jogging or running but not in a vehicle or on the back of an animal. [from 10th c.]


lexentry: eng/on_pain_of__Preposition__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: on pain of
trans_list: so pena de
sense:
Used to warn of consequences if a specified act is done or not done: subject to the punishment of (some penalty); or (generally) subject to the circumstance of (some thing).


lexentry: eng/on_the_Q.T.__Prepositional_phrase__1
sense_num: 01
sense: (idiomatic) Quietly; in a secretive manner; clandestinely.
written_rep: on the Q.T.
trans_list:
a cencerros tapados | a hurtadillas | a la chita callando | como quien no quiere la cosa | de extranjis | de tapadillo


lexentry: eng/on_the_bias__Prepositional_phrase__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: on the bias
trans_list: al bies
sense:
(textiles) Describing the method of cutting fabric diagonally across the grain (so as to make the clothing cling to the body)


lexentry: eng/on_the_blink__Prepositional_phrase__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: on the blink
trans_list: haberse ido al traste
sense:
(UK, AU, informal) functioning erratically, malfunctioning; not working or not working well. Usually refers to a mechanical or electrical device.


lexentry: eng/on_the_cheap__Prepositional_phrase__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: on the cheap
trans_list: de baratillo
sense:
(informal) Too cheaply or economically, inexpensive and affordable to the point of substandard quality.


lexentry: eng/on_the_face_of_it__Prepositional_phrase__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: on the face of it
trans_list: a priori
sense:
(idiomatic) Seemingly; to all appearances; as far as can be seen or determined without deeper investigation or analysis.


lexentry: eng/on_the_fritz__Prepositional_phrase__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: on the fritz
trans_list: arruinado
sense:
(of electrical or mechanical appliances, idiomatic, Northern US) Out of order; malfunctioning; broken.


lexentry: eng/on_the_ropes__Prepositional_phrase__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: on the ropes
trans_list: contra las cuerdas
sense:
(boxing, professional wrestling) Leaning against the ropes of the boxing ring, as when exhausted and nearing defeat or collapse.


lexentry: eng/on_the_shelf__Prepositional_phrase__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: on the shelf
trans_list: quedarse para vestir santos
sense:
(idiomatic, especially of a woman) Unmarried, typically through lack of interest from potential spouses.


lexentry: eng/onager__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: onager
trans_list: onagro
sense:
The Asiatic wild ass or hemione (Equus hemionus), an animal of the horse family native to Asia; specifically, the Persian onager, Persian wild ass, or Persian zebra (Equus hemionus onager).


lexentry: eng/onager__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: onager
trans_list: onagro
sense:
(military, historical) A military engine acting like a sling which threw stones from a bag or wooden bucket powered by the torsion from a bundle of ropes or sinews operated by machinery; a torsion catapult.


lexentry: eng/once_in_a_blue_moon__Adverb__1
sense_num: 01
sense: (idiomatic) Very rarely; very infrequently.
written_rep: once in a blue moon
trans_list:
cada muerte de obispo | de Pascuas a Ramos | de ciento a viento | de ciento en viento | de guindas a brevas | de higos a brevas


lexentry: eng/once_upon_a_time__Adverb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: once upon a time
trans_list: érase una vez | había una vez | era una vez
sense:
A long time ago; at some time in the past (a traditional beginning of children's stories, especially fairy tales).


lexentry: eng/oncilla__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: oncilla
trans_list: leopardo tigre | cunaguaro | gato manchado | tigrillo | tigrina
sense:
Leopardus tigrinus, a small spotted felid found in the tropical rainforests of Central and South America.


lexentry: eng/oncogene__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: oncogene
trans_list: oncogén
sense:
(oncology, genetics) Any gene that contributes to the conversion of a normal cell into a cancerous cell when mutated or expressed at high levels.


lexentry: eng/oncology__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: oncology
trans_list: oncología
sense:
The branch of medicine concerned with tumors, including study of their development, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention.


lexentry: eng/one-armed_bandit__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: one-armed bandit
trans_list: tragamonedas
sense:
(originally, US, gambling) A gaming machine having a long arm-like handle at one side that a player pulls down to make reels spin; the player wins money or tokens when certain combinations of symbols line up on these reels.


lexentry: eng/one-child_policy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: one-child policy
trans_list: política del hijo único | política unigénita
sense:
(historical) A policy of population control in China, whereby a married couple is allowed only one child.


lexentry: eng/one-horse_town__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: one-horse town
trans_list: villorrio
sense:
(US, idiomatic) A very small town, especially one of a rural nature and/or offering very few or no attractions.


lexentry: eng/one-night_stand__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: one-night stand
trans_list: representación única
sense:
An occasion when a performer or team of them (especially in vaudeville) expects to perform at a theater for a single evening.


lexentry: eng/one-night_stand__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: one-night stand
trans_list: aventura de una noche | amante de una noche | representación única
sense:
(idiomatic) A single sexual encounter between two individuals, where at least one of the partners has no immediate intention or expectation of establishing a longer-term sexual or romantic relationship. As the phrase implies, the relationship lasts for only one night.


lexentry: eng/one-off__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: one-off
trans_list: borrador
sense:
(idiomatic, Commonwealth) Something that is done, created, etc. only once, and often quickly, simply, or improvisationally.


lexentry: eng/one-way_mirror__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: one-way mirror
trans_list: espejo simulado
sense:
A mirror reflecting images on one side and transparent on the other, often used by the police during interrogations.


lexentry: eng/one_and_all__Pronoun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: one and all
trans_list: todos
sense:
(idiomatic) The entire set of persons or things within a given domain, considered both as separate individuals and collectively.


lexentry: eng/one_another__Pronoun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: one another
trans_list: el uno al otro
sense:
(reciprocal pronoun) Used of a reciprocal relationship among a group of two or more people or things; compare each other.


lexentry: eng/one_for_all,_all_for_one__Phrase__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: one for all, all for one
trans_list: uno para todos, todos para uno
sense:
Each individual should act for the benefit of the group, and the group should act for the benefit of each individual.


lexentry: eng/one_hair_of_a_woman_can_draw_more_than_a_hundred_pair_of_oxen__Proverb__1
sense_num: 01
sense: Women have great influence on their male partners or husbands and can have anything done for them.
written_rep: one hair of a woman can draw more than a hundred pair of oxen
trans_list:
dos tetas tiran más que dos carretas | tiran más dos tetas que dos carretas | un pelo de concha tira más que una yunta de bueyes


lexentry: eng/one_o'clock__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: one o'clock
trans_list: la una
sense:
(In both the 12-hour clock and the 24-hour clock) The start of the second hour of the day; 1:00 a.m. (01:00).


lexentry: eng/one_should_be_so_lucky__Phrase__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: one should be so lucky
trans_list: no caerá esa breva
sense:
(informal, sarcastic) It is highly doubtful: indicating that something is not likely to happen to the person specified.


lexentry: eng/one_swallow_does_not_a_summer_make__Proverb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: one swallow does not a summer make
trans_list: una golondrina no hace verano
sense:
One instance of an event (such as the arrival of a single bird) does not necessarily indicate a trend.


lexentry: eng/oneirism__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: oneirism
trans_list: onirismo
sense:
(psychiatry) A state of abnormal consciousness in which dream-like experiences and hallucinations happen while awake.


lexentry: eng/onerous__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: onerous
trans_list: oneroso
sense:
Imposing or constituting a physical, mental, or figurative load which can be borne only with effort; burdensome.


lexentry: eng/onion_dome__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: onion dome
trans_list: cúpula acebollada
sense:
(architecture) An onion-shaped dome, characteristic of august buildings in Moghul and Russian architecture


lexentry: eng/onside__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: onside
trans_list: a favor
sense:
(sports) Not in an offside position; In the part of the playing area where one can legally play the ball, puck, etc.


lexentry: eng/ontologist__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ontologist
trans_list: ontologista
sense:
(philosophy) A scholar or theorist of ontology, or an adherent of a particular ontological doctrine.


lexentry: eng/ontology__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ontology
trans_list: ontología
sense:
(uncountable, philosophy) The branch of metaphysics that addresses the nature or essential characteristics of being and of things that exist; the study of being qua being.


lexentry: eng/ontology__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: ontology
trans_list: ontología
sense:
(countable, computer science, information science) A structure of concepts or entities within a domain, organized by relationships; a system model.


lexentry: eng/onychophoran__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: onychophoran
trans_list: onicóforo
sense:
(zoology) Any of many wormlike carnivorous ecdysozoan animals of the phylum Onychophora. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/oodles__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: oodles
trans_list: pasta
sense:
(originally, US, informal) Chiefly followed by of: an unspecified large amount, number, or quantity; lots, tons.


lexentry: eng/oolite__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: oolite
trans_list: oolito
sense:
(geology) A rock consisting of spherical grains within a mineral cortex accreted around a nucleus, often of quartz grains.


lexentry: eng/oosphere__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: oosphere
trans_list: oósfera
sense:
(botany, mycology) A large nonmotile egg cell, especially of an alga or fungus, formed in an oogonium and ready for fertilization.


lexentry: eng/ooze__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ooze
trans_list: licor de curtido
sense:
Tanning liquor, an aqueous extract of vegetable matter (tanbark, sumac, etc.) in a tanning vat used to tan leather.


lexentry: eng/op-ed__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: op-ed
trans_list: artículo de opinión | página de opinión
sense:
A newspaper page containing signed articles by commentators expressing viewpoints that may not agree with those espoused by the editorial board, traditionally printed opposite the editorial page.


lexentry: eng/opal__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: opal
trans_list: ópalo
sense:
(mineral) A mineral consisting, like quartz, of silica, but inferior to quartz in hardness and specific gravity, of the chemical formula SiO2·nH2O.


lexentry: eng/open-mid__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: open-mid
trans_list: semiabierto
sense:
(phonetics, of a vowel) pronounced with the tongue in a position approximately one-third of the way between an open and a close vowel


lexentry: eng/open-pit_mine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: open-pit mine
trans_list: mina a tajo abierto
sense:
A type of mine where rock or minerals are extracted from the earth by their removal from an open pit or borrow.


lexentry: eng/open-plan_kitchen__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: open-plan kitchen
trans_list: cocina abierta | cocina americana
sense:
A kitchen without walls separating it from the rest of house. Typically, this includes the dining room and living room, and is often collectively called the great room.


lexentry: eng/open__Adjective__1
sense_num: 10
written_rep: open
trans_list: abierto
sense:
(mathematics, topology, of a set) Which is part of a predefined collection of subsets of X, that defines a topological space on X.


lexentry: eng/open__Verb__1
sense_num: 17
written_rep: open
trans_list: abrir
sense:
(computing, transitive, intransitive) To connect to a resource (a file, document, etc.) for viewing or editing.


lexentry: eng/open_book__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: open book
trans_list: libro abierto
sense:
(idiomatic) A person who through naivete responds candidly to questions or openly displays their emotions or intentions.


lexentry: eng/open_city__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: open city
trans_list: ciudad abierta
sense:
(military, international law) A city which has announced it has abandoned all defensive efforts, generally in the event of the imminent capture.


lexentry: eng/open_letter__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: open letter
trans_list: carta abierta
sense:
A letter addressed to one person, or more, but published (as for example in a newspaper) for the public to read.


lexentry: eng/open_relationship__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: open relationship
trans_list: relación abierta
sense:
A romantic and/or sexual relationship in which the people involved are permitted or tolerated to be available to have additional simultaneous romantic and/or sexual relationships.


lexentry: eng/open_season__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: open season
trans_list: temporada de caza
sense:
(hunting, sometimes, followed by on or for to designate the kind of animal hunted) A period of time during the calendar year when authorities within a jurisdiction permit the unrestricted hunting of one or more kinds of animal wildlife.


lexentry: eng/open_set__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: open set
trans_list: abierto
sense:
(topology) Informally, a set such that the target point of a movement by a small amount in any direction from any point in the set is still in the set; exemplified by a full circle without its boundary.


lexentry: eng/open_up__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: open up
trans_list: abrirse
sense:
(intransitive) To reveal oneself; to share personal information about oneself; to become communicative.


lexentry: eng/open_water__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: open water
trans_list: aguas abiertas
sense:
In a river, pond, or other small body of water, an area of surface unobstructed by aquatic vegetation, boulders, and the like, adequate for navigation or swimming.


lexentry: eng/open_world__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: open world
trans_list: mundo abierto
sense:
(video games, also, attributive) A gameworld that the player may traverse freely, rather than being restricted to certain predefined areas and quests. [from early 21st c.]


lexentry: eng/openbill__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: openbill
trans_list: picotenaza
sense:
Either of two species of bird in the genus Anastomus of the stork family Ciconiidae, with a distinctive gap between the mandibles of the closed bill.


lexentry: eng/opencast__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: opencast
trans_list: a cielo abierto
sense:
(chiefly, British) Of or pertaining to strip mining, in which material is removed from a surface that has been exposed


lexentry: eng/openness__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: openness
trans_list: apertura
sense:
Accommodating attitude or opinion, as in receptivity to new ideas, behaviors, cultures, peoples, environments, experiences, etc., different from the familiar, conventional, traditional, or one's own.


lexentry: eng/openness__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: openness
trans_list: apertura
sense:
The degree to which a person, group, organization, institution, or society exhibits this liberal attitude or opinion.


lexentry: eng/opera_glasses__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: opera glasses
trans_list: gemelos de teatro
sense:
One or more pairs of small low-powered binoculars for use by members of the audience at a theatrical performance.


lexentry: eng/operate__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: operate
trans_list: operar | obrar | trabajar
sense:
(transitive, or, intransitive) To perform a work or labour; to exert power or strength, physical or mechanical; to act.


lexentry: eng/operate__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: operate
trans_list: controlar | operar | influir | manipular | trabajar
sense:
(intransitive) To produce an appropriate physical effect; to issue in the result designed by nature; especially (medicine) to take appropriate effect on the human system.


lexentry: eng/operate__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: operate
trans_list: operar
sense:
(medicine, transitive, or, intransitive) To perform some manual act upon a human body in a methodical manner, and usually with instruments, with a view to restore soundness or health, as in amputation, lithotomy, etc.


lexentry: eng/operate__Verb__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: operate
trans_list: controlar | especular | manipular
sense:
(transitive, or, intransitive) To deal in stocks or any commodity with a view to speculative profits.


lexentry: eng/operating_system__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: operating system
trans_list: sistema operativo
sense:
(computing, software) Software for controlling the allocation and use of various hardware resources (memory, CPU time, disk space, input and output devices) to tasks and remote terminals.


lexentry: eng/operating_theatre__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: operating theatre
trans_list: quirófano
sense:
A room in a hospital used for performing surgery (originally designed for operations in front of observers).


lexentry: eng/operation__Noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: operation
trans_list: operación
sense:
(computing, logic, mathematics) A procedure for generating a value from one or more other values (the operands)


lexentry: eng/operetta__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: operetta
trans_list: opereta
sense:
(music) A lighter version of opera with a frivolous story and spoken dialogue. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]


lexentry: eng/ophidian__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ophidian
trans_list: ofídico
sense:
Of or pertaining to the suborder Serpentes; of, related to, or characteristic of a snake or serpent.


lexentry: eng/ophthalmologist__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ophthalmologist
trans_list: oftalmólogo | oftalmóloga
sense:
A medical doctor specializing in the eye: deficiencies of vision requiring correction, and diseases. Compare optometrist.


lexentry: eng/opine__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: opine
trans_list: opinar
sense:
(intransitive, transitive) To express an opinion; to state as an opinion; to suppose, consider (that).


lexentry: eng/opinion__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: opinion
trans_list: opinión | parecer | apreciación | concepto | consideración | juicio
sense:
A belief, judgment or perspective that a person has formed, either through objective or subjective reasoning, about a topic, issue, person or thing.


lexentry: eng/opinion__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: opinion
trans_list: conclusiones
sense:
(European Union, _, law) A judicial opinion delivered by an Advocate General to the European Court of Justice where he or she proposes a legal solution to the cases for which the court is responsible.


lexentry: eng/opinion_piece__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: opinion piece
trans_list: folletín
sense:
(journalism) An article in which the author expresses his or her personal opinion on a given subject.


lexentry: eng/opium__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: opium
trans_list: opio | anfión
sense:
(uncountable) A yellow-brown, addictive narcotic drug obtained from the dried juice of unripe pods of the opium poppy, Papaver somniferum, and containing alkaloids such as morphine, codeine, and papaverine.


lexentry: eng/opossum__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: opossum
trans_list: zarigüeya | tlacuache | carachupa | chucha | comadreja | faro
sense:
Any American marsupial of the family Didelphidae. The common species of the United States is Didelphis virginiana.


lexentry: eng/opponent__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: opponent
trans_list: adversario | oponente | antagonista | contrincante | opositor
sense:
One who opposes another; one who works or takes a position against someone or something; one who attempts to stop the progress of someone or something.


lexentry: eng/opportunism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: opportunism
trans_list: oportunismo | pancismo
sense:
The practice of taking advantage of any situations or people to achieve an end, often with no regard for principles or consequences.


lexentry: eng/opportunist__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: opportunist
trans_list: oportunista | vela güira | aprovechado | aprovechón | encajoso | pancista
sense:
Someone who takes advantage of any opportunity to advance their own situation, placing expediency above principle.


lexentry: eng/opportunity_cost__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: opportunity cost
trans_list: coste de oportunidad | costo alternativo | costo de oportunidad
sense:
(economics) The cost of an opportunity forgone (and the loss of the benefits that could be received from that opportunity); the most valuable forgone alternative.


lexentry: eng/opportunity_makes_a_thief__Proverb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: opportunity makes a thief
trans_list: en arca abierta el justo peca | la ocasión hace ladrón
sense:
Less common version of opportunity makes the thief: People are more likely to steal something if presented with a convenient opportunity to do so.


lexentry: eng/oppose__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: oppose
trans_list: oponer
sense:
To attempt to stop the progression of; to resist or antagonize by physical means, or by arguments, etc.; to contend against.


lexentry: eng/opposite_number__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: opposite number
trans_list: colega
sense:
(idiomatic) A person who holds a position in an organization that corresponds to that held by another person in another organization; a counterpart


lexentry: eng/opposite_side__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: opposite side
trans_list: adversario
sense:
A side, party (e.g. a team or armed force) seen as adversary, enemy etc. opposite one (or more) other(s), as in a battle or team sports competition.


lexentry: eng/opposition__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: opposition
trans_list: oposición
sense:
(astronomy) The apparent relative position of two celestial bodies when one is at an angle of 180 degrees from the other as seen from the Earth.


lexentry: eng/opposition__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: opposition
trans_list: oposición
sense:
(chess) A position in which the player on the move must yield with his king allowing his opponent to advance with his own king.


lexentry: eng/opprobrium__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: opprobrium
trans_list: oprobio | oprobrio
sense:
Disgrace or bad reputation arising from exceedingly shameful behaviour; ignominy. [from late 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/oprichnina__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: oprichnina
trans_list: opríchnina
sense:
(historical) The period of Russian history between 1565 and 1572 during which Tsar Ivan the Terrible instituted a domestic policy of secret police, mass repressions, public executions, and confiscation of land from Russian aristocrats.


lexentry: eng/opsonin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: opsonin
trans_list: opsonina
sense:
Any chemical produced by the body, including antibodies and complement proteins, that causes a pathogen to be more susceptible to phagocytosis.


lexentry: eng/opt-in__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: opt-in
trans_list: de adhesión
sense:
The property of having to choose explicitly to join or permit something; a decision having the default option being exclusion or avoidance; used particularly with regard to mailing lists and advertising.


lexentry: eng/opt-out__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: opt-out
trans_list: de exclusión
sense:
Of a selection, the property of having to choose explicitly to avoid or forbid something; a decision having the default option being inclusion or permission; used particularly with regard to mailing lists and advertisement.


lexentry: eng/optic_nerve__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: optic nerve
trans_list: nervio óptico
sense:
(neuroanatomy) Each of the second pair of cranial nerves that carry visual information from the retina to the brain.


lexentry: eng/optical_character_recognition__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: optical character recognition
trans_list: reconocimiento óptico de caracteres
sense:
(computing) The electronic identification and digital encoding of printed or handwritten characters by means of an optical scanner and specialized software.


lexentry: eng/optical_disc__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: optical disc
trans_list: disco óptico
sense:
(computer hardware) A modern data storage medium consisting of a flat disc read mechanically by illumination with laser light, including the Laserdisc, compact disc, DVD, and Blu-ray.


lexentry: eng/optical_fibre__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: optical fibre
trans_list: fibra óptica
sense:
(British spelling) A thin, transparent, flexible fibre, made of glass or plastic, used for transmitting light.


lexentry: eng/optimistic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: optimistic
trans_list: optimista
sense:
(computing) Allowing other processes to perform transactions on the same data at the same time, and checking for conflicts only when changes need to be written back.


lexentry: eng/optimization__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: optimization
trans_list: optimización
sense:
The design and operation of a system or process to make it as good as possible in some defined sense.


lexentry: eng/option__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: option
trans_list: opción financiera | opciones
sense:
(finance, legal) A contract giving the holder the right to buy or sell an asset at a set strike price; can apply to financial market transactions, or to ordinary transactions for tangible assets such as a residence or automobile. [from mid-18th c.]


lexentry: eng/optography__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: optography
trans_list: optografía
sense:
The production of an optogram on the retina by the photochemical action of light on the visual purple; the fixation of an image in the eye.


lexentry: eng/optometrist__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: optometrist
trans_list: optometrista | optómetra
sense:
A person trained and skilled in examining and testing the eyes for defects, in order to prescribe corrective lenses or treatment.


lexentry: eng/opus__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: opus
trans_list: obra
sense:
(music) A work of music or set of works with a specified rank in an ordering of a composer's complete published works.


lexentry: eng/or__Conjunction__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: or
trans_list: o | u
sense:
(logic) An operator denoting the disjunction of two propositions or truth values. There are two forms, the inclusive or and the exclusive or.


lexentry: eng/or_bust__Phrase__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: or bust
trans_list: o nada
sense:
(chiefly, US, informal) Used to indicate one's intention to do everything possible to achieve a goal, with failure being the only alternative.


lexentry: eng/oral_cavity__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: oral cavity
trans_list: cavidad bucal
sense:
(anatomy) The cavity of the mouth, especially the part of the mouth behind the gums and teeth that is bounded above by the hard and soft palates and below by the tongue and by the mucous membrane connecting it with the inner part of the mandible.


lexentry: eng/oralization__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: oralization
trans_list: oralización
sense:
(chiefly, US) The act or an act of oralizing; the act or an act of turning something written into something oral.


lexentry: eng/oralize__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: oralize
trans_list: oralizar
sense:
(chiefly, US) To speak out something that is written, to turn something written into something oral.


lexentry: eng/orange__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: orange
trans_list: naranjo | naranja
sense:
(countable) An evergreen tree of the genus Citrus such as Citrus sinensis which yields oranges (the fruit).


lexentry: eng/orange__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: orange
trans_list: naranja | china
sense:
(countable) Any round citrus fruit with a yellow-red colour when ripe and a sour-sweet taste; the fruit of the orange tree.


lexentry: eng/orange_peel__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: orange peel
trans_list: piel de naranja
sense:
An uneven surface resembling orange peel, especially cellulite or an imperfect finish on a spray-painted object such as a car.


lexentry: eng/orangutan__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: orangutan
trans_list: orangután | pongo
sense:
Any of three species of arboreal anthropoid ape, characterised by their shaggy reddish-brown coat and long arms, which comprise the genus Pongo; Pongo pygmaeus of Borneo, Pongo abelii of Sumatra or Pongo tapanuliensis of South Tapanuli (in Sumatra).


lexentry: eng/orans__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: orans
trans_list: orante
sense:
(arts, Christianity) A figure in an attitude of prayer, usually standing, with the elbows close to the sides of the body and with the hands outstretched sideways, palms up.


lexentry: eng/oration__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: oration
trans_list: oración
sense:
(Catholicism) A specific form of short, solemn prayer said by the president of the liturgical celebration on behalf of the people.


lexentry: eng/oratorio__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: oratorio
trans_list: oratorio
sense:
(music) A musical composition, often based on a religious theme; similar to opera but with no costume, scenery or acting.


lexentry: eng/orbicularis_oculi__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: orbicularis oculi
trans_list: músculo orbicular de los párpados | orbicular de los párpados
sense:
(muscle) A muscle of the face that encircles the orbit and passes through the eyelids, serving to close the eye.


lexentry: eng/orbit__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: orbit
trans_list: órbita
sense:
(pinball) A path for the ball on the outer edge of the playfield, usually connected so that the ball entering in one end will come out of the other.


