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enlodar o enlodazar v.t. 1. to cover in mud, to
muddy (cubrir de lodo). 2. to splatter with mud.
3. (fig.) to stain, to tarnish (reputación). v.r. 4.
to get muddy, to get covered with o in mud.
enloquecer v.pron. 1. to be mad o crazy about.
2. to madden, to drive mad (turbar). v.r. e i. 3.
to go insane o mad, to go out of one’s mind.
enloquecimiento s. insanity, madness.
enlosado s. 1. paving. 2. tiling (baldosas).
enlosar v.t. to tile.
enlozar v.t. (Am.) to enamel, to glaze.
enlucido, da adj. 1. plastered (con yeso). 2.
whitewashed. 3. polished. s.c. 4. plaster, coat
of plaster.
enlucir v.t. 1. to plaster. 2. to polish.
enlutar v.t. 1. to dress in mourning. 2. to put
into mourning. 3. to darken (oscurecer). 4. to
make unhappy (entristecer). v.r. 5. to go into
mourning, to dress in mourning.
enmadrarse v.r. to become a mummy’s boy.
enmarañamiento s. 1. tangle, entanglement. 2.
(fig.) confusion, muddle.
enmarañar v.t. 1. to tangle (up), to entangle
(enredar). 2. (fig.) to confuse, to make more
of a mess, to muddle up. v.r. 3. to get tangled,
to get entangled, to get into a tangle. 4. (fig.)
to get muddled, to get confused. 5. to darken;
to cloud over.
enmarcar v.t. 1. to frame. 2. to surround (rodear).
3. (fig.) to provide the setting, to act as a
background. v.r. 4. to be in keeping with.
enmascarado, da adj. 1. masked. s. 2. masked
man, masked woman.
enmascaramiento s. MIL. camouflage.
enmascarar v.t. 1. to mask. 2. MIL. to
camouflage. v.r. 3. to put on a mask. 4. to
masquerade (disfrazarse).
enmendación o enmendadura s. amendment,
correction.
enmendar v.t. 1. to correct (corregir). 2. DER. to
amend (ley). 3. to revise (juicio). 4. to reform.
5. to repair (daño). 6. to rectify (defecto). 7.
to make good, to compensate. 8. MAR. to
alter, to change. v.r. 9. to mend one’s ways, to
reform (reformarse).
enmienda s. 1. correction, amendment. 2. DER.
amendment. 3. compensation, indemnity. 4.
correction, rectification (defecto). 5. fertilizer.
6. fertilizing (la tierra). 7. no tener ~, to be
incorrigible. 8. poner ~, to correct.
enmohecer v.t. 1. to rust (metal). 2. to make
mouldy. v.i. 3. (fig.) to go rusty (embotarse).
v.r. 4. to go or get rusty, to rust. 5. to go
mouldy (el pan, etc.).
enmohecido, da adj. 1. rusty (metal). 2. mouldy
(el pan, etc.).
enmohecimiento s. 1. rusting. 2. rustiness. 3.
moulding. 4. mouldiness.
enmonarse v.r. (Am.) to get drunk.
enmudecer v.t. 1. to silence. 2. (fig.) to leave
speechless. v.r. 3. to say nothing, to be quiet,
to be silent. 4. to lose one’s voice. 5. (fig.) to
be dumbfounded, to be speechless.
enmugrecer v.t. 1. to cover with filth (cubrir de
mugre). v.r. 2. to get covered in filth.
ennegrecer o denegrecer v.t. 1. to blacken, to
turn black. 2. v.i. y r. to turn black, to go black.
ennegrecimiento s. blacking, blackening.
ennoblecer v.t. 1. to ennoble. 2. (fig.) to give an
air of dignity.
enojadizo, za adj. irritable, short-tempered,
quick-tempered.
enojado, da adj. angry, cross.
enojar v.t. 1. to anger, to make angry. 2. to
irritate, to annoy. 3. to offend (ofender). v.r. 4.
