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gambling joint. 3. (Am.) small grocery shop.
tabernáculo s.m. REL. tabernacle.
tabernario -ria, adj. (fam.) rude, coarse, vulgar.
tabernero s.m. 1. landlord, publican, licensee. 2.
barman, bartender.
tabicar v.t. 1. to partition off. 2. to wall up, to brick
up. 3. to stop up.
tabique s.m. 1. thin wall, partition. 2. (Am.) brick.
3. ~ nasal, ANAT. nasal septum.
tabla s.f. 1. plank, board. 2. slab. 3. pleat, box-
pleat. 4. index, table of contents. 5. table,
list. 6. scale. 7. ART. panel. 8. AGR. strip of
land between two rows of trees. 9. garden
bed, patch, plot. 10. butcher’s block. pl. 11.
stage: pisar las tablas = to go on the stage.
12. barrier, fence. 13. DEP. tie, draw. 14. ~
a vela, windsurfing board. 15. ~ de dibujo,
drawing board. 16. ~ de planchar, ironing
board. 17. ~ de salvación, (fig.) last hope.
18. a raja ~ loc. adv. a rajatabla. 19. estar
en las tablas, (Am.) to be broke/destitute.
20. hacer ~ rasa de algo, to sweep
something aside, to disregard something
completely.
tablado s.m. 1. platform. 2. stage. 3. floorboards.
tablaje s.m. 1. planks, boards. 2. gaming-house.
tablajería s.f. 1. gaming, gambling. 2. butcher’s
shop.
tablao s.m. flamenco show.
tablazón s.f. 1. planking. 2. MAR. deck planks.
tablar v.t. 1. to saw. 2. to divide into plots. 3. to
level. 4. to pleat. 5. to hammer into plates, to
laminate.
tablero s.m. 1. board, plank, panel. 2.
blackboard, (EE UU) chalkboard. 3. notice
board, (EE UU) bulletin board. 4. DEP.
board. 5. shop counter. 6. gambling house.
7. planking. 8. ELEC. switchboard. 9. ~ de
instrumentos, instrument panel; dashboard.
10. ~ contador, abacus. 11. garden plots/
beds.
tableta s.f. 1. small board, block. 2. writing pad.
3. MED. tablet. 4. bar.
tabletear v.i. to rattle, to clatter.
tableteo s.m. rattle, rattling, clatter.
tablilla s.f. 1. small board, slab. 2. notice board,
(EE UU) bulletin board. 3. MED. splint. 4.
(Am.) bar.
tablista s.m. y f. surfer, windsurfer.
tabloide s.m. PER. tabloid.
tablón s.m. 1. plank, thick board. 2. notice board,
(EE UU) bulletin board. 3. coger un ~, (fam.)
to get drunk, to get tight.
tabú s.m. taboo.
tabuco s.m. hovel.
tabulación s.f. tabbing, tabulation.
tabulador s.m. tabulator.
tabular adj. 1. tabular. v.t. 2. to tabulate, to tab.
taburete s.m. stool.
taca s.f. 1. stain. 2. small pantry, cupboard. 3.
QUÍM. plates of a crucible.
tacañamente adv. in a miserly way.
tacañear v.i. to be miserly/stingy/mean.
tacañería s.f. miserliness, stinginess, meanness.
tacaño -ña, adj. miserly, stingy, mean.
tacatá o tacataca s.m. baby walker.
tacha s.f. 1. fault, flaw, blemish. 2. TEC. large
tack, stud. 3. sin ~, flawless, faultless,
unblemished.
tachadura s.f. crossing out, correction.
tachar v.t. 1. to cross out. 2. ~ a alguien de
algo, to accuse somebody of something.
tachón s.m. 1. crossing out. 2. ornamental stud.
tachonado -da, adj. adorned, studded.
tachuela s.f. 1. tack, stud. 2. (Am.) drawing pin
(chincheta).
tacita s.f. 1. small cup. 2. ser una ~ de plata,
(fig.) to be very neat and tidy.
tácitamente adv. tacitly.
tácito -ta, adj. silent, tacit.
taciturnidad s.f. 1. taciturnity. 2. moodiness,
sullenness.
taciturno -na, adj. 1. taciturn, silent. 2. moody,
sullen.
taco s.m. 1. plug, stopper. 2. peg. 3. wedge. 4.
wad: un taco de billetes = a wad of notes. 5.
book. 6. stub. 7. pad: taco de papel = pad
of notepaper. 8. cue (billar). 9. piece, chunk.
