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noroeste
fogginess. 4. ~ espesa, fog bank.
nieto -ta, s.m. y f. 1. grandchild. s.m. 2.
grandson. s.f. 3. granddaughter.
nieve s.f. 1. snow. 2. (Am.) (brit.) sorbet, (EEUU)
sherbet. 3. (vulg.) cocaine. 4. a punto de
~, stiff. 5. copo de ~, snowflake. 6. nieves,
snows, snowfall.
Nigeria s.f. Nigeria.
nigromancia s.f. 1. necromancy. 2. (fam.) black
magic.
nigromante s.m. 1. necromancer. 2. (fam.)
magician.
nigromántico -ca, adj. 1. necromantic. s.m. y f.
necromancer.
nigua s.f. ZOOL. chigoe.
nihilismo s.m. FIL. nihilism.
nihilista s.m. y f. FIL. 1. nihilist. adj. 2. nihilistic.
niki s.m. niqui.
nilón s.m. nylon.
nimbar v.t. to halo (rodear con un halo).
nimbo s.m. 1. REL. halo (aureola). 2. nimbus
(nube). 3. ASTR. halo.
nimiamente adv. 1. trivially. 2. fussily. 3.
excessively.
nimiedad s.f. 1. triviality. 2. prolixity. 3.
small-mindedness. 4. excessive detail,
meticulousness. 5. smallness.
nimio -mia, adj. 1. insignificant, petty, trivial. 2.
meticulous, detailed. 3. small-minded, stingy,
miserly (mezquino). 4. (Am.) very small.
niñería s.f. 1. childishness, childish act. 2. child’s
play. 3. (fig.) trifle, triviality (insignificancia). 4.
trinket, gewgaw.
niñero -ra, adj. 1. fond of children. s.f. 2. nanny,
nursemaid. 3. (Am.) child’s nurse.
niñez s.f. childhood.
ninfa s.f. 1. nymph. 2. (fig.) prostitute.
ninfómana adj. y s.f. PSIC. nymphomaniac.
ninfomanía s.f. PSIC. nymphomania.
ningún adj. ninguno.
ninguno -na, adj. 1. no, not any. pron. 2. no
one, nobody. 3. none. 4. [con negación] either
(ninguno de los dos): no vi a ninguno: I didn’t
see either of them. 5. neither (ninguno de los
dos). 6. de ninguna manera, not at all, by
no means. 7. ninguna parte, nowhere. adj.
8. se utiliza delante de los s.m. sing.: ningún
hombre: no man.
niño -ña, adj. 1. (fig.) young, small. 2. (desp.)
childlike, childish (infantil). 3. (fig.) immature.
s.m. 4. boy, little boy, child. 5. baby. 6. infant.
7. (Am.) master (tratamiento respetuoso).
8. (fam.) dear. s.f. 9. girl, little girl, child.
10. (Am.) lady, mistress, miss (tratamiento
respetuoso). 11. (fam.) dear. 12. ANAT. pupil.
13. desde ~, from childhood. 14. la niña de
mis/tus/etc. ojos, (fig.) the apple of my/your/
etc. eye; my/your/etc. pride. 15. ~ de pecho,
small baby, babe-in-arms. 16. ~ mimado, pet,
blue-eyed boy. 18. ~ prodigio, child prodigy.
nipón -na,adj. /s.m. y f. Japanese.
níquel s.m. 1. nickel (metal). 2. (Am.) money. 3.
(Am.) small coin, nickel.
niquelado -da, adj. 1. nickel-plated. s.m. 2.
nickel plate.
niquelar v.t. to nickel-plate.
niqui s.m. polo shirt.
nirvana s.m. REL. nirvana.
níscalo s.m. GAST. milk-cap mushroom.
níspero s.m. 1. BOT. medlar (árbol, fruto). 2.
