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14. ~ y hacer, no sooner said than done, to
do very quickly. 15. ¡diga!, hello!. 16. el qué
dirán, the concern for what people will think.
17. es ~, that is, that is to say. 18. es mucho
~, that’s saying a lot.
decisión s.f. 1. decision. 2. DER. judgement. s.i.
3. determination, decision. 4. tomar una ~, to
make a decision.
decisivamente adv. decisively, determinedly.
decisivo -va, adj. decisive.
declamación s.f. 1. ART. declamation. 2. recital.
declamar v.t. e i. 1. to declaim. 2. to recite. 3. to
rant. 4. to speak in public.
declamatorio -ria, adj. 1. declamatory. 2. ranting
(desp.).
declaración s.f. 1. declaration. 2. statement
(a la prensa). 3. DER. statement, evidence.
4. proposal (de matrimonio). 5. ~ de
culpabilidad, confession of guilt. 6. ~ de
derechos, bill of rights. 7. ~ de guerra,
declaration of war. 9. ~ de renta, income-tax
return. 10. hacer una ~, to make a statement.
11. prestar ~, to give evidence.
declarado -da,adj. declared, open.
declarar v.t. 1. to declare, to state. 2. to declare
the war. 3. to declare (en aduana). v.i. 4. to
declare. 5. DER. to testify, to give evidence.
v.r. 6. to declare oneself. 7. to declare one’s
love (declarar su amor). 8. declararse
culpable, to plead guilty.
declaratorio -ria, adj. declaratory.
declinable adj. GRAM. declinable.
declinación s.f. 1. FÍS. declination. 2. GRAM.
declension. 3. (fig.) decline, decay.
declinar v.t. 1. to decline, to turn down. 2.
GRAM. to decline. v.i. 3. to decline, to slope
down. 4. to diminish. 5. to decay. 6. GRAM. to
decline. 7. (fig.) to fade, to fall off. 8. to draw to
an end. 9. to get weaker (debilitarse).
declive s.m. 1. slope. 2. decline, decay
(decadencia). 3. en ~, on a slope, sloping.
decocción s.f. decoction.
decolaje s.m. (Am.) take-off.
decolar v.i. (Am.) to take off.
decoloración s.f. fading.
decolorar o descolorar v.t. 1. to discolour, to
fade. v.r. 2. to fade, to become discoloured.
decomisar v.t. to confiscate, to seize.
decomiso s.m. confiscation, seizure.
decoración s.f. 1. decoration. 2. set, scenery. 3.
~ de interiores, interior decoration.
decorado s.m. 1. set, scenery. 2. decoration.
decorador -ra, s.m. y f. 1. decorator. 2. set
designer.
decorativo -va, adj. decorative, ornamental.
decoro s.m. 1. decorum, decency. 2. respect. 3.
dignity. 4. purity.
decorosamente adv. 1. decorously. 2.
dignifiedly. 3. decently.
decoroso -sa, adj. 1. decorous, decent. 2.
respectable. 3. modest.
decrecer o descrecer v.i. 1. to decrease. 2.
to go down . 3. to get shorter (día). 4. to
diminish.
decreciente adj. decreasing, diminishing.
decrecimiento s.m. decrease.
decrepitación s.f. decrepitation.
decrepitar v.i. to decrepitate.
decrépito -ta, adj. decrepit.
decrepitud s.f. decrepitude.
decretar v.t. 1. to decree. 2. to order, to ordain.
decreto s.m. 1. decree, order. 2. decree. 3. act.
4. por ~, by decree.
decúbito s.m. 1. MED. decubitus. 2. ~ lateral,
side position. 3. ~ prono, prone position. 4. ~
supino, supine position.
décuplo -pla, adj. 1. tenfold, ten times. s.m. y f.
2. tenfold.
decurso s.m.. course.
dedal s.m. thimble.
dédalo s.m. labyrinth.
dedicación s.f. 1. dedication. 2. devotion,
dedication to. 3. de ~ exclusiva, full-time.
dedicar v.t. 1. to dedicate. 2. REL. to consecrate.
3. to dedicate. 4. to devote, to give. 5. to
inscribe. 6. to address (palabras). v.r. 7. to
devote, dedicate oneself. 8. to take up. 9.
to spend one’s time (pasar el tiempo). 10.
¿a qué te dedicas?, what’s your job?. 11.
dedicarse a algo, to take up something.
dedicatoria s.f. inscription, dedication.
dedicatorio -ria, adj. dedicatory.
dedil s.m. finger-stall.
dedillo s.m. saberse algo al ~, to have
something down pat, or by heart.
dedo s.m. 1. finger (de la mano). 2. toe (del pie).
3. ~ anular, ring finger. 4. ~ meñique, little
finger. 5. ~ del corazón, middle finger. 6. ~
índice, index finger, forefinger. 7. ~ pulgar,
thumb. 8. ~ gordo del pie, big toe. 9. contar
con los dedos, to count on one’s fingers. 10.
estar como para chuparse los dedos, to
be delicious. 12. meter el ~ a uno, to make
someone talk. 13. no mover un ~, not to lift
a finger. 14. poner el ~ en algo, to put one’s
finger on something. 15. poner el ~ en la
llaga, to touch a nerve. 16. señalar con el ~,
to point. 17. no tener dos dedos de frente, to
be as thick as two short planks.
deducción s.f. 1. deduction, inference. 2. COM.
deduction.
deducir v.t. 1. to deduce, to infer. 2. COM. to
deduct. 3. DER. to claim.
deductivo -va, adj. deductive.
defecación s.f. defecation.
defecar v.i. to defecate.
defección s.f. defection, desertion.
defectible adj. faulty, flawed.
defectivo -va, adj. 1. defective, faulty. 2. GRAM.
defective.
defecto s.m. 1. defect, flaw. 2. ELEC. fault.
