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sinceramente adv. sincerely.
sincerarse v.pron. to tell the truth, to be honest,
to open one’s heart.
sinceridad s.f. sincerity.
sincero -ra, adj. sincere, truthful.
síncopa s.f. 1. GRAM. syncope. 2. MÚS.
syncopation.
sincopado -da, p.p. 1. de sincopar. adj. 2.
MÚS. syncopated.
sincopar v.t. MÚS. to syncopate.
síncope s.m. 1. MED., GRAM. syncope. 2. ~
cardiac, cardiac arrest.
sincrético -ca, adj. syncretic.
sincretismo s.m. FIL. syncretism.
sincronía s.f. synchrony.
sincrónicamente adv. synchronically.
sincrónico -ca, adj. synchronic.
sincronismo s.m. synchronism.
sincronización s.f. synchronization.
sincronizar v.t. 1. to synchronize. 2. RAD. to
tune in.
sindicado -da, p.p. 1. de sindicar. adj. 2.
unionized.
sindical adj. trade union.
sindicalismo s.m. trade union movement,
syndicalism.
sindicalista adj. 1. union. s.m. y f. 2. trade
unionist.
sindicar v.t. y pron. to unionize; to join a union.
sindicato s.m. trade union.
síndico s.m. DER. trustee.
síndrome s.m. syndrome.
sinecura s.f. sinecure.
sinfín s.m. endless number, endless quantity.
sinfonía s.f. 1. MÚS. symphony. 2. (fig.)
symphony: una sinfonía de colores = a
symphony of colours.
sinfónico -ca, adj. MÚS. symphonic.
singladura s.f. MAR. day’s run.
singular adj. 1. single, singular. 2. exceptional,
unique. s.m. 3. GRAM. singular. 4. en ~, in
particular, especially.
singularidad s.f. 1. uniqueness. 2. singularity.
singularizar v.t. 1. to make stand out. 2. GRAM.
to make singular. v.pron. 3. to stand out, to
distinguish oneself.
singularmente adv. singularly; especially.
siniestrado -da, adj. damaged; injured.
siniestramente adv. sinisterly, wickedly.
siniestro -tra, adj. 1. left-handed. 2. sinister,
wicked. 3. fateful, unlucky. s.m. 4. accident.
s.f. 5. left hand.
sinnúmero s.m. countless number, endless
number.
sino s.m. 1. fate. conj. 2. but. 3. only: no quiero
sino que lo entiendes = I only want you to
understand it.
sínodo s.m. REL. synod.
sinónimo -ma, adj. 1. synonymous. s.m. 2.
GRAM. synonym.
sinopsis s.f. synopsis.
sinóptico -ca, adj. 1. synoptical. 2. cuadro ~,
chart.
sinrazón s.f. absurdity.
sinsabor s.m. upsetting experience, trouble,
sorrow.
sintáctico -ca, adj. syntactic.
sintagma s.m. GRAM. syntagma.
sintaxis s.f. GRAM. syntax.
síntesis s.f. synthesis.
sintéticamente adv. synthetically.
sintético -ca, adj. synthetical.
sintetizador s.m. MÚS. synthesizer.
sintetizar v.t. to synthesize.
sintoísmo s.m. REL. Shintoism.
síntoma s.m. symptom.
sintomático -ca, adj. symptomatic.
sintomatología s.f. symptomatology.
sintonía s.f. 1. RAD. tuning. 2. MÚS. signature
tune.
sintonización s.f. RAD. tuning.
sintonizador s.m. RAD. tuner, tuning knob.
sintonizar v.t. RAD. to tune in.
sinuosidad s.f. sinuosity.
sinuoso -sa, adj. winding, sinuous.
sinusitis s.f. MED. sinusitis.
sinvergonzonería s.f. shamelessness,
brazenness.
sinvergüenza s.m. y f. 1. shameless person,
swine. adj. 2. shameless.
sionismo s.m. POL. Zionism.
sionista adj. / s.m. y f. POL. Zionist.
siquiatra s.m. y f. psiquiatra.
siquiatría s.f. psiquiatría.
síquico -ca,adj. psíquico.
siquiera o siquier conj. 1. although, if only. adv.
2. at least. 3. ni ~, not even.
sirena s.f. 1. siren, foghorn. 2. mermaid.
sirimiri s.m. drizzle.
siringa s.f. 1. BOT. rubber tree. 2. MÚS.
shepherd’s flute.
sirio -ria, adj. /s.m. y f. Syrian.
siroco s.m. sirocco.
sirviente -ta, s.m. y f. 1. servant. adj. 2. serving.
sisa s.f. 1. petty theft. 2. dart, tapering seam,
armhole.
sisar v.t. to pilfer, to filch, to steal a small
quantity.
sisear v.t. e i. to hiss, to boo.
siseo s.m. hissing sound, hissing, booing.
sísmico -ca, adj. seismic.
sismo s.m. seísmo.
sismógrafo s.m. seismograph.
