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dial s.m. RAD. dial.
dialectal adj. dialectal, dialect.
dialectalismo s.m. dialectalism.
dialéctica s.f. dialectics.
dialéctico -ca, adj. 1. dialectic, dialectical. s.m. y
f. 2. dialectician.
dialecto s.m. dialect.
diálisis s.f. MED. dialysis.
dialogar v.t. 1. to compose as a dialogue, to
write in dialogue. v.i. 2. to maintain a dialogue.
3. to talk, to converse.
diálogo s.m. dialogue.
dialoguista s.m. y f. 1. dialogist. 2. dialogue
writer (escritor).
diamante s.m. 1. diamond. 2. diamond (cartas).
3. bodas de ~, diamond wedding.
diamantífero -ra, adj. diamond-bearing (terreno
que tiene diamantes).
diamantino -na, adj. 1. diamond-like. 2. (fig.)
adamantine.
diamantista s.m. y f. 1. diamond merchant. 2.
diamond cutter (el que trabaja diamantes).
diametral adj. diametrical, diametric.
diametralmente adv. diametrically.
diámetro s.m. GEOM. diameter.
diana s.f. 1. bull’s eye, bull. 2. MIL. reveille
(toque de corneta).
diantre interj. oh hell!, oh damn!
diapasón s.m. 1. MÚS. tuning fork, (p.u.)
diapason. 2. MÚS. finger board (violín). 3.
MÚS. range, scale, diapason (escala). 4. tone
(de voz). 5. bajar el ~, to lower one’s tone
of voice. 6. subir el ~, to raise one’s tone of
voice.
diapositiva s.f. slide, transparency (en
fotografía).
diariamente adv. daily, every day.
diario adj. 1. daily, everyday. s.m. 2. newspaper,
paper, daily. 3. diary (relación histórica). 4.
COM. daybook. 5. daily expenses (gastos
diarios). 6. de/a ~, daily, every day. 7. ~ de
a bordo, MAR. logbook. 8. ~ dominical,
PER. Sunday newspaper. 9. ~ matinal o
de la mañana, morning newspaper. 10.
~ vespertino o de la noche, evening
newspaper. 11. ropa de ~, everyday clothes.
diarismo s.m. (Am.) journalism (periodismo).
diarista s.m. y f. 1. (Am.) reporter, journalist
(periodista). 2. diarist.
diarrea s.f. MED. diarrhoea.
diáspora s.f. diaspora.
diástole s.f. 1. MED. diastole. 2. GRAM.
diastole.
diatónico -ca,adj. MÚS. diatonic.
diatriba s.f. diatribe, invective.
dibujante s.m. y f. 1. ART. drawer, sketcher. 2.
designer (moda). 3. TEC. draughtsman. 4.
cartoonist (de dibujos animados).
dibujar v.t. 1. ART. to draw. 2. to design. 3. to
sketch (bosquejar). 4. (fig.) to describe, to
depict. v.r. 5. to stand out, to loom. 6. (fig.) to
be written, to be evident.
dibujo s.m. 1. ART. drawing, sketch. 2.
sketching, drawing. 3. TEC. design. 4.
cartoon (en periódico). 5. pattern, design. 6.
description. 7. ~ al carbón, charcoal drawing.
8. ~ del natural, drawing from life. 9. ~ lineal,
draughtsmanship. 10. dibujos animados,
cartoons.
dicción s.f. 1. diction, pronunciation. 2. word. 3.
style. 4. figuras de ~, figures of speech.
diccionario s.m. 1. dictionary. 2. ~ de bolsillo,
pocket dictionary.
díceres s.m. pl. 1. (Am.) gossip. 2. rumours.
dicha s.f. 1. happiness. 2. good luck. 3. es una
~ poder..., it’s a pleasure to be able to... 4.
para completar nuestra ~, to complete our
happiness. 5. por ~, by chance, fortunately. 6.
una ~, a happy event.
