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seminífero -ra, adj. ANAT. seminiferous.
semiología s.f. semiology, semeiology.
semiótica s.f. semiotics.
semipesado -da, adj. y s.m. DEP. light
heavyweight.
semita adj. 1. Semitic. s.m. y f. 2. Semite.
semítico -ca, adj. Semitic.
semitismo s.m. Semitism.
semitista s.m. y f. Semitist.
semivocal s.f. semivowel.
sémola s.f. semolina.
sempiterno -na, adj. eternal, everlasting.
senado s.m. 1. senate. 2. (fig.) assembly,
gathering.
senadoconsulto s.m. senatorial decree.
senador -ra,s.m. y f. POL. senator.
senaduría s.f. senatorship.
senario -ria, adj. 1. senary. s.m. 2. senarius.
senatorial o senatorio -ria, adj. senatorial.
sencillez s.f. 1. simplicity, plainness. 2.
naturalness, unaffectedness, simplicity.
sencillo -lla, adj. 1. simple, plain. 2. easy,
simple. 3. unaffected, natural, unsophisticated,
unadorned. 4. harmless, guileless, simple. 5.
naive, ingenuous, gullible. 6. single (billete de
tren, etc.). s.m. 7. (Am.) small change, loose
change.
senda s.f. path, footpath, track.
senderismo s.m. trekking.
sendero s.m. path, track.
sendos adj. pl. each: llegaron su padre y su
hermano en sendos coches = his father and
his brother arrived each by car; llevaban
sendos trajes = they each wore a suit.
senectitud s.f. old age.
senil adj. senile.
senilidad s.f. senility.
seno s.m. 1. bosom, breast. 2. lap (regazo). 3.
womb. 4. cavity, hollow, hole. 5. (fig.) bosom.
6. ANAT. sinus. 7. GEOG. gulf, bay, inlet. 8.
MAR. trough. 9. MAT. sine.
sensación s.f. 1. feeling, sensation. 2. sensation.
3. emotion.
sensacional adj. sensational.
sensacionalismo s.m. sensationalism.
sensacionalista adj. sensationalist.
sensatez s.f. 1. sensibleness, good sense,
sense. 2. wisdom, sense.
sensato -ta, adj. sensible, wise.
sensibilidad s.f. 1. sensitivity, sensitiveness,
feeling. 2. sensibility.
sensibilización s.f. FOT. sensitization.
sensibilizar v.t. FOT. to sensitize.
sensible adj. 1. sensitive. 2. perceptible,
sensible, appreciable, noticeable. 3. sentient,
feeling. 4. grievous, lamentable, regrettable.
5. sensitive, emotional, impressionable. 6.
FOT. sensitive. 7. ser ~ a, to be sensitive to,
to have great feeling for. 8. ser ~ de, to be
conscious of.
sensiblemente adj. appreciably, perceptively,
noticeably.
sensiblería s.f. 1. sentimentality, sentimentalism.
2. (fam.) sloppiness, mushiness.
sensiblero -ra, adj. 1. sentimental. 2. (fam.)
sloppy, mushy.
sensitiva s.f. BOT. mimosa.
sensitivo -va, adj. 1. sentient. 2. atr. sense. 3.
sensitive.
sensorio -ria, adj. 1. sensorial, sensory. s.m. 2.
sensorium.
sensorial adj. sensorial.
sensual adj. 1. sensual. 2. sensuous. 3. (Am.)
attractive.
sensualidad s.f. 1. sensuality. 2. sensuousness.
sensualismo s.m. sensualism.
sensualista adj. 1. sensualistic. s.m. y f. 2.
sensualist.
sentada s.f. 1. sitting. 2. sit-in, sit-down strike. 3.
de una ~, in one go.
sentado -da, adj. 1. sitting, seated. 2.
judicious, sedate. 3. BOT. sessile. 4. settled,
established. 5. steady, sensible, prudent. 6.
dar algo por ~, to take something for granted.
7. dejar ~ que..., to make it clear that...
sentar v.t. 1. to sit, to seat. 2. to set, to place. v.t.
e i. 3. to suit, to become. 4. to fit. 5. to agree
with : me sienta mal el pepino = cucumber
disagrees (o doesn’t agree) with me. 6. (fig.)
to go down, to like, to appreciate. v.pron. 7. to
sit, to sit down. 8. to settle, to become steady.
9. ~ la cabeza, to calm down. 10. ~ las
bases de, to lay the foundations of. 11. ~ por
escrito, to put down in writing.
sentencia s.f. 1. DER. sentence. 2. decision,
ruling. 3. maxim, saying, axiom. 4. dictar
~, to pass sentence. 5. ~ de muerte, death
sentence. 6. ~ firme, final judgement.
sentenciar v.t. 1. DER. to sentence. 2. to judge.
3. ~ a uno, (Am.) to swear ven-geance
against. v.i. 4. to give one’s opinion.
sentencioso -sa, adj. sententious.
sentido -da, adj. 1. deeply felt, regrettable. 2.
sincere, deeply felt, deep: mi más sentido
pésame = my deepest sympathy, my sincere
condolences. 3. (fig.) sensitive, touchy,
easily hurt. 4. (Am.) with sharp hearing. s.m.