10. stud. 11. swear word: soltar un taco = to
swear / curse. 12. desk calendar. 13. (Am.)
rolled tortilla. 14. (Am.) heel. 15. MIL. ramrod.
16. ~ de salida, DEP. starting block.
tacómetro s.m. tachometer, rev counter.
tacón s.m. heel.
taconear v.i. 1. to stamp with one’s heels. 2. MIL.
to click one’s heels. 3. (fig.) to strut.
tácticamente adv. tactically.
táctico -ca, adj. 1. tactical. s.m. 2. tactician. s.f.
3. tactic. 4. MIL. tactics (ciencia).
táctil adj. tactile.
tacto s.m. 1. touch, feel. 2. tact. 3. falta de ~,
tactless. 4. tener ~, to be tactful.
TAE s.f. APR.
tafetán s.m. 1. taffeta. s. pl. 2. flags, colours. 3.
frills. 4. ~ de heridas/inglés, sticking plaster.
tafilete s.m. Morroco leather.
tagalo -la, adj. / s.m. y f. Tagalog.
tagarnina s.f. 1. BOT. golden thistle. 2. cheap
cigar. 3. (Am. y fam.) drunkenness. 4. agarrar
una ~, to get tight/plastered.
tahalí s.m. swordbelt, baldric.
tahona s.f. 1. flour mill. 2. bakery, bakehouse.
tahúr -ra, adj. y s.m. gambler, cardsharper.
taifa s.f. 1. party, faction. 2. (fam.) gang of
thieves.
taimado -da, adj. sly, crafty, cunning.
tajada s.f. 1. slice, piece. 2. cut, slash (corte). 3.
agarrar una ~, (fam.) to get drunk/plastered.
4. llevarse la mejor ~, to get the lion’s share.
5. sacar ~, (fig.) to get one’s share, to get a
rakeoff.
tajadera s.f. 1. chopper. 2. cold chisel, gouge.
tajamar s.m. 1. MAR. stem, cutwater. 2. (Am.)
dike, seawall.
tajante adj. 1. cutting, sharp. 2. (fig.) emphatic,
categorical, sharp.
tajar v.t. to cut, to chop, to slice.
tajo s.m. 1. cut, incision. 2. GEOG. steep cliff,
gorge. 3. (fam.) job: vamos al tajo = let’s get
on with the job. 4. place of work. 5. small
three-legged stool. 6. chopping block.
tal adj. / adv. 1. such a, such: tal cosa = such
a thing; tales cosas = such things. 2. such,
so great, so large: su interés es tal = his
interest is so great o he is so interested.
3. a certain: un tal Sr. Pérez = a certain
Mr. Pérez o one Mr. Pérez. pron. 4. such
a one, somebody, someone: tal habrá que
lo piense = there’ll be someone who thinks
so. 5. such a thing, something: no haré tal
= I’ll do no such thing. 6. con ~ de/con ~
de que/con ~ que, provided that, as long
as. 7. fulano de ~, Mr. So-and-so. 8. ~
como/ ~ cual, just as, the way: está tal
como me lo dijo = it’s just as he told me.
9. ~ para cual, two of a kind. 10. ~ vez,
perhaps. 11. ¿qué ~?, how’s things? 12.
