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of. 2. to need to, to have to, must (precisar,
deber). v.r. 3. to be wanted, to be needed.
neciamente adv. foolishly; stupidly.
necio -cia, adj. 1. foolish. 2. ignorant, silly,
stupid. 3. (Am.) touchy. 4. (Am.) stubborn,
peevish. s.m. y f. 5. idiot, fool.
necrología s.f. 1. necrology. 2. obituary, obituary
notice, obituary column.
necrológico -ca, adj. 1. necrological, obituary.
2. nota ~, obituary notice.
néctar s.m. nectar.
nectáreo -a, adj. nectareous, nectarous.
nectarina s.f. BOT. nectarine.
nectario s.m. BOT. nectary.
neerlandés -sa, adj. 1. Dutch, Netherlands (de
Holanda). s.m. y f. 2. Netherlander, Dutchman,
Dutchwoman. s.m. 3. Dutch, Netherlandish
(idioma).
nefando -da, adj. abominable, detestable.
nefario -ria, adj. wicked, detestable, nefarious.
nefasto -ta, adj. 1. ominous, sad. 2. unlucky,
ill-fated. 3. harmful, fatal.
nefato -ta, adj. (Am.) stupid, dim.
nefrítico -ca, adj. MED. nephritic.
nefritis s.f. MED. nephritis.
negable adj. deniable.
negación s.f. 1. negation, denial, refusal.
2. GRAM. negative (partícula negativa);
negation. 3. ser la ~ de, to be anything but.
negado -da, adj. 1. inept, incapable,
incompetent. 2. dull, clumsy. s.m. y f. 3. (fam.)
nonentity. 4. ser ~ para, to be useless at,
hopeless at.
negador -ra, adj. 1. denying. s.m. y f. 2. denier.
negar v.t. 1. to deny. 2. to refuse (rehusar). 3.
to withhold (no conceder). 4. to disown, to
disclaim (responsabilidad, relación). 5. to
refuse, to deny (un permiso). v.r. 6. negarse a
hacer algo, to refuse to do something.7. ~ el
saludo a alguien, to cut someone dead.
negativamente adv. 1. negatively. 2. contestar
~, to answer in the negative.
negativo -va, adj. 1. negative. 2. MAT. minus.
s.f. 3. refusal, negative. 4. denial (de un
hecho). s.m. 5. FOT. negative.
negligencia s.f. 1. negligence, carelessness. 2.
neglect (desidia).
negligente adj. 1. negligent, neglectful. 2.
careless, slack.
negligentemente adv. negligently, neglectfully,
carelessly.
negociable adj. COM. negotiable.
negociación s.f. 1. COM. negotiation, deal,
business transaction. 2. en ~, under
negotiation.
negociado s.m. 1. department, office. 2.
business, affair. 3. (Am.) dirty business, illegal
transaction; shop.
negociador -ra,s.m. y f. 1. negotiator. adj. 2.
negotiating.
negociante s.m. y f. 1. COM. trader, merchant,
dealer. 2. ECON. businessman/woman.
negociar v.t. 1. to negotiate (gestionar). 2. to
trade, (valores). 3. to negotiate (tratado, letra).
4. to transact. v.i. 5. to negotiate (discutir). 6.
to trade.
negocio s.m. 1. business (actividad, empresa).
2. COM. transaction, deal. 3. affair, business
(asunto). 4. (fig.) bargain. 5. (Am.) store, shop.
6. de negocios, on business. 7. hombre
de negocios, businessman. 8. mujer de
negocios, businesswoman. 9. negocios,
business. 10. ~ sucio, dirty business. 11.
poner un ~, to start/set up a business.
negrada s.f. (Am.) black slaves, negroes.
negrear v.i. 1. to become black, to turn black. 2.
to look black, to appear black (parecer negro).
3. to blacken.
negrero -ra,s.m. y f. 1. slave trader. 2. (fig.)
tyrant, slave driver. 3. (Am.) cruel boss. adj.
