# translation

lexentry: eng/crane__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: crane
trans_list: grúa | cabria | guinche | árgano | güinche | huinche
sense:
A mechanical lifting machine or device, often used for lifting heavy loads for industrial or construction purposes.


lexentry: eng/cranefly__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cranefly
trans_list: típula | zancudo
sense:
Any of various large flies of the suborder Tipulomorpha that have slender bodies and very long legs and that resemble giant mosquitoes.


lexentry: eng/cranial_nerve__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cranial nerve
trans_list: nervio craneal | par craneal
sense:
(neuroanatomy) Any of the twelve paired nerves that originate from the brainstem or base of the brain instead of the spinal cord.


lexentry: eng/craniectomy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: craniectomy
trans_list: craniectomía
sense:
(surgery) The surgical procedure for removing a part of the skull, called a bone flap, to relieve intracranial pressure


lexentry: eng/craniosynostosis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: craniosynostosis
trans_list: craneosinostosis
sense:
(pathology) A medical condition in which some or all of the sutures in the skull of an infant close too early, causing problems with normal brain and skull growth.


lexentry: eng/craniotomy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: craniotomy
trans_list: craneotomía
sense:
(surgery) The surgical procedure for removing a part of the skull, called a bone flap, prior to a treatment. The bone flap is replaced at the end of the operation.


lexentry: eng/cranium__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cranium
trans_list: cráneo
sense:
(skeleton) That part of the skull consisting of the bones enclosing the brain, but not including the bones of the face or jaw.


lexentry: eng/crank__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crank
trans_list: manivela | biela | cascarrabias | cigüeñuela | curva | maniático
sense:
A bent piece of an axle or shaft, or an attached arm perpendicular, or nearly so, to the end of a shaft or wheel, used to impart a rotation to a wheel or other mechanical device; also used to change circular into reciprocating motion, or reciprocating into circular motion.


lexentry: eng/crank__Noun__2
sense_num: 05
written_rep: crank
trans_list: dar vuelta a | girar | rotar
sense:
(rare) A twist or turn in speech; word play consisting in a change of the form or meaning of a word.


lexentry: eng/crankshaft__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crankshaft
trans_list: cigüeñal
sense:
A rotating shaft with throws (parts that stick out) and which drives, is driven by (cranked by), or functions as a crank.


lexentry: eng/crapper__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crapper
trans_list: cagadero
sense:
(mildly, _, coarse, _, slang) A chamber pot or toilet, particularly (dated) a flush toilet by Thomas Crapper.


lexentry: eng/crappy__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: crappy
trans_list: mierda
sense:
(chiefly, North America, colloquial, mildly, vulgar, especially with "feel") Bad, sick, or depressed.


lexentry: eng/crash__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: crash
trans_list: error | fallo
sense:
(computing) A malfunction of computer software or hardware which causes it to shut down or become partially or totally inoperable.


lexentry: eng/crash__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: crash
trans_list: crac
sense:
(finance) A sudden large decline of business or the prices of stocks (especially one that causes additional failures).


lexentry: eng/crash__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: crash
trans_list: chocar | colisionar | crashear
sense:
(transitive) To cause something to collide with something else, especially when this results in damage.


lexentry: eng/crash_barrier__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crash barrier
trans_list: bionda | guardarraíl | guardavía | quitamiedos | quitavidas
sense:
(chiefly, British) A strengthened barrier installed on the sides of a (usually major) road to keep vehicles on the carriageway and reduce the risk and/or impact of crashes.


lexentry: eng/crash_landing__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crash landing
trans_list: aterrizaje forzoso
sense:
The landing of an aircraft or spacecraft in an emergency, either in an inappropriate place or under dangerous circumstances, usually with damage to the aircraft.


lexentry: eng/crater__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: crater
trans_list: cráter
sense:
(geology) The basin-like opening or mouth of a volcano, through which the chief eruption comes; similarly, the mouth of a geyser, about which a cone of silica is often built up. [from 1610s]


lexentry: eng/crave__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: crave
trans_list: implorar
sense:
(transitive, archaic, or, literary) To ask for earnestly; to beg or demand, as from a figure of authority.


lexentry: eng/crawl__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crawl
trans_list: arrastrarse | reptar | gatear | estar cuajado | estar de cuajado | rampar
sense:
(intransitive) To creep; to move slowly on hands and knees, or by dragging the body along the ground.


lexentry: eng/crawl_space__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crawl space
trans_list: entresuelo a gatas
sense:
(construction) A narrow opening underneath the bottom of a building or storey used to give access to pipes, cables and other utilities.


lexentry: eng/crawler__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: crawler
trans_list: rastreador web
sense:
(Internet) A software bot that autonomously follows connected paths such as links between web pages.


lexentry: eng/crawler__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crawler
trans_list: adulador
sense:
(Australia, obsolete) A person who is abused, physically or verbally, and returns to the abuser a supplicant.


lexentry: eng/crayfish__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crayfish
trans_list: cangrejo de río | cangrejo | cigala | pigua fluvial
sense:
Any of numerous freshwater decapod crustaceans in superfamily Astacoidea or Parastacoidea, resembling the related lobster but usually much smaller.


lexentry: eng/cream__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cream
trans_list: crema | nata | la flor y la crema
sense:
The butterfat or milkfat part of milk which rises to the top; this part when separated from the remainder.


lexentry: eng/cream__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: cream
trans_list: crema | potingue
sense:
(medicine) A viscous aqueous oil or fat emulsion with a medicament added, used to apply that medicament to the skin. (compare with ointment)


lexentry: eng/cream_of_tartar__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cream of tartar
trans_list: crémor
sense:
(organic compound) Potassium hydrogen tartrate (also called potassium bitartrate), a byproduct of wine manufacture, used in baking powder and in cooking to stabilize beaten egg whites.


lexentry: eng/creamy__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: creamy
trans_list: cremoso | crema
sense:
Of food or drink, having the rich taste or thick, smooth texture of cream, whether or not it actually contains cream.


lexentry: eng/crease__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crease
trans_list: arruga | pliegue | raya
sense:
A line or mark made by folding or doubling any pliable substance; hence, a similar mark, however produced.


lexentry: eng/create__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: create
trans_list: crear | generar
sense:
(especially, of a, god) To bring into existence out of nothing, without the prior existence of the materials or elements used.


lexentry: eng/create__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: create
trans_list: crear
sense:
To make#Verb or produce#Verb from other (e.g. raw, unrefined or scattered) materials or combinable elements or ideas; to design or invest with a new form, shape, function, etc.


lexentry: eng/create__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: create
trans_list: crear
sense:
(transitive) To confer or invest with a rank or title of nobility, to appoint, ordain or constitute.


lexentry: eng/creatine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: creatine
trans_list: creatina
sense:
(amino acid) An amino acid, 2-(carbamimidoyl-methyl- amino)acetic acid, which naturally occurs in vertebrates and helps to supply energy to muscle and nerve cells.


lexentry: eng/creatinine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: creatinine
trans_list: creatinina
sense:
(biochemistry) A heterocyclic amine, 2-amino-1-methyl-5H-imidazol-4-one, formed by the metabolism of creatine.


lexentry: eng/creationism__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: creationism
trans_list: creacionismo
sense:
Any creationary belief, especially a belief that the origin of things is due to an event or process of creation brought about by the deliberate act of any divine agency, such as a Creator God.


lexentry: eng/creative__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: creative
trans_list: creativo
sense:
Tending to create things, or having the ability to create; often, excellently, in a novel fashion, or any or all of these.


lexentry: eng/creative_work__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: creative work
trans_list: obra
sense:
(chiefly, copyright) A tangible manifestation of creative effort, such as literature, music, paintings, and software.


lexentry: eng/creator__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: creator
trans_list: creador | creadora
sense:
(social media) Ellipsis of content creator, someone who regularly produces and publishes content on social media, especially of a monetizable nature.


lexentry: eng/credit__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: credit
trans_list: crédito
sense:
(uncountable, law, business, finance) A privilege of delayed payment extended to a buyer or borrower on the seller's or lender's belief that what is given will be repaid.


lexentry: eng/credit__Noun__1
sense_num: 08
written_rep: credit
trans_list: crédito
sense:
(accounting) An addition to certain accounts; the side of an account on which payments received are entered.


lexentry: eng/credit_card__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: credit card
trans_list: tarjeta de crédito
sense:
(banking) A plastic card, usually with a magnetic strip or an embedded microchip, connected to a credit account and used to buy goods or services.


lexentry: eng/credit_default_swap__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: credit default swap
trans_list: permuta de incumplimiento crediticio | swap de incumplimiento crediticio
sense:
(finance) A credit derivative contract between two counterparties, whereby the buyer (seller of risk) makes periodic payments to the seller (buyer of risk) in exchange for the right to a payoff if there is a default or other credit event in respect of a third party called reference entity.


lexentry: eng/credit_note__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: credit note
trans_list: bono
sense:
(accounting) A commercial document issued by a seller to adjust downwards the amount of an invoice already issued, i.e. to cancel part or all of it.


lexentry: eng/credit_rating__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: credit rating
trans_list: capacidad crediticia
sense:
(finance) An estimate, based on a company, government or person's history of borrowing and repayment or available financial resources, that is used by creditors to determine the maximum amount of credit that can be extended without undue risk.


lexentry: eng/credit_score__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: credit score
trans_list: capacidad crediticia
sense:
(finance) A measure of credit risk, usually for a consumer, calculated from credit information using a standardized formula.


lexentry: eng/credit_transfer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: credit transfer
trans_list: transferencia de crédito
sense:
A method of payment in which an amount of money (credit) is transferred directly from one account to another, in the same or different bank


lexentry: eng/credo__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: credo
trans_list: credo
sense:
A statement of a belief or a summary statement of a whole belief system; also (metonymically) the belief or belief system itself.


lexentry: eng/creed__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: creed
trans_list: credo
sense:
That which is believed; accepted doctrine, especially religious doctrine; a particular set of beliefs; any summary of principles or opinions professed or adhered to.


lexentry: eng/creed__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: creed
trans_list: credo
sense:
(specifically, religion) A reading or statement of belief that summarizes the faith it represents; a confession of faith for public use, especially one which is brief and comprehensive.


lexentry: eng/creek__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: creek
trans_list: caleta
sense:
(British) A small inlet, often saltwater, leading to the sea or to the main channel of a river, especially a river estuary.


lexentry: eng/creek__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: creek
trans_list: arroyo | riachuelo
sense:
(Australia, New Zealand, Canada, US) A stream of water, typically a stream of freshwater smaller than a river; in Australia, also used of river-sized bodies of water.


lexentry: eng/creep__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: creep
trans_list: deformación por fluencia lenta | fatiga
sense:
(materials science) An increase in strain with time; the gradual flow or deformation of a material under stress.


lexentry: eng/creep__Noun__1
sense_num: 08
written_rep: creep
trans_list: alimaña | anormal | degenerado | depravado | desgraciado | pervertido
sense:
(informal, pejorative) Someone creepy (annoyingly unpleasant), especially one who is strange or eccentric.


lexentry: eng/creeper__Noun__1
sense_num: 10
written_rep: creeper
trans_list: rastrera
sense:
Any plant (as ivy or periwinkle) that grows by creeping, especially a climbing plant of the genus Parthenocissus.


lexentry: eng/crenellation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crenellation
trans_list: almenaje
sense:
(countable, uncountable) A pattern along the top of a parapet (fortified wall), most often in the form of multiple, regular, rectangular spaces in the top of the wall, through which arrows or other weaponry may be shot, especially as used in medieval European architecture.


lexentry: eng/creole__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: creole
trans_list: criollo | lengua criolla
sense:
(linguistics) A language formed from two or more languages which has developed from a pidgin to become a first language.


lexentry: eng/creolistics__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: creolistics
trans_list: creolística
sense:
(linguistics) The branch of linguistics concerned with the study of creole languages and literatures.


lexentry: eng/crescendo__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crescendo
trans_list: crescendo
sense:
(music) An instruction to play gradually more loudly, denoted by a long, narrow angle with its apex on the left ( < ), by musicians called a hairpin.


lexentry: eng/crescent__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crescent
trans_list: medialuna | creciente
sense:
The figure of the moon as it appears between its first or last quarter and the new moon, with concave and convex edges terminating in points.


lexentry: eng/crescent_moon__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crescent moon
trans_list: luna creciente
sense:
The Moon as it appears early in its first quarter or late in its last quarter, when only a small arc-shaped section of the visible portion is illuminated by the Sun.


lexentry: eng/cresol__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cresol
trans_list: cresol
sense:
(organic compound) Any of the three isomeric phenols derived from toluene: ortho-, meta- or para-methylphenol.


lexentry: eng/cress__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cress
trans_list: mastuerzo | berro | nasturcio
sense:
(plants) A plant of various species, chiefly cruciferous. The leaves have a moderately pungent taste, and are used as a salad and antiscorbutic.


lexentry: eng/cresset__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cresset
trans_list: antorcha
sense:
(coopering) A small furnace or iron cage to hold fire for charring the inside of a cask, and making the staves flexible.


lexentry: eng/crest__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: crest
trans_list: cresta | copete | penacho
sense:
A tuft, or other natural ornament, growing on an animal's head, for example the comb of a cockerel, the swelling on the head of a snake, the lengthened feathers of the crown or nape of bird, etc.


lexentry: eng/crest__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: crest
trans_list: cresta | cimera
sense:
The plume of feathers, or other decoration, worn on or displayed on a helmet; the distinctive ornament of a helmet.


lexentry: eng/crest__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: crest
trans_list: cimera
sense:
(heraldry) A bearing worn, not upon the shield, but usually on a helmet above it, sometimes (as for clerics) separately above the shield or separately as a mark for plate, in letterheads, and the like.


lexentry: eng/cretin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cretin
trans_list: cretino
sense:
(medicine, archaic) A person who fails to develop mentally and physically due to a congenital hypothyroidism. [from 1779]


lexentry: eng/cretinism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cretinism
trans_list: cretinismo
sense:
(medicine, archaic) A condition of severely stunted physical and mental growth due to the untreated congenital deficiency of thyroid hormones.


lexentry: eng/crew__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crew
trans_list: tripulación
sense:
A group of people (often staff) manning and operating a large facility or piece of equipment such as a factory, ship, boat, airplane, or spacecraft.


lexentry: eng/cri_du_chat_syndrome__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cri du chat syndrome
trans_list: síndrome de 5p menos
sense:
(medicine) A rare genetic disorder identified by the catlike cry of the infant, caused by an absence of some genetic material on the fifth chromosome.


lexentry: eng/crib__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crib
trans_list: cuna
sense:
(US) A baby’s bed with high, often slatted, often moveable sides, suitable for a child who has outgrown a cradle or bassinet.


lexentry: eng/crib__Noun__1
sense_num: 13
written_rep: crib
trans_list: chuleta | machete
sense:
(usually, in the plural) A collection of quotes or references for use in speaking, for assembling a written document, or as an aid to a project of some sort; a crib sheet.


lexentry: eng/cribellum__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cribellum
trans_list: cribelo
sense:
(zoology) A spinning organ having many fine pores, situated in front of the spinners in some araneomorph spiders.


lexentry: eng/cricket__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cricket
trans_list: grillo
sense:
An insect in the order Orthoptera, especially family Gryllidae, that makes a chirping sound by rubbing its wing casings against combs on its hind legs.


lexentry: eng/cricothyrotomy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cricothyrotomy
trans_list: coniotomía | cricotirotomía
sense:
(surgery) An incision made through the skin and cricothyroid membrane to establish a patent airway during certain life-threatening situations, such as airway obstruction by a foreign body, angioedema, or massive facial trauma.


lexentry: eng/crime_against_humanity__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crime against humanity
trans_list: crimen de lesa humanidad | delito de lesa humanidad
sense:
(now, chiefly, legal) A very destructive and immoral act; later specifically, something causing widespread human misery or loss of life; an atrocity. [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/crime_against_nature__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crime against nature
trans_list: crimen contra naturaleza
sense:
(legal) Any of various sexual deviations that, at one time or another, have been considered to be so unnatural as to be illegal.


lexentry: eng/crime_of_passion__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crime of passion
trans_list: crimen pasional
sense:
(law, criminology) A crime, typically a violent crime such as assault or murder, committed against a loved one because of sudden jealous rage or heartbreak rather than as a premeditated act.


lexentry: eng/crime_scene__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crime scene
trans_list: escena del crimen | lugar de los hechos
sense:
The location of a crime, especially one at which forensic evidence is collected in a controlled manner.


lexentry: eng/criminal_code__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: criminal code
trans_list: código penal
sense:
(legal) A document which compiles all, or a significant amount of, a particular jurisdiction's criminal law.


lexentry: eng/criminalization__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: criminalization
trans_list: criminalización
sense:
The act of making a previously legal activity illegal, the act of making something a criminal offence.


lexentry: eng/crimini__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crimini
trans_list: champiñón
sense:
A dark brown edible mushroom, Agaricus bisporus, that has a rounded cap; called a portobello when mature


lexentry: eng/cringe__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: cringe
trans_list: alipori | grima | vergüenza ajena
sense:
(uncountable, slang, derogatory) Things, particularly online content, which would cause an onlooker to cringe from secondhand embarrassment.


lexentry: eng/cringeworthiness__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cringeworthiness
trans_list: cringe
sense:
The property of being cringeworthy; awkwardness or embarrassment which causes an onlooker to cringe.


lexentry: eng/cripple__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cripple
trans_list: lisiada | lisiado
sense:
(offensive) A person who has severely impaired physical abilities because of deformation, injury, or amputation of parts of the body.


lexentry: eng/crisis__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: crisis
trans_list: crisis
sense:
An unstable situation, in political, social, economic or military affairs, especially one involving an impending abrupt change.


lexentry: eng/crisis__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: crisis
trans_list: crisis
sense:
(medicine) A sudden change in the course of a disease, usually at which point the patient is expected to either recover or die.


lexentry: eng/criterion__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: criterion
trans_list: criterio | criteriómetro
sense:
A standard, test, or requirement by which individual things or people may be compared and judged; a gauge.


lexentry: eng/criterium__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: criterium
trans_list: critérium
sense:
(cycling) A mass-start road-cycle race consisting of several laps around a closed circuit, the length of each lap or circuit ranging from about 1 km to 2 km (1/2 mile to just over 1 mile).


lexentry: eng/critical__Adjective__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: critical
trans_list: crítico
sense:
(medicine) Of a patient condition involving unstable vital signs and a prognosis that predicts the condition could worsen; or, a patient condition that requires urgent treatment in an intensive care or critical care medical facility.


lexentry: eng/critical__Adjective__1
sense_num: 09
written_rep: critical
trans_list: crítico
sense:
(physics) Of a temperature that is equal to the temperature of the critical point of a substance, i.e. the temperature above which the substance cannot be liquefied.


lexentry: eng/critical_condition__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: critical condition
trans_list: estado crítico
sense:
(medicine) A precarious state of health of a person, who is in need of intensive care to remain alive. (This entry is a translation hub.)


lexentry: eng/critical_mass__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: critical mass
trans_list: masa crítica
sense:
(nuclear physics) The minimum amount of fissile material needed to support a self-sustaining nuclear chain reaction.


lexentry: eng/critical_point__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: critical point
trans_list: punto crítico
sense:
(thermodynamics) The temperature and pressure at which the vapour density of the gas and liquid phases of a fluid are equal, at which point there is no difference between gas and liquid.


lexentry: eng/critical_point__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: critical point
trans_list: punto crítico
sense:
(mathematics) A point at which the derivative of a function is zero or undefined, such as a minimum, a maximum, a point of inflection or, in multivariate calculus, a saddle point.


lexentry: eng/critical_section__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: critical section
trans_list: sección crítica
sense:
(programming) A piece of code that accesses a shared resource that must not be concurrently accessed by more than one thread of execution.


lexentry: eng/critical_thinking__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: critical thinking
trans_list: pensamiento crítico
sense:
The application of logical principles, rigorous standards of evidence, and careful reasoning to the analysis and discussion of claims, beliefs, and issues.


lexentry: eng/croak__Verb__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: croak
trans_list: palmar | espicharla | matar | palmarla
sense:
To complain; especially, to grumble; to forebode evil; to utter complaints or forebodings habitually.


lexentry: eng/crochet__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crochet
trans_list: crochetear | ganchillear
sense:
(ambitransitive) To make (a piece of) needlework using a hooked needle; to make interlocking loops of thread.


lexentry: eng/crockery__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: crockery
trans_list: vajilla | loza
sense:
Dishes, plates, and similar tableware collectively, usually made of some ceramic material, used for serving food on and eating from.


lexentry: eng/crocket__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crocket
trans_list: chapita
sense:
(architectural element) Any of a series of hook-shaped decorative floral elements used in Gothic architecture.


lexentry: eng/crocodile__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crocodile
trans_list: cocodrilo | crocodilo
sense:
Any of the predatory amphibious reptiles of the family Crocodylidae; (loosely) a crocodilian, any species of the order Crocodilia, which also includes the alligators, caimans and gavials.


lexentry: eng/crocus__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crocus
trans_list: croco
sense:
A perennial flowering plant (of the genus Crocus in the Iridaceae family). Saffron is obtained from the stamens of Crocus sativus.


lexentry: eng/croft__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: croft
trans_list: parcela
sense:
An enclosed piece of land, usually small and arable and used for small-scale food production, and often with a dwelling next to it; in particular, such a piece of land rented to a farmer (a crofter), especially in Scotland, together with a right to use separate pastureland shared by other crofters.


lexentry: eng/cromlech__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cromlech
trans_list: crómlech | crónlech
sense:
A dolmen or ancient underground tomb in Wales, usually made with stones disposed in a circular shape.


lexentry: eng/crony_capitalism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crony capitalism
trans_list: capitalismo de amiguetes
sense:
(politics, idiomatic) A form of capitalism in which success in business depends on corrupt close relationships with government officials, often implying favouritism.


lexentry: eng/cronyism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cronyism
trans_list: amiguismo | cuatitud | dedocracia | enchufismo | favoritismo | influyentismo
sense:
(originally, US, derogatory) Favouritism to friends without regard for their qualifications; especially (politics) , in their appointment to political positions.


lexentry: eng/crook__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: crook
trans_list: corvedura | curva | curvidad | doblez | torcedura
sense:
(obsolete) A support beam consisting of a post with a cross-beam resting upon it; a bracket or truss consisting of a vertical piece, a horizontal piece, and a strut.


lexentry: eng/crook__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: crook
trans_list: cayado
sense:
A specialized staff with a semi-circular bend (a "hook") at one end used by shepherds to control their herds.


lexentry: eng/croon__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: croon
trans_list: canturrear
sense:
To hum or sing (a song or tune), or to speak (words), softly in a low pitch or in a sentimental manner; specifically, to sing (a popular song) in a low, mellow voice.


lexentry: eng/crop__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crop
trans_list: cultivo
sense:
(agriculture) A plant, grown for it, or its fruits or seeds, to be harvested as food, livestock fodder, or fuel or for any other economic purpose.


lexentry: eng/crop__Noun__1
sense_num: 11
written_rep: crop
trans_list: buche | papo
sense:
(anatomy) A pouch-like part of the alimentary tract of some birds (and some other animals), used to store food before digestion or for regurgitation.


lexentry: eng/crop__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: crop
trans_list: recortar | retacear
sense:
(transitive) To remove the outer parts of a photograph or other image, typically in order to frame the subject better.


lexentry: eng/crop_circle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crop circle
trans_list: círculo en los cultivos
sense:
An area in a field of crops where the stalks have been flattened into a circle or other geometric shape, performed as a prank or sometimes ascribed to UFO activity etc.


lexentry: eng/crop_milk__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crop milk
trans_list: leche de buche
sense:
A semi-solid substance, somewhat like pale yellow cottage cheese, secreted from the lining of the crop of (both male and female) pigeons and doves that is fed to their young (squabs) through regurgitation. An analog to crop milk is also secreted from the esophagus of flamingos and some penguins.


lexentry: eng/crop_rotation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crop rotation
trans_list: rotación de cultivos
sense:
(agriculture) A farming practice in which the same land is used to grow different crops in successive seasons or years (when once the land would have been left fallow); used to prevent erosion and increase fertility.


lexentry: eng/croquet__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: croquet
trans_list: croquet
sense:
(uncountable, games) A game played on a lawn, in which players use mallets to drive balls through hoops (wickets).


lexentry: eng/croquette__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: croquette
trans_list: croqueta
sense:
(culinary) A minced, cooked food (usually meat or vegetables), which is deep-fried in fat and sometimes sprinkled with breadcrumbs.


lexentry: eng/croquis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: croquis
trans_list: croquis
sense:
(arts) A quick and sketchy drawing, often of a live model. Croquis drawings are usually made in a few minutes, after which the model changes pose and another croquis is drawn.


lexentry: eng/crosier__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crosier
trans_list: báculo | báculo pastoral
sense:
A staff with a hooked end similar to a shepherd's crook, or with a cross at the end, carried by an abbot, bishop, or archbishop as a symbol of office.


lexentry: eng/cross-country_skiing__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cross-country skiing
trans_list: esquí de travesía | esquí de fondo
sense:
(sports) An endurance sport and method of getting about involving travelling on skis, uphill as well as downhill.


lexentry: eng/cross-dresser__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cross-dresser
trans_list: travesti | transvesti | trasvesti | trasvestista | travestido | travestista
sense:
A person who wears clothing which society considers appropriate only for members of the opposite sex.


lexentry: eng/cross-examination__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cross-examination
trans_list: contrainterrogatorio
sense:
(legal) The interrogation or questioning of a witness by the party against whom they have been called and examined, in an attempt to prove or reveal something false or untold during direct examination.


lexentry: eng/cross-link__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cross-link
trans_list: interconectar
sense:
(chemistry) To join polymer chains together to form one single molecule. An object made from a crosslinked material contains only one supergiant molecule. Crosslinking may take place through covalent bonds or ionic bonds


lexentry: eng/cross-reference__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cross-reference
trans_list: remisión
sense:
A reference or direction in one place in a book or other source of information to information at another place in the same work.


lexentry: eng/cross__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cross
trans_list: cruz
sense:
A geometrical figure consisting of two straight lines or bars intersecting each other such that at least one of them is bisected by the other.


lexentry: eng/cross__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: cross
trans_list: cruz
sense:
(heraldry) Any geometric figure having this or a similar shape, such as a cross of Lorraine or a Maltese cross.


lexentry: eng/cross__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: cross
trans_list: cruz
sense:
A wooden post with a perpendicular beam attached and used (especially in the Roman Empire) to execute criminals (by crucifixion).


lexentry: eng/cross__Noun__1
sense_num: 12
written_rep: cross
trans_list: centro
sense:
(football) A pass in which the ball is kicked from a side of the pitch to a position close to the opponent’s goal.


lexentry: eng/cross__Noun__1
sense_num: 13
written_rep: cross
trans_list: cruz | aspa | sotuer
sense:
A place where roads intersect and lead off in four directions; a crossroad (common in UK and Irish place names such as Gerrards Cross).


lexentry: eng/cross_country__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cross country
trans_list: carrera a campo traviesa
sense:
(sports) A running sport popular in US high schools, colleges, etc., where participants race over varying terrain (e.g. golf courses, roads, etc.) in approximately 5- to 10-kilometre races. Abbreviated XC.


lexentry: eng/cross_country__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: cross country
trans_list: cross-country
sense:
A phase of the equestrian sport of three day eventing, which the horse and rider travel over varied terrain and jump natural obstacles.


lexentry: eng/cross_the_line__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
sense: (idiomatic) To overstep a boundary, rule, or limit; to go too far or do something unacceptable.
written_rep: cross the line
trans_list:
pasar de castaño oscuro | propasarse | extralimitarse | pasar de la raya | pasar de raya | pasarse de rosca


lexentry: eng/cross_to_bear__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cross to bear
trans_list: cruz que cargar
sense:
(idiomatic) A problem, or unpleasant or painful situation or person that one has to accept and deal with, although one finds it very difficult, or it causes trouble or worry over a long period of time.


lexentry: eng/crossbill__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crossbill
trans_list: piquituerto
sense:
Any of various finches of the genus Loxia, whose bill crosses over at the tips; they are specialist feeders on conifer cones.


lexentry: eng/crossfire__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crossfire
trans_list: fuego cruzado
sense:
(military) An arrangement of two or more weapons so each can fire diagonally at something in front of a line between them.


lexentry: eng/crossguard__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crossguard
trans_list: cruceta | arriaz
sense:
(swords) A metal bar fixed between, and at right angles to, the blade and the handle of a sword or other bladed weapon that stops an opponent's similar weapon from sliding along the blade and injuring the hand of the person wielding the sword.


lexentry: eng/crossing__Noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: crossing
trans_list: crucero
sense:
(architecture) The volume formed by the intersection of chancel, nave and transepts in a cruciform church; often with a tower or cupola over it.


lexentry: eng/crossing_guard__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crossing guard
trans_list: guardia de cruce escolar
sense:
A person who directs vehicular traffic so that pedestrians, especially students, may cross the right of way.


lexentry: eng/crossover__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: crossover
trans_list: crossover
sense:
(sometimes, derogatory) An SUV-like automobile built on a passenger car platform, e.g. the Pontiac Torrent.


lexentry: eng/crosspiece__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crosspiece
trans_list: escalón
sense:
A horizontal or transverse beam or similar member that extends across or perpendicular to something.


lexentry: eng/crosstalk__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crosstalk
trans_list: diafonía
sense:
(electronics) Undesirable signals from a neighbouring transmission circuit; undesired coupling between circuits.


lexentry: eng/crosstown__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
sense: (US) Extending across a city or town.
written_rep: crosstown
trans_list:
a lo largo y a lo ancho | de un lado de la ciudad a otro | de una punta de la ciudad a otra | que atraviesa la ciudad


lexentry: eng/crossword__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crossword
trans_list: crucigrama | palabras cruzadas
sense:
(games, puzzles) A word puzzle in which interlocking words are entered usually horizontally and vertically into a grid based on clues given for each word.


lexentry: eng/crotch__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crotch
trans_list: entrepierna
sense:
The ventral area (very bottom) of the human body between where the legs fork from the torso, in the area of the genitals and anus.


lexentry: eng/crotonaldehyde__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crotonaldehyde
trans_list: crotonaldehído
sense:
(organic compound) The unsaturated aliphatic aldehyde CH3-CH=CH-CHO that is used in organic synthesis


lexentry: eng/crotonic_acid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crotonic acid
trans_list: ácido crotónico
sense:
(carboxylic acid) An unsaturated organic acid, trans--CH3-CH=CH-COOH, found in croton oil and having many industrial uses; the cis- form is isocrotonic acid.


lexentry: eng/crouch__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crouch
trans_list: acuclillarse | agacharse | agazaparse | apucuyarse | añangotarse | encogerse
sense:
(intransitive) To bend down; to stoop low; to stand close to the ground with legs bent, like an animal when waiting for prey, or someone in fear.


lexentry: eng/croup__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: croup
trans_list: crup | garrotillo
sense:
(pathology) An infectious illness of the larynx, especially in young children, causing respiratory difficulty.


lexentry: eng/crow__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crow
trans_list: cacarear
sense:
(intransitive) To make the shrill sound characteristic of a rooster; to make a sound in this manner, either in gaiety, joy, pleasure, or defiance.


lexentry: eng/crowbar__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crowbar
trans_list: palanqueta | pata de cabra | pie de cabra | palanca | barreta | diablito
sense:
An iron or steel bar, often with a flattened end which may also be hook-shaped, to be used as a lever to manually force things apart.


lexentry: eng/crowd_out__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crowd out
trans_list: desechar
sense:
(transitive, sometimes, figurative) To force to leave by crowding; to push out or away through strength of numbers.


lexentry: eng/crowdfunding__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crowdfunding
trans_list: financiación colectiva | micromecenazgo
sense:
(finance) Funding by many individuals pooling their money together for a common goal, usually via the Internet.


lexentry: eng/crowdsourcing__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crowdsourcing
trans_list: crowdsourcing
sense:
The delegation of a task to a large diffuse group in order to introduce new or more developed skill sets and improve efficiency. There is usually no substantial monetary compensation involved.


lexentry: eng/crown__Noun__1
sense_num: 08
written_rep: crown
trans_list: corona | coronilla
sense:
(religion) A round spot shaved clean on the top of the head, as a mark of the clerical state; the tonsure.


lexentry: eng/crown__Noun__1
sense_num: 11
written_rep: crown
trans_list: corona
sense:
Any currency (originally) issued by the crown (regal power) and often bearing a crown (headdress); (translation) various currencies known by similar names in their native languages, such as the korona, koruna, krona, króna, krone.


lexentry: eng/crown__Noun__1
sense_num: 21
written_rep: crown
trans_list: copa | corona
sense:
(chemistry) A monocyclic ligand having three or more binding sites, capable of holding a guest in a central location.


lexentry: eng/crown__Verb__1
sense_num: 11
written_rep: crown
trans_list: coronar
sense:
Of a forest fire or bushfire, to spread to the crowns of the trees and thence move from tree to tree independent of the surface fire.


lexentry: eng/crown_flower__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crown flower
trans_list: mudar
sense:
A large shrub, Calotropis gigantea, growing up to 4 meters tall, with clusters of waxy flowers that are either white or lavender in color.


lexentry: eng/crown_jewel__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: crown jewel
trans_list: joya de la corona
sense:
(business) A valuable part of a company, especially one that is sought by another in a hostile takeover.


lexentry: eng/crown_jewels__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crown jewels
trans_list: joyas de la corona
sense:
(literally) The jewelry that accompany the office of rulership in a monarchy, i.e. crown, scepter, signet ring, etc.


lexentry: eng/crown_molding__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crown molding
trans_list: cornisa | molduras de corona
sense:
(woodworking, interior decorating) A molding at the edge of a room between the ceiling and the wall.


lexentry: eng/crown_of_thorns__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crown of thorns
trans_list: corona de espinas
sense:
(Christianity) The crown made of a thorny plant that Christ was forced to wear before his Crucifixion, in mocking reference to his alleged status as ‘king of the Jews’, or a representation of this. [from 10th c.]


lexentry: eng/crucial__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crucial
trans_list: crucial | decisivo
sense:
Essential or decisive for determining the outcome or future of something; extremely important; vital.


lexentry: eng/crucible__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crucible
trans_list: crisol
sense:
(chemistry) A cup-shaped piece of laboratory equipment used to contain chemical compounds when heating them to very high temperatures.


lexentry: eng/crucible__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: crucible
trans_list: crisol
sense:
A heat-resistant container in which metals are melted, usually at temperatures above 500°C, commonly made of graphite with clay as a binder.


lexentry: eng/crucible__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: crucible
trans_list: prueba de fuego
sense:
(figuratively) A very difficult and trying experience, that acts as a refining or hardening process.


lexentry: eng/crucifix__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: crucifix
trans_list: crucifijo
sense:
An ornamental or symbolic sculptural representation of Christ on a cross, often worn as a pendant or displayed in a Christian church.


lexentry: eng/cruet__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cruet
trans_list: vinajera
sense:
A small bottle or container used to hold a condiment, such as salt, pepper, oil, or vinegar, for use at a dining table.


lexentry: eng/cruise_ship__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cruise ship
trans_list: crucero
sense:
(nautical) A passenger ship used for pleasure voyages, where the voyage itself and the ship's amenities are considered an essential part of the experience.


lexentry: eng/cruiser__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cruiser
trans_list: crucero
sense:
(nautical, in the days of sail) A frigate or other vessel, detached from the fleet, to cruise independently in search of the enemy or its merchant ships.


lexentry: eng/cruiser__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: cruiser
trans_list: crucero
sense:
(military, nautical) A class of fast warships of medium tonnage, having a long cruising range but less armour and firepower than a battleship.


lexentry: eng/cruising__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: cruising
trans_list: cancaneo
sense:
(slang) Walking or driving about a locality in search of a sex partner for casual sex, especially among gay men.


lexentry: eng/crumble__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crumble
trans_list: crumble
sense:
A dessert of British origin containing stewed fruit topped with a crumbly mixture of fat, flour, and sugar.


lexentry: eng/crumpet__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: crumpet
trans_list: gato
sense:
(UK, slang, dated, countable, uncountable) A sexually attractive person or, collectively, people; usually referring to women.


lexentry: eng/crusade__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crusade
trans_list: cruzada
sense:
(historical) Any of the Papally-endorsed military expeditions undertaken by the Christians of Latin Europe in the 11th to 13th centuries to reconquer the Levant from the Muslims, as well as expeditions along the Baltic Sea and against the Cathars.


lexentry: eng/crusade__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: crusade
trans_list: cruzada
sense:
(figuratively, sometimes, ironically) A grand, concerted effort towards some purportedly worthy cause.


lexentry: eng/crusade_bull__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crusade bull
trans_list: bula de la santa cruzada
sense:
(historical, Roman Catholicism) A papal bull providing indulgences, dispensations from certain religious obligations, and absolution from certain ecclesiastical censures for the participants in a crusade, including those making donations for the cause.


lexentry: eng/crush__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crush
trans_list: aplastar | destripar | escrachar | subyugar
sense:
To press between two hard objects; to squeeze so as to alter the natural shape or integrity, or to force together into a mass.


lexentry: eng/crush__Verb__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: crush
trans_list: aplastar | subyugar
sense:
(intransitive) To be or become broken down or in, or pressed into a smaller volume or area, by external weight or force.


lexentry: eng/crust__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: crust
trans_list: corteza | costra
sense:
(Britain, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, Canada, Northern US) A slice of bread cut from the end of a loaf; the heel.


lexentry: eng/crustacean__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crustacean
trans_list: crustáceo
sense:
Any arthropod of the subphylum Crustacea, including lobsters, crabs, shrimp, barnacles and woodlice, traditionally excluding hexapods.


lexentry: eng/crusty__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: crusty
trans_list: gruñón | irritable
sense:
(informal, figuratively, of a person or behavior) Short-tempered and gruff but, sometimes, with a harmless or benign inner nature.


lexentry: eng/crutch__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crutch
trans_list: muleta
sense:
A device to assist in motion as a cane, especially one that provides support under the arm to reduce weight on a leg.


lexentry: eng/crutch__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: crutch
trans_list: muleta | soporte | apoyo
sense:
Something or someone that supports, often used negatively to indicate that it is not needed and causes an unhealthful dependency; a prop


lexentry: eng/crwth__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crwth
trans_list: crota
sense:
(historical) An archaic stringed instrument associated particularly with Wales, though once played widely in Europe, and characterized by a vaulted back and enough space for the player to stop each of the six strings on the fingerboard. Played variously by plucking or bowing.


lexentry: eng/cry_over_spilt_milk__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cry over spilt milk
trans_list: a lo hecho, pecho | llorar por la leche derramada | llorar sobre la leche derramada
sense:
(informal, idiomatic) To worry about unfortunate events which have already happened and which cannot be changed.


lexentry: eng/cry_someone_a_river__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: cry someone a river
trans_list: qué pena me das
sense:
(idiomatic, usually, sarcastic, by extension) To try to obtain the sympathy of another person by complaining or sniveling.


lexentry: eng/cry_wolf__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cry wolf
trans_list: gritar ¡al lobo!
sense:
(idiomatic) To raise a false alarm; to constantly warn others about an imagined threat, thereby failing to get assistance when a real threat appears.


lexentry: eng/cryonics__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cryonics
trans_list: criónica
sense:
The cryopreservation of a person with medical needs that cannot be met by available medicine until resuscitation and healing by future medicine is possible.


lexentry: eng/cryopreservation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cryopreservation
trans_list: criopreservación
sense:
the preservation of biological tissue at cryogenic temperatures, typically at -80°C (dry ice temperature) or -196°C (the boiling point of liquid nitrogen).


lexentry: eng/cryoturbation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cryoturbation
trans_list: crioturbación
sense:
(geology) Any of several forms of disturbances within soils and subsoils as a result of freeze–thaw processes in periglacial conditions.


