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oclusión s.f. FON. occlusion.
oclusivo -va, adj. FON. plosive.
ocote s.m. (Am.) BOT. ocote pine.
ocre s.m. 1. ochre. adj. 2. ochre (color).
octaedro s.m. GEOM. octahedron.
octágono s.m. GEOM. 1. octagon. adj. 2.
octagonal.
octanaje s.m. octane number, octane rating.
octano s.m. octane.
octava s.f. MÚS. octave.
octavilla s.f. 1. political pamphlet. 2. small piece
of paper.
octavo -va, adj. num. 1. eighth. s.m. 2. eighth. 3.
octavos de final, DEP. quarter-finals. 4. libro
en ~, octavo.
octingentésimo -ma, adj. eight hundredth.
octogenario -ria,adj. s.m. y f. octogenarian.
octogésimo -ma, adj. eightieth.
octógono s.m. octágono.
octosílabo -ba, adj. 1. octosyllabic. s.m. 2.
octosyllable.
octubre s.m. October.
ocular adj. 1. ocular; eye: testigo ocular:
eyewitness. s.m. 2. eyepiece.
oculista s.m. y f. ophthalmologist.
ocultación s.f. concealment.
ocultador -ra, adj. 1. hiding (que oculta). s.m. y
f. 2. hider, concealer.
ocultar v.t. 1. to hide, to conceal. v.t. 2. to mask,
to screen. v.r. 3. to hide.
ocultismo s.m. occultism.
oculto -ta, adj. 1. hidden, concealed. 2. secret,
mysterious.
ocupación s.f. 1. occupation, job. 2. squatting. 3.
~ militar, MIL. military occupation.
ocupado -da, adj. 1. busy (persona). 2.
engaged (teléfono, baño). 3. taken (asiento,
taxi). 4. in use. 5. occupied (país, casa).
ocupante s.m. y f. occupant.
ocupar v.t. 1. to occupy, to fill. 2. to keep
(someone) busy. 3. to use. v.r. 4. ocuparse
con/ocuparse de, to deal with, to take care
of. 5. ¡ocúpate de lo tuyo!, mind your own
business!
ocurrencia s.f. 1. occurrence, incident. 2. bright
idea.
ocurrente adj. witty, bright, amusing.
ocurrir v.i. 1. to happen, to occur. 2. to come to
mind. v.r. 3. to come to mind.
oda s.f. LIT. ode.
odalisca s.f. odalisque, concubine.
odiar v.t. 1. to hate. 2. (Am.) to annoy, to irk.
odio s.m. 1. hate, hatred. 2. (Am.) annoyance,
boredom.
odiosamente adv. 1. hatefully. 2. irritatingly.
odioso -sa, adj. 1. hateful. 2. (Am.) irksome,
irritating.
odisea s.f. odyssey (viaje o acontecimiento).
odontología s.f. MED. dentistry, dental surgery.
odontólogo -ga, s.m. y f. MED. dentist, dental
surgeon.
odorífero -ra, adj. sweet-smelling, aromatic.
odre s.m. 1. wineskin. 2. sot, boozer (borracho).
oeste s.m. 1. west. 2. west wind. adj. 3.
westerly, western.
ofender v.t. 1. to offend. 2. to insult. v.r. 3. to take
offence.
ofendido -da, p.p. 1. de ofender. adj. 2.
insulted, hurt.
ofensa s.f. offence, slight.
ofensivo -va, adj. 1. offensive. 2. disgusting. s.f.
3. MIL. offensive.
ofensor -ra, s.m. y f. offender.
oferente s.m. REL. priest, celebrant.
oferta s.f. 1. offer. 2. sale price, special offer. 3.
ECON. supply. 4. estar en ~, to be on offer.
ofertorio s.m. REL. offertory.
oficial adj. 1. official. s.m. y f. 2. official,
officer. 3. MIL. officer. 4. craftsman
(hombre); craftswoman (mujer) (artesanía o
manualidades).
oficiala s.f. clerk, skilled woman worker.
oficialía s.f. 1. clerical worker status. 2. craft
training (artesanía).
oficialidad s.f. MIL. officer corps, officers.
oficialismo s.m. (Am.) POL. the party of
government.
oficializar v.t. to make official.
oficialmente adv. officially.
oficiante s.m. REL. officiant, celebrant.
oficiar v.i. 1. REL. to officiate. v.t. 2. to inform
officially.
oficina s.f. 1. office. 2. laboratory (de farmacia).
3. (Am.) nitrate works. 4. ~ de empleo,
employment agency. 5. ~ de información,
information bureau. 6. ~ de objetos perdidos,
lost-property office.
oficinesco -ca, adj. office, (desp.) bureaucratic.
oficio s.m. 1. profession, occupation, trade.
2. official letter. 3. MEC. function. 4. REL.
service. 5. de ~, officially. 6. Santo Oficio,
HIST. Holy Office, Inquisition. 7. tener ~, to be
skilled, to be an expert.
oficiosamente adv. 1. unofficially. 2. obligingly,
kindly (de forma exagerada). 3. diligently.
oficioso -sa, adj. 1. unofficial. 2. diligent. 3. kind,
obliging.
ofidio s.m. ZOOL. snake.
ofimática s.f. office automation.
ofrecer v.t. 1. to offer. 2. REL. to offer up. v.r.