4. slave.
negrillo -lla, adj. 1. blackish. s.m. 2. BOT. elm.
s.f. 3. boldface (negrita).
negrito -ta,s.f. 1. boldface (letra). s.m. 2.
piccaninny (niño). 3. gollywog (muñeco).
negro -gra, adj. 1. black (color). 2. dark,
black (noche). 3. dark (pelo, ojos, etc.).
4. black, coloured (de raza negra). 5.
(fig.) black. 6. (fig.) sad, gloomy (ánimo).
7. (fig.) terrible, really bad. 8. (fam.)
furious, mad. s.m. y f. 9. black; black man
(hombre); black woman (mujer). 10. (Am.)
dear, darling, honey. 11. (desp.) nigger.
s.m. 12. black (color). s.f. 13. MÚS.
crochet. 14. (fig.) bad luck. 15. cinturón ~,
DEP. black belt. 16. el Continente Negro,
the Dark Continent. 17. magia negra,
black art, black magic. 18. ~ azabache,
jet-black. 19. peste negra, Black Death.
20. ponerse ~, to get mad, to get furious;
to get a suntan. 21. trabajar como un ~,
to work like a nigger. 22. verlo todo ~, to
be pessimistic, to be very gloomy.
negroide adj. Negroid.
negrura s.f. blackness.
negruzco -ca, adj. blackish.
nemotecnia s.f. TEC. mnemonics.
nemotécnico -ca, adj. TEC. mnemonic.
nene -na,s.m. y f. 1. baby (bebé). 2. child (niño).
3. darling.
nenúfar s.m. BOT. water lily, white water lily;
nenuphar.
neo- prefijo neo-; neo.
neocatolicismo s.m. REL. neo-Catholicism.
neocatólico -ca, adj. REL. neo-Catholic.
neocelandés -sa, adj. 1. of/from New Zealand.
s.m. y f. 2. New Zealander.
neoclasicismo s.m. ART. neoclassicism.
neoclásico -ca, adj. ART. 1. neoclassical. s.m. y
f. 2. neoclassicist.
neófito -ta,s.m. y f. 1. REL. neophyte, novice. 2.
(fig.) beginner.
neológico -ca, adj. FILOL. neological.
neologismo s.m. FILOL. neologism.
neologista s.m. y f. neólogo.
neólogo -ga,s.m. y f. FILOL. neologist.
neón s.m. QUÍM. neon.
neonazi adj. /s.m. y f. POL. neo-Nazi.
neoyorquino -na,s.m. y f. New Yorker.
nepotismo s.m. POL. nepotism.
Neptuno s.m. Neptune.
nervadura o nervatura s.f. 1. ARQ. ribs. 2. BOT.
y ZOOL. venation.
nérveo -a, adj. nerveal.
nerviación s.f. nervadura.
nervio s.m. 1. ANAT. nerve. 2. (fig.) strength,
energy, vigour. 3. rib (lomo de un libro). 4.
BOT. nerve (de hoja). 5. ARQ. rib (nervadura).
6. GAST. sinew (carne). 7. MÚS. string.
8. ataque de nervios, hysterics, fit of
nerves. 9. crisparle a uno los nervios, to
get on someone’s nerves. 10. guerra de
nervios, war of nerves. 11. nervios, (fam.)
nervousness. 12. nervios de acero, (fig.)
nerves of steel. 13. ser un manojo de
nervios, (fig.) to be a bundle of nerves. 14.
tener los nervios de punta, (fig.) to have
one’s nerves on edge, to be on edge.
nerviosamente adv. nervously.
nerviosidad s.f. 1. nerviness, nervosity. 2.
flexibility, vigour.
nerviosismo s.m. nervousness, restlessness.
nervioso -sa, adj. 1. nervous. 2. sinewy
(nervudo). 3. ANAT. nerve. 4. nervy
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(temperamento). 5. nervous, excited, restless.
