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haphazardly. 4. hacer el ~, to fool around, to
mess around. 5. hacerse el ~, to act dumb, to
pretend not to understand. 6. ponerse ~, to
get stupid, to get vain; to get very stubborn. 7.
~ de capirote, total fool. 8. el ~ del pueblo,
the village idiot.
topacio s.m. topaz.
topar v.t., i. y pron. to run into, to bump into.
tope s.m. 1. MEC. stop, catch. 2. buffer. 3.
butt, end. 4. limit, maximum. adj.inv. 5. top,
maximum. 6. hasta los topes, up to the brim,
full up. 7. la fecha ~, the deadline, the closing
date.
topetón s.m. butt, bump.
tópico -ca, adj. 1. MED. for external application,
topical. s.m. 2. cliché, commonplace,
platitude. 3. (Am.) topic, subject.
topo s.m. ZOOL. mole.
topografía s.f. topography.
topográfico -ca, adj. topographic.
topógrafo -fa, s.m. y f. topographer, surveyor.
toponimia s.f. toponymy.
topónimo s.m. place-name, toponym.
toque s.m. 1. touch. 2. ART. touch, dab. 3.
QUÍM. test. 4. warning : tendré que darle otro
toque mañana = I’ll have to give him another
warning tomorrow. 5. peal. 6. dar un ~, to
sound out. 7. ~ de queda, curfew.
toquetear v.t. to finger repeatedly, to touch
repeatedly.
toquilla s.f. knitted shawl.
torbellino s.m. 1. whirlwind. 2. (fig.) whirlwind,
tornado.
torcedura s.f. MED. sprain.
torcer v.t. 1. to twist. 2. to distort, to twist. v.pron.
3. to bend. 4. to go wrong. 5. to become
corrupt, to become crooked. 6. MED. to
sprain. v.i. 7. to turn.
torcido -da, p.p. 1. de torcer. adj. 2. twisted,
crooked. 3. crooked, shady.
tordo s.m. ZOOL. thrush.
torear v.i. 1. to fight bulls. v.t. 2. (fam.) to play
along, to string along.
toreo s.m. bullfighting.
torero -ra, s.m. y f. bullfighter.
toril s.m. bullpen.
torio s.m. thorium.
tormenta s.f. 1. storm, tempest. 2. trouble,
misfortune. 3. (fig.) turmoil.
tormento s.m. 1. torment, torture. 2. torment,
anguish.
torna s.f. 1. return. 2. volver las tornas, to turn
the tables, to reverse roles.
tornado s.m. tornado, hurricane.
tornar v.t. 1. to return. v.t. y pron. 2. to turn.
v.pron. 3. to return.
tornasol s.m. BOT. sunflower.
tornasolado -da, adj. iridescent.
torneo s.m. 1. HIST. tournament. 2. DEP.
championship.
tornillo s.m. 1. screw, bolt. 2. apretar a alguien
los tornillos, to put the screws on someone.
3. le falta un ~, he/she has a screw loose. 4.
~ sin fin, MEC. worm gear.
torniquete s.m. MED. tourniquet.
torno s.m. 1. winch, windlass. 2. MEC. lathe. 3.
potter’s wheel. 4. en ~ a, around, about: hay
dudas en torno al crimen de Valladolid = there
are some doubts about the crime in Valladolid.
toro s.c. 1. ZOOL. bull. s. pl. 2. bullfighting,
bullfights. 3. coger el ~ por los cuernos, to
take the bull by the horns. 4. estar hecho un
~, to be as strong as a horse. 5. ver los toros
desde la barrera, to sit on the fence.
toronja s.f. BOT. grapefruit.
toronjo s.m. BOT. grapefruit tree.
torpe adj. 1. clumsy, awkward. 2. dull-witted,
stupid.
torpedear v.t. MIL. to torpedo.
torpedero s.m. torpedo boat.
torpedo s.m. 1. MIL. torpedo. 2. ZOOL. torpedo
fish.
torpemente adv. 1. clumsily, awkwardly. 2.
stupidly, slowly.
torpeza s.f. 1. clumsiness, awkwardness. 2.
stupidity, slowness. 3. blunder.
tórpido -da, adj. torpid, sluggish.
torpor s.m. torpor.
torrado -da, p.p. 1. de torrar. s.m. 2. toasted
chickpea.
torrar v.t. to toast, to roast.
torre s.f. 1. tower. 2. belfry. 3. rook, castle.
4. block of flats, high-rise building. 5. ~
de control, AER. control tower. 6. ~ del
homenaje, keep, donjon.
torrencial adj. torrential.
torrente s.m. 1. torrent. 2. FISIOL. bloodstream.
3. (fig.) flood, rush, onrush.
torrentera s.f. gully.
torreón s.m. fortified tower.
tórrido -da, adj. torrid.
torrija s.f. slice of bread soaked in milk or wine,
dipped in beaten egg, fried and eaten with
sugar or honey.
torso s.m. ART. torso.
torta s.f. 1. GAST. cake. 2. (fam.) slap, punch.
tortazo s.m. slap.
tortícolis s.f. MED. wry neck, (fam.) crick in the
neck.
tortilla s.f. 1. GAST. omelette. 2. ~ española,
potato omelette. 3. ~ francesa, plain omelette.
