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fraccionario, ria adj. 1. MAT. fractional. 2. ~
moneda fraccionaria, fractional currency.
fractura s. 1. fracture, break. 2. MED. y GEOL.
fracture.
fracturar v.t. y r. MED. to break, to fracture.
Fraga s. Fraga, major town of the comarca of
Bajo Cinca in the province of Huesca, Aragon,
Spain.
fragancia s. fragrance.
fragante adj. fragrant, sweet-smelling.
fraganti(in) adj. in fraganti.
fragata s. 1. MAR. frigate (embarcación). 2.
frigate bird (ave).
frágil adj. 1. fragile, delicate. 2. frail, fragile
(salud). 3. (fig.) weak, weak-willed (carácter).
fragilidad s. 1. fragility, frailty (salud). 2. delicacy,
fragility (objetos). 3. weakness (carácter).
frágilmente adv. 1. fragilely (salud). 2. weakly
(carácter).
fragmentación s. fragmentation.
fragmentar v.t. to fragment.
fragmentario, ria adj. fragmentary.
fragmento s. 1. fragment, piece. 2. passage (de
un libro). 3. MÚS. fragment, snatch.
fragor s. 1. din, racket (estrépito). 2. crash. 3.
roar.
fragorosa adj. deafening, thunderous.
fragoroso, sa adj. deafening, ear-splitting.
fragosidad s. 1. unevenness, roughness. 2. high
ground covered with undergrowth.
fragoso, sa adj. 1. rough, uneven (terreno). 2.
brambly (con malezas).
fragua s. forge.
fraguado s. 1. forging (acción de forjar). 2.
hardening (de cemento).
fraguar v.t. 1. to forge. 2. to mould. 3. to think
up (idear). v.i. 4. to harden, to set. 5. (fig.) to
come to fruition.
fraile s. REL. friar, monk, brother.
frailecillo s. puffin (ave).
fraileño, ña o frailero, ra o frailesco, ca o
frailuno, na adj. (fam.) monkish.
frailesco adj. monkish, of or like a monk, of a
monastery.
frambuesa s. BOT. raspberry.
frambueso s. BOT. raspberry bush.
frame s. 1. casing, skeleton, structure, body
structure, mood, picture in a film. 2. in Internet,
data packet that includes header and footer
fields that are needed to display data on a
physical medium.
francachela s. big feed, feast, (fam.) nosh-up
(comilona).
francamente adv. 1. frankly, honestly, candidly
(con franqueza). 2. really.
francés, sa adj. 1. French: a la francesa:
in the French way o manner. 2. tortilla
francesa, plain omelette. s. 3. Frenchman,
Frenchwoman. 4. French (idioma).
francesada s. relating to the French.
francesilla s. 1. buttercup, type of plant with
glossy yellow flowers. 2. roll, cylindrical object.
Francfort s. Frankfurt, city in west central
Germany.
franchute s. (derogatory) frog, froggy,
Frenchman.
Francia s. France.
francio s. QUÍM. francium.
Francisca s. Frances, female first name.
franciscano, na adj. y s. REL. Franciscan.
Francisco s. Francis, male first name.
francmasón s. freemason, member of a guild of
stoneworkers during the Middle Ages.
francmasonería s. freemasonry.
franco, ca adj. 1. frank, sincere, candid. 2. open.
3. generous. 4. liberal. 5. free. 6. Frankish (del
pueblo germánico). s. 7. Frank (del pueblo
germánico). 8. Frankish (idioma). 9. franc
(moneda).
francocanadiense adj. y s. French-canadian.
francoespañol adj. y s. French-spanish.
francófilo adj. y s. Francophile.
francófobo adj. y s. Francophobe.
francófono, na adj. y s. Francophone.
francotirador, ra s. 1. MIL. sniper, sharpshooter.
2. (fig.) lone fighter.
franela s. flannel (tela).
franelear v. to pet, to pat on the head or cheek,
to stroke.
frangollar v. to bungle, to botch, to mismanage,
to screw up.
frangollo s. 1. (Am.) pottage made of wheat
boiled in milk. 2. (fam.) disorder, confusion.
frangollón adj. 1. bungling. s. 2. bungler, one
who messes things up, clumsy worker.
franja s. 1. border, trimming (adorno). 2. fringe
(de flecos). 3. strip (de tierra). 4. band, strip
(banda).
frankfurt s. smoked sausage.
franqueable adj. 1. surmountable. 2. crossable,
fordable (río).
franqueamiento s. manumission.
franquear v.t. 1. to free, to exempt. 2. to free,
to open, to clear. 3. to frank, to pay postage.
