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pipe dream.
quimérico -ca, adj. fanciful.
químico -ca, adj. 1. chemical. s.m. y f. 2.
chemist. s.f. 3. chemistry. 4. química
inorgánica, inorganic chemistry. 5. química
orgánica, organic chemistry.
quimioterapia s.f. MED. chemotherapy.
quimo s.m. FISIOL. chyme.
quimono s.m. kimono.
quina s.f. cinchona bark.
quinario -ria, adj. 1. quinary. s.m. 2. REL.
quinaries.
quincalla s.f. ironmongery.
quincallería s.f. (brit.) ironmonger’s, (EEUU)
hardware store.
quince num. card. 1. fifteen. num. ord. 2.
fifteenth.
quincena s.f. two weeks, (brit.) fortnight.
quincenal adj. two-weekly, (brit.) fortnightly,
twice-monthly.
quincenalmente adv. every two weeks, (brit.)
fortnightly.
quinceno -na, adj. fifteenth.
quincuagésimo -ma, num. ord. fiftieth.
quingentésimo -ma, num. ord. five hundredth.
quiniela s.f. . pools coupon (boleto).
quinielista s.m. y f. punter.
quinientos -tas, num. ord. 1. five hundredth.
num. card. 2. five hundred.
quinina s.f. quinine.
quino s.m. cinchona tree.
quiñón s.m. AGR. cultivated common land.
quinqué s.m. oil lamp.
quinquenal adj. five-year.
quinquenio s.m. quinquennium, five-year period.
quinqui s.m. y f. (fam.) petty thief, crook.
quinta s.f. 1. country house. 2. (Am.) small
estate. 3. MIL. draft, call-up (reclutamiento). 4.
(fam.) age (edad). 5. MÚS. fifth.
quintaesencia s.f. quintessence.
quintal s.m. 1. quintal. 2. ~ métrico, hundred
kilograms.
quintería s.f. farmhouse.
quinteto s.m. quintet, quintette.
quintilla s.f. LIT. five line stanza.
quinto -ta, num. ord. 1. fifth. s.m. 2. fifth.
quíntuple adj y s.m. quíntuplo.
quíntuplo -pla, adj. 1. quintuple, fivefold. s.m.
2. quintuple.
quiosco s.m. 1. kiosk. 2. ~ de bebidas,
refreshments stall. 3. ~ de periódicos,
newsstand.
quirófano s.m. MED. operating theatre.
quiromancia s.f. palmistry, chiromancy.
quiromántico -ca, adj. chiromantic.
quiromasaje s.m. chiromassage.
quirquincho s.m. ZOOL. South American
mammal similar to the armadillo.
quirúrgico -ca, adj. surgical.
quisicosa s.f. puzzle, enigma.
quisque s.m. cada ~ o todo ~, (fam.) everyman,
everyone.
quisquilla s.f. ZOOL. shrimp.
quisquilloso -sa, adj. 1. touchy, peevish
(susceptible). 2. finicky (meticuloso).
quiste s.m. MED. cyst.
quitamanchas s.m. stain remover.
quitamiedos s.m. safety barrier.
quitanieves s.m. o f. snowplough.
quitar v.t. 1. to remove. 2. to take off (prendas,
calzado, etc.). 3. to take down (bajar,
desmontar). 4. to take away. 5. to steal
(robar). 6. to stop, to prevent (impedir). v.r.
7. to withdraw, to get out of the way (de
en medio). 8. de quita y pon, removable,
detachable. 9. quitarse de encima a alguien/
algo, to get rid of someone/ something. 10.
~ algo de la cabeza a alguien, to make
somebody change his/her mind about
something.
quitasol s.m. sunshade.
quite s.m. 1. removal. 2. enticing the bull away
from a bullfighter who is in trouble. 3. DEP.
parry. 4. DEP. (Am.) tackle.
quitina s.f. QUÍM. chitin.
quizá adv. perhaps, maybe.
quizás adv. quizá.
quórum s.m. quorum.
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r, R s.f. decimonovena letra del alfabeto español.
raba s.f. bait of pilchard fishery.
rabada s.f. hind quarter, rump.
rabadán s.m. head shepherd.
rabadilla s.f. 1. ANAT. coccyx. 2. ZOOL.
parson’s nose.
rabanal s.m. ground sown with radishes.
rabanillo s.m. BOT. wild radish.
rabaniza s.f. radish seed.
rábano s.m. 1. BOT. radish. 2. tomar el ~ por
las hojas, fam. to get the wrong end of the
stick. 3. importar un ~ algo a alguien, fam.
not to care about something.