to get angry. 5. to get irritated, to get annoyed
(molestarse). 6. MAR. to get rough (el mar). 7.
to get windy (viento).
enojo s. 1. anger (ira). 2. annoyance, irritation. 3.
de prontos enojos, quick-tempered.
enojón, na adj. (Am.) irritable, annoyed,
grouchy, grumpy.
enología s.c. oenology (brit.), enology (EEUU)
(elaboración de vinos).
enorgullecer v.t. 1. to fill with pride, to make
proud. v.r. 2. to be proud.
enorgullecimiento s. 1. pride (orgullo). 2. filling
with pride.
enorme adj. 1. enormous, huge, massive. 2.
(fig.) monstrous, heinous (muy malo).
enormemente adv. 1. enormously, vastly. 2.
tremendously, extremely.
enormidad s. 1. enormity, vastness. 2. (fig.)
heinousness, monstrousness, wickedness.
enqué s. 1. (Am.) container. 2. (Am.) bag.
enquiciar v.t. 1. to put a door on; to put a window
in (ventana). 2. (fig.) to put in order (ordenar).
enquiridión s. manual.
enquistado, da adj. 1. MED. encysted. 2.
embedded.
enquistarse v.r. 1. MED. encyst. 2. (fig.) to
become embedded.
enraizar v.i. y r. (fig.) to take root.
enralecer v.i. 1. to become threadbare (tejido). 2.
to become thin or sparse.
enramada s. 1. BOT. arbour, bower. 2. branches.
3. (Am.) cover made of branches (cobertizo
hecho de ramas).
enramar v.t. 1. to decorate with branches. v.i. 2.
BOT. to branch, to grow branches. v.r. 4. to
hide among the branches (ocultarse).
enrame s. BOT. branching.
enrarecer v.t. 1. to rarify (aire). 2. to make
scarce. v.r. e i. 3. to rarify (aire). 4. to become
scarce (escasear).
enrarecimiento s. 1. rarefaction. 2. scarcity
(escasez).
enrasar v.t. 1. to make level or flush. 2. to
smooth. 3. to level up (líquido). v.r. 4. to be at
the same level.
enrase s. levelling.
enredadera adj. 1. climbing. s. 2. BOT.
bindweed.
enredado, da adj. tangled, tangled up,
entangled.
enredador, ra adj. 1. mischievous (travieso). 2.
trouble-making. 3. (fig.) gossipy (chismoso). s.
4. gossip. 5. busybody.
enredar v.t. 1. to tangle (up), to entangle
(enmarañar). 2. (fig.) to confuse. 3. to involve,
to implicate. 4. to cause trouble. 5. to net, to
catch in a net. v.r. 6. to get into a tangle, to
get entangled, to get tangled up. 7. to become
muddled or confused. 8. to get involved, to
have an affair. v.i. 9. to get into mischief. 10. ~
de palabras, to get into an argument.
enredijo s. tangle.
enredista s. (Am.) intriguing.
enredo s. 1. tangle. 2. (fig.) confusion, muddle
(confusión). 3. love affair (aventura amorosa).
4. jam, difficult situation (situación difícil). 5.
mischief. 6. intrigue. 7. lie. 8. plot.
enredoso, sa adj. 1. complicated. 2.
mischievous.
enrejado s. 1. grating, grille. 2. lattice. 3. trellis
(jardín). 4. bars (celda). 5. wire netting or
fencing (alambrada). 6. openwork (labor de
costura). 7. inmate.
enrejar v.t. 1. to put a railing round, to fence.
2. fix a grating to (a una ventana). 3. (Am.)
to darn, to patch (arreglar ropa). 4. to fit the
share to the plough. 5. to put in prison.
enrevesado, da adj. 1. intricate, complicated. 2.
complicated, difficult.
enrielar v.t. 1. TEC. to make into ingots (metal).