6. (fig.) energetic, vigorous. 7. BOT. nerved. 8.
estar muy ~, to be in a state of nerves. 9. no
te pongas ~, take it easy. 10. ponerse ~, to
get flustered, to get excited, to get worked up.
nervudo -da, adj. sinewy.
netamente adv. 1. clearly, distinctly. 2. purely,
genuinely.
neto -ta, adj. 1. ECON. net (precio, peso,
beneficio, etc.). 2. pure, genuine. 3. simple,
pure. 4. bare. 5. neat, clear.
neumático -ca, adj. 1. pneumatic. s.m. 2. tyre,
rubber tyre; (EEUU) tire. 3. ~ de repuesto,
spare tyre. 4. ~ sin cámara, tubeless tyre.
neumonía s.f. MED. pneumonia.
neumotórax s.m. MED. pneumothorax.
neuralgia s.f. MED. neuralgia.
neurálgico -ca, adj. MED. neuralgic.
neurastenia s.f. MED. neurasthenia.
neurasténico -ca, adj. MED. neurasthenic.
neuritis s.f. MED. neuritis.
neurocirugía s.f. MED. neurosurgery.
neurología s.f. MED. neurology.
neurólogo -ga,s.m. y f. MED. neurologist, nerve
specialist.
neurona s.f. ANAT. neuron, neurone, nerve cell.
neurópata s.m. y f. MED. neuropath.
neuropatía s.f. MED. neuropathy.
neurosis s.f. 1. MED. neurosis. 2. ~ de guerra,
PSIQ. shell shock.
neurótico -ca, adj. y s.m. y f. MED. neurotic.
neurovegetativo -va, adj. ANAT.
neurovegetative.
neutral adj. /s.m. y f. neutral.
neutralidad s.f. neutrality.
neutralismo s.m. POL. neutralism.
neutralista adj. y s.m. y f. POL. neutralist.
neutralización s.f. neutralization.
neutralizador -ra,adj. neutralizante.
neutralizante adj. 1. neutralizing. s.m. y f. 2.
neutralizer.
neutralizar v.t. 1. to neutralize. 2. to counteract.
neutro -tra, adj. 1. neutral. 2. GRAM. neuter
(género). 3. BIOL. sexless, neuter. s.m. 4.
GRAM. neuter. 5. verbo ~, GRAM. intransitive
verb.
neutrón s.m. FÍS. neutron.
nevado -da, adj. 1. snow-covered, covered with
snow. 2. snow-capped (montaña). 3. (fig.)
snowy, white as snow, snow-white. s.m. 4.
(Am.) snow-capped mountain. s.f. 5. snowfall.
nevar v.i. 1. to snow. v.t. 2. to cover with snow. 3.
to make snow-white.
nevera s.f. 1. refrigerator, (brit.) fridge, (EEUU)
icebox. 2. (fig.) icebox (habitación muy fría). 3.
(Am.) ice-cream vendor.
nevero s.m. GEOL. 1. snowfield. 2. perpetual
snow.
nevisca s.f. light snowfall.
nexo s.m. 1. nexus, link, connection. 2. bond, tie.
Nicaragua s.f. Nicaragua.
nicaragüense adj. /s.m. y f. Nicaraguan.
nicho s.m. 1. niche. 2. recess, hollow (en una
pared).
nicotina s.f. QUÍM. nicotine.
nicotinismo s.m. MED. nicotinism, nicotine
poisoning.
nicotismo s.m. nicotinismo.
nidada s.f. 1. brood, hatch, covey (de pollos). 2.
clutch, sitting (huevos). 3. nestful of eggs.
nidal s.m. 1. nest, nesting box (ponedero). 2.
(fig.) hiding place. 3. (fig. y fam.) hangout.
nido s.m. 1. nest (de aves). 2. (fig.) nest, abode.
3. (fig.) hiding place. 4. (fig.) den, haunt
(guarida). 5. ~ de abeja, smocking (labor). 6.
~ de amor, love nest.
niebla s.f. 1. fog, mist. 2. (fig.) fog, confusion. 3.