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embrujo s. 1. bewitchment. 2. curse, spell. 3.
spell, charm.
embrutecer v.t. 1. to brutalize. 2. to stultify.
embuchado s. sausage.
embuchar v.t. 1. to force-feed (un ave). 2. to stuff
with sausage meat. 3. to bolt, to gulp down.
embudo s. 1. funnel. 2. (fig.) trick. 3. fraud.
embullo s. (Am.) bustle, noise, revelry.
embuste s. 1. trinket. 2. trick. 3. tall story.
embustero, ra adj. 1. deceitful (engañoso). 2.
lying (mentiroso). s. 3. liar.
embutido s. 1. sausage, cold cut. 2. stuffing. 3.
TEC. inlay, marquetry.
embutir v.t. 1. to stuff with sausage meat. 2. to
stuff o cram. 3. to bolt, to gulp down, (fam.)
to scoff. 4. TEC. to inlay. v.r. 5. (fam.) to stuff
oneself.
eme s. m, sound of the setter m.
emergencia s. 1. emergency (ocurrencia). 2.
emergence. 3. salida de ~, emergency exit.
emergente adj. 1. (fig.) resulting, resultant,
consequent. 2. emergent.
emerger v.t. 1. to emerge (líquido). 2. to come
into view, to emerge, to appear (aparecer). 3.
MAR. to surface. 4. (fig.) to result.
emérito, ta adj. retired, (p.u.) emeritus.
emético, ca adj. y s. MED. emetic.
emétrope adj. MED. emmetropic.
emigración s. 1. emigration. 2. migration.
emigrado, da s. 1. emigrant. 2. political exile.
emigrante adj. y s. 1. emigrant. 2. POL. emigré.
emigrar v.t. 1. to emigrate. 2. to migrate.
eminencia s. 1. GEOG. height, eminence. 2.
(fig.) eminence, prominence. 3. su ~, Your
Eminence; His Eminence.
eminente adj. 1. eminent, distinguished,
prominent. 2. high, lofty.
eminentemente adv. eminently.
eminentísimo, ma adj. most eminent.
emir s. emir.
emirato s. emirate.
emisario, ria s. emissary, messenger.
emisión s. 1. emission. 2. transmission,
broadcasting; broadcast (programa). 3. issue.
4. ~ publicitaria, commercial o publicity spot.
emisor -ra, adj. 1. issuing: banco emisor:
issuing bank. 2. transmitter. s.c. 3. transmitter.
4. station (radar). s. 5. radio station,
broadcasting station. 6 .emisor receptor,
walkie-talkie.
emitir v.t. 1. to emit. 2. to give off (olor). 3. to
broadcast, to transmit. 4. to issue. 5. (fig.) to
express, to give (opinión). v.r. 6. to transmit.
emoción s. 1. emotion. 2. excitement, thrill.
emocionado, da adj. 1. moved, touched. 2.
upset.
emocional adj. emotional.
emocionante adj. 1. moving, touching. 2.
exciting, thrilling.
emocionar v.t. 1. to move, to touch. 2. to excite,
to thrill. 3. to upset (perturbar). v.r. 4. to be
moved, to be touched. 5. to be o get excited
(entusiasmarse).
emoliente adj. y s. MED. emollient.
emolumento s. emolument.
emotivo, va adj. 1. emotional. 2. emotive. 3.
moving, touching.
empacamiento s. (Am.) packing.
empacar v.t. 1. to pack. 2. to bale. v.r. 3. (Am.)
to become stubborn o obstinate. 4. to balk, to
shy. 5. to get confused.
empachar v.t. 1. MED. to give indigestion. 2. to
stop up, to clog (atascar). 3. to embarrass.
v.r. 4. MED. to have indigestion. 5. (fig.) to get
confused/mixed up. 6. to be embarrassed.
empacho s. 1. MED. indigestion, upset stomach.
