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(engañoso).
falca s,c, river boat, ferryboat, boat used to
convey passengers or cargo across a small
body of water.
falcada s. falcade, a curvet made by horses.
falcado adj. hooked, curvated, falcated.
falcar v. 1. to reap, to cut down corn with a
sickle or ripping hook. 2. to cut with a hook
or scythe.
falciforme adj. sickle-shaped.
falda s. 1. skirt (vestido). 2. HIST. skirt. 3.
GEOG. slope, side; foot, bottom (parte baja
de los montes). 4. cover (de una camilla).
5. brisket (carne); flank (parte del animal).
6. knees, lap (regazo). pl. 7. girls (chicas);
women (mujeres). 8. estar cosido o pegado
a las faldas de su madre, to be tied to one’s
mother’s apron strings.
faldellín s.c. mini skirt, underskirt, skirt worn
under an outer skirt, petticoat.
faldeo s. 1. going around the outer edge. 2.
lower edge of a mountain.
faldero, ra adj. 1. skirt (de la falda). s. 2. (fam.)
ladies’ man. 3. perro ~, lapdog.
faldicorto, ta adj. having short skirts.
faldillas s. pl. coattails.
faldón s. 1. coattails (faldillas). 2. skirt .
falena s. phalaena.
falencia s.c. 1. bankruptcy, state of losing
property to one’s creditors due to unpaid
debts. 2. error.
falibilidad s. fallibility.
falible adj. fallible.
fálico, ca adj. phallic.
falla s. 1. fault, defect (defecto). 2. GEOL. fault.
falla2 s.c. void, shift.
fallar v.t. 1. to ruff (naipes). 2. DER. to pronounce
judgment in. 3. to let down, to disappoint
(decepcionar). v.i. 4. to fail (memoria, frenos,
corazón, etc.). 5. to fail. 6. DEP. to miss (tiro).
7. to misfire ( arma). 8. to miss (motor).
fallas s. Valencian Carnival (fiestas de Valencia).
falleba s.c. door bolt.
fallecer v.i. to die, to pass away.
fallecido, da adj. 1. late. s.. 2. deceased.
fallecimiento s. death, demise.
fallero, a adj. 1. slack, slow, sluggish. 2. inactive,
lazy. 3. careless. s. slack, slowdown in activity.
fallido, da adj. 1. unsuccessful, vain. 2. bad
(deuda). 3. bad, unsuccessful, poor (tiro,
cosecha).
fallo s. 1. DER. judgment, verdict, ruling
(sentencia). 2. DEP. miss, mistake. 3. MED.
failure. 4. MEC. failure. 5. failure. 6. fault
(carácter). 7. void (naipes).
falluto, ta adj. false, counterfeit, deceitful, not
faithful, untrustworthy, unreliable.
falo s. phallus.
falocracia s. male chauvinism.
falopa s. hard drugs.
falopero, ra s. (fam.) junkie, drug addict, one
who uses drugs.
falsa s. juggle.
falsamente adv. falsely.
falsario, ria s. 1. falsifier. 2. forger, counterfeiter.
3. liar (mentiroso).
falsarregla s. escuadra falsa, falsilla.
falseable adj. forgeable.
falseador, ra s. 1. falsifier. 2. forger, countfeiter
(dinero). 3. liar (mentiroso). adj. 4. falsifying. 5.
forging, counterfeiting (que falsifica). 6. lying
(embustero).
falseamiento s. falsification.
falsear v.t. 1. to falsify (falsificar). 2. to forge,
to counterfeit (dinero). 3. TEC. to bevel. v.i.
4. ARQ. to sag (viga); to buckle, to give way
(pared). 5. MÚS. to be out of tune.
falsedad s. 1. falsity, falseness. 2. lie, (p.u.)
falsehood. 3. DER. forgery.
falsete s. 1. MÚS. falsetto. 2. bung, plug. 3. door.
falsía s. falseness, duplicity, deceitfulness, being
two-faced.
falsificación s. 1. falsification. 2. forging,
counterfeiting. 3. forging (firma).
falsificador, ra s. 1. forger, counterfeiter (dinero).
2. falsifier.
falsificar v.t. 1. to falsify. 2. to forge (firma). 3. to
forge, to counterfeit (dinero). 4. to adulterate
(adulterar). 5. to fake, to forge. 6. to rig, to
fiddle.
falsilla s. lined paper.
falso, sa adj. 1. false. 2. untrue, not true. 3.
counterfeit, (fam.) dud (moneda). 4. fake,
imitation (piedra preciosa). 5. forged, fake. 6.
false (opinión, argumento, teoría). 7. MÚS.
false (nota). 8. wrong, incorrect (incorrecto).
9. deceitful, false, treacherous (traidor). 10.
en ~, falsely. 11. dar un paso en ~, to trip,
to stumble (dar un traspié); to put a foot
wrong, to make a mistake. 12. jurar en ~, to
comit perjury. 14. coger a uno en ~, to catch
someone in a lie.
falta s. 1. lack. 2. shortage (escasez). 3. need
(necesidad). 4. absence (ausencia). 5.
defect, fault. 6. failing. 7. lack. 8. mistake,
error. 9. fault. 10. DEP. foul; fault. 11. DER.
misdemeanour. 12. non. 13. a ~ de, for lack
of. 14. caer en una ~, to make a mistake.
15. echar en ~, to miss. 16. hacer ~, to be
necessary: no hace falta: it’s not necessary.