4. volverse la ~, se volvió la tortilla = the
tables were turned.
tórtola s.f. ZOOL. turtledove.
tórtolo s.m. 1. male turtledove. 2. pl. lovebirds.
tortuga s.f. 1. ZOOL. turtle, tortoise. 2. (fig.)
slowcoach.
tortuosidad s.f. 1. tortuousness. 2. deviousness.
tortuosamente adv. 1. windingly, tortuously. 2.
deviously.
tortuoso -sa, adj. 1. winding, tortuous. 2.
devious.
tortura s.f. 1. torture. 2. (fig.) torture, agony.
torturar v.t. to torture.
torvamente adv. grimly, fiercely.
torvo -va, adj. grim, fierce.
torzal s.m. cord, twist.
tos s.f. 1. cough. 2. ~ ferina, MED. whooping
cough.
toscamente adv. coarsely, rudely.
tosco -ca, adj. coarse, crude.
tosquedad s.f. coarseness, crudeness,
roughness.
tostado -da, p.p. 1. de tostar. adj. 2. toasted,
roasted. 3. tanned, suntanned. s.f. 4. toast.
tostador -ra, adj. 1. toasting, roasting. s.m. y f.
2. toaster.
tostar v.t. to toast, to roast.
tostón s.m. 1. GAST. roast suckling pig. 2. (fam.)
bore, nuisance.
total adj. 1. total, complete, whole. s.m. 2.
total, sum. adv. 3. in short, all in all: total, nos
fuimos al día siguiente = in short, we left the
following day. 4. en ~, in total, in all.
totalidad s.f. whole, entirety, totality, all.
totalitario -ria, adj. y s.m. y f. totalitarian.
totalitarismo s.m. POL. totalitarianism.
totalizador -ra, adj. totalizer.
totalizar v.t. to totalize.
totalmente adv. totally, wholly.
tótem s.m. totem.
totémico -ca, adj. totemic.
totemismo s.m. totemism.
toxemia s.f. MED. toxaemia.
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toxicidad s.f. toxicity.
tóxico -ca, adj. toxic.
toxicomanía s.f. drug addiction.
toxicómano -na, adj. 1. addicted to drugs. s.m.
y f. 2. drug addict.
toxina s.f. toxin.
tozudez s.f. obstinacy, stubbornness.
tozudo -da, adj. obstinate, stubborn.
traba s.f. 1. tie, bond. 2. hobble. 3. (fig.) obstacle,
hindrance.
trabado -da, p.p. 1. de trabar. adj. 2. joined,
linked (unido físicamente). 3. (fig.) coherent,
well-constructed. 4. (fig.) strong. 5. smooth
(salsa).
trabajado -da, p.p. 1. de trabajar. adj. 2. worn
out. 3. elaborate, carefully worked, ornate.
trabajador -ra, adj. 1. hard-working, diligent,
industrious. s.m. y f. 2. worker.
trabajar v.t. 1. to work. 2. AGR. to till, to work. 3.
to deal in: no trabajamos este tipo de producto
= we don’t deal in this kind of product. v.i. 4.
to work.
trabajo s.m. 1. work, employment. 2. job. 3.
effort; trouble. 4. labour. 5. hardship. 6. report,
study; essay, composition.7. ~ en cadena,
cadena. 8. ~ en equipo, team work. 9.
trabajos manuales, handicrafts, crafts.
trabajosamente adv. laboriously, painfully.
trabajoso -sa, adj. laborious.
trabalenguas s.m. tongue twister.
trabar v.t. 1. to link, to join, to unite. 2. to start, to
strike up; to join, to engage in; to strike up. 3.
to hinder, to obstruct. 4. to lay hold of, to hold,
to seize. v.pron. 5. to come to blows. 6. (Am.)
to stammer. 7. to jam.
trabazón s.f. 1. bond, union. 2. relation,
connection.
trabucar v.t. 1. to upset. 2. to mix up, to confuse.
v.pron. 3. to get all mixed up : me trabuqué al
verla otra vez = I got all mixed up when I saw
her again.
trabuco s.m. MIL. blunderbuss.
traca s.f. string of firecrackers.
tracción s.f. 1. traction, haulage. 2. MEC. drive.
tracto s.m. 1. lapse, interval. 2. REL. tract.
tractor s.m. tractor.
tractorista s.m. y f. tractor driver.
tradicional adj. traditional.
tradicionalismo s.m. traditionalism.
tradicionalista adj. /s.m. y f. traditionalist.
tradicionalmente adv. traditionally.
traducible adj. translatable.
traducir v.t. e i. to translate.
traductor -ra, s.m. y f. translator.
traer v.t. 1. to bring, to get. 2. to wear : traía
un abrigo nuevo = she was wearing a
new coat. 3. to bring about, to cause : tu
comportamiento te traerá dificultades = your
behaviour will get you into trouble. 4. to carry
: el periódico no lo traía = the newspaper
didn’t carry that story. 5. to bring forward, to
bring into play, to adduce. v.pron. 6. to plan,
to scheme : ¿qué te traes en la cabecita?
= what little plan are you hatching? 7. ~ a
alguien a mal, to pester somebody, not to
leave somebody alone. 8. traerse algo entre
manos, to be up to something.
tráfago s.m. 1. bustle, hustle. 2. traffic;
movement.
traficante s.m. y f. trader, dealer, trafficker.
traficar v.i. to trade, to deal with/in, to traffic.
tráfico s.m. 1. trading, dealing, trafficking. 2.
traffic. 3. (Am.) transit, passage. 4. ~ de
armas, arms dealing, gun running. 5. ~ de
drogas, drug trafficking, drug dealing. 6. ~
de influencias, graft, political wheeling and
dealing.