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car has got four gears. 3. rate (ritmo). 4. a
gran ~, at high speed. 5. ¿a qué ~ ibas?,
what speed were you doing? 6. de alta ~,
high speed. 7. disminuir la ~, to slow down,
to reduce speed. 8. exceder el límite de ~,
to exceed the speed limit. 10. primera ~, low
gear. 11. segunda ~, second gear.
velocímetro s.m. speedometer.
velocípedo s.m. velocipede.
velocista s.m. y f. sprinter.
velódromo s.m. cycle track, velodrome.
velomotor s.m. moped, small motorcycle.
velorio s.m. 1. (fam.) dull party, flat affair. 2.
wake, vigil.
veloz adj. 1. fast (automóviles). 2. quick. 3. swift.
vena s.f. 1. ANAT. vein. 2. MIN. seam, lode.
3. grain (en la piedra). 4. BOT. vein, rib. 5.
GEOG. underground stream. 6. (fig.) mood,
disposition. 7. (fig.) talent, promise: tiene vena
de pintora: she shows a talent for painting. 8.
ANAT. ~ porta, portal vein. 9. ANAT. ~ cava,
vena cava.
venablo s.m. 1. javelin (jabalina). 2. dart.
venado s.m. 1. deer, stag (macho), doe
(hembra). 2. venison (en cocina). 3. (Am.)
deerskin. 4. (Am.) whore.
venal adj. 1. venal, purchasable. 2. ANAT.
venous. 3. (desp.) venal, corrupt.
venalidad s.f. venality, corruptness.
vencedor -ra, adj. 1. victorious. 2. winning,
successful (triunfador). s.m. y f. 3. winner. 4.
victor, conqueror.
vencejo s.m. ZOOL. swift.
vencer v.t. 1. to defeat. 2. to conquer. 3. to
vanquish. 4. DEP. to beat. 5. to overcome;
to surmount. 6. to master, to control
(sentimientos). 7. to outdo. v.i. 8. to win. 9. to
triumph. 10. to fall due (factura). 11. (fig.) to
succeed. 12. to expire (plazo). 13. dejarse
~, to give in, to yield. 14. divide y vencerás,
divide and conquer. 15. lo venció el sueño,
sleep overcame him. 16. no dejarse ~,
not to give in, not to let oneself be beaten.
17. ¡venceremos!, we shall win!, we shall
overcome!
vencido -da, adj. 1. beaten. 2. defeated. 3.
losing. 4. due (pagaré). 5. falling due (deuda).
6. expired (plazo). 7. darse por ~, to admit
defeat. 8. los vencidos, the conquered, the
vanquished.
vencimiento s.m. 1. falling due (deuda).
2. breaking, snapping. 3. overcoming,
surmounting (obstáculo, dificultad). 4. maturity
(bono). 5. expiration (plazo).
venda s.f. 1. bandage. 2. band, fillet. 3. quitar a
alguien la ~ de los ojos, to open someone’s
eyes.
vendaje s.m. dressing, bandaging.
vendar v.t. 1. to bandage, to dress (herida). 2.
to cover, to put a blindfold over (los ojos).
3. (fig.) to blind, to hoodwink. 4. tener los
ojos vendados, to be blindfolded; (fig.) to go
around with one’s eyed closed.
vendaval s.m. 1. gale, strong wind. 2. hurricane.
3. (fig.) storm.
vendedor -ra, s.m. y f. 1. seller. 2. sales
assistant, shop assistant. 3. sales
representative; salesman, saleswoman. 4. ~
ambulante, (EEUU) hawker, peddler.
vender v.t. 1. to sell. 2. to market (comercializar).
3. (fig.) to betray, (fam.) to sell down the
river, to shop (traicionar.4. no se vende,
not for sale. 5. se vende, for sale. 6. ~ al
contado, to sell for cash. 7. ~ al por mayor,
to sell wholesale, to wholesale. 8. ~ al por
menor, to retail. 9. ~ a plazos, to sell on
credit. 10. ~ caro, to sell at high price. 11.
