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celebration, fair. 3. open air dance (baile).
verbigracia adv. for example, for instance, e.g.
verbo s.m. 1. verb. 2. LIT. language, style. 3.
~ auxiliar, auxiliary verb. 4. ~ transitivo,
transitive verb.
verborrea s.f. 1. verbosity, wordiness. 2. (vulg.)
verbal diarrhoea. 3. tener mucha ~, to be
verbose.
verbosidad s.f. verbosity, wordiness.
verboso -sa, adj. verbose, wordy.
verdad s.f. 1. truth. 2. reliability (veracidad). 3. a
decir ~, to tell the truth. 4. bien es ~ que, it is
of course true that. 5. decir cuatro verdades
a uno, to tell someone a few home truths.
6. de ~, really. 7. en ~ os digo, verily I say
unto you. 8. hora de la ~, moment of truth. 9.
jurar decir la ~, toda la ~ y nada más que
la ~, to swear to tell the truth, the whole truth
and nothing but the truth. 10.¿no es ~?, isn’t
that so? 11. verdades a medias o medias
verdades, half-truths.
verdaderamente adv. 1. truly, really. 2. indeed.
verdadero -ra, adj. 1. true. 2. real, genuine. 3.
veracious.
verde adj. 1. green (el color). 2. unripe. 3.
unseasoned. 4. premature. 5. dirty, blue
(chistes, vocabulario).
verdear v.i. 1. to look green. 2. to turn green, to
grow green. 3. AGR. to graze (pastar).
verdecer v.i. 1. to turn green, to grow green
(plantas). 2. to go green (personas).
verdemar adj. 1. sea-green. s.m. 2. sea-green.
verdolaga s.f. purslane.
verdor s.m. 1. greenness. 2. BOT. verdure,
lushness. 3. (fig.) youthful vigour (juventud).
verdoso -sa, adj. greenish.
verdugo s.m. 1. executioner, hangman. 2. (fig.)
cruel master, tyrant, tormentor. 3. BOT. twig,
shoot, sprout. 4. whip. 5. torment, scourge.
verduguillo s.m. 1. weal-like swelling (en las
hojas). 2. small razor (navaja).
verdulería s.f. 1. greengrocer’s. 2. coarseness.
verdulero s.m. y f. 1. greengrocer. s.f. 2. (fig. y
vulg.) fishwife.
verdura s.f. 1. BOT. verdure, greenery. 2.
greenness. 3. vegetables, greens.
verdusco -ca, adj. dark green, dirty green.
vereda s.f. 1. lane, path. 2. (Am.) (brit.)
pavement; (EEUU) sidewalk (acera). 3. (Am.)
village, settlement
veredicto s.m. verdict.
verga s.f. 1. rod, stick. 2. MAR. yard, spar. 3.
ANAT. (vulg.) prick.
vergonzante adj. shamefaced, full of shame.
vergonzosamente adv. 1. bashfully, shyly. 2.
modestly. 3. shamefully, disgracefully.
vergonzoso -sa, adj. 1. bashful, shy, timid. 2.
shameful, disgraceful, shocking. 3. es ~, it is
disgraceful.
vergüenza s.f. 1. shame. 2. embarrassment. 3.
basfulness, shyness, timidity (timidez). 4. (fig.)
disgrace. 5. modesty. 6. se me caía la cara
de ~, I nearly died of shame. 7. eres la ~ de
la familia, you are a disgrace to your family. 8.
¿no te da ~?, aren’t you ashamed?
vericueto s.m. rough path, rough track, rugged
path.
verídico -ca, adj. true, truthful.
verificable adj. verifiable.
verificación s.f. 1. check, checkup, in-spection,
testing. 2. verification. 3. carrying out,
fulfilment.
verificador -ra, adj. 1. checking, inspecting. 2.
verifying.
verificar v.t. 1. to check, to inspect. 2. to test, to
verify. 3. to carry out, to perform (realizar). v.r.
