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segregacionismo s.m. segregationism.
segregacionista adj. /s.m. y f. segregationist.
segregar v.t. 1. to segregate, to separate. 2.
BIOL. to secrete.
segregativo -va, adj. segregative.
segueta s.f. fretsaw.
seguida s.f. 1. following, continuation. 2. de ~,
continuously, uninterruptedly, without a break.
3. en ~, immediately, forthwith, at once,
straight away.
seguidamente adv. 1. continuously,
successively, without a break. 2. straight
away, next.
seguidilla s.f. LIT. four-line stanza; seven-line
stanza.
seguido -da, adj. 1. continuous. 2. straight,
direct. 3. consecutive, successive. 4. in a row,
running, in succession.
seguido adv. 5. straight: vaya todo seguido =
go straight on / go straight ahead. 6. behind,
after.
seguidor -ra, adj. 1. following. s.m. y f. 2.
follower. 3. DEP. fan, supporter, follower.
seguimiento s.m. 1. chase, pursuit. 2.
continuation. 3. estación de ~, tracking
station. 4. ir en ~ de, to go in pursuit of.
seguir v.t. 1. to follow. 2. to chase, to pursue.
3. to continue, to carry on. 4. to follow (un
consejo), to take. 5. to track. 6. to court.
7. to take, to do, to follow. 8. to hound, to
chase, to pursue. 9. to follow (las huellas).
10. to follow, to pursue (una carrera). 11. to
continue (un camino, ruta). v.i. 12. to follow,
to come next, to come after. 13. to follow on,
to continue. 14. to continue, to carry on, to
go on: sigamos = let’s go on. 15. to be still:
¿sigues en la fábrica? = are you still at the
factory. v.pron. 16. to follow. 17. to follow, to
ensue, to happen in consequence: de esto
se sigue que = it follows that. 18. to issue, to
spring. 19. ~ adelante, to go straight on, to
continue straight ahead. 20. ~ sin saber el
resultado, still doesn’t know the result; sigo
sin entender = I still don’t understand. 21. ~
haciendo algo, to carry on/go on/continue
doing something: sigue trabajando = carry on
working. 22. ~ de pie, to remain/stay standing.
23. como sigue, as follows. 24. ~ en sus
trece, to stick to one’s guns. 25. sigue, please
turn over.
según prep. 1. according to, depending on. 2.
according to, in accordance with, in line with.
3. according to.
según adv. 1. as. 2. it depends, it all depends.
según conj. 1. depending on, according to. 2. ~
… que, depending on whether: según digan
que sí o que no = depending on whether they
say yes or no.
segunda s.f. 1. MÚS. second. 2. second gear.
pl. 3. (fig.) double/veiled meaning: siempre
hablaba con segundas = he always talked
with double meanings.4. viajar en ~, to travel
in second class.
segundar v.t. 1. to repeat, to do again. v.i. 2. to
be/come second.
segundero adj. 1. AGR. referring to the second
crop of the same plant in one year. s.m. 2.
second hand.
segundo adj. 1. second. s.m. 2. second. 3.
en ~ lugar, in second place. 4. en un ~,
immediately, at once. 5. sin ~, second to
none.
segundón -na, s.m. 1. second son. 2. younger
son.
segur s.f. 1. axe, (EE UU) ax. 2. sickle.
seguramente adv. 1. for certain, for sure,
certainly. 2. surely. 3. probably. 4. safely,
securely.
seguridad s.f. 1. safety, safeness, security.
2. confidence. 3. certainty. 4. DER. surety,
security. 5. sureness, firmness. 6. reliability.
7. ~ en carretera, road safety. 8. ~ social,
social security. 9. con ~, securely; for certain.
10. cinturón de ~, safety belt. 11. en la ~ de
que, with the certainty that, knowing that. 12.
en la ~ de hacer algo, being sure of doing
something. 13. en ~, in a safe place, in safety,
safe. 14. para mayor ~, to be on the safe
side. 15. ~ en sí mismo, self confidence. 16.
tenga la ~ de que..., rest assured that...
seguro -ra, adj. 1. secure, safe. 2. certain,
sure. 3. firm, solid. 4. reliable, trustworthy. 5.
definite, firm. 6. stable, steady. 7. securely
fastened. 8. (Am.) honest. s.m. 9. insurance.
10. safety catch. 11. safety device. 12.
tumbler, catch. 13. TEC. catch, pawl, ratchet.
seguro adv. 1. for sure, for certain. 2. ~ a todo
riesgo, fully comprehensive insurance. 3. ~
contra terceros, third-party insurance. 4. a
buen ~, surely. 5. de ~, without a doubt. 6.
en ~, in a safe place. 7. ir sobre ~, to be on
safe ground.
seis adj. 1. six. 2. six o’clock. s.m. 3. sixth:
el seis de mayo = the sixth of May, May the
sixth, (EE UU) May sixth.
seiscientos -tas, adj. y s.m. six hundred.
seísmo o sismo s.m. earthquake, tremor.
selacio s.m. 1. ZOOL. selachian. 2. DEP. team.
selección s.f. 1. selection. 2. DEP. team.
seleccionado -da, adj. DEP. selected.
seleccionador -ra, s.m. y f. DEP. manager.
seleccionar v.t. to select, pick.
selectas s.f. pl. analects.
selectividad s.f. 1. selectivity. 2. examen de ~,
university entrance exam.
selectivo -va, adj. selective.
selecto -ta, adj. 1. selected. 2. (fig.) select, fine,
choice. 3. select, exclusive. 4. the best.
selector s.m. selector.
selenio s.m. QUÍM. selenium.
selenita s.m. y f. 1. moon dweller, inhabitant of
the moon. s.f. 2. selenite.
selenografía s.f. ASTR. selenography.
sellador -ra,s.m. y f. sealer.
selladura s.f. sealing; stamping.
sellar v.t. 1. to seal; to stamp. 2. to hallmark.