4. to cross (río, paso). 5. to surmount (valla,
obstáculo). v.r. 6. to open one’s heart.
franqueo s. 1. postage (cantidad). 2. stamping,
franking (acción de franquear una carta).
franqueza s. frankness, sincerity, candidness
(sinceridad).
franquía s. MAR. searoom.
franquicia s. 1. franchise (concesión). 2.
exemption (exención).
franquiciador s. franchisee.
franquismo s. Franco period.
franquista adj. 1. pro-Franco. s. 2. supporter of
Franco.
fraques s. pl. frac, dress coat, tails.
frasco s. flask, small bottle (vasija).
frase s. 1. GRAM. sentence (oración). 2.
expression, phrase (expresión). 3. MÚS.
phrase.
frasear v.t. to phrase.
fraseo s. MÚS. phrasing.
fraseología s. phraseology.
fraseológico, ca adj. phraseological.
frasquera s. flask, round glass bottle with a long
narrow neck.
fraternal adj. fraternal, brotherly.
fraternalmente adv. fraternally.
fraternidad s. fraternity, brotherhood.
fraternización s. fraternization, communion.
fraternizar v.i. to fraternize.
fraterno, na adj. fraternal, brotherly.
frates s. a glass instrument, mushroom-shaped,
for polishing after they are washed.
fratricida adj. 1. fratricidal. s. 2. fratricide
(persona).
fratricidio s. fratricide.
fraude s. 1. fraud, swindle. 2. (fig.) cheating,
dishonesty.
fraudulentamente adv. fraudulently.
fraudulento, ta adj. fraudulent.
fray s. REL. brother, friar (apóc. de fraile).
frazada s. blanket.
freático, ca adj. phreatic.
frecuencia s. 1. frequency. 2. ELEC. frequency.
frecuencímetro s. frequency meter.
frecuentador s. frequenter, regular visitor.
frecuentar v.t. 1. to frequent (ir a menudo a
algún sitio). 2. to repeat, to do repeatedly
(hacer algo muchas veces).
frecuentativo adj. frequentative, of or pertaining
to a verb that expresses repetitive action
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frecuente adj. 1. frequent. 2. common.
frecuentemente adv. frequently, often.
fregadera s. nuisance, annoyance.
fregadero s. sink (de cocina).
fregado, da adj. 1. (Am.) stubborn, obstinate
(terco). 2. (Am.) rogue, rascal (mala persona).
3. (Am.) stupid, foolish, silly (majadero). s.
4. washing-up. 5. washing (del suelo, las
ventanas, etc.). 6. (fam.) mess, mix-up. 7.
(fam.) quarrel (riña).
fregador s. sink, wash basin.
fregar v.t. 1. to wash (platos). 2. to mop, to scrub
(suelo). 3. to rub (frotar). 4. to scour. 5. (Am.)
to annoy, to bother (molestar). v.r. 6. (Am.) to
get annoyed.
fregón adj. 1. trying, annoying, stupid. n. 2.
scrubber, one who scrubs. 3. brush or tool
used for scrubbing.
fregona o fregatriz s. 1. mop. 2. cleaning lady
(mujer que friega). 3. desp. skivvy (sirvienta).
fregotear v.t. to give a quick clean (fregar rápido
y mal).
fregoteo s. quick clean.
freidora s. deep fat fryer.
freidura s. frying.
freiduría s. fish shop.
freiduría s. fried-fish shop.
freimiento s. frying.
freír v.t. 1. to fry. 2. to annoy, to bother
(molestar). 3. to harass, to pester (acosar).
4. al ~ será el reír, you’ll be laughing on the
other side of your face.
fréjol s. BOT. kidney bean, bean.
frenada s. braking, stopping, halting,
decelerating.
frenar v.t. 1. MEC. to brake. 2. (fig.) to check, to
curb, to control. v.i. 3. MEC. to brake, to put
the brake on.
frenazo s. 1. sudden braking. 2. dar un ~, to
slam the breaks on.
frenesí s. frenzy.
frenéticamente adv. frenziedly, frantically.
frenético, ca adj. frenzied, frantic.
frénico adj. phrenic, pertaining to the diaphragm,
pertaining to the wall of muscles or
membranes that separates the chest cavity
from the abdominal cavity.
frenillo s. 1. ANAT. frenum, fraenum. 2. (Am.)
skill, ability.
freno s. 1. MEC. brake. 2. bit (de caballería).
3. (fig.) curb, check. 4. meter a uno en ~, to
check someone, to curb someone.
frenología s. phrenology, analysis of personal
traits according to the shape of the skull.
frenólogo s. phrenologist, one who analyzes
personality traits according to the shape of
one’s skull.
frentazo s. rebuff, rejection, disappointment,
state of not having expectations fulfilled.
frente s. 1. ANAT. forehead, brow (parte de la
cara). 2. face (cara). s. 3. front (parte anterior).
4. MIL. front (línea de combate). 5. POL. front.
6. front (meteorológico). 7. head (moneda).
8. al ~, in front (delante); forward (hacia
delante). 9. arrugar la ~, to frown. 10. con la
~ levantada, with one’s head held high. 11.
en ~, in front; opposite. 12. ~ por ~, opposite;
in front. 13. hacer ~ a, to stand up to, to face.
14. ponerse al ~ de algo, to take charge of
something.
fresa s. 1. BOT. strawberry. 2. strawberry plant
(planta). 3. TEC. milling cutter. 4. drill (de
dentista).
fresado adj. milling.
fresador, ra s. miller (persona).
fresadora s. MEC. milling machine.
fresadora s. milling machine, drill.