lexentry: eng/cryovolcano__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cryovolcano
trans_list: criovolcán
sense:
(planetology, geology, vulcanology) A volcano on an icy moon that ejects volatile materials rather than magma.


lexentry: eng/cryptid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cryptid
trans_list: críptido
sense:
(cryptozoology) A creature known only from folklore or legend, the existence of which is not proven by scientific observation.


lexentry: eng/crypto-Jew__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crypto-Jew
trans_list: Criptojudío
sense:
A person who, while publicly converting to another religion (such as Christianity or Islam), secretly practices Judaism.


lexentry: eng/cryptobiosis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cryptobiosis
trans_list: criptobiosis
sense:
(biology) A state of life, entered by some organisms, in which all metabolic activity is temporarily halted


lexentry: eng/cryptocurrency__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cryptocurrency
trans_list: criptomoneda
sense:
A digital currency based on a cryptographic system, usually having no central issuing or regulating authority.


lexentry: eng/cryptogam__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cryptogam
trans_list: criptógama | criptógamo
sense:
Any plant that reproduces using spores (rather than seeds), formerly placed in the taxonomic group Cryptogamae, which included ferns, mosses, algae, fungi, lichens and liverworts.


lexentry: eng/cryptography__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cryptography
trans_list: criptografía
sense:
The discipline concerned with communication security (eg, confidentiality of messages, integrity of messages, sender authentication, non-repudiation of messages, and many other related issues), regardless of the used medium such as pencil and paper or computers.


lexentry: eng/cryptomnesia__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cryptomnesia
trans_list: criptomnesia
sense:
(chiefly, psychology, uncountable) The phenomenon of the reappearance of a long-forgotten memory as if it were a new experience; (countable) an instance of this. Contrast cryptaesthesia. [from 1900]


lexentry: eng/cryptovirus__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cryptovirus
trans_list: virus encriptador
sense:
(computer security) A type of malware that is used for extortion by encrypting user files and asking for payment in exchange for the decryption key.


lexentry: eng/crystal__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crystal
trans_list: cristal
sense:
(countable) A solid composed of an array of atoms or molecules possessing long-range order and arranged in a pattern which is periodic in three dimensions.


lexentry: eng/crystal_set__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crystal set
trans_list: radio a galena
sense:
(electronics) An early radio receiver, having no electrical power supply except the radio waves themselves; it used a crystal of lead or cadmium sulphide and a wire (the cat's whisker) touching the crystal's surface.


lexentry: eng/crystal_system__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crystal system
trans_list: sistema cristalino
sense:
(crystallography) Any of the seven distinct symmetry classifications of crystals: cubic, tetragonal, hexagonal, orthorhombic, monoclinic, triclinic and trigonal.


lexentry: eng/crystallization__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crystallization
trans_list: cristalización
sense:
The act or process by which a substance in solidifying assumes the form and structure of a crystal, or becomes crystallized.


lexentry: eng/crystalloid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crystalloid
trans_list: cristaloide
sense:
(physical chemistry) Any substance that can be crystallized from solution; a water-soluble crystalline substance that can diffuse through a semipermeable membrane, as opposed to a colloid which cannot.


lexentry: eng/csardas__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: csardas
trans_list: zarda
sense:
An intricate Hungarian folk dance characterized by variations in tempo. The two main parts are called lassú (slow) and friss (quick).


lexentry: eng/ctenophore__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ctenophore
trans_list: ctenóforo | tenóforo
sense:
Any of various marine animals of the phylum Ctenophora, having lucent, mucilaginous bodies bearing eight rows of comblike cilia used for swimming. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/cube__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cube
trans_list: elevar a la tercera potencia | elevar al cub
sense:
(transitive, arithmetic) To raise to the third power; to determine the result of multiplying by itself twice.


lexentry: eng/cube_root__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cube root
trans_list: raíz cúbica
sense:
(mathematics) Of a number or expression, a number or expression the cube of which is equal to the given number or expression.


lexentry: eng/cubeb__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cubeb
trans_list: cubeba
sense:
A tailed pepper plant (Piper cubeba), an Indonesian plant cultivated for its berries and essential oil.


lexentry: eng/cubewano__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cubewano
trans_list: cubewano
sense:
(astronomy) Any Kuiper belt object whose orbit is not determined by resonance with Neptune (orbit ~ 40-50 AU).


lexentry: eng/cubic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cubic
trans_list: cúbico
sense:
(geometry) Used in the names of units of volume formed by multiplying a unit of length by itself twice.


lexentry: eng/cubic_centimetre__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cubic centimetre
trans_list: centímetro cúbico
sense:
A unit of volume equal to that of a cube having sides each one centimetre in length, equal to 10⁻⁶ cubic metres and 1 millilitre. Commonly used in fluid measure and for engine sizes.


lexentry: eng/cubic_decimetre__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cubic decimetre
trans_list: decímetro cúbico
sense:
A unit of volume equal to that of a cube having sides each one decimetre in length, equal to 10-3 cubic metres and 1 litre. Commonly used in fluid measure and for engine sizes.


lexentry: eng/cubism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cubism
trans_list: cubismo
sense:
(often, capitalized) An artistic movement in the early 20th Century characterized by the depiction of natural forms as geometric structures of planes. [from 1900s]


lexentry: eng/cuboctahedron__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cuboctahedron
trans_list: cuboctaedro
sense:
(geometry) An Archimedean solid that has fourteen faces (eight triangular and six square) and is both isogonal and isotoxal.


lexentry: eng/cuboid_bone__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cuboid bone
trans_list: cuboides | hueso cuboides
sense:
One of the seven tarsal bones, the most lateral of the bones in the distal row of the tarsus, and roughly cubical in shape.


lexentry: eng/cuckold__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cuckold
sense:
(transitive) To make a cuckold or cuckquean of someone by being unfaithful, or by seducing their partner or spouse.

trans_list:
poner los cuernos | pegar los tarros | poner el gorro | poner las guampas | poner los cachos | sanchear


lexentry: eng/cuckoo__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cuckoo
trans_list: cuco | cuclillo | críalo
sense:
Any of various birds, of the family Cuculidae within the order Cuculiformes, famous for laying its eggs in the nests of other species; but especially a common cuckoo (Cuculus canorus), that has a characteristic two-note call.


lexentry: eng/cuckoo__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: cuckoo
trans_list: cuco | cuclillo | críalo
sense:
A person who inveigles themselves into a place where they should not be (used especially in the phrase a cuckoo in the nest).


lexentry: eng/cuckoo_clock__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cuckoo clock
trans_list: reloj cucú | reloj de cuco
sense:
A clock that announces the time (hours and quarter hours) by a cuckoo sound, often equipped with a small cuckoo automaton.


lexentry: eng/cucumiform__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cucumiform
trans_list: forma
sense:
Shaped like a cucumber; having the form of a cylinder tapered and rounded at the ends, and possibly curved.


lexentry: eng/cud__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cud
trans_list: bolo | rumen
sense:
The portion of food which is brought back into the mouth by ruminants from their rumen, to be chewed a second time.


lexentry: eng/cuddle__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: cuddle
trans_list: abrazo | mimo
sense:
(UK) An affectionate embrace, a hug, such as is given to family members and close friends (less intimate than a snuggle, and typically of shorter duration).


lexentry: eng/cuddle__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cuddle
trans_list: abrazar | acurrucarse | acorrucarse | apurruñarse | entrepiernarse | hacer arrumacos
sense:
(US, intransitive, transitive) To lie together snugly (with someone), in an intimate physical embrace; to snuggle.


lexentry: eng/cue__Noun__2
sense_num: 02
written_rep: cue
trans_list: señal
sense:
The last words of a play actor's speech, serving as an intimation for the next actor to speak; any word or words which serve to remind an actor to speak or to do something; a catchword.


lexentry: eng/cue__Noun__3
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cue
trans_list: taco
sense:
(sports, billiards, snooker, pool) A straight tapering stick used to hit the balls in various games.


lexentry: eng/cue_ball__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cue ball
trans_list: bola jugadora
sense:
(snooker, pool, billiards) The white ball which, stricken by the cue, collides with the other balls to achieve the object of the particular game.


lexentry: eng/cuisine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cuisine
trans_list: cocina | gastronomía
sense:
(countable, uncountable) A characteristic manner or style of preparing food, often associated with a place of origin.


lexentry: eng/cul-de-sac__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: cul-de-sac
trans_list: culdesac
sense:
A circular area at the end of a dead end street to allow cars to turn around, designed so children can play on the street, with little or no through-traffic.


lexentry: eng/culantro__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: culantro
trans_list: cilantro ancho | cilantro sabanero | culantro | recao
sense:
The tropical herb Eryngium foetidum, native to Mexico, Central America and South America but cultivated worldwide, used medicinally and in Caribbean cuisine. (See Usage notes below for this sense.)


lexentry: eng/cull__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: cull
trans_list: matar
sense:
To select animals from a group and then kill them in order to reduce the numbers of the group in a controlled manner.


lexentry: eng/culminate__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: culminate
trans_list: culminar
sense:
(intransitive, astronomy) Of a heavenly body, to be at the highest point, reach its greatest altitude.


lexentry: eng/culminate__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: culminate
trans_list: culminar
sense:
(intransitive, figuratively) To reach a climax; to come to a decisive point, especially an end or conclusion.


lexentry: eng/culmination__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: culmination
trans_list: culminación
sense:
(astronomy) The attainment of the highest point of altitude reached by a heavenly body; passage across the meridian; transit.


lexentry: eng/culpable__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: culpable
trans_list: culpable
sense:
Meriting condemnation, censure or blame, especially as something wrong, harmful or injurious; blameworthy, guilty.


lexentry: eng/cult__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cult
trans_list: veneración | culto
sense:
(religion) The veneration, devotion, and religious rites given to a deity (especially in a historical polytheistic context), or (in a Christian context) to a saint; a subset of worship.


lexentry: eng/cult__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: cult
trans_list: secta | culto
sense:
(chiefly, derogatory) A group, sect or movement following an unorthodox religious or philosophical system of beliefs, especially one in which members remove and exclude themselves from greater society, including family members not part of the cult, and show extreme devotion to a charismatic leader.


lexentry: eng/cult_of_personality__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cult of personality
trans_list: culto a la personalidad
sense:
A situation where a leader (often a dictator) has been idolized and made into a national or group icon and is revered as a result.


lexentry: eng/cultivar__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cultivar
trans_list: cultivar | variedad cultivada
sense:
A cultivated (not necessarily botanical) variety of a plant species or hybrid of two species. [from 1923]


lexentry: eng/cultivator__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cultivator
trans_list: cultivador
sense:
Any of several devices used to loosen or stir the soil, either to remove weeds or to provide aeration and drainage.


lexentry: eng/cultural_Bolshevism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cultural Bolshevism
trans_list: bolchevismo cultural
sense:
(Nazism, politics, historical) Those cultural elements that were perceived by the Nazi party to be propagating politically undesirable Bolshevik ideas.


lexentry: eng/cultural_Marxism__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: cultural Marxism
trans_list: marxismo cultural
sense:
(Marxism, academia) A form of Marxism perceived as subsumed by capitalism and thus as unauthentic by its critics (usually other Marxists).


lexentry: eng/cultural_appropriation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cultural appropriation
trans_list: apropiación cultural
sense:
(sociology) The (often financially) exploitative, oppressive and/or inaccurate cooption of elements of one culture by members of a different culture.


lexentry: eng/cultural_imperialism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cultural imperialism
trans_list: imperialismo cultural
sense:
(chiefly, depreciative) The imposition of a dominant nation's culture onto a nondominant nation, often through the export of cultural products such as film and music.


lexentry: eng/cultural_studies__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cultural studies
trans_list: estudios culturales
sense:
A diverse field of study which examines representations of culture through a variety of academic theories.


lexentry: eng/culture__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: culture
trans_list: cultura
sense:
The arts, customs, lifestyles, background, and habits that characterize humankind, or a particular society or nation.


lexentry: eng/culture__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: culture
trans_list: cultura
sense:
The conventional conducts and ideologies of a community; the system comprising the accepted norms and values of a society.


lexentry: eng/culture__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: culture
trans_list: cultura
sense:
(anthropology) Any knowledge passed from one generation to the next, not necessarily with respect to human beings.


lexentry: eng/culture__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: culture
trans_list: cultivo | cultura
sense:
(microbiology) The process of growing a bacterial or other biological entity in an artificial medium.


lexentry: eng/culture__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: culture
trans_list: cultivar
sense:
(transitive) to maintain in an environment suitable for growth (especially of bacteria) (compare cultivate)


lexentry: eng/culture_hero__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: culture hero
trans_list: héroe cultural
sense:
(idiomatic) A mythical character or real person who is renowned as the exemplar of the values or achievements of a society, group, or time period.


lexentry: eng/culture_shock__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: culture shock
trans_list: choque cultural | shock cultural
sense:
(anthropology, sociology) A state of anxious confusion experienced by someone exposed to an alien or unfamiliar environment.


lexentry: eng/culture_war__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: culture war
trans_list: batalla cultural | guerra cultural
sense:
(often, in plural) Conflict between different ideological groups, especially political conflict for cultural dominance between liberals and conservatives in the United States.


lexentry: eng/culturemaker__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: culturemaker
trans_list: formulador de cultura
sense:
one involved in the formulation of culture and socialization, especially celebrities, artists and those involved in a medium.


lexentry: eng/cumacean__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cumacean
trans_list: cumáceo
sense:
(taxonomic name, zoology) Any small marine crustacean of the order Cumacea, closely related to tanaidaceans.


lexentry: eng/cummerbund__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cummerbund
trans_list: faja ancha
sense:
(fashion) A broad sash, especially one that is pleated lengthwise and worn as an article of formal dress, as around a man's waist together with a tuxedo or dinner jacket. [from early 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/cumshot__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cumshot
trans_list: acabada | corrida | lefa | lefada | mecos
sense:
(vulgar, slang) A sex act in pornographic films in which a person ejaculates onto their partner's body.


lexentry: eng/cumslut__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cumslut
trans_list: tragador | tragadora
sense:
(slang, vulgar, usually, derogatory) A person who badly wants to receive another person's semen, particularly in the mouth to be swallowed.


lexentry: eng/cumulative__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cumulative
trans_list: cumulativo | acumulativo
sense:
Incorporating all current and previous data up to the present or at the time of measuring or collating.


lexentry: eng/cumulative_distribution_function__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cumulative distribution function
trans_list: función de distribución
sense:
A function which at each point t of the sample space has as its value the probability that a given random variable is less than (or equal) t. In symbols, F_X(t) = \mathrm{Pr}(X \le t).


lexentry: eng/cuneiform__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cuneiform
trans_list: escritura cuneiforme
sense:
An ancient Mesopotamian writing system, adapted within several language families, originating as pictograms in Sumer around the 30th century BC, evolving into more abstract and characteristic wedge shapes formed by a blunt reed stylus on clayen tablets.


lexentry: eng/cunning__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: cunning
trans_list: astucia | ardid | cuquería
sense:
The disposition to employ one's skill in an artful manner; craftiness; guile; artifice; skill of being cunning, sly, conniving, or deceitful.


lexentry: eng/cunt__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: cunt
trans_list: cabrón | hijo de puta | puta
sense:
(vulgar, offensive, originally, synecdochically
, countable) An extremely unpleasant or objectionable person (in US, especially a woman; in Commonwealth more usually a man).


lexentry: eng/cup-and-ball__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cup-and-ball
trans_list: balero | boliche | capirucho | perinola
sense:
A traditional children's toy consisting of a hand-held wooden cup with a ball attached by a string. The player jerks the ball into the air and attempts to catch it in the cup.


lexentry: eng/cup__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cup
trans_list: taza | copa
sense:
A concave vessel for drinking, usually made of opaque material (as opposed to a glass) and with a handle.


lexentry: eng/cupboard__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: cupboard
trans_list: armario | alacena | vitrina
sense:
A cabinet, closet, or other piece of furniture with shelves intended for storing cookware, dishware, or food; similar cabinets or closets used for storing other items.


lexentry: eng/curare__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: curare
trans_list: curare
sense:
A substance containing the alkaloid D-tubocurarine, used historically as a muscle relaxant during surgery.


lexentry: eng/curassow__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: curassow
trans_list: hoco | mamaco | muitú | pajuí | paujil | pavón
sense:
Any of several species of bird in the genera Nothocrax, Mitu, Pauxi, and Crax of the Cracidae family, limited to the Americas.


lexentry: eng/curator__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: curator
trans_list: curador | conservador | comisario | curadora | recopilador
sense:
A person who manages, administers or organizes a collection, either independently or employed by a museum, library, archive or zoo.


lexentry: eng/curaçao__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: curaçao
trans_list: curasao | curazao
sense:
A liqueur made from eau de vie, sugar, and dried peel of sweet and sour oranges, naturally colorless but typically artificially colored blue.


lexentry: eng/curcumin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: curcumin
trans_list: curcumina
sense:
(organic compound, biochemistry) A polyphenol (1E,6E)-1,7-bis(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)hepta-1,6-diene-3,5-dione; a major constituent of the spice turmeric.


lexentry: eng/curd__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: curd
trans_list: cuajada | cuajo
sense:
The part of milk that coagulates when it sours or is treated with enzymes; used to make cottage cheese, dahi, etc.


lexentry: eng/curdle__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: curdle
trans_list: cuajar
sense:
(ambitransitive) To form curds so that it no longer flows smoothly; to cause to form such curds. (usually said of milk)


lexentry: eng/curdle__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: curdle
trans_list: coagular
sense:
(ambitransitive) To clot or coagulate; to cause to congeal, such as through cold. (metaphorically of blood)


lexentry: eng/curette__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: curette
trans_list: legra
sense:
(medicine, dentistry) A hand-held surgical instrument, often with a scoop or hook at its tip, used for cleaning or debriding biological tissue.


lexentry: eng/curfew__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: curfew
trans_list: toque de queda
sense:
(historical) A regulation in feudal Europe by which fires had to be covered up or put out at a certain fixed time in the evening, marked by the ringing of an evening bell.


lexentry: eng/curiosity__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: curiosity
trans_list: curiosidad
sense:
(uncountable) Inquisitiveness; the tendency to ask and learn about things by asking questions, investigating, or exploring. [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/curious__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: curious
trans_list: curioso
sense:
Tending to ask questions, or to want to explore or investigate; inquisitive; (with a negative connotation) nosy, prying.


lexentry: eng/curl__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: curl
trans_list: flexión
sense:
(weightlifting) Any exercise performed by bending the arm, wrist, or leg on the exertion against resistance, especially those that train the biceps.


lexentry: eng/curl__Noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: curl
trans_list: rotacional
sense:
(calculus, proper noun) The vector operator, denoted \rm{curl}\; or \vec{\nabla}\times\vec{\left(\cdot\right)}, that generates this field.


lexentry: eng/curl_up__Verb__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: curl up
trans_list: hacerse un ovillo
sense:
(intransitive) to shape one's body into a somewhat ball-like shape, with one's legs tucked into the abdomen, especially for cosiness or for protection.


lexentry: eng/curlew__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: curlew
trans_list: zarapito
sense:
Any of several migratory wading birds in the genus Numenius, remarkable for their long, slender, downcurved bills.


lexentry: eng/curling__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: curling
trans_list: curling
sense:
(uncountable) A winter sport where players aim and slide stones down a sheet of ice and attempt to get their color stones closest to the house (a circular target marked on the ice).


lexentry: eng/current__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: current
trans_list: corriente
sense:
The part of a fluid that moves continuously in a certain direction, especially (oceanography) ellipsis of ocean current.


lexentry: eng/current_asset__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: current asset
trans_list: activo corriente
sense:
(accounting) An asset on the balance sheet which is expected to be sold or otherwise used up in the near future, usually within one year, or one business cycle - whichever is longer, such as cash, accounts receivable, and inventory.


lexentry: eng/curriculum_vitae__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: curriculum vitae
sense:
(British) A written account of one's life comprising one's education, accomplishments, work experience, publications, etc.; especially, one used to apply for a job.

trans_list:
currículo | currículum vítae | currículum | expediente cualificante | historial experiencial | hoja de vida


lexentry: eng/currywurst__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: currywurst
trans_list: currywurst
sense:
A German national dish consisting of hot pork sausage cut into slices and seasoned with curry ketchup.


lexentry: eng/curse__Verb__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: curse
trans_list: maldecir
sense:
To bring great evil upon; to be the cause of serious harm or unhappiness to; to furnish with that which will be a cause of deep trouble; to afflict or injure grievously; to harass or torment.


lexentry: eng/cursor__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cursor
trans_list: cursor
sense:
A part of any of several scientific or measuring instruments that moves back and forth to indicate a position.


lexentry: eng/cursor__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: cursor
trans_list: cursor | puntero
sense:
(GUI) A moving icon or other representation, usually called a pointer, of the position of the pointing device.


lexentry: eng/cursor__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: cursor
trans_list: cursor
sense:
(computing) An indicator, often a blinking line or bar, indicating where the next insertion or other edit will take place.


lexentry: eng/cursor__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: cursor
trans_list: cursor
sense:
(databases) A reference to a row of data in a table, which moves from row to row as data is retrieved by way of it.


lexentry: eng/curtain-raiser__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: curtain-raiser
trans_list: introito
sense:
(performing arts) In a theater, an initial play, musical performance, etc which precedes the main performance.


lexentry: eng/curtation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: curtation
trans_list: acortamiento
sense:
(astronomy) The interval of a planet's orbit in which its curtate or shortened distance is less than the true distance.


lexentry: eng/curtsey__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: curtsey
trans_list: reverencia
sense:
A small bow, generally performed by a woman or a girl, where she crosses the shin of one leg behind the calf of her other leg and briefly bends her knees to lower her body in deference.


lexentry: eng/curve-billed_thrasher__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: curve-billed thrasher
trans_list: cuitlacoche
sense:
A non-migratory species of mimid native to the southwestern United States and much of Mexico, Toxostoma curvirostre.


lexentry: eng/curve__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: curve
trans_list: curvas
sense:
A grading system based on the scale of performance of a group used to normalize a right-skewed grade distribution (with more lower scores) into a bell curve, so that more can receive higher grades, regardless of their actual knowledge of the subject.


lexentry: eng/curve__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: curve
trans_list: curva
sense:
(geometry) A one-dimensional figure of non-zero length; the graph of a continuous map from a one-dimensional space.


lexentry: eng/curveball__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: curveball
trans_list: ajuaishte | bola curva
sense:
(baseball) A forespin pitch thrown by rotating the index and middle fingers down and resulting in motion down "curve"


lexentry: eng/curveball__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: curveball
trans_list: algo inesperado | algo no anticipado
sense:
(by extension, chiefly, US) An unexpected turn of events initiated by an opponent or chance; an exception or outlier.


lexentry: eng/cuscus__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cuscus
trans_list: cuscús
sense:
Any arboreal marsupial of genera Ailurops, Phalanger, Spilocuscus, and Strigocuscus, all in the family Phalangeridae, native to Australia.


lexentry: eng/cushaw__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cushaw
trans_list: ayote | cidrayote | pipián
sense:
Any of certain cultivars of Cucurbita argyrosperma (Cucurbita mixta), one of the species of winter squash.


lexentry: eng/cushion__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: cushion
trans_list: banda
sense:
(sports, billiards, snooker, pool) The lip around a table in cue sports which absorbs some of the impact of the billiard balls and bounces them back.


lexentry: eng/cushy_number__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cushy number
trans_list: canonjía
sense:
(Britain, informal) A job or task that is easy to do; a position that requires little work or is undemanding; a sinecure.


lexentry: eng/cusp__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: cusp
trans_list: cúspide
sense:
(geometry) A point of a curve where the curve is continuous but has no derivative, but such that it has a derivative at every nearby point.


lexentry: eng/custard__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: custard
trans_list: crema pastelera | natilla
sense:
(by extension) A similar sauce made from milk and cornflour or custard powder (and usually sugar, and sometimes vanilla or other flavourings) and thickened by heat.


lexentry: eng/custom-made__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: custom-made
trans_list: a medida | al pedido | hecho a medida | personalizado | por encargo
sense:
Made according to the needs of a particular person or group (e.g., customer, health care patient, do-it-yourselfer), and thus specialized and, in some cases, unique.


lexentry: eng/custom__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: custom
trans_list: costumbre | consuetud | habituación | usanza
sense:
Frequent repetition of the same behavior; way of behavior common to many; ordinary manner; habitual practice; method of doing, living or behaving.


lexentry: eng/custom__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: custom
trans_list: costumbre
sense:
(legal) Long-established practice, considered as unwritten law, and resting for authority on long consent. Compare prescription.


lexentry: eng/custom_house__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: custom house
trans_list: aduana | fielato
sense:
An official building, in a port, where customs are collected and shipping is cleared for entry and exit


lexentry: eng/customer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: customer
trans_list: casero | marchante | parroquiano | vecero
sense:
(obsolete) A habitual patron, regular purchaser, returning client; a person or company who has a custom of buying from a particular business.


lexentry: eng/customer__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: customer
trans_list: cliente | comensal | vecero
sense:
A patron, a client; a person or company who purchases or receives a product or service from a business or merchant, or intends to do so.


lexentry: eng/custos__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: custos
trans_list: custodio
sense:
(Roman Catholicism) A monastic superior, who, under the general of his order, has the direction of all the religious houses of the same fraternity in a given district, called a custody of the order.


lexentry: eng/cut__Verb__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: cut
trans_list: cortar | colar
sense:
(transitive, computing) To remove (text, a picture, etc.) and place in memory in order to paste at a later time.


lexentry: eng/cut__Verb__1
sense_num: 13
written_rep: cut
trans_list: cortar
sense:
(transitive, intransitive) To divide a pack of playing cards into two parts, often followed by placing the two parts back together in the opposite order.


lexentry: eng/cut_and_cover__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cut and cover
trans_list: excavado y enterrado
sense:
(construction, engineering) A method of building a tunnel by digging a trench, constructing tunnel walls therein, and refilling the trench with earth.


lexentry: eng/cut_and_paste__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: cut and paste
trans_list: cortapegar | cortar y pegar
sense:
(computing) To delete text or other data in one document and insert it in the same or a different one.


lexentry: eng/cut_corners__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cut corners
trans_list: atajar | acorzar | alcorzar | atrechar | atrochar
sense:
To bypass a prescribed route so as to gain competitive advantage or to circumvent traffic signals or other rules of the road.


lexentry: eng/cut_corners__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: cut corners
trans_list: atajar | cicatear | escatimar | pichicatear | retacear | tacañear
sense:
(idiomatic) To do a less-than-thorough or incomplete job; to do something poorly; to take inappropriate shortcuts.


lexentry: eng/cut_off_one's_nose_to_spite_one's_face__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
sense: (idiomatic) To harm oneself as a result of attempting to harm an adversary.
written_rep: cut off one's nose to spite one's face
trans_list:
tirar piedras al propio tejado | tirar piedras contra el propio tejado | tirar piedras sobre el propio tejado


lexentry: eng/cut_one's_losses__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cut one's losses
trans_list: cortar por lo sano | recortar las perdiciones | reducir las pérdidas
sense:
To discontinue something to put a stop to continued losses after facing that it is unlikely it will ever bear fruit.


lexentry: eng/cut_out__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cut out
sense:
(idiomatic, chiefly in the negative) Well suited; appropriate; fit for a particular activity or purpose.

trans_list:
estar hecho para | ser apto para | servir para | tener capacidad como para | tener madera de | tener madera para


lexentry: eng/cut_out__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cut out
trans_list: cortar | recortar
sense:
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see cut,‎ out. To separate into parts with or as if with a sharp-edged instrument; sever.


lexentry: eng/cut_out__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: cut out
trans_list: dejar | dejar de
sense:
(transitive, informal) To refrain from (doing something, using something etc.), to stop or cease (doing something).


lexentry: eng/cut_scene__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cut scene
trans_list: cinemática | escena cinematográfica
sense:
(video games) A typically non-interactive portion of cinematic narrative shown during a video game to advance the story. Cut scenes may be presented with full motion video or may be rendered with the game engine, in which case they may allow some interactivity.


lexentry: eng/cut_someone_some_slack__Verb__1
written_rep: cut someone some slack
trans_list:
aflojar un poco | dar cuartelillo | darle un descanso | darle un respiro | dejar pasar el incidente | no presionar


lexentry: eng/cut_the_mustard__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cut the mustard
trans_list: Bastar, ser suficiente
sense:
(intransitive, idiomatic) To achieve the expected standard; to be effective or good enough; to suffice.


lexentry: eng/cutaneous__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cutaneous
trans_list: cutáneo | dermatológico | epidérmico
sense:
(anatomy, zoology) Of, relating to, existing on, or affecting the exterior skin, especially the cutis.


lexentry: eng/cutaway__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cutaway
trans_list: en corte
sense:
(illustration, computer graphics) Having selected portions of the outside removed so as to give an impression of the interior.


lexentry: eng/cutaway__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cutaway
trans_list: plano recurso
sense:
(television, cinematography) A cut to a shot of person listening to a speaker so that the audience can see the listener's reaction.


lexentry: eng/cutaway__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cutaway
trans_list: plano recurso | videoclip insertado
sense:
(television, cinematography) The interruption of a continuously filmed action by inserting a view of something else.


lexentry: eng/cutaway__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: cutaway
trans_list: guitarra con corte
sense:
(music) An indentation in the upper bout of a guitar's body adjacent to the neck, allowing easier access to the upper frets.


lexentry: eng/cute__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cute
trans_list: bonito | lindo | precioso | gracioso | chulo | monono
sense:
Possessing physical features, behaviors, personality traits or other properties that are mainly attributed to infants and small or cuddly animals; e.g. fair, dainty, round, and soft physical features, disproportionately large eyes and head, playfulness, fragility, helplessness, curiosity or shyness, innocence, affectionate behavior.


lexentry: eng/cute__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: cute
trans_list: mono | monono
sense:
Lovable, charming, attractive or pleasing, especially in a youthful, dainty, quaint or fun-spirited way.


lexentry: eng/cuticle__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: cuticle
trans_list: cutícula
sense:
(zoology, botany) A noncellular protective covering outside the epidermis of many invertebrates and plants.


lexentry: eng/cutlass__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cutlass
trans_list: sable
sense:
(nautical) A short sword with a curved blade, and a convex edge; once used by sailors when boarding an enemy ship.


lexentry: eng/cutlet__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: cutlet
trans_list: chuleta
sense:
A chop, a specific piece of meat (especially pork, chicken, or beef) cut from the side of an animal.


lexentry: eng/cutter__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: cutter
trans_list: cúter
sense:
(nautical) A single-masted, fore-and-aft rigged, sailing vessel with at least two headsails, and a mast set further aft than that of a sloop.


lexentry: eng/cutting__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: cutting
trans_list: esqueje
sense:
(countable, horticulture) A leaf, stem, branch, or root removed from a plant and cultivated to grow a new plant.


lexentry: eng/cutting_edge__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: cutting edge
trans_list: vanguardia
sense:
(idiomatic, by extension, often with "on the") The forefront, or position of greatest advancement in some field.


lexentry: eng/cuttlefish__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cuttlefish
trans_list: sepia | choco | jibia
sense:
Any squid-like cephalopods (marine mollusks) of the order Sepiida that have eight arms, two retractable tentacles, and a calcareous internal shell, and can eject a dark ink when threatened.


lexentry: eng/cuttlefish_bone__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cuttlefish bone
trans_list: jibión
sense:
The calcareous, oval-shaped internal shell of a cuttlefish (order Sepiida), originally used in powdered form as an antacid and for absorbing moisture or polishing objects, and now chiefly as a dietary supplement for cage birds.


lexentry: eng/cuvette__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: cuvette
trans_list: cubeta
sense:
(analytical chemistry) a small vessel with at least two flat and transparent sides, used to hold a liquid sample to be analysed in the light path of a spectrometer


lexentry: eng/cyan__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cyan
trans_list: cian
sense:
An additive secondary colour midway between green and blue, evoked by wavelengths between ~490 and ~520 nm.


lexentry: eng/cyanide__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cyanide
trans_list: cianuro | prusiato
sense:
(inorganic compound, organic compound, countable) Any compound containing the -C≡N group or the CN− anion.


lexentry: eng/cyanidin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cyanidin
trans_list: cianidina
sense:
(organic compound) An anthocyanidin pigment, 2-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl) chromenylium-3,5,7-triol, found in many red berries.


lexentry: eng/cyanoacrylate__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cyanoacrylate
trans_list: cianoacrilato
sense:
(organic chemistry) Any of a class of esters of cyanoacrylic acid that are used as instant adhesives.


lexentry: eng/cyberattack__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cyberattack
trans_list: ciberataque
sense:
An attack or intrusion by means of a computer network such as the Internet, often for the purpose of spying.


lexentry: eng/cybernetic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cybernetic
trans_list: cibernético
sense:
Of or relating to cybernetics—the mathematical study of communication and control in living organisms or machines.


lexentry: eng/cyberpunk__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cyberpunk
trans_list: cyberpunk
sense:
(science fiction, uncountable) A subgenre of science fiction which focuses on computer or information technology and virtual reality juxtaposed with a degree of breakdown or radical change in the social order.


lexentry: eng/cyberpunk__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: cyberpunk
trans_list: cyberpunk
sense:
(music genre, uncountable) A musical genre related to the punk movement that makes use of electronic sounds such as synthesizers.


lexentry: eng/cybersex__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cybersex
trans_list: cibersexo
sense:
A virtual sexual encounter in which two or more persons connected remotely via a computer network send one another sexually explicit messages simulating a sexual experience.


lexentry: eng/cybersquatting__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cybersquatting
trans_list: ciberocupación | ciberokupación | ciberparacaidismo
sense:
(Internet) The registration of a well-known brand or company name as an Internet domain name in the hope of selling it at a later date.


lexentry: eng/cyberterrorism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cyberterrorism
trans_list: ciberterrorismo
sense:
(computing) The deliberate, large-scale disruption of networks of computers, especially of computers attached to the Internet, by means of viruses etc.


lexentry: eng/cycad__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cycad
trans_list: cícada
sense:
(botany) Any plant of the division Cycadophyta, having a stout and woody trunk with a crown of large, hard and stiff, evergreen leaves.


lexentry: eng/cyclamen__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cyclamen
trans_list: ciclamen | pamporcino | artanita | ciclamino | violeta de los Alpes | violeta persa
sense:
Any of various primulaceous flowering plants, of the genus Cyclamen, widely cultivated as a houseplant, having decorative leaves and solitary flowers.


lexentry: eng/cycle_of_fifths__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cycle of fifths
trans_list: círculo de quintas
sense:
(music, _, theory) A sequence of bass notes at intervals of one perfect fifth lower than the previous note. In twelve-tone equal temperament the sequence repeats every twelve tones, forming a cycle.


lexentry: eng/cycle_rickshaw__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cycle rickshaw
trans_list: rickshaw
sense:
A rickshaw, mostly used as taxi, with two wheels in the back for the carriage and one wheel for steering in the front (or sometimes vice versa), propelled by the action of a driver’s feet upon pedals.


lexentry: eng/cyclic_redundancy_check__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cyclic redundancy check
trans_list: comprobación de redundancia cíclica
sense:
(computing) A type of hash function that produces a checksum used to detect and correct transmission errors in data (abbreviation CRC).


lexentry: eng/cyclocross__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cyclocross
trans_list: ciclocrós
sense:
(cycle racing) A form of bicycle racing consisting of many laps of a short course featuring pavement, wooded trails, grass, steep hills and obstacles and requiring the rider to quickly dismount, carry the bike whilst navigating the obstruction and remount in one motion.


lexentry: eng/cyclodextrin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cyclodextrin
trans_list: ciclodextrina
sense:
(carbohydrate) Any of a class of cyclic oligosaccharides consisting of glucopyranose residues linked as in amylose; cycloamylose.


lexentry: eng/cyclogenesis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cyclogenesis
trans_list: ciclogénesis
sense:
(meteorology) The process which leads to the formation of tropical storms, cyclones and hurricanes; typically involves an interaction that leads to vertical wind shear.


lexentry: eng/cyclohexane__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cyclohexane
trans_list: ciclohexano
sense:
(organic compound) An alicyclic hydrocarbon, C6H12, consisting of a ring of six carbon atoms; a volatile liquid.


lexentry: eng/cyclohexanone__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cyclohexanone
trans_list: ciclohexanona
sense:
(organic compound) The alicyclic ketone obtained from cyclohexane by the replacement of a methylene group by a carbonyl group.


lexentry: eng/cycloid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cycloid
trans_list: cicloide
sense:
(geometry) The locus of a point on the circumference of a circle that rolls without slipping on a fixed straight line.


lexentry: eng/cyclone__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cyclone
trans_list: ciclón
sense:
(broadly) Any weather phenomenon consisting of a system of winds rotating around a centre of low atmospheric pressure; a low pressure system.


lexentry: eng/cyclopropane__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cyclopropane
trans_list: ciclopropano
sense:
(organic compound, pharmaceutical drug) The simplest alicyclic hydrocarbon, C3H6, an inflammable gas, sometimes used as an anaesthetic.


lexentry: eng/cyclopropene__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cyclopropene
trans_list: ciclopropeno
sense:
(organic compound) The cycloalkene having three carbon atoms and one double bond; any derivative of this compound


lexentry: eng/cyclotomic_field__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cyclotomic field
trans_list: cuerpo ciclotómico
sense:
(number theory, algebraic number theory) A number field obtained by adjoining a primitive root of unity to the field of rational numbers.


lexentry: eng/cyclotron__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cyclotron
trans_list: ciclotrón
sense:
An early particle accelerator in which charged particles were generated at a central source and accelerated spirally outward through a fixed magnetic field and alternating electric fields.


lexentry: eng/cylinder__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cylinder
trans_list: cilindro
sense:
(geometry) A surface created by projecting a closed two-dimensional curve along an axis intersecting the plane of the curve.


lexentry: eng/cylinder__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: cylinder
trans_list: cilindro
sense:
A cylindrical cavity or chamber in a mechanism, such as the counterpart to a piston found in a piston-driven engine.


lexentry: eng/cylinder_head__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: cylinder head
trans_list: culata
sense:
(automotive) A part of an internal combustion engine, usually made as a removable piece, that closes one end of the engine's cylinders.


lexentry: eng/cymbal__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cymbal
trans_list: platillo | cimbales | platillos | plato | címbalo | címbalos
sense:
(percussion instrument) A concave plate of metal, usually brass or bronze, that produces a sharp, ringing sound when struck: played either in pairs, by striking them together, or singly by striking with a drumstick or the like.


lexentry: eng/cynical__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cynical
trans_list: cínico | resabiado | resabioso | sotreta
sense:
Of or relating to the belief that human actions are motivated only or primarily by base desires or selfishness.


lexentry: eng/cynosure__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: cynosure
trans_list: blanco de las miradas | foco
sense:
(figuratively) Something that is the center of attention; an object that serves as a focal point of attraction and admiration.


lexentry: eng/cypress__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cypress
trans_list: ciprés
sense:
An evergreen coniferous tree with flattened shoots bearing small scale-like leaves, whose dark foliage is sometimes associated with mourning, in family Cupressaceae, especially the genera Cupressus and Chamaecyparis.


lexentry: eng/cypress_spurge__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cypress spurge
trans_list: euforbia ciprés | esula menor | mirabel lechero
sense:
An erect, perennial spurge, native to Europe and an invasive species in North America, of species Euphorbia cyparissias.


lexentry: eng/cyproterone_acetate__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cyproterone acetate
trans_list: acetato de ciproterona
sense:
(organic compound, pharmaceutical drug) The cyproterone ester of acetic acid that is an antiandrogen and progestin medication - C24H29ClO4.


lexentry: eng/cyst__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cyst
trans_list: quiste
sense:
A pouch or sac without opening, usually membranous and containing morbid matter, which develops in one of the natural cavities or in the substance of an organ.


lexentry: eng/cysteine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cysteine
trans_list: cisteína
sense:
(amino acid) A sulphur-containing nonessential amino acid C3H7NO2S found in most animal proteins; it readily oxidizes to cystine.


