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quimera
puramente adv. 1. purely, chastely. 2. purely, simply.
puré s.m. 1. purée. 2. ~ de patatas, mashed
potatoes.
pureza s.f. 1. purity. 2. innocence. 3. virginity. 4.
(fig.) purity.
purga s.f. 1. MED. purgative, cathartic. 2. POL.
purge. 3. MEC. draining, bleeding. 4. MEC.
drain valve.
purgación s.f. MED. purging.
purgante adj. (form.) purgative.
purgar v.t. 1. to purge, to cleanse. 2. POL. to
purge. 3. REL. to purge, to expiate. 4. MED. to
purge. 5. MEC. to drain, to bleed. v.r. 6. MED.
to take a purgative. 7. REL. to purge oneself.
8. (fig.) to purge oneself.
purgatorio s.m. 1. REL. purgatory. 2. (fig.)
purgatory.
purificación s.f. purification, cleansing.
purificador -ra o purificante, adj. purifying.
purificar v.t. 1. to purify, to cleanse (limpiar). 2. TEC.
to purify, to refine. 3. (fig.) to purify, to purge.
purismo s.m. purism.
purista s.m. y f. purist.
puritanismo s.m. HIST. puritanism.
puritano -na, adj. 1. puritanical (postura). 2.
HIST. Puritan. s.m. y f. 3. puritan. 4. HIST.
Puritan.
puro -ra, adj. 1. pure. 2. pure, unsullied, chaste.
3. pure, sheer. 4. correct, refined. s.m. 5.
cigar.
púrpura s.m. 1. purple (color). s.f. 2. ZOOL.
purpure. 3. purple (ropa).
purpurado s.m. REL. cardinal.
purpurar v.t. to dye purple.
purpurino -na, adj. 1. purple. s.f. 2. QUÍM.
purpurin. 3. glitter, metallic paint (pintura).
purulencia s.f. MED. purulence.
purulento -ta, adj. MED. purulent.
pus s.m. MED. pus.
pusilánime adj. pusillanimus, faint-hearted.
pusilanimidad s.f. pusillanimity, faint-
heartedness.
pústula s.f. MED. pustule.
putativo -va, adj. putative.
putear v.i. 1. (vulg.) to go whoring (ir de putas).
v.t. 2. (vulg.) to do the dirty on, (vulg.) to fuck
(somebody) around.
puticlub s.m. hostess bar.
putrefacción s.f. putrefaction, rotting, decay.
putrefacto -ta, adj. putrid, rotten, decayed.
pútrido -da, adj. putrid, rotten, rancid.
puya s.f. 1. steel point, goad. 2. point of picador’s
goad (en tauromaquia).
puyar v.t. (Am.) (fig.) to needle, to annoy, to
upset (molestar).
puyazo s.m. 1. jab with a goad (en toros). 2.
(fig.) cruel hint, dig.
puzzle s.m. 1. puzzle. 2. jigsaw puzzle
(rompecabezas). 3. (Am.) riddle (acertijo).
PVC s.m. PVC.
PVP s.m. retail price.
PYME s.f. SME.
Q
q Q, s.f. q, Q: décimoctava letra del alfabeto
español.
que pron. rel. 1. suj. (con personas) who,
that; (con objetos) that, which. 2. o.d. (con
personas) whom, that; (con cosas) which,
that. conj. 3. that. 4. and. 5. whether. 6.
because. 7. than: es más alta que yo: s he’s
taller than me. 8. el ~, la ~, the one who; the
one that; who; that. 9. los ~, las ~, the ones
who; the ones that; who; that.
qué pron. interr. 1. what?: ¿qué sucede? what’s
the matter? adj. interr. 2. what? adv. 3. what!
¡qué problema!: what a mess! 4. ¿y ~?, so
what?
quebracho s.m. 1. BOT. quebracho. 2. (EEUU)
break-ax.
quebrada s.f. 1. GEOG. gorge (desfiladero).
2. GEOG. pass (puerto). 3. (Am.) stream
(arroyo).
quebradero s.m. ~ de cabeza, (fig.) headache.
quebrado -da, adj. 1. rough, bumpy.2. MED.
ruptured. 3. ECON. bankrupt. 4. línea ~,
zigzag line. 5. pie ~, pie.
quebrado s.m. 1. MAT. fraction. 2. ECON.
bankruptcy.
quebraja s.f. crack, fissure.
quebrantadura o quebrantamiento s.f. s.m. 1.
cracking, act of breaking. 2. DER. violation of
a law. 3. MED. weak state, exhausted state.
quebrantahuesos s.m. ZOOL. lammergeier,
bearded vulture.
quebrantar v.t. 1. to break, to damage, to shatter
(romper). 2. to infringe, to break. 3. to tone
down (mitigar). 4. to weary (debilitar). v.r. 5.
to crack, to split (rajarse). 6. to weaken, to ail
(debilitarse).
quebranto s.m. 1. ECON. heavy loss. 2. MED.
exhaustion. 3. (fig.) sorrow, great affliction.
quebrar v.t. 1. to break, to crack (romper). 2. to
interrupt. v.t. y r. 3. to bend, to twist (doblar).
v.i. 4. to go bankrupt. v.r. 5. to get broken
(romperse). 6. MED. to be ruptured.
quechemarín s.m. MAR. ketch.
quechua adj. 1. Quechua. s.m. y f. 2. Quechua.
quedada s.f. joke, hoax.
quedamente adv. softly, quietly, in a soft voice.
