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vandálico -ca, adj. 1. vandalic. 2. (fig.) loutish,
destructive.
vandalismo s.m. vandalism.
vándalo -la, s.m. y f. 1. HIST. vandal. 2. (fig.)
vandal, brute.
vanguardia s.f. 1. MIL. vanguard. 2. ART. avant-
garde. 3. van, forefront.
vanguardismo s.m. avant-gardism.
vanidad s.f. 1. vanity. 2. futility. 3. (fig.) illusion. 4.
hacer algo por pura ~, to do something out
of sheer vanity.
vanidoso -sa, s.m. y f. 1. vain person. adj. 2.
vain. 3. conceited. 4. smug.
vano -na, adj. 1. vain. 2. useless. 3. groundless,
unfounded. 4. frivolous. 5. en ~, in vain. 6.
promesas vanas, empty promises.
vapor s.m. 1. vapour, (EEUU) vapor (de agua).
2. steam (vaho). 3. MAR. steamer, steamship.
4. mist. 5. fumes. 6. a todo ~, at full steam.
7. caldera de ~, steam boiler. 8. máquina de
~, steam engine. 9. patatas al ~, steamed
potatoes. 10. vapores, MED. vapours,
hysteria.
vaporización s.f. vaporization.
vaporizador s.m. 1. vaporizer. 2. (fam.) spray.
vaporoso -sa, adj. 1. vaporous, steamy, misty.
2. steaming (de agua hirviendo). 3. light (tela).
4. airy (estilo). 5. sheer.
vapulear v.t. 1. to beat. 2. to thrash, to give a
thrashing to. 3. (fig.) to slate (criticar).
vapuleo s.m. 1. beating, hiding. 2. thrashing.
vaquería s.f. 1. cowshed. 2. dairy. 3. herd of
cows.
vaquerizo s.m. y f. cowherd.
vaquero -ra, adj. 1. cattle. s.m. 2. cowboy,
cowgirl. 3. cowhand. 4. (Am.) whip. pl. 5.
jeans.
vara s.f. 1. stick. 2. pole. 3. rod. 4. MEC. rod. 5.
BOT. branch, twig (rama sin hojas). 6. main
stalk. 7. MAT. yard (0,836 m.). 8. 11. ~ de
medir, yardstick. 9. ~ mágica, magic wand.
varadero s.m. 1. MAR. skid. 2. MAR. dry dock.
varadura s.f. 1. running aground (encalladura).
2. beaching.
varal s.m. 1. long pole. 2. stout stick. 3. frame
work of poles. 4. shaft. 5. ART. batten. 6.
(fam.) thin person.
varapalo s.m. 1. long pole. 2. blow with a stick.
3. blow, setback.
varar v.t. 1. MAR. to beach. v.i. 2. to run aground
(encallar). 3. to drop anchor.
varea s.f. beating.
vareador -ra, s.m. y f. beater.
varear v.t. to beat.
vareo s.m. knocking down (frutos).
varetazo s.m. sideways butt.
variabilidad s.f. variability.
variable adj. 1. variable. 2. changeable. s.f. 3.
MAT. variable.
variación s.f. 1. MÚS. variation. 2. change.
variado -da, adj. 1. varied. 2. mixed. 3.
assorted.
variante s.f. 1. variation. 2. variant (en
ortografía). 3. bypass, branch road.
variar v.t. 1. to vary. 2. to change round. 3. MAT.
to vary. v.i. 4. to differ. 5. to change. 6. to vary.
7. para ~, (hum.) for a change, as usual.
varice s.f. variz.
varicoso -sa, adj. varicose.
variedad s.f. 1. variety show (espectáculo). 2.
BIOL. variety. 3. variation. 4. en la ~ está el
placer, variety is the spice of life.
varilla s.f. 1. stick. 2. BOT. twig. 3. wand
(mágica). 4. MEC. rod. 5. spoke. 6. rib (de
paraguas).
vario -ria, adj. 1. varied. 2. variegated (color). 3.
mottled. 4. varying, variable, changeable. 5.