lexentry: eng/orbital__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: orbital
trans_list: orbital
sense:
(physics) A specification of the energy and probability density of one or more electrons at any point in an atom or molecule, and can be represented as a wave function.


lexentry: eng/orc__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: orc
trans_list: orco
sense:
(fantasy, mythology) A mythical evil monstrous humanoid creature, usually quite aggressive and often green. [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/orchestra__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: orchestra
trans_list: orquesta | orquestra
sense:
(music) A large group of musicians who play together on various instruments, usually including some from strings, woodwind, brass and/or percussion; the instruments played by such a group.


lexentry: eng/orchestra__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: orchestra
trans_list: orquesta | orquestra
sense:
A semicircular space in front of the stage used by the chorus in Ancient Greek and Hellenistic theatres.


lexentry: eng/orchestra__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: orchestra
trans_list: orquesta | orquestra
sense:
The area in a theatre or concert hall where the musicians sit, immediately in front of and below the stage, sometimes (also) used by other performers.


lexentry: eng/orchestra_pit__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: orchestra pit
trans_list: foso de orquesta
sense:
(performing arts) A sunken area in front of a stage in which musicians, largely hidden from view, play music to accompany stage performances.


lexentry: eng/orchid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: orchid
trans_list: orquídea
sense:
A plant of the orchid family (Orchidaceae), bearing unusually-shaped flowers of beautiful colours. [mid-19th c.]


lexentry: eng/orda__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: orda
trans_list: chusma
sense:
(historical) A political and military organizational structure used by Turkic and Mongol peoples, sometimes referred to as a horde.


lexentry: eng/ordain__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: ordain
trans_list: ordenar | ordinar | tonsurar
sense:
(religion) To admit into the ministry, for example as a priest, bishop, minister or Buddhist monk, or to authorize as a rabbi.


lexentry: eng/ordeal__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: ordeal
trans_list: ordalía | prueba del fuego
sense:
A trial in which the accused was subjected to a dangerous test (such as ducking in water), divine authority deciding the guilt of the accused. (See w:Trial by ordeal on Wikipedia.Wikipedia)


lexentry: eng/order__Noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: order
trans_list: orden | mandato
sense:
(countable) A group of religious adherents, especially monks or nuns, set apart within their religion by adherence to a particular rule or set of principles.


lexentry: eng/order__Noun__1
sense_num: 10
written_rep: order
trans_list: orden
sense:
(countable) A decoration, awarded by a government, a dynastic house, or a religious body to an individual, usually for distinguished service to a nation or to humanity.


lexentry: eng/order__Noun__1
sense_num: 11
written_rep: order
trans_list: orden
sense:
(countable, biology, taxonomy) A category in the classification of organisms, ranking below class and above family; a taxon at that rank.


lexentry: eng/order__Noun__1
sense_num: 12
written_rep: order
trans_list: orden
sense:
A number of things or persons arranged in a fixed or suitable place, or relative position; a rank; a row; a grade; especially, a rank or class in society; a distinct character, kind, or sort.


lexentry: eng/order__Noun__1
sense_num: 20
written_rep: order
trans_list: orden
sense:
(graph theory, of a graph) The number of vertices in the graph (i.e. the set-theoretic order of the set of vertices of the graph).


lexentry: eng/order_of_knighthood__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: order of knighthood
trans_list: orden
sense:
An order which (at least mainly) consists of members who receive and/or most have the knighthood, hence constitutes an honorific brotherhood (in modern times often open to both genders, in rare cases a sisterhood) of knights (and/or, as female equivalent, dames). The hierarchical structure, purpose, activities (in many cases rare and mainly ceremonious), titles and insignia vary widely.


lexentry: eng/order_of_magnitude__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: order of magnitude
trans_list: orden de magnitud
sense:
(mathematics) The class of scale or magnitude of any amount, where each class contains values of a fixed ratio (most often 10) to the class preceding it.


lexentry: eng/ordered_pair__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ordered pair
trans_list: par ordenado
sense:
(set theory) An object containing exactly two elements in a fixed order, so that, when the elements are different, exchanging them gives a different object. Notation: (a, b) or \langle a, b\rangle.


lexentry: eng/ordinal_number__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: ordinal number
trans_list: adjetivo ordinal | ordinal
sense:
(set theory) Such a number generalised to correspond to any cardinal number (the size of some set); formally, the order type of some well-ordered set of some cardinality a, which represents an equivalence class of well-ordered sets (exactly those of cardinality a) under the equivalence relation "existence of an order-preserving bijection".


lexentry: eng/ordinary__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: ordinary
trans_list: pieza
sense:
(heraldry) One of the standard geometric designs placed across the center of a coat of arms, such as a pale or fess. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/ordinate__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ordinate
trans_list: ordenada
sense:
(geometry) The second of the two terms by which a point is referred to, in a system of fixed rectilinear coordinate (Cartesian coordinate) axes.


lexentry: eng/ordoliberalism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ordoliberalism
trans_list: ordoliberalismo
sense:
(economics, politics) A political philosophy that emphasizes the desirability of the government establishing rules to maximize the potential of the free market to produce results.


lexentry: eng/ore__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ore
trans_list: mena | mineral
sense:
Rock or other material that contains valuable or utilitarian materials; primarily a rock containing metals or gems for which it is typically mined and processed.


lexentry: eng/organ__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: organ
trans_list: órgano
sense:
(musical instruments) A musical instrument that has multiple pipes which play when a key is pressed (the pipe organ), or an electronic instrument designed to replicate such.


lexentry: eng/organ_donor__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: organ donor
trans_list: donante de órganos
sense:
A person (living or dead) from whom an organ is removed in order to be transplanted into another person.


lexentry: eng/organ_gun__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: organ gun
trans_list: cañón de órgano | ribadoquín
sense:
(firearm, historical) A large, portable firearm normally supported by wheels, in which bullets may be fired from a row of several tubes in succession; it was chiefly used from the 14th to the 17th century.


lexentry: eng/organ_harvesting__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: organ harvesting
trans_list: transplante de órganos
sense:
The removal, preservation and use of human organs and tissue from the bodies of the recently deceased to be used in surgical transplants on the living.


lexentry: eng/organelle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: organelle
trans_list: orgánulo | organelo | elemento celular
sense:
(cytology) A specialized structure found inside cells that carries out a specific life process (e.g. ribosomes, vacuoles).


lexentry: eng/organic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: organic
trans_list: orgánico | biológico | ecológico
sense:
(agriculture) Of food or food products, grown in an environment free from artificial agrichemicals, and possibly certified by a regulatory body. [from 1942]


lexentry: eng/organic_chemistry__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: organic chemistry
trans_list: química orgánica
sense:
(chemistry) The chemistry of organic compounds (that is, chemical compounds with carbon atoms in a covalent bond).


lexentry: eng/organigram__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: organigram
trans_list: organigrama
sense:
(management) A graphical representation of the structure of an organization, showing groups and departments and their interconnections and inter-responsibilities


lexentry: eng/organism__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: organism
trans_list: organismo | ser vivo
sense:
Something with many separate interdependent parts, seen as being like a living thing; an organic system. [from 18th c.]


lexentry: eng/organization_chart__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: organization chart
trans_list: organigrama
sense:
(management) A graphic display of reporting relationships in an organization, sometimes displaying position titles and position holders.


lexentry: eng/organize__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: organize
trans_list: organizar
sense:
(transitive) To constitute in parts, each having a special function, act, office, or relation; to systematize.


lexentry: eng/organized_crime__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: organized crime
trans_list: crimen organizado | hampa
sense:
A large criminal organization, or a group of such organizations, that deals in illegal goods and services.


lexentry: eng/organochlorine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: organochlorine
trans_list: organoclorado
sense:
(organic compound) Any of very many chlorine substituted organic compounds, many of which are solvents or insecticides etc.


lexentry: eng/organography__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: organography
trans_list: organografía
sense:
(biology) The scientific description of the structure and function of the organs of living organisms.


lexentry: eng/organophosphate__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: organophosphate
trans_list: organofosfato
sense:
(chemistry) Any ester of phosphoric acid or its derivatives, especially one used as an insecticide or herbicide.


lexentry: eng/orgasm__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: orgasm
trans_list: orgasmo
sense:
A rush of sexual excitement; now specifically, the climax or peak of sexual pleasure, which occurs during sexual activity and which in males may include ejaculation and in females vaginal contractions. [from 18th c.]


lexentry: eng/oriel__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: oriel
trans_list: saledizo
sense:
(architecture) A large polygonal recess in a building, such as a bay window, forming a protrusion on the outer wall.


lexentry: eng/orient__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: orient
trans_list: orientar
sense:
(transitive, by extension) To align or place (a person or object) so that his, her, or its east side, north side, etc., is positioned toward the corresponding points of the compass; (specifically, surveying) to rotate (a map attached to a plane table) until the line of direction between any two of its points is parallel to the corresponding direction in nature.


lexentry: eng/orient__Verb__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: orient
trans_list: orientar
sense:
(transitive, often, reflexive, figuratively) To familiarize (oneself or someone) with a circumstance or situation.


lexentry: eng/orientalism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: orientalism
trans_list: orientalismo
sense:
(arts, architecture, literature) The tendency to represent eastern subjects, to assume stylistical characteristics original of the East.


lexentry: eng/orientation__Noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: orientation
trans_list: orientación
sense:
(education) Events to orient new students at a school; events to help new students become familiar with a school.


lexentry: eng/original__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: original
trans_list: original
sense:
An object or other creation (e.g. narrative work) from which all later copies and variations are derived.


lexentry: eng/original_sin__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: original sin
trans_list: pecado original
sense:
(Christianity) The state of sinfulness, present in each human from birth, which is a result of Adam's disobedience.


lexentry: eng/originate__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: originate
trans_list: originar
sense:
(transitive) To cause (someone or something) to be; to bring (someone or something) into existence; to produce or initiate a person or thing. [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/originate__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: originate
trans_list: originar | originarse
sense:
(intransitive) To come into existence; to have origin or beginning; to spring, be derived (from, with). [from 18th c.]


lexentry: eng/oriole__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: oriole
trans_list: oropéndola | bolsero | turpial
sense:
Any of various colourful passerine birds, the New World orioles from the family Icteridae and the Old World orioles from the family Oriolidae.


lexentry: eng/orisha__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: orisha
trans_list: oricha | orisha
sense:
A divine entity in Yoruba religion that possesses the supernatural capability of reflecting some of the manifestations of Olódùmarè


lexentry: eng/orlop__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: orlop
trans_list: sollado
sense:
(nautical) The platform over the hold of a ship that makes up the fourth or lowest deck, hence in full called orlop deck, especially of a warship.


lexentry: eng/ornament__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: ornament
trans_list: ornamento musical | ornamento
sense:
(music) A musical flourish that is unnecessary to the overall melodic or harmonic line, but serves to decorate that line.


lexentry: eng/ornery__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ornery
trans_list: intratable | terco
sense:
(originally, and, chiefly, US, especially, Appalachia, informal) Disagreeable, stubborn, and troublesome to deal with; cantankerous.


lexentry: eng/ornithine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ornithine
trans_list: ornitina
sense:
(amino acid, organic compound) An amino acid, 2,5-diaminopentanoic acid, that is not present in protein, but is an intermediate in the biosynthesis of urea.


lexentry: eng/ornithosis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ornithosis
trans_list: ornitosis
sense:
(medicine) A zoonotic infectious disease (of birds) caused by a bacterium called Chlamydia psittaci, it can be transmitted to humans and other animals. When carried by any species of bird belonging to the Psittacidae family (parrots), it is called psittacosis or parrot fever.


lexentry: eng/orotic_acid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: orotic acid
trans_list: ácido orótico
sense:
(biochemistry) A crystalline acid which was discovered in milk and is a growth factor for various microorganisms (as Lactobacillus bulgaricus) and an intermediate in pyrimidine biosynthesis; uracil-6-carboxylic acid, C5H4N2O4.


lexentry: eng/orotund__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: orotund
trans_list: sonoro
sense:
Of a voice: characterized by clarity, fullness, smoothness, and strength of sound; hence, of a person: having a clear, full, and strong voice, appropriate for public speaking, reading aloud, etc.


lexentry: eng/orphan_work__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: orphan work
trans_list: obra huérfana
sense:
(copyright) A copyright-protected work for which rightsholders are positively indeterminate or uncontactable.


lexentry: eng/orphrey__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: orphrey
trans_list: orofrés
sense:
(Christianity) An embroidered ornamental band or border on an ecclesiastical vestment, altar frontal, etc. [from 15th c.]


lexentry: eng/orpiment__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: orpiment
trans_list: oropimente
sense:
arsenic trisulphide, occurring naturally in crystals or massive deposits, formerly used as a dye or pigment


lexentry: eng/orthoclase__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: orthoclase
trans_list: ortoclasa | ortosa
sense:
(mineral) Potassium aluminum silicate, KAlSi3O8, a common feldspar of igneous, plutonic, and metamorphic rocks. Orthoclase is the main feldspar of pegmatite occurrences, where it is most commonly flesh-colored. Orthoclase is used in the ceramic and glass industries and as a decorative gravel.


lexentry: eng/orthodox__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: orthodox
trans_list: ortodoxo
sense:
Conforming to the accepted, established, or traditional doctrines of a given faith, religion, or ideology. [from 15th c.]


lexentry: eng/orthogenesis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: orthogenesis
trans_list: ortogénesis
sense:
(evolutionary theory, historical) The hypothesis that evolution tends toward a certain goal, at least at some scales.


lexentry: eng/orthogonal__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: orthogonal
trans_list: ortogonal
sense:
Of a pair of elements in an ortholattice: each less than or equal to the orthocomplement of the other.


lexentry: eng/orthogonal__Adjective__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: orthogonal
trans_list: independiente
sense:
(software engineering) Of two or more aspects of a problem, able to be treated separately; of a design, exhibiting consistency and composability.


lexentry: eng/orthographically__Adverb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: orthographically
trans_list: ortográficamente
sense:
(drafting, engineering, manufacturing) Using an orthographic projection (a way of showing three-dimensional objects in two-dimensional engineering drawings).


lexentry: eng/orthography__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: orthography
trans_list: ortografía
sense:
(countable) A method of representing a language or the sounds of language by written symbols; spelling.


lexentry: eng/orthography__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: orthography
trans_list: ortografía
sense:
(uncountable) Correct spelling according to established usage; also (obsolete) pronunciation according to the spelling of a word.


lexentry: eng/orthography__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: orthography
trans_list: ortografía
sense:
(uncountable) The aspect of language study concerned with letters and their sequences in words; the study of spelling.


lexentry: eng/orthohelium__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: orthohelium
trans_list: ortohelio
sense:
(physics) form of the helium atom in which the spins of the two electrons form a triplet state (a state with definite total spin).


lexentry: eng/orthologous__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: orthologous
trans_list: ortólogo
sense:
(genetics, of genes or sequences) Exhibiting orthology; having been separated by a speciation event. Usually while retaining the same function.


lexentry: eng/orthomolecular__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: orthomolecular
trans_list: ortomolecular
sense:
relating to the theory that mental illness is the result of chemical deficiencies, and can be cured with vitamins and the like


lexentry: eng/orthopedics__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: orthopedics
trans_list: ortopedia
sense:
(medicine) The branch of medicine that deals with the prevention or correction of disorders of the bones and associated muscles and joints


lexentry: eng/orthosilicate__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: orthosilicate
trans_list: nesosilicato
sense:
(mineral) Any silicate mineral, such as garnet or olivine, in which the SiO4 tetrahedra do not share oxygen atoms with each other.


lexentry: eng/oscilloscope__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: oscilloscope
trans_list: osciloscopio
sense:
An electronic measuring instrument that creates a visible two-dimensional graph, on a screen, of one or more continuously varying voltages or currents.


lexentry: eng/osmium__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: osmium
trans_list: osmio
sense:
A chemical element (symbol Os) with atomic number 76: a hard, brittle, heavy, bluish-white transition metal found as a trace element in alloys, mostly in platinum ores.


lexentry: eng/osmobiosis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: osmobiosis
trans_list: osmobiosis
sense:
A form of cryptobiosis triggered by increased solute concentration in the solution in which the organism lives.


lexentry: eng/osmoregulation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: osmoregulation
trans_list: osmorregulación
sense:
The homeostatic regulation of osmotic pressure in the body in order to maintain a certain water content (concentration of electrolytes, pH, etc).


lexentry: eng/osmosis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: osmosis
trans_list: ósmosis | osmosis
sense:
(chemistry) The net movement of solvent molecules, usually water, from a region of lower solute concentration to a region of higher solute concentration through a partially permeable membrane.


lexentry: eng/osmotic_pressure__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: osmotic pressure
trans_list: presión osmótica
sense:
(physical chemistry) The hydrostatic pressure exerted by a solution across a semipermeable membrane from a pure solvent; the pressure needed to counteract osmosis.


lexentry: eng/osprey__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: osprey
trans_list: águila pescadora | gavilán pescador | guincho
sense:
A bird of prey (Pandion haliaetus) that feeds on fish and has white underparts and long, narrow wings each ending in four finger-like extensions.


lexentry: eng/osseointegration__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: osseointegration
trans_list: osteointegración
sense:
The direct structural and functional connection between living bone and the surface of a load-bearing artificial implant (typically a prosthetic limb), typically made of titanium


lexentry: eng/ossicone__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ossicone
trans_list: osicono
sense:
Either of the horn-like protuberances on the heads of giraffes and male okapi. Some extinct species in the family bore antler-like ossicones.


lexentry: eng/ossify__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ossify
trans_list: osificar
sense:
(ambitransitive) To transform (or cause to transform) from a softer animal substance into bone; particularly the processes of growth in humans and animals.


lexentry: eng/osso_buco__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: osso buco
trans_list: osobuco | ossobuco
sense:
A northern Italian dish of veal shanks and marrowbones braised in white wine, tomatoes, etc., often served with risotto.


lexentry: eng/ostensive_definition__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ostensive definition
trans_list: definición ostensiva
sense:
(semantics) A process of binding the meaning to the defined term by pointing out examples and counterexamples.


lexentry: eng/osteoarthritis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: osteoarthritis
trans_list: artrosis
sense:
(pathology) A form of arthritis, affecting mainly older people, caused by chronic degeneration of the cartilage and synovial membrane of the joints, leading to pain and stiffness.


lexentry: eng/osteochondrosis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: osteochondrosis
trans_list: osteocondrosis
sense:
(pathology) A family of orthopedic diseases of the joint that occur in children and in rapidly growing animals, characterized by interruption of the blood supply of a bone, necrosis, and regrowth.


lexentry: eng/osteonectin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: osteonectin
trans_list: adiponectina
sense:
(biochemistry) A protein that binds to hydroxyapatite to facilitate the mineralisation of collagen in bones.


lexentry: eng/osteoporosis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: osteoporosis
trans_list: osteoporosis
sense:
(pathology) A disease, occurring especially in women following menopause, in which the bones become extremely porous and are subject to fracture.


lexentry: eng/osteotomy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: osteotomy
trans_list: osteotomía
sense:
(surgery) The surgical procedure of cutting a bone. This is often performed to either lengthen, shorten, or straighten a bone.


lexentry: eng/ostinato__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ostinato
trans_list: ostinato
sense:
(music) A piece of melody, a chord progression, or a bass figure that is repeated over and over as a musical accompaniment.


lexentry: eng/ostmark__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ostmark
trans_list: marco
sense:
(historical) The currency unit of the former German Democratic Republic (aka GDR, DDR, East Germany) until 1990, abbreviated DDM.


lexentry: eng/ostracism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ostracism
trans_list: ostracismo
sense:
(historical) In ancient Athens (and some other cities), the temporary banishment by popular vote of a citizen considered dangerous to the state. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/ostracize__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: ostracize
trans_list: aislar | excluir | marginar
sense:
(by extension) To exclude a person from a community or from society by not communicating with them or by refusing to acknowledge their presence; to refuse to associate with or talk to; to shun. [from mid 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/ostracod__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ostracod
trans_list: ostracod
sense:
Any of many small crustaceans, of the class Ostracoda, that resemble a shrimp enclosed in a bivalve shell.


lexentry: eng/otaku__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: otaku
trans_list: otaku
sense:
(fandom) One with an obsessive interest in something, particularly (originally, _, pejorative) obsessive Japanese fans of anime or manga.


lexentry: eng/other_woman__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: other woman
trans_list: otra
sense:
(informal) A woman who is romantically involved with someone (usually a man) already in a committed relationship with another woman, especially a woman having an affair with a married man.


lexentry: eng/othering__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: othering
trans_list: alteridad | otredad
sense:
(philosophy, politics) : the process of perceiving or portraying someone or something as essentially alien or different.


lexentry: eng/others__Noun__2
sense_num: 02
written_rep: others
trans_list: otros
sense:
Those remaining after one or more people or items have left, or done something else, or been excluded.


lexentry: eng/otolith__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: otolith
trans_list: otolito
sense:
(zoology) A small particle, comprised mainly of calcium carbonate, found in the inner ear of vertebrates, being part of the balance sense.


lexentry: eng/ottava_rima__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ottava rima
trans_list: octava real
sense:
(poetry) An arrangement of stanzas of eight lines in heroic verse, with three rhymes, the first six lines rhyming alternately and the last two forming a couplet (ab ab ab cc).


lexentry: eng/otter__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: otter
trans_list: nutria | lutria
sense:
An aquatic or marine carnivorous mammal in the subfamily Lutrinae of the family Mustelidae, which also includes weasels, polecats, badgers, and others.


lexentry: eng/ottoman__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ottoman
trans_list: diván
sense:
(furniture) An upholstered sofa, without arms or a back, sometimes with a compartment for storing linen etc.


lexentry: eng/ottoman__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: ottoman
trans_list: otomán
sense:
(textiles) A fabric with a pronounced ribbed or corded effect, often made of silk or a mixture of cotton and silk-like yarns.


lexentry: eng/oud__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: oud
trans_list: laúd árabe | ud
sense:
(musical instrument) A short-necked and fretless plucked stringed instrument of the lute family, of Arab and Turkish origin.


lexentry: eng/ouroboros__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ouroboros
trans_list: uróboros
sense:
(mythological creature) A serpent, dragon or worm that eats its own tail, a representation of the continuous cycle of life and death.


lexentry: eng/ourself__Pronoun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ourself
trans_list: a nosotras
sense:
(reflexive pronoun) The reflexive of the royal or editorial we: myself (as used by a monarch, writer or speaker who is referring to themself as we).


lexentry: eng/ourselves__Pronoun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ourselves
trans_list: nos | nosotros
sense:
(reflexive pronoun) Us; the group including the speaker as the object of a verb or preposition when that group also is the subject.


lexentry: eng/ourselves__Pronoun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: ourselves
trans_list: nosotros mismos
sense:
(emphatic) We; intensifies the subject as the group including the speaker, especially to indicate that no one else satisfies the predicate.


lexentry: eng/ouster__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: ouster
trans_list: destitución
sense:
(now, _, chiefly, _, US) Specifically, the forceful removal of a politician or regime from power; coup.


lexentry: eng/out__Adverb__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: out
trans_list: fuera
sense:
(sports) Of the ball or other playing implement, so as to pass or be situated beyond the bounds of the playing area.


lexentry: eng/out__Interjection__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: out
trans_list: fuera
sense:
(procedure word, especially, military) A radio procedure word meaning that the station is finished with its transmission and does not expect a response.


lexentry: eng/out_of_one's_league__Prepositional_phrase__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: out of one's league
trans_list: quedarle grande (algo a alguien)
sense:
In a situation in which one is mismatched with one or more others whose accomplishments, preparedness, or other characteristics are on a significantly higher or lower level than one's own.


lexentry: eng/out_of_practice__Prepositional_phrase__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: out of practice
trans_list: desentrenada | desentrenado
sense:
(of a person) Diminished in proficiency, especially in exercising a skill, due to disuse or a lack of recent experience.


lexentry: eng/out_of_print__Prepositional_phrase__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: out of print
trans_list: agotada
sense:
(publishing) Not available from the publisher (of a printed work, especially a book, or a music release).


lexentry: eng/out_of_step__Prepositional_phrase__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: out of step
trans_list: desfasado
sense:
Not matching the movement of one's feet with that of others, or with an accompanying beat, while marching or walking.


lexentry: eng/out_of_the_frying_pan,_into_the_fire__Prepositional_phrase__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: out of the frying pan, into the fire
sense:
(idiomatic) Move or get from an already bad situation to a worse one; end up in a worse situation when trying to escape from a bad or difficult one.

trans_list:
huir del fuego para caer en las brasas | salir de Guatemala y meterse en Guatepeor | salir de Málaga y entrar en Malagón | éramos pocos y parió la abuela


lexentry: eng/out_of_the_ordinary__Prepositional_phrase__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: out of the ordinary
trans_list: fuera de lo común | fuera de lo normal
sense:
(idiomatic, chiefly in the negative) Unusual or exceptional, especially for the better (often used in the negative).


