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filo
3. (fam.) stiff, corpse (cadáver).
fiambrera s. lunch box, lunch basket.
fiambrería s. (Am.) delicatessen.
fianza s. 1. deposit. 2. surety, guarantor (fiador).
3. DER. bail. 4. surety, security (garantía).
fiar v.t. 1. to guarantee, to vouch for. 2. COM. to
sell on credit. 3. DER. to stand bail for. 4. to
entrust. v.i. 5. to trust. v.r. 6. to trust. 7. ser de
~, to be reliable, to be trustworthy.
fiarse v. rely on, rely on oneself, depend on,
place trust in; rely on for support, confide in.
fiasco s. fiasco.
fibra s. 1. fibre. 2. (fig.) energy, vigour, verve
(vigor). 3. ~ de vidrio, fibreglass. 4. fibras
artificiales, man-made fibres.
fibrilación s. MED. fibrillation, twitching of the
muscles.
fibrina s. BIOL. y QUÍM. fibrin.
fibrinógeno s. fibrinogen.
fibrocemento s. asbestos cement.
fibroma s. MED. fibroma (tumor).
fibroso, a adj. fibrous, fibroid, containing fibers;
resembling fibers.
fíbula s. fibula.
ficción s. 1. fiction. 2. (desp.) invention,
concoction. 3. fantasy.
ficha s. 1. counter, marker; domino (dominó). 2.
piece, man (ajedrez). 3. chip (naipes). 4. index
card, filing card (fichero). 5. COM. token. 6.
token (para teléfono). 7. record. 8. signing-on.
fichaje s. DEP. signing-on.
fichar v.i. 1. DEP. to sign on. 2. to clock in. v.t. 3.
to file, to index. 4. to put on the files. 5. (fam.)
to tape. 6. tener a alguien fichado, (fam.) to
know somebody’s game.
fichero s. 1. card index (fichas). 2. filing cabinet
(mueble). 3. file. pl. 4. records (de la policía).
ficticio, cia adj. 1. fictitious. 2. false (falso).
ficus s. rubber plant, type of plant that has
rubbery material incide.
fidedigna adj. 1. reliable, trustworthy, credible.
2. informed.
fidedigno, na adj. reliable.
fideiCom.iso s. DER. trusteeship.
fideicomisario adj. 1. trust. s. 2. trustee, person
granted legal custodianship over property not
belonging to him. 3. one who is appointed to
administer an institution. 4. trust.
fidelidad s. 1. loyalty, faithfulness, fidelity. 2.
accuracy, exactness. 3. alta ~, high fidelity.
fideo s. 1. noodle, vermicelli. 2. (fam.) rake,
skinny person.
fiduciario, ria adj. 1. fiduciary. s. 2. trustee, (p.u.)
fiduciary.
fiebre s. 1. MED. fever. 2. (fig.) fever, fevered
excitement. 3. la ~ del oro, the gold rush.
4. tener ~, to have a temperature, to have a
fever.
fiel adj. 1. faithful, loyal (leal). 2. exact, accurate.
3. honest. s. pl. 4. los fieles, the faithful. s. 5.
pointer, needle. 6. screw (tijeras).
fielato s. HIST. tollhouse.
fielmente adv. faithfully, loyally.
fieltro s. felt.
fiera s. 1. wild animal, wild beast (animal
salvaje). 2. bull. 3. (fig.) beast, devil (persona).
4. estar hecho una ~, (fig.) to be furious.
fieramente adv. wildly.
fiereza s. 1. ferocity. 2. cruelty.
fiero, ra adj. 1. wild (no domesticado). 2. savage.
3. ferocious, fierce. 4. cruel. 5. horrendous,
frightful. 6. enormous, huge.
fierro s. (Am.) iron.
fiesta s. 1. party. 2. holiday. 3. REL. feast, feast
day, holy day. 4. celebration. 5. ceremony. s.
pl. 6. holidays. 7. festivities. 8. aguar la ~, to
be a wet blanket, to be a spoilsport. 9. estar
de ~, to be in a good mood. 10. ~ de guardar
o de precepto, day of obligation. 11. ~ fija,
immovable feast. 12. ~ movible, moveable
feast. 13. ~ nacional, public holiday. 14. ~ del
Trabajo, Labour Day. 15. hacer ~, to take a
day off.
fiestero adj. fond of enjoying oneself at parties;
merrymaker, one who has and encourages
fun, one who makes ferry.
fifí s. (Am.) playboy, man of pleasure, man who
pursues women.
fifiriche adj. (Am.) sickly, feeble, weak.
fig. abrev. de figure.
Fígaro s. Figaro, fiction carácter, main carácter
of a trilogy of comedies written by Pierre de
Beaucharmais, male’s name.
fígón s. eating-house, chop-house.
figulino adj. fictile, plastic, may be shaped, may
be molded, molded from clay, of pottery.
figura s. 1. figure. 2. shape, form (gráfica).
3. picture card (naipe). 4. figure (persona
célebre). 5. role, character (en teatro). 6.
symbol (símbolo). 7. GRAM. figure. 8. MÚS.
note. 9. piece, man. 10. ART. figure. 11. ~
central, central figure. 12. hacer ~, to cut a
figure.
figuración s. 1. figuration. 2. extras (en teatro,
cine). 3. eran sólo figuraciones mías, it was
just my imagination.
figuradamente adv. figuratively.
figurado, da adj. figurative.
figurante s. extra, walker-on.
figurar v.t. 1. to represent, to depict. 2. to
pretend, to feign. v.i. 3. to figure, to appear. v.r.
