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organizer.
organizar v.t. 1. to organize. v.r. 2. to organize
oneself, to get organized.
órgano s.m. 1. ANAT. organ. 2. MÚS. organ.
orgasmo s.m. orgasm.
orgía s.f. orgy.
orgiástico -ca, adj. orgiastic.
orgullo s.m. pride.
orgullosamente adv. proudly.
orgulloso -sa, adj. proud.
orientación s.f. 1. orientation, bearing. 2.
direction. 3. ~ profesional, vocational
guidance.
orientador -ra, adj. 1. guiding. s.m. y f. 2.
adviser, counsellor.
oriental adj. 1. eastern, oriental. 2. (Am.)
Uruguayan.
orientalismo s.m. Orientalism.
orientalista s.m. y f. Orientalist.
orientar v.t. 1. to orientate, to position. 2. to
inform. 3. to direct, to guide. v.r. 4. to get one’s
bearings, to find one’s way.
oriente s.m. 1. east. 2. el Oriente, the Orient. 3.
east wind.
orificio s.m. orifice, vent.
origen s.m. 1. origin. 2. (fig.) reason, cause.3.
dar ~ a, to give rise to.
original adj. 1. original. 2. unusual, novel. s.m.
3. original (no copia).
originalidad s.f. 1. originality. 2. oddness.
originalmente adv. originally.
originar v.t. 1. to give rise to, to cause. v.r. 2. to
be caused, to start, to be started.
originario -ria, adj. 1. original. 2. originating.
orilla s.f. 1. edge. 2. bank of river. 3. shore of
lake or sea. 4. (Am.) (brit.) pavement, (EEUU)
sidewalk. 5. cool breeze. pl. 6. (Am.) the
outskirts, (desp.) slums.
orillar v.t. to get round.
orín s.m. 1. rust. 2. urine.
orina s.f. urine.
orinal s.m. chamberpot, potty.
orinar v.i. 1. to urinate. v.r. 2. to wet oneself.
oriundo -da,adj. s.m. y f. native.
orla s.f. 1. border, fringe. 2. class graduation
photograph.
ornamentar v.t. to decorate.
ornamento s.m. 1. ornament. 2. virtue, good
qualities. 3. decoration.
ornar v.t. to adorn.
ornato s.m. adornment.
ornitología s.f. ornithology.
ornitorrinco s.m. ZOOL. duck-billed platypus.
oro s.m. 1. gold. 2. gold piece. 3. (fig.) wealth. 4.
de ~, first class.
orogénesis s.f. GEOL. orogenesis.
orogenia s.f. GEOL. orogeny.
orografía s.f. GEOG. orography.
orondo -da, adj. 1. rounded, potbellied. 2. vain,
proud. 3. smug. 4. (Am.) calm, serene.
oropel s.m. tinsel.
oropéndola s.f. ZOOL. golden oriole.
orquesta s.f. MÚS. 1. orchestra. 2. orchestra pit.
orquestación s.f. MÚS. orchestration.
orquestar v.t. MÚS. orchestrate.
orquídea s.f. BOT. orchid.
orquídeo -a, adj. orchidaceous.
orquitis s.f. MED. orchitis.
ortiga s.f. BOT. nettle.
orto s.m. 1. ASTR. rising of a star. 2. (Am. y
vulg.) arse, arsehole.
ortocentro s.m. (brit.) orthocentre, (EEUU)
orthocenter.
ortodoxia s.f. orthodoxy.
ortodoxo -xa, adj. 1. orthodox. 2. REL.
Orthodox. s.m. y f. 3. member of the Orthodox
Church.
ortografía s.f. spelling, orthography.
ortográfico -ca, adj. spelling (error);
orthographic.
ortopedia s.f. (brit.) orthopaedics, (EEUU)
orthopedics.
ortosa s.f. GEOL. orthoclase.
oruga s.f. 1. BIOL. caterpillar. 2. BOT. rocket. 3.
MEC. caterpillar.
orujo s.m. 1. marc, pomace. 2. spirit, eau-de-vie
(bebida).
orza s.f. 1. earthenware jar. 2. MAR. luff, luffing.
orzuelo s.m. 1. MED. stye. 2. partidge snare.
os pron. pers. pl. 1. [o.d.] you. 2. (o. indirecto)
you.
osa s.f. 1. ZOOL. she-bear. 2. Osa Mayor,
ASTR. Great Bear, Ursa Major. 3. Osa Menor,
ASTR. Little Bear, Ursa Minor.
osadamente adv. daringly, boldly.
osadía s.f. boldness, daring.
osado -da,p.p. 1. de osar. adj. 2. daring, bold
(atrevido).
osamenta s.f. 1. skeleton. 2. bones.
osar v.i. to dare.
osario s.m. charnel house, ossuary.
óscar s.m. oscar (premio cinematográfico).
oscilación s.f. 1. oscillation. 2. hesitation,
wavering.
oscilante adj. 1. oscillating. 2. hesitating,
wavering.
oscilar v.i. 1. oscillate, swing. 2. fluctuate. 3.
hesitate, vacillate, waver.
ósculo s.m. kiss.
oscuramente adv. 1. darkly. 2. (fig.) obscurely
(difícil de entender). 3. uncertainly,
dangerously.
oscurantismo s.m. obscurantismo.
oscurecer v.i. 1. to grow dark. v.r. 2. to get dark,
to grow dark. v.t. 3. to darken, to blacken. 4. to
cloud, to obscure.
oscuridad s.f. 1. darkness. 2. obscurity.
oscuro -ra, adj. 1. dark. 2. (fig.) obscure. 3. (fig.)
confused. 4. uncertain, dangerous.