lexentry: eng/out_on_one's_ear__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: out on one's ear
trans_list: apartar
sense:
(informal) Fired, dismissed or thrown out, especially for some wrongdoing or otherwise with disgrace.


lexentry: eng/outboard_motor__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: outboard motor
trans_list: motor fueraborda
sense:
A detachable and pivotable propulsion unit fitted over the transom of a boat, comprising an engine that drives a propeller.


lexentry: eng/outboast__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: outboast
trans_list: jactarse más que alguien | pavonearse más que alguien
sense:
(transitive) To boast better than another, to make greater claims about oneself than another makes or is able to make.


lexentry: eng/outbuilding__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: outbuilding
trans_list: dependencia
sense:
A building, such as a barn, shed, or garage, that is separate from, but associated with some main building


lexentry: eng/outcome__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: outcome
trans_list: objetivos
sense:
(education) The anticipated or desired results or evidence of a learning experience (often used in the phrase learning outcomes).


lexentry: eng/outcompete__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: outcompete
trans_list: desplazar
sense:
To be more successful than a competitor; especially to thrive in the presence of an organism that is competing for resources.


lexentry: eng/outer_ear__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: outer ear
trans_list: oído externo
sense:
(anatomy) The outer portion of the ear which includes the auricle/pinna and the ear canal and leads to the eardrum.


lexentry: eng/outer_planet__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: outer planet
trans_list: planeta externo
sense:
(astronomy) Any planet of the Solar System whose orbit is located beyond the asteroid belt, i.e., any of Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, or Neptune.


lexentry: eng/outgoing__Adjective__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: outgoing
trans_list: saliente
sense:
(not comparable) Being replaced in office (while still in office but after election has determined that he/she will be replaced).


lexentry: eng/outlier__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: outlier
trans_list: anomalía | anormalidad | irregularidad | rareza
sense:
(statistics) A value in a statistical sample which does not fit a pattern that describes most other data points; specifically, a value that lies 1.5 IQR beyond the upper or lower quartile.


lexentry: eng/outpatient__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: outpatient
trans_list: paciente ambulatoria | paciente ambulatorio
sense:
(healthcare) A patient who receives treatment at a hospital or clinic but is not admitted overnight; a receiver of ambulatory care.


lexentry: eng/output__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: output
trans_list: salida
sense:
(computing) Data sent out of the computer, as to output device such as a monitor or printer, or data sent from one program on the computer to another.


lexentry: eng/outreach__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: outreach
trans_list: actividades de difusión | asistencia comunitaria | ayuda comunitaria | extensión
sense:
The act or practice of visiting and providing services (of a charity, church, or other organization) to people who might not otherwise have access to those services.


lexentry: eng/outrigger__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: outrigger
trans_list: batanga
sense:
(nautical) A long thin timber, pontoon, or other float attached parallel to a canoe or boat by projecting struts as a means of preventing tipping or capsizing.


lexentry: eng/outside__Adverb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: outside
trans_list: fuera | afuera
sense:
To or in the outdoors or outside; to or in an area that is beyond the scope, limits, or borders of a given place.


lexentry: eng/outside__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: outside
trans_list: exterior
sense:
The side of a curved road, racetrack etc. that has the longer arc length; the side of a racetrack furthest from the interior of the course or some other point of reference.


lexentry: eng/outsource__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: outsource
trans_list: externalizar | tercerizar
sense:
(chiefly, US, business, management, transitive) To transfer the management and/or day-to-day execution of a business function to a third-party service provider.


lexentry: eng/ovarian_follicle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ovarian follicle
trans_list: folículo ovárico
sense:
(anatomy) A spherical cellular aggregation found in the ovaries, each of them containing a single oocyte, or an immature ovum.


lexentry: eng/ovary__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ovary
trans_list: ovario
sense:
(anatomy) A female reproductive organ, often paired, that produces ova in most animals, and in mammals, secretes the hormones estrogen and progesterone.


lexentry: eng/over-the-counter__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: over-the-counter
trans_list: de venta directa | de venta libre | sin receta
sense:
(pharmacology, of medicine and other treatments) Legal for sale or distribution without the requirement of a prescription.


lexentry: eng/over-the-counter__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: over-the-counter
trans_list: extrabursátil
sense:
(finance) Involving direct interaction between two parties without an intermediary, and denoting any market where items such as stocks or currency are bought and sold by direct arrangement between counterparties, or through a private broker, rather than on a public stock exchange or other exchange.


lexentry: eng/over__Interjection__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: over
trans_list: cambio
sense:
(procedure word, military) A radio procedure word meaning that the station is finished with its transmission and is expecting a response.


lexentry: eng/over__Preposition__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: over
trans_list: ya llegarle | ya no importarle
sense:
Finished with; done with; from one state to another via a hindrance that must be solved or defeated; or via a third state that represents a significant difference from the first two.


lexentry: eng/over_a_barrel__Prepositional_phrase__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: over a barrel
trans_list: contra la pared
sense:
(idiomatic) In a disadvantageous or helpless situation, especially one in which one may be controlled or victimized.


lexentry: eng/over_and_out__Interjection__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: over and out
trans_list: cambio y corto | cambio y fuera
sense:
(procedure word, idiomatic) Used in films and TV to signal the end of a conversation, especially one conducted by CB radio or the like.


lexentry: eng/overage__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: overage
trans_list: excedente
sense:
A surplus of inventory or capacity or of cash that is greater than the amount in the record of an account.


lexentry: eng/overall__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: overall
trans_list: overol | mono | braga
sense:
(British) A garment worn over other clothing to protect it; a coverall or boiler suit. A garment, for manual labor or for casual wear, often made of a single piece of fabric, with long legs and a bib upper, supported from the shoulders with straps, and having several large pockets and loops for carrying tools.


lexentry: eng/overalls__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: overalls
trans_list: peto | mamelucos | overol | zaragüellos
sense:
(US, Canada, Australia) Loose-fitting pants with supporting cross-straps and a panel of material in the chest (called a bib), often associated with farm work.


lexentry: eng/overcharge__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: overcharge
trans_list: sobregirar
sense:
(ambitransitive) To charge (somebody) more money than the correct amount or to surpass a certain limit while charging a bill.


lexentry: eng/overdo__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: overdo
trans_list: cocer demasiado | pasarse
sense:
To give (someone or something) too much work; to require too much effort or strength of (someone); to use up too much of (something).


lexentry: eng/overfit__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: overfit
trans_list: sobreajustar
sense:
(statistics) To use a statistical model that has too many parameters relative to the size of the sample leading to a good fit with the sample data but a poor fit with new data.


lexentry: eng/overflight__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: overflight
trans_list: sobrevuelo
sense:
The flight of an aircraft over a particular place; used especially to refer to a flight over foreign or enemy territory.


lexentry: eng/overflow_pool__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: overflow pool
trans_list: piscina desbordante
sense:
A type of swimming pool or reflecting pool that has at least one edge over which water overflows, creating a dramatic visual effect.


lexentry: eng/overground__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: overground
trans_list: ferrocarril de cercanía
sense:
(chiefly, London) A commuter rail or similar rail transport system, or a train in such systems, generally running through an urban area largely above ground and faster than an underground or metro with fewer stops.


lexentry: eng/overhang__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: overhang
trans_list: protuberancia
sense:
Anything that overhangs or protrudes over its base, such as a wave immediately before breaking, or a protruding cliff or rock wall.


lexentry: eng/overhang_seat__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: overhang seat
trans_list: asiento de la proyección
sense:
A legislative seat distribution, used to guarantee that a party gets their fair share of seats, when a party is entitled to fewer seats as a result of party votes than it has won constituencies. Additional seats granted to that party would be overhang seats.


lexentry: eng/overhead__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: overhead
trans_list: gastos generales
sense:
(uncountable, business, accounting) The expense of a business not directly assigned to goods or services provided.


lexentry: eng/overhead__Noun__1
sense_num: 08
written_rep: overhead
trans_list: sobrecargado
sense:
(transport) The system of overhead wires used to power electric transport, such as streetcars, trains, or buses.


lexentry: eng/overindulgence__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: overindulgence
trans_list: atracón
sense:
An act of overindulging; indulgence in too much; pleasure or consumption taken in excess of what is satisfying or necessary.


lexentry: eng/overleaf__Adverb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: overleaf
trans_list: verso
sense:
On the other side of a sheet of paper (including a leaf of a book); thus, on the next page when flipping from a recto to the sequential verso.


lexentry: eng/overlook__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: overlook
trans_list: pasar por alto
sense:
To pretend not to have noticed (something, especially a mistake or flaw); to pass over (something) without censure or punishment.


lexentry: eng/overplay__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: overplay
trans_list: sobreestimar | sobreusar | sobreutilizar
sense:
(ambitransitive, figurative) To overestimate one's strength in a game or event, which ultimately may end in a defeat.


lexentry: eng/overpopulation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: overpopulation
trans_list: sobrepoblación | superpoblación
sense:
(biology, demography) An excessive number of occupants (people, animals, plants, etc.) in a particular area; specifically, when the number of occupants exceeds the ability of that area to provide for them.


lexentry: eng/overrated__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: overrated
trans_list: sobreestimado | sobrevalorado | sobrevaluado
sense:
Given an undue amount of credit for quality or merit in a field; not necessarily related to popularity.


lexentry: eng/overreach__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: overreach
trans_list: pasarse de frenada
sense:
(ambitransitive, figuratively) To do something beyond an appropriate limit, or beyond one's ability; to overextend.


lexentry: eng/override__Verb__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: override
trans_list: redefinir
sense:
(object-oriented) To define a new behaviour of a method by creating the same method of the superclass with the same name and signature.


lexentry: eng/overshoot__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: overshoot
trans_list: sobrecarga
sense:
(uncountable, typography, design) The portion of a letter extending above the capline of other letters of the same font, or the relative degree of such extent.


lexentry: eng/overstep__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: overstep
trans_list: propasarse
sense:
(transitive) To go too far beyond (a limit); especially, to cross boundaries or exceed norms or conventions.


lexentry: eng/overstrain__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: overstrain
trans_list: exigir demasiado
sense:
(ambitransitive) To subject to an excessive demand on strength, resources, abilities, or the imagination.


lexentry: eng/overtime__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: overtime
trans_list: hora extra | overtime | pago overtime | tiempo de más
sense:
(uncountable) The rate of pay, usually higher, for work done outside of or in addition to regular hours.


lexentry: eng/overtime__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: overtime
trans_list: alargue | prórroga | tiempo extra
sense:
(sports, countable, US) An extra period of play when a contest has a tie score at the end of regulation.


lexentry: eng/overtone__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: overtone
trans_list: sobretono | difónico
sense:
(physics, music) A tone whose frequency is an integer multiple of another; a member of the harmonic series. [from 1867]


lexentry: eng/overvalued_idea__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: overvalued idea
trans_list: idea sobrevalorada
sense:
(psychiatry) A false or exaggerated and sustained belief that is maintained with much less than delusional intensity (i.e., the individual is able to acknowledge the possibility that the ideas may not be true). The belief is accompanied by a strong emotional response, that take priority over all other mental activity.


lexentry: eng/overweight__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: overweight
trans_list: con sobrepeso
sense:
(of a person) Having a higher weight, especially body fat, than what is generally considered healthy for a given body type and height.


lexentry: eng/oviduct__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: oviduct
trans_list: oviducto
sense:
(anatomy, typically used in, _, zoology) A duct through which an ovum passes from an ovary to the uterus or to the exterior.


lexentry: eng/ovine__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ovine
trans_list: ovino | ovejuno
sense:
(comparable) Of, being, pertaining to, or resembling a sheep; also, (not comparable) of an animal: from the genus Ovis.


lexentry: eng/ovule__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ovule
trans_list: óvulo
sense:
(botany) The structure in a plant that develops into a seed after fertilization; the megasporangium of a seed plant with its enclosing integuments.


lexentry: eng/oware__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: oware
trans_list: oware
sense:
(games) A board game of the mancala family which originated in Africa, and is reputedly the oldest game in the world.


lexentry: eng/owe__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: owe
trans_list: deber | adeudar
sense:
(ditransitive) To be under an obligation to give something back to someone or to perform some action for someone.


lexentry: eng/owl__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: owl
trans_list: lechuza | búho | tecolote | anteojo | autillo | caburé
sense:
Any of various birds of prey of the order Strigiformes that are primarily nocturnal and have forward-looking, binocular vision, limited eye movement, and good hearing. [from 8th c.]


lexentry: eng/own__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: own
trans_list: propio
sense:
Belonging to; possessed; acquired; proper to; property of; titled to; held in one's name; under/using the name of. Often marks a possessive determiner as reflexive, referring back to the subject of the clause or sentence.


lexentry: eng/own__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: own
trans_list: poseer
sense:
(transitive) To have rightful possession of (property, goods or capital); to have legal title to; to acquire a property or asset.


lexentry: eng/own_goal__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: own goal
trans_list: autogol | gol en propia puerta | gol en propia meta | gol en contra
sense:
(sports) A goal that results from a player putting the ball or puck into the goal of their own team; the resulting goal being scored for the opposition.


lexentry: eng/oxadiazole__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: oxadiazole
trans_list: oxadiazol
sense:
(organic compound) Any five-membered heterocycle having two carbon atoms, two nitrogen atoms, one oxygen atom, and two double bonds


lexentry: eng/oxalic_acid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: oxalic acid
trans_list: ácido oxálico
sense:
(carboxylic acid) A colourless, crystalline dicarboxylic acid, (COOH)2, found in rhubarb, spinach and other plants, often as crystals of the calcium salt.


lexentry: eng/oxbow_lake__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: oxbow lake
trans_list: brazo muerto | lago en herradura
sense:
A crescent-shaped lake formed near a flat-valleyed river when one of its meanders becomes pinched off and isolated.


lexentry: eng/oxidase__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: oxidase
trans_list: oxidasa
sense:
(enzyme) Any of many enzymes which catalyze oxidation reactions, especially ones using molecular oxygen.


lexentry: eng/oxidation__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: oxidation
trans_list: oxidación
sense:
(chemistry) A reaction in which the atoms of an element lose electrons and the oxidation state of the element increases.


lexentry: eng/oxidizing_agent__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: oxidizing agent
trans_list: comburente | agente oxidante
sense:
(chemistry) Any substance that oxidizes, or receives electrons from, another; in so doing, it becomes reduced.


lexentry: eng/oximeter__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: oximeter
trans_list: oxímetro
sense:
(medicine, specifically) A device that measures the oxygen saturation of arterial blood. [from 1942]


lexentry: eng/oxonium__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: oxonium
trans_list: oxonio
sense:
(inorganic chemistry) Any univalent oxygen cation derived from water, the simplest of which is the hydronium ion (H3O+).


lexentry: eng/oxpecker__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: oxpecker
trans_list: picabueyes
sense:
Either of two species of passerine bird in the genus Buphagus, in the monotypic family Buphagidae, endemic to sub-Saharan African savannah.


lexentry: eng/oxtail__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: oxtail
trans_list: rabo de toro
sense:
A cut of meat taken from the tail of a cow or calf; it requires long, slow braising, and is used to prepare oxtail soup.


lexentry: eng/oxycodone__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: oxycodone
trans_list: oxicodona
sense:
(organic compound, pharmaceutical drug) An addictive, semisynthetic opioid (trademark OxyContin) that is similar to morphine in effect and structure; C18H21NO4.


lexentry: eng/oxygen__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: oxygen
trans_list: oxígeno
sense:
The chemical element (symbol O) with an atomic number of 8 and relative atomic mass of 15.9994. It is a colorless and odorless gas.


lexentry: eng/oxymoron__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: oxymoron
trans_list: oxímoron
sense:
(rhetoric) A figure of speech in which two words or phrases with opposing meanings are used together intentionally for effect.


lexentry: eng/oxytocin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: oxytocin
trans_list: occitocina
sense:
(hormone) A hormone that stimulates contractions during labor, and then the production of milk; also plays a role in social bonding.


lexentry: eng/oyster__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: oyster
trans_list: ostra
sense:
Any of certain marine bivalve mollusks, especially those of the family Ostreidae (the true oysters), usually found adhering to rocks or other fixed objects in shallow water along the seacoasts, or in brackish water in the mouth of rivers.


lexentry: eng/oyster__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: oyster
trans_list: ostra
sense:
The delicate oyster-shaped morsel of dark meat contained in a small cavity of the bone on each side of the lower part of the back of a fowl.


lexentry: eng/oyster_mushroom__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: oyster mushroom
trans_list: champiñón ostra | gírgola | hongo de cardo | seta
sense:
(US) The mushroom Pleurotus ostreatus, which in the wild grows chiefly on hardwood trees, and is cultivated for food.


lexentry: eng/oyster_plant__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: oyster plant
trans_list: barba cabruna | salsifí
sense:
Tragopogon porrifolius (common salsify, vegetable oyster, purple salsify, Jerusalem star), cultivated for its light-skinned edible root


lexentry: eng/oystercatcher__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: oystercatcher
trans_list: ostrero
sense:
Any of several black or pied coastal wading birds in the genus Haematopus that have a long red or orange bill and feed on shellfish.


lexentry: eng/ozone__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ozone
trans_list: ozono
sense:
(inorganic chemistry) An allotrope of oxygen (symbol O₃) having three atoms in the molecule instead of the usual two; it is a toxic gas, generated from oxygen by electrical discharge.


lexentry: eng/ozone_hole__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ozone hole
trans_list: agujero de ozono
sense:
A region of the stratosphere over Antarctica (and a smaller one over the Arctic) that is depleted of ozone in the local spring.


lexentry: eng/ozone_layer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ozone layer
trans_list: capa de ozono
sense:
A region of the stratosphere, between 15 and 30 kilometres in altitude, containing a relatively high concentration of ozone, which absorbs most solar ultraviolet radiation.


lexentry: eng/p.m.__Adverb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: p.m.
trans_list: PM | p. m.
sense:
(used after the hour) In the 12-hour period from noon to midnight (the latter half of the day) when using the 12-hour clock.


lexentry: eng/paca__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: paca
trans_list: paca | lapa | tepezcuintle | boruga | conejo pintado | guagua
sense:
Any of the large rodents of the genus Cuniculus (but see also its synonyms), native to Central America and South America, which have dark brown or black fur, a white or yellowish underbelly and rows of white spots along the sides.


lexentry: eng/pacarana__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pacarana
trans_list: pacarana
sense:
A large, rare, slow-moving rodent, Dinomys branickii, with a thick, furry tail, native to South America, the second-largest rodent after the capybara.


lexentry: eng/pace__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pace
trans_list: paso
sense:
The distance covered in a step (or sometimes two), either vaguely or according to various specific set measurements. [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/pace__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: pace
trans_list: galope | trote
sense:
(cricket) A measure of the hardness of a pitch and of the tendency of a cricket ball to maintain its speed after bouncing. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/pace_egg__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pace egg
trans_list: huevo de Pascua
sense:
A hard-boiled coloured egg traditionally made at Easter, often given to relatives and friends as a token of goodwill. It was traditional to jarp with the eggs before eating them.


lexentry: eng/pacemaker__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: pacemaker
trans_list: marcapasos | estimulador cardíaco | marcapaso
sense:
(hence, medicine) A medical implement that is used to stimulate a heart to beat by simulating the action of the natural pacemaker.


lexentry: eng/pachyderm__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pachyderm
trans_list: paquidermo
sense:
(obsolete, zoology) A member of the obsolete taxonomic order Pachydermata, grouping of thick-skinned, hoofed animals such as the rhinoceros, hippopotamus, elephant and tapir.


lexentry: eng/pachyderm__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: pachyderm
trans_list: paquidermo
sense:
(idiomatic) A person with thick skin; someone who is not affected by or does not care what others say about them.


lexentry: eng/pacifier__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: pacifier
trans_list: chupete | chupón | bobo | chupo | consuelo | chupa
sense:
(North America) A rubber or plastic device imitating a nipple that goes into a baby’s mouth, used to calm and quiet the baby. [from 20th c.]


lexentry: eng/pacifism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pacifism
trans_list: pacifismo
sense:
The conviction that it is morally wrong to settle disputes (especially between countries) by war or other violent means. [from c. 1900]


lexentry: eng/pacify__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pacify
trans_list: apaciguar | pacificar
sense:
(transitive) To bring peace to (a place or situation), by ending war, fighting, violence, anger or agitation.


lexentry: eng/pack__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pack
trans_list: paquete
sense:
A bundle made up and prepared to be carried; especially, a bundle to be carried on the back, but also a load for an animal, a bale.


lexentry: eng/pack__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pack
trans_list: empaquetar
sense:
(transitive) To make a pack of; to arrange closely and securely in a pack; hence, to place and arrange compactly as in a pack


lexentry: eng/package__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: package
trans_list: paquete
sense:
(software) A piece of software which has been prepared in such a way that it can be installed with a package manager.


lexentry: eng/package__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: package
trans_list: empacar | empaquetar
sense:
To prepare (a book, a television series, etc.), including all stages from research to production, in order to sell the result to a publisher or broadcaster.


lexentry: eng/package_holiday__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: package holiday
trans_list: viaje con todo incluido
sense:
(chiefly, UK, Ireland, Commonwealth) A holiday that consists of transport and accommodation advertised and sold together by a vendor known as a tour operator.


lexentry: eng/packed_lunch__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: packed lunch
trans_list: colación
sense:
A meal, sandwiches or anything packed and intended to be eaten away from home; especially, one packed at home as opposed to a portable packaged lunch from a vendor.


lexentry: eng/packet__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: packet
trans_list: paquete
sense:
(networking) A small fragment of data as transmitted on some types of network, notably Ethernet networks (Wikipedia).


lexentry: eng/packet_switching__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: packet switching
trans_list: conmutación de paquetes
sense:
(networking) A means of directing digitally encoded information in a communication network from its source to its destination, in which messages may be divided into smaller entities called packets, each of which travels independently through the network in paths based on moment-to-moment routing decisions made by the nodes through which they pass.


lexentry: eng/pad__Noun__1
sense_num: 10
written_rep: pad
trans_list: bloc
sense:
A kind of cushion for writing upon, or for blotting, especially one formed of many flat sheets of writing paper; now especially such a block of paper sheets as used to write on.


lexentry: eng/pad_printing__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pad printing
trans_list: tampografía
sense:
A printing process that can transfer a 2-D image onto a 3-D object, the image being transferred from the cliché via a silicone pad onto a substrate.


lexentry: eng/paddle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: paddle
trans_list: remo | canalete
sense:
A two-handed implement consisting of a shaft with one or two blades attached to the end(s) used to propel a canoe, kayak or a small boat. A paddle is unattached to the boat and freely operated with the hands, compared with an oar which is attached to the boat at a pivot point.


lexentry: eng/paddle_wheel__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: paddle wheel
trans_list: rueda de paletas
sense:
(nautical) A large wheel, fitted with paddles, used to propel a vessel (especially a paddle steamer)


lexentry: eng/paddleboarding__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: paddleboarding
trans_list: paddleboard | tabla remo
sense:
A water sport in which participants are propelled by a swimming motion using their arms while lying or kneeling on a paddleboard or surfboard in the ocean


lexentry: eng/paddlefish__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: paddlefish
trans_list: pez espátula
sense:
Any of several primitive fish, of the family Polyodontidae, that have a long snout shaped like a paddle.


lexentry: eng/paddock__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: paddock
trans_list: dehesa | potrero
sense:
(also, figuratively) A small enclosure or field of grassland, especially one used to exercise or graze horses or other animals.


lexentry: eng/paddock__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: paddock
trans_list: paddock
sense:
(motor racing) An area at a racing circuit where the racing vehicles are parked and worked on before and between races.


lexentry: eng/paddy__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: paddy
trans_list: arrozal | arroz con cáscara | arroz en cáscara
sense:
(countable) A paddy field, a rice paddy; an irrigated or flooded field where rice is grown. [from 20th c.]


lexentry: eng/padel__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: padel
trans_list: pádel
sense:
A racquet sport popular in Spain and Latin America, usually played in doubles on a small, closed court.


lexentry: eng/pagan__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pagan
trans_list: pagano | pagana
sense:
A person not adhering to a main world religion; a follower of a pantheistic or nature-worshipping religion.


lexentry: eng/page__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: page
trans_list: página
sense:
(computing) A screenful of text and possibly other content; especially, the digital simulation of one side of a paper leaf.


lexentry: eng/page__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: page
trans_list: paje | page | pagecito
sense:
(historical) A serving boy; a youth attending a person of high degree, especially at courts, often as a position of honor and education.