17. si hace ~, if it’s necessary. 18. sin ~,
without fail.
faltar v.t. 1. to offend, to be rude to (ofender).
v.i. 2. to be lacking. 3. to be missing. 4. to
be necessary (hacer falta). 5. to miss: faltar
a clase: ¿ to miss class. 6. not to go, to stay
away (no acudir a un sitio). 7. to die. 8. falta
mucho para la cena, it’s a long time until
supper. 9. faltan diez minutos para las dos,
it’s ten to two. 10. faltan dos semanas, there
are two weeks to go. 11. falta poco para mi
cumpleaños, my birthday is not far off. 12.
falta por hacer, it has yet to be done. 13.
~ a la verdad, to lie. 14. ~ a una promesa,
to break a promise. 15. ~ al respeto, to be
disrespectful. 16. ¡no faltaba más!, of course!
17. ¡sólo faltaba eso!, that’s all we needed!
falto, ta adj. 1. lacking, wanting. 2. short.
faltón, na adj. 1. unreliable, undependable. 2.
bad-mannered, ill-mannered (maleducado).
faltón, ona s.c. neglectful, unreliable,
disrespectful.
faltriquera s. 1. apron. 2. pocket (bolsillo).
falúa s. launch, barge.
falucho s. felluca.
fama s. 1. fame, celebrity. 2. reputation. 3. dar
fama a, to make famous. 4. de fama, famous;
well-known. 5. es ~, it is said, they say. 6.
tener mucha ~, to be very famous.
famélico, ca adj. 1. starving, famished. 2. very
thin, (fam.) skinny (muy delgado).
familia s. 1. family. 2. GRAM. family. 3. cargarse
de ~, to have a lot of children. 4. en ~, with
one’s family. 5. La Sagrada Familia, the Holy
Family. 6. ser como de la ~, to be one of the
family. 7. tener mucha ~, to have a big family.
8. venir de ~, to run in the family.
familiar adj. 1. family. 2. familiar. 3. natural,
informal (trato). 4. colloquial, familiar. s. 5.
relation, relative (pariente). 6. servant.
familiaridad s. 1. familiarity. 2. trust (confianza).
familiarizar v.t. 1. to familiarize. v.r. 2. to
familiarize oneself, to make oneself familiar; to
get to know.
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familiarizarse v. to familiarize.
familiarmente adv. familiarly.
famoso, sa adj. 1. famous. 2. (fam.) great,
superb, fantastic. s. 3. celebrity, personality.
fámula s. servant, maid.
fámulo s.c. servant of a college.
fan s. fan, supporter (admirador).
fanal s. 1. lamp, lantern (farol). 2. bell glass.
fanáticamente adv. fanatically.
Fanático, ca adj. 1. fanatical. s. 2. fanatic.
fanatismo s. fanaticism.
fanatizar v. to fanaticize.
fandango s. 1. MÚS. fandango. 2. (fig.) din,
racket, uproar.
fandanguillo s. MÚS. dance similar to the
fandango.
fané adj. crumpled, wrinkled.
fanega o hanega s. grain measure (medida de
peso).
fanerógama s. BOT. phanerogam, flowering
plant, seed-bearing plant.
fanerógamo adj. phanerogamic.
fanfaron, na adj. 1. boastful, (fam.) flashy. s. 2.
boaster, show-off.
fanfarria s. 1. MÚS. fanfare. 2. boasting,
bragging, bluster.
fanfarronada s. showing-off, boasting, bragging.
fanfarronear v.i. to show off, to boast, to brag.
fanfarronería s. showing-off, boasting, bragging.
fangal s. bog, quagmire, mudpit.
fangal s. bog, slough.
fango s. 1. mud, mire. 2. (fig.) mire, dirt.
fangosidad s. muddiness.
fangoso, sa adj. muddy.
fañoso, a s. (Am.) a person who speaks with a
nasal pronunciation.
fantasear v.i. 1. to dream, to daydream. 2. to
imagine.
fantaseo s. dreaming, fantasizing, imagining.
fantasía s. 1. fantasy, imagination. 2. fantasy
(producto de la fantasía). 3. LIT. fantasy. 4.
MÚS. fantasía. 5. whim, caprice. 6. (fam.)
vanity, conceit. 7. de ~, fancy. pl. 8. imitation
jewellery.
Fantasioso, sa adj. 1. imaginative, fanciful,
dreamy. 2. conceited, vain (presumido). s.
3. imaginative person, fanciful person. 4.
show-off; vain person, conceited person
(presumido).
fantasma s. 1. ghost, phantom. 2. (fam.) show-
off. 3. ghost (aparecido).
fantasmada s. bluster, boastfulness.
fantasmagoría s. phantasmagoria.
fantasmagórico, ca adj. phantasmagoric.
fantasmal adj. ghostly, phantasmal.
fantasmón, na adj. (fam.) 1. vain, conceited
(presumido). s. 2. (fam.) show-off.
fantasmón, ona s. swank, swagger, proud and
arrogant behavior. adj. bigheaded, conceited,
egotistical, cocky.
fantástico, ca adj. 1. fantastic, unreal. 2.
fabulous, fantastic, great, tremendous. 3.
huge, enormous.
fantochada s. behaviour of a puppet.
fantoche s. 1. puppet, marionette (títere). 2.
show-off, braggart.
FAO s. 1. abrev. of Food and Agriculture
Organization. 2. for the attention of. 3. Flight
Activities Officer.
FAQ s. abrev. de frequently asked questions
(preguntas más frecuentes).
faquir s. fakir.
faradio s. ELEC. farad.
faralá s. frill.
farallón s. GEOG. outcrop.
faramalla s. 1. blarney, flattery. 2. claptrap,
nonsense. 3. sham, hoax, fake.
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