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cylinder.
tamboril s.m. MÚS. small drum, tabor.
tamborilear v.t. 1. (fig.) to praise, to extol. v.i. 2.
to beat; to play a drum. 3. (fig.) to drum one’s
fingers. 4. (fig.) to patter, to drum.
tamborileo s.m. drumming.
tamborilero s.m. drummer.
tamiz s.m. 1. sieve. 2. pasar por el ~, to sieve,
to sift.
tamizar v.t. to sieve, to sift.
tamo s.m. 1. fluff, down. 2. AGR. chaff.
tampoco adv. neither, not either, nor.
tampón s.m. 1. ink-pad. 2. MED. tampon. 3.
TEC. plug.
tam-tam s.m. MÚS. tom-tom.
tan adv. 1. so: es tan bueno = he is so good.
2. such: una casa tan grande = such a big
house. 3. what...!: ¡qué chica tan guapa! =
what a pretty girl! 4. ~... que, so... that: está
tan débil que no puede andar = he’s so weak
that he can’t walk. 5. ~... como, as... as: tan
alto como su padre = as tall as his father. 6.
~ siquiera, not even: no tiene tan siquiera un
vestido = she hasn’t even got a dress.
tanates s.m. pl. (Am. y fig.) bits and pieces, odds
and ends, gear.
tanda s.f. 1. group. 2. batch : tanda de huevos
= batch of eggs. 3. series. 4. layer. 5. turn.
6. shift : tanda de noche = night shift. 7.
game (billar), innings (béisbol). 8. (Am.)
performance, show.
tándem s.m. 1. tandem. 2. carriage with two
horses. 3. en ~, (fig.) jointly, together.
tangente adj. y s.f. 1. tangent. 2. salir por la ~,
(fig.) to go/fly off at a tangent; to avoid/dodge
the issue.
tangible adj. tangible, concrete.
tango s.m. MÚS. tango.
tanino s.m. QUÍM. tannin.
tanque s.m. 1. tank. 2. MIL. tank. 3. tanker. 4. big
glass, mug. 5. buque ~, tanker.
tantalio s.m. QUÍM. tantalum.
tanteador s.m. 1. scoreboard. 2. scorer.
tantear v.t. 1. to size up, to gauge, to take
the measure of. 2. to work out roughly, to
estimate. 3. (fig.) to consider carefully, to
weigh up. 4. (fig.) to sound out. 5. ART. to
sketch, to outline. 6. (Am.) to lie in wait for. 7.
(Am.) to swindle. v.i. 8. DEP. to keep score. 9.
to grope, to feel one’s way. 10. ~ el terreno, to
see how the land lies.
tanteo s.m. 1. sizing up (medición). 2. rough
estimate, approximate calculation. 3. weighing
up, careful consideration. 4. test, trial. 5. DEP.
score. 6. ART. outline, sketch.
tanto adj. 1. so much, (pl.) so many: tanta agua
= so much water. 2. as much, (pl.) so many:
tengo tanto dinero como tú = I’ve got as much
money as you. 3. ~ tiempo, such a long time.
4. so much, (pl.) so many: a tantas pesetas la
hora = at so many pesetas per hour. s.m. 5.
DEP. point, goal. 6. ECON. a certain amount,
a percentage. 7. al ~, up to date, in the know.
8. estar al ~, (fam.) to be on the lookout, to
keep an eye on. 9. otro ~, as much again. 10.
no es para ~, there’s no need to make such a
fuss. 11. las tantas, late, the small hours. 12.
y tantos, odd: 30 y tantos = 30 odd. adv. 13.
so much, so often, so long. 14. cuanto más...
~ más, the more... the more. 15. en ~, entre
~, mientras ~, in the meantime, meanwhile.
16. ni ~ ni tan poco, neither one extreme nor
the other. 17. ~ mejor, all the better, so much
the better. 18. ¡y ~!, and how! 19. por lo ~,
so, therefore. 20. un ~, rather, somewhat: un
tanto cansado = rather tired. conj. 21. con ~
que, en ~ que, provided that, while.
tañer v.t. 1. to play. v.i. 2. to toll (campanas).
tapa s.f. 1. lid, cover, top. 2. MEC. head. 3. heel
plate. 4. ap-petizer, snack taken with a drink.