sismología s.f. seismology.
sisón s.m. ZOOL. little bustard.
sistema s.m. 1. system. 2. BIOL. systema. 3.
way, system, method. 4. hacer algo por ~, to
do something systematically, to do something
as a rule. 5. ~ de montañas/montañoso,
GEOG. mountain range. 6. ~ periódico,
QUÍM. periodic system.
sistemáticamente adv. systematically,
methodically.
sistemático -ca, adj. systematic, methodical,
orderly.
sistematización s.f. systematization.
sistematizar v.t. to systematize.
sístole s.f. FISIOL. sistole.
sitiador -ra, adj. 1. besieging. s.m. y f. 2.
besieger.
sitiar v.t. MIL. to besiege.
sitio s.m. 1. place, spot. 2. MIL. siege. 3. dejar a
alguien en el ~, to kill somebody on the spot.
4. quedarse uno en el ~, to die instantly, to
die on the spot.
sito -ta, adj. situated.
situación s.f. 1. situation, circumstances. 2.
location, site.
situado -da, p.p. 1. de situar. adj. 2. situated.
3. with a (good/bad/etc.) position in life: mi
hermano está bien situado, gana mucho
dinero = my brother has a good position in life,
he earns a lot of money.
situar v.t. y pron. to place; to put.
skay s.m. imitation leather.
sketch s.m. sketch.
slalom s.m. eslalon.
slip s.m. underpants.
slogan s.m. eslogan.
smoking s.m. esmoquin.
snob adj. esnob.
snobismo s.m. esnobismo.
so prep. 1. under: so pretexto de estudiar =
under the pretext of studying.adv. 2. you: so
bruto = you brute.interj. 3. ¡so! whoa!.
soba s.f. 1. kneading. 2. thrashing, beating,
walloping.
sobaco s.m. ANAT. armpit.
sobado -da,p.p. 1. de sobar. adj. 2. kneaded.
3. worn, shabby. 4. small sponge cake.
sobaquera s.f. 1. armhole. 2. armhole
reinforcement. 3. underarm mark. 4. underarm
smell. 5. shoulder holster.
sobaquillo (de/a) loc. adv. way of sticking
“banderillas” into the bull; way of throwing
something under one’s arm.
sobar v.t. 1. to knead. 2. to thrash, to beat. 3.
(fam.) to fondle, to paw. 4. to bother, to pester.
soberanía s.f. sovereignty.
soberano -na, adj. 1. sovereign, supreme. s.m.
y f. 2. sovereign, monarch. s.m. 3. sovereign
(moneda).
soberbiamente adv. 1. superbly. 2. arrogantly,
haughtily.
soberbio -bia, adj. 1. superb. 2. proud, vain. s.f.
3. pride. 4. magnificence, grandeur. 5. anger,
fury.
sobón -na, adj. 1. too free with one’s hands.
2. fawning, flattering. s.m. y f. 3. groper. 4.
flatterer.
sobornable adj. bribable.
sobornador -ra, adj. 1. bribing. s.m. y f. 2.
briber.
soborno s.m. bribe.
sobra s.f. 1. excess, surplus. s. pl. 2. leftovers.
3. remnants. 4. de ~, superfluous, more than
enough.
sobradamente adv. only too well, amply, more
than enough.
sobradillo s.m. ARQ. sloping roof over a
balcony.
sobrado -da, p.p. 1. de sobrar. adj. 2. plenty of;
more than enough. s.m. 3. attic, garret. adv.
only too well, more than enough.
sobrante adj. 1. remaining. s.m. 2. excess,
surplus.
sobrar v.i. 1. to be left over, to remain. 2. to be
unnecessary.
sobrasada s.f. type of sausage.
sobre s.m. 1. envelope.
sobre prep. 2. on. 3. about. 4. approximately,
(at) about: sobre las once llegaremos = we’ll
arrive at about 11. 5. over. 6. above. 7. upon,
on top of, after: insulto sobre insulto = one
insult on top of another. 8. to, towards: nos
dirigimos sobre el enemigo = we went towards
the enemy.9. sobre-, super, over : sobredosis
= overdose.
sobreabundancia s.f. superabundance,
overabundance.
sobreabundante adj. superabundant,
overabundant.
sobreabundar v.i. to be superabundant, to
abound.
sobrealimentación s.f. overfeeding.
sobrealimentar v.t. to overfeed.
sobreasada s.f. sobrasada.
sobrecarga s.f. overload.
sobrecargar v.t. to overload, to over-burden.
sobrecargo s.m. 1. MAR. purser. 2. AER.
steward.
sobrecogedor -ra, adj. frightening.
sobrecoger v.t. y pron. to frighten, to startle.
sobrecogimiento s.m. fright.
sobrecubierta s.f. 1. cover, outer cover. 2. dust
jacket, jacket.
sobreentender o sobrentender v.t. to
understand.
sobreesdrújulo -la o sobresdrújulo, -la, adj.
accented on the syllable preceding the
antepenultimate one.