lexentry: eng/page_numbering__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: page numbering
trans_list: numeración de páginas
sense:
The process of applying a sequence of numbers (or letters) to the pages of a book or other document.


lexentry: eng/pagination__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pagination
trans_list: paginación
sense:
The act of creating pages for a document, book, etc., or determining when to truncate text on the pages.


lexentry: eng/pagoda__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pagoda
trans_list: pagoda
sense:
A religious building in South and Southeast Asia, especially a multi-storey tower erected as a Hindu or Buddhist temple. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/pain__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pain
trans_list: dolor
sense:
(countable, and, uncountable) An ache or bodily suffering, or an instance of this; an unpleasant sensation, resulting from a derangement of functions, disease, or injury by violence; hurt.


lexentry: eng/pain__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: pain
trans_list: pena | dolor
sense:
(uncountable) The condition or fact of suffering or anguish especially mental, as opposed to pleasure; torment; distress


lexentry: eng/pain__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pain
trans_list: doler | adolecer | adolorar | apenar
sense:
(transitive) To hurt; to put to bodily uneasiness or anguish; to afflict with uneasy sensations of any degree of intensity; to torment; to torture.


lexentry: eng/painstakingly__Adverb__1
sense_num: 01
sense: In a painstaking manner; very slowly and carefully.
written_rep: painstakingly
trans_list:
concienzudamente | cuidadosamente | dispendiosamente | laboriosamente | meticulosamente | minuciosamente


lexentry: eng/paint_oneself_into_a_corner__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: paint oneself into a corner
trans_list: meterse en la boca del lobo | meterse en un berenjenal | meterse en un jardín
sense:
(idiomatic) To create a predicament or problem for oneself; to do something that leaves one with no good alternatives or solutions.


lexentry: eng/painted_lady__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: painted lady
trans_list: Bella Dama
sense:
Any of certain cryptic patterned butterflies of genus Vanessa (family Nymphalidae), especially Vanessa cardui.


lexentry: eng/painter's_tape__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: painter's tape
trans_list: cinta de pintor
sense:
masking tape specifically intended to protect areas from paint, having a weaker adhesive than regular masking tape


lexentry: eng/painting_by_numbers__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: painting by numbers
trans_list: pintura por números
sense:
A recreation in which a board containing a picture to be painted is made up of numbered areas, each number corresponding to a colour of paint to be applied.


lexentry: eng/pair__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: pair
trans_list: par
sense:
(cards) A poker hand that contains two cards of identical rank, which cannot also count as a better hand.


lexentry: eng/pair__Noun__1
sense_num: 15
written_rep: pair
trans_list: par
sense:
(kinematics) In a mechanism, two elements, or bodies, which are so applied to each other as to mutually constrain relative motion; named in accordance with the motion it permits, as in turning pair, sliding pair, twisting pair.


lexentry: eng/pair_of_compasses__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pair of compasses
trans_list: compás
sense:
A tool for drawing accurate circles or circular arcs, or for measuring or transferring lengths, usually consisting of two arms joined with an adjustable hinge at one end; until the middle ages both arms always had metal points at their free ends (this version is now called a divider or pair of dividers), but in recent centuries for a device called a compass or pair of compasses, one arm typically holds a ruling pen, pencil, or some other implement for making marks.


lexentry: eng/pairwise_disjoint__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pairwise disjoint
trans_list: disjuntos por pares | mutuamente disjuntos
sense:
(mathematics, set theory, of a collection of two or more sets) Let \{A_\lambda\}_{\lambda\in\Lambda} be any collection of sets indexed by a set \Lambda. We call the indexed collection pairwise disjoint if for any two distinct indices, \lambda,\mu\in\Lambda, the sets A_\lambda and A_\mu are disjoint.


lexentry: eng/pajamas__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pajamas
trans_list: pijama | pijamas
sense:
Clothes for wearing to bed and sleeping in, usually consisting of a loose-fitting shirt and pants/trousers.


lexentry: eng/palaestra__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: palaestra
trans_list: palestra
sense:
(historical) A public area in ancient Greece and Rome dedicated to the teaching and practice of wrestling and other sports; a wrestling school, a gymnasium. [from 15th c.]


lexentry: eng/palanquin__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: palanquin
trans_list: palanquín
sense:
(loosely) Synonym of litter, any similar vehicle open or closed, human or animal-borne, particularly (historical) in colonial Asian contexts.


lexentry: eng/palatalization__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: palatalization
trans_list: palatalización
sense:
(phonology, uncountable) The state or quality of being palatalized, of pronouncing a sound with the tongue against the palate of the mouth that normally is not.


lexentry: eng/palatalize__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: palatalize
trans_list: palatalizar
sense:
(phonetics, transitive) To pronounce a sound with the tongue against the palate of the mouth when that sound normally would not be so pronounced.


lexentry: eng/palate__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: palate
trans_list: paladar
sense:
(anatomy) The roof of the mouth, separating the cavities of the mouth and nose in vertebrates. [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/palate__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: palate
trans_list: paladar
sense:
(figuratively) A person's ability to distinguish between and appreciate different flavors. [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/palatine_bone__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: palatine bone
trans_list: hueso palatino | palatino
sense:
(skeleton) Either of a pair of bones that are situated behind and between the maxillae, in humans are of extremely irregular form, and make up parts of the eye socket, the nasal cavity, and the hard palate.


lexentry: eng/palatine_tonsil__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: palatine tonsil
trans_list: amígdala
sense:
(anatomy) One of the two tonsils that can be seen on the left and right sides at the back of the throat.


lexentry: eng/palaver__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: palaver
trans_list: parla
sense:
(North America, archaic, _, in Britain) Talk, especially unnecessary talk; chatter. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]


lexentry: eng/paleobotany__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: paleobotany
trans_list: paleobotánica
sense:
The branch of paleontology that deals with the study of plant fossils. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]


lexentry: eng/paleography__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: paleography
trans_list: paleografía
sense:
Ancient scripts or forms of writing themselves, as uncial, scriptio continua, or methods of using papyrus scrolls.


lexentry: eng/paleologism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: paleologism
trans_list: lengua muerta
sense:
A word or phrase that was coined in the distant past, often now obscured, or if recently used: possibly having a definition or implication different from that of any earlier usage.


lexentry: eng/paleomagnetism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: paleomagnetism
trans_list: paleomagnetismo
sense:
(geology) The study of the strength and direction of the Earth's magnetic field as it has changed over geologic time.


lexentry: eng/paleontology__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: paleontology
trans_list: paleontología
sense:
(American spelling) Study of the forms of life existing in prehistoric or geologic times, especially as represented by fossils.


lexentry: eng/paleozoology__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: paleozoology
trans_list: paleozoología
sense:
(zoology) The branch of zoology dealing with fossils, and the creatures that were transformed into them


lexentry: eng/palette_knife__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: palette knife
trans_list: espátula
sense:
In painting, a small, edge-less, more or less flexible steel blade used to mix paint on a palette and sometimes to apply paint to a surface.


lexentry: eng/palfrey__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: palfrey
trans_list: palafrén
sense:
(historical) A small horse with a smooth, ambling gait, popular in the Middle Ages with nobles and women for riding (contrasted with a warhorse).


lexentry: eng/palilalia__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: palilalia
trans_list: palilalia
sense:
(clinical psychology) A complex tic comprising the repetition or echoing of one's own spoken words, which may sound like stuttering.


lexentry: eng/palimpsest__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: palimpsest
trans_list: palimpsesto
sense:
A manuscript or document that has been erased or scraped clean, for reuse of the paper, parchment, vellum, or other medium on which it was written.


lexentry: eng/palindrome__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: palindrome
trans_list: palíndromo | capicúa
sense:
A word, phrase, number or any other sequence of units which has the property of reading the same forwards as it does backwards, character for character, sometimes disregarding punctuation, capitalization and diacritics.


lexentry: eng/palingenesis__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: palingenesis
trans_list: palingenesia | palingénesis
sense:
(uncountable, biology, chiefly, historical, or, obsolete) The apparent repetition, during the development of a single embryo, of changes that occurred previously in the evolution of its species.


lexentry: eng/palinspastic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: palinspastic
trans_list: palinspástico
sense:
(geology, of a map) Showing the previous location of geological features, correcting for any intervening crustal movements.


lexentry: eng/pall__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: pall
trans_list: perla
sense:
(heraldic charge) A charge representing an archbishop's pallium, having the form of the letter Y, sometimes charged with crosses.


lexentry: eng/pallet__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pallet
trans_list: palé | pallet | pálet
sense:
A portable platform, usually designed to be easily moved by a forklift, on which goods can be stacked, for transport or storage.


lexentry: eng/pallet_jack__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pallet jack
trans_list: patín hidráulico | transpaleta | transpalé
sense:
A manually operated device used to lift and move pallets chiefly within a warehouse; the most basic form of a forklift.


lexentry: eng/palliate__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: palliate
trans_list: paliar | disimular | cohonestar | encubrir
sense:
To cover or disguise the seriousness of (a mistake, offence etc.) by excuses and apologies. [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/palliative__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: palliative
trans_list: paliativo
sense:
(medicine) Minimising the progression of a disease and relieving undesirable symptoms for as long as possible, rather than attempting to cure the (usually incurable) disease.


lexentry: eng/palliative_care__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: palliative care
trans_list: cuidados paliativos
sense:
A specialized area of healthcare that focuses on relieving and preventing the suffering of patients.


lexentry: eng/pallisander__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pallisander
trans_list: palisandro
sense:
a dense, heavy wood, similar to teak or mahogany, mostly from species of Dalbergia and Pterocarpus, as well as Machaerium


lexentry: eng/pallium__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: pallium
trans_list: palio
sense:
(Christianity) A woolen liturgical vestment resembling a collar and worn over the chasuble in the Western Christian liturgical tradition, conferred on archbishops by the Pope, equivalent to the Eastern Christian omophorion. [from 11th c.]


lexentry: eng/palm__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: palm
trans_list: palma | palma de la mano
sense:
The inner and somewhat concave part of the human hand that extends from the wrist to the bases of the fingers.


lexentry: eng/palm_card__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: palm card
trans_list: enchufe
sense:
A small card listing items to be discussed in a speech or presentation, usually in bullet point form, to assist the speaker.


lexentry: eng/palm_cockatoo__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: palm cockatoo
trans_list: cacatúa enlutada
sense:
Probosciger aterrimus, a large smoky-grey or black parrot of the cockatoo family native to New Guinea and far north Queensland, Australia, with a large black beak and prominent red cheek patches.


lexentry: eng/palm_off__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: palm off
trans_list: constreñir
sense:
(idiomatic) To sell or dispose of (something) with the intent to deceive; to attempt to pass off a counterfeit or inferior product as genuine.


lexentry: eng/palm_oil__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: palm oil
trans_list: aceite de palma
sense:
An edible plant oil derived from the mesocarp (reddish pulp) of the fruit of the oil palm (Elaeis guineensis).


lexentry: eng/palm_tree__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: palm tree
trans_list: palma | palmera
sense:
A tree of the family Arecaceae usually characterised by having a single stem or trunk, directly from which sprout several leaves or fronds giving a shape like an outstretched hand.


lexentry: eng/palmer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: palmer
trans_list: peregrino
sense:
(now, historical) A pilgrim who had been to the Holy Land and who brought back a palm branch in signification; a wandering religious votary.


lexentry: eng/palmitic_acid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: palmitic acid
trans_list: ácido palmítico
sense:
(fatty acid) One of the most common saturated fatty acids; it is found in all animal and most vegetable oils and fats; it is used in the manufacture of soap etc.


lexentry: eng/palmitoleic_acid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: palmitoleic acid
trans_list: ácido delta-cis-9-hexadecénico
sense:
(fatty acid) An unsaturated fatty acid, having 16 carbon atoms and one double bond, found in the adipose tissue of all animals.


lexentry: eng/palo_verde__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: palo verde
trans_list: turco
sense:
(US) Any of a variety of trees in the genus Parkinsonia, with characteristic green bark, found in desert areas of North America.


lexentry: eng/palpate__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: palpate
trans_list: palpar
sense:
To examine or otherwise explore through touch, particularly (medical) in reference to an area or organ of the human body.


lexentry: eng/palpitation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: palpitation
trans_list: palpitación
sense:
An abnormal beating of the heart that may be perceived by the patient, a result of excitement, exertion, or illness.


lexentry: eng/palsy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: palsy
trans_list: parálisis
sense:
(pathology) Complete or partial muscle paralysis of a body part, often accompanied by a loss of feeling and uncontrolled body movements such as shaking.


lexentry: eng/palynology__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: palynology
trans_list: palinología
sense:
(science) The scientific study of spores, pollen and particulate organic matter in various matrices including the air (pollen counts), crime scenes, and sedimentary rocks.


lexentry: eng/pamphlet__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pamphlet
trans_list: folleto | panfleto
sense:
A small, brief printed work, consisting either of a folded sheet of paper, or several sheets bound together into a booklet with only a paper cover, formerly containing literary compositions, newsletters, and newspapers, but now chiefly informational matter.


lexentry: eng/pan__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: pan
trans_list: criticar duramente | dejar por los suelos | destrozar | poner a parir | poner por los suelos
sense:
(transitive) To disparage; to belittle; to put down; to harshly criticize, especially a work (book, movie, etc.)


lexentry: eng/panacea__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: panacea
trans_list: panacea | curalotodo
sense:
A remedy believed to cure all disease and prolong life that was originally sought by alchemists; a cure-all.


lexentry: eng/pancake__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pancake
trans_list: panqueque | tortita | crepe | hot cake | panqueca | crep
sense:
(countable, and, uncountable) A thin batter cake fried in a pan or on a griddle in oil or butter; in particular:


lexentry: eng/pancreas__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pancreas
trans_list: páncreas
sense:
(anatomy) A gland near the stomach which secretes a fluid into the duodenum to help with food digestion. The fluid contains protease, carbohydrase and lipase, which breaks down larger molecules into smaller pieces. The pancreas also produces the hormones insulin and glucagon which regulate blood sugar. These hormones are released into the cardiovascular system.


lexentry: eng/pancytopenia__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pancytopenia
trans_list: pancitopenia
sense:
(pathology) A reduction in the numbers of red blood cells, white blood cells and platelets in the blood


lexentry: eng/pandeism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pandeism
trans_list: pandeísmo
sense:
(religion) A belief in a god who is both pantheistic and deistic, in particular a god who designed the universe and then became it and ceased to exist separately and act consciously with respect to it.


lexentry: eng/pandemic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pandemic
trans_list: pandémico
sense:
(epidemiology) Of a disease: epidemic over a wide geographical area and affecting a large proportion of the population; also, of or pertaining to a disease of this nature.


lexentry: eng/pandemic__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pandemic
trans_list: pandemia
sense:
(epidemiology) A pandemic disease; a disease that affects a wide geographical area and a large proportion of the population.


lexentry: eng/pandemonium__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pandemonium
trans_list: pandemonio
sense:
A loud, wild, tumultuous protest, disorder, or chaotic situation, usually of a crowd, often violent.


lexentry: eng/pander__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pander
trans_list: complacer | satisfacer
sense:
(intransitive) To tempt with, to appeal or cater to (improper motivations, etc.); to assist in gratification.


lexentry: eng/pandiculation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pandiculation
trans_list: estiramiento
sense:
A stretching and stiffening of the trunk and extremities, as when fatigued and drowsy or on waking, often accompanied by yawning.


lexentry: eng/panel__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: panel
trans_list: panel | tertulia
sense:
A group of people gathered to judge, interview, discuss etc. as on a television or radio broadcast for example.


lexentry: eng/panela__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: panela
trans_list: panela | piloncillo
sense:
An unrefined sugar product typical of Central and South America and Mexico, which is basically a solid piece of sucrose and fructose obtained from the boiling and evaporation of sugarcane.


lexentry: eng/panelling__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: panelling
trans_list: maderaje
sense:
(British spelling) The panels with which a surface (especially an indoor wall) is covered, considered collectively.


lexentry: eng/panentheism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: panentheism
trans_list: panenteísmo
sense:
(philosophy, religion) A doctrine that the universe subsists within God, but that God nevertheless transcends or has some existence separate from the universe.


lexentry: eng/panettone__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: panettone
trans_list: pan dulce | panetone | panettone | panetón
sense:
A soft Italian sourdough brioche from Milan, with candied fruit, usually prepared for Christmas as a dessert.


lexentry: eng/panforte__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: panforte
trans_list: panforte
sense:
A dense flat cake, a speciality of Siena, made with honey, hazelnuts, almonds, candied fruit, cocoa and spices.


lexentry: eng/pang__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pang
trans_list: punzada
sense:
(often, in the plural) A paroxysm of extreme physical pain or anguish; a feeling of sudden and transitory agony; a throe.


lexentry: eng/pang_of_conscience__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pang of conscience
trans_list: remordimientos
sense:
(often, in the plural) A feeling of shame, guilt, or embarrassment, resulting from behavior which one regrets.


lexentry: eng/panga__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: panga
trans_list: panga
sense:
Any of various edible freshwater fish of the genus Pangasius, native to southeast Asia, especially the iridescent shark, Pangasius hypophthalmus, now reclassified as Pangasianodon hypophthalmus.


lexentry: eng/pangolin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pangolin
trans_list: pangolín
sense:
The scaly anteater; any of several long-tailed, scale-covered mammals of the order Pholidota of tropical Africa and Asia, the sole extant genus of which is Manis.


lexentry: eng/panhandle__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: panhandle
trans_list: pordiosear
sense:
(US) To beg for money, especially with a container in hand for receiving loose change, especially on the street, and particularly, as a bum.


lexentry: eng/panhandler__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: panhandler
trans_list: mendigo
sense:
One who panhandles; an urban beggar who typically stands on a street with an outstretched container in hand, begging for loose change or money.


lexentry: eng/panic__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: panic
trans_list: pánico
sense:
(uncountable) Overwhelming fear or fright, often affecting groups of people or animals; (countable) an instance of this; a fright, a scare.


lexentry: eng/panic_attack__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: panic attack
trans_list: ataque de pánico
sense:
A sudden period of intense anxiety, mounting physiological arousal, fear, stomach problems and discomfort that are associated with a variety of somatic and cognitive symptoms.


lexentry: eng/panic_buying__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: panic buying
trans_list: compras de pánico
sense:
(business, finance) The buying of commodities or other assets earlier than normal, or in quantities greater than normal, because of rumours of coming shortages or price rises.


lexentry: eng/panini__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: panini
trans_list: panini | panino
sense:
A type of grilled sandwich made of a small loaf of bread, cut horizontally, filled with meat such as salami or ham, cheese or other food.


lexentry: eng/pankration__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pankration
trans_list: pancracio
sense:
(martial arts) An Ancient Greek martial art combining aspects of boxing and wrestling, introduced in the Greek Olympic games in 648 BC.


lexentry: eng/panna_cotta__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: panna cotta
trans_list: flan de nata
sense:
A northern Italian dessert consisting of flavoured double cream set with gelatine, often served with fruit sauce or caramel syrup.


lexentry: eng/pannier__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pannier
trans_list: alforja
sense:
A large basket or bag fastened, usually in pairs, to the back of a bicycle or pack animal, or carried in pairs over the shoulders.


lexentry: eng/panopticon__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: panopticon
trans_list: panóptico
sense:
A type of prison where all the cells are visible from the center, particularly if it is not possible for those in a cell to know if they are being watched.


lexentry: eng/panpipes__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: panpipes
trans_list: flauta de Pan | zampoña
sense:
(musical instrument) An instrument consisting of a series of ten or more tubes of different lengths, typically closed at the bottom and open at the top, and is played by blowing across the open end at the top.


lexentry: eng/pansexuality__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pansexuality
trans_list: pansexualidad
sense:
A sexual orientation characterized by the potential for aesthetic attraction, romantic love and/or sexual desire for people regardless of their gender or sex.


lexentry: eng/pant__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pant
trans_list: jadeo | palpitación
sense:
A quick breathing; a catching of the breath; a gasp: the panting of animals such as a dog with their tong hung out- as a form of thermoregulation.


lexentry: eng/pant__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pant
trans_list: jadear
sense:
(ambitransitive) To breathe quickly or in a labored manner, as after exertion or from eagerness or excitement; to respire with heaving of the breast; to gasp.


lexentry: eng/pantaloons__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pantaloons
trans_list: pantalón
sense:
An article of clothing covering each leg separately, that covers the area from the waist to the ankle.


lexentry: eng/pantheism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pantheism
trans_list: panteísmo
sense:
(religion) The belief that the Universe is in some sense divine and should be revered. Pantheism identifies the universe with God but denies any personality or transcendence of such a God.


lexentry: eng/pantheon__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: pantheon
trans_list: panteón
sense:
(mythology) All the gods of a particular people or religion, particularly the ancient Greek gods residing on Olympus, considered as a group.


lexentry: eng/panther__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: panther
trans_list: pantera negra | pantera
sense:
Any of various big cats with black fur; most especially, the black-coated leopard of Africa and Asia.


lexentry: eng/pantograph__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pantograph
trans_list: pantógrafo
sense:
A mechanical linkage based on parallelograms causing two objects to move in parallel; notably as a drawing aid.


lexentry: eng/pantograph__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: pantograph
trans_list: pantógrafo
sense:
(rail transport) A similarly-formed conductive device, now usually Z-shaped, that collects electric current from overhead lines for trains and trams.


lexentry: eng/pantry__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pantry
trans_list: despensa | alhacena
sense:
A small room, closet, or cabinet usually located in or near the kitchen, dedicated to shelf-stable food storage or storing kitchenware, like a larder, but smaller.


lexentry: eng/pants__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pants
trans_list: pantalón | pantalones
sense:
(chiefly, North America, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, India, Philippines) An outer garment that covers the body from the waist downwards, covering each leg separately, usually as far as the ankles; trousers. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/pants__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: pants
trans_list: calzoncillo | braga
sense:
(chiefly, UK) An undergarment that covers the genitals and often the buttocks and the neighbouring parts of the body; underpants. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/pap__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pap
trans_list: papilla
sense:
(uncountable) Food in the form of a soft paste, often a porridge, especially as given to very young children.


lexentry: eng/papakha__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: papakha
trans_list: papaja
sense:
A fur or sometimes wool hat traditionally worn by men throughout the Caucasus and Central Asia; its shape varies from hemispherical to cylindrical, which may be slightly tapered in either direction.


lexentry: eng/paparazzo__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: paparazzo
trans_list: paparatsi | paparazi | paparazzi
sense:
A freelance photographer who sells photographs of celebrities to the media, especially one who pursues celebrities and attempts to obtain candid photographs.


lexentry: eng/paper__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: paper
trans_list: papel
sense:
A sheet material typically used for writing on or printing on (or as a non-waterproof container), usually made by draining cellulose fibres from a suspension in water.


lexentry: eng/paper__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: paper
trans_list: artículo científico | papel académico
sense:
(rock paper scissors) An open hand (a handshape resembling a sheet of paper), that beats rock and loses to scissors. It loses to lizard and beats Spock in rock-paper-scissors-lizard-Spock.


lexentry: eng/paper__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: paper
trans_list: artículo | papel
sense:
A written document, generally shorter than a book (white paper, term paper), in particular one written for the Government.


lexentry: eng/paper_cup__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: paper cup
trans_list: vaso de papel
sense:
A disposable cup made out of paper and often lined with plastic or wax to prevent liquid from leaking out or soaking through the paper.


lexentry: eng/paper_cut__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: paper cut
trans_list: corte de papel
sense:
(medicine) A wound caused by a piece of paper or any thin, sharp material which can slice through a person's skin.


lexentry: eng/paper_jam__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: paper jam
trans_list: atasco de papel
sense:
(printing) A malfunction in a computer's printer or a photocopier or similar device occurring when sheets of paper become jammed inside.


lexentry: eng/paper_mulberry__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: paper mulberry
trans_list: mahute
sense:
A tree in the mulberry family (Moraceae), Broussonetia papyrifera, with fibrous inner bark used to make paper and tapa cloth.


lexentry: eng/paper_over__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: paper over
trans_list: disipar | empapelar
sense:
(transitive, figurative) To superficially hide or disguise (a problem or a defect) without addressing it; to provide a veneer of normality or success.


lexentry: eng/paper_tape__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: paper tape
trans_list: cinta perforada
sense:
(computing, historical) An early sequential digital storage medium originally used with teletype machines, consisting of a long roll of paper, each character being encoded as a pattern of punched holes.


lexentry: eng/paper_tiger__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: paper tiger
trans_list: tigre de papel
sense:
(idiomatic) A seemingly fierce or powerful person, country or organisation without the ability to back up their words; apparently powerful but actually ineffective.


lexentry: eng/paperweight__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: paperweight
trans_list: pisapapeles
sense:
A small, decorative, somewhat weighty object placed on one or more pieces of paper to keep them from fluttering away.