5. levantarse la ~ de los sesos, (fig.) to blow
one’s brains out.
tapacubos s.m. MEC. hubcap.
tapadera s.f. 1. lid, cover. 2. (fig.) cover, front.
tapadillo (de) loc. adv. on the quiet.
tapado -da, adj. 1. covered; wrapped. 2. (Am.)
all the same colour. s.m. (Am.) 3. coat. 4.
candidate for the Mexican Presidency (cuyo
nombre no se ha revelado).
tapadura s.f. 1. covering. 2. plugging, stopping-
up.
tapar v.t. 1. to cover, to cover up. 2. to put the lid
on, to cover. 3. to put the top on, to cork. 4. to
plug, to stop, to stop up. 5. (fig.) to conceal, to
hide. 6. (Am.) to fill (diente).
taparrabo s.m. 1. swimming trunks. 2. loincloth.
tapete s.m. 1. table runner, table cover; rug. 2.
poner sobre el ~, (fig.) to raise, to put on the
agenda. 3. ~ verde, card table.
tapia s.f. 1. adobe or mud wall. 2. garden wall.
3. estar más sordo que una ~, to be as deaf
as a post.
tapial s.m. (Am.) mud wall.
tapiar v.t. 1. to wall in, to enclose. 2. (fig.) to
block up, to stop up.
tapicería s.f. 1. ART. tapestry making. 2.
tapestry. 3. upholstery. 4. upholsterer’s.
tapicero -ra,s.m. y f. 1. tapestry maker. 2.
upholsterer.
tapioca s.f. tapioca.
tapir s.m. ZOOL. tapir.
tapiz s.m. tapestry.
tapizar v.t. 1. to hang with tapestries. 2. to
carpet. 3. to upholster.
tapón s.m. 1. stopper, cap, top; cork. 2. plug,
wad. 3. bung. 4. MED. tampon. 5. (Am.)
ELEC. fuse. 6. (fig.) shorty, chubby person. 7.
(fig.) hindrance, obstacle.
taponar v.t. 1. to stopper, to put the top/cap on.
2. to plug up, to stop up, to block. v.pron. 3. to
stop up; to get blocked.
taponazo s.m. 1. pop. 2. (fam.) shot.
tapujo s.m. 1. muffler. 2. (fig.) deceit, subterfuge.
3. andarse con tapujos, to beat about the
bush; to behave dishonestly.
taquear v.t. (Am.) to fill to the top, to pack tight.
taquicardia s.f. MED. tachycardia.
taquigrafía s.f. shorthand, stenography.
taquigrafiar v.t. to take down in shorthand.
taquigráfico -ca, adj. 1. shorthand,
stenographic. 2. acta taquigráfica, verbatim
report.
taquígrafo -fa,s.m. y f. shorthand writer,
stenographer; verbatim reporter.
taquilla s.f. 1. booking office, ticket office, ticket
window. 2. box-office (de teatro, cine). 3. filing
cabinet; locker. 4. takings (recaudación); DEP.
gate money. 5. (Am.) bar, liquor store. 6. (Am.)
tack.
taquillaje s.m. takings, box-office receipts.
taquillero -ra, adj. 1. box-office draw: el actor
más taquillero = the biggest box-office
draw.s.m. y f. 2. ticket clerk.
taquímetro s.m. speedometer, tachymeter,
tacheometer.
tara s.f. 1. defect. 2. COM. tare. 3. tally stick.
taracea s.f. marquetry, inlaid work.
tarado -da, adj. 1. defective, damaged. 2. (fam.)
cretinous, idiotic. s.m. y f. 3. (fam.) cretin, idiot.
tarambana adj. 1. (fam.) mad, wild. s.m. y f. 2.
madcap, crackpot.
taranta s.f. 1. (Am.) madness, sudden impulse.
2. drunkenness. 3. giddiness.
tarantela s.f. MÚS. tarantella.