3. to volunteer. 4. to want. 5. ¿qué se le
ofrece?, may I help you?
ofrecimiento s.m. offering, offer.
ofrenda s.f. offering.
oftalmia s.f. MED. ophthalmia.
oftalmología s.f. MED. ophthalmology.
oftalmológico -ca, adj. MED. ophthalmological.
oftalmólogo -ga,s.m. y s.f. MED.
ophthalmologist.
ofuscación u ofuscamiento s.f. 1. dazzled
state, blindness (pasional). 2. confusion
(mental).
ofuscar v.t. 1. to dazzle. 2. to darken. 3. to
bewilder, to confuse. v.r. 4. to get flustered. 5.
estar ofuscado por, to be blinded by.
ogro s.m. 1. ogre. 2. (fam.) ugly fellow.
¡oh! interj. oh!.
ohmio s.m. FÍS. ohm.
oída s.f. 1. hearing. 2. de oídas, by hearsay.
oído s.m. 1. (sense of) hearing. 2. ANAT. ear.
3. MÚS. ear. 4. abrir los oídos, to listen
carefully. 5. aplicar el ~, to listen very
carefully, to pay a lot of attention. 6. dar
oídos, to listen favourably, to listen willingly.
7. de ~, by ear. 8. entrar por un ~ y salir por
el otro, to go in one ear and out the other.
9. llegar a oídos, to come to one’s ears. 10.
taparse los oídos, to stop up one’s ears. 11.
tener buen ~, to have a good ear.
oír v.t. e i. to hear, to listen (to).
ojal s.m. buttonhole.
¡ojalá! interj. if only...; would that..., I wish...
ojeada s.f. 1. glance, look. 2. echar una ~ a, to
have a look (at).
ojear v.t. 1. to eye, to stare at. 2. to put the evil
eye on.
ojén s.m. anisette.
ojeo s.m. beating for game (caza).
ojera s.f. 1. MED. eyebath. pl. 2. rings under the
eyes, (fam.) bags under the eyes.
ojeriza s.f. 1. spite, grudge. 2. tener ~ a, to have
a grudge against.
ojeroso -sa, adj. haggard, with bags under the
eyes.
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ojete s.m. 1. eyelet. 2. anus. 3. (Am. y vulg.)
arsehole.
ojiva s.f. ARQ. ogive.
ojival adj. ARQ. ogival.
ojo s.m. 1. eye. 2. hole, opening. 3. (fig. y
fam.) care, attention. 4. ARQ. span, arch of
a bridge. 5. a ~, approximately. 6. a ojos
cerrados, blindly. 7. a ojos vistas, openly,
before one’s eyes. 8. con los ojos cerrados,
easily. 9. clavar los ojos (en), to stare (at).
10. costarle a uno un ~ de la cara, (fam.)
to cost (someone) an arm and a leg. 11. en
un abrir y cerrar de ojos, in the twinkling of
an eye. 12. mirar con buenos ojos, to look
favourably upon. 13. mirar con malos ojos,
to look unfavourably upon. 14. ¡mucho ~!,
watch it! 15. no pegar ~, not to get a wink of
sleep. 17. tener entre ojos, to detest.
ojota s.f. (Am.) 1. sandal. 2. tanned llama
leather.
okapi s.m. ZOOL. okapi.
okupa s.m. y f. squatter.
ola s.f. 1. wave. 2. (fig.) wave, spell: ola de frío:
cold spell. 3. trend, fashion, style.
¡olé! interj. hooray!; bravo!
oleada s.f. 1. large wave. 2. (fig.) surge, wave:
una oleada de estudiantes: a great surge of
students.
oleaginoso -sa, adj. oily, oleaginous.
oleaje s.m. swell, surf.
oleícola adj. oil; olive-oil.
óleo s.m. 1. REL. oil. 2. ART. oil, oil painting. 3.
(Am.) (fig.) baptism.
oleoducto s.m. pipeline.
oleoso -sa, adj. oily.
oler v.t. e i. 1. to smell. v.t. 2. to sniff out, to
uncover. v.r. 3. to suspect.
olfatear v.t. 1. to sniff. 2. (fig.) to pry.
olfato s.m. 1. sense of smell. 2. (fam.) nose,
instinct (for something).
oligarca s.m. oligarch.
oligarquía s.f. oligarchy.
oligárquico -ca, adj. oligarchic.
oligoelemento s.m. trace element.
oligofrenia s.f. mental deficiency.
olimpiada s.f. 1. DEP. Olimpiad. pl. 2. las
olimpiadas, the Olympic Games.
olímpicamente adv. arrogantly, without paying
any attention to anybody.
olímpico -ca, adj. 1. Olympic. 2. Olympian.
oliscar v.t. 1. to sniff carefully. 2. (fig.) to look
into.
olisquear v.t. oliscar.
oliva s.f. 1. BOT. olive tree. 2. olive. 3. olive
wood. adj. 4. olive.
oliváceo -a, adj. olive green.
olivar s.m. 1. olive grove.
olivar v.t. to prune.
olivarda s.f. 1. ZOOL. green goshawk. 2. BOT.
elecampane.
olivicultura s.f. AGR. olive cultivation.
olivo s.m. 1. BOT. olive tree. 2. olive wood.
olla s.f. 1. stewpot, cooking pot. 2. stew. 3. ~ de
presión, pressure cooker. 4. ~ podrida, meat
and vegetable stew.
olmeda s.f. elm grove.
olmedo s.m. olmeda.
olmo s.m. BOT. elm.
ológrafo s.m. 1. DER. holograph. 2. autograph.
adj. 3. DER. holographic.
olor s.m. smell.
oloroso -sa, adj. 1. sweet-smelling, fragrant.
s.m. 2. oloroso.
olvidadizo -za, adj. 1. forgetful. 2. ungrateful.
olvidar v.t. y pron. to forget.
olvido s.m. 1. oblivion. 2. carelessness,
oversight, omission. 3. forgetfulness. 4. caer
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