lexentry: eng/cystic_fibrosis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cystic fibrosis
trans_list: fibrosis quística
sense:
(pathology) An inherited condition in which the exocrine glands produce abnormally viscous mucus, causing chronic respiratory and digestive problems.


lexentry: eng/cysticercosis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cysticercosis
trans_list: cisticercosis
sense:
(medicine) A parasitic infestation of the voluntary muscles, lungs, central nervous system and other organs, caused by the ingestion of eggs of the tapeworm Taenia solium.


lexentry: eng/cystine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cystine
trans_list: cistina
sense:
(amino acid) A nonessential amino acid formed by the oxidation of cysteine; it contains two cysteine residues linked by a disulfide bond.


lexentry: eng/cytisine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cytisine
trans_list: citisina
sense:
(pharmaceutical drug) A polycyclic alkaloid whose pharmacological activity is similar to nicotine; used in the treatment of nicotinism.


lexentry: eng/cytochemistry__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cytochemistry
trans_list: citoquímica
sense:
(biochemistry) The biochemistry of cells, especially that of the macromolecules responsible for cell structure and function.


lexentry: eng/cytochrome__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cytochrome
trans_list: citocromo
sense:
Any of various related hemoproteins found in the cells of most organisms, which are an important part of cell respiration.


lexentry: eng/cytogenetics__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cytogenetics
trans_list: citogenética
sense:
(biology, genetics) The branch of genetics that studies the relationships between the structure and number of chromosomes as seen in isolated cells and variation in genotype and phenotype.


lexentry: eng/cytokine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cytokine
trans_list: citocina
sense:
(protein, immunology) Any of various small regulatory proteins that regulate the cells of the immune system.


lexentry: eng/cytokine_storm__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cytokine storm
trans_list: tormenta de citoquinas
sense:
(pathology) An immune system–cytokine positive feedback reaction to certain infections and certain drugs, which occurs when large numbers of white blood cells are activated and release inflammatory cytokines, which in turn activate more white blood cells.


lexentry: eng/cytokinesis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cytokinesis
trans_list: citocinesis
sense:
(biology) The process in which the cytoplasm of a cell divides following the division of the nucleus.


lexentry: eng/cytopathology__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cytopathology
trans_list: citopatología
sense:
(cytology, pathology) The branch of pathology that deals with abnormalities of cells, independently of the tissue architecture from which they came, as for example in aspiration biopsy such as fine-needle aspiration.


lexentry: eng/cytoplasm__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cytoplasm
trans_list: citoplasma
sense:
(cytology) The contents of a cell except for the nucleus. It includes cytosol, organelles, vesicles, and the cytoskeleton.


lexentry: eng/cytosine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cytosine
trans_list: citosina
sense:
(biochemistry) A heterocyclic base, 4-aminopyrimidin-2(1H)-one, which pairs with guanine in DNA and RNA (by means of three hydrogen bonds).


lexentry: eng/cytosol__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cytosol
trans_list: citosol
sense:
(cytology) The aqueous solution of a cell's cytoplasm, consisting of water, organic molecules and inorganic ions.


lexentry: eng/dabble__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: dabble
trans_list: chapotear
sense:
(transitive) To cause splashing by moving a body part like a bill or limb in soft mud, water, etc., often playfully; to play in shallow water; to paddle.


lexentry: eng/dabble__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: dabble
trans_list: aventurarse en | diletar | escarcear | experimentar con | incursionar en
sense:
(intransitive, figuratively) To participate or have an interest in an activity in a casual or superficial way.


lexentry: eng/dace__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dace
trans_list: leucisco | albur
sense:
A shoal-forming fish of species Leuciscus leuciscus, common to swift rivers in England and Wales and in Europe.


lexentry: eng/dachshund__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dachshund
trans_list: perro salchicha | dachshund
sense:
A certain breed of dog having short legs and a long trunk, including standard-sized, miniature (smooth-haired, long-haired, and short-haired) varieties.


lexentry: eng/dactyl__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dactyl
trans_list: dáctilo
sense:
A metrical foot of three syllables (— ⏑ ⏑), one long followed by two short, or one accented followed by two unaccented.


lexentry: eng/daddy__Noun__1
sense_num: 09
written_rep: daddy
trans_list: papá | papaíto | papito
sense:
(slang, obsolete) The person who gives away the bride at a wedding, in the absence of her actual father.


lexentry: eng/daddy_issues__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: daddy issues
trans_list: complejos paternos | problemas con papá | problemas paternales
sense:
(informal) A complex, especially in a girl or woman, originating from an unhealthy relationship with one's father, causing one to behave erratically in romantic relationships.


lexentry: eng/daddy_longlegs__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: daddy longlegs
trans_list: segador | falangio
sense:
(Australia, Canada, New Zealand, US) Any (non-spider) arachnid of the order Opiliones, mostly with long thin legs.


lexentry: eng/daffodil__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: daffodil
trans_list: narciso
sense:
(countable) A bulbous plant of the genus Narcissus, with yellow flowers and a trumpet shaped corona, especially Narcissus pseudonarcissus, the national flower of Wales.


lexentry: eng/daguerreotype__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: daguerreotype
trans_list: daguerrotipo
sense:
An early type of photograph created by exposing a silver surface which has previously been exposed to either iodine vapor or iodine and bromine vapors; such a photograph.


lexentry: eng/daikon__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: daikon
trans_list: rábano blanco
sense:
An East Asian cultivar or subspecies of garden radish (Raphanus raphanistrum subsp. sativus, syn. Raphanus sativus) bearing a large, white, carrot-shaped taproot consumed throughout East and South Asia but grown in North America primarily as a fallow crop for its fast-growing leaves (used as animal fodder) and as a soil ripper.


lexentry: eng/daily_bread__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: daily bread
trans_list: pan de cada día
sense:
(by extension, chiefly, _, Christianity) All those things, such as regular prayer, worship and meditation, needed to sustain spiritual life.


lexentry: eng/dairy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dairy
trans_list: granja | establo | granja lechera
sense:
A place, often on a farm, where milk is processed and turned into products such as butter and cheese.


lexentry: eng/dairy_cow__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dairy cow
trans_list: vaca lechera
sense:
Any breed of cow bred for the ability to produce large quantities of milk, from which dairy products are made; an individual cattle beast of such a breed; especially, a female cow who has calved and lactated.


lexentry: eng/dais__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dais
trans_list: estrado | tarima | podio | plataforma
sense:
A raised platform in a room for a high table, a seat of honour, a throne, or other dignified occupancy, such as ancestral statues; a similar platform supporting a lectern, pulpit, etc., which may be used to speak from. [from c. 1800.]


lexentry: eng/daisy-chain__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: daisy-chain
trans_list: comunicar
sense:
(chiefly, computing, electronics) To connect (several computer devices or peripherals, or other components) in sequence with each other, usually such that the output of one component forms the input of another; also (followed by to), to connect (a computer device, peripheral, or other component) to another component in such a sequence.


lexentry: eng/daisy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: daisy
trans_list: chiribita | margarita común | margarita
sense:
A wild flowering plant of species Bellis perennis of the family Asteraceae, with a yellow head and white petals


lexentry: eng/daisy_chain__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: daisy chain
sense:
(also, electrical engineering) Several electrical or electronic devices linked in series by their data or power connections, or both.

trans_list:
cadena margarita | conexión en cadena | daisy chain | enlace catenario | nexo en serie | vínculo serial


lexentry: eng/dale__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dale
trans_list: valle
sense:
(mainly, Britain, slightly dated outside Yorkshire etc.) A valley, often in an otherwise hilly area.


lexentry: eng/dalmatic__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dalmatic
trans_list: dalmática
sense:
A long wide-sleeved tunic, which serves as a liturgical vestment in the Roman Catholic and Anglican Churches and is worn by a deacon at the Eucharist or Mass and, although infrequently, by bishops as an undergarment above the alb.


lexentry: eng/dam__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dam
trans_list: presa | represa | azud | azuda | bocal | pesquera
sense:
A structure placed across a flowing body of water to stop the flow or part of the flow, generally for purposes such as retaining or diverting some of the water or retarding the release of accumulated water to avoid abrupt flooding.


lexentry: eng/damages__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: damages
trans_list: resarcimiento de daños
sense:
(legal) The money paid or awarded to a claimant (in England), a pursuer (in Scotland) or a plaintiff (in the US) in a civil action as compensation for a loss suffered by the same.


lexentry: eng/damascene__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: damascene
trans_list: damasquinar
sense:
(transitive) To decorate (metalwork) with a peculiar marking or water produced in the process of manufacture, or with designs produced by inlaying or encrusting with another metal, such as silver or gold, or by etching, etc.; to damask.


lexentry: eng/damn__Interjection__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: damn
trans_list: maldición | maldita sea | caramba | changos | demonio(s) | diablo(s)
sense:
(sometimes, vulgar) Used to express anger, irritation, disappointment, annoyance, contempt or surprise, etc. See also dammit.


lexentry: eng/damp__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: damp
trans_list: amortiguar
sense:
(transitive) To suppress vibrations (mechanical) or oscillations (electrical) by converting energy to heat (or some other form of energy).


lexentry: eng/damp_squib__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: damp squib
trans_list: chasco
sense:
(idiomatic, by extension) Anything that does not work properly, or fails to come up to expectations; a dud.


lexentry: eng/damper__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: damper
trans_list: amortiguador
sense:
A contrivance (sordine), as in a pianoforte, to deaden vibrations; or, as in other pieces of mechanism, to check some action at a particular time.


lexentry: eng/damper__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: damper
trans_list: reductor | regulador
sense:
A valve or movable plate in the flue or other part of a stove, furnace, etc., used to check or regulate the draught of air.


lexentry: eng/damselfly__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: damselfly
trans_list: caballito del diablo
sense:
Any of various insects of the suborder Zygoptera that have long slender bodies, and are similar to dragonflies but having wings folded when at rest.


lexentry: eng/dance__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dance
trans_list: baile | danza
sense:
A sequence of rhythmic steps or movements usually performed to music, for pleasure or as a form of social interaction.


lexentry: eng/dance_card__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: dance card
trans_list: carné de baile
sense:
(dance, dated) A card on which a person (usually a woman) lists those with whom they have agreed to dance. [from late 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/dance_move__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dance move
trans_list: paso de baile
sense:
A bodily movement or series of movements, either traditional or improvised, that forms part of a specific dance or that is performed when dancing.


lexentry: eng/dandelion__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dandelion
trans_list: diente de león | color aleonado | color leonado | diente leonés
sense:
(countable) Any of the several species of plant in the genus Taraxacum, characterised by yellow flower heads and notched, broad-ended leaves, especially the common dandelion (Taraxacum officinale).


lexentry: eng/dandle__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dandle
trans_list: cabecear
sense:
(transitive) To move up and down on one's knee or in one's arms, in affectionate play, usually said of a child.


lexentry: eng/dandy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dandy
trans_list: dandi | petimetre | boquirrubio | dandy | gomoso | lechuguino
sense:
A man very concerned about his physical appearance, refined language, and leisurely hobbies, pursued with the appearance of nonchalance in a cult of self.


lexentry: eng/danger_pay__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: danger pay
trans_list: plus de peligrosidad
sense:
Extra payment given to anybody, civilian or soldier, who is employed in a situation where the working conditions or locale are considered to be hazardous.


lexentry: eng/danse_macabre__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: danse macabre
trans_list: danza de la muerte
sense:
(arts) A conventional subject in art, literature and drama, or a particular work in that style, in which death (in the form of a putrid corpse, skeleton, the Grim Reaper, etc) is shown leading people to the grave.


lexentry: eng/daphne__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: daphne
trans_list: hombre
sense:
Any one of least 50 species of shrub in the genus Daphne of the family Thymelaeaceae, some of which are grown as ornamentals.


lexentry: eng/daredevil__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: daredevil
trans_list: arriesgado | temerario
sense:
A person who engages in very risky behavior, especially one who is motivated by a craving for excitement or attention. [from 1794]


lexentry: eng/daric__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: daric
trans_list: darico
sense:
A gold coin from Persian Empire, introduced by Darius the Great (522-486 BC) and used until Alexander the Great's invasion (330 BC).


lexentry: eng/dark_culture__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dark culture
trans_list: escena oscura
sense:
Any of several subcultures including gothic, darkwave, neofolk, industrial, electro, BDSM/fetish, metal and medieval.


lexentry: eng/dark_elf__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: dark elf
trans_list: elfo oscuro
sense:
(fantasy) A member of a race of elves that is evil, has a dark (often greyish or bluish) skin and/or lives in dark places.


lexentry: eng/dark_energy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dark energy
trans_list: energía oscura
sense:
(astronomy, astrophysics) A hypothetical form of energy thought to be spread uniformly throughout space (and time) and to have anti-gravitational properties: it represents a possible mechanism for the cosmological constant, and thus is one of the possible explanations for the current accelerating rate of expansion of the universe; and it is estimated to account for about 74% of the mass-energy of the universe.


lexentry: eng/dark_horse__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: dark horse
trans_list: planeta
sense:
(idiomatic, politics) A candidate for an election who is nominated unexpectedly, without previously having been discussed or considered as a likely choice.


lexentry: eng/dark_matter__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dark matter
trans_list: materia oscura
sense:
(astronomy, astrophysics, broadly) Matter which cannot be detected by its radiation but whose presence is inferred from gravitational effects.


lexentry: eng/dark_night_of_the_soul__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dark night of the soul
trans_list: noche oscura del alma
sense:
(Catholicism) a period of time in which a holy person (someone believed to be potentially on their way to sainthood) experiences a seeming withdrawal of God's previously-felt presence in their lives, and undergoes stark spiritual attacks. This period of time is seen (by Catholics) to be a period in which God is calling the holy person to rid themselves of any remaining vestiges of self-pride and vanity that they may have.


lexentry: eng/darknet__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: darknet
trans_list: red oscura
sense:
(internet) A network of computers that can only be accessed using special software, configuration, or authorization, usually characterized by the anonymization of users, participating hosts, or both.


lexentry: eng/darn__Verb__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: darn
trans_list: zurcir | surcir
sense:
(transitive, sewing) To repair by stitching with thread or yarn, particularly by using a needle to construct a weave across a damaged area of fabric.


lexentry: eng/darnel__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: darnel
trans_list: cizaña | espantapájaros | cizaña forrajera
sense:
A species of ryegrass, Lolium temulentum, often found in wheat fields and often host to a fungus intoxicating to humans and animals.


lexentry: eng/darning_egg__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: darning egg
trans_list: huevo de zurcir
sense:
An egg-shaped ovoid of stone, porcelain, wood, or similar hard material, which is inserted into the toe or heel of a sock to hold it in the proper shape and provide a firm foundation for repairs.


lexentry: eng/dart__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: dart
trans_list: dardo
sense:
A small object with a pointed tip at one end and feathers at the other, which is thrown at a target in the game of darts.


lexentry: eng/darts__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: darts
trans_list: dardos
sense:
(games, sports) A game or sport in which darts are thrown at a board, and points are scored depending on where the darts land


lexentry: eng/dasein__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dasein
trans_list: existencia
sense:
(philosophy) Being; especially the nature of being; existence, presence, hereness, suchness, essence


lexentry: eng/dash__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dash
trans_list: raya | guion largo
sense:
(typography) Any of the following symbols: ‒ (figure dash), – (en dash), — (em dash), or ― (horizontal bar).


lexentry: eng/dashboard__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dashboard
trans_list: salpicadero | tablero de instrumentos
sense:
(historical) An upturned screen of wood or leather placed on the front of a horse-drawn carriage, sleigh or other vehicle that protected the driver from mud, debris, water and snow thrown up by the horse's hooves.


lexentry: eng/dashboard__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: dashboard
trans_list: salpicadero
sense:
(Internet) The personalized feed of a user of a website, consisting of recent updates of pages the user has used or followed.


lexentry: eng/dashcam__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dashcam
trans_list: dashcam
sense:
(automotive) A digital video recorder mounted on the dashboard of a vehicle or elsewhere inside the vehicle to record occurrences in the vicinity, such as traffic accidents that the vehicle has been involved in, to provide evidence for criminal prosecutions, insurance claims, etc.


lexentry: eng/dashpot__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dashpot
trans_list: enchufismo
sense:
A mechanical damping device consisting of a piston that moves through a viscous fluid (usually oil); used, in conjunction with a spring, in shock absorbers.


lexentry: eng/data__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: data
trans_list: datos
sense:
(collective, computing) A representation of information in a computer (as symbols, quantities, sound, images or videos) which is stored, processed or transmitted in the form of electrical signals, records on magnetic tape or punched cards, etc.


lexentry: eng/data__Noun__2
sense_num: 02
written_rep: data
trans_list: datos
sense:
(collective) Material recorded and known or assumed as facts and used as a basis for reasoning, discussion, or calculation, represented especially in the form of numbers, and is usually structured (such as statistics).


lexentry: eng/data_entry__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: data entry
trans_list: captura de datos
sense:
(computing) The act of inputting data into a computer, such as by typing out handwriting, capturing data from scanned documents, taking responses from telephone interviews, etc.


lexentry: eng/data_mining__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: data mining
trans_list: minería de datos
sense:
(database) A technique for searching large-scale databases for patterns; used mainly to find previously unknown correlations between variables that may be commercially useful.


lexentry: eng/data_processing__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: data processing
trans_list: procesamiento de datos
sense:
Any of many techniques in which data is retrieved, stored, classified, manipulated, transmitted and/or reported in such a way as to generate information; especially such processing using computers.


lexentry: eng/data_science__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: data science
trans_list: ciencia de datos
sense:
(science) An interdisciplinary field about scientific methods, processes and systems to extract knowledge or insights from data.


lexentry: eng/data_set__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: data set
trans_list: conjunto de datos
sense:
(computing) A file of related records on a computer-readable medium such as disk, especially one on a mainframe computer.


lexentry: eng/data_structure__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: data structure
trans_list: estructura de datos
sense:
(computer science) Any form of storing and organizing data in a computer so that it can be accessed efficiently.


lexentry: eng/data_type__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: data type
trans_list: tipo de dato
sense:
(programming) A classification or category of various types of data, that states the possible values that can be taken, how they are stored, and what range of operations are allowed on them.


lexentry: eng/data_warehouse__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: data warehouse
trans_list: almacén de datos
sense:
(computing) A collection of data, from a variety of sources, organized to provide useful guidance to an organization's decision-makers.


lexentry: eng/database__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: database
trans_list: base de datos | banco de datos
sense:
(general) A collection of (usually) organized information in a regular structure, usually but not necessarily in a machine-readable format accessible by a computer.


lexentry: eng/database__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: database
trans_list: base de datos
sense:
(computing, loosely, metonymically) A software program (application) for storing, retrieving and manipulating such a structured data set.


lexentry: eng/database_administrator__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: database administrator
trans_list: administrador de base de datos
sense:
(databases) A person who is responsible for the logical and physical design of databases, and normally for all aspects of their recoverability, integrity, security, availability and performance.


lexentry: eng/date__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: date
trans_list: dátil
sense:
The fruit of the date palm, Phoenix dactylifera, somewhat in the shape of an olive, containing a soft, sweet pulp and enclosing a hard kernel. [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/date__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: date
trans_list: fecha | data
sense:
The addition to a writing, inscription, coin, etc., which specifies the time (especially the day, month, and year) when the writing or inscription was given, executed, or made.


lexentry: eng/date__Noun__2
sense_num: 02
written_rep: date
trans_list: fecha | data | compañera | compañero
sense:
A specific day in time at which a transaction or event takes place, or is appointed to take place; a given point of time.


lexentry: eng/date__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: date
trans_list: fechar | datar
sense:
(transitive) To note the time or place of writing or executing; to express in an instrument the time of its execution.


lexentry: eng/date__Verb__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: date
trans_list: emparejarse | festejar | pololear | salir / andar con
sense:
(reciprocal, by extension) To have a steady relationship with each other; to be romantically involved with each other.


lexentry: eng/dating__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dating
trans_list: andar con alguien | datación | fechación | ligoteo | noviazgo | pololeo
sense:
A form of romantic courtship typically between two individuals with the aim of assessing the other's suitability as a partner in an intimate relationship or as a spouse.


lexentry: eng/dative__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dative
trans_list: dativo
sense:
(grammar) Denoting the case of a noun which expresses the remoter or indirect object, generally indicated in English by to or for with the objective.


lexentry: eng/dative__Adjective__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: dative
trans_list: dativo
sense:
(obsolete, legal) Given by a judge, as distinguished from being cast upon a party by the law itself.


lexentry: eng/dative_case__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dative case
trans_list: dativo | caso dativo
sense:
(grammar) Case used to express direction towards an indirect object, the recipient or beneficiary of an action, and is generally indicated in English by to (when a recipient) or for (when a beneficiary) with the objective case. The direct object may be either stated or unstated where the indirect object is the beneficiary of the verbal action, but is stated where the indirect object is a recipient. If there is emphasis on the indirect object, the indirect object usually precedes the direct object and is not usually indicated with to or for; said structure is also used when neither object is being emphasized.


lexentry: eng/datolite__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: datolite
trans_list: datolita
sense:
(mineral) A borosilicate of lime commonly occurring in glassy, greenish crystals, with the chemical formula CaBSiO4(OH).


lexentry: eng/datum__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: datum
trans_list: dato
sense:
Something known or assumed as fact, and is made the basis of reasoning or inference which an intellectual system of any sort (such as knowledge or theoretical framework) is constructed.


lexentry: eng/datura__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: datura
trans_list: estramonio
sense:
A plant of the genus Datura, known for its trumpet-shaped flowers and poisonous properties. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/dauphin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dauphin
trans_list: delfín
sense:
The eldest son of the king of France. Under the Valois and Bourbon dynasties, the Dauphin of France, generally shortened to Dauphin, was heir apparent to the throne of France. The title derived from the main title of the Dauphin, Dauphin of Viennois.


lexentry: eng/davit__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: davit
trans_list: pescante
sense:
(nautical, construction) A crane, often working in pairs and usually made of steel, used to lower things over an edge of a long drop off, such as lowering a maintenance trapeze down a building or launching a lifeboat over the side of a ship.


lexentry: eng/dawdle__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dawdle
trans_list: dar sepultura
sense:
(transitive) Chiefly followed by away: to spend (time) without haste or purpose. [from late 18th c.]


lexentry: eng/dawdle__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: dawdle
trans_list: demorarse
sense:
To spend time idly and unfruitfully; to waste time. [from mid 17th c. (probably dialectal); in general use from late 18th c.]


lexentry: eng/day__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: day
trans_list: día
sense:
A period of time between two set times which mark the beginning and the end of day in a calendar, such as from midnight to the following midnight or (Judaism) from nightfall to the following nightfall.


lexentry: eng/day_care_center__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: day care center
trans_list: casa cuna
sense:
A nursery for the supervision of preschool children while the parents work. Generally more entertaining and less educational than a preschool, but with longer hours of operation.


lexentry: eng/day_in,_day_out__Adverb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: day in, day out
trans_list: día a día | día sí, día también
sense:
(idiomatic) Every day; daily; constantly or continuously (especially, of something that has become routine or monotonous).


lexentry: eng/day_laborer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: day laborer
trans_list: jornalera | jornalero
sense:
A laborer who is hired and paid one day at a time, with no promise that more work will be available in the future.


lexentry: eng/day_shift__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: day shift
trans_list: jornal
sense:
A regularly scheduled period of work during daylight hours, especially 8AM to 4PM; sometimes a 12-hour shift, such as 6AM to 6PM.


lexentry: eng/day_trader__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: day trader
trans_list: tréider diurno
sense:
(business, finance) A person who practices the short-term investment strategy of trading stocks or other investment instruments by selling any given security during the same market day within which it was purchased.


lexentry: eng/daydream__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
sense: (intransitive) To have such a series of thoughts; to woolgather.
written_rep: daydream
trans_list:
fantasear | soñar despierto | ensoñar despierto | estar en Babia | pensar en la inmortalidad del cangrejo


lexentry: eng/daylight_robbery__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: daylight robbery
trans_list: atraco a mano armada | atraco a plena luz del día
sense:
(uncountable) The practice of cheating or of imposing an exorbitant charge for a product or service; (countable, rare) an instance of this.


lexentry: eng/daylight_saving_time__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: daylight saving time
trans_list: horario de verano | horario veranero | horario veraniego
sense:
The practice in some places of adjusting clocks forward in the spring and back in the fall, usually by one hour, so that the adjustment causes the time to coincide with the greatest period of illumination by the sun over the course of the day.


lexentry: eng/daylily__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: daylily
trans_list: hemerocallis
sense:
Any of several perennial plants, of the genus Hemerocallis, that have fleshy roots, grasslike leaves and colourful flowers that bloom for just one day.


lexentry: eng/daze__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: daze
trans_list: aturdir | encandilar
sense:
(transitive) To stun or stupefy, for example with bright light, with a blow, with cold, or with fear.


lexentry: eng/dazzle__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dazzle
trans_list: deslumbrar | encandilar | obnubilar
sense:
(transitive) To confuse or overpower the sight of (someone or something, such as a sensor) by means of excessive brightness.


lexentry: eng/dazzle__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: dazzle
trans_list: encandilar | apabullar | obnubilar
sense:
(transitive, figuratively) To render incapable of thinking clearly; to overwhelm with showiness or brilliance.


lexentry: eng/dazzling__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dazzling
trans_list: cegador
sense:
Extremely bright, especially so as to blind the eyes temporarily; bright to the degree that dazzles.


lexentry: eng/deacon__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: deacon
trans_list: diácono
sense:
(Orthodoxy, Catholicism) A clergyman ranked directly below a priest, with duties of helping the priests and carrying out parish work.


lexentry: eng/dead__Adjective__1
sense_num: 12
written_rep: dead
trans_list: muerto
sense:
(not comparable, of a machine, device, or electrical circuit) Completely inactive; currently without power; without a signal; not live.


lexentry: eng/dead_drop__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dead drop
trans_list: buzón
sense:
(espionage) A location used to secretly transfer items between two people, without requiring them to meet.


lexentry: eng/dead_hand__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: dead hand
trans_list: mano muerta
sense:
(mahjong) A penalty where a player continues to take their turns, but can no longer win or make tile calls for the remainder of the hand.


lexentry: eng/dead_man's_switch__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dead man's switch
trans_list: dispositivo de hombre muerto | interruptor presencial
sense:
A switch that automatically triggers an action (for instance, to stop a machine or vehicle) if a specified input from the operator is not made or is altered.


lexentry: eng/dead_men_tell_no_tales__Proverb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dead men tell no tales
trans_list: los muertos no hablan
sense:
A dead person can no longer reveal information, especially information which others wish to keep secret.


lexentry: eng/dead_reckoning__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dead reckoning
trans_list: estima
sense:
A method of estimating the position of a ship or aircraft by applying estimates of the distance and direction travelled from a previously known position. In respect to ships/boats, it excludes the effect of wind and current on the vessel. Compare with estimated position. Abbreviation: DR


lexentry: eng/dead_ringer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dead ringer
trans_list: sosias
sense:
(idiomatic) Someone or something that very closely resembles another; someone or something easily mistaken for another.


lexentry: eng/dead_weight__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: dead weight
trans_list: peso muerto
sense:
(rail) The total (unpowered) weight of a train to be propelled (or hauled) by the locomotive; another locomotive being hauled dead as part of the train is a dead weight.


lexentry: eng/deadbeat__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: deadbeat
trans_list: fracasado | holgazán | incumplidor
sense:
(pejorative) A lazy or irresponsible person who is often unemployed, often depending upon wealthy or otherwise financially independent people for support.


lexentry: eng/deadbolt__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: deadbolt
trans_list: cerradura sin manija
sense:
A kind of lock in which the bolt (moving portion) is held in position by the cylinder rather than by a spring and so cannot be retracted except by turning the cylinder.


lexentry: eng/deadlift__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: deadlift
trans_list: peso muerto
sense:
(weightlifting) A weight training exercise where one lifts a loaded barbell off the ground from a stabilized bent-over position.


lexentry: eng/deadly_nightshade__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: deadly nightshade
trans_list: belladona
sense:
The plant Atropa belladonna, a perennial shrub of the nightshade family that contains high concentrations of the alkaloid atropine which can be deadly if taken in excess.


lexentry: eng/deadly_sin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: deadly sin
trans_list: pecado capital
sense:
Any of the seven deadly sins: pride (or vanity, vainglory), envy, gluttony, greed (or avarice), lust, sloth (or acedia), and wrath (or anger).


lexentry: eng/deadname__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: deadname
trans_list: necrónimo
sense:
(neologism, especially, LGBTQ) A previous name of a person (especially a transgender person) who has since changed their name.


lexentry: eng/deadnettle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: deadnettle
trans_list: ortiga muerta
sense:
Any plant of a species in genus Lamium, which closely resembles the nettle, but does not possess stinging hairs.


lexentry: eng/deafening_silence__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: deafening silence
trans_list: silencio ensordecedor
sense:
(idiomatic) A noteworthy silence, or absence of response, especially one signifying disapproval or lack of enthusiasm.


lexentry: eng/deal_with__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: deal with
trans_list: ocuparse | tratarse de
sense:
(transitive) To handle verbally or in some form of artistic expression; to address or discuss as a subject.


lexentry: eng/dean__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dean
trans_list: decano
sense:
A senior official in a college or university, who may be in charge of a division or faculty (for example, the dean of science) or have some other advisory or disciplinary function (for example, the dean of students).


lexentry: eng/dean__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: dean
trans_list: deán | decano
sense:
A dignitary or presiding officer in certain church bodies, especially an ecclesiastical dignitary, subordinate to a bishop, in charge of a chapter of canons.


lexentry: eng/dear__Adjective__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: dear
trans_list: querido | estimado
sense:
A formal way to start (possibly after my) addressing somebody at the beginning of a letter, memo etc.


lexentry: eng/death__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: death
trans_list: muerte | el arcano de la muerte | la muerte | éxitus
sense:
The cessation of life and all associated processes; the end of an organism's existence as an entity independent from its environment and its return to an inert, nonliving state.


lexentry: eng/death__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: death
trans_list: Muerte | el arcano de la muerte | la muerte | muerte
sense:
(often, capitalized) The personification of death as a (usually male) hooded figure with a scythe; the Grim Reaper.


lexentry: eng/death__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: death
trans_list: el arcano de la muerte | la muerte | muerte
sense:
(figuratively, especially followed by of-phrase) A cause of great stress, exhaustion, embarrassment, or another negative condition (for someone).


lexentry: eng/death_adder__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: death adder
trans_list: víbora de la muerte
sense:
Any snake of the genus Acanthophis, a group of highly venomous elapids found in Australia and New Guinea.


lexentry: eng/death_camp__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: death camp
trans_list: campo de exterminio
sense:
A prison camp in which a large number of prisoners die for various reasons, such as starvation, disease, brutality, and neglect.


lexentry: eng/death_certificate__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: death certificate
trans_list: certificado de defunción
sense:
A document issued by a medical practitioner, or by a registrar, certifying the date, location and cause of a person's death as later entered in an official register of deaths.


lexentry: eng/death_erection__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: death erection
trans_list: erección post mortem
sense:
A post-mortem priapism observed in the corpses of human males who have been executed, particularly by hanging.


lexentry: eng/death_knell__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: death knell
trans_list: sentencia de muerte
sense:
(by extension) A marker, sign or omen foretelling the imminent end, death or destruction of something.


lexentry: eng/death_rattle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: death rattle
trans_list: estertor
sense:
The raspy or gurgling sound sometimes made by a person while drawing in or expelling their final breaths before dying.


lexentry: eng/death_spiral__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: death spiral
trans_list: espira mortífera
sense:
(figurative, by extension) The situation or course of action of one who is on a path toward some sort of inevitable catastrophic failure.


lexentry: eng/death_whistle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: death whistle
trans_list: silbato de la muerte
sense:
(musical instrument, historical) An Aztec instrument, sometimes shaped like a skull, that when blown produces a human-like shriek.


lexentry: eng/death_wish__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: death wish
trans_list: pulsión de muerte
sense:
(psychology, often, sarcastic) A desire, especially subconscious, for the death of oneself or of someone else.


lexentry: eng/deathblow__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: deathblow
trans_list: estocada
sense:
(figurative) Something that prevents the completion, or ends the existence, of a project etc.; a fatal setback.


lexentry: eng/deathless__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: deathless
trans_list: inmortal
sense:
(of a work of art, literature, etc.) Guaranteed not to be lost or forgotten due to its importance or conspicuous excellence.


lexentry: eng/deathmatch__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: deathmatch
trans_list: todos contra todos
sense:
(video games) A competitive mode found in first-person shooter games in which competitors attempt to assassinate one another.


lexentry: eng/debacle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: debacle
trans_list: debacle | desastre
sense:
An event or enterprise that ends suddenly and disastrously, often with humiliating consequences. [from early 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/debate__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: debate
trans_list: debate
sense:
An argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting, often with more than two people, generally ending with a vote or other decision.


lexentry: eng/debate__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: debate
trans_list: debatir
sense:
(ambitransitive, reciprocal) To participate in a debate; to dispute, argue, especially in a public arena. [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/debauched__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: debauched
trans_list: degenerado | depravado | libertino | perdulario
sense:
Indulging in or characterised by sensual pleasures to a degree perceived to be morally harmful; corrupted; immoral; self-indulgent.


lexentry: eng/debauchery__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: debauchery
trans_list: libertinaje | puterío
sense:
Excessive indulgence in sensual pleasures; scandalous/immoral activities; involving sex, alcohol, or drugs without inhibition.


lexentry: eng/debridement__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: debridement
trans_list: desbridamiento
sense:
(medicine) The removal of dead, damaged, or infected tissue to improve the healing potential of the remaining healthy tissue.


lexentry: eng/debrief__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: debrief
trans_list: inquirir
sense:
(transitive) To question someone after a military mission in order to obtain information (especially intelligence).


lexentry: eng/debris_field__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: debris field
trans_list: campo de escombros
sense:
(idiomatic) Any area, non-dependent of locale, space, or contour, that contains the debris of wreckage, impact, sinking, or other material that once constituted a complete object. Debris fields can be found at the site of air crashes, water vessel sinking, explosions of buildings, collapses, and other events that render a whole entity into components, pieces, or other non-whole items.


lexentry: eng/debt__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: debt
trans_list: deuda
sense:
An action, state of mind, or object one has an obligation to perform for another, adopt toward another, or give to another.


lexentry: eng/debt__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: debt
trans_list: deuda | pufo
sense:
(finance) Money that one person or entity owes or is required to pay to another, generally as a result of a loan or other financial transaction.


lexentry: eng/debt_trap__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: debt trap
trans_list: trampa de la deuda
sense:
(abstract noun) A situation in which a borrower's debt obligations exceed their repayment capabilities, compelling to them to incur new debt to repay existing ones.


lexentry: eng/debt_trap_diplomacy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: debt trap diplomacy
trans_list: diplomacia de trampa endeudante
sense:
A nation's use of predatory loans in order to gain leverage in relations with the recipient country or to seize assets within the indebted country.


lexentry: eng/debug__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: debug
trans_list: depurar
sense:
(computer science) To search for and eliminate malfunctioning elements or errors in something, especially a computer program or machinery.


lexentry: eng/debugger__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: debugger
trans_list: depurador
sense:
(programming) A computer program that helps the user to test and debug other programs, by enabling their step-by-step execution controlled by the user, setting of breakpoints, and monitoring values of variables.


lexentry: eng/debugging__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: debugging
trans_list: depuración
sense:
(computing) The process of finding and resolving bugs or defects that prevent correct operation of computer software or a system.


lexentry: eng/debunk__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: debunk
trans_list: desbaratar | desmentir | desacreditar | desdecir | desengañar | despedazar
sense:
(transitive) To discredit, or expose to ridicule the falsehood or the exaggerated claims of something.


lexentry: eng/decade__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: decade
trans_list: década
sense:
(Roman Catholicism) A series of prayers counted on a rosary, typically consisting of an Our Father, followed by ten Hail Marys, and concluding with a Glory Be and sometimes the Fatima Prayer.


lexentry: eng/decade__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: decade
trans_list: década | decenio
sense:
A period of ten years [from 17th c.], particularly such a period beginning with a year ending in 0 and ending with a year ending in 9. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/decal__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: decal
trans_list: calcomanía | pegatina
sense:
A design or picture produced in order to be transferred to another surface either permanently or temporarily.


lexentry: eng/decalogy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: decalogy
trans_list: decalogía
sense:
A set of ten works of art that are connected, and that can be seen either as a single work or as ten individual works.


lexentry: eng/decane__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: decane
trans_list: decano
sense:
(organic compound) Any of the 75 isomers of the aliphatic hydrocarbon having the chemical formula C10H22


lexentry: eng/decathlon__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: decathlon
trans_list: decatlón
sense:
An athletic contest consisting of ten events which includes sprinting, hurdling, jumping, and throwing over a span of two days.


lexentry: eng/deceit__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: deceit
trans_list: fraude | engaño | decebimiento | dolo | trafa
sense:
(law) The tort or fraudulent representation of a material fact made with knowledge of its falsity, or recklessly, or without reasonable grounds for believing its truth and with intent to induce reliance on it; the plaintiff justifiably relies on the deception, to his injury.


lexentry: eng/decent__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: decent
trans_list: decente
sense:
(of a person) Having a suitable conformity to basic moral standards; showing integrity, fairness, or other characteristics associated with moral uprightness.


lexentry: eng/decentralize__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: decentralize
trans_list: descentralizar
sense:
To cause something to change from being concentrated at one point to being distributed across a number of points.


lexentry: eng/deception__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: deception
trans_list: engaño | decebimiento | engañifa | engañifla | socaliña
sense:
An instance of actions and/or schemes fabricated to mislead someone into believing a lie or inaccuracy.


lexentry: eng/decibel__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: decibel
trans_list: decibelio
sense:
A common measure of intensity ratio (e.g. for sound) that is one tenth of a bel on the logarithmic intensity scale. It is defined as dB = 10 log10(P1 / P2), where P1 and P2 are the relative intensities.


lexentry: eng/decidua__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: decidua
trans_list: decidua
sense:
(anatomy) A mucous membrane that lines the uterus and is shed during menstruation and modified during pregnancy.


lexentry: eng/deciduous__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: deciduous
trans_list: caduco | deciduo
sense:
(biology, anatomy) Describing a part that falls off, or is shed, at a particular time or stage of development.


lexentry: eng/decile__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: decile
trans_list: decil
sense:
(statistics) Any of the values in a series that divides the distribution of individuals in that series into ten groups of equal frequency.


lexentry: eng/decimal__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: decimal
trans_list: decimal
sense:
(arithmetic, computing) Concerning numbers expressed in decimal or mathematical calculations performed using decimal.


lexentry: eng/decimal_number__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: decimal number
trans_list: número decimal
sense:
(mathematics) A number expressed in the decimal system (base ten), (particularly) fractional numbers so represented.


lexentry: eng/decimal_point__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: decimal point
trans_list: coma decimal | punto decimal
sense:
(orthography, typography) A period/full stop ⟨.⟩ or middot ⟨·⟩ used to set off the decimal or fractional part of a number, traditionally widely used in some countries but not others.


lexentry: eng/decimate__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: decimate
trans_list: diezmar
sense:
(archaic) To kill one-tenth of (a group), (historical, specifically) as a military punishment in the Roman army selected by lot, usually carried out by the surviving soldiers.


lexentry: eng/decipherment__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: decipherment
trans_list: desciframiento
sense:
The analysis of documents written in ancient languages, where the language is unknown, or knowledge of the language has been lost.


lexentry: eng/decision__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: decision
trans_list: decisión
sense:
(chiefly combat sports) A result arrived at by the judges when there is no clear winner at the end of the contest.


lexentry: eng/decisive__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: decisive
trans_list: decisivo
sense:
Having the power or quality of deciding a question or controversy; putting an end to contest or controversy; final; conclusive.


