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trompa s.f. 1. MÚS. horn. 2. ZOOL. trunk. 3.
drunken spree. 4. ANAT. tube. 5. snout.
6. whirlwind. 7. ~ de Eustaquio, ANAT.
Eustachian tube.
trompazo s.m. bump, crash.
trompear v.t. (Am.) (fam.) to punch, (fam.) to
sock.
trompear v.t. (Am.) (fam.) to punch, (fam.) to
sock.
trompeta s.f. 1. MÚS. trumpet, bugle. 2. (Am.)
rogue, rascal.
trompetazo s.m. trumpet blast, bugle blast.
trompeteo s.m. trumpet playing.
trompetilla s.f. ear trumpet.
trompezón s.m. (Am.) stumble, trip.
trompicón s.m. stumble, trip.
tronado -da, p.p. 1. de tronar. adj. 2. mad,
crazy, potty.
tronar v.i. 1. to thunder. 2. (fig.) to thunder.
tronchante adj. hilarious.
tronchar v.t. y pron. to break off.
troncho s.m. stalk.
tronco s.m. 1. BOT. trunk; log. 2. ANAT. trunk.
3. team of horses. 4. lineage. 5. blockhead.
6. GEOM. frustum. 7. dormir como un ~, to
sleep like a log. 8. estar como un ~, to be
fast asleep.
tronera s.f. 1. ARQ. small window. 2.. pocket
(billar).
trono s.m. 1. throne. pl. 2. REL. thrones.
tropa s.f. 1. MIL. troops, army. 2. (fig.) crowd.
tropel s.m. 1. milling crowd, bustle. 2. jumble. 3.
en ~, in a crowd.
tropelía s.f. 1. rush, confusion. 2. outrage,
abuse.
tropezar v.i. 1. to stumble, to trip. 2. to slip up.
v.pron. 3. tropezarse con alguien, to bump
into someone, to run into someone.
tropezón s.m. 1. stumble, trip. 2. slip, mistake. 3.
GAST. small piece of meat added to a stew.
tropical adj. tropical.
trópico s.m. GEOG. 1. tropic. 2. Trópico de
Cáncer, Tropic of Cancer. 3. Trópico de
Capricornio, Tropic of Capricorn.
tropiezo s.m. 1. stumble, trip. 2. slip, mistake.
3. downfall.
tropismo s.m. BIOL. tropism.
tropo s.m. trope.
troposfera s.f. troposphere.
troquel s.m. MEC. die.
troquelar v.t. to coin, to mint.
troqueo s.m. trochee.
trotacalles s.m. y f. (fam.) gadabout.
trotamundos s.m. y f. globetrotter.
trotar v.i. to trot.
trote s.m. 1. trot, quick pace. 2. difficult chore.
3. al ~, trotting, quickly. 4. para todo ~, for
everyday wear, for everyday use. 5. yo ya no
estoy para estos trotes, I’m not up to this
any more.
trotskista adj. / s.m. y f. Trotskyite.
trovador s.m. HIST. troubadour.
troyano -na, adj. / s.m. y f. Trojan.
trozo s.m. piece, chunk.
trucaje s.m. trick photography.
trucar v.i. to rig, to fix: hemos trucado el
resultado de las carreras = we have rigged the
result of the races.
trucha s.f. ZOOL. trout.
truco s.m. 1. trick. 2. deception. 3. knack : sabe
el truco de cómo hacerlo = he has the knack
of doing it.
truculencia s.f. horror.
truculento -ta, adj. horrific.
trueno s.m. 1. thunder. 2. bang, explosion. 3.
reckless youngster.
trueque s.m. barter, exchange.
trufa s.f. BOT. truffle.
truhán -na,s.m. y f. scoundrel, crook.
truhanería s.f. roguishness, roguish behaviour.
truhanesco -ca, adj. roguish.
truísmo s.m. truism.
trullo s.m. (fam.) stir, joint, slammer.
truncadamente adv. truncatedly, incompletely.
truncado -da, p.p. 1. de truncar. adj. 2.
truncated, shortened.
truncamiento s.m. truncation, mutilation, cutting.
trust s.m. trust.
tse-tsé s.f. ZOOL. tsetse.
tu adj. pos. your: tu radio no tiene pilas = your
radio has no batteries.
tú pron. pers. 1. you: fuiste tú quien lo estropeó
= it was you who broke it.2. hablar/tratar de ~
a alguien, to address somebody as “tu”, to be
on first name terms with someone.
tuba s.f. MÚS. tuba.
tuberculina s.f. tuberculin.
tubérculo s.m. BOT. tuber.
tuberculosis s.f. MED. tuberculosis.
tuberculoso -sa, adj. MED. 1. tubercular. s.m. y
f. 2. tuberculosis sufferer.
tubería s.f. plumbing, pipes.
tubo s.m. 1. tube, pipe. 2. ANAT. tract, canal.
