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soltero -ra, adj. 1. single. s.m. y f. 2. bachelor;
unmarried woman.
solterón -na,s.m. y f. 1. confirmed bachelor;
spinster. adj. 2. old and unmarried.
soltura s.f. 1. loosening. 2. confidence,
assurance. 3. nimbleness. 4. fluency.
solubilidad s.f. solubility.
soluble adj. 1. soluble. 2. that can be resolved,
solvable.
solución s.f. 1. dissolution, solution. 2. answer,
solution. 3. ending, denouement. 4. ~ de
continuidad, interruption, break in continuity.
solucionar v.t. y pron. to solve, to resolve.
solvencia s.f. solvency; dependability.
solventar v.t. y pron. 1. to settle. 2. to solve.
solvente adj. 1. trustworthy; free of debt. s.m. 2.
QUÍM. solvent.
somanta s.f. beating.
somatén s.m. HIST. civilian militia.
somático -ca, adj. somatic.
sombra s.f. 1. shadow. 2. shadow, darkness. 3.
shade. 4. ghost. 5. stain, blot. 6. (fig.) shadow,
trace : ni sombra de duda = without a shadow
of a doubt. 7. place in the shade. 8. a la ~,
(fig. y fam.) in jail. 9. hacer ~, to overshadow;
to put in the shade. 10. ni por ~, not a bit,
no way. 11. no ser alguien ni ~ de lo que
era, not to be a shadow of one’s former
self. 12. ser la ~ de uno, to follow someone
everywhere. 13. sombras chinescas,
shadow play. 14. tener buena/mala ~, to be
lucky/unlucky; to be pleasant/unpleasant; to
be fortunate/unfortunate.
sombrajo o sombraje s.m. shade, shelter from
the sun.
sombrear v.t. to shade, to shade in.
sombrerazo s.m. tip of the hat.
sombrerería s.f. milliner’s; hatter’s; hat shop.
sombrerero -ra, s.m. y f. milliner; hatter; hat
maker.
sombrerete s.m. 1. small hat. 2. hood.
sombrerillo s.m. BOT. cap.
sombrero s.m. 1. hat. 2. ~ calañés, low-
crowned black velvet hat with a rolled-up brim.
3. ~ cordobés, wide-brimmed hat with a tall
crown. 4. ~ chambergo, jaunty fedora. 5. ~
de copa, top hat. 6. ~ de pelo, (Am.) top hat.
7. ~ de tres picos, three-cornered hat. 8. ~
hongo, bowler.
sombrilla s.f. parasol.
sombrío -a, adj. 1. shaded. 2. sombre, (EE UU)
somber, gloomy. s.f. 3. place with shade.
someramente adv. superficially; briefly.
somero -ra, adj. 1. shallow. 2. superficial; brief.
someter v.t. y pron. 1. to subdue, to put down.
2. to put under the control of. v.t. 3. to submit,
to present.
sometimiento s.m. 1. subjection. 2. submission,
presentation.
somier s.m. sprung bed base.
somnífero -ra, s.m. adj. 1. sleep-inducing. 2.
QUÍM. sleeping-pill.
somnolencia o soñolencia s.f. sleepiness.
somnoliento -ta o soñoliento, -ta, adj. sleepy.
somorgujo o somormujo s.m. ZOOL. grebe.
son s.m. 1. sound; tune. 2. ¿a qué ~?/¿a ~
de qué?, why? why on earth? for what
reason? 3. bailar a cualquier ~, to adapt to
any circumstances. 4. en ~ de, as, like; in
a fashion: en son de guerra = in a warlike
fashion. 5. sin ~, without any logic, without
any reason. 6. sin ton ni ~, without rhyme or
reason.
sonado -da, p.p. 1. de sonar. adj. 2. famous,
well-known. 3. talked-about. 4. touched. 5.
hacer una sonada, to cause a major scandal.
sonaja s.f. 1. metal disc. pl. 2. MÚS. tambourine.
sonajero o sonajera sonajero s.m. o sonajera
s.f. rattle.
sonambulismo o sonnambulismo s.m.
sleepwalking.
sonámbulo -la o sonnámbulo, -la, adj. 1.
sleepwalking. s.m. y f. 2. sleepwalker.
sonar v.i. 1. to sound, to ring; to strike. 2. to be
pronounced. 3. to sound like: esto me suena
a cuento = this sounds like a hoax to me. 4.
to be mentioned, to be brought up. 5. to ring a
bell: su cara me suena = her face rings a bell.
v.t. 6. to sound, to cause a sound. v.t. y pron.
7. to blow. v.imp. y pron. 8. to be rumoured.
s.m. 9. MEC. sonar. 10. como suena, literally.
sonata s.f. MÚS. sonata.
sonda s.f. 1. sounding, fathoming. 2. MAR.
sounding line, sounding lead. 3. MEC. drill. 4.
MED. probe.
sondable adj. soundable, fathomable.
sondear o sondar v.t. 1. to sound, to fathom. 2.
MED. to probe. 3. to explore, to inquire into;
to sound out.
sondeo s.m. 1. MAR. sounding, fathoming. 2.
