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en, to take pains to.
empeoramiento s. deterioration, worsening.
empeorar v.t. 1. to make worse, to worsen
(situación). 2. to deteriorate (cosa). v.i. y
r. 3. to get worse, to worsen (situación). 4.
to deteriorate (cosa). 5. MED. to get worse
(enfermo).
empequeñecer v.t. 1. to make smaller, to
reduce, to diminish. 2. to belittle, to disparage
(desprestigiar). 3. (fig.) to make something
look small, to dwarf. 4. (fig.) to overshadow, to
put in the shade.
empequeñecimiento s. 1. reduction, diminution.
2. (fig.) belittling, disparagement.
emperador s. 1. emperor. 2. ZOOL. swordfish
(pez espada).
emperatriz s. empress.
emperchar v.t. 1. to put/hang on a coat-hanger.
v.r. 2. to hang. 3. to get dressed up.
emperejilarse v.pron. to dress up.
emperifollar v.t. y r. 1. to dress up. 2. to
overdress.
empero conj. 1. but. 2. nevertheless,
nonetheless.
emperramiento s. 1. stubbornness, (fam.) pig-
headedness. 2. insistence, determination. 3.
anger, rage.
emperrarse v.r. 1. to be determined, to insist. 2.
(fam.) to be set. 3. (fam.) to lose one’s temper,
to get angry.
empezar v.t. 1. to start, to begin. 2. to start. v.i. 3.
to start, to begin. 4. al ~, at the beginning. 5.
para ~, to start/to begin with.
empicotar v.t. to put in the pillory.
empiece s. (fam.) beginning, start.
empilar v.t. to pile up, to pile, to stack.
empinado, da adj. 1. erect, upright. 2. steep. 3.
on tiptoe (de puntillas). 4. on its hind legs. 5.
rearing (caballo). 6. (fig.) haughty, stuck-up
(orgulloso).
empinar v.t. 1. to stand something up (poner
vertical). 2. to raise, to lift, to tip up. v.i. 3.
(fig. y fam.) to drink a lot (beber mucho). v.r.
4. to stand on tip-toe. 5. to stand on its hind
legs. 6. to rise up, to tower. 8. (vulg.) to get a
hard-on (tener una erección). 9. ~ el codo, to
drink a lot.
empingorotado, da adj. 1. (fig.) upper-class,
high-class, of high social standing. 2. (fam.)
stuck-up.
empingorotar v.t. 1. to put something on top of
something (poner una cosa sobre otra). v.r. 2.
to go up, to climb (subirse). 3. (fig.) to become
haughty.
empiñonado s. pine nut and sugar paste.
empipada s. (Am. y fam.) blow-out.
empíreo, a adj. empyreal.
empíricamente adv. empirically.
empírico, ca adj. 1. empirical. s. 2 .empiricist.
empirismo s. empiricism.
emplastar v.t. 1. MED. to put a plaster on
somebody (poner emplasto). 2. to freeze
(detener un negocio). v.r. 3. to cover oneself
with filth.
emplasto s. 1. MED. plaster, (fam.) band-aid.
2. MED. poultice. 3. makeshift arrangement.
4. (fam.) botch, bodge. 5. (Am.) bore, tedious
person.
emplazamiento s. 1. DER. summons. 2. MIL.
positioning. 3. gun emplacement (búnker). 4.
site, location.
emplazar v.t. 1. DER. to summons, to subpoena.
2. MIL. to position. 3. to locate, to situate
(colocar).
empleado, da s. 1. employee. 2. clerk, office
worker. 3. ~ del estado, civil servant.
empleador, ra adj. employing.
emplear v.t. 1. to use. 2. to employ (persona). 3.
to give a job to, to hire, (p.u.) to engage. 4. to
occupy, to spend (tiempo). 5. to invest. v.r. 6.
to be used. 7. to be employed. 8. emplearse
haciendo algo, to occupy oneself doing
something.
empleo s. 1. job. 2. employment. 3. use. 4. use,
spending (tiempo). 5. spending (dinero). 6.
MIL. rank. 7. modo de ~, instructions for use.
8. sin ~, unemployed, out of work. 9. solicitud
de ~, application for a job o job application.
emplomar v.t. 1. to lead. 2. to cover with lead. 3.
to line with lead. 4. Am.) to fill (dientes).
emplumar v.t. 1. to feather (flecha). 2. to tar and
feather (castigo). 3. (Am.) to swindle (timar).
4. (Am.) to beat up. 5. to fire (despedir de
un empleo). v.i. 6. (Am.) to grow feathers. 7.
(Am.) to run away, to take to one’s heels.
emplumecerse v.i. to grow feathers, to fledge.
empobrecedor, ra adj. impoverishing.
empobrecer v.t. 1. to impoverish. v.i. y r. 2 .to
become poor o impoverished.
empobrecimiento s. impoverishment.
empolladura s. brood of bees.
empollar v.t. 1. to incubate, to sit on, to hatch
(huevos). 2. to swot up, to mug up. v.i. 3. to
sit, to brood (gallina). 4. to breed (insectos). 5.
to mug up, to swot up (estudiar mucho).
empollón, na s. swot.
empolvar o empolvorar v.t. 1. to powder. 2.
to cover with dust, to make dusty. v.r. 3. to
become covered with/in dust, to become
dusty. 4. to powder one’s face.
empolvoramiento s. 1. covering with dust
(acción). 2. layer o accumulation of dust.
emponzoñamiento s. poisoning.
emponzoñar v.t. 1. to poison (envenenar). 2.
(fig.) to poison, to taint, to corrupt (corromper).
emporcar v.t. to soil, to dirty, to foul.
emporio s. 1. emporium, mart, trading centre. 2.