2. (fig.) embarrassment, shame. 3. tener un ~
de, to have one’s fill of.
empachoso, sa adj. 1. heavy, indigestible. 2.
(fig.) troublesome, annoying (pesado). 3.
embarrassing, shameful (vergonzoso).
empadrarse v.r. to become excessively attached
to one’s father o parents.
empadronamiento s. 1. census, register
(censo). 2. registration.
empadronar v.t. 1. to take a census of
(población). 2. to register. v.r. 3 .to have one’s
name registered.
empajar v.t. 1. to cover with straw. 2. to stuff with
straw. 3. to mix with straw. v.r. 4. to produce a
lot of straw and little grain.
empalagoso, sa adj. 1. sickly sweet. 2. (fig.)
sickly, sugary. 3. cloying, sickly.
empalar v.t. 1. to impale. v.r. 2 .to become
obstinate o persistent.
empalizada s. MIL. palisade, stockade.
empalizar v.t. 1. MIL. to palisade, to stockade.
2. to fence.
empalmar v.t. 1. to connect, to join (unir). 2.
to butt join, to join. 3. TEC. to sílice. 4. (fig.)
to link up. v.r. 5. to fit (encajar). 6. to link, to
connect. 7. to connect. 8. ~ con, to follow.
empalme s. 1. joint, join, connection (conexión).
2. TEC. joint, butt joint. 3. TEC. splice.
4. junction. 5. intersection, junction. 6.
connection.
empanadilla s. pasty, turnover.
empanado, da adj. 1. covered with
breadcrumbs. s. 2. pastry with savoury filling.
empanar v.t. 1. to cover with breadcrumbs. 2. to
sow the land with wheat (sembrar con trigo).
empantanado, da adj. 1. swampy (terreno). 2.
bogged down (asunto, proceso, obra).
empantanar v.t. 1. to flood, to swamp (inundar).
2. to fill up. 3. to throw something o someone
into the dam. v.r. 4. to become flooded. 5. to
get o become bogged down. 6. (fig.) to be
held up, to get bogged down.
empañar v.t. 1. to put a nappy on. 2. to steam
up, to mist, to cloud up. 3. to dull, to tarnish. 4.
(fig.) to tarnish, to blemish (reputación). v.r. 5.
to get steamed up, to mist up (cristal).
empañetar v.t. 1. (Am.) to plaster with mud. 2. to
whitewash.
empapamiento s. 1. soaking. 2. soaking,
drenching. 3. absorption.
empapar v.t. 1. to soak, to drench (por lluvia).
2. to soak (ropa). 3. to soak up, to absorb. 4.
to mop up; to soak up, to mop up. 5. (fig.) to
be drenched, soaked or soaking wet (estar
empapado). v.r. 6. to be soaked. 7. to be, to
get or to become drenched, soaked or soaking
wet (por la lluvia). 8. to be absorbed or soaked
up. 9. (fig.) to become imbued. 10. (fig. y fam.)
to stuff oneself.
empapelado s. 1. wallpaper (papel para las
paredes). 2. wallpapering, papering, paper-
hanging. 3. lining.
empapelador, ra s. paper-hanger.
empapelar v.t. 1. to wallpaper, to paper
(paredes). 2. to line with paper. 3. (fig. y fam.)
to have someone up for something.
empaque s. 1. packing. 2. packing (envoltura). 3.
(fam.) presence. 4. gravity.
empaquetador, ra s. packer.
empaquetar v.t. 1. to package, to parcel up.
