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saliva s.f. 1. saliva. 2. gastar ~, (fig.) to waste
one’s breath. 3. tragar ~, (fig.) to swallow
hard, to hold one’s peace.
salivajo s.m. spit, spittle.
salival adj. salivary.
salivar v.i. 1. to salivate. 2. (Am.) to spit.
salivazo s.m. spit, spittle.
salivera s.f. spittoon.
salivoso -sa, adj. salivous.
salmear v.i. to sing psalms.
salmista s.m. psalmist, psalm singer.
salmo s.m. psalm.
salmodia s.f. 1. psalmody. 2. (fam.) drone,
monotonous singing.
salmodiar v.i. 1. to sing psalms. 2. (fam.) to
drone, to sing monotonously.
salmón s.m. 1. ZOOL. salmon. 2. salmon pink.
adj. 3. salmon-pink.
salmonado -da, adj. 1. salmon-like. 2. trucha
salmonada, salmon trout, sea trout.
salmonella s.f. salmonella.
salmonelosis s.f. salmonellosis, (fam.) food
poisoning.
salmonera s.f. salmon net.
salmonete s.m. ZOOL. red mullet.
salmorejo s.m. sauce made from oil, vinegar,
water, salt and pepper.
salmuera s.f. brine, pickle.
salobre adj. brackish, salty, briny.
salobreño -ña, adj. brackish, salty, briny.
salobridad s.f. brackishness, saltiness.
saloma s.f. working song; sea shanty.
salomónico -ca, adj. 1. salomonic. 2. columna
salomónica, ARQ. wreathed column.
salón s.m. 1. sitting room, lounge; drawing
room. 2. hall. 3. salon, coterie, circle. 4.
show, exhibition. 5. common room. 6. ~ de
baile, dance hall, ballroom. 7. ~ de belleza,
beauty parlour. 8. ~ de demostraciones,
showroom. 9. ~ de fiestas, dance hall. 10. ~
de peluquería, hairdressing salon. 11. ~ de
pinturas, art gallery. 12. ~ de té, tearoom.
saloncillo s.m. private room, special room; rest
room.
salpicadero s.m. dashboard, fascia.
salpicado -da, adj. 1. ~ de, splashed with;
sprinkled with; dotted with. 2. (Am.) spotted,
dappled, mottled.
salpicadura s.f. 1. splashing, spattering. 2.
splash, spatter.
salpicar v.t. 1. to splash, to spatter. 2. to sprinkle
with. 3. to scatter with, to strew about. 4. ~ de,
(fig.) to sprinkle, to intersperse with, to pepper
with: un discurso salpicado de anglicismos =
a speech peppered with Anglicisms. v.i. 5. to
splash.
salpicón s.m. 1. salmagundi. 2. splash,
spattering. 3. (Am.) cold fruit-juice drink. 4. ~
de mariscos, seafood salad.
salpimentar v.t. 1. to season, to add salt and
pepper to. 2. (fig.) to season, to improve.
salpresar v.t. to salt, to preserve with salt.
salpullido s.m. MED. 1. rash, eruption. 2.
swelling, fleabite.
salsa s.f. 1. sauce; gravy; dressing. 2. (fam.)
sauce, zest. 3. (fig.) spice, appetizer: la salsa
de la vida = the spice of life. 4. cocerse en
su ~, to stew in one’s own juice. 5. trabar una
~, GAST. to thicken a sauce.
salsera s.f. sauceboat, gravy boat.
salsifí s.m. BOT. salsify.
saltabancos s.m. mountebank, charlatan, quack.
saltacharquillos s.m. person with a mincing
walk.
saltadizo -za, adj. fragile.
saltador -ra, adj. 1. jumping. s.m. y f. 2. jumper,
leaper, hopper. 3. skipping rope. 4. ~ de
pértiga, DEP. pole vaulter.
saltadura s.f. chip.
saltamontes s.m. grasshopper.
saltante adj. (Am.) outstanding.
saltaparedes s.m. wild youth.
saltar v.i. 1. to jump, to leap. 2. to skip, to hop. 3.
to fidget. 4. to bounce. 5. to burst, to explode.
6. to come off, to come away, to come loose;
to pop out; to come off; to peel off; to fly off.
7. to break, to crack, to snap. 8. to jump
from, to skip from. 9. to blow up, to explode
(enfadarse). v.t. 10. to jump over, to leap over;
to vault over. 11. to blow up (hacer estallar).
12. to knock out (dientes). v.pron. 13. to skip,
to jump, to miss out, to leave out. 14. to well
up. 15. to break (reglas). 16. ~ a la vista, to
be very obvious. 17. ~ a la comba, to skip.
18. ~ con pértiga, to pole-vault. 19. saltarse
la tapa de los sesos, to blow one’s brain out.
20. ~ a la mente, to spring to mind. 21. ~ de
alegría, to jump for joy. 22. estar a la que
salta, to be on the look out for an opportunity.