quedar v.i. y r. 1. to stay, to remain. v.i. 2. to
be left. 3. to arrange to meet (a una hora
convenida). 4. to be. 5. quedarse en albis/
en blanco, to be mystified. 6. ~ en algo, to
agree on something. 7. ~ mal/bien a alguien,
to suit/not to suit somebody, to look good/not
to look good on somebody. 8. ¿qué tal me
queda?, how does it look? 9. ~ por, to be, to
be somewhere near.
quedo -da, adj. 1. quiet. adv. 2. softly. 3. silently.
s.f. 4. curfew. 5. toque de queda, curfew.
quehacer s.m. task, chore.
queja s.f. complaint, grumble.
quejarse v.r. 1. to groan. 2. to complain
(protestar). 3. DER. to file a complaint, to bring
a complaint.
quejica adj. moaning, complaining.
quejido s.m. sigh, moan, groan.
quejigo s.m. BOT. 1. gall-oak. 2. oak sapling.
quejosamente adv. complainingly, grumblingly.
quejoso -sa, adj. 1. complaining. 2. whining.
quejumbroso -sa, adj. grumbling, complaining.
quema s.f. 1. burning. 2. fire, combustion.
quemado -da, p.p. 1. de quemar. adj. 2. burnt,
scorched. 3. burnt out (exhausto). 4. sunburnt
(por el sol).
quemador s.m. MEC. burner.
quemadura s.f. 1. burn (por fuego). 2. scald
(por agua hirvviendo). 3. BOT. withering. 4.
sunburn (por el sol).
quemar v.t. 1. to burn. 2. to scorch. 3. to scald
(con agua). 4. to wither (plantas). 5. (fig.) to
burn out. 6. to waste (malgastar). 7. to annoy
(hartar). v.r. 8. to burn oneself. v.r. 9. (fam.) to
be roasting. 10. to be passionate. 11. (fig.) to
be getting warm. 12. to get depressed.
quemarropa (a) loc. adv. at point-blank range,
point-blank.
quemazón s.f. 1. burn. 2. intense heat. 3. MED.
itch, stinging sensation.
quena s.f. (Am.) Indian flute.
quepis s.m. kepi (tipo de sombrero).
queque s.m. (Am.) cake.
queratina s.f. QUÍM. keratin.
querella s.f. 1. dispute. 2. complaint. 3. DER.
charge, accusation.
querellante s.m. y f. DER. plaintiff.
querellarse v.i. DER. to bring an action, to take
legal action, to take to court.
querencia s.f. 1. affection, liking. 2. ZOOL.
haunt, territory. 3. ZOOL. lair. 4. personal
inclination. 5. bull’s territory in bull-ring.
querer s.m. 1. love, affection. v.t. 2. to love
(amar). 3. to want, to desire, to wish. 4. to
need, to require (requerir). v.imp. 5. to try,
to be about to. 6. como quiera que, given
that, assuming that. 7. sin ~, unwittingly, by
mistake.
querido -da, adj. 1. dear, beloved. s.m. y f. 2.
lover.
quermés s.f. kermis, kirmess.
quermes s.m. 1. kermes, cochineal insect. 2.
cochineal.
queroseno s.m. kerosene, paraffin.
querubín s.m. cherub.
quesero -ra, adj. 1. cheese. s.m. y f. 2.
cheesemaker; cheese seller. s.f. 3. cheese
board, cheese dish.
queso s.m. 1. cheese. pl. 2. (fam.) feet.
quetzal s.m. ZOOL. quetzal.
quevedos s.m. pl. pince-nez.
quia interj. come off it!
quiasmo s.m. chiasmus.
quibutz s.m. kibbutz.
quichua adj. quechua.
quicio s.m. 1. pivot hole, eye of door hinge (de
bisagra). 2. door jamb, upright (de puerta). 3.
(Am.) front steps. 4. estar fuera de ~, (fig.)
to be out of control, to be furious to be out
of order, to be out of kilter. 5. sacar de ~, to
exasperate, (fam.) to drive (someone) round
the bend.
quid s.m. nub, crux.
quiebra s.f. 1. COM. bankruptcy. 2. crack, split
(raja). 3. damage, harm (daño).
quiebro s.m. 1. dodge, swerve. 2. MÚS. grace
note.
quién pron. interr. 1. who? 2. if only!, who wouldn’t?
3. ¿de ~ es esto?, whose is this?
quien pron. rel. 1. (suj.) who, the one who.
2. (o.d.)hom. pron. ind. 3. (suj.) whoever,
whosoever. 4. (o.d.) whomever, whomsoever.
quienquiera pron. ind. whoever.
quietismo s.m. 1. peace and quiet, calm. 2.
REL. quietism.
quieto -ta, adj. 1. still, motionless. 2. calm. 3.
¡estáte ~!, keep still!
quietud s.f. 1. stillness. 2. quietude
(tranquilidad).
quif s.m. kif, kef, marijuana.
quijada s.f. jawbone.
quijotada s.f. quixotic act.
quijote s.m. 1. HIST. cuisse, thigh-armour
(armadura). 2. quixotic person, idealistic
dreamer.
quijotesco -ca, adj. quixotic.
quilate s.m. carat.
quilla s.f. 1. MAR. keel. 2. ZOOL. carina. 3.
(Am.) cushion.
quilo s.m. 1. kilo. 2. FISIOL. chyle.
quilombo s.m. 1. (Am.) (fam.) brothel
(prostíbulo). 2. (Am.) (fam.) row, fuss (lío).
quimera s.f. 1. chimera (monstruo). 2. fantasy,