3. ~ de ensayo, test tube. 4. ~ de escape,
exhaust pipe. 5. ~ intestinal, ANAT. intestine.
tubular adj. tubular.
tucán s.m. ZOOL. toucan.
tuerca s.f. MEC. nut.
tuerto -ta, adj. 1. one-eyed. s.m. y f. 2. one-eyed
person.
tueste s.m. roasting.
tuétano s.m. 1. ANAT. marrow. 2. (fig.) essence,
core. 3. hasta los tuétanos, through and
through.
tufo s.m. stink, stench.
tugurio s.m. hovel, shack.
tul s.m. tulle.
tulipán s.m. 1. BOT. tulip. 2. (fam.) Dutchman.
tullido -da, adj. crippled, disabled.
tullir v.t. to cripple, to maim.
tumba s.f. tomb, grave.
tumbar v.t. 1. to knock down, to knock over. 2. to
make dizzy. v.pron. 3. to lie down.
tumbo s.m. bump, jolt.
tumbona s.f. deck chair, lounger.
tumefacción s.f. tumefaction, swelling.
tumefacto -ta, adj. tumid, swollen.
tumescencia s.f. MED. tumescence.
tumescente adj. MED. tumescent.
tumor s.m. MED. tumour.
tumulto s.m. commotion, riot.
tumultuario -ria, adj. tumultuous.
tumultuosamente adv. tumultuously.
tumultuoso -sa, adj. tumultuous.
tuna s.f. tuno.
tunanta s.f. hussy.
tunantada s.f. dirty trick.
tunante s.m. rascal, crook.
tunantería s.f. 1. dirty trick. 2. roguishness.
tunda s.f. whipping, beating.
tundra s.f. tundra.
tunecino -na, adj. / s.m. y f. Tunisian.
túnel s.m. tunnel.
tungsteno s.m. tungsten.
túnica s.f. tunic, robe, gown.
tuno -na, adj. 1. rascally. s.m. 2. player in a
group of student mistrels. s.f. 3. band of
student minstrels. 4. idleness.
tuntún (al o al buen) loc. adv. trusting to luck,
without due calculation.
tupé s.m. lock of hair on the forehead.
tupido -da,1.dense. 2. bushy. 3. thick, dense. 4.
thick. 5. (Am.) blocked.
tupir v.t. to block, to stop up.
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turba s.f. MIN. peat, turf.
turbación s.f. upset, disturbance; confusion.
turbadamente adv. worriedly, confusedly.
turbador -ra, adj. disturbing, upsetting,
confusing.
turbamulta s.f. mob, rabble.
turbante s.m. turban.
turbar v.t. 1. to upset, to disturb. 2. to bewilder, to
confuse. 3. to stir up. v.pron. 4. to get upset.
turbiamente adv. 1. muddily. 2. shadily,
suspiciously. 3. turbulently.
turbiedad s.f. muddiness.
turbina s.f. ELEC. turbine.
turbio -bia, adj. 1. muddy. 2. shady, murky,
suspicious. 3. troubled, turbulent. 4. blurred.
turbión s.m. downpour.
turbodiesel s.m. 1. turbocharged engine. 2.
turbo.
turbulencia s.f. turbulence.
turbulento -ta, adj. turbulent.
turco -ca, adj. / m. y f. 1. Turkish. s.m. 2.
Turkish. 3. cama turca, cama.
turgencia s.f. turgescence.
turgente adj. turgid, swollen.
turismo s.m. 1. tourism. 2. private car.
turista s.m. y f. tourist.
turístico -ca, adj. tourist.
turnarse v.pron. to take turns.
turno s.m. turn; shift.
turquesa s.f. MIN. turquoise.
Turquía s.f. Turkey.
turrón s.m. GAST. Christmas nougat.
turulato -ta, adj. (fam.) dazed, stunned.
tute s.m. 1. card game. 2. hard work, laborious
chore: ¡qué tute me he pegado! = what a slog!
3. darse un ~, to slog.
tutear v.t. to address as “tú”.
tutela s.f. guardianship, custody, wardship,
protection.
tutelar adj. tutelary; protective.
tuteo s.m. use of the familiar form of address.
tutiplén (a) loc. adv. in abundance, abundantly.
tutor -ra,s.m. y f. 1. tutor. 2. guardian, protector.
tutoría s.f. 1. tutor’s job. 2. guardianship.
tutú s.m. tutu.
tuyo -ya, pron. pos. yours: ¿es tuyo este libro?
= is this book yours?
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u U s.f. 1. u, U: vigésimosegunda letra del
alfabeto español. conj. 2. or (ante palabras
que se iniocian con “o” u “ho”.
ubérrimo adj. 1. very fertile, very productive. 2.
abundant, teeming, luxuriant.
ubicación s.f. position, location (lugar); placing
(acto).
ubicar v.t. 1. to place, to locate. v.i. 2. to be
located, to be situated, to lie. v.r. 3. to be
situated. 4. (Am.) to get a job.
ubicuidad s.f. ubiquity.
ubre s.f. udder.
ufanamente adv. proudly; boastfully.
ufanarse v.r. 1. to pride oneself, to be conceited.
2. (desp.) to boast. 3. ~ con/de, to pride
oneself on, to boast of; to glory in.
ufanía s.f. 1. pride. 2. (desp.) conceit, vanity.
ufano -na, adj. 1. proud (orgulloso). 2. cheerful,
gay. 3. (desp.) conceited, vain.
Uganda s.f. Uganda.
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