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fofo, fa adj. 1. soft. 2. spongy. 3. (fam.) plump,
fat (gordito).
fogaje s. 1. heat, warmth, high temperature,
sultry weather. 2. heat rash. 3. blush, flush,
redness. 4. fire, flame, blaze.
fogata s. bonfire.
fogón s. 1. bonfire. 2. firebox (de máquinas de
vapor). 3. kitchen range, stove (de carbón). 4.
(Am.) fire (fuego).
fogonazo s. 1. sudden blaze, flash. 2. flash.
fogonero s. stoker (de máquinas de vapor).
fogosidad s. 1. ardour, eagerness (ardor). 2.
enthusiasm, keenness (entusiasmo).
fogoso, sa adj. 1. ardent, eager (ardiente). 2.
enthusiastic, keen. 3. frisky, fiery (caballo).
fogueado, da adj. 1. (Am.) expert, skilled,
knowledgeable. 2. weary, fatigued, tired.
foguear v.t. 1. to harden to war (acostumbrar
al fuego). 2. to inure, to toughen, to harden
(acostumbrar a algo desagradable). v.r. 3.
MIL. to become battle-hardened. 4. (fig.) to
become inured, to become hardened.
foguearse v. 1. to gain experience, to acquire
knowledge through repeated involvement.
2. to harden, to make hard or tough, to
strengthen.
fogueo s. 1. hardening, toughening. 2. de ~,
blank (balas, cartuchos).
foguerear v. to burn off, to set light to.
foie-gras s. foie-gras.
foja s. coot, water bird similar to a duck.
folclore folclor o folklor,s. folklore.
folclórico, ca adj. folk, popular, traditional.
folclorista s. folklorist.
fólder s. file, folder.
foliáceo, a adj. BOT. foliaceous.
foliación s. BOT. foliation.
foliado, da adj. BOT. foliate.
foliar 1 adj. foliar, pertaining to foliage, pertaining
to leaves, resembling foliage, resembling
leaves.
foliar2 v. 1. to foliate, to produce leaves. 2. to
separate into thin layers. 3. to decorate with
leaves. 4. to number pages.
folículo s. MED. follicle, small sac or cavity.
folio s. 1. folio, page in a book. 2. sheet of paper
folded in two. 3. folder for storing papers. 4.
large size of paper. 5. large book made from
this paper.
folio s. 1. page, sheet, folio (hoja de papel). 2.
folio (mitad de pliego). 3. (Am.) present, gift.
folklor s. folklore.
folklórico, ca adj. folkloric.
folklorista s. folklorist.
follada s. 1. muffling. 2. act of sexual intercourse,
fuck (vulgar word).
follado adj. bedding, act of having sex with
someone.
follaje s. 1. BOT. foliage. 2. verbiage (retórica).
follar v. 1. annoy. 2. (fam.) screw. 3. blow with
bellows.
folletín s. 1. newspaper serial (novela por
entregas). 2. melodrama.
folletinesco adj. 1. make believe, imaginary.
2. romantic. 3. improbable, unlikely. 4.
melodramatic.
folletinesco, ca adj. melodramatic.
folletinista s. newspaper serial writer.
folletista s. pamphleteer.
folleto s. brochure, pamphlet.
follisca s. (Am.) fight, quarrel, row.
follón s. 1. (fam.) row, rumpus, quarrel
(alboroto). 2. silent rocket. 3. vulg. silent fart
(ventosidad sin ruido). 4. coward (cobarde).
5. (fam.) loafer, layabout (vago). 6. show-off,
boaster (fanfarrón). 7. (fam.) chaos. 8. (fam.)
mess. adj. 9. lazy (perezoso). 10. cowardly
(cobarde). 11. showy, boastful (fanfarrón). 12.
arrogant.
follona s. fuss.
follonero, ra adj. 1. outrageous, shocking,
scandalous, atrocious, disgraceful, rowdy,
rough, noisy, disorderly. 2. s. rowdy, noisy or
disorderly person, hooligan, ruffian.
fome adj. boring, not interesting, dull.
fomentar v.t. 1. to warm (calentar). 2. to incubate
(huevos). 3. MED. to foment. 4. (fig.) to
foment, to encourage, to promote (actividad,
cualidad). 5. to foment, to incite.
fomento s. 1. promotion, encouragement
(impulso). 2. warmth, heat. 3. fomentation,
incitement. 4. MED. fomentation. 5. MED.
poultice (paño caliente). 6. incubation (de
huevos). 7. banco de ~, development bank.
fon s. (fam.) phone, telephone.
fonación s. phonation.
fonda s. inn, tavern.
fondeadero s. MAR. anchorage.
fondeado, da adj. 1. MAR. anchored, at anchor
(anclado). 2. (Am.) rich.
fondear v.t. 1. MAR. to anchor. 2. to examine
(examinar). 3. to search. 4. (fig.) to get to the
bottom of (analizar). v.i. 5. MAR. to anchor,
to drop anchor. v.r. 6. (Am.) to get rich
(enriquecerse). 7. to save (ahorrar).
fondeo s. anchoring, mooring.
fondero s. restaurant owner.
fondillos s. seat.
fondista s. long-distance runner.
fondista2 s. innkeeper, one who owns or
operates an inn, restaurant owner.
fondo s. 1. bottom. 2. end. 3. depth
(profundidad). 4. bed, floor (lecho de ríos,
mares, etc.). 5. background (cuadro). 6. DEP.
stamina (resistencia). 7. fund. 8. collection
(conjunto de libros). 9. bottom (lo importante).