~ de contrabando, to sell illegally. 12. ~ en
pública subasta, to auction, to sell at auction.
vendible adj. saleable, marketable.
vendimia s.f. 1. grape harvest, wine harvest. 2.
vintage. 3. (fig.) big profit, killing.
vendimiar v.t. 1. to harvest (cosechar). 2. to pick,
to gather.
veneno s.m. 1. poison. 2. venom (de animal). 3.
(fig.) venom.
venenoso -sa, adj. 1. poisonous. 2. venomous,
poisonous. 3. (fig.) venomous.
venerable adj. venerable.
veneración s.f. 1. veneration. 2. worship
(adoración).
venerar v.t. 1. to venerate. 2. to revere. 3. to
worship.
venéreo -a, adj. MED. venereal.
venero s.m. 1. spring (arroyo). 2. MIN. seam,
vein (yacimiento). 3. (fig.) source (origen,
fuente). 4. mine.
venezolano -na,adj. s.m. y f. Venezuelan.
vengador -ra, adj. 1. avenging. s.m. y f. 2.
avenger.
venganza s.f. 1. vengeance, revenge. 2.
retaliation.
vengar v.t. 1. to avenge. v.r. 2. to retaliate. 3. to
take revenge. 4. vengarse de alguien por
una afrenta, to take revenge on someone for
an insult.
vengativo -va, adj. 1. vindictive. 2. retaliatory.
venia s.f. 1. pardon, forgiveness. 2. permission.
3. greeting.
venial adj. venial: pecado venial: venial sin.
venialidad s.f. veniality.
venida s.f. 1. coming: idas y venidas = comings
and goings. 2. arrival (llegada). 3. return.
venidero -ra, adj. 1. coming. 2. future. 3. en lo
~, in (the) future.
venir v.i. 1. to come. 2. to arrive (llegar): viene
hoy: he’s arriving today. v.r. 3. to come back
(devolverse). 4. to come upon (asumir una
situación). 5. to ferment. 6. ¿a qué viene
eso?, what’s the point of that? 7. como te
venga en gana, as you like, just as you wish.
8. de ahí viene que, that is why, so it is that.
9. eso no viene a cuento, that has nothing
to do with it, that’s beside the point. 10. viene
de Nueva York, it comes from New York.
11. hacer ~ a uno, to summon someone, to
send for someone. 12. no le va ni le viene,
it has nothing to do with him, it is none of his
business. 13. no me vengas con historias,
don’t come telling tales to me. 14.¡ven acá!,
come here! 15. ¡venga!, come on!, come
along! 16. vengo cansado, I’m tired. 17. ~
bien, to be convenient, to be fit. 18. ~ bien, to
come in handy (ser útil). 19. venirse abajo,
to fall down, to collapse. 20. viene a ser lo
mismo, it comes to the same thing.
venoso -sa, adj. 1. venous. 2. BOT. veined. 3.
BOT. ribbed.
venta s.f. 1. COM. sale, selling, marketing. 2.
country inn (posada). 3. (Am. y fam.) small
shop, stall. 4. estar en ~, to be for sale. 5.
poner algo a la ~, to put something on sale.
6. precio de ~, selling price. 7. precio de ~ al
público, retail price. 8. ~ a domicilio, door-to-
door selling. 9. ~ al contado, cash sale. 10. ~
al por mayor, wholesale. 11. ~ al por menor,
retail. 12. ~ a plazos, hire purchase.
ventaja s.f. 1. advantage. 2. benefit. 3. profit. 4.
odds. 5. DEP. advantage. 6. DEP. headstart
(carrera). 7. llevar ~ a o sobre, to have the
advantage over, to be ahead of. 8. sacar ~
de, to derive profit from.
ventajista adj. 1. opportunist, opportunistic. 2.
self-seeking, grasping. 3. sly, treacherous.