5. sense. 6. (fig.) sense, discernment. 7.
meaning, sense. 8. feeling. 9. (Am.) ear. 10.
direction, way. 11. con los cinco sentidos,
for all one’s worth. 12. poner los cinco
sentidos en algo, to give one’s full attention
to something. 13. costar un ~, to cost the
earth, to cost a fortune. 14. perder el ~, to
lose consciousness, to faint. 15. ~ común,
common sense. 16. sin ~, unconscious,
senseless; meaningless. 17. tener ~, to
make sense. 18. recobrar ~, to regain
consciousness.
sentimental adj. 1. sentimental. 2. aventura ~,
love affair.
sentimentalismo s.m. sentimentalism,
sentimentality.
sentimentero -ra, adj. (Am.) mushy, sloppy.
sentimiento s.m. 1. feeling, sentiment. 2. regret,
sorrow, grief. 3. sense. 4. le acompaño
en el ~, my deepest sympathy. 5. herir los
sentimientos de uno, to hurt someone’s
feelings.
sentina s.f. 1. MAR. bilge. 2. (fig.) sewer, den
of iniquity.
sentir v.t. 1. to feel. 2. to hear. 3. to perceive, to
sense. 4. to feel, to sense, to have the feeling
(that). 5. to have a feeling for. 6. to be/feel
sorry, to regret. 7. to suffer, to feel the effect
of. v.pron. 8. to feel. 9. (Am.) to get angry. s.m.
10. feeling. 11. opinion, judgement, judgment.
12. dar que ~, to give cause for regret. 13.
sentirse como en su casa, to feel at home.
seña s.f. 1. sign, signal. 2. (fig.) sign, token. 3.
MIL. password. 4. mark. pl. 5. address. 6.
señas mortales, unmistakable signs. 7.
santo y ~, password. 8. hablar por señas,
to talk in sign language. 9. dar señas de, to
show signs of. 10. hacer una ~ a alguien
para que..., to signal to someone to... 11. por
las señas, so it seems.
señal s.f. 1. signal. 2. sign, indication. 3. mark.
4. scar, mark. 5. MED. symptom. 6. trace,
vestige. 7. COM. deposit, token payment.
8. dialling tone, tone. 9. en ~ de, as a token
of, as a sign of. 10. dar señales de, to show
signs of. 11. hacer la ~ de la cruz, to make
the sign of the cross. 12. señales de tráfico,
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traffic/road signs. 13. sin dejar ~, without a
trace.
señaladamente adv. 1. especially, expressly. 2.
clearly, distinctly.
señalado -da, adj. 1. distinct, clear. 2.
exceptional. 3. appointed. 4. noticeable,
marked. 5. marked, scarred. 6. famous,
distinguished.
señalar v.t. 1. to mark. 2. to point to, to show. 3.
to point out, to call someone’s attention to. 4.
to mark, to denote. 5. to set, to fix. 6. to scar,
to mark. 7. to appoint, to designate. v.pron. 8.
to stand out, to distinguish oneself.
señalización s.f. 1. signposting. 2. road signs.
señalizar v.t. to signpost.
señero adj. 1. unique, unequalled. 2. (fig.)
outstanding.
señor -ra, adj. 1. distinguished, noble. 2. (fig.)
some, fine, really big: ¡eso es un señor
tomate! = that’s some tomato! s.m. 3. man,
gentleman. 4. Mr. 5. Sir. 6. owner, master.
7. lord, noble. 8. REL. Nuestro Señor = The
Lord / Our Lord.9. estimado ~/muy ~ mío,
Dear Sir. 10. ¡sí ~!, yes, indeed! it certainly is
(does, etc.).
señora s.f. 1. lady, woman. 2. Mrs. 3. Madam. 4.
wife. 5.Nuestra Señora, REL. Our Lady, the
Virgin Mary. 6. muy ~ mía/ estimada ~, Dear
Madam. 7. ¡Señoras y Señores!, Ladies and
Gentlemen!
señorear v.t. 1. to rule, to domineer. 2. to
control, to master. v.pron. 3. to control oneself.
4. to seize (control) of.
señoría s.f. 1. lordship, ladyship. 2. rule, sway,
dominion. 3. government of a particular state.
4. senate. 5. Su Señoría, your/his lordship;
your/her ladyship.
señorial adj. 1. lordly. 2. aristocratic, stately. 3.
elegant. 4. gentlemanly.
señorío s.m. 1. dominion, rule, sway. 2.
manor, estate, domain. 3. nobility. 4. dignity,
lordliness, majesty. 5. distinguished people,
(fam.) toffs. 6. control, mastery.
señorita s.f. 1. young lady. 2. Miss. 3. (Am.)
school teacher.
señoritingo -ga, s.m. y f. rich kid.
señorito s.m. 1. young gentleman. 2. master. 3.
(desp.) playboy. 4. (fam.) toff, dandy, nob.
señorón -na, adj. 1. distinguished, lordly. s.m. 2.
(fam.) big shot.
señuelo s.m. 1. lure, decoy. 2. (fig.) bait, trap. 3.
(Am.) leading steer.
seo s.f. cathedral.
sépalo s.m. BOT. sepal.
separable adj. 1. separable. 2. TEC.
detachable, removable.
separación s.f. 1. separation. 2. TEC. removal.
3. gap, space. 4. ~ matrimonial, legal
separation. 5. ~ racial, racial segregation.
separadamente adv. separately.
separado -da, adj. 1. separated, divorced.
2. separate. 3. TEC. detached. 4. por ~,
separately.
separar v.t. 1. to separate. 2. to move away, to
remove, to take away. 3. to put aside, to keep.
4. TEC. to detach, to remove. 5. to separate,
to pull apart. 6. to dismiss, to remove. 7. to
keep away. v.pron. 8. to separate, to part
company. 9. to leave. 10. to cut oneself off. 11.
to come away. 12. DER. to withdraw. 13. POL.
to secede.
separata s.f. offprint.
separatismo s.m. separatism, separatist
tendency.
separatista adj. / s.m. y f. separatist.
sepelio s.m. burial, interment.
sepia s.f. 1. sepia. 2. ZOOL. cuttlefish.