(Am.) large department store.
emporrarse v.r. (fam.) to get high, to get loaded.
empotrado, da adj. fitted, built-in.
empotramiento s. 1. embedding. 2. building-in,
fitting.
empotrar v.t. 1. to embed. 2. to build in, to fit.
emprendedor, ra adj. enterprising, go-ahead.
emprender v.t. 1. to undertake, to take on. 2. to
start, to set out on, to embark on (viaje). 3. ~
el regreso, to return, to go back, to begin the
homeward journey. 4. ~ la retirada, to retreat.
5. ~ la a, to start, to set out. 6. emprenderla
con uno, (fam.) to have it out with someone,
to have a row with someone (reñir).
empreñar v.t. 1. to make pregnant. 2. to
impregnate, to mate with, to cover. v.r. 3. to
get, become pregnant.
empresa s. 1. company, firm (sociedad). 2.
enterprise. 3. management. 4. enterprise,
undertaking, venture. 5. ~ particular, private
company. 6. ~ funeraria, undertaker’s. 7. ~ de
servicios públicos, public utility company.
empresariado s. employers (pl.).
empresarial adj. 1. managerial, management. s.
pl. 2. business studies.
empresario, ria s. 1. businessman,
businesswoman. 2. employer. 3. contractor.
4. manager (gerente, director). 5. MÚS.
impresario. 6. DEP. promoter. 7. ~ de
transporte, (Am.) shipping agent.
emprestar v.t. 1. to lend (prestar). 2. to borrow
(tomar o pedir prestado).
empréstito s. 1. loan (préstamo público). 2. ~ de
guerra, war loan.
empujada s. (Am.) push, shove (empujón).
empujar v.t. 1. to push, to shove. 2. MEC. to
drive, to propel, to push. 3. TEC. to thrust). 4.
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to press, to push (botón). 5. ¡empujad!, push!
empuje s. 1. push, shove (empujón). 2. MEC. y
FÍS. thrust. 3. pressure. 4. (fig.) energy, go,
drive.
empujón s. 1. push, shove. 2. abrirse paso a
empujones, to push one’s way through, to get
through by shoving. 3. a empujones, roughly,
violently; by force; in fits and starts. 4. trabajar
a empujones, to work intermittently.
empuñadura s. 1. hilt. 2. grip, handle (de
herramienta). 3. handle. 4. start, beginning (de
un cuento).
empuñar v.t. 1. to grasp, to take (firm) hold of,
to clutch (asir). 2. (Am.) to clench (el puño).
3. (Am.) to punch, to hit with one’s fist (dar
un puñetazo). 4. to land (empleo). 5. ~ las
armas, to take up arms. 6. ~ el bastón, to
take command.
emú s. ZOOL. emu.
emulación s. emulation.
emular v.t. to emulate.
émulo, la adj. 1. emulous. s. 2 .emulator, rival.
emulsión s. QUÍM. emulsion.
emulsionar v.t. QUÍM. to emulsify.
emulsivo, va adj. QUÍM. emulsive.
en prep. 1. (lugar) in (dentro de): into/in (acción);
2. at; in (tiempo): en 2007: in 2007; en Julio:
in July; en el siglo IX: in the 19th century; en
dos días: en dos días; 3. on: en el invierno:
on a winter. 4. at: en ese momento: at that
moment; 5. by (modo): fuimos en tren: we
went by train. 6. in: en voz alta: in a loud
voice; 7. by (proporción). 8. convertirse en,
to turn into. 9. en cuanto a, with respect to,
regarding. 10. pensar en, to think about / of.
enagua s. 1. (Am.) petticoat, underskirt. pl. 2.
petticoat, underskirt.
enaguillas s. pl. short petticoat.
enajenación o enajenamiento s. 1. DER.
alienation, transfer. 2. absent-mindedness
(distracción). 3. ~ mental, mental
derangement, insanity.
enajenar v.t. 1. DER. to transfer, to alienate
(bienes). 2. (fig.) to drive mad. 3. to carry
away, to enrapture (fuera de sí). v.r. 4. (fig.) to
be driven mad (volverse loco). 5. (fig.) to lose
one’s self control. 6. (fig.) to go into ecstasy
(extasiarse).
enaltecer v.t. 1. to praise, to exalt, to glorify
(alabar). 2. to ennoble (honrar).
enaltecimiento s. 1. ennoblement. 2. praise,
exaltation, glorificatio.
enamoradizo, za adj. of an amorous disposition,
a person who is always falling in love.
enamorado, da adj. 1. in love. 2. (Am.) a person
who is always falling in love (enamoradizo). 3.
amorous (amoroso). s. 4 .lover.
enamoramiento s. 1. falling in love. 2. love.
enamoriscarse v.r. 1. to take a fancy to. 2. (Am.)
to have a crush on.
enanismo s. MED. dwarfism.
enano, na adj. 1. tiny 2. BOT. dwarf. s. 3.
dwarf. 4. divertirse como un ~, (fam.) to
have a great time.
enarbolar v.t. 1. to hoist, to raise (bandera). 2. to
brandish (espada, arma, etc.). 3. MAR. to fly.
v.r. 4. to get angry. 5. to rear up.
enarcar v.t. to raise, to arch (cejas).
enardecedor, ra adj. 1. exciting. 2. MED.
inflaming.
enardecer v.t. 1. to fire (pasión). 2. to fill
with enthusiasm. v.r. 3. to become excited
(entusiasmarse). 4. MED. to become inflamed.
enardecimiento s. 1. excitement. 2. MED.
inflammation.
encabalgamiento s. 1. TEC. support of
crossbeams. 2. MIL. gun-carriage. 3.