4. to take place. 5. to come true.
verismo s.m. 1. realism, truthfulness. 2. factual
nature.
verja s.f. 1. grating, grille. 2. railing(s).
vermicida o vermífugo s.m. vermicide,
vermifuge.
vermut s.m. 1. vermouth. 2. (Am.) matinee
(teatro, cine).
vernáculo -la, adj. 1. vernacular. 2. lengua
vernácula, vernacular language, vernacular.
verónica s.f. 1. BOT. speedwell. 2. pass with the
cape (tauromaquia).
verosímil adj. 1. likely, probable. 2. credible (
relato).
verraco s.m. 1. boar, hog. 2. (Am.) ram, wild
boar.
verruga s.f. 1. MED. y BOT. wart. 2. (fam.)
bore, pest, nuisance. 3. (fam.) defect, stain
(carácter).
verrugoso -sa, adj. warty, covered in warts.
versado -da, adj. ~ en, versed in.
versalita s.f. small capitals.
versar v.i. 1. to turn, to go round (girar). 2. (Am.)
to versify, to improvise verses (versificar). 3.
(Am.) to chat, to talk. 4. ~ sobre, to deal with,
to be about, to turn on.
versátil adj. 1. ZOOL. versatile. 2. (desp.)
changeable, fickle.
versículo s.m. 1. versicle. 2. verse (Biblia).
versificación s.f. versification.
versificador s.m. y f. versifier.
versificar v.t. 1. to versify, to put into verse. v.i. 2.
to versify, to write verse.
versión s.f. 1. version. 2. translation (traducción).
verso s.m. 1. verse. 2. line. 3. echar ~, (Am.) to
talk just for talking’s sake, to talk nonsense.
vértebra s.f. ANAT. vertebra.
vertebrado -da, adj. 1. ZOOL. vertebrate. s.m.
2. ZOOL. vertebrate.
vertebral adj. 1. vertebral. 2. columna ~, spine,
spinal column.
vertedero s.m. 1. drain (desagüe). 2. spillway
(sumidero). 3. rubbish dump, rubbish tip (de
basuras).
vertedor -ra, adj. 1. pouring. s.m. 2. overflow.
3. drain.
verter v.t. 1. to pour (voluntariamente). 2. to spill
(involuntariamente). 3. to empty (out) (vaciar).
4. to shed. 5. to dump. 6. to translate (a, into).
v.i. 7. to flow (río). 8. to slope, to fall.
vertical adj. 1. upright, vertical: posición vertical:
vertical position.2. s.f. vertical.
verticalidad s.f. 1. verticality. 2. vertical position.
3. vertical direction.
verticalmente adv. vertically.
vértice s.m. 1. MAT. vertex. 2. GEOM. apex
(ápice). 3. ANAT. crown of the head.
vertido s.m. discharge, emission.
vertiente adj. 1. pouring, flowing. s.f. 2. slope. 3.
(fig.) aspect, side.
vertiginosamente adv. 1. vertiginously, giddily,
dizzily. 2. (fig.) excessively, very rapidly.
vertiginosidad s.f. vertiginousness.
vertiginoso -sa, adj. 1. vertiginous, giddy, dizzy.
2. (fig.) dizzy, very rapid, excessive.
vértigo s.m. 1. MED. vertigo, giddiness,
dizziness (mareo). 2. (fig.) a fit of madness,
sudden frenzy.
vesánico -ca, adj. 1. MED. insane, raging,
furious. s.m. y f. 2. madman, madwom-an,
insane person.
vesícula s.f. 1. vesicle. 2. blister (ampolla). 3. ~
biliar, gall-bladder.
vesicular adj. vesicular.
vespertino -na, adj. vespertine, evening.
vestal s.f. vestal.
vestíbulo s.m. 1. hall. 2. lobby (en edificio). 3.
foyer.
vestido -da, p.p. de vestir. adj. 1. dressed,
wearing. s.m. 2. dress (de mujer). 3. garment,
clothing. 4. suit (traje).
vestidura s.f. 1. clothing, apparel. 2. REL.
vestment. 3. rasgarse las vestiduras, to
make a great to-do.
vestigio s.m. 1. vestige. 2. trace. 3. vestigios,
remains.
vestimenta s.f. 1. clothing. 2. (desp.) gear. 3.