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ventajoso -sa, adj. 1. advantageous. 2.
profitable.
ventana s.f. 1. window. 2. ANAT. nasal cavity,
nostril. 3. (Am.) forest clearing, glade. 4. tirar
la casa por la ~, to spare no expense, to go
overboard; (fam.) to splash out.
ventanaje s.m. windows.
ventanal s.m. large window, picture window.
ventanilla s.f. 1. window. 2. porthole (en barcos).
3. ANAT. nostril (de nariz). 4. window, counter
(de atención al público). 5. window (sobre).
ventano s.m. 1. wicket. 2. small window. 3.
peephole. 4. ventilator.
ventarrón s.m. 1. gale, strong wind. 2. blast
(ráfaga).
ventear v.t. 1. to sniff. 2. to air, to air out. 3. to
put out to dry. 4. (fig.) to snoop into. 5. (fig.) to
smell (sospechar). v.r. 6. to crack, to split. 7. to
get too dry. 8. to spoil.
ventero s.m. y f. innkeeper.
ventilación s.f. 1. ventilation. 2. draught. 3. sin
~, unventilated. 4. ~ pulmonar, pulmonary
ventilation.
ventilador s.m. 1. ventilator. 2. fan. 3. window
fan.
ventilar v.t. 1. to ventilate. 2. to air, to put out to
air, to dry in the air (ropa). 3. (fig.) to air (hacer
público). 4. (fig.) to discuss, to clear. v.r. 5. to
get some air, to take a breather.
ventisca s.f. snowstorm, blizzard.
ventisquear v.imp. to blow a blizzard.
ventisquero s.m. 1. glacier. 2. snowdrift. 3.
snowstorm, blizzard.
ventolera s.f. 1. gust of wind, blast. 2. (fig.)
vanity, arrogance. 3. wild idea: le dio la
ventolera de trabajar: he had the wild idea of
work.
ventorrillo s.m. 1. roadhouse. 2. small inn. 3.
(Am.) small shop.
ventosear v.i. to break wind.
ventosidad s.f. wind, flatulence.
ventoso -sa, adj. 1. windy. 2. ANAT. windy,
flatulent.
ventrículo s.m. 1. ventricle. 2. ~ derecho, right
ventricle. 3. ~ izquierdo, left ventricle.
ventrílocuo s.m. y f. 1. ventriloquist. 2. adj.
ventriloquistic.
venturosamente adv. fortunately.
venturoso -sa, adj. 1. happy. 2. fortunate, lucky.
venus s.f. 1. Venus. 2. monte de ~, ANAT. mons
veneris. s.m. 3. Venus, Venus (planeta).
ver v.t. 1. to see. 2. to look at. 3. to watch
(televisión): estoy viendo la television: I´m
veracidad s.f. truthfulness, veracity.
veraneante s.m. y f. (brit.) holidaymaker. (EEUU)
summer vacationist.
veranear v.i. 1. to spend one’s summer holidays.
2. to holiday. 3. ser un buen sitio para ~, to
be a nice place for a summer holiday.
veraneo s.m. 1. summer holidays; (EEUU)
summer vacation. 2. ir de ~, to go on summer
holidays. 3. lugar de ~, summer resort.
veraniego -ga, adj. summer.
veranillo s.m. 1. dry spell in the wet season. 2.
spell of good weather.
verano s.m. 1. summer. 2. (Am.) dry season.
veras s.f. pl. 1. truth. 2. de ~, honestly (en serio);
really.
veraz adj. 1. truthful, veracious. 2. reliable (de
fiar).
verbal adj. 1. verbal (de palabra). 2. verbal, oral
(oral).
verbalismo s.m. verbalism.
verbalista adj. 1. verbalistic. s.m. y f. 2.
verbalist.
verbalmente adv. 1. verbally. 2. verbally, orally.
verbena s.f. 1. BOT. verbena. 2. open air