3. (fig.) to seal: sellaron el pacto la semana
pasada = they sealed the agreement last
week.
sello s.m. 1. rubber stamp. 2. stamp, seal, mark.
3. stamp. 4. (fig.) stamp, mark, hallmark. 5.
MED. capsule. 6. ~ de correos, postage
stamp. 7. ~ aéreo, airmail stamp. 8. poner el
~ a un documento, to stamp a document.
seltz s.m. seltzer: agua de seltz = seltzer water.
selva s.f. 1. jungle; forest. 2. (fig.) jungle. 3. la ~
amazónica, GEOG. the Amazon rainforest.
selvático -ca, adj. 1. woodland, forest. 2. BOT.
wild.
selvoso -sa, adj. wooded, forested.
semáforo s.m. 1. traffic light. 2. MAR.
semaphore. 3. signal.
semana s.f. 1. week. 2. ~ inglesa, five-and-a-
half-day working week. 3. entre ~, during the
week, mid-week. 4. días entre ~, weekdays.
5. fin de ~, weekend. 6. ~ laboral, working
week. 7. Semana Santa, Holy Week.
semanal adj. weekly.
semanalmente adv. each week, every week,
weekly.
semanario -ria, adj. 1. weekly. s.m. 2. weekly
(revista, publicación, etc.).
semántica s.f. semantics.
semántico -ca, adj. semantic.
semblante s.m. 1. countenance, face,
features. 2. look, appearance, expression. 3.
componer el ~, to regain one’s composure. 4.
mudar de ~, to change colour. 5. tener buen
~, to look well.
semblanza s.f. biographical sketch.
sembradera s.f. sowing machine.
sembradío -a, adj. 1. cultivable. s.m. 2. arable
land.
sembrado s.m. sown field/ground.
sembrador adj. 1. sowing, seeding. s.m. 2.
sower.
sembradora s.f. 1. MEC. seed drill. 2. sower.
sembradura s.f. sowing, seeding.
sembrar v.t. 1. to sow, to seed. 2. to sow. 3. (fig.)
to sow, to spread: sembrar cizaña entre... = to
sow discord among... 4. to spread. 5. (fig.) to
scatter, to strew, to sprinkle. 6. quien siembra
recoge, one reaps what one has sown.
sembrío s.m. (Am.) sown field.
semejante adj. 1. similar, alike, the same. 2.
similar, such. 3. MAT. similar. 4. ~ a, like. 5.
(Am.) huge, enormous. s.m. 6. fellow man,
fellow creature. 7. likeness, resemblance,
equal.
semejanza s.f. 1. similarity. 2. resemblance,
likeness, similarity. 3. a ~ de, like, after, as. 4.
~ de familia, family likeness. 5. tener ~ con,
to bear a resemblance to, to look like.
semejar v.i. 1. to resemble, to be like, to look
like. v.pron. 2. to be alike, to be similar, to
resemble each other. 3. semejarse a, to
resemble, to look like.
semejas s.f. pl. (Am.) similarity, resemblance.
semen s.m. semen.
semental adj. 1. seminal, germinal. 2. breeding,
stud. s.m. 3. stud animal. 4. stud horse,
stallion.
sementar v.t. to sow.
sementera s.f. 1. sowing, seeding. 2. sown
land. 3. sowing season, seedtime. 4. seed
bed, seed plot. 5. una ~ de, (fig.) a breeding
ground for, a hotbed of.
semestral adj. half-yearly, biannual.
semestralmente adv. half-yearly, biannually.
semestre s.m. 1. period of six months. 2. (EE
UU) semester (en la universidad). 3. COM.
half-yearly payment.
semi- prefijo semi-, half-.
semibreve s.f. MÚS. semibreve, (EE UU) whole
note.
semicilindro s.m. semicylinder, half cylinder.
semicircular adj. semicircular.
semicírculo s.m. semicircle.
semiconductor s.m. semiconductor.
semiconsciente adj. half-conscious, semi-
conscious.
semicorchea s.f. MÚS. semiquaver.
semicultismo s.m. half-learned word.
semidesnatado -da, adj. semi-skimmed.
semidifunto -ta, adj. half-dead, almost dead.
semidiós -sa,s.m. y f. 1. demigod. 2.
demigodess.
semidormido -da, adj. half-asleep.
semiesfera s.f. hemisphere.
semiesférico -ca, adj. hemispherical.
semifinal s.f. semifinal.
semifinalista adj. 1. semifinal. s.m. y f. 2.
semifinalist.
semilla s.f. 1. BOT. seed. 2. (fig.) cause, origin,
source. 3. (Am.) baby, child.
semillero s.m. 1. nursery, seedbed. 2. un ~ de,
(fig.) a hotbed of, a breeding ground for.
semimedio s.m. DEP. welterweight.
seminal adj. seminal.
seminario s.m. 1. REL. seminary. 2. seminar.
seminarista s.m. seminarist.