lexentry: eng/deck_chair__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: deck chair
trans_list: tumbona | perezosa | perezoso | reposera
sense:
A folding chair in which a wooden frame supports a length of canvas; traditionally used on the beach or onboard a liner.


lexentry: eng/declaim__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: declaim
trans_list: declamar
sense:
To recite, e.g., poetry, in a theatrical way; to speak for rhetorical display; to speak pompously, noisily, or theatrically; bemouth; to make an empty speech; to rehearse trite arguments in debate; to rant.


lexentry: eng/declaration__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: declaration
trans_list: declaración
sense:
An emphatic or formal act of saying, telling or asserting something, by speech or writing; a decisive assertion or proclamation.


lexentry: eng/declaration__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: declaration
trans_list: declaración
sense:
(legal) In common law, the formal document specifying plaintiff's cause of action, including the facts necessary to sustain a proper cause of action, and to advise the defendant of the grounds upon which he is being sued.


lexentry: eng/declaration__Noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: declaration
trans_list: declaración
sense:
(computing) The specification of an object, such as a variable or function, establishing its existence but not necessarily describing its contents.


lexentry: eng/declaration_of_war__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: declaration of war
trans_list: declaración de guerra
sense:
A formal announcement by a country or other body with military capability that it is in a state of war with another such entity.


lexentry: eng/declaration_of_will__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: declaration of will
trans_list: declaración de voluntad
sense:
(law) A private outward manifestation of intention which is directly aimed at bringing about a legal effect.


lexentry: eng/declare__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: declare
trans_list: declarar
sense:
(transitive) To inform government customs or taxation officials of goods one is importing or of income, expenses, or other circumstances affecting one's taxes.


lexentry: eng/declare__Verb__1
sense_num: 08
written_rep: declare
trans_list: declarar
sense:
(Christianity, particularly Evangelicalism) To state that a thing shall happen or affirm a condition in the hopes of seeing it happen spiritually, in contrast to prayer which takes the form of a request.


lexentry: eng/declare_war__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: declare war
trans_list: declarar la guerra
sense:
(of a governmental authority) To make a formal pronouncement, or sign a legal document, that initiates a state of war between one nation and another, usually before hostilities begin.


lexentry: eng/declension__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: declension
trans_list: declinación
sense:
(grammar) The act of declining a word; the act of listing the inflections of a noun, pronoun or adjective in order.


lexentry: eng/declension__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: declension
trans_list: declinación
sense:
(grammar) A way of categorizing nouns, pronouns, or adjectives according to the inflections they receive.


lexentry: eng/declination__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: declination
trans_list: declinación
sense:
At a given point, the angle between the line connecting this point with the geographical center of the earth and the equatorial plane.


lexentry: eng/decline__Verb__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: decline
trans_list: declinar
sense:
(transitive, grammar, usually of substantives, adjectives and pronouns) To inflect for case, number, gender, and the like.


lexentry: eng/decompression__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: decompression
trans_list: descompresión
sense:
The restoration to atmospheric pressure of a person who has spent time under higher pressure (such as a diver).


lexentry: eng/decompression_sickness__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: decompression sickness
trans_list: enfermedad caisson
sense:
(pathology) A sometimes fatal condition resulting from the formation of nitrogen bubbles in the blood and tissues, because of too rapid decompression, seen especially in deep-sea divers ascending rapidly from a dive. It is characterized by severe pains in the joints and chest, skin irritation, cramps, nausea, and paralysis.


lexentry: eng/decoration__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: decoration
trans_list: decoración | adorno
sense:
Any item that adorns, enriches, or beautifies; something added by way of embellishment or ornamentation.


lexentry: eng/decoration__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: decoration
trans_list: condecoración | decoración
sense:
Specifically, any mark of honor to be worn upon the person, as a medal, cross, or ribbon of an order of knighthood, bestowed for services in war, great achievements in literature, art, etc.


lexentry: eng/decorative_arts__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: decorative arts
trans_list: artesanía
sense:
Arts and crafts concerned with making beautiful but functional objects. Includes carpentry, metalworking and interior design.


lexentry: eng/decorous__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: decorous
trans_list: decoroso
sense:
Marked by behaviour, manners, etc., regarded as proper, tasteful, and in accordance with accepted standards; becoming, seemly.


lexentry: eng/decorticator__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: decorticator
trans_list: descortezador
sense:
A machine that peels off the fibrous husk, bark or outer layer of some vegetable product; used in the manufacture of animal feed etc.


lexentry: eng/decriminalization__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: decriminalization
trans_list: descriminalización
sense:
The act of making an activity or substance no longer criminalized (no longer a crime, subject to criminal penalties, to perform or possess). (Compare legalization, which often implies regulation.)


lexentry: eng/decriminalization__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: decriminalization
trans_list: descriminalización
sense:
The act of ceasing to treat a person as a criminal, by making their activities legal or no longer subjecting them to the criminal justice system (but instead possibly the mental healthcare system, etc).


lexentry: eng/decryption__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: decryption
trans_list: descifrado
sense:
The process reversing an encryption, i.e. the process which converts encrypted data into its original form.


lexentry: eng/decurrent__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: decurrent
trans_list: decurrente
sense:
(botany) Of plant parts: extending downward, most often in the case of leaf blades that partly wrap or have wings around the stem or petiole and extend down along the stem.


lexentry: eng/dedicate__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: dedicate
trans_list: dedicar
sense:
(transitive) To address or inscribe (a literary work, for example) to another as a mark of respect or affection.


lexentry: eng/dedication__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: dedication
trans_list: dedicatoria | dedicación
sense:
(countable) A note addressed to a patron or friend, prefixed to a work of art as a token of respect, esteem, or affection.


lexentry: eng/dedollarization__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dedollarization
trans_list: desdolarización
sense:
(economics) The reverse of dollarization; the process of phasing out local acceptance of the United States dollar or other foreign currency and returning to the domestic currency or using other currencies.


lexentry: eng/dedovshchina__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dedovshchina
trans_list: dedovshchina
sense:
Hazing, the informal system of subjection and physical or sexual abuse of new junior conscripts, formerly in the Soviet Armed Forces and contemporarily in the Russian, Ukrainian, etc. armed forces.


lexentry: eng/deduce__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: deduce
trans_list: deducir
sense:
(transitive) To reach (a conclusion) by applying rules of logic or other forms of reasoning to given premises or known facts.


lexentry: eng/deduction__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: deduction
trans_list: deducción
sense:
(logic) A process of reasoning that moves from the general to the specific, in which a conclusion follows necessarily from the premises presented, so that the conclusion cannot be false if the premises are true.


lexentry: eng/deed__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: deed
trans_list: acta | escritura | escrituras | título | título de propiedad | título propietario
sense:
(legal) A legal instrument that is executed under seal or before a witness; sometimes required for certain legal activities, such as the transfer of certain kinds of property.


lexentry: eng/deem__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: deem
trans_list: concluir | considerar | estimar
sense:
(ditransitive) To hold in belief or estimation; to adjudge as a conclusion; to regard as being; to evaluate according to one's beliefs; to account.


lexentry: eng/deem__Verb__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: deem
trans_list: considerar | judgar | juzgar
sense:
(ambitransitive) To think, judge, or have or hold as an opinion; to decide or believe on consideration; to suppose.


lexentry: eng/deep__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: deep
trans_list: bajo | grave | fondo
sense:
(cricket, baseball, softball) Far from the center of the playing area, near to the boundary of the playing area, either in absolute terms or relative to a point of reference.


lexentry: eng/deep_dive__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: deep dive
trans_list: análisis a fondo | examinación en profundo
sense:
(idiomatic, often with into or on) An in-depth examination or analysis of a topic. [From the 1990s.]


lexentry: eng/deep_fryer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: deep fryer
trans_list: freidora
sense:
A heated vessel for frying food by immersing in hot oil, as opposed to shallow frying in a frying pan.


lexentry: eng/deep_state__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: deep state
trans_list: cloacas del estado | estado profundo
sense:
(politics, conspiracy research) A large group of people, typically members of government agencies and the military, believed to have enduring political influence that is difficult for an administration that is voted into power to counter or dislodge.


lexentry: eng/deep_vein_thrombosis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: deep vein thrombosis
trans_list: trombosis venosa profunda
sense:
(pathology) A potentially fatal condition in which one or more thrombi (or clots) form in the predominantly the leg or, more unusually, the arm. The clot may break free from the venous wall and travel via the circulatory system to the heart or to the lungs (causing a pulmonary embolism); this condition is often caused by keeping the legs bent for long periods but can also be caused by other medical problems.


lexentry: eng/deepfake__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: deepfake
trans_list: ultrafalso
sense:
(technology) A convincingly realistic but fake image, video, or audio created with the use of artificial intelligence, especially one that imposes the face of one person onto the body of someone else.


lexentry: eng/deer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: deer
trans_list: ciervo | venado
sense:
(countable) A ruminant mammal with hooves and often antlers, of the family Cervidae, or one of several similar animals from related families of the order Artiodactyla, such as the musk deer or mouse deer.


lexentry: eng/deer_tick__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: deer tick
trans_list: garrapata de los ciervos | garrapata de patas negras
sense:
A hard-bodied tick of species Ixodes scapularis, of the eastern and northern Midwestern United States, one of four species of tick that is carrier of Lyme disease.


lexentry: eng/defamation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: defamation
trans_list: difamación
sense:
The act of injuring another person's reputation by any slanderous communication, written or oral; the wrong of maliciously injuring the good name of another.


lexentry: eng/default__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
sense: (electronics, computing) the original software programming settings as set by the factory
written_rep: default
trans_list:
ajustes por defecto | configuración de factoría | configuración de fábrica | configuración original | configuración predefinida | configuración predeterminada


lexentry: eng/default__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: default
trans_list: valor predeterminado
sense:
(often, attributive) A value used when none has been given; a tentative value or standard that is presumed.


lexentry: eng/defect__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: defect
trans_list: desertar | pasarse
sense:
(intransitive) To abandon or turn against; to cease or change one's loyalty, especially from a military organisation or political party.


lexentry: eng/defective__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: defective
trans_list: defectivo
sense:
(grammar, of a lexeme, especially a verb) Lacking some forms; e.g., having only one tense or being usable only in the third person.


lexentry: eng/defective_verb__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: defective verb
trans_list: verbo defectivo
sense:
(grammar) A verb with an incomplete conjugation; for example, one that can only be conjugated in certain persons and numbers.


lexentry: eng/defenceman__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: defenceman
trans_list: abogado
sense:
In ice hockey and lacrosse, a player position with a primary responsibility to prevent the opposing team from scoring goals; same as defender in many other ballgames.


lexentry: eng/defendant__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: defendant
trans_list: acusado | acusada
sense:
(legal) In civil proceedings, the party responding to the complaint; one who is sued and called upon to make satisfaction for a wrong complained of by another.


lexentry: eng/defender__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: defender
trans_list: defensor | defensora
sense:
(law, rare) A lawyer who represents defendants, especially a public defender; a defense attorney (US) or defence counsel (UK).


lexentry: eng/defenestration__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: defenestration
trans_list: defenestración
sense:
The act of throwing something or especially someone out of a window, especially lethally. [from c. 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/defense_mechanism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: defense mechanism
trans_list: mecanismo de defensa
sense:
(psychology) A psychological strategy used unconsciously by people to cope with harmful or stressful situations.


lexentry: eng/defer__Verb__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: defer
trans_list: deferir
sense:
(ambitransitive) To submit to the opinion or desire of others in respect to their judgment or authority.


lexentry: eng/defibrillation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: defibrillation
trans_list: desfibrilación
sense:
The stopping of the fibrillation of the heart in order to restore normal contractions, especially by the use of an electric shock.


lexentry: eng/defibrillator__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: defibrillator
trans_list: desfibrilador
sense:
(cardiology) An electronic device used internally or externally that delivers a controlled electric shock to a patient to correct ventricular fibrillation, a lack of coordination of the contraction of muscle tissue of the large chambers of the heart.


lexentry: eng/defile__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: defile
trans_list: desfiladero | angostura | estrecho | paso
sense:
A narrow passage or way (originally (military) , one which soldiers could only march through in a single file or line), especially a narrow gorge or pass between mountains.


lexentry: eng/define__Verb__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: define
trans_list: definir | describir
sense:
To describe, explain, or make definite and clear; used to request the listener or other person to elaborate or explain more clearly his or her intended meaning of a word or expression.


lexentry: eng/definite__Adjective__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: definite
trans_list: definido
sense:
(linguistics) Designating an identified or immediately identifiable person or thing, or group of persons or things


lexentry: eng/definite_article__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: definite article
trans_list: artículo definido | artículo determinado
sense:
(grammar) An article that introduces a noun and specifies it as the particular noun that is being considered; in English, the only definite article is the and its variations.


lexentry: eng/definition__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: definition
trans_list: definición
sense:
(semantics, lexicography) A statement of the meaning of a word, word group, sign, or symbol; especially, a dictionary definition.


lexentry: eng/deflagration__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: deflagration
trans_list: deflagración
sense:
The act of deflagrating; an intense fire; a conflagration or explosion. Specifically, combustion that spreads subsonically via thermal conduction.


lexentry: eng/deflation__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: deflation
trans_list: deflación
sense:
(economics) A decrease in the general price level, that is, in the nominal cost of goods and services as well as wages.


lexentry: eng/deflect__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: deflect
trans_list: desviar
sense:
(transitive, ball games) To touch the ball, often unwittingly, after a shot or a sharp pass, thereby making it unpredictable for the other players.


lexentry: eng/deforestation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: deforestation
trans_list: deforestación | desmontadura
sense:
The process of destroying a forest and replacing it with something else, especially with an agricultural system.


lexentry: eng/deform__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: deform
trans_list: desfigurar
sense:
(also, figuratively) To change the look of (something), usually thus making it imperfect or unattractive; to give (something) an abnormal or unusual appearance.


lexentry: eng/deform__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: deform
trans_list: deformar | desformar | disformar
sense:
To change the form of (something), usually thus making it disordered or irregular; to give (something) an abnormal or unusual shape.


lexentry: eng/defragment__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: defragment
trans_list: desfragmentar
sense:
(computing) To run a process that collects fragments of files and sorts them into contiguous sections on one or more hard disks or hard disk partitions, thus speeding up file management.


lexentry: eng/defy__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: defy
trans_list: desafiar | renunciar
sense:
(transitive, obsolete) To renounce or dissolve all bonds of affiance, faith, or obligation with; to reject, refuse, or renounce.


lexentry: eng/degauss__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: degauss
trans_list: desimanar
sense:
(transitive) To reduce or eliminate the magnetic field from (the hull of a ship, or a computer monitor, etc.).


lexentry: eng/degenerate__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: degenerate
trans_list: degenerado
sense:
(of qualities) Having deteriorated, degraded or fallen from normal, coherent, balanced and desirable to undesirable and typically abnormal.


lexentry: eng/degenerate__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: degenerate
trans_list: degenerado
sense:
(of a person or system) Having lost good or desirable qualities; hence also having bad character or habits, base, immoral, corrupt.


lexentry: eng/degeneration__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: degeneration
trans_list: degeneración
sense:
(uncountable, countable) The process or state of growing worse, or the state of having become worse.


lexentry: eng/degeneration__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: degeneration
trans_list: degeneración
sense:
(uncountable) That condition of a tissue or an organ in which its vitality has become either diminished or perverted; a substitution of a lower for a higher form of structure.


lexentry: eng/degeneration__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: degeneration
trans_list: degeneración
sense:
(uncountable) Gradual deterioration, from natural causes, of any class of animals or plants or any particular organ or organs; hereditary degradation of type.


lexentry: eng/deglaze__Verb__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: deglaze
trans_list: desglasar
sense:
(transitive, cooking) To detach small pieces of cooked food from a pan by adding liquid, so that they can be used in further cooking.


lexentry: eng/degradation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: degradation
trans_list: degradación
sense:
The act of reducing in rank, character, or reputation, or of abasing; a lowering from one's standing or rank in office or society


lexentry: eng/degradation__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: degradation
trans_list: erosión
sense:
(geology) A gradual wearing down or wasting, as of rocks and banks, by the action of water, frost etc.


lexentry: eng/degreaser__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: degreaser
trans_list: desengrasador
sense:
An industrial solvent, often containing polyhalogenated hydrocarbons, used to remove grease from mechanical parts.


lexentry: eng/degree__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: degree
trans_list: título | diploma
sense:
(education) A stage of proficiency or qualification in a course of study, now especially an award bestowed by a university/college, as a certification of academic achievement. (In the United States, can include secondary schools.) [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/degree__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: degree
trans_list: grado
sense:
(geometry) A unit of measurement of angle equal to 1⁄360 of a circle's circumference. [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/degree__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: degree
trans_list: grado
sense:
(physics) A unit of measurement of temperature on any of several scales, such as Celsius or Fahrenheit. [from 18th c.]


lexentry: eng/degree_of_freedom__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: degree of freedom
trans_list: grado de libertad
sense:
(physics) Any of the coordinates, a minimum number of which are needed to specify the motion of a mechanical system.


lexentry: eng/dehiscence__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dehiscence
trans_list: dehiscencia
sense:
(botany) Opening of an organ by its own means (such as an anther or a seed pod) to release its contents.


lexentry: eng/dehumanize__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dehumanize
trans_list: deshumanizar
sense:
(transitive) To take away humanity; to remove or deny human qualities, characteristics, or attributes; to impersonalize.


lexentry: eng/dehydrogenation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dehydrogenation
trans_list: deshidrogenación
sense:
(chemistry) Any reaction or process in which hydrogen is removed from a substance, especially the production of unsaturated organic compounds from saturated ones.


lexentry: eng/deism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: deism
trans_list: deísmo
sense:
(philosophy) A philosophical belief in the existence of a god (or goddess) knowable through human reason; especially, a belief in a creator god unaccompanied by any belief in supernatural phenomena or specific religious doctrines.


lexentry: eng/deixis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: deixis
trans_list: deixis | deíxis
sense:
(linguistics) The use of a word, such as a pronoun, to refer to something that must be identified from the wider context; a word used in such a way.


lexentry: eng/dejecta__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dejecta
trans_list: deyección
sense:
(medicine, zoology) any liquid or solid waste matter that is emanated, shed or discharged from the body. Dejecta include urine, faeces, sputum, pus, mucus, skin sloughing, lochia; their discharge can be nasal, aural, by expectoration, urethral, vaginal and so on.


lexentry: eng/dekulakization__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dekulakization
trans_list: deskulakización
sense:
(historical) The communist repression of the kulaks (prosperous peasants and farmers) in the Soviet Union and communistic Eastern Europe.


lexentry: eng/delation__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: delation
trans_list: delación
sense:
(legal) An accusation or charge brought against someone, especially by an informer; the act of accusing someone.


lexentry: eng/delative_case__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: delative case
trans_list: caso delativo
sense:
(grammar) case used to indicate movement from an object. In English, this is usually expressed by the prepositions from or off of, as in "down off of the house." Hungarian is a language that uses the delative case, see -ról.


lexentry: eng/delay__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: delay
trans_list: demora | retraso
sense:
A period of time before an event occurs; the act of delaying; procrastination; lingering inactivity.


lexentry: eng/delayed-onset_muscle_soreness__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: delayed-onset muscle soreness
trans_list: agujeta
sense:
(medicine) The pain and stiffness felt in muscles several hours to days after unaccustomed or strenuous exercise.


lexentry: eng/delegate__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: delegate
trans_list: delegar | diputar
sense:
(computing, Internet, transitive) (of a subdomain) To give away authority over a subdomain; to allow someone else to create sub-subdomains of a subdomain of one's own.


lexentry: eng/delegation__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: delegation
trans_list: delegación
sense:
(legal) The act whereby or constellation in which the performance of an obligation (owed to an obligee, presuming its validity; irrespective of the obligation as the target of the delegation, rarely called delegatary) is assigned by its debtor (delegator, obligor) to and towards another party (delegatee, delegate)


lexentry: eng/delete__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: delete
trans_list: borrar | deletear | elidir | eliminar | suprimir
sense:
(transitive) To remove, get rid of or erase, especially written or printed material, or data on a computer or other device. [from 1600s]


lexentry: eng/deliberation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: deliberation
trans_list: deliberación
sense:
The act of deliberating, or of weighing and examining the reasons for and against a choice or measure; careful consideration; mature reflection.


lexentry: eng/delicacy__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: delicacy
trans_list: manjar | exquisitez | golosina
sense:
Something appealing, usually a pleasing food, especially a choice dish of a certain culture suggesting rarity and refinement.


lexentry: eng/delirium__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: delirium
trans_list: delirio
sense:
(symptom) A temporary mental state with a sudden onset, usually reversible, including symptoms of confusion, inability to concentrate, disorientation, anxiety, and sometimes hallucinations. Causes can include dehydration, drug intoxication, and severe infection.


lexentry: eng/delirium_tremens__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: delirium tremens
trans_list: delirio tembloroso
sense:
(pathology) A psychosis of chronic alcoholism, usually due to alcohol withdrawal, which can be fatal. Symptoms include sweating, tremors, terrifying hallucinations, insomnia, restlessness, disorientation and anxiety.


lexentry: eng/delivery_room__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: delivery room
trans_list: paritorio
sense:
(medicine) An operating theatre or similar room in a hospital or other medical facility, furnished with suitable equipment and staffed by physicians, surgeons, or other medical workers, for the purpose of assisting mothers with the births of their babies.


lexentry: eng/delta__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: delta
trans_list: delta
sense:
(mathematics, physics, engineering) The symbol Δ; A change in a quantity, likely from "d" for "difference".


lexentry: eng/delusion_of_grandeur__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: delusion of grandeur
trans_list: delirio de grandeza | megalomanía
sense:
(usually, in the plural) The false belief that one is important or powerful, accompanying certain mental disorders.


lexentry: eng/delusional_disorder__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: delusional disorder
trans_list: chaladura
sense:
A mental disorder characterized by isolated delusions without any accompanying symptoms like hallucinations, thought disorder or flat affect.


lexentry: eng/delve__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: delve
trans_list: ahondar | hurguetear | investigar | profundizar [en]
sense:
(ambitransitive) To search thoroughly and carefully for information, research, dig into, penetrate, fathom, trace out


lexentry: eng/demagogue__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: demagogue
trans_list: demagogo | demagoga
sense:
(pejorative) A political orator or leader, especially in a democratic system, who gains favor by pandering to or exciting the passions and prejudices of the audience rather than by using rational argument.


lexentry: eng/demand__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: demand
trans_list: demanda | demanda microeconómica
sense:
(economics) The amount of a good or service that consumers are willing to buy at a particular price.


lexentry: eng/demand_letter__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: demand letter
trans_list: carta de reclamación
sense:
(law) A letter stating a legal claim, usually drafted by a lawyer, issuing a demand for restitution or performance of some obligation.


lexentry: eng/demanding__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: demanding
trans_list: exigente
sense:
Making great demands in terms of quality, quantity, accuracy or other criteria; difficult to satisfy.


lexentry: eng/demarcation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: demarcation
trans_list: demarcación
sense:
The act of marking off a boundary or setting a limit, notably by belligerents signing a treaty or ceasefire.


lexentry: eng/demeanor__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: demeanor
trans_list: comportamiento | conducta | comporte | porte | proceder
sense:
(American spelling) The social, non-verbal behaviours (such as body language and facial expressions) that are characteristic of a person.


lexentry: eng/dementia__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dementia
trans_list: demencia
sense:
(pathology) A progressive decline in cognitive function due to damage or disease in the brain beyond what might be expected from normal aging. Areas particularly affected include memory, attention, judgement, language and problem solving.


lexentry: eng/dementia_pugilistica__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dementia pugilistica
trans_list: demencia pugilística
sense:
(medicine, neurology, pathology) A neurodegenerative disease or dementia associated with repeated concussions, as in boxers.


lexentry: eng/demerit__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: demerit
trans_list: demérito | descalificación | sanción
sense:
A mark given for bad conduct to a person attending an educational institution or serving in the army.


lexentry: eng/demesne__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: demesne
trans_list: dominio
sense:
A lord's chief manor place, with that part of the lands belonging thereto which has not been granted out in tenancy; a house, and the land adjoining, kept for the proprietor's own use.


lexentry: eng/demijohn__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: demijohn
trans_list: damajuana
sense:
A large bottle with a short neck, sometimes with two small handles at the neck, sometimes encased in wickerwork.


lexentry: eng/demilitarized_zone__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: demilitarized zone
trans_list: zona desmilitarizada
sense:
(military) An area, often on a border between military factions, in which military forces and operations are prohibited. (This sense is a translation hub.)


lexentry: eng/demimonde__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: demimonde
trans_list: ambiente
sense:
(chiefly, historical, _, (19th-century France)) A class of women maintained by wealthy protectors; female courtesans or prostitutes as a group.


lexentry: eng/demise__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: demise
trans_list: transferencia
sense:
(legal) The conveyance or transfer of an estate, either in fee for life or for years, most commonly the latter.


lexentry: eng/demise__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: demise
trans_list: caída | desaparición | fin | quiebra
sense:
Transmission by formal act or conveyance to an heir or successor; transference; especially, the transfer or transmission of the crown or royal authority to a successor.


lexentry: eng/demisexual__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: demisexual
trans_list: demisexual
sense:
(of humans) Sexually attracted to people only after a strong emotional bond has been formed. [from 21st c.]


lexentry: eng/demisexuality__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: demisexuality
trans_list: demisexualidad
sense:
(of humans) The state of not experiencing primary sexual attraction (based on sight or smell or other instantly available information), but only secondary sexual attraction (after the development of an emotional bond).


lexentry: eng/demissionary__Adjective__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: demissionary
trans_list: dimisionario
sense:
(sometimes, after the noun modified) Having resigned or been removed from a position, but retaining some status or powers.


lexentry: eng/demiurge__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: demiurge
trans_list: demiurgo
sense:
(Platonic, _, philosophy) The (usually benevolent) being that created the universe out of primal matter.


lexentry: eng/demobilization__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: demobilization
trans_list: desmovilización
sense:
The disorganization or disarming of troops which have previously been mobilized or called into active service; the change from a war footing to a peace footing; the act of demobilizing.


lexentry: eng/democracy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: democracy
trans_list: democracia
sense:
(uncountable) Rule by the people, especially as a form of government; either directly or through elected representatives (representative democracy).


lexentry: eng/democracy__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: democracy
trans_list: democracia
sense:
(countable, government) A government under the direct or representative rule of the people of its jurisdiction.


lexentry: eng/democrat__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: democrat
trans_list: demócrata
sense:
A supporter of democracy; an advocate of democratic politics (originally (historical) as opposed to the aristocrats in Revolutionary France).


lexentry: eng/democratic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: democratic
trans_list: democrático
sense:
Pertaining to democracy; constructed upon or in line with the principle of government chosen by the people.


lexentry: eng/democratic_centralism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: democratic centralism
trans_list: centralismo democrático
sense:
A set of principles of internal organization, mainly associated with Leninism, in which political decisions reached by voting are binding upon all members of the party.


lexentry: eng/democratization__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: democratization
trans_list: democratización
sense:
The introduction of democracy, its functions or principles, to an area or country which did not have democracy previously.


lexentry: eng/demography__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: demography
trans_list: demografía
sense:
The study of the characteristics of human populations, especially with regards to their makeup and fluctuations and the social causes behind these.


lexentry: eng/demoiselle_crane__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: demoiselle crane
trans_list: grulla damisela | zaida
sense:
A crane, Grus virgo (syn. Anthropoides virgo), found in central Asia, 85-100 centimeters long with a loud trumpeting call.


lexentry: eng/demon_core__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: demon core
trans_list: Núcleo del Demonio
sense:
(historical) A spherical subcritical mass of plutonium manufactured during World War II by the United States as a fissile core for an early atomic bomb.


lexentry: eng/demonetize__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: demonetize
trans_list: desmonetizar
sense:
(Internet, transitive) To demote (published content, or its creator) so that it is no longer eligible to earn money for its publisher.


lexentry: eng/demonstrative_adjective__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: demonstrative adjective
trans_list: adjetivo demostrativo
sense:
An adjective that points out which person, object or concept is being referred to; whether it is singular or plural; and whether it is near or far from the speaker or writer.


lexentry: eng/demonstrative_pronoun__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: demonstrative pronoun
trans_list: pronombre demostrativo
sense:
(grammar) a pronoun that replaces a noun whose identity can be understood from the context; it indicates whether the noun is singular or plural, and whether it is near or far from the speaker or writer


lexentry: eng/demoralization__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: demoralization
trans_list: desmoralización
sense:
The act of corrupting or subverting morale, discipline, courage, hope, etc., or the state of being corrupted or subverted in morale.


lexentry: eng/demoscene__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: demoscene
trans_list: demoscene
sense:
(computing) The informal computer art subculture that produces and watches demos (audiovisual computer programs).


lexentry: eng/demotic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: demotic
trans_list: demótico
sense:
Of, relating to, or written in the ancient Egyptian script that developed from Lower Egyptian hieratic writing starting from around 650 BCE and was chiefly used to write the Demotic phase of the Egyptian language, with simplified and cursive characters that no longer corresponded directly to their hieroglyphic precursors.


lexentry: eng/demur__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: demur
trans_list: objetar
sense:
Chiefly followed by to, and sometimes by at or on: to object or be reluctant; to balk, to take exception.


lexentry: eng/demyelination__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: demyelination
trans_list: desmielinización
sense:
(biology, medicine) The removal of the myelin sheath from a nerve fibre, usually as a result of disease causing myelinolysis.


lexentry: eng/den__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: den
trans_list: cubil | gabinete | guarida | madriguera
sense:
A small cavern or hollow place in the side of a hill, or among rocks; especially, a cave used by a wild animal for shelter or concealment.


lexentry: eng/denarius__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: denarius
trans_list: denario
sense:
(Ancient Rome, numismatics) A small silver coin issued both during the Roman Republic and during the Roman Empire, equal to 10 asses or 4 sesterces. Roughly one day’s wage for a skilled worker.


lexentry: eng/denationalize__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: denationalize
trans_list: denacionalizar
sense:
(transitive) To transfer the control and ownership of an industry from government to private hands; to privatize.


lexentry: eng/denature__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: denature
trans_list: desnaturalizar
sense:
(transitive, intransitive, biochemistry) To alter its original form or state, especially of a protein, by heat, acidity etc.


lexentry: eng/denazification__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: denazification
trans_list: desnazificación
sense:
The process of the removal of Nazis from public office and positions of responsibility in Germany and Austria after World War II.


lexentry: eng/dendrite__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dendrite
trans_list: dendrita
sense:
(cytology) A slender projection of a nerve cell which conducts nerve impulses from a synapse to the body of the cell; a dendron.


lexentry: eng/dendrochronology__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dendrochronology
trans_list: dendrocronología
sense:
(biology, archaeology) The science that uses the spacing between the annual growth rings of trees to date their exact year of formation.


lexentry: eng/dengue__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dengue
trans_list: dengue
sense:
An acute febrile disease of the (sub)tropics caused by the Dengue virus, a flavivirus, transmitted by Aedes mosquitoes, and characterized by high fever, rash, headache, and severe muscle and joint pain.


lexentry: eng/dengue_fever__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dengue fever
trans_list: dengue
sense:
An acute febrile and sometimes hemorrhagic disease endemic to the tropics, caused by varieties of the species Dengue virus, and primarily transmitted to humans from mosquitoes, though human-to-human transmission is also well documented.


lexentry: eng/denial-of-service_attack__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: denial-of-service attack
trans_list: ataque de negación de servicio
sense:
(computer security) A type of network computer attack that attempts to render a particular service (e.g. web site) unavailable to its audience.


lexentry: eng/denial__Noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: denial
trans_list: denegación
sense:
(psychology) A defense mechanism involving a refusal to accept the truth of a phenomenon or prospect.


lexentry: eng/denialism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: denialism
trans_list: negacionismo
sense:
The practice of rejecting propositions which are strongly supported by scientific or historical evidence, and often of seeking to influence policy processes and outcomes accordingly.


lexentry: eng/denominal__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: denominal
trans_list: denominativo
sense:
(grammar, linguistics) A denominative: a word, often a verb, that is derived from a noun or adjective.


lexentry: eng/denomination__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: denomination
trans_list: denominación
sense:
(countable) That by which anything is denominated or styled; an epithet; a name, designation, or title; especially, a general name indicating a class of like individuals.


lexentry: eng/denomination__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: denomination
trans_list: denominación
sense:
(countable, religion) A class, or society of individuals, called by the same name; a subdivision of a religion.


lexentry: eng/denotation__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: denotation
trans_list: denotación
sense:
(logic, linguistics, semiotics) The primary, surface, literal, or explicit meaning of a signifier such as a word, phrase, or symbol; that which a word denotes, as contrasted with its connotation; the aggregate or set of objects of which a word may be predicated.


lexentry: eng/denounce__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: denounce
trans_list: denunciar | censurar | condenar | funar
sense:
(transitive) To criticize or speak out against (someone or something); to point out as deserving of reprehension, etc.; to openly accuse or condemn in a threatening manner; to invoke censure upon; to stigmatize; to blame.


lexentry: eng/dense__Adjective__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: dense
trans_list: denso
sense:
(mathematics, topology, of a subset S of a topological space T, not comparable) Such that its closure in T is T.


lexentry: eng/densitometer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: densitometer
trans_list: densímetro
sense:
A device that measures the optical density of a material; especially to test film and print quality.


lexentry: eng/density__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: density
trans_list: densidad
sense:
The ratio of one quantity, representing something of interest, to another quantity representing space, area, or extent in which the thing of interest is distributed.


lexentry: eng/density__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: density
trans_list: densidad
sense:
(mathematics, statistics) The probability that an outcome will fall into a given range, per unit of that range; the relative likelihood of possible values of a continuous random variable.


lexentry: eng/dental__Adjective__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: dental
trans_list: dental
sense:
(phonetics) Articulated with the tip of the tongue touching the upper front teeth or with the blade of the tongue touching the alveolar ridge, so that the tip of the tongue rests near the teeth.


lexentry: eng/dental_alveolus__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dental alveolus
trans_list: alvéolo dentario
sense:
(medicine, anatomy) An alveolus (socket) in the jaw that holds a tooth. The roots of the tooth are held in the alveolar process by the periodontal ligament.


lexentry: eng/denticulated__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: denticulated
trans_list: denticulada
sense:
(heraldry, of a, bordure, very, rare) Embattled, but with only the projecting portions visible, so that the bordure appears non-contiguous (but the spaces are part of the field, unlike compony).


lexentry: eng/dentil__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dentil
trans_list: dentellón | dentículo
sense:
(architectural element) Any one of a series of small rectangular blocks projecting like teeth from a molding or beneath a cornice.


lexentry: eng/dentistry__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dentistry
trans_list: odontología | dentistería | dentística
sense:
(uncountable) The field of medicine concerned with the study, diagnosis, and treatment of conditions of the teeth and oral cavity.


lexentry: eng/dentition__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: dentition
trans_list: dentadura
sense:
The type, number and arrangement of the normal teeth of an organism or of the actual teeth of an individual


lexentry: eng/deny__Verb__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: deny
trans_list: denegar
sense:
To disclaim connection with, responsibility for, etc.; to refuse to acknowledge; to disown; to abjure; to disavow.


lexentry: eng/deoxyribonucleic_acid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: deoxyribonucleic acid
trans_list: ácido desoxirribonucleico
sense:
(biochemistry, genetics) A nucleic acid found in all living things (and some non-living things such as certain viruses) which consists of two polynucleotide chains that coil around each other to form a double helix; encoded in its structure are genetic instructions for development, functioning, growth, and reproduction.


lexentry: eng/deoxyribose__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: deoxyribose
trans_list: desoxirribosa
sense:
(carbohydrate) A derivative of the pentose sugar ribose in which the 2' hydroxyl (-OH) is reduced to a hydrogen (H); it is a constituent of the nucleotides that constitute the biopolymer, deoxyribonucleic acid, or DNA.


lexentry: eng/department__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: department
trans_list: departamento
sense:
A territorial division; a district; especially, in France, one of the districts into which the country is divided for governmental purposes, similar to a county in the UK and in the USA. France is composed of 101 départements organized in 18 régions, each department is divided into arrondissements, in turn divided into cantons.


lexentry: eng/department_store__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: department store
trans_list: tienda por departamentos | gran almacén | tienda departamental | grandes almacenes | multitienda
sense:
A large store containing many different departments, each of which deals in the sale of different goods or services.


lexentry: eng/departure__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: departure
trans_list: partida | salida | ida | zarpa
sense:
(navigation) The distance due east or west made by a ship in its course reckoned in plane sailing as the product of the distance sailed and the sine of the angle made by the course with the meridian.


lexentry: eng/departure__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: departure
trans_list: partida | salida | ida | zarpa
sense:
(legal) The desertion by a party to any pleading of the ground taken by him in his last antecedent pleading, and the adoption of another


lexentry: eng/depend__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: depend
trans_list: depender | atender | estar supeditado a | precisar | supeditarse a
sense:
(intransitive, followed by on or upon, formerly also by of like independent does) To be contingent or conditioned; to have something as a necessary condition


lexentry: eng/depend__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: depend
trans_list: atender | pender
sense:
(now, literary, heraldry) To hang down; to be sustained by being fastened or attached to something above, especially in heraldry, where a badge, decoration, or element is suspended from another part of an achievement of arms.


lexentry: eng/dependency_injection__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dependency injection
trans_list: inyección de dependencias
sense:
(software architecture) A type-safe way of supplying an external dependency to a software component.


lexentry: eng/dependency_theory__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dependency theory
trans_list: teoría de la dependencia
sense:
(economics, political science) A set of ideas to explain the inequalities between developed countries and developing countries, originally conceived in the context of Latin America in the 1960s and 1970s, stressing the interdependence of those countries in a capitalist global economy.


lexentry: eng/dependent_variable__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dependent variable
trans_list: variable dependiente
sense:
(algebra) In an equation, the variable whose value depends on one or more variables in the equation.


lexentry: eng/depict__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: depict
trans_list: describir | representar | caracterizar | ilustrar | plasmar | retratar
sense:
To render a representation of something, using words, sounds, images, or other means. [from early 15th c.]


lexentry: eng/deplete__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: deplete
trans_list: agotar | depletar | depletear | mermar
sense:
(ambitransitive) To empty or unload, as the vessels of the human system, by bloodletting or by medicine.


lexentry: eng/depleted_uranium__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: depleted uranium
trans_list: uranio empobrecido
sense:
Uranium that contains a reduced (depleted) amount of the fissile isotope U-235 compared to natural uranium; it is used in applications where the nuclear properties of the uranium are not important, and the uranium is instead being used for its mechanical or chemical properties.


lexentry: eng/depolarization__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: depolarization
trans_list: despolarización
sense:
The act of reducing polarity, or the result of such action; reduction to an unpolarized or less polarized condition.


lexentry: eng/deponent__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: deponent
trans_list: deponente
sense:
(grammar, of a verb) Having an active meaning, but conjugating as though it were being used with a different voice (such as the passive).


lexentry: eng/depopulation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: depopulation
trans_list: despoblación
sense:
The act of depopulating or condition of being depopulated; the destruction or expulsion of inhabitants.


lexentry: eng/depose__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: depose
trans_list: deponer | deposar | desponer
sense:
(law, intransitive) To give evidence or testimony, especially in response to interrogation during a deposition.


lexentry: eng/deposit__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: deposit
trans_list: yacimiento | depósito
sense:
(geology) Sediment or rock that is not native to its present location or is different from the surrounding material. Sometimes refers to ore or gems.


lexentry: eng/deposit__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: deposit
trans_list: depósito
sense:
(finance) A sum of money or other asset given as an initial payment, to show good faith, or to reserve something for purchase.


lexentry: eng/deposit__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: deposit
trans_list: empeño
sense:
A sum of money given as a security for a borrowed item, which will be given back when the item is returned, e.g. a bottle deposit or can deposit


lexentry: eng/deprecate__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: deprecate
trans_list: descontinuar
sense:
(transitive, chiefly, computing) To declare something obsolescent; to recommend against a function, technique, command, etc. that still works but has been replaced.