4. to imagine, to think. 5. to suppose.
figurarse v. 1. to suppose, to think. 2. to figure.
3. to expect. 4. to imagine, to fancy.
figurative, va adj. figurative.
figurilla s. figurine.
figurín s. 1. sketch, drawing. 2. (fam.) dandy,
popinjay, fop.
figurín s. model, exquisite.
figurinista s. costume designer.
figurita s. 1. figure, shape. 2. frame. 3. form. 4.
court card, face card.
figurón s. 1. huge figure (figura grande). 2.
(fam.) show-off, big-head.
fija s. 1. hinge, movable joint on which a door
or other part turns. 2. trowel, hand tool with
a flat face that is used to spread plaster and
cement. 3. favorite.
fijación s. 1. fixing, setting, fastening. 2. sticking.
3. sticking up, putting up. 4. fixation. 5. BOT.
fixing.
fijado adj. fixed, set, stated, appointed.
fijador, ra adj. 1. fixative. s. 2. fixative, fixer. 3.
ART. fixative. 4. spray.
fijamente adv. 1. fixedly. 2. securely, firmly. 3.
carefully. 4. mirar ~, to stare.
fijapelo s. hair cream.
fijar v.t. 1. to stick (pegar). 2. to fix, to fasten
(sujetar). 3. to put up, to stick up (carteles). 4.
to fix. 5. to set, to fix. 6. to nail (clavar). 7. to
determine. 8. to fix. 9. to take up. 10. to secure
(asegurar). v.r. 11. to notice. 12. to settle. 13.
to take notice, to pay attention. 14. ¡fíjate!,
look! (¡mira!); just imagine!. 15. “prohibido ~
carteles”, “post no bills”.
fijarse v. 1. to set. 2. to lodge. 3. to latch on to. 4.
to become fixed. 5. take notice.
fijativo adj. fixative, serving to stabilize, serving
to fix in place.
fijeza s. 1. certainty. 2. stability. 3. mirar con ~ a
alguien, to stare at someone.
fijo, ja adj. 1. secure, stable, firm (firme). 2.
fastened, fixed. 3. fixed. 4. steady, fixed
(mirada). 5. permanent (empleo). 6. stationary.
adv. 7. fixedly. 8. securely. 9. de ~, certainly,
for certain. 10. idea ~, fixed idea. 11. ~ que
me llaman, I’m sure they’ll call me, they’ll
definitely call me.
fila s. 1. file, line. 2. row (de asientos). 3. MIL.
rank. 4. queue, line. 5. dislike. 6. cerrar (las)
filas, (fig.) to close ranks. 7. estar en filas, to
be in the army. 8. ponerse en ~, to line up; to
get into line. 9. romper filas, to fall out.
Filadelfia s. Philadelphia, city in Pennsylvania,
USA.
filamento s. filament.
filamentoso, sa adj. filamentous.
filantropía s. philanthropy.
filantrópico, ca adj. philanthropic.
filántropo, pa s. philanthropist.
filaria s. filaria.
filariasis s. MED. filariasis, disease caused by
filaria, a type of parasite.
filarmonía s. love of music.
filarmónico, ca adj. MÚS. philharmonic.
filatelia s. philately, (fam.) stamp collecting.
filatélico, ca adj. philatelic.
filatelista n. philatelist, stamp collector.
filete s. 1. steak, fillet (carne). 2. sirloin
(solomillo). 3. fillet (de pescado). 4. TEC.
thread (de tornillo). 5. fillet. 6. snaffle bit. 7.
stripe (raya, lista). 8. fillet (de un impreso).
fileteado adj. filleted, tooled.
filetear v. to fillet, to tool.
filfa s. lie (mentira).
filiación s. 1. filiation. 2. dependence. 3.
particulars, description.
filial adj. 1. filial. 2. subsidiary. s. 3. branch
(sucursal). 4. subsidiary.
filiar v. 1. to prove one is descent. 2. to enrol a
soldier.
filibusterismo n. filibuster, use of delaying
tactics. 2. POL. long speech made to delay
or prevent a decision from being made.
3. military adventurer who engages in
unauthorized revolutionary activities in foreign
countries.
filibustero s. pirate, (p.u.) filibuster (pirata).
filiforme adj. filiform.
filigrana s. 1. filigree (obra). 2. watermark. 3.
delicate thing.
filipense s. relating to the person born in
Philipos, an old greek city.
filípica s. diatribe, tirade, (p.u.) philippic.
filipina adj. Philippine, of or about the
Philippines. s. Philippine, of or about the
Philippines.
Filipinas s. Philippines.
filipino, na adj. 1. Philippine, Filipino. s. 2.
Filipino. s. pl. 3. las (islas) Filipinas the
Philippines.
filisteo, a adj. 1. Philistine. s. 2. Philistine. 3.
(fam.) philistine (vulgar).
film o filme s. film, picture, (EEUU) movie
(película).
filmación s. shooting, filming.
filmador, ra s. film-maker.
filmadora s. film studio, building designed and
equipped for the making of movies; film
camera.
filmar v.t. to film, to shoot (rodar).
filme s. film, picture, movie.
fílmico, ca adj. film.
filmina s. slide, transparency. 2. short film.
filmografía s. 2. filmography, list of films
pertaining to a specific subject genre or film
celebrity. 2. collection of writings and articles
about motion pictures.
filmoteca s. film library, film archive.
filo s. 1. edge. 2. dividing line. 3. GEOL. ridge. 4.
al ~ de las dos, on the stroke of two o’clock.