óseo -a, adj. 1. bony. 2. (form.) osseus.
osera s.f. bear’s lair.
osezno s.m. bear cub.
osificación s.f. MED. ossification.
osificarse v.r. to ossify.
ósmosis u osmosis s.f. osmosis.
oso s.m. 1. bear. 2. hacer uno el ~, to act the
goat; to woo in public. 3. ~ blanco, polar
bear. 4. ~ hormiguero, anteater. 5. ~ marino,
elephant seal.
osteítis s.f. osteitis.
ostensible adj. 1. obvious, evident. 2. hacer
algo ~, (Am.) to express something.
ostensiblemente adv. clearly, evidently.
ostentación s.f. 1. ostentation. 2. vanity. 3.
display, pomp.
ostentar v.t. 1. to show. 2. to display, to show off.
ostentosamente adv. ostentatiously,
sumptuously.
ostentoso -sa, adj. ostentatious, sumptuous.
osteópata s.m. y f. osteopath.
osteopatía s.f. osteopathy.
osteoporosis s.f. osteoporosis.
ostra s.f. 1. oyster. 2. ¡ostras!, damn! blimey!
ostracismo s.m. ostracism.
ostrogodo -da, adj. 1. HIST. Ostrogothic. s.m. y
f. Ostrogoth.
otear v.t. 1. to scan, to search, to survey. 2. to
scrutinize, to watch, to observe.
otero s.m. hillock, knoll.
otitis s.f. MED. otitis.
otomán s.m. ottoman (corded fabric).
otomano -na, adj. 1. HIST. Ottoman. s.f. 2.
ottoman, couch.
otoñal adj. autumnal, autumn, (EEUU) fall.
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otoño s.m. (brit.) autumn, (EEUU) fall.
otorgamiento s.m. granting, awarding.
otorgar v.t. 1. to grant, to give, to award. 2.
to swear (before a notary). 3. quien calla
otorga, silence implies consent.
otorrinolaringólogo -ga, s.m. y f. ear, nose
and throat
otro otra, adj. 1. other. 2. another. pron. 3.
another, another one. 4. pron. pl. others. 5. ~
vez, again.
Ottawa s.f. Ottawa.
ovación s.f. ovation.
ovacionar v.t. to cheer.
oval adj. oval.
ovario s.m. ANAT. ovary.
oveja s.f. 1. sheep. 2. ewe.
ovejería s.f. (Am.) sheep farm.
ovejuno -na, adj. sheep.
oviducto s.m. ANAT. oviducts, Fallopian tubes.
ovillarse v.r. to curl up into a ball.
ovillo s.m. 1. ball. 2. tangle. 3. hacerse un ~, to
curl up into a ball; to get in a tangle.
ovino -na, adj. 1. sheep. s.m. 2. sheep.
ovio -via, adj. obvio.
ovíparo -ra, adj. oviparous.
OVNI s.m. UFO, unidentified flying object.
ovoide adj. ovoid, egg-shaped.
ovoideo -a,adj. ovoide.
óvolo s.m. ARQ. ovolo.
ovulación s.f. BIOL. ovulation.
óvulo s.m. BIOL. ovule.
oxidar v.t. 1. to rust. 2. QUÍM. to oxidize. v.r. 3. to
rust, to go rusty.
óxido s.m. 1. QUÍM. oxide. 2. rust. 3. ~ de
carbono, QUÍM. carbon monoxide.
oxigenación s.f. QUÍM. oxygenation.
oxigenar v.t. 1. oxigenate. v.r. 2. to become
oxygenated. 3. (fig.) to get some fresh air.
oxígeno s.m. oxygen.
oxítono -na, adj. stressed on the last syllable.
oxiuro s.m. MED. oxyurus, pinworm.
oyente s.m. y f. 1. listener. 2. unofficial student.
ozono s.m. QUÍM. ozone.
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p P, s.f. p, P: decimoséptima letra del alfabeto
español.
pabellón s.m. 1. pavilion. 2. MIL. officers’
quarters, billets. 3. national flag. 4. bell tent. 5.
canopy. 6. ~ de la oreja, ANAT. outer ear.
pabilo o pábilo s.m. 1. wick. 2. snuff (vela).
pábulo s.m. 1. food, sustenance. 2. dar ~, (fig.)
to fuel; to give encouragement (to).
paca s.f. 1. bale. 2. (Am.) ZOOL. spotted cavy.
pacato -ta, adj. 1. shy, retiring. 2. easily
shocked, prudish.
pacay s.m. (Am.) 1. pacay tree. 2. pacay fruit.
pacaya s.f. (Am.) BOT. pacaya shrub.
pacer v.i. 1. to graze. v.t. 2. to feed (ganado). 3.
to eat away.
pachá s.m. 1. pasha. 2. vivir como un ~, to live
like a king.
pachamanca s.f. (Am.) 1. barbecue. 2. mess,
muddle.
pacharán s.m. liqueur made with sloes.
pachocha s.f. (Am.) sluggishness, laziness.
pachón -na, adj. 1. (Am.) hairy, shaggy (peludo).
2. (Am.) woolly (lanudo). s.m. 3. placid
individual. 4. (Am.) cape.