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compliments. 6. to shower each other with
insults.
escopeteo s. 1. volley (disparos). 2. (fig.)
shower.
escopetero s. gunsmith.
escoplo s. TEC. chisel.
escora s. 1. MAR. level line. 2. MAR. list. 3.
MAR. stanchion.
escorar v.t. 1. to shore up. v.i. 2. to heel over. 3.
to reach its lowest ebb. v.r. 4. (Am.) to protect
oneself.
escorbuto s. MED. scurvy.
escoria s. 1. MAT. slag, dross. 2. (fig.) scum,
dregs.
escoriación o excoriación s. chaffing.
escorpión s. 1. ZOOL. scorpion. 2. ASTRON.
Scorpio.
escorzo s. foreshortening.
escotado, da adj. 1. low-necked, low-cut. s. 2.
(low) neck, (low) neckline.
escotadura s. 1. low neckline. 2. large trapdoor.
escotar v.t. 1. to cut out the neckline. 2. to lower
the neckline. 3. to cut to fit. 4. to divert water
(de río). v.r. e i. 5. to pay one’s fair share.
escote s. 1. low neckline. 2. share, contribution
(cuota). 3. comprar algo a ~, to club together
to buy something. 4. pagar a ~, to go Dutch.
escotilla s. MAR. hatch (way).
escozor s. 1. smart, sting (picor). 2. (fig.) grief,
heartache.
escriba s. scribe.
escribanía s. 1. writing desk (pupitre). 2. notary’s
position (oficio). 3. notary’s office (oficina).
escribano s. DER. 1. court clerk. 2. ZOOL.
whirligig beetle.
escribiente s. copyist.
escribir v.t. 1. to write. 2. to write, to compose
(música). 3. to spell (deletrear). 4 .to type. v.i.
5. to write. v.r. 6. to be spelt. 7 .to spell.
escrito, ta 1. p.p. de escribir. s. 2. letter. 3.
document. s. pl. 4. writings, works.
escritor, ra s. writer.
escritorio s. 1. writing desk, bureau. 2. office.
escritura s. 1. writing. 2. writing, handwriting
(letra). 3. DER. deed. 4. script. 5. las
Sagradas Escrituras, the Holy Scriptures.
escriturar v.t. DER. to execute by deed,
formalize legally.
escroto s. ANAT. scrotum.
escrúpulo s. 1. scruple. 2. scrupulousness.
3. hacer algo con ~, to do something
with extreme care. 4. falta de ~,
unscrupulousness.
escrupulosamente adv. scrupulously, precisely,
exactly.
escrupulosidad s. scrupulousness.
escrupuloso, sa adj. scrupulous.
escrutador, ra adj. 1. scrutinizing, examining. s.
2. POL. teller, scrutineer.
escrutinio s. 1. POL. count, counting. 2.
examination, scrutiny.
escuadra s. 1. TEC. carpenter’s square. 2. MIL.
squad. 3. fleet.
escuadrilla s. 1. wing, squadron. 2. fleet.
escuadrón s. 1. MIL. squadron, troop. 2.
squadron.
escuálido, da adj. 1. squalid, sordid. 2. skinny,
thin (flaco).
escualo s. ZOOL. shark (tiburón).
escucha s. 1. listening (acción). 2. chaperon.
s. 3. MIL. scout (centinela). 4. bug. 5. ~
telefónica, telephone tapping.
escuchar v.t. 1. to listen. 2. to hear (oír). v.r. 3. to
like to hear oneself talk.
escuchimizado, da adj. very thin.
escudar v.t. 1. to shield, to protect with a shield.
2. (fig.) to shield, to protect. v.r. 3. to shield
oneself, to protect oneself.
escudería s. 1. stable. 2. squiredom.
escudero s. 1. squire (paje). 2. shield maker (el
que fabrica escudos). 3. page (el que servía
al señor).
escudilla s. bowl (recipiente).
escudo s. 1. shield. 2. escudo (moneda). 3.
(fig.) shield, protection. 4. ~ de armas, coat
of arms.
escudriñar v.t. to inquire into, to investigate.
escuela s. 1. school. 2. training (entrenamiento).
3. ~ de artes y oficios, technical college.
4. ~ de comercio, business school. 5. ~
elemental, primary school.
escuelero s. (Am.) teacher (maestro).
escueto, ta adj. plain, unadorned, bare (sin
adorno).
esculpir v.t. 1. ART. to sculpt, to sculpture. 2.
ART. to engrave.
escultor, ra s. sculptor (hombre); sculptress.
escultórico, ca adj. sculptural.
escultural adj. 1. sculptural. 2. statuesque
(figura).
escupidera s. 1. spittoon, cuspidor. 2. chamber
pot (orinal).
escupir v.i. 1. to spit. 2. to spit out. 3. (fig.) to
spit, to spit out, to belch out.
escupitajo s. spit, spittle.
escurreplatos s. draining rack, plate rack.
escurana s. darkness (oscuridad).
escurridizo, za adj. 1. slippery. 2. (fig.) slippery.
escurrido, da adj. 1. narrow-hipped. 2. (Am.)
embarrassed.
escurrir v.t. 1. to drain. 2. to wring (la ropa). v.i.
3. to drip (gotear). 4. to slip, to slide (resbalar).
5. to be slippery. v.r. 6. to slip away (escapar).