Rabat s.m. o f. Rabat.
rabear v.i. to wag the tail.
rabel s.m. MÚS. rebeck.
rabeo s.m. wagging of the tail.
rabera s.f. 1. tail end. 2. tang, tongue. 3. handle
of a crossbow. 4. chaff.
raberón s.m. top of a felled tree.
rabí s.m. REL. rabbi.
rabia s.f. 1. MED. rabies. 2. anger, rage.
rabiar v.i. 1. MED. to suffer from rabies. 2. (fig.)
to suffer a lot sufrir. 3. (fig.) to be dying to
desear. 4. to be far too much.5. a ~, an awful
lot.
rabicorto -ta adj. 1. ZOOL. short-tailed. 2.
docked.
rabieta s.f. (fam.) fit of temper.
rabieta s.f. fam. tantrum.
rabihorcado s.m. ZOOL. frigate bird.
rabil s.m. 1. cranck. 2. wheat husker.
rabilar v.t. to husk with a wheat husker.
rabilargo -ga adj. 1. ZOOL. long-tailed. 2. ZOOL.
blue crow.
rabillo s.m. 1. BOT. stalk. 2. ZOOL. small tail.
3. tip. 4. corner. 5. mirar con el ~ del ojo, to
look out of the corner of one’s eye.
rabinegro -gra adj. ZOOL. black-tailed.
rabínico -ca adj. rabbinical.
rabinismo s.m. rabbinism.
rabino s.m. rabí.
rabión s.m. rapids of a river.
rabioso -sa adj. 1. rabid, mad. 2. furious,
enraged.
rabiza s.f. 1. point of a fishing pod. 2. rocket
stick. 3. MAR. tip of a rope, end of a shoul. 4.
tail of a block.
rabo s.m. 1. ZOOL. tail. 2. (Am.) y (fig.) dirty old
man. 3. faltar aún el ~ por desollar, to be
only part of the way through a piece of work.
4. irse con el ~ entre las piernas, to go off
with one’s tail between one’s legs. 5. mirar
a uno con el ~ del ojo, to look askance at
someone.
rabón -na, adj. 1. ZOOL. short-tailed, tailless. 2.
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(Am.) broken.
rabona s.f. 1. (Am.) canteen woman, soldier’s
wife. 2. hacer ~, to play hoocky.
rabopelado s.m. opossum.
rabosear v.t. to chafe, to frey.
raboso -sa, adj. frayed.
rabotear v.t. to crop the tail of.
raboteo s.m. cropping of sheep’s tails.
rabudo -da adj. thick or long-tailed.
rábula s.m. ignorant, vociferous lawyer,
pettifogger.
raca s.f. 1. MAR. traveller. 2. jib iron.
racahut s.m. raccahoot.
racamenta o racamento s.m y f. MAR. parral,
parrel.
rácano -a adj 1. stingy, mean. 2. lazy s.m. y f. 3.
scrooge, miser. 4. layabout, slacker.
racel s.m. MAR. run, rising of a ship.
racha s.f. 1. gust of wind. 2. (fig.) period, spell:
buena racha = run of good luck.
racheado -da, adj. gusty, squally viento.
racial adj. race, racial.
racima s.f. grapes left on vines at vintage.
racimado -da adj. in racemes.
racimal adj. with racimes.
racimar v.t. 1. to pick the grapes left on vines at
vintage. v.pron. 2. arracimarse, to cluster.
racimífero -ra adj. racemiferous.
racimo s.m. 1. BOT. raceme. 2. bunch of berries.
3. (fig.) gang.
racimoso -sa, adj. BOT. with plenty of racemes.
racimudo -da adj. in large racemes.
raciocinación s.f. reasoning.
raciocinar v.i. to reason.
raciocinio s.m. 1. reasoning acto. 2. reason.
ración s.f. 1. helping of food. 2. MAT. ratio. pl. 3.
MIL. rations.
racionabilidad s.f. rationality.
racional adj. 1. rational. s.m. 2. REL. rational.
racionalidad s.f. rationality.
racionalismo s.m. FIL. rationalism.
racionalista adj. 1. rationalist. s.m. y f. 2.
rationalist.
racionalización s.f. rationalization: la
racionalización del trabajo = labour
rationalization.
racionalizar v.t. 1. to rationalize.
racionalmente adv. rationally, prudently.
racionar v.t. 1. to ration. 2. MIL. to supply with
rations.
racionista s.m y f. 1. receiver of a ration or
allowance. 2. utility man (teatro).
racismo s.m. racism, racialism.
racista adj. 1. racist, racialist. 2. s.m. y f. racist.
rada s.f. MAR. roadstead, bay, anchorage.
radar s.m. radar.
radiación s.f. 1. FÍS. radiation. 2. radio
broadcasting.
radiactividad s.f. radioactivity.
radiactivo -va adj. radioactive.
radiado -da adj. 1. broadcast 2. BOT. radiate.
s.m. pl. 3. ZOOL. radiata.
radiador s.m. radiator.
radial adj. 1. radial. 2. radio. 3. guía ~, radio
program. 4. locator ~, radio announcer.
radian s.m. MAT. radian.
radiante adj. 1. radiant, glowing. 2. (fig.) radiant,
beaming: mi hermana estaba radiante = my
sister was radiant.
radiar v.t. 1. FÍS. to radiate. 2. MED. to treat with
X-rays. 3. to broadcast (radio).
radicación s.f. radication, taking root.
radical adj. 1. radical. 2. total. s.m. y f. 3. POL.
radical. s.m. 4. GRAM. root. 5. MAT. square-
root sign.
radicalismo s.m. 1. POL. radicalism. 2. (fig.)
dogmatic behaviour.
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