2. (Am.) to lay rails. 3. (Am.) to put on the
tracks. 4. (Am.) (fig.) to put on the right track
(negocio). 5. (Am.) to channel, to canalize.
enriquecedor, ra adj. enriching.
enriquecer v.t. 1. to make rich, to enrich. v.r.
e i. 2. to get, become rich. 3. enriquecerse
a costa ajena, to do well at other people’s
expense.
enriquecimiento s. enrichment.
enrocar v.t. to castle (ajedrez).
enrojecer v.t. 1. to redden, to turn red. 2. to
make blush. 3. to make red hot (metal). v.r. e i.
4. to blush. 5. to go red with anger.
enrojecimiento s. 1. reddening (cosa). 2.
blushing (persona).
enrolar v.t. 1. (Am.) to enrol, to sign up, to sign
on. 2. MIL. to enlist. v.r. 3. to enrol, to sign on.
4. MIL. to enlist.
enrollamiento s. 1. rolling up. 2. ELEC. coil.
enronquecer v.t. 1. to make hoarse. v.r. e i. 2. to
go hoarse.
enronquecimiento s. hoarseness.
enroscado, da adj. 1. coiled. 2. twisted (torcido).
3. (Am.) angry (enfadado).
enroscadura s. 1. coiling. 2. coil.
enroscamiento s. coiling.
enroscar v.t. 1. to coil, to wind (enrollar). 2.
to screw in (atornillar). v.r. 3. to coil oneself
round, to wind oneself round.
ensaimada s. spiral pastry.
ensalada s. 1. salad. 2. (fig.) mess, mix-up (lío).
3. MÚS. medley. 4. (fig.) traffic jam. 5. clash.
6. ~ de patatas, potato salad. 7. ~ rusa,
Russian salad.
ensaladera s. salad bowl.
ensaladilla s. 1. diced vegetable salad, Russian
salad. 2. (Am.) lampoon, satirical verse.
ensalmar v.t. MED. to set.
ensalmo s. 1. MED. quack remedy. 2.
incantation (conjuro).
ensalzamiento s. 1. exaltation
(engrandecimiento). 2. praise.
ensalzar v.t. 1. to exalt. 2. to praise.
ensamblado s. joint (empalme).
ensamblador s. joiner.
ensambladura s. 1. joinery. 2. TEC. joint.
ensamblaje s. TEC. assembly.
ensamblar v.t. 1. to join. 2. to assemble.
ensanchador s. 1. stretcher. adj. 2. widening.
ensanchamiento s. 1. widening, broadening. 2.
expansion, enlargement.
ensanchar v.t. 1. to widen, to broaden). 2. to
enlarge, to expand (ciudad). 3. to widen, to
make bigger. 4. to stretch (tela). v.r. 5. to get
wider. 6. to become conceited (engreírse).
ensanche s. 1. widening, broadening. 2.
enlargement, expansion. 3. stretching. 4. new
suburb o district, new development area.
ensangrentado, da adj. blood-stained.
ensangrentar v.t. 1. to stain with blood. v.r. 2. to
get stained with blood (mancharse). 3. (fig.) to
fly into a temper (enfurecerse).
ensañamiento s. 1. mercilessness, cruelty
(crueldad). 2. rage, fury (ira).
ensañar v.t. 1. to infuriate, to enrage. v.r. 2. to
delight in tormenting. 3. to be merciless.
ensartar v.t. 1. to string). 2. to thread. 3. to spit,
to skewer (carne). 4. to run through. 5. (fig.)
to come out with, to reel off. v.r. 6. (Am.) to
get into a jam. 7. (Am.) to come out of a deal
badly.
ensayar v.t. 1. to test, to try, to try out (probar).
2. to rehearse. 3. TEC. to assay. v.i. 4. to
rehearse. v.r. 5. to practise, to rehearse.
ensaye s. TEC. assay (metales).
ensayista s. essayist.