MED. probing. 3. poll, survey.
sonetista s.m. y f. LIT. sonneteer, writer of
sonnets.
soneto s.m. LIT. sonnet.
sonido s.m. 1. sound, noise. 2. FON. sound.
sonoramente adv. sonorously.
sonoridad s.f. sonority.
sonorización s.f. FON. voicing.
sonorizar v.t. y pron. 1. to record the sound
track of. 2. FON. to voice. 3. to install sound
equipment.
sonoro -ra, adj. 1. sound, with sound. 2.
resonant, sonorous. 3. FON. voiced.
sonreír v.i. y pron. 1. to smile. 2. (fig.) to smile
on: la fortuna le sonríe = good luck smiles
on him.
sonriente adj. smiling.
sonrisa s.f. smile.
sonrojar v.t. y pron. to blush, to turn red, to flush.
sonrojo s.m. blush.
sonrosado -da, adj. pink, pinkish.
sonrosar v.t. y pron. to turn pink.
sonrosear v.t. y pron. 1. to turn pink. v.pron. 2.
to blush.
sonsacar v.t. 1. to worm out of; to get by
cunning. 2. to wheedle, to coax.
sonso -sa, adj. zonzo.
sonsonete s.m. 1. tapping. 2. (desp.) rattle,
jangling. 3. mocking tone. 4. monotonous
tone, sing-song.
soñador -ra, adj. 1. dreamy. s.m. y f. 2. dreamer.
soñar v.t. e i. 1. to dream. 2. (fig.) to dream, to
daydream. v.i. 3. to have a strong desire for, to
wish for. 4. ni soñarlo, not on your life, don’t
even think about it.
soñolencia s.f. somnolencia.
soñoliento -ta, adj. somnoliento.
sopa s.f. 1. soup. 2. sop. 3. soup distributed
free in convents. pl. 4. slices of bread dipped
into soup. 5. comer la ~ boba/andar a la ~
boba, to live off someone else, to sponge off
someone else. 6. dar sopas con honda, to
excel, to be streets ahead of. 7. hecho una
~, soaking wet. 8. ~ juliana, GAST. julienne
soup.
sopapear v.t. to slap.
sopapo s.m. slapping.
sopero -ra, adj. 1. soup: plato sopero = soup
dish. 2. fond of soup. s.f. 3. soup tureen.
sopesar v.t. to weigh up.
sopetón s.m. 1. slap. 2. de ~, suddenly,
unexpectedly.
sopicaldo s.m. thin soup.
soplado -da, p.p. 1. de soplar. adj. 2. neat. 3.
drunk, stoned. 4. stuck-up, conceited.
soplamocos s.m. slap on the face.
soplar v.t. e i. 1. to blow. v.i. 2. to blow (el viento).
v.t. 3. to blow up. 4. to swipe, to pinch : me
han soplado todo el dinero = they pinched
all my money. 5. to split on, to squeal. 6. to
prompt; to whisper. v.pron. 7. to become
conceited, to become full of oneself. 8. to gulp
down. 9. ¡sopla!, I’m blowed!
soplete s.m. 1. MEC. blowtorch. 2. MÚS. air
tube.
soplido s.m. blast, puff.
soplo s.m. 1. blowing. 2. gust. 3. second, instant
: en un soplo = in a second. 4. tip-off. 5. MED.
murmur. 6. dar el soplo, to tell tales, to split.
soplón -na, adj. 1. informing, squealing. s.m. y f.
2. informer, squealer, telltale.
soponcio s.m. faint, swoon.
sopor s.m. sleepiness, drowsiness.
soporífero -ra, adj. boring; sleep-inducing,
soporific.
soportable adj. bearable.
soportal s.m. ARQ. 1. porch. 2. arcade.
soportar v.t. 1. to support, to hold up. 2. to bear,
to stand, to endure.
soporte s.m. 1. support. 2. pillar.
soprano s.m. y f. MÚS. soprano.
sor s.f. REL. sister, nun.
sorber v.t. 1. to suck, to sip. 2. to absorb. 3. (fig.)
to soak up. 4. ~ el seso, to be crazy about:
María me sorbe el seso = I am crazy about
María.
sorbete s.m. 1. sorbet, (EE UU) sherbet. 2.
(Am.) drinking straw.
sorbible adj. that can be sipped.
sorbo s.m. 1. sip. 2. sipping.
sordera s.f. deafness.
sórdidamente adv. sordidly.
sordidez s.f. 1. squalor. 2. meanness, vileness,
miserliness.
sórdido -da, adj. 1. dirty, squalid. 2. sordid, vile,
mean, miserly.
sordina s.f. 1. MÚS. damper, muffler. 2. con ~,
surreptitiously, on the quiet.
sordo -da, adj. 1. deaf. 2. silent, noiseless. 3.
muffled, dull. 4. FON. voiceless. 5. (fig.) deaf,
indifferent: sordo a mis ruegos = indifferent to
my pleas. s.m. y f. 6. deaf person. 7. a lo ~/a
sordas, silently, noiselessly.
sordomudez s.f. deaf-mutism.
sordomudo -da, adj. 1. deaf-mute, deaf and
dumb. s.m. y f. 2. deaf-mute.
soriasis s.f. psoriasis.
sorna s.f. sarcasm.
sorocharse v.pron. (Am.) to get mountain
sickness.
soroche s.m. (Am.) mountain sickness.
sorprendente adj. surprising, amazing.
sorprendentemente adv. surprisingly, amazingly.
sorprender v.t. 1. to surprise, to take by surprise.
2. to discover, to find out. v.t. y pron. 3. to
amaze, to be amazed, to be surprised.
sorpresa s.f. surprise.
sorpresivamente adv. surprisingly.
sorpresivo -va, adj. (Am.) sudden, unexpected.
sorteable adj. avoidable.
sorteamiento s.m. drawing lots.
sortear v.t. 1. to draw lots for, to decide by lot. 2.
to avoid, to dodge. 3. to raffle.
sorteo s.m. 1. raffle, draw. 2. avoiding, dodging.
sortija s.f. 1. ring. 2. curel, ringlet.
sortilegio s.m. 1. sorcery, witchcraft. 2. spell,
charm.
SOS s.m. SOS.
sosa s.f. soso.
sosaina adj. 1. dull, uninteresting. s.m. y f. 2.
wet blanket.