lexentry: eng/papier-mâché__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: papier-mâché
trans_list: papel maché
sense:
Torn-up paper and other possible materials mixed with paste or glue used to create, when the mass is dried, a durable sculptural object.


lexentry: eng/papist__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: papist
trans_list: papista
sense:
(religious slur, Christianity) A Roman Catholic, whose loyalties are seen to be with the papacy in Rome.


lexentry: eng/pappardelle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pappardelle
trans_list: pappardelle
sense:
A broad form of fettuccine, or a narrow form of lasagne, traditionally eaten with a meat sauce (especially one made with hare).


lexentry: eng/papule__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: papule
trans_list: pápula
sense:
A small, inflammatory, irritated spot on the skin, similar in appearance to a pimple, but not containing pus.


lexentry: eng/papyrology__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: papyrology
trans_list: papirología
sense:
The study of papyrus, particularly the branch of archeology concerning ancient texts written on papyrus.


lexentry: eng/papyrus__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: papyrus
trans_list: papiro
sense:
(usually, uncountable) A plant (Cyperus papyrus) in the sedge family, native to the Nile river valley, paper reed.


lexentry: eng/para-fascism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: para-fascism
trans_list: parafascismo
sense:
(fascism) A social order giving off impressions of being dynamically fascist and populist, but trying to abstain from its most radical practices.


lexentry: eng/parabola__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: parabola
trans_list: parábola
sense:
(geometry) The conic section formed by the intersection of a cone with a plane parallel to a tangent plane to the cone; the locus of points equidistant from a fixed point (the focus) and line (the directrix).


lexentry: eng/parachute__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: parachute
trans_list: paracaídas
sense:
(aviation) A device, generally constructed from fabric, that is designed to employ air resistance to control the fall of an object or person, causing them to float instead of falling.


lexentry: eng/parade__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: parade
trans_list: desfile
sense:
(figurative) Synonym of show: any similarly orderly or ostentatious display, especially of a variety of people or a series of things paraded around.


lexentry: eng/parade_ground__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: parade ground
trans_list: parada
sense:
(military) A large area of firm ground, formerly usually adjacent to fortifications and now usually a paved area at a military base, where soldiers present themselves for inspection ("parade") and practice marching and close-order drills.


lexentry: eng/paradiddle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: paradiddle
trans_list: molino
sense:
(music) A percussive exercise (one of 26 drum rudiments per the National Association of Rudimental Drummers or one of 40 per the Percussive Arts Society) which involves playing four even strokes in the order ‘right left right right’ or ‘left right left left.’


lexentry: eng/paradigm__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: paradigm
trans_list: paradigma
sense:
A pattern, a way of doing something, especially a pattern of thought, a system of beliefs, a conceptual framework.


lexentry: eng/paradigm__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: paradigm
trans_list: paradigma
sense:
(linguistics) A set of all forms which contain a common element, especially the set of all inflectional forms of a word or a particular grammatical category.


lexentry: eng/paradigm_shift__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: paradigm shift
trans_list: cambio de paradigma
sense:
(sciences) A radical change in thinking from an accepted point of view to a new one, necessitated when new scientific discoveries produce anomalies in the current paradigm. [from 1962]


lexentry: eng/paradise_parrot__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: paradise parrot
trans_list: perico del paraíso
sense:
A colourful, medium-sized parrot, Psephotus pulcherrimus, native to the grassy woodlands of the Queensland - New South Wales border area of northeastern Australia, believed to be extinct.


lexentry: eng/paraffin_wax__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: paraffin wax
trans_list: parafina
sense:
A waxy white solid hydrocarbon mixture used to make candles, wax paper, lubricants, and sealing materials.


lexentry: eng/paragoge__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: paragoge
trans_list: paragoge
sense:
(grammar, prosody) The addition of a sound, syllable or letter to the end of a word, either through natural development or as a grammatical function.


lexentry: eng/paragon__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: paragon
trans_list: gran paragon
sense:
(typography, printing, dated) The size of type between great primer and double pica, standardized as 20-point. [from 18th c.]


lexentry: eng/paragraph__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: paragraph
trans_list: párrafo | parágrafo | acápite
sense:
A passage in text that starts on a new line, the first line sometimes being indented, and usually marks a change of topic.


lexentry: eng/paragraph__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: paragraph
trans_list: párrafo | parágrafo | acápite
sense:
(originally) A mark or note set in the margin to call attention to something in the text, such as a change of subject.


lexentry: eng/paralanguage__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: paralanguage
trans_list: paralenguaje
sense:
(linguistics) The non-verbal elements of speech, and to a limited extent of writing, used to modify meaning and convey emotion, such as pitch, volume, and intonation


lexentry: eng/paralipsis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: paralipsis
trans_list: paralipsis
sense:
(rhetoric, linguistics) A figure of speech in which one pretends to ignore or omit something by actually mentioning it. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/parallax__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: parallax
trans_list: paralaje
sense:
An apparent shift in the position of two stationary objects relative to each other as viewed by an observer, due to a change in observer position.


lexentry: eng/parallel_bars__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: parallel bars
trans_list: acícula
sense:
A set of apparatus consisting of two horizontal bars at a small distance apart, upon which acts of swinging and holding and jumping and dips are performed.


lexentry: eng/parallel_import__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: parallel import
trans_list: importación paralela
sense:
A legitimate product imported from another country without the permission of the intellectual property owner.


lexentry: eng/parallel_park__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: parallel park
trans_list: aparcar en paralelo | estacionar en paralelo
sense:
To park a vehicle with side parallel to the curb or the side of the road in line with other parked vehicles.


lexentry: eng/parallel_parking__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: parallel parking
trans_list: aparcamiento en línea
sense:
The action of parking a vehicle with its side parallel to the curb or the side of the road and facing in the direction of the traffic in the adjacent lane.


lexentry: eng/parallel_universe__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: parallel universe
trans_list: universo paralelo
sense:
(sciences, scifi, cosmology) A universe that exists separately alongside another universe, as part of a multiverse.


lexentry: eng/parallelepiped__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: parallelepiped
trans_list: paralelepípedo
sense:
(geometry) A solid figure, having six faces, all parallelograms, all opposite faces being similar and parallel.


lexentry: eng/parallelogram__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: parallelogram
trans_list: paralelogramo
sense:
(geometry) A convex quadrilateral in which each pair of opposite edges are parallel and of equal length.


lexentry: eng/paralogism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: paralogism
trans_list: paralogismo
sense:
A fallacious argument or illogical conclusion, especially one committed by mistake, or believed by the speaker to be logical.


lexentry: eng/paralogous__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: paralogous
trans_list: paralogo
sense:
(metaphorical) Having a similar structure, quality or nature indicating divergence or relationship from a common point of origin.


lexentry: eng/paralysis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: paralysis
trans_list: parálisis
sense:
(pathology) The complete loss of voluntary control of part of a person's body, such as one or more limbs.


lexentry: eng/paramagnetism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: paramagnetism
trans_list: paramagnetismo
sense:
(physics) The tendency of magnetic dipoles to align with an external magnetic field; materials that exhibit this tendency become temporary magnets.


lexentry: eng/paramedic__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: paramedic
trans_list: paramédico | paramédica
sense:
A person trained to medically stabilize people through various interventions for victims of trauma or medical events outside of a hospital setting and prepare them for transport to a medical facility.


lexentry: eng/parameter__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: parameter
trans_list: parámetro
sense:
A value kept constant during an experiment, equation, calculation, or similar, but varied over other versions of the experiment, equation, calculation, etc.


lexentry: eng/parameter__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: parameter
trans_list: parámetro
sense:
(programming) An input variable of a function definition, that gets an actual value (argument) at execution time.


lexentry: eng/paramilitary__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: paramilitary
trans_list: paramilitar | organización/grupo/ejército paramilitar
sense:
A group of civilians trained and organized in a military fashion, but which do not represent the formal forces of a sovereign power.


lexentry: eng/paranoia__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: paranoia
trans_list: paranoia | paranoya
sense:
The obsolete name for a psychotic disorder, now called delusional disorder, often (in one of 6 subtypes) characterized by delusions of persecution and perceived threat against the individual affected with the disorder, and often associated with false accusations and general mistrust of others


lexentry: eng/paranoid_personality_disorder__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: paranoid personality disorder
trans_list: trastorno paranoide de la personalidad
sense:
(psychiatry) A mental disorder characterized by paranoia and a pervasive, long-standing suspiciousness and generalized mistrust of others.


lexentry: eng/paranoid_schizophrenia__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: paranoid schizophrenia
trans_list: esquizofrenia paranoide
sense:
(psychiatry) A form of schizophrenia that is accompanied by delusions, either of persecution, grandeur or jealousy.


lexentry: eng/paranormal__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: paranormal
trans_list: paranormal
sense:
That (ostensibly) cannot be explained by what scientists know; supernatural; especially of or pertaining to ghosts, spirits, and supposed abilities like telepathy.


lexentry: eng/paraphilia__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: paraphilia
trans_list: parafilia
sense:
(sexology) Sexual arousal in response to sexual objects or situations which may interfere with the capacity for reciprocal affectionate sexual activity or lead to clinically significant distress or impairment (e.g. are obligatory, require participation of unconsenting individuals, lead to legal issues).


lexentry: eng/paraphrase__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: paraphrase
trans_list: parafrasear
sense:
(ambitransitive) To restate something as, or to compose a paraphrase. To repeat a written or spoken phrase/quote using different words, often in a simpler and shorter form, or sometimes in a humorous context.


lexentry: eng/paraphyletic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: paraphyletic
trans_list: parafilético
sense:
(systematics) Of a defined group of taxa: not including all descendants of the most recent common ancestor of all members.


lexentry: eng/paraprosdokian__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: paraprosdokian
trans_list: sorpresa
sense:
Figure of speech in which the latter part of a sentence or phrase is surprising or unexpected, often humorously.


lexentry: eng/parapsychology__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: parapsychology
trans_list: parapsicología
sense:
The study of alleged paranormal phenomena; psychic or occult phenomena, such as telepathy and ghosts.


lexentry: eng/parasailing__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: parasailing
trans_list: parapente
sense:
A recreational activity where a person is towed behind a vehicle (usually a boat) while attached to a specially designed parachute, known as a parasail.


lexentry: eng/parasite__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: parasite
trans_list: parásito
sense:
(biology) An organism that lives on or in another organism of a different species, deriving benefit from living on or in that other organism, while not contributing towards that other organism sufficiently to cover the cost to that other organism.


lexentry: eng/parasite__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: parasite
trans_list: parásito
sense:
(pejorative) A person who lives on other people's efforts or expense and gives little or nothing back. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/parasitism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: parasitism
trans_list: parasitismo
sense:
(ecology) Interaction between two organisms, in which one organism (the parasite) benefits and the other (the host) is harmed.


lexentry: eng/parasitoid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: parasitoid
trans_list: parasitoide
sense:
Any organism that is parasitic during part of its life cycle, especially one that eventually kills its host.


lexentry: eng/parasol_mushroom__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: parasol mushroom
trans_list: galamperna
sense:
Macrolepiota procera (syn. Lepiota procera, a basidiomycete fungus with a large, prominent fruiting body resembling a parasol.


lexentry: eng/parasympathetic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: parasympathetic
trans_list: parasimpático
sense:
(neuroanatomy, neurology, relational) Of or relating to the part of the autonomic nervous system that inhibits or opposes the effects of the sympathetic nervous system. It consists of nerves arising from the brain and the lower end of the spinal cord and supplying the internal organs, blood vessels, and glands.


lexentry: eng/parasympathetic_nervous_system__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: parasympathetic nervous system
trans_list: sistema nervioso parasimpático
sense:
(neuroanatomy) One of the divisions of the autonomic nervous system, based between the brain and the spinal cord, that slows the heart and relaxes muscles.


lexentry: eng/parataxis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: parataxis
trans_list: parataxis
sense:
(grammar) Speech or writing in which clauses or phrases are placed together without being separated by conjunctions, for example "I came; I saw; I conquered".


lexentry: eng/parathyroid_gland__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: parathyroid gland
trans_list: paratiroide
sense:
(anatomy) Any one of four endocrine glands situated in the neck, usually within a thyroid gland, which produce parathyroid hormone.


lexentry: eng/paratransit__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: paratransit
trans_list: paratransporte | paratránsito
sense:
An auxiliary transit service without fixed routes or schedules, usually serving the disabled on demand. [From 1972.]


lexentry: eng/paratyphoid_fever__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: paratyphoid fever
trans_list: paratifus
sense:
(pathology) Any of a variety of acute infectious intestinal diseases resembling typhoid fever but less severe, caused by eating food contaminated with certain bacteria of the genus Salmonella.


lexentry: eng/paravane__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: paravane
trans_list: biombo
sense:
(nautical) A device, stabilized with vanes, towed alongside a vessel such that the cable attaching it cuts the moorings of submerged mines.


lexentry: eng/parcel_tape__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
sense: A pressure-sensitive tape used for closing or sealing corrugated fiberboard boxes.
written_rep: parcel tape
trans_list:
cinta adhesiva | cinta adhesiva de embalaje | cinta de embalaje | cinta de embalar | cinta de empaquetado


lexentry: eng/pardon__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: pardon
trans_list: indulto
sense:
(legal) An order that releases a convicted criminal without further punishment, prevents future punishment, or (in some jurisdictions) removes an offence from a person's criminal record, as if it had never been committed.


lexentry: eng/pardon_my_French__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pardon my French
trans_list: perdona mi francés | perdona mis garabatos
sense:
(intransitive, idiomatic, often, humorous) To excuse the speaker's frankness of expression or profanity.


lexentry: eng/pare__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pare
trans_list: pelar | mondar
sense:
(transitive) To remove the outer covering or skin of something with a cutting device, typically a knife.


lexentry: eng/pareidolia__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pareidolia
trans_list: pareidolia
sense:
(psychology) The tendency to interpret a vague stimulus as something known to the observer, such as interpreting marks on Mars as canals, seeing shapes in clouds, or hearing hidden messages in music.


lexentry: eng/parenchyma__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: parenchyma
trans_list: parénquima
sense:
(anatomy) The functional tissue of an organ as distinguished from the connective and supporting tissue.


lexentry: eng/parent__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: parent
trans_list: padre | progenitor
sense:
(often in the plural) A person who has had a baby; this person in relation to their child or children.


lexentry: eng/parent__Noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: parent
trans_list: progenitor | padre | madre | xadre
sense:
(biology) An organism from which a plant or animal is immediately biologically descended. [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/parent__Noun__1
sense_num: 09
written_rep: parent
trans_list: progenitor | padre | madre | xadre
sense:
(computing) The object from which a child or derived object is descended; a node superior to another node. [from 20th c.]


lexentry: eng/parental_control__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: parental control
trans_list: control parental
sense:
(usually, in the plural) A feature included in some digital television services, computers, mobile devices, software, etc. that allows parents to restrict their children's access to certain content.


lexentry: eng/parenteral__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: parenteral
trans_list: parenteral
sense:
(medicine) Administered by some means that avoids the gastrointestinal tract, particularly intravenously or by injection.


lexentry: eng/parenthesis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: parenthesis
trans_list: paréntesis
sense:
A clause, phrase or word which is inserted (usually for explanation or amplification) into a passage which is already grammatically complete, and usually marked off with brackets, commas or dashes.


lexentry: eng/parenthesis__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: parenthesis
trans_list: paréntesis
sense:
Either of a pair of brackets, especially (mainly US) round brackets, ( and ) (used to enclose parenthetical material in a text).


lexentry: eng/parenthesis__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: parenthesis
trans_list: paréntesis
sense:
(mathematics, logic) Such brackets as used to clarify expressions by grouping those terms affected by a common operator, or to enclose the components of a vector or the elements of a matrix.


lexentry: eng/parents'_evening__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: parents' evening
trans_list: reunión de apoderados
sense:
(UK, education) An evening consisting of short meetings between a parent and their child's teachers to discuss the child's academic progress.


lexentry: eng/pariah__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pariah
trans_list: paria
sense:
Synonym of outcast: A person despised and excluded by their family, community, or society, especially a member of the untouchable castes in Indian society.


lexentry: eng/paring_knife__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: paring knife
trans_list: cuchillo de mondar | cuchillo de pelar | puntilla
sense:
A thin-bladed knife intended for coring and paring (peeling) fruit such as apples as well as slicing small ingredients, especially used for precise and controlled cutting.


lexentry: eng/parish__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: parish
trans_list: parroquia | congregación
sense:
In the Anglican, Eastern Orthodox, Lutheran and Roman Catholic Church, an administrative part of a diocese that has its own church.


lexentry: eng/parish__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: parish
trans_list: parroquia | congregación
sense:
(US) An ecclesiastical society, usually not bounded by territorial limits, but composed of those persons who choose to unite under the charge of a particular priest, clergyman, or minister; also, loosely, the territory in which the members of a congregation live.


lexentry: eng/parish_church__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: parish church
trans_list: iglesia parroquial
sense:
A church that serves as the religious centre of a parish; the basic administrative unit of episcopal churches.


lexentry: eng/parish_pump_politics__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: parish pump politics
trans_list: política de campanario
sense:
(Ireland, pejorative, informal) political activity that is more evidently concerned with addressing the immediate needs of the local electorate than with strategy that might affect the national interest.


lexentry: eng/parity__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: parity
trans_list: paridad
sense:
(mathematics, countable) A set with the property of having all of its elements belonging to one of two disjoint subsets, especially a set of integers split in subsets of even and odd elements.


lexentry: eng/parity__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: parity
trans_list: paridad
sense:
(mathematics, countable) The classification of an element of a set with parity into one of the two sets.


lexentry: eng/parity_bit__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: parity bit
trans_list: bit de paridad
sense:
(computing) A bit (binary digit) used to indicate whether the number of bits in a given set with value of one is even or odd. Parity bits are used as a simple error detection code.


lexentry: eng/park__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: park
trans_list: parque
sense:
A tract of ground kept in its natural state, about or adjacent to a residence, such as for the preservation of game, for walking, riding, or the like.


lexentry: eng/park__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: park
trans_list: coto
sense:
An enclosed parcel of land stocked with animals for hunting, which one may have by prescription or royal grant.


lexentry: eng/parking_disc__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: parking disc
trans_list: disco de aparcamiento
sense:
A device placed inside a parked vehicle, indicating either the time of its arrival, or its legitimacy to park in a specified place


lexentry: eng/parking_garage__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
sense: (US) A building for vehicles to park in, typically with several floors and sometimes underground.
written_rep: parking garage
trans_list:
aparcamiento | estacionamiento | estacionamiento multinivel | estacionamiento multipiso | estacionamiento tipo edificio | parking


lexentry: eng/parking_lot__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: parking lot
trans_list: aparcamiento | estacionamiento | parqueadero | parking | parqueo
sense:
(North America, Philippines, Malaysia) An open area, generally paved, where automobiles may be left when not in use.


lexentry: eng/parking_meter__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: parking meter
trans_list: parquímetro
sense:
A device, located by a parking space, that collects payment in exchange for the right to park a vehicle for a specified time.


lexentry: eng/parking_ticket__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: parking ticket
trans_list: multa
sense:
A legal summons issued for parking a motor vehicle in a place where such parking is restricted, or beyond the time paid for.


lexentry: eng/parkour__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: parkour
trans_list: parkour
sense:
(sport) An athletic discipline, in which practitioners traverse any environment in the most efficient way possible using their physical abilities, and which commonly involves running, jumping, vaulting, rolling, flipping, and other similar physical movements.


lexentry: eng/parlance__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: parlance
trans_list: jerga | sociolecto
sense:
A certain way of speaking, of using words; especially that associated with a particular job or interest.


lexentry: eng/parliament__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: parliament
trans_list: parlamento
sense:
In many countries, the legislative branch of government, a deliberative assembly or set of assemblies whose elected or appointed members meet to debate the major political issues of the day, make, amend, and repeal laws, authorize the executive branch of government to spend money, and in some cases exercise judicial powers; a legislature. [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/parliament__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: parliament
trans_list: parlamento
sense:
A particular assembly of the members of such a legislature, as convened for a specific purpose or period of time (commonly designated with an ordinal number – for example, first parliament or 12th parliament – or a descriptive adjective – for example, Long Parliament, Short Parliament and Rump Parliament). [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/parliamentarian__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: parliamentarian
trans_list: parlamentario | parlamentaria
sense:
(Commonwealth) A member of a parliament, congress or an elected national legislative body of another name.


lexentry: eng/parlor__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: parlor
trans_list: sala | sala de estar
sense:
(dated, except in, Mid-Atlantic US) The living room of a house, or a room for entertaining guests; a room for talking; a sitting-room or drawing room.


lexentry: eng/parlour_game__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: parlour game
trans_list: juego de mesa
sense:
Any of a number of amusing games played indoors with few props by the members of a social gathering.


lexentry: eng/parochial__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: parochial
trans_list: provinciano
sense:
Characterized by an unsophisticated focus on local concerns to the exclusion of wider contexts; elementary in scope or outlook.


lexentry: eng/parochial_vicar__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: parochial vicar
trans_list: vicario parroquial
sense:
A parish priest who assists the parish administrator. This is a priest who is assigned by the competent authority to assist the pastor in the pastoral ministry of a parish. Together as co-workers, the pastor and parochial vicar(s) carry out the functions of teaching, sanctifying and leading the people entrusted to their care. The parochial vicar is subject to the authority of the pastor.


lexentry: eng/parochialism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: parochialism
trans_list: provincianismo
sense:
The quality or state of being parochial; especially: selfish pettiness or narrowness (as of interests, opinions, or views).


lexentry: eng/parole__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: parole
trans_list: libertad condicional
sense:
(with on) Originally, one's oath or word of honour, given as a condition of release from custody; now specifically, describing the release of a former prisoner under certain conditions, especially the promise of good behaviour. [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/parole__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: parole
trans_list: libertad condicional
sense:
Conditional release of a prisoner (now especially before the end of a custodial sentence), or the term or state of such release; the system governing such releases. [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/parosmia__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: parosmia
trans_list: parosmia
sense:
(pathology) A distorted sense of smell, often resulting in the apparent detection of non-existent smells which are mostly unpleasant.


lexentry: eng/paroxysm__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: paroxysm
trans_list: paroxismo
sense:
(countable, medicine) A period (especially one of several recurring periods) during the course of an illness when symptoms worsen; a sudden attack of a disease symptom, such as a bout of coughing or a seizure.


lexentry: eng/paroxysm__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: paroxysm
trans_list: paroxismo
sense:
(countable) Chiefly followed by of: a sudden outburst of violent activity or feeling; also, the most severe part of an activity or incident; the climax.


lexentry: eng/parr__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: parr
trans_list: tacon
sense:
Young salmon, at a stage between fry and smolt when they feed chiefly on invertebrates but cannot tolerate saltwater.


lexentry: eng/parrot__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: parrot
trans_list: loro | papagayo | cotorra
sense:
A kind of bird, many species of which are colorful and able to mimic human speech, of the order Psittaciformes or (narrowly) of the family Psittacidae.


lexentry: eng/parrot__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: parrot
trans_list: hablar como un papagayo | hablar por boca de ganso
sense:
(transitive) To repeat (exactly what has just been said) without necessarily showing understanding, in the manner of a parrot.


lexentry: eng/parrotfish__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: parrotfish
trans_list: pez loro
sense:
Any of several tropical marine fish of the family Scaridae known for their beak-like mass of teeth used to scrape algae from rocks or coral.


lexentry: eng/parry__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: parry
trans_list: parada | quite | reparo
sense:
(fencing) A simple defensive action designed to deflect an attack, performed with the forte of the blade.


lexentry: eng/parse__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: parse
trans_list: analizar | descomponer | desglosar | diseccionar
sense:
(linguistics, ambitransitive) To resolve (a sentence, etc.) into its elements, pointing out the several parts of speech, and their relation to each other by agreement or government; to analyze and describe grammatically. [from mid 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/parse__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: parse
trans_list: procesar
sense:
(computing, ambitransitive) To split (a file or other input) into pieces of data that can be easily manipulated or stored.


lexentry: eng/parsley__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: parsley
trans_list: perejil
sense:
(countable, uncountable) A bright green, biennial herb, Petroselinum crispum, having many cultivars.


lexentry: eng/part-time__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: part-time
trans_list: jornada parcial | tiempo parcial
sense:
For, during, or involving less than the normal time for some activity, especially the number of hours an employee works.


lexentry: eng/part_of_speech__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: part of speech
trans_list: categoría gramatical | parte de la oración | clase de palabra | categoría morfosintáctica
sense:
(grammar) A linguistic category of words sharing syntactic or morphological behaviour and semantic properties, such as noun or verb.


