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fresal s. strawberry patch.
fresar v.t. TEC. to drill (hacer agujeros); to mill
(labrar).
fresca s. 1. fresh air, cool air (aire fresco). 2. cool
of the day (frescor del día). 3. cheeky remark
(dicho descarado).
frescachón, na adj. ruddy, robust, glowing with
health.
frescales s. (fam.) cheeky devil.
frescamente adv. 1. freshly, recently, lately. 2.
cooly, resolutely, without passion.
fresco, ca adj. 1. fresh, cool (temperatura). 2.
fresh, new (reciente). 3. cold (agua). 4. cool,
cold (bebida). 5. fresh (aspecto). 6. cool
(ropa). 7. new-laid (huevos). 8. new, fresh
(pan). 9. cool, calm (tranquilo). 10. cheeky,
impudent (descarado). s. 11. fresh air. 12.
ART. fresco. 13. (Am.) drink, cool drink
(bebida). s. 14. (fam.) cheeky devil, cheeky
person. 15. al ~, in the open air.
frescor s. freshness; coolness.
frescura s. 1. freshness, coolness (temperatura).
2. freshness (aspecto). 3. coolness, calmness
(tranquilidad). 4. (fam.) cheek, nerve. 5.
cheeky remark (dicho descarado).
fresneda s. BOT. ash grove.
Fresnillo s. Fresnillo, second largest and most
populated city in Zacatecas state, N central
Mexico.
fresno s. BOT. ash, ash tree.
fresón s. BOT. large strawberry.
fresquera s. food safe.
fresquería s. (Am.) refreshment stall.
fresquero s. (Am.) 1. a person who transports
or sells fresh fish. 2. a type of cage used in
a very cooled space to keep fresh food. 3. a
type of refrigerator used at homes only.
fresquilla s. type of peach.
freudiano, na adj. Freudian.
freza s. spawn, seed, dung.
frezar v. to spawn, to reproduce, to produce eggs
in large numbers, specially in aquatic animals.
friable adj. friable, brittle.
frialdad s. 1. coldness, coolness (temperatura).
2. (fig.) coldness, indifference, unconcern. 3.
frigidity (frigidez).
fríamente adv. coldly, cooly (con frialdad).
Friburgo Friburgo, Capital del cantón suizo de
Friburgo.
fricación s. fricción.
fricandó s. fricassee, meat stewed and served
in a sauce.
fricativa s. fricative, consonant whose sound is
made by forcing air through a narrow space.
fricativo, va adj. GRAM. fricative.
fricción s. 1. MEC. friction. 2. rubbing (friega). 3.
MED. massage. 4. (fig.) friction, trouble.
friccionar v.t. to rub (frotar).
friega s. 1. rubbing (fricción). 2. massage. 3.
(Am.) nuisance, annoyance. 4. (Am.) beating,
thrashing (paliza).
friegaplatos s. dishwasher, machine for washing
dishes; one employed to wash dishes.
frigider s. (Am.) fridge.
frigidez s. 1. coldness, coolness. 2. indifference,
unconcern. 3. MED. frigidity (sexual).
frígido, da adj. 1. MED. frigid. 2. (fig.) cold, frigid.
Frigio adj. y s. Phrygian, of or pertaining to the
ancient region in southwestern Asia Minor;
native to Phrygia.
frigoría s. unit of the technicak system,
equivalent to a negatiuve calory.
frigorífico, ca adj. 1. refrigerating. s. 2.
refrigerator, (fam.) fridge (electrodoméstico).
frijol fríjol o fréjol,s. BOT., kidney bean, bean.
frío, a adj. 1. cold. 2. cold, indifferent, cool. 3.
impotent, cold. 4. unfriendly, cold, cool. s. 5.
cold. 6. indifference. 7. coldness (frialdad). 8.
dejar ~, to leave cold. 9. quedarse uno ~, to
be left cold.
friolento, ta adj. (Am.) sensitive to the cold.
friolera s. trifle, matter or object of small value or
importance.
friolera s. trifle, matter or object of small value or
importance.
friolero, ra adj. sensitive to the cold, shivery,
chilly.
frisa s. 1. (Am.) frieze (de telas). 2. (Am.) blanket
(manta).
frisador s. frizzler.
frisar v. to border on, to lie on the boundary of.
friso s. 1. ARQ. frieze. 2. wainscot.
frisón, na adj. y s. Frisian (de Frisia).
fritada o fritura s. fry, (fam.) fry-up.
fritanga s. fried food.
frito, ta adj. 1. fried; patatas fritas = (brit.) chips,
(EEUU) French fries.s. 2. (Am.) daily bread,
food (la subsistencia diaria). 3. estar ~, (Am.)
to be ruined; to be done in (arruinado). 4.
quedarse ~, to fall fast asleep. 5. ser ~, (Am.)
to be persistent (pertinaz).
fritura s. frying, patty.
frivolidad s. frivolity.
frivolizar v.t. to trivialize, to play down.
frívolo, la adj. frivolous.
fronda s. 1. BOT. frond (hoja). pl. 2. BOT.
foliage, leaves (follaje).
frondosidad s. 1. leafiness. 2. foliage, leaves
(follaje).
frondoso, sa adj. leafy.
frontal adj. 1. frontal. 2. REL. frontal (del altar).
frontera s. 1. border, frontier (entre dos estados).
2. ARQ. façade.
fronterizo, za adj. border, frontier.
frontero adj. opposite, facing, across from.
frontis o frontispicio s. 1. ARQ. façade
(fachada). 2. frontispiece (libro). 3. frontispiece
(frontón).
frontispicio s. 1. frontispiece, picture opposite
the title page of a book. 2. front of a building,
decoration on the front of a building.
frontón s. 1. DEP. front wall (pared principal). 2.