REL. vestment.
vestir v.t. 1. to clothe, to dress. 2. to wear. 3.
to drape (superficies, estatuas). 4. (fig.) to
adorn, to embellish. v.r. 5. to get dressed, to
put on one’s clothes. 6. (fig.) to cover itself, to
be-come covered in. 7. el mismo que viste
y calza, the very same. 8. vestirse de tiros
largos, to put on one’s Sunday best.
vestuario s.m. 1. wardrobe, clothes (ropa). 2.
MIL. uniform. 3. dressing room. 4. costumes.
5. changing room (deportes).
veta s.f. 1. MIN. lode, seam. 2. grain (madera). 3.
streak, stripe (piedra, carne). 4. vein (de oro).
vetar v.t. to veto, to put a veto on.
veteado -da, adj. 1. veined, grained. 2. striped
(con rayas). s.m. 3. veining, graining, marking.
vetear v.t. 1. to grain (madera, piedra). 2. to
streak (con rayas). 3. (Am.) to flog, to beat.
veteranía s.f. 1. long experience. 2. seniority.
veterano -na, adj. s.m. y f. veteran.
veterinario s.m. y f. 1. (brit.) veterinary surgeon;
(fam.) vet; (EEUU) veterinarian. s.f. 2.
veterinary science.
veto s.m. veto.
vetustez s.f. 1. great age, ancientness, antiquity.
2. (fig.) venerable nature.
vetusto -ta, adj. 1. very old, ancient. 2. (fig.)
venerable.
vez s.f. 1. time: una vez al día = once a day. 2.
turn (turno). 3. occasion, instance (ocasión). 4.
acabemos de una ~, let’s get it over. 5. a la
~, at the same time. 6. alguna ~, sometimes,
ever. 7. cada ~ más, more and more. 8.
cada ~ menos, (+ adj.) less and less; (+ s)
fewer and fewer. 9. cada ~ que, every time,
whenever. 10. contadas veces, seldom,
rarely. 11. demasiadas veces, too often.
12. de una sola ~, in one go. 13. de una ~
para siempre, once and for all. 14. de ~ en
cuando, from time to time. 15. dos veces,
twice. 16. en ~ de, instead of. 17. érase una
~, once upon a time. 18. la mayoría de las
veces, most times, usually. 19. miles de
veces, thousand of times, lots of times. 20.
otras veces, other times. 21. por enésima
~, for the umpteenth time. 22. tal ~, perhaps.
23. una ~, once. 24. una ~ al año no hace
daño, once in a while hurts no one. 25. una y
otra ~, time and time again. 26. varias veces,
several times.
vía crucis s.m. 1. rel. Way of the Cross. 2. (fig.)
ordeal (calvario).
vía s.f. 1. road, route, track (pista). 2. (fig.) way,
means. 3. rails, track (ferrocarriles). 4. MAR.
route. 5. lane (carreteras). 6. ANAT. tract,
passage, tube: vías respiratorias: breathing
tract. 8. procedure. 9. prep. vía.10. cuaderna
~, verse with four alexandrines. 11. de ~
única, single track. 12. en vías de, in the
process of (+ger.). 13. un país en vías de
desarrollo, a developing country. 14. ~ aérea,
airmail (correos), by air. 15. ~ láctea, Milky
Way. 16. ¡~ libre!, make way!, clear the way!
viabilidad s.f. 1. BIOL. viability. 2. viability,
feasibility.
viable adj. 1. BIOL. viable. 2. viable, feasible.
viaducto s.m. viaduct.
viajante s.m. y f. 1. commercial traveller,