lexentry: eng/parthenogenesis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: parthenogenesis
trans_list: partenogenesis | partenogénesis
sense:
(biology, countable, uncountable) (An instance of) reproduction by the development of a single gamete (an ovum or ovule) without fertilisation by a gamete of the opposite sex; compare monogenesis, metagenesis, and heterogamy.


lexentry: eng/partial__Adjective__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: partial
trans_list: parcial
sense:
biased in favor of a person, side, or point of view, especially when dealing with a competition or dispute


lexentry: eng/partial_derivative__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: partial derivative
trans_list: derivada parcial
sense:
(mathematics) A derivative with respect to one variable of a function of several variables with the other variables held constant.


lexentry: eng/partial_differential_equation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: partial differential equation
trans_list: ecuación en derivadas parciales
sense:
(calculus) A differential equation that involves the partial derivatives of a function of several variables.


lexentry: eng/partial_indulgence__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: partial indulgence
trans_list: indulgencia parcial
sense:
(Roman Catholicism) An indulgence that remits part of a person’s sins, and thus part of their time in purgatory.


lexentry: eng/participant_observation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: participant observation
trans_list: observación participante
sense:
(social sciences) A research methodology used in some social sciences to gain familiarity with a group of individuals and their practices through an intensive involvement, usually over an extended period of time.


lexentry: eng/participatory_democracy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: participatory democracy
trans_list: democracia participativa
sense:
(political science) A form of government in which citizens participate individually and directly in political decisions and policies affecting their lives, rather than through elected representatives.


lexentry: eng/participle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: participle
trans_list: participio
sense:
(grammar) A form of a verb that may function as an adjective, noun or adverb. English has two types of participles: the present participle and the past participle. In other languages, there are others, such as future, perfect, and future perfect participles.


lexentry: eng/particle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: particle
trans_list: partícula
sense:
A very small piece of matter, a fragment; especially, the smallest possible part of something. [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/particle__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: particle
trans_list: partícula
sense:
(physics) Any of various physical objects making up the constituent parts of an atom; an elementary particle or subatomic particle. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/particle__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: particle
trans_list: partícula
sense:
(linguistics) A part of speech that has no inherent lexical definition but must be associated with another word to impart meaning, often a grammatical category: for example, the English word to in a full infinitive phrase (to eat) or O in a vocative phrase (O Canada), or as a discourse marker (mmm).


lexentry: eng/particle_accelerator__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: particle accelerator
trans_list: acelerador de partículas
sense:
A device that accelerates electrically charged particles to extremely high speeds, for the purpose of inducing high energy reactions or producing high energy radiation.


lexentry: eng/particle_board__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: particle board
trans_list: aglomerado
sense:
(US, Canada, AU) a structural material manufactured from wood particles (such as chips and shavings) by pressing, and binding through resin


lexentry: eng/particulate__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: particulate
trans_list: particulado
sense:
(genetics) Pertaining to heritable characteristics which are attributable discretely to either one or another of an offspring's parents, rather than a blend of the two.


lexentry: eng/particulate_matter__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: particulate matter
trans_list: material particulado
sense:
Any solid or liquid in a finely subdivided state, especially when considered as an atmospheric pollutant.


lexentry: eng/partisan__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: partisan
trans_list: partisana
sense:
(historical) A long-handled spear with a triangular, double-edged blade having lateral projections, in some forms also used in boar hunting.


lexentry: eng/partition__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: partition
trans_list: parte
sense:
That which divides or separates; that by which different things, or distinct parts of the same thing, are separated; boundary; dividing line or space.


lexentry: eng/partition__Noun__1
sense_num: 11
written_rep: partition
trans_list: partición
sense:
(computing) A division of a data stream, such as a messaging queue or topic (often representing a unit of parallelism, and of fault tolerance).


lexentry: eng/partition__Noun__1
sense_num: 12
written_rep: partition
trans_list: partición
sense:
(set theory) A collection of non-empty, disjoint subsets of a set whose union is the set itself (i.e. all elements of the set are contained in exactly one of the subsets).


lexentry: eng/partner__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: partner
trans_list: compañero
sense:
(nautical) One of the pieces of wood comprising the framework which strengthens the deck of a wooden ship around the holes through which the mast and other fittings pass.


lexentry: eng/partner__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: partner
trans_list: compañero
sense:
(Jamaica) A group financial arrangement in which each member contributes a set amount of money over a set period.


lexentry: eng/partridge__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: partridge
trans_list: perdiz
sense:
(ornithology) Any bird of a number of genera in the family Phasianidae, notably in the genera Perdix and Alectoris.


lexentry: eng/party__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: party
trans_list: partido
sense:
(now, rare, _, in general sense) A group of people forming one side in a given dispute, contest etc.


lexentry: eng/party_animal__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: party animal
trans_list: fiestera | fiestero | marchosa | marchoso | balarrasa
sense:
(idiomatic) A person known for frequent, enthusiastic attendance at parties, especially one whose partying behavior is exuberant or excessive.


lexentry: eng/party_game__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: party game
trans_list: juego de casa
sense:
(video game genre) A multiplayer game, usually consisting of a series of short minigames, that can be easily played in a social setting.


lexentry: eng/party_horn__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: party horn
trans_list: matasuegras
sense:
A paper or plastic tube which may be blown into to create a sound, and sometimes is rolled up in a coil which unrolls and straightens out when blown.


lexentry: eng/party_of_the_second_part__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: party of the second part
trans_list: segunda parte
sense:
(legal, archaic) The party to a legal dispute against whom a complaint was initially raised in a court.


lexentry: eng/parvenu__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: parvenu
trans_list: advenedizo
sense:
A person who has risen, climbed up, or has been promoted to a higher social class, especially through acquisition of wealth, privileges, or political authority but has not gained social acceptance by those within that new class.


lexentry: eng/pascal__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pascal
trans_list: pascal
sense:
In the International System of Units, the derived unit of pressure and stress; one newton per square metre. Symbol: Pa.


lexentry: eng/pasha__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pasha
trans_list: pachá | bajá
sense:
(historical) A high-ranking Turkish military officer, especially as a commander or regional governor; the highest honorary title during the Ottoman Empire.


lexentry: eng/pasque_flower__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pasque flower
trans_list: pulsatilla
sense:
Any of various deciduous perennial flowering plants, of the genus Pulsatilla, found in clumps in certain grassland areas.


lexentry: eng/pass__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pass
trans_list: paso | pasaje
sense:
An opening, road, or track, available for passing; especially, one through or over some dangerous or otherwise impracticable barrier such as a mountain range; a passageway; a defile; a ford.


lexentry: eng/pass__Noun__1
sense_num: 13
written_rep: pass
trans_list: pase
sense:
A document granting permission to pass or to go and come; a passport; a ticket permitting free transit or admission


lexentry: eng/pass__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pass
trans_list: pasar
sense:
(ditransitive) To cause to move or go; to send; to transfer from one person, place, or condition to another.


lexentry: eng/pass__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pass
trans_list: pasar
sense:
(transitive) To go past, by, over, or through; to proceed from one side to the other of; to move past.


lexentry: eng/pass__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: pass
trans_list: pasar | aprobar | suceder | ocurrir
sense:
(transitive) To cause to advance by stages of progress; to carry on with success through an ordeal, examination, or action; specifically, to give legal or official sanction to; to ratify; to enact; to approve as valid and just.


lexentry: eng/pass_the_buck__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pass the buck
trans_list: pasar la bola
sense:
(idiomatic, informal) To transfer responsibility or blame from oneself onto another; to absolve oneself of concern for a given matter by claiming to lack authority or jurisdiction.


lexentry: eng/passacaglia__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: passacaglia
trans_list: pasacalle | pasacalles
sense:
(music genre) A form of historical Spanish or Italian dance characterised by a serious nature, triple metre, and use of a ground bass.


lexentry: eng/passed_pawn__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: passed pawn
trans_list: peón pasado
sense:
(chess) A pawn that has passed beyond enemy pawns on its own or adjacent files, and that hence has a clear run to the first or eighth rank.


lexentry: eng/passenger_compartment__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: passenger compartment
trans_list: bitácora
sense:
(automotive) The part of a road vehicle partitioned from the engine compartment, trunk or boot, etc., designed to hold the passengers and usually the driver; but in limousines and some taxis, buses and goods vehicles, the driver is separated in a cab or driver's compartment.


lexentry: eng/passenger_mile__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: passenger mile
trans_list: millas-pasajero
sense:
A basic unit used by transport companies for calculating profit levels etc. It is calculated by multiplying total distance travelled in a given period by the number of passengers.


lexentry: eng/passenger_seat__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: passenger seat
trans_list: asiento de copiloto
sense:
(automotive) A seat in a vehicle for a passenger, especially the front seat next to the driver in a motor vehicle.


lexentry: eng/passing__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: passing
trans_list: paso
sense:
The fact of going past; a movement from one place to another or a change from one state to another. [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/passing_loop__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: passing loop
trans_list: apartadero
sense:
(rail) On a single-track railway or tramway, an extra track provided at a certain place to allow two trains travelling in opposite directions to pass each other. It can also allow a faster train to overtake a slower one.


lexentry: eng/passion__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: passion
trans_list: pasión
sense:
(Christianity, usually capitalized) The suffering of Jesus leading up to and during his crucifixion.


lexentry: eng/passionflower__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: passionflower
trans_list: pasionaria
sense:
Any of very many vines, in North America and elsewhere, of the genus Passiflora that bear edible fruit called passion fruit, and showy flowers of a structure symbolic of the Passion of Christ.


lexentry: eng/passive-aggressive__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: passive-aggressive
trans_list: pasivo-agresivo
sense:
(psychology) Showing passive, sometimes obstructionist resistance to following authoritative instructions in interpersonal or occupational situations.


lexentry: eng/passive_smoker__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: passive smoker
trans_list: fumador pasivo
sense:
A non-smoker that suffers the consequences of tobacco due to inhalation of smoke from nearby smokers.


lexentry: eng/passport__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: passport
trans_list: pasaporte
sense:
An official document normally used for international journeys, which proves the identity and nationality of the person for whom it was issued.


lexentry: eng/password__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: password
trans_list: contraseña | santo y seña
sense:
(military, security) A word relayed to a person to gain admittance to a place or to gain access to information.


lexentry: eng/password__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: password
trans_list: contraseña | palabra clave
sense:
(computing, cryptography) A string of characters used to log in to a computer or network, to access a level in a video game, and so on; archetypally a word#Noun but nowadays often an alphanumeric#Adjective string or a phrase#Noun.


lexentry: eng/past__Adjective__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: past
trans_list: pasado
sense:
(grammar) Of a tense, expressing action that has already happened or a previously-existing state. [from 18th c.]


lexentry: eng/past_anterior__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: past anterior
trans_list: pretérito anterior
sense:
(grammar) A compound tense used in literary French, Spanish, Portuguese and Italian, in function a pluperfect, and in form composed of the conjunction of the simple past tense of an auxiliary verb (avoir, être) with the past participle. Example: Après que la femme et l'homme l'eurent remercié = After the woman and the man had thanked him


lexentry: eng/past_historic_tense__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: past historic tense
trans_list: pretérito
sense:
(grammar) A tense used in some languages (such as French and Italian) in narrative, and in spoken language primarily when reading narrative or in storytelling, for completed actions in the past or in speaking of the deceased.


lexentry: eng/past_imperfect_tense__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: past imperfect tense
trans_list: imperfecto
sense:
A grammatical tense which expresses the past as an action which was still going on at the point in time described, say someone "was ...ing" something, as opposed to the already accomplished counterpart past perfect tense (where the action took place even further in the past)


lexentry: eng/past_perfect__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: past perfect
trans_list: pluscuamperfecto
sense:
A tense which describes actions that occurred before another action or event in the past; the pluperfect or the past anterior tense.


lexentry: eng/past_tense__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: past tense
trans_list: pretérito | tiempo pasado
sense:
(grammar) A grammatical form (often a verb form) that refers to an event, transaction, occurrence, or object that happened (or had happened), or existed, at some time before now (the applicable reference time).


lexentry: eng/pasta__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pasta
trans_list: pasta
sense:
(uncountable) Dough made from wheat and water and sometimes mixed with egg and formed into various shapes; often sold in dried form and typically boiled for eating.


lexentry: eng/pasta_salad__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pasta salad
trans_list: ensalada con fideos
sense:
A salad prepared with one or more types of pasta, almost always chilled, and most often tossed in a vinegar, oil, or mayonnaise-based dressing.


lexentry: eng/paste__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: paste
trans_list: pegar
sense:
(transitive, computing) To insert a piece of media (e.g. text, picture, audio, video) previously copied or cut from somewhere else.


lexentry: eng/pastel__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pastel
trans_list: pastel
sense:
Any of several subdued tints of colors, usually associated with pink, peach, yellow, green, blue, and lavender.


lexentry: eng/pasteurisation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pasteurisation
trans_list: pasteurización | pasterización
sense:
(British spelling) Heat-treatment of a perishable food to destroy heat-sensitive vegetative cells followed by immediate cooling to limit growth of the surviving cells and germination of spores.


lexentry: eng/pasteurize__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pasteurize
trans_list: pasteurizar | pasterizar
sense:
(transitive) To heat food for the purpose of killing harmful organisms such as bacteria, viruses, protozoa, molds, and yeasts.


lexentry: eng/pastiche__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pastiche
trans_list: pastiche
sense:
A work of art, drama, literature, music, or architecture that imitates the work of a previous artist, usually in a positive or neutral way.


lexentry: eng/pat_down__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pat down
trans_list: cachear | palpar
sense:
(US, informal, transitive) To frisk; to check someone's body for concealed items, especially weapons.


lexentry: eng/patch__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: patch
trans_list: parche | remiendo
sense:
A piece of cloth, or other suitable material, sewed or otherwise fixed upon a garment to repair or strengthen it, especially upon an old garment to cover a hole.


lexentry: eng/patch__Noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: patch
trans_list: parche
sense:
(historical) A small piece of black silk stuck on the face or neck to heighten beauty by contrast, worn by ladies in the 17th and 18th centuries; an imitation beauty mark.


lexentry: eng/patch__Noun__1
sense_num: 09
written_rep: patch
trans_list: parche
sense:
(medicine) An adhesive piece of material, impregnated with a drug, which is worn on the skin, the drug being slowly absorbed over a period of time.


lexentry: eng/patch__Noun__1
sense_num: 12
written_rep: patch
trans_list: parche
sense:
(computing) A patch file, a file that describes changes to be made to a computer file or files, usually changes made to a computer program that fix a programming bug.


lexentry: eng/patch__Verb__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: patch
trans_list: parchear
sense:
(computing) To make the changes a patch describes; to apply a patch to the files in question. Hence:


lexentry: eng/patch_file__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: patch file
trans_list: lata
sense:
(computing) A file containing changes to be applied to another file or files, usually changes made to a computer program that fix a programming bug.


lexentry: eng/patchouli__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: patchouli
trans_list: pachulí
sense:
Any of several East Indian plants in the genus Pogostemon, especially Pogostemon cablin, which yield a highly fragrant oil.


lexentry: eng/patchwork__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: patchwork
trans_list: almazuela
sense:
A work, such as a blanket, composed of many different colors and shapes, sewn together to make an interesting whole.


lexentry: eng/patchwork_quilt__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: patchwork quilt
trans_list: colcha de parches
sense:
(literally) A decorative quilt made of pieces of cloth having diverse sizes, colors, and shapes, sewn together either to form a regular pattern or in a deliberately mismatched fashion without a pattern.


lexentry: eng/patent__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: patent
trans_list: patente
sense:
A declaration issued by a government agency that the inventor of a new invention has the sole privilege of making, selling, or using the claimed invention for a specified period.


lexentry: eng/patent__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: patent
trans_list: patentar
sense:
To (successfully) register (a new invention) with a government agency to obtain the sole privilege of its manufacture, sale, and use for a specified period.


lexentry: eng/patent_troll__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: patent troll
trans_list: trol de patentes
sense:
(patent law, informal, derogatory) A company, person, etc., that owns and enforces patents in an aggressive and opportunistic manner, often with no intention of producing, marketing, or promoting the subjects of the patents.


lexentry: eng/paternal_grandfather__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: paternal grandfather
trans_list: abuelo paterno
sense:
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see paternal,‎ grandfather. (This entry is a translation hub.)


lexentry: eng/paternal_grandmother__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: paternal grandmother
trans_list: abuela paterna
sense:
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see paternal,‎ grandmother. (This entry is a translation hub.)


lexentry: eng/paternoster__Noun__1
sense_num: 08
written_rep: paternoster
trans_list: padrenuestro | paternóster
sense:
(archaic) A patent medicine, so named because salesmen would pray the Lord's Prayer over it before selling it.


lexentry: eng/path__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: path
trans_list: ruta | camino
sense:
(computing) A human-readable specification for a location within a hierarchical or tree-like structure, such as a file system or as part of a URL.


lexentry: eng/path__Noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: path
trans_list: camino | mixtilínea
sense:
(graph theory) A sequence of vertices from one vertex to another using the arcs (edges). A path does not visit the same vertex more than once (unless it is a closed path, where only the first and the last vertex are the same).


lexentry: eng/pathogen__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pathogen
trans_list: patógeno
sense:
(pathology, immunology) An agent that can cause disease, especially an infectious microorganism, such as a bacterium, virus, protozoon or fungus.


lexentry: eng/pathognomonic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pathognomonic
trans_list: patognomónico
sense:
(medicine, of a sign or symptom) specifically characteristic or indicative of a particular disease or condition.


lexentry: eng/pathologist__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pathologist
trans_list: patólogo | patologista
sense:
An expert in pathology; a specialist who examines samples of body tissues for diagnostic or forensic purpose.


lexentry: eng/pathology__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pathology
trans_list: patología
sense:
(academic, _, medicine) The academic biomedical specialty that advances the aspects of the biomedical sciences that allow for those clinical applications and their advancements over time.


lexentry: eng/pathology__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: pathology
trans_list: patología
sense:
Pathosis: any deviation from a healthy or normal structure or function; abnormality; illness or malformation.


lexentry: eng/pathos__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pathos
trans_list: pathos
sense:
The quality or property of anything which touches the feelings or excites emotions and passions, especially that which awakens tender emotions, such as pity, sorrow, and the like; contagious warmth of feeling, action, or expression; pathetic quality.


lexentry: eng/pathway__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: pathway
trans_list: ruta | vía
sense:
(biochemistry) A sequence of biochemical compounds, and the reactions linking them, that describe a process in metabolism or catabolism.


lexentry: eng/patina__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: patina
trans_list: pátina
sense:
The colour or incrustation which age and wear give to (mainly metallic) objects; especially, the green rust which covers works of art such as ancient bronzes, coins and medals.


lexentry: eng/patriarch__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: patriarch
trans_list: patriarca
sense:
(Christianity) The highest form of bishop, in the ancient world having authority over other bishops in the province but now generally as an honorary title; in Roman Catholicism, considered a bishop second only to the Pope in rank. [from 9th c.]


lexentry: eng/patriarchy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: patriarchy
trans_list: patriarcado
sense:
(anthropology, history) A social system in which the father is head of the household, having authority over women and children, and in which lineage is traced through the male line.


lexentry: eng/patrician__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: patrician
trans_list: patricio
sense:
(Ancient Rome) A member of any of the families constituting the populus Romanus, or body of Roman citizens, before the development of the plebeian order; later, one who, by right of birth or by special privilege conferred, belonged to the senior class of Romans, who, with certain property, had by right a seat in the Roman Senate.


lexentry: eng/patriotic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: patriotic
trans_list: patriótico | patriota
sense:
Inspired by or showing patriotism; done out of love of one's country; zealously and unselfishly devoted to the service of one's country


lexentry: eng/patriotism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: patriotism
trans_list: patriotismo
sense:
Love of one's country; devotion to the welfare of one's compatriots; passion which inspires one to serve one's country.


lexentry: eng/patrol__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: patrol
trans_list: patrulla
sense:
(military) A going of the rounds along the chain of sentinels and between the posts, by a guard, usually consisting of three or four men, to insure greater security from attacks on the outposts.


lexentry: eng/patrolman__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: patrolman
trans_list: patrullero
sense:
A police officer, especially a junior officer assigned patrol duty instead of detection or supervision.


lexentry: eng/patron_saint__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: patron saint
trans_list: santo patrón | santo patrono | patrono
sense:
(Christianity) A saint conceived as the patron (protector or supporter) of a particular place, group, person, or activity, for whom or for which his or her intercession is specially invoked.


lexentry: eng/patronize__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: patronize
trans_list: hablar con tono paternalista | menospreciar | sermonear
sense:
(transitive) To assume a tone of unjustified superiority toward; to talk down to, to treat condescendingly.


lexentry: eng/patsy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: patsy
trans_list: cabeza de turco
sense:
(informal, derogatory) A person who is taken advantage of, especially by being cheated or blamed for something.


lexentry: eng/pattern__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: pattern
trans_list: dibujo | forma
sense:
A particular sequence of events, facts etc. which can be understood, used to predict the future, or seen to have a mathematical, geometric, statistical etc. relationship. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/patty__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: patty
trans_list: empanadilla | hamburguesa | tortita
sense:
(US, Australia, New Zealand) A flattened portion of ground meat or a vegetarian equivalent, usually round but sometimes square in shape.


lexentry: eng/pattycake__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pattycake
trans_list: arepitas
sense:
(games) A children's game in which two people alternately clap their own and each other's hands, often to the accompaniment of the nursery rhyme "Pat-a-cake, pat-a-cake, baker's man".


lexentry: eng/pattypan_squash__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pattypan squash
trans_list: escalopado
sense:
A summer squash of the species Cucurbita pepo, notable for its small size, round and shallow shape, and scalloped edges, which cause it to somewhat resemble a small toy top or a flying saucer.


lexentry: eng/pauldron__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pauldron
trans_list: hombrera
sense:
A component of plate armor that protects the shoulder, generally covering more than a spaulder, also protecting the armpit and overlapping with other armor over the upper chest and back.


lexentry: eng/pave__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: pave
trans_list: pavimentar | asfaltar
sense:
(Canada, US) To cover with stone, concrete, blacktop or other solid covering, especially to aid travel.


lexentry: eng/pavement__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: pavement
trans_list: pavimento | asfalto
sense:
(now, chiefly, North America) A paving (paved part) of a road or other thoroughfare; the roadway or road surface. [from 13th c.]


lexentry: eng/pavis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pavis
trans_list: pavés
sense:
(military, history) A very large shield, like a small moveable wall, carried in front to protect all or most of the bearer's body, often with a projecting ridge running vertically down the center.


lexentry: eng/paw__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: paw
trans_list: pata | garra | zarpa
sense:
The soft foot of a mammal or other animal, generally a quadruped, that has claws or nails; comparable to a human hand or foot.


lexentry: eng/pawa__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pawa
trans_list: abulón | oreja de mar
sense:
(New Zealand) An edible univalve mollusc of the genus Haliotis, having a shell lined with mother-of-pearl.


lexentry: eng/pawl__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pawl
trans_list: matraca
sense:
A pivoted catch designed to fall into a notch on a ratchet wheel so as to allow movement in only one direction (e.g. on a windlass or in a clock mechanism), or alternatively to move the wheel in one direction.


lexentry: eng/pawn__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pawn
trans_list: peón
sense:
(chess) The most numerous chess piece, or a similar piece in a similar game. In chess, each side starts with eight; moves are only forward, and attacks are only diagonally or en passant.


lexentry: eng/pawnbroker__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pawnbroker
trans_list: prestamista
sense:
A person who makes monetary loans at interest, taking personal property as security – which may be sold if not redeemed.


lexentry: eng/pawpaw__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pawpaw
trans_list: banano de montaña | chirimoyo de la Florida
sense:
Asimina, a genus of trees and shrubs native to eastern North America, especially common pawpaw (Asimina triloba).


lexentry: eng/paximadi__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: paximadi
trans_list: tostada
sense:
Various forms of Greek rusk, made commonly from barley or chickpea flour, and softened with wine, water or oil before eating.


lexentry: eng/pay-as-you-go__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: pay-as-you-go
trans_list: prepago
sense:
(British) A payment method where the charge of a service is taken automatically, usually in small amounts, after the usage, in contrast of paying before usage. Used especially of mobile phones and transport ticketing.


lexentry: eng/pay__Verb__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pay
trans_list: calafatear
sense:
(nautical, transitive) To cover (the bottom of a vessel, a seam, a spar, etc.) with tar or pitch, or a waterproof composition of tallow, resin, etc.; to smear.


lexentry: eng/pay_off__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: pay off
trans_list: cancelar | pagar
sense:
(transitive) To pay back (repay) the entirety of a loan, thereby effecting the release of a lien on (the thing that was financed).