dicharachero -ra, adj. 1. comical, witty,
humorous. s.m. y f. 2. comical, witty o
humorous person.
dicharacho s.m. 1. witty o humorous remark. 2.
coarse remark, crude comment.
dicho -cha, p.p. irreg. 1. de decir. s.m. 2.
saying, proverb. 3. witty remark. s.f. 4.
happiness, joy. 5. good luck; lucky event. 6.
del ~ al hecho hay mucho trecho, there’s
many a slip “twixt cup and lip”. 7. ~ de las
gentes, talk, rumours. 8. ~ y hecho, no
sooner said than done. 9. lo ~, OK, well that’s
it. 10. lo ~, ~, I meant what I said.
dichoso -sa,adj. 1. happy, content: dichoso
conmi trabajo: happy with my job. 2. boring,
tedious. 3. lucky, fortunate. 4. wretched,
blessed, damned (desventurado.
diciembre s.m. December.
dicotomía s.f. dichotomy.
dicotómico -ca, adj. dichotomic.
dictado s.m. 1. GRAM. dictation. 2. title, title
of honour. pl. 3. dictates. 4. al ~ de alguien,
inspired/influenced by someone.
dictador -ra, adj. 1. dictated. s.m. y f. 2. dictator.
dictadura s.f. POL. dictatorship.
dictáfono s.m. dictaphone.
dictamen s.m. 1. opinion: dar un dictamen =
to give an opinion. 2. judgement. 3. report
(informe). 4. advice. 5. DER. legal opinion. 6.
~ médico, diagnosis.
dictaminar v.t. 1. to consider, to regard. 2. DER.
to pass (fallo). v.i. 3. DER. to pass judgement
(fallar). 4. to give an opinion, to express an
opinion. 5. to advise, to give advice.
dictar v.t. 1. to dictate. 2. DER. to pass, to
pronounce (sentencia). 3. to issue, to proclaim
(decretos). 4. to legislate, to enact. 5. to give,
to issue. 6. to suggest, to advise. 7. (Am.) to
give (clases). 8. (Am.) to deliver (conferencia).
dictatorial adj. dictatorial.
dicterio s.m. insult, abuse.
didáctico -ca, adj. 1. didactic. s.f. 2. didactics.
diecinueve adj. 1. nineteen. 2. nineteenth. s.m.
3. nineteen.
diecinueveavo -va, adj. nineteenth.
dieciochesco -ca, adj. eighteenth century.
dieciochavo -va, adj. y s.m. eighteenth.
dieciocho adj. 1. eighteen. 2. eighteenth. s.m.
3. eighteen.
dieciséis adj. 1. sixteen. 2. sixteenth. s.m. 3.
sixteen.
dieciseisavo -va, adj. y s.m. sixteenth.
diecisiete adj. 1. seventeen. 2. seventeenth.
s.m. 3. seventeen.
diecisieteavo -va, adj. y s.m. seventeenth.
diedro -dra, adj. 1. GEOM. dihedral. s.m. 2.
dihedron.
diente s.m. 1. tooth. 2. ARQ. toothing. 3. MEC.
tooth, cog, prong (saliente). 4. ~ canino,
eye-tooth (personas); fang (animal). 5. ~ de
ajo, clove of garlic. 6. ~ de leche, milk tooth.
7. ~ de león, BOT. dandelion. 8. ~ incisivo,
incisor. 9. ~ molar, molar. 10. de dientes
afuera, insincerely. 11. enseñar/mostrar los
dientes, to bare one’s teeth. 12. hablar uno
entre dientes, to mumble, to grumble. 13.
hincar uno el ~, to get one’s hands on, to get
one’s teeth into. 14. pelar el ~, (Am.) to flatter;
to smile enticingly. 15. armado hasta los
dientes, armed to the teet. to get 16. rechinar
los dientes, to gnash one’s teeth. 17. tomar/
traer a uno entre dientes, to run someone
down, to speak ill of; to be hostile to someone.
diéresis s.f. 1. MED. diaeresis. 2. GRAM.
diaeresis.