¿qué ~ es?, what’s it like? 13. ¿qué ~
estás?, how are you?
taladrar v.t. 1. to drill, to bore holes in. 2. un
ruido que taladra los oídos, (fig.) an ear-
splitting noise.
taladro s.m. 1. drill. 2. drill hole.
tálamo s.m. 1. nuptial bed. 2. BOT. thalamus.
talante s.m. 1. mood, temper. 2. will. 3.
appearance, look.
talar adj. 1. full-length.
talar v.t. 1. to fell, to cut down. 2. to prune. 3. to
destroy, to devastate, to lay waste to.
talasoterapia s.f. thalassotherapy.
talco s.m. talc, talcum.
talega s.f. 1. sack, bag. 2. bagful, sackful.
talegazo s.m. heavy fall, bump.
talego s.m. 1. long bag, sack. 2. (fam.) clumsy,
fat person. 3. money. 4. (fam.) cooler,
slammer. 5. no tengo ~, I’m broke.
taleguilla s.f. bullfighter’s breeches.
talento s.m. 1. talent, gift. 2. understanding,
intellect. 3. talent.
talentoso -sa, adj. talented, gifted.
Talgo s.m. Talgo (abrev. Tren Articulado Ligero
Goicoechea-Oriol) high speed inter-city train.
talio s.m. QUÍM. thallium.
talión s.m. talion, retaliation.
talismán s.m. talisman, amulet, lucky charm.
talla s.f. 1. wood carving. 2. engraving. 3.
cutting. 4. height, stature. 5. size (d). 6. tally,
measuring rod. 7. ransom, reward. 8. (Am.)
fib, lie. 9. (Am.) gossip. 10. dar la ~, (fig.) to
be up to it.
tallado -da, adj. 1. carved. 2. engraved. 3. cut.
s.m. 4. carving. 5. engraving. 6. cutting.
tallador s.m. 1. carver. 2. engraver. 3. (Am.) card
dealer.
talladura s.f. engraving.
tallar v.t. 1. to carve, to shape. 2. to sculpt. 3.
to engrave. 4. to cut. 5. MIL. to measure the
height of. 6. (Am.) to deal. v.i. 7. (Am.) to chat,
to gossip.
tallarín s.m. noodle.
talle s.m. 1. waist. 2. figure : de talle esbelto =
slim. 3. build, physique. 4. (Am.) bodice.
taller s.m. 1. workshop, shop. 2. ART. studio. 3.
garage.
tallista s.m. wood carver; sculptor; engraver.
tallo s.m. 1. BOT. stem, stalk. 2. BOT. shoot,
sprout. 3. (Am.) cabbage. pl. 4. (Am.) greens,
vegetables.
talludo -da, adj. 1. BOT. tall, long-stemmed. 2.
tall, lanky. 3. (fig.) grown-up. 4. (Am.) tough,
leathery.
Talmud s.m. REL. Talmud.
talo s.m. BOT. thallus.
talofitas s.f. pl. BOT. thallophytes.
talón s.m. 1. heel. 2. flange, rim. 3. ECON.
cheque, (EE UU) check. 4. ECON. voucher;
receipt. 5. apretar los talones, to take to
one’s heels. 6. pisar los talones a alguien, to
be on someone’s heels. 7. Talón de Aquiles,
Achilles’ heel.
talonario s.m. 1. ECON. cheque book, (EE UU)
check book. 2. receipt book; book of vouchers.
talud s.m. 1. slope, bank. 2. ARQ. talus.
tamal s.m. 1. (Am.) tamale. 2. package, bundle,
pile. 3. (fam.) intrigue.
tamaño -ña, adj. 1. so big a, such a big. 2. so
small a, such a small. s.m. 3. size 4. de ~
natural, life-size.
tamarindo s.m. BOT. tamarind.
tambaleante adj. 1. staggering, swaying,
reeling, tottering, wobbly. 2. (fig.) unstable
shaky.
tambalearse v.pron. 1. to stagger, to reel. 2. to
wobble. 3. (fig.) to be shaky, to be unstable.
tambaleo s.m. 1. staggering, reeling. 2.
wobbliness.
también adv. 1. also, too, as well. 2. too, so: yo
también = me too, so (do) I.
tambor s.m. 1. drum. 2. drummer. 3. ARQ.
tambour. 4. ANAT. eardrum, tympanum. 5.
embroidery frame. 6. MAR. capstan-drum. 7.