2. to pack. 3. (fig.) to pack o cram together
(personas).
emparedado, da adj. 1. walled in. 2. imprisoned,
confined (prisionero). 3. in reclusion. s. 4.
prisoner. 5. recluse. 6. hermit. s.c. sandwich.
emparedamiento s.c. 1. confinement. 2.
reclusion.
emparedar v.t. 1. to wall in. 2. to confine, to
imprison.
emparejamiento s. 1. matching. 2. levelling.
emparejar v.t. 1. to match. 2. to level, to make
level, to bring to the same level. 3. to level off,
to smooth. v.i. 4. to draw level, to catch up. 5.
to match v.r. 6. to match. 7. to draw level, to
catch up.
emparentar v.i. 1. to become related by
marriage. 2. ~ con, to marry into.
emparrado s. 1. trained vine, vine arbour (parra).
2. trellis, trellis-work.
emparrar v.t. to train (planta).
emparrillar v.t. 1. to grill. 2. ARQ. to reinforce
with a metal grating.
empastador s. 1. paste brush. 2. (Am.)
bookbinder.
empastar v.t. 1. to paste. 2. to bind. 3. to fill, to
put a filling in (diente). v.r. 4. to be turned into
pasture (prado). 5. to be overrun by weeds.
empaste s. 1. MED. filling (de diente). 2.
bookbinding. 3. ART. impasto, impasting.
empatar v.i. 1. to draw, to tie (votos). 2. DEP. to
draw. 3. to equalize. 4. to tie, to have a dead
heat. 5. (Am.) to fit. 6. estar empatado, to be
tying, to be even.
empate s. 1. draw, tie. 2. dead heat (carrera). 3.
(Am.) joint. 4. el gol del ~, the equalizing goal
or the equalizer.
empavesar v.t. to deck, to adorn.
empavonar v.t. 1. TEC. to blue. 2. (Am.) to
grease (engrasar).
empecatado, da adj. 1. incorrigible. 2. wretched.
3. unlucky, illfated.
empecinado, da adj. stubborn, obstinate, (fam.)
pig-headed.
empecinamiento s. stubbornness, obstinacy,
(fam.) pig-headedness.
empecinarse v.r. to be stubborn, to be obstinate,
(fam.) to be pig-headed.
empedernido, da adj. 1. (fig.) heavy, hardened.
2. (fig.) hardened, confirmed. 3. (fig.) callous,
unfeeling, insensitive.
empedrado, da adj. 1. cobbled. 2. paved
(adoquines). 3. pock-marked. s. 4. paving
(adoquinado). 6. cobbles (enguijarrado).
empedrar v.t. 1. to pave (con adoquines). 2. to
cobble (con guijarros). 3. (fig.) to fill, to lard.
empeine s. 1. instep (de pie o zapato). 2. groin
(ingle). 3. BOT. hepatica, liverwort.
empellar v.t. to push, (fam.) to shove (empujar).
empellón s. 1. push, (fam.) shove (empujón).
2. a empellones, roughly; by force; in fits
and starts (con interrupciones). 3. dar
empellones, to jostle, to shove, to push.
4. dar un ~ a algo, (fig. y fam.) to give
something a shove o push.
empelotarse v.r. 1. to row, to have a row, to
squabble. 2. (fam.) (Am.) to strip off, to
undress. 3. to get confused.
empeñado, da adj. 1. insistant, persistent. 2.
heated, bitter. 3. determined. 4. in debt.
empeñar v.t. 1. to pawn. 2. to leave as security
(dejar como fianza). 3. to commit o bind
someone to something. 4. to begin, to start.
5. MIL. to engage in (batalla). 6. to involve.
v.r. 7. to get into debt (endeudarse). 8. to
persist, to insist. 9. to commit or bind oneself
to something. 10. to begin, to start. 11. MIL.
to engage. 12. to be determined. 13. to
endeavour, to strive, to take pains. 14. ¿si te
empeñas?, if you insist?
empeño s. 1. determination. 2. eagerness,
(p.u.) zeal (afán). 3. pawning (en prenda).
4. pledging. 5. insistence, persistence
(insistencia). 6. casa de ~, pawnshop. 7.
en ~, in pawn; pawned 8. tener ~ en, to be
determined; to be eager. 9. tomar o poner ~