lexentry: eng/deprecation__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: deprecation
trans_list: oración
sense:
(countable) A praying against evil; prayer that an evil may be removed or prevented; strong expression of disapprobation.


lexentry: eng/depreciation__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: depreciation
trans_list: amortización
sense:
(accounting) The measurement of the decline in value of assets. Not to be confused with impairment, which is the measurement of the unplanned, extraordinary decline in value of assets.


lexentry: eng/depression__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: depression
trans_list: depresión
sense:
(psychology, usually, uncountable) A state of mind producing serious, long-term lowering of enjoyment of life or inability to visualize a happy future.


lexentry: eng/depression__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: depression
trans_list: depresión
sense:
(psychology, countable) A period of low morale or unhappiness (a period of experiencing the above-mentioned state of mind) which lasts longer than several weeks and may include ideation of self-inflicted injury or suicide.


lexentry: eng/depression__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: depression
trans_list: área de baja presión | depresión
sense:
(meteorology) An area of lowered air pressure that generally brings moist weather, sometimes promoting hurricanes and tornadoes.


lexentry: eng/depression__Noun__1
sense_num: 08
written_rep: depression
trans_list: depresión
sense:
(biology, physiology) A lowering, in particular a reduction in a particular biological variable or the function of an organ, in contrast to elevation.


lexentry: eng/depressurization__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: depressurization
trans_list: despresurización
sense:
The act, or an instance, of depressurizing; a reduction of atmospheric pressure within a chamber or space vehicle etc.


lexentry: eng/deprivation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: deprivation
trans_list: privación
sense:
(countable) The act of depriving, dispossessing, or bereaving; the act of deposing or divesting of some dignity.


lexentry: eng/deprive__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: deprive
trans_list: privar | desproveer
sense:
(transitive) Used with “of”, to take something away from (someone) and keep it away; to deny someone something.


lexentry: eng/depth__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: depth
trans_list: profundidad
sense:
(figuratively) the intensity, complexity, strength, seriousness or importance of an emotion, situation, etc.


lexentry: eng/depth_charge__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: depth charge
trans_list: carga de profundidad
sense:
(military, nautical, aviation) A form of bomb, launched from a ship or dropped from an aircraft, that is designed to detonate at a certain depth underwater for the purposes of attacking a submerged enemy, especially a submarine.


lexentry: eng/deputation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: deputation
trans_list: delegación
sense:
The act of deputing, or of appointing or commissioning a deputy or representative; office of a deputy or delegate; vicegerency.


lexentry: eng/deputize__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: deputize
trans_list: apoyar
sense:
(transitive) to officially empower and authorize (someone) to act as a substitute in one's role or office


lexentry: eng/deputy__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: deputy
trans_list: suplente | adjunto | representante | delegado | sustituto
sense:
(US) a law enforcement officer who works for the county sheriff's office; a deputy sheriff or sheriff's deputy; the entry level rank in such an agency.


lexentry: eng/derealization__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: derealization
trans_list: desrealización
sense:
(psychology) The psychological symptom in which the world appears to be unreal, and the patient has a sense of detachment from it.


lexentry: eng/dereference__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dereference
trans_list: desreferenciar
sense:
(programming) To access the value or object located in a memory location addressed by a pointer or another value interpreted as such; to access a value being referenced by something else.


lexentry: eng/derelict__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: derelict
trans_list: derrelicto
sense:
(uncountable, specifically, law) Property abandoned at sea with no hope of recovery and no expectation of being returned to its owner; (countable) an item of such property, especially a ship.


lexentry: eng/derivation__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: derivation
trans_list: derivación
sense:
The act of receiving anything from a source; the act of procuring an effect from a cause, means, or condition, as profits from capital, conclusions or opinions from evidence.


lexentry: eng/derivation__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: derivation
trans_list: derivación
sense:
(genealogy, linguistics) The act of tracing origin or descent; an instance thereof (for example, an etymology).


lexentry: eng/derivation__Noun__1
sense_num: 09
written_rep: derivation
trans_list: derivación | derivada
sense:
(mathematics, calculus) The process of application of the derivative operator to a function, yielding another function called the derived function of the first.


lexentry: eng/derivative__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: derivative
trans_list: derivado
sense:
(of a function of a single variable f(x)) The derived function of f(x): the function giving the instantaneous rate of change of f; equivalently, the function giving the slope of the line tangent to the graph of f. Written f'(x) or \frac{df}{dx} in Leibniz's notation, \dot{f}(x) in Newton's notation (the latter used particularly when the independent variable is time).


lexentry: eng/derivative__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: derivative
trans_list: derivada
sense:
(of more general classes of functions) Any of several related generalizations of the derivative: the directional derivative, partial derivative, Fréchet derivative, functional derivative, etc.


lexentry: eng/derivative__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: derivative
trans_list: derivada
sense:
The value of such a derived function for a given value of its independent variable: the rate of change of a function at a point in its domain.


lexentry: eng/derivatives_market__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: derivatives market
trans_list: mercado de derivados
sense:
(economics) A market where various financial derivatives such as forwards, futures, options, and swaps are bought and sold.


lexentry: eng/derived_function__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: derived function
trans_list: derivada | función derivada
sense:
(calculus) Of a function, another function, the value of which for any value of the independent variable is the instantaneous rate of change of the given function at that value of the independent variable.


lexentry: eng/derogate__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: derogate
trans_list: derogar
sense:
(ambitransitive) To take away (something from something else) in a way which leaves it lessened. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/derrick__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: derrick
trans_list: torre penetracional | torre petrolera
sense:
A framework that is constructed over a mine or oil well for the purpose of boring or lowering pipes.


lexentry: eng/dervish__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dervish
trans_list: derviche
sense:
(Islam) An itinerant Sufi mystic practicing voluntary poverty in devotion to God, and often engaging in ecstatic rituals.


lexentry: eng/descaling__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: descaling
trans_list: desincrustación
sense:
The removal of scale from the surface of a metal, especially from the inner surfaces of boilers etc.


lexentry: eng/descend__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: descend
trans_list: descender | bajar
sense:
(intransitive) To physically move or pass from a higher to a lower place or position; to come or go down in any way, such as by climbing, falling, flowing, walking, etc.; to move downwards; to fall, to sink.


lexentry: eng/descend__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: descend
trans_list: descender
sense:
(reflexive) To come down to a humbler or less fortunate, or a worse or less virtuous, rank or state; to abase or lower oneself; to condescend or stoop to something.


lexentry: eng/descend__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: descend
trans_list: descender
sense:
(transitive) To pass from a higher to a lower part of (something, such as a flight of stairs or a slope); to go down along or upon.


lexentry: eng/descend__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: descend
trans_list: descender
sense:
(intransitive, often, passive voice) Chiefly followed by from or (obsolete) of: to come down or derive from an ancestor or ancestral stock, or a source; to originate, to stem.


lexentry: eng/descendant__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: descendant
trans_list: descendiente
sense:
One of the progeny of a specified person, at any distance of time or through any number of generations.


lexentry: eng/descender__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: descender
trans_list: descensor
sense:
(typography) The part of a letter or number that is drawn below the baseline (the bottom of most lowercase letters).


lexentry: eng/description__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: description
trans_list: descripción
sense:
A sketch or account of anything in words; a portraiture or representation in language; an enumeration of the essential qualities of a thing or species.


lexentry: eng/descriptive_statistics__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: descriptive statistics
trans_list: estadística descriptiva
sense:
(statistics) A branch of statistics dealing with summarization and description of collections of data—data sets, including the concepts of arithmetic mean, median, mode, and quantile.


lexentry: eng/descriptivism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: descriptivism
trans_list: descriptivismo
sense:
(linguistics) The practice of describing realistic forms, as opposed to prescribing idealistic norms, of linguistic usage.


lexentry: eng/descriptor__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: descriptor
trans_list: descriptor
sense:
(computing, information science) A name associated with certain data or documents in an information storage and retrieval system; an index term.


lexentry: eng/descry__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: descry
trans_list: descubrir
sense:
(transitive) To see, especially from afar; to discover (a distant or obscure object) by the eye; to espy; to discern or detect.


lexentry: eng/desert__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: desert
trans_list: desierto
sense:
A barren area of land or desolate terrain, especially one with little water or vegetation; a wasteland.


lexentry: eng/desert__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: desert
trans_list: merecido
sense:
(often, in the plural, ;, now, chiefly, technical (in philosophy), or) That which is deserved or merited; a just punishment or reward.


lexentry: eng/desert__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: desert
trans_list: desertar | abandonar | naufragar
sense:
To leave (anything that depends on one's presence to survive, exist, or succeed), especially when contrary to a promise or obligation; to abandon; to forsake.


lexentry: eng/desert_island__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: desert island
trans_list: isla desierta
sense:
A deserted island, an uninhabited island, especially one in the tropics and (now, frequently, _, misunderstood, _, as) a small and almost entirely sandy desert.


lexentry: eng/deserter__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: deserter
trans_list: desertor | golondrino
sense:
(military) A person who has physically removed him- or herself from the control or direction of a military or naval unit with the intention of permanently leaving


lexentry: eng/desertification__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: desertification
trans_list: desertificación | desertización
sense:
The process by which a geographic region becomes a desert, resulting from natural changes in climate or by human activity.


lexentry: eng/desiccant__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: desiccant
trans_list: desecante
sense:
A substance (such as calcium oxide or silica gel) that is used as a drying agent because of its high affinity for water.


lexentry: eng/desiccate__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: desiccate
trans_list: desecar | disecar
sense:
(transitive) To remove moisture from; to dry; (sometimes) to dry to an extreme degree. [from late 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/desideratum__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: desideratum
trans_list: desiderátum
sense:
Something that is wished for, or considered desirable, particularly when thought to be essential. [from mid 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/design__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: design
trans_list: diseño | modelo
sense:
A plan (with more or less detail) for the structure and functions of an artifact, building or system.


lexentry: eng/design__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: design
trans_list: diseñar
sense:
(obsolete, transitive) To mark out and exhibit; to designate; to indicate; to show; to point out; to appoint.


lexentry: eng/designate__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: designate
trans_list: designar | denominar
sense:
To mark out and make known; to point out; to indicate; to show; to distinguish by marks or description


lexentry: eng/designate__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: designate
trans_list: designar | titular
sense:
To indicate or set apart for a purpose or duty — with to or for; to designate an officer for or to the command of a post or station.


lexentry: eng/designer_drug__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: designer drug
trans_list: droga de diseño
sense:
A drug specifically developed to replace an illegal recreational drug, in order to circumvent existing drug laws, usually by modifying its molecular structure.


lexentry: eng/desire_line__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: desire line
trans_list: abra
sense:
A path that pedestrians or vehicles take informally rather than taking a sidewalk or set route, for example, a well-worn ribbon of dirt cutting across a patch of grass, or a path in the snow.


lexentry: eng/desk__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: desk
trans_list: escritorio | pupitre | escribanía | carpeta | mesabanco | secreter
sense:
A table, frame, or case, in past centuries usually with a sloping top but now usually with a flat top, for the use of writers and readers. It often has a drawer or repository underneath.


lexentry: eng/desk__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: desk
trans_list: escritorio | pupitre | escribanía | carpeta | mesabanco | sección
sense:
A station for a string player in an orchestra, consisting of a chair and a music stand, or a row of such stations.


lexentry: eng/desktop__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: desktop
trans_list: escritorio
sense:
(computing, GUI) The main graphical user interface of an operating system, usually displaying icons, windows and background wallpaper.


lexentry: eng/desktop_computer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: desktop computer
trans_list: ordenador de sobremesa | computadora de escritorio | ordenador de escritorio
sense:
A computer of a size designed to be used on a desk or table, as opposed to larger machines, such as mainframes, and smaller machines, such as laptops and palmtops.


lexentry: eng/desman__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: desman
trans_list: desmán
sense:
Either of two species, Desmana moschata or Galemys pyrenaicus, of aquatic or semiaquatic insectivore of the mole family, Talpidae, found in Europe.


lexentry: eng/desnuda__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: desnuda
trans_list: desnuda
sense:
(US) A topless female street performer covered in body paint who poses for photographs in exchange for tips in the pedestrian plaza of New York City's Times Square.


lexentry: eng/despair__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: despair
trans_list: desesperanzarse | desesperarse
sense:
(intransitive) To be hopeless; to have no hope; to give up all hope or expectation. [(often) with of]


lexentry: eng/desperate_times_call_for_desperate_measures__Proverb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: desperate times call for desperate measures
trans_list: a grandes males, grandes remedios
sense:
In adverse circumstances, actions that might have been rejected under other circumstances may become the best choice.


lexentry: eng/despotism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: despotism
trans_list: despotismo
sense:
Government by a despot or despots: rule by a singular authority, either a single person or a tight-knit group, which rules with absolute power, especially in a cruel and oppressive way.


lexentry: eng/dessertspoon__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: dessertspoon
trans_list: cuchara de postre
sense:
(rare) An item of cutlery; a spoon, larger than a teaspoon and smaller than a tablespoon, used for eating dessert.


lexentry: eng/destalinization__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: destalinization
trans_list: desestalinización
sense:
The process, begun by Nikita Khrushchev, of discrediting and then reforming the policies of Joseph Stalin.


lexentry: eng/destigmatize__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: destigmatize
trans_list: desestigmatizar
sense:
(transitive) To remove the disgraceful or ignominious characterization; to remove stigma or stigmata.


lexentry: eng/destination__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: destination
trans_list: destino | destinación
sense:
(countable) The place set for the end of a journey, or to which something is sent; place or point aimed at.


lexentry: eng/destitution__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: destitution
trans_list: indigencia | inopia
sense:
An extreme state of poverty, in which a person is almost completely lacking in resources or means of support.


lexentry: eng/destroy__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: destroy
trans_list: destruir | destrozar | escantillar | escocherar | profligar | romper
sense:
(ambitransitive) To damage beyond use or repair; to damage (something) to the point that it effectively ceases to exist.


lexentry: eng/destructor__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: destructor
trans_list: destructor
sense:
(object-oriented programming) A function that runs when an object is no longer required, used to release any resources that it was using.


lexentry: eng/desuetude__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: desuetude
trans_list: desuetud | desuso
sense:
(uncountable) The state when something (for example, a custom or a law) is no longer observed nor practised; disuse, obsolescence; (countable) an instance of this.


lexentry: eng/desultory__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: desultory
trans_list: incoherente | inconexo
sense:
Jumping, or passing, from one thing or subject to another, without order, planning, or rational connection; lacking logical sequence.


lexentry: eng/detached_house__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: detached house
trans_list: casa
sense:
A free-standing, single-family dwelling unit that does not share a common wall with any other structure.


lexentry: eng/detachment__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: detachment
trans_list: destacamento
sense:
(uncountable, military) The separation of a military unit from the main body for a particular purpose or special mission.


lexentry: eng/detection__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: detection
trans_list: detección
sense:
The act or process of detecting, uncovering, or finding out, the discovery of something new, hidden, or disguised.


lexentry: eng/detective__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: detective
trans_list: detective | inspector
sense:
(law enforcement) A police officer tasked with collecting evidence and information in order to solve a crime; an investigator.


lexentry: eng/detector__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: detector
trans_list: detector
sense:
A device capable of registering a specific substance or physical phenomenon, and that optionally sounds an alarm or triggers a warning.


lexentry: eng/detent__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: detent
trans_list: detenedor | retén
sense:
That which locks or unlocks a movement; a catch (stopping mechanism), pawl, or dog; especially, in clockwork, the catch which locks and unlocks the wheelwork in striking.


lexentry: eng/detention__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: detention
trans_list: mera tenencia | detención
sense:
(pedagogy) A punishment given to a student for a minor infraction, typically requiring the student to report to a designated room during recess or outside of school hours to work on homework or perform busywork.


lexentry: eng/detention__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: detention
trans_list: mera tenencia
sense:
(civil law) The bare physical control without the mental element of intention required for possession.


lexentry: eng/determinant__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: determinant
trans_list: determinante
sense:
(linear algebra) A scalar that encodes certain characteristics of a given transformation matrix; the unique scalar function over square matrices which is distributive over matrix multiplication, multilinear in the rows and columns, and takes the value 1 for the unit matrix; abbreviated as: det.


lexentry: eng/determination__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: determination
trans_list: determinación
sense:
(countable) The act, process, or result of any accurate measurement, as of length, volume, weight, intensity, etc.


lexentry: eng/determine__Verb__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: determine
trans_list: determinar
sense:
To resolve (to do something); to establish a fixed intention; to cause (something) to come to a conclusion or decision; to lead.


lexentry: eng/determiner__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: determiner
trans_list: determinante
sense:
A member of a class of words functioning in a noun phrase to identify or distinguish a referent without describing or modifying it.


lexentry: eng/determinism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: determinism
trans_list: determinismo
sense:
(philosophy) The doctrine that all actions are determined by the current state and immutable laws of the universe, with no possibility of choice.


lexentry: eng/deterministic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: deterministic
trans_list: determinista
sense:
(mathematics, of a Turing machine) Having at most one instruction associated with any given internal state.


lexentry: eng/deterministic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: deterministic
trans_list: determinista
sense:
(computing, of an algorithm) For a given particular input, always producing the same output through the same sequence of states.


lexentry: eng/deterrence__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: deterrence
trans_list: disuasión | intimidación | deterrencia
sense:
Action taken by states or alliances of nations against equally powerful alliances to prevent hostile action.


lexentry: eng/detonation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: detonation
trans_list: detonación
sense:
(chemistry) An explosion or sudden report made by the near-instantaneous decomposition or combustion of unstable substances. Specifically, combustion that spreads supersonically via shock compression.


lexentry: eng/detrain__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: detrain
trans_list: bajarse
sense:
(rail transport, transitive) To remove (a passenger or passengers) from a train; to evacuate (passengers) from a train.


lexentry: eng/detune__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: detune
trans_list: desintonizar
sense:
(engineering) To alter the resonant frequency of a tuned system so that it is slightly different from a specified target frequency.


lexentry: eng/deuce__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: deuce
trans_list: iguales
sense:
(tennis, table tennis, volleyball) A tied game where either player can win by scoring two consecutive points.


lexentry: eng/deuteragonist__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: deuteragonist
trans_list: deuteragonista
sense:
(narratology) A secondary character; specifically, the second most important character (after the protagonist).


lexentry: eng/deuterocanonical__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: deuterocanonical
trans_list: deuterocanónico
sense:
(biblical) Being of the second canon of the Old Testament of the Bible, and not accepted by some Christians. Part of the Apocrypha.


lexentry: eng/devastate__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: devastate
trans_list: devastar
sense:
To ruin many or all things over a large area, such as most or all buildings of a city, or cities of a region, or trees of a forest.


lexentry: eng/developer__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: developer
trans_list: constructor | promotor
sense:
A real estate developer; a person or company who prepares a parcel of land for sale, or creates structures on that land.


lexentry: eng/developing_country__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: developing country
trans_list: país en vías de desarrollo
sense:
(economics) A country with low to medium income although substantial industrialization; (sometimes, pejorative) a country with less industrial base, and thus often consequently widespread poverty and low Human Development Index (HDI).


lexentry: eng/developmentalism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: developmentalism
trans_list: desarrollismo
sense:
An economic theory which states that the best way for Third World countries to develop is through fostering a strong and varied internal market and imposing high tariffs on imported goods.


lexentry: eng/deviance__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: deviance
trans_list: aberración
sense:
(sociology) Actions or behaviors that violate formal and informal cultural norms such as laws and customs.


lexentry: eng/deviation__Noun__1
sense_num: 08
written_rep: deviation
trans_list: desviación
sense:
(statistics) For interval variables and ratio variables, a measure of difference between the observed value and the mean.


lexentry: eng/device_driver__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: device driver
trans_list: manejador de dispositivo
sense:
(computing) Software, usually supplied with the operating system or by a hardware manufacturer, that communicates between the operating system of a personal computer and a specific hardware device.


lexentry: eng/devil's_advocate__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: devil's advocate
trans_list: abogado del diablo
sense:
(idiomatic) One who debates from a viewpoint which one may not actually hold, usually to determine its validity or simply for the sake of argument.


lexentry: eng/devil's_advocate__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: devil's advocate
trans_list: abogado del diablo
sense:
(historical, Roman Catholic) A canon lawyer appointed by the Church to argue against the canonization of the proposed candidate.


lexentry: eng/devil's_backbone__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: devil's backbone
trans_list: ítamo real
sense:
A perennial succulent spurge, native to tropical and subtropical North and Central America, of species Euphorbia tithymaloides (formerly known as Pedilanthus tithymaloides).


lexentry: eng/devil__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: devil
trans_list: diablo
sense:
A wicked or naughty person, or one who harbors reckless, spirited energy, especially in a mischievous way; usually said of a young child.


lexentry: eng/devil__Noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: devil
trans_list: diablo
sense:
A person, especially a man; used to express a particular opinion of him, usually in the phrases poor devil and lucky devil.


lexentry: eng/devilment__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: devilment
trans_list: malicia
sense:
(uncountable) Devilish action or conduct; wickedness; (more generally) troublemaking behaviour; mischief; (countable) an instance of this.


lexentry: eng/devoice__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: devoice
trans_list: ensordecer
sense:
(transitive, phonetics) To pronounce a sound with little or no vibration of the vocal cords, especially a sound that is normally pronounced with such vibration (i.e. a voiced sound).


lexentry: eng/devolve__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: devolve
trans_list: delegar | involucionar
sense:
(especially, of a central government to a local one, a federal one to a federated one, etc.) To transfer authority and responsibility for (something) to (another entity).


lexentry: eng/devolve__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: devolve
trans_list: involucionar
sense:
(especially, of government authority) To shift or to be transferred from a central government to a local one, a federal one to a federated one, etc.


lexentry: eng/dew__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: dew
trans_list: rocío | relente | sereno | cencellada | cenceñada | recencellada
sense:
(uncountable) Moisture in the air that settles on plants, etc in the morning or evening, resulting in drops.


lexentry: eng/dexter__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dexter
trans_list: a la derecha
sense:
(archaic, outside, heraldry) Right; on the right-hand side. (In heraldry, specifically the bearer's right, which is the viewer's left.)


lexentry: eng/dexter__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dexter
trans_list: derecho
sense:
(archaic, outside, heraldry) The right side (of a building, an equation, a heraldic shield [from the wearer's perspective], etc).


lexentry: eng/dextrin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dextrin
trans_list: dextrina
sense:
(carbohydrate) Any of a range of oligomers of glucose, intermediate in complexity between maltose and starch, produced by the enzymatic hydrolysis of starch; used commercially as adhesives.


lexentry: eng/dextrocardia__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dextrocardia
trans_list: dextrocardia
sense:
(medicine) A congenital abnormality in which the heart is transposed to the right side of the chest.


lexentry: eng/dextrorotatory__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dextrorotatory
trans_list: dextrógiro
sense:
(chemistry, of an optically active compound or crystal) That rotates the plane of polarized light to the right, or clockwise. Notation: (+) or formerly lowercase d-#Prefix.


lexentry: eng/diabatic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: diabatic
trans_list: diabático
sense:
(physics, thermodynamics, of a process) Involving the gain or loss of heat (and thus a change in entropy).


lexentry: eng/diabetes__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: diabetes
trans_list: diabetes
sense:
(disease) Diabetes mellitus; any of a group of metabolic diseases whereby a person (or other animal) has high blood sugar due to an inability to produce, or inability to metabolize, sufficient quantities of the hormone insulin. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/diabetes_insipidus__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: diabetes insipidus
trans_list: diabetes insípida
sense:
A disease characterized by excretion of large amounts of severely diluted urine, which cannot be reduced when fluid intake is reduced.


lexentry: eng/diabetes_mellitus__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: diabetes mellitus
trans_list: diabetes mellitus
sense:
A medical disorder commonly called diabetes, characterized by varying or persistent hyperglycemia (high blood sugar levels), especially after eating. It is classified in two types, which are different etiologically but similar in clinical effects: type 1 and type 2.


lexentry: eng/diacritical_mark__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: diacritical mark
trans_list: signo diacrítico | diacrítico
sense:
(orthography, typography) A symbol in writing used with a letter to indicate a different pronunciation, stress, tone, or meaning.


lexentry: eng/diaeresis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: diaeresis
trans_list: diéresis | crema
sense:
(orthography) The diacritical mark consisting of two dots (¨) placed over a letter (especially the second of two consecutive vowels) to indicate that it is sounded separately, usually as a distinct syllable.


lexentry: eng/diaeresis__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: diaeresis
trans_list: dialefa
sense:
(prosody) A natural break in rhythm when a word ends at the end of a metrical foot in a line of verse.


lexentry: eng/diagenesis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: diagenesis
trans_list: diagénesis
sense:
(geology) All the chemical, physical, and biological changes sediment goes through during and after lithification, not including weathering or other surface changes.


lexentry: eng/diagnosis__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: diagnosis
trans_list: diagnóstico | diagnosis
sense:
The process of, or an instance of, identification of the nature and cause of something (of any nature).


lexentry: eng/diagnostics__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: diagnostics
trans_list: diagnóstico
sense:
(of devices) The process of determining the state of or capability of a component to perform its function(s).


lexentry: eng/diagonalize__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: diagonalize
trans_list: diagonalizar
sense:
(mathematics, transitive) To convert a square matrix into a diagonal matrix by multiplying it by a second matrix and its inverse.


lexentry: eng/diagram__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: diagram
trans_list: diagrama
sense:
A plan, drawing, sketch or outline to show how something works, or show the relationships between the parts of a whole.


lexentry: eng/dial_tone__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dial tone
trans_list: tono de marcar
sense:
A telephony signal, usually in the form of a sound, used to indicate that the telephone exchange is working, has recognized an off-hook, and is ready to accept a call.


lexentry: eng/dialect__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dialect
trans_list: dialecto
sense:
(linguistics, strict sense) A lect (often a regional or minority language) as part of a group or family of languages, especially if they are viewed as a single language, or if contrasted with a standardized idiom that is considered the 'true' form of the language (for example, Bavarian as contrasted with Standard German).


lexentry: eng/dialect__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: dialect
trans_list: dialecto
sense:
(linguistics, broad sense) A variety of a language that is characteristic of a particular area, community, or social group, differing from other varieties of the same language in relatively minor ways as regards grammar, phonology, and lexicon.


lexentry: eng/dialect_continuum__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dialect continuum
sense:
(linguistics) A range of dialects that vary slightly across a geographical area, but whose differences accumulate over a certain distance.

trans_list:
continuo dialectal | complejo dialectal | complejo geolectal | continuo geolectal | contínuum dialectal | contínuum geolectal


lexentry: eng/dialect_levelling__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dialect levelling
trans_list: nivelación lingüística
sense:
(linguistics) the reduction of dialectal diversity within a language due to the propagation of a single prestige variety


lexentry: eng/dialectical__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dialectical
trans_list: dialéctico
sense:
Of or pertaining to dialectic; (in, _, philosophy) logically reasoned through the exchange of opposing ideas.


lexentry: eng/dialectical_materialism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dialectical materialism
trans_list: materialismo dialéctico
sense:
(philosophy) The concept of reality in which material things are in the constant process of change brought about by the tension between conflicting or interacting forces, elements, or ideas.


lexentry: eng/dialectics__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dialectics
trans_list: dialéctica
sense:
(philosophy, uncountable) A systematic method of argument that attempts to resolve the contradictions in opposing views or ideas.


lexentry: eng/dialogue__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: dialogue
trans_list: diálogo | conversación
sense:
(authorship) In a dramatic or literary presentation, the verbal parts of the script or text; the verbalizations of the actors or characters.


lexentry: eng/dialogue_tag__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: dialogue tag
trans_list: inciso
sense:
(narratology, authorship) A sentence part that attributes a piece of written dialogue to its speaker. (e.g. In "Get out of here," he said, "he said" is a dialogue tag.)


lexentry: eng/dialysis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dialysis
trans_list: diálisis
sense:
(chemistry) A method of separating molecules or particles of different sizes by differential diffusion through a semipermeable membrane.


lexentry: eng/dialysis__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: dialysis
trans_list: diálisis
sense:
(medicine) Use of this method for removal of waste products from the blood in the case of kidney failure: hemodialysis or peritoneal dialysis.


lexentry: eng/diamagnetism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: diamagnetism
trans_list: diamagnetismo
sense:
(physics) a weak form of magnetism that is only observed in the presence of an external magnetic field; due to an induced magnetic field in an opposite direction


lexentry: eng/diamond__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: diamond
trans_list: diamante | adamante
sense:
(uncountable) A glimmering glass-like mineral that is an allotrope of carbon in which each atom is surrounded by four others in the form of a tetrahedron.


lexentry: eng/diamond_crossover__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: diamond crossover
trans_list: tirantes
sense:
(rail transport) superimposed pair of railway crossovers, resembling a letter X, permitting to travel in either direction between a pair of parallel tracks


lexentry: eng/diamond_in_the_rough__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: diamond in the rough
trans_list: diamante en bruto
sense:
(figurative) A person whose goodness or other positive qualities are hidden by a harsh or unremarkable surface appearance.


lexentry: eng/diamond_jubilee__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: diamond jubilee
trans_list: jubileo de diamante
sense:
The diamond anniversary of a coronation, originally the 75th anniversary of a monarch's rule but now often the 60th instead.


lexentry: eng/diamondback__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: diamondback
trans_list: cascabel diamantino del este | crótalo adamantino | crótalo diamante occidental
sense:
(common name) Either of two species of rattlesnake having a diamond pattern on the back: Crotalus adamanteus, found in the southeastern United States, and Crotalus atrox, found in the southwestern United States and northwestern and central Mexico.


lexentry: eng/diapause__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: diapause
trans_list: diapausa
sense:
(biology, entomology, ichthyology) A temporary pause in the growth and development of an organism due to adverse environmental conditions (especially in insects and in the embryos of many of the oviparous species of fish in the order Cyprinodontiformes)


lexentry: eng/diapedesis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: diapedesis
trans_list: diapédesis
sense:
The migration of blood cells, especially leucocytes, through the intact walls of blood vessels into the surrounding tissue. [from 1625]


lexentry: eng/diaper__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: diaper
trans_list: pañal | mashtate | mastate | matate | maxtate
sense:
(North America, Philippines, India) An absorbent garment worn by a baby, by a young child not yet toilet trained, or by an adult who is often also incontinent; a nappy. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/diaper_bag__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: diaper bag
trans_list: pañalera
sense:
(North America) A bag used during outings for the storage of items and supplies needed to take care of a baby, such as diapers, wet wipes, toiletries, food and toys.


lexentry: eng/diaper_cake__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: diaper cake
trans_list: tarta de pañales
sense:
A collection of diapers and related childcare items stacked together in the shape of a cake and presented as a gift to a baby's parents or carers.


lexentry: eng/diaphragm__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: diaphragm
trans_list: diafragma
sense:
(anatomy) In mammals, a sheet of muscle separating the thorax from the abdomen, contracted and relaxed in respiration to draw air into and expel air from the lungs; also called thoracic diaphragm.


lexentry: eng/diaphragm__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: diaphragm
trans_list: diafragma
sense:
(mechanics) A flexible membrane separating two chambers and fixed around its periphery that distends into one or other chamber as the difference in the pressure in the chambers varies.


lexentry: eng/diaphragm__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: diaphragm
trans_list: diafragma
sense:
(optics, photography) A thin opaque structure with a central aperture, used to limit the passage of light into a camera or similar device.


lexentry: eng/diapositive__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: diapositive
trans_list: diapositiva
sense:
(photography, graphic arts) An image suitable to overlay (superimpose) over another (as for example a gel for an overhead projector, a slide that complements another slide as a superimposition for it, or a digital virtual equivalent of these); its coloration is adjusted to contrast with the underlying image (for example, text may be white instead of black in areas where the background is dark).


lexentry: eng/diarrhea__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: diarrhea
trans_list: diarrea | colitis | cagadera | churretera | churria | currutaca
sense:
(symptom) A gastrointestinal disorder characterized by frequent and very soft or watery bowel movements.


lexentry: eng/diaspora__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: diaspora
trans_list: diáspora
sense:
(collective) The dispersion of a group in a manner comparable to that of the Jews among the Gentiles after the Babylonian captivity (6th century BCE).


lexentry: eng/diastole__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: diastole
trans_list: diástole
sense:
(chiefly, uncountable, physiology) The phase or process of relaxation and dilation of the heart chambers, between contractions, during which they fill with blood; an instance of the process.


lexentry: eng/diastolic_blood_pressure__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: diastolic blood pressure
trans_list: presión sanguínea diastólica
sense:
(physiology) The lowest pressure within the bloodstream, occurring between heart beats, because of a diastole.


lexentry: eng/diathermy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: diathermy
trans_list: diatermia
sense:
(physics, medicine) The generation of heat using high-frequency electromagnetic currents; especially the therapeutic production of heat in tissues in order to form coagulation


lexentry: eng/diatom__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: diatom
trans_list: diatomea
sense:
Any of a group of minute unicellular algae having a siliceous covering of great delicacy, now categorized as class Diatomophyceae or division Bacillariophyta.


lexentry: eng/diatomaceous_earth__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: diatomaceous earth
trans_list: diatomita
sense:
A light soil consisting of siliceous diatom remains and often used as a filtering material or microabrasive.


lexentry: eng/diatonic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: diatonic
trans_list: diatónico
sense:
(music) Relating to or characteristic of a musical scale which contains seven pitches and a pattern of five whole tones and two semitones; particularly, of the major or natural minor scales.


lexentry: eng/diatonic_scale__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: diatonic scale
trans_list: escala diatónica
sense:
(music) A seven-note musical scale consisting of five tones and two diatonic semitones, formed by stacking six perfect fifths.


lexentry: eng/diazepam__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: diazepam
trans_list: diazepam
sense:
(pharmaceutical drug) A tranquilizing muscle relaxant drug (trademark Valium) used chiefly to relieve anxiety.


lexentry: eng/dibber__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dibber
trans_list: plantador
sense:
A tool with a handle on one end and a point on the other, used in the garden to poke holes in preparation for planting seeds, bulbs, etc.


lexentry: eng/dicastery__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dicastery
trans_list: dicasterio
sense:
(Roman Catholic) A ministry or department of the Roman Curia of the Holy See, whether administrative or ecclesiastical.


lexentry: eng/dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane
trans_list: 1,1,1-tricloro-2,2-bis(4-clorofenil)-etano
sense:
(organic compound) A chlorinated hydrocarbon originally used as an insecticide, often abbreviated as DDT.


lexentry: eng/dick-measuring_contest__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dick-measuring contest
trans_list: concurso de belleza
sense:
(slang, vulgar, figurative) A situation in which people (usually men) compete, often over superficial characteristics, to demonstrate their worthiness, power, etc.


lexentry: eng/dick__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: dick
trans_list: cretino | gilipollas | pendejo
sense:
(countable, vulgar, slang, derogatory, offensive) A highly contemptible or obnoxious person; a jerk; traditionally, especially, a male jerk.


lexentry: eng/dictation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dictation
trans_list: dictado
sense:
(countable, uncountable) Dictating, the process of speaking for someone else to write down the words.


lexentry: eng/dictation__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: dictation
trans_list: dictado
sense:
(countable, uncountable) An activity in school where the teacher reads a passage aloud and the students write it down.


lexentry: eng/dictation_machine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dictation machine
trans_list: dictáfono
sense:
A sound recording device most commonly used to record speech for later playback or to be typed into print.


lexentry: eng/dictatorship_of_the_proletariat__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dictatorship of the proletariat
trans_list: dictadura del proletariado
sense:
(Marxism) A socio-political power, as opposed to the dictatorship of the bourgeoisie, characterized by a struggle to achieve a communist society.


lexentry: eng/dictionary__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dictionary
trans_list: diccionario | vocabulario
sense:
A reference work listing words or names from one or more languages, usually ordered alphabetically, explaining each word's meanings or senses, oftentimes also containing information on its etymology, pronunciation, usage, semantic relations, translations, as well as other relevant information. [ca. 1480]


lexentry: eng/dictionary_attack__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dictionary attack
trans_list: ataque de diccionario
sense:
(computing, cryptography) An attempt to illegally access a computer network, website, etc., that uses a list of words (from a dictionary) to try to guess decryption keys or passwords. [from 1980s]


lexentry: eng/didgeridoo__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: didgeridoo
trans_list: didgeridoo | didjeridu | diyiridú
sense:
A musical instrument, endemic to the Top End of Australia, consisting of a long hollowed-out log which, when blown into, produces a low, deep mesmerising drone with sweeping rhythms.


lexentry: eng/die__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: die
trans_list: dado | cuña | matriz | troquel
sense:
An isohedral polyhedron, usually a cube, with numbers or symbols on each side and thrown in games of chance.


lexentry: eng/die__Verb__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: die
trans_list: odiar
sense:
(intransitive, uncommon, idiomatic) To be or become hated or utterly ignored or cut off, as if dead.


lexentry: eng/die_off__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: die off
trans_list: extinguir
sense:
To suffer a series of deaths; to die one by one; to progressively become extinct. (If a group of plants, animals, or people dies off, the entire group dies over a period of time.)


lexentry: eng/diehard__Adjective__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: diehard
trans_list: empedernido
sense:
Complete; having no opposite opinion of anything in a particular topic of one's values; thorough of in one's beliefs.


lexentry: eng/dieldrin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dieldrin
trans_list: dieldrín
sense:
(organic compound) A cyclodiene insecticide, related to aldrin, that is a persistent organic pollutant.


lexentry: eng/dielectric__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dielectric
trans_list: dieléctrico
sense:
(metamaterial) An electrically insulating or nonconducting material considered for its electric susceptibility, i.e. its property of polarization when exposed to an external electric field.


lexentry: eng/diencephalon__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: diencephalon
trans_list: diencéfalo
sense:
(neuroanatomy, anatomy) The region of the human brain, specifically the human forebrain, that includes the thalamus, the hypothalamus, the epithalamus, the prethalamus or subthalamus, and the pretectum.


lexentry: eng/diesel__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: diesel
trans_list: gasóleo | diésel | gasoil | dísel
sense:
A fuel derived from petroleum (or other oils) but heavier than gasoline/petrol. Used to power diesel engines which burn this fuel using the heat produced when air is compressed.


lexentry: eng/diesel_engine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: diesel engine
trans_list: motor diésel
sense:
(mechanical engineering) An internal combustion engine of piston engine type that operates using the Diesel cycle, with fuel being sprayed into the hot, high-pressure air in the combustion chamber at the end of the compression stroke.


lexentry: eng/diet__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: diet
trans_list: dieta | régimen
sense:
(countable) A controlled regimen of food and drink choices, as to gain or lose weight or otherwise influence health.


lexentry: eng/diet__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: diet
trans_list: dieta
sense:
(usually capitalized as a proper noun) A council or assembly of leaders; a formal deliberative assembly.


lexentry: eng/dietary_fibre__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dietary fibre
trans_list: fibra alimentaria
sense:
Substances, generally of plant origin, consisting mostly of complex carbohydrates which are undigested when eaten by humans, and which therefore help the passage of food and waste through the alimentary tract.


lexentry: eng/dietary_supplement__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dietary supplement
trans_list: suplemento dietético
sense:
(medicine) Any substance, such as a vitamin or mineral, taken as a supplement to food to replace nutrients that would otherwise be missing in a person's diet.


lexentry: eng/diethyl_ether__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: diethyl ether
trans_list: dietiléter
sense:
(organic compound) A clear, colorless, highly flammable liquid with a low boiling point and chemical formula CH3-CH2-O-CH2-CH3. Used as a solvent and in the past as a general anesthetic.


lexentry: eng/diethylene_glycol__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: diethylene glycol
trans_list: dietilenglicol
sense:
(organic compound) A clear, hygroscopic, odorless liquid, which is described by the chemical structural formula HO-CH2-CH2-O-CH2-CH2-OH. It is toxic to humans and other animals.