DEP. pelota court. 3. ARQ. pediment, fronton.
frotación s. friction, rubbing, act of scraping,
act of applying friction, as in a back and forth
motion.
frotadura s. rubbing, act of scraping, act of
applying friction, as in a back and forth motion.
frotamiento s. 1. MEC. friction. 2. rubbing, rub
(acción de frotar).
frotar v.t. y r. 1. to rub. v.t. 2. to strike (una
cerilla).
frote s. friction, abrasion.
frotis s. smear.
fructífero, ra adj. 1. BOT. fruit-bearing,
fructiferous. 2. (fig.) fruitful.
fructificación s. fructification, production of fruit.
fructificar v.i. 1. BOT. to bear fruit, to give fruit
(dar fruto). 2. (fig.) to be fruitful (ser útil).
fructuosa adj. fruitful, successful.
fructuoso, sa adj. fruitful.
frufrú s. rustling, act of producing a soft sound
like that of wind blowing through leaves.
frugal adj. frugal.
frugalidad s. frugality.
frugívoro, ra adj. frugivorous, herbivorous,
plant-eating.
fruición s. delight, pleasure (placer).
frunce s. pleat, gather, pucker.
fruncido, da adj. 1. frowning (cara). 2. furrowed
(frente). 3. pleated (ropa). s. 4. pleat, tuck.
fruncir v.t. 1. to frown. 2. to pleat, to gather
(plegar). 3. to purse (labios).
fruslería s. trifle, bauble, (fam.) knick-knack.
frustración s. frustration.
frustrado, da adj. frustrated, failed.
frustrar v.t. 1. to frustrate, to thwart. 2. to
disappoint (decepcionar). v.r. 3. to fail, to flop.
4. to become frustrated (persona).
fruta s. 1. fruit. 2. ~ seca, dried fruit.
frutal s. 1. fruit tree (árbol). adj. 2. fruit.
frutería s. fruit shop, (p.u.) fruiterer’s.
frutero, ra s. 1. fruiterer, fruit-seller (vendedor).
s. 2. fruit bowl, fruit dish (recipiente). adj. 3.
fruit.
fruticultor, ra s. (Am.) fruit-grower.
fruticultura s. fruit growing.
frutilla s. (Am.) strawberry.
fruto s. 1. BOT. fruit. 2. offspring, child (hijo). 3.
result. 4. benefit, profit. 5. frutos secos, dried
fruit and nuts. 6. fruta desecada, dried fruit.
7. dar ~, (fig.) to be fruitful (ser provechoso).
8 .no dar ~, (fig.) to be fruitless. 9. sacar ~ de
algo, to profit from.
ftaleína s. phthalein, chemical compound used in
the production of dyes.
Fu s. Fù, one of the earliest styles of Chinese
poems dating back to the Han Dynasty.
fucilazo s. sheet lightning.
fuco, fucus s. fucus, a seaweed of a large
genus of brown algae having flat leathery
fronds.
fucsia s. 1. BOT. fuchsia. adj. y s. 2 .fuchsia.
fue v. went, p.p. del verbo ir y/o ser o estar.
fuego s. 1. fire. 2. fire. 3. light (lumbre). 4.
passion, fire (pasión). 5. MIL. fire (arma). 6.
MAR. beacon. 7. home. 8. fuegos artificiales
fireworks. 9. ¡alto el ~!, cease fire! 10.
apagar el ~, MIL. to silence the enemy guns.
11. atizar el ~, (fam.) to stir up trouble. 12.
echar ~ por los ojos, to look daggers. 13. ~
graneado, MIL. heavy fire. 14. ¡~!, fire! 15.
hacer ~, to shoot; to fire. 16. hervir a ~ lento,
to simmer. 17. (fig.) jugar con ~, to play with
fire. 18. pasar a sangre y ~, to destroy, to
devastate. 19. pegar ~, to set fire; to set on
fire. 20. poner la mano en el ~, to stake
one’s life.
fueguino adj. 1. pertaining to Tierra del Fuego. s.
2. native or inhabitant of Tierra del Fuego.
fuel o fuel-oil s. paraffin, fuel oil.
fuelle s. 1. bellows. 2. accordion pleat (pliegue).
3. bag (de gaita). 4. folding hood (de coche).
fuente s. 1. spring. 2. fountain (construcción). 3.
dish (plato). 4. source (de río). 5. (fig.) source,
origin. 6. REL. font (pila bautismal). 7. beber
en buenas fuentes, to be well-informed. 8.
de ~ desconocida, from an unknown source.
9. de fuentes informadas, from a reliable
source.
fuer s. gentlemanly, polite, courteous, chivalrous;
behaving in the manner of a gentleman.
fuera adv. 1. outside. 2. out. 3. abroad (en el
extranjero). 4. de ~, outside: la parte de fuera :
the outside part. 5. desde ~, from abroad;
from outside. 6. estar ~, to be away (de viaje);
to be out (de casa); DEP. to be out. 7. ¡~!,
get out!; out! 8. DEP. jugar ~, to play away
from home. 9. por ~, on the outside. prep.
10. ~ de, outside: fuera de la ciudad: outside
the city. 11. out of: fuera de peligro: out of
danger.12. ~ de alcance, out of reach. 13. ~
de duda, beyond doubt. 14. ~ de lugar, out
of place. 15. ~ de serie, out of the ordinary;
exceptional.
fueraborda s. outboard motor.
fuereño s. outsider, newcomer.
fuero s. 1. power (poder). 2. municipal charter. 3.
privilege (privilegio).
fuerte adj. 1. strong. 2. strong. 3. robust, tough,
hard. 4. loud (música, voz, sonido, ruido).