lexentry: eng/pay_respect__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pay respect
trans_list: rendir pleitesía
sense:
To demonstrate or profess respect to (someone or an ideal); to behave in a manner that demonstrates respect to (someone or an ideal).


lexentry: eng/payment__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: payment
trans_list: pago
sense:
(countable) An instance of that act; a sum of money paid in exchange#Noun for goods or services, or the transaction#Noun that conveys it.


lexentry: eng/payment_card__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: payment card
trans_list: tarjeta de pago
sense:
(banking) A card, such as a credit card or debit card, which can be used for payment of goods or services.


lexentry: eng/payment_order__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: payment order
trans_list: libramiento | libranza
sense:
(finance, chiefly, banking) An instruction from a sender to a receiving bank, transmitted orally, electronically, or in writing, to pay, or to cause another bank to pay a fixed and determinable amount of money to a beneficiary.


lexentry: eng/payola__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: payola
trans_list: cohecho
sense:
(US, Philippines) A bribe given in exchange for a favor, such as one given in exchange for the promotion of goods or services (originally one given to a disk jockey to play a record).


lexentry: eng/payphone__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: payphone
trans_list: teléfono público
sense:
A public telephone that requires prepayment to operate, generally via the insertion of coins or a credit card.


lexentry: eng/payslip__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: payslip
trans_list: nómina
sense:
A small document, included with an employee's wage or salary, giving details of money earned and tax and insurance paid.


lexentry: eng/paywall__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: paywall
trans_list: muro de pago
sense:
(informal, computing) A feature of a website, application or service that only allows access to certain content or functions upon payment.


lexentry: eng/pe__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pe
trans_list: pei
sense:
The seventeenth letter of many Semitic alphabets/abjads (Phoenician, Aramaic, Hebrew פ, Syriac ܦ, and others; Arabic has the analog faa).


lexentry: eng/peace_pipe__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: peace pipe
trans_list: calumet
sense:
A tobacco pipe smoked ceremonially in certain Native American cultures that symbolizes peace among those who smoke it, and among whom it is passed around from person to person.


lexentry: eng/peaceable__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: peaceable
trans_list: pacifista
sense:
Favouring peace rather than conflict; not aggressive, tending to avoid violence (of people, actions etc.). [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/peaceful_coexistence__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: peaceful coexistence
trans_list: coexistencia pacífica
sense:
(politics) A situation where nation-states do not interfere with the domestic affairs of other countries, in order to avoid conflict; mutual non-interference.


lexentry: eng/peacekeeping__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: peacekeeping
trans_list: mantenimiento de la paz
sense:
The act of preserving peace, specifically between hostile groups or states, especially by a sanctioned military force. [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/peach__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: peach
trans_list: melocotón | durazno | melocotonero | duraznero
sense:
(countable) Any tree of species Prunus persica, native to China and now widely cultivated throughout temperate regions, having pink flowers and edible fruit.


lexentry: eng/peach__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: peach
trans_list: melocotón | durazno | melocotonero | duraznero
sense:
(countable, uncountable) Soft juicy stone fruit of the peach tree, having yellow flesh, downy, red-tinted yellow skin, and a deeply sculptured pit or stone containing a single seed.


lexentry: eng/peach_fuzz__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: peach fuzz
trans_list: pelusa
sense:
(literally) The fibrous material covering the skin of a peach fruit, e.g. as opposed to the fuzzless skin of a nectarine.


lexentry: eng/peachy__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: peachy
trans_list: genial
sense:
(colloquial) Very good, excellent, typically used sarcastically to indicate a state of misery, resentment or great frustration.


lexentry: eng/peafowl__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: peafowl
trans_list: pavo real | pavo | pavorreal
sense:
A pheasant of the genus Pavo or Afropavo, notable for the extravagant tails of the males; a peacock (unspecified sex).


lexentry: eng/peak__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: peak
trans_list: pico
sense:
A point; the sharp end or top of anything that terminates in a point; as, the peak, or front, of a cap.


lexentry: eng/peak_flow_meter__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: peak flow meter
trans_list: medidor de flujo espiratorio
sense:
(medicine) An instrument that monitors the peak expiratory flow rate of air from a person's bronchi; used to manage asthma.


lexentry: eng/peal__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: peal
trans_list: campanada | campaneo | estruendo | repique | repiqueteo | tañido
sense:
A loud sound, or a succession of loud sounds, as of bells, thunder, cannon, shouts, laughter, of a multitude, etc.


lexentry: eng/peanut_butter__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
sense: A spread made from ground peanuts.
written_rep: peanut butter
trans_list:
crema de cacahuate | crema de maní | manteca de maní | mantequilla de maní | mantequilla manicera | mantequilla manisera


lexentry: eng/pearl__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pearl
trans_list: perla
sense:
A shelly concretion, usually rounded, and having a brilliant luster, with varying tints, found in the mantle, or between the mantle and shell, of certain bivalve mollusks, especially in the pearl oysters and river mussels, and sometimes in certain univalves. It is usually due to a secretion of shelly substance around some irritating foreign particle. Its substance is the same as nacre, or mother-of-pearl. Round lustrous pearls are used in jewellery.


lexentry: eng/pearl__Noun__1
sense_num: 09
written_rep: pearl
trans_list: perla | parisienne
sense:
(uncountable, typography, printing, dated) The size of type between diamond and agate, standardized as 5-point.


lexentry: eng/pearly_penile_papules__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pearly penile papules
trans_list: pápulas perladas (del glande)
sense:
(urology) A harmless hereditary anatomical variation consisting of small protuberances that may form on the ridge of the glans of the human penis.


lexentry: eng/peasant__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: peasant
trans_list: campesino | guajiro
sense:
A member of the lowly social class that toils on the land, constituted by small farmers and tenants, sharecroppers, farmhands and other laborers on the land where they form the main labor force in agriculture and horticulture.


lexentry: eng/peat__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: peat
trans_list: turba
sense:
Soil formed of dead but not fully decayed plants found in bog areas, often burned as fuel. [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/pecan_pie__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pecan pie
trans_list: tarta de nueces pecanas | tarta de pecán
sense:
A sweet pie made from corn syrup and pecans, considered a specialty of Southern United States cuisine.


lexentry: eng/pectin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pectin
trans_list: pectina
sense:
(carbohydrate) A polysaccharide extracted from the cell walls of plants, especially of fruits; under acidic conditions it forms a gel. It is often used in processed foods, especially jellies and jams where it causes thickening (setting).


lexentry: eng/pectineus__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pectineus
trans_list: pectíneo
sense:
(anatomy) A flat quadrangular muscle, situated at the anterior part of the upper and medial aspect of the thigh, whose primary function is hip flexion.


lexentry: eng/pectoral_sandpiper__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pectoral sandpiper
trans_list: correlimos pectoral
sense:
Calidris melanotos, a small migratory wader that breeds in North America and Asia, wintering in South America and Oceania, and eats small invertebrates.


lexentry: eng/pectus_excavatum__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pectus excavatum
trans_list: pectus excavatum
sense:
(medicine) A congenital deformity of the anterior wall of the chest, in which several ribs and the sternum grow abnormally, giving a caved or sunken appearance.


lexentry: eng/pedal__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pedal
trans_list: pedal
sense:
A lever operated by one's foot that is used to control or power a machine or mechanism, such as a bicycle or piano


lexentry: eng/pedalo__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pedalo
trans_list: hidropedal | velomar | pedalo | patín | pedaleta | pedalina
sense:
(UK, watercraft) A small boat propelled by pedals that directly turn external paddles, used for recreation.


lexentry: eng/pedestrian_precinct__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pedestrian precinct
trans_list: zona peatonal
sense:
An area in a town or city intended for pedestrians only, where vehicles (in particular motor vehicles) are not normally allowed.


lexentry: eng/pedestrianize__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pedestrianize
trans_list: peatonalizar | peatonizar
sense:
(transitive) To restrict access to (a street) to pedestrians only, disallowing motor vehicles and sometimes cyclists


lexentry: eng/pediatric__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pediatric
trans_list: pediátrico
sense:
(American spelling) Of or pertaining to pediatrics, the branch of medicine dealing with the care and treatment of children and adolescents.


lexentry: eng/pediatrician__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pediatrician
trans_list: pediatra
sense:
(American spelling) A physician that specializes in pediatrics; the medical care of infants, children, adolescents, and young adults.


lexentry: eng/pediatrics__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pediatrics
trans_list: pediatría
sense:
(American spelling, medicine) The branch of medicine that deals with the treatment of children and adolescents.


lexentry: eng/pedicel__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pedicel
trans_list: pedicelo
sense:
(botany) A stalk of an individual flower (or fruit, e.g., once fertilised) or spore-producing body within a cluster.


lexentry: eng/pedigree__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pedigree
trans_list: pedigrí
sense:
A chart, list, or record of ancestors, to show breeding, especially distinguished breeding. [from 15th c.]


lexentry: eng/pediment__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pediment
trans_list: frontón
sense:
(architectural element) A classical architectural element consisting of a triangular section or gable found above the horizontal superstructure (entablature) which lies immediately upon the columns; fronton.


lexentry: eng/pedology__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pedology
trans_list: pedología
sense:
The sub-discipline of soil science that: studies soils as a component of natural systems or deals with soil genesis and soil classification or studies the soil profile or solum in its natural setting.


lexentry: eng/pedometer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pedometer
trans_list: cuentapasos | podómetro | odómetro
sense:
A device, often electronic, that measures the number of steps taken, and thus estimates the distance walked.


lexentry: eng/pedophile__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: pedophile
trans_list: pedófilo | pedófila
sense:
(by extension, common use) An adult who is sexually attracted to or engages in sexual acts with a child.


lexentry: eng/pedophilia__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: pedophilia
trans_list: pedofilia | paidofilia
sense:
(by extension, proscribed) Sexual activity between adults and children; the act of child molestation.


lexentry: eng/peekaboo__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: peekaboo
trans_list: cuco
sense:
(games) A game for a small child in which one covers one's face, then suddenly reveals it, saying "Boo!" or "Peekaboo!".


lexentry: eng/peel__Noun__3
sense_num: 01
written_rep: peel
trans_list: pala panadero
sense:
A shovel or similar instrument, now especially a pole with a flat disc at the end used for removing pizza or loaves of bread from a baker's oven.


lexentry: eng/peel_off__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: peel off
trans_list: descascarillarse
sense:
(intransitive) To separate off from the main body, to move off to one side; as in troop movements on a parade ground or an organized retreat, or columns in a procession.


lexentry: eng/peep__Verb__2
sense_num: 02
written_rep: peep
trans_list: espiar | husmear | pishpar | pispar
sense:
(intransitive, dated) To begin to appear; to look forth from concealment; to make the first appearance.


lexentry: eng/peephole__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: peephole
trans_list: mirilla
sense:
A small hole, opening, or piece of glass, especially in a door, through which one can look without being seen.


lexentry: eng/peeping_tom__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: peeping tom
trans_list: mirón | voyeur
sense:
A person who watches another without the other's permission and usually without the other's knowledge, especially for the purpose of deriving sexual pleasure from the sight of the other.


lexentry: eng/peepshow__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: peepshow
trans_list: espectáculo sicalíptico | mundonuevo | peepshow
sense:
A titillating or pornographic display viewed through a small slot, generally equipped with a timer to automatically close the slot when payment has expired.


lexentry: eng/peer__Noun__2
sense_num: 03
written_rep: peer
trans_list: par | noble
sense:
A noble with a title, i.e., a peerage, and in times past, with certain rights and privileges not enjoyed by commoners.


lexentry: eng/peer_review__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: peer review
trans_list: revisión por pares
sense:
(education) The scholarly process whereby manuscripts intended to be published in an academic journal are reviewed by independent researchers (referees) to evaluate the contribution, i.e. the importance, novelty and accuracy of the manuscript's contents.


lexentry: eng/peewah__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: peewah
trans_list: pejibaye
sense:
The edible fruit of this plant, which has an orange or red skin when ripe, orange pulp which turns floury when cooked, and a single large seed.


lexentry: eng/peg__Noun__1
sense_num: 12
written_rep: peg
trans_list: gancho
sense:
(journalism) A topic of interest, such as an ongoing event or an anniversary, around which various features can be developed.


lexentry: eng/pejoratively__Adverb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pejoratively
trans_list: despectivamente
sense:
In a pejorative manner. Insultingly, disparagingly; so as to belittle another or harm their reputation.


lexentry: eng/pellagra__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pellagra
trans_list: pelagra
sense:
(pathology) A disease characterised by skin lesions and mental confusion, primarily caused by a niacin deficiency. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/pellet__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: pellet
trans_list: egagrópila
sense:
Compressed byproduct of digestion regurgitated by owls and many other birds of prey, which serves as a waste disposal mechanism for indigestible parts of food, such as fur and bones.


lexentry: eng/peloton__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: peloton
trans_list: pelotón
sense:
(cycle racing) A group of riders formed during a cycling road race; especially, the main group of riders; the pack.


lexentry: eng/pelt__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pelt
trans_list: piel | pelleja
sense:
The skin of an animal with the hair or wool on; either a raw or undressed hide, or a skin preserved with the hair or wool on it (sometimes worn as a garment with minimal modification).


lexentry: eng/pelvic_floor__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pelvic floor
trans_list: suelo de la pelvis
sense:
(anatomy) A muscular partition, formed by the muscle fibers of the levator ani, the coccygeus, and associated connective tissue, which spans the area underneath the pelvis.


lexentry: eng/pelvis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pelvis
trans_list: pelvis
sense:
(anatomy) The large compound bone structure at the base of the spine that supports the legs. It consists of hip bone, sacrum and coccyx.


lexentry: eng/pemphigoid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pemphigoid
trans_list: penfigoide
sense:
(pathology) Any of a group of rare autoimmune blistering skin diseases that superficially resemble pemphigus.


lexentry: eng/pemphigus__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pemphigus
trans_list: pénfigo
sense:
(pathology) A severe autoimmune skin disease characterized by pustules and painful blisters, and which can be fatal.


lexentry: eng/pen__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pen
trans_list: pluma | bolígrafo | boli | esfero | lapicera | lapicero
sense:
A tool, originally made from a feather but now usually a small tubular instrument, containing ink used to write or make marks.


lexentry: eng/penal_colony__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: penal colony
trans_list: colonia penal
sense:
A colonial territory used (mainly) for the detention and forced labor of deportees, typically where free labor is desperately scarce.


lexentry: eng/penalty__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: penalty
trans_list: castigo
sense:
(ice hockey) A punishment for an infraction of the rules, often in the form of being removed from play for a specified amount of time.


lexentry: eng/penalty_area__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: penalty area
trans_list: área de castigo
sense:
(football, futsal) An area of a pitch or field, inside which a penalty is given to the offensive team if a foul is made by the defensive team.


lexentry: eng/penalty_box__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: penalty box
trans_list: banquillo
sense:
(ice hockey) An enclosed bench where a player must remain for timed period (a penalty) that is assessed after an infraction.


lexentry: eng/penalty_kick__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: penalty kick
trans_list: penalti | penal | tiro penal
sense:
(soccer) A form of direct free kick, taken from the penalty spot after a defensive foul in the penalty box, with only the goalkeeper defending the goal.


lexentry: eng/penalty_mark__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: penalty mark
trans_list: punto de penalti
sense:
(football) a small white spot, painted on the grass, twelve yards in front of the centre of the goal line, from which all penalty kicks are taken


lexentry: eng/penalty_shootout__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: penalty shootout
trans_list: tanda de penaltis
sense:
(football, field hockey) A series of penalties (penalty kicks in soccer), taken to decide a winner after a game has resulted in a tie and extra time has been played.


lexentry: eng/penalty_shot__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: penalty shot
trans_list: penalti
sense:
(ice hockey) A penalty awarded when a team loses a clear scoring opportunity on a breakaway because of a foul committed by an opposing player. A player from the non-offending team is given an attempt to score a goal without opposition from any defending players except the goaltender.


lexentry: eng/penalty_try__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: penalty try
trans_list: ensayo de castigo
sense:
(rugby) An awarding of five points (equivalent to scoring a try) to a team whose opponents have prevented, by misconduct, a try being scored.


lexentry: eng/penance__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: penance
trans_list: penitencia
sense:
A voluntary self-imposed punishment for a sinful act or wrongdoing. It may be intended to serve as reparation for the act.


lexentry: eng/pencil__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: pencil
trans_list: lápiz
sense:
A writing utensil with a graphite (commonly referred to as lead) shaft, usually blended with clay, clad in wood, and sharpened to a taper. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/pencil_holder__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pencil holder
trans_list: lapicero | portalápices
sense:
A small opened container for stationery such as pencils, ballpoint pens, rubber, correction fluid, etc.


lexentry: eng/pencil_lead__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pencil lead
trans_list: mina
sense:
The material (usually black or dark gray) which allows a pencil to work. Usually a mixture of graphite and smaller amounts of other material, but not actual lead.


lexentry: eng/pencil_pusher__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pencil pusher
trans_list: chupatintas | tinterillo | cagatintas | plumífero
sense:
(informal, often, derogatory) One who does routine office work; someone involved mainly in paperwork.


lexentry: eng/pendant__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: pendant
trans_list: colgante | pendiente
sense:
A piece of jewellery which hangs down as an ornament, especially worn on a chain around the neck. [from 15th c.]


lexentry: eng/pendeloque__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pendeloque
trans_list: pendeloque
sense:
(also, attributive) A drop-shaped diamond or other gem used as a pendant; also, a piece of jewellery in pendant form. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/pendentive__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pendentive
trans_list: pechina
sense:
(architecture) The concave triangular sections of vaulting that provide the transition between a dome and the square base on which it is set and transfer the weight of the dome.


lexentry: eng/penduline_tit__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: penduline tit
trans_list: pájaro moscón
sense:
Any of the family of small passerine birds Remizidae, which nearly all make nests which hang from trees; found in Eurasia, Africa, and North America.


lexentry: eng/pendulum__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pendulum
trans_list: péndulo
sense:
(clocks, mechanics) A body suspended from a fixed support so that it swings freely back and forth under the influence of gravity, commonly used to regulate various devices such as clocks.


lexentry: eng/peneplain__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: peneplain
trans_list: penillanura
sense:
(geomorphology) A low-relief plain representing the final stage of fluvial erosion during times of extended tectonic stability.


lexentry: eng/penguin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: penguin
trans_list: pingüino
sense:
Any of several flightless sea birds, of order Sphenisciformes, found in the Southern Hemisphere, marked by their usual upright stance, walking on short legs, and (generally) their stark black and white plumage. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/penicillamine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: penicillamine
trans_list: penicilamina
sense:
(biochemistry, pharmaceutical drug) A crystalline, sulfur-containing amino acid produced by the hydrolysis of penicillins, used pharmacologically as a chelating agent to remove heavy metals such as copper from the body, and as an anti-inflammatory agent, especially for rheumatoid arthritis; 2-amino-3-methyl-3-mercaptobutanoic acid, (CH3)2C(SH)CH(NH2)COOH.


lexentry: eng/penicillin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: penicillin
trans_list: penicilina
sense:
(pharmaceutical drug) Any of a group of narrow-spectrum antibiotics obtained from Penicillium molds or synthesized, that have a beta-lactam structure and are active against gram-positive bacteria and used in the treatment of various infections and diseases.


lexentry: eng/penis_pump__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: penis pump
trans_list: bomba de pene
sense:
A tubelike device placed over the penis to make it harder and larger, usually equipped with a hand pump or electric pump.


lexentry: eng/penitente__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: penitente
trans_list: penitente
sense:
A tall thin blade of hardened snow or ice, found closely spaced in large quantities at high altitudes.


lexentry: eng/penniless__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: penniless
trans_list: miserable
sense:
(numismatics, of a country's system of money) Abstaining from the use of penny coins, despite having fully decimalized currency, via rounding of cash transactions (but not necessarily of cashless ones).


lexentry: eng/penny__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: penny
trans_list: penique
sense:
(historical) In the United Kingdom and Ireland, a unit of currency worth 1⁄240 of a pound sterling or Irish pound before decimalisation, or a copper coin worth this amount. Abbreviation: d.


lexentry: eng/penny_wise_and_pound_foolish__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
sense: (idiomatic) Prudent and thrifty with small amounts of money, but wasteful with large amounts.
written_rep: penny wise and pound foolish
trans_list:
ahorra en el chocolate del loro | el dinero del avaro, dos veces va al mercado | el dinero del pobre dos veces se gasta


lexentry: eng/pennyroyal__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pennyroyal
trans_list: poleo
sense:
Mentha pulegium, a plant of the mint family, formerly much used in various medicinal treatments and as a flea repellent.


lexentry: eng/pension__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pension
trans_list: pensión | jubilación
sense:
(finance) An annuity paid regularly as benefit due to a retired employee, serviceman etc. in consideration of past services, originally and chiefly by a government but also by various private pension schemes. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/pension__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pension
trans_list: pensión
sense:
A boarding house or small hotel, especially in continental Europe, which typically offers lodging and certain meals and services. [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/penstock__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: penstock
trans_list: esclusa
sense:
A sluice or pipe which allows the controlled flow of water from behind a dam, typically routing it to a turbine of a power plant.


lexentry: eng/pentachoron__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pentachoron
trans_list: pentatopo | pentácoro | pentácoron
sense:
(mathematics) A four-dimensional object analogous to a tetrahedron, constructed out of five tetrahedra.


lexentry: eng/pentaerythritol_tetranitrate__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pentaerythritol tetranitrate
trans_list: pent | pentrita | tetranitrato de pentaeritritol
sense:
(organic compound) A potent, water-soluble high explosive, prepared by nitration of pentaerythritol.


lexentry: eng/pentagram__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pentagram
trans_list: pentagrama
sense:
The shape of a five-pointed star constructed of five intersecting lines meeting at the vertices, such that a central pentagon and five surrounding isosceles triangles are formed; often with magical connotations; a 5/2 (or 5/3) star polygon.


lexentry: eng/pentalogy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pentalogy
trans_list: pentalogía
sense:
A set of five works of art that are connected, and that can be seen either as a single work or as five individual works.


lexentry: eng/pentane__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pentane
trans_list: pentano
sense:
(organic compound) An aliphatic hydrocarbon of chemical formula C5H12; either of the three isomers n-pentane, methyl-butane (isopentane), and di-methyl-propane (neopentane); volatile liquids under normal conditions.


lexentry: eng/pentaquark__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pentaquark
trans_list: pentaquark
sense:
(particle) Any of a class of subatomic particles (previously hypothetical, since detected, subject to confirmation) consisting of a group of five quarks (compared to three quarks in normal baryons and two in mesons), or more specifically four quarks and one antiquark (symbol Θ).


lexentry: eng/pentathlon__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pentathlon
trans_list: pentatlón
sense:
An ancient athletics discipline, featuring five events: stadion, wrestling, long jump, javelin and discus


lexentry: eng/pentathlon__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: pentathlon
trans_list: pentatlón
sense:
(athletics) Ellipsis of women's pentathlon.; A 20th-century athletics discipline for women, the women's counterpart of the men's decathlon, the predecessor to the women's heptathlon, featuring five events: hurdles, shot put, high jump, long jump, and a run.


lexentry: eng/pentathlon__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: pentathlon
trans_list: pentatlón
sense:
(athletics) Ellipsis of modern pentathlon.; a discipline with five events based on late-19th century basic military skills.


lexentry: eng/penthouse__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: penthouse
trans_list: apéndice
sense:
(now, historical) A structure or annexe (especially one with a sloping roof) extending from the side of a building, sometimes as protection from the weather. [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/penthouse__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: penthouse
trans_list: ático
sense:
An apartment or suite found on an upper floor, or floors, of a tall building, especially one that is expensive or luxurious with panoramic views. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/pentimento__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pentimento
trans_list: pentimento
sense:
(art, literature) The presence of traces of a previous work in an artistic or literary work; especially (painting) an image which has been painted over but is still detectable.


lexentry: eng/pentode__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pentode
trans_list: pentodo
sense:
A thermionic valve similar to a tetrode with the addition of a third grid, the suppressor grid to reduce the secondary emission effect; was/is used in high quality audio and radio products.


lexentry: eng/pentoxifylline__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pentoxifylline
trans_list: pentoxifilina
sense:
(pharmaceutical drug) A xanthine derivative used to treat vascular dementia and intermittent claudication resulting from obstructed arteries in the limbs.


lexentry: eng/pentyl__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pentyl
trans_list: pentilo
sense:
(organic chemistry) Any of several isomeric univalent hydrocarbon radicals, C5H11, formally derived from pentane by the loss of a hydrogen atom.


