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dúctil adj. 1. MET. soft, malleable, (p.u.) ductile.
2. (fig.) compliant, docile, pliable.
ductilidad s.f. softness, malleability, (p.u.)
ductility.
duda s.f. 1. doubt: sin duda = without doubt. 2.
entrar en la ~, to begin to have doubts. 3.
estar en ~, to be in doubt. 4. no cabe ~, there
is no doubt. 5. no hay ~, there is no doubt. 6.
poner algo en ~, to cast doubt on something;
to doubt something. 7. sacar de dudas a
alguien, to banish o dispel someone’s doubts.
8. salir de dudas, to cast off o shed one’s
doubts. 9. sin lugar a dudas, without doubt.
dudar v.t. 1. to doubt. v.i. 2. not to be sure. 3. ~
de, to doubt, to question. 4. ~ que, to doubt
whether o if.
dudoso -sa,adj. 1. doubtful, unsure. 2. hesitant,
undecided (vacilante). 3. dubious, suspicious.
4. unclear.
duelo s.m. 1. duel. 2. sorrow, grief (dolor). 3.
party of mourners (dolientes). 4. mourning
(luto).
duende s.m. 1. goblin, imp, elf. 2. (fig.) imp,
mischievous child.
dueña s.f. 1. owner, proprietress. 2. landlady
(de pensión, etc.). 3. owner, mistress (de un
animal). 4. mistress, lady. 5. HIST. lady.
dueño s.m. 1. owner, proprietor. 2. landlord
(de hostal, pensión, etc.). 3. head of the
household (cabeza de familia). 4. cambiar de
~, to change hands. 5. hacerse ~ de, to take
over; to take possession of. 6. ser ~ de, to be
the owner of; to own. 7. ser ~ de sí mismo, to
be one’s own master.
duermevela s.m. y f. (fam.) snooze, nap.
dugongo s.m. y f. ZOOL. dugong.
dulce adj. 1. sweet. 2. fresh (agua). 3. soft
(metal). 4. mild, gentle (carácter, clima). 5. soft
(sonido, voz). 6. soft (palabras). s.m. 7. sweet,
(EEUU). candy. s.m. pl. 8. sweets, sweet
things (golosinas).
dulcemente adv. 1. sweetly. 2. gently, mildly. 3.
softly (sonidos, viento, etc.).
dulcificar v.t. 1. to sweeten. 2. (fig.) to soften, to
make more gentle (suavizar). v.r. 3. to turn o
become milder.
dulía s.f. REL. dulia.
dulzaina s.f. MÚS. musical instrument similar to
an oboe.
dulzón -na,adj. 1. over-sweet, sickly. 2. (fig.)
sickly.
dulzor s.m. 1. sweetness, gentleness. 2.
sweetness (del azúcar, pasteles, etc.).
dulzura s.f. 1. sweetness. 2. softness (suavidad).
3. gentleness (bondad). 4. mildness (clima).
dumping s.m. COM. dumping.
duna s.f. dune.
dúo s.m. MÚS. duo, duet.
duodécimo -ma, adj. twelfth.
duodenal adj. MED. duodenal.
duodeno s.m. MED. duodenum.
duplicado -da,adj. 1. duplicate (copiado). 2.
double (multiplicado). s.m. 3. duplicate, copy.
4. por ~, in duplicate.
duplicar v.t. 1. to duplicate. 2. to double
(multiplicar por dos). 3. DER. to answer. v.r.
4. to double.
duplicidad s.f. duplicity, deceitfulness, (fam.)
two-facedness.
duplo -pla, adj. y s.m. double; twice.
duque s.m. duke.
duquesa s.f. duchess.
durabilidad s.f. durability.
duración s.f. 1. duration, length. 2. life (de
máquina, coche, etc.). 3. de corta ~, short-
lived. 4. de larga ~, long-playing (disco).
duradero -ra,adj. 1. durable, hard-wearing. 2.
lasting, enduring.
duramente adv. 1. hard. 2. cruelly, harshly.
durante prep. 1. during (en algún momento de).
2. in: durante la noche = in the night. 3. for
(por espacio de.
durar v.i. 1. to last. 2. to stay, to remain
(permanecer). 3. to last.
durazno s.m. BOT. (Am.) 1. peach (fruto). 2.
peach tree (árbol).
dureza s.f. 1. hardness. 2. toughness (carne).
3. severity, harshness (severidad). 4. MED.
calus, callosity.
durmiente adj. 1. sleeping: la bella durmiente:
Sleeping Beauty. s.m. 2. sleeper. 3. sleeper.
duro -ra,adj. 1. hard. 2. tough (alimentos). 3.
stale (pan). 4. stiff. 5. tough, hard (problema,
decisión): un problema duro = a tough
problem. 6. tough, harsh, severe (clima).
7. hard (prueba). 8. hardhearted, tough,
hard. 9. tough, hard (actitud). 10. tough. 11.
hard (agua, sonido. 12. hardy, tough, strong
(planta, persona de gran aguante). 13. severe.
14. cruel. 15. insensitive (insensible). 16.
obstinate. adv. 18. hard: trabajar duro to work
hard. s.m. 18. ~ de corazón, hard-hearted.
19. ~ de roer, hard to swallow. 20. estar en
las duras y las maduras, to take the rough
with the smooth. 21. hacer algo a duras
penas, to do something with great difficulty.
22. más ~ que una piedra, as hard as nails.
23. ser ~ de mollera, to be thick o dense
(torpe).