(fig.) fickle. pl. 6. several, some, a number of.
variopinto -ta, adj. colourful; of all kinds,
diverse.
varón s.m. 1. man. 2. male. 3. adult male. 4.
(fig.) worthy man. 5. (Am.) beam, timber.
6.¡santo ~!, saint.
varonía s.f. 1. male issue. 2. male descent.
vasallaje s.m. 1. HIST. vassalage. 2. subjection,
servitude. 3. rendir ~, to pay homage.
vasallo s.m. 1. vassal. 2. subject (súbdito).
vasco -ca,s.m. y f. 1. Basque (persona y
lenguaje). 2. País Vasco, Basque Country.
vascongado -da, adj. vasco.
vascuence s.m. Basque.
vascular adj. vascular.
vasectomía s.f. vasectomy.
vaselina s.f. 1. vaseline. 2. petroleum jelly.
vasija s.f. 1. vessel. 2. urn.
vaso s.m. 1. glass. 2. tumbler. 3. glassful
(medida). 4. ANAT. vessel, tube, duct. 5.
ahogarse en un ~ de agua, to get worked up
about nothing. 6. MED. ~ capilar, capillary. 7.
FÍS. vasos comunicantes, communicating
vessels. 8. ~ sanguíneo, ANAT. blood vessel.
vasoconstrictor -ra, adj. y s.m. vasoconstrictor.
vasodilatador -ra, adj. y s.m. vasodilator.
vástago s.m. 1. BOT. shoot. 2. BOT. sprout
(brote). 3. BOT. bud (yema). 4. MEC. rod,
stem. 5. (fam.) scion, offspring.
vastedad s.f. vastness, immensity.
vasto -ta, adj. 1. vast, huge, immense, large.
vate s.m. poet, bard.
váter s.m. 1. (fam.) toilet. 2. (brit.) toilet, (EEUU)
bathroom.
Vaticano s.m. Vatican.
vaticinar v.t. 1. to prophesy. 2. to foretell.
vatio s.m. watt (unidad).
vaudeville s.m. 1. comedy. 2. vaudeville.
vecinal adj. 1. neighbouring. 2. adjacent.
vecindad s.f. 1. neighbourhood. 2. vicinity. 3.
tenement.
vecindario s.m. 1. neighbourhood. 2. local
comunity. 3. residents. 4. population. 5.
inhabitants.
vecino s.m. y f. 1. neighbour. 2. resident. 3.
inhabitant. adj. 4. neighbouring. 5. adjacent. 6.
adjoining. 7. nearby. 8. cualquier hijo de ~,
anyone, every mother’s son. 9. en el pueblo
~, in the next village. 10. es mi ~, he lives
next door.
vector s.m. vector.
veda s.f. 1. (brit.) close season, (EEUU)
closed season (periodo). 2. prohibition.
3. levantamiento de la ~, opening of the
season.
vedado s.m. preserve.
vedar v.t. 1. to prohibit. 2. to forbid. 3. to ban. 4.
to veto.
vedette s.f. cabaret star.
vega s.f. 1. fertile plain. 2. rich lowland area. 3.
water meadow. 4. GEOG. stretch of alluvial
soil.
vegetación s.f. 1. vegetation. 2. growth. f. pl. 3.
MED. adenoids.
vegetal adj. y s.m. 1. plant, vegetable. 2. reino
~, the vegetable kingdom.
vegetar v.i. to vegetate.
vegetarianismo s.m. vegetarianism.
vegetariano -na, adj. s.m. y f. vegetarian.
vegetativo -va, adj. vegetative.
vehemencia s.f. 1. vehemence, passion;
impetuosity. 2. violence.
vehemente adj. 1. vehement, passionate;
impetuous. 2. violent.
vehículo s.m. 1. vehicle. 2. (fig.) transmitter. 3. ~
espacial, spacecraft.
veinte num. 1. twenty. 2. los años ~, the
twenties.