10. MAR. hull (casco de barco). 11. pl. funds.
12. a ~, thoroughly. 13. al ~ de, at the bottom
of. 14. de bajo ~, shallow. 15. en el ~, at
heart; at bottom; deep down. 16. llegar al
fondo, to get to the bottom. 17. MAR. irse al
~, to sink; to go to the bottom. 18. (fig.) tener
buen ~, to be good-natured.
fondón, na adj. plump, chubby.
fondona s. old and ungraceful, generally applied
to a woman.
fonema s. phoneme.
fonendoscopio s. MED. stethoscope.
fonética s. phonetics.
fonético, ca adj. phonetic.
fonetista s. phonetician, expert in phonetics, one
who researches the speech sounds used in a
language.
foniatra s. MED. phoniatrician.
foniatra s. phoniatrician.
foniatría s. MED. phoniatrics.
fónico, ca adj. phonic.
fonio s. fonio, the smallest of all species of millet,
one of the primary cereals of southern Sudan
and Ethiopia in Africa.
fono s. (Am.) receiver (auricular del teléfono).
fonocaptor s. pickup, device on a record player
that holds the needle.
fonográfico, ca adj. gramaphonic.
fonógrafo s. gramophone, (EEUU) phonograph.
fonograma s. phonogram, sign representing a
sound word or syllable.
fonolita s. clinkstone.
fonología s. phonology.
fonológico adj. phonologic, of phonology, of
the study of speech sounds and rules of
pronunciation.
fonometría s. phonometry.
fonoteca s. sound library.
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fontana s. fountain, spring.
fontanal s. spring.
fontanela s. ANAT. fontanel, fontanelle.
fontanería s. plumbing.
fontanero, ra s. plumber.
footing s. jog, jogging, running.
foque s. MAR. jib.
forajido, da s. 1. bandit, outlaw, desperado
(bandido). adj. 2. outlawed.
foral adj. statutory.
foráneo, a adj. foreign.
forastero, ra adj. 1. foreign, alien. s. 2. stranger.
3. foreigner.
forcejear v.i. to struggle, to fight (oponer
resistencia).
forcejeo s. struggle, fight.
fórceps s. MED. forceps.
forense adj. 1. forensic. s. 2. MED. pathologist,
forensic scientist.
forestación s. afforestation, act of turning bare
land into forest.
forestal adj. forest.
forestar v. afforest, convert bare land into forest.
forfait adj. 1. absent, not present. s. 2. absence,
failure to appear, state of being away,
absentee, one who is not present.
forfaiting s. operation of finantial credit to
impulse exports.
forja s. 1. forge (fragua). 2. foundry (herrería). 3.
forging (acción). 4. mortar.
forjado adj. wrought, forged.
forjador, ra s. forger.
forjar v.t. 1. to forge (dar forma a un metal). 2. to
construct, to make (construir). v.t. y r. 3. (fig.)
to invent, to make up.
forma s. 1. shape (figura). 2. way, form, means.
3. mould, form (molde). 4. size. 5. structure,
form, format. 6. GRAM. form. 7. sagrada ~,
REL. host. 8. estar en ~, DEP. to be in form.
9. de esta ~, in this way. 10. de ~ que, so
that. 11. de todas formas, anyway; in any
case. 12. ponerse en ~, to get fit. 13. guardar
las formas, to keep up appearances.
formación s. 1. formation. 2. GEOL. formation.
3. MIL. formation. 4. training, education. 5. ~
profesional, occupational training.
formado adj. formed, looped, trained, laid.
formal adj. 1. formal. 2. final, definitive. 3. (fig.)
dependable, reliable (de fiar). 4. serious. 5.
proper, correct.
formaldehído s. formaldehyde.
formaleta s. small form, centering, form for
concrete pipe.
formalidad s. 1. formality, seriousness. 2.
formality. 3. (fig.) dependability, reliability
(fiabilidad).
formalina s. formalin, solution containing
formaldehyde.
formalismo s. formalism.
formalista s. formalist.
formalizar v.t. 1. to formalize. 2. to settle, to fix
(concretar). 3. to legalize, to formalize. v.r. 4.
to become or get serious.
formalizarse v. 1. to regularize. 2. to organize,
to arrange.
formalmente adv. formally.
formar v.t. 1. to form (constituir). 2. to make
(hacer). 3. to shape, to form (dar forma a). 4.
to form, to make (plan). 5. to train, to educate.
6. to bring up (criar). 7. MIL. to form up. 8.
DEP. to line up. 9. estar formado por, to be
made up of. v.r. 10. to develop. v.i. 11. MIL.
to fall in.
formarse v. 1. to form, to shape. 2. to train. 3. to
conceive. 4. to turn out.
formatear v. 1. to format, to design the
appearance of, to arrange, to place in a