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e E, s. 1. e, E: quinta letra del alfabeto español.
conj. 2. and.
¡ea! interj. 1. come on!. 2. so there!.
ebanista s.c. cabinetmaker, joiner.
ebanistería s.c. cabinetmaking, joinery.
ébano s. 1. ebony (madera). 2. ebony (árbol).
ebonita s. ebonite, a type of hardened and
vulcanizad rubber.
ebriedad s. drunkenness, intoxication,
inebriation.
ebrio, bria s.c. 1. drunkard, drunk. adj. 2. drunk,
inebriated, intoxicated. (fig.) 3. blind~.
ebullición s. 1. boiling; punto de ebullición:
boiling point. 2. turmoil, commotion.
ebúrneo, a adj. ivory, eburnian.
eccehomo s.1. REL. Ecce Homo. (fig.) 2. sorry
state.
eccema o eczema s.c. MED. eczema.
echado, da 1. p.p. de echar. adj. 2. lying down,
prone, prostrate. (fam.) 3. bold, fearless.
echar v.t. 1. to throw (arrojar). 2. to give off).
3. to put. 4. to pour (agua, etc.). 5. to post
(carta). 6. to add (añadir). 7. MAR. to cast. 8.
to throw out (a alguien de un sitio). 9. to sack
(despedir de un trabajo). 10. BOT. to sprout
(hojas y raíces). 11. to grow (pelo). 12. to
spread (untar). 13. to put on, to apply (freno).
14. to hurl (blasfemias). 15. to play (partida).
16. to add up (cuenta). 17. to put to bed. v.r.
18. to throw oneself (arrojarse). 19. to lie
down (tumbarse). 20. ~ a la calle, to turn out.
21. ~ a llorar, to begin to cry. 22. ~ a perder,
to spoil; to ruin. 23. ~ a volar, to take flight;
to fly away. 24. ~ barriga, to get a potbelly;
to put on weight. 25. ~ de menos, to miss.
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26. ~ los dientes, to teethe. 27. echarse
a perder, to go bad. 28. echarse atrás, to
throw oneself back. 29. ~ una mirada, to
have a look.
echarpe s. shawl.
echazón s. 1. throw. 2. MAR. jettison.
eclampsia s. MED. eclampsia.
eclecticismo s. eclecticism.
ecléctico, ca adj. eclectic.
eclesiástico, ca s.c. 1. REL. clergyman,
clergywoman, ecclesiastic. 2. adj.
ecclesiastical, ecclesiastic.
eclipsar v.t. 1. ASTR. to eclipse. (fig.) 2. to
outshine, to eclipse, to overshadow, to outdo
(deslucir). v.r. 3. to disappear.
eclipse s.c. 1. ASTR. eclipse. 2. (fam.) eclipse,
disappearance.
eclíptica s. y adj. ecliptic.
eclosión s. 1. ZOOL. hatching. 2. BOT.
blooming. 3. (fig.) appearance.
eco s.c. 1. echo. 2. distant sound, echo. 3.
despertar/tener ~, to evoke a reponse.
4. hacerse ~ de una opinión, to echo an
opinion.
ecoauditoría s. ecoaudit.
ecoetiqueta s. ecolabel.
ecología s. BIOL. ecology.
ecológico, ca adj. ecological.
ecologista adj. 1. ecological. s. 2. ecologist.
economato s. discount store, cash-and-carry.
economía s. 1. economics (carrera universitaria).
2. economy. 3. economy (de esfuerzo). pl.
4. savings (ahorro). 5. thrift, economy (en
gastos). 6. ~ subterránea, black economy.
7. ~ doméstica, home economics. 8. hacer
economías, to economize.
económicamente adv. economically.
económico, ca adj. 1. economic; Comunidad
Económica Europea: European Economic
Community. 2. economic, financial; crisis
económica: financial crisis. 3. economical. 4.
financial, fiscal.
economista s. economist.
economizar v.t. 1. to save, to economize (dinero,
tiempo, esfuerzo). v.i. 2 .to save, to save up,
to budget (ahorrar en comida, etc.).
ecónomo s.c. treasurer, burser.
ecosistema s.c. ecosystem.
ecoturismo s. ecotourism.
ectópico, ca adj. ectopic.
ectoplasma s. ectoplasm.
ecu s. ecu (unidad monetaria).
ecuación s.c. MAT. equation.
ecuador s. 1. equator. (fam.) 2. halfway point.
Ecuador s. Ecuador.
ecuánime adj. 1. impartial, unbiased,
unprejudiced, fair (imparcial). 2. composed,
calm, cool-headed, collected (equilibrado).
ecuanimidad s. 1. impartiality, fairness (justicia).
2. composure, equanimity.
ecuatorial adj. equatorial.
ecuatoriano, na adj. y s. Ecuadorian,
Ecuadorean.
ecuestre adj. equestrian.
ecuménico, ca adj. ecumenical, oecumenical.
ecumenismo s. ecumenicalism,
oecumenicalism, ecumenism, oecumenism.
eczema s. MED. eczema.
edad s. 1. age: ¿qué edad tienes?: how old are
you?. 2. age (época). 3. ~ adulta, adulthood.
4 . antigua, ancien times. 5 .~ media, Middle
Ages. 6. menor ~, minority, infancy, childhood.
edecán s. aide-de-camp.
edelweiss s. BOT. edelweiss.
edema s. MED. edema, oedema.
edén s. REL. Eden.
edición s. edition (de un libro, revista, etc.).