veinteavo adj. twentieth.
vejación s.f. vejamen.
vejamen s.m. 1. satire. 2. vexation. 3.
humiliation. 4. satirical composition. 5. taunt.
vejatorio -ra, adj. 1. humiliating. 2. hurtful. 3.
offensive, vexatious.
vejestorio s.m. 1. old chap. 2. (fam.) old boy,
old crock.
vejez s.f. 1. old age.
vejiga s.f. 1. ANAT. bladder. 2. blister. 3. ~ de la
bilis, gall bladder. 4. ~ natatoria, air bladder,
swim bladder.
vela s.f. 1. MAR. sail.2. candle (cirio). 3. vigil
(vigilia). 4. watch. 5. night work (trabajo
nocturno). 6. a toda ~, under full sail. 7. barco
de ~, sailing boat. 8. encender una ~ a Dios
y otra al diablo, to run with the hare and hunt
with the hounds. 9. izar velas, to set sails. 10.
no tener ~ en un entierro, to have no say in
the matter. 11. pasar la noche en ~, to have
a sleepless night, not to get a wink of sleep all
night. 12. ¿quién te dio ~ en este entierro?,
who asked you to poke your nose in? 13.
recoger velas, to back down. 14. ~ mayor,
MAR. main sail.
velado -da, adj. 1. veiled (cubierto con velo).
2. FOT. blurred, fogged. 3. muffled (voz).
4. velada alusión, veiled reference. s.f. 5.
evening party. 7. social gathering. 6. pasar
una buena velada, to spend a pleasant
evening. 7. velada musical, musical evening.
velador -ra, s.m. y f. 1. watchman, caretaker.
s.m. 2. HIST. sentinel. 3. candlestick
(candelero). 4. pedestal table, night table. 5.
(Am.) lampshade, night light.
velamen o velaje s.m. 1. MAR. sails. 2. canvas.
velar v.t. 1. to watch, to keep watch over. 2. to
sit up with, to stay by the side of. 3. (Am.)
to look covetously at. 4. (fig.) to veil, to hide
(disimular). 5. FOT. to blur, to fog. 6. ART.
to glaze. v.i. 7. to stay awake (no dormir). 8.
to stay up (no acostarse). 9. to keep watch
over (vigilar). 10. (fig.): ~ por, to watch over,
to look after. adj. 11. velar (fonética). 12. no
hay quien vele por sus intereses, there’s
no one to watch over her interests. 13. ~ a un
cadáver, to stand vigil over a corpse. 14. ~
por el cumplimiento de la ley, to make sure
that the laws are obeyed. 15. ~ por la salud
de uno, to watch over one’s health, to look
after one’s health.
velarización s.f. velarization.
velatorio s.m. funeral wake.
veleidad s.f. 1. capriciousness; whim (antojo). 2.
unpredictability. 3. fickleness.
velero -ra, adj. 1. sailing. s.m. 2. MAR. sailing
ship, sailing boat. 3. AER. glider. 4. sailmaker.
s.m. y f. 5. chandler.
veleta s.f. 1. weather vane, weather cock. 2.
float (de pescar). 3. (fig. y fam.) fickle person,
inconstant person.
vello s.m. 1. ANAT. down, fuzz (pelusa). 2.
bloom (fruta). 3. nap (ropa).
vellocino s.m. 1. fleece. 2. ~ de oro, golden
fleece.
vellosidad s.f. 1. downiness. 2. fluffiness (con
mucha pelusa), fuzziness. 3. hairiness.
velloso -sa, adj. hairy, fuzzy, fluffy.
velo s.m. 1. veil, light covering. 2. (fig.) shroud,
film. 3. FOT. fog, veiling. 4. ANAT. velum. 5.
correr un tupido ~ sobre algo, to draw a veil
over something, to hush something up. 6. ~
de novia, bride’s veil. 7. ~ del paladar, soft
palate.
velocidad s.f. 1. speed, velocity. 2. gear
(marcha): el carro tiene 4 velocidades = the