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tarántula s.f. ZOOL. tarantula.
tararear v.t. to hum.
tarareo s.m. humming.
tarasca s.f. 1. monster. 2. (fam.) old hag.
tarascada s.f. 1. bite, snap. 2. tart, rude reply.
tarascar v.t. to bite, to snap at.
tarascón s.m. bite, nip.
tardanza s.f. 1. delay. 2. slowness.
tardar v.i. 1. to delay. 2. to take: tardar seis horas
= to take six hours. 3. to be slow: tardé en
reconocerla = I was slow to recognize.
tarde s.f. 1. afternoon, evening. adv. 2. late. 3.
más vale ~ que nunca, better late than never.
4. ~ o temprano, sooner or later. 5. de ~ en
~, from time to time.
tardío -a, adj. 1. late, belated. 2. slow: tardío en
decidirse = slow to decide. 3. late (fruta).
tardo -da, adj. slow; dull.
tarea s.f. 1. task, chore. 2. ~ de colegio,
homework.
tarifa s.f. 1. rate, fare. 2. price list, tariff.
tarifar v.t. to price, to fix a price for.
tarima s.f. platform, podium.
tarja s.f. 1. tally, tally stick. 2. shield, buckler.
tarjar v.t. 1. to keep tally. 2. (Am.) to cross out.
tarjeta s.f. 1. card. 2. ~ de crédito, ECON. credit
card. 3. ~ de embarque, boarding pass. 4.
~ de identidad, identity card. 5. ~ de visita,
visiting card, (EE UU) calling card. 6. ~ postal,
postcard. 7. sacar ~ amarilla/roja a alguien,
DEP. to show someone a yellow/red card.
tarlatana s.f. tarlatan, transparent stiff muslin.
tarquín s.m. mud, slime, ooze.
tarrina s.f. tub.
tarro s.m. jar.
tarso s.m. ANAT. tarsus.
tarta s.f. 1. cake, tart. 2. ~ de cumpleaños,
birthday cake. 3. ~ de manzana, apple tart.
tartaja adj. 1. stuttering, with a stutter. s.m. y f.
2. stutterer, stammerer.
tartajear v.i. to stammer, to stutter.
tartajeo s.m. stammering, stuttering.
tartamudear v.i. to stammer, to stutter.
tartamudeo s.m. stutter, stuttering, stammering.
tartamudo -da, adj. 1. stuttering, stammering.
s.m. y f. 2. stutterer, stammerer.
tartana s.f. light carriage, trap.
tártaro -ra, adj. y s. 1. Tartar. s.m. 2. QUÍM.
tartar. 3. Tartarus, hell.
tartera s.f. 1. lunch box. 2. cake tin, baking pan.
tarugo s.m. 1. blockhead, dolt. 2. (Am.) fright,
scare. 3. chunk, peg, plug. 4. wooden paving
block.
tarumba adj. 1. (fam.) confused. 2. volver ~ a
alguien, to drive somebody mad.
tas s.m. small anvil.
tasa s.f. 1. appraisal, valuation, estimate. 2. tax.
3. measure, standard, norm. 4. rate. pl. 5.
fees. 6. ~ de cambio, ECON. exchange rate.
tasación s.f. valuation, assessment, appraisal.
tasadamente adv. sparingly, with moder-ation.
tasador -ra, adj. 1. appraising. s.m. y f. 2.
valuer, (EE UU) appraiser.
tasajear v.t. (Am.) to jerk.
tasca s.f. 1. bar, tavern. 2. ir de tascas, to go on
a pub crawl, (EE UU) to go barhopping.
tascar v.t. 1. to beat flax. 2. to graze, to browse,
to munch. 3. ~ el freno, to champ at the bit.
tata s.m. 1. (Am.) dad, daddy. s.f. 2. (fam.) sister.
3. nursemaid, nanny (niñera).
tatarabuela s.f. great-great-grandmother.
tatarabuelo s.m. 1. great-great-grandfather. pl.
2. great-great-grandparents.
tataranieta s.f. great-great-granddaughter.
tataranieto s.m. 1. great-great-grandson. pl. 2.
great-great-grandchildren.
tatami s.m. tatami.