(Am.) sapodilla (árbol).
nitidez s.f. 1. clarity, clearness. 2. brightness. 3.
sharpness. 4. (fig.) unblemished nature.
nítido -da, adj. 1. clear, sharp, well-defined. 2.
bright, shining. 3. (fig.) unblemished.
nitrato s.m. 1. QUÍM. nitrate. 2. ~ de Chile, Chile
saltpetre.
nitrificación s.f. QUÍM. nitrification.
nitrificar v.t. QUÍM. to nitrify.
nitro s.m. QUÍM. nitre, saltpetre.
nitrógeno s.m. QUÍM. nitrogen.
nitroglicerine s.f. QUÍM. nitroglycerine.
nivel s.m. 1. level. 2. height (altura). 3. (fig.)
standard. 4. (fig.) level. 5. TEC. level
(instrumento). 6. al mismo ~, dead level. 7.
al ~ de, level with, on a level with. 8. estar al
mismo ~ que, to be level with. 9. paso a ~,
(brit.) level-crossing, (EEUU) railroad crossing.
nivelación s.f. levelling.
nivelador -ra, adj. 1. levelling. s.m. y f. 2.
leveller. s.f. 3. TEC. bulldozer (máquina).
nivelar v.t. 1. to level. 2. to grade (carretera,
vía férrea). 3. to even out (terreno). 4. (fig.)
to balance, to adjust (presupuesto). v.r. 5. to
level off, to level out, to become balanced.
níveo -a, adj. (lit.) snowy, niveous.
no adv. 1. no (negación). 2. not. 3. (p.u.) nay.
s.m. 4. no. 5. non (en compuestos). 6. ¡a que
~! (desafío) I bet you can’t; I bet you don’t. 7.
¡cómo ~!, of course! 8. creo que ~, I don’t
think so. 9. ~ bien, (tan pronto, apenas) as
soon as; no sooner; the moment. 10. ~ más,
(Am.) only. 11. ~ obstante, nevertheless,
however, notwithstanding. 12. ~ sea que,
unless, lest. 13. todavía ~, not yet.
Nobel s.m. 1. Nobel prize (premio). s.m. y f. 2.
Nobel prizewinner (premiado).
nobiliario -ria, adj. 1. nobiliary. 2. título ~, title
of nobility.
noble adj. 1. noble. 2. honest, noble (persona,
carácter). 3. generous. s.m. y f. 4. HIST.
noble; nobleman (hombre); noblewoman
(mujer). 5. los nobles, HIST. the nobility.
noblemente adv. 1. nobly. 2. honestly.
nobleza s.f. 1. nobility, nobleness, honesty.
2. HIST. aristocracy, nobility. 3. ~ obliga,
noblesse oblige.
noblote adj. (fam.) noble, good-natured, open-
hearted.
noche s.f. 1. night. 2. evening. 3. (fig.) dark,
darkness (oscuridad). 4. night-time. 5. al caer
la ~, at dark, at nightfall. 6. altas horas de la
~, small hours. 7. ayer ~, last night. 8. buenas
noches, good night. 9. de la ~ a la mañana,
overnight. 10. de ~, at night, by night. 11. esta
~, tonight. 12. hacerse de ~, to grow dark. 13.
~ vieja, New Year’s Eve. 14. pasar la ~ en
vela, to have a sleepless night. 15. por la ~,
at night. 16. traje de ~, evening dress.
nochebuena s.f. Christmas Eve.
nochecita s.f. (Am.) nightfall.
nochero -ra, adj. (Am.) 1. night-wanderer. s.m.
2. night watchman. 3. bedside table.
noción s.f. 1. notion, idea. pl. 2. rudiments,
smattering, slight knowledge (conocimientos).
nocividad s.f. harmfulness, noxiousness.
nocivo -va, adj. harmful, pernicious, injurious,
noxious.
noctambulismo s.m. noctambulism.
noctámbulo -la, adj. 1. fond of late nights. s.m.
y f. 2. night owl.
nocturnidad s.f. DER. condition of nocturnal,
nocturnal character (de un delito).
nocturno -na, adj. 1. nocturnal. 2. night. 3.
nightly. 4. evening. s.m. 5. MÚS. nocturne.
nodo s.m. 1. MED. node. 2. newsreel (noticiero
documental).
nodriza s.f. 1. child’s nurse, wet-nurse. 2. nanny.