lexentry: eng/diffeomorphism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: diffeomorphism
trans_list: difeomorfismo
sense:
(mathematics) A differentiable homeomorphism (with differentiable inverse) between differentiable manifolds.


lexentry: eng/difference_engine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: difference engine
trans_list: máquina diferencial
sense:
(computing, historical) A mechanical special-purpose computer used to generate tables of values of polynomials.


lexentry: eng/difference_quotient__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: difference quotient
trans_list: cociente de diferencias | cociente incremental
sense:
(geometry) The slope of the secant line passing through the points \left( a, \, f(a) \right) and \left( a+h, \, f(a+h) \right). As the horizontal distance h>0 between the points approaches zero, the slope of this secant line approaches the slope of the tangent line to f(x) at x=a, which is equal to the derivative of f(x) at x=a.


lexentry: eng/differentiable__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: differentiable
trans_list: derivable
sense:
(calculus, not comparable) Having a derivative, said of a function whose domain and codomain are manifolds.


lexentry: eng/differential__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: differential
trans_list: diferencial
sense:
(calculus) A quantity representing an infinitesimal change in a variable, now only used as a heuristic aid except in nonstandard analysis but considered rigorous until the 20th century; a fluxion in Newtonian calculus, now usually written in Leibniz's notation as \operatorname{d}\!x.


lexentry: eng/differential_gear__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: differential gear
trans_list: diferencial
sense:
An arrangement of bevel gears permitting the rotation of two shafts at two different speeds whilst supplying the same torque; used on the drive axles or between the driven wheels of automobiles to aid cornering.


lexentry: eng/differential_geometry__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: differential geometry
trans_list: geometría diferencial
sense:
(geometry, analysis) The study of geometry, especially geometric structures on differentiable manifolds, using techniques from calculus, linear algebra and multilinear algebra.


lexentry: eng/differential_operator__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: differential operator
trans_list: operador diferencial
sense:
(mathematics, analysis) An operator defined as a function of the differentiation operator (the operator which maps functions to their derivatives).


lexentry: eng/differentiation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: differentiation
trans_list: diferenciación
sense:
The act of treating one thing as distinct from another, or of creating such a distinction; of separating a class of things into categories; of describing a thing by illustrating how it is different from something else.


lexentry: eng/differentiation__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: differentiation
trans_list: diferenciación | derivación
sense:
(mathematics, calculus) The process of applying the derivative operator to a function; of calculating a function's derivative.


lexentry: eng/diffraction__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: diffraction
trans_list: difracción
sense:
(quantum mechanics) The breaking up of an electromagnetic wave as it passes a geometric structure (e.g. a slit), followed by reconstruction of the wave by interference.


lexentry: eng/diffraction_grating__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: diffraction grating
trans_list: red de difracción
sense:
(physics) a surface having many closely spaced lines or slits; used to produce optical spectra by mutual interference


lexentry: eng/dig__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dig
trans_list: excavación
sense:
An archeological or paleontological investigation, or the site where such an investigation is taking place.


lexentry: eng/dig__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dig
trans_list: cavar | ahondar | excavar | ahoyar | escarbar
sense:
(transitive, intransitive) To move hard-packed earth out of the way, especially downward to make a hole with a shovel. Or to drill, or the like, through rocks, roads, or the like. More generally, to make any similar hole by moving material out of the way.


lexentry: eng/dig_in_one's_heels__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dig in one's heels
trans_list: empecinarse | enrocarse | mantenerse en sus trece
sense:
(idiomatic) To act in a determined manner by firmly maintaining one's beliefs, demands, situation, etc. in the face of opposition.


lexentry: eng/dig_one's_own_grave__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dig one's own grave
trans_list: cavar su propia tumba
sense:
(idiomatic) To behave in a way that is likely to cause one to lose or fail, including, but not limited to, result in death.


lexentry: eng/digest__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: digest
trans_list: digerir
sense:
(transitive) To distribute or arrange methodically; to work over and classify; to reduce to portions for ready use or application.


lexentry: eng/digest__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: digest
trans_list: digerir
sense:
(transitive) To separate (the food) in its passage through the alimentary canal into the nutritive and nonnutritive elements; to prepare, by the action of the digestive juices, for conversion into blood; to convert into chyme.


lexentry: eng/digest__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: digest
trans_list: digerir
sense:
(transitive) To think over and arrange methodically in the mind; to reduce to a plan or method; to receive in the mind and consider carefully; to get an understanding of; to comprehend.


lexentry: eng/digester__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: digester
trans_list: marmita
sense:
A strong closed vessel in which bones or other substances may be subjected, usually in water or other liquid, to a temperature above that of boiling, in order to soften them.


lexentry: eng/digestion__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: digestion
trans_list: digestión
sense:
The process, in the gastrointestinal tract, by which food is converted into substances that can be used by the body.


lexentry: eng/digestive_tract__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: digestive tract
trans_list: pasaje digestivo | tubo digestivo
sense:
(anatomy) A system of organs within multicellular animals which takes in food, digests it to extract energy and nutrients, and expels the remaining waste.


lexentry: eng/digit__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: digit
trans_list: dedo
sense:
(historical, _, units of measure) A unit of length notionally based upon the width of an adult human finger, standardized differently in various places and times, (especially) the English digit of 1⁄16 foot, now equivalent to about 1.9 cm.


lexentry: eng/digital__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: digital
trans_list: digital
sense:
Property of representing values as discrete, often binary, numbers rather than a continuous spectrum.


lexentry: eng/digital_camera__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: digital camera
trans_list: cámara digital
sense:
An electronic, often battery-powered device for recording and storing photographs in digital format, especially on a flash card.


lexentry: eng/digital_clock__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: digital clock
trans_list: reloj digital
sense:
A clock that displays the time (hours, minutes, and sometimes seconds) in digits, rather than by hands on a dial (like an analog clock).


lexentry: eng/digital_divide__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: digital divide
trans_list: brecha digital
sense:
(information technology, sociology, neologism) The gap between those with regular, effective access to digital technologies (and the computer literacy to use them) and those without it.


lexentry: eng/digital_footprint__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: digital footprint
trans_list: rastro digital
sense:
(telecommunications) Digital evidence of a person's activities and interactions with others on the Internet, TV, mobile devices, etc.


lexentry: eng/digital_library__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: digital library
trans_list: biblioteca digital
sense:
A library in which collections are stored in digital formats (as opposed to print, microform, or other media) and accessible by computers; a type of information retrieval system.


lexentry: eng/digital_nomad__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: digital nomad
trans_list: nómada digital
sense:
Someone who earns a living from telecommunication technology while living in a nomadic manner, typically working remotely from various locations such as coworking spaces, cafés, and public libraries.


lexentry: eng/digital_television__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: digital television
trans_list: televisión digital
sense:
(uncountable) The broadcasting and receiving of television services via digital (rather than analog) signals, either broadcast, or via cable or satellite.


lexentry: eng/digital_watch__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: digital watch
trans_list: reloj digital
sense:
A watch, usually electronic, that displays time in the form of numbers, rather than by a dial and hands.


lexentry: eng/digital_watermark__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: digital watermark
trans_list: filigrana
sense:
(computing) Auxiliary data embedded in a datafile for subsequent identification and verification of the file.


lexentry: eng/digitalis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: digitalis
trans_list: dedalera | digital
sense:
Any plant of the genus Digitalis (herbaceous plants of the Plantaginaceae family, including the foxglove, Digitalis purpurea).


lexentry: eng/digitize__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: digitize
trans_list: digitalizar | digitizar
sense:
(transitive, computing) To represent something (such as an image or sound) as a structured sequence of binary digits.


lexentry: eng/digits__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: digits
trans_list: cifra
sense:
(US, _, slang, dated) Synonym of telephone number; especially, the one that belongs to a potential dating partner.


lexentry: eng/diglossia__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: diglossia
trans_list: diglosia
sense:
(linguistics, sociology) The coexistence in a given population of two closely related native languages or dialects, one of which is regarded as more prestigious than the other; the similar coexistence of two unrelated languages. [from 1959]


lexentry: eng/digress__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: digress
trans_list: divagar | desviarse | digredir | digresar | digresionar | elucubrar
sense:
(intransitive) To step or turn aside; to deviate; to swerve; especially, to turn aside from the main subject of attention, or course of argument, in writing or speaking.


lexentry: eng/digression__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: digression
trans_list: digresión | disquisición | divagación
sense:
(generally, _, uncountable) The act of straying from the main subject in speech or writing, (rhetoric) particularly for rhetorical effect.


lexentry: eng/dik-dik__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dik-dik
trans_list: dicdic
sense:
A small antelope of the genus Madoqua, native to southern and eastern Africa, having an elongated snout, a brown or grey/gray coat with a white belly, and an upright tuft on the crown.


lexentry: eng/dilatory__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dilatory
trans_list: dilatorio
sense:
Intentionally delaying (someone or something), intended to cause delay, gain time, or adjourn decision.


lexentry: eng/dilemma__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dilemma
trans_list: dilema | disyuntiva
sense:
A circumstance in which a choice must be made between two or more alternatives that seem equally undesirable.


lexentry: eng/dilemma__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: dilemma
trans_list: dilema
sense:
(logic) A type of syllogism of the form "if A is true then B is true; if C is true then D is true; either A or C is true; therefore either B or D is true".


lexentry: eng/dilettante__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: dilettante
trans_list: diletante | dilettante
sense:
(sometimes, derogatory) A person with a general but superficial interest in any art or a branch of knowledge.


lexentry: eng/dilettantism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dilettantism
trans_list: diletantismo
sense:
The act of behaving like a dilettante, of being an amateur or "dabbler", sometimes in the arts. Also the act of enjoying the arts, being a connoisseur.


lexentry: eng/dill__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dill
trans_list: eneldo | aneldo
sense:
Anethum graveolens (the type species of the genus Anethum), a herb, the seeds of which are moderately warming, pungent, and aromatic, formerly used as a soothing medicine for children; also known as dillseed.


lexentry: eng/dilophosaur__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dilophosaur
trans_list: dilofosaurio
sense:
(paleontology) Any theropod of the genus Dilophosaurus from the Jurassic, distinguished by having two plates on its head.


lexentry: eng/dimension__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: dimension
trans_list: dimensión
sense:
(geometry) The number of independent coordinates needed to specify uniquely the location of a point in a space; also, any of such independent coordinates.


lexentry: eng/dimension__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: dimension
trans_list: dimensión
sense:
(physics) One of the physical properties that are regarded as fundamental measures of a physical quantity, such as mass, length and time.


lexentry: eng/dimensional__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: dimensional
trans_list: dimensión
sense:
(mathematics) Appended to cardinal numbers or algebraic symbols to form adjectives meaning "having the stated number of dimensions".


lexentry: eng/dimer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dimer
trans_list: dímero
sense:
(chemistry) A molecule consisting of two identical halves, formed by joining two identical molecules, sometimes with a single atom acting as a bridge.


lexentry: eng/diminish__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: diminish
trans_list: disminuir | diminuir | diminuirse | disminuirse | jibarizar
sense:
(transitive) To lessen the authority or dignity of; to put down; to degrade; to abase; to weaken; to nerf (in gaming).


lexentry: eng/diminutive__Adjective__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: diminutive
trans_list: diminutivo
sense:
(grammar) Of or pertaining to, or creating a word form expressing smallness, youth, unimportance, or endearment.


lexentry: eng/dimorphism__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: dimorphism
trans_list: dimorfismo
sense:
(geology) A property of certain substances that enables them to exist in two distinct crystalline forms.


lexentry: eng/dimple__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: dimple
trans_list: hoyuelo | camanance | chocoyo
sense:
Specifically, a small natural depression on the skin, especially on the face near the corners of the mouth.


lexentry: eng/dinar__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dinar
trans_list: dinar
sense:
(currency) The official currency of several countries, including Algeria, Bahrain, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Libya, Serbia, Tunisia and (as denar) North Macedonia.


lexentry: eng/diner__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: diner
trans_list: cafetería | coche restaurante
sense:
(US) A typically small restaurant, historically modeled after a railroad dining car, that serves lower-class fare, normally having a counter with stools along one side and booths on the other.


lexentry: eng/dinghy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dinghy
trans_list: lancha | bote de remo | balsa de caucho | batel | bote inflable | dingui
sense:
(nautical) A small open boat, propelled by oars or paddles, carried as a tender, lifeboat, or pleasure craft on a ship.


lexentry: eng/dingo__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dingo
trans_list: dingo
sense:
A wild dog native to Australia (Canis familiaris, Canis familiaris dingo, Canis dingo, or Canis lupus dingo).


lexentry: eng/dinitrogen_tetroxide__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dinitrogen tetroxide
trans_list: tetróxido de dinitrógeno
sense:
(inorganic compound) A binary compound of nitrogen and oxygen, N2O4, that exists in equilibrium with nitrogen dioxide NO2; it is a powerful oxidizing agent and is used in rocket propellants.


lexentry: eng/dinitrogen_trioxide__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dinitrogen trioxide
trans_list: trióxido de dinitrógeno
sense:
(inorganic compound) The binary compound of nitrogen and oxygen N2O3, a pale blue liquid that reacts with water to form nitrous acid.


lexentry: eng/dinner_table__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dinner table
trans_list: mesa de comedor
sense:
(usually, with the) The table at dinnertime conceived as a place; it often is the same table at which all meals are served, being at dinnertime the dinner table, at lunchtime the lunch table, and at breakfast time the breakfast table; it is usually either the kitchen table or the dining room table.


lexentry: eng/dinosaur__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: dinosaur
trans_list: dinosaurio
sense:
(proscribed) Any extinct reptile, not necessarily belonging to Dinosauria, that existed between about 230 million and 65 million years ago, as well as the stem-mammal Dimetrodon.


lexentry: eng/dinosaur__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: dinosaur
trans_list: dinosaurio
sense:
(figuratively, colloquial) Something or someone that is very old or old-fashioned, or is not willing to change and adapt.


lexentry: eng/diocese__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: diocese
trans_list: diócesis
sense:
(historical) An administrative division of the later Roman Empire, established by the Herodian tetrarchy.


lexentry: eng/diode__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: diode
trans_list: diodo
sense:
(electronics) An electronic device that allows current to flow in one direction only; used chiefly as a rectifier.


lexentry: eng/dioecious__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dioecious
trans_list: dioico
sense:
(botany) Having the male and female reproductive organs on separate plants (of the same species) rather than different parts of the same plant.


lexentry: eng/diopside__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: diopside
trans_list: diópsido
sense:
(mineral) A monoclinic pyroxene mineral, a magnesium calcium silicate with the chemical formula CaMgSi2O6, found in igneous and metamorphic rocks.


lexentry: eng/diopter__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: diopter
trans_list: dioptría
sense:
A unit of measure of the power of a lens or mirror, equal to the reciprocal of its focal length in meters. Myopia is diagnosed and measured in diopters.


lexentry: eng/diorama__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: diorama
trans_list: diorama
sense:
A three-dimensional display of a scenery, often having a painted background in front of which models are arranged, e.g. in a museum where stuffed animals are presented against a painted landscape.


lexentry: eng/diorite__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: diorite
trans_list: diorita
sense:
(rock) A grey intrusive igneous rock composed mostly of plagioclase feldspar, biotite, hornblende and/or pyroxene.


lexentry: eng/dioxin__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: dioxin
trans_list: dioxina
sense:
(countable, organic compound) Any of a broad range of toxic or carcinogenic halogenated polycyclic compounds that occur as byproducts of herbicides.


lexentry: eng/dip__Verb__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: dip
trans_list: mojar | ensopar | pringar | sopar | sopear
sense:
(transitive) To lower (a flag), particularly a national ensign, to a partially hoisted position in order to render or to return a salute. While lowered, the flag is said to be “at the dip.” A flag being carried on a staff may be dipped by leaning it forward at an approximate angle of 45 degrees.


lexentry: eng/diphtheria__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: diphtheria
trans_list: difteria
sense:
(pathology) A serious infectious disease leading to inflammation of mucous membranes of the upper respiratory tract, caused by Corynebacterium diphtheriae.


lexentry: eng/diphthong__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: diphthong
trans_list: diptongo
sense:
(phonetics) A complex vowel sound that begins with the sound of one vowel and ends with the sound of another vowel, in the same syllable.


lexentry: eng/diphthongization__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: diphthongization
trans_list: diptongación
sense:
The process by which a single vowel sound (monophthong) shifts to a two-vowel vocalization (diphthong).


lexentry: eng/diplodocus__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: diplodocus
trans_list: diplodocus | diplodoco
sense:
Any of several herbivorous sauropod dinosaurs, of the genus Diplodocus, known as fossils from the late Jurassic in North America.


lexentry: eng/diploid__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: diploid
trans_list: diploide
sense:
(genetics) Of a cell, having a pair of each type of chromosome, one of the pair being derived from the ovum and the other from the spermatozoon. Most somatic cells of higher organisms are diploid.


lexentry: eng/diploma__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: diploma
trans_list: diploma | título
sense:
A document issued by an educational institution testifying that the recipient has earned a degree or has successfully completed a particular course of study.


lexentry: eng/diplomacy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: diplomacy
trans_list: diplomacia
sense:
The art and practice of conducting international relations by negotiating alliances, treaties, agreements etc., bilaterally or multilaterally, between states and sometimes international organizations, or even between polities with varying status, such as those of monarchs and their princely vassals.


lexentry: eng/diplomat__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: diplomat
trans_list: diplomático | diplomática
sense:
A person, such as an ambassador, who is accredited to represent a government officially in its relations with other governments or international organisations


lexentry: eng/diplomatic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: diplomatic
trans_list: diplomático
sense:
Exhibiting diplomacy; exercising tact or courtesy; using discussion to avoid hard feelings, fights or arguments.


lexentry: eng/diplopia__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: diplopia
trans_list: diplopia
sense:
(pathology) An ophthalmologic condition where one perceives two images for a single object; double vision.


lexentry: eng/dipped_headlight__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dipped headlight
trans_list: luz baja | luz corta | luz de cruce
sense:
The main light on a motor vehicle, with the beam in a lower angle position, to enable oncoming traffic to see.


lexentry: eng/dipper__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: dipper
trans_list: mirlo acuático
sense:
Any of various small passerine birds of the genus Cinclus that live near fast-flowing streams and feed along the bottom.


lexentry: eng/dipstick__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dipstick
trans_list: bayoneta | varilla
sense:
A stick or rod used to measure the depth of a liquid. Often used to check the level at which a liquid in an opaque or inaccessible tank or reservoir stands; gauge.


lexentry: eng/dire_wolf__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dire wolf
trans_list: lobo gigante | lobo terrible
sense:
An extinct canine (†Aenocyon dirus) from the Pleistocene epoch, heavier and slightly larger than the modern grey wolf.


lexentry: eng/direct_action__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: direct action
trans_list: acción directa
sense:
A form of political activism in which participants act directly, ignoring established political procedures. It may take the form of strikes, workplace occupations, sabotage, sit-ins, squatting, revolutionary/guerrilla warfare, demonstrations, vandalism or graffiti.


lexentry: eng/direct_case__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: direct case
trans_list: caso directo
sense:
(grammar) A noun case which covers the nominative and possibly other cases such as vocative and/or accusative (the precise definition depends on the case system in question; the term is used especially in simple systems with two or three cases)


lexentry: eng/direct_current__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: direct current
trans_list: corriente continua
sense:
(physics) An electric current that always flows in the same direction but may differ in intensity over time.


lexentry: eng/direct_debit__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: direct debit
trans_list: adeudo por domiciliación | domiciliación bancaria
sense:
a single order to allow a commercial, or similar entity to charge directly to one's bank for a regular payment.


lexentry: eng/direct_selling__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: direct selling
trans_list: venta directa
sense:
(business, marketing) The marketing and selling of products directly to consumers away from a fixed retail location.


lexentry: eng/direct_speech__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: direct speech
trans_list: discurso directo
sense:
(grammar, narratology) the writing of speech, using the exact words of the speaker, usually between quotation marks


lexentry: eng/direct_verb__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: direct verb
trans_list: forma personal
sense:
(grammar) A verb that agrees in person and number with the subject of a clause, by conjugation. Conjugation is a form of inflection.


lexentry: eng/directed_graph__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: directed graph
trans_list: grafo dirigido
sense:
(graph theory) A graph in which the edges are ordered pairs, so that, if the edge (a, b) is in the graph, the edge (b, a) need not be in the graph and is distinct from (a, b) if it is.


lexentry: eng/direction__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: direction
trans_list: dirección
sense:
A theoretical line (physically or mentally) followed from a point of origin or towards a destination. May be relative (e.g. up, left, outbound, dorsal), geographical (e.g. north), rotational (e.g. clockwise), or with respect to an object or location (e.g. toward Boston).


lexentry: eng/directive__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: directive
trans_list: directiva
sense:
(European Union law) A form of legislative act addressed to the member states. The directive binds the member state to reach certain objectives in their national legislation.


lexentry: eng/directly__Adverb__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: directly
trans_list: dentro de poco | en breve | próximamente
sense:
(chiefly, dated, or, dialect, including, South Midlands, Cornwall) Soon; next; in due time; as soon as it becomes convenient.


lexentry: eng/director__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: director
trans_list: director | directora
sense:
One who directs; the person in charge of managing a department or directorate (e.g., director of engineering), project, or production (as in a show or film, e.g., film director).


lexentry: eng/directory__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: directory
trans_list: directorio
sense:
A list of names, addresses etc, of specific classes of people or organizations, often in alphabetical order or in some classification.


lexentry: eng/directory_service__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: directory service
trans_list: servicio de directorio
sense:
(computing) The software system that stores, organizes and provides access to information in a map between names and values.


lexentry: eng/directrix__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: directrix
trans_list: directriz
sense:
(geometry) A line used to define a curve or surface; especially a line, the distance from which a point on a conic has a constant ratio to that from the focus.


lexentry: eng/dirham__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dirham
trans_list: dírham
sense:
(currencies) A unit of currency used in the Arab world, currently the name of the currency of Morocco and the United Arab Emirates.


lexentry: eng/dirty_bomb__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dirty bomb
trans_list: bomba sucia
sense:
A device containing conventional explosives and radioactive material, designed to spread radiation over a wide area.


lexentry: eng/dirty_laundry__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: dirty laundry
trans_list: trapitos sucios | trapos sucios
sense:
(idiom) Unflattering or embarrassing facts, or questionable activities that one wants to remain secret, but which someone else may use as blackmail.


lexentry: eng/dirty_money__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dirty money
trans_list: dinero negro | dinero B | dinero en B | dinero sucio
sense:
(idiomatic, business, law) Money that is illegally gained, illegally transferred or illegally utilized, especially money gained through forgery, bribery, prostitution, money laundering, or theft.


lexentry: eng/dirty_old_man__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dirty old man
trans_list: viejo verde
sense:
(derogatory) An adult male who acts in a lecherous or lewd manner, especially towards people younger than him.


lexentry: eng/dirty_war__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dirty war
trans_list: guerra sucia
sense:
(historical) A conflict (particularly one in South America) between a dictatorship against leftist revolutionaries or activists, typically characterized by extrajudicial repression like kidnapping, torture and enforced disappearance.


lexentry: eng/disable__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: disable
trans_list: discapacitar | incapacitar | mutilar
sense:
(chiefly, of a person) To impair the physical or mental abilities of; to cause a serious, permanent injury.


lexentry: eng/disable__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: disable
trans_list: desactivar | deshabilitar
sense:
(chiefly, electronics, computing) To deactivate, to make inoperational (especially of a function of an electronic or mechanical device).


lexentry: eng/disabled__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: disabled
trans_list: discapacitado | minusválido
sense:
(nonstandard) One who is disabled. (often used collectively as the disabled, but sometimes also singular)


lexentry: eng/disabuse__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: disabuse
trans_list: desengañar
sense:
(transitive) To free (someone) of a misconception or misapprehension; to unveil a falsehood held by (someone).


lexentry: eng/disaccharide__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: disaccharide
trans_list: disacárido
sense:
(carbohydrate) Any sugar, such as sucrose, maltose and lactose, consisting of two monosaccharides combined together.


lexentry: eng/disambiguate__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: disambiguate
trans_list: desambiguar
sense:
To remove ambiguities from; to make less ambiguous; to clarify or specify which of multiple possibilities applies – e.g., possible meanings of an ambiguous statement – or to invite or require this.


lexentry: eng/disappear__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: disappear
trans_list: desaparecer
sense:
(transitive, often, euphemistic) To make vanish; especially, to abduct or murder for political reasons.


lexentry: eng/disappoint__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: disappoint
trans_list: decepcionar | desengañar | desilusionar | defraudar | desesperanzar | quedar mal
sense:
(transitive) To sadden or displease (someone) by underperforming, or by not delivering something promised or hoped for.


lexentry: eng/disappointment__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: disappointment
trans_list: decepción | desilusión | desencanto | ahueve
sense:
(countable) An example or the act of disappointing: a circumstance in which a positive expectation is not achieved.


lexentry: eng/disarm__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: disarm
trans_list: desarmar
sense:
(transitive) To deprive of weapons; to deprive of the means of attack or defense; to render defenseless.


lexentry: eng/disarmament__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: disarmament
trans_list: desarme
sense:
The reduction or the abolition of the military forces and armaments of a nation, and of its capability to wage war.


lexentry: eng/disaster__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: disaster
trans_list: desastre
sense:
An unexpected natural or man-made catastrophe of substantial extent causing significant physical damage or destruction, loss of life or sometimes permanent change to the natural environment.


lexentry: eng/disavow__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: disavow
trans_list: repudiar
sense:
(transitive) To strongly and solemnly refuse to own or acknowledge; to deny responsibility for, approbation of, and the like.


lexentry: eng/disc_brake__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: disc brake
trans_list: freno de disco
sense:
(automotive, bicycle parts, British spelling) A type of brake where the friction is produced by brake pads which are pressed against a disc (or rotor) made of steel or ceramic.


lexentry: eng/disc_jockey__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: disc jockey
trans_list: pinchadiscos | disyóquey
sense:
A person who plays, and sometimes mixes, recorded music at nightclubs, dances, parties, or some other social event; and/or as a backup musician for spoken word, or hip hop performers.


lexentry: eng/discalced__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: discalced
trans_list: descalzado
sense:
(Roman Catholicism) Pertaining to a religious order that historically forswore the wearing of shoes. [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/discern__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: discern
trans_list: discernir | discerner | sensar
sense:
(transitive) To distinguish something as being different from something else; to differentiate or discriminate.


lexentry: eng/discharge__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: discharge
trans_list: secreción
sense:
(symptom, uncountable) Pus or exudate or mucus (but in modern usage not exclusively blood) from a wound or orifice, usually due to pathological or hormonal changes.


lexentry: eng/discharge__Noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: discharge
trans_list: caudal
sense:
(hydrology) The volume of water transported by a river in a certain amount of time, usually in units of m3/s (cubic meters per second).


lexentry: eng/disclaimer__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
sense: A public disavowal, as of responsibility, pretensions, claims, opinions, etc.
written_rep: disclaimer
trans_list:
advertencia | aviso legal | cláusula de exención de responsabilidad | cláusula de renuncia de responsabilidad | descargo de responsabilidad | disclaimer


lexentry: eng/disclose__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: disclose
trans_list: develar | divulgar | desvelar | descerrar
sense:
(transitive, occasionally, intransitive) To expose to the knowledge of others; to make known, state openly, reveal (something).


lexentry: eng/disclosure__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: disclosure
trans_list: revelación | divulgación | descerramiento | destape
sense:
(legal) The making known of a previously hidden fact or series of facts to another party; the act of disclosing.


lexentry: eng/disco__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: disco
trans_list: disco
sense:
(uncountable, music genre) A genre of dance music that was popular in the 1970s, characterized by elements of soul music with a strong Latin-American beat and often accompanied by pulsating lights.


lexentry: eng/disco_ball__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: disco ball
trans_list: bola de discoteca | bola disco
sense:
A suspended rotating mirrored sphere which casts moving spots of light across a room when light is projected on it.


lexentry: eng/disco_music__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: disco music
trans_list: música disco
sense:
A genre of dance music that was mostly popular in the 1970s that is often characterized by its elements of soul music along with a strong Latin-American inspired beat and often accompanied by pulsating lights that also features a melodic sound with a regular bass beat that was intended mainly for dancing at discotheques.


lexentry: eng/discography__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: discography
trans_list: discografía
sense:
List of all of the releases of a certain musical act, usually with release dates, and often with other information about the releases.


lexentry: eng/disconnector__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: disconnector
trans_list: desconector
sense:
(electrical engineering) A switching device used to open an electric circuit when there is no current through it. They are used to isolate a part of an electrical system to allow the maintenance staff a safe access to it.


lexentry: eng/discontinue__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: discontinue
trans_list: descatalogar | descontinuar | retirar
sense:
(transitive) To interrupt the continuance of; to put an end to, especially as regards commercial productions; to stop producing, making, or supplying.


lexentry: eng/discordance__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: discordance
trans_list: disonancia
sense:
(genetics) The presence of a specific genetic trait in only one of a set of clones (or identical twins).


lexentry: eng/discount_store__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: discount store
trans_list: tienda de descuento
sense:
A type of department store which sell products at prices lower than those asked by other department stores.


lexentry: eng/discourage__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: discourage
trans_list: desanimar | acobardar | descorazonar | desgüevar | deshuevar
sense:
(transitive) To extinguish the courage of; to dishearten; to depress the spirits of; to deprive of confidence; to deject.


lexentry: eng/discourse__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: discourse
trans_list: discurso
sense:
(social sciences, countable) An institutionalized way of thinking, a social boundary defining what can be said about a specific topic (after Michel Foucault).


lexentry: eng/discovery__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: discovery
trans_list: descubrimiento
sense:
(legal, uncountable) Materials revealed to the opposing party during the pre-trial phase in which evidence is gathered.


lexentry: eng/discreet__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: discreet
trans_list: discreto
sense:
Respectful of privacy or secrecy; exercising caution in order to avoid causing embarrassment; quiet; diplomatic.


lexentry: eng/discrete_variable__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: discrete variable
trans_list: variable discreta
sense:
(statistics) A variable that takes values from a finite or countable set, such as the number of legs of an animal.


lexentry: eng/discretionary__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: discretionary
trans_list: discrecional
sense:
Available at one's discretion; able to be used as one chooses; left to or regulated by one's own discretion or judgment.


lexentry: eng/discretization__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: discretization
trans_list: discretización
sense:
(mathematics, computing, cognitive science) The act of discretizing, or dividing a continuous object or spectrum into a finite number of discrete elements


lexentry: eng/discriminant__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: discriminant
trans_list: discriminante
sense:
(geometry) The invariant (on the vector space of forms of degree d in n variables) that vanishes exactly when the corresponding hypersurface in Pn-1 is singular.


lexentry: eng/discriminate__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: discriminate
trans_list: discriminar
sense:
(intransitive, construed with against) To make decisions harmful to (a person or group) based on prejudice.


lexentry: eng/discrimination__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: discrimination
trans_list: discriminación
sense:
(uncountable, countable) Discernment, the act of discriminating, discerning, distinguishing, noting or perceiving differences between things, with the intent to understand rightly and make correct decisions. [from early 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/discrimination__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: discrimination
trans_list: discriminación
sense:
(uncountable, countable, sometimes, with, "against") Differential treatment of an individual or group to their disadvantage; treatment or consideration based on class or category rather than individual merit; partiality; prejudice; bigotry. [from early 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/discus_throw__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: discus throw
trans_list: lanzamiento de disco
sense:
(athletics) An athletic throwing event where the object to be thrown is a heavy lenticular disc called discus.


lexentry: eng/disease__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: disease
trans_list: enfermedad | dolencia
sense:
(medicine) An abnormal condition of a human, animal or plant that causes discomfort or dysfunction; distinct from injury insofar as the latter is usually instantaneously acquired.


lexentry: eng/disembogue__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: disembogue
trans_list: desembocar
sense:
(of a river or waters) To pour out, to debouch; to flow out through a narrow opening into a larger space.


lexentry: eng/disenchant__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: disenchant
trans_list: desencantar
sense:
(transitive, of a person) To free from illusion, false belief or enchantment; to undeceive or disillusion.


lexentry: eng/disfigure__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: disfigure
trans_list: desfigurar
sense:
to irreversibly damage the shape or structure of something, negatively affecting its appearance or functionality without completely destroying it.


lexentry: eng/disguise__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: disguise
trans_list: disfraz
sense:
Material (such as clothing, makeup, a wig) used to alter one’s visual appearance in order to hide one's identity or assume another.


lexentry: eng/disguise__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: disguise
trans_list: disfrazar | devisar | disfrezar | poner bajo la figura de | revestir
sense:
(transitive) To change the appearance of (a person or thing) so as to hide, or to assume an identity.


lexentry: eng/dish__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dish
trans_list: plato | vajilla
sense:
A vessel such as a plate for holding or serving food, often flat with a depressed region in the middle.


lexentry: eng/dish__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: dish
trans_list: vajilla | loza
sense:
(in the plural) Tableware (including cutlery, etc, as well as crockery) that is to be or is being washed after being used to prepare, serve and eat a meal.


lexentry: eng/dish_up__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dish up
trans_list: secundar
sense:
(transitive) To serve (cooked food); to take (food) from the oven, pots, etc. and put in dishes to be served at table.


lexentry: eng/disillusionment__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: disillusionment
trans_list: desilusión
sense:
A feeling of disappointment, akin to depression, arising from the realization that something is not what it was expected or believed to be, possibly accompanied by philosophical angst from having one's beliefs challenged.


lexentry: eng/disinformation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: disinformation
trans_list: desinformación
sense:
False information intentionally disseminated to deliberately confuse or mislead; intentional misinformation.


lexentry: eng/disintegrate__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: disintegrate
trans_list: desintegrar | disgregar
sense:
(science fiction, transitive) To cause to break up into infinitesimal parts through the use of a disintegrator.


lexentry: eng/disinter__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: disinter
trans_list: desenterrar
sense:
(transitive, figurative) To bring out, as from a grave or hiding place; to bring from obscurity into view.


lexentry: eng/disinterested__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: disinterested
trans_list: imparcial
sense:
Having no stake or interest in the outcome, and no conflicts of interest; free of bias, impartial. [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/disjoint__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: disjoint
trans_list: disjunto
sense:
(set theory, not comparable) Of two or more sets, having no members in common; having an intersection equal to the empty set.


lexentry: eng/disjunction__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: disjunction
trans_list: disyunción lógica
sense:
(logic) The proposition resulting from the combination of two or more propositions using the or operator.


lexentry: eng/disjunctive__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: disjunctive
trans_list: disyuntivo
sense:
(grammar, of a personal pronoun) Not used in immediate conjunction with the verb of which the pronoun is the subject.


lexentry: eng/disjunctive_syllogism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: disjunctive syllogism
trans_list: silogismo disyuntivo
sense:
(logic) A logical argument of the form that if there are only two possibilities, and one of them is ruled out, then the other must take place. In symbols: P \vee Q, \neg P \vdash Q


lexentry: eng/dislike__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: dislike
trans_list: me disgusta | no me gusta
sense:
(Internet) An individual vote showing disapproval of, or lack of support for, something posted on the Internet.


lexentry: eng/dismay__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dismay
trans_list: consternación | espanto | estupefacción
sense:
A sudden or complete loss of courage and firmness in the face of trouble or danger; overwhelming and disabling terror; a sinking of the spirits


lexentry: eng/dismissal__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: dismissal
trans_list: cese | conclusión | despido
sense:
Removal from consideration; putting something out of one's mind, mentally disregarding something or someone.


lexentry: eng/disparage__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: disparage
trans_list: denigrar | menospreciar
sense:
To dishonor by a comparison with what is inferior; to lower in rank or estimation by actions or words; to speak slightingly of; to depreciate; to undervalue.


lexentry: eng/dispatch__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dispatch
trans_list: despacho | envío urgente
sense:
A message sent quickly, as a shipment, a prompt settlement of a business, or an important official message sent by a diplomat, government official, military officer, etc.


lexentry: eng/dispatch__Verb__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: dispatch
trans_list: despachar | despacharse | privar
sense:
(transitive) To dispose of speedily, as business; to execute quickly; to make a speedy end of; to finish; to perform.


lexentry: eng/dispensation__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: dispensation
trans_list: dispensación | dispensa
sense:
The relaxation of a law in a particular case; permission to do something forbidden, or to omit doing something enjoined; exemption.


lexentry: eng/disperse__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: disperse
trans_list: dispersar
sense:
(physics, transitive, intransitive) To separate rays of light, etc., according to wavelength; to refract.


lexentry: eng/displacement__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: displacement
trans_list: desplazamiento
sense:
The weight of a ship or other floating vessel, traditionally measured or calculated by finding the volume of the vessel below the waterline when afloat, the weight of the displaced liquid being equal to that of the whole displacing body.


lexentry: eng/displacement_current__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: displacement current
trans_list: corriente de desplazamiento
sense:
(electromagnetism) The direction and rate of change of the electric displacement field at a given point of space and time. It can be expressed as a vector.


lexentry: eng/display__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: display
trans_list: expositor | caja expositora | góndola
sense:
A device, furniture or marketing-oriented bulk packaging for visual presentation for sales promotion.


lexentry: eng/displease__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: displease
trans_list: desagradar | desazonar | desplacer | disgustar | displacer
sense:
(transitive) To make not pleased; to cause a feeling of disapprobation or dislike in; to be disagreeable to; to vex slightly.


lexentry: eng/disport__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: disport
trans_list: deportarse
sense:
(ambitransitive, reflexive, dated) To amuse oneself divertingly or playfully; in particular, to cavort or gambol.


lexentry: eng/disposable_diaper__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: disposable diaper
trans_list: pañal desechable
sense:
(North America) A diaper that is disposable; a single-use diaper or paper diaper, as opposed to a cloth one. (This entry is a translation hub.)


lexentry: eng/disposable_income__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: disposable income
trans_list: renta disponible
sense:
(economics) The amount of a person's or group's monetary income which is available to be saved or spent (on either essential or non-essential items), after deducting all taxes and other governmental fees.


lexentry: eng/disposable_razor__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: disposable razor
trans_list: maquinilla de afeitar
sense:
A razor designed to be a consumable product and to be disposed of in its entirety once its cutting edge has dulled.


lexentry: eng/disproportionation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: disproportionation
trans_list: dismutación
sense:
(chemistry) A form of redox reaction in which part of a reactant is oxidized and part of it is reduced simultaneously


lexentry: eng/disquisition__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: disquisition
trans_list: disquisición
sense:
A lengthy, formal discourse that analyses or explains some topic; (loosely) a dissertation or treatise.


lexentry: eng/disrupt__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: disrupt
trans_list: disrumpir
sense:
(transitive) To improve a product or service in ways that displace an established one and surprise the market.


lexentry: eng/diss__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: diss
trans_list: denostar | humillar | insultar | irrespetar
sense:
(slang) To put (someone) down, or show disrespect by the use of insulting language or dismissive behaviour.


lexentry: eng/diss_track__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: diss track
trans_list: tiraera
sense:
(slang) A song, especially a hip hop or rap recording, intended to disparage or attack another person or group.


lexentry: eng/dissect__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: dissect
trans_list: disecar
sense:
(transitive, anatomy, surgery) To separate muscles, organs, etc. without cutting into them or disrupting their architecture.


lexentry: eng/disseminate__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: disseminate
trans_list: diseminar
sense:
(transitive) To sow and scatter principles, ideas, opinions, etc, or concrete things, for growth and propagation, like seeds.


lexentry: eng/dissemination__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dissemination
trans_list: difusión | diseminación | divulgación | propagación
sense:
The act of disseminating, or the state of being disseminated; diffusion for propagation and permanence; a scattering or spreading abroad, as of ideas, beliefs, etc.


lexentry: eng/dissertation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dissertation
trans_list: disertación
sense:
A formal exposition of a subject, especially a research paper that students write in order to complete the requirements for a doctoral degree in the US and a non-doctoral degree in the UK; a thesis.


lexentry: eng/dissident__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dissident
trans_list: disidente
sense:
A person who formally opposes the current political structure, the political group in power, the policies of the political group in power, or current laws.