7. to make a slip (equivocarse).
esdrújulo, la adj. 1. proparoxytone, accented
on the antepenultimate syllable. s.c. 2.
proparoxytone.
ese s. 1. s, sound of the setter s. 2. zigzag. 3.
andar haciendo eses, to stagger, to zigzag.
ese, sa adj. 1. that. pl. 2. esos, sas, those.
ése, sa pron. 1. that one. 2. he, she, that one. pl.
4. ésos, sas, those ones.
esencia s. 1. essence. 2. heart, core. 3. en ~,
essentially; in essence.
esencial adj. 1. essential. 2. chief, main. 3. lo ~,
the main thing.
esencialmente adj. essentially.
esfera s. 1. MAT., GEOG. sphere. 2. dial, face
(del reloj). 3. ~ terrestre, globe.
esférico, ca adj. 1. MAT. spherical. s. 2. DEP.
ball (balón).
esferoide s. MAT. spheroid.
esfinge s. 1. sphinx. 2. ZOOL. hawkmoth.
esfínter s. ANAT. sphincter.
esforzado, da adj. 1. vigorous, energetic
(energético). 2. tough (fuerte). 3. courageous,
valiant (valiente).
esforzar v.t. 1. to strengthen. 2. to encourage
(animar). v.r. 3. to make an effort. 4. to do
one’s best.
esfuerzo s. 1. effort. 2. effort, attempt. 3. TEC.
stress. 4. sin ~, effortlessly.
esfumar v.t. 1. ART. to shade. v.r. 2. to fade
away, to melt away.
esgrima s. 1. DEP. fencing. 2. MIL.
swordsmanship.
esgrimidor, ra s. 1. DEP. fencer. s. 2. MIL.
swordsman.
esgrimir v.t. 1. to wield (arma). 2. (fig.) to use (un
argumento, etc.).
esguince s. 1. swerve, dodge. 2. MED. sprain,
twist. 3. frown.
eslabón s. 1. link. 2. MAR. shackle. 3. el ~
perdido, the missing link.
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eslabonamiento s. linking.
eslabonar v.t. 1. to link together. 2. (fig.) to link,
to interlink, to connect. v.r. 3. (fig.) to be linked.
eslalon o eslálom s. 1. DEP. slalom. 2. ~
especial special slalom. 3. ~ gigante giant
slalom.
eslogan s. slogan.
eslora s. MAR. length.
eslovaco, ca adj.y s. Slovak, Slovakian.
esmaltador, ra s. enameller.
esmaltar v.t. 1. TEC. to enamel. 2. to varnish
(uñas). 3. (fig.) to embellish, to adorn
(embellecer).
esmerado, da adj. 1. careful. 2. polished. 3.
elegant.
esmeradamente adv. carefully.
esmeralda s. emerald.
esmerar v.t. 1. to tidy up, to clean up. v.r. 2. to
take pains.
esmeril s. emery.
esmero s. care, carefulness.
esmirriado, da adj. weak, feeble.
esmoquin s. dinner jacket (brit.), tuxedo (EEUU).
esnob s. 1. snob. adj. 2. snobbish. 3. posh.
esnobismo s. snobbism.
esófago s. ANAT. oesophagus (brit.), esophagus
(EEUU).
esotérico, ca adj. esoteric.
espabilar v.t. 1. to snuff (una vela). v.i. 2. (Am.)
to blink (parpadear). v.r. 3. to wake up. 4. (fig.)
to look lively, to wake up.
espaciador s. spacer, space bar.
espacial adj. 1. MAT. spatial. 2. space.3. nave
~, space ship.
espaciamiento s. 1. spacing. 2. staggering.
espaciar v.t. 1. to space out. 2. to spread.
3. to stagger. 4. to space. v.r. 5. to spread
(divulgarse).
espacio s. 1. space. 2. room, space. 3. space,
period (tiempo). 4. a doble ~, double-spaced.
5. ~ aéreo, air space. 6. ~ publicitario,
advertising spot.
espacioso, sa adj. spacious, ample.
espada s. 1. sword. 2. (fig.) swordsman,
swordswoman. 3. (fig.) authority (experto). pl.
4. spades. 5. pez ~, swordfish. 6. primer ~,
matador. 7. estar entre la ~ y la pared, to be
between the devil and the deep blue sea.
espadachín s. 1. good swordsman (buen
esgrimidor). 2. bully (bravucón).
espadaña s. 1. BOT. bullrush. 2. ARQ. bell
gable.
espadón s. 1. broadsword. 2. MIL. top brass.
espagueti s. spaghetti.
espalda s. 1. ANAT. back. 2. DEP. backstroke.
3. a espaldas de alguien, behind someone’s
back. 4. caerse de espaldas, to fall (flat)
on one’s back. 5. dar la ~ a uno, to turn
one’s back on someone. 6. echarse algo
a las espaldas, to forget about something.
7. echarse una cosa sobre las espaldas,
to take something upon oneself. 8. guardar
las espaldas, to keep something in reserve.
9. hablar a espaldas, (fam.) to talk behind
someone’s back. 10. medir las espaldas, to
beat someone up; to punish. 11. volver la ~,
to turn round. 12. volver la ~ a uno, to turn
one’s back on someone; to give someone the
cold shoulder.
espaldarazo s. 1. slap on the back. 2. accolade.
3. (fig.) backing.
espalderas s. pl. wall bars.
espaldilla s. ANAT. shoulder blade.
espantada s. 1. sudden scare. 2. stampede (de
grupo). 3. running away (huida). 4. bolt. 5. dar
la ~, to run away, to take to one’s heels (huir);
to bolt (un caballo, etc.); to stampede.