3. TEC. vacuum tank.
nódulo s.m. nodule, node.
nogal s.m. BOT. walnut (árbol, madera).
nogalina s.f. walnut stain.
nómada adj. ANTR. 1. nomadic. s.m. y f. 2.
nomad.
nomadismo s.m. ANTR. nomadism.
nomás adv. (Am.) only.
nombrado -da, adj. 1. (fig.) famous, well-known.
2. aforementioned.
nombramiento s.m. 1. nomination, appointment,
naming (designación). 2. MIL. commission (de
un oficial).
nombrar v.t. 1. to appoint, to nominate. 2. to
mention, to name. 3. MIL. to commission (a
un oficial).
nombre s.m. 1. name. 2. (fig.) fame, reputation,
name. 3. GRAM. noun. 4. buen ~, good
reputation. 5. de ~, by name. 6. ~ artístico,
stage name, nom de plume. 7. ~ de pila,
Christian name. 8. ~ y apellidos, full name.
9. no tener ~, (fig.) to be unspeakable.
10. poner ~ a, to name, to call. 11. sin ~,
nameless.
nomenclatura s.f. nomenclature.
nomeolvides s.f. BOT. forget-me-not.
nómina s.f. 1. FIN. payroll. 2. list of names. 3.
estar en ~, to be on the staff.
nominación s.f. 1. nomination. 2. appointment.
nominal adj. 1. nominal, titular. 2. ECON.
nominal. 3. GRAM. nominal, substantival. 4.
valor ~, FIN. face value.
nominalismo s.m. FIL. nominalism.
nominalista s.m. y f. FIL. 1. nominalist. adj. 2.
nominalist, nominalistic.
nominalmente adv. nominally; in name.
nominar v.t. nombrar.
nominativo adj. y s.m. 1. GRAM. nominative
(caso). adj. 2. ECON. nominative, nominal.
nominilla s.f. FIN. pay warrant.
non adj. y s.m. 1. (p.u.) uneven, odd (número).
s.m. 2. uneven number. 3. estar/quedar de ~,
(fig.) to be left alone, to be left out. 4. nones,
(fam.) no (negación).
nonagenario -ria,adj. /s.m. y f. nonagenarian.
nonagésimo -ma,adj. /s.m. y f. ninetieth.
nonato -ta, adj. 1. unborn. 2. MED. not naturally
born, born by Caesarian section.
noningentésimo -ma,adj. /s.m. y f. nine
hundredth.
nonio s.m. TEC. vernier.
nono -na, adj. ninth.
nopal s.m. BOT. prickly pear, nopal.
noquear v.t. DEP. to knock out (boxeo, lucha).
norabuena s.f. enhorabuena.
noramala s.f. en hora mala.
nordeste s.m. noreste.
nórdico -ca, adj. 1. northern, northerly (del
Norte). 2. Nordic; Norse. adj. s.m. y f. 3.
Nordic (de los países nórdicos). s.m. y f. 4.
northerner. 5. HIST. Norseman. s.m. 6. Norse
(idioma).
noreste adj. 1. north-east, north-eastern. 2.
north-easterly (dirección). s.m. 3. north-east.
noria s.f. 1. water wheel, chain-pump. 2. (brit.)
big wheel, (EEUU) ferris wheel.
norma s.f. 1. norm, standard. 2. pattern, model.
3. rule, regulation.
normal adj. 1. normal. 2. standard. 3. MAT.
normal, perpendicular. 4. escuela ~, Teacher
Training College.
normalidad s.f. 1. normality. 2. (fig.) calm. 3.
volver a la ~, to return to normal.
normalista s.m. y f. normal-school student.
normalización s.f. normalization.
normalizar v.t. 1. to normalize, to make normal.
2. TEC. to standardize (tipificar). v.r. 3. to
return to normal, to become normal, to settle
down.
normalmente adv. normally, usually.
normativo -va, adj. 1. normative. 2. standard.
s.f. 3. set of rules, regulations.
noroeste adj. 1. north-west, north-western. 2.