lexentry: eng/dissimulate__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dissimulate
trans_list: disimular | tapiñar
sense:
(intransitive) To practise deception by concealment or omission, or by feigning a false appearance; to dissemble.


lexentry: eng/dissociation__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: dissociation
trans_list: disociación
sense:
(psychology) A defence mechanism where certain thoughts or mental processes are compartmentalised in order to avoid emotional stress to the conscious mind.


lexentry: eng/dissociative_identity_disorder__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dissociative identity disorder
trans_list: trastorno de identidad disociativo
sense:
(psychiatry) A mental disorder characterized by the presence of two or more personality states or distinct identities that repeatedly take control of a person's behavior.


lexentry: eng/dissolve__Verb__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: dissolve
trans_list: disolver | desleír
sense:
(physical chemistry) (transitive) To disintegrate chemically into a solution by immersion into a liquid or other material.


lexentry: eng/distaff__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: distaff
trans_list: rueca
sense:
A device to which a bundle of natural fibres (often wool, flax, or cotton) are attached for temporary storage, before being drawn off gradually to spin thread. A traditional distaff is a staff with flax fibres tied loosely to it (as indicated by the etymology of the word), but modern distaffs are often made of cords weighted with beads, and attached to the wrist.


lexentry: eng/distance__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: distance
trans_list: distancia
sense:
(military) The amount of space between soldiers or cavalry riders marching or standing in a rank; also, the amount of space between such ranks.


lexentry: eng/distance__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: distance
trans_list: lejanía | distancia
sense:
Chiefly preceded by the, especially in into or in the distance: the place that is far away or remote.


lexentry: eng/distance__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: distance
trans_list: alejarse | distanciarse
sense:
To set oneself at a distance from someone or something else; to move away from someone or something.


lexentry: eng/distance_learning__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: distance learning
trans_list: educación a distancia | enseñanza a distancia
sense:
Education obtained remotely, often involving written material together with audio-visual material transmitted via the internet and, sometimes, summer schools and local tutorials.


lexentry: eng/distil__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: distil
trans_list: destilar | alambicar
sense:
To heat (a substance, usually a liquid) so that a vapour is produced, and then to cool the vapour so that it condenses back into a liquid, either to purify the original substance or to obtain one of its components; to subject to distillation.


lexentry: eng/distillation__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: distillation
trans_list: destilación
sense:
(chemistry, chemical engineering) The separation of more volatile parts of a substance from less volatile ones by evaporation and condensation.


lexentry: eng/distiller__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: distiller
trans_list: Brennero
sense:
A person who distills, especially alcoholic spirits or hard liquor by a process of distillation; a person who owns, works in or operates a distillery.


lexentry: eng/distinction__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: distinction
trans_list: distinción
sense:
That which distinguishes; a single occurrence of a determining factor or feature, the fact of being divided; separation, discrimination.


lexentry: eng/distinction__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: distinction
trans_list: distinción | prestancia
sense:
(specifically) A feature that causes someone or something to stand out as being better; a mark of honour, rank, eminence or excellence; the quality of being distinguished.


lexentry: eng/distorting_mirror__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: distorting mirror
trans_list: espejo deformante
sense:
(entertainment) A curved mirror, often using convex and concave sections to achieve a distorted effect, as:


lexentry: eng/distraint__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: distraint
trans_list: embargo | peindra
sense:
(legal) The legal right of a landlord to seize the property of a tenant in the event of nonpayment of rent.


lexentry: eng/distributary__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: distributary
trans_list: distributario
sense:
(hydrology) A stream of water (either natural or artificial) that branches off and flows away from a main stream channel.


lexentry: eng/distribution__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: distribution
trans_list: distribución
sense:
(business, marketing) The process by which goods get to final consumers over a geographical market, including storing, selling, shipping and advertising.


lexentry: eng/distribution__Noun__1
sense_num: 10
written_rep: distribution
trans_list: distribución
sense:
(mathematics, statistics) A probability distribution; the set of relative likelihoods that a variable will have a value in a given interval.


lexentry: eng/distribution__Noun__1
sense_num: 11
written_rep: distribution
trans_list: distribución
sense:
(mathematics, differential geometry) A subset of the tangent bundle of a manifold that satisfies certain properties; used to construct the notions of integrability and foliation of a manifold.


lexentry: eng/distribution__Noun__1
sense_num: 15
written_rep: distribution
trans_list: distribución
sense:
(printing, historical) The process of sorting the types and placing them in their proper boxes in the cases.


lexentry: eng/distributive__Adjective__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: distributive
trans_list: distributivo
sense:
(mathematics) A property of functions that have a rule describing how the function can be performed to the individual components of another operation.


lexentry: eng/district_attorney__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: district attorney
trans_list: fiscal | procurador | procuradora
sense:
(American, law) The title of the local public official who represents the government in the prosecution of alleged criminals.


lexentry: eng/district_heating__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: district heating
trans_list: calefacción urbana
sense:
A system for distributing heat generated in a centralized location for residential and commercial heating requirements.


lexentry: eng/disturb__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: disturb
trans_list: molestar | estorbar | perturbar | conturbar | disturbar
sense:
(transitive) to confuse a quiet, constant state or a calm, continuous flow, in particular: thoughts, actions or liquids.


lexentry: eng/disulfide__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: disulfide
trans_list: disulfuro
sense:
(organic chemistry) A functional group with two sulfur atoms bonded to one another, described by the following formula: R–S–S–R'.


lexentry: eng/dither__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: dither
trans_list: recopilar
sense:
(computer graphics) To use dot patterns in an image or graphic to simulate colors or shades not in the system palette.


lexentry: eng/ditransitive__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ditransitive
trans_list: ditransitivo
sense:
(grammar) Of a class of verbs which take both a direct and an indirect object. An example is 'give', which entails a giver (subject), a gift (direct object) and a receiver (indirect object).


lexentry: eng/ditransitive_verb__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ditransitive verb
trans_list: verbo ditransitivo
sense:
(grammar) A verb that requires (in the unmarked form) both a direct object and an indirect object so as to be grammatical.


lexentry: eng/dittander__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dittander
trans_list: draba
sense:
A peppergrass of species Lepidium latifolium, native from Iberia to the Himalayas, introduced elsewhere.


lexentry: eng/ditto__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: ditto
trans_list: signo de ídem
sense:
The ditto mark, 〃; a symbol, represented by two apostrophes, inverted commas, or quotation marks (" "), indicating that the item preceding is to be repeated.


lexentry: eng/diva__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: diva
trans_list: diva
sense:
(slang, derogatory, informal) A person with an inflated sense of self, who has high expectations of others, and who is extremely demanding and fussy when it comes to personal privileges.


lexentry: eng/divan__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: divan
trans_list: diván
sense:
A couch or sofa-like piece of furniture made of a mattress lying against the wall and on either the floor or an elevated structure.


lexentry: eng/dive__Verb__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: dive
trans_list: tirarse a la piscina
sense:
(sports) To deliberately fall down after a challenge, imitating being fouled, in the hope of getting one's opponent penalised.


lexentry: eng/dive_bomber__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dive bomber
trans_list: bombardero en picado
sense:
(aviation, historical) A bomber aircraft that dives directly at its target in order to drop a bomb with greater accuracy.


lexentry: eng/diver__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: diver
trans_list: clavadista | zabullidor | zambullidor
sense:
(London, dated) A passenger carrying vehicle using an underground route; specially, a diver tram, one using the former Kingsway tramway subway (1906-1952).


lexentry: eng/diver__Noun__1
sense_num: 08
written_rep: diver
trans_list: piscinera | piscinero
sense:
(sports) A competitor in certain sports who is known to regularly imitate being fouled, with the purpose of getting his/her opponent penalised.


lexentry: eng/diverge__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: diverge
trans_list: divergir
sense:
(intransitive, figuratively, of interests, opinions, or anything else) To become different; to run apart; to separate; to tend into different directions.


lexentry: eng/diverge__Verb__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: diverge
trans_list: divergir
sense:
(intransitive, mathematics, of a sequence, series, or function) Not to converge: to have no limit, or no finite limit.


lexentry: eng/divergence__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: divergence
trans_list: divergencia
sense:
(calculus) The operator which maps a function F=(F1, ... Fn) from a n-dimensional vector space to itself to the function \sum_{i=1}^n \frac{\partial F_i}{\partial x_i}.


lexentry: eng/divergence_theorem__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: divergence theorem
trans_list: teorema de Gauss | teorema de la divergencia
sense:
(calculus) A three-dimensional generalization of the fundamental theorem of calculus, which states that given a solid region W bounded by a closed surface S oriented by a unit normal vector \mathbf{n}, if a vector field \mathbf{F} whose component functions have continuous first partial derivatives in W, then the flux of \mathbf{F} through S is equal to the triple integral of the divergence of \mathbf{F} over W, or \iint_S \mathbf{F} \cdot \mathbf{n} \, dS = \iiint_{W} \nabla \cdot \mathbf{F} \, dV .


lexentry: eng/diverse__Adjective__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: diverse
trans_list: diverso
sense:
Chiefly preceded by a descriptive word: of a community, organization, etc.: composed of people with a variety of different demographic characteristics such as ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, or socioeconomic status; especially, having a sizeable representation of people who are minorities in the community, organization, etc.


lexentry: eng/diversify__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: diversify
trans_list: diversificar
sense:
(transitive) To make (something) diverse or varied in form or quality; to give variety to (something) to distinguish by numerous aspects or differences.


lexentry: eng/diverticulosis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: diverticulosis
trans_list: diverticulosis
sense:
(pathology) The condition of having diverticula, or small pouches, formed along the mucosa of the colon.


lexentry: eng/divertimento__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: divertimento
trans_list: divertimento
sense:
(music) composition that has several short movements, a style that composers started to use in the 18th century.


lexentry: eng/divest__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: divest
trans_list: privar
sense:
(transitive) To strip, deprive, or dispossess (someone) of something (such as a right, passion, privilege, or prejudice).


lexentry: eng/divide__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: divide
trans_list: divisoria
sense:
(hydrology) The topographical boundary dividing two adjacent catchment basins, such as a ridge or a crest.


lexentry: eng/divide__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: divide
trans_list: dividir
sense:
(transitive, arithmetic, with by) To calculate the number (the quotient) by which you must multiply one given number (the divisor) to produce a second given number (the dividend).


lexentry: eng/divide_and_conquer__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: divide and conquer
trans_list: divide y conquista | divide y vencerás
sense:
To use a combination of political, military and economic strategies that aim to gain and maintain power by breaking up larger concentrations of power into chunks that individually have less power than the one implementing the strategy.


lexentry: eng/dividend__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dividend
trans_list: dividendo
sense:
(finance) A cash payment of money by a company to its shareholders, usually made periodically (e.g., quarterly or annually).


lexentry: eng/diving__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: diving
trans_list: piscinazo
sense:
(football, sport) The act of pretending to be tripped or brought to the ground by an opposition player in order to secure an undeserved penalty.


lexentry: eng/diving_bell__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: diving bell
trans_list: campana de buzo
sense:
An airtight chamber, open at the bottom, that is lowered on a cable underwater to operate as a base or a means of transport for a diver or a small number of divers.


lexentry: eng/diving_bell_spider__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: diving bell spider
trans_list: araña de agua
sense:
A spider, Argyroneta aquatica, living almost entirely underwater, using hairs on its abdomen and legs to trap air.


lexentry: eng/diving_platform__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: diving platform
trans_list: torre de trampolines
sense:
structure used for competitive diving, consisting of a vertical rigid tower with one or more horizontal platforms extending out over a deep pool of water.


lexentry: eng/divining_rod__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: divining rod
trans_list: varita
sense:
Rod used for dowsing, a technique of divination used to locate subterranean sources of water, metal, other mineral resources or even various other things through magic, or according to many believers a natural phenomenon.


lexentry: eng/division__Noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: division
trans_list: división
sense:
(botany, mycology) A rank below kingdom and above class, particularly used of plants or fungi, also (particularly of animals) called a phylum; a taxon at that rank.


lexentry: eng/division__Noun__1
sense_num: 10
written_rep: division
trans_list: división
sense:
(music) A florid instrumental variation of a melody in the 17th and 18th centuries, originally conceived as the dividing of each of a succession of long notes into several short ones.


lexentry: eng/division_of_labour__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: division of labour
trans_list: división del trabajo
sense:
(economics) The separation of work into different categories or tasks, each category or task being carried out by different groups of workers.


lexentry: eng/division_ring__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: division ring
trans_list: cuerpo
sense:
(algebra) A ring with 0 ≠ 1, such that every non-zero element a has a multiplicative inverse, meaning an element x with ax = 1.


lexentry: eng/divisor__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: divisor
trans_list: divisor
sense:
(arithmetic) In an expression involving division, the number by which another number is being divided.


lexentry: eng/divisor__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: divisor
trans_list: divisor
sense:
(on a variety (or integral locally Noetherian scheme)) A Weil divisor: an element of the free abelian group on the codimension-1 subvarieties (or subschemes).


lexentry: eng/divot__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: divot
trans_list: chuleta
sense:
(especially, golf) A torn-up piece of turf, especially by a golf club in making a stroke or by a horse's hoof.


lexentry: eng/divulge__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: divulge
trans_list: divulgar | revelar
sense:
(transitive) To make public or known; to communicate to the public; to tell (information, especially a secret) so that it may become generally known.


lexentry: eng/djembe__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: djembe
trans_list: dyembe
sense:
(music) A large, rope-tuned, skin-covered drum played with the bare hands, used in West African and some fusion music.


lexentry: eng/do-gooder__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: do-gooder
trans_list: buenista
sense:
(derogatory) One who advocates a certain course of action, often of political or social concern, and often with the naive conviction of their own moral superiority.


lexentry: eng/do__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: do
trans_list: hacer
sense:
(pro-verb) A syntactic marker that refers back to an earlier verb and allows the speaker to avoid repeating the verb; in most dialects, not used with auxiliaries such as be, though it can be in AAVE.


lexentry: eng/do__Verb__1
sense_num: 30
written_rep: do
trans_list: hacer
sense:
(informal, transitive) To drive a vehicle at a certain speed, especially in regard to a speed limit.


lexentry: eng/do_it_yourself__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: do it yourself
trans_list: bricolaje | hacerlo sí mismo
sense:
The practice of doing home improvements and maintenance oneself, rather than employing a professional.


lexentry: eng/do_not_disturb__Phrase__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: do not disturb
trans_list: no molestar
sense:
Used to indicate that somebody does not wish to be disturbed, e.g. a sign on a hotel room door, or a "busy" mode of an instant messenger.


lexentry: eng/do_one's_own_thing__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: do one's own thing
trans_list: ir por libre
sense:
(idiomatic, possibly, somewhat, dated, informal) To do what one considers to be best suited or most satisfying for oneself; to do what expresses one's distinctive interests or talents; to do as one chooses.


lexentry: eng/do_the_dishes__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: do the dishes
trans_list: fregar | lavar la loza | lavar los platos
sense:
(intransitive) To wash up dirty crockery (plates and dishes) and cutlery (knives, forks, and spoons).


lexentry: eng/do_the_math__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: do the math
trans_list: echar cuentas | echar números | hacer números | sacar la cuenta
sense:
(chiefly US, idiomatic) To determine the explanation for or precise nature of a situation, such as the motive underlying someone's behavior, based on available facts.


lexentry: eng/do_the_trick__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: do the trick
trans_list: funcionar
sense:
(informal, idiomatic) To work; to be successful; to solve a problem; to be sufficient or adequate to fulfill a purpose.


lexentry: eng/do_you_need_to_use_the_bathroom__Phrase__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: do you need to use the bathroom
trans_list: necesitas usar el baño
sense:
(chiefly, US, South Africa, Canada, euphemism, interrogative) Used to ask if one's interlocutor needs to urinate or defecate.


lexentry: eng/do_you_think_you_can_walk__Phrase__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: do you think you can walk
trans_list: ¿crees que puedes andar?
sense:
Asked to find out whether an ill or wounded person is able to walk or needs to sit down or lie down.


lexentry: eng/dock__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dock
trans_list: acedera | romaza | vinagrera
sense:
Any of the genus Rumex of coarse weedy plants with small green flowers related to buckwheat, especially bitter dock (Rumex obtusifolius), and used as potherbs and in folk medicine, especially in curing nettle rash.


lexentry: eng/dock__Noun__3
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dock
trans_list: dársena | muelle | pantalán | puerto
sense:
(US, nautical) A fixed structure attached to shore to which a vessel is secured when in port; usually for loading and unloading.


lexentry: eng/docking_station__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: docking station
trans_list: astillero
sense:
(computing) A piece of hardware into which a laptop computer can be plugged for use as a desktop computer, peripherals such as the monitor being connected directly to the docking station.


lexentry: eng/doctor__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: doctor
trans_list: doctor | doctora
sense:
A person who has attained a doctorate, such as a Ph.D. or Th.D. or one of many other terminal degrees conferred by a college or university.


lexentry: eng/doctor__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: doctor
trans_list: adulterar
sense:
(transitive) To physically alter (medically or surgically) a living being in order to change growth or behavior.


lexentry: eng/doctor_bird__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: doctor bird
trans_list: colibrí portacintas piquirrojo
sense:
Trochilus polytmus; a red-billed streamertail; scissor-tail hummingbird; scissors tail hummingbird (hummingbird)


lexentry: eng/doctor_blade__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: doctor blade
trans_list: cuchilla de carga
sense:
(printing) A metal blade used in printing for scraping off excess ink or toner from the printing roll.


lexentry: eng/doctoral_thesis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: doctoral thesis
trans_list: tesis doctoral
sense:
A research paper that a student writes in order to complete the requirements for a doctorate; a dissertation.


lexentry: eng/doctorandus__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: doctorandus
trans_list: bachiller
sense:
(historical, in the Netherlands) A person who has passed a doctoral exam at a university, but has not yet attained a doctorate.


lexentry: eng/doctrine__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: doctrine
trans_list: doctrina
sense:
(countable, and, uncountable) The body of teachings of an ideology, most often a religion, or of an ideological or religious leader, organization, group, or text.


lexentry: eng/document__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: document
trans_list: documento | pliego
sense:
An original or official paper used as the basis, proof, or support of anything else, including any writing, book, or other instrument conveying information pertinent to such proof or support.


lexentry: eng/documentary__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: documentary
trans_list: documental
sense:
A film, TV program, publication etc. which presents a social, political, scientific or historical subject in a factual or informative manner.


lexentry: eng/documentary_hypothesis__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: documentary hypothesis
trans_list: hipótesis documental | hipótesis documentaria
sense:
(theology) The hypothesis that the Pentateuch consists of two or more, usually four, originally distinct major documents. [ca. 1840]


lexentry: eng/documentation__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: documentation
trans_list: documentación
sense:
(computing, mechanical engineering) Documents that explain the operation of a particular machine or software program.


lexentry: eng/dodder__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dodder
trans_list: cuscuta
sense:
Any of about 100-170 species of yellow, orange or red (rarely green) parasitic plants of the genus Cuscuta. Formerly treated as the only genus in the family Cuscutaceae, it is now placed in the morning glory family, Convolvulaceae.


lexentry: eng/dodecahedron__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dodecahedron
trans_list: dodecaedro
sense:
(geometry) A polyhedron with twelve faces; the regular dodecahedron has regular pentagons as faces and is one of the Platonic solids.


lexentry: eng/dodecane__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dodecane
trans_list: dodecano
sense:
(organic compound) Any of very many isomers of the alkane having twelve carbon atoms, but especially n-dodecane that is used as a solvent and is present in Diesel fuel.


lexentry: eng/dodecaphony__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dodecaphony
trans_list: dodecafonismo
sense:
(music) Twelve-tone music, a form of composition using all twelve tones of the chromatic scale in such a way that they are equal, i.e. having no tonic, no dominant, no major key or minor keys, and no distinction between harmony and dissonance.


lexentry: eng/dodge_a_bullet__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dodge a bullet
trans_list: librarse de una buena
sense:
(idiomatic, informal) To have a narrow escape; to avoid injury, disaster, or some other undesirable situation.


lexentry: eng/dodo__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dodo
trans_list: dodo | dronte
sense:
A large, flightless bird, †Raphus cucullatus, related to the pigeon, that is now extinct (since the 1600s) and was native to Mauritius.


lexentry: eng/doe__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: doe
trans_list: cierva
sense:
A female deer; also used of similar animals such as antelope (less commonly a goat, as nanny is also used).


lexentry: eng/does_a_bear_shit_in_the_woods__Phrase__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: does a bear shit in the woods
trans_list: blanca y en botella, leche
sense:
(colloquial, rhetorical question, mildly, vulgar) A rhetorical question in response to a question to which the answer is an emphatic yes.


lexentry: eng/doff__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: doff
trans_list: quitarse
sense:
(chiefly, clothing) To remove or take off (something worn on the body such as armour or clothing, or something carried).


lexentry: eng/dog-ear__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dog-ear
trans_list: doblez
sense:
The folded corner of the page of a book or other publication, either due to having been read many times or intentionally as a sort of bookmark.


lexentry: eng/dog-end__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dog-end
trans_list: colilla
sense:
A cigarette which has not been smoked to the butt and has been discarded. If one is smoking a dog end, someone else has started the cigarette and dscarded it.


lexentry: eng/dog_Latin__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dog Latin
trans_list: latín macarrónico | latinajo
sense:
A phrase or jargon that imitates Latin, often by translating English words (or those of other languages) into Latin by conjugating or declining them.


lexentry: eng/dog_days__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dog days
trans_list: canícula
sense:
(archaic) The days following the heliacal rising of Sirius, now in early August (Gregorian) at dates varying by latitude.


lexentry: eng/dog_eat_dog__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dog eat dog
trans_list: despiadado
sense:
Ruthlessly acquisitive or competitive. Describes a business or other set of circumstances where people try to succeed at the expense of other people.


lexentry: eng/dog_rose__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dog rose
trans_list: escaramujo
sense:
A European wild rose shrub of species Rosa canina, having fragrant white or pink flowers and stems with sharp spines.


lexentry: eng/dog_year__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dog year
trans_list: años de perro | años perrunos
sense:
(informal) A period of time in the life of dogs, defined such that the average life expectancy of a dog in "dog years" is numerically equivalent to the average life expectancy of a human. A 4- and a 5-year-old dog are about as mature as a human of 28 to 30 years and 33 to 35 years, respectively. The most common calculation uses a ratio of seven dog years to one human year.


lexentry: eng/doggy_style__Adverb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: doggy style
trans_list: A4 | a cuatro patas | postura de perrito
sense:
(slang, of sexual intercourse) In a position whereby one partner is on all fours and the other partner is penetrating from behind.


lexentry: eng/dogma__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dogma
trans_list: dogma
sense:
An authoritative principle, belief or statement of opinion, especially one considered to be absolutely true and indisputable, regardless of evidence or without evidence to support it.


lexentry: eng/dogma__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: dogma
trans_list: dogma
sense:
A doctrine (or set of doctrines) relating to matters such as morality and faith, set forth authoritatively by a religious organization or leader.


lexentry: eng/dojo__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dojo
trans_list: dojo
sense:
(martial arts) A training facility, usually led by one or more sensei; a hall or room used for such training.


lexentry: eng/doldrums__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: doldrums
trans_list: tribulación
sense:
Usually preceded by the: a state of apathy or lack of interest; a situation where one feels boredom, ennui, or tedium; a state of listlessness or malaise.


lexentry: eng/doldrums__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: doldrums
trans_list: bonanza
sense:
(nautical) Usually preceded by the: the state of a sailing ship when it is impeded by calms or light, baffling winds, and is unable to make progress.


lexentry: eng/doll_up__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: doll up
trans_list: emperifollar
sense:
(transitive, intransitive, slang) To dress up finely or elaborately; to deck up. (often of ostentatious display) [from 1906]


lexentry: eng/dollar__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dollar
trans_list: dólar
sense:
(currencies) Official designation for currency in some parts of the world, including Canada, the United States, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Hong Kong, and elsewhere. Its symbol is $.


lexentry: eng/dollar_diplomacy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dollar diplomacy
trans_list: diplomacia del dólar
sense:
The effort of the United States — particularly under President William Howard Taft — to further its aims in Latin America and East Asia through use of its economic power by guaranteeing loans made to foreign countries.


lexentry: eng/dollar_store__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dollar store
trans_list: almacén de precios únicos
sense:
(US, and, Canada) A retail store selling inexpensive items, especially one in which all items have a price of one dollar.


lexentry: eng/dollarization__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dollarization
trans_list: dolarización
sense:
(economics) The process of a country, officially, or its residents, unofficially, adopting the US dollar or other foreign currency in parallel to or instead of the domestic currency.


lexentry: eng/dolly_zoom__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dolly zoom
trans_list: Dolly Zoom
sense:
(film) A camera effect that appears to undermine normal visual perception, achieved by using the setting of a zoom lens to adjust the field of view while the camera dollies towards or away from the subject in such a way as to keep the subject the same size in the frame throughout.


lexentry: eng/dolma__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dolma
trans_list: dolma
sense:
Any of a family of stuffed vegetable dishes. The filling generally consists of rice, minced meat or grains, together with onion, herbs and spices.


lexentry: eng/dolman__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: dolman
trans_list: dolmán
sense:
A short, close-fitting, heavily braided military jacket, usually worn under a pelisse, originally by hussars.


lexentry: eng/dolmen__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dolmen
trans_list: dolmen
sense:
A prehistoric megalithic tomb consisting of a capstone supported by two or more upright stones, most having originally been covered with earth or smaller stones to form a barrow.


lexentry: eng/dolomite__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dolomite
trans_list: dolomita
sense:
(mineral) An evaporite consisting of a mixed calcium and magnesium carbonate, with the chemical formula CaMg(CO3)2; it also exists as the rock dolostone.


lexentry: eng/dolphin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dolphin
trans_list: delfín
sense:
A carnivorous aquatic mammal in one of several families of the infraorder Cetacea, famed for its intelligence and occasional willingness to approach humans.


lexentry: eng/dolphin__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dolphin
trans_list: duque de Alba
sense:
(nautical) A man-made semi submerged maritime structure, usually installed to provide a fixed structure for temporary mooring, to prevent ships from drifting to shallow water or to serve as base for navigational aids.


lexentry: eng/dolphinfish__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dolphinfish
trans_list: dorado
sense:
A large food and game fish of the Coryphaenidae family which is commonly found in tropical and subtropical waters.


lexentry: eng/domain__Noun__1
sense_num: 08
written_rep: domain
trans_list: dominio
sense:
(computing, Internet) A collection of DNS or DNS-like domain names consisting of a delegated domain name and all its subdomains.


lexentry: eng/domain__Noun__1
sense_num: 09
written_rep: domain
trans_list: dominio
sense:
(computing) A collection of information having to do with a domain, the computers named in the domain, and the network on which the computers named in the domain reside.


lexentry: eng/domain__Noun__1
sense_num: 14
written_rep: domain
trans_list: dominio
sense:
(taxonomy) The highest rank in the classification of organisms, above kingdom; in the three-domain system, one of the taxa Bacteria, Archaea, or Eukaryota.


lexentry: eng/domain__Noun__1
sense_num: 15
written_rep: domain
trans_list: dominio
sense:
(biochemistry) A folded section of a protein molecule that has a discrete function; the equivalent section of a chromosome.


lexentry: eng/domain_name__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: domain name
trans_list: dominio
sense:
(Internet) A unique, case-insensitive name that identifies a realm of administrative autonomy, authority or control within the Internet.


lexentry: eng/domestic_cat__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: domestic cat
trans_list: gato doméstico
sense:
(zoology) A domesticated cat, of the species Felis catus or subspecies Felis silvestris catus, especially one kept as a pet or for vermin control.


lexentry: eng/domestic_duck__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: domestic duck
trans_list: pato
sense:
The domesticated subspecies or form of mallard, sometimes Anas platyrhynchos domesticus or Anas platyrhynchos f. domestica.


lexentry: eng/domestic_partnership__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: domestic partnership
trans_list: pareja de hecho
sense:
A legal or personal relationship between individuals who live together and share a common domestic life but are not joined in a traditional marriage or a civil union. Typically the partners in a domestic partnership enjoy at least part of the rights that the married couples have.


lexentry: eng/domestication__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: domestication
trans_list: domesticación
sense:
The act of domesticating, or accustoming to home; the action of taming wild animals or breeding plants.


lexentry: eng/domestique__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: domestique
trans_list: gregaria | gregario
sense:
(cycle racing) A cyclist on a cycle racing team whose role is to assist the team's designated leaders (for example, by riding in front of them to create a slipstream, or to set the pace), even if at the expense of their own individual performance.


lexentry: eng/dominance__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: dominance
trans_list: dominación
sense:
(physiology) The superior development of or preference for one side of the body or one of a pair of organs; such as being right-handed.


lexentry: eng/dominant__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dominant
trans_list: dominante
sense:
(music) The fifth major tone of a musical scale (five major steps above the note in question); thus G is the dominant of C, A of D, and so on.


lexentry: eng/dominical__Adjective__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: dominical
trans_list: dominical
sense:
(historical) Of or pertaining to the ancient system of dominical letters, used for determining Sundays (particularly Easter Sunday) in any given year.


lexentry: eng/domino__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: domino
trans_list: dominó
sense:
(dominoes) A tile divided into two squares, each having 0 to 6 (or sometimes more) dots or pips (as in dice), used in the game of dominoes. [from c. 1800]


lexentry: eng/domino_effect__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: domino effect
trans_list: teoría del dominó
sense:
(politics, historical) The theory that, if South Vietnam became communist, it would be followed by Cambodia, Laos, additional Southeast Asian countries, other Asian countries, and likely even elsewhere.


lexentry: eng/don't_count_your_chickens_before_they're_hatched__Proverb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: don't count your chickens before they're hatched
sense:
One should not depend upon a favorable (and typically overoptimistic) outcome to one's plans until it is certain to occur.

trans_list:
hasta el rabo, todo es toro | no echar las campanas al vuelo | no vendas la piel del oso antes de cazarlo | no cantes victoria


lexentry: eng/don't_hold_your_breath__Phrase__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: don't hold your breath
trans_list: espera sentado
sense:
(idiom, imperative) Don't wait. Said cynically to suggest that what has just been mentioned is unlikely to happen soon or at all.


lexentry: eng/don't_let_the_door_hit_you_on_the_way_out__Phrase__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: don't let the door hit you on the way out
trans_list: cierra la puerta al salir
sense:
(idiomatic, derogatory) Used as a command to leave in haste, or to indicate that one is glad, or at least unmoved, to see the addressed person leaving.


lexentry: eng/don't_look_a_gift_horse_in_the_mouth__Proverb__1
sense_num: 01
sense: One should not unappreciatively question or inspect a gift too closely.
written_rep: don't look a gift horse in the mouth
trans_list:
a caballo regalado, no le mires el diente | a caballo regalado no le mires el diente | a caballo regalado, no le mires el dentado | a caballo regalado, no se le ve el colmillo


lexentry: eng/don't_mention_it__Phrase__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: don't mention it
trans_list: de nada | no hay de qué | faltaría más | no faltaba más | por nada
sense:
A polite way of responding to thanks, by suggesting that the service is too trivial or humble to warrant thanks; you're welcome.


lexentry: eng/don't_shit_where_you_eat__Proverb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: don't shit where you eat
trans_list: donde tengas la olla no metas la polla
sense:
(idiomatic, vulgar) One should not cause trouble in places, groups, or situations that one holds as important or necessary to one's happiness or well-being.


lexentry: eng/donate__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: donate
trans_list: donar | delejar
sense:
(ambitransitive) To make a donation; to give away something of value to support or contribute towards a cause or for the benefit of another.


lexentry: eng/doner_kebab__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: doner kebab
trans_list: kebab
sense:
A Turkish dish in which meat (typically seasoned lamb or mutton, but alternatively chicken or perhaps beef) is grilled on a revolving vertical spit; when cooked, the meat is sliced off and served with fresh vegetables in pita or rolled in a piece of unleavened flatbread.


lexentry: eng/dongle__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: dongle
trans_list: dongle
sense:
(computer hardware) A hardware device used by a specific application for purposes of copy protection.


lexentry: eng/doofus__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: doofus
trans_list: embutido
sense:
(slang, derogatory, sometimes affectionately, humorous) A person with poor judgment and taste; a foolish or silly person.


lexentry: eng/doohickey__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: doohickey
trans_list: artilugio
sense:
(slang, originally, US) A thing (used in a vague way to refer to something whose name one does not know or cannot recall)


lexentry: eng/door__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: door
trans_list: puerta | postigo
sense:
A portal of entry into a building, room, or vehicle, typically consisting of a rigid plane movable on a hinge. It may have a handle to help open and close, a latch to hold it closed, and a lock that ensures it cannot be opened without a key.


lexentry: eng/door_chain__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: door chain
trans_list: cadena de puerta
sense:
A device that allows a door to be partially opened from the inside, whilst preventing it from being fully opened from the outside.


lexentry: eng/door_opener__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: door opener
trans_list: abre-puerta
sense:
Any of various devices to automatically open a door in response to a sensor or signal sent from a controller.


lexentry: eng/doorbell__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: doorbell
trans_list: timbre
sense:
A device on or adjacent to an outer door for announcing one's presence. It can be mechanical, directly sounding a bell, or a button that electrically sounds a chime or buzzer inside the building.


lexentry: eng/doorkeeper__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: doorkeeper
trans_list: portera | portero
sense:
The person in charge of an entryway, sometimes just a doorman, sometimes responsible for security in the immediate area of the entryway, similar to a bouncer.


lexentry: eng/doorman__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: doorman
trans_list: portero
sense:
A person who holds open the door at the entryway (entrance) to a building, summons taxicabs, and provides an element of security; in apartment buildings, he also accepts deliveries and may perform certain concierge type services.


lexentry: eng/doorstop__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: doorstop
trans_list: cuña
sense:
Any device or object used to halt the motion of a door, as a large or heavy object, a wedge, or some piece of hardware fixed to the floor, door or wall.


lexentry: eng/doozy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: doozy
trans_list: maravilla | menuda situación | primor
sense:
(US, colloquial) Something that is extraordinary: often troublesome, difficult or problematic, but sometimes extraordinary in a positive sense.


lexentry: eng/dopamine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dopamine
trans_list: dopamina
sense:
(neurotransmitter, pharmaceutical drug) A monoamine C8H11NO2 that is a decarboxylated form of dopa, present in the body as a neurotransmitter and a precursor of other substances including adrenalin.


lexentry: eng/dope__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: dope
trans_list: dopar
sense:
(transitive, electronics) To add a dopant such as arsenic to (a pure semiconductor such as silicon).


lexentry: eng/dope__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: dope
trans_list: dopar | doparse
sense:
(intransitive, now, chiefly, sports) To use drugs; especially, to use prohibited performance-enhancing drugs (PEDs) in sporting competitions.


lexentry: eng/dorayaki__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dorayaki
trans_list: dorayaki
sense:
A Japanese confection consisting of two sponge cake patties baked to resemble gongs, sandwiching a filling of sweet azuki bean paste.


lexentry: eng/dork__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dork
trans_list: imbécil
sense:
(pejorative, slang) A quirky, silly or stupid, socially inept person, or one who is out of touch with contemporary trends and typically has unfashionable hobbies. (Overlaps conceptually with nerd and geek, but does not imply the same level of intelligence.) [from the 20th c.]


lexentry: eng/dormant_volcano__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dormant volcano
trans_list: volcán apagado
sense:
(geology) A volcano that has not erupted for a considerable length of time, but is still capable of erupting.


lexentry: eng/dormitive_virtue__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dormitive virtue
trans_list: virtud dormitiva
sense:
(idiomatic, rhetoric, logic, linguistics) A type of tautology in which an item is explained in terms of the item itself, only put in different (usually more abstract) words.


lexentry: eng/dormitory__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dormitory
trans_list: dormitorio
sense:
A room containing a number of beds (and often some other furniture and/or utilities) for sleeping, often applied to student and backpacker accommodation of this kind.


lexentry: eng/dormitory__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: dormitory
sense:
A building or part of a building which houses students, soldiers, monks etc. who sleep there and use communal further facilities.

trans_list:
apartamento estudiantino | casa escolar | casalicio colegial | dormitorio | residencia estudiantil | vivienda universitaria


lexentry: eng/dormouse__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dormouse
trans_list: lirón
sense:
Any of several species of small, mostly European rodents of the family Gliridae (syns. Myoxidae, Muscardinidae).


lexentry: eng/dormouse__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: dormouse
trans_list: lirón
sense:
(figuratively) A person who sleeps a great deal, or who falls asleep readily (by analogy with the sound hibernation of the dormouse).


lexentry: eng/dorsal__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dorsal
trans_list: dorsal
sense:
(anatomy, zootomy) With respect to, or concerning the side in which the backbone is located, or the analogous side of an invertebrate.


lexentry: eng/dorveille__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dorveille
trans_list: duermevela
sense:
(literary) A dreamlike semi-conscious state, such as while falling asleep or waking up, between periods of sleep, or from exhaustion; generally with reference to an altered mental state where there is no distinction between the fantastic and the familiar.


lexentry: eng/dos_and_don'ts__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dos and don'ts
trans_list: decálogo
sense:
A set of things that one should do or not do in a particular situation; a set of guidelines or rules that one has to or ought to follow.


lexentry: eng/dose__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: dose
trans_list: dosis
sense:
The quantity of an agent (not always active), substance, or radiation administered or experienced at any one time.


lexentry: eng/dose__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: dose
trans_list: dosificar
sense:
(transitive) To surreptitiously administer a dose of an incapacitating drug (to an unwilling subject); to roofie.


lexentry: eng/doss__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: doss
trans_list: dormir
sense:
(intransitive, British, slang) To sleep, especially in the open or in a derelict building because one is homeless.


lexentry: eng/dossard__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dossard
trans_list: dorsal
sense:
(cycle racing) A bib attached to the back of a cyclist's shirt that carries the cyclist's race number.


lexentry: eng/dossier__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dossier
trans_list: dosier | expediente | archivo
sense:
A collection of papers and/or other sources, containing detailed information about a particular person or subject, together with a synopsis of their content.


lexentry: eng/dot__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: dot
trans_list: punto
sense:
(grammar) A punctuation mark used to indicate the end of a sentence or an abbreviated part of a word; a full stop; a period.


lexentry: eng/dot__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: dot
trans_list: punto
sense:
A point used as a diacritical mark above or below various letters of the Latin script, as in Ȧ, Ạ, Ḅ, Ḃ, Ċ.


lexentry: eng/dot__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: dot
trans_list: punto
sense:
(mathematics) A symbol used for separating the fractional part of a decimal number from the whole part, for indicating multiplication or a scalar product, or for various other purposes.


lexentry: eng/dot_matrix__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dot matrix
trans_list: matriz de puntos
sense:
(computing, also, attributively) A two-dimensional array or pattern of dots used (for example, by a display device or a printer) to represent alphanumeric characters and pictures.


lexentry: eng/dot_matrix_printer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dot matrix printer
trans_list: impresora matricial
sense:
(computer hardware) A type of printer that prints characters using an array of small wires that produce an array of dots when striking the paper.


lexentry: eng/dot_the_i's_and_cross_the_t's__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dot the i's and cross the t's
trans_list: poner los puntos sobre las íes
sense:
(idiomatic) To take care of every detail, even minor ones; to be meticulous or thorough; to finish off something close to complete.


lexentry: eng/double-barrelled_shotgun__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: double-barrelled shotgun
trans_list: escopeta de dos cañones | chachaguata
sense:
A type of shot-firing gun with two long, parallel barrels, allowing the user to fire twice in quick succession.


lexentry: eng/double-blind_test__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: double-blind test
trans_list: experimento a doble ciego
sense:
(science) A form of scientific testing in which some information is withheld from two different parties. Most commonly, neither the tester nor the subjects tested know which are the control items and which are the test items.