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diesel adj. 1. diesel. s.m. 2. diesel. 3. motor ~,
diesel engine.
diestra s.f. right hand.
diestro -tra, adj. 1. right. 2. clever, skilful (hábil).
3. astute, shrewd. s.m. 4. bullfighter, matador
(torero). 5. bridle. 6. halter. 8. a ~ y siniestro,
left, right and centre.
dieta s.f. 1. HIST. diet (asamblea). 2. MED. diet:
estar a dieta = to be on a diet. pl. 3. expense
allowance. 4. emoluments.
dietario s.m. account book.
dietética s.f. dietetics.
dietético -ca, adj. 1. dietetic. s.f. 2. dietetics.
dietista s.m. y f. dietician.
diez adj. 1. ten. 2. tenth. s.m. 3. ten.
diezmar v.t. 1. to decimate. 2. to pay the tithe
(pagar el diezmo).
diezmo s.m. 1. tithe (impuesto). 2. tenth
(décimo).
difamación s.f. 1. libel, defamation (escrita). 2.
slander, defamation (oral).
difamador -ra, s.m. y f. 1. libeller, defamer (por
escrito). 2. slanderer, defamer (oral). adj. 3.
slanderous, defamatory (oral). 4. libellous,
defamatory (escrita).
difamar v.t. 1. to libel, to defame (por escrito). 2.
to slander, to defame (hablando). 3. (fig.) to
denigrate.
difamatorio -ria,adj. 1. libellous, defamatory
(por escrito). 2. slanderous, defamatory (de
palabra).
diferencia s.f. 1. difference: la diferencia entre
dos ciudaes: the difference between two
cities. 2. a ~ de, unlike, in contrast to. 3.
pagar la ~, to pay the difference. 4. partir la
~, to split the difference.
diferenciación s.f. differentiation.
diferenciado -da, adj. differentiated.
diferencial adj. 1. differential. s.f. 2. MAT.
differential. s.m. 3. TEC. differential.
diferenciar v.t. 1. to differentiate. 2. to
distinguish. 3. MAT. to differentiate. v.i. 4. to
disagree, to differ. v.r. 5. to be different, to
differ. 6. to distinguish oneself. 7. to disagree,
to be in disagreement (no estar de acuerdo. 8.
to be different.
diferente adj. 1. different. pl. 2. several, various.
3. ~ a/de, different to/from.
diferentemente adv. differently.
diferir v.t. 1. to postpone, to defe. 2. DER. to
reserve (fallo). v.i. 3. to differ, to disagree.
difícil adj. 1. difficult, hard: difícil de entender =
difficult to understand. 2. difficult. 3. (fig.) odd,
peculiar. 4. unlikely, doubtful (improbable.
5. embarrassing, awkward. 6. tenerlo ~, to
be in a difficult position. 7. verlo ~, to see
something as unlikely.
difícilmente adv. hard, with difficulty.
dificultad s.f. 1. difficulty: sin dificultad = without
difficulty. 2. problem, difficulty. 3. trouble. 4.
obstacle.
dificultador -ra, adj. difficult.
dificultar v.t. 1. to obstruct, to impede, to hinder.
2. to make difficult.
dificultoso -sa, adj. 1. hard, difficult. 2.
awkward, troublesome. 3. demanding, difficult.
difracción s.f. FÍS. diffraction.
difractar v.t. FÍS. to diffract.
difteria s.f. MED. diphtheria.
diftérico -ca, adj. diphtheric, diphtheritic.
difuminar v.t. y r. to fade away, to blur.
difumino s.m. stump.
difundir v.t. 1. to spread (extender). 2. to
divulge, to spread. 3. to give off, to emit.
4. to broadcast, to transmit. 5. to spread,
to disseminate. v.r. 6. to spread. 7. to get/
become diffused (luz, etc.).