23. hacer ~, to blow up. 24. hacer ~ las
lágrimas a uno, to bring tears to one’s eyes.
saltarín -na, adj. 1. restless. s.m. y f. 2. dancer.
salteado -da, adj. GAST. sautéd.
salteador -ra,s.m. y f. highwayman.
salteamiento s.m. hold-up, robbery.
saltear v.t. 1. to hold up, to rob. 2. to take by
surprise. 3. to assault. 4. to do something in
fits and starts. 5. to sauté.
salteo s.m. hold-up, robbery.
salterio s.m. 1. psalter. 2. MÚS. psaltery. 3.
rosary.
saltimbanqui s.m. acrobat, circus artist.
salto s.m. 1. jump, leap, bound, spring, vault. 2.
precipice, cliff, chasm. 3. omission, gap, skip,
hiatus. 4. sudden change. 5. GEOG. waterfall,
cascade; TEC. chute. 6. ~ de agua, waterfall,
cascade. 7. ~ de altura, high jump. 8. ~ de
cama, negligé, (EE UU) negligee. 9. ~ de
longitud, long jump. 10. ~ de pértiga, pole
vault. 11. a saltos, in leaps and bounds. 12. a
~ de mata, headlong, haphazardly. 13. de un
~, at one bound, with one jump.
saltón -na, adj. 1. bulging; protruding. 2.
hopping, leaping. 3. (Am.) undercooked.
salubre adj. healthy, salubrious.
salubridad s.f. healthiness, salubrity.
salud s.f. 1. health. 2. welfare, well-being. 3.
state of grace. 4. salvation. interj. 5. (fam.)
greetings; good health!, cheers!. 6. curarse
en ~, to take precautions. 7. rebosar ~, to be
brimming with health.
saludable adj. 1. healthy, salutary. 2. (fig.)
salutary, beneficial.
saludar v.t. 1. to greet. 2. to say hello to, to
acknowledge. 3. MIL. to salute. 4. (fig.) to
hail, to welcome. 5. ir a ~ a alguien, to drop
in to see someone, to go and say hello to
someone. 6. le saluda atentamente, yours
faithfully (en una carta). 7. saluda de mi parte
a, give my regards to.
saludo s.m. 1. greeting. 2. MIL., POL. salute.
salva s.f. 1. MIL. salvo, volley. 2. salute. 3. ~ de
aplausos, round of applause.
salvabarros s.m. mudguard.
salvación s.f. 1. salvation, deliverance, rescue.
2. REL. salvation. 3. Ejército de Salvación,
Salvation Army.
salvada s.f. (Am.) salvation.
salvado s.m. bran.
Salvador El, s.m. El Salvador.
salvadoreño -ña, adj. /s.m. y f. Salvadoran.
salvaguardar v.t. to safeguard.
salvaguardia s.m. 1. guardian. s.f. 2. safe-
conduct; (fig.) safeguard.
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salvajada s.f. savage act, brutal act, savagery;
atrocity.
salvaje adj. 1. wild; wild, uncultivated. 2. savage
(feroz). 3. savage. s.m. y f. 4. savage. 5. (fig.)
savage, boor.
salvajina s.f. 1. group of wild beasts/animals. 2.
meat/skins of wild beasts.
salvajismo s.m. savagery.
salvamanteles s.m. table-mat.
salvamento s.m. 1. to rescue, to save. 2. REL.
salvation. 3. salvage. 4. refuge, haven. 5. bote
de ~, lifeboat. 6. operaciones de ~, rescue
operations.
salvar v.t. 1. to save, rescue; to salvage. 2. REL.
to save. 3. to cross, to get round, to negotiate;
to clear, to jump across; to overcome. 4. to
cover, to do. 5. to exclude, to except. v.pron.
6. to save oneself, to escape; to survive.
7. REL. to be saved, to save one’s soul. 8.
salvarse por los pelos, to escape by the
skin of one’s teeth. 9. ¡sálvese quien pueda!,
every man for himself!
salvaslip o salva slip ® s.m. panty liner.
salvavidas s.m. 1. life belt. adj. 2. life-saving. 3.
bote ~, lifeboat. 4. chaleco ~, life jacket.
salve interj. 1. hail! s.f. 2. REL. Hail Mary.
salvedad s.f. 1. reservation. 2. exception. 3.
condition, proviso.
salvia s.f. BOT. sage.
salvo -va, adj. 1. safe. adv. y prep. 2. except for,
save. 3. a ~, safe and sound, out of danger.
4. a ~ de, safe from. 5. dejar la reputación
de uno a ~, to keep someone’s reputation
safe. 6. poner a ~, to put in a safe place.
7. ponerse a ~, to reach safety. 8. ~ que,
unless.
salvoconducto s.m. safe-conduct.
samario s.m. samarium.
samba s.f. samba.
sambenito s.m. 1. (fig.) disgrace, dishonour, (EE
UU) dishonor. 2. HIST. sanbenito. 3. placard
in a church with names of penitents. 4. colgar
el ~ a uno, to pin the blame on someone, to
give someone a bad name: le han colgado
ese sambenito = they have given him a bad
name. 5. quedar con el ~ toda la vida, to be
branded for life.
samblaje s.m. joinery.
san adj. Saint, St.
sanable adj. curable.
sanalotodo s.m. cure-all, general remedy,
panacea.
sanar v.t. 1. to cure, to heal. v.i. 2. to recover, to
get well; to heal.
sanatorio s.m. 1. sanatorium. 2. nursing home,
clinic. 3. hospital, clinic.
sanción s.f. 1. sanction. 2. ratification.
sancionable adj. sanctionable, punishable.
sancionar v.t. 1. to sanction. 2. to ratify.
sanco s.m. 1. gruel. 2. thick mud.
sancochar v.t. to parboil.
sancocho s.m. 1. half-cooked food. 2. (Am.)
stew of meat, yucca and banana.
sanctasanctórum s.m. 1. sanctuary, holy of
holies. 2. (fig.) sanctum.
sandalia s.f. sandal.
sándalo s.m. BOT. sandal, sandalwood.
sandez s.f. 1. nonsense. 2. silly thing, stupid
thing. 3. silliness.
sandia s.f. fool.
sandía s.f. BOT. watermelon.
sandio -dia, adj. 1. silly, stupid, foolish,
nonsensical. s.m. y f. 2. fool.
sandunga s.f. 1. (Am.) party, celebration. 2.
(fam.) charm; wit.
sándwich s.m. sandwich.
sandwichera s.f. sandwich maker.