lexentry: eng/double-click__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: double-click
trans_list: doble clic
sense:
(computing) The action of pushing the button on a mouse twice in quick succession in order to perform a different task that would be performed from a single-click or triple-click.


lexentry: eng/double-click__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: double-click
trans_list: hacer doble clic
sense:
(computing) To push the button on a mouse twice in quick succession in order to perform a different task than would be performed from a single-click or triple-click.


lexentry: eng/double-cross__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: double-cross
trans_list: traicionar
sense:
To betray or go back on; to deceive someone after having gained their trust and led them to believe that they were being aided.


lexentry: eng/double-entry__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: double-entry
trans_list: contabilidad por partida doble
sense:
(accounting) Describing a method of bookkeeping in which each transaction is entered in two accounts, for debits and for credits.


lexentry: eng/double-jointed__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: double-jointed
trans_list: de articulaciones duplas | tener coyunturas duplas
sense:
Having one or more joints (usually those of the fingers, arms, or legs) able to bend more than is normal; possessing hypermobility of one or more joints.


lexentry: eng/double_English__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: double English
trans_list: peticano
sense:
(printing, US, dated) The size of type between double pica and double great primer, standardized as 28-point.


lexentry: eng/double__Verb__1
sense_num: 10
written_rep: double
trans_list: hacer de doble de | ser doble de
sense:
(ambitransitive, sometimes with "for") To act as substitute for (another theatrical performer in a certain role, etc).


lexentry: eng/double__Verb__1
sense_num: 16
written_rep: double
trans_list: doblar
sense:
(bridge) To make a call that will double certain scoring points if the preceding bid becomes the contract.


lexentry: eng/double_act__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: double act
trans_list: duetistas | dúo cómico
sense:
A comic pairing in which humor is derived from the uneven relationship between two partners, usually of the same gender, age, ethnic origin and profession, but often with drastically different personalities or behavior, maybe with a stooge or straight man.


lexentry: eng/double_articulation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: double articulation
trans_list: doble articulación
sense:
(linguistics) property of speech which allows creation of potentially infinite number of meaningful language sequences out of a limited number of meaningless elements called phonemes


lexentry: eng/double_boiler__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: double boiler
trans_list: baño María
sense:
A large pan containing hot water, into which other smaller pans are set in order to cook food at low heat (below the boiling point) or to keep food warm.


lexentry: eng/double_bond__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: double bond
trans_list: enlace doble
sense:
(physical chemistry) A covalent bond in which two electron pairs (instead of the usual one) are shared between two atoms; most common between carbon atoms and carbon, oxygen or nitrogen atoms, but several other forms are known.


lexentry: eng/double_bridle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: double bridle
trans_list: brida
sense:
(equestrian) A Weymouth bridle, which uses both a bradoon, held by a sliphead, and a curb bit, and is used with two reins.


lexentry: eng/double_check__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: double check
trans_list: verificar
sense:
(transitive) To check a second time; to check twice with extra caution or attention; to verify or make sure.


lexentry: eng/double_down__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: double down
trans_list: doblar la apuesta | duplicar la apuesta
sense:
(gambling, intransitive) To double one's wager, particularly, the name of a specific doubling bet allowed in blackjack.


lexentry: eng/double_down__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: double down
trans_list: acrecentar | extremar | redoblar | reduplicar
sense:
(intransitive, figurative, by extension) To significantly increase a risk, investment, or other commitment; to respond to a challenge (e.g. to an opinion) by reinforcing or extending one's position rather than moderating it. [with on ‘something’]


lexentry: eng/double_dribble__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: double dribble
trans_list: doble golpe
sense:
(basketball) A violation committed by dribbling for a second time without giving up possession of the ball.


lexentry: eng/double_entendre__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: double entendre
trans_list: albur | doble sentido | juego de palabras
sense:
A phrase that has two meanings, especially where one is innocent and literal, the other risqué, bawdy, or ironic; an innuendo.


lexentry: eng/double_factorial__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: double factorial
trans_list: doble factorial
sense:
(mathematics, combinatorics) For an odd integer, the result of multiplying all the odd integers from 1 to the given number; or for an even integer, the result of multiplying all the even integers from 2 to the given number; symbolised by a double exclamation mark (!!). For example, 9!! = 1 × 3 × 5 × 7 × 9 = 945.


lexentry: eng/double_fault__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: double fault
trans_list: doble falta
sense:
(tennis) The missing of both the first serve and second serve, resulting in a point for the receiver.


lexentry: eng/double_glazing__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: double glazing
trans_list: vidriado duplo
sense:
A system of insulated windows (and doors) having two parallel layers of glass separated by an air space


lexentry: eng/double_life__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: double life
trans_list: doble vida
sense:
An existence or life that has two aspects, particularly when one of them is regarded as embarrassing, immoral, or unlawful and thus kept hidden from some people.


lexentry: eng/double_or_quits__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: double or quits
trans_list: doble o nada
sense:
A bet of the same value as the initial one, resulting in either a doubling of a loss, or it being cancelled.


lexentry: eng/double_penetration__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: double penetration
trans_list: doble penetración
sense:
The simultaneous sexual penetration of one or more orifices of one person by two other people or objects.


lexentry: eng/double_room__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: double room
trans_list: habitación doble
sense:
A room, especially in a hotel, that is designed for two people and has two single beds (sometimes called a twin room) or one double bed.


lexentry: eng/double_sheet_bend__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: double sheet bend
trans_list: vuelta de escota doble
sense:
Doubled version of the sheet bend; a strong knot used to tie two ropes of different diameters together.


lexentry: eng/double_standard__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: double standard
trans_list: doble moral | doble rasero | ley del embudo | doble vara de medir | doble estándar
sense:
A pair of monetary values, i.e. a gold standard and a silver standard, both of which are legal tender.


lexentry: eng/double_star__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: double star
trans_list: estrella doble
sense:
(star) Two stars which form a stellar system, such that they orbit the point of equilibrium of their gravitational fields; a binary star.


lexentry: eng/doublespeak__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: doublespeak
trans_list: doble lenguaje
sense:
Any language deliberately constructed to disguise or distort its actual meaning, often by employing euphemism or ambiguity.


lexentry: eng/doublet__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: doublet
trans_list: doblete
sense:
(quantum mechanics) A quantum state of a system with a spin of ½, such that there are two allowed values of the spin component, −½ and +½.


lexentry: eng/doublet__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: doublet
trans_list: jubón
sense:
A man’s close-fitting jacket, with or without sleeves, worn by European men from the 1400s to the 1600s.


lexentry: eng/doublethink__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: doublethink
trans_list: doblepensar
sense:
The holding of two contradictory beliefs in one's mind simultaneously and accepting both of them as true or correct, without acknowledging the contradiction.


lexentry: eng/doubletree__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: doubletree
trans_list: Libra
sense:
a device that connects two horses to a wagon or other implement. The tugs of a harness are connected to a singletree, two of which are connected to a doubletree, which, in turn, is connected to the implement.


lexentry: eng/doubloon__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: doubloon
trans_list: doblón
sense:
(historical, numismatics) A former Spanish gold coin, also used in its American colonies. [from early 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/doubly__Adverb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: doubly
trans_list: doblemente
sense:
(usually, of relative importance, of degree, quantity or measure) In a double manner; with twice the severity or degree.


lexentry: eng/doubt__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: doubt
trans_list: duda | incertidumbre | dubitación
sense:
(uncountable, countable) Disbelief or uncertainty (about something); (countable) a particular instance of such disbelief or uncertainty.


lexentry: eng/doubt__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: doubt
trans_list: duda
sense:
(countable, obsolete, or, Indian) A point of uncertainty, especially a yes/no or a multiple-choice question


lexentry: eng/douche__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: douche
trans_list: ducha
sense:
A jet or current of water or vapour directed upon some part of the body to benefit it medicinally; in particular, such a jet directed at the vagina for irrigation.


lexentry: eng/dough__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dough
trans_list: masa | pasta | amasijo | amasadura | pella | textal
sense:
A thick, malleable substance made by mixing flour with other ingredients such as water, eggs, or butter, that is made into a particular form and then baked.


lexentry: eng/dough_scraper__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dough scraper
trans_list: espátula
sense:
A rubber or metal implement used to scrape food, such as dough, off a countertop, out of a bowl, etc.


lexentry: eng/doughnut__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: doughnut
trans_list: dona | rosquilla | dónut | anillo | dónat
sense:
A deep-fried piece of dough or batter, usually mixed with various sweeteners and flavors, often made in a toroidal or ellipsoidal shape flattened sphere shape filled with jelly/jam, custard, or cream.


lexentry: eng/doula__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: doula
trans_list: doula
sense:
A trained support person who provides emotional, physical and practical assistance to a pregnant woman or couple before, during or after childbirth.


lexentry: eng/doum_palm__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: doum palm
trans_list: palmera dum
sense:
A palm tree of species Hyphaene thebaica, with edible oval fruit, native to northern Africa and some countries of the Levant.


lexentry: eng/dove__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dove
trans_list: paloma | pichón | pichona
sense:
(countable) A pigeon, especially one smaller in size and white-colored; a bird (often arbitrarily called either a pigeon or a dove or both) of more than 300 species of the family Columbidae.


lexentry: eng/dovecote__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dovecote
trans_list: palomar
sense:
A small house or box, often raised to a considerable height above the ground, and having compartments (pigeonholes), in which domestic pigeons breed; a dove house.


lexentry: eng/dovetail__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: dovetail
trans_list: cola de milano | cola de pato | juntura
sense:
In full dovetail joint: a type of joint where adjoining components are fastened by multiple tenons cut into wedge shapes resembling a dove's tail, which interlock with mortises having corresponding shapes.


lexentry: eng/dowel__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dowel
trans_list: taco | espiga | clavija | tarugo | torillo
sense:
A pin, or block, of wood or metal, fitting into holes in the abutting portions of two pieces, and being partly in one piece and partly in the other, to keep them in their proper relative position.


lexentry: eng/dowel__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: dowel
trans_list: espiga | almilla | bitoque | clavija lignaria | tarugo | torillo lignario
sense:
(construction) A piece of wood or similar material fitted into a surface not suitable for fastening so that other pieces may be fastened to it.


lexentry: eng/dower__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dower
trans_list: dote
sense:
(legal) The part of or interest in a deceased husband's property provided to his widow, usually in the form of a life estate.


lexentry: eng/dower__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: dower
trans_list: viudedad
sense:
(legal) Property given by a groom directly to his bride at or before their wedding in order to legitimize the marriage; dowry.


lexentry: eng/down__Noun__3
sense_num: 01
written_rep: down
trans_list: plumón
sense:
Soft, fluffy immature feathers which grow on young birds. Used as insulating material in duvets, sleeping bags and jackets.


lexentry: eng/down__Noun__3
sense_num: 02
written_rep: down
trans_list: lanugo | vello
sense:
(botany) The pubescence of plants; the hairy crown or envelope of the seeds of certain plants, such as the thistle.


lexentry: eng/down_and_out__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: down and out
trans_list: como puta por rastrojo | con una mano atrás y otra delante | muerto de hambre
sense:
(idiomatic) In a condition of poverty or debility, especially as a result of experiencing a financial or personal setback.


lexentry: eng/down_payment__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: down payment
trans_list: entrada | arras | abono inicial | adelanto | boleto | cuota inicial
sense:
(legal, finance) A payment representing a fraction of the price of something being purchased, made to secure the right to continue making payments towards that purchase.


lexentry: eng/down_quark__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: down quark
trans_list: quark abajo
sense:
(particle) A quark having a fractional electric charge of -\frac{1}{3} and a mass of about 4 to 8 MeV.Symbol: d


lexentry: eng/down_the_hatch__Prepositional_phrase__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: down the hatch
trans_list: fondo
sense:
(informal) Into the mouth and down the throat, especially with regard to the consumption of a beverage.


lexentry: eng/down_with__Interjection__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: down with
trans_list: abajo
sense:
Expressing disapproval of or encouraging actions against a person, organization, practice, belief, etc., typically in a public protest.


lexentry: eng/downburst__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: downburst
trans_list: martillazo
sense:
(meteorology) A powerful downward air current, especially one during a thunderstorm, often creating powerful divergent horizontal winds and strong wind shear upon impacting the surface.


lexentry: eng/downshift__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: downshift
trans_list: despedir
sense:
To change (one's career or lifestyle) to one which is not as well paid but less stressful and more personally rewarding.


lexentry: eng/downshift__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: downshift
trans_list: despedir
sense:
To change one's career or lifestyle to one which is not as well paid but less stressful and more personally rewarding.


lexentry: eng/downspout__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: downspout
trans_list: bajante
sense:
A vertical pipe or conduit that carries rainwater from the scupper, guttering of a building to a lower roof level, drain, ground or storm water runoff system.


lexentry: eng/downstream__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: downstream
trans_list: río abajo
sense:
Further along in the flow of current, in relation to a river, stream, bloodstream, or other flow of fluid.


lexentry: eng/downtown__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: downtown
trans_list: centro | centro de ciudad | núcleo urbano
sense:
(chiefly, US, Canada) The main business part of a city or town, usually located at or near its center.


lexentry: eng/downwind__Adverb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: downwind
trans_list: a sotavento
sense:
(followed by from) positioned relative to something in such a way that it can be smelled in the wind


lexentry: eng/dowry__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dowry
trans_list: dote | prebenda
sense:
Payment, such as property or money, paid by the bride's family to the groom or his family at the time of marriage.


lexentry: eng/doxology__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: doxology
trans_list: doxología
sense:
An expression of praise to God, especially a short hymn sung as part of a Christian worship service.


lexentry: eng/dozen__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: dozen
trans_list: decenas
sense:
(as plural only, always followed by of) A large, unspecified number of, comfortably estimated in small multiples of twelve, thus generally implied to be significantly more than ten or twelve, but less than perhaps one or two hundred; many.


lexentry: eng/drachma__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: drachma
trans_list: dracma
sense:
The currency of Greece in ancient times and again from 1832 until 2001, with the symbol ₯, since replaced by the euro.


lexentry: eng/draft__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: draft
trans_list: calado
sense:
(nautical) The depth of water needed to float a particular ship; the depth from the waterline to the bottom of a vessel's hull; the depth of water drawn by a vessel.


lexentry: eng/draft__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: draft
trans_list: trata
sense:
(archaic) An order for money to be paid; the document that states it: a cheque, note, bond, money order, or IOU.


lexentry: eng/draft__Noun__1
sense_num: 09
written_rep: draft
trans_list: tiro
sense:
The action or an act (especially of a beast of burden or vehicle) of pulling something along or back.


lexentry: eng/draft__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: draft
trans_list: reclutar
sense:
(transitive, US) To conscript (a person); to force (a person) to serve in some capacity, especially in the military.


lexentry: eng/draft_horse__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: draft horse
trans_list: caballo de tiro
sense:
(American spelling) A horse used for muscular work other than carrying a rider and/or load, such as pulling a cart, plow, or log.


lexentry: eng/drag__Noun__1
sense_num: 08
written_rep: drag
trans_list: agüizote | ahuizote | coñazo | embole | engorro | pelma
sense:
(countable, slang) Someone or something that is annoying or frustrating, or disappointing; an obstacle to progress or enjoyment.


lexentry: eng/drag__Noun__1
sense_num: 17
written_rep: drag
trans_list: resistencia
sense:
(nautical) The difference between the speed of a screw steamer under sail and that of the screw when the ship outruns the screw; or between the propulsive effects of the different floats of a paddle wheel.


lexentry: eng/drag__Verb__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: drag
trans_list: arrastrar
sense:
(graphical user interface) To operate a pointing device by moving it with a button held down; to move, copy, etc. (an item) in this way.


lexentry: eng/drag_queen__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: drag queen
trans_list: drag queen | transformista
sense:
(LGBTQ, originally, slang) A person, usually male, who dresses up in women’s clothing and makeup, typically in an exaggerated fashion and for public performance.


lexentry: eng/dragline_excavator__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dragline excavator
trans_list: dragalina
sense:
Any of several very large vehicles used for lifting, especially in the process of mining: basically an excavator which drags its bucket to fill it.


lexentry: eng/dragnet__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: dragnet
trans_list: redada
sense:
(law enforcement) Heightened efforts by law enforcement personnel undertaken in order to capture suspects.


lexentry: eng/dragon's_blood__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dragon's blood
trans_list: sangre del dragón
sense:
A bright red resin, obtained from different species of a number of distinct plants Calamus rotang and genera Croton, Dracaena, Daemonorops, and Pterocarpus, used in the manufacture of varnishes, lacquers, medicines, and incenses.


lexentry: eng/dragon's_teeth__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dragon's teeth
trans_list: dientes de dragón
sense:
(military) Square-pyramidal fortifications of reinforced concrete to impede the movement of tanks and mechanised infantry.


lexentry: eng/dragon__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dragon
trans_list: dragón | guiverno
sense:
In European mythologies, a gigantic beast, typically reptilian with leathery bat-like wings, lion-like claws, scaly skin and a serpent-like body, often a monster with fiery breath.


lexentry: eng/dragon_boat__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dragon boat
trans_list: barco dragón
sense:
A type of boat raced in Chinese festivals featuring a dragon motif and twenty paddling, one drumming, and one steering known as the sweep.


lexentry: eng/dragon_fruit__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dragon fruit
trans_list: pitahaya | fruta del dragón | pitajaya | pitaya | pitayo
sense:
The fruit of certain cacti of the genus (Stenocereus (syn. Hylocereus) spp.), cultivated in Southeast Asia and Central and South America, having cerise-pink- or yellow-coloured skin and a white or pink sweet fleshy interior with black seeds.


lexentry: eng/dragon_tree__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dragon tree
trans_list: drago
sense:
Any of several trees, of the genus Dracaena, having a thick trunk, sword-shaped leaves and orange fruit, especially Dracaena draco, of the Canary Islands – the source of dragon's blood.


lexentry: eng/dragonfly__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dragonfly
trans_list: libélula | aguacil | pipilacha
sense:
An insect of the suborder Epiprocta or, more strictly, the infraorder Anisoptera, having four long transparent wings held perpendicular to a long body when perched.


lexentry: eng/dragoon__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dragoon
trans_list: dragón
sense:
(by extension) Originally (historical) , a soldier armed with a dragoon musket (sense 1.1) who fought both on foot and mounted on a horse; now, a cavalier or horse soldier from a regiment formerly armed with such muskets.


lexentry: eng/dragoon__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: dragoon
trans_list: presionar
sense:
Chiefly followed by into: to force (someone) into doing something through harassment and intimidation; to coerce.


lexentry: eng/drain__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: drain
trans_list: desagüe | desaguadero | desaguador | dren | drenaje
sense:
(chiefly, US, Canada) A conduit allowing liquid to flow out of an otherwise contained volume; a plughole (UK)


lexentry: eng/drain__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: drain
trans_list: absorbedero | aliviadero | sumidero
sense:
(chiefly, UK) An access point or conduit for rainwater that drains directly downstream in a (drainage) basin without going through sewers or water treatment in order to prevent or belay floods.


lexentry: eng/draining_board__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: draining board
trans_list: escurreplatos
sense:
A board beside a kitchen sink, designed to drain into the sink, used for letting kitchen utensils dry after they had been washed.


lexentry: eng/dram__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: dram
trans_list: chupito
sense:
(by extension) Any similarly minute quantity, (now, _, particularly) a small amount of strong alcohol or poison.


lexentry: eng/drama__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: drama
trans_list: drama | obra teatral
sense:
(countable) A composition, normally in prose, telling a story and intended to be represented by actors impersonating the characters and speaking the dialogue


lexentry: eng/drama__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: drama
trans_list: drama
sense:
(uncountable, countable) A situation in real life that has the characteristics of such a theatrical play.


lexentry: eng/drama_queen__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: drama queen
trans_list: dramática | dramático | teatrera | teatrero
sense:
(idiomatic, informal, pejorative) An overly or exaggeratedly dramatic person, especially a woman or a girl.


lexentry: eng/dramaturge__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dramaturge
trans_list: dramaturgo
sense:
(rare, theater) Someone who writes or adapts theater plays, a playwright, dramatist, especially one connected with a specific theater or company.


lexentry: eng/draughts__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: draughts
trans_list: damas
sense:
(board games, UK, Irish, Commonwealth, uncountable) A board game for two players in which the players each have a set number of pieces (typically 12 or 20, depending on the rule set), known as men, and the object is to capture each of the opponent's pieces by jumping one's own pieces over the opponent's pieces.


lexentry: eng/draw__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: draw
trans_list: empate | empatadura
sense:
Draft: flow through a flue of gasses (smoke) resulting from a combustion process, possibly adjustable with a damper.


lexentry: eng/draw__Noun__1
sense_num: 12
written_rep: draw
trans_list: empate | empatadura | proyecto
sense:
(poker) A situation in which one or more players has four cards of the same suit or four out of five necessary cards for a straight and requires a further card to make their flush or straight.


lexentry: eng/draw__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: draw
trans_list: empatar
sense:
(cricket, archaic) Of a batter: to hit (a ball) from the off side to the leg side, especially with an inclined bat; also, to hit (a short-length ball directed at the leg stump) with an inclined bat so as to deflect the ball between the legs and the wicket. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/draw__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: draw
trans_list: dibujar | extraer | sacar
sense:
(transitive) To attract or cause (someone) to come to a particular place or to take a particular course of action; also, to cause (someone) to turn away from a particular condition or course of action. [from 12th c.]


lexentry: eng/draw__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: draw
trans_list: sacar | desenvainar | tirar | desenfundar | confiar | jalar
sense:
(intransitive) To leave tea temporarily in water to allow the flavour to increase; to infuse, to steep; also, of a teapot: to cause tea to infuse.


lexentry: eng/draw__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: draw
trans_list: sacar | robar
sense:
(transitive, card games) To be dealt or to take (a playing card) from the deck; also, to have (a particular hand) as a result of this. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/draw__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: draw
trans_list: empatar
sense:
(transitive, cricket) In a match scheduled to last for a certain period of time: to end (a match) with neither side winning because the team batting last has not completed its innings when the playing time concludes.


lexentry: eng/draw__Verb__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: draw
trans_list: dibujar
sense:
(transitive) To produce (a figure, line, picture, representation of something, etc.) with a piece of chalk, a crayon, a pen, a pencil, or other instrument. [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/draw_a_line_in_the_sand__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: draw a line in the sand
trans_list: demandar
sense:
(intransitive) To lay down a challenge; to provide a test of commitment (often one which carries a high risk) to a cause.


lexentry: eng/draw_and_quarter__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: draw and quarter
trans_list: descuartizar
sense:
(transitive, historical) To execute (someone) by castration, disembowelling, beheading and quartering.


lexentry: eng/draw_down__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: draw down
trans_list: bajar
sense:
To initiate a drawdown (withdrawal of equipment, supplies, etc., potentially to provide it to another party).


lexentry: eng/draw_straws__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: draw straws
trans_list: echar pajas
sense:
To decide at random by drawing (selecting randomly between) straws, sticks, etc., one of which differs from the others (typically by being shorter), held in a person's hand so as to conceal which is the different one. Typically, whoever draws the short straw must complete some undesirable task. Alternatively, whoever draws the longest straw gets a desired position.


lexentry: eng/drawback__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: drawback
trans_list: drawback | reintegro
sense:
A partial refund of an import fee, as when goods are re-exported from the country that collected the fee.


lexentry: eng/drawbar__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: drawbar
trans_list: conmutador
sense:
(rail transport) An open-mouthed bar at the end of a car, which receives a coupling link and pin by which the car is drawn. It is usually provided with a spring to give elasticity to the connection between the cars of a train.


lexentry: eng/drawbridge__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: drawbridge
trans_list: puente levadizo
sense:
A hinged bridge which can be raised (to prevent its being crossed, as across a moat, or to allow watercraft to travel beneath it).


lexentry: eng/drawer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: drawer
trans_list: cajón | gaveta
sense:
An open-topped box that can be slid in and out of the cabinet that contains it, used for storing clothing or other articles.


lexentry: eng/drawing__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: drawing
trans_list: sorteo | dibujar | rifa
sense:
An act or event in which the outcome (e.g., designating a winner) is selected by chance in the form of a blind draw, notably of lots; especially such a contest in which a winning name or number is selected randomly by removing (or drawing) it from a container, popularly a hat.


lexentry: eng/drawing_room__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: drawing room
trans_list: salón
sense:
(British, somewhat, dated, outside, of, Indian) Any room where visitors may be entertained; now, the living room.


lexentry: eng/drawstring__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: drawstring
trans_list: agujeta | cordel | cordón | estringa | mecate | piola
sense:
A string or cord, encased in a fabric tube, with one or more small openings into the tube, on a bag or garment, allowing the item to be closed (as with a bag) or tightened (as with sweatpants or a bathing suit).


lexentry: eng/dray__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dray
trans_list: carreta | carretón
sense:
Any of various forms of low horse-drawn cart or wagon, often without sides or with removable sides, and used especially for heavy loads.


lexentry: eng/drayage__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: drayage
trans_list: camionaje | transportuario / extraportuario
sense:
(by extension) The transport of goods over a short distance, particularly from a terminal such as an ocean port to another destination, usually as part of a longer transportation of the goods.


lexentry: eng/dreadlocks__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dreadlocks
trans_list: rastas | trenzas africanas
sense:
A hairstyle worn by Rastafarians and others in which the hair is left to grow long, and twisted into matted strings.


lexentry: eng/dream_team__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dream team
trans_list: dream team | equipo de ensueño
sense:
A team of players or members ideal for a given task; a team of the best players of a particular sport or members of a particular field.


lexentry: eng/dreamboat__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dreamboat
trans_list: bombón
sense:
(informal, dated, or, humorous) An exceptionally good-looking and sexually attractive person, particularly a man.


lexentry: eng/dreamcatcher__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dreamcatcher
trans_list: atrapasueños | cazador de sueños
sense:
A decorative Native American object in the form of a hoop and net with attachments such as feathers, traditionally believed by the Ojibwa to “filter out” bad dreams.


lexentry: eng/dreidel__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dreidel
trans_list: dreidel
sense:
A four-sided spinning top, inscribed with the four Hebrew letters נ, ג, ה, and ש (or פ) on each side, often used to play a traditional game during the Jewish festival of Hanukkah.


lexentry: eng/drench__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: drench
trans_list: empapar
sense:
To make (someone or something) completely wet by having water or some other liquid fall or thrown on them or it; to saturate, to soak; also (archaic) , to make (someone or something) completely wet by immersing in water or some other liquid; to soak, to steep.


lexentry: eng/dress__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dress
trans_list: chachá
sense:
(archaic) An item of outer clothing or set of such clothes (worn by people of all sexes) which is generally decorative and appropriate for a particular occasion, profession, etc.


lexentry: eng/dress__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dress
trans_list: vestido | traje
sense:
(clothing) An item of clothing (usually worn by a woman or young girl) which both covers the upper part of the body and includes a skirt below the waist.


lexentry: eng/dress__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dress
trans_list: vestirse
sense:
(agriculture, horticulture) To cultivate or tend to (a garden, land, plants, etc.); especially, to add fertilizer or manure to (soil); to fertilize, to manure.


lexentry: eng/dress__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dress
trans_list: vestir | vestirse
sense:
(also, reflexive, and, figuratively) To put clothes (or, formerly, armour) on (oneself or someone, a doll, a mannequin, etc.); to clothe. [from 15th c.]


lexentry: eng/dress__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dress
trans_list: andar vestido | ataviar | ir vestido
sense:
(specifically) To attire (oneself or someone) for a particular (especially formal) occasion, or in a fashionable manner.


lexentry: eng/dress_rehearsal__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dress rehearsal
trans_list: ensayo general
sense:
(theatre) A rehearsal prior to a public spectacle, where all the performers are in costume, in order to test all aspects of the production by closely reproducing the actual conditions of a performance.


lexentry: eng/dress_shield__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dress shield
trans_list: sobaquera
sense:
A pad affixed temporarily to a dress or other garment, inside the armpit, to prevent the garment's becoming wet or soiled from perspiration.


lexentry: eng/dress_suit__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: dress suit
trans_list: traje de noche
sense:
A type of formal attire for women, typically a jacket over a dress, or a jacket and blouse with trousers or a skirt.


lexentry: eng/dress_up__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: dress up
trans_list: disfrazarse | disfrezarse
sense:
(intransitive, often with 'as') To put on a costume portraying oneself as a particular type of character or well-known person.


lexentry: eng/dressage__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: dressage
trans_list: adiestramiento | doma clásica
sense:
(uncountable) An equestrian sport in which the horse and rider perform a test of specific movements in an arena, and are judged on the horse's obedience, acceptance of the bridle and of the rider's aids, gaits, impulsion, and the harmony between horse and rider.


lexentry: eng/dressing_gown__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dressing gown
trans_list: bata | batín
sense:
(UK, Ireland) An item of clothing often made from cotton or another absorbent material, in the form of a long open robe with a belt to tie it around the middle and fasten it securely; often worn over pyjamas.


lexentry: eng/dressing_room__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dressing room
trans_list: camerino | vestuario
sense:
A room in a theatre or other performance venue in which performers may change costumes and apply makeup.


lexentry: eng/dressing_table__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dressing table
trans_list: tocador | cómoda
sense:
A low table or chest of drawers with a mirror at which one sits while dressing, applying makeup or similar tasks.


lexentry: eng/dribble__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dribble
trans_list: regatear | driblar | cachañear | driblear | gambetear
sense:
(basketball, soccer) In various ball games, to move (with) the ball, controlling its path by kicking or bouncing it repeatedly.


lexentry: eng/dried__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dried
trans_list: seco
sense:
Without water or moisture, said of something that has previously been wet or moist; resulting from the process of drying.


lexentry: eng/drift__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: drift
trans_list: deriva | derrape
sense:
The act or motion of drifting; the force which impels or drives; an overpowering influence or impulse.


lexentry: eng/drift__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: drift
trans_list: deriva | derrape
sense:
The tendency of an act, argument, course of conduct, or the like; object aimed at or intended; intention; hence, also, import or meaning of a sentence or discourse; aim.


lexentry: eng/drift__Verb__1
sense_num: 09
written_rep: drift
trans_list: colear | derrapar | roncear
sense:
(automotive) To oversteer a vehicle, causing loss of traction, while maintaining control from entry to exit of a corner. See Drifting (motorsport).


lexentry: eng/drift_ice__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: drift ice
trans_list: témpano
sense:
One or more floating slabs of ice which have become detached from larger sheets or shoreline glaciers and which are moved by wind or sea currents.


lexentry: eng/drifting__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: drifting
trans_list: derrapaje
sense:
(motorsports) A driving technique where the driver intentionally oversteers, causing loss of traction in the rear wheels, while maintaining control from entry to exit of a corner.


lexentry: eng/drill__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: drill
trans_list: repetición | simulacro
sense:
An activity done as an exercise or practice (especially a military exercise), particularly in preparation for some possible future event or occurrence.


lexentry: eng/drill__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: drill
trans_list: sembradora
sense:
An agricultural implement for making holes for sowing seed, and sometimes so formed as to contain seeds and drop them into the hole made.


lexentry: eng/drill__Noun__4
sense_num: 01
written_rep: drill
trans_list: dril
sense:
An Old World monkey of West Africa, Mandrillus leucophaeus, similar in appearance to the mandrill, but lacking the colorful face.


lexentry: eng/drill_bit__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: drill bit
trans_list: broca
sense:
Any other style of cutter, for example a spade drill, that is rotated and fed in a similar manner as a twist drill to of cut a hole in metal, wood or other materials.


lexentry: eng/drink-driver__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: drink-driver
sense:
(chiefly, British, and, Australian, legal) A person who operates a motor vehicle when legally intoxicated.

trans_list:
conductor bebido | conductor borracho | conductor ebrio | conductora bebida | conductora borracha | conductora ebria


lexentry: eng/drinking_fountain__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: drinking fountain
trans_list: bebedero | fuente de beber
sense:
(UK, Upper Midwestern US, Western US, Philippines) A device in a public place that provides water to drink.


lexentry: eng/drinking_game__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: drinking game
trans_list: juego de beber
sense:
(games) A game (often a logic or memory game) which involves the drinking of alcohol, usually as a penalty for making mistakes, as the intoxication makes the game harder to play.


lexentry: eng/drip__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: drip
trans_list: goteo | suero
sense:
(medicine) An apparatus that slowly releases a liquid, especially one that intravenously releases drugs into a patient's bloodstream.


lexentry: eng/dripstone__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dripstone
trans_list: alero
sense:
(architecture) A protective moulding over a door or window that allows rain to drip away from the structure.


lexentry: eng/drive-in__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: drive-in
trans_list: autocine | autocinema
sense:
(US, Canada, Australia) An outdoor cinema where movies are projected onto a large screen and patrons watch from inside their vehicles, listening either by a speaker or a designated radio frequency.


lexentry: eng/drive-off__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: drive-off
trans_list: hacer un simpa | irse sin pagar
sense:
The act of stealing fuel from a self-service filling station by driving off without paying after filling the fuel tank; the act of bilking.


lexentry: eng/drive__Noun__1
sense_num: 11
written_rep: drive
trans_list: lector
sense:
(computer hardware) An apparatus for reading and writing data to or from a mass storage device such as a disk.


lexentry: eng/drive__Noun__1
sense_num: 12
written_rep: drive
trans_list: disco | drive
sense:
(computer hardware) A mass storage device in which the mechanism for reading and writing data is integrated with the mechanism for storing data.


lexentry: eng/drive__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: drive
trans_list: conducir | arrear
sense:
(transitive) (especially of animals) To impel or urge onward by force; to push forward; to compel to move on.


lexentry: eng/driver's_license__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: driver's license
sense:
(American spelling) A document issued to a specific person by a government authority, permitting this person to drive one or more classes of motor vehicle on public roads and highways, often used as an identification document.

trans_list:
permiso de conducir | licencia de conducir | brevete | carné de conducir | libreta de conducir | licencia de manejo


lexentry: eng/driver__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: driver
trans_list: controlador
sense:
(computing) A device driver; a program that acts as an interface between an application and hardware, written specifically for the device it controls.


lexentry: eng/drizzle__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: drizzle
trans_list: llovizna
sense:
(physics, weather) Very small, numerous, and uniformly dispersed water drops, mist, or sprinkle. Unlike fog droplets, drizzle falls to the ground.


lexentry: eng/droneboarding__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: droneboarding
trans_list: dronbordaje
sense:
A sport in which a person is pulled by a drone, in combination with a sports board, such as a snowboard, skateboard or mountainboard.


lexentry: eng/droop__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: droop
trans_list: boquilla
sense:
(aviation) A hinged portion of the leading edge of an aeroplane's wing, which swivels downward to increase lift during takeoff and landing.


lexentry: eng/drop-ball__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: drop-ball
trans_list: bote neutral
sense:
(soccer) A method of restarting play in a game where the referee drops the ball between two players of opposing teams.


lexentry: eng/drop__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: drop
trans_list: gota
sense:
(also, figuratively) A small quantity of liquid, just large enough to hold its own round shape through surface tension, especially one that falls from a source of liquid.


lexentry: eng/drop__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: drop
trans_list: caer
sense:
(intransitive, also, figuratively) To fall (straight down) under the influence of gravity, like a drop of liquid. [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/drop__Verb__1
sense_num: 15
written_rep: drop
trans_list: dejar caer | dropear | echar | soltar | tirar
sense:
(transitive, ergative, also, figuratively) To let (something) fall; to allow (something) to fall (either by releasing hold of, or losing one's grip on). [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/drop_cap__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: drop cap
trans_list: letra florida
sense:
(typography) A large initial letter that drops below the first line of a paragraph, usually used at the beginning of a section or chapter of a book.


lexentry: eng/drop_goal__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: drop goal
trans_list: drop | gol de drop
sense:
(rugby union, rugby league) A goal scored by kicking the ball through the goal from open play, after the ball has touched the ground.


lexentry: eng/drop_in_the_bucket__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: drop in the bucket
trans_list: chin | nimiedad
sense:
(idiomatic) Something of little importance, especially an inconsequential effort or action as compared to a huge problem.


lexentry: eng/drop_kick__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: drop kick
trans_list: puntapié de botepronto
sense:
(rugby, Australian rules football, American football, Canadian football) A kick made by dropping the ball on the ground and kicking it as it bounces up.


lexentry: eng/drop_off__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: drop off
trans_list: disminuir
sense:
(idiomatic, transitive, especially, _, US) To deliver; to deposit or leave; to allow passengers to alight.


lexentry: eng/drop_out__Verb__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: drop out
trans_list: abandonar | apostatar | darse de baja | defeccionar | dejar | desertar
sense:
(intransitive, Of the ground, floor, snow, etc., or figuratively, a worldview or foundation) To cause someone to slip and/or fall down.


lexentry: eng/drop_shot__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: drop shot
trans_list: dejada
sense:
(sports) In sports such as badminton, squash, tennis and volleyball, a lightly-struck shot that just lands into play.


lexentry: eng/drop_the_ball__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: drop the ball
trans_list: pis
sense:
(idiomatic) To fail in one's responsibilities or duties, or to make a mistake, especially at a critical point or when the result is very negative.


lexentry: eng/dropdown__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dropdown
trans_list: desplegable
sense:
(computing, GUI, of a widget) Dropping down from above; being a specific type of selection control that hides its contents until activated.


lexentry: eng/dropdown_list__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dropdown list
trans_list: desplegable | lista desplegable | menú desplegable
sense:
(graphical user interface) A user interface control GUI element similar to a list box which allows the user to choose one value from a list.


lexentry: eng/drove__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: drove
trans_list: arreo | manada | recua | tropa
sense:
A cattle drive or the herd being driven by it; thus, a number of cattle driven to market or new pastures.


lexentry: eng/drover__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: drover
trans_list: cabañero
sense:
A person who drives animals (which are on foot or on the hoof, walking to some destination), especially cattle or sheep, and especially over long distances.


lexentry: eng/drown__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: drown
trans_list: ahogar | ahogarse | afogar | afogarse
sense:
(intransitive) To be flooded: to be inundated with or submerged in (literally) water or (figuratively) other things; to be overwhelmed.


lexentry: eng/drug__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: drug
trans_list: droga | fármaco
sense:
(pharmacology) A substance used to treat an illness, relieve a symptom, or modify a chemical process in the body for a specific purpose.


lexentry: eng/drug__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: drug
trans_list: droga | narcótico
sense:
A psychoactive substance, especially one which is illegal and addictive, ingested for recreational use, such as cocaine.


lexentry: eng/drug__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: drug
trans_list: drogar | endrogar
sense:
(transitive) To administer intoxicating drugs to, generally without the recipient's knowledge or consent.


lexentry: eng/drug_test__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: drug test
trans_list: narcotest
sense:
Any chemical check for the presence of (usually illegal) drugs in a sample of one's blood, hair or urine.


lexentry: eng/druid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: druid
trans_list: druida
sense:
(historical) One of an order of priests among certain groups of Celts before the adoption of Abrahamic religions.


lexentry: eng/drum__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: drum
trans_list: tambor
sense:
(percussion instrument) A percussive musical instrument spanned with a thin covering on at least one end for striking, forming an acoustic chamber; a membranophone.


lexentry: eng/drum_brake__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: drum brake
trans_list: freno de tambor
sense:
A form of brake in which friction is applied by pads to the inner surface of a rotating cylinder (the brake drum) connected directly to a wheel


lexentry: eng/drum_head__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: drum head
trans_list: parche
sense:
The thin circle of material attached to the top of a drum shell for the purpose of striking, sometimes made of skin and in such occurrences sometimes referred to as a skin, or drum-skin, but often synthetic.


lexentry: eng/drum_machine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: drum machine
trans_list: caja de ritmos | caja rítmica
sense:
(musical instruments) An electronic musical instrument that can be programmed to create percussion sounds, drum beats, and patterns.


lexentry: eng/drunk_driving__Noun__1
written_rep: drunk driving
trans_list:
conducción bajo los efectos del alcohol | conducción en estado de ebriedad | conducción etílica | manejo bajo los efectos del alcohol | manejo en estado de ebriedad