lexentry: eng/penultimate__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: penultimate
trans_list: penúltimo | anteúltimo
sense:
(UK, in, _, US, _, usually, formal) Next to last, second to last; immediately preceding the end of a sequence, list, etc.


lexentry: eng/penumbra__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: penumbra
trans_list: penumbra
sense:
(astronomy) A region around the edge of a sunspot, darker than the sun's surface but lighter than the middle of the sunspot.


lexentry: eng/people's__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: people's
trans_list: popular
sense:
In certain socialist states: of, from, or controlled (at least in name) by the common people rather than a ruling elite.


lexentry: eng/people's_house__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: people's house
trans_list: casa del pueblo
sense:
(historical) A leisure and cultural centre built with the intention of making art and cultural appreciation available to the working classes.


lexentry: eng/people__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: people
trans_list: pueblo | gente
sense:
(countable, collective) Persons forming or belonging to a particular group, such as a nation, class, ethnic group, country, family, etc.


lexentry: eng/people__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: people
trans_list: gente
sense:
A group of persons regarded as being servants, followers, companions or subjects of a ruler or leader.


lexentry: eng/people__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: people
trans_list: pueblo | gente
sense:
The mass of a community as distinguished from a special class (elite); the commonalty; the populace; the vulgar; the common crowd; the citizens.


lexentry: eng/people_who_live_in_glass_houses_shouldn't_throw_stones__Proverb__1
sense_num: 01
sense: Do not criticize others if you have similar weaknesses yourself.
written_rep: people who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones
trans_list:
el burro hablando de orejas | quien tiene tejado de vidrio no tire piedras al de su vecino | vemos la paja en el ojo ajeno, y no vemos la viga en el nuestro


lexentry: eng/pepita__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pepita
trans_list: pepita
sense:
An edible seed from a pumpkin or similar squash, which may - after being roasted (and, if needed, shelled) - be eaten as a snack or used as an ingredient in cooking.


lexentry: eng/pepo__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pepo
trans_list: pepónide
sense:
A fruit of plants of the gourd family Cucurbitaceae, possessing a hard rind and producing many seeds in a single, central, pulpy chamber.


lexentry: eng/pepper__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: pepper
trans_list: pimiento | chile
sense:
(UK, US, Ireland, and, Canada) A fruit of the capsicum plant: red, green, yellow or white, hollow and containing seeds, and in very spicy and mild varieties.


lexentry: eng/pepper_mill__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pepper mill
trans_list: pimentero | molinillo
sense:
A small handheld grinder containing a supply of peppercorns for grinding fresh at the table or in the kitchen.


lexentry: eng/pepper_shaker__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pepper shaker
trans_list: pimentero | potorro de pimienta
sense:
A small container designed to hold pepper and facilitate sprinkling it on food for seasoning purposes.


lexentry: eng/pepper_tree__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: pepper tree
trans_list: huingán | molle
sense:
Any of the South American trees in the genus Schinus, which have small fruits that have been used as a substitute for black pepper.


lexentry: eng/peppercorn__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: peppercorn
trans_list: pimentero
sense:
The seeds of the plant Piper nigrum. Commonly used as a spice, usually but not always ground or crushed.


lexentry: eng/peppermint__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: peppermint
trans_list: piperita | menta piperita
sense:
A hybrid herb of the mint family (Mentha × piperita), formed by crossing watermint and spearmint, which has a high menthol content and a sharp flavor and is used in cooking, especially in herb teas and in confections. [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/peppermint__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: peppermint
trans_list: piperita | menta piperita
sense:
(countable) Any of various sweets containing extract of the peppermint herb; peppermint confectionery. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/pepperwort__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pepperwort
trans_list: hierba de la pimienta | lepidium
sense:
Any of several species of perennial plant in the genus Lepidium (originally specifically dittander, species Lepidium latifolium), which is a member of the mustard and cabbage family. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/pepsin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pepsin
trans_list: pepsina
sense:
(enzyme) A digestive enzyme that chemically digests, or breaks down, proteins into shorter chains of amino acids.


lexentry: eng/peptide__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: peptide
trans_list: péptido
sense:
(organic compound) Any of a class of organic compounds consisting of various numbers of amino acids in which the amine of one is reacted with the carboxylic acid of the next to form an amide bond.


lexentry: eng/peptide_bond__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: peptide bond
trans_list: enlace peptídico
sense:
(chemistry) An amide bond formed between the amino and carboxyl functional groups of separate amino acids.


lexentry: eng/peptone__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: peptone
trans_list: peptona
sense:
(biochemistry) Any water-soluble mixture of polypeptides and amino acids formed by the partial hydrolysis of protein.


lexentry: eng/per_bend__Adverb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: per bend
trans_list: tronchado
sense:
(heraldry) (Partitioned) diagonally by a line going from the dexter chief (viewer's top left) along a 45 degree angle towards the sinister base, (especially) into two halves (formally party per bend).


lexentry: eng/per_bend_sinister__Adverb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: per bend sinister
trans_list: tajado
sense:
(heraldry) (Partitioned) diagonally by a line going from the sinister chief (viewer's top right) towards the dexter base, (especially) into two halves (formally party per bend sinister).


lexentry: eng/per_chevron__Adverb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: per chevron
trans_list: cabrio
sense:
(heraldry) (Partitioned) along the bent line(s) of a chevron, (especially) into two areas (formally party per chevron).


lexentry: eng/per_fess__Adverb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: per fess
trans_list: cortado
sense:
(heraldry) (Partitioned) horizontally; (especially) partitioned horizontally into two halves (formally party per fess).


lexentry: eng/per_pale__Adverb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: per pale
trans_list: partido
sense:
(heraldry) (Partitioned) vertically; (especially) partitioned vertically into two halves (formally party per pale).


lexentry: eng/per_stirpes__Phrase__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: per stirpes
trans_list: por estirpe
sense:
(legal) A method of distributing an estate to the descendants or heirs of a deceased legatee in which the estate is divided equally among the branches of a family or designated heirs, without regard to differing numbers of people in different branches.


lexentry: eng/percale__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: percale
trans_list: percal
sense:
(textiles) A fine, closely woven fabric, made from cotton, polyester or a mix of these, and used for sheets and clothing.


lexentry: eng/perceived_temperature__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: perceived temperature
trans_list: sensación térmica
sense:
The apparent temperature of the environment; may be different from the actual temperature because of factors such as wind chill or humidity


lexentry: eng/percentile__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: percentile
trans_list: percentil
sense:
(statistics) Any of the ninety-nine points that divide an ordered distribution into one hundred parts, each containing one per cent of the population.


lexentry: eng/percontation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: percontation
trans_list: pregunta adicional
sense:
(formal, rare, or, obsolete) A question which cannot properly be given a one-word answer like “yes” or “no”. [from early 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/percussion__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: percussion
trans_list: percusión
sense:
(music) The section of an orchestra or band containing percussion instruments; such instruments considered as a group; in bands, may be separate from drum kits.


lexentry: eng/percussion_cap__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: percussion cap
trans_list: pistón | cápsula fulminante
sense:
a metal cap found on muzzleloading firearms that contains chemical substances such as fulminate that explode upon impact


lexentry: eng/percussionist__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: percussionist
trans_list: percusionista
sense:
A trained musician who plays percussion instruments, as opposed to a drummer who lacks formal training.


lexentry: eng/peregrinate__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: peregrinate
trans_list: peregrinar
sense:
(intransitive) To travel from place to place, or from one country to another, especially on foot; hence, to sojourn in foreign countries.


lexentry: eng/peregrination__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: peregrination
trans_list: senderismo
sense:
(countable) A journey or trip, especially by foot; also (uncountable) journeying, travelling. [from mid 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/peremptory__Adjective__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: peremptory
trans_list: perentorio
sense:
Positive in opinion or judgment; absolutely certain, overconfident, unwilling to hear any debate or argument (especially in a pejorative sense); dogmatic.


lexentry: eng/perennial__Adjective__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: perennial
trans_list: perenne
sense:
(botany) Of a plant: active throughout the year, or having a life cycle of more than two growing seasons.


lexentry: eng/perennial__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: perennial
trans_list: planta perenne
sense:
(botany) A plant that is active throughout the year, or has a life cycle of more than two growing seasons.


lexentry: eng/perestroika__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: perestroika
trans_list: perestroika
sense:
(historical, uncountable) A program of political and economic reform carried out in the Soviet Union in the 1980s and early 1990s under the leadership of Mikhail Gorbachev.


lexentry: eng/perfect__Adjective__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: perfect
trans_list: perfecto
sense:
(obsolete, _, outside set of phrases, of a person) Having thoroughly learned or memorized a lesson; of a lesson: having been thoroughly learned or memorized.


lexentry: eng/perfect__Adjective__1
sense_num: 11
written_rep: perfect
trans_list: perfecto
sense:
(music) Describing an interval or any compound interval of a unison, octave, or fourths and fifths that are not tritones.


lexentry: eng/perfect_fifth__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: perfect fifth
trans_list: quinta justa
sense:
(music) An interval equal to that of between the second and third harmonics of the harmonic series. In twelve-tone equal temperament, it spans seven semitones or five degrees of the diatonic scale.


lexentry: eng/perfect_pitch__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: perfect pitch
trans_list: oído absoluto
sense:
(music, uncountable) The ability to identify a note by name on hearing it, or to re-create a specified note from memory, without the benefit of an externally provided reference pitch.


lexentry: eng/perfect_storm__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: perfect storm
trans_list: tormenta perfecta
sense:
(figuratively, by extension) A situation in which several problems converge and make everything worse.


lexentry: eng/perfect_tense__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: perfect tense
trans_list: perfecto
sense:
A verb form indicating that an action or state has been completed at the present time, in the past, or shall be completed in the future.


lexentry: eng/perfection__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: perfection
trans_list: perfección
sense:
The quality or state of being perfect or complete, so that nothing substandard remains; the highest attainable state or degree of excellence


lexentry: eng/perfectionist__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: perfectionist
trans_list: perfeccionista
sense:
Someone who is unwilling to settle for anything that is not perfect or does not meet extremely high standards. [from 20th c.]


lexentry: eng/perfective_aspect__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: perfective aspect
trans_list: perfecto
sense:
(grammar) A feature of the verb which denotes viewing the event the verb describes as a completed whole, rather than from within the event as it unfolds. For example, "she sat down" as opposed to "she was sitting down". Since the focus is on the completion of what is expressed by the verb, this aspect is generally associated with the past and future tenses. This term is often used interchangeably with aorist aspect. This is not to be confused with the perfect tense.


lexentry: eng/perfectoid__Adjective__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: perfectoid
trans_list: perfectoide
sense:
(linguistics) Derived from the perfect tense or maintaining an additional syntax for marking the perfect tense.


lexentry: eng/perfidious__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: perfidious
trans_list: pérfido
sense:
Of, pertaining to, or representing perfidy; disloyal to what should command one's fidelity or allegiance. [from late 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/perforation_gauge__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: perforation gauge
trans_list: odontómetro
sense:
(philately) A device for measuring the number of perforations per 2 centimetre distance along the edge of a postage stamp.


lexentry: eng/perform__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: perform
trans_list: interpretar | actuar | cantar | danzar | ejecutar | entremesar
sense:
(ambitransitive) To do (something) in front of an audience, such as acting or music, often in order to entertain.


lexentry: eng/performance__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: performance
trans_list: actuación | ejecución | realización | cumplimiento | desempeño | efectuación
sense:
The act of performing; carrying into execution or action; execution; achievement; accomplishment; representation by action.


lexentry: eng/performance__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: performance
trans_list: desempeño | efectuación | ejecución | realización | rendimiento
sense:
That which is performed or accomplished; a thing done or carried through; an achievement; a deed; an act; a feat; especially, an action of an elaborate or public character.


lexentry: eng/performance_art__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: performance art
trans_list: performance
sense:
(arts) A form of art in which the artist creates a live performance, often using a variety of media.


lexentry: eng/performance_bond__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: performance bond
trans_list: fianza de cumplimiento
sense:
(legal) A contractor's bond, guaranteeing that the contractor will perform the contract and providing that, in the event of default, the surety may complete the contract or pay damages up to the bond limit.


lexentry: eng/performative_utterance__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: performative utterance
trans_list: enunciado realizativo
sense:
(philosophy, linguistics) A sentence or other linguistic expression which, when expressed in an appropriate context, actually does or accomplishes something.


lexentry: eng/perfume__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: perfume
trans_list: perfume | aroma
sense:
A pleasant smell; the scent, odor, or odoriferous particles emitted from a sweet-smelling substance; a pleasant odor


lexentry: eng/pergola__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pergola
trans_list: pérgola
sense:
A framework in the form of a passageway of columns that supports a trelliswork roof; used to support and train climbing plants.


lexentry: eng/pericyte__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pericyte
trans_list: pericito
sense:
(biology, physiology) A type of mesenchymal cell which in aggregation forms a contractile wrapping around a capillary.


lexentry: eng/peridotite__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: peridotite
trans_list: peridotita
sense:
(geology) A rock consisting of small crystals of olivine, pyroxene and hornblende; the major constituent of the Earth's mantle.


lexentry: eng/perigee__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: perigee
trans_list: perigeo
sense:
(astronomy) The point, in an orbit about the Earth, that is closest to the Earth: the periapsis of an Earth orbiter.


lexentry: eng/perihelion__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: perihelion
trans_list: perihelio
sense:
(astronomy) The point in the elliptical orbit of a comet, planet, etc., where it is nearest to the Sun.


lexentry: eng/period__Interjection__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: period
trans_list: y punto
sense:
(chiefly, North America) That's final; that's the end of the matter (analogous to a period ending a sentence); end of story.


lexentry: eng/period__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: period
trans_list: punto
sense:
(now, chiefly, North America, Philippines) The punctuation mark “.” (indicating the ending of a sentence or marking an abbreviation).


lexentry: eng/period__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: period
trans_list: período | periodo
sense:
The length of time during which the same characteristics of a periodic phenomenon recur, such as the repetition of a wave or the rotation of a planet. [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/period__Noun__1
sense_num: 16
written_rep: period
trans_list: período | hora
sense:
(geology) A geochronologic unit of millions to tens of millions of years; a subdivision of an era, and subdivided into epochs.


lexentry: eng/periodic_table__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: periodic table
trans_list: tabla periódica | tabla periódica de los elementos | clasificación periódica
sense:
(chemistry) A tabular chart of the chemical elements according to their atomic numbers so that elements with similar properties are in the same group (column).


lexentry: eng/periodical__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: periodical
trans_list: periódico
sense:
A regularly issued thematic publication that contains the most current information in its field, often the primary means for communication of original scholarship or creative work at the cutting edge of research in its field.


lexentry: eng/periodontitis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: periodontitis
trans_list: periodontitis | piorrea
sense:
(periodontology) A serious form or stage of periodontal disease which may lead to loss of bone and falling out of teeth.


lexentry: eng/perioperative__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: perioperative
trans_list: perioperatorio
sense:
(surgery) Relating to the period around an operation, including immediate preoperative preparation and postoperative recovery.


lexentry: eng/peripheral_brain__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: peripheral brain
trans_list: cerebro periférico
sense:
(computing) Any hardware (i.e. handheld, computer, laptop) containing vast amounts of information, which is in constant flux and is important to the owner but not so important as to be stored in wetware.


lexentry: eng/peripheral_device__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: peripheral device
trans_list: dispositivo periférico | periférico
sense:
(computer hardware) An electronic device that is outside the computer's system unit (external to the computer's enclosing case), but used by the computer to which it is connected, such as a printer or a scanner.


lexentry: eng/periphrasis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: periphrasis
trans_list: perífrasis
sense:
The use of a longer expression instead of a shorter one with a similar meaning, for example "I am going to" instead of "I will".


lexentry: eng/periplus__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: periplus
trans_list: circunnavegación
sense:
(literature) An account of a voyage, particularly those of Hanno and Arrian, recording ports and coastal landmarks. [1613]


lexentry: eng/periscope__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: periscope
trans_list: periscopio
sense:
A form of viewing device that allows the viewer to see things at a different height level and usually with minimal visibility.


lexentry: eng/peristalsis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: peristalsis
trans_list: peristalsis
sense:
(medicine) The rhythmic, wave-like contraction and relaxation of muscles so as to propagate motion, as of food in the digestive tract.


lexentry: eng/peristyle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: peristyle
trans_list: peristilo
sense:
A colonnade surrounding a courtyard, temple, etc., or the yard enclosed by such columns. [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/peritoneal_dialysis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: peritoneal dialysis
trans_list: diálisis peritoneal
sense:
(medicine) A treatment for patients with severe chronic kidney disease in which fluids are exchanged from the blood in the patient's peritoneum in the abdomen.


lexentry: eng/peritoneum__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: peritoneum
trans_list: peritoneo
sense:
(anatomy) In mammals, the serous membrane lining the cavity of the abdomen and that is folded over the viscera.


lexentry: eng/peritonitis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: peritonitis
trans_list: peritonitis
sense:
(pathology) Inflammation of the peritoneum, especially when caused by an infectious organism introduced into the abdominal cavity.


lexentry: eng/perlocution__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: perlocution
trans_list: perlocución
sense:
(linguistics) The effect the terms used by a speaker can have on another speaker and their emotions and responses.


lexentry: eng/permaculture__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: permaculture
trans_list: permacultura
sense:
(agriculture) Any system of sustainable agriculture that renews natural resources and enriches local ecosystems. [from 1978]


lexentry: eng/permafrost__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
sense: Permanently frozen ground, or a specific layer thereof.
written_rep: permafrost
trans_list:
pergelisol | permafrost | pergelisuelo | permacongelamiento | permagel | suelo permanentemente congelado


lexentry: eng/permalink__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: permalink
trans_list: permalink
sense:
(internet) A permanent (unchanging) link to an individual blog entry or news item on the World Wide Web.


lexentry: eng/permanent_marker__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: permanent marker
trans_list: marcador permanente | permanente
sense:
a type of felt-tip pen used to create permanent water-resistant writing on a surface such as a writable DVD


lexentry: eng/permanent_residency__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: permanent residency
trans_list: residencia permanente
sense:
A visa status which allows a person to reside indefinitely in a foreign country without acquiring citizenship in that country


lexentry: eng/permanent_resident__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: permanent resident
trans_list: residente permanente
sense:
A person with permanent residency, a visa status which allows that person to reside indefinitely in a foreign country without acquiring citizenship in that country.


lexentry: eng/permanganate__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: permanganate
trans_list: permanganato
sense:
(inorganic chemistry) any salt of permanganic acid: they are purple crystalline solids, mostly soluble in water, and are strong oxidizing agents


lexentry: eng/permeability__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: permeability
trans_list: permeabilidad
sense:
(physics) A quantitative measure of the degree of magnetization of a material in the presence of an applied magnetic field (measured in newtons per ampere squared in SI units).


lexentry: eng/permeable__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: permeable
trans_list: permeable
sense:
(by extension) Allowing the passage of persons, information, or other things, especially when such passage occurs despite hopes or expectations otherwise.


lexentry: eng/permeate__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: permeate
trans_list: permear | percolar
sense:
(transitive) To pass through the pores or interstices of; to penetrate and pass through without causing rupture or displacement; applied especially to fluids which pass through substances of loose texture


lexentry: eng/permission__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: permission
trans_list: permiso
sense:
(computing) Flags or access control lists pertaining to a file that dictate who can access it, and how.


lexentry: eng/permittivity__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: permittivity
trans_list: permitividad
sense:
(physics) A property of a dielectric medium that determines the forces that electric charges placed in the medium exert on each other.


lexentry: eng/pernoctation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pernoctation
trans_list: pernoctación
sense:
(uncountable) The action of abiding through the night at a location; (countable) an instance of this; an overnight stay.


lexentry: eng/perorate__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: perorate
trans_list: perorar
sense:
(intransitive) To speak or declaim at great length, especially in a pompous or grandiloquent manner; to harangue.


lexentry: eng/peroration__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: peroration
trans_list: peroración
sense:
The concluding section of a discourse, either written or oral, in which the orator or writer sums up and commends his topic to his audience, particularly as used in the technical sense of a component of ancient Roman oratorical delivery.


lexentry: eng/peroxide__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: peroxide
trans_list: peróxido
sense:
(inorganic chemistry) A divalent radical or anion containing two oxygen atoms linked by a covalent bond; any substance containing this group yields hydrogen peroxide when treated with an acid.


lexentry: eng/perpetuate__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: perpetuate
trans_list: perpetuar
sense:
(transitive) To make (something) perpetual; to make (something) continue for an indefinite time; also, to preserve (something) from extinction or oblivion.


lexentry: eng/persecute__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: persecute
trans_list: perseguir | cazar | proseguir
sense:
To pursue in a manner to do harm or cruelty to; especially, because of the victim's race, sexual identity, or adherence to a particular belief.


lexentry: eng/perseverance_of_the_saints__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: perseverance of the saints
trans_list: perseverancia de los santos
sense:
(theology) A Christian doctrine, one of the five points of Calvinism, stating that true believers in Jesus Christ's substitutionary atonement on the cross (the "saints") cannot relapse and are predestined to salvation.


lexentry: eng/perseverate__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: perseverate
trans_list: persistir
sense:
(intransitive, chiefly, _, psychology) To persist in doing something; to continue to repeat an action after the original stimulus has ended.


lexentry: eng/persevere__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: persevere
trans_list: perseverar
sense:
(intransitive) To persist steadfastly in pursuit of an undertaking, task, journey, or goal, even if hindered by distraction, difficulty, obstacles, or discouragement.


lexentry: eng/persimmon__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: persimmon
trans_list: caqui | palosanto
sense:
The tree this fruit grows on, generally one of two species of ebony: Diospyros kaki (Asian) or Diospyros virginiana (North American).


lexentry: eng/person-to-person__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: person-to-person
trans_list: persona
sense:
(of a telephone call) Such that the caller is only connected and charged if the person he specified is available to speak.


lexentry: eng/person__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: person
trans_list: persona | humano
sense:
(in a compound noun or noun phrase) A human of unspecified gender (in terms usually constructed with man or woman).


lexentry: eng/person__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: person
trans_list: persona
sense:
(grammar) A linguistic category used to distinguish between the speaker of an utterance and those to whom or about whom they are speaking. See grammatical person. [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/personal__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: personal
trans_list: personal
sense:
Of or pertaining to a particular person; relating to, or affecting, an individual, or each of many individuals


lexentry: eng/personal_lubricant__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: personal lubricant
trans_list: lubricante
sense:
Any lubricant used during human sexual activity to reduce friction between body parts, or between body parts and other objects.


lexentry: eng/personal_trainer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: personal trainer
trans_list: entrenador personal
sense:
Someone employed to help another with their fitness, especially by means of a personalised diet program and exercise regime.


lexentry: eng/personal_training__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: personal training
trans_list: entrenamiento personal
sense:
The field of work that involves providing one on one or small group strength training and weightloss services through athletic environments such as a gym


lexentry: eng/personal_union__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: personal union
trans_list: unión personal
sense:
(politics, historical) The situation of two or more states sharing the same monarch, usually also with shared dynastic succession.


lexentry: eng/personal_union__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: personal union
trans_list: unión hipostática
sense:
(theology, Christian theology) Hypostatic union; the union of Christ's humanity and divinity in one individual existence (person).


lexentry: eng/personality__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: personality
trans_list: personalidad
sense:
(of people) A set of non-physical psychological and social qualities that make one person distinct from another.


lexentry: eng/personality_disorder__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: personality disorder
trans_list: trastorno de la personalidad | trastorno de personalidad
sense:
(psychiatry) Any of a class of mental disorders characterized by ongoing rigid patterns of thought and action.


lexentry: eng/personify__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: personify
trans_list: personificar
sense:
(transitive) To create a representation of (an abstract quality) in the form of a character or persona.


lexentry: eng/personnel__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: personnel
trans_list: personal
sense:
Collection of people in an organization, such as employees and office staff, members of the military, etc.


lexentry: eng/perspective__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: perspective
trans_list: perspectiva
sense:
(figuratively) The choice of a single angle or point of view from which to sense, categorize, measure or codify experience.


lexentry: eng/persuade__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: persuade
trans_list: persuadir | chamuyar
sense:
(transitive, now, rare, regional) To urge, plead; to try to convince (someone to do something). [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/persuasion__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: persuasion
trans_list: persuasión | chamuyo
sense:
The act of persuading, or trying to do so; the addressing of arguments to someone with the intention of changing their mind or convincing them of a certain point of view, course of action etc. [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/perturbation__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: perturbation
trans_list: perturbación
sense:
(countable) A small change in a physical system, or more broadly any definable system (such as a biological or economic system)


lexentry: eng/peruke__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: peruke
trans_list: peluca
sense:
A wig, especially one with long hair on the sides and back, worn mainly by men in the 17th and 18th centuries.