3. flaw (joya). 4. shortcoming, fault. 5. flaw
(argumentos). 6. lack, shortage (carencia).
7. ~ físico, physical defect. 8. por ~ de, for
lack of.
defectuosamente adv. defectively, faultily.
defectuoso -sa,adj. defective, faulty.
defender v.t. 1. to defend against/fro. 2. to
protect. 3. DER. to defend. 4. to uphold, to
defend (idea, causa, argumento, etc.). v.r. 5.
to defend oneself.
defendible adj. defensible.
defendido -da, adj. 1. DER. defendant. s.m. y f.
2. defendant.
defenestrar v.t. to throw out of the window.
defensa s.f. 1. defence. 2. protection, shelter. pl.
5. DEP. defenders. 6. MIL. defences.
defensiva s.f. 1. defensive. 2. estar a la ~, to be
on the defensive.
defensivo -va, adj. defensive.
defensor s.m. y f. 1. defender. 2. DER. counsel
for the defence. 3. protector, champion.
deferencia s.f. 1. deference. 2. regard.
deferente adj. deferential.
deferir v.i. 1. to defer. v.t. 2. DER. to refer, to
transfer.
deficiencia s.f. 1. deficiency. 2. lack. 3.
faultiness, defectiveness. 4. shortcoming
(de equipo, argumento, etc.. 5. defect. 6. ~
mental, MED. mental deficiency.
deficiente adj. 1. deficient, wanting. 2. lacking,
insufficient. 3. faulty, defective. 4. weak,
poor. s.m. y f. 5. ~ mental, mentally retarded
person.
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déficit s.m. 1. FIN. deficit. 2. (fig.) shortage, lack,
shortfall.
deficitario -ria,adj. showing a deficit.
definible adj. definable.
definición s.f. 1. definition. 2. por ~, by
definition.
definido -da, adj. 1. definite. 2. artículo ~,
GRAM. definite article. 3. bien ~, well-defined.
definir v.t. 1. to define. 2. to explain, to clarify. 3.
to put the final touches to. v.r. to take a stand.
definitivamente adv. 1. finally. 2. for good
definitivo -va,adj. 1. definitive, final. 2. en
definitiva, in short, finally.
deflación s.f. deflation.
deflagración s.f. deflagration.
deflagrador -ra, adj. y s.m. deflagrator.
deflagrar v.i. deflagrate.
defoliación s.f. defoliation.
tación s.f. deforestation.
tado -da, adj. deforested.
deformación s.f. 1. deformation. 2. distortion. 3.
TEC. warping.
deformar v.t. 1. to deform. 2. to distort. 3. MEC.
to strain. 4. to warp. v.r. 5. to be deformed. 6.
to become, get deformed. 7. to become, get
distorted. 8. to lose one’s shape. 9. to warp.
deforme o disforme adj. 1. deformed. 2.
misshapen. 3. distorted.
deformidad s.f. 1. deformity. 2. (fig.) flaw,
shortcoming.
defraudación s.f. 1. fraud. 2. disappointment.. 3.
~ fiscal, tax evasion.
defraudar v.t. 1. to defraud. 2. to dash
(esperanzas). 3. to disappoint. 4. to deceive.
5. to evade (impuestos).
defunción s.f. 1. demise. 2. death.
degeneración s.f. 1. degeneration. 2.
degeneracy.
degenerado -da,adj. / s.m. y f. degenerate.
degenerar v.i. 1. to degenerate. 2. to decay
(decaer). v.r. 3. to become degenerate.
deglución s.f. swallowing.
deglutir v.t. e i. to swallow.
degollación s.f. 1. throat slitting. 2. beheading,
decapitation. 3. massacre. 4. la ~ de los
Inocentes, REL. the Massacre of the
Innocents.
degolladero s.m. 1. ANAT. throat, neck. 2.
slaughterhouse. 3. HIST. scaffold.
degollador -ra, s.m. y f. executioner.
degolladura s.f. 1. slit, cut. 2. joint.
degollar v.t. 1. to slit, cut the throat of. 2. to
behead, to decapitate. 3. to destroy. 4. to
murder. 5. MAR. to cut (vela).
degollina s.f. massacre, slaughter.
degradación s.f. humiliation, degradation.
degradante adj. degrading, humiliating.
degradar v.t. 1. to degrade, to humiliate. 2.
ART. to gradate. 3. MIL. to demote. v.r. 4. to
humiliate, to degrade oneself.
degüello s.m. 1. throat slitting, cutting. 2.
decapitation, beheading. 3. neck, shaft. 4.
massacre, slaughter. 5. tirar a ~, to be after
someone’s throat.
degustación s.f. sampling, tasting.
degustar v.t. to sample, to taste.
dehesa s.f. meadow, pasture.
deidad s.f. 1. deity, god. s.i. 2. divinity, deity
(divinidad).
deificación s.f. deification.
deificar v.t. 1. to deify. 2. to praise, to exalt.
deísmo s.m. deism.
deísta adj. 1. deistic, deistical. s.m. y f. 2. deist.
dejación s.f. DER. abandonment, cession.
dejada s.f. 1. abandonment, relinquishment. 2.
drop shot (en deportes).
dejadez s.f. 1. laziness (pereza). 2. negligence,